The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 December 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 1«« ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S,S. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    470 1 No settlement of the coal dispute m Scotland has yet been reached, although hopes were entertained m connection with a meeting of miners' delegates m Glasgow yesterday Page 11. The women missionaries. Misses Hayward and Gomershal, are now reported safe Page 11. The Indian Conference has decided
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    A LITTLE-KNOWN CORNER.
    2049 1 The average person proceeding from Rangoon to Singapore takes a steamer that makes a j widish sweep, avoiding the Mergui Archipelago and touching only at Penang far m the south; which is a pity, for by so do. g he misses one of the most beautiful and
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      313 1 JFJ.VINATOR ,im II UFFRIGERATOR world's .r ii] meni rrrz KROS.AOO. n,. R«Wnson Road 400" V4,y»Vi% <% »S ♦'V tSaffies "Hot elf J (HKISTMAS NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES vil is Vf, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24th. X I SJfIU DINNER AND DANCE TILL 2 A.M. f TICKETS $4. V V NON-DINERS $1.50. V vms
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      258 1 c^ /^tVv^^^vvft^l PI &^^^^//\K Stocks I I f^-i I i^^SwSs-'^^^i 11^? paper lined 1 Casks i J L^.Js^-^-*Wl^iotf!9ty^^vl s \IUM\\ k h^ gunny bags I W^/-\v ©AE^ \J^3// 2501b5 I British Colonial Manufacture. I ALSO I AVAILABLE SHORTLY EM ERALCRETE RAPID HARDENING CEMENT. I 1 I Sole Aeents Me ALISTER
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      96 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The new Gl.ixo Page 7. Cinem.i announcements Page 2. Zam-Buk '<.he skin-cure ?age 4. Castiol ail for Singer cars Page 5. Churchill and Tait's shows Page 3. Christmas novelties at Robinson? Page 11. Electricity I'cr economy and s^rvic o—Page0 Page 3. Chevrolet •points from Borneo-Chevrolet Page 5. Cheaper
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      24 1 KELVIN ATOR THE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR Product cf the World's Largest Builders of Refrigerating Equipment GETZ BROS. CO. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Sales-Service 55, Robinson Road
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      317 2 WHITE'S ELECTRIC COMBS. REVITALISE THE HAIR. and increase its beauty. STOCKISTS MEDICAL HALL LTD. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. I CAPITOL 1 RESTAURANT. I RESERVATIONS ARE NOW I BEING MADE FOR I 1 SPECIAL FESTIVE I 1 DINNER ON g XMAS EVE, I BOXING NIGHT* I NEW YEAR'S EVE* 1 *Extension of
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      266 2 mm Victoria Theatre I 1 J THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD By the S. A. D. C. j 1 lhursday, December 4th. I Plans Now Open at Littles. < Urn 1 Hi 1 1 I wp k jtdi I Ia m or: pTISi TO-NIGHT 19.151 ®®®®®®s>£«?® mtmmammmmmmaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ®®®®®<sXS-®®® LAST NIGHT
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      170 2 16.15 TO-NIGHT 91 J I LAST TWO PERFORMANCES I All British Prostramme: I j BY BRITISH INTrRNATION Al. I'll:;. JAMESON TWMWAi I I; JACK RAM i AND JEAN COLIN I The Latest recruit to the Screci I from the West End Stage I THE HATE 1 ijiiii 1 DIRECTED BY
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      190 2 rTHE WEEK. Wednesday. 3rd. High Water. 08.10. 8.5 ft.. 21.05. 8.0 ft. Rugby: S.C.C. 2nd XV vs. Islands at S.C.C. H. Q Wing Welch Regt. vs. Public Services 2nd XV., Thomson Road. Hockty: SRC. XI vs. Welch Band at SRC. S.C.C. vs. Police at S.C.C. Thursday. 4th. Hmh Water, 08.42.
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    GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY.
    560 3 DR. CURTIUS' SPEECH. First Step to Revision of Young: Plan Berlin, Nov. 21. The forceful exposition of the Reich's foreign policy before the Federal Council on Thursday night by the Foreign Minister. Dr. Curtius. remains lor the time being the most interesting and important of all subjects.
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    UNDERGRADUATES IN COURT.
    308 3 "Roughest November 5 for Many Years." Oxford Nov. 11. Eight Oxford undergraduates and two other young men appeared at Oxford City Police Court to-day on charges of oflences against the police arising out of the Guy Fawkers ni;.>ht rag." The Chief Constable said: "From my own experience
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    49 3 At the Presbyterian Church. Penang. on Fri<!ru- afternoon the R?v. R. S. Stewart joined ID marriage Dr Douglas Drummond Mcllv^u. Medical Officer. Gula-Kalumpnng Rubber Es-t.-ttes, Perak. son of the Rev. and Mrs. Mcllvean. of Dumfries. Scotland, and Miss Anne Couts Murray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray, of Glasgow.
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    GERMANY AND HUNGARY.
    280 3 Count Bethlen's Visit to Berlin. Berlin, Nov. 23. Received ftl the station by the Forcisn Minister. Dr. Curtius. and a number of the hi?h officials, the Hungarian Premier. Count Bethlen. has arrived for a week's visit of Stat". number of conference^ v.i'h Dr. Curtius and thf Chancellor,
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      194 3 pCTRICITY I U_J~CONQMY AND SERVICE 1 I I ELECTRIC, COOKER I .J? SMC Results are always the same j CHURCHILL TAirS SHOWS EVERY EVENING A 1 I Anson Road Show Grounds. Tht Kiunest and Best m the Entire East I Forget the Slump and Enjoy Your|j self at Slump Prices.
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      116 3 Strength! QUAKER OATS is rich m protein— which builds strong, sinewy muscles. In addition, it has abundant carbohydrate for en*> ergy; minerals for blood and nerves; vitamins for health. Eat Quaker Oats m some form daily. Quaker Oats ill' A^^^A^ZX^L YOUR SAFEGUARD A is EVANS' AalMepba W Throat Partillea. They
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      199 3 i 1 Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. j i BRANCHES i f f f f?*ft. M Btreet MALACCA. i {I' y« h t Street rEMANO i i J 14, Klyne Street KI3ALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with S i| the Straits Settlements Government. 3 Act as Trustees,
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    THE CATECHISM OF THE ROAD ACT.
    564 4 COMPLICATED PROCEDURE Two Pages of Questions for Would-be Drivers. Simpler laws of the road, as embodied m the Road Traffic Act, 1930, will result m a much more complicated procedure to be followed by the motorist applying for a driving licence, says the Daily
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    OIL DRIVE IN OMNIBUS.
    359 4 Fuel Which Costs Only 4d a Gallon. I had a trial run yesterday on one of the first of the new A.E.C. omnibuses driven by a crude oil engine, the fuel for which posts but 4d. a gallon, writes Harold Pemberton. Daily Express motoring correspondent. It
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    A "MINOR" AS A GIFT.
    39 4 Miss Marjorie Foster, the first woman to win the King's Prize at Bisley, has been presented with a Morris Minor by the residents of Camber ley and Frimley, Surrey, m honour of her achievement.
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      61 4 Do You Know A Whippet Car? l— |It Will Do 30 M.P.G. Will Do 5-60 MP.H. (on Top) Will Carry 5 Adults I Costs Little to Buy I Costs Little to Run t Costs Low HP Tax s f Does not this Suggest Economy. TRY ONE AT y Cycle and
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      272 4 IMD< HO OTHtil^^^^ 5»« ANINAL OIL fAT. A-J^ Ml UMPI f■* llttM* ltD llb« A/ Ji 1 ltVvV tltl1111 jma s l i"'i>M>gis/ w y > CREATED SK N CUM THIS marvellous herbal healing balm-ZAM-BUK hu its rapid cures of all manner of skin trouhu. V y astonished the medical
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY PROSPECTS IN AMERICA.
    785 5 EFFECT OF OVERPRODUCTION. THE SANE REMEDY. CONFIDENCE COURAGE WANTED. BY 3. Y. WATSON (Free Press and N.A.N.A. Copyright.) Detroit, Oct. 25. Present and future prospects of the automobile business have been the subject of pointed comment this week from a ranking company executive of the
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    FOR SAKE OF ARGUMENT.
    1705 5 Some More Points for the Mathematically Minded. E. C. Letter writes m the third of a r ries of articles under the above heading m the Autocar: Reading lately a technical description of a certain competitor for the World's speed record. I was struck by the
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    BUMPING TESTS.
    92 5 A new type of car bumper, the invention of a German airman, has recently passed a successful test m the presence of officials of the Automobile Club de France. It is undcrs; U that the bumper consists of a scisn or-hke shock -absorbing device and a rubber br.
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      338 5 ItiAT S THE POINT! I ;1 > ih< steeplejack said when he M dropp^ on to a spiked railing. j jm Hut tlurt'« beside the point. The point is j V _<|iar. dear, this ad. seems to be full I o f point*- like the NEW CHEVROLET _full INTERESTING POINTS.
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      89 5 f t v I .^^B^S^sls^S^sfls^SH S^S^B 4F s^sV^sV^^s^^l^B V I rC^kefieU&Co.,Ud.| l SI^GAFOKE AND x f I'm feeling peckisfy^x Hurry up with the Wall's te>> r^4 Cambridge Sausages. They Vj( "^i i^ are quick to satisfy the J^mv V most impatient appetite— j^^ilß C^^ v sure to delight the most
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    Bridge Notes and Problems.
    1275 6  - Bridge Notes and Problems. HORATIUS THE PRINCIPLE OF BIDDING. By BRUXiE. as it is played m Britain and lam rvHrrftm 10 both Auction and Contract is not the stereotyped, convention-ridden game \vhi<M < btams m the United States. America has adopted all sorts of modern codes so that by the
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    LATEST FICTION REVIEWED.
    577 6 The Missing: Doctor, by R J. Fletcher John Murray Ts 6d. In this book we make still further acquaintHHC with the expert Gilbert Davison. and he has indeed full scope for his peculiar talents m this new novel. The Missing Doctor is the tale of a half-caste
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    THE AFRICAN LOOKS AT THE WHITE MAN.
    2601 6 WHY WE MAKE MISTAKES. Native Tempera ment Must be Studied. Let me remind you, says L. S. B. Le:ikoy m The Listener, that there are ov *r avo tbottMnd different tribes speaking different languages m Africa; and that each tribe has customs and;
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    BRITISH FILMS COME INTO THEIR OWN
    318 6 Wnm Our Own Corrc-ponnrnt i London, Nov. <;. VJ E lla <* a great night last evrninß a| the •™Nc > ict:ria Theatre m Wilton Street- ;1 by the side of Victoria Station as you enter it from Victoria Street, it tma bsea built
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    INHABITED SPACE.
    497 6 Sir Oliver Lodge's Heiief. Sir Oliver Lodge lectured on the reality of a spiritual world at Mr. Philip Snowdcn" 1 No 11. Downing -street, last month. He stood m the doorway between two recjpiion-room.s, so that he could be heard by all. Sir Oliver said: "Space is inhabited.
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    ANTARCTIC DIVING EPIC.
    178 6 90 Minuter I'ncler a Freezing; Sea. A t\\o-ye:;r-old tfQJC if the Antarctic- \v;i- cribed when the Royal Research ship William Scon by was Inspected by members rl th Discovery committee, and a gold watcn Wai presented to Chief Engineer David R'-y. Sir James Fortescue-Flannery. Bt consulting naval
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    A DOG'S LIFE.
    193 6 Kipling PoinuuH Sim Rudyard k proclaim bin IOVCT Of ,7 hv :s told b consist Btampa B •I' rana b four bom In I. verj Bi I can i Is Pkf Each d B->..- Th' v take part real doj «M M :> 1,11 "Tk Boot- 'I
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    WRIT AGAINST THE STATESMAN.
    65 6 Application Rejected bj i of Calcutta. ,i. Mi s The Cll'.-i JUSU n ■< ted vi tppU< I kta tl» Chtti for a v. !-:t ;t.;uiist the Bt«U V bcon made In now pendini I judio ■tantUl th At tN char. tei tnd it MCI bef'jri
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    NEW ART INSTITUTE.
    67 6 Thousand* of pound establishment of a i will carry with H history Of Ui untmttty. Mr. Bwnuel Coir phn-ii)'n For iii ■Dd Sir .10.-rph D towards tlv Khan Th.u.nvrsnv sid-nnti a pwpowl put Farcham for tli f«r tin' study of t li branchos. and for th and
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    SOCIAL SYSTEM IN INDIA.
    449 7 "DISASTROUS." Mr. E. Montagu's Diary Revelations. 'I would that I could make it clear to those at home that if the results of our deliberations are either something which India will not accept, or a niggling, miserly, grudging safeguard fiddling with the existing order of things,
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    BEGGARS ARE CHOOSERS.
    169 7 Sentiment is Expensive m New York. i Professional beggars m New York are said to be mulcting sentimental passers-by of at least £10.000 dally. Through a variety of tricks, mechanical devices and "patters. the flopper. the crustthrcwer. the high-heeler, the fit-thrower, the black-hood and the throw-out are
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    CREDIT FOR HOTEL DRINKS.
    173 7 Practice Condemned by Judge. Berkeley Hotel Company, Limited, proceeded on a judgment summons at Westminster County Court against a young man for a debt of £4 13s. 6d. Judge Sir A'fred Tobin Was this for meals and drinks? Witness for plaintiffs Yes. for the defendant and
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    THE DISUSE OF GRAMMAR.
    134 7 Paris. Oct. 26. The grammar of the French Academy, which as originally planned almost as soon as the Academy itself had been founded m 1634, is "inished ani will shortly be published. Repcitire this to the annual meeting yesterday of the five acadjni>*s that form the
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    CRASH OF SOVIET.
    492 7 Mr. Leslie Urquhart's Prediction. Mr. Leslie Urquhart. m his speech at th I ,annual meeting of Russo-Asiatic Consolidated Limited, expressed the view that the crash of the Soviet economic system was not :'ar disrant. "The Soviet official Press." said Mr. Urquhart, "gives first-hand evidence that the economic
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      342 7 ft* **fw Hrade buyers- I <{♦ make your arrangements now to visit V I THE 1931 I j BRITISH I INDUSTRIES PAIR f IN LONDON BIRMINGHAM, X V FEBRUARY 16-27, 1931 A The nun v exhibitors has j»CTMf«d and now covers pratti.ali; thf mMc IMfejl British Industry. At no other
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      254 7 What the Neu; Glaxo is "The New Glaxo, m our opinion, is an excellent conception, and shows that the manufacturers of infant's foods are not content to stand still, but are anxious to make use of new discoveries m scientific research." fapriHUifnm "Tbb PaAcnnoNn" fm Jmmmy, 190* ONLY GLAXO CONTAINS
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    UNSOLVED MURDER MYSTERIES.
    686 8 UNSOLVED MURDER MYSTERIES. "SAFETY FIRST." Scotland-yard m Need of Overhaul. Six murders have been committed during the first nine months of this year, and the six murderers are still at large, the Daily Express Crime Reporter, points out, Scotland-yard detectives were concerned m four of these cases. Nine murders took
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    ARE BANKERS TOO OLD?
    179 8 "Axe" for German Veterans. Berlin. Oct. 27. Swollen and m some cases inefficient bank directorates m Germany are to come under the "axe." Seven elderry directors of one of the "D" banks (financial institutions corresponding to the Big Five m En glands are to be placed
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    21 8 Dr. W. J. Moir, who was Health Officer. Ipoh, prior to going on leave, and Mrs. Moir are back m Malaya.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    476 8 UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMY. To the Editor. Sir. Perhaps most Singaporeans at the present day are unaware that we are still living m the Jungle where plague rats and malaria mosquitoes breed, which is obvious to any person taking a stroll round the various roads and streets
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    22 8 The new building of the Penang Convent Is aii imposing three-storied structure, solidly built, occupying an area of about 10,00l> squar~ feet.
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      253 8 I It's a Rare Comforter In these Days of Slumps! IS v. •ij asK YOUR RETAILER FOR A BOTTLE j i \aa aw a w lv "j» ~Y AY *£u(j] J^V Builds up Health and Strength. Angier*'; Emulsion exercises soothing, lubricating, and anti -fermentative effects throughout the entire digestive tract.
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      150 8 V A x A certain local lady marie a discovery. SHE DISCOVERED that a small tin of iced J^Z J^H '-^^T^S^v Nestles Natural Milk poured into a half-pint tumbler, with a similar quantity of soda-water add- j^^^^^S^^=^^=^^^^fl cd. made a most refreshing and palatable drink. H^^R3 L^^U fclTCKvl SHE DISCOVERED,
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      234 9 jfvfsAGE I/I ,*u 1 FUNERALS. I^PORE CASMMI CO. j 3. F>ntaa« Ro»4. ,I*o*l Sirret-Pbooe M7l. JIA SSAGE HALL. mn AND MM HANA M i Watrrlo" Street l|in »HO\| 7467. TO LET. l>t 1931. R >;ui. 2nd floor. J mEY er RO.\D A; pH Meyer Brothers. j\j 4A Raffles Place Apply
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      670 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE l> h«reby given that tenders are now mviten for th e following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Roo:n, Municipal Offices. (losing Dale. Supply of anti-malanal mixture tot the year 4pm 1931 Dec Bth. 1930 Installation
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      632 9 NOTICES. Coleman MADE IN U.S.A. Notice is hereby given that the above Trade Mnrk is the property of THE COLEMAN LAMP AND STOVE COMPANY, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of the State of Kansas, and having a principal place of business at Nos. 220 240 North Saint
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      607 9 NOTICES. FEDERATE!) MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. Oil and fiom Monday December 1. 1930 Monthly Season Tickets will be issued by the Federated Malay States Railways at the following rates Bctv ten any two specified stations not more than 49 miles apart IV. class 2nd. class 3rd. class $1.40 70 cts. 45
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      486 9 j SELANGBR TURF CLUB. I I AMATEUR 1930 RACE MEETING. I Friday, 51h and Saturday 6th December 1930. f ENTRIES close at 3 p.m. on Monday, December Ist, 1930. I I UNLIMITED SWEEPS: One $5 unlimited Sweep, for mem- bers only each day, closing one hour before the advertised time
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      40 9 Amazing How D.D.D. Cures SkinTrcubies Stops AD luliliiLlmlnftj Get tail* t»-4ay. 7S dm Martins pills I There is no better pill than MARTINS. You can rely upon MARTIN'S PILLS. Sold by all Chemists Stores and TIMMS DISPENSARY, Raffles Square, Singapore.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    31 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs. E. van Benumgen van Helsdmgen begs to thank those who attended the funeral of her late sister Miss Annelaro Baumgarten, also those who sent wreaths and condolences.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1930' RUSSIAN DISTURBANCES.
    730 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1930' RUSSIAN DISTURBANCES. The news from Berlin of disturbances m the western frontier provinces of Russia has all the possibility of being true if various indications of recent times are remerr'oered. The chief of such indications undoubtedly have been the reportedly constant endeavours of
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    595 10 Calendars received—From the India Dispensary. Rochore Koao Miss McNeil, headmistress of St. Mary's School, is eoing Home on retirement early m January after nearly twenty years" work m Malaya—MM Sir Wm. Peel. Governor cf Hong Kong, h^s consented to beCOOM yn; ident of the branch of the Society jf ihe
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    AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    483 10 STAMFORD ROAD SCENES. Teaching the Car Driver to Obey the Lights. i The Traffic Branch and the syces and ownerdrivers of Singapore have never been known t:> co-operate for the purpose of providing entertainment for the rest of the public. The operations at the junction of Stamford
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    TRIAD SOCIETY CASE.
    128 10 Hard Boiled Eggs for Initiation Ceremony. Fourteen Chinese were produced befor? the Second Magistrate (Mr. G. E. Clayton > yesterday morning and charged with attending a meeting of an unlawful society, to wit a Trad Society m a plantation ell Paya Lebar The evidence of Mr. Gatneld.
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    OUTRAM SCHOOL.
    82 10 The annual School Pantomime cf On tram School will take place on December 11th at 3.30 p.m. m the School Hall. This year :election is "Twice is Too Much" by E. C. Oakden and Mary Sturt. and is an Arabia--Night comedy from Pattern Plays. The annual prize distribution
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.
    22 10 Donations previously acknowledged $6825.23 Straits Settlements Government 5000.00 Hon. Mr. T. W. Clayton 250.00 Rantau Club 25.00 $12,100.23 I
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    97 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. 1 FREE PRESS SERVICE- -COPYRIGHT I London, Dec. 2, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £114 1 16 (down s 8 Forward £115 3 16 (down 3 /4 The market is easy.
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    48 10 Th? Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. M. B i Shelley i will move on Thursday, December 4. from the Treasurer's house. 4, Goodwood Hill, into the Under Secretary's house in Government House Domain. The visitors' book *ill Lk> mov c at the same time to th" Und-r Sccrtary" house.
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES OPEN.
    515 10 SINGAPORE ASSIZES OPEN. A Mlir!l A H B yeeterd I There :il s MBMtfam] ram m which I kicked to I tempted m rash r si i; I Beven ca i 1 ■n;,, U M Mr i> Deput) Pui tar the c JK ai-ik.iu mi,:, (|1:( A Cantoro VIF \<K
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      209 10 I New Shipment off I E Grouse, Pheasants, Partridges, Ducklings, i Pigeons* Chickens, Quail. COLD STORAGE--! ORCHARD ROAD AND SUB-DEPOTS. j loylandtsOpen! Toys tlP^^ Toys 1 z^ 1 i I JirV- Cv ''3UBß r> ill Cjirls! m W **oys! j ALL cheer Santa's here See what ht nas brought this
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      101 10 S CHRISTMAS GIFTS. j T. K. K/s j i Ladies' Bathing Shoes. i Sizes 33 to 40. I At 45 cents per pair. t BALLOON TOYS. J t 25 cts., 50 cts., $1 each. 1 BALLOON BALLS. 1 20 cts., 30 cts., 45 cts., 60 cts. and 80 cts. each.
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    SOTTISH COAL MINES STILL IDLE.
    102 11 |H« OF SETTLEMENT. uim-r*' Cmttrenc* m Glasgow „i Benrfc*.] Rugby, I*c. 2. taf the secretary that tIM stoppage m nded to-day Is of the Miners" Federonference of the >h Mine workers is when the offer for Hit' owners' renuvting of the iiiiably b<> con- famed
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    WORLD'S LARGEST LINER.
    41 11 (onlrad for 73,000 Ton raarder Signed. j Kucv. I»ec. 2. civcd to B uthampton of tnmodaU Urn prolinar, contract Limited for UM m the C";;i:;ird Company. Hi and 1.800 feet I jred at Clydekhc ship which to build.
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    R101 INQUIRY.
    39 11 \(>u Facts Concerning the Disaster. >■ ire. Kugby. Dec. 2. I R; II will resume its l M adjourned nnunts to be more clearly -suit of work lacts will be >» views based •f the Court nd a wtek.
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    INSURANCE SCHEME.
    50 11 Commission's Terms <>t Reference. Service.] Kuuhy, Dec. 2. Royal Com- Insurance will be rod working of M bemt and make ird to its future >hould contain. made solvent and Ota which should the employ I und available i 'Mr. Philip Houw of Commons <ld be small it once.
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    WEST INDICES AIR MAIL.
    21 11 knitt to Mainland Opened. i Miami. Dec. 2. i v■»•u has been ib.t and Jamaica, regular aero:.unland
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    BUCKET GROUNDS.
    30 11 Jo Make Tour of t inspection. B London. I>w. 2. I t* M.C.C. will m inspection of the ids. m consequence Avistralians during •untn-. The comEnee to Leeds.
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    GANGSTER'S SISTER.
    39 11 llHin »>«HTy of 550.000 for '"afco Bride. Chicago, Nov. 17. I*W. Miss Mafalda 1( i for a licence to marry 1 "lUm.'ously that Capone "Her of Chir-ago's under- m illicit beer have 'i;i> Kiv«>n a dowry of
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  • THE RED MENACE IN HUNAN.
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      CHANGTEH CAPTURED.
      88 11 All Foreigners Safely Evacuated. (Reuter'o 7ar Eastern Service! Hankow, Dec. 2 Communist forces which have bten roaming m Hunan Province, captured Changteh over the week-end, after defeating a body of Government troops, which went frcm Changsha .to engage them. L T *n e, attle, tO °k PlaC ten
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      KIDNAPPED MISSIONARIES.
      156 11 Miss Hayward and Miss Ciomershal Safe. I Reuters Far Eastern Service] Peking-. Dec. 2. pt Stables, cne of the members of the party, has wired that Miss Hayward Ud Miss Gomershal. who were recently eap«red by bandits, are safe m a Mongol hill •■imp 30 miles from Paotouchen
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    FUTURE OF SHANSI.
    250 11 .Marshal Yen Pays Off His Subordinates. Shanghai. Xov. M. Further evidence of the determination ol j Marshal Yen Hsi-shan to retire from active politics is contained m a Taiyuanfu report, stating that he has assigned $100,000 to each; of his high Commanders, with an intimation' that he
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    IN A COMMON CAUSE.
    132 11 Republican-Democrat Good Feeling. f ßeuters Service. l Washington. Dec. 2. The opening session of Congress furnished an indication that an era of good feeling has oeen established between the Republicans and the Democrats, at least for as long as it is necessary- to pass measures to
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    CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
    91 11 Curious Situation m New South Wales. i neuter's Service. J Sydney. Dec. 2. A constitutional crisis has arisen over the New South Wales Labour Government's "mandate" m the recent elections to abolish the Legislative Council. The Premier. Mr. Lang. had. it is reported, obtained M undertaking from Sir
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    BIG DEMAND FOR BRITISH AIRCRAFT.
    96 11 62 PER CENT INCREASE. Employed by 24 Foreign Powers. (British Radio Official Service.] Rufj'jy, Dec. 2. The Times aeronautical correspondent commenting on the steady growth during the last five years of British trade m the manufacture of military aeroplanes, states machines constructed m Britain are
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    INDIA'S PROBLEMS.
    146 11 League Economic Expert's Visit. I British Radio Official Service. Rugby. Dec. 2. A League of Nations" communique announces that the Government of India have invited Sir Arthur Salter. director of the Economic and Financial Section of the League of Nations secretariat, to visit India m order that they
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    MRS. KEITH MILLER SAFE.
    97 11 Daring Airwoman's Adventure m Gale. I Reuters Service, i Nassau. Bahamas. Dec. 2. Mrs. Keith Miller, who was feared lost, is safe. It is learned she made a forced landing on Friday during a gale on the small, lonely, island of Andros. m the Bahamas group.
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    WOMEN IN THE AIR.
    65 11 American Trans-Continental Record Broken Again. f Reuters Service. Burbark. California. Dec. 2. A society woman. Miss Ruth Nicholas, of Rye. New York, has beaten by 8 hours 44 minutes the women's trans-Continental rlight record hitherto held by Mr~. Keith Miller. MLss Nicholas landed here from New
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    A DICTATORSHIP IN GERMANY?
    302 11 A DICTATORSHIP IN GERMANY Prussian Premier's Outspoken Speech. Berlin. Nov. 28. The Prussian Premier. Herr Braun. addressing a big meeting at Bielefeld, dealt openly with the question of a dictatorship. The German Republic faces the gravest winter m its twelve years of existence. Economic obstacles can be removed, not by
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    79 11 Professor Dr. B. Nocht, President of the Leprosy Commission, League of Nations Health Organisation, Eastern Bureau. Singapore, accompanied by his wife, and Dr. O. Deggeler, Inspector of Hospitals, Dutch East Indies and Honorary General Secretary and Treasurer to the Par Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine, were due to arrive m
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    SOVIET INVADE LATVIAN FRONTIER.
    110 11 VILLAGES BOMBARDED. Peasant Risings m West Russia. IReuter's Service.) Rigra, Dec. 2. Newspapers confirm reports that peasants m many districts on the trans-Russian frontier have revolted. Red artillery have recently bombarded several villages, it is stated. Berlin, Dec. l. Strong military activity on the part of
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    THE SOVIET CABINET.
    49 11 Executive Chairman I Resigns. I fßeuter's Service 1 Moscow. Deo. 2. The Piesidium of the Central Executive Com- mittee of the USSR, has relieved M. Vasitry 1 Schmidt. Vice-President of the Council of the Peoples Commissars (the Soviet Cabinet*, of his office at his own request.
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    PILSUDSKI AND POLAND.
    223 11 Resignation Will Not Affect Policy. < tVarmr, Nov. 28. < Mar h.il Pilsadski >ias I rrtgni il .he Premier- < ship, appointing as his successor Colonel Slav-k. who held office before and belongs to .2: j rrmll coterie of Colonels around the Marshal who gives health reasons
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    HINDENBURG SIGNS.
    104 11 Bills to Relieve Trade Depression Become Law. [Router's Service. I Ceilin. Dec. 2. Following the report from the Chancellor. Herr Bruening. that it is unlikely that Parliament will pass the money bills connected I with Governments economic and financial pan. to deal with the present trade depression. President
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    GERMANY'S NEW TAXES.
    130 11 Municipal Bodies' Refusal to Impose Them. Berlin, Nov. 28. Following Thursday's appointment of two guardians to rehabilitate the capital's finances, self-administration is temporarily set aside and State Commissaries have been named m other German cities including Nuremberg, Frankfort. Stettin and Cottbus. where the city fathers refused to
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    THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE.
    54 11 Possible Result of 1923 Disaster. lw.iki. Nov. 28. Various theories aie advanced as to the causes of the Izu Peninsula earthquake. Some hold that the quake of 1923 changed the features of the seabottom m the Sagami Gulf, which necessitated an automatic readjustment cf the substratum condition
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    139 11 Three individuals named Sunny Ruebin. Z. A. Campos and Meyer Greenb?rg, th? two femur British subjects, have been arrested on i charge of forging cheques boaring the name of dir?ctors of Louis Moore and Company, the local auctioneers. In Shanghai Police Court on November 24th., Greenberg was ordered to be
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    IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AT GIBSON INQUEST.
    1726 12 WIFE'S LETTERS. Read m Order to Allay Gossip. Letters addressed to the late Iv!r. D V. Gibson by his wife were quoted yesterday at the resumed inquiry by the Singapore Coroner Mr. V. Lisamen into the death of Mr Gibson whose body was found m
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    WASHINGTON RED RIOT.
    126 12 Police Use Tear Gas m Clash with Communists. [Reuter'G Service 1 Washington. Dec. 1. On Urn occasion of the opening of the final st. -sion of Congress m order to pass the 1931 Appropriation Bills for the support of Government, and to provid° relief from the economic
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    NO REPEAL FOR BILLINGS.
    97 12 Another Sacco and Vanzetti Case m America I Peuter's Service. 1 San Francisco, Dec. 1. What is le^arded m Labour circles m the United States as another Sacco and Vanzetti affair is the case of Warren K. Billings, who was imprisoned m 191(i for sedition along
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    HOME BY AIR.
    56 12 Governor-General Pasquier's Journey. fßeuter's Service. 1 Paris. Dec. 1. A; a flfn th^t the Piris-Suigon a'r route is »jow a practical reality, the aiim-n Goulette and Lalcuette are bringing home the Governor- General of Indo-China. who cancelled his pas'age on a M'^ssageries Maritimes liner m order to
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    89 12 Nai Mahomed Ali bin Ham alias Hadji Mm. a Moslem of twenty-sevni. w.is eomtSCed by th Court ot Fore:^ i Cau-t-. of having m his po ■eaaton four unlicensed M uiser pirtol*- with ifty cartridges when he was arrested m Trok Chanlana, Bantawai district of Bangkok, on the 18th ult.
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    MR. THOMAS MAKES A BAD FAUX PAS
    177 12 MR. BENNETT'S "BUNKUM." Forceful Reply from Canadian < Prime Minister. fßeuter's Service.! London. Dec. 1. Mr J R Thome*' use of the word "humbug" ft\ connection wit:; Canadian proposals at the i Imperial Conlerenct hn the course of a debate m the House
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    BETTER NEWS FROM INDIA.
    209 12 Continuous Improvement Reported. [British Radio- -Official Service. 1 Rugby. Dec. 1. In the weekly appreciation of vhe situation the fiOT rnmflrt of India records conUnuanc •A th? improvement vhroughou* .he country. The Round-Tab'e Conference proceedings ar continuing to attract great attention, and the developments so far
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    GETTING DOWN TO IT.
    229 12 Conference Delegates Hard at Work. [Britten Radio Official Sen Ice 1 Rugby. Bee. 1. The Round Tab!: Conference m cummr: continued rh Q examin ition of th-j heads of subjects as drawn up by Lord Sankey of these heads, namely the componen* element! of the federation,
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    CHINA INDEMNITY.
    63 12 Bill m Respect of British Share. I Reuters Service.] London, Dec. 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. George Oliver (Derby. Ilkestont. Mr. Snowde i (Chancellor of the Exchequer) said Government hopes to be able to introduce a bill m respect of the British share m
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    BRITISH TALKIE BANNED.
    109 12 "Loose Ends" Stopped by Censor. The news of the banning by the local Censor of the British Inte-national talkie "Loose End>" will be received m many quarters with considerable surprise as this production it is claimed has been passed m different parts of the world without causing
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    24 12 Dr. W. O. Pou. of the F.M.S. Health Depart- 1 ment. and Mrs. Pou have returned to Ala lay a I from home. I
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    THE MOSCOW TREASON TRIAL
    355 12 FOUR VACANT CHAIRS Churchill, Deterding, Poincare and Briand. Moscow, Nov. 28. The Press continues to feature the trial, which is still dragging on, of eight Professors and engineers on charges of attempting to wreck the five years' plan and commit high treason against the Soviet Republic.
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    MR. HENDERSON AND UNFOUNDED REFLECTIONS.
    108 12 I Reuters Service] Lcr.de n. Ore. 1. Mr. Henderson. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, questioned m the House of Commons about the anti-British allegations contiir.^d i.i the indictment at the conspiracy trial i:i MOSCOW agreed that certain pa.ssag?j appeared tc reflect adversely Lnd unreasonably
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    AMERICAN CONGRESS.
    89 12 Talkie Film Made of Final Session. [Renter's Service. Washington. Dec. 1. For the tost time 'talkies'" were taken if the proceedings of the firal session cf Congress and huge ficodlights played on the scene. It war. announced that Senai.r Davi r:Secntmy of Labour, would not tale his feat
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    A SPANISH CONSPIRACY.
    62 12 Prison for Perpetrators of 192^ r Outrage. IKeutois Seivic^.l Madrid. Dec. 2. The trial of persons charged with conspiracy against the King and De Rivera in 1926 resulted m four being sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for an attempt to assassinate the head of the Government. One
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    RECRUITMENT TO ARMY.
    173 12 Fall m Infantry Enlistments. London. Ncv. 26. Progress of recruitment to the army during the past three months was reported o:i by the Mir.isttr cf War. Mr. Tom Shaw, who. m reply lo a Questioner m the House of Commons, said that compared with the same period
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    IS A SECOND CHAMBER NEEDED IN INDIA?
    549 12 NAWAB'S PLEA. Moderating Influence Necessary. London, Nov. 25A plea for second chambers m the Provinces md the retention of special representation for he landlords was made by Nawab Jamshed AJi addressing the East India Association, rie maintained that the moderating influence of second
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    INDIA'S REPRESENTATIVE.
    112 12 Sir H. Mitra to be Hijrh Commissioner m London. [Rauter*i Bervfa Lo- don. Dec. 1 The Government Of India has selected Sir Bhupendranath Mi ra, n-ftoanee Member cf the Vicercy's Ccuncl. t succeed Sir Atul Cha to jee as High C imni'^ionr pf India m th United Kingdom.
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    CHANDPUR OUTRAGE.
    60 12 Police Inspector Fatally Shot by Two Youths/ i Renter's Service I C'ha^dMur. I); 1. Police inspector atukerjts wm at the tail 1 awaitinK the arrival <>f Mr. Craig, uv v ,i General of Police m Bengal, vvhon avo alighted from the tram and ii?d. I itallj woundini; him.
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    SARAWAK'S NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.
    132 12 Appointment of Mr. T. Stirling Boyd. I From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Lcndrn, Nov. 1?. The papers announce this we-'k the appmlment by Hi.; Highness the Rajah of Sarawak cf Mr. T. Stirlirs Boyd. formerly Judicial Commissioner and Jtidge cf the Supreme Court cf Sarawak, to
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    BURMA TO BE SEPARATED FROM INDIA.
    331 12 WHJITABLETE R||& Kpoih..M aki IKcutei The inch, <*. m oommitte. ■Watte ol ta which vomti BMbli Bui India <>n equitable way „l MCttrta, I I British H; ld o The Round-Tabi, c i that sp«-ml I1:!; "to OOMkto th M would en ibl.- bum,,,-.
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    BURMA'S DEMANDS.
    236 12 Separation Provided Dominion M.itu«> is Granted. London MM Burma's special pn>M r U Ba Pc and Mr M M Ohn Onto I formal meeting, hi Id ftl U* Bp< l!n! to-day at the Invitation delegatea made v ekai that gatlan bad I separation of Burma from Indi dm
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    8 12 The Bon*Mr Mr. nppoir.tr i J.ul March bth
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      ARSENAL'S SUPREMACY.
      1636 13 One of Finest Combinations Since War. (From Our Own Correspondent] London, Nov. 12. It was a nice, fine, warm day on Saturday but there had been very heavy rain the previous night and the grounds were heavy. The star game of the day was at Highbury where 64.000
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    MANCHESTER HANDICAP.
    322 13 Cambridgeshire Winner Well Behind. London, Nov. 22. A record field and a mighty crowd, with C 500.000 at stake marked the greatest Manchester November Handicap ever run and a thrilling termination of the racing season. A piquant competitive touch was added by the neck to neck race for
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    LEEDS WIN YORKSHIRE CUP.
    47 13 Northern Competition Final. London, Nov. 22. In the Yorkshire Cup Final, played at Halifax, Leeds beat Huddersfield by 10 points to 2 LANCASHIRE LOSE COUNTY MATCH. In a county match, Lancashire lost to Glamorgan and Monmouth at Salford by 14 points to 10.
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      200 16 Empire Dock Entrance Gate 3). Matsumoto Maru 30, Seattle Maru 34; Takliwa 36; Minderoo 38. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 4.) Marella 46: Silverelm 48. West Wharf (Entrance Gate 4.) Kola 5; Phemius 3. Section 10 (Entrance Gate 7.) Calcutta Maru 50. KLPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Patrol. Natica. Oil Wharf Nordhav.
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      146 17 i .a rived m London at v i; :nsrh Lloyd comes 'HI SI. UllOt II is clue hifi a.m. uid .vill ,y at 3 pm. for Port Said. Marseilles. n repatriation figures l>. ■mint;. Per Santhia KBd Madras 1.702 K.uula on Satur- tnd 604 minors. v -i tur the Ob
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      A NAUTICAL CHRISTMAS.
      87 17 Itraes and Kent Will be m Singapore. nautical flavour this year, for m H MS. Kent, the bleta is due to H M. Aircraft been home to be ci. is due to r a ten days Station. J D. Campbell. BJ relieved m command ta E J
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      PASSENGERS HOMEWARD.
      37 17 vjsterdaj Mr> Anne Brook-. P H Battishill. Mr C Mr E. D. Bam. s J Watkins. Mr A Le-. Mrs. E R v ppel I H Gibson. Mr. A. R J McLean. Mn Movie »Colom-
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      41 17 W Pratt. Mr. ■bson. Mr. P. J. M R law Mrs Daniels and Dr and Mrs. Carson. I-v; |fr V Adams. D WtSk Mrs. R H. Dm Mr. M. P. Teelens, C riUIMII. Miss N. ft BOTf. Miss Wan.
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      INDREE FILMS DEVELOPED.
      79 17 13 Wars In Ice. Stockholm. Nov. 3. h archaeologist and bM been treating the ■keletoo remains of the Kpedttkm, announced topes of saving at least which had been re•«fiy been developed. .:im buried under the years the negatives number of remarkable are those showing the bftllooa on
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      TOWNS FLOODED IN TYPHOON.
      25 17 I l "»U (l-hilippi nes) Nov. 3. 01 the VLsayan Islands, taf dMMOi amounting reports reaching here. "'•■<' to be homeless and
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      LOSS OF THE ISLANDER.
      597 17 Our Inadequate Coast Guards. (Prom Our Own Correspor.-.:em., London, Not. 6. The enquiry into the loss of the yacht Islander which foundered off Fowey on August 20th. and on which Commodore D. D. King. M.P. and five companions were drowned, has now finished. It may be
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      SHIPPING ACCIDENTS.
      255 17 Coroner's Inquests at Penang. A verdict of death from shock and haemorrhage as the result of misadventure was the Penang Coroner's finding m the case of the death of Shing Cha Foo of the Carnarvonshire, as the result of a fall on board the ship. Dr. da Silva
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      SURGEON DROWNED IN GALE.
      145 17 Swept From His Yacht By Mainsail. A tragedy of the English Channel which occurred during the great gale m mail week has cut short the career of a brilliant young London surgeon. Dr. Cecil Watts, aged 28 of Shsnfield. Essex, a house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's
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    EMPIRE PREMIERS AT SEA.
    749 17 I Delegates See Mimic Battle. Weymoath, Nor. 1 Th«? Prime Ministers of the Empire and other delegates to the Imperial Conference spent to-day with the Navy, watching a varied programme of evolutions m the English Channel which were carried out by the ships of the Atlantic
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    LAST DAYS AT GERMAN G.H.Q.
    690 18 EX-KAISERS INDECISION. Crown Prince Picks a Trade. Stiabouig, Oct. 27. Much has bWB written of th? last days of the war at German General Headquarters. b;it nothing so intimnti and detailed has bn*a printed as the "M mairo. 11 JnW pjblishcd. f Major Anker, who
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    SPANISH DISORDERS.
    193 18 Pressure by the Communists. Barcelona. Nov. 11 Despite the orders of the Syndicates, work hai not yet been resumed m distant places as n result of pressure by the Communists In m>« districts there have been incidents: shots have been exchanged; and several arrests have b^en made. A
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    85 18 In the Ipoh Supreme Court on \lr J. Dunford Wcod. of Ipoh, mad- an application m chambers asking tor permission to allow Haji Abdul Wahab. barrister-at-law to appear m chambers. The application came Up tefoCfl the Honble Mr. Justice Prkh.rd. X.C.. and His Lordship, after satisfying himMU that the application
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    BLAKE & CO's. DAILY RETORT.
    55 19 BLAKE CO's. DAILY RETORT. s ;:'.(> p.m. H Malayan aMp- tb r bai eaui I iMm r, and the 1r- ndeacy Tii i m much imp. 9 previous I I nib -r 9 I Or;. I I t 1.11 I X] 1 \nI n.i- ill n at M Johao fl
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S REPORT.
    24 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S REPORT. SinffaaMVs, I)<n 2. i MU Id, T5 41 18. .d 77 S 14a M U 23 tJlu B -nuts Simpan* C
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    P. AND O. REPORT.
    49 19 ral Outlook Anything Hut Satisfactory." i London. Dec 1. UD Navigar tlided Sept. I bruueht forredtt balance EM3 M :>ist year I.OM tons were I 000 tonners ;stralian md Chefoo and China line; and m and Somal: all oil fuel but R r\ Horn* wen
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    HELPING CAIRO INDUSTRY.
    27 19 weal I'uts Tariffs on Imports. 8 < liro. Her. 1. I I mciustrus Ci I for i hundi _d >| pla tres, on nacar mi :j
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    EXCHANGES.
    32 19 Service, j Rugby. I»eo. 1. Lan 11.08 Berlin NJCH. X 18. RiO X 0| Is 2 .»L. 4:; 15 Milan 9L 1 IKY Oslj ,:iai Is. b'.d.. Prague 163 Si" r"or-
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    MALAY UNITED RUBBER.
    84 19 Malay United Rubber Bd Man h 31 show that. account the whole of I to Kamparmalim EsOl that on new build- Mid two-ihirds of London than is a profit of I lor the previous year*, to brought m After plaet<> depndaUon reserve HB, which the directors orward.
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    155 19 Portion exports of Tin. being final shipments 00 ocean-st. am n at ;ill Malayan Ports durum the Month of November. 1930. l>estinat ion Tons I nittci ►vmgdom 375 United states of Mmmim 5.932 Continent of Europe 1540 British Possessions 515 nan 159 Other Foivmn Countries 30 To^il
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    ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY.
    59 19 No Dividend Rumours Denied. Amsterdam. I>et. L A meeting of the Royal Dutch Company unanimously passed propo-ed modifications to th;statutes Sir Henri Deterding categorically cnntradic-ted rumours m regard to non-payment or reduction of dividend He said the company's position was nest favourable There was no ground whatever
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    PADANG PLANDOK TIN.
    39 19 Amalgamation With Ayer Weng Approved. [From Our Own Correspondent.] j Ptnane. Dec. I. At an extraordinary ihm-Hiil: of Padana Plandok Tin Ltd. resolutions wen passed approving •:nul'j:,tm.ition Wtth Ay r Wang Rahman > D»v.-l.)pmcnt and Pro^pertint: Co.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    49 19 Fast Asiatic Co.. Agents: East Astatic 270.100. Mount Austin (Jobore) 234.800 i\.itt ai d '<>.. Kuala Lumpur. Se< ntario: Katu Tin. 704 honis. 116.000 yards 670 pkls. Rcnoog Consolidated 629 boon, 229.500 yards. 715 pkls ilarper. (iillillan and Co.. Kuala Lumpur Agents: Btanc Tin. 620 pkls.
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    SUNGKAP PARA PLANTATIONS.
    105 19 The Sungkap Pav;i Plantations harvested 609.2241 b of rubber during the year to June 30 (against 594.9211 b. for 1928-29 >. which realized .m average price of 8.05 d. pel lb.. London landed terms (against 10.30 d.). Costs per lb. are not shown separately m the ren:
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    84 19 The consolation of words is a cold thing and given m hackneyed phras-ology is likely to s cause more irritation than comfort to the rel cipient. A harassed rubber official struggling with rubber costs was asked to rid himself of > depression by reflecting on 'the silver lining, ;,&c." The
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    436 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. December 2. j SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 3 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London GO days' sight 2 3 25 32 London ?0 days sight 2 3 3 4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London T.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    891 19 Tl ESDAY. DEC. 2ND. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. R Buyers Kellers. 23s 26s 11s 6d 12s 6d 13> 15s 10 15 40 45 avis.li 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s norn Chenderiang <£> 3s 6d 4s 6d Eastern Siam NOM Hitam Tm (sli 17.. BSH Hong Fatt <51 >
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    266 19 Ocean shipments of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and rewru-x, biiny final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of November. 1930 Note: 1. This return, as previously, represents ocean-shipments of rubber during tin t;tlt:idar month, irrespective of date cf receipt of exporters' documents.
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    COMPANY REPORTS.
    66 19 Merah Propose Voluntary Winding Up. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT f London. Dei-. I. Sur;>ei Bahru report dLseloses a lorn on the year f £2495; £2324 is being carried forward Bunt .r also had a loss of £733. and L> taiiyinu forward £1464. Djasinga annual report was adopted. Merah
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    68 19 December 2nd.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R S.S. equal to London Standard. Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 4 11-16 d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 9 per lb. Spot 14 7 v 15's Standard R.S.S. on Tender Dec.
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    39 19 The earning statement of Patino Mines and Enterprises Consolidated. Incorporated, for the nine months ended September 30th., as presented to the New York Stock Exchange, shows a net loss of £106,368, after deducting depreciation and depletion amounting to £306,360.
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    53 19 Yesterday's London Prices. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. Dec. 2. Rubber (pence! this morning at 4 11-l«d spot. 4 13-ltd forward, improving later to 4 ,d and 4 T vd. Firmer. Tin opened at £114 2s 6d spot. £11."} ft »;d forward. Easier. Both share markets
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    SUBSIDY FOR RUBBER.
    55 19 French Government Proposal. Paris. Nov. M, The Oorarnment has formally filed a proposal Her a subsidy an the output of rubter, coffee and rice coming from the French colonies. The Minister for the Colonies r.houll appear to-day before th.? Colonial CommisM ><i to explain th° re.isons justifying
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    58 19 The Johore Para Rubber Company earned a profit of £1,062 for the year ended June 30th. (against £7,355 for 1928-29). and £11.386 was brought m, making a total of £12.448. which the directors propose to carry forward. A dividend of 3 per cent, was paid last year. Thy crop of
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      73 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Ownpwy has 20 »000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES.
    1941 20 Malaya Cup Rugby Saturday's Matches. Singapore Swimming Championship. Hcng Kcng Lawn Tennis. Varsity Rugby. John T> JdesJev Passing. Saturday's match at Johore Bahru left one with the impression that Corporal Way is going to be missed from behind the scrum m the Malaya Command XV m its
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    THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.
    235 20 All is now ready for the first public performance cf the Opera to-morrow night, and it is confidently expected that the show will be well up to the high standard reached by the Singapore Dramatic Committee with previous production?. 11 Certainly the scenery and dressing
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    WORLD LECTURE TOUR.
    65 20 To-night, m the Victoria Memorial Hall at 9.15 Dr. Fennelly, past president of the British Association of Practical Psychology, will deliver i the third of the series of lectures now being given there. The subject will be "The Road to Wealth, why some succeed and others fail."
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    17 20 It has been decided not to hold a Christmas Tiffin at the Swimming Club this year. 1
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    THE COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    131 20 ANOTHER SCORING PLAN. No Bad Light Appeals to be Permitted. [Reuter's Service.) London, Dec. 2. The Marylebone Cricket Committee has approved the following recommendations of scoring m the County Championship: 15 points for a win, 7> 2 for a tie. Otherwise points will be awarded m
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    HOCKEY.
    259 20 Penang Team Against Selangor. [From Our Own Correspondent! Penan*, Dec. 1 The Penang hockey team to meet Selmgor on Saturday at Kuala Lumpur will be: Van Houten; Aste. Evans; Best. Scarlett. Carey; Evans. Baughan. Forbes, Fletcher. Sadhu Singh. There are several changes from the side which was heavily defeated
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    180 20 Australian Yearlings Scheme. The Committee of the S.T.C. if sufficient support is forthcoming, propose to carry out a scheme for the purchase, through their agent, at the March. 1931. Sydney or Melbourne bloodstock yearling sales, of a batch of thirty Stud Book yearlings. After purchase the yearlings
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    THE ENGLISH CUP.
    232 20 Second Round Draw. Newark. th° rather lowly placed club m ihe Midland League, who sprang practically the only surprise m the first round proper of ihe j English Cup competition on Saturday by b?at|ing Rotherham about the only other shock was that sustained by Northampton m being
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    93 20 Under the auspices of the Chinese Sports Association. Singapore, the basketball and vclleyball compeititons of the Singapore Chinese "ports meet have been carried on at the Nanyang Girls' Physical Culture School ground Tanjong Pagar. The basketball final has been fixed for Thursday, when the Ho Hong Baskerball team and Siong
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      SCRAPPY RUGBY.
      759 20 Last Year's Result Reversed. Scotland 9 pts. The Rest 3 pts. Scotland defeated the Rest on the Padang last evening by 9 points (two penalty goals and a try) to 3 points (one try). It was inclined to be a scrappy game, relieved m the first half by
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      THE MALAYA CUP.
      99 20 Perak at Full Strength Again. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 2. Perak Rugby players are now concentrating on the Malaya Cup match against Selangor on Satudray at Ipoh. which is the second Cup match for each. Although Selangor lost at Penang. Perak are convinced that the
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    S.C.C. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    54 20 WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Singles. Capt. D. V. Hill plus 5 vs. F. Deason plus 8. J. Lee owe 3 vs. S. A. Woosey plus 4. THURSDAYS TIES. Singles. K. H. McFarlane scr. vs. R. Land plus 1. Doubles. H. Gray and C. M. Van Cuylenburg vs. M. B.
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    RAILWAY SEASON TICKETS.
    28 20 Prom December Ist the F.M.S. Railways began a system of monthly season ticket issues full details of which can be obtained at the various stations.
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      239 20 I To those who have Wa Z I said they could not afford "HIS MASTERS I GRAMOPHONE j j We have pleasure m announcing I SUBSTANTIAL I PRICE REDUCTION S. Moutrie Co., Ltd (Incorporated In Hong Kong) I Raffles Place, Singapore i GAS MEANS HOT WATER AT ANY TIME IN
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