The Straits Times, 12 October 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAHKT TL CENTURY.] TTIF 1 4PCEST 3/VD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. BO PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDyr, OCTOBER 12, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times CO PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      64 1 •INOAPORK: 79. CECIL IT. K'PHONE Hill.? I I m i I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 "ON OUR SELECTION" j Phone 5 26 1-2. I I I I i i 1 i ANCHOR B RAN D BUtfER The Refuse Empire's Always to Finest. ask accept for inferior the brands. best. Australia s
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      22 1 << KUALA LUMPUR 1 H, JAVA St. '('PHONE 3M3)'. r i i m 6.15 Toniuht Ml "ON OUR SELECTION" I rhono 5261-2. I
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      496 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAII, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY"? GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. Mr!* \KD FROM LONDON FOR CHUM AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S"pore 1982. CORFU 16,000 Oct. i' y lilll
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      661 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISH/.) TO LONDON. Navies, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Midllesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Oct. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 S t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. IB 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Dec. 14 15
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      466 2 BURNS PBILP UN? (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANK, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE- via JAVA, DARWIN /AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by th«y«wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 torn) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (3362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.». MARELLA ii on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins de
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      617 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGBR AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leare Spore. Penang. M.s. BORINGIA 2* I 4 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 2 Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA Nov. 23 Nov. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jnn.
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      1033 2 THP BLIIF FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Skip Ltd. and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO., LTH. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO- LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. Ltd. The SIAM STEAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      INTERESTING CAREER ENDS.
      592 3 The Bremen Sold To Scrappers. Some surprise has been I'elt that the German sail training ship Bremen has Ix-en sold to the mxipff for a nominal «um. for, although Ml owners feel that she is redundant to their requirement* owing to the slump in shipping, she is
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      A SUBMARINE.
      362 3 Porpoise Launched By Lady Fuller. Vicki rt-Arai tromi launched from thti: Naval CcMMtmetiaa Works nt Barrow on Aui,-. :>n a new tabaaßriaa fot the Biiti.-h Admiralty. She was named by LjJy Fuller, wife of Admiral Cyril Fuller, the Sacoad Sea Lord. TIMTt wai a lurge Kathtrinjf if Admirmtty
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      NEW U.S. LINER AT SOUTHAMPTON.
      432 3 Mayor's Welcome to The Manhattan. The biggest merchant vessel ever built i.\ the United States -the United States lines' Manhattan— presented a magnificent spects'cle as she- lay at anchor in Own Roads on Auj:. I'':. The occasion was a noteworthy one. :or the Umt was
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      IDLE TONNAGE.
      457 3 scrapping Agreement. Further deiails are now to hand concerning the agreement between the German Government and the shipping compaiiia vith regard to idle tonnage which il io be scrapped, says the Journal of Hte. By this agreement the Reich will place at the dispo.-al of the shippinp companit'-i
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      39 3 BERNARDIN DE ST. PIERRE. Fr.. MU to"14from Mmseilles 12-10. for Saigon, Touranc. Haiphong 12-10. MANILA MARU, Jap., r i93R ton.x. from Yokohama 12-10. for Pennng 13-10. PKRAK, Xi it.. .MQ tons, fr>m T. Anson 1210, for unc.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      143 3 Wednesday. Orlolur IS. Ship* aloagaldc the Wfcarrei or eipcct«4 to arrive KErPEL II AK BO UK. Main Wharf Lch. "Shark," Lch. "Spartan." Tag "l'rinrc." Lch. "Dawn." oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN PHY DOCKS. ranjong I'agar. All.cit Dork Nil. utmia Dsdf Nil. hrpprl lUrliour. Kind's
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      94 3 The followinK ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Aeneas, Alaska Main. Anshun. Bernanlin De Saint Pierre, Boi-in^ia, Carthage, Coat* Bo—o, Ktha BicknMn, (i. Paul Uoumer, (ilenapp Havre Main. Kidderpoie, Moko Maru, Salsaas, Shantun";, Silverguava, Tajin Main, Tuuraine, War Krishna. Pei.ansr Athos 11, Benvorlich,
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      PASSENGERS.
      78 3 The following pai«»enzTrs arc sailing foi .oiiu- b> the Kimnym. which ic-f t Siilfr»p..,- '•<i»y: Mi. ami Mrs. R. O. Bishop. Master R. A. li:«hup. Miss Helen Bishop. Miss Anne Bishop. Jiss Bishop. Mr. i:. M. Kills, Mi. Hewitt. Mr. Kiic Hazelton. Mr. Ceo Jahmtona, Mr*. I. Masson. Mr.
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      639 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD I Incorporated QaraaayO Th« undermentioned tk« eom»«nj'« Intended fixturei OUTWARDS. FULDA for ManiU. Hong Kong. Shai. Kobe, Taku, D»lny and Tsingtao Oet. IB LAHN. for Iloilo. Cebu. Mr.niln, Hone Konf, Shanghai, Japan Taku, Dalny and Tsinirlao Oct. 2.1 HOMEWARDS. 5 ISAIJ for Marseilles. Casablanca, (linn. Clasjrnw, llnvro. I.Mon,
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      421 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNI The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE—NOVEMBER 19.13 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE via A ni erica and/or Canada £102 1st Class Pacific 1st (lass Rail Cabin Class Atlantic. Lower fares on application. Book now
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      509 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (laearporeted In stafland.? "ELLERMAN" LINE. Fr*l(rht Service to I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Forts and Sari (anal. OUTWARDS. TO HONO KONG, SU VNGIIAI JAPAN. Stoamor l>ne Spore. v. city OP BINGAPOM Oet II s.s. cm OP RANGOON l>«v. fi HOMEWARDS. s.» TITY OK KOBE
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      135 3 TIDE TABLES. Wednesday, October 12. H. W. !i.::o a.m., 8 ft. in., 0.27 p.m., 9 ft. 2 in. Thursday. October I.I. If. W. <j.T,r, a.m.. H ft. S In., 10.1 0 u, 3 ft. u in. Friday, Ortohrr 14 H. W. Hi.20 an... ;i ft.. JO I.", p m., '.<
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      417 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying fur any position advertised, in these column* send copien of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, smart Provision and Cold >;ili-man. Chinese preferred. Pren'ial. Write s!<:i, S. T. 111 1 l.v Kiiioi.i'.mi Merchant Kirm. rompetrnl janior -tenogrjpher. mule or female. Apply with copies of testimonials, Eating
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      753 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road. A*plr Malacca Street. HOOSJ ea laatKation Hill. Moderate rent. OnWd Magineera. TO <AT, SHOP, VLAT, Aatber manatees. Apply B"pore Building Corp., 64. Market St. WEE Cosy Bungalows, tennis, Balmoral Crescent. Apply personally 82, Balmoral Rd. TO LET, from July 1, 1932, Not. 27
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      589 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, office! No. 13, Collyer Quay. Apply Sime, Darby A Co., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Outhrie Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. Modern Office to let in Robinson Rd., 2,300 sq. ft.,
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      506 4 FOR SALE FOR SALE. 1 lighting «et. Apply 218, Queen Street, Singapore. New Singapore Maps. SURVEY DEPARTMENT, F.M.S. and S.S. Map of Singapore (Business Area) Scale 10 inches to one mile Prices Sheet Form «-5» Mounted on Cardboard fer Office use $.1.00 Book Form $3.M Topographical Map of Singapore Island,
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      571 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. PORT DICKSON WATER SUPPLY. Pending completion of the Filtration Plant the water should be boiled before consumption. GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. "The Excise Knaetnu-nt. ltlS." SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. The next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Kluang will be he-Id at the Assistant Adviser's Office,
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      516 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mr.. HARI and Mi— HAW 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. Get our prices of Goodyear Tyre« and Tubes and make a saving. DUtribators CHIN HUAT HIN OIL TRADING CO. X4C South Bridge Road or Ring ap 04*7. If you want to economise, COME
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      70 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 3.00 t 4.00 2.50 Quarterly 8.50 $12.00 S 7.60 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $16.00 Y«arly $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charge* and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the form at the bottom of this page. Contract rates may
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    MALACCA ASSIZES.
    144 5 Counterfeit $5 Notes Found. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 11. Only two cases were lifted at the Malacca Assizes whirh opened yesterday before Mr. Justice v Docket Terrell. Three accused were successful in establishing an alibi when charged with the robbery of $60 in :-»sh, a par
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    BALLROOM PLAYS.
    98 5 Repertory Company At Raffles Hotel. Mr. E. Harrison (pianist) and Mr. T. Mays (pianist) have arrived in Singapore from the State Theatre, Melbourne, to complete the Raffles Hotel Orchestra. It is probable that the popular Sunday concerts will recommence forthwith, though for faowlong is a matter of doubt,
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    BRITAIN'SJHOUSING.
    296 5 Working to Eliminate The Slums. Th«- end of the slum in envisage! by the Building Trades Exhibition at Olympia. The section "New Homen for Old" sets forth the rcrarlwhle work whi.-'.i a K< neration h-r.i accomplished towards rhe removal of "a blot on our civilisation." But while the evila
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    51 5 The Aitonjr School, Teluk Ayer Street, will hold an exhibition from today until Sunday in connection with the 20th anniversary. The students will give an entertainment in the school today at 7 p.m. and on Sunday there will be nn athletic meeting at the Anaon Road Stadium beginning at 9
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    STRIKE ENDED.
    158 5 Delayed M.M. Liners To Sail Today. Marseilles, Oct. 11. The shipping strike has ended an I all the seamen's demands have been completely satisfied. The fotrr Messagories Martimes liners which have been delayed will sail- tomoirow. A message received four hours curlier stated Four liners of the Messageries
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    MORE CUTS.
    87 5 Foreshadowed Crisis In Cabinet. London, Oct. 5. The beginning of a nevr crisis is appearing in the Cabinet due apparently to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) insisting on further cats in public expenditure while Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. Mr. Stanley Baldw.n and a number of
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    DAIRY FARM.
    141 5 Consignment of Cows From California. A consignment of cows from California for the Singapore Dairy Farm will arrivo iy the Silvcrguava today. Previously shipments have been receivcrl from Knuland, Australia and Java, and the new consignment consists of four pure bred Guernseys ami two pure bred HoWaill They
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    MALACCA'S LIGHT.
    102 5 Complaint That Charge Is Too High. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 11. At the third quarterly meeting of the Malacca Rural Board today, Mr. Dohoo, District Officer, Jasin, complained al>out the 40 cents per unit charge for electric current at Jasin. In Singapore it was only 17
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    POLICE BAND.
    49 5 The Police Band will play the followinr programme at Teluk Ayi-r tomorrow at 9 p.m. March. The Grand Duke (Kraft): Overture, Kivni-h Comedy (Bela) Selection of Old anJ New Airs (Fincke) Val.se. "Eton Boutin* Song" Ballet Music. (.'i>|i|K-lia" (Doliboa) MWoih. "Simple Aveu (Thane) PoloMuac in A (Chopin).
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      337 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION >^ HOT COLD BANNING WATBB. >^ O* LURCH »7~I»FFI.ES /^*V"Vf LIGHT POPULAR >^ S music s&tJ\ Jir jf WILL RE PLAYED S O^^A \O^ >* S ram i 2.3« to 2 p.m. s\> Sy&y EVERY /A^ \sr y/j& y&\*€&r y&r^yp' /&y IS EV
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      247 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Excellent Rooms AT Special Rates FOR Monthly Residents THE EASTERN HOTEL, .10. AMI'ANG ROAI). KUALA LI'MPLR. (formerly known as the Great Eastern Hotel) Rooms with private baths, comfortable lounci', free garages, tennis court, five minutes' walk from business centre. TARIFFS:— per da; Knard and lodging single 6.0t Board
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      559 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheon? Koon Seng it Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on WedKesday, October 19 at 2.M p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehald land and houss No. 32!t, East Coast Road 7^ milestone, fronting the sea, Singapore, area 38,985 sq.
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      306 5 TENDERS TENDERS FOR TUB SUPPLy OF TODDY. 1. Tenders are invited for the supply of ran freah toddy to the Government Toddy Shape ia Singapore from January 1 to December SL 1933, at the rat* of 360 gallom daily. Tho toddy to bo delivered at the Government Toddy Shop*. t.
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      59 5 PASKOE BROWN AND CO. Furniture Manufacturers and General Woodworkers. Phone 5660 NOTICE OF REMOVAL As from October 25, 1932, our Joinery Workshops and Offices will be removed to our new Factory, at BROADRICK ROAD off GROVE ROAD, TAXJOXG KATONG. Being fully equipped with most up-to-date machinery, we are in a
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    First Australian Talkie In Singapore.
    2090 6 —By Our Film Correspondent. "ON OUR SELECTION" AT THE CAPITOL— PROGRESS," AN EPIC OF BRITISH INDUSTRY COMING TO THE ALHAMBRA AMAZING ARCTIC ADVENTURE STORY AT THE PAVILION —PARAMOUNT OBSERVES OLYMPIC ATHLETESLOOKING FOR NEW TALENT. TIIK Alhamhra aro Hlill showing the Colombia picture, The Last Edition,"
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    PET DOG SMUGGLED IN HAT-BOX.
    328 6 Mrs. Patrick Campbell Fined. i Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the actress, j was fined ilO with 7s. costs in Folke- stone for a breach of the Importation of Dogs and Cats Order, W2K, by landing a dog at Folkestone without a licence from the Minister of
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      92 6 i fa I Quality! A Tlhtc i.s iid mistaking it- when f& /ll[\\Sl/ >■•»» sw i l i!Xpi-t.'K.se«l in malmul 'OaBBBBBBMT a (1 tUt S th( I( Slilt Ot t>X JlbbbbbP^ r\ perii'iice ami is ever apparent U^af I' in a we miU e sllSt Smartly <3^<tf "*^^Jj\ designed and
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      95 7 MAE CLARKE PAT O'BRIEN in THE FINAL EDITION TOMORROW Fox Movietone's "Picture Extraordinary" ALMOST MARRIED MAD! k &k A crazy musi- jflf cian °b sessec a "^Bl*' 1* v HI IA Ult^ a Passion a** IB to strangle the I .^fl B woman he *j^mf^ESm. fcAlmost Married 1 with J
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      174 7 A/bu» AUSTRALIA '5 f7/?sr TALKIE "I CAPITOL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 BRITISH EMPIRE FILMS LTD. AUSTRALIA'S BIG LAUGH HIT w **^Bb m i^L jV a> Wr t BERT BAILEY, th r celebrated Australian Comedian in his Original Stage Role as "DAD" Rudd. All ihc Loußhs at the Book and Play multiplied
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      164 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 SENSATIONAL! JT^JH^ fific fight for life in the Arctic Circle pictured in all its Wt**3^J terrors, dangers, hardships J I with a love theme that will j 1 make your heart respond I j IGIOO WfMT"* *&&os£ n Edward Smill Production 13 directed by Ewim ScoH. Pr».
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    246 8 tul)ber and Tin Prices A Shade Higher. FAIR DEMAND AT LOCAL Al (HON. (By Our .l'inanrial (<>rrc«|M>ndrnt.) Singapore, Wednesday. May's Prices Kuiibci, 7\ cents per M». Tin, Singapore price $77.7"> per picoL festerduy's I'rires: Kabber, i >iift» •j. 2 7/l(>d.. Un ihanycd. Ni-w \Hil-. -5 cl<.. up
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    77 8 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN. Noon, Oct 12. R.S.S. equal to I ondon Standard: j Srllers Spot 7 11 I'.u-iiK'ss done itandard Ii s.s. on render I int. Sellers. Oct. ..77 16 79 16 NOV. V/i 7"'; l Dec. ..7 9 16 7 11 16 Jan. -Mar. 7"';j 7:7 :1
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    PRODUCE.
    172 8 Singapore, Oct. \2. Oambier 6.2"» (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 1 Copra £.8(1 mixed 5.2" Bairo flour, Sarawak 2.20 White 1 j>;.<T iTi.imi Black Pi 1 19.00 l'earl E 4.1 i.". small 5.00 mi'iium 6.00 ■Ki>-«- E 1 IS to IST St $142 to 1-V: $135 to L 46
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      218 8 Singapore, Oct. 12. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 15 1G London, 60 days' sight 2, 3 29 82 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 London, demand 2/3 27. 32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, 'emand 1,010 Hamburg, demand
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      16 8 From Europe (London mails dispatched 22nd September) by Corfu due Penang G a.m. tomorrow.
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      LORD WAKEFIELD.
      264 8 Finished with Motor Boat Contests. London, Sept. IX nl Wakeheld last night made tin iving statement For persona reasons I have decided not to take any further part in motor-boat speed con tests." Lord Wakefield has made history by his support of speed-motoring and of flying. With the
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        430 8 VaL Pri. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padanf 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5 ,"> Hong Kong
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        GENERAL.
        289 8 yy m l. pd. Buyers Sellerß. IMM t t Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 noi 2 2 Alex. Brick Tiffs. 1.02 V& 1.074 El ljiit. Am. Tobacco 1.17.6 5.2. t> 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 175 5.50 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank G2.»)0 64.00 £1 £1 (on. T. S.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 8 *»*por» Cold Btortf T >c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 108 el. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V 2 p.c. of 1907 red. 1917 $1,600,000 100 108 Bom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfe p.c. of 1909 ml. 1055 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        374 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day s Price Fraser Lyail Evatt 4 Co. Alldl.y ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Jlitam (SI) 0.50 0.65 0.5G 0.00 A. KiimnK ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 015 A. .Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    47 8 Christiaan Huygeni Kunpuru Indrapoera Porthoa Karagola Qmmp F'oelau Roehiah Malwu g'porc Condon Sept. 2 .Sept. 21 Sept. 2 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. SO Sept. 7 Oct. 3 Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept 12 Oct. 1 Sept. 1.". Oct. 10 Sent. 16 Oct. 8
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    221 8 Southern and VMtHI India (Kohnu) 8 p.m. iuruwak mid Sil>u (Vyner Broukf) 3 p.m. lanka Island, PladJ*« and 1'alembanir (ThadcM) :i P- m Djambl (Tobalo) > P-m. Djambi iSinirkeli 3 P-'». North N.-K.ist and N.-W«lt Sumatiu (Cremer) P-'"' Bangkok Kistnai Mi Tomorrow. Europe, Grot Britain, Ireland «nd
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    EVEREST EXPEDITION.
    118 8 Good Wishes and Donation From the King. Rugby, Friday. A cheque for ilOO has been sent by the KiiiK toward* ;he expenses of the Mount Everest expedition which is to leave England early next year. A letter expressing 1 His Majesty's good wishes for the success of the
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      53 8 SELL IT POSTERS AN ILLUSTRATED POSTER WILL APPEAL TO MANY THOUSANDS OP PASSERS-BY DAILY. •WE CAN HELPjYOU by producing appealing Black or Two or Three Coloured Posters and Pamng them on the most prominent positions in Singapore t And our prices art mvdertic. LET US QUOTE YOU PHONE: 51 51.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      94 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Il.ur-.dnv. Ocfohcr M Annl. lnnwct:on of Boys' Brigade, Kampong KaP'.r Chardl Mall. !"<M o.m. Xi \ndri Society praetica dance. A.l>lT>!.i ».""l. B a p.m. Krid;iv. Oeloh'-r 14. CWetel oiu-ninu' ..f Jahorc Chrtl S.tvi,--A ii SwiiUjnli* pagmr by Cv^cnt |o£ IIJC ;<■»'■ Sunday. <)r«rtf»»r IK. lnsp.ct".n nl
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONOD MONEY MARKETS.
      1116 9 LONOD MONEY MARKETS. Plentiful Supply Of Funds. FLIMSY FOUNDATION OF WALL STREET REBE. London, Sept. 15. Money and. discount rates finally subsided lant week to practically the levels of mmc week* back so that the firmness of a fortnight previously in now seen to have been purely temporary. Loans were
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      318 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent,) London, Oct. 11. Closing quotations today of th* principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Oct. 6. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. RiM »r Ball Conversion Loan b
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      BULLION REPORT.
      716 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montagu and Co. report as follows on Sept. 14 :-rThe Bank of England gold reserve against note* amounted to £139,031,386 on Sept. 7 as compared with £138,A0C,143 on the previous Wednesday. The purchaw of £260,797 bar gold was announced by the
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IN MEMORIAM
    49 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Olivia Mariannn Theraviam Handy who departed this lif* on Oct. 12. 1921. She is Rons hut not forgotten. She is not with us today, But the thought of her i> something That will never pass away. liiMitiu by the sorrowing mothor.
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    ThE Straits TImes SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1932. A MODEL RELIEF PLAN.
    834 10 ThE Straits TImes SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1932. A MODEL RELIEF PLAN. All things considered, it looks very much as though Selangor has set an ex- ample to the rest of Malaya in handling ihc problem of the clerical unemployed. The address delivered at Klang recently bf Mr. John Hands,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    429 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. C. Wilson is now Assistant Engineer, Waterworks, Ipoh. Mr. R. Moor, has been appointed to act as Assistant Treasurer, Penang. Mr. B. F. Bridge, has been appointed lo officiate as Assistant to the AttorneyGeneral, S.S. Dr. G. Q. Chance, of the General Hospital, Penang, left by
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    "A TRUE FRIEND TO EUROPE."
    1458 10 In this column yesterday a short sketch appeared of Herbert Hoover, the Republican candidale for the Presidency of the V tiited States. Today the same writer has a few words to say concerning Franklin Roosevelt, the hope of business man who has won and the
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    913 10 FEWER BANK FAILURES. "Except fer the failure of a chain of ten small banks in Idaho and Oregon, the number of bank failrres would have declined to the lowest rate for the year. Exclusive of these ten only seven banks failed, as compared with 15 for
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    UNEMPLOYED RIOTS IN BELFAST: ALL-DAY FIGHTING.
    513 11 "WE MUST HAVE BREAD." Fierce Police Battles With Crowds. THREE KILLED. Orgy of Looting And Destructions. l'olir* efforts Jo suppress unemployed demonstrations in Belfast yesterday led to wild scenes of disorder. Many demonstrators were armed with revolvers and fired at the police, who replied,
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    NARROW ESCAPES.
    102 11 Shock for the People Of Inverness. London, Oct. 8. Many sleeping inhabitants of Inverness had narrow escapes, early this morning when a retaining wall near Inverness Castle gave way, causing a landslide which demolished the newly erected mission hall and crushed many roofs of houses with falling masonry.
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    OTTAWA AGREEMENTS.
    60 11 Secret Agreements to Ik Published. Rugby, Oct. 8. It is understood that those portions oi the Ottawa Agreements which have so far remained secret will be published nt-xt week, probably on Thursday morning. The 'abinet will hold one or iwo meetings in London during the week in preparation
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    EXCITEMENT ON P. & O. LINER.
    103 11 EXCITEMENT ON P. O. LINER. European Woman Visits Police. A certain excitement attaches to the arrival from Hong Kong this morning of the P. and O. Carthage. The Straits Times understands on good authority that the personal baggage of one of the passengers was delayed in the Customs Office and
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    POWER SCHEME.
    158 11 France's Hydro-Electric Works. Paris, Oct. 9. France woul 1 present her new UNWllKtive plan for peace and progressive disarmament at Geneva as soon as certain indispensable information had been re- ceived and considered by the Cabinet, said M. Herriot at the inauguration ot the vast hydro-electric works at
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    TOKIO DENIAL.
    59 11 No Overtures Made To France. Tokio, Oct. 12. The Foreign Office categorically denies the report appearing in London papers to the effect that Japan ha* approached France with suggestions for entering into an alliance. The spokesman suggested that the report was probably a garbled version «,f recent reports
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    LLOYD'S RETURNS.
    127 11 How Shipbuilding Is Hit By Depression. London, Oct. 11. The disastrous effect of the world depi ession on shipbuilding is strikingly revealed in Lloyd's returns for the quarter ending Sept. 30. Some 901,067 tons were under construction in the world of which 238,433 tons were in the United
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    LEAGUE SECRETARIAT
    121 11 New Secretary-General To Be French? Geneva. Oct. 8. The reorganisation of the League Secretariat, which has become a crucial matter owing to the impending retirement of the Secretary-General, Sir Eric Drummond, aroused agitate i discussions at the special committee, sitting in secret session until the early hours of
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    CAPT. VON GRONAU.
    51 11 Rescued Airman Arrives In Rangoon. Rangoon, Oct. 11. Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau, the round-the-world flyer who was forced down in a rough sea off the coast of Burma on Monday, reached here safely having been rescued by the steamer Karagola. His departure will be delayed five days.
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    GROWING OPPOSITION TO LYTTON REPORT.
    2008 11 South China's Attitude. VOLUNTEERS REPULSED ON NONNI RIVER. Shanghai, Oct. 12. The South- West Provinces Political Council yesterday sent out circular telegrams strongly opposing acceptance of the Lytton report. The Council criticises the inability displayed by the League of Nations to check the aggressive actions
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    INSULL COMPANY'S AFFAIRS.
    229 11 New Charges. ENORMOUS SUMS INVOLVED. New York, Oct. 11. Two debenture holders in Insull Utilities Investments have filed suits against the firm in the federal court. One is suing for recovery of securities in the concern held as collateral by Chicago banks. The other is seeking to
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    "BOURGEOIS PLOT."
    70 11 Expulsion of Weil-Known Communists. Moscow, Oct. 11. Twenty prominent Communists have been expelled from the Communist Party on the ground that they were members or accomplices of a counter-revolutionary group which attempted sub ros» to Create a bourgeois and kulak (rich peasant) organisation aiming at the restoration of
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    "EGYPT'S" GOLD.
    83 11 Salvage Ship Recovers Another £70,000. London, Oct. 8. Specie to the value £70,000, being the fifth cargo recovered from the wreck of the P. and O. liner Egypt, was landed at {'lymouth today by the Italian salvage steamer Artiglio. The latest haul, which is the outcome of two
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    BRENDA DEAN PAUL.
    78 11 Removed to Holloway From Nursing Home. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 11. Miss Brenda Dean Paul, who was sentenced last week to six months' imprisonment on a charge of unlawful possession of morphine and also of attempting to obtain the drug has been removed from a
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    COUNTESS BEATTY.
    60 11 Fortunes Left to Sons And Husband. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 11. Countess Beatty, wife of Earl Beatty, the famous Admiral, who died in London on July 17, has left her husband and each of her two sons £200,000. Lady Beatty, who married Earl Beatty, in 1901,
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    SHARP RECOVERY.
    65 11 Rises on New York Stock Exchange. New York, Oct. 11. The stock market has recovered sharply gains of from three to five points being common. The turnover was 1,800,000 i ha res. Reuter. A message of the previous day 3taled that the stock market had again gone down
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    DOUBLE MURDER AT RODSALL MANOR.
    176 11 Tragedy At Home Of Lady Guillemard. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 11. The police now believe that the double tragedy at the home of Lady Guillemard, wife of a former Governor of the Straits Settlement... Rcxlsall Manor, Guildford, was not murder and suicide but
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    TREASURY BONDS.
    374 11 Cash Application List Closed Already. London, Oct. 11. Again the Government's financing plans have caused astonishment and admiration in financial circles which express the opinion that the new two per cent, issue of Treasury Bonds will command a ready demand as the supply of short-dated issues is otherwise
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    CHINESE MONARCHY?
    51 11 Significant Statement In Tokio. Tokio, Oct. 12. Mr. Ting Shi-yuan (the private representative of Emperor Pu-yi). who is at present in Tokio en route to Geneva is quoted as intimating that the formation of Manchukuo was merely a preliminary step to the restoration of the monarchy in China.
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    PAYMENT SUSPENDED
    77 11 Bankers Unable to Meet Obligations. Berlin, Oct. t, The Anth Schroeder Co., a firm of Hambuig hankers of ov<>r 70 years standing in which both British and American hank* are interested, has suspended payment. Their difficulties r.re due to the impossibility to realise certain large lunded propel ties
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    PLOT TO RESTORE MONARCHY.
    150 11 Remarkable Story From Germany. EX-CROWN PRINCE. Plan to Declare Him Regent. Berlin, Oct. 11. An extraordinary story of a Government plot to restore the monarchy is related Ly Vorwaerts. The paper declares that it can prove that the ex-Crown -Prince told friends that he, President von
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    MR. TITULESCU.
    233 11 Now Minister of Foreign Affairs. Bucharest, Oct. 8. The latest phase in Rumania's polities! difficulties has l>een terminated by King Carol's refusal to accent the resignation of the Premier, M. lorga, but accepting the resignation of M. Titulescu. the Rumanian Minister in London, who objtf ted to the
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    IRISH SWEEP.
    102 11 Identity of Up-Country Prize Winners. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Se.-emban, Oct. IV. Khoo and Lees, the name on a ticket in the Irish Sweep which Was won a ill no prize, cloaks tht identity of Mr. Lee Jee Kian, proprietor of the Sercmhan Stone. Shares are held in
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    COTTON DISPUTE.
    47 11 Minister of Labour Intervenes. London, Oct. 11. The Minuter of Labour. Sir Henry Betterton, has intervened in the cottoii. spinning dispute and has invited the parties to meet in Manchester on Oct. 11l under the presidency of a representative of the Ministry of Labour. Reuter,.
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    VISCOUNT BYNG.
    32 11 Promoted to Rank Of' Field Marshal. London, Oct. Ml. It is officially announced that Viscount Byng has been promoted Field Marshal in succession to the late Viscount Plianer. -Reuter Wireless.
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    REST AND QUIETNESS.
    54 11 Mr. Churchill Making (Jo»J Progress. London, Oct. Id, The dMton attending Mr. Winatoi Churchill say his progress continues to Ikentirely satisfactory but he will be for MM time confined to his Ikhl. Me4t»C rest and i|uietne:-.<. Mi. Churchill -was able to leave the muimiij,' home today. i
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    DISTRICT COURT CAMEOS.
    823 12 Insult to Injury. JVHAT HAPPPNED AFTER THE WAYANtf. After having suffered the indignity of Icing thrown into v drahi with three feet of water, a Hokkien \va« relieved of !ii3 »/i*l vati-h. $7 in insh, an^l sa« his ;.;.-y-ifc being wheeled away by a niHi.V.-r of Teochews.
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    POPPY DAY.
    92 12 The I'opl'.v lay organisation for Negri [Seminlan is as follows Honorary OrfWliaer, Mrs. S. Brayshay, fSeremhan) i District Organisations Baremban, Mrs. Skeen Kantau-Port Dick*ut). .Mi-. Woodrolfe Nilai-Labu, Mrs. Stoke- Hughei S.Tcmban-Tampin Road, Mi> Miliner B»t*r.g Malaka, Mrs. Jtodrn Kuala l'ilah. Mrs. McPherson lJuhau, Mi- Gray -l.lebu, Mr. A.
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    MUNICIPAL THRIFT SOCIETY.
    634 12 Misfortune and How It Can Be Remedied. The sound position of the Singapore Municipal Kmployew' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., was shown in the report and statement of accounts read at the seventh annual eeneral meeting of that society, held yesterday afternoon in the board room
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    MALAY JOY RIDER.
    144 12 Abandoned Car When Petrol Gave Out. A young Penang Malay, named Abdul Wahab, pleaded guilty before Mr. A. W. Hay. the Second Mag-strate, yesterday to the theft of a motor ear and of one and a half gallons of petrol and was remanded for sentence until Oct.
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    SIR EVERARD IM THURN.
    94 12 Death of Former Governor Of Fiji. London, Oct. 10. Sir Everartl im Thurn, K.C.M.G., K.8.E., a former Governor of Fiji, died at PresUmpans today at the age of 80. Reuter Wireless. Sir George was Lieutenant-Governor and Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, 1901-4, ami Governor of Fiji and
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    40 12 On the occasion of the Festival of ■«Mm Bmm Powarana, which fßl's in iilay, there will b« three days' i'l ottVmi Ht Kinta Road, wlirn of rice, flowi-m, cakes mm fruits at Urn mm will mnU' t» Un Lord UuUdhu.
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    EXHUMATION OF GIRL'S BODY.
    442 12 Mysterious Death. DOCTOR WHO DID NOT KNOW THE LAW. An unusual case came before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, when a young Cantonese couple and another Chinese were present at ail inquiry, with charges against them of depositing a dead body. A three-year-old
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    MAN HUNT IN THE JUNGLE.
    311 12 Cl*v*r jPplice Work. TOWKAY RESCUED FROM 3^NDITS' LAIR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Oct. 11. After a sear«h extending over a month, police unu>i* Beteetfve inspector E. C. Tidy with a posse of detectives succeeded in rescuing Mr. Loh Yoon Tin, who was capturej by
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    WOMEN'S WORK.
    88 12 Exhibition at Singapore Y.W.C.A. Mrs. Oldficld will open the women's work exhibition at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay, at 5 p.m. on Monday. Work will be on view until Saturday, Oct. 22, and the afternoon of that day will be reserved for women. Unusual and interesting exhibits is being
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    " IF GIVE ME $5.... "
    428 12 IF GIVE ME $5. Charge Against Municipal Servants. "You will not get into eny trouble if you rive me U>" -v*ere the words alleged to have been used SKyan Sunder Roy, an Indian overseer «f the> water department, Singapore Municipality, who was chaiveii before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District
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    MR. J. A. L. SIMMONS.
    161 12 Death of Government Official. The death of Mr J. A. L. Simmons, Assistant Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, occurred at the General Hospital yesterday evening. Bfrr. Simmons, who was only 33 years of age, was taken HI while playing at Keppel Golf Club on
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    $10,000 BAIL.
    138 12 Sikhs on Attempted Murder Charge. Mr. N. A. Mallal, appea-ing on behalf ci Teja Singh, who, with Til Sinph, is charged with the attempted murd<T of Jut Singh, and, with another Sikh i«anied Chcmar Singh, with kidnapping a S:kh voman,, applied yester.U.' to Mr. J. K. F. Gregg,
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    THE PAVILION.
    177 12 "Igloo" and "fast Companion:-." Two full length feature films and a Gaumont News Reel make up the present programme at the Pavilion. Fast Companions is a story of racing crooks, pulled horses, an adopted child vagrant and a beautiful young hotel proprietress. It is a lively film in
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    BANK UNABLE TO PRODUCE CHEQUES.
    990 12 Mr. Julian Israel. PROCEEDINGS MAY BE INSTITUTED. The statement that In did not know for certain, but that he had heard rumour* outside, that Mr. Julian Israel a well-known broker, was iroinj. lo institute proceedings again the Mercantile Bank, where he had an account, was
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      230 13 Big Newmarket Event Today. t London, Oct. 11. The followng are the probable starters and jockeys for the Cesarewitch Stakes which will be run tomorrow at Newmarket (thy weights do not include penalties incurred after Sept. 10) Lord Rosebcry's SANDWICH (H. Wragg) 9.5 Mr. Kennedy's NITSICHIN
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      INTER-PORT ROWING REGATTA.
      396 13 Miri's Second Visit To Singapore. The inter-port Rewtaf Regatta will bi> held on Thursday. Oct. 27, when the MM Rowing Club will be tlir gU— tl of the Royal SiMfapon Yacht Club. The principal rate wili b« that for the Inter- pod Challenge Cup for Fours. It
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    PUBLIC SERVICES WIN AGAIN.
    782 13 S.C.C. Tournament. CAIRNS CARRIED OFF NEAR END. Public Services lUpts; A. P.C. and I. 3pts. Fresh from their del cut of the S.C.C. Un Saturday, the I'ubU- Services did not experience much difficulty in beatinz the A. P.C. and I. by lit pts (two goals, two
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    M. W. TATE.
    36 13 Proceeding Immediately To Australia. London, Oct. 11. Maurice W. Tate, the Su^6«x bowler has completely recovered from his nervous breakdown and is proceeding to Austialia immediately to Join the M.C.C. i:ii'kct tourists. Rcuter.
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    ISLANDS SHOW GOOD FORM.
    465 13 Public Services XV Outplayed. P.S.R.F.C. 0; Islands H p»n. The Islands Rugby XV proved much too good for Public Services' XV at Dunearn Road yesterday, and ran off winners by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nil. The score does not reflect the extent
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    HOCKEY TEAMS.
    120 13 The following have been invitee! to play hockey for S.C.C. against the R.A.F. on Monday, Oct. 17. 1932, at the S.C.C. H. A. Exley N. D. Knowles and E. G. Staunton S. Kirk, T. W. Morray and P. C. Sands W. H. Droogleever, H. G. Riches. P, D.
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    YACHTING.
    162 13 Alteration in Sunday's Programme. (twin;; to the inspection of the Volunteers on Sunday, the Royal Singapore Yacht Club programme flas been r.ltered. It has been decided to hold' a vweepstake race for both "A" and "B" classes, starting at 10.10. The course will be posted as usual. This entails
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    BOXING IN IPOH.
    78 13 Chai Lai Wins in Six Rounds. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 10. A contest between Chai Lai, 7.5. and MarimuLtu, X, m the chief event of the lioxir.g programme staged here. Schcitawd for ten rounds, it went only six, when the Indian's seconds threw in the
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    210 13 M.C.U. Narrowly Defeat Indian Association. Playing on the I.A. ground on Monday. tha Medical College beat the home team by the only goal of the match. The greater part of the game was played in a Ivavy shower cf rain and on a sodden iieM. Messrs. Spent er
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    169 13 Today, October 12. Rugby: S.C.C. XV vs. Cloucester Regt. 2n.I Padanc Billiards: HC.C. tournMincnt. Hockey: S.R.C. XI fa. Khalsa km: S R.r. erd. Raffles Inst. 1st vs. M.C.U. R.I. irrd. R.A.K. vs. S.C.R.C., Seletar. Coif: Garrison G.C. Ladies' Monthly MccU (bogey). Thursday. October 13. Tennis: Tuniclin Club iin-l
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    MUNICIPAL ANIMAL INFIRMARY.
    2041 14 A Tale of Two Dogs. ILL-TREATMENT CHARGES REFUTED. The following: reports by the Govern- 1 ment Veterinary Surgeon and the pre-j sident, S.P.C.A., on the Singapore Muni] cipal Animal Infirmary, have bec.i supplied in connection with a question asked by the Hon. Mr. Tun Cheng; La:'.:] at
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    2597 15 RIVAL TO GOVERNMENT. Official Summary Of Lytton Report. W.e give below the official summary of theLyfton CommisJon's Report as published by the S3uth Chinr. Morning Post. Speial interest attaches to the references to the modernisation o' China and the political upheavals, civil wars and social
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    5296 16 rjah Of Sarawak's Daughter To Marry, RUBBER ROADS AROUND ST. PAUL'S? From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Sept. 20. roe errata this wed have been of undine importance, the settlement he I<ancashire cotton strike, the ing off of a threatened war between ers and
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    243 17 Tuesday, Oct. 4. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency at Government Hou.-e, this evening H.E Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield and Mrs. Oldfield and Miss Oldfield, Hon. Mr. A. P. Robinson, Group Captain A. H. Jack-on. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Captain
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    ENTICEMENT CHARGE.
    36 17 Taipin;?, Oct. 11. The T&iping Criminal Court, was crowded today, when a Tamil was cha.jred with <'nticinif away a married woman. The MM was po tp.npft to Oct. IT, bail of $100 being all«w«-d.
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    296 17 Routine Orders Uy Lieut.Col. M. .1 T. Reilly, M.C. Singapore, Oct. 12. H.E. the Governor has been pleased to grant a comnu»sion as 2nd lieutenant in the S.S.V.F. to H. A. J. WoodXall. The Commandant c •< ;izratulates th' 1 undermentioned men of "A" (M.G.) Com]>any and >I.Ci.
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    "EAST IS EAST.?'
    211 18 "EAST IS EAST. Sir S. Jackson's Warning About India. London, Oct. 10. A considerable advance in the self-gov-cinment of India in the near future was predicted by the famous Eng.ard cricketer, Sir Stanley Jackson, who until recently was the Governor of Bengal, when snaking at Leeds. At the same time,
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    22 18 The Rev. E. Mowbray Tate, Ph. D., aed Mi>. .lue|ihine Albert Tate have arrived in Bangkok to join the American I'res'ivtetian Mission.
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    ROMANTIC QUEST.
    195 18 London Fishmonger Claims Emperor's Jewels. Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 9. An attempt will shortly be made to aalwjfcja jewels and bullion believed to be worth £1,000,000 which once be'ongcd to the ex-Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and which are now lying .it the bottom of the sea in the wreck
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    32 18 Mi. D. McMullen, of the A.P.C.. Kuala Lumpur, has left on transfer to Bangkon. Both at a player and referee. Mr. McMullen appeared on the soccer field in Kuala Lumpur last season.
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    TARIFF WALLS.
    104 18 Poland Adds A Few More Bricks. Warsaw, Oct. 10. More bricks were added to European tariff walls today by publication of the new Polish Tariff Law which, wfctla ostensibly giving some preference to British goo is compared with German, increases duties from 10 to over 100 per cent,
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    ORDERS FOR BRITAIN.
    69 18 Success of Copenhagen Exhibition. Cr.p -nhagen, Oo'.. 10. The most successful exhibition ever held in Copenhagen' i? the proud distinction achieved by the'Brith! Exhibition, which c'oced last night. A'):..* from complimentary ticke s, of which thousands were issued. .",20,000 p: id for -Imission. It is impossible to
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    COLLIERY DISASTER.
    191 18 Cage Crashes 1,500 Feet To Foot of Pit. Ij.ndon. Oct. 10. Nineteen were lost out of a total of 20 miners descending Plank Lane Colliery, near Leigh, Lancashire, early this morning through a (lefect in the winding rjenr. The cage crashed to the bottom of shaft 1,500 feet
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    25 18 Capt. T. C. Duguid has been appointed second-in-command of the l/20th Uiirnui Rifles in place of Major K. L. Faskin, who has gone on leave.
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    "Yellow Peril" & "White Australia."
    2048 19 "Yellow Peril" "White Australia." 100,000,000 POPULATION NOT POSSIBLE. ADDRESS AT MALACCA ROTARY CLUB. The following address on The Geographer and Mis Point of View \vafcivcn by Mr. Ho Seng Ong.'B.A., F.R.G.S., at th.- last uniting of the Malacca Rotary Club: As practised today, geography is no longer v list of
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    54 19 Programme of drills up to and for October 16 are as follow.-- Wednesday, Oct. 1 ii, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, S. R. A (V), Drill and Instructing; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "C" (Scottish) Coy., Mallaig Cup Instruction; 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "D" (Eurasian) Coy., Casuals, Table "A": 5.30 p.m.. Headquarters, Officers,
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      482 19 Position of the Early Riser. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I certainly endorse what your correspondent writes under this heading. Personally, I do not welcome daylivrht saving chiefly because, as an early riser, I find that eaily morning is the best time for exercise. To
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      A GOVERNOR'S STATUS.
      763 19 To the Editor of the Strati Times. Sir, The comments of Reader on my views in your issue of Friday lant as to a Governor's status are really no answer at all to my argument. 1 notice! that the main line of my argument at to the
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      A JAPANESE VIEW.
      413 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Nothing is more distasteful to a rationally minded person, whether of British or Japanese origin, than to read the remarks of Minoru in his letter "A Japanese View" and the equally illconsidered argument of S. K. Leon in his
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      RETRENCHMENT.
      256 19 To tho Editor of (he Straits Time<\ Nn. !he Retrenchment Committee .'ppears to be making splended suggestions to the Government, but on close examination what seems so lofty actually lacks the <'nee of that for which the omtritttee was created. On the whole, the inquiry seems to !>e centred
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      "BRITISH MALAYA SWEEPSTAKE."
      114 19 "BRITISH MALAYA SWEEPSTAKE." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, What alioiit ;i Hi it ish-Mnluyj Sweepstake f 11,000,000 to be divided into t«n series of $100,000 each with frfa per cent, to the Government and live pn «nt. to the Unemployment Fund? This would give tempornry work to
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      KAJANG REST-HOUSE.
      159 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, "(n the ■Notes of the Day" contained in your issue of 7th instant a statement is made to the effect that the K'ajang rest-house has ban closed for some time. May I lie allowed to correct this statement? This rest-house
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    BANNED PLAYS.
    197 19 Kingsway Theatre As A Centre Theatre. I Another West End theatre is to pease showing ordinary pliy.;. The lieaßOa "f the Kingsway Theatre has heen given up, but on Oct. 15 it will become the Independent. Theatre Club. The object of the cluh will !>e to present, before
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      189 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle rccuEs.) ACROSS. I-oaHed 1 ft. Bloom 21. Forthwith Separately 2(t ruttle nsh 0 29. Nobleman Injuring :U) He|d J'.°"' PrP r <> "t SI. Nin.- inche, ]h. irMnf«s (if flower* -j9 Cry Sorrow {4 ,nsipi(}, n5ipi(} ■J 3«. Early 1-. Hummed 38 injunction* ST*, r Teachable ■J
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    40 20 (»l TSIDE SANTE PRISON.— The huge crowd feathered outside the Sante Prison in Paris, as the guillotining of I '.ml (Jorjrouloff. for the assassination of President Doumer in Paris last May, took place. (Planet News.)
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    37 20 JEAN HARLOW'S HUSBAND COMMITS SUICIDE.— PoIice officers removing the body of Paul Bern, the husband of Jean Harlow, the "platinum blonde" of the films, after he had committed suicide at his home at Beverley Hills. (Planet News.)
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    39 20 A RESCUE AT STOKE POGES.— Miss N. Proud (furthest from camera) and Miss Roberta Harris recovering a lout ball from the lily pool on the course, during the Ladies' Golfing Association's gold medal competition at Stoke Poges. (Planet News.)
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    53 20 DARIXG YOUTH DIVES NINETY FEET.-A 19-ye.r-old youth caused a sensation when he dived 90 feet from the top of a coal heaver at Rotterdam dock, into the river Maas After a few seconds he reappeared Ihe water and swam to the wall, wwhetr t he was cheered by a large
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    33 20 BISHOP'S WAI.KIN<; IMI-(;RIMAGE.— The Rt. Rev. C. F. Garbett, the new Bishop of Wintheuter, on a walking piUiiiua K f of his diocuie, part of which runs through the New Forest. (Planet Newa.)
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    41 20 OFF FOR A MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE.-Mr. W. W. Russell R.A., Sir William I lewelWn Pre.«ta,t of the Royal Academy and Sir Ern«t Blackwell, talkinn on t* e pl.tfom a W.t er 100 Station, before leaving for a cruise in the Mediterranean. (PlinetNw.)
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