The Straits Budget, 24 November 1932

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    28 1 The Straits Budget .5.002 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.: SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1932. Price* 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    404 1 ■deks— t liu,is Broom 3 V.S.A. 3 the Malay 3 K'Mu eh Gloom 3-4 t t .phoiH* Rates 4 H n t:vi of Exports 4 Notes 6-6 Reuter and Special— Fast Week’s News 21-29 ures on Parchesi 17 Rent's Farewell Match 17 c ce t Swee Hoe 17 K(\
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1143 1 ro Post*d to hold an informal fancy Ni l 'v" 10 at Headquarters, S.S.V.F. on UDei ,w ar B Eve. The dance will be f ru .j‘i n| y to Volunteers and their fro nr. nlonna tion may be obtained ti(, n ofi :i ,,a *n W.
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    KING’S HOUSE.
    368 1 Monday, Nov. 14. In the* afternoon His Excellency, Lady Clementi and Miss dementi, attended bv Mr. R. J. Curtis, A.D.C., and Mr. W. C. S. orry, Private Secretary, left Penang by car for King’s Pavilion, Kuala Kangsar. Tuesday, Nov. 15. Sir Samuel Lady Wilson and Mr. (j. E.
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    CAPT. E. J. B. WATSON.
    220 1 Death Of Former Singapore Pilot. < has boon received of the death homo near Minehead, Somerset<i (’apt. K. J. Bryatt Watson, 1 !y of the Singapore Pilot Service. ;> Vvnt oil, who was about his years *< t i mi ."'•on: Singapore five years a*
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    SINGALESE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
    2740 2 Four Women Stabbed At Dhoby Ghaut. SEQUEL TO REBUKE. SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED. A defence of temporary insanity was raised on behalf of Mendis de Silva, a Sinhalese, who is standing his trial at the Assizes before .Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrel! on a charge of
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    FRENCH COMMAND.
    92 2 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Retirement of Forty Generals. Paris Nov. i Drastic changes will take in th. Highe* Krenoh command at the 4 end of ’lie year Twenty divisional generals will pass intc the reserve and 20 more will he pensioned off in 1933. General Gouraud, the military ernor of Paris,
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    ASSESSMENT RATES.
    158 2 The Indian Immigration Committee h<> decided, subject to the approval of V 11 rious administrations, to prescribe lowing rates of assessment for the it Sl quarter of the year 1933: —(a) 1T J. 0 ,T^ U of work done by a male labourer. <t. <‘ 7’ (b) in
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      THE ADAMS BROOM.
      900 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 17. V what the British Resident ot 5 'he Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams, is fianisy- ist the Malays in his State 01 W ‘.'Y T he causes of the present "I' iil'"oniinent arc contained in official rt ml Loners which are scanned by
      —Straits Times, Nov. 17.  -  900 words
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      NOTES TO U.S.A.
      1001 3 side Germany are thinking.—Stn.i s Times, Nov. IS. Repoit nas it that when the subject of war uebts was mentioned to a certain ex--1 lesidont of the United States and it was suggested that he might adopt a slightlv more tolerant attitude, he replied, bluntly but truthfully,
      side Germany are thinking.—Stn.i s Times, Nov. IS.  -  1,001 words
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      PUSHING THE MALAY.
      988 3 'Tanges are made.— Straits Times, \ov. Iff. It i 3 unfortunate that the necessity should ever have arisen for the Malay i to be pushed. The member of the Kuala I Lumpur Sanitary Board who expressed astonishment the other day at the j inability of the chairman
      'Tanges are made.— Straits Times, \ov. Iff.  -  988 words
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      TOO MUCH GLOOM.
      1019 3 is as harmful as it is unjustified.—Straits Times, Nov. 21. Wo publish in an adjoining column a striking article submitted by an unofficial j student of Malayan afTairs who is of opi- nion that retrenchment campaigns have been instituted and carried into effect in this country with
      is as harmful as it is unjustified.—Straits Times, Nov. 21.  -  1,019 words
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      TELEPHONE RATES.
      1121 4 Straits Times, Nov. 22. Singapore is very perturbed at the proposal to revise the system of charges for telephones by abandoning the flat rate and substituting the message rate which is in force in most or the large cities of the world. Before these proposals were made public
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      CONTROL OF EXPORTS.
      1232 4 guarantees to be expect'»d.— Straits Time*, X» v. 2-’. We publish in extenso in this issue the Memorandum on the Valorisation of I Rubber by Economic Means as submitted ,to Government by the Malayan Estate Owners’ Association, Negri Sembilan.” 1 It is a very disappointing ta3k to
      guarantees to be expect'»d.—Straits Time*, X» v. 2-’.  -  1,232 words
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    INDIAN LABOUR RULES.
    79 4 Harmful Effect In Malaya Averted. The C ontroller of Labour informed the Indian Immigration Committee at its last meeting that the Government of India recently decided to amend certain of the rules relating to emigration. Softie of the proposals affected Malaya adversely and representations were made against
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    GANG ON GAP ROAD.
    54 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 22. A gang of six Chinese, two armed with guns and the others with parangs and knives, was arrested on the road to The (iap on Saturday night. It i* believed that they were going to commit a robbery
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    BIRTHS
    35 4 SPROVL.—At Durian Daun Hospital Malacca, on November 4, 1932, to Mr. and Mrs. 1 r c E. Sproul, a son. DARKEN. —At the General Hospital. Singapore to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parren-a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE
    53 4 CHEW WEE. —On Thursday, November 1<» 1932, at No. 11, Blair Road. Chew Koow Bock, manager of Keng Lee Co.. son of Mr. Chew Cheng Keng and the la e Mrs. Chew Cheng Keng, to Miss Mot Choo Neo, youngest daughter of M'*. Kay Chiang and the late Mr.
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      89 4 NOTICE All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Dude* t should be addressed to the Hoad Office, t'ecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore. Str../ Settlements. The post free price of the Strait.' Time.* to the United Kingdom and foreign count)ic* is $48 a year. The post free price
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    63 4 DEATHS McINTYRE.—Mr. Stanley Haw-haw Md'ityre. age 52 years, the eldest aon of the b‘‘< Frankie McIntyre of Penang, passed l l on Nov. 16, 1932 at 4.30 p.m. at i8*--Chiat Place. BERENGER.—On November 22, 1032 n' 'jj General Hospital, Singapore, Mari' beloved wife of Mr. L. M. Berenger 1 l^
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      HAT CUSTOMS UNION.
      221 5 ■am. v n K ra it< Times, Nov. 17. .ho first it has been realised that ■K 0!11 d for a Customs Union in w\ r V z boldly put forward by Sir Cecil Is an extraordinarily complicated R ni: .in,! the report of the meeting of
      ■am. ““*** v, + n Krait< Times, Nov. 17.  -  221 words
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      FOR RACING MEN.
      200 5 FOR RACING MEN —Straits Times, Nov. 17. T j lt f ;l that this is Pace Week in c-rt-iiHirc makes it an appropriate time !v passing on the following story from Ai&gt;tra’ia: There had been a motor smash in Svdm y. a id a jockey who had seen the K
      —Straits Times, Nov. 17.  -  200 words
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      EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
      212 5 everybody. Goo-ood night.”—Straits rimes, Xov. 17. The 'lews that tests in Empire broadcasting will be made next week and the •viru'.ar iaily service will begin on Dec. 19 ery welcome not only to wireless en:iui&gt; u.'ts, but to that large body of people v'ho take a sympathetic interest
      everybody. Goo-ood night.”—Straits rimes, Xov. 17.  -  212 words
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      RESTRICTION.
      413 5 tion now. It is too iate.”—Straits Times Nov. 18. hir Planting Correspondent takes 'bong exception to our recent comments on the latest rumours of restricl1' r.. Elsewhere will be found his interpretation of planting opinion and he is !Pite right in the statement that his ew are welcome, however
      tion now. It is too iate.”—Straits Times Nov. 18.  -  413 words
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      A WONDERFUL RECORD.
      282 5 Straits Time-. Nov. 18. 1 he last professional programme at the old racecourse tomorrow virtually! closes a wonderful record of nearly ninety years’ racing at the present head-1 quarters of the sport in Singapore. There have been “a few throwbacks to the sport,” to quote “One Hundred
      — Straits Time-. Nov. 18.  -  282 words
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      SORRY!
      92 5 Straits Times Xov. IS. We hasten to acknowledge the letters of various correspondents who have commented on that “hitherto unpublished’’ portrait of Mr. A. L. Johnston, of famous memory. They point out that it has appeared in Buckley’s Anecdotal History,” “A Hundred Years of Singapore” and other publications. The
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      FALL FROM GRACE.
      110 5 (ill? m’tvosu.Y #4 Saturday morning very trying —otrai s Times, Xov. 19. What has happened to that Friday borne mail again? After several week* which tempted us to think that the Saturday morning rush was a thing of the past, the B.l. appears to have slipped up
      (ill? m’tvosu.Y – #4 Saturday morning very trying .—otrai s Times, Xov. 19.  -  110 words
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      CAUTION.
      287 5 caution is still vitally necessary.—Strait s Times, Nov. 19. The air is a hard mistress. Every now and again she distresses the world with some terrible and presumably unpreventt ble accident. The proportion of roa-S accidents may be higher, hut we have not become sufficiently air-minded yet to pass
      caution is still vitally necessary.—Strait s Times, Nov. 19.  -  287 words
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      INDUSTRIAL CHAOS.
      383 5 Straits Times, Xov. 19. In view of the fact that the Secretary of State for the Colonies appointed some j time ago a special committee known: as the Overseas Mechanical Transport) Directing Committee which has among its. objectives the encouragement of power i alcohol production within the Empire
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      DOLLAR TOPEES.
      280 5 —Straits Times, Nov. 21. That locally made topees are on sale in Malaya at $1 or $1.50 each is evidence that some person or persons are making a brave effort to tempt money out of depleted purses, and the full story is told in this month’s Malayan Forester.
      —Straits Times, Nov. 21.  -  280 words
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      R.R.I. WORK ON ROADWAYS.
      500 5 Straits Times, Nov. 21. Mr. J. I). Hastings, of the Rubber Research Institute, has an article in the October number of The Rubber Age in which he discusses experiments with ’•libber road preparations that are being made in Malaya. Referring to the ureas laid in Singapore
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      THE CHETTIARS’ COMPLAINT.
      357 5 politics than we thought they drl.—Straits Times, Nov. 22. One of the objections to decentralisation put forward by the F.M.S. Chettiars* Chamber of Commerce is that property values in Kuala Lumpur will decline if this town becomes the capital of a State instead of the capital of
      politics than we thought they drl.—Straits Times, Nov. 22.  -  357 words
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      A MALACCA PORTENT.
      429 6 Secretary, the better.—Straits Times, i Nov. 22. One very satisfactory feature of the Colony Government’s letter to the Malacca division of the Straits Settlements Association is that an important unofficial body has been consulted promptly on a matter of first-rate importance to the community which it represents.
      Secretary, the better.—Straits Times, i Nov. 22.  -  429 words
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      MILITARY MUSICIANS.
      143 6 MILITARY MUSICIANS acquisition wherever it goes.—Straits Times, Nov. 23. It was a kindly thought which prompted the band of the 1st hatt. the Gloucestershire Regt. to send us a postcard inscribed: “To the Straits Times, with best wishes from us all.” Singapore has pleasant memories of that excellent band, ar.d
      acquisition wherever it goes.—Straits Times, Nov. 23.  -  143 words
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      MALAYAN TOBACCO.
      285 6 ‘—Straits Times, Nov. 2*». It will astonish most people to learn that Malaya spends in normal years anything up to twenty million dollars on imports of tobacco, and the desirability of acquiring a substantial slice of this trade for the local agriculturist at once presents itself. Fortunately the
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      DR. TEMPANY IN BRUNEI.
      323 6 -Straits Times, Nov. 23. Brunei, the most remote and the least known of the ten Malay States for which the High Commissioner residing in Singapore is responsible, is the subject of an article by Dr. H. A. Tempany in the November number of the Malayan Agricultural
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    FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
    226 6 Describes in Court How She Was Robbed. Grade Lee, a five-year-old Straits, l orn hinese girl, seemed considerablemtrigucd at her surroundings when she appeared before Mr. A. W. Hav, the Second Magistrate, on Tuesdav, as' a witness against a Chinese youth who had snatched away her pendant and
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    SPORTING OFFER BY JUDGE.
    376 6 Option of $1,000 Or Extra Year For Smuggler. A Chinese smuggler received a “sporting offer” from Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on Tuesday wher. he was given the option of a tine of $1,000 or one year’s rigorous imprisonment, or one year’s rigorous imprisonment
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    INJURED AT SPORTS MEETING.
    353 6 Claim Against Penang Municipality. (from Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 22. An imu ual ca-ye was taken up in the Supreme Court this morning when an action for damages was begun hv an injured spectator at a public sports meeting, the defendants being the Penang Municipal
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    “ THANK YOU ” FROM THE REGIMENT.
    540 6 THANK YOU F ROM THE REGIMENT Singapore’s Kindness Much Appreciated. j Early on Friday the Uoftl Neuralia, left Singapore i&lt;,r India I England, carrying with her the i Battalion the Gloucestershire i\., j There were 850 troops on hoard S”: whom were bound for their new* &lt;*- at Mhow, India,
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    SHARP PRACTICE.
    159 6 Dealer With Counterfeit Bicycle Stamps. An attempt at sharp practice ended in the proprietor of a bicycle shop being sentenced on Monday by Mr. C. Wilson. Criminal District Judge, to a fine of or six months for being in possession ot counterfeit transfers. Inspector McIntosh, prosecuting. sau i
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      278 7 R UBBER CONTROL. I i Memorandum With I possibilities. I Tl tll0 E ,liter of the Straits Times. my opinion, very s r to load the leading article in c of Nov. to, the more especially 1 w ritten only a very short time X ,a Hum Mr. Poll?. My
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      TOME INTO THE GARDEN SIR !
      510 7 TOME INTO THE GARDEN SIR or of the Straits Times. I i &lt;.- a4 i angements made for the B am., of Sir Samuel Wilson and B, :i’ linos mapped out to enable B r, the various bodies and offiB 1;is tour of investigation in B.;.,a\a make interesting reading. one
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      “ UNINTENTIONAL DISHONESTY.”
      204 7 UNINTENTIONAL DISHONESTY.” To tho Editor of the Straits Times. JSiiy —May I congiatulate you on your u itor.a! in the Straits Times of today headed Unintentional Dishonesty '•our port*ayal of actual conditions regarding the puppet Slate of Manchukuo and George Bronson Rea was almost perfect. You should have meniored Giat
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      WILD LIFE.
      380 7 To the Editor of the Strait- Times. Sir.—I hove had the pleasure of readmg the two volumes of the Report of tiie “Wild Life Commission of Malaya” and, further, of seeing copies of the Straits Times with your two admirable leading articles on the Report. As one who
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      A PRO-MALAY POLICY.
      511 7 To the Editor of the Stvr.it; Times. Sir,—When Mr. II. L. Wendt was in Kelantnn lie used to write verbosely to the Malaya Tribune. Now that he is in Singapore he treats you to his mordant strictures on the “pro-Malay policy.” As Kelantan is the country his
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      THE MALAYS.
      779 7 To the Editor of the Straits Time-. Sir, —Your interesting editorial “The Adams Broom” is a seasoned article and very controversial I must say, and it appears just at a time when I also want to deal with the Malays in their own Mrdaya. Having been a sojourner
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      AGENCY FEES.
      331 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I agree with your Planting Correspondent that Mr. Eric Macfadycn has pioduced a remarkably clean bill of health as regards the crop production policy of the estates controlled by Messrs. Harrisons and Crosficld. It is only fair to say that
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      EXPORT CONTROL.
      971 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —As my name is mentioned in tin* article published in your paper of Nov. 17 you will, I hope, permit me to reply fo the writer in spite of your, may I say, not very wcll-inforn'v* I leader in your
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      EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
      295 8 lo the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The experiment last evening was not very satisfactory. At times reception was exceedingly good at full loud speaker strength on the 25 metre wave-length, but the performance was irregular and the record transmissions subject to a great deal of fading. Just
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH CHEATING.
    1988 8 Remittances from Home. i REMARKABLE EVIDENCE IN POLICE COURT. An amazing story was unfolded before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District .huge, on Wednesday, when «i European, ■said to be a remittance man, named Stuart M. Douty, whose father is a man of some position in
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    WORKLESS SEAMEN.
    92 8 Demonstrate Outside K.P.M. Offices. The police were called to tiuoll j demonstration by 30 to 40 u,u l ,l 0 seamen on Nov. IT af the 1 1 1 the K.P.M. near Finlayson V( .,i. men, some of whom had, it were been in the employ of the
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    LIMIT RUBBER EXPORTS.
    595 9 proposals of Malayan Estate Owners. JOINT ACTION. Scheme for a Levy In Kind. it a u for joint action hv the governIV 'mills of Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and Cevlon to limit t u production of rubber have been p.-t forward by the Negri Scmbilan I'tate Owners’
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    DON MAUNG.
    38 9 (r row Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Nov. 21, I J n Muang landing ground, after j uv ln K been closed to foreign machines Unn k part of the rainy season, will he ''Opened this week.
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    SIR SAMUEL WILSON’S TOUR.
    1921 9 At Kuala Kangsar. IX SINGAPORE ON DEC. 4. (Front. Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Kangsar, Nov. li&gt;. Brig.-Gcr.ei a 1 Sir Samuel Wilson, accompanied by Lady Wilson, arrived here by car last night and is staying with the High Commissioner i.Sir Cecil Clemonti), Lady dementi and Miss
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    OPEN VERDICT.
    165 9 Man Who Fell From Hotel Window. An open verdict was returned by IVir. If. C. Bourne, the Singapore Oonr.Y, when he inquired into the death of an. unknown Chinese, resulting from a fail from the fourth storey of the Air Vbw Hotel on to the road below, about
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    FOUR MEN TO HANG.
    62 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. After a three days 1 hearing four Pathans have been sentenced to death at the Selangor Assises for the murder of a lo/npatriot. A dispute over a f t m dollars is said to have been the root
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    SIR S. WILSON IN THE NEGRI.
    1340 10 Meets State Councillors. WHY CHIEF SECRETARY IS NEEDED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sereniban, Nov. 22. Sir Samuel Wilson proceeded to Sri Menanti today, reaching there at 11.30 a.m. accompanied by the British Resident, Lady Wilson and Mr. Gent. After formal introductions to H.H. the
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    MOTOR TAXES IN SIAM.
    34 10 The Automobile Association of Malaya has learnt from a reliable source that the Enlightened People’s Party in Siam are about to reduce most drastically the present taxes on motor vehicles.
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    EMPIRE WIRELESS TESTS.
    225 10 Second Improved Transmission. The? monel official test of the Empire i Broadcasting Station which took pftce on Tuesday was easily 40 per cent, better than the first one, and there is not the slightest doubt that by the time the service proper starts on Christmas Day local
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    DEATH OF SHIP’S OFFICER.
    161 10 Sentence in Rash Driving Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 17. Sentence of two months imprisonment has been imposed on Mr. Hendrikse, of the firm of Harrisons and .Crosfield, who was charged with rash driving of a motor-car and causing the death of Mr. \V.
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    FLYING IN JOHORE.
    239 10 Free Joy Rides for All Nationalities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Nov. 22. Mr. A. L. Birch’s aeroplane, piloted by Mr. E. G. Whiteley, a member of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, was busily engaged on Sunday, when Mr. Birch gave free flights to residents of
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    AN OIL TANKERS VICISSITUDES.
    331 10 Bewitched STRUCK BY LIGHTNlNf OFF SINGAPORE. At sea off Singapore on Wednesrf, that is the question being asked ft officers and crew. Us The departure of the vessel once afor Abadan Island in the Persian r' from whence its destination has rot i* determined, closes a
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    MR. T. J. WILLIAMS.
    80 10 Death of Penang Journalist. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 21. The death occurred at one o’clock today of Mr. T. J. Williams, of the editorial staff of the Straits Echo. He had been in ill-health for a long time. Deceased was very popular, especially among
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    SPEED LIMITS.
    105 10 Selangor Motorists Want Abolition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19A unanimous expression of favouring the removal of village sp limits was recorded at the last met 1 imthe committee of the Selangor brane the A.A.M. The Chief Police Officer agreed that &gt; would he better to
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    Circling The Globe By Wireless.
    1784 11 BRITAIN TO CALL HER SONS. A Transmission Which Will Inspire Thousands Of Listeners. (By Our Wireless Corespondent.) On Christmas Day the Empire Broadcasting Station will transmit a programme the like of which has never been heard before. Listeners in Malay a wiR be able to
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    EMPIRE STATION TESTS.
    434 11 C&gt;ood Reception In Singapore. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Tho first public test of tie* now Km pi re Broadcasting Station was made on Monday night., and, as a preliminary effort, was voted a great success bv the majority of Singapore listeners who succeeded in picking up the
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    SEPANG REST-HOUSE.
    65 11 Notice is given thut on and from Jan. I, 1 JKW, the rest-house at Sepang will be converted into a halting bungalow. A caretaker v\ ill bo provided. Anyone using the bungalow will be expected to make his own arrangement regarding board. The fees fixed are for 24
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    CHETTIARS AND F.M.S. POLITICS.
    626 12 New Policy Opposed. OBJECTIONS VOICED TO SIR S. WILSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur, Nov. 21. The F.M-S. Chettiars* (’haml»er of v. Commerce opposes the greater part of the new policy in a memorandum submitted to Sir Samuel Wilson. The memorandum is as follows:— The
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    FLOOD SYREN SOUNDS.
    50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 18. Kuala Lumpur was startled to hear the flood syren at 10 o’clock last night. The river was then rising, but it Boon began to go down and except in one restricted area in the outskirts no inconvenience wus caused.
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    STRAITS TIN TRADE DEADLOCK.
    172 12 Local Company Remains Firm. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd., the Straits Times learns, is still emphatic in its attitude that Straits tin should be placed on the free list in the United Kingdom Import Duties Act, *****, and still refuses to sign the necessary certificates in
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    LABOUR SHORTAGE WARNING.
    132 12 Barely Sufficient For The Present. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 22. A warning as to the labour situation was uttered at the last meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee by Mr. R. S. Chantler, chairman of the P. A. M. Mr. Chantler said his information
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    MR. V. A. LOWINGER.
    71 12 Important Work For F.M.S. In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. Mr. V. A. Lowinper, C.B.E., the Surveyor-General, F.M.S., and S.S., has been appointed to take the places left vacant by the death of Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane on the International Tin
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    KING’S PAVILION.
    175 12 Monday, Nov. 7. The Hon. Mr. P. T. Allen and the Hon. Mr. A. C. Baker had luncheon at “Bel Retiro.” Wednesday, Nov. 9. His Excellency dined with the Hon. Mr. P. T. Allen and Mrs. Allen at the Residency. Thursday, Nov. 10. In the morning His Excellency,
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    DEATH OF MR. G. C. DODD.
    208 12 Well-Known Member Of M.C.S. News was received in Singapore of the death in Penang on Friday of Mr. George Christopher Dodd, M.C.S., )(who was only transferred there a few months ago after a term as Acting District Judge and First Magistrate Singapore. Mr. Dodd
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    CHRISTMAS CABLES.
    201 12 How Greetings Can Be Sent. By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd., Christmas Greeting Telegrams addressed to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, Australia. Canada. Ceylon, South, East and West Africa, India (including Burma) and other parts of the British Empire, Algeria, Belgium,
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    STABBED SHIPMATE.
    104 12 European Dispenses With Legal Action. A fracas on board the s.s. Steel Navigator on Sunday led to the arrest of a European named Victor Western. The accused was fined $50, or three weeks, for wounding a shipmate named E. O. Ramsay with a knife. The two men had
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    SIAM ART CLUB.
    48 12 Several Of The Entries From Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 21. The annual exhibition of the Siam Art Llub has been opened and the standard of exhibits is reported to be well up j previous years. Several of the entries are from Malaya.
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    NEW WONDER FOR MALAYA.
    700 12 Light Control. UNCANNY INVISIBLE BEAM. Engineers throughout Malay* Straits Times is informed, are r moment discussing the wonders certain beam »f lUht whirl, C a„ anything from the timing ot racehor to the discovery of lire at sea. It is the product of Automatic Li„u Control
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2366 13 Bigwig* In Kuala Lumpur—A Surfeit Of Political Gossip—Memories Of Bukit Kutu —The Lights Of Kinta—White Snakes In Batu Caves—A Relic Of Primaeval Malaya—Bird son g In Java Street. &lt;Ev Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) I- i'..\ Lumpur will be buzzing with jV ..plant ’out highly
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    BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS.
    470 13 On German Steamer. AUTOMATIC PISTOLS OP A NEW TYPE. The Singapore Preventive Department was lesponsible for one of the biggest seizures of arms made by the Singapore authorities when, during: the course of a search on the German steamer, Olden* burg, on her arrival in Singapore
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    LEAD IN COSMETIC.
    47 13 Tay Yt n I.ia. t!•.-.» nnnuamT of a vinc ss in South Hridic.* Kusul, wa fined s:,() on Friday !&gt;y Mr. A. i’oy.l, the I’ujiih Magi■ u-alf, far advertising for V a to. mt; &lt;• coat a 'ning &lt;».!!! lo: &lt;1, cotn1 ti-a: y to regulations.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2172 14 Is Restriction Dead? —Planting Opinion In Malaya—Reactions To An Article—A More Favourable Atmosphere The Principle Accepted—Position Of Native Producers—Is Export Control Practicable? (B&gt; Our Planting Correspondent IT is impossible to sav positively what the majority of the planting community are thinking about any gien question at any
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    NEW HEALTH “LUNG” FOR SINGAPORE.
    293 14 Happy Future for ftu Racecourse. A health “lung” in the cent- densely populated district i- t n ed out of the old racecourse, u ‘he last professional race nu*etir„" hl held on Saturday, the Straitinformed. llnie &lt; w»« The present racecourse, an urea acres, is
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    “ MAN-EATER.”
    253 14 MAN-EATER.” Fox Films to Produce Malayan Talkie. The vanguard of the Fox Film Corporation’.* production staff to film Mar.Eater,” a Malayan talkie drama, has arrived in Singapore. The members of the party are Mr. James D. Spearing, the author. Mr. Clvde E. Elliott, the iiirevtor, who is accompanied by Mr-.
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    MALAYA IS LIKE THE LEOPARD!
    827 15 Hj r F. B. Sewell’s Views. WILL RECOVER BUT XOT CHANGE. M a has a future hut. like the I -iril. it "ill not change ii*s spots. jhut is the conclusion to which Mr. r Blackwood Sewell. Senior Superinleaden t of Surveys, S.S., who left
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    MALACCA & CUSTOMS UNION.
    335 15 MALACCA CUSTOMS UNION. May be Included with The P.M.S. (1 rom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 10. A Committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association was held on Monday last with Mr. VV. Munro in the chair. Among other matters a letter on the Customs Union proposals Ironr the
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    NEW CONSTITUTION IN SIAM.
    364 15 Extension of the King’s Powers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 17. The constitution is now under consideration by the Assembly and after approval by the King is expected to be promulgated within a week or ten days. The official English translation will be issued tomorrow
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    EUROPEAN ARRESTED.
    114 15 Charge of Cheating Against Newcomer. I A European named S. M. Doughty, giving his address as the (irosvenor Hotel, appeared on Monday, before Mr. C. Wilson. the Criminal District Judge, on a charge of cheating Mr. M. Sternberg of $50 on or about Oct. 29. Doughty was arrested
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    MAIL BY AIR.
    128 15 Flying Club Machine’s Novel Task. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. A Kuala Lumpur Flying Club machine performed a novel duty a few days go when it made a flight of about 50 miles to Durian Tipu-, a small village on the road from Kuala
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    INCREASED OUTPUT BEFORE LONG.
    694 15 Tyre Hopes. VIEWS OF GOODRICH EXECUTIVE. “For the past six or nine month* there haN been no recession. In fact it is wholesome to see there has been a levelling off and that we are now reaching a period of steady consumption which the history and
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    TELEPHONE RATES IN SINGAPORE.
    1225 16 Move to Introduce Message System. FOUR CENTS A CALL. Public Bodies Consider Change. The Oriental Telephone and Electric Co. Ltd., have asked Government to allow them to revise the existing telephone rates in Singapore hy introducing the message rate system, the Straits Times learns. The proposed
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    NO SPEED LIMITS.
    129 16 Undesirability In Selangor Villages. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. A unanimous expression of opinion favouring the removal of village speed limits was recorded at the last meeting of the committee of the Selangor branch of the A.A.M. The Chief Police Officer agreed that it
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    “IT’S A BOY” AT RAFFLES.
    540 16 The Singapore Repertory Players. Peters Joun Watson. .Milty Leake Marion Knowles. Dudley Leake C. C. Meredith. Jimmy Skippett Lari Iuiwson. Mi&gt;. Bog'e Hilda Dorrington. Kustace Bogle James Glover. Anita Gunn Diana Murison. .De I’iper Joe Goddard. Friday’s experiment of having theatricals in the ballroom of
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    HUNDRED A MONTH.
    88 16 Traffic Education For Cyclists In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. That nearly a hundred cyclists are dealt with every month in Kuala Lumpur is an official statement made to the Selangor branch of the A.A.M. Many of the offences are compounded, however,
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    AMENDMENT TO ALIENS BILL.
    461 16 In Committee. GOVERNMENT’S xtti TUDE EXPLAINED aliens tio •&lt; in committee and the followingT"!? 1 new Objects and Reasons Malaya is the only country i„ Malay Archipelago ami in South Asia which has not controlled url. vised in any permanent way the tion and residence of
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    236 16 Mr. J. M. Norrie and .M' ss M. O. Henry. The wedding of Mr. James Mar-dun 1 Norrie, of the Chartered Bank, Sing«d H son of Mr. A. W. Norrie, of Aberdeen, and Miss Margaret Ogston e daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Be.also of Aberdeen, who
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      “NOT A VOTE IN CONGRESS.”
      422 21 —Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Democratic Leader’s Warning. OPINION HARDENS. Huge Budget Deficit To Be Faced. Washington, Nov. 17. ‘•Anv moratorium proposals will have iifli. ultv in getting a single vote in the House of Representative,” declared Mr. Raim-v. the Democratic leader of the B uU se.
      —Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  422 words
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      GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
      281 21 —Reuter. Moratorium Extension Doubtful. New York, Nov. 20. ]i ,(ll iinp to the New York Times, Mr. th m 1 las indicated that he will veto j cer for revenue” bill if it is passed Kit/' ,1Ul ss before alteration of the tl Wteenth Amendment. A-. is extending
      —Reuter.  -  281 words
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      THE GOLD STANDARD.
      128 21 Reuter. Reported Pressure On Great Britain. London, Nov. 19. Great Britain’s attitude on the question of r. return to the gold standard is unchanged since her policy was announced at Ottawa. A sensational report in a London paper that France and U.S.A. are seeking to make Britain’s
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      EXCHANGE RATE.
      127 21 -Reuter Wireless. New Zealand Worried By Rise. Wellington, Nev. 19. Definite action owing to the rise in the exchange rate between New Zealand anti London, which is 25 per cent, above par. is likely to be taken next week. The banks are willing to follow any lead by
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  127 words
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      FASTER MAILS.
      140 21 —Reuter Wireless. Important AmericaEurope Plans. London. Nov. ID. A scheme to bring European passenger mails within three days’ journey of America is in an advanced stage of preparation. It involves the construction of an up-to-date harbour and airport just outside Galway in Ireland. Sir John Griffiths has prepared
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  140 words
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      PESSIMISM AT GENEVA.
      1001 21 wi \|V.| IIIJ —Reuter. Japan Determined On Manchurian Policy. LEAGUE MEETING. China May Invoke Article 16. In view of the Japanese rejection of the Lytton Report and the fighting speech of I)r. W. W. Yen hinting that China may invoke Article Hi of the Covenant, which provides
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      DIRECT FROM LATEX.
      95 21 Possibilities of Rubber Thread. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. The Dunlop Revere Thread Company had been registered to control the rubber and latex thread business of Dunlop’s and the IJ. S. Rubber Company throughout Europe. The company will deal in round elastic thread produced directly
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      NOW IN POVERTY.
      46 21 Fortune Made Out Of Old Clothes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. .John Hyman, who made u great fortune out of shipping old clothes, uniforms and stage costumes to Africa and the East, is living poverty-stricken at Brighton after .Stock Exchange losses.
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      “YOUR SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT.”
      319 22 —Reuter. -Reuter Wireless. King Congratulates Amy Johnson. MAY FLY BACK. Australian’s Gift Of £1,000. London, Nov. 19. I congratulate you on your .splendid achievement and trust you arc not too exhausted.’' This message from the King was received by Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) at Cape Town when
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      FLOOD PREVENTION.
      491 22 —Sin Chew Jit 1'oh. completion of the Yunan railways.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. 600,000 People Engaged in Yangtze Valley.. Shanghai, Xov. 18. The dyke rebuilding and drainage work in connection with the flood prevention schemes in the Yangtze valley is now partly completed and work has been fount’ in
      —Sin Chew Jit 1'oh.; completion of the Yunan railways.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  491 words
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      GEN. SU WILL NOT YIELD.
      217 22 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Defied. NO ASSISTANCE FROM SOVIET. Shanghai. Nov. 21. Part of tlu* feces of (Jen. l ung I’su-wu (commander-in-chief of the National Salvation Army in East Liaoning), who i have been moving towards Kirin had a seriou.&gt; engagement with the enemy
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      CHINA MERCHANTS’ CO.
      288 22 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. Marquis Li Sent For Trial. Shanghai, Nov. 19. Marquis Li (the ex-managing director of the China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Co. who is being impeached wiih Mr. Chen Fu-mu, (ex-manager of the same company and ex-Vice-Minister of Communication) for irregularities in
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  288 words
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      SHANGHAI BARRACKS.
      244 22 «V UfIMVMIV 1 HI —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese to Spend $2,000,000. Shanghai. Nov. IP. The Japane&gt;e Government is to spend .*.’.000,000 on the construction of barracks in Shanghai, to be completed by inext spring. A number of Japanese architects arrived here yesterday in connection with the work.
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      FATAL END TO AERIAL WORLD TOUR.
      61 22 A cable from Victoria Falls states that the aeroplane “Spirit of Fun,” in which Mr. Arthur M. I.oew, an \meric; l .n cinema magnate, was making a world tour, crashed, and the pilot. apt. James ii. Hickson, was killed. I lie photo shows apt.
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      $34,000,000 WANTED.
      69 22 Gen. Ma to Get In First Blow. Shanghai, Nov. 10. (icn. Ma han-shan has been discussing v ith Gen. Chang iien-chiu (vico-com-mandei-in-chief of the Heilungkiang a Iv at ion Army and second in command 10 en. Su Ping-wen) a plan for a geneial attack before the Japanese have
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      P. AND O. STEAMER.
      87 22 P. AND O. STEAM ER. Fire in George V Dry Dock. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 19. George V. dry dock was flooded yesterday in an attempt to cool the burning I*, and O. steamer, Baradine. The outbreak was controlled after four hours’ fierce burning. The Baradine, 13,072 tons,
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      DECREE NISI.
      49 22 Granted to Malayan Civil Servant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. A decree nisi has been granted to Mi. J. S. W. Arfhur, M.C.S., on the ground of his wife’s association at a Mafdstone hotel with her causin. Mr. J. \Y T. Glover, a political agent.
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      THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
      80 22 -Kent i Proposal to Form Central Selling Organisation. Java. Nov. It*. The working commit to* which l. »&gt; -en considering tin* advisability if a i ishv g a Central Sugar Selling Or a hi.- t ion ha submitted to the Govern' '--Gcvra' its final proposals, includ 1
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      BREACH OF PROMISE.
      68 22 Only A Joke Defence Fails. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 19. One evening al&gt;out three years ago, John Forrest gave Miss Margaret Dornan a piece of paper bearing the writing Married August, 1930.” Yesterday Forrest claimed that it vas only a joke, but Miss Dornan was
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      DIESEL ENGINES.
      76 22 May Be Used On British Railways. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. Mr. Walter Runciman, President &lt;» the Board of Trade, and Mr. P. J- *Y‘ )U the Minister of Transport, will trials of the hit" 0 Diesel locomotives on Monday. It is claimed that running costs
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      PYGMY “HIPPO.”
      34 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19A pygmy hippopotamus was born the London Zoo last night. The n&lt;* arrival, who is» only fifteen inches 1° and five high, in valued at £l,OOO.
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      GERMAN CLAIM TO EQUALITY.
      1212 23 Reuter. I r 0 ir,plete Recognition By I Britain. I DISARMAMENT. I gjr John Simon's Speech I At Geneva. I Geneva, Nov. 17. recognition that Germany is I e-iuaht.v of trtatment in armaI e v fully given by Sir John Simon, I 'h rore.gn Secretary, in
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      INCITEMENT CHARGE.
      147 23 —Reuter. Earl Surety for Alleged Agitator. London. Nov. 16. Earl stood surety for £500 today when Sidney Job Elias, chairman of the National Unemployed Workers Union, who is charged with inciting \Val Hannington and a man named Llewellyn to cause public discontent and disturagainst the police during the
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      AL CAPONE AGAIN.
      55 23 —Router. Move to Obtain Release From Prison. Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 16. A1 Capone, hatless and handcuffed, was rushed from the prison in the federal building to attend the habeas corpus proceedings through which he is attempting to regain his liberty. The judge gave counsel a week in
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      PRIME MINISTER NOT RESIGNING.
      192 23 V#n (■■■■I IUI —Reuter Wireless. Rumours Politically Inspired. London, Nov. 15. bar from contemplating early resignation. as some newspapers have lately alleged, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is planning to go to Geneva to speed up disarmament and is also bringing his energies to bear to make the
      V#n (■■■■I IUI —Reuter Wireless.  -  192 words
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      OTTAWA AGREEMENTS
      190 23 Reuter Wireless. Postponement of Duty On Copper. London, Nov. 15. The Treasury order making the Ottawa preferences effective from midnight tomorrow, with certain exceptions, continues general preferences for the Empire, except the Irish Free State, in respect of ad valorem and additional duties. These would have lapsed today
      Reuter Wireless.  -  190 words
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      GENEVA TO TOKIO.
      61 23 Reuter. Communication By Telephone Established. Geneva, Nov. 16. A successful test of telephonic conversation between Geneva and rokio was carried out in the early hours of the morning. League officials speakmg to the station at Kemikawa, near Tokio. A new means of very expeditious communication is thus
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      ECONOMY CUTS IN BRITAIN.
      123 23 —Reuter. Proposals by Commons Committee. SAVING £100,000,000. Longer Hours for Civil Servants. London, Nov. 17. Economy cuts in State and local expenditure and a saving in the estimates of over £100,000,000 a year are urged by the House of Commons Private Members' Economy Committee. Recommendations in
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      AIRMAN KILLED.
      233 23 Reuter. Spirit of Fun Crashes At Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, Nov. 17. 1 he Spirit of Fun, the aeroplane in v. hich Mr. Arthur M. Loew, vice-president Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is making a high-speed world business tour, crashed here today and the pilot, Capt. James B. Dickson, of the U.S.
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      PRINCE OF WALES.
      54 23 —Reuter. Enthusiastic Welcome In Belfast. London, Nov. 16. There was unprecedented fervour in Belfast and tremendous cheering by the crowds in the gaily be flagged streets on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales. The Prince opened the new Parlianient buildings. He will stay
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      TREND OF TRADE.
      129 23 responding period of last year.—British Wireless. Improvement In Iron And Cotton, Rugby, Nov. 16. The London Iron and Steel K'xchange in its weekly report states that the British iron and steel manufacturers are experiencing a gradual but definite expansion in activity. More export business is being done
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      NAVAL REDUCTION DANGER.
      864 24 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. —Reuter. vov I i UIIM1M* IS (J —Reuter Wireless. Countries with Aggressive Policies. A STEP FORWARD. British Proposals Impress Japan. London, Nov. IS. The Press generally makes a feature of Great Britain's disarmament proposals. The Ti mos says They concentrate on the immediate condition for a
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      BIG RAIL SCHEME.
      318 24 —Sin Chew Jit 1’oh. South-Western Provinces To Be Linked Up. Shanghai, Nov. lJ. Mr. Mak Wun-chiung, representing Die Kwangtung and Kwangsi authorities, has made an alliance with the South-West I’olitical Council for the purpose of constructing railways in Kwangsi and Kwangtung. On his arrival in Nanning he
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      MURDER CONSPIRACY.
      103 24 Reuter. The Attack on Sir Alfred Watson. Calcutta, Nov. 17. Sunil Chatterji, aped 23, has been sentenced to transportation for life for conspiring to murder Sir Alfred Watson, the editor of the Statesman. Another Bengali Hindu has been sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and a third to
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      ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN CALCUTTA.
      55 24 —Reuter. Attempt on Life of Sir Charles Luke. Calcutta, Nov. 18. Sir Charles Luke, chief superintendent of the Central Gaol at Rajshahi, was out driving with his w'ife and daughter to'lav, when he was shot and wounded in the face and neck. His wife and daughter
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      GUINNESS BREWERY.
      182 24 -Reuter Wireless. Rumours of Transfer To England. Dublin. Nov. 15. All parties attended the Dail in full force today for the debate on the motion of censure moved by Mr. Cosgrave. The atmosphere was tense and gloomy. Questions were raised relating to reports that Guinness were transfering their
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  182 words
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      LEAVE TO APPEAL.
      139 24 —Reuter. Sentence on Naval Commander. London, Nov. 18. After hearing Sir William Jowitt on behalf oi Commander Sutton, the judicial committee of the Privy Council granted him leave to appeal against his conviction. —Reuter. Commander Sutton, of H.M.S. Resource, was found guilty at Limaso., Cyprus, on a
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      IRISH FREE STATE.
      100 24 uni mi —Reuter. Rumours About the New Governor-General. Dublin, Nov. 18. Strong rumours are current that Mr. Joseph P. Wal?*he, of the Free State Department of External Affairs, who is now in London, will present the name of the new Governor-Gengeral of the Free State to the
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      DEBTS TO U.S.A.
      56 24 J —Reuter. Funding Agreements With Each Nation. Salt Lake City, Nov. 18. Senator Smoot suggests that if any nation is unable to settle according to the funding agreement, adjustment should be made with each debtor nation individually on the same basis as their capacity to pay. His
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      NEW RECORD FOR AMY JOHNSON.
      234 24 Reuter. Wonderful Flight. BEATS HUSBAND’S TIME. Cape Town, \\&gt; v&lt; jg Miss Amy Johnson (Mrs. J lison) has arrived here from EnirilS and has beaten her husband’s record a flight to the Cape- by ton an, .A hours. na, A cacophony of motor hooter. hysterical
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      SPORTS WRITER.
      93 24 —Reuter Wireles.-. Death of Col. Philip Trevor. London, No' L The death i: announced o' &lt; oionel Philip Trevor.—Reuter Wireles.-. Colonel Philip (Christian William I Trevor, C.B.E., was a well-known writer •n cricket and rugby football. He was born in the year ISo an&lt;l served in both the
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      THIRD SESSION.
      77 24 Reuter. Indian Conference In London. London, Nov. 1" The third and last session of the Indian Round-Table Cop.ference °P l in the conference chamber of the of Lords committee rooms. The number of both British and ri( n delegates is far fewer than on t &lt;’ vious occasions,
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      JAPAN’S AIMS CONDEMNED.
      640 25 —Reuter. l)r. Wellington Koo’s Speech at Geneva. “A MEEK LAMB.” China Claims Damages For Aggression. Geneva, Nov. 21. t League Council met under the t. f ciuv of Mr. de Valera today to the Lytton Report. I it Lytton and other commissioners listened to the proceedings rht
      —Reuter.  -  640 words
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      TWO EXECUTIONS FOR BRIBERY.
      486 25 "nc executed y —Sin Chew Jit Poh.‘ Japanese Boycott. HOUGH JUSTICE IN CANTON. Shanghai, Nov. 22. Having )t cn convicted for acceptin' bribes I.i Lai-shan and Wan Ming, both f ‘he National Salvation of anton, were executed yesterday alternoon.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Pne two men were
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      BRIBERY FAILS.
      194 25 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Try to Buy Over Gen. Po Ping-shan. Shanghai, Nov. 22. Gen. Ting Chao (the veteran Kirin commander) has wired that on Nov. 19 he personally led 9,000 troops in an advance on Taimulingho from Laishuchen and he has urged the other route armies
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      LYTTON REPORT.
      177 25 —Sin ('hew Jit Poh. Not to be Rejected By China. Shanghai, Nov. 22. I he Foreign Office is to issue a statement today reluting the Japanese observations on the Lytton Report. In an interview with pressmen at Geneva Dr. W. W. Yen (the Chinese delegate to the League
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      HEVEA TRUST.
      252 25 Reconstruction To Be Undertaken. (From Our Own Correspondent.)) London, Nov. 21. The Hevea Rubber Trust proposes to reconstruct by the formation of a new company with a capital of £100,000 in £1 shares. The shareholders have the right to allotment of one share in the new concern and
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      AIR STRENGTH.
      135 25 reduced it independently.—British Wireless. France Easily Heads The List. Rugby, Nov. 19. In view of the British proposal that the air forces qf the leading Powers should be reduced to the level of those oif the United Kingdom and following this there should be a further cut of
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      MUST BE CLOTHED.
      45 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. By order of the Lord Chamberlain, clothing is being painted on four nude tin goddesses, eighteen feet high, advertising a review at the Prince Edward Theatre. A huge ribald crowd cheered the dressing process today.
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      DUAL ATTEMPT ON RECORD.
      290 25 —Reuter. i Mr. and Mrs. Mollison. PLANS FOR RETURN FLIGHT. London, Nov. 21. Mr. J. A. Mollison and his wife (Amy Johnson) are likely to make a dual attempt on the flight record from the Cape to England, flying separately. This was announced by Mr. Mollison
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      THIRD CONFERENCE.
      188 25 .luvuuuu »au»iymg Liie legitimate aspirations of the Indian people.—Reuter Wireless. Round Table Delegates Hopeful. London, Nov. 18. I At the preliminary meeting of the Indian Round-Table Conference to fix the agenda, the Premier, Mr. Ram-ay MacDonald, pflesided and heartily welcomed the delegates to the “familiar scenes” and hoped
      .luvuuuu »au»iymg Liie legitimate aspirations of the Indian people.—Reuter Wireless.  -  188 words
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      POUND’S LOWEST.
      79 25 Reuter. Feared Non-Extension Of Moratorium. New York, Nov. 21. With the market depressed at the possibility that there will be no extension of the debt moratorium, the pound sagged to the year’s lowest levels, the market opening at 3.27%, reaching 3.27 and closing at 3.27%. It is understood
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      HATRY’S ASSOCIATE.
      51 25 —Reuter. Rome, Nov. 18. The sentence of five years’ imprisonment imposed on Gialdini in 1931 in connection with the Hatry financial crash has been quashed by the Court of Appeal by the automatic application of the recent amnesty. The court d d not discuss the merits of the
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      GERMAN CABINET RESIGNS.
      239 26 —Reuter. Hopeless Position. EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON HINDENBURG. Berlin, Nov. 17. President von Hindenburg has accepted the Cabinet’s resignation. An earlier message said It is expected that Herr von Papen will resign today. The Chancellor realises the hopelessness of the position, only the German Nationals and the People’s
      —Reuter.  -  239 words
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      TRADE RELATIONS.
      182 26 Agreements Act and other Acts.—British Wireless. Norwegian Delegates In London. Rugby, Nov. lli. The President of the Board of Trade today received Mr. II. B. Peterson and Professor Wedervang, of the Norwegian! delegation, who have arrived in London in advance of the full delegation, for preliminary discussions. Statements
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      LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
      72 26 Reuter. A Diplomatic Corps At Geneva. Genova, Nov. 19. Diplomatists accredited to the League of Nations met to discuss the formation of a diplomatic corps on the same lines as those applying to diplomatic representatives at world capitals. Tt was agreed to proceed with the organisation, regarding
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      SAMUEL INSULL.
      31 26 —Reuter. Extradition Warrant Signed. Washington, Nov. 17. q-mnST"?! u the Partition of Samuel Tnsull has been signed and is being dwl immediately to the American I negation at Athens.—Reuter.
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      POLITICAL CHANGES IN NANKING.
      488 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Concentrating Power In The Government. Shanghai, Nov. IS. At a meeting of the Central Political Committee yesterday it was decided that the National Government should move back to Nanking from Loyang on Dec. 1. The capital was transferred to the latter place
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  488 words
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      GERMAN CABINET.
      129 26 —Reuter. Present Form Likely To Be Retained. Berlin, Nov. 18. It is reliably understood that President von Hindenburg still desires a presidential Cabinet, and the new Cabinet will retain this form. His reception of the party leaders began this morning, and the utmost secrecy is maintained. Upon Hitler’s
      —Reuter.  -  129 words
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      IMPERIAL TRADE STIMULATED.
      280 26 —Reuter. King’s Speech. SUBSTANTIAL ADDITION TO REVENUE. London, Nov. 17. The only references to purely foreign affairs in ‘the King’s Speech at the prorogation of Parliament ileal with the admission of Irak to membership of the League, thereby marking the successful issue of the policy British Governments
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      SHANGHAI COURTS.
      110 26 —Reuter. Further Question in House Of Commons. London, Nov. 16. In the Hou&lt;e of Commons Sir John Wardlaw-Milne (Cons., Kidderminster) asked what steps were being taken to keep the Shanghai Municipal Council fully informed and what were its views on all points obtained in the negotiations for the
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      HONDURAS REVOLT.
      67 26 —Reuter Wireless. 300 Killed in All-Day Battle. Tegucigalpas. Nov. 15. Three hundred were killed and wounded in a 12-hour battle for possession of San Pedro, on the north coast, which was one of the first towns captured by rebels in the rebellion started yesterday by discontented supporters of
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  67 words
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      AGAINST SEPARATION.
      83 26 -Reuter. Surprising Result Of Burma Election. Rangoon, Nov. 16. A surprise was sprung at the elections for the Legislative Council, the Anti-Separationists obtaining 41 seats, the Separationists 28 and neutrals 9. There are two elections outstanding, and at one all the candidates are Antibeparationists. Thus the “antis” have
      -Reuter.  -  83 words
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      HITLER’S HOPES.
      476 26 •id 111* iirtti utiuinr iiivuii»»*,* r through brooding over politics.-- Aarta* T rans-Ocean. Agreement to Claims T„ Chancellorship. 0 Berlin, Nov. oj President Hindenburg has atm/i Herr Hitler-, claim to the ffl/' ship, provided Hitler can secum T necessary majority.—Reuter. Berlin, Nov. ly. The political crisis remains in
      • •id 111* iirtti utiuinr iiivuii»»*,* r through brooding over politics.-- Aarta* T rans-Ocean.  -  476 words
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      SEVERE WINTER.
      52 26 -Ancta-Trans-Ocean. Prediction by Russian Meteorologists. Moscow, Nov. i'h An exceptionally severe winter Russia and all northern Europe is P' cted by the central meteorological s tion. The forecast is based on the formatio of a cold wave in the Arctic Seas, wni is drifting southward causing rX ordinary
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      DANISH ELECTION.
      53 26 win fJtJlIIlJl lUIlUIlUdllUIl Ul l,v ‘p ip* coalition with the Socialists.— Wireless. Copenhagen, Nov. The final results of the general eb ct have given slight gains for the and Conservatives and losses for the berals and Radicals. The new alignmen will permit continuation of the P'&lt; coalition with
      win fJtJlIIlJl lUIlUIlUdllUIl Ul *l,v ‘p ip* coalition with the Socialists.— Wireless.  -  53 words
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      AMAZING SCENES IN BELFAST.
      186 27 -Reuter Wireless. Enthusiasm for Prince Of Wales. London, Nov. 19. scenes were witnessed at the ••^i a v station in Belfast on the depar- p r i n ce of Wales after his tur i.v visit to the capital of Northern three-aa.v "V 'wd of 20.000
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  186 words
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      PRESS COMMENT.
      345 27 —Reuter. {‘raise and Blame For Japan. London, Nov. 21. Morning Post says an impartial «»f the Japanese reply to the Ljt.i.r,., make.* it evident that Japan is and morally on stronger ground ’ha’s mest of her critics. If the League Vi:' t. litni a solution it has to
      —Reuter.  -  345 words
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      HURRICANE IN CUBA.
      103 27 lr *W &gt;Ssion °f sympathy.—British k ;il s r ’s Message Of Sympathy To President. Rugby, Nor. 16. -trr J* lC! jident of Cuba, where the reSaiit n Ulllca ne wrecked the town of Sur, causing the ceive,! )a 1 v tvvo thousand people, ha? reKir.f- a
      lr*W >Ssion °f sympathy.—British  -  103 words
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      RUSSIAN TREATIES.
      178 27 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. —Reuter Wireless. Eliminating One-Sided Trading. Moscow, Nov. 19. It is understood that negotiations for a commercial treaty between Russia and Fiance which have been delayed by extensive preparatory work, will be inaugurated in Paris before the end of the month. In order to facilitate the conclusion of
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  178 words
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      GIALDINI’S RELEASE.
      103 27 —Reuter. Sequestrated Money to Be Returned. Rome, Nov. 19. The court decided that the large sum of sequestrated money belonging to Gialdini will be returned to him, but it may be withheld at present in case the civil parties bring an action. Gialdini is now trying to regain
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      SZECHWAN WAR.
      108 27 Ill im. I O j —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Defeat of Gen. Liu Siang May Bring Peace. Shanghai, Nov. 17. In the Szechuan civil war Gen. Liu Siang seems to be lighting a losing battle and r.s a consequence of the failure of his campaign against Gen. T.iu
      Ill im. I O » j —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  108 words
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      P. AND O. COMPANY.
      77 27 —Reuter. Five Per Cent. Dividend On Preference Shares. London, Nov. 16. The Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., announces a dividend of 5 per cent, foi ti e year on the cumulative picfcrence shares. Nothing is being paid on the deferred shares. The British India Steam
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      WIRELESS PROGRESS.
      78 27 —Reuter Wireless. Marvels Of Cross-Channel Services. London, Nov. 17. The incredibly short wave length of 15 centimetres has l&gt;een adopted for the first time for regular wireless transmission. The equipment was ordered by the British and French Air Ministries to operate in connection with cross-Channel services. Oscillations 2,000
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  78 words
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      “NO ESCAPE FROM DARTMOOR.”
      102 27 —Reuter. Convicts Captured After Six Days. London, Nov. 23. The tradition that it is impossible to escape from Dartmoor is borne out by the recapture of the two convicts Gasken and Amey after six days of liberty. This is a record, though Gasken had previously escaped
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      BERNARD SHAW.
      93 27 .—Reuter. World Tour on Empress Of Britain.” London, Nov. 20. Mr. Bernard Shaw, accompanied by his wife, is making a tour of the world on the Empress of Britain, leaving about the middle of December. Other passengers on the Empress of Britain will he Earl Cadogan, Lady Beatrice
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      JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
      174 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Suppression of Societies Demanded. Shanghai, Nov. 17. The Japanese Consul called on Mr. Wu Tieh-chen (Mayor of Greater Shanghai) yesterday and demanded the suppression of the anti-Japanese societies. Mr. Wu Tieh-chen promised to do all in his power to comply with this request and
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  174 words
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      TROTZKY NERVOUS.
      114 27 lb Titer Wireless. Begs Police Assistance In Greece. Athens, Nov. 17. Trotzky was nervous on his arrival here en-route for Copenhagen. He begged the police not to allow visitors to approach the ship. He refused to receive a party of friendly Marxist Socialists. Shortly afterwards a group of
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      TYPHOON HAVOC.
      51 27 Vivo V I I t &gt; Router Details Of Loss In Tokio And Neighbourhood. Tokio, Nov. 16. The latent official returns of losses through the typhoon in Tokio and the six neighbouring prefectures are 5.» dead; 46 injured. 62 missing, 4,792 houses destioyed; 10.287 houses partly destroyed; 52,912
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      WILL HITLER GAIN POWER ?
      363 27 WILL HITLER GAIN POWER —Reuter. Momentous Interview With President. Berlin, Nov. i J The city is agog with intercut over the nV.d-day meeting between President von Hindenburg and Hitler on which it is realised the future political situation of the country depends. A considerable crowd collected outside the Chancellor’s office,
      —Reuter.  -  363 words
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      IRISH ANNUITIES.
      156 27 —Reuter Wireless. Defeat of Mr. Cosgrave’s Motion. Dublin, Nov. 17. Legislation at an early date to provide for the perpetual remission of a substantial portion of the land annuities to be paid by farmers to the State, was foreshadowed by Mr. de Valera in the Hail in reply
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  156 words
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      CHINESE CONSULATES.
      95 27 attaches in Indo-China and Siam. AnetaI! vas. Commission to Study Reorganisation. Shanghai, Nov. 1 1. The Foreign Min; ter is studying the reorganisation of the Chinese Consular service, particularly in countries where flu re are largo Chin* se colonies. A commission will l&gt;e sant t .study the requests
      attaches in Indo-China and Siam. Aneta-I! vas.  -  95 words
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      CHANCE FOR U.S.A. TO JOIN.
      615 28 .—Reuter. Washington Treaties Offer A Way. GENEVA POSITION. Little Hope of Effecting Conciliation. London, Nov. 22. In view of the sharp controversy as to whether the League Council or the Assembly will deal with the question of Manchuria, a new idea is finding favour in
      .—Reuter.  -  615 words
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      VIGOROUS SPEECHES.
      448 28 Deepened Gloom In League Quarters. The following account of the opening of tlu* Council meeting was cabled by Aneta-Trans-Ocean Geneva, Nov. 22. The League Council was opened yester1 day in the presence of five members of the Lytton Commission, who occupied the diplomatic gallery. The chief Japanese delegate,
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      DR. WELLINGTON KOO.
      596 28 Aneta-llavas. Interviewed By Paris Newspaper. Paris, Nov. 18. The Petit Journal publishes an interview with Dr. Wellington Koo in which he stated In reality it is not Geneva which counts in this question, but the Treaty of Washington. If you permit the dismemberment of China to commence,
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      CONVICTS ESCAPE.
      229 28 —Reuter Wireless. Having a Good Time In London.” London, Nov. 17. Two convicts escaped from Dartmoor prison at midday today by scaling the wall round the prison, aided by a mist. One of them is Michael Gasken, who escaped in February, 1931, and was at liberty for a
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  229 words
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      WORLD CONFERENCE.
      108 28 —Reuter. Probably to be Called In May. Geneva, Nov. 22. The assembling of the World Economic Conference is envisaged in May, after a meeting of the Economic Council, presided over by Sir John Simon. It is expected that the experts will be called together again in January. C
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      ASSISTING BRITISH INDUSTRY.
      277 28 -Reuter. he King’s Speech. FEELING OF GREATFK CONFIDENCE. London, ov y After the briefest possible interv T new session of Tarliament was ononlVf His Majesty with the customary n by and ceremonial. 1 an: The King, wearing uniform and grey greatcoat, accomn r- by the Queen, who
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      U.S. TRADE.
      74 28 —Reuter Wireless. October Best Month Of The Year. Washington. Nov. 20 The largest favourable trade balaur for any months during 1932 is annouued by the Commerce Department in the figures for October. Exports tot a Led $153,000,000 and imports $100,000,000. leaving a favourable baar.ee of $47,000,000 which is
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  74 words
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      STERLING IMPROVES.
      43 28 —Reuter. Closes in New York At 3.27. New York, Nov. i--The pound opened at 3.25’i rallied 3.27 M and closed at 3.27. Offerings following the rallies that pressure was due to the belief the moratorium for War debt? would &lt; be extended.—Reuter.
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      GENEVA RIOTS.
      77 28 —Reuter Wireless. Left Parties Blamed By President. Geneva, Nov. The recent disturbances were due organised plot by the Socialist am munist Parties, declared M. Fredei i tin, President of the State Counn receiving Swiss and foreign join today. Emphasising t he extreme of the position, on the day
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  77 words
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      H.M.S. FALMOUTH.
      27 28 -Reuter. London, Nov. Before leaving for China, the and crew of H.M.S. Falmouth were p rented by the people of Falmouth massive silver loving cup.—Reut«
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      WARLORD TAKES POISON.
      221 29 several civilians being wounded.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. After Big Defeat In Civil War. THE VOLUNTEERS. lining Up For Major Battle. Shanghai, Nov. 23. u would appear that the civil war in Szechuan is going against the present 5 -..fine Gen. Liu Wen-hui, who is fac- lht superior
      several civilians being wounded.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  221 words
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      CHINA MERCHANTS’ CO.
      656 29 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Marquis Li Bailed Out For Treatment. Shanghai, Nov. 22. Marquis Li Kuo-chien, who is to bo ••ied for allowed irregularities in connects n with the mortgag2 on the China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Co. arranged with the China Realty Co., has been bailt i
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      SHANGHAI LOAN.
      213 29 British Help Greatly Appreciated. The cables from China received within the past week have referred to a $6,000,000 loan contracted by the Municipality of Greater Shanghai for the rehabilitation of the war-evaslated areas, and the following message gives a few more details: Shanghai Loan. A new era in
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      U.S. WHEAT LOAN.
      126 29 —Sin Kuo Min. Opposition From The South-West. Ilong Kong, Nov. 23. The South-West Political Council is opposed to the Central Government contracting the second U.S. wheat loan because it will affect the food position in the south. The problem is being discussed at today’s meeting of the
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      NATIONAL BUDGET.
      30 29 —Sin Kuo Min. Excess of Expenditure Over Revenue. .Shanghai, N&lt;&gt;v. 22. Tiie National Budget provides for a revenue of $620,000,000 and an expenditure of $760,000,000.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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      BEER DUMPING.
      121 29 Japanese Competition In D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 17. More than a year ago a limited liability company was established, under ‘he English name Archipel Brewery Co. It was the intention to establish breweries in various towns of the D.E.I. such as Priok, Sourabaya, Medan and
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
      72 29 Capt. Barnard Surveying Route to Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 22. Capt. C. A. Barnard, who piloted the Duchess of Bedford on flights to India, at lived in Bangkok today by the Dutch air mail from Rangoon. lie is engaged in making a survey of the
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      DESERT EXPEDITION.
      74 29 Reuter Wireless. Valuable Discoveries In South Libya. Cairo. Nov. 20. The expedition headed by Major bognold, which has been exploring the South I.ybian Desert, has successfully accomplished the gieater pait of the homeward journey through unknown country sund has arrived at Wady Haifa from El Ft.sheV, having so
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      ECONOMIC PLANS.
      53 29 habilitate needy countries.—Reuter Wireless. French Optimism Over Berlin Commission. Paris, Nov. 17. The Government official has returned m optimistic mood from the Franco-German Economic Commission in Berlin, at which plans were laid to form two syndicates for financial and industrial co-operation between France, Britain and Germany to rehabilitate
      habilitate needy countries.—Reuter Wireless.  -  53 words
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      IRISH UNEMPLOYMENT.
      74 29 IU JLS U U11II I Cl Ul IIO, IIUIIIOV1VU vvyvvv wMar. 14 and 88,376 on Oct. 12.—Reuter Wireless. Effect Of The Tariff War. London, Nov I? The effects of the Anglo-Irish State tariff war are shown by the great lise in the number of Irish unemployed. Mr. J.
      IU JLS U U11II I Cl Ul IIO, IIUIIIOV1VU vvyvvv w- Mar. 14 and 88,376 on Oct. 12.—Reuter Wireless.  -  74 words
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      PIT DISASTER.
      46 29 Reuter Wireless. Eleven Lives Lost In Scotland. Ixirdon, Nov 2.0. Eleven miners are now dead as the result of the explosion at Cardowan Colliery, Glasgow’, on November 16 when four were killed and ten seriously injured. Only three of the injured will now survive
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      P. AND O. STEAMER.
      46 29 -Reuter Wire!e*o Damage By Fire Not Serious. London, Nov. The damage by fire to the P. and O. liner Baradine lying in King George V Dock is not serious. The vessel will ‘onbark passengers and sail according to programme on Friday.—Reuter Wirele*o
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      FATEFUL MEETING IN WASHINGTON.
      289 29 -Reuter. iias risen by 4b per cent/’—Reuter Wireless. War Debts Discussions Opened. Washington, Nov. 22. The fateful War Debts Conference at the White House opened at 3.40 this afternoon, when Mr. Roosevelt arrived, accompanied by Professor Moley, of Columbia University, who is acting as his adviser.
      -Reuter.; iias risen by 4b per cent/’—Reuter Wireless.  -  289 words
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      GOLD STANDARD.
      68 29 of abandoning the gold standard.—Reuter Wireless. Democrats to Preserve It In U.S.A. New York, Nov. 20. The Democratic Administration liko the steadfast Republican one before it will ccnbii’.ue to uphold the complete integrity of the gold standard,” declared the banker, Mr. D. W. Lamont, in an address here
      of abandoning the gold standard.—Reuter Wireless.  -  68 words
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      “ BECAME IRRITATED.”
      99 29 BECAME IRRITATED.” -Reuter Wireless. Hitler’s Chauffeurs Use Dog-Whips. Berlin, Nov. 20. Hitler's four chauffeurs have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment by the special court at Nuremberg 1 on charges following an incident at Fort Franconia last July. It was alleged that as they were driving the cars into town
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  99 words
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      RUBBER IN D.E.I.
      86 29 Extensive Acreage Closed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 17. According to the figures of the Central Office for Statistics, 437 estates with a total acreage of 94,404 hectares had stopped tapping at the end of September. Furthermore other estates stopped tapping partially, leaving 1H,Q18 hectares untapped.
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      HUNGER STRIKING.
      37 29 Reuter Wirefe: s. Geneva, Nov. 17. boon Nicole, the Socialist membtar of the Municipality who was arrested in connection with the riot on Nov. 10 has been hunger-striking for the past 18 hours Reuter WireTecs,
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  • Sporting News.
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      SINGAPORE HOCKEY TOUR.
      1263 30 Twice defeated. SUCCESS FOR PERAK AND SELANGOR. (Crom Our Own Correspondence) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. Singapore suffered another hockey defeat at Kuala Lumpur today when they loot to Perak by 3—1. There was no score in the first half, in which several &lt; hnr.ces were missed by
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      AUSTRALIAN TEAM
      80 30 Thirteen Chosen For Sydney Match. “ho Australian team for the first Test n Vc i against England at Sydney on Lvc. will be selected from the following:— W. M. Wood full (Victoria). 1&gt;. (i. Bradman (N.S.W.), J. McCabe (N.S.W,). V. F. Kippax (N.S.W.), f. F. Wall &lt;S. Australia),
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      R.S.Y.C. SAILS NEW WATERS.
      1115 30 Excellent Times. ITEST OF PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE. Annually the “A” class boats of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club sail the l ulo Jong course, the furthest end of which lies well outside the harbour limits. The tides are strong and should the breeze be light this
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      1ST BATT. WILTSHIRE REGIMENT.
      232 30 Fine Record At Soccer. The newcomers to Tanglin Barrel the 1st Batt. the Wiltshire are an Association football regiment H have a record of which they are in!*? proud of at this branch of sport JU 1 y Unfortunately they were not in 'sh an r
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      DERBY CUP.
      78 30 Successful Plater Wins Again. (From Our Own Correspondent.! London, Oct. IS. The Derby Cup (1 m. fi f.) was run Derby today, and resulted as follow .it. H. I). (Iwilt’s BOB (S. Wragg) &gt;.11 1 Mr. R. Watson’s 1BCK TURPIN (U. Richards 1 7.13 *2 -•I In. toV
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      HOME RUGBY.
      69 30 D,,..* nr Yorkshire Win Hattie Of Roses. London, Nov. II*. Result* of the principal Rugby mat In* played touay were as follows: Durham l 1 Northumberland 8. Yorkshire IT Lancashire 8. B *&gt; &lt; ilnucester 0. Blackheath 17 Cambridge U. &lt;&gt;. Devonport S. 5 Bristol 10. Lay’s Ho
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      RUGBY MATCHES IN MALAYA.
      545 31 Selangor Only Draw. SPECTACULAR TRY IN LAST MINUTE. pro in Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. V spectacular a try as any Rugger ;?V.y could hope to see saved the Malacca combination from defeat the Kuala Lumpur padang this after0 i( U the final result
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      PERAK’S SUCCESS.
      288 31 Narrow Victory Over Penang. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 10. r ip r&lt;l water-logged ground befora a 4 ro v d» the inter-state Rugby r„'. l0 e tween Perak and Penang took n; i Litenioon on the Ipoh padang, pv a "’&gt; n For the former by
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      MORE SENSATIONS AT MELBOURNE.
      248 31 —Reuter. Match Abandoned Owing To Rain. Melbourne, Nov. 22. Ihe match between the M.C.C. tourists and the Combined Australian XI ended today in a draw'. Rain caused the abandonment of play when in their second innings, the home team had seortl*,,H* 1 uns lor the loss
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      NEW WORLD’S CHAMPION.
      141 31 —Reuter. Middleweight Title For Jeby. New York, Nov. 22. Bon Jeby, of New York, decisively outpointed Chick Devlin of I.os Angeles today over 15 rounds in the final of the middleweight elimination tournament. He is thus recognised as the world champion by the New York State Athletic
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      VINES AGAIN.
      63 31 -Reuter. Wins N.S.W. Singles Championship. Sydney, Nov. 19. Ellsworth Vines, the U.S.A. lawn tennis champion, won the Australian championship today when he defeated Wilmer Allison U.S.A. in the New South Wales championship singles final, 4— 6, 6 —1, 2—6, 6 —4. 7—5. Allison and Van Ryn (U.S.A.) heat
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      PRIMO CARNERA.
      36 31 -Reuter. New York, Nov. 18. Primo Camera, the giant Italian boxer, scored a techanical knock-out over another giant, Jose Santa, a Portuguese, in the sixth round of a 10round contest at Madison Square Carden.—Reuter.
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      330 31 —Reuter. Brentford Beaten. ARSENAL LOSE TO ASTON VILLA. London, Nov. 19. The results of matches played today in 1 the English and Scottish Leagues are 1 as follows First Division. Aston Villa 6 Arsenal 3 Bolton Wands. l Blackpool 0 Chelsea 0 Sheffield Wed. 2 Huddersfield T.
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      INTER-CLUB GOLF.
      302 31 Singapore G.C. Defeat Garrison. Tlu- match between the Garrison Golf Club and the Singapore Golf Club, played on Sunday, resulted in a win for the latter by 8 points to 7 Vi. The scores were as below (S.G.C. players mentioned first): M. M. Paterson and M. Buchanan 1
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      S.C.C.’S SPLENDID SUCCESS.
      777 31 Thrilling Rugby. BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY GLOUCESTERS. S.C.C. 5 pt».; loucenter h Nil. Old-timers say that the match between the Gloucesters and tlu* S.C.C. on the Padang on Nov. 17 was one of the finest ever played there. This might have been the natural enthusiasm which prevailed after
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      SINGAPORE RACE MEETING.
      2709 32 Third Day’s Results. SPOUT AGAIN OF A HIGH ORDER. In spite of the rain on Nov. 16, which started after the sixth race, there was a good attendance at the Singapore Turf Club meeting (third day), and the sport was again of a very high order. Most
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      DRAW FOR F.A. CUP.
      213 32 Sixty-Eight Teams In First Round. London. Nov. Id. The Football Association Cup draw for the first round proper to be played on Nov. is as follows Workington vs. Scunthrope. Accrington St. vs. Hereford. Darlington vs. Boston. Halifax T. vs. Danven. Southport vs. Nelson. Carlisle Utd. vs.
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      41 1 General— Rubber Situation 1 The Singapore Auction 1 British Malaya Trustee Co. 1 Malaya Trade Statistics 2 Correspondence Hutch Rubber 3 Rubber Control 3 Meetings and Reports— Rinta Tin Dredging Loses $14,244 2 i'anjong Malim Rubber 3 Kentpas, Ltd. 3
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      88 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spo* Seller Prices A !.‘:&gt;n Spore Nov. nee. Jan. 16 7 13 1G 7 15 16 8 8 1/16 I 2 1** 7\ 7 13 16 7?w 7 15 16 J!» It’. 7 7 h 7 15 16 8 8 1/16 2’
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      18 1 V Tin S’porc Price $79.374* per picul 78.50 19 79.124 21 79.124 22 78.624 78.624
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION
      125 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce i. r Association held its 1,097th auction N a *23, when there was catalogued I 'ISs lt&gt;. or 584.91 tons offered 1.241,312 r •"■1.16 tons sold 1,075,727 lb. or 480.21 Spot. fiouion 2 19 32d. 1 nik 8% eta. PRICES REALISED. Knbed
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      NOT COMPOUNDABLE.
      276 1 Alleged Criminal Breach Of Trust. An attempt to settle a case of criminal of trust in respect of a pair of 1 i angles and a pair of ear ornaments turned down by Mr. A. W. Hay the Magistrate, on Tuesday on tho it was not a compoundahle
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      DROP IN U.S. RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      283 1 October Lowest Since September, 1923. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 1(5. Rubber consumption in the U.S.A. last month was 21,018 tons as compared with 22,491 tons in September and 22,277 tons in October of last year. In the first ten months of 1932 the
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      LUKUT TIN.
      361 1 The directors’ report of Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd., to be presented to the shareholders at the fourth ordinary general meeting of the company to be held at the registered office, Birch Road, Seremban, on Friday, Dec. 9, at 11.30 a.m., states:— The directors beg to submit their report
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      SHARE MARKET.
      586 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s share report, dated Ncv. 23, states: There is very little tuat calls for comment in the local share market during the past week and with enterprise still lack- ing, business in all sections has again been on a very limited
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      BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE CO.
      532 1 Protest at Municipal Assessment System. The annual general meeting of the British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd., was held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, with Sir David Calloway in the chair on Saturday. Others present were Mr. W. E. Rayner and Mr. H. Reilly,
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      OUT OF TAPPING.
      61 1 The rubber on estates of over 100 acres that was out of tapping last September amounted to .‘{114,000 acres, or 211.4 per cent, of the total, but only 10.9 of this rubber was made up of estates entirely out of tapping. The former percentage is to be
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      DUTCH RUBBER AND RESTRICTION.
      1041 2 A New Proposal. t CONTROL OF EXPORTS DIFFICULT. “Ex-Dutch Civil Servant” writes as follows As it is of special interest to British .Malaya, will you please publish the follow' ing copy of my reply to notes by the Rubber Age and Mr. V. A. Tayler of
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      COPRA MARKET.
      40 2 Barlow and Co. report as follows on Nov. 17:— The market for this commodity after remaining’ steady for the greater part of the week closes easier at the following prices: Sundried, $5.75 per picul, mixed $5.20 per picul.
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      KINTA TIN DREDGING LOSES $14,244.
      344 2 Unfavourable Comparison With Last Year. The annual general meeting of the Kinta I'in Dredging to. Ltd., was held a’ Derrick and Co.’s offices on W odnesday afternoon, Mr. J. M. Sime presiding. •\Do present were Messrs. J. A. hlias, 1 Lee Chira Tuan and W.
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      OCT. RUBBER RETURNS.
      82 2 i The figures in brackets denote the figure* of the corresponding period of last year). Semnngeol. ib. Sungei Rilut Estate. —21.000 lb.. f 23.600 lb.) Serdang.— 47,000 lb. Sungei Matnng.- 41.590 11). Semenyih.—-66,800 lb. Sungei Purun. 55,023 ll&gt;. Sungei Ragan— 62.7oo lh. Sungei Ratnal.— 40.000 lb. Strathisla
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      37 2 A cable received by Cumberbatch and Co., drives the London price of palm oil at £18 10s. The market is steady. The quotations is made on the basis of 18 per cent, f.f.a., Liverpool.
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      BUKIT PALONG.
      559 2 The report of the directors of th* u I'along Syndicate Ltd., to l* the shareholders at the fourteenth nary general meeting of the be held at the registered office, s!»S to on Tuesday Dec. 20 at 10.30 a.m., The credit balance on profit and bT account brought forward
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
      316 2 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE, INCLUDING PARCEL POST. BULLION AN[) COIN. IN 1931 AND 1932. IMPORTS. EXPORTS. a N a s Total Tta.le 1931. 1932. 1931. 1932. 1932 k. N Increase Increase Increase Total Total Decrease &gt; Grand Parcel Bullion Grand or Grand Parcel
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      TANJONG MALIM RUBBER.
      1171 3 Production Policy In Current Year. (By Air Mail.) London, Oet. 29. The twenty-second ordinary general meeting of the Tanjong Malim Rubber cnmnany, Ltd., was held yesterday at nonington House, 30, Norfolk Street, f f Sir Frank A. Swettenham, G.C. MG.."c.H. (chairman of the company), (Mr. W. Hector
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      KEMPAS, LTD.
      372 3 Capital of Company Increased. At an extraordinary general meeting of Kempas Ltd., was held at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, on Nov. 12. Mr. J. M. Sime, presiding. The capital of the company was increased to $1,500,000 by the addition of 750,000 new shares of $1. each by special
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      THE TRUTH ABOUT THE POUND.
      800 3 A Regular Seasonal Strain. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 27. The sensation which was caused all °ver the world by the movements of the pound sterling in October, 1932, was an incident, whose proper understanding demands careful examination from many angles. After standing for
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        DUTCH RUBBER.
        474 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The Heines which you published on Aug. 9 with the article on Dutch rubber wore supplied by the Rubber Growers* Association and corresponded closely with those obtained from Dutch sources. When they were submitted to one London editor he returned
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        RUBBER CONTROL.
        186 3 To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In view of the generally awakened interest throughout the country, not in restriction, but in some practicable aryl feasible scheme of export control, it is indeed encouraging to those who believe that the prosperity of this country is inextricably bound
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      Trade and Finance.
      214 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, 1 Jovemh&lt; r X3 SELLING. LiiiJon, 4 months* sight 2 3 3i/;2 I-, -I, months* sight. 2/3 15/10 London, 69 duya' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 7/8 London, (h-msnd 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/lo Lyons and Purls, demand 055 Hamburg.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      838 4 -4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations S'tigapore, November 2.3 MINING. Is.-ue yul, p&lt;j. Buyer*. Sellers £1 As.nm Kumbarg 20'* 28'r fl Auvtrl Malay 18/ ;:0/-»mm. f.5/- Aver llitnm Tin 11/- 11/0 c *1 Rangrin Tin 13'6 14/6 £1 £1 Batang Tadang 0.05 0.10 1 1 Batu Caves 0.35
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      TOWN HALL STORMED.
      58 4 demonstrators marched off.—Reuter Wireless Communists Demonstrate In Cassel. Berlin, Nov. 20. The town hall at Cassel, Germany, was stormed today by Communist men, women and children. Infants were placed on chairs and sofas, while the women and children chorused "hunger, bread and coal.’’ Officials promised ?xtra rations
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      277 4 Barlow and Co. report as follows on Nov. 17: The market has been very quiet since the date &gt;f our last report and following minor day to day fluctuations the price for London standard r. s. sheet is unchanged on balance at 7 is i cents. Stocks in
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      ANGLO-EASTERN TIN.
      773 4 Production Quota. “HIGHLY SATISFACTORY POSITION.” (By Air Mail.) London, Oct. 28. The third ordinary general meeting of Anglo- Eastern Tin, Ltd., was held yesterday at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Great Swan Alley, E.C., Commander E. W. Billyard-Leake (chairman) presiding. The secretary (Mr. Henry St. John Hodges) having
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      RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      699 4 SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 16. Capital T:«i*ue Closing Priots Paid Kp Value Dividends Fraser Lyall ('••iiipanx C&lt;«. Kvatt. 4."4,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-32 AUenby($l) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.6" 216.77;* 1 Nil for year 30-0 31 Alor Cajah &lt;$li 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.4 25 1 Nil
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