The Straits Times, 10 January 1933

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    31 1 The Straits Times THE 17ARGEST g?VP MOST lIWLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER m MZttY^. 20 PAGES. SINGAPOReT^UESDAY, JANUARY~To~I933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933 fllCl It CENTS.
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      488 1 •INGAPORE: 79. CECIL ST. CPHONI BIBIT. 1 T i I 6.15 Tonight 9.15. I THEMAI9 OFTHE MOUNTAINS. I 'hone 5261-2. I NEW SEASON'S FRUITS /fe" ANO I THE PICK OF THE I L ENGLISH ORCHARDS nWmM'Mfl B ggfej gjj New Season's Fruits, freshly plucked in English Orchards, have just arrived.
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      220 1 jAf*WJ«WV%rt- JAVA ST. -prtORT tiUL -ff 44r W. bought your "Let us show you the many !^aaSOTW^- P TOBRALCG f other lovely Tootal Products W^W^t^^ |l| which we stock, including BfSl^fcP" Directl ou touch Tarun tulle, for lovely lingerie; »*/?T*.*§§ i Tobraico you are con- J Tootisha, a delightful artificial
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      14 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15. I THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS. I Phone .p>26l-2.. p >261-2.
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      509 2 P. 0., BRITISH INWA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OI'TWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND .JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1933. y SOMALI 6,500 Jan. 18 RAJPUTANA 17,000
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      591 2 BIFFING (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseille*. London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Ball. KASRTHA MART? 10,000 Jan. II It t YASUKUNI MARO Jan. 84 M HAKONE MARU 10.400 Feb. 8 9 5 SUWA MARU 10,700 Feb. 23 24 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU
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      497 2 ;wjrns imp qwE. (Ineorpors»o« ra AastaaMa.) FOR BRISBANI, SYDMT AMD VRMOOSNS via JAVA, IUSVU AMp THURSDAT ISLAMD. Rsgalsr moathly sailings by Ik* wellknown steamer BARIMiA (TJMf Has) tnd tbs BSV MAN GO LI A (1. 881 tons) (Cargo only). Thau. MAR ILIA Is oao of tie largest aad Anest sssanors
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      443 2 ?m EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (laeorporated IB DeniaaxS.} Teloahone silk. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO MVQA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave (fpore. Penan*. ai.s. MEONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 m.s. BOBINGIA Feb. 14 Fab. 17 m.s. FIONIA Mar. 7 Mar. 10 m.s. ERRIA Mar. 28 Mar. 31 m.s. ALSIA
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      998 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE Hl'A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE. CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINK. Ltd. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      BRITISH SHIPPING POLICY.
      1142 3 C. of S. Report. HANDICAP OF TRADE BARRIERS. A Committee of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has !aid before the Council of the Chamber a report on Shipping Policy. This report, which has principally in view the lorthcoming World Economic Conference and was unanimously
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      LIVERPOOL OWNERS' ATTITUDE.
      551 3 Important Resolutions Passed. A number of important resolutions, dealing with the caus«»s of the shipping depression, were passed by the Liverpool St-.am Ship Owners' Association at a special general meeting. The meeting was presided over by Mr. A. B. Hughes, Chair man of the Association. The suggestion
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      FAR EAST CRUISE.
      76 3 Big Reduction in Fare Announced. The special fare for the Far Eastern Cruise by Blue Funnel Line A class vessels has been reduced from $386 to $280 from Singapore and return to Singapore. This fare applies to any "A" class vessel. The itinerary in Singapore Hong Kong/
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      59 3 On or about Jan. 11 the light vessel on the western side of the Kra flats, nine miles south-south-west of Pulo Rimau lighthouse, Malacca Strait, will be replaced temporarily by a light buoy. The M.M. Athos II is due here from Saigon tomorrow at 6 a.m. and will pnob- ably
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    170 3 ANDRE LEBON, French, 7(375 tons, from Marseilles I'M fnr SAignn 1<».1. ALSTER, Cer., 5.327 tons from Dairen 9.1 for Pt. Said 11.1. ANGBY, Sar., 417 tons, from Sibu 9.1, for Sibu and Ports 14.1. HERMOD, Norw., 840 tens, from Bangkok 9.1 for Bangkok 11 or 12.1. HUA TONG,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    128 3 Tuesday, Jan. 10. Ships alonrslde the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Oodown Gate. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Ontaur. Lch. "Hyireia", Poseidon, Lch. "Leo", Sijfli. Edendale, W. Bt. "Splendour". Oil Wharf Soli. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong J'airsir. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil.
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    TIME SIGNALS.
    92 3 Not Ejected by Daylight Saving. The attention of shipmasters is drawn to the fact that the recent introduction of the Straits Settlements Daylight Saving Ordinance, whereby local time was advanced by 20 minutes, does not affect the day and night time signals which will continue to be shown
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      663 3 ANORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (incorporated la The undermentioned art the eompaay*! latended fixtures: OUTWARDS. S FRANKEN for Manila, Hong Konjr, Shanghai, Japan and North China J»"». 20 GOSLAR for Japan and North China Jan 28 HOMEWARDS. s.s. ALSTER for Tripoli*, Marseilles, Oran, Casablanca, R'dam, H'burg Bremen Jan. 10 s.s. TRIER for Genoa,
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      403 3 ciWAMBUCAN MAJX LJNB LOWEST THROUGH FARES To England rla America are now being qnoted. Take advantage of them— NOW I Include the CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 19SS And the INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CONVENTION AT BOSTON la your Itinerary. A trip rla the Panama Canal with stops at Balboa, Cristobal and
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      543 3 ELLERMAN BUCKN ALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. l Ueexporated la Ingland.) TJLLKRM AN" USE. freight Barries to I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. roru and Bae* CaMl OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAA 4r«atn»T Do. nv^ve s.s. CITY OP KHIOS Feb. 25 Feb. 26 HOMEWARDS. e.s. CITY OF ATHKNS L'don, R'dam H'burg
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      194 3 TIDE TABLES. Tuesday, January 10. H. W. 9.15 a.m. 9 ft. 11.16 p.m. Wednesday, January 11. H. W. 9.56 v.m., 9 ft. 3 in., 11,48 P.m., 8 ft. 6 in. Thursday, January 12. H. W. 10.35 a.m., 9 ft. 6 in., 12.37 p.m., 8 ft. 7 in. Friday, January 13.
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      480 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised. In these column, send copies testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTKD, second grade Dresser Clerk. Apply Box Number 925, c/o Straits Times stating age, nationality, salary required. LARGE indentors firm requires first clas< Cliinese salesman. Full particulars about previous experience, etc. Apply
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      755 4 HOUSES.,FLATS TO LET TO LET, D. Eber Rd. off Oxley Rd. Apply to 2, Eber Rd. or 10, D'Souia Rd. 8 A W Anpullia Park 3C3-A, Orchard Bd. i Robinson Rd., Oil Factory. Angnllia Co. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions, t t»ply S'pors Building Corp.. 64. Market St t
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      600 4 BUSINGS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, ofices No. 18, Collar Qasj, Apply Sime, Darby Co, Ltd. TO LET, spacions modern office accommodation with godown on Raffles Place. For further particulars apply to 788, Straits Ttmaa. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Nos. 17S, 118, 174 and 176, South Bridge Road, Nos. 110,
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      481 4 MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to yon evory week for three months for $I.M. Manager, Sunday Times. MODERN ballroom dances taught at Rena's Dance Studio, Meyer Mansions Ist floor, flat No. 6, Coleman St. Tel. 4639^ There has been established in Singapore a clinic for F.uropean children
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      613 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. Travel Talk on a "Cruise in the Cutter "Gullmarn" from Sydney to Singapore" by Mrs. Birtles at the Y.W.C.A. Raffles Quay, Thursday, January 12, 5.30 p.m. Entrance fee 50 cts. Members and .friends invited. NOTICE. This is to notify that Ho Kwong Yew has resigned as a partner
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      244 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. BAKU and Mlsa HANA. •0, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Ho Kwong Yew, roistered MChJtWt, late partner of Messrs. ('hitntr Wonr, hai started his own practice since January 1933. at China Building. (Office No. li.tM > Chulia Street, Sin-rapore. MASSAGE Mr.
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      68 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Ontslde w/tKSt*" Malaya. Malaya. Postage. KonUtly 3.00 4.00 8.60 Uoarterly 5.50 512.00 7.60 Hal.' Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $16.00 Yearly.. WVOO |40.00 fSO.OO ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the form at the bottom of this page. Contra rt rates may be had
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    WHY EINSTEIN IS AMUSED,
    274 5 i U.S. Women's Effort To Prevent Visit. New York, Dec. 6. "As an American citizen, I feel so humiliated and disgraced that I have no words to express myself," explained Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, President of the University of Columbia, referring to the attempt of a
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    PORTLAND CLUB AND IMPROVEMENTS.
    803 5 New Bridge Laws. More than a month having elapsed since the new International Laws of Contract and Auction Bridge came into force, the Portland Club, which is responsible for their issue and adoption in Great Britain has wisely decided to invite suggestions with a view to
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    £2,459 LIABILITIES OP TYPIST.
    492 5 £950 Borrowed Without Security. The financial transactions of a City typist with a salary of £190 a year wmn revealed at < 'roydon Bankruptcy Court when Miss (Miuiys Josephine Mackay, of Bright Road, Purely, was examined. S*hc attributed her position to payment of heavy interest on
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      265 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT TOMORROW SPECIAL TEA DANCE 6.30 TO 8.15 PJVI. D 1 IN IN L K INFORMAL AFTER and DANCE N 9.30 p.m. to Micl.night. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. PHONE 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL Note: No Dance at Sea View Tonight WEDNESDAY 11th. DINNER ON THE
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      240 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Comfortable rooms at Special rates for monthly residents. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL. Phone I4M Telegrams GOODWOOD." Situated in the coolest part of the residential district ta ten acres of grounds within easy reach of the businaaa and shopping centre* of the City. An ideal Hotel for Permanent Residents, Visitors
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      416 5 TENDERS TENDER. Ti:\DKRS will icccivi-d at the Land Oflea, Singapore, u> to i p.m. on January Mi IMSi f"i" the ri -ht to occupy on temporary occupation licence the land at Sunjt<M Tijra, Pulo I'bin, aid to work the granite quarry thereon. Partieulan us to terms and sonditioas, etc., may
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    P. And 0. Steam Navigation Meeting.
    8757 6 CONSERVATIVE DIVIDEND POLICY JUSTIFIED. "Rationalisation Of Shipping. The annuaJ meeting of the proprietors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company was held in London on Dec. 7, the Hon. Alexander Shaw in the chair. Mr. Shaw referred to the death of Lord Inchcape
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      49 6 111 I MDTDR Hl/ -%~m **t k t W^^VJ Mobiloil All the Manufacturers of these \YorM famous Cars and Motor Cycles sayHM Mobiloil CITROEN RALEIGH Rudge Hill MAN TflEggT{DOLSELEY JIL "Btcelsior" Dom* vauxhall HUMBER T^ortoß) TmUMFH <j^^ Sunbeam fewfeaa MORRIS TTBIMHEi {^0^ B.SA SOCONY- VACUUM CORPORATION. (Incorporated in U.S.A.)
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      320 6 THE ONLY ALL BRITISH CHEST OH THIS MARKET f' EpoJKOJ^icAvi k AckiNiri| AND THE BEST. A PRODUCT OF MALAYA BY MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD. TeL 4265. KUALA LUMPUR. Telegrams "A RANG." jI^SHH Bl Doubles the Beauty of Your Hair Tht llmwM huir stylos of today m»k« beaatiful ha r a necesnity.
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      216 7 ALUAMBRA MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3 P.M. Fresh, Fast and Froth > a Comedy with a Champagne Flavour LEE TRACY EVALYN KNAPP Warren Hymer and Barbara Weeks NjGHfMAYOR THURSDAY: What a thrill for Singapore Such a show as you NEVER HOPED TO SEE— red blooded, virileit comes to you AS IT
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      256 7 TONIGHTS BIG EVENT! 8 is I c apTt ~oi\ 5 i i Gala Opening of England's Most Famous Musical Cornedy FREDERICK LONSDALE'S glittering, glamorous romance "The MAID of The MOUNTAINS" A BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION With a Distinguished cast NANCY BROWN as "The Maid Harry Welchman as "Baldasarre" Betty Stockfeld, Garry
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      338 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. aW/Jvfl W C W\ ELIZABETH ALLAN &AW BASKCOM B A SUPERB BRITISH PRODUCTION —PRAISED BY PRESS AND PUBLIC ALIKE—WE GUARANTEE YOU GRAND ENTERTAINMENT— C OM E TON IGH T For the thrill of I the open road When you feel that you must lower the hrwd, open
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    350 8 1,676-Ton Fall In U.K. Stocks. POOR ESTIMATE OF U.S. CONSUMPTION. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 7< s cents per lb. Tin. WiIJMI price $75.12/* per picul. Yesterday's Priecs: Rubber, London. 2 7/1 fid., up l/32d. New York, 3 3/1 C cts.. unchantfi'd. Market
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 8 Noon, Jan. 10. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Miners. Sellers Spot (loose) 7 'it (F. 0.8.) TVi 7 9 1C Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Bayers. Sellers Jan. ..7 3 16 7" •Feb. 7 V,. 7 5 K Mar. 7% 77 1C Apr.-June 7.. 7 9
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    PRODUCE.
    71 8 Sinprapon 1 Jan. 10. (iamhier 5.80 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 Copra &ss| mixed 4.70 1 Sago flour, Sarawak 2.2"> j White Pepper 22':. Black Pepper 18.00, Pearl Sago 4.00 j small 6.00 medium 6.0^ Rice Siam $135 to 200 Saigon $130 to 135 Rangoon $130 to 150 No.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        437 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Seller*. 1 1 Penawat 0.43 0.46 "> Pengkalen Ord. 8 9/1 1 Petaling Tin 4.05 4.15 £1 £1 Puchong V- 7/9 £1 £1 Pungah 10/9 11/6 1 1 Puteb nom. 1 1 Rahman Hyd. 0.50 0.55 £1 £1 Rambutan 4/6 6/6 1 1 Rantau (Pref.)
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 Iflsue Val. Pd. Buyers. 1 1 Kinta Electric 0.52^ Sellers. 0.60 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 085 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.80 10 10 Maynard Co. uoa. 1 1 Malayan Breweries 0.70 50 50 McAHster A-Co. 65.00 40 40 Oversea Ch. Bk. Corp. 18.75 10 10 Robinson Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        143 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. del), of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 |400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\-> p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal A\'-> p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        375 8 Fraser and Co. and Lya]l and Evatt'i Quotations. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall A, Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.46 0.55 0.46 060 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 O.GO A. Kuning (fl) 0.06 0.15 0.06 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.75
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      EXCHANGE RATES. SELLING.
      207 8 Singapore, Jan. 10. London, 4 months' sight 2 3 31/32, London, 3 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London, 60 days' sight 2329 32 London, 30 days sight 2 3 7-P London, demand 2 3 27 32 London, T.T. 2 3 13 16 Lyons and Paris, demand
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      EXCHANGES.
      90 8 Rugby, Jan. 7. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.32 Athens 625 Berlin 14.07 Belgrade 247 2 Bombay 16 3/16 Brussels 24.15U Bucharest 565 Buenos Aires 42'/> official Copenhagen 19.29 i/ 2 Geneva 17.36 Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 13 3 8 Lisbon 109»4 Madrid 40% Milan 65% Montevideo 30 nomin. Montreal
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      98 8 From Europe (London mails despatched 22nd December) by Rajula due Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday, the 12th instant. From Indo-China by Athos II due Singapore tomorrow morning. From China by Soudan due Singapore noon tomorrow. From China and Japan l>y Kashima Maiu due Singapore daylight on Thursday, the
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      SHIPBUILDER'S VIEWS
      184 8 General satisfaction is expressed ir shipbuilding and shipping circles op the Tees at the indication given by MiBaldwin at Sunderland that the Government will probably take action to prevent further injury to both industries from foreign subsidised shipping. In an interview, Mr. F. C. Pyman managing director, William
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    296 8 Today. S .1111 irvccpi bowt Siam) (Hern) p.m. Japan and Korea (Paris Mam) .1 p.m, North, N.-tast N. W.-t Hamate*, Upper Barma, North East Mia 1 Barma Han 1 :i p.m. Oylon 1 Havre Maru) 3 p.m. S. iat Paadjang, Baujtaalia and Ragan Si Api Api K.-nicralila)
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    MAILS FOB EUKOPR.
    40 8 By Tnlamb* Christiaan Huygens Corfu l"d ration r» Conic IMM Left And. A'por* Londoi Oct. 20 Not 1 f)<-t. 19 Not I Nov. 26 Dec V Nov. M »cc. 1 D»o. 2 line. 2: Dec. 11 Jan.
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    SINGAPORE MARKETS.
    446 8 Official List Of Approximate Prices. The following arc I lie pruvs, Nlto XI ;l tty «fcere not otherwise stated, prevailing at tiie Singapore markets <»> Jan. b, us furniihed by v.<- Food and Mi rket Inspector: Meat. ::--f Iteah n.urch SO per catty, hevi -tew 01 curry P'"*.
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      146 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOl TLIE WEEK, Tuenday. January 1». «Q Penanc Races, third day. British Goods Kxhibition meetina H. 56 Trade Commissioner, .1 p m. Nativity Play. St. AndrewV, Cathedral, «.3t p.m. Wednesday January 11. Rotary Club luncheon, 1 p.m. Nativity IMay. St. Andrew's Cathedral, C.3# p.m. Thiir-da.i. January 12. BxtraoHinary ""u
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      978 9 Firmer on Government Sales of Bills. HOLIDAY CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 15. The United States Government's dcci- i sion that Dec. 15 debt payments would have to be made had very little effect on the money market and the exchsr.Kas. i for the
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      489 9 "Heavy" Railways Hardest! Hit by Depression. (From Our Ov/n Correspondent.) London, Dec. 15. The Stock Market, having anticipated the cold-shouldering of Britain's second War Debt note and lacking any significant stimulus to either buying or selling, had another quiet .week. That elusive but quite important element, the
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      245 9 Alor Pongsu Amalgamated. -114,733 lb. Ayer Kuning.— 1J.270 lb. Arras Estate.— 23,soo lb. Ant'lo-Johorc Consolidated.- 29.XKM) lb. Bertam Consolidated. -27D.480 lb. Hassett. 46.00.0 lb. RcdonK (Malaya 57,078 lb. Bakap Estute. -32.M3 lb. Batu Mutang Estate. 2(5,000 lb. Baling Kstale.- 62,0;i7 lb. Hutu Lint«ng,»-76,110 lb. Bagan.- 4K.2C0 lb. liatak
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      PAJAM; LIMITED.
      686 9 Factory Buildings* Reconstituted. The annual general meeting of Pajam, Ltd., was held at the company's board room in Hong Kong Bank Chambers. Mi\ W. E. Kayner took the chair in place of Mr. J. M. Sime who was absent, and the others present were. Mr. A. H. Todd,
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      DEC. TIN RETURNS
      365 9 ,The figures in brackets denote the put for the corresponding period of IJ Climau, -Hours run 1)0 (restriction) cv. yds, treated 1,640. pels, approx. 4.4. Muluyan Tin Dredging. 677 pels. Southern Malayan.- SO6 pels. Maung Tin No Liability.-Hours 634, eu. yds. 96.60 G. 538 pels. Renon* Consolidated.
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      595 9 I Japanese Dumping in The Colonies TWO BIG PROTEST MEETINGS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Dec. 11. A quiet state of affairs has continued throughout tbe market during the past woek and the turnover has given little .-..-ttisf action to spinners and manufacturers. The absence of enterprise
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      RUSSIAN OIL.
      92 9 Italy the Largest l?uyer. Moscow, Jan. Italy was the largest buyer of Russian oil during the nast year, according to statistics' issued by the Soviet riil industry. The total production for the iirst 11 months wa.s r>,500,000 tons againsl 4,800,000 tons for the «rrcsponflin>{ period of 1031, of
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      610 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. EstablUhed 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Clda. 100.000,000 Paid up Capital (ilds. r>r>,o<lo,oQC Reserve* Gldl. ?4, 190,324 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BKANCH OKHCK.H: THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia: Head office for Dutch East Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampcnan, Ban doeng. Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar,
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      442 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPU, N.V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1821. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throuichout thu Duti;ri But Indies and in, the Straits Settlements, lndhi. Chiaa, Japan and Arabia. LONDON JANKERS The National Provincial Rank, Limited.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    112 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— Night Mayor with Lee Tracy and Evalyn Knapp. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— The Maid of The Mountains with Nancy Brown, Gus McNaughton. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Not So Quiet On The Western Front and Strictly Business. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free MARLBOROUGIL— Love
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN. 10, 1933. WANTING IT BOTH WAYS.
    964 10 Lord Buaverbrook has been guilty of M many unnecessarily sensational and absurdly bombastic utterances since he joined the small but powerful band of newspaper barons that there is now p tendency to dismisss his speeches and writings as
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    184 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Flight.-Lieut. Allen will be the speaker at the Singapore Rotary Club's luncheon at the Adelphi Hotel tomorrow. His subject will be "The Possibilities of Broadcasting in Malaya." Sir Harry McGowan, Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, left London on Dec. 22 for a brief visit to India and Ceylon.
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    SOME HISTORICAL MYTHS EXPLODED.
    1405 10 t Famous Incidents Which Never Took Place. (By Charles PlatL) The shreds of retpectabilitfi arc torn from our early history book* by Churlex Plntt, the author of Popular Superstition, hi the following article, the slories of the discovery of America by Columbus and of George Washington
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    893 10 THE YOUNG IDEA. mm All the way from a school at Shaker Heights, Ohio, comes the following ngenuous request to a local raUwf firm: Dear Birs I am going to try and grow a rubber tree. Can you send me a slip or seed for one?
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    "JAPAN NEED NOT REMAIN IN THE LEAGUE." MR. MATSUOKA EXPLAINS.
    3046 11 Between Russia and The United States. AT SHANHAIKWAN. Japanese Demand For Withdrawal. Rome. Jan. Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese delegate to the League of Nations, in a statement to the I'ress. said the Japanese thesis at the League would remain unchanged
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    SECOND FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    98 11 Less Ambitious Than The First. Moscow, Jan. 9. The second Five- Year Plan is less ambitious than the first, according to the aims outlined by M. Stalin in a speech before the central committee of the Communist party. For example, the annual increase in industrial output will
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    FRENCH MISFORTUNES
    270 11 Fire on Submarine At Toulon. Toulon, Jan. 6. Fire broke out on board the submarine Fresnel here today, but the crew quickly mastered the blaze, which, according *o an official statement, caused only small damage. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. The Fresnel is a Class 25 (Redoubtable) submarine, launched in 1929, and
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    PETROL BLAZE.
    77 11 100,000 Gallons Catch Fire At Liverpool. Liverpool, Jan. 5. A petrol reservoir containing 100,000 gallons of benzine and belonging to zhf lar.<e plant of the Shell Mcx Co. at Kllesmert', on the Mersey, took fire owing to internal combustion. The plant comprises 37 giant petrol tanks with a
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    GOLD STANDARD.
    82 11 International Values Advocated. Geneva, Jan. 9. Great "Britain is ready to co-operate towards an international gold standard," declared Sir Frederick Leith-Ross at a meeting of experts preparing the agenda of the World Economic Conference. He said exchange controls must be abolished, inflation of currency or prices must be
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    HEIGHT RECORD.
    97 11 90,000 Feet Into The Stratosphere. Stuttgart, Jan. 5. A new altitude record for unmanned balloons has been established by the Stuttgart scientist Regener in the course of experiments in the stratosphere for measuring itensity ultra-red reys. A balloon was released near Stuttgart on Tuesday might and was found
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    KREUGER FRAUD REVELATIONS.
    116 11 Fourteen Years. HOW THE OPERATIONS WERE CONCEALED. Stockholm, Jan. 9. The disclosure that Ivor Kreugei spent about £24,000,000 during fourteen years of fraudulent dealings is made in the final report of the auditors on the affairs of Kreuger and Toll. The report states thalt the falsifications began
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    MINISTER RECALLED.
    138 11 No Connections with Oil Dispute. Teheran, Jan. 9. The recall of the Persian Minister in London was simply a change and was in no way connected with the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. dispute, declared Khan Forougi, the Foreign Minister when interviewed by Reuter's correspondent. He added that the transfer
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    NEW ZEPPELIN.
    125 11 100 M.P.H. Airship to Be Ready in April. Friedrichshafen, Jan. 5. A new Zeppelin is nearing completion and will leave for a trial trip in Aj)*tl;iaccording to an announcement from the Zeppelin works. The new dirigible, is much larger than the Graf Zeppelin, from which it differs in
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    HITLER AND VON PAPEN.
    115 11 Denial Of Plot To Turn Out Government. Berlin, Jan. 6. A glimpse of the negotiations at present going on behind the scenes with the aim of enlisting the National Socialists' support for the Government is afforded by the statement issued by ex-Chancerlor von Papen confirming the
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    ASTRONOMER FOR CAPE.
    70 11 Appointment Of Assistant From Greenwich. Rugby, Jan. 7. The Admiralty announces that Mr. J. Jackson has been appointed Astronomer at the Observatory of Cape of Good Hope from March 1 to succeed Mr. Spencer Jones who was recently selected for appointment as Astronomer Royal in succession to
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    MALYGIN'S CREW.
    55 11 Landed Safely On Spitzbergen. Moscow, Jan. 7. It is officially announced that the entire crew of the icebreaker Malygin was landed at Green Harbour, Spitzbergen. Meanwhile efforts to save the grounded vessel continue with the assistance of several Russian icebreakers and a Norwegian salvage steamer. Other ships are
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    BRITISH TROOPS FOR ALWAR.
    207 11 Further Disorder. RAIDS ON HINDU TEMPLES. Alwar, Jan. 9. Further details of the fighting between State troops and Meo rebels at Govindgarh reveal that the Meos looted shops and smashed idols in the temples. They tied the Mahatma (a Hindu divine) upside down to a tree,
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    MR. V. A. LOWINGER.
    201 11 Appointment to Agency Confirmed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 9. It is now confirmed that Mr. V. A. Lowinger, C.8.E., has been appointed head of the Malayan Agency in London. Mr. Lowinger retired last month from the post of Surveyor General, S.S. and F.M.S., his
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    ASSASSIN KILLED.
    129 11 Sequel to Shooting Of Editor. Sofia, Jan. 5. I.ast week's shooting affray before the Royal palace when in the course of the interminable internecine feud between various Macedonian factions the wellknown editor Estimoff was shot and killed by another Macedonian named Trajanoff, has had a remarkable sequel, Trajanoff,
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    EGYPT'S CABINET.
    78 11 Sidky Pasha Forms New Government. Cairo, Jan. 5. The Cabinet crisis caused by Premier Sidky Pasha's sudden resignation has lasted only a few hours, Sidky being again entrusted with the task of forming a government. The oosts of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Public Works have teen
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    NEW SUBMARINE.
    51 11 To Replace Poseidon On China Station. London, Jan. 9. The new submarine Rainbow, which will replace the Poseidon, has left Portsmouth for Hong Kong and is due on Mar. 15.— Reuter. The Poseidon, it fvrill be recalled, was sonk in a collision with a Japanese steamer in June,
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    DISORDERS IN IRISH ELECTIONS.
    78 11 Revolvers, Stones and Iron Bars. Dublin, Jan. D. The electoral campaign is being carried on to the adcornpaniment of considerable disorder. Following a free fight at a Cosgravite meeting in Dublin, in which 30 people were injured and several arrested, violent scenes weve enacted at Ballintrillick,
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    PRINCE'S APPEAL.
    214 11 The National Emergency Of Unemployment. Rugby, Jan. 7. In a broadcast talk last night the Prince of Wales lenewed his earlier appeals for support op behalf of the National Council of Social Services twhich is organising voluntary efforts to find useful occupations and suitable recreation for the first
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    NEW ALPHABET.
    124 11 Latinised MongolianRussian Dictionaries. Moscow, Dec. 25. A latinised Mongolian-Russian alphabet, devised and compiled by the best experts in the Mongolian language, has been handed to the printers for publication, and the Institute for the Study of the East and the Institute of Language and Thought, both in Leningrad,
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    FAMOUS ARTISTS.
    84 11 Unusual Exhibition At The Academy. Rugby, Jan. 7. Great interest is being shown in the commemorative exhibition at Burlington House of the paintings, drawings and sculpture by fourteen members of the Royal Academy who have died during the last decade. Some very beautiful worl^ are on view, and
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    NO CUSTOMS PACT.
    58 11 Tirana, Jan. 6. The Albanian Government denies the rumours circulating abroad that it contemplates the conclusion of a customs union with Italy. It is stated that the rumours probably arose from the inauguration of negotiations for a new commercial treaty between the two nations, and there is
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    AIRSHIP CRASH.
    41 11 Destroyed By Fire When Caught In Trees. Copenhagen, Jan. 7. It is reported from Leningrad that Russian dirigible met with a serious mishap near Novgorod The airship w.is caught in trees and completely destroyed. The crew was saved. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    MORE FIGHTING IN SPAIN.
    296 11 Many Casualties In Barcelona. POLICE ATTACKED, Renewed Outbreak Last Night. Though the attempted revolt in Barcelona is stated to have been suppressed and the situation is described as being under control, fighting wax still in progress last night, when the rebels attacked the law court a
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    GOLDEN ROSE.
    76 11 Popes's Flower For A Queen. Rome, Jan. C. A new Golden Rose will be blessed by the Pope and subsequently presented to the Queen of Italy on the occasion of the Holy Year recently proclaimed by the Pontiff. The ornament will as usual be made of wrought gold
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    QUAINT CEREMONY.
    106 11 Securing "Untold Happiness" In Rumania. Bucharest, Jan. G. The King of Rumania, standing M th<« bank of the Dtnube in the middle of the city, performed today the annual ceremony of throwing a wooden cross studded with precious stones into £he icy dirty water for the people from
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    ORDERED ASHORE.
    79 11 Brazil Puts End To A Colombian Voyage. Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 6. Brazilian scruples over the maintenance of neutrality have upset the ambitious scheme of Colombia to regain the town of Leticia which was seized by a band of Peruvians but, when one of the principal units,, namely
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    LESS CHAMPAGNE.
    53 11 Germany's 3,000,000 Fewer Bottles. >! Berlin, Jan. 7. The import of French champagne into Germany is practically nil according to the latest statistics, while production of the home wine has decreased from 6,700,000 bottles in 1931 to 4,400,000 in 1932. Prices for both champagne and stHl wines have
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    RAFFLES TO PAY 50 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
    1018 12 In Ten Years' Time. PENANG APPROVES OF NEW SCHEME. The first step towards the rehabiliUtion of Raffles and the E. and O. Hotel was taken at a meeting yesterday in l'enang when the creditors of Sarkies Brothers decided to accept the scheme submitted
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    TWO RETIREMENTS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    435 12 Legal Adviser and Head Of Planters' Stores. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. Malaya has been losing an unusual number of senior Government officers by retirement recently, and the latest to join the list is the Hon. Mr. W. S. Gibson, Legal Adviser
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    ELECTRIC SHOCK.
    163 12 Woman's Alarming Experience. Mrs. J. H. Gdugh. who assists her husband, manager of the Neen Light Department of the Capitol Theatres. 1.). d., in the office at Lavender Street, had a narrow escape from electrocution yesterday morning when she was found lying, unconscious on the floor of the
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    MR. LIM BOON HAW.
    92 12 Well-known Penang Merchant Dead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 'J. Mr. Lim Boon Haw, J.P., merchant, planter and philanthropist, has died at I'enang. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Lim, who was born in Fukien in 1864, came to Penang in 1883 and
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    BRITISH WARSHIPS.
    55 12 Three Due In Singapore This Month. The following movements of British warships are announced: H.M.S. Berwick, arrive Singapore, Jan. 18; sail Jan. 23 for Hong Kong: H.M.S. Devonshire, arrive Singapore Jan. 19; sail Jan. 21 for Penansr and Malta: H.M.S. Falmouth, arrive Singapore Jan. 28, sail Feb. 1
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    SOVIET TO GROW TEA.
    70 12 Cultivation In South Ussuriisk District. Moscow, Dec. 25. the National Tea Research Institute. has decided to carry ou» exp«!rim<jnts in planting southern crops in the district of South Ussuriisk in the Far East. An expedition sent out by the institute has ascertained the possibility of cultivating
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    ACTION AGAINST K.L. LAWYER.
    198 12 Order for i Suspension Asked For. (From Our Own C orrespondent.) Kuala i Lumpur, Jan. 9. An orHer for the aispcnsion of Mi M. N. Mallik. or alte. natively an orde that Mr. Mallik be str ick off the rolls was asked for by the F.M.S.
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    MR. J. M. ROBERTSON
    123 12 Death of Well-Known Writer Economist. A Reuler Wireless message announce* the death, at the age of 76, of Mr. J. M Robertson, the well-known writer and economist. Mr, Robertson, who was born na the Isle of" A i ran, was originally a journalist and went to
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    161 12 Lee Tracy In "Night Mayor." The British idea of a Mayor is that of a> elderly, solemn individual with a large waist-line. It is different in the United States, however, where a Mayor is often youthful, dapper and a mode' of what the well dressed man should wear.
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    MALAYA METHODIST CONFERENCE.
    400 12 New Candidates for The Ministry. The Malaya Methodist Conference has continued its sessions at Wesley Church. On Saturday the joint session, mii eluding both ministers and laymen and all the missionaries, was addressed by "the Rev. J. F. Peat, who -conducted the devotions both in Chinese and
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    PRINCE ALI-SHAH.
    99 12 Son of H.H. the Aga Khan In Malaya. Prince Ali Shah, son of H.H. the Aura Khan, is due to arrive at Penang by private aeroplane from Rangoon today during the course of a tour of the Far East, the Straits Times learns. There he will jt>e met
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    HINDU ACCUSED OF ENTICING.
    569 12 Girl Who Was Widowed And Remarried at 12. The "woman in the case" which was partly heard yesterday by Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, is an attractive Indian Mohammedan married girl of 16 years, with two children. She had already been widowed and
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    "NO WILL."
    161 12 .Mussolini Asks Onty Village Burial. Rome, Jan. 6. In his latest book, which has been published dedicated to tile memory of his brother Araoldo, Signor Mussolini'announces that he will leave no last will. In a preface he states that "after my death there will be no need to
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    FRANCE AND ITALY.
    65 12 New Ambassador's "Mission." Paris, Jan. 5. The impending departure of the ne<v ■French Ambassador to Italy, Senator Henry Jouvenel, is accompanied by editorials •xpressing the strong presumption that M. Jouvenel goes to the Italian capital with a mission to bringing about Franco-Italian rapprochement. Apparently France is determined
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    FEWER WORKLESS.
    25 12 London, Jan. 6. The official unemployment returns for December show a decrease of 76,000 since November with a total at 2.720,000.— Aneta-Trans- Ocean.
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    EX-DUKE'S APPEAL.
    29 12 Paris, Jan. 5. The Russian pretender, the ex-Grand Duke Cyril, broadcast ar. appeal to the Russian Red Army to liberate Russia from "Communi I de |u>t: Am-tn-Trans-Ocean,
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    GAOL FOR REVENUE OFFICERS.
    468 12 Took $4 From Pocket Of Coolie. A Chinese coolie in the witness-box before Mr. J. F. F, Gregg, the Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, described how two Revenue Officers Marched him. He then alleged that they toi.k ft out of hi pocket and ran away. The reyeaoe
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    392 12 Chinese Sentenced For Counterfeiting. At the Singapore Assize* yesterday before Mr. Justice U Beckett Tcrrel Goh Yeow Chow and Lim Tye were sentenced to four years' rigorous Imprisonment cain for being in possession of instrument! and materials for counterfeiting Kind's coins end also for possession of counterfeit coins.
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    33 12 Demand For Abandonment Refused. Havana, Jan. 'J. President Machado has refused to accede to the demands of the Sugar Growers' Association that the ("hadbourne sugar restriction sffceflM shoull be abandoned.— Reuter.
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    Malaya Cup Rugby Final—Selangor's Team For Saturday. SELANGOR'S TEAM FOR FINAL.
    419 13 Malaya Cup Rugby Final Selangor's Team For Saturday. SELANGOR'S TEAM FOR FINAL. Nq Changes in Winning Combination. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. To meet Singapore in the Malaya Cup Rugby final at Kuala Lumpur next Saturday Selangor has selected the same team as that which defeated Penang
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    SPLENDID BISPLAY BY WILTSHIRES.
    1789 13 S.R.C. Extended. EXCITING HOCKEY AT TANGLIN. Wiltshire Regt. 4; S.R.C. 5. Those who braved the inclement veathi'i yesterday to go to Tanglin to seithe hockey match between the Wiltshire Regiment and the S.R.C. first eleven were amply repaid for their trouble. Throughout th»- exchanges were contested
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    S.R.C. "A" BEATEN.
    620 13 U.S. Officers Win Easily. IS. Officers 4; S.R.C. "A" 1 The United Services Officers seemed to adapt themselves better to the adverse conditions of the ground when they met the S.R.C. "A" team at hockey on the latter s ground yesterday aiternoon and after having a b'gger
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    NO WINTER SPORTS.
    54 13 Berlin, Jan. 6. Unusually mid weather is reigning throughout northern Europe from Paris to Leningiad and as far south as Switaer lard, where lack of sn:>w is preventing Winter snorts. In Gorms-.ny also there is liUle skating and no s!ii nrr which is without precedent at this
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    VI.C.C. TOURISTS' 13TH MATCH.
    159 13 Robbed of Victory By Time. Bendigo, Jan. 9. The two-day match between the M.C.C. and a Victoria country team which began here on Saturday ended in a draw. The hoir.? side, who batted thirteen and fielded eleven, were dismissed for 205 in th^ir first innings, Larwopd
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    258 13 Singapore G.C. Ladies' Bogey Competition. The MBgapen Coif Club ladies' January bogc-y competition was played yesterday and resulted in a win in A Division for Mrs. M. M. Patterson, Mrs. Patterson tied with Mrs. Elder, the competition being decided over the first six holes. B Division was won
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    Keppel vs. Sepoy Lines Ladies Foursomes.
    136 13 A two-ball foursomes ladies' match between Kcppel G.C. and Sepoy Lines G.C. will be played at Keppel tomorrow. Teams and starting times (Sepoy Lines players mentioned first) are as follow 3.45, Mrs. Cowap and Miss Stewart vs. Mrs. Law and Mrs. Wiseman. 3.50, Miss
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    A MYSTERY SHIELD.
    214 13 Interesting Discovery At Sydney. An interesting discovery has recently been made in a locker in the Sydney cricket ground pavilion of a valuable shield which commemerates the first Australian side to visit England, the team of 1878. No one can explain who presented it, to whom it
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    PENANG RACES.
    346 13 Handicaps for Today's Events. Handicaps for the third day (today) of the Penang Turf Club meeting are as follows: Race 1. Ponies— Class III— (5 furls.). Timbang 9.8, Salome 8.8, Yellow River 8.7, Shorty 8.6, Vitality 7.12, Land's End 7.12, Chaldoyle 7.10, Minoru 7.00, The Armenian 6.12, Imareek
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    TODAY'S RUGBY.
    146 13 Singapore XV to Meet Malaya Command. The following will represent Singapore in the Rugby match against the Malaya Command on the S.C.C. Padang today: A. Ingles; G. Dodds, N. G. Morris, J. C. Cooke and J. G. H. Brett; H. Price and J. L. Bonnar; A. E. S.
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    SOCCER MATCH.
    75 13 Wiltshires to Play Chinese. An interesting football match will take place at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Thursday, when the Wiltshire Regiment, who are said to have a st ong eleven, will meet the Chinese. This will be the first public appearance in Singapore of the military side.
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    U.S.A. FOOTBALL
    59 13 Thirty-seven Killed Last Season. New York, Dec. 14. With the close of the American football season a total of 37 deaths is recorded, compared with the record of 50 during the 1931 season. Despite the new safeguarding rules which were instituted and which were strictly observed, this season's
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    309 13 Today. January 10. Penanf? Races, third Hay. Rugby: Singapore r», Malaya Command, Padang; Raffle* College vs. Police, Bukit Timah. Wednesday, January 11. Hockey: Europeans vs. Rest. Partanjr; 'S.CiR.C. vs. Chinaie Non-n* S.C.R.C. grrd. Thursday. January 12. Football: Wiltshire Rcjrt. vs. Chinese, Jalan Besar. Ruirby: Medical College vs. Wiltshire*.
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    PURSES OPENED WIDELY
    157 15 Generous Gifts From Societies In Selangor. (7rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. An exceptionally encouraging report for December is presented by Mr. John Hands, hr>n. secretary of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Fund. The total amount of money received during December was $3,675.15, which includes $500
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    SIKH WEDDING.
    81 15 Religious Rites First, Then Registry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. What is said to be the first instance of a Sikh wedding in Kuala Lumpur being registered by the Registrar after the usual Sikh rites had been performed occurred in Kuala Lumpur a few days
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      CRIME OF 'DEFLATION.
      1209 15 An Anti-Restrictionist's Opinions. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Having myself omitted to provide a heading to my letter of the 4th inst., appearing in your issue of the 6th.. you courteously supplied one, viz. Land Valuations," which however I am inclined to think perhaps
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      A RUGBY REPORT.
      146 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— ln your report of the Malayan Police Rugby match at the Anson Road Stadium the opinion was expressed that the injuries to the two S.S. Police officers were incurred as a result of the hard ground. You further gathered
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    66 15 [Tht Strait! Tim«» \t not mponiibl* toi the opinions of it« correspondent!. Corrt tpondenti should bear in mind that Uttan mast ha short and to the point. Lont epistlas are liable to be rejected or cot down. Correspondent* must enclose theli namea and addresses, not necessarily foi ouhiication but as
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    ROTARY IN THE EAST.
    111 15 New Branch Secretary To Visit Malaya. Mr. Douglas C Howland, Asiatic Secretary of Rotary International, is expected to arrive in India in the early part of this month, and will travel on through India, Ceylon and Malaya to Hong Kong and China. After remaining in China
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    MAY REMARRY.
    179 15 Divorce Controversy Settled. Vienna, Jan. G. The forthcoming Concord at with the Papal See will, according to the Christian Socialist Journal, the Reichspost, provide for the settlement of the vexed question of the re-marriage of divorced persons. J Although divorce was authorised in j Austria after the War
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    DEFENCE OF BANKERS.
    207 16 Mr. Beaumont Pease Replies to Critics. Mr. J.. Beaumont Pease, chairman of Lloyd Bank, spoke on "Trials of a Banker" at an Individualist Luncheon in °"what a banker dislikes more than anything else," he said, "is being misunderstood and misrepresented and suffering, from a sense of injustice.
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    66 16 A travel talk will be given at the Y.W. C.A., Raffles Quay, on Thursday at 5.30 p.m. when Mrs. Bert Birtles will tell of her experiences in the cruise with a party on the cutter Gullmarn from Sydney to Singapore, through the Great Barrier Reef. This is open to members
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    MR. M. C. HARMAN'S AFFAIRS.
    290 16 £500,000 Deficiency Disclosed. Mr. Martin Coles Harman, described at of Angel Court, City, financier, again attended before Mr. Registrar Warmington on Dec. 20 in the London Bankruptcy Court for his bublic examination. His amended statement of affairs giving his position as at May 6 last
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    PRIVATE FLYERS WHO " POACH."
    229 16 PRIVATE FLYERS WHO POACH." Cross-Channel Service Nuisance. An increasing nuisance on the crossChaanel air services is the "shadow" light aeroplane which attaches itself to one of the big air liners and follows it all the way betiveen Ixindon and Paris. The Imperial Airways pilots, with thf aid of wireless and
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      9 16 What will happen on the night of the 13th
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION.
    686 18 Lorry Drivers at Civil Aerodrome. Lorry-drivers who were engaged removing earth from a quarry in Bukit Tim ah Road to Beach Road, where reclamation work is being done in connection with the Civil Aerodrome, were parties yesterday in a case which was partly heart by Mr. H.
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    YAP AH LOY'S SON.
    151 18 Death Of Well-known Chinese In K. Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. The death of Mr. Yap Hon Chin, one of the sons of the late Yap Ah Loy. ('ttpitan China in Kuala Lumpur before British administration began, occurred last Thursday. The late
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    LILIAN HARVE
    141 18 Overcome at Going To Hollywood. Berlin, Jan. 7. After having for years schemed for a Uoliywood contract and having finally obtained it, Germany's most prominent feminine star, Lilian Harvey, balked when the time for departure for the "film paradise" arrived yesterday afternoon. Overcome by nostalgia, she began to
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    EIGHT KILLED.
    264 18 Factory Blown To Pieces. Berlin, Dec. 7. A new factory hall, 150 feet long and 45 feet high, at Premnitz, near Rathenow, on the River Havel, was blown to pieces as machinery was being installed this morning. Eight men were instantaneously killed, and most of those seriously injured
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    SUNDAY PARADES.
    155 18 New Arrangement In M.S.V.R. Yrrffififtg Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. B. A new arrangement is announced in the Selangor Battalion, F.M.S.V.F., Orders for January. Training this season is divided into tw.i periods, (1) Individual, (2) Collective and will as far as possible- be carried out
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    SILVER BULLION.
    69 18 U.S. Senator's Currency Scheme. Washington, Jan. 9. A Bill authorising the United Slates Treasury to buy $250,000,000 worth of silver bullion by the issue of silver cci Unites has been introduced ny St.-.a-tor Dill, of V/ashington. It is provided that the certificates would be legal tender for all
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    AT GREENWICH.
    60 18 New Giant Telescope For Observatory. Rugby, Jan. 7. A new 36 inch telescope, the largest in England, will soon be installed at the Greenwich Observatory. The building which will house the instrument is now ready and the telescope itself is erected in a temporary state at the works
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    ESCAPE DENIED
    67 18 Friend Of Mussolini Who Fell Into Disgrace. Rome, Jan. 6. Official auarters deny the report circulating'abroad that the former seem tary-general of the Fascist Party Signor Turati. who was interned in upper Italy has escaped abroad. Signor Turati was at one time the Duce's right-hand man, but fell
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    CHINESE INDUSTRIALISTS.
    134 18 Tour Of Investigation In Europe. Berlin, Jan. 9. Dr. Kung, the Chinese Minister of Commerce, has arrived from the United States, together with four other members of the industrial mission. They propose to spend three months in Europe studying the economic and commercial situation as they have already
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    PORT IN MOURNING.
    69 18 Funeral Of Head Of Hamburg-America. Hamburg, Jan. 7. The flags of all ships in port were at half-mast yesterday on the occasion of the funeral of the late general manager of t^' Hamburg America line and cxChmcellor Dr. Wilhelm Cuno. It was attended by many hundreds of
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    SPANISH PROTEST.
    67 18 French Fishermen Who Aided Monarchists. Madrid, Jan. 5. The Government has instructed the Spanish Ambassador in Paris to lodge with the Foreign Office strong protest, against the conduct of French lobster fishtrnvn of the Rio de Oro coast. They aie alleged to have assisted the 2Z Monarchists to
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    EX-KING ALFONSO.
    70 18 Asked To Return To Stand Trial. Madrid, Jan. 5. Ex-King Alfonso has been officially re quested to return to Spain and stand his trial for high treason by appointing and supporting the dictator Primo de Rivera, in an announcement published in the official Gazette. It is added that
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    NAVY MINISTER.
    44 18 Installation Of Admiral Osumi. Tokio, Jan. 9. Admiral Mineo Osumi, who was Navy Minister in the Inukai Cabinet, has been installed as Navy Minister in the Saito Ministry in succession to Admiral Keisuke Okada, who has resigned on account of ill-health. Reuter.
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    56 18 Madrid, Jan. 6. The women of Spain will exercise the franchise granted to them in the new con stitution on the occasion of the municipal county elections scheduled for April. It is hoped that the woman's vote which is srererally more conservative, will be rv cliied towards
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    NEW SWISS DUTIES.
    44 18 Berne, Jan. 7. The duties on coffee and tea have been increased by 1.000 and 500 per cent, respectively by the Swiss Federal Council. It is estimated that the new tariffs will sunk in a collision with a Japanese steamfrancs. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    BANKS ON STRIKE.
    38 18 Kovno, Jan. 7. Banks throughout Lithuania are refusing to discount commercial bills as protest against the decree promulgated on Jan. 1 limiting banks' gross profits on all loans to 12 per cent, per annum. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    ARGENTINA EXILES.
    45 18 Buenos Aires, Jan. 6. The former Argentine President, Senor Alvear, and the Liberal candidate for the vice-presidency at the last elections, Senor Guemes, who, were charged with complicity in the revolutionary plot recently discovered, have been exiled to the island of Garcia. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    IRISH ELECTION.
    107 18 Betting in Favour Of de Valera. Dublin, Jan. 4. The formation of a National Party is impossible before the general election, according to Mr. Cosgrave, writing to an Independent Labour man seeking his support. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, however, has issued a statement to the effect that
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    GIFT TO GONDOLIER.
    150 18 Cardinal's Present To Poor Worker. Vonice, Jan. 5. The lagoon city's poorest gondolier hareceived the gift of Cardinal la Fontaine's gondola, which, being no longer adequate for the Cardinal's purpose, has been replaced by a speedy motor boat. Having been notified of the arrival of the craft,
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    GREEK EARTHQUAKE.
    46 18 Athens, Jan. 6. Northern Greece has again been visited by violent earthquakes, which severely shook Thessaly last night, causing consideVable damage. The inhabitants fieu from the towns and villages and spent the night in the open for fear of further t re mors. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    DEATH OF BISHOP.
    21 18 Berlin, Jan. 6. The Bishop of Muenster, Westphalia, Dr. Poggenburg, has died at the age of 70. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    THREE INQUESTS. ,
    109 18 THREE INQUESTS. Air and Naval RaSP .n.ll aiiu i«> vi v TrafiredieS. The inquest on John Black Robertson, whose body was found floating in the sea off the sea-wall at the Naval Base, will be held by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the SingaDore Coroner, on Thursday afternoon. The inquest on
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    CHRISTMAS MAIL.
    40 18 Two hundred and seventy nine bags of mail, containing 2,22!) parcels were received from Great Britain for Singapore the Christnms parcei maii, it -.v. vas announced yesterday. These figures compare with 294 bags containing 2,308 parcels received last
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    ! COUNT KANYA.
    26 18 COUNT KANYA. Budapest, Jan. 6. The Hunicarian Minwter to Berhn, Count Kanya, has been appointed as suecessor to the Foreign Minister Puky, "ho has been resigned.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    AEROPLANES TO SEEK EMPIRE'S HIDDEN WEALTH.
    2390 19 FLYING NOTES. Extensive Surrey Plans Secrets Revealed By Aerial Photography Mount Everest Expedition— —Purchase Of Hifih-Flying Planes Another Mew Aeroplane For Tlu> Prince An iir Limousine Finding \l<nr I'om-r For Warplane* Fuel Changes Likeiy In R.A.F. Special Charter imhts Saving Lives Ity Air. I.i.mlon,
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    VISCOUNT CECIL.
    213 19 Presentation Of Portrait. Many were the tributes to Viscount Cecil from distinguished men which I were read at University College, j London, when Mr. Baldwin (in place of the Prime Minister) handed over to Vls1 count Cecil a presentation portrait of himself by Mr. Philip de LasaJo. I
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    " SUPER-SENSITIVE."
    177 19 SUPER-SENSITIVE." Attack on Trades Union Leaders. The Rev. H. Dunnico. who presided at a luncheon of the l'M2 Club, said that a certain number of super-aensitive Trades Union officials am fostering the idea that this Club is hostile to the Trades Union movement. "JJiat charge is untrue, and those who
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    BANDIT RAID COMEDY.
    515 19 Detectives "Arrest" The Victim A dramatic hoid-up," involving two bandits, two detectives, a^d a man carrying a bag containing UOQ, which culminr eted in the "arrest" of the victim after he had fought both detectives and bandits, occurred In Leicester Square, London, on Dec. 19. Mr. W.
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    STEEL SLEEPERS.
    266 19 Stimulus to British Industry. The placing of an order for 100,000 steel sleepers by the Great Western Railway Co. will be a real stimulus to the British steel industry. An order on so large a scale foreshadows the time when foreign timber, which has been used ever since
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    £75,000 RISKED ON A WRECK.
    543 19 Man Who Raised The German Fleet. "We have to-n^ght heard the most thrilling story of courage, enterprise, and determination ever told in this room," said the chairman at a meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, held at Storey's Gate, Westminster. The story-teller was Mr.
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    U.S. NAVY.
    307 19 Below Treaty Limits Bigger Army Wanted. New York, Dec. 3. The United States Secretary for the •Navy states in his annual report that the present American building programme fails to provide the naval strength permitted by the Treaty of London or even for the full replacement permitted of
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