The Straits Budget, 20 November 1930

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES l established nearly A CENTURY 1 No. .5.797 SINGAPORE, rHURSOAY, NOVEMBER 2(1. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7c*.
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    CONTENTS.
    310 1 LEADERS— Pa e Warning I] Votes for Tumbles The- Tenth Muse 7 Tin* Substance and the Shadow .*-4 Restricted Franchise who ray* -2 Occasional Notes fileerams, Keuter and SpecialCovering Fast Week’s News 23-28 Round-Table Conference <-• Mi. T. V. Soong to Leave hina 10 I u-t u res— Weddiniw
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1833 1 I he Siamese Minister gave a luncheon ut >' a t Claridge’s on Oct. 17. His i?U si.< were: Sir Sydney Chapman, Sir Itir Wellesley, Sir William Malkin, Robert Robertson, Sir Richard AlliMr. O. g. Sargent, Mr. C. s hde, Mr. .Mmes Eggtfr, Mr. se et Mr.
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    FORMER MANAGER CHARGED.
    1108 2 Luck in Racing. ALI EC.ATIONS AGAINST FIRM'S CASHIER. Allocations that cliques received by I he cashier of t hin" Kent; Lee and Co., did not go int<» the bank until several months later, were made by counsel for the defence, when further evidence was lecorded in the
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    MET IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    332 2 Divorce Damages Against Arniv Officer. The petition in which Mr. Lionel Philip Watts, of Camelot. Pei ranporth, Cornwall. mployed as a storekeeper in the F.M S. Railway at Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States, sought the dissolution of ms marriage with Mrs. Ailetn Lilian •'alts, nee House,
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    DAME CLARA BUTT.
    91 2 Arrival in Singapore On Friday. Dane Clara Butt, the famous contralto will art ive in Singapore from Colombo I i itlay by the Dutch mail. Sh > will give two recitals at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Her tour of Malaya will include xuaK
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    POPPY DAY.
    69 2 Th“ 01 ganisers of the Poppy Day collection have received a cheque for 1.000 made up of JjidOX. K) being admission money to the Now World Poppy Pav per foimance on Nov. :t. $1 horn the sal** "I floppies at the New World N<*v. :t. fyJJ.Mf from the
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    MALAYA’S FLYING CONDITIONS.
    886 2 Centre of Storms. VIEWS OF AIR MARSHAL SIR G. SALMOND. That Malaya’s biggest difficulty in the mailer of civil air services is bad weather conditions is the opinion of Air Marshal Sir (Jeoffrey Salmond, who arriv'd at Scletar on Nov. 12 with a flight of three British
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    W. B. PENMAN IN COURT.
    343 2 Bail Reduced. PATES FOR HEARING FIXED. When W. B. Penman, of Rose Mac|>h,ji and Penman, Ltd., share brokers, U g a in<t whom there are two charges of criminal breach of trust and two of falsifying ai counts, was produced before Mr. v Clayton, the
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    DEATH OF MR. R. Y. ROSS.
    127 2 Formerly with Straits Trading Co. in Singapore. come* 'tiy the Horne mail «»l uv death ot Mr. Robert Vool Ross, former! connected with the Straits Trading <’«•. Ltd., in Singapore and Ipoh, who died a*. Bridge of Allan on Oct. 3 after a long
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    WHITE SLAVERY.
    45 2 Commission Satisfied With Conditions in Siam. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 1*>. The members of the League of Nation' commission from Geneva inquiring i n t white slavery have expressed admiration at the steps taken in Siam to deal with the matter.
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      A WARNING.
      1072 3 -Straits Time**, Nov. Id. ab undance of pomp and impressive u> s expressing devout hopes ol f! Td effort on the part of representatives T nnv factions whose recent words and have been characterised by intense Sl< i* oicion and distrust were all that was <-iry to dispel
      -Straits Time**, Nov. Id.  -  1,072 words
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      VOTES FOR TAMBIES !
      942 3 VOTES FOR TAMBIES far stronger word than folly.— Straits Times, Nov. 11. Ever since the dreamer Mr. Montagu, ignoring the opinions of Indians and Europeans alike, all based on practical knowledge gained during many years in the country, made tho recommendation which inflicted a form of franchise on India, chaos
      far stronger word than folly.— Straits Times, Nov. 11.  -  942 words
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      THE TENTH MUSE.
      1068 3 Ul vl I I I I Straits Times, Nov. 15. Mr Stanley Baldwin, as a none too friendly critic recently admitted, possesses the power on occasion of rising to height < that are something more than oratorical, and the speech on 44 The Tenth Muse which he
      Ul vl I I I I » » | ” ----- – Straits Times, Nov. 15.  -  1,068 words
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      THE SUBSTANCE AND THE SHADOW.
      1157 3 Whv. in Heaven’s name, whv 7 Straits T Nov. 17. If we may judge by the opinions expressed to us since tin* appearance o' our leading article of Friday last, the attitude of the vast majority of responsible people in Singapore toward the franchise* proposals
      Whv. in Heaven’s name, whv 7 Straits T ■ , Nov. 17.  -  1,157 words
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      RESTRICTED FRANCHISE.
      1150 4 ---Straits Times, Nov. 18 What would be given to this Colony in exchange for its present system of government if the recommendations put forward by European members of the committee <>•’ the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association were accepted First of all we should have equality as between official
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      WHO PAYS?
      1105 4 Straits Times, Nov. 10. We sought to prove yesterday that nothing advantageous to this country could result from the reconstruction of the Councils on the basis of numerical equality vs between official and unofficial members. vYe hope we made it abundantly clear that by the casting vote of
      Straits Times, Nov. 10.  -  1,105 words
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    JONKHEER DE GRAEFF.
    183 4 Attends Banquet Given By The of Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 18. The Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies, Jonkheer de GraerT. arrived in Bangkok last night by special train. He was met at Aranya Prades, near the frontier with French Indo-China. by representatives of
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    KALLANG TRAGEDY.
    66 4 Well-Known Malay Found Shot. i and wealthy member of t! <°i a .i.u y coninu *nity, Embi bin Had •vhdidlah, was found shot in his house a i\adar.g on Tuesday. as found in a room with a shot-sr.. and a wound in his throat. Th v biOiiibcis ol
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      A CALCUTTA COMPLIMENT.
      69 5 A CALCUTTA COMPLIMENT Strait* Times, Nov. 13. t Statesman, Calcutta, concludes a article .on ‘‘Malaya’s Troubles” eU ,w> “1° the cheerful spirit in a rV mu-v are facing a time of unpre'vhlv' Mi difficulty, and in the friendly coceat‘;, n w hich prevails among all secol KM l f a
      Strait* Times, Nov. 13.  -  69 words
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      GOOD NEWS FOR TENANTS.
      127 5 GOOD NEWS FOR TENANTS vo:il mi which to live.—Straits Times. Nov. Id- u a n< it is not quite what he meant, ,L‘ U what Mr. J. A. Elias is reported bu J iU at a meeting of the Municipal l A 1 m >nt Committee Nowadays, A u' L
      vo:il mi which to live.—Straits Times. Nov. Id-  -  127 words
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      A LION STORY.
      277 5 -Straits Times. Nov. 13. Of recent vears the Transvaal has cunpliei the world with many ‘‘tall concerning children reared by vc and other wild animals, but the 1 \a.-n to hand takes a good deal of Rowing. A Northern Transvaal fmu- the story goes, was following up
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      A DESPAIRING CRY.
      333 5 The.'e are bad days for the curio and ir.V'.'j dealers who crowd the wharves, ©rfer.r..: Singapore’s novelties to incoming tourists. Not even the shining brass Buddhas, or the quaint ebony elephants with iv«>; y tusks, tickle the fancy of the newcomers. Guide books, maps of the city
      Times, Nov. 1”.  -  333 words
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      MIDGET GOLF.
      71 5 :ouraes in th.* States.—Straits Time.,, Nov. 14. didget golf has already “caught on Singapore, but it is difficult to realise fascination which the new sport hns 1' "U>!e in the United States of Anmr 1 faking miniature outdoor courses alone it was recently reported that they number over
      :ouraes in th.* States.—Straits Time.,, Nov. 14.  -  71 words
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      ELEPHANTS AND TRAINS.
      292 5 “enemies’’ the trains.—Straits Times, \’*)v. 14. Apparently the elephants in the NorthEastern and Eastern Provinces of Ceylon are growing rather more accustomed to the trains on the railway lines to Batticaloa and Trincomalee. According to the Colombo papers to hand by the last mail one “jungle giant”
      “enemies’’ the trains.—Straits Times, \’*)v. 14.  -  292 words
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      MR. HAMAGUCHI’S POLICY.
      347 5 ft niOKt r. -Straits Times, Non. H. There can be little doubt that the attempted assassination of Mr Osachi j Hamaguchi, the Prime Minister of .Inpan, was inspired by growing dissatisfaction with the economic policy pursued by the Minseito Government since it was returned to power with
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      DRIVING FAULTS.
      109 5 -Straits Times, Nov. 15. faults committed Vhal tfjr- The question has been by car dnveis lu v v York ehtranimr the attention 'f th |imitu Automobile Club, w.|,i t to its memquestionnaire on tin sul < over Ik*rs. The answers illuminat•j 1.000 metropolitan ovsn the ron d M
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      UNPUNCTUAL AIR MAILS.
      325 5 ihe communications passing.”—Straits Times, Nov. 15. The visit of Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond has quickened interest in the possibility of regular connection by ail between India and this country, and in particular it is hoped that air mails b. this method can be made of real
      ihe communications passing.”—Straits Times, Nov. 15.  -  325 words
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      PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
      352 5 —Straits Times. Nov. la. A remarkable attack from such a quarter as Sir Charles Trevelyan, the Minister of Education, has introduced a new and singularly lively Public School controversy into Great Britain. Speaking to the boys at the CoaVham School. Redcar, he said, “I hope yoUrs will not
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      A WAY THEY HAVE IN U.S.
      140 5 -Straits Times, Nov. li. Slumps receive short shrift in America. few weeks ago three dummies representing Business Depression,’ r his wife ‘Mrs. Pessimism” and theii daughter “Miss Fortune,” were solemnly coffined ::n,l buried beneath the waters of Hampton Roads. This impressive ceremony was witnessed
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      COVENT GARDEN OPERA.
      162 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 17. Millions of people who have never been m Covent Garden Opera House and are never likely to go there will still feel satisfaction at the news that it is to carry on anil not be pulled down, as has been consistently threatened for
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      THIS STANDARD OF LIVING.
      224 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 17. After weeks of arguing in conference by the Dominion delegates Mr. MacDonald has informed them, through a speech at a Lalxiur meeting, that he cannot entertain this Protection idea. No well-in-formed man,” he says, can possibly say that tarilTs or import duties
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      CIGARS FOR WOMEN.
      203 5 rainbow hues of Joseph’s coat. Straits Times, Nov. 17. Though women have never really taken kindly to the pipe they are rapidly developing the cigar habit in Paris. Needless to say they are doing so with fastidious elegance. The cigars which the women are favouring are slim
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      BOBBY JONES.
      154 5 Straits Times, Nov. Irt. With the wonderful record to his credit of having won all four big titles in one year, Bobby Jones, the world’s greatest golfer, is to retire from the competitive side of the game. He is going to Hollywood to make a series of films
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      THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIONER.
      197 5 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIONER —Straits Ti.:.o Id The man who for forty-five years had the important duty of holding down young Etonians who were to be birched at the block is dead. Mr. William Mali, better known as Fusee,” had held down move distinguished persons than any other man, and many
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      RUBBER AND INVENTION.
      207 6 Among the optimists who iv. use to regard rubber ns a dying indastry as one London paper was so ill-advised as to call it—is Mr. Parry Davis, who has been in Malaya for many years and lias invented processes which have been used with success. Three years
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      TOO LURID A PICTURE.
      236 6 —Straits Times, Nov. 18. Britons Stranded in Malaya.” No Work and Forced to Live in Huts.” These are headings from a London paper to hand which proceeds to print a message from its own correspondent calculated to cause consternation. We read It is impossible to estimate
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      THIS BIRCHING BUSINESS.
      162 6 can supply the personal details ?—Straits Times, Nov. IS. Yesterday was recorded in this column the death, at the ape of 7.3, of Mr. William Hall, for 45 years Kton College messenger. Fusee,” as he was nicknamed, had among his duties that of attending at birchings. We
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      DANGERS OF THE HOME.
      174 6 unnecessary risks.—Straits Times Nov. 19. A large American insurance company has at last discovered the secret w'hy so many men prefer the club to their homes. A recent survey made by this company revealed the remarkable fact that being safely at home is a snare and
      unnecessary risks.—Straits Times Nov. 19.  -  174 words
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      EX-KING HUSSEIN.
      188 6 Straits Times, Nov. 10. Kx-King Hussein now joins the ranks of the people whose deaths have been announced prematurely. The re-appear-ance of his name in the news recalls that he was a very good friend oi Great Britain during the V»ar when, thanks to the dibits of Colonel
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      “RATTLERS” AS PETS.
      263 6 —Straits Times, Nov. IP. Some months ago reference was made in this column to village folk in Ceylon who employ cobras, instead of watchdogs, to guard their homes, and to the Dondra Temple, in the extreme south of the island, where a King cobra formerly acted as
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    CLEVER “PLANT.”
    269 6 Man Who Hoaxed Police Bound Over. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Nov. 12. Before Tungku Syed Abu Dakar in the Klang police court today Chang Swi Wan was asked to show cause why h.* sh :u!d not be bound over to be of good behaviour. Mr. Arthur Pearce,
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    PROTECTION IN CHINA.
    62 6 111 h i vis i Reuter. British Troops Sufficient For Purpose. London, Nov. 19. In the House of Commons, at question lime, at the conclusion of an enumeration of the British Forces in China, Mr. Tom Shaw, the Secretary of State for War, repeated that there were
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    BORROWER’S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
    1486 6 Not Loan He Expected. MR. ATKIN-BERRY DENIES ALLEGED VALUATION. The case for the plaintiff was closed in the suit in which 1*. A. K. Marican is •laiming damages from the Malayan la liters’ Provident Fund Board for an Helped failure by the latter to lend, on
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    CONSUL MURDERED.
    52 6 Afghan Official’s Fate in Soviet Territory. Moscow, Nov. 18. It is officially reported that the Afghan Consul at Tashkent, Sheid Mirkhassiro Khan, was robbed and killed in Soviet territory while returning from Persia to Askabad. The assassin was arrested. The Soviet sent a message of condolence to the
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    MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
    27 6 .—Reuter. Seoul, Nov. 18. The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce arrive <1 at Seoul after a flight of 600 miles over the sea from Shanghai.—Reuter.
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    KING’S HOPE FOR INDIAN ASPIRATIONS.
    3961 7 Welding of Divergent Claims. TRIBUTE OF DEVOTION TO THE CROWN. P)l» the second time this year His Majesty the King has opened in London a conference of momentous import. In January he delivered a historic speech to those assembled for the Naval Conference (P( Sov.
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    SIR JOHN SIMON.
    130 8 remains can stand unaffected.—British Wireless. Work of the Statutory Commission. Referring to the Indian Conference, Sir John Simon, speaking at Cleckheaton yesterday. said the work of framing a constitution under which one fifth of the human race might live was a tremendous Uisk and those who served
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    DOMINION STATUS.
    807 8 If You Give It Us Today.” Rugby, Nov. 17. The first plenary session of the Indian Round-Table Conference was held at St. James’s Palace this morning under the presidency of the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. All the delegations were fully represented. The British-Indian delegates now number 57.
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    TIME OF IMPORTANCE.
    847 8 Indian delegation representative.—Britioi Wireless. —Reute’ Mr. Jayakar’s Warning To Conference. Mr. Jayakar, putting forward the point of view of the younger generation in India, said time was of the utmost importance because if India got today what she wanted she w’ould be satisfied with many things which
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    DIFFERING VIEWS.
    827 8 Interesting Speeches At Conference. Rugby, Nov. I''. The India Round-Table Conference th morning resumed the general discussi' on the question whether the future cm stitution of India should ho on a feder.i or unitary basis. Yesterday’s speeches on the sub ice ®nded in the agreement that the feder
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    LORD PEEL.
    1066 9 -Reuter. How Viceroy’s Statement Was Misinterpreted. Fmd Peel, the first British delegate to v ’'eak. said that, whatever might be- tin* constitutional issues, they fell most I deeply the contributions that India hud i made to the Empire, and gratitude for 1 the great devotion with which India
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    713 9 Monday, Nov. 3. His Excellency and Mrs. Scott attended the Rugbv football match (2nd Bn. The Welch Regiment vs. H.M.S. Cornwall) at the Singapore Cricket Club. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency and Mrs. Scott: H. E. Major-General Pritchard and Mrs Pritchard,
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    POPPY DAY FUND SUBSCRIPTION.
    246 9 Reply from Singapore Chamber of Commerce. With reference to correspondence in the Straits Times on the subject of tho Poppy Day Fund, Messrs, (iuttey and Bateman, the secretariis of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, have forwarded a copy of the following letter which has been sent
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    LAWYER SUES LAWYER.
    129 9 Interesting Supreme Court Cases Fending. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. l‘> A number of interesting civil suits aro down for hearing in the Supreme Court outing the present and next month. A well-known local lawyer has brought a suit for damages against another local member
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    “COUNCIL REFORM” SUGGESTIONS.
    769 10 Panel of Voters. S.S. ASSOCIATIONS VIEWS. The minutes of a meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) A.-sociulion held on Nov. 10 contain the following account of action taken on the subject «<f Council Reform The minutes of a meeting of the European members of committee were read.
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    MR. T. V. SOONG TO LEAVE CHINA.
    573 10 Successor Appointed. PLOW TO NANKING’S CREDIT ABROAD? Shanghai, Nov. 18. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Finance Miniver, 1 is reported to be going abroad Shortly to investigate the industries of Europe and America. Mr. Rung Hsiang-hsih will succeed him I as Finance Minister.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 10 [The Straits Time* is not responsible for .be opinions of its correspondent*. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters aiust le short and to the point. Long epistles are iiable to be rejected or cut jown. Correspondents must enclose their aames and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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    TEA PRICES.
    315 10 To the Editor of the Straits Timet. Sir, —Presiding at the annual meeting if Harrisons and Crossfield, Ltd., in London on Oct. 4, Mr. Eric Miller made the statement that the price of common Indian tea was lid. per lb. and had remained round about that figure for
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    THE KENNEL CLUB.
    309 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A year will soon have elapsed since the last general meeting: of the Kennel C lub of the Straits Settlements. At that meeting the rules of the club were approved and adopted and a committee was elected to carry
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    “THAT ORGAN.”
    155 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. —In these hard times, and with -vingapore full of European unemployed, most of them ex-Service, one reads with astonishment that the Municipal Commissioners have voted a sum of $50,000 for an organ, about which the average person in Singapore is not
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    KALLANG AERODROME UNSUITABLE.
    597 10 Sir G. Salmond’s Views. 4 ALTERNATIVE SITE SUGGESTED. It is understood that work on the civil aerodrome in the Kallang River Hasin will probably be abandoned. In the view of Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, who visited Singapore last week it is unsuitable from the airman's point
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    HELP FOR SMALL RUBBER ESTATES.
    2232 11 Rural Board Meeting. yftNlNG THE OUTSKIRTS OF SINGAPORE. meeting of the Rural Board was held Nov. 12 at the Land Office, the Hon. y t. Tree, the Acting Commissioner ’I.ands, presiding. Others present rt t he Deputy Colonial Engineer r. L. Nunn), the Chief Health
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    TAKES THE PLEDGE.
    221 11 European Saved From Prison. (From Our Own Cone pendent.) Kuala Lumpur, N .v. 13. An echo of the recent stnraD'.r.n! in which Mr. N. C. J. Saunders, n Etir.ipeun meter inspector employed by the Electrical Department, Kuala Lumpur. v as acquitted on a charge of valuing the
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    “AN EXTRAORDINARY POSITION.”
    629 11 Case Settled Behind Lawyer’s Back. (From Our Own Correspondent.) tyuala Lumpur, Nov. 17. An oxtraurdinary situation was revealed in the Supreme Court this morning before the Court of Appeal consisting of Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, Mr. Justice Burton and Mr. Justice Mudie, when the appeal of the Klang
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    BABY SHOW.
    113 11 To he Held in Memorial Hall On Nov. 25. The Baby Show organised by the Child Welfare Society of Singapore will be held in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Tues day, Nov. Lib, starting at K u.ni. All children up to tin* age of three years old art*
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    CHARTER FOR KLANG ROTARY CLUB.
    948 12 A Unique Event. SULTAN PRESENT FOR FIRST TIME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. l. r >. Saturday was a led letter day in the history of the Klang and (’oast Rotary Cluh when, in the presence of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor. the
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    468 12 Inquiry Into Singapore Trade Suggested. In addition to tie* proposals on “Council Reform,” already reported, the report of the last meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association contains the following The committee considered a letter from Mr. J. G. Campbell with reference to a proposed
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    INDIA AND SIAM.
    87 12 Messages of Goodwill Exchanged. (From Our Oven Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 10. Messages exchanged between the Government of India and the Government of Siam in connection with the recent visit »f the Royul Air Force flight from India to Siam returning the visit of a Siamos > flight
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    APPEALS AGAINST ASSESSMENT.
    1062 12 Undeveloped Land. MOTOR GARAGE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK. A committee to consider appeals against Municipal Assessment Tor 1931, consistin'? of the President, Mr. R. J. Farrer, and Messrs. G. Parbury, J. A. Klias, R. Tessensohn, See Tiong Wah and Dr. Lim Han Hoe, sat at the Municipal
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    WORKLESS INDIANS.
    195 12 Seriousness of Influx Into Madras. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 11. A band *of Indian labourers awaiting repatriation held a demonstration before the Labour Otfice yesterday. A group of labourers arrived in Penang from the mainland and approached the Labour Office authorities for passages They were told
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    SOLDIERS’ ESCAPADE.
    196 12 Drive in Stolen Baby Ends In Smash. On the afternoon of Oct. 18 last Pte. Edward and Pte. D. G. Williams of the 2nd Balt, the Welch Regiment took it into their heads to take a car and go for a joy ride. Walking near Amber Mansions in
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    PLANE FALLS ON HOUSE.
    77 12 Two People Killed and One Injured in Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. It is reported from Korat, a town al>" 1*0 miles north-east of Bangkok, that tu people were killed and one person s< 1 »usly injured when avi aeroplane ci a. »nd fell
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    BANKRUPT WARNED BY JUDGE.
    1163 13 i Mean Business.” I'V WSWERED QUESTIONS AND PRISON. i\ Bodcstyne, a Straits born Eura- uaS during his public examination v v II several times warned by on Mr Justice Palgrave Simpson that a k UI>t could be sent to prison for failj,.. to answer questions. At
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    DECREE NISI GRANTED.
    167 13 Action in Singapore Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) on Saturday Herman Meyer Rappa was granted a decree nisi against his wife, Marjory B. Rappa (nee Hendricks), on the ground of her misconduct with Villanoeva Celestino, formerly a violinist in
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    151 13 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Nov. 8, gives the total number of deaths as male 2 >, ind female 111. This represents a death rate of 33.24 per mille, per annum, compared with 26.64 in the preceding week ind 27.32 in the corresponding week
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    CHINESE TRADERS CHARGED.
    1508 13 Doctored Drinks. BEER WITH WELL-KNOWN LABELS. How consumers of popular brands of beer and stout are duped by certain tradtrs in Singapore was explained before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Friday afternoon when two such traders were convicted and fined $500 or six
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN F.M.S.
    57 13 Further Donations Towards Relief Fund. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 17. Th<» following sums have been acknowledged by Mr. I). II. Hampshire, chairman! f the Kuro|K*an Unemployment Com mittee, F.M.S. Previously acknowledged $<1,505.11. Mr. W. K. I’epys 50.00 Mr. .1. S. Ferguson 50. oo Mr.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE-NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    4565 14 Advertisements that Appeared in the Novels of Charles Dickens—An Unexpected and Delightful Trifle —Comments Borne Out with an Abundance of Quotations from The Books Themselves. It Pays to Advertise. The Dickens Advertiser. A Collection of the Advertisements in the Original 1’arts of Novels by Charles
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    “ PASSING OFF ” ALLEGED.
    376 15 PASSING OFF ALLEGED. Trade Name Dispute In Supreme Court. The hearing started before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Supreme Court on Nov. 1!) of the action brought by Jacques Schnabl, of Vienna, against the Societe Commissioneria di j Esportazione e di Importaszione for an injunction to restrain
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    SULTANAH OF JOHORE.
    55 15 Notification in Government Gazette. The Johore (Jovernment (Jazette states: “It is notified for general information that a telegram has been received from II jf th** Sultan announcing the fact o! hi. marriage and his decision to confer ip-in his wife the rank and title o. Suita r.nh
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    TWO WEDDINGS IN SINGAPORE.
    561 15 Mr. A. D. M. Poison And Miss Cynthia Mahony. An interesting wedding took place at the St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Nov. HI, when Miss Cynthia Mahony, eldest daughter of the late Capt. F. H. Mahony, and of Mrs. Francis Bliss, of Santa Barbara, California, was married
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    PRISON FOR STEP MOTHER
    109 15 Cruel Treatment for Stealing Eggs.” A woman named Chan Poh was charged at the instance of Mr. C. H. I takers of the Chinese Protectorate, on Nov. Id with ill treating her step-daughter. Mr. bakers told the Criminal District Judge, Mr. C. Wilson, that the child
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    MALAYA’S WILD LIFE.
    1133 16 Sittings of the Commission In Perak. The* Perak suasions of the Commission for the Preservation of Wild Life in M.iluyu began at Tanjong Malim on Monday, and two European and 14 Malay? gave evidence. Mr. F. G. Browne, a district officer of the Malayan Forest Service, who
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      TWO INTERESTING WEDDINGS IN SINGAPORE.
      158 17 The wedding of Miss Cvnthia Mahonv. eldest daughter of the late Cap!. I*. H Mahony and Mrs l iaiuis Itlis and Mr I*. M ;r 1 Rubber Co took place at St Andrew’s Cathedral on Nov. l.V The bride is a niece oi th Cl.
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      AT THE SINGAPORE CEN TAPH ON ARMISTICE DAY.
      79 18 AT THE SINGAPORE CEN TAPH ON ARMISTICE DAY Troops of th. Singapore Garrison on paraJ*. H.h. the C)ilit\r AJtnnH I hi vunnunt arrive?. A general view <»i the scene. Service nun n.ther ny before the ceremony. Italian I >*."1 B *ho attended. The 15: j(ist) I a Service Men’s ContinUc-nt
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      AT THE WEDDING OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE’S NIECE.
      24 20 AT THE WEDDING OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE ’S NIECE. The bride and br.dcuroom at tic recti'.ion Vaior Central 1’iitchard. Mrs. Hoops and Mrs. Scott.
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      THE SINGAPORE POLO CLUB’S GYMKHANA.
      35 20 THE SINGAPORE POLO CLUB S GYMKHANA. Ia*U The Oliver A (minister n* the Government anil Mrs. Scott and the General Officer Comm aiding and Mrs Pritchard. Right Mrs Cater riady fur the Ability Stakes event.
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      THE CENOTAPH SERVICE ON ARMISTICE DAY.
      21 20 The Hishop of Singapore with the Rev. \Y II Aitken, Chaplain to the Forces, Malaya
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      SINGAPORE BADMINTON FINALISTS.
      29 20 Lint Click Menu and Seal) Png l.iat rigli li.it I iin llo.in Ga.ui an.l Wee Ln 4 Siaug in the Singap ne I adiiiinton do.ib’.es final.
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      TO SING IN SINGAPORE.
      24 20 Dame Clara Hull, the famous contralto, who will he heard at the Memorial Hall, bingapurc, on Nov 22 and 2.V
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    AMERICAN SAILORS CHARGED.
    1965 21 Constables Assaulted. ..<TUFF WHICH SENDS MEN MAD.” stalwart American seamen who ateii Armistice Pay in Singapore 1 1 ut unwisely and badly beat up two constables in the process, have had departure delayed by three months. 7, -o a sentence passed by Mr. C. 7 7, the
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    50 YEARS IN MALAYA.
    252 21 Death in Convent of Holy Infant Jesus. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. Cl. Alter a period of 50 years spent continuously in Mula.ut, the (h ath took place this morning at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Hukit Nanas, of Madame St. Prudence,
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    GOVT. ALLOWANCES.
    311 21 Commission of Inquiry to Sit In Singapore. It is notified in the Government Gazette that the Commission appointed to inquire into certain questions connected with the temporary allowances paid to officers and retired officers of the Public Service is prepared to hear evidence from members of the Service,
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    UPSETS IN PERAK RACES.
    1387 22 One Favourite Wins. GORILLA UNABLE TO 1)0 IT AGAIN. (From Our Own Corespondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 13. Though the weather was fine there was p small attendance at the second day of Perak races. The going was soft and the racing provided plenty of surprises. The Sultan
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    HOMEWARD & OUTWARD.
    64 22 HOMEWARD OUTWARD. Music and Cheers as Warships Pass. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 12. H.M.S. Suffolk arrived by the north channel yesterday morning: and left by the south channel for China in the afternoon. As the vessel passed the homeward bound H.M.S. Cornwall, the band played Auld Lang: Syne.
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    PLANTER FOUND SHOT.
    502 22 Mr. Charles W. Randall. TRAGEDY AT JOHORE BHARU. Mr. Charles W. Randall, a well-known planter in Johore, was found shot <, n Nov. 12 in the Botanical Gardens. Johore Bharu. He was found lying in the grass at about 5.30 p.m. by a child passing bv who
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    ELECTRICITY RATES.
    76 22 Reduction for Malacca Consumers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 18. The dispute between the consumers anc Malacca Electric Lighting ing the price of electricity, was settled yesterday when a committee r£P r tive of the consumers met Mr. V. Robinson and Mr. Bailey, directors of company, and
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    SIX CONVICTS KILLED.
    90 22 Gang Rushes Prison Gate* And Escapes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 1 <• A big gang of convicts rushed the of the prison at Nagor Prathom, 40 miles south of Bangkok, and csu 1 One man was killed as he was ru through the gates and
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      FIRE AND SWORD IN CHINA.
      793 23 .—Reuter. Sin Kuo Min. ooo People Butchered At, Hsinpu. reds again active. 1 Outbreaks in Kiangsi, Shensi and Hunan. Shanghai, Nov. 1G. Vi unconfirmed Chinese; report from! n states that the Reds under Pang! j Chu Teh and Mao Chen-tung, ‘'•.“.‘'were driven out of Kian
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      OUTRAGE IN PERU.
      154 23 Reuter. Americans Killed By Armed Mob. New Y'ork, Nov. 13. A message from Lima states that martial law has been declared in the departments of Junin and Lima, and the dissolution of the General Confederation of Workmen has been proclaimed, following the decision of the workers in
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      SLUMP OF THE PESO.
      142 23 Reuter. Mexico City’s Efforts To Avert a Crisis. New York, Nov. 14. A message from Mexico C ity states that banking and commercial interests are worried bv the latest slump of the peso, and are conferring with Government officials with a view to averting a possible
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      BANDITS IN CHINA.
      89 23 I ilia uimi —Reuter. Train Plundered On Peking Line. Peking, Nov. 17. Telegrams from Pingtechuan, west of Knliran state that an express train, tn Kaigan, t p ao touchen on the Pekfng-Sulyuan Railway, has be. n attack«l l»v*a force of several hundred bandits rendered of valuables and
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      SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED IN LYONS.
      219 23 —Reuter. Collapse of Tenement Buildings. Lyons, Nov. 13. It is reported that GO people have been killed and 40 injured ns a result of a series of collapses of buildings in the old part of the town. I' irst a wall collapsed one morning on
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      COVENT GARDEN.
      188 23 1 cl ikvj —British Wireless. London’s Famous Theatre To Continue. Rugby, Nov. 1G. Grand opera for millions of radio listeners as well as the general public in London and the provinces is the object of plans arranged between the Covent Garden Opera Syndicate and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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      CANADIAN TRADE.
      94 23 —Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Establishing Better Relations With China. Shanghai, Nov. 1G. The Canadian Trade Mission visiting China with the object of improving SinoCanadian trade arrived today on board the Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Japan. The delegation consists of 2G people headed by Mr. John Imrie, vice-president of
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      FRENCH STOCKS.
      75 23 .—Reuter. Tighter Control of the Kerb Market. Paris, Nov. 1G. The Minister of Finance announces that measures will shortly be taken for the tighter control of the kerb market (coulisse), the dealings of which are much more speculative than those of the official 5.tock market. The measures include
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      PALESTINE AND THE MANDATE.
      615 23 —Reuter. British Wireless. Policy Misunderstood. HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE. Rugby, Nov. 12. The Prime Minister, replying to questions in the House cf Commons, said the Government White Paper on Palestine, issued after the receipt of the HopeSimpson report, had given rise to some misunderstanding, and had
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      TO MEET AGAIN IN OTTAWA.
      1569 24 iliiri ami Reuter. —British Wireless. Tariff Proposals for The Empire. CLOSING SPEECHES. Work of Great Value Accomplished. Ia>ndon. Nov. 14. It is expected that the report of the Imperial Conference will be very bulky because of the groat number of the apeeches made. One result
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      DISARMAMENT.
      328 24 ,—Reuter. uuiiuuiK |>i <>gi amir —British Wireless. j Lord Cecil’s Suggestions At Geneva. Geneva, Nov. 13. The Disarmament Commission has adopted, with certain verbal modifications, the first two paragraphs of Lord Hugh Cecil’s resolution. The vote cn th« third paragraph has I been postponed until Nov. 14 to enable
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      IRISH SWEEPSTAKE.
      118 24 First Prize Amounts To £204,764. London, Nov. 17. Optimistic expectation stopped work throughout the Irish Free State today while the draw was made at the Mansion House, Dublin, in the Free State hospitals sweepstake on the Manchester November Handicap, which will be run on Nov. 22. In spite
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      GREAT BRITAIN’S TRADE.
      89 24 X l 1 U.JUO.IMMl tl British WireUss. October Decline Compared With Last Year. Rugby, Nov. 12. Although the Board of Trade returns show an improvement in trade during the past month compared with September, the values of exports and imports were much below those of the corresponding
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      DO.X. DOWN IN BAY OF BISCAY.
      665 24 —Reuter. Taxies Forty Miles To La Rochelle ALL ABOARD SAFE. Resumes Her Flight Safely. Rugby. Nov. 12. The Prince of Wales, after flying from Hendon aerodrome, near London, to Southampton Water today, was a pas. senger in a demonstration flight in the German flying
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      NO TAXES ON PEOPLE’S FOOD.
      230 25 liui n t uencM* in that the country wished for one.—Lritis.i Wireles*. prime Minister’s Statement &lt;t\NI)ARD OF LIVING AND PROTECTION. Rugby, Nov. 16. speaking at a Labour meeting at B ifor d last night, the Prime Minister v et i the view that it was
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      LARGEST AIR LINERS.
      152 25 W illi A t -tcWari! and a stewardess. —British W iro.t* Successful Trial Flights Carried Out. Rugby, Nov. 16. Successful trial flights were made .rrg the week-end with the first of a nf the largest passenger air liners the world. TW-se Handley-Page aircraft are m-lo-i for use
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      THE GOLD STANDARD.
      132 25 V V t V Reuter. "Real Cause of Trade Depression.” London, Nov. 15. nl d’Abernon. speaking at a dinner the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, declared that trade depression an&lt;l unemployment throughout the world were due. not to over-production, but to the instability of gold as a standard
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      SHAMEEN NEXT.
      45 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Plans for Rendition Of (anton River Concessions. Hong Kong, Nov. 17. ii'o Inspector-General for Foreign Affairs, Mr. To Li-him, interviewed yes‘Crday. said the Chinese Foreign Ministry preparing schemes for the rendition 1 f' i'iign leased territories —particularly n.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      SHOTS ON THE BORDER.
      62 25 to the relatives of the Japanese officers who were killed. Sin Kuo dm, Sino-Japanese Dispute Settled. Shanghai, Nov. 16. ■he Sino-Japanese incident, which occurred on the Kirin-Korean border at l.ungching two or three weeks ago. has feen settled. hina is paying Yen 10,000 compensa'•',n to the
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      BRITISH AIR MAIL SERVICE.
      187 25 —Reuter. Proposed Collaboration With U.S.A. Washington, Nov. 15. Mr. T. Glover, the second assistant Postmaster-General of the United States, has announced that an agreement has been negotiated between the Imperial Airways and the Pan-American Airways for an Anglo-American air mail service to start within a year.
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      DANGEROUS DRUGS.
      152 25 .—British Wireless. Provisional Agreement At Conference. Rugby, Nov. 13. The conference of Government representatives of countries manufacturing dangerous narcotic drugs which has been sitting in London at the invitation of the British Government during the last fortnight has now ended. The conference was the preliminary stage in the
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      POLICE ATTACKED.
      108 25 situation. Violent Railway Workers At Jamalpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 15. Four people were killed and a large number were injured when the police were forced to fire on a crowd of violent railway workers at Jamalpur. Twenty-four policemen were injured. The railway workers attacked liquor
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      DESTROYED BY CYCLONE.
      98 25 Reuter. Disaster Overtakes Town In Burma. Rangoon, Nov. Kb It is reported that the town of Kyaukpyu, in Lower Burma, was destroy'd bv a cyclone on Nov. 10. No bss of life ‘is reported, but details are lacking v ,,ing to the collapse of telegraphic comf»r as
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      WORLD TRADE.
      289 25 —Reuter. An Indiana College To Further It. New York, Nov. 12. Mr. Edward Hurley, the well-known capitalist, has contributed G.$20i),090 to found and erect a College of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at the Notre Dame University, Indiana, for the purpose of furthering world trade. The College will educate
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      NOBEL PRIZES.
      81 25 Award for Physics to Indian Professor. Stockholm, Nov. 13. The Nobel Prize for Physics hm been awarded to Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Reuter. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, M.A., F.R.S., has been Professor of Physics, Calcutta University, and Hon. Professor. Benares Hindu University, since 1917. He was a sectional
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      MANCHURIA.
      86 25 —Reuter. New Move Regarding Eastern Railway. Moscow, Nov. 11. M. Karakhan has sent a letter to the Chinese representatives at Mohtehhui stating that conditions in Manchuria now being such that the terms of the Khabarovsk protocol may be regarded as fulfilled, there is no longer any obstacle to the
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      A ROYAL FILM-MAKER.
      39 25 Reuter. Shooting Rare Animals In Abyssinia. Addis Abeba (Abyssinia), Nov. 12. The Duke of Gloucester has left for Mod jo on a shooting expedition. He is taking a cinematograph camera with him to film rare animals.—Reuter.
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      MISS ANNA MAY WONG.
      35 25 Reuter. Film Star’s Mother Killed By Motor-car. Los Angeles, Nov. 12. Mrs Son Wong, mother of the Chinese film star Anna May Wong, was struck by a motor-car and killed. —Reuter.
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      BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
      35 25 RvUter. Workless Now Exceed 2&lt;/i Millions. London, Nov. 12. The progressive increase in unemployment continues. This week s returns i imv -in addition 'f over 2&gt;,0m&gt;. making the t,ta! of wolklev' 2.26’.,00 ).-Reuter.
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      NORWEGIAN STEAMER PIRATED.
      250 25 —Reuter. Another Outrage From Bias Bay. (From Our Own Correspondent.) »Hong Kong, Nov. 13. The Norwegian steamer Hirundo, bound from Swatow to Hong Kong, was pirated at noon yesterday. One man was wounded. The pirates landed at daylight this morning on the Eastern shore of Bias Bay.
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      OPIUM CONFERENCE.
      243 25 —Reuter. Provisional Agreement As To Manufacture. London, Nov. 12. The preliminary Opium Conference has concluded its sittings and has reached a provisional agreement regarding the manufacturing quotas of cocaine to be allocated to the various manufacturing countries. Consideration of the allocation of the quotas for morphine and its
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      WAGES IN GERMANY.
      115 25 Keuter. (Jovernment Efforts to Reduce Prices. Berlin, Nov. l'J. The strenuous efforts of the (Jovernnient to reduce the prices of commodities in order to offset the reduced wuges now being paid throughout the country an* meeting with opposition, hut the Cabine’ Committee, proclaiming the urgency of teducing
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      PEACE IN CHINA ESSENTIAL.
      1048 26 me iurin .—Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Nanking-Mukden Unity Complete. HOPE REVIVES. Young Marshal’s Speech Well Received. Shaughai, Nov. 17. Speaking today in Nanking Marshal Chang JJsuoh-liang, the Mukden ruler, enhanced the prospect of a long period of peace in China when he eloquently and earnestly pleaded
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      BALKAN ALLIANCE.
      171 26 —Reuter. New Combination Guided By Italy. London, Nov. 15. News from Constantinople that the Italian Ambassador left for Rome yesterday to participate in conversations between Signor Mussolini and the Italian and Turkish Foreign Ministers indicates that a further stage has been reached in the important developments in the
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      RAILWAY WAGES.
      102 26 Reuttr. Conclusion of the Two Year Truce. London, Nov. 13. On the conclusion of the two-year truce yesterday, proposals to reduce railwaymen’s wages by six shillings a week, with a weekly minimum of 38 shillings, were submitted to three railway unions by the managers of four railway groups
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      RIOTS IN SPAIN.
      591 26 —Reuter. Strike Movement Still Spreading. Madrid, Nov. 15. A street battle between the police and .'0,000 members of a funeral procession broke out owing to the authorities barring the way in one of the busiest thoroughfares. Firing resulted in four people being killed and many, including 11
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      JAPANESE DIET.
      41 26 ai.v ui mu UU —Nichi-Nichi. Tokio. Nov. 15. r iho Imperial Diet will probably be summoned to assemble lor the winter session on Dec. 24 or 2G. Dec. 25 is the anniversary of the death of the Emperor Taisho.—Nichi-Nichi.
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      SERIOUS POSITION IN U.S.A.
      87 26 Banks Close in Arkansas And Kentucky. New York, Nov. 17 A number of banks in Kentucky an(i Arkansas have closed their door*. closing of the National Bank of Kem Ut at Louisville, which had $54,000,000. was followed by the clo8i n as a precautionary measure, of
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      UNEMPLOYED.
      146 26 Reuter. Feeding the Needy in Chicago And New York. New York, Nov. i\ The emergency employment commission has opened a campaign to raise $6,COO,OOo to relieve the unemployed in New York. The Mayor’s unemployment commission has announced that it will buy 4,500,000 pounds of food to feed the needy
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      LEARNING SPANISH.
      220 26 IU uouv.m, .—Reuter. Prince Prepares for Visit To South America. Rugby, Nov. 16. In preparation for his visit to South America next year, the Prince of Wales :s piactising his Spanish, with the advice and assistance of Dr. Pastor Cervantes. Professor of Spanish at London University. Dr. Pastor
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      PERU RIOTS.
      143 26 ,—Reuter. Seventy Communist Agitators Arrested. New York, Nov. 1&lt;A message from Lima states that Communist agitators have been arrested and sent to a penal colony as a sequel to the Cerro de Pasco riots.—Reuter. A message, dated Nov. 13, stated that two Americans, one Austrian and Peruvians were
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      JAPAN’S PREMIER SHOT.
      348 27 \ttack in Tokio Railway Station. HOPES FOR RECOVERY. Transfusion of Blood Attempted. Tokio, Nov. 14. V’ attempt on the life of Mr. a. iK'hi, the Prime Minister, was A* today. v Hamaguchi was taking the train &lt; tkavama to attend the annual .1 grand manoeuvres which begin
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      JAPAN INDIGNANT.
      476 27 —Reuter. Ulill IS —Nichi Nichi. What Was the Motive For Attack Tokio, Nov. 15. The police continue to withhold a statement concerning the result of the examination of Mr. Hamaguchi’s assailant, but it is becoming increasingly evident that opposition to the Naval Treaty was the primary motive. l
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      AMERICAN WHEAT.
      143 27 —Reuter. Federal Farm Board Enters Market. Washington, Nov. 17. The Federal Farm Eoard has re-entered the wheat market. According to its chairman this is in order to stop panick&gt; selling and prevent further unwarranted declines. There was frenzied buying and selling, amounting to millions of dollars, on Saturday
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      NOT JUSTIFIED.
      140 27 —Reuter. Middle Temple and Hong Kong Conviction. London, Nov. 13. As a sequel to the conviction of the barrister Mr. Noel Instone Brewer m the Hong Kong Supreme Court on Jan. *4 on a charge of perjury in connection with the alfairs of the Instone Banking CorDoration, it
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      CALICO PRINTING.
      62 27 -British Wireless. Proposed Merging of British Interests. Rugby, Nov. 14. It is understood that important progress -V" •'J-tBAK’iS XFnTplants in some 60 centres, and other north of England and Irish firms ai participating in the negotiations. P The capital of the interests concerned ,1c CIO 000 000. Centralised
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      COPPER PRODUCERS TO RESTRICT.
      113 27 Reuter. Immediate Effect in New York Market* New York, Nov. 14. As un outcome of conferences during the past fortnight at which over 90 per cent, of the copper producers of the world were represented, the Copper Institute, which is the principal United States mganisation of
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      DISORDER IN BOMBAY.
      228 27 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Police Charge Crowds With Lathis. Bombay, Nov. 17. Protest demonstrations and hartals against the sentence on Jawaharlal Nehru were held in various centres. The- police made two lathi charges in Bombay in which a few people were injured. A number of people were arrested.
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      CUBAN SUGAR.
      94 27 —Reuter. Bill to Finance New Scheme. New York, Nov. 12. A message from Havana states that the Cuban House of Representatives, by 01 votes to 13, has passed for submission to the Senate a Bill to finance Mr. Chadbou rue’s C$42,000,000 plan to reestablish normal conditions in the
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      PILSUDSKI WINS.
      95 27 ni oi mu -Reuter. Majority Secured in Polish Elections. Warsaw, Nov. 17. The results of the Parliamentary elections show that the Government bloc, headed by Marshal Pilsudskl, Mcurod 245 seats out of a total of 444 in the Diet. The Government thus obtained an absolute majority, the lack
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      ITALY’S FINANCES.
      54 27 uy —Reuter. Salaries of State Employees Reduced. Rome, Nov. 18. Faced with a budgetary deficit of 722 000,000 lires (£7,850,000) in the first four months of the current financial year the Cabinet has decided to reduce the salaries of all State employees by 12 to 35 per cent,
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      SINGAPORE BASE DECISION.
      146 27 Defence Works Postponed. IM PERIA L CON FERENCE PROPOSALS. i London, Nov. 14. The report of the* proceedings of the Imperial t onfei once states that as a result of the diseu ;sioiiS between the repieser.iativ&lt;s ol' the l nited Kingdom, Australia and New Zen land it
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      PALESTINE.
      259 27 —British Wireless. Details of Development Scheme. Rugby, Nov. IS. During the debate in the House of Commons last night on Palestine the Under-Secretary, Dr. Drummond Shiels, announced that Groat Britain would make itself responsible for Palestine development at a cost of £2,500,000. T he object of the scheme is,
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      HAVANA RIOTS.
      77 27 —Reuter. Six Killed, 75 Injured In Street Fighting. New York, Nov. 14. A message from Havana states that six people have been killed and 75 wounded, during the past 72 hours, in the course of rioting in the city. Martial law has been proclaimed and soldiers are patrolling
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      “STEEL HELMETS.”
      95 27 Reuter. Fraternise With Fascists In Rome. Rome, Nov. 14. Roman Fascists and German Nationalists fraternised on the occasion of a reception by Signor Mussolini to a party of Steel Helmets who are touring the country. Speakers patted one another oa the back for their efforts against Liberalism and
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      CHINESE OVERSEAS.
      40 27 I Itln ,—Sin Kuo Min. Nanking Government Relief Fund Suggested. Hong Kong, Nov. IX. The Nanking Government is discussing plans for the inauguration of a fund for the relief of distress among unemployed Chinese overseas. —Sin Kuo Min.
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      POLITICS INSTEAD OF ECONOMICS.
      162 28 Reuter. Government’s Failure. COUNCIL OF INDUSTRY’S SCATHING REI’ORT. London, Nov. 18. The executive committ e of the National Council of Industry and Commerce, of which Sir William Morris is chairman, has issued a statement to the effect that it is dismayed at the failure of the
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      SOVIET INTRIGUE.
      122 28 —Reuter, Conspiracy Against Stalin Discovered. Berlin, Nov. 19. It is reported from Moscow that, following the recent arrest of Syrtzof. the ex-Prime Minister of the Soviet Republic, as a result of his attack on Stalin, a widespread conspiracy against Stalin has been discovered. A number of leading Communists
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      FRANCIS LORANG.
      51 28 Imuran Reuter. Trial Opens at Old Bailey. London, Nov. IS. The trial has opened at the Old Bailey of the financier, Francis Lorang. The indictment contains 34 counts and the trial is expected to last a week. The prosecutor alleges that Lorang owes £500,000. Lorang has pleaded Not
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      EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
      102 28 i.—Reuter. Provisions of New Bill In Britain. London, Nov. 18. The text has been issued of the Government s Hours of Industrial Employment Bill, the object of which is to implement the Washington Convention of 1910. 1 he Bill, which is not rigid, limits the statutory working hours
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      GIANT FLYING BOAT.
      67 28 British Wireless. To be Fitted with British Engines. Rugby, Nov. 18. It is reported that new British engines are to replace the engines already inRtalled in the big German flying boat Do X. It is understood that Dr. Dernier negotiated while in England last week for the
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      EGYPTIAN COTTON.
      32 28 wvumi Reuter. Cairo, Nov. 18. The Government has decided to restrict the cultivation of Sakclluridcs cotton to 40 per cent, of the total cotton area for the next three years.—Reuter.
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      CARLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      924 28 .—Sin Kuo Min. British Wireless. Sydney, Nov. 13. Sir Otto Niemcyer has left for England. I Reuter. Tokio, Nov. 17. 1 The death is announced of Baron KenIjiro Den. —Reuter. Washington, Nov. 13. The United States has submitted proposals to Nanking for the gradual relinquishment of
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      HAITI’S PRESIDENT ELECTED.
      74 28 Reuter. Opponent of American Occupation. Now York, Nov. 10. A message front Port au Prince states that M. Stenio Vincent, the former President of the Senate of Haiti, has been elected President of Haiti. M. Vincent is a member of the extreme Opposition Party and an opponent
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      EX-KING HUSSEIN.
      92 28 1 1 iv 11 —Reuter. Report of Death in Cyprus Denied. London, Nov. 18. An official telegram from Cyprus, where ex-King Hussein, &lt; i’ the Iledjaz. I is lying ill. denies the report from I Baghdad that he is dead. It states that his condition is unchanged. An
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      NEW BANK IN LIBERIA.
      74 28 .—Reuter. Development of Firestone’s Activities. Akron, Ohio, Nov. 19. The Firest'.ne Tyre and Rubber Cqmpany announces that the first American bank in Liberia has been established at Monrovia. The new institution, which the President of Liberia has designated as the Republic’s official bank, will be part
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      PROHIBITION.
      72 28 Reuter. Commission Favours Change In Law. New York, Nov. 18. Contrary to the belief based on advance information, the New York Times learns that the commission voted by seven to four in favour of modification of the Volstead law, but the matter was not definitely settled. Meanwhile Senator Bingham
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    HOW BUDDHIST PRIEST WAS STABBED.
    682 28 “Worshippers” Turn (Jut To be Assassins. The story that the four assasins who are alleged to have tied up a Buddhist priest and stabbed him to death in Ha e Course Road, came there on the preterit, of worshipping and offering sacrifices 6 was told
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    MISSING JEWELLERY.
    130 28 Chinese Woman's Alleged Disappearance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. Ik Particulars of a case in which an ol&lt; Chinese woman is alleged to have seonded with money and jewellery to th&gt; value of $10,000 entrusted to her keeping were lodged at the Central Station yesterday by
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    CIGARETTE PAPERS’ TRADE MARK.
    845 29 Judgment Reserved In Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday the Justice (Sir William Murison) judgment in the trade mark .to in which Jacques Schnabl, of f 1 prayed for an injunction against V Societe Commissioneria di Esportathe ,li Importazione to restrain them parsing off
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    PASSENGERS.
    1105 29 The following passengers arrived in SiniraLines tHe 8,8 Pre8ident Wilson Dollar Mr. Lawrence Ammons, Mrs. Lawrence Ammons, Mr. Edwin Anderson, Mrs. Edwin Anderson, Mrs. Helen Anderson, Mr. Hugh B. Baker, Mr. Jack T. French, Mr. Charles b Ha C0&lt; M.-s. Charles L. Hancock, Mr f; L. Hopkmson, (apt. Harry
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    CHINESE DRUG TAKER.
    264 29 Morphine Tablets Obtained On False Orders. Serious allegations of having obtained morphine tablets on order forms purporting to be signed by a local medical practitioner were made against an English speaking Straits born Chinese, before Mr. C. \Y ilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday. The accused,
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    CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
    160 29 Arrangements for Messages By Telegram. The Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S., announces that by arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Ltd., Christmas greeting telegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Australia, Canada, South, East and West Africa, India, other parts
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    SUMMONS NOT OBEYED.
    102 29 Inquiry Into Child's Death Postponed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 1G. The inquiry into the death of a Mohammedan child who was accidentally burned while playing was postponed here yesterday owing to the absence of a doctor who had, it was stated, refused a summons to
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    69 29 British Wireless. Proposals Submitted to The Unions. Rugby, Nov. IK. Proposals for the reduction of the v. ages of railway shops and stores’ a ffs were submitted yesterday by the managers l&gt; the unions, 'These are estimated to represent a aving of £1.700.000 yearly, making, with oroposed reduction
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    SEQUEL TO BRIDE’S DISAPPEARANCE.
    778 29 Father Gets Six Months Imprisonment. Negotiations for a marriage between two Chinese families which did not materialise led to the appearance of the father of the bride elect, before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate on Tuesday when he was sentenced to six
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      SINGAPORE’S MALAYA CUP SUCCESS.
      1903 30 Hard Rugby Battle. JOHORE BEATEN BEHIND THE SCRUM. In o game in which the thrills increased ns the game advanced, Singapore were successful in their Malaya up fixture at Genuang on Saturday against Johore by 16 points (two goals, a penalty goal and a try) to
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      LAST MINUTE TRY.
      203 30 Negri Sembilan Beats Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kualu Lumpur, Nov. 17.' A last minute try gave Negri Sembilan victory over Perak in a keenly contested rter-State Rugby match on Saturday in Stremban by three points (one try) to nil. On the run of the play there
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      IN THE FIRST ROUND.
      45 30 —Reuter. Canzoneri Knocks Out Al Singer. New York, Nov. 14. In a contest for the lightweight championship Tony Canzoneri knocked out Al Singer, the holder, in the first round after seconds. A terrific left hook to the jaw ended the fight.—Reuter.
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      GREATEST GOLFER FOR HOLLYWOOD
      243 30 Sensational Contract. QUESTION OF AMATEUR STATUS. New York, N ov 17, Bobby Jones has announced his retire, ment from competitive golf. He entered into a contract with Warner Brothers to make a series of fil ms 0 j purely educational character.” Jones finally succumbed to an
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      407 30 Singapore Team for InterPort Shoot. The fourth and fifth practices for the Inter-port Shoot were held on the Karrer Rifle Range on Nov. 9 and Iff. Spoor shoots were held on each practice and resulted as follows First Practice. Net Aggregate F. M. Grosse 97. 000 yds. Net
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      FICKLE WINDS FOR YACHTING.
      1088 31 R.S.Y.C. Events. A CCESSES FOR JEAN AND CORRIB. the Royal Singapore Yacht 2-rutav was only good in parts. Jl :n,l what there was of it, blew joints of the compass and every :i then a sharp rain squall increased Nation of skippers and crews. he esaH-t
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      AMATEUR SOCCER.
      24 31 —Reuter. England Beaten by Ireland At Belfast. London, Nov. 15. At Bedfast in the amateur international *w'r Ireland beat England by 3—1.—Reuter.
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      184 31 Changes in Classification Announced. Following the Ipoh meeting, the Straits Racing Association announces the following changes in classification Horses. Transfers.—Going On from Class 2 to Class 1, Guano from 2 to 1, Lady Rossdale from 2 to 1, Le Souverain from 2 to 1, Agapo from 1 to
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      SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
      134 31 The position up-to-date in the grand handicap tournament is as follows Class. P- W. D. L. Pt* I E. E. Coleman ..U300 300 III G. Parbury 4 2 0 2 200 I I.o Kam Woon •3201 13* II B. O. Wilmot 3 10 2 114 II R.
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      REIGNING CHAMPIONS BEATEN AT HOME.
      316 31 z Reuter. Arsenal’s Fine Win. REMARKABLE RESULTS IN' HOME FOOTBALL. London, Nov. 15. The following were the results of English and Scottish League games played today First Division. Acton Villa 4 Derby County 6 Holton Wand. 2 Sunderland 2 Chelsea 2 Manchester City 0 Grimsby
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      848 31 Arsenal Consolidate Position. The follow ing are the positions of Clubs in the English and Scottish League tables after Saturday’s games. First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis, Arsenal 15 10 1 4 42 22 -4 Derby County ..15 8 2 5 38 24 21 Sheffield
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      HOBBS WILL NOT PLAY ON SUNDAY.
      143 31 Indian Tour. I CANNOT OO AGAINST MY PKINCIIM.ES.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 18. Nothin*; will i luce me to play cricket on a Sun-lay,” declared Hobbs in an interview this u;U*::: n. have never pia.vi* i cricket on a Sunday ar.u 1
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      POPPY DAY TENNIS.
      143 31 Fifty Players Take Part In Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18. The American lawn tennis tournament promoted by the Selangor (iolf Club in aid of the Poppy Day fund, for which players entered, ended yesterday. The entries had been divided into two sections. Section
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      INTER-SCHOOL SPORT.
      49 31 Second Hound Results Of Football Competition. The following were the results of niatehes in the second round of the interschool football competition Out rum Road School 2, Victoria Bridge U. Anglo-Chinese X, Serangoon 0. Cian Kng Seng 1, Rangoon Road 0. R..din Mus beat St. Joseph’s, w.o.
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      SKILL AND COMEDY AT GYMKHANA.
      436 32 End of Singapore Polo Season. An interesting series of events formed the programme of the gymkhana which ended the Singapore I'olo Club season a-t Ha testier Road on Saturday. Over 300 people attended and among those present were H. E. the Officer Administering the Government
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    BIRTHS
    55 32 KERGLER. At Maternity Hospital on Nov. K5, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Mergler, a daughter. ilTEHVKNS. At Singapore, on November 10, 1930, the wife of Major I). J. Steevetis, Royal Artillery, a daughter. 'IAN. To Mr. and Mrs. Tan (iuan Bong, c* Miri Hospital, on November 11, 1930, a
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    MARRIAGE
    40 32 PATERSON—WOODRURN.—At the Presbyterian ('hu.cli, Singapore, by the Rev*. Stephen Rand, R.A. on Nov. 12, 1930, Matthew Mason Paterson, second son of M. Paterson of Hishopton. Renfrewshire to Millie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \Y oodburn of Langhiink, Renfrewshire.
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    THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET.
    594 32 Head Office. CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE. Branch Office, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. Cables TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephones SINGAPORE 5131. KUALA LUMPUR 3683. Sole Advertising Agents in Great Britain. REUTERS. Ltd., 21, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2. (through whom all business with British
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    SAIGON SOLDIERS WIN.
    341 32 Speed Beats Weak Malaya Command Side. l The garrison Army team at Saigon beat a touring Malaya Command XV at Saigon on Nov. 0, by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to 4 points (a dropped goal). Played before a crowd of about 2,000 Kuropeans, the
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    Y.M.C.A. IN BANGKOK.
    196 32 Decision to Establish New Branch. It has been decided to re-establish a nranch of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Bangkok in the near future, and for the purpose Mr. Walter A. Zimmerman will arrive shortly before hristmas, accompanied by his wife, and Dr. C. W. Harvey,
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    567 32 Poppy Day Eclectic Competitions. The following were the best cant* r turned in the Poppy Day Eclectic C c n J petitions at the Singapore Golf Club Men. G. Boyd Anderson G7 4 2 8 r i /0 M. B. Shelley G9 G j 3 T W. P.
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    FELL FROM PARAPET.
    57 32 European Admitted To Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. D Mr. Weller, a European insurance ag living in Kuala Lumpur, was taken to European Hospital .last night sufferur from head injuries which he reee^' M when he fell from a parapet at the 1 of
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  • Obituary
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    93 32 DEATHS IiOW ARD. \t Over Wnitaere, Warwickshire, on Nov. 14, 1030, Joseph A. Howard, lute Straits Settlements Police and latterly Head of the Preventive Service, Singapore, in his GKtli year. (By Cable). (Penang papers please copy). Quay (look I.in died at 10.30 p.m. on November 11, 1030, at Itukit Tiniah
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      84 1 GeneralRubber Situation 1 The Singapore Auction 1 Rubber Stocks 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still 1 Indo-China Rubber Rubber Road Pa' mg 1 Kuala Kangsar Rubber Market J Rubber Returns Malayan Trade Statistics 3 Kinta Tin Tin Returns Trade and Finance 4 stocks and Shares London Share
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      59 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Pricea A &gt; d. III &lt; ,Km I lute L’don S’pore Nov. Dec. Jan. A' IT 16 0.14*4 0.14‘s 0.14 4 0.15 0.14 0.14*4 0.14*2 0.14S 4 T Hi 0.14’i 0.144 0.14*1 0.15 1: 4-. 0.144 0.14*4 0.15*4 0.154 1\
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      136 1 1 Singapore Chamber of t oninicri-* r. Association held its 994th auction oij N l.i. when there was catalogued 1.624,.&gt;P» r 725.24 tons offered 1,449,878 lb. or •',7.27 tens sold 797.683 lb. or 356.11 ton*. Spot. London 4 9 16d. Nov Y-.rk ‘J 1 cts PRICE REALISED.
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      RAMBUTAN RUBBER.
      119 1 Shareholders of Rambutan Rubber Estates, m;it»*&lt;i. whose undertaking and assets are taken over by a new company named Rambutan Rubber Estates (1930), Limited, dance with the reconstruction scheme 1 y details were approved at the special eeting of September 8, are now to be offered Participation in the
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      28 1 "le to Lewis and Peat, Ltd., dated s states the stocks of rubber in nd Liverpool are 116,041 tons, an °n the week of 1,550 tons.
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      COPRA MARKET.
      30 1 A and Co. reported yesterday as Since last reporting the market p steadier and prices show a slight Vi on balance. Closing quotations lows Sundried $(1.30, mixed 8*'.
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. The Effect of the May Stoppage. TALE OF SEPTEMBER STATISTICS.
      1195 1  -  (By A. \V. Still.). London, Oct. 22. Approximately, the fall in consumption of crude rubber in the United States during the nine months ending September was 78,000 tons, an average of 26,000 tons per quarter. The total
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      KAMPONG LANJUT TIN
      159 1 The report of the directors of Kampong Lanjut Tin Dredging, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, is as follows During the period under review the operations of the dredges were highly satisfactory. The accounts show a profit of £30,548 3s. 3d., fi-om which has been written
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      STIMULATING USE OF RUBBER.
      117 1 —Reuter. Dutch Sympathy With British Proposals. Amsterdam, Nov. 17. The Dutch rubber growers have sympathetically considered the British proposal to place at the disposal of the propaganda committee a portion of next year’s production in order to stimulate the greater use of rubber by finding new
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      INDO-CHINA RUBBER.
      198 1 Advantage of Protection To Producers. Paris, Oct. 20. A firm of specialists estimates that the consumption of rubber in France will reach 70,000 tons, «»f which 7,000 tons only will be produced by the French colonies. In the circumstances it is pointed out that a customs duty of
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      RUBBER ROADWAYS.
      107 1 Dutch Opinion of British Proposal. si} The rubber roadways scheme of the Rubber Growers’ Association, published in The Financial Times on Oct. 15 attracted much interest in Amsterdam rubber circles, and it is believed that thore will be a good response to the appeal on the part of
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      RUBBER ROAD PAVING.
      138 1 Suggested Use Round St. Paul’s Cathedral. London, Oct. JJ1. The measure of success achieved in the use of rubber as a road surface material came up at a meeting of tho Corporation of the City of London. Sir William Thomas inquired how far the laying of a
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      TANJONG MALIM RUBBER.
      1892 2 Sound Financial Position. SIR F. SWETTENHAM’S VIEWS. The twentieth ordinary general meeting of the Tanjong Malirn Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on Oct. 21 in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 2, Idol Lane, Kastcheup, Sir Frank A. Swettenham, G.C.M.G., O.Il. (chairman of the company),
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      NEW USE FOR RUBBER.
      99 2 British Wireless. Collapsible Dinghies For Seaplanes. Rugby, Nov. 12. Mr. Montague, the Under-Secretary for Air, stated in the House of Commons that a life-saving collapsible dinghy, which could rapidly he inflated by mechanical means, had recently been subjected to practical tests with satisfactory results, and would
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      KUALA KANGSAR.
      243 2 Economies to Conserve Resources. Shareholders in Kuala Kangsar Plantations have been informed by the company that for several months past only absolutely essential works have been in progress, but since the Governmental decision that “economic laws must take their course,” more drastic economics have been put in force,
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      DUTCH INDIES RUBBER
      54 2 —Reuter. Producers Meeting In Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Nov. 12. It is understood that the rubber producers, at a meeting to be held on Nov. 17, will further discuss the rubber crisis The Rubber Committee, apparently intends to tender its resignation, from which fact it is concluded that it
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      516 2 Lewis and Teat i Singapore &gt; Ltd., report under date Nov. 14 a* follows: Throughout th? wet k the market ha« been quiet with a slightly steadier tendency. The decline in Colony stocks cf about 4.000 tons was not as great as the market had been led to
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      RUBBER PROSPECTS BRIGHTER.
      64 2 Encouraging Report From London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 14 Sanderson and Co. consider that the prospects for the rubber industry are now distinctly brighter. There has been a marked decline i n Eastern stocks and steady absorption i n various quarters, and more money is
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      392 2 Allcnby.—82,000 lb. Anglo-.Malay.—108,797 lb. Ayer Molek.—17,734 lb, Amalgamated Malay.—69,000 lb. Ampat (Sumatra). —62,100 lb. Bassett Rubber.—38,000 lb. Batu Tiga (Selangor ).—191,500 lb. Bent a. -69,323 lb. Bertam Consolidated. —204,800 lb. Bortam Extended.—24,800 lb. Bikam. -78,300 lb. Broome (Selangor).—59,200 lb. Brunei United.—45.200 lb. Bukit Kajang.—138,462 lb. Balau.—38,000 lb. Bcranang.—54,200
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      HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD.
      2949 3 Conservative Finance. MR H. E. MILLER’S REVIEW OF RUBBER. I ht mtiual meeting of Harrisons and Cros- j, n ited, was held on Oct. 14 in the uni .jl loom of tho Rubber Growers’ As»oMol Lane, London. t .11' Vl Krit Miller (the chairman) said: I u
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      102 3 Value of Imports and Exports From January to October, 1930. Th, Department of, Statistic,. S.S. t-„ J m IMPORTS. Increase EIPORTS. Incraa.. 1920 1030 Decrease 1020 1030 Deere... (In tboneends of 61 W U ST 858 SS IS Mhv 78.393 09,&lt;08 62.216 16,151 June 73 0y7 55,448 —lj.
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      KINTA TIN.
      397 3 Directors’ Report On Year’s Working. The directors' report to the thiirchohlrrH of ho Kinta Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for the /oar ended July 31, is as ftillows The profit for the year, after providing for lepreeiahon and directors’ fees, amounts to .hO,.'»K7.22, to whieh has to he added
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      Trade and Finance.
      161 4 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Nov. II*. I’li London. Rank 4 m 2/3 21* 22 Demand 2'3% Private .1 m. credit 2/4 3/32 **n New York, demand 6(1 1/1(5 Private 1*0 d s 57% **n Frame, Hank T.T. 1430 &lt;ln India, Hank T.T. 155'* On Hong Kong, Hank T.T. 12
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      Stocks and Shares.
      842 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations Singapore, Nov. 11*. MINING. Issue \al. Pd. Buyers Sellers l‘l l‘l Asnm Ktimhang 20 25/5 *5'- Ayer II it am Tin 10 6 11/6 l'l II Hutigrin Tin 13 14 I I Hntang Padang 0.10 0.15 I 1 Until Caves 0.38 0.43 1
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      SHARE MARKET.
      563 4 Slightly Better Tone Prevailing. J Fraser and Co.'s report of Nov. 18 states: A slightly better tone hus prevailed in the local market than foi some time past and although the volume of business i- still of modest dimensions, the outlook appears lo i Im&gt; ather less discouraging
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      BRITISH GOODS.
      60 4 -\n interesting section of the British Inlust ru*s F-iir organi-ed by the Department of Oversets Trade to be held in London from Feb. 16. 17. will be the exhibition of British iitilicinl -ilk goods This will be the largest and most comprehensive assortment of fabrics made wholly or
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICE OCT. 23.
        670 4 Abaco (£1) V, Allagar (2 1/1 4; Amherst 2 1/3; Anglo-Malay (£1) 13 32; Ayer kunling (£1) 4; Bagan Serai tl'l) ualnu i(.Si'l.( (2 &gt; 3 Buntcng (£1 11 16; Butane 1 nsnliduted (2 8; Butu Caves (£1) 9 1"; I i.uiii l'itra i £1
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 19.
        712 4 Closing Prices Capital Issue Fraser Lyall 4 Paid Up Value Dividends Company 4 Co* Evatt 389,293 1 5 p.c. for year 28-240 Allenby &lt;$1» 0.824* 0.90 0.80 0.83 216,779 1 174 p.c. year 30-9-29 Alor (iajah ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 435,425 1 15
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      TIN RETURNS.
      174 4 Glimuu Tin.- 610 hours, 29,000 yards, 159.50 piculs. Kinta Kcllas Tin.—400 piculs, (539 hours, 188,000 yards, value $15,000. Malayan Tin.—2,100 piculs. Southern Malayan Tin.—3,800 piculs. Gopenjr Consolidated.— 1.085 piculs. Tukka. (500 piculs. Tekka Taipin?.—695 piculs. Pengkalen.—1,109 piculs. Ramhutnn. -160 piculs. Kinta Tin.—450 piculs. Idris Hydraulic Tin. 425 piculs,
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