The Straits Times, 21 November 1932

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times fESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AJSH MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAH NOVEMBER 21, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 296 1 Singapore: 78, cecil st. cphone sisn« I -rz ITT 6.1S Tonight 9.1. r SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION i i i Phone MM J L ...T7J DRINK MORE (p!^\ COOO MILK! There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." t Guaranteed to be entirely free from
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    • 199 1 KUALA LUMPUR if. JAVA ST. (PHONE 3Q03) solve your X'mas Gift w problems GIFT SUGGESTIONS If you want your Gifts to show ft<M)d taste Perfumery, "4711" Lentheric, an d discrimination you must visit our Jean Patou, etc. display of attractive and useful gifts you Chocolates in Fancy Box*, w j
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    • 14 1 e__3__£_Js; i 6.15 Tonight 9.15. SYMPHONY j OF SIX MILLION riiiiiif 5261-2. I i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 504 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Ineo'-oraUd in Enjrlsnd.) MAIL. PA SENGER AND CABGO SERVICES. PF.NINRIJLAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. ItNDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FBOM LONDON FOB CBWA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Dos Spore. 1982. X SOUDAN C.500 Nov. 24 KA:>*k
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    • 681 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. aal (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mldlleaboroogh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Nov. SO Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10.400 Dee. 14 16 I KATORI MARU 10.000 Dec. 29 10 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jan. 11 18 t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000
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    • 479 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND BBLBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (73** tons) aad the v. MANGOUA (8,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is ona of the largaot and finest .teamsrs trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 605 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmsrk.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAM BUBG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ERRIA Nov. 22 Nor. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dee. 14 Dee. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jsn. 4 Jan. 6 m.s. MEONIA Jan. 25 Jan. 27 m
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    • 1114 2 B»^*^^ snip ping. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW BTRAMSHIP CO. Steam Bhip Co- Ltd- and China (1932), LTD. Mntaal fltrass Navigation Co- Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE STRAITS STFAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO- LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE,
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  • Shipping News.
    • 1393 3 New London Home. GREAT SHIPPING CENTRE. The Ciiy of London offices of the Cunnrd Urn and Us associated companies, the Anchor Line and the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, were transferred to Cunard House, the beautiful eight-storey building which has been erectel in Leadcnhull Street at its
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    • 242 3 Sailing Through Uncharted Seas. The Russian ice-breaker Malygin, on board which Soviet scientists and foreign have been making a voyage in the Arctic regions, has broken the world's record for "free sailing" in the Far North and steamed through areas never before approached by any vessel. The exceptionally
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    • 155 3 Well-Known P. 0. Liner On Her Last Voyage. The P. and O. Malwa is now on her way to Japan to be scrapped. With the sale of the Malwa, there is now only left the last of the <- M" ela's ships, the Mantua, in the P. arid,
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    • 290 3 BOTH, Dutch, 1,483 tons, from Sourabaya 21. r for Batavia 22.11. DAJAK, Dutch, 89 tons, from Paneh 21.11 for Paneh Araham 22.11. GEN V/D HEM DEN, Dutch, 640 tons, from Batavia 20.11 for Batavia via Billiton 25.11. KLANG, Brit., 72S tons, from Penang 21. 11 for Penang 23.11.
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    • 134 3 Monday. November HI Ships alongside the Wharves for expected loj arrive. I Entrance Godnwn Gat,-. KEPPEL HARBOI'R. Main Wharf Lch. "Kittiwake," The Cable, Rcael, Kedah. Retch. Oil Whan War Krishna. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tsnjong Pagar. Albert Dock Tobelo. Victoria Dock Vyner Brooke. Keppel
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    • 219 3 The following passengers will sail by the Erria leaving Singapore for Kurone on Nov. 21 Mr. H. J. Adams. Mrs. G. P. Barnet. Mi«s Eleanor Barnet. Mr. W. Murray-Crone, Dr. (Miss) M. C. fairnev, Mrs. E. V. Fowler, Mils Lorna Fowler, Miss M. Gilmore, Mr. J. E. Granberj, Mr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 562 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's \ntanded fixtures OUTWARDS. S s.o. ALLER for lloilo, Manila, Hong Kong, Phanghai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Nov. 23 s.s. TRIER for lloilo, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan, Tsingtao and Dalny Dec. 10 5 m.s. HAVEL for Saigon. Manila, Hong
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    • 418 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LXNB i*W AMERICAN MAIL LINK v«^ n?3^ Th« CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSnION JUNE— NOVEMBER ltll Shopld b« included In your itinerary when you go honi« n<tt year via America. FROM HONG KONG TQ EUROPE yla Aaerica and/or Canada £102 lit Class Padlb Ist Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic Farea
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    • 454 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINK. Freight Sew ice to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez Canal. 7 OUTWRADS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore, 8.8. CITY OF RANGOON Nov. :IO HOMEWARDS. M CITY OF CAMRRIDGE for "1 Havre, L'don, It dam
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 64 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER. REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last nigh 1 Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. *F hrs. *F Alor Star 85 Nil 1.9 73 Kota Bahru 78 5.06 Nil 73 K. TrengK-anu 80 4.76 1.7 72 Bukit Jeiam M 0.02 4.5 72 Mersinjr 85 0.81 4.1 71 Singapore 87
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 549 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised. In these columns kind copies of testimonials. 110 not send original*. Local Innuiiim-e <"ompany requires services i.i an efflcieat Initiun or Chin*** ■Ua*t»aMh*r. I, Straits Time*. terpriaJag ludy »r gcatleMhn in i.-iKi over i afi. in pnotl WOfkiag run■litinn, c<"inr..l situation. No
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    • 742 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, small bungalow, No. 5, Orange Rd Apply to The British Malaya Trust** Ezleotor Co, Ltd., Tel. 5959. TO LET, No. 64, Kings Rd., off Bokit Tiraah Road. Apply personally. Estate A Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd., Raffles Chamber*. IHSTITUTION HILL MANSIONS, flat to l*t, hsavy
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    • 971 4 BUSINESS PREMISES I FOR SALE I Ojl Prlm seeds and Seedlings. Orders ipplV ™l Nath'at lA*™? £2Jx££ th Tennam.ram Estate. B.tang BerBUSINESS PREMISES TO LET fstate of carpentfr Nos. It*, 173, 174 and 176. South Bridge ESTATE OF J. O. CARPENTER. Read, No*. 110. 112. 113 and 114. Anson Road,
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    • 490 4 MISCELLANEOUS MARRIAGES he engagement is nnouncecl and the mariiage will shortly take place of the famous Roxbury Twins, daughters of Lord and Lady StdVeshire. to "Bimbo" Jones ami "Tootles' brown, ..i London. The WEDDING REHEARSAL will take place at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow. PUBLIC NOTICES. THE R AUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD
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    • 519 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mm. HARU and MiM HAN A M. WATERLOO STIIKKT. Telephone 7 (67. PAPER BOXES For medicine, toilet, packing mid fur liny other purposes, are nlitainnhle Rt mnili'rate prices from KURAZONO CO^ TAI'KR BOX MAKKRS, 170, Middle Road, Singapore. TENDERS NOTICE lOVERNMENT Of KBLANTAN.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 73 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Wltala OataM* wlthoat Malaya. Malaya. Postage, ■onthly 8.00 4.00 I 2.60 Quarterly I BJO |12.00 I 7.60 Half Yearly f 17.00 124.00 116.00 T«*rly 954-00 148.00 I*o.oo ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tke < harem and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVKR TISKMENTS appear on the, farm .at the bottom of thla
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  • 555 5 SKIPPERS IN THE MAKING. Comedy of Ohe-Day Training. They tried to make a skipper of me here (writes H. de Winton Wigley to home pap«r from Yarmouth), but after I had been responsible for several disasters at sea the attempt was abandoned. I paid a visit to the Fisherman's Navigation
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  • 359 5 A Doctor Points the Way To Success. Those women who are anxious to grow beautifully less and to become so slim and supple that, like a silky garment, they can be pulled through a ring, must first be prepared to po "through the hoop."
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  • 189 5 Blood Tests Taken Of Women. Calcutta, Oct. 26. An early statement by the police is expected on the result of their invest igations into the series of remarkable incidents in which young European women and girls are involved in Calcutta. For some days past a number of
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  • 114 5 Destroying Surplus Rubber Trees. London, Nov. 21. A scheme aiming at the rehabilitation of rubber has been evolved by Mr. J. A. Hyner, chief plantation manager of the Hessa Rubber Co. of Amsterdam, one of the leading companies operating in Sumatra. According to the Financial Times, the plan
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 256 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL THIS EVENING TEA DANCE— 6.3O to BJS p.m. TOMORROW INFORMAL DINNER DANCE SPECIAL 9.3o— Mid-ni«ht. DINNER DANCE S-S. PRES. HARRISON'S ORCHESTRA. 93 Mld nl ht WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23. "IT'S A BOY" SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS CAST DIANA Ml KISON JOE GODDAKD .\l UOOM KNOWI.ES C MEREDITH JOAN WATSON
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    • 784 5 j HARRY. S. ELI AS, m. i a QUALIFIED OPTICIAN CAPITOL BUILDING. PHONE 2751. Consulting Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. IV/Vr F -LjJEiS AUCTION NOTICE. Irf^in j^L IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Summons No. 54 of I*3l. In the Matter of the
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    • 171 5 TENDERS ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE, SINGAPORE. TVnrkr* are to be invited for the disposal of surplus Workß plant which includes: One 8- Ton. loco. Steam Crane, 4'BV gaum, including separate grab and tackle. One f*e>rdson metre kbuiw pet*ol/ pa ralHn loco. One Ruston metre gauge petrol/paraffin loco. Eighteen metre gauge
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  • 495 6 10,000,000 Calls A Day For The G.P.O. The Post OBet telephone sales organisation is dotgoing a drastic overhaul. The staff is being increased. Salesmen are undergoing a special course of training at the hands of a' firm of business advisers. Complaints are to lie solicited by frequent
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  • 141 6 Lord Wakefield and The Dean of Westminster. Lord Wakefield. presiding at a meeting of the Mental After-Care Association, at Upper Tooting, offered to pay off the Association's overdraft of £579. He said he did not like overdrafts. The Dean of Westminster, on the other hand, expressed the opinion that
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  • 420 6 DOCTOR TO PAY £200. Secretary's Suit For Slander. Miss Violet Pierey. a noted runner, residing at l.rathwuite Road, Clupham Common, S. W.. was awarded £200 in an action I for slander heard by Mr. Justice Talbot and a common ju:y in the King's Bench Division. Miss Piercy had claimed danvgOfl
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  • 212 6 Like the Act of a Young Lunatic." "It looks like the act of a young ljjjiatic who yielded to an insane desire either to tret possession of the young woman or to kill her." I This observation was made by the Westminster Coroner (Mr. Ingleby Oddie), who investigated
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  • 34 6 An exhibition of school work, drawing, handwork, and needlework will take p'acp at the St. Anthony's Convent, Middle Road, on Dec. 1, 2 and 3. Articles, suitable as Christmas gifts, will bs on sale.
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  • 401 6 Completed in Less Than Three Years. Rome, Oct. 2G. Amid all the publicity given to the public works completed by the Fascist I State in the ten years cf its existence! one is apt to overlook the remarkable accomplishment of the Vatican City in the three
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  • 213 6 Two Sisters on Murder Charge. Two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Kathleen Yellow, or Honeyman. aged 22, and Emily Eleanor Thay, aged 10, of Newtown Kjw, Birmingham, appeared before the Birmingham Stipendiary (Lord Ilkeston) charged with the murder of Sidney Marston, a 21-year-old grocer's assistant Marston waj found injured
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  • 458 6 4 a.m. Scene in Woman's Bedroom. A woman's struggle with a man for possession ot a home of prussic acid was Utscnbeu at the UIU Baney when James Annui- Loulson, aged 6J, a VwMrnmry cnemist. was charged witn the attempted muiaer ol Airs. Koe May Greene, a
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  • 192 6 More Colourful Than They Were. Men are ten times more colourful now than they were five years ago. But they do not know it. Almost everything they war suits, shirts, ties, coats socks has been brigthened up, but tne process lias been so gradual and subtle
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 12 6 jf i A |I1 I I ri L JOHN PLAYER SONS, ENGLAND.
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    • 86 6 TANGLIN SERVICE STATION ,»Gov» There is no greater crime a car n -^<^y~.^ owner can commit against lib v &Q' f %x motor than neglect to change his Mobiloil oil at ">t erv b f not vcr 1.000 Mi> <b Hun m s .uk miles. Resolve new to change the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 134 7 ___=_B_____a__«_______ft^SSPH_B_p^H^ TONIGHT MATINEE at 3 p.m. Wednesday LEWIS STONE ROBERT YOUNG- MARGARET PERRY IN NEW MORALS F PRO L P Commencing Thursday. Mi.\W "Slar" Picture of Ilir Year Revol«ti«_Ua| the Talking Screea ©NORMA SHEARER and CLARK GABLE in Plans being rushed at Robinson's! ii 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 The First Mrs.
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    • 215 7 Positively LAST NIGHT of this magnificent picture that London flocked to!I CAPITOL TONIGHT Radio's brilliant production that Everybody it Talking About "SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION" From Faonie Hurst's Memorable Story "MELODY OF LIFE" H*i!h IRENE DUNiM: and KICARDO CORTEZ TOMORROW NIGHT! England's Most Ex hilaratinji Event "WEDDING REHEARSAL" London Film
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    • 169 7 PONE OF THIS YEAR'S BEST SELLERS BECOMES ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST FILMS. A. P.~ HERBERT'S GREAT x NOVEL O P ENGLAND BBBtSf* J _CS! pSj STARRING _B_f_____^ _H__P^j_i <W^____fl_k jj^r iB ANN TODD v___i M __K_F_____B__F M' %_j*-l _tm _Hi i i SARI MARITZA LIB sSa Hbi_____> i^_9 KflHh
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  • 143 8 All Rubber Prices Unchanged. POSITION VERY QUIET. (Bj Oar Financial CarrMpoMaat) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices lubber, 1% cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $79.12'/: per picul. Saturday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 9/16 d., unchanged. New York. 3A jets., unchanged M.nkei Tone: —Very quiet. Tin. London, no market.
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  • 82 8 Noon, Nov. 21. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellem S|x.l (loose) 7 ;l i 7'i: (F. 0.1!.) .8 116 8316 j Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Nov. .7 13 16 7 15 16 Dee. 7";, 8 lan. .7 15 16 8 1 16 Jan.-.Mar. 8
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  • 199 8 Singapore, Nov. 21. fiiwWrr 6% (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00; Gofpi 5.90 n mixed 5.40 j Sago Hour, Sarawak 2.27 W lute Pepper 24.00 Black Pepper 18.00 IVarl Sago 4.00 small 6.0T medium 6.00 Wee Slant $152 to 191 Baigon $144 to 150, Rangoon $133 to 14* No. I
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 452 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asain Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- I/-
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      • 139 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Safipora Municipal 5 pc of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 num. Singapore Municipal I'-j p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 1 -j P-c-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000
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      • 284 8 Issue Val. Pd Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 noni. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.00 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.0.0 5.5.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 55.50 £1 ill Con. T. S. 7'- Prcfs. 20 9 £1
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      • 376 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allerl.y ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 060 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 050 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kun;n K ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay (ft) 0.75 1.00
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    • 204 8 Singapore, Nov. 21. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 15/15 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, demand 2 3 '</$ London, T.T. 2/3 27/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 955 Hamburg, demand 154 New York, demand 37^.
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    • 95 8 Rugby, Nov. 18. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.22 '/j Athens 580 Berlin 13.90 Belgrade 245 Bombay 1 6 7 32 Brussels 23 27 32 Bucharest 555 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.25 Geneva 17.17 </- Helsingfors 230 Hong Kong Is. 4 ij Lisbon 109 Madrid 40'Milan 64 »o Montevideo 30
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  • 26 8 From China and Japan by Akita Maru due Singapore tomorrow morning. From South Afri.-a by Arizona Maru due Singapore on Thursday, the 24th < instant.
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  • 122 8 Sacrifice to Save Husband's Life. i The famous Macedonian recluse Apisia, who was widely known as the Woman Bishop, has died at Shtip at an advanced age. Shortly after her marriage she decided to adopt a religious life to save her husband from death at the hands of
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  • 178 8 Today. North. N.-Kast and N.-We»t Sumatra, Aden, M and U.S.A. (Steel Navigator) .3 p.m. Bengkahs, LabSean Bilik and Tanj..nit Balci Knkan I .3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Benckalii and Bafan Si Api Api (Horn; Thong) P-m. Ceylon, Egypt, Genoa and Europa (Zuiderkcrkl P-nu Tomorrow. Ceylon, Eftypt. Genoa. Europe,
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  • 60 8 Mail, by the Olltwaill D«tefc Aeroplane fiwn rtmrtirdani an expected to arriv« ,r SirK«i"ie i y n> tvLnix rxpra i uu WHnc day, the -il'd in. nt CorrcaMttdti'ii addri -.-cd t<; I) .^liuldcr: only rvill ue n ily lo:" clei.veiy at 7.11U p.m. Applications from non boxkoMen for
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  • 237 8 Storm of Protest At Conference. The conference ot Norwich of the National Council of Women flis<uss-d the marriage of nientul defectives, biological teaching in schools, health cducacation, and prison reform. The Hon. Mrs. Kranklin (London) speaking nn the mairiajrc o* mental defectives. sui<l that this was one
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 238 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH THE WEEK. rneftday. November 22. Annual iren. nitir. of Kinta Tin Dredging Co.. L.J., Derrick t Co., 12.30 p.m. Wednesday. November 23. "It's A Boy." by Singapore Repertory. Pl.iyers, Raffle* Hotel. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel. I p.m. rhuriday. November 24. St. Andrew's Society practice dances, Adelphi Hotel, Ml
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 682 9 Spasmodic Buying From Russia. POOR DEMAND FOR FORWARD METAL. (Fromr Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 26. While the recent fall in sterling should have raised tin prices, they actually lo<t ground, although in all important respects the market position does not show any change. Broadly sDeaking the
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    • 200 9 Health bulletin of vie League of nation Eastern Bureau for week-ended Oct. 29 Beirut: 2 plague cases. Alexandria <i smallbox eases and 3 deaths as against 5 cases and 4 death.during the preceding week. Baghdad: smallpox cases. l'asiah: 29 smallpox cases and 11 deaths as against
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    • 1025 9 Problems of Supreme Urgency. (By Gilbert C. Layton.) It is an old complaint of British industrialists that the British financial system is better adapted for international finance than for meeting the long-term and medium-term capital needs of domestic commerce. This complaint has been overshadowed in recent months
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    • 578 9 Symington and WHson's Weekly Letter. Symington and Wilson s weakly market report; dated London, Oct. 19, states Sii\ce our last report llie rubber market has again been dull and wrther tnalctive. On Monday ribbed Mooted sheet on the spot and for October and November delivery was sold as
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    • 83 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. The closing prices today were RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Buyers) 2 9/16 d. (Seller-,) 2%d. Jan.-Mar. 2 21 /23 d. Apr.-June 2 23/324. July-Sept. 2 U/16d. Ocl.-Ui'c. 2 29/324. Market tone Quiet. TIN. Spot iT.IU.
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    • 909 9 A High Yielding Preference. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 27. After official control on a considerable scale was introduced the sterling exchange rate was relatively stable for many months, and the sharp fall which started on Tuesday of last week took dealers quite by surprise.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 611 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH [NDISCUE HANDELSBAN& N.V. btablishea IRCS at Amsteraaja. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24,190,324 Hi: VI) OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BKAMiI OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVKRSKAB BRANCHB9 i Batavia Head office for Dutch East Indiaa. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, BandniTiK, Chi ribon, Gorontalo,
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    • 361 9 BANKING, NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V. Netherlands Trading SacUtr. (Eatahllabed at Amsterdam 1834.) PAID UP CAPITAI Fl. «0,050,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 20,015,000 HEAD OFFIC.E IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES •Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermusin Kobe 'i'emarang Bombay "Weltevreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan Solo
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  • 121 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA. New Morals for Old with 1 iwis Stone. 6.15— 9.15. Phone 6909. 1 CAPlTOL.— Ricardo Cortei Irene Dunno in Symphony of Six Million. 6.15— 9.15. Phone 5261-2. t fJRBAT WORLD. Stanley Lupino in Love Lies. Pasar Malnm. Gate 10 ets. Indies f Free. MARI.BOROI'OH. The First Mrs.
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  • 1010 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE MONDAY, NOV. 21, 1932. TOO MUCH GLOOM. We publish in an adjoining column a striking article submitted by an unofficial student of Malayan affairs who is of opinion that retrenchment campaigns have j been instituted and carried into effect in this country with a degree of
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  • 394 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mrs. K. M. Rattray has been admitted to the Singapore General Hospital. Mr. B. H. G. Johnson is appointed a member of the Indian Immigration Committee in place of Mr. H. O. Maas. Mr. (J. W. Struys, formerly of the Singapore Harbour Board, has been admitted to the
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  • 1460 10 X Plea For Hopeful Andj Steadying Statesmanship." This article, netting forth a widely-held but infrequently linssul cieic of the duties of governments in times of economic stress, was submitted to the Straits Times by a Kuala Lumpur reader >rh<> had occasion to make en exhaustive gtndu
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  • 766 10 DOLLAR TOPEES. «f(fl| That locally made topees are i.n sale in Malaya at $1 or $1.50 each is evidence that some person or persons are making a brave effort to tempt money out of depleted purses, and the full story is told in this month's Malayan
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 177 10 Enjoy the pleasant satisfaction of doing the right thing by giving yotti friends at home a case of JOHNNIE WAhKER For Christmas this year RED LABEL S>i» ~2 3 4 6 12 <*m,4. Bottlo liottlo Bottle Bottle Bottle iHllMm/ni Cases. Cases. Cases. Cases. Case.-. MMu'/flum $11.50 $16.75 $22.50 $33.00 $65.00
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    • 12 10 Bargains appear daily in ihe Small Advertisement columns on Page 4. J
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  • 1384 11 SINO-JAPANESE DISPUTE HEADING FOR CRISIS. PESSIMISM AT GENEVA. Japan Determined On Manchurian Policy. LEAGUE MEETING. China May Invoke Article 16. In view of the Japanese rejection of the Lytton Report and the fighting speech of Dr. W. W. Yen hinting that China may invoke Article 16 of the Covenant, which
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  • 404 11 Enthusiasm for Prince Of Wales. London, Nov. 19. Amazing scenes were witnessed at the railway station in Belfast on the departure of the Prince of Wales after his three-day visit to the capital of Northern Ireland. A crowd of 20,000 people gathered in the square in
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  • 109 11 Sensational Cricket At Melbourne. Melbourne, Nov. 21. The Combined Australian XI were all out for 218 when play in the match against the M.C.C. was resumed today. The weather was fine and the wicket good. There were 3.000 spectators. Larwood took four wickets for 54, Howes three for
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  • 200 11 How Greetings Can Be Sent. By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd., Christmas Greeting Telegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Australia. Canada, Ceylon, South, East and West Africa, India (including Burma) and other parts of the British Empire, Algeria, Belgium,
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  • 48 11 London, Nov. 19. With enterprise still lacking, business in all markets was again limited. The chief event on the Stock Exchange was the further drop in gilt-edged securities. The commodity markets have ruled quiet and featureless. Wall Street was rather firmer, stimulated by short-covering. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 454 11 Gloomy Outlook. MORATORIUM EXTENSION DOUBTFUL. New York, Nov. 20. According to the New York Times, Mr. Hoover has indicated that he will veto the ''beer for revenue" bill if it is passed in Congress before alteration of the Eighteenih Amendment. Mr. Roosevelt is extending his stay
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  • 185 11 Mr. Baldwin at National Laboratory. Rugby, Nov. 18. Mr. Stanley Baldwin opened the new experiment tank at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington built at a cost of i' 45,000 to provide additional facilities for shipbuiMing research. It is 678 feet long and 20 feet wide
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  • 128 11 Flying Club Machine's Novel Task. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. A Kuala Lumpur Flying Club machine performed a novel duty a few days ago when it made a flight of about 60 miles to Durian Tipu*, a small village on the road from Kuala
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  • 1473 11 GEN. SU WILL NOT YIELD. Japanese Defied. NO ASSISTANCE FROM SOVIET. Shanghai, Nov. 21. Part of the forces of Gen. Tang Tsu-wu (commander-iri-chief of the National Salvation Army in East Liaoning), who have been moving towards Kirin had a serious engagement -s\ith the enemy on Kihai railway line. Gen. Su
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  • 41 11 Tomorrow's Straits Times will contain details of the programme to be transmitted from the Empire station on Christmas Day. Tonight's test transmissions, from 9. .10 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. (Singapore time), will be fully reported in tomorrow's Straits Times.
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  • 360 11 WILL HITLER GAIN POWER Momentous Interview With President. Berlin, Nov. 19 The city is agog with interest over the nxd-day meeting between President von Hindenburg and Hitler on which it is realised the future political situation of the country depends. A considerable crowd collected out.dc the Chancellor's office, uniformed Nazis
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  • 153 11 Summons Against WellKnown Author. London, Nov. 17. The dramatic suppression of a book by a well-known writer on the day of publication, Oct. 27, had a sequel at the Guildhall when Mr. Compton Mackenzie was summoned under the Official Secrets' Act for unlawfully communicating in a book, "Greek
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  • 128 11 Reported Pressure On Great Britain. London, Nov. 19. Great Britain's attituje on the question of a return to the gold standard is unchanged since her policy was announc- ed at Ottawa. A sensational report in a London paper that France and U.S.A. are seeking to make Britain's
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  • 104 11 Prince Of Wales' Visit To Northern Ireland. Rugby, Nov. 17. The Prince of Wales spent most of the day visiting some of the leading industries in Northern Ireland. He was last night the centre of a scene of immense enthusiasm when, after dining with his host, the Duke
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  • 315 11 King Congratulates Amy Johnson. MAY FLY BACK. Australian's Gift Of £1,000. London, Nov. 1!'. I congratulate you on your splendid achievement and trust you are not too exhausted." This message from the King was in ceived by Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) at Cape Town when she was
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  • 69 11 Only A Joke Defence Fails. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. One evening about three years John Forrest gave Miss Margaret Dornan a piece of paper bearing the writing Married August, 1980." Yesterday Forrest claimed that it was only a joke, but Miss Dornan was awarded
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  • 140 11 Important America- i Europe Plans. London,. Nov. 19, A sche.u- to bring European pamngcr mails within three days' journey of America is in an advanced stage 01 preparation. It involves the construction of an up-to-date harbour and airport just outside Galway in Ireland. Sir John Griffiths has prepared
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  • 122 11 New Zealand Worried By Rise. Wellington, Nov. 10. Definite action owing to the rise in ihe exchange rate between New Zealand and London, which is 1!."> per cent. al>ove par, is likely to be taken next week. t%O hanks are willing to follow any lead ••>• Government but
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  • 1172 12 One Dismissed. WHO WHO SAID SHE WAS KIDNAPPED. Two Sikhs, Shumer Singh and Jager J-'mjih, a-pucared before Mr. C. Wilson, thi Criminal District Judge, o i Saturday on a charge of fabricating false evidence ii. a ca.s<" which had Ihht before the courts o;i a previous occasion.
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  • 552 12 "PECULIAR CASE. Alleged Offer of Bribe To Inspector. Before adjourning a case which came before him on Saturday, Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Fburth Police Magistrate, characterised it as beinir "peculiar." It was one in which a Chinese bus-driver was alleged "to have attempted to bribe a Vehicles Inspector, Chia
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  • 180 12 l^ewis Stone In A Feature Role. For some months now Lewi< Stone, a I great favourite in the silent days, has appeared only in minor parts and the cinema going public had begun to wond.v when, if ever, he would be starred again He is a polished actor
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  • 33 12 The Automobile Association of Malaya has learnt from a reliable source that the Enlightened People's Party in Siam are about to reduce most drastically the present taxes on motor vehicles.
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  • 148 12 Chandu Offence Lands Chinese in Gaol. A Chinese paid the penalty of trying to earn easy money when he was convicted by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge on Saturday on a charge of being in possession of non-Government chandu. The prosecution story was that the accused
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  • 171 12 Draft Of The New Constitution. From Our Own Correspondent. I:.injrkok, Nov. 19. On the whole the draft of the new constitution has been fivmrably received. Satisfaction is expressed that the King is empowered to elect 3 President and VicePresident of the National Assembly and the members of the
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  • 89 12 Traffic Education For Cyclists In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. That nearly a hundred cyclists, are dealt with every month in Kuala Lumpur is tn official statement made to the Selangor branch of the A.A.M. Many of the offences are compounded, however,
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  • 23 12 The Singapore Repertory Players will repeat It's a Boy" at Raffles Hotel on Wednesday. The final performance will he next Monday.
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  • 110 12 EUROPEAN ARRESTED Charge of Cheating Against Newcomer. A European named S. M. Doughty, giving his address as the Grosvenor Hotel, appeared this morning bqfore Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on a charge of cheating Mr. M. Sfernberg of $60 on or about Oct. 29. Doughty was arrepted by
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  • 260 12 WATER GIPSIES." A. P. Herbert'* Story at The j Pavilioi\. "Water Gipsies" made A. P. Herbert j known to many people who previously had not heard of him, though they may have read the articles of "A.P.H." in j "Punch." It is a charming: and thorough- ,j ]y English story,
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  • 98 12 Undesirability In Selangor Villages. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. A unanimcu.8 expression of opinion I favouring: the removal at village speed 1 limits was lecorded at the last meeting of the committee of the Selangor branch J of the A.A.M. The Chief Police Officer
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  • 827 12 Leaves Ipoh For The Hindi tigs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 19. Sir Samuel Wilson and party, accompanied by the Resident, left Ipoh thrmorning for the Din«iin:js and will embark on the Sea Belle tonight: According to the jTrangemeits Sir Samuel will be met .by tho
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  • 77 12 Marvels Of Cross-Channel Services. London, Nov. 17. The incredibly short wave length of 15 centimetres has been adopted for the first time for regular wireless transmission. The equipment was ordered by the British and French Air Ministries to. operate in connection with cross-Channel services. Oscillations 2,000 times per
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  • 670 12 Tyr,e Hopes. VIEWS OF GOODRICH EXECUTIVE. "For the past six or nine months there has been no recession. In fact, it is wholesome to see there has ►>.■<■ n a levelling off and that we are now reaching a period of steady consumption which the .history
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  • 68 12 Alleged Beating On Being Found Stealing. A Chinese coolie employed it. the Seng Wha Sawmill, Grove Road, who wa^ found stealing last nijrht is alluded to have received a biwUBR before beinif taken ti> the police station to be ehugvd. On arrival, however, he was seen to twin
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  • 46 12 Recital in Singapore On Dec. 1. Behno Moisoi-.vits.-li, the famous piai-vt will. give a ri'i aJ a. Ihr M :norial Hull, Singapore, on Thursday, Der. 1. on his way back to Europe; from tin- Far Bast. The programme will consist entirely of vorks by Chopin
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  • 45 12 (From Oui .Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 10. By order of thy I.oi\l Chamberlain, clothing is Jjfiiiu painted on four nunc tin goildess-s, eighteen feet high, ad. a review at the Prince Reward Theatre. A huge ribald crowd cheered the dressing process today.
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    • 165 12 UNCERTAIN F£WooifriAL m Declares Anettiei' Ecrus JXBM the. lllst. December, 19ii2, nil holders of With 4MB Profit policies on force oil that date with the JJ|U|l I'rudential will share in the Bonns declaration. BL f\-~ This wonderful Insurance Institution places aside MH every year a huge amount for purposes of
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  • Singapore's Hockey Side Twice Beaten At Kuala Lumpur.—Malayan Rugby.
    • 573 13 Twice Defeated. SUCCESS FOR PERAK AND SELANGOR. (From Our Own Correspondence) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. Singapore suffered another hockey de'-at at Kuala Lumpur today when they !ost to Perak by 3—l. There was no a .score in the first half, in which several > chances were missed
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    • 1611 13 Selangor Only Draw. i SPECTACULAR TRY IN LAST MINUTE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. As spectacular a try as any Rugger j levotee could hope to see saved the »'egri-Malacca combination from defeat n the Kuala Lumpur padang this afteroon, the final
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  • 2249 13 S.T.C. NOVEMBER MEETING. (losing Day* FAVOURITES TO THE FORE. It wa- v.-ry tittiiiK that the last day'profeiwional racing on 'he old course of llu- Singapore Turf (lull should prove MM Of the lust of the year. Not only MN popular fimeii's to the fore in alniost every i:ne. luit the
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  • 304 13 Singapore G.C. Defeat Garrison. The match between the (Jarrison Golf I Club und the Singapore Golf Club, played yisterdpy, resulted in a win for the latter by 8 points lo The s.oves| were as beiow (S.G.C. players mentioned first):— M. M. Paterson and M. Buchanan 1 Bqr.-Lto. A.
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  • 56 13 Merchants Excel In Last Game. Merchants 19 pts.: A.P.C. and I. nil The Merchants playd their last S.C.C tournament game on the Padang or Saturday. Their opoonents were th« A P.C. and I. whom they beat by 19 pts (two goals and three tries) to nil Leading at
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  • 319 13 Brentford Beaten. ARSENAL LOSE TO ASTON VILLA. London, Nov. If. Thi- results of matches played today in the English and Scottish Leagues are as follows Bel ton W.-inds. 1 Chelsea (I Huddersficld T. J Leicester City 1 Liverpool I Middlesbrough Newcastle ltd. I Port&mouth It Sheffield IHil.
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  • 808 13 LEAGUE TABLE Aston Villa Resume Leadership. The portions of chfoi in the BmUs*l I ami Scottish Loazui- »fter S: tudiiy's watches are as follows: A. t.»n Villa Aisinnl I Derby C». i HaddersflcM T. I I- It.!. Sheffield W. Torrsnioutli We A lt'um A. Evert*n N'cwca-tlc ltd. Sum, l. ■1:.n,l
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    • 7 13 /tfter every ftjr cf exercise "^^FRAJEB^NEAVE P
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    • 83 13 Yv -^^(rtHmrv 'Xl-C r^ >v Kidney pains^j/ turbid urine and continuous strangury are frequently the preliminary symptoms of a more serious affection. These signs should not be overlooked. With the object of thoroughly cleansing both the kidneys and urinary passages, take 'HELMITOL' the effective, internal disinfectant, 1 in good time.
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  • Sporting News.
    • 1130 14 Splendid Display By Home Team. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. The Singapore hockey eleven received b thorough" trouncing on the Kuala Lumpur padang this afternoon, losing to Selangor by five goals to nil. Heavy rain overnight and during the mominc caused anxiety, but
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    • 871 14 INTER-COLLEGE HOCKEY. Medicos Win. LATE GOAL DECIDER THE ISSUE. Raffles College .0 Medical College 1. Staging an excellent spurt in the last quarter of the game, during which they dominated the exchanges, the Medical College won an otherwise even and very well -contested hockey match" in their annual encounter with
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    • 215 15 Forward Stalking Horse For Outsides. Mr. K. I'ii-scott, lion tNMMI of the n. n.iy rnr.n, t'.pi-ak'irr at the p->uial i.'i'injr <>f t'\e Mi'lilli'MX !;utri>\ I ri i i n iifriM-i to tha i-irciiiav loatai niag "•pe-c-:'i :il ill fi'iw |il:iv ii Ij i-MH.I liy Ihr- lnteriuiiion.il Board. "Tl-r
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    • 158 15 G.LY TTLETON ROGERS. Boxing As Part Of Tennis Training. I.yttlrton Rogpra, the ta'lest man playing Ant-dan lawa tennis in Britain, laml will-know i flgnra Ht tha Wimb eilon Champion l)i| for the pu<t tew \v. r-. has jainad Hon. MeCariudala'i t ainin^r >amp »t Slough. A iat"r mosagf Us:--(i. I.ytiliton
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    • 124 15 Australians Find Runs Difficult to Get. Melbourne, Nov. 19. The Combined Australian XI had compiled 216 runs for the lost of nine wickets at the conclusion of today's play ;iT::iti*t the M.C.C. tourists. The attendance numbered about 53,000. O'Brien scored 4G and Bradman ten ri<ns less,
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    • 63 15 Yorkshire Win Battle Of Roses. London, Nov. lit. Results of the principal Rugby matches played today were as follows: Durham 11 Northumberland 8. Yorksfiire 17 Lancashire 8. Bath 3 Gloucester 0. Blackheath 17 Cambridge U. 0. Devonport S. 5 Bristol 10. Guy* Hospital 15 Birkenhead P. 10. Harlequins
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    • 129 15 Call For Government Assistance. Madras, Oct. 24. Mi. O. I). Sondhi, secretary of the Indian Olympic Association, who arrived here from Colombo with Mrs. Sondhi, in an interview today, made an appeal for i I a thorough orennNation of sport in i India. He declared that Government local
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    • 126 15 Three Fights I|i 24 Hours And Two Wins. Barry .Irnkir-. ilie («i>.ilpn Town U>\.-i up wmnftln tfk* a mwhl at Ednrnn- t-n Alrt»r.->- whpn he t^A pavt in his ll.ird fight within twf -.v.--four hours re- ci ntly. One. Snrdav IwiMm nnpsared in two i i,* .-^t in
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    • 328 15 Satisfactory Year Reported. The satisfactory financial condition of the Hong Kong Boxing Associai'o-i. as shown in the annual report and balance sheet, was referred to in the speech of Mr. J. Scott Harston. who moved their adoption at the annual meeting, over which he presided. Mr.
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    • 63 15 Wins N.S.W. Singles Championship. Sydney, Nov. 19. Ellsworth Vines, the U.S.A. lawn tennis champion, won the Australian "hampionship today when he defeatel Wilmer Allison U.S.A. in the New South Wales championship singles final, 4 G, i b_-l. 2_o, c— 4, 7—5. Allison and Van Ryn (U.S.A.) beat; Vines
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    • 191 15 To Tour Australia Next Year. A ivani of British women golfers is '.o tour Australia in 1933 under the auspicrs of the Ladies' (iolf Union, and i-ffoi ts are being made in Calcutta to a visit from the team cither on its way out or on the return
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    • 84 15 NOT A REAL SPORT." Mr. Jeff Dickson And All-in Wrestling. Mr. Jeff Dickson ha.< decided not to slige any more all-in wrestling, at all i'»ents. fo:- the present. Financially, his recent venture at thr BaOa Wagram (Paris), was a .^ound one, fir the public flocked in large numbers tj see
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    • 78 15 Fear Of Losing Tenth Successive Boat Race. London, Nov. 3. The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race has baw fixed for Apr. 1, 1933. The Oxford Undergraduates Magazine. "Isis," .■ays that "if Oxford lose the next race we shall be the only University that have lost ten times in succession. "Even
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    • 40 15 Wins By Technical Knock-Out. New York. Nov. 18. I'rinio Camera, the giant Italian boxer, scored a techanical knock-out over another yiant, Jose Santa, a Portuguese, in the sixth round of a 10-i-ound contest at Madison Square Garden.— Reuter.
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  • 299 15 H-.-Uv WT|im»*i Mtahl MUv f.riflltli- T v«. CirU- Sn..rts TluU Part."*:', Ass-., v. f: «.r. Ist. LA. tr-rt. n> Mr v. S.CC. rh'-n-,,, ~~t Medir.l <•"■•;.':• IV. p*. \vr. H.C.IT. „rd IfHims Inwt. v- H.K.5.8.. TNfflcs Inrt H^"; ir c hleBeh le8e vs Ceylon Sports ■•;;l>«ll: HJT.A: I.oairui-
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    • 20 15 I The co-operation of club iccrctarica it reqiiMtrd in kvapiac this diary of sportiaf |«v«ou accurat* and up to daU.]
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    • 79 15 MRS. II MOLLISON I I SHELL I |i Mr-. Molli-iMi (Amy Johnsuo) ll SHELL AVIATION SERVICE. ffli iiil iliiJvv w /j^ o\i INSIST ON ALL THE LIGHT YOU PAY FOR You cannot judge the value of a lamp by the price you pay for it. It is the consumption of
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  • 390 16 Royal Romanrip Of A Past Age. I an aUclcnt Uoynl I including I'lartiit.i'Mit tairbet i!' i Caroline'! Withdruwinc Room, I'arlour, HI ■Nth Chaabar, limrv vil.'s Qetmray. tc." A fear au-« the present holder of the I Crown I pair of Richmond Palace. Surrey, which has
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  • 36 16 nhajren, Nov. lft. The t' the general elections i At for the Socialists ervative V-;es for the Li1 0 I Radic.-'.N. lew alignment will pi-rmit continua. the present co.-.liiion with the t-.-ialists. Reuter P
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  • 229 16 Having a Good Time In London." London, Nov. 17 Two convicts escaped from Dartmoor prison at midday today by scaling the wall round the prison, aided by a mist. One of them is Michael Ga«ken, who ><■<! in February, l'.i.'Jl. .and was at liberty for a week before
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  • 154 16 Defeat of Mr. Cosgrave's Motion. Dublin, Nov. 17. Legislation at an early date to provide fur the perpetual remission of a substrntial portion of the land annuities to jbe paid by farmers to the State, was lowed l>y Mr. de Vale--a in the Dail in reply to a
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  • 508 16 Medical Research in The R.A.tf\ The Marouess of Londonderry, the Secretary of State for Air. speaking as Chancellor of Du-.ham University at the opening of the winter session of the Uni- I versity College of Medicine at Durham, stated that in all the .'Services there was
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  • 220 16 'Pictures 9,000 Years Old In Libya. Traces of an ancient temple hewn out of solid rock were among discoveries ma<k oy Professor Frobenius, of the African Archives Museum, of Frankfurt, who has returned from his visit to Pezzan, in the Libyan colony, south of Tripoli. Other important finds
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  • 50 16 French Optimism Over Berlin Commission. Paris, Nov. 17. The Government official has returned in optimistic mood from the Franco-German Economic Commission in Berlin, at which plans were laid to form two syndicates for financial and industrial co-operation between France, Britain and Germany to rehabilitate needy countries. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 554 16 Nightmare Vision Of Greenland. "To set the Cause beyond renown. To love the game beyond the prize." These lines, written by Sir Henry Newi>olt, were quoted by the City of London Coroner (Mr. F. Danford Thomas) at the inquest on Captain Percy Morris Hunt Lemon, aged
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  • 179 16 England and Wales Draw At Soccer. Wrexham, Nov. 17. A crowd of 20,000 saw a poor soccer international game between Wales and Kngrland, the result being a draw, with no goals scored. The game was below international standard though conditions were ideal. The poor shooting of both
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  • 83 16 Victorious Leader Takes A Stand. Rangoon, Nov. 18. Following the surprising result of the election!* rejecting separation from India as offered by the British Government, the .leader of the victorious anti-Separa-tionists has declined to form a Ministry. Mr. Bamaw, the leader, has told the Governor that he interpreted
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  • 63 16 Anglo-Russian Trade Note. London, Nov. 19. Some surprise is felt in political circles by the fact that the Soviet has not yet replied to the British notification last month regarding the termination of the Anglo-Russian trade treaty. The Soviet Embassy states that the matter is receiving attention in
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    • 166 16 Have Yon Tried Our New PASSION FRUIT DRINK? iM ARQU ISA DELICIOUS APPETISING RE FRESH II NG PRODUCT OF THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS SINGAPORE. V CHILDREN'S ILLS/ For coughs, colds, bronchitis, anaemia and other It Lm\ troubles due to run-down physical conditions It i k%\ or to undernourishment, Waterbury's
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  • 103 17 Sequestrated Money to Be Returned. Rome, Nov. 19. The court decided that the lartre sum of sequestrated money belonging; »o Gialdini will l>e returned to him, but v may be withheld at present in case the civil parties Mag an action. Gialdini is now tiyinjf to regain the
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  • 49 17 Granted to Malayan Civil Servant. (From Our Own Civrespondent.) London, Nov. 10. A decree nisi lias been jrranted to Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, M.C.S.. on the frroura of his wife's aiuiociation at a Maidstone hotel with her <-.:-ii). .Mr. .1. W T. Glover, a political agent'
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  • 34 17 Geneva, Nov. 17. Laaa Nicole, the Socialist member of the Municipality who was anwted ill connection with the riot on Nov.' 10 has been hunger-striking for the past 1H boar*. Renter Wireless.
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  • 95 17 DIRECT FROM LATEX Possibilities of Rubber Thread. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. The Dunlop Revere Thread Company had br;>n registered to control the rubber and latex thread business of Dunlop's and the U. S. Rubber Company throughout Europe. The company will deal in round elastic thread produced directly
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  • 86 17 Fire in George V Dry Dock. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. George V. dry dock was flooded yesterday in an attempt to cool the burning P. and O. steamer, Baradine. The outbreak was controlled after four hours' fierce burning. The Baradine, 13,072 tons, was
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  • 65 17 Proposal to Form Central Selling Organisation. Java, Nov. 19. The working committee which has been considering the advisability of estal>lishir»g a Central Sugar Seiling (>rga:iis tion aM submitted to the CJr.vrnor-General its final proposals, including a new idea for the introduction of compulsory contribution.- by supair sellers
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  • 79 17 May Be Used On British Railways. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. Mr. Walter Runciman. President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. P. J. Pybus, < the Minister of Transport, will witness j trials of the Armstrong-Whitworth !>iesel locomotives on Monday. It is claimed that running
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  • 69 17 Clemency Towards Two Well-Known Italians. Rome, Nov. 17. A further gesture of clemency towards anti-fascists is contained in a decree revoking the loss of Italian citizenship and the confiscation of property imposed on 20 anti-Fascists, including Cesare Rossi, an ex-member of the Fascist Grand Council, who was sentenced in
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  • 47 17 Fortune Made Out Of Old Clothes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. John Hyman, whft made a great fortune out of shipping old clothes, uniforms and stage costumes to Africa and the East, is living poverty-stricken at I Brighton after Stock Exchange losses.
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  • 47 17 Attempt To Bomb M. Herriot's Train. Paris, Nov. 20. A bomb wrecked the railway track near Nantes just before the passage of i the train in which M. Herriot was a passenger. The outrage is supposed to h.ave been the work of Breton Nationalists. Reuter.
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  • 36 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. A pygmy hippopotamus was born at he London Zoo last night. The new arrival, who is only fffteen inches long md five high, in valued" at £1,000.
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  • 32 17 London, Nov. 20. Before leaving for China, the officers iml crew of H.M.S. Falmouth were pTe- lented by the people of Falmouth with a i nassive silver loving euu.— Reuter.
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  • 170 17 Great New Field In Kenya. Nairobi (Kenya), Oct. 27. A river bank where gold "was sprinkled as if from a pepper-pot was found by Sir Albert Kitson, the geologist, whose interim report on his investigations in the Kakamega area of Kenya was issued today. The report forecasts immense
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  • 210 17 I.ord Melchett's Plan For New System. A new double currency system is one of the proposals to solve our present difficul-ties-put forward by Lord Melchett in "Modern Money," (Martin Seeker. 105 .6 d.) As the basis of the double currency, he suggests the "sovereijrn note" to be used
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  • 102 17 Government Refuses To Renew Bonus. Ottawa, Oct. 25. The Federal financial situation does not permit the Government renewing the wheat bonus payments of five cents per bushel granted on last year's crop, according to a statement made by Mr. Bennett, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons
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  • 180 17 Court Story Of Another Name On Licence. Roderick Stanhope Womyss, son of Vice-Admiral E. W. Womyss, of IfieW, Crawley, Sussex, was sentenced to thre*' months' imprisonment and onlered to pay £2 Bs. 9d. costs at Midhurst on Oct. 28 for driving a motor-t.i-* when disqualified. Summonses
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  • 184 17 Michaelmas daisy foliage stuck in a nut and exhibited in a jar of water was the deception alleged to have been carried out by Ernest Backhouse, of City Road, Bristol, who was fined £1 and costs at Bristol for false pretences. It was said that he got people
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  • 266 17 Motor-Way to Heights Of Etna. Rome, Oct. 19. The latest road-making achievement by Italy is a motor-way carved out of lava o:i the volcanic heights of Mount Etna. This road when completed will be only twelve miles long, but it is planned to ascend from
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  • 204 17 Refuses to Speak Comic Lines in a Film. Nice, Oct. 25. George Robey, the well-known comedian, has refused to be funny, with the result that the whole production of the English film version of" "Don Quixote," being "shot" here, was nearly held up. In the final scene where
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  • 236 17 SAVE— THEN SPEND. General Seely's Opinion On The Question. Major-General J. E. B. Seely, speaking at a regional conference of the National Savings Movement at the Guildhall, said that it would be foolish to stop saving, but if a person had m£ney left after that he should spend to the
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  • 177 17 Kent Colliery Owner's Legacy. Mr. Justice Bateson, in the Prolate Court, granted probate of the will and two codicils of Mr. Tilden Smith, the Kent Colliery owner, who died in 1929, .leaving an estate of approximately £800,000. The question before the Court concerned £10,000, and there was
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  • 83 18 Independent Elections In Catalonia. Barcelona, Nov. 19. All troops have been confined to barracks and all outdoor sports are prohibited in view of expected trouble in connection uith the elections of the first Independent Catalonian Parliament on Sunday. The principal parties contesting the elections are the Catalan League,
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  • 92 18 World Tour on Empress Of Britain/ London, Nov. 20. Mr. Bernard Shaw, accompanied hy h:wife, is making a tour of the world on the Kmpress of Britain, leaving about tho middle of December. Other passengers on the Empress of Biitain will be Earl Cadogan, Lady Btatrice Hoare and
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  • 113 18 Regs Police Assistance In Greece. Athens, Nov. 17. Trotzky was nervous on his arrival here en-route for Copenhagen. He begged the police not to allow visitors to approach the ship. He refused to receive a party of friendly Marxist Socialists. Shortly afterwards a group of Communists approach"d the
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  • 51 18 I Australian Storm Ex-Minister Suspended. I Canberra, Nov. 17. The House of Representatives has pass1 ed the third reading of the Ottawa AgreeI ments' Bill hy :!9 votes to 18. A stormy debate took place, during which the exMinister, Mr. Forde, was suspended for diMiU-ying the chairman. Reuter
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  • 154 18 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Nov. 12 gives the total number of deaths as male 105 and female 74. This represents a deathrate of l!».i(0 per mille per annum, compared with 18.6<J in the preceding week i.nd 21. Vi in the corresponding week ol
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  • 142 18 Mussolini Forbids A Higher Structure. Rome, Oct. 26. Siernor Mussolini has provided a sequel to the news published on Oct. 17 about the tower to be built in Milan higher than all other buildings in the city. As reported at the time the first project was for a
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  • 58 18 Effect Of The Tariff War. London, Nov. 17. The effects of the Anglo-Irish Stato tariff war are shown by the great rise \r. the number of Irish unemployed. Mr. J. H. "Thomas stated in the Houso of Commons that unemployed, according to Dublin returns, numbered 30,398 on Mar.
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  • 42 18 Dies From Heart Attack While Hunting. London, Nov. 19. Major-General Cator, G.0.C., London district, who fought with great distinction in the Boer War and the Great War died today following a heart gf.tack while hunting in Wiltshire. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 37 18 London, Nov. 19. Narborough (F.M.S.) Rubber Co. reports a loss for the year ended June 30 of £602 against a loss of £461 for the previous twelve months. A credit of £2,846 is carried forward.
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  • 1190 19 |i* A Malayan Review. RITUAL COMMENTS IN SHANGHAI PRESS. In Ihis .veriev of articles a Chinese reMilcnt af Mala\a "ho was in Shanghai when ihe l.vltnn Report on Manchuria was leaned, will review China's reactions to that report. This review i- particularly interesting j at the
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    • 398 19 Dr. Drummond Shiels' Advice. 1 r To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l have had the pleasure of reading < the two volumes of the Report _of the < "Wild Life Commission of Malaya ana, j further, of seeing copies of the Straits Times with your
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    • 476 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The figures which you published on Aug. 9 with the article OB Dutch rubber were supplied by the Kubber Growers' As>ociation and corresponded closely with those obtained from Dutch sources. When they were submitted to one London editor he returned
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    • 512 19 To the Kditor of the Straits. Times. Sir,— When Mr. H. L. Wendt was in Kelantan he used to write verbosely to the Malaya Tribune. Now that he is in Singapore he treats you to his mordant strieures on the "pro-Malay policy." As Kelan--an is the country
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    • 138 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Will you allow me a little space id ask hy whom and how the members of the hockey team to represent Singapore against Perak and Selangor were selected? Were the individual clubs or the Hockey Association consulted? Was their
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    • 86 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I see that an open competitive examination for admission to the Indian Civil Service will lie held in London in July and August, 1933." Will Mir. Wendt kindly enlighten me as to whether or not, on the strength of the
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    • 86 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your issue of yesterday an "Afflicted" correspondent in Ipoh writes suggesting that Sir Samuel Wilson be requested to arbitrate on the matter of weekly wages. What on earth has such a subject got to do with his visit? Why
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    • 49 19 In a letter on rubber control from "Buat" published on Thursday last the opening words read: "It was, in my opinion, very interesting to read the leading article in your issue of Nov. 10." What "Buat" actually wrote was that it was "distressing" to read the article.
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  • 461 19 Less Resistance In Scotland. Students of the various problems of tuberculosis have always found difficulties in Scotland, and a report on "Tuberculous Disease in Children," by Dr. J. W. S. Blacklock, of Glasgow, issued by the Medical Research Council (H.M. Stationery Office, Price 3s.), indicates that "Scottish
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  • 257 19 Ex-Governor Indicts Authorities. Widespread interest has been created by the allegations that convicts arc- coddled in Dartmoor Prison, made in the Daily Express hy the Rev. Edward J. Pizey, vicar of Wal'thampton, Devon, who has acted as temporary chaplain there. Lieut.-Colonel C. K. F. Rich, who retired from
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  • 690 19 Margery's Seances. EXPERTS' VIEWS ON IDENTIFICATION.'! Hemap-kuule allegations concerning the alleged 'spirit" thumb print! produced at the seances of the famous Anier ..an medium, Margery (Mrs. randon), are contained in a bulletin published by the Na tional Laboratory of Psychical Research. HMMry has ban foe many yeaiv
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  • 188 19 General Called A Bully Bitter words were used in Urn D»il »n Nov. 1 when General Dick Mulcahy spoke on the Government's Hill to extend pensions to Republican Volunteers wounded in the Civil War. General Mnlcahy, tabling amendment* withholding pensions from persons who had shot members of the
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • 101 20 LANCASHIRE COTTON QUEEN Mies Marjorie Kno»'*s, the Lancashire Cotton Queen, in London, demonstrating the quality of Lancashire fabrics at Selfridges. (Planet News.) CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL .-—The Canadian National War Memorial which has been erected in Hvd<Park, London, prior to its erection in Ottawa. The
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    131 20 COURTING HI \I II A daring feat by Sic Smith, the famous American acrobat, standing on his head, blindfolded, more than a hundred fe<-t above the ground, on top of the Ferry Building Tower, San Francisco. (Planet News.) LONDON X I >I U N < The Archbishop of Thyateira blessed
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