The Straits Times, 11 October 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE CARGEST 2ND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. BO PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1932, TRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1912. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      329 1 •INOAPORK: 78. CECIL »T. OC'PHONK HHL" 1.15 Tonight 1.15 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. I in "CHANCES" I Phone 5261-2. ..J FLAVOUR AT iTy^ C"CC C* C\^T' t AVLMER SOUPS because of th»ir I— t vZ) C? v_>. Kj I finer Canadian Flavour will tempt the most fickle palate, or jaded appetite....
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      175 1 Kuala Luypun; Java at^i nurU UKiT BRITISH GILLETTE BLADES iS^^^^H WE BELIEVE l(L** EwS IJJ THAT THE iGilJettells British made BI.ADE i^ GILLETTE BLADES I ARE THE FINEST |J Ij! BLADES BEARING I fof>^ ll? THE NAME OF n feiJHßfcL GILLETTE. liS Tx^W ™Ll^^^^ IV£ CANNOT n^^S^^r" 8 PROV1 IT
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      20 1 1 "I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 DOUGLAS S FAIRBANKS, Jr. J I I in I "CHANCES" Phone 5261-2. f I J
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      504 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PKN INSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, I.ONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. dITWMIII FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'por*. 1982. o»RKU 15,000 Oe*. 14 > Iliil.TAN
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      607 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Maneillei. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Midllesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. I FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Oct. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 8 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. 16 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10.600 Nov. 80 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10.400 Dec. 14
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      469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND ■EtBOUBNE vi» JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wel<known steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (3362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamer, trading to Australia, caDins
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      620 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 ms. FIONIA Nov. 2 Nov. 4 m.s ERRIA Nov. 23 Nov. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 ms. LALANDIA
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      1133 2 THE BLUE FINNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STKAMSHII' CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTI>. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Lid. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      SHIP'S OFFICERS IN NEED.
      901 3 State of Relief Fund. ELOQUENT~BROADCAST APPEAL. An eloquent appeal was made by wireless broadcast recently on liehalf of r hc Mercantile Marine Masters' and Officers' Relief Fund, the speaker beirur. Commodore Sir Bertram Hayes, K.C.M.G., D.1... P. 5.0.. R.1).. R.N'.K. Sir Bertram, whose speech was relayed
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      SUEZ CANAL.
      74 3 (■rcatly Improved Figures August. Paris, Oct. 7. The IgirM ut traffic through thp Sues Canal in Aukii 1. 1931 were to 2.277,000 t mis net. They indicate an appreciable iiii|)K.v<nu-iil on the IflNI fur August, IWJI, and constitute the first improvoinini to lie ragiatond Km li months. The
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      CAPTAIN G. FRIED.
      367 3 In Command of The Manhattan. In command of the United. States Lines' new steamer Manhattan is Captain George Fried, the best-known of all American merchant ship captains. He has spent many years at sea, both in the U.S. merchant service and also in the U.S. Navy in
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      STRONG CRITICISM.
      290 3 Harbours in Need Of Development. A forceful plea fo r the development of harbours on the British coasts "if only for the rake of the greater safety of seamen and fishermen" was made by Sir Walter Runciman, speaking at the opening of a fete at Seahouses in aid
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      QUICK DISCHARGING.
      262 3 5,500 Tons Handled In 22 2 Hours. Another instance of quick handling; of i-ar«o in the port of Liverpool is afforded in the case of the steamer Dalhanr% a 'ih-.r-KOw-owned vessel, which sailed from Buenos Aires on July 30 and berthed in Ho;-nby Dock at 2 a.m. on
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    279 3 CREMER. Dut.. 2,784 tons, from Amoy 10-10, for B. Deli, Penan* 12-10. CALCHAS. Brit., 6,313 tons, from Otaru 10-19, for London, Hamburg 12-10. CLENAPP, Brit., 5,877 tons, from Hull 11-10, for Dai. tii 11-10. GLENIFFER. Brit. 6,021 tonn, from Dairen 11-10, for Penan* 12-10. GEN. VERSPIJCK. Dut.. 640
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    136 3 Tuesday, October 11. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to KEPPEL HABBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Skark." Lch. "Spartan." Tub "Prince." nil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN OBT DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Nieuw Zocl:in<l. No. 1 flock
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      521 3 «NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (lac«rporaUa la Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixtures OUTWARDS. FULDA for Manila, Hong Kon». S'hai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Oct. IB LAHN, for Iloilo, Cebu, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan Taku. Dalny and Tsinfftao Oct. 25 HOMEWARDS. S ISAR for Marseilles, Casablanca, Oran, Glasgow, Havre,
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      443 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1533 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE via America and/or Canada £102 Ist Class Pacific Ist Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic Lower fares on application. Book now for
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      490 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated la England. -ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports snd Sun (anal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAN. Steamer Due S'pors. s.s. city OF SINGAPORE <><-t. ni s.s. CITY OF RANGOON live. 6 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF SOU
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      167 3 TIDE TABLES. Today, October 11. H. \V. '.< a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 8.38 p.m., 8 ft. 7 in. Wednesday, October 12. H. W. 9.30 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 9.27 p.m., 9 ft. 2 in. Thursday, October 13. H. W. a.">fi a.m., H ft. 8 \n., 10.10 p.m., 9
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      337 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised. In Ih.-M- columns send copie* of testimonial*. Do not send originals. WANTED, Kuropean to look after two children, I and Bayly "iR4, Straits Times. WANTED, experienced cook. Eurasian Menu, Ind an carries important. Communist, C I Boa M Miri. WANTED, smart Provision
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      743 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road. Apply 6. Malacca Street. HOUBJ on Institution Hill. Moderate rent Jnlted Ingineers. TO UtT, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansion. Apply B'pore Building Corp., 64, Market 8t TO LET. bungalow 9, Ridout Road. badroom*. modani sanitation. Bent 180. Appl 7 -J»JL Pho- «4H. TO~LET, Flat
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      580 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, office* No. 13, Collyer Quay. Apply Sime, Darby A Co., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET, 24- B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply GJthrie Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 so^ feet, 9r»i class property. United Engineers. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shops at Groavenor Hotel,
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      419 4 FOR SALE EVE AMBER MANSION, 7, ORCHARD ROAD. NEW HATS for all occasions JUST RECEIVED. LONDON THROUGH CHINESE EYES. By Min-Ch'ien T. Z. Tyau. LL.D. (London), sometime Lecturer on International Law, Tsing Hua College. Peking: Etc Preface by Sir John Newell Jordan. Illustrations by Miss Kong Sing. ■i'SO pages. An
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      640 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co's saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, October 12, at 2.3* p.m. Lots 1 to 16. Valuable freehold land situate off Kirn Chuan Road and off Paya Lebar Road, Singapore, areas 6,000 sq.
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      439 4 BUSINESS CARDS. YICK WAH HJIMG •41, North Bridge RaY nr. Theatre Royal. Consult us and enjoy economical charge* for Repair* of Clock*. Watches and Gramophone*, etc. Satisfaction and workmanship guaranteed. Also in stock latest H.M.V. Malay Record* and Powerful Electro Loudspeaker Soundbox. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mr*. HARU and
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      69 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly $3.00 $4.00 $2.60 Ouuivrly $8.50 $12.00 $7.60 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yeuriy $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and in»t ructions for CLASSIFIED MIVI'KTISKMENTS appear on the form ut the bottom of this page. Contract rales may be
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      551 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MM WITH MODKItN SANITATION jT HOT OKB Ham WATER. jT o LUNCH AT RAFFLES S^>i§& S LIMIT POPULAR y\ mi sic y^\ Will. RE I'LAYED v^KiCX I KOM 12.3* TO 2 P.M. V> <?t£F XX EVERY >^\*%fc\jX' > /Xs.*\ SATIRDAY /<&sy'<^ $> W" /wrjr tonight AX%^ K
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      203 5 _LEGAL NOTICES Ordinance No. 44 (Bankruptcy) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLKMKNT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy No. 429 of IS2B. RE CHOP SIN CHYE CHIANG llefort Mr. Justice Whitloy Tn Open Court Upon the application of the Official Assignee dated September 28. 1932, and upon hearing Mr.
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      550 5 TRADEMARK CAUTION Iff Sfti/iffS Stttittt&ttS. NOTICE is hereby (riven that Henry Milward Sons Limited, of Wfffhford Mills, Redditch, County of Worcester, England, have assigned to THE ENGLISH NKEDLE A FISHING lACKLK COMPANY LIMITKU, i>£ lwi Kdmund Street, Birmingham, England, all its right title and interest in and to the following
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      511 5 Paskoe Brown AND CO. Furniture Manufacturers and General Woodworkers. Phone 5660 NOTICE OF REMOVAL As from October 25, 1932, our Joinery Workshops and Offices will be removed to our new Factory, at BROADRICK ROAD off GROVE ROAD, TANJONG KATONG. Being, fully equipped with most up-to-date machinery, we are in a
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      NOTES FROM SHANGHAI.
      1848 6 Several Fresh Lnplensant Incidents M De-Mobbed Mew O/ The 19th Army 600 Without Adequate Clothing Wharf-Coolies Attempt Raid Upon Nantao Kuomintang Headquarters "Salvation Regiment For Clearing Traitorous" "Colonel Cloudless*" Long-Winded Epistle Question Of The Outside Roads The "Recover Manchuria" Cry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Sept. 27.
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      150-MILE FLIGHT FROM WAR.
      345 6 American Missionaries' Hard Journey. Chefoo, Sept. 26. Refugee American hrmionaries from Laichow arrived here today following: a tedious and hazardous 150 miles journey, half of which they t. -a veiled by foot through indescribable miic. They earned with them only suitcasrs which held their immediate possessions.
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      OPIUM SEIZURE.
      312 6 Six Tons Captured In Shanghai. Shanghai, Sept. 24. Customs officers at Shanghai on Frfd*.y seized an enormous quantity of opium oil the French Bund, its value being estimated at between one quarter and one half a million dollars. Fifty barrels, having an estimated weight of 145 piculs, or
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      ANOTHER LEAGUE.
      218 6 Manchukuo Diplomat Puts Naive Scheme. Harbin, Sept. 17. Mr. Pao Kuan-cheng (the first Manchukuo Ambassador to Tokio) in a speech delivered at a farewell reception, at which leading Japanese and Manchukuo citizens, as well as prominent foreign residents attended, including diplomatic representatives, made a significant statement proposing the
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      DR. SUN FO'S MISSION.
      282 6 New Programme to Save The Country. Canton, Sept. 29. A new programme has been recommended to Nanking by Dr. Sun Fo, for- mer Executive Yuan President, (says the South China Morning Post) in whicn Dr. Sun strongly suggests a demarcation between the military and political administrations
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      "CHICANERY."
      342 6 CHICANERY." Mr. T. V. Soong's Charge Against Manchukuo. Shanghai, Sept. 27. Interviewed on the statement issued by Manchukuo Foreign Minister th.it the policy of Manchukuo is to respect the international agreements concluded by China, and that in pursuance of this policy it has remitted to Sir Frederick Mare, Inspector-General of
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      BIGGER CANTON AIR FORCE.
      328 6 Bonds Put on Market To Finance Scheme. Canton, Sept. 2(.. Through the sale of Aviation Lottery Bonds the Canton Government is raising huge sums of money lor financing its ambitious scheme for the expansion of its air forces. Bonds to" the amount of $15,000,000 have been
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      "GO SLOW" STRIKE.
      80 6 Declared by Teachers In Peking. Peking, Sept. 28. The authorities are taking a very strong stand in regard to the "Go Slow Strike" declared by the teachers of primary schools this afternoon (says the South China Morning Post). The Mayor said he was negotiating for a $200,000
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      THE "DOUBLE TENTH."
      62 6 THE DOUBLE TENTH." Mukden, Sept. 27. The Manchukuo authorities have prohibited the celebration of the 'Chinese National Day on October 10. The Changchun Government will force Chinese residents throughout Manchuria i to observe the religious Chung Yang Festival on that day. Extensive preparations have also been made to celebrate the
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      MANCHUKUO AND ITS FUTURE.
      1179 6 Japanese Plans. NEWSPAPERS FULL OF AMBITIOUS SCHEMES. Tokio, Sept. 17. Now that Japan has extended formal de jure recognition to Manchtikuo, the papers and periodicals art- full of articles relating to colonisation and development projects in that region, says the Tokio correspondent of the North China
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      157 7 "GRAND HOTEL—" the Supreme Attraction! MATINEE TOMORROW at 3 p.m. MAE CLARKE PAT O'BRIEN IN The FIN A L EDITION NEXT CHANGE THE PICTURE EXTRAORDINARY! ALMOST MARRIED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE EPIC OF BRITISH INDUSTRY "Progress" A Symphony of Smoke und Steel TONIGHT Richard Talmadge in his first talkie
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      991 7 The Show Everybody* Talking about! 1 CAPITOL LAST NIGHT Doug. Fairbanks Jnr. in the Brilliant yjßtfa. Story of BRITISH J&m Devotion and Courage U H A N U tw A. HAMILTON GIBB'S W ELL-KNOWN STORY Don't Mis» This Splendid First National Picture with a great English Setting. FomTorrow" Commencing with
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      204 7 You'll Hardlyl Believe What I I Your Own Eyes See I j ....and you'll be I thrilled as you've never been thrilled before j SENSATIONAL! I IST&F& I r 'f' c f° r l^ e the Arc- W^v&»k< Qtfy*/ ic Circle pictured in all its J I ""-~^<i*,w«^JjH I w
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    206 8 Rubber and Tin Very Quiet. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. I'oday's Prices Rubber, 7'» cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore pnke $76.25 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 7/1 <»d.. unchanged. \e\v York, 3 5/16 cts., dowr 1/16 ct. Market Tone: Very quiet.
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    PRODUCE.
    169 8 Singapore, (Jet. 11. Gambier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 Copra 5.80 mixed 5.25 Sano flour, Sarawak 2.20 White Pepper 25.00 Black Pepper 19.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Bkc Siam $150 to 18» Saigon $142 to 15« i Rangoon $135 to 141 No. 1 lU!> catties
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    42 8 T|i< Italian mail strainer Conic Ro.sst h dm- here at 7 a.m. on Thursday carry inir mail- froM Shanghai and Hong Kong and will sail f"i IVnanir. Colombo, Bombay, Suez. Port Said, Brindisi, Venice am 1 Trieste at noon the same day.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        414 8 r aL Pd. 1 £1 Asam Kumbang 1 £1 Austral Malay I/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin :i £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang SI £1 Burmah Malay SI £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        276 8 Val. Pd. Buyeri. Sellers. km t Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. IMft 1.07'/. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.16.3 5.0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.75 5.50 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 62.00 64.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 20 6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 BhgsyoM Cold BtOng* T ».e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 103 108 d. Singapore Municipal B p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 108 iom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 PC of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        373 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt k Co. Allerby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.5G 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.85
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      196 8 Singapore, Oct. 11. SELLING. iondon, 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 1 ,ondon, 3 months' sight 2/3 15/16 1 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 jondon, 30 days' sight 23 '/a London, demand 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,010 Hamburg, demand 165 New York,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      70 8 Noon, Oct. 11. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2 7/16 d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. eta. 3 5 16 per Ib. Bayers. Spot IV* Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers. Oct. .7 3/16 Nov.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    22 8 From Western Australia by Centaur due Singapore this afternoon. From China and Japan by Carthage due Singapore 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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    PAHANG BABIES.
    38 8 Under the patronage of the Sultan of Pahang, the SulUn of Perak and the British Resident, Pahang, a baby show will be held in the new ward of the Pekan Male Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 13.
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    CALEDONIAN BALL.
    106 8 St. Andrew's Celebration In Singapore. The Singapore St. Andrew's Society announces that the celebration of the Festival of St. Andrew will take the form of a dinner and Caledonian Ball at the Adelphi Hotel on Friday, Dec. 2. Practice dances will be held at th 3 Adelphi Hotel
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    208 8 May. Sclat Pandjang. Bengkalis, Si«k, Pakan Biro*. Fort de Kock A Padang (Bon* Kwong) 3 P- m Sclat Panjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Esmeralda) *am. Ceylon (Havre Marul 3 p.m. Bangkok (Halvdnn) a p.m. Siam (except Lower Siaml I Kiimuningi 3 p.m. lava, South-Weit Sumatra,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    48 8 By :hristiman Huygens iUnpura ndrapoer* i'orthos Karagola 3anw Poolau Kuubiah Mulwa B'por* LaMtm Sept. 2 Sept. 21 Sept. 2 Sept. 24 Sept. y Sept. 30 Sept. 7 Oct. 3 Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept. 12 Oct. 1 Sept. 15 Oct. 10 Sept. 16 Oct. S
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    SUPPOSED PACT.
    403 8 Malaya and Output Restriction. My informant drew attention to report* published in the British Press to the effect that a sen-ret understanding oxistew between the Government of the Federated Malay States and the International Tin Pool. According to tliese reports, it was understood that the minimum selling price
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      98 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH TOE WEEK. Today. October 11. Annl. mtg. of Municipal Employees' Co-op. Thrift Ln. Scy., Municipal Offices, 4 p.m. Wednesday. October 12. Rotary Tiffln. Capt. L. D. Gammans on "Some Aspects of the Indebtedness Problem In Singapore," Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Thursday. October IS Annl. Inspection of Boys' Brigade.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      842 9 Stock Markets Develop Strength. UNFAVOURABLE FACTORS OVERLOOKED. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. ll r >. Tho stock markets developed strength during the past week. Interest centred r.'ainly on industrial shares, and activity ■was maintained until the end of the week, when the market was somewhat influenced
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      NEED OF MORE BUYERS.
      454 9 Sir H. Deterding's Plea For Silver. By Air Mail. london Sept H> Writing to The Daily Telegraph Sir Henri Deterding says Hindsight is easier than foresight," but hindsight helps us very little in the present building up of a future. Many have been alarmed at the
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      SHARES INTO STOCK.
      255 9 Harrisons and Crosfield's ProposaJ. Hy Air Mail. 1-ondon, Sept. 22. Two more big companies propose to convert their shares into stock. These aiv Han-isons ami Crosficld and Selfrirljte Provincial Stores. Net profit! of Harrisons and Crosfield for Ike year to June 30 last amounted to 1182,032. a
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      BATANG PADANG.
      144 9 Th<> directors' report of Ratang Padang Co., Ltd., for the financial year ended June 30, 1932, states The revenue from tin ore was $66,772.07; Ihe revenue from tin quota receipts was •*2,155.03; and the revenue from gold dust was $73,418..!7, leaving a balance at the $64.09:;.:J7. To this
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      PORT DICKSONLUKUT.
      1036 9 Rubber Co. Which Made A Profit. The twenty-first annual general meeting of Port Dickscn-Lukut (F.M.S.) Rubbe, Estates, Ltd., was held on Sept. 12, 1912 'at the registered otBce, 5, Whittington Avenue, London, E.C..1, Mr. R. F. McNair Scott (chairman of th? company) presid|ing. 1 The chairman said: Before
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      INTERNATIONAL TIN OPERATIONS.
      198 9 Reports Honied. MINIMUM PRICE AND RELEASE. By Air Mail. London, Sept. 21 Well-informed Dutch tin quarters, in an interview today, emphasised .that the situation of the tin market is quite satisfactory at present, states a message from the Amsterdam correspondent of the financial Times. The joint;, at
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      SEPT. RUBBER RETURNS.
      310 9 I'rited I'atnni (Malavai. iAjStt Ih. Mal.ikdir. IMjliW 11.. Taiping Rubber Plantations.— l24),WM) lb. Sunfrei Bau Malaya).— 46.RoO lb. Windsor K.M5.).— 10.000 lb. Foothill* (Malaya i. 20,400 lb. Bertnm Consolidated. 197,330 ll>. Kuala Muda. 170,009 lb. Val D'0r.— 44.800 lb. Kuala Sidim. 80^22 lb. Bassett.— 33,BBo lb. Malnka
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      SINGAPORE MARKET.
      455 9 The following are the prices, rents per catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing r.: the Singapore markets on Oct. 7, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector:--M«at.— Beef steak (round) :!2 per catty. l>eef stew or cufry, 2o, pork, loan 46, pork, loan and fut (1st quulity
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      SEPT. TIN RETURNS.
      78 9 Ilonjr FmU. IN.XI jnc I Sjong Tin 1 X..M.5... .:Y1 pieuln. As'am Kumh.'ing. Hours run .141, cv. yds. tieatea" (»,000, total piculs .r.«.1"... r .«.l".. net valu.: wprking co.-its $11.027.h7. P\ju^»R Tin Oredgtng.—llour.s run r >3X, cv. yds. 'treated 17i>.00<l total pituk 1,186, net value t.,T,VJH.QO. working
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    89 10 Singapore. AI.IIAMBRA.— Pat O'Brien and Mac Clarke in The Final Edition. 6.16—9.16. Phone MM. CAPITOL.— Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Chance*. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Words and Music with Lois Moran. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. MAItLBOROUGH Richard Talmadge in Yankee Don. C.15 -9.15. NEW WORLD.— Sid*
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCT. 11, 1932. THE WAY, THE MEANS AND THE MAN.
    838 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCT. 11, 1932. THE WAY, THE MEANS AND THE MAN. We have now received the third volume of that monumental work, the Report of the Wild Life Commission of Malaya. It consists largely of reprints of legislation affecting wild life in this and other countries
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    283 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. H.H. the Sultan of Perak is staying at Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. R. Burnham of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co., Ltd., Malacca, has I. .'in tiansferred to Penang. Mr. J. H. Burchett, who has returned t> Malaya from leave, was formerly manager of Kapayang Estate. The London Gazette
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    THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.
    1205 10 Herbert Hoover: America's Republican Candidate. (By "One Who Knows Him.") This pen-picture of Herbert Hoover, who in seeking re-elec-tion as President of the United States, it by an American business man who won and lost a fortune on Wall fftreet. It is an intimate
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    762 10 TOO POPULAR "BUDGET." Far be it from us to praise ourselves ind the various publications which issue from this office, but we cannot refrain from raising a modest little cheer over the news which our London correspondent sends by the air mail. He records that the
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    U.S.A. NOT TO BE FORCED OFF GOLD STANDARD.
    1216 11 U.S. A. NOT TO BE FORCED OFF GOLD STANDARD. RECOVERY OF THE DOLLAR. U.S. Panic and Hoarding The Only Danger. TEMPORARY SCARE. Gold Flowing Back To America. New York, Oct. 10. The stock market has again gone down sharply, losses of from one to six points being numerous. The turnover
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    PREFERENCES IN CEYLON.
    106 11 Grave Position of British Cotton Goods. London, Oct. 11. "The grave situation facing Great Britain's principal export trade in Ceylon namely cotton piecegods," in the face of a flood of Japanese goods at prices below the cost of production in European countries, was the subject of a
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    131 11 Detained on Arrival In Athens. Athens, Oct. 10. Samuel Insull has arrived and has been detained at his hotel at the instance of the United States Minister who is understood to have asked the police to detain him pending receipt of a request for extradition. Secretary Subpoenaed. Chicago,
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    TIMOR'S FUTURE.
    89 11 Not to be Ceded To Japan. London, Oct. 11. The Portuguese Foreign Office denies the report which has been circulated to the effect that Portugal is ceding her rights on Timor Island to the Japanese. The report created a stir in Australia. —Reuter. Timor has become well-known as
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    GAS STRIKE.
    54 11 Polish Capital Plunged Into Darkness. Warsaw, Oct. 6. Owing to a sudden strike of employees at the gas works, the capital is temporarily plunged into darkness. The authorities have appealed to the garrison commander who has ordered out the troops which occupied the gas works, while military engineers
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    FAMOUS CIRCUS.
    57 11 German Concern Bought By Russia. Berlin, Oct. 7. Germany's largest travelling circus "Sarasani," has been sold to Russia. It is stated that the loss on the circus had increased to such an extent that sale to Russia was the only way to ensure the continued existence of the
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    BOMB AT EMPEROR.
    43 11 Korean Executed In Japan. Tokio, Oet 10. Li rlo-sho, the Korean who tl-rcvv II bom', it th«- Emperor of Japan on Jan. '< last, ap< vho was sentenced tn death on Sept. 30, was executed this morning at ichifcaya Prison. Reuter.
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    REX ARRIVES IN N. YORK.
    45 11 Completion of Chequered Maiden Voyage. New York, Oct. 7. The new Italian liner Rex has completed her chequered maiden voyage, and arrived in quarantine this morning when she was welcomed by a gathering of prominent Italians and Americans. Reuter Wireless.
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    NOBEL POETRY PRIZE.
    48 11 To Be Divided Between France And Germany. Stockholm, Oct. 6. The Nobel Poetry Prize is expected to be divided between Paul Valery (France) and Stefan Georg (Germany). Other names put forward were Mme. ill' Noailles (France). John Masefield (Great Britain) and Maxim Gorki (Russia). Aneta-Havas.
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    BRITISH M.P. AND INDIA.
    821 11 Singapore Visit. MR. HALES' OPTIMISM AND CONFIDENCE. Mr. Harold Keates Hales M.P., (National Conservative) for Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent), who has soon become one of the liveliest members of the House of Commons, earnestly believes he can bring about a settlement of the Indian situation. With Uiat object
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    NONNI RIVER BRIDGE IN CHINESE HANDS.
    1750 11 Attacks on Mukden. SZECHWAN CIVIL WAR IN FULL SWING. Reports state that the Heilungkiang army and Chinese volunteers continue the attack upon Angangchi and Tsitsihar and have captured the Nonni River railway bridge, which the Japanese troops blew up before retiring. There has also
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    THE NEW SULTAN.
    27 11 H.H. the Sultan of Pahang. Sultan Abu Bakar, in Malay Volunteer Infantry uniform. The enthronement ceremony will probably be held in May next year.
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    BIG TREASURY BOND ISSUE.
    84 11 41/2 Per Cent. Stock To Be Redeemed. London, Oct. 10. The Treasury is issuing £150,000,000 sterling of Treasury Bonds at par, redeemable 1935-1938 and bearing interest at two p cent. The holders of 4Vi per cent. Treasury Bonds, the redemption of which is announced, may surrender
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    GIANT ROCKET.
    136 11 To Rise 86 Miles: Only Reaches 45 Feet. Berlin, Oct. 6. The first test of an invention which the originator hoped would prove the forerunner of developments enabling a man to reach the moon in three or four days has proved a failure. Dr. Johannes Winkler's giant rocket
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    SOVIET TOURS.
    98 11 Russia to Develop The Trade. Moscow, Oct. 7. Twenty-three million roubles have been appropriated by the Soviet authorities for the development of tourist traffic in 1933. New hotels designed for foreigners are at present under construction in a score of Russian cities, including Moscow, Leningrad, Baku, Stalingrad and
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    GENEVA SALARIES.
    71 11 Proposal For 10 Per Cent. Salary Cut. Geneva, Oct. 5. A reduction of 10 per cent, on all League salaries, including the Permanent Court of International Justice, is proposed by Sir Hylton Young. This does not apply to existing contracts but to future ones. It is also suggested
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    NAMING A WINE.
    71 11 Christening Of A Moselle Vintage. Berlin. Oct. 6. The 1932 vintage of the Rhine Moselle vireyards was formally named "Ankurblci" at the annual meeting of wine growers. "Ankurbler" a word denoting something like starter, which is at present used extensively in official economic circles in connection with
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    MILITARY TRAINING.
    96 11 Not Being Undergone By French Youth. Berlin, Oct. 8. The German Nationalist Press is continuing its campaign to prove that the ymth of France is submitted to a course of u:ien>>ive military training from its. ter'lcrcsl ige. It is theiefore interesting to nute that Franz Clement writes in
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    EARTHQUAKE.
    28 11 Further Severe Shocks In Greece. Athens. Oct. 10. Earthquake shocks of considerable intensity continue on the Chaldicide Peninsula* which was the scene of tki recent disaster. Reuter.
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    AIRMAN FORCED DOWN.
    414 11 Accident to Capt. Von Gronau. j OFF BURMA COAST. British Steamer to The Rescue. Rangoon, Oct. 10. Capt. von Gronau, the famous German airman has been forced down in a rough sea off the Burma Coast, 100 miles south of Moulmein and about 20 miles west of
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    LABOUR PROGRAMME.
    167 11 Demands at Party Conference. London, Oct. .">. The Labour Party Conference at Leicester took the bit between its teeth today, and in spite of depreciation from Mr. Henderson, passed a resolution "instructing" the next Labour Government that "dflfvnite Socialist legislation must immediately be promulgated irrespective of party consequences."
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    MOROS' REVOLT.
    87 11 Thirty Killed in Fight With Police. Manila, Oct. 10. It is ascertained that .'JO Moros were killed ami many wounded in the fight with constabulary at Jolo. Preparations are being made for a punitive assault ort the Moro village of Tayungan us soon us the women and children
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    A DAY IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
    880 12 "God Bless Them." MR. C. WILSON AND HIS MEMORY. The rcmmkal'lr memory of Mr. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, was revealed when one of two accused Chinese came before him yesterday on a chari'i- of attempted cheating. Considciiiiu the number of poi.ple who pa«s
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    40 12 Tlir MarrMbn ill take place at St. Amm ii i ill, on Saturday, of B|r. Andrea: I mil Veitch, of Singapore ami "IJis :-!;i\ i- Amy Smith, eldest daughter of Mi if. Smnh and the Into Jlr. K. K. Smith.
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    PLANTERS IN THE TELOM VALLEY.
    434 12 I.S.P. Members Form A Committee. (By Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 10. The proposal to form a co-operative agricultural settlement of I. S. P. memIxrs- at Cameron Highlands advanced another stage at Kua'.i Lumpur yesterday, when it was JtoJWHUI with several Government officers and
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    OCTOBER 10.
    116 12 Celebrated With Sports In Bangkok. Bangkok, Oct. 10. Organised by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese school sports l>cing held over he week-end conclude today. The King and Queen attended on Saturday afternoon but, unfortunately, heavy rain made the track a quagmire and a number of events
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    GETTING IN FIRST.
    95 12 End of Prohibition Believed Near. Munich, Oct. 8. An order for 50 barrels of be*s,^to be delivered in New York between April 1 and April 15, 1933, has been placed with .•> well-known brewery, which, before pro- ibition, supplied large quantities of beer to the U.S.A., by
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    PRESIDENT LEBRUN.
    62 12 Rambouillet En Fete For Son's Marriage. Rambouillet, Oct. 10. The little town here is en fete today on the occasion of the marriage of the President's son, R-«ne Lebrun, and Francoise, daughter of Cnpt. Marin. The civil ceremony will be conducted by the Mayor in the modest Town
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    A. A. M. ROAD NOTICE.
    50 12 The Automobile Association of Malaya issues the following for general information Extensive repairs are being made to tin- surface of the Tras-Bentong Road betwaail the 50th ami 62nd milestones ni.d motiiri ts travelling between Rauli rn«' Kuala Irwmpwr are recommended to proceed via the Gap.
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    ELECTROCUTED AT NAVAL BASE.
    365 12 Fused Wire Makes A Death Trap. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. F. Ki. Bourne, yesterday, on a Malabari Hindu labourer at the Naval Base, who died as a result of being electrocuted. The deceased and another man were
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    EX-NAVAL MEN.
    94 12 Requested to Register By F.M.S. Government. All officers, petty officers and men on the active or retired list of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Naval lUserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Re.serve. who take up their residence in the F.M.S. or who have taken up their residence in
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    RECEIVING ORDER AGAINST LAWYER.
    267 12 Decree for $135 Made In June. A receiving order and an adjudication order were made out in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, states the Malay Mail by Mr. Justice N. Mudie against Mr. M. N. Mallik, advocate and solicitor of the Bar of the
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    EQUAL RIGHTS.
    174 12 Women's Claim to Work For League. Geneva, Oct. 7. Hrn claim by representatives of women's organisations that their sex should be granted equal rights in League work, including the administrative apparatus, was Fomewhat curtly refused and rejected by the Assembly's humanitarian committee, consisting exclusively of men. After a
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    £100 PRIZES FOR MALAYA.
    520 12 Irish Sweep. MORE LUCK IN THE DRAW. Residents of Malaya have figured to a considerable extent in the draw of the Irish Sweep on the Cesarewitch. Mrs. Cecilia Oehlers secured one of the chances on lionny Bright Kyis and Mr. H. F. Oehlers, son of Mr.
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    ILLICIT TOBACCO.
    60 12 One Man Escapes: Another Fined $400. Caught at.Tanjong Jelutong while in v sampan with $128 worth of tobacco a Chinese. Vow Chow, was fined $400. or 12 months' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday. There was another man concerned but he managed to
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    38 12 Sime Darby ami Co.. LM.. a> agenti f< r Primus Stoves in Malaya, aav recive.l a cable from their priiwiflal*, B. A. Hjorth and Co., stating 'hat <he prince <f Wales visited the Primus factory while in Stockholm.
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    SIR RONALD ROSS MEMORIAL.
    1014 12 The Institute. SHOULD CONSOLIDATE POSITION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 2>'<. It would be a deplorable tiling if this .nonument which has Ixen established to commemorate the work of the groat man who has just passed away should be prevented from continuing its work for
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      RAIN INTERFERES WITH HOCKEY.
      834 13 S.R.C. Leading Against R.A.F. S.R.C. 2; R.A.F. 0. Two well-matched learns, the S.R.C. »nd tiie R. A. F. met at hockey on the former's ground yesterday, but rain interfered and spoilt u-n interesting (fame. The home team were leading by two dear goals up to the
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      S.T.C. YEARLING SCHEME.
      361 13 j 29 Horses Arrive. DRAW ARRANGED FOR FRIDAY. ..The 29 Australian horses bought under me Singapore Turf Club yearling scheme arrived here yesterday by the Nieuw w !iJL an<l the draw wil uke pa ce at the Thomson Road stables at 5 p.m. on Friday. Carefully selected
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      RACEHORSES' HEARTS
      136 13 Phar Lap's of Exceptional Size. A irood deal has been written about i the value of big hearts in racehorses I that of Phar Lap beine a particular in- stance— but, according to the Sportwelt, I one of Germany's leading sporting papers, it is possible for a horse
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    D. R. HARPER.
    59 13 S.C.C. Fullback Will Play. Rugby enthusiasts throughout Malaya will be glad to learn that D. R. Harper, last year's captain of the S.C.C. and one of the finest fullback in the country will be playing again this year. < He will make his first appearance for tin-
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    EUROPEANS vs. REST.
    92 13 Charity Match at Anson Road Stadium. The following have been selected to |iUy in the annual soccer charity match, Europeans vs. the Rest for the Dioce?an Cup on Friday at the Anson Road Stadium. Europeans: Proud; Bryant and Gould; Brummitt dapt.). Middleton and Grifliths; Perry Raybould, Tyfe,
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    SMITH IN SCORING FORM.
    367 13 Police Too Good For A. P. C. The Police easily defeated the A.P.C. in a hockey match at the Thomson Road Depot yesterday, the soore of four goals to one just about reflecting the merits of the sides. The home Fide played much the better game,
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    S.C.C. XI WELL BEATEN.
    689 13 Y.M.C.A.'s Success. SCORE FIVE IN SECOND HALF. S.C.C. 0 V.M.C.A. 5. The S.C.C. evidently badly under-rated the V.M.C.A. yesterday when they turned out a rather weak team for their fixI ture on the Padang and paid the penalty I by five clear goals. The weakness of
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    PHAR LAP'S SISTER.
    152 13 Biff Price Paid by American Purchaser. I Phar Lap's sister, Nca Lap, who was not a success during her recent trip, to Queensland, has been sold to go to America. Mr. J. H. Whitney being h°r purchaser, states the Sydney Referee. It more with a view to
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    228 13 Winning When Play Was Stopped. Ceylon S.C. 0. Raffles College 2. Raffles College were havinjr much the better of matters in their fixture with the Ceylon Spc.-ts Club at Balestier Plain yesterday, and were two goals to the good when the hea\y rain storm caused the match to
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    BRITAIN LEADS.
    126 13 International Tennis At Queen's. London, Oct. 7. I Results of the Queen's Club covered courts annual two-day match between the French International Club and the International Club of Great Britain, results were: Gandar Dower (Britain 1 beat Merlin, 1 6—2, l. i Gilbert (Britain) beat Ritchie (the latter
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    THE CESAREWITCH BETTING.
    181 13 Sandwich and Nitsichin At 100-9. The following was the call-over for the Cesarewitch, to be run tomorrow SANDWITCH 100—9 taken and offered. NITSICHIN 100—9 offered, 100—8 taken. BLANDEARNA 100—7. BLUE VISION 100—6. GAINSLAW 20—1 taken and offered. SON OF MINT 20—1 taken and offered. BONNY BRIGHT EYES
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    M.C.C. TOUR.
    54 13 Dates of Five Test Matches Against Australia. The dates of the five Tist matches to be played by the M.C.C. team in Australia are as follows Dec. 12.— First match, at Sydney. Dec. 30. Second match, Melbourne. Jan. 13.— Third match, Adelaide. Feb. 10.— Fourth match, Brisbane. Feb.
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      RUGBY FIXTURES.
      454 14 S.C.C: Teams For Six Games. The .S.C.C. XV. to meet the jGloucester Kegt L'nd XV. tomorrow on the Pandang 1 is as follow:-- K. G. Cranford D. S. Hobertfon, D. G. M. Owen, W. R. King, 11. K. A. Jackson; J. M. Houghton, C. T. Owen; A. M.
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      NEW CHAMPION.
      36 14 Johnny King Wins Bantam Title. Manchester, Oct. 10. For the British bantamweight champi'inshin and a Lonsdale Belt Johnny Kintr (Manchester) outDointed Dick CorUtt (London), the holder, in a fifteen round.-; contest here today. Reuter.
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      HOME FOOTBALL
      29 14 Aberdeen's Fine Win Over Cowdenheath. London. Oct. 10. Reuter cables the following correction to the Scottish League (Div. 1J results on Saturday Cowdenbeath 0 Aberdeen 3 Reuter.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      40 14 Keppel Ci. C. Women's October Spoon. Klcven canls w< re taken out for the K«|i|iel (io.T <'lub Women's October Spoon which molted in a win for Miss M. M. Iliiill'v who returned a score of 4 up on
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      RACING IN PAHANG.
      38 14 Meeting at Pekan Next Friday. A ran neatiac wHI bo held at the raceruunc, at the A*lan;i Seri Terantang, on Kriday, Oct. 11, under the patronage of i.'i.-i »i rfefcng and of the British nt.
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      CHARITY MATCH.
      85 14 A MMtr inatih between the Singapore Malay Vernacular Boy Scouts and Syed Alwm l-'in Sheikh Alhady's Preparatory School (Johore) will be played at the Jalan Bcsar stadium on Thuisday at I p.m. in aid of the Malay Scouts' funds. A mlvoi- cup will be given lo the winners
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    UNEMPLOYED RIOTS AT HOME.
    258 14 Wild Scenes in East End And Liverpool. London, Oct. 5. Allegations that, political agitators behind the scenes were responsible for the recent rioting of unemployed were made in- the police courts today. Clashes betweon police and thousands of unemployed have occurred in li'wrpool, Birkenhead and the
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    R101 ORPHAN.
    197 14 Adopted by Famous Airman. London, Oct. 5. j The second anniversary of the R. 101 disaster promises to gladden the life of the 14-year-old orphan Son of Squadrn >> Leader Johnson, the navigator of the R. 101. Recently the boy's mother died, heartbroken with her btrrggle against illhealth
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    170 14 Today, October 11. Rugliy: S.C.C. tournament: A.P.C. and I. vs. I'ui.lu BenricM. Pudanp; Public Services XV vs. Islands, Dunearn ltd. Wednesday. October 12. Rucby: S.C.C. XV vs. Gloucester Rcgt. 2nJ, Padang. Billiard-,: S <\<\ tournament. Hockey: S.R.C. XI vs. Khalsa Assn., S.R.C. irrd. Raffle* Inst. Ist vs. M.C.I\,
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    19 14 The co-operation of club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of sporting events accurate and up to date]
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    CHOOSING THE RIGHT BOOK.
    452 14 How to Help Adult Students. Some of the problems which face librarians in the w»rk of assisting to 'educate the public were discussed at the 'annual conference of the Library Association, at Bournemouth. Professor R. Peers, head of the Department of Adult Education, University College, Nottingham,
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    AUSTRALIAN PARTIES.
    238 14 Union Possible in Near Future. Canberra, Sept. 24. I The recent resignation of the portfolio of Minister of Commerce by Mr. Hawker, a prominent member of the Commoti- i wealth Cabinet, seems to have brought nearer the possibility of a composite or j coalition government formed from the
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    STAND COLLAPSES
    42 14 Three People Injured In Bangkok. Bangkok, Oct. 11. A stand which was crowded with spectators collapsed at the Chinese interschool sports yesterday. Only three people we're seriously injured. The accident is attributed to the ground being soft after heavy rains.
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    53 14 Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mohd. Idid has been Appointed to act as Assistant District Officer, Jitra, in place of Syed Osman frin Syed Mohd. Barakabah, Who has been granted two month*' vacation leave. Syi-d Ahmad, who recently returned from Europe, is the eldest son of Syed Mohd. Idid, Acting Chief
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    DISARMAMENT.
    278 14 Start of Anglo-U.S. Talks. Paris, Oct. 10. It is announced that the French Premier, M. Herridt, is definitely going to London in connection with the disarmament pourparlers, either on Wednesday or Thursday. Series of Conferences. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Norman Davis starts a series of conferences with British Government
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    319 14 Chinese Partner Makes Restitution. After conviction by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Magistrate, yesterday on a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of $338.30, the case against Tan Chek Tian was transferred to the Criminal District Court for sentence. Here Mr. C. Wilson
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    254 14 Racy Amtrican Newspaper Story. American methods of obtaining news do not generally conform to the conservative policy adopted by the British I Press and .that being the case it is not 1 easy for an English-trained journalist to be serious about a picture like "The Final Edition," a
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    WHERE THE GAOLS ARE ALL FULL.
    496 14 Strange Russian Habits In Canada. In the provinces of British Columbia, Albei-ta, and Saskatchewan there are about 10,000 Doukhobors, the first of i whom went to Canada from Rursia in i 1398, Today about one-tenth oi their, i numbers are in gaol, most of
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    STRANGE BEHAVIOUR.
    118 14 Chinese Remanded For Observation. The peculiar behaviour of an elderly Chinese who was accused yesterday of breaking the glass pane of a shop window in Havelock Road caused him to be remanded for observation until Oct. 14 by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Magistrate. The complainant,
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    WHAT TO DO WITH SURPLUS TONNAGE.
    116 14 Scrapping Possibility To Be Explored. London, Oct. fi. The problem of what should be done with the world's surplus tonnage was con ference between today at a private conference between leading P,ritish shipowners all cf whom were members of the Chamber of Shipping. The
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    "HOPELESS JUMBLE."
    278 14 Sequel to Incident On Balestier Plain. That the prosecution evidence was a hopeless jumble of contradictions was the submission of Mr. A. J. Brnga when he defended Kisor Singh in Mr. A. W. Hay's court yesterday on a charge of assaulting a public servant in the execution of
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    BRUTAL ATTACKS.
    172 14 An Axe, Knife and Iron Bar as Weapons. Grove Road was the scene of a si r.mis affray shortly after noon yesterday when a powerfully-built Tamil, armed with an iron bar, ran amok and wounded five other Tamils. The alleged assailant, singularly enough, was the tat to g.ve
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    THE "SOURDOUGHS'" CONVENTION.
    657 15 Survivors of The Trail of '98. From all parts of Canada and the United States several hundred survivors of the Trail of 98 assembled at Calgary, in the foothills of the Rockies, for their annual reunion. It was a notable gathering. There was Captain Beebe, who abandoned
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    RETURNING HOME.
    165 15 Italians Unemployed In France. Rome, Sept. 8. The unemployed problem is complicated n Italy by the return of many Italian •migrant labourers from other countries, chiefly from France, but their number so far has not increased to such an extent •is to create serious difficulties. Several thousands arrive
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    SINGAPORE SUCCESSES.
    59 15 London Matriculation Examination. In the London Matriculation exa.ninaion held in Penang in June, three candiiates entered from St. Andrew's School, Singapore. It was an achievement for the school hat out of the 11 passes from over 30 andidates. the three boys from St Andrew's School passed. They were
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    INDIAN TRUCE ?
    205 15 INDIAN TRUCE Preparing for Third R.T. Conference. London, Oct. 8. No ruing appears to have been made ipon the question of separate electorates ir.d mixed electorates in India. It is ex•ected, however, that a solution will lie ound when the third Round-Table Conerence meets in London next month. It m
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    TUBERCULOSIS.
    175 15 Settlements Starting In France and Italy. Amsterdam, Sept. 9. The Papworth system of combating tuberculosis by self-supporting village settlements received favourable comment at the Conference of the International Union against Tuberculosis here. Sir Pendrill Varrier-Jones, founder and medical director of the Papworth Village Settlement was prevented by a sudden
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    GERMAN LOANS.
    131 15 Dr. Schacht to Handle Conversions. Berlin. Oct. K. According to Press reports, the Cabins is contemplating the appointment of the former Reichsbank Governor, Dr. Schacht, as Federal Commissary of Foreign Loan.-. under whom the service of all such loans will be centralised. The anpointment, if it becomes effective,
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    GO SLOW POLICY.
    125 15 F.BJ.'s Advice On Fiscal Treaties. London, Oct. 6. Britain should go slowly in negotiating commercial treaties with foreittn countries, according: to a memorandum compiltd by the Federation of British Industries •tiul sent to the President of the Board of Trade. The Federation would prefer to 'wait until
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    A PLUCKY WOMAN.
    276 16 Mortaliy Wounded But Still Raised Alarm. Shanghai, Sept. 26., Despite the fact that she had been nftot and mortally wounded by a couple of armed robbers who had committed a robbery in the house of her mistress, Wong Sz, a servant, continued in a most plucky manner
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    "RED" ACTIVITIES
    178 16 Frowned Upon by Shanghai Authorities. Nanking. Sept. 21. Reports having been received of Communist activities among factory workers in Shanghai, the Executive Yuan, yesterday instructed all governmental organs concerned to adopt strict measures for the suppression of such activities and the apprehension of the mischief makers. 1 It
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    "HANDS OFF DOCTORS."
    133 16 Request to Chinese Stage. For centuries the medical profession has provided comic relief in China's drama, the healer or doctor being portrayed as the clown in the piece. His antics as a burlesqued healer have made China's millions roar with mirth. The Physicians' Association is tired of
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    GENERAL EXECUTED.
    90 16 Beheaded by Reds During Hupeh Drive. Nanking, Sept. 25. It is learned here today that General Vao Wei-chun, commander of the 34th division, who was captured more than a year ago by Communists during a clash, was beheaded by Communists on August 11. General Yao's name was also
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    BLANK CHEQUE.
    324 16 Demand of Greek Politician. Athens, Oct. 7. The leader of the Peoples Party, M. P. Tsaldaris, insists upon the President of the Republic giving him a Wank cheque for the forming of a Government. Premier Venizelos, however, is in opposition to this view, and holds that M. iT?*3daris
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    CRASH PROOF.
    145 16 Chief Feature of New Aeroplane. Vienna, Oct. 6. The American engin«ei Julius Zeigler has invented an aeroplane which, it is claimed, offers an extraordinary degree of stability and is proof against crash. Tests already have been nude before leading experts, who are enthusiastic. The machine is apparently halfway
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    FIRE ON STEAMER.
    136 16 Destruction of Rubber And Copra. Hamburg, Oct. 7. A fire broke out on the board the British freighter Glenamoy shortly after its arrival from the Far East with a cargo of copra and rubber. The port's entire fi:o- fighting forces fought the blaze for hours lief ore
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    HARBIN FLOODS
    106 16 $214 MiUions Worth Of Property Destroyed. Harbin, Sept. 22. The Russian Press has published statistics with regard to the losses from the recent floods. The papers say that in the suburb of Fuchiatien the monetary loss amounts to $214,000,000. The numbers of houses that collapsed was 1,149. Persons
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    REVOLT IN BRAZIL.
    56 16 Clemency Promised For Governor. Rio ue Janeiro, Oct 5. Dr. Pedro Toledo, the Governor of Sao Paulo, has been arrested and a commission has been appointe-1 to inquire into the question of responsibility for the revolt and to judge the loaders. Government has promised that the groatest
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    FEEDER LINES.
    106 16 To Link Up Shanghai And Its Suburbs. Nanking. Sc-pt. M. The Ministry of Railways is planning to construct short branch lines in (ireater Shanghai for the development of the municipal area. An order to the Nanking-Shanghai and ShanKliai-Hangchow Railway Administration instructs that survey operations be tailed immediately and
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    "UPHOLD JUSTICE."
    60 16 Peking Professors' Wire To Geneva. Peking, Sept 26. The Association of Peking Government University Teachers today decided to wire .o the League of Nations urging the members to "uphold justice" in the forthcoming deliberations on the Manchurian controversy. The Association also resolved to ask the Government to draw
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    MINE DISASTER.
    67 16 19 Men Killed When Lift Crashes. London, Oct. 10. Nineteen out of 20 miners descending in a lift on morning duty at Plank Lane Colliery, Leigh, Lancashire, were killed when the lift suddenly crashed to the bottom of the pit. Reuter. This is the first major colliery disaster
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    LORD INCHCAPE'S WILL.
    152 16 Over £1,000,000 in Death Duties. London, Oct. 6. In spite of the shipping slump the will of the late Lord Inchcape. has been proved at £2,124,701 on which the d-ath duties will amount to over £1,000,000. He bequeathed an annuity of £100,000 'to his wife, together with
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    DUTCH AIR LINE.
    90 16 To Call at Rome And Marseilles. The Royal Netherlands Indian Airways announce that from Nov. 1 their machines will take the southern route in Europe, ■which means that instead of landing at Halle and Leipsig in Germany and Budapest in Hungiaa-y they will land at Marseilles and
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    AGA KHAN'S MOTHER.
    90 16 Decorated by the King At the Palace. London, Oct. 6. A picturesque cerenony took place at Buckingham Palace today when the King invested Princess AH Shah, the 86 yearold mother of the Aga Khan, with the insignia of a high Indian Order which was bestowed on her
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    GENERAL MA CHAN-SHAN
    227 16 Makes Another Appeal For Assistance. Pekipf, Sept. 19. A representative of General Ma Chanshan has arrived here with an autographed letter from the hero of the Nonni Battle to the local military leaders, appealing for support in the way of funds, munitions and reinforcements. The letter tells
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    STORM DAMAGE.
    45 16 Jerusalem, o< t. T. A storm which struck the Mediterranean coast today caused gnat damage in Palestine. Town- arc without electric light and in a little village -1 workmen's huts were carried away by t 1 wind. The harvest has Buffered severely. Aneta-Havas.
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    LIBERAL REUNION.
    78 16 Hopes Dashed by Mr. Lloyd George. London, Oct. 10. Hopes of a Liberal reunion following on the resignations of the Liberal Ministers from the Cabinet have received a setback by Mr. Lloyd George's refusal to attend the meeting in the Queen's Hall, London, on Oct. 12 to approve
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    More About The Empire Broadcasting.
    1088 17 SOME CORRESPONDENTS' QUERIES. Singapore Society Organises A Radio Ball. MR. A. C. MACNAB, of the Surveyor <>! Ships Oliicc, BtagHMffß, who for some time has been closely in touch with the 8.X.C., ha- received the followinp letter from Broadcasting House: As you may have seen
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    FREEDOM FOR SLAVES.
    243 17 Regulations Announced In Nanking. Ninkinff. Sept. 25. A Ml of measures aiming at the abolition of juvenile slavi •••> throughout the country has been made public by the Ministry of Interior. According to these measures, the vari- I ou* municipal BMI district authorities me to make a
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    CANTON'S UNDERWORLD.
    181 17 Secret Society Which Prtys On Women Canton, Sept. 16. In Canton a fraternity of the underworld has been growing and prospering, but has sustained a set-back with the arrest of one who is thought to be the principal leader, Loh Chau. Loh was caught in the Kwangtung Hotel
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    CUSTOMS STATIONS.
    101 17 Face to Face Across A Railway Track. Tientsin, Sept. 26. The Manchukuo Government established a customs office at Shanhaikuan yesterday at the railway station, and started taxation of goods to and from China proper. Meanwhile the Chinese Government has started a customs office at the same place, and
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    CANTON-HANKOW.
    96 17 Larjje Loan Proposed To Complete It. Nanking, Sept. 26. Completion of the entire Canton-Han-kow Railway within three years, instead jf eleven years as would be required under present arrangements with the Board of Trustees of the British Boxer Indemnity Refund for the appropriation it funds extending through that period,
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    CANTON SWINDLE.
    83 17 Portuguese Prisoner Sent To Shameen. Canton, Sept. 23. A Portuguese who was arrested on Wednesday for alleged conspiracy with a Chinese to defraud the Canton Government of $55,000, has been sent to Urn British authorities at Shameen. The Chinese prisoner is being kept in military prison and will
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      587 17 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Revised List BROADCASTS FOR THE WEEK. The wireless programmes hare be«n revised as follows MONDAY. KHABAROVSK, (70.2 metres), 6 to pjn. BANDOENG, PMY., (50 metres), 6.40 8.10 p.m. Chinese music; 8.10 p.m. to 9.40 European music. CHICAGO, W9XE, (49.83 metres), 2.30 to 5 a.m. and from 7
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    YO-YO IN FRANCE.
    149 18 f Forbidden by Army Authorities. Paris, Oct. 8. French artillerymen stationed at Vincennes have been very naughty. They have been playing jo-jo English yoyo!). This lamentable descent to childish games by such men as soldiers has horrified the army authorities and a regimental order has beaa issued
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    CHURCH IN MEXICO.
    130 18 Entire Property to Be Confiscated. Mexico City, Oct. S. Following the recent expuls on of *he I'apal Nuncio, the Mexican Parliament has passed a l.ill depriving all clergymen of their citizenship aivl authorising the Government to confiscate the entire property of the Catholic Church. An'.-ta-Trans-Ocean. Or.en Conllict
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    LABOUR COLONIES.
    116 18 Work Without Pay In Hungary. Budapest, dr. A group of deputies Monging to the Government clique have tabled a Bill to create national labour colonies. The Bill provides that every male Hungarian must serve a total of 240 days labour without payment at the liehest of the State.
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    NEW INSTRUMENT.
    64 18 Device to Ensure Safer Flying. li.-rlin. Oct. 8. Professor Carolui I f Leipzig announce. at a mcetinp of tbc Geophysical Society tiutt he has invented an apfiaratnt reijist. rin'r the smallcsi atatotpheric movi;incnt.--, clouds, fo o's.0 's. draughts, air ciui -nt~. etc He stated l!iat the extreme sonsi'.iv
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    WAR PREDICTED.
    189 18 Clash Between U.S.A. And Japan. Moscow, Oct. 8. War between the United States and Japan is predicted by the Red Army's central organ in a review of the international situation with special reference to the Manchurian question. The paper insists that Japanese recognition of Manchukuo strained the relations
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    CHEERS FROM PRESS.
    133 18 Unusual Demonstration At Geneva. Geneva. Oct. 7. An important Lea«W Committee has |>een a'aetarKM by an iviusuul demonstration from the Piess aeaafca during the Lori Cccm' in a spe— h ha-1 dwelt on the ro!e of the Praai in in'.e-national relations and said fi aM news and
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    NOT KIDNAPPED.
    156 18 Litvinoff' s Disappearance From Geneva. Geneva, Oct. 7. The disappearance of the Russian Foreign Commissary. Litvinoff, from the I league capital had given rise to the sensational rumour that the Commissary had been kidnapped, a version which is in directly supported by the refusal in the Russian delegation
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    PENSIONED OFF.
    77 18 Chieherin Retires From Political Scene. Moscow, Oct. C. The former Foreign Commissary, Chicherin, who since he retired from that office has sti'l held n iVnnal post in the Party Political Burec.u, hi.s now been definitely pensioned off, receiving a monthlypension of .175 roubles in Tddition to a rent-free
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    CHINESE FLOODS.
    64 18 Help Received from Many! Countries. Geneva, Oc*. 10. The League of Nations Health Organisation, referring to Chinese flood ieli«'^, reports that a number of European and Asiatic States responded generously to the Chinese appeal, sending medicines, field laboratories and food. The Japanese Government, with Japanese institutions, gave generous
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    JUST IN TIME.
    67 18 Russian Icebreaker Gets Clear of Ice. Moscow. Oct. 6. The icrberger, Sibitiskov, which had a damaged rudder and was being shut in by ice, threateninK to keep her all winter in the Arctic regions, has been carried into clear water by the strong current and has been
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    DISRUPTION OF THE EMPIRE.
    436 18 Ottawa Removes A Danger. Blackpool. Oct. C. The bracing air of the town resulted in Mr. NeviMe Chamberlain delivering today the most lively speech yet given at the annual Conservative Conlerenoe. He racily described V:scount Snowden on the free trade issue as being the thickest, crusted
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    NAZI PROGRAMME.
    254 18 Important Revisions To Be Made. Berlin, Oct. 7. In the course of an ii'tei-view with an American journalist, published in the Vosfisthe Zeitung, Heir Gregor Strasser, who, next to Hitler, is considered the most irflt-sntial leader of the National Socialists, announced that the party's progiamme would shortly be
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    R.A.F. DISASTER.
    45 18 A Reuter Wireless message states in addition to Chief Pilot Officer Brian Page, the other victim of the disaster to the R.A.F. bomber at Guildford on Saturday was Pilot Officer B. H. Gully, who met his death through his parachute failing to open.
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    FEWER WORKLESS.
    128 18 Slight Improvement In Germany. Berlin, Oct. fi. A reduction of unemployed of 163,000 between Sept. 15 and Oct. 1 is recorded by the official unemployment returns, published yesterday. The reduction is believed to be the first fruits of the Government's prosperity programme. However, as the total- of workless
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    LEAGUE LOANS.
    118 18 Defaults Cause Serious Position. Geneva, Oct. 7. Without debate, the Council adopted the resolution cs a sequel to the Brtish memorial drawing attention to the serious portion of League loans, many of v/hic>\ are in default. Sir Austen Chamberlain Wta present unofficially. The resolution trusts that all defaulting
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    HIS LAST RIDE.
    71 18 Notorious Gangster Dies In Bed. Chicago, Oct. 10. Frank McErlane, the most terrible of local gangsters and nicknamed The Grinning Killer," died quietly in hospvil today from pneumonia. His friends are holding an Irish wake over the body. McErlane is credited with inventing the one way ride,"
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      1058 19 Representative of The King. To the Editor of the Straus 1 Sir.- Your corresponded and "A Constitutional Obi have iaisi-d a question of jrreai iumlHlltiH—1 •mportnnce relaiinr to the status of a <Jfiveir.ni tif a Crown Colony. They con•ond that the Governor of the Strait.* Settlements is
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      TRAFFIC CONTROL.
      532 19 To The Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—" Owner-Driver's letter in your issue of Oct. 7 reminds me that I expect short iy to be forced to contribute to the police funds (or whereever such fines go} for an alleged traffic offence. May 1. therefore, appeal to you
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      "HUMAN VULTURES."
      657 19 HUMAN VULTURES." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, There was a time when our sisters were chaperoned while out of home, ani possihly, if the time w> not yet ripe, there it coming a tirre when present-day mother--may require simtlar attendance on their "wrfty-softy" sons. Some mothers seem
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      RUBBER TREES FOR FIREWOOD.
      505 19 RUBBER TREES FOR FIREWOOD. To the Editor of the SttH'ih Time*. Sir, -As the Dutch Government did not oaro to co-operate with us In the matter of .libber restriction, we must take car* of ourselves. We should cut out half of tho niblx-r areas no that the coolie classes will
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      JAPANESE "DUMPING."
      277 19 JAPANESE DUMPING." To The Editor of the Straits Tim**. Sir,— In your ImM <>t Oct. 8 a letter appeared over the signature of the Japanese Trade Bureau, denying allegations of dumping, with particular reference M cotton piece (roods. The letter is typical of the skill with which the Japanese can
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      HEIFETZ.
      229 19 To the Editor of the Sfraits Times. Sir, After the belated effort to revive ■ho Heifetz controversy, and to drag anoCher visifingr artist mtA it, may w« have th* peal f*cts of the Heifetz episodV? Is it true that no "outside" Steinway piano wa« availahle for Heif«tz's accom(M»»i(rt on
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      TOBACCO TAX.
      229 19 To tlie r*d». I of the Mtvalts Times. Sir. While coiifatulating >""" V"' l fearless flml truthful artiil>-s on the riclmha parade, th«> Japanese qMpWnn, deceiitralisHtinn. etc., 1 wonder w>i-!hp> you can hnlp us in .lohnre pai tioulaiiv by retting the import tax nn MMM int" Singapore great
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL.
      233 19 To the Kditor of the RtVaH* Times Sir. With the present agitation for yet more alterations in forwaid play of Htighy football, it seems that we ar» never troing to get any further forward IS.. Ir Kditor 't The International Rugby Board has appeal' I to till clubs
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      AN APPRECIATION.
      221 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. May I be permitted to express through the columns of your valuable paper my keen appreciation of the really splendid contributions by your Tendon and Kuala r.umpnr correspondents in their excellent weekly summary at eventß in the Honv country and
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      " WHAT IS CHINA ? "
      331 19 WHAT IS CH INA To the Editor of the Straiti Time*. Sif,— What is China II PuuM is anxious to solve the Chinese Puzzle, and obtain a satisfactory answer," science, is ready to help him. Natural history, biology, anthropology, worM history, and Sinology are at his disposal. Puzzled," admitting; his
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      RICKSHA PARADE.
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      205 19 To th» f,'h*nr of *he bruits Tif<«=. Sir. Owing -bf slump many Firm? havp considerably reduced fhpir cletiosl *tafT*. and /rrte man ha* pro(>ahly (jo* to <U> the wOTk of two nr more clerk rweessitwte-: <»«v'"er Intp in office. One is at a loss f'> unrlpi --tan'l how
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      ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
      192 19 To the Fditnr of the Straits Times. S^ir,- fn your issue of Opt. >< there appeared a report that a police constable «PM -sentenced io three months' rigorous imprisonment for receiving an illegal gratification from a Chinese motor-bus driver The complainant was the Registrar of Vehicles, Mr. G.
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      106 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) across. ssriL* J4 Mansion* M Hmc Waterr j» Resign Fragment It. YlifmDer 'if a <enar» frar.lt I > of i iro.t aririn IT Sculptur-ii riit'ire Ran ajrmun.l H.rit :•">. Tatter 1 ourt Hoiat Ettii.rtr.il ■12. ottrae 45. Ptoaaua M Bar af *"."'l *7 Wuv 'ajMrni Variety
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    "Kow Ong Yah" Procession At K. Lumpur.
    47 20 "Kow Ong Yah Procession At K. Lumpur. RELIGIOUS PROCESSIOX.—Two potojrraphs of the Chinese procession, known as Kow Ong lah, which took place from the 6th mile Ampang to Kuala Lumpur. The photographs were taken as the procession was passing along High Street to the Birch Road Temple.
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    33 20 "CHELTENHAM FLYER."— This express train, the fastest in the world, knocked four minutes off its scheduled time for the run from Swindon to London. The photo shows the driver and fireman. (Planet News.)
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    28 20 LONDON GARDENS GUILD SHOW -Miss Sandra Ewing. of Up per Norwood, assisting her mother to arrange exhibits she is showing at the London Gardens Cuild Exhibition. (Planet News.)
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    36 20 CHARTER FOR BARNES.— Lord Ashcombe. Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey, presented the Barnes Charter to Councillor John Firmston, the Charter Mayor of Barnes, on Barnes Common. The photo shows tht Mayor arriving. (Planet News.)
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    24 20 DANCING THE HK.HI.AM) FLlNCl.— Dancing the highland fling at the Braemar Highland (.aiiir Scotland, which were marred by a downpour of rain. (Planet News.)
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    29 20 HEAVYWEIGHTS.— (Left to right) E. Anderson, J. Maitland. G. B. Mitchell and Gaorre Clark flve heavyweights who Utok part in the contest* at the Aboyne Highland Games. (Planet News.)
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      3 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES
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