The Straits Times, 12 December 1932

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURYJ TtlE TTARCESt sfiVo MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER fIV WALAY2* 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times tO PAGES, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      323 1 Singapore; ts. Cecil st, xthone inir/ 6.15 Tonight 9.15. Itl(IIAKI) ARLEX in Playing the GAME riu.nc 5261-2. DRINK MORE /pjf|\ GOOD MILK There is no milk of greater purity and higher quality than "BEAR BRAND." I/W Guaranteed to be entirely free from adulteration and impurities, it is a safe and
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      132 1 WaA LUMfHP^ JAVA ST. ('PHOrtE aMityr Rv '^SJf'^^BmJH^j p or Christmas (jifts "4711" Eau do ApPu l ncnl P^WRJ^^^^^Mtv Colosnc is appropriately packed in tSßfc^W/^V^fiPi •■mi- I-..,,. isociially attractive forms in Gift -^olflli'?- c.,in <nr com-.. Caskets, (Jlass Decanters and other Mp^j£z?!^^X3]&Mi2? I'jm ,T/ r«'.jl artistic containers each readily recog/Jsr^
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      13 1 -H-l f. -pr-M-j||t -1 RICHARD ARLEN in Playing the GAME Phone 5261-2. I
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      464 2 P. ft 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Inco«w«rated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AMI CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORTEKTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRA< T WITH RIS MAJESTY* GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON TOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonaage. Cue Spore. IMB, XBURDWAN 6,078 T>*>: 22 CARTHAGI
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      674 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. riaplea, Marseilles, London, Antwerp. Rotterdam and Mldllesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. CARUNA MARU 10,400 Dec. 14 IB I'ATORI MARU 10,000 Dec. 29 SO 5 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jan. II IS t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 24 26 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Feb. 8 8
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      452 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANB, SYDNEY AND SLBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wallknown ateamer MARELLA (7.8 M tons) aad tke sj. MANGOUA (8.352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Aoi
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      637 2 THE EAST ASIATIC Co^ LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 532 J. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTF.IW»AM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave S'poTe. Penaac m.s. ALSIA Dec. 13 Pec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 3 Jan. 6 m.s. MEONIA Jan. 24 Jan. 27 m s. BORINGIA *"cb. 14 Feb. 17
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      1049 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Stasn* SWp Cc, Ltd.. and Chtaa (IM2), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. TBE CTJNARO STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. Ltd. The 1
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  • Shipping News.
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      NAVY AND SAIL TRAINING.
      1011 3 Divergent Views. USE OF SMALL SHIPS ADVOCATED. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes presided recently at a lecture given by Commander Gordon C Steel;-, V.C., R.N., <.n "Sail Training fan the Navy," at the Koyal United BerVke Institutions. After reviewing the development of the naval
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      251 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for week r ided Dec. 3, 1932:— Tamatave: 1 plague case and 1 death. Alexandria: 12 smallpox cases and 2 deaths (including 1 imported case) as against 15
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      THE WATFORD.
      314 3 Sequel to Wreck Off Nova Scotia. As an honorary recognition of the con- spic-uous courage and endurance displayed bf Mr. Herbert Mant. second officer of the British stiamor Watford. Ofl the occasion of the wreck of that I tha etwst <>f Nova Scotia the Committee of Uoyd'i have
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    12 3 Th<" Bcgrast ml»wl here with 02 bullocks and 1,055 pigs this moiningr.
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    18 3 The P. and O. Bhutan has left Hong Konir and i.s due here at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    385 3 i ARGUN MARU, Jap., 4,0-0 tons, from Nagoya 11.12, for Colombo, Bombay and Karachi 13.12. BENARTY, Brit., 3,680 tons, from Leith 11.12. for Hong Kong 13.12. CHNTAUR, Brit., 1.800 tons, from Farmantle 10.12, for Australian Port 28.1.33. DEUCALION, Brit., 4,l'Ji tons, from Yokohama 11.12, for London via Ports
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    141 3 Singapore, December 12. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Kittiwake, Lch. Mala Mata, Lch. Peningac, Clianjr Ann, Pauk. I.eh. Lady Evelyn, W. Bt. Kitty 1. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock NIL
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      512 3 NORDDEUTSCHER B LLOYD. i (Incorporated la I Germany.) The undermentioned ara tha company's Intanded fixtures OUTWARDS. M.s. HAVEL for Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Takao, Tsingtao, Dalny and Japan Dec. 21 HOMEWARDS. 5 m.s. TRAVE for Genoa, M'seilles, Amsterdam, R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Dec. 28 S Passenger steamer* with cabin
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      392 3 IKHXAR STEAMSHIP UNI ceW AMERICAN MAIL LINK >s nfeux The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. Make your reservations now. ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE. Excellent accommodation available on all our Round the World steamers. Next sailing:
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      479 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN- LENE. Freight Strvic* to 1 UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Port* and San Caaai OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Dv« S'por* HOMEWARDS. 1.1. CITY OP SINGAPORE for Havra, L'don, R'rium H'burg Due Doc. 30 Rails Jan. 8. "AMERICAN MANCHURIAN*
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      143 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday. December 12. H. W. 9.21 a.m., 9 ft. 3 in., 10.65 p.m., 8 ft. 5 in. Tuesday, December 13. B. W. Ml a.,,,., 9 f t 5 in-i u3 O p>m 8 ft. I in. Wednesday. December 14. H. W. 10.26 a.m., D ft. 6 in. Thursday,
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      61 3 UKGAPORE WEATHIK. REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star 87 Nil 7.5 71 Kota Bharu No Report. K. Trenfrijanu 82 i.12 0.5 71 Bukit Jeram 84 Nil 0.9 72 Mersinjr 81 2.55 0.1 71 .Singapore 84 Nil 5.7 72
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      551 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any poult ion advertised. In these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, by European firm experienced ihorthaitd-typist. State salary required. Apply Mfi. Straits 1 TYPIST WANTED, must have had previous ■Am txparieac* Kaowlodn of shorthand ■ad tiling essential. Reply in writing
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      830 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. 2, Qalvey Road, a modern European residence with tennis and servants' quarters. Apply S. Mana«seh Co., 5-2. Malacca Street. TO LET, for 11 months from February, furnished bungalow, garage. $75 per month. Suit married couple or 2 bachelors. 14. Bournemouth Road, Katon/. TO
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      505 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Nos. 172, 173, 174 and 175, South Bridge Road, Nos. 110, 112, 113 and 114, Anson Road, N'os. 22, 23, 26 and 27, Deli Street. Apply Ileng Loong, 80, Robinson Road. OFFICES TO LET Rooms Nos. 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18,
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      386 4 MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNCAY TIMES delivsred to you every week for three months for 11.60. Manager, Sunday Times. TUITIONS, HAWAIIAN GUITAR, UKE, etc. U. A. de Sa, 72. Bras Kasah Road. MODERN ballroom dances taught at Rena's Dance Studio, Meyer Mansions Ist floor, flat Ni'o. 6. Coleman St.
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      419 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. Mr. Tan Chye Seng of Tan Agency. Mevchant and Commission Agent, first floor, 28C, C'hulia Street, Singapore, begs to notify that he is not the Tan Chye Seng who was charged with Criminal Breach of Trust before M-. Hay the Second Magistrate. (Sd.) TAN CHVE SENG. ROAD
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      542 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. SO, WATERLOO STRBET. Telephone 7467. PAPER BOXES' For medicine, toilet, packing and for any other purposes, are obtainable at moderate prices from KURAZONO CO., PAPBtt BOX MAKKKS. 170, Middle Koad, Singapore. CEXTI.KMK.N. MAISON NinO 3.".. Stamford Koad. will
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      69 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Poalage. Monthly 3.00 4.00 2.'.0 Q. urterly S.:O $12.00 7.50 Hal." Yearly J17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly.. $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The chargpH and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the form al the bottom of this page. Contract rates may be
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    "DREAM AWHILE."
    253 5 A Collection Of Straits Produce Cartoons. Under the title "Dream Awhile" there has just been produced by Printers Limited for the proprietors of Straits Produce an attractively bound collection of cartoons which appeared in "The Punch of Malaya" during the years l'.'2li to l§3o. There will be general
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    HUMOURING THE SALMON.
    675 5 Trollers of North Pacific. Thi'y call no man muter, tin- salmon trollcrs of the North Pacific Each has his own motor-boat, fitted with sail square or jib. They work long hours or short, according to the elements and the whim of the salmon. At sea. off the
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    IS THE NAVAL BASE MERELY A BAIT ?
    454 5 IS THE NAVAL BASE MERELY A BAIT Australia's Feeling Of Insecurity. In a notable speech in the House of Representatives Colonel Harrison declared that Australia, from a defem c viewpoint, was absolutely and entirely insecure. Though she had undertaken the responsibility for her own local defence she was letting the
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      356 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL THIS EVENING BOOKING TEA DANCE— 6.3O to 8.15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16th and QpEN fQR Wednesday. Dec. 21st. BMGAPORE REPERTORY X'AfAS EVE PLAYBRS l'nsent VAUDEVUXE nswsrAm %.rw^wwr> A London Music I hill Programme BOXING NIGHT 14 TLKNS" 14 SINGAPORE'S LEADING ARTISTES NEW Y£AR>S EVE
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      246 5 Riffles Cafe AND Confectionery Orders Are Now Being Booked for X'MAS CAKES, X'MAS PUDDINGS AND MINCE PIES. Fancy Assortment of CHOCOLATES, SWEETS, CRACKERS. Etc., Etc. PHONE 9381.. THE EASTERN HOTEL, H. AMI'AMJ ROAD. KUALA LUMPUR, (formerly known as the Great Eastern Hotel) I Rooms with privata baths, eotnfortabls lounge, free
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      756 5 AUCTION NOTICES. BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL ASSfGNEE Re S. MUTHUKUMAKIBankruptcy Xo. 75.1 of 1*32. AUCTION SALE of household furniture, buildintc material* and also an "Austin" car No. S-465. To be held ut No. 447. Race Course Road (near Runiah Miskin Police Station) on Wednesday. December 14 at II a.m.
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      237 5 I If 1 'I sTlTftT'I LEGAL NOTICE. NOTICE. IN HI r.STATK OK GEORGE CHRISTOPHER DODD. MCaUaSD. Noliir l-ursuont to Section L'» of thr TrUHtrr» Ordinance. 1929. NOTICI is helfl.y irivi-n thnt all ptrs.Hiclaiming t" be Interested .1- creditors, next ol kin ..r otherwise, in the estate iin.l affeeti of tieonn
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    ALIENS BILL.
    661 6 Chinese Demonstrators In Court. .Seventeen young Chinese of varying a*es were ranged before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge on Saturday charged with being members of an un- j law-ful society. All claimed trial. The i prosecution was conducted by A.S.P. Barry. The immediate cause of the
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    NOT LICENSED.
    60 6 A Chinese was brought up in the Second Police Court on Saturday before Mr. A. W. Hay charged with practising medicine or surgery without being registered or exempted from registration and keeping poisons for sale without a licence. Another Chinese. Oh Tai Huah, was charged with abetment. The
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    MALAYAN JUDICIARY.
    124 6 Present System Likely To Be Retained. According to inauiries made by the Straits Time* on Saturday there is a widely held impression that the scheme under which it was proposed to have one Chief Justice for the whole of Malaya is most unlikely to materialise. Thf question was
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    PERMITS FOR PARENTS.
    159 6 Mexico To Enforce Birth Control Law. If a new measure now being drafted becomes law in the State of Vera Cruz, Mi-xico, paiVTits will hive to seek the sanction of the authorities before they i bring children into the world. Mexico will thus he pble to claim
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    ST. ANDREW'S MISSION.
    113 6 A company uf about four hundred gathered at Raffles Hotel on Saturday evening for the carnival ball in aid of the St. Andrew*! Mission. The great majority preferred ordinary evening <ir< m to fancy costume, but a ch«ery atmosphere prevailed, and dancing was kept up with spirit
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      484 6 HE esnnnW 1 MM S MnnVesk "^LP' I j^ ffiSS 9 INSIST ON ALL THE LIGHT YOU PAY FOR You cannot judge the value of a lamp by the price you pay for it. It h- the consumption of current which determines whether or not a lamp is cheap BUY:
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      168 7 Snappy, new and refreshing JAMES DUNN with a in'\v leading lady PEGGY SHANNON in Fox Mo\ irloiir's SOCIETY GIRL OPENING WEDNESDAY jFs?i k MORE DRAMA! MORE COMEDY! TO^ v|l Aft. MORE THRILLS! U\W^v MiT^J /^^K tlU aaytW "S you've MM Mn in b*for«! ~^df CA I nn a y i/e
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      222 7 Last Night of our Double Stage and Screen Attraction CAPITOL Paramount's stirring Sports Romance "PLAYING THE GAME" with RICHARD ARLEN and PEGGY SHANNON presented with "THE CAPITOL FOLLIES" on the Stage— in a pot-pourri of popular dancing Successes. TOMORROW NIGHT: EnplamlV Prime Mfadster of MIRTH H U L B E
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      163 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. i ii.' (11. 1 Dark House" hi h significant I R PRIESTLEY'S l-i-tun- :in<! niorf than thut: it is J.D. rillCaiLLl a ..1,-,,!,. thrUltag enUrtainmcnt and not lacking in a touch of fascinutinr GREAT THRILLER SStrlU'^JTM^ safely pre BECOMES THE SCREEN'S~MOST EXCITING EVENTT S I BORIS I
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    188 8 Rubber Position Slightly Steadier. MORE INTEREST IN FORWARDS. (By Our Financial oiTC"M»>mlent.> Singapore*, Monday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 7' 2 cents per lb. Tin. Singapore price $76.75 per picul. Saturday's Prices: Rubber. London. I 7/16 d., up l/32d. New York. s ets.. unchanged. Market Tone: Quiet. Tin. London,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    83 8 July-Sept. Tone of .Market: Quiet steady. latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2 7 16d per lb. New York Spot Sheet Gets per lb. Noon, Dee. 12. K.S.S i(|iial to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers SiK>t (loose) 7 1 •> 7"' it (F.O.B.) 7-'i 7" K Standard
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    PRODUCE.
    189 8 Singapore, Dec. 12. Ganil)i<i- 5-s, (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.01 Copra 5.70 mixed 5.2 C Sago Hour, Sarawak 2.2" White Pepper 22' L Black Pepper 18.O(" Pearl Sago 4.0 c small r>.(M medium ti.o' Hire Slam $1:58 to 20" Saigon $138 to 14) Rangoon .?r_>B u> i4r No. 1
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        461 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        283 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.00 0.80 nom. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.1.0 5.")0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 55.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. T> Prefs. 21 3 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 /2 P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4/-» P-C-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allerby ($1) 0.46 0.56 0.46 060 Akr Gajali ($1) 0-25 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. HiUm ($1) 050 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kiin: UK ($1) 0.06 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00 0.75
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      220 8 SELLING. Singapore, Dec. 12. London, 4 months' sight 2 3 1516 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 7 8 London, 30 days sight 2327 32 London, demand 2 3 13 16 London, T.T. 2 3 25 32 Lyons and Paris,
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      8 8 Cmimuniration with Kota Bharu (Ktlantaii) i.s interrupted.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      66 8 From China and Japan by Hosang duo Singapore on Wednesday morning, the i Uth instant. From China and Japan by Tottori j Main due Singapore on Wednesday even- ing. the 14th instant. From China by Bhutan due Singapore I 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the 14th instan'.. From China
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    210 8 Today. hU I'andjanir. I!t-..(skalis and Bagan Si Api A|.i (Hor./ Thon^i P.m. Bangkalii. Übowa IMik Tunjon* Balvi 1 Retell > J > m N.,rth. N.-KMI ami N.-Wwl Sumatra, Ceylon, Egypt. Ui-noa an.l t.b.A. (Silversandal) j P m< Soemrei Liat (Magnet) 4 l )m Tomorrow. Ceylon. Southern and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    23 8 By C. Hooft alamba >'Artagn»o Left And. Spore London Oct. 14 Not. Oct. 20 Not. 1» Oct. 1» Not. 14
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    AIR MAIL.
    70 8 Mails !>y the Outward Dutch Aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive ai Singapore »y the evening cxpnH todny. Coil— BOW*— W addressed to I, xholtleis only will be ready for delivery at 7.::o )>.m. Applications from I r.on boachoidan foi delivery at the General Pi;>t CMtct cannot
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      29 8 NO "EXTRAS" REQUIRED EVERYTHING YOU CAN CONCEIVABLY REQUIRE IS INCLUDED IN A TRIUMPH SUPER NINE 2/4 SEATER SPORTS. DELIVERY FROM STOCK. $1500. SPECIAL PRICE FROMUNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE BRANCHES.
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      95 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Monday. DrCfmlwr. 12. Annual (li-iier.il Meriinr of Children a Aid Society, at CuWIIM it llmi.se, 11 a.m. Tumday. DecemVt 13. Johore State C-iancil Meeting, Dewan, 1\ a.m. Wednrsdav. DecemhcT 14Kotary Tiffin. Ad«lpi< Hotel. 1 p.m. Openinc of Nutrition Laboratory and Sports ground ut (H\\rr<- Medicine by
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE SENGAT RUBBER ESTATE, LTD.
      2861 9 Sir George Maxwell's Review Of Industry's Position. The twenty-second ordinary general meeting of the Sengat Rubber Estate, Ltd,, was held on Nov. 9 at the offices, 24, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 3. Sir George Maxwell," K.8.E., C.M.G., the chairman, presided. The chairman said: Our
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      EXCHANGES.
      99 9 Rugby, Dec. 0. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.05 Athens 587 U Berlin 13.60 Belgrade 242 1/2 Bombay 1 6 3 16 Brussels 23.341/2 Bucharest 550 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.25 Geneva 16.80 2 Helsingfors 228 Hong Kong 14 Lisbon 107 Madrid 39 r >/« Milan 63 3 16 Montevideo
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      635 9 Good Business Done By Consumers. ENCOURAGING DAY-TO-DAY DEMAND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 16. There has been quite a respectablebusiness done by consumers just lately, even althorffh America played only a minor role. Wales has bought steadily and there has been a day-to-day demand from the
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      83 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec.. 10. The closing prices today were RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by > Symington and Wilson.} Spot (Buyers) 2 lf/32d. (Sellers) 2 15/32 d. Jan. -Mar. 2 15/:t2d. Apr.-June 2 17/.JM. Julv-St'pl. 2\d. Oct.-l**. 2 11/lfid. Market tone Quiet. TIN. spot awnThree
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      612 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V, ■■tabllahad 18M at ABMtaHaam, Anthorlsed Capital m Olds. lOO.OOfl.eej Paid up Capital Glds. 66,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24,190,824 HEM) OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BUA.N'.'H OFFICES THE UAGUB. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHSw. Ratavla t Head offlea for Dutch East ladies. BRANCH OFFICES I DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, BaasoeriK, Chenbun, Gorortalo,
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      378 9 BANKING. NEDERLAADSCriE HANDEL MA ATSC HAPPY N. Y. NctherlaaJj Tra4lß3 Barlet*. (EeUbUabeat at AauUrtfaja I&J4.J PAID CF CAPITAI PI sO.O»Q,ua» STATUTORY Ki:.S£RVK it. L 0 OIS.OW HEAD OFFICE D) AMBTEBDAH WITH 4££NCH s IN ROTTERDAM AND ilh HA(il!«, HEAD AGIiNCV IN IiATAVt*. branch; j 'Bandoeng iiong *7ng Rangoon Bandjeimmm Kobe
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    123 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.-^James Dunn and Peggy Shannon in Society Girl. 6.15 9.16. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Playing the Game with Richard Arlen. Also Capitol Follies. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Out of the Blue with Gene Geirard. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. MARLbUKOUUH.— The Two OrphansCantonese Talkie. 6.15 9.18.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1932. THE NEW ADVISERS.
    959 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DEC. 12, 1932. THE NEW ADVISERS. What looks like a legitimate grievance of members of the Public Works and Medical departments in the Federated Malay States was ventilated a few cuy? ago by the Malay Mail. Under the decentralisation policy these departments have ceased to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    77 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. F. Dowdeswell, of Messrs. Keys and Dowdeswell, returned to Singapore this morning after a visit to the firm's branches. Mr. H. D. Mundell, who underwent a further operation in the General Hospital, Singapore, on Saturday, is reported to be making good progress. The Hon. Mr. T. S.
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    IS THE COLOUR BAR DOOMED ?
    1425 10  - IS THE COLOUR BAR DOOMED Paul Robeson. The Negro Question In U.S.A. <B> Paul Robeton, the famous Neyro singer, here diacussest the difficult question of the colour bar with a. restraint vhich will be appreciated. "I should like," he says, "to sec the peoples of the wo) Id working together
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    879 10 A/V UNKNOWN SACRIFICE. Should the flood of opinions on the subject of European mental deterioration in Malaya in the Sunday Times yesterday burst the banks of lethargy and force people in a position to j.:ive some measure of justifiable relief to these eauffht in the waters,
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    FURTHER NOTE ON WAR DEBTS FROM UNITED STATES.
    525 11 CANNOT ALTER AGREEMENTS. Col. Stimson Replies To Britain. PAYMENT IN GOLD. Both Interest And Capital. Washington. Pec. 11. Col. Ftimson has replied to the British Government that the Secretary to the Treasury has no authority to accept payments on War Debts except
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    AMY JOHNSON.
    86 11 Making Fast Time On Return Flight. Capo Town, Dec. 11. Ifrs. Mollison (Miss Amy Johnson) left on her return flight to England at 5 a.m., Greenwich mean time. She arrived at Cape Town on Nov. 18, beating her hu.-liand's time for a flight from England to the Cape
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    HANKERS CRITICISED.
    76 11 Severe Comments By U.S. Comptroller. \Vnsh ntrton, Dec. 11. Severe criticism of the American banking system is made by the Comptroller of Currency in his annual report. He pointa out that in Urn first ten months <•■( the year, I,IM banks with deposits of $004,000,000 suspended payment. He
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    NAVAL PROPOSALS BY JAPAN.
    320 11 New Ratio for Capital Ships. Geneva, Dec. 10. The chief feature of the Japanese naval proposals issued today is a new ratio of 11 11 8 for the British Empire, the United States and Japan, instead of 5—5 5 3, with a relative strength of 275,000
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    BOMB OUTRAGE.
    61 11 Attack on British Residency in Cairo. Cairo, Dec. 10. A bomb exploded in the gardens of the British Residency today. There wen no casualties and no serious damage was done. Later. The bomb was a very small one, and only a window was broken. No arrests have been
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    IN SEVEN DAYS.
    70 11 i German Airman Leaves Port Darwin. Port Darwin, Dec. 12. Capt. Hans Bertram the German airman, left at 5.45 in an attempt to reach Great Briain in seven days. Reuter. It will be remembered that in July ll -t (apt. Bertram and his companion I Klaussmann were
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    TROTSKY'S TOUR.
    103 11 Returning To Constantinople By Train. Marseilles, Dec. 7. A coup-de-theatre occurred this morning when Trotsky, with his wife and four secretaries were safely placed aboard the I Italian steamer Cainpidoglio bound for Constantinople. Trotsky suddenly demanded to be landed declaring that the action of the French Government in
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    GERMAN PRESIDENT.
    104 11 Rumours Of 111 Health Denied. Berlin, Dec. 9. An official denial was given to a rumour in (ieneva that President von HindenburK had had a heart attack and that a priest had been summoned to his bedside. His health is declared to be splendid and he gave a
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    IN WATER FOR 12 HOURS.
    284 11 Rescued in Red Sea. GERMAN ENGINEER'S NARROW ESCAPE. On the N.Y.K. steamer Delagoa Maru, which arrived at Singapore yesterday, was a German engineer who was picked up in the Red Sea after being in the water for twelve hours. It appears that about midnight on
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    POSED AS DOCTOR.
    188 11 Clerk's Visit To Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London Dec. 10. Admitting that he posed as a doctor, obtained a berth as a ship's surgeon and when at Singapore was asked to bring a certain high official home, Percy Seymour Kelly, 28, a clerk, was sentenced to
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    HEAVY DAMAGES.
    113 11 Libel on Sir William Jowitt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London Dec. 10. A settlement with substantial damage-.; is announced in the libel action brought by Sir William Jowitt, the ex-Attorn<>y j General, against Mr. Clifford Sharp in respect of a Week End Review article in which Mr. Sharp
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    FOUR MONTHS.
    77 11 Welch Officer Spends 21st' Birthday in Prison. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 10. Colin Pomery Dick, an ex-lieutenant '.n the Welch Regiment, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in the second division for driving a car while disqualified. The police produced a lengthy list of motoring convictions,
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    MILLS REOPENING.
    36 11 Tinplatc Activity In South Wales. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 11. Four more tinplate mills will be in operation in South Wales tomorrow as a result of Canadian orders under the Ottawa agreements.
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    GEN. SU TO APPEAL TO LEAGUE.
    336 11 En Route for Geneva. RUSSIA REFUSES TO HAND HIM OVER. Moscow, Dec. 10. An account ot a request alleged to have been made by Mr. Amo, the Japanese Charge d'Affaires in Moscow, to M. Karakhan, Vice-Commisser for Foreign Affairs, for the surrender of General
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    SHORT OF FUNDS.
    388 11 Russia Gives Work To Gen. Su's Troops. Shanghai, Dec. 12. i Despite the refusal by M. Karakhan of the Japanese demand to hand over Gen. Su, the Japanese Government is going to repeat its demand that the Volunteer leader shall not be allowed to leave Ru.-sia. t
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    WISE COUNSEL.
    523 11 Demand for Clear Lead By Britain. London, Dec. 10. Sir John Simon's wise and moderate counsel prevailed at the Assembly," declares the Daily Mail in a leading article. While the Commission ot Nineteen is preparing its report thete will be ample time for tempers to cool, and the
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    INDIAN ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS.
    191 11 A Week of Difficult Questions. London, Dec. 10. The Indian Round-Table Conference has experienced a more difficult week, dealing with the controversial subjects of defence and finance. Indian views on the former subject are concentrated largely on military expenditure, Indianisation and tho appointment of a popularly elected
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    A STRAIGHT TALK.
    306 11 Sir John Simon's Warning To Russia. London, Dec. 7. The fact that a straight talk has been given to Russia by Sir John Simon in consequence of the activities of the Third International, coupled with a clear-cut request to know what the Soviet's policy towards Britain is,
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    THE AGA KHAN.
    57 11 Sued for Damages By Former Trainer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 10. The Evening Standard states that a writ for damages against the Aga Khan has been issued by the trainer, R. C Dawson, as a sequel to the sudden removal of the Aga Khan's horses
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    BLAZING CAR MURDER.
    47 11 Widow Of Alleged Victim Claims Relief. (From Our Chinese Correspondent.) London, Dec. 10. Mrs. Mabel Reynolds, of Crookham, near Aldershot, has applied for poor relief, claming that her husband was the victim of the fairous blazing car murder for which Alfred Rouse was hanged.
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    SIR ERIC DRUMMOND.
    52 11 Portrait In Palace Of The League. Rugby, Dec. !>. A resolution paying tribute to Sir Eric Drummond's great services in furthering the League's ideals of justice and peace and recommending that his portrait be placed in the Palace of the League now in course of construction, wa.;
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    GERMAN CLAIM TO EQUALITY.
    655 11 Agreement Reached At Geneva. NEW FORMULA. Rejoins Disarmament Conference. i Geneva, Dec. 11. Germany has accepted the equality formula. It is probable that the German representative will attend the meeting of the bureau of the Disarmament Conference on Dec. 13 and the general commission on Dec.
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    SMUGGLERS DROWNED.
    48 11 Belgrade, Dec. 7. Nine smugglers who attempted to run a big cargo of tobacco over the frontier were drowned along with two ferrymen when the over-laden boat turned turtle. One of the smugglers managed to battle with the swift current an swam to safety. Reuter Wireless.
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    "RED" ACTIVITY IN SINGAPORE.
    606 12 Police Ruse. SMALL BOYS, YOUTHS AND WOMEN. (Her 50 Hylams will be charged in the Police Courts today, the Straits Times learns, with being members of an unlawful assembly and with distributing seditious literature. This is the sequel to dramatic polk--' precautions taken by the police
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    SHIP AGROUND.
    71 12 Tanker Fowls Jaring Reef. While on her way from Borneo to Singapore on Saturday, the Norwegianowued oil tanker, Soli, grounded on the Jaring Reef in the South Natuna Islands at ahout ten o'clock in the morning. The Singapore Harbour Board received a message for assistance but that same
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    149 12 "Society Girl" With James Dunn. Another of those boxing pictures wlmh >tre so popular in Singapore is being offered at the Alhambra in Society Giil," a well a. ted Fox production. James Dunn, who has come right to the front among screen stars, is seen in the role
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS
    223 12 Mr. L. L. Lawrie and Miss M. C. Brown. The wedding of Mr. L. Lawrie and Miss M. C. Brown .ook place at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Saturday. The bride, who was given away by Capt. A. Snow, wore b. dress of white s tin. with a
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    OIL AGREEMENT.
    80 12 Increase in Quota Granted To Rumania. The Hague, Dec. 9. Much of the uneasiness in oil circles will be appeased by the agreement reached by the Internationa! Conference in In the alsence of a definite agreement, Rumanii! had increased her oil exports by nearly 40 per cent, (hiring
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    THE CAPITOL.
    126 12 Variety And Picture Programme. Variety r.d pictures are featured again at the Capitol, and this type of programme evidently proving popular. The Capitol Fellies, led by Miss Doris Wright, offer an attractive selection of dame, which, combined with scenery, lighting effects and orchestra, are very effective. The chief
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    U. S. NAVY.
    59 12 Proposed Decommission Of All Battleships. Washington. Dec. 11. A Hill proposing that all battleships of the United States Navy should be decommissioned was introduced before the committee <:t" the House of Representa-tives-by Mr. James M.- Clintic, who is a l.eli.iver in fast cruisers. Mr. Carl V. chairman
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    BREMEN'S COMMANDER.
    43 12 Death In New York From Appendicitis. New York, Dec. 7. Cut. Nicholaus Johnson, the commander of the German liner Bremen, died in hospital today as the result of com plications following appendicitis, whjch developed at sea on Dec. .'t. Reuter Wireless.
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    SAILORS' INSTITUTE.
    88 12 Lady dementi and Miss Clementi were present at a ""oncart given at the Sailors' Institute last night, -vhich between 50_nd 80 men from ships in port attended. Capt. Geoffrey Fieyberg, RN., the Master Attendant, v.hr is chairman of the Institute, was a'so present. Th<> ho.tess of the evening
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    "FEZ" INCIDENT.
    67 12 Constantinople, Dec. 7. liustapha (Cental's angry demand to the Egyptian Minister to remove his fess (which is I aimed in Republican Turkey) during an important official ceremony in November last lias just been disclosed. The Minister refused to remove his he.adgMr and withdrew. M-W_p%a Kemal later apologised, but
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    OLYMPIC GAMES "POISON PLOT."
    433 12 Ridiculous." HIGH OFFICIAL IN SINGAPORE. Further light has been thrown on the last Olympic Games sensation caused by the allegation that Mis^ Marie Braun.'hilipsen, the famous Dutch swimmer and world record holder, was prevented from competing in the Oly:np>c Games, not by an insect, bite as
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    INTERPRETER CHARGED.
    45 12 M. R. P. Ayer, an interpreter attached to the police court, who is being charged with accepting an illegal gratification was produced before Mr. C. Wilson the Criminal District Judge, on Saturday. Trial was fixed for Dec. 21 bail being allowed in $300.
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    CARS COLLIDE.
    98 12 Four European Women Involved. Four European wjpion were involved ir a collision between v vo motor-cars in Orchard Road, near the corner of Oxley Road, this morning, and two of them, Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Dickinson, both of the Naval Bi&se, has to be taken to the General
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    THE PAVILION.
    237 12 Another Exciting Universal Thriller. Lonely, rai.i and v»ijftl -swept Welsh mountains, a dark and forbidding lH'.n century mansion with outer panelled halls and .staircase*, toge'lu.v with an equally queer and eccentric household, are the ingredients of "Old Dark House," an exiting Universal thriller, which played to large audiences
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    VAUDEVILLE AT RAFFLES.
    76 12 The bingapcie i>pi.rtory Player; will present a vautieville entertainment at Raffles Hotel on Friday evening n»xt ami Wednesday, Dil-. 81, Among those who will appeir &re Diana Muriscn, Marion Knowles, Gladys Schtl', Doris Wright, Joyce Sassoon, Stella George, Hilda Dorrinptnn, Joan War-on, Joe Gcddard. Jock. WllHanuon, A.
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    LORRY ACCIDENT.
    41 12 A Eurasian nam»<: E. P. SnMy wa^ slightly injured when :i lorry in which hi was sitti ig was ia collision with another Itrry in Prinsep Street yestor.lgv anei' noon. He w;.s taken to the Ta>i foik Seng Hospital.
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    "VERY CONFIDENT OF THE FUTURE."
    703 12 Rubber's Prospects. "THERE SHOULD BE RESTRICTION." "We are very ci nlitk-nt of the future of the rubber industry." This was the view t.\ pressed by If, Lanirlfcis. a director of a big Kuropean enterprise controlling a mom; man> other companies, the Socfin Company of Malaya,
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    FOUGHT AT JUTLAND.
    224 12 Attempt to Obtain £15 By Worthless Cheque. Kdward Carrinjrton Smith, aged W. described as independent, of Cambridge Terrace, Paddington, W., was bound over and placed on probation for two years by Mr. Graham Campbell at Bow Street Police Court oh charges of attempting to obtain £15 by
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      MALAYAN HOCKEY MATCHES.
      715 13 Malacca Beaten. WEAK SINGAPORE TEAM'S SUCCESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacc::. Dk. M. Sinjroporo defeated Malacca by I m their hockey fixture toi.'ay, playing on a JTVound made soddon l.v the heavy rain which had fallen the vw ole day. The Malacca forwai.ls wen splendid. Davis excelled
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      RUGBY GAMES IN MALAYA.
      1504 13 Selangor's Success. SINGAPORE BEATEN BY SUPERIOR PACK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 10. At the result of the most gruelling and exciting Rugby contest seen in Kuala Lumpur this season Selangor defeated the S.C.C. this afternoon by one goal and one try (8 pts.)
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      HOME RUGBY.
      111 13 Cumberland Well Beaten. London, Dec. 10. Results of the leading Rugby matches played today were as follows.--Cornwall 16 Gloucester 0 (at Kedmth). Cumberland 3 Yorkshire 2."> (at Kendal). Devon 6 Somerset 12 (at Exeter). Durham 3 Cheshire 6 (at Hartlepool). N. Midlands 10 Warwickshire 0 (at Moseley). Notts.
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    THRILLS AT IPOH.
    345 13 I Last Minute Goal Gives Perak Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh. Dec. 10. By a solitary jroal scored in the last minute Perak won the match agair.3t Selanpor which abounded in last-moment thrills. Perak took the field without their three best men, Jansz, Alladad Khan and
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    SECOND ROUND OF F.A. CUP.
    310 13 Six Drawn Games. DERBY COUNTY HELD BY WOLVES. London, Dec. 10. The results of matches played today in the second round of th; English F.A. Cup and the English and Scottish Leagues were as follows: F.A. Cup. 2nd Round. Sunihi'iii! 4 Scarborough I Bristol R.
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    801 13 Arsenal Keeping In Front. The positions of teams in the English and Brattirh Leagues tv date are as follows inaaal SfcafltoM Wt-d. \-:<n Villa Derby Co. Lr-c-ds Ltd. lluddcislirld T. RawtMtlc it.' Kverton West. Brom. A. I'ortsmouth Kunderland Hla.-khurn R. Sheffield I'Kl. Bulton \Vund>. Manchester Liverpool Hi i-in
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    VARSITY SPORT.
    76 13 Cambridge Outclassed In Cross Country Race. Horton Kirby, Kent, Dec. 10. In the annual inter-university cross country' race run here today Oxford beat Cambridge by 15 points to 40. The whole Oxford team finished ahead of the first Camhridjre man home. Lovelock. the New Zealand and Olympic miler.
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    BOXING CONTROL.
    34 13 Mr. E. H. Simpson, the president of the Singapore Boxing Board of Control, is leaving for the United States on holiday tomorrow. Mr. F. W. Brewer, the vicepresident, will act for him.
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    MITCHELL BOWLS WELL.
    108 13 MITCHELL BOWLS WELL. M.C.C.'s Match With Southern Districts. Wagtta Wagga. Dec. 10. The fct.CC. tourists met the Southern districts of New South Wales in a two-day natch which began today, R. E. S. Wyatt. who captained t!utourists in the absence of I>. R. Janlinu who was resting, won the toss
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    VINES BEATEN.
    61 13 Singles Final of Victorian Championships. Melbourne, Dec. 10. In the singles final of the Victorian championships, Crawford (Australia) beat E. Vines (U.S.A.) I—6, 6— 4,»C— 4, 2— C, G— 4. Vines returned many easy shots into tho net, but Crawford excelled in the way in which he drew
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    86 13 Today. December 12. G*K: Garrison <;.>' Peillewait* Cup cotiIMtition (women'i 36 holes stroke). Baekay: B.C.C. vs. X.A.. Parian*; S.K.C. Jn.l vs. ChineM 2nd, S.R.C. trr.l. A.l.C, vs Ceylon Sports Club, l'»ya Lebar; M^il eal oltegi L'n. vi. Indian Assn., H.C.U. Kr<l. Tuesday. Decrmher IS. Ruirbv: B.C.C. toiirniiment l'ul>lic
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      JOHORE FAIL AT MALACCA.
      347 14 Combined Team Take Their Chances. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 10. In a Malaya Cup mactf) hero Johorc lost to the Negri-Malacca co.T.'>ination by a goal and two tries (11 pt«.) to nil. The going was heavy making the handling of a slip|>ery trail difficult
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      613 14 Medal Competition At Bukit Timah. The Singapore Golf Club's December medal competition was played at Bukit Timah i.n !-aUndu\ and Sunday and resulted in a win for E. G. Staunton in A division with a net score of 70 and in a win for J. V. S. Brooke
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      PERAK'S MALAYA CUP WIN.
      756 14 Penang Out-Played At Home. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 10. In a match in which there was never any doubt as to the issue Perak defeat ed Penanfr, in the Malaya Cup tie today by It! points (two goals, a penalty goal and a try)
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      SUCCESSFUL DAY'S RACING AT IPOH.
      494 14 Good Dividends. ROYAL PROPERTY CAUSES AN UPSET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 10. With a fair attendance, the wetther fine •md the going good, the second day of the Perak Turf Club's amateur meeting, was very successfrl. There were a number of upsets, howrver,
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      S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
      154 14 Russian Pool Tournament Opens On Wednesday. Wednesday's Ties. The following ties have been arranx>"l in the S. Russian Pool tuurnamc-iiT, 250 up which will begin on Wednesday: V. P. Barbat and M. C. Elliott vs. R. Ashworth and 11. R. Fearnside. Dr. H. O. Hopkins and Dr. E.
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      MALAY AND CHINESE LEAGUES.
      874 15 Luck Against Darul Bahar. Peranakans. .4. 1). Itahar. 2. Fortune certainly smiled on the Singapore Peranakans in their Malay Football Association Cud semi-final against Darul Ttahar at the Jalan Bwwr Stadium yesterday afternoon and. after being a goal down within the first thirty seconds of play,
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    REVENUE RAID.
    90 15 A revenue rani on an attap house occupied by carpenters by Assistant Supervij«ir Veitch on Friday morning resulted in the appearance of a Hokkien before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on a charge of possessing dutiable liquor. He was comictecl and sentence was deferred until Dec.
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      PLANTING TOPICS.
      250 15 Crops for Estate Labourers. To the Editor of the Straits TimesSir.— Your Planting Correspondent seem-, to be rather optimistic in his remarks on the question of pepper as a suitable crop for estate labourers to plant. A pepper vine should not he allowed to fruit for at least
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      THE MALAY VIEW.
      408 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Will you be good enough to insert the following comments in reply to Mr. B. J. P. Joaquim's memorandum appearing in the local papers? Far from being "'hurtful," Mr. Joaquim's conclusions and submissions strike me as strange and amusing
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      BROADCASTING.
      205 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— With reference to Radioman's hotter in your paper of Dec. 8, it may be >f inteiest generally and to "Radioman in particular to learn that Melbourne did broadcast the cricket scores throughout the First Test. I picked up Melbourne last Saturday
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      RETRENCHMENT.
      324 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Directly after the publication of the report of the Retrenchment Commission, steps were taken to retrench certain health inspectors in Perak. The Commission recommended that the strength of health inspectors of the F.M.S. be reduced by twelve and it may surprise
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      "BUY BRITISH."
      157 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— A letter under this caption signed by "Trying to Help," Malacca, appears in your issue of Dec. 8. The second paragraph suggests that someone is trying to make profit out of the "Buy British" campaign in connection with British matches.
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      WHY ?
      138 15 WHY To The Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Why. in so large a district as is embraced by Bukit Pa.ijang. Chua Oiu ring, and Lim Chu Knng, is there no public telephone, telegraph office or even an adequate post •office? TheTe is at Bukit Punjang a school erected at
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    65 15 Mr. V R. Jarrett, M.C.S., has taken over duties of the District Officer, Klang, in place of Mr. L. A. Allen, 0.8. E., M.C.S., who has left en route to England on three months' leave. It will be remembered that Mrs. Allen left for home last week. This sudden departure
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    LINK WITH KEATS FOR THE NATION.
    309 15 Brooch Intended For Fanny Brawne. i The Keats Memorial House in Hamp- 1 stead has just come into possession of a most interesting and delightful link with th? poet, and a relic that of itself; is remarkable owing to its history. This is a
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    24 15 Mr. F. de la Mare Norris, of the Department of Agriculture, S.S. and F.M.S., has been seconded for service in Johore as Agricultural Officer.
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    DENTAL AND MENTAL TROUBLE.
    248 15 Tooth Extraction Cure For Insanity. Twii CMM oi insanity c.ausi-1 by Lad teeth and cured by their removal arc llliuihul by Dr. C. T. Graves, Chi.-f Medical Officer of ..he Birmingham City, Mmtul Hospitals Committee, am! published in part two of the report of t laBoard
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    25 15 Mr. K. I. Tan has been appointed a member of the Social Hygiene Advisory Board, Singapore, in .succession to the Hon. Mr. Wee Swee Teow.
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    WHERE COST OF LIVING IS CHEAP.
    1260 16 PENANC LETTER. Kedah The Land Of Economy Abundant Rice Crop Possibility Of Exports The Recent Floods Heavy Toll On Poultry locally Made Bicycle Tyres Market Supervision Anomaly. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 7. Apart from its more serious consequences the recent big flood
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    BURGLARY IN PRISON.
    171 16 Berlin, Nov. 15. Burglary while in prison was the unusual charge brought against two convicts, Eichhorn and Kidmp.nn, in thn .Mecklenburg Court of Giistroff. Both were condemned to long terms of penal ■civitude— Eichhorn to seven years. While in prison at Penzlin, Eichhorn had obtained possession of
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    MR. BALDWIN'S TESTIMONY.
    202 16 At the conclusion of the Ottawa Conference Mr. Bcldwin said, I do want to say one word about our typists. Their work h?s been tremendous. They have had to get all the work ready while v/e have been proceeding from c(ay to day. Often the work went
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    BOGUS HOLD-UPS.
    150 16 Police Charge "Not An Offence in Law." An important ruling in regard to pro-( socutions arising out of bogus hold-up stories was given by Mr. Justice Humphreys at Derby Assizes. Harold Eric Yorke, a window-dressing I inspector, had been committed for trial on a charge of procur:n;y for
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    PRISONER'S APPEAL.
    211 16 Compliment by the Lord Chief Justice. A personal appeal by a prisoner in the dock of the Criminal Ar peal Court won a compliment from '.he Lord Chief Jurtice and secured for the appellant a reduction of his sentence from tin-ec years' penal servitude to nine mouh-' hard
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    MR. D. H. LAWRENCE'S LOST WILL.
    328 16 Settlement of Acticn By Widow. The lost will of the late Mr. David Herbert Lawrence, the novelist, was the subject of a suit in the Probate Court, before Lord Meriivale. Mr. Lawrence died at Vence, in France, in March, 1930, and a will he
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    67 16 Dr. E. Stanley Jones, after a four month?' visit to China, and visit to parts of Manchuria, expects to reach Singapore by the Ranpura on Dec. 21 and will deliver an address to the Syrian Christian community at 5.30 that evening. He will olso deliver an address on his tour
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    CATHEDRAL MUSIC IN DANGER.
    1055 17 <; lor io us Tradition. ORGANISTS GROSSLY UNDERPAID. The annual report of the Cathedral Commissioners for England, makes sorry reading for anyone who cares for the musical side of our Cathedral services write'- Francis Toye in the Morning Posi. Briefly, the Commissioners point oIR that they
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    WHAT ARE YOUR HEALTH PROSPECTS FOR 1933 ?
    219 17 WHAT ARE YOUR HEALTH PROSPECTS FOR 1933 What serl of a yoar have you had in lai SI health is concerned? Are you h.piiiK that MXt yr.ir will be a healthier sad a sappier mm for you 7 Von t;iri only uchieve this by taking the definite it*s v, .nsur.-
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    AGED CORONER IN TEARS.
    531 17 Pathetic Scenes at Pit Disaster Inquest. There WOT* many pathetic scenes when liereaved relatives gave evidence at the inquest on the 86 victims of the nxplosion in the Edge Green (No. it) Pit belonging to the Garswood Hall Colliery Co. AshJ ton-in-Makcrtielil, near Wigan. The proceedings
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    RESEARCH WORKERS DISCOURAGED.
    369 17 The Experience of Sir Ronald Ross. Sir Ernest Graham-Little, M.P.. criticised the hiirh priests to medicine," when speaking ;it tin- Kuyal Institute- (if I'uh lie Health. He denounced "the trade union tyranny" of the Medical Research Council, the British Medfcal Association, and the Royal Colleges of Physicians
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    23 17 Capt. K. H. Robinson and (apt C, C. B. Gilmour. Straits Settlements Voluntu"!' i Force, have been promoted to the tank .1" Major.
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    HISTORIC DAY FOR SIAMESE NATION.
    1289 18 King Signs the New Constitution. Kinp Prajadhipok, the ruler of Siam on Saturday signed the new Constitution for the State of Siam. Siamese people all over the world re- corn <»«d the day as a national holiday, ami the office of the Consul-General for Siam
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    COMPTON MACKENZIE IN COURT.
    1683 19 "Greek Memories." BREACH OF OFFICIAL SECRETS ALLEGED. Mi. Compton Mackenzie, the novelist, whose recent hook, "Greek Memories," waa withdrawn by the publishers, appeared at the London Guildhall on Nov. 1(> to answer ihu summons issued against him under the Official Secrets Act. There is no dock
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    MURDER AT A FEAST.
    159 19 Governor Stabbed By Sergeant. Madrid, Nov. 15. Newi raarhrd Madrid today via Fernanlio Po and Morocco of the assassination lest night of the Governor-General of vSpanish Guinea on the small island of Annobon. S< nor So.stoa, the Governor-General, disembarked yesterday en a visit of inspection, and
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    TOM WALLS' SOLDIER SON.
    69 19 Second Lieutenant T»m Kenneth Walte, of the f.th InnisktllinK Dragoon Guards, son of the actor, Mr. Tom Walls, srav* evidence »t Atdershot Police Court when Trouper Kred Lees, aged twenty-two, was charged with stealing a cheque, the annuity of lieutenant Walls, and forging itThe magistrates liounil
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    LAWN TENNIS AMATEURS.
    485 19 Players to Sign A Declaration. The Lawn Tennis Association Council will consider a proposal shortly that competitors in all open tournaments and championships next season shall be required to sign a form declaring themselves amateurs and that they are deriving no pecuniary a<tvantage from playing. The proposed
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    BRIDE HANGED.
    187 19 Discovery in Unoccupied House. Miss Jane Mary Davies, aged 29, of Windsor Road. Ilford, who disappeared two days before her wedding day, was found dead in an unoccupied house at BirchiwgtOTi, Kent. A young man found her hanging from a bannister by a piece of electric flex. He
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    RICE GRASS.
    145 19 New Plant Sent All Over World From Essex. The extent to which rice grass the lately discovered plant which is valuable in arresting coast erosion is being applied throughout the Empire was stated in a paper read before the Royal Society of Arts by Mr. James Bryce, or
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    NATION OF ECONOMIC ILLITERATES.
    230 19 NATION OF ECONOMIC ILLITERATES. Scathing Attack on U.S. Education. A group of educators representing the universities, colleges, and research foundations of 21 countries, meeting under auspices of New York University, heard Dr. Lotus D. Coffman, President of the University of Minnesota, describe the United States as "practically a nation of
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    ELECTING BISHOPS.
    264 19 Criticism* by the Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey speaking on the Oxford Movement and how we could apply its lessons, at the St. Paul's Lecture Society, said: "I do not want to allude to controversial topics, but I cannot helr> thinkin-r that the question of the
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    FACTORY GIRLS' "RAG."
    327 19 Young Foreman Victim Of Wild Horseplay. A young factory foreman wa/» been discharged from hospital at Birmingham after a course of treatment for an injury which is bound to have a serious effect on his future life. His injuries were not the result of an accident, but
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    BABY AS HOUSE KEY.
    236 19 M.O.H. Who Would Turn Out Childless Couples. "It seems a sheer waste to allow a couple without children to go on occupying a municipal house with three be I rooms. I would not accept such nam! as tenants, unless they furnished n medical certificate that a
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    FREE TRAIN STRIPS.
    206 19 Trick That Deceived Ticket Collector. Joy Bcanmont, aged 2tf, independent, of Devonshire Street, W., was at Bromley Police Court fined £4 and was ordered' to nay two guineas costs for travelling on the Southern Railway from Charing Cross to Ornincton on two oeeanon* without paying her fare.
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    TIRED MINISTERS.
    143 19 Viscount Cecil* on Loss Of Power to Act. The modern Prime Minister and some of the member* <>f his Cabinet are so overworked that it btfWHea impossible for then to carry out their duties efficiently." "t\'u\ Yi-uount Cecil when delivering the Sidney Ball Lecture at Oxford. The subject
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    SAVING £100,000,000 IN PUBLIC MONEY.
    1201 19 Sweeping Economy Plan. ABOLITION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS. Sweeping proposals to effect an economy of over £100,000,000 a year in national and local government expenditure, together with many minor economies, are made in Ike Mfert of the Private Members' Economy Committee of the House of Commons.
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    Bernard Shaw—As Augustus John Sees Him.
    48 20 Bernard Shaw As Augustus John Sees Him. STRIKING PORTRAIT One of the most striking portraits at the exhibit ion of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in London is that of Mr. George Bernard Shaw, the famous Irish dramatist and satirist, painted by Mr. Augustus John. (Planet News.)
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    33 20 I.N PARIS osuke Matsuoka. the Japanese delegate to the League of Nations, in Paris on his way to Geneva lo present his country's reply to the Lytt m Ueport on Manchuria. (Planet News.)
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    41 20 SOCIETY WOMEN WAIT ON IX EMPLOYED As an experiment the Wesleyan East End Mission in Commercial Itoad. East London, was o pened as a centre for unemployed. Society women, including Lady Askwith and Lady Winterton assisted with the serving. (Planet News.)
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    18 20 V \l< MING KIDKRS IN THE ROW:- Visitors to Hyde Park watching riders in the Row. (Planet News.)
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    43 20 A FEUDAL COURT A Court Baron, in the style of the 15th century, took place at Draper's Hall for members of the British Record Society. It was an accurate reproduction of the court responsible for the administration of justice among tenantry. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 LT THE ROUND POND:— Three little visitors to Kensington Round Po ml well wrapped up against the rain, feeding swans on th pond. (Planet News.)
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