The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 November 1931

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press SO. 13,506. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    389 1 Agreement has not yet been reached m Paris, the chief obstacle to China's acceptance of the League resolution being: uncertainty as to Japan's plans with regard to Chinchow Page 9. The final speeches at the plenary session of the Indian Conference are summarised on Page 9. At
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    UNCLES AND AUNTS
    975 1 It was a lady who sent me that tale about mine uncle, and I thank her for it. We must needs live and learn; m all the days that I have been living I never yet had the rhance of learning why we or the vulgar sort
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      352 1 KILVINATOR THE FINEST KIKTRIC REFRIGERATOR EVER BUILT LOUET CO., LTD. BDfGAPOML BtnrlM t i-l Raffles Qua? RAFFLES H OI IL N RIVALLED FOR CUISINE, COMFORT AND SERVICE m— JO-SIGHT Tl DANCE m INFORMAL DANCING 11 Sls pm 9.45 p.m.— Midnight Monia Litter's Orchestra CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR'S EVE Have you made
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      223 1 SUPPORT EMPIRE PRODUCTS? THE BEST LIQUORS NOW OBTAINABLE AT WORLD FAMED MFFUSJOTEL BDLLOCH LADE'S "OLD RARITY" WHISKY Guaranteed 15 years old "GOLD LABEL" WHISKY B Pedigree Scotch AND TOLLEY'S i Grape Australian BRANDY EUROPE ©HOTEL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT.— THURSDAY, December 24th, SPECIAL DINNER AND CINDERELLA
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      103 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Armour's badminton strings Page 6. Ca*t)e Crystal cut glass Horn Robinson's— Page 9 Buy Empire whisky. Old Rarity yd Gold Label Page I. There Is time to send Chrhtmns gifts from Little- borne by air mail— Page B. CHUVSLER COMFORT X'MAS SHOPPING See THE GIFT SHOP 9 THE
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      17 1 KELVINATOR THE FINEST ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR EVER BUILT A. CLOUET CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. Sales- Service 2-1 Raffles Quay
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    KIDNAPPING STORY TOLD IN COURT
    532 2 I IPOH CASE Threatening Letters to Towkay lpoh. Nov. 26. The btory of the abduction of Towkay Choong Kui Choy. the well-known Menglembu miner, was unfolded at the Police Court. lpoh. where Chan On. Chia Ching and Wons Chin were charged with the offence of
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    "THE LAWYER'S SECRET"
    212 2 IClive Brook Proves Popular Favourite at the Capitol Crowded houses attended the Capitol during the week-end performances of the excellent Paramount production 'The Lawyer's Secret" and the general expressions of opinion testified to the brilliant acting of Clive Brook and the -support inn members of the cast
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    PUBLICITY COMPANY'S ACTION
    1051 2 JUDGMENT ON CLAIM But Defendant Succeeds on Counter Claim Delivering judgment m the action brought by the Progressive Publicity Co., Singapore, against Mr. E. G. Mozar. of Masters Ltd.. Singapore, and a former employee of the plaintiff firm, m the Supreme Court on Saturday Mr. Justice Thorne
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    33 2 Locally -made cement tiles m Kuala Lumpur have increased m price from 7 or 6 cents each to 10 cents each as a result of the tax on cement, says the Malar Mall
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      472 2 SILF TABLETS. A New and Safe Remedy for OBESITY. 65 cents per tin. Stockists MEDICAL HALL, LTD., 3, Battery Road. iOpp. General Post Office.) BUSINESS CARDS. 6FB TYPEWRITER AGENCY 1 Cbance Alley, Singapore. The cheapest House for your Stationtry. Typewriters, Ribbons and Carbon* (also for Pencil and Pen writing). REPAIRS
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      636 2 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that ttuaera are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Supply of Anhydrous Ammonia and Calcium Chloride during 1932. Date of Closing 4 p.m. December 11th,
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      414 2 NOTICES. ROYAL SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE. SINGAPORE BRANCH The Annual Meeting of this Branch will he held m the Lounge SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB AT S P.M. Friday December 11th. A full attendance is requested REMOVAL NOTICE. THE OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. Ist FLOOR, CHINA BUILDING, CHULIA STREET. From December Ist,
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      208 2 Mr. and Mr«. R j» f^^*^"^* 11 r Mane Boo*, ci,.,, For everything m SCHOOL BOOhs EDUCATION X, MHIMU PRINTING jobs iTATIONKtT, v Send your orders to PETER CHONti CO Educational BookaeUen Printers, i;. tJ.2 1 2 r l.t r 1 J| I j§^| :J j j BEAUTIFUL RATTAN Oft
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      160 2 THE WEEK Monday, 30th. High Water, 01.40, 8.1 ft.. 12.35, 9.5 ft. fit. Andrew's Day. Rugby: Scotland vs. The Rest at S.C.C. Hockey :S.C.C. vs. V.M.C.A. at S.C.C. S.R.C. vs. Vehicles and Health Dept at S.R.C. KhaLsa vs. 'C* Coy. Glosters, Tanglin. Turvday, Dec. 1. High Water 02.30. 7.8 ft..
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    INDIAN FINANCIAL POLICY
    459 3 NEED FOR CAUTION Federal Structure Committee's Last Meeting British Radio Official Service Rugrby. Nov. 36. The < lounu, plenary session of the* Indian Round -Table Conference will begin to-morrow. Forty delegates have already indicated their intention to speak, and two sessions daily on Saturday and Monday are
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    HOME AGRICULTURE
    143 3 Luxury Imports Which Are to be Taxed I British Radio Official Sen ice I Rugby, Nov. 27. The luxury agricultural and horticultural products which are to be subject to duties under the Bill which the Government will introduce next week as part of its agricultural policy are as
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    A "PEACE" CONFERENCE
    66 3 Police Intervene m Congress on Disarmament [Reuter's Service j Fans. Nov. 28. Police intervention to quell disturbances abruptly terminated the international disarmament congress attended by 600 delegates from all parts of the world. A noisy division of opinion as to whether security cr disarmament should come first
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    GERMANY'S FINANCES
    47 3 Agreement With U.S. Banks I Reuter's Service 1 New York, Nov. 28. On ?eceipt of satisfactory assurances from the German Government the Reichsbank and private banks have cleared up all disputed points with the American banks participating m the "stand-still agreement," expiring on Feb. 29
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    DISARMAMENT
    47 3 Fifty States to Attend Conference f Router's Service] Oneva. Nov. 27. Fifty states out of a total of 63 invited to attend the Disarmament Conference m February next have notified the Secretariat of the League of their acceptance of the proposal for a year armament truce.
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    SIGNOR GRANDI
    21 3 Italian Foreign Minister Leaves America I Reuters Service I New York. Nov. 28. Signor Grandi left for Italy to-day.
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    S.C.R.C. PING-PONG TOURNAMENTS
    79 3 MONDAY'S TIES Championship Lai Kwong Chun vs. Chua Choon Leong. Chan Cheng Lenjf vs. Loh Jwee Yong. 'B" Class Handicap Koh Jek Kiang sch. vs. Wong Teck Fah owe 3. Poh Chee Joey scr vs. B. Chew owe 9. Low Huck Leng owe 3 vs. Chua Boon
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    26 3 There are now 55 animals at the Government Dairy, Frasers Hill, including South African Frisians, and local strains. Experiments m poultry breeding are also m progress.
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
    175 3 Entries for Selangor Amateur Meeting The entries lor the Selangor T.C amateur rare meeting are as follow: Horses: Classes 3 and 4 lO mbined) Manoh Veham, Gay Deceiver. Windgarde, Speardale, Fortalone, New Issue. Balbarra. StifTy, Strange Story, Boronia. Split Nut, Prowess. Prevail, Neferiti. Zarina. Polly Peachum. Myra
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    S. S. A. (PENANG)
    198 3 Government Not Prepared to Tax Sweepstakes At a Meeting of the straits MtlMMtfi Ptnang) Association last Week it was reported that the Sub-Committee on Council Mtem had now complied its work and that BOBjftei oi the memorandum would be available lor members before the next meeting
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      317 3 REMOVES THE CAUSE D )S eases arising from the Blood m U s. be treated hv removng the cause from the Blood, permanent relief cannot be obtained by any other treatment CLARKK-S BLOOD MIXTLRE deanxes the blood and possesses remarkable healing propen.es; ls due to these qua |«ies that has
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      44 3 PILES CAN BE CURED. A Treatment That Is Different r»s If kfndr^ c torture, of Pile, and i J» <l»«My convinced tha< h«. lj« fwT hi Dr k Vm L, Vtack *>-^^» DOUBLE HW^fcf yv '>,• v^ N f yV /y *sv f w y isv?)
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      73 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) limited BRANCHES tl, First Cross Street MALACCA. r 11. Light Street PENANG. n 14. Klyne Street Xl ALA LUMPUR. < Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters
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    THE AVENGING LOVER
    2968 4  - THE AVENGING LOVER MOYRA E. HAYWOOD t>y CHAPTER X »<• David Alters His Opinion THE (MM rehearsal was a new experience for Rosamund. She had never before realized the hundred and one details which go to the making of a play, and she sat spellbound m a dark corner of
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    TRAFALGAR ST. RUBBER ROADWAY
    615 4 THIRD EXPERIMENT Vulcanisation By Cold-Heat m Minutes On Saturday morning Mr. G. Parry Davis, the Singapore chemist and rubber inventor, began his third rubber roadway experiment at Trafalgar Street. When a representative of the Free Press arrived on the scene, coolies were engaged m "flooding" 50
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    LEOPARD IN BEDROOM
    120 4 Villager Attacks Animal With Lathi The story of a thrilling fight between a i leopard and a villager is reported from Banka. a village m the Kamrup district is Siam. The leopard walked into the villager's bedroom, dragged the man's son from the cot and severely mauled
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    LADIES AT THE SWIMMING CLUB
    1587 4 A HUMOROUS MEETING To Be "Admitted" On Sunday After 4 p.m. Humour was abundant at the special meeting; of the Singapore Swimming Club held at the Club premises yesterday morning for the purpose of passing new rules relating to tady membership and to consider the
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      71 4 CHAMPIONjT SGtfENGEfc* G©C OWING TEKNIS STRING (TENSION TF.<Slazenger.s I. their contract Wing Gut i93j Champions because Gold? that "kick" m which all Tennis Ph. strongly desin Regu lar fortnight, ensure fre alwa\ ENTIRELY m:iTls||. If unobtainable hum O v? Sports Dealer. n M ,i v tft Queen's, No. 3 Prune
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      479 5 VICTORIA THEATRE ]^SLam Commencing K£VUE MONDAY. Dec. 7th TALENTED COMm/VY /N MUS/CAL COMfOY FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Rooking opens To-day \l at John Little Co. V $3 f $2 $1 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL NEXT ORGAN RECITAL Iriday, December 11th, at 5.30 p.m. Organist Mr. A. E. Thornley-Jones. Admission Cts. 20.
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      152 5 Ask any of the thousands who have seen it and they'll tell you: "oo^r miss THE LAWYER'S SECRET" Positively LAST NIGHT of The Paramount Jubilee Production that everybody's enthusiastic over cliveTjrook The Foremost British Star m Pictures To-day m THE LAWYER'S SECRET" with A Great ALL-STAR Cast— FAY WRAY-RICHARD ARLEN-CHARLES
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      213 5 NIGHTLY MATINEE AT q^ WFI) I"**"*! Smashed!! AT by the greatest typhoon of hilarity m history EVERY CONCEIVABLE RECORD! Here's i ALHAMBR A Am "setting wrecking 'em again "WHOOPEE"— "CITY LIGHTS" "HELL'S ANGELS"— Malaya's biggest show records go by the board to^ LAUREL AND HARDY m their first full length
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    SPORT OF THE DAY.
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    FRANCIS OUIMET
    1154 6  -  GRANTLAND RIC E BY Comeback After Seventeen Ytmrb Prom a comparative ooscuniy m ■evemeeu v«;ii- Prancis Ouimet has just returned to goli- Ing glory. Dempsey and B.nny Leonard are on return trip*. All an ex-champion needs tor the road ba<k m a d termined mind and a good
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    GENE TUNNEY TO-DAY
    795 6  -  ROGER BATCHE LD ER lI V Views on Shakespeare and Shaw New York. One Tuumy. Nov. York nnllionaivr. welter iuici business man. sal at a luncheon table m the Harvard Club and pondmid on life. It had been uood to him. said the former heavyweight Champion Of
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    61 6 Tbe New York Commission have banned a btJdng contest between Canera, the Italian giant, and Paolino Uzcudun. the Spanish veteran, on the ground that Paolino. who weighs a mere 14 stone, is too small for the match. This seems rather an unjustifiable move m view of the diet that Camera
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    A NICE WEDDING
    355 6 Moslem Dynasties I nited Two of tin 1 greatest Moslem dynasties m the world were united by marriage, m this essentially Western Bttrepean town to-day, when Prince Azam Jan. l-he eldest son of the powerful Indian Ruler, the Ni/am of Hyderabad, married the beautiful 17-year-ofld Princess Shak/adi.
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    115 6 Foo Eook Tiang. the Hylam 'boy." was produced before Raja Petra. the Klany Magistrate. m connection with the murder of Mrs. S. R Wallace, and the wounding of Mr. Wallace. The Court House was literally packed, and tho.>:> who were unable to enter waited outside, jostling each other and craning
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      279 6 To keep the captivating beauty a^^^%?iil^i :i^ "^^k! r\ a. C Y/\ :ffifflffita^ dm -rf^iSSsMsi B t K> klazm.H close-up liuhts," tin. i.r ;:;:::::::l:- aMi^^A^^M B Condition, 7 (>UI .>|7| PjLdl jlljjjjjjjj; vvixkl .m J I.HL'l.tnJ alw.i\s use I r\ h_ ™l:';:,ij^^B ijHj B clt cs^intj- rooms. S< now .ill
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  • WEEK-END SPORT: EVERTON AGAIN: INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
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      CUP AND LEAGUE FOOTBALL
      190 7 eVKRTON'S NINE GOALS I n ,.\>ii(U(l Results m Knock(hit Competition rCSENAL IX FORM .;i t fee FA Cup competition (.ay and contained few .surprises, oi the Third Division clubs York. WMsall. Hartlepools. Mansfield, don. Torquay, Gillingham, and dismissed, while a number of m w rich It-at'ii.
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      THE F.A. CUP
      131 7 •a -iuh Burton 4. Peterborough 1. 1 CarlisU 3. 2 Ciainsborninjh Tr:n:t\ 2. 3. York 1. J, Donea.sU r 3. Wrexhani 2. 0. Accrirmton 0. Btoekpori i 1, Walsal! 0. 4, Hartle)XM)ls 1. 1, Halifax 1. (.on. o. Lincoln 3. 3. Wi st StanU y 0. 4.
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      THE LEAGUE
      175 7 DIV HI ON 1 Everton Again ti. Liverpool 0 5, Huddersfiekl 0. 2. West Ham 4. l *P°f'l 4 Grinisby 3. V Bolton 1. 9. Leicester 2. 3. Aston Villa 3. 2. Bbefldd Wed 0. 4. Chelsea 2. l. Newcastle 4. 1. Muidlesbrnuuh 1. DIVISION II -»«i -iijiisr.i
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      THE LEAGUE POSITIONS
      949 7 LraKur positions to date are as follou FIRST DIVISION Gouta. F W. L. D. F. A. Pts Eurlon 17 13 3 1 59 27 27 We.st Bromwich A 18 9 5 4 36 20 22 Sheffield Wed. 17 10 I 2 46 35 22 Arsenal 17 8
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      ACTOR AND ACTRESS TO WED
      165 7 Real Love Story m "For the Love of Mike" Mr. Alfred Wrayton and Miss Sonia Somers r who are appearing together m the musical play 'For the Love of Mike," at the new Saville Theatre m Shaftesbury-avenue. have become engaged. They met for the first
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      THRILLING INTER-STATE HOCKEY MATCH
      1494 7 SINGAPORE WIN Visitors Display Fine Team Work Singapore 4; Selangor 2. Singapore won. and won well m the annual hockey match against Selangor, on the S.C.C. Padang on Saturday, but there is no doubt whatever that Selangor, as a team, could have taught the local side
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      NASH AND O'CAMPO DRAW
      632 7 SATURDAY NIGHTS BOUTS Sullivan Scores Technical Knockout The Syd Nash— Terry O'Campo return fight at the New Garden Arena on Saturday night was m some respects very similar to the first meeting between the two men. O'Campo had Nash on the verge of a knock out
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      INTERNATIONAL GOLF MATCH
      514 7 SCOTLAND DEFEATED Yesterday's Contest At Bukit Timah Sixty Scottish golfers representative of the European golf clubs opposed the Rest m the annual St. Andrew's four-ball match at Bukit Timah yesterday morning and were decisively defeated by 20% points to 10. Details. Scottish players mentioned first: M. M.
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      THE VADE CUP
      204 7 >Ir. W. W. Paterson Wins Final The final round of the "Vade Cup" competition was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and resulted m win for Mr. W. W. Paterson. who defeated Mr. E. K. F. Pretty by 4 and 3. The following were the full results:—
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      SHOOTING
      108 7 The Bromhead Matthews Shield The Bromhead Matthews Shield wa.s lired off at the Farm- Range yesterday mornmu. There are altogether three practices: atven rounds and one sighting .shot at 200 yard-s on a .'mall target, and seven rounds and a sighting shot at 400 and 500 yards on large
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      48 7 At Hornsey. R. J. C. Sutton (PlaLstow United S.C.) broke his own British swimming record lor 150 yards by 2 4-ssec. which is still 1 2-5 sec. outside the A.S.A. record held by a foreigner. Miss Ivy Clifford beat her own 200 year., breaststroke record by 6 l-ssec.
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      60 7 An Irish football club. Dolphin F.C. art' very proud of their handsome mascot, a fine Alsatian dog, who, wearing a collar of the club colours, leads tho team on to the field m all their matches. The dog walks straight to the centre of the ground and site there until
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      NORTH DRIFT WINS AT MANCHESTER
      377 7 NOVEMBER HANDICAP Mist-Shrouded Race Through Sea of Mud SWEEP FORTUNES [Reuter's Service London. \m 28. Mr. J. T Downing* North Drift won the Manchester November Handicap d',. mile*' this afteiroon after a close ni.ish m which a length covered the first three horses. Details Mr.
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      THE IRISH SWEEP
      58 7 Eleven £30,000 Fortunes Won m England London. Nov. 28. The reeuM of the race brought fortunes to Irish Sweepstake ticket -holders m all parts ol the globe, of which the £30.000 first prizes are apportioned as follows eleven m England, four m Scotland, one m I aland,
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      RONALD COLMAN'S TRIP TO ENGLAND
      191 7 He Would Like to Make a Talkie Here, But Naples. Ronald Colman, the British lilm star, ha.arrived m Naples from New York on a holiday trip, m the course of which he expects to com« to England before returning to the United States. His siay
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      WHAT CHARLIE READS
      126 7 Comedian with A Taste for Philosophy During his stay m London Mr. Charlie Chaplin has been busy buying boU:.s to take bark with him to America. And (writes an Evening News correspondent! he ha.> a leaning for the serious m reading, a the following list of some
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IN MEMORIAM.
    51 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IN MEMORIAM. In ever loving memory 01 George Alfred William Pictcn-Gilroy. who died at Singapore on November 29th. 1927. "The sting was bitter, the cut severe, To part with one we loved so dear. The trial was hard, we'll not complain. But trust m Christ we will meet
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT
    846 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT The negotiations m Paris have not yet reached a stage at which it can be claimed that a settlement is definitely m sight, but there are a number of favourable signs and the Council is hopeful of being able to present
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    97 8 The half yearly meeting of the Jo'iorc Planters Association is to be held at Kluang on Saturday. Dec. 12. at 11 a.m. After serving 29 years m the F.M.S. Government. Mr. Tay Quee Lim. Post Master. Klang. will be retiring at the end of this month. Mr. A. F. Richards,
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    36 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Nov. 28. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 2 7 gd- (2l B d.). Forward 3d. (3d.). The market is quiet.
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    LOCAL WEDDING
    237 8 Miss Dorothy Varndell and Mr. J. A. Evans A very pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon when Mr. John A. Evans, an Inspector m the S.S.P.. the only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Hugh Evans of Montgomerysnire. was married to Miss
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    THE LATE DR. M. J. RATTRAY
    1359 8 HIS WORK IN MALAYA Burial Service at Sea Yesterday A well-known and very popular member of the local medical profession. Dr. Malcolm John Rattray. passed away at the Cairnhill Nursing Home en Saturday morning. The news of his death came as a great shock
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    PALESTINE TRAVEL DANGERS
    53 8 ROBBERS ATTACK CONVot Prominent Hritish |<, sid nl r Despoiled [ReuterV S.Prominent British rtftid daughter of the Anglican Bi were travelling :n 1 the Jerusalem-Jenrh. held up by robtan vh 1 rinss were torn nil v of the car were thr. women were not UK* who resisted
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    91 8 LETTERS TO THE EDITO R A Miraculotfl Escape To the MMr, Sir.— The unfortuu.it.- m the above letter is m. OCCUn unwittingly ii. fOUI ject where you write "what than a normal incident m i Apart from tluit. how. of your readers MMUN Me t Sun" was indeed I Fokk-r
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    CAPT. BERT HINKLER
    71 8 Air Minister's CoAfrtUhMw on brilliant FKffci I British Radio Oil The Australian annum. B< H terday completed a brilhani MMHtop 1 across the Boutll Atlantic In a British sU Puss-Moth machine, with LM Gipsy 111 engine He left Natal H Wedntsdav and reached Btthursi 22 hours laler.
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    THE CREDIT-ANSTALT
    56 8 Agreement With Ftrtigi Creditors I Reuter'i Bt r irniu Vn I it is understood thai agrefwrt tins afternoon between the ment and the dttafatn of tl* uf the Credtt-AlMtßlt, under Brhi executive conunittcr will en trians and two totelgpen It* uKei' shall b- appointed •>> »tree»H the board
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE
    46 8 Delegates (ominu kt thr Straits I FREE PRESS SERVICK OOPW Ixindon NM The Majority of Ibe <■■)■■»■ Conference left for the BtimU morninu. The British deiefitc DelevinMne. left this iflerHOOD I mail to laopoct the rttuatton ■< Burma. Siam-Shan China frontiers peTJODftUy, poppy cultivation and NBUCfB
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      176 8 St. ANDREW'S DAY 1931. SCOTLAND'S LIQUEUR HAVE YOU TRIED OUR BREAKFAST U LUNCHEON SAUSAGE Specially Imported from England Singapore COLD STORAGE Co Ltd ORCHARD ROAD— SELEGIE ROAD— GRANGE ROAD— K ATOXG— KEPPEL HARBOUR X'MAS GIFTS M AIR MAIL ,JBf^|il There i> still time to send /^^^m U f. jj? l
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      36 8 DOXA FOR ACCURACY RELIABILITY THE LATEST AND SMARTEST DESIGNS IN WRIST WATCHES POCKET WATCHES ALARM CLOCKS TRAVELLING CLOCKS CAN BE HAD FROM The Sole Agents Distributors For S.S. F.M.S. U. S. Do SUVA BROS. Jewellers Singapore
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    THE OBSTACLE TO PARIS AGREEMENT
    103 9 JAPAN'S THREAT TO CHINCHOW TERMS FOR W^RAWAL FROM tnc AKtA •SATISFACTORY ASSURAXCES" \«r.<m«nt at Paris on the i,.,»,,,. „~..tion of hostilities m Manchurf SeCUre a .......mission to visit theTce. eofth V eUtra Z *it is hoped m .ZI e L .^th!t U U "-nT ,h.,ut
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    M. BRIAND DENIES INTENT TO INVOKE ARTICLE 16
    1966 9 i<< uter'.s Service] Paris. Nov. 28, 12.21 p.m. BtegortCftQjr denies that he told he intended invoking Article SixCovenant against Japan with H Japan attacked Chinchow. I&M p.m. »na have reached a very deiunt< f n< ii is not holding a public meeton.
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    LUXURY IMPORTS DUTIES
    317 9 LUXURY IMPORTS DUTIES FOREIGN CONCERN How Restrictive Orders Were Anticipated f ßritish Radio Official Service] Rugby, Nov. 28. The rush of foreign exporters to get goods into Britain before the Abnormal Importations Orders came into operation is reflected m the Board of Trade figures just issued. They show that so
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    CHICKEN BONE OR PINS
    83 9 Mystery of Lya De Putti's Death [Reuters Service] New York. Nov. 28. The death certificate m regard to the film star. Lya De Putti. giving the cause of death as "lobar pneumonia due to gas bacillus infection" has been refused by the Health Board, who ordered
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    M. FLANDIN'S VISIT
    68 9 M. FLAND IN'S VISIT Combining Business With Pleasure (British Radio Official Service] Rugby. Nov. 28. The French Finance Minister. M. Flandin. arrived m London this morning. He iz joining a shooting party as the guest of his friend. Sir Gomer Berry, but it is expected that he will use the
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    GENERAL JUSTO
    59 9 The New President of the Argentine [Reuter's Service] Buenos Aires, Nov. 28. I General Justo. the National Democrat can- 1 didate, has been elected President of Argentina. I defeating Dr. De la Torre (the Alianza can- 1 didate General Justo. former Minister for War, sup- 1 ported General
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    FINAL STAGES OF THE R.T.C.
    908 9 COMMUNITIES PROBLEM Premier's Hope That It May Yet be Solved THE NEED FOR GOODWILL The Premier, presiding over the plenary session of the Indian Round Table Conference on Saturday, expressed the conviction that the minorities problem, the obstacle to a settlement of many points concerning
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    GREEK MERCANTILE FLEET
    63 12 The value of the Greek mercantile fleet has been placed at 5.6 millions sterling. This includes 2.092.750 tons cargo ships. 76.974 tons passenger ships. 26.331 tons trans- Atlantic and 1746 tons various. But on December 31. 1930 the fleet, of a total value of £5.683.187. carried a
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    DUTCH SHIPPING
    69 12 Ships numbering 3384 with a tonnr.ge of 5.545.862 tons net entered m the first quarter of 1931 the various ports situated on the new waterway from Rotterdam to the sea. including Dordrecht. Of these 2742 with a net tonnage of 4.439.124 visited Rotterdam, viz.. Dutch 646. German 609,
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    72 12 The new president of the Merchant Fleet Corporation. Elmer E. Crowley. has made a statement about the difficult problem of the disposal of the 270 vessels remaining on the hands of the U.S. Shipping Board. For demolition only 80 cents per ton was offered. Shipowners fear the appearance of the
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    CLEARANCES
    35 12 Nov. 28.— Gascoyne. Kajang. Mahidol, Circe, Glenshiel. Ipoh. Lipis <Brit); Elout. Angelina, Berouw. Toradja. Singkara. Senang, Van der Hagen. Togian, Toba (Dut). Nov. 29.— Belawan. G. V. der Heyden, Rokan •Dut); .Jlua long (Brit).
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      685 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Monday Thuisday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 6 pm Kuantan (via Jerantutj 6 pjn. Kelantan every Sunday 4 p.m. Tuesday and Friday 7.30 a.m. Serembaii, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m. F.M.S., Batu Anam, Batu Pahat, Kluang,
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      137 12 Kinta. Brit. 509, from Penang 28. for Penang 30. Rawalpindi. Brit. 9459. from London 28, for Yokohama 29. Patroclus. Brit. 6910, from Dairen 28. for Glasgow via ports 1. Yuen Sang. Brit. 1983, from Calcutta 28, for China and Japan ports 28. Berouw, Dut. 321. from Sourabaya 28. for Bagan
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      WARSHIPS' VISIT
      269 13 Destroyer Changes on China Station Changes taking place m the Eighth Destroyei Flotilla on the China Station will bring severa; British warships into Singapore during the nexi mcnth on their way to and from China. The destroyers Thracian, Somme. Sepoy and Stormcloud. which left Hong Kong on Friday
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      PORT HEALTH
      148 13 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ended November 21st. Alexandria 1 plague death. Port Said 2 plague cases and 2 deaths. Abadan l cholera case. Baghdad 1 plague case and 1 death. Bombay 5 cholera cases 1 smallpox
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      MOTOR SHIP CONTRACTS
      165 13 The prospects of an improvement m the shipbuilding situation, according to The Motor Ship, are better than they have been for the past 12 months. As a result of the election, confidence is returning, freights show an upward trend, chartering gives signs of new life, and prices
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      PASSENGERS HOMEWARD
      104 13 Per T.SS. Patroclus December Ist. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Little. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mackenzie, Dr. G. C. McGregor. Mr. W. A. Awde. Mrs. R. A. Higginbottom and inft.. Miss B. Tumor, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan. Mr. H. B. Grimley, Mr. A. Macpherson. Mr. J.
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      HAIPHONG AND SAIGON
      86 13 The improvement of the ports of Haiphong and Saigon is being carried out. These works will enable modern vessels drawing 9 metres of water to make the port of Haiphong which, at present, is joined to the sea by an inadequate channel of 25 kilometres. They will
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      A HUGE LOCK
      90 13 After three years' building, the new lock', called the Nord schleuse, was opened at Bremerhaven when the Bremen passed m on August 10. This lock, like the Norderschleuse leading to Amsterdam which is the largest m the world, is a stupendous erection. In length, it measures 372
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      58 13 The Hungarian Government have decided to build a Danube-Theiss Canal and co to unite the two largest rivers of the country. For this purpose and also for the expense of making the upper Theiss navigable a sum of 140 million pengos (about £5.000.000* has been earmarked. The whole scheme will
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      SECURITY OF THE EMPIRE
      1007 13 Adequate Power At Sea Admiral of the Fleet Arthur Fanshawe writes to The Times as follows: The splendid response throughout the United Kingdom to the noble spirit of unselfish patriotism shown to the world by the leaders of all the three political parties has given us
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      79 13 There is a strong movement against the mailsubvention system m the United States. There is a widespread feeling m the West and Middle West that the payments have ceased to be payments for carrying mails and have become subventions pure and simple. It is also complained that they are always
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      433 13 Singapore Free Press Daily and Weekly Editions) Hea.l Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. felepl one: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier rooming daily m Malaya Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning Latest news, latest telegrams anS tin ""ft™™*"*"*. Londo./Kbb£ and t.n cables appear daily. Special features include pictures,
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      275 13 Reduced facsimile <*^r In tubes for the Hand-bag or Pocket "'HAZELINE' SNOW" This delicately perfumed preparation is quickly absorbed by the skin and vanishes without leaving a trace of greasiness. Throughout the day, always keep a tube with you ready for immediate use Buy a pot for home use and
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    RADIO SAIGON
    249 14 The following programmes of music will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under the direction of M. Andre Soyer. MONDAY Chamber music by the soloists of the studio orchestra. TUESDAY Overture from.S^arpino. Pagr; JTvvq Arabesques (for piano. Alix Andre Soyer) Debussy: Suite Printaniero. Wesly: Violin
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    KUALA LUMPUR AMATEUR RADIG SOCIETY
    66 14 Kuala Lumpur regular broadosta are untl further notice: DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 am PETALINQ HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Pubiic Holidays). FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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    COMEDIAN'S SONS' VERDICT
    156 14 "Daddy Isn't Really So Very Funny" London. Nov. 1 0. While most children and grown-ups are now laughing at the humour of Charlie Chaplin "s •City Lights."' which has just been generally released throughout Britain, cold water has been poured by Charles Spencer Chaplin, aged six, Sidney
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    THE PYJAMAS FAD
    194 14 Receives Jolt m a Manila School Manila. Nov. 1. The pyjama lad received a big jolt yesterday at the Central School on Taft Avenue. Miss Pauline Buttr. daughter of Vice-Gover-nor George C. Butte. and Miss Agnes Bush were sent home by the principal of the school Mis.s
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    CANONISATION OF FACTORY GIRL
    139 14 Cures Effected by Means of Prayers London, Nov. 6. Archbishop Mac Donald. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, left for Rome m connexion with the movement for the canonisation of Marnaret Sinclair, the Edinburgh factory girl, who died apod 25 In 1925. and who
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    40 14 Sentence ol one year's imprisonment, til |pMMd by Mr. A. E. Ooope, at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on a Chines*- named Loh Ngan, for having the rare or management of a public tottery, namely the Tzt Fah lot ten.
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      324 14 rwyhe "Ankoria" Baby Food of m New Zealand is produced only m the Spring when the fresh green pastures are at their highest Vitamin Content, and by the introduction of Vitamin D known as THE SUNLIGHT VITAMIN. "Ankoria" builds up the bone, prevents future tooth decay, and eventually removes the
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      388 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 share* of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Blshopsgate, London, E.O. 2 Agencies and Branches: Alor Btar Harbin Penang Amritsar Hong
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      328 14 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. 'Incorporated In England.) Capital C 3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800,000 Paid-up 1.050,000 Reserve Fund ana Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DlKttiOK*: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambr... Esq J O Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart Sir. C.
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      343 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore lava Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Prlok. 21 metres from
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    "DECISION AGAINST RESTRICTION ?"
    1317 15 "DECISION AGAINST RESTRICTION j TCH SCEPTICISM What To Do With Confiscated Rubber rial In the Java- Bode of October I the opinion trhat it u> very doubtIn the present state of negotiations peiidlm with Holland, and that the i h niral ol the Dutch East Indies i<h :i definiU- utterance
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    180 15 rßriti.sh Radio— Official Service I Nov. 14 27. Amstcrdiim 9 8.92' 8.75 Attetb 110 285 tn% Bombay I>. $K4 Is. 6 7 64d Is. 6 5 64d. Berlin IS 7 1846 14 13 1H Brussels 21 25 < 25 5 16 Bucharest 630 GOO 590 Rio 3 IS li
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    PRESSURE ON THE DUTCH
    182 15 Retaliation for Tea Dumping In the course rf an article m the Evenini; Standard A. A. B. writes: Lord Beaverbrook's programme of unlimited partnership with the Crown Colonies and limited partnership with the Dominions is a trifle more precise and extensive t-han Mr. Joseph Chamberlain's Tariff
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    355 15 To-Day s Price Changes November 28. SELLING London, 4 months* sight 2;4 3>16 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 1,8 London, 60 days' sight 2,4 IJI6 London, 30 days' sight 2;4 1|32 London, demand 24 London. T.T. 2 3 31J32 Lyons, Paris, demand 1000 Hamburg, demand 165 New York, demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    63 15 November 28th., 12 o'clock noon. Bayers* Sellers RS.S. equal to London Standard, Latest Cable:—London Spot Sheet 2Tsd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 47* per lb. Spot 8 r s 9 M Standard R.S.S. on Tender Dec. 9 9» t Jan. 9'; 9% Jan-Mar.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    934 15 SATURDAY, NOV. 28TH Ifttl CLOSING QUOTATIONS Asam Kumbang 23a 25s Austral Malay 18s 20a Ayer Hitam (bs> 10s 6d 11s 6d Bangrin Tin 10s 9d 11s 9il Batang Padang ($1) 05 12 Batu Caves ($1) 25 30 Bukit Arang ($1) 30 40 noiu. Burniah Malay 10s lls
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    139 15 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] New York. Nov. 27 28. American Can. Com. 69 U 67 1 Cities Service 6 7 h i Colombia Gas and Elec. 19-, 19 >, I Curtis Wright 1 Electric Boi.<l anl Sharr 15\ lf% Gen. Electric 26"., 26'
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    ROYAL DUTCH LLOYD
    68 15 Effort to Compel Reorganisation Reuter's Service 1 The Hague, Nov. 27. The Second Chamber by 51 votes to 21 adopted a resolution to-day asking the Government to' grant the Royal Dutch Lloyd no further credits if the company has not completed its financial reorganisation before May 31
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    COPPER RESTRICTION
    69 15 Report of Belgian Co-operation Premature Brussels, Nov. 27. The report that Belgian copper interests have agreed to the curtailment of production proposals made by the New York conference ls described by the newspaper Le Soir. as not J quite exact. The paper says the suspended, negotiations will be
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS
    414 15 I Blocks at £2 10s on Sixpenny Raw Material I London, Nov. 3. Mr. L. Gaismai writes to The Times: In his letter published m your issue of to-day 1 Sir George Maxwell proven my contention that he is writing on a subject about which he ls not
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    HITAM TIN MEETING
    1034 15 Cash Position Remains Sound The thirteenth annual general meeting off Hitam Tin Limited was held at Messrs. Kvatt and Co.V Office. Chartered Bank Chambers. Ipoh. on November 24. Mr. Harold Huntsman, the Chairman of the Company, presiding. The Chairman addressed the meeting as follows. Our cash position
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    COMPANY NEWS
    85 15 Details from Recent Reports fFREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHTJ land»g. N»» Rassak report slums a low of £1,751 there Is a debit forward of £2.916. Sungei Tamu low* was £548;' the sum to br credited forward is £5.34 J. Malaya Oeiirral showed loss ol £2.04fi and C16.C16 is to br
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      78 15 \v,ei* exceed $12,— .f l Assurance fa force over $35.wf>,ft Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the SosaMs Settlements) BKAD OFFICE: Groat Eastern Life Building. Cecil Street. Singapo^ LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry. EX) n» Company has iao.ooo deposited with the Bupmno Court of England and co mpne.
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY
    784 16 SELANGOR WIN Poor Standard m Penang Match S.C.C. LOSE AT TANGLIN The Malaya Cup Competition opened m the north on Saturday, when Selangor visited Penang and won by 8 points to 3 m a game m which play never reached a very high standard. Penang led by
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    S.C.C. BEATEN
    809 16 Gloucester! Win Hard Game Gloutt t: Regt. 6 pts.; S.C.C. 5 pts. Without the services of two regular Ist XV three-quarters, a. l. b. Perkins and r. m. Hoops, th. s.C.C. fought gallantly against the tfHKigCFt oppoomti they have come up against this ;<.. :i m Singapore, at
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    LAUREL AND HARDY
    334 16 Laughs and More Laughs at Alhambra Paxdon us if we depart for once from the customary conservatism of the film reveiwer who has to consider such widely differing public taste, to comment freely on a picture that even the most bored of picture-goers will enthuse over for
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    ATHLETICS
    26 16 Cambridge Win Varsity Relay [Reuter's Service! London, Nov. 28. At Oxford to-day m the annual inter-varsity relay running Cambridge won by 4 races to 3
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    17 16 A bungalow is being built for the State of Jchore, overlooking the go4f course at Bukit Fraser.
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    EVERTON'S PHENOMENAL FORM
    764 16 NINE MORE GOALS The Genius of Dixie Dean's Leadership [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, Nov. 28. The weather was fine, although damp, for to-day's football matches, the outstanding event m which was the very fine performance of Everton m beating Leicester 9 2, bringing their goal average
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    SPRINGBOKS' WIN
    205 16 Welshmen's Magnificent Fight [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Nov. 28. The South Africans placed another win to their credit to-day when they defeated the combined Neath and Aberavon team at Neath by 8 points to 3. The Welshmen fought magnificently and it was only m the last stages
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    AUSTRALIA ON TOP
    600 16 THE BRISBANE TEST Can Mitchell and Taylor Save The Situation AN UPHILL BATTLE When play closed at Brisbane on Saturday m the first Test match between Australia and South Africa, Australia were m a strong position. Their innings had closed shortly after lunch for 450, and before
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    105 16 The following have been invited to play Hockey vs. V.M.C.A. to-day, at S.C.C. H. A. Exley; J. F. F. Gregg. O. R. S. Bateman: T. Watson. C. E. Brooke. C. A. Carey; P. J. A. Richardson. J. V. S. Brooke, P. D. Cork, Dr. J. H. Strahan. C.
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