The Straits Budget, 29 November 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS timf’s (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) No. 4007. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMHER 29. 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA
    1231 1 i OKD BADEN-POWELL, the U Chief Scout, spent this week in Malaya with Lady BadenPowcll and their two daughters. They are making an extensive tour of scouting activities in Malaya and have attended rallies in Penang, Kuala Kangsar and Kuala Lumpur. They will inspect the Singapore
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      MALAYA’S EURASIANS.
      903 2 numerically.—Straits Times. November 22. J Two qualities distinguish members j of the Eurasian community of Maiava They are intensely loyal to their British citizenship in the Colony and to their association with the British Empire in the Malay States, and they are peaceful and law-abiding by tradition and
      numerically.—Straits Times. November 22.  -  903 words
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      THE INDIA REPORT.
      753 2 there will be chaos.—Straits Times Nov. 23. Opinion on the report of the Select Committee on Indian Reforms is. on the whole, unfavourable. In India the report is condemned because it does not go far enough in the direction of self-government. At Home Conservative opinion considers that
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      A Light Memorial.
      260 2 in the very near future.— Straits inn*s. November 23. While the founder of Singapore commemorated in innumerable wavs the founder of Penang has giver. hi> name only to a street and an elementary school. There is no ad.quut memorial to him in his own Settlement. A correspondent
      in the very near future.—Straits inn*s. November 23.  -  260 words
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      BRITISH FILMS.
      899 2 Straits Times. Nov. 24. A few years ago, when films meant Hollywood movies,” the British industry might have been dismiss-.' in somewhat the same manner a a titlegendary essay subject “SnaKcs 1“ Iceland”—despatched with a Uv “There ain’t none.” Some hence, a good many years no another pen
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      LEGAL TOPICS.
      826 3 High Court action ?—Straits Times. Nov. 2G. A leading article printed on Wednesday last was devoted mainly to an examination of certain features oi the trial of an Indian who was sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment on a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, following
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      STRAITS TRADERS.
      928 3 Company. Limited. —Straits Times. November 27. To the intense annoyance of a number of people who have taken it upon themselves to speak or write In defence of the sponsors of tin control, the Straits Times has maintained persistently that if the control party is allowed to go
      Company. Limited.—Straits Times. November 27.  -  928 words
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      NEW LIFE IN CHINA.
      792 4 place In the last three years.”—Straits Times, November 28. It is a perennial grievance with the Chinese that Western newspapers have no room for anything about China except her civil wars and ba?idits. No newspaper man can read that comment without a twinge of conscience. for
      place In the last three years.”—Straits Times, November 28.  -  792 words
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    MARRIAGE.
    33 4 JACK80N—NER 1 —Miss Ethel Jackson (daughter of Mrs. Dolores Jackson of S pore London) was married to Senor Ezio eNri of Eft.” ?°J 1934 at the Church of the Sacred Hear*. Shanghai.
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    FUNERAL OF MR. A. DRYSDALE.
    248 4 Cable Officers u I Bidadari. I The funeral of Mr Aim r. I Chief Engineer of the Cable tound shot in his cabin on 5*3 ook place at the Bidadari Ce 2S the same day. cer netw The cortege was met at th« I ithe
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    “DELICATE AND DIFFICULT.”
    287 4 Pro-Malay Policy. I INDIAN COUNCILLOR'S I VIEW. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Seremban, Nov. I A reference to the pro-Malay policy I was made by the new Indian member I of the Federal Council, the Hon. Dr I S. R. Krishnan, today. I Speaking at a
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      88 4 NOTICE. AU communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries $4 t a year. The post free price of
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    53 4 DEATHS HOGAN—At the General Hospital Singapore. on November 22. Edward Jonathan, eldest son of the late Eugene Hogan and Mrs. Hogan, aged 39 years. LOH. LOH KEE HIAN, youngest son of Mr. Mrs. Loh Ah Fong, age 5 years, passed away on FYlday. November 23 at 7.40 p.m. at No.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    132 5 IBvOFS anyone remember when an i»l j r j S j, regiment was last stationed Singapore? The Royal Inniskilling MLliers. who will replace the WiltUres in the autumn, will be the first troops to join the garrison since the War. so far as I have been
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    AN OLD REGIMENT.
    117 5 BtHE battle honours of the InniskillI 1 tngs go back to Martinique in 1762. They were at Badajoz, Salamanca and I Waterloo with Wellington, and they had twelve battalions in the field in I the Great War. I Their colours show the Castle of Inniskilling. with three
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    PENANG WATER.
    124 5 COMPLIMENT has been paid to the Penang Municipal Commissioners recently for the mercy they have shown to the poorer classes in ’he matter of water charges. But perhaps they have been too merciful. Only last June the Director of Public Works accused the Penang municipality of making an
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    BUCK OUT-BUCKED.
    117 5 pOR the benefit of planters who may meet a tiger while going round the tote, and are uncertain as to what ought to be done in these circumstances. I relate a story which comes from Madras. A party of police went out after a tiger which had been
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    FOR THE MASSES.
    112 5 1 must have struck many people, alter seeing how raptly a crowd of mnese working-men will listen to a professional story-teller in a Singapore treet for hours on end. that there are nmense possibilities in this country or wireless entertainment In the ernacular. Those possibilities are already
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    KAMPONG MUSIC.
    117 5 QOME months ago a most interesting proposal for providing wireless entertainment for Malay kampongs was mooted in Kuala Lumpur. Nothing more was heard of it, and most people assumed that the scheme had been dropped, but actually experiments have been going on behind the scenes, and there is
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    LABOUR PROBLEM.
    121 5 LABOUR PROBLEM ¥T is surprising to see how much rub- ber is still out of tapping In this country, in spite of the profitable prices which have been ruling for over a year. Agricultural experts estimate that 56.500 acres of small holders' rubber were not being tapped in the F.M.S.
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    MR. HERITAGE.
    107 5 HPHERE is a very old resident of Singapore who remembers being taken as a child to the first photographer who ever came to this city. That was nearly 75 years ago, and the pioneer photographer was a Mr. Heritage, who lived with his wife and daughter in a
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    FEDERAL SHOCKS.
    109 5 u 17'UALA Lumpur’s Blood-washed IV Screen was a newspaper caption which startled the staid federal capital last week. Again in our contemporary, once the Morning Post of the Malayan bureaucracy. I was surprised to find a group of scantily clad cabaret damsels disporting themselves over the main news
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    A JOHORE BABY.
    128 5 jyjEEr Malaya’s most distinguished baby—Master Michael Jolley, son oi Dr. P. G. E. Jolley, of Dunlop Plantations, Johore. Michael has just won a prize of £100 and a silver cup presented by the Sunday Dispatch for the bonniest baby In Great Britain. In addition, the Cow and
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    A PANGKOR TALE.
    139 5 SPHERE is an odd tale about Pangkor, now handed over to Perak with the remainder of the Dindings, which reveals the kind of European adventurer who was to be found wandering about the Malay States a hundred years ago. Somewhere about the year 1819 a Captain John
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    THE “BUDGET.”
    145 5 "V/IOST Europeans In this country have experienced the thrill of seeing the Straits Budget in its familiar red wrapper fall into their letterboxes while on leave. Lately the Budget has been changed and modernised. Its opening page is now occupied by a new feature, 44 The Week in
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    TRANSPORT.
    153 5 TRANSPORT HAPPENING to go into the linotype room the other morning I found a member of the printing staff indignantly waving a proof of our article about the fleet of large and modern buses which the Traction Company is about to put on the road. On inquiring what was the
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    YELLOW VS. GREEN.
    136 5 HE says that when the yellow mos quito buses were running on th Serangoon route he could always count on getting to the office within twelve minutes of leaving his house. He never had to wait for a bus, because there were so many of them that
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    STRAPHANGING.
    95 5 TIE says he sometimes has to wait ten minutes before boarding a bus. not because they do not come at lrequent intervals but because the first one or two that pass are likely to be full during the rush periods, especially in the afternoon. Even when he does climb
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    LONDON TUBES.
    108 5 J'T'HE truth is that the Singapore public has become accustomed to a better transport service better In the sense of convenience but not of public safety or traffic control—than exists in any big city in Europe or America. It is quite true that the mosquito buses on the
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    RUSH HOUR SEATS.
    118 5 then, the transport i services of London, and of many another city, are Inadequate In the l sense that by no means everyone who buys a ticket gets a seat. That, judging by the letters whlto have been published In the newspapers recently and by comment such
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    UNPOPULAR!
    119 5 JT was obvious from the start tha1 the dispersion of the mosqultc swarms would be one of the rnosi difficult and unpopular things th« commissioners had ever attempted j and that anticipation is being realisec to the full. The Traction Company is honestl; living up to Its obligations, and
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    RELAXATION.
    101 6 OATURDAY night in Singapore is a subject for a novel in itself. Between Tanglin Club and the Great World. RafYles Hotel and the coileeshops, the European suburbs and Chinatown, lies a mass of humanity in a mood of relaxation. The most bizarre episode in this Oriental charivari last Saturday
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    TEMPLE HOUSE.
    96 6 TO be quite honest, it is now only a temple in its architecture. It used to be a Buddhist temple, but the priests left it some years ago. It is now known as Temple House and is the headquarters of Toe H in Singapore. Toe H performed a
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    THE SCENE SHIFTERS.
    109 6 THE performers on Saturday night were none other than our friends, the Scene Shifters. This amateur company, which was the first to introduce the Little Theatre move- i ment to Singapore, lost its delightful open-air theatre when its producer, Mr. Roy Bower, was transferred to Stockholm. In
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    A NEW PRODUCER.
    87 6 A FTER that the Scene Shifters had to mark time for a while, but in May of this year they were able to begin again with a new producer. Miss Rosamunde Prior. Miss Prior has studied dramatic art at Home, so the Scene Shifters were lucky, but
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    THREE PLAYS.
    121 6 ¥T was really good. The plays were A well chosen and well done, and one only wished that this satisfying alternative to the highly spiced fare served up by the cinemas was available in Singapore more often. The most finished acting of the evening was seen in the
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    LUMUT’S GIFT.
    87 6 fJ*HERE was one Poppy Day gift which deserves special mention, partly because it came from one of the most out-of-the way towns in Malaya, and partly because the donors belonged to a community which has been reproached in the past for undue nationalism. Not long ago a fire
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    A COPRA WEAKNESS.
    97 6 flWNERS of coconut estates in Malaya should note a hint addres- sed to them by Tropical Life. Up against one of the most powerI ful organisations in the w'orld,” says this journal, it is surprising that this industry has not also taken steps to be represented at
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    CHURCH PEOPLE.
    144 6 11,1OST newcomers to Singapore find the making of new friends and fresh contacts difficult enough but at least they can choose for themselves among which of the many organisa- tions in the country they will attempt to find their w’ay. A new Governor has no such opportunity for
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    THE BISHOP’S BUS.
    159 6 was confined to Archdeacon Graham White and the Bishop, both of whom said those 44 few words which, as someone remarked, seem ecclesiastically inexhaustible. Bishop Roberts took the opportunity of refuting the suggestion that he has been on a busman’s holiday in England ‘‘At least,” he said,
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    SHOPPING THRILLS.
    153 6 *J*HAT awful task, the buying of Christmas presents, is already ooming on the horizon, and this year is before. I suppose the males of the pecies will leave it to the last moment nd then make a desperate dash intc v department store during the afteriffln coma. But
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    IN OUTRAM ROAD.
    135 6 IN OUTRAM ROAD A COLLEAGUE of mine, driving through Outram Road recently, and keeping his eyes open as a good newspaper man should, saw what he thought were convicts working near the gaol. The next morning lie thought he saw another convict, amiably walking behind a warder. Full of righteous
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    SHANGHAI GOODS.
    122 6 A WRITER in the North China Daily News calls attention to the openings which exist for Shanghai manufacturers in Malaya, where, he rightly says. Japanese exporters are consoli-! dating their position while Chinese goods make little headway. The Shanghai manufacturer is faced with peculiar difficulties, however, and such
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    LIKING NUMBER.
    113 6 THE latest craze among children in the poorer streets of Singapore is a game curiously called Your Liking Number.” This consists of 100 trinkets fastened to a board, and below are 100 folded numbers. A number can be purchased for one cent, and the purchaser is given the
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    BORED BABS.
    116 6 I 'THIS is the comment of a London gossip writer on the sad spectacle ■)f the British lion handing over a very ancient pone to the Perak tiger. “I thought‘that the House of Com nons had gone mad the other evening vhen I went into the Peers’ Gallerj
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    FOUR POTATOES.
    133 6 CHINESE has just been twent y dollars, or sentenced to month’s imprisonment in defau't V stealing four potatoes valued at cents. 1 inree This sentence was imposed ov th Malay magistrate at Taipin«> Th accused picked up the potatoes in railway godown. where they had\ a iu! out
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    MR. WOODS’ DEBTS.
    112 6 MR. WOODS DEBTS. WITH a view to teaching creditors ff the virtue of patience I would call attention to an official notice which has been appearing in the Straits Times during the last tew days. It announces that a final dividend is about to be declared in the bankruptcy of
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    THE F.M.S. LOAN.
    100 6 ¥T IS a curious fact that the F.M.S Government, although it represents by far the richest territory in the British colonial empire, has ne\?r yet borrowed under its own name m the London money market. It has floated loans locally, ot course, and the last loan, issued
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEERS.
    132 6 TT is surprising to read that there is no Chinese company in the Hong Kong volunteer corps. There has been an infantry company of Chinese volunteers in Singapore ever since 1901. and similar companies exist in Penang and Malacca They have always been smart and keen units. Another
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    LOCAL & PERSONAL
    1167 7 LOCAL PERSONAL Ir E c. Pengilley, M.C.S., is leaving ■poll for home shortly. H Mr h Rasmussen, the well-known ■vari sembilan planter, has left for I T en«’ku It am. of Trcngganu. accom- i iit by his consort, is in Singapore B|n a short holiday. B Mr 1 V Black.
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    MALAYANS IN LONDON.
    284 7 I Singapore People On Leave. < From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 14. (By Air Mail.) Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Bailey are /spending their leave at Bexhill-on-Sea. Mr. Bailey travelled home from Singapore through Japan and the United States and greatly enjoyed /the trip. Mr. C.
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    170 7 Mr. C. G. Barnes And Miss M. V. Eilis. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 24. The wedding took place at St. George’s Church today of Mr. Cyril Graham Barnes, editor of the Plnang Gazette, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Barnes, of Frome, Somerset, and
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    DEATH OF MR. E. PEREIRA.
    57 7 The death occurred at Lim Road Singapore, on Nov. 16 of Mr. Edward Pereira an employee of the R A F base Seletar. Mr. Edward (Eddy) Pereira was onlv 32 years oi age—the youngest ol the family of the late Mr John Pe.eira a well-known
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    CHITRAL.
    566 7 The following passengers left by the P and O. Chitral on Friday for Penang, Colombo and Europe:— Mr. W. H. Wallace Little, Mr. Mansell. Mr H. F P. Albrecht, Surg.-Lt. J. Oliver. Mr. W. B. Foy, Mr. W. F. Fletcher. Mr. G. N. Carey. Capt. Thomson. Miss C. M.
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    M.S. LALANDIA.
    98 7 Passengers for Malaya on the M S Lalandia which left Southampton on Nov. 14 and is due Penang on Dec. 12. Singapore Dec. 15, are: Mr. E. T. MacNamara. Mr. S. Gates, Mr. D. H. Gee, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Lewis, and infant Miss S. B. Barron,
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    S.S. KLANG.
    18 7 The usual sailing of the Klang has tills week been deferred to 4 pm. on Sunday
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    SEVENTEEN EUROPEANS THROWN INTO SEA.
    293 8 MIDNIGHT MISHAP. Motor Boat Capsizes At Singapore. gEVENTEEN Europeans, including six women were thrown into the sea in the early hours of Sunday when the motor boat in which they were returning from a dance on Blakan Mati capsized when approaching Jardine’s Steps. They all
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    GOVERNOR SEES NEW AIRPORT.
    238 8 Sir Shenton Thomas was one of a distinguished party who toured Singapore’s $6,000,000 new airport on Wednesday. The Governor was paying his first visit and with him went Sir John Salmond, visiting Marshal of the R.A.F. and Government Director of Imperial Airways, accompanied by Sir John’s
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    251 8 F.M.S. Government appointments are gazetted as under: Mr. J. A. Carr-Archer to be a Probationer. Trade and Customs Department, F.M.S. Lieut. A. G. W. JollifTe to be an Adjutant, Volunteer Forces, Malaya. Mr. J. Webster to act as Gaoler. Grade 11. Kuala Lumpur. Mr. W. A. C. H
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    THANK OFFERING FOR RESTRICTION.
    152 8 Perak Planter’s Suggestion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 24. An extraordinary meeting of the Central Perak Planters Association was held here today. Mr. J. S. Ferguson presiding over a very small attendance. Appealing for support for the Planters’ Benevolent Fund, the Chairman suggested that all
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    408 8 Sunday, Nov. 18. Lady Huggard arrived to stay at Government House. Hon. Mr. M. B, Shelley and Miss Shelley left Government House. Monday. Nov. 19. In the morning Capitan de Fregata Salvador Moreno of the Spanish Naval Ship “Juan Sebastian de Elcano” called on His Excellency at Government
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    AIR RACE PROTEST DISALLOWED.
    132 8 Singapore View Of aw Star Incident. The Straits Times understnn/i Squadron-Leader Stodart s “>« protest that he lost 24 mlnm ri Alor Star, not only because he hL 81 wade In the mud to the che f 10 point but also because the miscalculated the time
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    MALAY CHARGED.
    98 8 Alleged Administering Of Deleterious Drug. Abdul Wahab b. Mahnor. a Mala appeared before Mr. N. Grice, the second magistrate on Monday on a charge of having administered a deleterious drug (“daun kechubong to a man named Omar. The offence is alleged to have been committed in a coffee
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    PASSENGERS.
    395 8 The following passengers are travelling by the Sarpedon on Wednesday Mr and Mrs. I. Ross, Dr. and Mrs. E. B Murrell, Mr. D. W. Holder. Miss E. S Walker, Mr. S. W. Gooding, Captain Belson, Mr. R. R. Hamilton, Mrs. Jas P. Baird, Mr. W. A. Griffin. Mr. and
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    SIR JOHN SALMOND & FASTER AIR SERVICE.
    447 9 SIR JOHN SALMOND FASTER AIR SERVICE. ■no Panic After Fast Racing I Speeds. I clR JOHN SALMOND defended Imperial Airways policy I in an interview in Singapore this week. Sir John, who I is the British Government director on the board of Imperial I Airways, declared We will not be
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    FIRE DESTROYS MALAY FISHING VILLAGE.
    301 9 EAST COAST DISASTER. News Brought To Pekan By Police Runners. From A Special Correspondent. Pekan, Nov. 21. A DEVASTATING fire, which completely destroyed the fishing village of Pontian, in the Pekan district on the East Coast, iwoke out on Monday. The news reached here yesterday
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    GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE TO ROTARIANS.
    277 9 His First Impressions. PENANG RALLY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 24. A striking message from Sir Shenton Thomas was received at the Rotary Conference which opened here yesterday. In the few days since my arrival in Malaya His Excellency wrote, I have been impressed by
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    PRINCE PURACHATRA NEW PRESIDENT.
    155 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 26. An invitation from the Singapore Rotary Club to hold the next conference of Rotary Clubs of Malaya and Siam at Singapore was accepted at the final plenary session of the Rotary conference in Penang which was brought to an
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    GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO KUALA LUMPUR.
    55 9 GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. The High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas is expected in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 23. A reception will be given him and an address of welcome presented to him by the unofficial community of Selangor at the Victoria
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    MRS. GATES GUILTY OF SPEEDING.
    189 9 Cross-Summons Against Mr. Braga’s Syce. Mrs. Yolande Gates, of Nassim Road, was found guilty by Mr. C. H. Whitton in the police court last week on the charge of causing hurt in a motor accident. The magistrate said he had come to the conclusion that
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    DEATH OF MR. E. J. HOGAN.
    178 9 Former Raffles College Student The death occurred at the General Hospital on Thursday of Mr. Edward Jonathan Hogan, aged 39 years, eldest son of the late Mr. Engene Hogan of the P.W.D. in Singapore and Mrs. Hogan, of Upper Wilkie Road. Mr. Hogan was
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    LORD BADEN-POWELL & VETERAN OF MALAYAN SCOUTING.
    1053 10 LORD BADEN-POWELL VETERAN OF MALAYAN SCOUTING. KUALA LUMPUR ARRIVAL. Chief Guide's Chat With Malay Girls. CARRYING a message from the Prince of Wales, Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, is making a tour of Malaya. He attended a rally at Kuala Kangsar on Saturday and proceeded to Kuala Lumpur visited Castle
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    WELCOME TO BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
    371 10 Church And Governor’s Appeal For Unity. The Bishop of Singapore, the ev B. C. Roberts, was welcomed back from leave at a reception hen at “Abbotsford.” the house of Mr and Mrs. F. Cherry, in Singapore nn Monday Sir Shenton Thomas and Lariv Thomas and
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    EUROPEAN FOUND SHOT DEAD.
    445 10 “DEPRESSED FOR 12 MONTHS.” Mr. II. P. C. Heytman. a retired official of the Dutch Immigration Office, was found dead at his home 37, Wilkinson Road, Katong, at 9.45 a m. A shot was heard and the deceased man was found sitting in his room with
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    S.R.C.’s GOOD YEAR.
    77 10 The committee of the Singapore Recreation Club for the year ending June 30 has presented its report. The number of active members at the close of the year was 146 ordinary and 81 junior members, as against 140 and 64 last year. There was a profit on
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    $850 DAMAGES IN LIBEL SUIT.
    95 10 Mr. J. Whitley Envies English Judges. Damages of $850 and costs on the lower scale were awarded Ho Kim Teik, in the Supreme Court, Penang on Monday in a libel action against the Pinang Gazette. The action related to a statement that a bankruptcy petition
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    KIANGNAN DOCKYARD.
    50 10 Work on the extension of the drydock of the Kiangnan Dockyard J* Shanghai has begun, states the Wen Pao. The construction is expected to be completed within N months. All the necessary sui have now been shipped to China •:<- England and are expected before end of the
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    FIRST STRAITS CIVIL SERVANTS. Two Local Men.
    134 11 The first two candidates for adrmssion to toe Straits Settlements Civil Service have begun their probationary period of one year at Raffles College. They are: Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, former Queen s Scholar from Singapore nnd Cambridge undergraduate, and Mr. Stanley Stewart, graduate
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    AIR RACE FLYER BACK AGAIN.
    182 11 Lieut. Hansen’s Stay In Singapore. Lt. M. Hansen, the only Danish entrant in the Melbourne air race, reached Singapore on Monday on his way back to Denmark. Ho is Hying his Desoutter Mark 11 Gipsy III plane still, and. according to him. "it has not
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    RAILWAYS TO RUN NEW ROAD SERVICE.
    149 11 Arrangements For Ipoh— Lumut Route. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Nov. 20. 'Hie F.M.S. Railways are shortly instituting a new road service by car. motor bus and motor lorry, from Inuh Station to Lumut in the bindings, via Bruas, Ayer Tawah and Sitiawan. A’d
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    VOLUNTEERS OF THE COLONY.
    343 11 Best S.S.V.F. Year Book Yet Produced. The S.S.V.F. Year Book for 1934. which is now on sale throughout Malaya, is a really ambitious production. Apart from being a permanent record of the principal volunteering activities in Singapore. Malacca and Penang—for that reason alone it should be
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    KUCHING DISCUSSES MOTOR INSURANCE.
    270 11 Making Third Party Coverage Compulsory. A meeting of the Kuching Municipal Board was held recently to consider the introduction of insurance of motor vehicles, and the report on braking tests carried out on certain vehicles. The Municipal Commissioner <Mr. J. P. Baird) gave quotations of insurance
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    FIVE KILLED IN SIAM AIR DISASTER.
    60 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok Nov. 21. When a Siamese plane was taking off for upcountry in the presence of a great crowd yesterday the under-carriage touched a parked motor car and crashed. Five were killed and 19 injured. The plane was smashed. The
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    SINGAPORE PRIEST’S OUTSPOKEN SERMON.
    244 11 "Shocking” Ignorance Of Scriptures. A shocking lack of knowledge of iht Scriptures” was refered to by the Key L. S G. Petter. in a sermon oicached at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore on Sunday. Mr. Petter said that one thing cn which the Church of Eng and
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    BRITISH TRADE FAIR NEXT YEAR.
    56 11 At a meeting of intending exhibitors held on Monday at the office of the British Trade Commissioner it was decided to hold a British Trade Fair next year from May 3 to 11. The venue has not yet been fixed. A committee has been appointed
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    ROTARIANS ELECT MR RAPER.
    240 11 Singapore Club’s New Chairman. His Excellency Sir Shenton Thomas,!] the new Governor, is to be Invited to become an honorary member of the'] Singapore Rotary Club. The invitation J will be formally extended to him when he is the guest of the club at dinner at
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  • Letters To The Straits Times.
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      THE WAR MENACE.
      557 12 Sir —Your issue of Nov. 12, contains statements so remarkable for their diversity of opinion that I beg leave to comment thereon. “Four months of blood and mud 400.000 British lives squandered in a quagmire (Passchendaele). the most gigantic, tenacious, grim futile, and bloody f lght ever
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      PLANTERS’ WAGES.
      607 12 Sir, —From time to time your Plant- ing Correspondent has advocated that I the lormer rates of pay should be restored to those employed on ruober estates. Unfortunately it has not been stated what former rate is meant —boom rate or pre-War rate. No employee, be he Eastern
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      FRANCIS LIGHT.
      512 12 Sir.—ln the last generation the teaching of history was much neglected, with the result that many people thought of Waterloo as just a railway station, and Gladstone as just a bag (Wasn’t he cries a Primrose Leaguer?) More advanced students had a vague idea that Anne Boleyn was
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      MEDICAL REGISTRATION.
      381 12 Sir—At the trial in November of a man charged with an offence under the Medical Registration Ordinance. Inspector Tomlie, the prosecuting officer, is reported to have said: “The purpose of this ordinance Medical Registration Ordinance) is the protection of properly qualified men.” Nothing could be farther from the
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      OPENING BOOKS.
      336 12 Sir.—ln the leading article in Straits Times of Nov. 21 It is hlr Alter the assault there was lound in his room a medical book which easily at a chapter on arteries 'ns veins, with an Illustration ot a L! head and neck showing the miln a? teries
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    NEW BOOTH LINER.
    36 12 A 5.000-ton ship built by Messrs Cammell Laird at their Birkenheaa yard was launched recently. She was the steamer Clemen, tht first of two 5.000-ton vessels being constructed for the Booth Lines. Liverpool.
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    CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU FOR MALAYA.
    553 13 Major R. L. Nunn’s Tour. After inspecting 150 aerotlromes in various parts of the world, Major R. L. Nunn, Deputy Director of Public Works, S.S. and F.M.S., has returned to Singapore last week. His C 1,500 tour, on behalf of Government marks an important milestone
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    SINGAPORE PROFESSOR WEDS.
    127 13 Mr. F. J. R. Bottrall. Mr F. J. R. Bottrall. Professor ol English Literature at Rallies College, Singapore was married to Miss Margaret Saumarez Smith, daughter of the Rev. H. and Mrs. Saumarez Smith of Waldershare Rectory, Kent, at. St Andrews’s Cathedral last week. The bridegroom is
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    SIAM’S NEW PAPER INDUSTRY. Mill Tenders.
    277 13 TO PRODUCE TEN TONS EVERY DAY. Bangkok. Nov. 20. Progress is being made with the development of Siam’s new paper industry. The tenders for the machinery lor the new Siam Paper Co.. Ltd., havtnow been received, and a special committee has had to be
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    LETTERS LEFT BY SHOT ENGINEER.
    695 13 Inquest Story. WITNESS SAYS MR. DRYSDALE WAS WORRIED Tlie inquiry opened last week before Mi. VV. u. Porter, the Singapore Coroner. into the death of Mr Alan Hen derson Drysdale <44>. the chief engi neer of the Eastern Extension Co s vessel ‘The Cable,’’ who
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    Malaya-Java Phone Service
    55 13 (From Our Own Correspondent)• Kuala Lumpur Nov. 21. The reason for the reduction of charges in the Malaya-Java phone service is that both the administrations have considered it desirable in the hope of getting more traffic. Since the inauguration in March traffic has varied but the line
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    SINGAPORE WOMAN’S DIVORCE SUIT.
    411 13 Decree Nisi Granted At Hong Kong. Tlu* lirst petition to come before the Hong Kong Divorce Court was heard on Nov. 10 by the Chief Justice A. D. A. MacGregor, at the Supreme Court, when Dorothea Florence Soares, an Englishwoman, now living in Singapore obtained an
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    SYNODICAL GOVERNMENT FOR CHURCH IN MALAYA.
    518 14 Bishop Of Singapore Returns From Leave. STRAITS TIMES INTERVIEW. A conference of the clergy of Singapore Diocese will probably be called early in the New Year to take stock of what has been done during the eighteen months since the last conference and to
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    STRAITS TRADING CO.
    109 14 To Erect Smelter In England. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., announce that in view of the changing economic factors in Malaya as affecting competition, the Directors have approved the adoption of a policy designed to meet the competition to which the Company is at present subjected, by
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    H.E. AND WIRELESS.
    69 14 To Open Exhibition In Penang. It is understood that H.E. the Governor will open the Wireless Exhibition organised by the Penang Wireless Society, to be held at the Penang Turf Club on Dec. 6, 7 and 8. His Excellency will speak from Singapore and his speech will
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    OUTRAM SCHOOL PRIZE DAY.
    29 14 Outram School prize day will take place on Friday next at 10 ...m. Mrs. Caldecott will distribute the prizes. Parents ot scholars will be welcome.
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    SOCIAL EVIL IN THE COLONY.
    208 14 Dr. Chen Su Lan Claims Big Decrease. A claim that the number of persons suffering from venereal disease has decreased by 48 per cent, in the last four years was made at the Malayan Rotary Conference this week The speaker was Dr. Chen Su Lan.
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    M.S.V.R. DINNER.
    124 14 Farewell To Capt. M. R. Caldwell. <From Our Own Correspondent.; Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 24. The annual dinner of the M.S.V.R. (Selangor) will take place at the headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 5. Opportunity will be taken to bid farewell to Capt. M. R. Caldwell. (R.E.), the adjutant, and to
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    THE COLONY’S NINE MILLIONS.
    305 14 F.M.S. Take A Hint From London. CHEAP MONEY. Imprudent To Delay Any Longer.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 26. An enactment authorising the F.M.S. Government to raise a loan for the purpose of repaying the Straits Settlements sterling loans, amounting to £9,355,000, was passed
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    ENGINEER DROWNED.
    139 14 ENGINEER DROWNED Victim Of Strong Tide At Bangkok. One of the best-known marine engineers on the China Coast. Mr Peder Moe. met his death under tragi' circumstances in Bangkok. Mr. Moe was chief engineer on th< Norwegian steamer Ardent, which was anchored in mid-stream at Bangkok when the tragedy occurred.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2050 15 The Coconut Industry—Its History In Malaya Days Of Depression What Ceylon Is DoingCan Malaya Co-operate? (By Our Planting Correspondent.) more than once seen the V r ir ket price of tin and rubber ,)t'iovv production cost, only to s in to a market value that f i
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    “PUT THEIR SHOULDERS” TO THE WHEEL.
    736 16 Appeal To Eurasians. MR. CLAUDE DA SILVA ON EDUCATION. A VIGOROUS speech on Eurasian advancement was made A by Mr. Claude da Silva, the well-known Singapore lawyer, on Nov. 20. We must give up the idea that the Eurasian is privileged/' said Mr. da
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    IRISH REGIMENT FOR SINGAPORE.
    92 16 Inniskillings To Relieve Wiltshires. The Straits Times understands from private sources that the 1st. Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, will relieve the 1st. Batt. the Wiltshire Regiment, at Singapore next trooping season. The Wiltshire Regiment which has been stationed at Singapore since November, 1932, will be going
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    52 16 During the week ended Nov. 17. 226 deaths were recorded within the Municipality of Singapore compared with 126 last week and 116 in the corresponding week last year. The principal causes of mortality were pneumonia (34), convulsions (23) and phthisis (27). One death occurred from diphtheria. Total births
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    PREPARING FOR THE AIR LINERS.
    435 16 K.L. Sew ice In Six Months? MORE MONEY FOR THE AIRPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. A statement has been made locally that Imperial Airways are unlikely to make Kuala Lumpur a stopping place in future and that the Federal Capital is
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    RAILWAY SUBSIDENCE.
    65 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 20. A subsidence occurred on the main line between Lahat and Batu Gajah this morning as a result of which the through train to Malacca, which leaves Ipoh at 7.15, was delayed for two hours. The enginering department rushed about 50 tons
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    AIR RACE LESSONS FOR MALAYA.
    79 16 Roscoe Turner, the American, says: “At Alor Star, there Was water all over th 4 airport. It was the worst landing ground to get off with only enough gas to pull us through. “At Singapore we found they had no boundary lights or beacon to
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    INSPECTOR IN GUISE OF PULLER.
    125 16 ROW a Singapore polite inspector, disguised as a ricksha puller, caught an Indian molesting two schoolgirl- was told in the police court last w eek. The tailor. Stepan Khan, was ch.iiged with using criminal force to th? girls. Part of the case was heard in
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    DROVE ON AFTER ACCIDENT.
    315 16 “Extremely Callous” Conduct. A Chinese driver who was involved in a motor collision with a car driven by Mr. W. G. Baker, divisional manager of the Eastern Extension A. and C Telegraph Co., Ltd., was convicted on charges of (1> causing hurt by a rash act
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      MIXED RECEPTION FOR INDIA REPORT.
      801 21 -Reuter. A Decentralisation Scheme. SAFEGUARDS FOR IMPERIAL INTERESTS AND MINORITIES. Progressive Elements Disappointed. I ONG awaited with intense interest, the Report k of the Select Committee on Indian reforms is now published. Already heated controversy is arising concerning it. The Report, generally, provides for a
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      LABOUR M.P.s’ REPORT.
      404 21 Reuter. Progress Towards Dominion Status. London. Nov. 21. The draft of an alternative report, presented by Major C. R. Attlee (Lab., Limehouse) and other members of the Labour Party on the Select Committee. expresses the view that the new constitution should be so framed as to enable
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      INDIAN OPINION.
      286 21 Reuter. Rigid Constitution Causes Disappointment. New Delhi, Nov. 21. Indian opinion on the Select Committee’s report amounts to general censure of the Committee’s failure to endorse the ideal of Dominion status* and its provision, on the contrary, of “a rigid constitution not susceptible of growth.” All political Parties,
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      THE SAITO INTERVIEW.
      146 21 Admiral And A (ihost Writer. Tokir, Nov. 22. With reference to the Christian Science Monitor interview, in which he was reported as making a vigorous attack on the jingolsts in Japan and other countries, the former Prime Minister, Adm. M. Saito, declares: “I have seen no representative
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      DUTCH AIRMEN.
      50 21 Reuter Wireless. Amsterdam, Nov. 21. A national welcome was accorded to Parmentier and Moll on landing in their Douglas machine from Australia. A military band played and representatives of the Cabinet and Municipalities were among the 40,000 present and participated in a procession through the city —Reuter Wireless.
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      HIS MAJESTY’S STIRRING ADDRESS.
      418 22 Reuter. WORLD PEACE THE KEYNOTE. “Spirit Of Confidence And Enterprise” In Trade. m MAJESTY last week opened the new session of Parliament, and in his Address alluded to several important issues, Imperial and International. The keynote of the King’s review was British policy in promoting world
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      THE ARMS TRADE.
      382 22 -Reuter. American Plan Before The Conf tence. Geneva, Nov. 20. A plan tor the regulation of the armaments trade was submitted today by the American delegate, Mr. Hugh Wilson, addressing the Bereau of the Disarmament Conference. Mr. An-1 thony Eden. Lord Privy Seal, has wel-! corned the
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      INDIAN VIEWS ON REFORMS.
      262 22 —Reuter “The Best Obtainable.” FAVOURABLE REACTION IN BRITAIN. London, Nov. 23. Despite hesitation in expressing premature opinions on the Indian constitution scheme in view of its voluminous nature, certain lines of thought are becoming apparent. It is generally agreed that the Government are assured of overwhelming
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      55 22 M.P. Asks If Dutch Are Tired Of It. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 23. In the House of Commons today Sir John Wardlaw-Milne (Cons., Kidderminster) ashed whether the Dutch had proposed the termination of the Rubber Restriction scheme. Sir Philip Cunliff e-Lister, Secretary of State for the
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      TYPHOON TOLL.
      80 22 certain the exact causalties.—Reuter Wireless. Manila, Nov. 20. More than 200 are reported dead in the latest of a series of typhoons which have been devastating the Philippines during the past fortnight. It is stated that 30 perished at various points on Luzon island and 200 at Maubon,
      certain the exact causalties.—Reuter Wireless.  -  80 words
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      THE RE-BIRTH OF CHINA.
      417 22 Reuter. All-Round Progress. SIR F. MAZE’S TRIBUTE TO NANKING. London, Nov. 20. The traveller from the Far East or arrival in England is invariably asked when the situation will become normal in China. The Chinese with equ:V justice might retort, “When will peace be restored in
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      JAPANESE SPY SCARE.
      58 22 -Reuter Wireless. Trappist Monks Under Suspicion. Hakodate, Nov. 19 A number of Trappist monks have been charged with violating the law by taking photographs in the fortifleo zone. The c arge was laid after gendarm erle had carried out a domiciliary search of the monastery and seized
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  58 words
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      MR. MAIR ON TIN CONSUMPTION DECLINE.
      279 23 —Router. buffer pool peril. “Demands Careful Investigation.” QlTw London Correspondent cables a summary of the speech delivered by Mr. F. E. Mair at* the Tekka meeting in which he again severely criticised the Tin Control Scheme. Mr. Mair described the Buffer Pool as an
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      MR. MAIR’S STRICTURES.
      232 23 I> Present Price Due To Restriction ‘From Our Own Correspondent*. London. Nov. 22. Presiding at the annual general meeting ot Tekka, Ltd., yesterafternoon. Mr. F. E. Mair expressed satisfaction with the present position ot tin stocks, but regretted tin International Tin Committee's in- to reduce stocks “as
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      N.I. QUOTA.
      99 23 Producers Stated To Be Satisfied. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 21. The Daily Express alleges that reports are current in the City to the effect that Dutch rubber growers are likely to request an increase in the Netherlands Indies quota shortly, but the Amsterdam correspondent of the
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EXPANDS.
      119 23 British Wireless Doubled Service To India And Africa. Rugby. Nov. 21. Imperial Airways tod >y made the important announcement that Empire air services from London to the East to Calcutta and southward to Johannesburg are to be duplicated. This means that a twice-weekly service will be established
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      SIR MILES LAMPSON.
      164 23 —Reuter. Engaged To Daughter Of Sir Aldo Castellan i. London. Nov. 22. The engagement is announced of Sir Miles Lampson to Jacqueline, only daughter of Sir Aldo and Lady Castellani—Reuter. Sir Miles Lampson. K.C M.G., C.B., M.V.O.. is the famous British Minister to China, an important post
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      Electricity Rampant On The Atlantique.
      139 23 -Reuter. ohms by the Germanica Lloyd. Insurance Policy Void He contended that the nondisclosure of the state of the electric wiring automatically annulled the insurance policy, declared that there were 124 miles of wiring in the Atlantique which were fitted very unsatisfactorily. Counsel also declared
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      MURDERED KING AND STATESMAN.
      273 23 Eloquent Tributes At Geneva. Genova. Nov. 21. I lie public and press ga/ferles were crowded on Tuesday when Dr. Bones, officiating President of the League of Nations Council, opened the extraordinary session convened to dispose ol tlie Chaco conflict. The delegates' seats were all occupied. M.
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      GRAN CHACO WAR.
      109 23 for the first time.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Moving Appeal To The Belligerents. Then Dr. Benes resumed, opening the question of the Chaco problem, the solution of which, he said, was the sole task before that extraordinary meeting oi the League of Nations Assembly. He emphasised that the hostilities between Bolivia
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      YUGOSLAVIA’S DEMAND.
      131 23 1111 L 1 Will Reuter. Discussion By league Council. London, Nov. 23 Yugoslavia has handed in a Note bo the League Council declaring that the assassinations ol King Alexander of Yugoslavia and M. Barthou, French Foreign Minister, were organised and executed with the participation ol refugee terrorists in
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      CIVIL SERVANTS’ LEAVE.
      1164 24 RECOMMENDATIONS IN DETAIL. APPLICATION IN MALAYA. Children’s Passages Possible Restriction. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 18. AN interesting Report has just been presented to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by a Committee appointed in October, 1932, to report on the Leave and Passage Conditions
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      DUTCH AND RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      109 24 Aneta Copyright. Obligations Will Be Fulfilled. (From Our Own. Correspondent.) Batavia. Nov. 26. It is officially announced that there is no need to fear that Netherlands India will be unable to meet international obligations with regard to Rubber Restriction. The system of export duty on native
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      A JUBILEE MEDAL.
      93 24 —Reuter. Eighty Thousand To Be Struck. London. Nov. 26. The Times states that the King has authorised a medal to be known as the King’s Silver Jubilee Medal, to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of His Majesty’s accession to the throne. Sir William Goscombe has been commissioned to
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      CHINA’S ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.
      275 24 .—Reuter. Abolition The Aim. MONOPOLY A FUTILE POLICY. Geneva, Nov. 24. The delegates of several Powers congratulated Dr. Victor Hoo at the meeting of the League Opium Committee upon the new and rigorous measures which the Chinese Government has promulgated, and he expressed the hope that these
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      RADIO PHONE TO PHILIPPINES.
      31 24 Service Available From This Week. Henceforth a radio telephone service between all exchanges on the Malayan trunk system and exchange** in the Philippine Islands will be available.
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      INDIAN ASSEMBLY.
      88 24 -Reuter. Congress Leaves A Majority. Bombay. Nov. 24. With 14 results outstanding the present state of the Parties in tlio election for the Legislative Assembly is as follows: Congress 47. Malaviya Nationalists 8. Muslim Unity Board 4. Indian Commerce 3. Europeans 8. Muslim League, Landholders and Independents 20.
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      ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE.
      351 25 D r r spont thus far.—Aneta-Trans-O'xai. plans Now Under Discussion. FLOATING BASES. Disclosures By French Minister. Paris, Nov. 22. Floating air bases in midocean, such as Germany has established on the South American air route, in the Atlantic. These are the objects which the French Air Minister,
      D"r“r- spont thus far.—Aneta-Trans- O'xai.  -  351 words
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      INDIAN REFORMS.
      105 25 W r Indian Moderates.—Reuter All-Parties Conference Proposed. Bombay. Nov. 23. Moderate leaders are negotiating view to convening an all- i s conference for the purpose ol Hcerted action to secure nodiflcaf t the Select Committee’s report is believed that either Sir T. B. V 1 r M N
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      DEATH SENTENCES.
      84 25 -Reuter. Rttimul Cotttm Crops In Russia. Moscow, Nov. 22. Of 55 persons charged in the Supreme Court of 0zbekistan with being kulaks and sabotageurs, 12 were sentenced to death Seven have already been shot. Some of the accused were charged with destroying 200 acres of cotton by discharging
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      FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION.
      186 25 —Reuter. Inspiration Of British And American Policy. Washington, Nov. 23. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, declared that he had read Sir John Simon’s speech in the House of Commons yesterday with particular interest. It was a lucid exposition of the difficulties encountered in the naval talks,
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      BURMA-YUNNAN DISPUTE.
      92 25 Reuter. Frontin' Territory At Stake London Nov. 26. In the House of Commons today, Sir John Simon announced that the situation on the Burma-Yunnan frontier at present was quiet and that negotiations were proceeding with the Chinese Government with a view to the determination of the section of
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      FRANCE’S GOLD RESERVES.
      63 25 crease in the note circulation. Reuter Wireless. Paris. Nov. 21. The Bank of France balance sheet shows a further diminution of 94,000,000 francs in tin* gold reserves, but the proportion of gold reserve to sight engagements is slightly higher at 80.74 per cent., compared with 80.46 per
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      MANILA EARTHQUAKE.
      63 25 Reuter. Manila. Nov. 26 A pronounced earthquake shook the city today at 8.10 p.m., the intensity being estimated at between five and six. The city is apparently undamag ed. The earthquake lasted 36 minutes, during which thousands of terrified inhabitants rushed into the streets. Numerous bamboo dwellings have
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      GRAN CHACO WAR.
      77 25 Aneta-Trans-Ocean Paris, Nov. 22. Despatches received here say that the President ol Paraguay declares the proposals made by the Chaco Committee to proceed from false assumptions. It is impossible, he asserts, to with draw the troops 50 kilometres, since they must remain where they can be provided
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      FRENCH ATTACK ON HITLER.
      180 25 Weakness Would Invite War.” HELP FROM RUSSIA? Suggestion Of Agreement Refuted. Paris, Nov. 23. An attack against Herr Hitler was made in the Chamber today by M. Archimbaud, who presented the Army Estimates. He asserted that to let it be believed that Hitler was carrying out
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      FRANCE AND SOVIET.
      235 25 Reuter No Alliance Or Military Agreement. Paris, Nov. 23. “Absolutely no Franco-Soviet alliance or military agreement exists,” a high French authority informed Reuter with reference to M. Archlmbaud’s statement in the Chamber. Tlie French Government has never accepted tentative suggestions by the Soviet for a military alliance,
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      SEQUEL TO MARSEILLES MURDERS.
      505 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Y UGOSLAV ALLEGATIONS. Indignantly Repudiated By Hungary. ANOTHER threat to the peace of Europe arises as a result of the murders of King Alexander and M. Barthou at Marseilles. Yugoslavian allegations of Hungarian complicity have culminated in a Note to the League of Nations demanding
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      THE OFFENDING NOTE.
      341 26 ,—Reuter Wireless. Alleged Complicity With Terrorists. Geneva. Nov. 22. Grave allegations couched in indignant language are made against Hungary in the course of the Yugoslav Note concerning the assassination o f King Alexander and M. Barthou whien was handed to the League Council tonight. The Note recalls
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      NAVAL DISCUSSION SIDELIGHTS.
      358 26 —Reuter. China And The Open Door. London. Nov. 26. In the course of the conversations between Mr. Norman Davis and Mr Matsudaira in the forenoon the pos sible procedure of the talks after the denunciation of tlie Washington Treaty was discussed, although it is felt :n some
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      GREECE’S AIR FORCE.
      44 26 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Athens. Nov. 22. The Greek Government have decided to order 250 military aeroplanes for delivery over a lengthy period; also to float a 200.000.000 drachmas loan to finance the construction of several ports for the service of international air traffic.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      THE DUKE AND THE PRINCESS.
      281 26 Dominion and Indian Navies.— Reuter Wireless. guests for the wedding.—British Wireless. Some Magnificent Gifts. London Nov. 23 The Diplomatic Corps to the Court of St. James has presented t Duke of Kent and Princess Marina a wedding gift composed of three silv* soup tureens. er
      Dominion and Indian Navies.—Reuter Wireless.; guests for the wedding.—British Wireless.  -  281 words
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      THE MINES PROBLEM.
      123 26 plebiscite favours Germany.— Reuter Wireless. Agreement Said To Have Been Reached. Rome. Nov. 21. An important agreement in principle with regard to the Saar mines is believed to have been reached at a meeting of French and German experts. A discussion on the financial settlement is now
      plebiscite favours Germany.—Reuter Wireless.  -  123 words
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      Austria Demands Equality Of Armaments.
      122 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Vienna, Nov. 21. The Austrian delegate, Baron von Pfluegl, by his statement before the Board of the Disarmament Conference demanding equality status for Austria in the matter of armaments, has created a tremendous sensation in Austrian political circles. Particular surprise has been caused here
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      FASCIST PLOT IN U.S.
      406 27 -Reuter. (ien. Butler’s Amazing Allegations. OFFERED COMMAND. Proposed “March On Washington.” Offered three million dollars to organise a Fascist March on Washington to overthrow the Government. That was the allegation made by General Smedley Butler before a Senate Committee. And he named the man who made
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      RUBBER BEARS.
      39 27 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 20. The latest decline in rubber prices is due to selling by speculators in London and New York jollowing bearish reports regarding the ability of the Dutch authorities to control smallholders.
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      NAZI SEVERITIES RESENTED.
      180 27 —Reuter Wireless. Growing Dissatisfaction In Germany. Berlin, t ov. 19. Growing whispered criticisms of the Government, and even insubordination by Storm Troopers, are alleged to be behind an order just issued by Dr Goebbels, the Propaganda Minister. The order declares that public meetings of the Nazi Party
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      POLAR RESEARCH.
      156 27 British Wireless. Mr. Baldwin’s Tribute To Adventurers. Rugby, Nov. 17. Speaking at the opening of the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge, Mr. Stanley Baldwin declared that the Elizabethan spirit of adventure was not dead but was rampant today. He instanced the exploratory work being undertaken by University
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      THE SILVER PROBLEM.
      49 27 -Reuter. Washington, Nov. 20. The split within the silver bloc was re-emphasised today when Senator Wheeler stated that he would again introduce and continue the fight for his Bill to authorise the free coinage of silver, with a ratio of not more than 16-1 with gold.—Reuter.
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      Bolivia-Paraguay Armistice Proposed.
      154 27 —Reuter Wireless. Geneva, Nov. 17. An Armistice Conference between the belligerent States of Bolivia and Paraguay at Buenos Aires is proposed by the Gran Chaco Inquiry Committee, in its report presented to the League Assembly today. It is further proposed that the Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Peru and
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      TIBET MAINTAINS INDEPENDENCE.
      153 27 friendliest relation with China.—Reuter. But Wants Friendship With China. New Delhi, Nov. 2i. After the visit of the Chinese official mission to Lhasa, the Tibetan National Assembly, according to a message irom Lhasa, has refused to adhere to the Chinese Republic. The Assembly declares, however, that it
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      INSULLS ACQUITTED.
      307 27 -Reuter. Scene Of Excitement In Court. Chicago, Nov. 25. The septuagenarian financier, Samuel Insull, and the other defendants have been acquitted by the jury on the charges of swindling and fraud in connection with the failure of the Insull Utilities Corporation, after a trial lasting for seven weeks.
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      SAAR PLEBISCITE EXCITEMENT.
      361 27 per cent., were allowed. Aneta TransOcean. German Propaganda. EMOTIONAL APPEALS TO ELECTORS. Saarhruecken, Nov. 23. The Saar is ablaze with various posters such as “Vote for Germany,” Vote against Hitler’s Germany,” and Vote for the Status Quo.” The German Front has rented the sidewalls of innumerable houses
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      DEATH OF MR. A. H. LAY.
      29 27 Reuter. Former Consul-General At Seoul. London, Nov. 20. The death occurred today of Mr. Arthur Hyde Lay, former British Consul-General at Seoul < Korea).—
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  • OUR LONDON LETTER
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      WAR CLOUDS OVER THE WHITEHALL CENOTAPH.
      2185 28 Sixteen Years After —‘‘War To End War” —Mr. Lloyd George’s Warning—Belisha And The B. Y. P.— i From Our Own Correspondent) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, Nov. 14. 1 SUPPOSE this Letter should begin with a vivid description of yet another Armistice Day in
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    DEADLY OVERHEAD TENNIS.
    459 29 Sparkling Exhibition At Dr. Tyau’s Residence. Khoo Sin Kie, the Java tennis champion, who has been having a holiday trip in Malaya, gave three exhibition matches on Tuesday. In a singles match he beat Lim Bong Soo, Singapore’s champion 6—4, and in partnership with Yong Loon Chong
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    987 29 C.K, Pang Leaves Singapore. —Soccer All The Year Round. —Good For Golf. Conducted by "LEIGHTON IMHAT vile luck the S.C.R.C. are having with the weather for their open tennis tournament. It seems as If the remaining finals will never be played off. Some comment has been made
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    SCOTLAND TRIUMPH AT HOME.
    264 29 -Reuter. Great Display By The Welsh Goalkeeper. Aberdeen. Nov. 21 Scotland 3; Wales 2. A crowd of 25,000 today saw Scotland beat Wales at soccer by the odd goal In five on a crisp dry pitch in a game full of fast, clever football. Soon after
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    THE MALAYA CUP.
    52 29 Perak XV Chosen To Meet Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 28 Perak have chosen the following XV to play In a Malaya Cup match against Selangor at Ipoh on Saturday: Keay: Barr, McArthur, Boyd and Bell; Montgomery and Rea; Lewis. Calderwood. Chappell, Hallam. Littledyke, TuUn.-l
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    SWIMMING RECORD.
    52 29 —lteuter. Duesseldorf. Nov. 25 Miss Rita Mastenbroek (Holland* broke the world’s 100 metres backstroke; record today by nearly two seconds. She did the distance in 1 minute 16-8 10 seconds as against the record set up In 1932 by Miss E iolm (U S A of 1 minute
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    FAIRLY GOOD DAY FOR PUNTERS.
    2711 30 The Sultan Of Perak Heads Winning Owners’ List. The thirW dsiy of (In* Singapore Turf Club November meet in*: brought racing for 1WM in the Colony to a close. It was a glorious day and the stands were packed, while in the precincts of the
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    HUDDERSFIELD TOWN CLIMBING.
    515 31 ASSOCIATION football Crystal Palace Beaten In F. A. Cup Competition. ,From Our London Correspondent). London, Nov. 25. Bv defeating Chelsea by 5—2 Arsenal <corVd their first away victory of the season. The strategy and opportunism 0 f l the champions was far too much f or the
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    BOXING AT WEMBLEY.
    25 31 -Reuter. London. Nov. 26. In a 12 round contest at Wembley today Len Harvey and Walter Neusel (Germany) fought a draw. Reuter.
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    RAMONA WINS BLACK SWAN TROPHY.
    939 31 YACHTING. In the final race for the Black Swan trophy threesix metres faced the starter and crossed the line in a bunch. The Kelat drew ahead and j rounded the first mark closely follow- j ed by Ramona with Kathleen .just astern. On the run
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    MARINE F. C. TOUR.
    43 31 Win At Muar Rut Lose At Ratu Rahat. The* Marine Department F.C. wer on tour in Johore over the week-end. On Saturday they beat Muar United by 5 1, but lost to Batu Pahat FA. 1 4 on Sunday.
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    HOME RUGBY.
    34 31 —Reuter London. Nov 22 Oxford University defeated Mr. K. V Stanley’s XV today by 12 points to 7 In a county championship match Monmouthshire beat Glamorgan by 10 points to 11 —Reuter
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    SUPERIOR ALL-ROUND COMBINATION.
    595 32 Outstanding Display By Mrs. L. M. Pennefather. The Rest 3. Europeans 1. Favoured at long last by excellent weather the annual Poppy Day match between the European women and the Rest was played off at Anson Road Stadium on Thursday afternoon and resulted in a win for
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    UNITED SERVICES BEAT PENANG.
    426 32 Wilkinson Scores Two Tries. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 27. United Services 21 pts Penang 3 pis. A large crowd turned out on the Esplanade to witness the United Services XV from Singapore swamp Penang yesterday by 21 points to 3. Although the score indicates
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    MINNS AND PINTO IN GREAT FORM.
    829 32 Briggs’ Kicks A Magnificent Penalty Goal. Singapore 8 Pts. Negri-Malacca 8 Pts The Malaya Cup match at Seremban on Saturday between Singapore and the combined Negri-Malacca XV ended in a draw each side scoring eight points. Singapore's score was made up of a goal
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    PERAK BEATEN.
    215 32 South Johore And l'.S. 2nd XV Win. United Services 5 pts. Perak 3 pts. Perak suffered their second defeat this season at the hands ct the United Services when they were beaten at Ipoh on Saturday by 5 points un goai> to 3 points (a try). Owing to
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      LABOUR PROBLEM MORE SETTLED ON ESTATES.
      977 1 Mr. McNair Scott’s Speech At Karmen Rubber Co. Karmen Rubber Limited annual meeting was held in London on Oct. I 29 The chairman. Mr. R. F. McNair Scott, said: As the scheme for regulation of rubber supplies came into operation on the June 1
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      TIN CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS.
      589 1 October Figures’ Increase. According to the October Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Development Council, issued uy The Hague Statictical Office, the world’s “apparent” consumption of tin for the 12 months ended August 1934 was 121,400 tons, as compared with 117,000 tons in the preceding 12
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      A HUGE TIN VENTURE.
      35 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 23. British-American Tin Mines has been registered as a public company with a nominal capital of £700,000 to acquire all shares in Siamese tin mines.
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      PARI TIN TO WIND UP.
      76 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 26. As a result of the acquisition by Meru Tin Ltd., it is understood that Pari Tin Ltd. proposes to wind up immediately. SUNGEI PUNTAR LTD. report a profit of £5,684 for the year ending Sept 30 last. A
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      CENTRAL MALAYA DOC SHOW 1935.
      96 1 The Malayan Kennel Association announces that arrangements have been made with the distinguished English and international judge. Mr. Sam Crabtree, to visit Malaya to ofllclate at an all-Malaya dog show which will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. March 10. 1935 This show will
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      RAUB OUTPUT.
      19 1 Raub Australian Gold Mining Company output for the four weeks ended Nov. 7 amounted to 1,908.60 ounces
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      SENGAT RUBBER CO.’S INCREASE IN INCOME.
      2408 2 DIVIDEND OF 5%. Sir George M axwell And Regulation. The annual meeting of the Sengat Rubber Estate. Limited, was held recently in London. Sir George Maxwell, (the chairman), said:—Our rubber crop at 1.067.000 lb Is slightly less thon the estimate. The deficiency of 47.900
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      LEDANG BAHRU REPORT.
      41 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Not 27. The report of Ledang »/iru for the year ended July 31, 1934, shows a profit of £11,874. A dividend of 6d. per share is to be paid and £4,803 carried forward.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      38 2 The total crop harvested by Lav* (Sarawak) Estates, during the nioi I of September totalled 100.625 lb. The rubber crop of the Bukit Ka Rubber Estates, for the month of 0< ber 1934 was 19.521 lb.
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      FRASER AND CO.’S SHARE REPORT.
      891 3 ■lh>( I of Straits Traders’ Decision. Fraser Co.’s Singapore share issued today states: r!v ac tive conditions may be said ,7 prevailed in the local share V ‘7 :u *e our previous report, and ■f‘7st 17v days have not been lacking ■‘7!,jont. attention being attracted
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      S.T.C. VENTURE.
      103 3 Directors Of The New Smelting Co. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 26. It is announced today in London that the British Tin Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd., has been registered as a private company with a nominal capital of £50,000 in £1 shares. The directors are Messrs.
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      TALI AYER RUBBER.
      250 3 The report of the directors of the Tali Ayer Rubber Estates. Ltd., states: The crop harvested for the year amounted to 1,586,264 lbs. The net profit far the year, as shewn by the Accounts, is £13,031-2 i, to which must be added the credit balance brought forward
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 3 Nov. 22 Tin. S'pore Price $113.G2 per picul. 23 113.87 Vi 24 113.75 2f 113.75 27 113.874 28 114.124
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      COLONIAL LOANS CONVERSION.
      138 3 London Suggestion And F.M.S. Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 26. Referring to the Birmingnam C orporation’s successful borrowing at 2 j per cent, this week, the Daily Express today mentions the British Crown Colonies, such as the Straits Settlements and Kenya, which are paying per
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      BATAK HABIT RUBBER.
      205 3 Batak Rabit Rubber Co. report states:— The crop harvested for the year amounted to 539,388 lb. The net prafit for the year, as shown by the accounts is £3.942 7s. 7d., fo which must be added the credit balance brought forward from last year, amounting to £15,537
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      COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      42 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 23. Lumut Rubber Estates have recommended a dividend of 7Vi per cent, (less tax) for the year ending Sept. 30. Tekka-Taiping have declared an interim dividend of 1 Vi per cent, payable Dec. 15.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      62 3 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract* Spot Boiler Prtces d I Jan- Apr.Di.te I,'don S'pore Dc Mar. June Nov. 22 6 1/10 20 1 h 20 h 20% 22 23 6 1 10 2U 's 20 21'm 22 20 6 3 10 20' 21'w 21’, 23', 17 0
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      COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      132 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Condon, Nov. 24. PAIIANO CONSOLID Ai :iJ> MIM: < report a profit of v:1 for ths year ending July SI last. To this lias to lie added K 37,522 brought in, leaving VI 13,751 when London office expenses and stafT bonuses have been subtracted.
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      TIN QUOTAS CONFIRMATION.
      105 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 27 The following telegram has been received by tho Under-Secretary from the Secretary of State dated Nov 23 “The tin communique, alter usual statistics quotes that ‘the committee has decided to recommend to signatory Governments that the percentage •f standard
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      AUSTRAL MALAY TIN OUTPUTS.
      96 3 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., reports the following outputs )f its ssociated companies for the month of November: Kampong Kamunting.— Hrs. run 213, cu. yds. treated 40,000. total pels. 132, net value $0,038. Asam Kumbang. —Hrs. run 233, cu. yds. treated 74,000, total pels.
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      RUBANA RUBBER.
      181 3 Rubana Rubber Co. report states: The net profit for the year, as shewn by the accounts, is £10,638-11-3, to which must be added the credit balance forward from last year, amounting to £46,954-19-5, making a total of £57,593-10-8. The directors recommene. the paymi nt of a dividend of
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      893 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singappore, Nov. 28 Minin*. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 4/- 4/- Ampat Tin 4,3 4/7% IT £1 Asa in Kumbang 33 35/£1 £1 Austral Malay 59/- 61/- cd 5-5 Ayer Hitam 14 S 16 3 1 1 Aver Went- 2.07% 2 12% £1
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      Trade And Finance.
      444 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore. Nov. 28 SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 2 4 7/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 3/16 London. 60 days’ sight 2/4 5 32 London, 30 days’ sight 2 4% London, demand 2/4 3/32 London, T.T. 2 4 3/32 Ly ns and Parts, demand 877
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      289 4 Last Night’s London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Nov. 27. Closing quotations today ot the principal British stock, are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Nov. 22. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rive 01 Fall Conversion Loan 5 r /o
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES NOV. 9.
        664 4 Allagar (2 1,8; Alor Pongsu (2 2 2*2; Ar.glo-Malay (£1) 13 3; Ayer Kuning (£1) 28 9; Bagttn Serai (.£1) 13 3; Bahru (Sel l (2)3 6 1 Banteng (fl) 22 6; Batang (2 1 Batu Caves (II) 20 Batu Tiga (£1 30/; Bekoh (2/)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 28.
        697 4 Capital Issue Closing pn-es Paid Up Value Dividend* Fraser i.yall a Company <fc Co. E\a»* 454.175 1 3 p.c. int. a c year 28-2-35 ..Alienby <sl» 185 105 18) 216 779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 .AlorGajah dl) 1.55 i 65 15: 439.125 1
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