The Straits Times, 28 September 1932

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    40 1 The Straits Times >*^^ [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] r THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWEPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      501 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SER VICES. PENINBULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER contract WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWAItI) FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'pere. 1932. XP.ANCAI.OP.B «,000 Sept. 27 RAJPUTANA 17.000
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      683 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseille!!, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Midllesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. 1 BOWA MARU 10,700 Oct. 6 7 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Oct. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 3 < TKRUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. 15 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Nov. 30 Dec.
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      506 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (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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      644 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5723. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. m s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 ms. FIONIA Nov. 2 Nov. 4 m.s. FRUIA Nov. 2:1 Nov. 2!> m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s.
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      1066 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China (1912), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUKARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO- LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltf. THE SIAM
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    OUTSIDE THE DOCK.
    148 3 Change in Police Court Procedure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Penang, Sept. 27. A very invidious distinction has so far been made in the Penang courts in that an ordinary cyclist who happens to b( arrested on a charge of cycling without s> light Is placed in
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    SANE SOVIET.
    100 3 Rest of W T orld "Governed Hy Madmen." Riga, Sept. tt. Maxim Gorki, who is at present in Berlin, publishei a long aiticle in th" P Itvestia, in which he deplore* (he fact that German militarism has regained all t its old force. Gorki insists that hi? attacks
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    WINTER DISTRESS.
    91 3 ti Nation-wide Appeal In Germany. ;1 Berlin. Sept M. A nation-wiilc appeal signed l>\ President Hindenburg and th< Chancellor, Her r von Papen, ha. been published rapportinic I ihf efforts of a numlior of charitable X organisations of :HI religious nenbmina- T tions to relieve (list it--:- in
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    AIR EXPOSITION.
    77 3 Wealth of Novelties Shown In H'-ilin. Berlin, S. .t. gg, A flying motor-ear, wtiich i a com- filiation between motor-car and an •eroetan will he the feature of the air n expoaition which open- here at the be- Tginning of next month. The exposition will show a wealth
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    MISSING MAIL.
    57 3 ],O<M Bags for Shanghai Lying At Manchuli. Shanghai, Sept. 27 l< The North thmJi Daily Ni thai ii ii rlear il»' i the Lon lon-Sibi i maiU to Shanghai, dispatched between July 22 and Aug. •'> inclusive, arc :-t .li I learned that several thousand 1 air-- 1
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    CAPT. VON GRONAU.
    49 3 CAPT. VON GRON AU. First Direct Flight From Hong Ko:m to Manila. i :i| n Gromu who n eently Ben Paciflc by the northern route, today completed the Rrat direct flight from ll<.-.;' Kong to Manila. He is returning home to Germany by way of .lava and Ceylon Renter.
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    FELIX ROUSSEL.
    44 3 The Messageriea Maritime! Felix Kous- g ~v\ is due in Singapore From Penang on j I'd. 8, at B a.m. and will probably sail J. OB the same da* (Sunday) at I! p.m. for Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. t
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    WARSHIPS EXPECTED.
    60 3 H.M.S. Caradoe (Cast Edward H. Syfiet, K.\.) will arrived in Singapore- ir ■in Oct. 6 from Cokvibo and sail on the i i'Xt dnv for Hone Kong. K H.M s. Cumberland (Capt. Brian Kgerton, K.\.) will arrived in Singaoore m Nov. H from Hong Kong and sail on
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    BENEVOLENT FUND.
    409 3 New Activity of S.H.B. Junior Civil Service. At an extraordinary general meeting >f the K.H.B. Junior Civil Service Club, Mr, (i. W. A. Trimmer presiding, the following lvsolulion was passed unanimously The Club shall contribute each month ten per cent. of the monthly subscriptions received to > fund
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    43 3 Record Journey from South America. Fricdrichshaien, Sept. 22. By lundiim here at IM p.w. (\ntral time la-it niifht. the airship, t!-c Iraf Zc-ppclin. broke its own record aving ii-.Tiimpli-hi 1 .1 the flight from I'ev■mboeo in t',7 1 hoars. Are'.a-Trans- u:i.
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    TOWNSHIP VENDETTA.
    46 3 Thirteen Drowned and 100 Injured. Cairo, Sept. 24. Thirteen people were drowned, over 100 njuro'l ard ?>'l arre.ti;! in a vndcttl b?ween the townships of Akhmin and Bchaf. k crowd of 3 000 Akhfou invaded Schap y l.oat and despera't fifhtinjr ensued.- Iteuter Wirele
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    HANK OF ENGLAND.
    27 3 Declares Dividend of Six I'er Cent. London, Sept. 22. The Bank of Knulaml ha~ declared a i;>.!f ycu.ly dividend of six per cent. kr.eta-Havas,
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    TO MARRY AT 131.
    79 3 Feeling Younger and Stronger Than Ever. J«Mf WiinlvoH. a Hottentot, i-x-slave, axed 131, hvimr in the Ukldalbarg district of th« Transvaal i- aiiout to marry for the fourth time. Thro y<:ir.-- iißii hr welded hi-; thir>l irif who mB] years h\< junior, hut shu died right—
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    143 3 Monday, Sept. It. 11. Kxicllcncy, H.H. the Regent and he General Adviser, the Hon. Mr. R. O. instedt. left Muar for Batu Pahat. After ri-akfast with the Assistant Adviser and rtrs. Caldor, His Kxitllency. H.H. the Rerent and the General Adviser motored to lohore Hahru. visiting en route
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    150 3 BULAN, Brit, 441 tons, from Penang 28-9 for Penang 2-10. KANGALORK, Brit.. 2.908 tons, from London 27-U. fur Hong Kong 2X-9. COL IM LANA. Ital.. 3.709 tons, from Triest" for Japan 29-9. KEPON(i, Brit., 1,322 tons, from Bangkok 2H-d. fur Malacca, P. Swettenham, unc. KHANDALLA, Brit., 3,189 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    251 3 Wednesday, September 28. <hlps alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEI'PEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug "Prince," Lch. "Shark," W. Bt. "Johana," Josenna. The Cable, lil Wharf NIL Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. AJkart Daek Van Heutsz. Victoria Dock Kuranda. Keppel Harbour. Xin
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      659 3 4NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated la Germany.) The undermentioned are tha company's Intended fixtures OUTWARDS. FULDA for Manila. Hong Kong. S'hai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Oct. 15 I.AHN. for II... 1". Cebu, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai. Japan Taku, Datnv and Tsingtao Oct. 24 HOMEWARDS. SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, Barcelona, Amsterdam, R'dam, Hamburg
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      854 3 wuAK^AMsmruM ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. jMfbv f~~gKsfe" 7^M m^CCS^L JilKiM 1 (Incorporated In England.) Tht ELLERMAN LINE. f\ A f* f\ rrelght Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONAL CONTINENT. EXPOSITION JUNE-NOVEMBER 1933 VU Port< nd 9 ez Can L Should be included in your OUTWARDS. itinerary when you go
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      51 3 i I SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. c terday*t max. temp. 83 K. l.asi niirlit's mm. temp. K. Yesterday* rainfall 0.81 in. sunshine 0.5 hour I p.m. relative hum. 76 per cont. I p.m. wind W.S.W. in. ph. I p.m. weather overcast C. :>. PTEWART Buperintendaat. M< teoralogkmj Office! Singapore! Sept. 28,
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      135 3 TIDE TABLES. Today, September II W. 9.35 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 9 p.m., 8 ft. 9 in. Thursday. September 29. 11. W. Ml a.m., 8 ft. in., 9.45 p.m., 3 ft. 6 in. Kriday, September SO. H. W 10.22 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 10.26 p.m., 10 ft. 1
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      421 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position .uh.-rt i- ,1. in Hmm columns send copies of testimonial.. I)o not .-.ml originals. COOK for Kuropean home wanted. Mu-t be first class for Ro.. Savouries and Sweets, $25 per mensem. Btt, Time;:. YOUNG EURASIAN girl wanted, bookkeeninir. typist, sale-. Small salary. Pr*f*r*nc*
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      810 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road. Apply 6, Malacca Street. HOUSB on Institution Hill. Moderate rant. United Engineers. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64, Market St. fi NEW FLATS, at Middl* Road, to let. ■lectricity and sanitation. Apply N. Rev- G ben, 7, De
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      1067 4 BUSINESS PREMISES FOR SALE TO LET FOR SALE, Ransome Ideal Bullock MOWER H ~7T"I 7i excellent condition. Jl2O or nearest offer. TO LET, office* No. 13 Collyer Quay. 23 st its Times ipply Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. ~2 7 Z ORCHIDS FOR SALE, larpe collection OFFICE, Rob.n.on Road. 8 700
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      391 4 MISCELLANEOUS 1 GOING ON LEAVE F LET US TAKE YOUR LUGGAGE TO THE STEAMER. 'PHONE 2428. SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. Union Building. i PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE r BRITISH TRADERS* INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Ho:ig Kong.) CERTIFICATE- No. 5422 for Ten Silver Shares, H.K. $25 per Share paid up, number-
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      511 4 BUSINESS CARDS. THE EASTERN UJUIBU ASSIKANCB CORfORATION. LTI>. Fire. Marine. Motor and I'rmnnal Accident* Insurances. Full particulars can be obtained from. V. V, KABKANDOO, Authorised Airent. No. 11, Jalaa Station, Kluang, CENTRAL JOHOHE. Get our prices of Gootlyear Tyre* and Tubes and make a saving. Distributors. CfflN HUAT HIN OIL
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      68 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya, l'ostage. Monthly 3.00 4.00 2.£>o Quarterly 8.50 $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 jio.uO $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instruction* for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the form at the bottom of Ihi- page. Contract rate-, may be had
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      304 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sani'atioD and Hot and Cold Running- water. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight GRILL-SPECIAL SPECIAL DAILY tomorrow DISH DOLLAR LUNCH pFriA| nINNFR Roart Sucking Pig. ALA SIMPSON reUAL DiNN*-* Applr Sauce, Baked
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      591 5 HARRY, S, ELI AS, m. i o. \aSaV]4u^M9r QUALIFIED OPTICIAN CAPITOL BUILDING. PHONE 2751. Consulting Hours -9 a.m. to 6 p.m. TENDERS TENDERS INVITED. Supply of cooked rations to Quarantine Station. Pulau Jerejak. and Sungei Pinang Depot, Penang. Tendeis are invited by the Indian Immigration Committee for the supply of
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      456 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of freehold nnd leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulio Steret, on Wednesday. Oct. 5. ltS2, at 2.3* njn. I.ot 1. Valuable freehold land situate at HilNide Drive off U\ milestone Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore, area 19,602 sq. ft. MORTGAGEES'
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      652 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE f oak stained teak household furniture ncluding one "electrolux" refrigerator and one "Edison" cabinet gramophone, etc. 'o be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng- Coy's saleroom No. 30. Chulia Street, on Saturday. October 1, at 10.1. a.m. Now on view. CHEONG KOON SENG ft CO., Auctioneers.
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      514 5 LIVERPOOL RIOTS. Women Start Trouble: 30 People Injured. l.iv.vpnol. Sept. 23. Further heavy clashes bttWWI unemployed and the poHea took place on Thursday when the polka adopted new tnrtits of brcakni<: Dp the crowd by driving into it at full speed in motor-cur-; tnd on motor-cyi li-. The trouhle e\ttnded
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    Jack Buchanan To Go To America.
    2337 6 —By Our Film Correspondent. FIRST STEP IN IMPORTANT ANGLO- AMERICAN FILM ALLIANCE— TO REJTURN IN MAY TO MAKE PICTURES IN ENGLAND— A CHEVALIER FILM SUR- PRISE— JOINING FORCES WITH FAMOUS "HIGHBROW PRODUCERSTRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN TALKIES. WFFK Fnds Only," a Fox picture with .loan Bennett
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      26 6 UMPS OF LASTING BRILLIANCE JooA/orthe name 1 BRITISH MADE I UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. < In, orpoiatcd in Straits SeltlpinenU) SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. Stockists: JOHN LITTLE CO.; LTD.
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      105 6 J5 Quality! jWfllj.- HHjj^BjS^^X Thciv is no mistaking it— when yb ''"s expressed in material £P^_A(l\^y cut Uis tlle result of ex\BjK^ \S3 l^rii'iur and is ever apparent A 7 \k in a well made suit. Smartly ?^L_'~^ :^~~Jx\ <'<--%fi<''l and well finished ft S !V> -frthTtn ■m rwinntltl It
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      691 7 1 j. I.WiM.'.hU.WMrfCAPITOL R^C^JCmLk tub- nivyoir a. uk reservations phone 6903 'S I THE OLYMPIC GAMES /M& IT TOOK In BURLESQUE! What could be Funnier! THE COMEDY SHOW THAT TOPS EVERYTHING V .ffMtK& k »222™± TONIGHT! U\ IIpKY GIRL W t-/m y «iKethi.ownli{.««wo>th Paramounts Craziest and Most Hilarious Laugh-Feast— %m%
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    235 8 Rubber A Shade Steadier Locally. FAIR DEMAND AT AUCTION. (Ry Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices Rubber, 8' H cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $77*4 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 !> Kid., down ',d. \«w York, .5 16 cts., down ft. Market Tone:—Fairly
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    70 8 Noon, Sept. 28. U.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot B'k 8 3 16 Stan.lard R.S.S. on Tender Tone of Market Quiet steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 9 lGd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 8 9 lG per lb.
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    PRODUCE.
    164 8 Singapore, Sept. 2x. Gambier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.00 Copra 5.80 mixed 5.30 Rago Pour, Sarawak 2.25 White Pepper 26.00 Black Pepper 19.00 I'earl Sa^o 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Ric« Siam $153 to 192 Saigon $146 to 155 Rangoon $142 to 155 No. 1 125 catties gross
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      201 8 Singapore, Sept. 28. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 31/32 .ondon, 60 days' sight 2/3 15/16 s L,ondon, 30 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, demand 2/3 London, T.T. 2/3 27/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,015 Hamburg, demand 165 New York, demand 39% Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      97 8 Rugby, Sept. 27. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.59 V-j Athens 572 Vi Belgrade 232 >/> Berlin 14.52 >/i Bombay Is. 6 5/32 d. Brussels 24 29 32 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.27 Va Geneva 17.92>/ 2 Helsingfors 232** Hong Kong Is. 4 l/16d. Lisbon 110 Madrid 42
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      38 8 From Australia by Marella due Singapore noon tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched Bth September) by Rajputana due Penang 6 am. tomorrow. From France by Felix Roussel due Singapore 8 a.m. on Sunday, the 2nd proximo.
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      AIR MAIL.
      24 8 The air mail Karachi London dispatched by s.s. Karagola on Sept. 8 was delivered in London on 3ept v 27 (10 days).
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        436 8 Mm V«l. Pd. Buyers. Sellen. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 liangrin Tin i 1 Batang Padanf 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        282 8 y^j Pd. Buyen. Sellers. MM t 1 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.00 1.05 fl £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.16.3 5.0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.75 5.50 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 62.00 64.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 19
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Bui tpor* Cold Storaf 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V2 P-c-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 aom. Singapore Municipal 4Va P>cof 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100 108
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt' s Quotations. To-day'a Price Fraser Lyall Evatt k Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 050 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    264 8 Kelantan, Pnlani, Singorn, Bnndon ;u ui Bnagkab iVaiayui p.m. Southern and Western Imlia iKnjula) p.m. Djamlii (Singkeli .'< p.m. Djumbi iTobelo) a p.m. Banka Island. Pladjoe and Palembang (Thedensi ..I p.m. Samarang, Suurabaya. Celebes, Moluccas. Timur billy and BoaU-Kaat Borneo (Vaa Swoll i i p.m. lndu-('hiii» (Marly)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    46 8 By Spore Loiulon Karapara Baloeran Rawalpindi An«ki.r Kota Baroe Christiaan Bufg»MM Ranpuia Aug. 11 Sopt. I Aug. 1U Sept. 0 Aug. lit Sept. 10 Aug. 24 Sept. 19 Aug. 25 Sept. Aug. 25 Sept. 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 21 Si'i't- 2 Sept. 24
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    "AIDA" COMPLETE WITH CAMELS.
    276 8 Paris Version of Verdi Opera. Verdi's opera Aicla came to life (hi* afternoon with unusual realism when live animals took part in a benefit performance for unemployed musicians at the Stade de Colombo*, near Paris, say the Paris correspondent of the Morning Po.-t on Auk. 2H.
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      170 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. ridar. September .16. Municipal Cummisxionprs' meeting, 2. 1S p.m. Annual K<*n. ml?, of Kastern United Assurance Corpn. 1. ti1.. Sc Mi Malacca Street, 12.H0 p.m. Annual jteneral m eptin(t of Brunei United Plantations. Ltd.. Kvatt ft Co., noon. Annual (fen. mtR. et Strnit-; Chinese British Assn.,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      950 9 Further Evidence That Corner Is Turned. A MORE OPTIMISTIC VIEW. (From Oiir Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 1. The stock markets were disposed to se* everything through rose-coloured spectacles last week, and to ignore anb?d news such as the tobour disputes in London and Lancashire. The Ottawa pacts
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      TRADE DEPRESSION.
      442 9 Revised Edition Of Mr. Holsinger's Book. Fortified with the experience of three years' intensive study of conditions in the United States, on the Continent and Kngland, Mr. F. K. Holsinger published i 1929 an analysis of the root causes of :iv present depression, in which he clearly predicted
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      BRITISH COAL ABROAD
      284 9 French And German Quotas. Inquires in South Wales regarding reported foreign action to the detriment 'if the British coal trade show that the position i.< not so alarming as was at ftr.-t believed. Tha South Wai is Coal Exporters' km*ciation has issued a -tatement that it has
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      HACKETT & CO.
      24 9 HACKETT CO. In the Bankruptcy Court on Friday la*t a receiving order only was made against Hackett and Co. No adjudicating order was made.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      301 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) I-on<ii>n, Sept. 27. ing quotation* today of trie prinI ip:.l British and American stocks are I given below TO Am or fall fs In relation to the price jf Sept. 22. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion
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      SERDANG CENTRAL.
      212 9 Altered Rubber Market Conditions. At an eNtra-ordinary general mee'irv of the Seidang Central Plantations, held on Aug. 29, a scheme of reconstruction involving the exchange of shares in the existing company for shares of £1 each 17s fid paid in a new company tnu carried by the requisite
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE
      906 9 Upward Movement In Raw Prices. OTTAWA CONFERENCE REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Aug. 31. Event! of importance have UkeJi plaeu in the Manchester market during the pa*t week. In the firVi. place there has been a further upward movement in raw cotton prici's, l>ut the chief
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      604 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Establlahed 18M at Aauterdßß. Authorised Capiul Old*. 100,M0,0M Paid up CapiUi Old*. SK.OOO.OM Beaarva* Glds. 24,190^24 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCBBi I Batavla Head office for Dutch Baa* laaTias. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng, Cheribon. GoronUlo, Makassar, Madan,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,WEDNESDAY, SEPT.28,1932. THE COUNCIL SPEECHES.
    1175 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28,1932. THE COUNCIL SPEECHES. We dealt on Monday with the major points in the Retrenchment Report which was laid on the table at the meeting of '.he Legislative Council and yivt-nl.-u with the speech delivered by His Excellency regarding the probable effects of the
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    BRITAIN'S HANDS TIED AT OTTAWA.
    1612 10  -  Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson. (By the formerly British .Foreign Minister.) Why the Conference Was Worse Than a Failure. In view of the fears now expressed that the Liberal Miniate™ will resign from the British Cabinet as a result of their opposition to the Ot tinea
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    244 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Pastor C I' Anchant of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission, Malacca, will be transferred to Penang shortly. Mr. Justice W. Burton and Capt. E. A Ross, Controller of Labour, Johore, have gone to Fraser's Hill for a short holiday. Mr. Howard T. Stiven, who was formerly planting in
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    VOTES OF THE DAY.
    642 10 t NIPAH YIELDS. The article written recently by our Kuala Lumpur correspondent on the XJV&O acre estate of Nipah Distilleries of Malaya Ltd. has evidently astonished many people who had no idea that xuch a high level of productivity could be attained with this cultivation, although
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    126 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBIt/V Kilniuml !.<.«.• an.l KvHyu Brent In Attorney For Thu Defend-. Ul 11.1.-). Phone C'JO'J. CAPITOL. Million Dollar U-g»U -g» with Jack Oakie, Hank Mann and Susan Fleming. 6.15—9.15. Phone MU-S. GREAT WORM).- Ken MaynuKl in Sonir oT (aballer. Pusur Mulam. Gate Hi cU. Ladies Kree. MARLBOROI (111.
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    HUNDREDS KILLED IN DISASTROUS HURRICANE
    477 11 WHOLE ISLAND DEVASTATED. Nightmare Wreckage In Capital of Porto Rico. BOATS SMASHED. Warship on Way To Help Relief. Once again a disastrous hurricane has struck an island of the West Indies. Hundreds of people have hern killed in .1 hurricane which swept Porto Rico yesterday,
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    GANDHI'S PROGRESS.
    82 11 His Thanks to Indian And Home Governments. Poona, Sept. 27. Gandhi is |HIH.MW)sIIH favourably, feeding on (Tape fruit juice and sugar. Tomorrow he is expected to take barley Water an i whey. Gandhi has expromd thanks to the Indian Government for "the extreme care and attention" hestowed on
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    NUMERICAL CONTROL.
    42 11 (turned by Democrats In Senate. Washington, Sept. 27. The Democrats gained numerical control of the Senate today when the Governor uf Colorado appointed Mr. Walter Walker, a newspaper publisher, to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Waterman. Reuter.
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    PRISONER STABBED.
    57 11 During a i|iiairel between two Chinese pr.sune: s in the Criminal Prison yesterday one is alleged have stabbed the other in the right side with some sharp instrument. The stabbeil man was taken to the Prison Hospital and attended by the doctor until the arrival of the ambulance,
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    BRITISH EXHIBITION IN DENMARK.
    376 11 The Prince's Speech To Business Men. Rugby, Sept. 27. The enormous interest displayed by Danes and visitors from other parts of the Continent in the British Trade Exhibition at Copenhagen is being maintained md exhibitors say they have not elsewhere experienced anything like the enthusiasm that
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    STONY SILENCE.
    192 11 Mr. de Valera's Address To League Assembly. Geneva, Sept. 26. Stony silence greeted Mr. de Vakra's outspoken presidential address at the 13th meeting of the Assembly of the League in which he outlined criticisms and complaints directed against League procedure. Mr. de Valets declared: "Satisfaction with the work
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    PRESIDENT SHOT.
    74 11 Martial Law Declared It% Havana. Havana, Sept 27. Dr. Vazquez Bello. President of the Cuban Senate, was shot by an unidentified assailant as he was leaving his home. He died in hospital. Martial law has been proclaimed in the capital in consequence of four more political murders following
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    ROYAL ACTOR.
    76 11 Ex-Prince's Theatrical Venture. Stockholm, Sept. 22. Prince Lcnnart, second son of the Swedish Crown Prince, whose marriage with Miss Karin Rissuart last March in London led to his renunciation all his Royal prerogatives, now intends to open a theatre in the Swedish capital. The Prince declares he will
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    JAPAN TO CRUSH THE VOLUNTEERS.
    302 11 And Then Invade Jehol? MORE TROOPS TO BE SENT FOR THE PURPOSE. Shanghai, Sept. 27. General Muto (the Japanese Com-niander-in-Chief in Manchuria) summoned a military conference at Mukden a day or two ago at which, it is understood, he announced his decision to stage a
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    CUSTOMS BLOCKADE.
    219 11 Japan Evading Taxes Levied by Nanking. Shanghai. Sept. 2S. The merchants' of Dairen (the port of t'ae Japanese leased territory in the Kv.antung Peninsula) are endeavouiing to evade the Nanking Government.- Customs Blockade by diverting their imports via Kibe and Hong Kong instead of using Chinese ports. In
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    GENERAL MA.
    1323 11 His Offensive Now in Full Swing. Shanghai, Sept. 28. Some l.oiiii of General Ma Chan-shan's. men were advancing along the Chinese Eastern Railway from Anta towards Angangchi and Tsitsihar on Monday when they were met by about 1,000 Japanese. Heavy fighting ensued and traffic on the C. E.
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    A JOAN OF ARC FOR BRAZIL.
    177 11 Woman Mental Healer. LEADS FORCES TO QUELL REBELS. Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 27. An Amazon who has donned male attire is leading the Government forces against the rebels at Sao Paoulo. She is known as Santa Diga and is a mental healer who brews
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    RUSSIAN OIL.
    311 11 Report of Agreement With Japan. Paris, Sept. 23. Reports of a Ru«so-Japanese rapprochement which are circulating in France at present form the subject of much speculation in French political quarters. The chief source of information is T^e Matin, whose Washington correspondent cla ms that negotiations are going on
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    WEAVERS' STRIKE.
    216 11 Settlement Followed By Wave Of Optimism. London, Sept. 2G. A wave of optimism has swep; over Lancashire following the settlement of the strike of weavers. Though Home of the workers are not satisfied, ratification of the agreement is confidently anticipated and work has been partially resumed in some
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    DECENTRALISATION PROBLEM.
    181 11 Sir S. Wilson Leaving London on Oct. 20. Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, is proceeding to Malaya on Oct. 20 at the instance of the Colonial Secretary to discuss with the Governor and High Commissioner, Rulers and other representative persons, proposals to decentralise certain
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    ATTEMPTED ARSON.
    159 11 Charge Against Son Of An M.P. London, Sept. 27. An extraordinary charge of attempted arson was preferred at the Haywards Heath police court today against John de Perigault Mayhew. the 25-year-old son of Lieut. -Colonel J. D. Mayhew, Conservative M.P. for East Ham, N. Mayhew, who is a
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    TIN RUMOURS.
    131 11 Official Denial From Amsterdam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 27. The report is officially denied in Amsterdam that a secret understanding exists between the F.M.S. Government and the International Tin Pool for the abolition of the £165 per ton minimum selling price (at which figure the pool
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    SIR ERIC DRUMMOND.
    115 11 Resignation Accepted By League Council. Rugby, Sepi. -7. The League of Nations Council at a private session today accepted the resignation of Sir Eric Drummond as SecretaryGeneral which will take effect from June 20, 1933. The election of a successor will take place at a special meeting
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    NEW TARIFFS.
    81 11 Cereals Imported Into Irish Free State. London, Sept. 27. A new list of tariffs on imported cereals is issued by the Irish Free State Government. The list includes Maize, oats, barley and grain, 7s. (id. a hundredweight non-Empire and ss. Empire. Malted barley, 10s. (id. a hundredweight non-Empire
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    GERMAN REPLY TO M. HERRIOT. .
    830 11 GERMAN REPLY TO M. HERRIOT. Disarmament Problem Now More Difficult. ART OF KILLING. "Training of Youngsters Solely Gymnastic." Herr von I'aprn. the Cerman Chancellor. ha.s riphi-d to M. Herriot's charge that Germany is teaching her children the art of killing and declares that the physical training of her youngsters is
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    Colony's Policy Of Free Trade.
    3841 12 Colony's Policy Of Free Trade. REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. Singapore Chamber Of Commerce Meeting. In the course of his address at the half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the chairman, the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall, referred to U.K. the Governor's speech in the Legislative Council on
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    UNGKU ABDUL MAJID IN COURT.
    264 12 Criminal Force And Mischief Charges. c I'ngku Abdul Majid. said to he related to the Koyal Family of Johore. stood before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday in company with another man, Ahamad Marican. on charges of using criminal force, committing mi.-ichief
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    THE CAPITOL.
    128 12 "Million Dollar Legs" A Good Comedy. Though the film now showing at the Copitol is called "Million Dollar Legs" it has nothing to do with heavily insured dancers, out is an extraordinarily funny story of one of the smaller countries in one of the remoter parts of Europe,
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    "DELIBERATE AND GROSS FRAUD."
    118 12 Counsel On Flotation Of Penang Hotel. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 26. When the matter of the New Nanking Hotel, Ltd., and the Companies Ordinance was mentioned in the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. R. D. Hume appeared for stveral petitioners. He submitted a petition
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    264 12 Fine Acting in Attorney For The Defence." Attorney for the Defence," the Columbia production which opened at the Alhambra last night, is one of the best pictures that has been seen in Singapore for many a day. From beginning to end it holds its audience, and the interest
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    "WHOLE THING CLUMSILY PLANNED."
    2573 12 Bank Manager Who Said He Was Kidnapped. TWO YEAR SENTENCE. COMPLAINANT REBUKED BY MAGISTRATE. "I think the whole thing was stageplanned, and very clumsily stageplanned." was the comment passed by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge this morning in sentencing Kwek Wee Hai, late manager
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      EASY VICTORY FOR S.C.C. "A" XV.
      682 13 H.M.S. Herald Beaten. EXCELLENT WORK BY CLUB BACKS. S.C.C. "A" 11 pts.: H.M.S.Herald nil. A Rugby XV from H.M.S. Herald was easily beaten by the "A fifteen of the JvC.C when the teams met yesterday on the I'adang. the Club winning by 1"' point*
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    LOCAL TENNIS.
    193 13 Tanglin Tournament Results. Results in the TangHn Club lawn tennis tournament yesterday were as follows: Womrn'H Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Battishill and Lady Murison plus 15.:! lirut Mrs. J. V. S. Hrnoke and Mrs. rierrepont «M L>. I 1. fi 1. Mrs. Fletcher und Mi s Stevens plus X..1
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    SELANGOR RUGBY SEASON OPENS.
    483 13 Gloucester Regt. XV's Success. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 26. j Gloucester Regt. 6 pts. Selangor XV nl. Th« Rugby football stafon in Selangor opened yesterday with a match between a scratch Selangor Club XV and a scratch side From the Gloucester Regiment—men ban
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    HOME RUGBY.
    35 13 Guy's Well Beaten By Camborne. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. The following were the results of Rugby matches played yesterday: Hawick 8 Glasgow Atcds 6. Pontypool Newport 0. Camborne 11 Guy's i
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    MALAYAN HOCKEY.
    184 13 Election of Perak H.A. Officials. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 26. The annual general meeting of the Peiuk Hockey Association was held in the Ipoh Club on Saturday. The election of officials resulted a* follows:—President, Mr. H. R. Rix vice-president, Mr. A. K. Morcira managing committee, Messrs.
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    STATE HOCKEY.
    97 13 Second Selangror Trial On Saturday. (Fran Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 2». The following sides have been selected to play in a Selangor hockey trial next Saturday: Whites:—Low Cheng Nam; Gorbex Singh and W. J. Thomas; C. O. Ijißrooy, G. O. Hovil (Capt) and Dr. E. Noronha;
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    CHINESE AT GOLF AND TENNIS.
    397 13 Selangor C.R.C. and Klang Club. A return tennis and golf match between a team of Kuala Lumpur Chinese, captained by H. S. Lee. and the Klang Cluo was played at the Kuala Lumpur S.C.R.C. and Garden Golf Club 'respectively last Sunday. The Klang Club were
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    WORLD TITLE.
    346 13 Schmeling Beats Walker In Eliminating- Bout. At the time of going to press yesterday only the decision and the descrip'ion of the first few rounds had been re-eived. Below is the full story. New York, Sept. 27. In an eliminating bout for ..he world's championship last night, Max.
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    M. W. TATE.
    110 13 Now Fit and May Go To Australia. I ondan. Sept. 87. It is yet possible that ;!*e Sussex cricketer, M. W. Tate, may join tha M.C.C. tourist in Australia. He is now fit and expresses the hope that he will be al'owed to go. It is understood
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    £2,000,000 NEW SPORT FOR BRITAIN.
    410 13 I "Hi-Li," Fastest Game In The World. The fnste-t ball came in the world. ai-alai (pronounced Hi-li). or pelota, sis >t is ra'ed in Si)ain. it about to be introduced to r.reat Britain (writ* 1 Wignnll in the Daily Expraw I. Plans have been made
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    MARINE DEPT.
    401 14 Successful Football Season. The annual general meeting of the Ma rim' Department Football Clutrwill be held on Monday next, nrd the annual report for 19.12 reads, inter site, as foEowa: Tlu> membership of the club was 137 active members at the end of the year. The accounts for
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    172 14 Singapore G.C. President's Prize. Entries for the Sincapore Golf Club President's Prire close on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., and those members desiring to take part are requested to sign the entry list at the Club House or communicate with the Honorary Secretary. Garrison G.C. Foursomes. The
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    PENANG SOCCER.
    98 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 27. In the P.F.A. Cup competition, the Penang Cricket Club drew with the Chinese Recreation Club B team, neither side scoring. Police Beat Malays. I In the senior football league, the I Police defeated the M.A.F.C. 3—2. The game was fast and
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    104 14 St. Joseph's Institution's Annual Match. The annual football match between the Past and Present Pupils of St. Joseph's Institution will take place on the school ground today. The teams will line up as follows: Past Pupils: C. M. Rodrigues; Koh Guan Y*m, and Heng Seng Cheng; Scow Keam
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    28 14 Accrington Draw With Southport. London, Sept. 27. In a Third Division (Northern) match, played today, Accrington Stanley drew with Southpoit. each side scoring a goal. —Reuter.
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    SWIMMING.
    50 14 The medley race evont (4 lengths) at the Chinese Swimming Club for the Clarke Shield will be he.d on Sundty, at 1 1 a.m. The last match of the water-polo league, between the Jelly-fish (Teo Siew Sun's team) and the Sea-Serpents (Tan Wee ChweeV team) wiil also take place.
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    GERMAN FARMERS.
    156 14 Agriculture On Verge Of Bankruptcy. Berlin, Sept. 26. The agricultural industry was on the ,verge of bankruptcy, said Baron von Braun, Minister for Agriculture, when speaking at Munich today. He declared that the industry lost 1,200,000,000 marks annually while 70 per cent of the farmers were paying debt
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    STRESA CONFERENCE.
    193 14 Satisfaction Expressed With Results. Rome, Sept. 21. The conference for the economic reconstruction of eastern and central Europe at Stresa ended on Tuesday night with a speech by the chairman, M. Bonnet, expressing satisfaction with the results achieved, which, he thought, would contribute materially to the success of
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    DEBT PROBLEM.
    72 14 Committee Of Business Men Formed. New York, Sept. 27. A committee of business men. farmers and labour leaders has been forma'iv organised under the chairmanship of Mr. A. P. Sloan Jur., president of General Motors Corporation, to study the solution of the problem of inter-Governmental debts. The committee
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    FLYING MOTOR-CAR.
    57 14 Engineers Killed During Final Tests. Budapest, Sept. 24. Two engineers experimenting in th? suburbs with a motor-car fitted with a propeller at the rear, intended to enable the machine to clear low obstacles by rising and remaining in the air, were killed today during the final tests when
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    241 14 Today. September 28. Hockey: S.R.C. Ist XI vs. Indian Assn., S.R.C. irrd. S.C.C. trial; V.M.C.A. 11l vs. Bombay Sports Club, V.M.C.A. grd. Football: St. Joseph's match. Past Pupils vs. Present Pupils. SJ.I. grd. M.F.A. Cup: Shahar Kamar vs. Kumpong Tiong. Tennis: Tanglin Club tournament; S.R.C. tournament. Thursday, September
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    HOME MARKETS.
    239 14 Continued Abundance Of Credit. London, Sept. 24. The continued abundance of credit on the money market was furcher exemplified today by the phenomenal low rate at which this week's Treasury bills were allotted. The fact is that bills that will mature at the end of December are particularly
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    BROOKLANDS' CRASH.
    166 14 How Clive Dunfee Lost His Life. London, Sept. 24. Tragedy marred today's 500 mile race on the Brooklands track, the last of the season's classic races. Clive Dunfee, a member of the Stock Exchange, driving Mr. Woolf Barnato's giant Bentley, when speeding along at 120 m.p.h. skidded and
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    GREEK ELECTIONS.
    102 14 All Three Parties Sure Of Victory. Athens, Sept. 25. Elections for the whole of the Lower House of the Greek Parliament and of one-third of the members of the Senate were held throughout Greece today, the polling booths being crowded from an early hour. Though the final result
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    POLICEMAN SHOT.
    85 14 Attack on Mine Workers' Headquarters. Springfields, Illinois, Sept. 26. A policeman was shot dead and over 20 mine workers were injured in an attack on the headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America by a crowd of one thousand miners following a conference to consider the reopening
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    TROOPS CALLED OUT.
    58 14 Clash Between Hindus And Moslems. Srinagar, Kashmir, Sept. 25. Two people were killed and 66 injured in rioting between Hindus and Moslems over the week-end following a dispute ■•egarding a procession. Some shops were looted and the trouble spread to the suburbs, but the situation was controlled
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    MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL.
    63 14 11l Again and Now in Nursing Home. London, Sept. 27. Mr. Winston Churchill has suffered r. relapse with hemorrhage and has entered a nursing home. He has cancelled all enßanemenU. Reuter. Mr. Churchill was taken ill recently while he was staying in Austria with paratyphoid, but he
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    BALLOON RACE.
    88 14 U.S. Wins Cup Outright For Second Time. Basle, Sept. 27. For the second time America has won the Gordon Bennett Cup outright by three successive wins. This is subject to official confirmation of the provisional results of the balloon race, which began two days ago, in which the
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    RUMANIAN ECONOMY.
    78 14 Tax Collectors to Work On Commission. Bucharest, Sept. 22. The draconic economy measures inaugurated by the Rumanian Government in order to restore Budget equilibrium include the fixation of maximum salaries for all civil service employees, ministers, officers, etc., at 35,000 lei (approximately G $225) per month. Only Rumania's
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    MOUNTED POLICE.
    87 14 Controlling Traffic in The West End. London, Sept. 26. An innovation in London's famous system of traffic control was introduced today when five mounted police officers in Whitehall and che West End replaced foot officers in taking charge of the control of traffic. Observers remarked that the new
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    40-HOUR WEEK.
    78 14 International Labour Bureau's Inquiry. Geneva, Sept. 22. The general introduction of a 40-houv week was advocated by Italy at an extraordinary session of the International Labour Bureau's executive board. The project will be placed on the agenda of next year's International Labour Conference, while a special commission will
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    PARACHUTE JUMP.
    64 14 German Woman Makes New Record. Berlin, Sept. 22. A new altitude record for parachute jumping was established by the woman, Lora Schroeter near Kiel. Fraulin Schroeter left the machine at a height of 22,000 feet, landing safely after 22 minutes 15 miles from where she jumped. The previous
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    DISLIKES GERMANY.
    113 14 Sooner Commit Suicide Than Return. Berlin, Sept. 23. The mysterious affair of ;i former war prisoner, Willy Schmidt, who is ;it present serving in the French Foreign Legion and ri fuses to return to Germany, is intriguing the German public. It is stated that Schmidt was captured l>y
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      163 14 Sporting News. SINGAPORE AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH. The following Charity Match will be played at Anson Road Stadium ROYAL AIR FORCE vs. MALAYS. On Friday. September 30. 1932 at 5 p.m. The total nett proceeds of this match will bt equally divided between Kuropean and Non-European Unemployment Fund.
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      152 15 about f r this whisky^ that everyone J prizes so highly... f JOHNNIE WALKER Though purposely we withheld its name and said nothing f >. about the shape of its bottle, many of you have recognised it from its description V We have told you that it is a Whisky
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    COLOUR-BLIND MOTOR DRIVERS.
    826 16 Doctors' Suggestion To Selangor A.A. ROAD MANNERS. POLICE PROMISE TO DO WHAT THEY CAN. Colour-blindness in motorists, the training of school children in traffic matters, speed limits in villages and the use of spotlights were among the matters discussed at the last meeting of Si-laiiKur branch of
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    BANK OF ENGLAND BY-LAWS.
    205 16 Rules 200 Years Old Scrapped. London, Sept. 22. By-laws 200 years old were scrapped and substituted by others more suitable to modern conditions at a meeting today of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England. One of the new By-Laws replaces «ne which has
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    MRS. SOPHIA PHIPPS.
    309 16 Death Breaks Link With Early Singapore. The death took place on Sunday of Mrs. Sophia Phipps at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Phipps was the youngest of the children of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke, who were residents in Singapore a hundred years ago.
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    FOUND A GUN.
    187 16 Malay Sentenced To Three Months. A young Kuala Lumpur Malay, a member of the local Volunteer Force, was I sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment and recommended for banishment by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, when he pleaded guilty to being in possession of a
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    BAR ADMISSION.
    76 16 Application in Singapore Supreme Court. Mr. Ismail Khan was admitted a 4 an advocate and solicitor in the Supreme Court in the Straits Settlements yesterday by Mr. Justice Whitley. Mr. R. L. Eber moved the application and there was no opposition from the Bar Committee (represented by (Mr.
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    GAVE HIMSELF UP.
    169 16 Three Months' Gaol For Former Cashier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 2G. In the District Court before Mr. G. C. Dodd, Yeoh Guan Chooi, a former cashier and bill collector of the Nestles Milk Co., pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of criminal breach of
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    SELANGOR CLUB.
    141 16 People Cutting Down Club Subscriptions. (From O'Jr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 26. Presiding at the half-yearly meeting of the Selangor Club the acting British Resident, the Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams, remarked that it was inevitable that they should lose a considerable sum of money, with so
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    COURT SURPRISED.
    104 16 Deputy's Confession During Trial. Essem, Sept. 22. A dramatic and most unusual surprise awaited the summary special court when trying four National Socialists who were accused of having, in the course of a difference with Communists, fired several shots, whereby three persons MN wounded. Counsel for the defence
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    GOLD STANDARD.
    88 16 Reason For Montagu Norman's Trip? London, Sept. 23. In financial circles it is asserted with increasing force that the American .trip of Mr. Montagu Norman, Chairman of the governors of the Bank of England, was designed to prepare the way for Great Britain's return to the gold standard.
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    DR. EU KHAY HOE.
    62 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 26. Dr. Eu Khay Hoc was the guest of honour at a function given in his honour laM nifhl on his appointmeat to tba Sc'ri'iulMin Sanitary Board m MeoMaion to 'J'owkuy I'hanir Hcog Long, who presiri«d. Speeches Wtn made by
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    REPORT TO POLICE.
    243 18 Hawker Congratulated On Coming Forward. In congra:ulating a Chinese feawker fo>- j coniinc lorward ard making a report t'i the police regarding a robbery, Mr. C. Wil-on, the Criminal District Judge, said that a change had come over the low< r class people of Singapore. In years
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    R.G.A. RETURNS.
    85 18 Heavy Restriction in Java And Ceylon. London, Sept. 27. An analysis of returns compiled by the Rubber Growers' Association, based on the returns of 615 companies, shows that the output of rubber in August was ■Jo,lB<i tons, which, I asing the monthly average for 1929 at 100. represents
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    SUBMARINE DISASTER.
    46 18 Death Roll Now Declared To Be Three. Cherbourg, Sept. 27. The death-roll in the explosion in the French Submarine Persee is now three. An inquiry has established that the explosion was caused by the bursting if v jacket of a diesel engine. Reuter. I
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    ACID THROWING CASE
    50 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Scremban, Sept. 2i>. There was a further mention of the case in which Gan Kirn Hee, a wellknown towkay, is charged with causing grievous hun. by throwing acid into the faces of two Seromban Chettiars. when the case was again postponed until Oct.
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    31 18 The Commandant. S.S.V.F., congratulates "B" Team of "A" (M.G.) Co. on getting second place in the Vickers Gnu Cup, at the Malaya Command rifle meei;ng with the excellent score of 112.
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    Amateur Transmitting Licence For A. W. S. M.
    648 19 Favourable Reply From Kuala Lumpur. ULTRA-SHORT-WAVE EXPERIMENTS. Petaling Hill Going Back To 50 Metres. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) TIHE secretary of tha Amateur Wireless Society of Malay! (Singapore) informs mje that he has received a reply from the Post and Telegraphs Department,
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    VSIAD.
    46 19 THE Singapore amateur, VSIAD. is testing each evening this week on 42.02 metres, from 6.30 to 7.45 p.m.. and again on Sunday morning between 11 a.m. and noon. Reception reports, which would be welcomed, should be sent to Mr. E. C. Yates, Capitol Theatre, Singapore.
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    1068 19 Revised List BROADCASTS FOR THE WEEK. The wireless programmes hare been revised as follows MONDAY. KHABAROVSK, (70.2 metres), 6 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG, PMY., (60 metres), 6.40 —8.10 p.m. Chinese music; 8.10 p.m. to 9.40 European music. CHICAGO. W9XE., (4933 metres), 2.30 to 5 a.m. and from
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    Immense Potentialities Of Wireless In India.
    1222 19 COLOSSAL REVENUE POSSIBLE. Part Broadcasting May Play In Country's Future. IT r HEN one recalls the fact that the va3t majority of India's many million* live in more than 240,000 villares, the immense potentialities of broadcasting in India immediately become manifest, and one cannot
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    The Queens Great-Niece Christened.
    58 20 AT ST. MARY ABBOTTS CHI'RCH.— The christening of the babj daughter of Lady May :iml < :iptain AM Smith. w|,o is a great niece of the Queen, took pi ice at St. Mary Abbott's Church, Kensington, London. Princess Alice Countess of Athlone, the baby's grandmother, stood
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    48 20 GREAT CANADIAN MEMORIAL. After more than ten years' work, the March family of five brothers and one sister have completed the great Canadian War Memorial at their studio near Farnborough, Kent. A sixth brother died while at work on the group which will stand at Ottawa. (Planet Ncnvs.)
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    36 20 PRIME MINISTER TAKES HIS MOKNINC WALK.— The morning «fter his return to London the Mm Minister took his early morning walk in St. James' I'ark. before the Cabinet meeting at No. 10, Downing Street. (Planet News.)
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    47 20 LORD LONDONDERRY BACK IN LONDON.— Lord Londonderry, the Minister for Air, who spent his holiday in Ireland, flew back to London arriving at North ilt Aerodrome. He had hoped to return in time to welcome the delegates to the Imperial Conference home, but waa delayed. (Planet News.)
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    31 20 ZOO'S PIGMY HIPPO. Mary, the rc.onth-old pigmy hippopotamus at the London Zoo, made ita first public appearance when it was allowed outside its houa c with its mother, Diana. (Planet News.)
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    41 20 LONDON POLICE JU-JITSU.-Gr.nd Judo, an advanced form of J u .jitsu has been adopted by certain branches of the London police. With this it is said a mnn can escape from a«y wrestling hold, or restraint by superior numbers. (Planet New«.)
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