The Straits Times, 13 December 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] ME rARGESI USD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN WKXTA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times U PAGES, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      457 1 SINGAPORE! 78. CECIL ST. ("PHONE 5151;, i 6.15 Tonight 9.15. J LtVE ON WHEELS j with JA( K HI LBKRT Phone 5261-2. L I JIVLMEIt the tmMbJwrmH flkmamiw 0 products Outstanding among AYLMER Canadian products arc Aylmer Tomato Soup, Aylmcr Tomato Ketchup and Aylmer Tomato Juice. 1^ 1& Once the
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      9 1 ,^6.15 Tonight 9.1.-.. LOVE*ON*tflft!fct with JACK lUI.BERT Phone 5261-2.
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      470 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS'. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APT AR LINES. rioe«>*or«te4 la Rutland.) MAM. PASSENGER VM> CARLO ■EAVICEaV PT.NINSUIAR AND UR.'BNTAL K.N. OO UNDKR CONTRACT WITn HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SrRVICK. OUTWARD FROM LONDON TOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tooisgs. Dne B> oJ yIIURDWAN «.OTI K2 CARTHAOB
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      616 2 i jjji ij frr~ (NIPPON YUSEN KAIHHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille*, London, Antwer* Rotterdam and Mldllesboroagh. Veaeols. Tonnage. Due. Ball. HARUNA MARU 10,400 Dee. 14 11 ICATORI MARU 10.WMJ Dee. I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jan. 11 1* t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jsn. 24 26 HAKONK MARU 10.400 Feb. 8 9
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      453 2 BURNS PHLLP LINE (Incorporated la AsstriHo.) FOR BRISBANB, STDNBT AND ■BLBOURME via JAVA, DARVUi ARD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regalar monthly Bailing* by tko wallknowa staamer MARELLA (7361 tons) aad the M. MANGOLIA (8,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is ons of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      637 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone S3XS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTF.RDAH. H4MBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave rVpore. Penang. ALSIA Doe. N m.s. I.AI-ANDIA Jan. 3 Jan. 6 m s. MEONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 ms. BORINGIA Feb. 14 Feb. 17 ms. FIONIA Mar. 7
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      1044 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KfllOW STEAMSHIP CO. SteaaT Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1131). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, I TO. THE STRAITS ftTKAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. RE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. Tke
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    FRENCH NAVAL VISIT.
    300 3 Training Ship Coming To Singapore. A French training ship for young officers who have just received their commission will arrive in Singapore on Dec. 21. The vessel is the Jeanne d'Arc which has a displacement of 6,600 tons. There will l>e 111 officers in training on lioanl,
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    ARCHBISHOP DREYER.
    211 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 12. The Most Rev. Archbishop Columban M. Dreyer, Delegate Apostolic for Indo-China and Siam, was in Ptnang yesterday, having arrived by the Athos II on his way back after his visit to Home, where he has arranged, among other things, for the
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    APPEAL ALLOWED.
    244 3 Cm A Tongkanj? Be Called A Ship T (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penally Dec. IS. In the Supreme < ourt today. Tan Mah Qosth, appealed against a conviction and sentence passed on him in the Second Police Court on charges of being i taikong in charge of a
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    M. AVENOL.
    79 3 Elected Secretary-General Of The League. Geneva, Dec. 10. Ity 1^ Total out of 4.'!, M. Avenol (France) was elected Secretary-General of the League uf Nations in succession to Sir Erie Drummond, who resigned. The usual congratulatory and valedictory compliments were paid and the Assembly unanimously adopted a vole
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      KING GEORGE'S FUND.
      545 3 The Need For Public Support. The Duke of Connaught presided at a meeting of the General Council of King George's Fund for Sailors, held at the Trinity House recently. The Duke of Connaught said the year had been one of unprecedented difficulty for every branch of trade
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      THE "GIRL MAY."
      305 3 No Trace After Heavy Gale. The steamer Girl May was on a voyage from Ayr to .Salcombe, Devonshire, with a caitfo of coal. She left Ayr on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and on Wednesday called at Whiteheaven for two hours to take in supplies of water and stoics.
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      24 3 The M.M. Aramis is duo km fron Saigon tomorrow at C a.m. and is du< to sail for Penang the same day at p.m.
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      25 3 The Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Rossc is due here at 7 a.m. on Thursday, am will sail for Colombo at 5 p.m. the saint day.
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      180 3 ABDANG, Siam. 400 tons, from Malacca 13.12 ANcTbY, Sar., 417 tons, from Sibu 12.12, for Sibu 17.12. CALCUTTA MARU, Jap., 3,213 tons, from Calcutta 12.12, for Hong Kong 1312. CREMER, Dutch, 2,784 tons, from B. De" 12.12, for Hon? Konir 15.12. GEN VERSI'YCK, Dutch, 640 tons, from j
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      113 3 Tuesday, Dec. 13. Ships alongaide the Wharves or expected to arrire. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Peninfrac. Lch. Lady Evelyn, W. Bt. Kitty 1. Oil Wharf Nil. '"oal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbonr. King's Dock Nil.
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      DISCOLOURED WATER.
      159 3 Phenomenon In Indian Ocean. Second Officer B. Kvammc, of the Norwegian motoiship Kirn, Captain Pettersen, reported to the "Hydrojjraphic Bulletin," Washington, that on Aug. 'J, 1932 after passing 11 dig. .06 mm. N., 51 deg. 57 mm. E., stet-ring W.X.W., an extraordinary light colour of the water was
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      ATTACKS ON POSTMEN.
      28 3 Berlin, Dec. 9. 1 Attacks on postmen have become so frequent that it is possible that deliver- ies to private houses will be stopped. Aneta-Havas.
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      414 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated la Germany.) The nndermentioned art the company's ln:anded fixtures OUTWARDS. I m.s. HAVEL for Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Takao, Tsingtao, Dalny and Japan Dec. 21 HOMEWARDS. i m.s. TRAVE for Genoa. M'seillee, Amsterdam, R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Dee- W S Passenger steamers with cabin and intermediate
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      399 3 DOsLLAR STEAIVtSIfIF UNS cAssf AMBSJCaN MAIL LJNB The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. s Make your reservations now. ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE. Excellent accommodation available on all our Round the World steamers. Next sailing: PRESIDENT
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      492 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Strvies to I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. ris Ports and Snn Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, BHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Dus S'pors HOMEWARDS. i.s CITY OF SINGAPORE (or Havr». L'don, R'dam H'burg Due Dec. 30 Sails Jan 2. AMERICAN MANCHURIAN"
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      64 3 UNGAPORE WEATHM. REPORT. Station! Yeeterdny Last aright Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hra. °F Alor Star 88 Nil 5.0 72 Kcta Bharu 82 O.G»> 2.1 72 K Trentrgranu «2 1.42 5.8 71 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 7.3 Tl Mcrsingr 83 P. 12 5.1 72 Singapore 89
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      555 4 SITUATIONS VACANtT •When applying for any position advertised. In th«-M. ealasaaa send copies o." testimonials. Do not Hend originals. WANTED, l>y Kumpean Ina reperienefd shorthand-typlsl State salary required Apply 816, Straits Times. Exp< i abla Indian (oi>k wanUd for estatr In Xegn Sembilan. State .-;ilavv required. Apply 832. Strait.- T.
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      762 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. 64, Kings Rd.. off Bukit Timah Road. Apply personally. Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd.. Raffles Chambers. TO LET, Flat No. 322, Orchard Rond dround floor. Rent »fio per month. Please apply J. S. Nathan, t-A. De Souza Street. INSTITUTION HILL MANSIONS, flat to
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      449 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Nor 172, ITS, 174 and 175, South Bridge P.oad, Nos. 110, 112, 113 and 114. Ajison Rood, Vos. 22, 23, 26 and 27, Deli Street. Apply !leng Loong, 80, Robinson Road. OFFICES TO LET Rooms Nos. 9, 12, IS, 14, If, 16,
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      1384 4 MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week for three months for $1.60. Manager, Sunday Times. LADY gives tuition in French conversation mid violin. 833. Straits Times. MODERN ballroom dances taught at Rena's Dance Studio, Meyer Mansions Ist floor, flat No. 6. Colcman St. Tel. 4639.
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      71 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside wltl.out Malaya. Malaya. Pontage. Monthly S 3.00 4.00 2.50 Q.-ortcrly 8.50 $12.00 S 7.50 Hal.* Yearly $17.00 Sl'-1.00 $15.00 Yearly.. $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES hi- charts i,nd instructions for CLASSIFIED AIM ERTISEMKNTS appear on the form at the bottom of 'his page. Contract rates
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      651 5 Raffles Cafe '-^g- TION NOTICE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME AMn roi'RT OF JOHORE AT JOHORE AMU BAHRU. fy f i In Land Application No. .">0 of 1932. iioniGciionßrv >n <•« run »r 12, u,,!^ VVIIIVUUUIIVI J Stroet, Singapore. hantee and (1) OKI EX INN of No 30, Telok Aycr
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      730 5 AUCTION NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COVRT OF JOHORE. HOI.IH.N AT MfAR. In Land Application No. 23/19.12. AUCTION SALE. Of all that piece pf land containing an area of 2f.A. IR. 20P. situate in the Mukim ot Tangkak, Muar, and comprised in Johore (iovernment Grant No. *****. To be sold by
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      856 5 LEGAL NOTICES CHIN WAH HENG COMPANY 189, BEACH ROAD, SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership business of Chin W-\h Hen* Co., of No. 189, Beach Road, Singapore, General Merchants, together with the goodwill, bookdebts due to and by the Company and stock-in-trade and effects were this day assigned
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    KILLED ON ROOF OF TRAIN.
    1109 6 Remarkable Story. 50-MILE- A N-HOUR AR (RASH. A vt'idrict of mi-adventure was returned at ihf Inqft .it Kaihiini ycsto><iay on Mr. Richard Kiancis Kidnersley, who was found deail on the -roof of a Southern Railway train at Karnham early one morning. Mr. Kindersley, who was
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    BOY SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    265 6 Judge Omits to Don Black Cap. Mr. Justice MacKinnon passed sentence of death at Staffordshire Assizes without putting on the black cap. In the dock was a 16-year-old kennel hoy. Harold Hayward Wilkins, of Longwood Cottages, Mellish Road, Walsall, who had been found guilty of the
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    THE REAL VOICE OF CARUSO.
    429 6 New Secret Process Of Recording. The voice of Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor the world has ever known, is shortly to be heard again, as it was 25 years ago. A gramophone record will shortly be plumed on the market by His Master's Voice Gramophone
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    JUDGE AND RACING MOTORIST.
    418 6 Unsavoury Pest Of Young Women." The hearing iva- concluded in the Divorce Court of the petition of M"--. Margaret May Miller, nee Shotter (a sister of the actress Winifred Shotter) ot Begent's park Road, W.. who asked for the dissolution of her marriage on the ground
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    DEVELOPMENT OF AIR TRANSPORT.
    379 6 The Small Three-Engined Machine. With the advent of passenger carrying aircraft the demand has. arisen for aeroplanes to be not only speedy and reliable but infallible, and so the three-engined aeroplane was developed. With an aircraft structure of proven strength the last bugbear of flying has
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    "THIS MOCKERY."
    231 6 Socialist M.P.'s Attack On Armistice Day. An attack on ihe Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph was made by Dr. Alfred Salter, Socialist M.P. for Wesi Bermondsey, in a speech at St. George.; Hall, of the South East lxindon Mission, in the Old Kent Road. "I am thankful
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    15TH/19TH HUSSARS.
    173 6 King Approves Change In Designation. The King has been pleased to approve the designation of the 15th/ 19th Hussars being changed to "15th The King's Royal Hussars." This change of regimental designation has been approved to allow of the discontinuation of the double numeral which was adopted in
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    COMEDY OF ORIENT EXPRESS.
    328 6 Gladstone Bag the Only Passenger." The running of the Orient Express from Paris to Calais for the sole purpose of carrying a scientist's Gladstone hag, an attempt to "pull the leg" of the British Association, and a dramatic gesture by Lord Roberts early in the War,
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      290 6 Leaves Hair Twice as Beautiful Tl t ■iiiijue Hair n/Ma vi luuay i,ia*e beautiful hair a necessity. Luckily, beautiful hair is now easiW obtained. It is simply a aatttr of shampooing. Proper ituUMOOIBI makes the hair loft and silky. It bring! uut all the real life and lustre, all the
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      47 6 HAVE YOU SEEN IT? you have not yet seen the Singapore Daily News, write in for a specimen copy. You will be supplied with one willingly, because when you have seen what a morning newspaper should be, you will not' hesitate to become a regular tub' tcribsr.
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      294 6 HAVE FORCED^ "3^jslOg^*^ I PUBLIC^p jf THfSJ&K SHEER Indigestion and Stomach Trouble When ycur bodily balance is upset lUP^ll^Hfl If md your food no longer agrees S|fIPPPMMNII| pl| causing discomfort take Cassell's 1 Tablets. They will tone and reH invigorate your organs of digestion. m$ t "Wfir '^B "First I
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      92 7 LAST NIGHT Snappy, new and refreshing JAMES DUNN with a new leading lady PEGGY SHANNON in Fox Movietone's SOCIETY GIRL OPENING TOMORROW FIGHTING jvISESSS^i *g\g^ BOUNDING! ;7f AIR BANKS "3W\^»> Fi.' W MO0»N COMEDY O«AMA TONIGHT MAE CLARKE PAT O'BRIEN I N The Final Edition 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 BOBBY HOWES
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      388 7 CAPITOL. OPENING 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 SPECIAL MATINEE TOMORROW England's PRIME MINISTER of MIRTH JACK HULBERT Fresh from his Triumph in "Jack's The Boy" "LOVE ON WHEELS" A Gainsborough ALL-BRITISH Musical, Singing and Dancing Operetta. JM B^l ;lt his Best! BkßH^^P^V^H Hear the now LEONORA HtL SO g HH tS CORBETT
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      1055 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 69p3. OOOH* "THE OLD DARK HOUSE" STARRING BORIS KARLOFF AND ALL ENGLISH CAST EERIE THRILLIN G ABSORBING FROM THE GREAT STORY BY J. B. PRI ESTLEY NEXT CHANGE!! FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY RETURN SCREENING OF GEORGE ARLISS in "THE MILLIONAIRE." THE STRAITS TIMES, THE SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS, THE
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    167 8 Poor Rubber Orders From New York. GENERAL POSITION EASIER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 7 cents pet lb. Tin. Singapore price $7(>.37' 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, Londt.n. I IS/SM, down 1/SM New York. 3', cts.. unchanged. Market Tone: —Slightly easier. Tin.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    50 8 Noon, Dec. 13. K.S.S. equal to London Standard: Huvers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 7 7> •> (F. 0.8.) ..7 11 16 7;!, Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Tone of Market: Quid slightly easier. Latest Cab -1 13, 32d i er lb. New York Spot Sheet Gets. per
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    PRODUCE.
    168 8 Singapore. Dec. 13. Ganibicr 5 Jj. (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 Copra mix"d 5.2(1 Sap i flour, Sarawak 2:1~> White Pepper 22.. Js!a(k Pepper 18.00 Pearl Sa/<> 4.00 small 5.00 medium 8.00 Rke Siam SI 3B to 205 Saigon |ISB to 14 1 Rangoon $128 to 14."i No. 1
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    19 8 Communication with Koti Bhan (Kiiiintani hi ttill interrupted. ('inni)iuni. aiimi with Kutu Ithar i iKi-luntuni has liocn reatorad.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        467 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmali Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL
        284 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Pref s. 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 El a Con. T. S. Prefs. 21 3
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        138 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 4/2 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\'t P-c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allerby (SI) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 050 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.75
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      209 8 SELLING. Singapore, Dec. 13. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/JT7/8 London, 30 days sight 2 3 27/32 London, demand 2 3 13/16 London, T.T. 2 3 25 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 945 Hamburg, demand 153 New
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      EXCHANGES.
      102 8 Rugby, Dec. 10. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.09 Athens 595 Berlin 13.67-. Belgrade ***** Bombay 1 6 3 16 Brussels 23.47" > Bucharest 550 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19 9 32 Geneva 16.92 Helsingfors 228 Hong Kong 1 4 1 16 Lisbon 107' Madrid 39 15 16 Milan 6Sȣ
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      69 8 From China by Bhutan due Singapori 8 a.m. tomorrow. From Indo-China by Aramis due Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan by Hosang duo Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan by Haruna Maru due Singapore 3 p.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Tottori Maru due Singapore
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      THEIR FIRST YEAR.
      187 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 11. The annual general meeting of the Nesrn Sembilan Estate Owners' Association, which was founded last year, and which has come into prominence recently with its scheme for rubber control, was held yesterday at the Negrri Sembilan Chinese Miners' Association hall,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    308 8 Today. Silat Pumljang, Bcngkalis. Siak. Pakan Har.,e, Fort d« Kock I'adainr I Hong Kwong) .3 p.r.u Selat I'andjang, Kengkal's and Ragan Si Api Api < Ksmeralda j ..3 p.m. N.nth. N.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra, Rangoon md Calcutta I Sumatra Maru i p m. Ceylon. Southern ;n.l Western
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
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    AIR MAIL.
    19 8 A mail from Batavia and Palembane by aeroplane is expected at Sinßapore a 6 1.V.0 p.m. today.
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    164 8 Pun—Hi Production Im ascertained by exports from Ftdaratod Maluy Stales. Unfederated Mali:y State!, and Straits Settlements i of tin. and tin-w-oie at T'J per cent., during the month of Novemb-.T. 1932. Ton*. Tons. Federated Malay Sta.es 2.2iZ Uafadarated Halaj BUM«— Johore U Kedah Perils 21 Kelantan TraaggMW
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      78 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Wednesday, December 14. Rotary Tiffin. Adelphi Hotel. 1 p.m. Opening of Nutrition Lahorntnry and Spnrti ground at College of Medicine by HE, the Governor. 4.15 p.m. Police Band at Telok Ayer. 9 p.m. Fr'day, December IR. Taiping Amateur Races. Fir*t Dny. Vaudeville Entertainment, HaWes Hotel) 9.30
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      829 9 Slightly Firmer Trend In Rates. STOCK POSITION DISAPPOINTING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ix>ndon, Nov. 17 London Money Market rates showed n sliyhtly firmer trend last week, and i nor cent, became general for short loans. This movement is accounted for by Che payment of the 5 per
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      CHIMPUL (F.M.S.)
      695 9 Chairman's Review Of The Year. The seventeenth annual general meeting of Chimpul (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at Winchester House, O'd Broad Street, E.C. 2, on Oct. 25, Mr. G. hingslcy, chairman of the company, presiding. The chairman said: Again we have had a most difficult year.
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      NOV. RUBBER RETURNS.
      175 9 Aycr Kunin K I X.M.S. >.— llO,OOO lb. Ayer MolcV.- 16,501 lb. Alor Cajah. 33,100 II). Aycr I'unas. 75,000 lb. Badek Rubber Kstiitc. BMM Bradwall (F.M.5.1— 18,500 II). italau.l2.riOO lb. Buk.it Kledck. -41,000 lb. Brooklands. -121,000 lb. Bukit Kubu. 18,000 \l. Bukit JeloUnK.— lB,loo lb. Bukit KeponK—
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      LONDON RUBBER.
      551 9 Symington and \Wilson's Weekly Letter. Symington and Wilson's weekly market report dated London, Nov. 16, state* Since our last report the market has been somewhat irregular. Only a >mall business has been put through during the week and fluctuations hr.ye besn slight, but the 'trend on the wh'>ie
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      461 9 Official List Of Approximate Prices. The following arc the prices, ewti ]"•< alters tdi ..tln'iw.M- staled, prevailing ai (Ac .Si'iK»l" >r Warkewi <>n Dec. >, as furtii hul IV 'he Fond, and Maikct lnspector:Mtst j Itsirf »t«ak (round) Ml pur catty, bocf steak stew or curry 2. r
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      806 9 Debts and International Bond Issue. (From Our Own Correspomk-nt.) London. Nov. 17. The City was pleased at the prompt r<!-openinjt pf War Debt discussions once the American Presidential Election was decided. Strong hopes are entertained that the United States will atfnee to a postponement of the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1932. SUCCESS IN SIGHT?
    903 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1932. SUCCESS IN SIGHT? Great Britain has good reason for thankfulness that at a time when the political outlook is particularly gloomy there has been a happy absence of complications in the quarter from which they were most expected. The War debts question,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    214 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.C.S., has returned from leave. Mr. F. H. Grummitt has been appointed Belgian Consul at Penang. The leave of Mr. J. D. Hall, M.C.S., has been extended until Feb. 3. Mr. J. Fairweather has been appointed o act as Agricultural Officer, Muar. Mr. S.
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    STRANGE STORIES OF THE SEA.
    1492 10  -  Frank Wild). Are There Survivors Of The Kobenhavn (By "Given the possibility of the crew of the Kobenhavn having effected a landing, they could still be alive even after this lapse of time." Commander Frank Wild, well Icnoivn as an explorer in the Antarctio, draws
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    609 10 READY MONEY. > V That there still are people in Ur unhappy country with money to spare bi shown by the following advertisements which appeared on the same day in our Kuala Lumpur contemporary WANTED TO PURCIIASK. RUBBER ESTATK 600 to 1,000 Acres. Current prices. With
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    120 10 Singapore. AI.IIAMRRA. James Dunn :m.l Peggy Shannon in Society Girl. 8.16 B Phone 6909. CAPITOU-Juck HulbiTt in l.uw M Wheels. 6.15 y.ir... PfcoM IMI-S. GREAT WORLD.— Out of the Blue with Genr (Jcrranl. Pusur Malain. Gate. 1" cts. Ladies Free. MARYBOROUGH. Mac Clarke an. l Tat O'Bnien in The
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    "OUR CLAIMS UPON OUR DEBTORS WILL REVIVE:"
    1625 11 "&SS& SETTLEMENT OF WAR DEBTS. Effect on the Lausanne Agreement. POSITION OF FRANCE. M. Herriot's Tribute To Britain. The insistence of tho United States thn' the W«T Defeta instalment due on Thursday must be paid without am pmvi-o rcjrardinir revision has startled Great
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA FRIENDS AGAIN.
    1697 11 Diplomatic Negotiations To Be Resumed. Geneva, Dec. IS, An an outcome of meetings here, it is officially announced that diplomatic negotiations between China and Russia have been resumed. Reuter. An earlier message stated that an important movement in the Far Eastern rituatien was ascribed to
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    DUTIABLE GOODS FOR F.M.S.
    606 11 New Provisions. BLOW TO SINGAPORE TRADE. The Straits Times learns that a circular was issued to all meiribers of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce yesterday which several of the recipients consider deals a deathblow to a large volume oi the tra-.le between the Colony and the
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    KNIFE AND REVOLVER.
    52 11 Believed Attempt on Life Of Ex-Kaiser. Amsterdam. Dec. 12. An unknown German, armed with a revolver and a big knite, was found in the cellar of Doom House and overpowered and arrested. It is believed that he intended to make an attempt on the life of the
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    STOLEN ORNAMENTS.
    66 11 Spoil of Many Robberies Hidden in Cellar. Brussels, Dec. t>. The police discovered in a cellar in the suburb of Anderlecht cases full of precious) church ornaments, valued at about 10,000,000 francs, which are believed to be the proceeds of many church and museum robberies committed in Germany
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    GERMAN AIRMAN CRASHES.
    156 11 Accident at Sourabaya. STOWAWAY FOUND ON BOARD. Batavia, Dec. 13. Capt. Hans Bertram, the German airman, who planned to make a flight from Australia, to England in ssven days, crashed when he attempted to leave Sourabaya for Medan this morning. Accompanied by an Australian pilot, Mr. Allen,
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    SIR JAMES REYNOLPS.
    163 11 Death of a Liverpool M.P. London, Dec. 12. The death has occurred cf Col. Sir James Reynolds, Unionist M. P. for the Exchange Division of Liverpool. Reuter. Sixty-seven years of age, Sir James Reynolds, who was knighte-1 in 1920 and created a Baronet in 192u, was one
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    SIX HOUR DAY.
    114 11 Socialist's Cure For Unemployment. London, Dec. 9. The limitation of hours for the working population to six hours daily under a penalty of £10 is submitted as a panacea to unemployment in a bill which WM brought up for SOOOSjd reading by the Left Winger Labour member,
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    VATICAN MUSEUM.
    101 11 Great Collection Of Works of Art. Vatican City, Dec. 8. The Pope himself opened the new entrance to the Vatican Museum. His Holiness made a short speech praising the gnius of Rome, which, he si 1 id, has at all times known how to unite and asrimilate the
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    KING GUSTAV.
    76 11 25 Anniversary Of Accession. Stockholm. Dec. 8. Sweden is celebrating the 25th anniversary af King Gustav's accession today As the King has requested the public and the government to abstain from commemorating the event in view o f the critical times, tha celebrations are of a private character.
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    ZARA RIOTS.
    38 11 Rome, Dec. 8. It is formally denied that the Yugoslav Consulate at Zara was atoned by the crowd. In spite of serious rioting, the police managed to prevent the demonstrators from approaching the Consulate. Aneta. Hsvajs,
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    TWO YEARS' GAOL FOR AGITATOR.
    286 11 Echo of Unemployment Riots. London, Dec. 12. Sidney Job Elius, described as chairman of the National Unemployment Workers movement, was sentenced to the maximum term of two years' imprisonment at the Old Bailey today on a charge of inciting Wai Hannington, leader of the movement,
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    MINISTERS' FATE.
    115 11 Spanish Court Confirms Sentences. Madrid, Dec. 8. The verdict recently pronounced by the special court composed tef 21. deputies upon the Ministers of Primo de Rivera has been approved by the Cortes and thereby rendered valid. Prison sentences of 12 years are imposed on Generals Anido, Aizburu, Codos,
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    "GREEK MEMORIES."
    115 11 Why Compton Mackenzie Wrote the Hook. London, Dec. 7. Before being committed for trial at the Old Bailey on the charge of infringing Official Secrets Act, Mr. Compton Mackenzie, who pleaded not guilty, told the Magistrate at the Guildhall police court that his object in writing the book
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    SECRET RADIO.
    68 11 Police Trace Source Of Red Programmes. Berlin, Dec. 9. After many weeks of patient search, the police succeeded in tracing a Communist post which at intervals recently had been startling the radio public by vigorous Communist sneeches and the singing of the Internationale. Scientific instruments succeeded in locating
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    MR. TALALLA'S QUICK JOURNEY.
    1128 11 To London and Back In A Month. AN AIR CONVERT. "Not a Single Boring Moment." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 12. I talked today with the first inhabitant of Malaya to travel to England and back within a month. It was a queer and
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    COUNSEL REBUKED BY CHIEF JUSTICE.
    1492 12 I Am Sick of This." APPEAL IN ALLEGED SMUGGLING CASE. "In make smuggling unprofitable for the onraaiaen and uncomfortable for the agents" the District Judge recentl;fined two ChMMSa, Osjg Chwec Huh and N'k (;i»k Stng, S.VIO or 12 months' rigorrus imprisonment each. These men were
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    CONVICTION QUASHED
    300 12 Men Who Went to Report And Were Arrested. Two Chinese, Chua Poh Soon and Chua Seng Kah, who had been fined $10 and bcund over to be of good behaviour by police magistrate for being concerned in an affray, appealed and after a hearing lasting just over five
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    162 12 No Reduction in Motor-Bus Taxation. The following action by committee no. 1 in 'he Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported: In connection with the request by the Singapore Motor Bus Owners' Associaikn tor reduction of taxes on motor bases, decided that the Commissioners cannot be recommended to consider the
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    POCKET SLIT IN BUS.
    1772 12 4,000 Guilders Missing. CLERK ON CRIMINAL CHARGE. After a third hearing yesterday before Mr. C. Wilson, the -Criminal District Judge, the charge of criminal breach of trust against Mohamed Ibrahim, an assistant in a money-changer's shop in North Bridge Ron 1, in respect of 4,000 guilders
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    POLICE BREAK UP PROCESSION.
    1046 12 Communists on Trial. ARMED GUARD AT DISTRICT COURT. Shouting and carrying broomsticks rifle fashion over their shoulders, with a man at their head waving a banner inscribed with the slogans "Continue i the Spirit of the Canton Riot" and "Protest Against the Aliens Bill," a crowd
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    MR. J. F. JOHNS.
    208 12 Retiring from Consular Service in Siam. As already announced, Mr- J. F. Johns, C.M.G., who has held the position of His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General in Bangkok since 1924, has left fo; home. He has been in indifferent health for some time, and though nothing has been
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    TUBA ROOT DEATH.
    199 12 Unpleasant Discovery By Road Sweeper. A Tamil Municipal road-sweeper had an unpleasant surprise early in the morning of Nov. 26 when he discovered the body of a male Chinese concealed under a heap of waste paper and refuse in Balestier Road. The dead man wiu holding a
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    MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS.
    86 12 Suspected Communist Gives Police A Surprise. A Chinese was removed to the General Hospital last night in the ambulance from a house in Maude Road in a state of collapse and with a high temperature but no visible injuries. He was conscious but unable to move. It is
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    DHOBY GHAUT MURDER.
    47 12 Execution At Singapore Prison. The final stage of the Dhoby Ghaut tragedy was reached thi- morning when Memlis de Silva paid the extreme penalty of the law at the Civil Prison, Singapore Silva was convicted- for the murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Isabella Hamy.
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    FOUND HANGED.
    51 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). S»ramban De.. 12. The- body of a Chinese mercantile clerk named Ah Hoon, who about four months ago became unemployed, was found hanging last night in his house. It is stated that a note was found saying nobody was to blame and alleging family
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    RUBBER ROAD.
    103 12 The opening of the first stretch of rubber road in Raffles Place, which should have taken place yesterday, has been delayed owing to the heavy rain of the previous Monday causing a considerable amount of flooding and thus retarding the drying operations. The second half of the road,
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    NEW RESTRICTION CAMPAIGN.
    906 12 Meetings in Malaya. PUSHING THE BRADDON SCHEME. In consequence oi the olhcial Htatemfii: thai the I". M. S. Hovernment in waiting for ;i mandate from the rubber indnsiry in ihc matter of restriction a sTies of Meetings is being arranged throughout Malaya. A meeting of all rubber
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      LOCAL HOCKEY MATCHES.
      708 13 Indian Association's Fine Defence. Indian Assn. 2: M.( .1. 1. At Balestier yesterday the Indian Association defeated tho Medical Colleee Union by the odd goal in three. Ohyama, one of th- M.C.I", players, who was wearing spectacles, ha. l a narrow escape from serious incident when he
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      MITCHELL AGAIN IN FORM.
      129 13 Time Robs M.C.C. Of Victory. Wagca Vappa, Dea 12, The M.C.C. match w.th the Southern Districts of New Sou H ales was drawn, time saving the home team froa heavy defeat. In the openiig innings yesterday the Districts totaled EM, Mitchell (I>erl>yshire) taking seven wickets for
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    AUSTRIA BEATEN AT STAMFORD BRIDGE.
    185 13 Five Goals Scored After Interval. London, Dec. 7. At Stamford Bridge today there was a crowd of 50,000 people to watch the tootbaH match between England and Austria. The weather was sunny and the ground was in good condition. England won the loss and Houghton
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    140 13 Excellent Scores in Keppel Ladies' Spoon. The Keppel Golf Club Jadies' December spoon competition vesulted as follows: Miss M. A. S. Law scr. 2 up Miss M. M. Hadley 12 1 up Mrs. .1. C. McLeod 12 all square Mr*. W. P. Doughs »i 1 down Mi-. <;.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    67 13 Barnsley Score Seven Times Against Crewe. London, Dec. 12. The fol'owing were the results of matches played in the Third Division i Northei n I ye -terday WabaU 1 tccrligton St. 0 Lai n> ley 7 'irvv Alex. 1 Halifax Town 1 "-outhport 0 —Reuter. A general meeting
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    SELANGOR T.C. AND S.R.A. SALARIES.
    630 13 Finances Saved by New Arrangement. (From Our Own Correspondent-^ Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 12. I Presiding at the annual meeting of the Selangor Turf Club this evening, Mi. B. L. Watson said that the financial posit mn was just about the same as last year. In
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    ENGLISH F.A. CUP.
    182 13 Senior Clubs Enter Competition. London, Dec. 12. The draw for the third round of the English F.A. Cup, to be played on Jan. 14, resulted as follows: I Carlisle Utd. or Hull City vs. Sunderland. Oldham Ath. vs. Tottenham H. Biighton or Wrexham vs. Chelsea. Bradford City
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    GOOD SPORT AT R.S.Y.C.
    790 13 Lipton Cup Series. KATHLEEN'S EXPENSIVE MISTAKE. At the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday morning the A class six metres sailed the first of a series of three races ft r the challenge cup presented in the early days of the Club by that grand old
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    122 13 Tdday. Drremlxr U. Ruirhy: S.CC. tournament: Public Services vs. M CD.. Padanif. Hockey: Singapore trial, Padanjr. Coif: GarrlMß fi.C. Postlewnitc Tup competition (women's M holes stroke). Wednesday, December 14. Opan'af of Sports trround ■at Medical Collegt Ilium by H.K. the Governor. 4.13 l> m. (Football: Malay I^-aeue Div.
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    M.C.C. TOUR IN INDIA NEXT YEAR ?
    83 13 M.C.C. TOUR IN INDIA NEXT YEAR Three Test Matches To Be Played. London, Dec. I At the annual meeting of secretaries ol First Class Counties th<- Secretary oT the M.C.C, referring to the visit of th.' Indian cricketers last season, congiatuJcted the tourists on th^ir splendid play. He stated that
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    TODAY'S RUGGER.
    186 13 Deciding Match in S.C.C. Tournament. The S.C.C. Rugby ♦oiirni.ment comes to a conclusion today \vhc:i the deciding metch between the Mi'nya Command Officers and the Pubic Services will be played on the Padang. Both teams have not Jest a point so far, although the Public Services received a
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    HOME RUGBY.
    27 13 Oxford Beat Trinity College Dublin. London, Dec. 12. Trinity College, Dublin, today lost their Rugby rratch with Oxford University by six points to three Reuter.
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    SHOOTING AT PENANG.
    132 13 J. O. Parsons Wins Bisle.y Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanp, IM\ !l'. Pennnjr's second annual ope» rifle championslii]) took place yo: lonlay ;il the Rifle Range. The Bisley champi'inship was won Dy J. I'arsuns, recently of Sintfapi.ro, with the excellent score of 363. The aggregate prize
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    MELBOURNE TENNIS.
    41 13 Vines and Gledhill Win Doubles. M.' I mil m;'. Dec. 12. Ellsworth Vines and GlcdhiU (U.S.A.) b-.at Wilmer Allison vii .1. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) 10—8. 6—4. V in tho dooMea final in the Victori i Championship! toI day. Reuter.
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1710 14 CoujrreM in<l Tht London Conference An Opportunity Wmr Hr. Cmniki Has He Dropped Civil Disobedience? JufKinrsc Attack On Indian Markets Scrap Sferl Exported And Re-imported A FT "onderful Bridge. F "id Our own Correspondent.) Ca'cmtu, Nov. With the opening last week of the final Round Table Conference
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      SMUGGLING TRIAL AT CHITTAGONG.
      412 14 23 Men Accused. ALLEGED OPIUM CONSPIRACY. Chittagong, Dec. 2. Ramifications of an alleged widespread conspiracy to smuggle and traffic in opium we. i described today by the Crown Prosecutor when the Chittagong opium conspiracy case opened before Mr. B. K. Bannerjee, Deputy Magistrate. Among 23 men
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      BURMA'S FUTURE.
      442 14 Question and Answer In Assembly* New Delhi, Nov. 30. The following questions were asked and answers given in the Legislative Assembly in respect to the separation of Burma and Federation with India. i At question time Sir Brojencira Milter replying to Mr. Bhupat Singh refused to' make any
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      PRECAUTIONS IN BENGAL.
      278 14 Heavier Punishment For Arms Offences. Bengal Legislative Council here passed the Bengal Criminal Law (Arms and Explosives) Bill, 1932. The object of the Bill, is to provide enhanced punishment for certain offences under the Indian Arms Act, 1878, and the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, and to provide
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      INDIAN CENSUS.
      537 14 Large Proportion Of Illiterates. The Census of the Indian Empire was carried out on the night of Feb. 24, IMI in Burma and on Feb. 2fi in India. In the report giving an abstract of the main statistics of the Census, the table of the chic" cities and
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      RAIN DELAYS "WAR IN BOMBAY.
      222 14 Army Manoeuvres Near Poona. Bombay, Dec. 2. There has never before been such a concentration of troops in the Deccan as are now taking pert in the inter-brigade manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of Poona. The Southern Command has "invaded" two big Indian ".States," Bombay and
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      MR. GANDHI.
      270 14 One Day "Sympathy" Fast. Poona, Dec. 5. Mr. Gandhi began a fast on Saturday I in sympathy with Appasaheb Patwardhan, j a prisoner in Ratnajchi gast, but suspended it on Sunday, circumstances having arisen which enabled him to break his fast. I The fact that he has broken
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      POLICE OPEN FIRE.
      95 14 Clash With Gypsies Near Bombay. Bombay, Dee. 8. A clash is reported to have occurred between the police and n gypsy tribe at Ghatkopar, a suburb of Bombay, this evening. lesuUing from a i.uarrel between a railway ticket collector and a gyp?y. The gneiss stoning the stctio
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      CURFEW ORDER.
      69 14 Renewed Restriction On Hindu Youths. Chittagong, Dec. 5. On the expiry of orders prohibiting Hindu bhadralog youths from leaving their houses between the hours of sunset and sunrise, the District Magistrate has issued today a fresh similar notice, to counteract the activities of absconders and terrorists, to remain
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      CEYLON SALARIES.
      77 14 Clerks' Memorandum To Secretary of State. It is stated that .-evcral department]! Clerical Associations connected with the Ceylon Government S-Mvice met in the State Council to consider what action should be pursued regarding the proposals 3f the Salaries ("a Iris Com miss ion. It is understood that The
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      RULER ORDERS INVESTIGATION.
      100 14 Alwar Grievance. HELP PROMISE FOR DESERVING RYOTS. Following the recent disturbance in his State the Maharaja of Alwar has d! his Revenue Minister, Raja Ghasanfar 'Ali Khan, to inquire into the legitimate grievances of villagers and submit a >vport for* the Maharaja's consideration. The Revenue Commissioner hi
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      PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
      192 14 Grievances To He Considered. New Delhi, Dec. 11.l 1 The Maharaja of Alwar has issued a proclamation in the course of which h<explains that the meos are c!o-ely related to their ruler and his Government is always ready carefully to consider their grievances. It is against the meos'
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      CHITTAGONG FINE.
      299 14 Realisation Ordered By Government. A communique issued by thr Gov«rn1 nient of Bengal on the subject of the collective fine of Us. XO.dtiO imposed on certain inhabitants of Chittagong district, the collection of which was deferred until Dec. 1, says: I As has already been announced, the Government
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      CEYLON'S NEED.
      224 14 Justice Akbar on The University. Speaking at the All Saints' College prUe-giviag this evening. Mr. ruatic« Akl»ar deplored the delay in establishing a University. Real education, said Hi Lordship, was capacity to think correcliy, accept truevalues and reject the Tulm value That could not i» done without I'ni-
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    164 15 WALES SUCCESSFUL. Sensational Start To Second Half. Wro\ham, Dec, 7. Wales thoroughly deserved their 4—l4 1 victory secured in the match with Ireland here today. Tne Irishmen at first had the upper hand, but m the second half they were outplayed in every department. The Irishmen were vtiy
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    OXFORD BEATEN.
    150 15 Cambridge Retain First Half Lead. London, Dec. 7. In the intoi -'Varsity football nm|U-h played today Cambridge won the t:'s^and ■aod the win to baal advantage. oHtainiiijr a :s— l lead in the first half (Thick WMM fought at an e>:t> finely hard -nul keen pace. Oxford's passing
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    "AN OMINOUS SIGN."
    169 15 British Cruiser In Persian Gulf. London. Da Tho m-w Britinti protest to Persia ion Ihe issue of the oil concession is causing much comment in consequence of its per- j emptniy ton«-. which gives it the character of an ultimatum. The fact that the Government has per
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    MUNITION DUMP.
    192 15 Revolution Rumours In Spain. Madrid, Dec. S. A large quantity of bombs, ammunition, mine throwers and small arms, was discovered by the police in a deserted house in the suburbs which is believed to have been the headquarters of Communist plotter-;. Plans for a Communist overthrow of the
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    CROWD OF 10,000.
    95 15 Lonj? Wait To Witness Apparitions." Brussels, Dec. 9. More than 10,000 persons from the neighbouring countryside assembled on Thursday in the village of Beaming in the Arder les, in order to watch "apparitions" which five childifn are asst-rted to have beheld some days ago and whk-h, according
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL.
    77 15 The combination of a fine- night and a full moon formed an excellent setting for i thp Viennese dance at Sea View Hotel last night, and attracted a large attendance. Dinner was served on the lawn, which was decorated with coloured fairy lights, while an illuminated "gondola"
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    CATALAN DIET.
    53 15 Barcelona, Dec. 8. The newly elected Catalan Diet was opened with a speech by the Catalan President, Colonel Macia, expressing gratification that at long last the Catalans had achieved a certain measure of autonomy and voicing the wish that "other natio.is composing th." State will obtain same decree
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    KING OF DENMARK.
    55 15 To Be Guest At Buckingham Palace. Rugby, Dec. 10. The King and Qtiften returned to London from Sandringham today. The King am" Queen of Denmark, who left Copenhagen for England yesterday, will te the quests of their Majesties at Buckingham palace for a \isit extending over four
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    TEA RESTRICTION.
    109 15 Strongly Favoured In Holland. London, Dec. 13. The Financial Times' Amsterdam correspondent states that a meeting of the Amsterdam Association for Tea Culture in the Dutch Indies authorised the committee to conclude agreements in order to arrive at restriction of tea exports and also to take the measures
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    "TOOK POISON."
    142 15 Father's Explanation of Son's Action. Mr. B. S. Dong, whose son was bound over in the Second Police Court a few days ago on a charge of having voluntary caused hurt to his father and attempted to commit suicide, writes as follows: "The report of the case mentioned
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    291 15 By Lieut.-Col. M. J. T. Reiliy, MX. commanding S.S.V.F. Headquarters will be closed from noon on Saturday, Dec. 24 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, and on Jan. 2. On these dates only correspondence of an urgent nature will be dealt with. Envelopes containing such correspondence must
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    PATIENT'S "REVENGE."
    114 15 Children's Hospital Set On Fire. A fire at an asylum for mentally deficient children .at Bruhl Switzerland, which caused the death of (twelve inmates was due, it is now revealed, to an act of revenfte on the part of a man patient who lived on the premises. The
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    UNEMPLOYED RELIEF.
    79 15 Donations received by the European Unemployment Committee in November were as follows: Government Contribution F.M.S. $5,787.78, Ex-Services Association of Malaya $753.50, Clubs $1,631.4, Malayan Tobacco Distributers, Ltd. Wills's 'Gold Flake' contribution $400, Dr. W. J. Dixon $5, Dr. (Mrs.) E. M. Rix $10, Mr. B. O. Bush $5,
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      267 15 'M NOTICE. NOTICF i hereby t'iven that the tVur Trailr Marks consisting of the device* nnd words depicted abovp arc the exclusive property of MKSSKS. CARL SCHMKI'KK. KKMSCHKII), Cermany and arc used by them in rvspect of Paints, Mairrni'ty nf all kinds and aaitl »f machinery- Implements for ncricult Jr.i]
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    CHANDU SEIZURE.
    287 16 A seizure of about 370 tahils of nonGovernment chandu, valued at approximately $2,500 was made by revenue officers on board the s.s. Lyemoon yesterday morning when the boat docked at Tanjong Pogar wharf, having arrived from Hong I Kong. I'uring the course of their search, the came upon
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    REMARKABLE DECREE.
    86 16 Permit For The Use Of Machinery. Dantzig, Dec. 9. The Senate has issued a remarkable decree which appears to be the first of its kind in Europe. It enacts that a permit must !>e obtained from the State authorities before any machinery is installed the use of which
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    FAINT PRAISE.
    229 16 German Papers and The New Agreement. Berlin, Dec. 12. Comment on the Geneva agreement is friendly on the part of the left wing newspapers but very lukewarm as regards the nationalist press. The Allgemeine Zeitung says the only real success was. achieved by Mr. MacDonald. Germany in reality
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    JAPAN'S NAVY.
    45 16 Russia Alleges Imperialistic Aims. Moscow, Dec. 12. According to the Pravda, the Japanese naval proposals are intended to establish Japan's naval supremacy in the Pacific, upset the London and Washington agreements and further imperialistic aims by expansion in India, Manchuria and China. Reuter.
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    AMY JOHNSON.
    67 16 Compelled To Return Owing To Fog. Benguclla, Dec. 12. Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) left Mossamedes at 10 o'clock last nijrht and passed over here shortly before midnisrhi. Fop forced her -to return at one o'clock and she took off at 4JO for Duals.- Reuter. A Tamil was found
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      36 16 THE ONLY ALL BRITISH CHEST ON THIS MARKET 1 FXofxOMICAL BACKING i IS '^^o^\ J; I ■^f^Ro'o«ooft«Mwts«sj^' l'-''i^H-.'ii,..i-r ..1 AND THE BEST. A PRODUCT OF MALAYA BY MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD. Tel. 4265. KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams "ARANG.
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    1407 17 Diminished Finances. APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT. The first meeting for three, years ol the Children's Aid Society was held at GovernI ment House yesterday morning under the chairmanship of H. K. the Governor (Sir 1 i 'lenient i). Among a good attendance were Lady Clementi, Lady Murison,
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    ECONOMY IN SARAWAK.
    58 17 Twenty Per Cent. Reduction In Rajah's Privy Purse. In view of the serious financial situation, the Rajah of Sarawak has instructed the Treasurer to make a 20 per cent, reduction in the amount of his Privy Purse for the year 1933, and a similar reduction will apply
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
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      93 17 CIMR COMPLEXION by i/.siii/j CUTICITRA regularly <'.lr»n-.cyoMrf;icetlioroiijslil> avwj n iuli l wi;'h hot walrranil uli.iira Soap, wiaf plenty ot Soap. Km-r with i. |'i'l water and finally with „,1.1. Wh. n ilu- -Win ia irritated, t-i nll\ -niiar uithrullruraOlnl-iih-iii In fivr minutes bathe as direrteil abmr. S.imrlc each Soap, Ointment
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      333 17 TIL P FACTS THE CARE OF GRASS AND LAWNS. The rcKUlar removal of grass cuttinjfs all( h vv tropic;.! rainfall constitute a constant drain on the fertility of the so awll;< t nnis a ,,,i i, a( |mint..M courts etc: and regulur attention must given t.. manuring, if a satisfactory
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    MALAYAN LISTENERS.
    229 18 Sir Laurence Guillemard's Message. Writing to World-Radio, Sir Laurence Guillemard, K.C.M.G., a former Governor of the S.S., says: "I am glad to avail myself of the opportunity offered me by World-Radio of sending my warm personal greetings to all my friends in Malaya; of whom, whether they agreed
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      211 18 ag& Bfe teeth are living parts of ■P^^W^Q H^ >JUT k'dy- Th?y may he ill Bp~ |BP^B(HH through lack oj the proper ■KfejSwßrjjW nourishment Calcium. '-■life JF V^^HP^ B 'km nk_^ i Mkm m nnV' 7 na% Wr--but now W^jMi Cure your teeth from within— KALZANA, the Calcium food, is
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      250 18 G. E.G. RADIO GECOPHONE All Electric MULTI-WAVE SUPERHETERODYNE RECEIVER FOR A.C. MAINS I I nWtl ft Is I ft§ I I I BsUh if 1 1 H ifli^i i iii r ifliin^^^^^^^ftL^_^^M^^^^i Hi"v f 1 1 m> A.C. MAINS MODEL. a y"' 1 A MuLiwav. All-Electric Super-heterodyne ■W'^^nsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssstsssssssssstssssssssssstT^^nl receiver giving
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      292 18 THE EMPIRE STATION. Details of First Week's Programmes. The following are the programmes t>> Im' broadcast by the new Kmpire Station 1 from Daventry, m the Indian zone, for the first week, commencing Dec. 19 (on 16.9 and 25.3 metres):— i MONDAY. DEC. 19. I 2.30 p.m. Time Signal fn
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      466 18 BROADCASTING IN SHANGHAI. Radio Shops Which Transmit. Shanghai at the moment has about 27 hroadeastinß stations, none of which is effectually controlled by Government regulations. Some seven or eight years ajro an Arieriean station was erected in Shanghai by local enthusiasts, and the broadcasting of records and local talent was
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      727 18 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Revised List BROADCASTS FOR THE WEEK. The wireless programmes have been revised as fellows MONDAY. KPABAROVSK. (70.2 metres), 6 to 9 BANDOENG, PMY., (50 metres), G. 40 8.10 p.m. Chinese music; 8.10 p.m. to 9.40 European music. CHICAGO, W9XE.. (49.83 metres), 2.30 to 5 a.m. and from
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      297 18 MOSCOW, RFN.. (50 metres), 11 p.m. CHICAGO. W9XF., (49.83 metres), 2.30—5 a.m. JOHANNESBURG, (49.4 metres), 10.30—3.30 p.m. BOUNDBROOK. W3XAL., (49.18 metres), 4 a.m. MOSCOW, REN, (45.88 metres), 11 p.m. ARANJUEZ, EAQ., (84.4 metres), 6.30 8.15 a.m. BANDOENG, PLY, (31.86 metres), testing from 6.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, VK3ME., (31.55 metres), 5—6.305 6.30
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      321 18 JOHANNESBURG. (23.4 metres), 10.30 to 3.30 a.m. BOUNDBROOK, WSXAU (49.18 metres). 4 a.m. MOSCOW, KEN.. (45.38 metres), 11 p.m. ARANJUEZ. EAQ., (54.4 metres), 6.10 to 8.15 metres. BANDOENG, PLY., (31.86 metres), testing from 5.30 p.m. SCHENECTADY, W2XAF., (31.48 metres), 5 a.m. and 0 a.m., news. ZEEZEN, (rj.7's metres), from 7.30
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      108 18 PITTSBURGH. WBXK., (48.86 metres). 4 a.m. BOUNDBROOK. W3XI., (48.69 metres), 00.30 to 5.45 a.m. MOSCOW, REN., (45.38 metres), 11 p.m. PERTH VKISVA., (41.6 metres), B to 10 p.m. ARANJUEZ, EAQ., (34.4 metres), 1 to 3 a.m. and 7.30 to 9 a.m. RABAT, (32.26 metres), 2 to 4 a.m. (Monday). SCHENECTADY.
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    MORE CRIMES BUT FEWER PRISONS.
    1106 19 Startling Paradox. > CONTRAST WITH 20 YEARS AGO. gr Man than M prisons in England hay haw clo.-e I daring the last 20 years— and crime both in volume and proportion has reached the highest point it has ever attained during modern times. These are
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    NEW ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    372 19 Twenty Machines To Take Part. The Air Minister, General Balbo, and leaders of Italian aviation, do not intend to rest on their laurels. Another mass transatlantic flight is officially announced as part of Fascism's programme for the eleventh year of the Fascist regime. The December, 1930, record,
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    BACHELOR JUDGE.
    97 19 "Mr. Justice MeCardie Is A Wonderful Man." Mrs. Rugby Duncan, a leading Sydney feininjj-t thinks Mr. Justice MeCardie is exactly right about divorce"He is one of the few men who really understand women's difficulties," she declares, I never could understand why he did not marry." His recent declaration
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    SICKNESS LEGALLY DEFINED.
    452 19 Prayer Book Quoted In Appeal Court Case. The Court of Appeal has defined the legal meaning of the word "sickness," their opinion being sought in the following circumstances: Mr. Leo Maloney, an assistant in a naavy shop of the St. Helens Industrial Co-operative Society, was employed under
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    " EDGE OF A VOLCANO."
    184 19 EDGE OF A VOLCANO." Dean and Frankenstein Of War Machines/ The Dean of Exeter, Dr. W. R. Matthews, addressing an Exeter League of Nations Union meeting, said the world was perishing because there was no feeling of security in it. Nations, peoples, and families felt they were walking upon the
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    PASSION PLAY PRODUCER.
    63 19 Death Of Herr Lang At Age Of 88. Oberammoigau, the Bavarian village famous for its Passion Plays, is in deep mourning for Herr Ludwig Lang, whose death in announced. Herr Lang, who was 88, had been tb« artistic organiser of the Passion Plays since 1875. He had
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    MURDER TO ORDER.
    64 19 Belgrade. The man who murdered to order for a few pounds a head, and who had several orders still on hand when he was arrested last April, has been hanged at Bjelovar. After a good night's sleep. the "terror of the Graberska Ulna" mounted the scaffold by
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    MADAME STALIN.
    172 19 Huge Demonstration In Moscow. Berlin, Nov. 11. The funeral of "Comrade Allilueva," as the wife of Stalin, the Russian Dictator, continued to be called even after her marriage, was originally intended to be a purely private affair, but ultimately became the occasion for a huge demonstration. So great
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    CONDUCTOR'S PLAN.
    172 19 Others fo Ifcdk After His Sidelines. Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who U inquiring into the possibilities of "chain store" opera, has incorporated himself under the laws of Delaware. Declaring "I've beci me incorporated," Stokowski explained that he wanted the new organisation entitled "Music and Radio
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    JUVENILE CRIME.
    133 19 400 Boys in One Prison. An enormous increase of crime among the young was referred to by the Rev. W. L. Cottrell, chaplain of Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Speaking at a meeting of the Central Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, at St. James's Square, he said that there were about
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    RECTOR'S FINANCES.
    191 19 Paris Visit in Top Hat And Frock Coat. A village clergyman who stated that he was drawn into a circle of financiers and loaned or invested £6,000, spent his 70th birthday undergoing pubic examination at Northampton Bankruptcy Court. He was the Rev. Heary Ho»ke Bartrum, Rector of Lathbury,
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    FIVE SWANS SHOT.
    164 19 Five of Chehasford's eight swans have been shot by a man who declared that they had become a nuisance to him. The birds were missed, and were found near the river bank, about a mile from the town. Then came an announcement by Captain Gerard Fane, of
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    ORIGINS OF THE GREAT WAR.
    857 19 Bid for Sea Power. •—-KAISER'S• KAISER'S ATTEMPTS TO WEAKEN BRITAIN. The idea, it may lie supposed, of Ule I'rime Minister in authorising the public** tion of British Documents on the Origins of the War, 1898-1914, edited by V,. P. Gooeh and Harold Teinpcrley (Vol. VIII,
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    DEVIL'S ISLAND.
    94 19 Sixteen Convicts Get Away. Sixteen convicts have escaped frwn the French penal coloiK of Guiana (which includes the notorious Devil' Island The proximity to Dutch Guiana said to be the incentive to escape, !><■, ;n the convicts arc geJUHlly welcomed inH tolerutcii, while in certain countries heai'by there
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