The Straits Times, 9 January 1931

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    40 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEABLT A CENTURT.] tm\iXar THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLVENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN L'l IW S1NCAPORE. FRIDAY. JAM ARY 9. 1931. nuci if cents The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY JAM ARY 9. 19.51 I'RKK 1« EM
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      283 1 SINGAPORE: TB. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). 6 is fomon ».is i H Vl. r SII.H AT SUNRISE* 1 < with I I in in umn i r i.Mm hi modi srv. Phone Mtl-am > |azBaBBaaBBaaaBBBaBBaaBBaaBBBaBBBaDBBaBaBBBBaBaBBaaaBBaaBnaaBBaBBaBBBaBBBBaaBBBBBaaaBaaaj f Wonderful help from PHOSFERINE FRESH BRIGHT New Vitality and Energy Miss Estelle Brody f^w
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      131 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27jJrfk»flf^T (PHON| 3683)*, THE GRAND PARADE B^PttJ^VJ MILLINERY. .^Ba^M O itPJ^H <>Ur loiu n (> i(l cahUd itcently that thiy ■bbl at) Balw Wt rt s li^ u :i ral|t (;l n«>del hats. These BaW Nj^JMIF have new arrixul and v. ill Ik- ready to view H iPl^
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      11 1 I f!l l:l WHIM IK KolIKH 1 OOI SE1 Pfcon* S2S1-52M.
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      2819 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS, BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DAtIWIN AMD THURSDAY I4LAKD. Regular monthly sailings by ths veilknown steamer MARELLA '7 86( tons; aad the new motor Teasel, MALABAR (4,t12 tons). The s.s. MABELLA la one of the lsrgest aad finest steamers trading
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      482 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Inecrpoiated in BaaS) BANGEOE OOASI E fat Kretay. Trengganu, k Kangnara, Trlupin, Patarii. Biß| i'andon, Eohsamui, L« -i- .an. I -mpoo and Bangkok. Arrival Derartnra MALIM J.n. 14 R! I'I'HAPIB WA The steamers are It) s elcttnc light ml aaTi dation for first elm»
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      339 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (K'EAMC AM) ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., > \N IR \N( !S( CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., IM>RYIWI>. ORK. JOINT 'MIM IK S:iilinjs f;ir Inited Stales and ;inail:i I'oints from sawSMJ Konir. si I as \nr«-lea. N Jan. 17 1 IDE ?:iil» fry m Feb.
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      493 3 •MtelAli tTTLAMSHIP UNI MAIL LIKB llaaaaffi* 111^ ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE. SINGAPORE. PEN ANG. COLOMBO, SLEZ, PORT SAID. ALKXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA. MA {SKILI ES, NkW YORK AND BOBTON Arriv* Leave Leave Spore Spore Panang IRKS. HARRISON Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 PRLS. HAYES Feb. Feb. b Krh HRfcS. FILLMORE K. a.
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      920 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ "NEDERLAND" N.V. ROTTERDAM LLOYD. WEEKLY MAIL AM) PASBKM.EK SKK\KK TO GENOA AMSTERDAM SOITHAMPTOX MARSEILLES RUTTERUAM S.M.N. R.L. EJ. PRINS DKR NKU. 9,000 Jan. 9 SS. SLAMAT 12.000 Jan. 1« M.V. JnH V. DLDKNBARNE- SS. FATRIA 10.000 Jan. 30 VKI.T iy.ooo Jan. 23 M.V. SIHAJAK 13,000
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      302 3 *NORDDEUTSCHER (Ineorporatsd la Gennauy). Tbs ondcrnentloaed are tae Company's Intended fixtures. OUTWARDS. 4 ANITAI.T for Saifon. Yokohama, Kobe. Osaka, Majt sad Vladl voitoi k Jsn 10 I HAVFI. for Ronj Konff, B'caal, Kobe. Oaaaa, aioji, Daisy aad T .iiictsu Jan. M f DESSAU for Yokohama. Kobe, Osaka and Moji Jaa.
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      345 3 COAL TAFI SUPI LIED IN YAK.OiJ n; SUIT ALL PURPOSES.! LEE KIM SoJ 40, HICH STstEET, SIN (.A. DYEING 1 A\D DRY CLEANING I PROMPT SEKVKi:. KANZAKI COMPANI SINGAPORE. Phone 5516. No. U. OK' laatS KOAD. WING YIK BbYTB "THE (HIV A JAI Na. am, NOKTH Rkilil.r BJo4a\ 01 R
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    A WOMAN'S BANK IN SHANGHAI.
    143 4 The Secrets of a I'nique Institution. nately urn aal ibe h ma r .v .thai of Th.- ays is a face- viren v and Kidaai i ral. In I m, eraelp'in^' form pj lor thr:_'inally Chinese i likely to i mcd and ••t u-i ii
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    LOVE LETTERS TO "SUPERWOMAN."
    271 4 Dinner, Hug and Just Ts Osteopath to Pay £156. ad in a breach •'.e1. 1 Sheriff's ben M m alarjoi n 27, of Uerki n*!ale View, aaaald cinema. iiied Tl .''l I l;«ll. a doctor London. al M met in Mr Mail 'uarria.tre after h.- c
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    EXPLORERS IN THE TREE-TOPS.
    165 4 Oxford Expedition To British Guiana. is a fa* M I the success of the r Greeaiaajd that the Oxford I'niverMty K\ae Mad lo tv their luck v .th Hill .-h Cuiuna. sad the result is to in the seeaad annual report which has just bsea iaaaad.
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    MONACO RIOTS.
    155 4 Prince Louis Establishes Dictatorship. Masai Carl. Deo. 22. S.\cn thu-mi citizens of the li'tlf Monaco rioted today, when I I'unce Louis of Mor.a o, i ..me home from Paris. They wero af his long and frequent More th.-.n a dozen were injured and nearly 50 *ere arrestwl. The
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    140,000 MILES AND NO ACCIDENTS.
    425 4 1930 Record of the Graf Zeppelin. The year's Zeppelin seasjn has now come to its end, and the airship is stowed away in ,t- .-h for overhauling. During Ih:w the Graf leaaalia c.vered about 140.000 Mile* n l'.imi working hour*, which mean* an average of
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    THE UNDER-WORLD OF NEW YORK.
    289 4 Gangsters* Immunity From Conviction. The investigation of the New York City Majri-: rate's (."curt, with its sensational disclosure* of police preying upon unforlupat? woTi-en, has revealed alto, according to Mr. Isadore Kresel. the special counsel conducting the inquiry, that Jack Diamond and other wealthy Broadway
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    SANSKRIT SCHOLAR.
    77 4 Death. Aged 76, of Professor A. A. MacDonnell. London. Dec. 29. The death is announced of Professor A. A. Mai Donne! 1. Mr. Arthur Antony MacDonnell waFmeritus Professor of Sanskrit. Oxford University. Among his publications are Vedic Mythology," History of Sanskrit Literature,' and India's Past." He paid a
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    GERMAN PLANE CRASH.
    67 4 Two Killed and One Injured At Koenigsberg. Koenigsburg. Dec. 19. The aeroplane belonging to the local meteorological station, which has been •.'oinu up every i*y into very high altitudes for the special purpose of registering meteorological observations, crashed today in flames from a great height, killing the
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    TERCENTENARY OF QUININE.
    529 4 Celebrations Organised By Museum. Rival views of the identity «.f th tirs: Kuropan to have been curt-il of me tV cinchona bail, the HHH <>f <-,uinini-. were cxprersed at the taNMttmaVt) brations oncunisni by tti W« Historical Medical Muieuni. The Spanish Ambassador (the M:i' Jc Merry del
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      11 4 LEA* PERRINS SAUCE ON THE DINING TABLE FOR EVERY OCCASION Q
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      365 4 *^^\T^9^S l\\ "U v ytan sine* 1 ftlt dr JsW v> and haflt>> £^^^\\ji\ %If dtprmion tlirough \IM in<ii|t*«fM*n ancl nrr•W\ 1 /< > bn t n<> v *""*i^^ iL ■Ju\ I t th'ou»:h Sonatagrn. tht -^^k^kl y U'cn-lii emit all that i\ I tn it is bricMcr unJ (^W*\
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    THE RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT.
    500 5 Why It Cannot Cure Trade Depression. l.on.Trd J Reid. M.A.. Assistant I ilitor af The Kconomi-t trhteen months of en- me-1 at last to be ess, the scheme for n af output of rubber, number of the been definitely i C sjsj (i< venial turn of
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    A SURVEY OF WORLD TRADE.
    770 5 Prospects of Improvement. CAUBH OF ECONOMIC DEPRESSION. By Sir John A. Corcoran. K.lt.K. Director, National I nion of Manufacturers.) I know of no adequate grounds for anticipating an immtdiatr improvement in world trade but on a longer view there are some reasons for a more
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    YACHTING.
    211 5 Race Across Atlantic Next Year. The annual meeting of the Ocean Racng lub was held at the Royal Thames Yacht (Il'D hi mail week. I; was decided hat the annual Fastnet Cup Race miles from ("owes round the Fastnet Light and back to finish at Plymouth will ttsrt on
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    A CATS REVENGE.
    103 5 Kills Child Who Threw Kitten In Fire. A strange story of the mwi taken by a rat for the death of her kitten is reported from Yolhynnia, Poland. A week age a two-year-old baby was playin? in a country house with -om« newlyborn kittens. Seizing one of
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    STEEL BULWARK OF ' PRANCE.
    864 5 STEEL BULWARK OF PRANCE. Frontier Forts And Dug-outs. Entcinocrs of the French Army are pushing steadily on with the •rk o. forging the steel line of France's frontier fortifications, which will be the mifti military bulwark in the- hi-tory of the world. It will be another three year* before the
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      13 5 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      155 5 THE MORRIS OXFORD SIX luxury car, well within the price-range of present day pockets. Full of the choicest of features, and with a name that guarantees miles upon miles of care fm\ enjoyable and economical motoring. ttm l^^^^U^^^^^S bbbbbHb^H '^BBaBBBVBBBMa^HaBBBr^J^IIBB^BB^BBBBBa^aBBBBBBB^BBaiaBBBBBBfI if«Bß> nY Bf^^^fl BavvßßßaaMaaaW Jmm^^^ TOURER ?26fiD COUP! (Slidinß Roof)
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      308 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. i To TV- "*i i» trepf, -mil aJrrriiwmfnt for Jays IfMtei* sevrn worjs t-> a lint and there it flat rat* charge of :i per I ne per inert on with r bsm in«rrlioit. il fee for la'.e adver: :<.-ment< Wilt not be ch.irgej In future. I
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      575 6 MISCELLANEOUS HI ICR puppy wanted. Mu«t be in I en and n..t nu.rr than tt weekold. Appl) V. ,M C* of land about ft., liin*iin .li>triet. Trrferahly mge facilities rxi^t. Apply I IDT olTeni very happy home life to children. Parents abroad. Delightful house. .it. 1T.....1 schools or tiny"» cnul.l
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      735 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO IXT, M I ad, third mile. Apply 4". M*y«» I'.ui'l. K:.tor.-. WANT! I1I 1 sVuropran entry. Applj j;;, CHrait> Tnaes. WANTCD. uniralow. :i bedrooms, elect. l'rht«. tennin court .->»rntial. rent not *»eood) ii.X $125. Box ttS, Straits Times. INSTITITION HILL MANSIONS. S Kits. to let. partly
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      547 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, i.MIMi FLOORB, an.l 111. Robiaai Koad. area I fret. Electric light, watrr and modern sin •nfon. t!■ to thr Telegraph Office. r* «N.r.ne ruhher. rough or I o«Ve. Entry. Fehruar. 1. Ittl. Apply I. in Nre S.. n. lad .12 und II I. 11. Lit,
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      559 6 SOCFIN CO., LTD. COMPAGNIE DU SELANGOR, XI M I 1 MII K. The Board of Director* of thr Companies .lied r>y the < mp.iß'ne dv Srl.ingor i ridrd. in view ol the ;r«-«t .1. to appoint f>r that pur- A. f th* (i.mpagnie dv Salaasx 1 their duties of Estate*
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      196 6 TENDERS INVITED FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS t.rM ruction l>«'j».irli::cnt. 1 H Itl II l!» Im: I N.IM MtltlM.K \ND t.i.Mliv Ml IW n> II i iiS^TKI < II l« I mi v. I II UN MM I \M \lio\ I\\ lun. >1\(, \fi>l;l and wall i I All aH« r.injonir
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    FINDING NEW USES FOR TIN.
    2426 7 MIMSTHV Of HEALTH CONDEMNS CHEESE IN TIN-FOIL. Ih.- follow mc extracts from the minutes of the meetings of Ihc Tin rh and Industrial \pplirations < Ommitteo. held in London on Sept. ,n.l 11, t. Mi. gfcaj s.,m.- idea of thr work which is beint undertaken
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      107 7 time.. .labor.. gj fuel H 7.7^1 I "fynaucoocloImJS «crOstsise*actlv ■^aVJJHOS»-'Sv 'be same fine •411 ttt fji^-i q ht> htw- n ™\\Jp ilsmlniim, hit it ciM.ks fi\e lime* as last and i« more tender, mere delicious thin any r( )ais\ouhs\eevrriastad. Now. >ou will want to hs\e Ouakcr Oats daily. Serve it
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      665 7 NO MORE (I SHABBY FLOORS U asA^^^^^r con ot T)«.RKALINB y I ill give your rtoor a torety Iv?- II ■rouj Old Oak finish Out wun': II hip, scratch or get shabry. DARKALINE PARKALINE is a wondrrfai II new discovery, and greatly supe r- U tor to anything yet used,
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      385 7 RAFFLES HOTEL SEA VIEW HOTEL Owing to the death of Mr. ARSHAK SARKIES there will be NO Tea Dance at Raffles Hotel and NO Dinner Dance at Sea View Hotel Today. THE S.S. POLICE BAND (ATallable for private eagagesseats). WILL FLAY AT JALAN BESAR, 5.15 P.M. KATONG PARK. 5.15 P.M.
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    FAMILY LIFE AMONG THF ESKIMOS.
    930 8 How the hildren of The Arctic Are Raised. (By Vilhjalmur Stefans*on. the \r!ir 1 xplorer.) Pome >f '.h. d< savages are ttacaaMa t lea t \..u will think M that «c mm- ma.!.- att) faith !h»: art goad 1 for in I I ..■:<! the
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    NEW SHIPS.
    268 8 Carjjo Steamer Companies' Luck of Funds. .mounts of the cargo steamer co.n- like those of the liner companies ■v U-ing published, give little any large outlays for new in the- near future, says tho ...ii-rc«. v. .hi.^t exception, have felt thci of the depression, but some, muini M
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    SEVEN GREAT ENGLISH NOVELS OF TODAY.
    989 8 Who Are the Greatest Living Masters? (By Gerald Gould, the famous British literary critic.) There are some titles which suggest a <'i(Tetvnt question in almost every word. Seven Creat Knj-'Ksh Novels of Today "—Why seven 7 What .s "great" I>ih-» "English" nclude Ameri. an
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    WHAT RUSSIA CAN TEACH US.
    906 8 Art Films Fnder Soviet Rule. (Being extracts from a lecture by George Bernard Shaw.) For the past thirteen yean we, in Great Britain, have been exporting to Soviet Russia that staple British commiMlity, moral superiority. Nor is it the first time that we have specialised
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    YUGOSLAVIA'S ORDER.
    114 8 Largest and Most Powerful Flotilla Leader. Towards the end of last year Yarrow and Co., Ltd., received an order from the Royal Yugoslav Government for the construction of a powerful flotilla leader. The propelling machinery consists of turbines in conjunction with Yarrow patent water-tube boilers, and the vessel
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      48 8 1 g CHAMPAGNE GANCIA RESERVE 192 1 M EXTRA DRY HLr-m^L AI A REASONABLE PRICE IMmmk Case of 12 q uarts W MIM Case of 24 pints $35 I IH^HHI Duty included. m^^^y ror smaller quantities prices I in proportion. S G. AURELY, tJ^BMLV Phone 6172. v >J
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      247 8 BSLT r j[7lawkmkmawammtß&am* GOODS IN ALL SECTIONS SUMTANTULLY REDUCED Orowiiies in Color Also the PORTRAIT bWWME." You know what the "(10-c Ip iacii in Urn Ciarauk It gives life, sparkle and intent.n -t. i th.- inCm.ili ture it enables you to stud.> expression. With your Portrait aWwaia > "t: <
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      120 9 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 You'll Shriek! You'll Roar! WHEN WILLIAM HAINES tangles love and business in "THE GIRL SAID NO" Here* the funniest Courtship of the talking Screen You'll laugh Yourself pink al it PLUS "THE SHOOTING GALLERY" A Superb All Colour Revue PATHE GAZETTE. METROTONE NEWS. A METRO Goldwyn-MAYER Programme.
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      308 9 3* I I 101 0 ,4^«® 6.1S NIGHTLY 9.15 The Ifest antidote to the slump yet offered in Singapore la-t night's parked houses roared with laughter almost continuously Straits Times H-l-.11. PRESS :is well as the PI BI.K Alisolutely Knthusiastir The Famous "CUCKOOS" i^l and ™*^H with JL i)«n«tiin in
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      124 9 jU BEST PICTURES AT CHEAPEST U I On Friday for only Three days. B The Finest of AH Talkies U BROADWAY MELODY G H A Daring, Dashing, Dancing Drama. Featuring BESSIE LOVE- ANITA PAGH-CHARL! S ■I KING. Matinees: Saturday and Sunday, 3.15 p.m Wm Our Next Big Three n IT'S
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    R.N.R. SKIPPERS.
    363 10 SHt PISG NOTES. J Sufferinf I'nder Serious Hardship. •M| the skippers in mi \h<- Royal Naval iirnier b \erjr 1...irnr.l •Kni''- by the in >evpral times hu: cha I aeiaj funu which will be much l>. but at the the niatter :hat the k- .c a lead to
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      BRITISH GOODRICH.
      228 10 Bonus to Preference Holders. r report tar the >••• r t.. Sei.t. M) laal the drertor^ mi '...o.lruh >.u<e la allurate i pr^feren rye, thus com•tatitaf the arrangrnnnt to brine it un to of the issutd arafiraan i capital. ■t <■( thi« aifieem<nt that the tW.TM n<>» standinic
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      TIN PLATE TRADE.
      87 10 Welsh I'ool Membership Gruwintf. A series of meetings of W-'-h tinplate nunufacturers were held at the Swansea Mate] Kxchangu on L)=c. Z. Mr. 11. C. Bond l-esiding. The following official report was is>ued: The mn»t :niport.in: finny outside the pool\ng aaksMM have agreed to come into the
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      NILE DAM CONTRACT.
      76 10 Topham Jones and Kailton To Continue Work. ta.ro. Dec. J. The Council of Ministers last night dei.ded to award the contract for the con- tinuatu.n af the heightening af th- Assuan laasa on the Nilu la Mmn Tophain, Jems and Railton Thi- firr. »k > third on
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      SUNGEI TIRAM RUBBER.
      129 10 The scheme f< r the redaetioa »f the. ram Kur.ber EataM'l capital ht< leen conflrmed l>> the High Court, and •aeaaM effective as from Nov. 20. The issued -t- of riMM shares of 2s. i-4M-h. and under the scheme holders are .n'.itlfd to one f'jlly-paid share of
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      ENGINEER.
      49 10 Applications will he received for a post requiring sound knowledge of Kmineering, Mining, etc. Applicant should not be over 35 year«. The engagen-.ent, if made, would be temporary o*ie for 6 or 1* months with a possibility of a permanency, if satisfactory. ApfrMration tn Itnx BX7. Straits Times.
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      EXCHANGE. PRODUCE.
      264 10 l i.r Jan. 9. On London, Bank 4ms 2 3 T, Demand 2 3 23 32 Private 3 m. credit 2 4 3 32 Un New York, demand 56 1 16 Private 90 d s 67. <Jn Frsaaca, Rank T.T. MM Un India. Bank T.T. ]&s<> "I ;i.-r
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        MINING.
        441 10 UMM Val. I'd. Buyeri Sellert fl fl A-:.-. Kumbang 11/- Ayrr llitam Tin 11 U I tl fl Bangnn Tin IS 14 1 1 ItiUanr Padang 010 0.15 1 1 Batu laves 0.50 Ml 1 1 Mrit Arar.g 0.35 0.40 fl Cl Burmah Malay ]U 6 12 nom. fl
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        GENERAL.
        253 10 WwL I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2 30 2 7,0 2 2 a:.-\. Brick Prcfs. 2.10 2.20 II il Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.18.« DJ.6 1 1 < rntral Engine 0.35 0.40 norn 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank G.VOO 75.00 £1 £1 'in. T. S. 7'; Inf.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        110 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red 1931-34 102 106 ci Singapore Municipal fi p.r. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. PR prem Singapore Municipal 4*- p.c. of ISM red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4'a p.c. of 19OT red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyali and Evatt's quotations Today's Prir«t Frascr Lyall A Co. Kvatt Ulcnby (fl) 1.06 1.16 1.00 1.10 Mot Gajah (fl) 0.»0 1.10 Oit O.M K. Uitain ($1) 1.16 1.26 1.10 126 K Kun.nf (II) 020 OJO 020 040 K. Malay ($5!) 120 1.40 120
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      DUTCH INDIAN TRADE.
      46 10 Decline in Both Imports And Kxports. An. terdam. I m..nth> ..f P,>.t th. NethariaaMls Kast Indies totally I lons, with a value uf with a lue ol .n the corresponding pariod ti 400,0tK) i. compared »ith I 1.40U.WH) ,ii ih.- |H-riod of iVi'J.
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      PASSENGERS.
      348 10 The f. .Mowing paoengers are proceeding to 0. Kanchi. which MsM* ntorniag < apt. Vi J. Da vies, Mr. N. Verjruion, Mr. J. 0 H. Coll trt Miai M Ir. <.. K 1 ape. Mr A. G. rarhy, •ar, Mr. and Mr M A iaM, Mr. and Ml I
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      U.S. FARM BOARD.
      181 10 Blunt Warning From Government The Far:.i B..ard, in its first annual reiort, bluntly warns farmer.* that the (.uv- ri.mini cannot protect ihem from MM continued overproduction, aa I d< lare« that voluntary restriction af (..M-rnment aid It i- admitted that the :ig operations in wheat ad aradvc*
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      SINGIP TIN LOSS.
      99 10 SI NGIP TIN LOSS. Amsterdam, Dec. 7. Ti- I iL'ltpp Ti < a Dutch Indian tin ■tea, ai far the financial year .-ml.-.! June M <>f flviMNi. In the previou* year h«- ...nipany made a net profit of il.i.iNHi. The dividend i« aifain benr paaa«d. ual r.p.irt the hi.: rd
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      BRITISH BORNEO.
      77 10 The directors af the British Borneo PetroMM Syndicate hnve decided not to declare an int. -rim dividend out of the profit, for the «.x mi. nth. tu Sept. 30 last, it beinir considered prudent, in virw f thr prevailing ■i. to defer consideration of a dividend payment until
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      VS. UNEMPLOYED.
      44 10 Washington. Dec. 3. Mr. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labour, today estimated the number of unemployed in the country at 080.000. with the promite of over 7.000,000 by Krbruary next if the rate of increase ahown laat month continues
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      EGYPTIAN COTTON.
      38 10 Cairo, Dec. 1. The second cotton crop report laaued )>y I'.ia.. Ministry i.f Ar.noilti.re estimate, the season's yield a* follows I ng.r.n.J 7307,424 can tan includr i; KT7MS6 Sakdlarides: ginned H. 190,28:. canUn, incladinc t,lK,«*B Sakcllandes
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      GO-AHEAD LIVERPOOL.
      407 10 Works in Hand Aggregate £30,000,000. The number of large schemes presently on fnot in Liverpool for the provision of nt-v docks, the improvement of traffic facilities, and the extension of equipment of all kind* show that Liverpool has ample confidence in its futiop development and prosperity. Even in
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    122 10 r'ridav. Janaary i H W 1 a m.. !< f:. uin \.\f p m., in ft prayer, Call,. p.m. Satarda). Jaauary I'll W. 2.:i a.m., I ft. t> ir. I I •J ft. in. Watsuman I'luli of Malaya: annu and pur. Openinr of Mount Emily fwiai
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    29 10 I ,K«port- 11 a.m. Immriv. From China and Japan. Mi Maru, due at Singapore on Sunday. trim China ami Japan. !»y Sui at.at Singapore daylight on M
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    92 10 Today. Stlat Pandjanß. B< I'akan I.. M Mteagi Norih. N.-Kaai sad M H«.| .sumawa < Tin. I (.per Burma. V.rtl. I I IMrU Mi.ru Java. .South v> Ka-t II.. and Timor Bank.. i L» v Ceylon, Southern ar India, Ad»n, Mauritius, r Taaterrow. Java, South I East
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    123 10 Ship* alongside thr Whar»ei or expected to arrite. EEPIKL HARBOI B. Main Wharf T. mba- Coal Wharf Patrol. wtmmu in dry ooces. Taajong I'acar. Albert Lock a. ','adya. Victoria Data ML < Keppcl Harbour. King's Dock Nil. No. 1 Da«k 1 M 1. Isagaai VW ;> ntijn.
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    RAN IN N.K.I.
    43 10 Tht report •>( the RaUv;t Trading Ation cmph»-. lion of tnd< in ir.'Ur.. There Ml thr -I jrti!. -t k p. stated, of any earl> .nr power of thr I renewed inter.se Ja; I import trad;. r>|icr.all> foods, is drawing col
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    MAIL FOR EUROPE.
    15 10 Takliwa Athon II Iniulind* Rawalpindi Balurian 8'por* I ..l I)»r. 4 Leafes
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      45 10 FOURMER'S HYGENIQUK MIXTURK TONIC EMXIR W. rid W.de Reputation. Refute Substitute. Sold by all Chemis and Stores and TIMMS- DISI'KNSARY. Raffles Square, Singapore. BEFORE STOCK-TAKING SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES SALE LIBERAL DiSCOVNTS during thy month of January. RENE ULLMANN WATCHMAKER JEWELLER. Capitol Kuilding. Stamford Road, SINGAPORE.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    212 11 Anxious Moments in Tin Circles. .WAITING MALAYA'S DECISION. (l'> Our I'inanrixl Correspondent.) Sinvrai.il.-. rr.clav. 10 a.m. Torla> 's l'ricr« Kul.Scr II rents, per hv I in. I7"i li-n .it vhl ;;--i pirul. i--ti-r«ln> '■> I'ricrsi Ixiilih' r. InndoM. I S-IW. unchanged. York. t\ its. unchanged. Market Tone
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    POWDERED TIN.
    200 11 Promoting a New I'se For The Metal. IV.ldingI station, testa ia tinning and 1 with a a-erc made ii ll thr Tin Ki-.rar.'h lapaita u.Wiliieii Ljk. which.a» made f-oin •"r .-new and he tinning 1 ha.! h therto bei r method el i engine* able, and rrw d.sitance.
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    NOT RECOMMENDED.
    96 11 Observer on Co-operative Rubber Corporation. parcaaai th.- shar.-* ation now ar, -tale- the t-ondon II h»- i M fnrnrd under hares have a noniiml value of it. each w th a I Hare* for ect ll to baj rubber t" h"ld it if necc twrlve months <>wnr t<>
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      BATAK RABIT ESTATE.
      1435 11 Modified Tapping Policy. THE ECONOMICS OF RESTRICTION. The twentieth annual general Hireling of thr Batak Rib t RuMi.-r K*tatr. Ltd held recently at Winche*ter House. E. C. I. Hamilton i the chairman i presided. Thr formal notice having bern ns thr < hairman >aid: ientlemen. the r--p..rt
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      PENAWAT (MALAYA) TIN DREDGING CO.
      648 11 1930 Shows Net Profit Of $139,661. the I'rnawat I Ltd.. for thr real nd-d Aa I II < harter. .1 Baal hun. >-• S:itur dny. Jau IK. :it M Th.- mini- w..rl.inir BI f..r ihr f..r 1...n.1..-i aad heu.l ti.!«' fee- iiitm-l. .unt;in. > rhartr-
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      54 11 Tone of Market ,ui<<. Latest CabU -London .Spot Shret 4 3-16 d. p«r Ib New York: Spot Shut „,,.t >', r |b. B«y*m I Stllrri r t S.S. rqual to I.onjuti Standard Itandard K S.S. un Tender Mi* n January Krdtuj|\ March Miir. A(>r i-Juni-I
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      MARKET REPORTS.
      419 11 United Kingdom Stocks Now 119,558 Tons. Barlow and rrport dated Jan. S. state* Thr rubhrr market has been dull through out thr week, with price., fluctuating between lt% and 13 cent*. Today* cable-, nu -tr l».th London and New York unchanged aad quiet, thr former at I MM
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      43 11 Benta. CO37M Ib. Rukit Jelotong. 12.715 Ib. Henrietta. H7.000 Ib. Juru Kstate*. 1.1.795 Ib. Kuala Kangtar Plant. 17:1.600 Ib. Lara* I Sumatra > Petatel Batata. 6:1.100 Ib I-enggeng.- 106,000 Ib. IVrak River Valley, -.tn.f.ls Ib. Semanggol. :17.107 Ib. Sungei Ma.ang. 47...00 Ib.
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      COPRA MARKET.
      33 11 Barlow and Co. in their n.pra report, dated Jan. 8. state The market ha* been -tcsd> and prices show some slight improvement, (losing quotation.* are a* follows Sundried, $5.70; mixed. 15.40.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      19 11 Malayan Tin. 3.800 piculs. Southern Tronoh Tin Si. picu!Southern Malayan Tin. 3,750 puuN Tronoh Mines- 2.1X4 pirnl>.
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      75 11 Mr. Edward Wil.haw. of Cables and Wire- less. Ltd.. and Imperial and interaationaJ I unimuaicattnns. Ltd.. has been elected president of thr Chartered Institute wf Secretaries for the ensuing year. Mr. F. R. E. 1 Davis, of the Orc»t Western Railway < oni Ciny. and Mr. K. Curdon Palm, of
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      A FEW GOOD SHARES.
      367 11 Possible Future Capital Appreciation. Tlir following infoniKitiM- >umnnnir up of lul.l.rr -ituation i- taken from I ,ir ralai laaaad b> a praaHaeal firm af atari brokers which has not ceased communicating with :t- rlirnt- ..»ing to th.- depfwl lit.-, the Laaataa Owaerrei aa l>rc During thr
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      HEVEA (JOHORE) LTD.
      382 11 Net Profit of £224 But No Dividend. Thr following dirertoi report ■car endrd Jun^ .10. anu aabawtti ■v.rntieth annual geaeral meeting •■< 11. ..i '••horvi Kul.l.cr I'lantatio'i Ltd M, Al.rhurch Laae. London, on Dee. I .i Thi- wrather thi •■uirhout thr rear I illlißlh wet, ovrr 142
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      APPEAL REFUSED IN VS.
      59 11 British Banks and Company Debts. »s-h riton. Itn 1 'he SuprePM C urt has rtrclinoi tlu caa* oruught l>> the I wmtneiiial Hank ut BcwUaadL Ltd.. and the Ban"« of S.i.tlaml Ltd., appealing agamtt thr i«iurt drci-mn that they are responsible fur dehu of the Baftaa
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      EXCHANGES.
      75 11 Rughy. Jan. Poacign exchange* are AmiUrdim ILVOb 1 Athens 372. Bombay Is. s\d, Rerln Rrus*el« :t4.7i»4. Butharr •4"». Baenos Aires 35 1-U. Copenhagen U.I6V Geneva iS.o:,. HelMn»•for^ W2.K>.. Hong Kong U T .d. Lisbon in*.:: l. Madrid 4.- 4".. Milan yJ.72>,. Montr Video »5. Se« V.rk 4>". lt-32. Oslo
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET.
    355 11 France Still Draining dnl'l From Kn^land. WAR LOAN < <>\\ BRSION I'ROSI'M TS RECEDE. IFIWM <>vi Own I ..rr. I This <>|m-i ut ii-i-Kank of Kngl;. 'Million in ini-l in Inuiki were always i>lilainal>!<- :ii I <■ ami thi- open diarounl n •th«" t.:»nk rifafta f< H
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9.1931. THE MEASURE OF DISTRESS.
    984 12 I As sen?ational and highly coloured reports of Kuropean unemployment and I Malaya, particularly among the planting community, arc still appearins in the London Press, it seems able that a sober review of the true situation in the F.M.S..
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    A FEW MORE "GREAT ILLUSIONS."
    1053 12 Dangers of the "Empire Crusade." (By Sir Norman Angell. author of The <;reat Illusion.) It is sometimes argued: "Since the Free Trade Empire idea is nltogpther too fan tastic ever to succeed, since it i« noun 1 to fail, it can never be a danger
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    298 12 Mr. A. Moore, of Kombok Estate, is proceeding on Home leave shortly. Dr. Thomas F. Strang. Medical Officer Seremban. has gone on transfer to Klang Among the passengers who left Singapore on the Ranchi today were Mr. and Mrs. C Dickinson. Mrs. A. H. Dickinson. Mrs. P.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    594 12 TALK. Ban i- a |*a 4 "nc, alleged have rome from thr Kngli-h o I married *h<- Hataaad while I talked ilunnT the h I talked and I listened, and n<>w wr'vc been married thrc- years we both talk and U hours li*t«n MINE HOST OF
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    37 12 h Ministi r t.. i h na. Ml viMt Bangkok next month where ho will he t>. British Minister arid Ladjf Mary Darnar, wires nur Baagfcafe earraaaMtamt, *h>> adds that Sir V mm M lat<r to Singapore.
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    A DECISION ON INDIA.
    764 13 (iovernment to State Policy. RESTORING PEACE. Ix>rd Reading's Views Welcomed. London. Jan. 8. Vr. Ramsay MaeDonaM, in a ■ir, Ihirham. referring to I lilt up in relation to Indian I -irds and •he hast danger try, "r ta the associated .1 taoaa powers .nient that with
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    DEATH OF MR. ARSHAK SARKIES.
    205 13 Forty Years a Hotel Proprietor. Mr. Arshak Sarkies, of the Raffles H«.t«l. Singapore, and the E. and O. Hotel. Penang, died in the Penang Hospital early this morn ng. He had been in poor health far some time and became seriously ill recently, and the
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    NATIONAL SAVING.
    104 13 I'rince of Wales on Thrift Movement. Rugby, Jan. 8. Th' 1 Prince of Wales, at a dinner to celebrate th- sale af 1.000.(100.000 national savins deacrikad the I that great thrift organisation of the happy features of our ■oriai life during the last It years." The I'rim-e |xnnted
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    FILM STAR CHARGED.
    90 13 $5,000 Bail in Smuggling Charge. Hollywood, Jan. 8. Th» Bin star. Alma Kubens, has fur- .no'i bail in connection with the charge of participating in the smuggling af narcotics from Mexico. Reuter. -aite from San Diego (dated Jan. read The film star Alma Rubens has IK-.-n arre>ted
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    SILVER LOAN FOR CHINA.
    251 13 U.S. Senate Suggestion. REMEDY FOR DECLINING TRADE. Washington, Jan. 8. It is understood that the Senate subcommittee which is investigating the causes of the decline in trade between China and America will recommend the President to enter into international negotiations for a silver loan to China
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    TWO FORTUNES LOST.
    79 13 Mr. Francis Henderson's Bankruptcy. New York, Jan. 8. Mr. Fra-vis Henderson, the former president of the New York Kubbcr Exchange (who in l.l* purchased the International Rubber Trading Co., Singapore) has lodged voluntary petition in bankruptcy, giving his liabilities as £t6,000 and assets nil. Mr Henderson lost
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    TYRE PRICES DOWN.
    69 13 Ten Per Cent. Reduction In Malaya Today. Tyre manufacturers in Malaya notify a reduction of ten per cent, on all pneumatic motor tyres and tubes from today. 1 his follows three increases of ten per <-ent. during the last few months, in which all companies with the
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    SEAPLANE FLIGHT.
    38 13 Machine Forced Down Rejoins Squadron. Rome, Jan. 8. A messarr fm-r Port Natal states that Captain I>onuatelli, whose seaplam rame down with engine trouble, resumed his flight and rejoined General Balbo's squadron at Port Natal. -Reuter.
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    A PALL OF FOG.
    56 13 But London Traffic Services Normal. Rugby, Jan. 8. Th >ugh bright sunshine was experienced on most of the north-west coast fog and frost "ontinue in other parts of the Great I Britain The London traffic services were rorm. 1 today, although there was a pall if
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    BANK DIVIDENDS.
    35 13 Figure Maintained by National Provincial. London, Jan. 9. The National Provincial Bank, the last member of the Big Five group to declare a dividend, announces that it is maintaining last year's figure. Reuter.
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    POPE ON SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE.
    132 13 The Word "Obey." MODERN TENDENCIES CONDEMNED. Rome. Jan. 8. A Papal Encyclical of lfi.ooo words has been issued, reminding the w rid of the sanctity of marriage a divine institution which is often derided and despised by men, not only in the theatre, the cinema,
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    SUGAR DESTROYED.
    247 13 Campaign of Arson In Cuba. Havana, Jan. 8. Despite the rigorous measures adopted by the Government serious fires have occurred on sugar plantations in Pinar del Rio and various parts of Matanza< Province, destroying 287,000 arroba < I'.vcr 7.175,000 English pounds) of sugar I cane. A message from
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    CHUNGSHAN MAGISTRATE
    118 13 Resignation Raises Protest From Merchants. Hong Kong, Jan. 7. General Chan Ming-shu. the chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, has wired to the Hong Kong and Chungshan (Chinese) Chambers of Commerce saying that he has already asked Mr. Wong Kui-?oo. the magistrate of Chungshan, to remain at his
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    CHUNGSHAN UNIVERSITY.
    219 13 Examination Yuan Chairman In Canton. Hong Kong, Jan. 7. Dr. Tai Chi-tao. the chairman of the Examination Yuan, interviewed General 'Chan Ming-shu. the chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Council, in Canton yesterday. It is understood that they discussed the affairs of the Sun Vat Sen University, Canton. Sin
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    THE CANTON STRIKE.
    53 13 Canton, Jan. 7. The Civil Department is mediating as 1 between the Canton Tea Merchants and their employees who are on strike.— Sin Kuo Mm. It will be recalled that the tea employee* went on strike on Jan. 5 by way of protest against a recent reduction
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    YOUNG MAN'S DARING FLIGHT.
    179 13 Secret Hop from Sydney To New Zealand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Jan. A 21-year-old doctor's son named (ivy Menzics has just amazed Australia by flying solo in Air Commodore Kingsford Smith's England-Australia record breaking aeroplane Southern Cm- which he bought for flM\ from Sydi.ey to
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    386 13 Great Interest Taken In China. Nanking, Jan. s. The Foreign Ministry ban It manifest1 -ng considerable interest in the Opium Suppression Corferem-e at (I.I has ir«ued a statement that China, during jthe past two years, has bam exerting 1 great efforts to suppress the traffic. Many I pew
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    GERMANY'S QUOTA.
    73 13 Negotiations for World Sugar Convention. m. Jan. I. Th" (icrman delegates at th.lions for the new World Sugar Convention have agreed to the n-m V sugar exporters' proposal that Germany's ixport quota should K- 500.000 tons 1, 1930-1 350.000 tons in ISSI-S, an.l MMM tons in the succeeding
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    COAL DISPITE.
    58 13 Settlement Brought a Stage Nearer. Kuiroy. 1.. The decision of the executive af the South Wales Miners' K- iteration today la sccept the reference of certain points to an inHepe.id^nt chairman brings the dispute a stage nearer settlement, which is expected la be reached at a joint meeting
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    ATLANTIC FLEET SAILS.
    18 13 Rugby. Jan. 8. j The Atlantic Fleet left Plymouth today for a cruise.— British Wireless.
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    MALAY CHIEFTAIN AS WITNESS.
    1044 13 Jelai Concession Case Resumed. DOCUMENT DENIED. Story of Negotiations For I (CMC (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala l.umpur. la The Miharajah I chief of Pahang. and the hoMci n the feudalism of <>ld Malaya. .icn<r here today in the Jcla ase. This litigation. whi«-h h.-i-. taken
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    SMARTER SERVICE IN COFFEE SHOPS
    530 14 Should Waitresses Be Allowed? DELICATE PROBLEM IN KUALA LUMPUR. Own 1 orres|>onden f Kunia 1 uaaar, Jan. x. administration I ard yesthat smartly ng largely im1 IfeJ-rl of whether this aping of .1 was raismaa, Mr. K. (i. Kanthial, of a litter written to r.im
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS.
    48 14 hinrs«- Hoy Knocked Down Ky Motor-Lorry. An "M neae was knocked injared ny a motor-lorry tr,.,.i veaterdaj afternoon when running across the road. He is hms in Tan T.xk Saasj hospital in a it MB and a motor lorry I 1 derl> Chineoe was injured and
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    OPPOSED BILL.
    18 14 'oiisidered b> Selangor hainher of Commerce. (Frooj Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. j. dtl prote<--arousing
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    127 14 Charged with Driving Car While Intoxicated. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur. Jan. A Kuro|K-an name 1 A. V.. Dovey. at ai the unemployment camp in formerly an accountant by a Negri Sembilan mining was fined $I".<i or two weeks' rig'irous imprisonment here yesterday for dining a motor-car
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    THE SINS OF THE SON.
    213 14 Visited Ipon the Father In Shanghai. fthaa thai, Dae. It. rabtt surprise has been ed to the ,iir,-! af the Rev. l">u !'aon.Mien. M.A I1I 1 1' nj lof the Churcii of <>ur Saviour in Dixwetl Road, i. the Greater Bhaachai Bureau of Public Safety
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN U.S.A.
    217 14 New Census in Representative Cities. Wahington. F>ec. 11.* The United state- Deaartasaal ti Laaaar taaay announce,! mat a new census will be taken :n representative in an effoit to -how the 1 xaet extent of un. n America. Mr. William N. Doak, the n> f labour, admif.ed
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    NORTH KWANGTUNG
    87 14 Active Step> Being Taken Against Reds." Hong" Kong. Jan. K. (ieneral 'Wang Ting-wa. the CMaMsaM leader who ha- been busy durini: the past live or -i\ w«i'k> rounding up bandits in north Kwangtung. i> reportid to havi' arrested many l.andit- at l.nnkiang an<i hangun. north of Namhung. (ieneral
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    DYNAMITE PLOT.
    51 14 Alleged I'lan to I H- troy Hotels In Havana. V V ..rk. Jan. K. front H;ivan.i tates that thp police have discowrcd a plot to dynamite a numU-r of Cuban hotels, ami have ain-tiil m\iki] sassWßtti at whose headnuarters sßOat powerful dvnamitiit BsWptd to have Inren found. Ken
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    FREE EDUCATION ?
    35 14 FREE EDUCATION Important Decision in South China. llonj: Kaag, Jan. s. The Hong Kong and Canton Kducotional •.1 m ided that no »m 1. .Ned by the primary and middle 1 school*. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    TOWARDS PEACE IN KWANGSI.
    480 14 Momentous Meetings In Hong Kong. Baas Kop.ir. .i.m. '.>. (leneral Wu Ting-yanir— ':n- former Kwangsi rebel leader. v. ho arrived back at Hong Kong from Nanking, where he has b<-< n sVkwhsssl the Kwangsi yiturtion with hi«h sssWali at the Nationalist Covernment -tmlay had a consultation
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    HOTEL MANAGER FINED.
    182 14 l"n licensed Cabarets At The Adelphi. Mi. H. WliiiK.n. the Singapi re Fourth I' f. rate, on Mr. Muenu. manager of the Adelphi Hotel, for tarrying on cabaret pi I fill —IM IS with, lit permits from the Chief I'olue (Hfi'-er and for failing to jinsv.ci three
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    CANTON MURDER.
    85 14 Shot at Kuomintang Headquarters. Canton. Jan. K. It now transpires that Mr. Sze Sheungtiui was shot nt the Canton K'Jominchun btSSMCfe heniloua. ter-. Sin Kirn Mill. .ige froom Canion ldate<l Jan. 7) stated that Mr. Sze Slii'iing-mui. a director 1 f the CrafcM branch of the Im'o lommtang
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    MORE KWANGSI TROUBLE
    89 14 Rebels apture City Of Wusuen. Hong Konv.'. lan. I, negotiations are proceeding here with a view to the >ettl«ment of Kwaniri I a ris rud. trouble in the ci-n'.re of KvanKM province The Kwangsi reUls h» city of Wusuen (Wuhsuent robbing the inhabitants and disarming all who
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    HUPEH "REDS."
    84 14 Report on (iencral Ho ChenChun's Campaign. Sha-.ghai. Jan. K. <!• neral Hsu Vuan-chuan. the garrison I'iniiii mder of the I'pper Yann'-i X"..> ;i-ea. who went to Yochow three d.iys ay:. ir connection with the ommunist-handit •1..1 M. on the Hur.an-Hupeh border, e;i-t ►of that city, has returned to
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    KATONG TRAGEDY.
    107 14 l harge .Against Eurasian Amended. A Ksi>. ckerman. the Eurasian who wa--•l connection with the assault on Mr. I»en Datdttr. his dnughter and the Chinese maidservant in their hou« .f lo.iK. was produ.-id before Ml i, K Clayton, the Singa|K.i Police MacittntT this morning and hinged with the
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    "THE BLUE EXPRESS."
    452 14 China's Protest Ajfamst Soviet Firm. Beilin. It transpires that the Chinese legation hen- has approached the German PaW%* (•(Tu-e with a view to getting some further pait- cut out of the Russian film "The Blue Kvpresv" which is being here and which has its setting in China.
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    DISHONEST BROKERS?
    227 14 Canton (Jovernment Declares War. Canton. Dec. 17. The I'rovincial (iovernment of K»mt turn' it contemnlatinir the establishment ol h land -al<- orrice to fasCTCM VOJMSM anil pievent fraudulent prac'>n»t the lin.kers. The (iovernment complains of the prevalence of underhand transactions in the r«al estate tmsiness. which is invariable
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    16 14 The Girl said No." a comedy featuring William Haines opens tonijtht at the Alhambra.
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    A NORTH-WEST CHINA CRISIS.
    465 14 Mr.T. V. Soong (;oes North FIN AM INC SHANSI AND SHENSI. Shai iiang urgent request Mr. T. the "hincse Finance Mir. Tientsin last night. It is expect c I tha Kai-shek will meet Ma 'iati|f at Tientsin on lar recen; affair* larly the i i Shansi.
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    "HEADING FOR DISASTER."
    113 14 "HEADING FOR DISASTER Inspector's (ommcnl in Kash Driving Case. "There i> alway- heavy traf mr.ction of Victoria Street ai R<<ad. and an\ driver w> road without slowing down, i- headini fur disarter." Thi- wai a comment I.) Dale, when irking 1 tvtdenn hofore the Fourth I 0. H. Whi»ton) yeaterdaj
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    ROPE ROUND NECK
    41 14 Chinese Found on Floor Of Vacant Hou A Chinese was I BOOf <>f a vacant htm-' yesterday with I und hi nt-< L The police sent for an amhulunrc an the man wu taken to Tan 1 ho.-pital
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      537 15 Excellent Accommodation. ADDITIONAL "LUNG" FOR SINGAPORE. i IIMMI r i r ow C. .1. harrcr. CMC. .ssioners ;:nK to re- int Kmily i iovcrnment construct- th> r», each with of one million gallons I l the purpose of n v ilh fresh water fT this
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      BENDIGO PAYS $250 ON THE TOTE.
      888 15 Penang Races Begin. BACKERS LOSE $300 OVER AN OBJECTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 8. The Penang Turf Club New Year meeting opened today in tine weather and there was a good attendance, among those present being the Sultan of Perak. The going
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    UMPIRES FOR 1931.
    154 15 Selections for County Cricket Matches. Tho umpires to stand in first-class iuring ltCl were chosen by the aptains of the first-class counties at a meeting at Lord's in mail week, as M> ows:—W. Bostwick (Derbyshire); L. C. Braund (Somerset) R. I). Burr wi [Worcestershire); W. A. Buswell
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    WATER SPEED RECORD.
    159 15 Kaye Don's Forthcoming Trial In Miss England 11. A picturesque five-miles stretch of water along IM Ballyrnr.an shore of < though Neagh. Ireland, was ditinitely ■■elected in mail week as the venue for the <|n»il Mali in connection with the new ittempt to be maile on the
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    MATCH FOR REECE.
    152 15 To Meet Sidney Smith For £100 Aside. The da"ys of the money match in pro- r essional billiards would seem to have j irnarte L But not <|uite, says the Sport.nc Life. Some time ago Tom Recce expressed > iij willingness to meet any English pro- 'essional
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    SOUTH JOHORE'S FINE TACKLING.
    501 15 Easy Win Over Public Services. S. Johore 1"> pM. P. Service* ."> pt*. South Johore added further to their laurel* yesterday by a fine victory over the Public Services in a friendly frame by 15 points (five tries) to 5 points (one try). The tackling of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS
    107 15 Enrolments Under the New Ordinance. In accordance with the Volunte* r Force Amendment) Ordinance l'.'ln, which tales that every male person who (not •eing a British subject or a British protcted subject) is of pure European lescent shall, subject to the provisions 'f this Ordinance, be eligible '.or
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    SPORTING FIXTURES
    148 15 rida>. January t. Hockey: S.R.C. lit XI ti. Welch Reft SIC. aturtay. Janaary I*. Penang Bacet. Rufby: Singapor. Ptrak. Malar* Cup Final, K. L. R.A.F. S.C.C.. S«i*tar Rac Course Golf Club medal competition. Keppel Golf Club medal competition. Garrison Coif Club; Men's Monthly Medal (stroke) competition. Opening of
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    WILL SINGAPORE SING IN THE RAIN ?
    495 15 WILL SINGAPORE SING IN TH E RAIN Malaya Cup Final. I'ERAK'S CHAN* ES ON A DRY GBOUND. Tumi.rri'W will srv the Hff <f iht- Rugby season, when IfcMBBMV meet I'i-rak in the final of I at Kuala Lumpur. Quiti- a large numbvr of nuppurtcts \i travelling up from Singapore »n<i
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    TENNIS PROGRESS
    19 15 Young Players' Chan Taitirv. v champion 'in .1 rh. 1 I V. I h<- ball har from
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    THE PARIS BOURSE CRISIS.
    1446 16 (■o\t'rnment to Blame. TIIK SPECULATIONS OF M. oi'STRK (Bj M Gtargt* I'.onn.t. late French Miafattei a( 1 manre.) l'aris Bourse :>• caused so •■■do with the ■i Wall Street i tar, such as a taw materials, rUag expenses, f buying aeeamd. in There has cerng the
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    BAIL EXTENDED.
    141 16 Former Manager Sent For Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Jan. Following an exhaustive preliminary inquiiy, Henry Michalovitch. the former manager of Storch Bros here, was corr-mitte-J to the assizn today to stand trial on two charges of criminal breach of tru.it in respect of two barbers' chairs,
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    CAPT. J. McGREGOR.
    316 16 Death of Commodore of Glen Line. The funeral took place in mail week of Captain James McGregor, late Commodore of the Glen Line, whose death at the age of 71 years occurred at his residence in Ayr, Scotland, after a brief illness. Captain McGregor had a long
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    BRITAIN'S WAR LOANPROBLEMS.
    1283 16 Conversion Possibilities. WHAT FOREIGN HOLDERS MAY BE OFFERED. (By Hargreare* ParVinson. B. em > For some weeks past, the outstanding topic of discussion in the London financial district has l>een the possibility of an early conversion offer, by the Chancel- 1 lor of the Kxrhequer. to holders
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    RADIO NEWS.
    39 16 i he taiiirne will I the Salmon Radio Station t. C'aat N ler), Kant.. Aile ilu Regiment I 'vi I f'apriic i riolil I Coramc I'Ecum '(I. FctTM), \r<!.,rit. nilian<iuex 1 1 Maivr. i 1.. Canni I
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    THE SECOND CUNARDER.
    297 17 ♦> Cammell Laird's Ability To liuild Her Spcakintr at t).c monthly mooting of the council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Mr. 11. V. Edwards said soT.e of them were wondering whether the Cunard Line wt-re contemplating placing the contract for their second new liner elsewhere than
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    MOTOR-CAR INDUSTRY IN FRANCE.
    1188 17 Position Stronger Than In America. (By Vicomte de Rohan, president of the French Automobile Club.) If we compare the situation of the motor-car markets in different countries, including the U.S.A., France has evtry reason to look upon thi.i comparison with satisfaction. The production of motor-cars in
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    SINCLAIR LEWIS.
    105 17 Tills an As»»ait Story Against Himself. Mr Maelair Lewis, the author of BabST Gantry, and other gentle ap>ns <>f his native land has a nice humour H ling the talc. I was ci England. One fin.- snUMr af!« rno,,n I leant over the ra'l and looked dowi >..
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    THE LITERARY PAGE —NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    5323 18 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. A Successor in the Family Sequel to a Book by Jane Austen Style Ably Imitated with No Discordant Note "Mansfield Park" Reread and Compared with its Continuation. < irryiag On. M m-lield I'ark. Hi Jane Austen. -•i-.in Price or Kesulution. B> Mr« Fraarh aWwa.
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    HONG KONG PRISON STRIKE.
    271 19 Sir William Pcd Makes A Si.ilement. i .king loption ot 1 an I ■ions ,k hi. h had that n in the qualit) tying that uing the I ill Im-. thai iichniti- laawaaaa, < n a no reduction in been in the hich part of thi--
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    STATE ASSISTANCE.
    189 19 Italy's New shipbuilding Regulations. The new regulations regarding ship roastractiea in Italy have recently been made paMic Reiin entatives of the 1 auaniakatiaaa will make the f tonnage under construction, .onversion or repair, on which a subsidy allowr-d, or a reduction of Cuslotn* duti»--. on material imported from
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    VS. POPULATION.
    25 19 Washington. Dec. 21. Th<* eeaaaa bureau announced tulav that the urban population of the I'nited '„".21 and that the rural I: il ''..HV.!,^''.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    501 19 [The Straits limti it not rr»p«m:M« foi chr opinions of iv rorrctpondeaU. Co.rci-pon.t'-nti ihould b««r in mind that letter* miMl t>< short and to the point. Long tpiitles ar* liable to rejected or cut town. Corre*|w>ndents mast endow taeu namrt and addrassei, not atrrtsanlr (oi publication hut at runranle*
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    MR. MOHAMED All.
    47 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enang. Jan. 7. Dfljaal 'li. .hi pi.es of the Penanp Indian AaaaaMiaa a aaataaj Indian is to be held to pa-:- a resolution of ci.pHolenie tat the death of Mr. Nauldiiu Mohamed All. delegate to U Table Conference in London.
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    HOLIDAYS AND THE LOW DOLLAR.
    847 19 /QiVG KOSQ LtTTkk. British Imports Decline. PRICE BEFORE QUALITY NOW THE CRY. (Ki'.:n (lur Own Correspondent.) ll"t.ij Keag, -'.in. J. I |>iti- »l thi- ilollar «hi<h. H inla«t •>., year, icarhe-1 the BM I w record of I*. hi then MHm4 t" (tiniihuunn in thr
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    RUBBER SCRAP THEFT
    76 19 Malay (Jets Three Months' Rigorous. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mulaci-a. Jan. o Mm Mr. Whitehoiisi- t<>iln\. I tor Huggim* chargvii a Malay named Ru- jjal hin CM with thr th.-ft ef thn-< |w ;i|i riil.lx-r- fr<m Km!" ng K>tn'<-. I vain, <1 JH>, thi property ol Tin
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      179 19 HECKEL Transport Plants grant great savings of working expenses hecauae they ha»c many trears' eipenence h*h!iH thrm an I »r- huilt la indiridnal reqnireaient*. Manr of thr worliia -erprisrs .«r thnr preeperity to the perfect nolvtion by our apecialised engineer- of their haalige sad conveying problem*. Hr are manutarlyrrr* ot
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    WHERE HOLLYWOOD IS PUT TO SHAME.
    1732 20 The Effect of Altitude On Morals. HILL STATION LIFE. WILD ORGIES IN SIMLA AND NAIROBI. <ll> William J Makin. the well-known I'.riti-h no\r!i«t and traveller. The dactOf i"\»orcd his Ste' horn the re^i'in of mv heart and gaicd .an ly. I was in hh
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    REPRIMANDED.
    74 20 Court Martial on Well-Known Airman. San Antonio. Texas, Dec. 22. Lieut. Lester Maitland, the prominent army aviator, was sentenced today la be reprimanded and to forfeit $100 of his pay after he had pleaded guilty before court ir.artial of being intoxicated in the Fort Sam Houston hospital last August
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    75 20 I Substituted service of notice of petitions for receiving orders was allowed by Mr. Justice Whitley this morning on K. Mohamed >lussa:n. K. Mohamed Meah, Wong Yuen Fong (a woman), and Cheng Huat and (o. Receiving orders were made against A. Abdul Majeed and Co. and Chop Wan
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA.
    370 20 Markets Which America Must Cultivate. Washington (D.C.), Dec. 12. America's only hope of extending the markets for her raw materials and manufactured goods lies in China and Soviet Russia. Senator William E. Borah, Republican of Idaho and chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, declared in
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    SOVIET GOLD ROUBLE.
    210 20 Slump Follows Closing Of Japanese Bank. Harbin, Dec. 20. The Soviet Gold Rouble, which it maintained at the artificial rate of 50 cents American currency inside Russian tern tury, slumped on the Harbin market today to a value of approximately three cents in United States currency, or
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    SEDITIOUS PAMPHLETS.
    133 20 Chinese for Trial At Assizes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Jan. 8. Chui Teck Chong, a Hylam <offee-»hor keeper <>f Hutterworth, was committed t<> the Assizes here today charged with being in possession of documents likely to incite persons to interfere with the law. Deter tive Lee Ah
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    KILLED TWO PEOPLE.
    119 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Jan. 8. II iw a hu*nan<l shot his wife and alao a n-an who ramt to the r .true was toM at tho inquest at Taip.n-: today on the hMaWadj who died in hospital after he had been found suffering from fever
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    WOMEN PIONEERS OF THE OUTPOSTS.
    959 21 lonely White Girlt in Ihe South Seas. (\U Ja.k McLaren, the no* ol the South B> of them. in their courai" all manner of I ami winning 1 the and I dont think ening for taa I 1 .ill .mil ,11!. r Ni i:r ,-h,
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    RECORDS DESTROYED.
    97 21 Fire in Capitol Building Of North Dakota. Bismark. North Dakota Dec. M, Kire today destroyed the capitol building of North Dakota, together with all official records, files and historical docu1111 nt. The fire tarted on the fourth floor of ihe building, which was a In ick structure end
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    WIFE POISONED.
    100 21 life Sentence on Army Physician. Kansas City. Dec. -1 Charles A. Sheppard. army \\n< convicted today of fatally poisoning his secon.l wife. The venlic' ciriicd a sentence of life imprisonment, since the jury specilied that capital I'umshmrnt should not he imposed. The in-rated on the case for more
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    UNPUNCTUAL BRIDES.
    65 21 War has been declare.) on Paris bride" who arrive late for their weddings. Carli'ial Ytrdier, Archbishop of Paris, lias d all priests to wait 1"> minutes. and then to m on with the nuptial Mass. whether the bride is present or not. Cardinal Verdier says: Marriage is a
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    WAR ON REDS IN SOUTH CHINA.
    299 21 Big Campaign Planned For This Month. Canton, Dec. 28. Early in the New Year, a thorough drive is to be maiie for the complete supprtssion of the Communist bandits on the Kiangsi, Fukien and Kwangtunt; borders. (•eneral Heunir Hon-ping, commander of the »I2nd d'vision.
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    A GERMAN DREYFUS ?
    447 21 A GERMAN DREYFUS Mother's Dramatic Outhurst At a Wedding. Berlin, Dec. 2 i of Ghra V<ni Kive «tnt an innocert man ti> prim lor IS ><a--' Honi.ur your (Jod and tell the ii. troth!" inti'i t jutcd the wedding ut the daughter <>f an industrial •ire-tnr .i~ it left tht-
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    MARRIED IN AIRSHIP.
    67 21 Son of Former British Consul In Shanghai. St. Petersburg. Florida, Dec L'T. Lieut. Commander Karl Lange, of thiI'nited States naval reserve, today performed what is belk-ved to be the first tnarri.ige ceremony aboard a dirigible. He married Flunk Johnson, of Shanghai, th» son of a retired British
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    MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
    39 21 Victoria. British Columbia, Dec. 18. Mr*. N ictor Bruce, the British airwoman who flew 10,000 milei alone from England to Japan, started on an aerial tour of the United States today. She left here for Seattle.
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    WOMEN IN MODERN WORLD.
    1271 22 S< x vntagonism and Sex Perversion. CB) Ihe «.rv liisisjsi W. R. Inge D.D.. I lean cf Si Paul* Cathedral.) iniecUfaa of feminist" n are as baseless as Ussy are It is not necessary to expatiate foi the large r.ajonty of wo nefl take no part
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    STAMP COLLECTION.
    287 22 Rarities I'sed to Caper Cottage Walls. The most freakish, and one of the most valuable. st:tmp collections in the world is on thc> walls of the cottage of a B the Savoy Alps. Collectors who have found the stamps have bid fabulous prices for the right to the
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    LORD LLOYD AND THF NAVY.
    587 22 Totally Inadequate n Foi Its Task. Lord Lloyd, at a Navy League meet ing at CheUea recently, described th< Navy as totally inadequate to th< task of securing the territories of th« Empire from enemy kfVMiM or aggres sion. In a reference to the Keliogg
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    COMPOSER'S DEATH.
    276 22 Inquest on Distinguished Song-Writer. London. Dec. 22. At the inquest at Hammersmith on Mr. Warlock, (Philip Hessrltine. the composer) a pathologist said that death was due to gas-poisoning. Two composers, Mr. Vandiered and Mr. Ireland, gave evidence. Th«- former said that he visited Mr. Warlock before his death
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    AFRICA AIR ROUTE.
    103 22 Rapid Communication From Aircraft to Shore. London, Dec. 24. In order to establish rapid communication with the shore when the Imperial Airways flying boats on the EnglandAfrica route alight at various points along the Nile, the Imperial Airways have ordered a number of luxurious 75 h.p. river
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    BREWERY MERGER.
    226 22 Two Famous Scottish Firms. The two largest Scottish firm* of brewers, Messrs. William Younger and Co., Ltd.. and Messrs. William MrKwan and Co., Ltd.. both of Edintiurirh. an nounce a combination of certain financial and technical resource The arrangement is a private MM a« between the shareholders concerned
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    LINDBERGH FIGHTS FIRE.
    102 22 Wife Sits in Cockpit of Burning Plane. Baltimore. FV-. in. t Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's aer«i lam* raugh* fire at) Logan Field today as he was about to leave for New York, Imt he extinguished the flames unaided. The fire wan a small one. Mr-, l.ind1 l>ertrh
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    FREIGHTER IN DISTRESS.
    97 22 Japanese Boat Crippled IK Broken Rudder Chain. .Seattle, I>. Buffeted by aj gale and CfippM l>y :i broken rudder chain, th-- .l;:>. [freighter Yojin Maru. en route fr«-m Vanicouver to Osaka with a cargo sjf wheat and lumber, was in distress 7>hi m: I Cape Flattery today.
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