The Straits Times, 19 November 1930

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUBT.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER m~*4jA)LAY*. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1930. 20 PAGES
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      112 1 SINGAPORE: TB, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 8181). B.ir, TONIGHT 9.15 DFNNIS KINT. and Ji VM.I II MacDONALD < "VAGABOND i; KING"J Phone 5261—5262 Children thrive on thi/ pure rich Swiss Milk. Nothing can equal M BEAR BRAND," the Pure Natural Milk from the Famous Swiss Alps, for building strong sturdy youngsters.
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      26 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). mmmmmmmwmm 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 DENNIS KINO and JE.VNETTL MacDO.VW |i "VAGABOND KING"| < f*tiM^«2(l— 5262 nntPL 1 tn /'L'N' i
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      534 2 P. 0.. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, I'ASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.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. RANCHI 1fi,650 Nov. 29 J'KKIM 7,650 Dec. 8
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      607 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail gFUSHIMI MARU 10,1100 Nov. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,000 Dee. 8 4 TERUKUNI MARU ll,«00 Dec. 17 18 HAKUSAN MARU 10,400 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 HARUNA MARU 10,000 Jan. 14 16 SKATORI
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      463 2 BURNS PHIIP LINE (Incorporated In Australia) FOB BRISBANi, STDNIT AND MILBOURN". VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly eailings by the) wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,8G8 torn) and the new motor Teasel, MALABAR (4,512 torn). The s.s. HARELLA la one of the largest and finest steameri trading to Australia, eabini
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      582 2 ftNORDDHJTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated la Germany). The nndentood are the Company'! intended fixtures. OUTWARDS MOSEL for Hong Kong, S'ghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Moji, Chinwangtao, Dalny and Taingtau Nov. 27 TRIER for Manila. Hong Kong. Shanghai, TaKn, Dalny and Tsingtuu Dec. 7 LIPPE for Saigon, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, and Moji Dec. 11 j
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      592 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE TBB OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. TBB CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      570 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in tiara). BANGKOK COASTING SKKVl'rl for Kretay, Trengganu, Kclantan, Hanitharn. Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lncon, BkhoSi. Bundon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB In Port Nor. 19 VALAYA Nov. 24 Nov. H MALINI Dec. I Dee I The steameri are tilted throughout
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      480 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS DUTCH MAILS N.V. Sloomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Itottcrdumsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marxrillrs Rotterdam Tonnage m v. I. .1r,,|..,. R.i 12 000 R.L. Not. 21 ii, v. Mania V. St. Aldegeade 19.0U0 S.M.N. Not. 28 iv limulinde Hi.miO X.1.. Dec. kji.
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      480 3 WMLLA R STEAMSHIP LINE AMERICAN MAIL LDOI ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG vl* COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang I'KKS. VAN BUREN Not. 24 Not. 27 Nov. 20 IKES. GARFIELD Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dee.
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      440 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) •ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT BEUVU-B OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore KAZEMBE Dec. t CITY OF WELLINGTON Jan. HOMEWARDS s.s. CITY OF JOUANNESBERG for Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nor.
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      505 3 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5521. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang t m.s. FALSTRIA Nov. 22 Not. 25 m.s. ALSIA Nov. 26 Not. 28 ni. FIONIA Dee. 17 Dee. 19 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 7 Jan. 9 D.s. MEONIA
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      166 3 COOKS WAGONS LITS tWOm.6 VMAvrt jfHVIcT) For everything appertaining to Travel, Banking and Exchange, and Freight. Apply THOS. COOK SON, LTD., 19, KOBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE;. Tel. 5908. DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wmr and Tear of Nerve and Uody Price Is. 9d. and 4a. "BPEEDEX" CAMERA $18 black or brown. Sole
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      404 3 EARTHERN WARE SUBSOIL PIPES FOR ANTI-MALARIAL WORKS AH Sizes Stocked. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED. THE ELKAYES POTTERIES, OrnCl 4% HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. PICTUREANNUAL FOR 1931 BeUaa Aaawal fur Mrk $2.70 rockery Gift Rw<k $2.70 Little Peoples' Annual $2.70 Nursery Uook $2.70 Jolly Uvuk for Km $2.00 Jolly Baafc fur Girls $2.00 MM,
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      745 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. Is The •Ad'vortisln* M»ns>cr, itrsiis Times, Cci 1 "tr^. t PUiic ir.icrt the followtag small sj.titiiement (ot days i-t:e art tfproyimataly seven word* to a line and then is a flat rite charge of 8t coots i>ti line per insartion with A minimum of one dollar per
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      724 4 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED YOUNG LADY able to »inj for 1 Hun, n pantumime Aladdin Tour to follow. pxperienee nol essential. Carl ii. Ad.lphi Hotel. RADIO. We are now offering the Pilot K 110 Super Wasp 4 valve screen grid short >.aye wireless receiver in Kit lorm at $70 complete with valves.
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      703 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, 4 nnd 4-A, Ra«'es Place/ Immediate flntry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, Flat, 316, Orchard Rosd, ground floor. Rent $80. Please apply J. S. Nathan 5, De. Souza Street. TO LET BUNGALOW, 86SA, Orchard Bd and compound House, 883, Pasir Panjanr Apply Angullia A Co.
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      620 4 CORNWALL, 2 or 3 paying guests weffonte in "eir^planWiriiv'eiy Tor- I nish Elizabethan house. Every comfort and convenience,. Bracing climate. Mi guineas weekly. Hargreaves. Boscastle, Cornwall. DOG WASH A preparation that can be used with absolute safet" for even th» smallest and most delicate dogs. It is unquestionably the finest
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      881 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS m»{ tWirecilved at the' Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of Not. 26, 1930, for the M)pply of Asphalt and Asphalt Oil. The following ar« the approximate re-l quirements of the Public Works Department for 1931 1. Singapore 650 tons ex ship or at the Treasury steps
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      786 4 JOHORE GOVERNMENT TENDERS will be received at the office of the Senior Executive Engineer, Johore Bahru, up to noon of Dec. 1, 1930 for the following services during 1931 for Johore Bahru, P.W.D., District. 1. Supply of jlazed .md unglazed earthenware pipes. 2. Re-attaping Government Building*. 3. Painting und Whitewashing
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      846 5 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF I THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SUTTLKMKNT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 1402 of 19.19. Between SEAI! F\»; KIN. Plaintiff, and TAN SIAK PtTAN. Defendant. By order of Ikm l.owe, Bingham an.l Dunmin as rerrirerH appointed hv the court. AUCTION SALE of wax polished t<"»k office furniture, iron
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      488 5 Repairs Are Free H For All Time It docdn'l matter whether you accldentally lireak your K-S\ Conklin EnJuri fountain pin, or iji whether you wear it out by use. Any repair* nr replacemi ni» that may be'HL^l^k conic necessary at onv time will be ma<la free of charge. Thta the
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      712 5 Raffles Hotel This Evening 6.15 TEA DANCE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. DINNER DANCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. Owing to the Singapore Rotary Club Dinner and Dance there will be NO TEA DANCE. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. M Special Dinner Dance V Every Wednesday and Friday d CINEMA h
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      222 5 You want a v< Long Life electrical installation —and the life of the installation depends upon the wires. Let your installation depend upon H g **LJE.Y C.M.A. Wires— the wires that will last as long as the WkKng itself. W. T. HEJSIJE.Y TELEGRAPH WORKS CO., LTD. Sole Agents in Malaya
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    "DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK ?"
    1010 6 "DO YOU BELIEVE IN LUCK Incidents That Matter. UNCERTAINTY IS LIFE'S GREATEST CHARM. (Hy IluMer Keaton, the famous American Kirn comedian.) UCK plays so trrcat .1 pint i:i human affairs that 1 really ilo not think it is worth while WMlJpiag alx>ut it. You can't affect i! MM way or
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    A PUZZLED LEGATEE.
    133 6 Bequest For a Famous Actress. London, Oct. "1. m Tj my m?nd Tatalah Bankaaad, all my .:iotu! -iai-i." This bequest by Sir (iuv Francis William Lakir.tr third baronet who died in Au:ii:t, ajrt-<l "J'i. puzzlod not only the faaaoot actress. Talulah, but the general public for Sir
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    CENSOR AND "HOT DOGS."
    1363 6 CINEMA NOTES. Censorship Killing Entertainment Stories Hacked And Songs Cvt Milton Sills Final Talkie Banned Mickey Mouse Grows Naughty The Hot Dogs Problem 1930' s Most Popular Films Coming Attractions. (By Our Film Correspondent.) OCAL censorship is gradually rtnehinjr the staiie when it approaches the ludicrous.
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    THE SECRETS OF A PHILANDERER.
    998 6 Being Well Dressed. BLEGANT MEN ATTRACT SMART WOMEN. (By Adolphe M«njou, the World Famous Film Star.) /CLOTHES have playctl a very important part in my screen career. In fact, I could hardiy be accused of exaggerating if I were to say that I owe my
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    CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
    60 6 Burial of Hindu Who Died Of Typhoid. Hadraa, Oct. j:>. NC-.v comet fri.m KartMkapalli th«i i Hindu blackimith died of tjrpb neither his relattoai nor 'unvoiu- els 'or fear of contracting the disease, woul I irraatta for the burial of tlic body. It is stated that Christians, after
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      194 6 H "UW BRAND BEER JjR, LAGER ■ffey Guaranteed Free from s Preservatives. W ,v>-^ The Success of the sampling k '^Til proves the excellent quality V-v^ijj* of the Beer and its low price I L,83 £1 19 f I should attract every connoisUSSSL/A 72 Pints $21 .OO 48 Quarts. $23.
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      101 6 THE S.S. POLICE BAND (Available for private rnr»fm«nti). WILL PLAT AT JALAN BESAR, 5.15 P.M. KATONG PARK, 5.15 P.M. TODAY (WEDNESDAY). THURSDAY, NOV. 20. J^ri'taJus* m^rj&k //ear /for Queen ojr W^* on 4 Sbna Coluirubia. Dame CLARA BUTT I; COHCERT TOUR likrld-Jamous Singers I (jrealesl <, Uriumphs m Sbng are
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      232 7 a Last Performances 6.30 TONIGHT 9.30 All Comedy Programme Movietones all Laughing Farce Lucille Brown, Stanley Smith AM) Xed Healy His Racketeers. also CLARK MacCULLOUGH IN "DETECTIVES WANTED" FOX MOVIETONE NEWS. TOMORROW NIGHT! In Response to insistent public demand JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL MARJORIE WHITE FRANK RICHARDSON EL BRENDEL IN
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      236 7 W.W v m .v v \iv v w uu fay \<lu y vmmmm.wm w ioHHHHH|HHmBHffi'. H Jt 1 1 I Wkw h™J Bl Ib k Bo "°l B m.l^l L m B° "TO THE CAPITOL, COME: We will be there before the stream of the People." Shakespeare's "CORIOLANUS," Act II
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      396 7 ft 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 W ja^J (Matinees Saturday and Sunday, :5.1")). U QAN YOl[ L U PLAY POKER? U Joseph SCHILDKRAUT H "THE MISSISSIPPI E GAMBLER" a with M JOAN BENNETT M P^H and a Imk cast, includins CARMELITA GERAGHTY— ALEC B. FRANCIS OTIS HARLAM PH For love or for
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      FUTURE OF SUEZ CANAL.
      890 8 To Help Europe's Eastern Trade. Sorry interesting comment;-, ai-e matte on •U.i- sulijtvt of tho Suez O.nal and the traffic crisis by Sijrnore H. Molinari, \vritinc in the lending Italian paper Corrierc dclla Sera. Tho rciv ral oconomic crisis, he says, which is holding up several
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      54 8 The following passengers loft Singapon by tin- Duuh air mail today For I'alembanjr Mr. L. W. Elliot and Mr. K. M. ffiiHr. I'm- I'.atavia Mr. Lugl. The If. If. Ohenonceaux is due here iroiiv-ciaijTon tomorrow at 7 a.m. and will probably nil for Colombo the same day
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      THROWN INTO WELL.
      41 8 Girl-Wife's Narrow Escape Near Poona. Poona, Oct. 31. Robbed, gagged, bundled into a ban and thrown into a well, a girl-wife at Rangoo (six milee from here) succeeded tn escaping. The police arc searching: for a known padmash.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      BIG CONTRACTS FOR BRITAIN.
      337 8 £3,000,000 Works At Pretoria. Contracts amounting to several million pounds which have been or are being placed by the Dominions and British Protectorates with leading British engineering firms include £5,000,000 Iron and steel works near Pretoria, South Africa. 050,000 The Benha bridge over the Nile on
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      MISSIONARIES.
      214 8 Risking Their Lives Unnecessarily." Writing to the Daily Telegraph from Bexhill-on-Sea, Mr. W. Addison says Do we know the full and accurate dctaiU of this last sad case of the murdered missionaries in China? Some years ago I came across a case in which several missionaries were murdered. They
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      262 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Nov. 19. On London, Bank 4 m J 3 29?.Z Or 111 and 2 3\ Private 3 m. credit 2 4 f42 On Nrw York, demand 66 1,10 Private 90 d s 57^ On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. On Honir Konc, Bank T.T. \2%
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        MINING.
        469 8 b uc Val. I'd. Buyers Mm £J £1 Asarn Kumbang 20 H/« Aycr Uitam Tin 10 6 11, 6 £1 £1 Bansp-in Tin 13 14 1 1 Hatanir Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Cave* 0.38 0.43 1 1 Bukit Aranff 1>.30 0.40 £1 SI Burniab Malay 10/- 12
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        GENERAL.
        241 8 bMM Val. I'd. Buyers Stllitj 2 2 Alex. Brick OrtU. 2.30 2.50 I Alex. Hnck I'rcfs. 2.03 2.10 Ct fl Brit. Am. Tobuceo 5.0.0 8.5.0 1 1 Central Knuine 0.35 0.40 num. 100 60 Chinese Coin. Bank 102.00 104.00 £1 £1 Con. T. B. ~-c Tref. 15 16 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        114 8 Si.ijrapcre Col.l Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 11)26 red. 1931-36 10S 10C ci. HagepeTC Municipal 6 p.c. oX l'JOl red. 1930 $J,875,000 p«r. 5Cc prcm. Sir.^.ipore Municipal 4^4 p.c. sf IW7 reJ. 1947 f 1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 19UJ red. MM 91,000,000 99
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        375 8 Fitter and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Prices Tra»cr Lyall 4 Co. Evatt \llcnl>y i?li O.SL", OJ'O MS 0.»0 Alf>r C.jnh <|1> 0.70 O.HO 0.70 o*o a. irt-in; i-;i i Ml l.nu f>» l.io A. Knntaff ($1) n.20 o.ao 0.-'O 0.30 Malm* ($2» o.»o 1.10 O.tfO
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      MR. EPSTEIN AND HIS SCULPTURES.
      503 8 Action Against Art Dealers. Judgment was jriven ajraimt Mr. Jacob Epstein, the sculptor, with costs, when. in the Chancery Division, before Mr. Justice Maugham, he asked for an injunction against the International Depositories Ltd., proprietors of the King's Galleries, Chelsea. S.W., sJleging that they had
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      BOLD BID FOR FREEDOM.
      138 8 I Soldier Jumps Into River WHi Arms Bound. Wuchow, N\r.. 7. On November (*>. on b>ar<l ti^e saeeaijf OK tor-boat San Tansr Chow, s K»o"c Tunp soldier, was being taken 1 to Wuthow for trial before a ci urt-m.irti::l on ekaVgM < f i:esertio:i from the
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      POISON IN COFFEE.
      115 8 Wife Sentenced to Death For Murder. The fir^t European woman to I>'J ssbtenceil to death in Southern Rdodesia i Mrs. Netrmbella Williams, wlio is of i>ulih descent. She has been f"und Rtlllty, ;ift«Ma retrial, of murdering her hti'hand, Mr. Fan Williams, a native of Felinfoc-1, near Manclly,
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      MOVING A MILL.
      106 8 Bcinjf Taktn to Canada From Yorkshire. Owing to the continued absence of safeguarding, Messrs. (i.H. Ilirsi. and <D Ltd., a well-known heavy woollen district firm of cloth manufacturers, who own four factories, are removing part of the proBSSSSS of one of thtir mills, th:.- Britr Mill, Birstall,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    197 8 IMb* Bank;i I-I.im«l, HadJeS anil Pnleml>anu (ThrdinM p.m. North, N.-Kast ami N.-Wr^t Sumatra (Taiman) I p.m. Ceylon Southern sad Wettsra ln<lia i D*EntiTcasteao> > l p.m. Blmjoe, Panxkal-finane and Billiton (Kdendalrj ..4 p.m. Accelerated Departure. China, Halaaas, Jajian, Karsa. Perhim a. East Silicna. Philippine Islands, W'ntr-rn CanSCS
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 8 By Kishirar Slamat TaUiwa General Mrtxir.ger Juhan ,1» Witt Maluu S'purr l.iHidun Oct. 3 Oct. M 0-t. 10 Oct. 31 Oet ;> Nov. l O.i. H Nov. I il '7 Nov. I Oct. 17 Nuv.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    252 8 w sneaeajr, Noveailwt 19. Ships alonjsidr tho Wharves or expected to arri.f. Entranca KMT-EL IIAKUOl K. Main Wharf Uft. fcimiiu, Thr Cuhle, l.rh Shark, B.P.M. Lighter IJM, KIWI. I.inhtcr 172. Oil Wharf Sanihia. Coal Wharf Patrol. I:SSKI S IN IlKY DOCKS. I an Jong Pagar. Albert Di.-!.
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    MARRIAGE DENIED.
    61 8 Woman Atlantic Flyer And New York Publisher. Washington, Nov. '.>. Amelia Kaihai:, the first woman to My scr the Atlantic, denied reporti today that :;hc had married George Palmer Putnam, the New York publisher. She admitted that she frequent). u-itel Noank, Connecticut, where the town clerk said that
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      97 8 COJLIjp 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 lias been relied on the world over to give quick relief from colic, diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Chamberlain's
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      253 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Brljht Wind. Station. Temperature Bsin- Sun- Relative Pircc- Spend Weather. Max. Mm. fall, chine, i Humidity tiun. r. T. Ins. hours. m.p.h. Ali.r Slar V I "i.i O.W 0.5 M NNE '1 Overcast K i.-ii .-i !lli.tru No report. K. Trcn^-?aiiu No report. Kroh
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      194 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. iVedm-Kday. November 1». H. W. y.15 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 10.(1 p.m., '.I ft. C in. I'hiiritriiiy, November 20. II W. Mi a.m., 1> ft. in., 10.'.3 p.m., •J ft. C la. -ridav, November 21. II W. lO.lt .i.iii., It 1 in., I1JI p.m., t
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    249 9 Proof of Restricted Tapping. LOCAL SUPPLIES DOWN 5,511 TONS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Kub!>er. I4K cents, per lb. Tin, 150 tons at SsB<, per picul. Yesterday's l'rices Rubber, l^ondon, 4 9-16 d. per lb., down l-16d. \c« York, 91.9 1 cts.,
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    CANADA'S TRADE.
    322 9 Britain's Revenue From Service." Speaking at the luncheon which followed the launch of the Royal Canadian torp»dotroyer from the yards of J«-hn I. Thornycroft nnd Co., Southampton. Mr. H. H. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce in the Dominion Government, *.id oi f the Canadian delegates to the
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    WOMEN'S BANK FOR U.S.
    164 9 The only woman bank directcr in Wall Strrut. Mr>. Barton Hepburn, of the Industrial Binking Corporation of Amurica, is planning ir.it new metropolitan banking institution solely for women. It is to be literally v women's bank, with board of direc1..1-, t.-itr, and executives all women. Her
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    EXCHANGES.
    75 9 Rugby, Nov. 18. Foreign exchange! are Amsterdam l Athens :c:., Homlmy is. &%<!., Berlin BUM, Brussels MJS6, tscfcuMt MX, Rio I Bubnttl Aires :IK 11-1«. Copenhagen 18.16, GanrvU 28.048, Helslnyfon 193, Hong Konff Is. .<"i<l.. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 43.80, Milan H2.7. r ..-> Monte Video 394, New York 4.86
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      GOLD SHORTAGE' FEAR.
      1014 9 U.S. and the Silver Value. While fours of a shortage of gold within the next ten years arise from statistics compiled under the authority of the League of Nations, American experts are urging that the catastrophic low value and purchasing power of silver ought to be raised,
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORT.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        101 9 Singapore, Nov. 19. Tin. Easier. Aycr Hitums 10s. 9d.-lls. l!d.. Knitu.- y.'i-'.iV cents, Kuchais 62VC0 seats, Sungei Luas U5-99 cents, Penawats 424»> cents, Malay Consols. 15-17 cents, Pancnga Rivers 3s. 4<*d.-3s. 10 2 d., Petalings 347H•4.07'A, Ulu Klangs 65-73 cents, Hong Kongs 165.-175., Tronohs Us. 4'_.
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      64 9 Latert Cable :—London Spot Sheet 4 9-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents Pfc per lb. CHAMBER QF, COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. 12 o'clock noon, Nov. It. Bo yen Sailer* R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 14% 15 Standard R.S.S. on Tender November IS 16% •> December 15%
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      TANJONG MALIM RUBBER.
      1891 9 Sound Financial Position. SIR F. SWETTENHAM'S VIEWS. The twentieth ordinary general meeting of the Tanjong 1 Malim Ruhbor Company, Ltd., was held on Oct. 21 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2, Idol Lane, Eastchcap, Sir Frank A. Swettenham, G.C.M.G., C.H. (chairman of the
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      CANADIAN WHEAT POOL.
      388 9 Economics of the Grain Trade. Mr. Sydney S. Gambell, at the City of London College on Oct. 23, gave the third of his four lectures on The Economics of the Grain Trade," dealing on this occasion with Canada and her Wheat Pool." In contract with the old
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      EXPLORING NORTHWEST CANADA.
      845 9 Natural Resources Aerial Prospecting. The activity in mapping and exploring the North-West Territories of Canada, which was such a prominent feature of the Dominion's economic progress last year, meriting the issue of a lengthy and comprehensive report by the Department of the Interior, has been even more
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      KUALA KANGSAR.
      244 9 Economies to Conserve Resources. Shareholders in Kuala Kangs.ir Plantations have been informed by the company that for several months past only absolutely essential works have been in progress, but since the Governmental decision that economic laws must take their course," more drastic economies have been put in force,
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    596 9 More Cheerful Tone At Manchester. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN TURNOVER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Oct.* 'li. The more cheerful tone in the Manchester market has been maintained. A largc^ demand has been mot with in yarn amr cloth and although all producers have not benefited there has
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 1930. WHO PAYS?
    1107 10 We sought to prove yesterday that nothing advantageous to this country could result from the reconstruction of the Councils on the basis of numerical equality as between official and unofficial members. We hope we made it abundantly clear that by
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    15 10 Mr. E. A. Duboia, of Bahau, left on homo leave by the Niew 'Holland yesterlay.
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    16 10 Mr. C. A. Vlieland, the Superintendent .f Census, is indisposed and confined to lis ho us?.
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    18 10 Mr. A. W. Porter, of Terentang estate, Sungei Gadut, the Negri Se-nbilan Club footballer, goes on leave shortly.
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    18 10 Mr. J. Sinclair Milne, branch manager, Messrs. Fraser anU Neave Ltd., Seremban, goes on transfer to Singapore shortly.
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    20 10 A Router cable announces the death of Cap*. James Wolfe Murray, formerly chief cf staff to the Commander-in-Chief in China.
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    24 10 Tha marriage took place on Oct. 18, at .vandy, Ceylon, of Walter Raymond Jacks, to Mabel Elisabeth Dunn, widow of Stanley Dunn, of Singapore.
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    24 10 11. E. the Governor of Portuguese Timor, Colonel Justo, has arrived in Singapore from Europe accompanied by lis aide-de-camp. He leaves for Timor on
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    41 10 Friday. The wedding of Mr. E. J. Dunn, of simo, Dai by and Co., Ltd., Penang, to Miss \my Matilda Ellis, of Anerley, London, will take place next month. Miss Ellis vill arrive at Penang on Dec. 11, by the Kashmir.
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    31 10 Lieut-Commander J. H. Owen, Harbour, Master, Second Magistrate and Coroner or Malacca, goes on transfer shortly to Singapore as deputy Master Attendant. .Vlr. Dickinson, C.P.0., Malr>cca, will act is Harbour Master.
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    62 10 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd. reports that since the death of Mr. A. W. Freeman, Mr. F. V. Stanley and Mr. C. C. Nardin have rejoined the boards >f Austral Malay Tin, Ltd. and of all its associated companies. Mr. Stanley and Vlr. Nardin have in the past
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    71 10 It is announced that Mr. E. L. Hamilon, who feels compelled, owing to pressure of business, to reduce his -esponsibilities, has recently retired from -he boards of the following companies The Rubber Plantations Investment Trust, vlalnyalam Plantations, and Deli Estates Engineering and General Union. Mr. iamilton has been for over
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    WHO ARE THE SLAVES OF THE MACHINES ?
    1033 10 WHO ARE THE SLAVES OF THE MACHINES World Markets Are The Masters of Us All. (By Karel Capek, the Czech writer, author of "R.U.R." and creator of "The Robots.") Can man escape the slavery of the machine? An apt question, but it appears from the reports of unemployment throughout the
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    761 10 THIS BIRCHING BUSINESS. Yesterday was recorded in this column the death, at the age of 73, of Mr. William Hall, for 45 years Eton College .nassenger. Fusee," as he was nicknamed, had among his duties that of attending at birchings. We said yesterday hat there might
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  • SUBSTANTIAL FALL IN MALAYAN RUBBER STOCKS.
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      180 11 5,511 Tons Reduction In October. The statistics, issued today, giving the total visible supplies of rubber in the hands of Malayan dealers, estates, etc.. show a substantial decrease of 5,511 tons. For approximately six weeks it has been an accepted fact that many estates have been
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    DIFFERING VIEWS ON INDIA.
    1941 11 Interesting Speeches At Conference. BONDS WITH BRITAIN. Short Way to Dominion Status. Rugby, Nov. 18. Ths India Kouml-Talili- Conference this BMrnfag mMld the general disoussion or the qaSStllB whether the future constitution of India should be on a federal or unitary basis. Yesterday's speeches on the
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    HAITI'S PRESIDENT ELECTED.
    552 11 Opponent of American Occupation. New York, Nov. 19. A message from Port au Prince states that M. Stcnio Vincent, the former President of the Senate of Haiti, has been ilectcd President of Haiti. M. Vincent is a member of the extreme Opposition Party and an opponent of
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    65 11 Proposals Submitted to The Unions. Rugby, Nov. 18. Proposals for the reduction of the \vac<?.-> of railway shops and stores' stair: were submitted yesterday by the managers to the union;. These are estimated to represent a saving of £1,700,000 yearly, making, with proposed reduction in the wages of
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    NEW BANK IN LIBERIA.
    74 11 Development of Firestone's Activities. Akron, Ohio, Nov. 19. The Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company announces that the first American bank in Liberia has been established ut Monrovia. The new institution, which the President of Liberia has designated as the Republic's official bank, will be part of
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    CONSUL MURDERED.
    52 11 Afghan Official's Fate in Soviet Territory. Moscow, Nov. 18. It is officially reported that the Afghan Consul at Tashkent, Sheid Mirkhassim Khan, was robbed and killed in Soviet territory while returning from Persia to Askabad. The assassin was arrested. The Soviet sent a message of condolence to the
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    POLITICS INSTEAD OF ECONOMICS.
    162 11 Government's Failure. COUNCIL OF INDUSTRY'S SCATHING REPORT. London, Nov. 18. The executivo committee of the National Council of Industry and Commerce, of which Sir William Morris is chairman, has issued a statement to the effect that it is dismayed at the failure of the economic side
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    FRANCIS LORANG.
    270 11 Trial Opens at Old Bailey. London, Nov. 18. The trial has opened at the Old Bailey of the financier, Francis Lorang. The indictment contains 34 counts and the trial is expected to last a week. The prosecutor alleges that Lorang owes £300,000. Lorang has pleaded Not Guilty." Reuter.
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    EX-KING HUSSEIN.
    86 11 Report of Death in Cyprus Denied. London, Nov. 18. An official telegram from Cyprus, where ex-King Hussein, of the Hedjaz, is lying ill, denies the report from Baghdad that he is dead. It states that his condition is unchanged. An earlier message from Baghdad states that ex-King Hussein
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    GIANT FLYING BOAT.
    67 11 To be Fitted with British Engines. Rugby, Nov. 18. It is reported that new British engines are to replace the engines already installed in the big German flying boat Do K. It is understood that Dr. Dornier negotiated while in England last week for the equipment of
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    ITALY'S FINANCES.
    51 11 Salaries of State Employees Reduced. Rome, Nov. 18. Faced with a budgetary deficit of 729,000,000 lires (£7,850,000) in the first four months of the current financial year the Cabinet has decided to reduce the salaries of all State employees by 12 to 3o per cent, according to grade.
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    CHINESE OVERSEAS.
    35 11 Nanking Government Relief Fund Suggested. Hong Kong, Nov. 18. The Nanking Government is discussing plans for the inauguration of a fund for the relief of distress among unemployed Chinese overseas. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    KALLANG AERODROME UNSUITABLE.
    553 11 Sir G. Salmond's Views. ALTERNATIVE SITE SUGGESTED. It is understood that work on the civil aerodrome in the Kallang River Basin will probably be abandoned. In the view of Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, who visited Singapore last week, it is unsuitable from the airman's point of
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    SOVIET INTRIGUE.
    120 11 Conspiracy Against Stalin Discovered. Berlin, Nov. 19. It is reported from Moscow that, following the recent arrest of Syrtzof, the ex-Prime Minister of the Soviet Republic, as a result of his attack on Stalin, a widespread conspiracy against Stalin has been discovered. A number of leading Communists have
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    EGYPTIAN COTTON.
    31 11 Cairo, Nov. 18. The Government has decided to restrict the cultivation of Sakellarides cotton to 40 per cent, of the total cotton area for the next three years. Reuter.
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    PALESTINE.
    255 11 Details of Development Scheme. Rugby, Nov. 18. During the debate in the House of Commons last night on Palestine the Under-Secretary, Dr. Drummond Shiels, announced that Great Britain would make itself responsible for Palestine development at a cost of £2,500,000. The object of the scheme is, firstly, to find
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    RIOTS IN SPAIN.
    105 11 Strike Movement Still Spreading. Madrid, Nov. 18. After a general strike lasting two days, in which four people were killed and 12 injured, the situation in Barcelona is improving. Shops are being re-opened and trams are running. The strike movement is spreading to Alicante. The police are
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    EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
    100 11 Provisions of New Bill In Britain. London, Nov. 18. The text has been issued of the Government's Hours of Industrial Employment Bill, the object of which is to implement the Washington Convention of 1919. The Bill, which is not rigid, limits the statutory working hours of industrial workers
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    PROHIBITION.
    72 11 Commission Favours Change In Law. New York, Nov. 18. Contrary to the belief based on advance information, the New York Times learns that the commission voted by seven to four in favour of modification of the Volstead law, but the matter was not definitely settled. Meanwhile Senator Bingham is
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    WAR ON "REDS" IN CHINA.
    375 11 President Chiang: to Take Command. LEAVING TOMORROW. Feng Withdrawing Into Kansu. Shanghai, Nov. IR. Now that the Fourth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang is over, President Chiang Kai-shek, it Is understood, intends to proceed to Kiangsi, Hupeh und Hunan to supervise the anti-Communist and anti-brigand
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    107 11 Visiting West Indies on Way To South America. London, Nov. 18. It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince George, will travel on the Oropesa, leaving Liverpool on Jan. 15 for South America. He will spend Jan. 27 ut Bermuda. Jan. 31 at
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    SHOT PREMIER.
    58 11 No Further Bulletin to Be Issued. Tokio, Nov. 19. Owing to the satisfactory progress being made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Haniaguehi, who was shot at Toki.) station on Friday, no further official bulletins will be issued. It is hoped that he will have recovered sufficiently to attend
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    PROTECTION IN CHINA.
    57 11 British Troops Sufficient For Purpose. London, Nov. 19. In the House of Commons, at question time, at the conclusion of an enumeration of the British Forces in China, Mr. Tom Shaw, the Secretary of State for War, repeated that there were sufficient British troops there to protect
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    SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    49 11 Attempt to Stabilise World Prices. N*w York, Nov. 18. Mr. Chad bourne, author of the plan to stabilise the Cuban sugar industry, will sail qii Thursday to attend a conference of European sugar producers. An attempt will be made to work out a worldwide stabilisation plan. Reuter,
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      64 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Psge Who Are the Slaves of the Machines By K a re I Capek 10 Rice Cultivation Committee's Report 15 Cinema Notes 6 Wild Life Commission in Perak 15 Trade Mark Dispute 15 English Cotton Trade Reviewed Today's Crossword Puzzle 1.1 Saigon Soldiers beat Malaya Command at Rugby
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    BORROWER'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
    1498 12 Not Loan He Expected. MR. ATKIN-BERRY DENIES ALLEGED VALUATION. As reported yesterday, the case for the plaintiff was closed in the suit in which I". A. K. Marican is claiming damages from the Malayan Planters' Provident Fund Board for an alleged failure by the latter to
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    LONDON FLOOD SCARE.
    95 12 Echo of Disaster of Two Years Ago. London, Nov. 9. Memories of the Thames flood disaster of January. 1928, when a number of Londoners were trapped in their beds and drowned, were awakened yesterday by a broadcast warning of an approaching high tide. The tenants of the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    372 12 Monday, Nov. 10. The following had dinner with Hit. Excellency and Mrs. Scott Mr. and Ml*. \V. \V. Butterworth, Capt. and Mrs. V*. C. Russell and Mr. and Mrs. C. \V. Dawson. His Excellency's party attended the Eurasian Poppy Day Ball at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Tuesday, Nov.
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    SEQUEL TO BRIDE'S DISAPPEARANCE.
    774 12 Father Gets Six Months Imprisonment. Negotiations for a marriage between two Chinese families which did not materialise led to the appearance of the father of the brvle elect, before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate yesterday when he was sentenced to six months-
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    CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
    160 12 Arrangements for Messages By Telegram. The Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S., announces that by arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Ltd., Christmas greeting telegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Australia, Canada, South, East and West Africa, India, other parts
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    FELL FROM PARAPET.
    56 12 European Admitted To Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18. Mr. Weller, a European insurance agent living in Kuala Lumpur, was taken to the European Hospital last night suffering from head injuries which he received when he fell from a parapet at the rear of
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    FIVE £100 NOTES.
    64 12 Gift to London Hospital in A Tea Bag. London, Oct. 7.8. A woman called ay the Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway Road, N., today, and handed the cashier a tea-bap, sayin.T it was a gift to the hospital. Then, without giving nor name, she walked out. When the
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    CHINESE DRUG TAKER.
    264 12 Morphine Tablets Obtained On False Orders. Serious allegations of having obtained morphine tablets on order forms purporting to be signed by a local medical practitioner were made against an English speaking Straits born Chinese, before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, this morning. The accused,
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    JONKHEER DE GRAEFF.
    123 12 Attends Banquet Given By The King of Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Nov. 19. A banquet was given by the King last night in honour on Jonkheer de Graeff, Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies, who is visiting Siam. Both the King and Jonkheer de Graeff
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    WEDDING EVE TRAGEDY.
    148 12 Bride-to-Be Who Collapsed And Died. Naini Tal, Oct. 28. The death has occurred here, on the eve of her marriage, of Miss Kathleen Langley. Miss Langely, who was the proprietress of a local shop, was engaged to be married t) Mr. J. A. Rosemond, of the Civil
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    WOMAN LAWYER.
    99 12 Loses Case but Wins Judges' Approbation. Trivandrum, Oct. 31. Mrs. Anna Chandy made her first appearance before the High Court and argued an appeal in a case in which a man had been convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, on a charge of culpable homicide not
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    KALLANG TRAGEDY.
    66 12 Well-Known Malay Found Shot. A respected and wealthy member of the local Malay community, Embi bin Hadji Abdullah, was found shot in his house at Kallang yesterday. He was found in a room with a shot-gun beside him and a wound in his throat. The other members of
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    AIR MAIL TO RANGOON.
    56 12 To be Completed Next October. London, Nov. 10. Mr. Benn stated in the Commons tha' the ground organisation for an extension of the England-India air mail service was now practically completed between Karachi and Calcutta and a similar work between Calcutta and Rangoon was expected to
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    17 12 Swami Adyananda will deliver a lecture on Religion and Human Progress at the Theosjphical Society, this evening.
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    MR. T. V. SOONG TO LEAVE CHINA.
    571 12 Successor Appointed. BLOW TO NANKING'S CREDIT ABROAD? Shanghai, Nov. IS. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance Minister, is reported to be going abroad shortly to investigate the industries of Europe and America. Mr. Kung Hsiang-hsih will succeed him as Finance Minister. Mr. Kung
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    ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
    200 12 Old Days Recalled in Picture At Pavilion. For once a film has been given a title which describes what it is about in The Mississippi Gambler," the Universal production now being shown «t the Pavilion. It is an entertaining picture, conveying all the romance and charm of
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    MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
    26 12 Seoul, Nov. IK. The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce arrived at Seoul after a flight of 600 miles over the sea from Shanghai. Reu».er.
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    41 12 At Friday's monthly committee meeting of Che Kuala Lumpur Book Club it was decided to ask Mr. W.G.W. Hastings to serve in place of Mr. W. E. Pepys who has gone on leave. There are now 4-7 subscribers on the books.
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      139 13 Indian Tour. "I CANNOT (iO AGAINST MY PRINCIPLES." (From Our Own Cm -respondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 18. Nothing will induce me to play cricket on a Sunday," declared Hobbs in an interview this afternoon. "I have never played cricket on a Sunday and l never
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    M.V.I. RIFLE MEETING.
    155 13 Successful Annual Event At Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. is. '■'he following ars the results of the ii! annual lit!" meeting of the. Ncjjri Scmbilsn M.V.I, held ut Beremban yesterday. iO yards, d i; Sj;t. Tunku Znkarin (3rd platoon); 2 (bandi-l cap). 1..-C. Ahmad
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    178 13 Changes in Classification Announced. Following the Ipoh meeting, the Straits tion annonncea the follow ipg changej in classification:— I'.r-ei-. Transfei Going On from Class 2 to Class 1, Guano from 2 to I, Lady K 2 to 1. Souverain from 2 to I, Agapo from 1 to 2,
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    INTER-SCHOOL SPORT.
    42 13 Second Round Results Of Football Competition. Thg Following were the result* of itchcji in the econd round of the intcrliool football competition: Outram Road School 2, Victoria Bridge B. 1 hmexe Scrangoon 0. Rangoon Road 0. beat St. Joseph's, «r.o.
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    GLASGOW CUP.
    173 13 Spectators Cause Trouble When (Joa! Was Disallowed. During the progress of the Glasgow v > final match ;>t Hampden Park on Oct. 11. there was a disturbance after if referee had disallowed the *'eltic a D tal i." their game against t!ie Rangers. Two brothers, Jamei and John
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    RING "THRILLER."
    408 13 When Argentina Caught The Fight Fever. Since Luis Angel Firpo, the Argentine piant, made his hid for the world's heavyweight championship in New York seven yean ago boxing has grown vastly in popularity with his countrymen, says A. J. Daniels in the Sporting Life. Dempsey v.as a lucky
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    UT MAJEUR.
    464 13 Aga Khan's Success In The Cesarewitch. Prim- to l"t Maiour's victory in mail week the Cesarewitch had not beta w n by a three-year-old since Charley's Mount in 1924 carried the same owner's eetoars. In 1!»2:; the Ajra Khan wai SSHMIiI with Teresina, who was hasten by Ross
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    A NEW GREGORY ?
    41 13 A NEW GREGORY Queensland claims to have discovered in Gilbert, a full-blooded aboricine, a bowler who i-- taster than the jm-al Bid Uregory. This wonder 1 deliveries are said to lie" >D Cast lhat they cannot be seen from the stand.
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    SAIGON SOLDIERS WIN.
    337 13 Speed Beats Weak Malaya Command Side. The aailfaw Army team at Saigon beat a touring Malaya Command XV at Saigon on Nov. 9, by 14 points (a goal end three tries) to 4 points (a dropped Played before a crowd of about 2,000 European?, the game was
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    POPPY DAY TENNIS.
    143 13 Fifty Players Take Part In Tournament. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18. The American lawn tennis tournament promoted by the; Selangor Golf Club in aid of the Poppy Day fund, for which "(i players entered, ended ye3terday. The entries had been divided into two
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    NET-BALL LEAGUE.
    103 13 Girls' Life Brigade Beat Colleges' Side. The first match for the Clarke Challenge Shield net-ball competition, which i opun to girls' teams in Singapore, was played on Monday last on Raffles Girls' School Ground between a combined Riiffles and Medical Colleges side and the GM>' Life Brigade. The
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    LOOKING FOR A DERBY WINNER.
    569 13 Ministry Interested In Horse-racing. It is difficult to rcconcife the popular notion of Government departments, solid and austere, with the knowledge that one such department is intimately associated with hcrse-racing, and has been responsible for horses which have won the St. Leger, the "City and
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    TEST GROUND "CLAIMED."
    84 13 Old Prospector's Action At Johannesburg. Mr. Orford, the secretary of the Wanderen' Cricket Club, Johannesburg, had shock recently when he discovered that the elub'a three grounds, on one of which the M.C.C. will begin a Test match ne:ct month, had been pegged as gold claims. Tl-e pegging
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    A "GOLDEN GOALIE."
    397 13 Player Receives £2,000 Ot Transfer Fee. This week in the Hotel London, Madrid, Ricardo Zamora, the famous Spanish international goalkeeper, signed for the Real (Royal) Club, Madrid. The Real Club Espanol, Barcelona, will receive £3,000 for the transfer, and Zamora himself will receive £2,000 for signing, with
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    PHELPS WINS AGAIN.
    427 13 Harry Well Beaten For Sculling Title. E. A. Tci( Phelps. the old Kmanucl schoolboy, is still the professional sculling champion of the world. In mail week over the Putney to Mortlake course, he again defeated H. A. ("Bert") Barry, the previous holder, in overwhelming manner. As matters
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    HOCKEY.
    78 13 The following will represent the Indian Association 2nd XI against the Government Monopolies Sports Club at hockey tomorrow on the I. A. ground V. Raj Teja Singh and Dr. N. K. Sen Chatterji (junior), Mahn Singh and Pradhan S S. Varnia, Radha, K. Lai Sur, Choor-Singh and Labh Singh.
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    S.C.C. " A " FAIL IN LAST MINUTES.
    711 13 S.C.C. A FAIL IN LAST MINUTES. Bad Tackling. NARROW WIN FOR H. <i WING 2ND WELCH. In a vc-iy evenly rontrsted match yi'S terday on the Pndanc:. H.Q. Wine 2nd Welch beat the S.C.C. "A" XV l»y II points (a goal and two tries) to L 0 points (a dropped
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    131 13 Widnesday, November IS. Bogfcy: A.l'.C. and I. vs. S. Johorc. S.<'.<\ i P.S.KJ.C. vs. Malaya Command Hfby XV, Thomson Road. Boekay: H.n.C. vs. S.C.C. 1st XI, S.K.C. Thumday, November L'O. Hockey: Y.M.i >. v Chin XI. Y.M.i A RsAti last, i Medical Collage, K.I. riday, Novemhtr II. Hockey:
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      88 13 THE POPULAR SONGS FROM "VAGABOND KING' A KB U. 2426. SONG OF THE VAGABONDS, Dennis King. ONLY A ROSE, Carolyn Thomson. B. 2570. LOVE ME TO NIGHT. Melville and Oldham. ONLY A ROSE, Melville and Oldham. C. 1316. VOCAL GEMS, all numbers sung by Light Opera Co. OS "HIS MASTER'S
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    RICE CULTIVATION IN MALAYA.
    5769 15 No General Distress In Rice-Producing Areas. COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CONTROL NEEDED. (T (I'roin Oir Own Correspondent.) f Kuala l.unipur. No*. INThe following |»ugre»s report of thi activities of tin Rice Curtivatioa Commrttee appomted by h K Sir (\cil Cle meat] S few months au
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    ELEPHANTS' DAMAGE TO ESTATES.
    950 15 Wild Life Commission In Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poh, Nov. 18. Continuing its session in Pevak, the Wild Life Commission received a report by Mr. S. K. M. Jones, assistant in charge of the Palawan MtaCe, Batang Padanic which stated that in IMB 00
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    CIGARETTE PAPERS' TRADE MARK.
    846 15 Judgment Reserved In Supreme Court In the Supreme Court yc^tere'.ay thd Chief Justice (Sir William iMurisin) reserved judgment in the trade nuiric ji.putc iii which Jacques Schnabl, of Viinna. prayed for an injunction ■gatiwt the Suiete Com'missioncria di Ksport»-.-.iime I di Importation* to restrain them from
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    A MOSCOW FILM FOR CHINA.
    468 17 Incitement Against Foreigners. Berlin, Oct. 22. The Blue Express, now bpinft shown ht the Mozartsaal. in Beilin. i< the latest lilm produced by the official Soviet Film Company. Borkhto, of Moscow, in the interest of the world revolution. It incites the Chh* i to riokmee
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    KHYBER PASS CLOSED.
    167 17 Strict Rule* Regarding European Women. Peshawar, Nov. 1. Owing i" the present situation in me Tirah, the Khyber Pass has been cl sed to all lisitoni by road and rail until tur-iin-r orders. Then- are t lie DO movements 01 r.uioneani outside any luntonnicnt.- by night in
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    CRUSHED BY ELEPHANT.
    105 17 Indian Cartman's Terrible Fate Near Madras. Madras, Oct. 20. When a eartnian in charge of two bullocks was driving bis pony-cart at the bead of v tiain of carts on the Bllore Sanivarapupet Road, an elephant owned I by a zemindar of Kllore, with its mahout. approached
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    2222 17 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we give publicity to the following appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
    312 17 Congress Army Chief Attacks Police. NaifH Tal, Oct. 27. A case exposing the civil disobedience movement and its creed of non-violence K.- been com mine I to the Sessions t>y the City Magistrate of Naini Tal, ('apt. L H. Niblett. In his committal order the magistrate DOMrved "This
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    ORDEAL BY FLOOD.
    199 17 Clinging to Stone Pillars For 16 Hours. Madras, Nov. Mar oned all night in a Soodwt JUfflf tnani. Mr, Kvan. an employee <.f the ■ad n.-irro.' escaM If in ih'ath during the rVCCBt Hoods, while a bus driver U (eared to have been drowned in the MBM
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    V.M.C.A. IN BANGKOK.
    168 18 Decision to Establish New Branch. It has been decided to re-establish a oranch of the Young Men's Christian Association in Bangkok in the near future, and for the purpose Mr. Walter A. Zi.nmerman will arrive shortly before Christmas, accompanied by his wife, and Dr. C. W. Harvey,
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    "WHEN I WAS TEN."
    177 18 Sir Harry Lauder on His School Days. Sir Harry Lander, writing in Ace High," v magazine published by the boy < of Harrow School, says These school magazines interest me. We had nothing t i compare with them when 1 was a b,y. As a matter
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    48 18 Th^> Badminton Court at the Drill Hall is now ready for use for members in the evenings on the same terms as last year during the non-training period. All units are again reminded that arms and equipment (not clothing) must be returned before \ov. P.O.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    41 18 Ths Larson Company will give a series of short plays at the Adelphi Hotel on Nov. 2ii and SO. The programme) include :i potted version of Charley's Aunt and a m.>noloque entitled My First Politic:;! Speech by Carl I.awson.
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