The Straits Budget, 2 November 1933

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. X 951 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<L
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    CONTENTS.
    246 1 fcEADERS— Page A Danger Signal 3 The Council Meeting 3-4 War Talk 4 The Pro-Malay Phase 4 Vetting the Gift Horse 4-5 Non-Malay Fears 5 Occasional Notes 6-7 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-28 Pictures Rubber Factory on Fire 17 judges at the Movie Ball 17
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    97 1 Hnal Year Undergraduates At Dinner. File linal year undergraduates of College had their Michaelmas rm dinner at the F.M.S. buildings n f riday. There was a good attendance. Mr A. P. Paul gave a short talk j'miTing out the necessity of such a 'ion. informal though it was,
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    846 1 Mr. A. J. Daly arrived in Kuala Lumpur from home on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Watson return ed to Kuala Lumpur last week. Mr. D. J. Fraser, of St. Helier Estate. Negri Sembilan. has left for home. Mr. C. J. G. Craig, ot Sungei Nawar
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    ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.
    261 1 Non-Arrival Of First Instructor. Where is Lieutenant-Commander L. A. W. Johnson. R.N.? Chief of the Fishery Protection Gunboat Lilfey Lieut.-Commander Johnson was due to reach Singapore last month to take up the appointment of Instructor to the new R.N.V.R. unit in the Colony < a Colonial Service
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    MISS HOPE-FAULKNER
    57 1 Marriage To Naval Officer At Malta. The wedding will take place on Nov 8 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Malta, of Lieut. A. J Tillard. R.N., H.M.S. Glorious, and ol Maltmas Green. Buckinghamshire, and Miss Dorothy Hope-Faulkner A reception will be held on H.M.S. Glorious. The newly-married couple will
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    IN THE ARCTIC.
    130 1 Singapore Man Tells His Experiences. Mr. Gordon Burt, ol the A P C., Singapore, addressed the Singapore branch of the Engineering Association of Malaya at a meeting at Sea View Hotel on Tuesday on his experiences as a member of a scientific expedition to the Arctic. The
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2442 2 The Planters Of Sumatra—Lessons For The F.M.S.—The D.P.A. And A.V.R.O.S.— Control Of R es ea rch Workers’ Kam lumps —Schools That Are Schools! (By the Kuala Lumpur Correspondent > rpHERE arc probably few Malayan planters who have seen a book entitled “From Primaeval Forest
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      A DANGER SIGNAL.
      1151 3 i.—Straits Times, Oct. 26i in so far as he was appealing for j rct education in the Chinese language in the primary schools in Malaya, wc cannot support the Hon. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean in the protest which he made at yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council.
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      THE COUNCIL MEETING.
      923 3 Straits Times. Oct. 27 With the very important exception to which reference was made yesterday, namely the proposal to give primary education in the Malay language only, the statement of policy made oy His Excellency the Governor at the meeting of the Legislative Council indicates a clear
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      WAR TALK.
      1017 4 the event of an attack upon it.—Straits Times. Oct. 28. Many people would be relieved if It cverc possible to obtain an unbiassed and authoritative statement of the relations existing at present between the governments of Soviet Russia and ol Japan. For several weeks past It has been
      the event of an attack upon it.—Straits Times. Oct. 28.  -  1,017 words
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      THE PRO-MALAY PHASE.
      922 4 Straits Times. Oct. 30. In a leading article last Thursday the Straits Times endeavoured to convey to the Government the sens? of uneasiness that has been growing among the Malaya-born Chinese for some months past, and that is popularly expressed In the statement, entirely fallacious in our
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      VETTING THE GIFT HORSE.
      1166 4 Straits Times. Oct. 31. Reuter’s cable announcing that *he governments of Bolivia, the Mala> States, Netherlands India and Nige r ia had accepted the recommendations 01 the International Tin Committee n t the tin agreement should be renewed for three years from Jan. 1, 1934. aril
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      NON-MALAY FEARS.
      953 5 Straits Times, Nov. 1. Attention was drawn in this column a few days ago to the fact that the proMalay school of thought is dominant *n the official world of Malaya today, and it is now proposed to go further and review the drift of events that has
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    ENGAGEMENT
    44 5 The engagement Is announced between Mis*. Sally Blanche Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hennon. of Si'ngci Se man tan Estate, Mentakab, Pahang, and Mr. A. B. James. Telegraph Inspector. J >hore Poets At Telegraphs Dept The wedding will take place shortly.
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    MARRIAGE.
    48 5 HAOEDORN—BATTRICK.—The marriage of Mr. Cecil C. Hagedom, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hagedorn ol Singapore, and MLss Winifred Battrick. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. Battrick of Poole, Dorset, was solemnl' «*d at St James Church, Poole, on Oct. 28, 1933
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    BIRTHS.
    39 5 IX>NK -On Oct 26, 1933, at the Cairn Holm Husirital to Mr. and Mrs. W Dor.fc. a daughter. CAMPBELL—Oil Oct. 29. 1933, at the General Hospital, Singapore to Kathleen (Neo Hollis), wife of J.A. Telfer Campbell, a son.
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      87 5 NOTICE. All communications for ixith the StraitA Times and the Straits Budget should bo addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets. Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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    30 5 DEATHS DUNNE.—Edward (64). At hi* residence 6f». Rathdown Road. Dublin, on Oct. 25 8LOWE—At Christi Hospital. Wlthington. Manchester on Oct. 26. 1933, Jessie, wife of L. E Slowe of Penang.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      STRANGE HAPPENINGS.
      499 6 r.—Straits Times, Oct. 26. One thing leads to another. On Tuesday under the heading Strange Happenings we referred to a number of unsatisfactory Incidents arising out of the administration of Justice in the F.M.S. That Note has brought information regarding equally unsatisfactory happenings in Johore. The facts as
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      “MR. GAEKWAR.”
      143 6 Straits Times. Oct. 26. Several of those watchful people who delight In pointing out misprints In newspapers have suggested that the Printer’s Devil had the temerity to play tricks with a Government House circular a few days ago. It was reported that among those who had visited His
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      A ROYAL SPEAKER.
      217 6 Straits Times. Oct. 27. i Royalty, and for that matter viceroyalty, is so hedged about with convention in this country that occasions such as that which occurred at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, when the ruler of the State dined with the Rotary Club and gave an address,
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      REAPING THE HARVEST.
      429 6 Straits Times, Oct. 27. Current events in Manchuria furnish i a clue as to the truth of the assertion, j repeated to the point of monotony re- j cently, that the people of the NorthEastern Provinces would regard the prospect of a return of their Chinese rulers
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      CHILDREN’S COURTS.
      182 6 —Straits Times. Oct. 27. Those who are anxious to see greater privacy when young people are unfortunate enough to be prosecuted in Malayan police-courts should note that on November 1 next a new Act will come into operation in England, constituting a series of special Children’s Courts. These
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      CENSORSHIP.
      230 6 —Straits Times. Oct. 2f> The latest newspapers received from Siam show that the censorship in Bangkok continues unrelaxed. Several newspapers have been suspended for ignoring emergency regulations, and such news as is published consists solely of translations of official communiques. Thus the public is left with the choice of
      —Straits Times. Oct. 2f>  -  230 words
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      BICYCLES.
      230 6 —Straits Times. Oct. 28. The recently-made proposal tor tne registration and taxing of bicycles in Singapore, which was subsequently turned down by the Municipal Commissioners, has been extensively commented on in other Eastern cities For instance, the Shanghai Times says Three rousing cheers for thi b*i: in Malaya who
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      RUBBER IN THE NEWS.
      196 6 RUBBER IN THE NEWS —Straits Times, Oct. 30. Press publicity conducted by trie R.G.A. is usually rather on the heavy side, but here are three really snaopy news items received from that quarter: Bull fighting on roller skates is the latest rage in Mexico. The usual sanded ring is covered
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      THE DELHI PARLEYS.
      218 6 Malayan rubber industry.—Straits Times. Oct. 30. Everyone will wish the Controller Labour good luck in the mission wh taking him to New Delhi, and the W s that the chairman of the P.A.M. also going to the Indian capital l„ ws that expert evidence as to condun
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      THE INDIAN MEMBER.
      395 7 THE INDIAN MEMBER -Straits Times, Oct. 30. There is a feeling among the Hindu section of the Indian community of the Straits Settlements that in view of their preponderance over the Mohammedan members of their community they should have a Hindu representative in the Legislative Council. The present Indian member,
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      MALAYAN KITCHENS.
      335 7 MALAYAN KITCHENS Straits Times. Oct. 31. It is oiten asked why the average European woman in the East is so dependent on her servants for everyt hing. But for rare exceptions, for instance, she does not bother about the kitchen. That part of the business is left entirely to the
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      CRAZY FINANCE.
      302 7 objectionable form.—Straits Times. Oct. 31. London newspapers are continuing the mad race for circulation at al: costs. Recently we reproduced figure l showing expenditure running mt hundreds of thousands of pounds incurred by the Daily Express In it« free gift schemes. Repeated attempts ti secure an agreement whereby
      objectionable form.—Straits Times. Oct. 31.  -  302 words
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      BARE JUSTICE!
      150 7 -Straits Times. Nov. 1. The shades of Exeter Hall (If they exist In Malaya) must be greatly disappointed at the result of a Seremban police court case In which a cooii* charged with appearing in public improperly dressed, was sent upon his way without penalty. The prosecution evidence
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      "SINGAPORE GIVES THANKS.”
      321 7 -Straits Times. Nov 1. In the current Issue of the Nev; I Yorker there is a coloured advertisement occupying a full page, and the first word of it is “Singapore.” Above the text appears a corner of the Union I Jack, and below it a most impressive
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      DREAMLAND.
      478 7 DREAMLAND —you appreciate the situation? —Straits Times, Nov. 1. It was suggested facetiously some time ago by a volunteer that ettorts should be made to put a little local colour into the schemes for mimic warfare which are carried out from time to time. The man who mad* this suggestion
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    REBEL PRINCE.
    77 7 Charge Filed In Bangkok Court. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Oct. 31 Two ol the wanted rebels, one ar officer and the other a lord lieutenant, have been taken Into custody Rewards of 1.000 tlcals were offered for their capture. The Public Prosecutor has filed a case against
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    HISTORY OF SECOND TIN CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS.
    1489 8 Explanation In Federal Council. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 31. Special expenditure of half a million dollars on the development of rice cultivation was inserted in the 1934 estimates by the select committee of the Federal Council yesterday. On the other hand,
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    EUROPEANS IN CRASH.
    160 8 Accident Near Causeway. Three Europeans were Injured on Tuesday night when the car in which they were travelling, driven by another European, skidded and crashed into a lamp-post on Woodlands Road. Just before arriving at the Causeway. Two of them were rendered unconscious, but the driver escaped
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    SEIZURE OF PAUL DOUMER.
    593 8 Court Judgment. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS GRANTED. Mr. Justice Gerahty granted an or der for stay of proceedings when he gave Judgment on Tuesday on the mo tion brought by the first chu: ‘erers or the ship G. O. Paul Doumer. The case arose out of the
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    REORGANISATION OF F.M.S. FINANCES.
    3629 9 Effort To Balance Budget By 1935. 1 Introducing: the Supply Bill in the Federal Council on Monday, the acting Chief Secretary. Mr. M. B. Shelley, after describing the financial position of the Federation, emphasised that retrenchment would have to continue. Not only was it essential that
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    S.S. TRADE COMMISSION.
    62 10 Local Shipping Operations Examined. A Press Communique states The 72nd and 73rd meetings of the Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Oct. 24 and 25. Evidence was taken from Mr. F. S. Gibson, Director of the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., regarding the Company’s operations and various
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    JAPANESE TENDERS NOT ACCEPTED.
    93 10 Inspection Difficulty. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. In view of difficulties arising out of inspection of pipes manufactured in Japan. Municipal Committee No. 5 has recommended acceptance of the third lowest tender, that of Messrs. Adamson. Gilflllan and Co. Ltd. ton behalf of the Bengal Iron Co.. Ltd.,
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    MR. INNES AT DELHI.
    85 10 It is understood that Mr. J. C. Junes, the chairman of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, will sail from Penang for India in the course of the next few days. The Controller of Labour, the hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne, has already left for India, and
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    BIG CHANDU SEIZURE BY MONOPOLIES.
    555 10 6,000 Tahils Hidden On Small Island. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the seizure of 6,000 tahils of chandu, valued at over $75,000, by the Preventive Service or. an unhabitated island off the East Coast. A keen look-out is being kept for
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    DEMOLITION OF OLD EUROPE HOTEL.
    40 10 Contract Awarded. SERVICE FLATS TO BF ERECTED. A bleak reminder of the slump win disappear soon. The contract foi the demolition of the Europe Hotel and the creation of a spacious block of service flats
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    TRONOH INQUIRY BEGINS.
    136 10 Great excitement prevailed outside Fullerton Building on Monday when the 22 survivors of the Tronoh disaster arrived to attend the preliminary private inquiry conducted by Commander Dix Deputy Master Attendant. The inquiry is expected to last three or four day, its purpose being to decide whether a
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    MR. W. B. WHITE.
    120 10 Post With Chartered Bank In London. Mr. W. B. White, formerly manager of the Singapore branch of tm Chartered Bank of India, Australia China, hac been appointed one ot London managers, according Reuter cable receiver on Wednesday Coming out to the East in 10' 1 White
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    RUBBER QUIT RENTS AND DUTIES UP.
    4444 11 Loan To Cover Capital Cost Of Retrenchment Proposed. ;> 0 m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. itif Budget meeting of the Federal council opened this morning, the High -•ommissloner and the Rulers being received outside the Government gilding with a guard of
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    SINGAPORE DEFENCE.
    326 12 Developments Proceeding Apace At Changi. The occupation of the entire Changi coastline as far as Telok Paku by the military authorities early in the New year is now an established fact. Occupation of this area will mean that the island will be strongly defended from all four sides.
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      181 12 UNABLE TO KNEEL Neuritis Hampered Her In writing ol the pain and inconvrm ence she suffered from neuritis th woman tells also how she rid herseX “1 have been using Kruschen Sait, tor neuritis, and it certainly has th most wonderful effect. My knees we* very painful, and it became
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3404 13 Weedkiller Results—Quick Control Of Bracken—High Company Overheads —Estates Like City Disc ase Theories—Gingelly Trials. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) weeks ago attention was p rawn in these notes to an arsen-weed-ktller that was being used j ndaram Estate. Negri Sembilan. i then promised to give at a later
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    LAUNCH FOUNDERS.
    109 14 Five Men Picked Up By Fishing Boat. While on patrol duty in the vicinity ol Pulau Ubin and Tanjong Kechil early the Government Monopolies launch. “Pippa” struck a submerged object which forced the propeller blades into the stern, and foundered. Those on board, an Asiatic senior revenue officer
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    PINEAPPLE CONFERENCE
    123 14 Dr. Tempany Hopeful Of Agreement. Several matters concerning the industry were discussed, at the pineapple growers’ conference held on Thursday at which Dr. Tempany, Director of Agriculture, presided, among them being the Pineapple Industry Bill which passed its first reading In Council on Wednesday, and the telegram received
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    DOCTOR FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING.
    259 14 Collided With Another Vehicle. <From Our Own Correspondent.! Seremban. Oct. 26. The case in which Dr. S. C. Howard, the Negri Sembilan estate medical practitioner, was summoned to answer a charge of reckless and negligent driving was concluded today when Raja Kamaralzaman. Seremban magistrate, convicted
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    HUSBAND TO PAY.
    201 14 Goods Sold To European Woman. Mr. H. R. Bull, the civil district judge, on Friday entered Judgment for plaintiff in a case in which Mrs. Robertson, a dressmaker, sued Mr. G. P. Wilson, of Penang, for $180.60. the value of goods sold to his wife. Mr. A.
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    CAPT. EUAN WALLACE.
    110 14 Return From Hong Kong. Capt. Euan Wallace, M.P. for Hornsey and Civil Lord of the Admiralty, returned from Hong Kong by the Mantua on Oct. 25 and went on to the Naval Base again next morning. Capt. Wallace left by road or by air for Penang to
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    VOLUNTEERS’ ROUTE MARCH.
    449 14 General Oldfield Take* Last Salute. Over one thousand members of th S.V.C. participated in the Corps rout! march on Friday evening and everv man, with his equipment highly polish ed took his place in the ranks as thev marched through the town. It excellent turn-out. n Major
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    RAJA UDA.
    144 14 His Excellency the High Commissioner, with the approval of His Majesty the King, has been pleased to appoint Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad. M.C.S., to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council for a period oi three years with effect lrom April 24, 1933, inclusive, in the
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    UNOFFICIALS’ ATTACK ON LANDLORDS BILL.
    4184 15 Proposer Suggests That It Be Left In Abeyance. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean Walks Out After Final Plea For Chinese. An onslaught on the Women and Girls Protection (Amendment Ordinance, which makes a landlord responsible for the purposes to which his house is put, was one
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    CIVIL SERVANT WEDS.
    196 16 Mr. A. W. Hay And Miss Joan Brett. The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon of Mr. Alistan W. Hay of the Malayan Civil Service and Miss Joan Brett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brett of Bishops Stortford. England. Miss Brett arrived
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    AIR DEVELOPMENT CHINA.
    590 16 Britain’s Chance. SIR JOHN HIGGINS’ TOl OF FAR EAST. I Sir John Higgins. K.C.B.. DSO former Air Marshall of the R AF i n J| now director of two of the big,.aviation companies in Great Britain has learnt a lot about the aerial’ strength, civil and military,
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      NEWS !
      360 17 NEWS An impressive picture of the early-morning lire which gutted the doing shed of Tan Kali Kees rubber factory on Wednesday last. Many tons of rubber were destroyed. Top corner Firemen lighting the llamas. The .judges at I lie Mn\ic Ball l» j* ,l j!| < v tt n«- iiuhl.
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      On The March. Off To China.
      102 20 Above The S.V.C. nearing the end of their route inarch on Friday, preceded by the Armoured Car. Below Mr. Alistan Hay, brother of the Legal Adviser. Johore, and his bride. Miss Joan Breti, leaving St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday. Left Talbot grounding for Singapore
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      NANKING ACCEPTS RESIGNATION.
      406 21 two cities. —Sin Kuo Min andjfn Chew Jit Poh. >Ir. Soong To Explain. I ENTIRE FIN ANCE STAFF I MAY WALK OUT. I Shanghai. Oct. 30. I Fallowing the Nanking Government’s I acceptance of Mr. T. V. Soong’s I resignation from his posts, it is I earned
      two cities.—Sin Kuo Min andjfn Chew Jit Poh.  -  406 words
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      EX-CONSUL IN CHINA.
      89 21 ,—Reuter. Death Of Mr. G. A. Otfbe In Canada. Victoria 3.C.. oA 23. Mr. George Alexander Combe;\B.M C <•; sul-Genen 1 at Tsinan. Chirnffled h( v e today.—Reuter. Mr. Combe, who was 56 cais \ige. went to China as a student interfcter in 1901. When the war
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      NEW FRENCH CABINET
      64 21 —Reuter. M. Sarraut To Be Premier Ant Navy Minister. Paris. Oct. T. Confusion has been caused by a last minute reshuffling of the portfolios. It s now definite that M. Sarraut will be Premier and Minister of t he Navy, bile M. Chautemps will be Minister the
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      BRITON ACCUSED OF HIGH TREASON.
      421 21 Reuter. Newspaper Correspondent In Germany. Munich. Oct. 27. The well-known German journalist. Josef Ackerman, has been arrested It is believed the police suspect him of supplying information to Mr. Noel Panter, the London Daily Telegraph’s correspondent who was arrested on Wednesday. Germany has not replied
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      ON NAZI LINES.
      52 21 R V?r. Latvians Demand Change In Constitution. Riga, Oct. 27. \A demand for a referendum on the nendment of the constitution based Nazi ideas was made by the “Grey *rts” (Fascists), including the proijtion of Jews from participating in t\ e and industry and acquiring landproperty or
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      EAST FULHAM.
      207 21 neuter. Election Result A Surprise. London. Oct. 20. The big turnover in the votes at East Fulham which resulted in the wresting of the seat from the Conser- 1 vatives by Labour for the first time in the history of the constituency created a great surprise. The result
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      THE LINDBERGHS.
      109 21 —Reuter. Enthusiastic Welcome In Paris. Paris. Oct. 27. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh, who arrived yesterday evening by seaplane alighting at Los Murelux on the Seine, close to the famous nudist colony, from Inverness. were surrounded by adulation equal to that evoked by his original exploit. Crowds thronged the
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      ARMED WITH A KNIFE.
      179 21 Reuter. Incident At Home Of Viceroy’s Heir. London. Oct. 26. The police are investigating a mysterious occurrence at the house, No. 9 Victoria Square, of Viscount Ratendone. the Viceroy’s heir, who is understood to be leaving for India on Monday Viscount Ratendone’s neighbour. Miss Dorota Flattau,
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      RIOTS BREAK OUT IN PALESTINE.
      345 21 Reuter Police Open Fire. IMPORTANT ARABS ARRESTED. Jerusalem. Oct. 28. One demonstrator was killed several were wounded and one policeman v/as stabbed in the course of a mob attack on a police station. Baton charges proving ineffective, the police fired on the crowd. Disturbances also
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      MANCHUKUO MINES.
      93 21 -Reuter. British Interests In New Company. Paris, Oct. 25. British interests, it is understood, predominate in a new company formed by the Franco-Asiatic Bank, the Chosen Corporation and Japanese interests to exploit and prospect for mines and deposits in Manchukuo. The; capital of the new company is approximately
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      SHANGHAI FORCE.
      37 21 —Reuter. Hattalion To He Transferred To Kontf. London. Oet. 25. Reuter understands it is not intended to remove the Brigadier and his staff from Shanghai when a British battalion moves to Hong Kong in November—Reuter.
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      CURRENCY RACE FORESEEN.
      704 22 Reuter War Between Dollar And Sterling. U.S. TO BUY. Gold Content Of May Be Cut 50 Per Cent. London, Oct. 30. That an international currency race as already foreseen in Washington will result from gold purchases abroad is also the opinion in London, which is of the
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      WARNING TO U.S.
      71 22 Reuter. Sir Robert Horne On Depreciation War. New York. Oct. 28. A warning against a sterling-dollar depreciation war. which he said would prompt Great Britain to do something to defend her trading position, was given by Sir Robert Horne in a speech here. He discussed the National
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      STOCK GAMBLING.
      168 22 —Reuter. New Inquiry Begun By Mr. Roosevelt. I Washington. Oct. 28. j Mr Roosevelt is inquiring Into speculation on the stock and grain ex- j changes, apparently with the purpose of curbing wide price fluctuations. It j is known that Mr Roosevelt is preparing to ask Congress for
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      REVOLUTION PLOT.
      46 22 —Reuter. Mexican Army Officers Arrested. New York. Oct. 28. Several officers have been arrested in Mexico City in connection with an anti-Government plot. Army officers have warned correspondents not to send news of the plot. The conspiracy is not believed to be large —Reuter.
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      ANOTHER CRISIS.
      169 22 .—Reuter. Alarming Situation In Cuba. Havana. Oct. 29. Another crisis is threatening Cuba. The growing labour unrest has culminated in a three-day nation-wide strike in the transport, light, oower and water services, while a lockout nas been declared by the oil companies owing to the employers’ refusal of
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      MR. C. C. READE.
      122 22 Former F.M.S. Official Found Shot. <From Our Own Correspondent.! London. Oct. 29. Mr. C. C. Reade. formerly Government Town Planner in the F.M.S. was found shot dead with a revolver by his side in a hotel bedroom at Johannesburg yesterday morning. Mr. Reade landed at Cape
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      NEW EXTENSION.
      120 22 ;.—British Wirel<J Post Office Research Station. London. Oct. 23. The Prime Minister today formally opened the new extension of the Post Office Research station at Dollis Hill. The station was established before the war and the apparatus is now being transferred to large new premises better suited to
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      KING APPROVES.
      45 22 .—Reuter. Prince George To Visit Soi/h Africa. London, Oct./,’7. It is announced that Prince &lt;$ orge has been invited officially by thftfnion Government to visit South /Africa. With the King’s approval the/?rince has accepted and is sailing I n the middle of January —Reuter.
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      FAMOUS POLITICIAN AND SCIENTIST.
      535 22 M. Paul Painleve Dio* At Age Of 70. On&lt;» of the most active D0 iitioi in France during the war and JvT the reconstruction period \r -j Painleve. died in Paris on Suluiv- 2 the age of 70. cables Reuter 31 M. Painleve was the son
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      THE REICHSBANK.
      52 22 —Reuter. Empowered To Regular Money Market. Berlin. Oct. 2#- A new law abolishing the council of the Reichsbank bo effective today. late It empowers the bank to t‘ 1 t’ money market. Gilt-edged M1 t ties must be put on the open m for use as additional cover
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      INCREASED EXPORT QOUTA FOR MALAYA.
      1218 23 Reuter. ■Now 31,653 Tons A Year Against I The Present 23,115. I By the new international tin agreement which comes into I force next year Malaya’s assessment has been increased to I 71,940 tons a year, of which the export quota is 40 per cent.
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      ADVISER TO SOONG.
      222 23 shek and Mr. T. V. Soong —Sin Chew Jit Poh. .—Reuter. Sir Arthur Salter On Way To China. London, Oct. 27. Sir Arthur Salter, who is a member of the British Economic Advisory Council and former Director of the Economic and Finance Section of the League of
      shek and Mr. T. V. Soong —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; .—Reuter.  -  222 words
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      MRS. A. L. SWYNNERTON.
      44 23 Reuter Wireless. Death Of Woman Associate Of Royal Academy. London, Oct. 24. Mrs. Annie L. Swynnerton, senior Woman Associate of the Royal Academy, died at Hayllng Island, Hampshire, today. Many of her pictures hang In art galleries throughout the world.—
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      FRENCH CABINET IN MAKING.
      221 23 Mainly Radical. ALBERT SARRAUT AS PREMIER. Paris. Oct 26. Subject tc last-minute alteratlrns the French Cabinet, which is mainly Radical, says Reuter, will be composed as follows: Albert Sarraut, Premier and Minister of the Interior, lately Minister lor the Colonies, replacing Daladler aa Premier. Paul-Boncour, remains
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      KINGSFORD SMITH.
      62 23 Reuter Wireless. Australian Cabinet’s Grant Of £3,000. Sydney, Oct. 24. As the result of wide agitation asking for an appointment for Sir Chirlcs Klngsford Smith, the Cabinet has granted him the sum of £3,000 as there is no suitable position available. “Topping." said Klngsford Smith, when informed, adding
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      LEAGUE APPOINTMENTS.
      66 23 —Reuter. New High Commissioner For Danzig. Geneva. Oct. 26. Mr. Sean Lester, permanent Irish delegate to the League of Nations, has been appointed High Commissioner of Danzig and Mr. James G. McDonald, director of the American Foreign Policy Association, appointed High Commissioner of the organisation lathered by the
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      MISSION TO MALAYA.
      69 23 —Reuter. Sir Basil Blackett Leaving 1 London On Nov. 8. London, Oct. 25. Sir Basil Blackett will depart for Malaya by air on Nov. 8.—Reuter. Sir Basil’s mission will be to inquire and report whether and. if so, to what extent and under what conditions the Malay
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      SOONG-CHIANG SPLIT ?
      508 24 SOONG-CHIANG SPLIT Reported Resignation Of Finance Minister. FUKIEN DROUGHT. Russo-Japanese Tension Said To Be lessening. Shanghai. Oct. 2i. According to a foreign source, a serious split between Mr. T. V. Soong and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has occurred, as a result of which the Finance Minister has handed in his resignation.
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      LONDON MOTOR SHOW.
      42 24 Reuter Wire’?ss London. Oct. 2 During the nine days of the International Motor Show the total attendance was 234.255, nearly 50.000 more than last year and the biggest since 1928. The commercial vehicles exhibition opens on Nov. *1.—Reuter Wirc'?ss
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      CONFLICTING NEWS OF SIAM.
      391 24 —Reuter Wireless. j Is Rebel Prince Still In The Country? London, Oct. 27. The Siamese Legation in London has no confirmation of the report received by the Siamese Consul-General at Singapore that the revolt has ended I and that Prince BovaradeJ has fled from the country.
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      DENOUNCED I.R.A.
      89 24 —Reuter. Irish M.P. Shot By Two Gunmen. Belfast, Oct. 27. Major J. H. McCormick, M.P. for St. Ann, Belfast, beat off an attack by two gunmen who fired at him as he was going home from Parliament last night. A bullet grazed his chest and another lodged in
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      OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
      36 24 Lord Irwin, Minister of Education, has been formally nominated as candidate for the Chancellorship of Oxford, rendered vacant by the death of Lord Grey, at a meeting of resident Conservative members of the convocation.
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      U.S. SEEKING A NEW MONEY CONFERENCE?
      337 24 —Reuter. Suggested Reason For Gold Price Increase. New York. Oct. 26. The suggestion that Mr. Roosevelt may use the raising of the gold price as a club to induce foreign countries to make overtures for a new monetary conference along the lines the President
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      SHIPPING DISASTER.
      136 24 steamer Yashima Maru— Aneta-Trans-Ocean. -Reuter. Body Of Foreign Woman Washed Ashore. Kobe, Oct. 25. The body of a foreign woman, believed to be that of Mrs. Prevost, has been washed ashore on a neighbouring beach.—Reuter. The Yashima Maru, a 1,000-ton Inland Sea passenger vessel, foundered in a storm
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      ROME WEDDING.
      47 24 (.—Reuter. Sir Sidney Barton’s Daughter Marries Baron Falcone. Rome, Oct. 25 Marion, the daughter of Sir Sidney Barton, today married Baron Falcone, secretary to the Italian Foreign Office. A reception was held at the British Legation to the Vatican by Sir Robert and Lady Clive.—Reuter.
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      WHY T. V. SOONG RESIGNED.
      390 24 Opposed Japanese Policy And Military Expenses. RUNG TO FILL POST? Government Bonds Fall Sharply. Shanghai. Oct Despite denials by Mr. T v and Nanking officials. It is rH .’111! 8 learned that the Finance Min' .1. tendered his resignation on Ori since when his attitude
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      $58,000,000 WASTED.
      113 24 .—Reuter. Allegations Against Cuban Officials. Washington. Oct. 27. Remarkable revelations were made during the inquiry into the Chase National Bank’s loans to Cuba by tin Banking Investigation Committee 01 the Senate. A request was made by Mr. Aldrich. President of the Bank, that part of one of the
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      AMERICA’S GOLD PLANS.
      119 25 To Be Carried Out Immediately. PURCHASE PRICE. Daily Announcement Of Quotation. 1 1 is stated that America's buying and selling of gold abroad will not begin immediately. The purchase price M ill be announced daily, but w ill not necessarily change. Washingtt Oct. 26. It is learned
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      U.S. GOLD HOARD.
      299 25 K ml angered By President’s Monetary Plan Washington, Oct. 25. Speculation over the premium which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will pay for the first purchase ol newly-mined gold today ranges irom 20 cents to $6. Today’s transaction is described as a trial run as some of the
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      NEW SILVER PLAN ?
      279 25 NEW SILVER PLAN :.—Reuter. Irgency Of Problem Stressed By Senator. Washington. Oct. 25. Having embarked upon the gold Plan. President Roosevelt, according to sources described as usually wellhiJormed, is expected to devote his at-H-ntion immediately to steps to aid silver. Congress advocates of the re- n uietisation of silver indicated
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      OPERA FRAGMENTS FOUND.
      178 25 completely forgotten.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Curious Stories Of How They Were Ix»st. Moscow, Oct. 20. Two priceless lragments of important Russian operas never yet played in public, have just been discovered by the well-known operatic producer. M. Baratov, in searching through the archives of the former Imperial Opera House In
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      SIR STEWART SYMES.
      19 25 —Reuter Wireless. London. Oct. 29. Sir Stewart Symes has been appointed Governor-General of the Sudan.—Reuter Wireless.
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      HEAVY STORMS.
      100 25 Much Damage And Many Towns Isolated. New York. Oct. 25. Heavy snow and big gales are causing considerable Jamage in the States of Vermont, New York, Minne sota, and Illinois. The temperature at the Adirondeck Mountains iL below freezing point, nd many smal. towns are isolated. New York
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      COTTON TALKS.
      339 25 —Reuter. “Very Pleased With The Result.” Bombay. Oct. 28 The Lancashire cotton delegation left for England yesterday after agree- t ment with Indian cotton interests, j Sir William Clare Lees, leader of the' delegation, is very pleased with the I result of the meetings with the Indian and
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      NON-MILITARY ?
      110 25 NON-MILITARY Reuter. Contents Of Official Nazi Organ. Prague. Oct. 29. In view of the German insistence on the non-military character of the Nazi Storm Troops, interest attaches to the contents of the The Storm Trooper the weekly official organ of the Nazi Storm Troops which is sold on the bookstalls
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      ASSAULTED A PEASANT.
      52 25 I.—Reuter. Caruso’s Son Sentenced To Gaol Term. Bologna, Oct. 27 Enrico Caruso, a son of the famous singer, was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 1,500 lire, for an alleged assault on a peasant, who was permanently injured. Enrico’s brother, Rodolfo, was also ncrused but
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      BRITAIN GIVEN BIG ORDER.
      235 25 —Reuter. Railway Materials. TENDERS INVITED FOR FOUR STEAMERS London, Oct. 25. The first order for the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway has been received by the Purchasing Com mis sion and consists of 4,000 tons of 60 lb rails sufficient for 50 miles of railway, small
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      EXPRESS WRECKED.
      158 25 cident is not yet determined. Reuter Wireless. Leaves Rails Over Viaduct. Evreux, Oct. 24 Forty people were killed in the wreck of the Cherbourg-Paris express. It is believed that the accident is due to foul play. This morning’s express disaster is the worst which has occurred on tlv'
      cident is not yet determined. Reuter Wireless.  -  158 words
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      CANADIAN NICKEL.
      102 25 Reuter. German Firm To Purchase Supplies. Ottawa, Oct. 25 A representative of the I. O. Farben Industrie has arrived here, authorised to purchase large supplies of Canadian nickel The representative states that his firm is sponsoring a new process for refining nickel. Much comment has been aroused recently
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      BRITISH TRADE TO BE PROTECTED.
      663 26 —Reuter. Pegging Exchange Value Of The Pound And Dollar. New York. Oct. 31. A secret Anglo-American currency truce has been reached, according to the Chicago Tribune's Washington correspondent. The correspondent says that, after several hours' negotiations between Sir Frederick Leith-Ross and members of the Federal
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      ULTIMATUM TO FORD.
      105 26 —Reuter Wireless. Washington. Oct. 27. Oen. Johnson. Administrator of the National Recovery Administration, has warned Mr. Henry Ford that if the latter fails to submit figures requested by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce within a given period, he will turn the case over to the AttorneyGeneral.—Reuter
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      DR. H. H. KUNG.
      96 26 of tne appointment of Dr. Kung —Sin Chew Jit Poh. New Finance Minister’s Future Policy. Shanghai. Oct. 30. Chinese bankers and commercial bodies in Shanghai have sent a joint petition to the Government requesting the retention of the services of Mr. T. V. Soong. Dr. H.
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      TO BUY TWO ESTATES IN MALAYA.
      318 26 Capital Increase To £1,000,000. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 30 An Increase in the present nominal capital of the London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., from £750.000 to £1,000.000. is proposed by the company. which recently bought two estates and is now
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      FRENCH CABINET.
      79 26 -Reuter. Ambitious Scheme For Recovery. Paris, Oct. 30. The new Cabinet’s first meeting unanimously approved the draft declaration for presentation to the Chamber on Friday, when M. Sarraut is expected to announce the early presentation of an ambitious scheme to assist economic recovery by utilising all the of
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      BELGIAN CABINET.
      79 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Rumours Of Impending Reconstruction. Brussels. Oct. 23. Rumours persist of the impending reconstructior of the Belgian Cabinet It is understood the Home Minister. M. Poullot, will resign for reasons of health and that the Foreign Minister, M. Hymans, has also threatened to resign. The Finance Minister, M.
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      JAPAN MAY SCRAP SUBMARINES.
      81 26 —R *uter London Report. OTHER POWERS Ml ST FOLLOW SUIT. London. Oct m Japan is ready to scrap all her *„x marines provldeu the other follow suit aid aircraft-carrier, also abnhshed. the Dally Teievran naval correspondent is informed*!™ a reliable source. ron This correspondent adds tr
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      COTTON TALKS.
      131 26 ceuter. Indian And Japanese Delegates Agree. New Delhi, Oct. 30 A tariff of 50 per cent, ad valorem on most cotton textile qualities and specific duties on the remainder with Imperial preference was agreed upon by the Indian and Japanese delegations. which met here for the tint time
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      HUGE GERMAN MERGER.
      139 26 To Rationalise Coal And Steel Interests. Berlin, Oct 28 A huge scheme aiming at the rationalisation of German steel and coal Interests is under consideration by four very big concerns The companies affected are Verei nigte Stahlwerke whose share capital is £38.725.000. the Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks £12,500.000. the
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      PALESTINE RIOTING.
      39 26 —Reuter. Administration Empowered 1 Deport Offenders. Jerusalem, Oct. 31. The widest powers, including the ar rest, court martial and deportation offenders, will be vested in the administration from today under a spedaproclamation securing the public sate ty.—Reuter.
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      THE LINDBERGHS.
      49 26 British Wireless. London, Oct. 23. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh today flew from Southampton to Ireland When over the Cork neighbourhood they flew low over Belvelly where t. &lt; trans-Atlantic airport is being instructed and visited the site oi &gt;■ Cork Municipal aerodrome. Later tM proceeded to Bantry and
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      NANKING FACING CRISIS.
      450 27 Government. —Sir Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. \ir Wang Ching-wei May Resign. MK. SOONG’S SPEECH. joint Demand By South And North. Shanghai. Oct. 31. Sensational rumours are circulating t Shanghai and Nanking of Mr. Wang intention to resign frorr. the premiership if Mr. Soong remains
      Government.—Sir Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  450 words
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      MANCHUKUO STATE.
      62 27 .—Reuter. Tii Become Monarchy By Next Spring London, Oct. 30. According to the Dairen correspon&lt;i* nt of the Dail" Telegraph. Manchukuo is expected to be proclaimed a Monarchy under Henry Ft -yi early in ‘he spring. Whether it will be a continuation of the old Chinese dynastic style
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      E. H. SOTHERN.
      219 27 Reuter. Shakespearean Actor’s Death. New York Oct. 30 The death has occurred of he Shakespearean Actor. E. H. Sothern. —Reuter. Mr. Edward Hugh Sothern was born at New Orleans on Dec. 6. 1859. His father. Mr. Edward A. Sothern. was a famous comedian. Mr. Sothern received his
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      STATION STORMED.
      199 27 v.— Reuter. Arrival Of Prisoners Starts Riot. Haifa. Oct. 28. The police were compelled to fire on Arabs who were attempting to rush the main police station toda&gt; following the arrival of prisoners from Jaffa who were arrested in yesterday’s rioting. Several people were wounded. The timely arrival
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      CAR OVERTURNS.
      62 27 —Reuter Wireless. Master Of Sempill Seriously Injured In Chicago. Chicago. Oct. 27 Th Graf Zeppelin, which has extended her normal trans-Atlantic cruise by flying from Brazil to Florida, has arrived here. The Master of Sempill is a passenger. L&tcr* The Master of Sempill and two companions were seriously
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      CUSTOMS MEN SHOT BY SMUGGLERS.
      166 27 plice who then disappeared.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Charred Bodies Found In Frontier Hut. Innsbruck. Oct. 23 The mystery surrounding the death of three Italian customs officers charred bodies were found last week in the burned ruins of a shelter hut in the Passeier valley has been cleared up
      plice who then disappeared.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  166 words
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      SMALL INVESTORS.
      308 27 British Wireless. Safeguard Against Upheavals. Rugby. Oct. 25. The fact that small Investors in Great Britain have holdings amounting to well over £3.000.000.000 was cited by the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Walter Runciman, as one of the sure safeguards against drastic political upheavals in this
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      PRINCE OF WALES.
      51 27 .—British W'reless. Suffering Front Slight Chill. London, Oct The Prince of Wales cancelled his engagement to visit Bedford School today owing to a slight chill and temperature. The Prince’s health is usually so excellent that It is several months sine~ he had to forego any engagement. —British
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      GEN. ARAKI’S PLAN.
      325 27 Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. Fear Of Interference Bf Western Powers. GERMAN VIEW. “To Take The Wind From LitvinofFs Sails.” Berlin, Oct. 31. The suggestion of the Japanese War Minister. Oe. Sadao Arakl, for the convocation of a Far Eastern peace conference finds support In German semi-official circles,
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      EGYPTIAN YARNS.
      99 27 Reuter. Japan’s Bid To Win Market. Manchester. Oct. 26. Egyptian yarn spinners are perturbed by reports that Japanese fine yams are appearing In the European and continental markets at prices 30 to 40 per cent, below the cost ol similar yarn* produced In Lancashire. The quality and strength
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      MR. LIU WEN-TAO.
      73 27 Reuter Minister In Berlin Goes To Rome. Berlin, Oct. 30. The Chinese Minister, Mr. Liu Wentao, left for Rome last night and was seen off at the station by all the i egatlon officials and represent' tives of the Foreign Office. Mr. Liu said that he was
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      NANKING CRISIS REPORTED.
      388 28 Dr. Lo Wen-kan May Not Resume Post. PREMIER’S SPEECH. Volunteer Activities In Kirin Province. Shanghai. Nov. 1. After holding a lengthy discussion with Mr. T. V. Soong at his residence In the French Concession in Shanghai. in which Mr. Wang Ching-wel again endeavoured to smooth over the
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      GOVERNOR HONOURED.
      51 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 27. The Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra, Jonkheer B.C.C.M.M. van Suchtelen, has been appointed Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium. Jonkheer van Suchtelen was the host of the Crown Prince of Belgium during the latter’s visit to
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      LABOUR OFFICE.
      28 28 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Germany Notifies Her Withdrawal. Berlin, Oct. 25. The German Government has formally notified the International Labour Office In Geneva of Its withdrawal from that organisation.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      RUBBER.
      101 28 Purpose Of Conference In Batavia. &lt; From Our Own Correspondent.» Batavia, Oct. 31. Preliminary reporta from authorities in the Outer Possessions indicate that the conference of Governors in the Outer Possessions to be held here on Nov. 22 to discuss rubber restriction will be the most important effort so
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      U.S. DOES NOT WANT CURRENCY WAR.
      316 28 .—Reuter Wireless. British Co-operation Invited. London. Oct. 31. Too many obscurities have yet to )e clarified before any definite view is obtainable of the effect of the latest phase of President Roosevelt’s experiment. declares the city editor of The Tims. Yesterday’s American price for
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      BANK OF POLAND.
      41 28 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Warsaw, Oct. 26. The Bank of Poland has lowered its bank rate from 6 to 5 per cent. The last change occurred on Oct. 21, 1932. when the rate was lowered from 71/2 to 6 per cent.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      DEBT TALKS MAY BE POSTPONED.
      307 28 —Reuter Wireless. Britain’s Reported Offer Of 10 Per Cent. New York. Oct. 28. An Informal oil of 10 per cent, of the total war debt payable in annuities has been made indirectly by the British representatives, according to the Herald-Tribune, but the offer is rep
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      MAY BE RELEASED.
      190 28 —Reuter Wireless. Briton Who Was Gaoled By Nazis. Berlin, Oct. 28. Diplomatic circles are confident that Mr. Noel Panter. Munich correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, who is now experiencing his fifth day of detention at Munich, will not come up for trial. A carefully worded official statement
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      WAR DEBTS.
      20 28 Reuter. Washington, Oct. 28. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross denies reports that the Anglo-American debt negotiations are making no progress.—
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      “ITALY TO LEAD THE WORLD.”
      169 28 —Reuter Wire l^ Air, Land And Sport. MUSSOLINI’S SPEfcCH To FASCISTS. Rome, Oct The King participated for the fl, time in the celebrations of the nth anniversary of the Fascist March oS Rome tod-v when 16.000 war veterans and Black Shirts marched alon« the route
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      MARCH ON ROME.
      128 28 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Fascists Celebrate In Novel Fashion. A Rome, Oct. 31 The 11th anniversary of the Black Shirts’ march on Rome was celebrated in novel fashion on Oct. 30 by marrying 10.000 young couples in the Eternal City and in the Province of Romagna In conformity with the
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      JEWISH CONFERENCE.
      107 28 —Reuter. £2.000,000 Wanted To Settle Refugees. London. Oct. 31 The Jewish conference now being held in London, which is attended by 100 delegates from 45 countries. m u eluding America. *s planning an appeal to world Jewry for .£2.000.000 to assist in settling Jewish re ugees from Germany.
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      LORD MARLEY.
      37 28 —Reuter. To Stay In Moscow For Red Anniversary. Moscow. Oct. 28 Lord Marley has arrived from the Anti-War Congress at Shanghai ana is remaining for the celebrations on t anniversary of the Revolution on N
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      NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
      46 28 prize wini rar. nrinui alternative candidate. Aneta-Tran-Ocean. Warshaw, Oct. 23. Russo-Polish fraternisation has an the semi-official Gazeta Polska to P r pose M. Lltvlnoff, Russian Commit for Foreign Affairs, for the Nobel P A prize with Mr. Arthur Henderson as alternative candidate. Aneta-Tran-
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    ARSENAL’S £8,000 CENTREFORWARD PROVES HIS WORTH.
    843 29 Plays Great Part In Aston Villa’s Downfall. trom Our Own Correspondent. &gt; London. Oct. 28. yin* Arsenal’s £8,000 centreforward, nunne proved his worth at Villa Park today by scoring two brilliant goals i d Dclng mainly responsible for the Londoners getting away with both
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    MALAYAN CRICKETERS LEAVE.
    410 29 Inter-Port Series. •WE SHALL NOT DISGRACE OURSELVES.” 1 am sure we shall not disgrace ourselves,” said Mr. R. N. Hamilton, skipper of the Malayan team which is to meet Hong Kong and Shanghai in toe inter-port cricket series next month. Eight of the twelve players left by
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    HOME RUGBY.
    198 29 —Reuter. Oxford University’s First Defeat. London, Oct. 28. Oxford University encountered their first defeat of the season today. They were entertaining a strong Services side from Portsmouth and lost a good game by 15 pts. to 12. The biggest surprise of the day, however. was the overwhelming defeat
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    S.C.C. LOSE ANNUAL HOCKEY MATCH.
    383 29 Selangor Club Win Thrilling Game. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28 The S.C.C. lost their annual hockey match with Selangor Club here today by 3—1. The game was fast and Interestin'* despite the slightly sodden state ol the ground. From the opening bully-off,
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    WATER-POLO.
    223 29 Chinese Teams Too Good For S.S.C. At one stage of the game it seemed as if the Singapore Swimming Club stood a fair chance of repeating on Sunday their victory of last year over the Chinese Swimming Club at water polo They held the visitors well during the first
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    MALAYAN INDO – CEYLONESE WIN AT THIRD ATTEMPT.
    717 30 MALAYAN INDO CEYLONESE WIN AT THIRD ATTEMPT. Wiltshires Beaten After Extending Malays. M.I.G'.F.A. .1; Chinese ..2. The All-Malayan Indo-Cejlonese Football Association has been formed to look after the interests of IndoCeylonese soccer players in Malaya and also to arrange and manage tours to •other countries. The first tour, it has
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    CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER AT SWIMMING CLUB.
    441 30 New Filtration System Now In Operation. Ki«ht hundred thousand gallons o; crystal clear water have again been pumped Into the Singapore Swimming Club’s pool and the beauty of it is that it will not be dirty again in a fortnight or less it the
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    180 30 Island Club Beaten By S.G.C. In a four ball match at Bukit Timah on Sunday Singapore G.C. defeated the Island Club by 24 points to 7 Vi Details (Island Club players first) The following are the results of the second round of the Vade Cup competition at the
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    DANIEL MASKELL.
    64 30 Wins Professional Tennis Title Once More. London, Oct. 28. At Ealing to-day in the British professional lawn tennis championship final Daniel Maskell (the holder! beat T. Jeffrey 6—3. 6—2. 8—6. (This is the sixth time Masked (who has coached many of Britain’s leading players) has won the title.
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    HERE AND THERE.
    273 30 London, Oct. 25. The following were the results of Rugby matches played today: Eastern Counties 38 Kent 0 (At Leytonstone Surrey 29 Sussex 15 &lt;At Richmond St. Bart's 4 Camb. Un. 21 —Reuter. Laurel, Maryland. The Challenger Purse (value £soo* was run today and resulted as follows:
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    OUTSIDER WINS THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
    380 30 —Reuter. Favourite Finishes I Fourth. I London. Oct. 25 1 The Cambridgeshire Stakes &lt;1 Ml 1 fur.), which were run at NewmaSJ today, resulted as follows: **1 Sir Abe Bailey’s RAYMOND &lt;8.4, I Sir Ernest Tate’s DENBIGH Is.gf I Nevett I Sir Thomas Putman’s STALKY I
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    ANOTHER MISHAP AT IPOH RACES.
    1537 31 ■Stewards’ Inquiry Into Irvine I Accident. -in Our Own Correspondent.) Ipon. Oct. 26. regrettable feature or the autumn -netting of the Perak Turf Club, the last day of which took place today, has Keen the number of accidents. Today Spaniels was the victim. Riding Palm
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    TARBET WINS FIRST OF BLACK SWAN SERIES.
    600 31 Mowgli Upsets Betsy’s Run Of Victories. The “B” Class lound that a light, westerly breeze made it very difficult to make a good start on Sunday at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club. Timed trial starts were of little or no use as the
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    SPLENDID RECOVERY BY S.C.C.
    1047 32 Score Three Times After Being Six Goals Down. Command Officers S.C.C. 3. The S.C.C. hockey eleven which met the Command on the padang on Monwas weakened by the absence of M. C. Elliot, but after a poor display in the early stages the Club settled down
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    M.C.C. IN INDIA.
    76 32 .—Reuter. Big Victory Over N. W. Frontier. Peshawar. Oct. 29. The M.C.C. team which is touring India beat a North West Frontier Provinces team by an innings and 135 runs. The M.C.C. team scored 350 for seven and declared. The chief scorers were Mitchell 84. Townsend 94
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    SINGAPORE’S FORWARD WEAKNESSES.
    928 32 Command Outplayed 0» Padang. Singapore Hi pts. M. omniand 0 Although a large crowd saw Singapore obtain a well-deserved victory over the Malaya Command on the Padang on Saturday there must have been very few who did not come away from the game a trifle disappointed. At
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    VINCE DUNDEE.
    25 32 —Reuter. Wins Middleweight Championship. Boston, Oct. 31. Vince Dundee won the world’s middleweight title here tonight, beating the holder, Lou Prouillard on points.—Reuter.
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    TENNIS.
    136 32 Police Tournament Finals. The finals in the Police tennis tournament were played on the D‘‘P°t courts in Thomson Road before the Hon. Mr. H. Fairburn, Inspector-Gen-eral of Police and a large attendance. In the men’s singles C. J. R- Ber 1 broke beat A. E. G. Blades in strain
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      FEDERAL COUNCIL APPROVES R.R.I. INQUIRY REPORT.
      2659 1 British Resident Answers Criticisms. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. Approval of the report of the R.R.I. rummission of inquiry was moved in the Federal Council to-day by the Hon. the acting British Resident of Perak, Mr. G. E. Cator. The wording
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      RICE TAX.
      40 2 Owing to pressure of space the reply of H.E. the High Commissioner to the protests of the unofficial members of the Federal Council over the rice tax is unavoidably held over, and will appear In next week’s Budget.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      70 2 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations ?orw*trd Contracts Spot Sailer Prices &lt;1 i "f Date L’don S’pore Nov. Dec Jan Oct 26 3 15/16 12% 13 12% 13 27 3 2®/32 12 7/16 12 11/16 12% 12% 28 3 15/16 13% 13 5/16 13% 13% 30 3 31/32 12% 13
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      Loss Of $28,963 For The Year. United Engineers Meeting. SHAREHOLDERS’ CRITICISM OF BALANCE SHEET.
      3883 2 The twenty-second annual general meeting of United Engiseers Ltd., was held al the registered office, River Valley Road, on Oct. 25, the chairman, Mr. J. A. P. Strachan, presiding. It was reported that there was a
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      SHARE MARKET.
      651 3 Fraser Co.’s Weekly Report. Freser and Co.’s weekly report, dated Singapore Oct. 31, states The anticipated announcement from official squrces governing increased tin quotas for the nines was duly forthcomir during the week Investors and speculators at present appear to be confident that the price of the metal
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      796 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Sinjpipjre, Nov. 1. Mining. Vl? U Pd Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 32 33 £1 £1 Austral Malay 36 37/6 5/-5 ''-Ayer Hitam Tin 15 6 16/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 30 3 31 3 I 1 Batang Padang 0.21 0.26 1
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      Trade and Finance.
      398 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Nov. 1. SELLING. London. 4 months’ sight 2 '4 5/32 London, 3 months' sight 3/4 1/8 London, 60 days’ sight 2/4 7/64 London, 30 days’ sight 2/4 3/32 London, demand 2/4 1/16 London, T.T. 2/4 1/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 930 Hamburg, demand Mi
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      MANDAI-TEKONG.
      351 4 Loss Of $2,526 On Year’s Operations. The 23rd. annual general meeting of the Mandai-Tekong (Singapore) Rubber Estates. Ltd., was held on Tuesday at the registered offices of the company, Market Street, with Mr. Lee Keng Hee (chairman) presiding. Others present were Messrs. Lee Chim Tuan, A. W. Cashin, E.
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 4 0C^ 26 Tin, S’pore Price $112.75 per picu*. 27 113.00 28 113.3714 30 113.6214 31 113.50 Nov. 1 113.25
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES OCT. 17.
        571 4 Allagar &lt;2 1/4; Alor Pongsu (2/) /9: Anglo-Malay (£1) 9 9: Ayer Kuning (£1) 19 6; Bagan Serai (£1) 7,16; Bahru (Sel.) (2/&gt; 2/14; Banteng (£1) 4; Batang (2/) /7; Batu Caves (£1) 13/6; Batu Tiga (£1) 16/3; Bek oh &lt;2") /7; Bertam Con. (2/)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 1.
        717 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company &lt;te Co. Evatt. 454.175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 0.824 0.874 0.75 0 9( 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-32 -Alor Gajah ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0 70 439.125 1 Nil
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