The Straits Times, 30 October 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, r AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL' NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. PRICE 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931. 20 PAGES. The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931. 20 pac;ks.
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      340 1 SINGAPORE 78, CECIL BT, C'PHONC BiHTVt i":"v "i 6.15 Tonight 9.15 j CHARLIE RUGGLES In "THE GIRL HABIT." Phone 5261-2. j [MALAYAN "CHAMPIONSHIP WONI and J British Record Broken! with help of j%i PHOSFERINE] CHAMPION 001 LEONG TEIK writes '> I^^^mr-4j^ "TT is with the greatest ])lensure that I write
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      80 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 27. JAVA BT. CPHONC 3883), PROVISIONS. NEW SHIPMENTS RECEIVED. All New Stocks are being Retailed at the OLD Prices. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. FINEST QUALITY— "PINEAPPLE" COOKED HAM AT REDUCED PRICE AT SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE LTD. ORCHARD ROAD SUB -DEPOTS.— BLAKE MARSDEN CRUSHING MACHINERY Used by
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      15 1 6.15 Tonight 9.1S CHARLIE itUGGLES In "THE GIRL i j 1 HABIT." j Phone 5261-2.
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      488 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER 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. RAJPUTANA 17,000 Oct. 81 KHIVA 0.000 Nov. 2
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      596 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. sffIEWfIfKKTSI (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and MldsJesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. i KATORI MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 6 j KASHIMA MARU 10,600 Nov. 19 20 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Dec. 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Dec. 16 17 i SUWA MARU 10,700
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      477 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,852 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      627 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Inco.porated in Denmark). Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. ro GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave. Spore. Penang. M.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 Not. 6 mj. ALSIA Nov. 26 Nov. 27 m.s. JUTLANDIA Dec. 23 Dec. 25 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 6 Jan. 8 m.s. MEONIA
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      619 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN* STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE 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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      445 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.j BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For KelanUn, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohtamui, Langsuan, Taku, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival. Departure VALAYA Nov. 1 Nov. 4 PRACHATIPOK Nov. 8 Nov. 11 SUDDHADIB Nov. 15 Nov. 18 These vessels are fitted throughout with
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      414 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Lsa Ancelee. S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN sails from Hong Kong Not. ii San Francisco and Portland. S.S.
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      582 3 DOLLAR VRAMfIQP LI NE oaWAMHUCAN MAIJ LIKE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. GARFIELD Nov. 9 Not. 12 Not. 14 I'P.ES. POLK Nov. 23 Not. 26 Not. 28 PP.ES. ADAMS Pec. 7 Dec. 10
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      569 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suei CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Dne Spore. s.s. CITY OF NORWICH Nov. 26 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF KHIOS for Havre, L'don, R'dam and
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      384 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised C.000.000 Capital Subscribed 1.800,000 Reserve Fund and Best 1.666.84.. Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq, J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.,
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      562 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Nrtherlsnda Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1834). PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (abont 46,869,000) STATUTOBT BESERVB FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,336,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUB. HSAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acbeen) Shanghai
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      497 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1863 st Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000.000 (about £8,500,000) Paid up Capital Glds. G5.000.0U0 (abont £4,600,000). Reserves Gld?. •-".>, t.humt (sbout £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES: BATAVIA: Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE: Head Office for Chins and
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      786 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fe« of 25 cents
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      710 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. A FEW vacancies occur, No. 7, Institution Hill. Rates Reduced. PRIVATE GUEST HOUSE, room suitable married couple. Also single. Excellent table, modem sanitation. Tennis court. Mrs. A. Willies late of Adelphi Hotel, 13, Scotti Road. Phone 2043. SELF-CONTAINED SERVICE FLATS or suites, fully furnished, suitable for two, available in
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      624 4 BUSINESS r^MISE^ TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Ro«d, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. TO LET SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64, Market St. TO SUBLET, part of a large godown close to river. Rent very moderate. Apply Box 70 c/o Straits Times. TO
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      467 4 ?r firSffi£'i.dtN'k6utf i CAIRHOLM PRIVATE HOSPITAL, 65, Cnirnhili Rd., Singapore, for patients under care of their own doctor, European Sisters. Expectant mothers boarded. Miss M. HcGrath, Matron Proprietress. Tel. 4110. ELECTRICAL MASSAGE Mrs. SONODA and MISS SEZUAI NO. 5, BENCOOLEN STREET, SINGAPORE. MASSAGE HALL manicure Massage. Mrs. HARU Miss lIANA.
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      622 4 PUBLIC NOTICES SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Ordinance No. 129 (Traction Engines and Motor Cars). NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of motor vehicles bearins the undermentioned Illustration numbers (Singapore), that unless the said owners communicate with the undersigned before Nov. 12, 1931, the said registrations will be cancelled. G. C. MEREDITH,
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      937 4 TENDERS TENDERS TENDERS will be recoived at the Coloninl Secretary's Office until noon on Nov. 6, 19.11, for the following services for the Government Monopolies Department for the year 1932 (1) Supply of copper pans, sires and dimensions as desired, to be delivered at the Opium Factory, Tclok Blaanlh Tenderer
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      386 5 HOTELS raffles Hotel TONIGHT TEA DANCE INFORMAL DANCE 10 8.15 p.m. 9.45 p.m. midnleht. MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. ARMISTICE NIGHT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. SPECIAL SUPPER DANCE DANCING 9.45 P.M. TO 2 A.M. Suppers will be served on th^ Lawn of the Palm Court 12 Midnight— l.3o a.m. TICKETS:— SUPPER AND DANCE
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      327 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, November 1, at 9.30 p. fh. "Monia Litter and His Cortcert Orchestra/ OVERTURE "Freyschnti" C. von. Weber OPERA FANTASY "Samson and Delila C. Saint Saens INTERVAL HEBREW MELODY J. Achron SUITE "Bergamasque" C. Debussy (a) Prelude (b) Menuet (c) Clair De Lune (d) Passepied. INTERVAL SECOND HUNGARIAN
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      116 5 HELLO A FOLKS DON'T FORGET Wednesday, November 11. TEDDIE BELL and HIS BAND. THEY LIKED HIS MUSIC IN LONDON— GLASGOW,— EDINBURGH, LEEDS,— LIVERPOOL,— PARIS, BERLIN— SHANGHAI,— CALCUTTA— YOU'LL LIKE IT TOO. ADELPHI HOTEL GRAND OPENING NIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH The ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATIONS. FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONG FIRE
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      478 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of excellent walnut -?t:iiiied teak household furniture, "Colombia (Jrufunola Table Grand Gramophone, plunts, etc. To be held at No. Crescent Flat, Tanjong Katong on Saturday, Oct. 31, 1931, at 4 p.m. On view from Friday, 30th instant. Catalogues issued. CHEONG KOON SENG CO., Auctioneers. Singapore, Oct.
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      343 5 AUCTION NOTICES. STATE OF JOHORE IN THE COURT OF THK JUDGE AT JOHORE KAHRI!. Land Application No. 2.°. of 19! I. In th* mattrr of section 62 (ii) of Th* Land Enactment 1910" and in (he- matter of a Charge dated July 1. 1931 Presentation No. ***** and registered in
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      1643 6 Gandhi Puts His Foot in It A Gratuitous Reflection On India's Spokesmen How Calcutta Is Hrinii Improved Sad Plight Of Indian Railtcays The Ist Malay Infantry Some Criticism Of Retrenchment Plans Violent Robbery And The Terrorist Movement The Viceregal Train. (From our own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Oct. 18.
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      HIS JUNGLE HOME.
      55 6 Criminal Discovered in A Jackal's Den. Kandi, Oct. 13. Sitanath Das, alleged to be a notorious robber who escaped from police custody six months ago, was arrested yesterday hiding in a field in a jackal's den. He had lived in the den for six months, food being
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      REVIVAL OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
      255 6 Moslems to Join In GANDHI'S REPORTED OFFER TO THEM. Calcutta, Oct. 14. Mr. Gandhi, anticipating the failure of the Round-Table Conference, is already contemplating a revival of civil disobedience with Moslem co-operation. The London correspondent of the Statesman understands on good authority that Mr. Gandhi is
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      NO NEED FOR ARMY
      219 6 But Mr. Gandhi Thinks a Few Police Still Essential. London, Oct. 15. Mr. Gandhi Addressed a crowded meeting of students of many nationalities at the Student Movement House, Russell Square, last night, after which he sjpent a busy hour replying to questions. 1-c admitted he had
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      BLACK MAGIC OR POISON ?
      140 6 BLACK MAGIC OR POISON Mysterious Death in The Hooghly District. Calcutta, Oct. 20. The practice of black magic by a woman is said to have been responsible, according to unconfirmed reports, for the death of an up-country man in the Hooghly district. Deceased was found in a bustee at Rislra
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      PUNJAB MAIL MURDER.
      74 6 Convicted Men Appeal Against Sentences. Nagpur, Oct. 15. Yeshwantsingh and Deonarayan. wh< were sentenced to death, and Dalpat, who was sentenced to transportation for life in the Punjab Mail murder case, have preferred appeals in the court of the Addi tional Judicial Commissioner. It will be recalled
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      MUCH TOO FUNNY.
      76 6 Poona Jockey Fined Rs. 50 For Joke at Cook's Expense. Bombay, Oct. 19. The danger of being too humorous was illustrated in the case of a well-known jockey, who was fined Rs. 50 by the Poona Magistrate, for endorsing hjs cook's testimonial If he is looking for
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      TERRORISM TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
      496 6 Governor's Appeal To Indian Teachers. Patna, Oct. 14. His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson, Governor of Bihar and Orissa, in opening the provincial Secondary School Teachers' Conference at Ranchi, laid great stress on the importance of righ'.ly guiding the youth of the country, some of whom had
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      TRAPPED IN A LIFT.
      133 6 Modern Edition of the "Black Hole of Calcutta." Calcutta, Oct. 21. A modern edition of the Black Hole of Calcutta was staged this evening at a popular cinema here when one of the lifts, containing three women and five men, stuck halfway between floors and confined
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      HINDU SHOPS LOOTED.
      91 6 More Communal Trouble In South India. Madras, Oct. 17. According to an official report, about 200 Mohammedans committed decoity and looting of shops belonging to Hindus at Keelakarai in the Ramnad District on Oct. 11 and are alleged to have carried off pro, perty worth Rs. 18,000.
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      INDIANS IN NATAL.
      82 6 About 1,800 Unemployed In Durban Alone. Pietermaritzburg, Oct. 13. An appeal for the relief of Indian unemployed in Natal, of whom there are 1,800 "in Durban alone, is expected to be made to India. As a result of the efforts of Sir Kumar Reddi a fund has
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      GIRLS MURDERED BY BURMA REBELS.
      215 6 Flesh Sliced From Their Limbs. Rangoon, Oct. 14. I Even those who know to what lengths Ihe Burmese are capable of going when in a ferocious mood are at a loss to explain some of the acts committed by them within the last few days
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      TWO KILLED BY A SNAKE
      108 6 Tragic End to Village Performance. Poona, Oct. 14. Two deaths from snake-bites are reported from a village near Pandharpur, in the Sholapur District. It appears that a snake charmer, whose "star" turn was the throwing of harmless snakes at his audience, on this occasion threw
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      HIS HEAD IN FLAMES.
      104 6 Ceylon Soothsayer's Strange Revenge. 1 ChthTw-f€eyton>,-ertr--«. There was some excitement at noon today in Chilaw when a man who by occupation is a soothsayer and juggler, named Pederick Appuhamy, was seen with his head in flames. It is said that, having got into a state of
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      DEPRESSION IN MADRAS
      85 6 Collecting Statistics As To Prices. Madras, Oct. 14. Accepting the recommendation of the i Economic Depression Inquiry Committee,! appointed in February to examine the effects of the general economic depression, the Government has decided to appoint a small committee to advise regarding, the collection of statistics of
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      BROADCASTING IN INDIA.
      599 6 Lingua Franca Needed. GOVERNMENT POSITION EXPLAINED. Calcutta, O.t. lfi. The development of a common lingua j franca, an 1 the reorganisation of the service on an entirely different basis, are urg?d in official circles as necessary to the future development of broadcasting in India. It is suggested
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      9 6 Oar Letter from Ceylon today appears on page 18.
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      287 7 !|HIHHiIHBBsHpHpiIBIfIHHHH ll^~3l 1^ ~3 r *\m\ B ll ssssssS mm^K m HO t p o^^^^^ijj^B^^B O^Bl^^K) HMO n E 52Ci^^^W^W® ipp^ "Where Every Pictur e is a "Double-Theatre Attraction. LAST NIGHT OF The Famous MODERN Comedy Star CHARLIE RUGGLES tl IN PARAMOUNT'S GREAT TONIC FOR THE BLUES! THE GIRL HABIT"
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    THE ADRIA LINE.
    398 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Particularly Interesting Activities. Comparatively few of the big Italian Steamship companies run regular services 1 1 -h waters, so that the activities oi ih.' Adria Line, of Fiume, have a parti- < .'in interest for British shipping men. They also have an appeal because the
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    142 8 Friilny, October 30. Ship* kloucaide the Wharre* or «zp««U*l t* arrive. KLI'I'KI. lIAKBOUB. Main Wharf Lch. Lady Clementi, Lch. Makota, Lighter Barang, Lch. Tamby, Tug Prince, M. Lighter Kilat, Lch. Lady Evelyn, Thedens, P.W.D. Hopper 7. Oil Whxrf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Tar.jong
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    POST DELIVERIES.
    84 8 Beginning from Monday, Nov. 2, deliveries from the General Post Office, SinK.iporc for the town area and suburban district*: will begin at 8.26 a.m., 10.05 a.m., 12.05 p.m., 2.05 p.m. and 4.05 p.m. instead of 8.25 a.m., 9.25 a.m., 10.25 a.m., 12.05 p.m., 2.05 p.m. and 4.05 p.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    33 8 From Australia, by Mangola due at Singapore noon today. From China, by Yucnsang, due at Singapore daylight on Sunday. From France, by Felix Roussel, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Sunday.
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    OUTWARD MAIL
    40 8 Mails from Europe (London mails disp:'tchi'(l on Oct. 8), ex P. and O. Rajputana which anchored at Penang at 12.25 p.m. yesterday will arrive by train tonight. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.30 tomorrow.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      205 8 Singapore, Oct. 30. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 7/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 6/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 8/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 I'l6 London, demand 2/4 London, T.T. 2/3 31 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1100 nom. Hamburg, demand 185 nom. New York,
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      PRODUCE.
      159 8 Singapore, Oct. 30. Gambler 12.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 16.00 Copra VSO mixed 4.C5 Sago flour, Sarawak 2.U) White Pepper 31.00 Black Pepper 20.00 Pearl Sago 5.00 small 5.00 medium psarl 6.00 Rice, Siam $175 to 255 Saigon $144 to IG4 Rangoon $148 to IGS No. 1 of 125
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      368 8 Today. Siam (except Lower Siam) (Dukat) 3 p.m. <t\at Pantijar.g, Bengkalls, BiaK, Pakan Baroa, Pajakombo and Padang dluni; Thong) ..3 p.m. North, North-East and North-West Sumatra (Tinombo) 3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SoothEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Giang Seng) 4 p.m. Romanian, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungun,
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      32 8 Passenger from Batavia to Singapore on Oct. 27:— Mr. Sandmann. From Medan to Singapore yesterday: Mr. C. Ton. Mr. (i. Hammonds. From Singapore to U.E.I, today: -Mr. Ng. Wlll5 <hun.
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      811 8 Concerts from Saigon And Kuala Lumpur. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. The list of stations which may be heard I taily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore ;ime only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. i BANDOENG, PLM., 32 metres, 5.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        434 8 Issue V»l. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Xumbang 22/- 23/i'l £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/5/- 5 Ayer Hitam Tin 10/8 11/£1 £1 Bangrrin Tin 10/9 11/9 1 1 HaatiiK I'auang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. tl £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        256 8 I"Hue Vul. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Onh. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 'i. Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.«5 2.05 £i £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.2.6 4.7.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.26 0.30 nom. ll'O 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 £1 11 Con. T. S. V/ Prefs. 15/- 16/£1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        138 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. dtb. of MM red. Mt-M 103 104 el. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. oi' 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem Singapore Municipal 4>«. p.c. of IUO7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal f& p.c. of 1909 red. 19f>5 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        390 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Mlenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.60 0.70 Jor Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.46 0.35 0.45 A. Hitam ($1) 0.75 0.80 0.65 0.75 A. Kilning ($1) 0.10 0.16 0.10 0.15nom. A. Malay ($2) 0.85 0.90 0.70 0.85
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      20 8 FOR YOUR EYES The best is just good enough. Wear Zeiss Spectacle Lenses. JOHN DUKE, OPTICIAN, 21, Battery Koad, SIISGAPOKB.
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      312 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTERDAY. 1 F.M. YESTEBDAY. Bright Wind. Station*. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relativa Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine, i Humidity. tion. F. F. in*, hours. m.p.h. tledah Alor Star ..77 73 0.83 Nil 95 N 10 Drizzle Kelantan I Kota Bharu ..79 73 6.73
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      290 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday. October St. H. W. 12.20 a.m., 8 ft. 6 in., 11.43 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in. Municipal Commissioners' Meeting, 2.15 p.m. Inaugurul Meeting of Singapore Musical Society, Victoria Memorial Hall, 5.15 p.m. Police Bane 1 Katong Park, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, October 31. H. W. 12.59
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    277 9 Tin Shares Continue To Change Hands. INQUIRIES FOR INDUSTRIALS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber, S- cents per lb. Tin, 50 tons at $64.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2 11-1 fid.. down 1-1 6d. New York, I 1 cts., unchanged. Market Tone
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    RUBBER REPORTS.
    300 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore Oct. 29, state The market since our last report has been a slowly declining one. The New York price of 4'i cents gold is a new low record. U. K. stocks now stand at 134.8G2 tons, being
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    COPRA MARKET.
    31 9 Barlow and Co. report as follows on' Oct. W The mai kot has boon steady and prices show some improvement. Closing quotations arc as follows: SundrioJ $5.25;' mixed $I.GO.
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      HOSCOTE (MALAYA) RUBBER.
      1065 9 Estates in Excellent Condition. The sixth ordinary general meeting of Hoscote (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, 1-4, Great Tower Street, E.C, on Oct. 9, Mr. Eric Macfadyen (chairman of the company) presiding. Mr. J. Mitchell Thorn (representing the agents
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      THE MALAYALAM PLANTATIONS.
      703 9 Record Low Costs— Tea And Rubber Position. The tenth ordinary general meeting of Malayalam Plantations. Ltd., was held on Oct. 6 at 3, Idol Lane, E.C. Mr. H. J. Welch (tho chairman) said that the surplus of liquid assets over liabilities at March 31 last was £321,270.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 Tone of Market Quiet, sellers reserved. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2%d. per lb, New York Spot Dheet G. cts. 4 ft per lb. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot November December Jan.-Mur. April-Juno 8% 8% 8% 8% 9
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      MAMBAU TIN.
      611 9 Chairman's Review Of The Year. The eleventh annual general meeting of Mambau Tin Ltd. was held at 15, Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, Mr. W. H. Martin, chairman, presiding. The chairman said The audited accounts and reports for the year ended June 30 having been in
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      EXCHANGES.
      73 9 Rugby, Oct. 20 Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 9%, Athens 315, Bombay Is. 6 l-32d., Berlin «0%, Brussels 27^,, Bucharest 650. Rio S\, Buenos Aires 32%, Copenhagen 17%, Geneva 19%, Helsincfors 192, Hong Kong Is. 2%d., Lisbon 109%, Madrid 43%, Milan 75Mi, (Montreal 4.25, Monte Video 24, New York 3.87,
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      ANGLO-JAVA RUBBER.
      63 9 The board of the Anglo-Java Rubber and Produce Co. has deferred consideration of payment of the preference dividend due on Oct. 1 last until the close of the financial year. Dividend on the 8 per cent, cumulative preference capital has been paid to Mar. 31 last, but no
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      JELEBU TIN.
      541 9 The report of the directors of Jelebu Tin Dredging Ltd., to be presented to the shareholders of the second ordinary general meeting of the company to be held on Monday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m., states: When the prospectus was issued it was anticipated that an amount of
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      LUKUT TIN.
      331 9 The report of the directors of Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd., to be presented to the shareholders at the third ordinary general meeting of the company to be held on Monday, Nov. 23 at 11.46 a.m., states Tho profit for the year amounted to ?29,G01.85, and to this has
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      25 9 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Nov. 1:—1 Sunday, Nor. 1, 7.20 a.m., Johnston's Pier, S.R.A. (V), Practice Shoot— Blakan Mati.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    127 10 Slnffmpor*. ALHAMBRA.— Douglas Fairbanks and Bebe Daniels in Reaching: for the Moon. fi.15— 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— Charlie Rnggles in The Girl Habit. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. El'ROPE HOTEL.— Music on the Verandah 7.45 to 8.30 p.m. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinemas, Zoo, Joy Cars and Donkey Rides. MARLBOROUGH.— Douglas Fairbanks
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931. JAPAN DEFIES THE LEAGUE.
    1188 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931. JAPAN DEFIES THE LEAGUE. Now that the election is over it is possible to return to the not by any means forgotten subject of Manchuria. That Japan is determined to defy tho League of Nations, to remain in occupation of Manchuria and
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    EUROPE MENACED BY A RED ARMY.
    2037 10 Are Moscow and Berlin Hand-In-Glove (By General Sikorsky, the former Prime Minister of Poland and one time Minister of War.) That secret treaties exist between Russia and Germa»>j which constitute a very grave, menace to the peace of Europe. That Germany i» endeavouring to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    206 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Justice D. T. J. Sherlock, of British North Borneo, is due in Singapore from home on Saturday by the Rajputana. Mr. S. D. Carr and Mr. G. Carr, direc tors of the well-known biscuit firm, arc at present in Singapore on a tour of the East. Lieut.-General
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    782 10 COMPLIMENT OR COMPLAINT? On two sii.'cessive days paragraphs appeared in this column with references to the receipt of election news from Great Eritain. The object of them was to express appreciation of the speed and accuracy with which a .difficult task had been accomplished. We desired
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    SIGNS OF REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY ALL OVER BRITAIN.
    856 11 NEW ORDERS ARE FLOWING IN. Re-Equipping Factories To Cope With Them. "DUMPING" PERIL. Foreigners Searching For Factory Sites. London, Oct. 30. Following the National Government's vietwy signs of a revival of industry are reported from all parts of the country. Many British
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    MORE TERRORISM IN CALCUTTA.
    326 11 President of European Association Shot. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Oct. 29. Mr. E. Villiers, president of the European Association, was shot and wounded by an Indian this morning in his office in Clive Row. Mr. Villiers was talking to three European callers when a Bengali
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    EDISON'S WILL.
    102 11 Estate Bequeathed To Younger Sons. New York, Oct. 29. It is announced that, under the terms of Mr. Thomas A. Edison's will, the bulk of the inventor's estate is bequeathed to Charles and Theodore Edit-on, the two r.ons of Mr. Edison's second marriage. They may, however, decide to
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    U.S. SHIPPING.
    61 11 More About the Big Merger. Washington, Oct. 30. The United States Shipping Board has practically agreed to the plan to hand over the United States Shipping Lines to the combine of East and West Coast shipping interests. This merger will involve the amalgamation of twelve companies, comprising 181
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    NOBEL PRIZE.
    49 11 Awarded to Professor^ Otto Warburg. Stockholm, Oct. 30 (12.14 a.m.). The Nobel prize for medicine has be.-n awarded to Professor Otto Warburg, of Berlin, who is famous for his research into the nature of the working of enzymes. Reuter. The term enzymes embraces all the unorganised ferments.
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    DRUG TRAFFIC.
    26 11 Persia Signs Convention Of 1931. Geneva, Oct. 29. Persia has signed the 1931 Convention relating to the limitation of the manufacture of narcotics. Reuter.
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    AL CAPONE'S 2 CHEFS AND SPECIAL "BOY."
    112 11 "Outlaw Camp" Raided. GANGSTERS PLANS TO ESCAPE POISON. Chicago, Oct. 29. Detectives raided the Lexington Hotel, known as the Outlaw Camp of Al Capcne and his henchmen. The hotel was found to be deserted, except for the servants. Evidence of Al Capone's frequently
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    FUTURE OF CYPRUS.
    227 11 Constitution Abused And Must be Revised. Rugby, Oct. 30. A telegram rd:eived from the Governor, of Cyprus (Sir Ronali Storrs) this morning reports that the situation in the towns continues slowly to improve. A telegram has been sent by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. J. H. Thomas) to
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    THE GOLD STANDARD.
    138 11 S. African Government To Subsidise Exports. Pretoria, Oct. 29. In order to relieve the South African exporters, who find themselves in a serious situation owing to the effect of Great Britain going, off the gold standard, the Government has decided to ask Parliament to sanction the payment
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    DOCTORS BY AIR.
    48 11 To Fight Cholera on The Irak Frontier. Teheran, Oct. 29. A serious outbreak of cholera is reported from Ahwaz, near the Irak frontier. The doctors now workinp in the stricken region were ft^wn there from Teheran, taking several thousand tubes of vaccine with them.— Reuter.
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    TIN SHARES.
    47 11 Numerous Advances On 'Change. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 29. Tin shares are very strong and tWe have been numerous advances. Kampar Malayas rose Is. to 11s., Malayan Dredging 9d. to 17s. 6d., Killinghalls Is. to 10s. 9d., and Ayer Hitams 6d. to 11s.
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    FL. 59,000,000 SAVED.
    44 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 28. The D.E.I. Government's special committee formed to revise the budget ami effect economies, has succeeded in saving 59,000,000 guilders for 1932. This includes a reduction in the army and navy estimates of 12,000,000 guilders.
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    D.E.I. 'PHONE TO US.
    26 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 28. On Nov. 1 telephonic communication will be officially opened between Medan and the United States.
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    SPECTRE OF POVERTY AND STARVATION.
    713 11 D.E.I. Rubber Plight. PLEA FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. Absolute poverty and probably starvation for the greater part of the native population and the dismissal of over 1,000 planters is predicted in the D.K.I, unless the Government intervenes to bolster up the rubber industry. Yesterday the Straits
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    GERMANY'S PLIGHT.
    69 11 National Restoration Plan In the Making. •Berlin, Oct. 29. The Bconomic. Advisory Council, including **c Ch&ncel>:r (Di. Hemrich Bruening) and Dr. Hans Luther (the President of tile Reichs Bank), which has heen formed to devise a plan of national restoration, was. opened by President von Hindenburg, who gave
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    BARONET SENT TO PRISON.
    351 11 Sir Arthur Wheeler Gets Twelve Months. London, Oct. 30. Sir Arthur Wheeler has been found guilty on all the counts on which he was being tried at Leicester Assizes and has been sentenced to twelvemonths in the second division. His partner, Smith, was als» found guilty
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    ARMAMENT HOLIDAY.
    227 11 America Accepts Signor Grandi's Plan. Washington, Oct. 30 (12.19 a.m.) The United States acceptance of the League of Nations year's armament holiday scheme has been cablcil to Geneva. Reuter. It will be recalled that Signor Grandi (the Italian Foreign Minister) a little over a month ago suggested to
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    HIS BEST JOKE?
    51 11 A Co-optimist Reveals His Assets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 24. The examination was concluded in the London Bankruptcy Court today of Melville Gideon, the famous star of the Cocptimists. His assets were declared as 18s. 2d. and two dress studs, while income-tax totalling £5,000 is
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    KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
    47 11 Siamese Undergoing R.A.F. Training in England. London, Oct. 29. A Siamese, Second Lieut. Aat Sucharitkul, who was undergoing routine trairing at the R.A.F. aerodrome at Hawkingp, was killed when his aeroplane crashed. The reason for the crash ii not yet kno.vr.. I —Reuter.
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    25 11 The annual general meeting of the Straits Chinese British Association will be held at the Garden Club, Raffles Chambers, orv Nov. 2 at 5 p.m.
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    JAPAN WARNS MOSCOW.
    476 11 Soviet Interference In Manchuria. TROOPS MASSING. If C.E.R. Is Militarised Tokio Will Retaliate. Moscow, Oct. 29. A grave communication has been made by the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Hirota, to M. Karakhan, the Soviet Assistuuc Commissar of Foreign Affairs, concerning the disturbing effect of rumours of Soviet interference
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    MR. A. BUTLER.
    131 11 Should Have Left England For Australia Yesterday. According to a cable received by United Engineers Ltd., Mr. A. Butler, the airman who is hoping to break the record for a flight from England to Australia, should have left Lympne aerodrome, near Folkestone, yesterday. Mr. Butler is flying
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    MR. M. J. NAMAZIE.
    72 11 Admitted to Practice at The S.S. Bar. Mr. Mohamed Javad Namazie was today, before Mr. Justice Sproule, the acting Chief Justice, admitted into practice at the Straits Settlements Bar on the application of Mr. H. D. Mundell. His Lordship said he had great pleasure in granting
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    MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
    1354 12 Problems Discussed At Annual Meeting. MEMBERS WHO RESIGN TOO MUCH RELIANCE ON LOANS. The adjourned annual general meeting vi the Singapore Mercantile Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., was held in the Council Chamber, when 62 members v.i re praMat. Mr. James Robertson, the. president, Mr. W.
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    POLICE INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    449 12 Alleged Drunkenness And Bad Language. Serious allegations of drunkenness and using bail language to a superior who was inquiring into a motoring accident, alleged to have been caused by the rashness of a European police officer, attached to the Singapore force, were made yesterday afternoon when the
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    LADY CLEMENTI.
    107 12 Sir Cecil Boards Rajputana Off Muka Head. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 30. Lady Clementi and Mrs. A. Caldecott arrived here today by the P. and O. Rajputana. The Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, and Miss Clementi went out to meet the boat in the Sea Belle and
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    FOREWARNED BY A DREAM.
    155 12 Strange Election Story. THE WIFE, THE LOZENGES AND THE "REDS." London, Oct. 29. A special analysis is being made of the contents of a box of throat lozenges sent anonymously to Sir Cooper Rawson, the Conservative candidate who topped th< poll at Brighton with a record
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    CUSTOMS UNION.
    242 12 Adverse Reply From Local Chinese. The sub-committee appointed by the conference, held last week, of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese trade guilds and the Chinese commercial public bodies of Singapore, to draft a reply to the committee appointed by the Straits Settlements Government regarding the
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    GUN TRAGEDY.
    51 12 Bishop of Lahore's Only Son Killed. Prince Rupert (British Columbia) Oct. 20. Mr. R. B. Durrant, only son of the Bishop of Lahore, was killed while hunting in the Rocky Mountains. His gun was accidentally discharged when the trigger caught while he was taking the weapon from a
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    BACK TO WORK.
    1191 12 Prime Minister Again Gets Busy. Rugby, Oct. 29. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) called at Buckingham Palace shortly after ten o'clock this morning and had audience of the King. The audience lasted 50 minutes and Mr. Mac Donald then returned to Downing Street, where a ccnsiderable
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    ORDERLY TRIALS.
    86 12 New Viceregal Ordinance Promulgated. Simla, Oct. 16. Lord Willingdon has promulgated an Ordinance granting special powers to Commissioners appointed under the Criminal Procedure Punjab Amendment Act whereby the Commissioners at Delhi are empowered to take measures necessary to secure the orderly conduct of trials. In the case of
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    BAIL REDUCED TO $20,000.
    450 12 BAIL REDUCED TO $20,000. Amahs in Court. SEQUEL TO RAID ON SYNDICATE OFFICES. Arrested nine days ago by the Singapore Detective Branch, who carried out a rather sensational raid on the office 1 of the Hup Heng Mineral Syndicate, Ltd., in Union Building, Collyer Quay, the Chinese Oh Wan Hee,
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    244 12 Douglas Fairbanks in A New Role. In Reaching for the Moon," United Artists' latest contribution to the screen, we see Douglas Fairbanks for the first time in an ultra-modern role. As Larry Day, a young New York stockbroker, he attempts with a considerable amount of ruccess to play
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    MEDICAL STUDENTS.
    168 12 Financial Position Highly Satisfactory. At the 13th annual gcneial meeting of the Chinese Medical Students' Union, presided over by Dr. Loh Seng Tak, the following office-bearers were elected for 1931-1932 President Dr. Khoo Peng Seng vice-president, Mr. Ycoh Kum See h<n. secretary, Mr. Chang Hoey Chan hon. treasurer,
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    49 12 A cabaret performance will be given at the dinner dance on Tuesday and at the tea dance on Wednesday at Raffles Hotel. Among the artistes are Ida Kin'.och, Mama Kruze, Gomes and Jame3, Vera Gee and C. J. Brown. Part of the proceeds will go to St. Andrew's Hospitals
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    Noble Star Wins Jockey Club Cup.—Spooner Polo Cup Won By Civilians.
    2135 13 Noble Star Wins Jockey Club Cup.— Spooner Polo Cup Won By Civilians. TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF. J. Lawson's Record. GOLDEN HAIR COLT NEXT DERBY WINNER? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Oct. 13. Turf history was made at Kempton Park on Saturday, when, by the success of
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    SEREMBAN SPORT.
    342 13 Inter-State Side Includes Three Asiatics. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Oct. 29. The Negri Sembilan side to meet Selangor in the inter-State Rugby fixture on Saturday at Kuala Lumpur has been selected as follows N. W. V. Blackstock David Ewan, P. Bathgate, E. M. Scoular and N. de
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    JOCKEY CLUB CUP.
    70 13 Noble Star Retiring To Stud. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 29. The result of the Jockey Club Cup is as follows NOBLE STAR. UT MAJEUR. KHORSHEED. Two lengths separated the first two anrfthe same distance the second and third. The betting was evens on Noble Star
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    SINGAPORE POLO
    141 13 Civilians' Notable Win in The Spooner Cup. The last Singapore polo tournament of the present season was played yesterday at the Singapore Polo Club, in the final of the Spooner Cup competition, whl'h was won by the Civilians who beat the Gloucester Regiment 6—o.6 0. The win of
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    144 13 Al Rivers to Meet Sailor Boxer Tomorrow. An interesting contest will be stage! at the New World tomorrow when Al River;;, the well-known American, will meet Cauliflower Everett in a tenround contest. Everett, who has met and defeated leading boxers in England, the Continent and Egypt, is on
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    PERAK XV TO MEET GLOUCESTERS.
    777 13 Several Changes Which Will Add Strength. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 29. Several changes have been made in the Perak team for the match against the Gloucesters here on Saturday. Pcrak's chief weakness last week against Selangor was in the halfback line when, owing
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    BASEBALL.
    30 13 A baseball game will be played tomor row at the S.R.C. ground, Padang, be tween the Singapore Cubs and the Tsubame baseball team (Japanese), begin ning at 2.15 p.m.
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    19 13 The November monthly medal (bogey) will be competed for during this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.
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    S.C.C. AT HOCKEY.
    411 13 Defeat V.M.C.A. At Anson Road. V.M.C.A 1 S.C.C 2. A hockey match which might have been much more keenly contested had it been! played under better conditions was seen at Anson Road on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday when the home team met a representative S.C.C. XI and
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    MALAYAN CHINESE FOOTBALLERS.
    865 13 Beaten Again By Hong Kong. HonK Kong 2 Malayan Chine«e 0. The Malayan Chinese were defeated by a Hong Kong side in a friendly game on Oct. 18 at Caroline Hill by two clear goals, one of which was unfortunate, the ball going off the visiting left-back's
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    PROPERTY OWNERS AND STADIUM.
    1044 14 End of Litigation In Kuala Lumpur. THE CONDITIONS. WIRELESS, FOOTBALL MENAGERIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 2!). The long list of undertakings which property owners in the neighbourhood of the Kuala Lumpur stadium have secured ns the price of settlement of long-stand-ing litigation were
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    "ONLY MORONS WHISTLE."
    139 14 Professor on a Sign Of "Low Mentality." Dr. Charles G. Shaw, Professor of Philosophy at New York University, has startled New York by declaring that j "whistling is an unmistakable sign of a moron." He contends that "whistlers are not trying to create music, but to release
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    GLUT OF PEARLS
    80 14 World Too Poor to Buy As Before. A glut of pearls has resulted fro.m the world crisis, ami many tewns in thPersian Gulf which are dependent upon the pearl industry are poverty stricken. Though the catch is up to the average, the depression has reduced the purchasing
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    PEACE AT PEKING.
    173 14 Divorce Suit Against Former Emperor Withdrawn. Hsu Fei, concubine of the former Manchu emperor Henry Pu Vi, is reported Ito have withdrawn her divorce lawsuit, j following the mediation of the former Prince Tai Tao and other members of the China household. Ksu Fc-i some time ago
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    STEEL FOR AN ABBEY.
    77 14 The Biitish Steelwork Association announces that an order has been placed on behalf of the Abbot of Buckfast for the steelwork for the nave of the new Buckfast Abbey Church at Buckfastleigh, Devon. The whole of the work at the Abbey has been carried out by
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    TIPS FOR MALAYAN GARDENERS.
    1820 14 Kuala Lumpur Chemist On Fertilisers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28. Gardeners in Malaya will probably welcome an opportunity of reading a lecture given by Mr. A. R. Westrop to the Selangor Gardening Society a few days ago on 'artificial fertilisers. The lecture was
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    DOG-BITTEN MEN.
    73 14 Rushed from Basra to Baghdad By Air for Treatment. Basra, Oct. 6. Four men of the Royal Air Force were taken by air irom here to Baghdad touay for treatment against rabies. The men were bitten by a pet dog which was later discovered to be suffering from
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    2909 15 Queen Victoria Revealed Through Her Letters Her Activities Which Led To A New Note Of Dignity -Warfare On And Under The Seas— A Problem Of India The Struggle Between Two Environments A Mystery Too Good To Be True. Queen Victoria. Tha Letters of Queen
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    262 16 Friday, October 30. Football: Singapore Malays vs. North Johore Football Assn., Jalan Besar Stadium, 4.45 p.m. Hockey: S.R.C. vs. R.A.F., S.R.C. ground; Raffles College vs. Chinese, Raffles College ground. Net Ball: Raffles College Girl* vs. Girls' Life Brigade, Raffles College ground. Rugby: S.C.C. vs. Public Services, Padane. Boxing:
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    19 16 [The co-operation of club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of iportinp •Tenta accurate and up to date.]
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    MR. BLUNN AND MR. CAVENDISH.
    999 17 Reply to Director. t O-OPERVTIVE AUDIT OFFER. (From Our Own CorresponJent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. The <!ei>ate between Mr. \V. G. O. Blunn. j, j romirx lampm merchant, and Mr. A. Cavendiflh, Director of Co-opera-tion, ea the cost of the Cr-cperative Department and Its policy
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    COST OF INDIA'S ARMY.
    123 17 Drastic Expenditure "Cuts" Urged. Calcutta, Oct. 10. Army expenditure under the different heads should bo reduced so as to bring in a saving of Rs. 27,850,000 in the IMS81 budget and salaries should be reHuced on a graduated scale, securing an estimated saving of Rs. 7,">00
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    MR. GANDHI AND AMERICA
    142 17 Further Requests That He Should Pay A Visit. Wichita, (Kanas), Oct. 9. The Disciples of Christ," a denomination with a membership of a million and .i half in the United States, has resolved to invite Mr. Gandhi to visit America before his return to India. Ministers
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    SUMATRA WAGES.
    67 17 Rubber Estate Coolies Cut By 5 Cents A Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 28. At a general meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association of Sumatra last week it was decided, in the interests of further economy, to reduce coolies' wages by five cents a day. The
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    RABBIT KILLED BY BALL.
    50 17 A London woman, golfing at Portmadoc, had an unusual experience. As she was hitting a brassie shot off a hillock near the sixth fairway, a rabbit dashed from a hole a few yards in front. The ball struck the rabbit in the neck and killed it.
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    CHEAPER TOURIST TRAVEL.
    332 17 Blue Funnel Line's Latest Scheme. Opportunities for cheaper travel are being offered by the Blue Funnel Line, and the first of "these excursions visited Singapore yesterday when the t.s.s. Ulysses arrived in port. The U'.ysses, which is normally on thCj Australian run, had been laid up for
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    MR. HAROLD LLOYD.
    56 17 Mr. Harold Lloyd's home in Sp.iU l Monica, California, has been seriously damaged by fire. Th 3 comedian was awaUcneci by the screams of bis little daughter Gloria. He seized hor and roused his other daughter and son and took them to safety. His -*ife Wai uninjured,
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    HOTEL CLERK'S RUN OF BAD LUCK.
    270 17 Two Deaths and Seven Dependents. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 29. Appearing en behalf of W. O. Rice, a Eurasian, who pleaded jruiKy in the polico court yesterday to defrauding the Empire Hotel of three sums totalling $392 while employed there as
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    A Ceylon Letter.
    1360 18 State Council Adjourns Talk Of Reducing Salaries Of Public Servants Secretary Of State Being Consulted Plight Of Low-Grown Tea Industry Roadside Tea Propaganda Plan To Make Use Of The Rest-Houses Gloomy Figures Of Revenue Receipts Financial Outlook None Too Bright Trade Figures Which Tell Their Tale. (From
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    BABIES IN JURY BOX.
    101 18 Unusual Scene in Madrid Court. Madrid, Oct. 11. The spectacle of mothers nursing their babies while sitting in the jury box to prepare a verdvt on a mur.ier case was narrowly averted in Barcelona when the first mixed jury to sit in Spain was convened to
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    WOMAN SHOOTS JOCKEY.
    103 18 "Jimmy" Winkfield Wounded In Left Arm. Mr. Jimmy Winkfield, the American coloured jockey, trainer, and racehorse owner, who has ridden in nearly every country in the world, was shot in the left arm at his home in Paris recently by a Hungarian woman, Mile. Clara Beatrice Heiman.
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      LOCAL DIRECTORS.
      161 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, Will you allow me space in which to endorse thoroughly the views of Interested appearing in your issue of Oct. 27? I beg to go a little further in advising precautionary measures lest we may, in these dark days, be
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      A CRITIC CRITICISED.
      463 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall be (clad if you will allow me a little space in which to defend tfca name of the late D. H. Lawrence from your literary ciitic G.G.H. In the Straits Times of October 23 your Literary Page
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    ACID THROWER GAOLED.
    84 18 Former Employer Loses An Eye. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 28. A Chinese who threw acid at his lata employer was today found guilty in the police court here of causing hurt to two |n nple and was sentenced on the first charge to nine months'
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION.
    100 18 At the annual general meeting of the Medical College Union, the following wcro elected President, P. N. Bardhan; vicepresident, V. C. Yzelman; hon. secretary, Chang Hoey Chan; hon. treasurer, E. K. Tiatman hon. sports secretary, Abdul Karim; hon. literary' secretary, Ling Ah Choon; cricket captain. W. J.
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    FREIGHT RATES AND INDIAN TRADE.
    1308 19 Malaya's Big Loss. HOW PROSPERITY CAN BE REGAINED. A thrust at the exorbitant price? charged for freight? by the shipping conference was made at the weekly Rotary tiffin at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday by Mr. R. Jumabhoy who spoke on. "India's past r.nd present trade
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    LIVING FOSSIL CAUGHT
    200 19 New Exhibit for Durban Museum. One of the rarest shells known to science was brought up by the research ship Africana, 18 miles off Durban. There are specimens of the shell in one or two American museums and there is pne in the British Museum. It is
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    RIOTS IN MANCHESTER.
    135 19 Clash Between Police And Unemployed. London, Oct. 7. Following the unemployed riots in Glasgow there was today a clash between police an:l unemployed in Manchester. Wild scenes were witnessed when a procession of marching unemployed disobeyed police instructions and tried to force an entry into the Town
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    CAPTAIN DIES ON BRIDGE.
    90 19 Passengers Unaware Of Tragedy. Captain John Campbell died on the bridge of his ship during the crossing of the L.M.S. steamer Duke of Rothesay from He/sham to Belfast. The steamer was making her nighU^ passage across the Irish Channel, and in the darkness the captain, while
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    HIS INITIALS ON EVERY COIN.
    760 19 Sir B. Mackennal. DEATH OF HELPER OF POOR ARTISTS. London, Oct. 12. Sir Bertram Mackennal, who died during the week-end, in his 68th year, was the first colonial artist and sculptor to be made an Associate of the Royal Academy, and was one of the
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    BABOONS FROM JAVA.
    250 19 Rare Arrivals at the London Zoo. Although it is late in the year for the Zoo to receive new specimens from abroad, a number of rare and valuable creatures collected in Java have just arrived at the Gardens, says the Zoo correspondent of the Sunday Times. The
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