The Straits Budget, 22 October 1931

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES' I ESTABLISHED nearly A CENTURY.] 1 J SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 193). Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d*
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    CONTENTS.
    464 1 ■iDERSK. p r i cc > of Honour 3 H, Mif?ht StiU Hijrht Teaches Us Dignified Petition 3-4 Kuil Price- 4 Bludgeon 4 Notes 5-6 KLnis, Reuter and Special—■goring Past Week’s News 21-29 Legislative Council 17 Penan? Wedding 17 jjdo Dav at the Tanglin Club 18 Singapore Hadminton Champions
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1667 1 Mr. Hsieh Hsiang has been recognised as Chinese Consul at Penang. Mr. P. F. A. Crowther, of See Kee Estate, Kuala Pilah, shot a panther last week. Mr. S. C. Vickers, secretary of the Penang Turf Club, returned from home leave hy the Meriones. T. Farthing, the
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    THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO MALACCA.
    913 2 Met at the Boundary by The Resident Councillor. SPEECH TO MALAYS. SHAKES HANDS WITH LEADING PENGHUI.US. I (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 21. j H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, I and Miss Clementi, accompanied by Mr. j R. J. Curtis, A.D.C., and Mr.
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    CAR SMASH SEQUEL.
    149 2 Charge Against European Police Inspector. Robert Charles Adams, a European inspector attached to the Singapore police force, who was arrested on Sunday night following a motoring accident, was produced before Mr. C. H. Whitton. the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate, on Monday and charged with causing hurt by
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    DAY AND NIGHT IN SEA.
    56 2 After being in the sea for a day and a night, owing to their sampan having become waterlogged, two Chinese fishermen were picked up by the Nawab off the Kedah coast as the steamer was on its way from Calcutta to Singapore. The men were
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    MR. H. C. TAYLOR.
    191 2 Death of Former Selangor Police Officer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 19. The older residents of Kuala Lumpur have heard w'ith much regret of the death of Mr. II. C. Taylor, who served as an inspector in the Selangor police from 1904 to 1925,
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    CHINESE EXECUTED.
    31 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 19. Lee Hua, a Chinese sentenced to death at the last Assizes, was executed in the prison here at 6 o’clock this morning.
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    CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE F.M.S.
    831 2 Farewell Tributes to Mr. W. F. Hedges. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 20. Members of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Institute of Architects of Malaya and members of the staff of the Architects Branch, Public Works Department, Kuala Lumpur, comb.netl to hid
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    CAR OVERTURNS IN CANAL.
    414 2 Johore Fatality. I PLANTER’S DEATH M drowning. V (From Our I Johore Bahru, Oct J Johore Bahru was the scene of motor-car accident i„ the early h JB this morning as result of which M I A. Hamilton, of Sagil Estate iJiB Bubber Plantations. Tangkah. i
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    REMEMBRANCE DAY.
    77 2 Poppy Day motor-car labels are now on sale, and may be obtained from John Little and Co., Robinson and Co., the British Dispensary, Kelly and Walfh, Medical Hall Ltd., Maynard’s, Timms’ Dispensary. and Aux Chats Noirs Ltd. It is hoped that, as in former years, one of these
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      THE PRICE OF HONOUR.
      845 3 V Vi 11 —Straits Times, Oct. 15. t ie Federated Malay States' H ..V what de-federation means, 1 B mobaidv true to say that the :t ~luxated and enlightened com- t-i. se States learn of it the y <t it, although that is not to do
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      IS MIGHT STILL RIGHT ?
      1258 3 IS MIGHT STILL RIGHT —Straits Times, Oct. 16. i .Ho the League of Nations Covenant, the Kellogg Pact and the other international! instruments to outlaw war and preserve the peace of the world mean anything at I .all. or is might still right? Shorn of trimmings that is the question
      —Straits Times, Oct. 16.  -  1,258 words
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      TAIPING TEACHES US.
      945 3 —Straits Timos, Oct. 17. I j. Singapore, which likes to think that it is a highly progressive city, will be sur- prised to be told that it has something to i learn from the beautiful little town of Taiping, far away in the north of the i
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      A DIGNIFIED PETITION.
      963 3 parts of the* world.—Straits Times, Oct. 19. Rather less than a year has patsed since the ill-conceived campaign for Council reform was launched in Singapore. In that time a great change has taken place. Many of the advocates of extensive franchise have found other subjects on which
      parts of the* world.—Straits Times, Oct. 19.  -  963 words
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      RETAIL PRICES.
      879 4 St i aits Times, Oc t. ‘JO. Immediately following the announcement of the suspension of the gold standard in Croat Britain and the inevitable depreciation in the value of the pound sterling there was a general revision of retail prices in this and other conn- 1 tries using
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      THE BLUDGEON.
      1049 4 Straits Tinas, Oct. 21. However elFoetivcly the (Shipping Con-' ferenee irny have thwaited the resourceful Mr. I*,. A. Harbour in his efforts to secure n reduction in the rate of freight on rubber shipped front Singapore, its action would push the organisation down sttll further in t’ne public
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    PASSENGERS.
    1098 4 The* following passengers aim i ITiipott* on Oct. 14, from China’™’,i BS the I*, and O. Mantua un(J Miss D. Hay ball, Mrs. Green \i Mr. J. Thomas, Mr. and Mr** r’ m T. Swee. Mr. L. S. Chia, Mr T W J. S. Franks, Capt. W. C. Ro*e
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      THE RETURN OF THE SNAIL.
      147 5 lU j t trade that remains.—Sti ait < ItV. is- H (l n decided to discontinue the d trn'ns to convey the out- mail from Fvai on those VlUM the vessel conveying the ivnang too late to con- i.. 'moi u ng express train from
      ■ ,lUjt. trade that remains.—Sti ait < ItV. is-  -  147 words
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      ROUGH PLAY AT CROQUET.
      264 5 I S’ :ut Times. Oct. 15. t c mstantly-changing world ideas &gt;r n of all kinds must be as con- N ..vised if one is to keep abreast Hitherto croquet has been I led a- the tn st blameless of all out- V- and for this
      I S’ :ut Times. Oct. 15.  -  264 words
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      A STARTLING SUGGESTION.
      305 5 I i Lnhuan !—Straits Times Surprises have been sprung at '-erosive meetings of the Legislative ;noi'. and not the least was reserved 1 ’’.’a*, i f yesterday, namely that the ''*■&lt;’ riveting of the Council will be held at Malacca! Mr. Bagnall did not HjrjeiaU 1 when
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      WHO SAID “ SUDAH HABIS?”
      244 5 WHO SAID SUDAH HABIS?” —Straits Times. Oct. 05. I r mint *f!&lt;. v 1 public opinion I rmity with that duty the I various aspects finds plontiI d expression in our columns. I it danger however that it t.my be overdone and a wrong impression Lecome fixed in the public
      —Straits Times. Oct. 05.  -  244 words
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      DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.
      274 5 —Straits Times, Oct. Iff. The Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association is performing useful service in calling a meeting to discuss the question of the Defence Contribution. It will 1 le remembered that a similar meeting! v as held three years ago, when feeling i u the subject was acute,
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      A DOUBLE AUDIT.
      414 5 i i f existin'*' is no* allow I to do -o. Mini Times. Oct. Kh All who are interested in the uihan cooperative movement &gt;n this country, whether as members of societies or simply as believers in the movement, must be somewhat pertvrbed by the controversy that
      . i • i ' » , • . f ' existin'*' is no* allow I to do -o. Mini Times. Oct. Kh  -  414 words
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      PHONETICS IN MALAYA.
      247 5 the wav for others.—Straits Times, Oct. 17. 'Malayan education has suffered a serious l&lt;- by the death of Mr. W. B. Clarke, whose experiment in teaching English to Malay boys by the phonetic method, conducted at Segamat, looked as though it might lie the starting-point of efie&gt;
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      MORE “ ENGLISH.”
      347 5 MORE ENGLISH Humble and faithful servant. Straits Times, Oct. 17. The recent note in this column on quaint native English has moved a I Singapore reader to forward a copy of an application he has just received from a Jaffna Tamil, quoting it as an example f the English taught
      Humble and faithful servant. Straits Times, Oct. 17.  -  347 words
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      CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
      346 5 Straits Times, Oct. 17. The necessity for a drastic cut in the quota of Chinese immigrant labourers allowed to land in the Colony was demonstrated with admirable clarity at Monday's mooting of the Legislative Council by the acting Secretary for hinose Affairs, the lion. Mr. A. B. Jordan,
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      THE ORANG PENDEK.
      284 5 Straits Times, Oct. 19. Wo in Malaya heard little of the wild rumours that were circulating in Java and Sumatra six or seven years ago about the discovery of an ape-man, a living missing link,” in the latter of these islands, and it is accordingly interesting to
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      THE WHITE SCOURGE.
      458 5 THE WHITE SCOURGE Straits Times, Oct. 1 Tuberculosis is, without doubt, the most serious health problem in Penang, states a Government paper on that subject laid ou the table at the last legislative Council i coting, and the same statement coil! 1 also be applied to Singapore where the dis
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      TANGLIDO.
      27 5 Si inii Tii.vs, ()et. 2&lt;t. Overheard at the Tunftlin (’luh on Sunday fr m a bewildered male: I'y.iamns, pyjamas everyv.lx And not one for to sleep.
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      HOOTS AWA’ MON!
      45 5 I’uropean a l&gt;it hard Strait &lt; Oct. “&lt;t. Will those who 1 un tie* Straits Times and receive a re| ly in hroad Scottish accent please refrain from sayinir, “('an you put me thiouyh to a I'uropean M lt’&gt; a hit hard Strait
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      RUBBER ROADWAYS LTD.
      251 6 .—Straits Times, Oct. 20. Mr. Eric Miller’s speech at the sixteenth annual meeting of Rubber Roadways Ltd., the company created by the Rubber Growers’ Association to promote the use of rubber as a road material, is not very encouraging but yet keeps optimism alive. There are now
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      MALACCA’S JUNGLE POWER STATION.
      389 6 Straits Times, Oct. 20. The function of a trade paper is to he dull hut reliable and while the Electrical Review may achieve the fonner it ha-', in one particular instance, failed hadly in the c inipcnsatir.g vir.ue. We have ha i occasion at various times
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      WITH APOLOGIES.
      30 6 ,—Straits Times, Get. 21. W'e suppose the Shipping Conference will look upon a certain well-known Singapore rubber firm as a new kind of Barbour-y pirate.—Straits Times, Get. 21.
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      THE BLACKMAILERS.
      163 6 trades union leader? Struts Times, Get. 21. Elsewhere in this issue appears a vigorous letter from a former Malayan! official analysing the causes of the present! «risis in Great Britain. The writer is a bitter opponent of trades unionism. He I is not alone in that attitude. We
      trades union leader? Struts Times, Get. 21.  -  163 words
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      PERAK LEADS THE WAY.
      277 6 Straits Times, Oct. 21. '1 he n-st of Malaya must ban 1 it to Perak, a* the Americans say, for the way in which that State has tackled the problems arising out of unemployment. Perak was the first State or Settlement to have I a unemployment
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      AN I.S.P. CONTROVERSY.
      339 6 Straits Times, Oct. 21. L was v .wire to publish several j .ys a- i a letter -mi a prominent critic f the executive o’ the Incorporated iely of i ’enters in which he said: When you .--iy that the T.S.P. must not any a un diainl
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    140 6 Supplying Power, Light And Water at the Exhibition. The following action was taken at a meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission, held on Oct. 13. Agreed to pay, as an act of grace, half the estimated cost (being half of $1,750) of resurfacing two concrete tennis courts at
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    19 6 Armistice Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 will 1 y a public holiday to be observed throughout the Colony.
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    “ KICKED AND BEATEN.”
    101 6 KICKED AND BEATEN.” Third Degree Alleged Against Police. When an Indian youth was produced before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, and charged with housebreaking and escaping from legal custody, he said that he tried to run away because he was badly treated by the police. He
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    DAMAGES OF $l.
    72 6 Chinese Shopkeeper’s Goods Wrongfully Seized. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 15. Damages of $1 were awarded by Mr. Justice Whitley in the Supreme Court here yesterday to a Chinese shopkeeper who claimed $1,000 from a chetty for wrongful seizure of goods. The defendant admitted wrongful seizure.
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    PORT DICKSON FLOODED.
    51 6 Considerable Damage Reported. (From Our i*w:i Correspondent.) Seremban. Oct. 15. It is reported that a few day*' ago 1' :t Dickson had portions flooded due to a high tide level being reached The embankment at the 1st mile is ar. o.’.ci’ i .msf able damage i•vi. i
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    F.M.S. SOCIETIES LAW.
    57 6 f; k iv- h.r (.«\.n Corre.-p nd* nt.) Kuala Lumpur, Oc\. 17. An amu mcnt to the Societies Kn■t i- to c übmittcd to the Fedora’ ouiv 1! to cure doubt as to the posiiion under the tnuctmeni o; societies whi have no organisation or activities in
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    BIRTHS
    118 6 111 LiTHrlli. »&gt;n &lt; vt. I‘3 at Singapore, to Mr. ai.:l Mr.-. S. Beiither, u daughter. i&gt;L'NCAM. To Mr. and Mrs. \V. Wallace Duncan, on October 12, 1931, at “Violetta,” Me vton Head, Singapore, the gilt of a d &gt; ghter, Barbara. Both well. FLDEIDCE. On Sunday Evening October
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    MARRIAGE.
    39 6 FEROrSSON’—BAGNAM..—On S&lt; pt. 23, 1931, I i!.e Cnurch of St. John the Divine, 1V ii liel l, 1.i.-erpool, Evven M. F. Fergusson, of Singapore, to Winifred Evelyn, youngest daughter of .’dr. and Mrs. A. E. Bagnall, of I.iverpool.
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    ALLEGED ABETMENT OF FORGERY.
    391 6 Police Insistent on Bail In $10,000. Arrested by the Singapore Branch on board the Dutch s t~!l v&lt; Plancius, a young Engliah-spenkir* rv* r ese, described as the son of a jSf landowner in Singapore and Si,« y was produced before Mr. (J y n atrathe
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    TWO CHARGES.
    128 6 Australian Wanted in '&lt;: A nd Kuala Lumpu Fro Our Own C&lt; i pui t &gt;c C’. W. Frederick, described a&gt; an A tiaiian, who was produced las: wo. tlie polica court here on a char falsely represented himself as an a. of the Singapore Casket Couipam thereby
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    SIR GEORGE PENNY.
    63 6 Order of the Crown of Johore Conferred on Him. Sir George Penny, M.P., the Consort tive member for Kinffston-upon-Thaa. since 1022 and sometimes known as member for Malaya owing: to the int*: he takes in Malayan affairs in the has had conferred upon him by II fn
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    DOCTOR FINED $15.
    50 6 Parking His Motor-Car in Prohibited Area. (From Our Own (Vito •)&gt; &gt;iu!i i* tpoh, Oct. 1 Dr. H. W. Webb, of Ipoh, has boon fin' $15 in the local police court for regard in# police regulations and p* u liio car in an area not scheduled &lt;'
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      91 6 NOTICE All communicator ns for both the Straits 1 imes anti the Straits Budget should be address' d 'o the Head Onice, Cecil and Stanley Str-.-et.-. Singapore, Straits Settlements. The po t ti e price of the Straits Times to the I':iit Kingdom and foreign countries a year. The post
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    47 6 DEATHS At Foochow, China, aft°r a long ill ncss», Air. Kuok Kong Nunn, father of Mr. Kuolv hock Chin of Johore Bahru. r’i.l.S At Soe ’aha.ia on October 18, 11)31, 1' '.u- SilFols Jr.. Mummer of Java Sumatra llaialclm »at rhr, pij, Seerahaja and late of .Ci.Rapoie.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    70 7 I ClrHits Times is not responsible for ■Th&lt;’ M 0 f its correspondents. Corre- &lt; P inlo,l l&gt;u ld hear in mind that letters P ndt lti short to the P° int Long u liable to \&gt; n rejected or cut hires'■•undonta must enclose their l*n. U alldesses, not
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    KIDNAPPING.
    51 7 I To the Editor of the Straits Times. With reference to your report 7* “Kinta Kidnappers” in your K* of Oct. 9, why not have the police Be vHVt half-a-dozen bloodhounds. P sure this would put a stop to kidHn'inp—- Yours, etc., ■»PP ,ng OOJAH. Kua a Lumpur, Oct.
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    THE NEW TAXES.
    80 7 I To the Editor of the Straits Times. I sir —Why not place an import tax on In nUnufrt tured goods not of Empire &lt;&gt; This would help the Old CounCfand at the same time relieve those CL are hai l hit by the petrol tax. An
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    TAXATION.
    128 7 I To the Editor of the Straits Times, jjj Sir,— Tl't* recent autocratic increases in ■taxation provoke grave misgivings in the ■tiiads of many peaceful citizens. Is ■Govemm-nt practising the strictest eco■aomy? There still appears evidence in ■the shape of extravagant Government Hkiu'alowv an expensive yacht, an expenIflve flying-boat,
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    PROPAGANDA.
    378 7 I To Editor of the Straits Times. I Su ‘;r p r osumab{ y planter? like l myself who are a.flicted with the R.G.A. I monthly H'l! let in through the misguided I fcintinc.-.-i of their directors, feel that it i&lt; I more or less incumbent on themselves to
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    OIL PALMS.
    139 7 I Sir b be Straits Times. I rft *i?natif.r, b f l ruar y 19.70 1 read of the I p »lm Ph„f,/^ orn tbe directorate of Oil Tan r at,on f* limited of the Hon. I ,B d Mr. 'p c n merchant, Malacca, I i 'i*
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    THE PLANTER’S CHOICE.
    904 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Bepeving that you have not been fully acquainted with all the facts I should welcome an opportunity to draw your r.ttemion t j one or two mis-state-ment? in your leader of the 12th inst, under the heading The Planter’s
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    IRELAND’S EXAMPLE.
    89 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Why talk about betting taxes, meeting deficits, etc., when so much local money—easily a million dollars—is invested elsewhere in sweepstakes? How about setting the machinery in motion for a State-controlled lottery to keep the money in the Colony The State
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    MALAY EMPLOYMENT.
    165 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I beg to address you with regard to the formation of a committee to advise on the employment of Malay boys who pass out of the local English and Malay schools. Such a committee has found useful in various Malay
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    IS MIGHT STILL RIGHT ?
    663 7 IS MIGHT STILL RIGHT To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —No fair-minded person can read your leading article of Oct. 16 under the heading “Is Might still Right?” withou endorsing every word of it. You are to be congratulated on presenting the case in I such blunt terms—too
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    TOO MUCH MOLLYCODDLING.
    1236 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Referring to the very able speech, delivered by the Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdulcader at the I egislative Council meeting, I think it is very gratifying to hear that Tamil coolies are arriving in Malaya aa deck passengers. This
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    PETROL PRICES.
    102 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—-Articles in the Press and grumblings in the club or other places do not seem to bring us very much nearer solution of the petrol price mystery. The sale of petrol is, unfortunately, almost a monopoly, but no one is forced
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    ENGLAND IS DYING BEYOND HER MEANS.
    1154 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—l he above words are a paraphrase on the last epigram of Oscar Wilde, but they appear piquantly seasonable at this tragi a moment of our national existence. Our people, as a whole, have failed to comprehend
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    A DIGNIFIED PETITION.
    349 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your leading article and the text ol the petition of the S.C.B.A. have led me to send in this letter which I had drafted some weeks aeo. It now appeals that there is a distinct demand for a separatist movement
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    MORE “ENGLISH.”
    306 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The reader who has forwarded to you for publication a copy of an application alleged to have been received from a Jaffna Tamil, quoting it as an example of the English taught in some Indian and Ceylonese colleges evidently knows
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    SINGAPORE ROADS.
    290 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times I Sir, —Someone wrote lately to the n J papers about the dangerous I 1 anghn, Napier and Grange road? 1 I few days later a lorry ran amok there J jkdled a cyclist. Among other much i throughfares long overdue
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    THE ORANG PENDEK.
    231 8 To the Editor of the Straits Tim«. Sir.—Early in 1925 I was travelling by car with a friend from Tangkah to Batu Anam in North Johore. Just south of Mount Ophir, I noticed two sirangw looking figures walking, or rather waddling towards us. It was on a
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    INDIAN IMMIGRANTS.
    205 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Kindly allow me a little space in which to express my views on the suggestion put forward by Mr. Abdoolcader at the last meeting of the Legislative Council. His suggestion that the deck fares on the B. I. steamers from
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    KATONG PARK.
    178 9 the Editor of the Straits Times. lV I remark through your cor&gt;i:column that the Katong Park supervision and repairs very badly l v ol the last two months that K n i e ft in a state most uncarf. k i.’ lis t of all, the path-way of
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    HOUSE RENTS.
    89 9 tnc Editor of the Straits Times. ;&gt;r you enlighten me as to why all l nirc-c pi perty-owners are allowed to H rents and issue receipts based on Chinese moon and dates? i&gt;o the authorities in charge of assess- n t- realise that the tenants paying such &gt;nt-
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    CHARITY FOOTBALL.
    55 9 Editor of the Straits Times. k it would le a great help to humanity if the S.A.F.A. could u: cements for two football played in aid of the China Fund. The Malayan Chinese so-n be returning from 1 confident that big sums be collected by this means. K.
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    OPIUM SEIZURES.
    121 9 I lied Linn (iraphite Proves I r« he i'!ed Lion Chandu. Division if the Mono* ii! n*nt male two more n-(ioveininent opium an'l &gt; "U Thursday. H HuP h vessel Van Houtsz Swatow revenue officer*: I ten ig barrels ingcmi- Red l.ion (iraphite.” One V;i "poned and found
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    THIRD PARTY RISKS.
    123 9 I Manjfor A.A. Keeping The I Question Alive. I ,|n ur Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. I .“‘‘y n the present year the F.M.S. I s J 1 1 uas ur tted by the Hon. Mr. I ,.ak*. 1 n the Federal Council to !1
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    STONING TO DEATH.
    224 9 Mohammedan Law Quoted In An Appeal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 20. An interesting appeal concerning an adultery case was argued today before a full bench of judges. The D.P.P. waid that the trial judge held that according to Mohammedan law four eye-witnesses were necessary before
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    164 9 MacLennan—Bird. The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s FYt yterian Church, Penang, on Friday i etwei n John MacLennan, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Bangkok, &lt;on of Archibald and Mrs. MacI cnnan. Lochboisdale, Inverness-shire and Elizabeth Margaret Bird, M.B., Ch.B. fGIas.), daughter of the
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    LIEUT.- COMDR. EDWARDS.
    157 9 Archdeacon Graham White Takes Funeral Service. The funeral took place on Oct. 14 at the European Cemetery, Johore Bahru as repotted in the Straits Times died of heart failure after bathing in the pa gar at Siletar Grange. The service was taken by Archdeapon Graham White and
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    CAUGHT BY CANNIBALS.
    56 9 Fate of Communists in New Guinea. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 13. The official report into the escape .of certain Communists from the detention camp at Uppe*' Digoel, New Guinea, n H»27. states theie is evidence to show that the men were caught killed and eaten
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    Y.W.C.A. EXHIBITION.
    542 9 Women’s Work Shows A High Standard. An exhibition which is to become an annual event in Singapore, and which was the first of its kind to be held in Malaya, was the woman’s exhibition of work, opened by the Hon. Mr. J. Watson, Director of Education, at the
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    LIGHTING FAILURE.
    60 9 Kuala Lumpur Plunged Into Darkness. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. The whole of Kuala Lumpur, the towns of Kajang and Rawang and half a dozen villages were plunged into darkness for half an hour last night owing to the failure of the now 10,000 kilowatt
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    JUNK CAPSIZES.
    55 9 Nine Annamites Landed In Singapore. Nine Annamites who wore .shipwrecked •n Oef. II were landed in Singapore o.n Saturday !&gt;.v the Asuka Maru. The men were taking a junk from S'uipoM to Win N on when it iap i/.id in a storm. They were an hour in the
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    HELP FOR CHINESE FLOOD VICTIMS.
    179 9 Assistance From All Over the World. The widespread desolation in China through the unprecedented floods, which have caused disease to spread in epidemic form has resulted in the League of Nations Health Section making a universal appeal to all countries to help China in this
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    CYCLIST NUISANCE.
    136 9 Kuala Lumpur Attempts At Education. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. l* r &gt;. By general consent it Is agreed that cyclists in Kuala Lumpur are more ignoi lint of traffic regulations than those of Singapore and the Selangor Aul nobile Association has been agitating vig ously
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    SIR WILLIAM HORNELL.
    150 9 Local Hon# Kong Graduates Meet Vice-Chancellor. Sir William II 1 rm*ll, vice-chanctdlor of Ilong Kong University, left Singapore (»n Sunday morning l»y the* 1*. and O. .Macedonia on his way back to Hong Kong. Sir William arrived here P riday from Java where he had gone for
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    BROTHERS AT LAW.
    145 9 Settlement Announced in The Barbour Case. The healing of the case which begun about five months ago between two well known business men in Singapore, who are brothers, Pi. A. Harbour (plaintMT) and It. A. Harbour (defendant) cortdudcl en Tuesday in the Supreme Court, fere Mr. Justice
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    SISTER CAUSES RIFT IN FAMILY.
    757 10 Trouble in Eurasian Household. Ti.e unhappy domestic affairs of a well- r.Hwn Singapore Kurasian household were described on Tuesduy when the wif mnmonod her husband for having failed to maintain her since September, before Mr. G. H. Whitton, the Singapore Fourth Police Magistrate. The complainant,
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    MUSICAL SOCIETY.
    55 10 The inaugural meeting of the Sir,, a- ore Musical Society i postpoivtl to b riday, October 10 at fnlo p.m. in the Memorial Hall. Pi actives of the orchestra v id I" start 'd as soon as the society is Lo'ini and the choir will start work ►unu-
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    687 10 Monday, Oct. 5. Ii.H. Thi* Sultan of Brunei, Mr. P. A. B. i MeK nn and Pi-ngiran Mohamed arrived t lay ut Government House. Mr. K. K. F. Pretty and Mr. H. F. Stal- lev dined at Covernment llou -e this evenI mg. Tuesday, Oct. 0. i in*
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    246 10 1 Arrangements for E.S.A.M. Members. 'I he following arrangements for membo of the E.S.A.M. have been marie in Sir; .\;»n e for the Armistice Day ce’cbrul i ns &lt; n Nov. 11. For the serv’Vo at the Cenotaph exI'l ivict nun and women are requested to 1 he
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    THE WRONG MAN TWICE.
    135 10 Cross-Purposes in Penang Police Court. t Kraut On Own Correspondent.) Penang. Oct. 20. After talking at cross-purposes ft*" p nu* m:"" nts in the police court here th tvoir.irg the found that tie Chine e in the dock wn* not the person who was charged in
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    68 10 i.—Ancta. First of Weekly Homeward Planes leaves Medan. Batavia. Oct. 17. The first of the weekly homeward rir mail planes in the service between Holland and the D.K.I. left Medan this morning carrying 583 lb. of mail and 13 1 lb. of goods. The new service began
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    SALARY CUTS IN D.E.I.
    61 10 Ant-: .'s. Ten Per Cent, for Government Officials. Batavia. Oct. 17. One of the principal Government ■noa vie* *.f t onomy. to take effect from k"'. will be a 10 per cent, reduction sulu.ie; of Government officials. f vc- grid employees, receiving up t guildoi ft
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    153 10 T l v Singapore Municipal Health state cut for the week ended Oct. 10 give the total number of deaths as male 11 and female i: &gt;. This represents a death rate of 20.18 pm* mille, per annum, compared with 22.10 in the preceding wee!and 20.05 in the
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    DEATH OF MR. R. P. SHERIDAN.
    524 10 Router. Police Officer VViio I Permanently Injured.' I News has been received of tin* ,i, I of Mr. R. P. Sheridan. XTJ'W formerly an inspector in the Strait* &lt;L 1 Po'H-e. It will be rectllt-d that y'B Sheridan was permanently throuph beins wounded duiine
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    SCENE IN COURT.
    114 10 Younjr Filipino Strips Off His Coat in the Dock. (From Our Own Correspond tv. 1 Penang. Oct. 1*. There was a minor scene in the r court here this morning when Th&lt; young Filipino who was charged cheating and disorderly conduct, f .T his coat when plnc:i:l
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    WANTED BY THE DUTCH.
    96 10 WANTED BY THE D UTCH. Java Chinese Arrested n Singapore. A well-dressed Chinese who was an id by the Singapore police on infoiii. received from the Dutch authnritic* produced by Inspector Scott lejorG. Dodd, the Singapore Crimma trict Judge, yesterday on an c.vdn* warrant, it lining alleged that ho i*
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    MURDER OF WEALTHY INDIAN.
    822 11 ’■r ra gic Visit to Colony. AysTEUIOUS stabbing W IN SINGAPORE. Ir. H i (hv North Indian merchant from )r arrived in Singapore with a to puichas-e goods for HT«Ly aiui within two days of his arrival aM* 5 f oun d Stabbed in a busy
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    STRAITS CHINESE AND THE COUNCIL.
    503 11 Associations’ Petition To Governor. The following in the text of the petition addressed to H.E. the Governor and High Commissioner (Sir Cecil Clementi) by the Straits Chinese British Associations of Singapore, Penang and Malacca May it please Your Excellency, This humble petition showeth as follows:—
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    THE FIRST CASE.
    100 11 Compulsory Morality at Work In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 19. The first prosecution undertaken since keepers of brothels in Kuala Lumpur were warned, under the Women and Girls Protection Enactment of 1931, to close their premises two months ago was heard in the
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    EUROPEAN’S HOUSE GUTTED BY FIRE.
    124 11 Everything Lost in Early Morning Blaze. our own Correspondent.) Klnng, Oct. 10. The -u.h of Commander J. F. Mills, retired haroour master, Port Swettenham, which sif-.nds at the first mile, Batu Tiga Road, \sas gutted by fire in the earl* hours of yesterday morning. The
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    MALAYANS’ WEDDING.
    357 11 Mr. L. W. Byrde and Miss Dorothy Snewin. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 21. The wedding of Mr. Lydmar W. Byrde of the detective branch of the Singapore Police, and Miss Dorothy Vera Snewin look place in the parish church of West Tarring, near Worthing, today. The
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    MORE KIDNAPPING.
    146 11 Perak Towkay Fights Gang and Escapes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 10. While cycling home last Friday a Chinese towkay, the proprietor of a general store, was waylaid and kidnapped. The store is situated on the road leading to Malayan Tin Dredging property. Owing to the non-return
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    CUTTING SHIPPING RATES.
    168 11 Singapore Firm’s Action. NEW YORK RUBBER PRICE AFFECTED. A Reuter cable from New York, dated Oct. 10, states :—The rubber market i® exercised by the report that a largo Singapore firm, E. A. Harbour, Ltd., has chartered a Swedish steamer to bring rubber to the United States
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    PHONOGRAMS.
    270 11 New Telephone Service For Singapore. The Post. Office announces that a phonogram service began on Oct. l‘j enabling telephone subscribers to diipatch and leceive telegrams by telephone di ect to and from the telegraph office, Singapore. Confirmatory copies will be forwarded to the sender, in the case of telegrams
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    HIGH COST OF PETROL.
    163 11 Selangor Association Not To Take Action. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15. At the last meeting of the committee of the Selangor Automobile Association a letter from the Kuala Lumpur Ratepayers’ Association was read referring the asso-Vati* n to the matter of the high
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    REDUCED FREIGHT RATES.
    897 12 Conference’s Decision. SUGGESTED CHARTERING COMBINE. The sequel to a well-known Singapore rubber firm, E.A. Harbour and Co., Ltd., chartering the Swoi’sh steamer, Siljstad, to take 0,500 tons of rubber to the United States, at a greatly reduced freight rate per ton to that set by the Shipping
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    MOBILISING PUBLIC OPINION.
    534 12 Defence Contribution Protest Meeting. At a committee meeting of the Straits jSettlements (Singapore) Association held [on Oct. it was resolved that a public meeting be called at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Friday Nov. 13, at 5.15 p.m. to obtain an expression of opinion front members of
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    M.A.H.A. DEBENTURE HOLDERS.
    667 12 Why a Meeting Has Beer Called. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 19. A peculiar position has arisen in relation to the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association, the body which has organised the Malayan Exhibition and done much to foster agriculture and native industries for some years past.
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    SUICIDE IN CELL.
    79 12 Verdict on Prisoner Who Hanged Himself. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Oct. 15. A verdict of suicide was returned at the inquest held here on a Chinese prisoner who, after being sentenced to prison nt the last Assizes, hanged himself in his cell. It was stated that
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    RAN AWAY AFTER ACCIDENT.
    264 12 Policeman Censured ul Inquest on^Woma^l An accident in which an elderly rvl ese woman was knocked down !l killed by a bicycle ridden by a police constable who ran away and J not report the affair as at the time J had 44 broken out of
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    THE CUTTY SARK.
    193 12 Flying Club’s New Machine Goes Through Tests. The Singapore Flying Club’s new machine, the Saro Cutty Sark flying boat, went up in the air for the first time on Sunday morning. The Cutty Sark arrived some months ago and. after being assembled by the ground staff, lay
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    HACKED HIS WIFE.
    206 12 Elderly Husband Sent For Observation. An echo of the brutal attack on his wife by a Javanese, armed with a ar^. e parang, in a lonely hut behind the san pits at Upper Serangoon Road, was hear before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge,
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    THE LITERARY PAGE-NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2616 13 A Play That Joseph Conrad Thought Had Great Merit—Satire On Post-War Conditions—Will It Find A Producer ?—Little-Known Talents Of Sir Ronald Ross—English Windmills—A Doleful Book Of Rugged Yorkshire Indian Out-S t a t i o n Intrigue. Satire on The Present. o0 k of Job,
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    119 13 Suit Between Two Tobacco Companies. Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell reserved judgment on Oct. 14 at the conclusion of the hearing of the case between United Kingdom Tobacco Company (1929) Ltd. (plaintiffs), and Malayan Tobacco Distributors Ltd. (defendants) over a certain trade mark used by the defendants in
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    EMPIRE GOODS.
    60 13 A “Shopping Week” for Malaya In December. Mr. C. P. Liston, hon. corresponding secretary of the Over-Seas League at Kuala Kangsar, who recently advocated an Empire Goods campaign for Malaya, now writes suggesting an Empire shopping week, to be held between Dec. 14 and 24. He asks that
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    ASIATIC UNEMPLOYED.
    41 13 The committee of the Asiatic Unemployment Fund has received the following donations Previously acknowledge J $7,116 90 S.H.B. Employees' (»o-opt. T. and L. Socy $lOO Fiaser and Neave Ltd., (2nd contribution) $lOO United Banks Football Club $9 total $7,324.90.
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    LIVING COSTS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    1456 14 Co-operative Chairman’s Statement. SOME CRITICISMS. 54 CENTS SPENT TO SAVE A DOLLAR. That the cost of living has fallen by twenty per cent, in Kuala Lumpur is a statement made by Mr. W. G. I’lnnn, president of the Mercantile ('•■operative Thrift and Ixrnn Moeiety, Kuala
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    SOLICITOR AND BARRISTER.
    1007 14 Fusion in Malaya. MR. BAILEY DISAGREES WITH MR. BRADDELL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16. Mr. Roland Braddell’s advocacy, in a ecent number of the Roda,” of the •eparation in the Colony of the two ranches of the legal profession, barristers nd solicitors, was referred
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    POLICE TRAP FOR PISTAL-SELLERS.
    315 14 Two Germans Fall In EACH TO SPEND \ivj j monthsjn gaol e capture of two German gunrunn n &lt;old an automatic pistol ami 1 rounds of ammunition to no n,y fiv than a police inspector. &gt;a The Germans are both mend,*,.* steamer Grandon which arriv f
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    153 14 The following action by committee- No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported:— Approved deugn for widening of Balestier Road from Moulmein Road to Kim Keat Road, suggested carriageway of 40 feet being amended to 30 feet. Approved rounding off of corners at iunction of Newton Road
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3561 15 A Voice From The Past—Singapore Fifty Years Ago—A Kuala Lumpur Veteran Looks Back—When The Navy First Co-operated— A Social Ferment At Work—Legal Rumours Hotv To Recognise Rabies. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16. |H f-ir away from modem Kuala Lumpur J
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    WOMEN AND GIRLS.
    101 16 General Revision of Laws In Johore. The Governments of the Straits SettleTOento and the Federated Malay StateJrnvt* both passed legislation to give effect to the recommendations of a committee -aojamited by the Secretary of State to coniider the law relating to women and jprls protection. A Bill
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    EUROPEAN OVERBOARD.
    94 16 Disappears from Mantua Near Hong Kong. When the P. and O, Mantua arrived in Singapore on Oct. 14 it was reported that a European had disappeared during the voyage from Hong Kong. The European, Mr. J. (Jibbling, was going home on leave from Hong Kong and he had
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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRADE SCHOOL.
    1412 16 ;j Nursery of Singapore Mechanics. &gt;' EXCELLENT RESULTS. .i RAISING THE STANDARD i OF WORK. 1 One of the greatest problems of 1 engineering firms in Malaya has been to obtain efficient Asiatic mechanics who 1 aii* also able to train apprentices. It is no [(secret
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    THE UNION TIMES.
    77 16 Resumes Publication After Suspension. The local Chinese newspaper, the Union Timch, known in Chinese as the Chung Wee Sin Poh resumed publication on Sunday with a special edition after having been suspended for a month from Oct. 1, for a certain editorial in its issue of Sept.
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    FINANCES OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
    385 16 Estimates for 1932 REVENUE TO BE LESSS IN 1932. The draft estimates of the Municipality for 1932, published n l Government Gazette, show that b 'will be down by $1,000,000 and that T I surplus. which is expected t &gt; l! $l,RK!t,245 at the end of
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    APPEAL UPHELD.
    81 16 S. Benedict successfully appeals against the decision of the Civil Distin Judge in awarding judgment to nun $27.25 against Masters Ltd., the advei ing agents, as against his claim $4G3.90 for commission, arrears of Sil!a in lieu of notice. The appeal was heard by Mr. Ju&gt; Rt Sproule
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      ACTION BY ALL NATIONS?
      318 21 Reuter. Drastic Possibility Discussed. SIGNIFICANT CABLE. British Fleet May Co-operate. London. Oct. 17. The possibility of the British Fleet obliged to co-operate in enforcing respect fot the league Covenant, under Artic'e 16 of the Covenant, if the measures taken under Article 11 for saferusidunr peace fail,
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      WHAT TOKIO FEARS.
      156 21 .—Reuter. That Kellogg Pact Will Be Invoked. Tokio, Oct. It». The Japanese interpretation of the de&lt;*is!on to invito America to be present at league t'ouncil meetings is, inter alia, hat the League and America wish to cooperate for the purpose of invoking the ko logg Pact, thereby
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      NO WITHDRAWAL.
      116 21 —Reuter. Wr. oshizawa Talks With Lord Reading. Geneva, Oct. If*. i fO os hizawa, unaccompanied, visited ding, with whom he had a talk lasted an hour and a half, that ate d in authoritative quarters pestift" 0 8 known here of any sugfixirv 01 Ja Pan’s eventual withdrawal
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      AMERICA ACCEPTS.
      102 21 Reuter. Her Instructions To Mr. Prentiss Gilbert. Washington, Oct. 16. The United States has accepted the League Council invitation. The instructions given to the United States r&lt; presentative at Geneva, prior to the receipt of the formal invitation, were You are authroised to participate in the discussions when
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      THE BOYCOTT.
      101 21 —Reuter. Japan Details Her Grievances. London, Oct. 16. The Japanese Embassy has supplied Reuter with detailed reports of antiJananese activities in China. Inter alia these reports complain that ferrymen and others are refusing to handle Japanese cargo that Japanese firms have been prevented from disposing of their marchandise
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      MR. GILBERT’S TASK.
      265 21 -British Wireless. Only Interested In The Kellogg Pact. Rugby, Oct. 1G. At the meeting of the League Council at Geneva this evening, M. Briand read a reply from the United States Government agreeing to sit on the Council to examine the relations between the stipulate ns of
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      THE CAUSE OF PEACE.
      413 21 How U.S. Co-operation Will Help It Geneva. Oct. 16. At the meeting of the League Council held this evening Mr. Prentiss Gilbert attended as an ‘‘observer and auditor” on behalf of the United States of America. M. Briand presided. In the course of a speech Mr.
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      MORNING MEETING.
      228 21 Fuller Report of What Took Place. Contrary to expectations this morning's meeting of the Council was public and opened at 10.17. M. Briand (the acting President) immediately hr ached the subbet of collaboration with the United fUates concerning the Manchurian situation and outlined the Council’s discussions in September
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      PACT OF PARIS.
      240 21 M. Rriand Explains Why U.S. Is Interested. The proposal .that the Government of he United States be invited to send a representative to the Council was then read by M. Rriand, who added In (he course of the discussions the opil ion has been expressed that the
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      MR. YOSHIZAWA.
      413 21 Reuter. Objects and Votes Against Invitation. Mr. Yoshi/.awn said he was anxious to make perfectly clear the motive which had obliged him to give a negative reply to the proposal to invite the United States. 11 is Government considered the proposal to invite a non-member State to participate
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      LORD READING.
      272 22 Existence of the League At Stake. Lord Reading, in an important speech, defended the point of view that the question was one of procedure not substance. A non-member was not being asked to sit on the Council as a member, but in an advisory capacity. Article 11 of
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      DR. ALFRED SZE.
      255 22 Reuter. Urges Need for Speedy Action. Dr. Alfred Sze reiterated the Chinese attitude and called attention to the necessity of as spoedy action as» possible in order to reach a solution in accordance with the Chines* (Jovemment’s policy that a settlement of all disputes should never he
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      MORE DETAILS.
      284 22 —British Wireless. The Times and the Issue At Stake. Rugby, Oct. 16. At last right’s meeting of the League Council a motion to invite the United States to nominate a representative to take part in the work on the Council upon 'he Manchurian dispute was adopted, the Tnnantso
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      A RADIUM “BOMB.”
      174 22 Deep-Seated Cancer Tests Disappointing. Rugby, Oct. 15. A disappointing report has been issued by the Radium Commission on the results of the year’s trial of the bomb of radium acquired by the National Radium Trust. The bomb was allocated to Westminster Hospital with the stipulation that preference
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      WEST AFRICAN FLIGHT.
      68 22 Heliopolis early in December.—British Wireless. R.A.F. Machines on a SixMonths’ Cruise. Rugby, Oct. 15. The Royal Air Force West African Flight arrived today at Basra and left again for Khartoum. The flight began yesterday from Helio* uolis and involves a cruise over the whole af West Africa.
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      NEW DIVORCE LAW IN SPAIN.
      114 22 -Reuter. Startling Change in Social Legislation. Madrid, Oct. 17. One of the most startling pieces of social legislation in Spanish history was passed by the Cortes last night, when article 41 of the new constitution dealing with divorce was adopted by the House. The article
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      STERLING STEADY.
      343 22 and international finance.”—British Wirei iCS 8. —Reuter. A Boon to International Trade.” Rugby, Oct. 16. Commenting on the remarkable steadiness of the pound sterling in terms of th-» principal gold currencies, The Times City editor suggests that this may give rise to the impression that the rate is
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      FRANCE AND U.S.A.
      148 22 —Reuter. Views on Debts and The Moratorium. Le Havre, Oct. 1G. The French Prime Minister (M. Pierre Laval) arrived here this morning from Paris and embarked on board the liner lie de France, which sailed early this afternoon for America. M. Laval is on his way to
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      BIG OUTFLOW OF GOLD FROM THE U.S.A.
      352 22 Reuter. Mostly for Prance. WILL IT TEND REDISTRIBUTION? New York, Oct. 15 The outflow of gold from United Stat„ now approximates $567,000,000. which has been taken in the past month? and amounts to 80 per cent, of shipped to the United States during
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      THEIR BANKLESS DAY.
      92 22 —Reuter. All Three Put Shutters Up In Youngstown. Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 15. The town was without a hank today. The City Trust Savings Bank and the Dollar Savings and Trust Co., with combined resources exceeding $41,500,000, closed, while the First National Bank temporarily put up the shutters.
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      GERMAN NAVY.
      101 22 Second Pocket-Battleship To Be Postponed. Berlin, Oct. 16. The Reichstag has passed a vote of confidence in the Bruening Govern me by 294 votes to 270. Later The Reichstag, by 211 votes to 181, resolved to discontinue the comuru tion of pocket-battleship “B” and n vote the money
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      MINORITY VOTE AVOIDED.
      439 23 British Wireless. Four Hundred Fewer Candidates. THE COMMUNISTS. Seeking More Benefits For Unemployed. Rugby, Oct. 14. it is anticipated that about 1,300 candiwni be nominated on Friday for the parliamentary seats to be filled at the general election on Oct. 27. *This will represent a 400 decrease
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      LLOYD GEORGE WING.
      380 23 —British Wireless. ,—Reuter. Opposition to General Tariff. Hllgby, Oct. 14. Further arrangements between the Lib--a- and the Conservative supporters of the National Government were announced °ua.v, and the number of candidates who have w.thdrawn to prevent splitting the government vote is steadily growing. In many constituencies, where
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      COMPROMISE ON INDIAN FINANCE.
      295 23 British Wireless. Complicated Nature of The Problems. Rugby, Oct. 15. When the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference resumed discussion of the Finance Sub-Com-mittee’s report, Lord Peel (the chairman of the sub-committee) said the speeches indicated general assent to the principles in the report.
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      FRANCE & THE U.S.A.
      91 23 FRANCE THE U.S.A. —Reuter. Coming Tete-a-Tete On World Problems.” Paris, Oct. 14. Not a conference, but a tete-a-tete on world problems was the description given by the French Prime Minister (M. Piene of his coming talks with President Hoover. Speaking at a luncheon on the eve of his departure for
      —Reuter.  -  91 words
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      VERSAILLES TREATIES.
      80 23 —Reuter. No Economic Recovery Until They are Revised. Bloemfontein, Oct. 14. General Hertzog, in a speech to the National Party Congress, declared that the South African Government was determined not to abandon the gold standard unless driven to do so. There were no grounds to expect a recovery
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      CIVIL WAR THREAT IN SPAIN.
      267 23 —Reuter. Prime Minister Resigns. SEPARATING CHURCH AND STATE. Madrid, Oct. 11. The Prime Minister (Senor Zamora) who is a Catholic, has resigned, following the decision of the Cortes in favour of tho separation of Church and State and tho expulsion of the Jesuits and the
      —Reuter.  -  267 words
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      THE MOTOR SHOW.
      166 23 British Wireless. Good Value at Olympia This Year. Rugby, Oct. 15. The International Motor Show opened at Olympia this morning and will remain open until the end of next week. The outstanding features of the new models are the exceptionally good value good appearance, comfort and economy
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      REVOLT IN ECUADOR
      72 23 —Reuter. President of Senate Now Head of the State. New York, Oct. 15. Armed revolt is reported to have broken out in Kcuador. Senor Alfredo Moreno, President of the Senate, has proclaimed himself head of the State. A strict censorship prevails, and reports wh ch have come
      —Reuter.  -  72 words
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      UNEMPLOYED.
      33 23 —Router. Dutch Government’s Help To Trade Unions. The Hague, Oct. 17. The Government has agreed to supplement trade union unemployment funds to a maximum of 300 per cent, of members’ contributions. —Router.
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      AIR SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
      293 23 —British W, relesa. When National Financial Position Eases.” IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. Scheme to Provide A Weekly Mail. Rugby, Oct. 15. Sir Eric Geddes, the chairman of Imperial Airways, announced at the annual meeting today that n consultation and co-operation with the Air Minister (Lori Amulree), a scheme
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      INDIAN FINANCE.
      309 23 British Wireless, States’ Obligations Under Federation. Rugby, Oct. 14. The Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference further considered the report of its finance sub-committee today and the discussion was adjourned until tomorrow. Sir Tej 15ahadur Sapru urged that the Expert Committee on Finance contemplated in the
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      NOMINATION DAY.
      395 24 Sixty-Seven Candidates Not Opposed. MR. SNOWDEN. Vigorous Attack on The Opposition. Rugby, Oct. 16. Nominations in connection with the General Election were received today. The outstanding feature of the proceedings was thf* large number of constituencies in which, there being no opposition, candidate* were at once declared elected
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      NATIONAL CRISIS.
      675 24 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Putting Country Before Party. A vigorous attack on the Opposition leaders is made by Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a letter addressed to National candidates wishing them success. Mr. Snowden says the issue is 44 whether the country shall have a
      —British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  675 words
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      PROMISING RESULTS.
      142 24 —British Wireless. Indian States and Federal Structure. Rugby, Oct. 16. When the Federal Structure Committe® of the Indian Round-Table Conference met today Lord Sankey intimated that private exchanges of views between the representatives of various sections whose interests were affected by the report of the finance sub-committee had
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      LONDON THEATRE
      45 24 Lease of Prince of Wales Sold For £700. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 15. The lease of the Prince of Wales’ Theatre, which will expire in 1940, was Soil today to Mr. H. J. Meyer, the auctioneer and estate agent, for £700.
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      AMERICAN LABOUR VOTES FOR BEER.
      138 24 —Reuter. But Has No Sympathy With Whisky Drinker. Vancouver, Oct. 16. The American Federation of Labour, which is holding a convention here, has re affirmed its stand for the legalisation of the sale of 2 75 per cent, beer at the next session of Congress,
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      LESS RUBBER USED.
      103 24 Another Drop in U.S. Figures. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 16. Rubber consumption in the United States for September was 23,638 tons, compared with 27,586 tons in August and 25,288 tons in September, 1930. Consumption for the first nine months of 1931 was 282,358 tons compared
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      POLICEMAN KILLED.
      90 24 Oxford Student Charged With Manslaughter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. At midnight on Wednesday Police Constable Needle was knocked down and killad at Oxford by a car which was alleged to be speeding furiously. The car failed to stop and the police combed the countryside in
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      MELBOURNE INMAN.
      55 24 Fined for Dangerous Driving. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 16. Melbourne Inman, the famous billiards player, was fined £5'and £2 3s. 6d. costs on a charge of driving a motor-car while under the influence of drink, and £2 for dangerous driving. The magistrate, Mr. Bingley, stated there
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      GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      38 24 Reuter. Making Third Flight To South America. Berlin, Oct. 17. The Graf Zeppelin started at 1.05 a.m. today for Pernambuco, on her third South American flight, piloted by Captain Lehmann. She has 17 passengers on board.—
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      BISHOP JAMES CANNON.
      60 24 Reuter. Stormy Petrel of Methodist Church in Trouble. Washington, Oct. 16. Bishop James Cannon, the stormy petrel of the Methodist Church, as chairman of the Democratic Anti-Smith Party, has been indicted by a Grand Jury, with the treasurer of the partly (Miss Ada Burroughs), on a charge
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      LLOYD GEORGE OPPOSES TARIFFS.
      361 24 —Reuter. “Vote for Free Trade." OPPOSITION TO SIR n SAMUEL. London, Oct 15 Vote for the Free Trade Social],f preference to the Tariffist Tory wutkt advice given by Mr. Lloyd broadcast address enjoining the .0 see that Great Britain lion the sound and healthy holos in
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      ACTS OF SABOTAGE.
      87 24 —Reuter. German Ships Held Up In Russian Ports. Berlin, Oct. 15. Acts of sabotage have rendered unnavigable the German held up in Russian harbours owing to the mutiny of German sailors. Thu? it appears useless to dispatch the German tugboat which was to have towed them into
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      STEEL COMBINE.
      47 24 —Reuter. Cancelled Owing to The State of Trade. New York, Oct. 15. The long-rumoured merger between the Bethlehtni JSteel Corporation and the Youngstowm dReet and Tube Corporation has been definitely cancelled, owing to the changed conditions of trade, according to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation President.—Reuter.
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      THE “SKY PILOT.”
      49 24 First Missionary to Fly To India. Madras, Sept. 22. Miss Blanche H. Tweddle, the woman missionary to fly from Croy to Karachi, arrived here yesterday v, ing by the Grand Trunk Express and accorded a warm reception by her 'non She belongs to the Wesleyan Mission.
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      U.S. AND LEAGUE COUNCIL
      112 25 —Reuter. japan Withdraws Her Objection. THE EX-EMPEROR. Will Manchu Dynasty Be Re-established Washington, Oct. 19. japan has withdrawn her opposition American participation in the League Council’s discussions on Man:huria. statement to that effect was made by •he Japanese Ambassador in Washington ♦o the United States Secretary
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      THE EX-EMPEROR.
      134 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Japanese Efforts to Get Him to Mukden. Shanghai, Oct. 19. It is reported that certain of the Manchurian Princes gathered at Mukden jecently. The Japanese them to use their influence to induce the former Emperor, Mr. Henry Pu Yi, to come to Mukden. Mr. Henry
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      “FIVE POINTS.”
      284 25 "euter. Japan Submits Scheme For Solution. It is understood that the Japanese delegation has submitted a scheme for the -ol.it ion of the conflict, embodying five P°*nts. particulars of which have not been yet disclosed, but which, if agreed to, 'yould obviate any direct intervention by the League
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      JAPAN’S ATTITUDE.
      116 25 —Reuter. Causing Resentment In Europe. London, Oct. 19. b resentment among the signatories to the League Coveriant and the Kellogg p act at the flat llisal of Japan to accept any decision reached by the League,” says the Manchester Guardian. The legal point raised, namelv objection to the
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      THE KELLOGG PACT.
      220 25 channels by seveial Governments.—British Wireless. the t’.S. Marines in North China.—Sin Kuo Min. What Much Discussed Article 2 Says. Rugby, Oct. 19. One outcome of the week-end discussions at Geneva on the Manchurian problem was the decision reached by members of the League Council, supported by the
      channels by seveial Governments.—British Wireless.; the t’.S. Marines in North China.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  220 words
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      POPE’S PROTEST.
      64 25 —Reuter. Sacred Rights of Church In Spain. Rome, Oct. 16. A vigorous protest by the Pope against the multiple offence* inflicted on the sacred rights of the Church in Spain, is conveyed in a letter addressed to the Papal Nuncio in Madrid. The Pope states that he is
      —Reuter.  -  64 words
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      “ TARIFFS NO REMEDY.”
      227 25 TARIFFS NO REMEDY.” —British Wireless. Mr. Lloyd George on Danger Of Protection.” Rugby, Oct. 16. The party leaders are being given equal opportunities by the Broadcasting Corporation to address the electorate over the radio, each speech in the series lasting 20 minutes. Last night Mr. Lloyd George gave his views
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      CHAIRS AND BOTTLES FREELY FLY.
      151 25 —Reuter. Kid Lewis Injured. ELECTION FREE FIGHT IN BIRMINGHAM. London, Oct, 19. The comparative orderliness of the election campaign was rudely shattered at Birmingham last night when the New Party leader (Sir Oswald Mosley) and hiR bodyguard, including the boxer 44 Kid Lewis, were involved
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      THE OLDEST V.C.
      98 25 —British Wireless. Death of General Sir Reginald Hart. Rugby, Oct. 19. The oldest holder of the Victoria Cross, General Sir Reginald Hart, died today at Bournemouth, aged 83. He gained the Cross in the Afghan Campaign in 1879. He became Commander-in-chief in South Africa in 1912 and,
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      HARD FIGHT FOR PREMIER.
      342 25 the constituencies they contested.—British Wireless. Opponent Gets Labour j And T.U. Support. SAFE SEATS REFUSED. Novel Electioneering: Methods. Rugby, Oct. 19. The election campaign has entered upon its second week and, with polling day only eight days off, candidates all over the country are intensifying their
      the constituencies they contested.—British Wireless.  -  342 words
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      THREE ESSENTIALS.
      230 25 If Bankruptcy Is To Be Escaped. London, Oct. 19. In an elect on address to the elector* of the Seaborn Division of Durham to* day the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonal i) asks for a vote of confidence to enable the Government to secure three essential th ngs
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      ELECTION INCIDENTS.
      415 25 —British Wireless. Mrs. Sidney Webb Opposes Premier. Rugby, Oct. 19. The general election campaign ha* entered upon its intensive phase and in every constituency in which a seat contested many meetings are being held daily until tomorrow week, when polling takes place. Radio is playing a more important
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      LLOYD GEORGE’S FUTURE.
      408 26 Rumour That He Will Join The Socialists. ELECTION BATTLE. Big National Majority Expected. London, Oct. 18. The election battle is in full swing. Mow that nominations have been completed, the candidates are settling down to the mght in earnest. The special interest which attaches to the future
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      LABOUR ATTACKED.
      557 26 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Mr. Henderson Alleges A “Travesty of the Facts.” Tte Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden), who has hitherto re* nained silent in the election campaign, dramatically entered the fray yesterday TOth a letter addressed to all candidate supparting the National Government, alaxhingly attacking the
      —Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  557 words
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      WORD FOR JAPAN.
      245 26 —Reuter. What She Has Done For Manchuria. London, Oct. 19. Mr. John Otway Percy Bland, in a letter to The Times, declares that, in dealing with other Treaty Powers, the leaders of the Kuomintang successfully repudiated, or ignored with impunity, their Treaty obligations. Therefore it was not
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      49 26 three-quarters of a point.—British Wireless. Very Hopeful Sentiments Prevail. Rugby, Oct. 19. Distinctly hopeful sentiments prevailed on the Stdhk Exchange today, and the leading feature was the strength of British Government Stocks, which showed a general advance of from a quarter to three-quarters of a point.—British Wire-
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      DUTCH AND RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      74 26 Government to Retain A Free Hand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 17. It is reported from Amsterdam that the Dutch Government, in reply to a written question, has stated that it is unable to promise not to take rubber restriction measures before consulting a plenary
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      “NOTHING TO FEAR.”
      286 26 —Reuter. Position of Gold Dollar Not Endangered. Paris, Oct. 18. There is absolutely nothing to fear as far as the dollar is concerned,” said Mr. W. R. Burgess, a Deputy-Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank, interviewed aboard the lie de France, by which he is returning to
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      “ SUBJECTION.”
      107 26 SUBJECTION.” —Reuter. Nazis Condemn German Foreign Policy. Berlin, Oct. 14. The debate on the Government's statement of policy opened in the Refchstag at noon, in the absence of the National Socialists (Nazis), who, however, streamed in when the Nazi leader in the Reichstag (Dr. Frick) rose to speak. Dr. Heinrich
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      GOLD EXPORT BAN.
      84 26 —Reuter. Canada to Meet Overseas Obligations. Ottawa, Oct. 20. An Order in Council forbids the export of gold except by Government licence. The Order is applicable until Mar. 1, ***** and is designed to safeguard the gold standard and enable overseas obligations to be met while maintaining
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      FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF FEDERATION
      155 26 —British Wireless. London Conversations. PRINCES WANT MORr INFORMATION. Rugby, Oct. 1& Conversations are proceeding t&lt;*iay bo. tween the Indian States delegation to the Round-Table Conference and the British Indian delegates on the subject of the financial aspects of federation. The differences under discussion am« on the
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      THE OXFORD MURDER.
      332 26 Robbery as the Motive Of The Crime. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 19. The trial of Henry Darnel Seymour, a 39-year-old commercial traveller accused of the murder of Mrs. Annie Louisa Kempson, a widow, in her house in Oxforl on July 25. begins at the Oxford
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      SINKS OFF ALASKA.
      61 26 Reuter. Japanese Cargo Steamer With Crew of 40. New York, Oct. i&lt;The Japanese cargo steamer Maru Tns sunk 500 miles west of I&gt;utc &lt; Harbour, Alaska, with a crew •&gt;. Reuter. &lt; The Yonan C* 1 "&gt;t tons) belong*! to the Nippon Kyodo Risen K.K. anil had
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      THE GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      29 26 i crip iruiii —Reuter. Reaches Pernambuco on Her Third Trip. Pernambuco, Oct. 20* The Graf Zeppelin has arrived here Jher third trip from Germany to America.—Reuter.
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      DEATH OF FAMOUS INVENTOR.
      217 27 —Reuter. iMison’s Last Hours. ,-S Mil.E TO WORK HE 1 WISHED TO DIE. New York, Oct. IK. Alva Edison, the famous i-’vent or, died at 3.24 a.m. to- in! *&gt;ss coma, with his wife, .V ptiysician (Or. Howe) and :lt his bedside. X1 iMison realised that
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      A MODERN ROMANCE.
      1331 27 H( liter. 'ixty Years Full Of Croat Discoveries. oivat American inventor. 1as Alva Edison, whose death the mourns today, preferred i himself simply as art electrician a., inci ted that improvement in g'eatly advances real civil’s.i- that he so, he must have dim ’&gt; remote the progress
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      AL CAPONE ONCE MORE CONVICTED.
      384 27 Reuter. For Income-Tax Evasion. RUT THE LEGAL GAME GOES ON. i Chicago, Oct. 18. 1-cy i face A1 &lt; a; no has been convicted on five out of 32 counts charging him with eras'* i moo ne-tax. The jury dclibc a. for over eight hours
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      SPAIN TO NIP CIVIL WAR IN BUD.
      304 27 —Reuter. J&gt;rastic Measures. RUSHED THROUGH THE UORTES IN A DAY. Madrid, Oct. 21. In a single s'tting the Cortes rushed through a c mprehensive measure for the defence of the Republic, empowering the authoritio drastically to suppress disturbing elements, —like inciters to violence,
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      IRISH TERRORISM.
      211 27 Reuter. Military Tribunal With Unlimited Power. Dublin, Oct. 20. Tlit* Irish Fiee State vcmment has formally gazetted the Public Safety Act. Five high Army Officers have l&gt;ecn appointed a military tribunal to hold secret trials. The penalties which thii tribunal will be empowered to impose will be unrestricted
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      MR. SAMUEL MATHER.
      132 27 Death of Multi-Million a ire Industrialist. Cleveland, Oct. 18. The* death is announced of Mr. Sauna 1 .Mather, the mul! i-niiUieira're* eiiroe-teir of the Cn ted i-t;il« Steel Coi pen atiein end o‘he*r &lt; emc nr, f’&lt; o'er. ’lather v i) yea of age. lie* ji y
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      PROGRESS SLOW AT GENEVA.
      246 28 an American representative.—British Wireless. —Reuter. But Far Eastern Stocks Rally. JAPAN’S FIVE POINTS. Not Yet Submitted To China. Rugby, Oct. 20. Although the Manchurian problem still remains acute, hopes are centred upon the conversations which M. Rriand and Lord Reading ha I yesterday, and are continuing
      an American representative.—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  246 words
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      “ MISLEADING.”
      190 28 MISLEADING.” —Reuter. Japan and Her Opposition To U.S. Observer. Geneva, Oct. 20. Tne statement from Washington that Japan had withdrawn her opposition to American participati n in the I.(‘ague discussions on the Manchurian question was considered in Japanese quarters here this morning a*» a trifle misleading. It is pointed out
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      CHINESE IN CANADA.
      99 28 Reuter. Expeditionary Force For China Illegal. Victoria, British Columbia, Oct. 20. The Chinese residents in Canada, who v.ere planning to send an expeditionary force to China, have been warned by the Government and by the police that their activities are illegal and that any military expedition setting
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      A LONG BUSINESS.
      283 28 —Reuter. Little Progress But Very Slow, Says M. Briand. Geneva, Oct. 20. This is a long business. There baa been, perhaps, a little progress, but it is very slow” -aid M Hi land, the “wizard of the League,” who has been given full powers to act on
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      TO SETTLE DISPUTES.
      168 28 —Reuter. Permanent Commission Suggested. London. Oct. 20. The Hon. Hugh Archibald Wyndham. who was a member of the deputation from the Royal Institute of International Affairs v.lrch visited the Far East two years ag under the leadership of Lord Hail ham. interviewed by Reuter, said no settlement
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      ROUND-TABLE.
      253 28 British Wireless. Question of a Federal Supreme Court. Rugby, Oct. 21. The financial aspects of Federation we.'* again considered today at the meeting of the Federal Still ture Subcommittee of the Indian Round-Table Conference, and a short adjournment was arranged to enable a formula to be produced on behalf
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      NATIONS AND THEIR WAR DEBTS.
      297 28 Need for Agreement. PREMIER EXPLAINS HIS POLICY. Rugby, Oct. 20. The conclusion of an international agreement on War Debt payments i' stated, in the election address issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) to hi« constituents, to be one of the three •ssential measures
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      PROTECTION ISSUE.
      279 28 British Wireless. Directly Raised in Many Constituencies. In many c nstituencies the i *sue of roe Trade and Protec*ion l eu g clivcetiv raised anti Mr. Neville Chamberlain tthe Conservative Minister of Health in the National Government L in a l eech at 1 irmingham last night, disagreed
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      ELECTION BATTLE.
      332 28 -Reuter. Powerful Weapon Of Past Speeches. London, Oct. 20. Speeches politicians would like to forgot are proving especially useful now, as many protagonists are temporarily taking up now party alignments. Mr. Philip Snowden’s arrows have brought a particularly sharp counter'itack from Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Labour member for Nelson
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      TRADE LOOKS UP AT HOME.
      257 28 —British Wireless. —Reuter. “Bull” Points for Th« Government. ORDERS FLOW IN. Foreign Firms Apply p n Factory Sites. Rugby, Oct. 21 Follow ing the diminution of over m,, in the number of the unemployed od last week, the Ministry of figures published today show •&gt;
      —British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  257 words
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      U.S. RAILWAYS.
      58 28 —Reuter. Higher Freight Rates Some Commodities. Washington. The Inter-State Commerce Comm has refused the Unil I Sta permission to increase their p' 1 but has suppested increases in th&lt; 1 1 on specific commodities for a period, subject to the Commissi &gt;n proval of arrangement bet\v».-r c riers
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      SEQUEL TO BIG BANK FAILURE.
      361 29 —Reuter. State Superintendent And 2S Others Indicted. New York, Oct. 19. Brokeriik, the Banking Superinten- n* of New York State and 28 officials t ‘he Bunk of the United States were \noiited today before the grand jury .raxing the failure of the hank last einb‘
      —Reuter.  -  361 words
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      151 29 ,—Reuter. Denies Secret Pact With The Socialists. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed, denied that he had entered into any secret pact »vith the Socialists. He said there was no pact even regarding his own constituency.—Reuter. The following cable (dated London. Oct appeared in a previous
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      U.S. WHEAT SURPLUS.
      48 29 —Reuter. biff Sales to Germany And France Contemplated. New York, Oct. 20. Kyp.'it circles report that transactions •i being contemplated involving the sale if} pee of over 60,000,000 bushels of s L*iI llisation wheat and the disposal of thcr considerable consignment to Gerrr ;i ny.-—Reuter.
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      THE COLD STANDARD.
      38 29 Africa to Decide After British Election. (Cape Province), Oct. 13. I he Minister for the Interior has 'y-unred that the Government will wait r British elestion before deciding r *ether to abandon the gold standard.
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      SULTAN AND SULTANA OF JOHORE.
      70 29 Due Back in Singapore On Nov. 17. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 20. The Sultan nnd Sultana of .Kbore are return’ng bv the Rotterdam-1 U vd liner. Balooran, which is due to leave Marseille* on Oct. 30 and to reach Singapore on Nov. 17.
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      ECHO OF PIRACY.
      99 29 The Sinking of the Irene In Bias Bay. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong King. Oct. 21. H.M.S. Stormdoud report* that the mast of the Irene, which was -unk by the submarine L4 in October 1027, is visible in Bias Bay. The Irene, a China Merchants Steam Navigation
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      RECRUITS TO THE FORCES
      57 29 King and Queen of Siam At The Ceremonies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 21. The ceremonial of trooping the colour ond taking the oath f r recruits to the army and navy were attended yesterday afternoon by the King and Queen, this being their first
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      MR. H. E. BARRETT.
      56 29 Death of Former Planter And Miner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 20. The death occurred in hospital in Kuala Lumpur yesterday of Mr. H. E. Barrett of KilllnghaU Estate, Puchong, and formerly of Kent (F.M.S.) Tin Dredging Ltd., Batu Caves. He leaves behind a
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      253 29 Reuter. London, Oct. 19. The United Kingdom rubber stocks are down by 273 tons. New York, Oct. 19. Eleven more banks, with depositsi aggregating about $12,000,000, closed down in various parts of the United States today. —Reuter. Lon Ion, Oct. 15. H.M.S. Challenger will relieve H.M.S.
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      WIRELESS “FANS.”
      93 29 —British Wireless. Between 12 and 16 Million In Great Britain. Rugby, Oct. 20. The latest statistics on wireless licences show that, at the end of September, there were just und?r 4,000,000 receiving set-s l eensed, reprei enting a listening audience of between 12.000,000 and 1G,000,000 people. The figures
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      ANOTHER AKRON.
      71 29 —Reuter. U.S.A. to Have World’s Two Largest Airships. Washington. Oct. 20. America is to have another giant airship, similar to the Akron wh ch was completed this year and which is the largest dirigible in the world. Mr. Charles F. Adams, the Secretary of the Navy, today ordered
      —Reuter.  -  71 words
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      U.S. UNEMPLOYED.
      55 29 —Reuter. Mr. Hoover Inaugurates Radio Drive for Funds. Fortress Monroe, Virginia, Oct. 18. President Hoover today inaugurated a coast-to-coast radio drive for funds for the unemployed. He declared that no Government action pnd no economic plan could replace the God-imposed responsibility of indixiduals to their neighbours. He urged
      —Reuter.  -  55 words
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      LADY MAY CAMBRIDGE.
      79 29 —British Wireless. Princess Ingrid to be One Of Her Bridesmaids. Rugby, Oct. 19. Princess Ingrid of Sweden, who will be one of the bridesmaids at the wedding next Saturday of the King’s niece, Lady May Cambridge, reached London this morning accompanied by the Crown Prince Gustav. Lady
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      TELEGRAMS FROM INDIA.
      75 29 Rates Increased by Five Annas Per Rupee. Simla, Oct. 13. j The Government of India has decided, I from midnight tomorrow (Wednesday),! to increase by five annas per rupee the| rates on all foreign telegrams. In view of the fact that the tariff for j such telegrams
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      PETROL DISTRIBUTION.
      61 29 Reuter. Ensuring Efficiency Economy In Britain. Lon.lon, Oct. 16. With the object of effecting the more efficient and economical distribution of their products in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Anglo-Persian and Royal Dutch Shell Groups are creating a company to ensure the closest co-operation with their distributing
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      THE PRESS BILL.
      57 29 Indian Newspapers’ Novel Protest. Calcutta, Oct. 1. No Indian newspapers were published in Calcutta yesterday morning as a protest against the Press Bill. This was in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Indian Journalists’ Association requesting the Indian Press to suspend publication for a day to
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      A “SILVER” LINING TO SLUMP CLOUD.
      259 29 Reuter. Sir H. CunlifTe-Owen On Metal and Money. London, Oct. 20. The U‘ c of silver as the saviour of thw present world situation, was urged by Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Oweii Ht a luncheon give* by the Islington Chamber of Com mere*. Not or!y could
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      NO BITTERNESS NOW.
      96 29 —Reuter. Britain and U.S. Celebrate Capture of York Town. York Town, Virginia, Oct. 19. The booming of guns from old and new battleships greeted President Hoover when he landed to inaugurate the century and a half celebration of the capture of York Town from the English in
      —Reuter.  -  96 words
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      MASTER MARINERS.
      68 29 —British Wireless. Prince to Preside At Annual Banquet. Rugby, Oct. 21. The Prince of Wales will visit Merseyside on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to preside, as Master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and as Master of the Merchant Marine, at the Company's annual banquet. Among the other
      —British Wireless.  -  68 words
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      FRENCH U.S. BALANCES.
      88 29 —Reuter. New York Interest Not High Enough. New York, Oct. 20. The Bank of France has notified the New York Banks that the l'/j per cent, now paid on foreign Central Bank deposits is unsatisfactory and that the French Bank, w'ith .$&lt;100,000,000 of short term balances on
      —Reuter.  -  88 words
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      AEROPLANE ON CROWD.
      85 29 Tragic End of Performance Of German Stunt Flier. Lucerne, Sept. 27. A stunt-flying exhibition over the Lucerne aerodrome ended tragically this afternoon when the trick-flier Hans Cierber failed to come out of a forward loop which he tried to execute close above the ground. The machine crashed
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      PERAK AUTUMN MEETING.
      1016 30 Two Accidents. SILVER IKON HAS TO BE DESTROYED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 19. Saturday was bright and hot for the opening of the Perak autumn meeting. There had been a little rain on the previous days and the going was good. The attendance was less
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      SPRINGBOKS’ BEAT A LONDON XV.
      241 30 j Good Chance of Beating England. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lon Ion, Oct. 18. Tlw* Springboks beat a London X\ by 80 points to S. Tlyyr emphatic victory was due to the success of fierce forward rushes, very fast threequarter play, and the accurate kicking
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      29 30 —Reuter. Huddersfield’s Successful Visit To Leicester. London, Oct. 15. In a First Division match played today, Laeester City lost to Huddersfield Town by four goals to two.—Reuter.
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      SELANGOR’S RUGBY FIFTEEN.
      544 30 Notes on Form Shown In The Trials. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 13. With six new players, and others in new positions, the Selangor Rugby fifteen which has been selected to meet Penang at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday presents considerable changes compared with last season
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      FAVOURITE SIXTH.
      108 30 Dennis Boy Wins Caulfield Cup at Melbourne. (From Our Own Correspondent). Sydney, Oct. 17. The Caulfield Cup (£6,500 and Gold Cup —£5,000 to first horse, £1,000 to seconi horse and £500 to third horse), over a mile and a half, was run at Melbourne today and resulted as
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      SWIMMING CLUB POOL.
      15 30 The new pool at the Singapore Swimming Club is now in use.
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      EXCELLENT SPORT AT R.S.Y.C.
      677 30 Jean II’s Success. FINAL RACE FOR Ell a TROPHY. A For the Pulau Jong Cun R-w.* Royal Singapore Yacht Club o* the there was a welcome turn-out A class boats. These were Tromn iro Jean II, and Kathleen III the last her repairs completed, being under
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      MIDSHIPMEN’S XI.
      40 30 Well Beaten at. Hockey Penang C.C. (From Our Own Correspondent.)^ Penang. Oct. DThe Midshipmen's team travelling the s.s. Mantua met the Penang hockey this afternoon. ,jde The Club were much the bettei and won by five clear goals..
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      EVERTON TROUNCE THE WEDNESDAY.
      307 31 -Reuter. I League Leaders Lose. Iiv VVV4Y WINS IN FIRST I' DIVISION. I London, Oct. 17. I (0 ll..win* he results of i n .i Scottish League matches ■nK i|Sh ■jiyed UHlUj r t Division. 1 Dolton Wands. 1 2 grimsby Town 1 ■irmiach. q Newcastle
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      931 31 v&gt;lea Clubs Lead if i Division. are tiu* positions of teams ‘s matches \V. L. n. 1'. A. Pts. 112 t 2 25 u 16 11 8 0 33 19 16 1. li 12 3 19 13 15 11 5 12 4 24 15 14 6 2 1
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      CAPT. HUMPHREYS.
      128 31 Retiring from Racing To Start a Stable. Cant. C. \V. E. Humphreys, the wellknown amateur rider under the P'einknym of ‘‘Mr. Leathern," has retired Din a; live racing after 18 years’ participation on Malayan courses, and is start’’T a -i.-.bio at Gapis Lodge, Padang K ngas. Perak. In
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      LOCAL BADMINTON.
      157 31 E. J. Vass Wins Singles Title For Third Time. The men’s singles finals of the Singapore badminton championship tournament look place before a large gathering at ;he S.V.C. Drill Hal! last Saturday. E. J. Vass won for the third time in succession. Tie* run.a r-up was See Gim
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      REFUSES TO START.
      38 31 Fancied Cambridgeshire Entry Disappoints. C, r «’;i f or Own Correspondent.) Lor. Ion, Oct. 15. 1 Po-G T. 11. which i- well fancied for the CavJuVt e-’hive, lciu-cd to start in the Hu-’iv»p at Newmarket.
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      OUTSIDERS SUCCEED IN CESAREWITCH.
      230 31 —Reuter. Noble Star’s Third Big Win This Season. London, Oct. 14. The King and Queen were present at Newmarket today to witness the race for the Cesarewitch Stakes (for three-year-o( is and over about 2*4 miles) which resulted aV follows Mr. F. II. W. Cundell’s NOBLE
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      332 31 Captain’s Cup Final At Race Course G.C. The final of the Captain’s Cup competition «»f the Race Course Golf Club rvas 1 layed on Sat it day and resulted in a win for I. W. Moore who heat Shcedy -I t.n ard two to play. Th following won
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      OLYMPIC GAMES.
      43 31 -Reuter. French Athletes May Not Take Part. Paris, Oct. 15. The Fiench Olympic Committee ha col firmed its (loci ion noi to countenance French participation in the Olympi Games in 1D.‘»2 unless the Government makes tho retjui-ite grants for the purpose.—Reuter.
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      SELANGOR BEATEN IN A CLOSE GAME.
      764 31 Effective Final Rally By Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 17. Penang beat Selangor this afternoon by a goal and a try (8 points) to two tries (G points) in the first inter-State Rugby match to be played in northern Mlalaya this
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      S.C.C. XV BEATEN ON PADANG.
      595 32 (iloucesters Win. ADVANTAGE OF ONE TRY. S.C.C. 3 pts.; Gloucester- ti pts. A Gloucester; X\' defeated an S.C.C. .-•»dc !-y two tries (0 points) to one try (3 points) on the Parian# &lt;&gt;n Friday. The (iloucesters were the better side and well deserved to win,
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      SINGAPORE POLO.
      67 32 K.O.R. Cup Match at Balestier On Saturday. Tin* match for.the K. U. Cup at the Singapore Polo Club will be plaved at the Balestier gi umd «&gt;:i Saturday at l.l’.O p.m. The selecte i teams are as follows, (iarri.-on Major Power (rapt.), Lieut. Lovett, Lieut Saunders &lt;11.A.) and
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      HOME RUGBY.
      47 32 Renter. South African Touri :ts Have To Fiftht Hard. I.oiulon, Oct. 11. Th&lt;&gt; South Al l lean Kugby tourists hlcjttcl the combined AberLillery-Cross Keys XV today by 10 pts. to nine. 1 hr core at half-time was 10-nil. This v.n the tourists fourth successive victory.
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS.
      412 32 Results and Ties In L.L.T.C. Tournament. I The following were the results of ties plnyu.l in the L.L.T.C. tournament on Thursday Men’s Open Singles. Roy Smith beat (’apt. (irahain, 6 -3, 4 —6, \V. II. Droogleever beat B. O. Baldwin, c 6 i. Men’s Open Rouble**. j. Dean
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      The Yacht Club.
      77 32 The following were the results of ties played in the R.S.Y.C. tournament on Monday:— Men’s Singles. Warden beat Merton Brown. 6—3, 6- 2. Madgwick beat Holiday, 7 5, 6—3. Andetson beat Coltart, 7—5, ♦»-2. Tuesday's Results Mixed Doubles. Anderson and Miss Sewell owe 30 beat Merton Biown
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      Tanglin Club Tournament.
      289 32 The following were the results of ties played in the Tanglin Club tournament cn Friday Women's I ton hies Handicap. Me Shelley and Miss May son rec. 3 beat Mrs. l». M. .Miller and Mrs. Winter rec. 2, G- 3, C 3. CriflT Cup. Kong Hank beat
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      ENGLAND’S WIN OVER IRELAND.
      232 32 —Reuter. Football International At Belfast. London, Oet. IT. At Bilt'u t. in the international Association football competition, England beat Ireland by six goals to two. The weather was line and the crowd numbered 35,000. England, who were the champions last year, met Ireland who tailed to
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      LATEST BETTING FOR CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
      191 32 Link Boy Made Firm Favourite. i Krom &lt;»ur Own Correspondent.) London, Oet. 19. The latest betting on the probables for the Cambridgeshire Stakes (l m. 1 f.). to l&gt;e run at Newmarket on Oct. 28, is as follows Mi. W. M. G. Singer's Link Boy t
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      SWIMMING CLUB.
      57 32 The following races will l»e swum in the rew po &gt;i at the Singapore Swimmirp Club on Sunday, commenting 11 a.m. &lt;li no vine; i.uo 100 yards; (2) handicap ui It '.iftres (•'&gt;) team late, four a side. Members are requested to forward their nanus to the acting
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      ISLANDS’ NARROW VICTORY.
      682 32 Scrappy Rugbv (&gt;„ Padang, I S.C.U. XV 0; Islands I In a very scrappy game on the p’ «»n Tuesday the islands s r c b y narrow*marg n l, ft f a 'H try (&lt;3 pts.) to nil. Owing tu b H that some of the
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      LOSS AND GAIN.
      63 32 (From Our Own C Servniban, kt. Hy the departure or. trnn ''r '&lt;&gt; kok of Mr. H. L. Skinner, bram-hi"- of Fraser and Keave. Fti... N T egri Sembilan football b* 1 1 ■el lor t referee and looa i iM food goalkeeper. Football’s loss, however, i/ain
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      CHINA GOLF TITLE.
      18 32 Router. Siu'.n Mr. J. W. Ilarripon, &gt;» s nK'n, wen U 1 &lt;*liina Championship wilh a
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      96 1 Kentral—- Rubber Situation 1 I Singapore Tin Prices 1 I Tbo Singapore Auction 1 I London Rubber Market I Bv A. W. Still 1 I j,,K*n&gt;r&lt;-er (Java) 1 I I'.S. Trade 1 I Share Market 1 I Rubier Freights 1 I Rubber Consumption 1 I '.t.Unibcr RubU*r Returns 3
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      60 1 Singapore Official Quotations. H Quotations Forward Contracts H Spot Seller Prices I d. t r I». I.'don S'porr Oct. Nov. Dec. 0i: r- 1*’&gt; o.i* O.U 'n 0.9 p; o.y n.yt- oy\ n.yr v j l•* 0.*# J o.t»a 4 o.y* H n.io», n.y tty 1 o.y-K o.io
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      31 1 I I 1 1 t«&gt;r.s at J66.no per picul. 16 no 1 5.75 7 .V&gt; 65.52 t.* 100 65.t»0 I 1 &lt;&gt;0 64 12' g -1 75 64.25
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      121 1 S-ngapore Chamber of Commerce \sm cintion held its 1.010th auction -I. v hen there was catalogu. &lt;1 Ik or MM!.21 toi&gt; offered 1.665,367 &lt;i inns Mild 1,175,134 lb. or 524.61 ton*. Spot. p 111 ’v 3d. N&lt; v 5\ ets. PRICES REALISED. HiWm-H Smoked Sheel. Cents per
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      LOENGOER (JAVA).
      142 1 I 1 iivular, the shareholders’ commit* Loengoer (Java) Rubber, Ltd., I 1 iat £10,000 would enable a new H maintain the estate for about I ..•ears, while if £15,000 was raised io* might l*o acquired bv a new I "n.. tree of debts, and leave a sur- •'i;
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      JIMAH RUBBER.
      34 1 I :;i1 meeting of Jimnh Rubber I v. hi-, h was to have been heUl I V ,1; :nye Room, Fullerton BuildI •unlay, was postponed until I owing to there being no
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Slight Improvement In Statistical Position. FURTHER TALK OF RESTRICTION.
      988 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) (Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] Lon Ion, Sept. 23. Its an ill wind that blows nobody any £oo&lt;J, and I have been wondering what will be the posjtfve effect of abandoning the goVl
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      U.S. TRADE.
      253 1 Business Done With Middle Asia. Mr. Donald W. Smith assistant American Trade Commissioner, Singapore, has received by cable the following statistics relating to the foreign trade of the United States with Middle Asia for the month of August Total exports from United States G$162,000,000 Total exports from United
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      SHARE MARKET.
      532 1 I Heavy Appreciation Of Prices. I* rust r Co.’s report, dated Oct. 20, states: The local share market has remained steady hut veiy quiet throughout the week and cabled advices from London indicate that [price movements, particularly as regards tin, are largely subject to the immediate course of
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      RUBBER FREIGHTS.
      67 1 Harbour Co.’s Rubber Loaded At Port Swettenham. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. IK. The steamer mentioned in the Reuter message published &lt;m Saturday as having been chartered by K. A. Barbour and Co., of Singapore, to transport rubber to the United States at lower rates than
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      RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      130 1 Symington and Sinclair, the well known London rubber brokers, have challenged the estimates of world rubber consumption for I'J.’ll made by the Dutch Rubber Committee and corresponding to previous e imates by the British Rubber Browers’ Association. The figure :ct by these two bodies wa. 7'! l.Ot'M long
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      Scheme To Develop Port Swettenham.
      5159 2 WHAT THE IMPERIAL SHIPPING COMMITTEE PROPOSES. The following is the full report of tho Imperial Shipping Committee, presided over by Sir Halford Mackinder, which recently reported in favour of the scheme to provide additional deep water berths Port Swettenham. The scheme, which i estimated to
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      SEPT. RUBBER RETURNS.
      193 3 The figure* in bracket* give the ontputff for the corresponding period of last year. Ayer Molek. 16,382 lb. Amalgamated Malay.—sl,ooo lb. Halau.— 42,700 lb. Beranang.—49,3oo lb. Bcrtam (Taisho).—B3,2oo lb. Bor*)!*. -*2,000 lb. Brooklands-101,000 lb. Bukit Kepong. 23.320 lb. Huloh Kasup. '.0,000 lb. (57,000 lb.). Brunei. 38,700 lb.
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      SEPT. TIN RETURNS.
      54 3 1 lu Klang. 400.07 piculs, 93,250 yards, 505 hour*. Asam Kumbang (first half of 0ct.).— 209 hours, 41,000 Yards, 317.51 piculs, value $12,403. I’ungah Tin (first half of Oct 463 hour*, 125,000 yards, 982 piculs, value $39,(8)0. No. 1 dredge lost time caused by alterations machinery. Ayer
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      Trade and Finance.
      259 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Oct. 21. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/4 7/32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/4 6/32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/4 8/32 London, 30 days’ sight 2/4 1/16 London, demand 2/4 London. T.T. 2/3 31/32 Lyons and Paris, doroond IloTTihurg, demand Mew York, demand Batavia
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      Stocks and Shares.
      813 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Oct. 21. MINING. I»nt Val. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. Cl Cl Assm Kumbang 22/- 23/£1 Cl Austral Malay 18/- 20/-6/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tia 10/6 11/0 Cl Cl Bangrin Tin 10/3 11/3 1 1 Batang Pnrianf 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30
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      RUBBER COMPANY’S CAPITAL LOSS.
      258 4 Anglo-Dutch Of Java. Notice has been given to the Sumatra i Anglo-Dutch Co., by Anglo-Dutch 1 Plantations of Java that it will not renew the guarantee, which expires on Nov. 1, of the payment of the former company’s debenture interest. This step was forecast by the
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES SEPT. 23.
        490 4 Allagar (2 3; Anglo-Malay (£1) 3/32; Ayer kuriing (£1) 4; Kagan Serai (£1 &gt; 316; liahru (2 &gt; 1 Banteng (£1 &gt; 4; Batu uvea (£1) Batu Mutang (2 0 '9; B»tu Tigu (£1) 3/16; Bertam (2 1/44; Bidor (2. rs; Bikuin (2 0 /4
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES OCT. 21.
        687 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser I.vull 4 Company Co. Kvatt. 454,175 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.73 0.63 0.S0 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 Alor Gajah 0.40 0.15 0.40 O.M&gt; 439,425 1 Nil for year 31-3-31
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      173 4 Further Fall in Imports And Exports. Little comfort is to be gleaned from the latest Malayan trade statistics which ngn n emphasise the sorry decline of both imports and exports which has been a feature of 1931. In September imports of merchandise, parcel post and bullion and coin
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      TANAH ESTATES.
      59 4 New Company To Acquire Assets. Tanah Estates (1931) has been gistered as a public company. v, nonrnal capital of i‘150.000 in 2s. to acquire the assets of a compan&gt; a similar title and to carry on the ness of planters, dealers in runner. The directors are V. w’ethered
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