Singapore Daily News, 29 October 1932

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    12 1 The SINGAPORE Daily News NO. 24. SATURDAY, OCT. 29TH, 1932. 5 CENTS.
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    Oar Ideas
    589 1 News of the notable im: rouse in the artivitics of Imperial Airways LtiJ., provides welcome proof ot the ilaims th-«i the people of Europe arc rapidly becoming more airmimicd. The struggle to popularise flying as an ordinary means of transport and something far n moved from the freak
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    NAIL-STUDDED CUDGELS.
    191 1 LONDON RIOTS. HANDED OUT FROM VAN. ROWDIES TO BLAME. It was revealed in the House ol Commons last nieht that nail-studded cudgels were distributed to the unemployed hunsor marchers who rioted in the West End of London on ine previous evening. The disturbances. in wihich nineteen policemen and
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    GERMAIN RIOTS.
    79 1 Five Nazis Killed In Street Affrays. Berlin. Friday. Disorders similar to those whick occurred in the last election campaign have taken place during the week. Five Nazis lost their lives as a r.sult of affrays with Communists or police last night "hen Dr. Bruening was speaking in a
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    CONVENT GOES BANKRUPT.
    70 1 PETITION FILED. ABOUT TWO THOUSAND CREDITORS. Vienna, Tuesday. Th«' riare instance of a convent jjoinjr bankiupt has been provided at St. Lambreeht in Austria, where the Benedictine Convent has file] a petition. The debts amount to 4,000,000 schillings, while the assets are a mere fraction of this
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    GRETA GARBO.
    123 1 TO RETIRE TO LONELY ISLAND. Stockholm, Tuesday. Made desperate by the public attention she attracts, Greta GarlK) is reported to i>e planryng to escape l'rom the crowds and retreat to a small Mediterranean island, probably one in the Balearic group, lacking all modern comforts but having only 150
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    PROGRESS AT LAST.
    70 1 Talks on Naval Questions. London. Friday. Gratification of the trend of conversations wiih Mr. Rams.ay MacDonald and the Government on Anglo- American naval questions and disarmament generally was expressed by Mr. Norman DaviA. the United States delegate to the Disarmament Conference, before leaving London for Geneva today.
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    BIG JAPANESE REVERSE.
    103 1 ATTACK REPULSED. CHINESE GAIN STRONG POSITION. The Chinese forces are displaying renewed activity on all sectors of the front. South of Harhin 20,000 troops are massed, while 70 miles east of the city another body of 10,000 is concentrated. Heavy fighting is proceeding on the eastern portion
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    Arsenal on Fire.
    101 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai. Friday. A Arc occurred at the Mukden Arsenal on Wednesday night and, it is stated, a portion of the Arsenal was destroyed. On the Mukden-Peking Railway midway between Mukden and £h« Great Wall, the Chinese volunteers are said to he once more
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    Japanese Retire.
    302 1  -  Shanghai, Friday. General Ma Chan-shan's.Heilunx-kiang army is continuing to advance southwards towards Harbin. It has re-occupied the town ;,f Tunghua and the Japanese vanguard has been compelled to retire to Hailun, which is approximately 100 miles north of Harbin. Another section of the Heilungkiang army, under General Li
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    LOST IN GREEN HELL.
    188 1 LOST IN GREEN HELL. 100 DIE OF THIRST. GRIM JUNGLE DRAMA. ENEMY TO RESCUE. Over one hundred Bolivian soldiers lost in the green hell of the South American jungle have died of thirst. Three exhausted Bolivians who struggled in to a Paraguayan outpost brought the first news of the tragedy.
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    TIN OFFER.
    143 1 MALAYAN TINFIELDS AND LONDON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Friday. The London Tin Corporation has offered to acquire the shares of the Malaynn Tinfields on the basis of either ia) six fully-paid ten shilling ordinary shares ol London Tin for every four fullypaid £1 shares in Malayan Tinfields,
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    SIAMESE WORKLESS.
    62 1 Employment Bureaux To Be Established. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Friday. The Employ r.n it Bureaux Aet has been gazetted. This is an effort under Government control to bring employers and employees together. There will be a central bureau and a bureau for each district. The Government it
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    ANNAM TYPHOON.
    56 1  -  Aneta-Havas Bridges Swept Away Roads Damaged. Hanoi, Tuesdav. A typhoon has raused much damage in Annam, particularly to the roads in the provinces of Kontum and Pleiku. Many bridges have been swept away and tel<--graph poles and lines are down everywhere, and buildings have also suffered, but there
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    BOMB OUTRAGE.
    36 1 Sarugos. n, Tuesday. The explosion of two bombl l.artially destroyed a building in the course of COBS tl UCtion throw inj? the nei^hbourh >od into a panic. There were no casualties. Ane T -uHayas.
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    IMPERIAL ROME.
    108 1 MUSSOLINI OPENS VIA DICOLLI. Rome, Fiiday. Signor Mussolini with General Balbo headed a procession of 1.*>,000 disabled -ex-soldiers and! marched up the length of the new street, Via Dicolli, one of the most beautiful streets in Europe which was opened today to mark the tenth anniversary of Fascism.
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    FLYING INCREASE.
    100 1 Air-mindedness In Great Britain. London, Tuesday. Air-mindedness is increasing: in Great Britain according to a speech made today by the chairman at the annual general meeting of Imperial Airways. Over twice as many people were flying to the Continent from London ascompared with five years ago, and during
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    'MUST FEND FOR HERSELF.'
    1020 1 'MUST FEND FOR HERSELF.' CHINA'S POSITION. SIR ROBERT HO IN SINGAPORE. After «l health and observation tour of Europe during which he met the King and Queen of England, the Pope, President von ifindenherg and Signor Mussolini, Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Hong Konjr millionaire and philanthropist, arrived in Singapore
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    Others' Ideas
    624 1 1 1 li the spending power of the masses «f s i a s m jially affected by the purchasing power of silver, any indications of the possibility of an improvement in the value of this mH a ate of jfreat importance. In the f.>lWWtag article Mr. \V.
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      17 1 RUBBER I lo^fH in London la«t night at 217/32 (Spot) Miirkrt: Stvidy, quiet. Cross rate: 3.28 V\
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      22 1 TIN Closed in London last in- hi at 1153 2s. 6d. (Spot) £153 15s. 1(1 MOM IIS) Silver: 1715/16 181/lfi (2 months)
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    137 2 CLOSING PRICES IN LONDON LAST NIGHT. Spot rubber vas up 1/16 on Thursday's price to 2, 17/.'J2 at the close in Lorulon yesterday, alecording; to a cable from our London correspondent. The market was steady ind quiet with the forward quotations as follows: November 2 17/32 December
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    SHARE PRICES.
    669 2 Holiday For Deepavali. The local markets were closed yesterday for the I)eep;.vali holiday. Thursday's midd'.' prices i f local issues, according to Fraser and Co.'s list, art* ivp«>atvMl for the convenience of readers: MLNING. Asam Kumbang 27/-, Austral Malay I*/-, Ayer Hitan Tin 12 I. Bangrin Tin IS'-*
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    CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES.
    75 2 12 noon Oct. 28, li*32. Buyers Sellers (lambier 6.75 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg: Cube 10.00 Muntok Wkita Pepper 24.50 White Pepper 23.50 Black Pepper 18.50 Mixed Black Pepper 15.00 Sundried Copra 5.75 Mixed Copra 5.20 5.20 Small Flake Tap 2% F*" M 3.25 Med: Pearl 3.85
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    U. S. STEEL.
    22 2 New York, Tuesday. The United States Steel Corporation has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 on the _^refgr£s^stogk>
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    RUBBER RESULTS.
    63 2 Rassak Directors Forego Fees. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lcndopi, Friday. Senprat Rubber Co. reports a loss for the year ended June 30 of £1,909 against a loss of £1,883 for the previous twelve months. Rassak (F.M.S.) Rubber records a loss for the year ended June 30 of £7,55.
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    44 2 Thursday's exchange rates included the following: I London, 4 months* sight 2 3 31/32 London 3 months* sight 2/3 15/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 7/8 London, demand 2/3 27 32 J*>M2lLJWj__ 2 9 13/16 SELLING.
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    HOME MARKETS.
    96 2 COMMODITIES STILL FIRM. Londorl, Tuesday. Sterling exchange opened with a further depreciation, the New York rate touching 3.28 but with Continental selling relaxed a steadier period followed and there was a partial recovery New York closing at 3.30's The Stock-Exchange, after early hesitation, became brighter, gilt-edged securities particularly
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    Foreigners' Mistake.
    173 2 The fall of sterling- to within two-pence of the low record of $3.23 established after Great Britain abandoned the gold standard has given rise to rumours that continental speculators are attacking sterling, and selling large blocks, trusting- to buy back cheaper on the daHvery day. London, however, rey\
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    TARIFF PACTS.
    74 2 Britain Approached By 16 Countries. London, Tuesday. Sixteen countries have expressed a desire to enter into tariff negotiations with Great Britain, Capt. Eden, the Foreign Under-Secret-ary, informed the House of Commons yesterday, namely, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica Denmark, Esthonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway,
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    KINTA RATES.
    513 2 PETITION TO HIGH COMMISSIONER. (From. Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Thursday. The ratepayers of Ipoh recently addrefsed a petition to the High Commissioner asking for a reduction in the Sanitary Board assessment. In the course of his reply his Excellency states that "the difficulties experienced by the ratepayers/ of
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    NEW COMPANY.
    189 2 Alliance Engineering Limited. It is understood that a new private limited company is being formed in Singapore under the direction of Messrs. Wakeford and Lowndes, consulting engineers, Robinson Road. It is to be named the Alliance Engineering: Co., Ltd., and will represent the following leading British manufacturers of
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      384 2 THE SINGAPORE Paily News. Head Office: 78, fVril Street Singapore, Thon.,. 1151-5152. Tel: "Times" Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office 23, Java Street. Phone 3683. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in advance. Local delivery. Monthly $1.50 Quarterly $4.50 Half-yecrly J.OO $10. Single Copy, 5 cents. All communications relative t» business matters, viz., adv< subscribtions,
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      191 2 MAILS. Mails close in Singapore T A Today. Ul. io. Billiton. Java. SouthWest Sumatra, Scuth-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dil|y (General van der Heydon 1 a.m. Pilau Tckong M< ranti H a.m. K:rimon Hanj? hiap) 9 a.m. RhkM (Bee Ton|?> y a.m. Hhio (Pontianak) a.m. l'ulao Soe>ri (Hon^r Tat)
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      532 2 SHIPPING LIST. i PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The following passenger sailings are pending For Europe. P. and O. S. N". Cj.'s Rajputana (Nov. 11). N.Y.K.: Hakozaki Maru (Nov. 3). Hamburg Amerika Line: RheinlanJ (Nov. 1 East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Fionia (Nov. 1), Afri:a (abt Nov. 2). O.S.K. London Maru (Nov.
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      457 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. Today, October, 2J». Annual mtg. of S'pore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Boustead 00., 12.30 p.m. Ipoh Professional Races, Third Day. Lotus Club prize distribution, Y. W.C.A., Fort Canning, 3.30 p.m. Monday, October 31. Municipal Commissioners meeting, 2.15 p.m. Tuesday, November 1. Johore State Council meeting, The Dewan,
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      312 2 CHURCH SERVICES. WESLEY METHODIST EPISCOPAU CHURCH, Fort Canning Road. Sunday, Oitober 30. Parade Service, Tanglin Garrison Church. 8.30 a.m. Sunday School; 9.13 u.m. Morning Worship. Subject: Home Missions; 3.30 p.m. Evening Worship with sermon by »ho Pastor, Rev. Abel Eklund. Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. Prayer Service; subject: the Laedicean Letter.
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    POSTAL TEAMS FIGHT FOR CLARKE CUP.
    778 3 DOOR-DIE GAME WON BY THE COLONY. PLAY FULL OF INCIDENT. In a do-or-die spirit of typical cup-tie style teams from the postal departments of the Colony and F.M.S. fought at the (eylang stadium yesterday for the Clarke Foothall Cup he Cilun winning by five
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    BOXING.
    108 3 TONIGHT'S BOUTS AT GREAT WORLD. Several interesting boxing bouts will be staged at the Great World stadium tonight. In the main event over twelve rounds L. Bombardier Ellit--, the local soldiir.-, will oppose Max Hrilka, the Geitaap welterweight whose two fierhts with Battlinrr Ciuillermo will bfl well remembered. Neil
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    YACHTING.
    95 3 Plans For Tomorrow^ Races. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces that the A class yachts will sail the first of a series of three races for the Jean II Challenge Cup, tomorrow. The B class will sail the final race for the Hoops Remembrance Cup. Starts at 10 and
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    DECAPITATED.
    79 3 Manchester University Lecturer. 1 1|( decapitated body of Mr. I Clifton, a lecturer at Man- 'niversity, was found on London, Midland and Scottish 'way, und»*rm'ath a bridge be--1 Watford and King's Langley the l>i idgt* was an abandon-motor-car belonging to him. 'ala of the University stated JJr. Clifton, an
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    GUN BATTLE.
    77 3 Three Robbers Killed By Shanghai Police. Shanghai. Oct. lii Three gangsters vleve killed, and two police officers were wounded, in a tfun battle between the Settlement police and armed robbers today. Another gangster was seriously wounded and is not expected to live. On receipt of a report that
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    GLOSTERS BEAT S. V. C.
    550 3 TANGLIN HOCKEY. MANY ANXIOUS MOMENTS. OTHER GAMES. Glosters. .2. S.V.C 0. In an interesting hockey match which produced much good play, the Gloucester Regiment defeated the Volunteers at Tanglin by two goals to nil yesterday. The soldiers deserved their victory, having the better of the
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    SCRAPPY GAME.
    526 3 R.A.F. Combine Well To Beat Y.M.C.A. U.A.F. Y.M.C.A I. The R.A.F. defeated the Y.M.C.A. in a hockey match on the latter's ground yesterday by three goals to one. The game was a scrappy one, and the side which showed some semblance of combination and good finishing won. The
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    JARDINE ROBBED OF CENTURY.
    171 3 BOWLEtf AT 98. M. C. C. DECLARE AT 583 FOR SEVEN. Perth, Friday. After compiling 359 for three yesterday the M.C.C., who aro meeting a Combined Eleven here, today went on to 583 for seven and declared. At the close on the previous day Hammond and
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    67 3 Carmichael and Baker in liKil. Mr. A. D. Baker scored an easy victory in the semi-final of the S.C.C. billiards championship on Thursday, beating: Dr. S. W. Eveson by 185 in 850 up. The winner was in excellent form, reaching game in less than an hour. He made
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    LOTUS CLUB.
    82 3 Mrs. M. A. Namazie will present the pi izes to members of the LotlU Club at the Y.W.C.A., Fort Canning, today at 3.30. The winners are as follows Ping-pong: 1. Miss B. Shiraxie; 2. Mrs. K. V. Davies. Cards Mrs. J. R. Jacob 12. Ifiss B. Shhazie. Draughts
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    MAN STOPS AN EXPRESS.
    551 3 WAITS ON TRACK SEALS A BIG CONTRACT. £2 TRESPASS FINE. Mr. John C. Sutherland, a 62--years-old manufacturer, of Aston, Birmingham, has made history, av cording to the Daily Mail. He was afraid that unless he could get to London quickly a £10,000 contract for which he
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    TOO FAT.
    190 3 WORD TO PEOPLE WHO EAT BETWEEN MEALS. There is no excuse for being fat. This is the opinion of Professor Samson Wright, an expert on dietetics, expressed at p lecture at the Institute of Hygiene, Portland Place, W. "People come to you and corncause* they ate too much.
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    "HIGHBROWS."
    162 3 "HIGHBROWS. Library Wlmiw' Ficlioa Is Sfiuriu'tl. Tho palm for iettotta-minded readers !i?s paffced from Croydon to the City of London. Some weeks ag-o Croydon announced with pride that oniv about 18 per cent of the l)ook< taken '>ut in its municipal libraries were fiction. Meanwhil'% even Westmineter, it w: stated,
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    TOMB RIFLED.
    65 3 Rare IVarls and Olhrr Valuables Stolen. Peking, Oct. U. li (a reported that the Im;»(rial Tomb of the ancestors of Prit.cc Tsal Nsun of the Chinf Dynasty has been rifled by bandits. Opening the t«.mi» by a bomb, the robben wised more than 800 rare pearl-, five jade
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    ALL-NIGHT FIRE.
    69 3 An all nijrht lire on the SolSteinberg, purl of U\r Karwendel Mountain m Chi Austrian Tyrol, lias destroyed a '.vide area of forest and i^ Hilf twmilH the villages lower <!<>w n. It began at an altitude of 4,000 feet, and was spread rapidly by u strong wind.
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    NOW A BOROUGH
    274 4 OX ROASTED DURING CELEBRATIONS. 'An <>>; was turning ob a stalv.;ui spit at Hendon recently. This wa- one of the features in the rcfttivitfea; that accompanied the elevation of that district to the dignity of a Borough. The massive carcase grew a richer "old, and then a
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    NO CONTRACTS.
    142 4 Examination of F.M.S. Engineer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumper, Thursday. Mr. J. O. Carpenter, a former assistant building inspector in tb 2 Singapore Municipality, was examined yesterday in* connection with tho bankruptcy of Messrs. J. O. and C. Carpenter, engineers and contractors. Witness said that after leaving
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    IRISH DUTIES.
    50 4 London, Tuesday. Mr. Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commo.il that before July 15, when the special Irish duties came into operation, the Free State withhe-d £1,750,000. Between July 15 and Oct. 15 the sums withheld amounted to £564,000, while special dutiea amounted to £503,000.— Reutor Wireless.
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    SIAMESE TRADE.
    128 4 TREATY NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA JAPAN. Shanghai, Tuesday. It is rumoured that negotiations have been opened by the Ministers of Siam and China in Tokio with a view to a commercial treaty between their respective countries, and it is expected that a Chinese commercial attache will be appointed to
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    U.S. PROTECTION.
    84 4  -  Aneta-Havas. Effect of Fall In Currencies. V* ashington, Tuesday. 1 resident Hoover has appointed a committee to study the position n the principal American industries notably cutlery, china, iron and steel, chemical products and objects in tin or metal to ascertain if the protection afforded is sufficient. Mr.
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    PRUSSIA UNDER DUAL CONTROL.
    748 4  - PRUSSIA UNDER DUAL CONTROL. Aneta-Trans-Ocean PFXULIAR POSITION CREATED BY LEIPZIG JUDGMENT. CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM. The judgment of the Leipzig Court in the constitutional dispute between the Reich and Prussia is regarded as creating an atmosphere favourable for the envelopment of further complications. Herr Braun, the Prussian Premier, now has it in
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    Possible Emergency Decree.
    135 4 Berlin, Tuesday. In spite of the Governments satisfaction at the Supreme Cour* at Leipzig finding: that President yon Hindenburg: had not violated the Constitution, the reservations contained in the verdict have caused considerable consternation in political c.ircles behind the Government. Although the verdict justifies tfc latter on
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    MONARCHY TALK.
    147 4  -  Aneta-Havas No Denial by Von Papen. Berlin, Tuesday. The most interesting part of a speech which Herr aon Papen delivered at Brandenburg (Prussia) was his allusion to the rumours of a restoration of the monarchy. Far from denying them, he limited himself to stating that th? form of
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    People's Will.
    301 4  -  Aneta- Trans-Ocean Tlu' majority of commentators praise the Chancellor's address His declaration that the question of restoration of the monarchy is not a topical issue and that the Government is not concerned with it caused general satisfaction. Close examination of the text of the speech leads some to
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    ETRUSCAN TOMB.
    47 4  -  Aneta-Havas. Ti Rome, Tuesday. It is reported that peasants have found another Etruscan tomb in Perugia, near where the first tomb was discovered. The second tomb is of the same epoch and contains fi .y. e funeral urns. The find is considered of erreat importance.—
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    RING STOLEN FROM GIRL.
    343 4 GUN AND DAGGEK. PORTUGUESE ROBBED IN HONG KQNG. Shots wen* Bred ami a young couple threatened with a dagger in a hold-up on the Tai Po Ro«<l, Hong Kong, on Saturday, Oct. 16, states the South China Morning Po.st. The victims were Mr. A. V. Alvares,
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    JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    141 4  -  Aneta -Trans-Ocean Probable Conclusion Ot Pact. Berlin, Wednesday. Iloth from Tokio and Moscov COHM reports of the impending conversations between Japan and the Soviet Union which may radically alter the complexion of the political situation in the Far East. The head of the special Japanese mission to
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    SIR ERIC DRUMMOND
    131 4  -  Aneta-Trans-Ocean Sounding Opinion As To Successor. Berlin, Tuesday. The Foreign Minister, Heir ven Nourath, gave a luncheon in honour of Sir Eric Drummond who is Jisiting the German capital, both for the purpose of paying an official farewell visit and for sounding official opinion regarding the appointment
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    "LONE SAILOR."
    29 4  -  Aneta-Havas t,, Paris, Tuesday. The Lyautey sighted Alain Gerbault's yacht off Point Sadinal, Spain on Oct. 23. The "Lone Sailor stated that all was well on board.-
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    BRITISH AID FOR CHINA
    99 4 JVIAITAINIM; OHUVM. RUMOUR OF OFFER. OFFICIAL SILENCE. London, Tue day, Questioned regarding rumour that the British •!< i to the next League Counci pose to offer international operation to the Chinese govern ment to ensure order in Ihc u rior, as proposed in paragraph in of
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    LEAGUE DISCUSSION
    130 4 Co-operation of l.'.S. And Russia Desired. Geneva, Friday. It is learned from a reliabl source that discussions on Um Lytton Report by the League Council and Committee of Nm. teen are likely to extend to it least three weeks before the 1" ci.nl Assembly is convened. League statesmen
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    AT THE CINEMA.
    430 4 THE ALHAMBRA. At last tlie long-heralded Metro Gokhvyn-Mayor production "Gnwl Hotel"' has come U> the Alhanil. and the Marlbo -ou^h. Pour p." 1 al houses greeted the picture la I nijcht, Bfld it is ctrtain that it be record attraction throughout its run, for <vrtainiy nothing quite
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    140 LANGUAGES.
    31 4 The world'* champion linguist i the title claime I l>y Dr. Tas>il<Schu'theiss. ?n interpreter at LiuGerman PorMfrn Ofllett who. it i said can read and speak 110 languages. Reuter
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    KING CAROL AND HIS CONSORT.
    163 5 KING CAROL AND HIS CONSORT. ■ecu. threat. EX QUEENS DEMANDS. ■appeal to nation. lm Thursday. K 2 cent, increase in h*r L permission t<» spend si< Hi f v \t year with her **<.;> ■gr of a palace for tlu* demands ■p lon has made on Kin<j ■Ci 1: are
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    WORLD TRADE.
    106 5 IlniiUli Ex|H>rta I iiscatlted." |!"ii;i(.n, Tuesday. ran hope »<» escape i IVora the effect of the l|( 'I'" ion, declared Mr. ll( m the House of Com- regards product ion port trade we had relatively unscathed since l»31, while uicat dec- occurred in the Unit-.nl f'ance and Germany.
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    FOREIGNERS HIT.
    49 5 Wo\» Plan To Colled Cash. Moscow, Tuesday. and foreign press residing in the hy decree deprived of wtive of paying ft? i than th<- necessities of l »'<'s. Henceforth all be paid for in cies, preferably By these means intend to collect '/'"•'Hies coming in- A eta-Trans-Ocean
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    FINNISH TARIFFS.
    16 5 t Wednesday. unexpectedly imisSS? l<)minK into "'^v substantially f duties on P'wkls.- AnetaTrans Ocean
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    CZECHO-SLOVAKIA TO HUNGARY.
    69 5  -  Aneta-Tr ans-Ocean CAVE CONNECTION. LONGEST UNDERGROUND PASSAGE. Budapest, Tuesday. Ihe lonfjest subterranean passage in Europe has been discovered by t\vo Hungarian tourists, who sel out to exploit- the Agfftelek eavet in Hungary and found themselves eventually in the Domica cavea in Czecho-Slovakia. Both caves have been wellknown
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    OPIUM STATISTICS.
    100 5  -  AnetA-Trans-Ocean German Protest Ai Publication. Geneva, Tuesday. At the instigation of the German Government, the Central opium Committee dealt with the question of publication of statistics on narcotics, and the committee in compliance with Germany's wishes decided, henceforth to subject those publications to certain modifications. The GeouMi 4»t»vernnient
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    HERR VON HOESCH.
    105 5 New Ambassador To London. Paris, Tuesday. The retiring German Ambassador, Herr von tfoesch, has lefl the French capital where he has so ably represented his country for r number of years at a most diflituli period. Members of the French Foreign Office, rej|resentativei of foreign missions, the
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    HARBIN DANCERS.
    70 5 International Police WanttMl. Shanghai, Friday. It is now' announced that :Tie murder of Mrs. Woodruff uy bandita has resulted in the British Chamber of Commerce in Harbin requesting the British Legation to transmit to the Foreign Office a resolution to the effect that a small international police or
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    McHEYZER HANGED.
    85 5 Brk Edwin Cecil McCarthy IfcHeyier, the 22-year-old Ceylon burgfaer, who was foun 1 Kuilty of the murder of his father and stepmother in Johore on June 25, was hanged early on Thursday morning. At th.> appeal on Oct. 17, Mr. V. 1). Knowles, who pleaded on the accused's
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    MR. C. COCHRANE DEAD.
    401 5 CAREER IN MALAYA. FORMER CHIEF SECRETARY. A Renter cable from London wcordM the death of Mr. <" \V Fr Cochranc, c.m.c, the former Chief Secretary, F.M.s. Mr. Cochrmno, who was M years of are, retired from the Malayan < ivil Service only in July bat year,
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    CONCUBINAGE.
    103 5 New Killing By Nanking nmmillrr. Nanking, Oct. 1;». To lake concilium's amount* to adultery in the eyes of the Law and is therefore a le^al ground for divorce. This important ruling has boon rendered by the Committee for the adultery in the eyes of the. law and Ordinances under
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    AL. SMITH.
    96 5 Denounces U.S. Tariff And Debt Policies. Boston, Friday. Attacking t!ie Republican tariff policy, Mr. "Al" Smith, speaking in support of Mr. Roosevelt, said: "Britain, always a free trade counttry, has Uuilt up a tariff wall against the United States to reciprocate in kind the treatment we gave her
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    OTTAWA BILL.
    34 5 Rejection Defeated By Large Majority. London, Thursday. The House of Commons rejected the Labour motion rejecting the Ottawa agreements Bill which was read a second time by 423 votes to 77. Reuter
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    37 5 One of the last pictures taken before he left Malaya of Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, whose death is reported. Left to right Sir Miles Lampson, Sir John Scott, Mr. C. \V. H. Cochrane and Mr. Sterling.
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    PIECE GOODS IN INDIA.
    267 5 LANCASHIRE TRADE. SCHEME TO MEET COMPETITION. London. Friday. The outcome of a suggestion made by the Maharaja of Xawanagar prior to the Ottawa Conference, an important meeting was held in Manchester on Monday to consider a scheme to restore or increase the Lancashire trade in piece
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    "HUNGER MARCH."
    37 5  - HUNGER MARCH." Aneta Havas Austrian Communists' Intention. Vienna, Tuesday. The Communist Federation of Proletarian Solidarity has decided to organise a hunger march on Vienna on Dec. 3. Unemployed from all over Austria are expected to take part.
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    CAPTAIN DICKSON.
    38 5  -  Aneta-Havas American Flyer Passes Hanoi. Hanoi, Tuesday. The American airman Captain Dickson, who is on his way to Tokio from Paris by air, arrived here from Bangkok. A few hours later he left for Hong Kong.
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    SENATOR DIES.
    55 5 Grand Rapids, Oct. 11. William Alden Smith, United States senator from Michigan from 19C7 to 1919, and publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald, died at his home here today at the age of 73. Rome, Tuesday. The third international wine growers' congress opened litre under the auspices of
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    DIVORCE IN HONG KONG.
    456 5 LAW PASSED. IN LINE WITH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Hong Kong, Friday. The Hong Kong Government has passed the Divorce Ordinance which is based upon the Ordinance in force in the Straits Settlements. Sin Kuo Min. At the meeting of the Hong Kong Legislative Council recently the new
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    TIGER'S RAIDS.
    56 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Friday. Following closely on the report of elephant raids in Negri Sembilan comes the story of a tiger that raided a pigsty at Serting, carrying off one of the pigs. A week earlier the same beast is reported to have carried off a
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    FOR SINGAPORE ZOO.
    163 5 BOA CONSTRICTOR. CAUGHT AFTER FIGHT WITH WILD BOAR. A huge boa constrictor, 28 feet in ltngth, 26 inches in girth and weigh in*? about :)70 lb. h3s been captured without a struggle. The boa constrictor was in the wilds of Sarawak when a wild boar charge-j it.
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    MR. F. PHILLIPS.
    48 5 MR. F PHILLIPS. To Serve on Economic Conference Committee. London, Thursday. Mr. F. Phillips, Under-Secretory to the Treasury, replaces Sir Walter Layton on the preparatory committee for the .forthcoming World Economic Conference. Router. Sir Walter Layton resigned as he failed to agree with the Government's policy regarding tariffs.
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    MAFIA CAPTIVE.
    49 5 Minister's Son Makes His Escape. Buenos Aires, Tuesday. Ahelayerzo Htjyo, son of Senor Alberto Heyo, Minister for Finance, who was kidnapped by the Mafia society on Oct. 23, managed to escape from his captors and returned when the police were about to pursue the bandits. Reuter Wireless.
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    BELGIAN ELECTION.
    51 5 Parliament to Be Dissolved. Brussels, Wednesday. Under the King's chairmanship, a Cabinet meeting decided to dissolve Parliament and bold elections on Nov. 27. Thus the Liberal leaders have achieved their purpose and the new Broqueville Ministry proves but a stopfcap administration to bridge over the electoral campaign period.
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    FRENCH AIR SCANDAL.
    30 5  -  Aneta- Paris, Tuesday. The aviation scandal is taking a new turn. Andre Rouilloux Lafont. who iyswed the charges of corruption, has himself been accused of illicit nrnctiee*.-
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    M. HERRIOT'S TRIUMPH.
    289 5 DISARMAMENT. THE GENERALS GIVE WAY. GULF BRIDGED. Paris, Tuesday. The tfulf dividing the Cabinet and its military advisors rojjardinj>: the new constructive security of disarmament project was bridged at a meeting: of the Supreme Control of Defence lasting into the small hours of this morning, according to
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    SELANGOR CUTS.
    90 5 Expenditure Reduced Forty Per Out. (From Our Own Cor f ospoad o>t» Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. Introducing the Supply Bill for IW.I'A in the Selangor State Council, the acting British Resident dr* v attention to the reduction in expenditure that had been made since last year. He pointed out
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    DAMAGES FOR $1,000.
    1038 6 DAMAGES FOR $1,000. BREACH CASE. MAN CALLED A COWARD. JUDGE'S REMARKS. Hong Kon£, Oct. 13. A claim for $1,000 damages against a former Queen's College student for breach of promise was upheld by the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Woo^) at the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Giving judgment, his LordBhip referred
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    BIG JEWELLERY HAUL.
    206 6 HOME ENTERED PROPERTY VALUED AT $1,500. Hong Kong, Oct. 11. Jewellery valued at $1,500 was stolen from the residence of Mr. J. Rodger, 49, Granville Road, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon, says the South China Morning Post. Prompt action taken by the police resulted in the recovery of some
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    PECULIAR CASE.
    330 6 MARKET FOKI SENT TO PRISON. Hong Kong, Oct. 14. Should a butcher wear a white jacket. if he so desires? The question appears frivolous, but on it< answer depends the meaning of a serious happening at the Central Market, when a Chinese was assaulted oy thret? others and
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    REPUTATION OF CHICAGO.
    421 6 MALIGNED. NOT A CITY OF TERROR. SAFE AS LONDON. Mr. Anton J. Cermak, Mayor of Chicago, defended with vigour the reputation of his home city and contrasted it with London, when speaking 1 recently at a luncheo,! of the American Chamber of Comm,erce in London. *In |no
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    M. HERRIOT.
    81 6 Tribute to German Fallen at Lens. Lens, Tuesday. In the course of his speech at Lens M. Herriot paid a moving KiS^f***" of the < 5,000 German soldiers who arc buried in the military cemetery near by and whose graves are maintained by the French authorities. Only four
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    PAINTING BAN.
    102 6 .An oil painting of the execu- 0l «<*?* o[ Mary Queen of w»°l S Wh i ch ha f- hunff on the vf f .u a llttle Unitarian church B the mining village of Ihoppmgton, near Ashington by Northumberland's first woman minister. A few hours before she was
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET CRISIS.
    752 6 MONEY FOR ARMY. NATIONAL FINANCE CONTROVERSY. Tokyo, Oct. 17. The preliminary estimates for the next budget are said to total Yen. 2,400,000,000, or Y.600,000,000 more than the previous high record. A large proportion of this sum is required for naval and military purposes. Of the total, it
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    NEW METHODS IN THE BANK.
    606 6 gfgf g KEEPING CASH YEARS AGO H MORE DIRECTORS. r The proprietors of the i England have Banctione plug of ancient by-la* provision for the m more whole-time directors Mr. Montagu Governor, at a General the Bank of England, nou n < the introduction of
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    ARMED CIVILIANS.
    179 7  -  Sin Kuo Min tLii Scheme to Meet \\\n\ Menace. Ell- Friday. l hai j- Fat-fui (the Iro'iior- row where a* will be weicoaurf by his old comrades in arm.-, Ceneru!^ l,i Qpn-man and Tan^ Lunjrkon^. The Governor of Canton (General Chan Chai-tong) held a military meeting in Canton
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    Chiang Leaves for Hunan.
    253 7  -  Sin Kuo Min Shanghai, Friday. Manha] Chiang Kai-shek and till Wife Soong Mai-liny, left Hankow for Changaha, the capital of Hunan Province, yesterday by the Chinese cruiser Tauyow. Presumably Marshal Chiang's object is to consult the chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government (General Ho Chien) regarding
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    BRITISH AID AT THE MARNE.
    250 7 JOFFRE MEMOIRS. LOYAL TRIBUTE PAID. A loyal tribute is paid to the part played by the Hritish on the; Maine, in the latest section of Marshal JofTre's. memoirs published by L'lllustration. Marshal Jegre had been speaking of the lessons which the French had learned during
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    Alleged Spy Arrested.
    78 7 Shanghai, Friday. Young Teh-Chiang, who is alleged to have been employed by the Japanese military authorities as their chief Chinese spy during the hostilities in Shanghai, was %r--rested in Hongkmv yesterday morning. Germany and Maaenuka*. Messages from Washington state that nimoura are current there to the effect
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    MORO RISING ENDED.
    1437 7 MORO RISING ENDED. FIFTY SLAIN. FULL STORY OF BATTLE. WOMEN SAFE. Manila. Friday. The uprising of the Moros, which cost fifty lives, has ended with the surrender of the outlaw, leader, Muhamed, to Prinetu I>ayang, sister of the Sultan of Suiu, of the eight women and six children who had
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    82 8 The Gluten boat (ho B.V.C. at hockey yesterday by two goals to nil. Ashuorth anl chins (left) are seen above in a tussle for the ball. Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Hong Koif millionaire and philanthropist, who arrived in Singapore ye ■ViiJk.x terda> willi Lad) Ho Tuny: and Mi>s Grace
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