The Straits Times, 1 February 1932

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. fO PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1932. I'RICK 10 (KNTS The Straits Times ?0 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 414 1 ■INGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. (PHONE HID* iTT~ 1~ I am >^m> 6.15 Tonight 9.15 mil (.KKKAKI) MY WIFE'S i FAMILY. J'hone SL'CI-J. j SAFE MILK I DUE TO THE PROCESS OF STERILISATION TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECTED AND THE HYGIENIC METHOD OF PREPARATiON BEAR BRAND I GENUINE SWISS MILK j
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    • 66 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Sole Agents ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. REDUCED PRICES CALIFORNIAN BOTTLED FRUITS STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, RHUBARB, PRUNES. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD OPEN TILL 7-30 p.m. A ROOF MUST PROTECT NOT ONLY THE HOUSE BUT ALSO THOSE WHOSE HOME IT IS.
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    • 10 1 6.16 Tonight 9.15 ami annum MY WITTS FAMILY. Phone 52G1-2.
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    • 471 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CASGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. "KPF.R CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S -OVFRNMENT, LONDON AND FAS EAST HAIL SERVICB. m TW \KI> FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. D»a fi'pors. 1»». CARTHAGi 16,000 Feb. 5 BURDWAN
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    • 725 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISFA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, koti.nl.im and Mitlilli-'hurnuuh. Vessel* Tonnage. Due. Sail. tTERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Feb. 10 11 HAKUSAN MARU 10 t r>oo Feb. 24 2.* HARUNA MARU 10,. r ioo Mar. 9 10 S KATORI MARU 10,000 Mar. 24 25 t KASHIMA MARU
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    • 447 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.*) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown iteamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. M-ANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 582 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penan*. m.«. BORINGIA Feb. S Feb. 5 m.s. FIONIA Feb. 24 Feb. 26 m.s. ERRIA Mar. 16 Mar. 18 m.s. ALSIA Apr. 6 Apr. 8 m.s. LALANDIA
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    • 595 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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    • 446 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Siam BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantnn, Tabai. Bangnnrn 'IV. I'atani, Sinirora. Lacon. Sichon. RanduK K..1.samui, Lungsuan, T-»ku, Chum v and Bangkok. Arrival. rptrtnr*. PRACHATIPOK In port SUDDHADIB Feb. 7 VALAYA Feb. II These vesslcs are fitt.d thn.utrh ut with electric lights, and have
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    • 340 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Bing Kong;. San Fran Jco and Los Angelas, 8.8. GOLDKN WALL lalli from Hone Kong Feb. 8 San Kraiiciwo and Portland B.S. lOWA sail, from Hong Kung
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    • 419 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE Freeh California fruit* and regttablee art served at every meaL 2 Every stateroom is an onUide cabin. 3 Outdoor lalt-wster nrimainc pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music for Tea-Danoing-Dinner and entertainment*. Flnt Sun Motion Pictures. A wonderful three day holiday in
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    • 650 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Ports and Sues Canal, OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Steamer Due S'pore s.t. CITY OF KHIOS Ftb. 18 s.s. CITY OF DERBY Mar. 29 HOMEWARDS. m.s. CITY OF
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    • 355 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated la England.) Capital Authorised M.000,000 Capital Subscribed r 1300,000 Reserve Fond and Real 1,*****5 Capital paid up 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTOBIi J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairmaa), P. R. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Hambro W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto Bart,
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    • 492 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Bocl.it. (Jatablliaad at Amsterdam 1824), PAID DP CAPITAL ffi 80.030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE M. 40,016,000 HBAD OFFICB IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN BOTTBRDAM AND TUB HAGUI. HBAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA, BRANCHES I 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermaala Kobe 'Semarang Bombay 'Weltevredan, Shanghai Calcutta Medan Solo
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    • 488 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. IstabUahed 1863 at Aauterdaak Authorised Capital Glds. 100.n00.000 (aboul fc* ,500,000 l. Paid op Capital Glds. 6a,0u0.0n0 (aboat f4,60n. Reserves Glds. 2V 190.007 (aboat £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: Till: JM'.I >; ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES: BATAVIA: Head Office fur Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH
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    • 676 4 CLASSIFIED I 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 Dp to 10 vm. on the day of issue. A fee at ".'!>
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    • 643 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET NEW FLATS, at Middle Road to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. Reuben, 7, De Souza Street. TO LET for 6 months or longer, small well furnished modern bungalow, bed3 bath. (rar. 2 cars, Europeans only, rent $120. Write 'W P.O. Box 662. TO LET, 339,
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    • 442 4 MISCELLANEOUS VIOLIN AND BANJO lessons given. Rate cheap. Enquiry 619, Straits Times. ARTIST, diploma of Dutch Academy of Art, wishes to jive private lessons, painting and drawing. 520, Straits Times. SPEND the Chinese holidays afloat in a seagoing motor cruiser, accommodation 4 to 5 persons two double cabins, fully found,
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    • 356 4 FOR SALE ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS. in which to get High Quality Neck Ties FKEE, HATS AND SHOES. at Drastically Reduced Prices. G. H. KIAT CO., LTD. PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE The Exchange Pank? will' be closed on Saturday, Fe-h. 6, 1932, Chines* New Year. Mondry, Feb. 8, 1932 Chinese
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    • 642 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE Issued by the Chief Police Officer, Singapore, Under Section 7 (1) of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences), as to firing crackers in celeltration of the Chinese New Year. The Chief Mies Oatar, Sinpapon, authorises the letting nff "f linworks 01 the following tixeil <lavs and hours daring
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    • 537 4 AUCTION NOTICES. DISTRESS SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT^' SINGAPORE. Dihtrrs* No. 11 of IMS. In the n.u-.- of SEAH I'M K SKMI. I.anillfird vs. CHOP HUM SKNi;. Teaaata, AUCTION SALE of stock-in-trade ami furniture- of a Si.hlit goods To be hcld.;it N-. 45, Mit.li Btreet,
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  • 282 5 Indian Red Who Conspired Against State. Cawnpore, Jan. K. N. Roy was sentenced in Cawnpore today to transportation for twelve ywri for conspiracy to wage war against the King Emperor. Roy, who was well-known as an Indian revolutionary and had been wanted by the
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  • 52 5 Congress Picketing The Bombay Mint. Bombay, Jan. IS. Stung by the heavy flow of gold last week to London, Congress thi< morning extended picketing to the Mint, wheh alone refines ornaments arriving from up-country to export fineness. A Marwari, carrying a parcel presumed to contain gold, was
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  • 316 5 Sequel to New v ear's Eve Occident. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. MO. The case was concluded at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, today, in which a European, H. A. Maddi?cn, an assistant engineer, of the Sungei Way Tin Dredging Co., was charged with causing hurt
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  • 105 5 Rash Driving 1 Charge Woman Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. ?>O. C. E. K. Hardy, a miner of Chenderiang. was eoenrieted here today on charges of causing the death of a Chinese woman and injuring another, both acts being causoJ by a rash act, namely driving
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  • 108 5 Theatre and IS-Hole Golf Course. Stockholm, Jan. 20. A real fairy castle awaits Miss Karin Nissvandt, the daughter of a Stockholm bqi iacM man, on the Island o/ Mainau, in Lake Constance, where she will go as the bride of Prince Lennart, grandson of the King
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  • 308 5 Appeal to the Separated Eastern Church. Basic elements of Christian dogma are dealt with in a now Encyclical issued from the Holy See under the date of Christmas Day. This important document constitutes an urirent plea to the separated Eas'ern Church to return to the sovereignty
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  • 540 5 Death of Illustrator And Portrait Painter. Mr. Maurice Greiffenhagen, R.A. whose death has iaken place at the age of 69, studied at-the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the Armitage Prize. His work in illustration, with its lively interest in contemporary life, its study of the dramatic use
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  • 33 5 Bill Passes Third Reading In State Council. Colombo, Jan. 21. The third reading of the Income-Tax Bili was passed in the State Council this aitcrnoon by 33 votes to 19.
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  • 575 5 Warning to Men of 5ft. EARS THAT BETRAY DEGENERACY. London, Jan, 12. "Don't adopt the Pusey poke" m the advice given last night by Dr. Leonard Williams, leclmimr before t tn- Insurance Institute (>;" London, of which he i. medical officer. The "poke," Dr. Williams
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  • 222 5 How Rebels Were Helped In The Districts. o m, Jan. 1 1. With the clearing up of the rebel systeni, announced dy the Govenuneni jresterday, in the Xuwin Cbanng area of the Pro me district, the whole terrori I organisation there has been revealed. Each village had :i
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  • 51 5 Mr. Richard liix. til 500 dollars when he appeared in court at I^>s Angles iiml |.l. Ml oi' until in income I amounting to ■>■ dollars for the years 1**27 ami The United State* CJovernmenl 'k-Ked that in 1927 Mr. Dix earned 211.SJT dollars ati'l in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 322 5 HOTELS p affles Hotel' MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN IN PORT SPECIAL CRUISE BALL Dancing Till 2 a.m. 2 i:\NDS s.s. PRES. MONROE'S ORCHESTRA and MOMA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. Thoni' BKtl. SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND INFORMAL DANCING Music by Conrad's Jazz de Luxe Orchestra ~THE EUROPE HOTEL
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    • 174 5 RAFFLES CAFE AND CONFECTIONERY EXCELLENT MEALS A LA CARTE AT MODERATE COST. CAKES A fine assortment of dainty and delicious cakes are made daily, under the supervision of an expert confectioner. CHOCOLATES SWEETS CRACKERS FANCY GOODS, at reasonable prices. INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) the
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    • 140 7 r^ TEiFPHOisiF s cQno JBBy' 14 6.15 TONIGHT ~9Ts m MFL m A 8»s w I&ml I W Mm BF I lON t WOLF J with BERT LYTELL PATSY RUTH MILLER Directed by RICHARD 80LESLAVSKY SI I'PORTEI) BY A LMQLB PBOGIAMMB OF 1932 SHORTS INCH DING FIRST OF The New
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    • 154 7 YESTERDAYS CROWDED HOUSES WELCOME BACK THE FIRST BRITISH PICTURE TO BE GIVEN A RETURN SCREENING IN MALAYA'S LARGEST THEATRE! Don't Miss Your Last Chance TONIGHT to see the Funniest BRITISH Comedy made, "MY WIFE'S FAMILY" with GENE GERRARD and MURIEL ANGELUS. TO-MORROW NIGHT: A Production that is destined to Make
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    • 245 7 BOOKING-Phone 6905. 9 a.m. lo I pm 5 pm t cy9 pm j PA VI LION J 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 < jIW PtV W>« "does a man mean when B j|g Um\ he says I <f lh 5 woman"? a a mjn and J B rl 'gainu Love! A love
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 740 8 Windjammers Battle. GRUELLING PASSAGE ROUND CAPE HORN. If ever a ship looked weary from her ptrugcles with wind and wave it was the four-masleil French barque Hougomont as she entered Millwall Dock on Nov. 20 in the wake of a smoky tug:- And no wonder.
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    • 246 8 .Bulletin of ihc L of N. Eastern Bureau. Health Bulletin of the League o' Nation*' Kastern Bureau for week ende' January 1'.!. l'.t.'iL'. Alexandria 1 plague case. Baghdad 1 plague case 2 smallpo u against I cases and 9 deaths dur imr the preceding week. Baarab
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 208 8 Singapore, !•>!>. 1. SELLING. ln.niiiin, 4 months' light 2/4 1/16 j London, I months' night I t 81/SS London, M days' sight I 29/32 London, 30 days' rigkt 2 3% London demand 2 '3 13/16 London, T.T. 2/3* Lyons and l'aris, demand 975 lainburg, demand 165 \>w York,
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    • 171 8 SiniMpore. Vi 1.. 1. iambier 13.U- (Cube No. 1 onpickad) l«n Copra Ml mixed iM tago flour, Sarawak tJ *hite Pepper 30.. r "lack Pepper 24.0 art Sago S.Oi email 5.0 1 medium pearl tXi «ice. Siam $179 to a Saiiron $158 to 171 Rangoon $158 to 17; No.
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    • 177 8 Today. lava. South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor. Dilly and San Francisco I NUMBVilU I 3 n.v ielat Pamljanif, Siak. Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo, Padang and Bengkalis (Ban Sionir Bee) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjunif. Bengalis aI1( j Bagan Si Api Api i&smeraldai .3 p.m. 3ehgkalis. Laboean Eilik
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    • 54 8 By Left And. S'pore London Andre Lebon Karapara J. P. Com Karoa Felix Rousscl Patria Christ ia»n Hygeni Corfu Dec. 3 Dec. 27 Dec. S Dec. 27 Dec. 11 Jan. 1 Dec. 17 Jan. 9 Dec. 17 Jan. 11 Dec. 18 Jan. 7 Dec. 24 Jan. 14
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    • 177 8 Programme i.f drill* up to and for week MMHaC Feb. 7, IHI M i. .lay, F.I.. 1, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hull, iScottishi fii., Officers and N'.C.O*. W.T. CWIIM r.l'i p.m.. Drill Hall. M.G. PI. BarwiaB), Pin. Conference— Training. Ittl r..i:, p.m., Drill Hull, S.V.F.A., N.C.Os Clas>. Tuesday, Feb.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 441 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyer*. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kombanf 24/- 26/£1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/1/- 5 AyeT HiUm Tin 10/3 11/3 il £1 Kangrin Tin 10/3 11/3 fl £1 Batang Padanf 0.07U 0.1214 1 1 Bata Caves 0.24 0.28 1 1 Bukit Arang UJO 0.40n0m. £1 £1 Burmah
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      • 263 8 t'al. I'd. Buyers. Seller*. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0ra. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.8714 1.9.1 xd. il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.17.6 4.1.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 OJOnom. .00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 Q £1 Con. T. S. -.'7c Prefs. 16/- 16 9
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      • 139 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal b p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 99 101 Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 98 Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,0«0,000 96 98 Singapore
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      • 396 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyail and Evalt's quotations. At tbt pre««nt time the majority of abort rubber ih«r« quoUtioni art nominal? only. Today's Pnce Fraaer Lyall A A Co. Evmtt Allenby rsl> 0.60 0.65 0.62 >j 0.72 >.i Mot Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.45 0.40 0.45 H. Hitam ($1)
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    • 776 8 Chamber Music From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given): ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLM., 82 metres, 6.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7 p.m.,
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  • 34 8 The Menageries Maritimea Azay in Ridt-au is due in Singapore from Madras on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 0 a.m. ami will probably sail on the same day at MOM for Saigon Tourane and Haiphong.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 62 8 FOR ALL THINGS RADIO WRITE PHONE OR CALL Corner Opposite Amber Mansion. Sole Agents and Representative* of the Leading Radio Manufacturers. SHORT WAVE RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS Up-Country Orders Executed by Return Post. PHONE 7399. PRODUCTS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE ESTATE CHEMICALS FORMIC ACID 90% ACETIC ACID (Glacial SO%) PARANITROPHENOL XP.N.P) Imperial
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 285 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report nnUIIAT. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative DirecMax. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. Force. Weather. Kedah F F in m.p.h. Kei^Un'r B 9 105 45 E *E Kinc t£L2T X:> 71 93 E >0 Fine Pc™k T rCnKtfanU S 7
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    • 204 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday, Frhruary 1. H. W. 4.14 a.m, 8 ft. 5 in., 6.16 p.m., 7 ft. 2 in. Tuesday, February 2. H. W. 5.19 a.m., 8 ft. 3 in., 8.21 p.m., 7 ft. 4 in. Rcceptii.il to Lady demeatl bf thp In>!iar\ an, l (Yyl,.nrsr Ladies C'luli,
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  • 181 9 Tired of Restriction Rumours. RUBBER POSITION DULL. <l.\ Our I manual Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Tocluy's Prices KuHxr. 9', cents per lb. Tin. r>0 tons at S70 per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber. London. 2 l.">-16d., up l-16d. New Yoik. I '{-16 cts.. unchanged. Market Tone Quiet. Tin. London
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  • 355 9 William Jackf and (o.'s metal market report., datnrl Loadoß, Jan. fi, state The N>v Year opens with everyone suffering iroin acute pessimism, which pt-rha|>. Is the W.-: -al'ijruaril we can have against :i further fall in price-. Report? from unada ar.«l Australia, however, art Letter, ami higher prices
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  • 72 9 i:u-.-i.\. Jaa. .in Amsterdam i 2' i" Bombs? Is. fi'-.1.. Berlin M*i, Bra Bucharent 576. Rio 4'i. Baeno Am- W .Copenhagen I s L'lo. Hoßf KoriK I .V..1.. I. bon X.'.' 1 Madrid I:.'. Hflai 8»'». Mantc I'idco SI nominal. M litres' New York 5.45« i, Oslo Is-,. I'ari.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 870 9 Conversion of Savings Certificates. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. The National Savings Certificate conversion scheme put forward recently by the Treasury should certainly prove acceptable to holders. The proposal is to convert the first serie* of Certificates, issued at 15s. Cd. between 1916 and
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    • 73 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 15-lfid. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 4 3-16 per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 'Average buyers price for Jan., '.'.4 i etl rs. 5>ciie! R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard
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    • 635 9 Providing Cover For Dividends. London, Dec. U. Investors rightly attach great importance to the margin by which payments of interest or dividends on debentures and shares is covered. This factor rmist, of course, be taken in conjunction with the nature of the industry and the extent to
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    • 121 9 Bondholder's Application For Receivership. New York, Jan. 5. A bondholder has filed an application in the Federal Court for a receivership foi Rolls-Royce of America, Inc. In the application it is asserted that the Corporation is solvent, but has insufficient liquid assets to meet its obligations. The
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    • 139 9 Drastic Economies by The Government. Wellington. N.Z., Jan. 6. The building of the new Post Office at Dunedin. which it was estimated would cost £200,000, and for which tenders had already been called, is to be abandoned, as part of the Government's economy measures, according to an announcement
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    • 478 9 Symington and Wilson's Weekly Letter. Symington arvd WihonV weekly mark., report, dated London. Jan. tj, states The lubber market was closed on Friday and Saturday last. At the reopening N Monday there was considerable liquidation and prices at on? time were fully 4(i. below those ruling at the
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    • 98 9 Fresh Capital and New Chairman. Paris, Jan. 6. At the request of M. Flandin, the Minister of Finance, M. Albert Buisson has consented' to act as chairman of the new company which will ensure the continuance of the work of the Banque' Nationale oe Credit, for which fresh
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    • 716 9 Statistical Synopsis Of The Position. "DISTRESSINGLY LOW" CONSUMPTION. (From Our Own Correspondent) Loi.don, Jan. 6. The following is a statistical synopsis of the position at the end of 1931 compared with 1930, l>a«ed upon figures which are accepted by the trade as representing the situation 1930. 1931.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 34 9 BANK MANAGER (RETIRED) Has propositions calling for INVESTMENTS with DIRECTORSHIPS. Active or NonActive, in now or established PRIVATE COMPANIES. Of Special lateral to those settling or retiring in England. Write Box 379, Straits Times.
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    • 246 9 RETURN TICKETS^^^^ REDUCED RATES FEBRUARY 1932 CHINESE NEW YEAR AND HARI RAYA PUASA HOLIDAYS j i: 3 IV-nJ^^..'-' NOTICE Is hereby >:i\-er that ilqc Mark* depicted •hon in t he annuity >f CHOP POO WAil ot No. ">>. Bang X' H3 Stro-t. Si si :.'po-j nnd :11c u^cd by tlic;n
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  • 119 10 Slncapor*. M.IIAMRRA. Ilcrt I.ytcll and Patsy Ruth Miller in Last of the Lone Wolf. C.15 D.ll, I'honc GUOy. CAMTOL (ionc Ccrrard in My Wife's Family. C. 15 9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Wayanfi, Cin»mas, Zoo Joycars and Donkey Ridet. Gat* 10 ct*. except Sat., Sun. and Holiday Nighti. MAKI
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  • 61 10 Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sheares and family aid Mr. M. B. Pnton wish to convey their linear* lhanks to all relatives and kind who attended the funeral of the lati- Mr.-. Mary Alice Paton (nee SheareM. on Jan. '-f>. and to those v.ho sent wreaths, telegrams
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  • 969 10 It now appears that Marshal Chian.T Kiii -.-lick's starring call to the Chines; nation, which was cabled around f..e world on Saturday, has been misread as a Sedaratfoa of war. No formal ultimatum bai been jlimiltdl either by
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  • 152 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. T. R. Dunn is taking charge of Harrisons, Barker and Co.'s office at Port Swettenham. The Sultan of Deli, who was on a holiday in Penang as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chung Ah Ming, has returned to Sumatra. Mr. R. W. Chater, Superintendent o( the
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  • 1298 10 WHILE CHAPEI BURNS —DISARM Gems of Logic Become Ironic Humour. (By Cilbert Murray, Regius Profensor of Greek in the I'niversity of Oxford, and {'resident of the League of Nations I'nion.) L nlcxs happenings in Shanghai wake the idea too nt <rly fnreiul the Disariuaim <tt Cmifeicntc in to meet at
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  • 627 10 WIRELESS TELEPHONES. In connection with the derision to semi H.M.S. Kent with all speed to Shanghai from Java, where the cruiser was paying on official visit, our Ra'.'-ivia iorre.j>ondent sends an interesting story. The decision was taken," he said. after Admiral Sir Howard Kelly had had
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 101 10 SPECIAL I BARGAIN DISPLAYS I NOW ON FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. PRICES TO SUIT I ALL POCKETS GENUINE OFFERS! j I ASK FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED FOLDER SHOWING REAL BARGAINS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) ESTABLISHED 1845. J SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR, FENANG IPOH. y ■ii, M )i 1 in
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    • 7 10 BRAND'S ESSENCE OF CHICKEN IS REAL STRENGTH.
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    • 58 10 Mr. A. K. M. Miithcll. of HarrUona, Barker and Co., LUl., has sailed Cor buOM on leave. BUY ADVERTISED COODS. Not all the advertising that is offered to the Straits Times is accepted. Every effort is made to safeguard readers' interests and ALL advertisers using tho Straits Times are, to
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  • 5021 11 Shanghai Neutral Zone Urged TO BE OCCUPIED BY FOREIGN TROOPS. Peace Conference In The Settlement Proves Abortive. While the Chinese delegates at Geneva assert that Marshal Chiang Kai-sheks call to the nation to unite in defence of her rights has been misconstrued as a
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  • 611 11 Downing St. Meeting. SCHEME FOR NEUTRAL ZONE. London, Jan. SI (6.23 p.m.). A British Foreign Office communique states "A meeting was held at No. 10, Downing Street at which there were present the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald), the Chancellor of th-_> Exchequer (Mr. Neville
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  • 93 11 But Decision Held In Abeyance. Nanking. Feb. 1. Authoritative and well-in-formed ouarters declare Ikaf before th< 'Jovernmt.il :ift tor Loyanjr decision to declare war wus taken, but is to be held in abeyance temporarily to see how the s tuation in Shanghai develops. It is no v
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  • 634 11 FRANCE'S HANDS ARE FREE." Attitude Unchanged. NO SUPPORT FOR JAPAN. Paris, Jan. 30. While th- French Government is following the events in China closely its attitude remains unchanged namely, action only within the framework of the League. The suggestion that France is in any way committed to support Japan is
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  • 151 11 Soviet Ready to Declare War on Japan Nanking. Jan. 11. There is a persistent rumour current in Nanking to the effect that the Soviet Government is preparing to leclare war against Japan. Sin Kuo Mm. Chinese Take Changchun. Nanking, Jan. SI. It is i sported that Chinese
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  • 1065 11 Geneva and the Crisis In Shanghai. GUARDING NATIONAL Japanese on the Right Of Self-Defence. Geneva, Jun. St. At the (-(inclusion of the League Council's routine agenda this morning Sir Eric DnMMMMl (the SecrctaryGericral) proposed that the members 'if the Council, oiher than the parties to the dispute,
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  • 1344 12 7 St. Andrew's Cathedral. THE (.OVERNOR ATTENDS EVENSONG. At the evening service at St. And. Cathedral yesterday special prayers for the ■neeeaaftsl issue of the Disarmament Conference, winch opens at Geneva tomorrow, and for the peace of t'ne world wt-ie oeTensV There was a
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  • 268 12 Prisoners to be Released On Probation. Honolulu, Jan. 30. An arrangement has been approved by the United States Secretary of State (Col. Henry L. S'.imson) whereby the prisonen in the Kahahawai murder trial will be j •clca.-id on probation under the sutler- j vision of Admiral Sterling but,
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  • 99 12 China's Views on Total Prohibition. Geneva, Jan. 30. The League Council. *>r reassembly, did not embark upon a resumption of the Manchurian dttf—tfcm, which does not figure 0:1 the uremia, v. hiich comprises a number of routine ■objects, including the Opium Coafereaet tn Baackok. The Chinese delegate explained
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  • 71 12 Sensational Charges At Dartmoor Prison. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 30. Sensational charges of graft were made a-iins' the warden by the convicts at the Dartmoor Cenviot Prison inquiry, parti- cularly with regard to the introduction of tobacco in the prison. A f'>rtni^ht ago a convict offered
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  • 305 12 Application in Case of Miss Brenda Paul. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 30. An application was n\.de tc the Marlborough Street magistrate yesterday for permission to transfer Mis? Brenla Dean Paul to another nursing home, a.-* her health was in a most deli-ate state. Mr. Mead,
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  • 254 12 An Old Servant of The Singapore Club. The statement that the Hylam of the Singapore Ciub who was hilled in j a fall recently wa.-- in ihe habit of ...t;ing on the parapet wall ar.l atching the j shipping in the harbour, va>s ms.de to Mr. F.
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  • 144 12 Doctor's Twenty Years Of Worlf on New Formula. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 30. Dr. Henry Spahlinger presented his hitherto secret formula for the treatment of tuberculosis to humanity in a West End drawing room last night and detail? have been sent to the Minister of Health and
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  • 38 12 A class in English music will begin in the social hall of the Tamil Methodist Church on Friday at 5.30. Those wishing to join are asked to write to Mr. J. Baruch, 1. Short Street. Admission is free.
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  • 248 12 Prime Minister and Danger Of Tariff Walls. Rugby. Jan. ML The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacI)c iiald) devoted the greater part of his speech at Seaham Harbour yesterday evening to the Cabinet's "agreement to differ" on the question of tariffs. He said he was most grateful, and
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  • 93 12 Three Provincial Dailies Absorbed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 30. A great provincial newspaper war endec today with the disappearance of the Newcastle Evening World, the Bristol Evening Times and Echo and the Derby Daily Express which were absorbed by the Newcastle Evenincr Chronicle, the Bristo' j
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  • 165 12 Arrives in Singapore with 400 World Tourists. Gleaming white in the early morning: tunshine the 42,500 tons Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, the most modern ship afloat, came alongside the Tanjong Panar wharfs this morning with 100 world tourist* who almost immediately began a sight-seeing tour
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  • 116 12 j Empire Producers Appeal To Government. London. Jan. 30. The suggestion that the Government should reimport! the duty on foreign tea, at the mm time Rruavonte'eing EmpireKrown tea a minimum preference to encourage the development of tea production I within the Empire, is contained in a letter
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  • 82 12 Diving and Search Operations Continue. Rugby, Jan. 31. The Rear-Admiral in charge of Submarines at Portsmouth, who is in charge of the search for the missing M 2, reports that d^virg and search operations are being c ntinued in very good weather. The we rk of the divers
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  • 1068 12 By a Majority. "GROSSLY UNFAIR TO OTHERS." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. :'.(>. By a majority th" X.M S. Court of Appeal today lisa'lowed the appeal of the Pahang Consolidated Company. Ltd. against the judgment of the Chief Justice of th? F.M.S. in the
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  • 824 13 Guillermo's Good Display. (JIVING AWAY ELEVEN POUNDS. A! Rivers duly won from Battling Guillermo in their 12-rotind bout at the Kew World <m .Saturday evening, but it m on points only, and the verdict did not by any means receive unanimous tpimnal The Filipino surprised
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  • 90 13 Monday. Fchruan' 1. Hockey: Site. 2nd XI vs. M.C.U.. S.R.C. l-ruunJ; Hallks Institution vs. Chinese, K.I. STOWmL Football: Commercial Cup: Ist Round: M.P.H. \>. Btraita Cattle Trading- S.C.. AiiM'ii Road Stadium. <dnisdj>. February 3. Harkrjr: SHC Married vs. Bachelort, B.S.C. SToaad. I Leagua C.immittcc Mi'ctinp, Anson R— 4
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  • 596 13 West Bromwick Surprised. SCOTTISH CUP TIE RESULTS. There were no upsets in the second round of the Scottish Cup competition on Saturday, the results being more or less true to form. Mothenvell. Hungers and Celtic were all successful in their away games. The outstanding surprise of
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  • 467 13 Claims of Alan Morton Of Rangers. It is a daring thing to venture an opinion as to who was the greatest football player over a given period. One respected authority has said Steve Bloomer, and np Scot who was inti-.nate v.-ith the game during the famous Derby
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  • 455 13 Prospects of Match With Tarante. It v time that we seriously began i-> (<n*'der '•Jimmy" Taiante. the coloured boxer from Tens, as a serious menace ambit) ins of Uiiti>h cruiser ami light-heavyweight aspirants to honours. rites EL B. K." in the Sporting Life. We mu.-t remember, in an
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  • 792 13 Sym's Splendid Try. EXCELLENT PLAY ON THE WING. South 8 pts North ML I The last game p f the season between representative North and Souh teams pioplenty <f excellent rugger an.l from start to finish play fluctuated from one end of the field to
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  • 29 13 fn a hockey match played at Tangiin yesterday, the "C" company of the i Regiment beat the Medical 1 College Union by five t'oals to two. I
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  • Lall Singh in India—Great Final to Malayan Rugby Season.
    • 170 13 Prospects of Selection For Indian Team. (From Our Own Correapeadaat) Calcutta, Jan. SI. In the firs! Lahore trial I.all Sin^h, th? Silaniror cricketer, icon I 10 'for the Possible-. The Proba' les made 188, of which Colah (il and M. A. R. Marshall 55. Both
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  • 159 13 Lowndes Cup Handicap At S.S.C. Tiie handicap race for the Lowndes Cup (150 metres) took plate- at the Singapore Swimming lob yesterday There was n wide difference in the form of the 11 competitors, and Brodic. the captain, had to do some remarkable handicapping to liii:r th'.*v,i together. P.
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  • 380 13 Fourth Test Match At Adelaide. Adelaide, Jan. 30. The fourth Test match between the South African cricket tourists and Australia was resumed this morning. At the close of play on the previous day the* South Africans had scored 2»>5 runs for seven. Vincent rind McMillan, were together
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  • 218 14 Alchemist Given Chance To Prove Claims. l'aris, .Ian. 12. If. Bmikowaky, the 1'olish engineer who claims to have invented a process for extracting: gold from rock and sand, was taken trnni pi ison to a scientific laboratii, y where he wan ghrsn a chance of
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  • 155 14 Zeppelin to Surpass U.S. Dirigible Akron. !>(Miviohshaven, Jan. 2. Vi. rkmen an breaking up, id, aimhiji I I mlinutuji. Garman u... .l.i,i' i! h miiiK tpiay upon the i.i t ruction of a n<w Zeppelin which th<* builders declare will l>» Mm larg— t, salt' i and mosl
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  • 128 14 Paris Police Arrest Three With Explosives. PaiK Jan. 7. Acom of the Surete have arrested three Italian anarchists who were found m of exploswe*. It is sup- that they intended to get across tlu- frontier to achieve their object, whatever it was. in their native country. ,f the
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  • 141 14 Within Five Weeks of Second Marriage. >Sr. Jnhn Cory, the Cardiff ship and colliery owner, ha> died at Penarth at the age of 76. He- married on November 24 last, at Christ Church. Mayfair, as his second wife, Mia* Beatrice Melmouth, of Baling. He had been
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  • 93 14 .Terrible Vengeance Follows Murder in Somaliland. I'aiis. Jan. 9. Two hundred |M>-ipli> arc dead as a rev.i .1 tribal war which has flamed up on the fi.iiitier of Atiy.sKinia and French Simuililunri. Tia- troaUa was startaj. l>y murder d the animosity of two neighbouring tribe* and a
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  • 22 14 I i.i- Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, h.i baw made an honorary iiiiiulh-i i>l the .Mid-Surrey Golf Club.
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  • 333 14 Young Chinese Rescued From Yangtse. Hankow, Jan. 11. Able Seaman Flood is now the youngest and the proudest member of the crew of the Bee, a British gunboat which took part in the rescue of victims of the do vast, ing floods in the Yangtse valley, says
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  • 227 14 American Scientist's Theory. or William Patten, of DartBKMtt] College, described at a recent session oi" the Society for the Advancement i f Science the liscnvery oi" the real missing lir.k. which, he declared, was a fivefool skeietoa found in the roeka of the Baltic Sea. Profesfor Patten called
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  • 260 14 Prehistoric Animal Unknown to Science. News of a strange prehistoric animal hitherto unknown to science has been brought to Moscow by an expedition of the Leningrad Geological Museum recentlv returned from extensive researches in the Tartar Soviet Republic. The expedition, headed bv Prof. B. A. Stilko. discovered
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  • 186 14 Priest Leads 10,000 To White House. Washington, .Tan. 7. I-oadinR 1 a Motor cavalcade carrvinjf 10.000 unomnlovcd '-...^ons, induilin" hundreds of women. FatV-T James Cox of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, arrived here tcdav. I With him Father Cox bro"irht a resolut;on nredi'tin? revol"t '»n n f he United S'ntpg un'»'s
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  • 120 14 Gunman Routed After Fierce Struggle. London. Jan. 12. In Clydebank today, the po~t;naster was sitting alone in his office when suddenly he found himself covered with a revolver by a man demanding money. The postmaster refused to put his hands up. Instead he fearlessly tackled the gunman, knocking
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  • 150 14 Spanish Pilot's Plans With British Plane. A British Puss Moth aeroplane is to be used by the Spanish aviator. Captain Ignacio Jimenez, for his proposed trip round Africa and Australia and across Asia and Europe. Captain Jimenez, who crossed the South Atlantic, plans to start on his
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  • 61 14 To Close as Sequel to British Tariffs. Because it has lost its English market owing to the tariffs, the Iginskcy Carpet Fa«tory at Maffersdorf, near Reicnenberg, is to cease work. It was the Iginskcy Company which supplied a New York cinema palace with a giant carpet claimed
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  • 110 14 Economies Urged In Travelling. The expenditure incurred on duty journeys by naval and civil personnel has been undor the consideration of the Board of Admiralty. It is pointed out in a Fleet Order that commanding officers and others responsible must emphasise the necessity for the strictest economy. Journeys
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  • 148 14 Declined to Answer to Former Name. When the name of Constance Fanny Gee, who had been summoned to serve on a petty jury, was called at Brighton Quarter Sessions recently there was no response. I he Recorder, Mr. J. D. Cassis. X.C.. said that on December 15 a
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  • 48 14 Bullets Fly in A Sydney Street. Traffic was scattered wildly in William Street, near King's Cross, Sydney when two gunmen fought a battle over a girl in the middle of the street. Ballots flew in all directions. One was killed and the other arrested.
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  • 2513 15 LORD BEAVERBROOK, THE LONE CRUSADER MR. MACDONALD MOVES MOUNTAINS BUT AT A PRICE THE LATE MR. WILLIAM GRAHAM "LL.G." ON THE WARPATH IN FRESH PAINT LABOUR TAKES THE LONG VIEW SIR WILLIAM JOWITT NOT WANTED IN HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC BACK THE VICEROY. (From Our Own
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  • 40 15 lt\ the death of the lit. Hon. William (iraham. at the early age of 44. the I abour Party has lost one of its greatest figures and Great Britain one of its most promising statesmen.
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    • 93 15 COAL TAR FOR ALL PURPOSES AT Specially Reduced Prices. LEE KIM SOO 89, High Street, Singapore. FOR YOUR EYES Ihe batl is just (frldil HlOtJfh. Wear Zei Spectacle Lenses. JOHN DUKE, OPTICIAN, 21, Kallery Road, Singapore. "INSECT BITE? CUT? SCRATCH? Apply this antiseptic ointment at once. It is such a
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    • 358 16 Two Cents are nothing to you Yet two cents for every tin of DE RESZKE'S smoked in Malaya means relief to thousands of destitute unemployed. This small contribution does not come out of your pocket, yet you can help this good cause by purchasing DE RESZKE Cigarettes at the same
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  • 741 17 The Guarantee. £5* FOR GREY HAIR THAT I>!1> NOT CO. i.Dii'inii, .hin. rj. A Judgment which i i i-i.rly to have fatr-nacasag asTsets <>n advertisements n by Mr. Justice lowtatt tka the fleet ric comb cue eoadwba' in .i-lt's Bench Diviaioa today. A cabled summary of
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  • 238 17 Scene of Notorious Town And Gown Battle. Oxford, Jan. 12. Thr amicnl cellar of tho Swyndlestock !;.\i ii, i lie scon" of the outbreak of th>. iiMi^i, olcnt "Town and Gown'' riot in Oxford history, has beoi demolished to make way for the stronp room of a
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  • 309 17 St. Austell Bay Hotel Destroyed. afore than ion guests snenaUng Christat the St. A'isU'll Ruj H-i-.el. Cornwall II milis from Truro made an orderly escape in their night-clothes when •he- hotel was destroyed by fire. Many lo=t all their belongings- an d a i French maid employed
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  • 229 17 Soviet Search for Untapped Natural Resources. The mounting popular curiosity aiiou! their own country which is stimulating hundreds of thousands of Russians to tour Out-of-the-way regions will be capitalize.! by the Government to enrich the nation. In i at! of merely enjoying the scenery and the exercise,
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  • 384 17 Cabinet Statement. JUDGMENT RESERVED FOR PRESENT. London, Jan. 14. While the Burma Round-Table Conference delegates are generally taking timo lo study the Prime Minister's statement, Burmese delegation cilcles do not appear to be satisfied with it. But final opinion is being reserved until the delegates return
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  • 210 17 AU-Night Battle With PoMce. A terrible trapedy cau.-cd a shadow over Christinas for th? inhabitants of IV 'li-villc, near I.au e anne. While a gemlarjp.e named Genier wa« celebrating Christinas Eve with his wife and children around the Christmas tree, a frightened and breathlest woman burst into
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  • 151 17 Formed to Drive British From India. Patna, Jan. 11. I'hanindrar.ath Ghosh, giving evidence oM behalf of the prosecution in the polihcal conspiracy ease at I'atna. said that the Hindustan Sociali-t Republican Army" was a branch of the "Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. The "army" was organised in Delhi in
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  • 26 17 Patna, Jan. 17. Mr. S. A. Khaa, District Magistrate at Pllinaa, was sin.; dead accidentally yesterday, while on shooting excursion in the district.
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  • 80 17 Peaceful Atmosphere In India Impossible. London, Jan. 17. I fear it is impossib'c to create again a peaceful atmaaphwe in India," declared Mr. Bertrand Russell, speaking at a reception of the Commonwealth of India League. A resolution condemning the Govei>nBaent'a Indian policy was passed by the meeting
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  • Correspondence.
    • 2058 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. It i- ill appointing U*iat you admirable leading article of January 20 under the title of "The Cruelty of Soppreasion should have evoked ill your correspondence columns uninformed sad childish nonsense. Persons who wish to contribute to snh.jert of thi
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    • 90 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I cannot refrain recording my sympathies with you, having read your leader on Birth Control and the subsequent outburst in the correspondence column*. You are in for it now, ai though you wrote sense on a burning topic As usual, people start
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    • 121 18 To the Editor of the Strait:; Times. Sir,— ln his letter published in this column V.S. makes use of the phrase, "owing to its relativity to the most pleasurable gift of the animal world." 1/ by pleasurable gift V.S. means the function of procreation, may I point out to him
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    • 302 18 DRASTIC ACTION." i To the Editor of the Straits Tims. 1 Sir, May I be permitted a little spa in your valuable journal to express mv views on the drastic action to be taken by tb« League Council in regard to slavery In Liberia, vide your ia?ue of Jan. 23.
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    • 1011 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It would be advisable for people of "T.S.W.'s" type to <\xuy off their surnames or change their names entirely since they ure .-<> anxious to call themselves Malays and so ashamed to be called Chinese. This would servo as a distinction
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    • 47 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Some time ago a correspondent asked for a prescription for curing croIcodilc skiiis etc. I am in need of similar information. Can any reader help, please Yours, etc., E. KJAR. Telok Merbau Estate. Sepang, Set., Jan. 26.
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    • 143 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I hone Dole-Plume's letter in your isatM <>f Wednesday will make employers '.link. Your correspondent attacked men with two jobs, hut did not deal with the adequately paid man whose wife also holda down jok I mean an
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    • 536 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —While we in this country all realise ;it ihe wont slump e\er is in progress and that careers and men are being broken the world over, British companies should surely play the game where their European staffs are concerned. I
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    • 554 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, This much-discussed subject since I the Reformation and the proscription of Catholicism as a State religion, whether a Roman Catholic priest is a privileged witness in a Court of Law is once again revived by a correspondent in
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  • 471 19 Much Impressed With Asiatic Life. Like many another Westerner who set* out on his 'first trip out East, he sailed :"rom England with preconceived ideas of our off-maligned Singapore and its life. What he has scon during his short stay in Singapore has been real
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  • 201 19 Provincial Kuomintang To Take the Lead. Canton, Jan. 14. Thi Provincial Kuomintang has assumed full control of the Anti-Japanese Boyci tt Society, which was previously started as a popular movement on the part of the populace. All the subordinate socie- tie- will be closed. Studepts, workmen and merchants
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  • 114 19 Deposits Not Large Enough To Supply Smelting Works. That there were no deposits of iron ore large enoutrh to supply a flill scale smelting works, was the reply the Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce, gave to a question on the subject in the State Council
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  • 54 19 Well Received by London Critics. London, Jan. 19. An exhibition of paintings by Sarada Charan Ukil, opened at India House y.estea-day, includes Alamgir," which won the Viceroy's Cup ait the Delhi Exhibition last year, also Mother and dead child before the I-ord Buddha." The pictures have been well
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    • 136 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle i j (5 I 5 X t |5" H&Jb p p E |,o In pi Pi 15 T"^ Spfl H| '.••'•■f-'-V T ~F W^WM^ W.^ So $r~ fr^^si "^ss~ *?P 2| |g 43~^i~" I T^i*?" 1 itf r*^ *£> .j*?'}.; >? W* ys^ n zz l^^ a
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    76 20 kLOf l\(h DIAMOND :-Only seven persons attended the funeral of Jack "I.e C s" Diamond the ■U KUC*ter. »ho »as murdered by K an K sters in New York followin B a drunken or K y to celebrate his i k "."k^" "f^^^. He was denied burial in consecrated K
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    59 20 TROOPS LEA\E FOR INDIA .More than 400 troops, ie-eluding oflin-rs :,nd men of (he Ist Flallalion Welch Kcsiment and the Ist Royal Scots left Aldeishot for India, as extremists in India planned their campaijfn of denance and the Government took fu rther measures to deal with lawlessness and sedition. The
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    11 20 rw> SERIOUSLY INJTRKn IN GREAT WEST ROAD CRASH T« n i
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    29 20 PUBLIC SCHOOL RIT.BY AT RIC HMOND.-A Middlesex player being brought down d.-rine the Kughy football match between Surrey and Middlesex Public Schools on the Richmond ground, Surrey. (Planet News
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