The Straits Times, 27 December 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times. [1STABUSHTO R1ARLT X CBHTX3KT.] fm ORCIST jfSD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEiTSFATER IN fIATZYI. P0 PAGES vSINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times. co pages SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1932 fIICE If CENTS.
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      370 1 Singapore: ts. cicil st. c phone sisDi I i i J 6.15 Tonight 9.15. J FIRES OF FATE with J LESTER MATTHLWS. J Phone 5261-2. I J AVLMEK the mmduammH ft PRODUCTS 'V/jfßfS Outstanding among AYLMER Canadian ■'•^K^> Products are Aylmer Tomato Soup, Aylmer 'aSßK^r^ iv IlL^^^in Tomato Ketchup and
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      147 1 KLMLA'MJ^UjR: 25, JAVA BT. CPHONC 3M»V. SHOOT JTO KILL Sportsmen! with if you want to prove what your gun ELEY CARTRIDGES can do, use the best Cartridges ELEY OR KYNOCH. ELEY** I i\ u I grand prix Jror; V_^_ c art; HvoGt^^^^^a ■IfntfJ ELEY GRAND PRIX CARTRIDGES. Loaded with Smokeless
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      21 1 i J^ L I J JZJM-L «.15 Tonight Ml. FIRES OF FATE J WUh LESTER MATTIIKWS. J Phone 5261-2. I ,J
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      496 2 P. 0, BftmSB DOHA AND APCAR LINES. (lBoo«*or»te< la Ensiaaa.) MAIL, PASSENGER AXD CARGO snrvicKSPKNTNSULAB AN© OB^ENTAL OO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTTfl GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SEBVICat outwabu from mi n don w» cmpia ami JAPAN. s NALDERA 1«.H» Jaa. XSOMAI.I 8.»00 Jaa. 18 RAJPUTAN/ 17,00« Jaa.
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      594 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.} TO LONDON. lUaWs, Marseille*. London, Antwerp, IUttertJ.ni an€ Midllesboroagh. Vessels. Tonnage. Da*. Bail. {KATORI MARU 10.000 Dee. 20 10 KASRIMA HARD 10,600 Jan. II IS I YASL'KUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 24 26 HAKDNE MARU 10 400 Feb. 8 8 9 SUWA MARU 10,700 Feb. 28
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      451 2 BURNS PBHP LINE {Incorporated fa Aostralia.) FOE BRISBANE, SYDBBY ABD saBLBODBNB via JAVA, DABWIB All) IHUBSDAT ISLAND. Bogalar monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,8 M Uns) aad ths ».s. MANGOL7A (l,M* tons) (Cargo oali). The s.s. MABBLLA Is one of the lar est and finest steamer* trading to
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      621 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (latorporsted in Denmarf.7 TeleaKona 58JI. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTtBDAM. HABBOBS ANB COPENHAGEN. Loave R*Dof». Penang. m.«. LALANDtA Jan, 8 Jan. m.s. MEONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 m.s. BORINGIA Feb. 14 Feb. 17 m.s. FIONIA Mar. 7 Mar. 10 m.s. ERRIA Mar.
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      1073 2 THB BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Oeeaa THS HTJA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China (19J2), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigatkm Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., I.TD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHTP CO, LTD. TUB CUSARD STEAMSHIP CO., LTtt THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. The BIAM
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    ROTHSCHILD FAMILY'S REVERSES.
    84 3 Valuable Art Collection To be Sold. Frankfort, Dec. 23. The financial situation is compelling the German branch of the famous Rothschild family to part with the valuable art collection in the family's town house in Frankfort, the Grueneburg, which for over a century has formed the hub
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    DANCER RELEASED.
    195 3 Plot to Assassinate Mussolini. Rome, Dec. 26. After considering petitions from Austria, Signor Mussolini has released the Austrian dancer Greta Blaha. who was sentenced to :i0 years' imprisonment last Oune for participation in a plot to assassinate him. Reuter. The case concerned a number of antiFascist terrorists, and
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    KRUPP WORKS.
    127 3 Deficit of 15,000,000 Marks On Year. Berlin, Dec. 23. The precarious position of German industry is reflected in the annual report of the famous Kiupn Works, once Germany's greatest atmament factory, which now manufacture* a variety of articles from locomotives to cash registers, fountain pens and false teoth.
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    SOUTHERN FRANCE.
    71 3 Disastrous Extent Of Floods. Paris, Dec. 23. The floods in southern France are a.sjuming a catastrophic character. Traffic in the flood-stricken region between Pcipignun and Montpellier is completely paralysed, and hundreds of villages are isolated. The material damage is estimated in tens of million francs, but the loss
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    EX-KAISER ILL.
    110 3 Precautions Against Intruders. Doom. Dec. 21. The Xx- Kainer is suffering from a cold and rheumatism and is confined to his room by order of the Court Physician. Measures to guard the Ex-Kaiser against future intruders have been intensified. All the locks on the outer pates and door
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    GERMAN UNEMPLOYED.
    51 3 Scheme To Give Help To Young Men. Berlin, Dec. 24. The Government has granted 9,000,000 marks to help unemployed under tho age of 25. Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 22. The number of unemployed has increased by 240,000 since the end of November, and the total is now 5,604,000. —Reuter
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    FIVE PERISH.
    299 3 Family Overtaken By Fire. Birmingham, Dec. 24. Festive preparations on Christmas Eve were saddened by a terrible fire in which five small children were burnt to death. A policeman patrolling Price Street at four in the morning heard screams for help behind a pall of smoke emerging from
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    FASCISTS IN JAPAN.
    125 3 Hopes for the National League. Tokio, Dec. 23. A Fascist party styling itself the National League has been founded by the former Liberal leader and Home Minister, Mr. Kenyo Adatchi. The inauguration meeting was attended by over 3,500 delegates representing chiefly the peasant and small trader element.
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    KING'S MESSAGE.
    148 3 Our Past Has Taught Us To Meet Tests." London, Doc. 26. The King in his broadcast Christmas message to the Empire from Sandringham said it might be that our future would lay upon us more than one srern test but "Our p?st will have taught us how to
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    BUYS A TOWN.
    41 3 French Deputy's Purchase Of Biarritz. Paris, Dec. 24. The Reputy, M. Henri Lillaz, has bought the town of Biarritz. The price, which is not disclosed, includes the casinos, but M. Lillaz is personally not concerned with them. Reuter.
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    HOPE ABANDONED.
    37 3 Nowequax (Illinois), Dec. 25. All hope has been abandoned of rescuing 54 miners who were trapped by an explosion 700 feet under ground. Several bodies were recovered after strenuous rescue work lasting 24 hours. Reuter.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    361 3 VESSELS ARRIV ED. ANOBY, Sar., 417 tons, from Sibu 27.12 for Sibu 31.12. BOTH, Dutch, 1,484 tons, from Sourabaya 26.12, for Cheribon 29.12. BAN HONG LIONG, Brit., 739 tons, from Semaranjr 26.12, for Java Ports 27.12. DAJAK, Dutch, 89 tons, from Paneh 26.12, for Paneh, Asahan vi.i Coast Ports 27.12.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    116 3 Tuesday, Dec. 27. Bhip« alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Main Wharf Centaur, J. J. Ferry 11 W Oil Wharf < oal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjoag Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Marit. No. 1 Dork Balm, No.
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    43 3 The M. M. Chenonceaux is due in Singapore from Saigon tomorrow at 7 a.m. and will probably sail on the same day at 2 p.m. for Penang, Colombo, Djibouti, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. It will berth at the S. H. B. Wharves.
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    PASSENGERS.
    294 3 The following passengers arc on board the Dec" 9^- ldera> which left London on For Penan*: M.r. and Mrs. R. Auckland. Mr. Brayne, Miss M. Cooper, Mrs. G Cotes Mrs. E. Fincher. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Miller, Mr. S. Malkin, Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley, Mr E. J. Talon,
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      478 3 ftNORDDEI]TSCHER LLOYD. 'lacorporaUd in •ermanv. The undermentioned art the company's Intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. s.s. SAARBRUCKEN for Hollo, Manila, Hongkong. S'ghai, Japan and North China Jan. 5 s.s. FRANKEN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China J«a- H HOMEWARDS. S mj. TRAVE for Genoa, M'seillss, Amsterdam, R'dam, H'burg and
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      401 3 DMX4R STFAMSHIP LaWB .-aW AMERICAN MAIL LfNF LOWEST THROUGH FARES To England tU America arc bow bring quoted. Take adrantage of them— NOW Include the CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 And the INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CONVENTION AT BOSTON Id your Itinerary. A trip ria the Panama Canal with stops at
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      475 3 .1 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Xaasrvoratao In sJngUnn "ILLERMAN" LINK. Prvlf bt Sarrte* to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tl» Pert* and Sue* Ctstl OUTWARDS. I TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAR, St«»msr i Do* S'pon HOMEWARDS. s.s. CTTT OF SINGAPORE for Him, L'don, R'dara A H'barc Due Dec. 27 Sails
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      63 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. U-mp. ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Alor Star 91 NM 10.2 70, Kota Bharu 88 Nil 10.C 70 K. Trengganu 85 Nil 10.5 71 Bukit Jeram 87 0.01 6.2 73 Mersing 82 0.S0 5.1 73 Singapore 86 O.20
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      75 3 TIDE TABLES. Tnesday, December 27. H. W. 9.16 a.m., 9 ft. 6 in., 11.20 p.m, 9 ft. Wednesday. December 28. H. W. 10.5 a.m., 10 ft. Thursday. December 29. H W. 12.6 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 10.54 a.m., 10 ft. 3 in. Friday. December 30. H. W. 12.45 a.m.,
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      539 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appvar on the form at the bottom of thin page. Contract rates may be had nil application to the Manager at Cecil Street, Singapore, or the advertising representative* in London and New York. SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised,
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      733 4 HOUSEa FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. 2, Dalvey Road, a modern European residence with tennis and servants' quarters. Apply S. Manasseh Co., 6-2, Malacca Street. TO LET, "Sentosa" 61, Stevens Road, Compound house, furnished, suitable for boarding house. Apply personally to Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd. TO LEI', furnished
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      1041 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS USED KELVIN ATORS Low prices, easy terms, full guarantee. KELVINATOftS RENTED Malsyaa Mechanical Eqoippent C«. 14. Robinson Road. Tel. 3464. FOR SALK PRIVATELY Jacobean bedroom suite, 5 pieces including 6 feet double mirror almeriah double bed complete, lounge furniture upholstered and loose r.cat easy chairs,
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      399 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: MONDAY, JANUARY 2, IW3, PUBLIC HOLIDAY. NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Offices of THE ANGLO ASIATIC PRKSS and THE WARTA MALAYA will be removed to US, CECIL STREET.
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      283 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. lIARU snd Mini HANA. 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MASSAGE Mr. Mrs. AKAJI, graduate of the Tokyo Massage School, Ist floor. No. 117, Middle Road, SINGAPORE. TOKIWA GARDEN 17-2, East Coast Road, Katong (just behind Roxy Cinema) JAPANESE SUKIYAKI HOUSE. TEL. 5738.
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      27 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES H*JM*J Within OuUide without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly S.OO. 4.00 2.50 Quarterly R. 50 $12.00 7.50 Hal.* Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly.. $34.00 $48.00 $30.00
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    FOUND GOLDFIELD—.
    206 5 FOUND GOLDFIELD— But Died in Poverty At 73. (By Air Mall.) A few days before a man of 715 died in poverty in Birmingham he had walked four miles in vain to Snd worfc. Yet this man had Found goldftelds; Discovered thirty million tons of i manganese ore in the
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    MR. OWEN D. YOUNG.
    202 5 Admitted to New York State Bar. New York, Nov. :!0. With simple ceremonies Mr. Owen D. Young, one of the country's best-known industrial figures, today became a member of the New York State Bar. He appeared before the Supreme Court in Rochester (N.Y.) to receive favourable
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    A G.P.O. MIRACLE.
    202 5 Subscribers Typewrite To Each Other. (My Air Mail.) "A modern miracle was how tho Postmaster-General, Sir Kinjjsley Wood, described the modern teleprinter service at Stoke-on-Trent. Use of the same lines and cables for the dual purpose of telegraphy and teU--phuny was incrt-asing, he said, and the long-established
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      264 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL PINNER DANCE TOMORROW IN TH£ BALL ROOM AT 9.30 P.M. SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS Present for the First Time in Malaya AL FRESCO ENTERTAINMENT VAU D E VILLE, CA B AR E T and GENERAL DANCING ADMISSION $1.00 BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW. PHONE
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      243 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Comfortable rooms at Special rates for monthly residents. "IT'S A VERY GOOD NEWSPAPER." That it the consensut of local opinion on the Singapore Daily Newt. ENTERTAIN at GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE ON Saturday, December 31st. $2 per cover. SCOTTS ROAD. Book your table now. Phone
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      227 5 _KCHBTV__|____J______l________B ____B____QBEB_^a__Hc_M _HnUt Mni'VT tIVITD E_f*K3sri3HE3^E3 c_t ing "™^^^s^ J^^a^Bß^S'tl Miniature Coif ________C_____W^BBBBljjP^yMj|Maf^pp^ t'Fffj S_D_H_[ Course 18 holes. Most popular Health Resort in the Sumatra Highlands. Telegraphic Address Postal Address BRA6TAGI HOTEL— BRASTAGI. GRAND HOTEL BRASTAGI— BRASTAGL Sumatra, E.C. All telegraphic enquiries must be sent prepaid. FURTHER REDUCED TARIFF. Single
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    MR. BALDWIN ON THE DEBT.
    695 6 Unwise .Words. AMERICAN ATTITUDE "MOST FRIENDLY." Mr. Ilalilwin received an enthusiastic welcome in Glasgow on Nov. .'{o. when he addresseil a great meeting of Unionists in SI. Andrews Hall. He \va- ;u mrnpanied by Mrs. Baldwin, and when he appeared there was great applause and
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    56 6 Tic ttiilc:injr look place in Singapore OH Sunday of Mr. friinf Vee Soo, eldest Mm (if Mr. inn! Mr-. I.imiiik ('hong Kit. and Miss Chua Sim Neo, daughter ot Mr. ami Mrs. Clr.ia Kirn Tong. Thet" \t as ;i I 1 1 v- number of pcnplc present at the reception
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    TREASURE HUNTING ADVENTURES.
    1007 6 Mystery Solved. ACTS OF HEROISM BUT NO WEALTH. The true explanation of one of the greatest treasure-hunting mysteries of recent times a mystery which puzzled the whole world is given, after nearly 30 years, by Mr. David T. Smith in the current issue of Black wood's Magazine.
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    ECHO OF CHANNEL SWIM HOAX.
    912 6 "Mr. XV Name Revealed. DOCTOR'S HUSBAND AND A SERVANT. Reference to a woman doctor's Channel s>wim hoax was made at Maidstone Assizes when Miss Patricia Boon, 24, domestic servant, was charged with publishing a criminal libel concerning Horace Henry Carey at Hythe. Miss. Boon, who
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      91 6 The Book that was Borrowed from KELLY WALSH'S BOOK-LOVERS LIBRARY n fr.'in .1 CoMoCti— of volumi's l.y a if drr «hu. haring juini'il our lil. i. rj| .1 .■>•■.! tk« prtTlUg* nf i-haniiinif .Ic-ircil. At the c nil of M Bkl t.. 111.- v.ilur of $1.1 If) (K) i' I.v
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      313 6 R aaBBBBBBBBaaW I ~l j will be the ehoiee of every hostess this year John Player 6> Sons, England t::::-: •AfidEfivt cv. V*%asg &LlL\ Prevention is Better m^yHIHP than Cure. I k v ~V' w "f '.^1 rps st '"d Tepel colds, la^Hß a^aV '""'icnza, bronchitis, there is y^A^^JJ^P^^B^^^^^jU^P^HVQ^a nothing
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      260 7 rjgflJl tt^^^n ikU LAST NIGHT TONIGHT! A taninhrd bride an exotic dancer nono niulil tell the difference .here is gtrani;^ (i,mp<llinc nimancr you'll thrill to! GRETA GARBO _IN "As You Desire Me' Also LAUREL and HARDY COMEDY. A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Programme. TOMORROW-WED. OPENING AT THE MATINEE. \lh;;inhra rounds nut
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      609 7 ICAPITOTI 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Continued Success of British International's Great Production "FIRES OF FATE" from SIR ARTHUR CON AN DOYLE'S famous story "The Tragedy of the Korosko" Actually Produced in EGYPT and the SUDAN. Headed by an all British Cast LESTER MATTHEWS, CATHERINE O'REGAN DOROTHY BARTLAM. NEXT CHANGE:Warn.T Bros' Sensational
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      931 7 RESERVATIOWS PHONE 6903. Once in a Lifetime a Laughtime Like This! What's wrong with the movies What's right with the movic3 What's left of the movies Try and find the answers If you can stop laughing long enough in the picture that pokes delicious fun at the movies and their
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    450 M.P.H. PLANE.
    139 8 Italy's Bid For Air Speed Supremacy. (By Air Mail.) The world speed record of 401 'j p\p.h.. -et up by Flight-Lt. G. Stainfoth in the Supermarine S6 B-Rolls-Ro>ry last year. is in danger. An Italian seaplane, flying tit lake Garda, has within the past few day attained
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    TRADE OF BOMBAY.
    118 8 A Note issued by the Collector of Customs on the foreign trade of Bomhay in October states that the aggregate value imports and exports amounted to R-*. 10.46 ciores. showing a fall of Rs. 4.8(1 .rnres. Of nearly .'(2 per cent., as compared with the figures for
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    COMMERCIAL PACT.
    105 8 Agreement Between Austria Hungary. Vienna, Dec. 21. A commercial treaty between Austria »nd Hungary was signed today after five months' negotiations The treaty, which comes into force in January, lays devn the proportion of Austrian exports into Hungary to Hungarian exports into Austria shall not exceed one to
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    RELIEF OF LEGATIONS.
    76 8 Death of Major-General Johnstone. London, Dec. 2G. The doalh is announced of Majorgeneral James Robert Johnstone '".B.. •ho tiT'.ned prominently in the relief of ho PeWine Legations durinir the NorthChina Expedition in 1900. Renter. Majoi-(ieneral Johnstone was nearly T4 vears of a;."'. He entered the army n
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    TOP OF THE WORLD.
    80 8 Norih-East Passage Declared Open. Moscow, Dec. 21. A sea route acro-s the top of the world has been planned as the result of the suc:essful though hazardous experimental ntngt carried out in the ice-breaker Sibiiakov which found a navigable channel to he Pacific side. The Government
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    50 8 T.U.C. Decline To Assist Government. London. Dec. 21. The Gen»ral ouncil of the Trades I'nion Journal meeting in London today has de:ided not to co-operate with the National "ouncil of Social* Service which has been idopted by Government as the official igency for the relief of unemployment.— Reuter Wireless.
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    CONGO VISIT.
    52 8 Belgian Crown Prince And Princess. Brussels, Dec. 23. The Belgian Crown Prince and Ciown Princess, who recently returned from their visit to the Far East, left Antwerp today for Matadi on an unofficial visit o the Belgian Congo to obtain informaion regarding the latest develooments in 'olonial agriculture.
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    RELEASED ON BAIL.
    54 8 Charge Of Defrauding The Revenue. Berlin, He. 23. The principal shareholders in the Bergmann cigarette factory, Dresden, Carl and .Sigmund Hergmann, whose arrest on charges of defrauding the inland revenue caused a sensation, have been released on bail of one million marks pending further inquiries. Both stoutly
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    BOMB FACTORY.
    154 8 Discovery in Spanish Barber's Shop. Madrid, Nov. 30. The San Sebastian police, on raiding a barber's shop, found a veritable bomb factory with 49' bombs, a groat quantity of dynamite, and much other bombing material. Five arrests have been made ><> far. It is supposed that preparations were
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    NOTICE.
    30 8 Owing to a damagel propeller the m.s. Sibajak with mails from Holland and Gerihany on board is expected to arrive at Singapore on 3rd January, 1933, instead of today.
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    A HOLY YEAR.
    281 8 Pope's Christmas Address Broadcast. Rome, Dec. 24. The Pope, in a Christmas address broadcast for the first time, has proclaimed a Holy Year from Apr. 2, 1933, to celebrate the nineteenth centenary after the Crucifixion. Details will be announced in the New Year. Addressing a picturesque gathering
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    HOME MADE WHISKY.
    159 8 Sold for Five Shillings A Bottle. A fine of £565 was imposed at Huddeisfield on John Richard Barrett, agfd 46, of Thornhill Road, Longwood, Huddersfield, who pleaded guilty to four charges relating to the operation of an illicit still. The police stated that they had been suspicious
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    CHURCH UPROAR.
    122 8 Police in Pews Take 100 Names. St. Hilary Church, near Penznnc?, known to listeners-in by reason of its liroadcasts of Nativity and other rel;?ious plays, was the scene of a remarkable disturbance. A section of the congregation interlupted the service by singing hymns, and during the sermon shouts
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    GALLANT RESCUER.
    161 8 Woman Entangled In Live Wire. The King has awarded the Edward Medal to Mr. Osmond Williams, an electrical foreman in the Public Works Department, Sierra Leone, for gallantly in the following circumstances Last July," states the official record of the incident in the London Gazette, Mr. Williams saw
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    R.A.F. ECONOMY.
    89 8 Order To Use Cheapest Form Of Transport. When officers or men of the Royal Air Force travel on land they must use the most economical form of transport. Air Ministry orders just issued draw attention to the need for greater economy, and point particularly to official motor cars
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    SEX TEACHING AND WORSHIP.
    279 8 Sir W. M. Fletcher Points To New Methods. Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, Secretary of the Medical Research Council, speaking at the National Conference on Biology, over which Viscount Chelmsford presided, at B.M.A. House said that there could be no true education without instruction in the phenomena
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    181 8 Tomorrow. lava. Southern Sumatra, South-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (By Aeroplane) fl a.m Penjreranic i Hani! Yon) ..8 a.m. Karimon (Mcranti) .8 a.m. Karimon (Rosebankt 9 am. Pulau Soegi (Hong Teck) 9 a.m. Kukup Hong Hint 9 a.m. Khio Benuit 9 cm. Rhio iHonn Keat)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    32 8 By Talamba n'Artkztxr Christiaan Huygens Corfu Indrapoera 8'pora London Oct. 20 Nov. ll Oct. 19 Not. u Nov. 25 Dec. 16 Nov. 25 Dec. 17 Dec. 2 Dec. 22
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    41 8 From Europe by Conte Verde due Singapore 4 p.m. today. From China and Japan by Katori Maru due Singapore 3 p.m. tomorrow. From Europe (London mails despatched Bth December) by Rohna due Penang daylight on Friday, the 30th instant.
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    39 8 The Horlick Malted Milk Co., which has lioen established over 70 years, has ■eceived an appointment to bhe Princt of Wales. Lieut.-Col. Horlick, accom nanicil by Major Avery, is at present touring the East on behalf of the firm.
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      797 8 _> "~-HQig NOTICES. REMINDER Friday. Drrember SO at S.l« p.m. At No. R. Amber Mansions io(T Orchard Road AUCTION SALE if e\-c.-llent wnlnut stained teak hnuseho d fin nit ii rr>. Columbia portable (rrnmophoii.-. rrockciy itlnsswa i *>n yew two days prior to sale. CHEOVG KOON SENG CO. Auctioneers REMINDER
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      545 8 LEGAL N OTICE. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby (riven that by a Deer" dated December 20. 1932, Alan Loke otherwise known as Loke Wan Wye and Lokc Wan Wah revoked and cancelled the Power of Attorney dated December 12. 1930, made by the said Alan Loke otherwise known as Loke Wan
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      481 8 CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL COMPETITION PRIZE WINNERS. Ist Prize- 125, Mi.su Iletty Tun, Pasir Pani jang Road. Consolatidn Prize One i -ase Orange Pop. Miss MaiiTeen J)e Sousa, 41, Nassim Road. I 111 Phoenix Aerated Works. 2nd PrfsA ■|)S. .Miss Barbara Go.ldard, 3, Meyer Mansions. i 2 i John Little Co. 3rd
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      107 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Wednesday, December 28. Annual meeting of Wearne Rrns., Ltd* Orchard Rd., noon. I'nited Kneineers' meeting, 12.15 p.m. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Police Band, Botanical Gardens. (J| p. m Parish Priests Ann»:il Chiistmns Kntertainment for children. Memorial Hall t 9 p.m. Friday, December 30. Sinjrapore
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      897 9 Increase in Issue Of Treasury Bills. UNKNOWN BUYER TAKES GOLD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 1. The increase in the issue of Treasury bilk has made itself felt in the London discount market. The market was well >i.ii~tied with the result of the previous ti'v's tender
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      PENAWAT (MALAYA) TIN DREDGING.
      1515 9 Net Profit for the Year Of $19,534. The sixth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Penawat (Malaya) Tin Dredijinsr Co. Ltd., was held at tho registered office of the company, Chartered Rank Chambers, Penang, on Dec. 16. Mr. J. J. Saunders (chairman) presided, and the
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      84 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) No prices available this morning. Last nijtht's cloning Spot 2 7/16. Ian.-. Mar. 2 7/16. \pr.-June 2 17/32. July-Sept. 2 19/32. Oct. Dec. 2 11/16. Market (one Dull. TIN. Spot IHH 13s.
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      LIVING CELLS.
      180 9 Sir Gowland Hopkins On New Discoveries. The extent to which science is being applied to the study of the human body was discussed by Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, tbe Cambridge biologist, in his presidential address delivered oefore the Royal Society in London. New methods had been developed, he
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      740 9 Overcast by War Debts Position. RUSSIA MAKES BY PURCHASES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 30. The market has been in the doldrums, everything being ovvcast by the BritishAmerican war debts position, and apparently tin prices have divorced themselves from the gold exchange, dollars and fi-ancs, for
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      365 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING ijocamr.) l,>lal)lishtd in Amsterdam IH2I. PAID DP CAPITAI a. Fl. W.OM.OM STATUTORY EESERVI Fl. 20,018.0ew HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH HKANC M IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGOTB, HEAD OFFICE FOR EASTERN BRANCHES: BATAVIA. BRANCHES: "Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon 1 Bandjarmasin B.ob« 'Semaranaj Bombay "Welte»raden
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    117 10 Singapore Al.il \MIIKA. Greta Garbo in As You Desire Me. 6.15—9.15. Phone GDO9. CAPITOL.— Fires of Fate with Lester Matthews. 6.15--9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD. The Blue Danube. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Frc. MAKLBOROI'GH. Richard Talmadge in Dancing Dynamite. 6.15—9.15. NKW WOKLI).— Side Shows, Cabaret lianciiic. Talkies,
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. DEC. 27, 1932. THE AXE IN EDUCATION.
    841 10 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. DEC. 27, 1932. THE AXE IN EDUCATION. In view of the recommendation of the F.M.S. Retrenchment Commission that expenditure on education should be cut by a million and a half dollars, and thr general reaction both in the Colony and the F.M.S. against the policy
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    205 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. T. Partridge, dental sui-ceon, Sarawak Civil Service, and Mrs. Partridge are leaving for home by the Sarpedon. The members x/t the Oxford University Exploration Club, who have been visiting Borneo, leave for home by the Savpedon tomorrow. Mr. W.-C. S. Corry, M.C.S., private secietary to the
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    THREAT TO BRITISH EDUCATION.
    966 10  -  D. H. Cole.) (By Result of the National Emergency. "For heaven's take, let us not allow reactionary politicians to make the need for economy the excuse for destroying such democratic features as we have introduced into onr system of education or for cheapening thti quality of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY:
    583 10 CLIMATE Regal-ding this Malayan climate controversy. Seven men sat round a tabl«; at the Swimming Club on Christmas Day, and the talk turned on how long it was since they first came to the East. They found that one first came out 32 years ago, and
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      157 10 NKO. -Mr. Neo Kwc King »«M«d uway peacefully on Saturday. Daecmbtr 24 at his residence No. 1K2, Kust Cout Knu.l leaving a widow and three sons (Hong Wat*. Hong Seng Hong Joo) to mourn his loss. Funeral will take place at M a.m. on Wednesday, December 2H fur Bukit
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      226 10 ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. A FEW SHOP SOILED GRAMOPHONES FOR SALE BELOW COST PRICE English Made Gramophones From $8.00 each. An Ideal New Year Present for Children. TEE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITID. COLLYER QUAY. (Opp. Johnston's Pier, Slnrapora). (Incorporated in Hong Kong) SPORTING OFFER. REDUCTION For Christmas and New Year
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      110 10 Mi. r\ G. S. Cackett. of Print.-rs Ltd., sincerely acknowledges the .-yniputhy extended to his mother and lUt*l in their bereavement. CHEAH- TAN. The engagement j, announced of Cheah Khiam Teng, the second son <>C Madam Tan (leak Neo and the lute Mr. Cheah Peng Kwee of No. 6f>, Jalan
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  • JAPAN WANTS "NO MORE NONSENSE" FROM CHINA.
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      WAR DEBTS QUESTION.
      647 11 State of Suspended Animation. MR. HOOVER. Handing Problem to His Successor. Washington, Dec. 26. The War Debts bogey is in a state of suspended animation and is likely to remain so until after Mar. 4, when Mr. Roosevelt will take office as President. It is understood that
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      CRIME INCREASE.
      89 11 London's Additional Precautions. (From Our Ow,n Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. Statistics which will be published shortly show 100 per cent, increase in ♦rime in London this year, with the heaviest increases in housebreaking, burglary, robbery with violence, smash and grab raids and fraud. It is proposed to augment
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      DISPUTE MAY BE SETTLED.
      63 11 Persia and the Oil Concession. Teheran, Dec. 24. Negotiations between the Persian Government and the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., with a view to settling the dispute over the D'Arcy concession are reported to be progressing favourably and may result in a satisfactory arrangement before Jan. 6, thus
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      "NO MORE RECORDS."
      112 11 Mr. and Mrs. Mollison Go On Holiday. London, Dec. 21. Mr. and Mis. J. A. Mollison arrived in Paris by air this morning en route for 3t. Moritz to continue their interrupted honeymoon. Mr. Mollison in an interview said hie expected to start on another big flight
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      24-HOUR CLOCK.
      87 11 Not Favoured by House Of Lords. London. Dec. 21. A proposal that Great Britain should adopt the 24-hour system instead of the present time, and thus come into line chronologically with Continental countries, was made in the House of Lords. A number of peers of all parties supported
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      BOLIVIA'S ACT.
      64 11 Foreign Gold Deposits Confiscated. La Paz, Dec. 24. A decree has been issued announcing the appropriation of all foreign gold deposits in the Central, National and Mercantile Bank in the interest of public utility and national defence. The Government a^roes to pay for this gold in paper money
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      PATTANI TIN.
      30 11 Profit of ,£7,922 Reported. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. I'attani Tin, Ltd., reports a profit of £7.922 up to June 30, and £5,1'J3 is carried forward.
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      AMNESTIES.
      134 11 Political Prisoners Released In Italy. Rome, Dec. 23. The number of political prisoners still detained on the islands has been reduced as the result of the amnesty declared on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Fascist March on Rome to 337. Prisoners to the number of 639
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      CONCESSION LAPSED.
      93 11 Underground Railway In Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Dec. 21. The Municipal Council has unanimously adopted a motion declaring the concession accorded to the Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company, Limited, to build a new underground line to have lapsed. Large amounts of British capital are invested in this company which owns
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      STERN MEASURES THREATENED.
      541 11 Boycott Activities. TROUBLE FEARED IN TIENTSIN. Shanghai, Dec. 25. A secret society in Shanghai calling itself the Sino-Japanese Alliance Society has addressed warnings to various public bodlies here demanding the stoppage of all anti-Japanese activities and threatening stern measures if this is not done. The Japanese navy
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      STEAMER SINKS.
      80 11 Eight Drowned in North Sea Collision. London, Dec. 21. The captain and seven of the crew of the Tyne^Tees Shipping Company's 712 'ton steamer Gateshead were drowned when the vessel collided with the Norwegian steamer Miranda of 1,328 tons, off Seahani Harbour in a fog this morning. The
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      EDUCATIONAL METHODS.
      109 11 Chinese Delegation Touring Europe. London, Dec. 24. Five Chinese education experts who are studying educational methods in Europe are now in London having already covered France, Germany, Denmark and Poland and nearly finished a three weeks' tour of England. They will next visit Italy, Austria and Soviet Russia.
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      POLITICAL CRISIS IN S. AFRICA.
      166 11 Currency Policy. WILL GOLD STANDARD BE ABANDONED Capetown, Dec. 26. The country is very excited over the political crisis. The farmers are vociferously supporting Mr. Tielman Roos, whose policy of devaluation has created intense interest. The opening of the banks on Wednesday will see whether
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      DUTCH DUTIES.
      149 11 Increase on Foreign Imports. The Hague. Dec. 22. A Bill providing for the provisional increase by 30 per cent, of the duty on all goods not produced in Holland which has already passed the Lower House today passed the first Chamber of the StatesGeneral by 25 votes to
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      SEAMAN'S HEROISM.
      125 11 Defies Shark to Repair Leak. Wellington, Dec. 21. The story of the heroism of a seaman in shark-infested waters was told by Captain Knud Andersen, the Danish author, who arrived here today aboard the 57-ton ketch on which he left Copenhagen on June 8 on a world voyage
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      GLACIER THRILL.
      123 11 Cambridge Students' Narrow Escape. St. Moritz, Dec. 23. There was a thrilling incident when members of the Cambridge University ski team were descending the Diavolezza Glacier. F. A. Jarvis of Corpus Christi Cambridge, skied too far from the track and disappeared in a crevasse. C. S. Taylor of
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      COL. FAWCETT.
      103 11 More Rumours of Missing Explorer. Paris, Dec. 23. According to telegrams from Santiago de Chile, the Argentine explorer Jose Cappolo, who has just returned from an expedition up the Amazon, is stated to have seen the British explorer Col. w< ""c*tt, who has been missing since 1925. The
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      ANOTHER BIG FIRE IN TOKIO.
      93 11 Twenty Killed and Many Injured. Tokio, Dec. 24. Twenty persons perished in the flames when a devastating fire .broke out in the suburb of Fukagawa. Thirty are missing and are feared to have also lost their lives in the blaze, which spread so rapidly that
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      IN BARCELONA.
      62 11 Biggest Department Store Destroyed. Barcelona, Dec. 25. A terrific fire, due to a short circuit, occurred at El Siglio, the largest department store in the city, and spread tc neighbouring buildings. Many people v>c"e injured. Barcelona, Dec. 26. The loss in the fire is estimated at £500,000. There
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      NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
      77 11 Hope to Raise Further Funds. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. The report of Nipah Distilleries of Malaya, Ltd., for the period Aug. 28, 1931, to June 6, 1932, shows that subscriptions amounted to £22,468 under the reconstruction scheme. The liabilities taken over from the old company
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      NEW INDIA BANK?
      73 11 Round-Table Plan For Currency Safeguard. London, Dec. 24. The creation as early as possible of a Reserve Bank of India, entrusted with the management of currency and exchange and also vesting the GovernorGeneral with powers to prevent serious danger to the stability and credit of the Federation
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      SELETAR RUBBER.
      48 11 Loss of £1,965 on The Year, (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. The report of Stletar Plantations. Ltd., for the year ended June 30 records a loss of £1,965 against a loss of £S,HIK in the previous year. A credit of £11,320 in carried forward.
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      BOLIVIAN TIN.
      58 11 Excess Due to the War With Paraguay. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. London and Amsterdam are of opinion that the increase of 1,414 tons bringing Bolivia's tin excess of exports to a' total of 2,586 tons is due to the conflict with Paraguay in the Grand
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      CARDINAL BOURNE.
      34 11 Leaves Hospital And Visits Pope. Rome, Dec 26. Cardinal Bourne left the hospital today for the first time since his illness and visited the Pope, who congratulated him on his recovery. Renter.
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      RUBBER STOCKS DOWN.
      25 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. Rubber stocks in the United Kingdom are estimated to have decreased 450 tons this week.
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      INDIAN TARIFFS.
      16 11 New Delhi, Dec. 24. The Indian Tariff Art will operate from Jan. I.— Router.
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      EUROPEAN MISSING FROM HOTEL.
      260 11 Clothes Found Beside Pagar. NO TRACE. |j Dutch Visitor To Singapore. 3 Mystery surrounds the fate of a Dutch visitor to Singapore, Mr. A. C. Wertheim, who arrived by the P. and O. Ranpura from Hong Kong and went to stay at the Sea View Hotel.
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      INDIAN CONFERENCE.
      380 11 "We Are Labouring For Peace." London, Dec. :M. The Round Table Conference has concluded with a message from the King and stirring speeches by Sir Samuel Hoare and Lord Sankey. His Majesty expressed confidence that the labours had fortified a partnership of which the strength and endurance were
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      " PROVOCATION."
      116 11 PROVOCATION." Yugo-Slavian Complaints Of Italy. Belgrade, Dec. BL Yugo-Slavia will remain calm in the face of provocation, but will not fail to defend the country's sacred rights," were the grave words uttered by the Foreign Minister, M. Jevtitch, in the Senate, when alluding to the ill-feeling recently manifested in Italy
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    AMAZING MIRACLE CLAIM.
    485 12 Woman's Tale of Goa. CURED BY KISSING FEET Ol SAINT'S CORPSE. An amazing rlaun of how she was cured of a spinal afMictiai ,by "the miracle of (loa" has been made to the Daily News b> Miss ./ean Armstrong, a woman journalist and one-time .:ssistant of Dr.
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    SUICIDE AS GHOST.
    74 12 Body in Bath Scares Discoverer. Uioni Our Own (oriespoiidr'nl.) Seremban, Dec. 2fi. ri '.t death due to suicide by haaiging :l returned by the Seremban Coroner a) an inquest into the circumttanci attending the lindir^' of the dead liody of an unknown Chinese in a public bath
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    LAND FOR WORKLESS.
    222 12 .Malacca S.S.A. Learns Position In Jasin District. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Dec. 24. The quart lon of grants of land for the Unemployed came before the committee of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association last Monday. Replying to a letter from the committee the 1> 'net Officer,
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    UNITED ENGINEERS.
    22 12 A mneling ..r United Kajgjaaen Lid. will be held lombrrow at IS.II p.m. and not (oduj as was pu'viouslv announced.
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    SCHOOL WHICH BEGAN IN SHOPHOUSE.
    475 12 K.L. Master Looks Back Thirty Years. (From Our Own CorreapomUnt.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26. The remarkable history of one of Malaya's largest schools was related at a function held here last week. Mr. T. Arumugam, who is retiring after 81 years' service in the Methodist
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    K.N.I.L.M. AIR MAIL,
    69 12 16-Seater Plane For Extra Passengers. Owing to the exceptionally heavy booking of passengers from Batavia to SinKaporc the- K.N.I.L.M. have had. to use a 16 aaattr plarte instead of the usual 8-nnater and this was expected to arrive at Sfletar at 1 p.m. Unlay. The air mail
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    POPE INTERVENES.
    91 12 Truce Between Paraguay And Bolivia. Rome, Dec. 23. Christmas will bring the "cease fire" 10 the troubled region of Chaco, where bitt.-r fightitig has been proceeding between tho Paraguayan and Bolivian armies. The Governments of both countries have informed the Pope that they are adhering to his proposal
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    EARTHQUAKE.
    41 12 Very Severe Shock Registered In London. London, Dec. 25. Wc-t Bromwich Observatory recorded a very severe earthquake at 2.15 a.m. at a distance of 4,500 miles. Mongolia is believed to be the scene. The tremors lasted for two hours. Reuter.
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    BELGIUM'S BUDGET.
    57 12 Drastic Cuts To Meet Deficit. Brussels, Dec. 25. Faced with the prospect of a deficit of 3.800,000,000 francs at the end *rf the financial year, the Government propose to balance the 1933 budget by economies amounting to 1,150,000,000, including cuts in salaries, and pensions, and I'itsli taxeu, including
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    WEST AUSTRALIA.
    69 12 May Decide to Leave Commonwealth, Sydney, Dec. 23. The Government of West Australia has decided to hold a Plebiscite as to whether the State should remain within the Australian Ccmmonwealth or become an independent dominion. The autonomists, who dominate the Government, advance as an argument in favour of
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    NEWFOUNDLAND.
    80 12 Interest On National Debt To Be Paid. St. Johns (Newfoundland), Dec. 23. Thanks to the assistance of both Great Britain and Canada, each of whom will guarantee a loan of $739,000, Newfoundland will bs able to pay $1,971,000 interest on the National Debt due on Jan. I. 1933. The
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    THE PAVILION.
    225 12 "Once In A Lifetime" Proves Successful. When talkies first, started they nearly always dealt with "behind the scenes" of the legitimate stage, and recently one or two have had for their theme the life in a film studio in Hollywood. "One in a Lifetime," the latest change at
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    SIR SAMUEL WILSON.
    54 12 Leaving' for 'Colombo Tomorrow. Brig.-General Sir Samuel Wilson has arrived back in Singapore from Hong Kong, and will leave tomorrow on Mie Sarpedon accompanied by Lady Wilson. He has been staying with Sir .lohn Scott. The visit on this occasion is absolutely unofficial, and Sir Samuel will
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    THE CAPITOL.
    225 12 The Beauties" Of The Nile Revealed. The beauties of the Nile form the backKround for a very interesting story :n ttfe latest British Internationa! Pictures' production, "Fires of Fate," which is now at the Capitol. me picture gives Lester Matthews the opportunity to reveal his powers as, on
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    VETERINARY LAW.
    147 12 Draft Enactment In Federated Malay States. A Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to diseases of animals is to be introduced in the Federal Council. This Bill represents the third and last of ihe three Enactments which will replace the Quarantine and Prevention ol Disease Enactments,
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    CLOSING OF MALAY COLLEGE.
    590 12 Would Be Disaster. MEETING OF OLD BOYS IN IPOH. The proposed closing of the Malay College. Kaala Kangsar, would be a disaster and a cvn&taaion of failure of British policy in the Malay States, declared Col Cecil Rae at the annnal dinner of the Malay College
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    "DIVULGING SECRETS."
    175 12 Mr. Lloyd George's Spirited Rejoinder. London, Dec. 22. The Lord Chancellor's grave statement in the House of Lords yesterday that ex-ministers! divulging proceedings in old Cabinet meetings were liable to two years' imprisonment brought a spirited rejoinder from Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons toda;\ Lord
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    HARMONY!
    56 12 HARMONY New Way to Settle War Debts. Madrid, D-c. EL An unusual scheme for solving the War Debt problem is suggested by the leading Spanish journalist Ramon 'Gomez, who proposes that Europe pay American debts in alcoholic beverages, especially wims, which, so Gome;: holds, arc best calculated to promote harmony
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    EXPLORERS BACK FROM BORNEO.
    364 12 Oxford Club's Work. TO LEAVE SPECIMENS AT SINGAPORE. The members of the Oxford University Exploration Ciub expedition to Borneo have returned to Singapore after live months realty hard work during which time they have collected thousands ol specirrens of all kinds of bird, insect and smalt
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    276 12 Greta Garbo In "As You Desire Me." There are people v. h> d» n..i like the lugubrious, voico, the iiai>h accent and ilipurpetual melancholy of the great Greta. The majority find her m--. ina'inj*;. howevtr, and they will appreciate her i i the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer production, "As You
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    CARNIVAL COMPETITION.
    113 12 The advertisement judping and fancy costume competitions arranged in connection with the Christinas carnival held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Dec. 17 are giving below. The order of advertising merit a» decided by the winning entries is: I. Phoenix Aerated Water Works; 2. John Little and Co.
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    PRIMO CAMERA.
    82 12 Another Easy Victory Over John Schwake. S. Louis, Doe. t John Schwake. whose principal claim ta heavyweight pujf'H^tii- fame is that he weighs 284 lb., tonight joined those who have sorrowed after encounte r* wi! h Primo Camera. The bitf German was unconscious on the canvas m the
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  • Negri-Malacca's Malaya Cup Victory.—Home Football Surprises.
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      NEGRI-MALACCA DO IT AGAIN.
      993 13 Command Beaten. WINNERS WONDERFUL DISPLAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 24. Negri- Malacca 13 pts. Command 3 Its. Will Negri-Malatca create new history by winning the championship of the Southern Section of the Malaya Cup, and figure in the final for the first time in
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      318 13 Arsenal's Nine Goals. FORM REVERSALS IN HOLIDAY GAMES. London, Dec. 21. The following are the results of matches played today in the English and Scottish l.t'iijfuos: I'irt.l DiviKion. Arson.ii !> SheflMd \'U\. 2 Birmingham I Portsmouth n Blackburn It. 4 Middlesbrough 2 Blackpool n Newcastle L'til. -t
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    FARCICAL CRICKET.
    181 13 M.C.C. Tourists Draw With Tasmania. Hobart, Dec. 2i». The M.C.C. tourists' match with Tasmania was concluded here today and resulted in a draw. The tourists declared at 330 for seven wickets and Tasmania had scored 89 for four when play closed. Bowes took four wickets for IK runs.
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    TENNIS TEST.
    152 13 Ellsworth Vines Loses To Hopman. .Melbourne. Dec. 21. The second tennis* test between Au- tralia and the I'.S.A. tourists was to have begun hire today but no play was pos- sible owing lo rain. Melbourne. Dec. 2fi. Play was possible today in the tennis test match, and four
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    CHINESE HOCKEY TOURISTS.
    336 13 Beat S.C.R.C. But Lose To S.R.C. A hockey eleven 'composed of Kurt la Lumpur Chinese arrived in Singapore on Christmas Day and met the local Chinese, wiiom they beat by X—l.X 1. They opposed the S.R.C. yesterday and on a waterlogged playing pitch lose by three goals
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    MISSED CHANCES.
    80 13 Local Chinese Beaten By Visitors. S'pore Chines* 1 K. Ch:ne.-c 3. On Sunday, the Kuala Lumpur Chinese n-.et the Singapore Chinese on the S.C.R.O. jfiounH ami won i>y 1. This score MU bOBMwhat against the run of play. In the first half the exchanges were fairly even with
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    SOLITARY GOAL FOR MALACCA.
    561 13 Boxing Day Hockey At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2G. Malacca sprang a Boxing Day surpiise on Selangor in a hockey match on the Club Padang today when they won a keenly contested game by the eniy goal scored. Selangor had reshuffled
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    BOXING DAY.
    302 13 Leeds United Win At Highbury. London, Dec. 26. The following ware the results of matches played today in the English and Scottish Leagues: First Division. AtsmaJ 1 Iwds Utd. 'J Asti.n Villa 1 Tnumpton ft. 3 Bla<kburn R. I K.evton 1 Bohon Wands. I Hiiddersfteld T. 1 Perhy
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    24 13 The Singapore Swimming Club pool will be closed for cleaning at seven o'clock this evening and re-opened at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
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      SELANGOR AMATEUR RACES.
      784 14 Two-Day Meeting. .POPULAR FANCIES TO THE FORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26. The two-day amateur meeting held by the Sciaiißor Turf Club, Saturday and itlay proved a success. The attendanec was satisfactory, the racing cxi and the dividends good. Several popular fancies were to
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      THE SECOND DAY.
      588 14 Splendid Riding By Kirwan. Race 1. P. Logue's and H. P. Kirwan's PHOON TOK (Mr. H. Kirwan) 9.7 1 P. Logue's IRISH LADY (Mr. Beven) 10.5 2 Mr. Cheong Yok Chong's PEERLESS LADY (Mr. L. H. E. Whittaker) K.lO 3 Won by a short head; a head
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      945 15 l.rM Division. Leeds United's Splendid Form. The following are tho positions in the Knjrlish and Scottish Leagues, includinjc yesterday's (Boxinff Day) matches: r. l.. ii. r re Arsenal 21 I ft 2 6!) M -H A.«ton Villa 21 11 4 6 51 33 28 Sheffield We«J. 21 12
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      165 15 Today. Dwembfr 27. Football: Chinese I^apue: Sion* 800 A.S. I ii.n A.< .lalun BllT Stadium. Rugby: B.C.C. Ist vs. Puhlic Services Ist, PaMMB, OoM: Garrison Mixed Foursomn imiipctition. Wrdiu-Mla}. Kfrrmber 28. Hockoy: S.f.f. 1st vs. S.R.C. 1st, S.C.C. Padang; S.R.C. 2nd vs. S.C.C. 2nd, S.R.C. grd. Rujjby: S.C.C.
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      PERANAKANS WIN.
      340 15 Eight Goals in Malay Semi-Final. S'Pore IVranakans 8; Fathul Karib 1. Although the Singapore Peranakans beat Pathul Karib by 8 goals to 1 in the second semi-final of the Malay Football Association League at Jalan Besar on Saturday, the game was not so one-sided as the score would
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      HOME RUGBY.
      46 15 Exeter Overwhelmed At Plymouth. London, Saturday. Results of the leading rugby matches nlaved today were: Bedford 13 Leicester 10 Bristol 9 London Welsh Coventry 11 Blackheath Harlequins 5 Richmond 9 Northampton H Gloucester 18 O.M.T. 27 London Scots. 6 Plymouth A. 21 Exeter 0
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      YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
      56 15 Cardiff In Form Against London Irish. London, Monday. The following were the results of the leading rugby matches played today: Bath 9 Old Blues Blackheath 16 Dublin Wands. 0 Bristol 8 Pontypool Cardiff 47 London Irish C Gloucester 11 O.M.T. I-eicester 14 Birkenhead Park I Northampton 12 Penarth
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      SINGAPORE RUGBY MATCHES.
      489 15 S.C.C. Defeated. SOUTH JOHORE'S GOOD WIN. S. Johore 9 pts. S.C.C "> pts. A strong S.C.C. side visited Johore Bahru on Saturday to meet South Joho: at Rugby and lo;;t by 9 points (a penalty goal and two tries) to 5 points (a goali. Tie home team
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      LAST-MINUTE TRY.
      301 15 Gives Wiltshires Honours On Padang. S.C.C. XV 0 Wiltshires 3 pts. A try scored in the last minute of the came decided the issue in favour of the Wiltshire Regiment Rugby XV when they met an S.C.C, XV on Saturday on the Padang. A slippery ground marred the
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      MALAY GURUS' SPORTS
      86 15 Annual Meeting Sports At Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 24. The 12th annual sports of the Malay teachers of Negri Sembilan, held on the K. G. V. School padang, were very successful. The judges were Mr. R. F. Gunn, Inspector of Schools, N. S.. and
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      104 15 I In their instruction books recommend the following for the I lubrication of all their models:— Engine Gear Box Triple Shell Oil Back Axle Shell Gear Oil Universal Joints Shell Gear Oil Wheel Bearings Shell Motor Grease Chassis Lubrication Shell Motor Grease Dynamo Distributor Shell Household Oil Oil Can Shell
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      2332 16 Congress And The Elections Civil Disobedience Failure Admitted Chittagong Fine Not To Be Remitted Big Sporting Season— All-India Golf Title The Viceroy's Cvp Lawlessness Of Peshawar District. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Dec. 21. Tin- political situation may now 1m Ml to bo clearer with encouraging t'
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      INDIAN STATES' CLAIM
      196 16 Viceroy's Assurance To Indore Ruler. Indore, Dec. 8. His Excellency the Viceroy, speaking at the State banquet here today, made a brief reference to the Round-Table Conlerence. Even among the Princely Order," said His Excellency, there are various shades of opinion as to the best methods to
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      BURMA REFORMS.
      121 16 European Chamber's View On Separation. Rangoon, Dec. 20. The debate on separation was resumed in the Burma Legislative Council today. U. Tha Gyaw amended his resolution so as to incorporate the provision thai Burma, before separation, should he guaranteed the same constitutional liberties as India, and that the
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      BURMA UNDER NEW CONSTITUTION.
      135 16 An Explanation. GOVERNOR'S REPLY TO DEPUTATION. The constitution proposed for Burma diu not differ very much from tl:nt p-u-posed to. fidia. This assurance was fiven by His Excellency Sir Charles Innes, the Governor ol P-'i-ma. to a <1< tation Which Waited en hin. a* Ranjroon. All
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    "UNITY" DELEGATES IMPATIENT.
    146 16 Sind Separation. SAFEGUARPS* DEMAND BY HINDUS. Allahabad, Dec. 20. The Unity Conference Sub-Committee met at B.3othis morning and is reported to have continued discussion on the Sind problem. It is stated that Sind Moslems are pressing for the deletion of all safeguards mentioned in the agreement of
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    PUBLIC SERVICES.
    394 16 Non-Party Commission Proposal. Allahabad, Dec. 19. Tonight's discussion in the Unity Committee was devoted to three important questions, the Services, Sind and the Indian Christians' demand for thref seats in the Punjab Council. With regard to the last question, tho Committee has decided that Indian Christians should get
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    ATTACHMENT OF PAY OF WORKMEN.
    305 16 Question Reviewed By The Government. New Delhi, Dec. 10. The Government of Tndia have invited opinions from local Governments 11 Uie recommendations of the Labour Commission in regard to the attachment of the salaries a,nd wages of workmen. They ask if a workman receiving less
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    FOUR KILLED IN RIOT.
    163 16 Attack on Police At Malda. Malda, Dec. 15. Three Snnthals were killed and four wounded, and one police constable dwd of wounds received in a clash between Sa(nthals and the police yesterday. A few hundred Santhats headed by Jitti Chotka and Samu, of Banahari, in the
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    TRADE DEPRESSION.
    280 16 Indian Factories Suffer. New Delhi, Dec. 15. An official note on the working of the Indian Factories Act during 1981 shows that the total number of registered factories was £,206 and the number actually working was 8,143, of which 3,737 were perennial and 4,406 seasonal. The number of
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    PLANTER LOSES APPEAL.
    273 16 Sentence For Unlicensed Arms And Ammunition. Chittagong. Dec. 7. Mr. A. De C. Williams, Sessions Judge today dismissed the appeal of R. W. Hudson, a tea planter, against the sentence, of one year's rigorous imprisonment recently passed by the Sadar SubDivisional Magistrate on a charge under section
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    SCHOOLGIRL'S DEATH.
    87 16 Fall Down Khudside In Mussoorte. Mussoorie, Dec. 8. Miss Beryl Brewster, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the late Mr. B.r«tfpt«r, Divisional Accounts Officer, E. I. JR., Allahabad, and Lucknow, and a pupil of Oakgrove School, Jharipani, has died her* in Ingle circumstances. On the closing of tbe school for
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    LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
    490 16 Transfer And Reservation Of Powers. Rangoon, l>e<-. 10. At the meeting of '.he Burma Legislative Council today, before th/ ili.- ii on the motion about separation was resumed, Mr. T. Cou per. the Finance Hen ber, read a communique- which stated that a deputation off party leaders interviewed
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    14 INJURIES.
    199 16 Exceeding Right Of Defence. I'liiwdurn. The ease in which inb-Iiwpectsr Liiwric de Silva, of Kesbawa, charged three hut.. C. Albert, H. Louis ami Arnolis, all oi Jamburcliya, with having caused hurl to damage Peifis, of the same village, with kniveii and clubs, was concluded, liefopMr. P. Vythialingam, Police
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    "MY NEW VALVE "-BY MARCONI.
    519 17 It May Change All Radio. TELEVISION CERTAIN. VALVE THAT DEFIES INTERFERENCE. (By Air Mail.) London, Dec. 5. Once BKf" n the Marchese Marconi has achieved the theoretically impossible and has proved the mathematicians wrong. He has definitely tamed the microwaves and has proved that this
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      363 17 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Revised List BROADCASTS FOR THE WEEK. The wireless programmes have been revised as fellows MONDAY. KHABAROVSK. (70.2 metres), 6 to 9 BANDOENG, PMY., (50 metres), C.<o —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 7
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      414 17 BOUNDBROOK, W3XAU (49.18 metres), 4 a.m. I MOSCOW, XXV, (45.88 metres), 11 p.m. ARANJUEZ, EAQ., (34.4 metres), 6.80 —8.15 a.m. BANDOENG, PLY., (31.86 metres), testing from 5.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, VK3ME^ (81.56 metres), 5—6.305 6.30 p.m. i SCHENECTADY, W2XAF., (81.48 metres), 5 a.m. 6 a.m. news. ZEEZEN, 73 metres), 7.30 p.m.
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      295 17 BOUNDBROOK, W3XL., (40.89) metres), 4 to 5.45 a.m. MOSCOW, REN.. (45.38 metrea), 11 p.m. ARANJUEZ, EAQ, (34.4 metre*), 8.30 to 8.15 a.m. BANDOENG, PLY., (31.86 metres), testing from 5.30 p.m. MELBOURNE VK3ME., (31.55 metres), 5 to 6.30 p.m. and sometimes to 7 p.m. .SCHENECTADT.. W2XAF, (81.4fmetres), 6 a.m. 6 a.m.
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      511 17 B. B. C. EMPIRE BROADCASTS. Successful Tests. To the hill outside Daventry, which is believed to be the oldest-known camp site in Britain, there came today a party representative of the Dominions, Colonies and imperial interests for thu first public inspection of .the new Kmpire broadcasting station of the 15.
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    CHINESE STATIONS.
    453 18 Unique Programmes From Shanghai. At least 35 radio broadcasting stations are operating in Shanghai, offering a wide variety of programmes day and night, according to a brief survey made by Common Knowledge on Radio, publication of the Kuo Hwa Electric Supply Company, wnich is operator of Station XGKH,
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    PHANTOM STATION.
    150 18 Berlin Police Seek Site Of Communist Set. While the public of Berlin remains in a state of bewilderment at the up? md downs of the political crisis it derives some amusement from a sideshow in the political arena; the postal authorities' hitherto unavailing efforts to track down a
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    76 18 Congressional Conference Agreement. Washington, Dec. 22. The Congressional conference has reached complete agreement on Philippines Inlependence legislation with the less severe doption of trade restrictions and the rranting of full freedom for the Islands l 10 years. The United States would retain perpeually all military and naval reservations
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    ASTRONOMER ROYAL.
    41 18 London, Dec. 22. It is announced that Mr. H. Spencer ones, Astronomer of Capetown Observaory, has been appointed Astronomer Roal to the Royal Observatory at Green/ich in succession to Sir Frank Dyson ho will retire on Feb. 28.—Reuter Wire?BS.
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    45 18 In connection with the Children's Aic ociety, an entertainment was givei Melrose," Tomlinaon Road, the Society* eadquarters yesterday afternoon. A hristmas tree was the chief feature o! he celebrations, and the committee wisV 1 thank the various firms wh omadr >aluable gifts of the occasion.
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      396 18 THE EMPIRE 4 STATION. Details of Next Week's Programmes. The following are the programmes to be broadcast by the new Empire Station from Daventry on the Indian zone for up to Jan. 14: TUESDAY, DEC. 27. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Bc->i. Music by the Midland Studio Orchestra. 3.0
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      497 18 FRIDAY, JAN. 6. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. The 83.C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 3.0 Ernest Parsons and his Orchestra, from the Palace, Erdington, Birmingham. 4.0 Talk: A Doctor to a Mother. 4.16-4.30. News Bulletin. SATURDAY, JAN. 7. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. Concert
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    DUAL MURDER TRIAL VERDICT.
    897 19 Farmer Acquitted. FIANCEE'S FAITH IN HIS INNOCENCE. Godfrey Nobs (SI), farmer, of Runfold. near Farnham. Surrey, was found not guilty at the Surrey A at KMsJMM M "cc. :>. ot the murder of AAert Keen (41) JsJL*bi> wife, Annie Keen ('ill, c.f ut: TJlill, Put tenham,
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    LIVING BY DYEING.
    363 19 But the Hairdresser Always Pays. Many women in London and the provinces are indulging in a new form of blackmail. Their victims are hairdressersKnowing that they have sensitive -kin.-, these women go again and again to have thiir hair dyed and their eyelashes tinted, in the hope
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    FALL ON ESCALATOR.
    226 19 Claim Against Railway Company Fails. An artist, Mr. Alfred Maginie Bryant I aired 7* year*, of Stanley Gardens, Bel- j size Park, N.W., brought an action before Mr. Justice Swift in the King's lirmh Oivision, claiming damages from j the London Electric Railway Co. in re- sped
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    £12,000 CHARGES.
    269 19 Harry Geen and the Broad Street Press. Harry Geen, who arrived in England from America OB Dec. 2 in company with two detectives, appeared at London (iuildhall on Dec He was charged with receiving in 1980 sums amounting to over £12,000, knowing them to have been received by
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    NATIONS LINKED BY WIRELESS.
    451 19 Engineer-in-Chief Of G.P.O. Retires. After rather more than 43 years' service as Kng^neer-in-Chief of the British Po>t Office, Colonel Sir Thomas Fortune P ryes has retired. During a tenancy of the post that has influenced 1 the development of modern international communications most profoundly he was
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    WAR OF THE FUTURE.
    412 19 "Warning to Humanity "I By Mr. H. G. Wells. Mr. H. G. Wells recently broadcast a talk, "A warning to humanity," as an epilogue to a programme of sound pictures, illustrating developments in methods of communication daring the last 10 years. Referring to, the increase of
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    MOROCCO NOW AT PEACE.
    473 19 MOROCCO NOW AT PEACE. French Operations Almost Complete. Paris, Nov. 30. Though little talked about, this year's campaign in Morocco which came to an end last month was one of the most important in results since the pacification was undertaken. At the beginning of *****, the French had Hbdued all
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    S.A. CITIZENSHIP.
    217 19 Hints of Change In Status. There is considerable speculation here as to the implications behind a statement by \h\ Mnlan, Minister of the Interior, during a speech at Stellenbosch, to the effect that the rresent nationality positio in South Africa- will shortly give way to a single South
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    ' PLEASE REMEMBER—'
    119 19 PLEASE REMEMBER—' Bereaved Mother's Protest In Court. There was a remarkable demonstration in Cardiff Police Court when Dr. Edward Harold Spickett, ajred 42, of Church Road, Whitchuroh, was found not guilty of the manslaughter of Maisic Doreen Scott, aged etjfht. The jrirl was knocked flown by Dr. Spickett's car and
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    DUPED PUPILS.
    478 19 Five Years' For Heartless Frauds. After listening to an amazing story of fraud Mr. Justice Humphreys, at Birmingham Assizes, told William Hamilton Alltn, 26, accountant, that his conduct had bei-n cruel and heartless. Allan pleaded guilty to converting mo ney and goods to his own use, and asked,
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    AMERICAN FORGERS.
    280 19 Plan to Flood Europe With £5 Notes. Two Italians, Giorgio Guomo and Wiliy Franchi-Dante, citizens of the United ecently had a night out at a night club in Budapest, where they consumed large quantities of champagne and danced with two pretty partners. On leaving they gave the generous
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    LIFT CRASHES 115 ft.
    150 19 18 Passengers Injured at A Madrid Station. Madrid, Nov. :',O. Two serious accidents occurred in Madrid this morning, resulting in a total of two persons killed and 22 injured. The first accident happened at 7 o'clock, when a cable snapped and the lift at tne Gran
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    BOY WHO WAS " BUMPED."
    1014 19 BOY WHO WAS BUMPED." Claim Against Master. <► K.C. AND SCHOOL MOB JUSTICE." An action for duHIM for injuries sustained by "bumping" <m the ground, which was alleged to bo port ol the punishment at a pr.vate school in Wembley, was heard liy Mr. -lusti.r Mai naghten in th<- King's
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    45 20 MAJOR-GENERAL A. E. CATO R The first part of the funeral servicec c for the late Major-General A. E. Cator, Chief of the London Command, who died while hunting, took place at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks. (Planet News.)
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    27 20 UA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate in the election for the American presidency, reading a telegram of congratulation from President Hoover. (Planet News.)
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    36 20 MIDNIGHT "FIRST NIGHT":— AII Society attended the midnight "first night" of the new British film, 'Home Express,' said to be the fin. si yet produced in England, which took place afrthe New Victoria Cinema. (Planet News.)
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    24 20 AT HYDE PARK CORNER The gun carriage bearing the remains of t he late Major-General A. K. Cator, approaching Hyde Park Corner. (Planet News.)
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    26 20 HUMOUR I It < ml KI'SSIA A humorous picture from Leningrad, show ing ballet dancers there dressed as I liarlio Chaplii.s complete with baggy trousers. (Planet News.)
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    31 20 GREAT NEW BRITISH FILM A general view showing part of the fashionable audience, at the buffet on the stage at the "first night" of the British film "Rome Express." (Planet News.)
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