The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 December 1933

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. WO. *****. ESTL. 1835. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1933 If CENTS.
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    FUKIEN LINKED WITH REDS TRAPPED IN BLAZING HOUSE
    771 1 FUKIEN LINKED WITH REDS TRAPPED IN BLAZING HO USE SECRET AGREEMENT DISCLOSED Joint Action Against $300,000 MONTHLY PAYMENT now disclosed that the Fukien revolt have entered into a secret agreement the Communists m South Kian^^i to take lumt action against Nanking and to *et up a Labour and Peasants' Government.
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    AIR INFERIORITY MUST END
    297 1 BRITAIN AT END OF PATIENCE More Planes To Be Built London, Dec. 7. The question of the internationalisa--1011 of civji and military aviation was raised m the House of Lords to-night by Lord Allen of Hurt wood who urged the Government to consider taking iurther initiative
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    SOCIALISTS WALK OUT
    126 1 But French Chamber Passes Salary Cuts 1 Paris, Dec. 10. The Chamber by 403 votes to 63 adopted paragraph one of Article six oi the Finance Bill providing cuts m officials' salaries above 12.000 francs a year. The passage of the measure now seems assured. Reuter. Paris,
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    DOUG'S NEGLECT
    74 1 Mary Pickford Files Suit For Divorce Los Angeles, Dec. 9. Mary Pickford has filed a suit for divorce from Douglas Fairbanks charging him with mental cruelty, indirTerence and neglect. Mary's formal statement says that m the last few years she has become increasingly unhappy and she is convinced
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    Big Orders For British Planes
    104 1 Big Orders For British Planes Four Nations .Buy i n g Mot h s London. Dec. 7. Eight aeroplanes constructed for the Egyptian Government m England i arrived m Cairo to-day where their landing was witnessed by King Fuad. members <: the Cabinet and a large crowd. Orders have been
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    AID FOR SHIPPING
    81 1 Britain Being Swept Off The Ocean London. Dec. 9. A pledge ol Government action to save British snipping against unfair discrimination by loreign countries was given today by Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Chancellor o: the Exchequer speaking a: Birmingham. He s;.:d that lie was not going to see
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    FOR THE NATION
    59 1 Manufacturer's Gift Of Two Properties London. Dec. 7. Two beautiful properties m Dovedale Derbyshire, known as Hurts Wood and Vail Dale, have been presented to the National Trust by Mr. Robert McDougall. the manufacturer. The is one of the most outstanding received by the National Trust lor
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    1,000 PLANES A YEAR
    76 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Japan Prepares For Crisis In 1935 Shanghai. Dec. 10. To prepare ior the crisis m 1935. the Japanese War Office nas set aside a sum of Yen 70.000.000 lor the strengthening o: the air lorce with another six hundred planes. Arrangements are
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    $5,000,000 FACTORY
    68 1 Buffalo. New York. Dec. 9. It is announced that the CurtissI Wright Corporation is planning toi build a 55.000.000 aeroplane factory m China. The Chinese Government has agreed to assist m financing the factory and the disposal of its output. In the early stages parts and material will
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    SPAIN WAITS FOR REVOLUTION
    276 1 SPAIN WAITS FOR RE VOL UTION ANARCHISTS ON MARCH Bomb Outrages General Barcelona, Dec. After the issue ot an anarchisi manifesto last evening announcing i revolution to start as from to-day. serious fighting has broken out at the village of Hopitalet. m Catalonia, where a mob marching on Barcelona tried
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    GUESTS DIE IN FLAMES
    171 1 GUESTS DIE IN FLAMES French Duke And Peer's I trot her HISTORIC MANSION Leap From Indo* With if e London. Dec A French Duke and a Peer's brother are dead following a fire which practically destroyed the country hou>< 'The Heronry/ ncstr Whitchurch, m Hampshire, <arly this morning. me victims
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      200 1 On Other Pages America may have a socialised banking system Page 9. 100.000 ticals of the gold stolen from Siam express has been recovered Page 9. In Malaya Cup Rugby matches on Saturday Selangor beat Perak and Negri- Malacca beat Johore Page 15. Singapore qualified for the Malaya (up rugger
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    CHINESE RECEPTION
    207 2 Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Tan Entertain 300 Guests A reception at which there Were more than 300 guests, was held at the Garden Club. Chulia St.. on Saturday afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. S B. Tan who were recently married In Shanghai. Mr. S. B. Tan. who
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    FIRING NEAR MANCHULI
    117 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Russians Attack Japanese Shanghai. Dec. 8. A Japanese report from Changchun, capital of Manchuria, states that Russian troops stationed at a point to the northeast of Manchuli. the i western terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway. fired at the Manchukuo and Japanese troops
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    MR. MATSUOKA RESIGNS
    71 2 Gesture Towards National Unity In Japan Tokio, Dec. 8. In a manifesto demanding the abolition of all political parties on the ground that they stand m the way of national unity at a time of national crisis. Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka. Japan's i-loquent spokesman at Geneva on the
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    ALL-PARTY CONFERENCE
    161 2 Move Set Afoot In Bombay Bombay, Dec. 1. Tin* Associated Press understands that there is a move afoot m Bombay as well as m Poona among politicians to call an all-party conference m Bom- bay about the middle of this month with a view to devising ways and
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    TIME FOR TIME?
    114 2 Chinese Charged with Theft of Watches Lee Kai Hee and Goh Ah Choon. the two men who were arrested m connection with the daring burglary m a jeweller's shop m North Bridge Road, were before Mr. Curtis, the third magistrate, on Saturday morning. They were ordered to
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    DIMITROFF AGAIN
    120 2 Shines At Reichstag Fire Trial Leipzig, Dec. 5. DimitrolT again held the stage at to-day's proceedings m connection with the burning of the Reichstag. I when Communists under arrest on charges of treason gave evidence of fears of a Naai march on Berlin m March last. Dimitroff suggested
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    VISITING MOSCOW
    45 2 L American Envoy On His Way London, Dec. 8. The American Ambassador. Mr Bullltt. arrived to-day at Plymouth en route for Moscow accompanied by his nine-year old daughter. They reach Moscow on Saturday and are expected to return to Washington within a Reuter
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    COMPULSORY SCHEME
    87 2 To Reorganise British Coalfields London, Dec. 5. The Coal Reorganisation Commission j has decided upon action to secure the i compulsory application of the scheme of reorganisation of the West Yorkshire 1 coalneld, of which approximately 70 per cent, of the colliery owners m the area approved but
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    INSULTED NAZIS
    58 2 Why Munich Worker Was Shot Munich, Dec. 5. The police have issued a statement to the effect that a workman who was! insulting storm troopers m Munich on Saturday night was arrested by storm j troopers and the police. The man at- j lacked them and was shot
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      Indian Labour
      353 2 To The Editor, Si r< with reference to your to-day's leading article regarding Indian labour m Malaya, I have the honour to bring the following facts so that the public may have a correct view of the Indian Government policy. It is true that the wages here at
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      Disregard Of Communal Charity
      99 2 To The Editor. Sir. My attention has been called to certain correspondence apoearing m the Singapore press on "Mission Schools." "Catholic Education", and kindred subjects. May I be permitted to say. once and lor all. very clearly and emphatically that the Christian Brothers dissociate themselves entirely
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      138 2 Signing a bail bond m favour of an accused person who has absconded will cost a Chinese his ice-water business. He appeared m court before Mr. N. Grice on Thursday, when an order was made to seize his shop. It was stated that some time ago another man. accused of
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      28 2 THE TORTURE OF PILES. Why continue to suffer? Pl^"m? R VAN VLEC K'S ABSORPTIVB PI \SMA y VLLCK S ABSORPTIVB S«ff"«; fr"™PiW h l Sh orte>t P"»'bl. lin...
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      120 2 TO LET. UNION BUILDING. Large and small office to let. For particulars apply to the Branch Manager, Union Insurance Society of Canton. Ltd. EXCELLENT OFFICE AND GODOWN ACCOMMODATION to let m splendid ferroconcrete building: (3 floors) m Robinson Road. Good position. Apply Box No. 318 care of Free Press. The
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      462 2 I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS j GIFTS for XMAS and NEW YEAR You are invited to call and inspect our excellent selection of Gifts for Ladies and Gentlemen. All at reasonable prices. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Chemists. 3, Battery Road. i BUSINESS CARDS FINEST QUALITY YORK CUT ENGLISH HAMS Obtain your X'mas supplies
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      189 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Monday. 11th High Water. 06.16. 8.0 ft.. 19.20. 7.4 ft High Water. 04.31. 7.7 it.. 16.20, 7.5. Kugby: S.C.C. XV vs. A (M.G.) Co. Rugby: R.A.F. vs. Public Services "A." S.V.C. Padang. Seletar. 'Hockey: S.C.C. Ist vs. Indo-Ceylonese. Hockey: S.C.C. XI vs. Rafllesians. Padang; Malaya Command'
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    FIREMEN SUPERINTEND LATEX SHIPMENT
    345 3 GAS MASKS AND LIFE LINES 26,000 Gallons Pumped Into Ship isc of accidents md also Ihc purpose o f cxamin!i< tanks, Bremen were on with s;is masks and tics were available at the iit 1 Dock on Saturday afterwhen the first shipment I m bulk from
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    STOLEN PROPERTY
    65 3 iimonium From Temple Involved c was mentioned bet ore Mr. F. Curtis, the third magistrate. lay morning m which Mir Zaman 4»d with assisting m the disposal n property. The article con- was a harmonium which was illy stolen as the result of house- at a Sikh temple
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    21 3 II J. Talbot. Armourer. F.M.S. ailed tor home on Saturday. P. Chient. J.P.. of Seremban. on a health trip to Hong
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    PASSER OF FALSE COINS
    260 3 Woman Hawker Brings Chinese To Justice investigate they found that it was an SSS7 tha g r ette SeHer Who in *>™eS them that a man. just walking away Dkve^rVT a •""•"ftS ten-cent Piece. She had given him four cigarettes and Ught cents change. re ™es
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    151 3 Mr. .1. W. Perkins And Miss Maude Palmgren Mr. John Wyngate Perkins, of the Municipal Water Department. Penang. and Miss Sybil Maude Palmgren. formerly of Lloyd Trtrstlmr. Singapore.: were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. C. J. Brown officiating. The bride, who was given
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    CEYLON TAMILS
    129 3 At the 23rd annual general meeting of the Ceylon Tamils' Association, held at their premises, No. 11 Dhoby Ghaut, on Thursday, the following were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: C.T.A. Committee of Management. President:— Mr. I. L. Modr. Nagalingam J.P.; Vice-President: Mr. S. Ambalavanar; General Secretary: Mr.
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    AN ACHENESE OUTBREAK
    564 3 TRIBAL TROUBLE IS FEARED 14 "Dedicated To Death" (Fron. Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 4. Serious disturbances have taken Place m Achen recently The first indication of any trouble was a report from Thong (Northern Aohen) to the efTec that 14 Achenese lad dedicated themselves to death.
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    ALWAYS LIABLE
    126 3 Punctuality Imperative In Bankrupt's Accounts "Try and be punctual m future." said His Lordship. Sir Walter Huggard <The Chief Justice) to an Indian bankrupt named H. Gopal Mudalliar, who appeared before him m the Bankruptcy Court for failing to file his six-monthly accounts. A motion was filed for
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    THE KING OF SIAM
    498 3 Celebrations Mark Return to the Capital (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 9. Their Majesties arrived here this morning from Singora by sea. having travelled from the Bar to Bangkok m a speedboat. The King opens the Assembly to-morrow and the auspicious hour has been set
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    FOREIGN DANCE HALLS IN PEIPING RAIDED
    580 4 Campaign Aga inst Ch inese Dancing Girls Peipin?. Dec. 4 I ng. the Mayor o: Peiping. renewed bis campaign against Chinese cLi:. ing partners yesterday morning squads 01 police descended ireign dance halls on Tung C An Chieh, th w °o!f Cl Aikazi Cal
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    TOKIO OUTRAGES
    109 4 Hard Labour Sentences Asked For Civilians Tokio. Nov. 30. Following the mild sentences on ten naval officers concerned m last year's May 15 outrages and on eleven cadets, who were each sentenced to tour years I imprisonment on Sept. 19. the public is intensely interested to learn the
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    Knights Of The Air
    1159 4  -  Hermann Goering By General Goering. Prime Minister of Prussia and llerr Hlil rs right-hand man. has written a preface to a book which is to appear shortly m which some of the principal survivors among the n>in K aces who fought during the Great. War either
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    COMPLETE FLIGHT
    154 4 Lindberghs Cross S. Atlantic Port Natal. Brazil. Dec. 6. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh received an enthusiastic welcome irom Government representatives and a large crowd including the lull force of American resident.s when they arrrived at the end Of their South Atlantic flight. Mrs Lindbergh, laden with flowers by
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    HIGHEST SINCE 1930
    105 4 More People At Work In Britain London. Dec. 5. A further substantial Improvement m employment is revealed m the Ministry of Labour figures for November. Insured persons at work totalled 9.946.000. This is 31.000 more than the previous month and 597.000 more than m November. 1932. This
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    JANET GAYNOR
    85 4 Film Star In Delhi Car Accident New Delhi, Nov. 28. An American woman, describing herself as Jaynet Gaynor, the film actress, came to Delhi yesterday and took a car on a trial run. While driving herself the car overturned on the Karnal Road seven I miles from Delhi.
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    XMAS AT SANDRINGHAM
    117 4 Kind's Message To Be Broadcast London. Dec. <». The Kinc's Christmas messaue to .ill parts oi the Empire will again l>e bioadcast this year from Sandriimham where the Royal family spending Christ mat. The engineering arrangements i last year by the British Broad Corporation \ve:e so successful
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    THROUGH THE ROCKIES
    110 4 Canada's Unemployed Build Highway Toronto, Dec. 8. A scenic highway 140 miles long which will pierce the heart of the Canadian Rockies is being built by unemployed. It will connect Jasper National Park. Alberta with Banfl and I will traverse territory hitherto virgin Among the natural wonders
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    LORD ALLENBY
    110 4 Leaves tor Malaya on Friday London, Dec. 8. Field Marshal Viscount AUenby who is to visit Malaya, is leaving Marseilles on Dec. 15. by the P. o. Ranpura which is due m Singapore on Jan 5' At the beginning of last month it was stated that Viscount Allenby
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    WOMAN SEES LOVERS' DEATH BATTLE
    310 4 And Is Charged As Accessory Changchun. l)e< 4. Three hundred passe* are to issued to those who desire to attend the trial of Hideo Nakazono who bM been indicted for the muider on Sept. 5 of Mitsugu Aoyam The number of applications for ti. passes
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    33 4 H Mr. C D. A C tXOller 01 Labour. Malaya, is going on In January and Mr. C WUjou v la it prmoi o^ol^l AMtffiK Bingapi irin to Ku Lumpur to act foi
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    AIR MAIL EXTENSION TO HONG KONG
    53 4 ALL BRI M3UXHBD Tin I < th»- Und mall birtwi Reyttr Kegotl In I COQtK to Hong X bound up v. I with th< Oompmnj H«.n« X with t ti I that it a China to H I bur It l.s Dommer II v
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    Wangkang Ceremonial Ends
    70 4 Wangkang Ceremonial Ends MALACCA SEES FESTI\ BOAT a lan Buropi vent titu I the form t! ICM thr niu. I Thr pla not eroi l to t.. At I p m War Pur! th< nvmi'- I boal i book i oflio i oavtmi with it I tlmei dI th< Slrid
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    CHINESE WIFE'S ACTION
    133 4 Suit Against Husband and His Relatives Kuala I .umpiir. l>rc. X There has been a I In the P M B Court of App. i week to tl m which a Chlneti viii ansuect sued her hutlMu wealthy Mr Cheong Yoke Cho; months i Tin rhoi Wai
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    FOR EMPIRE DEFENCE
    91 4 Pacific Colony's Patriotic Gesture London. l>ei 6. The Government of the Gilbert anJ nice Islands colony which comprise^ a Kioup of email islands m the *?n™ C >* llh l total POP«^« of .•4.000 have offered cum of 1:750 a* a contribution towards the COSt of the
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    SEAPLANE CRASH
    35 4 Corporal Injured At lion- Kong Hong Kong. I>rc. 7. An R.A.F. seaplane crashed near the Chinese border to-day. Corporal A E V. Winter was slightly injured and was removed to hospital Reuter Far
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    GRENADIER GUARDS OFF TO EGYPT
    197 5 rhc worlds lamest «irdoi has arrived at the Royal Albert Dock for the new Royal Institute of British Architects m Portland Place, London. The girder feel lons. 12 feet deep, and weighing nearly 40 tons, being unloaded. trick, Hardy being brought to the (Jendarmerie at
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    CIVIL DISTRICT JUDGE'S JURISDICTION
    815 6 DECISION BY APPEAL COURT JUDGES An important decision on Civil Di.s trict Court procedure was made by tin Chief Justice. Sir Walter Huggard In the Supreme Court on Saturday when he and Mr. Justice Mills heard on appeal a case m which <,*\- Bikirma Singh appealed
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    57 6 Austria is now strenuously engaged m arranging for the transfer of her foreign export trade from German ports to Trieste. This is m accordance with the agreement between the Austrian Government and Mussolini. There is to ™h I™?°™ for her trade m the port, and the intention is with Italian
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    INQUIRY RESENTED
    367 6 Selangor Co-operative Affairs Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 7. "Most of the members seem to treat i the Society as a benevolent moneyj lending institution and they appear tc jbe dissatisfied at the thorough inquiries that are made into their applications." This statement is made by the committee of the
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    CREDITOR INSISTS
    248 6 Receiving Order Is Called For The refusal of one or his creditors to accept a 50 per cent, composition led to a receiving order being made against K. P. Menon. a Government servant, m the Bankruptcy Court, before Sir Walter Huggard < Chief Justice* Mr. K. I. Tan
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    25 6 Naples is being made a port of call by the Lloyd Triestino East Indian service on the Hamburg-America and North German Lloyd outward Oriental services.
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      761 6 $150 Must Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION I Six Free Chances Every Week BELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football Competition No. 17 m which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played m the English and Scottish Football Leagues on Dec.
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    CHAPLIN KIDNAPPED
    235 7 Captive For a Night £4,000 Ransom trrost at Los Angeles oi Red O' noted Detroit gangster. indictment lor murder and Icion of being involved m the ol the Lindbergh baby last brought to light the fact that recent victims of kidnapCharles Chaplin. omedian. according to a stateide by
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    KAMPONG FLOODED
    128 7 Residents Evacuated At Klang Kuala Lumpur, Dec. f). Much rain m the neighbourhood 01 Klang is believed to be the reason tor the sudden rise ol the Klang river. The rise of the river was almost unnoticeable yesterday but towards night several residents by the river bank m
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    93 7 boration with the Department of Justice agents, who believe that O'Riorden was the leader of the gang by whom he was kidnapped. Ever since his release Mr. Chaplin and Miss Goddard have been strongly guarded by private detectives. A Senate committee m Washington is to investigate m the near future
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    43 7  - The small Powers are the professional disturbers of Europe, who live like Stock Exchange speculators.— Signor Gayda. If the tendency to eliminate the individual m favour of the crowd is continued, I feel that man has seen his best. Mr. J. A. Crabtree
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    WEIGHT LIFTERS SET NEW RECORDS
    449 7 Singapore Championship io?o eVerai records broken at the lU6J open amateur weight-lighting championships of Singapore at the New World on Saturday. There was a large assembly of spectators which included Dr. Khalid Sheldrake and his companion, Mr. Simpson. In the bantamweight class Goh Ah Cheng
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    PENANG RACES
    85 7 Large Entries Expected For Gold Cup Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Dec. 9. The preliminary training list for the Penang Gold Cup meeting shows that the entries are likely to be exceedingly good. A contingent of four horses from Java, Hollandia, Keutel, Zealand and Doobyter, under the
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    21 7 The mixed foursomes competition at the Singapore Golf Club for December has been postponed to Friday, Dec. 22.
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    PENANG LOSE TO SELANGOR'
    373 7 PENANG LOSE TO SELANGOR' Interstate Hockey Our Own Correspondent.* Penang, Dec. I In glorious weather and on a fine hard ground the Penang vs. Selangor hockey match today en the esplanade provided the best game seen here this J****; Pena "g who lost 3—2. again 1 '?i t^ luck Hoblyn
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    PENANG BEAT KEDAH
    244 7 Island XV Win At Sun^rei Patani 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. 16pts.: K. P.W. 3pts. Penang, Dee. 9. Penang Island XV defeated Kedah I and Province Wellesley XV at Sungei Patani by 16 points <two goals one penalty goal and one try > to 3 points <one
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    WORTH £169,000,000
    148 7 West Australia's Gold Production Perth, W.A. Nov. 26. Since West Australia began producing gold 39.945,022 fine ounces, valued at £169,675,650, have been received at the Royal Mint. This does not represent the total production, as m years gone by much gold was exported without going through the Mint.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    56 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH LIM. At the General Hospital on Dee. 10th. Alice Victoria Lim «nee Pidduck) beloved wife of C. O. Lim and the only child of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Pidduck ot London. Funeral to-day at 430 p.m. Bidadari Cemetery. Cortege leaves General Hospital mortuary at 4 p.m.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1933 Week-end Comments
    432 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY. D ECEMBER 11, 1933 Week-end Comments ¥J OW Malaya is affected by th? economic upset m the, United States has been shown m regard to the tin quota decision. It is reported that the question of allowing a larger quota was discussed by the International
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    859 8 A Volunteers' Farewell Saps And Sapper* O.K. And Oth Aye 1 1 horn The Queen us Delighted In Honour Fur Ladles Only THE year book of the S.S.V.F. just published is almost a memorial number this year for it contains farewell messages not only from the
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    524 8 Dr G E Mason will address th«: Rotary Club on Wednesday. His sub- i ject will be "The Uses of Electricity m the Practice of Medicine." The Secretary of the British North Borneo Chartered Company. Mr. W. O. Pigeon, is on his way East to pay
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    575 8 that were not precisely dead. Par could not say "Putt it out, mine enemie," and the partner felt a certain delicacy as to not profiting by these little concessions. My correspondent has had another kind of medal-round partner whom he also wishes exposed to public obloquy. This gentleman complained
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      51 8 AN -ALL NIGHT" RAMBLE arranged to hear birds at dawn, took place on the Surrey Downs recently. It is doubtful if any late home coming husband ever thought of such a gorgeous excuse. What about a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone
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    100,000 TICALS RECOVERED
    53 9 SSE GOLD BULLION ROBBERY Two Cases Still Missing i Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok. Dec. 10 'ii with the recent gold resentatlvei or the Schoupt Singapore have arrived here has been recovered the approximately 100.000 contents me believed to The case has been renow m the possession
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    KEPPEL RD ACCIDENT
    99 9 Cyclist Seriously Injured reck, the son of a local T i m Market Street, met dent on Keppel Road afternoon. H*> wai riding a i JTCIe near the Keppel Golf n a dog crossed his path and over. The animal was killed Impact caused the machine to
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    KING OF SIAM
    55 9 To Visit Europe Next Month m Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok, Dec. 10. 1 King opened Siam'i Parliament morning m the presence of a few tx ra of the royal family but a full tendance of the Assembly members. The King is remaining m the capituntil his
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    BIGGER AIR FORCE
    47 9 Three New Squadrons Expected London. Dec. 8. practically certain that the next Ltes will provide an addition air squadrons to the home c cut of the ten extra laid down -go. A fourth may be provided to replace ladron which left for Singapore Reuter
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    U.S. MAY GET SOCIALISED BANKS
    244 9 NEW PHASE COMING Full Control By R.F.C. MORE CREDIT $220,000,000 Tax Action JHE latest phase of expanding credit m America fa foreseen as the precursor of a socialised banking system by Recovery Finance Corporation. *e\v York. Dec. 9. I Tne proposal of the National City
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    92 9 arrived by the P. and O. I 'heir weddings which took In Penang shortly after their al, before the Senior Registrar of v Mr. B. F. Bridge. The Oral that of Mr. Alfred Hardrstonlvaugh. son of Mr. id Henderson Fetherstonhaugh. tant Gam" Warden of the F.M.3. 5 Phyllis Audrey Maude
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    ON THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE
    49 9 ON THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE First British Air Mail Plane Starts London, Dec. 10. JHE Imperial Airways service to Singapore was inaugurued to-day. The plane which left Croydon this morning earned a ton of mails for Malaya and places en route. There are no direcc passengers to Singapore. Reuter
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    FRACTURED THIGH
    145 9 Mr, Lansbury In Critical Condition London. Dec. 9. Mr. Get rge Lansbury .Leader of the Opposition m the House of Commons. 13 m a dangerous condition as a result oi an accident last night. He tracturgh K When he sli PP ed °n a -P oi Gainsborough Town
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    YOUNG "BLUE SHIRTS"
    107 9 O'Dutfv Organisation Banned By De Valera Dublin, Dec. 10. Commandant Cronln, secretary ol the Young Ireland Association, an ortshoot of the United Ireland Party (Blue Shirts' was arrested to-day at Bundura::. County Donegal, on a charge ol wearing >iue shirt m defiance or the proclamation. He win
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    JAPAN TO RETALIATE
    82 9 High Tariffs Against Nations Without Treaties Tokio. Dec. 10. A discriminatory high tarifi will be imposed on goods from countries without treaty relations with Japan or bringing undue pressure on Japanese merchandise if the Diet enacts legislation which will be asked for by the Foreizn Office. It
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    29 9 The £10.0C0 Stalky prize won In the Cambridgeshire by a Dutch East Indies ticket holder, had not been paid out on Nov. 23. the Hospitals Sweep authorities inform us.
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    Former Officials Sued
    118 9 Washington. Dec. <>. The action against Mr. Andew Mellon and Mr. Ogden Mills and other former Treasury officials for the recovery ol 5220.000.000 income tax refunds was dismissed In the District of Columbia Supremo Court. The action was brought on behalf of the Government by a former
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    Britain And Repeal
    118 9 London. Dec. 7. Answering a question m the House oi Commons, the Under-Secretary tor Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, said that no liquor marketing agreement between the United States and Britain was m existence. The effective total quota for the United Kingdom had not yet been determined.
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    ATLANTIC RATES
    125 9 Complete Agreement By Shipping Lines London. Dec. 7. Complete agreement upon the Atlantic rate question was reached m London to-day at a conference of various British. Continental and United States shipping lines presided over by Mr. A. B. Cauty of the White Star. At the conclusion it was
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    53 9 Latest Rubber Prices From Our Own Correspondents London, Dec. I. Spot (Sellers* 4 1 B d. (4 3 32d.> (Buyerc 4 1 16 d. »4 1 32 d > January-March 4 5 32d. <4» B d. April-June 4' 4 d. <4 3 16d> July-Sept. 4 5 16d. <4
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    TO GO BACK TO JAPAN
    74 9 "H.M.Y." Trademark Forged On Records Calcutta, Dec. 9. An Indian firm's importation of gramophone records from Japan bearing the 'His Master's Voice" trademark belonging to the Gramophone Company Limited, which led to a suit m the High Court by the latter company against the former,
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    56 9 A 70-year-old Chinese woman was found dead on the rive-foot way m New Bridge Road yesterday evening. It is believed that she died of heart failure. Two young Chinese girls were knocked down by a motor bus on Tanjong Pagar Road at 9 o'clock last nteht. Both received minor head
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      THIS PROBLEM OF MONEY—Conclusions
      957 10 THIS PROBLEM OF MONE Y— Conclusions Gold— The Only Safe Standard "THE series of articles on money, of which this is the List, has been an attempt, as was set forth m the. introduction, to discuss m terms which the layman could understand What Money Is. what its place •is
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      ALOR GAJAH RUBBER
      214 10 Credit Balance Reduced By $913 The directors' report to the shareholders of Alor Gajah Rubber Estate. Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting to be held at Messrs. Derrick and Co.. Hongkong Bank Chambers, at 12.15 p.m. on Dec. 19. states The accounts shew a loss
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      TEA CONTROL
      133 10 Quota Increase To W'/J Per Cent. London, Nov. 29. The International Tea Committee announces that, having carefully scrutinised the statistical position of tea. they have unanimously decided that the export quota for the second year, beginning on April 1, 1934. shall be 87' 2 per cent, of the
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      RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
      110 10 Evatt and Co., Kuala Lumpur, secretaries: Katu Tin Dredging statistics for the month of November 1933. Hours Run 615, Cubic Yards Treated 136,000; Tin Ore Won (including 114 pikuls araang ore) pikuls 607, Estimated Cost $14,500, Cost per Cubic Yard 10.65 Cents. Renong Consolidated: Hours Run
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      34 10 After many months of quietude, the spectacle of ten large ships aggregating 87,000 tons m Middlesbrough London and North Eastern Railway Dock provided cheering evidence of the return of trade activities m the district.
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      PAJAM RUBBER
      259 10 Profit Of $15,244 I^st Year The directors' report to the share- noiders d Pajam Ltd.. the annual 1 meeting of which will be held at Messrs Derrick and Co., Hongkong Bank Chambers, at 12.30 on Dec. 19.; otiitvs The profit for the year, after providing for depreciation and
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      216 10 Dm. 7 American Can Com 98 :< 98 3 4 100 American Telephone And Telegraph 117 117 ;l 4 119 l r Atcheson Railroad 51 2 51 J L 56^ Dupont 90 3 i 91 2 92 Firestone. Common 21 7 8 22 22 General Electric 20 1
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      FRASER'S SHARE LIST
      151 10 Saturday's Alterations Batu Caves <$1> 1.00 1.05 Hong Fatts <$1) .49 .51 Killinghall <ss>. 12s. 13s. Kinta Dredge <$1> 1.91 1.94 Kuchai Tin Dredge <$) 92 1 .95 Lingui «$1» 82>^ 92 2 Lukut <$1> .69" .72 Malaya Cons. «sl> .42 l 2 45 Nawng Pet <$1>
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      JOHORE PARA RUBBER
      70 10 The Johore Para Rubber Company incurred a loss of £791 during the year ended June 30 (against £2.055 during 1931-32). This loss has been deducted from the sum brought m from the previous accounts, leaving £7,749 to be carried forward. Stocks, debtors, Investments, and cash total £2
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      RAUB GOLD OUTPUT
      28 10 Derrick Co., Secretaries, Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd report that the output for the four ?S^n ended Dec 5 1933 amounted to 2,079.40 ounces.
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      Exchange Rates
      228 10 December 9 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 247 64 London, 3 months' fight 243 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 5 64 London. 30 days' sight 24 1 16 London, demand 2 4 3 64 London. T.T. 2 4 1 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 960 Hamburg,
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      121 10 December 9 Devoe's Imperial Brill iai.t Kerosene per tin I of 4 Imp. galls. > 1 TO S\ Ivan Arrow Kerosene per tin 150 Secony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon Socony Motor Gasoline m 4-gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      188 10 Singapore. Dec. 9, 12 noon Buyers Sellers Gambler 4 00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6 50 Muntok White Pepper 22.25 White Pepper 2200 Black Pepper 13.00 Copra. sundried 3.10 Copra, mixed 2.40 Small flake Tapioca 425 Metf. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5 00 Lingga
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      Chamber Of Commerce
      100 10 Rubber Association Singapore. De<\ 9. 1» noon Buyers SHlrr> R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot loose IV 4 13 3 RSS equal to London Standard. »F. 0.8. U» 13"' h Standard RSS <>n Tender December 13 3 8 13 l Jan -March 13" 2 13 5 8
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      Straits Trading Cos $459,792 Profit
      294 10 Straits Trading Cos $459,792 Profit DESPITE REDUCED ORE SUPPLIES After writing off depreciation and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits amount to $459,792.89 which, with the balance brought lorward from the last account of $749,267.91. makes a total of $1,209,060.80 available at Sept. 30. 1933. states
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      28 10 There have been increases In shipments of coal and coke from the River Tyne this year to Holland, Norway Denmark, Austria, the Pacific Coast and the West Indies.
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      RANTAU TIN
      207 10 Arrears Of Dividend To Be Paid The directors' report to the shareholders of Rantau Tin Dredging Company. Limited to be held m Penang on Dec. 7 states The revenue from sale of tin ore and Quota allowance was $156,733.27; Less Mine. Head Office and London Ex[penditure $85,859.65; $70,873.62
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      COMPANY REPORTS
      61 10 Pontian Rubber To Pay Dividend (From Our Own Correspondents London, Dec. 9. Pontlan (Malay) Rubber Co., report for the year ended Sept. 30. shows a profit of £458. A dividend of 2V 2 per cent is proposed. Penawat Tin Dredging Co., are proposing to pay a final dividend
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      HOPES FOR RUBBER REGULATION
      267 10 HOP ES FOR RUBBER REGULATION Mr. G. H. Masefield'f Views On Situation Mr G H M [;.t the Ooui Mtodi tton pumbt-r <>! is due m 111 of i tour of In In tin I Talking U porter Mr M the protm* negotiating be r«'.i^ tiun betm aitii said. h
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      NEW HAYOEP RUBBER
      73 10 The mWUI Oi N Estates. Limited. I I June 30 show £8.451 lor 1931-32 irom amounts now British and Dutch t..\ and m>m proAtl on rod .iddiiiK m tin efaange, nri en d I j.s !cfi. aii.iir.st a ru-t I of €;V261 last >'•'' i amount to
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      THE STOCK MARKETS
      19 10 Paris 83V Btock markets II Government stocks mmhidm German and Trench I Gold is 126s British
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      33 10 A light industry unkj east has been launch Auckland. County handles and shafts kinds, made trom Any have provided a lie* specialised section of the 1 The new Industry booked up for moi.ti
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    DOES FUKIEN PLAN TO INVADE KWANGTUNG?
    1749 11 Canton's War Machine Is PLANES WILL PLAY IMPORTANT L informed circ.es m Canton express the opi nion that the .mmcd.ate object of the Fukien regime is to attemn invade Kwangtung. attempt With the official attitude of Canton <condemnin e the ent) made poblic »<,
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    CANTON TO SWATOW
    98 11 Overland Route Completed Canton, Dec. 6. Canton is now connected with Swatow by an overland route, instead of through the China Coaot via Hcng Kong. H new highway between Swatow and Changhuktau. some 280 miles m length, was completed to-day, linking up Chaoyang, Poaning, Walloy, Lufcng and
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    JEWISH CONVENTION
    81 11 Eight Hundred Delegates Assemble New York. Dec. 5. The convention of the National Labour m Palestine Committee ol America, attended by 800 delegates representing a membership of 250.000. has passed a resolution strongly protesting against immigration restrictions m Palestine and calling on the British Government to remove all
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    DR. WEN-KAN
    68 11 Resigns Ministership Of Foreign Affairs Nanking. Dec. 4. Dr. Lo Wen-kan. Minister of Justice, has submitted a formal petition re- signing his concurrent post of Minister for Foreign Affairs, thus definitely indicating that he will not return to the Foreign Office. It will be recalled that when Dr.
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    THE COLD SNAP
    53 11 Warmer Weather Expected In Britain London, Dec. 5. While slightly warmer weather is prophesied m Great Britain after the cold spell over the week-end during which Kent reported eight degrees of frost, France is experiencing an unprecedented cold snap. Paris experiencing eleven and Lille 30 degrees of
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    AURIFEROUS SAND
    57 11 Chile Raking Up All Gold Santiago de Chile, Dec. 5. The exploitation of auriferous sand m Chile is reported to have yielded some 2.000,000 grammes of gold. It is stated that at present the yield is just sufficient to defray working costs and plants but it is hoDed
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    55 11 The French President. M. Albert Lebrun, officiated at the ceremonious inauguration of the new deep harbour of Cherbourg. The new mole with a length of 620 metres has a depth of water of 14 metres at low tide. It is a commercial harbour, but will greatly increase the potentialities of
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    PEKING-MUKDEN RAILWAY
    40 11 Through Traffic Recommenced Dairen, Nov. 29. Arrangements have been completed for the reinauguration of through railway traffic between Pelping and Mukden on Dec. 1. One of the conditions is said to be an equal division of receipts. Reuter
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    FOR BETTER RELATIONS
    103 11 Manchukuo Officials Must Speak Same Language Tsitsihar, Dec. 6. Japanese and Chinese jflftcials of the Htilung-kiang provincial Government must be able to unckmand each usher's language, according to a rule i that has just been passed. Starting this month they have set aside one hour each before
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      BRITISH SEAMEN'S PLAINT
      384 12 BRITISH SEAMEN'S PLAINT Dairen. Dec. 4. Members of the British ship. Grange Park, of which Mr. William Hunter is .master, heaved a long sigh of relief upon reaching Dairen. They had come directly from Vladivostok, the Siberian outpost of Soviet Russia, where they had spent the last six weelss virtually
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      29 12 "Royal Daffodil' Mersey ferry steamer, remembered for her war service at Zeebrugge. has been put on the sale list, her sister, the Royal Iri" having gone some time ago.
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      SCINDIA AGREEMENT
      163 12 Increasing Portion Of Sea Trade For India New Delhi. Dec. 1. Since the working arrangement recently agreed upon between the British India and the Scindia Steam Navigation Companies, the Scindia Co. have increased their fleet and Indian-owned shipping is now sharing m the passenger traffic between the Coromandrl
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      FROM AUSTRALIA
      174 12 Passengers Expected By The Nieuw Zeeland The following passengers will arrive In Singapore from Australia by the Nieuw Zeeland which is expected today W H. Austin. C J Andrit ssen. V A Berge. Mrs M. N Benson. Mr and Mrs h \v B'-ckwith. H Doettcher, F \V. Baker.
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      A FOURFOLD INCREASE
      72 12 Port's Growth Necessitates New Public Works New sewerage and sewage disposal works at Ellesmere Port. Cheshire. erected at I cost of approximately 6110.000, were opened List month Work upon the scheme has been m progress since December 1931 The new works were rendered DJ sary by the
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      STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE
      35 12 Mecchaati are hereby Informed it has been agreed t > reduce the i of freight on printed wrapping material from Straits to Conference basis ports m Europe 55s per 50 effective Dec I.
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      83 12 The beneficial ellect oi hHPWIU| port charges is shown m the case oi Rotter dam. where conaltferabh reduction was recently made. This port hai been ChOMO as a point of call by a number of loreign lines and the shipping movement on the nfw waterway to Rotterdam m July amounted
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      94 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARA INDUSTRIAL AND TRANSPORT CO. 'Incorporated In Japan) REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. From Japan Due Sal! SHYOJIN MARU Dec 14 Dtc 19 HAVRE MARU Dec 20 Dec 20 ERIE MARU Dec. 30 Dec 30 NAGOYA MARU Dec. 31 D?c 31 FOR KOBE. OSAKA, MOJI, YAWATA,
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      67 12 HENDERSON LINE i SCHEDULE Ol By Fortnightly Ta^» Between lUng Marseilles, Palm* HOMK'WAItn SAII Port of Disembark*!.. BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA PEGU CHINDWIN KBOIEN] BHAMO AMARAPrx BAOAD BURMA YOMA Calls London. Through Passav- I fares to Straits Port < :i LONDON Slncle Return :>^m n 4 month. M# n MARSEILLES
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      501 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday "30 a.m. Saturday 1 P m Kuantan <via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan ivia Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pm. Kelantan <via Padang Besar* Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Xelantan tvia Gemas* every Monday.
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      177 12 BROADCAST STATION "Z.H.1." Singapore Owned and operated by the Radk Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.* Monday. December 11 6 p m. Recorded Music. (5.45 p.m News Bulletin supplied by Si raits Times. 7 p.m. Relay of Concert Artistes from Tomlinson Hall:— Instrumental Concer t by Strings of the Singapore Musical
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      234 12 SING A PORE HARBOU* Ships alongside vv h iiiNi rive r> v f East Whart (Enti b Protpei Main Wharf (Kn» City -I Tong 13; X Niouw Z. lai Empire l>.», k Enti Orcytl < Salawaf Fmpire l>o< k <lm, Hakod..West Wharf Knt, f 4 Fmatiis i. JfflndoiiMi J w
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      550 13 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due BHUTAN S 2 °r RANCHI XSTT .E-HAR 'i'Z ST'S SOMALI JJft Mar. 14 HAR 6.000 Dec. 31 CARTHAGE 15,000 Mar 15 saN'PURA I7rmn
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      520 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) ™o n T "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG s VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL "««DLIRU. steamer City of Evansville n oo to City of Norwich ec J? Jan. 2 City of Rou b aix F R H NG K
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      924 13 Mutual Bte«r»i Kiavitrßf c ry, j ruw r>r-«j«L.T TH» MAM BTIAM NA VIOAT?Sk <£ S .STfiSKJig 1' OT Ll j IVttl Alr.^. Ltd W |£L?V*~..... T^ lM KIM. (Royal Dutch Air Lines) 7^ BLUE PUMMEL LIME Via P»rt Swettenhaiu. Prnang aoi ol«nr g: EDS^" ft S?, A HAVRE AND LIVERPOOL
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    SILANGOR MALAYS' SOCCER VISIT
    521 15 SILANGOR MALAYS' SOCCER VISIT TWO DEFEATS DURING THE WEEK-END Chinese Win 4: Sel. Malays. tiiue« were confronted with' sitlon when they met the Malays m a football match m Besai Stadium yesterday.' a very pour display m the thej Anally emerged victors: g the ftrsi tliirty minutes the forwards 1
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    Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY
    121 15 Y. M.C.A. HOCKEY !isz will represent the cainst the 11th Battery R.A. fcmday) on the V.M.C.A. C Meredith. R. Lyne, R. J. R. P. C. Sands. P. ODwyer, W. < itchatoor, W. R. Willis, Lee Gh L P. Willis. C. H. Coshan. I ♦> Tuck Soon. Lee Kit Soon, lowing
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    LOCAL CHAMPIONS WIN
    594 15 Off-Season Game Produces Few Thrills Spore Malays 3; Sel. Malays 1 In their first match during* a brief visit to Singapore the Selangor Malays met the local M.F.A. side and were beaten by three goals to one The match, which was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium
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    PERAK AMATEUR RACES
    832 15 ENCHE MEOR'S HAT-TRICK AT IPOH $900 Double Tote Winner (From Our Own correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 9. Good weather favoured to-day's races, which paid good dividends to the large crowd that attended. The first double tote, which paid $900 to a solitary winner, was held on races 4
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    PERAK OUT OF THE CUP
    795 15 NARROW DEFEAT IN KUALA LUMPUR Fierce Struggle Under Bad Conditions <From Our Own Correspond > Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 9 s £lansor 3 pts; Perak 0 Two gallant teams fought out every minute of a muddy battle on Kuala Lumpur Padang this afternoon when Selangor beat
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    JOHORE DEFEATED AT MALACCA
    498 15 NEGRI-MALACCA WIN CUP MATCH Banham Scores Four Tries 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 9. In a Malaya Cup Rugby match played before a large crowd. NegriMalacca beat Johore by 3 goals and 2 tries (21 pts> to a goal <5 pts>. The combined team were
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    TIGER BEER FOOTBALL COMPETITION
    48 15 The position In the competition at noon on Saturday, was as follows Kong Hock. Dolfattah. Henry. Kok Yin*. Mcc Onn. Mat Noor. Hay. Boon Lay. Peng Slong. Tuck Fee Voting has been heavy and Keng Hork and Dultatt.th continue to run nerk and neck.
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    ARSENAL WELL BEATEN AT SUNDERLAND
    836 16 Several Rivals On Their Heels THE Arsenal, outplayed for the greater part of the game, were well beaten at Sunderiand on Saturday. As a result, Tottenham, who staged a brilliant second-half recovery, Derby, Huddersfield and Manchester City, all of whom won. crept closer on the
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    TWO CENTURIES
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    BIG WINS IN COUNTY RUGBY GAMES
    14 16 BIG WINS IN COUNTY RUGBY GAMES m ti. Cuir. n n.p BU rburt Reuter
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    OXFORD WIN
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    SINGLE POINT TAKES SINGAPORE INTO CUP FINAL
    1737 16 SINGLE POINT TAKES SINGAPORE INTO CUP FINAL Malaya Command Very Unlucky To Lo.-r Singapore 4pts: Mala>a Cmd S. The victory which Singapore gained In the Malaya Cup competition at Anson Roar. Stadium on Saturday at the ex- j pense of the Malaya Command was little deserved. There was more than
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