The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 December 1930

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press SO. t .211 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S5. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    356 1 Latest cables show that M. Poincare's sudden illness is serious, and his condition last night was described as "most pitiable" —Page 11. When the Penman enquiry was continued yesterday evidence concerning the losses incurred by speculations by members of the staff was given by the firm's auditor
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    AN OLD-GENTLEMANLY ODDNESS.
    1005 1 Let us praise famous men. Some such men I have known in my time; if I were .to silt tlown and begin writing my memoirs, I should have to search my wits for something which I might put down concerning those famous ones. But I never had
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      340 1 I( M miC RKFRIGERATOF Vean of Quality ..icrship Suoccss in Malaya A CETZ KROS. CO. rated in U.S.A.) r .S.>. Robin -on Road {Raffles Hotel f t thristmas and New Year Festivities Tuesday, December 23rd. I CRANH MASQUERADE BALL AND CABARET FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL J PRIZES FOR FANCY DRESS ADMISSION
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      261 1 I Ready /^^^^^^^K I /vV^>^^ST ts. APi 7>T^!v<-/^^>^V Stocks I stocks >A^y^^4f-^ I i^f^r ln I I Casks fo W^MH^^bi-. fe" Paperllnedl 1 (i/mW'" 12 -JJcjSPKfc Ilt^^ I sunny bags* W^*V fa\tfi Jc^^y/ 2501bs I I Ne Nett I I: British Colonial Manufacture. I ALSO I AVAILABLE SHORTLY j "EMERALCRETE'
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      102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema announcements Page 2 Cadbuiy".- new assortment Pat:c IT Christmas m Ma on a K.PM tour Page 17. Gift suggestions Irom Kelly and Walsh Ltd. —Page 20. Christmas turkeys at Singapore Cuid Storage 2o. Page 5. Christmas and New Year gift! at Medical Hall Ltd. Page t. Electrical
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      24 1 KELVINATOR THE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR 16 Years of Quality Leadership A Proven Success in Malaya GETZ BROS. CO. < Incorporated in U.S.A.) Sales-Service 55, Robinson Road
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    THE SCREEN.
    222 2 The Drake Case at the Pavilion. n -aod murd r n with i acn-d thrill are advised not •r.i». Tht Drak i C.uv at tht Pa'iiion. Th-.- court scenes in ita j ruurder triai provide spark]::. by I mad lor the prosecution and defence 100 per cent dialogue
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    RADIO SAIGON'S PROGRAMME.
    95 2 The following programme will be Broadcast i to-niyht by Radio Saig;;n on 49 BMtn*: MLANCI I>K Ml SIQIK DE lI AMIJKK J Far lex Si.listrs de Kadio-Saigon. I I—Oarexture1 Oarexture c'.e Martha. iFiut( J 'i Coquetterie L. Gn gh I 3— Air .Bach* oeUo solo by IIIBC
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS
    213 2 By Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Mackenzie, I DS O Commanding, S S.V.F. J Singapore, Dec. 10. I Promotions and Appointments, Officers. J HE. the Officer Administering the Govern- m> ment has been pleased to grant a commission as Second-Lieutenant in the S.S.V.F. to Mr. James Randell Bennett, with
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      338 2 Xmas 8 New Year Gifts. FOR LADIES:— PtKFUMERY. GL'ERLAIN. CAROX. CHANEL. MORNY, HOt'BIC.ANT, C'OTV. PBnWWUJ sprays, run sets. EAI X DE COLOGNE. FOR GENTLEMEN PI RE BADGER SHAVING BRUSHES HAIR BRUSHES MORNY SHAVING BOWLS. MEDICAL HALL LTD. OPP. POST OFFICF. ®®s.«.<?®®®®<»®« j? IWhy Not Fix r'That Appointment" AT I THEi
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      305 2 I Victoria Theatre j I Last Two Performances fi THURSDAY SATURDAY AT 9.15 p.m. I S. A. D. C. Present THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD S Book at Littles $4, 2 and 1. I COMMENCING THURSDAY JAN. Ist. AT^3flT p M 5 i THE 16 FAMOUS. jj I Westminster Glee
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      263 2 •■III I ■■■■>••••••<#< 8 jt ttg^i!^^^.^^^^^ I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 91J I Now_a muskal roman,,. I .Morocco and (he Foreign Leg j,, n j A FOX MOVIETONE ADVENTURE! i Fifi Dor say 1 i I I THE GAY LITTLE FREN< I |j COMEDIENNE OF "THEY HAD TO SEE PARISj HAROLD MURRAY
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      232 2 THE WEEK. Wednesday. 17th. HiKh Water. 07.50. 8.7 ft.. 87 ft. Ruubv SC.C. Tmirnament. M.C.O. vs. Merchants Welch 2nd XI vs Johore at J. Bahru. Hotkey SRC. vs Police at Thomson Road. SCC. vs Welch at SC.C. Thursday. ISth. Hi*h Water. MJS, 9.1 It 22.07. 90 ft. Lltanatm JUsdeei -i.is.
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    FIFTY YARDS OF SILK FOR' A TURBAN.
    652 3 MAGNIFICENT VARIETY, j Old Customs "Hound up" With) Picturesque Headdresses. j Tlie majority of English people have never seen turbans of such variety and magnifieance H those worn by the delegates to the Round Table Confer -nee who are now staying in London,
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    PERMANENT-WAY DOG.
    212 3 Barks at Trains and Avoids Capture. Passengers making for a lnlc- man at the Central Station. Manchester, were klU|Mi»Bd and r;;Vher startled to see a wild-looking d)g run ou ilong the permanent way in front of a train, oarkini; funously. It M -mod at Bnt U it the
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    THE TRADE CRISIS.
    151 3 International Chamber of i Commerce Meeting. Paris. Dec. 6. At a meeting of the National Council of the i International Chamber of Commerce. M. jDm hemin made an important statement on the economic crisis. **ln view of our present tasks. he said, "it is the duty of
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      287 3 fpCTRICITY I |/^ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 I I ELECTRICAL I This Year. I The wide-spread use of ELECTRICITY opens a new tit Id for the choice of PRESENTS. ELECTRIC Appliance, something agreeable the eye, a convenience to the user, and an active r your goodwill. suppliers of Klectrical Appliances are
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      279 3 i i Sllenburys Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants in hot climates. They are free from harmful germs and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling 1 water only, thus giving I complete independence of B doubtful milk supplies. I 5S l M lk Food
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      98 3 I Fstate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. Sg BRANCHES ffi ei, First Cross Street MALACCA S w 11, Light Street PENANG g <£ 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 3 Registered by and Security deposited with ffi jg the Straits Settlements Government. W Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, g Guardians, Rent
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    PIANOS NOT WANTED.
    90 4 Berlin Nov. 6. The post-war change in musical taste and the increasing popularity of mechanical music, the gramophone, and the wireless, have been more strongly felt in Germany than in any other country. The world trade in pianos, which was about 100.000 instruments in 1913, has now
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    NEW GENERAL MOTORS MODELS.
    696 4 AN OPTIMISTIC MOVE, DETROIT SURPRISE. STIMULATING AMERICAN INDUSTRY. By E. Y. WATSON. (Free Press and N.A.N.A. Copyright). Detroit, Nov. 8. Optimism for the business future crystallized into action this week when General Motors cut loose new 1931 Chevrolet models nearly two months ahead of schedule. It
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    NEGLECTED EQUIPMENT.
    1269 4 A Few Points for the Inexperienced. With the possible exception of its electrical equipment no part of a modern car is so extravagantly ignored as its tyres, writes John Prioleau in The Observer. Neglected is not quite the word, as even the most criminally careless owner will sometimes
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      432 4 I Do You Know A Whippet Car?? |It Will Do 30 M.P.G. Will Do 5-60 M PH. (on Top)| Will Carry 5 Adults Costs Little to Buy I i Costs Little to Run I j X I Costs Low HP Tax I Does not this Suggest Economy. i TflY ONE
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      106 4 [pontHcgkcf m A o v. Reasons why 65$ energy-creating carbo. hydrate. 2 16% muscle-nuking protein. 3 srrengthening fats. 4 8 minerals for blood, bond, teeth, hair, skin and ntrvei 5 Vitamin B for health. Roughage for digestion. 7 Delicious, nut -like taste. I Quaker Oats is easily prepared ia I
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    GENIUS OF ETTORE BUGATTI.
    2298 5 FEUDALISMO. Impressions of Alsatian Car Factory. If you happen to find yourself in the handsome city of Strasbourg, noted, as Michelin truly observes, for pates ct terrines de foie gras iAI-acr, et eau-de-vfe de fruits, and you can tear yourself away from these undoubted aids to
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      163 5 1(202! I I fl' > H\ I I i I The Number That Puts 1 I You In Touch With The I People Who Want To I 1 Show You j I THE NEW CHEVROLET I I I I IC i m LT* 31 j m 5* mil ml! Z
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      233 5 Order Your Xmas j Turkey Now. i i I EXCELLENT STOCK OF WELL BRED 5 BIRDS. I I a j^ Vft Jfjrr *^J> JGk 2c i .^iNik/ I 1 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. I I £D DONT WASTE THAT I f fsi LIGHT! X rma4*4Mil? i)&* H W ften
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    LATEST FICTION REVIEWED.
    1614 6 L A TEST FICTION RE VIE WE D. Christmas Tales for the Children Another Foreign Legion Story A Chinese Translation. M« BMTI Ward Lock and Co.. Ltd.. have f kt OUt t number of inexpensive children's book* Cor Chriitmas. Amongst them we make apectaJ aaratlon of "Little RrJ Riding 11r.0d."
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    THE LOST UMBRELLA.
    625 6 Through pood education and the constant exercise of forethought and self-control the average woman, and here and there an exceptionally nni-souled man. may learn not to lose his temper or his head; but the influence has yet to be found which can teach a human being not
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    HOW A CHIMNEY-SITTER WON WORKERS' VICTORY.
    1525 6 Enterprising Japanese, Police Capitulate with Daring Labourer. By ALFRED E. PIERES: Achimncy-sitfer, aided by the fortuitous and lucky circumstance cf the train of His Majesty the Emperor bring clue to pass the dizzy eminence to which he climbed, succeeded in winning for Japan's workers
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    THE STORY OF NICOTINE. FRANCE CELEBRATES HER ADOPTION OF THE "DEVINE HERBE."
    649 6 THE STORY OF NICOTINE. FRANCE CELEBRATES HER ADOPTION OF THE "DEVINE HERBE." t J aris, \o\. •T'HK second National Congress of Smokers has stirred up a whole world of tobaccoconsciousross in Paris. Jean Nicot would be pleased about this, even more pleased that he must have been by the poems
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    BRIDGE NOTES & PROBLEM
    952 6 BRIDGE NOTES PROBLEM The No Trump Fetish Adda An Irritating hi mi Convention to Brea IT i.s a common latilt among Brtdjs D to rush into No Tr iivr; at i 1 „;-,<.• vocation, though their ImkJs are much b fcr .suit calling. The fact tint hand rich in honours
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    "ALL QUIET" DISORDERS.
    112 6 Protest Scenes in Berlin Theatre. Berlin. Dec. fi. The resentment in Germany against the film "All Quiet on the Western Front'— which has now been banned by the German authoritieshas been referred to in recent cables. Further messages from Berlin refer to disorderly scenes which marked the
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    700 YEARS HISTORY ENIS.
    44 6 Guernsey's Good-bye** l Carrion. i. l 1 tio tta there no* When 111 Ship V H aim li I m M ehlldi marched ti-. i Th tim<- BgQ Bum? H A Wlf '> rV r repi than to s: being at
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    THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF PARROTS.
    783 7 CUPIDITY OF DEALERS. Birds That Take Kindly to Domesticity. Tho criticisms that have recently been levelled at the conditions in the bird shops in Rochore Road give an added interest to the following article by Lord Tavistock which recently appeared in the Daily Mail. The
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    392 7 Club Championship Position. Further progress has been made in the Club Championship and the position of the three leaders is now unassailable. Following is a detail of results up to date: GRAND HANDICAP TOURNAMENT. The position in this compeition up to the last meeting of the Club
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    NO TAXES FOR LARGE FAMILIES.
    36 7 A Jugo-Slavian Decree. Belgrade, #v 9. Families in Jugo-Slavia with nine or more children will in future pay no State taxes following a decree by the Prime Minister, General Petar Zivkovic.
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    PARIS-SHANGHAI RADIO.
    53 7 Inauguration of New Service. Paris, Dec. 6. At 11.10 p.m. to-night radio-telegraphic communication will be inaugurated between Paris and Shanghai by an exchange of radiograms between M. Mallarme (Minister of Posts and Telegraphs) and the Director of Posts at Shanghai, and between M. Briand and the Chinese Minister
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    RUSSIAN AIRSHIP'S FLIGHT.
    34 7 Berlin, Not. 9. Russia's first dirigible airship, the Komsomolskaya Pravda. will shortly make its first iong flight from Tula < 100 miles south of Moscow) to Slavjansk, a distance of 560 miles.
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      226 7 I Tennis frocks need Lux l vl t.-nni* frocks simply /gli^ ftjEm f }@L mil not resist harsh wa^h- W^^fiß^ /IntJH j/ ffi {■f tr» ;iiin»nt. Thev need I \W J{ i^-f tli, -[..< ia 1 care that only i^NSVy 'y^*^' I liu „-.-.allv pure flakes "0& arc M Mfe.
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      199 7 Bread and milk O\ 51 What Bread and Milk at a ?But the curious thing is that the P children liked it better than (he milkmaid' milk SWEETENED CONDKNSKD *r i l^*/! 1 till i iiii |l lffH' I ,||l' Hi jl il i' .iil"i(Lj EN dipping slows your thought,
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    EUROPEAN'S PISTOL.
    344 8 Weapon Handed to Chinese J.P/s Son. A European named B. Zerner pleaded guilty In the Criminal District Court on Monday to being in possession of an automatic pistol without a licence and with handing the v.eapcn over to one. F. Y. Tong, also not a person licensed to
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    CHILDREN'S BALL.
    128 8 A Happy Evening at the Adelphi. Madam Kelvey's children s fancy dress ball was carried out very successfully on Monday evening in the ball-room of the Adelphi Hotel. There was a very large gathering of children and adults. It was evident that the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There
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    THE ASSIZES.
    111 8 Armed Robbery Charge Dismissed. The Chinese named Tan Cheng Hwa. charged wiih armed robbery, at the Assizes before Mr. Justice Whitley on Monday, was found not guilty and discharged. Th? case was a sequ.-l to the robbery at Oh 8^- milestone. Jurong Road, at 8 p.m. on Sepc.
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
    106 8 Donations previously acknowledged $12,756.02; A. W. Still S1.000: "Anonymous" (monthly $5; G. E. Teale (6 months subscription at $20 $120; J. P. Mead $100: C. R. Thurstan (6 months subscription at $20 $120. Incorporated Society of Planters: Donations frcm Branches (includes Non-Members t Bahau 527. Banting $4.
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    CAPT. MATTHEWS' FLIGHT.
    179 8 To Take New Route On Trip Back To England. Sydney, Nov. 19. A departure from the usual EnglandAustralia route will be made on the return flight to London of Captain F. R. Matthews. The Shell Company says that the aviator will follow the western coast of the
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    NON-STOP EARTHQUAKE.
    37 8 Vienna, Nov. 6. A professor and an engineer have been sent from Innsbruck to investigate a mysterious earthquake near Reutte. in the Tyrol, which haa been shaking the ground every day for the past month.
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      538 8 TRADE BUYERS- f ♦> y make your arrangements now to visit Y t THE 1931 I I BRITISH I INDUSTRIES FAIR ♦f> IN LONDON BIRMINGHAM, ♦|> FEBRUARY 16—27, 1931 V The number of exhibitors has increased again, and now covers practically the whole range of British Industry. At no other
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      189 8 t%rJoyou manage tahep thin Jim m this txosHy d m IApollinaris 1 They always go together the meat and the mustard /£m^ A Sufferer's Wish m m\ to Benefit Others m BWPH 1 completely healed.** I &L- I 9? T ipOTtn i in of Mre E J Harris, $WsP* -^T
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      250 9 ptfiINESS CARDS. tfTsSAGE ill iSICI" WljS- FUMIKO i H ph»by QhMmU FUNERALS. 00APORI CASKET CO. NM 1 A Ptnhas Road, f I** r Mreet— Phone ««7». fIASSAGE HALL. n l \M> MISS HANA friloo Street t'HONE T4G7. s<9®®®®®®®®>®9 [SELETAR GRANGE 111()M -ill IAK ROAD I B rt.g|Dl HOLIDAY HOME I
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      648 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. OTICE k hereby g»\in that tenders are J-.vlteci for t; u following materials or ■rrvioim, and that psrticulars of s,uch tenders mny be obtained in the Tender Room Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Construction of One Grass 4 pm C urt R| Weodk Dec 22nd. 1930. Cimpletion
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      656 9 NOTICES. THE EXCHANGE BANKS. The aTrrnanga Bank will be closed on Thursday December 25th, Friday December 26th. Christinas Holid.iys. Satuidiiy December 27th Public Holiday. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. In view of the Christmas and New Year Holidays, there will be no sailing from Singapore to
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      518 9 NOTICES THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Th.* Flutter Morning Daily in Malaya, a live "news' paper 30-40 columns of news daily Also the be^t Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chata Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams. Latest News and Latest Announcements. Special Daily London Cables, Rubber and Tin Price Cables together
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      480 9 ROTARY PUBLIC MEETING VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Friday, Dec. 19th at 9.15 p.m. DOORS OPEN 8.45 p.m. SPEAKERS Hon. Mr. Veerasamy, M.F.C., President Rotary Club, K. Lumpur. Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, M.L.C., Rotary Club. Malacca. Raja I da. Rotary Club, Kuala Lumpur. All are Oferdietlly Invited. I SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
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      304 9 BY ORDER OF THE LIQUIDATOR. Re MACKAY. MONK. LIMITED •In Voluntary Liquidation). The undersigned will be sell by Public AttcU n all the Office Furniture. COMPRISING— Writhm desks, safes. Film* cabinets. showcases. typewriters. Gestetner Duplicator, etc. At No. 44 Alison Road. On Wednesday, Dec. 17th, at 10 a.m. On view
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1930. ELECTION PROSPECTS.
    727 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1930. ELECTION PROSPECTS. There seems to be an opinion growing up at Home that a general election is more than likely soon after the new year, the prophets putting the date in the early part of February. It is obvious there will be no
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    539 10 I Calendar? received Cheong Koon Seng's wall calendar Linotype Company's pocketbook. The money collected in Negri Sembilan for Earl Haig's Poppy Day Fund has reached a total of $5,985.92. Mr. J. H. Whitaker, a former Editor of the Malacca Guardian, is to be married this week to Miss Alice White,
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S LOSSES.
    1946 10 1 AUDITOR'S EVIDENCE. e Capt. Harvey and Scrip That e Was Not Delivered. f q The hearing ol the judicial enquiry into the charges of criminal breach of trust on which i Mr. William Brown Penman, partner of the 3 firm of Rose, Macphail and
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      207 10 XIiAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR t WE HOLD STOCKS OF THE BEST AND MOST SUITABLE WINES for CHRISTMAS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordtnancet of Ho\y Kong), (Incorporated in Shanghai). 90, Robinson Road Telephone 6228 1 Have You Seen the Selection j 1 OF I 1
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      114 10 I X'MAS GIFTS I J T. K. K.'s j I Leather and Rubber Shoes, Felt Hats, I I Balloon Toys, Ladies' bathing Shoes, c Biscuits. Sweets, etc. t I I i TENG SENG GUAN. i 634 North Bridge Road t Established 1905. t Ixmas gifts! i IN I GENUINE j
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    SERIOUS ILLNESS OF M. POINCARE.
    174 11 SERIOUS ILLNESS OF M. POINCARE. >IO ST PITIABLE." rotor's All Niffht Watch m by Bedside. [P,. if i Service.! Paris. Dec. 15. ent summons a doctor t 9 o'clock, spending the Paris. Later. I (light obstruction of the Paris. Dec. 16. i at eight o'clock this i and very serious.
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    THE MAN TO FACE THE CRISIS.
    153 11 Poincare's breakdown > hat cables from Paris if the political crisis be prevailed upon to Cabinet The papers M Tardieu's defeat M Poincare's return} mtad the ex-*Pre-would not consider Cibmet. Le Matin. iit might be per- udfd by the gentle pres- nrfue <who. it
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    TRADE MISSION TO EGYPT.
    65 11 »Vi>it Early in New Year. Official Service.) Rugby. Dec. lfe. ::n:lar in character to sent to other foreign countries. e corresponding to those I recently visited Japan n China, has been appointed in the New Year. Sir Arthur Balfour (chairCommittee on Industry *»n I9:m sir Alan
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    CONVICTS ON STRIKE.
    41 11 WMttisfed with their Diet. Eastern Service.] Hong Kong. Dec. 16. <• prisoners at Victoria ins morning, refusing to Hlteved. to disssatisfaction The uuthorities are taking the troubl? taking a more guards hive been called men arc at present locked
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    CHINESE RAILWAYS.
    32 11 Nfcistry to Revise Kates. h> <r Eastern Service.] Nankin*. Dec. 16. Ministry has advanced the Railway the £66.700 required *I8 en Dec. Ist. "■vising railway rates again* future silver flue-
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    PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
    311 11 GOVERNORS' POWERS. Conference Receives Committee's Recommendations. {British Radio Official Service.] Ru*by, Dec. 16. The Indian Round-Table Conference met in full committee this morning under the chair-' manship of the Prime Minister to receive the reports of the Burma Sub-committee and the' Provincial Constitution Sub-committee. The Constitutional
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    EUROPEAN SUGAR QUOTA.
    270 11 Brussels Conference Breaks Up. (Reuters Service.] Brussels. !>♦■«. 16. The Sugar Conference held its last sitting to-day for the purpose of signing the protocol concerning the allocation of exports from European sugar-producing countries for the next ive years. It decided upon the following figures: Poland 320.000 tons:
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    97 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Dec. 16, 5.20 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £105 10 16 (up 1 16). Forward £106 13 16 (up 2 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington
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    HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
    69 11 Windfall From Boxer Indemnity Fund. (Reuters Service.] London. Dec. 16. The text has been issued of the China Indemnity (Application) Bill (designed to make further provision regarding the application of the Bcxer Indemnity! which has passed its first reading. J It allocates the following payments: to Hong
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    ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY.
    217 11 FIVE YEARS EXPERIMENT. Report of Government Select Committee. [British Radio—Official Service.] Rurby, Dee. IS. The report of the Select Committee on capital punishment recommends that a Bill be introduced and passed into law during the present session providing for the abolition of the death penalty for
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    BANKRUPTCY SEQUEL.
    422 11 Charge Preferred Against European. A case in which B. Zerner. a European, is charged on two counts with dishonestly or fraudulently removing without adequate consideration, certain property, intending thereby to prevent the distribution of the property according to the law among his creditors was commenced yesterday before the
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    CHINESE QUESTIONS.
    105 11 Soviet Anxious to Commence Discussions. [Reuters Service.] Moscow, Dec. 16. M. Karakhan, Under Commissar for Foreign Affairs, has informed Mr. Moh Teh-hui, head of the Chinese Delegation to the Russo-Chinese conference, who is about to depart for China for a period that the Soviet Government f ully shares
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    WAR DEBTS.
    37 11 Over £24,000,000 Paid to U.S.A. This Week. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Dec. 16 Including nearly £19,000,000 from Britain, and big sums from France and Italy the Treasury yesterday received £24,600,000 in war debt payments from abroad.
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    64 11 Two of the Royal Air Porce flying-boats attached to the Singapore base, arrived in Rangoon on Saturday. December 6th. from Akyab and alighted In the Pazundaung Creek where they will remain for a few days (says the Rangoon Gazette). Squadron Leader Livock is in charge of one of the flying-boats.
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    DRAMATIC EVENTS IN SPAIN.
    736 11 A PREMATURE REVOLT. Leaders Escape by Air to Portugal. Fleuter's Servicr t Madrid, Dec. 15. As far^ as can be ascertained In view of censorship, no serious disturbances occurred in the provinces yesterday except at San Sebastian where a strong party carrying Communist banners tried to
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    AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
    39 11 "Complete Success," says Acting Premier. {Reuters Service.] Melbourne, Dec. 16. The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Penton, announced that the £28.000,000 conversion loan was a complete success and the lis" will close a day or two hence. I
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    AFGHANISTAN OIL.
    30 11 Important Concessions for Socony. [Reuters Service.] Peshawar, Dec. 16. It is stated that the Afghan Government have granted the Standard Oil Company of America important oil mining concessions.
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    THE SINGAPORE FLYING FATALITY.
    2052 12 DEATH BY DROWNING. Accident Caused by Error of Judgment. An cr:.r of judgment on tbc part of the pilot was recorded §t Hie inquest before the Singapore Coroner (Mr. V Lisamen and a special jury yesterday as the cause of the fatal accident which resulted in
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    MR. ARNOLD HODSON.
    43 12 New Governor of Sierra Leone. IReuter's Service.) London, Dec. 15. Mr. Arnold Hodson has been appointed Governor of Sierra Leone. Mr. Arnold Wi-nhalt Hodson. c M.G.. has been Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Falkland Islands and their Dependencies ince 1926.
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    FAR EAST TRADE MISSION
    74 12 Will Return Via Canada. fßeuter's Service.] l.nmli.n. Dec. 16 In the House of Commons Mr. G. M Gillett (Parliamentary Secretary Overseas Trade Dept.) raid that it was originally intended that the Economic Mission to the Par East should return on the same route as that on
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    NATIONAL DETECTIVE FORCE.
    880 12 HOME OFFICE MOVE. Big Scheme to Tackle Seriou Crime. IBy Air Mail. Lcndon, Nov. 26. Steps are being taken to prepare a schem for establishing with the least possible delay national detective force for Great Britain. The possibilities of such a scheme, the ap pioximate cost and
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    CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
    42 12 Experimental Abolition Proposal. IReuter's Service.] London. Dec. 15. The report of the Select Committee on Capital Punishment recommends that a Bill 1 be enacted in the present session abolishing the death penalty for an experimental period of five years. j
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    JUNE MUST GO TO SCOTLAND.
    424 12 HER PETITION DISMISSED. No Domicile in England. IBy Air Mail. I London. Nov. 26. Lady Inverclyde's petition for nullity and also her petition for alimony during the proceedings are dismissed. This was the considered judgment of Mr. Justice Bateson. in the Divorce Court yesterday, regarding
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    DANCERS IN CHINA.
    195 12 Inland Passports May be Stopped. [HeuLer'l Service] l.i ndiMi. Dec. 15. Captain Peter Macdonald <C. Isle of Wight in! the Hou^e cf Commons ask?d what st a ps r\re being taken >o prevent British subjects who have been extricated from positions oi danger l China from returning
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    AMERICAN BANK PANIC.
    97 12 More Failures and a Suicide. IReuter's Service. I New York. Der. 15. A farther crop of bank failures and suicides' is reported. The State Bank in Binghamptor.. Mew York, closed following the discovery of a shortage of between $600,000 and $700,000 and the police are searching for
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    THE PROTEST TO RUSSIA.
    99 12 No British Economic Mission to be Sent. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. Dec. 15. In answer to questions on Russia in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary said he had decided not to appoint a British military attache at Moscow. The Secretary of the
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    "A CAUSE OF TERRIBLE DISASTER."
    746 12 LORAXG'S £317,000 SWINDLE "City Life Impossible if Such Men are Not Punished." IBy Air Mail. I London, Nov. 2 Sentence of rove?) pears' pena] cervittxh l pa.sed at the Old Bin y this afternoon on Francis Lbrang. %ged 49. t!lc fo mci diracJo jof the
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    LORANG'S UPS AND DOWNS.
    259 12 Pawned His Coat and Then "Swam in Money." Prancb Lorant has known rny opi and downc: dire poverty and fmbuloui vealth. ai the end of ths w^r h was pennUeai m wroti )r:e:.d nqrteg that ha had ovu cosaoelled to pledge his nir.ekiiKorh ,1 m onoug
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    317 12 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. IMPORTED CAl,^ Hi Oh I.d.i, r BIT.-1 hIV locs] Rbati i wpervbfc i) „i a n ■top the m i Australia. On tb Mb> i "Pro Bon I from Tiit Hi.' ()1)\ :cl!;i;. cattle from erttlclsraa ol ib What bi rti have on b. I di
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    INDIAN CONFERENCE.
    81 12 Recommendation on PlwfWil Powers. Rl U I The repi rt of th Irdtau dekling with the ;tnd ihs txlsti thCUM be Rbi I Including la« i i'i resp it ra mm m i-'ciividual mil that the <"■ mvv ten :.nd b ■<• lature and to retura a tfcmoftneOovei
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    ELECTORAL REFORM.
    19 12 i*il! to be Introdw Chiistm: ißm t S It was annoiirvoil tail ktoe Dectoral lured before Chrtstma;
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      TURF HISTORY OF 1930.
      1203 13 A Review of the Season's Racing. (From Our Own Correspondent. > London, Nov. 25. 1930 will stand out in turf history in many respects. Steps were taken by the Jockey Club to stamp out the practice of doping. Rules of Racing were amended, and the totalisator
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      "LIGHT APPEALS ABSURD."
      564 13 Plain Speaking By V. W. C. Jupp. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Nov. 26. Cricketers ev-rywh-r? were calking about ihe recommendation which is to be considered by the M.C.C. next month that no appeal shall be allowed again.?*; th? light. This reccmm?ndaticn com^s from the -visory Country
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      FIRST RUGBY TRIAL.
      190 13 Whites and Colours for Match at Liverpool. London. Nov. 26. The teams for the first English Rugby International Trial match. Whites v. Colours, to be played on the ground of the Waterloo Club. Liverpool, on December 6. have been chosen as follow Whites.— *T W Brown (Bristol.;
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      883 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. KXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Set-rice Liverpool and GLufow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route cabjeet to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. SaUa AGAMEMNON Por Amsterdam, London and Hamburg
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      403 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. One Singapore. «.S. CITY OP WELLINGTON Jan. o HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY of SHANGHAI For Havre, London, Rotterdam
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      435 14 p. o; Bntish India and Apcar Li B (Incorporated in England.) "«¥i MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrn SERVICES. G PENINSULAR ANi7oRIENTAL S m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY s tuml C LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL BBrtSa"" 1 OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA j A^ Tonnage. Singapore. ,v COMORIN 15,100 Dec.
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      633 15 0 S. K. Line. York- (from Kong Kong) PrdfM Service Xv.or.to Mara Jan 8 d v:i!'..ouvor:— (from Kobei African Maru Jrn 17 Hamburg (lltMB) London Muu Dec 2 0 21 Cape Town. Rio do Ocrf* 11 x tdeo ail d Buenos Aire. oupdi'i. :i M— tn o) Mo-tc ideo Marc
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      476 15 latyl Lk fl fl aW ~>~ V ami r SAILINCC k *^^P^^fc^aw^a*__-^ TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, FKOM SINGAPORE AND PENANG via COLOMBO. BUU I'OKT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES AND Gt.NoA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. Fres. Polk Dec. 22 Dec. 25 Dec. 27 Feb. 3
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      776 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAViA J (Incorporated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451. v»ith sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight*. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and P*nan C < of the TRAVELLERS
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    CHRISTMAS GREETING TELEGRAMS.
    280 16 By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Limited, Christmas Greeting Telegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Australia, Canada. South, East and West Afric India, other parts of the British Empire. Belgium, China. Czecho-Slovakia. Denmark. France, Germany. Japan. Sweden. Switzerland. Algeria.
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    AIR MAIL CORRESPONDENCE FOR SOUTH AMERICA.
    177 16 Commencing with the Homeward Mail leaving Penang on January 2nd. 1931, correspondence for Brazil. Uruguay, Argentine Republic, Bolivia, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay and Peru, will be accepted for transmission by ordinary mail to Marseilles and thence by air mall. Such correspondence must be posted
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    DAILY LETTER TELEGRAMS.
    50 16 Extension of Service to Tangier. On and from January Ist.. 1931, Daily Letter Telegrams will be accepted at all Telegraph Offices in SS. and F.M.S. for transmission to Tangier at the following mtes: 20 words or less including the indication D.L.T. $6.60; Each additional word 35 cents.
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    KELANTAN SERVICE.
    48 16 On and from January Ist. 1931, insured letters, boxes and parcels addressed to Kelantan will be accepted at all Post Offices in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. The service is. however, confined to letters, boxes and parcels addressed to Kota Bharu and Kuala Krai.
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    152 16 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Cast Wharf 'Entrance Gate 1.; Edavana 22: Kumsang. Lyeemoon 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Terukuni Maru 18: Pleasantville 11; Mata Hari 9; Kola 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate S). Chindwara 32; Steel Navigator 35; Tsurushima Maru 37;
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    111 16 Kuranda. Brit. 553. from Sibu 16. for Sibu 18. Sin Aik Lee, Brit. 69, from B. Pahat 16. for B. Pahat 17. Barratta. Brit. 55, from Muar 16, for Muar 16. Hero, Nor. 823, from Bangkok 16, for Bangkok 17. Q. Verspyck, Dut. 640, from Anambas 16, for
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      588 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s*. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      259 16 s.s. GLENAPP. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived Dec. 9, 1930) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48 9 on Wednesday December 17th, 1930, at 9 a.m. No further Survey will
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      470 16 KERR STEAMSHIP CoL (Incorporated in U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK~SERVICE. I Regular Freight Service to Boston, Htm V Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) Sail, MS. SILVERSANDAL Dec. 23 r> c 2 Q D Nf, M.S. SILVERASH Jan. 4 Jan F, b PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES— STR A m INDIA EXPRESS SERVICK Singapore
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      347 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. Bl STEAMER TO-DAY. Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and South-East Borneo Reynest 8 a.m. Karlmon Sri Wongsee 9 a.m. Kukup and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. Rhio Mersing 9 a.m. Ceylon, Southern Western India and Denmark Fionia 10 a.m. Tembilahan and Indragiri
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    Port and Shipping News.
    75 17 IF T| iArta-nan is due th«' 18th hist. oibly sr.il on the .;ame I n Djibouti. Suez. BSfth SHB. WharOennan iUmmt re- KlCf steamer of 773 tons tu'tt. She was i. Vulcan at Ham- Hamburg- Amerika IM feet, a beam i n tat UapOfi and Export
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    WHEN SHIPS CATCH FIRE !
    158 17 WHEN SHIPS CATCH FIRE tatcst Terror which a Sailor H;i- i<> Face. >m Glasgow, re- ■:-rharging cargo in j although she was ded tii< Arc mouldI in -atest If Will ...lly if. as was ittaa the fire starts > then very difficult to a -hip can he brought liner the
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    THE PORT OF MALACCA.
    85 17 Cieip and Safe Port for Exports. publication issued C Malacca has the "Whan h.e. the May this year, it !-v the Harbour De- j ni of rubber were and that with r.lv figure would soon The figures for August. .=S 753 tons. 6.404 ••«ly. and it
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    BRITISH YACHT SAFE.
    47 17 [■1 Had Searched for In Vain. iMHh.il Madeira). Nov. 10. I Wolf, belonging to D missmg. is now Faunas Canaries Canaries yesterday week. Funchal on Friday CJa\iu. which had been ireless message yesteri Data unable to find M, lives near Ox'Mipanion on board is
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    ROUGH WEATHER IN STRAITS.
    61 17 ilit ions prevailed in 1 lor the most part of (■uardian Shipping pore was seriously day the Straits '■<< in Malacca twelve I unpleasant voyages were harbour MN a i so bad. boata wen damaged. M» unpleasant experience ""Uh h»r propellers being "■<n basket she was
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    AN EPIC OF THE SEA.
    747 17 Swedish Ship's Crew Saved by the Mauretania. The rescue by the Mauretania of the crew of the Swedish cargo vessel Ovidia some 400 miles from Cape Race is graphically described in the despatch below by Miss Viola Tree, the c-!»brated actrt> who was travelling in
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    HEDWIG SALVAGE.
    130 17 Although no definite step has been made, it is possible that nothing will be done to salvage the motor ship Hedwig. as she lies hard and fast in the Pratas coral reef. It is thought that the profits would rot cover the outlay of sending a ship to
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    A NEW TRAWLER.
    120 17 Two Japanese fishing trawlers arrived in Hong Kong from Japan last week and were anchored at Wanchai. They were the Yuki Maru and the Teshio Maru The Teshio Maru is a trawler of 152 tons and has come all the way from Japan to take the place
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    CLEARANCES.
    29 17 D"c. 16. Pelandok. AiiiK Leong. Hong Keat. C Hin Tay Yit. Hong Kwong, Esmeralda, Diomed. City of Roubaix. Barratta. Vimeira ißrit>; Rangoon Maru. D^lagoa Maru (Jap»; Tonwhon <Dut>
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    THE WRECK OF THE HIGHLAND HOPE.
    977 17 HOURS OF ORDEAL. Lifeboats Towed 50 Miles to Land by Trawlers. Mail week papers to hand relate how in dense fog and in darkness, the new London liner Highland Hope, on her way to the Argentine, with over 50 women with British names, as
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      240 17 nut chocolates, Good hard 'chocs* that it is a joy to crunch. Each one a marvel ot confectivUiery art, a cunning blend or crisp ripe Hbjii 1 nuts and velvety chocolate. \j2iSK^HW Specially packed to secure KJ Ir their arrival in perfect (adburys ASSORTED NUT Chocolates 1/ they are Cadbury's
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      115 17 SEA TRIP PER K.P.M.-m.s. VAN HEUTSZ. XMAS HOLIDAYS Round trip SINGAPORE to BELAWAN DELI and PENANG and return to SINGAPORE in 5 days, m.v. VAN HEUTSZ leaves Singapore on December 24th at 5 p.m. arriving back in Singapore on December 29th at 7 a.m., allowing one day ashore at Medan
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    THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
    1096 18 REICHSTAG DEBATE. 4 !Active Policy Instead of SelfSatisfied Lethargy." Berlin, Dec. 5. The Reichstags financial debate culminated in a brief, forceful speech by Chancellor Brining, first emphasising the Government's efforts to lower the price level and thereafter dealing with the Cabinet's reasons for promulgating the
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    WALKING ON ALL FOURS.
    245 18 Man's Quest for Youth. St. Louis. Mr. Park C. Hamnnr. a retired rmint manufacturer, of St. Louis, is soing to G-n<ia. Cta!v. to experiment with the simple life, walking on all fours, sleeping on wood and eating mw veg?tables in an effort to overcome old age.
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      343 18 Ibeauty I THAT IS SKIN DEEP V There are few things that J* X are as beautiful as ordinary household furniture and fittings V that have been painted with Y BRUSHING DUCO I Anyone can use it too. Xo J^ Jt skill required. A full stock of A ♦> all
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      337 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo Semarang
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      417 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incoiporated In England;. Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,645,505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, E. q J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shulicid, E;,q., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON
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      132 18 TI4C Z^"*** SOUTH 'B. BRITISH |l! fire, ma i ;:xi m MID {U MT •VOTOU (\i> IKSVBANCB A, ,V P V LOWEST (iKltrvr UC MA, 25J FATAL AOODim VUUr ->l\ HAV'I, you mad( of your depend overtake you !>Utll caJa^JJ IT only oo Policy for UM* £Z OBTAIN full p;in;
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    TIN AND RUBBER
    25 19 le&nla: London Prices, COPYRIGHT. 1 London, !>«•< 16. tnf at 4 ,d spot b ms: 4 *d and .-put. £106 10s ••■idy. idle.
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    BRITISH GOODRICH CO.
    26 19 Per m( Dividcifd Proposed. :t i Lcndoa Dec. IC tista Ooodricta ■faovi net. A dividend of shares is to bo .;id. but ure
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S REPORT.
    28 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S REPORT. Stacmpatv, I>ec. 16. 14 10, :05 1.10 Ayr Jerun PaJanM \t ntakab i 27 ~9. United 93 1.00. ■•'> "0. Cold o Btratta 9 20 9J90,
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    ALOR GAJAH'S LOSS.
    183 19 Company in Strong Position. meeting of th^ r 1 tate Ltd.. I rrt k A: Co HongQuay yesterday I tl In the chair. R Renton S. H. report and ac- lOtta Sept. 1930 ling generous:d machinery M Deducting 118.217.73 brought iut year leaves Pi tit ;i:id Loss
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    RUBBER PAVING.
    50 19 lh <* N;u Bridge Street 1 M>« riment. "minis in mail week. Mlntotar of Transport how m New Bridw ni aw; and whether he i determine Um value oi purpose? rtoon: The rubber paving was laid for the Citj MM, and I am uiformec any definite opinion U
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    PAJAM'S PROFIT.
    721 19 Well Prepared for Difficult Times Ahead. Tta 11* annual fNMral meeting of shareholders oi Pa jam limited. vm held yesterday at noon in the offices of D rrick and Co.. Hongkony Bank Chambers. Collyer Quay. Mr T F. Anderson Pol.* was in th > chair and others present
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    THE RUBBER OUTLOOK.
    56 19 I Increased American Demand Expected. London. Dec. 12. Til' Financial Nl.vs expects an increase in tbe American consumption of rubber at the beginning of the year. Nru York, Dec. 12. A Mg reduction of pneamatic stocks is reported The inference is that the industry will be WUlfclUg
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    EXCHANGES.
    78 19 .'British Radio —Official Service.! Rugby, Dec. 15. Foreign 'xchanges are: Amsterdam 12.06%, Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5',d., Berlin 20.37, Vru-^cls 34.76 Bucharest 818. Rio 4 11-16, I Buenos Aires 37 S Copenhagen 18.15 1 Geneva 25.03. Helsingfors 193. Hong Kong Is. lHd., Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 47.95. Milan 92.72 Monte
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    441 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. December 16. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 23 7|B London 3 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London 60 days' sight 213 25 32 London 30 days' sight 2|3 3|4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London T. T. 2,3 11|16 Lyons and Paris,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    743 19 TUESDAY, DEC. 16TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang <£> 20s 22s c.d. i Ay?r Hitams Tin (ss» 10s 9d 11s 6d Bangrin Tin <£.» 13s 15s A 3atang Padang (sl> 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 40 45 Sukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malav (£> 10s
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    LIVE PLANTERS.
    230 19 Batang Padang Meeting. [From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh, Dec. 16. Interesting discussions on current topics took place at a meeting of the Batang Padang Planters Association yesterday when the first intimation was given of the recommendations of the Special Committee of the P. A.M. to consider how to
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT.
    217 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Dec. 16. Th'j depression in the local share market continues and quotations are daily falling, as rapidly a? they rose during the past few we?ks. The American rubber figures fcr November show consumption for that month to have been only. 23.500 tons, which is 3.800
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    315 19 December 161h.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. RS S. eq\ial to London Standard. Latest Cable— London Spot sheet 4\d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 9 per lb. The profit of the Bukit Lintang Rubb-r Estates for the year to June 30 was £658
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    FRENCH BANK FAILURE.
    954 19 M. aillaux on World Crisis. Paris. Nov. 8. M. Oustric. having resigned from the directorship of all his companies, it was without him that the directors of the Banqu? Oustric met yesterday to decide what course to adopt as a consequence of the firm having suspended payment.
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      71 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      45 19 Royal Exchange What do you connect with these two words Insurance Then why not give this old established Corporation the benefit of your connection and be assured of complete satisfaction. &ogal iiXdjattffc SlSSurnncr. INCORPORATED AD «7?O Singapore. A. GORDON LEE, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS, Res. Manager.
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    WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES.
    1587 20 Malaya Cup Rugby. Singapore's Victor; Over Malaya Command. The Coming Truphy Match.— A New Record at Bnkit Timah. ILndie and Craik in Form. Amateur Box in* Championships. The F. A. Cup Draw. The Rugby experiences of the Malaya Command controvert the axiom that the whole is greater
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    FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE.
    81 20 Cuthbert and Foreman Draw in Championship Bout. [Reuters Service. Olvmpia. Dec. 15. Amid scenes reminiscent of the old days at the National Sporting Club, the experienced scientific British featherweight champion. Johrny Cuthbert i9st. 4' 4 >, drew with Al Foreman (9st. 5 a 4 >. the Canadian holder
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    56 20 Loss on Half Year's Working. The half yearly accounts of the Perak Turf Club for the period ended September 30th show a loss for the period of $12,724. Receipts included $56,766 on Tot« Account (nett> $29,800 on sweeps and S 10.935 on entry- fees. Stakes accounted for
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    BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP FARCE.
    331 20 Lindrum. Newman and Davis Will Not Play. London. Dec. 6. The Professional Billiards Championship in 1931 will be a fiasco. Lindrum and Davis (the holder > having decided not to enter on the ground that the Billiards Association has ignored their request for the adoption of napless
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    AUSTRALIA WINS FIRST TEST MATCH.
    137 20 WEST INDIES FAIL. Jackson and Ponsford in Big Partnership. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Dec. 16. In the first Test match of the series between Australia and the West Indies, at Adelaide, Australia won by the handsome margin of ten wickets. West Indies' second innings
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    TOURISTS' FOURTH DEFEAT.
    125 20 This is the West Indians' fourth defeat of the tour for they had previously lost to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The match against South Australia concluded on Tuesday of last week, the tourists making only 171 in their first innings (Roach 64, Grimmett four
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    SEVEN ENGLISH PLAYERS ILL.
    184 20 Remarkable Influenza Attack in South Africa. A remarkable situation arose during the match between the M.C.C. team and Rhodesia at Buiawayo, according to cables to the Indian papers, an epidemic of mild influenza claiming half a dozen victims among the members of the English team, which
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    BRADMAN PILLORIED.
    116 20 Control Board Withhold Good Conduct Allowance. Sydney, Dec. 10. Australian criics are bitterly criticising the amazing action of the Board of Control in withholding Bradman's £130 good conduct allowance, which has been paid to all the other NewSouth Wales players in the last Australian Test team. Bradman's fault
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    60 20 Result of Ladies' Spoon. Twenty-two cards were taken out for the Ladies' December Spoon and the following returned: Miss K. Stewart i tj p Miss K. Niblcck 2 Down. Mrs. R. E. Earle 2 Mrs. H. B. Knox 3 Mrs. P. Crawley 3 Miss E. Stott 4
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    27 20 A Heavy Defeat for Kent. London, Dec. 10. In a Rugby County Championship match at Southampton, Hampshire beat Kent by 33 points to 8.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    62 20 Woolwich Beat Sandhurst. London, Dec. 6. At Sandhurst Woolwich beat Sandhurst in the Association foctball match by 4 goals 10 Mr. Albert de Souza and Mr. Martin Rozario will meet in the finals of the A Handicap and Championship events of the St. Joseph's Old Boys' Association billiard
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TRIAL
    161 20 ONE-SIDED GAME. Triumph of Blackheath Half Back. London, Dec. 6. All four countries played their first international Rugby trials to-day. The English Whites beat the Colours by 45 points to 9 at Blundell Sands, where the triumph of Rope, the Blackheath scrum-half, who was brought in as
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    A DARK BLUE VICTORY.
    30 20 Dublin Wanderers Beaten. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, Dec. 16. In a match at Oxford to-day Oxford University beat Dublin Wanderers by 19 points to 11.
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    THE VARSITY MATCH.
    438 20 Further Details of Thrilling Game. Amplification of the details already cabled of the drawn inter-Varsity Rugby mktch are given below. The Oxford pack put themselves quickly in command and opened in the Cambridge side of the field. For ten minutes Lamport and Roberts initiated movements by snappy
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