Malaya Tribune, 19 December 1931

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    29 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol XVI No 299 SINGAPORE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, Dec. 19. 1931. Malaya Tribune SINGAPORE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.
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      321 1 rjpTON'S C EYLON TEA. fOC CA' >0T BETTER T BEST, 1B —^M^__> —a— ——m— —a—mmbh— —mmmh— —mm— lj A Brandy-Dry Ginger! ml Do you make the mistake yTTnV /fft not ivin g y° ur Brandy a name. /fCIJA H| Or don't you know the superi/7/ tV '"Slllf ority of A
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      378 1 THE 'MALAYA TRIBUNE" IS THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN MALAYA. I Walking Stick Lager Beer I j U IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. I Hf Try it to-day! AGENTS: 1 SIME, DARBY <& CO., LTD. j S.S. AND F.M.S. i REGLYKOL Is a great cure for DIABETES. It was shown
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    INDIA'S FUTURE.
    882 2 THE ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE —AND AFTER. iBY AN INDIAN 4 ni moderate views"—to Ise his description of himsetf-sends the mdian J n £™i the present political situation in India" We do not ,ollowing "summing np correcf or endorse the opinions expressed necessarily ie V article as being of special
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    LLOYD GEORGE IN CEYLON.
    893 2 ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME AT JETTY. GATEWAY TO EXQUISITE ISLAND. The disappointment experienced by the Lloyd George Reception Committee on Sunday owing to the late arrival of the P. and O. ComoTm which brought Mr. Lloyd George DaTe Margaret Lloyd George. Miss Megan (Lorge Lady Carey Evans. Major
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    BOYCOTT EFFECTS.
    321 2 CARRYING TRADE OF JAPAN SUFFERS. Reuter. Dairen. Nov. 23. The Chinese economic boycott, China s passive retaliation for the occupation of Manchuria, is playing havoc with Japan's large carrying trade along the China coast. Japanese shipping is carrying less and conditions are so bad that the Nisshin Kisen
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    GUNMAN GAOLED.
    158 2 SHOT AN UNARMED POLICEMAN. London. Nov. 25. A London gunman by the name of Charles who killed Police Constable Pattenden at Thames Dltton. in Surrey. s U fifteen years' penal servitude at the Old BaU-y and an accomplice were in^ bv Pattenden. who was unarmed, while thej wire
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    ESPIONAGE.
    113 2 EFFECT ON POLISH WAR MINISTRY. Wars. w. Dec. 1. One result cf the numerous recent trials ol Polish officers and sol".*:s on charges of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union has been to lead to great changes in the personnel ol the depart m«>nt of the Polish War
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    RED VENGEANCE.
    720 3 REWARD FOR ARREST OF MURDERERS. INFANTS LIFE SPARED. An account of how he has turned from a Communist into a Kuomintang member thus incurring the anger of the Shanghai Communists who exacted a terrible vengeance by murdering his family of 12. whose bodies have just been discovered in
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    CHINA NOTES AND NEWS.
    1989 3 JAPAN HARD HIT BY BOYCOTT. MOVEMENT BEING INTENSIFIED. The Chinese boycott has hit Japan very hard and Japanese merchants in various parts of China, especially in Shanghai, are, according to press reports, on the verge of bankruptcy. The Commercial Department of the Shanghai Municipality is reported
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    A CHALLENGE TO SCIENCE.
    156 3 YOGI WHOM POISONS C ANNOT KILL. Calcutta. De( Sir C. V. Raman and a large audience of science teachers and s'udents of Presidency College were the amazed spectators of a poison swallowing demonstration which was given by Narasingha Swami. a Hindu Yogi of Andhra, Madras. At
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      455 3 TAKE CARE OF YOUR STOCKINGS —WASHING METHODS ARE ALL IMPORTANT Keep them beautiful the way famous screen and stage stars do! yd cannot protect your precious /i^^^V tockings from the weather you Jm*. innot keep off the dirt and wet. y^^SSBL trains and splashes seem to come from ft v\
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    90 4 [Our reader* arc~in%iled to write to us on lubjects of public interest. It must be understood that the "Malaya Tribune" does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed by correspondents. LETTERS SHOULD BE AS BRIEF *S POSSIBLE, preferably typewritten (double ipacingj, and on one side of the paper only. Pen names
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    Is It Fair?
    260 4 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir,—"God helps those who help themselves.' Yet. can this apply to both the European and Asiatic communities, who are suffering from the present unprecedented slump? Had they but thought of a rainy day mot those we're having nowadays), for food and sheLer,
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    Our Indian Notes.
    159 4 <To the EtMitiSj&iirlnya. Sir.—l desire to express thanks on behalf of my friends and myself for the interesting and instructive weekly notes able Indian Correspondent on matters of interest to Indians in His fearless and sober commen's on current topics are appreciated very much. Particularly I endorse
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    "Unmarriageable Girls."
    2458 4 (To the Editor, 'Malaya Tribune.") Sir.—Seeing the illogical arguments submitted by Mr. Van Kee Leong in his recent letter. I am constrained to add some comments. He says that the modern girls resent good advice and interference from their parents, and the latter cannot control their rebellious spirits.
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    MILLIONS SIGN FOR PEACE.
    184 4 PRELUDE TO DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE. More than 1,450,000 people in Great Britain have now signed the Declaration in favour of World Disarmament. Of these over half a million have been collected by the "NewsChronicle," and over 937,000 by the Women's International League. Several million signatures have now
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      145 4 [I ill If- ~-41i Energy all day long ALWAYS HAPPY and HEALTHY. Healthy and happy children are 00 prodigal in spending energy and vitality. Only the energy—creating elements obtained from nourishment I can make good the loss. Nourishment is also essential for healthy growth—both physical and mental. During the years
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      26 4 l BIRTH CONTROL I Amuralets I \nti-Conccption I TABLETS SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF I FAMltt LIMITATION I E. ABOULLA *Co I 27 Robinson Road m Singapore I
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    Malayan Stocks & Shares.
    2062 5 Malayan Stocks Shares. MINING. I «38DED BY FRASER ft CO.. EXCHANGE AND BTOCK BROKERS Singapore, December 19, 10 a.m. Ufi* Ye CLOSING QUOTATIONS, tab i EMte. Buyers. Sellers. £100 Asam Kumbang Ttn Dec. Si £1. 4.0 £15 0 100 AistralMalay Dec. Si 0 18« 1 0 0 05 0 Ayer
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      361 5 HIT OF THE WEEK RECORDS. 1142 Tears. 1137 Ninety nine out of a Hundred. 1136 Hello! Beautiful! 1135 The Kings Horses. 1134 Overnight. 1126 Blue Again. 1124 Crying myself to Sleep. 1122 Sweet Jennie Lee. 1121 You're driving me crazy 1120 Cheerful little earful. 1118 The little things in Life
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      103 6 TO-DAY at 3, 6.15, 9.15 Adolphe Menjou j Grander than ever in his grandest picture music, comedy drama mingled in a superb panorama of the opera stage i"THE GREAT LOVER" WITH IRENE DUNNE CLIFF EDWARDS A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Achievement. XO-IVIO ROW Opening at the Matinee AT 3 P. M. THE GOLDEN
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      139 6 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 I I X ALI DAS I IT I STOPPED I THE I TRAFFIC!! I See Marlborough Announcement i I on page 12. I 6.15 TO-NIGHT ©.15 I GLAMOROUS EXOTIC I MARLENE I ijjfj DIETRICH I "DISHONORED" j 1 I The Story of woman who tricked men into
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    RAILWAYS CUT RATES.
    631 7 FAILURE OF LOCAL TRANSPORT BUSINESS. Capt. A. C. Campbell Rogers, examined in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Sproule, said h? came to Malaya in 1912. He was manager of a rubber estate and held various positions until 1924 when he acquired Kelligs. Ltd. in Pahang.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS.
    201 7 G.O.CVS ORDERS. Orders issued by Major-General L.C.L. Oldfield. C.8.. C.M.G.. D.5.0.. Commanding the Troops. Malaya, dated Dec. 18: Christmas and New Year Greeting: The General Officer Commanding wishes all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces in Malaya, a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Holidays—Christmas
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    90 7 ARRIVALS "G.G. Merlin," Fr. 9,547 tons. Capt. Berni, from Saigon, 18-12; for Saigon, 21-12. "Andes Maru," Jap. 4,846 tons, Capt. Asow. from Kobe. 19-12; for Colombo. 20-12. "Raub," Brit. 570 tons. Capt. Hall, from Pontianak, 19-12; for Pontianak. 21-12. "Kinta." Brit. 509 tons, Oapt. Mackay, from Penang, 19-12;
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    Commercial News. THE SHARE MARKET.
    292 7 B. ETLIN AND (O.'S REPORT. Dec. 19. 11 a.m. RUBBER. London: 3'sd., up >sd. New York: 4 11/16 cts. <G.), up cent. Shares: Steady. Allenbys 70—80 cents, Ayer Moleks 50—60 cents. Ayer Panas 60—65 cents, Basset Us 35—40 cents. Brogas 40—45 cents. Bukit Jelotongs 15—20
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    A LOCAL BANK CLERK'S BORROWINGS.
    521 7 $24,000 LN TWELVE YEARS. Starting to borrow twelve years ago, H. E. Cordeiro, an employee of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, found himself in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, with liabilities said to amount to $24,000. In the course of his public examination by Mr.
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    SERVICE NOTES.
    118 7 NEW PLANES FOR SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 26. Replacements are being carried on steadily in the Royal Air Force at Home and abroad— to such an extent that by the middle of 1932 the Force will be have been re-equipped anew. In December Gipsy Moth
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    TIN POOL SCALE REVISED.
    205 7 Minimum Release Price Raised. British Official. London. Dec. 18. The committee in control of the International Tin Pool met in Paris yesterday and ascertained that the pool now holds 19,000 tons of tin All the signatory Governments to the international tin quota agreement have agreed to
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    99 7 LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT. Messrs. Lewis and Peat, in their \veek.y report of yesterday, state: On sensational reports as to the trend of the Restriction negotiations, prices Armed considerably towards the end of last week; however, confidence became rather shaken and a sharp set back was seen,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 7 Singapore, Dec. 19. Standard Spot 10 7 Business don January ll' L 11', February 11 > 4 U% January-March 11% 11% April-June 11% 11". Tone of Market: Irregular-Easier after Firmer. Late t Cables. London Spct Sheet 3 1 d. per lb New York: Spot Sheet
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    304 7 British Official. Singapore. Dec. 19. Selling: London 4 months' sight 2s. 4 9 32d London 3 months' sight 2s. 4 7 32d.. London 60 days' sight 2s. 4 5 32d., London 30 days' sight 2s. 4 1 sd.. London demand 2s. 4 3 32d. London T.T. 2s. 4
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    PRODUCE
    138 7 Singapore. Dec. 19. Rice. Siam 1 per Koyan $244 Rice, Siam 2 $212 Rice, Siam 3 $192 Rice, Siam 4 $180 Rioe, Saigon A-l $180 Rice, Saigon 1 $174 Rice, Saigon 2 $170 Rice, Saigon 3 $163 Rice, Rangoon 1 $161 Rice. Rangoon 2 5156 Rioe, par Boiled No.
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      21 7 MARBLE FLOORING TILES. 2 FT. SQUARE IN STOCK. APPLY SINGAPORE CASKET CO., 1 and 3, Pen has Road, off Lavender Street.
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    A LOOK AROUND.
    874 8 "Sheer bunk" is the description applied to the report that Great Britain proposes to anticipate next year's Disarmament Conference and effect severe cuts in the naval forces. And "sheer bunk" it probably was. Whatever might have happened while Labour was in office, the present Government is so
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    158 8 The next meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Jan. 23 A ice cf $1 has been fixed for every inspection of a record cf registration of any vessel in a register book. passengers travelling by the Dutch Airways service this week were. From
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    AGREEMENT VERY SHORTLY.
    111 8 Rubber Talk Continued In Holland. I London, Dec 19. The "'Financial Times" learns from The Hague that a high official of the British Colonial Office and a few leading British rubber growers are at present at The Hague with thi object of continuing the rubber restriction negotiations
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    MR. T. ROWAN.
    351 8 NOT STRUCK OFF THE ROLLS IN HONG KONG. Messrs. Braddell Brothers write to us as follows: In a recent case in the Police Court the i name of Mr. T. Rowan was mentioned, and it was stated that he was a solicitor who has been struck off
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    VISIT OF HEIFETZ.
    113 8 PROGRAMMES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. The following are the programmes for Heifetz's two recitals to be given at the Capitol at 9.15 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. "The Show of Shows" will oe shown at the 6.15 p.m. performances cnlv on these two days. MONDAY. Chaconne Vitali.
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    MRS. LEE CHOON GUAN'S BIRTHDAY.
    164 8 Fine weather again favoured the celebration last evening of the birthday of that very wonderful lady. Mrs. Lee Choon Guan, M.B.E. A company numbering several hundred dined nine beautiful grounds of "Mandalay." Katong, at (he invitation of Messrs. Lee Pang Chuan and Lee Pang Soo
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    KUALA LUMPUR AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
    79 8 The Kuala Lumpur Amateur Radio Society wi 1 no; be broadcasting en Chris mas Day, on Sundaj, Dec. 27. or on New Year's Day. A s.udio programme will be broadcast on Tuesday, Dec. 29. and the regular service will be lesur.vd on Sunday. Jan. 3.
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    50 8 Mr. Frank H. Williams is recognised as honorary Spanish Vice-Consul at S ngapore. Dr. E. L. Robert, Medical Officci. S.S.. has been seconded for service under tne Government of Johore. Alterations and annndmen's to the scale ot at<r. ct he Penang Ha biur Boa d a-.e pubLsfead in the Gazet.e
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    TOPICS OF TO-DAY.
    490 8 -IBY "LOOKER-ON": A Governor's lot is not a one. Especially when presun newspapers keep tally of every dollar a fellow snends A How do Editors spend their emoluments, anyway A They don't. Their wives do them. A motor-horn which sound a harp has been invented. "Ha herald
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    36 8 From China and Japan by Maru'' due at Singapore t )-monv From China and Mania by th Harrison" due tt Singapore dayliu:.' day. From China and Japan bp the "H at Singapore on Monday
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    39 8 LATEST qrm VI IONMBMB London: 3 l s<L New York: 4 11 16 (©.>. cents Singapore: 10\ aone It* London Spot: £138. I7s. 6d. «Up Three Months: £142. Os. Od. <Up Singapore- S70.00 «125 t:ns §2*1 1
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    Collusion Between Soviet And Japan? SERIOUS FLOODS IN PAHANG. HIGHEST FOR FIVE YEARS.
    1109 9 \YY CONTINUOUS RAIN. ,v vSABLE ROADS; CROPS DESTROYED. heavy rain> and the consequent I < m Perak and Pahang are causi, ii.inn. as it is feared tfcat there .i repetition of the 1928 catasu hen there was
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    STOP PRESS.
    42 9 BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY BY FLOODS. Official. Ipoh. Dec. 19. The Enggor pontoon bridge and Blanja ponioon bridgj have both been carried away by floods. All through north and south road traffic will be interrupted until after the Christmas holidays —Official.
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    ENGINEERING FIRM'S FAILURE.
    164 9 Two German Concerns Close Down. Reuter. Berlin, Dec. 18. The famous engineering firm of Borsig, emPloying 4,000 workmen, has suspended payments, but hopes to keep the workers employed until February on several million marks worth of orders In hand. Eight per cent, of Borsig's productions go abroad,
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    "SMITHY" RETURNING ON TUESDAY.
    80 9 NEW YEAR MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA. British Official. Rugby, Dec. 18. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, who reached London on Wednesday with the Christmas mails from Australia, win leave on the return journey in the same machine on Tuesday with mails which will be distributed in Australia in
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    GERMANY AND ARMS CONFERENCE.
    73 9 DELEGATION APPOINTED. Reuter. Berlin. Dec. 18 It is officially announced that Lieut-General Groener. Minister of Defence, will attend the first sittings of the Disarmament Conference. Dr. Bruen ng will head the delegation, comprising Dr. Von Buelow (State Secretary. Foreign Office), and Drs. Nadolny and Welczeck. ambassadors
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    GIALDINI'S SENTENCE REDUCED.
    40 9 Milan. Dec. 18. The Appeal Court has reduced Gialdini's sentence from five years 10 months to three years two months and 26 days.—Reuter. [G'aldini was sentenced in connection with the failure of the Blue Bird petrel concern.].
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    HOOVER MORATORIUM BILL APPROVED.
    42 9 Reuter. Washington. Dec. 19. The House of Representatives, by 317 votes to 100. has approved the Hoover Moratorium Bill, with an amendment declaring that the can- llation or reduction of foreign debts is against the policy of Congress.—Reuter.
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    AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
    38 9 Reuter. Polling in the general elections opens on Saturday at the conclusion cf a fortnight's campaign—the shortest on record. All party Uaders are optimistic, but i- is not likely that any Party will sweep the polls.—Reuter.
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    EIGHTEEN CARS IN COLLISION.
    242 9 Wintry Conditions At Home. British Official. Rugby. Dec. 18. Heavy fog enveloped practically the whole of England to-day, land, sea and air communications being greatly hampered. Rail services were curtailed, and read transport slowed down. The road surfaces were rendered treacherous by a sharp frost, and
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    SOVIET UNDERSTANDING WITH JAPAN?
    180 9 REASON FOR RUSSIA'S MILD PROTESTS. Reuter. London. Dec 19. The existence of an understanding between Tokyo and Moscow regarding the situation in Manchuria is reported by the "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic correspondent. He says that the understanding L= not purely tacit, but Is a positive one. Russia
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    FRENCH GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.
    137 9 REVERSED ON MOTION OF CONFIDENCE. Reuter. Paris, Dcc. 18. The Government was defeated in the Chamber by 290 votes to 281 on a motion to give priority to the Socialist proposal to introduce unemployment insurance similar to that in Britain, and reduce working hours. The sitting was
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    162 9 A meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission will be held en Wednesday next in the Municipal Beard Rocm at 2.15 pm. Mr. J. A. L. Simmons has been to be Assistant Registrar. Imports and Expt>it>. S ngapcre. n succession to Mr. A. Roose, retired. A further increase in the charges
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    To-Day's Features.
    42 9 INDIA S FUTURE, n page 2. CHINA NOTES AND NEWS, on page 3 CORRESPONDENCE. o:i pag.* 4 TOPICS OF TO-DAY, on page 8 CLUB DIARY, on page 12. DIARY OF EVENTS, en page 12. NOTES FROM CEYLON, on page 13.
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS ON TRIAL. MINING VENTURE'S AFFAIRS.
    2672 9 NO ACTUAL WORK DONE? SUM OF $31,000 UNCOVERED BY VOUCHERS. The a nsational statement that no mining was done and the company had no right to mine was made before Mr. G. C. Clayton (the Second Magistrate) yesterday, when the allegations of fraud
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      270 9 Matinees: Saturday Sunday 3 15 p.m. j 6.15 PAVILION 915 Extended for TO-NIGHT ONLY Helen j Twelvetrees j j in the most dramatic lUMitiuß ot the screen, a thrilling siory with I J a Mating ot heautil'ul Viennese music. j A WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE I I j j jj s
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    SECOND TEST AT SYDNEY.
    352 10 AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AFRICA. McCABE AND GRIMMETT IN FORM. CRICKET. The Second Test between Australia and South Africa, commenced at Sydney yesterday, saw the tourists disposed of for a meagre 153 runs. It will be remembered that the South \fricans were beaten by an innings and
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    RIVERS CREATES A SENSATION.
    286 10 TWO "KNOCK-OUTS' IN SAME NIGHT. BOXING. Al Rivers, the American boxer who has never I been fully extended by any opponent since h:s arrival in Singapore four months ago. created a sensation at the Garden Arena last night when he undertook to fight two opponents. Al
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    TO-DAY'S TROPHY MATCH.
    178 10 SINGAPORE v. SELANGOR. RUGBY FOOTBALL. The teams for to-day's match at the S.C.C. will be: Sinpane: D. R. Harper; P. G. Minns, j C Cooke, J. L. Bonnar and R. M. Hoops; J M Houghton, A. W. Nicholson; J. H. Johnston Dr P. O'Driscoll, S. M. Garrard,
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    CRIMINAL APPEALS.
    298 10 "MET UNDER A BANYAN TREE." ECHO OF RECENT MURDER CASE. There was an echo of a murder case tried at a recent season of the Singapore Assizes, in which Tanjong Pagar involved, when an Indian appealed UyWHStWh*--sentence of two months' imprisonment for abetment of the giv.ng of an
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    MUTINOUS CREW PUNISHED.
    92 10 GERMANS WHO TURNED "RED" IN RUSSIAN RIOTS. Reuter. Berlin. Dec. 19. As a sequel to recent mutinies of the crews of German vessels in Russian ports an emergency court at Emden has sentenced three alleged ringleaders of the mutiny at Odessa m October to terms cf penal
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    ALLEGED BIGAMY CHARGE.
    199 10 INSTRUCTIONS TO OPPOSE BAIL. Dr Norman Nelson Kierkup, an Englishman who was arrested last Sunday morning on the "Karmala," was before the District Judge (Mr G C. Dodd) again yesterday when Chief Inspector Porter said that in consequence of a telegram received from Scotland Yard he had
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    THE OLD PRINTING OFFICE.
    46 10 TO BE OCCUPIED BY P.W.D. The premises until recently occupied by the Government Printing Office in Empress Place are being reconditiofied for occupation by the Public Works Department. The new premises of the Printing Office are in Upper Serangoon Road, near Bidadari.
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    CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE Y.W.C.A.
    77 10 A short programme of Chamber Music arranged by Mrs. H. Milleo is to be given at the YWCA. Building. Raffles Quay, on Friday. Jan. 15, at 6.30 p.m.. and it hoped that music lovers will make a note of the date. programme will include trios
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    THE TURF. TAIPING RACES.
    31 10 TO-DAY'S SCRATCHINGS. To-day's scratchings from the amateur races at Taipmg are: 7.—Lady Maud, Lady Luck. Race B.—Strange Story. Double Tote—Races 5 and 8. Big Sweep —Race 8.
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    THE SPRING~HANDICAPS.
    21 10 London, Dec. 17. Nominations fcr the Lincolnshire Handicap number 63 and for the Liverpool Spring Cup 23.—"5. F.P." Service.
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    DATES & PLAYERS.
    28 10 DATES PLAYERS. Association Football. In the Malay Junior League competition at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Kampong Glam meet Changi to-day and Kampong Kapor meet X a Hang to-morrow.
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    SECRET NOTES ON MANCHURIA.
    620 10 AMERICAN MINISTER'S STATEMENT. JAPANESE TROOPS CAUSE ANXIETY. Reuter. Paris, Dec. 18. Anxiety is caused by a Tokyo report counter nanding the orders prohibiting Japanese troops rom advancing westward in Liao. League >mcials point out that neutral observers are itill in the district, and their report is
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    PRINCE RECEIVES AIRMAN AND EXPLORERS.
    82 10 British Official. Rugby, Dec. 18. Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman, who recently flew the South Atlantic in a ligh: aeroplane, was received by the Prince of Wales, to whom he related his experiences on his record making flight. The Prince also received Mr. S. Watklns
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    NORMAL CONDITIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
    62 10 British Official. Rugby. Dec. 18. When the return to fortnightly accounts on the London Stock Exchange was recently announced, it was decided not to reinstate the facilities for carrying over or for entering into bargains. A further step towards normal conditions was marked to-day. when
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    A.S.A. ANNIVERSARY.
    84 10 The twelfth anniversary celebrations of the Amateur Sporting Association will be celebrated at the sea-side bungalow of the patron. Mr. Aw Boon Haw. 5 1 milestone, Pasir Panjang. to-day and to-morrow. The following events will take place to-morrow: 6 a.m., walking competition from the office of the Malayan
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    U. S. RAILWAY WAGE CUTS.
    55 10 Reuter. New York, Dec. 19. Over 100 Presidents and executive officials of class one railways have agreed to serve 30 days' notice on the Unions of their intention to cut all railway wages by 15 per cent. The decision follows the refusal of the railwaymen
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    CHINESE RECREATION CLUB.
    479 10 TENNIS FINAL AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. CHOON LEONG WINS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club t-nnis championship and prize distributon took the form of an "A: Home" ac tne Club house yesterday afternoon. The occasion was graced with a large number of membeis and
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    COMPLETE CABINET HARMONY.
    148 10 PREMIER DISCUSSES FISCAL POLICY. Rugby, Dec. 18. The Prime Minister arrived in Lossiemoutii to-day. In an interview discussing the fiscal policy, he said that fair play and no favour was what everyone wanted in international trade relations. But encompassed by foreign subsidies, bounties and competitions of low
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    284 10 Mr. N. Raghavan. B.A., a well-known Indian lawyer of Penang, is on a short visit to Singapore. His local address is 2, Sarkies Road. Commander W. A. Usher. Royal Navy, ha* been appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to perform the duties of King's Harbour Master under the
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    DIAMOND "BUMPED OFF."
    282 10 ALL-NIGHT PARTY ENDS SHOOTING. KILLED AFTER CO CRT ACQUITTAL. Reuter. Troy (New York*. De 1H Jack Diamond, the gangster, ha acquitted on the charge of kidna;, torturing a lorry-driver named Gt i in April. Diamond now has a ret arrests and only two convictions. Albany, [> Jack
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    DRESSER CONVICTED.
    59 10 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Dec 18 A dresser named De Souza. who wa.-> chares with attempting to cheat the Govmiment a regard to certain travelling expenses incurve by his transfer, was to-day convicted by fee Magistrate and sentenced to one day s simpiimprisonment and a fine
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    WELFARE OF INDIANS.
    480 11 REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE. The report of the Central Indian Banking Inquiry Committee, appointed over a year ago under the chairmanship of an Indian Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council and having as its personnel members selected from a wide range of interests, has n:w been published.
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      445 11 fHURCH SERVICES. F OIKTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. D£< KMBEB 20, 1931. A S CATHEDRAL. m H Ij Communion. imunlon (Choral) and Ad11* jj communion. of 'Choral) and Sermon. on Monday and Wednesand Saturday at 7 a.m :mas eve. c Choral). STMAS DAY. •mmunion. h Communion. i.munion (Choral). Communion. Choral) and
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      117 11 WEBLET METHODIST EPlt»€OI»/%L CHURCH Port Canning Knmd 7:45 a.m. Parade service—Tanglin Barracks Chapel. 8:30 a.m. Opening Service—Sunday school. 9 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Programme 5.30 p.m. Evening Service of worship with sermon by the Rev. H. B. Amstutz MA CHRISTMAS DAY DEC. 25. 9 a.m. Christmas Service of Worship with
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      455 11 NEW WORLD SHOW The Hub of Whoopee NEW WORLD TALKIE THEATRE. 7.15 P.M. TO-NIGHT 9.30 P.M. CRAZY THAT WAY! with the adorable JOAN BENNETT. I A Movietone Comedy Drama. j '1 1:1 j %ig bargains! p f GRAMOPHONE RECORDS I (including H MV. Ap,, (aMM*: Biun.fc.ci IVlydur. \u» He I
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      96 11 MAILS CLOSE. MONDAY, DEC. 21. North. N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Op ten Noort) 9 am. Java. South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas, and Timor Dilly (Van Lansberge) 11 am. *Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Egypt, and Europe (Leverkusen) 11 a.m. Egypt (Meinam) 11 a jw. Hoihow, Hong Kong, Swatow. and
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      96 12 I WRECKED! I Smashed! Crashed! I Every Show ffecord Ever Made; I TRAFFIC STOPPED AS STUPENDOUS CROWDS BESEIGE THE MARLBOROUGH Hundreds Unavoidably 1 Turned Away I From The Phenomenal I 100°/ o Talking, Singing, Dancing I —Tamil Drama -1 I INDEFINITELY j J EXTENDED!!! J j Now Playing \NIGHTLY AT
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      34 12 ML HASSAN. ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. 36-37, Bras Basah Road. SINGAPORE. If you are in need of electric lights, fans, motors, etc. and water service, please write to the above address or 'Phone 3411.
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      352 12 I I HEADY I I Next Monday, Dec. 21, 1931.il M The Malaya Tribune I pSi Memento, I ■BUM r,, I I BEST SOUVENIR I of the coming I 5 I I Singapore Manufacturers' I Exhibition. I PRICE 25 CENTS. 1 1 Postage—local 8 cents per copy I foreign 10
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      699 12 CLUB DIARY. (There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of the members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary t$ provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping tt up-to-date and complete. Happenings of general interest will still be included in the
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    BIG VOTE FOR WORKLESS.
    2046 13 City Council To The Rescue. NOTES FROM CEYLON. At a meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council on the 9th inst. Mr. W. T. Stace. the Chairman, opening the proceedings, referred to their resolution at the previous meeting to vote Rs. 100,000 towards unemployment works on certain
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    GOD'S BOX.
    188 13 EINSTEIN TO A BOY. Likening the sky to an orcnge box and tip stars to oranges. Professor Einstein has helped, by means of a graphic article familiar to every Palestine child, to ciear up several questions which had troubled a 12-year old .schoolboy of Tel Aviv. Puzzted about
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      196 13 I I j i j i NG I t I I t I J I The Far East Oxygen Acetylene Co., Ltd. jj 'Phone *****. 0 STRAIGHT EIGHT vWaS tnat tne H u P ,no e Fight's fnmt ifal. rugged engine long k triumphant over every road and elimalie condition—proved
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    MALACCA'S MEMBER.
    883 14 TRIBUTE TO THE HON. MR. TAN CHENG LOCK. We shall never be in a position to resist with a fair measure of success the unreasonable demands and exactions of the Imperial Government unless and until we at least possess a distinct Unofficial majority on our legislature to enable
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    CHRISTMAS LIQUOR.
    127 14 U.S. COASTGUARDS SINK RUM RUNNER. I Weeds Hcle. Mass.. Dec. 2. Am-t lean prchbiuon enforcement agents. huS* the Chrsmas spirt entirely, to-day tegan their annual drive against the landing Tf Christmas splri s In the p-.ohlb.ted States f Abutter'of the United Sta es Cast Guard Service, operating off
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    94 14 Struck down by the fierce rays of the sun in th- concluding stage of the Olympic Marathon at Stockholm in 1912, the Portcmese athlete Lazaros died shortly afterwards, leaving his two-year-old daughter Prancisca de Jesus Silva an orphan, tragic fate of Lazaros prompted tne Swedish Olympic Committee to hold a
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      226 14 Will no one tell her? HALITOSIS (unpleasant breath) is an unforgivable social fault unforgivable because easily Listerine Antiseptic. pH Many suppose the) never have Halitosis. I IWI The fact is: Not one in ten escapes! Even 1 Ihe victim may not know he has HaUtosis. Wl^t^^l \.you value your business
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      153 14 imprison yon? I Why permit corn* to inter- I fere with your work end 1 pleasure? A few drop* of I "GETS-IT* and that throb- I bing pain will be reliered. 1 After a day or two, the corn I can be easily pulled out and I your trouble* are
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      184 14 I Foods j I Th e 'Allenburys' Foods arc particularly suited to I the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are 1 germ free, and being simply and easily prepared I by the addition of boiling water, their use gives 1 complete independence of doubtful milk supply. I and
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      463 15 -XEAMER SAILINGS. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. orated in England MAI r vSSENGER CARGO SERVICES. VR AND ORIENTAL STEAM pE 4 VI lON CO.. LONDON AND EAST MAIL SERVICE. n.ntract with His Majesty's Government). WARD FROM LONDON Chins and Japan. Due Tonnage Singapore 1931. 15.006 Dec. 26 1932 9.000 Jan.
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      581 15 jTEAMER SAILINGS. i@|NYK. '%::::X LINE Uapa nMail) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. SUWA MARU 10,700 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan. 14 15 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 Jan. 27 28 t TERUKANI MARU 12,000 Feb. 10 11 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Feb.
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      445 15 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). Direct Service to Japan via Hong Kong, Amoy and Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang. Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for Canton, Macoa. Swatow, Amoy, Chefo, Tientsin. Newchwang, Yangtse ports, Formosa, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA.
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      306 15 INSURANCE. SOUTH (wra BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manager. Office: 2, Finlayson Green. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE Ind Floor of No. 3. Malacca Street. Singapore. Phone
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      552 15 BANKS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890 on 2nd December, 1892.J Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1.800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,666.845 HEAD OFFICE: 15. Grace Church Street, London. E C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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      585 15 BANKS. NORTH BRANCH OP }> THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. 4.'>B, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD Telephone No. 2904. The North Branch ol this Bank which la now opened for business will provide the following facilities to customers: BANKING DEPARTMENT (Commercial Banking). We transact a general commercial banking business. ACCEPTANCES We buy
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      425 16 This Paper has the j Largest Sale 4mong the People who Spend Most j in British Malaya. THE PEOPLE'S PAPER: INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE TO LET. TO LET 185, Tank Road. Immediate entry apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET —117. Killiney Road. Modern Sanitation. Garage. Apply 64. Market Street. TO LET—Nos. 154
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      425 16 Le zSMerder s School. ESTABLISHED 1906 218, QUEEN ST. 61, WATERLOO ST. Morning Classes only—Primary to Commercial. NO AGE LIMIT! Principal:—F. I. MILES. EDUCATIONAL. STUDY AT HOME AND SAVE EXPENSE. Individual coaching given by Accountant. Only limited number of Students accepted. Success Guaranteed. Terms Moderate. Apply for Particulars Advertiser. G.P.O.
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      242 16 EDUCATIONAL. PERSONAL POWER. Personal Instructions Given in WILL-POWER, MENTAL FASCINATION, CHARACTER-BUILDING, Etc. The class will be limited to a few pupils only. For terms and other particulars Apply: PROFESSOR c o "Malaya Tribune.'" THE TUTORIAL ACADEMY, 68. Prinsep Street. OPENS MORNING CLASSES From January 11. Fees. $5 for Cambridge class.
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      487 16 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. Mr. H. A. Cader having left the service of Eastern Piece Goods Stores as from Ist December, 1931. the Public are hereby notified that all orders, contracts and agreements in connection with the said business should bear only the signature of the undersigned. Eastern Piece Goods Stores,
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      570 16 "Tribune" Small Ads. Bring Results Because They Reach the Permanent Population. FOR SALE. MUSIC ROLLS —B*B. 65 and 58-note rolls for sale, cheap, at 166. Neil Read. FOR SALE—Baby Austin. 1928 model. Engine guaranteed perfect. Recently overhauled. For quick sale $415. Apply No. 481, c o "Malaya Tribune." FOR SALJ1
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      455 16 MASSAGE AND MANN R r MASSAGE. Miss Matsuye. Miss Masako Misako. No. 20. Bencoolen Street. Bin* *po re MALAYA TRIBUNE THONE 6171. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE IN ADANCE. Delivery Including lucludmg at office Postage Postage or close (Local or to Forei^. residence. FM£.t Country Yearly $15.00 $21.00 $27.00 Half Yearly 7.50
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