Singapore Daily News, 31 October 1932

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    Masthead
    12 1 The SINGAPORE Daily News NO. 25. MONDAY, OCT. 31ST, 1932. 5 CENTS.
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    Our Ideas
    442 1 The amount of capital tied up Singai ore by the iniquitous of deposit! is appalling. The M lity i- the worst ruler, for, as is well kn«,w i a citizen can avail him <<t the municipality's public uch a> water, md ic light, he must pay into i
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    DEATH OF LORD METHUEN.
    359 1 FAMOUS SOLDIER. HIS BOER WAR BATTLES. THE UODDEK river. London, Sunday. '/V Idtafh1 dtafh »<x»lv Place todav of Held Marshal lord Methuen a the a«e of S7.- Reuter I-Md Methrien. after leaving Eton, joined the Scots Guanls as a lieutenant at the age of I*, fa
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    SOVIET HELP.
    73 1 Japanese Women And (liihlrrn Freed. Tokio. Sunday. According to a special', message from Harbin to the* Tokio Nic'u Nielli the 110 JftpaßtflC women and children who have l.em impriRoncd in Manchuli since Sept. 27. \*hen (icncral Su PilUT>vtns railway miards mutinied, "lave be?a released Ihrovxli thi* u r
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    TWO GASSED.
    64 1 Suicide's Letter To Coroner* (From Our Own Correspondent.) London* Sunday. "I am about to start on a journey npon which my companion i> the only woman I dare take it with," wrote Horace Wilson to the CamberweM coroner. Wilson was found gassed with Jeannette Ifosley, a woman who
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    REDS SENTENCED.
    35 1 Tokio, Saturday. Sentences ranging from [Mj imprisonment to two years* |)enal servitude have been passed on IK2 Communist* a1 the end of protracted t'iJil of Communists aiirsttd during the last three years. Reuter
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    BRITISH WARSHIP MISHAP.
    150 1 PLATES STOVE IN. ACCIDENT ON MAIDEN VOYAGE. London, Sunday. An inauspic'ous maiden vovar has been male by H.M.S. Faimouth, recently completed to leplace the ill-fated 11. .M S. Peteisfteld. The Palmouth was due to leavj for the Far Bast on Nov. 1 an.l was leaving the dock
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    PRINCESS HELEN.
    65 1 GOVERNMENT OFFERS COMPROMISE. Bucharest, Saturday. The Government has granted Princess Helen's fust .man 1 for an increase of twenty pei cent, in her allowance, making a total of £14,000. She will b permitted to spend a month eac' year with her m>;i. but only in Switzerland. She may
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    FORMER PLANTER.
    30 1 Estate Manager Becomes London Taxi-Driver. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sunday. A former Selangor e3tate manager is now a London taxi-driver. His. wife is working as teashop assistant.
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    M. HERRIOT'S DARING PLAN.
    712 1 BRITAIN'S POSITION. NO EASTERN LOCARNO. DfSARJIAMENT MOVE The w^rok-end has seen some clarification of the disarmament issue. WYrriot's darinjr plan." a summary of which will probably be given verbally ->.t Geaeva on Thursday, is outlined briefly, and is stated to be acceptable 'in Germany as a
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    F.M.S. FINANCE AND POLITICS.
    549 1 ECONOMY ISSUE. IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING TODAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. A picturesque spectacle will be seen in front of the Saracenic buildings of the Federal Government tomorrow morning, when the four Rulers of the Federated States will alight one by one from their
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    PHOTOGRAPHY IN FOG.
    141 1 INFRA-RED RAYS. ALTERING WAR TACTICS. LOIMUON INVENTION An important photographic discovery is announced in a cable from our London correspondent By the new process, it is stated, the eye of the camera will penttrate fojjs O r smoke-screens, thus revolutionising land, sea and aerial warfare and rendering
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    £3,000 FOR 10s.
    53 1 Windfall lor Gir! Who Helped Old Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sunday. A year »go a young Cardiff Kirl lent ten shillings to an unknown old woman who had lost her handhapr. The lender has now Ucn informed thai she is to receive £3,000 under t!*e
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    Others' Ideas
    722 1 The recent Economic Confer* failed to realise the ho|»c* of •rthofc, British "ho alnavs la x 0 held U,al moral and political unit) of the Empire »ovld bi more maintained by a policy .Mowing Great Britain and her scattered dominions to Manage their busi, ness affairs independent lj
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    179 2 LOCAL SHARE AND COMMODITY MARKETS REVIEWED. Spot robber was up 1 '-'.'I at the close in London on Saturday accordinvf to a cable from our London correspondent* The previous day's price W3i 17 M and Saturday's 2 9 16 (Buyers). The Market is iteadier and the prices
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    SHARK PRICES.
    666 2 Middlr Quotations on Saturday. Ml.Ulo prices 'J !■-<•;»! 1 RUCK were as follows in g nfapore on Saturday according i > v-,. Co.'a list: MINING. A.sam Kumbang 27/-, Au tral Malay 19 Aver 11 it; m Tin 11 6. Bangrln Tin 15 Batang Padang COTS, Batu Cav.s D.45,
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    CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES.
    77 2 12 noon Oct. 2!>, 1932. Buyers Sellers Gambicr 6.00 Java Cube 10.00 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Muntok Whir.' Pepper 21.50 White Pepper 23.50 Black Pepper 18.50 Mixed Black Pepper 15.00 Sundried Copra 5.80 U xed Copra .7.25 5.25 Small Flake Tap 3% Pair :}.i>s Med: Pearl .-{.85
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    44 2 Saturday's exchange rates included the following: SELLING. London, 4 months" sight 2 I 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 8 4> 7/'32 London^LT^^^^^^WjMjf
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    BROOKLANDS' PROFIT.
    24 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. Brooklands (Selangor) Rubber Co. reports a profit for the yeai ended. June :\0 of £1,105. *Th:«
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    DUNLOP RUBBER DEBENTURES.
    65 2 EARLY REDEMPTION £1,469,780 TO BE PAID OFF. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. The Dunlop Rubber Co. is redeeming all outstanding 6 per cent. Second Mortgage Debentures on Feb. 4, VJ'A'3, at 103 per cent. The redemption announcement does not affect the drawing to decide debentures to
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    "IN VINO VERITAS."
    337 2 THE IDEAL SPOT FOR DEBATES. I think broadcasting is only capable of serving democracy because it is free from democratic control," said Mr. C. A. Siepmann the British Broadcasting 1 Corpotation Director of Talks, at Balliol College. Mr. Siei)»nann was addressing the British Institute of Adult Education
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    RUBBER OUTPUTS.
    56 2 No Signs Oi Diiiiinution/' (rrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. It" any owners or companies liavo suspended tapping", then many others must ha.ve increased their output, for production by Malayan estates shows no signs of diminution, lamented Sir F. A. Swettenham at the annual genera] meeting of the
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    JIMAH RUBBER ESTATES.
    510 2 REDUCED COSTS. PROFITABLE FORWARD CONTRACTS. The annual general meeting of Jimah Rubber Estates, Ltd., w.ts held on Saturday at the offices of the secretaries, Gattey and Bateman, with Mr. J. I. Dawson in tho chair. Others present were Mr. G. V. Miles and Mr. H. C. Reilly
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    LUNG POWER.
    300 2 WHERE "AVERAGE" MEN AND WOMEN FAIL. The extent to which the general population lags behind the Royal Air Force in lung power is illustrated in a series of respiratory tests which have been conducted at the Middlesex Hospital, London, by Dr. Alan lloncrieft*, the results being compared with
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      513 2 SHIPPING LIST. PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The following passenger sailings are pending For Europe. and O. S. N. Co».'s Rjjputana I Not. 11 N.Y.K. Hako/.aki Maru (Nov. 3). Hamburg Aaterika Line: Rheinlaad Nov. 1I Bast Asiatic Co., Ltd. Fionia (Nov. I), Afri.-a (abt Nov. 8). O.S.K. London Maru (Nov. 5).
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      527 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. Today, October i\. Municipal Commissioners meeting, 2.13 p,n. Tuesday, November I. Johore State Council meeting, The Dewan, 11 a.m. Wednewday, November 2. Rotary Tiffin, Group Capt. Jackson, R.A.F.. on "The Development and Value of Flyinp," Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. "Three Wise Fools," Victoria Theatre, D.:JO p.m. Thursday,
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      217 2 VESSELS AKRIVED. ACHILIEB, Brit., V.201 tons, from Liverpool 30*19, lor Hong Kong l-11. UARUT, P.rit.. ir, 1 tons, Malacca 80-10, »<>r Malacca :;i 1 o. RAUB, Brit., ions, from Pontianak 2!>-10, for Pontianak :;i-llt. VYNER BROOKE, Bar., 713 tons, from Kuchinr 29-10, for Kuching 2-10. ASDANG, Siam, UH\ tons, from
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    JOHORE'S TWO POINT RUGBY WIN.
    2094 3 lIITLE COMBINATION AMONG S.C.C. OUTSIDES. SELANGOR BEAT GLOUCESTERS. nth Johore sprang a big surprise on the S( f U,, >■„..,„, on Sa.u-la, 1 wh n b J Ihii warn, aiul ,n ftLtuTrJSZTt, TT. Kuala 13 points to eight. a| l" n >; heat l\-nan K
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    SOLDIERS BEAT THE POLICE.
    306 3 DEPOT HOCKEY. FIVE GOALS SHARED IN EVEN GAME. I'olice 2. Malaya Command 3. The Malaya Command defeated the Police at hockey on Saturday a* the Depot by the odd «?oal in live after an interesting encounter. The teams were evenly matched hut the Command showed a
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    ELLIS GETS T.K.O OVER BRILKA.
    720 3 FIGHT STOPPED. GERMAN IN A BAD WAY. HOOKS TO THE HEART. The main event at the Great W< rid boxing stadium on Saturday night should have been a twelvo-round bout between Max Biilka, the German, and L. Bdr. Ellis. It ended in the fifth round
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    FLOOD-LIT RUGBY.
    20 3 (From Our Own Cor e^pondenl > London, Sundaj The White City propose* to hold ku^l»y matches t y Sond-liirhl
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    THIRD DAY OF IPOH RACES.
    650 3 BIG ATTENDANCE. MANY POOR FIELDS. GOOD FOR PUNTERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Saturday. Bad weather threatened to snoil today's nMM, but after thy irst event the downpour ceased only to begin again during the eighth race. There were poor fields for nearly all the
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    M.C.C. DRAW.
    175 3 BRADMAN MAKLS THREE AND TEN. I 'j i Sal u rd The match rx»i w n I M tourists and ;i UAu ilian XI wa rl .mi. Fift4 en h< :n < ctatoi the resumpt ion t he tourists' econ i.atch Ito i fti »t being a draw
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      13 3 Home 100 i ball results league tables and other sport on page 7.
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      187 3 X'MAS PRESENTS /^or Friends at Home BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH OUR LONDON OFFICE and th< suppliers concerned, ire are able t<» accepi ord Seasonable Gifts, to be delivered to your Friend* Christmas. jgifc POMMERY and GRENO fl» CHAMPAGNE 1 4 41' 1 I > *l* w' Jbßi "v^ JBr^i I
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    MANY ANOMALIES OF THE MEANS TEST.
    1475 4 MANY ANOMALIES OF THE MEANS TEST. PROBLEM OF PENSIONS AND VARIED METHODS OF APPLICATION. In view <m last week's cables reporting riots in London and elsewhere, originating partl\ at least, from objections to the much-discussed means lest which comes into operation when a man or mm has drawn unemployment benefit
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    MALACCA S LIGHT.
    127 4 30 IVr Cent. Increase In (lost. (From Our Ov/r Correspocident.) Malacca, Thursday. The Municipal Commissioners met yesterday primarily t<» consider the VJVi Budget. One matter arising out of 'h< discussion concerned electric lightA letter was received from tip--Malacca t&lectric Light <'<>„ notifying the Commissioners that watt electric
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    WILFUL TRESPASS.
    121 4 Sikh l-'mnl and Bound Over. Allegations Against a poKce constable were disbelieved by Mr. J. P. P. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistrate, on Saturday when Bishan ISir.gh was, fined $25 and hound ever for six months for wilful trespass. The complainant, a constable, stated that while he was
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    BOUND OVER.
    97 4 Five Mohammedans Convicted. The protracted hearing of 1 1 a>t in which, five Mohammedans were charged with voluntarily cm- !i hm t to a compi ti ioi earned M. A. Majid at the Singapore Harbour Board early in Septem*] »r was concluded on Saturday before Mr. A. C.
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    AT THE CINEMA.
    159 4 THE PAVILION. If a picture features Ralph Lynn and Tom Walls you can l>.» sure of a good laugh. M Thsrk/ 1 which began at the Pavilion last r ij-'-ht to crowded houses, is no exception. It is a worthy successor to Mark's the Boy," and is
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.
    1680 4 ANNUAL MEETING REDUCFh PROFITS. 5 PER CENT. ;."V|, /Iv The ■'>■>; ii unnnal Singap >•■ < was held oh Sal B I ,<l d i Ssy« s Pledger in The n I W.ll. Mr. W. B. Sull Raync G. In i■ Mr. .1. Mr, I:. [»ah
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    GERMANY CLAIMS BACK HER LOST COLONIES.
    1059 5 REFUSAL TO REGARD THE MANDATES AS FINAL. R| SSURE 01" CROWING POPULATION. Ihr mm! jubilee celebrations of thr (i.-rman olonial al which som«> Heathers of the Governs***! took Dart Ihr (leakers cn.p'ia .i eel (.ormany's economic pressarc which M- her to diMrover outlets f«
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    TERRIBLE EART HQUAKE HAVOC IN GREECE.
    27 5 Grr.phic pictures of the recent earthouakc in Greece have no* brn r^^lr^i ai v ithing More thai :i heap of ruin.;
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    BLACKMAIL CHARGE.
    72 5 Story of Threat To Publish Rook. Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ifedait, Wednesday. Four Chinese have been arrested in connection with a case of alleged blackmail. A rich Chinese in Batavia was threatened that book would published containing incidents in his life unless he paid 10,000 guilders. Eventually the
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    EUROPE HOTEL CLOSES.
    727 5 LAST DANCE. MEMORIES OF THE MUTINY. La.it n v t, at m dnight, the Europe Hotel, one of Singapore's .•no- 1 famous landmark* closed. The decision io erase bustit**fl mo reached following the realisation that the hotel could no longer lie a commercial succe'-s i -to'"' An
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    DEEPAVALI.
    61 5 Court Druls Lightly With Indians. Dctpavali celebrations on Friday led td the appearance of number of Indians before Mr. J. F. V. (Jregjr, the Singapore Thir 1 Magistrate, on the following day. The c-hiet' charges against them wi-i e of being drunk and incapable and of letting (iff fireworks
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    COOPERATION IN CHINA.
    374 5 COOPERATION IN CHINA. SHANGHAI CENTRE. CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC. Moviisc; i.k<;ation. Suggest tats for Ihe closer vo-op'-rVinn of Ike tiiplonrt'ir and consular srrvicrs in China arc contained in nn article in the Observer bv a special «-<>rrespo»ident writing m China. The corresponded! sa> s Hint th*« s''r\ -'icrv. should li» <o'"'Tntrated
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    SIR SYED IMAM.
    177 5 FIRST INDIAN TO SIT AT LEAGUE DIES. Patna, Sunday. The death took place here today of Sir Syed Ali [main, K.C.S.L, C.5.1., the well-known lawyer and statesman, at the age of ni.\- Renter. Sir Ali Imam Syed, who was a son of Nawab Syed Inulad Imam, Shamsululaina,
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    DYING CONDITION.
    74 5 Cantonese Severely Stabbed. A Cantonese was serioualy *tal»l>ed late last night in Park Koa«l near, a coffee shop, as a result of which he was taken to the General Hospital in a dying condition. The man received wounds in the abdomen, the face, chest and hack. A ricksha
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    COTTON HITCH.
    45 5 Spinneri R«*j« 4 <*i Wagr Agreement* London, Saturday. Renewed trouble i> threatened n the Lancashire cotton Industry. A meftintr <>f the Rpinners Amalgamation has decided n» reject iw wajfcs affreemeni reached on Oct. T* ipinneni will not cnu<i tlu. i»iill> on Monday. Reuter
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    LIEGE FORTS.
    154 6 BELGIUM DECIDES ON RESTORATION. Important new meaanrea i'oi the defence of the Eastern front ler have been decided upon the Belgian Government. They include: A biy: iii o f blockhouses; A new frontier regiment; and The restoration of the Liege and Namur fortresses. Among other plans, it ia
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    DICKENS LETTERS.
    180 6 Outburst Against His Employer. (By Air Mail.) London, Oct. 14. Six letters written by Charles Dickens to Sir John Ea^thope, proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, for whom in 1836 Dickons was working, are included for sale in the latest catalogue of Charles J. Sawyer, Ltd., London. The correspondence
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    VICAR DEFENDS. ATHEISM.
    687 6 VICAR DEFENDS ATHEISM. MOSCOW DISCIPLE. RED FLAG IN CHURCH. THE CATHOLIC CRUSADE (By Air Mail.) London, Oct. 18. Here ia a consecrated sh ine of the Church of England a vicar and his flock have for twelve years been aiming at revolution, wiiies a correspondent of the Morning Pest from
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    LEGLESS AIR PILOT.
    38 6 Although both his legs were amputated, following a crash last December, Flying-Offico-r)ou<>l:s R. S. Racier, a former Rugby layer and clever pilot, i* now flyirj? a|?ain. He works the rudder bar with his artificial leg*
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    BIG RACECOURSE BLAZE.
    368 6 UVCE&DiARISM. STANDS DESTROYED AT KEMPTON PARK. Thr«?« grandstands at Kempton P*rk racecourse, Middlesex, were practically destroyed by fire in mail week. They were the King's, the Members' and Tattersalls. The fire was discovered shortly before nine o'clock and within a few minutes the flames reached a height
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    "JIX'S" WILL.
    234 6 NO BEQUESTS TO CHARITY. (H> Air Mail.) London. Oct. 15. The will was published today of the late Viscount Brentford < Jix He left estate of the jjross value of MIMI ss. Id., with net personality of £5.^,247 Gs. Bd. One of the executors is Sii William Jowiu,
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    MATA HARI FILM.
    114 6 Relatives' Unsuccessful Objection. Rotterdam, Tuesday. An unsuccessful application has been made in the Courts to prevent the presentation of the film portraying: chapters in the history of Mata Haii, the beautiful Dutch dancer, who was shot by the r rench at Vincennes as a German spy during
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    NEW CANNING PATENT
    155 6 SIMPLE PROCESS. NO COMPLEX MACHINERY. FRUIT AND MILk. Moscow. The Soviet Canning- Trust ha* decided to patient abroad ana apply in the U.S.S.R. a new method of canning fruit, berries, vegetables and milk. The new method, it is believed, will revolutionise cannin x technique. The accustomed canning-
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    SPORT & HEALTH
    298 6 SPORT HEALTH DANGER OF BEING OVERDONE. Dr. G. C. Anderson, who has just succeeded to the post of Medical Secretary to the British Medical Association, and was formerly an into national athlete, grave his views to a representative of the Morning Post recently on the connection between sport and health.
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    IF MONUMENT FELL.
    160 6 Cilv Shopkeeper Insuro Against Risk. (By Air Mail.) London, Oct. 14. A man who owned a shop in th_ i shadow of the Monument i:i London once insured against iho risk of the Monument falling on his place of business This is one of many cases of
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    SNATCHED LOCKET.
    62 6 Chinese Lad Sent To Reformatory. A Chinese lad of fifteen years was sent to tho reformatory for two years when he was chargi '1 before Mr. J. F. p. Greg?, the Singapore Third Magistrate. on Sat u i-day with stealing a locket from a woman. The complainant stated
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    UTOPIA IN THE MAKING.
    343 6 LABOUR COUPONS. COMMUNITY SOLVES OWN PROBLEMS. A modern Utopia, based on Bellamy's "Looking Backward," is iVi the making in the rural municipality of Burnaby, set in a lakestrewn forest of all ftrs and cedars dn the Pacific Highway, southward from Vancouver according to the Vancouver correspondent
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    FLYING SHIPS.
    293 6 BRITISH AVIATION IN THE FUTURE. "With the apparent demise of the airship, ihe flying boat is left as the sole prospective air lines*. The difficulties in the way of the development of lon^ range aeroplanes will not always be un surmountable, but the flying boat only becomes practical
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    CUTTING CORNERS.
    82 6 Jiiflgr on Motorist's Wicked Offence." 1 The cutting of a corner l>y a motorist is really a wicked thing," said Mr. Justice Branson in sentencing John Fox, aged 29, i labourer, to three months* imprnonment in the second division at Cambridge Assizes. Evidence was given that Pox col
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    FLYING SQUADS "OLD CROCKS."
    233 6 DECREPIT CARS INDIGNANT POLICE. M UNSUITABLE VI (By Air Mail Lond< Detectives of the at Scotland Yard sent out each n raider* in can whi< cltre to be imsuita It may now be local flying §quad> sions arc being second-hand n\some of which i'fiO tO t'Tft.
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    DEATH SENTENCE
    130 6 MAN WHO TORT WIFE'S LOVLR. (By Air M. Lond< i, The trial for murd Ifouvault whirl) the Sc ine Assize < week, came to an with a verdici ftiouvault was condi n i guillot inerf, s: respondc nt of t! >!• MouvauK, who h; -I serted by his
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    REICH REFORM.
    71 6 Oration of Second Chainlwi The creation *>t b chamber t<> contn Parliamentariani m < by Herr v<>n Gayl, the Interior, in r the proposed refo Btitution in a speech at banquet of journalist He declared that i Keii ii would \>v Invo prived of independ ed by a
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    FRENCH CHAMBER.
    15 6 Vote of (^nhileiif* 1 In Goveriiiii«?"l Pai i The I hamber of Dep
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    SENAL'S 8—2 WIN OVER LEICESTER CITY.
    537 7 SENAL'S 8— 2 WIN OVER LEICESTER CITY. Ii'CAINS FIRST DIVISION I LEADERSHIP. I a FORD'S UNBEATEN RECORD: 1 m rrviilt ol Ihsl Saturda\\ h<»m«- football fi\■J 11 ihtedlj th«- runav%av virtory uf the Arsenal o\»r Ltigf on the fanaer'i Kround by t-i^ht ga«k to two, lor ■P. r\ Ike Araeaal
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    406 7 ARSENAL SECURE THE LEAD. The positions of tauni in the Eng-liah and Scottish League* today are as follows Brentford U <» 0 gg _>„ ii" tding 12 fi I 28 i 17 ich C. 'L' :> -J 23 16 15 -il P, u i a L'L' i.; u
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    80 7 U.S. Tariff Vigorously Defended. Indianopolis, Friday. A vigorous denial that the United States tariff was responsible for the world slump was given by Mr. 'Hoove)-, in a speech here tonight. He said the tariff applied only to a third of American imports, at which 66 per cent, were
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    550 7 Production To Kr Limited. Havana. Saturday. The Cuban National Sugav Institute has recommended to the President that the production in 1933 should he limited to 2,000,000 tons, of which the export quota of Ihe United State* will be 1,115,000. The Institute also recotnmende 1 1 that grinding Bhould
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    LOCAL TENNIS.
    96 7 0.K..\. Tournament I us. i The following- were the results <S ties played in the Old Raffiesians' Association tennis tournament T. B. Abed owe :'.<) beat Dr. E. Smith owe 1. ">..",, w .o. Dr. Loli Poon Lip owe 15.:*, be it Dr. S. L. Oehlers owe I">..'J,
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    132 7 News Suppressed By Moscow. London, Saturday. Newa of a disaster to the Black Sou express, in which 90 fccrfcft*M are said to have been killed and 300 injured, which occurred on Oct. 16, and which has apparently been suppressed by Soviet orders, has now leaked through. The only
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