The Straits Budget, 30 November 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES f 5 Q r P A DT TOimtr\ a > [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. -{,955 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    329 1 LEADERS— Pate Colony vs. F.M.S. 3 The Toll Threat 3 The Rupee 3-4 Mr. Nair’s Report 4 The Racial Issue 4-5 Better Days 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures— Chinese Merchant’s Funeral 17 Singapore Wedding 17 Singapore Amateur Races 18 Joan Watson 18 A Seven-Foot Bat 18 Departure of Mr.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    851 1 Mr. H. D. Bidlake. of Kubang Estate, Nilai, has returned from leave. Mr. G. C. Macaulay, ot Messrs. Bannon and Bailev. has returned from home leave. Mr. S. J. Nias, of Lenggong Estate, Seminyh, Selangor, has left the country on furlough. Mr. Jones, of the Electrical Department,
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    173 1 Economic Survey Of Malaya. The 82nd, 83rd and 84th meetings of the Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Nov 21. 22 and 23. Evidence was taker from Mr. S. O. H. Leyh. Acting Senior Assistant Superintendent. Government Monopolies.. S.S., regarding the fiscal aspects of Malayan tobacco cultivation;
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    JOHORE MUFTI.
    132 1 Appointment Of Much Importance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Nov. 27. The Government Gazette announces that Syed Salim bln Hassan Alattas. acting Kathl Besar. has been appointed to officiate as mufti. In addition to his own duties. Who will ultimately be appointed to this post is still
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    MOTHER ST. GENEVIEVE.
    66 1 Death After 35 Years Work In East. Mother Saint Genevieve of the Pen ang Convent, who. until recently, was In charge cf the Baltic Pulau Convent has died at the age of 70. She had b»en over 35 years in the East Father Deredec officiated at the
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    K.L. DANCE HALLS.
    48 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 27. An indication of the uneconomic competition that has been going on between Kuala Lumpur dance hulls Is to be found In the announcement that the Great Eas* r n and Riviera hulls ha r agreed to amalgamate.
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    WELL-KNOWN DOCTOR KILLED.
    246 2 Car Crashes Down Ravine. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 27. Driving along a winding road near Bentong on Sunday afternoon a Luropean motorist saw a small saloon car overturned in the undergrowth at the bottom of a deep ravine. He investigated and found one occupant
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    PASSENGERS.
    426 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 10. The following are passengers by ttic P. and O. Naldera, which left London today and is due in Singapore on Dec. 8: For Penang.—Mr. and Mrs. R. Carswell. Miss P. A. M. Cox, Miss H. Cran, Mr. E. J. C. Currie, Mrs.
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    CASE WHICH BEGAN IN 1922.
    417 2 Important Court Of Appeal Ruling. That the assignee of rights in a judgment of court does not become possessed of the original rights on the claim upon which the judgment was i made, was the ruling made by Mr. Justice Thomas. Chief Justice of the
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    INJUNCTION GRANTED.
    123 2 First Case Under New Ordinance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 27. The first case brought under the recent ordinance of the registration of United Kingdom designs with regard to printed cotton piecegoods will be heard shortly in the Penang Supreme Court. In connection with the case a
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    BOY’S STRUGGLE WITH CROCODILE.
    222 2 Terrifying Experience In Taiping Pool. Behind the fact that a Malay schoolboy named Mohamed Razak is undergoing medical treatment for injuries to his hand, lies the story of a thrilling struggle with a crocodile, a few days ago. The story, as related by the boy himself
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    HIDDEN IN THE OIL.
    153 2 Record Haul Of Illicit Chandu. The finding of 7.000 tahils of smuggled chandu in one of the oil fuel tanks of a Norwegian ship led to two Shanghai Chinese, members of the crew appearing before Mr. H. A. Forrer. on Tuesday on a charge of being
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    JAVANESE TO HANG.
    150 2 Math Sentence At Third Trial. (From Our Own Coiresponoent.) JOhore Bahru, Nov. 28 The retrial of a Javanese named Tasripan bin Shukor, accused of the murder of another Javanese by name Kassan at Parit Rantau Panjang, Separap, Batu Pahat, on Feb. 24, of this year, which commenced
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    SCHOOLBOYS RUN DOWN BY BUS.
    543 2 Driver Pined. i 5-YEAR-OLD WITNESS IN THE BOX. The allegation that racing buses ltd to an accident was made when Eng Seng was charged before the eri minal district Judge, on one charge causing hurt and three charges o causing hurt by a rash act.
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    HUSBAND ACQUITTED.
    45 2 From Our Own CorrespondedKuala Lumpur, Nov Lee San. a Chinese mining 1 f who was charged with the nrura his wife at Sungei Besi last Augus. discharged by the first maglstr day in compliance with the v L:gal Adviser’s instructions, acquittal was recorded.
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  • The Straits Budget
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      COLONY vs. F.M.S.
      984 3 -Straits Times, Nov. 23 Of recent years there have been distinct signs of a change of attitude towards the Malay States in Singapore. This has not yet taken any definable form and is indeed no more than a vague and uneasy suspicion that things are not as
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      THE TOLL THREAT.
      1013 3 share In the profits—Straits Timas* Nov 24 In Wednesday's leading article we expressed a hope that we had been misinformed regarding reports tnat the Imposition of a toll on vehicular traffic using the Johore Causeway was under contemplation. Unhappily, that hope has not materialised On the contrary,
      share In the profits—Straits Timas* Nov 24  -  1,013 words
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      THE RUPEE.
      1013 3 -Straits Times, Nov. 25. Recent cables announcing a val of the agitation among certain Indian business Interests against the Is. 6d. rupee and renewed demands for substantial depreciation should not give rise to nervousness among local trading concerns having connections with India Spasmodic attacks on the rupee have
      -Straits Times, Nov. 25.  -  1,013 words
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      MR. NAIR’S REPORT.
      946 4 Straits Times. Nov. 27. For the first time since the Indian Agency was created, the holder ol that appointment has had to review a period in which the price of rubber fell to twopence a pound. The extraordinary difficulties which that desperate depression presented for the Delhi
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      THE RACIAL ISSUE.
      869 4 trouble in the future.—Straits Times. Nov. 28. We deeply deplore.” says a Malayan contemporary, this growing cleavage between Malays and non-Malays, and suggest that all who have the interests of Malaya as a whole at heart should do their best to discourage this controversy. which is bound
      trouble in the future.—Straits Times. Nov. 28.  -  869 words
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      BETTER DAYS.
      890 5 Straits Times. Nov. 29 Malayan trade returns up to the end of October, which were issued on Tuesday, make very comforting reading. True, the considerable improvement in the position which is shown is due in a large measure to the production cf rubber at a rate which is
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.
      117 5 —Straits Times, Nov 23. Prompted by a recent judgment of the Privy Council, we have looked up particulars of previous appeals from this Colony and find that during the years 1931, 1932 and 1933 there have been eight such cases In only one was the local decision
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      A SURVEYOR’S MONUMENT.
      203 5 In the nearest hospital.—Straits Times. Nov. 23. One of the forgotten tragedies of this country is recalled by an article contributed by Mr. J. P. Mead to the Malayan Forester. In May, 1892, a Government surveyor named J. A. A. Williams was travelling in the moun tains
      In the nearest hospital.—Straits Times. Nov. 23.  -  203 words
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      VIRTUE IN PAHANG.
      204 5 -Straits Times, Nov. 23. A prostitute has a pitiful life in most countries, especially those within the British Empire, but her sad trade has never yet been declared unlawful in Itself. She may go to prison for soliciting, or for running a brothel, but otherwise she will
      . -Straits Times, Nov. 23.  -  204 words
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      THE KULAI PURCHASE.
      145 6 Straits Times. Nov. 23. Mr W. P. Millar, proprietor of Kulai Rubber Estate. Kulai, Johore writes. in Notes Of The Day in your Issue ol Nov. 21 I observe that you refer to ‘tho purchase of Kulai Rubber Estate, Johore, by five companies of the Harrisons Barker
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      MR. BISHOP’S FINDINGS.
      258 6 Straits Time*, Nov. 24. Rubber planters, and indeed all who have a slake in the plantation rubber Industry, should read the address by Mr. R. O Bishop, published in the Straits Times today. Mr. Bishop spent some time in the United States tills summer trying to find
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      A JOB FOR FORESTERS?
      258 6 —Straits Times, Nov. 24 A Rantau planter wrote to tho Straits Times the other day to ask why the aid ol the Forest Department, had not been Invoked ere now in studying the cultivation of rubber under more or less natural conditions. The .same question was
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      BRITISH FASCISTS.
      230 6 British respectability.—Straits Times, Nov. 24. Sir Oswald Mosley, having failed to make any conspicuous success of his various political ventures, has at last found his element as leader of he British Union of Fascists. The movement in Great Britain is making headway. though there would appear to be
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      THE TOLL THREAT.
      163 6 Straits Times. Nov. 25. Following publication of Wednesday’s leading article referring to report that the imposition of a toll on certain forms of vehicular traffic using the Johore Causeway was under consideration, the Automobile Association ol Malaya issued a circular suggesting to its members that we were
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      EARNING A LIVING.
      247 6 minus the shells!— Straits Times, Nov. 25. If. with the assistance of Japan and those other countries so pathetically eager to help her, China ever attains such a degree of development as to experience acute industrial unemployment, there will be no necessity for the Chinese Government of
      minus the shells!—Straits Times, Nov. 25.  -  247 words
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      PENANG’S HIGHBROWS.
      250 6 a big A about it.”—Straits Times Nov. 25. In “Early Penang," a little book written by Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell three years ago, and one that has not had as many readers as It deserved. Mr. Purcell said that the outstanding characteristic of social life in
      a big A about it.”—Straits Times Nov. 25.  -  250 words
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      MR. BISHOP’S FINDINGS.
      60 6 -Straits Times, Nov. 25. A Note on this topic In the Straits Times yesterday contained a cross reference to Mr. Bishop's paper which did not, however, appear in yesterday’s issue. The missing article <whicn fell a victim to the perennial sub editorial wrestle with the space problem)
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      AN ESTATE STORY.
      85 6 is well !—Straits Times Nov. 27. Scene: The approach lane to an estate bungalow Time: Afternoon. Sounds Car hooting for some time to attract boy’s attention in bungalow. Ferocious voice of bungalow owner, cia.i only in a sarong, is he rushes down his steps thinking it is
      is well !—Straits Times Nov. 27.  -  85 words
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      MALAYS IN OFFICES.
      354 6 .—Straits Times. Nov. 27. “Anak Negri," a Malay correspondent in Selangor, has written to the Straits Times to point out that in the past Malays in government offices have always had to work under chief clerks and other senior employees belong!ny to the non-Malay Asiatic races, and
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      TAXATION IN JAVA
      221 7 plunder steadily reduced.”—Straits Times, Nov. 27. In a recent issue of The PolicyHolder,” an insurance journal published in Manchester, there is reference to an interview with Mr. Van Gelderen who is branch manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited in Batavia. According to the interviewer.
      plunder steadily reduced.”—Straits Times, Nov. 27.  -  221 words
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      AMERICA’S RECOVERY.
      176 7 remainder of the year.—Straits Times. Nov. 28. A mercantile firm in Singapore has just received from the United States a letter which gives an independent view of that country’s progress toward recovery. Mention is made of only one Item of commerce, paraffin wax, but it is claimed that
      remainder of the year.—Straits Times. Nov. 28.  -  176 words
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      A MALACCA OBELISK.
      310 7 Straits Times. Nov. 28. Our local knowledge of Malacca is n °t sufficient to enable us to say whether there is still to be seen in that town an obelisk tc the memory of British troops killed in the Sungei Ujong fighting of 1874 and 1875. but
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      “CEYLONESE VACANCIES”
      296 7 ments might suggest. -Straits Times. Nov. 28. The Note under this heading whicn appeared the other day has drawn an apprehensive letter from a correspondent in Kuala Lumpur, but oui correspondent has misunderstood the following statement: “It is true that there is a large Ceylonese element in Government
      ments might suggest. -Straits Times. Nov. 28.  -  296 words
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      THE WANGKANG.
      244 7 shockingly in recent years. Straits Times, Nov. 29. Yesterday, the Chinese of Malacca spent a day of rest before continuing their celebration of the ancient Wa.igkang festival today with a repetition of Monday s procession along a different route. None of those who have been privileged to witness
      shockingly in recent years. – Straits Times, Nov. 29.  -  244 words
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      THE EXODUS.
      194 7 —Straits Timos. Nov. 29. Duties imposed in the F.M.S. are having a pronounced effect in all districts close to the Straits Settlements border. Poorer dwellers in F.M.S. territory find the new duties pressing harshly, and a correspondent who is closely in touch with the labouring classes estimates that
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      A.A.A. AND THE TOLL.
      247 7 Straits Times, Nov. 29. With regard to last Saturday’s Note cn the circular issued by the Automobile Association of Malaya relative to the suggested Johore Causeway toll, we are assured that the circular was not issued to contradict the Straits Times statement that such a toll
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    BIRTHS
    88 7 AVERY. —On Nov 26, 1933, at the Bungsar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, to Phyllis Marianne, wife of J. T. Avery, a son. ELDRED.—At the General Hospital. Singapore on Nov. 24 to Dorothy, wife of Wllllngton Eldred. a daughter. HOGAN.—At Singapore, on November 23. 1933 to Mr. Mrs. O. E. Hoj.an,
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    ALLEGED BRIBE.
    141 7 Charge Against Northern Indian. Alleged t) have attempted to abet the offence of offering a bribe ol $5 to Court Inspector F. Goodship. a Norm Indian named Kelandar appeared belore Mr. Curtis, the third rr igistrate, on Monday. Kelandar was charged with assaulting a S.H.3. police constable the
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    68 7 DEATH. BIlUYERES—At Durban, South Africa, on Nov. 18. 1933, Lawrle Osbert Henry Bruyeres. English atrd Australian pai'ers please copy. IN MEMORIAM In ever loving memory of George Alfred William Picton-Gilroy, who died at Singapore on November 29, 1927. The sting was bitter, the cut severe, To part with one we
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    FAITH IN INFLUENCE OF THE WANGKANG.
    1272 8 Dr. Hoops’ Address On “This Great Ceremony.” (From Our Special Correspondent.) Malacca. Nov. 2H. Faith in the influence of the Wangkang ceremony on the depression, in banishing, at least, the slump mentality, was the dominant note of a special Rotary Club dinner here last
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    THE CASTING VOTE.
    146 8 Penang Publicity Idea Rejected. (From Our Own Correspondent.? Penang. Nov. 28. A publicity scheme to tell the world about Penang was rejected by the Penang Municipal Commissioners today on the casting vote of the President. Mr. Knight brought a motion to set up a standing committee to
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    CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME.
    140 8 Babes In The Wood At Victoria Theatre. Rehearsals for the pantomime that the Singapore Volunteers are putting on at the Victoria Theatre at Christmas have been going on for some weeks, and everything points to a most amusing show. The pantomime will be called The Babes In The
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    TOO MUCH BEER.
    57 8 I drank beer on an empty stomach.” said a Tamil, Veerappan, who was charged in the police court on Tuesday with being drunk and incapable in Jurong Road on Sunda Police Inspector Lowe asserted that the accused was found unconscious and had to be treated in hospital.
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    CARRIED BICYCLE ON SHOULDER.
    239 8 Sportsman Amuses A Constable. (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban. Nov 26 The police drive against cyclists ha* reached such a stage that the slight est offence is sufficient for them to be brought up in court How well the public are aware 0 f this may
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    CYCLIST KILLED.
    362 8 European Driver Exonerated. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the Coroner. Mr. J. G. Bourne, at the inquest on Yee Ah Keow, a Chinese 18 years of age. who died as the result ot being knocked down )y a car driven by a European. H.
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE TOLL THREAT.
      387 9 To the Editor of liie Straits Times. Sir.—As one who Is Interested In transport problems in Malaya I have read with much Interest your leading article of Nov. 22 entitled Another Toll.” At such times as the present it is certainly of great importance that the cost
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      THE S.C.B.A.
      178 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —As a keen supporter of the cause of the Straits. Chinese community. I must congratulate the chairman of the S.C3.A. on the cogent arguments he put into his speech at the annual meeting of that association. There is, however, one
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      THE NOISE PROBLEM.
      99 9 To tne Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—l do not know where to make a complaint regarding the noise oi a factory near the junction of Neil Hoad and Keong Saik Road This factory works regularly from 6 a m. to 4 a m. the next morning,
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      F.M.S.R.’s AWAKENING.
      149 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The thanks of the travelling public are due to the F.M.S. Railways for the improvements seen in the second class sleeping compartments of their trains. A passenger will not need to climb to the upper berth as hitherto, as the
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      SOCIAL SERVICES.
      273 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —The absurd degree to which social services have been developed was forcibly brought home to me today. In our village street I passed a throng gathered round a large van containing a Government Free Travelling Dispensary, with three attend ants
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      BICYCLES.
      134 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—The Municipal Commissioners have turned down the proposal lor the registration of push-bicycles on the ground that such a step would be a hardship to the users of these vehicles Yet we read reports, practically daily of accidents caused by ‘joy-riding cyclists!
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      RUBBER’S FUTURE.
      144 9 RUBBER’ S FUTURE. To the Editor oi the Straits Times Sir.- Your Planting Correspondent’s commentary on my letter under the above heading is of much Interest. The general method indicated of calculator up< rvision charges (salaries and on ‘he basis of f.o.b. cost, appears, subject to further knowledge on my
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    105 9 Wealthy Chinese Families Unite. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 27. A Chinese society wedding took place today Mr. Yeap Hock Hoe, the nfth son of Mr. Yeap Chor Ee. the Penang millionaire was married to Miss Ida Oei, daughter of the former Java sugar king and Mrs.
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    RECONCILED.
    118 9 Husband And Wife Settle Difference. Having arrived at a reconciliation, husband and wife who were the contending parties in a police court case which was mentioned before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the third magistrate, last week, left the court together on Monday the case having been settled. The
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    KEDAH GAZETTE.
    105 9 The Kedah Government Gazette states: Mr. R. P. Bingham has been seconded for service in Kedah with effect from Sept. 1. and assumed duty as acting Protector of Chinese. Kedah, with effect from Sept. 6. The following appointments have been made: Tunku Thiauddin bln Tunku Zainul Rashid tc
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    DEATH OF MALAYAN PIONEER.
    561 9 Mr. Allen Dennys. 46 YEARS IN THE COUNTRY. From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 23. The death occurred here in the general hospital today of Mr. Allen Dennys, at the age of 63. after a protracted illness. He leaves a widow and several children. The funeral
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    WANGKANG PROCESSION SCENES AT MALACCA.
    1366 10 Historic Ceremony To Rid World Of Many Ills. Months ago the committee of a certain Chinese temple of Malacca were informed that Choo Hoo Ong Yah, the legendary character of Kandang, had spoken through his medium *hat the time had arrived for another Wangkang festival.
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    CRIMELESS TAIPING.
    203 10 Magistrate Receives The White Gloves. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Nov. 25. Taiping is crimeless today. There was not a single police case in the Taiping police court when the magistrate, Che Mustapha Albakri. mounted the bench, and this was followed by the unique ceremony of the presentation
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    CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
    97 10 Woman Cuts Cock’s Head In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 25 Chye Pui, living at mile. Sunget Udang. recently seized 28 pigs believing they belonged to Chong Pat who owed him money. But Lee Chiang. a woman, came on the scene and claimed the pigs. Eventually
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    LUANG PRADIT.
    96 10 First Public Appearance Since Return. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Nov. 27 The elections for three seats in the Assembly for Bangkok were declared yesterday evening and resulted in two lawyers and one soldier being successful. Following the declaration of the poll. Luang Pradit made a speech. It
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    TO REFORMATORY.
    126 10 Boys Convicted Of Fraudulent Possession. Two Chinese youths, aged !5 and 12 years respectively, were on Monday sent to the reformatory for three years by Mr. R. J. F. Curtis for fraudulent possession of prope ty. At the People's Park on Nov. 19. a detective noticed four boys
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    EXTENDING SWIMMING CLUB FACILITIES.
    1126 11 Decision To Acquire Additional Ground. A $100,000 extension proposal by the Singapore Swimming Club was approved by a large majority of members at a special meeting on Sunday which was presided over by Mr. C. Salter, the president. The proposals and alternatives were fully explained and
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    CHINESE CLERK’S PATHETIC LETTER.
    456 11 A pathetic letter was addressed to the authorities by Tan Wye Kam, a 38-year-old Hokien Chinese clerk employed at the A.P.C., who died in the General Hospital on Nov. 10 from the effects of corrosive poisoning. It read: “I am mentally depressed through worries and ilness.
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    KNOCKED DOWN.
    39 11 A young Chinese cycling along Brno Basah Road on Saturday came into collision with a car at the Junction of Bencoolen Street. When the ambulance arrived he was lying face upwards in the middle of the road
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    PEDESTRIAN’S DEATH.
    243 11 Chinese Knocked Down By Car. A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded by Mr. F. O. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, at the inquest on a 55-year-old Kheh Chinese, Ngiew Meyok, who died as tht result of being knocked down by a car in Alexandra Road. The car
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    SIAM QUIET.
    44 11 Arms Restored To Licensed Dealers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 24. Following the lifting of martial law the authorities have restored arms and ammunition to licensed gun dealers in the capital. The police patrols in Bangkok are now doing duty unarmed.
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    VEHICLES REGISTRATION.
    160 11 Johore To Have Central i Office. i <From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Nov. 25. Unlike the other States ol the Peninsula, Johore has five dllferent centres for the registration ot motor vehicles* each with a different registration letter. From Jan. 1 next year, however, I understand that
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    WANTED IN SINGAPORE.
    136 11 Man Arrested On Johore Causeway. (From Our Own Correspondent Johore Bahru Wry. 2fi. Charged with stealing wire gauze at the 1 ey 2 mile. Woodland:*, Chinese, Kew Ah Blew, was produced before Ungku Ismail, third magistrate, Johore Bahru. The accused war; arrested on a warrant f’*om Si
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    PRIEST’S KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED
    1035 12 Counsel On: “Express Orders From Bangkok Convictions were recorded against all five accused in the Siamese Priest Kidnapping Case, judgment in which was given by the Criminal District on Tuesday. Sentences totalling 37 months* rigorous 'imprisonment were imposed. Mr. C. H. da Silva, counsel fur two accused,
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    THANKSGIVING DAY.
    59 12 American Community Tea Dance. Today the American community will observe its annual Thanksgiving Day (the last Thursday in November), with a tea dance at the Raffles Hotel from 6 to 7.30. The ball room has been reserved for the members of the American community and their invited guests
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    STEPHENS PAUL APPEAL.
    297 12 Decision Reversed In Action Over Milk. The appeal of Stephens Paul and Co. against a Judgment of Mr. Justice Gerahty. who found against them in an action arising out of transactions in respect of the sale of Frog Brand milk to Chop Ten Chiang. was allowed by
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    TEACHER’S DESPERATION
    174 12 Took Pois.on Because He Could Not Marry Girl. A young school teacher who attempted to commit suicide was bound over by the third magistrate in the sum of $50 with one surety for one year. The accused, Kang Piah Choo, pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted suicide,
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    MR. B. R. H. O. TAYLOUR.
    80 12 Admitted To Practice In Chambers. Mr. B. R. H. Osgood Taylour was admitted to practice in chambers on Monday before Mr. Justice Gerahty in the Supreme Court. Mr. C. P. Burke moved the petition. There was no objection from Mr. K. K. O’Connor who
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    FIVE DESTROYERS IN PORT.
    621 12 Australia Bound. R.A.F. STAGE DUMMY AIR ATTACK. Once again the Navy is in por t in Singapore. Five destroyers for the Australian 1 Navy nosed their way into the Em D irp Dock at daylight on Tuesday mornine and took beths the wharves. Five hun dred
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2362 13 Soils Tests By Planters—Are They Worth While?—Java Clones In Malaya—A Kangany Caught—The Restriction Committee. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) AS an aid to ascertaining the value of different jungle growths, for forestry methods of rubber cultivation, an increasing interest is being taken by planters in the use of
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2842 14 “Three Men In Malaya Mr. Sidney’s Books—The Men Of Rembau —A Stronghold Of Matriarchy Cynics On Armistice Day. (By the Kuala Lumpur Correspondent) I have just finished reading Mr Richard Sidney’s novel. Three Men in Malaya,” published locally a few weeks ago. and must
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    TO BE SUED.
    220 15 Test Action Against Municipality. A Municipal employee will be asked by the Municipal Commissioners to take legal action against them. This step has been authorised by Committee No. 5. The President is to arrange with a member of the Pro vident Fund to take formal legal action
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    MADAM ST. EUGENIE.
    57 15 Death Of Penang Convent Teacher. (From Our Own Correspondent Penang. Nov. 24. The death took place at the Penang Convent of Madam St. Eugenie, a member of the teaching staff, at the age of 63. Father Deredec took the service at the funeral. There was a large
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    POLICE TO ACT AS SALESMEN.
    304 15 Getting Compensation For A Complainant. As a result of a street hawker misappropriating a $10 note tendered to him for change by a Malay woman, the police will now have to act as her salesmen. An effort will be made to sell the hawker’s wares,
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    GENEROUS TOWKAY.
    124 15 Lent $500 To Rubber Tapper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 24. The first magistrate sentenced a Chinese rubber tapper. Cheng San, to six months’ rigorous imprisonment for defrauding a towkay of $500 on Nov. 15 in Kuala Lumpur. The prosecution stated that the accused borrowed $500
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    EFFICIENCY.
    154 15 Speedy Dry Dock Accom mod ation. This is a story of the port of Singa port. At half past six on Friday morning when the pilot boarded the Felix Roussel, the Incoming French mall, he was informed that the port engine was out of order, which information was immediatley
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    RICKSHA OCCUPANT HELD UP.
    237 15 Constable Recovers 2,000 Guilders. Alleged to have participated in a daring daylight hold-up on Connaught Drive on Tuesday three men have been arrested by the police and were produced before Mr. Curtis in the third magistrate’s court. Two of them. Ong Chew Kow and Chu Pan,
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    $2 FINES.
    155 15 Gamblers Caught Red-Handed. Taxi-drivers, pork sellers and sundry goods sellers in Upper Serangoon Road were in the habit of seeking relaxation from their labours by having a mild “flutter” but this had not escaped the attention of the police. A raid was made on the premises and thirteen
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    TRADE MARKS.
    69 15 Alleged False Use By Chinese. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Nov. 23 Before the Seremban magistrate Raja Kamaralzaman. a Chinese. Hoh Min Sze. appeared on two charges of using false trade marks. “Himalaya Bouquet” on brilliantine that was not the genuine ‘Himalaya Bouquet,” and also a false “Erasmlc”
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    AGED WOMAN MURDERED
    44 15 A murder was reported irom the Woodlands district on Friday the victim being an aged Toacheow woman The Ca me is supposed to have been committed about 3.30 a m. police were informe at 4 45 a m Investigations are >roc«edtng
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    DR. LIM HAN HOE’S APPOINTMENT.
    351 15 Member Of Council. MR. TAN CHENG LOCK ON EXECUTIVE BODY. Dr. Lim Han Hoe has been nominate ed an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements in place of Mr. Wee Swee Teow. Dr. Urn Han Hoe, M B., Ch.B. (Edin) is
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    LONG FINGER NAIL.
    189 15 What It Means To Chinese. It was stated during a case which came up for hearing In the third court on Friday that the significance of a Chinese wearing the nail of the small finger of his left hand long was that the man was too proud
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    MUNICIPAL WORK FOR THE LOCALLY BORN.
    2332 16 Committee To Investigate Possibilities. Locally born British subjects are likely to be given greater scope for advancement in Municipal employment in the future. At Friday's meeting of the Commissioners a committee was appointed to investigate the possibility and desirability of creating opportunities of advancement
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    MANAGED TO ESCAPE.
    123 16 Youth Who Was Seized By Crocodile. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Nov. 2n. While out Ashing at an old mhnnpool in Wampong Boyan near Taipm; on Sunday, a Malay schoolboy v;l dragged into the pool by a crocodile But Mohd. Razak was a stalv-'.irt youth and a
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      UNSTABLE MONEY DANGER.
      309 21 Uncertainty Cause Of Business Lag. NO POLICY CHANGE. “Government Credit Solid As Gibraltar.” Warm Springs, Nov. 24. President Roosevelt has definitely indicated that he has no intention of changing his gold control programme. While official circles describe the reported break between the Treasury and the Federal Reserve
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      SHANGHAI’S SAFETY.
      143 21 sis for discussion of the matter. —Reuter. Of Supreme Concern To East And West. London. Nov. 24. Sir A. N. Stewart-Sandeman. Conservative M.P. for Middleton and Prestwich, in a letter to The Times emphasises the vital importance to relations between China and foreign powers of the future constitution
      sis for discussion of the matter.—Reuter.  -  143 words
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      KWANGTUNG MAY USE FORCE.
      578 21 —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Blockade Near. REBEL ARMIES READY FOR ACTION. Shanghai, Nov. 25. War preparations by the Fukien group arj rapidly nearing completion. Gen. Tsiu Ting-kai, the hero of the Shanghai war, has been appointed commander-in-chief of the First Route army,
      —Sin Kuo Min; and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  578 words
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      NOTE TO POWERS.
      356 21 lilt* lot oiiuauiun Sin Chew Jit Poh. Fukien Regime’s Warning Against Nanking. Shanghai, Nov. 24. The members of the new Government in Fukien who began to attend office yesterday held an important meeting the same afternoon. The decisions of the meeting were announced as follows: (1) To
      lilt* lot oiiuauiun – Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  356 words
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      “I WANT DEATH.”
      86 21 —Reuter. Lubbe’s Confession In Reichstag Trial. Leipzig. Nov. 23. A sensation was caused in the Reichstag fire trial this morning when Van der Lubbe, in a long and coherent speech, demanded that the trial be speedily concluded and declared that the other accused had had nothing to
      —Reuter.  -  86 words
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      HALT IN FLIGHT FROM DOLLAR.
      348 21 Reuter. New York Trading Very Quiet Generally. THE TREASURY. Disturbed By Dr. Sprague’s Resignation. c New York. Nov. 22. Wall Street’s view that Dr. Sprague’s resignation Is likely to have little effect on the Government’s gold policy Is borne out by reports that President Roosevelt
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      WORKLESS BRITONS.
      123 21 —Reuter. Influx To Shanghai To Be Discouraged. Shanghai, Nov. 23. With a view to discouraging Jobseekers going to Shangha* the British Chamber of Commerce is communicating with Chambers in the Empire urging that efforts be made to dissuade unemployed coming here. Despite relief measures taken by various organisations
      —Reuter.  -  123 words
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      FRENCH BUDGET DEFEAT.
      338 22 —Reuter. Falls On Same Obstacle As Previous Cabinet. SALARY CUTS. M. Herriot May Be The Next Premier. Paris, Nov. 24. The French government has been defeated and has resigned. After being defeated by 326 to 237 on a motion by the Right Wing for the suppression of
      —Reuter.  -  338 words
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      AMENDMENT REJECTED.
      40 22 Reuter. Government’s Handling Of Affairs. London, Nov. 27. In the House of Commons this evening the Labour amend- ment to the Address, condemning the Government’s handling of affairs at home and abroad, was rejected by 424 to 53.—
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      STRATOSPHERE ASCENT.
      48 22 -Reuter Wireless. New York. Nov. 23. On checking the altimeter used by Commander Settle in his recent stratosphere flight, It shows that he attained a height of 61,237 feet, which is only 1,083 feet below the Soviet record and 8,000 feet above M. Piccard’s attempt.—Reuter Wireless.
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      MR. R. P. GIBBES.
      23 22 Reuter. London. Nov. 27. The death has occurred of Mr. Reginald Prescott Gibbcs, the Government Emigration Agent in India
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      CONFESSION ALLEGED TO BE FALSE.
      152 22 —Reuter Wireless. Baillie-Stewart’s Letter To His Parents. London, Nov. 23. A remarkable letter from Lieut Baillie-Stewart to his parents asserting that he had made a false confession under a promise of release from prison, and denying that he was a German spy, was the subject
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  152 words
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      REVOLT “SUICIDAL.”
      201 22 —Reuter. Japan May Intervene In Fukien. Shanghai. Nov. 21. The Chinese press bitterly criticises as suicidal to the national interests the organisation of the “Federal Revolutionary Government of China” by malcontents gathered at Foochow under the aegis of the 19th Route Army, which achieved fame in the Shanghai
      —Reuter.  -  201 words
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      RUTLAND BY-ELECTION.
      75 22 —Reuter. Earl Of Ancaster’s Son Wins SeatLondon, Nov. 22. The Rutland and Stamford byelection. occasioned by the death of Mr. N. W. Smith-Cartngton, resulted as follows:— Lord Willoughby de Eresby (C) 14,605 Arnold Gray (Lab 12.818 —Reuter. The figures at the last election were:— N. W. Smith-Caring:on <C>
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      FOR THE PEASANTS.
      45 22 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Madrid. Nov. 1C. The Institute for Agrarian Reform will distribute an estate of 1,200 acres in Cadiz Province among 37 peasant families. Two other estates in the same province, extending 997 and 985 acres respectively, will be similarly allotted shortly —Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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      THIRTEEN KILLED IN AIR CRASH.
      113 22 —Reuter Wireless. Soviet Disaster. “LARGEST MACHINE IN THE WORLD.” Kharkov. Nov. 22. Thirteen people, including prominent air officials, were killed today in an aeroplane disaster. The wrecked aeroplane is said to be the largest in the world and capable of carrying 129 passengers, besides the
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  113 words
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      PIRATED STEAMER.
      135 22 —Reuter. Had Been Warned By Police. Hong Kong. Nov. 26. The French steamer. Commandant Henri Riviere, on a voyage from Hong Kong to Haiphong was pirated today. The piracy was successful in spite of a broadcast by the police giving warning that a gang from Bias Bay was
      —Reuter.  -  135 words
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      GERMAN BANKS.
      64 22 Experts Decide Against Nationalisation. Berlin. Nov. 22. The committee of experts has decided against an all round nationalisation of banks. Representatives of big banks supported by some private bankers unanimously insisted on complete freedom, but others favoured some kind of State control. Dr. Schacht. president of the Reichsbank.
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      GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
      74 22 Reuter Wireless. Located By Experts In The Arctic. London. Nov. 22. The mysterious prolonged earthquake, the shocks of which were of great magnitude and perturbed seismologists on the night of Nov. 20. has evoked no reports of disasters. The silence is now explained by experts locating the upheaval
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      DISARMAMENT.
      68 22 —Reuter Conference Adjourns Until January. Geneva. Nov. 22. The Disarmament Conference has adjourned till after the meeting of the Council oi the League on Jan. 15. ivlean while diplomatic negotiations will be undertaken in order to reduce political divergencies. This is the result of the private meeting of the
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      BATAVIA RUBBER CONFERENCE.
      254 22 Opinion If A Scheme U Decided Upon. BORNEO OPPOSITION. Preparation Would Take At Least Six Months.” It is reported in well-in-formed circles in Batavia that if any rubber restriction scheme is decided upon local!v it will most likely be the quota system. However, the preparation of this
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      HEARTBROKEN WOMAN.
      94 22 .—Reuter Wireless. Borrows Aeroplane And Flies To Death. Jacksonville, Florida. Nov. 22. Heartbroken at the death of her husband, an airman, two weeks ago in a motor accident, Mrs. Louise Turck Stanton, a member of an aristocratic family, borrowed an aeroplane with four hours* supply of petrol and
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  94 words
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      $179,000 COMPENSATION.
      81 22 179,000 COMPENSATION. n auiu ui .pi i j.uuu The seamen have resumed work 1 Chew Jit Poh. B. And S. Shipping Strike Ended. Hong Kong. Nov. 26 The strike of the. Taiku sealer, ended yesterday when the employes Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, agr to pay compensation .or losses ar.< wages
      n auiu ui .pi i j.uuu The seamen have resumed work -1 Chew Jit Poh.  -  81 words
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      CHIANG ORDERS BLOCKADE.
      588 23 —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Nanking And Canton To Combine. GEN. TSAI’S ADVICE. To Launch Expedition In 10 Days. Shanghai. Nov. 23. In view of the serious position brought about by the Fukien situation and the danger of imminent fighting, one French and two
      —Sin Kuo Min and; Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  588 words
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      THE LEAGUE.
      74 23 the smaller countries.—Reuter Wireless. Radical Revision Wanted By Italy. Rome, Nov. 21. A radical revision of the League of Nations may be discussed by Signor Mussolini and M. Avenol, the SecretaryGeneral of the League, tomorrow. The main objections in Italian eyes are the domination of France and Great
      the smaller countries.—Reuter Wireless.  -  74 words
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      FIGHTING LOOMS.
      244 23 -Union Times. Opposing Armies Mass On Fukien Border. Shanghai. Nov. 22. The Chekiang forces have been ordered to mass all available men in South Chekiang preparatory to invading North Fukien, while the Hunan troops have been ordered to proceed to North Kwangtung and North-West Kwangsi to guard against
      -Union Times.  -  244 words
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      TO BE BOYCOTTED.
      45 23 —Trans-Ocean. Palestine Commission Of Inquiry. Jerusalem, Nov. 21. The British Commission of Inquiry, under the presidency of Sir William Murison. which is to investigate the causes of the recent disturbances and the prevalent unrest, will be boycotted bv the Arab Executive Committee.
      —Trans-Ocean.  -  45 words
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      U.S. THREAT TO GREECE.
      128 23 .—Reuter. “Ways And Means” To Deport Insull. Athens, Nov. 24. That ways and means must be found to deport Mr. Samuel Insull or reprisals are threatened is the gist of an intimation from the United States Government to the Greek Government following the “unsatisfactory” reasons given
      .—Reuter.  -  128 words
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      TARIFF WAR LOOMS.
      108 23 —Reuter. Britain May Retaliate Against France. London, Nov. 23. It is understood that Great Britain is demanding the withdrawal by France of the 15 per cent, surtax and six per cent, landing tax on British goods, otherwise Britain will retaliate with an impost of 21 per cent,
      —Reuter.  -  108 words
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      TO BE DRESSED ALIKE.
      80 23 —Reuter. Fascist Move To Put Italy Into Uniform. Rome, Nov. 23. A step towards putting the whole nation into uniform is indicated by the decision of the Fascist Party to authorise optional uniform for all members from Signor Mussolini downwards in the winter, when it is
      —Reuter.  -  80 words
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      INVESTIGATION WANTED.
      68 23 —Reuter. M.P. On Strained JapaneseSoviet Relations. London, Nov. 23. In the House of Commons the Labour member, Mr. David R. Grenfell suggested the convening of the League committee appointed to watch Far Eastern developments to investigate the strained position between the Soviet and Japan. Capt. T T. A.
      .—Reuter.  -  68 words
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      ADMIRAL DUFF.
      74 23 —Reuter. Former C.-In-C. Of China Station Dead. London. v 22. The death has taken place ol Admiral Sir Alexander Dull.—Reuter. The late Admiral Sir Alexander Duff was Commander-In-Chief of the China Station 1919-22 and retired three years later. He served at the Battle of Jutland and was Rear
      —Reuter.  -  74 words
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      SEVEN KILLED IN AIR CRASH
      164 23 —British Wireless. Tragic Opening Of New China Service. CAUGHT IN FOG. British Planes Collide 6,000 Feet Up. Hong Kong, Nov. 25. Tragedy marked the Inauguration oi the Shanghal-Canton passenger service by the China Aviation Co. With a number of passengers aboard, together with a quantity
      —British Wireless.  -  164 words
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      DISARMAMENT.
      226 23 results of those efforts.—British Wireless. Use Of Diplomatic Machinery. Rugby, Nov. 23. Capt. Anthony Eden, Under-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs, who represented the British Government at yesterday’s meeting of the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference at Geneva, left for London last night. Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Disarmament Conference,
      results of those efforts.—British Wireless.  -  226 words
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      ANCIENT BURIAL GROUND
      89 23 Aneta-Trans-Oeean. Roman Relics Found In France. Paris, Nov. 21. An immense burial place, dating back to the days of the Roman occupation, hen discovered near Chateuroux. Over 100 graves have been opened by archaeologists and have revealed the presence of many valuable objects, gold and silver coins,
      Aneta-Trans-Oeean.  -  89 words
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      HOW MR. FOX LOST FOX FILMS.
      90 24 —Reuter. Alleged Conspiracy. FORCED TO SELL WHEN OWNING $93,000,000. Washington, Nov. 24. The story of a sensational conspiracy connected with his loss of control of the Fox Films Co. and Fox theatres was told by Mr. William Fox to the Senate Stock Market Committee.
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      ROADS IMPASSABLE.
      74 24 Cyclist Drowned In Floods. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Nov. 23. Last night there was an unusually heavy shower at Tampin. A Malay cyclist while riding from Tampin to Kepah crossing the bridge near the Unku Besar’s house was submerged with his cycle. The body was recovered this
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      ZEVEN PROVINCIEN.
      94 24 No Money Collections For Defence Of Mutineers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 18. It is officially stated that the collection of funds for the defence of the Zeven Provincien mutineers on behalf of the “International committee,” will be regarded as a breach of law and order. A
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      FOUNDING OF MARYLAND
      70 24 British Wireless. Plaque Unveiled At Tercentenary. Rugby, Nov. 23. In the presence of the American Ambassador and members of the Maryland Tercentenary Commission, a bronze plaque was unveiled on the Cowes parade yesterday to commemorate the sailing from Cowes 300 years ago of two small ships with
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      21 SHOPS GUTTED.
      100 24 Damage Of Half A Million Guilders. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 22. A large fire, in which 21 native shops were destroyed, causing damage to the extent of half a million guilders, is reported from Padang. The owner of one of the shops has been arrested,
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      SOCIAL CLUB CRAZE IN GERMANY.
      190 24 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Denounced And To Be Stopped. Berlin, Nov. 18 The Chief-of-Staff of the NationalSocialist Storm Detachments. Capt. Roehm, who recently won wide approval by taking a firm stand against bigotry and pharasaism. has issued a new decree sharply denouncing the craze for organising social club's
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      NEWFOUNDLAND.
      179 24 Commission Report Accepted. St. John’s 'Newfoundland), Nov. 25. Mr. F. C. Alderdice Prime Minister of Newfoundland, announces that his party has unanimously accepted the Royal Commission Report.—Reuter. As a sequel to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the financial difficulties of Newfoundland, it was announced on Nov. 22 that
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      JAPANESE TRADE.
      64 24 -Reuter. Lancashire M.P.s Want Treaty Abrogated. London, Nov. 24. The Lancashire members of the House of Commons are supporting a motion which Mr. A. E. G. Fuller, of the Ardwick Division of Manchester, will move on Nov. 29 demanding the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese trade agreement and the
      -Reuter.  -  64 words
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      DUKE OF ATHOLL.
      32 24 Reuter. London, Nov. 24. The Duke of Atholl was today fined €25 at Bow Street, the magistrate holding that the beneficiaries of the Duke’s “lottery” scheme were arbitrarily selected.—Reuter.
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      PRINCE OTTO’S 21ST BIRTHDAY.
      239 24 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Budapest Celebration Marred By Riots. Budapest, Nov. 23. Scenes of the wildest disorder took place in Budapest on Monday night when over 1.000 Legitimists held a banquet in the well-known Redoute building in the centre of the city to celebrate the 21st birthday of Otto
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      CHEAPER HOUSES.
      143 24 —British Wireless. Private Enterprise In Britain. Rugby, Nov. 20. The Health Minister, Sir Hilton Young, opened the 20.000th municipal house built in Manchester this afternoon. Sir Hilton stated that more houses were now being built in Great Britain by private enterprise than at any previous time. A house
      —British Wireless.  -  143 words
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      PRINCE GEORGE.
      105 24 —British Wireless. Itinerary Of Tour Of South Africa. Rugby, Nov. 23. Prince George has been invited by the Governments of Southern and Northern Rhodesia to visit those territories on the conclusion of his visit to the Union of South Africa about Mar. 19 next year. With the King’s
      —British Wireless.  -  105 words
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      SIGNIFICANT TALKS IN ROME.
      136 24 -Reuter. Future Of League. DISSATISFACTION ()p MUSSOLINI. Rome, Nov 24 Although no statement was issu-* after a f*0-minute talk between Josef Avenol, Secretary-General to the League of Nations, and Signor Musso lini, it is regarded as very signiftcam that M. Avenol has decided to stay h
      -Reuter.  -  136 words
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      SIGNOR BERNARDI.
      114 24 —Reuter. May Not Be Aviation Adviser To China. Rome. Nov. 22 It is understood the reason why Signor Bernardi. who was recently appointed aviation adviser to the Chinese Government, has not yet left Italy is that he is experimenting on his invention for directing aircraft without a human
      —Reuter.  -  114 words
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      S. AMERICAN TOUR.
      137 24 —Reuter. U.S. State Secretary On Goodwill Visit. Rio de Janeiro. Nov. 24. Mr. Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, arrived here today on a “goodwill” tour of South America and to attend the Pan-American Conference at Montevideo. A plea that all American States should help this
      —Reuter.  -  137 words
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      AERO ENGINES.
      99 24 .—British Wireless. Belgium Decides To Buy British. Rugby, Nov. 23 For the third year in succession ar.d after a close investigation of aero engines made in many countries the Belgian Government has placed contract for Roll Royce Kestrel supercharged engines, this time for 24. The rated power of
      .—British Wireless.  -  99 words
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      QUESTIONS ON THE FAR EAST.
      478 25 —Reuter. Sir John Simon’s Replies In The Commons. “PRESSURE ON CHINA.” British Alleged To Help Opium Trade. Several questions concerning China, Japan and Manchukuo were asked in the House of Commons last night and answered by Sir John Simon. It was stated that the expulsion
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      WALK FROM HONAN TO LONDON.
      96 25 —Reuter. Journey Takes Chinese Three Years. London. Nov. 28. S. C. Poon, a 21-year-old Chinese irom Honan, has arrived in London iiaving walked the whole way via Tibet. India and Persia. He has taken three years on the Journey and has partiy worked his way
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      TWO MEN LYNCHED.
      179 25 —Reuter. Police Powerless To Quell Mob. San Jose. (California.) Nov. 27. The two alleged kidnappers of Brooke Hart, Jr., the son of a wealthy merchant, who are alleged to have confessed that they beat their prisoner to death and flung his body in the sea at San
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      IF ARMS TALKS FAIL.
      80 25 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Britain Ready To Enter Building Race. London, Nov. 24. The naval correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports that, in the event of no disarmament agreement being reached, the British Government has prepared a new building programme to make good the deficiency of the British fleet
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      LIVESTOCK STRANDED.
      72 25 -Reuter. Strike At World’s Largest Stock Yards. Chicago, Nov. 27 The Union stock yards, the largest In the world, are paralysed by a strike today of 7,000 members of the Livestock Handlers' Union in support of the demand for the 1929 rate of wages. The main entrances to
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      NO REMOVAL TO NANKING
      47 25 Reuter. Britain Not Renting House There For Minister. London, Nov. 27. Reuter is officially informed that there is no foundation for the Morning Post report that the British Government is intending to rent a house at Nanking for the British Minister to China
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      TWO TRAINS JUMP THE RAILS.
      124 25 Reuter. Japanese Guard Routs Bandits. Harbin, Nov. 27. The Trans-Siberian express with 600 passengers or board was wrecked by bandits today, 40 miles east of Isitsihar. It is ieaied many passengers are killed and injured. The bandits unbolted the rails with the result that the
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      20 SOLDIERS KILLED.
      91 25 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Troop Train Derailed. Shanghai. Nov. 27. A Harbin report slates that a Japanese troop train proceeding from Harbin to Manchuli. western terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Jumped the rails at a point neai Chalantun and crashed into a' valley. So far
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  91 words
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      “STORMY PETREL.”
      156 25 Reuter Wireless. Trader Arrested On Return To Samoa. Apia (Samoa), Nov. 22. O. F. Nelson, head of a large Samoan trading concern and known as the “stormy petrel” of Samoa, who recently returned to Samoa from where he was deported in 1927, has been arrested and charged with
      Reuter Wireless.  -  156 words
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      IL DUCE PERTURBED.
      117 25 —Reuter Wireless. Growing Tension Between Japan And Soviet. Rome, Nov. 25. In response to Mussolini’s Invitation, M. LitvinofT is now on his way from New York in the crack Italian liner Conte di Savoia due here on Dec. 2. The visit is attributed to II Duce’s desire
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  117 words
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      NATIONAL POLICY WANTED.
      226 25 —Reuter. Manufacturers’ Dinner In London. COMMONS QUERIES. “The House Need Not Be Apprehensive.” We must agree or fight,” declared Sir William Alexander at a dinner in London of the National Union of Manufacturers, of which he is president. Sir Alexander advocated the formulation of a national trade
      —Reuter.  -  226 words
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      SEAPLANE BASES.
      110 25 —Reuter. French Activities In The Pacific. London, Nov. 28. France is studying a programme for seaplane and submarine bases in the French Pacific possessions, according to the Daily Herald’s Brisbane correspondent. Provision is likely to be made for large warships in new harbours and coastal forts will be
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      THREE REBELS KILLED.
      45 25 N.E.I. Troops In Clash At Kotaraja. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Nov. 28. At Kotaraja during a collision between the military and 11 native rebels, who had retired inland in order to fight against the Government, three of the fanatics were killed.
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      MRS. GANDHI.
      21 25 -Reuter. Arrested For Sixth Time. Bombay. Nov. 29. Mrs. Gandhi has been arrested near Anand, for the sixth time.—Reuter.
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      MARSHAL CHIANG MAY RESIGN.
      872 26 would Impair Japanese interests. —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Mr. Hu Han-min To Be President. DEMANDS ACCEPTED. “China In Process Of Being Split Up.” Mr. Lin Sen, chairman of the Nanking Government, may shortly be succeeded by Mr. Hu Han-min, the veteran statesman.
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      CHIANG IN CHARGE.
      224 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Expedition Against Fukien Ordered. Shanghai. Nov. 28. The Central Government has ordered an expedition against Fukien. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has been appointed commander-in-chief and General Liu Chih. Governor of Honan, will take charge of the anti-Red forces in Kiangsi. All Central forces have
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      CHINA TO FOLLOW BRITAIN.
      118 26 —Reuter. Democracy The Road To Prosperity. London. Nov 28. Although Democracy is getting less popular, responsible leaders in China have pinned their faith in Democracy as practised in Great Britain and th* United States, stated Mr. Quo Tai-chi. the Chinese Minister, speaking at Liverpool tonight. China
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      JAPAN TO RETURN.
      78 26 —Reuter Wireless. If League Coniines Itself To Cultural Work. Tokio, Nov. 27. If the League of Nations abandons all political activity and confines itself to cultural work. Japan may rejoin. This qualified offer was voiced by a Foreign Office spokesman who pointed out that even now Japan
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      “ FAIRLY SATISFACTORY.”
      64 26 FAIRLY SATISFACTORY.” -Reuter Wireless. Women Sailors Aboard .e Krestyanin. London. Nov. 24. A number of women, all unmarried, iorm part of the crew of the T ussian ship Krestyanin, which is unloading pit crops at Hull. One is a duly certificated third mate. The first officer says the women are
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      FLIGHT TO JAPAN.
      40 26 —Reuter. Paris, Nov. 28. Comte Louis de Mailly Nesle, who made a di latic attempt to fly the Atlantic in 1928. left this morning in a 130 h.p. aeroplane for Japan. The first stage will be Rome.—Reuter.
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      CHANG HSUEH-LIANG.
      113 26 .—Reuter. London, Nov. :'8 Ex-Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang *vill leave for France and then for Italy in the next few days. After a short stay on the continent he is returning to China. Interviewed by Reuter, the Young Marshal said that* he is abandoning his intention to visit Russia
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      BETTER SHIPPING RESULTS.
      166 26 —Reuter. P. O. And Orient VOYAGE RECEIPTS INCREASE. London, Nov 28 An improvement in shipping result* is indicated by the accounts of the p and O. and Orient Companies for the year ended Sept. 30. The net receipts of the P. and O. from voyages increased from
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      RUBBER.
      72 26 Optimism Now Less In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 28. According to the Financial Times London rubber dealers “regard six weeks as a more likely period than six months (as estimated by Amsterdam) for the preparation by the Netherlands Indian Government of a quota system oo rubber
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      TRANSVAAL OFFER.
      146 26 —Reuter Wireless. To Finance Miners’ Benefit Scheme. Johannesburg, Nov. 25 An offer to finance a miners’ benefit scheme, which is claimed to be one ot the greatest ever undertaken spontaneously by any large-scale industry in the world, has been made by the Transvaal Chamber of Mines. It is
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      CHINESE MINISTER
      84 26 —Reuter. Mr. Quo Tai-chi On Visit To Liverpool. London, Nov. 21 Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Minister to London, is visiting Liverpool t ()CI at the special invitation of the L°r Mayor with whom he will have lunch the Town Hall. In the evening Mr Qu° Tai-chi will
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      NEED FOR BRITISH CO-OPERATION.
      440 27 —Reuter. America’s Way Out. AN END OF MONEY POLICY URGED. New York. Nov. 28. An Anglo-American currency truce was advocated today by Mr. Jam?s Warburg, the financial adviser to the American delegation to th recent World Economic Conference, who returned to the attack on the President’s
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      M. GEMIEX DEAD.
      75 27 -Reuter Wireless Famous French Actor And Theatre Manager. Paris. Nov. 27. The death has occurred from a heart attack of M. Gemiex, the actor and theatre manager. He was outstanding among modern French actors and an ardent admirer of Shakespeare. He was said to be one of
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      WHEAT PROBLEM.
      139 27 —Reuter. World Situation Reviewed. London. Nov. 28. The Wheat Advisory Committee at a meeting in London under the presidency of the American Ambassador reviewed the world wheat situation and appointed two sub-committees to consider the proposals of importing and exporting countries and to report in this connection at
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      PRINCE WILHELM.
      95 27 is admittedly a Hitlerite.—Reuter Wireless. Calls At Doom House To See Ex-Kaiser. Doom. Nov. 25. The ex-Crown Prince Wilhelm arrived at Doom House this morning to see the ex-Kaiser. Interviewed by Reuter, the ex-Crown Prince Wilhelm said he would go to the island of Wieringen on Monday to
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      HOUR’S CONVERSATION.
      61 27 —Reuter British Ambassador And Mussolini. Rome. Nov. 28. Signor Mussolini and Sir Eric Drummond. British Ambassador to Rome, had an hour’s conversation on disarmament and agreed on the advisability of Britain and Italy maintaining close contact. The French and German representatives also met the Italians. All agreed that
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      COURT HOUSE GUARDED.
      84 27 —Reuter. Gangsters Acquitted Of Kidnapping. St. Paul (Minnesota). Nov. 28 Armed guards surrounded the packed court house here today when a jury acquitted four gangsters, led by Roger Tuohy. accused of kidnapping Mr. William Hamm. Jr., the young and wealthy brewer, in June. Mr. Hamm was released
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      WAR ON COMMUNISTS.
      66 27 —Reuter Wireless 2.300 Reds Already Arrested By Nazis. Berlin. Nov. 24. Since the Nazis assumed government 2.300 Communists have been arrested, according to a statement by the secret police. Half the number are indicted with high treason and the chargas against the others are held in abeyance
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      PROSPECTS IMPROVE.
      125 27 .—Reuter Wireless. One Obstacle To AngloSoviet Trade Pact. London, Nov. 25. The prospects for the new AngloSoviet trade treaty are believed to have improved as a result of negotiations which have been proceeding with troublesome interruptions since April. Agreement on several outstanding issues has been reached and the
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      HUNGARIAN MINORITIES.
      99 27 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Count Bethlen’s Address At Cambridge Varsity. London. Nov. 23. The Hungarian ex-Premier, Count Bethlen, addressed the students at Cambridge University on Wednesday evening on the subject of the peace treaties. Count Bethlen said that Hungary demands that 2,000.000 out of the 3,500.000 Hungarians now living outside the
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      TO VISIT LONDON.
      73 27 —Reuter Wireless. M. Avenol’s Semi-Official Engagements. London, Nov. 27 For the fulfilment of semi-official engagements made previously. M. Avenol, Secretary-General of the League, pays a short visit to London about Dec. 10 at which he will doubtless seek interviews with British Ministers in which various activities of
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      ADDRESS ADOPTED.
      57 27 —Reuter Samuclite Amendment Rejected. London. Nov. 29. By 434 votes to 58 the House of Commons rejected a Samuelite amendment to the Address regretting that the Speech from the Throne had not indicated *n effective policy to promote the restoration of world trade and national development. The Address
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      NEW ZEALAND WOOL.
      60 27 .—Reuter Wireless. Bradford And Japanese Buyers Lead Bidding. Auckland. Nov. 27 Practically every bale of wool on offer was sold at prices on the basis of which the sale of this season’s clip in New Zealand will mean an additional £5.000.000 for the Dominion. Offerings totalled 23.782
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      AIRPORT IN DANGER.
      43 27 —Reuter Wireless Rome. Nov. 27. A quarter million sterling has been voted for protective works at Ostia, Romes airport where the buildings are in imminent danger of failing into the water owing to coastal erosion caused by recent storms—Reuter Wireless
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      ORGANISING LEISURE TIME.
      417 27 Reuter Wireless. New Hitlerite Scheme In Preparation. Berlin, Nov. 26. Hitler has sent his greetings to a new Oerman organisation named the Nach Der Arbeit, which has been organised to provide wholesale entertainment after working hours. According to Dr Goebbels. Minister for Propaganda, the State can never
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      EX-VICEROY OF INDIA
      37 27 -Reutef Vfar$ess: Tcf (foea r i‘ Lord Irwin Nowi ChanceUorOf Oxford I! /cTrWini/ou Horn h ,London HtoV W" Lord Irwin, Wnpiii’ 1 India, the sole ttdHnWW,; IwJwUy elected Chanceflbr d'^iifreP »*ty in Grey- Reul4t
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      MUNITIONS EXHAUSTED.
      54 27 niyirr 041 a mii;a Pi. opm-ii *n*»v/aimniicL Japanese Tiroepa Sipvn Banoit fiT Iirmnnow «jfno& .<. bni .ub p/milJ tr. aniv Totib. Wo* *l f/ iV rrmj **ri) boiinm Isom Is J*>e ami Mind J&puile.'dB i soldiers' weft* ktttod and 11 wounded when three: Uirritfl c<®* talning troops, whose
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    WOMEN TENNIS STARS IN ACTION.
    1302 28 Fine Exhibition At S.C.C. SMITH AND WISE TAKE A SET OFF VISITORS. Nearly a thousand people—one of the biggest attendances at a tennis exhibition in Singapore—were present at the S.C.C. on Nov. 22 to see Miss Dorothy Round and Miss Mary Heeley, respectively ranked No.
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    REST WIN ANNUAL GOLF MATCH.
    674 28 Scotland’s Good Fight At Bukit Timah. Scotland made an excellent fight of it in the annual Scotland vs. the Rest four-ball match at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning, but they were beaten by 2OV4 points to 15‘V Details (Scottish players first) J T. Smith (scr.)
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    THE AVERAGES.
    695 28 Malaya Scores Least Runs. The averages of the Interport match es give the top positions in the batr«n and bowling to Hong Kong played while the local side scored the irrS runs The averages follow: Batting. Inns. T’tal. h.S N o VS’ A. W. Hayward 2 90 83
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    FOUR UNDER BOGEY.
    67 28 Excellent Golf At Malacca. In the Malacca Golf Club Stewar* Cup competition, a stroke competition on handicap over 36 holes to be ed in one day, which was played 1 Sunday, the winner was Mr. C Brandon, who returned a nett sr of 136, four under bogey.
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    RAIN MARS OPENING DAY OF S.T.C. AMATEUR MEETING.
    2612 29 Mr. Mann Placed In Six Out Of Seven Races. In the very heavy going at Bukit Timah on Friday It was surprising that there were not many more upsets than actually occurred or the opening day ot the Singapore Turf Club November
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    MALACCAS BRILLIANT VICTORY.
    889 30 Selangor Pay Penalty For Poor Finishing. •From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 25. Selangor ..1: Malacca ..2. Although Selangor had quite as much of the exchanges as Malacca in their hockey match here today they tailed to finish as well as the vfsitors and consequently suffered
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    G. CARPENTIER.
    77 30 one or two rounds.—Reuter. Wireless. To Stage “Come-Back” At 40. Paris, Nov. 22. After retiring from the ring seven years ago, Georges Carpentier, now aged forty, is staging a “come-back,” and has challenged Andre Lenglet, the French heavyweight champion, for the title. Carpentier expects to win in one
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    WOODFULL’S REQUEST
    157 30 Sixteen Players To Visit England. Melbourne, Nov. 21. The request of W. M. Woodfull, Australia’s captain, that 16 players should tour England in view of the lack of all-rounders has been granted by the Board of Control, whose next meeting will be held in Sydney on Jan. 1,
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    SINGAPORE WIN SECOND CUP MATCH.
    386 30 Negri-Malacca’s Plucky Display On Padang. Singapore 6 pts. Negri-Malacca 0. As confidently expected Singapore beat Negri-Malacca in their second Malaya Cup fixture on Saturday. Conditions were anything but favourable to good rugger, the ground being water-logged and a heavy storm during the first half considerably
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    WILTSHIRES BEATEN AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    358 30 Disappointing Display By Selangor Threes. tFrom Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 25. Selangor. 14 pts. Wiltshires 0. Gomm broke Selangor’s run of bad luck with place-kicks today by landing the first goal this season in the match against the Wiltshires who were beaten in
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    TENNIS SENSATION.
    47 30 —Reuter. Mrs. Moody To Have Two Years’ Rest. San Francisco, Nov. 25. Mrs. Helen Moody, the famous tennis player, has stated she expects to be absent from competitive tennis for at least two years and has resigned herself for that period for rest and recovery
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    “EVERY MAN DID HIS WHACK.”
    750 31 Captain’s Tribute. MALAYAN CRICKETERS ENTERTAINED. "Every, man did his whack. If they did not get runs, they either made catches or took wickets,” was the tribute paid by Mr. R. N. Hamilton, skipper of the All-Malayan side which won the inter-port cricket series in Hong
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    PENANG SUPERIOR TO PERAK.
    1050 31 But Only Odd Point Decides The Issue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 25. t Penang 8 pts. Perak 7 pts. Penang opened their Malaya Cup season today with a splendid win over Perak. Although only one point separated the scores at the end of the
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    SINGAPORE FAIL IN INTER-PORT SHOOT.
    532 31 Fourteen Below Shanghai's Score. Singapore failed to win the interport shoot against Hong King and Shanghai. They fired against a Shanghai score of 923 at Bukit Tlmah Range on Saturday afternoon, and totalled 909. In the circumstances this was an excellent performance. Although firing commenced
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    WRONG TACTICS BY KATHLEEN AND TARBET.
    1088 32 Give Kilat Victory In Johore Shoal Race. The six metres coats of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club raced round the Johore Shoal buoy, under excellent weather conditions on Sunday. The course—29 miles as the crow flies—Is the longest of the year and the crews
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    DRAW FOR IRISH GRIFFINS.
    236 32 Singapore Turf Club’s Latest Batch. The Singapore Turf Club draw for 20 Irish thoroughbred griffins resulted as follows:— Drifting Home, b.e.f. 1931, St. Jerome —Adrift, ‘Anam Kongsi.” Eleventh Hour, eh.e.g. 1930, Arran Chief—Kirkloisk, Messrs. T. F. Anderson Pole and F. M. Edmonds. Daw, b.e.f. 1931, Jackdaw
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    M.C.C. WIN AGAIN.
    84 32 Reuter. Townsend And Clark In Form. Ajmer. Nov. 26. The M.C.C. beat Rajputana by an innings and 107 runs in a match which concluded here today. Opening with a total of 213 they dismissed the home team in their first innings for the small score of 32.
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
    362 32 The results of matches played on (Saturday, as cabled by Reuter, are as follows: First Division. Aston Villa 2 Newcastle Utd. 3 Chelsea 1 Birmingham l Huddersfield T. 0 Arsenal 1 Leicester C. T Leeds Utd. 2 Liverpool 1 West Brom. A 1 Portsmouth 2 Manchester C.
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    WILTSHIRES WIN AT IPOH.
    285 32 Perak Not At Full Strength. (From Our Own Correspondent., Ipoh, Nov. 28 Playing almost continuously m ra the Wiltshires beat Perak by 6 Do im e to 3 at Rugby today. POints Perak fielded a weak team. Bova Tufnell, Cameron and Owen being un able to
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    NOVEMBER HANDICAP SURPRISE.
    80 32 Reuter. Jean’s Dream Wins From Big Field. London, Nov. 25 The Manchester November Handicap, in which there ./ere 28 starters, was run off today and resulted as follows (1) Mr. A. Boazman’s JEAN’S DREAM (Dines) 7.5 (2) Mr. B. Warner’s FREE FAPE (S. Wragg) 7 4 (3)
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      WHO WANTS PRETTY RUBBER ?
      2373 1 WHO WANTS PRETTY RUBBER What Mr. Bishop Was Told In The U.S.A. Some startling: discoveries were made by a R.R.I. expert who toured American rubber factories last summer. He found that “the extra effort made by the estate to ensure a really high quality product receives little or no recognition.”
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      G.W.R. NEW WORKS.
      95 2 Expenditure Of £2,000,0001 Proposed. Following on the London and N. h Eastern Railway plan to spend £2,300,000 on rolling stock and i forth next year the Great Western has decided on a big programme of Improvements. The cost can be stated only approxl mately. but It Is
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      SHARE MARKET.
      784 2 Fraser And Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated Nov. 23, states: Business in dollar tins and indus- trials has been on a small scale onl> throughout the week, but little interest being taken in iither section, and quotations have remained practically i unchanged on the
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      OUT OF TAPPING.
      206 2 N.E.I. Figures Up To September. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Nov. 18. According to the figures of the Central Office for Statistics at the end ol September 302 estates, with a tap pable area of 40.643 hectares had completely stopped tapping. Furthermore there were 129 estates, which
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      LUKUT TIN DREDGING.
      853 2 place and once $100.00 a picul was first touched on May 8 last a steady strengthening of the market was noticeable, which, at one time, during Jun*. reached $124.00 per picul. Since then prices have receded somewhat but are still at a satisfactory level. Confidence In Future.
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      UNITED MALACCA RUBBER LTD.
      340 3 Purchase Of Bukit Jelotorig Ltd. A *urther extraordinary general meeting of the United Malacca Rub ber Estates. Ltd., was held at the company’s registered office, 137. Heeren Street, Malacca, on Friday Mr. Chan Kang Swi presiding. Others present included Messrs. Tan Soo Ghi. Chee Guan Chiang,
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      81 3 United Temiang <F.M.t. Rubber Estates. Ltd., reports a profit of £258 for the year ended July 31 and that £12.669 has been carried forward to credit. Singapore Para Rubbei Estates Ltd reports a loss of £1,426 for the year ended June 30. An amount of £5.08?. has been
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      65 3 Exports of tinned pineapples doling the week ending Nov. 18 from Malayan ports amounted to 20.447 cases, of which 17.594 cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,475 cases to the Continent of Europe, 604 cases to Canada and 774 cases elsewhere Total exports for the period. Jan 1,
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      JAVANESE LABOUR.
      56 3 Fight Hundred Leave For New Caledonia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. Nov. 15. The Batavlaasch Nieuwsblad states that more than 800 Javanese coolies left in one transport for New Caledonia, an island in the South Pacific ocean, recently, as estate labour. This year more than 1,000 Javanese coolies
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      70 3 Singapore Official Quotations. quotations forward Contracts Spot toiler Prices d. I I It Date L’don S’pore Deo. Jan.- AprMar. June Nov. 23 43/32 13 11/16 1314 13% 13 13/16 24 4 7/32 13% 14% 13% 14% 25 4 9/32 13 13/16 14% 13 15/16 14% 27 4 5/16
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 3 Nov. 23 Tin. S pore Price $113.87% per picul. 24 114.50 25 113.62% 27 113.62% 28 114.25 29 113.25
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      TEA RESTRICTION.
      102 3 Price Must Not Go Too High. (Froir. Our Owr Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 15. iccording to the Nieuws van den Da' 0 a meeting of the N.E.I. Tea industry Association was held recent y In order to discuss the desirability of a temporary cut in the restriction quota. It
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      89 3 Guthrie and Co.’s report on latest buyers’ prices, for Malayan palm oil states Palm Oil In Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New Y o r k-Philadelphia 3 00 cents <U. 8. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.8.A., Pacific Ports 2.95 cents <U. 8. currency) per lb. c.i.f.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      412 3 The following statistics relating to acreages of tappable rubber not tapped on estates of 100 acres and over, for the month ending Oct 31. have been issued by the Registrar-General of Statistics ACREAGES OF TAPPABLE RUBBER NOT TAPPED A Acreage of On Estates which have entirely On
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      800 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Stug*6X»re, Nov. 29. Minin*. Issue Val. Pd Buyers. Sellers. Cl £1 Asam Kumbang 32/6 33/£1 £1 Austral Malay 36 9 37/9 f/- 6/- Ayer Hltam Tin 15A- 15/5 £1 £1 Bangrln Tin 36/6 37/6 1 1 HaJUtng Padang 0.30 0.34 1 1 Batu
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      Trade and Finance.
      388 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Nov. 29. SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 2 4 9, 64 JLcndon. 3 months’ sight 2/4 18 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 < 64 Ionrion, 33 days’ sight 2 4 3 32 Jcndon. demand 2 4 5/64 londcn T.T. 2 4 1/16 Lyons and
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      297 4 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 29. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Nov. 23. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5% 116 13/16
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES NOV. 14.
        562 4 Allagar (2/) 1/3; Alor Pongw (2/) 1/; Anglo- Malay (£1) 11/; Ayer KUnlng 200; Bagan Serai (£1) 7/16; Bahru (Bel.) (2/) 2/1*: Banteng (£1) 14/; Batang (2/) /7; Batu Caves (£1) 14/; Batu Tlga (£1) 17/9; Bekoh (2/) /7; Bertam Con. (2/) 2/0; Bidor (£1)
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 29.
        730 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall A* Company A Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-33 Allenby ($1) 0.8ft 0.90 0.80 0.90 216.779 1 NU for year 30-9-32 Alar Qajah ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.70 439.125 1 Nn for
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