The Straits Budget, 28 September 1933

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY I \w. ;.9i6 SINGAPORE, THURSDA Y. SEPTEMBER 28, 19.i;t. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    315 1 I Ml'IKS Page T .nil Schools .1 H >teria 3 Hullo. You Man!” 3-4 A Terrible Indictment 4 Tne Selfish Minority 4-5 C) Long—And So Little! 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 I’n lures Camera Close-ups 17 Oarsmen Out 17 Prize-Winning Alsatian 18 Mr. R. C. Gates 18 Police StaiY. Kuching
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1043 1 j. wedding took place at St. Church, Seremban. of Mr. H >y Edward Royston. manager i'hi Estate. Slliau. and Miss !inc Greer, daughter ol Mr. and i‘vr of Los Angeles. California. Mr. A. Glencross. M.C.S.. has been seconded to Brunei Mr. D. J. Fraser of St. Helier
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    MRS. EKAIREB.
    146 1 Application To Withdraw Petition. Before the cliiel justice, Sir Walter Huggard. in the Bankruptcy Court Mr J. Laycock, appearing for Mrs. It. Ekaireb and her infant children i who are the petitioning creditors) informed the Court that a rather difficult position haa arisen One of his clients. Mrs
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    65 1 Alleged Assault On Cycle Repairer. 'From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru. Sept. 2f> Bailey, a European planter, ap pcared before Capt. Nelson Jones, the first magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of assaulting a Chinese cycle repairer of Scnai. Mr. C. Cooper for defendant said that negotiations were being
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    HIGHLANDS GOING AHEAD.
    598 2 Visitor’s Impressions. SU AII* STA(iNATION SHAKEN OFF. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 22. In contrast with the depressing appearance it wore during the depth ol the slump. Malaya's new hill station 1 j.s pervaded by an air of bustle and activity. This is the impression
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    News in Brief.
    352 2 A verdict of suicide was returned at an inquest on Wong Moh Han, an inmate ol the Singapore prison whr was lound by a European warder suspended from the bars of the window of his cell early on the morning of Sept. 15 Allegations ol fraud were
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    FLYING CLUB.
    440 2 Another Aerial Picnic Arranged. 1 As a result of the success of a previous similar event, another aerial picnic is being organised by the Royal Singapore Flying Club. The site chosen on this occasion is Bintong on the Dutch island of Rhiau. where there is an ideal anchorage
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    CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
    106 2 Frenchman And Indian Acquitted. When P. Letondu. a Frenchman, and an Indian. Vengadasalam appeared again before Mr. N. Grice, the econd magistrate, to answer a charge of cheating K. Shivaramasham by dishonestly inducing him to part with S100 by falsely promising him employment. Court Inspector C. J. Bembroko
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    BOY KNOCKED DOWN.
    73 2 Motor Accident In Stamford Road. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 21. A 14-year-old Chinese cyclist was knocked dowm by a car believed to belong to an R.A.F. officer near St. Andrew's School. Stamford Road, last night. The boy was lying unconscious in the middle of
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    “ PREFERRED DEATH.”
    146 2 PREFERRED DEATH.” An inquest w r as held by the Kuala Lumpur magistrate on Friday into the death of a young Chinese woman who committed suicide by taking corrosive soda. An uncle ol the deceased said that the deceased lived with him. He saw 1 her fall near the door
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    SINGAPORE TO HAVE AN AQUARIUM.
    535 2 Offer Accepted. “ONE OF THE BEST THE EAST.” Singapore’s proposed aquaria be one of the best in the East cir is being taken to ensure that Jatest ideas of design and cons'! will be embodied as far as th. .> to be spent on it
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    END OF A RAILWAY.
    40 2 Kuala Selangor Line I Torn Up. The Kuala Selangor bran< F.M.S. Railways, the service was discontinued some time will disappear shortly as the are to be removed. The bui! be handed over to the Pub Department.
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      TAMIL SCHOOLS.
      834 3 in official publications.—Straits Times. Sept. 21. wral remarkable statements were by Dr. Lanka Sundaram in an on Tamil education in Malava lu*d in a Madras newspaper aft* r ur oi this country some weeks Me would have been either mt or blind if he had not found jujcl:
      in official publications.—Straits Times. Sept. 21.  -  834 words
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      HYSTERIA.
      970 3 deserves no thanks. -Straits Times Sept. 22 We do not wish to lay ourselves open to a charge of under-estimating the seriousness of the position in the Far East or of ignoring the ultimate possibility of war in the Pacific, but frankly we are growing a little weary cl
      deserves no thanks. -Straits Times Sept. 22  -  970 words
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      “HULLO, YOU MAN!”
      682 3 Straits Times. Sept. 23. The somewhat odd caption of this article is taken from certain retrospective reflections by Dr. Lanka Sundaram, which have already been commented upon in the Straits Times When this Indian intellectual was a guest of a certain Tamil family In Malaya, he was
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      A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT
      991 4 -Straits Times. Sept. 25. Thai tile accession to power in Germany ol ihe Nazi party was attended by numerous outbreaks ot brutality and renewed manifestations ol anti-Semitism must be accepted as established tact Exactly to what length the Nazis went in their campaign c: repression against Jews
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      THE SELFISH MINORITY.
      874 4 Mipplies of raw materials.—Straits limes. Sept. 26. In June of this year Mr. T. V. Soong. China’s Finance Minister, concluded a deal whereby the United States Reconstruction Finance Corporation granted a loan of $50,000,000 to the Chinese Government for the purchase of United States cotton and wheat.
      Mipplies of raw materials.—Straits limes. Sept. 26.  -  874 words
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      SO LONG—AND SO LITTLE !
      903 5 SO LONG— AND SO LITTLE discoveries of the age.- Straits Times. Sept. 27 This morning, by courtesy ol rhe Department of Post and Telegraphs and the Oriental Telephone and Meet re Company. Limited, we were ab talk to personal and business ii. mds in Java. The calls, like many u
      discoveries of the age.- Straits Times. Sept. 27  -  903 words
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      THE OFFICIAL MAJORITY.
      214 5 —Straits Times. Sept. 21. An American student of British colonial institutions. Professor T. W. Wallbank. discusses the use of the official majority in Crown Colonies in the current number ol the Crown Colonist His conclusion is that the official majority, however irritating it may be. is a
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      A NOTE FOR MEMS.
      242 5 they would be in England -Straits Times. Sept 21 Tropical housekeeping is little, if any. more difficult than housekeeping in England.” This opinion Is expressed by a writer in the Crown Colonist, and we wonder what Malayan housewives think of it. Unquestionably housework is lighter, in
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      SINGAPORE ORCHARDS.
      241 5 the present time.- Straits Times, Sept 21. In view ol all we have heard recently about the importance of using the rural districts ol Singapore Island for something better than third-rate rubber it is encouraging to be told that sixteen tons of fruit from Singapore orchards were being
      the present time.- Straits Times, Sept 21.  -  241 words
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      ANOTHER “KLANG SCANDAL”?
      253 5 b<* brought about. Straits Times. Sept 22. A lew days ago the acting Chiej Justice ol the F.M.S. felt impelled *n intervene in a Klang magistrate's judgment in an enticement case In view ol the lact that the woman in the case had expressed a desire to
      b<* brought about. Straits Times. Sept 22.  -  253 words
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      A POT SHOT.
      180 5 Straits Times. Sept 22 Only recently wc described In this column an extraordinary golfing incident In which Mr. J. Firth Fletcher, oi Sungei Patanl. playing on the Dublin Estate golf course, drove two balls and found them one on top of the other Here is another curious
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      OUR INDIAN SCHOOLS.
      219 6 Straits Times. Sept. 22. The Tamil community of Malaya has been taken to task by a recent visitor for not giving more financial support to vernacular schools. But the Tamils may well reply that they cannot alford n do so They are by no means as wealthy
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      THE SPIDER.
      120 6 Straits Times. Sept. 23. This is only a story about a nows paper editor and one of his subscribers, ft Is the moral that should be marked While editing a small newspaper lit Missouri. Mark Twain once received a letter Irom a subscriber complaining that he had found
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      SCHOOLS FIT TO LEARN IN.
      222 6 civilisation from itself Straits Times. Sept. 23 In the days of our early adolesence, our most-dreaded nightmare was that we were back at school. The present generation ol young men and women suffer no such fear, for, as Professor Amon pointed out in his speech
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      PRO-MALAY EFFORTS.
      205 6 other subjects of the Sultans. —Straits Times. Sept. 23. A much saner view ol the proMalay policy than is being taken in the Federated Malay States was revealed by the Sultan of Johore in his speech last week. His Highness contended that instead of Malays being taught in
      other subjects of the Sultans. —Straits Times. Sept. 23.  -  205 words
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      EQUINOCTIAL GALES.
      127 6 Straits Times. Sept. 25. Singapore seems to get the worst of whatever weather is going on either coast of the peninsula, and during the early hours of yesterday and today this island experienced the full force of strong but short-lived equinoctial gales. At the present moment, as every
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      DEGREES.
      286 6 while there is still time. —Straits Times. Sept. 25. Professor Amon's plea for the abolition of the public examination has focussed attention once again on the growing doubts as to the of degrees and higher education, more especially in Eastern countries where scope for employment is of necessity considerably
      while there is still time.—Straits Times. Sept. 25.  -  286 words
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      TAMILS IN KAMPONGS.
      311 6 -Straits Times. Sept 25 It must be confessed that the Controller of Labour has made a very convincing reply to those planters who consider that his department should exert as much control over Tamils employed on native rubber holdings as i&gt; does over Tamils on large estates
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      “TOO HOT AT 5 P.M”
      198 6 of daylight saving.—Straits Sept. 26. It is only natural that Governtom servants. European and otherwise should not be enthusiastic supp r. r 01 daylight saving, since the.\ i; v always left their offices at four n and thus have had ample tim« home, change and
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      STRAITS-BORN NURSES.
      270 6 nurses at the present time Times. Sept. 26 A correspondent, discussing a r. article in the Sunday Times ir. wi. understaffing at the Singapore G Hospital was alleged, warmly sup; the policy ol reducing the st. European nursing sisters, not m.:. Singapore but throughout the c &gt;u: so
      nurses at the present time Times. Sept. 26  -  270 words
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      JELEBU TIN.
      357 6 JELEBU TIN ■:a&gt; been destroyed.—Straits Times, S**pt 26. Shareholders in Jelebu Tin &gt; Limited have received notic&lt; extraordinary general meeting held on October 4 lor the pun considering a resolution appro cancellation ot the 388.500 par i shares in the company whc cents a share has been called the issue
      ■:a> been destroyed.—Straits Times, S**pt 26.  -  357 words
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      THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
      236 7 Straits Times, Sept. 27. A tew days ago we made 'his Turk: The law can be merciful ,i&gt; well as just.” Sometimes, unior:u:..ivly. it can be neither, and a case which lias just been brought to our appears to call lor reconsidera- On Sept. 5
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      SERVANT OR MASTER ?
      248 7 SERVANT OR MASTER mechanical labour.—Straits Times, Sept. 27. &gt;t the major economic problems at have commanded little attention recent years, is that ot machinery. Servant or master That is a quos- tion often heard, but never answered convincingly. To those who would 1 point the obvious and assert that the,
      mechanical labour.—Straits Times, | Sept. 27.  -  248 words
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      PROBLEM FOR SOLUTION.
      197 7 -Straits Time*. Sept. 27. An unequivocal “yes” or “no' to the question enunciated at the begin ning of the preceding paragraph is patently impossible. The solution ol the whole problem must lie in a bot.te’ application of the use of machinery ana the question can only be
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    MR. R. O. BISHOP.
    76 7 Among the passengers for Singapore who arrived on the Dollar hner. I resident Polk, on Saturday, was Mr. R. O. Bishop of the Chemical Division ot the Rubber Research Institute. Mr Bishop has been on a visit to Amercia. where, it is understood, ha called on
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    TO ENGLAND BY MOTOR-CAR.
    417 7 Malayan Residents' Adventures On his return to Singapore, Mr. Kenneth Black, the well-known Singapore surgeon, told the Straits Times ot a 2,000-mile car trip which he undertook in company with Dr. R. O. Winstedt, General Adviser, Johore, and Mrs. (Dr.) Winstedt, on his way home. “I
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    BIRTHS
    42 7 JOLLEY.—On September 18th at The Mount Nursing Home, Leeds, Yorkshire, to Ur. A: Mrs. P. O. E Jolley of Sag 11 Estate. Tangkah. Johore. a son. SEEFELD.—At Maternity Hospital, Singapore on Sep*. 26. to Doris, wife of G. Seefeld. a daughter
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    ENGAGEMENT
    36 7 The engagement is announced ol Rose Marion, only daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. R. Metcalfe of Kampar and of Ascot Vale Melbourne, to John Beaufoy James second son of Mr. Charles Birch. London. England
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    MARRIAGE
    51 7 BATHGATE MAKEPEACE: On Sept 11 at Westbury-on-Trvm Parish Church, Bristol, by the Rev. Arthur Wynne. Rot.aid Norman only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Bathgate of The Rocks. Barrington Combe, to Margaret, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs Walter Makepeace ol 22. Holmes Grove. Henlcaze, Bristol, formerly ot
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    GUNMAN SENTENCED.
    178 7 Possession Of Revolver And Ammunition. Bearing little resemblance to a traditional gunman. Ho Tung, a middleaged Chinese, appeared for sentence cn Tuesday before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, on charges of possession of arms and of ammunition. Accused had pleaded guilty at his first appearance.
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    DUTIABLE MATCHES.
    147 7 Operations On Perak Houndary. From Our Own Correspondent.) Talptng. Sept. 21. Concealing 240 packets of dutiable matches amidst tins of biscuits, ft Chinese attempted to convey them across the Perak boundary at Battl Hampar. but a search by revenue officers revealed the contraband. Two men. Khor Lew and
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    FOR MILITARY USE.
    29 7 A Government Gazette notification states that lot No. 99 of the muklrn of Bedok being needed for military purposes is to be acquired by the Government.
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      192 7 NOT A PAIN AT 7S She Feels Like 48 Aches and pains are not inevltat.: in old age. When they do come, then* Is always a cause for them—a cause that can be overcome. Here Is a little lesson on growing old, by a woman of 78 For the last
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    43 7 DEATHS Yeo —Yeo K« ng Chuan. a t d 70 years, pa-ssed away peacefully at his residence at 101, Chin Swe &gt; Road at 11 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 20. FAI.CONER At Inverness «n 21st tr.stant, Evelyn Mary, beloved wile of John Falconer, MCK
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    SINGAPORE COURT ROOF FALLS IN.
    226 8 Police Inspector And Civilian Have Narrow Escapes Magistrates, court officials, witnesses and others who had business in the magistrates’ courts on Wednesday were startled short 1} after the commencement &lt;1 business by a loud crash. There was a general rush by those not compelled to
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    REV. M. R. DORAISAMY.
    149 8 Sudden Death Of Indian Clergyman. The Rev. M. R Doraisamy. pastor oi the Tamil Methodist Episcopal Church. Singapore, and well-known in many parts of Malaya, died at his home in Cull Road on Monday. The Rev. Doraisamy had not been well for the past year, but
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    MAGISTRATE’S CAR.
    81 8 Pedestrian Seriously Injured. From Our Own Correspondent. &gt; Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 25. Work in the two Kuala Lumpur police courts was delayed for about one hour this afternoon, as the car In which Mr. Wilson was returning to court after lunch, driven by his Malay driver, knocked down
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    MALACCA FLOWER SHOW.
    95 8 Mr. E. Yew Kim Wins Many Prizes. i I •From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Sept. 24 The annual llower show of the Malacca Horticultural Society was field at the Malacca City Park. The show was opened by the Presl dent Councillor. the hon. W. M Millington. Mr.
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    BANKRUPT PRISONER.
    187 8 Echo Of Copra Fraud Case. In the Bankruptcy Court on Friday the copra fraud case, which six months ago was causing widespread comment in commercial circles in Singapore, was mentioned when the OfRcial Assignee, through Mr. D. H. Tudor, applied for an adjudication order in Bankruptcy against Tay
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    POLICE UNIFORMS.
    108 8 Experiments With New Design. A change in dress of Straits Settlements police inspectors, which has been under contemplation for some time, has been introduced experimentally with a view to permanent adoption. Four acting chief inspectors are now wearing the new uniform which differs from the uniform hitherto worn
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    JAPANESE CEMENT.
    46 8 From Our Own Correspondent.* Bangkok. Saturday. The duty on imported cement has risen over 25 per cent, and is now 11.30 tcs. per metric ton. Locally-made cement prices have been lowered accordingly with the object of ousting the Japanese product from the Siamese market.
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    ASKED FOR “ELP.”
    113 8 Unsuccessful Appeal In Chandu Case. An appeal by a Chinese. Lim Hong Tong, against a conviction and fine of $8,000 or 22 months’ rigorous imprisonment was dismissed by the Chiei Justice. Sir Walter nuggard. The appellant was found beside a sack filled with chandu and attached to
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    MISSING ACCUSED.
    120 8 Alleged Possession Of Counterfeit Coins. On Thursday before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the Criminal District Judge, the trial was concluded of Lim Lee on a charge of possession of 800 counter lei Dutch half-guilder coins. Judgment was reserved until Sept 28. Another man. Kewk Lim Chiant. who was
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    PROF HENDERSHOT.
    106 8 Penang Mission Worker Leaving. Prof. V F. Hendershot of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission will be leaving Penang 3n furlough on Sept. 28 by the Rawalpindi loi Hong Kong whence ho will proceed to America. He originally intended to stay another year, but as he was offered a
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    HELP FOR NEEDY.
    88 8 Soup Kitchen For Poor Mothers. &lt;From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala bumpur. Sept. 23. Since February a soup kitchen has been maintained daily at the infant welfare centre in Kuala Lumpur This innovation, which was organised by the Selangor branch of the Women’s Service League, has given nourishment
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    AIR AT HOME.
    62 8 Acrobatics And Passenger Flights. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 25 There was a large gathering at the Flying Club “at Home” on Saturday, held in aid of St. Mary’s Church. The club’s three machines were kept busy wth passenger flights, an exhibition of aerobatics was
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    RADIO-TELEPHONE TO JAVA.
    237 8 RADIO-TELEP HONE TO JAVA. Public Service Within A Few Weeks. Telephonic communication established on Wednesday between Straits Times office and the offic» the Java Bode in Batavia. An.:;, call was put through to Ban doe iv permit of a conversation to be 0 with Mr. H. Van der Veen, the
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    COURT SCENE.
    66 8 Accused Nearly Stabs Complainant. (Front Our Own Correspondent. Malacca. Sept. L*. In the Tantpin court this moving, a Tamil fortune-teller cli.u.ed with causing hurt to a compatriot, created a sensation uhn t he suddenly leapt out of the dock, got hold of the knife exhibited m court and
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    JOHORE SCHOOLS.
    69 8 New Bill To Be Introduced. An enactment to repeal and re-em‘‘ T with amendments the law relatm r the'registration of schools and oi tic. supervisors and teachers is about t 1 introduced into the Council of t Johore. The objects and reasons staff the existing Registration of Sch"
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    PRIESTS AT BANQUET.
    79 8 The priests of the various “ML&gt;Catholiques de Singapour” were e* tained to a banquet on Sunday at parochial palace. Queen Street host being the Rev. S. Lee. the i* Among those present were the M. Seet of the Church of the Heart of Jesus. Machang Buboh. B
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    MYSTERY MAN OF SIAMESE POLITICS.
    848 9 Luang Pradit’s Incognito Stay j In Singapore. Mr. Pridi Ranomyong, a Luang Pradit, and the mystery man” of the new Siamese political era, banished to Europe and now recalled, reached Singapore on Saturday, kept very quiet, and left for Bangkok rn Tuesday. The strictest precautions
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    MORTGAGE CLAIM.
    158 9 Judgment For Mr. Gaw Khek Khiam. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Huggard) Gaw Khek Khiam sued Cheah Loon Chee, Khoo Boo Gay and Kam Peng Huat, all well-known local Chinese, for $23,124.22 being balance -&gt;f principal, interest and costs allegedly due
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    BRITISH AIR MAIL IN DECEMBER.
    484 9 London In Eight Days. i IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. ANNOUNCEMENT. The British Empire air mail route between London and Singapore. It Is announced, will be inaugurated in December. The first outward plane of Imperial Airways will reach here on I Monday. Dec. 19, and the first homeward
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    PROPOSED CYCLE TAX.
    109 9 The Clerical Union, on behalf of its members and generally on behalf of the clerical service workers who are likely to be affected by the proposed tax on bicycles has gone thoroughly into the plan. The Public Affairs Committee and the Council of the Union have bot.l
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    “RED” MOVEMENT IN SINGAPORE.
    532 9 Police Raid. HYI.AM YOUTHS TRAPPED IN ROOM. Eight Hylams and one reocheow were convicted and sentenced in the third police court on Tuesday before Mr. R. J. F. Curtes for being members of an unlawful society, the Malayan Communistic Society. Two of the men were also
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    M.A.H.A. DIVIDEND.
    32 9 The Straits Times is officially informed that the tenth Malayan Exhibition proved a financial success ant. the Association is accordingly able to make a further payment against interest on debentures.
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    THREE NOTABLE PEOPLE CHINA-BOUND.
    1203 10 Sir Harry McGowan, Mrs. Pearl Buck And Dr. Rajchmann. I am Koinjr'to assist in the economic reconstruction of the country at the request of its Government. I shall lie there twelve months and will report at intervals of three months.” —Dr. 1 udwik Rajchmann. 'line will
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    COMMUNISM IN COURT!
    236 10 Seditious Writing On Wall Of Lock-up. Two of a number of alleged Communists produced In the police courts on Sept. 20 apparently not statisfled with carrying on their propaganda in town and country, had the audacity to deface a wall of the third court lock-up with their
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    SAKAI “ KING.”
    178 10 SAKAI KING.” Remains Being Sent To Italy. The remains of Signor Cerruti, the man who lived among the Sakais of the Batang Padang Valley and became a friend and teacher of these primitive people, arrived in Singapore from Penang by steamer on Saturday. Signor Cerruti was laid to rest in
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    OPPOSED TO HIGHER SCHOOL FEES.
    557 10 Straits Settlements Association Meeting. A committee meeting of the s (lti Settlements (Singapore&gt; Assoc;-,: i 0n was held on Monday,,Mr. G. Purbury (vice-president) in the chair. Before the business of the n.t i ng the vice-president referred t&lt; tht death of the president—Mr q Campbell—and
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    BANKRUPT'S BAIL OF $20,000.
    909 11 Man From India. I I RA FOR REDUCTION UNSUCCESSFUL. the ground that there was no nable possibility of a bankrupt ning bail of $20,000, Mr. E. A. ns on Friday applied for reduction is amount before the Chief Justice, Valter Huggard. bankrupt, it was stated, had
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    CLAIM FOR CHILD.
    218 11 Planter And Wife Sued By Mother. From Our Own Correspondent Seremban. Sept 22. Before Mr. Justice McFall in the Seremban Supreme Court, yesterday, a Tamil woman. Tangammah. applied for an order against S. K. Crowthcr. a European planter, now on his way to Europe and Mr and
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    $15,000 A YEAR.
    93 11 What Perak’s Town Planner Costs. At Thursday’s meeting of the Kinta Sanitary Board the following resolution. proposed by Mr. Ashby, regarding the Town Planner was passed “That the State Council be approached through the British Resident to sanction the retention of Town Planning Department, Perak, at a
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    MR. DUDLEY WARDE’S FUNERAL.
    695 11 Large Number Of Mourners. I The funeral of Mr. F. Dudley Warde was delayed for an hour on Sept. 20 owing to a last-minute autopsy having to be performed on account of the suddenness of Mr. Warde’s death. The Government Pathologist, Dr. Tull, performed the autopsy
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    QUARREL BETWEEN SHIP’S FIREMEN.
    395 11 Saigon Incident SAILOR CHARGED WITH STABBING. William Shearer, 49, a fireman on the Baron Haig appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the criminal district Judge on Thursday. The charge against him was one of voluntarily causing hurt with a knife to Alexander McKenzie on the afternoon
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    FINE REDUCED.
    130 11 Dealers’ Empty Whisky Bottles. The appeal of a Chinese second hand dealer, Kwa Ling, who was convicted by a police magistrate under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance for having in his possession a number of empty whisky bottles with their capsules and labels for the purpose of denoting that
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    CHINESE TOBACCO CASE APPEAL DISMISSED.
    1747 12 Majority Decision Of Two To One. Judgment was delivered on Monday in the Chinese tobacco case appeal in which a sum estimated at over a million dollar* is involved. The chief justice (Sir Walter Huggard) and Mr. Justice Cobbett dismissed the appeal. Mr. Justice a
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    NEW MALAY POST.
    46 12 Change In Seremban Sanitary Board. The appointment of Secretary, Sanitary Board, Seremban, has been abolished and a new appointment of Deputy Chairman and Secretary. Sanitary Board, Seremban. has b j pn creates and graded as an Administrative Appointment in the Malay Administrative Service.
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    “NOT A SAVINGS BANK.”
    635 12 Postal Co-operators. CHAFING UNDER STltm IiOAN POLICY. 1 From Our Own Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur. iSep; 25 Stricter control of loans u keynote of the speech made bv u V. H. Winson yesterday, when d, ntl sided at the annual meetinu ?f.m's, T Thrm and L0ll The
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3744 13 Reforming The RJtJ.-Tentatwe Criticunu —Profits In The Slump—Ethics For Shareholders—Malayan Latex Decline— Central Perals Planters. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) ONE wonders Low many planters) have digested in full the report of j •lu* R.R.I. commission of inquiry, which of such great importance to the rubber industry and
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    128 14 Kvidence On Shipping Matters. The 60th, 6ist. ;nd 62nd meetings of Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Sept. 19. 20 and 21. Evidence was ‘aken from Mr H. Bowrey and Mr. R. A. Barbour (Messrs Anglo-French and Bendixsens. Ltd.), regarding the marketing of rubber; from Mr C.
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    IMPORTANT DECISION ON CHINESE MARRIAGES.
    1115 14 When A Man May Be Charged Under Penal Code. A legal ruling of some importance in connection with Chinese marriages was given by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard, in the Appeal Court on Thursday. His Lordship said that if a man induced a woman
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2733 15 (clerk’s Holidays li h y o( .1 Fortnight?—Slump Reactions la Offices The A CMC Fatalism Aa Overdue Malayan Reform. 1 by Our Ku&Ih Lumpur Correspondent &gt; |\ISTURBING as it must be to busi1/ ness men who are trying to carry best they can with
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    NEW GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT.
    296 16 Director Of Veterinary Research. A n&lt;'W Government office ol exceptional Interest to all graziers and animal lovers In this country has been created. It is that oi Director ol Veterinary Research and Veterinary Adviser. Malaya. Capt. S H. Whitworth. MR.C.V.S. late Veterinary Pathologist. Gold Coast, has been
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    $1,200 FINK.
    85 16 Stiff Penalty For Trader Who Cheated Customs. From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 21. Judgment in the case in which Jagat Singh, a Sikh cloth merchant of Kuala Lumpur, and his assistant. Indra Singh, were charged with evading customs duties on 80 pieces of printed poplin, valued
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    JOCKEY MOTORIST IN FATAL ACCIDENT.
    1043 16 Coroner Attaches No Blame To Driver. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the coroner, Mr. F. Buorne, on Friday, at the inquest on a lamil P.W.D. coolie who was knocked down by a car driven by jockey Tankard at Dunearn Hoad. The
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    RECEIVING ORDERS
    59 16 Receiving and adjudication orders \vere made in the Bankcuptcy Court on Friday against a European. C. H. Loverldge who. it was stated, had had certain of his property under seizure. and who wanted to have it distributed equally among his creditors. Receiving and adjudication orders were also granted
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    CONVICTION QUASHED OF APPEAL.
    373 16 Man Who Was Convicted On Lottery Charge. Convicted by a police magistr r.» a charge of assisting in the nun' Jf ment of a Hwa Wheh lottery 8 ordered to pay a fine of $i.odu or default serve six months* rigon )u prisonment. a Chinese. Teo
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    GUNNER FINED.
    201 16 Last Of Accused In Street Brawl Case. Before Mr. R. J F. Curtis, the second magistrate. Gunner Albert Cole, of the 7th. anti-aircraft battery of the Royal Artillery at Blakan Mati. pleaded guilty t &gt; ;l charge of being drunk and disorderly in Bras Basah Road at 2.05
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter. British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      BRITONS CAPTIVE IN CUBA.
      384 21 5.—Reuter. Troops Sent To Reinforce Rural Guards. HOUSES LOOTED. mericans Seek Refuge In Warships. Cientuegos, Cuba. Sept. 23. -v-oops have been sent to Soledad to rein force the half dozen rural guards protecting the seven Britons and three Americans isolated in a Soledad sugar r iii
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      DISASTROUS FIRE.
      39 21 Seventeen Shop-Houses Burned Down. Urom Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Sept. 23. tire broke out in Pasir Penembang village, Kuala Selangor. yesterday about 2 a.m. Seventeen shop-houses were burned down. The Kuala Lumpur fire brigade arrived too late.
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      RUBBER OUT OF TAPPING.
      169 21 N.E.I. Figures For First Half Year. ‘From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan, Sept. 16. According to the Central Office of Statistics. 320 estates with a tappable area of 47,696 hectares had stopped tapping at the end of July. There were 125 estates, which partly stopped tapping on
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      BRITISH AIR MAIL.
      316 21 —British Wirelrss. Reuter To Singapore By Christmas. Rugby. Sept. 20. The International Air Traffic Association will hold its half-yearly conference in London next week. Thirty countries will be represented and Mr. Woods Humphery. managing director of Imperial Airways, will preside. The membership of the Association is limited
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      INANE BEHAVIOUR IN DOCK.
      568 21 vu.muu.uui t, ..w mitted the crime alone —Reuter Wireless. —Reuter Wireless Reichstag Fire Trial. MENTAL EXPERT SEES VAN DER LUBBE. Leipzig, Sept. 22. The demeanour of Van der Lubbe, the Communist who is on trial here in connection with the Reichstag fire, was so inane in
      , vu.muu.uui t, ..w – • mitted the crime alone —Reuter Wireless.; —Reuter Wireless  -  568 words
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      FORMER SHANGHAI MILLIONAIRE.
      195 21 —Reuter. Prison Sentence. SMUGGLED NARCOTICS INTO AMERICA. San Francisco. Sept. Judah Ezra, formerly a million j.I re resident of Shanghai, and ills Isaac, were today each sentenced to twelve years* penitentiary and each fined $12,000 on a charge of sending to San Francisco eight shipments of narcotics
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      NATIVE RUBBER.
      45 21 ,—Aneta. Conference Called In Batavia. Batavia. Sept. 22. The commissioners of the residencies of Borneo, Palembang, Djambi and RtoUw have been summoned to Batavia to discuss the position of the native rubber growing industry, in connection with the possible introduction of rubber restriction.—Aneta.
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      DUBLIN BROADCAST SENSATION.
      108 21 —Reuter Station Seized For Political Speech. Dublin, Sept. 25. During the All Ireland-Gaelic football final at Croke Park today a number of men entered the wireless box and seized the announcer, who was about to describe the match. Listeners in many parts of the world must have
      —Reuter  -  108 words
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      100 ARRESTED IN SECRET SOCIETY ROUND-UP.
      726 22 Martial Law Being Enforced In South West Capital. Shanghai. Sept 25. The combined Churhar armies are continuing their advance upon Pei- ping along three routes, the left column being under the command of Gen. Chi Hung-chang. the central 1 under Gen. Fang Chcn-wu. and
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      JAPANESE WARNING
      539 22 Shanhaikwan this morning.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Withdrawal Of Charhar Forces Demanded. Shanghai. Sept. 24. Two Japanese planes flew over the districts of Miyun. Huajlu. Niulanshan. Sunyi and Kaoliying yesterday and dropped a warning to the allied forces under General Fang Chen-wu giving him three days to withdraw from
      Shanhaikwan this morning.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  539 words
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      IMPORTANT MONEY CONFERENCE.
      201 22 Reuter. LI.S. Experts. CURRENCY EXPANSION REPORTS DENIED. Washington. Sept. 2t. An important conterence is oeing held at White House tonight at which President Roosevelt will discuss with Mr. Woodin. Secretary to the Treasury. Mr. Black. Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, and other experts !h monetary, liscal
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      “COMMODITY DOLLAR.”
      181 22 —Reuter. Plan To Release $2,000,000,000 Of Frozen Assets. Washington. Sept. 23 The clamour for inflation is growing daily, particularly among the farmers. A meeting at Des Moines 'Iowa* of the National Farmers’ Holiday Association unanimously adopted a resolution in favour of a “farm strike” for all agricultural products
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      COTTON ACREAGE TO BE REDUCED.
      428 22 Ten Cents For Farmer* If They Agree. Washington. Sep, •&gt;« It is predicted that the Adm ticn is planning to advance Id a pound on the 1933 cotton T farmers who are prepared to to the 1934 acreage plan, whir- r cribes a reduction in
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      WAR DEBTS.
      71 22 the preliminary conversations. Sr Wireless. Anglo-U.S. DiscussionTo Open Soon. London. Sept Sir Ronald Lindsay. British An^ v sador to the United States. wh&lt; been on leave in England, will tnk* in the discussions which will be shortly on the war debts question will sail from Southampton on 27.
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      RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA.
      142 23 Heater •Reliably Indicated” In United States. I'RESIDENT’S WISH. Soviet May Take Part Of Cotton Surplus. New York, Sept. 20. united States recognition of Soviet Russ ia before Congress is convened is re’* ably indicated. It is learned Prelid( nt Roosevelt has told his Foreign a lairs advisers
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      ANTI-DUMPING.
      29 23 —Reuter Wireless. Britain Bars Japanese Rubber-Soled Shoes. London. Sept. 19. The Treasury has issued antidumping: orders against imports of electric light bulbs and rubber-soled shoes from Japan.—Reuter Wireless.
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      90,000 STRIKERS.
      113 23 .—Reuter. Hold lip U.S. Recovery j Programme. Washington, Sept. 20. Widespread strikes involving 90.000 workers in various industries in New York. Philadelphia and New Jersey ire worrying President Roosevelt and his assistants in the recovery drive as they involve a serious impairment of purchasing power when is most
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      DR. DOLLFUSS.
      110 23 Reuter. To Take Over Entire State Executive. Vienna. Sept. 21. Dr Dollfuss. the Austrian Chancelr. after seeing President Miklau has lecided personally to take over the ntire State executive, announces a •ommunique published at midnight. Dr. Dollfuss will form a Cabinet of leading personalities. All Cabinet Ministers who
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      DR. ANNIE BESANT DIES AT AGE OF 86.
      1023 23 Social Reformer Who Became Leader Of Theosophists. Madras, Sept. 20. j Dr. Annie Besant, president of the Theosophical Society, died here today at the age of 86. says Reuter. She had been seriously ill for some weeks and in bad health for
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      SIR ALEXANDER GLEGG.
      125 23 Reuter. Death In London Of Bible Society Chairman. London, Sept. 20. The death is announced of Sir Alexander Glegg at the age of 85.— Reuter. Sir Alexander Glegg was chairman of Barry and Staines Linoleum Manufacturing Co., a director of Thomeycrofts. Ltd., and chairman of the Bri-
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      REICHSTAG FIRE TRIAL.
      180 23 Reuter. Gramophone To Record Important Passages. 120 WITNESSES. Ban On Dutch Counsel For Defence. Leipzig. Sept. 21. On the eve of the opening of Mie great Reichstag Are trial. Dr. Pam* sius. who has organired the evidence tor the trial, in a statement to the press Indicated
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      TROOPS ROUND COURT.
      320 23 and pronouncing of Judgment Reuter Wireless. Reuter. Searchlights In Streets At Night. Leipzig. Sept. 19. Unprecedented precautions are being enforced to prevent any interruption in the Reichstag fire trial. a wiue area arouna the court is already in a virtual stage of selge. Armed Storm Troops maintain
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      DEMAND TO BE FED WHILE ON STRIKE.
      195 24 Reuter. Cavalry Patrolling Streets In Havana. Havana Sept. 21. A shortage ol bread has followed the closing of wholesale provision houses, which have rejected the employees’ demands for higher wages and ceased to deliver foodstuffs to retailers Many minor strikes have broken out
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      AUSTRIAN CABINET.
      112 24 —Reuter, Dr. Doll fuss To Hold Five Posts. Vienna, Sept 21. Dr. Dollfuss appears to have almost completely capitulated to the Heimwehr. The new Government seems Fascist and likely to be pro-Italian. It will be opposed by the Nazis and Socialists, while the Helmwehr has no wide popular
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      “INSIGNIFICANT.”
      139 24 ;.—Reuter. Vatican’s Rebuff To Czechoslovakia. Rome. Sept. 20. The Vatican has met the Czech request for tlie recall cf the Papal Nuncio with the decision not to intervene stating that the question is insignificant and should be settled personally between the Papal Nuncio and the Czech Government.—Reuter. Why Recall
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      JAPANESE ARMY.
      72 24 Reuter May Be Increased To 21 Divisions. Tokio, Sept. 21. It is reported that the Japanese military authorities have decided to seek sanction to recreate the four army divisions scrapped in 1925. making a total of 21 divisions. for the purpose of meeting commitments arising out of the
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      SHARP PROTEST.
      124 24 —Reuter. Moscow And Proposed C.E.R. Changes. Moscow Sept. 22. I A sharp protest against the alleged Japanese plans to change the administration of the Chinese Eastern Railway, made by M. Grigory Sokolnikov, Assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, to the Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, declares that the proposed changes
      —Reuter.  -  124 words
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      U.S. NAVAL EXPANSION
      68 24 —Reuter. To Begin Construction On 37 Warships. Washington. Sept. 20. Arrangements nave oeen made to begin the construction of 37 warships including four 10.000-ton cruisers and involving an expenditure of £47,*****0. Fears that this three-year building programme might provoke a naval construction race with other countries are
      —Reuter.  -  68 words
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      COTTON CONFERENCE.
      110 24 —Reuter. Japanese Seeking Agreement. London, Sept. 20. In an interview with Reuter today Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese Amba? sador, said he hoped the prospects o? the Anglo-Japanese cotton conference. 4 would not be embarrassed by anti Japanese propaganda. The Japanese appreciated the pos. tion of India and Lancashire
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      60 PLANES IN CANTON AIR RALLY.
      481 24 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Gen. Tsai’s Appeal. SPECTACULAR FLIGHT IN FORMATION. Hong Kong. Sept. 21. Yesterday was Air Day in Canton. 60 planes participating in a spectaculai demonstration flight over the city. Flying in perfect formation, in three rows of
      Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  481 words
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      PREPARING FOR WAR ?
      71 24 PREPARING FOR WAR .—Union Times. Feverish Activity On RussoManchukuo Border. Shanghai, Sept. 20. The Russian authorities are reported to be feverishly erecting defences along the border at Manchuli, the western terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The entire Russian frontier has the appearance of the days previous to the outbreak
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      PLAN TO FIX U.S. DOLLAR.
      170 24 Reuter Need For Establishing Price Levels. COTTON CONTROL. President’s Decision Expected Soon. Washington. Sept It is understood the AdmlnLs. Juor is carefully considering a nlan i r controlled dollar, with firm purcha/ ing power, by which price level mu be established. m It is pointed
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      PRESIDENT ILL.
      124 24 —Reuter U.S. Soviet Trade Talks To Begin. Washington. Sept. 2i President Roosevelt has appointed Mr Henry Morgenthau. Governor oi the Farm Relief Credit Organisation to conduct trade negotiations with the Soviet, which are expected to have an important bearing on the question oi American recognition of the Soviet
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      APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS
      107 24 Credit Bankers Committee Appointed. New York. Sept. 21. The administrative officials in Wash ington have drafted a tentative plan enabling the President to impose extra fees in addition to the import duties owing to the reported fears that to im port cheaply manufactured commodit ies might disrupt
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      WHEAT AREAS.
      55 24 .—Reuter German Suggestion To Hungary. Budapest. Sept. 21 At the conclusion Jt his five-da visit. Herr von Papen dk.CiOf.ed that h* had advised Dr. Gomboes. Hungary Prime Minister to onvert the wher' areas in Hungary to the growing 0 soya beans and esir oil seeds, to muk' Germany
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      CHARHAR TROOPS IN NEUTRAL ZONE.
      632 25 near future.—Sin Kuc Min and Sii Chew Jit Poh. i’eiping Endangered. SECRET AGREEMENT WITH JAPANESE Shanghai, Sept. 22. rliurhar leaders have flocked to (,pii. Fang Chen-wu, who has declared himself the comman-der-in-chlef of the Allied Forces, rite rebels have been advancing toward the Hopei border
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      FLIGHT TO CHINA.
      42 25 Reuter. Vicomte Sibour And Family Leave France. Cannes, Sept. 24. icomte Sibour, his wife and s&lt;m and a friend have taken off on a flight to China in easy stages. They expect to reach Hong Kong in three weeks.—
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      NAZI TERRORISM.
      106 25 .—Reuter. U.S. Labour To Boycott Germany? Washington. Sept. 24. Mr. Green. President of the American Federation of Labour, issued a statement today indicating that American labour will boycott German products. He described the Hitlerite rule as “mediaeval and revolting” and said terrorism in Germany had gone to wilder
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      SIBERIAN MAILS.
      81 25 —Reuter. China’s “Unnecessary Punctilio.” London. Sept. 24. The Post Office is receiving perpetual complaints from business men concerning the delay in the Siberian mails to China but explains that it is powerless as China refuses to accept the mail bags from Manchukuo. which it does not recognise Vladivostok
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      FRONTIER VIOLATION.
      74 25 —Reuter. Nazi Outrage In Swiss Territory. Zurich, Sept. 25. Another alleged serious violation of the Swiss frontier by German Storm Troops took place early on Sunday morning at Otterbach. near Basle. Ten armed Nazi Storm Troops are reported to have crossed the frontier in pursuit of three Germans,
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      DIVORCE PETITION.
      44 25 —Reuter. American Wife’s Suit Against Shanghai Englishman. Los Angeles. Sept. 22. Mrs. Jane Kitchen Spudding, a wealthy Pasadena society woman, has filed a petition for divorce from Mr. Thomas A. Spedding. described as an English sportsman resident in Shanghai. alleging desertion —Reuter
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      TROOPS SURROUND REBELS.
      206 25 Reuter. More Warships For Cuba. CAPTURED BRITON NOW IN NO DANGER. Havana, Sept. 21. The Cuban Government has confirmed the report that the rebels under Capt. Bias Hernandez have been surrounded by Government troops in Camaguey Province. It is learned that the Englishman, Mr. Hughes, who was
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      OXFORD DICTIONARY.
      125 25 —British Wireless. Brought Up To Date With Supplement. Rugb&gt;. Sept. 21. The new Oxford English dictionary, which has been in process of publication since 1884 and is the largest dictionary in the world, has now been brought up to date by the publication of a supplement. The last
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      H.M.S. ADVENTURE.
      51 25 —Reuter. “Cruiser Minelayer” For China Station. London. Sept. 22. The “cruiser minelayer” Adventure. 6,740 tons, carrying 310 mines, will recommission in December with a full crew from Devonport for service on the China Station. It Is anticipated that she will be ready to leave for China early In
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      IMPERIAL INSTITUTES.
      93 25 'British Wireless. To Be Brought Under One Administration. Rugby, Sept. 21. The proposal of the Imperial Committee on economic consultation and co-operation that the administrative and financial control of the Imperial Institute of Entamology and the Imperial Mycological Institute should henceforth be entrusted to the executive council of
      'British Wireless.  -  93 words
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      CONFERENCE ON U.S. POLICY.
      341 25 Reuter. Knsuring Credit. NO INFLATION MOVE CONTEMPLATED. Washington, Sept. 25. The White House conference on the future economic, monetary and fiscal policy opened at 9 o’clock last night. The President’s secretary stated that the purpose of the conference was to review the financial situation, particularly with
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      MRS. H. B. IRVING.
      188 25 —Reuter. Death Of The Original Trilby. London, Sept. 25. The death occurred today of Mrs. H. B. Irving (Miss Dorothea Baird) the original Trilby in Du Maurier’s famous play of that name.—Reuter. The sixth daughter of a Northumberland barrister, Dorothea Baird adopted the stage as a
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      CENTRAL TROOPS DRIVEN BACK.
      654 26 300 planes.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Charhar Armies 20 Miles From Peiping. JAPANESE ULTIMATUM Defection Of Northern (ienerals? Shanghai. Sept. 26 A secret agreement is reported to have been concluded between the Charhar armies, the bandit hordes in the neutral zone under Lo
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      JAPANESE SCHOONER SEIZED.
      162 26 Police Raid. IN FORBIDDEN N.E.I. WATERS. From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Sept 20. According to the Koerier. the Japa nese schooner Kotohira Maru which was recently seized in forbidden waters off the coast of Java, near Plabuan has also been observed in the neighbourhood of Sand Bay.
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      REICHSTAG FIRE.
      237 26 —Reuter. No Evidence Yet Of Outbreak Itself. Leipzig. Sept. 25 The court is still engaged in probing the political past of the accused in 1 the Reichstag fire trial. There is no sign yet of evidence as to the outbreak itself. Dimitrolf’s sister gave 1 evidence this morning.
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      HURRICANE SWEEPS OVER GREAT OIL PORT.
      208 26 greatest oil port in the world R Pmp Wireless. ler Three Quarters Of City Said To Have Been Wiped Out. New fork. Sept. 25. The earliest reports available from Tampico give appalling accounts oi a hurricane which swept over the city. It is estimated
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      HOPEFUL SIGNS.
      169 26 British Wireless. Prime Minister Reviews Britain’s Position. Rugby, Sept. 23. The Prime Minister appealed U r continued unity in support of the National Government el a public meeting at Kilmarnoct lust right. He claimed that th" strcng portion of Great Britain, botn financially and industrially was the result
      British Wireless.  -  169 words
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      TOKIO OUTRAGES.
      95 26 —Reuter. Trial Of 20 Civilians Begins. Tokio, Sept. 26. The trial of 20 civilians connected with the May 15 outrages opened this morning.—Reuter. Following acts of terrorism in Tokio during the early part of last year by young fanatics which culminated in the assassinations of Mr. Jur.ncnke Inouye.
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      MRS. A. M. WILLIAMSON.
      92 26 —Reuter. Death Of Well-Knowr. Novelist. London, Sept. 25. The death occurred today of Alice Muriel Williamson, the well-known novelist.—Reuter. Mrs. Williamson vas the surviving partner of a famous literary collaboration for with her husband, C. N. Williamson, she produced a number of novels, which enjoyed a
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      GERMAN OFFICIALS INSULTED.
      131 26 GERMAN OFFICI ALS INSULTED. Reuter. Incident On Swiss Frontier. Berlin, Sept 25 The German version 01 the u ndent on the Swiss frontier alleges that a motor-car inscribed with ••Hail Moscow,” and “Hail Red Front” c une to the frontier accompanied by a motorcyclist, Four occupants of the car insulted
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      ITALY SHAKEN.
      104 26 .—Reuter Earthquake Destroys Many Houses. Rome, Sept 26 At least eight people have boon k.Ih'd and over 150 injured (the list i.&lt; likely to be enlarged) in one of the worst earthquakes Italy has experienc e f«T several years. The brunt fell on the mountain region of Abruzzi,
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      SULTAN OF SELANGOR.
      65 26 To Visit Governor-General Of Netherlands India. (From Our Own Correspondent Medan. Sept 20 The new Governor of Portuguese Timor. Dr. Raul Mansa Preto M- ndc Cruz, is expected to arrive in Batavia on Sept. 28. He will be received by the Governoi General of Netherlands India. The
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      ZINC CARTEL.
      34 26 —Reuter. Amsterdam. Sept J The Netherlands press reports the International Zinc Cartel ha cided to dissolve on Oct. 31. The proposal emanated from Belgian group. The cartel meets in Brussels on 30.—Reuter.
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      TWO MACHINES WRECKED.
      363 27 —Reuter. i„e Missing And Six Make Forced Landings. RAN INTO FOG. I i h e unants Of Bomber Incinerated. n &gt;ter overtook the Royal Air j Force armada returning from manoeuvres in Scotland. V *,&gt;g was encountered and one bomber crashed at Belford Northumberland, and the twc
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      KWANGTUNG AIR FORCE.
      109 27 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Many British And U.S. Planes i Ordered. Hong Kong, Sept. 22. i la accordance with the thre -year j piur. passed by the Government of the J ttouth-West, a large sum of mon y has been set aside for the building of an
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      SOVIET TRADE.
      50 27 negotiations this week.—British Wire'\SS Rugby, Sept. 25. Two sub-committees, which are ex1 mining respectively the possible form hu h the new Anglo-Soviet con mer- '1 agreement shall take and ques Lons of the balance of trade and r dits, are expected to resume their negotiations this week.—British Wire-
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      SEARCH FOR GRAVES OF 2,000 BRITISH TROOPS.
      525 27 Century-Old Promise To Erect Memorial. A high British official from the Straits Settlements may go to Java to erect a memorial to British troops who fell over a century ago. An effort is being: made to t race the graveyard of 2,000 British
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      RETALIATORY BAN.
      53 27 .—Reuter Countries Which Restrict German Goods. Berlin. Sept. 22. A decree authorises as from tomorrow retaliatory restriction of imports from countries which restrict the import of German goods, except where existing treaties sanction such restriction. The decree, however, will be enforced where a third nation enjoys the benefits
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      COTTON “ WAR.”
      61 27 COTTON WAR.” —Reuter. Anti-Japanese Tariffs Wanted By Jamaica. Kingston &lt;Jamaica). Sept. 23. Replying to a reqjest oy the Legislature for permission to raise the tariffs against Japanese textiles Sir Philip ~unlifTe-Lis*er. Secretary for the Colonies, stated that the AngloJapanese Treaty precluded discriminatory tariffs against J pan. He urged the Legislature
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      WING-COM. R. P. WILLOCK.
      54 27 —Reuter. Appoiatco Air Attache To China. London. Sept. 22 Wing-Commander R. P. Willock ha. 1 been appointed Air Attache to China and is sailing at the end of October He has not decided yet where he will live, Wing-Commander Willock has had i distinguished career in
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      SCOTTISH BANKER.
      211 27 —Reuter Wireless. Death Of Sir Alexander Wright. London, Sept. 21. The death occurred of Sir Alexander' Kemp Wright. K.B.E.. C B E., suddenly whilte attending a funeral in Edin-1 burgh.—Reuter Wireless. Sir Alexander Wright, the general manager of the Royal Bunk of Scot- j land, Edinburgh, was one
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      ARGENTINE OIL WELLS.
      28 27 -Reuter. Buenos Aires, Sept. 24. After a warm debate the Chamber passed the bill proclaiming the nationalisation ot all petroleum wells in the Argentine.- Reuter.
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      SOVIET AND GERMAN TENSION.
      258 27 Reuter. Journalists Expelled And Withdrawn. Berlin, Sept. 26. German newspaper correspondent* ir» Russia nave been ordered to leave the Soviet within three days. Their expulsion is the sequel to the arrest in Leipzig on Friday 'of Mme. Lili Kith. Berlin correspondent of Isvestla. and M. Bespalov.
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      TAMPICO HAVOC.
      200 27 port -d In Central Trinidad.—Reuter. Wireless. City Flooded When Dam Bursts. M xico City. Sept. 26. Doctors and nurses with food and medical supplies are being rushed to the devastated Tampico region. The tornado wrecked piactlcally every building in Tampico and it is feared that hundreds of p.ople
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      WAITED TO BE BOMBED.
      62 27 -Reuter Wireless. Lahore, 8ept. 26. Learning in advance that a bomb would be thrown in the police station compound here, officers courageously hid themselves in the building in the hope of catching the offender. The bomb fell but did not explode. The officers rushed out Immediately
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      MANCHUKUO TO SEIZE C.E.R.
      822 28 Soviet Armv .Ready To Retaliate. WAR INEVITABLE? Japanese To Drive Out Oharhar Armies. Mukden, Sept. 26 Portentous developments are fore* shadowed by a statement Issued by the Manehukuo Government to »he effect that the situation In Harbin has become so untenable owing to communist machinations that
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      50,000 Chinese Drowned And 1,000,000 Starving.
      149 28 —Reuter. Nanking. Sept. 27. That 50,000 persons have been drowned, 1.000.000 are starving and 2.000.000 are affected is the official estimate ol the losses in the Yellow River floods, which devastated a triangle lying between the new and old channels of the Yellow River
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      UNABLE TO POSTPONE NAVAL EXPANSION.
      185 28 Reuter. U.S. Informs Britain. ACTION MAY PREJUDICE! DISARMAMENT. j Washington. Sept. 2‘i The United States has informed Great Britain she is unable to postpone any part of her naval construe- tion programme. This follows the recent British com- munication regarding the proposed American naval building
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      U.S. THREATENED BY ANOTHER CRISIS.
      272 28 Reuter. 250,000 Strikers. INTRANSIGEANCE OF WALL STREET. New York. Sept. 26. Strikes arising from the imposition of the recovery codes now involve 250.000 workers. Restlessness of the farmers and Wall Street intransigeance are combining to present the recovery campaign with another crisis. The country is
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      42 28 —Aneta. N.E.i. Meeting Welcomes 50 Per Cent. Bandjermasin, Sept. 27. A meeting here today of European and native rubber producers, which was attended by European and native Government officials, unanimously welcomed the principle of 50 per cent, individual .rubber restriction.—Aneta.
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      BACK TO WORK.
      29 28 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Paris, Sept. 25. At last the bargemen of the north of France have decided to give up their strike and return to work immediately.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      4½% TREASURY bond HOLDERS.
      74 28 4½ TREASURY bond HOLDERS. vt Offer Of Exchange Into 2i/ 2 Per Cent. Loan. London, Sept t A two and a half per cent. Com-, sion Loan, redeemable 1944-49 ling .£150.000,000 is announced’ b' Bank of England. The price oi is 94 per cent. Holders of four half per cent.
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      SEES FIANCE KILLED.
      114 28 —Reuter Wireless. British Couple Held p By Arabs. Cairo. Sept 2.1 An aircraftsman of the Royal Force. J. A. Howard, was fatally shot today in the presence of his t..» (Vt &gt; by an Arab gunman at Heliopolis The couple were out wa’kinn when four Arabs, two
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      SUGAR RESTRICTION.
      111 28 Reuier Wireless. Stabilisation Agreement Reached. Washington. Sept 25 A sugar stabilisation agreement has been reached satisfactory to all parties It empowers President Roosev-'lt to raise or lower Cuba's tentative sugar quota and limits the amount of raw sugar which producers may supply to thi domestic market to 7.000.000
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      CHEAPER COTTON.
      76 28 —Reuter Employers’ Proposal Rejected By Workers. London. Sept. L'tf Cotton employers’ attempts to cheapen the production cost of higher grade textiles to meet Japanese competition, by the extension of the system oi trore looms per weaver has reached a deadlock. The cotton operatives, in conference at Manchester with
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      FREEMASONRY.
      63 28 —Reuter. Women's Encroachment 1 M Last Male Stronghold. London. Sept Women’s encroachment on wh;&lt; v almost the last remaining stronghold was emphasised by consecration at the Westminster 1 quarters of the “Honourable Fratof Ancient Masons” of a women’s Grand Lodge to celebrate th* anniversary of the foundation, tees that
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    TOTTENHAM’S BAD LAPSE AT HOME.
    1055 29 Lucky Win Gives Portsmouth League Leadership. .v.m Our Own Correspondent.! London. Sept. 23. A extremely lucky goal by Ruther- ive Portsmouth lull points In "game at Brammell Lane. She!-; t :*'V rainst the United and also put oncc again into the First Division s Hp.
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    ROWING REGATTA AT R.S.Y.C.
    578 29 Interesting Sport On Saturday. The last rowing regatta ol the year of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club was held inside the breakwater on Saturday. good sport being witnessed. There were two events on the programme. the Club Sculls which was won by G. C. R. Franks,
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    LALL SINGH.
    83 29 Lall Singh, the lamous Selangor cricketer, who is on a short visit to Singapore prior to his departure for India to participate in the forthcoming cricket matches against the M.C.C. and B S. Rajhans, director of the lndo-Malay talkies, who left for India on Thursday to a farewell
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    AUSTRALIAN TOUR CERTAIN.
    116 29 .—Reuter. Selection Of Manager Causes Surprise. Sydney. Sept. 22. The Australian Test team will leave Fremantle on March 26 for England. Mr. H. Bushby, Tasmanian delegate to the Board of Control, has been appointed manager of the Australian cricketers for next year's tour lr. England. It was
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    BODY-LINE BOWLING.
    144 29 Reuter. S.A. Cricket Association’s Resolution. Johannesburg, Sept. 24. The South African Cricket Association has decided not to follow Australia's example in legislating against body-line bowling but passed a resolution deprecating the deliberate use of howling liable to intimidate or injure batsmen which it considers is an undesirable practice
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    NO LEG-THEORY IN INDIA?
    116 29 -Reuter. Alleged Instructions To Jardine. London, Sept. 22. The M.C.C. team under the captaincy of Mr. D. R. Jardine sailed in the P. and" O. Mooltan for India from Tilbury this morning. The team, which numbers 16, is as follows: D. R. Jardine (Surrey), captain B.
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    LACK OF NEW TALENT CAUSES CONCERN.
    2165 30 But Selangor Likely To Retain Honours. By Our Rugby Correspondent.&gt; The majority ot up-country clubs, although hard hit by present trade conditions, are already getting their teams together tor what should prove another extremely interesting rugger season Some ol the State sides are much
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    CHINESE RUGBY XV FORMED.
    163 30 Thirty Playing Members Enrolled. At a well-attended meeting on Monday under the chairmanship of Mr S. K. Tsai at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club It was unanimousv decided to run a Chinese Rugby XV thi&gt; season. After considerable discussion it wa* decided to run the fifteen
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    TAIPING BEATEN AT IPOH.
    154 30 Second Half Goal Decides Issue. I Prom Our Own Correspondent! Taipmg. Sept 23 The first inter-distric* rugger match of the season was played here in glori ous weather before an enthusiastic crowd including the British Resident of Perak. Mr. G. E. Cator The came was fast
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    S.A.F.A. CUP.
    56 30 The draw for the second round of h* Singapore Amateur Football Associa* challenge cup resulted as follows Sept. 26 :—R.A.F. vs. Pulau Brant Sept. 28 :—S.C.C. vs. Wiltshire K or Police. Sept. 29 :—Singapore Chinese F A Wiltshire Regiment I 1 Oct. 2 :—Malay F.A. vs. Slngap l
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    AIRMEN SURPRISE PULAU BRANI.
    1654 31 Islanders’ Failure After Early Lead. l&gt; i L J Pulau Brani 1. ,ugh they scored their only] ithin the first minute of their I itch against the R.A.F. at the 1 Road Stadium on Tuesday, Pulau were unable to increase their' They took this opportunity &gt;r
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    MEDAN FOOTBALL.
    107 31 England Wins Governor’s Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan, Sept. 20. The most important sporting event of the year is the football match Holland v S England, for the Governor van der Plas Cup which until now has been won twice by Holland and once by England The
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    SURPRISE IN S.G.C. CHAMPIONSHIP.
    118 31 M.M. Paterson Eliminated In First Round. The following are the results of the first round of the Singapore Golf Club Championship competition: Craik beat Bain, 7 and 6. Walsh beat Sturrock, 4 and 2. McMullan beat Winter. 3 and 2. W. A Hamilton beat Lowson at
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    ELKINS BEATEN IN CLIFFORD CUP.
    468 31 EmpText Wonderful Golf In Final. The nnal round lor the Clifford Cup was played at the Selangor Golf Club on Sunday morning, and was productive of some unusually good golf, for W. H. Elkins &lt;scr. although round in 73. two strokes better than &lt;he scratch
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    KEPPEL G.C. HONOUR OLD MEMBERS.
    388 32 Annual Meeting. YEAR'S WORKING NOT U N SATISFACTORY Members ol the Keppel Goll Club on Tuesday paid a tribute to two of their oldest members, Mr. ft. H. Ellis and Mr. E. K. Taylor. At the conclusion ol the ordinary business of the annual general
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    204 32 The Police opened their hockey on Sunday when they were visited by the the R A F. The game very evently contested in the first half the teams crossing over with the Police leading by the only goal, scored by Smith their centre forward. The second half opened
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    INTRODUCTION OF RUGBY AT S.R.C.
    811 32 Suggestion And Opposition At Annual Meeting. Following the announcement that the Chinese axe to field a Rugby XV comes the suggestion that the SRC. should take up the game. This was made at the annual meeting of the Club on Tuesday and after discussion, which
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF.
    365 32 Island Club’s Big Win Over Garrison. The Island Club easily defeated the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday by 9 1 4 pts. to 2V 4 Scores (Garrison players mentioned first): Sqr.-Ldr. A. E. Barr-Sim &nd R. Renton, 0; J. T. Smith and Dr. H. Lim. 1 4 Lt.-Col.
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    BASKET AND VOLLEY BALL.
    452 32 Local Teams To Trained. The enthusiasm shown b- i Chii.c»e In basket-ball au.i '■uiuj'i* games since they were Introd' the Singapore Young Men's n, d Association In 1929 and till T** organisation In matches an,' n.er,ts have made It necessar Z T formation of a general
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    CROSS-COUNTRY.
    127 32 Entries Requested For C’.l Ten-Mile Race. Owing to the great success oi 1 ten-mile cross-country race organs by the Clerical Union last year, it been decided to make the event an nual one, open to all comers thro, out Malaya. The race last year attracted ab competitors representative of
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      TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES.
      601 1 Working At Profit. UTl'KE OUTLOOK STILL OBSCURE.” v -rding to the accounts tendered 24th ordinary general meeting 0lt l. Tamabalak Rubber Estates. Ltd.. l ie ld in the offices oi Messrs. Derrick in d Co. on Saturday the company is nov tor the first time for three
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      68 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations forward Contracts Spot Seiler Prices A Dute L’don S’pore Oct. Nov. Oct.- Dec. Sept. 21 3 25 32 12 ‘k 12% 12*4 12% 22 3 23/32 11% 12 3M6 12 12% 23 3 11 16 12% 129/16 12% 12% 25 3 25 32 12%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      21 1 Sept. 21 Tin S'pore Price $110.25 j)er picul 22 110.25 23 110.00 25 110.00 26 110.00 27 110.25
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS
      253 1 Foreign trade of Malaya by countries of origin and destination during the month ot Aug. 1933. (in thousands of dollars). Table III SUMMARY In Thousands of Dollars* Gross Imports Gross Exports Gross Trade Month Cumulative Total Cumulative Total Cumulative Total 1933 1932 1933 1932 1933 1932 (1)
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      Trade and Finance.
      389 1 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Sept. 27 SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/4 3/32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/4 1/16 London. 62 days’ sight 2/4 3/64 London, 30 days’ sight 2/4 1/32 London, demand 2/4 London, T.T. 2/3 31/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 9t4 Hamburg, demand 14S New York,
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      TIN RETURNS.
      143 1 Katu Hrs. run 306, cu. yds. treated 88.000. tin ore won pels 163. Rcnong Consolidated. —Hrs. run 161, cu. yds. treated 55,000. tin ore won pels. 142. Takuapa Valley.—Output 627 hrs., 160,000 cu. yds. 638 pels. Thabawlelk.—Hrs. run 251, cu. yds. treated 50,000, total pels. 260, net value
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      TRADE RETURNS STEADILY IMPROVE.
      4049 2 HOPEFUL SIGNS FOR FUTURE. I Chamber Of Commerce Meeting. Mr. Charlwood’s Review Of Local Position. “IT may justly be argued that we have reached a state of mind sufficiently chastened to deserve some measure of prosperity” said the Chairman (Mr. E. C. N. Charlwood) at Monday’s
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      TIN DREDGING.
      64 3 Tongkah Harbour (’alls Up Another Is. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 26. Temoh Tin Dredging. Ltd., announce!! a loss of £1,091, for the year ended June 30. 1933; £7.666 Is carried forward to credit. The company's assets are £2,4,615 and the liabilities £1,096. Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      835 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Sept. 27. Mining. biMle Val Pd Buyers. Seller*. £1 £1 A ,i:n Kunibaim 28 8 29/6 xd. £1 11 Austral Malay 32/- 35/f) 5 Aye; Ilitam Tin 15/3 16/3 cd. £1 £1 Bongrin Tin 26/6 27/6 cd. I 1 Bntanv Padang 0.17
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      SHARE MARKET.
      755 4 I Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Stpt. 26, states: A steady tin market has again been experienced throughout the week which has induced a more confident tone in the local tin share market, a general advance in quotations taking place following a strong
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      CONFERENCE RATH.
      60 4 Rates On Groundnut Cake And Groundnut Meal. Merchants are hereby informed it has been agreed to reduce th« of freight on the above comm* from Straits to Conference basi in Europe to the following, wit: from Sept. 25. 1933 Groundnut Cake —In Circulai 35s per ton of 18
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES SEPT. 12.
        656 4 Abaco (£l&gt; S.; Allagar (2 1 Alor Pongsu (2/) ti; Amherst &lt;2 44; Anglo- Malay &lt;£l* 7 3; Ayer Kuning &lt;£l&gt; 16/3: Eagun Serai &lt;£l) :l Bahru (Sel.) (2) 19; Banteng (£1) 11 6; Bat’ng Cns. &lt;2/) 44; Batu Caves (£1» 11/; Batu Tiga (ill
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES SEPT. 27.
        724 4 Capital Issue Closing Priu&gt; Paid Up Value Di* ldeuiJ Fraser Lvall Company A: Co. Evatt. 454.175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.60 0.75 216.779 l Nil for year 30-9-32 Alor Gojah ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 n Hu 439.125 1 Nil
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