The Straits Times, 3 November 1932

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    34 1 The Straits Times THE ZARGEST XNB MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN M'AtlYl. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932. I'RICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times '20 PAGES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      196 1 Singapore: ts. Cecil st. (phone sisd." 1.. I I i».il_— r— i i I CIS Tonight 9.15 I OWEN NARES in IMPASSIVE FOOTMAN Phone 5261-2. DRINK MORE GOOD MILK! There is no milk of j*rcnter purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." I^L gj^ Guaranteed to be entirely free from
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      322 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA BT. 1 r% The most 'Ci\tj_3___ r^ popular dance o j -M^{W W& number "4711" vt t^__f^ W On every Danro Floor one famous ft -I) /\r\ M{N number remain* in constant favour A'cSosL "4711" tliis fMCiiwtini ;uul |enuisc "4711" ''i_S'' _l__k__. Han do C..!<>i;ii«-. Win
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      17 1 ns__| i I CIS Tonight 9.15 OWEN NARES I in IMPASSIVE I FOOTMAN i 1 Phone 5261-2.
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      530 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSF.NGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PFNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OITWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Toncage. Due Spore. 1932. RANPURA 17,000 Not. 11 X SOUDAN 6,600
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      617 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Midllesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. BAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 8 t TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Nov. IB 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Dec. 14 16 5 KATORI MARU 10.000 Dec. 29
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      466 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporsted in Australia.) TOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (8,852 tons) (Cargo only). The MARELLA is ons of the Isrgest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins de
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      631 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO," LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBORG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Pensng. M.s. FTONJA Nov. M.s. ERRIA Nov. 22 Nov. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 4 Jan. 6 m.s. MEONIA .lan. 25 Jan.
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      1127 2 THE BLUB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW BTEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTU. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINK, Ltd. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      ARRESTED SHIP HOME.
      390 3 Seeking Compensation For losses Involved. The Glasgow steamer Melmay, which irai held under arrest hy the U.S. authorities at Panama for six weeks, safely reached her homeland recently, berthing it lasl in the Stalluidge Dock at liarston. Bvefl the minor mishap of the snapping if a bow
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      BOAT HITS WHALE.
      233 3 PrepeUer Blades Badly Bent. Ahaoai totally diaabled in a collision •.itli a whale on the ni^ht of Aug. 27 ibout forty miles from Nan tucket Light- r> the i',,i-tfii:i-.! vesael Wood left few London, Coun., the next afternoon on ier way for repairs at the Coastguard <aval
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      CUTTY SARK.
      94 3 Yat-hl Capsizes During Race. During tho race for the Commodore's Cop of tin- Northumberland Yacht Club, a cutter entered by Sir Walter Hunciman from liis jrachl Sunbeam 11. was caught in a Rudden .M|na!l and ca|)sizcd in Blyth Ba] <>n Sept I. A Mieir.lier of the crew of
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      SHIPYARD WORK.
      124 3 Russian Order For Denmark. The Soviet tuthoritlM have just plaop(l an in del- with Mo>.-rs. Burmeister tad Wa •>. of Copenhagen, for Urn MMinjr of throe steamers. Two of these vcs.-cls will be Hah earrien, with ivfrigerating machinery, and are intended (or siTvi.i' in the Far Kast and
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      CRASH INTO BRIDGE.
      161 3 Steamer Severely Damaged. Border, Firth. Hull, Sept. 5. The steamer Border Firth, owned by Messrs. Gillie and lHair, of Newcastle, which was moored at the Gunness Wharf taking; on board a cargo of basic slag for Newport, was swept away from her mooring* in the height of
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      LIFEBOAT RACE
      82 3 British Vessel Comes Seventh. The British crew of the Anchor liner Tuscania was placed seventh out of the cli'ven crews which contested the sixth annual lifeboat race at Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 5. The crew of the Tuscunia covered the two miles course in 10 minutes 50
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    53 3 From France by Ansrkor due Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow. From China, and Japan by Tokiwa Maru due Singapore daylight on Saturday, the sth instant. From China and Japan by Calcutta Maru due Singapore noon on Saturday, the sth instant. From Holland and Geitnany by Poelau Laut due Singapore
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    ENGLAND-INDIA RADIO 'PHONE.
    318 3 Service in New Year. KIRKEE STATION N EARING COMPLETION. Bombay, Oct. 20. Business nun all over India will be delighted to know that, considerable progress has been made in regard to the Kntflaml-Imlia. wireless te'ephone scheme. The erection of the necessary plant at Kirkee is almost complete,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    266 3 AFRIKA, Dun., 5,469 tons, from Copenhagen 2-11, for Rotterdam 3-11. IiAN HONG LIONG. Brit., 739 tons, fron Cheribon 2-11, for Batavia 4-11. BELAWAN. Dut., 715 tons, from B masm 3-11, for B'masin 6-11. BENDORAN, Brit., 3,495 tons, from Legaspi 2-11, for Madras 4-11. CAPE ST. GEORGR. Brit., 3,174
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    99 3 Thursday, November 3. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrWe. KEPI-Kl. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Pahud, Renfrat. Lch. "Kittiwakc," The Cable. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. XinX's Dock Nil. No. 1 Dock
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    PASSENGERS.
    396 3 The following passengers for the Straits are due by the Surpedon, arriving at Singapore about Nov. 5: Mr. and Mr:.. H. Diment. Mr. \V. S. Ebden, Miss H. M. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. F. I'iac\, M C. S. Griffiths. Mrs. A. M. Swyny. Mrs. M. Firlay. Mr.
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      536 3 fiNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (ImesrporaU* 'a Brmaay.) The undermentioned a-8 1V« tom»asy's latended fixtures OUTWARDS. M.s. TRAVE for Manila, Hong Ron* Shanghai, Tsingtao, Taku, Dalny and Japan Not. 12 s.s. ALLER for Manila Hong Konß, Shanghai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Not. 21 HOMEWARDS. GOSLAR for Genoa, Rotterdam, H'burg Bremen In port
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      402 3 DOU4R PTEAMffIIF UKI c4W AMERICAN TMAIX LINTB A^^ The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER ltSl Should be Included In your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE ria America and/or Canada £102 Ist Class Pacific lit Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic. Lower fares
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      489 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. IlaMTßorated la In, land ELLERMAN LINE. Freight SerTlee to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tia Ports and Snes CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAN. Steamer Due S'pora. s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORB Nov. S s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Dec. I HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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      141 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday, November 3. 11. W. 1.28 a.m., 8 ft. G in., 12.30 p.m., 9 ft. G in. Friday, November 4. H. W. 2.29 a.m., 7 ft. 3 in., 1.15 p.m, it ft. 1 in. Saturday. November 5. H. \V. 3.42 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 2.15 p.m., 8
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      48 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's max. temp. 84 F. Last night's mm. temp. 74° F. Yesterday's rainfall 0.03 in. sunshine 2.1 hours 1 p.m. relative hum. 75 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S.W. 15 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weathe r overcast CAD. STEIVART. Superintendent Meteorological Offlc*. Singapore, No. 3, 1932.
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      468 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised, Id tne*e columns Bend copies of testimonials. Do ant send originals. i i■■ salt hay. 678. S.T. WANTED, Chinas* lady cashier. Apply I salary required to t;7T, S. I. WANTED, smart assistant for Hardware, < i •irtment of European .-t have (rood
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      809 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET. No. 1. Mt. Ro«ie Rd.. Entry Dec. 1. Apply IN, Middla Rd. INSTITUTION HILL MANSIONS, flat to let, heavy furniture. Electricity modern •anltatlon, (as. United Engineers. Limited. SEASIDE, fully furnished bungalow to let. < hanjti with electric nnd wutcr by week or month. Apply
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      1173 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET No 8 Raffles Place (2nd and 3rd ffoori), Nos. 6 (1st and 2nd floors), 8 (1st and 2nd floors), and 10 (1st and 2nd floors), Change Alley, Nos. 6 (lFt and 2nd floors), 9-D, 9-^ and 9-F, Robinson Road, No. 78 (1st and
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      566 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE a hereby given that tenaers are now invited for the following materials ot services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices. Execution of Alterations to Old Pumping Station at Mackenzie Road. Date of closing, 4 p.m.,
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      568 4 BUSINESS CARD3L MASSAGE HALL 1 MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. CO. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TENDERS RURAL BOARD, MALACCA NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Rurnl Board I Office, Malacca, up to noon of December 1, 1932. for the following v.drks: The nupply of approximately 400
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      69 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. ■tnl.lr $3.00 14.00 (2.50 K(. 8.50 $12.00 7.60 Klf V.srly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Ktrly $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 I ADVERTISEMENT RATES ■TThr eh. -en and Inntractlons for CLA88IIR1) Al>\ KRTISEMENTS appear on the inn ihi- bottom of this pace. Contract ttts may
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    HIKING TRAGEDY.
    446 5 Chinese Youth killed By Boulders. Tragedy befell the week-end hfking expedition of a party of Chinese students on Sunday, when one of their number, Chau Kwok-ming, was killed under distressing circumstances slates the South China Morning Post of Oct. 25. The party, consisting of Nagi Hunjfleung (aged 15),
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      214 5 HOTELS MALAYA'S PftEHHEH HOTEL Thursday, Nov. 10 OFFICIAL POPPY DAY BALL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET $1.50 per head will be donated to the Fund Extension till 2 a.m. BOOK NOW PAHIT IN THE PALM ROOM AND LUNCH AT RAFFLES DAILY PHONE 5381 (10 Lines) ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL. HOTEL. A
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      475 5 RAFFLES HOTEL BOOKING NOW OPEN FOR POPPY DAY DINNER CABARET DANCE j on Thursday 10th Nov. Extension till 2 a.m.' i Diners $3.50. Non Diners $1.50. PROCEEDS TO EARL HAIG'S FUND. PHONE 5381. BOOK NOW. isimiiiHMßns Bargains appear daily in the SmaH Advertisement J, columns on Page 4. AUCTION NOTICES.
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      376 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of unredeemed plrrtir«v< it jewellery of every <lescr |>tion. To I.H ht-!d at Messrs. Chconic Konn Seng Co's yak-room. No. 30, Chulia Street. On Tuesday. November 1 «t 1* «.m. On Weanesdny, November 2 at 10 a.m. On Thursday. November S at 10 a.m. On Kriduy.
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      402 5 PASKOE BROWN AND CO. Furniture Manufacturers tail 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. TANJUNG KATONG. Being fully equipped with most up-to-date machinery, we are in a
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    Chinese Topics In Malaya.
    1471 6 (Government Committee On Cracker Firmg The Time Has Come tor Its Abolition Crackers I'sed For All (tccasions The Fable About Eclipses Good And FaU Spirits Harmless and Harmful Typos Pity Those With Weak Nerves When Raffles Complained Why Not Fi rework Displays Instead The First t
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    "THE THREE HUMAN BOMBS."
    409 6 Soldier Who Cut Off His Finger. Many are the strange sacrifices ami their motive* made by both soldiers and civilians in Japan since the Manchurian Event." For the most part, such sacrifices are mad« in an endeavour to emulate the really remarkable sacrifice of three soldiers
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    41 6 In the report of a case of alli-jred crimiral breach of trust recently it m gtetod Hiat Dr. V. K. Mellon was the complain mt in the action. The complainant \\aOr. V. P. Monon ami the dtftndant Mr. T. O. Mcr.on.
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    INVENTORS DISPLAY THEIR GADGETS.
    449 6 Anti-Thief Lock For Motor-Cars. V More than .'(00 new inventions, from a combined watering-can-bed-warmer-tlower-vase to a device to prevent "hoax* calls to tire brigades, are dis- played in the eighth International Exhibition of Inventions, which was opened at the Central Hall, Westminster, by Sir Maurice Jenks,
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    OUSTRIC BANK CASE.
    210 6 Financier Returns To Answer Charges. Paris, Oct. Ueardo Gualino, the kalian fl— nrtor. appeared in court km to<lay lo answer chargM in eoBaaetioii with the Oustri.Rrnk scandal, 'iualino was recently pardoned l>y the fascist (tnvcrnment whilo ■erring u sentence of five years' detention, and he came to
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      93 6 TANGLIN SERVICE STATION BKsaas BaVaaßtJdß^mv v aMaamaM it > c* Hjjjj^^a>^^a^aaawjajy bvti mj PG i la^v^BT^^aaaa fjJlf' mf t f^aTafigI 4aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMrjataaaaaaWa%|g| rjfJK&Oy>^ There is no greater crime a car ?2Z?-£?~Z?*. owner can commit against Ills fel motor than neglect to change his MObilOll oit intervals of not over 1,000 wiriiMjwpt
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      170 7 i Open ing To -Nigh t HERE'S GRAND, ROARING. ROLLICKING COMEDY SUCH AS SINGAPORE HAS NOT KNOWN SINCE "PRIVATE LIVES" AND LONELY WIVES." IT TOPS THE BEST OF THEM FOR SHEER GOOD HUMOUR SETS A NEW LAUGH LIMIT AND SPEED? you'll have to listen closely if you want to hear
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      241 7 tIF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL, GOOD BRITISH PICTURE HERE IT IS! TONIGHT! A Splendid UOIBLE SCREEN ft STAGE BILL! OWEN frCT NARES lKr9 Popular Star of "Middle Watch" and "Sunshine Susie" Wi«h BETTY STOCKFELD \U* j£-: Now presented in one of the Finest BRITISH PICTURES of the Year
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      234 7 NEXT CHANGE Mr. BILL THE CONQUEROR with Heather Angel and Henry Kendall. RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. cau»ed more iide» to ache than any farce in recent years "Thark" i* definitely a picture not to be milted." Strait* Timei, October SI. IT'S LYNN AND WALLS! "THARK" RALPH LYNN tom WALLS (Comment is
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    205 8 Rubber and Tin Very Quiet. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. (hj Oor Financial Correapoadnt.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 7'* cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $78 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 7/16d., down I/Mi. New York, 3 5/16 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Easier. Tin, London, (3
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    81 8 Noon, Nov. S. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 7% 71-. (X.0.8.) V- R 7', Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Nov. ..7 7 16 7 9 16 Dec. ..7 7 16 7 9 1G Jan. TV4 7"';; Jan.-.Mar. 7:7 :> t! 7 Apr.-June
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    PRODUCE.
    166 8 Singapore, Nov. .">. lambier 5 1 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11. 0u Copra 5.7 r mixed ISO .'>ajr<> Hour, Sarawak 2.27 1 V. 'hiti! Pepper 2;.o*> Black Pepper 18.0. t'earl Sago 4.0;* small 5.00 medium 6.00 RiM Siam $150 to 18 < Saigon ?144 to 150 Rangoon 141 to
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      15 8 Issued by Fraser Co., Exchange Stock Broker* Singapore, November 3, 10 a.m.
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      MINING.
      459 8 Imo« Val. Pd. 1 1 Penawat luyen. Seller*. 0.46 0.49 6/- 6/- Pengkalen Ord. 1 1 Petaligg Tin 10/- 11/- 4.05 4.15 £1 £1 Puchong 7A 7/9 £1 £1 Pungali 11/3 12 3 1 1 Puteh nom. 1 1 Rahman Hyd. £1 £1 Rambutan 0.52'/ 2 0.57>/ 2 4/6
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      GENERAL
      279 8 V«L Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 1 1 Kinta Electric 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 10 10 Maynard Co. 1 1 Malayan Breweries 50 50 McAlister Co. 100 50 Oversea Ch. Bank 10 10 Robinson Old. 100 100 Rohinson Prefi. .11 1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      137 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-86 101 IM d Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 norn Singapore Municipal 4*4 pc of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 10:», 104 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'^ p.c of 1007 red. 1917 SJI.GOO.OOO 103
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'i Quotations. To-d»j'§ Prlc* Framr LyaU ft Evatt ft Co. Allerby ($n 0.45 0.55 045 060 Alor (Jajah ($1) 0.30 0.10 0..J0 0.40 A. Hitan. ($1) 050 0.65 0..">0 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 015 A. Malay <?2) 0.75 1.00
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    199 8 Singapore, Nov. 3. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London. 30 days' sight 2/3 London, demand 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 945 Hamburg, demand 152 New York, demand 37 '/•>
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    EXCHANGES.
    102 8 Rugby, Nov. 1. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.21 Athens 575 Berlin 13.89/* Belgrade 242 VBombay 1 6 11 64 Brussels 23.74 j Bucharest 557 j Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen I. 7 3'J Geneva 17.12 Helsingfors 230 Hong Kong Is. 4 7 16 Lisbon 108'Madrid 40% Milan (54 9, 10
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    54 8 M;iils liy the Outward Dutch Aeroplan. tram Aii<sterdam are expected to arrivi al s:ie by the evening express <>t Saturday, the sth instant Coirespon denre addressed to boxholders only wil 1 < u<ly for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Ap lications from non boxholders for delivery at the
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    AIR MAIL.
    38 8 Mail from Europe. (London maildispatched 13th October), ex B. 1 Kohna which anchored at Penanjr at 4.4( a.m. today will arrive by train tomor-ov morninjr. (Correspondence will be read? for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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    KAILS FOR EUROPE.
    52 8 By I «f I \r'4 8por. Lom4oi Tmlrapoera Porthoii Karugola Ganee Poelau Roebiah Malwa Pempo U. C. Hooft Sept. 8 Sept. 3d Sept. 7 Oct. I Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept. 12 Oet 1 Sept. 16 Oct. 10 Sent. 18 Oct. S*ot. 30 Oct. 20 Oct. 14
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    55 8 Thursday. November 3. St. Andrew's Sorii'ty prartira danea, Adclphi Hotel, ">.ir, p.'ru "Three Wise Koola," Victoria Theatre, 9& p.m. Friday. November 4. Singapore Swiiiiniih'.' Chili "At Home," p.m. Saturday. November j. "Three Wise Fools," Victoria Theatre, 9.3 p.m. Monday, November 7. Annual nitif. of St. Cicorces'
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    SINGAPORF MAILS CLOSE.
    336 8 Siani lexrvpt Lower Siaim Kola I :t p.m. Colombo and Bonbon (Allpon) :>: > M* ti.ier Burma, North and East India, Aden, E-ypt. Europe, Great Britain, Irel.n Canada and U.S.A. (Kara, .la i I U.I. Mail) 3 Pro. Selat Pandjang. BengkAli*. Siak. Pakan IJaroc, burt de Kock
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      92 8 THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON y Head Office of the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATE O A O- I 7 2O Til* Corporation oat fuundsC over »1» years agn and In the oldest eorapnalte Insoranc* Office la (h« World. The Head Office haa occupied tht ahoTe site Is tha heart of the
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      ANNUAL MEETING OF KEMPAS, LTD.
      737 9 Loss on the Year Of $756. The twenty-second annual general me. ting of Kempas, Ltd., was held at 4, Kort Kuad, Malacca, on Oct. 29, Mr. J. M. Sime, presiding. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, the chairman Mid:— The report and accounts
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      324 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 2. Closing quotations today of the prlnd|.al British and American stocks are grrtm The rise or fall is in relation to th« price of Oct. 27. The American stocks are a comparison with the Nov. 1
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      PERMAS RUBBER.
      106 9 The report of the directors of the Permas Rubber Co. Ltd., for the year ended June 30 19:i2, states: The year's working has resulted in a loss of £1,478 2s. 2d., which, deducted from the net amount brought in, leaves i balance of £2,41)1 l"s. Id. to carry
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      BULOH RIVER.
      200 9 Amended Debenture Scheme. London, Oct. 14. I As the result of representations made to the. Buloh River Rubber Estates by certain of the largest debenture stockholders', the company has decided not to ask now for a postponement in the payment of interest. A further meeting has been called
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      2,390 COAL MINES.
      167 9 (By Air Mail.) The Mines Department has published a list of mines in Great Britain and the Iple of Man in the year 1931 (Stationery Office, 10s. net). The volume shows that the total number of mines unier the Coal Mines Act vi:s 2,390, and there were
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      OCTOBER TIN RETURNS.
      155 9 Maung Tin So Liability. Hours 613, cv. yd*., 90,650, piculs 356. Kurhai Tin Dredging. Actual running time ">iu hrs. 10 mini!., time lost 8S hrs. 50 mins.. Government qu 'to restriction scheme 96 hrs., average digging depth 47 feet, ore won 615.75 pis., yardago treated 94.000 cv.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION
      125 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,094 th auction on Nov. 2, when there was catalogued 1.413,817 lb. or 631.17 tons; offered 1,297,118 Ib. or 579.07 tons; sold 1.116,540 lb. or MUM tons. Spot. London 2 7/16 d. New York 3 5 16 cts.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      1000 9 Stock Exchange In Hesitant Mood. INDUSTRIAL PRICES IRREGULAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. There was no •■ij»r.ificant changes in the position of the London money and disco int market last week. Money was, if anything, a fraction easier, and the new loan rate was Vz per
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      59 10 Mr. Tan Pi«h Enjr and family ben lo Mnd.'r their (rrateful thanks to members of Enjr Wan Kok, relatives and friends f>r th*ir kind attendances at the night visi: and funeral of the late Mr». Tan Piah Enc < nee Sim Khuan Neo > and also to those who
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    SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1932. CHEAP TRANSPORT.
    1091 10 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1932. CHEAP TRANSPORT. Readers of this column probably feei that they are entitled to ask for at least one day's rest from those hard worke; subjects, decentralisation and the customr union. The writer is in entire agreement with that view, and offers a solemn undertaking to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    241 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. N. Cool«y of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., will shortly be proceeding dome on leave. Miss M. B. Lewis, head mistress of the Girls' School, Alor Star, will be going on leave at the end of the year. Mr. E. H. Glover, of the Federated Bngineering
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    HAS SIR JOHN SIMON FAILED ?
    2065 10 HAS SIR JOHN SIMON FAILED Hot Sir John Simon failed in nis policy regarding the Far East! That is the question put by the writer of the following aj'ticl-e [taken fromi the New Statesman and Notion, and he answers it with a very decisive yes." Few will agree with the
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    880 10 DEVELOPMENT? Mr. \V. Bartloy, Municipal President, expressed surprise at the Rotary Club meeting yesterday at Group Captain Jackson's references to the development 01 aviation in Malaya and he left convinced that it would he news to many of those present that flyin-r in Malaya had been
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    BRITAIN AND THE FAR EAST. GREAT BRITAIN AND LYTTON REPORT: LORDS' DEBATE.
    1238 11 BRITAIN AND THE FAR EAST. GREAT BRITAIN AND LYTTON REPORT: LORDS' DEBATE. Attitude in Geneva Discussions. WISE HANDLING. Otherwise Chaos And Ix>ng War. \n interesting debate on the Lvtton Kcporl was initiated in the House iif Lords h\ Lord Ponsonby. who emphasised the importance of the Mrilish (Jovcrnment's attitude towards
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    AIR DISASTERS IN EUROPE.
    142 11 Two Machines Crash In Mountains. Berlin, Nov. 2. The pilot, wireless operator and three passengers in a Lufthansa aeroplane filing from Nurenburg to Frankfurt were killed when the machine crashed at Echterpful, in the Sposart mountains.— Reuter. Sudden Storm. Paris, Oct. 31. Two men flying from
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    DANISH WEDDING.
    116 11 Count and Daughter Of > Shanghai Merchant. London. Nov. 2. Count K. A. J. Ahlefeldt, son of the Danish Minister in London, Count P. F. I Ahlefeldt-Laurvig. was married in the Guards' Chapel in Copenhagen today to the daughter of Mr. Vilhelm Meyers, of Shanghai. The Crown Prince
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    FLIGHT TO HONG KONG.
    28 11 Saijron, Oct. SL An air liner has left on an experimental trip to Canton and Hong Kong via Hanoi with four passengers. Aneta- Havas.
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    CLOSING IN ON TSITSIHAR.
    474 11 Volunteers Active. JAPANESE WIRE FOR RELIEF. Shanghai, Nov. 3. Gen. Ma Chan-shan's cavalry, to the number of 9,000, as well as his infantry i troops are co-operating with Gen. Po Ping-shan's forces and reoccupied Ningnin on the evening of Oct. 31. Gen. Ma's troops also crossed
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    THE CIVIL WAR.
    351 11 Peace in Shantung But Not in Szechwan. Shanghai, Nov. 3. Peace in the Shantung civil war now seems almost definitely assured, Gen. Han Fu-chu (Chairman of the Province) having replied to Gen. Ho Yinjjching (the Nanking Minister of War) that he accepts the four points in the
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER'S "ACHIEVEMENT."
    384 11 PRESIDENT HOOVER'S ACHIEVEMENT." Killed Restriction. MR. FIRESTONE ENTERS THE LISTS. Akron, Ohio, Nov. 2. Urging the re-election of President Hoover. Mr. Harvey Firestone, head of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. enumerated among the President's achievements the death-blow he gave th? Stevenson rubber restriction scheme. Mr. Firestone recalled that in
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    LARGEST LINER.
    135 11 Vessel Launched By French President. St. Nazare, Oct. 29. The worlds greatest liner, the 75,000 ton Normandie, with which France is determined to win the Atlantic Blue Riband, was successfully launched this afternoon by President Lebrun. The ceremony took place under excellent conj ditions and huge crowds cheered
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    EXPORT BOUNTIES.
    53 11 New Move by Free State Government. Dublin, Nov. 2. The Free State Government announces tl lit it is arranging to pay expoit.;rs of CLituir manufactured goods the amount of oi'ty they pay on K"ods entering L'ngl«nd. The list of s^ods to which ihis anplies is expected to be
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    YUGO-SLAV BONDS.
    81 11 Interest to be Paid In Dinars. Belgrade, Nov. 2. Interest and sinking fund payments on the dollar bonds which are in technical default are to be paid in dinars in view of the impossibility of obtaining foreign currency. Reuter. It was announced on Oct. 31 that approximately $40,000,000
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    PARLIAMENT STILL SUPREME.
    126 11 Obligations of Ottawa Agreements. London, Nov. 2. The House of Commons, by 268 to 57, rejected the Labour clause in the Ottawa Bill providing that nothing in the Bill should prevent €he Government reducing the general ad valorem duty of 10 per cent, imposed under the Import
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    NEW CONVERSION.
    158 11 Government Confident Of Success. London, Nov. 2. Confidence in the success of the new loan is emphasised by the fact that the lists open and cose tomorrow. Financial correspondents are unanim- ous in predicting .in immediate over- whelming response and pay tribute to the skill and foresight of
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    42 11 To Be Taken Back For Trial? Ne-v York, Nov. 3. Two assistant State-Attorneysi hav^> sailed for Europe to bring back Samuel Insull from Athens for trial. It is presumed they are armed with a Presidential warrant for his extradition. Reuter.
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    THE FREE STATE.
    101 11 Governor-General Gives Up Office. Dublin, Oct. 31. The Governor-General, Mr. H. MeNeill, gave up office today and his staff has left Viceregal lodge. Mr. MeNeill retires to his delightful country residence at Dum- l drum, a few miles south of Dublin. The name of Dr. Farnam, a
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    "BLACK MAGIC."
    83 11 Extraordinary Case In Finland. Helsingfors, Oct. 31. Declaring their innocence and stating that they had pleaded guiliy in order to discover later the actual criminals, the six men and women who were sentenced in connection with the black magic case following the discovery last year of forty mutilated
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    M. ZALESKI RESIGNS.
    16 11 Warsaw, Nov. 2. i The Foreign Minister. Sena'or August Zaleski, has resigned.— Reuter.
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    LONE YACHTSMAN.
    19 11 Gibraltar, No<\ 1. Alain Gerbault. the lone yachtsman." arrived today, after leaving" Marseilles on Sept. 21).— Aneta-Havas.
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    LONDON RIOTS CEASE.
    297 11 Hunger Marchers Returning. ASSAULT CHARGES. Strange Caller for Prime Minister. London, Nov. 2. Abandoning the project of forcmir Parliament to receive a deputation the hunger marchers are preparing to return home. The first batch left for Brighton in a motor coach and most of the other contingents
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    LABOUR GAINS.
    96 11 But Suffer Reverse At Sheffield. London, Nov. L>. Slight net gains by Labour are sho\v:i in the 84 results so far available in the municipal elections in 300 cities and boroughs (excluding London) in England and Wales, but in only a few eMM was the turnover sufficient to
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    LABOUR AND INDIA.
    65 11 Not to Attend Round Table Conference. London, Nov. L. A decision by the Parliamentary Labour Party not to participate in the I forthcoming Indian Round Table Conj ftrence, due to meet on Nov. l.">. is I reported. Political correspondents state that the decision is due to the
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    REPRISALS FEARED.
    48 11 German Restrictions On Imports. Berlin, Nov. 2. In defiance of opposition, the Government has decided of introduce the quota system for agricultural Imports. Th I countries most affected will lie Holland, Italy, France and Denmark, and it is feared that they will adopt reprisals.— Reuter. ===r^
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    50 SHOTS FIRED.
    37 11 Communists Attack Nazis In Hamburg. Hamburg, Nov. 2. Twelve Nazis who were posting up placards in the city were wounded when a group of Communists swooped down <,n them and fired 50 shots. Reuter.
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    PREPARING FOR THE AERIAL AGE
    3289 12 Malaya's Chain of Landing Grounds. SAFER FLYING. ADDRESS BY CAPTAIN JACKSON. I think 1 mi!> safely sa> we have reached the staga of having a reliable aeroplane in which we ran enjo.i tht thrill of swift pMMM through the air, and a reliable pinciltt with
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    COPRA SWINDLE APPEAL.
    784 12 Conviction Confirmed. DIRECTORS OF COMPANY CRITICISED. Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell in the Supreme (our: today dismissed the appeal of Tay Thye Joe against the sentence of four yca>s imprisonment impcsed on him by the Pistriet Judge im r<-s»|>eet of three charges of cheating in connection with
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    DOCTORS CHARGED.
    139 12 A Typical Problem At Wuchow. Win-how, Oft, 18. Tho Wuchow City Hospital is just pa<sing throujrh a very unfortunate expt-ri-ence. From the accounts in the local papers, it 'appears that a very prominent lawyer, becoming very ill, called in a native doctor for treatment. As the means used
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    "THREE WISE FOOLS" AT THE THEATRE.
    708 12 A.D.C. Production. SUCCESSFUL OPENING NIGHT. Theodore Kindley l-\ .1. Kemlo Richard Gaunt Col. St. J. R. Nicholson Jami'M Trumbull Ilu^h Denham Miss Fairchiiri Molly Chasen Mrs. Saundors Mrs. B. Miliurd Gordon Schuyler T. W. Murray Benjamin Suratt A. R. Kcpe< John Crawshay G. G.
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    PIRATES CAUGHT.
    181 12 Sequel to Outrage on The Hetikon. Canton, Oct. 23. Much interest is attached to a report from Swabue stating that a portion of the gang responsible for the rbcent piracy of the Chinese owned, s.s. Helikon, a Hong Kong-Saigon passenger and cargo steamer, has been arrested by nfarines
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    CASE IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVE.
    751 12 False Evidence Charge Dismissed. "I think your case is almost impossible to prove and the evider.ce is not good enough," said Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday, before dismissing a Chinese and his wife, Ng Pen Fie and Lo Luk Fun on tie charge
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    137 12 Cabaret Performance At Sea View. A dance and cabaret in aid of the Poppy Day Fund was Riven at Sea View Ho lei last nipht, and proved very suce^sful. About 200 people attended. The Maharajah of Kapurthala was jjNMMt, accompanied by Lady Murison and Mr. and Mrs.
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    "UP SHE GOES."
    68 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.} Malacca, Nov. 2. I'erformers in the recent SM.^.poro Km "Up She Goes" 'took part In a cahiret and dance at the Mniiu c i CUib in aid of the Ex-S«rvice Bortavvlaat Fund. About 150 people wp»v picvnt vi.d the programme was much c.iiyci
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    SIGNATURE OF I.G.P. FORGED.
    1609 12 Indian Charged. HOW SUSPECT WAS ARRESTEP. An unusual forgery case was commenced before Mr. C. Wi'-nn, the i liminal District Judge, yesterday, v hen a United Provinces Indian, named Palakanalh .Singh, was charged with forging the signature of Mr. R. U. (uiract, [nspectorUeneral of Police, Singapore.
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    Satisfactory Entry For Singapore Turf Club Meeting. EIGHT RACES EACH DAY.
    498 13 Satisfactory Entry For Singapore Turf Club Meeting. EIGHT RACES EACH DAY. Two More Runs Being Provided. (Xv Our Racing Correspondent.) EntriM for the Singapore Turf Club professional meeting to l>e held on Nov. 11, I^, 16 and It closed yesterday with the satisfactory total of 172. In order to (liable
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    SINGAPORE HOCKEY.
    516 13 Chinese and Raffles Institution Draw. Chinese 2; Raffles Inat. A 2. The Chinese, playki,r at home, put up i a good disp'ay to share honours at hockey with the "A" team of Ruffle.s Institution ye-terday afternoon, c*ch side scoring twice. The players were gr*';.tly handicapped by the wet
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    GLOUCESTERS WIN ON PADANG.
    409 13 Superiority Behind The Scrum. S.C.C. XV 0; Gloucesters XV 13 mConditions were all against good Rugby when fifteen! of the Gloucesters and S.C.C. m*t on the Padang yesterday. In the first half exchanges were very scrappy, neither side seeming able to get going properly, but after
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE OUTPLAYED.
    413 13 Heavily Beaten By Volunteer XV. Raffles Coll. A (M.G.) Cv S.V.C. 20 pts. By the wide margin of 20 points to nil, the A (Machine Gun) Company of the Volunteer Corps defeated the Raffles College at Bukit Timaii yesterday in a Rujrby match which was rendered a
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    BUD WALLEY.
    439 13 Loses By Accidental Foul. /From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 2. Bud Walley, of Sin,?apore, lost to V*l Foley, of Newcastle, being disqualified for an accidental foul in th.; eighth round. BADMINTON. The committee of the Rovers Bao minton Party beg to acknowledge the receipt of presents from
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    2552 13 Nitsichin's Triumph. NEVER OUT OF A CANTER (From Our Own Coi respondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Oct. IS. It is a great achievement for a fillv to win the Cesarewitch and for one of her sex to triumph in the way th'at Nitsichin did on
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      207 14 Ttiday. November 3. Rugby: Public Services vs. lslumls, Dunearn Rd. Tennis: S.R.C tournament ends, "At Home." llm-key: Raffles Inst. vs. Ceylon Sports luh. R.I. gr<i. Football: Chinese League: Bendemrer A •m, Siong 800 A.S., Jalan Bcsar Stadium. Friday. November 4. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Malaya Command officers. Padang: S.R.C.
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      21 14 I The ro-opf ration of cluh wretnrim it requested in keeping this dmrjr of iportinf ivents accurate and up to date]
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      PAHANG TENNIS SUCCESS.
      477 14 Rainy Season Kind To Tournament. The first Pahang open tennis championship meeting was held at Raub during the Dcepavali week-end, under the management of the Government Club, Raub. As October invariably marks the commencement of the rainy season the rhances of the tournament running to schedule were
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      S.R.C. TENNIS.
      59 14 The final of the doubles handicap in the S.R.C. tennis tournament between Dr. G. de Souza and G. Lowe and N. E. Ess and N. S. Hogan will be played off tomorrow and not today as previously stated, and will be followed by the presentation of prizes. The
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      SEREMBAN SPORT.
      93 14 (r'roni Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. '1. The St. Paul's Institution will travel to Kuala Lumpur on Friday, when they will meet the Selangor Colts while the. King Georpe V School will be CffOMd to the Victoria Institution at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Negri Sembilan will hold a
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      NEW TRUNK LINES.
      188 14 S. India Connection With Rest of India. Bombay, Oct. 20. Simultaneously with thp poetiing of the scheme for vie inauguration of the Enffland-India wireless tetephony, arrangements are being mside for connecting South India and possibly Ceylon with other parts of India by means of trunk telephone lines.
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      26 14 Mr. J. B. Scrivenor, ex-Director, Geoloi (tical Survey, II.M.S.I 1 M.S. is am on* the candiI date* for the November elections of the Bedford Town Council.
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    A COOLIE AND HIS JEWELLERY.
    649 15 "Entry in Book Inserted By Enemies." The adjourned case in which a coolie I named Kamatchee employed in the Muni- 1 cipality charged Appavoo with criminal I breach of trust in respect of money and jewellery to the value of $114 was conI tinued yesterday
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    GRAVE DESECRATED.
    201 15 Attempt At Robbery Frustrated. An attempt to dig up the grave of a wealthy Chinese who had been burie.l with a large amount of jewellery according to custom many years ago, was nipped in the l>ud by the visit to thy grave ty the dead man's relatives the
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    125 15 S. S. ASSOCIATION. Office Bearers Elected In Malacca. 1 1' ii'in Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 2. The ai.nual general meeting of th« Stiaits Settlements (Malacca) Association was held at the Malacca Club on Monday, with Mr. W. Munro in the c-h-jir. The election of office-bearers for the year resulted
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    6465 16 A Mfeatis Test That May Mean Trouble. "CANNED" PROGRAMMES FOR EMPIRE BROADCASTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Oct. 18. This winter of 1932-33 is likely to bo long remembered in England. Parliament, which met today at the conclusion f what most people consider
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    HARBIN HOSPITAL.
    106 17 S.M.R. to Undertake Work Outside Zone. Harbin, Oct. 18. Some quarters her* are ftttacfciag •ome significance to a report appearinc in tin! IIHMN Press that the South Manchuria Railway is to build a hospital heir. A site has already been pnrrhirorl. otate the reports, in Newton avd the
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    RIVER BLASTING.
    115 17 Rocks To Be Removed Off Canton Bund. Canton, Oct. 25. Owners of the Canton-Macao steamboat I wharf at the Bund and Yau Lan Moon liave been notified by the Customs administration to remove their property elseu here due to the blasting operation of the river bed in that
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    THE MOTORSHIP OF THE FUTURE.
    1065 17 Bright Prospects in CargoPassenger FfeW. In a paper on "Motorshipping," read before the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, Mr. A. C. Hardy, lecturer in shipping at the City of London > College, expressed the opinion that in the future the use of coal and steam
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    AIDING VOLUNTEERS.
    173 17 Canton Bodies Collect Winter Clothing. Canton, Oct. 24. n As material support to the volunteers i fighting in Manchuria, public bodies here d have launched a campaign to raise a > million dollars. The labour unions and trade guilds have organised an executive, and a- 0 supervisory committee
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    TOMB ROBBERY.
    157 17 Grave of Matichu Prince Rifled of Valuables. Peking, Oct. 12. Valuables estimated to be worth $100,000 were stolen from the tomb of a Manchu prince, whtch was recently opened l>\ a gang of bandits at Tao Tien Tsun. ttmi of Peking. The tomb belongs to the grandfather of
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    CHANGI RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE.
    140 18 Chief Justice Awards $1,200 Damages. In the Supreme Court this morning the [Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) awarded Mr. H. Wolskel $1,200 damages for trespass and obstruction of the right of way to his property at Changi against Mr. A. Y. Abraham. His Lordship also
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    INFORMER ACQUITTED
    167 18 But Convicted on Fresh Charge. An informer named Kweh Ah Chuan was acquitted by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Magistrate, yesterday on a charge of theft of a hairpin from a Chinese woman, but was convicted on the charge of attempted extortion. Sentenced was postponed until
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    DROWNING TRAGEDY.
    102 18 The inquest yesterday on a Chinese lad, aged ten years, whose bo.iy was found floating ir the sea on Oct. 24, resulted in a verdict of death by misadventure by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner. The father of the boy stated that the latter had been
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    BUSMEN FIGHT.
    338 18 Alleged "Crimping" Of Passenger. Rivalry between bus drivers and conductors to secure passengers led to the appearance of Fong Ah Hong before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to the driver of another bus. The trouble originated, according
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    137 18 Thicve's Haul At Opium House. Armed with a revolver fo:.s. uatM entered an opium smokin ici.se in Sugo Lane at 9.45 last night ami committed a robbery. Upon the pretence that they VMtad to ftiu.ke opium the men entered thy h >u«o and upon finding only two men
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    HAIPHONG WATER.
    83 18 New Supply System Opened. Hanoi, Oct. 31. The Governor-General of Indo-China has opened the new water system situated 25 kilometres from Haiphong and destined to supply water to the great Tonkinese port. The system has been constructed in the most up-to-date manner and will furnish 21,000 cubic metres
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    NEW FUEL.
    62 18 Experiments By Cunard Company. Rugby, Nov. 1. It was stated in Parliament today that the Cunard Company had supplied the Mines Department confidentially with particulars of their experiment with colloidal fuel in the s.s. Scynthia on transAtlantic voyages. By agreement with them certain points were being investigated by
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    WORLD CONFERENCE.
    60 18 "Negative" Attitude Of Britain. London, Oct. 31. The nomination of Mr. G. Phillips, Under-Secretary to the Treasury, to repalce Sir Walter Layton on the preparatory committee of the Economic Conference, which starts work at Geneva today, has been adversely criticised, the negative attitude of the British Treasury towards
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    23 18 The national day in memory of Emperor Meyi, grandfather of the present Emperor of Japan, was) observed by the Japanese in Singapore today.
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    20 18 Mr. W. E. Rigby, acting municipal Secretary, Malacca, ivill leave on transfer to the Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, on Nov. 9.
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    40 18 Mr. P. F. de Souza, son of Mr. H. M. de Souza, J. P., of Malacca, has passed his final law examination and will leave England for Malaya at the end of the month. He will probably practise in Malaccr,.
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    CAR RUNS ON RUBBER SPIRIT.
    567 18 Dr. Braddon Says It Is Successful. It was revealed at a committee meeting of the Negri Semhilan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya that Dr. Braddon of Seremban had been running his motor-car successfully on spirit distilled from rubber. The following are the minutes
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      324 19 And An Industrial Singapore. To the Editor of the Straits Time-. Sir, —His Excellency the Oo»er— t has awakened to the fact that he cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. About a year ago he addressed a large gathering of citizens (merchants being conspicuous
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      "EMPIRE CO-OPERATION."
      2501 19 EMPIRE CO-OPERATION." To the Editor of the Straits Times. j Sir,—May I be permitted to anticipate the intense controversa; that is al>out to manifest itsell as soon as Sir Samuel Wilson lands on these shores? The contn.veisy that has* already risen about j the Aliens' Registration Bill and another letter
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      MAYORAL DIGNITY.
      305 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In bare justice to myself and the remarks I made at yesterday's genera) meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, I must protest against your note of the day intituled Dignity." I quoted the late Lord Curzon as having said that the
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      66 19 [Th* Straits Timet Is not rtsponsiblt f»> the opinions of its correspondents Corr* spondents should bear in mind that Utter? mast b« short and to the point. Long epistles ar* liabl* to b* rejected or cul down. Correspondents must tnclose thed names and addresses, not necessarily foi liublication but as
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    WHALES GIVING UP THEIR SECRETS.
    706 19 Families Protected By Old Bulls. I In an effort to solve secrets o the whale which have baffled the ages the British .Museum is asking for the help of every coastal health" officer In Scotland. This request marks the redoubling in intensity of the campaign
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    WHY THE PUBLIC SHUNS LAW.
    937 19 Solicitor's Attack. LET US CONSIGN IT TO I THE GRAVE." Some strong speak n»r on the high i»>t 11!' I-Jgation in Kntrland took plac« «t the mi'Ptinnjr <>f the I.nu Society at l>i#tol. Mr. A. C. Hillier. of Bath, said that the coat w;is |,j
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    Graphic Pictures Of The Greek Earthquake.
    55 20 61 \NT CKACKfI Giant cracks many feet wide were left in the earth cr-.st as the result of the great earthquake which wrecked thousands of homes and killed more than a lundred people in the Chalcidici district of GreenOn the right the village of
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    30 20 PRINCE GEORGE \T CBOYDON Prince George left Craydon aerodrome, by plane for Malmo, South Sweden, where he joined the Prince of Wales on their State visit to Sweden. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 THE BIGGEST SHOE A shoe, size 32, the biggest on view at the Shoe and Leather Fair, at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London. (Planet News.)
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    24 20 ENGLAND'S OLDEST WOMAN Mri. Caroline Merriott. who is believed to be the oldest woman in England, recently celebrated her 107 th birthday. (Planet News.)
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    27 20 FOUGHT TWO DUELS Mr. J. <;. Hopper, an American who fought two nuccetwive pistol duels in, Paris with two socially prominent Frenchmen, wound* ing them both. (Planet News.)
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    28 20 A PKAMLOAD. Of MISCHIEF A Newfoundland and her pramload of three- week -old pups, owned by Mi»- Van Oppen, at their kennels at Harlingen, Harriet, Herts. (Planet News.)
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