The Straits Times, 8 December 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.J THE LARGEST, 2ND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDA Y. DECEMBER S, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times *<J PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      152 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CKCIL ST, .('PHONK »1«OV i i •15 Tonight t.IS. J BIG BUSINESS GIRL AND CAPITOL FOLLIES, j Phone 5261-2. DRINK MORE (jjK^\ GOODMILK!^' There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." WT- Guaranteed to be entirely free from fi^^rffffek adulteration and impurities, it
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      138 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 26, JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). YARDLEY LAVENDER x/^ y^B^S»k. These are ever the best loved of ■o-"*^'^V- The Y;<nll«:v LHvcnd<T KDylisliCom. -£<^""yM W |>lc.\io)i Povmlpi J'ri( o'.Hicts. |>er box, f\2j) Also I.hmihlci Soap THE -^JCLirtft I' l Xl'lt^ SOAI'OFTHKWdIiI-li" OBTAINABLE FROM "f Throe Tal.i ROBINSON CO., LTD. R^
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      18 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15. BIG BUSINESS GIRL j AND S CAPITOL FOLLIES, j I Phon« 5261-2. I 1... I
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      474 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. dneo»«orated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CABGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWABD FBOM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag*. Da* S'pors.. 1012. RANCHI 17,0 C« D*c. 9 XBURDWAN 8,070
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      605 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. vn -j (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naple*, Marseilles. London, Antwerp. Rotterdam and MidJlesboronga. Vessels. Tonnage. Du*. Bail. HARUNA MARU 10.400 D*c 14 16 KATORI MARU 10.000 Dec. 29 10 II KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jan. II II t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 24 U HAKONE MARU 10.400 Feb.
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      454 2 BURNS PHILP LINK (Incorporated la Australia.) FOR BRISBANI, SYDNEY AND ILBOURNI via JAVA, BABWIM AMD f HURSDA* ISLAND. R.gular monthly sailings by th* wallknown steamer MASELLA (I#U Uns) aad th* M. MANGOLIA (1361 ton*) (Cargo only). Th* pji. MABtLLA is ons of th* largsat and flrest steamers trading to Australia,
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      618 2 THE EAST «lATIC CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone Hit. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave S'por*. Penang. M.s. ALSIA Dec. 13 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 3 Jan. 6 m s. MKONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 m s. BORINGIA Feb. 1* Feb. 17
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      1087 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China (1*32), LTD. Matoal Steam Navigation Co- ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE STBAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. Tb* SIAM
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      LOANS GRANTED FOR NEW TONNAGE.
      557 3 LOANS GRANTED FOR NEW TONNAGE. United States Shipping Hoard. A total sum of |14MM»7t> has been oaned tt < > steamship companies by the 'nited Statea Shipping Board from the Construction Loan Fund as at July :'l ast. Of t >» l -i sum, states a report issue! >y Urn
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      LONDON TO BOMBAY.
      105 3 Viceroy Of India's Record Voyage. With the arrival of the P. and O. lintr Viceroy of India. a| Bombay on Monday evening, <><t. a new record for tho London-Bombay voyagt was established. The ihip l< ft London on Sept. 17. Her AWAffe speed between ports for the
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      WHITE STAR LINE
      168 3 Over 100,000 Passengers Carried In 25 Cruises. With the arrival In Liverpool of the Doric from a Mediterranean cruise, the White Star Line's programme of summer I and autumn cruises came to an end. In the seven months of the season, 25 White Star cruises have been
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      "THE LITTLE OWL."
      164 3 Channel Cruise Ends In Disaster. Three British Naval officers. Lieutenant Colin McMullen. Lieutenant C. E. Keys and Lieutenant G. F. Blaxland. arrived •at Antwerp on Oct. 23 on l^aid the British steamer Romanby. The officers stated that they had left Havre for a cruise in the Channel
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      A RECORD.
      140 3 Channel Islands Passenger Traffic. The Southern Railway Company's crossChannel passenger statistics for the fcnir summer months, June to September inclusive, which were revealed recently I show that there was a decrease of 70 rx-r ceni. in the number of people who used the St. Malo route. This is
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      EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.
      166 3 On Another World Tour. During the Atlantic season the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain, which reached Southampton from Quebec, steamed 5t).711 miles and brought her total steaming distance since leaving the yard of John Brown and Co., Ltd., of Clydelank, on Easter Sunday, l'J.'il, to 236,711
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      NEW WARSHIP NAMES.
      81 3 For Eight New Admiralty Destroyers. The Admiralty announced recently that the eight new destroyers recently ordered under the l'J3l Navy Estimates will be named Echo, Eclipse, Eleetra, Encounter Escapade, Escort, Esk and Express. All these names have appeared previously in the Navy List, with the apparent i-xicption
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      47 3 I'a ■■can from Hat.-. via to Singapore by the l)utch :ii r mail miw: Mr. Carl Reuther, Mr. .1. S.dlar. Mr. and Mrs. Visstr, Mr. J. 1" da Brae, Mr Cfcaa Poo ci.oon. Mr. Von Eagelfcarefctea and Mr. dc Bree left Singapore fur Butavia yesterday.
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      yESSELS ARRIVED.
      193 3 y ESSELS ARRIVED. AHMEDI, Brit., 1,331 tons, from Bombay 7.12, for Bombay unc. ASIA, Dan., 4.460 tons, from Dalny 8.12 for Aden 9.12. BORIBAT, Siam, 353 tons, from Tumpat 7.12, for Bacho 10.1?. I>E WEERT, Dutch, 985 tons, from Batavia 7.12 for Blinjoe 10.12. DUKAT, Norw., 761 lons, from Bangkok
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      129 3 Thursday. December 8. I Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance I Godown Cute. Mniri Whnrf C'oinorin Il*I 1 3 I Tertrestoa M I Ipoh 12 I I Talma 11 3 I Kutsanp 9 3 j Empire Dock M'caster Castle 30 a Karapara M A
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      PASSENGERS.
      315 3 The following passoniters arc sailing bjr the Comorin, which Aill leave Singapore en route tt> Eur»pe at OMO am. tomorrow: Mr. A. E. Cherry. Mr. V. Horsfall, Mrs. C E Paddon, Mr. -md Mrs. T. K. Eninutt, Mrs. C. R Hunter, Mr. C. S. Findlay, Mr£. E A Newton,
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      5 3 TOT ONI ON 1-AOE 4.
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      459 3 »NORDDRJTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated la Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's intanded fixtures OUTWARDS. s.s. TRIER for lloilo, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan, Tsingtao and Dalny Dec. 10 m.s. HAVEL for Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Takao, Tsingtao, Dalny and Japan Dec. 21 HOMEWARDS. S s.s. LAHN for Genoa, Marseilles, Oran.
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      389 3 DOLUUI fITFAMSHD* UNB The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. Make your reservations now. ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE. Excellent accommodation avail- i able on all our Round the World steamers. Next sailing: PRESIDENT PIERCE DEC. 20th
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      499 3 i ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to t UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. ▼la Porte and Soei CanaL OUTWARDS. "H TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN, Steamer Due S'poraj HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OP SINGAPORE for :H: H Havre, L'don, R'dam H'burg Due Dec. 30 Sail*
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      62 3 ■INGAPORE WEATHCK. REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. *F hrs. *F Alor Star tU O.OS 7.8 W Kota Bharu U0 J. 76 0.5 f.J Kua'a TrertfCKanu Nc Report. P.ukit Jera'n >f> Nil 15 7i Mersinjr M O.()6 7.7 7> Singapore -S7 C.JO 5.1
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      136 3 TLDE TABLES. Thursday. December 8. H. W. 6.50 a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 7.40 p.m., 7 ft. 7 in. I Friday, December 9. 11. W. 7.33 a.m., 8 ft. 4 in., 8.42 p.m., 8 ft. Saturday, December 10. H. W. 8.11 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 9.34 p.m., 8 ft.
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      513 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. Whn applying for any position advertised, In Ih, nilumns send copied of testimonials. Do not >end originals. WANTED, SMART pong I;,,!y7s,istant foi l>;1 oboe Dept. i>f European store Writ* ■■<"-. Strmlti 'I 1 ■"■>:> JOBBING COMPOSITOR, need U UU.ll C} IRS WORK. Al.l- to take .h.-.r-, only mai,
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      834 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO .LET, No. 04. Ki«r» Bd., efT Bukit Tii -inh Road. Apply personally. Estate ft Trust Agencies (192T) Ltd., Raffles Chambers. TO LET, Flat No. n?2. Orchard Road. Ground floor. Rent Sin per month. Please apply J. S. Nathan, Do Souia Street. INSTITUTION HILL MANSIONS, flat
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      661 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET_ ss, as A No 6o, i3 Lt d Co yer Q y> OFFICES TO LET, 24-B. Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. feet, irst class property. United Engineer!. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shops at Gf,svenor Hotel, Apply Stephens
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      551 4 MISCELLANEOUS^ You can have THK SUNFAY TIMES delivered to you every week for three months for $1.60. Manager, Sunday Times. LADY jrives tuition in French conversation Pilin. 806, Straits Times. rful— Poignant— Perfect. The picture al "BACK STREET" l.y Fannies Hurst ion Watch screening date. iKRN ballroom dances taught at
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      485 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE BOON SENG CO.. LTD. WE BEG TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THt RUMOUR THAT ME ARE CLOSING DOWN OUR BUSINESS. WE ARK CABOTING <>N BUBINESS AS USUAL AT 3fi AND M, ROBINSON ROAD. SINGAPORE. Sd. BOON*SENf; CO.. LTD.. KEK YEW HOCK, SINGAPORE
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      399 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANTCURE AND MASSAGE. Mm. lIARU and MM II \N CO. WATKKI.OO STKKET. Telephone 71(i7. The Town's Specialist in PERMANENT WAVING FIGARO only charge $8. 93, Brat Hnsnh RfMai TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. N'OTirr; a neref>y siven that tei now invited for the following material! Kerviccs,
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      74 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Srngapon Within Outside without Mnlaya. .Malaya. I'oNtau'c. Monthly J.OO 4.00 L.. r >o Quarterly S x.r.fi lil'.imi x t :,ii Half Tearr* sit.ho $24.00 $i:>.oo raarly j.u.no 548.00 J30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES Ihe rharircs and instructions for CI.ASSITIKI) \I)VKI(T!SKMi:.\TS Rpptar on tht form at the hnttom of 'his pairr.
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    CHILD WELFARE
    152 5 Successful At Home At Mandalay Villa. Every lAeceM attimdwl the At Home given by Mis. Lea Choon Guan, M.8.E., at Mandalay Villa yi-slerday afternoon in aid of the Child Welfare Society. The weather was kind, and the three hundred bursts spent a very pleasant time in the grounds,
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    DIVIDENDS DECLARED
    290 5 Report of Harrisons And Crosfield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 7. Harrisons and Crosfield are to pay a dividend of 6 per cent, per annum on their cumulative preference shares for the three months ending Dec. :?1, IMS, and 10 per cent, on the preferred ordinaries for
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    SINCLAIR LEWIS
    26 5 Vienna, Dec. 6 The American author, Mr. Sinclair Lewis, intends to setth permanently in Austria and has bought a house in Vienna. Anehi -Trans-Ocean.
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    THE ALHAMBKA
    288 5 Warren William— M.-G.-M.'s Newest Find. Metio-Goldwyn-Meyev. .luring the last two years, have established a leputation for producing only good pictures, and, although many risks have been run by directors and technicians in being definitely unconventional, this company's reputation has become enhanced with the paf age of time and
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    GERMAN CABINET.
    116 5 Gen. Schleicher's Formal Appointment. Berlin, Dec. 1. At a late hour on Saturday night General von Schleicher submitted to the Piesident the list of his Cabinet, which was approved by the chief executive. General von Schleicher was formally appointed Chancellor as well as Reich Commissioner for Prussia and
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    SPANISH STRIKES
    79 5 Numerous Outrages In The Provinces. Madrid, Dec. 5 Labour unrest is again on the increas* throughout Spain, particularly in thu provinces of Cordoba, Seville and Karagosss where strikers have committed numerous outrages including systematic destruction of all tension cables through which cities and villages iheve been plunged into
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      257 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.m. to MID-Nlg^T CABARET GABRELLA FRANCZ The famous dancer will appear during the dinner dance. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. PHONE 5381. (10 Lines) SEA VIEW HOTEL Gala Viennese Night MONDAY, DEC. 12th. HIGH TIDE DINNER ON THE LAWN VIENNESE SONGS
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      158 5 Raffles Cafe And Confectionery Orders Are Now Being Booked for X'MAS CAKES, X'MAS PUDDINGS AND MINCE PUS. Fancy Assortment of CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, CRACKERS, Etc, Etc. PHONE 5381. ST. ANDREW'S! HOSPITAL CARNIVAL BALL (Under the distinguished Patronage of H. E. The Governor) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT RAFFLES HOTEL HANGING 9.30 P.M.
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      819 5 TENDgR GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be raeaired m la soon on W-di'esday. December 21. 19:12, lit the Colonial Secretary's Offica. Singapore, from persons desiring to contract f«r the sup|)ly of food to the Print'ng Office Subordinates at the, Government Printing Office Eating ami Coffaa Stalls, for n period of one
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    Chinese Topics In Malaya.
    2797 6 StapqjNMV Anti-Opium Society A Staltvart Of The Movement The Shanghai Congress Plans For Malaya Fukien Salvation .Movement 1 9th Route Army Clearing (tut Reds Ami Bandits Malayan Chinese As Members Of ISeiv Political Council t Mr. Tan halt Kee's Maine Mentioned Mr. lAm Teng Una's Visit
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      129 6 This is Children's Hook Week al Kelly Walsh's I Tht kaakl chihlrrn really lovp I an- the I k^ they own. and i 1 aarini this vaaa ara nro i-allinit I attention tn the idea of putting I g I I kl intu the hands of the I 1 caiMrra.
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      177 7 THE INDEPENDENT THEATRE WITH THE PICK OF THE WORLDS PICTURES ANOTHER M.-G.-M. HIT THE SCREEN'S NEW IDOL WARREN WILLIAM AND A GREAT CAST INCLUDING MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN, ANITA PAGE JEAN HERSHOLT NORMAN F STER SKYSCRAPER SOULS A METRO -GOLDWYN -MAYER PICTURE. SHOR TL V DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE I
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      118 7 Tremendous Success of our_STAGE SCREEN Double Bill! The Popular Star, LORETTA YOUNG IN First National's Saucy coined} "BIG BUSINESS GIRL" Presented with a sparkling Stage show "THE CAPITOL FOLLIES" In sin entirely repertoire of Popular Dancing Successes Including "HAWAIIAN NIGHTS." (With Special Hawaiian Orchestra) and The '•RUMBA." Jazz, Solo Dances,
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      160 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 The l.'ive Contract is a"pictur<' whirh a»— M ilrnn laf|C ;iudi.inc Id the Pavilion ftr Kevcrnl evenings to INK, ;ind il is to be rr.nmimml.d Id cinemaitoerK as somctnins roally worth »hlt<\ BTKAITB TIMES. Monday. Pw. I MI. "THE LOVE CONTRACT WINIFRED SHOTTER end OWEN NARES A
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    185 8 Rubber Slightly Steadier liut Very Quiet. NO BUSINESS PASSING. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 77 J 4 cents per 111. Tin, Singapore price $77.02 '/i P er picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 17/32 d., unchanned. New York, :i'< cts., u«1/16 ct. Market
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    77 8 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Noon, Dec. S. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 7 7 1:5 H (F. 0.8.) .8 1 16 8.'5 1« Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers j Dec. 7IS 16 7";: Jan. 7 7 8 IVk .8 Hlj; lan.-Mar. .8 BVfa Apr.-Jmie
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    PRODUCE.
    173 8 Singapore, Dec 8. Gambier 6ty, (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11. rx Copra 5.7. r > mixed 5.2- r Sajjo flour, Sarawak 2.2." White Pepper 22' Black Pepper 18.0< Heari Sago 4.0* small v medium 6.0> Kice Siiiin $142 to 207 Saigon $136 (o 147 Rangoon $182 to 15< No.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    32 8 Kum <li mi and .Japan l>y Simian i Marti v'ur Sinjrapon on Sunday. ;lu- lltii instant. r'mm tuna and Japan by Aiitui Maru due SukgspoTO M Sunilay. thr llth instant.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        463 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 6/- 6A 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
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        GENERAL.
        283 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1 .00 0.80 nom. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit Am. Tobacco 5.1.0 5.5.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 55.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7- Prefs. 21 6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        135 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\-> PCof 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi P-^-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 105 nom.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day s Price Fraser Lyall Evalt Co. Allerhy (fl) 0.45 0.56 0.45 060 Ali.r tiajali (.$1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 050 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kumng ($1) 0.06 0.15 0.05 0.16 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.76
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      210 8 Singapore, Dec. 8. SKLLING. 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 7/8 London, demand 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 945 Hamburg, demand 150 New York, demand 3f>
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      EXCHANGES.
      96 8 Rugby, Dec. 6. ■Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 7.97 Athens 587.. Berlin 3 15 32 Belgrade 237 i' s Bombay 1 6 13 64 Brussels 23.10' ■> Bucharest 545 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.19' |> Geneva 16.65</o Helsingfors 227' Hong Kong 1 4 Lisbon 105' Madrid 39 1 4 Milan
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    238 8 To4af. Ceylon. Kirypl ami Italy (T«tS*»J«t) > l>-'«. L'MMf Burma. North atul Baal lml'u (KarapariO V m Selnt raiiUjang. BengkMli*. Siak, PaIcrji B*roe, Fort de Kock A Padanr iTidore) 4 p.m. i North. N.-BaM and N.-Wejt Sumatra, I Kgypt, Genoa. Kuropi- and tiruat Britain (Kota AsocnK i
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    26 8 B 7 H. C. Booft Talamba D'ArtagiifD Left Arrd. B'pore iJ«ndon Ott. 1« Not. t Oct. 20 Not. 12 Oct. 1» Nu»- 1*
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    41 8 Mails from Kuropi-. (London mails .ifspatche<l 17th November), i-x P. and Oi Ham hi which anetafed at IVnriiK at <;.:{"> :i.m. today will iiirivc l>y train tumoiTim imunini;. CotliWMUWll— I will ho uaily for dflivciy to Uixholdcrs at S.I") a.m.
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      102 8 ■L DfWJk I P Vf* W A KJ^* FtF t i I J THE HUB OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Founded over 210 years ago the Royal Exchange Assurance is the oldest composite insurance Office in tha World, and the Head Office has occupied the above sit* in the heart of
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      136 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH THE WEEK. Thursday. Deri-inber 8. Kx-Srri iio«' Assn fiinc-tioti to Sir Samuel Wilson. RufflcK Hotel I p.m. Friday. December 9. Perak Amateur Race-. Kir»t Day. I'olicc BaJkd, Katoni: Park, a p.m. Saturday. December It. I'.iak Ainau-ui I!;u"s. Second Day. St. Andrew's Hospital Ciinnval Hull. Raffles Hotel. Sunday. December
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      648 9 Peace For At Least Three Years. 1 B TWO COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENTS. i (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Nov. 9. The strike of operatives in the spinn- ir.tr section of the Lancashire cotton industry* ended on Saturday, Nov. 6, tattling lasttd a week, and work ii-vumed on Monday.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      127 9 The Sinirapore Chamber of Commerce Robber Association held its 1,079 th auction «n Dec. when there was catalogued 1.613,487 lb. or 720.30 tons offered 1,604.469 Ib. or 716.2R tons sold 1.388,422 lb. or 619.M tons. Stwt. London 2 JTXSi. He* York 3 S/W cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      SHARE MARKET.
      738 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fi-aser and Co.'s 9hare report, dated Dec. 7:— During the past week markets generallj both in London and New York have been more or less marking time until some more definite news is forthcoming with regard to America's attitude towards the debt payment
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS,
      245 9 HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS, Closing Quotations In London. (Prom Ova Own Cpprespondant) Lbndon, Dec. 7. Closing quotations today of the priadal British and American stocks are givwo Selow The rise or fall is ia relation to ths price of Dec. 6. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. B»« or Fall Cnnwrsion 1.0.-m V&
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      AMERICAN SHARES.
      65 9 General Motors 13 Standard Oil ex. pd. M V.S. Steel 83*, -I. National City Bank 44 +2"* General Electric lo', x s I'nlon Pacific Rail Ord. 70 +S American Tobacco B. 5J Ameiican Can. .">2 :i -»-1 l i l'.S. Rubber 4'» Woolworth 16% 1 Radio Corporation r.
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      BULLION REPORT.
      538 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Report. Samuel Montagu and Co. in their weekly report dated London, Nov. 9, state:— The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to i'i:!9,122,09',, showing no change ns compared with the previous Wednesday. Moderate amounts of gold have been available in the.
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      579 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES NOV. 22. Ahaco (£1) 'i; Allajrar (2/) /C; Anthers*. '2 I Anirlo-MnUy (£1) 7/; Ayor Kuninjr (11) H/lO'/i; Bajtan Serai (£1) 5/16; Bahru IS<>l.) c>'t i I!;inti-n>r £1 > 10/; Bufr.j: Cns. (2/) Batu C'uves (*1) 9.; Katu Titra <£\) 7/K1; Bekoh (2
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    202 9 I .f.vrt; and I'eat, (fMpKPROIw) Ltd., rent i The prica PPWI to have >ecome stafciUaMl st i: level ami i-von violent fiuclual i'ti in sterling have M effect Ul'nii it. A I iquiry eonlinut's l>u' Uera aru r- 1 il l inclined Ui hold, off-, m>.->il>iy infill n<
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    SPORTING OFFER.
    90 10 REDUCTION For Christmas and New Year Festivities only. Available up to December 31, 1932. O.V.H. Whisky 12 years old per bottle $3.23 "Man" Brand British Lager Beer per pint $.28 "Man" Brand British Lagrer Beer per quart 0.46 1865 "Flas" Brand French Brandy per quart 6.00 "Flag" Brand
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    171 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. W. C. Huggard, the AttorneyGeneral, Straits Settlements, is returning from leave by the Ranchi. Mr. D. Farquharson of Kirby Estate, a member of the Nejr-i Sembilan State Council, has arrived in Sercmban from home leave. Mr. R. H. Onraet, the acting InspectorGeneral of Police, Straits Settlements, is
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      63 10 Dr. N. Mootatamby beirs to thank all rein tions and friends who attended the funera of his late wife, sent telegrams and letterof condolence and flora! tributes. Mrs. Marion Simmons thanks all those who st kindly sent wreaths and who were present at the interment of her husband the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1932. WISDOM OR JUSTICE?
    847 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 1932. WISDOM OR JUSTICE? Sir Walter Layton, who recently resigned his membership of the Preparatory Committee of the World Economic Conference which was set up at Geneva in September, has directed attention to a very important point in any consideration of the feelings
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    RECENT DISCOVERIES IN SAMARIA.
    1048 10  -  J. W. Crowfoot.) (Ky New Light on Ahab's House of Ivory. Afr. Crowfoot, who it director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, here given interesting details of recent discoveries in the Holy Land. When the prophet Mitah said, I will make Samaria as a
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    745 10 "ON A PIG'S BACK." Dr. S. C. Howard, an estate medical practitioner, has followed up Mr. Kenneth Black's article on the physical and mental reactions of Europeans to the Malayan climate with an article contributed to tho Malay Mail in which he utters a flttT* warning
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    AMUSEMENTS
    125 10 Singapore. ALIIAMBKA. Skyscraper 8001 l with Warri'n Willium and Maureen O'Sullivun. 6.15—9.1!}. I'honc 6'JOU. CAPITOL. Hitf BuiMM Girl nlso Capitol Folliis. MI 1.16. Pkona :.Wl-2. GREAT WORLD. Call of The Plata with Ramon Novarro. l'a>ar Malain. Cute 10 cts. Ladies Free. MARI BOKOI (.11. T!i. Two Orphans Cuntonese Talkie.
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      174 10 COLUMBIA XMAS RECORDS. Organ Medley of Xmas Hymns 9139 Organ Medley of Xmas Carols 9139 Xmas Carols Selection 9140 Xmas Hymns Selection 9140 (New Sanctuary Quartette with Organ). Adeste Fideles (O Come all ye faithful) 3814 O Sanrtisslma 3814 Hark the Herald Angels Sing 2614 While Shepherds watched their flocks
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    "TREMENDOUS MISAPPREHENSION IN MALAYA."-Sir S. Wilson. "LITTLE JEALOUS OF SINGAPORE."
    735 11 "TREMENDOUS MISAPPREHENSION IN MALAYA."-Sir S. Wilson. "LITTLE JEALOUS OF SINGAPORE." Sir Samuel Wilson And The F.M.S. m j NEW POLICY. v Dangers of Springing Surprises. J The busiest man in Malaya, BrigGoneral Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, granted me a three-rranute interview at Government House
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    CONCILIATION URGED.
    579 11 Sir John Simon's Speech At Geneva. TWO RESOLUTIONS. Manchukuo Recognition Unlikely. Wilh the moment rapidly approaching, when the Assembly of the I-e&gue «f Nations must make its decision with regard to the Sino-Japanese dispute. Sir John Simon yesterday strongly urged the possibility of conciliation. Mr sinnrcsted that the
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    IMITATION IN CHINA.
    132 11 Commissioners' Visit To Oxford. London, Dec. 7. Bis CMMM Government commissioners wlio are studying education in Great Britain, Frame and Germany visited Oxford yesterday, and were greeted by the Warden of New College, Mr. H. A. L. Kinher, the Master of Balliol, Mr. H. D. Lindsay, the
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    VOLUNTEERS' MORALE UNSHAKEN.
    848 11 Determined to Renew Resistance. Tokio, Dec. 7 According to Reuter's Tsitsihar corr >- I pondent, railway traffic has been resumed on the whole of the western section o' the Chinese Eastern Railway as a result of the successful completion of the operaj tions against Gen. Su Ping-wen.
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    AMERICAN BUDGET DEFICIT.
    165 11 $1,146,000,000. NO INCREASE OF THE ARMY. Washington, Dec: 8. A deficit for the current fiscal year of $1,146,000,000 is estimated in President Hoover's budget message to Congress. There will be a further $300,000,000 deficit next year un'ess ndditional revenue is secured and economies are effected. "Such a
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    HOMEWARD AIR MAIL.
    91 11 Due At Amsterdam On Dec. 13. Hat avid. Dec. 8. The homeward Dutch air mail, which was delayed at Allahabad owing to the pilot's illness, has now arrived at Jodhpur and is expected at Amsterdam on Dec. 13. A net a. The machine left Hat a via
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    SMUGGLING.
    106 11 Shipowners Penalised In Chinese Ports. London, Deo. 7. In the House of Commons at question jtime, Mr. W. Nunn (Cons., Whitehaven) urjred that representations should be made to the Chinese Government that when the Customs took proceedings with respect to smuggling from British ships the usual practice of other
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    GENERAL NOBILE
    82 11 Constructing Airships For Soviet Russia. Copenhagen, Dec. 4. The Russian Aictk expert. Professor Samoiloviu-h. stated to the newspaper Politiken that General Nobile, commander of the ill fated dirigible Italia lost in the Arctic in June 1925, wti now enjraered in Russia on the construction of a fleet of
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    SENT INTO EXILE
    77 11 Sentences On Spanish Generals. Madrid, Dec. 7. The sentences on various Generals and ex-Minisit:is for taking part in de Rivera's dictatorship arc published in detail. General Berenguer and General Cavalcanti v/tre sentenced to 12 years confinement in Spain, General Anido to 12 jear.3 in the Balearic Islands,
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    INDIAN DISORDERS
    69 11 Bill To Strengthen Criminal Law. New Delhi, Dec. 7. The Indian Ordinance Bill, supplementing the criminal law by incorporating certain provisions in the existing ordinance as a further check on civil disobedience, was passed by the Assembly by 5Q to 31. The Bill, which is limited to three
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    U.S. REPLY TO BRITAIN SENT.
    645 11 U.S. REPLY TO BRITAIN SENT. War Debts Enigma. PRESIDENT'S "COLD DOUCHE." Washington, Dec. 7. Col. Stimson has handed the American reply to the British Debt Note to the British Ambassador.— Reuter. Paris, Dec' 7. It seems that neither Mr. Mac Donald nor M. Herriot, who arrived this morning from Geneva,
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    VALUE OF SILVER.
    138 11 Banker's Request in House Of Lords. London, Dec. 7. The charge that Great Britain had (lone much to destroy the value of silver by closing Indian mints to silver and placing the rupee on a gold basis, thereby reducing the standard of living of half the inhabitants
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    BRITAIN'S REBUKE TO RUSSIA.
    117 11 Third International Activities. London, Dec. 7. The fact that Sir John Simon Administered a strong rebuke to the Russian Ambassador on Nov. 28 in consequence of the activities of the Third International and Press propaganda was reveajed by Capt. R. A. Eden, Under-Secretary to the Foreign
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    SHANGHAI COURTS.
    156 11 Position of Municipal Council. London, Dec. 7. In the House of Commons, Mr. G. C. Clayton (Cons., Wirral) asked whether the Shanghai Municipal Council had been consulted regarding the future district court. Capt. R. A. Eden, Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, referred to the Prime Minister's reply of
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    EMPIRE BROADCASTING
    71 11 (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) The new Empire Broadcasting Station at Daventry. England, will be transmitting again this evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The transmissions will be on a simultaneous wave-length to all parts of the Empire, namely, 19.3 metres. On Tuesday and Wednesday next. Der. U
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    WARSAW RIOTS
    123 11 "Inspired For Political Reasons." Warshaw, Dec. 5. Further anti-Semitic demonstrations took place here under the leadership of university students. A n.imber of Jewish shops in thvs centre if the city were sucked. Among 1 them \.vre several bearing German non-Jewish names, which inspires fear lest the im>v< ■ment
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    TANKER REPAIRS
    80 11 Reported Loss Of Work To Local Docks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 4. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad states that the directors of the Dutch East Indian Tankers Co. (the Asiatic Petroleum Co.) have promised to the Dry Dock Co., Soura,baya, that in the future ai important part of
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    POMPOUS NAME
    83 11 But The Only Assets An Empty Safe Pans, Deo. 5. The latest in a series of financial scandals is the arrest of the directors of the Banque de Paris pour le Commerce et I. 'lndustrie on a charge of fraud and im fringement of the comp.iny laws. The
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    UNDER BOND.
    63 11 Millions Of Bottles Of Wine In U.S. Pnns. Upc T>. According to statistic'! published by the Franco-American Chambt r i r Commerce, :;08,000,000 bottim <>f m Ina are boh tored MR Ixjnd in American waielmilll awaiting repeal or modification of th«< prohibition law. The stock inclt'lo 30,000,000 bottles
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    Malaya's Climate And The White Races.
    1632 12 Malaya's Climate And The White Races. VIEWS OF AN ESTATE DOCTOR. Three-Yew Tours And Local Leave. In Saturday's issue of the Straits Times we reproduced extracts from an article on "Health and Climate with Soecial ißeference to Malaya," by Mr. Kenneth Black, F.R.C.S.. Professor of Surgery at the King Edward
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    "BAREFACED ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE."
    1085 12 Judge's Comments. TEA MANUFACTURERS' SUCCESSFUL CLAIM. "I have never scon a more deliberate and barefaced attempt to pass off (foods as those of a rival trader," was one of the comments- made by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell in the Supreme Court yesterday when delivering judgment in
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    GIRL BLINDED WITH ACID.
    659 12 Man Gets Two Years For Terrible Crime. A Chinese girl presented a pathetic sifcM when she appeared before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday with her face blistered and v.eniing smoked glasses over a Bandaged right eve, the sight of which she had permanently
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    THE CAPITOL
    221 12 Programme Of Variety And Pictures. The Capitol Follies, who made a successful first appearance some weeks ago, are ajrain in the programme at the Capito! Theatre, and the combination of variety and pictures was much appreciate;! '.>y last night's audiences. Trained !<y Miss Doris Wright, the Follies are
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    BANKER TO AUTHOR.
    49 12 Death Of Well-Known German Writer. Munich, Dec. I. The German writer Gu.stav Meyrink. who became internat'onaUy krewn by his novel The Golden," has died here aged 65. Meyrink had an unusual career. He started as a successful banker, developing literary ambition rnrnr>arauvely late in life. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    JUDICIAL SEPARATION PETITION.
    1006 12 Respondent in Witness Box. Further evidence was led before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell in the Supremo Court yesterday on the petition by Mrs. Annie Cresson against her husband, Marias Ciesson, of the Singapore Harbour Board, for a judicial separation on the grounds of persistent cruelty. Mr.
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    PAPER'S JUBILEE.
    62 12 Celebrated In Church Of The Sacred Heart. Paris. Dec. 4. In the Church of the Sacre Coeur dpminating Paris n tile pie«enc> at :he Cardinal Arihibi.sh.,) Nuncio ami ih:.' French Episcopate, the -p., ss organ ->t ihe Roman Church in Praam, Cirobr, which boasts the largest circulation tiwo-ighcut
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    HOOKWORM INQUEST VERDICT.
    832 12 Strong Remarks WAS THE TREATMENT NECESSARY Strong remarks were Made by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, when he returned a verdict oi' death by misadventure in the case wJtere two Municipal Booties leel their live* following mass treatment for hookworm disease. The Coroner remarked,
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    NEW K.L. "MAYOR."
    48 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ki'ala Lumpur, Dec. 7. Mr. D. Richards, M.C.S.. mi cordially welcomed by Mr. Lai 'let Lake on behalf of the unofficial members of the R lala Lumpur Sanitaiy Hoard when be appeared as the new chairman of the Board thi morning.
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    RUBBER ROADS
    69 12 In the article in the Xti-aiis TimM on Tuesday on thu rubber mad v. Lien is hcinfj laid down in Rattles I'liuv II \\i:s stated that the carpet contained 20 per cent, of latex and that 100 tons of latex would be required to cover a rcrnd one
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      SINGAPORE HOCKKY MATCHES.
      1040 13 Chinese Well Beaten. EXCELLENT DISPLAY BY CHEOK WAH. SS.K.C Chinese 1. Although 'In 1 Chinese were beaten ly T>-l by the B.H.C. yesterday their goalkeeper, Cheok Wah, gave an excellent display. The second half saw the honu team forwards overwhelming their op ponents, and fhrtag Clieok Wah
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      WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE GAME.
      755 13 R.A.F. Narrowly Beaten On Padang. S.C.C. j pts. R.A.F. 3 pts. The S.C.C. XV which played the R.A.F., lon the Padang yesterday can consider themselves rather lucky to have finished jup winners by a goal (6 pts.) to a try *hree pts.) for
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    MALAY LEAGUE.
    258 13 Kebaktian Raju Beat Bidadari S.C. M.K.S. 4; 8.5.1. 2. A j-econd division match in the Malay Football Association league between the Malayu Kebaktian Raju and the Bidadari Sports Club yesterday afternoon proved a very slow »nd uninteresting iisplay. The teams lined up as follows: KH,aktiaii Raju: Awang Ngah;
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    AUSTRIA LOSE TO ENGLAND.
    119 13 Skilful Football At Stamford Bridge. London, Dei-. 7. In an International Association foothall mai?h plp< 4 ed today r,t Stamford Bridg?. beforo 50,000 spoctators, England beat Austria by four goals to three. The weather was cold though sunny, and Austria fvlly upheld their reputat'.on by the
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    ABANDONED MATCHES
    77 13 Decision By Rugby League Committee. Leeds, Nov. 25. At a meeting of the Rugby League Management Committoe it was decided that the results of tho following matches, which were abandoned owing to weather cond.tion.« on Oct. 29. should -tand Barrow Bradford Salford— Wakefie'd: St Helens— Batley Wigan Bramley,
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    OXFORD WIN
    111 13 Good Display Against Stoke Poges Golf Club. The Stoke Poges gulf club ranks as a strong one, so that BM Oxford University golfers did very we'l to win in the series played at Stoke Pog.-s recently. Each won three of the foursomes, but the Oxford men secured seven
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    NEW SPORTS GROUND
    170 13 Opening Function At Khalsa Association. An interesting function took place ?t the opening of the Singapore Khalsa Association's new recreation ground and pavilion at Target Hill, off Balestier Road, on Sunday by Sardar Sunder Singh Sawhny, the patron of the Association. A hockey match was played between
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    1477 13 The Derby Cup. DEATH OF A GREAT CHASER. (Krum Our Own ComapoadMt.) Straits TtMH OmCM, Fleet Street, Nov. Si. Here we arc at the end of another flat-racing season, with the Manchester November Handicap only three days away. As the jockey said, "the civilise. l world
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      112 13 Other Sporting News appears on page 14. NEAT AND J||l DISTINCTIVE \X SUITINGS r (§y^\^ With the approach of I XI Christmas thoughts l/'&Ji' f~^) turn instinctively to \/m new clothes for the \rH Festive Season and the N New Year. Year in ~l#^ba, and year out we have |II
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      REGAL TRADE MARK.
      49 14 Spanish Onion Exporters Fined. Mild i i 1, Dec. 5. they packed fneir onions and i i ra'.i 1 Imvi> ng onblems of the formar monarchy as trade mark, five :it \';.lenii-i have been lined 500 each having twin found guilty ii. regulatioaa fa protecRepublic, AnettrfHou-Occcn.
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      CHAMPION SWIMMER'S STROKES.
      1025 14 John Weissmuller. FOOLING AROUND IN THE WATER. A correspondonft. raises a number of interesting queries, which I know are now being discussed at a direct result of the film, Tarzan, the Ape Man," in l.vhich the world's champion swimmer. John Weissmuller, takes the leading part, wriles W.
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      SHARKEY GETS TOP RACKING.
      476 14 Recognised Heavyweight Champion. Baltimore, Oct. 25. Jack Sharkey was recognised today by the National Boxing Association, in annual session here, as the United States and world heavyweight boxing champion. Max Schmeling, of Germany, the former titleholder was ranked next, followed by Max Baer. Ernie Schaaf was
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      SPORTING FTXTURES
      223 14 Toila>. December 8. Qv\i: Garrison G.C. Postlewaite Cup competition (Women's ?6 holer, stroke). Rughy: "A PC. vs. Medical College, Paya Lebar. HoekcY': Indian As^n. vs. Raffles Inst., Rnk"stier: Ceylon S.C. vs. Khaha "Assn. Bale?ticr. Friday. December 9. Peruk Amateur Race*, First Day. Rugby: S.C.C. vs. Public Services "A
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    COFFIN FOUND IN BACK LANE.
    908 14 Sequel to Death Of New-Born Child. The mysterious manner in which the corpse of an infant, who died a few hours after birth, was being disposed of, and the subsequent finding of the coflin in a back lane of a coiTee shop in Chin Chew
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    ESSENTIAL ELEMENT.
    458 15 Missing in Charge Of Cheating. Shaik Dawood was unaUle to sustain charge of cheating he had prefer led against Mohamed Qanl Shah before Mr. A. W. liay. the Second Magistrate, yesterday and the accused was disiharg"«l after a two-day bearing. Mr. D. N. Bmnerjea cendncted for the prosecution,
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    ALLEGED CHEATING
    259 15 (roods Disposed of At Half Price. .Mr. J. r. I. Gi*n, llu> Third <■-'■ •rate, -.vas engaged jre^terday cm in heaving thi- complaint of Kw«a CfcMgWstt, merchant dealinv in building hrltif. of v PWillp Stn iharged four Chines-. Got) Boon. Kay Kirn, I.im (ivan S*Bg and Kirn Choon,
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    DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE.
    651 15 Injunction Against Java i Fii m. Canatk comments weir made by the 1 iet Justice (Sir William Murison) in th Supreme Court yesterday when Je I liverisg Judgment in the matter in which the Advertising and Publicity Kureau, Ltd., applied for an injunction against the Advertising
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    HEAVY FINE.
    552 15 Dutiable Liquor Stored On Premises. A heavy fine was inflicted on the proIprtetor of a liquor and druggist s shop, in Cross Street by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday, when Chang Yam Lim and his l&-year-old nephew were charged with storing dutiable liquor on licensed
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    A FOWL DEAL.
    209 15 Chinese Told to be More' Careful in Future. Warning a Chinese poultry deaie, named Teo Kow to be more careful ho-v he made his purchases in future, Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, discharged him of a charge of housebreaking and theft, or alternately of dishonestly
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    RUDE AWAKENING.
    207 15 Chinese Alleges Threat With Knives. i At a preliminary inquiry into a case I of alleged attempted aimed robbery, two Chinese, Onjr Benjc and Koh Chew, were committed to the Assizes by Mr. J. F. F. Greirtr. the Third Magistrate, yesterday. The complainant, CRo Chew, stated that he
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    THE STRAITS TIMES, THE SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS, THE SUNDAY TIMES & THE STRAITS BUDGET.
    959 16 THE STRAITS TIMES, THE SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS, THE SUNDAY TIMES THE STRAITS BUDGET. Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain, REUTERS, LTD., Advt Dipt. 24, OM Jewry, London, E.C. 2. (through whom all business with British advertisers is transacted). Sole Advertising Representatives In America, Head office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE
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    NOT RUN OVER.
    276 16 Cyclist's Death After Collision. Remarking that no one was to blame, Mr. F. G. Itournc, tin- Singapore c,,rniu T. l'1«riMlll a verdict of death by misadvi'iituiv at an inquiry yesterday into 1 ht- dcalh of v CUmm cyclist who \va.knocked down by a motor-car. The aciidint haMMMd
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    HERR VON PAPEN.
    31 16 Berlin, Dec. 6 President von Hindenburg received the cx-Cha/wellor, Herr von Papen, in farewell audience and as token of his esteem presented him with an autographed portrait. -Anetn-Trans-Oeean,
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    PICTURES AND HOW THEY ARE MADE.
    1108 16 Secrets Revealed. INTERESTING ROTARY ADDRESS. Pictures and how they are made was one of the subjects dealt with by Mr. Clive Elliott in his interesting talk to the members of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday at their weekly luncheon meeting at the Adelphi Hotel.
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    CHINESE SUIT IN SUPREME COURT.
    757 16 Agreements Between Three Deceased. An interesting case occupied the attention of the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday in which Yu Wan Yoke, alias Yu Oi (widow), substituted for Yu Vat Tong (deceased), claimed accounts and other relief from Chu Siew Kuan, Chu Siew Wah
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    WHOLESALE MEAT PRICES
    116 16 Improvement Follows Import Restrictions. Rugby, Dec. 6 Answering a question in the House of Commons regarding the improvement in wholesale meat prices since the introduction of import restrictions, Dr. Burgain, of the Board of Trade, said that he understood the prices paid to producers in the Argentine
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    ALEXANDER KERENSKY
    75 16 Heavily Guarded For Berlin Lecture. Berlin, Dec. 5. Alexander Kerensky, who, until the outbreak of the Bolshevik revolution, was Prime Minister of the Russian Republican Government established after the overthrow of Tsarism, delivered a lecture in Berlin before a select circle. Kerensky who spoke on Russia's future as
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    UNEMPLOYMENT
    89 16 Rugby, Dec. 6 The figures issued by the Ministry of Labour last night reveal that on Nov. 21 there lw«re 52,800 more unemployed on the registers of employment exchanges than on Oct. 24. The fall in employment during the past month is Stated to be due almost entirely to
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    BLEILOCH DAM OPENED.
    43 16 Berlin, Dec. 4 The Blciloch dam across the Saale Valley in Thurinjria has been opened formally. It is the largest dam in Westein or Centra) Europe. It took six yeart to build and holds 215,000,000 cubic metro? <>f water. Anetd-Tran*-Ocean.
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    SOVIET ORDER FOR FRANCE.
    33 16 According to the Affeace Economique et Finaticiere, the Soviet Union has placed orders in France for 20,000,900 francs worth of motor-on r partu and various tools and ulensilß.— Anct'.i-Traii-Uci'aii.
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      118 16 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable In advance.) STRAITS TIMES STRAITS BUDGET SUNDAY TIMES (UailN). (Weekly). (Weekly) Including Poi»ta*e. lnclodinp Portage. Including Pottage. Within Outside Singapore Within Outside S'porc. Outsid* Malnya. Malaya. Without Malaya. Malaya. Without Malaya Malays Postage. Postage Monthly 8.00 $4.00 S 2.50 $1.10 $1.17 $100 No monthly rate Quarterly 8.50
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    5344 17 Orthodox Villa Defeat Modernist Arsenal. ANOTHER LAWN TENNIS RANKING STORM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 9IURI TIMKS OFFICE, Fleet Street, Nov. Home sport has ju:.t reached that stage in it-- annual round when football rugger and Mteeer is all that really masters so far aa ninety men out
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      166 17 NEW~ ~J THE SMALL rolleifLe)l MIRROR REFLEX SINGAPORE PHOTO CO 11, Hi'th Mveeft, Slncapara. Tdevboa* No. MM. laiSßaaasa— SB* tOR ALL DEFECTS OF VI CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS, OI'TOMETRISTS anil OI'TKIAN! Singapore and Uatavla. Tel. No! 3949. Wears to a Wafer Pure and most economical Laatiag tknc daaet h l<ms;
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS
    234 18 To Solve Problem of Traffic Vibration. At the ennual general meeting of ;;:i r Roadways, Ltd., held on Nov. SU ley Bois, the uhairman., rethe menace of traffic vibration, rary tt> popular view he said rubber one ouM not solve the problem of traffic vibration. The on'inunl hammering
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    CITY FATHERS & TRAFFIC
    126 18 CITY FATHERS TRAFFIC Attitude Of Unofficials In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 7 A propoeal to abolish the traffic control committee of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board provoked a ilfi mlnistai debate this morning. The chairman pointed out that under the old enactnunt the Board had
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    ARTS AND CRAFTS
    91 18 large stock of kampong-made silk nnd cotton materials, articles of silver bracelets, and Malayan curios ;i!i descriptions which the Malayan a and Crafts Society obtained from corkers in anticipation of a heavy demand from customers wiafciaaj to send gifts lv K iirlat.il and else:i disposed ofi but
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    2 MILES A SECOND.
    222 18 Present Limit to Speed Of Matter. Lord Rutherford, in a lecture at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, sugg-ested that it was highly improbable whether matter .bullets, shells or anything else would ever attain a velocity greater than "a few miles a second." "The maximum velocity tjhat
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    ONE-WAY TRAFFIC.
    89 18 Why It Is Disliked By K.L. Landlords. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 7. The fact that the enforcement of oneway traffic in a street has a' very material effect on the value of property in that street was mentioned by Mr. A. H. Flowerdew in the
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    SEX OBSESSION.
    164 18 Primate Blames The Novelist. The Archbishop of Canterbury speak- 1 me at Folkestone said that fiction, the film, and the novel were at the present time sex obsessed. They could not escape from it, it was the universal thorn*. In the novel of the old-fashioned day the story
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    JOURNALIST LYNCHED
    72 18 For Shouting Down With Rumania." Bucharest, Nov. 6. A young Hungarian journalist was lynched by a mob here this morninjr, and is stated by witnesses to ihave been torn to pieces. The occasion was a patriotic demonstration organised by the newspaper "Universul" as a protest against the revision
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    23 18 It is notified that Malayan Command I headquarters will be closed from Dec. 1241 24 to Dec. 27 and also on Jan. 2.
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    BOY WITH DUAL PERSONALITY.
    382 18 "Haunted By An Evil Being." A remarkable statement describing his dual personality was made to the police by Thomas Banner, ajred 16, of Morley, Yorkshire, who was charged on remand at Morley with the murder of his mother, a widow, Mrs. Banner was found dead in
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    New Laws Of Contract Bridge.
    2278 19 CHANGES THAT INCREASE BOTH COST AND WINNINGS. The new International Code of (.'on- j tract Bridge Laws which arc now in j force arc divided into eight pails untie. descriptive headings, an arrangement which, il is claimed, not only facilitates the easy discovery of tlu;
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD'S YEAR.
    1140 19 Deficit of $729,348 Shown. DIFFICULT TIME. EASTERN PORTS AND WORLD DEPRESSION. The report of tic Singupo c Harbuur Ktard for the year ended June 30. which is signed by Mr. G. W. A. Tiinnner, the chairman, states: After providing for interest and sinking fund contributions in
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    HAVE YOU SEEN IT?
    50 19 If you have not yet teen the Singapore Daily News, writ* in for a specimen copy. You will be tupplied with one witUngly, toemtM when you have teen what a morning newspaper should be, you uill not kesitute to become a regular tub' 9tliff9ft a i
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      RUBBER POSITION
      452 19 Can Buyers Agree With Producers To the Editor of the Straits Tfaaea. sir. One ofu-n hean the i-.u tioiiett that rubber buyert are iriNing to pay any raaaoaahle price, allowing a small nrolit to the producers; so long athey can be assuu'd of always ohtali nji the commodity
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      CRICKET SCORES BY WIRELESS.
      184 19 To the Editor cf the Straits Times. Sir, As a mutter of interest to own Hi of \vireli^> recciu'i- K 3ME Melbourne was on last evening on Sl.s»i I metres. 1 nicked him up at 5.50 p.m. I local time when ):i> culled up the Radio
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      WILD LIFE.
      99 19 To the Editor of the Straits Time-. Sir, —With releivme to the letter of Dr. Drunimoiul Shiels on the Itlbjeci ol wikl life in a recent iastM of your paper, in which he support* Mr. Hubback in his championship of the brute as againxl the human race. I
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    SIGNS ON RICE.
    131 19 How Earthquakes Can Be Predicted. A young Tokio rice dealer name- 1 Hideji lfctsuo i-laim- to be able to predict earthquakes l>\ siKns on rice aftei it l>a* been -tc:iineu in tin- Japanese wa lit report* that before mA wrioun earthquake in Japan which has taken place
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      210 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle p^** IP' IP If '9 Ps> 21 P27 33 y7 H|p 39 5o 3? |p£ fta ■_I^l il_? ill |ip?i ||p st~ fai a ;^p; _H gg __i_il_ i~w I I 1 I iiii 1 II V: l I 1 I acoss. (CLUES.) 21. NteUed I. Luke
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    Parliament Opens—Time Honoured Pageantry.
    39 20 Parliament Opens Time Honoured Pageantry. THE ROYAL PROCESSION Th c King and Queen driving in State from Buckingham Palace to the House i.f Lord* to open the new session of J'arlianu-nt. Thousands of people lined the route. (Planet News.)
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    28 20 NEW LORD MAYOR Sir Percy Greenaway. the new Lord Mayor of London in succession to Sir Maurice Jenks, who is retiring, being officially admitted to office. (Planet News.)
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    32 20 .\i:\\ MAYOR Of NKW TOM J— Mr. John P. O'Brien, the Democratic < .mil. ii.ii <■ in the election for the Mayor or New York, was returned with a majority of 500,000. (Planet News.)
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    19 20 RUNNING A GYMNASIUM Mrs. Barney Dempsey. is the only woman to manage a gymnasium for prize fighters. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 100 YEARS OLD Dr. Gueriot, the celebrated Paris doctor, addressing the French Academy of Medicine at a reception on hi.s 100 th birthda>. (Planet News.)
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    13 20 (MM'KV SUNSHINE: Mud> beside the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park, London. (Planet New*.)
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    24 20 HUNGER MARCHERS RETURN: Some of the hunger marchers wh» went to ix>na«m to demonstrate a«airu>t the .Means Test, returning to meir homes. (Planet News.)
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