The Straits Budget, 26 November 1931

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES i.' ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] ft 3>>t» SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1931. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 74.
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    CONTENTS.
    371 1 ftu>EBS— B7 \ppeal for the Lowly 3 B p iU is Bombshell 3 Bumbling h,v RtvenUtf 0 ■pi; .-sible Terms *>-4 l' K ft lun.e.l Research 4 Keca?tonal Notes ■cruras Reuter and Special— Bering Past Week’s News 21-29 fttnres—ftmaulir Theatricals in Malaya 17 ft lb IU- IVnang ftl, Gritlith-Jones’
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1212 1 nnua l Prize distribution at Pearl’s chool will take place on Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. Lady Clementi will str prizes and there will also be ti°n of models and work done by r 1 it i; h official wireless message states 1 .bn* Harold Kittermaster has been
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    DRASTIC ECONOMIES IN D.E.I.
    331 1 Eastern War Bogey. FI. 5,000,000 ARMY CUT STRONGLY OPPOSED. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Nov. 23. In view of the necessity to cut down Government expenses for 1932 to prevent a disastrous collapse of the whole economic structure of the Dutch East Indies, it is learned
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    SPLIT IN THREE.
    179 1 Extended Scope of Dutch Economic Committee. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Nov. 23. In order to speed up its work and to extend the scope of its investigations, the Economic Committee which was recently established has been divided into three sub-committees. The first sub-committee will investigate the
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    TWO WIVES GIVEN ARSENIC.
    335 2 D.E.I. Shocked by Double Murder and Suicide. HUSBAND HANGED. Found Dead by Public Prosecutor. The whole of Java has been shocked by a case of double murder and suicide in which a well respected florist of Bandoeng hanged himself after poisoning two women he had married.
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    111 2 Better the Pipe Than The Morphine Syringe.” (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Nov. 24. The question of revenue occupied practically the whole of the sitting of tho Opium Conference today. One of the French delegates, M. Touzet, said they must consider whether the 1 pium policy they were
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    JOHORE APPOINTMENT.
    97 2 Lieut.-Col. Dato Abdul Hamid As Mcntri Besar. It i- announced in the Johore (Joverninent (Jazette that 11.11. the Sultan has appointed Licut.-Col. the Hon. Dato Abdul 11 «mill bin Yusof, D.P-M.J., to lie Dato Mcntri Besar, with effect from Nov. 1!». l>:;to Abdul Hamid is well-known in coiineiuioii
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    PATRIOTISM AND THE CHINESE.
    460 2 Non-existent for The Country. The following letter upi eared in the Daily Telegraph addic-sed to ihe editor Sir,- —Mr.^t». !>. Raonus. en state; that he has lived for twenty-eight ymrs in t bina and had full protection. I have only just returned from China after more
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    W. B. PENMAN.
    173 2 Gives Evidence In Case Against P. O. Hank. Will'am Brown Penman. formerly managing director of Rose Macj hail and Penman. Ltd., the recent crash of which caused a sensation in local broking crcbs. gave evidence this morning in the Supreme Court befc»re Mr. -lustice Sproule r. an
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    MR. A. W. STILL.
    84 2 Condition Continues To Cause Anxiety. A cal e received from London «»:i Wed -day states that Mr. A. W. Still, former Editor of the Straits Times, remains seriously ill although his condition shows a slight ini| rovement. Mr. Still was admitted to hospital at Hampstead on
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    THE SULTANA OF JOHORES CORONATION.
    57 2 flashlight photograph taken in the throne room of the Istana Besar, Joliore Bahru, on Nov. 1H after Coronation of II.II. Lady Helen lhruhim, contort of 11.11. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore. The Sultana is v c 11 wearing tin* jewel-stud tied crown which was placed
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    KLANG MURDER CASE ARREST.
    327 2 Sakai Trackers l! Se^ ORDON DRAWN AROl'tt DISTRICT. (From Our Own t- rrespond«„ t Kuala Lumpur. N ov 24 Th» Hylam servant who is a have shot dead Mrs. Wallace and ly wounded Mr. S. H. Wallace a- K>, Inst week was arrested bv the” police
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      AN APPEAL FOR THE LOWLY.
      836 3 i hc u; arper.l.—Strait* Tint <*. N t) I < 41 of course, the export trades are; in t0 do better business, and it is a i-!.':il'le hope within strict limits. tVw increased costs of imports must I ■I ally and steadily push up the
      i hc •• •». u;, arper.l.—Strait* Tint <*. – N t) \ I < | 41  -  836 words
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      A PARIS BOMBSHELL.
      1229 3 1 Straits Times. Nov. 20. A little over two months have passed since the Japanese occupation of Manchuria began and, in that period, many illusions have been shattered. Faith ir l the League of Nations is last crumbling. Japanese guns in Manchuria ate blowing to atoms the
      1 Straits Times. Nov. 20.  -  1,229 words
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      GAMBLING FOR REVENUE.
      1036 3 Stiait.s Times, Nov. 21. For some tinu* oast our correspondence columns ha'. been reverberation wit.i various suggestions having as their aim the tilling ot the depleted exchequers of the Governments f Malaya. A highly laudable object r.o doubt, though scarcely a pleasant contemplation to those who led
      Stiait.s Times, Nov. 21.  -  1,036 words
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      IMPOSSIBLE TERMS.
      950 3 Straits Times, Nov. 2.‘5. In a leading article which appeared on Friday it was stated that either the League of Nations must confess complete an] unqualified defeat and leave (’hina to her fate or else Articles l. r &gt; and Id of the Covenant must he invoked and
      Straits Times, Nov. 2.‘5.  -  950 words
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      “ U.E.’s ”
      1195 4 U.E.’s ,'»y their preent tactics.—Straits Times. Nov. 24. Mr. Walt Jackson has returned to the tack with another circular to shareholders in United Engineers, Limited. We are not prepared to reproduce the whole *&gt;f that circular in the Straits Times, hut there are several points in it which might I
      ,'»y their preent tactics.—Straits Times. Nov. 24.  -  1,195 words
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      BALANCED RESEARCH.
      1094 4 than th** rubber industry.— Straits Times, Nov. 25. At a time when the rubber industry is' once more on tip-toes with expectation based on reports of restriction negotiations here, there and everywhere, and notices of an avalanche of questions to be; a.-ked in the House of Commons, we
      than th** rubber industry.—Straits Times, Nov. 25.  -  1,094 words
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    FROM GOOSE TO FOWL.
    173 4 Stole to Buv Medicine For Sick Child. His fir.-t offence was the theft of goo«*d and his second was the theft of a fowl. His explanation that he committed the offence as he wanted to purchas* medicine for his sick child and that he was out
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    NEW SHIPPING COMPANY.
    75 4 To Carry Pilgrims and General Freight. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Nov. 23. telegram from The Hague confirms the formation of a new co l called “the Internationale Agemuu Ktsehaappi.i, voorheen van de 1 "ll a’ 1 in which the Netherlands Steam&gt; i 1 Rotterdam Lloyd and
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    D.E.I. COAL FOR CHINA.
    72 4 Demand Owing to Uncertain Political Situation. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Nov. 23. Following the report regarding a er demand for Dutch East Indi uT1 from Malaya, it is learned that .f lC certain political situation in the has also resulted in large .orders lo I.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      VISCOUNT SNOWDEN.
      92 5 t 'limes, Nov. 11*. Sccst thou a man diligent in business; I, stand hefore Kings, ho shall nol L- before mean men.’ j thou man of doughty kind, VneA spirit, steadfast, mind: to thy being’s core, t. i hast borne thee to the fore! of poverty and distress,
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      SCISSORS AND PASTE.
      95 5 traits Times. Nov. 11). A\ iuive hefore us a copy of a news- published in another part of v, i\ i One page of it contains nine I ,.f n.-ws. Light of them have been from the Straits Timet. Of ti;. three are acknowledged to the Tines;
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      THE ROYAL ROMANCE.
      245 5 THE ROYAL ROMANCE »v* rn rails V.,.. m. •&gt; would have found an abundf au .ial” at Joh 'ie Bahru yes- r, ci conation of the while Suli ..ting clunax to the romance ;.u i f .Tohove, and the colourful g be remembered by all who It was indeed a
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      A BALANCED BUDGET.
      291 5 inv.il- me n —Straits Times, N T ov. l*&gt;. of the Federated Mjilav *mre::t in turning a deficit mi’li.for H'3t into a slight ’"•'*2 is v- markable, and bows and del* ’ination with which invent met a real’v i’untien. her planters will ly at &gt; -tinvited pii
      inv.il- me n —Straits Times, NTov. l*>.  -  291 words
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      TEMPERING THE WIND.
      387 5 Straits Times, Nov. 20. The official majority revealed itself surprisingly amenable to unofficial arguments in the Federal Council on Wednesday by agreeing to the drastic cuts in the new duties No one likes paying even trie lightest oi taxes and as the next best thing to aoolition
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      THE MALAYAN AUDIT.
      425 5 will 1*0 improved.—Straits Times, Nov. 20. It seems impossible that anyone could wi it** a human document about so dry and forbidding a subject a; the official audit systems of Malaya, but Mr. A. J. Ha: ding, the Director of Colonial Audit, has accomplished that feat. His
      will 1*0 improved.—Straits Times, Nov. 20.  -  425 words
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      HIGH FINANCE.
      52 5 Straits Times, Nov. 21. _J. n bankruptcy case heard before the hief Justice yesterday the liabilities amounted to $300,000 and the bankrupt’s otter of $10 a month was accepted. He Tould have a big sigh of relief when the debt is finally cleared off—in 2,500 years’ time.—Straits Times,
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      THE F.M.S. CAMEL.
      191 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 21. The latest straw which Mr. Caldecott genially placed upon the back of the r.M.S. camel is of a greasy nature. It takes the form of import duties of twelve cants a pound on tinned butter, fifteen u-nts on Dozen butter and four cents
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      THE THORBURN CASE.
      318 5 a jrravi* i!i Sim vita*. Straits I iiw*, Nov. 21. While everyone deplores the tragedy and the subsequent events of what has come to be known as the Thorhurn Case, r.ow that the full facts have come to i light it would possibly he wiser to dismiss
      ( a jrravi* i!i Simvita*. – Straits I iiw*, Nov. 21.  -  318 words
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      A MALAY REGIMENT.
      321 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 21. If the Malay regiment which is to e I forme.I in the Federated Malay States Rj stationed at Taiping it will be the thir l j rev 1&lt;* occupy the iana- k; in that little a iv- n town, it- pre !ee:*. Oi.;
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      ANOTHER INSULT TO SCOTLAND.
      59 5 and not to Shak ’spoaro. —Straits Times, Nov. 23. The correspondent who misquoted the famous lines beginning “Man’s inhumanity to man,’’ in a letter for publication in our columns may he excused since even Jove nods at times, hut he might have given the credit to
      and not to Shak ’spoaro.—Straits Times, Nov. 23.  -  59 words
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      A BRITISH CHANCE.
      121 5 prices of foodstuffs.- Straits Times, Nov. 2.{. The British olliciul .wireless service sent out a statement last week that the output of British canned fruit an I vegetables had bee n quadrupled in the two years ending l'Jd't and that another grout increase was expected during the
      prices of foodstuffs.- Straits Times, Nov. 2.{.  -  121 words
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      WITHOUT COMMENT.
      271 5 )'&lt; a very jrood attitude to adopt.—Straits Times. Xov. 2d. A reader sends us a cutting from the Straits Kcho reporting the seventh ordinary general meeting of the Itantau Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., -r -h was held at Penang on Tuesday. Actw this report the chairman’s speech 10
      )'< a very jrood attitude to adopt.—Straits Times. Xov. 2d.  -  271 words
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      KEMAMAN LEGEND.
      412 5 prominently in local folk loro. Strain T mes, Nov. L’ l. A Malay Trader forwards (lie following,' Tradition runs that Keinaman, the chief (»&lt; it of Trcngganu, was many, many years ag;&gt; first opened up l»y one Lohni Saras, a Mentally kalian Malay. When he came I h(
      prominently in local folk loro. Strain T mes, Nov. L’ l.  -  412 words
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      DROPPING THE PILOT.
      110 6 -Straits Times, Nov. 24. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire who visited Singapore a fortnight ago in his private yacht, the Alva, is a Lieut.-Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and, as such, weais uniform and cap ains his own vessel. It is a pity the
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      THAT LITTLE RED CLUB.
      328 6 Vr-t’.y made an impression.— Straits Times. 5s'ov. 24. “There will he many gin slings drunk in the little red Singapore Club.” This is an extract from an article on tin. rubber and Malaya which appear? in a South African paper how the lame of the country
      Vr-t’.y made an impression.— Straits Times. 5s'ov. 24.  -  328 words
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      THE KYLSANT CASE.
      464 6 THE KYLSANT CASE examination of it will Straits Times, Nov. 'J4. Following confirmation by the Court of Criminal Appeal of the sentence passed upon Lord Kylsant several of the more •crious of the London newspapers and all tin* financial journals have discussed a: length the jnisition of company directors under
      examination of it will Straits Times, Nov. 'J4.  -  464 words
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      THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
      49 6 Straits Times, Nov. 2 r &gt;. in lieu of the usual empty vote of thanks we are this year able to offer them (the stuff) something tangible in the form of a bonus.” —Chairman &lt;&gt;1 Kinta Tin Dredging at yesterday s annual meeting. Straits Times, Nov. 2-&gt;.
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      AUDITORS’ DUTIES.
      507 6 AUDITORS DUTIES. conti'fith &lt;&gt;f thi‘ l&gt;alanci“ "hoot Strait" Timo". Nov. 2'. We referred in a recent Note to the discussion which has taken place in the 1 London Press on various points in company law that have arisen as a result ot the Kyhant trial. The previous Note dealt mainly
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      “ SECRET RESERVES.”
      438 6 SECRET RESERVES.” no active part therein.— Straits Times, Nov. 25. During the proceeding? in the Kylsant trial balance sheets were attacked by the prosecution as regards the treatment of secret reserves. According to The Law Journal these balance sheets showed A specific Reserve Fund as such. &gt;ut there was in
      no active part therein.— Straits Times, Nov. 25.  -  438 words
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    MR. P. ROBINSON “BROADCASTS.”
    1448 6 Vindicating Himself And His Company. A FINE OF $300. GOVERNMENT’S ALLEGED PROMISE. 1 do not want to make it political, but I wish to vindicate my company and myself. I wish to say that the facts are being given to your Honour in this open Gnui-t
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    A CORRECTION.
    36 6 We regret ail error by whio-i culars of the funeral of the late M ('ardo.-a, of Kuala Lumpur, fused with an account of the fund Mrs. Wallace, who was niurdeiol Hylam servant at Klang.
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    Correspondence.
    73 7 traits Times is not responsible for 1 «;nions of its correspondents. CorreIhe OP 1 hou id bear in mind that letters ,p °nuents t on d to the po ,nt. bong ftre bable to be rejected or cut ,pli Correspondents must enclose their d wn J ami udiresses, not
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    FOOD RINGS.
    136 7 To tr.e Editor of the Straits Times &lt;&lt;i V With reference to a recent Note Vi* Day. may I be permited to add that th *ic arc not only the food and petroleum in Malaya. There is a milk combine, eiirarette anti ifeap combines—scores of )i,mio*lHies are affected.
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    THIS CALM HAVEN !
    503 7 THIS CALM HAVEN To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In hi address to the Federal! Council in Kuala Lumpur His Excellency the Governor, after reviewing the trials and tribulations of other countries, is reported to have said When from such a scene we turn our eyes back t&lt;&gt;
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    275 7 *he Editor of the Straits Times. r ou have very ably given a t ,tH (it 'ho happenings during the past in v n nt would appear that Japan, her superiority in warfare i h u muM s determined to browbeat ■*&gt; into submissive acquiescence to her
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    315 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —When I allude to the letter which appeared in your issue of Nov. 17 over the signature of J. J. Saunders regarding the Armistice Day observance I do so as one who has had many years regular service pre-War, War
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    A WORD FOR ACCOUNTANTS.
    160 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—One can only congratulate the Government on adopting the recommendations of Mr. A. J. Harding, the Colonial Auditor, regarding the future organisation of the audit of Malaya. No one will deny that while members of the professional bodies possess
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    “ U.E.’s.”
    238 7 U.E.’s.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I hope the able criticism in your leader under the above heading will convince the chairman of United Engineers, Limited, that some explanation will be expected by “windy” shareholder*, the majority of whom have retired and placed their money in this 'company
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    SINGAPORE-MEDAN AIR ROUTE.
    201 7 Will Port Swettenham Be A Stopping Place? In a recent leading article concerning air transport in Malaya it was suggested that the Dutch might help towards an internal air service by extending their system along the west coast. Below the Straits Times Batavia correspondent gives the gist
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    SALESMAN CHARGED.
    166 7 Application for Increase Of Bail. The statement that the sum involved was considerably more than the amount at first discovered was made before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Tuesday wh -n Koh Joo Meng, a well-known M.raits-born Chinese employed at Messrs. Moutrie and
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    MAIL DELAYED.
    27 7 Owl bit Vo an eng.ne breakdown be* twet'll Rengam and Layang I.ayang Wednesday morning’s mail was nearly two Vi our s' late in reaching Singapore.
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    A FRIENDLY GESTURE.
    80 7 To the Editor of th-&gt; Straits Times. Sir, I was somewhat surprised to find that at the recent meeting of the Federal Council the point of a preferential tariff for British goods was not raised when the new taxes were under discussion. Now, surely, is the time
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    INDIAN MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION.
    262 7 Views on A Malayan Customs Union. The following reply has been sent to Government by the Indian Merchants’ Association concerning the proposed Malayan customs union Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Sept. 20 and to enclose herewith a reply to the
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    SOUTHERN SUN.
    64 7 Arrival and Departure From Singapore. The Southern Sun, a machine belonging to Austral an National Airways, Ltd., which left Hobart, Tasmania, on Nov. IB to fly to Kngland and back with mails, arrived in Singapore at 11.20 on Wednesday and 1 ft for Alor Star an hour later.
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    MORE KIDNAPPING.
    95 7 Gang Robs Shop and Carries Off Owner’s Son. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll, Nov. 22. The illuge of Teluk Kruin has been the scene of another kidnapping incident. A yang of Chinese rushed into a Chinese sundiy goods shop just at closing time and took cigarettes and
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    PASSENGERS.
    183 7 The following passengers Arrived by tfi** .s. Op ten Noort on Monday from th" I). K. I. Mrs. K. IIuighotf, Mrs. K. bang**. Mrs. H. Hofschulte, Mr. I„ Rabun, Mr. VV. K. Dcwett. Mr. B. Cawallo, Mr. I*. B. (Boyne, Mr. Tjie Fiat Tong, Mrs. I.auw Tong Nio, Mr.
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    GUN PRACTICE.
    56 7 Owners an] masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as far as possible during the heavy gun practice which will take place from Fort Siloso on Dec. 2, 1, an 1 11 and from Fort Imbeah on Dec. la, 18%. 22,
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    INTERPRETATION OF A LETTER.
    1984 8 No Innuendo. J. S. M. RENNIE'S LIBEL CLAIM FAILS. The Chief Justice (Sir William Dlurison) in the Supreme- Court on Thursday dismissed a claim l’or 810,000 for damages for libel brought by Mr. J. S. M. Rennie against his former partner, Mr. B. Lowick. Both gentlemen
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    ALLEGED BICYCLE THIEVES.
    240 8 Detectives Round-Up Men And Machines. That common pest, the bicycle stealer, who has relieved many a tamby of his machine left outside seme office for a few j minutes, has come under the notice of the j police authorities and a recent round-up I carried out by
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    GAOL FOR CHINESE.
    77 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 21. A young Straits-born Chinese, who pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust was sent to prison for one month and fined Slot) by Mr. B. R. Whitehouse in the District Court here yesterday. It wss stated that the man was
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    SHOOTING TRAGEDY IN JOHORE.
    188 8 Mr. A. N. Reed. I PLANTER FOUND i&gt; E n IN BUNGALOW. AD Mr. Arthur Neville Reed m -ir, I Niyor Estate, near Kluar«* v r A shot dead on Sunday nipht in ins 1,^1 Mr. Reed, who was about .;c age and single, bad been
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    MR. E. O. JOHNSON.
    408 8 Death From Heart Failure I In Own House. I (From Our Own Corre--pendent.) I Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 2?. I The death took place suddenly at hi? I house in Hide Range Road here th:j morning of Mr. Erie Od.Iy Johnson, an assistant w ith Messrs. Harper.
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    D.E.I. ECONOMIES.
    38 8 pUlluvi Aneta. Nine Hundred Pawnshop Officials Dismissed. Batavia. Nov. t r G A Government decree annoum*■ dismissal of nearly 000 native t^e nient pawnshop officials ?w* n E decrease of 30,000,000 guilders **&gt; revenue from pawnshops. Anetn.
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    UNOFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR DEVOLUTION.
    4195 9 llohore Model Suggested For State Councils. POLITICAL HONESTY IS POLITICAL WISDOM.” The long-awaited debate on the decentralisation policy of Sir L t&gt; ,1 len.cnti took place in the Federal Council on Nov. IS. Mnl\ four unofficial members, three Europeans and one Malay, Like on the subject,
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    FRASER’S HILL.
    67 10 Increased Supply of Vegetables And Fresh Milk. (From Our Ow r n Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. People who have complained of the inadequacy of the supply of fresh milk* and vegetables at Fraser’s Hill will be glad to read a statement by the Agricultural Advisory Committee that
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    NOTABLE CHINESE WEDDING.
    1219 10 Towkay Loke Yew’s Son. F.M.S. HISTORY RECALLED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. Two &lt; f the leading Chinese families of Malaya were linked by a marriage which took place this afternoon in Kuala Lumpur. The bridegroom was Mr. Loke "an Yat,
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    SEQUEL TO ALLEGED RUBBER DEAL.
    229 10 Charge Against C hinese Broker. Alleged to have committed breach of trust in respect ot of a sum entrusted to him by a ri&lt; doctor from Canton, Wee Mah r scribed as a broker, was before E. Clayton,, the Singapore Second t o* Magistrate, on
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    MALAY REGIMENT FOR THE F.M.S.
    3177 11 plans Explained in The Federal Council. TIN RESTRICTION. What Ipoh Mining Member Wants to Know. “If restriction is sound it can stand d.vlicM *«id representative of thi* tin-mining industry in the Federal Council on Nov. 18 in denouncing the secrecy in which the international pool
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    DEATH BY FALL FROM WINDOW.
    212 12 Well-Known Member Of Moslem Community. The death of Mr. Mahmoo 1 bin Haji Dawood, a well-known and respected member of the Indian community in Singapor occurred on Thursday morniirv in t» agie circumstances when lie accidentally fell from th«* second floor window of hi* house
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    REVISED DUTIES.
    124 12 Softening the Blow In The F.M.S. Tho revised imnoi-t duties in the F.M.S. which come into force a* from Nov. 18, are as follows:— Kachang oil .0:1 per lb. Butter, tinned .12 Butter, frozen .15 Margarine .00 Lard .04 Ghee .12 Other cooking fats .00 Cement 8.00 per
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    MR. H. R. BULL.
    94 12 Civil District Judge Married. Tiki!'; H 'i T V tho Singapore Civil Histiict Judge was married to Miss Hiewster on Wednesday afternoon at St. Andrews (athedral, the Ven. Archdeacon ,,a nam V\ )nte taking the service. I he marriage took place very quietly, here being only
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    BRILLIANT SCENES IN JOHORE BAHRU.
    2022 12 Coronation of The Sultana. UNIQUE CEREMONY. WELCOME TO RULER AND HIS CONSORT. Wednesday, Nov. 1S. will remain a memorable day in the history of Johore in particular, and Malaya in general, for new history was made in that, the European consort of a Malay Ruler
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    SMALLPOX.
    54 12 Uneasiness Over Outbreak I n Butterworth. (From Our Own Correspondent.) renang, Nov. 19Eight cases of smallpox have n ported from Butterworth indu-at*™. the outbreak of last year has no been stamped out. sr re Some uneasiness prevails as j/ u t0 gation camp is in close proximo, residential and
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    RESTRICTION AND SMUGGLING.
    598 13 operate Gangs Run By P Wealthy Men. [VIPESPREAD BRIBERY q r Jordan’s Statement At Opium Conference. m Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 21. x p. Jordan, acting Secretair for Affair® S.S.. and a member of delegation to the Opium Conh, Bi.n-h dew* hd(] here told the "iiVnn..’
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    CLERK’S $300,000 LOSS ON RUBBER.
    680 13 $10 Offered to Official Assignee. That the recent rubber slump of 1928 was responsible for his loss of $300,000 was one of the reasons submitted by Mr. Ong Boon Chwee, an English-speaking Chinese, during his public examination at the Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before the
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    GOLD BY AIR.
    55 13 Dutch Air Mail Being Employed. An A,iota mea*a K e from Batavia Mat™ iL.,1 transport of gold b&gt; t *„ir maM planes has been attract,n K aliention in financial kilolt was learned mentlyth from grammes of thi nicia bolicvt (1 t hat Rangoon to hairape, the a(lop
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    BANQUET AT JOHORE BAHRU.
    895 13 450 Guests. ROUSING SPEECH BY THE SULTAN. Forming a fitting climax to the celebrations which have marked the return from Europe of H.H. the Sultan of Johore and the coronation of H.H. the Sultana, a banquet was given at the Istana Besar on Thursday by H.H.
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    EARL BEAUCHAMP IN SINGAPORE.
    483 13 Delightful City.” CHANGES DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS. A distinguished visitor to Singapore arrived by the s.s. Haloeran this week in the person cf Earl Beauchamp, who is making a long sea voyage on medical advice. Interviewed by the Straits Times, Earl Beauchamp said it wa*
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    M. PAUL REYNAUD.
    82 13 Leaves Bangkok by Air For Paris. 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 20. M. Paul Reynaud, the French Minister for the Colonies, left here this morning by the French air mail for Paris. Before leaving he laid a wreath on the War memorial at Don Muang
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3267 14 Thoughts At The Cenotaph —When The Fighting Men Have Gone—Tiventy Years Hence—W hat Will Armistice Day Be? —The Malay States Rifles Casualties In The Mutiny—W hen “Slosher” Led A Charge— A Council Notebook. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. rone whose
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    CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
    185 15 L st Office announces that hv ’.er.t&lt; with the Eastern Extension |h Company, Limited. Christmas g telegrams addressee to Great and Northern Irelanc., the Irish I ate. Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Last and West Africa, India (in- g Burma), other parts of the h Empire, Algeria, Belgium, China, Slovakia,
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    ROTARY CONFERENCE.
    72 15 i- 1 hihiyan annual conference of International will be held in Ipoh 13 and 14. Those who intend 1 11 &gt; nt should forward their names -ecretary. Arrangements have 1 with the Grand Hotel whereby 11 l rebate of 20 per cent, will ho ,,r !&gt;nv visiting Rotarian
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    MALAYAN TRADE ON THE RISE.
    311 15 Increase in Average Tin; And Rubber Prices. With the issue of the Malayan trade statistics for October it is revealed that for the first time this year both the import and export trad? showol an increase, as well as the commodity prices. The rubber average
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    TO SHOW CAUSE.
    144 15 Allegations Against Seaman Not Proved. Discharging her rn the charge of giving false information to a police officer, Mr. (i. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, s'ated «n Fi iday that tin* accused. Mrs. Agnes C. Begg. should he asked to show cause why she should
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    LOCAL HYLAM “ REDS.”
    87 15 LOCAL HYLAM REDS.” Possession of Seditious Literature. A young woman av« 1 two men. all H.vlaius, who were arrested for their Communistic activities by the Sineapoi Criminal Intelligence Department, were scntei« ed to four months* rigorous imprisonment each by Mr. J. b. b Diegg, the Singapore Thin! Police Magistrate, on
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    ARRIVALS BY AIR.
    87 15 Extension of Sea Control Ordinance. It lms been represented that the existing law under the Passengers Restriction Ordinance is deficient in that it njnkea no provision for the exclusion of undcsn.il li immigrants arriving l&gt;y land or air. I lie object of a Hill to he introduced
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    ASIATIC UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    1176 15 Appeal for Help Sent To Government. ONLY $162 LEFT. MAY BE FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN. 1 All hope of ever receiving any more support from the local commercial firms or I individuals having gone, the committee of the local Asiatic Unemployment Fund (which could be called Asiatic
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    134 15 Beginning with the mail to be closed at Penang on Friday, Nov. 27. for connection at Alor Star with the homeward bound aircraft of the N.F.l.—Europe Dutch air service, air mail correspondence will he dispatched in direct mails for the following places at the rates shown hereunder
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    AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
    75 15 Postponement of lUiilding Scheme in K. Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur, Nov. 21. Ore of tlie most important works which have had to e cut out of the special &gt; re programme of the Public Works Department, F.M.S., is the construction o| new officer- ami laboratories
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    KILLED BY TIGER.
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I’cnnng, Nov. ID. Lim &lt; bin Ann. a Chinese tapper living in a hut near I.uinut, failed to return 1 rom tapping reeently and when search was made he was found with his neck broken and badly mauled, presumably by a tiger.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2417 16 Tough Reading Which Is Worth While After So Much Bright And Shallow Stuff—Tragic Material Of The Psycho-Analyst —A Woman’s Life —Oil And Its Effect On Transport—Shots That Are x Drowned By Kisses. Our Unknown Selves. The Meaning of Psycho-anal} *i&lt;. R&gt; Martin W. Peck, M.D.
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    132 16 Registration of Smokers In S.S. and F..M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. N &lt;v. I'. Mr. G. E. Cator. Superintend"' ■&gt;: Government Monopolies. Singap re. &gt;a at the meeting of the Opium for.fer-.'r. today that registration of smokerth-» Strait and F.M.S. began lec i. y ll&gt;29, following an
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    SHOOTING MYSTERY.
    121 16 Sequel to Death Of A Coolie. (From Our Own Corrasponden’d Malacca. Nov. Way back in August last two ma.vl Angamuthu and Abdul Ghani. shooting at Bntu Pahat. Angamy' his own gun (for which he ha i a and Abdul Ghani with a gun from Mr. Lee, an estate
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    THE J. J. CLUB.
    26 16 In aid of the Poppy Hay 1 drive was held by the J. J- Naval Base. The committee ha$130 to the fund.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.
      207 21 ,—Reuter. New Turn to Paris Discussions. jj A PAN’S AGREEMENT. Hedged Around By Conditions. Paris, Nov. 20, 3.08 p.m. A somewhat more hopeful feeling protm everywhere this afternoon owing to instructions received by Mr. Yeshifrom Tokio which, it is gathered. Evolve a round the question of the
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      COUNCIL MEETS.
      290 21 j Decision to Hold Public j Sitting Today. Paris. Nov. 20 (5.25 p.m.). j Tr League Council met at 4 p.m. withI tu: the Chinese or the Japanese delegates. I A more hopeful tone prevailed in th 1 I lobby. It is new felt that the Commission of]
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      LEAGUE AND U.S.A.
      198 21 —Reuter. "ill United Front Be Presented Paris, Nov. 20 (12.02 p.m.) M i'al Dawes arrived punctually at ThV'i l r confer M. Briand. atiur". &gt; es arp bumming with specul- err V M‘ e dances of the achieveI r u united Americo-League front, j j‘‘ Pr (L20
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      JAPAN’S STRONG NOTE
      245 21 Keutrr. How It Has Helped To Clear the Air. Paris, Nov. 20, (11.38 a.m.) M. Briand having seen Mr. Yoshizawa and Dr. Alfred Sze and General Dawes having seen Baron Matsudaira and Dr. Sze, the French and American statesmen are meeting this morning to seek a common
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      A NEW PLAN.
      139 21 Reuter. Dawes, Simon, Matsudaira And Briand. Paris, Nov. 20. (9.54 a.m.) The Japanese Embassy's communica tion to M. Briand last night has created a more hopeful outlook according to the French Press. Le Petit Parisien expresses the opinion that) very notable progress has been achieved during the
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      COMMISSION’S TASK.
      321 21 What Japan Wants It To Investigate. Paris, Nov. 20 (9.115 p.m.) j It is understood that Japanese accept-1 ance of a Mixed Commission in Manchuria is tied up with sundry conditions which will be the subject of negotiations and discussions at the public session of the League Council
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      “SOME HOPE.”
      75 21 —tinh Wireless^ Various Proposals Now Under Consideration. Rugby, Nov. 20. There is a general impression that, as a result of the private meetings of the League Council and the conversations which individual members have had in turn with the Japanese and Chinese delegates, the prosper, s of attaining
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      LEAGUE INEPTITUDE.
      142 21 Dangerous Reactions In China. Nanking, Nov. 20. The National Kuomintang Congress held a session this afternoon at which a motion was unanimously adopted requesting Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to leave immediately for North China for the protection of the country ami the recovery of the lost territory in Manchuria.”
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      “ IN SELF-DEFENCE.”
      97 21 IN SELF-DEFENCE.” —Reuter. Japan Determined To Crush General Ma. Washington, Nov. 20 (12.24 p.m.) Consternation is said to have been relucted on the faces of State Department &lt; IIiciuIh yesterday when the Japanese Ambassador (Mr. K. Debuchi) conveyed the information that the Japanese armies wni;|d retire from Tsitsihar when they
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      CASUALTIES.
      146 21 Reuter. Over 200 Japanese Killed Or Wounded. Mukden, Nov. 20. I his morning a sad-eyed section of the Japanese community gathered at the railway station to receive the first hatch of casualties from the N’onni front. The train hi ought in Ilf dead and more than MO wounded. This
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      EX-EMPEROR.
      186 21 Reuter. Japan Again Denies Hand In Plot. Paris, Nov. 20 (.{.15 p.m.) Thi* morning’s mail comprise'! several Japanese communications, defending the action at Tsitsihnr an f promising, when the purpose of the advance is achieved, to withdraw the troops southwards to Tuonan or Chiongchantung, and strictly to respect the
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      THE “PIN PRICKS.”
      174 22 Router. Enumerated in Japanese Note. Paris, N'ov. 2&lt;&gt;. lung series of vexatious measures and ads of hostility, systematic infraction of the treat «s and agreements concluded between the two countries, an „p,niv ,i nf.»«i .i. ui*** •»•••»&gt;; the* Japanese* lawfully acquir'd ugh &gt;. the deliberate opp.ession of
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      FEELING IN RUSSIA.
      264 22 —Reutor. Anxiety for Safety Of The C.E.R. Moscow, Nov. 21. declaration of th rca-ons compelling i).r Japanese to cross the Chinese Eastern Railway was handed by the Japanese assistant Foreign Minister (Mr. Nagai) t‘&gt; the Soviet Charge d’Affaire-- on I hui--day for transmission to th Soviet Government.
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      NON-INTERFERENCE.
      246 22 Reuter. Moscow Reiterates Her Policy. Moscow, Nov. 21. Reiteration of the Soviet’s policy of non-interference in the conflicts of other countries is contained in the lengthy reply to the last Japanese note issued by M. Litvinoff (the Foreign Commissar). The reply points out that there is no analogy between
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      CANTON’S DEMAND.
      368 22 Sin Kuo Min. No Treaty Discussion Before Withdrawal. Shanghai, Nov. 21. Mr. Wang Ching-wei (the leader of the left v.-ipg of the Kimmintang), Mr. C. C. \\*;i (th»* former Chinese Ambassador in Wa hiiigt* n) and Mr. how I.u (the leii’er of the Western Hills Group) have jointly
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      STILL FIGHTING.
      88 22 —Sin Kuo Min. 100 Japanese Killed in An Ambush. Shanghai, Nov. 21. Tlu* Japanese forces continue to concentrate on the Taoan Railway. The Heilungkiang troops have retreated in good order along the hinese Eastern and Tsitsihar-Keshan Railways. General Ma Chan-shan has declared that he is determined to continue
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  88 words
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      THE SANCTIONS.
      84 22 —Reuter. Ridiculous to Consider Applying Them London, N#v. 20. The outcome of the latest conversations in Paris is complete agreement between France, America, England and Germany that it would he ridiculous to consider applying economic or military sanctions with regard to Manchuria, according to the Daily Telegraph, which
      \—Reuter.  -  84 words
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      NOT A PERMANENT POLICY.
      326 22 throw out of employment.—British Wireless. Kc uter. Features of Anti-Dumping Measure. Rugby, Nov. 20. The Abnormal Importations Customs Duties Bill passes! through all stages in, the Hou-: of Lords today without division and received the Royal assent. Lor.l Ha 1-ham, speaking for the Go\- trnment. said
      throw out of employment.—British Wireless.; Kc uter.  -  326 words
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      DISARMAMENT.
      168 22 —Reuter. Signor Grandi’s Visit To Washington. Washington, Nov. 20. The candid discussion between Sign. Grand!, the Italian Foreign Minister, Pi idem Hoover, and. Cob Henry L. Stimson. Secretary of Stale, of the financial situation arising from the intor-Governmenta! debts, reduction of armaments and th stabilisation of the international ex
      —Reuter.  -  168 words
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      THE AXE IN THE D.E.I.
      55 22 —Ancta. Move to Reduce Salaries To Pre-War Level. Batavia, Nov. 21. The Government has set up a Work Committee, consisting of representatives of the principal Government departments to reconsider the salaries of all civil and military officials generally, and aiming at a reduction of these
      —Ancta.  -  55 words
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      COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS.
      409 22 New Bill Discussed. EQUALITY OF STVN\ I ASSURED. Rugby, N'ov. 20 After a prolonged debate the.* I of which many aspects ol la-pcra sliiutional relations were *li&lt;&lt; ussed tuH House of fonunont today wi’thcH division the second reading .,f /H Statute of Westminster Hdl. to give legal
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      EUROPE’S PROBLEMS.
      187 22 —Reuter. Gloomy View Taken By I General Smuts. I.ondon. Nnv.-O-A trloomy view of the ihime* hate tuture :i entral Europe was te.i n v Snouts, speaking before he hit v •'"'“/l Africa today. He said tvu. 1 Europe was in a very laid *&gt;'. t.r: 1 r.a’lv and
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      SHAW AND GANDHI.
      41 22 Private Conversation "&gt; lllth Enjoyed/’ London. N'' v r&gt; Mr. Gandhi was visited today M and Mrs. G. Bernard Shaw an* Rosita Forbes. ,ii*l Mr. Shaw, interviewed by ),&lt;■ the interview w;as quite private much enjoyed his conversation ,s Gandhi.
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      IRISH SWEEPSTAKE DRAW.
      700 23 I 'fetal of £2,941,852. IhrEE CHANCES COME H TO MALAYA. London, Nov. 18. I. gamble in history is taking I he mDublin today and will continue m draw in the great Irish sweepstake on the Manchester Handicap to which £2,941,852 |i r £r‘b«l. Of this huge sum,
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      BOMB OUTRAGE.
      224 23 Anti-Fascist Terrorists In U.S.A. Philadelphia, Nov. 20. Anti-Fascist terrorists incur the blame for a terrific bomb explosion which caused extensive damage in a block o' flats inhabited by the Italian ConsulGeneral, Marquis Ferrante, who had com pleted arrangements for a formal welcome to Signor Grandi today. Marquia Ferrante
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      FEUD ENDED.
      128 23 Reuter. Labour Party in New South Wales. Sydney, Nov. 20. The long-standing feud between the Prime Minister of New’ South Wales, Mr. Lang, and the Governor, Sir Philip Game, has surprisingly ended. The Governor approved the appointment of 25 Labour nominees to the Legislative Council, giving a Labour
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      KING ALFONSO.
      58 23 —Reuter. “Outlawed” by Spanish Cortes. Madrid, Nov. 20. The Cortes has found King Alfonso guilty of high treason and has sentenced l-im to perpetual banishment. He is now an outlaw, liable to be seized by any Spaniard if he sets foot in Spain. His property will lie confiscated
      —Reuter.  -  58 words
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      FLOOD RELIEF.
      86 23 —Router. Ten Per Cent. Customs Surtax. Nanking, Nov. 18. It is learned that the Central Political Council has approve 1, and that the Finance Committee and the Legislative Yuan have adopted, regulations governing the Flood Relief Customs Surtax of 10 per cent, on all imports, except those ordinarily
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      HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMPANY.
      82 23 Economies in Malaya And London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. ID. Presiding at the annual meeting of the I’erak River Hydro-Electric Power Co., Ltd., Mr. George Balfour said he believed they had seen the worst phase of the tin depression. If the price reached £150 and Malayan
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      TRADE IN INDIA.
      208 23 —British Wireless. Equal Advantages For British Firms. i Rugby, Nov. 20. Discussion was continued at the India Round-Table Federal Structure Committee today of the safeguards which would be necessary in connection with the scheme of federation with responsibility at the centre. Today’s session was devoted to further
      —British Wireless.  -  208 words
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      DUKE OF MANCHESTER
      129 23 Going to Cuba to Seek Divorce. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. ID. The Duke of Manchester is going to Cuba to seek a divoif e from his wife, who wa; formerly Miss Helena Zimmerman, an American. The Duchess has already oh-, tained a decree nisi against
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      STEAMER STRANDED.
      58 23 .—Aneta. On Pearl Bank With Gasoline Cargo. Batavia, Nov. 20. The oil-tanker. Planorbis, (5,876 tons) belonging to the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.. Ltd., fullv loaded with gasoline, from Balik Pa pap’ Bay to Hong Kong has stranded on Pearl Bank, North Last Borneo, near Tawao. The tanker Aldegonde is
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      WAR DEBTS.
      71 23 allied w:»r debt was £71,2&lt; r ,,000.— British Wireless. Britain’s Payment Of £326,200,000 to US.A. Rugby, Nov. ID. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the total amount o| payments to the United States on account of the British war
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      ANOTHER CHINA SEAS PIRACY.
      164 23 Guards Not Carried But No Casualties. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Nov. 20. The latest vessel to suffer from the attentions of pirates in the China Seas is the Hanyang, a steel screw' steamer of 1,1)56 tons owned by the China Navigation Co., Ltd. The
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      AIR TIME-TABLES.
      90 23 Aneta. Zone System Based On Greenwich in D.E.I. Batavia, Nov. 20. Owing to the increasing international H.r traffic the Meteorological Institute here is promoting a more exact system of co-ortlina ing the time-tables throughout the Dutch Archipelago based on Greenwich, using the zone system. The scheduled new time-table
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      MR. R. B. BENNETT.
      136 23 —British Wireless. Canadian Prime Minister In Europe. Rugby, Nov. ID. The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. R. B. Bennett, who is on a private visit to Europe, will reach London tomorrow and will be met by the Secretary for Dominion Affairs, Mr. J. H. Thomas, and
      —British Wireless.  -  136 words
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      INDIAN AFFAIRS.
      154 23 Sir Tej Sapru and other leaders.—British Wireless. Necessity for Prolonjfinfc The Conference. Rugby, Nov. 20. It is understood that the question of the Indian Round-Table Conference was also side red at today’s Cabinet meeting. Th» Prim Minister has l&gt;een devoting much of hi; time during the past few
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      DAME ROSA ROSS.
      32 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 20. Dame Rosa Bessie Ross, the wife of Sir Ronald Ross, who died on Sept. 30, left 11,17!), with net personalty of £1,1
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      TO ASSIST BRITISH INDUSTRY.
      455 24 ,—Reut&lt;?r. Anti-Dumping Measures. EFFECT OF NEW FRENCH DUTIES. Rugby, Xov. 19. The Bill to check abnormal importations, having passed its second reading last night, will enter uj&gt;on its final stages in the House of Commons this afternoon and will tomorrow go up to the House of
      ,—Reut<?r.  -  455 words
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      ACTION OF FRANCE.
      472 24 British Wireless. Question of Most Favoured Nation Treatment. Rugby, Nov. 19. Attention was called at question time in the Housl* of Commons to the recent French decree imposing additional &lt;lisciiminating duties on imports from various countries, including Great Britain and; tin* Dominions. On behalf of the President
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      “WITHOUT DELAY.”
      199 24 —Reuter. Serious Position of German Finances. Basle, Nov. 20. 1 The Bank of International Settlements has received a copy of the German memorandum applying for the convocation 1 ‘‘without delay” of a special advisory committee under the Young Plan to inquire as to Germany's economic and financial position.
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      LUXURY LINER.
      60 24 —Reuter. Destroyed by Fire In Belfast. London, Nov. 20. The 20,000-ton luxury liner Bermuda, one of the most sumptuous ships in the world, has been destroyed by fire at Belfast where she was undergoing repairs. This is the second outbreak in the liner within five months. The Bermuda
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      92 24 .—British Wireless. Leaving- on Health Trip To Ceylon. Rugby, Nov. 19. Mr. Lloyd George, accompanied by his family, is leaving England today on a health trip to Ceylon. He will join the F. and O. liner Comorin at Marseilles tomorrow. Mr. Lloyd George underwent a severe operation
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      EXPLOSION ON A MOTOR VESSEL.
      161 24 —Reuter. Many Victims of Yangtse Disaster. Shanghai, Nov. 18. The lives of more than 200 passengers, including a number of foreigners from Shanghai, were jeopardised when an explosion occurred in the engine-room of the Yangtse Rapids Steamship Company s motorship Itu. The explosion killed the
      —Reuter.  -  161 words
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      SWARAJISTS RESTIVE.
      213 24 Router. British Wireless. Early Start of Resistance Movement. Calcutta, Nov. 18. The Swarajists are daily becoming more restive over the proceedings of the RoundTable Conference and the non-return of Mr. Gandhi. ‘‘It is impossible to achieve Swaraj without a fresh struggle,” declared Jawaharlal Nehru in a speech advocating
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      LANCASHIRE.
      80 24 —Reuter. Step to Encourage More Business with China. London, Nov. 18. The Bleaching Trade Advisory Board’s decision to give a rebate of threepence per en 1 of 40 to 42 yards of white shirtings, in order to encourage business with China, is hailed by Lancashire traders as an important
      —Reuter.  -  80 words
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      BRITISH AGRICULTURE.
      99 24 —British Wireless. Conservatives Demand Statement of Policy. Rugby, Nov. 18. The Conservative Parliamentary Agricultural Committee yesterday passed a resolution demanding, before the recess, an outline of the lull agricultural programme of the Government regarding a quota and a guaranteed price for wheat, the positions of malting barley, the
      —British Wireless.  -  99 words
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      REPARATIONS AND WAR DEBTS.
      299 24 —British Wireless. Mr. Hoover Disturbed, MUST BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. Paris, Xov. \i The Finance Minister (M. p au j j. Flandin) had talks with Sir John Si raott and General Dawes successively, but information is available with regard totl* topics discussed.—Reuter. Washington, Xov. ig. It is
      —British Wireless.  -  299 words
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      STABILISING SILVER.
      121 24 Government Reply Disappoints. London. Nov. 18. The ardent hopes entertained by business men, with trading irV.*re-ts in the Far Fast, that silver stabilisation wu* have a place in the new Governments programme, were disappointed by tne reply given in the House of Commons yesterday evening by the FhancelUr
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      UNEMPLOYMENT.
      129 24 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Claims Disallowed Under V&gt; v Regulations. Rugby, Sov. 18. The latest Ministry of Labour returns show that on Nov. 9 there were ne y 54,000 fewer unemployed on the regi&gt; than a month earlier. This reductio partly due to the discontinuance registration by a proportion ot
      —British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  129 words
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      WAR FEVER IN CHINA.
      165 25 Maiming Reports Of Its Growth. CHINA’S ATTITUDE. X,i Withdrawal: No Commission. I N'ov. 23 (6.46 p.m.). i him been circulated by* e to the Council in which j te impossible for him to t tor the appointment 1 r of Inquii y in Manchuria f 1
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      WAR FEVER IN CHINA.
      342 25 Sin Kuo Min. A ming Alarming Proportions. Shanghai, Nov. 24. teeming Japanese troop a vities on the Fengtien-uth-west of Mukden, con-' ‘ales rhat two train load» and twelve field guns, 1 lai-loads of ammunition, 1 uh&lt;» yesterday. Military! have been laid connecting H angkutung. planes are
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      IN THE COMMONS.
      204 25 Reuter. No Further Fighting Says Capt. Eden. London. Nov. 23. Since the occupation of T?if-ihar by the Japanese no further fighting has occuriod, dec’a't* 1 ('apt. R. A. K*’.er (the Foreign Under-Stt retnry) replying to a I question in the House of ('&lt; rontons to- j day.
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      PREPARING FOR WAR ?
      69 25 PREPARING FOR WAR Router. Japan Ships More Gold To America. Toliio, Nov. 24. The Yokohama Specie Batik L to'.ay shipping g"ld, to the value of ten 22.500.000. to America. This makes the total value of gold shipped to America since Oct. 1 Yen 214.000.000. The Bank of Japan’s gold reserve
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      ANTI-DUMPING BILL.
      311 25 The deputation interests of agriculture.—British WireJess. Questien of Retaliation Bv France. Rugby, Nov. 23. \n«5ve' ug questions in the Hou«o of Commons, the Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade. Maior D. J. Colville, stated that representations were Icing made bv the British Government to the French Government
      The deputation interests of agriculture.—British Wire- Jess.  -  311 words
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      BENTLEY COLLIERY DISASTER.
      442 25 —Reuter. the circumstances allowed.—Uritish Wireless. Death-Roll of 34 Five Still Missing. Rugby, Nov. 21. The King and Queen have sent a telegram expressing heartfelt sympathy with th*» families of killed and in-1 lured in the pit disaster near Doncaster last right. The casualties were officially stated. this
      .—Reuter.; the circumstances allowed.—Uritish Wireless.  -  442 words
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      YEN AND FENG.
      123 25 —Hi'Utor. Back in the Kuomintang Fold. Nanking, Nov. 22. The most important developments which marked the closing session of the Fourth National Kuomintang Congress vesterdav afternoon were the adoption of the hour-Year Plan and the reinstatement of Marshals Yen Shi-shan and Kent? Yu-hsiang as members of the
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      BELGIAN CROWN PRINCE.
      50 25 —Aneta. To Pay Second Visit To Far East. Batavia, Nov. 21. The Belgian Crown Prince, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, is making a second trip to the Far Fast in February on board the Dutch mail liner, Christiaan Huygens. He will visit the Dutch Indies and 'apan.
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      JOINT ACTION AGAINST PIRATES.
      145 25 Chinese Troops Landed. BRITISH NAVY (JIVES ASSISTANCE. (Ft*mi Our Ohti Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Nov. 24. Alter consultation with the Hritiak nsul at Swatow and the Chines* (iinma!. H.M.S. Furling landed Chinese troops on Xamoi Island, and the latter i t covered s&lt;line iu-es of cargo looted
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      DR. WELLINGTON KOO.
      254 25 Kcuti-r. Appointment as Foreign Minister. Nanking, Nov. 23. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo lias been appointed l'mcign Minister. Paris, Nov. 23. Dr. Wellington Koo’s appointment has produced a most favourable impression, net only in League circles where he is* I well kivwn, but also in diplomatic circles
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      AMERICAN PROTEST.
      137 25 I!i utcr. Alleged Torture of Chinese Writer. Washington, Nov. 23. That Briti-h police in the International Seitleimnt Shanghai were indirectly responsible for the torture and death of a Chinese Radical writer named Li Weisen is the allegation contained in a protect signed by 104 leading American rilcrs. including
      I!i utcr.  -  137 words
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      MEDAN SENSATION.
      44 25 —Aneta. Chinese ('hambcr Of ('ommeree Raided. Medan, Nov. 23. The police raided the Chinese Chamber of (’ommeree. today, and it is stated that a. nilmher of documents were seized. The action of the police creat'd a tremendous sensation anion# the (.hlncsa community.—Ancta.
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      THE HINDU-MOSLEM DEADLOCK.
      179 26 —Reuter. Mr. MacDonald’s Position. UNEASINESS AMONG POLITICIANS. London, Nov. 22. A number of Conservative Members of Parliament who are interested »n t Indian problem are un*asy with K to Mr. MacDonald’s intimation that hi is willing to arbitrate on the Hiiulu-Mo&gt;-lem question, on which the H ,n&lt;
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      COUNTER DUTIES.
      287 26 .—Reuter. —British wireless. American Move Against Great Britain. Washington, Nov. 21. An immediate imposition of countervailing duties, making ih Unit?d States charges on imports from Great Britain equal to those charged on United States products hy Great Britain, will, it is stated, be ordered by the United States
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      PIONEER FLIGHT.
      79 26 From New Caledonia To Queensland. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Nov. 21. Mr. Victor Roffey, the 23-year-old son of a Queensland pastoralist, has accomplished a pioneer ocean flight from Noumea to Maryborough in ll l i hours in a Gipsy Moth. He encountered head winds most of the
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      DR. WU LIEN-TEH.
      472 26 Reuter. Ruthless Treatment By Japanese. Tientsin, Nov. 22. An example of Japanese ru'.hle-sne.'-&gt; in Manchuria is provided by the treatment meted out to the world-fa niou(’untab League Plague Expert Dr. &gt;N u Lien-teh. Dr. W’u Lien-teh was visiting C hangchun in connection with plague prevention work when
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      U.S. BANK FAILURES.
      87 26 —Reuter. New r Dismal Record Created In October. New York. Nov. 19. Four per cent, of the total bank deposits of the United Stafces have been swallowed up by the failure of no fewer than 1.700 hanks with deposit* of nearly $1,500,000,000 during the first ten months
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      GERMANY’S PROBLEM.
      85 26 —Reuter. Wagres and Cost of Living Must Come Down. Berlin, Nov. 23. The Economic Council, which was formed under the chairmanship of President von Hindenburg to investigate the possibilities of improving trade, recommends a reduction in salaries and wages simultaneously with a reduction in the cost of Irving.
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      M. LOUCHEUR.
      391 26 ,—Reuter. Death of Well-Known French Statesman. Paris, Nov. 22. M Louis I.oucheur, the statesman and proprietor of Le Petit Journal, died at 2.30 p.m. today.—Reuter. M. Loucheur was born at Roubaix in 1872. After studying at the Ecole Polytechnique he embarked on what proved to be a highly
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      GERMAN FINANCES.
      133 26 —Reuter. Anxiety Over Young Plan Annuity. Faris, Nov. 10. After a conversation between M. Pierre Laval (the French Prime Minister) and the German Ambassador in Paris (Dr. Leopold von Hoe’ch) this afternoon. Frarco-Gcrman agreement was finally reached on the text of a letter which Germany is to send
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      TIN QUOTA.
      53 26 Further Cut of 10 Per Cent. Expected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 23. A further cut of 10 per cent, in the tin quota is to be expected as a result of the meetings of the tin pool committee and ♦be international tin committee at The Hague
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      AFTERMATH OF FLOODS.
      44 26 —Reuter. Medical Experts for China To Cope with Disease. Cairo, Nov. 18. In conformity with the League of Nations’ request, medical experts and supplies are being dispatched to China to join in the campaign against disease arising fram the floods.— Reuter.
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      “MUCH DEPENDS ON THE BRITISH.”
      83 26 “MUCH DEP ENDS ON THE BRITISH.” Rubber Problem. I DUTCH AND QUESTinvB OF RESTRICTION 0N (From Our Own Correspondent.) I London, N\, v&gt; o, I The Financial Times Amsterdam *1 pondent is informed authoritetiv.v the Dutch Government is a touch with the British Government S »ul)ber question and much depend.
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      CANTON-NANKING.
      278 26 —Sin Kuo M r.. I Differences by No Men J Yet Bridged. Shanghai. 0 v. 24. I The Finance Minister (Mr. T V I again visited Mr. Wang Ching-hui (SB Left V, mg kuomintang leadei i dav ami remained with him tor hour. an H It is reported that
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      INDIAN AFFAIRS.
      147 26 British Wireless. Opportunity for Debate I n The Commons. Rugby. N' n The Prime Minister. Mr. in Parliament, said he hoped Vt the House of Commons rose 1" cess there would be an (&gt;PP tl,! 1 debate on the work of the Indian Table Conference. Earlier n the
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      COAL FOR CHINA.
      36 26 —AlK't* 1 Substantial Orders for East Indies. Batavia. t Substantial orders of coal f°i j'"L' v to China have been booked in i East Indies. The first steaiv. M for Palembang for loading.—A?
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      WITHDRAWAL IN 15 DAYS.
      339 27 I )r W. Koo Insists On Evacuation. ASXIKTY IN PARIS. Further Fighting West Of Mukden. I’ a iis, Nov. 24 (9.35 p.m.) Y progress has been made with iru lmi'uin question. t j delegation has received m Tokio with regard to the j solution an 1
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      MORE MODERATION.
      229 27 •‘•'Utor. Dr. Alfred Sze Makes Very Significant Request. Paris, Nov. 25. v;..v the Nanking counter-pro- Ik-. Alfred Sze has telegraphed to ar.-. ng j* getting the modification of h.si Uilions in the direction of deration Nature of Instructions. Nanking, Nov. 24. Tw Koreign Office has instructed Dr. I
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      CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
      227 27 CAU SE FOR CONCERN. lieutor. China’s Attitude “Firm 11 d Unyielding.” V Nov. 21 (12.05 p.m.). hi/.awa had not received inh U P to a late hour last night, but no fears are entertained that these, when they do at rive, will prove an obstacle M Briand, however, will receive
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      FURTHER FIGHTING.
      70 27 —Reuter. Breaks Out to the West Of Mukden. Mukden, Nov. 24. Fighting between the Japanese and the Chinese started at nine o’clock this morning, between Chuliuho and Sinmin. near Mukden, and is still proceeding.—Reuter. Recent reports have stated that the Japanese have been carrying out manoeuvres” west of
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      THE “WAR FEVER.”
      279 27 i Sin Kuo Min. Is China Gathering Her Forces Shanghai, Nov. 25. Reports which have reached here state that the Japanese military authorities plan to attack Chinchow (on the MukdenTientsin Railway in the south-west corner of Fengtien) before Marshal Chiang Kaishek has arrived at Peking. Marshal Chang
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      PLANE ENGINES.
      267 27 ,—Reuter. Shipment to Japan A Protest. London, Nov. 24. In the House of Commons, questioned Mr. Geoffrey Marnier (Lib., Wolverhampton E.) as to whether he was aware that Japan had ordered aeroplane engine.in Great Britain and whether he would consider placing an embargo upon such orders by international
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      WHAT IS AT STAKE.
      280 27 Wireless. View of Eminent British Economist. Rugby, Nov. 24. 1 he draft resolution providing for the appointment and dispatch of a commission to examine the Manchurian situation on the spot has been communicated by M. Briand (the President of the League Council) to the Japanese and
      ,— Wireless.  -  280 words
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      MOSCOW VIEWS.
      143 27 .—Reuter. Authors of Kellogg Pact As War Incendiaries. Moscow, Nov. 24. American Imperialism is hurrying on preparat'ons for a new war, contends the Soviet Press. Commenting on the latest news from Shanghai, Tokio and Washington Izvestia contends that the authors of the Kellogg I’i.ci are acting as direct
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      COLONEL DOIHARA.
      169 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Would-Be Emperor-Maker Back in Tientsin Shanghai, Now. 26. Colonel Doihara, the former “adviser” to the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin and the officer who took over the administration of Mukden after the Japanese occulta! ion on Sejyt. 19, is reported to have arrived once again at
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      INDIAN GOVERNORS.
      191 27 .—British Wireless. Successor to Sir Stanley Jackson. Rugby, Nov. 23. The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments Sir .John Anderson, the present Permanent IJnder-Secretary at the Home Office, to be Governor of Bengal in succession to Sir Stanley Jackson, whowe tenure of office expires in
      .—British Wireless.  -  191 words
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      UNWANTED COTTON.
      275 27 -Reuter. Big “Hold Up” Scheme In The United States. Washington, Nov. 23. An agreement to lock up 6,000,000 halos of cotton for one year is announced by the Federal Farm Board. The southern bankers have arranged to make, or to renew, loans to cotton farmers holding a total
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      INDIA’S FINANCIAL CREDIT.
      482 28 Must Maintain Investors' Confidence. LORD READING. Warning Speech at The Conference. Rugby, Nov. 24. The anticipated final plenary session of the India Round-Table Conference will begin at the end of the present week and continue daily until the work is completed. The reports on the army and
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      COMMONS DEBATE.
      378 28 .—British Wireless. Pressure Brought to Bear On Mr. MacDonald. Rugby, Nov. 24. It is expected that at the plenary session of the conference the Prime Minister will make a statement on the policy of the Government. The terms of this statement will be governed to a large extent
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      THE THORBURN CASE.
      158 28 —Router. Father’s Claim Against Chinese Government. Shanghai, Nov. 18. Mr. John Thorburn’s fir- r has lodged .i claim for 100,000 taels against the Chinese Government in connection with the expenses and worry and anguish sustained by his wife and himself a&gt; a result of his son’s death.—Reuter.
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      FLIGHT TO CHINA.
      87 28 —Reuter. Anonymous Aid For British Airman. London, Nov. 23. An anonymous gift of £500 from a local industrialist to enable Mr. T. H. Chamberiain, of West Hartbpool, formerly of the Imperial Airways but now unemployed, to realise his ambition to fly to China is announced. Mr. Chamberlain
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      THE KING AND QUEEN.
      57 28 Rritish Wireless. Probably to Spend Christmas At Sandringham. Rugby, Nov. 23. The King and Queen returned to London today from Sandringham. At Buckingham Palace the King received a number of officers of the Royal Household upon their assumption or relinquishment of office. It, is understood that
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      SIR JOHN SIMON.
      53 28 —British Wireless. Temporary Absence From League Council. Rugby, Nov. 18. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, is returning to London to attend an important Cabinet meeting fixed for Friday. In his absence Lord Cecil will represent Great Britain on the League Council. If necessary Sir John Simon
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      RECIPROCITY WITH THE DOMINIONS.
      120 28 British Wireless. In a Position to Offer Advantages.” Kugby, Nov. 24. Answering various questions regarding the methods of developing inter-imperial trade, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, in the House of Commons today, said that in the course of his forthcoming tour through the Dominions
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      GERMAN DEBTS.
      262 28 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Effects of Unparalleled Crisis.” Berlin, Nov. 21. The German debtors committee has invited representatives of 11 creditor countries to come to Berlin to discuss further arrangements with regard to Germany’s private debts after th? expiration of the standstill agreement.—Reuter. Rugby. Nov. 21. The German Government
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      OVERSEA CHINESE.
      138 28 .—Sin Kuo Min. Nanking’s Plan to Assist Returned Unemployed. Shanghai, Nov. 19. The Fourth Kuomintang Congress passed a resolution yesterday providing for the taking of measures to relieve distress among oversea Chinese who have been thrown out of employment and who have returned, or are returning, to China.
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      50 28 ni-iauiu vomv?rei British Wireless, To be Inaugurated by Prince Of Wales. Rugby, Nov. 21. The India Office announces that, with the approval of the King Emperor, the Prince of Wales has graciously consented to inaugurate the proceedings of the Burma Roun 1-Table Conference on November 27.- British Wireless,
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      FURTHER CUT IN TIN PRODUCTION.
      184 28 —Kea.er. 15,000 Tons. I INCREASED HOLDING J THE POOL. “1 The Hague, Nov I Tb.. International Tin Commit, M ‘J decided on a further cut in the nnJb, I t .n&lt;i export of tin of 15.000 ton,,“i from Jan. t next. This will reduce tl
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      BURIED TREASURE.
      124 28 vi.v.v —British Wireless. Sir Malcolm Campbell In New Role. Rugby. Nov. 1?. I The famous racing motorist Sii Malcoirr.l Campbell, in company with other web I known men, proposes to set »if in January on an expedition to Cocos Island, in the Pacific Ocean, south-west of Panama. :r.
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      MURDERED GIRL.
      88 28 No Clue in West End Crime. (From Our Own Correspondent.' London. Nov. 1.'. At the resumed inquest on An Upchurch, aged 20. who f^" strangled in an empty shop in Shat rebury Avenue on Oct. 2. the \\e- r .nr.nv Coroner, Mr. Ingleby Oddie. sta’e.: r robbery was
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      AFRICAN AIR MAIL.
      114 28 —British Wireless. New Service to Begin On Nov. 18. Rugby, Nov. 1The air mail service between Lomi’j and Cape Town will open with a di 1 which will leave Croydon on -Ian. The first outward mail will loa t 0B Town on Jan. 25 and reach London
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      FINLAND’S CRISIS.
      65 28 Request for Repeal Oi Prohibition Laws. Helsingfors, N"'; t In view of the difficulty ot ,a a Budget, the members ol one u"" .y,.. r Coalition Government have requi representatives in the abiriet the repeal of the Prohibition l This is likely to cause a ;i" A committee
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      WORLD RUBBER STOCKS INCREASE.
      82 29 WO RLD RUBBER STOCKS INCREASE. L.p- 600,000 Tons At I Oct. 31. I r c Our Own Correspondent.) I Lon Ion, Nov. 24. I rubber stocks were 583,294 t 31 as compared with 556,869 ft 1 SO and 448,471 tons on Oct. It- 1 fgu.es do not include stocks l
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      DISTRESS IN CHINA.
      154 29 -Riutrr. ■international Gift From The West Suggested. I Ivondon, Nov. 24. I rat n consisting of the Very llV ti Johnson, Dean of CanterWl' Sr Wilfred Grenfell, the Labrador B. .‘."cnarj. the Rev. C. F. Andrews, Mr. B- hi's biographer, and also a wellM" rental personality will
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      U.S.A. DEFICIT.
      50 29 —Reuter. It217.300.000 in Less Than I Five Months. I Washington, Nov. 24. ft A':: v the present financial year I July 1. of o i i about £217.500,000) is I. by the United States “re.- compared with a deficit of .ooii i about £246,000,000) on the t year.—Reuter.
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      OXFORD MURDER.
      92 29 Henry Seymour’s Appeal I Dismissed. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 24. Lr.- Henry Daniel Seymour, "a.- ur.il guilty at the Oxford y' the murder of Mrs. Annie L* M»n, was dismissed. It was t* Lord Chief Justice, Mr. y and Mr. Justice Hawke. 1 L*: &gt;&gt;on was
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      UNPAID DUES.
      81 29 —Reuter. Uea«ru e Defaulters Who Still Claim Rights. London, Dec. 23. a la ''Uservative members of the i Commons protested against 1 j v b h had not paid their contri- •&gt;,. 1 t K League of Nations having t;.'‘ as others. AtTn 1 Lr-Secretary for Foreign --ed
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      OIL INDUSTRY.
      41 29 —Reuter. X Interim Dividend By Anirlo-Persian Co. London, Nov. 24. I not S' “p ers *an Oil Co. has decider w ,f are a n interim dividend in Rdustrv 'AT,r sent con &lt;lition of the oil 1 trade generally.—Reuter.
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      THE SILVER QUESTION.
      294 29 —Router. Prospects of a Solution Held Out. London, Nov. 25. sohjtion°? ilver question approaching a This is the question which is being asked since the speech made by Mr. Ernest rranklin at a luncheon given bv the American Chamber of Commerce yester- 1 Mr. Franklin reiterated the
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      POSITION OF STERLING
      128 29 —Reuter. Reasons for the Latest Depreciation. London. N.n\ 21. T1 ere have been several reasons tn nceohi t for the depreciation of sterling, which has been a feature of the money n.rnket during the last few days. One undoubted cause is continental anxiety oven Germany’s financial positim,
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      EMPIRE TEA.
      68 29 ,—Reuter. Mr. N. Chamberlain Aware Of Grave Position/’ London, Nov. 24. In the House of Commons Sir William Davison (Cons. Kensington S.) asked whether early steps would be taken to grant preference to Empire teas. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replied that he was unable
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      SUEZ CANAL DUES.
      46 29 To Be Reduced Until July Of Next Year. Paris, Nov. 10. The Suez Canal Company has reduced the Canal dues, until July 1, 1932, by 65 gold centimes per ton for loaded ships and 32Vi gold centimes per ton for ships in ballast.
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      JEWEL THIEVES.
      29 29 —Reuter. £10,000 Robbery In Strand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. Thieves broke into a jeweller’s shop in the Strand and stole jewellery valued at £10,000.—Reuter.
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      SHANGHAI MYSTERY.
      390 29 —Reuter. Authors’ Protest Which Was Ill-Founded. Shanghai, Nov. 24. The Settlement polict, usually well-in-formed Chinese and Reuter's Nanking correspondent have no l.nowlelge of and are unable to trace Li Wei-sen, described as a Radical writer, regarding whom a number of well-known American authors made a protest to the
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      NO REPRISALS.
      91 29 Reuter. U.S.A. and Anti-Dumping Duties. Washington, Nov. 24. It is now definitely ascertained that the United States Government is not contemplating reprisals against the British anti-dumping duties. After an extensive study of the matter, President Hoover came to the conclusion that only 1.6 per cent, of the total
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      FORCED LABOUR.
      76 29 —Aneta. Difficulties of Total Abolition In D.E.I. Batavia, Nov. 24. There were animated discussions lasting two days at the meeting of the People’s Council regarding the Government’s proposal to co-ordinate the existing forced labour regulations with the provisions of the Geneva Convention. While the left wing wishes for
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      RUBBER FOR RUSSIA.
      45 29 Decrease of 900 Tons Expected In London Stocks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 20. Russia has taken 1,200 tons of rubber from London warehouses this week, and a decrease of 900 tons in London stocks is to be expected on Monday.
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      CANTON-NANKING.
      305 29 —Sin Kuo Min. Divergences in South Threaten Unification. Shanghai, Nov. 25. The wide divergences of opinion between Nanking and a certain section o£ the Canton faction, with legard to thw constitution of the Central Kuomin-Un* Executive and other committees, —which threatens to nullify the efforts to brine about peace
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      OPHELIA DISASTER.
      95 29 —Anetn. Death Roll Now Reaches Twenty-Four. I Batavia, Nov. 24. The death roll in the Ophelia disaster has now reached 24. In addition to Mr. Stuut, an official in the Agricultural Service, Mrs. Blok, wife of an Assistant Commissioner, 14 soldiers and three convicts already reported to have
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      COTTON CONTROL.
      66 29 ,—Router. Two Years’ Limitation Of Acreage Planted. Jackson, Missouri, Nov. 24. Ten of the 11 cotton-producing States represented at the Uniform Cotton Control Conference have approved the Texas plan limiting the acreage planted in 1932 and 1933 to 30 per cent, of the 1931 acreage restriction. It is
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      LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
      50 29 distance record until Doc. 20.— British Wireless. British Attempt on Record Next Month. Rugby, Nov. 24. The R.A.F. long-distance monoplane which is now on the return journey from a non-stop fligltf. to Kgypt will probably not make the projected attempt on tho distance record until Dec. 20.—British
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      49 29 BURMA CONFERENCE .—British Wireless. Appointment of Additional Delegates. Rugby, Nov. 21. Additional delegates to the Burma Round-Table Conference, which the Prince of Wales will inaugurate on Friday, are Sir Samuel Home, the Secretary for India. Lord Lothian and Miss May Oung, who will represent Burmese women’s interests. —British Wireless.
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      GOOD FINISHES ON FIRST DAY.
      1619 30 Mr. Kirwan Brings In Three Winners. The feature of the amateur races held by the Singapore Turf Club in conjunction with the Singapore Polo Club at the race course on Friday was the success of Mr. Klrw.in, who won the first three races of the
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      MANCHESTER NOV. HANDICAP.
      355 30 Over 40 Horses Left. PROSPECTS OF RECORD FIELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Ncv. 23. More than 40 horses have been left in the Manchester November Handicap (lii, miles) which is to be run on Saturday” and there is every possibility of a record field coming under
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      YALE SUCCESSFUL.
      74 30 Harvard’s First Defeat Of The Season. Cambridge, Mas?., Nov. 2K Yale heat Harvard in the jubilee match cf the football series by three points to nil. All predictions were swept away by the 4 mighty atom,” Yale's diminutive captain, Alhie Booth, who, with a field goal, sent 57.000
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      PLEASANT WEATHER FOR YACHTING.
      457 30 PLEASANT WEATHER FOR YACHTI NG. Clifford Cup Event ul The R.S.Y.C. I fions J \acht Club on Sunday l ln^PoI ously fine morning, boginninlight breOMs, which .'1 into a nice moderate full sail 1 *’J Only eight of the ten-B"W 1 ed out. Klla and Paddv being 1 ?.'*'*1 •waiting
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      CANZONERI WINS.
      42 30 —Reuter. Outpoints Kid Chocolate Over Ten Rounds. New Vol k. N"V. -1 Tony Canzoneri outpointed Km late in a ten-round contest. stu-oe.yiia-: defending the world’s lig!twe.ch: t.e. The winner was presented u Lonsdale belt which was won Cf Freddy Welsh.—Reuter.
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      THE SWIMMING CLUB.
      141 30 Meeting to Consider Women Members. A pain the old subject of women hers of the Singapore Swimming l to be discussed. This subject, "o- 1 been defeated time and time agn {0 come up at a special general be held on Sunday. Nov. at 1' It is
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      SINGAPORE BEAT JOHORE.
      1696 31 I Malaya Cup Rugby. b\X\TI0NAL start by W y VISITORS. r e of 24 points (three goals, B !lh Mini a penalty goal) to six (two fc'Singapore secured a substantial B 1 Ivt r Johore in a Malaya Cup B l ?on the padang on Saturday. Hi
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      WOMEN’S HOCKEY ON THE PADANG.
      404 31 Interesting Game Ends In Goalless Draw. There was u good attendance at the S.O.C. Padang on Thursday to see the women's hockey in aid of the Poppy Day Fund. The two teams, Miss GriffithJor.es’ XI and the Girls’ Sports Club, gave a good account of
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      TEN CLEAR GOALS.
      114 31 Negri Women’s Match in Aid Of Poppy Fund. (From Our Own Correspondent.; Seremban, Nov. 20. The Bluebells women’s hockey team were completely outclassed by the European women’s XI here yesterday in a match in aid of the Poppy Day h unci. The spectatois included H.H. the ang
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      WITHIN 28 RUNS.
      78 31 Reuter. Time Robs South Africa Of Victory. Brisbane, Nov. 24. The match between the South Africans and Queensland ended here today in a their opening innings Queensland «co’*ed 202. to which the South Africans replied with 195. In their second innings the State XI were dismissed for
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      INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
      41 31 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 23. Sckngnr won their State hockey fixture a* Kuala Lumpur on Saturday when they defeated Penang by six clear goal-. 1 he home team were decidedly ta ‘.er and displayed supeiior combination.
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      LALL SINGH IN INDIAN TRIALS.
      290 31 Great Chance for Selangor Cricketer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 21. I understand that Lall Singh, the Selangor cricketer, will be invited to participate in the trials for the Indian team which will visit England next year, provided that he travels to India at
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      SOUTH AFRICANS WIN.
      243 31 Cardiff Beaten by Seven Points. Ix&gt;ndon. Nov. 23. The South African Rugby tourists defeated Cardiff today by two goals and a try (13 points) to a goal (5 points). The Springboks won mainly by clever cross-kicking, two tries resulting direct from punts. Zimmerman opened the scoring with
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      UT MAJIEUR TO RUN.
      42 31 —Reuter. Arji Khan’s Entry in November Handicap. London, Nov. 21. The Aga Khan confirm* that IJt Majeur v ill run in the Manchester November 1 handicap. It hail been rumoured that the I horse* would be scratched. Reuter.
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      SPLENDID FORWARD BATTLE.
      1083 32 Bryan’s Great Try. S.C.C. BEAT PUBLIC SERVICES. S.C.C. 6 pts. Public Services 3 pts. After one of the best forward battles seen for a long time, the S.C.C. defeated the Public Services by six points (two tries) to three points (one try) on Tuesday on the Padang.
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      MALACCA BEATEN.
      219 32 Malaya Command’s Good Display. (From Our Owti Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 24. Malaya Command 9 pts.; Malacca 3 pt*. Displaying all-round superiority over Malacca in their Rugby match here yesterday. the Malaya Command won by nine points (two tries and one penalty) to ti'neo points (one try). The ground
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      INDIAN CRICKET SENSATION.
      102 32 Duleep Refuses Offer To Captain Tourists. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 19. K. S. Duleepsinhji, the England cricketer, and captain of Sussex C.C.C., has definitely refused to captain th“ Indian cricket tourists who are to visit England next season. The Nawab of Pataudi, who is qualifying
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      SWIMMING.
      27 32 The 50 metres race for the JacksonMillar Cup held at the Singapore Swimming Club on Monday resulted as follows: 1, R. Goldman *2, Cairn3 3, Elliot.
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      GYMKHANA AT POLO CLUB.
      419 32 Mr. R. H. Onraet Wins Three Events. In spite of the rain which fell some time previously, making the giound sloppy and affecting the show jumping, the Gymkhana held in aid of the Poppy Day Fund on the Singapore Polo Club giound on Sunday passed off
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    BIRTHS.
    47 32 ilAINCS. At Johore Bahru on November 17. 1931. to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. C. Haines, a daughter. M T&gt; \GA. At the General Hospital, on Nov. 21. 1931. to Mona, wife of Mr. A. J. Braga, a daughter. Hong Kong and Bangkok papers please copy.
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    ENGAGEMENT.
    32 32 The engagement is announced between Mr. T. G. Stewart of Messrs. W. Hammer Go., I.td., Singapore and Lossiemouth, Scotland, and Miss M. D. Stephen, of the Hospital, Singapore, and Aberdeen. Scotland.
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    MARRIAGE
    46 32 ’•’ARK GUTHRIE.—At the Presbyterian v "i:ch. Singapore, on November 1H, 1931. George M. Park, youngest son of John Park r inl the late Mrs. Park, The Drums, Greenock, to Agnes Alice, daughter of Mrs. •'ulhrie and the late Walter McNiel 'jfbrie, Greenhill Avenue, Giffnock, Renfrewshire.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    676 32 S.G.C. Win Match Ag a J Garrison. The match between tho o Golf Club and the Garrison r‘i n ***H played on Sunday on the (lar r resulted in a win for the Sin, Club by 9 points to 5 Sln a l^ e The scores were H
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      90 32 NOTICE All r-onmrnicatio*'* for both the Strait* T»m: and th« Straits Budget should b» addressed *o tin Ilond Office, ("Veil Stanley Singapore, Strait* Settlements. The po't free r.r ce of th.* Straits Tines t( the T’rited Kingdom a"d foreign courtrie* is f td a y-nr. T he post free pric«
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    75 32 DEATHS MADAM WEE SEOK NEO, wife of Ngeow Vian Thin, at 620-4, Eng Keam Place (off East Coast Road), on Friday, Nov. 20. TAN.-Mrs. Tan Gini Hock (Madam Khoo Kee Neo alias Nonya Itam) age 53 at her residence No. 301, Pasir Panjang Road, S’pore on Sunday, November 22, 1931,
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      85 1 ■ier»l—lubber Situation 1 !ingaP ore fin riC J Ihe $inga pore Auction 1 tendon Lubber Market M Rv M. Still 1 Tin Market 1 I'hc Intel rational Tin Pool 2 Kui'bai Tin 2 K Ri anns K- fer Rubber 3 Khi'.ii' M'liio’t r, K. -tli-la Perak ■r.’kr Rubber Returns
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      49 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations I Forward Contracts Crct Seller Prices I fill &gt; &gt;•«* l&gt;ec. Jan. Jan Mar. B*.' &lt;u»r. 0.9** 0.9 2 I 0.9 4 0.9*11 0.9 1 -i K. 0.1* 0.9*1* 0.9*, 0.9* h 0.9*4 0.9®* I 0.9’, 0.9** 0.9*«i &gt; ,.ir.e*s 0.9 5* 0.9*/*
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 1 I at $00.37 *i per picul. I 00.12*a I f, 7 50 I 0S.37‘a OS.75 I
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      101 1 7'? .’ai o Chamber of Commerce .:i held its 1.045 th auction N v. h there was catalogued t«&gt;n&gt; offered 1,642,976 -old 1,417,043 lb. or 632.61 Spot. 2 15 16d. 4 1* 16 cts. I’KKES REALISED. &lt;(i Smoked Sheet. Cents per Ih. i ■;ua I:ty No Sales
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      BATAK RABIT RUBBER.
      180 1 TK 1 l&gt;. 1 *;povt &gt;y the directors of the v, u er Kstate Ltd., for the 1,,,., v. ,ul J wne. 0 1931, states.—The 'ox 1 i-' 1 tor year amounted to la,, ,'i the modified system of t -tin-* t has been instituted, the 4
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Dutch and Restriction Proposals. WORLD STOCKS STILL INCREASING.
      873 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] London, Oct. 28. Rumours have been current during the I w eek that the new Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies has informed his Government that he has rejected
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      LINGUI TIN LTD.
      202 1 The report by the directors to the shareholders of Lingui Tin, Ltd., at the thirteenth annual general meeting of the company, to b? held at 04, Market Street, Singapore, on Friday Nov. 27, at noon, states:— The accounts show a loss o&lt;f $40,300.38, whit h amount has
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      COPRA MARKET.
      31 1 Barlow' and Co. report as follows on Nov. 19 The market has shown an easier tendency during the past week. Closing quotations are as follows :—Sundries! $5.55 mixed $-1.85.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      747 1 [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved-] Movement of Surplus Banka Metal. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED TRADE BUYING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 28. Iheio lias not been any change made in the quota production following the meet* inp ol the International Tin Committee few days ago. Siam, however,
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      THE INTERNATIONAL TIN POOL.
      1212 2 A New and Urgent Problem. hi the folio whiff vrtule t &lt;’ A wgtcrdnm rorrruitondcut of 7 hFiiwrciol Times yirrs the &lt; &lt;* &lt; of well-iofo.’mrd Dutch circle* vjtou tin current tin restiu-'u u position. D i.&lt; stilted that fie i/rpreciot ion of steel in ft
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      KUCHAI TIN.
      237 2 The report by the directors of the Kuchai Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd., to the shareholders at the seventh annual general meeting of the company, to be held at fid. Market Street. Singapore, on Friday. Nov. 27, at 12.30 p.m., states:— The il-counts show a loss of $78,623.16. After
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      Correspondence.
      67 2 ITh* Strait* Times is not responsible lor me opinions ot its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must b* snort and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be tejected or cut down. Cot respondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but
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      RESTRICTION.
      386 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Referring to the statement made by His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies on the matter of rubber restrict.on, it is inconceivable that His Excellency can really believe that producers want restriction in the hope of getting immediate relief
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      INDIAN LABOUR.
      845 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Owing to the slump, thousands of Indian labourers have been discharged and repatriated from Malaya during the past year. When prosperity returns to Malaya (if ever it does the question of labour will again have to be considered and it
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      RUBBER PAINT.
      192 2 To the Editor of the Strait* T&gt; K Sir.— A short time ago you &gt;u a letter from Mr. Carver of Aid &lt;-rgn. Suffolk, to the effect thai hibeen painted with rubber paint ar.t the result was very good. In &lt;.*•»’ of this letter I wrote to Mr.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      43 2 Ulu Klang.— 271 piculs, 70.1:5ft &gt; 1 t b&lt; hours. Owing to the ncl V, Restriction Enactment the &lt;&gt; ,T working on October 2ft. i Takuana Valley Tin NX. ,;:r Nov.). —573 hours, 155,000 yard-. &gt; iv&gt;munting Tin (first halt ot piculs, 91)8 hours.
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      NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
      1673 3 j r Graburn’s Challenge To Producers. H0RK CONSUMPTION. [)nus Not to be Left To Manufacturers. challenge to rubber producers is ,„ntaine&lt;l in the following article, which L bv Mr. C. B. Graburn. The r iti*r is. of course, a recognised •iithoritv on the industry and is
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      SHARE MARKET.
      489 3 Highest Tin Figure Since! Restriction. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated, Nov. 24, states The London-New York cross-rate has persistently declined during the week, and the depreciation is naturally reflected by the firmer price of tin, which closes at £138, the highest figure recorded since the restriction scheme was
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      STRATHISLA PERAK.
      184 3 The report by the directors of the Strathisla (I’erak) Rubber Estates Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1931, states: The crop of rubber for the year, which was harvested on a restricted basis amounted to 996,064 lb. The estate is reported by the isiting agent to be
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      KINTA TIN DREDGING CO., LTD.
      560 3 15 Per Cent. Dividend Declared. The annual general meeting of the Kinta Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. was held on Tuesday at the offices of the secretaries, Derrick and Co., Mr. J. M. Sime, the chairman, presiding. The others present were Messrs. J. A. Elias, S.
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      OCT. RUBBER RETURNS.
      77 3 Tand'jong. 112,100 lb. I'll pci ft. 80,0311 lb. (54,451 lb.). Tanah I)atar.—59,000 lb. Toerangio (S&gt;. 1)7,207 lb. Tung M'th. 14,805 lb. Tai Tak Plantations.- 10,000 II). Toluk Anson. 53,002 lb. Tambalak. 22,500 lb. Taiping R.l\ 1 18,000 lb. United Patani (Malaya).- 210,00)) lb. United Serdung (Sumatra). 148,
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      Trade and Finance.
      273 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Nev. 25. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/4% London, 3 months' sight 2/4 3/16 London, 60 days’ sight 2/4% London, 30 days' sight 2/4 3/B2 London, demand 2/4 1/16 London, T.T. 2/4 1/82 Lyons and Paris, demand 1050 Hamburg, demand 170 New York, demand
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      Stocks and Shares.
      824 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. .Singapore, Nov. 25. MINING. Issue Vnl. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asntn Kumbang 23/- 25/£1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/6/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/9 11/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/9 11/9 1 1 Batang Fadang 0.05 0.12 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25
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      MANDAI-TEKONG ESTATES, LTD.
      395 4 Funds for Only Three More Years. The annual general meeting of the Mandai-Tekonjr (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd. was held at the secretaries’ offices, Chan Sze Onn and Co., Market Street, on Nov. 18, Mr. E. A. Elias pre..i ling. Others present included Messrs. Lee Chim Tuan, Tan
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES OCT. 27.
        506 4 Alhtgar (2 6; Anglo-Malay (£1) 7 32; Aver K uni ns (£1) 4; Hagan Serai (£1) 3 16; Bahru &lt;2') 1 Banteng (£1) 5/16; Batu Caves (£1) 13 32; Batu Matang (£1) /9; Batu lijja (£1) ‘4; Bertam (2/) 1/74; Bidor (£1) y%\ Bikam (2
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 25.
        674 4 Gaipital issue Closing Price* Taid I’p Value Dividends Fraser Lya'l t Company 4- Co. Kvttt. 464,175 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenby (fl) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.70 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-30 Alor Gajah (.$1) 0.4 0 0.45 0.40 0.4 i 439,425 1
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      RUBANA RUBBER.
      180 4 The report by the 1 1 f or the ve* Rubana Rubber Estates L.d., io ended June 30, 1931, states j t harvested for the year amountea 1.353,960 lb. Under the modlt n t J tb of tapping which has been mstitu estimate of crop for the &gt;eai
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      283 5 PRESENT TRADE CONDITIONS CALL FOR LOW PRICES. Our goods are priced reasonably low representing tip-top value. Prompt and Careful Attention given to orders from our outstation customers. a H. KIAT Co., Ltd. BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, PRINTERS. NEWSAGENTS A GENERAL MERCHANTS. 'Phone 6506. 15 and 15A, COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE. Cable Address “SERVICE
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