Singapore Daily News, 31 December 1932

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    Masthead
    11 1 The SINGAPORE Daily News I*."- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1932. S CENTS.
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    Our Ideas.
    541 1 |T i' Or, 1 Jl«> yr;,| n iiind) cl-and thir»y-t\v.» *ill i ]>'*'<• m the nnnHis of isloty a: one <>/ doubN md i fain! i Ifni i)»;t» v r fortunately, doo*, not "1 fioin th<- eUMtonia) v •■♦•ii'c m op' mLm on the Ihi arbitrary division 11..
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    ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN TEST BATTING FAILURE.
    1266 1 'WONDER-MAN' OUT FIRST BALL SEVEN fI(|CKETS DOWN" FOR LESS THAN 200 RUNS. wvJ^ 8 1 ha obtained 194 runs for. the loss of se\en wickets when stumps were drawn yesterday the opening day, m the second Test match at Melbourne. Don Bradman, over whom the
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    THE SCORE BOARD.
    88 1 AUSTRALIA. W. M. Woodfull h AlNn 11l J. H. Fingleton b Allen K.I L. P. O'Brien run out m D. G. Bradman b Bowe* S. J. McCabc c Jardine b Voce \\> V. Y. Richardson c Hammond b Voce 34 C. V. Grimmett c Sutcliffe b Voce
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    SKULL BROKEN.
    21 1 All ag«d Chinese had his skull hroken when he was knocked down by a motor-cycle m Thomson Road yesterday.
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    PUT CLOCKS ON TONIGHT.
    164 1 SUMMER TliMI/ 1 ALL SHIRPING AFFECTED. TWENTY VIEVI TES. AH clocks m M; ya are lo lie advanced twenty mimtcs at midnijrht tonight. The Daylight Savjajj Ordinance takes effect from tonijrht, and henceforward Singapore lime will be 7 hours 20 minutes ahead of (Jreenwich .Mean Timo,
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    NEW YEAR
    22 1 OWIN6 TO TIIK holidays, ihere wii' be no ismim of the S1N(; \P( RK DAILY NKWS on .Monday Jan. 2.
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    CHACO WAR.
    56 1 Berlin, Tuesday. Immediately after the expiration lof the Christinas truce which was j agreed to m defence to the Pope's urgent request, hostilities between Paraguay and Bolivia were resum;ed m the (Jrand Chaco region. Heavy artillery firing took place near Corrale where the Bolivian troops apparently are preparing"
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    CARDINGTON AIR PORT.
    233 1 IN USE MAT YEAR. BRITISH CO-OPERATION FOR DR. ECKENER. Berlin, Tuesday. Next to Friedrichshafen, th«> Eng l sh air- hip pori at Cardin^toii will probably be established next year as the mosl important European bash for a rejrular Zeppelin service to South and North America, according to
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    EX-EMPRESS ZITA.
    125 1 PAINED AT PUBLICATION OF HUSBAND'S DIARY. Brussels, Tuesday. Serial publication by a London 'newspaper of the Austrian Emperor I Charles a diary relating to the ttborjtive attempt m 1921 to regain the, Hungarian throne has caused painful astonishment m the castle at Stenocker Zeel where the Ex-Em-press Zita
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    LOCAL DIVORCE LAWS.
    253 1 WIVES* CASK. AN ANOMALY TO GO. BILL FOR COUNCIL. I If an amendment to the local divorce laws to be put before the, Legislate c Council shortly Is passed, wives will be able to sue j for divorce on the ground of their husband's misconduct alone. Previously
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    COINING SILVER.
    71 1 Wt'll-Effiii|)|u»<l Mint For Chin*. Shanghai. Friday. The Finance Minister, .Mr. T. V. Soong, announces that a well-equipped central mint will be opened on March 1 for coinage into dollars of silver tendered by the public at the conversion rate of 71 IL.1 L. tael cents per dollar. An
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    FLYING DISPLAY.
    77 1 kav<- Don Beats Lieut. Stuiniorth. London, Tuesday. The Hank Holiday crowd watrh--1 v<\ a novel flying display at I'Yltiham when the fust pylon racing m^tiiuc for ultra-light aeroplanes was held. Four of the newest types of light j aircraft two-seater monoplane*, i with engines of only six horsepower
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    NEW YORK'S MAYOR.
    83 1 Asks Paris For Civic Advice Paris, Tuesday. In nil quest tt r new sources of revenue, the recently elected Mayor I of New York has through an inI termediary of the American Am- bassador asked the Municipal cun'cil in Paris for advice in regard to Municipal finance.
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    THE EX-KAISER.
    25 1 Amsterdam, Wednesday. The household of the ex-Kaiser issues a statement to the effect that his health now shows marked im-| iprovement. Aneta- Trans-Ocean
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    Others' Ideas.
    1280 1 The kvaw effect upon I.i Hi agriculture— not only m hv barley and trap trowing a rivi> of the operation of the pnnH 1.. tax is discussed by a w riU i m the Morning Post. Farmer*, kc anscrts. are Being driven to cultivate alternative corps, thus flooding
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    806 2 LOCAL SHARE AND COMMODITY MARKETS REVIEWED. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, P riday, The closing prices today were: RUBBER. s P«»t 2 7 Hi I 'nchaiiKi-d January 2 7. 1(> Jan. ->far. 2 15 32 Apr.-June 2 17 \\2 Down 1 .J2 July^cpt. 2* s Down I
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    CHENDERIANG TIN.
    38 2 irtom Our Own Correspondent.) L London, Thursday. F Loss of^SVS announces a I Mar xi 1 l° r the year ended! l Mai. 81, against a loss o f u,m m E is earned forward 1
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    49 2 C Yesterday's exchange rate* m- eluded the following:-- \U SELLING. i a London, 4 months' sight 2 3 31/32 ti London, 3 months' sight 8/3 15 16 b on «J sight 2/3 29/32! S r^° n> 1° days si ht 2^3 7/8 ixmaon, domnnri 0/3 07 '^o.
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    MALAKA PINDA RUBBER.
    864 2 ANNUAL MEETING. ALL-IN COST FURTHER REDUCED. The twenty-second annual general meeting of the Company was held at Nos. 64, 05 and 66, Market Street, yesterday at noon. There were present the hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock (Chairman), Mr. Chee Guan Chiang:, Mr. Chua Poh Slang, Mr. Chan
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      217 2 NO TIC i:. N< >'l I< 'E i l hi thai by a Deed dated the 2( fh December \W2, Alan L. i.v otherwise known as Loke Wan Wye and Loke Wan Wah (heieinafi led Alan Loke) revoked and cancelled thi- Power of Attorney dated the 12th day of Dei
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      463 2 THE WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. Today, December 31. New Year Evv. Sunday. January 1, 19£t. Monday, January 2. No Issue of Daily News. Wednesday, January 4. Rotary Tifliin, Adelphi Hotel, I p.m. S.A.F.A. annual meeting 1 Anson Rd. Stadium 10.1 "5 p.m. Thursday, January' 8\ I'enanjr New Year rate meeting, First Day.
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      623 2 SHIPPING LIST. PENDING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. The following: passenger sailings art pending: Jj xLj£ialaj For Europe* P. and O. S. N. Go's Kaisar-i-hind (Jan. (J). N.Y.K.: Kashima .Maru (Jan. 13). Hamburg Amcrika Lil Oldenburg (Jan. 6). East Asiatic Co., Ltd. Lalandia (Jan. 3). Blue Funnel: Koemun (Jan. 4), Achilles (Jan.
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      748 2 CHURCH SERVICES. "BfETHEgDA** Bras Basah Koad. Sunday. D a. 1.1. Dreakin>r of Bread. 4 p.m. Bible Classes and Sunday School. 8 p.m. Baptism Service. Speaker: Mr. S. S. Adams. Tuesday. 5..J0 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Wednesday. S p.m. Gospel Meeting m .Malay. Friday. ">.30 p.m. Bible Address. Speaker: Mr. S. Pant.
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    R. A. BEAT THE CHINESE.
    739 3 HOCKEY. CLARKES FOUR GOALS. GOOD START. S.C.B.C. staj ted their hockej the R.A. promisingly > lay aftei noon on theij und, but slo-.vly but Bureh out <>r the picture aa thy: me progressed and were eveneaten by four goals to one. m the pivotal positioi
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    RUGBY.
    402 3 LOCAL FIXTURES FOR JANUARY. The following »r« the local ruffoy football fixtures for January: I. Malaya Comtoand v« P«tak J. n. Stadium. 3. A. (M.G.) Co. vs P.S.R.F.C. S.C.C. Jan. 1. S.C.C. vs. Medical College S.C.C. .lan. 6. s.r.r.A. vs. Islands A. Jan. 7 <.(\C. 2nd XI vs. Wiltshires.
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    RACING.
    281 3 PENANG FIRST DAY HANDICAPS. Handicaps tor the first day (Ja»n. >) of the Penan,; Turf Club m«*J*J n^ are as follows: Unit* I. Tonit's Class 111. 7* Furs. Timbang 9.00, Salome 5.12, Chaldoylc .jo. fellow River S.lO, Shorty XJ>. ■it.Ji'y 8.4, Land'i End s lUnom .:>. The Armeninn 7.:;,
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    HOLIDAY HOME FOOTBALL.
    454 3 MANY GAMES. TODAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY. The following aiv the matches m the English and Scottish Leafm to be played today (Saturday), Monday (Jan. 2) a:id Tuesday (Jan. :-*> Today's Fixtures. First Division. *****»&] vs. Birmingham. Aston Villa vs. Middlesbr*'. Blackburn It. v\ Chelsea. Blackpool vs. SkeSeld
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    SPEEDY DADO.
    486 3 BEATS HUAT ON POINTS. Loi Angeles Dec. 20. Ju«t recognised by the California Atnletic commission as world ban tamweight champion, Speedy Dad< clamped the disputed crown firmly I on his brow here tonight by taking a cleancut decision fron Eugen< Huat, of France, the European title i bolder,
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    CORBETT SCORES.
    173 3 Fresno Boxer Brats J01 1 Gliek. San rancisco, Her. 19, \<.uii^ Corbclt, «i r (Tresno, challenger (*>\- the world welter Weight title, decisively 'lecisione< Joe Glide, of Brooklyn, m fen round: i here tonight. < orbett won svery round and GlicK was forced to call upon the experience
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    RIVERS vs. BRADY.
    71 3 Interesting Promotion \t Nen V^ orld. The fight between Al Rivers, the 'well-known American boxer, an J Sergt. Jim Brady, welterweight champion of the R.A.F., will ta place at the New World Arena Friday next, .Ian. 8. < Aircraftsman Graham, another I prominent perforator ju^t out from
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    52 3 St'iiii-Finat Games I>t»<*i<J<><l. The results of the SX.C. Huaftian Pool Tournament last ni^ht were a.^ follows: ("apt. I). V. Hill and C. B. Maxwell beat V. P. Barbat and 11. C. Elliott. Lieut. M. T. 1-. Wilkinson and x l. S. Wilson heal A. S. Anderson and H.
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    £6,000 MAIL THEFT CHARGE.
    537 3 DARING PLAN. CLUE OF A £1 NOTE IN TAILOR'S SHOP TILL. London, Dec. 13. The F.uston Station mail bag robbery on October 19 was described it the Old Bailey yesterday when Henry Peter Jacob Hartman, aged 2L\ and Frederick Harris, aged 47, pleaded not guilty to
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    STOLEN GOODS.
    215 3 SENTENCED WOMAN COLLAPSES. London, Dee. 13. "What we say is that defendants woe the centre of a large tfan who have been itealing articles from shoos, and that, they were conducting a business which con- j iisted of t aiiickin.ir with articles .vhich had he.-n stolen.' 1 This
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    MAD LASCAR.
    309 3 STABS FIVFI OF hIS SHIPMATFS. Loi don, Dec. \>. A mad la car fin man, ho h i iraok and stabbed li r>f hi hip nates a m irele rail li>r aid swe red hj r litiei and ti -ii'"cf.n'.. vain li;:! i I t one of the
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    LIFE-AND-DEATH TELEPHONIST.
    255 3 i UE IS BLIND-. BUT HAS NEVER MADI A MISTAKE! m i ,<<n<l .:i .hiH' h, In- inttdc. The call which i> > through it :n<- v mat crs of 1 itl &■< r, mmi li>><- iun to tlii Ix it has thirt; forty pi uk i- ptioi
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      106 3 The Wine of Kincjs The King of Wines THE SUPREME EXPRESSION OF SEASONABLE HOSPITALITY SEE THAT YOU GET YOUR COPY OF LITTLE'S XMAS PRICE LIST SOLE AGENTS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG and If OH THE OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE MOTOR INSURANCE,
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    COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS MUNICIPAL TENDERS.
    2671 4 SUGGESTED LOWER MINIMUM CHARGE FOR ELECTRICTY. QUESTIONS ABOUT BATHING PAGAR. A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon at which the Deputy President, M»\ G. L. Ham. prrsidpfl. The longest discussion look plate on that hardy anwi|l, the acceptance of home ami local tenders.
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    REVENUE CASES.
    140 4 Men With Opium Tied To Bodies. As a Chinese v as travelling along Upper Pickering Street m a ricksha he was stopped by two revenue officers. On being searched $80 worth of non-government chandu was found strapped to his thighs. 1 The accused was produced before Mr. J.
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    MR. A. R. BYATT.
    93 4 Death Of Kuala Lumpur Resident. (From Our ov< n Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. The funeral took place this afternoon of Mr. A. R. Byatt. resident manager of Solignum, Limited, who died m Bungsar Hospital which hV entered a fortnight ago suffering from Japanese river fever. Mr.
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    DR. ARUMUGAM.
    76 4 Death From Malady Of Long Standing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Beremban, Friday. The death has occurred of Dr. Arumugam, formerly the popular assistant medical officer at Port Dickson, who succumbed to a malady of which he had been a victim for years, necessitating his retirement from the medical
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    9 4 Smallpox exists m Karachi amli ,tho Quarantine ordinance applies.
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    ALLEGED ROBBERY.
    76 4 Gambling Part) lo I rouhi' Tan Kirn Leong an< were charged before Pedlow, the acting Ci Judge, with robbery ol another Chinese m a South Bridge Roa I on aiternoon. Inspector Aston, foi tion. said that all the I gambling. After the t\. had lost their money, the
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    THE GOA MIRACLE.
    70 4 Film Ol S;iini* Exposition. A biu- house Raw tl the Alhambra Theatn the film of the- exiMi Francis Xavier v hid early this year at f»oa The film ihows the exterior view of the c i |>" the large number of visited the »hrim- of the kissing
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    FOOT SEVERED.
    15 4 While working on I River yesterday a foot crushed and was caught between
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    WOMAN HURT.
    22 4 A CMneM woman hospital m the an following a ti-ni with i .100 Chial district m »'h was badly cut.
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      42 4 ft m y I 1 J^ i bj 3 "j i It Became p 1 In i Malaya's p j Favourite 3 I In A Week! l a i 3 v! n J *r^HLa La La La nlaLalaLaLa La La La uv^
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      44 4 LAW NOTK I Before the Chief J Ist Court today at 12 ment m S. 568 32 Th Specie Bank Ltd. vs. Jon and others. Before Mr. Justi< Terrell m the 2nd. day at 11 a.m. Summoi hers, Originating Summ t.'ona and Judgment nu.r.ses.
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    UNKNOWN
    853 5 Ijj/I.l) FURNITURE I I SEQUEL TO A I*' WRIT. I j lIAGE DENIED. cqticl to a ji;'l;'ment niado W ln:l<> i»i the i ugaini I S. Muthu I ih«* well-known Indian nifl contractor, m \lkafl ;>:»<! Com h< p d l>«f i> i m I! Uull j'i. hi; I
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    "IRREVOCABLY OFF GOLD."
    373 5 "IRREVOCABLY OFF GOLD." SOUTH AFRICA. MILLIONS FLOWING FROM COUNTRY. Pretoria, Thursday. South Afrka is definitely and irrevocably off the gold standard X the pound is not linked to .stcrnn^. Mr. N. C. Haveaga, the Minister ol finance, interviewed by Eteuter's Agency, declared that the Lank; were free to fix the
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    DEMONSTRATION AGAINST PROHIBITION.
    27 5 Mftaa cafe pro,,,i,tors ,n,l menhant. recently took part m a biff demonstration m Brussels J prohibition ;«nd the inrreawe m taxes on wines. 1
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    NOW A WORLD ISSUE.
    103 5 NOW A WORLD ISSUE. MNO-JAPANESE. QUOTAI-CHI READY FOR GENEVA. London, Kr*day. •Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the < hinesc Minister m London, returns t<> Genera next week. Interviewed by Reuter hi. dec'ared he would press the immediate adoption of the Lytton Renort find- 1 ings, especially the time limit with-j m which
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    STOLEN FOWLS.
    164 5 Thief Who Kan Al Approach Of Police, A man and a woman, named Lee Swee and Lai Ah Tian. respectively,' were produced before Mr. A. W. Hay, the second magistrate, yesterday, the first accused on a charge! of theft m a dwelling and the second with assisting m
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    CLIMBED WALL.
    160 5 Arrested When Trying To Enter House. Teo 800 appeared before Mr. J. H.! Pedlow, the acting Criminal Di--i trict Judge, yesterday on two charges (1) of attempted housebreaking m Orchard Road and (2)! of the theft of four waste pipes. Mr. Hill, proprietor of W. Hilli and Co.
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    SERBIAN BANKS.
    39 5 Belgrade, Mon lay. A decree has been IHlttad authorising for one year banks which show a credit balance but are experiencing a difficult time to limit payments from the savings' bank and current accounts departments. Reuter Wireless
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    ELDERLY SISTERS CONVICTED.
    318 5 KAMPONG ATTACK COUNTER-CASE FAILS. MALAY ASSAULTED. A disagreement between Malaya living iv a settlement near Kalang led to tin- appearance of il»<- parties m a «;as<> ;nul counter •<:•: <• hefor Mr. A. c. Boyd, the fourth magH trate, yesterday. In the first a man named Abbas
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    SIR S. WILSON.
    190 5 Significant Lunch Party At Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. There is some speculation as to whether political significance attaches to the stay of Sir Samuel Wilson at Port Swettcnham today. The Sarpcdon, by which Sir Samuel is travelling to Ceylon, 1 arrived at
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    NEW RURAL BOARD MEMBER.
    563 5 MR. SHIRAZEE. MOHAMMEDAN REPRESENTATIVE. A meeting <>r the Rural Board of Singapore vas held ai the Land Office yesterday morning, Mr. W. S. Ebden (the Commissioner of Lands S.S.) presiding. Others present were Dr. F. R. Sayera (the Chief Health Officer), Mr. .1.0. Plunkcti (the Senior
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    CASE WITHDRAWN.
    83 5 ALLEGED THROWING OF ACID. In the Seremban Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. R. P. Clegg, Mr. Davis, Oflicer-in-Chai Detectives, stated that he had he. mi instructed by the I). P. P. to withdraw the charge against Gan Kirn Hee, who, some two months a-^o, was charged with
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    TIN RUMOUR.
    65 5 Quota Reduction Story Fake. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Thursday. The Amsterdam correspondent >f the Financial Times is informed that the rumours of a further i duction m the tin production quo a nw without foundation. It is added, however, that M an increased restriction export quota mijrht
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    SUGAR CONTROL.
    33 5 Grow«»rs. Havana. Friday. The newly formed Sugar (ir>wer»' A sociation has issued b 'i..inifesto demanding cancellation <»f artificial restrictiona of the cm op, particularly attacking the Chadboume quota scheme. Reuter. I
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    BOUND OVER.
    215 5 MAN WHO WAS 4 ACQUITTED. The sequel to a recent case nt a.-sault m the fourth magistrate's court m which three Sikh I Singh, I'al Singh and Kartar Singh were fined and bound over to keep the peace and an unsuccessful counter-case by Pal Singh aram 1 the
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    TRADEMARKS.
    65 5 ("hciitf I'oh, the manager of ;i .shop m HikJ) Street, ws charged before Mi. .1. 11. Pedlovr, the :<< injf Criminal District Judge, with having In hii i>" c ion foi -;ii< Blticlea to which a Uradi mark had been atlixed which wai ;i count rfelt of another iradr
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    REPORT THAT JAPAN WILL SEIZE PEKING.
    156 6 pt'-,.V r t i MR. HENRY PU-YI TO BECOME A PUPPET EMPEROR. The Daily Herald diplomatic correspondent, under a banner b;iid-| ing on the front page, "Japan Prepares to S»mzc Peking," says the Japanese warlords ac. 1 concent rating troops m South Maiuliuria for
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    League Warned.
    653 6 Shanghai, r riday. A number of Japanese tanks have been transported to North Jehol and heavy fighting i< expected to break Out early in the New Year. The Foreign Office has wired to th- League of Nations call n< attention to th; 1 Japanese advance towards the Jettol
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    OFFICE ABOLISHED.
    150 6 Inspector Of Foreign Affairs. Canton, Dec 120. The Qfftce of Inspector of Foreign Affairs f4>r Five Provinces located m this city has been liquidated, ami all (Jocumonts are transferred to the city government Tor safe keeping and reference according" (> the vernacular press today. The Central Press learns
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    CANTON MERCHANTS.
    207 6 TYrnis For Loans From Municipal Bank. Canton Doc. 19. T.. relieve the financial stringency of the merchants during the end of the yea i- when settlements of accounts have" to be made, the Municipal Dank s ready to loan money to needy traders who can offer their foodi
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    PRISON FOR LIBEL.
    130 6 Canadian Publisher Sentenced. Montreal, Tuesday. A sentence of tVree months' im- prisort.meut has b^vn passed on J. .1. Harpell, a Canadian publisker who was found puilty of a defamatory j libel against Mr. T. B. Macauiay, President of the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada. In addition
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    FOGBOUND.
    57 6 London And Channel In Darkness. London, Tuesday. K>ji of exceptional intensity which settled upon England during the holiday shows no signs of abatement. London is wrapped m complete darkness, traffic being practically at a standstill. The air service to the Continent is suspended ami m the channel ships are.
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    BATHING TRAGEDY.
    59 6 Marines Drowned At Malta. Malta, Tuesday. on wo British marines were drowned j.sidjßoxing Day while bathing outjfirsl the harbour at Valetta. At ties on e of them got into difficulrefccu n(J a sergeant plunged to his laway. but they were both washed round A third marine with a
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    'SOMETHING QUEER'
    196 6 MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT IN UNUSUAL CASE. A man was charged by 1 Banj-arese woman before Mr. A. |W. Hay, the second magistrate, 'with the theft of her clothing. The accused vyho gave the name of Alexander Van Toni Reviera and describe*! himself as an American Eurasian made a strenuous*
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    U.S. DEBT PLAN.
    164 6 British Payment In Silver. Washington, Tuesday. The proposal that the United States allow Great Britain to pay $100,0i»0,000 of the debt with 1, 000.000,000 ounces of silver was Made by the Democrat Senator, Mr. Haydcn. m a broadcast speech. Ths Senator added the proviso that at the
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    INSULL IN TEARS.
    118 6 IN SULL IN TEARS. Athens Extradition Proceedings. Athens, Tuesday. Tlie re was a sensation at the opening of the Samuel Insull extradition proceedings. Insull's counsel, Mr. Ladas, alleged that it wjb tvyo months after the warrant for his arrest had been issued that depositions accusing Insull of fraud were taken.
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    HOTEL GUTTED.
    112 6 Exeiting Rescues In Bucharest Fire. Bucharest, Wednesday. The Hotel Britannia, a sevenstoreyed building, has been gutted by fire, which started on the top floor and spread rapidly downwards, in spite of the efforts of all tho capital's fire brigades. By 11 p.m. the four top storeys had been
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    FRENCH SENATORS.
    68 6 Parliamentary Immunity Not Suspended. Paris, Wednesday. The Senate on Tuesday by the narrow majority of six votes rejected a motion to suspend the Parliamentary immunity of Senators Schiameck, Jomuain and Viellard accused of bein^ concerned m the fiscal scandal. A reporter of the investigation commission stated he had
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    APPEAL FAILS.
    407 6 "PRISONER TREATED WITH LENIENCY." Kerpal Singh, a Sikh, wmi watching his brother having a di i with a man and another Sikh cam > iup and interfered. Kerpal Singh I caught hold of a stick, about iiv foet long, about an inch and a ha I! m circumference,
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    U.K. REVENUE.
    71 6 Satisfactory Position !?i Fii>t >iiiie Month-. Londpxi, Tues< An uioouragin* statement on country's financial position has been issued showing that ordii revenue from 1 to 1 >( 24 totalled f395.000.000, nearly £14,000.000 more than m the cor responding period of last y* ar, while expenditure has Calif n
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    ITALIAN DEFICIT.
    75 6 I StiH Higher Expenditure Next Year. Rome, Tuesd A deficit amounting to :>o,BSO.nou 000 lire is provided for m the official estimates of the Italian Budget the year 1933-34, In spite of In discouraging 1 figures Government is boldly budgeting for higher ex penditure next year. The total
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    EXPRESS BOMBED.
    76 6 Wreckers Failed B\ Minutes. Athens, Tuesday. An attempt to blow up the plon express was made la: i night near the Bulgarian border, but failed as the bomb placed near the track exploded prematurely so that the ermine driver succeeded in h a 1 1 i the train
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    LOCUST PLAGUE.
    54 6 350 Mile Swarm In Argentina. Foi n:osa (Argentina), Tuesday. Tremendous swarms of locust; extending for ;;50 miles art emu ing panic among fanners living along 1 the L'avH? jo River, northern Argentina. Helpless settlers are compelled to stand by and see their crops of cotton, maize and tobacco
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    IRISH NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
    34 6 by ;^J I rnei Dai! ai I nation; sure A D Senate and i embi n I Hi Ka 1 1 ty and a v i i anil I Ul G
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    GERMAN MURDERS.
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    GREAT DISASTERS.
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    SIR ERIC GEDDES.
    191 7 FL VING VISIT TO CAPE ROUTE STATIONS Lugoy. W'edne,day Geddes. chan man vays y L viMt to station, ape Town an- route Rome en route to dj< Italian authority nj? out of the opera "•national a i,- sev r, al Airways African'! operated with Kr 4 traffic
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    INFLUENZA AT SEA.
    58 7 Four Hundred Clares On Liner. I London, Tuesday. ftsani experience befe\] i ameronia on her last trip the Atlantic. The vessel hati f1 New York when an epilemk influcßSA broke out on •ai<l b than 400 out of total 900 p&ssengerp bcin«- affected. ority had completely rev
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    AUSTRIAN LOAN.
    61 7 Paris, Thursdny, (Jovernment making it a of ntidence, the Chamber i by 387 to 180 the Opposim Amendment to the Austrian Loan Bill, undor which France a i)ortion of th«. j i(1 schilling loan to Ay.- I lt€ a}»prt>vod the montiite account, and the Govern* w has sufficient
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    EXPELLED FROM BELGIAN.
    192 7 GERMAN PRIKST. PAINFUL IMPRESSION IN BERLIN. Berlin, Wednesday. A painful impression ha.< been (^*au.d hen- by the news, that the l «*nan Government ha: expelled <>ni the ex-ljonnan territory of £«pen ani Mainuriv the last Get*. man priest .rficiatinVc there. trevnntances edd 10 the shocking nature of
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    MERLIN BOURSE.
    85 7 Electrics Lead An Upward Movement. Berlin, Wcdnesdav. Despite the effect of the holidays the general feeling on the Stock Exchange was good owing to purchases by speculators anxious to cover. The Government's plan to supply work lor the jobless continues to have a good influence. Electrics led the
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    LONDON-BRIGHTON.
    65 7 \r\v Electric Service* Rugby, Wednesday. The Lord Mayor of London and Uady Mayoress will open thj9 Southern Railways new electrified !in<- from London to Brighton on Friday. The new service, foi which luxuriously equipped coaches have Ik'o?i built, will operate from Sunday. The new trains, o-ich costing- 835,000, will
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    WOMAN EXECUTED.
    147 7 EXTREME PENALTY FOR MRS. DE MELKER. Pretoria, Friday. Mrs. Daisy Louis;- de Melker has rccn executed.— Reut'jr. Mrs. do Melker wax found guilty ol (...<- murder of her son for which mi wm atntcnc&d to death, but no, uuiKy of the murder of her hu-;-auds. Her trial lasted
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    GOLD FLOW.
    140 7 Stream Turns Anav. From France. Paris, Thursday. Tl.c stream of gold, after flowing for several years towards France, bus now set m the opposite direction, but m the opinion of qualified observers this is no cause for alarm. France is still brimful of gold. The tide turned when,
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    MANILA HEMP.
    95 7 Placed On Fri^ Li^l Of Imports. London, Dec. 21. The Treasury announced todmj I that Manila hemu had been placet en the free list of imports into the United Kingdom, effective Dec. 29 Since last Mar. 1 a ditty of 1( Ici tent based oj the C.i.f. valut
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    INDIA AND OTTAWA.
    86 7 INoh Duties In Operation. London, Thursday. Following the passage by tho Indian Legislature of the Ottawa agreement, the Treasury has issued an order bringing those parts of th»< Ottawa Agreements Act into operation which implement the agreement on behalf of the United Kingdom." The effect of this
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    'THEIR OLD FRIEND.'
    72 7 Germans To Visit S.W.-Africa. Hamburg; Wedneadpjr* This evening- the Woermann liner, Adolph Woermann, will put to sea with 20 Germans participating m a tour, organised by the newspaper publishers Schorl, to Africa. The main purpose to visit ix-German South-West Africa where c: le week will be spent.
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    GENERAL GALLET.
    48 7 Belgian Chief Of Staff Retires. Brussels, Wednesday. General Gallet, for a number yean chief of the Belgian general staff, retires and will be succeeded by his assistant. General Nuyten, who m turn is succeeded as assistant chief of staff by Artillery Colonel van de Bergen.- Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    24 7 i Berlin, Tuesday. I- if senii-ofiicially announced that the text of the new supplementary Franco-German trade agreement will he DubifcTlOil this W'Cck. Aneta Trans-Ocean
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    ALLEGED PERJURY.
    98 7 Berlin Public Vlan lii (*aol Berlin, Wedne <Ja\ The arrest on a charge of pei jury of Friti Brolat, director o Berlin's Municipal public conveyanrfs company, has created considerable stir. As a result of th> examination bj a majristrnte, h^ was immediately iconsi^ied to ffao Brotat, who ia
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    32 7 VV;i>hir rton, Thuraui*] Ibe Udv. <■ Hi ll«; ;ntati passed fche i>i!' srran '7:^ indepcn< fin-, to th< Philippine m ten The FMI will nou go t<. the Pn to Reuter
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    13 8 A perilous perd) while brittgiag mp timber from (ho soabed at Tanjong Khu,
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