Singapore Daily News, 24 December 1932

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    Masthead
    12 1 The SINGAPORE Daily News No. 72. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932. 5 CENTS.
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    Our Ideas
    433 1 Malaya is thrice Menned in the i.i' .-i<»n of cosmopolitan po< j)jlatn»n, ihe component parts of v.i;<]i are happy to exist side by r without thought of racial or religion! prejudice, and, in this res- the country provides a happy ia c t t(» many othen vrhere such
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    3,000 HAPPY CHILDREN.
    338 1 A KED LETTER DAY. FREE CINEMA SHOWS. DRINKS AM) SWEETS. On Ihursday afternoon at the Hoxv IWre. Kate.*, and veslerda, at the < apitol, over s,ftf <nildr< n w«.r*. gives rree entertainment, drinks, sweets and toys at IHTlormances organised by iae HMiKapare Retary Club. Thanks to the
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    LANDSLIDES.
    124 1 Village* Cut Off In Southern France. Pans, Tuesday. To the danporous rising: of flood waters in South-Western France is now added the horror of landslides. A mountain is moving upon the village of Thonent which has Ik en ivacuated by the inhabitants, but ,I'wllers refuse official benesta to evacuate
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    ROYAL CHRISTMAS.
    59 1 Court To Remain At Samlrin^liaiii. Ru^hy, Wednesday. Tomorrow the Kintf and Queen will travel by the royal train to Sandrintfham where the Court will remain about six weeks. The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal family who are spending Christmas with the King and Queen,
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    EGYPTIAN RADIO.
    36 1 Cairo, Wednesday. The Egyptian (Jovernment has decided to build three radio stations with a view to < -tablishing a state controlled broadcasting service. The first station will be constructed near Cairo during Uu? course of
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    GERMANY AGREES TO AMNESTY.
    332 1 CRISIS OVEK. FEDERAL OBJECTIONS OVERCOME. BerNn, Wednesday. The danger 01 a political crisis of the first order arising" out of the' controversy over the Amnesty Bill! recently passed by the Reichstag and violently opposed by some Federal States, appear* to have boen averted. The federal Council
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    SON WAITING ON DOCKSIDE.
    156 1 FATHER'S DEATH. WHEN NEARING SINGAPORE. TRAGIC TRIIV When within one hour's journey of Singapore on his way to visit his son, Mr. F. (Jackett, of Bombay, died aboard the I*, and O. Carthage. Mr. (Jackett had been in ill-health for some time ami had been advised
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    RAIN STOPS PLAY.
    54 1 Tasmania l.*i For 2 Against M.C.C. Hobart, Friday. The M.C.C. and Tasmania began a three-day return match here today. Tasmania won the toss and batted first on a good wicket. However, rain soon began to fall and play was ended for the day when the score was
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    PARAGUAY.
    40 1 Declines Terms To Stop War With Bolivia. Santiago de Chile, Tuesday. Paraguay has declined to accept Chile's inter\ention to stop war with Bolivia, tec&use the terms for the proposed truce do not provide security against renewed hostilities. Reuter Wireless
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    FOREIGN OFFICE INNOVATION.
    87 1 21-IIOUR DAY. DIPLOMATS TO WORK IN SHIFTS. Ixnvion, Wed in ulay. Tlu- British Foreign Office, whose office hours in former years aged to be from 11 to :i m the afternoon, ha.^ introduced a sensational innovation by establishing a non-stop day and night service in three shifts.
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    LOTTERY FEVER.
    126 1 Hugt* Prizes Won In Spain. Madrid, Thursday. The whole country is in the throes of sweepstake fever, and for three hours this morning it WU impossible to move in the Puerta del Sol, Madrid's Piccadilly Circus, owing to the crowd waiting to learn the fortune of the Christmas
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    CHINA AND RUSSIA.
    82 1 Probable Pact Of Non-Aggression. Geneva, Tuesday. The early conclusion of a SinoRussian non-apgression pact is predicted in authoritative quarters here. It is understood that in the course of their recent conversations, M. Litvinoff and Dr. Yen agreed on the principles of a pact which is to form
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    "RATHER SHAKY AUTOCRAT."
    413 1 SULTAN OF I'AIIANC. TIN CHAIRMAN'S REMARK. 'BROKEN CONTRACT/ "It is a well known fact that the Sultan handed over the country firstly to the British Resident and finally to the High Commissioner and his council, making him rather a shaky autocrat," was the contention of Mr. H.
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    MR. BRONSON REA.
    51 1 Nanking Kan On Far Eastern Review. Nanking 1 Friday. The Government has ordered a postal ban on the Far Eastern Review owing to the Manchukuo affiliations of its editor and publisher, Mr. George Branson Rob, who is at present adviser to the Man chukuo delegation at GWWH.
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    GASMASKS FOR ALL.
    36 1 Home, Wednesday The Cabinet, Council has approved u Bill providing that all Italians should be supplied with gasmasks at State expense in order to ensure adequate protection against aerial attacks in wartime.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    TIENTSIN OUTRAGE.
    29 1 Tokio, Wednesday. In Tientsin, according to a semiofficial announce ruent, two Japanese wire wounded when a bomb was huiled into the building of the Japanese Consulate. Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    Others' Ideas
    1257 1 As a result „f t|,, tMmgmey or the I niud siaies deportation laws many desperate cftjararteni have been returned to their native lands, so that Europe finds itself overrun with criminals who ha\c [or many years past done nothing but prey upon the publi. These ill-doers are mostly
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      32 1 Latest Rubber Prices: See Pajje Two. OWING TO THK CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR holidays, there will be no issue of the SINUAPOKK DAILY NKW8 on Monday, Deo. 26. and Monday, Jan. 2.
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      51 1 If you desire a milk as near to the finest, pure, fresh pasteurized dairy milk as can be obtained in any part of the world you should try— v^^Hlßramii dH SPELUT IT BACKWARDS KLIM FRESH >lIIK POWDERED SAFE MILK FOR EVERY PURPOSE. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. GETZ BROSa
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      6 1 Latest Tin Prices: See Page Two.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    125 2 LOCAL SHARE AND COMMODITY MARKETS REVIEWED. \<HT\ Our Own Correspondent) London, Friday. In- do inj/ nrieei t<><'uy were: RUBBER. Simil 2 7 Hi Dimn 1 .{2 January 1 7 1 1; Jan. Mai. 2 !."> 32 Up 1 wi .\pr.-Junc 2 17 .12 Down 1 :t2 Down
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    Local Markets.
    43 2 Itufohcr. The marked wa quiet through > da: l ;!U OS IV iiiaii.itif un hungfed frow n "ii as folK v. Buy« Sellers. S|h.i T'-v T 7 IT) (Std.- vl s Jan. V "t 16 T's 7 13 16 Julj > 1 J<>
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    SHARE PRICES.
    676 2 Middle Quotations On Friday. MINIM.. Middle price 5 of local insuei were followi in Sinnnpor* on Friday, according to Frasar A Co.*s list Uara Kumbang 24 6 xd., Austral Malay 19 Ayer Hitam Tin 11 6 cd. Rangrin Tin 12/ Batang Padang 0.07%, R«tu (avos 0.37%, Hukit Arang
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    CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANGE PRICES.
    71 2 12 no^n. Dec. 28, 19:VJ. Buyers Sellers Gambier 5.00 Java Cube BJW Hamburg (^ube 10.00 Muntok White Pepper 22.50 White Pepper 21.50 Black Pepper I7.ru) Mixed Black Pepper 12.00 Copra 5.60 Mixed Copra 5.10 Small Flake Tan 1.10 Pair 3.95 Med: Pearl 1.00 Small 4.25 I
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    SPORTING.
    209 2 Today, December 24. Rugby: S.C.C. vs. Wiltshire Regiment, Padanjr. Selangor Christmas Races, \\v>t .lay. Sunday. December 21 Christmas l»ay. Monday. December 2(1. Hockey: Khalfta Assn. vs. Medical College, Khalsa ground. Selangor Chrfst»nas Race*, second day. Tuesdaj December 27. Footbath Chinese League: Siong 800 A. s« v.j, Aston A.i".. Jalan
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    37 2 Yesterday's exchange rates included the following: SELLING. Lcndon, 1 months' sight 2/3 31 32 London, 'A months' sight 23 15 I<J London, 60 days' sight 2/3 2932 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 l k
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      393 2 \lTT!t>\ SALE. RY ORDER Ol' THI SUPREME COURT AT I. ATI PAH AT. Oil Suit No. 62 of 19:',1. Tn prohat? jurisdiction Batu Pahat. L 932. THE HO HONG B \SK LTD. <>f Batu Plaintiffs 1. Tai Pooi Tai Ah Poon If I 11 S< i h\i c Linn both
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      305 2 Paily Hews. I Head fMli. I Kual.i Lumpar 01ii,..- i i in,,,, Payable Bdva||f) j Monthly Quartern R.,f. y e., All eorpmunii ne«i matters, KCiiptions, should GER. ADVERTISF.MEM RATES For ca 1 inch One in Pour (outran ral application t<. th Street, Sinftapor SMALL AtVTS, K kTONG 7."i and 77
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      147 2 VESSELS ARRIVED. AUBY, S:ir, '.\\M tuns, from Timbang 83-12, ror Koehing and Port*, Hrunei 87-12. YAMACATA MARL'. Jap.. 2,322 tons, from Yokohama I^-12. for Calcutta 21-12. CARTHAGE, Brit.. 7.510 tons, from London i:\-\l, Yokohama 24-12. BEWGALEN, Dutch, 1.20*0 tons, from Caloutta 2.5-12. foi Hatavia 21.12. BEROUW, Hutch. S2l tons, from
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      533 2 SHIPPING LIST. PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. n The following pns^ongcr sailings art pending: For Europe. P. and Q. S. S. Co'f Kaisui i-hind (Jan. i). N.Y.K. Katori Maru (Pec. 30). Hamburg Amcrika Line: Oldenburg (Jan. Gj. East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Lalandia (Jan. 8). Blue Funnel, Sarpedon (Dee. s Keemun Jan.
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      235 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. i roday. December 24. Christmas Eve. 4 Selanfc-«,r X'mas Amateur Rares. g First Day. S 1 Sunday, December 25. Christmas Day. Monday, December 26. Boxing- Day, Public Holiday. No Issue of Dl ily News. Selangor X'ma^ Amateur Rac?s, Second Day. Tuesdav, December 27. United Bltfintera 1 meeting,
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      662 2 CHURCH SERVICES. "BETHESDA" Bras Basah Road. Sunday. 9 a.m. Kieaking of Kread. p.m. Bible Classes and Sunday school. 8 p.m. Si>ivi. o .l X'mas Service. Speaker: Mr. Sydney Dant, proceeded »y Sony- Service ul "..'Ml. Tuesday. 5.30 p r r'rayor Meeting. "Wednesday. 8 D.m. Cospel Meeting in Malay. Friday.- -~>M0
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    S. R. C. BEAT THE COMMAND.
    721 3 TANGLIN HOCKEY. DEFENCES DO WELL. FORWARDS FAST. \|.t!a>a Command 0. S.K.C l{ In spite af a splendid display the Malaya Command, the* proved no match for a strong S.R.C. team in a hockey fixtun played at TaagHa yesterday, an«' the Club won b) three
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    S. A. F. A.
    180 3 ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS STRONG POSITION. The annual report of the Singa pore Amateur Football Association shows a profit of the year of $2 48' compared with I7K f or the previous year. The amount allocated Association from Kate receipts of matches wa s $8,022, bein* M.474
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    MICKEY WALKER.
    194 3 EASY VICTORY OVER DE KUH. Los Angeies. Dec. Recovered from his loss to Max Schn.eiing, the former heavyweight hampion, Mickey Walker' again <-<>k"d the championship contender bere tonight whe i he all but ;l Might-, red Arthur da Kuh. of New Vo,k. Outweighed is pounds, the "Toy Bulldog
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    COW CLIMBS STAIRS.
    120 3 Trios To Toss Invalid Out Of Bed. A cow which climbed a narrow! light of stairs in a house in White* J ouse-street, Bedminster, Bristol. ntered the hed-room of a *>4 yean Id invalid and Charged a parrot which squawked at it; Put its head under the
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    LITTLE ENTENTE.
    102 3 To Pay No Mm War Upton Bclpra'le, Tuesday. Closer co-operation between members of tbo Little Entente is tbe outcome of a conference just terminated which has established permanent secretary and arranged the leading ministers of Yu^<»lavia, Rumania and C/.echoslo\akia o meet at least three times a year. The
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    SUBMARINE ORDER.
    45 3 The Admiralty has decided to, i ntrust the contract for H.M. BUb-4] larine Severn (of the IMI prorumrne) to Messrs. Viekevs, ArmUfOßJfi Burrow. The submarine, 'evern will be of th<» Swordtish', )ass, one of the smaller types of iew Muhmmrine. Other vessels of]
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    SUEZ CANAL IN A TANK.
    713 3 PROBLEM SOLVED. NEW MEANS OF INVESTIGATION. One of the major problems ol the- Sues ('anal ii expected to b* l«ofyed, a« the result of to-ts which .will be undertaken in the new tank of the William Froude Laboratory The problem ia the inability ol some
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    SHIPPING DUMPING.
    98 3 Owner's Ciliary Against I nih<l Slatrs. London, Tuesday. A new asped of the obstacles in the way of payraeni <>t international de-Ms was outspokenly elaborated l»y >ir Alan Anderson, at ih<* annual meeting of the Orient Line today. He accused the United States of dumping shipping services on
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    MRS. DAN ROLYAT.
    180 3 STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY. Mrs. Dan Rolyat, widow of tl,< Famous comedian died recently at a religious hostel at (lapham Com--1 mon, S.W. Mrs. Rolyat was 88 and leave: two children, who are at the Actors Orphanage School, Langley, Bucks She was formerly tfaira Morgan a Welsh singer.
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    TORTURE ALLEGED.
    180 3 -Lions Put On Electrified Moors/" Tlv re was an uproar at a meet- inp: in ihe West End of London on Dec. l when it was alleged that, during the making of certain i film? Horses ho<l been tripped ui) l>y I wires and thrown over cliffs. Liens
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    GARDEN LIVE WIRE.
    197 3 IVulli Trap For Animals. The right to set a trap in garden as a protection againsi stiaying animals was upheld b> Judge Hyslop Maxwell at Bournemouth County Court. Mr. Jv;hn Frank Giles, of Little down Road, Bournemouth, claimed £60 for the loss of his pedigree wire-haired terrier
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    GIFT OF KILLARNEY.
    143 3 Famous Estate To B<> A National Park. It has been officially announced In Dublin that the famous estate at Muck loss, Killarney, consisting oi 10,000 acres and comprising the celebrated lakes, has been presented to the Irish Free State for the purpose of a National Park. The
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    POST OFFICE AND SWEEPSTAKES.
    635 3 USELESS EFFORT. 2&0,000 LETTERS OPENED. More than 250,000 letters wore 'opened lust year by the Post Office in an attempt to stop sweepstakes land other lotteries. fl Irish Hospitals Sweepstake letters stopped in the post numbered 1 11] <.o.'J2. The money returned to senders totalled £123,756.
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    COTTON TRADE.
    99 3 Higlu'st Lewi Sinw Early 1930. London, Thursday. The recovery of the world's cotton industry is not ".holly Attributable to seasonal causes, it is recorded by the Cotton Trade Statistical Bureau that during the past three months world trade in piece Sjoodfi rose to the highest level since the
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    UNEMPLOYED RIOT AT GLASGOW.
    146 3 REMARKABLE SCENES POLICEMAN NEARLY THROWN IN CLYDE. London, Thursday. Ten policemen wore injured in a disturbance at Glasgow Green, and five had to be taken to hospital. An attempt was made to throw policeman into the Clyde- during a procession of unemployed. The trouble was followed
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    PLUNGE OVER CLIFF.
    78 3 Note Left By Young Suici«l«'. i II wa- stah-d at an inque I :>t Brighton <»n Prank Renault Da barn, a^-d j;; poultry farmer, Warninglid, near Haywardi Heath, Sussex, who threw himself over the soft- cliffs at Roedean, that a note was found in his pocket, whi
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    AN EMPRESS'S PEARLS.
    272 3 HIDDEN IN CORFU? FISHERMEN'S QUEST FOR TREASURE. The fishermen of Corfu, ir; t<:t.i of ht aim/ <>ut to mow Spend ih'.'ir day ;ri' ping among the rocka an. UM<I i h<- island. They are ii for :n the Bl I the .11--fated I*. i ij ElizabeJ h
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      102 3 for the benefit of CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS i OPEN i SPECIAL ATJ'EVriON PAID TO LASI MJMTI ORDERS RE-OPENING AFTER THE HOLIDAYS On Tuesday December 27th, Until 1 p.m. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Inrorporale.l ,n LnjJanH.) ESTABLISHED 1845. SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG d IPOH. THE "j OVERSEAS ASSURANCE j CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE,
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    MISSING STOREKEEPER'S DRAMATIC CONFESSION.
    2311 4 SPECULATED IN ATTEMPT TO REPLACE COPRA. COUNSEL'S PLEA FOR LENIENCY. With the sentencing of Koh F.n;v Hoe. the 1 man who became known in Singapore as "the MUMing storekeeper," to four years' rigorous imprisonment yesterday by Mr. <\ Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, when he pleaded
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    IPOH OUTRAGE.
    242 4 INJURED DOCTOR'S STORY TO POLICE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Friday. More details of the stabbing of Dr. Lai are to hand. Mr. Green, a Federal Councillor, was coming to Ipoh the night before last when he I was signalled and stopped on the road by the doctor
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    FALL IN DRAIN.
    83 4 How Man Was Caught By Police. A Chinese who, it is alleged, attempted to burgle a European's house in Orchard Road about 4/iO yesterday morning was unsuceess- ful, Vjeing seen by a police constable who gnve chase. The man ran for his life but had not reckoned
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    30 4 A Chinese fitter employed at the Aik Hoe rubber factory in Mc-I Pherson Road got his right hand wedded in some machinery yesterday morning and as a result lost i
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    ROMANCE SPOILED BY POLICE.
    145 4 MALA\ ELOPERS. GIRL'S LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS. (From Our Own Coi Kuala Lumpur, Friday. Redah and Majid, tv. Malays, decided t<> elope pore to married. Ka< woman named Halus, ried aunt, decided to too. At Gemas they wen by the police nnt\ in the P son court
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    WEAK DEFENCE.
    89 4 Year In Gaol For Shoe* And Cliff-Links. (From Our Own Corres] r Seremban, 1 i Twelve month-' priaonment, to be followed years' police Runervision, sentence passed today on nese who were found in of a pair o>f gold cuff-links pair of shoes that were ai »M l»> perty
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    STOLE HANDBAG.
    40 4 Tan Ah Loo who WJ br for sentence before Mr. I the Criminal District J day on charge <>' haadhag from a rar in vk Street was sentence*! o months' rigorous imP ris nn >rde red to he Jxej2jJiLiiMi
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    CURTAIN ON REDS CASE.
    487 5 IOMEN CONVICTED. MONTHS FOR FLAG CARRIER. TWO DISCHARGED. irtain was rung down y%B-\ i in which 59 Corncharged before Mr. I the Ci iminal District nned ion with the disin Victoria Street on the remaining batch' u;i- convicted, adults who foi meU] Victoria Street demon-] sentenced
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    WORLD STOCKS.
    103 5 WOR LD STOCKS. s 'm;ill Reduction On The Year. Our Own Correspondent.) London, Thursday. rubber stocks at Nov. 604,095 tons, compared with at Nov. 80, 1981. ayan and General Trust, Ltd., idering reorganisation* The now i"2x,s4<>. all Tin for the six months Aug. 31, has lost £5,028. Konj' Tin shows
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    MALAY DRIVER CHARGED.
    738 5 1 WOMAN COMPLAINS. ALLEGED "TERRIFIC SPEED." The experience of a European woman who had to crawl through the roof of an overturned motorcar following a collision were related before Mr. A. Boyd, the Fourth Police Magistrate, when a Malay, Ismail bin Hassan, wa< summoned to answer charge
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    MR. MOLLISON.
    36 5 Planning Flight To South America. London, Friday. Mr. Moll i son is reported to be planning to Hy to Rio de Janeiro via Dukar, French West Africa. He will probably leave on Feb. 7.
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    OEHLERS FAMILY FORTUNE.
    751 5 EVERYONE HAPPY. 4 MARVELLOUS YEAR. MANY DISTINCTIONS. Mr. (i. f{. Oehlcrs, of Singapore, is a very contented man, pleased with lift-. And so is Mrs. Oehlers They have 11 children of whom two sons are doctors, (Dr. \i. C. Oehlera and Dr. s. L. Oehlers) another son
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    JAPANESE BLUFF FAILS.
    449 5 SHANGHAI INCIDENT. HIGHHANDED ACTION IN FRENCH CONCESSION. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Dee. C. Last week the Japanese ConsulGeneral very courteously and no* doubt quite sincerely expressed apo ogietf to the French authorities for the stupid behaviour of certain of his countrymen in making ar. armed raid
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    SELF RESPECT.
    123 5 Tamil Community Seek Unity. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Thursday. The Self Respect Association, a Tamil organisation with the object lof uplifting the community, has held its first public meeting in the Town Hall under the chairmanship of Mr. 6. Kumarasamy, the president. To give friendly help
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    AFRICAN PROBLEMS.
    111 5 Franco-British Liaison On Colonial Matters. London, Tuesday. The Franco-British colonial entente was mentioned today by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in a speech at ihe annual meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association. He said liaison had been established on the colonial side by "ii association between Britons who were interested
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    6 5 London, Friday. Parliament han adjourned until
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    MINING AREAS CLAIM.
    539 5 APPEAL FAILS. EXCEEDINGLY SIMPLE. ISHIHARA COMPANY. Before tho Chief Justice (Sh William Murison) and Mr. JustL" a Beckett Terrell, in the Supreme Court yesterday, an appeal against a decision of Mr. Justice Burton a\ Johore Bahru by Lye Boon Hontf. a cashier of Singapore, and Haj Kechick,
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    SIMON BOLIVAR.
    135 5 Marble Bust Un veiled i In Berlin. Berlin, Tuesday. An impressive ceremony took place on Monday at the Berlin Ibero-American Institute where a marble bust of the South American soldier-statesman, Simon Bolivar, unveiled in presence of a distin uished assemblage including the German Foreigvi Minister, Baron von Xeurath,
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    32 5 The Hague, Friday. A Bill has passed Parliament provisionally increasing by thirty per cent, the duty en all goods not produced in Holland and a'so increasing the duty on sugar to fifteen
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    S.S.V.F. YEAR BOOK
    183 5 25 CENTS WORTH OF GOOD READING. The Ist Battalion S.S.V.F. Year Book 1932—1933, which is published today, is an extremely light hearted i production of <»<; pages. The editors, I whose names are not revealed, have allowed little to escape observation during the past year with the
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    AMICABLE A.A.
    48 5 Members and their friend- are reminded of the at home of the Amicable Athletic Association tonight from x p.m. to midnight, at the Association's premises, 43-B, Upper Nankin Street. The presentation of the souvenir will ta!;>place at s p.m. There will be musical and singing entertainments
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    27 5 About noon yesterday a Chines? Municipal coolie was knocked down Iby a motor-bus near the junction lof North Bridge Road and Koehore Tl rifl Wfla -*litrhtl\/ i
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    STOLEN PLATES.
    298 5 SHOPKEEPER CONVICTED OF POSSESSION. Ong Hock, a Hokkien, and hii Cantonese wife, Low Ah Kicw Appeared before Mr. A. C. H'»yd, who was acting as third magistrate, yesterday, on two charges of dishonestly retaining stolen property of plates belonjrintf to the Europe and Adelphi Hotel and of the
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    MR. ROOSEVELT KEEN TO HELP.
    702 6 i I WAR DEBTS. SURPRISE AT HOOVERS NOTE. New York, Friday. Mi. Roosevelt commenting on Mr. Hoover's note upon mutual correspondence ion war debts expresses surprise at the President's implication that Mr. Roosevelt refused to co-operate. He has issued a statement that is a pity
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    RADIO MIX-UP.
    307 6 CLEARING THE AIR IN SHANGHAI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Dec. 6. In addition to the solemn deliberations going on at Geneva In. which China is very closely interested, there are other M doings of a conversational character in which some folks here have even more concern. For
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    17-MILE ROAD RACE.
    253 6 Chinese Walks Away W ilh ihr Honours. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Dec. 6. Last Sunday the Chinese literally walked sway with the honours in i the annual 17-mile road race i for pedestrians, and a tremendous struggle was won by K. S. Shin (last year's winner)
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    FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    94 6 Soviet Peasants Pressed For Taxes* Moscow, Tuesday. Coincidently with the approaching termination of the Five-year Plan, the Governmnt is tightening ;up regulations governing farming •and has ordered individual peasant: possessing cows to pay tax -s. Tt forbids the sale of milk, butter and tgJM until collection has be
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    FELL ON HOUSE.
    75 6 Three People Burnt To Dealh In Air Crash. Paris, Tuesday. The populous suburb of Antoine was alarmed by an aeroplane accident this afternoon, when a I military plane crashed on the top of a house and set fire to the building. The pilot, observer and a 70-ycar-oki
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    BIG VOLUNTEER SUCCESSES.
    974 6 TOWNS OCCUPIED. CENTRES CUT OFF. GROUND RECAPTURED. Shanghai, Friday. The stage is being set for a *>ig battle on the Jehol border and 10,000 Volunteers have been gathering in the region of Thinchow »nd Suichung during the past few days. The Volunteers along the South Ifanchurian Railway
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    MR. CHU CHAO-HSIN.
    652 6 MR. CHU CHA O-HSIN. Death Of Down Diploin it. Canton IS. The fur- ral service Chu hao-hsin, Inspi ctoj eiirn Affairs of Kwangtuns rangsi, Kweichi w. Pukien Chekiang, who died in bis home lie] yesterday morning, will be held to niovrow ai 8 a.m. when official eol-l leagues and members
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    CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR M. BONCOUR.
    80 6 CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR M. BONCOUR. FREN CH CABIN LT I Th, r W II confidence to 215 I Ml':,. Rured o I in th. hai I programme read i, War Dtbl I problem ,oi I berV vot« of Dec. i I Herrio I in othei i with a Run general
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    NEW G.O.C., CHINA
    137 6 MAJ.-GLNLRAI BORREr IN SINGAPORE. Interesting I a i 1 M.i ■> > C.K.. I ..\1 I i, j Mi. Boj <•; to Hong Ko eral Hi ni 1 1 Commanding Briti na in sui e? J. W. > D.S.O. 1 the Cai Major-Gi Boi st ranker I
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    SENATOR BORAH.
    28 6 V n A World merits, money ai d urged ly Senai of the Senai Committee, in a in- of Pv<- denl H to Consress. Reuter Wireless
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    LOVE TRAGEDY.
    277 7 JEALOUS MAN TRIES TO KILL HIS WIFE. Malolos, Bulacan, Dec. 7. I>iiv"n mad bj jealous fur/. Klino Fabian, ;;7, of barrio Keycio, Santa Maria, bound his wife, Potra .Cierlada, 27, to a post in the house and nearly hacked her to death. Then, turning the we&poo on himself,
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    101 7 Sir* u^th Of Cilt-E<l«;t»<l Securities. London, Tu -sd:iy. On 'bt Stock »Fxchaßge, interest has cent reil on gilt-cdgcd securities, which strengthened considerably. chiefly due to the removal of the recent monetary stare created by the war debt payment, coupled with th continued j'.jnic.-iation of the Stei'ling Exchange rate
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    TRAINS DRIVEN BY OIL.
    475 7 TRAINS DRIVEN BY OIL. BRITISH IWiM. SUPER-LOCOiMOTIVr lOH ARGENTINE. A flor.ion.stiation of the me powerful locomotive ever built Europe took place at the Scot.- wood works of Arm worth and Company rec y beJ Mr. Walter Runcimai the Board of Trad< Colonel i'eudlam, J.1.1'., Pai ary Secretary to the Ministry
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    EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
    160 7 Abrogation H Existing! Cbfanial Treaties. Rugby d a y. The President of the Board Trade was asked whether in view of the opinions expressed by va ious Chambers! of Commerce he. would now enter upon a policy I designed for the abrogation < Y existing treaties and to
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    BERLIN BOURSE.
    86 7 Foreiirn SelJinir Orders. perlin, Wednesday. The Bourse opened weak, continued inflow of foreign selling orders ha\ing a depressing effect and causing speculators to liquidate their h«)ldin^<. Dyes were mainly aff«x I e<i by the selling wave, but the| \\t*ak'i<'.- spread to tac- entire list with losses averaging one
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    INLAND AIR ROUTES.
    102 7 Seeing Kn^Lmd From The Skit's. Rugby, Wedne day, Tl firsi of a fleel ..I' "Dragon" cabin a< oplane? with which an Er"('x !M of toi h proprietor l* prani <• inland air .♦•'He popular! air tourin in B in was d< oj <l ter Is < and
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    REJOINED AT 62.
    70 7 M or Reuben G< ><•'■ r, i ho !ia 'iiv<l ,r Northampton, at the av < 80, took part in the first Boer War ai d present at Majuba. n ,i he wa <".J he rejoined the Aii, iy and served with the lih hai ip hire
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    DISARMAMENT.
    193 7 <*<'rman\\ Position Clearly Stated. Berlin, Wednet day. The I*i -s drav attention to a Kt range version of the Geneva Five Power agreement contained in >* leveni Havaa statement^ Tin- V*o .-i.-(h» Zeitung declares thai if i trident thai the purpone of th< French agency i- to weaken tin
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