The Straits Budget, 19 January 1933

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,910 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933. 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d
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    CONTENTS.
    281 1 LEADERS— p age A Timely Gesture 3 White Australia 3 Slump Reactions 3 The Only Hope 3.4 Lessons in Economy 4 Mutual Trust” 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Pictures— The Cup Final at K.L. 17 The Aftermath 17 Group of Film
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    RED LEAFLETS.
    90 1 Find in Bangkok Temple. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 13. A large number of Communist leaflets, bearing exhortations to overthrow the Government, were discovered today in one of the temples. No clue to the identity of those responsible for the leaflets has yet been discovered. The pamphlets
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    995 1 Mr. K. K. O’Connor has returned to Singapore after home leave. Mr. A. D. York, M.C.S., has been Assistant District Officer, Bukit Mertajam. Mr. A. E. Hawkins, formerly Assistant Accountant, F.M.S. Railways, has left for home on retirement. Mr. H. G. Beverley, Assistant Commissioner of Police. F.M.S.,
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    DEATH OF MR. A. H. LEMON.
    156 1 Former British Resident, Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 16. The death has occurred of Mr. Arthur Henry Lemon, C.M.G., formerly of the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. Lemon, who was 08 years of age, retired in 1921, when he was British Resident, Selangor.
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    82 1 Attends Penang Rotary Club Tiffin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 11. Sir Cecil and Lady dementi's party, who went to Langkawi Islands in the s.y. Sea. Belle, returned yesterday. The Governor attended the weekly tiffin meeting of the Rotary Club at which the Hon. Mr. Lim Cheng
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    H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
    271 1 Bel Retiro, Monday, Jan. 2. In the morning His Excellency, Lady Clementi and Miss Clementi returned from Kedah Peak and had luncheon with Hon. Mr. P. T. Allen mnd Mrs. Allen at the Residency. His Excellency, Lady Clementi and Miss Clementi were present at an at home
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    FINDING WORK FOR PLANTERS.
    228 2 Startling Opinion. LEGISLATION URGED AT I.S.P. MEETING. •'Tht* crisis through *hich the rubber industry has passed has brought about a new situation with regard to European unemployment which can only be altered by law. Tfcis startling opinion was voiced in the course of a debate on
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    EXPLOSIVES AFLOAT IN HARBOUR.
    226 2 Lighters Wrecked Sea Combed.” A strong patrol of Marine Police an-’ other launches combed Singapore Harbour on Monday, the Strsits Times learns, for 170 small wooden cases of high explosives. On Sunday afternoon (according to an official notification) two lighters were S racked close to the
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    MR. A. R. DORAY.
    60 2 The death occurred on Monday of Mr. A. K. Doray, who had been a teacher at Radios Institution for the past 14 years, previous to which he was on the staff of St. Joseph's Institution. He was only .‘W> years of ago. He was admitted to
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    REV. ISAAC PAUL.
    49 2 The death has occurred at UduIsaac Paul, father of Mr. Charles B. Paul of the Anglo-Chln ese School, Singapore. The late Mr. Paul who was 70 years old and served the American Congregational Mission foi over 45 yearn, was one of the *<mior ministers in Jaffna
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    R.A.F. CRASH OFF SINGAPORE.
    1341 2 i Inquest on Pilot Officer Foreman. was** g BWiitfSS “A m, t;. Bourne, the Singapore Coronei, bomber W.on g in^.to om “•vpedo practice apneared to dive somewhat steeply, am.■ l aeroplane struck the water. Pilot Officer Foreman was killed, and the pant, the air gunner, Leading
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    TIN RESULTS.
    145 2 Rambutan Arrangement With Tekka-Taiping. (From Our Own t' orrespond*'nt.l London, Jan. 11. Rambutan Tin L d.. report a loss for the year ended June 30 of £2,022 compared with a loss of £1,850 for the previous twelve month*. The sum of £3.830 is carried forward. Arrangements have been
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    POSITION OF F.M.S. RULERS.
    487 2 Changes in Policy. VIEWS OF SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM. The following letter from Sir Frank Swettenham, a former Governor and High Commissioner, appears in the December issue of British Malaya:— I have read in the Straits Times of Nov. 10 a very fair but incomplete summary of
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    SWIMMING CLUB TRAGEDY.
    184 2 How Mr. W. C. Williams Met His Death. Mr. Wilfred Cyril Williams, of the Municipal Power Station, met his death as the result of an accident at the Singapore Swimming Club on Tuesday. Mr. Williams was at the club with some friends, and, in spite of a
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      A TIMELY GESTURE.
      951 3 Straits Times, Jan. 12. A number of Kuala Lumpur people met at a hotel the other day to dine ofl pea soup, bread and cheese and water. They paid for their meal and the proceeds were given to the Federal leper settlement and the Asiatic unemployment fund,
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      WHITE AUSTRALIA.
      889 3 Straits Times, Jan. 13. Recent discussions on the climate of Malaya and its effect on the white race have had an echo in Australia, where the old question summed up in the heading to this article has been revived with the East as an object lesson. A correspondent
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      SLUMP REACTIONS.
      874 3 Straits Times, Jan. 14. The president of the American Federation of La bout stated several days ago that although the unemployment total in the United States had reached a record figure the rate of increase was now slowing down. This is one of a number of indications that
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      THE ONLY HOPE.
      986 3 Strait* Times, Jan. 16. It is expected hourly that the League of Nations will make an announcement on the Far Eastern dispute which has been before it for judgment for many months. In anticipation of some such move, the League of Nations Union, vigorously supported by a
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      LESSONS IN ECONOMY.
      1230 4 Sti aits Times, Jan. 17. We have never been in favour of the; ruthless cutting down of each and evory type of expenditure of public money as a means of meeting the present difficult situation. Such a |x>licy is false economy, and we agree to some extent
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      “MUTUAL TRUST”
      1016 4 fftraits Times, Jan. 18. Many unusual ways of earning a living have been devised during the present slump but for ingenuity and enterprise a private limited company which is now operating in Kuala Lumpur takes a lo )of beating. It is called the Mutual Trust i Benefit Association
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    SUPREME COURT.
    266 4 Alleged Mortgage Of Shares. The custom of share-carrying contracts among local brokers was one of the main points at dispute in a suit which came before Mr. Justice Whitley in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in which Seah Lim, a retired bank director, sued the P. and O.
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    BIRTHS
    19 4 LEWIS. At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on January 16, to Mary, wife of G. G. Lewis, twin sons.
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    104 4 DEATHS nORAY.— On Jan. 16, at 2.15 p.m., at the General Hospital, Mr. A. R. Doray, of the Rn flies Institution. ROMAN.—Mrs. Rajamony Roman, beloved wife of Mr. A. S. Roman of Wilkie Road, died on Jan. 12. e death occurred at her residence 25, et Penang, on Saturday, Dec.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      BACK TO BARTER.
      195 5 the twentieth century.—Straits Times, Jan. 12. Here is a striking extract from a letter received from the United States. “1 didn’t know what it meant not to have money until I was at T ’s this summer. The people in that part of Arkansas just don’t have
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      KEEP IT UP!
      357 5 situation continues.—Straits Times, Jan. 12. The manner in which the Selangor public is responding to the appeal to ameliorate in a regular and systematic manner the distress arising out of unemployment among the clerical classes continues to command admiration. Th-’ secretary of the fund, Mr. John Hands
      situation continues.—Straits Times, Jan. 12.  -  357 words
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      A RUBBER BOGEY.
      344 5 A RUBBER BOGEY Straits Times, Jan. 12. Hr. H. N. Whitford. who has returned to Malaya to resume his work on behalf of the United States Rubber Association, must have barat long ago to regard with good-natured amusement the suspicion with which his innocuous inquiries and wanderings about Malaysia are
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      A MENACE TO SANITY.
      187 5 latest menace to our sanity !—Strait* Times. Tr So there is still a chance that Singapore may be cursed with motor rickishas”! Apparently, if certain alterations are made in the design recently submitted the abomination will be sanctioned. It is a terrifying thought. What exactly are
      latest menace to our sanity !—Strait* Times. .Tr . !*.  -  187 words
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      MR. RIJK AGAIN.
      259 5 Straits Times, Jan. 13. Readers of the Straits Times have seen recently quite a lot from the pen of Mr. L. A. J. Rijk. Some—the more extreme restrictionists, or the control party, as they would probably prefer to be called —believe that they have heard far too
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      THE RUBBER ISSUE.
      394 5 THE RUBBER ISSUE large producing organisations.—Straits Times, Jan. 13. In his article today the Straits Times planting correspondent gives prominence to the impressions of Dutch opinion relating to rubber control that were published editorially in this newspaper a few days ago. Our correspondent thinks that we have been unduly pessimistic
      large producing organisations.—Straits Times, Jan. 13.  -  394 words
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      DISEASES AND COVERS.
      274 5 DISEASES AND COVERS —Straits Times, Jan. 14. Reference was made in this column a few r days ago to the possibility of an increase of Japanese river fewer as a result of the rubber forestry movement in Malaya. Of equal importance is the danger of tropical typhus on estates which
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      OXFORD OVERSEAS.
      305 5 —St i a its Times, Jan. 14. Oxford men and women will be gratified to hear of the success attained by the Oxford Society in rather less than a year of existence. The membership now exceeds 5,000, and is drawn from every quarter of the globe. The whereabouts
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      RIVER FEVER.
      376 5 Straits Ti.res, Jan. 14. One point which has not been brought out clearly in recent references to Jap&'iesc river fe\er in Malaya is that attacks of this disease appear to vary’ greatly in virulence. A series of cases has been very closely studied in Kuala Lumpur over the
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      THE RUGBY FINAL.
      353 5 J W* UVIUII^V# rugger ten years ago.—Straits Times, Jan. 16. Certain remarks made by Mr. Andrew Caldecott at the Rugby final on Saturday deserve the widest publicity. He referred to the barracking which has been noticed on one Malayan ground this season. There is no need to
      — —' — J » * W* UVIUII^V# rugger ten years ago.—Straits Times, Jan. 16.  -  353 words
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      “DISTINCTLY HOPEFUL.”
      269 5 “DISTINCTLY HOPEFUL -Straits Times, Jan. Id. Optimism is so rare in these days that tile shareholders of the Kuala Lumpur Lubber Company must have got a shook when Mr. E. B. Skinner told them that “it is quite possible that eventually all the areas planted ”p r* present may not
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      A ROCKEFELLER GIFT.
      228 6 A ROCKEFELLER GIFT tion of its activities.- Straits rimes, Jan. Hi. a r i a u. I f the Londoi School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, an institution at which many Malayan doctors and health otticers have received instruction, could not have l«en l>elaneed la.‘t year without a further gift
      tion of its activities.- Straits rimes, Jan. Hi.  -  228 words
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      EAT MORE PAPAYA!
      262 6 n a palatable papaya !—Straits Times, Jan. 17. The digestive quaiit e* of the papaya have long been known, and some people conscientiously chew the seeds in order to derive the maximum benefit from th.s fruit, but the papaya, like some other Malayan fruits, is pretty much
      n a palatable papaya !—Straits Times, Jan. 17.  -  262 words
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      R.R.I. FINDINGS.
      257 6 St*aits Times, lan*17. An impoi-tant fact established by the Rubber R<*s«arch Institute is that rubber Headlines are almost as useful as leguminous covers for the purpose of restoring nitrogen to the soil through the decay of their leaves and stems, so that if the mouldy rot problem can
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      THE OEHLERS EGG.
      182 6 and Lucky Ton*,, Dconport.”—Straits Times, Jan. 17. Who care3 about the slump anyway. In moments of supreme optimism we may have the courage to say that we ail do, more or less—with the exception of one family. In Singapore we know who Lhut family is; just mention
      and * Lucky Ton*,, Dconport.”—Straits Times, Jan. 17.  -  182 words
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      ONE MAN IN A BOAT.
      224 6 Straits Times, Jan. 18. In the course of his journey round the world a good many people in Singapore and Penang met Capt. Edward Miles, >v.n"r end skipper of a one-man boat. They will be glad, therefore, to learn that he arrived back safely in
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      MORE ECONOMY!
      259 6 MORE ECONOMY —Straits Times, Jan. 18. Some of the financial items which will "o»n» before the Federal Council next Monday arc of unusual interest, more ••specially in new of the reference to IVnang If ill made at the last meeting of the Legislative Council. The Federal Council i« to be
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      A GRAND NOISE.
      299 6 big drum* and the cymbal** —Strait' Times, Jan. 18. For weeks the knowing birds have been whispering that the Wiltshire Regiment possessed something very out of the ordinary in the way of bands and for on e the knowing birds have proved to be right. Elsewhere, the
      big drum* and the cymbal**—Strait' Times, Jan. 18.  -  299 words
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    ALIENS BILL.
    136 6 Prosecutions Under New Ordinance. The introduction of the Aliens Bill resulted in a number of alien women being fined before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Fourth Police Magistrate on Tuesday, for offences under the new Ordinance. Described as the wife of a Dutch subject, Mrs. Tjiang Siang Ko,
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    JAPANESE GOODS IN MALAYA.
    1101 6 Frank Views. CAN BRITAIN MEET COMPETITION (By Our Own Representative.> The further one probes into this subject of Japanese competition here in Singapore, the deeper becomes one’s conviction that it is a matter of the first importance to the commercial life of the city. *»s it
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    SARKIES BROS. BANKRUPTCY SCHEME.
    3454 7 Unanimously Approved By Creditors. TWO COMPANIES. ALTERNATIVE TO FIVE PER CENT. DIVIDEND. A scheme to form Raffles Hotel, with its ancillary businesses, and the E. and O. Hotel. Penang, into two separate companies, to be run by one board of directors, was unanimously approved at a
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    SCOURING THE SEAS FOR SUSPECTS.
    312 8 Police Board Junk Off Bedoh. Th»* seas round Singapore have been scoured by the Marine Police in search of offending junks since the arrest of six Hylams last week and their subsequent conviction under the Aliens Ordinance on charges of attempted illegal entry into the
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    PRINCE ALI KHAN.
    93 8 Royal Visitor Reaches Rangoon. Rrinre Ali Khan, the son of the Aga Khan, who created a Malayan aviation record by flying from Penang to Singapore and back in one day during a visit to this country on Friday, left Penang for Rangoon on Saturday morning. A cable
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    RADIO POSSIBILITIES IN MALAYA.
    1468 8 Local Broadcasts. I municipal building as STATION. A \ision of the extent to which broadcasting could be utilised in Malaga in the future —with a possibility of I he flat roof of the Municipal Building being used as a cen ral transmitting station—was given in the
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    ALLOWED TO SUFFER UNNECESSARILY.
    75 8 Cattle Co. Proprietor Fined $200. Remarking that, the sheep had clearly been neglected and allowed to suffer un necessarily, Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Fourth Police Magistrate, on Saturday, inflicted a fine of $200 or two months’ rigorous im prisonment on M. D. Maricar. the proprietor
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    DROWNING TRAGEDY AT NAVAL BASE.
    403 8 I Death by Misadventure, j OF WEDDING. ON 25th ANNIVERSARY Remarking that it was rather ridiculous to think that the deceased committed suicide because he had knocked down three wooden posts to the side of the road. Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, on
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    MR. W. E. PINE.
    231 8 Death Of Former Singapore Journalist. It is with profound regret that the Straits Times announces the death of a former member of its editorial staff, Mr. Walter Elmore Pine, at the age of 42. Mr. Pine, who had held responsible positions on various newspapers in Ceylon,
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    EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
    38 8 I he Hon. Mr. John Bagnall has been appointed an unofficial member of the I Executive Council of the Straits Settlements in place of the Hon. Mr. F. A. Pledger, who resigns on leaving the Colony.
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    COUNSEL TO BE REPORTED.
    711 9 “Cavalier” Manner. “CONDUCT WHICH MUST STOP.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 16. A complaint by a magistrate of the cavalier manner in which his court was treated by counsel was revealed in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Throne, Chief Justice, today, when His
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    DIVING CHAMPIONS IN SINGAPORE.
    753 9 Olympic Winners. EXHIBITIONS TO BE GIVEN. Three passengers by the President van Buren, which arrived on Saturday, are champion hfgh«divers. They arc Harold “Dutch’* Smith, high diving champion of the 193: Olympic Games. Farid Simaika, an Egyptian, and champion in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympiad, and their
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    ONCE A MILLIONAIRE IN PENANG.
    702 9 Lim Chin Guan Examined In Bankruptcy. (From Our Own Corraapondeftt.) Penang, Jan. 13. In the Supreme Court today, Lim Chin Guan, one-time reputed to be a millionaire, was publicly examined in bankruptcy. The bankrupt said he was 62 years of age and had nine children,
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    Possibilities Of Penang Hill Development.
    8820 10 GOVERNOR PAINTS A GLOWING PICTURE. Unofficial Oppose New Singapore Prison. Perhaps it was not inappropriate to the occasion but at the meeting of the Legislative Council in Penang on Monday the problems of the northern Settlement bulked large. The need for the development of Penang
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    RECORD RUN.
    128 12 Hong Kong To Singapore In 3 Days. The Italian line, Lloyd Triestino, claims the “blue riband” ‘of the China Seas. The claim is made because the s.s. Conte Wide reached Singapore on her homeward run at 2 p.m. on Saturday, exactly <2 hours after leaving Hong Kong, covering
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2445 13 A Malayan Editor In Java —“IVot The Remotest Hope”—T he Planters’ Reply —Daylight Saving On Estates Dr. Tempany Honoured R.R.I. Questions. (By Oar Planting Correspondent) THE leading article entitled The Dutch View which appeared in the Straits Times of last Monday has been read with very close
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    A ROYAL AIR HUSTLER.
    473 13 I Prince Ali Khan. FROM PENANG AND BACK IN A DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 13. Prince Ali Khan, the son of the Agm Khan, is one of the greatest air bustler* who have yet visited Malaya. He letffc Penang this morning and
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2171 14 Malaria la The Countryside—A Dangerous Delusion—W hy Malay Babies Die —Urban And Rural Figures—A Significant Contrast Malaya’s Duty To The Peasant. <•*7 Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) TO what extent is the rural population of Malaya being protected aguin<i malaria This question was raised j
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    ALIENS ORDINANCE.
    280 14 Applying for Certificates Of Admission. The Immigiation Officer, Singapore, wishes it to be known that aliens residing in the Colony may. if they wish, apply for certificates of admission. Application forms are available either at t Ye office of the Immigration Officer in the Chinese Protectorate or at
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    R.A.F. VISIT.
    137 14 Four Machines Arrive From India. I A flight of four Wapiti aircraft boi to Number 28 (Army Co-opera- tion) Squadron arrived at Seletar at 4.40 p.ra. on Jan. U from Taiping. The aircraft, which had been carrying out a long distance exercise flight left Ambala. their home station,
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    EARL OF HARROWBY.
    58 14 Earl of Harrowby, who arrived at the end of last month on a visit to fa'aya* left Singapore for Java on Jan. Id. He will return here in time to sail fo *L h°me on the Carthage on Feb. 3. The Earl, who is 68 years of
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    JAPAN’S TRADE IN MALAYA.
    1407 15 Growth of Intense Competition. PIECE GOODS. “Wipes the Floor” With Rivals. (By Our Own Representative). The Japanese population in Malaya, which is included among other nationalities in the 1931 census report, is very small. I am informed there are only 6.000 of that nationality in this
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    ILLEGALLY ENTERED COLONY.
    358 15 Hylams Charged Under Aliens Law. Six Hylams, charged in the Second Police. Court, on Jan. 11 before Mr. A. W. Hay with attempted illegal entry into the Colony, pleaded guilty, and were fined $10 each or in default two weeks rigorous imprisonment. This was the first prosecution
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    RUPTURED SPLEEN.
    120 15 Wonderful Recovery By Chinese. Operated upon for a raptured spleen, a Chinese made a wonderful recovery and is now the complainant in a case of alleged assault which was mentioned on Jan. 11 before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge. The accused, two Chinese, Lee Beng
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    CHINESE CONSUL.
    133 15 Change at Penang Causes Surprise. A sensation was caused in Penang in the Chinese community by the announcement by Dr. Louis Ngaosiang Tchou, Special Commissioner sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nanking, who is now in Penang, to the effect that Mr. Hsieh Hsiang, the Chinese Consul
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    JOHORE ADVISER IN CAR SMASH.
    488 15 Two Injured. CHINESE DRIVER CHARGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 11. The General Adviser to Johore, the Hon. Dr. R. O. Winstedt, and Mrs. Winstedt were involved in a serious motor accident yesterday afternoon at the first mile on the Johore Bahru-Batu Pahat
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    JOHORE WEDDING.
    232 15 Mr. G. A. C. Field and Misa E. M. Murray. On the afternoon of Jan. 10 at St. Christopher’s Church, Johore Bahru, the wedding took place of Mr. George A. C. Field, of the Sarawak Civil Service, and Miss Elsie M. Murray, daughter of the late Rev. D.
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    COUNTERFEIT TRADE MARK.
    1229 16 Japanese Prosecution. SEQUEL TO FALLING OFF IN TRADE. serious deterioration in their cotton goods trade led to inquiries being made hv a long-established Japanese export firm, and the sequel was heard before Mr H Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Jan. 12 when Sing Vu I’ong the
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    DUTCH MAIL.
    99 16 Sibajak Delayed By Repairs. The Rotteidam Llofd steamer Sibajak, which developed propeller trouble on the outward journey at Port Sudan, did not reach Singapore from Java until Tuesday. I he Sibajak was five days late in arriving at Singapore from Holland, it will be remembered, as a result
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    PASSENGERS.
    184 16 The following passengers Sailed on the Uajputana which left London on Dec. 23 for the Straits: Mrs. E. M. Barr, Mr. A. Bassett, Mr. I). Bourke-Burrowjs, Mr. E. Bngot, Mrs. Bagpt, Mr. F. Blackwell, Mr. T. Chowns, Mrs. T. Chowns and two children. Mr. A Carson, Mr. G. H.
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    JAPANESE PINE INDUSTRY.
    748 16 May Rival Malaya. A WARNING FROM FORMOSA. In the course of a recent interview with the Straits Times. Dr. H. Ternpany. C.B.E.. Director of Agriculture. S.S. and F.M.S.. addressed a serious warning to the pineapple industry of Malaya. Legislation.” he stated. is under consideration at the present
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    PINE PACKERS AND GOVERNMENT.
    597 16 At Cross Purposes. OBJECTION TO GRADING PROPOSALS. Events in the potential £1,000.000 a year Malayan pineapple industry are moving quickly. The Straits Times learns that Lh\ H. A. Tempany, C.B.E., Director of Agriculture, S.S. and FJVI.S., visited Singapore this week and, in company with Mr. I).
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      RELEASE OF SPY DEMANDED.
      618 21 her territory.—Union Times and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chinese Abandon Chiumenkow. MANY CASUALTIES. Fierce Hand-to-Hand Fighting. Shanghai, Jan. 14. A new Japanese threat has intensified the already tense atmosphere at Uhinwangtao. Following the dls-* appearance of a Manchukuo spy the Japanese commander has issued a protest
      her territory.—Union Times and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  618 words
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      BLACK PROSPECTS.
      269 21 .—Reuter. Jehol to be Given To Manchukuo Paris, Jan. 13. Prospects in the Far East are black in j the opinion of M. Martel (who is proceeding to Tokio via Shanghai and Peking), according to the Petit Journal. His pessimism seems to be based on the impression here
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      COL. T. W. WHITE.
      124 21 —Reuter. Australian Minister For Trade. Melbourne, Jan. 13. Col. T. W. White has been appointed to succeed Sir Henry Gullett as Minister for Trade and Customs. Sir Henry resigned on the ground of ill-health.—Reuter. Lieut.-Col. White is M.P. for Balaclava in the Australian House of Representatives.
      —Reuter.  -  124 words
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      SEAPLANE DISASTER.
      50 21 Reuter Wireless. Machine Overturns In Heavy Sea. Algiers, Jan. 11. A postal seaplane overturned today in a heavy sea while leaving for Marseilles. The wireless operator was killed but the pilot and mechanic escaped unhurt. Only one mail-bag has so far been recovered. The plane carried no passengers.
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      CHAOTIC SITUATION IN THE EAST.
      195 21 —Reuter. Why Philippines Bill Was Vetoed. Washington, Jan. 13. The House of Representatives, by 274 to 94, has overridden President Hoover’s j veto of the Philippines Bill, but it is very unlikely that the Senate will follow suit. Mr. Hoover sent a communication to Congress
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      AIDING UNEMPLOYED.
      195 21 —British Wireless. Ways to Spend Enforced Leisure. Rugby, Jan. 12. Schemes for helping unemployed to 3ptnd their enforced leisure im congenial and helping ways which the Prince of Wales is doing so much to foster have been launched in nearly 200 towns. In the larger towms several schemas
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      BOOT’S TRANSFER.
      97 21 —Reuter. Banned by Chancellor Of Exchequer. London, Jan. 12. It is officially announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has banned the proposed arrangement for the transfer of the financial control of the Boot’s Pure Drug Company from the United States to Great Britain.—Reuter. It was previously stated
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      MR. J. F. OWEN.
      33 21 Rumoured Retirement From Malaya House. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14. It is rumoured here that Mr. J. K. Owen, the Deputy Agent of Malaya House, is resigning.
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      LEAGUE MUST TAKE ACTION.
      493 21 —Reuter. Union’s Resolution. BRITISH ANXIETY AS j TO FUTURE. London, Jan. 13. A specially convened meeting of the League of Nations Union executive, attended by Sir Austen Chamberlain, Lord Lytton and Lord Eustace Percy, passed a resolution urging that effective action bo taken through the League
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      TRUSTEE SECURITIES.
      87 21 —Reuter. Chancellor’s Previous Request Withdrawn. London, Jan. 13. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has withdrawn his previous request with regard to new issues except foreign (outside Empire) issues and the optional replacement of existing issues by new issues ranking as trustee securities and involving underwriting
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      DISORDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      159 22 Reuter. Bloemfontein Scenes. HOSTILITY TO Mk. RODS. Bloemfontein, Jan. 15. Astonishing scenes of rowdyism occuiied at a meeting in the town had. Opponents shouted down Mr. I lelman Poos and a free fight followed. The police escorted Mr. Rook from the build:hr and ugly scenes occurred
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      SPANISH EXILES.
      136 22 —Reuter. Fourteen Days in Open Boat. Lisbon, Jan. 15. Twenty-nine Spanish exiles, fugitives from the penal settlement at Kio de Oro landed this evening at Sesimbra, a fishing village near here. They stated that en route from Kio de Oro they were several times compelled to change from
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      TRADE ENVOY.
      85 22 —Reuter. Mr. Kwung Visits Germany’s President. Berlin, Jan. 13. Mr. Kwung, the Chinese Government’s industrial envoy, was received by President von Hindenburg this morning and, with the help of the Chinese Minister to Berlin as interpreter, conversed with him for a short time, explaining the purpose of his
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      JUNKER INTERESTS.
      61 22 i—Reuter. Snubbed By New German Government. Berlin, Jan. 12. The Government has snubbed the powerful Junker interests represented by the National Agrarian League by announcing r€ usa t- 0 have any further dealings with the League. The action followed a hostile statement issued by the league chiefs, Warmbold
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      TEA FOR RUSSIA.
      64 22 —Reuter. English Association Arranges Big Supplies. rc As ot > ut ion, London, has arranged for the sale to Centrosoiim (England), Ltd., of 7,000,000 pounds of te for supply to Russia in 1933. The tea will be supplied from a hundred punting concerns, purchased through Wctions and
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      SHOOTING AFFRAY IN BAGHDAD.
      84 22 —Reuter Wireless. Scottish Engineer Wounded. Baghdad, Jan. 11. Mr James Strachan, a Scottish engineer employed by the Irrigation Department, was wounded and his head-clerk, an Iraqui, was shot dead in a shooting a fray in their office. The assailant is alleged to be another Iraqui, a
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      SOVIET METHODS.
      115 22 —Reuter. Fears of New Passport System. Moscow, Jan. 14. As a sequel to the decree which is being enforced from tomorrow, establishing a passport system for all citizens with the object of ridding the cities of “unsocial elements and regulating the supply of labour throughout Russia, many families
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      VERDICT REVERSED.
      92 22 Reuter. Murder of American Millionaire. New York, Jan. 14. The verdict of guilty passed last March on Sadako, a Japanese housemaid, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the second degree of Mr. J. William Shatz, a millionaire sportsman, has been reversed by the Supreme Court
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      LADY BAILEY.
      87 22 Reuter. Flight to Cape in Spite Of Influenza. London, Jan. 15. Lady Bailey left Croydon at 2.40 a.m. in a Puss Moth machine in an attempt to beat Mrs. Mollison’s record for a flight to the Cape. She landed at Oran at 3.30 p.m., however, and it was
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      DUTCH WORKERS IN S.S.
      68 22 Allowances For Government Employees. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 11. It is stated that other regulations have been made in respect of the extra allowances of Dutch Government employees of the Department of Shipping stationed in Singapore. From February, the allowance will be 25 per
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      TRADE IN ARMS.
      61 22 at war or threatening war.—Reuter wireless. Washington, Jan. 11. President Hoover’s appeal to Congress for closer control of the trade in arms brought a quick reply from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which today approved the resolution that the President be authorised to place an embargo on
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      SIR ROBERT JONES.
      147 22 Reuter. Death of Famous Surgeon. London, Jan. 16. The death has occurred of Sir Kobe} t Jones, Bart., the well-known surgeon.— Reuter. Sir Robert Jones, who was regarded as the leading authority on orthopaedic surgery in Great Britain, was born in 1858 and created a Baronet in
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      SUBSIDISED SHIPPING.
      95 22 British Wireless. Intense Competition With Britain. Rugby, Jan. 1*2. Mr. W. L. Hitchens, chairman of Cammoll Lairds, the weil-known British firm of shipbuilders, when launching the new Mersey ferry today, called attention to the serious competition British shipping was experiencing from the subsidised shipping of other nations. He
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
      139 22 making’ a tour of inspection.—British Wireless. Great Increase in Traffic To Cape. Rugby, Jan. 12. The Imperial Airways’ Croydon to Cape Town air route, which was established less than a year ago, is being operated with remarkable success. There was r.o vacant seat yesterday in the giant machine
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      BURNING STEAMER.
      86 22 —Reuter. Silence After the First S. 0. s. Tokio, Jan. 12. An intercepted wireless message indicates that a Soviet vessel has been hurriedly dispatched from Nikolaevsk to the rescue of the Sakhalin which is burning furiously.—Reuter. Distress signals were received from the Sakhalin on Friday but after her
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      MR. ROOSEVELT.
      78 22 —Reuter. Formulating Foreign Affairs Policy. New York, Jan. 14. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Swanson have been discussing United States participation in the Disarmament Conference, war debts and other foreign affairs. The Herald-Tribune declares this is another indication that Mi. Roosevelt is proceeding with the formulation of foreign policy
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      GOLD STANDARD AND WAR DEBTS.
      261 22 standard for good and all.”—British Wireless. Necessary Conditions. REASONABLE ACCESS TO MARKETS. Rugby, Jan. 10. When the Preparatory Committee of Experts for the Economic and Monetary Conference resumed sitting at Geneva today the Italian representative, Count Beneduce. expressed the general approval of the proposal made
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      CATTLE DISEASE.
      89 22 Twenty-Eight Counties Affected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14. Starting from Reading, foot and mouth disease has spread rapidly and is now sweeping through 28 English counties, inflicting severe loss to farmers and dealers ami dislocating markets and the movement of stock. The Ministry of Agriculture has
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      HAMPSTEAD MURDER.
      96 22 Police Closing In On Furnace. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14. A huge force of police is being concentrated on the Camden Town district by Scotland Yard, following information that James Furnace, the wanted man in the Hampstead murder, has returned. It has now’ been established that
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      EX-KAISER ANGRY.
      103 22 Reuter Wireless. Shattered Hopes Of Dynasty Being Restored. Berlin, Jan. lilt is reported that the ex-Kaiser, disappointed in Hitler, from whom he hoped for the restoration of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, has ordered his Nazi son, Prince August Wilhelm, to leave the Hitler Party and go to Italy. The
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      IN A FRIENDLY MANNER.
      474 23 —Reuter. Sir F. Lindley Calls On Count Uchida. “CHINA WILL FIGHT.” If League Gives No Satisfaction. Tokio, Jan. 13. It is authoritatively stated that Sir Francis Lindley, the British Ambassador to Japan, acting on instructions, visited Count L cluda, the Japanese Foreign Minister, vestetfiay, and, it
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      R.A.F. DISASTER.
      50 23 —Reuter. Giant Flying Boat In Collision. A giant Royal Air Force flyingboat collided with a naval launch in •Plymouth Sound and sank almost immediately. One of the crew of nine is believed to have been drowned. The remainder escaped from the closed cockpit by opening the sliding roof.
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      WILL REMIT LAND ANNUITIES.
      112 23 —Reuter. Mr. Cosgrave and The Farmers’ Vote. Dublin, Jan. 12. Mr. Cosgrave, in a dramatic counterbid for the decisive farmers’ vote, stated at Kildare that if he was returned he would remit the land annuities for November and December, 1932, June, November and December, 1933, and
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      BRITISH COTTON.
      142 23 Reuter. Effects of Japanese Competition. London, Jan. 12. The exports of cotton yarn for 1932 exceeded the volume of either of the two previous years, according to the annual report of the yarn section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. India, Rumania and China accounted for the most
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      TROTSKY’S DAUGHTER
      82 23 —Reuter. Found Dead from Gas Poisoning. Berlin, Jan. 11. Frau Volkow (nee Bronstein), who is credibly reported to have been Trotsky’s daughter, was found dead from gas poisoning today. She had recently been worried over the threat of eviction from Germany, where she was undergoing treatment for lung
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      BETTER POSITION IN ALWAR.
      205 23 —Aneta-Havas. British Troops Relieve Situation. Alwar, Jan. 11. The arrival of "Brit’sh troops has considerably improved f he situation, and no further clashes are repotted. The civil population of Ramgarh and the adjoining villages have left their homes in order to give the troops a free
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      IRISH ELECTION.
      126 23 Reuter. Determination to Maintain Order. Dublin, Jan. 11. The big parties are united on one important point in the election campaign, namely the determination to maintain order. Mr. de Valera, in a speech at Xavan, Co., Meath, appealed to his supporters to give their opponents an undisturbed hearing.
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      39 23 —British Wireless. Reported To Be Much Better. Rugby, Jan. 10. Mr. Lloyd George, who is suffering from a slight chill, is reported to be much bettor but will remain indoors for two or three days.—British Wireless.
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      ARMY FOOTBALLERS MAKE GOOD IMPRESSION
      66 23 The soccer team of the 1st batt. the Wiltshire Regiment appeared for the first time in Singapore on Thursday in opposition to the Chinese, and made a good impression in a match which ended in a draw of one all. The players are: back row—Nutland.
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      FIRE RISKS AT SEA.
      318 23 Reuter. —Aneta-Havas. —British Wireless. French Decision. DRASTIC CHANGES*IN CONSTRUCTION. Pari.*, Jan. 12. The Georges Phillipar and Atlantique disaster? are expected profoundly to affect the construction of French liners, in accordance with the comprehensive recommendations of the Minister of Merchant Marine to Parliament. The recommendations involve the
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      HONG KONG MURDER.
      169 23 —Reuter. Cheng Kwok-yau to Be Executed. Hong Kong. Jan. 12. It is officially announced that the Governor-in-Council declined to accede to the petition asking for the remission of the death sentence on Cheng Kwok-yau. It is learned unofficially that the accused will be executed on Monday. —Reuter.
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      RUBBER IN N.E.I.
      70 23 —Aneta. Variation in Percentage Out of Tapping. Batavia, Jan. 12. At the end of November 2.3 per cent, of the area of rubber under cultivation in the Netherlands East Indies was out of tapping. The percentage out of tapping varied considerably throughout the year being as follows
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      SEEKING FOR A FORMULA.
      295 24 —Reuter. U.S. and Russia May Be Asked to Join. MORE FIGHTING. Chinese Hang On Grimly At Chiumenkow. London, Jan. 12. T} ie week beginning on Monday likely to mark a very phftf e in the Sino-Japanese disrussions at Geneva. Within a few days of the rt
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      OIL DISPUTE.
      327 24 —Reuter. Persia Wants to “Settle Out of Court.” London. Jan. 11. Th re is at present every indication that the Anglo-Persian CM Co. dispute will take its course before the League of Nat <»ns, notwithstanding indications that the Persian Government is very anxious to ".-ottle out of court.”
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      AIR PASSENGERS’ ESCAPE.
      68 24 Reuter. French London-Paris Liner Catches Fire. Paris, Jan. 14. Three British passengers on a French aeroplane proceeding from Le Bourget to Croydon had a miraculous escape from *arfh when the machine caught fire in the air near Poix. The pilot managed to land the blazing machine in
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      CLOSE DOWN.
      242 24 persation.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Ominous Warning At Tientsin. Shanghai, Jan. 13. The Central Government has instructed Marshal Chang Hsuch hang to resist the Japanese invasion and to refuse all peace negotiations unless the Japanese troops are withdrawn from Shar.haikwan. Marsha' Ch.ang Kai-shek has now
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      MR. WANG CHING-WEI.
      99 24 Reuter. Mystery of Departure From Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 11. Mr. Wang Ching-wei has left the sanatorium at Tuebingen and is proceeding to China via Marseilles. The reason for his sudden departure is understood to be the latest developments in China. Berlin, later. An element of mystery has
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      FARM RELIEF.
      80 24 Reuter. Duties and Levies In United States. Washington, Jan. 13. I he House of Representatives passed the Domestic Allotment Farm Relief Bib providing bounties for producers who reduce production of wheat, cotton, hogs, tobacco and rice. The House eliminated the proposed duty on jute and added a levy
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      CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
      38 24 —Reuter. Trotzky Sues A Spanish Newspaper. Madrid, Jan. 12. Irotzky is claiming £*250,000 damages against the weekly newspaper EstanVpa for the publication of an article attacking talin which Trotzky alleges was wrongly attributed to him.—Reuter.
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      RUBBER RESEARCH BILL.
      98 24 —Reuter. Contributions by All Manufacturers. London, Jan. 11. The text is issued of a Pill to ensure the continuance of ‘he development of scientific and industrial research in i ubber and to place the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers, which hitherto has been supported voluntarily, on
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      POLICEMAN HOSTAGE.
      103 24 .—Reuter. Sydney Street Affray In Madrid. Madrid, Jan. 12. Eighteen desperadoes barricaded in a house at Casas Viejas, near Cadiz, with a policeman as hostage, were blown to pieces by hand grenades thrown by Civil Guards. The policeman had an amazing escape, leaping from a window unhurt after
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      NO TRUE BILL.
      95 24 Manslaughter Charge Against Lord Howard. London, Jan. 12. Lord Howard of Effingham was discharged todav on a count of manslaughter, the jury returning no true bill." Lord Howard of Effingham is the eldest son of the Earl of Effingham. He was charged as a sequel to the
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      OFFICIAL SECRETS.
      79 24 Reuter. Mr. Compton Mackenzie Fined £100. London, Jan. 12. Mr. Compton Mackenzie, the novelist, was fined £100 at the Old Bailey today and ordered to pay £100 costs on a charge under the Official Secrets Act, to which he pleaded guilty. His book Greek Memories,” according to the
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      FRENCH BUDGET.
      71 24 —Reuter. Proposals Adopted By The Cabinet. Paris, Jan. 11. The Cabinet unanimously passed M. ('herons Budget proposals, but there will be no borrowing and the Government will therefore not fall through internal dissensions, as had been rumoured. The proposals will be submitted to Parliament on Tuesday. The Government
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      THE PHILIPPINES.
      48 24 —Reuter President Will Veto The New Bill. Washington, Jan. 12. The Philippines Independence Bill will be vetoed by President Hoover and an announcement in this connection will be made in Congress tomorrow, according S r ne p’ the Re P ublican of thf House of Representatives.—Reuter
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      BRITISH TREASURY INTERVENES.
      188 24 .—Reuter. Boot’s Company Sale. FEAR OF EFFECT ON DOLLAR EXCHANGE. London, Jan. 13. It is understood that the Treasury has requested the suspension of the negotiations for the transfer of the financial control of the Boot’s Pure Drug Company from the United States to Great Britain until
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      PROTECTING COTTON.
      130 24 Reuter. Measures Advocated By Lancashire. London, Jan. 13. A further step in the unofficial movement to secure protection of the Lancashire cotton trade from Japanese competition was taken in Manchester today at a meeting of representatives of all sections of the industry. A resolution was passed calling on
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      KINGSFORD SMITH.
      76 24 —Reuter. Flight from Australia To New Zealand. New Plymouth, Jan. 11. A 1,200-mile flight from Australia to New Zealand has been completed by Air Commodore Sir Kingsford Smith and four companions in the aeroplane Southern Cross. They left Sydney at 2.50 a.m. and landed and 7 p.m.. being
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      TURKISH CURRENCY.
      89 24 —Reuter. New Silver Coinage Being Issued. Istanbuh Jan. 11. New silver coinage is to be issued by the Turkish Government to replace the present banknotes to the amount of £3.400.000 sterling. They comprise denominations of one Turkish pound, 50 piastres and 25 piastres, roughly corresponding to 3s., Is.
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      CABINET RESIGNS.
      42 24 —Reuter. Dispute With The King In Rumania. Bucharest, Jan. 12. The Maniu Government has resigned as the result of a dispute between the King and the Cabinet over the dismissal of two police officials, which the King refused to sanction.—Reuter.
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      KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
      457 25 the certain doom of Japan herself.—Reui ter. Japan Can Do What She Will”—The Observer. JEHOL INVASION. Chinese Still Resisting Stubbornly. London, Jan. 16. It is known all over the world, and not least in Japan, that the leading European Powers have no intention of resorting
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      GENEVA “ TEST.”
      177 25 GENEVA TEST.” —Router. A shea of the League’s Reputation. London, Jan. 15. “On the League ‘ground’ a* Geneva a Test match even more important than that at Adelaide begins tomorrow. The com test is for the ‘ashes’ of the League’s reputation as umpire in international disputes,” declares Mr. Wickham Steel
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      U.S.A. AND JAPAN.
      118 25 —Reuter. Concern at Occupation Threat. New York, Jan. 14. Because it is felt that the British representations to Japan following events at Shanhaikwan were sufficient, the State Department does not contemplate instructing the American Ambassador to Tokio to make representations similar to Sir Francis Lindley’s, declares the
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      “RED” ARMIES.
      83 25 —Reuter. An Offer to Fight Against Japan. Shanghai, Jan. 15. The leaders of the Communist armies in China have issued a manifesto declaring that they are willing to fight with the Government forces against the Japanese invasion, provided that military operai tions against the Chinese “Soviet” districts are
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      “HOME TO DEATH.”
      154 25 Japanese M.P. Expecting To be Assassinated. (From Our Owm Correspondent.) London. Jan. 14. Mr. Yukio Ozaki, the septuagenarian Japanese statesman, left London for Japan yesterday “knowing full well that when 1 arrive I shall meet certain death at the hands of waiting assassins.” The reason is that
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      LEAVING SUMATRA.
      68 25 Farewell Party Honours Dr. Spillane. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 11. On Friday last a small party gathered at the home of Mr. Winckley, the manager of Padang Tjermin Estate, for a farewell party in the honour of Dr. Spillane, formerly the physician of the United Langkat.
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      BULGARIA’S PRINCESS.
      53 25 —Reuter. Daughter Born To Queen Joanna. Sofia, Jan. 13. A daughter was born here today to Queen Joanna.—Reuter. Queen Joanna was formerly PrincesGiovanna, daughter of the King of Italy. She was married to the 36-year-old King Boris of Bulgaria at Assisi in October 1930. She was then 23
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      CLUE TO FATE OF HINKLER.
      118 25 ,—Reuter. Aeroplane Searching Swiss Alps. Basle, Jan. 16. A clue as to Mr. Bert Hinkler’s whereabouts has been received, and Capt. Hope on arrival here will begin a search for the missing airman. A British tourist states that he saw a machine probably Hinkler’s flying
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      BUSINESS SECRETS.
      101 25 Britisher on Trial In Java. (From Our Own Correspondent-! Medan, Jan. 11. Leo William, a British employee of the firm of Ross, Taylor and Co., Ltd., is being charged before the Council of Jusi tice in Sourabaya with giving away a business secret of the firm. The accused
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      NAZI’S SUCCESS.
      62 25 ,—Reuter. Substantial Gains In Election. Berlin, Jan. 16. The barometer vote in the Diet election at Lippe has resulted in substantial gains for the Nazis, whose vote exceeds that at the last elections by 5,000. The Nazis get nine seats and the Socialists seven. The result will probably
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      CAPT. R. E. SASSOON.
      53 25 ,—Reuter. Death of Noted Amateur Rider. London, Jan. 17. Capt. R. E. Sassoon, the amateur rider and millionaire sportsman, died in London from the effects of injuries sustained at Lingfield Park on Jan. 11. when his mount Clear Note fell at the second fence in the
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      SLOW TAX COLLECTIONS.
      96 25 Britain Faced With Budget Deficit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14. Income tax returns to date show an unsatisfactory position, and it is anticipated that the Chance'lor of the Exchequer may possibly again appeal to the nation to make a great effort to save the country’s
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      MR. COOLIDGE.
      36 25 .—Reuter. Whole Estate Left To Widow. Northampton, Mass., Jan. 18. By the will of ex-President Coolidge all his estate, personal and real, goes to his widow. The estate is unofficially estimated at $500,000. —Reuter.
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      EARTH TREMORS.
      37 25 —Reuter. London, Jan. 14. A fault in the Pennine Valley is believed to he the cause of earth tremors in northwest Englund this morning, centred on Manchester. Buildings were damaired but no casualties occurred. —Reuter.
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      PROCLAIMING HOLY YEAR.
      290 25 —Reuter. The Papal Bull. REMISSION OF DEBTS URGED. i Rome, Jan. 16. The Papal Bull promulgating the Holy Year was read to a huge crowd from tha portico of St. Peter’s this morning. The Bull gives details of the celebra* tions to be held and announces that
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      FRANCE’S BUDGET.
      180 25 —Reuter. May Cause Downfall Of Ministry. London, Jan. 16. M. Cheron’s Budget proposals include the reduction of Cabinet Minister*' salaries by 10 per cent., and the highest scale reductions will also be applied to civil servants. Reductions of expenditure range from 150,000,000 to 300,000,000 francs in all departments
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      RUMANIA.
      65 25 —Reuter. Only One Change In New Cabinet. Bucharest, Jan. 16. A new Cabinet has been formed under the Premiership of I)r. Vaidavoevod. There are no changes except in the Ministry of Interior, where M. Mihalalce is replaced, by M. Mironescu.—Reuter. The Cabinet resigned owing to a di.v. agreement with
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      DISTRESS SIGNALS.
      57 25 —Reuter. Feared Loss Of Russian Steamer. London, Jan. 12. Anxiety is felt for the safety of tho Soviet vessel, Sakhalin, carrying 200 passengers and 64 crew, following distress signals which were picked up this morning, indicating that the ship is in serious danger between Kamchatka and Saghaliru Attempts
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      POLICY OF NON-INTERVENTION.
      272 26 Better Atmosphere At Geneva. BRITISH VIEWS. Drastic Action Opposed. Geneva, Jan. 16. The atmosphere of the Manchurian issue ha> somewhat improved as a result of the compromise upon the committee of Nineteen’.* draft resolution. The new formula is apparently not entirely unTokio i. expected tomorrow, whereupon the
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      SOVIET AND JAPAN.
      140 26 Peaceful Regulation Of Difficulties.” Moscow, Jan. 17. The Government publishes a long account of an exchange of Notes between Russia and Japan regarding the proposal for a pact of non-aggression, in which it is stated that the Japanese Government, thinks it preferable to exchange opinions regarding the
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      “NOT OUR QUARREL.”
      346 26 —Reuter. Action of ‘Sentimentalists’ Condemned. London, Jan. 16. The demands of the sentimentalists that drastic action should be taken by the League against Japan are vigorously denounced in the Daily Mail. The paper asserts that it would be the greatest possible mistake to pre-judge the issue and
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      THE SOUTH-WEST.
      282 26 To Unite Against Japanese. Shanghai, dan. 16. After many meetings the Sougth-West Political Council has decided that the South-West provinces should unite against the Japanese and urge on the Central Government the necessity of an immediate mobilisation. It was also decided to appoint civil and military leaders for
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      “MEANT NO HARM.”
      171 26 -Reuter Wireless. Judge on Mr. Compton Mackenzie. London, Jan. 12. Mr. Compton Mackenzie was fined £100 at the Old Bailey and also had to pay 1*100 costs. He pleaded guilty to charge under the Official Secrets’ Act and the Court was cleared during part of the hearing.
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      PHILIPPINES AND INDEPENDENCE.
      85 26 —Reuter. Neutralisation Report Denied. Washington, Jan. 16. Col Stimson said today that ho ha i no knowledge of any unofficial approaches being made by the United States to Japan for the neutralisation of the Philippines, as reported in the Japanese newspaper Nichi Nichi. Manila. Jan. 1ft. The
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      RAILWAY PROBLEMS.
      163 26 i. —Reuter Wireless. Further Reduction In Wages. London, Jan. 1ft. That the grave difficulties with which the railway companies are faced justify a departure from the standard fixed by national agreement is the conclusion reached by the chairman in his report on the findings of the Railway Wages
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      CONVERSION LOAN.
      188 26 —Reuter Wireless. Why Chancellor’s Request Was Drawn. Ixrndon. Jan. 13. A statement issued by the Treasury announces Now that the series of operations directly associated with the conversion of the 5 per cent. War Loan are about to be completed by the repayment on Feb. 1 of 5
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      R.A.F. DISASTER.
      108 26 anoard the launch were hurt.— Reuter Y\ ireless. Cause Of Flying Boat Crash. London, Jan. 12. It was owing to the tip of a wing coluiin£ with a Naval Dockyard launch that the huge R.A.F. flying-boat crashed into the sea at Plymouth Sound today. The mishap was seen
      anoard the launch were hurt.—Reuter Y\ ireless.  -  108 words
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      MORE FARE CUTS.
      36 26 (hiom Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 11. The local agents of the Messageries -laritimes state that passage fares to and from the D. E. I. have been reduced by roughly 40 per cent.
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      ROYAL CHRISTENING PROTEST.
      384 26 —Reuter. Chamber, amid much applause.—Reuter Wireless. “Breach of Contract.” BULGARIAN QUEEN’S RELIGION. Sofia, Jan. l<5. The christening of the Royal Princess yesterday morning according to the rites of the Orthodox Greek Church, whereas Queen Joanna is a Catholic, has called forth a protest from the Vatican. The
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      GOLD STANDARD.
      65 26 —Reuter Wireless. Dollar’s Relation With Foreign Currencies. New Work, Jan. 10. To re-establish a stable relationship between the dollar and foreign currencies is of vital importance to the country’s recovery, declared the chairman of the National City Bank of New York, at the annual meeting of shareholders. He
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      LUNATICS AT LARGE.
      63 26 Criminals’ Escape From Institution. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 14. There was great excitement and apprehension in the vicinity of Brampton State Institution for the Criminal Insane when it became known that four madmen had escaped from custody. Two were later recaptured, but no signs have
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      SAMUEL INSULL.
      43 26 Reuter. May Become a Greek Subject. Athens, Jan. 16. The Greek police have given Samuel Insull temporary permission to stay in Greece, but later Insull will probably be required to accept Greek nationality if he desires to remain in the country.—
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      THIRD TEST MATCH.
      3744 27 Rioter. England’s Happy Position. BIG LEAD. Success In Sight At Adelaide. Adelaide, Jan. 13. The Third Test match opened at Adelaide today before about 30,000 spectators. The wicket was in very good condition, and the weather was sunny, though a cool breeze made conditions ideal. D. R.
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      FRANCE TO BRAZIL.
      72 28 —Reuter. Flight Accomplished In Four Days. Port Natal, Brazil, Jan. 10. The French giant three-engined aeroplane Arc en Ciel arrived safely at 4.40 p.m. from Saint Louis, Senega! which was left at 4.48 a.m. The aeroplane left Marseilles at 10.10 a.m. on Jan. 12.—Reuter. An Aneta-Trans-Ocean message
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      GERMAN COMMUNISTS.
      34 28 .—Reuter. Demonstration Against Japan in IJerlin. Berlin, Jan. Id. Com.mini, t demonstrators Hung stones at the residence of the Japanese military a tache but missed and smashed the windows of neighbouring flat.—Reuter.
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      JAPANESE COTTON.
      65 28 —Reutw. London, Jan. 10. r l he Financial Times’ Hague correspondent states that a Bill providing for the introduction of a 50 per cent, import quota on cotton goods into Holland will be introduced. The Minister of Economic Affairs states that the industrialisation of East Asia hn« created
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      MEERUT CONSPIRACY TRIAL.
      94 28 .—Reuter. Transportation. THREE ENGLISHMEN SENTENCED. New Delhi, Jan. If The three-year Meerut conspiracy trial which has cost £20,000, has ended in the conviction of three Englishmen ar.'i twenty-four Indians for conspiring to deprive the King ol his So\eieignt„* m India. Spratt and Bradley, who were alleged to
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      WINIFRED SPOONER.
      159 28 woman, Miss Winifred Spooner.—Reuter Wireless. Death of Famous Woman Pilot. London, Jan. 13. The death is announced of the airwoman, Miss Winifred Spooner.—Reuter Wireless. Miss Spooner was one of the best pilots of either sex in the world and was the only woman ever to win tho King’s
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      COTTON TRADE.
      140 28 .—Reuter. Comment on Proposal To Form New League. London. .Tan. 14. r 't'iir.Kntir.'c on the u'ton trade re oluticus calling or. the Government to take* piompt and energetic >teps to secure that in India and the Colonic- p.nd Dependencies no import dutie- except for revenue he placed on
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      INCIDENT SETTLED.
      144 28 Ii«' h to the Polish Ambassador.—Route:* VVirelesi*.. Poland's Protest To The B.B.C. London, dan. 10. The British B oadcasting Corporation nnn unices that the Polish broadcast incident has been settled on a friendly basis in tl-c course (>:' a visit made by Sir John Be. h to the
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      CHINESE MISSION.
      34 28 .—Reuter. Dessau, Jan. 11. Dr. Rung the Chinese Minister of ofiinitrcc, who is touring Europe rs u ricnbor of an industrial mission, visited the Junker works today, accompanied bv the Chinese Minister.—Reuter.
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      GLOOMY OUTLOOK IN D.E.I.
      153 28 Further Taxation. POSSIBILITY OF COLLAPSE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Medan, Jan. 16, An unfavourable impression has bee.' created in financial circles by the repor of the Budget committee which has b ee presented to the People’s Council, it j stated that unless an economic reviva occurs
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      BEGUM AGA KHAN.
      105 28 Reuter. Birth of a Son In Paris. Paris, Jan. 17. The Begum Aga Khan gave birth to a son today. Both are doing well.— Reuter. The Begum was formerly Mile. An-’.roe Canon, daughter of a Chambery Hotel proprietor. Her marriage to th Aga Khan took place at
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      PILOT’S DEATH.
      90 28 —Reuter. To Have Made Attempt On Record. London, Jan. Flight-Lieut. P. L. G. Bett, the Ml •••’«vt<d to attempt the long distance r. r ecoi.i flight to the Cape, has died in at Haltor. Buckinghamshire, following an operation.—Reuter. Flight-Lieut. Bett made a non-stop fight to Egypt with Squadron
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      ELECTRIC POWER.
      132 28 to 2,600.000 horse power.—British Wireless. Gigantic Generating Unit For Battersea. Rugby, Jan. i2. An order has been placed for a turbine generating unit of 140,000 horse power for the new super power station at Battersea which will be opened next rummer. This unit is the largest ordered in
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      BLAZING STEAMER.
      74 28 assist the distressed vessel,—Reuter Wireless. Fate Of 254 On Board Still Uncertain. Moscow, Jan. 14. The fate of the Russian steamer Sak kalin. wrecked in the of Okhotsk, 60 miles from Vladivostok yesterday am! report; d to be burning furiously with 254 people on board, is still unknown.
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      COMMITTEE OF 19 DECISION.
      622 29 —Reuter. “Accept It Or Abide By Consequences.” NON-MEMBERS. Japan Does Not Want Interference. Geneva, Jan. 17. It is generally thought in League Circles that yesterday T s decision is tantamount to an ultimatum to both parties to accept the decision of the Committee of Nineteen or
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      INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
      122 29 —Reuter. Senate Override President’s Veto. Washington, Jan. 17. The Senate overrode President Hoover’s veto of the Philippines Independence Bill by 66 to 27. As a result the Bill becomes law and complete independence of the Philippines will be achieved in ten to thirteen years provided the
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      LONDON MURDER.
      215 29 —-Reuter Wireless. Arrest After Intensive Search. London, Jan. 15. Following one of the most intensive police searches in recent years, Samuel James Furnace was arrested at Southend today and charged w»th the murder of Walter Spatchett. Furnace was arrested in the house where he had been staying since
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      FUNG MURDER.
      121 29 longing to a wealthy Ipoh family.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Another Petition to The Governor. Shanghai, Jan. 17. The date of the execution of Cheng Kw«i<-yau has not ycr been announced and a second petition, emphasising that his action in procuring the murder of George Fung in Hong Kong
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      NO NEWS OF LADY BAILEY.
      142 29 Feared Tragedy. J. A. MOLLISON GOES IN SEARCH. London, Jan. 18. If no news is received of Lady Bailey within a few hours, Mr. J. A. Mollison announces that he will start immediately on a search in a new de Haviland sevenseater air liner. He
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      CHILEAN NITRATE.
      99 29 ,—Reuter. Liquidation Of Cosach Company Approved. Santiago de Chile, Jan. 17. The Chamber approved the Government liquidation of the Cosach Nitrate Co. The Finance Minister said the service bonds issued by the Cosach Co. would he guaranteed. He assured the Chamber that the working of nitrates would be
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      SILVER AS CURRENCY.
      93 29 Reuter. New Bill Introduced In United States. Washington, Jan. 17. A Bill aiming at the remonetisation of silver, introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Steagall, chairman of the banking committee, provides that the Secretary of the Treasury will purchase $250,000,000 worth of silver in the
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      SWEDISH BANK.
      83 29 ,—Reuter Wireless. Agreement Over Kreuger Bonds. Stockholm, Jan. 16. An agreement has been reached between the Sw’edish Bank, Skandinaviska Kreditaktieboleget and the International Match Corporation with regard to the German bonds to the nominal value of .£10,000,000 which were handed to the bank by the late Ivar Kreuger,
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      PORTUGESE REFUGEES.
      82 29 Amnesty Eases Difficult Position For D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 11. Many Portugese political criminals, who had been interned in Portugese Timor have sought refuge in the D.E.I., recently causing trouble to the authorities because they often arrive without a single cent. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad now
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      MR. ANDREW MELLON.
      38 29 British Wireless. Rugbv, July. 11. Mr. Andrew Mellon, American Ambassador, reached Southampton in the White Star liner Majestic from New York to resume his duties in London after a brief holiday in America. British Wireless.
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      U.S.A. FACE HUGE DEFICIT.
      126 29 s.—Reuter. Need for Refunding War Bonds. Washington, Jan. 17. A deficit of between $500,000,000 and $700,000,000, exclusive of the sinking fund by the end of the fiscal year ia predicted by President Hoover in a special message to Congress, appealing to it to increase revenues by
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      GERMAN POLITICS.
      381 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. —Reuter Wireless. Important Decisions I Expected. Berlin, Jan. 14. Important political decisions are prophesied for next week as the result of the Chancellor’s negotiations with political leaders, especially Herr Strasser, Hitler’s former chief lieutenant. It is understood that the Chancellor has persuaded Herr Strasser to promise to
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      CAPT. R. E. SASSOON.
      84 29 —Reuter. Tribute To Famous Amateur Rider. London, Jan. 17. Referring to Capt. R. E. Sassoon, the amateur rider and millionaire sportsman, who died as the result of injuries sustained at Lingfield Park on Jan. 11, The Times says he was a fairt ous and popular rider
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  • Sporting News.
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      GOOD FORM OF ALOR STAR.
      789 30 Wins Great Race. SUCCESSFUL DAY AT PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Ian. 12. At the races today the attendance was quite pood for the middle of the week, and some interesting racing was seen. The going was just as fast as on Tuesday. Although
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      CLOSING DAY.
      796 30 Davies Rides Three Winners. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 14. The most interesting race on the closing day of the Penang Turf Club New Year meeting was the sixth for Horses, Class 1, First Division. Favourite on both his previous runs, Limber Up, the Java crack, won
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      INTERESTING HOCKEY AT S.C.C.
      402 30 Match Drawn. REST’S ATTACK FALLS AWAY. Europeans... 1; Eeat...1. The Europeans versus the Rest hockey match on the S.C.C. Padang on Jan 1 was very evenly contested as the tinai score indicated. The Europeans gave a splendid show in the second half. Their opponents had “done
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      ONLY ONE LEAGUE SIDE.
      606 30 Decision at S.C.C. Soccer Meeting. At the annual meeting of the football section of the S.C.C. on Monday it was decided that only one team should lV> entered for the S.A.F.A. League this season, that being in the First Division Mr. O. P. Griffith-Jones, President of
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      TENNIS TEST.
      72 30 —Router. Four More Wins For U.S. Tourists. Sydney, Jan. 13. Today's results in the fourth and final lawn tennis trat match between the touring American team and Australia are as follows: Gledhill (U.S.) beat Quist, 6 —4, 7—5. Vines (U.S.) beat Hopman, 6—3, 6—>5. Allison and Van Ryn
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      SELANGOR WIN MALAYA CUP.
      2029 31 Singapore Handicapped. MEMORABLE BATTLE AT KUALA LUMPUR. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. Selangor won the Malaya Cup in the Rugby final at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, but their satisfaction was marred by the fact that Price, Singapore’s best throe-quarter, suffered a broken rib
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      NORTH vs. SOUTH RUGBY.
      115 31 Teams Chosen For Annual Malayan Game. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 14. The teams for the North vs. South match to be played at the Anson Road Stadium, Singapore, on Jan. 28 were selected at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon as follows North Scott (Perak)
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      HOME RUGBY.
      56 31 O.M.T.’s Beat Cambridge University. London Jan. 1 l. Tlu* following arc the results of nmteh- ns played today:— Notts., Lines I/eicrstershii’v 2<> and Perhv 0 Bedford 3 Coventry :> Birkenhead I\ I* Guy’s 14 Blackhcath Harlequins Bristol 21 R.A.F. 3 Newport <> Gloucester 10 O. M. TVs 13
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      M.C.C. TOURISTS TO VISIT MALAYA ?
      782 31 M.C.C. TOURISTS TO VISIT MALAYA S.C.C. Proposal. 1)R. HOPKINS ELECTED CLUB CAPTAIN. The prospects of a Test match between the M.C.C. tourists and Malaya, to be played in Singapore in 1934, are very bright, for it was revealed at the S.C.C. cricket meeting held on Tuesday that details as to
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      LIGHT BREEZE WITH FITFUL CHANGES.
      690 32 Racing at R.S.Y.C. KATHLEEN FORCED TO RETIRE. Contrary to expectation and the promise of last week the breeze on Sunday morning, when the R.S.Y.C. “A” Class sailed the first race of the Dods Cup, was light and after fitful changes blew from the S.S.K. with
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      F.A. CUP.
      123 32 --Reuter. Interesting Ties In Fourth Round. I.ordon, .Tai 16. I he draw for the fourth round of the 1 oj 1 A s T’ R tion r, ’r- to ho played on Jan. t.K, resulted as follows: Barns, **y I-uton Town vs. Tottenham I ranim-re Rovers vs. Unite<!.
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      982 32 Fight Between Rangers And Motherwell. I The following are the positions to-date in the English and Scottish Leagues: First Division. p. L. P F. A. Fts. Are no I 25 W 5 3 76 39 37 Sheffield Wed. 25 13 U 5 56 37 35 Aston Villa 24
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      SINGAPORE GOLF MATCHES.
      489 32 Win for Keppel Ladies’ Team. I The result of Ue mutch played betveen the ladies of Keppel Golf Club and j Sepoy Lines Golf Cub over the Keppel course on Jar. 11, was a win for the home team by 6* to 1%. Scores were as folI
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      AMAZING RESULTS IN F.A. CUP.
      192 32 Arsenal Beaten. CHELSEA ELIMINATED BY BRIGHTON. Ix>r»don, Jan. 14 The results of matches played today in lv third round of the F. A. Cup wen- ;1> ’ollows: Hull City 0 Sui.di rlar.d Oldham Ath. 0 Tottenham H. Brighton 2 Chelsea f j Bradford C. 2
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      LEAGUE GAMES.
      113 32 —Better The following are the results of matches played in the English and Scottis Leagues: Third Division (Southern). Clapton Orient 4 Crystal Palace 1 r«w>ntry City 5 Cardiff City Newport Co. 1 Bournemouth Notthampton T. 1 Gillingham Torquay Utd. 2 Norwich City 2 Third Division (Northern). Barrow 3
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      INTER-CLUB GOLF.
      358 32 Is and Team Wins At Keppel. A match played between the Kepi el Golf Club and the Island Club on Sunday over the course of the Keppel Golf Club resulted in a win for the visitinp team by 9% to 8Vfe. Results were as follows (Koppcd players mentioned
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      75 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotationn Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d. S Date L’don S’pore Feb. Mar. Apl.June Jan. 12 2 13/82 7 1 16 7 7 16 7 3/16 7V» 13 2 11/32 6% 7*4 7 7% 14 2 5/16 6 13/16 7 3/16 6% 7 16 2
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      21 1 Jan. 12 Tin, S’pore Price $74.62% per picul. ,.13 74.62% ,.14 73.87% 16 73.87% 17 78.87% 18 74.37%
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      123 1 The Singapore Chumber of Commerce Robber Association held its 1,105 th auction, on Jan. 18. when there was catalogued 1,334.867 lb. or 595.92 tons; offered 1,243,125 lb. or 554 96 tons; sold 912,133 lb. or 407.20 tone. Spot. London 2 5/32d. New York 2% cte. PRICES REALISED.
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      PALM OIL AND PALM KERNEL MARKET.
      87 1 Latest buyers’ prices, received by cable by Messrs. Guthrie and Co. for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels. In Bulk.—-c.i.f. landed weights New York Philadelphia 2.12 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. —landed weights Pacific Ports 2.05 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f.—landed weights
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      UNITED ENGINEERS.
      215 1 An extraordinary general meeting of the United Engineers, Ltd., was hold on Friday at the offices of the company in River Valley Road. Mr. J. A. P. Strachan presided and the others present were: The Hon. Mr. W. A. Fell, Messrs. W. H. Macgregor, A. Dobson, B. I.
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      213 1 Production During December. Domestic Production »as ascertained by »*xports from Federated Malay States, Unfederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements of tin end tln-in-ore at 72 p.c. during December, 1932. Tons. Tons. Federated Malay States 1.690 Unfederated Malay States Johore 8 Kedah 8 l’erlis 26 Kelantan nil Trengganu
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      DJASINGA RUBBER.
      368 1 Debit Increased To £20,014. The report of the Djasinga Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., for the year ende 1 June 30, states The leasehold title to the land formerly held in freehold by the N. V. Cultuur Maatschappij Jasinga still awaits formal registration. The leasehold title to Kandangsapi
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      INDRAGIRI RUBBER.
      319 1 Year’s Working Shows Loss of $35,752. The report of Indragiri Rubber, Limited for the year ended Sept. 30, 1932, states: The accounts show a loss on the year’s working of $35,752 (as against a loss of $34,925 for the previous year), which deducted from the amount of $40,984
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      LUMUT RUBBER.
      152 1 Dividend of 2% l >er Cent. Proposed. The report of Lumut Rubber Estates for the year ended Sept. 30 states The crop of rubber harvested amounted to 1,314,892 lb. The average net sab* price, including the estimated value of the unsold portion of the crop, was 2.08d. per
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      SHARE MARKET.
      536 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s share report, dated Jan. 18, states:— With outside conditions showing littie change since our last report, there is an air of apathy over all sections of the local share market and although quotations for the most part keep fairly steady,
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      RUBBER CROPS.
      56 1 Fall in December Outputs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 16. The Rubber Growers’ Association analysis of December crops of 379 companies shows total production of 11,497 tons compared with 12,479 for December 1931, a falling off of 7.9 per cent. Th« 615 companies in the final analysis
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        RUBBER AND CURRENCY MANIPULATION.
        2909 2 To the Editor of the Straits Timet. Sir,—If you art* of the opinion that u sufficiently large section of your readers will be able to stand more of my criticism of rubber market improvement schemes and that certain susceptibilities may bo sacrificed to the chance of
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        DR. BRADDON’S DOUBTS.
        958 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I trust I may be permitted to offer you welcome on your return from your Bourbon tour in the Dutch Indies, upon which it would seem you have learned nothing and forgotten nothing And 1 must confess to envy
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      COPRA.
      23 3 This market remains in a quiet state with an easier tendency. Closing quotations are as follows:—■ Sundried $5.30 per picul. Mixed $4.85
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      380 3 Negotiations to Sell Sekong Estate. Sekong Rubber. The report for the year ended July 31, states:— The estate still remains unoccupied, but quarterly visits are made to it by a European. Negotiations are in progress for the sale of the estate. The profit and loss account shows a
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      58 3 Sedenak Shows Small Loss on Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 16. Sedenak Rubber Estates show a loss on the year ended Oct. 31 of £1,918 compared with a profit of .<*3,952, reducing the carry forward to £12,906. The Federated Selangor Rubber report for 1932 shows preliminary
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      DEC. RUBBER RETURNS.
      301 3 (The figures in brackets denote the output for the corresponding period of 1931). Ayer Kuning;- 111,500 lb Anglo-Malay.— 56,044 li:. A lien by.—50.000 lb. Alor Gajali.—38,300 lb. Ayer Panas. —84,000 lb. Ayer Molek.—1R.987 lb. Bukit Kutil. —15.021 lb. (Deo). Radek (Staffield Estate). —38.0(8' lb. Biadwnll. —25.000 lb.
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      DEC. TIN RETURNS.
      65 3 Renong.—No. 3 Dredgo 290 pels. Dredge closed down Dec. 14. Quota completed. The output for the month of Dec. 1931.—N0. 3 Dredge 423 pels. Semenyih —Output pels 49.00. hr* run 185. hrs. lost 23. hrs. restricted 536 yds 21.000 eu yds. Talam Mines.—246.2G pels. Teleba Tin Dredging.
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      PETALING TIN, LTD.
      344 3 Profit of $434,012 20 Per Cent. Dividend. The report of Staling Tin, Limited, for the year ended Oct. 31 shows that the profit for the year, after due allowance for depreciation and property redemption, amounted to $434,012.88 (£50,634: 16: 9) which, with the nett balance of $228,678.50
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      BANK DIVIDENDS.
      112 3 Barclays (D.C.O.) Maintains Final Rates. Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Dverseas) announces final dividends at .he rate of 5 ~er cent, per annum on the ‘A” and “B” shares, making 4% per cent, for the year to Sept. 30. Tax at 4s. 5d. will be deducted. Similar distributions
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      186 3 MONTHLY RETURN OF COLONY STOCKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS. DECEMBER .11. 1*12 IN TONS \S DECLARED). A. DEALERS' STOCKS. TOTAL. Total dry DRY CREPE. WET DRY DRY rubber as non IT <, d WET ft estimated R.S.S. U.b.S. Estate Remill WET Scrap WET by dealer*. Crepe Blanket
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      844 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Jan. 18. Mining. ■rue V*41. I d Buyers. Sellars. £1 £1 A Ram Kumbang 23/6 26/6 £1 fl Austral Malay 18/- 20/-nom. 5/. E Ayer Hitam Tin 10 '6 11/6 £1 £1 llangrin Tin 11/- 12 A £1 fl Batang Padang 6.06
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      Trade and Finance.
      262 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Jan. 18. BELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/8 16/16 London, 3 months’ sight 2/8 29/32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 7 8 London, 30 days’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, demand 2/3 13/16 London, T.T. 2 3 25/3Lyons nnd Paris, demand 985 Hamburg, demand L’9
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      321 4 Closing Quotations In London. From Our <hv* Correspondent 1 London, Jan, 17. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocks nre given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Jan. 12. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES DEC. 30.
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