Singapore Daily News, 13 December 1932

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    12 1 The Singapore Daily News NO. 62. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932. 5 CENTS.
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    Our Ideas
    444 1 I|i i < i much i oom for I bought the lone <»f the news received yesterday regarding two of th« r problems in the sphari of intl national politics War debts and (1. nt. Col. Stimaon has forwarded a further reply to the Note which i*, for
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    AMERICA REJECTS BRITISH PROPOSALS.
    1049 1 AMERICA REJECTS BRITISH PROPOSALS. FRESH DEBTS CRISIS. MINISTERS ROUSED FROM THEIR BEDS AT 2 A.M. jccted by the United States. Upon rcceint of tho Amencan reply in London at 2 a.m.. leading British rfU^I WCr r< USed from their *>*«* anTtn/ormed »L c an cd situation. The Prime Minister who
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    LONDON AND BACK BY AIR.
    381 1 MR. TALALLA. THRILLS OF THE JOURNEY. DO IT AGAIN." Mr. Benjamin Talalla, the first resident of Malaya to fly to England and back, reached Kuala Lumpur yesterday full of enthusiasm for his rapid mode of travel. Hi> journey took longer than he intended because the
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    BRITISH CRUISER IN PERSIAN GULF.
    172 1 M AN OMINOUS SIGN." TEHERAN'S DENIAL OF RUSSIAN INFLUENCE. London, Friday. The new British protest to Persia on the issue of the oil concession is causing much comment in consequence of its peremptory tone, which gives it the character of an ultimatum. The fact that
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    CHINA AND SOVIET.
    57 1 Diplomatic Relations To Resume? Geneva, Monday. An important movement in the Far Eastern situation is ascribed to the private meeting of Dr. W. W. Yen and M. Litvinoff, Soviet Commissar for Fomeiflm Affairs, this morning, at which, it is believed, it was arranged that there should be
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    ARMED GUARD AT DISTRICT COURT
    793 1 59 ALLEGED REDS. DISTURBANCES DESCRIBED. ARAB STREET FIGHT. A lamp-lit court room with its doors guarded by hefty Sikh constables armed with rifles with bayonets fixed was the unusual setting for the trial of 59 alleged Communists the police bag H after Sunday night's demonstration
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    PIT EXPLOSION.
    62 1 Four Killed In South Yorkshire Disaster. London, Friday. The unprecedented number of colliery accidents in Britain this year was increased by the explosion last night at the Cortonweed Colliery, South Yorkshire, a large concern employing 2,000 workers. Only twenty men were in the scam at the time of
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    ATHENS STRIKE.
    54 1 Both Sides Agroe To Obey Government. Athens, Thursday. The strikers have decided to resume work on condition that there are no dismissals. Ort the question of claims, both employers and strikers will abide by the decision of the Government. This solution is due to the firm attitude taken
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    Others' Ideas
    1217 1 That Stalin has lost his hold in Moscow and that ho is likely to be superseded at an early date by Yoroshilov is the assertion of Mr. J. R. WVstgarth. late Engineer to the Soviet Government. Voroshilov, Mr. WefitJfarth thinks, will modify the extremities of Communism and establish
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    102 2 LOCAL SHARE AND COMMODITY MARKETS REVIEWED. i (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Monday. The closing prices today were: RUBBER. *P<»t 1 7 I),. am 1 .',2 January 2 7 Mi Down 1 :>,2 .Ian. -Mar. IS 32 Apr-June 2 9/l| Dow n 1 32 July-Sept. 2 5
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    Local Markets.
    140 2 Shares. Business w i > a> r ...n slack throughout yesterday. Rubbers mni tins were completely neglected thr latter Showing a tendency to wenkm. hMtastrmia were inclined to be firmer, with n Increase in inquiries hut I iisines* was v* J si.iall. Traders :le reported to havr chanced
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    SHARE PRICES.
    698 2 Middle Quotations On Monday* minim;. MiddU pricti of local l»»uei were JS> i, Uowi in Fin^aporc on Monday. According to Frtwr Co.'« list Asam Kuml.arisr U 6 cd., Austral Malax lit Ayer Hitara Tin II 1 Bancrin Tin 12 BaUng Padang O.OT^a, Batu Carei D.37%, Kukit Aran^j u.io
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    SUEZ CANAL.
    24 2 Paris, Friday. Traffic- figures for the Suez Canal for October show a distinct improvement being the highest for shipping since January. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    43 2 Yesterday's exchange rates included the following: London. 1 monihs' si^ht I 3 15/16 London. 8 months' sight 23 29/32 I^ondon. 60 days' sight 2/3 7/8 London, 30 days* -..ght 2/9 27/32 -L.-ndon, demand 2/3 13/16 London, T.T. 2/3 25 82 SELLING.
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    CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES.
    73 2 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES. 12 noon, Doe. 12, 1932. Buyers Seller? Gambier 5.2f Java Cube iU>C Hamburg Cube 10.0C Muntok White Pepper 22.5C White Pepper 21.5( Black Pepper 17.5U Mused Black Pepper 12.0( Su idried Copra 5.70 i>.70 Mixed Copra 5.20 5.2( Small Flake Tap 3% Fair 3.5< Med: Pearl
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    S.S. ARAMIS.
    35 2 The Messagevies Maritimes Aramis is due here from Saigon tomorrow at 6 a.m. and \yill probably sail on the same day at 3 p.m. for Pensmgr, Colombo, Djibouti, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles.
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    NEW VATICAN MUSEUM.
    99 2  - NEW VATICAN MUSEUM. OPENED BY POPE. GREAT COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART. Vatican City, Thursday. The Pope himself opened the »ev. entrance to the Vatican Museum. His Holiness made a short spce* praising the genius oi' Rome, which, !ie said, has at all time? known how to unite and assimilate
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    TOO MUCH GOLD
    143 2 Swiss Finances Embarrassed. Berne, Friday. In the course of a debate CounMllor Musy stated that the cover )f the Swiss issue of notes ani'iuninl to no less than 10(5 per cent., whereas the statutory cover neci.hl was only 40 per cent. The Swiss National Hank was in
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    CROWD'S WAIT.
    90 2 Storv Ol* Apparitions Excites Peasants. Brussels, Friday. More than id. dot) persons from he neighbouring countryside rssci lbled on Thursday in the village of Beauring in the Ardennes, in order U> watch M apparitions which ftvs children are asserted to have beheld M>me days ago and which, according
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    M. AVENOL.
    91 2 Elected League General Secretary* Genev*, Saturday. By 42 votes out of 4S, M. Avenoi (France) -.\as elected gmenal see* reiary of the League of Nations in succession to Sir Eric Drummond lesignod. The usual cengvatula\tory and valedictory compliments were paid anil the Assembly unanimously adopted a vote of
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    BERLIN ROURSE.
    46 2 Berlin, S turday. The Stock Kxchaiiuc on Friday was erratic and on the whole wee!,. partly owing to !he unsettling: effect of the news of the serious internal trouble in the National Socialist party. Call money was -Pi to 5 l .i.-- Aneta-Trans-Oce an
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    CATALAN DIET.
    53 2 Barcelona, Thursday. Thi- newly elected Catalan ]>!«•; was opened with a speech by the Catalan President, Colonel Macia, expressing: gratification that at long last the Catalans had achieved certain measure of autonomy and voicing: the wish that u other nation composing the State will obtain same decree of
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    FATAL EXPLOSION.
    45 2 Berlin, Thursday. The hi*?; works of the German Dye Trust at Chemnitz were Uu! scene of disaster when an oxy^er. container burst, seven workmen being killed as the result of a na'l crushing them. It is feared that there are more victims.- Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    GERMAN UNEMPLOYED.
    20 2 Berlin, FridayThe number of unemployed rose during the past fortnight l>y 02,000 and on Dec was 5,368,(XX>. Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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      237 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. Today. IK tern her M. Johoie State Council Meetirtf, Dewan. 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 14. Rotary Tiffin. Adoiphi Hotel, 1 p.m.j Opening of Nutrition Laboratory and Sports ground at College of Medicine by H.K. the Governor, 4.1."» p.m. Police Band at Ttflok Aver, 9 p.m. Friday, December
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      567 2 SHIPPING LIST. PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The following passenger sailings art P. and O. S. K. Co.'s Ranpura (Dec 23 >. N r .Y.K. Haruna Maru (D«C. lo), Katori Maru (Dec. 30). Hamburg Amorika Line Kurmark (D.A.D.G.) (about Dec. 1">), Duisberg (about Dec. 20 >. East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Alsir.
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      476 2 VESSELS ARRIVED. CALCUTTA MAl'.l', Jap., 5.218 tons, from Calcutta 12-12, fir Hong Konp 13-12. GEN' VAN GBEN, Dutch. 711) tons from Batavia 12-12, for Batavij. IS-12. ANGBY, Sar., 117 tons, from Sibu 12-12. for Sibu 17-12. CBEMERi Dutch, 2,784 tons, from B Deli 12-12, for Hong KonK 15-12. GLENLUCE, Brit..
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    LIPTON TROPHY RACES.
    330 3 LIPTON TROPHY RACES. THE YACHT CLUB. KiLAT WINS THE FIRST. W TEAM RACE nil the A clai I the fit.-; (l f 1 the dial the early that gran* Thomas has .'.-I added Of t hr 1 hope thai h ba< kbone of ell awaj id the iim ajarainsi Ihi
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    BOXING BOARD.
    12 3 p] Vidt-i.i liooting Board a! fc^^^^ i»>.' for the United
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    611 3 MEN'S MONTHLY MEDAL AT GARRISON. P ZZ.TZZ™? M l-.t.-i.u-ui. \v. S. Allen l I-,, B. Maxwell R. Kent.,,, 1> w A. Scotl l:1 decided later. Singapore <;. gapore Golf ClafeV ll rr medal competition was ;layed at Bukif Timah on Saturday »nd Sunday and resulted in a win
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    RACING.
    53 3 The Straits Rating Association Mrumncei the followiaf classification Q< Horses and Ponies, list No. 7. Aitu-ndmenl N< 10: Horses. 4 11 -in .iVi-s. .Wiiidgardt l «n' I l to Cla*.< Nrw (ia.s^ifi'.ation.s. -Class Z. Brown Tony. I'laas The Mah<li. PHnoe Bteelfg. l>eletion». -CU^ 2.— Low LyWI Class 4.— Black
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    INDIANS BEAT THE M.C.U.
    519 3 INDIANS BEAT THE M.C.U. HOCKEY. I COLLEGE THE BETTER TERRITORIALLY. IA is u.c.i. i. In an interesting hockey match at Balestltr yesterday the Indian Ass,,tiation defeated the Medical College Liiu.n hy the odd jcoal in three. lor.iioi-.ally, however, the Oltegi} nad much the better of matters and was only the
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    PENDING RUGBY.
    83 3 i*:ii|>ii!!! Asiatics' Big Win. (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnanK. Monday. The first inter-State rugby match between teams of Asiatics was played on the Padang here today when the Penang Nomads met the Taiping Asiatics. The Penang team consists of Malays and Chinese combined. ThL j visitors won l»y
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    42 3 Americans Win State Doubles Final. Melbourne, Monday. In the Victoria State lawn tennis championships which wore con tinued here today Kllsworth V;r»"* and (JledhiH, of the U.S. team now touting Australia, won the doubleI final ly In-ating Wiiuu-r Allison and,
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    CROWD OF 50,000.
    175 3 ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA AT FOOTBALL. London, Wednesday. At Stamford Bridge today there \va a crowd of 50,000 people to watch the football match between England and Austria. The weathei was sunny and the ground was in good condition. Knjrland won tlu toss and Houuhton was promineni early
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    INTER-'VARSITY.
    141 3 CAMERIDGE DESERVE FOOTBALL WIN. Stamford Bridge, Wednesday. In the inter-university footba] match played here today (-'ambi-id^t. won the loss and used the wind t best advantage, obtaining a 3— l lead in the first hail' whii-h wa: fought at an extremely hard and keen pace. Oxford's passing was precise
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    WIN FOR WALES.
    144 3 IF<ELAND OUTPLAYED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. Wrexham, Wedn< sday. Wales thoroughly deserved ilu 4—l victory secured in the match with Ireland here today. The Irishmen at first hud the up per hand but in the second hail they were outplayed in very department The Irishmen's luckiest shot was
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    DRAW FOR M.C.C.
    87 3 MITCHELL TAKRS FIVE FOR 26. Wagga VVa^ga, Monday. The tVO-day cricket match '!>*.' tweeM the Southern DUti-ici* and Ihe M. ended today in a diaw. In their l'nsi pnunci the Southern Districts madt 22*» and the M.C.C. replied with 813, of which Arms made 91 and F.
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    BASKETBALL.
    115 3 Singapore Finals At The N«-w World. An unusually largv crowd saw a very interesting l'i»«*ket-ball mat<-h at New World wpotta aremj on Saturday night when the Chung- Wu Athletic Association defeated the Chinese* Industrial and Commen iai Continuation School Old Boys Association by 'M to 27 points in the
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    THIRD ROUND OF F.A. CUP.
    164 3 THIRD ROUND OF F.A. CUP. JAN. 14 GAMES. WALSALL MEET I ARSENAL. OLDHAM VS. SPURS. The following is the iw for he Football Association Cup third round to be played on Jan. 11: Carlisle or Hull vs. Sander land. Oldham vs. T ittenJuun. Brighton or Wrexham vs. Chelsea. Bradfoid City
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    152 3 Ties For Russian Pool Tournament. The following ties have been aranged in the S.C.C. Russian Pool tournament, cp, which will becin tomorrow V. i\ Barbai and M. C. Kili »ti .•s. R. A. Ashworth and H. R. **earnside. Dr. H. IT pkins and Dr. E. Lindow vs. A.
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    SOVIET WARNED.
    340 3 "STRAIGHT TALK" BY SIR JOHN SIMON. .Mil.-, p. \y. dncedcy. The fact that :> 'straight talk has 1 con to lUj-. ;i by Sir -Jolin Simon in eonseque k* <>! the ctivitiea of the Third International, coupled with a clear-cul rcuuesi i > know v. hat the Soviet**
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    NOVEL DECREE.
    80 3 Machinery And I iHinployiiH-nt. Dantsia*! Friday. The Stellate has i-^je<! a lemarl. x\>it' decree which appear* Id he he first of its kirwl in Europe. It I niactfl that a piinit must he oh-j tamed from the Slate authorities before any machinery »> 1?: italk?d [he um' <•!
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    SECRET RADIO.
    69 3 Police Truce Source Of \{vi\ Programme*. Bei lin, h'viii iv. After ciariy \ve«-k- of p;t» i m March, tht- i>olic»- -■><■ I tracing a Communist i«. i which intervak recently had ling the ra«ii«> fiuitii^- vigorous oininuiiis; i| i »•<•- mu\ t ht >»n^injf nf the inti'injuionalt*. Scleot'iftc
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    FELL FROM TREE.
    34 4 l»yath by minadventure was the verdict returned by Mr. K <; Bourne, tin- Singapore Cormier, ye ••r.lay at the inquest on a Thmull ,h, rwull ofa rail from we* In rhomson Road.
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    FIRST YEAR.
    191 4 N. S. ESTATE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Sunday. The annual general meeting of the Kegri Sembilan Estate Owners' Association, which was founded last year, and which has come into prominence recently with it? scheme for rubber control, was held yesterday at the Negri Semhilan Chinese
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    CLERK HANGED.
    50 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Monday. The body of a Chinese mercantile clerk named Ah Hoon, who about four months ago became unemployed, was found hanging last night in his house. It is stated that a note was found saying nobody was to blame and alleging family troubles.
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    39 4 A Chinese was stabbed by another in the lower part of both legs In the Rochore district yesterday ifu tel on^ a d had to be "taken to I the lan Took Seng: hospital in the am hu lance.
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    30 4 A young Chinese cyclist was slightly injured when he was knocked down by a motor-car at the junction of New Bridge R oa d and Pagoda Stri-t early yesterday morning.
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    BREMEN COMMANDER.
    35 4 New York, Wednesday. Capt. Nicholaus Johnson, the commander of the German liner Bremen, died in hospital today as the result of complications following appendicitis, which developed at sea on Dec. 3. Reuter Wireless
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    24 4 The Sultan and Sultanah of Johore attended the first house at the Pavilion Theatre last night to see Old Dark House."
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    43 4 An old Chinese pedestrian, after being knocked down at the junction of Hill Street and Stamford Road yesterday by a bicyclist, sustained a simple fracture of the lower part of the left leg and was removed to the General Hospital in the ambulance.
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING.
    1416 4 LADY CLEMENTI ELECTED PATRONESS. APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT. The annual meeting of the Children** Aid Society was held at Government House yesterday morning. H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil dementi, presiding. O'hers present included Lady Clementi, Lady Murison, Lady Scott, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sime,
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    MALAY WEDDING.
    151 4 RAJA ABDUL AZIZ AND TUNGKU ZAMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Monday. Tiie wedding 1 took place on Saturday night at Alor Star of Raja! Abdul Aziz, son of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor, and Tungku Xuiv.ai toon Zaman, daughter of 11. H. l'unjrku Mohamed. The contract was
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    CHANDU SEIZURE.
    213 4 Drug Hidden In Furniture. A seizure of about 370 tahils of non-Government chandu, valued at approximately $2,500 was made by revenue officers on board the s.s. Lyemoon yesterday morning 1 when the boat docked at Tanjong Pagar wharf, having arrived from Hong Kong. During the course of their
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    MOTOR MISHAP.
    107 4 EUROPEAN WOME> INJURED. TWO of four I who were involved accident in Orchard I junction of Oxley R morning shortly aftei be removed to the for treatment for mil They were Mrs. Mill Dickinson, both of th< and it appeared that B car in which they were gether
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    LOCAL WEDDINGS.
    153 4 Mr. L. L.Lawrieaml M* M. C. Brown. The wedding of Mr. and Miss M. C. Bi >wn I i at the Presbyterian Chui pore, on Saturday. The was given away by wort- a dresa of wh a pak' pink hat, and ca I bouquet of white lilies I
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      32 4 1 n 1 3 i a P j It Became a 1 Malaya's d I Favourite a I In A Week! t s i 3 i 3 i 5 1 p i
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      86 4 LAW NOTICE. Before tfaa Chief Justice in the 1st. Court today at 10.45 a.m. 1. S. 1124 01 Tan Kim Sai vs: Tan Thain Wee, Judgment in Criminal Appeal:- 2. Rex. vs: Ong Chwee Hob rind anor. At 11 a.m. Part heard: -S- Moll 31— Yu Wan Yokv alias Yu
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    MUNITION DUMP IN EMFTY HOUSE.
    117 5 MUNITION DUMP IN EMFTY HOUSE. HDRII) DISCOVERY. tUMOURS OF NEW RI VOLUTION. Madrid, Thursday. ty of bombs, am* .< throwers and small ie<l by the police ise in the suburbs have be"ti of Communist a communist overrepublic are also l>een found on the lends substance circulating in Spain i'eA day
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    POSSESSION OF DRUG.
    45 5 Tian pleaded .uuilty! n Mi. C. Wilson,] District Jadce, to] ftcki containing alued at approximSentence was de--1>(I'-1 16, bail being »aa arrested l>y !l "(»s while in a Market Road just mbarked from the *hich had arrived in Telok Anson en > ok.
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    SMUGGLERS DROWNED.
    24 5 Wednesday. who attempted to •of tobacco over the drowned along with when the over-lade.. »mugglen managed to swift current :.ml Reuter Wireless
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    STOLEN CHURCH ORNAMENTS.
    66 5 HIDDEN IN CELLAR. SPOIL OF MANY ROBBERIES. Brussels, Friday. The police discovered in a cellar m the suburb of Anderlecht cases full of precious church ornaments, valued at about 10,000,000 francs, which are believed to be the proreeds of many church and museuac* robberies committed in Germany
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    HINDENBURG.
    147 5 Rumour* Ol 111 Health Denied* Berlin, Friday. Am official denial was jjiven to a rumour in Geneva that President von Hindenburg had had a heart attack and that a priest had been summoned to his bedside. His health is declared to be splendid and he gave a number of
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    AMY JOHNSON
    73 5 INijjht Flight n«>lay«(l By Fog. Bentfuclla, Sunday. Mrs. Mollison arrived at Mossamedefl (Portuguese West Africa) at 3.46 p.m. ahead of her schedule. She will leave on a non-stop ttitfUt to Duala at D p.m. Ben^uella, Monday. Amy Johnson left Mossamed-s at 10 p.m. last night and passed over
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    CHIEF JUSTICE'S REBUKE TO COUNSEL.
    1843 5 WAY APPEAL MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE SET OUT. ALLEGED SMUGGLER'S CASE. of ,T Mu r,s n Appeal Court vesterdav, during the course h.r h Vt 'u Whk £L! B mM l,efortf him His lordship ended bv sayin^ mat he was sick of informing counsel about the
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    A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL.
    311 5 TWO ACQUITTED. SELFDEFEIMCE RIGHTS. ECHO OF QUAY AFFRAY. Uulin'-r lHat the men had had al right to defend themnehres and could have used more lethal weapons than they h?:d when they were attacked, the Chief Justice, Sir William Mcrieon, yesterday quashed tho conviction and acquitted two Chinese,
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    LEON TROTZKY.
    143 5 Returning To Turkry Overland. Marseilles, Wu< Ines day A COUp do theatre occurred this .morning when Trotzky, with Y:: wife and four secretaries were safely placed aboard the Italian stdamer Campidoglio bound for Constantinople. Trotzky suddenly denranded to be landed declaring that the action ot the French Government
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    ALPS RESORT.
    63 5 Casino To Montr Carlo. Vienna, Thursday. The casino of Semmering, in the Austrian Alps, one of the most fashionable European resorts, intends to rival Monte Carlo. The company owning 1 the casino as well as most of the hotels in Semmering has been granted a concession to run
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    CLERK ON BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE.
    1761 6 ACCUSED'S STORY. 4,000 GUILDERS TAKEN FROM POCKET. The case in which Mohamed Ibrahim, an assistant in a mone>changtr's shop in North !Srid*rc Road, is charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of 4,100 guilders was continued yesterday before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal
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    WOMEN'S FLIGHT.
    21 6 t v D ijon, Friday. lwo hnghsh women pilots, Mrs. and Miss Blakedooney, have u-nved at the aerodrome heiv.
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    FRESH UPROAR IN REICHSTAG.
    922 6 INKPOTS THROWN. SPECTATORS JOIN IN. AMNESTY PASSED. Berlin, Thursday. After one big commotion, th? Reichstag settled down to a comparatively humdrum debate which ended in adjournment until Friday morning. The incident was caused by the protest of an indignant woman in the gallery when Communists attacked
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    'A GREAT SUCCESS.'
    368 6 r GERMANY PLEASED AT DISARMAMENT FORMULA Berlin, Sunday. The Geneva formula is hail d -i a great success for German's disarmament policy. The telephone with Geneva Bra* in constant use last night and this morning: Baron von Neurath spok< to General von Schleicho Bevcral times for lonp;
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    OIL AGREEMENT.
    78 6 Increase In Rumania's Quota. The Hague, Friday. Much of the BneftshWM in oil circles will be appealed by the agreement reached by UIC Inieruacional Conference in Paris. In the aheeage oi a definite ainv•ment, Rumania had increased her oil exports by nearly 40 per cent, dining- the past
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    SHIP AGROUND.
    73 6 Tanker Grounds Hn Jarin«r Reef. While on hei- way from Borneo tc Singapore on Saturday, thv Ncv-we^ian-owneJ <>il tankt i Soli, grounded on the Jarin": Reef in th^ South Natuna Islands at about U-n o'clock in the morninp. The Singapore Harbour Board received a message for assistance but
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    COMPULSORY SIX HOUR DAY.
    36 6 SOCIALIST'S r URF UNCMP|.OYM ENT FOf Th« limitation working popu SSL?".' 1 ;ittcd u a up for j(T.,r»l hiTM; 1 i Sir Henrj B for Uhoui would auto, and in. The Ho
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    91 6 SWEEPER FINDS BOD* BY ROADSIDE A Tamil V] hai? an in the m n he ;i. Chinese a,y ah» waste papei ami r< tirr -Road. nolding b cup in his hard i a nanckevchi i e chara. I body. 1 he the matlfi- ;ii police od 1>: i-k
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    64 6 Lady dementi Fred Al Concert l.ary Cl( mcnl i were pi-• m ai a t given at tl e > Sun las nifrht wl and <j() men fi tended. R.N., tke A l ia chairman ol thf I ML. I Ume. Dietz I kutois to 'Kr. Graimbert h'icl
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    50 6 Reperton Play**" Vaudeville* Tlm- Sim;" rut' c>> will present > tainrmnt at KaHl<- I day evening im I Dec. L'l. Among 5 ire Uiana Knowh t, Wri-h:. Jo> i Georjj*. Hilda Watson, Jw n.Mlda. lUmaon, A. J. <'■ With. <;. Benneti h K. I. Gardener, the Raffle? 0
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    HING GUSTAV.
    41 6 Jubilee <>• StO Pw. de. anniversary oi IN cession today. quested the pob meni to absta n fi ing the event in times, the eeleb rate chameter. Public buildinj house* are colours, while part- of the ml :uv pouring Oceani
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    NIOBE CADETS.
    14 6 Finishing l'^"'":Lz. IS I fated H *J „ui.-.'- J3 oonn.lff.l with ..jjTtijM
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    OLYMPIC GAMES "POISON PLOT."
    240 7 OLYMPIC GAMES "POISON PLOT." IffHUAL'S DENIAL. I v;- 'TING AT iI.A. been thrown on Games lensation tgation that Mim en, the famous nd world record •nted from com- Games, not te as was at fii*st "ii injected with syringe which nearly th. len -pent live ai d at one time
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    OVERBOARD IN RED SEA.
    297 7 12 HOIKS" OKDEAL. MAN PICKED UP BY JAPANESE BOAT. lie\\ lu- felt swimming about* hi I the shark-infested Red .-.a for 12 hours, right through the night, was told to the Daily News yesterday by a young German engin ei wh<> wr*»a has just emerged from
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    NAPOLEON II.
    62 7 Remains to Be Moved To I'aris. Paris, Thursday. Tin- remains < f Napoleon II Duke of Reichsta*, will be tranjferred from Vienna to I ans. it ia B tat4 i that ir.e ex-EmpreM Zita, who, according to Austrian lav/, \s ma bead of the Ho i» of Hepsbur^Lorrain;
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    FAINTS IN SENATE.
    49 7 Bucharest, Saturday. Durii the lifting of the Senate il- vel ran Marshal Awiescu. warn coil nanded tht Rumanian army m the fieM and has repeated y occupied tin port of rVemier, tainted in the middle of h* own -i;-''" an 1 had to leave. He Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    "TRUTH ABOUT VENIZELOS."
    120 7 GREEOIEMORIES. WHY AUTHOR WROTE BOOK. i MACKENZIE CHARGED. London, Wednesday. Beroi* being committed for t-ii, ■■at the Old Bailey on the charge of Wrin^l the Official Secrets: Vet Compton Mackenzie, whi Headed not fruilty, told the Masn UaU- at the Guildhall Police Court that his oineet in
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    ALBANIA.
    93 7 (•real Progress In 20 Years. Te-rana, Saturday. Albania i- celebrating the 20th anniversary of her independence. At a ceremony attended by King Zo»u, the British Minister, as doyen ;"t the diplomatic corps, expressed great admiration for the reform |v.ork accomplished in that short space of time, pointing out that
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    MONTH'S GAOL.
    95 7 31 an Who Shouted During The Silence. A nan who .shouted during the Two minutes' silence at Newcastle, Robert mith, apred 2*\ was senipneed at Newcastle to a month's imprisonment on a charge of being guilty of conduct likely to provok.-J a breach of the peace in Biu'j,
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    CAPTAIN BERTRAM.
    68 7 Attempt To Reach Britain In 7 Days. Port Darwin, Monday. Capt. Hans Bertram, the German nil man. left at o.4") in an attempt to reach Great Britain in seven days. Renter. It will be remembered that in July last Capt. Bertram and his companion JClauiwann were lost in
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    ZARA RIOTS.
    37 7 Rome, Thursday. It i< formally denied that the Ytifo-Slav consulate at Zara ima st (»ned by the crowd. In spite of serious rioting, the police managed to prevent the demonstrators from approaching the consulate. Aneta-Havas
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    MILAN UNIVERSITY.
    30 7 Rome, Saturday. The now Roman Catholic- university of Milan was formally opencvl Ljn the presence of the Crown Prince and a number of prominent politicians :'.nd academicians. Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    ATTACKS ON POSTMEN.
    26 7 Berlin, Friday. Attacks on pnstmen have become so Frequent that it is possible that I deliveries to private houses will !>_■ Btopp< (1. Aneta-Havas
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    98 7 Moscow, Friday. Tin* German Professor Sch-niilt who acted as technical leader of the Siliirjakoff expedition to Francis Josephland and Novaaembla, baa been awarded I,y the Soviet with the I highest scientific honour in the form of the Order of Lenin. Aneta-Trans-Ocean Berne, Friday. A COUlt martial pas.-ed sentences of J.">
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    GERMAN PROFESSOR.
    85 7 To Lecture At Chinese Universities. Berlin, Friday. Great satisfaction is expressed in the German PreM at the news tliai the Chines- GoVSJtlimc it lias invited Professoi Muelhens, Director of the Hamburg Institute for Tropical Diseases, to deliver a number of lectures to Chinese universities and do seme research
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    GENERAL SU TO GO TO GENEVA.
    771 7  -  Reuter APPEAL TO LEAGUE. VOLUNTEERS WORKING AS PEASANTS. Shanghai, Monday. Despite the refusal by M. Kaiakian o* the .Japanese demand to hand over Gen. Su, the Japanese Government is going to re»>e.at its demand that the Volunteer leader shall not M allowed to leave
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    MINISTERS" FATE.
    116 7 Spanish (lour! Confirms Sentences. Madrid, Thursday. The verdict recently pronouncvMl \>y the Rperial ce-uri composed or \!i deputies upon the Ministers of Primo U> Rivera ha< I.een approved by thCorten and thereby rendered valid. Prison sentence! <•!' Ili years an imposed on Generals Anklo, Aizbuiu, (OfJos, (avalcanti anvl
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    NEWS IN BRIEF.
    164 7 The sale <>t 6,500,000 bushels <». wheat tf> China is reported to have been completed by the United States Reconstruction Corporation at a price of $3,000,000. The (ierman Reichstag l»y 395 vdics to 144 passed v it h slight amendments the Governroen Amnesty Bill which remits all
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    20 8 U ntewirc •?<>< b«si»-'M ia <r"P :ln<l ld (vrt s is dm ever> day alon| K> l>anks ot the Kallani; River.
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    17 8 Viscount Selby and Miss Briscoe (ieorge. whose engagement, is announced oh. t Rtther for the first time.
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    14 8 Headworli pea; the Newcastle duripg the match with the Arsenal on the Highbury ground.
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    21 8 Thousands of poppies were plrntH in the green in front of Westminster V those who lost their lives in tin- War.
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