The Straits Budget, 24 December 1931

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES^ KSTAIILISHKI) NEARLY A CKNITKY. No. •{>•"> I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. DECEMIiKR 21, 19:11. IViei* 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    370 1 I LEADERS Page I Self-Help 3 I Th* Mislaid Axe 3 I Rubber Forestry 3 I Th* Mislaid Axe 3.4 I Th.* Relief Problem 4 I Opium Fanatics 4 Occasional Notes 5.0 Telegrams, Renter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News ..21-29 Pictures Kerent Singapore Weddings 17 The crew of
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    TO COST MORE.
    73 1 I urther Increase in Charge For Telegrams. I'ost Office announces that a further u v >n the charges for telegrams sent bangkok radio has been found neceso\ving to the fluctuation of the rate exchange between British currency 1 nrrencies based on gold. rates have now been raised
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1535 1 Rabies exists in the Selama district of Perak. P .j apt W H Sellick, l/20th Burma Kmes. has been granted eight months’ leave. The annual Christmas dance of the Malacca Eurasian Volunteer Club will be held on Dec. 2(3. The Regent of Kedah left Penang for Singapore
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    SULTANS’ POWERS OF BANISHMENT.
    1787 2 Subjects As Weil As Aliens. NO IMMUNITY. APPEAL BY CHINESE BORN IN NEGRI SEMBILAN. The effect of a judgment Riven in Kuala Lumpur on Monday is that no t'hinese, Indian, Ceylonese or other non-Malay subjects of the rulers of the Federated Malay States can claim immunity
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    COMMUNAL PARTIES.
    160 2 How to Keep Up Your Spirits in Java. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. De:. 17. j In view o' the depression and the depreciation of the pound sterling, which prevent< many people in Batavia from Riving parties a- was previously done. members of the British community are at
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    THE PLANTERS’ FUND.
    186 2 Explanation of Amendment To Legislation. It is proposed to iep?al section 14 of M e Planters’ Provident Fund Enactment, which reads as follows: “No member, servant, agent or person .•'(•tin: under the authority of the Board ball be personally liable to any action or proceedin'? for or
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    MR. G. R. WOODFORD.
    54 2 Death After Long Illness In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 21. The death took place last night of Mr. Oeorge Randolph Woodford, one of the Oldest Eurasian residents here. Mr. Woodford, who was 72 years of age, had been ill for some time. The
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    MALAYAN TRADE IMPROVES.
    220 2 Favourable Balance. BETTER FIGURES I OR NOVEMBER. I The Malayan trade Autistic, November, issued on Dec. IT. r for satisfaction, for a favomai. balance is indicated for the first many months. It is shown that the value of ex exceeded that of import* l, v 1000.000. The
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    MR. GARDSIDE STILL IN HOSPITAL.
    422 2 Police Court Echo Of Car Crash. I An echo of the midnight motoring accident in which Mr. G. H. Gardside, a Singapore advocate and solicitor, and Capt. T. J. Walsh, a ship’s master, were injured was heard before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal
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      SELF-HELP.
      934 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 17. ]f such a word as “hopeful” can be i about -o grim a subject as that of urn unlopment in Malaya, then at least it ,p iuI to record that the public con.t.|ir v has t een profoundly stirred by the u *,i lativius which
      .—Straits Times, Dec. 17.  -  934 words
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      THE MISLAID AXE.
      1213 3 St 1 aits Times, Deo. 18. Frr some months past there has been i a sporadic flow of letters 10 this office on a subject which demands far more I delicacy of treatment to av id being personally offensive than the writers who l P nt ‘d
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      RUBBER FORESTRY.
      965 3 Straits Times, Doe. l!>. It is essential that planters in Malaya should appreciate the tremendous importance of the results that are being attained with the forestry method of rubber cultivation. The Rubber Research Institute has been working on this problem for a considerable time, but scientists aie cautious
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      THE MISLAID AXE.
      1115 3 —-Straits Times. Doc. 21. Friday's leading article under the heading which is used again today hu rise t»» much comment. So far a.* quantity is concerned, that comment wa» foreseen, hut the* almost complete absence of adverse criticism was not expected. The few readers who disagree with
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      THE RELIEF PROBLEM.
      974 4 the real distress has l*eon proved.—Straits Times, Pec. -2. There is a growing feeling that the time has come to stop talking about unemployment in this country and to act. The manner in which this problem has been dealt with up to the present time has not
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      OPIUM FANATICS.
      921 4 would probably be doing a |f ir 8 JKV service to humanity.—Straits I'" 1 23. As the seat of that remarkable experiment in international legislation, the League of Nations, it is not surprising that Geneva has also become the meeting place of many hundreds of enthusiastic reformers wh*
      would probably be doing a |fir 8 JKV. service to humanity.—Straits I'"1' 23.  -  921 words
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    DR. KIRKUP CASF SENSATION.
    160 4 Bail Refused. NAME SAID TO BE \V F McGONICLE. There was a sensation in the Sinaia. riminal District Court v ap re when the startling statement w a ?T? that Dr. Norman Nelson Kirkun wl bol.l hero on charges of bigamy ar.J°„” taming money by false
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    DEVOLUTION CHANGES.
    84 4 “Superintendents of Education" In the F.M.S. A Bill to amend the Registration of Schools Knactment is to le moved in the Federal Council. This Bill has been drafted in pursuance of the recently announced decentralisation policy of the Government. By ciause the existing powers of the t hief
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    21 4 The next meeting of the Fedora, t nun- oil which was fixed for dan. 2d, na* been postponed indefinitely.
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      85 4 PROOF. Another concrete example of »h P pulling power and penetration of ih* Straits Times advertisements and circulation is revealed to u> yesterday by Messrs, Guthrie and Co., the well, known general merchants. agents and engineers. At the beginnawr of last month Messrs. Guthrie and Co. inserted a small advertisement
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      HOW MAN SHIP.
      82 5 —Straits Times. Dec. 17. H .pywood film comedians exchanging 1 [,at with a local exhibitor and ,i ir' a preliminary announcement of 1 i«Tiure with a greeting in Malay! 1 ,-nist* the possibility of protests l llT exhibitors for singling out one Vi number for reference in
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      REEPING NEARER.
      174 5 a'llriL in tiic wui Straits Times, Dec. 17. V the other day we were expressing t/tv-ion at being able to speak from n .'ete to Penang by telephone—we a great temptation to say, “Who Jj;;, t» speak to Penang anyway”— u<t to correct any tendency to preen t'
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      BATA.
      204 5 nvar: Vy travels by air.—Straits Times. >«\ 17. The news published on page 15 hat Mr. Thomas Bata is on his way by preplan* to Singapore to establish a hoe fac’ory is yet another indication of he extraordinary power of the man who i ten years has made himself
      nvar: Vy travels by air.—Straits Times. >«\ 17.  -  204 words
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      D.E.I. RUBBER GARDENS.
      269 5 —Straits Times. Dec. 17. The closer study which is now heiri" raie of the native rubber industry in l r Dutch East Indies is welcome in v;n' .,f the importance of this indnstrv a factor in any Anglo-Dutch restriction vhcnie. The economics division of the r-fartmont of
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      COLLIERIES PROFITS.
      223 5 —Straits Times, Dee. 18. tose who do not hold shares in j r a an Collieries Limited will have read im nv V the announcement of a third f 111 dividend, making fifteen per cent, p’ Voar ending Dec. 31, 1931, to be ■y this company. At the
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      GIANT SNAILS.
      463 5 Straits Times. Dec. 18. So the Agricultural Department ot •Sarawak is planning to organise a concentrated week of hate against the giant M.ail which, apparently, is as unpopular in Rajah Sir Charles Vyner Brooke’s territory as it is in the planting districts j "I a l a yn
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      THE POLICEMAN’S LOT.
      134 5 the nick of time. —Straits Time, Doc. 111. As an example of what policemen in Singapore have to put up with, a c° rr 0‘ sooTalent narrates the following incident. A ricksha puller had urnored the traffic signals and dashed across the road. The realous constable went
      the nick of time.—Straits Time, Doc. 111.  -  134 words
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      “PLEASE GRANT ME SPACE.”
      244 5 PLEASE GRANT ME SPACE. —Straits Times, Dec. 19. I„ m puzzled, more or less, by Jj»tew to q 0 many different views are held today. Some advocate “Free Spending,” s me write of slump unending. Pipage "rant me space—and let me have 111 m y say. Economy we're told, is
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      SCOTCHED.
      223 5 —Straits Times. Dec. 19. Qujte recently we were in hot water for uttering false and defamatory statements about the Scottish race, in that we did maliciously and with malice aforethought .five currency in this column to certain alleged jokes to the effect that Scotsmen vere rather more fond of
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      NOT GUILTY.
      279 5 II IUM —Straits Times, Dec. 11*. Like Gilbert's policeman the lot of a non? writer is not always a happy one. When other members of the staff can let themselves go in terrific bursts of eloquence, scattering purple patches in every column, he has to exercise his descriptive
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      TAILS UP!
      291 5 Straits Times, Dec. 21. Though the hand of the tax-gatherer presses hard on every section of the community, it is exhilarating to find that the spirit of determined optimism still prevails in Great Britain. Indeed, since the National Government took control and began to get down to business
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      WHAT, AGAIN?
      459 5 WHAT AGAIN? —Straits Times, Dec. 21. Poor rubber, it’s all up this time! Another synthetic discovery has been made—in the U’.S.A. of course—and, like all the others, great claims are made for it; indeed, we are told that the new product is so comparuhb tho crude commodity that commercial n
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      A RAY OF SUNSHINE!
      182 5 Straits Times, Dec. 22 In order to cheer us up in these hard times Dr. T. E. lecturing at Caxton Hall recently, made the comforting announcement that the human l>ody is worth five shillings to a chemist. An average man’s body weighing ten stone, he explained,
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      SECOND-HAND BOOKS.
      242 6 —Straits Times, Dec. 22. It is interesting to see that a Kuala Lumpur hook-shop is advertising its willingness to buy books for second-hand sale. The need for second-hand book shops has been felt in this country for a long time. In London there are shops at which almost
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      A HIGHLANDS SCHOOL.
      304 6 on which opinions clilTcr.—Straits Times, Dec. 22. Miss (Iriflith-Jones was quite right in saying the other .'lay that the demand for kill schools for European children in this country was far from 1 eir.g fully exploited at the present time. The only school of this kind now
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      A STRAW IN THE WIND?
      230 6 —Straits Times, Doc. 23. There is every reason to believe, from the amendment of the terms of reference of th»* Customs Committee, that greater weight is now being attached in official quarters to the importance to this Colony <>t the freedom of its ports. Originally’
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      CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
      194 6 -Straits Times, Dec. 23. a slight cheek to the exuberance of the festive season comes the warning that cracker firing during Christmas and the New Year will be frowned upon bv the authorities. We know that loud explosmns in the streets now mark nearly every festival in Singapore,
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      WHY NOT IN MALAYA?
      278 6 Straits Times, Dec. 23. To those who believe that it is necessary to recruit the commissioned European officers of the Malayan police forces from the public-school caste of the British nation we commend the following passage in an article written by Mr Edgar Wallace: Scotland Yard
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      A LEAD FROM THE CHURCH.
      118 6 v ivy uiuu 4 Straits Times. Dec. 23. In yesterday’s leading article on the necessity for some form cf relief for Asiatic unemployed we said that the time had come to stop talking and act. The response has been quicker than we expected. for the
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    CELEBRATION SEQUEL.
    112 6 (iaol for Man Who Killed Ilis Friend With Axe. (From Our Own Correspon lent.) Ipoh, Dec. 21. There was a sequel to a festival celebration at Bagan Serai at the Assizes here when Ng Kok Kong was given seven years’ riporous imprisonment for culpable homicide. Xg Kok Konp
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    MR. L. A. SCHNITZLER.
    124 6 Appointed Governor Of West Java. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 17. Mr. L. A. Schnitzler, Resident of Sourabaya, has been appointed Governor of West Java, as successor to the late Mr. Hartelust. Mr. S> hnitzler entered Government service in 1907, and was appointed controller in
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    New Telegram Rate.
    187 6 As regards telegrams, the minimum number of words which may be sent has been raised, and it is thus hoped to increase the volume of traffic. The change in the rates charged, however, will operate in favour of public. At present the ordinary rate for telegrams sent
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    SAVING 84 PER CENT. ON FUEL COSTS.
    544 6 Diesel-Engined Lorry Demonstrated. An interesting demonstration showing how lorry owners can save about 81 per cent, of their present fuel costs was seen by several Municipal Commissioners, headed by Mr. W. Bartley, and Press re- presentatives at the Transport Centre, I Mackenzie Road,
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    POSTAGE RATES RAISED.
    534 6 Increase Not As Heavy a Was Feared 11 CHEAP TELEGRAMS. Concession to Public i, Rate Per Word. I Tr f the Straits ,and F.M.S. Government Gazettes j published on Tuesday, announcing chan > thc tele K ra.,hic throughout Malaya from Jan. l. a* 1 glance it seemed
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    TWO WOMEN IN THE WITNESS BOX.
    2119 7 Allegations Against An Hotel Manager. “RAFFLES PUNYA.” JOCULAR REMARK OF BOARDERS. A picnic and sea-bathing party at Changi. the presence of articles of cutlery. silverware and towels bearing the marks of Raffles Hotel and steamship companies in a boarding house, were described by witnesses,
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    BRITISH CONSUL.
    84 7 Mr. Fitzmaurice Officially Recognised in D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. IK. The Government officially announces that by Royal Decree Mr. H. Fitzmaurice has been recoinisod as Consul-General for the British Empire in Batavia, for the whole Dutch East Indies, except the Province of East Java, the
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    IMPROVEMENT REPORTED.
    1269 7 But Position in Kelantan Still Threatening. RAILWAY DAMAGE. Relief for Marooned Settlement. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. Information gathered from various sources in Kuala Lumpur this morning shows that there is a marked improvement in the flood situation in Perak and Pahang, hut anxiety is
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    “NO APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.”
    884 8 Heifetz on Singapore. DISAPPOINTED WITH IIIS RECEPTION. Singapore, 1 am afraid, is not a music-loving town. I shall not be surprised if I never vome It ere again. This was th'* statement made to a representative of the Straits Time on Wednesday by Mr. Jascha Heifetz,
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    THE CUSTOMS UNION COMMITTEE.
    264 8 Terms of Reference Amended. Th<* forms cf reference of the Customs Committee inquiring into the possibility of a Customs Union have been amen led and, according to the Colonial Secretary s Office, now read as follows (1) To advise, from the point of view of the
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    SOLICITORS’ COSTS.
    118 8 Old Established Practice Upset By F.M.S. Judgment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. With reference to the judgment of the Chief Justice of the F.M.S. relating tf the lights of a solicitor to recover taxed cost- arising out of litigation, it is stated that the practice
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    CAR ON FIRE.
    73 8 Petrol Dripping on Hot Exhaust Pipe. Petrol drip png from the carburettor of a car in Joo Chiat Hoad on Tuesday night on to a very hot exhaust pipe causod the vehicle to catch fire. The Geylang fire brigade and the ambulance went out. The brigade put
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    AT KUALA KANGSAR.
    524 8 Police Measures to Prevent Looting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 22. Incessant rain fell in the Kuala Kangsar district for 48 hours, terminating on [Saturday morning. n (1 (rose 21 feet, or 136 feet alft ,J, rak Riv* level, the flood reaching its dm* niean day
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    EUROPEAN PLANTER ATTACKED.
    110 8 Another Name Added To Long List in the D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Dec. 15. Another name has to be added to long list of European planters, who ha been attacked in the D.E.I. lately. On Saturday evening, Mr. J. gius, of Tjoekoel Estate, near 1
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    FOUR YEARS’ LIFE.
    27 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.)^ Kuala Lumpur, Dec. The Chung Hua Sang P®** Chinese Commercial Journal, nas t publication after an existence oi four years.
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    Correspondence.
    72 9 (fr straits Times is not responsible foT T in ions of its correspondents. Correia should bear in mind that letters F®" de Se short and to the point. Long s lps a re liable to be rejected or cut P 1 1 correspondents must enclose their |o s and
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    PUBLIC MONEY.
    557 9 v the Editor of the Straits Times, i lu* following appeared in one of: a contemporaries yesterday morning:— •With reference to the letter of u ulus which appeared in yester- > 3 issue, it should be pointed out i V the Government House Ball is not, i jrse,
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    DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE.
    247 9 1° the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The remarks made by your Kuala sfnpur correspondent in “A Journal in Capital,” m your issue of tho instant, relating to the destruction u ‘hl life, are pitiful reading. °nr correspondent, however, should be 'e careful of his facts.
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    MUNICIPAL COSTS.
    448 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —There is at present, I understand, a committee appoinie 1 to investigate the possibilities of economy in Municipal work. It is not pel haps realised how much time such an investigation would take and that it could not be carried
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    SOUR GRAPES?
    303 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. g; r< With reference to his letter pubi lishei in your issue of the 17th inst., will I vou please convey to ‘Semper hi del is my sincere sympathies with him in not having received an invitation to the Government House
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    1020 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Much has been said about collect- j ing for the unemployed, but just where and how can the man in the street give to this most deserving cause We do not all belong to clubs or drink 1 stengahs,” but I
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    MUNICIPAL INGENUITY.
    157 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We hear that, at the instance of the Municipal Engineer, 800 Indian coolies are soon to lie thrown out of employment. Thus, 800 helpless and inarticulate human beings will be turned adrift for a saving of $180 per working day.
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    CUSTOMS UNION.
    632 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—“ It has happily been consistent with the policy of Great Britain, and in accordance with the principles of the East India Company, that Singapore should be established a free port and that no sinister, no sordid view, no consideration of
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    146 10 Leaving Singapore On Jan. 4 for Up-country. H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, with Lady and Miss Clementi, and Mr R. J. Curtis, A.and Mr. W. C, S Corry, private secretary, will leave Singa pore on Jan. 4 by the s.y. Sea Belle for up-country. A stop will
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    APPLICATION DISMISSED.
    108 10 Custody of Children In The Convent. The application by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Vernon for an order of the Court to appoint them as lawful guardians of a 10-year-old girl named Eileen Finnigan whose father, it was stated, had left her aad her brother, was dismissed on Monday
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    FLOOD HAVOC ON E.C. RAILWAY.
    1215 10 Peel Bridge Breached. LINE BLOCKED IN 80 PLACES. I i from Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. -Id. Little or no rain fell in Malaya yesterday north ol a line from Malacca to Kuantan and conditions generally are impro\ing. The bridge engineer left Kuala Lipis
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    TAIPING TURF CLUB FRAUD.
    234 10 Williams to Serve Six Months. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 10. Judgment was delivered this morning in the case in which F. S. Williams is charged with cheating the Taiping Turi' Club in respect of two cheques of a total value of $1,100. Mr. Fraser,
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    FOUR MEN BURIED IN LANDSLIDE.
    107 10 Chinese Mine Tragedy, HEAVY RAIN RELIEVED TO BE CAUSE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec y Four men were killed at Am pang here, yesterday in the worst the Selangor mining industry time past. Inquiries by the Mines Depart** have not yet finished but
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    VISCOUNT GLENAPP.
    181 10 Limit of P. and 0. Luxury Reached. The limit for luxury in liners which run to Eastern ports frem Great Britain had been reached. Viscount Glenapp, son and heir to the Earl of Inchcape. charman of the P. and 0. Company, told a Straits Times reporter on Utard
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    99 PER CENT. COLLECTED.
    121 10 1 Seremban Sanitary Board And Assessment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. At yesterday’s meeting of the Board, the chairman, Mr. Leslie l' 01 said that more than 99 per cent, n assessment rates for 1931 had collecte 1. This, he said, compared ourably with any
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    HOME TRIBUTES TO MR. A. W. STILL.
    2778 11 I “Able Editor and Bigger I Man.” THE FUNERAL. I ATTENDED by many MALAYANS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I London, Dec. 8. I Although it was not unexpected, the news of the death of Mr. A. W. Still in I the Hampstead Hospital
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    AIR FORCE BOMBERS.
    87 11 Machines Leave Bangkok For Seletar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. It#. The five R.A.F. Hawker Horsley aeroplanes from the Seletar Air Base which arrived at l>nn Muang on Dec. 15 from Victoria Point under the command of Croup-Captain A. N. Jackson, left for Singapore this morning:.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    261 11 Monday, Dec. 7. The Hon. Mr. P. T. Allen arrived al Government House in the morning and left in the afternoon. His Excellency presided at a meeting of lie Legislative Council held at the Council Chamber this morning. Tueday, Dec. 8. The Hon. Mr. 11. E. Nixon, Mrs.
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    HUGE DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
    1044 12 Rescue Boats Sent By Rail. PEOPLE ISOLATED. Relief Trains Held Up. (From Our Own Correspondent.) (By telephone.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 19. Reports of serious flooding and widespread damage are coming in from various places in Perak an;! Pahang. In Perak the Perak River is rising rapidly
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    PLUNGE INTO DOCK.
    111 12 American Opens Car Door And Swims to Safety. A motor-car which plunged into the Lagoon Dock at Tanjong Pagar on Tuesday night and lay in 30 feet of water was the centre of interest when salvage operations were carried out with the aid of a crane and
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    PASSENGERS.
    236 12 The following passengers arrived in Singapore 1*v the s.s. Op ten Noort on Monday from the I). E. I. :—Mr. J. W. Graham, Sir. Go Hoen Kiang, Mrs. Yap Hwat Nio, Mr. Go Kwan Giok, Mr. and Mrs. Dianes, Mr. Minetti, Mrs. Nina Bartlett, Mr. It. Koch, Mr. W.
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    JASCHA HEIFETZ THE MASTER.
    963 12 Perfection Personified On The Violin. It must be accounted as Singapore’s g-ood fortune that, within the space of a few months, music-lovers have been privileged to hear and sec in person two of the greatest living masters of the violn in Joseph Szigeti and Jascha Heifetz.
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    IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL.
    474 12 Presentation to Mr. Edea, Galistan. gat The Imperial Service Medal sented to Mr. Edgar Galistar f 01 St Engineer of the Marine Denartm f Singapore, on Monday in ikJ J- en Chamber by the acting Colonial Uncl1 tavy (the Hon. Mr. M. B. 2* i fort a
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    36 12 Passenger from Batavia to Singapore Mr. Stefani. From Singapore to Medan: —Pr. Hanna. From Medan to Singapore Mr. AHerson. From Singapore to N.E.I. Mr. S. Stafford, Mr. W. Webb and Mr. W. C. Verboom.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3974 13 A Holiday In Perak Malaya's Largest Hoad Bridge—Harnessing A Noble River—A Marvellous Waterfall—Mining Willi Latest Dredge—Im pressions Of Ipoh—A Democratic State Council. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 18. InyXSll from, and refreshed by, an 1 'oyable and educative visit to Perak,
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    TROUBLE ON BOARD CITY OF PERTH.
    383 14 20 of Engine Crew Sent To Gaol. Following trouble on board the City of Perth on Thursday 21 Indian members of the engine room crew were charged in the Singapore Marine Court on Dec. 18 before Commander C. C. Dix, the Marine Magistrate, for
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    ANOTHER F1. 1,500.000.
    62 14 Further Saving: by D.E.I. On Budget. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. Tt is expected that the sending of the cruiser Sumatra to Holland, as I recently reported, v/ill result in the saving of rl.l.50U,000, including the reduced costs of the sending out of new personnel
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    COL. COMMANDANT, R.E.
    35 14 1 on King has been plea-ej to approve h" appointment of Major-General Sir Hubert A. A. Livingstone as Colone' ommandant. Royal Engineers, in succession to the late General Sir Richard liar: ison.
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    $75,000 DROP IN TURF CLUB REVENUE.
    615 14 Staggering Statement At Kuala Lumpur. p (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 18. Sensational figures showing the effect 1 of the slump on Malayan racing were given at the annual meeting of the Selangor Turf Club this evening. It was stated that the
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    PENAWAT (MALAYA).
    80 14 Year’s Results Considered Highly Satisfactory.” (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Dec. 19. We produced only 75 piculs this year less than in 1930, hut at a cost of $353,635 agamst $471,752,” said Mr. J. J. Saunders, the chairman, at the meeting here of Penawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging Mr.
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    DIRECTOR OF SEVEN COMPANIES.
    733 14 Bankruptcy Court Examination. The affairs of Mr. Chew were investigated in the P,ni n Poh Court on Dec. 16 before the Chi.* i Sir William Murison. Kt i Bankrupt said he had been dealm. rubber estates and landed prooerti .V Q the last 20 years. He
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    COUNSEL RETRACTS A STATEMENT.
    981 15 Title Deed Case. Air LTI-MILLIONAIRE’S SON ON TRIAL. \t a previous hearing I put to a in cross-examination a question implied that Mr. Rowan had been iv k off the rolls in Hong Kong. I was L r on very definite instructions when ;hat question. It
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    BANKRUPTCY OFFICE FRAUD ALLEGED.
    424 15 Two Men Held on $6,000 Bail Each. A sensational case of alleged fraud in the Singapore Bankruptcy Office in which a sum of over $12,000 is said to be involved is now occupying the attention of the Singapore detective branch, am! I two men are under
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    GANG CATCHES WOMEN.
    61 15 One Robbed Others Carried Off into Jungle. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 15. gang of ten Chinese recently raided Durian Tunggal Estate. surrounded several Tamil women who were weeding in a field, and robbed one of them cf her jewellery. Later thev caught three other women
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    TOLD TO SWEAR BY THE DEVIL.
    960 15 Judge and A. E. Lelah. PUT IN LOCK-UP WHEN WALL FELL DOWN. I I he statement that during his business 1 career he ha sold articles to II.H. the' j Sultan of Selangor and the Raja Mudaj was made by Albert Elias Lelah when
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    BATA FACTORY FOR SINGAPORE.
    226 15 Shoe King on His Way Here by Aeroplane. The Straits Times in derstands that Mr. Thomas IJata, the genius behind tha groat Czechoslovakian, shoe* firm, making arrangement for the establishment of a fartoiy in Singapore and he himself will complete the final negotiation.". Our Batavia correspondent
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    SEDITIOUS DOCUMENTS.
    105 15 Sequel lo Police Raid On KonRsi. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll, Dec. 18. Charge d with being found in possesaion of .o*ifit ions doeumcii < three Chinese mining coolies from Tanjong Kma>IIang were discharged al t!i<* Assizes and later ane ted on banishment warrants. It was stated
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    ADELPHI HOTEL, LTD.
    106 15 Debenture Holders Succeed In Claim. The I’ebeniure-lioldcrs of the Adelphi Hole!, Ltd., were successful in their action against the company claiming a declaration that the mortgage debentures held by them (51 «»t $1,000 each and nine nl 1 00 each) constituted a first charge upon all undertakings
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2362 16 Everyman Remembers— People Of High And Low Degree—Vivid Picture Of Travel In Europe— Contrast To A Malayan Pahit Party—A Tragedy Of The ’Nineties—What Would A Girl Of Today Do? Quiet Memories. Everyman Remembers. Ry Ernest Rhys (Editor of Everyman’s Library). With 8 portraits drawn in
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    LEASE PROBLEM.
    290 16 Collector Supported By Chief Justice. (Front Our Own Correspondent/ Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 15. Judgment was giver, by the th’.tf Justice, Sir L. H. Elphinstone. yesterday, in the case in which the Killinghall T" Go., and the Stiaits Trading C appeaieJ against a decision of the Collector ot 1
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    RAILWAY BAR LICENCE.
    67 16 Chinese to Pay Usual f‘ ee Of $60. (From Our Own Correspondent-^ Malacca, Dec. ll) At the last meeting of the L c^?‘f or justices here Lim Heng T'vee a~ a reduction for his licence for tne railway station bar. After some discussion conoetn- *<- time of
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      WAR POLICY NOT FAVOURED.
      606 21 i*i u lira v iii^ —Sin Kuo Min. League Resolutions To Be Accepted. NEW CHAIRMAN. Mr. Tang Shao-yi May Be Appointed. Dr. C. C. Wu. the former Chinese Ambassador in Washington, stated on Dec. 17 that there is no danger that the new Government of China,
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      TANG SHAO-YI.
      229 21 May Take Marshal Chiang’s Place. Mr. 'Tang Shao-yi, whose name has been uggested as a future successor to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek as chairman of the new National Government of China, is one of the most distinguished of the statesmen and diplomats of South China, born in hangyu, in
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      STUDENT RIOTS.
      355 21 —Reuter. To be Suppressed At All Costs.” Nanking, Dec. 17. Shouting “Down with the Kuomintang" 3,000 students this afternoon again stormed the Central Party Headquarters, doing I considerable damage, but quickly dispersed when the troops arrived. The students then proceeded to the Central Daily New r s two-storey
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      CHAOS IN FENGTIEN.
      136 21 —Sin Kuo Min. Planes Drop Bombs And Bandits Busy, Shanghai, Dec. 18. Further activities in the Chinchow area are reported. Japanese aeroplanes fired machine-guns into Tungliao and dropped bombs on Tahushan yesterday. A veritable state of ehaos is said to prevail at Tungliao and the garrison of
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      LEAGUE COMMISSION.
      316 21 Choosing Men to Serve Upon It. Paris, Dec. 17. It is learned today that the composition of the Manchurian Commission will not be known before the week-end at the earliest. Difficulties ha\e arisen in finding men with the three-fold requisites,—firstly, youthfulness and vigorous health to stand ♦he climate,
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      STRANGE U.S. REPORT.
      162 21 Reuter. Franco-Japanese Pact Denied. Paris, Dec. 17. The American newspaper report that France an<i Japan have reahed an agreement wlvreby France should be guaranteed by Japan possession of a Chinese province is considered sufficiently striking to he officially denied as b»ing without foundation. Senate Asks for Information.
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      DULLEST BENEFIT.
      111 21 —British Wireless. Value of Films as An Aid To Teaching. Rugby, Dec. 10. A report on an experiment by the Middlesex educational authorities in 15 schools on the use of special sound films as an aid 'to teaching states that, the committee find that the films arouse and
      —British Wireless.  -  111 words
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      MR. A. HENDERSON.
      57 21 -British Wireless. Minor Operation May lie Necessary. Rugby, Dec. 21. Mr. Arthur Henderson, who i> remaining at Cannes until after Christinas, is making good progress, although a minor operation may he necessary. He expects to Ik* Iruek in London before the new year and to be well
      — -British Wireless.  -  57 words
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      ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES.
      345 22 £05,000 and Iitho; one, £‘’2,000.—British Wireless. Third List of Duties Announced. SIXTEEN CLASSES. Cameras, Clothes And Cotton Goods. Rugby, Dec. IS. The third list of now duties under the Abnormal Importations Act was issued tonight by the Board of Trade. The order imposes a 70 per cent, duty
      £05,000 ; and Iitho; one, £‘’2,000.—British Wireless.  -  345 words
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      LIBERALS PROTEST.
      115 22 —British Wireless. Resistance to “Policy Of Full Protection.” Rugby, Dec. 17. The National Liberal Federation yesterday expressed regret that at a time when the policy of restriction of imports advocated and practised by most of the governments of Europe and America is threatening to bring international commerce to
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      SOVIET AND MONGOLIA.
      113 22 Declaration of Eternal Friendship. Moscow', Nov. 28. A solemn declaration of eternal friendNhip between Outer Mongolia and Som ussia was received today by M Molotoy, (the president of the Peoples n?o lm, M aneS i from the heads of the Outer Mongolian Government on the oc?K ,0n
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      “THE EMPIRE’S BEST PUBLICIST.”
      338 22 —British Wireless, The Prince and Need For Advertising Britain. London, Dec. 10. In pursuance of his role of “the Empire’s best publicist the Prince of Wales delivered a stirring address to the annual meeting of the Travel Association i of Great Britain r.nd Ireland today. He
      —British Wireless,  -  338 words
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      GERMAN FINANCES.
      148 22 British Wireless. Sources of Reparations Diminish. Rugby. Dec. 1(5. The drafting sub-committee consisting of Signor Beneduce (Imly), Sir Walter i (Great Britain), Professor Rist ('••■.nee) and Dr. Melchior (Germany) now begun work on the report of the V vung Pian Advisory Committee, which is engaged at Basle in
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      “ BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST.”
      143 22 BELSHAZZAR’ S FEAST.” Enthusiastic Reception In London. London, Nov. 27. An unusually enthusiastic Queen’s Hall audience heard the first London performance of Belshazzar’s Feast,” by Mr. illiam Walton, a brilliant composer who is not yet 30. 1 he text consists of extracts selected by Mr. Osbert Sitwell from the Bible
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      PROPOSED WHEAT QUOTA.
      229 22 uv-iau* ui me seneme. lo this the deputation agreed.—British \\ireless. Dominions’ Attitude. EFFECT OF OTTAWA CONFERENCE. Rugby, Dec. 17. The Government's proposal for a quota on wheat was discussed at Whitehall today, when the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, and the Minister of Agricu’ture, Sir John
      •—• uv-iau* ui me seneme. lo this the deputation agreed.—British \\ireless.  -  229 words
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      ELECTION LESSONS.
      354 22 —British Wireless. Australia Follows Lead Of Mother Country. Rugby, Dec. 21. Although Australian general election returns are still incomplete it is clear that the United Australia Party has gained an overwhelming victory at the expense of Labour. I he United Australians at present number 3."> compared with 23
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      THE GIANT SNAIL.
      48 22 —Aneta. Bad Week in Store In Sarawak. Batavia, Dec. 18. The Agricultural Department of Sarawak plans to organise a “snail week” to suppress the devastating activity of the so-called -giant snail” so well-known in Du an d fe «red also in the uutch Last Indies.—Aneta.
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      BUILDING TO BE SUSPENDED?
      256 22 v t am vi, j —Reuter. ,mporta ttj »-< BRITISH GESTURE Bearing on Question Of disarmament. London, Be* 17 According to the Daily HeraM Government is considering* the of the whole British nava' i mV I,tns;011 gramme with the exception of The paper states that the
      v t am vi, j —Reuter.  -  256 words
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      “SHEER BUNK.”
      177 22 —Reuter. The Daily Herald Naval Story. London, Dec. 17. The Daily Herald naval story has evoked an authoritative categorical denial, and is picturesquely described as "sheer bunk.” The Cabinet so far has only been able to touch the fringe of the disarmament question. There is little doubt that
      —Reuter.  -  177 words
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      REPARATIONS.
      121 22 —Reuter. Importance to Britain Of Commercial Debts. Paris, Doc. 17. A British Note preparatory to the forthcoming Reparations Conference has been presented in reply to the French memorandum refusing priority for commercial debts. The Note stresses the importance of commercial debts to Great Britain. It docs not discuss details
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      WILL IT BE 50 OR 40 PER CENT. ?
      371 23 WILL IT BE 50 OR 40 PER CENT. —Reuter. I Rubber Restriction I Negotiations. I AT THE HAGUE. I Agreement at Early I Date Expected. I London, Doc. lb. I| Th,. Financial Times learns from Tho Hague that a high official of the British Colonial Office, together with a few
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      INDUSTRIES FAIR.
      211 23 •Jnnnsii ana Br tish Wireless. Record Gathering Of Buyers Expected. Rugby, Dec. 22. The British Industries Fair to be held ni\t February promises to be the most successful ever held. The indications are that a record number of buyers are coming from all over the world and the
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      CUNARD’S NEW LINER.
      60 23 -British Wirelsss. No Request to Meet The Government. Rugby, Dec. 16. The directors of the Cunard Steamship °°nsidered in private the recent deeiTl 0 sus P en d work on the giant liner. j chairman reported that he had receivj no request to meet the Government and
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      “ STATEMENT WHOLLY FALSE.”
      173 23 STATEMENT WHOLLY FALSE.” J give mis statement the wuiest publicity possible.—British Wire- Mr. Gandhi Denies Being Interviewed. Rugby, Dec. 17. If ,5; 9 andhi who is at sea en route to Ind,a, has sent a reply to an inquiry irelessod from London and denies the statements attributed to him in
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      COST OF LIVING.
      174 23 Slight Reduction In England. London, Dec. 9. Reports from India to the effect that European residents are inclined to postpone their holidays in England owing to high pi ices as the result ot exchange are received with incredulity. The paradoxical effect of the currency fluctuations is the
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      EASTERN MARKETS.
      145 23 —Reuter. Great Possibilities Of China. London, Dec. 17. The great possibilities of the markets of the East w f ere emphasised by Major D. J. Colville, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, in a speech before the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce today. He expressed the opinion that
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      WOOL SALE BROADCAST.
      63 23 Novel Departure in Radio Programme. Wellington, Dec. 8. New Zealand sheep farmers sitting in their homes in the “back blocks” are now ■;ble to hear the buyers from the world’s wool-consuming countries bidding for their wool at Wellington’s wool sale, for che sale is being relayed by
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      U.S. MORATORIUM.
      49 23 -Reuter. Cancelling or Reducing Foreign Debts Opposed. Washington, Dec. 17. The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the Hoover Moratorium Bill declaring that cancellation or reduction of foreign debts is against the policy approved the Moratorium Bill as amended. —Reuter.
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      SOLDIERS PAINTED ON BOARDS.
      92 23 Used by D.E.I. Rebels For Target Practice. Batavia, Dec. IS. The Bengkalis Island rebels who have already shot three policemen have not yet been arrested, says an Aneta message to the Straits Times. The police who are trailing them have found in an aban loned hilling
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      NO FRENCH DOLE.
      125 23 —Reuter. Socialist Motion Only Just Defeated. Paris, Dec. 18. The Government was defeated in the Chamber by 291) to 281 on a motion to give priority to a Socialist proposal to intro luce unemployment insurance similar to that in Great Britain and to reduce working hours. The
      —Reuter.  -  125 words
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      TARIFF DUTIES.
      119 23 Must Not be Regarded As Unalterable. Rugby, Dec. 10. Major D. .1. Colville. Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, speaking at Sheffield and referring to measures for correcting the adverse trade balance, said tariff duties must not be regarded as unalterable. Their incidence and ccntinuance must be
      —British Wireless.  -  119 words
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      HEALTH INSURANCE.
      83 23 AID V •>** CV vv of the insured population.—British Wireless. Substantial Benefits to People Of Britain. Rugby, Dec. 17. The Government Actuary, in his report to the Minister of Health on the third /aluation of assets and liabilities of approved societies under the Health Insurrnce Art. states that,
      AID V •>** CV . vv of the insured population.—British Wireless.  -  83 words
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      GOVERNMENT POLICY.
      79 23 British Wireless. Announcenient Expected In February. Rugby, Dec. IK. As or ling to present indications the Prime Minister will announce the Government’s policy as soon as the House of Commons reassembles for February. The various committees which the Cabinet set up will meet early in January, when the
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      DISARMAMENT.
      33 23 —Reuter. One of the American Delegates Appointed. Washington, Dec. 17. The Virginian Senator (Mr. Claude A. Swanson) has been chosen as cue of the United States’ delegates to the Disarmament Conference. —Reuter.
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      “DECISION AT EARLY DATE.”
      311 23 Mincing Lane Report. RUBBER NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 17. Mincing Lane experts in close touch with the rubber situation state that tho negotiations between the Biitish and Dutch authorities are continuing, and a decision is expected at an early date. Previously the
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      BANNING SMOKE.
      95 23 British Wireless. Process Which Promises Prosperity. Rugby, Dec. 16. Sir Ery- Hambro, at a luncheon in honour of Conimendatore Piero Salarnt. who has developed a process for the low temperature carbonisation of coal, expresse I his confidence in the Salerni syst‘*m. He had decided himself to shoulder the
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      AERIAL SURVEY.
      101 23 —British Wireless. Valuable Work in Sudan And Uganda. Rugby, Dee. 17. A fleet of two Fairey III land planes and two Puss Moth monoplanes has just completed the photographic section of an hir survey covering 60,000 square kilometres of the .Sudan and Uganda, which began early last year
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      U.S. GOLD STOCKS.
      63 23 —Reuter. $88,000,000 Added During The Year. Washington, Dec. 16. The United States stocks of gold are actually increasing. The figures for the eleven months ended Nov. 30 show gold imports to the value of $522,000,000 and gold exports to the value of $131,000,000. America has, therefore presumably
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      JACK DIAMOND SHOT DEAD.
      1241 24 —Reuter. Drama of Underworld. GANG VENGEANCE TRIUMPHS. Albany, Dec. 18. After a party at whit h he celebrated his acquittal on a charge of kidnapping a lorry-driver, the ioto:ious gangster Jack Diamond was shot dead by two unidentified gangsters who burst into Diamond’s room not far
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      AIR FERRY.
      32 24 —British Wireless. Experimental Service to Be Tried in Britain. Rugby, Dec. 18. An experimental air ferry between Bristol and Cardiff will be started next month with two British Avro monoplanes.
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      156 24 u mi uv. ii v I'caav —British Wireless. Delegates Who Abstained Now Resume. Rugby, Dec. 16. In the committee of the Burma Conference, Lord Peel, presiding, said his statement on Friday was intended to define for their guidance a tielii of useful discussion. The object of the conference
      u mi uv. ii « v I'caav —British Wireless.  -  156 words
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      DISARMAMENT.
      79 24 Reuter. Germany’s Delegates To The Conference. Berlin, Dec. 18. It is oft*., ially announced that Lieut.General Groener. the Minister for Defence. will attend the first sititings of the Disarmament Conference. Dr. Rruening will head the delegation, which will comprise Dr. von Buelow, the State Secretary to the Foreign Office,
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      “ DOWN WITH JAPAN.”
      127 24 DOWN WITH JAPAN.” Renter. Chinese Students Punished In Brussels. Brussels, Dec. 1*’. The ringleader <.f the Chinese students’ ,.cweusirntion. which o-.-urred in Brussels on Oct. 15, has been sentenced to one mcut u*j imprison ment. The ethers were each fined 25 francs.— Renter. A message from B»u?.*els, dated Oct. 15,
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      REPARATIONS.
      78 24 —British Wireless. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross Going to Paris. Rugby, Dec. 16. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, of the Treasury, is leaving tomorrow for Paris, where he will exchange views with representatives of the French Government in anticipation of the international conference on Reparations which will be held after a report has
      —British Wireless.  -  78 words
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      STILL FAVOURABLE.
      73 24 —Reuter. Huge Drop in U.S. Exports And Imports. New York, Dec. 16. A drop of more than $1,000,000,000 in exports and of $900,000,000 in imports is revealed in the figures of the foreign trade of the United States for the past eleven months. The balance of trade is
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      MILD EARTHQUAKE.
      31 24 —Reuter. In Seven Southern States Of America. New York, Dec. 17. A mild earthquake is reported to have been felt over a large area in the seven Southern States.—Reuter.
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      TIN CONTROL TO LAST THREE YEARS.
      232 24 TIN CONTROL TO LAST THREE YEARS 7"'* W..U1C.VI.S s-upuilt ed m the pool agreement.—British Wireless. Sliding Price Scale Revised. Kugby, Dec jg The committee 0 f control International Tin Pool nut j n r yesterday. A communique issued that the pool now holds tons of tin, the whole 0 aJ*
      , . .. 7"'* * W..U1C.VI.S s-upuilt ed m the pool agreement.—British Wireless.  -  232 words
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      KING FOG.
      131 24 —British Wireless. Causes Mishaps cn Land And Sea. Rugby. Dec. 18. Heavy fog enveloped practically the whole cf Kngland today, land. -ia and air communications being greatly hampered. Rail services were curtailed and road transport slowed down. Road surfaces were rendered taacherous by the sharp frost and, several
      —British Wireless.  -  131 words
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      MISS ENGLAND 111.
      130 24 -British Wireless. Another Attack on Water Speed Record. Rugby, Dec. 22. Ii is announced that Miss England III, the racing motor-boat which Lord Wakefield is having built with a view to an attack on the world water speed record, will be constructed in the Thames-su.e yard of
      -British Wireless.  -  130 words
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      ATLANTIC RESCUE.
      114 24 —British Wireless. Fine Work Done in Heavy Seas. Rugby, D<?c. IS. The Elder and Fyffe steamer Aztec has reached Southampton after rescuing mid-Atlantic the captain and 'crew 0 of the three-masted schooner R* a from Spain to Newfoundland. The Ria was rendered helpless by lent storms and drifted
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      TOWARD UNITY IN NORTH CHINA.
      631 25 —Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Autonomous Government Being Formed? important MOVES. Political and Financial Reforms. Nanking:, Dec. 16. T National (Nanking) Government 1 announced that Marshal Chang it -uJh.il int: has resigned the post of Vice- tvi 1 ”dcV-in-Chief of China’s Military, V:V‘ 1 ‘and Air
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      ADJUSTMENT OF WAR DEBTS.
      290 25 —Reuter. Outspoken Statement By U.S. Banker. Washington, Dec. 19. An outspoken statement with regard to the debt position was made by Mr. Charles E. Mitchell, the chairman of the National City Bank of New York, to the Finance Committee of the Senate when that committee was
      —Reuter.  -  290 words
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      STANDSTILL AGREEMENT.
      156 25 German Negotiations Proceeding Satisfactorily. Berlin, Dec. 20. After sitting twice daily for over a week the representatives of the bankers who are negotiating the new “standstill agreement for Germany’s foreign credits decided to adjourn from Dec. 22 until Dec. 2S. The negotiations, which are announced to be progressing
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      THE FRENCH VIEW.
      136 25 —Reuter. Will Not Allow Young Plan To be Torn Up. Paris, Dec. 20. The downright declaration that France, will never be so imprudent as to accept formulas of hope at a disarmament conference and thus compromise country's security has been uttered by M. Pierre Laval.* the French
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      DIVORCE SUIT FROM MALAYA.
      186 25 Petition and Cross Petition Fail. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ixindon, Dec. 21. In the Divorce Court today Dr. Oliver F ramus Conoley, an estate visiting medical officer, of Hagan Datoh, Perak, sought the dissolution of his marriage with Isabel Margaret Conoley on the grounds of misconduct,
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      BURNED ALIVE.
      164 25 —Reuter. Fate of Indian Landlord And Servants. Lucknow, Dec. 20. The Congress no rent campaign is waning, owing to the ban placed upon it by the* United Provinces Government and also to the fact that the sale of their sugar crop (owing to the fall in imports from
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      BERT HINKLER.
      86 25 —British Wireless. Tells Prince of Wales Story Of His Flight Rugby, Dec. 18. Mr. Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman, who recently flew the South Atlantic in a light aeroplane, was received by the Prince of Wales, to whom he related his experiences on his record-making flight. The Prince
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      REPORTED RESIGNATION.
      65 25 -Router. Spanish Ambassador To Great Britain. London, Dec. 17. Rumours are current in Madrid that Senor Don Ramon Perez de Ayala, the Spanish Ambassador to Britain, has resigned. These rumours have not been confirmed in London. Senor de Ayala, interviewed by Reuter, said he knew nothing about it.—Reuter.
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      BRITAIN—BANGKOK.
      50 25 ill ami viiviivv. —British Wireless. Telephone Service Now Available. Kugby, Dec. 10. The rostmaster-General announces that fi-om tomorrow a telephone service will he available from all parts of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Siam, the route being by wire to Berlin and thence by wireless to Bangkok.—British Wireless.
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      RETURN TO TWO METAL STANDARD.
      97 25 Reuter. Canada in Favour. HOW IT WOULD HELP TRADE WITH EAST. Vancouver, Dec. 20. i he necessity lor an international agreement for bimetallic standards for silver and gold, as media for international exchange, with increased fixed rates for silver, was again stressed by Mr. H.
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      CROWN JEWELS SOLD.
      111 25 pearl necklace was sold at £8,000. —British Wireless. £5,600 Paid for Famous Diamond. Rugby, Dec. 22. 'Special interest was evinced at Christie’s today in a sale which included the crown jewels of Bavaria, sent to Fmgland three weeks ago The famous Blue Diamond, which became the property
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      TRAIN DERAILED.
      86 25 Reuter. Second Terrorist Attempt In a Week. Calcutta, Dec. 20. For the second time within a week a passenger train has been maliciously derailed in India owing to the removal of fishplates. The detailment occurred at Asansol, 110 miles from here. There were no casualties, though the engine
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      EARTHQUAKE PANIC.
      65 25 Reuter. Italians Camping Out In Dead of Winter. Rome, Dec. 20. In th» coldest winter for many years the inhabitants of a number of villages in the Romagna district are camping out in army t*nts in consequence rtf the series of earthquake .-hocks which have occurred during the
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      ABUSE OF NARCOTICS.
      56 25 Reuter. Russia Not to Sign League Convention. Moscow, Dec. 20. It is announced that M. Litvinov (th» Foreign Commissar) has informed the League of Nations that the Soviet Government does not intend to sign the International Narcotics Convention, hut will use its own legislation against the abuse*
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      MOTOR COACHES.
      102 25 Wilt Wllt'Itr flii'Mii mu*. r were dealt with last year.—British Wireless. £300,000 for London Parking Station. Rugby, Dec. 17. A large motor-coach station with accommodation for parking and loading over 70 coaches is being erected near Victoria Railway Station and will be completed at the end of February.
      Wilt * Wllt'Itr flii'Mii mu*. r were dealt with last year.—British Wireless.  -  102 words
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      CHRISTMAS WAR IMMINENT?
      279 26 —Reuter. Dramatic Appeal by I)r. Wellington Koo. JLIGHTNING OFFENSIVE Driving China Out 01 Fengtien. Shanghai, Dec. 21. llie consensus of well-informed opinion it that the Japanese “anti-bandit offensive marks the beginning ef the tina driving-out of Marshal Chang Hsuehliang's forces from Manchuria, and the capture of Chinchow
      —Reuter.  -  279 words
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      JAPAN’S INTENTIONS.
      420 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Complete Occupation The One Aim. Shanghai. Dec. 22. Tho news to hand last night from Manchuria is depressingly ominous and 'appears to leave no vestige of a doubt that the Japanese military command is preparing not merely to make a lightning thrust southward from Mukden
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  420 words
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      APPEAL TO AMERICA.
      394 26 —Reuter. Dr. Wellington Koo’s Statement. Nanking, Dec. 21. Manchuria is an integral part of China ami China has every right to control it,” is the gist of an official statement issued today by the Foreign Minister (Dr. V> el lington Koo) in which he appeals especially to
      —Reuter.  -  394 words
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      LEAGUE COMMISSION.
      425 26 —Reuter. Geneva Forecast Of Personnel. Paris, Dec. 21. A Geneva telegram states that the Manchurian Commission of Inquiry will consist of Lord Lytton (president), General Claudel, Dr. Schnee (the former Governor of German East Africa). Count I Aldo Brandini (the former Ital an Am- j hassador in Berlin),
      —Reuter.  -  425 words
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      FRESH MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY.
      365 26 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Reparation Annuities. i BASLE COMMITTEE SAID TO BE IN' FAVOUR. Rugby, Dee. 21. I Sir Frederick Leith Ross, of the British Treasury, is returning to London today after conversations in Paris with the French Treasury on the financial situation nn<i in particular problems
      —Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  365 words
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      SIAMESE MINISTER.
      27 26 —Havas. Delivers Credentials To M. Briand. Paris, Dec. 21. The new Siamese Minister to France has delivered his credentials to M. Briand. the Foreign Minister.—Havas.
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      LANDSLIDE AGAINST LABOUR.
      588 26 —Reuter. Australian Elections. I NATIONALISTS SCORr I HEAVILY. I (From Our Own Correspond nt., I Sydney, Dec. 20. I Tho Federal elections have refill m a landslide against Labour <mni’ U l a U that of the British elections. b I The United Nationalist parties I gained
      —Reuter.  -  588 words
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      B.B. C. AND EMPIRE.
      68 26 -Reuter. Short-Wave Service To Begin on Jan. 4. London, Dec. -L The British Broadcasting Corporation will begin, on Jan. 4, to transit a <18'. service, consisting of three news bu-.e-“ of fifteen minutes each, from the *hor wave station at Chelmsford, thus mark 1 an important
      -Reuter.  -  68 words
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      LATEST NANKING SENSATION.
      519 27 Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Marshal Chiang’s Flight. ijKTIRES TO FARM IN CHEKIANG. Nanking, Dec. 22. t a tending the opening ceremony -aary session of the Kuomintang ping Marshal Chiang Kai-shek j' v Military Academy and then i to the military aerodrome and r.iously hopped off at 1
      Reuter.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  519 words
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      SOME REACTIONS.
      573 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Mr. Tai Chi-tao Resigns All His Posts. Shanghai, Dec. 23. 1 lll,r to his sudden departure for t<7\ l Ua Marshal Chiang Kai-shek yes- mo rn 'ng opened the plenary session Kuomintang Party committees, j 1 1 was attended by 89 members. r s un
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  573 words
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      THE GOLD STANDARD.
      116 27 —British Wireless. Prime Minister Denies Reported Statement. Rugby, Dec. 22. The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, has emphatically repudiated the document which is stated to have been in circulation in financial circles in hurope and America and which is professed to record a conversation with him by an
      —British Wireless.  -  116 words
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      RUBBER IMPROVING.
      58 27 Rise in Shares Continues In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. United Kingdom rubber stocks hnvo been reduced by 1,426 tons. Stocks in L °s n h H a°?es r coSue’ 3 ?o ‘improve AngloMalay are 6b, Batu Ti*a 10 C lib, Jugra 5'-, kepong 2
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      DISARMAMENT.
      165 27 —Reuter. Will Conference Meet On February 2 Ixmdon, Dec. 22. A statement from Tokio that the British Ambassador has handed the Japanese Government a Noto suggesting the postponement of the Disarmament Conference is officially denied. It was stated a week ago tint the Bri- iisfi Government had telegraphed to
      —Reuter.  -  165 words
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      MORATORIUM.
      111 27 —Reuter. Ratified by United States Senate. Washington, Dec. 23. The Senate lias rejected the amendment to a resolution ratifying the Hoover Moratorium which asked for a revision of the* Treaty of Versailles as a condition of the debt holiday. Later. The Senate has ratified the Hoover Moratorium. —Reuter. The
      —Reuter.  -  111 words
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      ATLANTIC STORM.
      70 27 British Wireless. Women Killed on Anchor Liner. Rugby, Dec. 22. The Anchor liner Tuscania arrived at Glasgow this morning having encountere I violent seas in mid-Atlantic. On three occasions the ship had to hove to and on Dec. 10 a heavy sea caused flooding in much of the
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      SHAMROCK V.
      60 27 —British Wireless. New Owner for Famous Yacht. Rugby, Dec. 23. Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, the founder of the Sopwith Aviation Co., and a wellknown yachtsman, has bought the* late Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock V, which was built in 1930 as a challenger for the America’s Cup. He
      —British Wireless.  -  60 words
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      10 PER CENT. REDUCTION.
      87 27 vessels mi- i i apply as from July 31 next. British Wireless. Navigating and Engineer Officers Affected. Rugby, Dec. 10. After a meeting in London of thu National Maritime Board, it was announced that with effect from Jan. 1 next the pay 0 f navigating and
      vessels mi- i" – – ,, ... , i apply as from July 31 next. British Wireless.  -  87 words
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      BANKERS’ NIGHT-LONG BATTLE.
      261 27 Reuter. British Wireless. Britain and France At loggerheads. Basle, Dec. 22. An intense battle with Great Britain, France being the leading antagonists, kept the committee of banking experts sitting almost the whole night long in an effort to reconcile the divergent viewpoints and decide whether or not
      Reuter.; British Wireless.  -  261 words
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      62 27 —British Wireless. Conclusion of Committee Stage. Rugby, Dec. 23. The Burma Round-Table Conference today discussed the question of domicile mil citizenship in relation to the franchise and the committee stage of the Conference was concluded. The Conference i adjourned until Jan. 1. in the meantime tin* chairman, Lord
      —British Wireless.  -  62 words
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      HATRY CASE ECHO.
      102 27 Reuter. Sentence on Gialdini Reduced. Milan, Dec. 18. The Appeal Court reduced the sentence on Gialdini from five years and ten months to three years two months 2G days.— Reuter. Gialdini was an associate of Clarence Ha try, who was sentenced for fraud in London to 14
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      MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL.
      131 27 bed and smoked a cigar. -British Wireless. Getting On Very Well Indeed.” Rugby, Dec. 10. Mr. Winston Churchill, who was knock- <>] down by a motor-ear in New York on Sunday, is reported to be getting on very well indeed. His condition is improving steadily, an 1
      bed and smoked a cigar. -British Wireless.  -  131 words
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      NEW TSITSIHAR DEVELOPMENT.
      686 28 —Sin Kuo Min. Japanese Troops Said To Be Retiring. WHAT IS THE REASON I Focussing Attention On s Chinchow. Reports from Heilungkiang suggest that the Japanese troops are being with-1 drawn from the Tsitsihar area and that an attack by General Ma C'han-shan is feared. It is
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  686 words
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      CHINA COMPLAINS.
      192 28 Note to League on Japan’s Latest Move. Geneva, Dec. 22. Notwithstanding the Council resolution Japan is not merely strengthening her positions in the regions already occupied but is contemplating the extension of the military occupation of Man- churia is the burden of a Chinese Note lodged at the
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      FISCAL “ ARMOUR.”
      93 28 FISCAL ARMOUR.” harmony had been complete—Brit sn Wireless. Premier ou Why Britain Must Don It. Rugby. Dec. 18. The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, arrived at Lossiemouth today. In an interview, discussing fiscal policy, he said fair play and no favour was what everyone wanted in international trade relation's. But, encompassed
      harmony had been complete—Brit sn Wireless.  -  93 words
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      IN RUSSIAN WATERS.
      93 28 —Reuter. Mutinous German Sailors Sentenced. Berlin, Dec. 19. As a sequel to the recent mutinies of the crews of German vessels at Russian ports, the emergency court at Eniden sentenced three alleged ringleaders of the mutiny at Odessa in October to terms of penal servitude ranging from
      —Reuter.  -  93 words
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      WAGES IN THE U.S.A.
      61 28 —Reuter. Fifteen Per Cent. Cut On The Railways. New York, Dec. 19. Over 100 presidents and executive officials of class one railways have agreed to serve 30 days’ notice on the unions of their intention to cut all railway wages by 15 per cent. The decision
      —Reuter.  -  61 words
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      CURRENT PROBLEMS.
      93 28 la* will spend Christmas.—British W’ireless. Cabinet Completes Survey Begun Last Monday. Rugby, Dec. 16. The Prime Minister presided at two I meetings of the Cabinet today, when the I survey of current problems begun last Monday was completed. Many difficult points requiring more prolonged consideration have been referred
      la* will spend Christmas.—British W’ireless.  -  93 words
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      SOUTHERN STAR CRASHES.
      176 28 Reuter. No Casualties But Badly Damaged. Rugby, Dec. 10. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith landed at Croydon this morning, bringing for the first time by air Christmas mails from Australia ard New Zealand. He was given an official reception, present including representatives of the Secretary for the Dominions
      Reuter.  -  176 words
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      BRITAIN’S BIG FIVE.
      105 28 —British Wireless. Outboard Motor-boat Record Captured. r.ugby, Dec. 21. At Cowes. Isle of Wight, during the week-end a young Londoner, Mr. Charles Harrison, captured the only world’s speed record Britain did not already hold. In an outboard motor-boat, Non Sequitur 10. he beat the record of 54.1(1
      .—British Wireless.  -  105 words
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      ROYAL FAMILY.
      89 28 travel to Sandringham by air.—British Wireless. Christmas to be Spent At Sandringham. Rubgy, Dec. 23. Their Majesties the King and Queen left King's Cross by train this afternoon on their way to Sandringham where they will spend Christmas. They were accompanied by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose.
      travel to Sandringham by air.—British Wireless.  -  89 words
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      76 28 —British Wireless. Completion of General Discussion. Rugby, Dec. 22. The Burma Round-Table Conference conside’cd the Governor’s powers and questions of finance at today’s sittings, and it is anticipated that the general discussion will be completed tomorrow. The draft report embodying the whole of the discussions will be prepared
      \—British Wireless.  -  76 words
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      NON-AGGRESSION.
      68 28 Reuter. France and Russia Agree. Paris, Dec. 21. The text of the Franco-Russian treaty of non-aggrossion signed on Aug. 24 has been published in the Press. Each party promises not to undertake propaganda with the obiect of forcibly overthrowing their established const itutions and conciliation machinery will bo established
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      RUBBER RUMOUR DENIED.
      147 28 —Reuter. No Restriction Plan Yet UNDER CONSIDER \Tmv BY DUTCH. N Amsterdam, Dec 2l The rumours that a definite plan rubber restriction has been agreed S? of denied. 10 The representatives of the Dm4 rubber-growers who recently held a co„t„ ence in London have reported to the
      .—Reuter.  -  147 words
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      CUNARD LINER.
      68 28 arrangements by Government.—British Wireless. Work to be Resumed At Earliest Moment. Rugby. Dec. 2.. The Cunard Company have issued u statement saying they will resume work or their new giant liner at the earliest moment consistent with traditional and well-tried methods in financing. A trades union deputation will
      arrangements by Government.—British Wireless.  -  68 words
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      OPTION DEALING.
      66 28 —British Wireless. To be Resumed in London On Monday. Rugby. Doc. 1$ When a return to fortnightly accounts on the London Stock Exchange was recently announced it was decided rot to reinstate facilities for carrying over or for entering into option bargains. A future step towards normal conditions
      .—British Wireless.  -  66 words
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      BOXER INDEMNITY.
      78 28 ,—Reuter. Big Engineering Credits For Britain. London, Dec. 17In connection with the expenditure of £3,000.000 of the British Boxer indemnity on railway and engineering material *n Great Britain by Dr. Wang, the r a r* r Modern Transport states that the contracts already placed include 1 }l ‘j?
      ,—Reuter.  -  78 words
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      DISASTROUS FIRE.
      62 28 Entire Medjliss Building Threatened. Teheran, Dec. 10. The entire Parliament (Medjlis*) 1 ings are threatened with destructio a fire which broke out early this mom owing to a faulty chimney. The blaze quickly got out of comro., and by midday the main building* been completely destroyed- At four
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      MR. CHURCHILL.
      73 28 no#n and motored to ins will re t for several days. —kr-G' 11 Ies f Injured Statesman LeaveHospital. Rugby, Dec. A New York message states tha: Winston Churchill left hospital thi* ro#n and motored to his hotel ">> will re t for several days. —kr-G' 11 less. Mr.
      no#n and motored to ins , will re t for several days.—kr-G'11 Ies?_- _ ......  -  73 words
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      TO LIMIT MERCHANT FLEETS!
      169 29 —Ktutor. y t Another Conference Suggested. Paris, Dec. 22. Y archer international conference—- merchant fleets—was advocated v i! Chappedehune (the Minister of 'i. v i.'v Marine) during a debate in the t r if Deputies on a Bill authoris- .i' u Generalc Transatlancontract a loan, not
      —Ktutor.  -  169 words
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      VATICAN LIBRARY.
      159 29 I ii'.ish Wireless. Collapse of Right Wing Of Building. Rugby, Dec. 23. Koine Press telegram reports that ,r. jhi wing cf the Vatican Library. n l.V.*. crashed late this afternoon ;..w r.g the collapse of the root. Fortur.attiy the greater part of the staff and a V.. >Lt-i*
      —I ii'.ish Wireless.  -  159 words
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      FLYING FRAULEIN.
      56 29 —Reuter. Missing Airwoman Found Near Bushire. Bu'hire, Dec. 10. The (iei man airwoman. Fraulein Elli [h "i' iT.. who is flying to the Dutch East Ir.iii; anil who had been missing since >he Baghdad on Thursday, has been '.«(i at Bandar Dilam, a few miles rth of Bushire,
      —Reuter.  -  56 words
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      SITPORT FROM SOCIALIST
      73 29 —Reuter. German Government In Strengthened Position. Berlin, Dec. 1G. The Government's position has been s tn-ngthcned by the vote of the House, n committee, rejecting by 321 votes to -•hi ihe Opposition motion to force the on vacation of the Reichstag to discuss lh. Ho in rich
      —Reuter.  -  73 words
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      SURPLUS MACHINERY.
      59 29 Attempt to Reconstruct Cotton Trade. London, Dec. 10. Another heroic attempt to reconstruct "‘ficashire trade is embodied in a schema ''inch has been unanimously endorsed by Joint Committee of Cotton Trade ionisations for submission to the con'titutent bodies. ’'e scheme aims at dismantling surl 11 1 machinery through
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      FOUR NEW RECORDS.
      164 29 British Wireless. Fine Performance By M.G. Racer. Rugby, Dec. 23. Four international motor speed records T. Kyrton V. nnt ?h <ar thc M.G. 750 e.c. on Montlhery track with t; ie following speeds hive kilometres at IS 1.71 km. or hour; five miles at 184.00 km. per
      British Wireless.  -  164 words
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      RETURN DELAYED.
      98 29 I —F.ritish Wireless. The Accident to The Souihern Star. Rugby, Dec. 22. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith’s return flight to Australia, which was to have heeun today, ha*- been delayed by a forced landing which the assistant pilot made with his aeroplane, the Southern Star, last night. The machine
      I • • # « —F.ritish Wireless.  -  98 words
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      NO NEWSPAPERS.
      27 29 Lt/IlUUll VII Reuter. On Christmas Day And Boxing Day. London, Dec. 21. No newspapers will be published in London on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
      Lt/IlUUll VII Reuter.  -  27 words
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      F.M.S. CUSTOMS.
      98 29 Reorganised on Territorial Lines. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. De'\ 22. The Tra !e and Customs Department, F.M.S.. has been reorganised on territi ii-il liras and Deputy Commissioners ine now stationed in Ipoll for the Siate of Perak, Kuala Lumpur for Selangor and Pahang and Seremban for
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      GOVERMENT HOUSE.
      193 29 Monday, Dec. 14. Mr. A. C. Jcmaron arrived this morning to stay at Government House. In the afternoon His Excellency, on behalf of the Y.M.C.A., presented at the Y M.C.A. headquarters a silver saKei to Mr. L. G. Cranna cn his retirement from the post of general secretary
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      THESE HARD TIMES.
      166 29 —Reuter. German Engineering Firm’s Failure. Berlin, Dec. 18. ibc famous engineering firm of Borsig, < mploying 4,000 workmen, has suspended payments, but hopes to keep the workers i niployed until February on several million marks worth of orders in hand. Lighty per cent, of Borsig’s productions Hint
      ’.—Reuter.  -  166 words
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      FOREIGN LABOUR.
      53 29 —Reuter. Drastically Banned In France. Paris, Dec. 22. The Chamber of Deputies yesterday evening drastically banned foreign labour by unanimously passing a Bill under which all foreigners must have special ministerial permits to work in French public works or private undertakings. Employers infringing the new law will be
      —Reuter.  -  53 words
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      STILL FALLING.
      51 29 before, at a total of 2,572,002. —British Wireless. Another Drop in The Unemployed. Rugby, IV‘c. 23. According to the Ministry of labour figures issued tonight the number of registered unemployed at Dec. 11 was nearly 55.000 less than that of a week before, at a total of 2,572,602.
      before, at a total of 2,572,002.—British Wireless.  -  51 words
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      TEAR GAS BOMBS.
      55 29 U.S. Sailors Disperse Chinese Soldiers. Hankow, Dee. 11. Chinese soldiers this morning attempted to bonid the Yangtze Rapids motor-vessel I-Fung, at present at the bund, shortly before it was to leave for Shanghai. American sailors from a nearby U.S. gunboat came on the scene and dispersed the
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      DUTIES IN HOLLAND.
      45 29 .—Reuter. Customs Tariff Increased To Ten Per Cent. The Hague, Dec. 17. The Upper ("handier has increased the customs tariff from eight to ten per cent, sd valorem. A temporary duty of six guilders per hundred kilograms has been imposed on petrol.—Reuter.
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      FINANCIAL MUDDLE.
      35 29 —Reuter. Partial Moratorium In Hungary. Budapest, Dec. 22. A partial moratorium in respect of Hungarian public and private debts, with a few exceptions, is proclaimed in a special decree which becomes effective tomorrow.
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      BRITISH CUSTOMS.
      44 29 Reuter. Berlin, Dec. IK. The British Government has declined to open discussions with Germany on the subject of the British customs fluty, on the ground that discussion would he useless as Great Britain is determined not to modify the new measures. Reuter.
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      PRINCESS WEDS.
      55 29 liondon, Dec. 7. Princess Said Halim, an Englishwoman, the former wife of Prince Said Halim, second cousin of King ?uad, w&h married at the Paddington Registry Office to M. Roger de Laval, a barrister belonging to a noble Belgian family. One of the guests was the bride s
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      MURDER MYSTERY.
      200 29 Woman and Two Men Implicated O rom Our Own Correspondent.) I.cndon, Dec. 20. More than two hundred ddective* ar® Invotigating the Page murd.'r, in which i» woman and two men are l>clievcd to lave been implicated. L*>t night the niun who wa > interviewcd by detectives for 10
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      DISARMAMENT.
      34 29 Keuter. What U.S. Delegation Will Cost. Washington, Dec. 22. President Hoover has asked Congress t® initial the appropriation for $450,000 towards the expense* of the American delegation to the forthcoming Disarmament Conference.— Keuter.
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      $14,000,000.
      24 29 —Reuter. Standard Trust Bank In Liquidation. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 21. The Standard Trust Rank, with deposits amounting to $14,000,000, has gone into liquidation.—Reuter.
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      BURMA CONFERENCE.
      70 29 —British Wirelese- Question of a High Court Considered. Rugby, Dec. 17. The Burma Round-Table Conference continued today. It is hoped th.it the discussions on the agenda will lx* completed next Wednesday, and that the draft report may he available for delegates on Dec. 27. If so. discussion on
      —British Wirelese-  -  70 words
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      LIVING COSTS.
      57 29 British Wireless. Slight Rise Reported In Retail Prices. Rugby, Dec. 17. The Ministry of I.aliour reports that on Dec. 1 the average level of retail prices was approximately IK per cent, above the level of July 1014, as compared with 40 per cent, one month earlier, and 55
      ,— British Wireless.  -  57 words
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      C HRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
      47 29 —British Wireless. Prime .Minister Leaving For Lossiemouth. Rugby, Dec. 17. The Prime Minister will leave London tonight for Loivsiemouth, and many of hie Cabinet colleagues are also preparing to leave for the Christmas holidays. Departmental duties will temporarily detain others in London. —British Wireless.
      —British Wireless.  -  47 words
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      THE C.E.R.
      46 29 —Sin K uo Min. A Japanese Report Denied. Shanghai, Dec. 22. The Chinese Eastern Railway authorities have denied u report, emanating from Japanese sources at Harbin, that the Changchun section of the C.K.R. has been sold to the South Manchurian Railway Company.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      SOUTH AFRICANS AGAIN BEATEN.
      847 30 Second Test Defeat. a AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS IN FORM. Once more, (he pick of the Australian bowlers proved too much for the South African tourists, and after being beaten by an innings and 163 runs in the first Test match early this month, they suffered defeat in
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      S.C.R.C. TENNIS FINAL.
      461 30 Chua Choon Leong Wins. JOHN LIM RETIRES IN THIRD SET. Chua Choon Leong became singles champion of the S.C.R.C. on Dec. IS by j defeating John Lim C—1. 6 —8 and 4—0 at which stage Lim retired. An At Home was held after the match. Those present!
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      PERFECT WEATHER FOR YACHTING.
      660 30 Conclusion of Year’s Racing. Sunday was a most fitting day to conclude the year's racing programme at the R.S.Y.C.. for the weather was perfect and tin racing of the best. Certainly no j better breeze or liner weather has gladdened the hearts of Singapore yachtsmen i
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      LALL SINGH.
      91 30 To Play in First Indian Trial. (From Our O n Correspondent.) Calcutta, Dec. 16. It is now certain that Lall Singh, of Selangor, will play in the first trial to select the Indian cricket team to tour Kngland. It will be played at Patiala, starting on Jan. 21.
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      SELANGOR BEAT SINGAPORE.
      700 30 Annual Trophy Match. LOCAL FORWARD disappoint. Singapore r. s Selan ror Singapore rugger support P certainly diaappoimej t L; mu>t b, display on Saturday u defeated by Selangot bv .1 tL, to 5 points (a goal) i n the anno tnat Selangor were full v .l V
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      36 30 On Sunday, both classes will J third and final race for the Commodore > 1931 trophies. A class starts at 10 a.m. and B cla starts 1010 a.m. Courses will be posted as usual.
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      IMPING AMATEUR MEETING.
      1217 31 Only Six Races. I? UN MAKES PART OF COURSE SUBSIDE. From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 18. I',’,, having been played yesterday n ing instead of the evening before the entries in the Taiping amateur i;., '•ting which began yesterday were v ’uliawn. .risequently two races were
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      IRELAND BEATEN BY S. AFRICANS.
      228 31 Second International Match Disappointing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 11). The international Rugby match played at Dublin today resulted in a win for South Africa against Ireland by K points to The match was disappointing, the success of the Springboks beii. due to the
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      ENGLAND SIDE TO MEET SPRINGBOKS.
      203 31 Nine New Players Brought In. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 21. The following have been selected to represent England against the* Springboks on Jan. 2:— Full-back: R- J. Barr, (Leicester). Three-Quarters: D. Aarvold 4 Blackheath), capt., R. A. Gerrard 4 Bath), *J. A. Tallent
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      MALACCA GOLF.
      83 31 Dr. and Mrs. Pinson Win Mixed Foursomes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 22. The Malad a Golf Club mixed foursomes, resulted in a win for Dr. an I Mrs. Pinson with a score of 52 -II 38. Other scores were .Mrs. D. Anderson and V. Bran ion
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      SCOTTISH F.A. CUP COMPETITION.
      175 31 —Reuter. Result of Draw For First Round. London, Deo. 16. The following is the result of the draw for the first round of the Scottish Cup, to be played on Jan. 16 Queen of South vs. Stranraer, l.oith Ath. vs. Albion Rovers. Arbroath vs. Aberdeen. Queen’s
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      LINCOLN BEATEN.
      234 31 Luton’s Success in F.A. Cup Replay. London, Dec. 16. The following were the results of replays in the second round of the F.A. Cup competition Luton Town 4 Lincoln City 1 Crook Town 1 Aldershot 0 Results of matches also played today in the League competition are as
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      R.A.F.’s CLOSE WIN.
      93 31 Public Services XV Beaten At Seletar. K.A.F. .1 pts.; Public Services Nil. At Seletar on Dec. IT the It.A.F. defeated a Public Services team by 3 points 4a try) to nil. Heavy rain fell throughout the game end the outsides found it very difficult to handle. Play,
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      LOCAL TENNIS.
      42 31 Women’s Doubles Final At L.L.T.C. The women's doubles Itnul ot the L.L.T.C. open tournament was derided ion Dec. 16 and resulted in a win for Mn Drew and Miss Oldfield over Miss Ioby and Miss Davi I, 6 2, 9—7.
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      EVERTON BEATEN BY BOLTON.
      1463 32 Bromwich Well Held. GOALLESS DRAW WITH GRIMSBY. Some surprises were created in home football circles on Saturday in the defeat of Aston Villa, at home, by Blackburn Rovers to the tune of live goals to one. Kverton, the leaders, ulso sobered a setback when they visited
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      229 32 Mixed Foursomes at The S.G.C. The December mixed foursomes competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played and resulted in a win fo: Mrs. Bowrey and Mr. M. B. Oliver with a net score of 344. Forty-five cards were taken out and the following were returned Mrs. Bowrey
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      BRITISH BANTAM TITLE.
      77 32 Dick Corbett Outpoints Johnny King. London, Dec. 21. In Manchester, in a 15 round contest for the British bantamweight championship and the Lonsdale Belt, Dick Corbett, of Bethnal Green, retained the title, beating Johnny King, of Manchester, on points. It was only recently that Johnny King secured
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      INDIAN RACING.
      174 32 Iving-Emperor’s Cup Won By Favourite. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Dec. 19. 1 The King Emperor’s Cup was won by jCnpt. Elgees’ Telasur. with the Australian (jockey, Togo Johnstone on it. The Viceroy was among the huge crowd that watched the race. The result was as follows;— Capt.
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      BIRTH
      20 32 SHELLEY. On December 13, 1931, at the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Dorise, wife of Dr. It. Shelley, a daughter.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      113 32 The replay in the December ladies’ spoon of the Keppel Golf Club resulted in a win for Mrs. G. R. Wiseman with a score of 2 down. Christmas Competitions. A nine hole eclectic competition will be he’d over the Christmas week-end. A mixed foursome competition will take
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      LAST MINUTE GOAL DECIDES.
      726 32 Hockey on the Padang. VOLUNTEERS’ Fl\p RECOVERY. S.C.C. 4 S.V.C. i With three goals against them at oeginning of the second half, the S Vr made a marvellous recovery L hockey match against the S.C.C 0 tk Padang on Dec. 16 and got on level term
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      87 32 NOTICE All communications for both the Strsits Times and the Straits Budget should b* addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settle ments. The post free price of the Straits Times :t the 1'nited Kingdom and foreign countrie* is a year. The post free price of
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    99 32 DEATHS FOO.—Joseph Foo Khee How age 57 years late of Medical Office, passed away at his residence 8, Lorong 33. Geylang, at 7.15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19. 1931. TOOLSAH.—Elder sister of the late H. Somnpah, and the beloved grandmother of F. Balram Singh of 194, Race Course Road, at
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      CONTENTS.
      90 1 ftnrral— Ijui-i-r Situation 1 Tm ft-.ces 1 Krt, Auction I EVnca River Tin I Kalaya Tin Statistics 1 K ondcu Tin Market 1 ■c h nu Alvas Must be Preserved 2 ■rasak Rublier EWrV W'" rt H Malava Trade Statistics 2 ,\viiib«‘i* Rubber Returns iTVa.lc and Finance 4 stock-
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      61 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. I Quotations I Forward Centraets Spot Seller Prieea I I d 1 1 ft f *3 S':»<*ro Jan. Fob. Jaa.- Mar. p *>’5 |6 0.9’a 0.9*1 0.10 0.9'j 0.9 0.10'i 0.10*2, 0.10'j It. O.ir, 0.11% 0.11 =V» 0.11b 0.1! 0.11'« 0.11‘» 0.11 I0,10'... 0.10%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      26 1 Ivf 17 10M tori' at $69.37'.. per picul. Is 150 69.62';: 9 125 70.00 21 75 70.25 22 too 71.00 2 75 712/*
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      146 1 I The Singapore Chamber of Commerce f.. nation held its 1.049th auction I i lw. 2<. v hen there was catalogued I t :;*.J p. «»r tv*.77 tons offered 1.820.2.1 I I '12 <'•_’ ton >olil 1,470,905 lb. or 656.65 I U.n. I Spot. I Ll-•!'*u S3
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      PANGNGA RIVER TIN.
      129 1 Harrisons Barker and Co., Ltd., Penang, Ewe been advised by the secretary that jpe annual accounts of Pangnga River Tin >pces>ions Ltd., will be j&sued ir. London ,p la -> Hie board of directors have dec,u j r e< an interim dividend of 2-12 per ier,i. loss
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      CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK.
      845 1 The Annual Meeting. CHAIRMAN REPORTS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. The 19th annual general meeting of shareholders of the Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd., was held at their new promises, China Building, Chulia Street, Singapore on Saturday, with Mr. Leo Kong Chian in the chair. Other shareholders present were Messrs.
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      256 1 Domestic production (as ascertained by exports from Federated Malay States, L’afederated Malay States, and Straits Settlements) of tin, and tin-in-ore at 72 per cent., during the month of November, 1931 Tons. Toni. Federated Malay States 2,IKS Unfederated Malay States .1 oho re 54 Kedah H Perlis ”4
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      582 1 [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved. The Further 15 Per Cent. Output Cut. POOL HOLDINGS NOW 15,800 TONS. <F rom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 25. With sterling exchange detached from its gold anchor and liable to drift on the uncertain currents of the economic sen, sterling
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      SCHEME AREAS MUST BE PRESERVED.
      1377 2 Somewhat Delicate Problem. C.H.B. DECISION. HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE CHARGE. A proposed change in a visiting Medical service which raised important points of principle, a hospital problem in the Klang district, and the enforcement of the maintenance charge on estates using Government hospitals were matters discussed bv
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      PASAK RUBBER.
      171 2 The report of the directors to the fifth snnual general meeting of shareholders of the Pasak Rubber Estate, Ltd., to bo held at the Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 12.10 p.m. states.— The directors submit herewith their report and statement of accounts for
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      FRASER’S REPORT.
      498 2 Greater Interest u Share Market. I Frr.scr and Co. reports H Dec. 23 lov j All sections of the lo.-nl share ,1 fcave rccciveJ support thll’tB j some time past and business h-. mainly hampered by the* a ,k of offering. The announcement th ,t 1 F o1
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
      221 2 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE, INCLUDING PARCEL POST, BULLION AND COIN, IN 1930 AND 1931. IMPORTS. EXPORTS. T 1930. 1931. 1931 1931 N Increase Increase -f Increase -f Decrease 1 ar el R V llic n ran d or Grand Parcel Bullion Grand or
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      STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD.
      1846 3 Hall-Yearly Meeting. ■iVrilKTION EFFECTS ON EUROPEAN MINES. ial meeting of the Straits Tradi Ltd., was held on Monday at the > registered office. Ocean Buildthe Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall in the i !U <rs present included the Hon. Mr. < '(Igor, (Director) Messrs. H. L. K.
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      NOV. RUBBER RETURNS.
      382 3 The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Asahan.— 54,200 lb. Ayer Molek.-15.8K4 lb. Amalgamated Malay.—52,000 lb. Anglo-Malay.-40,659 lb. Allenby.—71,218 lb. Bukit Katil.—19,284 lb. Bajoe Kidoel. —180,819 lb. Balombissic. 19,770 lit. Bukit Kajan*'.—137,529 lb. Brunei.—41,400 lb. (44,000 lb.). Bikam—86.800 lb. Batu
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      KUNDONG ESTATE POLICY.
      747 3 Full Tapping Now. MR. SHELTON AGAR ON THE OUTLOOK. I hr truth ordinary general mooting of this Kundong Rubber Estate, Ltd., was I rid at tin* others of the secretaries, Harrisons, Barker and Co., Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. i Mr. (i. Shelton Agar presided and ;«»!<.ressed the
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      Trade and Finance.
      254 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Dec. 23. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/4 9/32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/4 7 32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/4 5/32 London, 30 days’ sight London, demand ”/4 3/32 London, T.T. 2/4 1/JJ Lyin* and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand New York, demand Buavia
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      Stocks and Shares.
      835 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Dec. 23. MINING. Issue VaL Pd. Buyers. Sailors. £1 £1 Asatn Kumbang 24/* 26/£1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/6/- 5A Ayer Hitam Tin 10/3 11/3 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/- 1S/£1 £1 Batang Padang 0.05 0.12 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25
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      Correspondence.
      68 4 [The Stra i Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind thut letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but
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      NEED FOR BALANCED RESEARCH.
      307 4 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—It would appear from recent correspondence in the loeal l’ross that all aie agreed as to the necessity tor moie balanced research by an international body, but not as to who should initiate steps for action to Ik* taken.
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      RUBBER FORESTRY.
      275 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with interest your leader of Dd;. 19 under the heading M Rubber Forestry.” The system which you describe as being adopted on Shanghai Pahang as a non-cultivation method of upkeep is not by any means a new
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES NOV. 21.
        512 4 Ail.ig.u (2 1 6; Anglo-Malay i’l) 9 7)2; Ayer Kuning (£1 > Bagan Serai 3 16, Balu u (2 1 3; Banteng (i’l) Batu i Caves i t’l 1 7 16: Batu Matang (£1) 9; Batu lliga 1 i’l 5 16; B’tam (2 1 1
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES DEC. 23.
        695 4 C apital Issue Closing Prices I Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lvall 4 I Company Co. Kvatt I 454,175 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenby ($1) 0.66 0.75 0.62 4 0.75 I 216,779 1 Nil for year 30-9-31 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.45 0.40
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