The Straits Budget, 9 February 1933

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ABLIftF.ED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. .‘5,913 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1933. Price 25 cents (S.B. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    321 1 LEADERS Page The Parish Pump 3 Highlands Tea 3 i erta.n Influential Quarters” 3 Divided Allegiance 3-4 Short Memories 4 Is It Too Late? 4 Hilarious Comedy at the Theatre 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams. Reuter and Special— Covci.ng Past Week’s News ..21-29 Picture'! Yacht Club’s “Breezy” Regatta 17
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1477 1 At the fifth annual meeting of the Asiatic Private Medical Practitioners’ ,T nion of Selangor, office bearers were elected as follows :—President, Dr. M. A. Gabriel, hon. secretary, Dr. Teh Yoke hin; committee, Dr. E. Noronha, Dr. Ng How Huat and Dr. H. M. Soo. When Mr.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    205 1 Monday, Jan. 30. Dr. and Mr. J. C. Tall and Mr. Noone had luncheon at Government House. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Commander J. Cresswell had luncheon at Government House. Thursday, Feb. 2. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barron and Miss Leonora Brooke had luncheon at Government House. In the
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    FOUR WOMEN AND TWO CARS.
    1733 2 Orchard Road Crash. "SCREAMS TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.” Four Kuro|«*un vv0iiu.11, three F.nglish and one Dutch, wit the principal figures in a charge of driving which was heard before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Fourth Police Magistrate, on Tues .ay. Thi»< was u .Hijud to an
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    SCALE OF COSTS IN QUESTION.
    1004 2 Careless Framing.” MR. JUSTICE TERRELLS COMMENTS. I An important judgment on the question of the stale of costa to apply on a certain motion was delivered l»y Mr. Justice lerrell in the Supreme Court on Feb. <. The i judgment was the sequel to an
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    CARETAKER GAGGED WITH ONIONS.
    99 2 Armed Robbers Active In Singapore. Five men armed with revolvers, ann three others armed with knives, all Cantonese, carried out a daring robbery in the early hours of Monday morning in private Chinese temple in Jalan 3ilat and after thoroughly ransacking the place, decamped with about
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    CURE FOR RHEUMATISM!
    200 2 Why Chinese Distilled Liquor. A number of charges relating to the possession of dutiable liquor were dealt with by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Friday. Mr. P. H. Elkins, Controller of Government Monopolies, prosecuted in all the cases. In the first case, sentence
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      THE PARISH PUMP.
      1038 3 Straits Times, Feb. 2. Singapore’s Municipal Commissioners siicnt a really constructive aiternoo? on Monday. The most controversial issue at their meeting was the proposal 10 launch whet was picturesquely described as a Five Year Plan.” It was [’elided, after considerable discussion, to ta! e action along the
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      HIGHLANDS TEA.
      921 3 wu wuu wuvitv w uiv.ii jo uvaiiouic III country at the present time.—Strata Times. Feb. 3. It is possible that those who have taken little interest in the development of Cameron Highlands other than as a holiday resort will not appreciate the importance of the dispute that has
      wu wuu wuvitv w uiv.ii jo uvaiiouic III country at the present time.—Strata Times. Feb. 3.  -  921 words
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      “CERTAIN INFLUENTIAL QUARTERS.”
      906 3 —Straits Times, Feb. It is reported from Australia that the authorities in that country confidently expect to see a direct air mail route between England and Australia, via India, established 4 by the beginning of 1934.” The article from which this information is extracted was published in
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      DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE.
      881 3 po'yff’ot island of Cevlon.—-St: aits Times, Feb. 6. Perhaps the most significant fact arising out of the controversy over the new aliens legislation in Malaya is that this legislation should have been opposed by Chinese members of the Legislative and Federal Councils who are usually regarded as spokesmen
      po'yff’ot island of Cevlon.—-St: aits Times, Feb. 6.  -  881 words
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      SHORT MEMORIES.
      934 4 Straits Times, Feb. 7. On pncre 17 of the Report of the Straits Settlements Retrenchment Committee, umlor the heading “General,” is to b* found the following paragraph We are c trongly of the opinion that no further recruitment in any branch of the Government service should be permitted
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      IS IT TOO LATE ?
      856 4 IS IT TOO LATE -Straits Times, Feb. X. Unless something unusual happens it will not be until the last week in March that an official explanation will be made of the extraordinary transaction by which the Federated Malay States Government is to pay two hundred thousand sterling for the hydro-electric
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    BIRTHS
    75 4 "n'n 8 n n n ay F sbr r y to Mr. an.] 0. Bill, a daughter. tLAKK.-T° Mrs. Clark, wife of Mr. J. F. t-lark of the Singapore Municipality at Cairnholme Private Hospital, on the 4th instant, a daughter. O’DWYER.—At Maternity Hospital, Singap°re Februar y 4 1933. to
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    WEDDING
    38 4 ROSS- -BUCKLEY.-At Cftrist Church, Malacca, on February 4, 1933, lan, eldnr son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ross, of Aberdeen, and Beatrice Hannah, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Buckley, of Maple Bridge, Derbyshire.
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    “HILARIOUS COMEDY” AT THE THEATRE.
    789 4 Repertory Players In “Much Married.” The broad accents of Lancashire w heard in the Victoria Theatre on SatuT day night when the Singapore Keperion Flayers presented ,he “nilarious loiedv" “Much Married,” to an aud.ence wfafck might have been much U.ger. If J occasionally find fault
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    33 4 DEATHS ‘•’SULLIVAN.—On January 31, in London of pnuuinonia following an operation Noran I’atr.cia O’Sullivan, sister of Eileen Pearson. WEE. On January 31 at her residence No W,lkie Road, Madam Wee Jee Neo, age
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      CHILDREN’S AID.
      184 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 2. These are times when those who issue anneals on behalf of charities do so with certain misgivings as to the reception thev will have. There are some local charities which always commend themselves, however, in days of depression or ■)i prosperity, and prominent among
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      SUNGEI BESI’S WINDFALL.
      311 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 2. It. is no exaggeration to say tlmt the public has been amazed by the agreement which has been arrived at between the F.M.S. Government and Sungei Besi Mines Ltd. At a time when, according to the calculations of the Ro trenchment Commission, the
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      “MOSQUE PARADE-”
      304 5 MOSQUE PARADE-” i recognised religion.—Straits Times, Feb. O The Kedah correspondent of the Malayan Police Magazine states that “mosque parade” has been introduced by the police of that State. This means that the Malays of the force attend religious service on Fridays, marching in military formation from the depot to
      i recognised religion.—Straits Times, Feb. : O  -  304 words
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      THE KLANG CASE.
      208 5 -Straits Times, Feb. 3. T\v\> citizens of Kuala Lumpur, sltCnj ns assessors with Mr. Justice Thorne at the Selangor Assizes yesterday, were tailed upon in the performance of their public duty to make a decision on an exceedingly difficult question. The pri soner in the dock was
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      EMPTY BUNGALOWS.
      251 5 r. —Straits Times, Feb. 3. A correspondent draws attention to a depressing sight which is only too common in .the planting districts of this country in these days. In my rumblings through many parts of Malaya,” he writes, “I see from the roadside many abandoned bungalows and coolie
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      A SUDAN EXAMPLE.
      335 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 3. In view of the complacency with which some people regard retrenchment in the Department of Agriculture and Rubber Research Institute in Malaya a recent comment on the Sudan by a non-British observer is worth reproducing here. “The Sudan is the latest thing in
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      FRIENDS AGAIN.
      143 5 —Straits Times, Feb. 4. It is* a well-known custom of the Briton to make friends with a recent enemy, and evidently the genial Fritz, who was the hated Hun of the War years, is just as anxious to let bygones be bygones. The guest of honour at an
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      THE M.A.H.A. MAGAZINE.
      320 5 vuv vw c* Hiuv II Straits Times, Feb. 4. This is a bad time in which to start a new magazine or revive an old one, but the M.A.H.A. Magazine in its new form stands a very good chance of success because it is meeting a real
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      BETTER PAPAYAS.
      351 5 a verv pleasant flavour.—Straits Times, Feb. 4. Reference was made in this column some days ago to the attempts which are being made in the United States to advertise the digestive qualities of the papaya with a view to founding a new orchard industry. That note has inspired
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      A GOVERNOR’S STATUS.
      299 5 A GOVERNOR’S STATUS —Straits Times, Feb. <5. Ceylon is a hundred years ahead of Malaya politically, but even in that delectablo land of unofficial majorities and apices, they haven’t made up their minds yet on that important constitutional i h sue, a governor’s status. This question, perhaps, provides a little
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      114 TODAY.
      552 5 114 TODAY Straits Times, Fob. U. Today Singapore celebrates her JJ4th birthday and in this case we prefer to vary the customary greeting to “Many happier returns of the day.” Last year on this occasion we—but why drag up what we said last year? Of course we referred to the
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      TEYMURTACHE KHAN.
      364 6 -Straits Times, Feb. 7. Teymurtache Khan has fallen. The world has shown very little concern at the happening, perhaps because Teymurtache wa« only a Court Minister to tn&lt;» Shah of Persiu and one-time Persian envoy in London. But the initiated tvelieve that his dismissal can only be explained
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      R.R.I. RECRUITING.
      374 6 Strait'* Times. Fch. 7. When it became apparent that the Rubber Research Institute, owing to deep-rooted defects of administration and organisation, was involved in its second first-class row within three years the danger at once arose of this institution acquiring so had a reputation in scientific circles that
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      CINEMA CRITICISM.
      223 6 entirely unsolicited!—Straits Times, I* eh. X. Criticism of the Straits Times film critic has occupied a considerable amount of space in our correspondence columns lately. Harsh things have been said about the film critic, hut he has accepted them all philosophically, even pleading guilty to the main charge
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      STRANGE.
      262 6 th&lt;* thanks of the public.—Straits Times. Feb. 8. Will the day come when people will visit Singapore in order to see talking pictures in unex pur gated form? Remembering how that harassed official the film censor has been criticised in the past, the thought seems ludicruous, but times have
      th<* thanks of the public.—Straits Times. Feb. 8.  -  262 words
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      A CEYLON PIONEER.
      430 6 War rubber booms?—Straits Times, Feb. 8. A curious document, written in very bad English, has reached the Straits Times. It relates the life-story of a man who came over to Malaya from Ceylo" in the early days and after a varied career ended his days as a
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    STOLE NECKLACE.
    76 6 Eighteen Months and Rotan For Chinese. Tan Ah Meng, a Chinese, was sentenced by the District Judge, on Tuesday, to 18 months’ imprisonment, six strokes of th&lt; rotan, and one year’s police supervision w hen he was up for sentence on a charge of theft of a gold
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    MR. M. P. CHOUBEY.
    147 6 The death of Mr. M. P. Choubey, who for over 20 years was an assistant at the General Hospital, Singapore, occurred on Monday. The funeral was largely attended, and among those attending were Dr. MacGregor, Dr. Lawson, Mr. Hosking, Dr. Sen, Dr. Apparajoo, Dr. Ghosh, Dr.
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    SALESMAN ASSAULTS WOMAN.
    1041 6 Furniture Dispute. MRS. B. O. MITCHELL WINS HER CASE. Commenting that there appeared to some doubt as to what had actuals occurred in the house, but that then- dirf not seem to be any doubt the complaint, had been assaulted, Mr. A. C. Bovd th' Fourth Police
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    MALAYA’S FARM PUPILS.
    1002 7 Field and Classroom. SERDANG FILM SHOWN TO SCHOOLBOYS. &lt;From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 7. The life led by pupils at Malaya’s School of Agriculture was depicted on the si reen at the Victoria Institution yesterday, wh n a large number of the senior boys saw
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    SIR JOHN SCOTT AND HIS GUN.
    280 7 One Glass of Whisky And Eight Buhs! In spite of the lact that he has been without pract.ce, Sir Joan Scutt, tae Colon.al Cccieia.y, showed, that he could still score “bulls” with a rifle. This was witnessed on 'lutsnay, when i.e tpeiud hj immature
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    KIDNAPPED GIRL.
    67 7 A Malay, Aw*ang Itam bin Shariff was charged on Ti esday, bef&lt; re the District Judge, with having kidnapped from the Colony a girl stated to be over 18 years of age. The girl, it was stated in court ha'* been taken to Johore after having been kidnapped,
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    NOTHING MORE THAN SUSPICION.
    240 7 Perrau Remanded In Custody. Remarking that the evidence raised nothing more than suspicion that Harold Vincent Perrcau, the local boxer, was the JM rson who inflicted the injuries which caused the death, the Singapore Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, returned a verdict of murder ayainst some
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    ADMITTED TO BAR.
    180 7 Singapore Objection Over-Ruled. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang-. Feb. 5. Mr. Tampoe Marshall Samuel Oyer Mahcndram, Barrister-at-Law, formerly nractising in the F.M.S., was admitted to practise at the Straits Settlenrients Bar before Mr. Justice Prichard. Mr. B. E. Ross, moving thft application, said at a previous hearing
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    TURKISH PRINCE.
    218 7 Abdul Hamid’s Grandson In Singapore. Prince Abdul Karim, a grandson of the late Sultan Abdul Hamid, who ruled Turkey for over three decades, is at present in Singapore on his way to China on a pleasure trip, having arrived here about ten days ago from India, and &lt;&gt;’
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    THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN’S ARRIVAL.
    510 7 300 Passengers. NO “CROWDS” INSIDE OR OUT. In these days of depression, the 42,500 on Canadian Pacific liner Empress of B itain had the appearance of a welcome ambassador of return ng prosperi.y when it edged its way through ihe mo ning m!st and berth
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    APPEAL ALLOWED.
    103 7 Sentence of Two Years Quashed. Mr. Justice Terrell allowed the ap7)oof Lee Oh Cheng in the Supreme cU ’l or. Feb. 2 and quashed his convictlor., an’* sentence t.) two years’ rigorous 'imrisonrrent, for offering an illegal a 4 fication. At the hearing of the appeal, on which
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    TRAGEDY AT POWER STATION.
    1208 8 Death of Mr. G. Peet. HEARD A CRY AND SAW HIM FALL.” The circumstances that led to the tragic death of Mr. George Peet, an engineer attached to the St. James’ power station, on Jan. 22 were investigated before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coioner,
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    “BANGKOK IS VERY HOT.”
    279 8 Sultan’s First Time “East Of Singapore.” H.H. the Sultan of Johore returned from his first tour East of Singapore oy N* ITakcne Mart: on Wednesday. On every previous occasion the Sultan has left Malaya's shores, his way has always been towards the West, and never Eastward:
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    RUMANIAN OIL.
    40 8 —Reuter. Martial Law To Combat Communist Influence. Bucharest, Feb. 4. The Kin# has Rigned a decree proclaiming martial law in Bucharest and the oil regions of Rumania in consequence of industrial disturbances regarding which Communist influence i alleged.—Reuter.
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    BETTING LAWS ARE “ MUDDLED.”
    816 8 BETTING LAWS ARE MUDDLED.” Need Straightening. SAYS BRIG-GENERAL F. C. STANLEY. Brig.-General the Hon. F. C. Stanley a member of the Racecourse Betting Control Board since 1928, passed through Singapore on the way back to Europ aboard the s.s. Baloeran on Friday, a id I in an interview with a
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    FURTHER CONCESSION TO PLANTERS.
    66 8 Rubber Cess Reduction Announced. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2 Following the renewal of the land rents concession, further good new s lT rubber producers was announced thu morning. s The cess levied on rubber exports tn finance the Rubber Research Institu! will be
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    MALAYAN WEDDINGS.
    382 8 Mr. Ian Ross and Miss B. Buckley. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 5. The wedding of Mr. Ian Ross, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Bangkok, and Miss Beatrice Buckley, who was headmistress of the Tranquerah English School, took place at Christ Church. Malacca, yesterday. Mrs. Clarke,
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    SUIT AGAINST HOTEL.
    56 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. &lt;• Judgment for the plaintiff for $194 0was given yesterday in the suit in wn'c Mrs. D. Doherty, of Singapore sued tn Hotel Majestic and Mr. Lim Hee Rung, the managing director, for the balance di on a contract in
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      TEA CULTIVATION.
      485 9 Can It Make Ends Meet? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir— However tempting the areas stretching towards Mount Penelope and Mount Cecil may be, it is hardly a moral act to induce a further cultivat.on ,;t tea areas at a time when British a areas elsewhere
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      “THEY FUMBLEWE PAY.”
      1060 9 “THEY FUMBLE—WE PAY.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. —In view of the very unsatisfactory replies received by the Hon. Mr. A. S. Bailey at the Federal Council meec'njf, the time has now arrived when potential tea planters must speak for themselves and speak very plainly through the only
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      “ ANTI-EVERYTHING.”
      625 9 ANTI-EVERYTHING.” To the Editor of the Straits Timet*. Sir, —One cannot but help note and wonder why your journal is so antieverything that is suggested or done !n this country. You are not satisfied in pulling Dr. Braddon and V. A. Tayler’s rubber restriction scheme to pieces and offering no
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      WHENCE ? WHY ? WHITHER ?
      413 9 WHENCE WHY WHITHER To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Some time ago a correspondent in your columns asked “Where we are heading?” His letter dealt with the economics of commerce. I should like to ask the same question with regard to the economics of education. My grandson attends
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      CUI BONO?
      319 9 To the Editor of the Straits Time* S'r, —It is a Roman lawyer’s maxim that when you are at a loss to tell where tne responsibility for a crime lies, your best chance is to inquire who reaps the benefit of it. In the present circumstances in Malaya
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    QUIT RENTS.
    109 9 Johore Following Policy Of Colony and F.M.S. At the last meeting of the Executive Council it was resolved to follow thfe policy of the Colony and the Federated Malay States in remitting as a purely temporary measure for 103d only all rents on agricultural land in excess of
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    U.S. ARMY.
    39 9 -Reuter. Ten Per Cent. Cut In Pay. Washington, Feb. 7. The Senate voted in favour of a 10 per cent, '•ut in the salaries of the enlisted person net in military services earning °ver $1,000 a year.—Reuter.
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    MORE EVIDENCE IN CRESSON CASE.
    1926 10 “Prosecution Full of Venom And Hatred.” FIGHT IN SHOP. WHAT HAPPENED TO PEACEMAKER. “The whole mentality of the prosecution is ho full of the venom and hatred they bear Mr. CresHon that they will atop at no'hing to swear tha» everything he did was done
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    HOTEL COMPANIES.
    166 10 Meeting of Sarkies Bros.’ Creditors. A private meeting of the creditors of Sarkies Bros, was held on Monday afternoon ami in accordance with the order of Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell on Jan. 25 the memoranda of association of the two new companies—Raffles Hotel Ltd. and the E.
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    MR. BERNARD SHAW.
    73 10 Does Not Go Ashore In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. G. The Empress of Britain arrived yesterday morning and left late at night. A party came on shore and spent the day sightseeing, but Mr. Bernard Shaw remained on board. H.R.H. Prince Purachatra, the former
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    41 10 According to the Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, there were no Stateaided arrivals from Madras Presidency during the month of January. Other arrivals were: 503 adults, 33 minors and 24 infants. The departures were 2,604 adults and 242 minors.
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    TRADE COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED.
    330 10 Governor’s Decision. TO EXAMINE REASONS FOR GAINS AND LOSSES.” H E. the Governor has decided to PO.nt a L-ommiss.on: “To innui.l p the trade of the Colony, the which it has gained or lost, a n reasons for these gains or losses, and i tu.ure
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    CUSTOM BROKEN.
    141 10 Chettiar Brings] His Wife To Singapore. New history will be made on Saturday when the s.s. Rajula amves in Singapore for on board will be Mr. A.R.A.R.-'l Socl.alingham Chettiar and his wife. Ever since Chettiars made their homes in Malaya it has been the custom to keep their
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    POWER PLANT DEAL.
    85 10 Will Come Before Federal Council (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. JThe purchase of the Sungel Bes. Mim 1&gt; hydro-electric plant for £200,000 by F.M.S. Government continues to bo keenly discussed here. Although the agreement has not beer* actually signed! the announcement Dia Government has agreed
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    Plea For Reduction Of Betting Tax.
    3965 11 GOVERNMENT GETS $200,000 A YEAR FOR NOTHING. A strong plea for the reduction of the betting tax from 5 to 2 x /i per cent, was made on Friday at the annual meeting of the Singapore Turf Club by the chairman, Mr. Richard Page,
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    PRIVY COUNCIL.
    79 12 Appeal in Singapore Case Dismissed. A cable has been received from London stating that the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal in Suit 1448 of 1930 in which S. S. T. Sockalingham Chettiar was the plaintiff and Shaik Sahied bin Abdullah Rajerai was the defendant. The defendant pleaded
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    FLYING CRASH.
    35 12 Army Instructor Killed In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 3. An army flying instructor, while demonstrating to pupils, suddenly crashed and was killed on the spot. The machine was completely wrecked.
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    GUNBOATS COLLIDE.
    32 12 Naval Manoeuvres In Gulf Of Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 3. During naval manoeuvres in the Gulf of Siam today three gunboats collided. No serious damage was done.
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    REV. BROTHER JAMES.
    135 12 The Rev. Brother Lucicn James, subdirector of the Christian Brothers’ Junior Scholasticate for the training of Brothers in Colombo, is on a visit to Singapore, and is staying at St. Joseph’s Institution. He was accompanied by three Ceylonese novices, who were in training at Colombo, for entry
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    BUSY DAY FOR THE BRIGADE.
    796 12 Oil Tanjks Threatened. LARGEST BUSH FIRE ON RECORD. Not since the days of the Mutiny has the Singapore Fire Brigade been called out to so many fires of some magniture as was the case on Monda\. The work they did constituted a record in their
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    P.W.D. PENSIONABLE ONCE AGAIN.
    442 12 Despite Retrenchment Proposals. The happiest department in Govern.,, today, the Straits Times learn’ I"'"? Public Works Department. The reason is this: Before the S.S. and F.M.S. Hetrench rnent Committees commenced their |p&gt; be rat ions, all Government department ii is understood, were circularised to 'tK etrec-t
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    TAX ON FOREIGNERS IN SIAM.
    87 12 Higher Fees to Restrict Immigration. (From Our Own Correspondent,) Bangkok, Feb. 7. New regulations to restrict immigration into Siam have been announced. The fee for a certificate of residence for an alien is raised from Ticals 30 to Ticals 100, and in the case of
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    $5,000 FINE.
    66 12 For SI,000 Worth Of NonGovernment Chandu. A fine of $5,000 or in default 18 months rigorous imprisonment was imposed hy the Singapore Criminal District Judge* Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Monday, when k ,J Chin Teck, a Chinese, came up for sentence on a charge of being in
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2313 13 Gloom In The Planting Districts—Reaction To Two Speeches—The Campaign For Control—Where Loopholes Lie S l u m p Psychology —I t’s Dogged As Does It! &lt;By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.! IX has become clear during the pa*H v. ct-k that the reaction of the
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    FORGED NOTES IN PILLOW.
    425 13 Chinese Passenger Arrested. Counterfeit Straits Settlements currency notes representing a value of $2,709.60 stuffed in the pillows carried by a Chinese passenger on board the s.s. Lyemoon were discovered by Mr. R. S. Tufnell, Assistant Controller of Government Monopolies, on the arrival of the vessel from
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2845 14 Unanimity Among Planters —Is Mr Caldecott Being Fair?—A Depressing Outlook Looking For The Solution M.E.O.A. Scheme In London—The Highlands Tea Problem tliy Our Planting Correspondent.) WHATEVER may he the merit* of ihc ease stated by Sir Cecil Clemen'i and Mr. Andrew Caldecott in the Fed* i al
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    Found Insane Two Months After Murder.
    3260 15 PROBLEM IN KLANG CASE. Two Mental Specialists In The Witness-Box, The man who shot Mrs. Mina Wal'ace at Klang on Nov. 16, 1931, was certified to be insane two months later, and three weeks after that certificate was given he made a complete recovery.
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    CAR OVERTURNS.
    142 16 Injuries to Air Base Officer. Pilot Officer Q. R. Murphy, of the R. A.F., Seletar, was injured in a motor accident at the I2\k milestone Tampenis Road on Feb. 2. It appears that he was going towards &lt;*hangi when his ear ran off the road and overturned in
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    “CAN YOU SEE END OF SLUMP?”
    2014 16 Can I See The End Of The World?” THE “BIG CISTERN.” j Shocked at Death Of Galsworthy. George Bernard Shaw is always good “copy," and he was in his best vein when interviewed by the Straits Times on Feh. 2 a short while after
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    TRADE MARKS.
    190 16 Judgment Reserved In Japanese Firm’s Suit Judgment was reserved by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Feb. 2, in the case in which the manager of Chop Thye, On of 80 High Street, named Sing Yu Pong, charged with having in his possession 20 pieces
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      MAY BECOME CRITICAL.
      284 21 —Sin Kuo Min ami Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter. Troops Sent to North Manchuria. SIR MILES LAMPSON. Proposes Abolition Of Manchukuo. Shanghai, Feb. 1.. A hpecial Sin Kuo Min message received ‘atV this morning states that owing to the recent tension between Soviet Russia and Japan a
      —Sin Kuo Min; ami Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Reuter.  -  284 words
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      EDITOR EXECUTED.
      218 21 •igainst Gen. Koo.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin &lt; hew Jit poh. Volume of Protest From Journalists. Shanghai, Feb. 4. There is a growing volume of protest 'throughout the country at the action of Fren. Koo Clnik-tunc:, Governor of Kiangsu, in executing: Mr. Liu Yoo-sheng, editor of the Kiang
      •igainst Gen. Koo.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin < hew Jit poh.  -  218 words
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      FRENCH CABINET POLICY.
      161 21 —Reuter. Financial Action.” PROMPT MEASURES TO MEET CRISIS. Paris, Feb. 3. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 370 to 200. “Immediate financial action” in home affairs and international peace based on security in foreign affairs form the keynote of the Ministerial declaration
      —Reuter.  -  161 words
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      SULTAN OF JOHORE.
      80 21 day en route for Hong Kong.—AnctaHavas. Official Receptions In Hanoi. Hanoi, Jan. 31. After visiting Cambodia, Cochin-China and Annam, the Sultan and Sultanah of •Johore, accompanied by their suite and the French Consul of Singapore, M. Ballemui, stayed for two days in Hanoi, where they were received
      day en route for Hong Kong.—Ancta-Havas.  -  80 words
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      EAST FIFE ELECTION.
      86 21 —Reuter. Big Majority for Liberal National. London, Feb. 3. The East Fife by-election, due to the death of Sir James Millar, LiberalNational, resulted as follows Mr. Hamilton Stewart, Lib.National 16,770 Mr. Westwood, Lab. 6,635 Mr. Anderson, Agricultural Party, 4.404 Mr. Keir, Ind.-Liberal 2,296 Mr. Linklater, Scottish Nationalist
      —Reuter.  -  86 words
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      STOCK MARKETS.
      79 21 —British Wireless. Great Activity in Gold Shares. Rugby, Feb. 2. Although the stock markets generally closed with considerable irregularity, prices of South African gold shares registered further substantial gains, but in many instances the best prices were not maintained. Brokers compare activity in gold shares of the last
      —British Wireless.  -  79 words
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      GOVERNOR RESIGNS.
      37 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 30. It is stated that Mr. H. E. K. Egerman, the Governor of the Hast Coast of Sumatra, has tendered his resignation and will leave for home in June.
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      M.C.C. CABLE TO AUSTRALIA.
      385 21 —Reuter. Sportsmanship.” NO CANCELLATION OF TOUR. Canberra, Feb. 2. The latest development in the leg theory controversy is that the M.C.C. have in« voked the aid of the British Government representative in Australia to ask the Board of Control to withdraw the word unsportsmanlike contained in
      —Reuter.  -  385 words
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      MARINE INSURANCE.
      108 21 —Reuter. Business for French Line In London. London, Feb. 3. The insurances of 24 large vessels owned by the Mossageries Maritimes were returned in the London market yesterday. In view of the serious claims in the insurance markets during recent years with respect to fires on French liners,
      —Reuter.  -  108 words
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      SOVIET PLANS.
      43 21 —Reuter. Big Planting Programme In The Spring. Moscow, Feb. 2. The Soviet’s spring plan provides for planting 95,000,000 hectares of all cereals, of which 10,000,000 hectares will be planted by State farms, 67,000,000 by collective farms and 18,140 by individual farmers.—Reuter.
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      VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION.
      130 21 -Reuter. Grave Fears Felt In Naples. A WARNING. i More Violent Outbreak Probable. Home, Feb. 3. Thousands of awe-stricken Neapolitans are watching a liery glow in the sky above Vesuvius, which is hurling showers of incandescent stone ir. the air. The inhabitants of the neighbouring villages, terrified
      -Reuter.  -  130 words
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      DISARMAMENT.
      267 21 -British Wireless. British Plan to Expedite Procedure. Kugby, Feb. 3. At the meeting of the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva today, the British programme of work designed to expedite the work of the Conference with a view to achieving concrete results before Easter was referred to
      -British Wireless.  -  267 words
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      JAPANESE BEER.
      70 21 Measures To Stop Dumping In D.E.I. (From Out* Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 31. The Nieuws van der Dag: states that the Government is considering: measures to prevent the import of Japanese beer, in which there has been much dumninir of late. It is state*d that Japanese beer is
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      INFLUENZA SPREADS.
      40 21 London, Feb. 6. The influenza epidemic is still spreading in Britain and the deathroll is increasing. Since Jan. 1, 5,245 deaths have occurred through the disease. This compares with 1,529 deaths in the corresponding period of last year.
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      READY TO DISCUSS WAR DEBTS.
      179 22 —Reuter. The British Reply. AMBASSADOR’S VISIT TO LONDON. New York, Feb. 4. Silence on the debt question is as essential im Downing Street a.; in America Mr. Roosevelt is believed to have told St Ronald I.indsay, British Ambassador to Washington, during talks last Sunday, according
      —Reuter.  -  179 words
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      FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.
      563 22 British Wireless. Clarifying Issues on Both Sides. Rugby, Feb. 3. The British Ambassador in Washington. Sir Ronald Lindsay, who is due at Southampton on Monday morning, will immediately on his return to London submit a report of his recent conversation with the President-elect, Mr. Roosevelt, to a Cabinet
      British Wireless.  -  563 words
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      WAR ON COMMUNISTS.
      369 22 Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Raid on Headquarters In Berlin. Berlin, Feb. 2. Another blow was struck aguinst Communism when the police raided the headquarters of the German Communist Party, Karl Liebkenecht’s house in Berlin. All Communist demonstrations have been forbidden throughout Prussia.- Reuter. Berlin, Jan. .‘JO. Germany has
      Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  369 words
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      AIRMEN KILLED.
      93 22 Reuter Wireless. Another Tragedy in The Alps. Berne, Feb. 1. The snowelad mountains in the Engadine were the scene of another tragedy today, when Lieut. Walter Maier’s aeroplane struck a projecting piece of rock while trying to surmount peak Weissfluh, 9,342 feet high. The machine became uncontrollable and
      Reuter Wireless.  -  93 words
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      UNEMPLOYED.
      61 22 —Reuter. Mr. George Lansbury Heads Procession. Iiondon, Feb. 5. A quarter of a million unemployed, headed by Mr. George Lansbury (the leader of the Opposition marched in procession to Hyde Park to demonstrate against the Government’s economic policy. Fifteen thousand police were detailed for duty, and volunteer special constables
      .—Reuter.  -  61 words
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      INSURANCE FRAUDS ALLEGED.
      74 22 —Reuter. Prominent Business Men Arrested. London, Feb. 3. Hail totalling over £80,000 was granted to eight men and one woman remanded in London today on charges of conspiracy to cause fires and defraud insurance companies over a period of eight years. In three instances, hail was fixed
      —Reuter.  -  74 words
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      ARGENTINE & BRITAIN
      217 22 ARGENTINE BRITAIN a* patient the future was assured.- Brit i.'b Wireless. Need for Revision Of 1825 Treaty. Rugby, FV*b. 3. Mr. Walter Runciman President of the Board of a. Trade, in a speech last night referred to the approaching visit to London of representatives of the Argentine Republic and their
      a* patient the future was assured.- Brit i.'b Wireless.  -  217 words
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      RADIO TELEPHONY.
      145 22 —British Wireless. India Being Connected With Britain. Rugby, Feb. 1. Two-way conversation by radio telephone between London and Poona are now taking place and it is anticipated that the new service will be officially inaugurated in a few days, possibly with a conversation between the Viceroy, Lord Willingdon,
      —British Wireless.  -  145 words
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      SCULPTOR’S DEATH.
      147 22 Works of Mr. George Wade. London, Feb. 5. The death has occurred after a long illness of Mr. George Edward Wade, the sculptor.—Reuter. Mr. Wade, who was 70 years of age. was responsible for a large number of works of art all over the world as well as
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      ESPIONAGE TRIAL IN ITALY.
      228 22 —Reuter. Prison for French Military Professor. Rome, Feb. 4. Professor Eydoux, head of the Ecob Polytechnique in Paris, the famous mili tavy academy, has been sentenced by special tribunal to five years’ imprison ment on a charge of espionage. W secretary, Mile. Bonnefond, was sentenc ed
      —Reuter.  -  228 words
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      “KAFFIR” BOOM.
      223 22 Gambler's £280 Grows Into £10,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Feb. 4. A boom unprecedented in recent years has overtaken the “Kaffir” market on the London Stock Exchang* as a result of belated public apprec ation of the chang- ed conditions brought about in the South I African
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      OMINOUS WORDS.
      83 22 —Reuter. Mr. de Valera and Army i Training*. Dublin, Feb. 6. Mr. de Valera, after watching the march past of the Fianna Fail clubs in military formation at Ennis, Co. Clare expressed the opinion that the men did not march as well as they did in 1917. He
      —Reuter.  -  83 words
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      GAOL FOR DUKE.
      54 22 Non-Payment of Margate Hotel Bill. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 4. The Duke of Manchester has been committed for 42 days for non-payment of a hotel bill at Margate. The Duke is 57 years of age. His first wife, who was formerly Miss Helena Zimmerman, obtained
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      AMAZING TOKIO MESSAGE.
      473 23 nised by Great Britain.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. China to Reply With 100 Per Cent. Tariff. MORE RUMOURS. Britain to Adhere To Lytton Report. Tokio, Jan. 31. Utording to the Japanese Press, Great Britain is in principle prepared to extend de jure recognition to Manchukuo, but hitherto has been unable to
      nised by Great Britain.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  473 words
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      UNITED FRONT.
      133 23 —Reuter. Japan’s Impudent Obstruction.” London, Feb. 2. The Daily Herald give prominence to a Report that definite co-operation is assured between America and the League in any 'Jtep to be taken regarding the SinoJapanese question. In a leader, the newspaper says that a united front, between Geneva and
      —Reuter.  -  133 words
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      “BLOOD BROTHERS” ON TRIAL.
      243 23 -Reuter. Sequel to Last Year’s Assassinations. Tokio, Feb. 2. The preliminary examination of the 14 members of the Ketsumeidan (‘‘Blood Brotherhood”) implicated in last year’s assassinations of the Finance Minister, Mr. Junnosuke Inouye, on Feb, 9, and Baron Takuma Dan, on May 3, as well as
      -Reuter.  -  243 words
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      ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL.
      167 23 !—Reuter. Four Principal Points In Settlement. i Geneva, Feb. 3. 1 The Anglo-Persian oil dispute settlement was approved by the Council this morning. It comprises four points. Firstly, both parties agree to suspend all proceedings before the Council until jMay or later; secondly, both parties agree that the
      !—Reuter.  -  167 words
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      LORD WAVERTREE.
      178 23 Death of Breeder Of Minoru. London, Feb. 2. The death of Lord Wavertree is announced. —Reuter. Lord Wavertree, who was 76 years of age, was the Hirst Baron, receiving his Peerage in 1919. He was a well-known figure of the English Turf and bred and owned Minoru, which
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      WELL-KNOWN AIRMAN KILLED.
      183 23 —Reuter Wireless. Crashes with Passenger At St. Moritz. St. Moritz, Jan. 31. Commander Geoffrey Rodd, a retired British naval officer, who was third in the King’s Cup air race in 1931 and who taught Amy Mollison blind flying at Hamble, was fatally injured in an air accident
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  183 words
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      INCOME TAX.
      203 23 —British Wireless. Decrease in Collections In January. Rugby, Feb. 1. During the month of January the in-come-tax payments totalled £58,618,000 and the total income tax so far received in the present financial year is £127,199,000. This represents a decrease of £118.380,000 as compared with returns a. the corresponding
      —British Wireless.  -  203 words
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      IN SIX DAYS.
      107 23 —Reuter. Batavia-Amsterdam Air Journey. London, Feb. 2. The making of the journey between Amsterdam and Batavia by air in six days next year was predicted by Mr. Plesman, the managing director of the Royal Dutch airlines, in a lecture before the Royal Aeronautical Society in London. The
      —Reuter.  -  107 words
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      TIN SUPPLIES.
      95 23 —Reuter. Gratifying Reduction Last Month. London, Feb. 3. The Financial Times' correspondent in Amsterdam states that the reduction in visible tin supplies by 1,632 tons to 43,941 tons during January has created a very good impression. Experts express the opinion that production has now been definitely contracted to
      —Reuter.  -  95 words
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      NEGOTIATIONS ON WAR DEBTS.
      369 23 —Reuter. question of War debts.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Plan Drafted by Mr. Roosevelt. RECIPROCITY. Britain Clears A Misunderstanding. London, Feb. 2. The impression created in some quarters in the United States by the speech of Mr. Neville Chamberlain at the American Press luncheon in London on Feb. 1 that
      —Reuter.; question of War debts.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  369 words
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      CHINA’S TRADE.
      67 23 --Keut&lt; r. Delegates* Visit To Manchester. 4 Ix&gt;ndon, Feb. 1. Dr. H. H. Kunp. the head of the Chinese trade delegation, accompanied by Mr. Quo Tai chi, called on the Lord Mayor of Manchester and made a tour of the cotton mills of Salford. Later he met the
      --Keut< r.  -  67 words
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      RELIEF WORK IN U.S.A.
      45 23 —Reuter. Cotton Given To Charitable Agencies. Washington, Feb. 3. Conpress approved and sent to President Hoover a bill providing: for th® tummy over to the Red Cross and other relief apemics 360,000 bales of Farm Hoard cotton for clothinp the destitute.
      —Reuter.  -  45 words
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      WORLD CONFERENCE.
      29 23 —Reuter. Mr. MacDonald Accepts Invitation. London, Feb. 2. Mr. MaclJonald ,has accepted the invitation to preside at the World Economic Conference, provided it is held in London.—Reuter.
      —Reuter.  -  29 words
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      NEW ELECTION IN GERMANY.
      591 24 Hitler Refused Support Of Centre Party. MANY DISORDERS. Nazis and Communists Killed. Berlin, Feb. 1. Parliament ha* been di»M&gt;lv«d. A general eleetion ha* been fixed to The dissolution of the p Jdp 0 the refusal of the Centre *ai y to aupport Herr Hitler, hence there
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      STREET FIGHTING.
      223 24 —Reuter. Communists And A General Strike. Berlin, Feb. 1. The second night of Hitler's Chancellorship was marked by serious disorders throughout Germany. (lashes between Nazis and Communists occurred in Berlin and at Crefeld. Moors, Pforgheim and Harburg. A Nazi journalist was murdered at Zittau. One Communist was killed
      —Reuter.  -  223 words
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      BERT HINKLER.
      73 24 Reuter. Story Of Journey To China. London, Feb. 2. Interviewed by Smith’s Weekly, Mrs. Hinkler, the wife of Mr. Bert Hinkler, who was lost after setting out on a flight from England to Australia, said Bert is not in the Alps. I shall hear from him shortly. He
      Reuter.  -  73 words
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      TRAIN DERAILED.
      141 24 —British Wireless. Two Killed in Outrage In Ireland. Dublin, Feb. 1. Two people were killed when a passenger train cn route to Belfast was derail ed near Dundalk. The accident is believed to have been due to the removal of a rail. The train was manned by voluntary
      —British Wireless.  -  141 words
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      FREE STATE TRADE.
      102 24 —British Wireless. Decreases in Imports And Exports. Rugby, Jan. 31. Trade statistics of the Irish Free State show that in the year 1932 imports from all countries into the Free State totalled £42,672,000 against £60,457,000 in the previous year. Exports from the Free State to all countries
      —British Wireless.  -  102 words
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      NO BARGAIN WITH JAPAN.
      144 24 Britain’s Denial. STRANGE STORY OF A “FREE HAND.” London, Feb. 1. The Foreign Office has issued a statement to the effect that there is no truth whatever in the newspaper report from Geneva that the British Government is working to secure a free hand for Japan
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      WAR DEBTS.
      47 24 —Reuter. Mr. Roosevelt’s Plan For Reciprocity. Warm Springs, Georgia, Feb. 2. Mr. Roosevelt, the President-elect, and Senator Hull are reported to have drafted a plan for a world-wide lowering of tariff walls and the stabilisation of currencies in exchange for remittance of War debts. —Reuter.
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      “SELF-DEFENCE.”
      122 24 Plea Not .Recognised At Geneva. Geneva, Feb. 1. The work of the drafting committee concerned with the Siho-Japanese dispute has been completed except for the recommendations, which will be left to the meeting of the Committee of Ninteen later in the w-eek. The drafting committee finds that the Chinese
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      SIR F. LINDLEY.
      265 24 Call at Tokio Foreign Office. Tokio, Feb. 1. Sir Francis Lindley, the British Ambassador, this afternoon visited Count Uchida at the Foreign Ofifce and inquired as to the Japanese Government's final attitude towards the League. Count Uchida thereupon showed the Ambassador a copy of the instruction cabled
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      SOCIAL EVIL IN FAR EAST.
      213 24 —Reuter. League Report. CONDITIONS IN MALAYA. Geneva, Feb. 2. International co-operation to combat the traffic in women and children in tk! Fast through the creation of central authorities in each country i s rcc mended in the report made to the Leaeua Council by the
      —Reuter.  -  213 words
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      INDIA’S OUTLOOK.
      111 24 Reuter. Harm Done by Civil Disobedience. New Delhi, Feb. 1. Regret that the leaders of the Civil Disobedience movement have net yet openly recognised the harm of the policy to which they are still pledged was expressed by Lord Willingdon in a speech in the Assembly. The Viceroy*
      Reuter.  -  111 words
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      RUBBER SHOES.
      54 24 —Reuter. Increased Tariff in United States. Washington, Feb. 1. President Hoover has sanctioned an increase in the tariff on rubber-soled boots and shoes and other footwear consisting wholly or chiefly of rubber. The tariff will be operative from Mar. 3 and will be assessed on the basis of
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      SOUTH SEAS CHINESE.
      163 24 Ten Planes as Gift To Mother Country. Shanghai, Feb. 2. Chinese in the South Seas have contributed a sum which has enabled 10 aeroplanes to be presented to the Air Department and these are to be handed over at Shanghai. Cities throughout China are being asked to
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      SIXTEEN OFFICERS OVERPOWERED.
      1103 25 -Aneta. -Reuter. Mutineers Put Out To Sea. the pursuit. Amazing: Story From Sumatra. Batavia, Feb. 5. Native sailors armed with rifles overcowered the officers and petty officers of the Dutch battleship De Zeven Provincien and put out to sea from Oleleh, Sumatra. The captain, who was ashore
      -Aneta.; -Reuter.  -  1,103 words
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      STERN MEASURES.
      483 25 —Reuter. Unconditional Surrender Demanded. The Hague, Feb. 7. The Government’s determination to deal drastically with the mutiny on Do Zeven Provincien was shown in the Lower House, where the Minister for Defence announced all Dutch naval forces in the East Indies would be concentrated to bring the mutineers
      —Reuter.  -  483 words
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      FISCAL CHANGES.
      212 25 —British Wireless. Britain’s Complete Break With the Past. Rugby, Feb. 4. Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Penzance, said that the return of the Government candidate at East Fife made it clear that their mandate had not yet been exhausted. Referring to fiscal
      .—British Wireless.  -  212 words
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      KING OF GREECE.
      38 25 making satisfactory progress.—Rugby Radio. Progress After An Operation. Rugby, Feb. 6. King George of Greece, who underwent an operation for appendicitis in a London nursing home on Saturday, is stated to be making satisfactory progress.—Rugby
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      1,000,000,000 LIRE. Italian Bond Issue Over-Subscribed.
      36 25 1,000,000,000 LIRE. Italian Bond Issue OverSubscribed. —-Reuter. Rome, Feb. 7. Bonds to the value of 1J)00,000,000 lire in the newly formed Institute for Industrial Reconstruction were offered to Uk public yesterday and today were largely over-subscribed.—Reuter.
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      NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD.
      690 25 —Reuter. R.A.F. Attempt. MOLLISON STARTS FOR S. AMERICA. London, Feb. 0. Squadron Leader O. R. Gayford and Flight-Lieut. E. Nicholetta took off at 7.15 from Cranwell on a flight to th* Cape in tlie Royal Air Force FaireyNapier plane in an attempt to beat tha non-stop record.
      —Reuter.  -  690 words
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      “CHINA MUST RESIST.”
      577 26 controlled them.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Mr. Eugene Chen’s Call For Open Action. “WE WILL WIN.” 4 U If There Is A Long Drawn Out War. Shanghai, Feb. 7. Mr. Eugene Chen, ex-Foreign Minister, has returned to China from Europe and rumours are current
      controlled them.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  577 words
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      NO RECOGNITION.
      192 26 -Reuter. Committee of 19 And Manchukuo. Geneva, Feb. C. The Committee of Nineteen this morning reached a unanimous agreement on the question of the non-recognition of Manchukuo and decided that its recommendations should be communicated to neighbouring States and to signatories of the Nine Power Treaty with a
      -Reuter.  -  192 words
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      JAPAN AND LEAGUE.
      451 26 —Reuter. No Wish to Drive Her Out. London, Feb. 6. The Times in a leading article on Japan and the League says there is no doubt though further attempt's to find a basis for Sino-Japanese agreement by conciliation have failed, Sir John Simon and Captain Eden’s encouragement
      —Reuter.  -  451 words
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      INVASION OF JEHOL.
      141 26 Reuter. Denied by Japanese War Office. Peiping, Feb. 6. Chinese sources report the arrival at Tungliao yesterday morning of three Japanese military trains carrying 2,000 infantry and cavalry, 80 motor-cars and 100 field-guns. The belief is expressed that the Japanese drive into Jehol will be along three
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      THE ATLANTIQUE.
      119 26 Reuter Wireless. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Foul Play Theory Still Persists. Paris, Feb. 6. On the presumption that the fire aboard the Atlantique was due to foul play, the president of the committee of inquiry hag lodged a complaint with the judicial authorities at Bordeaux so that a thorough legal investigation
      Reuter Wireless.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  119 words
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      UNEMPLOYMENT.
      74 26 —Rugby Rylio. Large demonstration In Hyde Park. Rugby, Feb. 6. Crowds estimated to number from 100,000 to 200,000 attended a demonstration in Hyde Park yesterday organised by the Trades Union Council against the Government’s unemployment policy. Threats of Communist interference were not realized and perfect order prevailed. Mr. George
      —Rugby Rylio.  -  74 words
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      51 26 Reuter Wireless. No Confidence Motion Defeated. Cape Town, Feb. 1. General Smuts’ no confidence motion against the Hertzog Government was defeated in the House of Assembly by 83 votes to 63. In the meantime, efforts to arrange a coalition between General Smuts and Mr. Tielman Roos have been
      Reuter Wireless.  -  51 words
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      SEGRAVE TROPHY.
      39 26 Aneta-Havas. Greatest Exploit Award For Mrs. Mollison. London, Feb. 3. The Segrave Trophy, offered as a reward for the greatest exploit of the year in the air, will be awarded to Mrs. Mollison (Amy Johnson) for 1932.
      Aneta-Havas.  -  39 words
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      HUNGARY’S “GRAND OLD MAN.”
      490 26 —Reuter. Death of Count Albert Apponyi. Geneva, Feb. 7. The death is announced of Count Albert Apponyi the veteran Hungarian state? man in his 87th year.—Reuter. Count Apponyi was born at Vienna May, 1846, his father being Count Geor«£ Apponyi, who played a conspicuous D art
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      PENANG PRIEST.
      107 26 -Aneta-Havas. Pilgrimage on Foot To Rome. Rome, Feb. 4. There is at present in Milan a young Chinese Roman Catholic priest who is known to the Italian Press as Marco Polo’s disciple.” The young man, Joseph Wei. left Penang on foot in January 1932, to walk to Rome
      -Aneta-Havas.  -  107 words
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      MINISTER TAKES ILL.
      47 26 civuniy in mill I UO1ICU 11/ iiuopiw* an operation was performed.— Reute; Wireless. Rushed To Hospital For Operation. Cape Town, Feb. 5. Mr. Malan, Minister of Railways and Harbours, has been taken suddenly dangerously ill and rushed to hospital where an operation was performed.—Reute;
      civuniy in mill I UO1ICU 11/ iiuopiw* an operation was performed.—Reute; Wireless.  -  47 words
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      GENERAL MUTO RESIGNS.
      225 27 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Quarrel Over Jehol Invasion. NOT ENOUGH TROOPS. Tokio Wants Immediate Attack. Shanghai, Feb. S. A serious quarrel has broken out between the Kwantung (Manchuria) rommrnd and the Tokio War Office authorities over the invasion of Jehol. Considerable differences of
      Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  225 words
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      RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
      123 27 —Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Troops Massing on The Border. Shanghai, Feb. 8. Russo-Japanese relations in North Manchuria, where some friction has arisen over the Chinese Eastern Railway, are still very tense and both countries are assembl.ng troops near the borders. Latest messages announce the
      —Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  123 words
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      ARMED GUARDS.
      97 27 —Reuter. To Protect British In Harbin. London, Feb. 7. Speaking in the House of Common? jyith regard to the situation in Harbin Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary a id the report that Eritish residents had em obliged to organise their own defence corps was apparently incorrect, but
      —Reuter.  -  97 words
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      NEW PROPOSALS.
      50 27 -Reuter. Settlement Prospects Improve. Geneva, Feb. 7. Important new proposals have beer submitted to the League Secretariat by Japan. It is understood that they go a long way towards accepting the draft resolution of Dec. 15 but involve certain verbal alterations. The prospects of set tlement are improved.—Reuter.
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      COMMITTEE OF 19.
      209 27 Japan’s Proposals Not Suitable. Rugby, Feb. 6. The Committee of Nineteen of the League Assembly decided on Saturday to request the ‘Secretary-General to inform the Japanese delegation that their Government’s latest porposals were unsuitable ns a basis for the settlement of the Manchurian dispute by conciliation. The
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      LORD SYDENHAM.
      524 27 —Reuter. Sudden peatn From Hemorrhage. London, Feb. 7. The death is announced of Lord Svdenham suddenly from cerebral hemorrhage. —Reuter. Lord Sydenham of Combe was created a baron in 1913. He was born in 1848, and was a son of the late Kev. W. J. Jlarke, of Folkstone.
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      FRENCH GOVERNMENT MAY FALL.
      191 27 —Reuter. Financial Proposals Rejected. Paris, Feb. 8. The fall of M. Daladier’s Government i possible as a sequel to the rejection b: the Union of State Employees of th financial proposals. The Union unani mously declared determination to resis any sacrifices on the part of individua'
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      “KAFFIRS” REACT.
      153 27 —Rugby Radio. Rise in Sterling Checks Boom. Rugby, Feb. 6. Considerable excitement still prevails in the South African mining section on the Stock Exchange and this morning further sharp advances were again reported. This follows heavy dealings on Saturday morning. After the closing of the Stooc Exchange on
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      WAR DEBTS TALKS.
      92 27 -Rugby Radio. Sir Ronald Lindsay In London. Rugby, Feb. 6. Sir Ronald Lindsav, British Ambassador to the United States, landed at Southampton from the s.s. Europa this afternoon and at once motored to London to attend a consultation with the committee ol‘ the Cabinet on the subject
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      WORLD CONFERENCE.
      118 27 Reuter Wireless. Decisive Moment Says Sir H. Samuel. London, Feb. P&gt;. The coming World Economic Conference would be a decisive moment declared Sir Herbert Samuel, addressing Free Trade Liberals in London today when he stressed his determination to work towards ideal free trade. In the meantime, he recognised
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      BUILDING SOCIETIES.
      169 27 opportunity for public service.—British Wireless. Scheme for Increasing Employment Rugby, Feb. 4. The Government has approved a scheme prepared by the National Association of Building Societies for increasing employment locally by making advances to members of their 360 constituent societies for financing repairs, decorations and improvements to house
      opportunity for public service.—British Wireless.  -  169 words
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      TRAIN WRECKERS.
      107 27 Reuter. Second Attempt in North Ireland. London, Feb. 7. A second attempt to wreck a train was made in North Ireland yesterday. Pieces of metal were used to jam the gates of the level crossing at Coleraine, Ulster, against an oncoming train. Other pieces were thrust in the
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      U.S. COTTON CROP.
      97 27 -Reuter. Bill to Provide For Reduction. Washington, Feb. 7. Mr. Smith, a Democrat Senator from South Carolina, has introduced a bill designed to reduce the cotton crop in 1933. He would put 3,500,000 bales at present controlled by the Federal Farm Board and other governmental bodies into
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      SCHNEIDER BILL.
      71 27 -Reuter. Against Japanese And Chinese Seamen. Washington, Feb. 7. The immigration committee of the House of Representatives passed the Schneider Bill forbidding vessels bringing to the United States ports foreign seamen who are ineligible for admission as immigrants. The Bill is intended to bar Chinese and Japanese seamen,
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      STRIKES IN IRELAND.
      109 27 -Reuter Wireless. Busmen Join The Railway Workers. Belfast, Feb. 3. Six hundred busmen on the Free State side of the border today joined the strike of the Northern Ireland railwayman and over 3.COO men in the Free State are nowinvolved. The dockers are also restive and refuse
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      CHIUMENKOW PASS RETAKEN?
      256 28 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chinese Claim Successes In Jehol. MANY CASUALTIES. Japan Sending Thousands Of Troops. Shanghai, Feb. 6. Fighting has again broken out at the Chiumenkow Pass, which loads into Jehol, and an unconfirmed report from Tientsin states that the Pass has
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      WORLD WAR.
      542 28 -Reuter. If League Enforces Penalties. London, Feb. 5. The Sunday Times Rives prominence today to an interview which its Geneva correspondent obtained with Mr. Matsuoka, following the Committee of Nine teen’s rejection of the latest Japanese proposals for conciliation. Mr. Matsuoka is credited with stating: “If Japan is
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      MORE FIGHTING IN GERMANY.
      363 28 Reuter. Mayor Killed. COMMUNISTS ATTACK NAZI PARADE. Munich, Feb. 5. Many people were injured during 1 repeateJ Communist attacks on a **vici tory parade” of 10.000 uniformed Naz s Fighting lasted all day. A hundred arrests were made. Special police guard the Nazi head1 quarters, where
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      “ACT OF A MAN OF COURAGE.”
      247 28 —British Wireless. British Praise for Mr. Roosevelt. Rugby, Feb. 4. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech at Birmingham, said that British imports last year had kept up wonderfully well and would have been far better but for exchange control? in
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      ARGENTINE MISSION.
      153 28 Mayor at the Mansion House.—British Wireless. Guests of the British Government Rugby, Feb. 4. The official mission dispatched by the Argentine Government to return the visit paid by the Prince of Wales to Argentina in 1931 will be met on arrival in London by the Prince of Wales
      Mayor at the Mansion House.—British Wireless.  -  153 words
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      U.S.A. DEFICIT.
      91 28 to other parts of the world.—Reuter Wireless. But U.K. and Canada Buy Best. Washington, Feb. 2. The United States Treasury deficit for the first seven months of the current fiscal year amounts to $1,272,000,000. A decline in both import and export trade with Europe is shown in the
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      EIGHT KILLED.
      32 28 -Reuter. Explosion in French Motor Factory. Paris, Feb. 6. Eight people were killed and about a hundred injured through an explosion in the power station of the Renault motor factory.—Reuter.
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      STEEL CARTEL.
      74 28 Reuter. Brussels, Feb. 4. A decision to renew the International Steel Cartel for five years on the basi9 of production during the first six months of 1932 has been reached as a result of negotiations between manufacturers’ associations in France, Germany, Belgium and Luxemburg. Agreement has also been
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      “DANGERS TO STATE” IN GERMANY.
      214 28 —Reuter. Press Censorship. PRUSSIAN DIET DISSOLVED. Berlin, Feb. c The Prussian Diet has been dissolve A new stringent decree restricts tS freedom of the Press. Inciten «-t to general strike, false accusations likelv til “injure the interest of the State ani betrayal of military secrets
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      BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
      160 28 Reuter. Mr. Runciman on Trade Outlook. London, Feb. 3. There are bright signs for British industry according to Mr. Walter Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade. Surveying world affairs in a speech at the St. Ives Chamber of Commerce dinner, he did not take a gloomy
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      COTTON MARKET.
      78 28 -Reuter. Decline in American Prices. Manchester, Feb. 3. Since the beginning of the year there has been an almost continuous decline in American cotton prices, and yesterday’s quotation was 4.93d. for middling cotton, which is the lowest since Aug. The movement is adversely affecting the yarn cloth trade,
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      FLAT TRAGEDY.
      46 28 Parents Found Dead By Child’s Picture. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 5. Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Reginald Holloway were found shot dead yesterday w their Bayswater flat beside a flowerdecked photograph of their dead child. It was the anniversary of the child s death.
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      VESUVIUS.
      28 28 —Reuter. No Further Shocks: Eruptions Decrease. Naples, Feb. 4. The activity of Vesuvius continues on a slightly diminished scale. No further shocks of magnitude were experienced yesterday.—Reuter.
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      SCHOOLBOY MURDERS MAYOR.
      998 29 ment expects a Nazi majority.—Reuter Wireless. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. German Elections. DEATH ROLL NOW OVER THIRTY. Berlin, Feb. 6. A sensation was caused in Stassfurt, when the Mayor of the city was assassinated by a 17 year-old schoolboy during a (.made march of National-Socialist Storm Troops through the city
      ment expects a Nazi majority.—Reuter Wireless.; Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  998 words
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      STEAMER ON FIRE.
      76 29 —Rugby Radio. Outbreak on British Cargo Boat. Rugby, Feb. 6. A Furness Withy cargo steamer, the Pacific Shipper, 6,300 tons, with a crew of 47 bound from London to Portland, Oregon, has reported that her engine room is ablaze and that the fire was spreading when fifteen
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      GOLD RUSH.
      70 29 Deposits Found in Middle Borneo. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 31. Boven Dayak, a small town in Middle Borneo, is the scene of a good rush. Considerable deposits are reported, and people are flocking to the spot from all parts of Java. For the inhabitants the discovery
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      SHANGHAI COURT.
      57 29 Reuter. Question Still Being Discussed. London, Feb. 7. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. W. Nunn (Cons., Whitehaven), Sir John Simon announced that discussions were still proceeding with the Chinese Government and the other governments concerned regarding the Shanghai District Court. He hoped before long to
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      REFUGEES.
      98 29 A Portuguese Problem In Java. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Jan. 30. Much trouble is being caused by Portuguese refugees from Timor who are in custody in the Netherlands East Indies. It was intended that they should be repatriated on the Johann de Witt, but a request was received
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      MORE WORKLESS.
      73 29 —Reuter Wireless. Big Jump in Home Figures. London, Feb. 6. A considerable increase in unemployment is recorded in the monthly return just issued, which shows that unemployed persavs on Jan. 23 numbered 2,903,065 an increase of 179,778 compared with the figures for Dec. 9, last year and 174,654
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      MR. DE VALERA.
      65 29 Reuter Wireless. The Direction We Are Moving In.” Doblin, Feb. 5. Mr. de Valera, speaking at Ennis today declared “the definite direction we are moving in is towards an Ireland comnWolv free s"d as self-sufficing economically as possible. “Once the rational dec»«inn was t*k°n members of all
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      ARAB RIOT.
      48 29 Community Trouble In Java. &lt; From Our Own Co^snondent.) Medan, Jan. 30. Trouble among the Arab community of Rondowoso, Java, led to a fight in which 14 people were injured, four of them seriously. For some time the community has been divided and has attended different mosques.
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      SIR S. WILSON.
      75 29 Reuter. Report on Malaya Now Being Drafted. London, Feb. 7. Brig.-General Sir Samuel Wilson, who recently visited Malaya to inquire into the decentralisation proposals, is now in London engaged on the drafting of his report. It is not yet known whether the report will be published, as
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      MR. GALSWORTHY.
      81 29 —British Wireless. Leaves Nobel Prize Money To “P.E.N.” Club. Rugby, Feb. 2. It is revealed that at the wish of Mr. John Galsworthy, novelist and dramatist who died on Tuesday, his Nobel Prize money amounting to £9,600 will be given in trust for the P.E.N.” Club and if
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      ASIR REBELS.
      47 29 Aneta-Havas. Now Joined By Other Tribes. Jerusalem, Feb. 3. Sharp fighting between the troops of King Ibn Saud and the rebels of the Asir Province have caused heavy losses on both sides. The situation has become serious as several other tribes have joined the rebels.—Aneta-Havas.
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      DISARMAMENT PROSPECTS.
      284 29 —British Wireless. Disappointment. INADEQUATE RESULTS LAST YEAR. Rugby, Feb. 2. The Disarmament Conference today celebrates its first anniversary and a manifesto on its work issued on behalf of a large number of national organisations, political, educational and industrial, has been communicated to the heads of the British Government
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      TURBINE BURSTS.
      101 29 -Reuter Wireless. Cause of Renault Works Disaster. Paris, Feb. 8. The explosion at the Renault factory resulting in 8 persons being killed and 100 injured was caused by a bursting turbine in the power station, the roof of which was blown off crashing through the roof of the
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      TOTE CLUBS.
      70 29 Reuter. To Be Suppressed By Government. London, Feb. 7. It was announced in the House of Common-? that the Government proposed to suppress tote clubs, and if the existing law is inadequate any measures necessary will be introduced to complete supression. The use of totalisators on greyhound racing
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      LEAGUE POSTS.
      78 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Appointments at Secret Session. Geneva, Feb. 4. The League Council in secret session appointed the present Director of the Minorities Department. Senor Azcarate (Spain) to tne post of First Under-Secre-tary-General and Capt. Wa'/ers, Sir Eric Drummond’s private secretary, to the post of Second Under-Secretary and Director of
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  • Sporting News.
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      GOOD SPORT AT R.S.Y.C.
      1159 30 Yachting Regatta. HALF-YEARLY PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. With a fresh breeze blowing from th&lt; north-east and a choppy sea, twelvi yachts set out in the A and B clas events, for the London Cup and the Eoden Kloss Cup reflectively, at the re gatta held by the Itoyal
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      120 30 Arsenal’s Big Win At Bolton. London, Feb. 1. IT.f following are the results of home 'V.otball matches which took place today: F.A. Cup.—Fourth Round Replay. Leeds Utd. 1 Tranmere R. 0 First Division. Birmingham 3 Derby County 1 Pol ton Wands. 0 Arsenal 4 Huddersfield T. 1
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      842 30 Sound Finances. MR. LUNDON RE-ELECTED COMMODORE. A sound financial position was reported at the annual general meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, hell oi Monday, with Mr. F. G. Lundon, thj Commodore, in the chair. The chairman said that although the y&lt; ar’s work had been
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      M.C.C. TOURISTS AT TOOWOOMBA.
      151 30 Larwood Takes Eight Wickets Cheaply. Toowoomba, F e b 2 The two-day match between the M C r tourists nnu a Queensland country a ended today in a draw. 3 Yesterday the tourists compiled 37c (Hammond 101 and Ames 121 not oun and the home side
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      SCOTLAND WIN.
      279 30 —Reuter. Magnificent Work By j Forwards. London, Feb. 1. In the international Rugby Championship today at Swansea Scotland oeat Wales .y I 11 points (a goal, a penalty goal and a try) to 3 points (a try). At halftime Scotland were leading by six points to nil. I
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      POLO IN JOHORE.
      103 30 Sir Cecil dementi at The Club. Some interesting play was seen at the Koyal Johore Polo Club on Feb. U a iarge ga hering included H.E. 1 Governor, Sir Cecil dementi, and La and Miss Clementi. With the tennis courts fully occupied, the club presents &lt; quite
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      PUBLIC SERVICES’ RUGBY.
      889 31 Splitting' Up.” SYMPATHY FOR S.C.C. RIVALS. The Public Services, winners of the S C C tournament once again last season mav be split up next season in oreder to lend support to other tournament sides which have been more handicapped by the bad times. This suggestion was
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      GOLF FOR ALL IN IPOH
      571 31 Facilities at Perak Turf Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 6. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Perak Turf Club held at the Turf Club premises yesterday a number of alterai tions and additions to the rules of the 1 club permitting the
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      SONG OF SUSSEX.
      35 31 Best Steep’echaser In England. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 4. By beating: Miss Paget's Insurance .»t Lingfield yesterday, Sir H. Nugent’s Song of Sussex has proved the best steeplechaser in England.
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      CHOPPY WEATHER FOR YACHTING.
      788 31 Dodo Cup. SERIES WON BY KATHLEEN. Sailing was again a wet pastime on Sunday morning, the fresh breeze from the north-east against the ebb tide making the water distinctly choppy. In the race for the six-metres, the final races for the Dodo Cup, Tarbet and Kathleen
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      WORLD’S CHESS CHAMPION.
      417 31 Dr. Alekhine to Visit Singapore. Dr. A. A. Alekhine, the world’* uheso champion, will arrive in Singapore by tho President Adams, and thel Singapore Chess Club hope to arrange for the chamr pion to give a simultaneous display at the Adelphi Hotel on the morning of Feb.
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      MALACCA CLUB.
      193 31 Football and Cricket Meetings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Feb. 4. The annual cricket and football meetings of the Malacca Club were held ye»terday. Mr. R. G. Wilson, who presided at the football meeting, reported that they played 18 games last season, of which they won 13, losl
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      342 32 —Reuter. Scottish Cup. ARSENAL DROP A POINT. London, Feb. 4. The following were the results of today’s matches in the second round of the Scottish F. A. Cup and in the English League:— Scottish Cup.—Second Round. Dundee Utd. 3 St. Johnstone 4 St. Mirren 0 Kilmarnock 1
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      963 32 Latest Positions Of Clubs. The following are the positions to date of clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues:— First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. P. Arsenal 28 19 5 4 83 41 42 Aston Villa 26 16 4 6 68 39 38 Sheffield Wed. 27
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      APPEAL FOR CLEAN FOOTBALL.
      258 32 Circular Issued To Selangor Clubs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 8. Numerous undesirable incidents in league and cup matches occurred, last season, consequently Selangor began to acquire a bad name in football circles. No doubt the recollection of these incidents has inspired the council
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      546 32 Scores in February Medal. The February Medal Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted in a win for G. Finlay in “A division with a net score of 78, and in a win for R. C. Giggins
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      LALL SINGH.
      114 32 Scores Second Century Of Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Feb. 5. I-all Singh obtained another century on Saturday when he made 103 not out in a match between his team and the Klang team, played on the occasion of a function held here in his honour by
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      QUEENSLAND ALL OUT FOR 81.
      427 32 Innings Victory For M.C.C. Tourists. Brisbane, Feb. 7 There was only a small attendance thi« morning when the M.C.C., continuing their first innings against Queensland which stood at 303 for 8 wickets when stumps were drawn yesterday, totalled 343, and then proceeded to dismiss the
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      HOME RUGBY.
      90 32 -Reuter. Army’s Victory Over Blackheath. London, Feb. 4. The following are the results of the leading Rugby matches played today Bedford 15 R.A.F. Blackheath 13 The Army 25 Bristol 3 Cambridge U. Deport Servs. 22 Old Blues Gloucester 34 United Servs. 8 London Scots. 13 Leicester H Northampton
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      JOHORE POLO.
      125 32 After lunching with H. H. Tungku Mahkota, Ungku Asis, Capt. Long A.D.C., and Colonel C. L. Prior, at the Istana Besar, Johore Bahru, on Monday Prince Karimi of Turkey, who is on a visit to Malaya, was entertained at the Royal Johore Polo Club. There was a large
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      66 1 Singapore Official Quotations*. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices s a. A L)ute L’don S'pore Feb. Mar. Apl. Feb. 9 2 1/16 6% 6% 6% 6% 3 2 1/16 6V4 6% 69/16 6% 4 2 3/32 6V4 6 9*16 6 11/16 ♦5 2'» 6\4 6% 6 9/16 6
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      23 1 Peb. 2 Tin S’pore Price $76.00 per picul. 3 76.00 f 4 76.00 6 76.00 7 76.00 ii 8 75.75
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      142 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association hold its 1108th auction ,&gt;n Feb. 8. when there was catalogued 1/119.919 lb. or 589.24 tons; offered 1,299 132 lb or 539.79 tons; sold 902,340 lb. or 402.83 tors. Spot. London 2 1 /Bd. New York 2 29/32 cts. PRICES
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      JAN. TIN RETURNS.
      190 1 uutu Tin Dredging.—Hours run 548, cu yds. treated 173.0v0, tin ere won pcl9 6_85, '.-.timated cost $13,000 cost per cu. yd. 7Vi cents. I’.cnong Consolidated. —Hrs. run 451, cu. yd. treated 93,500, tin ore won pels 582. ■&gt;timated cost $12,000 cost per cu. yd. 12.8 vents. Tongkah
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      MAJEDIE’S LOSS.
      39 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 7. Majedie (Johore) Rubber reports a los»°r the year ended Sept. 30 of £26" compared with a loss of £987 for the Previous year. A credit of £1,237 ii carried forward.
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      LATEX AS BONDING AGENT.
      1111 1 Mixing with Fibrous Materials. By the use of rubber latex as a bonding agent is meant its application as r matrix material; that is, as a bas material for construe.io ml or binning purposes. Thus rubber from latex may be used to bind together for some
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      116 1 Foreign exports of l:n, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at ull Malayan ports, during January, 1933. Destination TorUnited Kingdom 320 United States of America 1,1/1 Continent of Europe 1,506 British Possessions 186 Japan 339 Netherlands India 1 Other Foreign Countries 9 Total 3,832 SUMMARY. EXPORTS. Monthly Accu-
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      MALAYAN TRADE IN 1932.
      469 1 Another Heavy Drop. COMMODITY PRICES STILL FALLING. According to the latest issue by the Department of Statistics of Foreign Imports, Exports and Shipping the year 1932 was a baa one lor Malayan trade, heavy falls taking place both in imports and exports as compared with the
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      2024 2 4 lorretpondmncm. Claims of Proprietary Planters. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Mr. L. A. J. Rijk, in his letter of Jan. 29, pleads for preferential treatment for the Rmall native producer, if anyone is to receive help. I presume that he refers to the peasantry pure
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      DAHUN RUBBER.
      69 2 Allotment Basis In Reconstruction. (From Our Own Corespondent.) London, Feb. 6. The Liquidator of Dahun Rubber announces the registration of a new company in which old shareholders are entitled U&gt; claim allotment oi cor res pond, ng number of 2/- shaies credited 1/9 paid. Tanah Estate reports a
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      GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
      195 2 Credit Balance of $81,073 Carried Forward. The report and statement of accounts for the year ended Oct. 31 states: The accounts show a loss of $353.17 for the year, which falls to be deducted from the balance of $81,426,21 brought forward from last year. There remains a credit
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      SHARE MARKET.
      582 2 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co., in their report Feb. 8, state:— The past week has been a quiet one in all sections of the local share market and there are no outstanding feature wh#h call for comment. Rumours and anticipations with' regard to the War
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      JAN. RUBBER RETURNS.
      62 2 The following were the estimated vroi 1 harvested last month at the undernn &lt; estates: Balau.—4B.ooo lb. Bukit Kledek.—l6,soo lb. Brooklands.---130,000 lb. Bukit KeDong.--28.380 lb. Batu Sablas.—sB,ooo lb Cherns —63,000 lb. Connemara.—'s2l,ooo lb. Kamasan. —27,600 lb. Kepong Ma1ay.—160.653 lb. New Serendah. —59,065 lb. Sordang.—46,ooo lb. Senienyih. 74,500
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      616 3 nrFlN SHIPMENTS OP RUBBER. INCLUDING LATEX, REVERTEX AND CONCENTRATED LATEX, DURING THE MONTH OP JANUARY, 1933. Sheet and Crepe Latex, Concentrated Latex, Revirtex. Total. Tons. .Tons. Tons. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Grand Ndme of Port*. Proper. Settlements. States. Proper.
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      ULU LANGAT PLANTERS.
      163 3 Tho annual general meeting of the Ulu District Planters’ Association 2K P ace the Kajang Club, Mr. C. H. P rp siding. minutes of the half-yearly general eeting were read and confirmed after which Mr. Miller gave a short resume of the activities of the P.A.M. and
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      MALAYA CONSOLS.
      63 3 Net Loss for Year Of £13,363. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 0. The profit of Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging for the year ended Sept. HO was £3,497, but deduction of expenses, general charges and writing off £13,556 for depreciation leaves a net loss of £13,363. Karnra tin
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      GUTHRIE & CO., LTD.
      273 3 GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Removal of New London Offices. After a period of over fifty years at 5, Whittington Avenue, Messrs. Guthrie Co., have recently removed to more commodious offices at 52-54, Gracechurch Street, E.C.3. The new offices occupy extensive space on the first and second floors, and have been specially
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      MALAYAN TIN STATISTICS.
      103 3 Foreign imports of tin ore during tha month of January, 1933. Country of origin Tons. Alaska nil Burma 235 Netherlands India: Banka and Billiton 876 Singkep 65 Other Places 8 French Indo-China 117 Japan 38 Siam 1,138 Tanganyika nil Union of South Africa 60 Total 2,021 SUMMARY.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      831 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singupore, Feb. 8. Mining. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sdbn. £1 £1 Amin Kumbang 23/6 2C/0 £1 £1 Austral Malav 1 rt/- 20/-noin 6/-5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/9 11/6 U H Bangrm Tin 11/- 12/- £1 Ratsng Padang 0.06 0.10 1 1 Batu Cave*
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      Trade and Finance.
      260 4 j EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Feb. 8. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/3 29 32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/3 7/8 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 27^2 London, .30 days’ sight 2 7 3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 25/32 London. T.T. 2 3/4 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,000
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
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