Singapore Daily News, 10 January 1933

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    Masthead
    12 1 The SINGAPORE Daily News No. M. TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933. 6 CENTS.
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    Our Ideas.
    622 1 iVith (>w ><'"'"'•■ t<(| control i tii r put forward by th<- Malayan owners' Association, the rub- restriction controversy has been ,-i. food <i« i al of it^ old jmc vigour m Malaya during tin ;i few weeks. Leal false hopes hould raised, and lesst those advocate government
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    FIRE IN FRENCH SUBMARINE.
    255 1 FIRE IN FRENCH SUBMARINE. OUTBREAKS GO OIN thelrony of FATE.* jt* KIHK COINCIDENCE. I ire broke out on yet another I rent h vessel, a submarine, at ioulon, last Friday, it is now re vealed. Luckily, the resource oi the crew enabled the blaze to be extinguished fairly quickly with
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    fate Says Germany.
    69 1 Fate Says Germany. Berlin, Friday. liile voicing deepest sympathy at i'iaiui' latest snipping disaster, *«> i i.iiin papers pruteu u> see i\w irony »»i uue m me lact that U»o Atiantiquea crew ua.s rescued trooi iiio ouruiii^ snip tnrougii euorts ul a vierman ship and, moreover, one naiuoi un uunr,
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    GONDOLIER GOFT.
    116 1 Cardinal'- PfCMI To Poor Worker. Venice, Thursday. The lagoon city's poorest gondolier has leceiveu the gilt ol Cardinal la Fontaine's gondola, which, oeing no longer adequate for the v animals purpose, lias been replaced by a sueedy motor ooat. Having i»cen not 1 lied ot tne arrival vi
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    30-HOUR WEEK.
    31 1 Waahington, Friday. Mr. Greea, I' isuiu.a of titi Laeiuir i" (.'deration, fttatM that organwod labour i> urillins to call a gvneral *trik.' to Hliorcc the ihiriy-li(/ur wt't'iv. Reuter Wireless
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    ITALIAN AMNESTY
    30 1 Rome, Jan. <J. Over 20,000 political and other prisonen nave been rflMiiid up to the and Of 1U."12 uimov the amnesty proclaimed l>v Mussolini last November.- Reuter Wireless
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    FEWER WORKLESS.
    23 1 London. Friday. The official unemployment returns for December show a decrease »f 70,000 since November with a total of 2,720,000.- Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    COSGRAVE'S REPLY.
    106 1 DENIES 'INTRIGUE" CHARGE. Dublin, l hurtday. A O iVtii luuinmencc liio t ianna Fail organ that Urilani la intriguing to get Cosgravc bacK to power brought a vigorous retort from Mr. Cosgrave In a ipeecu m which ho declared lie had no contact with the British Government nor
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    SIR JOHN SALMOND.
    83 1 Govern nit 1 ii l Director Oi Imperial Airways. London, Friday. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salniond, Who 18 retiring from his appointment ol the C'niel'-ot -Stall" 01 the Air Ministry, is to become liov ernment Director on tne board of Imperial Airways, lAd. m succession to
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    LESS CHAMPAGNE.
    54 1 GenMay'i 3,000,000 Fewer Mottles. Berlin, Saturday. The import of French champagne into Germany is practically nil «u--eording to the latest statistics while production of the home wine has dee leased from 8,700,000 bottle* m 1981 to 1,400,000 m li>:J2. Prices for both champagne and still wines have Ween
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    LILIAN HARVEY WEEPS
    172 1 STATION SCENE. OVERCOME AT GOING TO HOLLYWOOD. Berlin, Saturday. After having for years schemed for a Hollywood contract and having finally obtained it, German v's most prominent feminine star, Lilian Harvey, balked when the time U.*v departure f'<»r the "liiiw paradise" arrived yesterday aftei noon. Overcome bjf
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    AGA KHAN'S SON.
    101 1 ARRIVING ON VISIT TO MALAYA. rhe Daii} Newi is informed that Prince All tuian, son ol ii.n. tne -Ayu Khan, will arrive at fenaug oy private aeroplane trom Rangoon unnorrow, auring ifte course oi a tour oi tne i'ar i^ast. i lure he wni uu met by
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    CAPE AIR DASH.
    107 1 Former .Singapore Man Chosen. London, Friday. The Air Force attempt at a long distance flight record U Mill it) prospect m spite vi the illness of Kl.-L.I. Bett, one of the two pilot chosen for ihe attempt. 11 is an nounced that Ki.-Lt. v. K. Nkholetta, formerly
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    JAPAN'S CABINET
    43 1 JNew Navy Minister Appointed. Tokio, Sunday. Admiral Minco Osumij who was Xavy Minister m the Inukai Cabinet, has formally accepted the Navy portfolio m the Saito Ministry m succession to Admiral Keisuk'j Okada, who is resigning: on account of ill-health. Reuter
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    ASSASSIN'S SUICIDE.
    130 1 Sequel To Shooliog Oi Editor. Sofia, Thursday. Last week's shooting affray before the Royal palace when m the course »»f the interminable internecine feud between various Macedonian factions the well-known editor Estimoff was shot and killed by another Macedonian named TrajanoH', has led Ito remarkable sequel, Trajanoff, who
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    HEIGHT RECORD.
    96 1 90,000 Feel Into Stratosphere. Stuttgart, Thursday. A ik'v altitude record for unmanned balloon* ha hwn established v the Stuttgart scientist Kegem t »n the course <>i" experiments m the stratosphere for measuring itensity ultra-red rays* balloon v.as released near Stuttgart <>M Tuesday nitfht and was found <»n Wedne
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    PORT IN MOURNING.
    66 1 Hamburg, Saturday. The Mags of all ships m port were at half-mast yesterday on th« [Occasion of the funeral of the lat< I genera] manager of the Hamburg Ameri a line and ex-Chancellor lh\ Wilhelm Cuno. It was attend ed by many hundreds of people, m eluding
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    BOMBAY A CITY OF TERROR.
    195 1 BOMBAY A CITY OF TERROR. SWEPT BY RIOTS. MANY KILLED AND HURT. CAME AS CAUSE. From a trivial cause, Berce communal riots broke out m Bombay yesterday, and three people were killed and many injured. The city was m a ferment, and it was only with great dillicult> that the
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    CHINA.
    18 1 Japan's ticinands o China l«>r "peace awl orciir" m Shanhaikwaa and (ithcr news from China on page ~>.
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    Others' Ideas.
    1717 1 (•radualh. scientists and doc tors arc lengthening llu* ipaa ot human lilc. Everj >ear ahno s«um» ik« cciuiurst ot hitherto J.ilai maiariie> is annuuiu id. In this Article, Dr. J. K. <iuv, the roa t American osteopath, describes how the expectation ol life is i»« ,i,- increased. How
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    RUBBER
    36 2 Spot 2 7 16 I tbruary 2 1", 32 Apr.- June 2 17 33 Down 1 111 July-Sept. 2 21 12 I \t 1 .12 Oct. -Dec. 2 23 M Dow* 1 :\2 Market SUaHy.
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    TIN.
    21 2 Spot C 145 7*. CA. I p 7^. fit!. 3 Months t!4(i 2s. lid. I p 7s. CM. Market Firmer.
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    SILVER.
    13 2 Spot 16 13 Hi up 2 Months 16 7 n up l
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    39 2 LOCAL SHARE AND COMMODITY MARKETS REVIEWED. (From Our Own Correspondent I.'»ri<!-in. Monday. The clotinjE prices to<lay were: were boM at Straits Traden v'- i<• very stjhtdy with buyers at $23.12f/£ but little business is r«--j orted.
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    CROSS RATE.
    6 2 8.14 ft Sa«urda>. 3.34*4
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    Loral Markets.
    101 2 Kul>ber. I market was incline to little Umdier vii h ellen re Prioee advanced slightly and closed a- follows: r.u; r S< Hers. Spot 5 16 .fj«.i. Th 7 7 16 Feb-Mar. 7 7 9 Apr. June 7 11/16 7~ .(lily-Sept. 7/16 8 Crepe 3 11/16 Tin. Tin
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    SHARE PRICES.
    668 2 Middle Quotations On Monday. MINING. Mid<il*' prices of local issues were s follows In Sin.j.-if-ore on Monday, v cording to Fraser Co.'s list A-arn Kumbang 24 6 xd Austral kfclay M Aver K'tam Tin 11 4 1 Bangrin Tin II r,, Batang Padang >.07%, Bot« Caws 0.30, Bukit
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    CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES.
    81 2 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES. 12 noon, Jan. 9, 1933. Buyers Seller: (iambier 4.7 c Java Cube 7.5( Hamburg Cube 8.5 C Muntok White Pepper 21. 21 White Pepper 20. 2. r Black Pepper 17.2 c Mixed Black Pepper 12.0( Sundried Copra 5.40 5.4 C Mixed Copra 4.90 4.9 C Small
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    43 2 Yesterday's txchan^e rates inlimed the following: SELLING. '/ondon, 4 months' sight 2/;; 31/32 L#ond«,n, 3 months' sipht 2/8 r> 1 6 >on«lon, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 ./ondon, 30 days' sight 2/3 7/8 .ondon, demand 2/3 27/32 -midon, T.T. 2/3 13/K>
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    HEALTH IN EAST.
    241 2 LEAGUE OF NATIONS BULLETIN. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ended Dec. 31, 1932:— Alexandria: 154 smallpox cases and 47 deaths as against 131 cases and 22 deaths during the preceding week. Baghdad: 1 smallpox case and no d"ath a>
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    INSANITY PLEA IN FRAUD CHARGE.
    564 2 GAOL OR ASYLUM? THREE YEARS' SENTENCE ON TRADER. London, Dec. 18. Can an insane man be held criminally responsible for fraud This was the remarkable issue raided at Leeds Assizes during the trial of Philip Greenberg, 64, a Russian Jew, of Camp Road, Leeds, who
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    LONDON MARKETS.
    109 2 EASTERN BUYING OF CEREALS. London, Friday. On the Stock Exchange today In spite of the absence of much fresh business owing to the end of the account, the general tone was good. Gilt-edged securities opened with a further decline but, with selling relaxed, subsequently recovered well. Another feature
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    CHRISTMAS MAIL.
    42 2 iwo hundred and seventy nine bags of tur.il, containing 2,229 parcel* wvrc nvcivi-tl from Great Bri tain for Singapore m the Christmas pared mail, it was announced yesterday. The* figures compare with u«>i bags <ontainincr ::,:{os parcels r'vivcl last year.
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      107 2 M. EZEKIEL SONS, Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians Raffles Chambers, Singapore. Branch Noordwijk, 35, Batavia, Java. i HERE IS THE TOURER The embodiment ever>'thing that k<>os t«» I make motoring easy and pleasant. Delightful m the evenings with the hood down, cosy With the hood and sidesereens up when it r.tins. Forty-five
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      363 2 THE SINQAPORt Paily News. Ht ad Met Sin«ap..i. <•(.. n IISI*SI Tol: That** 1 Sinirnp.,,-.. Kuala Lumpur. Office ,I;iv;i Phon. SUBSCRIPTION RATKfI Payable 'n nrivamr. Fit til delivery Monthly $1 Quarterly Half-yearly 19.00 Single Copy All eonimunicat ions rcU ness matters, viz. a<! sciiptions, accounts phould be addressed frr> j
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      240 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. Tuesday, January 10. P*nang Kaces, third day. J<»hore Civil Seivice Club Twelftr. Night dance. Public meeting for proposed exhibition of British good?, H.M. Commissioner. office, Fullerton Bldg., B p.m. Wednesday, January 11. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel. 1 p.m Thursday, January 12. Penang Races, fourth day. Saturday, January
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      574 2 SHIPPING LIST. PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The following passenger sailings arc For Europe. P. and O. S. S. Co.'s Ranchi (Jan. 20). N.Y.K.: Kashima Maru (Jan. 13), Yasukuni Maru (Jan. 25). Hamburg Amerika Line: Sauerland i Jan. 20), Uckermark (Jan. 23). Last Asiatic Co., Ltd. Meonia (Jan 27). Blue Funnel:
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      481 2 VESSELS ARRIVED. KOOLINDA, Brit., 2.281 tons, from Fremantle H, for Penang io-l. PARIS ICARU, Jap., 4.174 tons, from Bombay B-l, for Kobe 10-1. SIASSTROI, U.5.8.A., 2,Or)T tons, from Yladivostock J-l. for Liverpool via Colombo. London Pt. Said 10-1. HUA TONC, Brit., 109 tons, from Ifuar 9-1, for Pt. Diekson and
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    HARD HOCKEY GAME AT TANGLIN.
    2370 3 S. R. C. JUST BEAT WILTS. SOLDIERS PROMISE TO BE A DANGEROUS SIDE The Wiltshire Kegiment fully extended Ihe S.R.C. first t*am at hockey yesterday at 1 anglin, and it was only after a very hard li K ht that the civilians were BSJCeeaafal by
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    LARWOOD'S FINE BOWLING.
    123 3 7 FOR 44. M.C.C. DRAW AT BENDIGO. SUTCLIFFE'S 91. Bendigo, Monday. The two-day match between the M.C.C. and a Victoria country team which began here on Saturday ended m a draw. The home side, who batted thirteen and fielded eleven, were dismissed for 205 In their first
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    PENANG RACES.
    287 3 HANDICAPS FOR THE THIRD DAY. Tl|e handicaps foi the third day Jhi. 10 of the IVnang- Turf Club are as follows:-— Kate 1. I'onios. Class 3, ."> furs. j Timbang 9M, Salo.nc Y««llow River s.T. Shorty 8.6, \'iiality 7.12, Laad'i End M£, Chaldoylc T.io, Minotu 7.0, Th<,' Armenian
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    BASEBALL.
    72 3 Americana Dran With The Cubs. In baseball game on the S.R.C. ground between an American team ami the Tubs (a local team) the result was a draw each side scoring 11 runs. The game was unfinished at 5 p.m. when play was stopped, thus preventing the Americans from finishing
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    PRESIDENT'S PRIZE AT S.G.C
    1016 3 PRESIDENT'S PRIZE AT S. G. C FULL RESULTS. WIN FOR J. T. SMITH AND L. V. WEBB. The competition for the President's Prize at the Singapore Golf Club has been concluded, and resulted m a win for J. T. Smith and L. V. Webb. The lull results are as follows:
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    N.S. CHINESE.
    296 3 N. S. CHINESE. AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEETING. Seremban, Monday The Ne^h Sembilan Chines* amateur athletic meeting, hcl<; under the auspice! of the Negri Sembilan Chinese Recreation Cly yesterday, was a pronounced u< cess, the weather bein^ Rne and tin attendance a largo one. Mr. .1. W. W. Hushes, Briti h Resident,
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    RUGBY.
    134 3 Today's Game On The Padang. The S.C.C. moot! the Inland at JUtfhy r/n tho Parang to flay. Th<- S.C.C. team will b<A. Inglm; Doddt, N. G. Mom J. C. Cooke, I. r;. ji. Brett; H Price, J. L Bonnar; A. K. S. TalUt, Dr. 1 O'Driacoll, C. B. PanuUl,
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    WILTS. FOOTBALLERS.
    49 3 The Wiltshire Regiment meets the B.C.F.A. at football on Thursday, •lan. 12, at the Jalan Bmit Stadium. Thia i^ the first appearance of the Wiltshire Regiment football team. Soldiers m uniform half price to 50 cent, .seats only. Other charge*: 50 cents, 20 cents and 10 cfnts.
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    SWIMMING.
    55 3 C. Goldman narrowly beat Druid irur m the club championship, 100 metres, at the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday. Later two watav polo matches between the Club and the Wiltshire Regiment wtrt played. The Club won both: the first team by 10 goals to one, and the second team
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    REVENUE MEN SENTENCED.
    449 4 REVENUE MEN SENTENCED. THEFT CHARGES. COOLIE DFSCRIBES "A SEARCH.* 1 Two Government Monopolies revenue officers, Lini Ah Xgau and Kang Chew Chin were found guilty .'•nd sentenced yesterday by Mr. .1. K. X Gregg, khe Third Police Magistrate, to three months' rigorous imprisonment each on a charge of theft of
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    MR. LIM BOON HAW
    93 4 WELL-KNOWN PENANG MERCHANT DEAD. 1 Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Monday. Mr. Lin Boon Haw, J.P., merplanter and philanthropist has died at Penang. He had been unwell for sometime. Mr. Lini, who was born m Fukien< m ISG4, came to Penang m 1883 and became a
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    ELECTRIC SHOCK.
    48 4 woman In Hospital With Burned Finger. Mrs. E. R. Cough, a Eurasian, wa^ found lying unconscious m her house m Lavender Street yesterday by hei husband. She had accidentally touched a wire carrying an electric current She was taken to hospita 1 vith a burned finger.
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    MR. H.A. FORRER.
    46 4 MR. H. A. FORRER. H. A. Porrer, who has just ned f^>m leave, took up hi* C iiiiinal District Judpre •la relieving Mr. J. H. Pedom, wh., ba.i i een acting until hi? C. WPson, the former Crimal District Judge, has been aptointed < r )ffLoial Assignee.
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    LAW NOTICE.
    37 4 Flef< n M c I Beckett the I. Court today at I. R)» vs. Las 1 i-'im I. Soon md Foo Rex i Koh Rak Kianff. J N -ar!;. ,1 KIVJ R-din bin Hrji rahir.
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    SULTAN'S TRIP.
    95 4 SIX-WEEK TOUR OF INDOCHINA. (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahiu, Sunday. Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultanah of Johore, who are travelling incognito, were seen off" at 'he Johore Bahru railway station this morning by the mail train to KuaU Lumpur on their tour to Siam and Indo-China.
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    AT THE CINEMA. THE ALHAMBRA.
    112 4 The Night Mayor," a Columbia pioduction, was screened at the Alhambra last night. It is a very smart, modern comedy, full oi wisecracks and witty sayings. The story is one of an American mayor (Lee Tracy), a smart dapper young man who makes a tremendous
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    WARSHIP.
    41 4 IJue Singapore This Month. The following movements of BriH.M.S Berwick," arrive Singapore Januaiy 18; sail January *3 hir" OngK °5? HMS D *vonT»n 'oi an 'i VC Sm R a Pore Jan. 19; sail HM.S. lalmouth," arrive Sinjraand Hong Kong.
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    WARM TRIBUTES TO MR. JUSTICE SPROULE.
    1225 4 OPENING OF ASSIZES. "BENCH WILL SUFFER A SERIOUS LOSS." Warm tributes to Mr. Justice Sproule, the Senior Puisne Judge Off the Straits Settlements, who recently announced his retirement from the Bench, were paid at the opening of the First Singapore Assizes yesterday morning before
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    KEDAH RUBBER.
    138 4 BILL TO REDUCE ACREAGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Monday. In order to encourage proprietors of small rubber holdings to abandon cultivation of rubber for other more suitable agricultural products, another piece of legislation, known as the Small Rubber Holdings (Reduction of Rent) Enactment, has been passed m
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    MR. H.S. ELIAS.
    41 4 MR. H. S. ELIAS. I he death of Mr. Harry S. Elias occurred at the General Hospital bingapore, yesterday morning after a weeks illness. Mr. Elias was a well-known local optician. He arrived m Singapore from Java about a year ago.
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    THE GIRL IN THE RICKSHA.
    518 4 ENTICING CHARGE. HINDU AND MARRIED WOMAN. i 1 A Indian Hindu youth nanv Suppiah, found hinoaelf bcf iA. W. Hay, the Second Magistrate, yesterday, serious charge of enticin married woman. The mail led woman is the pretty young v. Indian Mohammedan >:i ed l> IDa
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    HITLER'S DENIAL.
    135 5 ONSPIRACY CHARGE REFUTED. !in, Saturday declarai ion vigorously hi' persistent rumours d entered upon a conChancellor v<»:i published h s* ni^ht von Pap< n m txplaro i r»nt interview, which i was exclusively devoted of the possibility of *hmcnt of b united i Trans-Ocean. I iiin. Wednesday. o
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    FRANCE AND ITALY
    61 5 NEW AMBASSADOR'S i'aiis. Jan. 5 impend^ depariu*« of the 1 h An ban ador to Italy. Henry Jouvenei, is arcom- by "ditiMiM's expressing the umpl on that M. J>u to the Italian capital! mission to bringing! 'i< ..-Italian rapproche-j i ii determined t nothei .Hi. mpt to
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    PETROL BLAZE.
    68 5 100,000 Gallons. Ignited. Liverpool, Thursday. 1• "I iv.- <i voir containing :i!'<»h- of benzine and bethe lar^'c plant of '.ho| Co. m Ellesmere, en tK«: ok Cue owing t<> intei rial planl comprises -"T giant ■nil a total rapacity allon and the fi»;--lom .nt rated their efforts nting
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    NEW ZEPPELIN.
    128 5 10 M.: J .H. AIRSHIP TO BE RLADY IN APRIL. Friedrichshafen, Thursday. A new Zeppelin is nearing completion and vvil leave for a trial trip m April, according to an ynitounoemeiit from the Zep] Ol 'us. The ri'.w dirigible is much largei than the Graf Zeppelin, from which
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    RUSSIAN OIL.
    98 5 llaly Tin* Biggest Buyrr. Moscow, Friday. Italy waa the largest buyer of Russian oil during the past year, ording to statistic* -sued by the iet oil industry. Phe total production for the first i 1 month* was 5,500,000 ton< nun nst 4,800,000 tons for the cor responding period
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    EGYPT'S CABINET.
    79 5 Sulk\ Pasha Forms New Government. <"airo, Thursday. The Cabinet crisis caused by Premier Sidky Pasha's iudden resigaation has lasted only a few h'.ur--, Sidky being again entrusted with the task of forming government The posts of Ministers of ro'* eiim A ffaiis. -lust ice an«i Public Work: have
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    QUARRY ATTACK CHARGES.
    740 5 DRIVER'S STORY. "AFRAID TO GO TO WORK." Incidents that occurred alonj; Bukil r,.rah Road ami at an cart;: quarry situated at the 4th mih Hukit Timah Road resulted m tw Chinese, Tan Thua I'oy, and Seng Lun^ ,'">ng appearing before Mr. 11. A. Forrer, the Criminal District
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    NO CUSTOMS PACT.
    60 5 Tirana, Friday. The Albanian Government H< ni---tli" runoun circulating abroad that ii contemplatei tht* conclusion of j customs union with Italy. Tt is stated th;»t the nunoun probably arose from the inau£*ura< n"on of negotiations for now coav mercial treaty between tlio twe nations »nd there" is
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    JAPAN'S NEW DEMANDS.
    78 5 SHANHAIKWAN. CHINESE TO WITHDRAW. BOXER PROTOCOL. Tokio, Monday. Following a joint conference between the War Office and the Foreign Oftice, instructions have been cabled to the commander of the Japanese garrison m North China to negotiate a settlement of the Shanhaikwan trouble an'l to demand the withdrawal
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    500 BURIED.
    253 5 City Walls Blown To Pieces. Peiping, Wednesday. The occupation of Shanhaikwan by the Japanese forces after desperate fighting m the course of vh'uh the Chinese offered heroic resistance is now confirmed from reliable Chinese sources. Shanhaikwan is stated to be a imoking nasfl of ruins under which 500
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    BATTLE OF WORDS.
    660 5 Stage Being Set Again At Geneva. Geneva, Friday. The stage is being set for a resumption of the battle of words over the Manchurian issue with the arrival of the Chinese Minister m London, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, and the Chinese chief delegate, Dr. W. W. Yen. Th>
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    45 COUNTRIES OFF GOLD.
    191 5 45 COUNTRIES OFF GOLD. U.S. OPINION. "BRITAIN MUST LEAD RESTORATION." Washington, Thursday. Including South Africa, 15 nationare now off the gold .standard, reports the Department of Commerce. Thirty-four of them have yfficially suspended the operation of :he gold standard and have either educed the values of their domestic *urrenciea In
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    BITING COMMENTS.
    151 5 Russian Attitude. To Japan. Moscow, Thursday. The Japanese advance into Jehol, •oupl< with the occupation of Potri anitchnaya by the Japanese forces has evoked scathing comments m the Soviet press excepting the semi-official Izvestia, which maintains an attitude of watchful >vaitintf and meanwhile speculates jn the repercussion of
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    "NO WILL."
    161 5 MUSSOLINI ASKS ONLY VILLAGE BURIAL. Rome, Friday. In hi:- lat c.-t book which has been published dedicated to the memory >f his brother Arnoldo, Signoi Mussolini announce* that he will leave no last will. Tn a preface he states that "after my death there will he no need
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    NO 'OXFORD LATIN.'
    161 5 Change To Continental Pronunciation. I A reform, unheralded and apparently unnoticed, has taken place at Oxford with regard to the pronun- 1 ciation of Latin. When a number of honorary de-' greet were conferred m Convocation including that of Doctor of Divinity on Dr. Scott Lidtfett, President
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    U.S. BEER BILL.
    66 5 Trying To Avoid Extra Session Of (ion^rrss. N'eu York. Friday. A conference between Mr. Roosevelt and the Democratic leader- m CoiMTreftfl derided ♦<» f»;tlance the budget and, if possible, avoid an extra session of the BOW Conines.-- by tr-ttinu the present! session to increase income tax and
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    MAY RE-MARRY.
    169 5 DIVORCE CONTROVERSY SETTLED. Vienna, Friday. The forthcoming Concord* with tho Papal See will, according to the Christian Socialist Journal Reichspost, provide for the settlement of the vexed question of the M marriage of divorced person*. Although divorce was authorised m Austria after the War no provision was ni-ide
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    BROKEN NECK BUT
    82 5 AIR V. C. LIVED FOR 17 YEARS. London, Friday. The Indomitable courage of Lt. Col. Arthur iJrummond Burton, V.C, who died m hospital m Suffolk at the age of 19, i.s shown by the fact that although his nock Iran broken In an mv crash m 1915
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    THE HOLY ROSE.
    78 5 Popes S Flowrr For A Queea« Koine, Thursday. A new Golden Row will ho blessed by th<- Pope sirvl iv basque nlly presented to the Queen of Italy on the <<c*asion of f.he Holy Yea*recently proclaimed ov the F'ontitf. The ornament will as u?ual he made 9t
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    NEW SWISS DUTIES.
    42 5 Berne, Saturday The duties an coffee and tea have bitn !iicr««a-c 1 by 1,000 and ."00 per cent, respectively by the Swifti Federal Council. It is estimated that the new tariffs will yield an annual '•••vonii" of franc*. Aneta-Trans-Orean
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    SPEEDING UP JUSTICE.
    318 6 NEW INQUIRY. COMMITTEE OF TEN APPOINTED. The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has appointed The Right Hon. the Master of the Rolls (Chairman), The Right Hon. Lord Wright, The Hon. Mr. Justice Swift, The Hon. Mr. Justice Talbot, The Hon. Mr. Justice Clauson,
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    43 6 Refusal Of President Machado. Havana, Monday. President Machado has refused to accede £o the demands of the Sugar Growers' Association. The Association issued a manifesto demanding cancellation of artificial restriction of the sup:a.* j| crop, particularly attacking the Chadbourne quota scheme.
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    TRADE EXHIBITION.
    74 6 j A n\eeting will be hold m the office of H. M. T»ade CommissuKi--1 er, fifth floor, Fullerton Build I ing:, at 5 p.m. today to discuss pro- 1 posals for holding an Exhibition of I British Goods m May, 1933, similar i m nature to that organised
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    BANKS "STRIKE."
    41 6 1 I Kovno, Saturday. Banks throughout Lithuania are I refusing- to discount commercial bills as a protest against the decree promulgated on Jan. 1 limiting banks' gross profits on all loans to 12 per cent, per annum.— Aneta Trans-Orean
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    U. S. EXPERTS.
    39 6 Paris, Thursday. American experts for the world economic conference, including 1 Professor Williams and Professor Livesey, arrived here today en route to Geneva, where they will participate m the deliberations of the Dreparatory committee.- Aneta-Trans Ucean
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    GREEK 'QUAKE.
    43 6 Athens, Friday. Northern Greece has a^ain been visited by violent earthquakes, which severely shook Thessaly last night, causing considerable damage. The inhabitants fled from the towns and villages and spent the night m the open for fear of further 'tremors.- Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    AIRSHIP CRASH.
    36 6 Copenhagen, Saturday. It is reported from Leningrad, that a Russian dirigible met with a serious mishap near Novgorod. The airship was caught m trees and completely destroyed. The crpw was saved.- Aneta -Trans -Ocean
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    AIR SURVEYS.
    475 6 PROJECT FOR SPECIAL ORGANISATION. Some details of a proposal to establish an imperial organisation to carry out air surveys, at present under consideration by various Government departments, were given at a lecture on air survey delivered recently by Lieutenant J. S. A. Salt (Secretary of the Air Survey
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    PERSIA'S ACTION.
    120 6 WHY MINISTER WAS RECALLED. Teheran, Monday. The recall of the Persian Minister from London is simply a change m no way connected with the Anglo Persian oil dispute declared Forougi Khan, the Foreign Minister, to Reuter. The transfer of the first Secretary from London to Berlin was due
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    HER SACRIFICE.
    53 6 Wouian Hangs Herself To Help Workless. Prague, Wednesday. Being so overcome by the terrible plight of the unemployed, a 57-year-old Czech woman of Reichenbeiy (Bohemia) decided to help them by the only means m her power. She hanged herself today, leaving them her fortune of 6.000 crowns, (about
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    ALFONSO'S TRIAL.
    66 6 Madrid, Thursday. Ex- King Alfonso has been officially requested to return to Spain and stand his trial for high treason by appointing and supporting the dictator Primo de Rivera in an an nouncement published m the oftVi.M Gazette. It is added that if the former monarch does not
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    ADVERTISING AND TRADE.
    850 6 AFTER OTTAWA. OLYMPIA SHOW PLANS. "SHOP WINDOWS." The Advertising Association held its annual dinner at Grosvenor House m mail week. Major Astor, M.P., who was ln-stalled as President, and invested with the chain of office by Lord Lever hulme, his predecessor, was m the chair. Lieutenant-Colonel Colville,
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    LAKES OVERFLOW.
    266 6 REFUGEES SHELTER IN CHURCH. London, Dec. 19. The homes of thousands of people m the Lake District were threatened late last night by the rising waters of three of the greatest lakes Derwentwater, Bassenthwaite, and Thirlmere after sixty hours of almost continuous rain. An extraordinary phenomenon accompanied the
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    SIR R. BRADE DIES
    96 6 FORMER SECRETARY TO WAR OFFICE. London, Thursday. Sir Reginald Brade, G.C.8., died m London today following a stroke yesterday. His signature was t'amilar to everyone as it appeared on all War Office orders during the War. Reuter Wireless. Sir Reginald Brade, who was G8 years of
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    SWEEP WINNER DIES.
    43 6 Denial Mechanic Who Won £100,000. Cape Town, Friday. Mr. William Kilpatrick, the dental mechanic who won fl oo,ooo m the Calcutta Sweep of 1927 when Call Boy won the Derby, died today as the result of an accident. Reuter Wireless
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    SPAIN'S PROTEST.
    62 6 Madrid, Thursday. The Government has instructed he Spanish Ambassador m Paris to lodge with the Foreign Office a strong protest against the conduct of French lohster fishermen off the Rio de Oro coast. They are ed to have assisted the 28 monarchists to escape from the internment camp.
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    54 6 Madrid, Thursday. The women of Spain will exercise the franchise granted to them m '.he new constitution on the occasion of the municipal county elections scheduled for April. It is hoped that the women's vote, whicn is generally more conservative, will be inclined towards stabilisation o* the
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    MALYGIN'S CREW.
    50 6 Moscow, Saturday. It v officially announced that the entire crew of the icebreaker Malyj-in was landed at Green Harbour, Spitsbergen. Meanwhile efforts to save the grounded vessel continue with the assistance of several Russian icebreakers and a Norwegian salvage steamer. Other ships are en route from Archangel. Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    NEW FLARE-UP IN SPAIN.
    239 6 19 KILLED. POLICE FIRED ON BY REBELS. Madrid, Ifondai Ten people were killed ai injured m Catalonia-wide fiehtin yesterday due to the <*„ Anarchist and Syndicalist Fighting was mainly concei on the barracks. Five persons were killed an,i injured m Barcelona, including woman pedestrian. Anarchic tempted
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    ₤16,000,000 CLAIM.
    143 6 U. S. SPY CHARGES FAIL. The German-American Claims Commission has concluded the hearing of claims by the I States against Germany srisil of two alleged wartime outrage The Umpire decided agaiiuti lii claimants, thus absolving tin- old Imperial German Government of If ing involved m the Obstruction o
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    ESCAPE DENIAL.
    57 6 Rome, I' i Ofluiu! quartern deny the circulating abroad that the foi Secretary-General of th<- K« Party, Turati, who was interned upper Italy has escaped abroad Turati was at one time the I>u' richt hand man, hut fell int< grace because he abused conl and he was recently
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    EXILED.
    39 6 Buenos Aires, Friday The former Argentine Presi< Alvear and the Liberal candidsb the vice-presidency at thr ll tions, Guemes, who, were d with complicity m the rerolutio plot recently discovered, have exiled to the island of G.v Anota-Trans-Ocean
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    COUNT KANYA.
    26 6 Budapest, Fridsi The Hungarian Minis tei Berlin, Count Kanya. ha beei pointed as successor to the Fo Minister Puky, who ha> resign" Aneta- Trans-Ocean
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    EX-DUKE'S PLEA.
    23 6 Pans, Th The Russian pretender, CJraml Duke Cyril. lnf»ii*l. peal to the Russian Red A liberate Russia from "Comnu despots."- Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    BISHOP DEAD.
    19 6 Berlin, l i The Bishop of Mittnster, phalia, Dr. Popircnbui-ir. h«i il the age of 70. Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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      153 6 Something to be thankful for— Life would be very drab if we did nothing but criticise. Usually we can find many things to be thankful for and therein lies our salvation. All the bajf. things might be worse and many of the good things better, but nothing can be better
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    NEW COMPANY TO TAKE OVER RAFFLES?
    1254 7 MEETING TOMORROW. MILLION-DOLLAR DEBENTURE »j vx n HaVi Hi, Important steps involving Urn future of Raffles Hotel and the B. and O. Hotel, Penanp, may be taken as the result of two meetings which have been called by the Assistant Official Assignee. One is
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    SCHEME ACCEPTED.
    35 7 lly a unanimous vote v, ires our IVnang corres|M>ndent a meeting cf creditors of Sarkies brothers accepted the scheme of reconstruction of the business > of the E. and O. Hotel and Raffle* Hotel.
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    THE NORMANS.
    211 7 RONALD THE BEARDLESS IN THE FIELD. The Norman conquest of England is nearly complete says the Sunday Express. Mr. Montagu Norman, better known as Professor Clarence Skinner, armed with bars of gold and a miraculous silence, has scored victory after victory. Alderman Ronald Norman, armed with scores of
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    END OF RAILWAY WAGES INQUIRY.
    787 7 ELEVEN DAYS. FINDINGS SOON TO BE PUBLISHED. London, Dee. 20. The public hearing by the National Wages Board of the claim of the railway companies for reductions m salaries and wages was ended today, after lasting eleven days. Sir Harold Morris," K.C., ihe chairman, said
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    NATIVITY PLAY.
    24 7 "The Story of Christmas," a Nativity Play, will he piven la St. AndlWW'l <athe<!ral, today an<l t<>j morrow a f 0.30 p.m.
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