The Straits Budget, 12 January 1933

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BMNG WEBBLY ISSUE OF TEE STRAITS TIMES [RBTABUmp nOLT A CRMTURY.) No. 3,909 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency*) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    326 1 LEADERS— Page The Chinese Case 3 Far East Perils 3 The Monopolies 3 The Dutch View 3.4 Wanting it Both Ways 4 An Offer to Malaya 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Pictures— New Nutrition Laboratory 17 Sir Cecil Clementi 17 Professor
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    HEADHUNTER MURDER.
    88 1 Twelve Dyaks Killed In Sarawak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 6. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad states from Sarawak that tw r elve Kantu-Dyaks, amongst whom was a baby of three months, have been murdered by eight headhunting Iban Dyaks. Nine heads have been taken away. A patrol of
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1095 1 Mi. E. B. William, M.C.S., is acting as Legal Adviser, F.M.S. Capt. L. A. Powell has been appointed Adjutant of the Kedah Volunteer Foree. The Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams is better and has been able to leave the Bungsar Hospital. Mrs. Wilby, wife of Major H.
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    160 1 Donations Received Last Month. The list of donations received by the European Unemployment Committee last month was as follows:— Government contribution $7,217.29, Ex-Services Association of Malaya $868.50, Incorporated Society of Planters $193.34, Clubs $1,949, Dr. (Mrs.) E. M. Rix $10, Anonymous $10, Mr. P. Simpson $100, Malayan Tobacco
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    ROTARY IN THE EAST.
    111 1 New Branch Secretary To Visit Malaya. Mr. Douglas C. Howland, Asiatic Secretary of Rotary International, is expected to arrive in India in the early part of this month, and will travel on through India, Ceylon and Malaya to Hong Kong and China. After remaining in China
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    JOHORE ROYALTY.
    81 1 Arrival In Bangkok En Route To Angkor. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 10. Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultana of Johore arrived here this afternoon by train. They were received by the British Consul-General, Phya Pradi>adha, the former Siamese Consul-Gene-ral in Singapore, and a large number of
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    MISS WANG IN FRANCE.
    55 1 —Aneta-Havas. Marseilles, Jan. 8. The Aramis has arrived at Marseilles on the conclusion of its first round trip having on board Miss Wang who was secretary to Mr. Panfou, President of the Yuan Executive. Miss Wang is proceeding to Paris where she will give lectures on
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE ILL.
    31 1 —Reuter Wireless. London, Jan. 0. Mr. Lloyd George is ill in bed with a chill and a temperature. He has cancelled his engagements for a few days.
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    BISHOP ROBERTS AND METHODISTS.
    1864 2 World Conditions Of Today. CHURCHES’ TRIALS. MISSION AMONG THE SAKAIS. The Bishop of Singapore, the Right Rev. B. C. Roberta, wm a speaker at the Malaya Methodist Conference, and aaid all the churches were borne down by difficulties at the present tim*\ < onditions, he declared
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    DIVORCE AMENDMENT BILL.
    78 2 Legislative Council Agenda. Three new measures, the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill the Traffic Regulation Bill and the Divorce (Amendment) Bill will be introduced at the meeting of the Legislative Council to he held in Penang on Monday. Bills to be read a second time include: Land Acquisition,
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    NATIVITY PLAY.
    227 2 Produced at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Appealing in its simplicity and its moments of quiet beauty, the Nativity Play enacted in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Tuesday before a large congregation, was a great success. Against a background of stained glass windows, spot lights from various coloured lens giving a
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    BRITISH GOODS EXHIBITION.
    766 2 From May 24 to 30. VISIT OF LINDRUM AND McCONACHY. A representative gathering at a meeting held in II.M. Trade Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday approved of a proposal to hold an exhibition of British goods from May 24 (Empire Day) to May 30. Opening the meeting the
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      THE CHINESE CASE.
      868 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 5, The memorandum written bv the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng: Lock on the position of the Chinese community in Malaya, and presented to Sir Samuel Wilson, was published in full a few days agfo and has made a deep impression on all who have
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      FAR EAST PERILS.
      950 3 a HI unni, wiui run -Straits Times, Jan. 6. World-wide Condemnation of Japan runs the headline, and that is as far apparently as it will ever go. No one has any more hope of the League of Nations taking action and no one expects any nation, unless
      a HI unni, wiui run -Straits Times, Jan. 6.  -  950 words
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      THE MONOPOLIES.
      1034 3 interest and romance.—Straits T mes, Jan. 7. It will surprise many people to know that the opium farms founded in bhe Straits Settlements by the first British administrators were in existence as recently as the year 1909. In that year the Government Monopolies Department was created to take
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      THE DUTCH VIEW.
      873 3 Strriis Times, .lan. It is entirely a matter of coincidence that vo are enabled to publish on Page Fifteen of this issue an extraordinarily lucid analysis of the rubber position in the Netherlands Indies, which has been prepared by Mr. L. A. J. Rijk of Kuala Lumpur,
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      WANTING IT BOTH WAYS.
      974 4 continue to spend it.—Straits Times. Jan. 10. Lord Beuverbi-ook has been guilty of so many unnecessarily sensational and absurdly bombastic utterances since he joined the small but powerful band of newspaper barons that there is now n tendency to dismisss his speeches and writings as just
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      AN OFFER TO MALAYA.
      1334 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 11. 1 eriodically a feeble rumour goes the rounds that the advantages of one or another of the latest scientific developments are to be introduced to Malaya'. More 11 equently Press and public use our backwardness, particularly in connection with wireless communication and
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    EVADING CUSTOMS.
    117 4 Sentences in Johore Courts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Jan. 10. An Indian named Taya Bai was fined $20. in default 20 days’ rigorous imprisonment today, on a charge of attempting to smuggle sarong cloth through the customs. The cloth wns found concealed in blankets. Accused paid
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    CONSULAR TRANSFER.
    38 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 6. It has l>een reported that the Japanese Consul-General in Batavia. Mr. T. Mi\ake, will he transferred to Calcutta. This means promotion for Mr. Miyake who will become an Excellency.
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    BIRTH
    16 4 RUSSELL.— To Evelyn, wife of H. N. D. Russell on Jan. 6, 1933, a daughter.
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    MARRIAGES.
    102 4 MONTEIRO— LEW IS —At the C. thedial of 5 o e o 0 n 0d Shepherd this morning (Jan. 7, 1933) Ernest S. Monteiro of the General Hospital, S’pore Miss Una Marie L.ewis, younger daughter of Mr. R. W. r W?S of J he SH B of the late
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    89 4 DEATHS ;RKIG.--On Dec. 3, 1932, at Woodneuk, Canord Chits, Bournemouth, William Andrew »reig, late of Messrs. Boustead Co., Singapore. SOH. Mrs. Soh Eng Chiang (nee Madam Au vnoon Kim) passed away peacefully at her residence 150-P, East Coast Road yesterday morning (Jan. 8, 1933). CIIANDRA.— Mr. R. Chandra, late clerk,
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      “FATIDICAL.”
      133 5 hard on Mr. Ward-Jackson !—Straits Times. Jan. 5. The Straits Times did Mr. C. Ward Jackson an injustice the other day. A member of our staff called upon him to request him to contribute to a symposium of Kuala Lumpur forecasts of the year 1933. The sequel Wtl that
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      AN AIRWAYS EXAMPLE.
      262 5 AN AIRWAYS EXAMPLE —Straits Times, Jan. 5. A correspondent who disagrees with the Straits Times planting conespondent’s criticisms of Dr. W. J. Dixon s comments on European health in Malaya forwards an interesting example of the emphasis which is now laid on a psychological examination by some of the largest
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      TOLL TOPICS.
      314 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 5. *nicurh the Association protested in vain at the time the Bill was passed by the Perak State Council last year, the A.A. of Malaya has by no means finished with the subject of the tolls at the recently-constructed bridges at Blanja and Enggor. This
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      MR. COOLIDCE.
      341 5 Straits Times, Jan. ti. By the death of Mr. Calvin Coolidge in his sixty-first year the American nation has lost one of its most popular and successful Presidents. He wr.s very far from being one of the greatest, but he was fortunate in holding office at a time
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      IT IS WELCOME!
      234 5 —Straits Tin*<es, Jan. 6. Varied, interesting, and in some cases humorous have been the views expressed by residents of Kuala Lumpur upon resuming work seriously once more this week—twenty minutes earlier than at the end of last year. These views were collected by our contemporary in the
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      A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE.
      132 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 6. Those who oppose sweepstakes and other methods of obtaining bewildering riches will not neglect to drive home the lesson of Mark Cripps. For eighteen years Mr. Cripps had been a teetotaler, and then in April last he won £749 in the Irish Sweep.
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      SAKAI ON BOH ESTATE.
      250 5 modern environment.—Straits Time&lt;, Jan. i. An experiment of quite exceptional interest was described by the Straits Times pfanting correspondent y3sterday. Boh Plantations Ltd., which have something like a thousand acres planted in tea coffee and other crops, are endeavouring to persuade the Sakai population of Cameron
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      ROMANTIC VISIONS.
      277 5 a lifetime is valuable.—Straits Times Jan. 7. In plain, simple language, Mr. Eric Newbold, of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., Penang", describes, in the December issue of “British Malaya,” how he flew home from Alor Star to Amsterdam and then across to Croydon. Plain and simple his language
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      WORD PICTURE.
      237 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 7. The sun rises from the jungle land like the dripping heart of the world. heart afire, flooding the cohalt sea with a tranquil immensity of light. Boats by the hundred, built anywhere from Aden to Amoy, ply the sun-drenched waters--broad-bellied junks that ride the
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      TOURING COUNCILLORS.
      326 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 9. Next Monday the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements will meet in Penang. It met there on a memorable occasion two years ago. and there has since been a meeting in Malacca, and the public still awaits a reasonable explanation of why in these
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      THE CARPET COBRA.
      389 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 9. A correspondent who is of opinion that most Europeans in Malaya are keen students of Nature offers these few notes on the life and habitat of the Carpet Cobra (cobra car/yctac): This reptile can be easily distinguished at a distance by its sleek
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      HARD TIMES.
      98 5 Straits Times, Jan. 9. Having trodden on a number of very susceptible Scottish coins in the past, we make haste to assure our readers that we take no responsibility for the story printed below. Its authenticity is vouched for by Reuters who included it in their news service
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      THE YOUNG IDEA.
      152 5 —Straits Times, Jan. 10. All the way from a school at Shaker Heights, Ohio, comes the following ingenuous request to a local rubber firm: Dear Sirs—I am going to try and grow a rubber tree. Can you send me a slip or seed for one? Our geography
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      TRAFFIC CONTROL.
      277 5 Straits Times, Jan. I&lt;&gt;. Efficient traffic control in this country must present for some years yet, we believe, a very big problem. In the crowded streets of the Colony’s cities especially, the road sense of the itinerant hawker and the rikisha puller is not over-developed, and these and
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      RESTRICTIONISTS IN WONDERLAND.
      465 6 -Straits Times, dan. 10. i V\ ith L. A. J. Kijk’s sincere apologies to Lewis Carroll.i A Doctor and a Tailor once Were walking hand in hand. They wept like anything to see The ruhhe." in the land. “If only this converted were," They said, “it would
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      SAKAI METHODISTS.
      299 6 .—Straits Times, Jan. 11. l fro U to write facetiously n ljgious effort, for anything which promotes serenity, courage and confidence iii the perplexing and fluid civilisation of this post-War era is to be welcomed Nevertheless, the reference at the Malayan Methodist Conference to evangelistic work that is
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      A. P. AND O. ACHIEVEMENT.
      331 6 in the nmlst of plenty.- Straits Timy* i Jan, II, That in the face of the double handicap of world conditions and the competition of State-aided competitors, the P. and 0. Steam Navigation Company has been 1 able to keep its flag flying high or,
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      AN R.G.A. LIAISON.
      257 6 Association.—Straits Times, Like many other people who do i honorary public work for no other reason 1 than that it is worth doing, the men who g‘Ve their time to the Rubber Growers’ Association get more kicks than halfpence j from the industry which they are attempting
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    HEAVY SENTENCES AT ASSIZES.
    441 6 Whipping Ordered For House-Breakers. The First Singapore Assizes was continued before Mr. Justice a Beckett Teirell vesterday. Pleading guilty to a charge ox musebreaking in order to commit theic and admitting a number of previous c on .'lotions for theft, Nadaison, a Tainh, w*-- 4 sentenced
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    SIKH WEDDING.
    84 6 Religious Rites First, Then Registry. 11 1 com Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. vV hat is said to be the first instance of a Sikh wedding in Kuala Lumpur being registered by the Registrar after the Usual Sikh rites had been performed occurred in Kuala Lumpur
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    A LAWYER’S HALF HOUR.
    63 6 They Usually Mean 2'/i Hours.” In mentioning a case before Mr. H. A. rorrer, the Criminal District Jugde, on Tuesday, a member of the local Bar said it would not take more than half an hour. His Honour: When counsel say half to three-quarters of an
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    CONTRACT FOR HARBOUR BOARD.
    495 6 To Repair S.S. Soli. LOWEST TENDER RECEIVED. In the face of the keenest competition from Batavia, Hong Kong. Sourabaya and Japan, Singapore Harbour Board has secured the contract to repair the Norwegian oil tanker, s.s. Soli, which was badly damaged w hen it ran aground on
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    CITY FIRE.
    199 6 Serious Outburst in South Bridge Road. The Fire Brigade was summoned during the early hours of Jam 5 to a sarious fire which had broken out in South Bridge Road in one of the most crowded localities in the city. Six shop houses were involved when the brigade
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      RUBBER FORESTRY.
      823 7 Strictly Non-Partisan Ideas.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—I have so often been asked for n4.v opinion on forestry in connection with rubber cultivation in general, and with che Birkemose system in particular and I have read and heard so much nonsense around the subject, that
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      BRITISH GOODS.
      943 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to the meeting at the office of H.M.’s Trade Commissioner to discuss proposals for holding an Exhibition of British goods in May, I would like to make a few comments which I hope will interest British manufacturers and
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      WHERE ARE WE HEADING ?
      2241 7 WHERE ARE WE HEADING To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The prosperity of Malaya is directly dependent on the prosperity of the rubber industry. Regarding the prosperity of the rubber industry, as the Irishman said of the giraffe, “there isn’t such an animal.” A recent statement of Sir
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      RUBBER INSULATED RAILS.
      392 8 To the Editor of the Strait# Time*. Sir,—As so much space has been, from time to time, taken up in your paper in dealing with matters relating to our two main industries, may I have your indulgence for a small comer as well, to boost .something, though
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      MODERN EDUCATION.
      618 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent Mr. Laurence Henderson, whilst agreeing with me that the manner in which the Municipal axe been weilded is reprehensible, is obviously very much upset and irritated by my having drawn in the beasts of the wild as an
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      CRIME OF ‘DEFLATION.’
      1187 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Having myself oiratted to provide a heading to my letter of the 4th inst., appearing in your issue of the 6th., you courteously supplied one, viz. Land Valuations,” which however I am inclined to think perhaps detracted somewhat from
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    PASSENGERS.
    235 8 The following passengers are sailing by the P. and 0. Kaisar-i-Hind, w'hicb left Singapore on Jan. 6: Mr. C. E. Harvey, Mi.&lt;3 C. Ambrose, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MacTavish, Mr. H. V. Dawson, Lt. C. Farquhar, Mr. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Farr, Mrs. 0. A. H. Lilley,
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    RAFFLES TO PAY 50 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
    929 9 In Ten Years’ Time. PENANG APPROVES OF NEW SCHEME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 9. Bv a unanimous vote, a meeting of creditors of Sarkies Brothers, held at the E. and O. Hotel today, decided to accept a scheme submitted by the
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    ELECTRIC SHOCK.
    155 9 Woman’s Alarming Experience. Mrs. J. H. Gough, who assists her husband, manager of Neon Light in the office at Lavender Street, had a narrow escape from electrocution on Monday when she was found lying unconscious on the floor of the battery room holding in her hand a wire,
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    MR. LIM BOON HAW.
    93 9 Well-known Penang Merchant Dead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tenang. Jan. 9. Mr. Lim Boon Haw, J.P., merchant, planter and philanthropist, has died at Penang. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Lim, who was horn in Fukien in 1864. came to Penang in 1883 and
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    ‘HONOURABLE DEATH.’
    121 9 Suicide of Young Japanese. A verdict of suicide was returned by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, on Saturday at the inquiry into the death of a young Japanese fisherman aged 20. It was stated that the youth was out fishing with his companions some distance to
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    MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
    58 9 Reduction In Fares To Europe. The Messageries Maritinies announce that the fares between Singapore and Marseilles have been appreciably reduced. The rates now are:— Singapore to Marseilles. 1st 2nd 3rd A steamers 720 480 275 B steamers 670 455 255 Penang to Marseilles. 1st 2nd 3rd A steamers
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    ACTION AGAINST K.L. LAWYER.
    186 9 Order for Suspension Asked For. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. An order for the suspension of Mr. M. N. Mallik, or alternatively an order that Mr. Mallik be struck off the rolls, was asked for by the F.M.S. Bar Committee in the Supreme
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    YAP AH LOY’S SON.
    151 9 Death Of Well-known Chinese In K. Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. The death of Mr. Yap Hon Chin, one of the sons of the late Yap Ah Loy, Capitan China in Kuala Lumpur before British administration began, occurred last Thursday. The late
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    PURSES OPENED WIDELY.
    157 9 Generous Gifts From Societies In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. An exceptionally encouraging report for December is presented by Mr. John Hands, hon. secretary of the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Fund. The total amount of money received during December was $3,675.15, which includes $500
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    “THE WOMAN TOLD ME.”
    72 9 Charge Of Attempted Suicide Against Chinese. “A woman told me to do so.” pleaded a young Chinese before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Magistrate, on Jan. 6 when he was charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. In reply to the Magistrate, accused
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    DELAYS IN A STATE SECRETARIAT.
    624 9 Licence System Criticised By Judge. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. Surprise was expressed by the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Thorne) in the Supreme Court today on certain systems used in the Selangor Secretariat in connection with the issue of petrol licences.
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    DEATH OF MR. H. S. ELIAS.
    47 9 The death of Mr. Harry S. Klias occurred at the General Hospital, Singapore, »&gt;n Monday after a week’s illness. Mr. Elias was an optician, with a business in the Capitol building. He arrived in Singapore from Java about a year ago.
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    UNEXPECTED HAUL BY MONOPOLIES.
    1110 10 Communists Arrested. “RED” POST OFFICE IN TOWN. One of the results of a revenue raid on a house in Deskar Road on Jan. t was the discovery that f h hou e been used as a sort of “Ked post office for the distibution of (yommunist
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    SUPREME COURT.
    219 10 Successful Claim by Lyons Motors, Ltd. in the Supreme Court on Jan. 5 Mr. Justice a Beckett Terre’l entered judgment in favour ot Lyons Motors Ltd., against lay Keng Scow, a trader, of Cuscaden Road, Singapore, for $5,500 and costs, the batance due on a hire purchase agreement
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    $400 BRACELET STOLEN.
    83 10 Tamil Girl’s Alleged Offence On Estate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Jan. 4. A young Tamil Christian girl, who gave her name as Bridget was charged before he .Seremban magistrate yesterday with the theft of a gold bracelet set containing twenty-three diamonds, valued at f out $400,
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    POLICE RAID ON DISPENSARY.
    1192 10 Unqualified Treatment. COURT TURNED INTO DRUG STORE. Surgical instruments, patent medicines and wads of cotton wool were some of the exhibits which littered the Bar table of the Second Magistrates Court when Lai Chai Lut and Oh Tai Wah were charged before Mr. 'A. W. Hay
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    PRINCE ALI-SHAH.
    97 10 Son of H.H. the Aga Khan In Malaya. Prince Ali Shah, son of H.H. the Aga Khan, arrived at Penang by private aeroplane from Rangoon on Tuesday during the course of a tour of the Far East, the Straits Times learns. There he will be met by a
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    MR. J. M. ROBERTSON.
    118 10 Death of Well-Known Writer Economist. A Reuter Wireless message the death, at the age of 76, of Mr. J. M Robertson, the well-known writer and economist. Mr. Robertson, who was born in the Isle of Arran, was originally a journalist, and went to London in 1884
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    Netherlands Indies And Rubber Restriction.
    3739 11 NATIVE PROBLEM EXPLAINED. How Local Requirements Influence International Policy. During the recent revival of the controversy on the control of rubber exports and/or production, the name of Mr. L. A. J. Rijk, of Kuala Lumpur, has become well known to readers of the Straits Times.
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    TWO RETIREMENTS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    430 12 Legal Adviser and Head Of Planters’ States. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. Malaya has been losing an unustfel number of senior Government officers by retirement recently, and the latest to join the list is the Hon. Mr. S. Gibson, Legal Adviser to
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2354 13 Sakais As Estate Labourer# Experiment At The Highlands—A Rubber Retfospeet Good Wishes For The M.E.O.A. Mr. Maeandretv’s Book. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) AN experiment which is probably the first of its kind in Malaya is being mad? in the Cameron Higlands. where Boh Plantations Ltd., the pioneer
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE TOUR.
    450 13 Visit to Singapore. 100 DELEGATES COMING IN MAY. A party of a hundred Australian merchant manufacturers will leave Sydney, Australia, about the middle of April on tb« K.P.M. Liner Nieuw Holland in search of markets for their wares in the East. The tour has been organised by
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3260 14 Daydreams In An Office The H inter land In Retrospect —An Exile In Singapore Memories Of The Countryside—Notes On A Journey—Malaya Yesterday And Today. (Bv Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) THE banging of typewriter*, the noi.se of machinery, the hammering of workmen on n neighbouring
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    MEDICINE!
    135 15 But the Judge Didn’t •qr- Believe Him. I was going t“ use it as a medicine for my rheumatism,” explained a Chinese to Mr. J. H. Pedlow, the acting Criminal District Judge, before whom he was charged on Friday with possession of dutiable liquor. The only trouble about that,
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    CUT DOWN TREES.
    100 15 As They Were Rubber They Were Valueless A Chinese was charged on Jan. 5 before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, with the theft of five rubber trees which the police valued at $2 each. The owner, however, intimated that they were valueless, and the
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    KINTA AGROUND.
    83 15 Misbap Off Selangor Coast. When the s.s. Kinta, of the Straits Steamship Co’s fleet reached Singapore from Penang on Saturday it was learned that she went aground near Pulau Angsar, off the Selangor coast, at 1.30 a.m. on Friday. The Straits Times learns that she was refloated at
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    BETTER RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
    937 15 i Sir Miles Lampson. I DENIES RUMOURS OF NEW APPOINTMENT. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister to China, who is returning on the Naldara after leave at home, informed a representative of the Straits Times on Monday that there was no truth in the report that
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    POLICE OFFICIAL MURDERED.
    415 15 Dispute With- Servant. STABBED TO DEATH IN LORONG. Mr. Chandra Saykaran, a well-known member of the Indian community and chief clerk of the financial office. Police Department, was stabbed to death while walking along Lorong 210, East Coast Road, about 10 o’clock on Jan. 5. An Indian
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    EMPIRE HOTEL.
    89 15 Kuala Lumpur Fears Prove Unfounded. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. (5. Fears that the Empire Hotel, as distinct from the adjacent flats, would close down at the New Year were dispelled this morning by the secretaries, Cumberbatch and Co., who stated that the hotel would remain
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    TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE SPROULE.
    761 15 Assize Opening:. “PLACE DIFFICULT TO FILL.” The opportunity was taken at the opening on Monday of the Aril Assize** in the Supreme Court by tlw Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) to refer to the retirement of Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule. The Attorney-General (Mr. W. C.
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    AGRICULTURE IN MALAYA.
    1105 16 Interview With Dr. Tempany. OUR GOAL. Progress Towards Self-Support. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 5. The various Governments in Malava have realised that it is most import an. ttat we should do all we can to reduce imports and despite the *t has become more
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    RUBBER ON THE RAILWAYS.
    231 16 “Not Likely” In Malaya. I (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 6. made inquiries today from the F.M.S.R. administration regaining the suggestion made in a letter to the Strai s Times yesterday that the Rubber Research Institute and the F.M.S.R. ahould cooperate in experimenting upon
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    BREAD AND CHEESE AND WATER.
    687 16 Our Absent Friends At K.L. Dinner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 5. A unique function took place at the Majestic Hotel last night under the auspices of Toe H and the chairmanship of the British Resident, the Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams. This
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    SINGAPORE POET'S SUCCESS.
    536 16 Wins Humphrey Devereux Prize. Particular interest attaches to the poem printed below as the writer is Mr. 1. C. Saul, of Perse School Cambridge, son of Mr. I. S. Saul, chief shorthand reporter to the Govemme)it S.S. and FJMJ5. The poem, which is entitled Pygmalion won the
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      JAPAN’S NEXT MOVE.
      584 21 .—Reuter. from Chinchow. —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Preparing to Invade North China. 60,000 READY. All Quiet Today in The War Area. Peking, Jan. 5. It is estimated that at least 3,000 Chinese civilians were killed during the Japanese bombardment of Shanhaikwan, while about
      .—Reuter.; from Chinchow.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  584 words
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      FORMER PRESIDENT’S DEATH.
      797 21 —Reuter. Mr. Calvin Coolidge. PROSPERITY YEARS RECALLED. New’ York, Jan. 5. Mr. Calvin Coolidge, the former President of the United States, was found dead at his home at Northampton, Massachusetts, by his wife. Apparently Mr. Coolidge had died only 15 minutes before his w\f&lt;&gt; returned from shopping.
      .—Reuter.  -  797 words
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      45 COUNTRIES OFF GOLD.
      188 21 —Reuter Wireless. U.S. Opinion. BRITAIN MUST LEAD IN RESTORATION. Washington, Jan. 6. Including South Africa, 45 nations are now off the gold standard, reports the Department of Commerce. Thirty-four (if them have officially suspended the operation of the gold standard and have either reduced the values
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  188 words
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      SLAVERY.
      49 21 Over Five Million People Still Affected. Frankfurt, Jan. 5. Lady Simon joins Sir John Simon in an appeal published in the Frankfurt Zeiting for the abolition of slavery. According to the appeal there are over five million people in this category in Central Africa, Abyssinia, and the Far
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      PREMONITION OF HIS DEATH.
      440 21 —Reuter. Mr. Coolidge’s Message. I KNOW MY WORK IS DONE” Washington, Jan. 6. That Mr. Coolidge had a premonition of death is revealed by his ex-secretary, Mr. Clark, to whom Mr. Coolidge wrote a letter on Dec. 31, in which he said Nobody can tell what
      .—Reuter.  -  440 words
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      “OXFORD LATIN.”
      160 21 Change to Continental Pronunciation. Oxford, Jan. 8. A reform, unheralded and apparently unnoticed, has taken place at Oxford with regard to the pronunciation of Latin. When a number of honorary degrees were conferred in Convocation on Tuesday, including that of Doctor of Divinity on Dr. Scott Lidgett, President
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      GRAVE FEARS IN EUROPE.
      291 22 Demands That League Must Act. FRENCH VIEW. Close Collaboration With Britain. Poking, Jan. 4. Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, commander-in-chief of the China Station, lias ordered the British sloops Bridgewater and hol!.atone to proceed to Chinwangtao t:o safeguard British interests in the Shanhaikwan area. London, Jan. 4.
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      “PRUDENCE.”
      211 22 France to Consult With Britain. Paris, Jan. 4. Prudence and close collalioration with Great Britain and treatment within the framework of the League of Nations is (Reuter’s Agency is informed) the essence of the French Government’s attitude towards the Manchurian situa f ion. France will certainly adopt the same
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      GERMAN COMMENT.
      231 22 Peace Treaties Will Not Ensure Peace.” Berlin, Jan. 4. C c nm ,f n t of the evening papers on the Shanhaikwan affair are far from friendly towards Japan. xP* ut8C^ e Allgemeine-Zeitung remarks that it is not Japan that is cruel- fied but the Chinese people to
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      AMERICAN VIEW.
      475 22 .—Reuter. Beginning of Another Drive. New York, Jan-. 4. The American capital views the capture of Shanhaikwan as the beginning of another far-flung drive into Chinese territory, according to the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune. He adds that the administration intends to maintain a policy
      .—Reuter.  -  475 words
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      EGYPTIAN CABINET.
      31 22 —P.euter. rp« O J1 Cairo, Jan. 4. ,he Sidky Pasha Cabinet has resigned. I he 1 rime Minister is reforming the Ministry and replacing three Ministers. I ’oilt Of
      —P.euter.  -  31 words
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      FIRE ON FRENCH LINER.
      868 22 .—British Wireless. —Reuter. Loss of Seventeen Lives. CAPTAIN’S STORY. The Philippar Tragedy Recalled. Paris, Jan. 4. Recalling the tragedy of the Georges Phillipa the 40,0004on luxury liner Atlantique is on fire in the Channel e route to Havre for refit. Five ships are standing bv. and
      .—British Wireless.; .—Reuter.  -  868 words
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      U.S. ATTITUDE.
      198 22 .—Reuter. Soviet Russia Hostile To Japan. Washington, Jan. 5. After a denial yesterday that the United States had protested to Japan in connection with Shanhaikwan, Mi. Horbeck, chief of the Far Eastern Division of the State Department, called on the Japanese Ambassador, according to the New York Times.
      .—Reuter.  -  198 words
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      135 22 —British Wireless. Confident Mood in New Year. London, Jan. 3. The Stock Exchange started the New Year in a confident mood, and although some irregularity developed, mainly owing to profit-taking, the sentiment remained cheerful. South African Mining shares again commanded chief attention, and in most instances prices further
      •—British Wireless.  -  135 words
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      11,000,000 WORKLESS.
      66 22 fig tne cor —Reuter. U.S. Figure Establishes New Record. Washington, Jan. 7. The unemployed in the United States in November number 11,590,000, according to the estimates of the President of the American Federation of Labour. He stated that the figure was a record, hut added that unemployment does
      fig tne cor .—Reuter.  -  66 words
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      HOPE IN LEAGUE ABANDONED.
      276 23 .—Reuter. Major War in North China Imminent BRITISH CONCERN. Warship Standing By At Shanghai. Shanghai, Jan. 7. A message from Shanhaikwan states that well-informed foreign circles consider a major conflagration in North China an imminent possibility. Foreign estimates from Shanhaikwan show that at least fi,000 Japanese
      .—Reuter.  -  276 words
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      “WE MUST RESIST.”
      710 23 Offers of Support For Nanking. Shanghai, Jan. 6. Canton headquarters have received a telegram from Gen. Chen Yin, explaining that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has changed his policy of non-resistance and has asked Gen. Chang Tso-shueng to direct the defence of Jehol. Marshal Chang expresses the hope that
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      JAPAN’S MOTIVES.
      578 23 Why She Wants Peace Negotiations. Shanghai, Jan. 6. The Japanese Government has made a proposal for the holding of a peace conference for the purpose of localising the Shanhaikwan dispute. In spite of the reports from Japanese sources it is denied that Japan ever sent any responsible delegate
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      JAPAN’S DENIAL.
      219 23 —Aneta-Trans-Oeean. Not to Occupy Peiping Or Tientsin. Shanghai, Jan. 4. The situation in Shanhaikwan continues confused, and it is impossible to distinguish between the wealth of conflicting reports and rumours. However, it seems established that the Japanese forces have not yet occupied the whole town as it appears
      —Aneta-Trans-Oeean.  -  219 words
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      BRITISH TELEPHONES.
      115 23 subscribers of the world.—British Wireless. Coming Of Age Exhibition At Birmingham. Rugby, Jan. 4. Sir Kingsley Wood, the PostmasterGeneral, opening the Young Peoples Telephone Exhibition at Birmingham referred to the fact that it was 21 years ago this week since the British Post Office had taken over the
      subscribers of the world.—British Wireless.  -  115 words
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      ANARCHIST PLOTS IN SPAIN.
      175 23 —'Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Bombs Seized. j ATTEMPT TO FOMENT REVOLUTION. Madrid, Jan. 1. Sixteen hundred bombs and a number of machine-guns have been seized by the Barcelona police, following the recent discovery of a widespread revolutionary plot. Madrid, Jan. 2. Five anarchists have been arrested in Barcelona in
      .—'Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  175 words
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      ROYAL REFUGEES.
      76 23 —Reuter. Escape from Spanish Penal Colony. Madrid, Jan. 4. It is reported that the Royalist prisoners who excaped from the African penal colony of Rio de Oro have arrived at Port Etieane, Senegal.—Reuter. A cable of Jan. 3 stated :—Leading Royalists, including Prince Alfonso da Bourbon, cousin of
      .—Reuter.  -  76 words
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      PEASANTS PROTEST.
      107 23 pacify the excited population.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Crushing Burden Of Taxation. I Vienna, Jan. 3. Two thousand armed peasants from the valley province of Styria are threatening to march on the provincial capital of Graz in order to protest against the crushing burden of taxation. The Government has resolved to prevent
      pacify the excited population.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  107 words
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      FARM RELIEF.
      85 23 Representatives’ Distress Bill.—Reuter Wireless. Minimum Prices In United States. Washington, Jan. 3. The Emergency Farm Relief Bill to establish minimum prices for wheat, cotton, tobacco and hogs has been introduced in the House of Representative* by the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Cotton to the extent of
      Representatives’ Distress Bill.—Reuter Wireless.  -  85 words
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      BERLIN RIOTS.
      68 23 munists or National Socialists.—Anetar Trans-Ocean. Three Killed On New Year’s Eve. Berlin, Jan. 2. New Year’s night produced numerous brawls, in which three people were killed and scores wounded, thus disappointing the hopes that the restoration of political liberties would have a beneficial influence t.n the mood of
      munists or National Socialists.—Anetar Trans-Ocean.  -  68 words
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      DIRE RESULTS OF A JOKE.
      262 24 —Reuter. Cause of Soldiers’ Riot In Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 4. A joke at a temperance bar dance was the apparent cause of the disturbances in which the lit batt of the Nor humberland Fusiliers were involved yesterday. Pte. Daniel McDougall, who was killed, donned
      —Reuter.  -  262 words
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      GOOD RELATIONS.
      174 24 between the two countries.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Franco-German Trade Agreement. Berlin, Jan. 2. That relations between Germany and France have entered a calmer atmosphere was asserted by the French Ambassador, M. Francois Poncet, in a speech delivered on the occasion of a new year reception. Stressing the importance of the Franco-German
      between the two countries.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  174 words
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      BIG STEEL ORDER.
      68 24 Aneta Trans-Ocean. Russia Buys 70,00(1 Tons From Germany. Berlin, Jan. 3. A Rhenish syndicate has secured the Russian order for 70,000 tons of iron 1933 d Very n0t late,&lt; thun Se P tem^»*» This is the largest single Russian order ever placed abroad. It is understood the
      Aneta Trans-Ocean.  -  68 words
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      AIR LINE RESUMES.
      40 24 Ocean 8 bCen resumcd —Aneta-Trans- Connection Between Berlin And Moscow. Berlin, Jan. 3. .Ji U ar a lr service between Berlin and Moscow, which was suspended at the end of October for meteorological reasons, has been resumed.—Aneta-Trans-
      Ocean8' bCen resumcd —Aneta-Trans-  -  40 words
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      THE AQUITANIA.
      158 24 —British Wireless. Practically a New Ship. Rugby, Jan. 3. The Cunard liner Aquitania has been completely overhauled during the past two months and important internal reconstruction has taken place so that when the ship enters the North Atlantic service next Wednesday she will be piactically new. A distinctive
      —British Wireless.  -  158 words
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      CHEAPER DOLLAR.
      118 24 —Iieuter. Mr. Borah’s Plan To Restore Silver. Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, during the debate oa debts last night, declared that defaulters must pay or justify default before the Government would negotiate for revision or cancellation of their debts. Senator Borah intimated that he would
      —Iieuter.  -  118 words
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      POLISH PROTEST.
      94 24 Reuter Wireless. Political Propaganda By Wireless. London, Jan. 3. A protest against the use of a British radio station for the purpose of political propaganda against a friendly nation has been made to the Foreign Office by the Polish Ambassador in London. The Ambassador’s note takes exception to
      Reuter Wireless.  -  94 words
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      JOURNAL DE GENEVE.
      101 24 the technical college in Zurich.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Report Of Sale To French Firm Denied. Geneva, Jan. 3. The newspaper, Journal de Geneve, categorically denies the report recently published by the Socialist Paris organ 1 opulaire to effect that the French armaments firm, Schneider Creuzot, has acquired the bulk of
      the technical college in Zurich.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  101 words
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      JACK PICKFORD.
      62 24 —Reuter W'ireless. Film Star Dies in Paris Hospital. Paris, Jan. 3. Mary Pickford’s brother, Jack Pickford, died today in the American Hospital. He had been suffering from a nervous breakdown since Oct. 14. His first wife, Olive Thomas, died in the same hospital in 1020 from the effects
      .—Reuter W'ireless.  -  62 words
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      TO FLY THE ATLANTIC TOGETHER.
      128 24 —Reuter Wireless. Mr. and Mrs. Mollison’s Plans. London, Jan. 3. Following the arrival of Mr. J *&gt; and Mrs. Mollison in London by air afternoon from their holiday in Switzerland, it is announced that they have arranged to attempt a jornt flight aero., the Atlantic,
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  128 words
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      DEATH SENTENCES.
      109 24 suspected communist officials.—Reuter Wireless. Sabotage in Communist Ranks. Moscow, Jan. 3. A scandal among the higher ranks of the Communists was revealed today at the trial of eleven party leaders for deliberate sabotage with regard to giain collections. The ringleaders, including tiolivin. exSecretary of the Regional committee of
      suspected communist officials.—Reuter Wireless.  -  109 words
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      SOVIET OFFER.
      105 24 —Reuter. High Interest on Foreign Money. Riga, Jan. 5. A scheme to attract foreign money to Rus'ia is a feature of the Soviet financial plans for 1933. An offer has been made by the State Bank to open special accounts for foreigners who are willing to transfer foreign
      —Reuter.  -  105 words
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      BIGGER THAN EVER.
      119 24 r-* ui iij just —British Wireless. British Industries Fair Prospects. Rugby, Jan. 4. The interest being shown in the forthcoming British Industries Fair, which opens in London and Birmingham on Feb. 20 and continues until March 3, is greater than ever before experienced and this fact is
      r-* ui iij just —British Wireless.  -  119 words
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      FARES REDUCED.
      94 24 and the Dominions.— British Travel To Australia And New Zealand. rpi 3 Rugby, Jan. 3. 1 he saloon and cabin class steamship fares to Australia and New Zealand have been reduced as from today. The reductions vary according to the class and grade of accommodation and the L?
      and the Dominions.—British  -  94 words
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      FREE STATE ELECTION PROSPECTS.
      509 24 —Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Labour Party Supports de Valera. Dublin, Jan. 5. Doubts regarding the attitude of the Labour Party in the forthcoming election have been settled. The party has decided to support Mr. de Valera, maintaining the attitude it adopted in the last Dail. Dublin, Jan.
      —Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  509 words
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      FOUND HANGING.
      125 24 —Aneta-Trans-Ocearv Suspected Perpetrator Of Bomb Outrage. Luxemburg, Jan. 3. A R u arian prisoner named Konstantinoff, who w r as found dead in his cell in Luxemburg gaol having committed suicide by hanging, is believed by the authorities to have been one of the perpetratoi s of the
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocearv  -  125 words
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      NORTH CHINA TENSION.
      371 25 .—Reuter. Renewed Appeal Made To League. BRITISH INTERESTS. Efforts to Effect An Understanding. Peking, Jan. 8. Reports from Chinwangtao state thai Comdr. N. D. B. Taylor, of H.M.S. Folkestone, the senior British naval officer, with a view to the protection ol British lives and property is keeping
      .—Reuter.  -  371 words
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      AIR FORCE FLIGHT.
      111 25 between Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.«— Reuter Wireless. Early Attempt on Cape Record. London, Jan. 6. The Air Force attempt at a long-dis-tance flight record is still in prospect in spite of the illness of Fl.-Lt. Bett, one of the two pilots chosen for the attempt. It
      between Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.«— Reuter Wireless.  -  111 words
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      SWEEP WINNER.
      43 25 —Reuter Wireless. Dies as Result Of Accident. Cape Town, Jan. 6. Mr. William Kilpatrick, the dental mechanic who won £100,000 in the Calcutta Sweep of 1927 when Call Bov won the Derby, died today as the result of an accident.—Reuter Wireless.
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  43 words
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      BRITISH TROOPS FOR ALWAR.
      207 25 —Reuter. Further Disorder. RAIDS ON HINDU TEMPLES. Alwar, Jan. 9. Further details of the fighting between State troops and Meo rebels at Govindgarh reveal that the Meos looted shops and smashed idols in the temples. They tied the Mahatma (a Hindu divine) upside down to a
      .—Reuter.  -  207 words
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      MR. V. A. LOWINGER.
      201 25 Appointment to Agency Confirmed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 9. It is now confirmed that Mr. V. A. Lowinger, C.B.E., has been appointed head of the Malayan Agency in London. Mr. Lowinger retired last month from the post of Surveyor General, S.S. and F.M.S., his
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      MINISTER RECALLED.
      138 25 —Reuter. No Connections with Oil Dispute. Teheran. Jan. 9. The recall of the Persian Minister in London was simply a change and was in no way connected with the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. dispute, declared Khan Forougi, the Foreign Minister when interviewed by Reuter’s correspondent. He added that the
      —Reuter.  -  138 words
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      CARDINAL BOURNE.
      41 25 i t British Wireless. Rugby, Jan. 4. Cardinal Bourne arrived at Plymouth today from Naples on the Orient liner Orford. His health, which caused considerable anxiety during his stay in Rome, has slightly improved during the voyage home.—British Wireless.
      i t British Wireless.  -  41 words
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      REVOLT BREAKS OUT IN BARCELONA.
      108 25 Reuter. Quelled Only After Heavy Fighting. London, Jan. 9. It is learned from Portbou, on the Franco-Spanish frontier, that Barcelona is in a state of revolt. Police and workers have been in fierce conflict since yesterday evening. Details are not available, but it is stated
      Reuter.  -  108 words
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      INFLUENZA RAGING.
      162 25 Many Hundreds of Deaths In Britain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. The influenza wave of terror is sweeping across Britain more fiercely than ever. Three hundred more deaths were reported in England and Wales last week as compared with 183 the previous week. League football teams
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      SIR JOHN SALMOND.
      82 25 being Sir Walter Nicholson.—Reuter Wireless. Government Nominee To Imperial Airways. London, Jan. 6. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond, who is retiring from his appointment of the Chief-of-Staff of the Air Ministry, is to become Government Director on the board of Imperial Airways, Ltd. in succession to
      being Sir Walter Nicholson.—Reuter Wireless.  -  82 words
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      RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
      104 25 —Reuter. Boycott of Soviet-Made Goods. Teheran, Jan. G. An official protest to Persia coupled with a demand for the cessation of the boycott against Soviet goods has been made by the Soviet Embassy in consequence of the movement between Persian merchants to boycott goods from Russia with
      —Reuter.  -  104 words
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      ROLLS ROYCE ENGINES.
      57 25 Japan and other countries.—British Wireless. To Be Fitted In Dutch Aeroplanes. Rugby, Jan. 6. The Netherlands Government have ordered from the Rolls Royce company a considerable number of their wellknown 500-600 h.p. Kestrel for fitting into Dutch aeroplane. The Kestrel engines also have been supplied to Belgium,
      Japan and other countries.—British Wireless.  -  57 words
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      MANY STREET BATTLES.
      150 25 —Reuter. Hindus and Moslems Killed. TRIVIAL CAUSE. Trouble Over Wide Area In Bombay. Bombay, Jan. 8. Two Moslems and one Hindu were and 20 Hindus, five Moslems and one Paisee were injured in a riot resulting from Hindu children playing cricket in a slum area. The trouble
      —Reuter.  -  150 words
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      LONDON MURDERS.
      447 25 have gone into mourning.—Reuter Wireless. Mistaken Identity of One Victim. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 8. The victim of one of the murders in Hampstead has now been identified as Mr. Walter Spatchett, and not Mr. Jarte* Furnace, as was pieviously believed. Mr. Furnace, however, is missing.
      have gone into mourning.—Reuter Wireless.  -  447 words
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      MR. MATSUOKA EXPLAINS.
      191 26 —Reuter. Between Russia and The United States. AT SHANHAIKWAN. Japanese Demand For Withdrawal. Rome. Jan. 9. Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese delegate to the League of Nations, in a ststement to the Press, Raid the Ja P a ese thesis at the l eague would remain unchanged by
      —Reuter.  -  191 words
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      MR. WANG CHING-WEI.
      454 26 —Reuter. —British Wireless. their disposal.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and Union Times. “China Stands Alone In Her Fight” Berlin, Jan. 9. The Chinese Premier, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, who is at present taking a cure at the sanatorium at Tuebingen, when interviewed by a representative of a Stuttgart newspaper
      *.—Reuter.; —British Wireless.; their disposal.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and Union Times.  -  454 words
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      AT CHINWANGTAO.
      217 26 quiet on the Shiho yesterday.—Union Times and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Americans Advised By Consul to Leave. Shanghai, Jan. 10. Gen. Ho Ying-chin, the Minister of War, states that although the situation at Chinwangtao is serious there is no news at the moment of a Japanese attack and
      quiet on the Shiho yesterday.—Union Times and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  217 words
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      GOLD STANDARD.
      82 26 —Reuter. International Values Advocated. Geneva, Jan. 9. Great Britain is ready to co-operate towards an international gold standard,” declared Sir Frederick Leith-Ross at a meeting of experts preparing the agenda of the World Economic Conference. He said exchange controls must he abolished, inflation of currency or prices must
      .—Reuter.  -  82 words
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      “INTERNAL MATTER.’
      71 26 .--Reuter. Persia and the Cancelled Concession. Teheran, Jan. 6. I he Minister of Justice, before leaving for Geneva as head of the Persian delegation in the oil dispute, declared that cancellation of the D’Arcy concession was an internal matter which the League was not entitled to discuss. In
      .--Reuter.  -  71 words
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      LONDON COUNTY HALL.
      88 26 —British Wireless. New Wing To be Opened This Month. Rugby, Jan. 4. The new wing of the London County flail, incorporating the conference ball, library and offices, is now nearing completion and will formally lie opened this month. The hall occupied a site with an ten^ ve
      .—British Wireless.  -  88 words
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      MINISTER RECALLED.
      16 26 i.—Reuter. London, Jan. 7. The Persian Minister in London has •wen recalled to Teheran.—Reuter.
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      SECOND FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
      97 26 .—Reuter. Less Ambitious Than The First. Moscow, Jan. 9. The second Five-Year Plan is less ambitious than the first, according to the aims outlined by M. Stalin in a speech before the central committee of the Communist party. For example, the annual increase in industrial output will
      .—Reuter.  -  97 words
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      DOCTOR MURDERED.
      77 26 Cyprian Arrested And Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 6. The police are combing London in search of Mr. James Furnace, who was seen in the East End this morning. It was at first thought that Mr. Furnace was the victim of the murder in which Mr.
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      NECK BROKEN.
      81 26 —Reuter Wireless. Airman V.C. Survives Seventeen Years. London, Jan. 6. The indomitable courage of Lt.-Col. Arthur Drummond Borton, V.C., who died in hospital in Suffolk at the age of 49, is shown by the fact that although his neck was broken in an air crash n 1915 and
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  81 words
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      OPIUM AGREEMENT.
      88 26 —Reuter. Not Yet Ratified By Britain. London, Jan. fi. The agreement signed in Bangkok on Nov. 27. 1931, providing for the control of opium smoking in the Far East has been issued as a White Paper. It is pointed out that the agreement has not been ratified by
      —Reuter.  -  88 words
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      EMPIRE AIR ROUTES.
      105 26 been completely equipped.—British Wireless. First Of New Fleet Of Machines leaves Croydon. T Rugby, Jan. 4. I he first machine of the new fleet of eight four-engined passenger monoplanes tor service on the Empire air routes of the Imperial Airways left Croydon today Town It bas a
      been completely equipped.—British Wireless.  -  105 words
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      NEW SUBMARINE.
      52 26 —Reuter. To Replace Poseidon On China Station. London, Jan. 9. The new submarine Rainbow, which mnitw aC V he Poseidon &gt; bas left Portslfi —Reutei K n and iS due on Mar Pofi eidon, it will be recalled, was sunk in a collision with a Japanese steamer in
      —Reuter.  -  52 words
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      MORE FIGHTING IN SPAIN.
      239 26 Reuter. Many Casualties In Barcelona. POLICE ATTACKED. Renewed Outbreak Last Night Barcelona, Jan. 9. Brushes between police and extremists were still continuing early this morning. The police were fired on from the windows of a trade union building and returned the fire, killing one occupant. Police
      Reuter.  -  239 words
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      ANOTHER DRIVE.
      51 26 —Reuter. Japanese Take Town Of Pogranitchnaya. Harbin, Jan. 5. Japanese troops completing the operation of clearing insurgents from the eastern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway entered and occupied Pogranitchnaya on the Soviet border this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Prior to the occupying of the city 3,000 insurgents
      —Reuter.  -  51 words
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      SILVER BULLION.
      70 26 —Reuter. U.S. Senator’s Currency Scheme. Washington, Jan. 9. A Bill authorising the United States Treasury to buy $250,000,000 worth of silver bullion by the issue of silver ceitifijp.tes has. been introduced by Senator Dill, of Washington. It is provided that the certificates would be legal tender for all
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      THE MAURETANIA.
      55 26 —British Wireless. Hour Before Time In Spite Of Gale. Rugby, Jan. 5. i'mips in harbour were beflagged yesterday in honour of th Mauretania which, despite heavy gales during which the winds averaged a velocity of 90 miles, arrived at Southampton an hour before time. Other liners were two
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      SUGAR RESTRICTION.
      34 26 —Reuter. Demand For Abandonment Refused. Havana, Jan. 9. I resident Machado has refused to accede to the demands of the Sugar Growers’ Association that the Chadbourne sugar restriction scheme should be abandoned.—Reuter.
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      ANOTHER FIRE ON FRENCH LINER.
      816 27 inquiry besides a technical one. —Reuter Wireless. .—Reuter Wireless. The lie de France. EXTRAORDINARY SERIES OF DISASTERS. Le Havre, Jan. 8. The town was alarmed by the noise of ti retells and sirens at three o’clock this morning. Fire had been signalled on l&gt;oard the
      inquiry besides a technical one.—Reuter Wireless.; .—Reuter Wireless.  -  816 words
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      FAMOUS PIANIST.
      168 27 —Reuter. Death of Vladimir de Pachmann. Rome, Jan. 8. The famous pianist Vladimir de Pachmann died here today suddenly from pneumonia.—Reuter. Although he was over 84 years of age, Mr. de Pachmann made occasional appearances on the concert platform until quite recently. His amusing platform mannerisms, including audible
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      SENATOR BORAH.
      120 27 —Reuter. British Ambassador Replies to Charges. New York, Jan. 8. According to the Herald Tribune report from Washington, the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, called on Senator Borah to rebut certain charges made in a Senate debate on Jan. 4, on Debts and monetary problems. It was alleged,
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      S. AFRICAN CURRENCY.
      72 27 open market remained indefinite.—Reuter Wireless. Parity With Sterling Expected Soon. Pretoria, Jan. 3. Well-informed financial circles anticipate that the South African pound will soon be at parity with sterling:. Mr. Havenga, in an interview today, said the Union’s future monetary policy depended upon the decision reached by
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    • Article
      SIR REGINALD BRADE.
      99 27 .—Reuter Wireless. Death Of Former Secretary To War Office. London, Jan. 5. Sir Reginald Brade, G.C.B., died in London today following a stroke yesterday. His signature was familar to everyone as it appeared on all War Office orders during the War.—Reuter Wireless. Sir Reginald Brade, who was
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    • Article
      KREUGER FRAUD REVELATIONS.
      116 27 .—Reuter. Fourteen Years. HOW THE OPERATIONS WERE CONCEALED. Stockholm, Jan. 9. The disclosure that Ivor Kreuger spent about £24,000,000 during fourteen years of fraudulent dealings is made in the final report of the auditors on the affairs of Kreuger and Toll. The report states that the falsifications
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    • Article
      AIR TRAVEL.
      128 27 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Plans for International Port. Dublin, Jan. 9. A plan to establish an international air port in Galway was discussed in an interview between the Free State Minister of Commerce and Industry and a deputation representing parties interested in the matter. The spokesmen of the deputation stated that
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      FOREIGN LEGION.
      112 27 —Reuter Wireless. How Two British Members Escaped. Gibraltar, Jan. 9. Two Britons who separately escaped from the Foreign Legion are leaving for England tomorrow. Stanley Frederick Hall, a young Londoner, escaped at Sidib el Abbes after a quarrel with a German corporal. He walked 200 miles and, assisted
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      DISORDERS IN IRISH ELECTIONS.
      78 27 —Reuter. Revolvers, Stones and Iron Bars. Dublin, Jan. 9. The electoral campaign is being carried on to the accompaniment of considerable disorder. Following a free fight at a Cosgravite meeting in Dublin, in which 30 people were injured and several arrested, violent scenes were enacted at
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      ADDITIONAL LEVY.
      46 27 .—Reuter. On Countries With Currencies Below Par. Washington, Jan. 4. A Bill providing for a levy and additional tariffs on imports from countries whose currencies are at least five per cent, below par has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Hill.—Reuter.
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      LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES.
      141 27 Two Victims. MEMBER OF BLACK AND TANS” SHOT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 4. The London police are investigating two amazing murders, both of which occurred in the Hampstead district. The first was that of Mr. James Furnace, a builder and decorator, whose bullet-ridden body was
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      BARQUE ON FIRE.
      434 27 Reuter Wireless. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Famous Sailing Ship Lost. Goteborg, Jan. 7. The famous Swedish five-masted barque, Forest Dream, one of the few remaining big sailing ships, was completely destroyed by fire here today. Flying sparks also set fire to a number of houses ashore. The vessel was finally
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      BATTLE FOR PASS AT CHIUMENKOW.
      191 28 Determined Resistance By Chinese. IMPORTANT ROUTE. To Prevent China From Sending Supplies. Chinchow, Jan. 10. A Japanese headquarters' communique states that Chiumenkow has been occupied after a brief skirmish. Chinese troops are fleeing to Shihmen- chai, ten miles to the west, and Japanese' aircraft are
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      “BRITAIN HOLDS KEY.”
      108 28 i. —Reuter. Lord Cecil On Far East Perils. London, Jan. 11. Great Britain holds the key to the Manchurian and Disarmament questions, according to a letter written by Lord Cecil which is given prominence in The Times. He declares that events in Shanhaikwan show the perils of
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      WAR CLOUDS.
      276 28 —Reuter. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Japan's Usual Tactics Of Delay. Shanghai, Jan. 10. War clouds are still gathering in North China. Following the report from Tokio that, in accordance with the Chinese proposal. negotiations are opening shortly for the settlement of the Shanhaikwan incident, a Foreign Office spokesman interviewed, by Reuter
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      LEAGUE PASSIVITY.
      201 28 —Reuter. New World War Is Approaching. Berlin, Jan. 10. Commenting on the Socialists’ interpellation in the Reichstag on the Far Fast crisis, Voerwarts says there can I* no further doubt that a new world war is approaching unless Japanese militer’sni can soon he checked by international action. The
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      HUGE SACRIFICES.
      254 28 only a few miles to the north.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Cost of Retaking Shanhaikwan. Shanghai. Jan. 11. Foreign officers in Shanhaikwan have reported that the Japanese have completed the reconstruction of the strongholds formerly occupied by the Chinese and they have expressed the opinion
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      GEN. MA CHAN-SHAN.
      235 28 against the Japanese.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Troops for Defence Of Jehol. Shanghai, Jan. 11. i J an u lin the Governor of ho lt has wired to Nanking that 4.000 1 '»en. Ma &lt; han-shan’s troops, compris- ing both infantry and cavalry, have
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    • Article
      LATIN AMERICA’S TROUBLES.
      155 28 .—Reuter. Peru and Colombia. INSURGENT OUTBREAKS IN ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires, Jan. 10. Fighting between Peruvian and Colombian'" forces is imminent, according to newspaper reports. General Ramos, commander of the Peruvian troops at Iquitos, notified the Colombian General Vasquezcobo that the Colombian advance on the town of Leticia,
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      ‘CHRISTIAN GENERAL.’
      262 28 churia did.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew •lit rOh. —Aneta. Commanding Chinese In Jehol. Shanghai, Jan. 11. A Union Times messages states that Marshal Gen. Feng. Yu-siang (the ”Christain General”) has been appointed commander of the Chinese forces in Jehol and the Gen. Tang Yu lin (the Governor
      churia did.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew •lit rOh.; —Aneta.  -  262 words
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      WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
      541 28 —British Wireless. The Gold Standard. BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE DEFINED. Rugby, Jan. 9. The preparatory committee of experts for the Economic and Monetary Conference met today at Geneva to begin drafting the annotated agenda for the Conference. The date of the work) conference, which will be held in London
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      EGYPTIAN BONDS.
      71 28 Reuter Wireless. Two Issues Free Of All Taxation. Cairo, Jan. 9. The Government’s first appeal to the Egyptian market for 30 years is contained in a Royal decree authorising the Ministry of Finance to issue F/ryptian £1,000,000 Treasury Bonds. 4 per cent., redeemable in five years and also
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      JAPAN’S CABINET.
      49 28 —Reuter. New Minister For The Navy Appointed. Tokio, Jan. 8. x/T- mi Mineo Osumi, who was Navy Minister in the Inukai Cabinet, has formaliy accepted the Navy portfolio in the oaito Ministry in succession to Admiral i Keisuke Okada, who is resigning on account of ill health.—Reuter.
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      MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN.
      344 29 ,—Reuter. k; I UUp oiiaiviuuvo again escaped uninjured.—Reuter Wireless. Measures to Check Revolt. NOT YET OYER. Determined Attacks On Arsenals. Madrid, Jan. 11. Notwithstanding the conviction that the rebellion has been checked, the Government has proclaimed martial law in the disturbed areas and announces its intention
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      “ GUN-RUNNING.”
      97 29 GUN-RUNNING.” .—Reuter. Peculiar Position In Austria. Vienna, Jan. 11. An alleged gun-running scandal nearly brought down the Government during a discussion in the Parliamentary Finance Commission relating to the arrival in Austria last week of 40 wagor., loads of rifles and machine-guns from Italy. The Chancellor lengthily explained that the
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      BELGIAN AIR FORCE.
      98 29 —British Wireless. Orders Given For More British Bombers. Rugby, Jan. 9. The Fairey Aviation Company has received an order from the Begian Government for a number of Firefly and Fox aeroplanes. This is the third successive year in which the firm has sold high Derformance aeroplanes to
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      COMMUNAL UNREST IN INDIA.
      199 29 —Reuter. Ahvar Disturbances. LOOTING OF SHOPS AND HOUSES. Alwar, Jan. 6. The communal unrest in Alwar State follows the refusal of Meo villagers to pay the land revenue until their grievances have been settled. The disturbances so far have been confined to the looting of shops
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      FRANCE’S BUDGET.
      143 29 —Reuter Wireless. Difficult Position Faces Government. Paris, Jan. 11. The Deputies generally are of opinion that the Government is faced by a very difficult situation over the Finance Minister’s plans to balance the budget by reducing expenditure by £60,000,000 and increasing taxation by the same amount. Business interests
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      U.S. EXPORTS DOWN.
      69 29 Reuter Wireless. Drop Of Over $30,000,000 To Europe. New York, Jan. 7. A drop of over $30,000,000 in the value of United States exports to Europe is disclosed in the returns for November, showing exports at $70,000,000 compared with $101,000,000 in November, 1931. Imports from Europe are
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      RARE BOOKS.
      54 29 I.—Reuter. Library Bought By Hong Kong University. Hong Kong, Jan. 10. London has been deprived of a unique collection of 3,000 books about China by the Hong Kong University’s purchase of the Hankow Club’s famous library. Veritable treasures for collectors were being dispatched to a London auctioneer when
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      NAVY MINISTER.
      44 29 i.—Reuter. Installation Of Admiral Osumi. Tokio, Jan. 9. Admiral Mineo Osumi, who was Navy Minister in the Inukai Cabinet, has bean installed as Navy Minister in the Saito Ministry in succession to Admiral Keisuke Okada, who has resigned on account of ill-health.—Reuter.
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      NO CLUE TO FATE OF HINKLER.
      279 29 —Reuter Wireless. Hopes That He Is Still Alive. London. Jan. 9. No news has yet been received of Mr. Eert Hinkler, the Australian airman who started from Feltham, Middlesex, last Saturday morning to attempt to break the England-Australia record, of eight day.., 20 hours
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      “THE BIG FIVE.”
      55 29 Reuter. Bank Dividends Well Maintained. London, Jan. 10. The Big Five English banks show n small decline of profits but only two reduce dividends, Lloyd’s paying 12 per cent, against 131/3 and the National Provincial 15 against 16. Barclay’s again pays 14 per cent., the Midland 16
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      CHINESE INDUSTRIALISTS.
      133 29 —Reuter. Tour Of Investigation In Europe. Berlin, Jan. 9. Dr. Kung, the Chinese Minister of Commerce, has arrived from the United States, together with four other members of the industrial mission. They propose to spend three months in Europe studying the economic and commercial situation as they have
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      DR. VON BORSIG.
      49 29 -Reuter. Death Of German Industrial Leader. Berlin, Jan. 6. Dr. Ernst von Borsig, one of Germany's leading industrial leaders and a former Privy Councillor, died this morning at the age of 63. He fostered co-operation between workers and industrialists to rehabilitate the country after the War.—Reuter.
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      CAPT. MEYER.
      45 29 Saarbrucken Commander Dies At Sea. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 5. A cable has been received from the Norddeutscher Lloyd Saarbrucken that the ship’s commander, Capt. Mayer, died on board before arriving in Colombo. The officer in charge, G. Sievers, took command.
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      DEATH OF MR. C. J. FOOT.
      225 29 Former Golf Champion. CAREER IN MALAYA WITH B.A.T. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 7. The death is announced of Mr. Charles James Foot, formerly of the British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., in Malaya. Mr. Foot who was only 45 years of age, was
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      SENATORS CHARGED.
      109 29 ,—Reuter Wireless. Tax Fraud Allegations In France. Paris, Jan. 7. Two Senators, M. Schrameck and M. Viellard, and Deputy Pechin have been formally charged by the examining magistrate in connection with the fiscal fraud case in which a considerable number of French citizens are alleged to have dodged
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      70 PER CENT.!
      63 29 Wool worth’s Repeat Last Year’s Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 10. F. W. Woolworth announce a net profit of £14,477,885, against a profit last year of £4,211,356. They are again paying a dividend of 70 per cent. Seremban Rubber Estates, Ltd., have lost £803 for
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      STREET BATTLE.
      79 29 —Reuter. Uniformed Nazis Attack Communisst. Berlin, Jan. 10. There was a furious street battle this evening between Nazis and Communists, following an attempt by 400 uniformed Nazis to gain admission to a meeting of 2,000 Communists. The Nazis threw stink bombs, and the battle shifted to a near
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      TOWER CONSTABLE.
      60 29 —British Wirelees. Field-Marshal Milne Succeeds Lord Methuen. Rugby, Jan. 9. The King has approved that FieldMarshal Sir George Francis Milne, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, be appointed Constable of the Tower in room of the late Field-Marshal Lord Methuen. In the New Year’s honours list it was
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  • Sporting News.
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      MALAYA CUP AND COMMAND.
      1194 30 S.A.F.A. Meeting. SHAMATEURISM IN LOCAL FOOTBALL. Several matters of importance weio discussed at annual meeting of the S.A.F.A. at the Anson Hoad Stadium on Jan. 4 when the President (Mr. R. L. Hastie) was in the chair. In opening Mr. Hastie referred to the past season
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      M.C.C. TOURISTS’ 13TH MATCH.
      157 30 Robbed of Victory By Time. Bendigo, Jan. 9. The two-day match between the M.C.C. and a Victoria country team which began here on Saturday ended in a draw. The horr.e side, who batted thirteen and fielded eleven, were dismissed for 206 in their first innings, Larwood
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      “BACK BADGE” CUP.
      45 30 Winners Of Trophy Presented By Gloucesters. The A (Machine-gun) Company and Armoured (’ar section of the Singapore Volunteer Corps won t)he “Back Badge” Cup given by 1st hatt. of the Gloucestershire Rcgt. The Gibbons Cup was won by the Kurasian Machine-gun Platoon.
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      975 30 Arsenal Losing Their Advantage. The following are the positions of teams to date in the English and Scottish Leagues:— First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Arsenal 25 17 6 3 76 39 37 Sheffield Wed. 25 15 5 5 56 37 35 Aston Villa 24
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      S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
      56 30 The final of the Russian Pool Tournament at the S.C.C. on Friday night resulted in Capt. D. V. Hill and C. B. Maxwell heating Lieut. M. T. L. Wilkinson and R. S. Wilson hy 42 points in 250 up. At the conclusion of the game Mr. O. P.
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      TREND OF LOCAL SOCCER.
      728 30 Professionalism COMMISSION OF INQUIRY SUGGESTED. (By Our Football Correspondent.) The remarks on “shamateurism” by Mr. R. L. Hastie, President of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, are not out of place for the time is ripe* when this very great and controversial question ought to be settled
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      LIPTON CUP SERIES FINAL.
      1191 31 Kathleen’s Success. SPLENDID CONDITIONS FOR R.S.Y.C. EVENTS. On Sunday morn in* the Royal Singapore Yacht Club yachtsmen were in their element, at last having a steady blow from N.N.E. in which the six metres were able to revel and their small sisters, although having 1 all
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      MALAYA POLICE RUGBY CUP.
      338 31 F.M.S. Successful. TWO S.S. PLAYERS CARRIED OFF THE FIELD. F.M.S..,.27pts. S.S....3 pts. The S.S. Police had all the bad luck that w’as going in their annual fixture against th«* F.M.S. on Sunday for possession of the Malayan Police Rugby Football Cup. Throughout*the second half the home
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      SINGAPORE ENTER FINAL.
      630 31 Malaya Cup. THRILLING STRUGGLE AT SEREMBAN. Negri-Malacca 7 pts.; Singapore 8 pts The southern section of the Malaya ('up this season has provided one of the keenest struggles since the competition began, and Singapore have had to work hard to qualify for the final against Selangor at
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      PRESIDENT’S PRIZE AT S.G.C.
      379 31 A Big Entry. RESULT OF JANUARY MEDAL COMPETITIONS. The competition for the President's Prize at the Singapore Golf Club has been concluded, and resulted in a win for J. T. Smith and L. V. Webb. There was a Ht entry. The final stages were as follows:
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      S.S. POLICE WIN AT HOCKEY.
      305 31 F.M.S. Team Outplayed On Padang. S.S. Police 4; P.M.S. 1. Playing much better hockey the S.S. Police defeated the F.M.S. Police in a match oa the S.C.C. Padang on Saturday by 4-1. Eoth sides were very keen, as is usual when there are teams composed
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      PENANG RACES OPEN.
      1991 32 Number of Upsets. ONLY ONE FAVOURITE SUCCESSFUL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pem.ng, Jan. 5. The first important race meeting of the year- -the Penang Turf lub New Year Meeting—opened yesterday. The K? in was quite good, and the weather brilliant, although a slight drizzle, commencing during the
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      RIVERS BEATS BRADY ON POINTS.
      637 32 Much Holding. EXCELLENT DISPLAY BY GRAHAM. It was with a feeling of disappointment that most people came awiy f r0lll lhe New World Arena on Friday after watching the 12 rounds “hugging” between 41 Rivers, the American, and Sergt. Ji m Brady of the R.A.F.
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      SWIMMING.
      101 32 C. Goldman Wins 100 Metres. C. Goldman narrowly beat Druiding In the club championship, 100 metres, at the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday. Later two water polo matches between the Club and the Wiltshire Regiment were played. The Club won both: the first team by 10 goals to one,
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      70 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices r d. L&gt;at«* L'don S’pore Jan. Feb. Mar. Jaa. 3 2k 71/16 7 7/16 7k 7k 6 2% 7k 7 7/16 7k 7 6/16 7 2 13/32 7k 7k 7k 7k 9 2 13/32 7 5/16 7 11/16 7
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      26 1 Jan. 5 Tin, S’pore Price 171.76 per picul. m 7 M 74.12 k 9 H 74.12 k 10 75.12 k ..11 76.12 k
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      PALM OIL MARKET.
      88 1 La test buyers’ prices for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels, received by cable by &lt;iutnrie and Co., Ltd., are as follows:— In Bulk. c.i.f landed weights New’ Y’ork/Philaleiphia U.S.A. $2.12 per lb. c.i.f. landed weights Pacific Ports l S’.A. $2.05 per lb. c.i.f. landed weights Liverpool/Holland/
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      METAL MARKET.
      350 1 M eases. William Jacks airi Co. in their metal market report dated London, Dec. 14, state:— While the commercial world approves of the shipment of gold in payment of the U.S.A. debt, it would strongly disapprove oi any decrease in the present very conservative supply of currency for
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      SHARE MARKET.
      675 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser’s and Co.’s report, dated J&n. 11, states:— Markets generally since reopening after the holidays have been on the quiet side and in the share market especially there has been very little change to report, either in quotations or sentiment. Tin, as the
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      PAJAM, LIMITED.
      711 1 Factory Buildings Reconstituted. The annual general meeting of Pajam, Ltd., was held at the company’s hoard n Kong Bank Chambers. Mr. W. E. Rayner took the chair in place of Mr. J. M. Sime who was absent, and the others present were Mr. A. H. Todd, Mr. C.
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    • Correspondence.
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        RUBBER CONTROL.
        721 1 Criminal Waste Of Assets.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir t —Into the year 1933 and nothing done to stop the impoverishment of Malaya and the D.E.I.! Practically giving away the valuable rubber crop to the owners of the world's thi 11 y-.six millions of cars
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      Investors Shy Of New Interest Basis.
      1170 2 IDLE MONEY ACCUMULATING IN THE BANKS. Neglect Of Industrials. Despite the continued strength of giltedged securities, bank deposits are still on the upgrade, and the latest total of £1, HUH,000, 000 recalls the days immediately following the War when under the influence of l&gt;oom
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      DEC. TIN RETURNS.
      359 2 tThe figures in brackets denote the output for the corresponding period of 1931). Glimau.—Hours run 90 (restriction) cu. yds. treated 1.640. pels, approx. 4.4. Mulayan Tin Dredging—677 pels. Southern Malayan.— 806 pels. Maung Tin No Liability.— Honrs 634, eu. vds. 96.600. 638 pels. Kenong Consolidated.—Hours run 372,
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      HONG KONG BANK.
      61 2 Probable Final Dividend Of £3. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Singapore office has received the following wire from their head office in Hongkong Subject to audit Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation final dividend for the year will probably be £3(subject to deduction of income tax). Written
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      247 2 Barlow and Co.’s report, dated Jan. 5 states: —Our last report was dated Dee 22, since when Christmas and New Year holidays have intervened. The market has been dull and fea •tuneless with prices inclined to *ag. London closed last night at 2 3/8d. and New York at
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      PALM OIL.
      36 2 A cable received by Cumberbatch anti Co., gives the London prices of palm oi! at £17 10s. The market is quiet. The quotations is made on the basis of 18 per cent, f.f.a., Liverpool.
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
      347 2 (&lt; )M ARAT,VE SrAThMhNT Oh THK VALITF. OF FOREIGN TRADE, INC LUDING PARCEL POST. BULLION AND COIN, IN 1931 AND 1932 EXPORTS. 1 s N Total Trade 1931 1932. 1931. 1932, k &gt; Increase (4-) Cvrand Parcel Increase -4- i Total. Merchandise. Post. Bullion Grand or Grand
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      RUBBER IN KEDAH.
      373 3 Bill to Reduce Acreage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 6. In order to encourage proprietors of small rubber holdings to abandon cultivation of rubber for other more suitable agricultural products, another piece of legislation, known as the Small Rubber Holdings (Reduction of Rent) Enactment, has been
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      209 3 Alor Pongsu Amalgamated.—114,733 lb. Ayer Kuning.—19,270 lb. Arras Estate.—23,600 lb. Anglo-Johore Consolidated.—29,000 lb. Rertam Consolidated.—279,480 lb. Bassett.—46,000 lb. Bedong (Malaya).—57,078 lb. Bakap Estate. —32,643 lb. Batu Matang Estate. —26,000 lb. Baling Estate. —62,067 lb. Batu Lintang.—76,110 lb. Bagan.—48,200 lb. Batak Rabit.—48,200 lb. Baioe Kidoel—209,001 lb. Balombissie.—25,634 lb. Bukit
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      598 3 FOREIGN IMPORTS OF RUBBER DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1939. DRY. WET. r mAm I P.emill Crepe, Smoke Dry Blanket Crape, Scrap, Country of Origin. Sheet. Unsmoked Estate Native, Bark and WefcP? Lump ar.d Sheet. Crepe. Scrap Crepes. Shew Bark. To .a*. (l) T onb 13) (4)
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      801 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Jan. 11. Mining. Buyer*. Sellers. tfl £1 Asam Kumbang 28/6 26/6 41 61 Austral Malay 20/-nom B/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10'6 11/6 41 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/- l*/' 41 41 Baton* Padang 0.66 9.10 1 1 Batu Cave* 0.26 0.32% 1 1
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      Trade and Finance.
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