The Straits Budget, 13 November 1930

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES iESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY 1 No. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930. Prije 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    414 1 leader*— !>affe F.dam 3 W«!s of Finance 3 un With the New 3-4 t j. on income 4 Twelve Years 4 atonal Notes 4-5 1'eSeprants, Reuter and Special— Covering East Week’s News 23-29 iotures Wedding in Singapore 17 i >H'n > Hookey Match 17 v Wiiii.uu Peel in Hong
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1630 1 Mr. R. Ingham, M.C.S., has been granted Home leave. Mr. J. V. G. Mills, M.C.S., has resumed his duties as Solicitor-General, S.S. Mr. L. B. Gibson has been appointed as Assistant to the Attorney-General. Mr. A. F. Mathews has been appointed an auditor of Harbour Board’s Accounts.
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    SHORTAGE OF OVER $40,000.
    2678 2 Charge Against Former Manager. AN ALLEGED PLANT. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THEY DID.” The suggestion that things had beer very alack in the combined office of Messrs. Ching Keng Lee Co., and the Estate and Trust Agencies, Ltd., and that other trusted employees had something to
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    ENGINEER’S DEATH.
    87 2 Complications Follow An Operation. Mr. George A. Wilson, chief engineer of the s.s. Treherbert, which arrived ir Singapore from Durban on Oct. 28. died St the General Hospital on Nov. 5 from complications following an operation. Mr. Wilson was taken ill a few days after the vessel’s arrival
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    TO VISIT SINGAPORE.
    53 2 Buster Keaton, Film Comedian Touring the East. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Nov. 3 It is understood here that the film actor Buster Keaton and his wife, formerly Nathalie Talmadge are touring the East and are to visit Java shortly. From Java he is expected to go
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    310 2 Tuesday. Oct. 28. H. H. the Sultan of Perak and Captain Limhay Years had luncheon with Hr* Excellency and Mrs. Scott. Wednesday, Oct. 2.». His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council at Government House at 0.30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Mr. T. Stirling Boyd, Chief
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      BEDLAM.
      1183 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 0. av be some slight consolation to U ve shattered denizens of Singapore thtf nt that the war on noise, which has i 1,1 mlertaken on the most modern < U L n nuhc lines in Great Britain and >C is spreading rapidly. When AnU ’h-ive
      —Straits Times, Nov. 0.  -  1,183 words
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      WIZARDS OF FINANCE.
      1237 3 look very foolish indeed. —Straits Times. Nov. 7. Taken as a whole, the last meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners was not notable for the amount of logic displayed. At the outset of his preliminary remarks on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the coming year,
      look very foolish indeed.—Straits Times. Nov. 7.  -  1,237 words
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      ON WITH THE NEW.
      1056 3 —Straits Times, Nov. K. As long ago as July 28 we referred to the “scrap the lot” policy which has been B rapidly gaining favour in connection with the large area in the centre of S.ngapore now occupied by the Law Courts the Government Offices, the
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      LIVING ON INCOME.
      1034 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 10. 44 From various sources the cost of un- < mployment is 1100,000,000 a year, necessary but still, at yx* same time, an unrefnunerative expenditure.’' The extract is from a speech made by Mr. I’hilip Snowden at a dinner at the Mansion Hous on
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      AFTER TWELVE YEARS.
      987 4 —Stiaito Times, Nov. 12. As the cwnt which we celebrate on Nov. il recedes down the lane cf years, more •r.d more people arc to be louiai advocating the abandonment of Armistice Day ceremonies. This year the movement lias oecn stronger than ever before, but it is
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    DEMOCRATS BEST FOR U.S.
    442 4 Californian Judge’s Views. Discussing the Democrat successes in :e United States elections. Judge Henry Gesford, a retired judge ol the Superior Court of alifornia and a *ifelerg Democrat, told a Straits Times rci •■5« i nta f iv'*» that the Prohibition issue was probably the cause
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    MEMORIAL SERVICE.
    41 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 10. A memorial service was held by the Chinese Chambci of Commerce here for Mr. Tan Ycn-kai, Slate Councillor and i csident of the executive yuan in the Nanking Government, who died recently.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      MORE “ FRIGHTFULNESS. ”
      69 4 MORE FRIGHTFULNESS. Hague Convention ?—Straits Times, A German has recently invented a device which, he declares, effectively prevents oversleeping. It is attache: a clock and, at the ,?iven moment, fi re < a cartridge which gives off a pung m gas. This causes the sleeper to sneeze himself awake and
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      THE COCKTAIL.
      176 4 —Straits Times, Nov. fi. An up-country correspondent supplies a number of references to the van no meanings of the word Cocktail as thev appear 1:1 “Slang and its Analogues" by John S. Farmer and W. E. Henlev The American interpretation of the word is given thus 44 A
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      THE OUTCASTS OF CEYLON.
      494 4 —Strait: Times. Nov. 0. The people of Ceylon, jyid more parti •ularly th.* Sinhalese, are apt to prid themselves that they are progressive modern and have well over two thousand years of culture behind them. Moreover, rhe children of Vijaya are almost entirely Buddhists anJ. by
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      VERY GOOD NEWS.
      212 4 a ■> a year Not more !—Straits months. J Times. Non. <. We give the place of honour on our main news page today to the most cheering cable concerning the rubber industry that we have been privileged to publish for many months. The decision of the
      a"‘\. ■> a year ? Not more !—Straits months. J Times. Non. <.  -  212 words
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      YOU CAN SING.
      100 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 7. speng spong spoong, Shingi Jr Thing-theng-thong-J This is not, as some might Suppose, on extract from the Chinese MV list hut just one of the exercises J'! you Can Sinr (Selwyn and Blount 1 v“ Madame Clara Novello Davies. Th n* Vin. of
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      AMERICAN TARIFFS.
      214 5 Ilik v .dl ill oi i« raping the consequences.—Straits Times. Nov. 7. Thmitrh they have not won enough seats to secure an absolute majority, the sucof the Democrats in the American Sta»° elections has been very strikine, and irdica* &gt; that the policy of the Hoover administration has
      Ilik . v .dl ill " oi . i« raping the consequences.—Straits Times. Nov. 7.  -  214 words
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      OUR THRIFTY SERVICES.
      285 5 ine opportunity occu “-Straits Times, Nov. 7. Most people come abroad wi.h the ultimate object of saving money. The “freshers” to the Orient and Africa I openly avow that they will have such and such a sum standing to their credit at a definite date. How far
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      SULTAN AS “JUNGLE-HUNTER.”
      269 5 --Straits Times, Nov. 8. Papers received by today’s mail make Verting reading for residents of Malaya. Accompanying the accounts of the wed- ing of H.H. the Sultan of Johore and ~l s Ptden Wilson are highly picturesque ,n 'l’ses of a potentate who is variously V- as
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      AN AMATEUR ACTOR.
      231 5 nil iv U p.l l/J UV IlltVIl W IIIX/I v than the Sultan himself. —Straits Times, Nov. 8. But the hunting of big game is far lrom being the only amusement which His Highness enjoys. Hb is,” says the Star, a fine amateur actor, and his wife
      nil iv U p.l l/J UV IlltVIl • W IIIX/I v than the Sultan himself.—Straits Times, Nov. 8.  -  231 words
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      THE SHIPLEY BY-ELECTION.
      367 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 8. It is possible to draw several interesting deductions from the Shipley by-elec-tion which, unlike the South Paddington 4 pantomime.” was not a 44 freak contest. On this occasion the Conservatives presented a united front and won a sensational victory by a very decisive
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      CARELESS WALKERS.
      49 5 tuiim) Straits Times, Nov. IP. A pedestrian in England has been ;everesv censured for causing the death f a cyclist bv “careless walking. —To nU y “careless walkers” in prison would, of course, involve a colossal expenditure on new gaol, which tw cannot, at the moment, affoid.
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      THE LORRY DANGER.
      156 5 thur bussne-s exactly as they like.—Straits Times, Nov. 10. Th nresent issue of the Straits Settle- J„t Government Gazette contamn the W e'e°me annoureement that 'ft,- nrovisions are all higniy for the carriage of towering maaaes merchandise ra &lt;« dangers very si^ab^ t ?ver the HiffieuUy of
      thur bussne-s exactly as they like.—Straits Times, Nov. 10.  -  156 words
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      “ OFFICE HOUNDS.”
      302 5 OFFICE HOUNDS.” —Straits Times, Nov. 10. Most people will welcome tomorrow's respite from sordid toil and the car.M ol business, but there are others who will be anxious for Wednesday to come so that they can get back to the dear old desk I; is an undoubted fact that quite
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      MEDICAL GRIEVANCES.
      279 5 ,—Straits Times, Nov. 10. Recently we quoted a report that there was a possibility of the Malayan Governments ceasing the practice of allowing certain of their medical officers to take half the fees for operations and other specialist services. A correspondent points out that at the present time
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      RUBBER STOCKS DOWN.
      154 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 12. The return of rubber stocks in the Colony as at Oct. ,‘J1 gives hope that at ast a regular reduction is being effected T t is true that the totals from all sources, •toeks in dealers’ hands and consignments rwaiting shipment, were slightly
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      USES FOR RUBBER.
      239 5 Straits Times, Nov. 12. That incurably optimistic journal the India Rubber World continues to announce new uses for the commodity which is of such intense interest to Malaya. The latest issue tells us that since the introduction of rubber shock absorbers and rubber mountings for engines, tb&lt;
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      THE CLOUD RANGERS.
      386 5 and a photographer's workshop.— Times, Nov. 12. Recent air disasters, particularly the distinction of the R101, have caused much speculation in meteorological circles with regard to air currents and cloud formation. Not a great deal is known of the geography of the clouds, but the progress of
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    MR. R. W. WEDDERBURN.
    110 5 Death of Director of Kelly And Walsh. Mr. Robert W. Wedderburn, managing director of Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai, was drowned when he fell overboard from the Dairen Maru, while returning from Manchuria to Shanghai on Nov. 1. Mr. Wedderburn had been in poor health and
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    F.M.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.
    52 5 Further Subscriptions To Relief Fund. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4. The European Unemployment Com mittee acknowledges through its chairman, Mr. I). II. Hampshire, the following contributions to its funds Already acknowledged $0,0 Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hay The Hon. Mr. H. T. Nixon 100
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    ARMISTICE DAY IN MALAYA.
    2845 6 Services at the Cenotaph And Cathedral. THE SILENCE. SPEECHES AT J?X-SERVICE DINNER. Armistice Day, 19J0, the 12th anniversary of the Clreat War, was celebrated with as much reverence in Singapore on Tuesday as at any time in the past. At the Cenotaph in the early morning
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    PENANG REMEMBRANCE.
    32 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 12. The usual Armistice Day functions were held here today. A service was held at St. George’s Church and a parade at the Cenotaph.
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    SILENCE IN BANGKOK.
    120 6 The King Places Wreaths On Memorial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. H* An Armistice Day service was held here in the Cathedral of the Assumption cai V this morning. Later another service, at which the two minutes’ silence was observed, was held l Christ Church. The
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    SERVANT’S WAGES.
    253 7 Cook’s Claim for $58 Upheld. ,1'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Nov. 5. H tin* Klang police court today, before I Syt wj Abu Bakar, a Tamil cook Krishnan claimed $58 balance of ‘‘X- due to him by his employer, Francis Lopez, a telegraph inspector, of K ‘u'X'w rship
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    DAME CLARA BUTT.
    176 7 Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club's Invitation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 8. The Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club are making arrangements to invite Dame .ara Butt and Mr. Kennerley Rumford as truest* of the club on Nov. 28, when they uii! be in Kuala Lumpur for a
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    PASSENGERS.
    250 7 I he following passengers by Aeneas a:nved in Singapore Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Woodcock, Mr. R. S. le May. Mis. K. R. Foston, Mr. W. H. Hill, Mr. M. Studd, Mr. W. G. W. Hastings, Miss M. F. Warnc, Mr. A. L. Mathewson, Mrs. A Orr, Mr. H.
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    GORILLA PAYS $206 AT PERAK RACES.
    812 7 Poor Attendance Despite Fine Weather. (h ia)in Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 11. The Perak race meeting opened today and despite fine weather the attendance was small. The going was soft owing to rain in the early morning. Among those present were the Sultan
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    598 7 Keppel’s Narrow Win Over S.G.C. i he iv.ot.h at Keppel cn Sunday rest: ted in the home players beating the Singa-' pure Golf Club by the narrow margin of 8A* to S'*. The scores were as follows, .Singapore G.G. players mentioned first L. D. Hardie and L. I*.
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    COMMUNISTS ACTIVE IN PENANG.
    304 7 Pamphlets and Red Flags Distributed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 10. Some* apprehension is being felt ht-ie at the increasing evidence of Communist activities among the Chinese. During the week end many attempts were made to hoist the red flag and seditious literature was scattered
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    236 7 Four Men Get Life Sentences. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 4. The last session of" the Criminal Assizes opernd here today before Mr. Justice Sproule. F &gt;ur cases were heard of returning from banishment and all the accused were sentenced to penal servitude for I i f
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    PENANG S.P.C.A.
    152 7 Good Work Reported At Annual Meeting. There was a very small attendance at the first annual general meeting of the Penang Society for the Prevention f Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Balfour Ross, tin* chairman, mid that there had been numerous conviction.-' in court for cruelty to animals at
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    ARMISTICE DAY DINNER.
    3085 8 Ex-Servicemen’s Re-Union G.O.C.’s REPLY TO CRITICS OF ANNIVERSARY. The annual dinner of the Ex-Servioes Association of Mulayu was held at Raffles Hotel on Tuesday night, Capt. F. A Morrell presiding. There was a very large attendance. The guests included H. E. the Officer Administering the Government (Mr,
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    PRISON FOR GANGSTERS.
    122 8 Trapped and Caught by Police After Struggle. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I pah, Nov. 7. Four Chinese who were captured by the police after a struggle were convicted at the Assizes here today attempted gang robbery and sent to prison. One man got four years’ rigorous and
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    BAN ON KUOMINTANG.
    98 8 In connection with a recent report under the heading “Kuomintang Ban in Malaya." Or. Chen Chang Lok informs the Straits Times that part of his statement was misconstrued. He said that the Chinese Foreign Orti 1 had sent a note to Dr. Alfred Sze, then’ Minister in
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    WOMEN’S HOCKEY MATCH.
    763 9 Interesting Fixture. i \fortunate accident 1 MARS GAME. Mi„ &lt;i..June»' SI 1. ClfU’ Sports C. 1. Xn unfortunate accident marred the Uy match, between Miss GriffithI J \I and the Singapore Girls’ Sports which was played on the Padang Thursday afternoon in aid of Poppy Lund Miss
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    STORY OF A STOLEN REVOLVER.
    420 9 Accused Discharged For Lack of Evidence. A theft of several revolvers from the godown of John Little and Co., Ltd., ten 1 years ago, was mentioned before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District ludge, when a Chinese painter was charged with dishonestly retaining stolen
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    DEFAMATION CHARGE.
    288 9 Newspaper Correspondent Convicted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 4. Wan Mohammed Razzali, alia* Oe Hammel. described as a newspaper correspondent. was thus morning convicted hv Mr. A. D. York at Butterworth Police Court of criminal defamation. The complainant in the case was Mr. G. H. Goh, barrister-at-law
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    SIR GEOFFREY SALMOND.
    205 9 Arrival in Singapore Yesterday. The Indian Air Force flight of l«no machines under the command of Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, command ing the R.A.K. in India, which is flyirf to Malaya, arrived at the R.A.F. base, Seletar, at 3.15 p.m. yesterday. The flight left Calcutta on
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    STABBED IN MOSQUE.
    334 9 Malay Gets Six Months’ Rigorous. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Nov. 4. The adjourned case in which a Malay named Abdul bin Tanah was charged with attempted murder by stabbing a Malay named Haji Abdullah was brought up for hearing this morning in the Klang Police Court
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    SURRENDERED TO POLICE
    98 9 Former Treasurer of Thrift Society Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 5. Wong Wai Bam, the former honorary trearum- of the Malayan Teachers’ Cooperative Thrift Society, who surrendered to (he Singapore police, appeared in the police court here today and was formally charged with criminal breach
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    ACCOUNTANT AND CHETTY.
    636 9 Bankrupt’s $100 a Month With $50 as Interest. The public examination of A. E. Chdvam was conducted by Mr. I). H. Tudor (the Asst. Official Assignee) before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson on Nov. 5. Examinee said* that he was formerly employed by the Asiatic Petroleum Co. His
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    COUNTRY FAIR.
    67 9 Kuala Lumpur Show for Poppy Day Fund. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 5. The Country Fair in connection with the Poppy Day Fund, which it was originally intended to hold at the Selanjjor Cluh, will now he held on Saturday afternoon at the Racecourse, Arnpanj: Road.
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    W. B. PENMAN IN COURT.
    328 10 Charges Against Singapore Broker. ACCUSED'S ItBTURN. Sum of $230,000 Said To Be Involved. hi consequence of a cable received fr m the British Consul at Swatow. Detective Inspectors Porter and McIntosh boarded the steamer Anking which drived from China poits on Friday and took into
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    DROWNING FATALITY AT CHANGI.
    319 10 Death of Well-known Business Man. A well-knov. n member of the Singapore business community lost hi&gt; life by dr wning on Saturday, when Mr. Douglas Vincent (Jib:-. &gt;n, divisional manage i of the United Exporters, Ltd., for Malaga, Biiti-h North Borneo, Siam and Not thorn Sumatra,
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    S.S. MALOLO TOURISTS.
    488 10 Snake Charmers and Curio Shops Kept Busy. The ,y. Malolo brought 174 tourists •o Nee. in Singapore, who tlnonged Ihe t.;i|.s and hotels until a lain hour. S': akc-banners were kept busy until nidnight while the curio and antique 'hops in High Street were full of visitors.
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    24 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 9. The outward Dutch air mail, Amster-dam-Batavia. arrived here yesterday and left today Cor Medan.
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    EXCAVATIONS IN MALACCA.
    771 10 Recent Finds. UNDERGROUND PASSAUK SEARCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. j, Interesting discoveries during excava tions were reported at the annual meet. ing of the Malacca Historical Society held here yesterday. At the outset a silver carved cros* which had been found was handed round for
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE’S ROMANCE.
    1040 11 Wedding in London. ./['MARKABLE SCENES AT REGISTER OFFICE. m miners received on Saturday sup. “n- the cabled accounts of the scenes tv r Prince’s How register office an U when H. H. the Sultan of Johore married to Mrs. Helen Wilson. n at was the crowd
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    OVER LADEN LORRIES.
    299 11 New Regulation to Deal With Road Dangers. New regulations to obviate the dangers of over-laden lorries are contained in amendments to the rules made under OiXlinar.ee No. 06 (Minor OlTences) notified in the current Government Gazette. Every laden vehicle being upon or passing along a public lead
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    TRADE MARK CASE.
    167 11 Past Judgment Given For Plaintiff. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Nov. 7. In the Supreme Court here today Mr. Justice Sproule delivered a part judgment in the case in which Ko Ay Low, solo proprietor of Chop Sin Guan kec, codec manufacturers, sought an injunction against Chop
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    EX-DISPENSER’S LAND SPECULATIONS.
    634 11 Failed for $29,000 Owing To Slump. I V. Supramanyam, living at ”80, Paya Lebar Road, was publicly examined be-1 fore Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday afternoon. Answering Mr. D. II. Tudor, Assistant Official Assignee, he said he was a Jaffna Tamil born
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    CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
    85 11 Bit? Falling Off Since Fast Year. According to s'atistics published in’the current Government Gazette, the Chinese population of Malaya has fallen by over 1,000. Tlu» number of Chinese immigrants arriving in Singapore in October this year was 7,217, (as compared with 20,7. r &gt;4 in October las; year!.
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    COMMUNISTS’ DAY IN SINGAPORE.
    573 11 Plans Frustrated. CELEBRATING RED ANNIVERSARY. Efforts to demonstrate and celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the Russian Revolution by Chinese Communists in Singapore fizzle 1 out on Friday owing to the timely precautions taken and the tact displayed by the Singapore police and other authorities. Seditious circulars
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    HYLAM ARRESTED.
    71 11 Charged with Distributing Red Literature. (From Our Own Correspon&lt;lent.) Ipoh, Nov. 7. A llylam was arrested in Taiping last night and charged with distributing Communists literature containing inflammatory statcimnts calculated to incite labourers to commit breaches of the law. The h aring of the* case was lix'.l for
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    MARKETS FOR BRITISH GOODS.
    2630 12 COLONIAL OUTLETS. Work of H.M. Trade Commissioner. ROTARY ADDRESS BY MR. R. BOULTER. The nature and scope of the duties of a British I rade Commissioner were explained in an address by Mr. R. Boulter, C M.G., H. M. Trade Commissioner, Malaya, to the Singapore Rotary
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    BANKRUPT’S ARREST ORDERED.
    219 12 Receiving Order Sequel In Singapore. A warrant of arrest against Leopold Wilhelm Zerner, sole proprietor of the Anglo-Continental Manufacturers’ Agoncics, was ordered by Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson, sitting in the Bankruptcy Court cr Friday morning. The order was made upon the appli ca tion of the Assistant
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    236 12 Mr. P. H. Birt and Miss Margaret Bryan. The wedding of Mr. Philip Harold Birt. manager of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Penang, and youngest son of Mr. and Mr*. C. E. Birt, of Worthing. and Margaret Dorris, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. J. Ingram
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    WOMEN’S CONGRESS.
    35 12 WOMEN’ S CONGRESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. .5. A meeting was held yesterday at Weltevreden (Java) of native women’s associations to discuss the appointment of representatives to the All-Asiatic Women’s Congress at Lahore.
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    MUNICIPAL ESTIMATES FOR 1931.
    3369 13 Increasing Expenditure Of, Secretariat. ORGAN PROVISION. MK WOLSKEL’S STRONG CRITICISM. Th estimates of revenue and expenditur. for the Municipality of Singapore ve! e considered by the Municipal Commissioners in special meeting on Nov. 5, ml K(l alterations were made to the propped Budget. The President (Mr.
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    RADIO SOCIETY.
    333 14 (Jovernor to be Asked To Become Patron. At a meeting of radio enthusiasts, held at the (i. H. Sweet Shop on Sunday, it was decided to revive the Radio Society of Malaya. Mr. C. II. S. Jones presided at the meeting, which was attended by many people representative
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    WORLD CYCLISTS.
    142 14 Adventure-Seekers In Singapore. Two cyclists, G. Sztavjanik, of Vienna and F. J. Davar, a Parsi of Bombay, who have travelled more than (10,000 miles in six years and eight months in a journey round the world, arrived in Singapore on Friday from Hong Kong. After a short stay
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 14 [The Straits Times is not responsible for •.tie uj.iiiioiih of 11&gt;. correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be sb.-it and to the point. Lonp epistles are liable to be rejected or cut lov.n. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but a«
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    THE LIBRARY.
    274 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Here is another question on the Radius Library subject On Nov. 1, I i applied for half-yearly subscription, but was informed that the quarter did not 1 oegin until January of next year. 1 could pay from October (one month
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    THAT ORGAN.
    167 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —“Citizen’s” letter of yesterday about Singapore's organ was quite good—just the type of letter one would expect in a correspondence column. Why doesn’t “Citizen” run along to Mr. Brown and voice his grievance? I am sure E. A. would be
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    “LEST WE FORGET.”
    664 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The Singapore mercantile community will be surprised and pained to hear that the members of the committee of such an important and influential association as the Singapore Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution at a meeting held on Oct.
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    RICE CULTIVATION.
    290 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —This country, with an expensive agricultural department staffed with experts, applies costly propaganda to persuade the Malay to grow rice in the ageold way. A certain amount of useful departmental work has been done in introducing more suitable varieties and
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    POINT D’HISTOIRE : LA MARSEILLAISE.
    770 14 POINT D’HISTOIRE LA MARSEILLAISE. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In 1792, as the Austro-Prussians were taking advantage of French political difficulties and threatening Lille and Verdun, regiments of volunteers were levied all over France. In the city of Strasbourg, which was then French, the local regiment had
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    N.E.I. POPULATION.
    106 14 61,000,000 Shown by Census Return. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 3. The census, which is held every ten years in the Netherlands East Indies, has been completed and the return shows that the population is 61,000,000. This is a great increase in comparison with the census of
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    THE LITERARY PAGE- NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    3369 15 A Batch of Kcw Fiction— An Apt Chronicler of Drab Lives—A Poet’s Prose Botk Guild’s Choice Mr. E. V. Lucas’s Concoction Getting Things Done in India-—-Another Novel from Mr. A. E. W. Mason. New Fiction. vh .ttcr The Dream. By Norah C. j Constable.
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    BORROWED JEWELS.
    264 16 Daughter-in-Law Sued By Mother-in-Law. y ating that be thought the dof&lt;*n.’. nt was a liar, that her brother was a liar and that her other witness, her stc-p-clau d ri*, w a liar, the Chief Justice on Th i ..l:'./ afi un ion gave judgment 1 ad:, t
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    CRUELTY TO A GIRL.
    118 16 Young Chinese Woman Gets Three Months. For cruelly heating a girl of fourteen and chaining her to a bed, a young Chinese married woman was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal district .Judge, on Nov. 6. The woman pleaded guilty
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    PRISON FOR RUFFIAN.
    365 16 Old Chinese Squatter’s Experience. Sentence of six months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, Xov, (5 on one of four Chinese, who tied up an old man of 72 and robbed him of 50 fowls. A lot of old people
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    LOTTERY PROMOTERS.
    102 16 Runners of Chap-Jee-Kee Plead Guilty. Fines of $125 each were imposed on two Chinese who pleaded guilty to charges of assisting in the management of a ohap-ice-kee lottery by Mr. G. E. Clayton, he Singapore Second Police Magistrate, x. Saturday morning. The accused were arrested by Mr. R.
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    CHINESE GUNMAN.
    236 16 18 Months for Being Caught with Pistol. “•It is always a good practice Mr. Mereto point it up, there rs a big sky above,” raid Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Friday when Mr. R. W. Meredith, Chief Court Inspector, produced an automatic pistol in
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    KUALA LUMPUR CAR CRASH CASE.
    2028 21 alleged threats. European Acquitted On Lack of Evidence. ms FLICTING STORIES OF tu accident. ,Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 7. \fur a trial which had spread itself iV ol l four days N. J. C. Saunders, a p, 0! nan meter inspector in
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    HIT AND RUN DRIVER.
    253 21 Three People Struck, One Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 6. An Indian driver of a private motor-car owned by Dr. Kameyama, was charged here today with causing the death of a Chinese and injuring a Chinese woman and boy on Deepavali day. He was
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    HIT BY SUDDEN SQUALL.
    101 21 Boat’s Two Minute Ordeal In China Seas. While proceeding from Swutow to Hoihow, the s.s. Anking, which arrived i. Singapore on h'ridaj, was struck suddenly by a fierce cyclonic squall, which, though it lasted only two minutes, did much superficial damage to the vessel’s superstructure. The
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    LABORATORY ON WHEELS.
    79 21 The late- l experiment of the Shell chemists is a lorry which may be de-cribed a&lt; a laboratory on wheels. It is a sixi limler car in w hich scientists watch the p, formunce of lubricants under actual rad conditions. The object of the test i- \&lt;&gt;
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    TROUBLE ABOUT A MORTGAGE.
    1313 22 Large Sum Involved. INTERRUPTED IIUII.DIXC SCHEME. A somewhat tinu ual case came before Mr. .Justice Palgrave Simpson in the Supreme Court &gt;m Thursday, when I’ana Abdul Marican, a man who does not understand or read English, sued the .Malayan Planters’ Provident Fund Board in connection with
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    185 22 Sequel to a Calcutta Lottery. i Allegations that he cheated a conv patriot out of a lottery ticket which drew a prize of 2.000 rupees were made against an Indian named Subra Naidu. before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge. Mr. S. N. Dutt, appearing for
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    NOT HIS NEPHEW.
    72 22 Mr. F. W. Jowett, M.P., Denies Report. Mr. F. W. Jowett. M.P., interviewed on Oct. 9 about a report that an 18-year-old English schoolboy. Christopher Jowett. war arrested on his way to Peking by the Russian Secret Service, denied that the boy is his nephew. He added
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    ROAD TRAFFIC IN MALACCA.
    426 22 Unequal Railway Freight.: Criticised. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Xov. At a committee meeting held ye-v day of the Straits Settlements (Malaccai Association Mr. W. Munro was co-op:, a new member in place of Mr. y Charlesworth. Letters received from the Chief IV u Officer, Mr.
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    ADVERTISE.
    159 22 Lord Mayor’s Remedy To Bring Back Trade. The power of advertising in the development of modern industry was referred to by the Lord Mayor of London (Sir William Waterlow) or Oct. 6 when opening the third annual exhibition of advertisements in London He said:— “A Ivertising is rapidly gaining
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    CHEAPER IN SINGAPORE.
    70 22 Firestone’s Medan Buying Office Closes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 3. I understand that Firestone’s rubbt buying office at Medan has been closed down from Nov. I. Rubber circles in this town, whom 1 asked on the subject, told me that thi v decision has probably
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      BIG DEMOCRAT SUCCESSES.
      1090 23 f. —Recter. Sweeping Changes in U.S. Elections. MR. F. ROOSEVELT. Probable Candidate For Presidency. New York, Nov. 5. T 0 mra! election for Congress, part Senate and State Governorships ,M,_ a national swing in favour of jnmocrats. „r. out of .'15 seats in the Senate, p/micrats have
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      TENNIS STAR’S DEATH.
      78 23 Formerly Miss Evelyn Colyer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 6. The death occurred at Bishnauth, Assam, last night of Mrs. Munro formerly Miss Evelyn Colyer, the well k "C Munro ’gave’birth to twins., a boy and a girl on Get. 20. The girl d.ed five d!&gt;
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      WILL MADE JUST BEFORE TRAGEDY.
      84 23 —Reuter. Written on Air Ministry Paper. London, Nov. 8. Lord Thomson, the Air Minister, who was killed in the R 101 disaster, left €1,737 with net personalty £1,646. His will, dated Oct. 3, was written on a sheet of Air Ministry paper, and stated “In
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      GUEST OF HONOUR.
      115 23 —British Wireless. Turkish Army Commander Entertained. Rugby, Sept. 8. General Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, who commanded the Turkish Army against which the 53rd Welsh division fought in Palestine, was the guest of honour at the 12th annual dinner of the officers of that division last night. In
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      YANGTSE FERRY.
      116 23 Reuter. Joining Up Nanking And Pukow. Nanking, Nov. 7. The Railway Ministry officially announces that plans have been completed for the construction of the NankingPukow train ferry at a cost of $4,000,000 (Mex.). Work will be begun immediately and should be completed early in 1932. A ferry boat
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      GIANT FLYING BOAT.
      127 23 —British Wireless. Flight to Calshot Further Postponed. Rugby, Nov. 9. The flight of the great Dornier monoplane flying boat, Do-X, which was expected at Calshot from Amsterdam today, has been further postponed. If the weather is favourable she will leave Amsterdam tomorrow. It is expected that the
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      COMING TO SINGAPORE.
      123 23 Sir Geoffrey Salmond Reaches Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 7. The three British aeroplanes of the India command arrived at Don Muang yesterday afternoon, returning the visit to the Siamese aeroplanes to India earlier in the year. The flight was headed by Air Marshal Sir
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      RAISING THE SCHOOL AGE.
      160 23 —Reuter. Conservative Opposition To Bill. London, Nov. 7. The Government's Sell &gt;o| Attendance Hill, raising the school leaving age to 15 and providing for the maintenance of schooigoers between 11 and 15 passed its second reading alter the defeat of a Conservative motion for rejection by
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      IRON AND STEEL.
      130 23 —British Wireless. New Measures Urged To Foster Trade. Rugby, Nov. 6. In the House of Commons last night a private member's resolution forcing Government to take immediate measures to stem the decline of activities in the iron and steel industry was debated. From the Conservative benches adoption
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      UNITED EUROPE.
      137 23 Reuter. (icncral Snuits Sees no Harm In It. -r i Johannesburg, Nov. 5. Addressing a League of Nations Union meeting, (General Smuts was gloomy over the prospects of the Disarmament Commission discussion at the next (Jcnevs Assembly. He expre \-.ed the opinion that tin* proposed confederation of Kuropo
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      COLLISION AT KOBE.
      64 23 Reuter. Bishop of Korea Dies Of Shock. Tokio, Nov. 6. The Hakusan Maru was badly damaged in a collision in Kobe Harbour with the British freighter Benmacdhui. The removal of all the passengers was necesThe Right Rev. Mark Napier Trollope, the British Bishop of Korea, who was
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      GOLD FOR AMERICA.
      52 23 —Reuter. Yokohama Specie Hank’s Lartfe Shipment. Tokio, Nov. 7. The Yokohama Specie Bank has shipped Yen 7,’&gt;00,000 in gold bullion by the Tutsuta Maru to America. The Bank of Shinano, with a capital of Yen 14,000,000, of Uyeda City, Central Japan, a centre of the silk industry*
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      CRISIS DRAWING NEAR.
      351 24 Reuter. I bU I V v I V V I i V. |MV."V —British Wireless. Sir John Simon Condemns Government. CHIEF WHIP. RESIGNS. Preparations for General Election. London. Nov. 5. The cross voting of the Li hern Is in yesterday evening’s unemployment division in the House of
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      “A DELIBERATE INVENTION.”
      320 24 Opposition cannot agree.”—British Wireless. Rumour of Labour Cabinet Split. Rugby. Nov. 9. A report widely circulated yesterday of the impending resignation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. I'hilin Snowden), the First Lord of the Admiralty, (Mr. A. V. Alexander) and the Secretary for India (Mr. Wedgwood
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      EMPIRE WHEAT.
      209 24 British Wireless. Application of the Quota System. Rugby, Nov. C. The heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference will consider next wee k the agreed report by the Economic o-operation Committee, over which tne President of the Board of Trade, Mr. .v imam Graham, presided, upon the
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      CUNARD LINE.
      192 24 JtHI J V/HI VIIV —British Wireless. Arranging Insurance Of Giant Vessels. Rugby, Nov. 5. The terms of the agreement between ihe Board of Trade and the C unard Steamship Co., Ltd., for the insurance of one, and possibly two, large passenger vessels of exceptional value which the company
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      BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
      121 24 nient under the 1922 declaration. —British Wireless. Position Still Remains The Same. Rugby, Nov. 6. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthut Henderson, replying to Parliamentary questions today, said the position of the British Government in regard to Egypt remained as stated at the last session When the Egyptian
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      REPARATIONS PAYMENTS.
      140 24 —Reuter. U.S. Federal Bank Official’s Mission to Europe. New York, Nov. 6. In view of the recent visit of Dr. Schacht, the former President of the Rcichsbank, who stated that Germany must cease reparations payments unless other countries helped her to extend her foreign trade, particular interest attaches
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      PALESTINE.
      206 24 —Reuter. -British Wireless. A Reversal of Policy Suggested. Jerusalem, Nov. 8. The Jewish Agency has been officially notified that l.. r &gt;00 permits for Jewish labour immigrants from 2,100 sought have been approved for the next six months. The London News Chronicle regards the announcement as a sudden and
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      PEACE IN CHINA.
      259 24 .—Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Will Chiang and Chang Cement It Shanghai, Nov. 9. The greatest interest attaches to the forthcoming meeting between President Chiang Kai-shek and Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, which, at present, is scheduled to take place at Nanking on Nov. 11, when both will attend the
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      ORIENTAL COLOUR.
      98 24 members of the Royal family.—British Wireless. Indian Princes at Palace Banquet. Rugby. Nov. 5. In the State dining; room of Buckingham Palace last night, the King-Emperor, accompanied by the Queen, entertained at a banquet the Indian ruling Princes and chiefs who are in London to attend the Round-Table
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      TYPHOON HAVOC.
      62 24 —Reuter. Heavy Loss of Life Off Cochin-China. Saigon, Nov. 7. Heavy loss of life and damage has been caused by a typhoon at Pulo Cordore island, oft the Cochin-China coast. Every building was devastated, the electric power station was destroyed and communications were cut. All the Europeans on’the
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      REDUCING SHIPPING COMPETITION.
      87 24 —Reuter. Atlantic Companies Reach Agreement. London. Nov. 7 The Daily Herald says that six of largest British trans-Atlantic shipping companies—the Cunard, the White St a the Canadian Pacific, the Anchor, the hJa Star and the Atlantic Transport,—huv completed rationalisation plans, xvith view to cutting out wasteful Bnr.f
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      CHINA’S DEMANDS.
      208 24 —Reuter. Must Regain Full Sovereignty. Nanking. Nov. 7. In an interview with Press represent*, tives this morning the Foreign Minister I)r. C. T. Wang, made a lengthy statement concerning the situation as’regar d extra-territoriality. Dr. Wang pointed out that the extraterritoriality question was the most important diplomatic issue
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      DISORDERS IN CHINA. Question of Joint Military
      164 24 —Reuter. Action. London, Nov. 5. In the House of Commons Comdr. Carlyon Bellairs (Cons., Maidstone) askee whether the Government had made any suggestions for joint military action t&gt; the American and Japanese Governments with regard to the disorders in China. Mr. Arthur Henderson,
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      CORONATION PICTURES.
      121 24 —Reuter. Photographers’ Air Race From Addis Ababa. London, Nov. S. The keen rivalry of London newspaper* to be first in the field with photographof the Ethiopian c ronation led to dramatic flights from Addis Ababa. One group today presents picturebrought by Capt. Lawrence Hope unc (apt. Birkott, who
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      INDIAN CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS.
      1689 25 British Wireless. I. -Reuter. Table for 88 Delegates. i okP FEEL’S WARNING 01 U 1 DIFFICULTIES. Rugby, Nov. 6. I i;i Mjr will open the Indian Round- Conference in the Royal Gallery of .J House of Lords next Wednesday, and .isubsequent meetings will be hel 1 at;
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      ELEPHANTS CHARGE CROWD.
      247 25 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Incident in London Lord Mayor’s Show. London, Nov. 11. The new Lord Mayor, Sir William Phene Neal, is a member of the Loudon County Council. A.t his request aJl Council schools within one and a half miles’ radius of the Loud Mayor’s Show were
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      CREW LEAVES SHIP.
      107 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Strange Story of Assault By Captain. Hong Kong, Nov. 7. A report to hand from Swatow stat-s that the wH of the ('l ine e crew ol the Canton Ma have g &gt;n on strike and !»ft the ship, alleging that some of the
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      N. ZEALAND’S CARILLON.
      78 25 —British Wireless. May be Lent for Buenos Aires Exhibition. Rugby, Nov. 8. It is reported iro n Wellington, New Zealand, that the London committee of the Buenos Aires Exhibition has askul that the carillon of bells which has lieen ca t in London and designed for the
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      A “ DECOROUS ” ELECTION.
      314 25 A DECOROUS ELECTION. Reuter. Conservative Gaia At Shipley. TARIFF WANTED. Solving Unemployment Problem. iLondon, Nov. 7. Th*» result of the Shipley by-election, due to the death of the Labour member Mr. W. Mackinder wae« as follows J. H. Lockwood (Conservative) 15,238. W. A. Robinson (Labour) 13,573. A. Davy (Liberal!) 12,785.
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      BRAZIL’S FUTURE.
      230 25 BRAZIL’ S FUTURE. .—Reuter. Full Recognition of New Government. Washington, Nov. 8. The United States Government has extended full recognition to the new Brazilian Government. The announcement was made with dramatic suddenness by Mr. Stimson, following a prolonged conference with President Hoover, at which a detailed report of the political
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      TARIFF INCREASES IN AUSTRALIA.
      941 26 TARIFF INCREASES IN AUSTRALIA British Wireless. New Duties Imposed. LESS PREFERENCE TO BRITISH GOODS. Canberra, Nov. 5. The now tariff schedule, tabled in the House of Representatives, increases the primage duty from l! 1 per cent, to 4 per cent, and imiMf.es a duty of fourpence a pound on hulk
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      PLOTS IN RUSSIA.
      181 26 Fuvt French Statesmen Named In Soviet Indictment. Moscow, Nov. 11, M. Poincare and M. BiianJ are named in the official indictment signed by Krylenko, the public prosecutor, as concerned in the “counter-revolutionary plot in connection with which eight persons are standing trial, charged with organising destructive activities
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      PRINCE OF WALES.
      302 26 —British Wiireless. To Leave for Buenos Aires On Jan. 17. Rugby, Nov. 7. I- is stated that the Prince of Wales, pr bably accompanied l&gt;y Prince G orge, will leave England for Argentina on Jan. 17, travelling as an ordinary passen-1 ger in the liner Oropesa. The
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      DISARMAMENT.
      713 26 .—Reuter. IJtvinoff Called to Order At Geneva. Geneva, Nov. C. The seventh session of the Preparatory 1 Disarmament Commission opened today under the chairmanship of Dr. J. Loudon 1 (Netherlands), who called to order M. i rtvinolf for starting a long dissertation »n disarmament, notwithstanding the Commission’s decision to
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      EQUAL STATUS IN THE EMPIRE.
      366 26 —British Wireless. Mr. MacDonald’s Speech DECAYING FABRIC OF OVERLORDSHIP. Rugby, Nov. 11 At the Lord Mayor’s banquet last n j, r the guests included .the Dominion p-v Ministers and th? Indian delegates t. jv Round-Table Conference, as well Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mad) ay m
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      AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS.
      159 26 —Reuter. Position of Social Democrats Not Shaken. Vienna, Nov. 10. The general election for 165 scats m ‘he National Assembly has resulted ‘ar in the Christian Social (Cleric;*!» &gt;a:tv and the Heiniwehr securing 56. th Social Democrats 57, the National Kcortrmic bloc and the Agrarian League 13 md
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      JAPANESE COTTON.
      41 26 Reuter. Curtailment of Production Still Maintained. Osaka, Nov. The Cotton Spinners’ Association ha? decided to maintain a 34.4 per cent, curtailment of output until March 61 r.exyear. Thereafter a curtailment of 27 1“ cent, will be maintained until Juno
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      HASTENING FLIGHT TO INDIA.
      1610 27 &gt;. —Reuter. —British Wireless. Further Evidence at R101 Inquiry. London, Nov. 5. n(la sitting of the R101 inquiry ■\I'iiU'ii that the airship passed over 1()jN tlo ri»lrome, never Beauvais, at a I (ir lt ,f ;’,00 feet, whereas, according to uKjiiron Leader Booth, the ship should
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      FRENCH SENSATION.
      306 27 Reuter. Three Banks Suspend Operations. Paris, Nov. 6. M. Tardicu is personally taking steps to minimise the injury due to the recent closing of the Adam Bank, one of the oldest banking institutions, with over a hundred branches in North France. n 1 j 10 trash was particularly
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      U.S. MINE DISASTER.
      195 27 Reuter. Death Roll of 94 At Athens, Ohio. Athens, Ohio, Nov. One hundred and sixty miners were killed in the Milltield coal mine as the result of a eas explosion followed by fire. A similar number escaped injured or partly ;a sod. The victims include the president
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      MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
      83 27 Reuter. Arrival in Hons Koiir cn Route To Tokio. Horn? Kong, Nov. II. Mrs. Victor Bruce arrived from Kwangchowwan at 2.40 this afterno &gt;n after a lough trip. She experienced strong head winds and heavy rains. Hong Kong, Nov. 10. Mrs. Bruce postponed her departure, and will
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      SINGAPORE BASE’S FUTURE.
      633 27 Ilcu ter. British Wireless. Conference Report. DRAFT DISARMAMENT PROGRAMME. London, Nov. 5. It is believed that the heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference have approved the report of a committee presided over by Mr. MacDonald in favour of the completion of the Singapore Dock in
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      AIRMAN’S FATHER DEAD.
      22 27 Sydney Nov. 2. Mr. William Kingsford Smith, father '&gt;f \ii Commodore Kingsford Smith, the well-known unman, died heu today.
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      ARMISTICE DAY IN LONDON.
      805 28 Reuter. British Wireless. King Again Present At Cenotaph. GREAT CROWDS. Service of Its Significance. London, Nov. 11. Reuter’s correspondents in &lt; anada. Australia, the West Indies and othci parts of the Empire describe the solemn celebration on the 12th anniveisa.y of the signing of the Armistice.
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      FRENCHMEN’S FINE FLIGHT.
      114 28 —Reuter. Paris to Calcutta In 3 l 2 Days. Basra, Nov. 10. Gapt. Goulctte and Lieut. Laloulettc, who are flying to Saigon, arrived here from Paris in the fast time of .‘17 hours. in spite of had weather necessitating a landing at Brindisi. kT Calcutta Nov. 11.
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      SCHOOL LEAVING AGE.
      215 28 ,—Reuter. Money Resolution Passed By Commons. London, Nov. 11. The House of Commons, by 271 votes to 212. today passed the money resolution for »he maintenance of the giants in connexion with the School Bill. Desoite the Liberal Party’s decision n« t to vote., seven Liberals voted
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      ORGANISING INDUSTRY.
      114 28 Bii'ish Wireless. Government Promises To Co-operate. Rugby, Nov. 11. The Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, has had under renewed conidi ration the extent to which the efforts being made in ‘.he country to develop and corganise industry both for production ind marketing must be further assisted *;y more
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      MISSIONARY KILLED.
      99 28 —Reuter. Attack by Savages In llrazil. New York, Nov. 10. An Irish missionary named McDowell has cabled from Brazil reporting the daughter of an American missionary, Mr. Arthur Tylee, his infant daughter, \v&gt; 1 M iss Ethel Kratz, who was acting as lur e. presumably by Indians at
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      ANOTHER OIL WAR COMING ?
      42 28 ANOTHER OIL WAR COMING Rumours of Price Cutting In Far East. London, Nov. 11. Now York correspondents of the London papers predict a new oil war between the American companies and the Shell company, particularly in India. Malaya and the Far East.
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      JAPAN’S NAVY.
      430 28 Reuter. —Reuter. Outline of Programme For Replenishment. Tokio, Nov. 10. The long-drawn discussions of the Navy and Finance Ministers have resulted in a tentative agreement to appropriate 373,000,000 yen, spread over six years, for the naval replenishment programme, while the balance of 132,000,000 yen of the 500.000.000 yen.
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      CHINESE FINANCES.
      78 28 i. —Reuter. American Opinion as to Loan Divided. Washington, Nov. 10. Mr. Lincbarger, the legal adviser to the Chinese Government, who, it is alleged, intends to discuss Chinese finance with officials, has not yet presented his credentials to show that he is acting officially for the Chinese Government.
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      CHIANG AND CHANG MEET.
      712 28 —Reuter. lust night cmleil without result. Sin Kuo Min. Both Arrive in Nanking. REDS ON THE MOVE IX MANY PROVINCES. Nanking, Nov. l &gt; Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang arrived at Pukow at 7.20 a.m. today and was received by the War Minister, General Ho Ying-ching, the Finance
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      DEATH OF MR. LENOX SIMPSON.
      593 29 Murdered by Gunmen. tifVTSIN CUSTOMS COUP 1 RECALLED. Shanghai, Nov. 12. M Lenox Simpson died at 10 o’clock i n'irht. —Reuter. Mr Lenox Simpson, who, under hLs name of “Putnam YVeale,” wai one the most prolific and best-known writer 01 Far Eastern topics, was an
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      MOTOR-CYCLE RECORD.
      72 29 —Reuter. British Rider Again Secures Title. London, Nov. 6. 1 amazing speed of 150 miles an 1 n Wo wheels has been achieved by British rider Wright on a British I': .lap motor-cycle. k!llln K at Cork, he averaged 1-19.08 an hour over a kilometre thus re- the
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      1199 29 .—Reuter. —British Wireless. —Nichi-Nichi, Nanking, Nov. 0. n o‘' Political Council has Agreement.—Reuter. B Xer lndemni YVashington, Nov. 5. General Bliss the former Chief of Staff m tll e L nited .States Army, is critically ill with intestinal trouble.—Reuter. Stockholm, Nov. 5. Ihe Nobel prize far
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      CUNARD LINE.
      100 29 —Reuter. Insurance for Two Huge Vessels. London, Nov. 10. Two new British trans-Atlantic steamers which will do the work of three ordinary liners and help Great Britain to cope with subsidised American and German competition were mentioned by Mr. William Graham, the President of the Board of Trade,
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      GOLD FROM ARGENTINA.
      42 29 .—Reuter. New York, Nov. 11. Five million dollars worth of gold has arrived from Argentina. Financial ■irelcs ore of opinion that this shipment, with others to be arranged with \igentina, will lx? an important factor in strengthening the peso.—Reuter.
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      BOXER INDEMNITY.
      198 29 —Reuter. Mr. Henderson Questioned In Parliament. London, Nov. 10. In the (louse of Commons at question time, Mr. Henderson said the settlement of the Boxer Indemnity would be subject to the approval of Parliament. The requisite Bill would be introduced as soon as time could be found. Comdr.
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      GIANT FLYING BOAT.
      203 29 Reuter. Welcome to German Airmen At Calshot. London, Nov, 10. The giant flying boat DoX landed at Calshot at 3.37. A fleet of 50 aeroplanes and seaplanes, looking like gnats in comparison with the DoX, met the latter outside the Isle of Wight and escortvu ner io
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      SHOTS AT ROYAL TRAIN.
      110 29 Stumbling Soldier (iiven As Explanation. Sofia, Nov. 1. The accidental discharge of a rifle by a Bulgarian army recruit, who was patrolling the railway near Philipopolis, as the royal train bearing King Boris and his Queen, formerly Princess Giovanna of Italy, passed, was given today as
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      LOWER WAGES.
      123 29 .—Reuter. German Competition in Foreign Markets. Berlin, Nov. 10. Considerable importance is attached to the agreed three per cent, reduction in whioh m wm wor kers wages, a reduction which will reach eight |&gt;er cent, in as it is anticipated that it will be the first stage in
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      BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY WELCH.
      1414 30 Mallays Outclassed. POPPY DAY MATCH AT JA1AN BESAR. •Welch Regt. ..7. Malrrs.. 1. About two years ago the V'dlch Regt. cm me to Singapi re comparatively new to Yssociation foitball. Throufdtinut that twc ears they have partakes' in that sport keenly aid enthusiastically, improving almost ew*iy
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      SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
      246 30 The results of the Club Championship to date are as follows P. W. D. L. Pts. I, Kum Woon 14 11 1 2 ll’fc B. O. Wilmot 16 11 0 5 11 Tan Luang Kia 16 6 3 7 7'fc R. Jumabhoy 13 6 1 6 6V4
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      ARSENAL’S BIG WIN OVER THE VILLA.
      330 30 Rangers Recovering. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY IMPROVING. London, Nov. 8. Results of matches played in the English and Scottish Leagues today were as follows First Division. Arsenal T&gt; Aston Villa 2 Birmingham 0 West Ham Ltd. 2 Blackburn K. 2 Chelsea 0 Blackpool 0 Newcastle l
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      943 30 The Champions Gaining Ground. The following are the positions of team* in the English and Scottish Leagues aftei Saturday's matches First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Trs. Arsenal 14 9 1 4 40 21 22 Sheffield Wed. 14 8 l 5 30 18 21 Derby County
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      HOBBS & SUTCLIFFE IN INDIA.
      80 30 HOBBS SUTCLIFFE IN INDIA. Brilliant Partnership f Allahabad. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Nov. 9 Playing for the Maharaj Kuntar 0 f Yizianagaram's XI against Allahabad, Hobbs scored 100 not out and Sutdiff was run out after compiling 93. The Maharaj’* XI won by ten wicket^ An elaborate programme h
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      236 30 Malay olunteers' Successful Meeting. Fine weather favoured the annual nfle meeting of the Malay Co. of Singapore Youlunteer Corps on Sur.dav Hie event proved a great success. The entries numbered 42. and th standard of shooting was quite high L;eut.-Col. J. M. Mackenzie presented the prizes to the
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      Result of 30 Yards Range Competition.
      79 30 The C hallenge Cup presented by Majoricneral Sir Neil Malcolm, K.C.R.. D.S.O.. for the Malaya Command 30 Yards Kanpi Competition, was won by No. 11 platoon. C0..M.S.Y.R., with a score of 20G point? oj of a possible 320. Twenty-seven teams competed. 1'ho score' of
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      2ND WELCH WIN BY FIVE POINTS.
      1534 31 Stern Rugby Battle. viSF DEFENCE OF THE 1 s.c.c. ri of the hardest fought games p: yct on the Pr.dang, the 2nd Welch Just managed to beat the i.;i Saturday by 5 points (a goal) u&gt; r. i 1 n xceptionally large crowd turned
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      POPPY DAY RUGBY IN MALAYA.
      350 31 Selangor Beaten By A.P.C. After a fast game with phnty &lt; i’ back piay, the Malayan A T.G. beat Selangor ul Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday by -i points (three goais, a penalty goa. 1 and tv.o tries) to li points (two tnc\-&gt;). ’I he match
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      PERAK vs. PENANG.
      650 31 Game Brimful Of Incident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. if. Perak met Penang at Ipoh on Saturday with the result that the State’s most formidable opponents this season were surprisingly defeated in a game that was brimful of incident from start to finish by eight points
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      SELANGOR WIN.
      520 31 Kedah Beaten in Rather Scrappy Game. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. I). Keduh lost its second Malaya Cup Itugl.y match yesterday at Alor Star when Selangor won by Jl points (three goal: and two tries) to Id points (two goals and one try). The game was rather
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      Penang Beat the Cornwall.
      102 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 1-. Penang met and defeated a rue,hv team from H.M.S. Cornwall vesterday hy 11 points (one goal and t% tries) to X points (one goal and one try.) The came was somewhat scrappy, and play was mostly in midtield, the
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      MINIATURE GOLF.
      409 32 Trick Course Opened At John Little’s. The craze for miniature golf is catching on in Singapore. Already many institutions have their own “courses/* and the latest addition to the sport in Singapore is the installation at John Little and Co., Ltd., which was opened by Mr. T. Hume
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      R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
      204 32 Trophies for Tromp And Punai. Uood racing was enjoyed hy the A class boats at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club **n Sunday, lor a fine steady southerly breeze blew all the morning. The second of two races for the Rear Commodore's cup was the fixture and at 10
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      PASSING OF A FINE BATSMAN.
      284 32 —Reuter. Death of W. W. Whysall, Notts, and England. London, Nov. 11. William Wilfred W'hysall, the famous Nottinghamshire C.C.C. cricketer, die 1 today from blood-poisoning. —Reuter. Whysall, who was 43 years of age, was one of the principal batsmen in first class cricket, and earned
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      BUD WALLEY.
      443 32 Said to be Robbed Of Decision in New York. After beating Joe Eulo over eight rounds in New York on Oct. 2. Bud W«L loy. the Singapore flyweight, was declared the loser against Fred Lattanzio over a similar distance on Oct. G. According to Kim Lin, Walley’s niana
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      BRITISH CHAMPION HELD.
      33 32 Reuter. Tarleton Draws With Cuthbert. London, Nov. 6. At Liverpool todav Johnny uthbcrt (holder) and Nel Tarleton (Liverpool) drew in a 15-round contest for the featherweight championship of Great Britain.
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      M.C.C. TOURISTS.
      110 32 —Reuter. Overwhelming* Win In First Match. ('ape Town, Nov. 11. The MC.f. tourists defeated the WestTil Province by an innings and 177 runs fi their first serious match of the tour. The Western Province wore dismissed Tor 11J in their first innings, Tate claiming five wickets for IS
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      L.T.A. RANKING.
      50 32 —Reuter. Austin and Mrs. HolcroftWatson Placed First. London, Nov. 11. The official ranking of tennis players in Great Britain by the L.T.A. is as follows Men. 1. H. W. Austin. 2. Sydney Lee. 3. J. C. Gregory. Women. 1. Mrs. Holcroft-Watson. 2. Miss Mudford. 3. Miss Betty Xuthall.—Reuter.
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      SWIMMING.
      89 32 Race for the Lowndes Cup At The S.S.C. A choppy sea and a strong tide made the going difficult for the seven competitors in the race for the Lowndes (’up at the Swimming Club on Sunday, but in spite of this a good race was seen. It was a
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      FOR POPPY DAY FUND.
      40 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 10. An association football match was played at Muar on Saturday between the Malacca Recreation Association and Muar United in aid of the Poppy Day fund. Muar won 1 —0.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    91 32 Estimated Revenue And Expenditure for 1931. For the year 1931 a revenue of $2,778,434 and expediture of $966,604 (both exclusive of Federal receipts and charges) is estimated for by the State of Negri Sembilan. The majority of the revenue, $1,048,200 is derived from lands and mines, while licences
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    BANGKOK CELEBRATIONS
    63 32 City Gaily Decorated for The King’s Birthday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 8. Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, commanding the flight from India visiting Siam, was received by the King today. I oday is the King’s birthday; there is a general holiday, the city is gaily decorated
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    PENANG-SINGAPORE AIR ROUTE.
    209 32 Straits’ Objections To Dutch Plan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. N ov&gt; g. It is considered improbable here that the Straits Government will grant p er mission to establish an air route fr 0n Medan to Penang and on to Singapore because this would involve a Dutch
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    PASSING BAD COINS.
    174 32 Three Men Get Seven A’ears’ Rigorous Each. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. fi. That the accused might be one of ar. international gang which was conspiring to spread the uttering of counterfeit coins was the view expressed by Mr. Justice Sproule in sentencing Tech Kim to
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    MARRIAGE
    42 32 DIRT—BRYAN. On November 8. at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, I‘hil j" Harold, youngest son *f Mr. and Mrs. &lt; b Birt, Worthing, Sussex, to Margaret Don-, eldest daughter of the Rev. I)r. J. Ingrar Bryan, M.A., and Mrs. Bryan of Yokohama, Japan.
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    164 32 DEATHS' C1IOK.- Mrs. Chok Boon Kwee, age &gt;&gt;■ Nov. 5, at 8.40 p.m. at No. 00. Tank Hoad She left behind her husband and 2 chiidn'' to mourn her loss. JOAQUIM. On October y, 1980, at Territot Switzerland, after a long illness owing to an accident, Sophia Catherine Joaquin), widow
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      102 1 General— Rubber Situation 1 ivjtn Tin Statistics 1 i Rubber Stocks 1 ioniion Rubber Market J&gt; y W. Still Uiturns ami Rubber Roadways 2 i‘. Changes 2 vr Returns '1 ,V. a Rubber Statistics 3 i |jr Market 7 (’hief Need •&gt; r. Ability for Rubber Slump 3 Share
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      46 1 Singttpore Official Quotations. Quotation* Forward ('outrnet Spot Seller i ric-s d. 1 I I.'.ion S*p»*rc Nov. Pec. Jan. (1.13‘j O.U\ 0.14 0.14 o.i3\ 0.14 0.1 t l »&gt;.i4 4 »».i:Cj 0.13 a 0.14 0.14'h 0.13»s 0.13 0.l i C.ir. 0.14 o.n'-j 0.14 o.i r.
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTIC’S.
      109 1 i -ti production* of tin anil t:n*in*oif '1 i t*r cent., during the month of Tons. Ton? ti«l States 4.807 i-'ated Malay States .'oho re 56 ►i'dah 15 31 •!..v .n nil ihi 53 I'*;’ 8. tiieiients !l *l 4,962 •&gt; for this year are, in tons
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      RUBBER IN SUMATRA.
      38 1 e Abandoned in Favour Of Rice. Batavia, Nov. 11. to the present low prices of J' 14 native producers on the west I Sumatra have started felling l -cis and preparing the ground for •hivation.—Reuter.
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      27 1 i Lewis and Peat. Ltd.. &lt; ated j iiv.-; that the stocks of rubber 6* Kingdom wore 114,401 ti-n-, '•a tl«r. wooV ef 1,026 tons.
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Another Year of Trade Depression ? BETTER TIMES IN LATE 1931.
      1202 1  - LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Another Year of Trade Depression BETTER TIMES IN LATE 1931. (Ry A. W. Still) [Strait* Times Copyright.-— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] London, Oct. 15. Many efforts arc* being made to determine how soon economic pressure will briny the production of rubber below c nsumption, but it is impossible
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      SENGAT RUBBER.
      102 1 The profit of the Sen gat Rubber Estate for the r ended dune 30 amounted to £3,245 against £16.276 for 1928-29). To this is added £1.531 brought forward, and the total thus given of £7.776 is t.i be carried forward, j the preceding year a total dividend of
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      PLANTERS’ MEETING.
      30 1 The half-yearly niteting of the -Job re Blunter Association will be held i»t the K lining lub on Wednesday, Nov. 19, instead of Nov. 15 as previously arranged.
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      BIG REDUCTION IN TAPPING.
      170 1 Straits Rubber Group's Decision. 35,000 ACRES. Output to be Reduced By One Third. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 7. Directors of the various companies comprising what is known as the Straits Rubber Group have decided on the adopit &gt;n of a modified tapping system whereby
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      TIN RETURNS.
      348 1 linwas:;: Jin. 1,-'ill hours, 290,000 yards, i,.'&gt;l2 piculs. h’M.ia K ..'.par Tin. 1,255 hours, 395,000 ,ui s, 1,7*14 piculs. C!,a at I'in. (522 lii&gt; a•, 200,000 yards, ■lO pit i!s. Raw :i &lt;'.iiiccssi ns. (5.70 hours, 180,000 .*urd 1,170 piculs. Iw I.ar.jut Tin. 1.177 hours, 180,000 :i\, .".15
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      R.G.A. AND RUBBER ROADWAYS.
      1266 2 Ambitious Scheme to Help Industry. TEXT OF CIRCULAR. An Attempt to Reduce Stocks. Rubber-producing companies are being asked by the Rubber (irowers* Association to agree to subsidise Rubber Roadways, Ltd.. by supplying rubber on the following terms, based on each company’s 1929 crop A hall of
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      DUNLOP CHANGES.
      295 2 New General Manager Of Subsidiaries. Mr. L. W. Kenward, who has during the past 20 years occupied various positions with the Dunlop Rubber Company and latterly that of general sales director, has now been appointed general manager of subsidiary companies, says the Financial Times of Oct. 16. He
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      468 2 Anglo-Johore Consolidated. 43,000 lb. Alor Cajah.—2o,soo lb. Ayer I'anas. —78,000 lb. Australasia.- 30,000 lb. Ayer Kuning (K.M.S.). 107,000 lb. Alor P0ng5u.—41,422 lb. Ayer Kuning.—ls,3os lb. Anglo-Sumatra.—6l,o3o lb. Asahan. —55,000 lb. Bukit Jelotong.—ll,49s lb. Bagan Serai. —49,000 lb. Batak Habit.- 43,000 lb. Bukit Palong Syndicate. —23,300 lb. Bukit Kubu.—2o,soo
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      67 2 [The Straits Times is not responsible f the opinions of its correspondents. orr pondents should bear in mind that U must be short and to the point. lJ* epistles are liable to be rejected or (u| down. Correspondents must enclose thei names and addresses, not necessarily fj publication but
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      455 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In the weekly edition 0 f yout newspaper of Oct. 30, I noticed two statements which, combined, form the basis of a plan which I have long thought of. but which I have hesitated to put forward The plan differs greatly
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      CURTAILMENT OF OUTPUT.
      196 2 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, —In your issue of Nov. Reuter message informs the public tti. the Straits Rubber Group has decided curtail output by one-third. This i- &gt; no means the only statement of a sim 1 nature lately issued by producing panies.
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      SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.
      1155 3 Low Prices Owing To Competition. Th.- annnit 1 meeting of the Singapore Cold c„ Ltd., was held on Thursday, the H Mr. K. A. Pledger presiding. Others included Messrs. W. H. Macgrego-, l i; Heron, H. W. Paper, S. H. Moss, W. K. p- vnei. C.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      247 3 •m.» o, total. Total all grades e o in dry rubber Settlements. R.S.S. Crene r«a Scrap and a t 9 timated ill. t W m at by t" 1 fSSST ‘fit; &gt;*£ u"" 1%; S ?X Irovince Wellerley 4,13 d The Dindings yq 50 61 117 Malacca
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      471 3 (iuthrie and Co.. Ltd., report under date Nov. 6 as follows The market has been quietly steady during the past week with little variation in prices »»n balance, but on a firmer tone ruling at the beginning of the month a fair amount of forward selling was done
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      TRADE’S CHIEF NEED.
      300 3 Cheaper Capital and Raw Materials. The fallacies of some cures for unemployment was the subject of an address delivered on Oct. 15 by the Rt. Hon. Josiah Wedgwood. M.P., at the first Individualist luncheon of the season at the Hotel Victoria, S.W. All parties and most statesmen,
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      RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUBBER SLUMP.
      1178 3 A Producer’s Complaint: U.S. Influences. Mr. Arthur A. Baumann, who. among hi* other interests, ft chairman of the Caledon* iun eylon l Tea and Rubber Kstates, Kapar I’ara Rubber Kstates, and u director of Rangoon Para Rubber Kstates, Roaehaugh Ceylon) Rubber Co., and Clu Rantau Rubher
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      Trade and Finance.
      163 4 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Nov. 12. On London, bank 4 in a 2 3 29 32 Demand 2 3% Privute 3 in. credit 2 4 3 32 On New Yoik, demand 50 1 1-5 Private 90 d a 57 Vj On France, bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      797 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Nov. 12. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20/- 25/-r»/-5 Ayer liitam Tin 10 3 11 3 £1 £1 Kungrin Tin 13 14/1 1 Hatang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Hatu Cuvoe 0.37 0.42 1 1 Hukit Arang
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      USE OF RUBBER FOR ROADS.
      110 4 ,—Reuter. Sir G. Penny’s Questions In Parliament. London, Nov. In the Hons? of Commons, replying to Sir Georgs Penny (Cons., Kingston-on-Thnmes), Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister of Transport, said rubber was rot 1 ring used in any experiments which the Ministry was conducting with regard
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      THE SHARE MARKET.
      437 4 A Rather More Cheerful Tone. Fiu.-er ami Co.'s repoit of Nov. 11 states: Thi. matket has been rather more cheerful throughout the wiek. and a fair business hi|.,cn transacted in local shares, more particularly in the dollar mining securities section, where a number of investors have been
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES OCT. 16.
        649 4 Abuco (£1) V, Allagar (2/) 1/1 Vi; Amherst (2 1/3; Anglo-Malay (i‘l) 13/32; Ayer Kuning (£1) "h Hagan Serai (£1) I Hahia (Stl.) (.2)3; Banteng (i’l) 11 1C; Hat a rig C'fiisclidatcd (2 /S; Batu Caves (£1) D l-'i I.atu Tiga (£1 4 Hekoh 7*-;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 12.
        707 4 Closing Price* Capital Issue Fraser Lysil A Paid Up Value Dividends Company A Co. Evatt 389,293 1 5 p.c. for year 28-2-30 ...vller.by ($1) 0.80 0.90 O.M&gt; 0.0 216,779 1 174 p.c. year 30-9-29 Alor Gajab (|1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.60 435,425 1 15
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      H.M.V.’s PROFITS.
      183 4 Dividend Reduced to 20 Per Cent. The directors of the Gramophone Company, manufacturers of H.M.V. talking machines and records, recommend a final dividend of IE per cent., making 20 per cent, for the year on the £3,200,000 of ordinary capital. For the corresponding period last year the final
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      COPRA MARKET.
      37 4 Barlow and Co.’s report on the market states —The market has sho" n easier tendency and prices have deelin*-* cents during the week. Closing O 11 a .r 4 are as follows —Sundried $6.10, mixed
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      471 5 November 13, 1930 DIARIES FOR 1931 i LETTS’ QUIKREF LOCKET DIARIES. N.-TsO M.6o!'No. Ko'LV wUh ,B b d .o«?.r*V WILLIAM COLLINS’ POCKET DIARIES. From 60 cts. to $2.75. Commercial Diary No. 52, $1.50. Tablets No. 60, 60 cts. SMITH'S DATADA SELF-REGISTERING POCKET DIARY. Morocco bound $3.75. Refill 90 cts. CHARLES
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