The Straits Times, 17 December 1932

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    40 1 The Straits Times \m*S >f [BSTABLTSHIO HKARLT A CENTUBT.? T»B VARGEST SJ)VD MOST MFLVENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MIETFI. 10 PAGES, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY,' DECEMBER 17, 1932, PRICE 10 CENT 9 The Straits Times PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1932 PUCK 10 CENTS.
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      354 1 Singapore: TB. Ci r i H335Z55 1 •15 Tonitrht 1.15. ItVE ON WHFFIS .t.h JACK HI LBERT Phone 5261-2. L J KCIL ST. V PHONE B1«1T. DRINK MORE (p^\ GOOO MILK! There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." 1% Guaranteed to be entirely free
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      119 1 i! KoiiA IUMPUR I 18. JAVA k" give "JEAN VALJEAN" CIGARS THIS CHRISTMAS. CORONA CHICAS. <2S> $4 00 J^fl REINA VICTORIA. (50) $7.23 HALF CORONA. (25) $5 25 f *f Tj HALF CORONA (50) $10.00 ESPECIALES. (25) $3 50 W& itf^^ffi PRHCIOSOS (100) $7 25 "AFTER DINNER CIGARS" J^hUbJi^ AFTER
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      17 1 it. '<f»HON€ awari CIS Tonight 9.15. lOVff «N WREEIS j with JACK HVI.BF.RT Phone SMI 2. i
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      483 2 P. 0., BRITISH INWA AND APCAR LWfiS. (liraxonliil In England.) MAIL, I'ASNKNGER AMI CARGO SEBVICEB. PENINSULAR A!TO OBIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WfTH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVERNMKNT. IX)NPON_AND FAB EAST MATL StSVTCK. OI'IWAMIi FROM LONDON r"UB CBIKA AND JAPAN. Toaaaga. Cna fl'por*. 19IJ. yBURDWAN «,0lf« D*«. SI •'ARTHAOB ll.0«* D*e. M
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      617 2 SHIPPING ANNQUNCEMENTS. .a i (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON, W*%^o##* aaVOTWTHCasV L^JWwflß^ ABtWVl^^ Rotterdsm and Mldllesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Dae. Sail. KATOP.I MAR'J 10,000 D«e. 29 tO KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jan. II IS t YASUKL'NI MARU 12.000 Jan. 24 ?R 11AKONK MARU 10,400 Feb. 8 I SfWA MARU 10,700 Feb. 23
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      435 2 BURNS PBHP LINK <lncorroratfe i» ATwtrallaC? FOR BRISBANB, SYDNEY AND ■ILBOURNE via JAVA, DAEWIB AED tHURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by tha wall. known stsamer MARELLA (7,881 Ions) and the S3. B-ANGOUA <B«MaV tons) (Cars). only). The KABELLA Is on* of ths largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      641 2 WE EAST ASUTIC 0), LftlTim (lacorporatetd in Denmark,) Telephone 6S2L PASSENGER AND FREIGHT gErtVICE. TO GENOA. MWPOM,^TTBRIXABL BAM BUBG AND COPENHAGEN. hum S*por« Pinang. m.«. LALANOIA Jan. 3 Jan. 8 m.R. MFONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 m.«. BORINGIA Feb. 14 Feb. 17 m.s. FIONIA Mnr. 7 Mar. 10 m.s. ERRIA
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      1034 2 THrT"BLUK FUNNEL LINE (Ocean TBE ETTA EBIOW BTEAM3HTP CO. Steam Bbip Co., Ltd., and China OMSK LTD. Mntmrt Ft+am W*.l«.>l— Co^ Lt*t> TBB SABAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS BTEAMBHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. TrTK CtrrSA NAVr6A»ION CO, LTBt fWB XVStitMSAS OBIBNTAL LINE, LU. The SIAM STEAM
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      UNDERWRITING.
      1288 3 Conditions in the Principal Countries. Many interesting facts concerning underwriting methods in the principal countries of the world were given l>y Mr, Oscar Prentice in the course of a lecture, the first of the Post Graduate course, nvranged by the Insurance Institute of London. Mr. Prentice, who is general
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      PLIGHT OF SHIPPING.
      318 3 Mr. R. F. Gibb and The Result of Overbuilding. Addressing the members of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce on the outlook for shipping Mr. Robertson F. Gibb, chairman of the Union Castle Line, said tariffs were things they did not care very much about. Theoretically no shipping
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      MOSQUITO NETS.
      276 3 Decision of Swedish Tribunal. An interesting CMi ha* just been decided l>y the Bwedlsh Labour Tribunal in connection with the provision of mosquito nets on board ships trading in the tropirs. The Swedish Firemen's Union claimed additional pay for its members employed in the steamer Trione, owned by
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    135 3 ANTUNG, Brit., 2,107 tons, from Hone Kong 16.12 for Ho* How 20.12. HERVAR, Norw., 7CI tons, from Bangkok 16.12 for Malacca 17.12. HAFTHOR, Norw., 761 tons, from Bangkok 17.12 for Bangkok 19.12. KARAFUTO MARIJ. Jap., 3,400 tons, from Campha 17.12 for Bordeaux 17.12. KrNTA, Brit., 509 tons, from
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    108 3 Snturday, Dec. 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lc-h. Lady Evelyn. Centaur, Gi;:n(t Ann, Dujak. Oil Wharf I'tark-if. Osal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Tuc °andu, S.H.B. Hoppers 1 and 4. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel
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    PASSENGERS.
    140 3 The following |)assen L r-.'rs sailed yesterday on Johun van Oldenbarncvelt: Mr. and Mrs. J. Guston, Mr. I. D. Gahtan. Mr. A. Patterson, Mr. md Mrs. H. W. Moxon. Mr. Ir. M. H. H. v d Mey, Mr. R. Sidney. Mist A. L. Eckhardt. Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
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    DOCTOR FINED.
    150 3 £50 For Malicious Wounding. A fine of £50 was imposed at Nottingham Assizes, on Dr. James Isaac Lyons, of Nottingham who was found guilty of maliciously wounding Harold Everett Hitchin, a Kilvington poultry farmer, by shooting him. He was also ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution,
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      429 3 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. I (Incorporated ia I Germany.) The undermentioned sre the company's lalanded fixtures OUTWARDS. m.s. HAVEL for Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Takao, Tsingtao, DaLny and Japan Dec. 21 HOMEWARDS. M.s. TRAVK for Genoa, M'sellles, Amsterdam, R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Dee. 28 Passenger steamers with cabin and intermediate class
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      401 3 DOtXAR STEAMSHIP UWW LOWEST THROUGH FARES To England via America are now being quoted. Take advantage of them NOW Include the CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JI'NE— NOVEMBER 1933 And the INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CONVENTION AT BOSTON in your Itinerary. A trip via tho Panama Cnnnl with stops at Balboa. Cristobal and Havana
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      473 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ••ELLERMAN- LINE. Freight Service to I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Ports and Sues Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN, Steamer Dae S'pora HOMEWARDS. «.s. CITT OF SINGAPORE for Havre, L'don, R'dam A H'burg Due Dec. SO Sails Jan. I.
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      63 3 HNfiAPORE WEATHMR. REPORT. SUtioni Yerterdar Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hra. *F Alor Star 8-'i 0.04 5.5 71 Kota Bharu 81 0.35 Nil 73 K. Trengganu 80 0.27 0.1 72 Bukit Jeram 88 0.14 8.2 73 Merging 81 0.04 3.3 72 Singapore 86 Nil
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      145 3 TIDE TABLES. Saturday, December 17. H. W. 1.12 a.m., 8 ft. 4 in., 12,11 p.m., a ft. G in. Sunday. December 18. H. W. 1 .-lit a.m., 8 ft. 4 in., 12,52 p.m., 'J ft. 0 in. Monday, December 19. H. \V. -J. 2:, a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 1.40
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      709 4 ©!E SSnus j' Head Office: 78. Cecil Rtreet. Singapore Phones: 5151-5152. Tel: "Times" Singapore. i Koala Lumpur Office: 25, Jara Street. Phone: 3683. London Office: 3, Bolt Conrt, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 4. Phone: (rntral 4430. Tel. "l.f.tdmalaya" London. London Advertising Repreaentative: 21. Old Jewry, London. X.C.2. Cily ."!6.-.0. Tel.
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      751 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE 'ASTORIA,' single double room, verandah, mod. san., tennis, frarage. Mrs. Willies, i i. Rochalie Drive. Phone 2043. Nice airy rooms with breakfast, $40— frtO monthly. $2— s3 per day. Mod. san., garage, a River Valley Road Silt, Strnits Time*. h EAST ANGLIA, 6, OXLEY RISE. Phone V 1390.
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      558 4 WANTED. Wanted Women— To see "BACK STREET he picture dedicated to you by Fannie Hum -Pavilion— screening toon. WANTED, approximately 4,000 feet of econdhand water piping 2"— 3" bore. Mufit >c in good condition. Please quote lowest iricc. 840, Straits Times. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, offices No. 13,
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      482 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS USED KELVINATORS Low prices, enny terms fulf guarantee. KELVINATORS RENTED IhliyM Mechanical Equipment Ct. 14, Robinson Road. Tel. 3464. BSTABLISHED Cafe in town for sale. Apply 830, Straits Time?. SAVAGE RIFLK, 303 express power, !>0 rounds ammunition. 1 Ran stamp collection, 3 piece:; curios, for
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      625 4 M ISCELLANEOU S_ NO RELAPSE-ASTHMA CURE. Guaranteed Peerless Remedy for Sure and Permanent Cure. Please let me tell you everything in detail. No matter who has failed. Apply: Dr. BIOWELLFARE. Kotwalipara, (Bengal), India. EDUCATIONAL. FORMS FOR ADMISSION, TO RAFFLES INSTITUTION EVENiM; CLASSES FOR Ml may be had from the Superintendent
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      671 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARIT and Miss HANA. M. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MASSAGE Mr. Mrs. AKAJI, graduate of the Tokjra Kaaaaga School, Ist floor. No. 117. Middle Rrad. SINCAI'OKK. DRASTIC REDUCTIONS KOR A SHORT SEASON UNI V ON All. CLOCKS AND WATCH BB NOW <i\
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    DR. TEMPLE ON RELIGION.
    472 5 Natural and Revealed Theology. The Archbishop of York delivered tlip first of his Gifford lectures at the I nfvtT•sity of Glasgow. He pointed out that a jrreat chance had come over men's habit of thought conceninjr the distinction between natural md revealed religion since Lord Gifford
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    MORAL BROOM IN BERLIN.
    317 5 Police Move Against Night Life. Berlin's reputation is to bo <lc;ue<l. Concessions will be withdrawn from leitain notorious dance-halls this winter, «M> window display* of bookahops controlled, and the world-famous nitrht lif ol streets in the city and West Bad cleansed c.f its more blatant evils.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    582 5 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.—4th Sunday in Advent. Pec. 18, 6.50 a.m.. Holy Comn. 7.30 a.m., Matins; 8 a.m., Holy Comn. (Ohoral); y.15 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 5.30 p.Ai., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon; 6.30 p.m., Servkv at S. Christopher's, Johore Bahru; Holy Comn. on Mon., Wed. nnd Friday at S a.m.,
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      427 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance and Cabaret PAHIT IN THE PALM ROOM AND LUNCH AT RAFFLES ""raffles celebrated" orchestra" PHONE 5381. (10 Linos) ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL Sunday 9.30 p.m. TONIGHT SPECIAL CLASSICAL CONCERT (Played hy Raul Strauss tind Us Ordmtra.) C PROGRAMME C.
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      247 5 Raffles Cafe AND Confectionery Orders Are Now Being Booked for X'MAS CAKES, X'MAS PUDDINGS AND MINCE PIES. Fancy Assortment of CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, CRACKERS. Etc., Etc. PHONE 5381. B tw4 \.n» t LwJB w Vv "^1 (Penanf Hills 2.2.10 ft. above Set Level.) SPECIAL TIFFIN ON SUNDAYS. Cool and Commodipus Dinirg
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      486 5 TENDER SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices. Supply of Sluice Valves for period May 1, 1933 to April 30. 1934. Date of
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      409 5 AUCTION NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COURT SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 164 of 1932. In the Matter of the Estate of Rahamah Beebee bint* Kader Wali, Deceased. And In the Matter of Her I-ast Will dated February 26, 1906. And In the Matter of Ordinance No. 36 (Conveyancing and Law of
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      8 5 Consult They save you Money.' ON i'AGfc i
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    SALUTE TO AMY MOLLISON!
    2440 6 FLYING NOTES Lonv II onum Flyer Smashes England-Cape Record 6.300 Miles In 6,173 M>nuit» Btitish Plains Supreme it Paris Salon Stainless Steel The JVs»IC Ma! trial A Veteran Day-Bomber Fliminatins; (.ornysion Risks Export Trade Triumph (hie Firm's Orders From Six \ations Flying Ninety Hours I pside
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    DOCTORS WHO SUFFER FROM DYSPEPSIA
    113 6 DOCTORS WHO SUFFER FROM DYSPEPSIA Doetori !..i. th j dintarbance arc ipe to m d a irbi n they tbamwlvcd »<•( attach of itomach |Kin. they obtain in>! ml t lief by taking ;i rimple. bju-mlr antacid preparation you innTer afti r I actinic; if r..0>l Ml lead on ymr
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    ROMANCE OF A BUSINESS.
    1321 6 Stricken With Paralysis. EX-SOLDIER BECOMES BIG BAKER. Here is one of these stories that re new one's faith in England. It is thi story of an ordinary Englishman who be came a baker in the hard post-War years Who was almost helplessly paralysei at 21, and
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      34 6 «SL JaHesDiaBBBBBBBBB^BV»^ aß#jßsSß^>V^W^*^^a»**fißßaßßßßßßßßr^ r^* "tfA The 3m} B of Winter in SWITZERLAND ■re rtiinitierh'ss and nnf(irt;f!!;il)li' ■OTEL i.l lin:s howini Uriffa, IMw-li.ii.-ii lei napa and nil infwrmnta the S»i~« imsiilnlr, ttt, M.irkel Slriel. Sinuiipore.
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      119 6 \O£ <* prices Yo your car 'IbibbbbbbbbW 1 Solt- Agents UNIVERSAL CARS LTD., B^JM^BMkflflL^ Orchard Road, Singapore. I I^^sbbbl Represented throughout Malaya by aSß^^ci WEARNE BROS. LTD. b, spec., ■t. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. UIT A %A DIAMOND AND GEM, FANCY RINGS. PENDANTS. EARRINGS, BRACELETS, CLIP BROOCHES, GRAPPIN > 8 BROOCHES, ETC.
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      138 7 MATINEES TODAY AND TOMORROW >^ x FIGHTING. OtlXfiilJg^ BOUNDING! \C- A fAlnßAillia Ql^S^ V IN A MODERN COMEDY -DRAMA' *T\\ jl' y^fc^ AUVE WITH ACTION AND TMtllls' Mm^ROßinson BOOK FOR THE WEEK-END AT ROBINSONS. ""COMING SOON IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR THE FIRST TIME SUNNY SIDE UP. TONIGHT Double Feature Programme
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      316 7 Make This Your piG Night! AT THE Matinee Today at 3.15 Children Half Price Tonight! LAST NIGHT of JACK HULBERT ("Jack's The Boy") IN <iuinsboroii<:irs I 1. -HH I'I'ISII Musical Comrdy "LOVE ON WHEELS" with GORDON HARKER and LEONORA CORBETT. Aiiiioiincom€;nl Extraordinary TOMORROW:— Commencing at the Matinee 3.15. First National's
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      152 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. MATINEES TODAY AND TOMORROW AT 3.15. AN AMAZING, UNFORGETTABLE DRAMA THAT LIVES! NEXT CHANGE! RENATE MULLER and GEORGE ROBEY "MARRY ME" GRAND CHRISTMAS FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL AND SUPPER DANCE Under the distinguished Patronage of The Hon: Sir William Murison, Kt. 8., K.C. and Lady Murison THE VICTORIA
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    182 8 London Rubber Stocks To Be Down 1,155 Tons. LOCAL POSITION VERY QUIET. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 7'> cent< per Ib. Tin. Singapore price $7fi.l2'i per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 15/SSi* u;> l/:i2d. New York. 3 Vl<> <ts., un- changed. Market
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    77 8 Xoon, Dec. 17. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Diner*. Sellers. Spot (loose) 7 1 > 7-">.. (F. 0.8.) 7^ 7"« Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. DeC. ..7 9 16 7"';; Jan. 7' 1 7 Feb. 7-;', 713 i Jan.-Mar. 7: 7 13 1 Apr.-June
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    PRODUCE.
    173 8 Singapore, Dec. 17. Gambier 5.! (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 bpra 5j 1 mixed f,,2" Sago flour, Sarawak 2.2' White Pepper 22' Black Pepper 18.0 > Pearl Sago 4.0 small S(V) medium 6.0 1 Rice Siam ,Si:?g to 201 Saigon |iao to 13 < Rangoon |IJ7 to 14" No.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      200 8 SELLING. Singapore, Dec. 17. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 7/8 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 970 Hamburg, demand 156 New York, demand 87%
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      EXCHANGES.
      98 8 Rugby, Dec. 15. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam B.IBU Athens 600 Berlin 13.811 o Belgrade 245 Bombay 16 11 64 Brussels 23.76., Bucharest 557 1 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.30 Geneva 17.11 Helsingfors 228 Hong Kong 1.3% Lisbon 109 Madrid 40 n Milan 64 5 16 Montevideo 30 nominal Montreal
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      8 8 Communication v:th Bangkok an.l Tungsong is interrupted.
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      NOT A BEGGAR.
      123 8 Man Who Knew Seventeen Languages. An Englishman was talking, in Fiend, to a French acquaintance on the terrace of a Viennese hotel. A man came sidling along the terrace from the street, asking for alms. "I am sick of these eternal beggars," remarked the Frenchman, in French.
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        MINING.
        464 8 MM Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbnng £1 £1 Austral Malay < r > 5 Ayer Hitam fin £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
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        GENERAL.
        284 8 Is*ue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 4.13.9 4.18.9 1 1 Kinta Electric 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 10 1U Maynard Co. 1 Malayan Breweries 50 50 McAlister Co. 100 50 Oversea Ch. Bank 10 10 Robinson Old. 100 100 Robinson Prefs.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 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 4Vfc p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4/-» p.c. of 1907 red. 1917 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Price Fraaer Lyall Evatt Co. Allepby (|i) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Aim Gajali ($1) 0-25 0.35 0.30 0.10 A. Ilitani ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 OGO Kuninj? (Jl) 0.06 0.15 0.05 015 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.75 0.90 A.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    80 8 Saturday. Drrrmhrr 17. Tapping Amateur Race*. Second Dny. Christina* Carnival at Memorial Hall, 0 p.m. to II p.m. Wrdnenday, Deremher 21. Gener.-il Meeting of Straits Trading Co, Ltd.. Orenn Ku^dinc. noon. Rotary Club tiffin. Adelphl Hotel, 1 p.m. Speaker Mr. Bong One Sinn*. Polire Bund at
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    227 8 Today. North and East India (SirdhaniO 3 p.m. Pontiannk (ToKiun> p.m. Philippine Island* (Salaw.iti) S p.m, Lahoenn Bilik and Tnndjoni; Bnlci Unrak) 4 p.m. Tembiluhan Indrapin fAinc Looni;) 4 p.m. Tcnihilahan iird Indragiri fltokiin) I p.m. Bcnu'kalis nnd Bapan Si Api Api (Toboali) ..4 p.m. Djambi (Toha)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    21 8 By S'pore London Talamba Christiaan Huyttt-ns Oct. 20 Not. IS tUt. IS Not 14 Ni.v. 2." Dec. 15
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    SUMATRA PARA.
    304 8 Economies Offset By Exchange. (By Air Mail.) Lomlcn, Nov. 30. The twenty-fifth annual general meerinjr of the Sumatra Para Ruhher Plantations. Ltd.. was held yesterday at "0, Mincine Lane, E.C. Mr. H. A. Barrett (the chairman) said that the slate of the market during the past three yoais
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    14 8 From China liy Vu Houtsz due Singapore on Monday, the l'.lth instant.
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    AIR MAIL.
    49 8 Mails liy the Outward Dutch Aeroplan'.> from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore liy the evening expre;«s today. Comtmouiamt* addressed lo boxholders only will be ready for dilivery at 7.:!0 p.m. Applications fivm non boxholdoiH for cUhvery at the Con. eral Post Office cannot lie entertained,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      P. AND O. RECORD
      667 9 s No Payment On the Deferred Stock. (Us Air Vtii\). I.oiHion, Nov. 17. The directors of th Peninsular and Oriental Steaju Navigmtioa Cu. announce they arc DBaUa to ri'.-onimcnd a dividend on tin- ii.".'L'.r,iK af deferred stock fag •he fau to Sept. 80 lasl. No interim
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      STRATHISLA (PERAK) RUBBER.
      1339 9 Chairman on Industry's Future. The- twenty-second ordinary genaeal iiii--iitiK of the Strathisla (Perak) Rubibu Estates, Ltd., was held at t,li<. I registered office of the company, 1-1. Great Tower Street, London, E.C., on Nov. 2, 1932, Mr. F. Hilditch, the chairman of the company, presiding. The chairman
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      GALANG BESAR.
      841 9 COafer with the sjaaagejr on the spot; he will also be able to exchange views arith the visitinjr asent and the a^i-nt: in Kuala Lumpur. I now move "That tindirectors' report and statement of accounts for the yen'- aadad June :i(). \M2, now submitted to this meeting, ha
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    255 9 The reUewiag aovela van uilik-.l to K.iriieLibrnry during tbe peat fortnight: Lover's Leap, M. Armstrong; The KulU-.. Land, H. K. Bates; The Middle Generation, 2 copies. J. l>. Beresford; Keener of-the Key*, Karl Den- Bi|{K<-'r:-; T'> If North. Elisabeth Bouvn; The Koek\ Road, 2 <»|m<-s, John Brophy: The
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      49 10 ACK NOWLEDGMENT Mr. Your Thiam Soo and family beg tn ten dor their grateful thanks to relatives and friends for their attendances at the funeral of the late Mrs. Yonc Thiam Soo (Nee 1 rusalce Lunng Siew Kce) and also to thaaa »h« Mat wreaths, letters and U-Ic-(IMM condolence.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 1932. A HELPFUL EXPLANATION
    947 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 1932. A HELPFUL EXPLANATION In the Notes of the Day column on Tuesday we referred to a reported decision of the Court of Appeal on a matter which is of great interest to all insured persons. The judgment under review was to the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    141 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. G. Taylor has been appointed Auditor, Sarawak. Mr. and Mrs. Wolther Gottsche, of Bangkok, who have been visiting Singapore, left for Bangkok today. Mr. Song Ong Siang will address the Singapore Rotary Club at the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday on "The Law of Adoption." It is
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    MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS.
    954 10  -  A Famous Composer's Methods. (Ity Frans Leher.) The composer of The Merry If Wo it" explain* something of his methods in this article, and state* thai he always attcches im|MI < teWll to the story, hating ivhat he terms "mvxical comedy nonsense." His endeavour is /ilirays to
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    595 10 THE I.S.P.'S REPLY. The Incorporated Society of Planti-n has replied to the leadiw: article in tl»' Financial News in wiiii ii the schh-I>'.. memorandum (i urnair treatment of planters was given a Kum-wliat fjaanwd reception. In its reply llu- wocltty makM it clear that it is
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    AMUSEMENTS
    134 10 Singapore. AIM WIUIIA. Douirlas l'aii I. .ink In Mr. Ruliiiison Crusoe. T.li- J.lj. Phone 6'M'J. CAPITOL. Jack Hulbert in T.uve on Wheels. 6.15—9.15. Phone D2«l 2. MEAT WORLD. The Spider ami Bkyliao. l'.i .r Malain. Gate 10 cts. L;iu MARLBOKOUAH.—Not So Quiet on The Western Front und Strictly BoaißMa.
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    NO IMMEDIATE ACTION ON WAR DEBTS QUESTION.
    1113 11 MR. HOOVER'S DECISION. Futile to Review The Situation. ALL DAY MEETING. How British Payment Was Made. W ';i hintrton. Dae. 1"President BOOVCT feels thut the War I>el>ts (|iie>tion at present does not cliil for immediate action, according t-.i a made by tespoasiblt aaWal
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    RUBBER INDUSTRIES BILL.
    161 11 Making Provision For Research. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dae. 1C A Rubber Industries Bill providinf? for a levy not exceeding one-twonty-fifth of a penny per lb. on all rubber manufactured in Great Britain for the purpose af subsidising the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers is
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    DOORN SENSATION.
    351 11 Intruder Believed to Be A Lunatic. Berlin, Dec. 14. Tlh intruder at Doom Castle who h believed to have planned to assassinate the ex- Kaiser yesterday afternoon has hei-n handed over by the Dutch authorities to the German frontier police and i< detained pending further investigation, which will
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    TO RECOVER LOST TERRITORY.
    1027 11 Plenary Resolution. BITTER ATTACK ON THE LEAGUE. Nanking, Dec. 16. A resolution urging the concentration i of troops in readiness to enter Manchuria j and "recover the lost territory if the opportunity arises" has been submitted by seven prominent delegates to the thir<i Kuomintang Conference, which
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    WIDESPREAD PLOT IN ARGENTINA.
    160 11 Energetic Measures. FORMER PRESIDENTS ARRESTED. Buenos Aires, Dec. 17. Following an •explosion, 1,000 i>ombs were discovered in the house of a supporter of ex-President Irigoyen. Fifteen arrests have been made. The former presidents Irigoyen and Alvtar have been arrested and will be deported. The Cabinet has
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    REFUSES TESTS.
    81 11 German Girl Who Saw Visions. Munich, Dec. 14. According to newspaper reports Therese Neumann, of Connersreui h. the stigmatic girl who is visited by biblical visions and for over five years has subsisted on nothing but sacred wafers, has refused the suggestion of the Bishop of Regenaburg that
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    BURDEN OF TAXES.
    57 11 Estimates of Figures In Leading Countries. Rugby. Dec. IS. In a written parliamentary answer the Chancellor of the Exchequer states that the latest estimates of taxation per head of population in the leading countries are Britain £1G Bs. France 1,176 francs. I.nited States $24.82. (Federal Taxation) Germany
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    INDIAN CONFERENCE.
    83 11 Meeting with Governor Of Bank of England. Kugby, Dec. la. The Committee on financial safeguards of the India Round Table Conference held its firet meeting today. After the opening of the discussion representatives of British India and the Indian States on the committee visited the Bank of England
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    PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE.
    74 11 May Come Before League On Tuesday. Rugby, Dec. 15. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, left Geneva last night and arrived in London by air this morning. The date of his return to Geneva is not yet fixed. The League Council, on whose agenda the Anglo-Persian dispute
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    BROADCASTING.
    90 11 New Governor of British Corporation. Rugby, Dec. IS. Mr. Ronald Collett Norman has been appointed Governor and Vice-Chairman, and Viscount Bridgeman and Mrs. Mary Hamilton Governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation for four years from Jan. 1 next in aoccession to Lady Snowden, Lord Gainford and Dr. Rendall, whose
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    MUI TSAI.
    21 11 It is notified ir» the S.S. Government Gaytte that the Mvi Tsai Ordinance will ccme into effect on Jan.
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    GENERAL OFFENSIVE BY VOLUNTEERS.
    248 11 Heavy Casualties In West Liaoning. Shanghai, Dec. 17. The fighting zone in West Liaoning has been extended over a 400-mile area and for the past five days fighting has been taking place between the enemy and the combined forces of Generals Cheng Kwei-lin, Tv Fang-chow and
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    UNREST IN SPAIN.
    169 11 Majority of Provinces Affected. Madrid, Dec. 11. Famed systematically by anarchist and communist elements, revolutionp.ry unrest continues to spread throughout Spain and is already affecting the ma; ority of the provinces and con.jrinjr up a spectre of a fresh revolution. The death-roll in clashes reported from all
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    FRENCH CABINET.
    109 11 M. Paul Boncour Still Uncertain. Paris, Dec. M. M. Chautemps has informed the President that he is unable to form a Cabinc'.. M. Herriot adamantly refuses to be Minister for Foreign Affairs. M. Paul Boncour is now with the President. Later. M. Paul Boncour has accepted, not to
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    TOKIO FIRE.
    72 11 Ten Lives Lost Over 100 Injured. Tokio, Dec. 16. The tire in the Shirokiya department store was finally subdued after raging for three and a half hours. Ten lives were lost, and over a hundred people were injured, about 50 seriously. The loss 13 estimated at 5,000,000 yen.
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    CANADIAN PREMIER.
    36 11 Attends Meeting of Privy Council. Rug-by, Dec. I>. The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. P. B. Bennett, had an audience with the King today and also attended a meeting of the Privy Council. British Wireless.
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    PERAK POWER SCHEME.
    239 11 Serious Effects of Tin Restriction. /j ANNUAL MEETING, k Relief from Financial Burdens. |j (From Our Own Correspondent.) "> London, Dec. 16. Presiding at the annual general BUM* ing of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co.. Ltd., the chairman, Mr. George Balfour, M.P. referred to the most
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    TEA RESTRICTION.
    80 11 Quotas for the Three Countries. f London, Dec. 16. The Financial Times' Amsterdam correspondent states that subject to the conclusion of a full agreement on the proposed tea restriction scheme, export quotas for the first year of operation will be as follows lndia. 152,406 metric tons; Ceylon, 96,900;
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    GERMAN POLICY.
    59 11 Chancellor's Statement Well Received. Berlin, Dec. 16. General von Schleicher's bioadcast message yesterday has had a good Press on the whole, only the Nazi and Communist journals denouncing it. The papers of the Right and Centre find the Chancellor exceedingly conciliatory and think his statement of policy will
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    69 11 Issue Not Disposed Of By I Senate. Washington, Dec. 16. The Senate has not yet disposed of the Phillipines issue, as was erroneously reported on Wednesday. It is debating a measure on similar lines to the Hare Bill but granting independence after 18 years. An amendment limiting the
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    TRAIN DISASTER.
    32 11 Four People Killed In The Pyrenees. j Perpignan, Dec. 16. Four people were killed and 12 injured through the derailing of a local train near Perpignan, in the Pyrenees. Reuter.
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    HOUSING SCHEME.
    70 11 Building of Small Types To Be Encouraged. Rugby, Dec. 15. In the House of Commons the Minister of Health, Sir Hilton Young, moved the second reading of a Bill embodying the Government's new housing proposals, which aim at encouraging the building of smaller types of houses by private
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    PARLIAMENT
    18 11 Rugby, Dec. 15. Parliament will adjourn for Christmas on Thursday next, reassembling on Feb. 7.— British Win
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    'CLUMSY STORY' OF A " ROBBERY."
    1263 12 'CLUMSY STORY' OF A ROBBERY." Said Pocket Was Slit. CLERK SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS. S. p'li-.i: <vf two years' rigoroii'iinpri nairal passed yesterday ilpril >'i!:un<il Ibrahim, 1h«» tnonei rhanger'fl assistant who was charged «ith (liniinal breach of truKt in reaped «f mm K«iM«n, hofon Mr. C. Wilson Ik- Criminal llistric-t
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    SEVERE WARNING BY CORONER.
    554 12 Tragedy While Loading Up the Katong. Talkonga of twakows in general were given a severe warning by Mr.. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, that if any more deaths resulted through their not taking precautions to safeguard the lives of coolies working on their boats
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    SINGAPORE AS AN AIRPORT.
    444 12 Civil Aerodrome. BIG DRIVE TO BEGIN IN NEW YEAR. In an interview with the Straits Times prior to returning to Europe by the Conte Rosso this week, Mr. C. A. Barnard. Traffic Superintendent. Imperial Airways, announced that the sector of the England-Australia trunk air route between
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    A MEAN THEFT.
    93 12 Young Chinese Boy Victimised. A mean theft was peipetrated on a small Chine*e vendor of cuttlefish near Anson Road yesterday when he was decoyed into a secluded spot by two Chinese and robbed ot $2. The two men represented that some European members of the Flying Club
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING.
    53 12 To Be In Force From Jan. 1. It is officially announced that the Daylight Saving Ordinance, 1932, will come into force on Jan. 1. Officially the alteration in time will take effect everywhere in the Straits Settlements (except Labuan and Christmas Island) at midnight on the night of
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    EMPLOYMENT ON SHIPS.
    597 12 New Bill for Colony. LABOUR CONVENTION, PROVISIONS. A Bill is to be introduced to the Legisla tive Council shortly to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance. The objects and rea^ens state: Clause 2 of the bill makes prnvisu i to implement the obligation* undtrtakea by thin Government on
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    OFF WITH MUZZLES !
    38 12 OFF WITH MUZZLES (r'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. Hi. Rabies having ceased to exist in the (liKliiel of Kuala Lumpur the muzzling order which has been in force for over i a year has been rescinded.
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    FIRE AT SULTAN'S HOUSE.
    42 12 A slight outbi-eak of tie occurred yesterday afternoon i.i a tower of tho house of the Sultan of Johore Tyersall Road, but it was quickly extinguished within a few minutes by two engines from the Singapore fire brigade.
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    VAUDEVILLE AT RAFFLES.
    465 12 Repertory Players Do WelL Vaudeville was presented by the Singapore Repertory players at Raffles Hotel last night for the first time, and proved very entertaining. Carl Law-son is, of course, the outstanding figure in the whole production. He is very versatile, and succeeds in everything he puts
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    A BIG HAUL.
    96 12 46 Pounds Of Indian Hemp. "This is ono of the bixfcest hauls cf Indian hemp we have mad'- for some time rt marked Mr. P. H. Klkir.s, Controller of Government Monopo'ies, when a Chinese ■■•■•as yesterday produced before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on a
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    BRAWL IN COFFEE-SHOP.
    100 12 Four Chinese Seriously Injured. Four Chinese were involved in a aaaftv bing affray about 8 o'clock last night in a coffee-shop in Syed Alwi Road which resulted in their removal to the Tan "/jck Seng Hospital. Two were customers and the other two worked- in the shop.
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    ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL.
    105 12 The staff of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Singapore, ask for help for the patients' Christinas party. The party will be held on Dec. 28 and the staff will be at home to all friynds of the hospital from. 4.30 p.m. The patients who are invited are children,
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    ALLEGED ROBBERY.
    60 12 A Tamil named Veerapen who was charged with the robbery of a promissory note from a house in Newton Road on Dec. 15 was represented by Mr. S. Fung when he was produced before Mr. A. \V. Hay, the Second Magistrate, yesterday. Accused claimed trial and further hearing
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    HO HONG BANK.
    21 12 The Ho Hong Bank's Singapore offices are twing changed today from Meyor Chambers to China Building, Chulia street.
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    BAR COMMITTEE'S APPLICATION.
    2380 12 A Penans Solicitor. RESPONDENT ALLEGES PREJUDICE. A motion whs lii'iiii 1 Nj ihe Chief ,Tu.;ti c (Sir William Ifur'son) and .Mr. Ju-tite W'hi i!:iy :i king a Caytoaeae solicitor :\n'l advocate, who l>! eti as in ths D'ndin »h cause why he ■houH no] li ilv roll-;.
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    Today's Sporting Events In Singapore.—Big Scoring By The M. C. C. M.C.C.'s BIG SCORE IN TASMANIA.
    158 13 Today's Sporting Events In Singapore. Big Scoring By The M. C. C. M.C.C.'s BIG SCORE IN TASMANIA. Nearly 400 For Three Wickets. Launceston, Dec. 16. The M.C.C. started in fine style in their match against Tasmania, which opened here today, and at the close of play had compiled 395 for
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    REGULARS DEFEAT S.V.C. SIDE.
    448 13 Hockey at Tanglin. EXCELLENT DISPLAY BY WILTSHIRES. Wiltshire Regl. 3; S.\ 1. The Wiltshire Regiment proved too good for the Volunteers" lice wh eh vi-it-ed Tangli-i yesterday to play a hockey match, and the Regime nl won a well coniosted game by three goals to one.
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    SPOUTING FIXTURES.
    174 13 T..da>. I).<<mhiT 17. Tallin;; Amateur Races, Second Day. H<x k.\ Singapon »i. Svlancor, i'ailanir: oi.i RafltoiUiM v--. Madlcal Colltga, Katfir. In.-t. BTd.i V.MC.A. II vs. Im.';-m bin., V.M.c K. K r'.: P«Hc< n. Ceylon rti Club. Thon ron Ros I. Snicby: Malay! Cup: Malayi Commaad vs. tad St:.iliun:;
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    CHINESE IN FORM. A.P.C.-Boustead's Team
    463 13 CHINESE IN FORM. A.P.C.-Boustead's Team Outplayed. Chinese I; A.I'.C.-Boußtead's 2. Definitely showing that they were j much the better team, the Chinese, playI ing on their own ground yesterday, defeated the AP.C.-Boustead's eleven by o 2 at hockey. They dominated the exchanges, and even though they only played with ten
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    MALACCA HOCKEY.
    107 13 Malacca Club Again Beaten. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. IG. (Mi trie Malacca Ckib padang yesteriiay, in a :a>t an<l interesting game, the Si. Francb'l Association defeated the Malacca Clnb, who played one short, by !«•> cicur gouU. The Club had the better of the early exchange*,
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    81 13 Tii'-iuv in tie S.C.C. R I i.1.1 i pool tournair.i ni are a- follows: Dr. B. W. Bveson and E. H. R. Bower-] man vs. Capt D. V. Hill and c. B. Maxwell. J. K. Will; and W. V. Semplo vs. \A. If. T. L. Wilkin.on and R.
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    TODAY'S SPORTING FIXTURES.
    460 13 Malaya Cup Match At Stadium. There are plenty interesting sporting events down for decision in Singapore this week-end. The most attractive, probably, is the Malaya Cup match at the Anson Road Stadium where the Malaya Command will be opposed to the Malacea-Nesri i combination. This is the
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    264 13 English and Scottish League Fixtures. The following matches will be play«d today in the English and Scottish Leagues: I-'irst Division. .•Won Villa vs. Blackburn R. Bolton Wands, vs. Sheffield Wed. Ch.'lsea vs. .nancm-. u-i- C Huddersfield T. vs. Arsenal. Leicester C. vs. Birmingham. Liverpool vs. West Broni. A.
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    DISQUALIFICATION AT TAIPING.
    498 13 First Day of Amateur Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 16. An unusual incident occurred in the I last pace of the opening day of the Taiping Turf .Club amateur meeting yesterday when Earwig came home first, but oh going in to be weighed out the
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    SQUASH RACQUETS.
    126 13 Tournament At Tanglin Club. Tho fo' lowing is the draw for the squash racquets tournament at the Tan/lin Club, the first round of which has tj be complete:! by Jan. 1: A Class. Maior H. L Graham -2 vs. c;. R. R. Callbeck 4-2. T. B. Palmer 1
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    TANGLIN RUGBY.
    49 13 Wiltshires Lose To R.A.F. Mil' hires 0 pts.; R.A.F. 9 pts. In a Rugby match at Tanglin yesterday, the Wiltshire Regiment lost to the R.A.F. by 4UIJL- points (three U\s) to nil. L A.C. Ovenden had two tries to his credit, while L.A.C. Lloyd obtained the third.
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT S.G.C.
    385 13 Win for Miss Law And Mr. Beavis. The monthly mixed foursomes competi- tion of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted in a win for Miss Law and S. A. Beavis with a net score of 36. 38 cards were taken
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING.
    99 13 Con Cordero's Return With Rivers. Con Cordero will have an opportunity of redeeming himself tonight nt >hp New World Arena when he will meet Al Rivera in a return contest. On the previous occasion when the men met Rivers got the verdict on tho referee's casting vote, the
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    WATER-POLO.
    47 13 S.S.C.'s Match With Chinese. The Singapore Swimming Club will entertain the Chinese Athletic Association at water-polo on Sunday mornfnff at 11 o'clock. The S.S.C. team will be: C. 0. Windlc (goal), P. Druiding. W. R. Dobbs, O. Dodds, T. 11. Allen, K. A. Hrodie and'C. Goldman.
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    NOISELESS STREAM OF TRAFFIC.
    310 14 NOISELESS STREAM OF TRAFFIC. New Kubber Roadway j Opened. A continuous stream of silenced traffic passed over the new rubber roadway in Raffles Place after it was opened this merning. Cars, lorries, bullock carts and rickshas made their way slowly over the 270 foot stretch and in the almost silent
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    281 14 Tragedy on Russian Steamer. The following is taken from the Straits Times of Saturday, Dec. 14, 1882:— We regret to learn of a serious and probably fatal accident which occulted on board the Russian steamer Nidji Novgorod on Monday night. About 10 o'clock p.m. the paymaster, being
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    MR. LIM PENG SIANG.
    78 14 Maintenance Order of $200 A Month. Mr. Lim Peng Siang, who is wellknown in Chinese business circles and is a director of several local companies, was ordered by Mr. A. C. Boyd, the fourth police magistrate, this morning, to pay his wife's maintenance at the rate
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    RICKSHA DEATH.
    83 14 Chinese Expires During Journey. After seeing a friend off on board the M. Suisan* at the East Wharf on Thursday evening, a Chinese mounted a ricksha and told the puller to take him to Sumbttwa R«ad. After proceeding 40 or 50 yards the puller looked round and f«w
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    GOPENG CONSOLIDATED.
    29 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 16. Gopeng Consolidated, Ltd., is declaring M interim dividend of 3d. on the £1 shares, less tax, payable on Jan. 7.
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    SHIP ON FIRE.
    23 14 Bogota, Dec. 14. A Columbian ship, Atiato, is on lire off Cartagena. The number of victims is unknown. Aneta Havas.
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    GEN. LI FU-LIN.
    166 14 Old Followers Going North. Shanghai, Dec. 17. A number of Gen. Li Fu-lin's old followers are going north to organise the Oversea Chinese Model Army. Sin Chew Joh Poh. Gen. Li has been living in retirement in Hong Kong since 1927. Born in Fanya, Kwangtung, in 1877,
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    TAIPING HOKIENS
    83 14 New Building Opened By The Sultan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taipir.g, Dec. 17. H. H. the Sultan of Perak opened the new building of the Hokien Hoey Kuati in Taining. Mr. Lim Sam Kip, J.P., president of the Taiping Hokien Association, welcomed His Highness and expressed the Hokiens
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    54 14 Hunting Trip In The Sudan. Rugby, Dec. 16. The Duke of Gloucester and Captain Brook, who are making: a hunting trip to the Sudan, will reave by the Bibby liner Staffordshire from Marseilles on Dec. 31, returning by the Gloucestershire due to sail from Port Sudan on
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    JAFFNA FLOOD RELIEF.
    111 14 A public meeting of Jaffnese was held at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday to consider what steps should be teken to assist the victim* of the recent flood in Jaffna. Dr. A. Viswaliouam presided. The following w«(re elected to form ti.e central committee in Malaya
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    HELPING UNEMPLOYED.
    50 14 Rugby, Dec. 15. To encourage the provision of seeds and tools for unemployed allotment holders the Government is making a grant of i'IO.OCO on the basis of pound for pound against contributions from other sources in aid of a scheme organised by the Society of Friends British Wireless.
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    WAYLAID BY FOUR MEN.
    314 14 WAYLAID BY FOUR MEN. Voice Identification Not Enough. The story of how he was waylaid by four men thres of whom he identified by their voices, was told by Sim Chai Leong, a labour contractor, before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday, when the three assailants were
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    WOMEN DOCTORS.
    307 14 Increasing Possibilities Of Work. Sir Alan Garrett Anderson, whose mother was the first medical woman to train and practice in Gient Britain, addressed the students a, five opening of the autumn term of the London (Royal Free Hospital) School of M»dicine for Women. Lady Aoderson presented the prizes
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    WOOL SALES
    62 14 Japan Buying At Sydney And Melbourne. Sydney, Dec. 14. Eleven. thousand nine hundred and forty bales of wool were ottered of which 8,338 were sold. Competition was very ke*n, especially upon the part of Japan, and prices were satisfactory. At Melbourne 13,500* bales were offered and practically all
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    147 14 The Municipal health statement for the week ending Dec. 10 gives the total number of deaths at male 91 and female 64. The death rate is 17.14 per mille per annum compared with 19.79 in the preceding week and with 25.08 in the corresponding week of last yearThe
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    110 14 Man And Wife In Critical Condition. A Sikh named Santosii Singh vho was ai rested on Thursday in connection with an assault on a marrie>l conple named J> n-.mal Singh and Taj Kour on Dec. 15 in Kirn CKuan Road was remanded for a veek by Mr. A.
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    SOUND TRAVEL.
    103 14 Experiments To Measure Speed. Berlin, Dec. 14. The German sciem i t Sc-holy is proceeding to the island of NoTOua in the Arctic Zone to experiment in measuring the quickness of sound travelling througK the atmosphere. One hundred kilos of explosive*: will create a volume of 800 :;l
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    What They Say And Do In London.
    1790 15 OUR WOMAN I CORRESPONDENT. London, Nov. ABOUT twenty-four years ajro some unknown woman had the courage to hit in a makeshift craft, ciing to a rod, and, with her voluminous skirts flying about her, sail off into the blue. She was the tiist
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    Household Hints.
    205 15 I Cauliflower should be tied up in a e'ean white c'oth, then placed in th? saucepan, i Boiled in ihis way, there is no waste, it I can b.> lifted out easily and does not fail to pieces. Aluminium teapots can be cleaned out easily and quickly. Cut
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    Champion Bulldog Of The Show.
    28 15 LITTLE Miss Oonaph Otway-Ru thven admiring Saur John, champion bulldog of the recent Metropolitan and Essex Canine show held at the Crystal Palace.
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    Bridal Procession Returns From Church By Lakeside Path.
    51 15 THK marriage of Mr. K. F. Gruncly and Miss A. Williams took place kt the Church of St. Michael's and All Saints, at Littlebredy, Dorset. After the ceremony the bridal procession returned to the house walking by the lakeside through its beautiful
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      819 15 Why Fat Still Stays With So Many— It's a Pity Why do so many still stay fat, when tory to do what doctors do for excess (at millions know the way to get slender Ma'rmola has been used for 24 years Excess fat, in the past few years, ha» been
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3028 16 A Malay Husband's Revenge "Within The Four Posts" Betrothals In The Kampong The Banishment Issue Old Days In Per ah British Officers And Slaves Some Modern Notes. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) A penghulu living in the village of Sela- ma. in I'erak, has
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    POSED AS CAPTAIN.
    295 16 Miner Gets Three Years For Bigamy. The adventurous career of a man who started work in a colliery was told at Chelmsford Assizes when Sydney Sherwood, aged -9, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude for bigamy at Frinton on July 28. It was stated that Sherwood
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    TSINAN ARRESTS.
    118 16 Development of Alleged Monarchist Plot. Tsinanfu, Dec. 6. The discovery of a Chinese secret organisation with direct communication with the Manchukuo authorities in Manchuria is regarded as a sensation here. The police have made three arrests of alleged Chinese monarchist leaders who claim to have the support of
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      351 16 TALKIE ENTERTAINMENT IN KUALA LUMPURJ At the PRINCE'S THEATRE 4 nights commencing Wednesday, December 21st. Britain's Comedy Kinjr JACK HULBERT dances and sings his way happily through his latest comedy triumph "LOVE I WHEELS" with GORDON *HARKER LENORA CORBETT Witty sonfrs! Brilliant duncinir! Hil&iinus fun! Better than "Sunshine Su-<ie" and
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    956 17 Tragic Decline And Fall Of Clapton Orient. BLACKHEATH LONDON'S RUGGER CHAMPIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Fleet, Street Nov. 80, Straits Ttvks Offuk, The tefti match eason in home sjki:-; Is ju 1 abotrl to l^gin. For the past three or four months the keen brains directing thi
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    LLANELLY'S DEFEAT. LEAGUE LEADERS.
    894 17 Cambridge Favourites For Rugger Match. By defeating the united Service.* by 11) points to 0 at Cambridge yesterday," the Light Bluo; have made themselves firm favcuritw for the hrter-Varttty rugge;match at Twickenham next week. Oxford arc- unlucky ia that their captain and brilliant scrum -hall -back,
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    LEAGUE LEADERS.
    1292 17 Clapton Orient Team For Sale." This week's great excitement in the Association world has, of course, been the first round play in the F.A. Cup competition, but as the results have already been telegraphed to Singapore little more remains to be said about thorn, though it is worthy
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    GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    1041 17 Between Gene Sarazen And The suggestion that Gfne Sarazen, the holder of the British and American open championships, should meet the leading British player in a match in this country next (season for the unofficial championship of the \vorld has been greeted with the utmost enthusiasm by golfers
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    ALLEGED MURDER IN PRISON.
    753 18 Convicts Charged. STORY OF ATTACK ON DEFENCELESS MAN. The affray in the Singapore Criminal Prison which resulted in the death of a convict named F.u Tuan on Nov. :i0 had a sequel yesterday when ihiee prisoners. Sam Kam Wah, Lim Seng Tiam and Teng I'tng, were
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    JAY-WALKING.
    185 18 Series of Road Accidents Yesterday. No less than five pe;-soiis were knocked down by motor vehicles in Singapore yesterday, but with the exception of a Chin i'se woman, none of the victims was seriously injured. The first accident to which the ambulance was called was in Bukit Timah Road,
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    JUNK FOUNDERS
    73 18 Adventurous Cruise Ends In Disaster. Saigon. Dec. 13. It is learned from Shanghai that the 4'> to -i junk Toupo. which was built to the order of Captain de Bischop and in vhich he intended to explore the Southern Pacific and then it'.arn to France by way of
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    PIT FIRE.
    47 18 All Miners Manage To Escape. I.i '.don Dev. 18. A vok-nt In destroyed the surroundings of a shaft of a mine near Ormskirk, I.an< a sin re. It was feared that some ndaon had been trapped by the flames, but fc.'l suc:cfcded in escaping. Anci:aHavas.
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    TAMBY IN TROUBLE.
    86 18 1 Jappar bin Ali. a tamby employed at Ml irSi Robinson's itOTC, -.laimcd trial when he was charged Kfore Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Magistral', wnt.li tho theft of a doze i packets of plate powder I valued at $16. The accused was arri-tud by a
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      953 19 The Negri Sembilan Scheme. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.- U.K. the Governor, at the Laffialativ* Council meeting in Singapore on DM ">. stated: quite clearly, there is no scheme before the Government under consideration, and we have no knowledge of any means by which the
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      HOCKEY.
      199 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l hone you will permit me to comment on the work of the selection commi«.i.ee of the Singapore Hockey Association. The committee consists of men with a wide knowledge of the game. They certainly are not choosing bad players to represent
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      "STUNT" FLYING.
      109 19 To the FTditor of the Straits Times. Sir, Why pick on Mrs. Victor Bruce? The information given in your issue of Wednesday lust -ays that she win use an "ordinary" aei-o'phine for her non-stop i!iv-li< to ('ape Town, whi'Jh does not nocu safily imply a "liKht," aeroplane. IL
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    UNKNOWN TIBET.
    304 19 Englishman's Search For Rare Plants. Pome and Poyou, the two least known provinces of Tibet, are to be explored by Cap. P. Kingdon-Ward, the plant collector and botanist. A personal permit has been received from the Dalai Lama, the priest-ruler of Tibet, and Cap. Ringdon-Ward will sail from
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    THE SNOBBERY OF HONG KONG.
    1719 19 Is Life There Limited EDUCATION AND THE CINEMA. At a recent meeting of the Practical Psychology Club of Hong Kongr, the Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck delivered an interesting address on Some Sociological cal Problems Near at Hand," in the course of which he said:
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    KOREANS ARRESTED.
    163 19 Japanese Police Discover Ten Koreans were arrested during tho Japanese manoeuvres by the special police. Cho Yo Ka (51) leader of the Korean Independence movement in Hawaii, Kin Sei Ryu, a leader of the movement in America, and other leaders of the movement in Japan are now in
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    RAISING FUNDS.
    122 19 Chinese MefehAitts tie>ide Chinese mercnanrV m London have decided to fast on the ltfth of every month by omitting Yme mea! tfn that da:/ in order to save money for trio volunteAf* now emratjed frt flfchtrntr th'p rr a v paV«'vc' m Manchuria. The decision w«t' tclejn'apliotr ll,
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    BRITISH MANDATED TERRITORY.
    611 19 Reports Considered By League of Nations. The Peimanent Mandates Commaaion on Nov. 1G continued its examination of the annual report for Tanganyika, with the assistance of the Earl of Plymouth, Parliamentaiy Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. G. J. Partridge, Assi. Chief Secretary of the Tanganyika
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    CHINESE ADVISER.
    108 19 Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes' New Post. Shanghai, Dec. 8. Mi. A. H. V. Edwardes, ex-Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs. has l>e«n appointed adviser to the Chinese (Manchukuo?) tleTejration at Geneva >u--cordinp to a speoial m^ssafre to the North China Ds'ily New*, which says: "It is not
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      234 19 Today's Crpssword Puzzle ~t 12 r^ K [••%1I 5 V° 7 V s 1° I l ri l^^l i. fe€ |fr H 222 H& 19 So sr^ p S5~ as pvr ■sSx?. zfS>. r 1 2aß ___g aS}!SS (CLUES.) ACROSS. SK!* I**1 19. Thick, sticky prodintlM. Mot artificial 1 Stinging
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    Eton Field Day In Windsor Forest.
    36 20 AN 01 TPOBT Thi- Eton CaScgC Officers' Training Corps held their annual field day in Windsor Forest. The lilii.td ih«wt an uutpo-t keeping a lookout during the operations. (Planet News.)
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    39 20 AL BROWN FAINTS :—AI: Al Brow n, the world's bantamweight champion, collapsed after knocking out Emihu Pladner. the French champion, as h e returned to his corner. The photo fsho »s Kro*n in hospital with his trainer. (Planet News.)
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    23 20 DUCHESS PRESENTS PRIZES :TW Dmlm** of York presented the prizes at the annual prizeeivlnc at the Central Foundation Girls" School, London. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 GENERAL lIIGGINS LEAVES FOR INDIA General Higgins. the Salvation Army chiif, accompanied by Mrs. HiKgin§, leaving Victoria on his first visit to India. (I'lanit Sows.)
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    29 20 NORWEGIAN BXBUNUB IN IX) MM)N :-Captain Riiser Ursen is in J.onilon making preparation)) for a sledtfinn expedition over the great areas of the unkno»n Soul 1 Antarctic. (Planet News.)
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    28 20 WOMAN GOLFER TO MARRY :-The engagement is announced of Miss Marjone W hite, Ihe woman golfer, t o Mr. A. H. H. Gilligan, the Sussex cricketer. '(Planet News.)
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    25 20 ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE:— The Prime Minister welcomed delegate* to the Indian Round-Table Conference at the House of Lords. The Ag* Khan is seen leaving. (I'lanet New*.)
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      21 1 BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1932 PUBLISHED MONTHLY. The Straits Times BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1932.
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      THE NEW HOME OF THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS.
      134 1 The new press is situated nest to the present premises in Cecil Street, the Architects being Messrs. Swan and Maclaren. Our picture shows the pile driver working upon one of .the 145 piles that were necessary to create a foundation strong enough
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      The Building Trades Exhibition.
      571 1 The Building Trades Exhibition. NEW ECONOMIES BRING IN BUSINESS. The Building Trades Exhibition, which was recently held at Olympia in London and is primarily arrang j ed as a trade show for architects and builders, also attracted from every part of the country larg? numbers of private individuals, (lone are
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      THE ASTANA NAGARA.
      392 1 j Completed Ahead Of Contract Time. Construction of the new Ast ana at Kuala Kangsar which was started last year progressed very favourably according to a report which wi 1 have received and is now complete;! ahead of contract time. This important State building was designed by
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        20 1 |>l|j BUILDING 1 i' STr P I I ctd Kw:tu 7^ BRANCH OFFICE; <T HONGKONG BANK C^" CHAMBERS, IjJ SINGAPORE.
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        74 1 HUME Steel Products:A re -welded PIPES for high pressure water mains with spun -in concrete or bitumen linings. Welded MINING PIPES with slip or flanged joints, rubber lined or painted only, as required. Welded steel TANKS of all descriptions. Automatic and screw down WATER GATES. Welded steel GRILLES, DOORS, FENCES,
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      Equipment Of Workshop Factory And Machinery.
      923 2 RAPID ADVANCE OF MASS PRODUCTION METHODS. The manufacture, transport and distribution of all commodities depend ultimately on the engineer. The engineer, in turn, is dependent on the machine-tool maker for the supply of the machinery which constitues the essential equipment of every engineering workshop
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      IRON AND STEEL
      289 2 The United Kingdom production of iron and steel during the month of September is given in the return of The National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers as follows There were 59 furnaces in blast at the end of the month, a net increase of two since
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      A CLOCK THAT LISTENS.
      333 2 For Time Signals. A self-contained wireless set which starts itself and stops itself with almost uncanny occuracy is a most interesting feature of a new Master Frequency Control Clock destined for use at Glasgow. It will there be used for timecontrolling the frequency of the alternating
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      TUG FOR INDIA.
      58 2 Henry Robb, Ltd., Ship Builders, of Leith, have received an order for a powerful sea-going twin-screw tug for service at Cochin, India. The vessel will be fitted with twin triple expansion engines of 1,000 I.H.P. supplied with steam by 2 oilburning boilers. It will also have fire
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      BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, 1933.
      115 2 It is already evident that the Fair of 1933 will be even larger than its predecessors. At the London Section, Oiympia, 256,455 square feet of space has been ap plied for by 896 exhibitors, whilst at the Textile and Furniture Section at the White City, 180,000
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        135 2 ALLIANCE ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. The above private Limited Company has been formed in Singapore under the direction of Messrs. Wakeford Lowndes to represent the following British Manufacturers of engineering plant: The National Gas Engine Co., Ltd. Engines Pomps. Ransome Maries Bearing Co., Ltd. Ball Roller Bearings. The "Tarn-over" Filter Co.,
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        65 2 OXYACETYLENE WELDING INCREASES PROFITS In slump times Acetylene Welding is especially to be recommended because it enables you to repair, make as good as new and use again tools and machinery which, if not for our process, must be discarded. DOUBLES THE WORKING LIFE OF YOUR EQUIPMENT THE FAR EAST
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      THE MARINE ENGINE.
      1732 3 Consumption Of Fuel. This great industry, which Great Britain pioneered and at one time almost monopolised, is, we hope nearing the end of a very trying period, writes Engineer Rear Admiral W. Scott Hill. Figures quoted from Lloyd's and other returns are often interpreted as indicating that
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      MOTOR BOAT FOR CANADA.
      128 3 Messrs. Birmal Boats, Southai.ip ton, have received an order from •<- Canadian Government Department for a 16 ft. "Bermabright" meta' hull having a beam of 5 ft. 6 in. Thr boat is to be equipped with a 55 i I.H.P. Chrystler engine giving speed of 28
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      16 4 Some of the stubles, and the paddock at Singapore Turf Club's new course tl BuUit Timah.
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      14 4 Tte completed new Stand at the Singapore Turf Club's new course at Bukit Timah.
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      22 4 The Thr,.ne Room of the New Astana. In addition to the galleries, recesses in the ceiling for electric have been provided for.
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      20 4 The New Astana at Kuala Kangsar, constructed by Brossard, Mopin (Malaya) Ltd. Picture shows main fa. overlooking the River Perak.
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      12 4 Another view of the interior of the new pier at Collyer Quay
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      19 4 A view of the interior of the new pier to replace Johnston's pier— which is to be opened »hortly
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