The Straits Times, 16 January 1931

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    40 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] > THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA t •i PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. JAM ARY 16. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JAM ARY 16. 1!».5i I'RKK 10 CENTS
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      264 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). Lll TONKiUT Ml QI'EEN HIGH" »ilh < H m;i I 8 RUGGLEfI and "CINGEt" ROT.ERS. I'hone I .-,.•82. "PHOSFERINE is a Partner that never lets me down ES^^F\l Splendid for A Good health' 9 ••^sk\i A. E. BEAMISH, the Famous Davis Cup I"\\ International
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      120 1 KUAriaWLflli >7. JAVA IWONt 3683) i—■ 1 l'rice $1.2(1 yard. y I NAM RIT HIE IN'DHLIBLK \'OI1! \...//.L^//J. j Voile la the most becoming of fabrics, and the latest Namrit deans are simply lovely. Ihe fabric is specially woven to prevent troublesome shrinkage and has an aln chiffon-like beauty. No
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      18 1 II TOMi.MI 1". "QUEEN hk;h with < \UI I s Xt GGLES and GINCn" K(M.KKS. I'hon.i ■.:•(> i :.jh.». i
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      452 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR LINES ifmtaaaa in Fnirland) MM, I'ASSBNGBR AND CARGO -KK\U 88, ,-.ii OBIENTAL S.N. CO. II HIS MAJESTY'S K AND FAR EAST iIAiL SEBVICS. INDOM FOR CHINA JAPAN. Tonnage doe Spore. MM 11,100 Jan. 24 v-.IUO >eb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 21 •J.IUO Mar. 7 I
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      591 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwera, lam and Middlesbroogh. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KATOKI MARU 1 ."00 Jan. 29 SO K A." Ml MA MARU 10.000 Fal. 12 13 YASIKI NI MARU ll.ttOO Feb. 26 26 li HAEONE MARU 10.000 Mar. 11 12 SI WA
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      445 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated la Australia) FOB BRISBANE. BTDNET AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AMD IHURSDAT LSIAND. Regular monthly ealllngs by the «*llnown steamer MARET.IJs '7e68 toas, and he new motor vassal, MALABAR (4,612 on*). Ta* MARELLA Is on* of the srgest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins da
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      629 2 THE EAST ASIATIC (U, LIMITED i Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone M 23. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To <.EM»A. I.(»NIM)N. ROTTERDAM, HAM- I BIRG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang m« MEoNIA Jan. 21 Jan. 23 rr.s BORINGIA Feb. 11 Feb. 13 m.j. AI.SIA Mar. 25 Ma.. 27 1 m.s. SKLANDIA Apr.
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      582 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN BTF.AM3HIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA Mill-.: BTBAM NAY. CO, LTD. (laewrporated in Englaad) tEGULAB SERVICE TO MARSFII.I Bl ,ONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTKRI'AiI ANTWKKP, HAI.MBCKG AM) BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW BOSTON, NKW YORE BALTTMOBX WEEEIY Bl r.VK I LONDON ASD NORTH CONTINENT. X)NDON. ROITKRDAM
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      397 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. C0 M LTD. (laerrpoiated la Siaa) BANGKOK COASTINC. SK.^ ICB f*r Eretay, Trenggai... K- ann Telupin, Patani, Bangkok. Arrival Departnre) i>niIADIB Jan. It Jan II ALAT Jan. M MINI Th« steamers are fltt. rlertr.e light and haTe da.ion for f.rst class pa for th» round trip
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      336 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL I NAVIGATION CO., SAN PRANCBCO, CAL, T\(()MA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, wash. STATUS STEAMSHIP CO., PORT! IND, ORE. jdl\ i «;< lit U nlinrs fur United Slatca and :in;i'!.i I'niris from Hang S'in^. Sin I r.n -i Ji li.. Anßrlra. 'r..m lib 1J atlai and Tacuma. Feb.
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      1250 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STtLAXSHXF LM* Jnd AMERICAN SLAtL LINB lOt IIbBJ^""' ii?fc ROlM>-THE-\VORLD SERVICE SINCAPOBB, PENANG, COLOMBO, si k/ port s\ll>. ILEXA.MIBIA, wills. 1.1 Nil MVI 111 1 M\\ >OKK AMD imsTUN 1. Lama naiu lARRISON Jan. 1» Jan. ZS Jan. V KK.s RAYEB r.-!.. 2 J-Vb. 6 Feb. 'i
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      279 3 STRAITS STEAMSHU 1 CO., LIMITED AM) THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVK K BAKCKOK. MM2APOBC MAI.ACCA AND TORT SWETTENUAM. whirl) arr approximately ttrry |< l«<« >r> a- folio* 1 HATIPOI f..r itnn C k u k Jan. l« KAkUNINfI f.T Ba*xk»k tea I KNSIIiiI \I!UI\K.I»
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      357 3 COAL TAR SUPPLIED IN VARIOUS GRADES TO SI !T ALL PURPOSES. LEE KIM SOO 40, UGH STREET, SINGAPORE. DYEING AM) DRY CLEANING PROMPT BERVM I KANZAKI COMPANY SINGAPORE. l'hone 351 G. N.i. 33. ol:i U.iicii tt>AU WING YIK 1.(11 DSMIIII -TBB CHINA JADE" 5... MB. Mil. 11l BKIIX.K Kl)\l>. OUR
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      463 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. i litt T mot, C«ril Street. Ties"; lawrt the f>llowinf mail adTertltemrnt f>-r !iyi urn word^ tr, a line and there ii a flat rata awarfll f is per line per ir.-ert in with A rr.inim'im of i- I insertion. t wiU rot b? chargoi in future
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      518 4 i MISCELLANEOUS ta, 1, Telegraph St. from 8 air p.m. 58, i■■ I. I I K M. NaeV Haffl. AND BUY. All your door. PRIVATE eertiflcatad Lad] Teacher har vaoaacies for pa] I forte and Theory, French Paial N special elaase* V-r i hirenuiring nni^lnn; edutatioa. M I^ADY offers very
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      1186 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, Flit. .".'..ii i: «d. i-i Street. TO LET compound house BW. Naff Pan jang, near sea. Bungalow* 0, Anguliia Park. orchard Road^ TO LET, vacancies at taa Crescent aad Meyer Flats, Katong. Modem aaatUMon Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, sea side bunga'ow*, near Katong Park.
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      672 4 s^tp "°P CHIN CHIN *I>e^ Mil K i Mr. KABI \~i VI COMPA kOMPACNI i ..f No. K;,r". Company in i.^p.-i^ of milk. NOTICK la h. r. by rwrtaa ghrea U p.l.oii B%a u>.- the >xi.l I any colour.,th- n E ht> af THK EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMIT M' \K
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      95 4 TRADE MARK 5 KOI II 4..rk de; t< •erty i. n with it \<>T!' i Nll'l'i BAIYAI LTD. NOTICE i i Ameruan nai I af th.- H fjrtur. r- NOTICE TAKE \<>l! N fiictunr.,.l'..hat 1 Siifiied in i Batu Pahat. Jan. NEW MANSION <>\l r Kl>f UM IWk I(H\. Tin-
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    SIR AUREL STEIN AND THE CHINESE.
    535 5 His Expulsion Demanded. ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE RELICS. Peking. D« Chinese news agencies, and some of the CMmm n« wspapen, have bfen giving promimn. <• during the pan few days to the demand mad* hy the Society for the atmn (if Ancient Relics for
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    LIKIN ABOLITION.
    156 5 Nine Provinces Promise To Conform. Nanking, Jan. f>. The National (iovcrnment has recoi\od a telegram from Marshal Chant; ll>uehiianj; statin? that all illegal taxes in North <ln tii. -imilur to likin, will t« abolished, thus definitely ending the rumour that :iIn,!iI ..in in North China will l-o delayed.
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    "WHITE" RUSSIANS
    75 5 Alleged European Tour Hy New Leader. Moscow, Dec. 27. The Isvcstia contains of report frsjaa Sofia announcing the arrival there of the former Russian ireneral, Millii. »hn. since the mysterious ilnuppctiinic of ("■cncral Kutie|»iff, han become the leader i>f the Russian emifrrees, especially in i'aris. I> i- Mated
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      359 5 nU 1 HvLyO Raffles Hotel The Moscow Trio Toropoff Goncharoff AND Vcra Volkova WILL APPEAR THIS EVENING DURING THE TEA DANCE wi> DURING DINNER DANCE SATURDAY JANUARY 17. Admission to Ball Room $1. Sea View Hotel AH Rooms with Modern Sanitation. Smmdmy, January IH UK. II TIDE 9.12 a.m. 9
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      648 5 NO MORE SHABBY FUDRS (> ne cost ot Jk DARKALINE J nil! give four floor a lovely lustrous Old Oak linith that won't chip, scratch or *et shsbby. DARKALINE DARKALINE is a wonderful new discovery, and greatly superior to anything yet used. Simply brushed on, dries quickly and it only
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      100 5 oti h i in No. 11 M No. 11 is the finest hearinir metal obtainable and contains H per cent pure tin. MAY WE SEND TOW PULL TARTK II ARS OF THIS AND THE OTHER HOYT BRANDS f Solf Agents in M;tl.i\:i fENTRAI (i.-». 6ETLAM6 KOAI). SIM. AI'OKK. lI'OII Xl
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    AIR LINERS FROM LONDON TO CAPE TOWN.
    1251 6 FLYING NOTES 1 1 mini Iml Continues Trial Flights -Thirteen Tons Mt>fl in (tulrr From Denmark I'tizzlr iff At nr oman'x (rash \aviftational Tralninii In Thr R. i.F. An Air Scout For Snhntarines Ticenty-four Air Srrviri'S ftnv British. of urn- of thr al
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    THE LONELY WIDOW.
    189 6 Night of Strange Happenings In Kowloon. Hong Kong, Jan. 6. I.i inL-ht was a night of strange hap-pi-ninf> for Mrs. S. Mishioka, a widow living alone in Haiphong Road, Kowloon. in her report to the Water Police she I that she is a manicurist. At about :i..'!n
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    BUSES & THE RAILWAYS
    170 6 BUSES THE RAILWAYS Fierce War Being Waged In The U.S.A. Washington, Dec. 27. Railways in the United States today weit on the verge of a general rate war ajrain. t the aeroplane and motor-bus pas>W|» carrying industry. The virtual declaration of war served to emphasise that, in the last decade,
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    ENGLISH THE WORLD WILL TALK.
    938 6 Vocabulary on a Sheet Of Notepaper. Western European civilisation and culture Mfm likely to spread over the whole world, and this it likely to raise mountainous questions of language, writes Major Lloyd James, secretary to the B.B.C. Advisory Committee on spoken English in the Daily
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    THE JUNGLES OF BRAZIL.
    81 6 Yet Another Expedition Into The Interior. New York, Dec. 27. Mr. Alexander Siemel. a professional big game hunter, today left New York as the head of a ncientific expedition which is to invade the dense jungles of Brazil. In the Brazilian jungles Mr. Siemel and his
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      50 6 I CHAMPAGNE I GANCIA RESERVE 192 1 M EXTRA DRY /V_ A^ AT A REASONABLE PRICE /J 1 Case of 12 quarts $32 HBH Case of 24 pints $35 HH I )u t> included. F° r sm;l t> r quantities prices j in proportion. r~A G. AURELY, TIMB* Phone 6172.
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      418 6 K^Ti An Ad<rrti-rmrnt by Y*"^ ErM] DIBTHKI MA <>.. II l> TJ£ lllZn The opening of a reverning plant Y$ for AI.FA < INK HI M> YOU TAKE THE PICTtRES! Jl »nd how lively rkar rut and truri ■f/2 >re y"" n e A(.K\ MOVKXJ I VJ^ the handirst and
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      119 7 NIGHTLY at 6.15 and 9.15 A Cyclonic Success! FREE and EASY" A MONSOON OF MIRTH! A HURRICANE OF HILARITY! BUSTER KEATON IN MKTKO-(;OI,I)WY.VM AYKR'S II WHIRLWIND MJMCAL CONDI AItNI V A I OP LOVE AND LAUGHB IN HOLLYWOOD II FREE EASY MATINEES Saturda) and Sunday at .1 p.m. Bring the
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      436 7 B^B V• J H 1 1 B° acm mA W H 118 IB "Where "Everyone Goes." 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 J Positively Last 2 Nights OF PARAMOVNTS ACE of Ml SI( and MIRTH-PROVOKERS. QUEEN HIGH From the famous Stage success WITH CHARLES RUGGLES, 'GINGER' ROGERS and FRANK MORGAN. Laughs Galore I
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      108 7 ■j Starting Friday for Three Days. Matinees: Sat. Sun., 3.15. Paramount's Super TJJLJ(IE 4 THE FOUR FEATHERS E Fom the Famous Novel by A. E. W. MASON. GREATER than "BEAU GESTE' 6* MIGHTIER than "CHANG See the breaking of the British Square I eethe mad scramble from wild beasts cc
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    THE OLD AND THE NEW.
    304 8 SHIPI :SG N\ > j L3^ M:i[>arison of Dollar Line's Pint and Latest Ships. ■t in the new i)n«T, President her launching at New- conveyed to the nt nf the Dollar in the hull of Um mm 'vanl, was -*-l 1 c.f the ■h» nr«t
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    LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE: QUOTATIONS.
    276 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Jan. 16. I On London, Bank 4 a/a 2 3\ Demand 171 *338 Private t m. credit S/4 3 32 On New York, demand 16 111 Private 90 d t 17% On France, Bank T.T. 142. Or. India, Bank T.T. 1654 On Hong
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    A SCHOOLGIRL ROMANCE.
    177 8 Peaches Sues Daddy For Divorce. 1 New York, Dec. 2~. Frances Peaches Browning I icxiay axain filed a suit for divorce against h'-r elderly millionaire husband, who is known to newspaper readers throughout th; land as Daddj." This time Peaches." who is .T"i yearn ynunifer than Daddy."
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    COPRA MARKET.
    84 8 M.<,r< MMMej and Co., in their MBMt, date.! Jan. It, »Ut« The market has been 1 toady and prim r iuw a further slight lav1 provement. I'lonnt quntationn are as fol-Sun<lri.-d. ItJI m:«e.l. I 1 The Java Sunmtrn Handelmaatschappij re- ;.«r'. Jan. II I Pnce« lioth hit- and
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      470 8 V»l. Pd. Buyers Sellers (1 fl Aiam Kurabanf 20 22 6 5-5 Ayrr HiUm Tin 11/6 12 f 1 £1 Rmnrrin Tin 12/9 IS '8 1 1 Btlini Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.50 0.55 1 1 Bukit Aranr 0.35 0.40 fl £1 Burmah Malay 10/6 12
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      GENERAL.
      259 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Sclleri 2 Z Mm. Brick Ordi. 1.30 2.50 2 Z Alex. Brick Prafi. Z.lO 220 II £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.5.0 4.10.0 1 1 Central Knfine 0.3. r > 0.40 nom. 100 50 Ckineie Com. Bank 65.00 75.00 II £1 Con. T. S. 7 Cr Prtf.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      112 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1986 red. 1931-36 108 106 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1909 red. 1956 11,000.000 95 par
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      391 8 Fraser and Co. and I.yall and Evatt's quotations. Fra««r Lyall Co. Evatt Allsnby I»1 i 0.90 1.05 1.02W IM% \lor (iajah (II) o.l*o I.l* OJU 0.96 Hitam (fl) 1.16 125 1.20 1 .id V Kaninc (ID tM 0M tie 0-J0 Malay <f2) liO 1.40 1.20 1.35 A. Molck
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    OVERLOADED SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
    363 8 Master of Kuranda Pleads Guilty. Some time ago we had several cases of overloading of ships and we do not want a recurrence." said Mr. (I. K. Kaughan. A>.l\. in charjie of the Marine Piv'sion police, when (apt. R. C. C. Dya son. of the British
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    MME. LIM LENG CHEAK.
    160 8 Three Months' Preparations For Funeral. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) I'enanK. J«n. I*' 1 Friends and representatives from Malaya. China. Siam and Ceylon have krrived here to attend th»» funeral of Madame I.im l>cnjc Cheak on Sunday. The funeral, for which preparation^ have l>een jfoinir on for
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    7 YEARS' FOR ROBBER.
    120 8 Sentence of seven years' nirorou* imprisonmrnt was passod at the Sinirapore i »,y Mr J— tk« Whit Icy yesterday ,»n a man found iruilty »f r>oinjr MM "f p; rty of five (*hin«io who, while rohtimp nesc »<iuatt«r in the Tain|>eni.s district of his poultry in
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    143 8 .Stlat randjanr. Bengkah-. Biak, i'akan Baroe and I'ajak..i Ba-Mg Thonjr > Philippine Ida .»va i North. N.-Eait and N.-Weal Sumatra I Tin.. mho > (Yylon. Southern and Western India i Jeyporei Blinjur, I'anekal I'inari: and Bill I Kdrndalr i P-m. Java. South- Writ Sum»tr«. S..uthy^tt Bornro. Olrhru,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    132 8 Ship* ataacelde Ik* Wkm« or eipecte** to arrive. Eatrmnea Aharf T». Man Whatf Marudii Je>|' Knpirc Hoik Kualu KairtieM CilJ Ltoii I r.i-h 4' 4 ■u-ra Jink I Urut I. Section 10 Tacnwi. MaKEPPEL HARBOIR Main Wharf I,ch Spartan. Ix-h Kilat. Th« Cable, W. Ht. J- Vyner
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      354 8 NOTICE REPATRIATION OF SOUTH INDIAN I.AIMH RERS. Thr repatriation of labourers who are fit for work hai been *u*penilt-d. 2. Karly information should be triven to the ma rest Ij'iour Office of proposed discharges of labourer*. DateMi of the villas" from which nurh labourers NM should always be supplied. 3.
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      22 8 BEFORE STOCK-TAKING SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES SALE LIBERAL DISCOUNTS during the month of January. RENE ULLMANN WATCHMAKER JEWELLER. Capitol Building, Stamford Road, SINGAPORE.
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      257 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Dally Weather Report. Bright Wind. Statioa. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relatire Pirec- Speed Weather. Max. Mm. fall, thine. Humidity. tion. r. F. lac. heart, avp.h. Alor Star .87 7» Nil ».l 85 NE 10 f loudy Kota Bhara No report. K Trengg-anu No report. Kroh 84 71 Nil
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      156 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR JHE WKEK. Frw.y. tmtmn u. H. W. 8 m.. H ft. 7 In.. 10.1 o p m.. ft. 3 n. Police Bind. Katonc P»tl t-16 p m. Salarday. Jmuin 17. H. W 8/6 a.m.. f« 11 I'" 1 Cycle mi.d C.irri«c» ''<>•» *xtr«orilir«r)r r*n*r»l rae«tni(r. It. Orch»r.l 11.30
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    172 9 laereaaed onsumpiion Of Kuhber. OI»TI>iISTI( POKBCABT FOR I \MARV. CB) »'ir I inanri:il Currespondeni.) 1" a.m. Tndav In.. RaAbor, i rents per lh. I .1. _'J. !..n» Jl 15* i <l puul. Ye lerdav's I'rires Ratter, 1....iH.m. i d.wn 1-lt.i!. New ..r), s o>wa rt. I. m
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    FEVER BANKRUPTS.
    38 9 batrSMC in Liabilities And 19, which I rd of Trade in mail I i •tl the the assets toUll. I 1 on ".he j il UUcj of m ...Ii r the '.ear. in inch ■.It: i..
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      PERMAS RUBBER COMPANY.
      439 9 Road Transport Displaces Launch. At the twentieth annual general meeting •■I the Perms* Rubber < 0.. Ltd held on Dec. 1 ndon. the chairman. Mr. W. Pat.hitt BaM You will iM of the :king to Jui r. .ulte.l in a los* of i'l NT. The crop amounted
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      EXCHANGES.
      65 9 Ku-I.y. Jan. 13. hange* are Anisterdan. ]2Mf.\. Athens .17.'.. Hombay 1 ,d.. Berlin M.4S, Brussels UJW+, BacßtMOl 4\. Bu.n lM.ir.'j. I Bi I Inafoi -J ll H K..ng I*. ll'.d. 1 1 J". Madrid 47X.. Milan M.T4H, M New Y..rk s", |3-*tt, Oslo 18.16 I !\.n* 1Z3.864, Shanghai Is.
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      22 9 Sir Charles < oupar Barrie. who has been i pointed a director of the Phoi-mx A 1,., has I Mat BB th' M
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      MOTOR COLLISION FATALITY.
      845 9 No Blame Attached To Van Driver. R< marking that it was a punth«' juiy returned a vt-rdict nf di-atl. bjr ntuJe. :it t!ic ron<-luMon <>f tin iii>li ii>1 n*-Kt I n bkspwtol A. F. French h«ld ky Mi. V. K Uaaawr, ai i MMMTi )>' '"'l. Intprt-tiT
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      U.S. RUBBER STATISTICS.
      166 9 The Ruioer Manufacturrnt' A»«. nation af rl report that the cru.l runner ■rlraxil by the As»ui-iation tot th. aoata of November, are as follows all ii i: i ru.ie rakkai onxunption in ti November, 23,471) crude ru i rudr rul.i.i r on hand ir transit ovi rlaml
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      61 9 11 o flora *<M <om, Miixapurr. MA I.S.S. equal to London Standard lUndard K.S.S. on Tender ■> w •> January March Kri. -Mar. April- June Buyers U'« US 13S SflUr* 13'j US 13S 14* Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cablo Lon.!..r. Si, ,t sher>t I
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      KUALA LUMPUR RUBBER.
      1384 9 Board's Policy Outlined. LARGE AREAS TO BE BI'IH.RAFTED. nty-fifth ordinary ir. neral meeting •f Kual.i Lumpur Rubber < o Ltd.. was held at th.- < ..'jn.-.l R.,om ..'th.- i: i; A i*. idol Laas, sTastrßßaa Lon.ion. th Hon. Kvcrard Feildin^ ithe chairman) presiding. jr: IMr W. Hector
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      GLOOM IN WALL STREET.
      128 9 Low Prices with Slight Prospects of Advance. Wnil. Wall Street prices gained in th.tra.'.nit the l-»t day of the year, prices I do»e to the low levels ot th^ >cur i an atmosphere of gloom, nearly 1U per •ml below the best levels of the mwith
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      NEW YORK STOCKS.
      168 9 ng prices of stocks in New York on Jan. 6 wer.- Anuricnn Can Common 11l American Smelter 4.» icaa Sugar V Tel. and Tel. American Tobacco I'ommon 11 An.j.-onda As, ot j,,ted C.as and Electric Blank Atchison I Haltiin. re and Ohio 77 Bethlehem Steel 1 :.lif..rnin
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      313 9 C.uthrie Co.'s Weekly Report. Cuthric and <'».'s weekly rubber report. dates] Jan. It, states A certain ..muunt of buying by manufacturers during the past week i« reported from N. York, in consvqnenoe of which the nnrket there developed a firmer tone j Similar conilili..n!i have ruled here, and
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET.
    314 9 Failure <.( Hank of The I'nited Slatc>. PALL IN TRWS-ATI.ANTH SECURITIES. (From Our Own anco in tlw i week, diacoui i upply t Ilank I uilUan i. :n the finding dill borrowinir for lai I ay iiuTlinflux k I loans v i trirout'hnu' I'iarket thic. atpnl I
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1931. FAIRNESS FOR SHYLOCK.
    1266 10 Although commerce in the Federated Malay States is regulated by English law, leiii-lation is to be submitted to the Federal Council on Monday which will invest the Ruler-in-Council of each of the Federated States with powers strikingly near to
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    DIFFICULTIES AHEAD IN INDIA.
    1265 10 No Need to be Ashamed Of Our Record. (IJy ViM-ounl Peel, the former Secretary of State for India, in an interview.) In the eighteenth century M. Montiquieu wrote a great l«K>k in wh. aolHkal theyry was based on the idea that, in England, legislature, judicial and
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    237 10 Mr. A. C. Clift. of Broome Estate. Bangi Selangor, has gone on Home leave. Miss Kthel E. Martin, an Aawrl ai living in Shanghai, is touring Malaya. Dr. Cranville de Souza. M.8.. H.S Hong Kong, son of Mr. 1.. P. de Souza. of the Land Office, will return to Singapore
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    504 10 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE. The sweeping red* unnounced on Tuesday from tl States make wtltosat reading, n th. BMtat ~t who wi'i rnw ta .:,!> hi< hand iroa.ed dale* as surely a» n .^> which arc the ara- nightman-. !ii<an higher |r:i«"< f«C raafctr, higher ;.rmiui lid
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    BYGONE MALAYA—ECHO OF THE SUNGEI UJONG WAR
    769 11 BYGONE MALAYA— ECHO OF THE SUNGEI UJONG WAR SOLDIERS OF THE QUEEN. Hallowing a Kritish Grave SUNGEI UJONG WAR. Memories of Fitty-li\e Years Ago. (From Our Own Corr. Hi of four El IBtil tw.i .vii! wi hill m Dei an.l man. i M ■ml.t the Front at modern I ami
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    COAL DISPUTE SETTLED.
    114 11 Concessions on Both Sides. MINERS' MEETING. Hopes of Peace for Three ears. London, Jan. Id i new i that the South vied. ...al dis- T i uliii^ in November Tae h erli af aadargraand .iaily on iach week have Meapead the ratification by I ar.liff on Saturday.
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    MURDERED REPORTER
    229 11 Gaagiter Charged With Chicago Crime. ..z Jan. 7. .n.l i.lrntification f Laa I -.r.i r. w j aiinoun. i i.v Pal he, ihi I I for the m y. i uj- killed on June '.I .ait. His n urili r led to a clean-up of th. a i
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
    132 11 Prince Speaks from London To Buenos Aires. Riitfl'V. Jan. It, The Pi. n<i' of WaJea, who leaws loinm lun I I ihi lirst stage <>t his ourney to South AmerK-a, spoke to n-v b] wiralaai telephone from London this afti-i-The I'nnn' i pok« fr.mi V.is rtudy in House
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    SIX KILLED IN CRASHES.
    45 11 bisasler to I'assenjfer t A i- r op lam MaraaaM, Texas, Jan. 7. I'r >«n and two passengers lay in the crash of a pasane iflK'nt miles we-t af inotaei .i roaliae .ia~he^l near Owrton killing thte pilot and lwi> pa*»*ngers.
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    "A LOAN IS URGENTLY NEEDED."
    81 11 Mr. Scullin on Position In Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Jan. 15. In a speech which is regarded as a feeler to the I.ondon money market, Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Prime Minister, said an influx of new capital would be to Australia ilke
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    WORK FOR 100,000.
    275 11 Prospect in 1931 For America. Washington, Jan. 7. Thoma> MacDonul.l, c-hi.-f (if the bureau of puhlir works, informed the Senate ap:itions committee to<!ay that employment for an additional 100.000 men in IM1 was in prospect as a result of the increased road construction funds voted l.y Caw
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    POLICE OPEN FIRE.
    209 11 Many Injured in Riot At Ahmedabad. Bombay, Jan. l.'i. The police opened fire at Ahmedabad .lay, aftor failing to disperse a ,-riiuil which wa* demonstrating sympathy w.th the relatives of those exeiiited at Sholapur. It b reported that a man and a woman MM wounded. A further
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    CHINA'S PROBLEMS.
    143 11 Mr. Wang Chung-hui Indicates The Four Most Pressing. Shanghai. Jan. 15. Tht? Civil Affairs Conference opened at Nanking today. The attendance numbered H»i delegates and there were many (visitors present from foreign countries. Mr. Wanif Chung-hui, the chairman of thr Judicial Yuan, in an opening speech, stressed that
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    TIN CONTROL AND BIG GROUPS.
    369 11 Important Move. CONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF QUOTA PLAN. An important development in connection with the proposed international tin quota scheme has occurred. Three big Malayan tin groups Malayan Tin Dredging, Osborne and Chappel and Tronoh Mines, Ltd.— have sent the following letter to the Straits Times
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    114 11 Dutch Indies' Attitude Doubtful. Amsterdam. Jan. Id Kour members of the Dutch Suuar Committee are leaving for Paris tonight to confer v.th Mr. rhadbmirm- prior to his i.tuin to the United States, chiefly with r»K«rd to the carrying out of the Brusself agreement. The Dutch enmmttcy has been
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    SHANSI MILITARISTS.
    248 11 Anxious to Raise a Loan Of $24,000,000. Shanghai, Jan. 15. The Shansi military leaders are petitioning Mr. T. V. Soong. the Finance Minister, for permission to raise a loan of I $24,000,000. Mr. Soong ha« requested them to refer this matter to the Central Government. It is reported
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    THE PEOPLE'S CONGRESS.
    77 11 How the 450 Delegates Will Be Allocated. Shanghai, Jan. 15. > The regulations governing the election of delegates to the Peopli's Congress. I which is to open at Nanking in May next. have been passed by the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Party. l The total
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    RENEWED TROUBLE IN BURMA.
    151 11 Raid by Rebels. STATION OFFICIAL KILLED. Tharrawaddy (Bur:na>, Jan. 15. A hand of 50 rebels, armed with dahs (long knives carried by ..he hillmen), swooped down on Zibyugon railway sUtion just before midnight and surrounded the Bengali stationmaster's quarters. They took the cash and jewellery which
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    SMYRNA REVOLT.
    243 11 Court Martial Trying 214 Persons. •.■nsiiiiilin-.pl'', Jan. I.V Tin iiiii'n.i it ii Uhl tl.at an innuirv ha sl.own that tin- ■■»■«■< in Sin;, in.: was intended to overthrow the an .in dMMCntk rt-giinc at.. l to superill- it l.y thi-.H-ratic one, bae.i on the BkarMM and the Caliphate.
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    BELGIUM AND CHINA
    367 11 Tientsin Concession Handed Back. Tientsin, Jan. lib The Belgian (Ymc si.m here Ml formally han.ied back to China this morning in the present? of Dr. C. T. 1 Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, who. in a speech, referral to the Sino-Belgian record of urmarred friendship and co-
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    GIGANTIC DRUG RING UNEARTHED.
    194 11 Morphine Worth £4,000,000 Imported Into I.S.A. New York. Jan. IV As a result of a federal itr. k f,.!1..w ,-.i seizures of awrnUna aboard liners, the ntatam r*-d of an international dru^ rin". headed by two Parisians whe an- to have HHawlad ejernMa t 'h<- value
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    PROTEST BY CHINA.
    126 11 Strictures Contained h l.t-aKtic Keport. lam. i". Mr. Woo Ka; < Ml I Setter to Um Si ci. raiy <" im 1:1! of tfv League of Nations protcstii tain ■trktam <>n the Chine** Government inntaincd in a report of th< I Commisnion of lr<|'Jir;- into opium -.-m.ikin»f
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    95 11 Government's Decision Not To Participate. Lamina, .lan. The Cum n me to a final deeWea aal to participate in any wav in the l.ii BchaeWer Trophy race. Thu •he trophy* daftsnee, estimated ••miii will devolve on the Be) Club or private enterprise, nn.i unlikely that the sum will
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    SLAVERY IN LIBERIA.
    135 11 Firestone Co. Insists on Its Abolition. Was! ington, Jan. 7. Mr. llfctvi-y Firestone. Jr. af the Firestone Rubber Company. urgf«l the D.' partment af Btati te m-:<t upon its demand that the- l.iberian Cuiinaill abolish slavery in Liberia The rubber magnate i" il ofl 'mm his reareaeatatitei
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    END OF CONFERENCE APPROACHING.
    960 12 I)<lou:ates' Speeches. IMM TO MANAGE OWN \l I \IKS. Hu/by. Jan. IS, r -no- will end r Minister will n on the (iuv■i today of last crates at fil effort was .iily deadlock. 1 mmittee will have a vhleh the «-.-tinjf in i 1). nan totlay
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    SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS.
    99 12 £3,000,000 Scheme Given Approval. Rugby. J.in. 15. The Home I)i -vel< iiment (Vmmittee for the purposes of the government grant in aid has approvi-.! the e-timate of i'.t.OOO.OM landed by the Bl uthern Railway Co. on the exten«i'in af the existing dockat Si .uthamptoii. liei.nl- have U-en !'ilit'ire
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    WILD LIFE INQUIRY.
    302 12 Protection Favoured For Pigeon and Snipe. At yesterday's sittini: af the Wild Life lion in Kuaia I.umpur. Messrs. T. Hubback and A. K. Hawkins, the (nrn- heard evident* iriven hy Mr. Ralph li;i of (astletield Kstate. I'uchonir. He said he had \W years' lesidence in Malaya ihirinc
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    PIRATE JUNKS CAPTURED.
    116 12 Good Work by a Chinese Cruiser. Hong Kong Jan. 15. j A Chinese gunboat has captured three |.v ate junks at Bias Bay, with 20 asja. pected pirates on board. Four Chinese found on board the suspected piratical craft are believed to have been passengers of the
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    ACQUITTED AT ASSIZES.
    107 12 Lack of Evidence in Armed Robbery Charge. Liow Kirn Tee, who appeared before- 1 Mr. Justice Whitley yesterday at the! Singapore Assizes on a charge of armed robbery of $1.20 on Dec. 19 last, was acquitted and discharged. He was alleged i.i have been armed with a
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    FALL FROM WINDOW.
    34 12 President of Armour Company Killed. Chicago, Jan. 15. Mr. F. Edson White, the president of the Armour Company, has been killed by a fall from a window at his home. keuter.
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    PROHIBITION.
    46 12 Labour Campaign for Change Of Law. New York, Jan. 15. It is reported from Miami that Mr. William Green, the president of the American Federation of Labour, staled that the executive council of the Federation approved the Labour campaign fur the modification of Prohibition. Reuter
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    40 12 Mails from Europe, (London mails dispatched on Dec. 25), ex 8.1. Rajula which anchored at Penang at 3.30 a.m. today, will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to box holders at 8.46 a.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    26 12 From China and Japan, by Tango Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Manila, by President Harrison, due at Singapore daylight on Monday.
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    STORY OF SHOOTING TRAGEDY.
    1525 12 Inquest on Mr. A. H. M. Fok. The story of the finding of her husband lying dead in his bed with a wound over his heart and an automatic pistol by his sine, was told to Mr. V. R. Lisamer, the acting Singapore Coroner, this morning
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    FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.
    48 12 French Treasury Officials In London. Rugby, Jan. 15. the French Treasury ai lived in London yesterday to return the visit af the Hritish Treasury officials and ■ontir.ue the friendly exchange of views which has been taking place on financial question* interesting the two countries. British Wireless.
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    INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
    49 12 Nanking Bars Ships of Less Than 100 Tons. Shanghai, Jan. 15. The rules framed by the Ministry of r inam-i following the enforcement of the new customs tariff, lay it down that no ship of less than 100 tons nr.ay tngage in international trade. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    MALACCA PLANTERS.
    34 12 (From Our Owa Corraapondent) Malacca, Jan. 16. I A public meeting of Malacca Asiatic lubber estate owners and planters will be held on Jan. 24 to form a Malacca Asiatic Planters' Association.
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    DUTCHMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
    147 12 Sequel to Dance at The New World. (Mr. ti. E. Clayton' name.) G II K -n w.i~ 1 hai assaulting a police 1 The case wa* a semiel to a dm w W M, v D. Knowk I for thi legally 1 Mr R H i;nie,
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    EARTHQUAKES.
    60 12 Vera Cruz Rocked by VmlmH Shock. \>ra I A violent earthquake of 1< n|r duration l II In < Vera Cruz, and can alarm. Other kaWM B»M hock •>. Jan. 11l At leant one person ha> Mad ami four have been inj.r quake vest. 1 The shock starte.l The
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    FLOATING COFFINS.
    62 12 Explanation of I Sydne> The h en cleared up. T 1 I the native crew of th.- Ron* Kom C'abariU jett. feannir a I boari Keu'.OT. A pnuim) message fron Jan. 14, read SlWlll hin. have Ivin washed up mar lu to thr significance at the rortin has
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    RUSSIAN DEBTS
    44 12 Further Meeting of Claims Committee. The 1 lth %ng Pent i and Claims Committee, dealintr with bond bold i "Unter-claims, Baaul .york on Jan. M and the dealing with miscellaneous 1 claims and counter-claim-; a I*- Kin early in February. Bril less.
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    INDIAN MURDERED.
    42 12 Alleged Quarrel ()\«r A Debt. A dispute over a loan I been the e*NM of a muidir at Kukit I'anjang last nr'.t. «rh .1(1 Indian lal>oiiier wa death. Another Indian has been arr. ■•<; aril a on a charge af murder.
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    U.S. RELIEF MEASURES.
    11 12 the I pmvid .1 1 ;.,r drought Reutcr.
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    RADIO NEWS.
    91 12 The Saigon n will broadcast the foil' wing proS^aJSSM of music tonight i ney). Sii harlen Rt>que<i, Fantaisie (Varmy), fValae) (WiMnM), I 1..1111. Robert Barra*) (Gabriel Faure), vi (Reynaldo Halmi. I n 1 Key naldo Halm). 1, Mm yoneta (Deodat de Borerac). Vi r tomorrow, at tde following
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    JELAI CONCESSION SUIT.
    63 12 The htannjr of the continued yesterday in the Supreme Court. Kuala Lumpur, baton tli. 1 1 >n the Oief Justice Sir L. H Klphin>t when the crnas-ocam.r... SUvens, <.f Wan Hani eoaftin The case will I* mentioned t.«l«y mti, in the event of the Data 'ill Uinr
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    Tomorrow's Rugby International.-Raffled Horse Wins at Penang.
    669 13 PENANG NEW YEAR MKKTIX<;. $10 Brings $2,100. (;ooi> WIN BY GRIFFIN WON IN RAFFLE. (I'r Oar Own •••rro-'P'indent.) J:m. Id •.;>• a fair ait' miancr when >ntmue<i to<la\ :-ht ami the in, a '.'tiiTin which won the Mr I \h Mine Mil) il»
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    116 13 Another Third Division Club Out of Cup. London, Jan. 13. In the replay of their drawn third round tie in the Knglish K.A. (up Hlackburn Kovcm defeated Walsall by thr. •«iay. Blackburn will l«- :-t home to Rovers in the fourth round. of League matchc; were ai follows
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    ENGLAND'S CHANCES AGAINST WALES.
    924 13 Home and Local Rugby. TOMORROWS MATCH AT TWICKENHAM. ami H..ine Rugby arc bound t' Ki ther l.y a tic this week, by. the inn of a former Singapore forward in njtlish team selected to meet Wales at Twickenham tomorrow. M. S. H'Tavrntura. who (rets his first
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    INSURES HIS LEGS.
    249 13 Policy for Japanese Hurdler. Kolh-. Dec. H. I A marine insurance company here today insured the less of a hifrh-hurdler for V 5,000. The athlete in question is Yoshio Miki. former Keio University hiirh-hurdler, wh was popularly '-ailed "a one man-powered super-engine" due to the speed he
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    HOCKEY.
    77 13 1 Perak's Team to Meet Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondentt) I >oh. Jan. 10. The I'erak hockey team to meet Nafjl i Seml.ilan will l.c i Bwaa I. in; Mathisnn, Jansz; Gerrard, Puran Sintfh. A. W. Moreira; H. Dass, H. Daly, Wihon. M. K. Moreira. Wat.-ti The team to
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    S.C.C. BOWLS.
    70 13 Owinjf to rain all Ixiwlinjr ties at the S. .<". have \m-it\ put toiward a week. 'ill now Ik- H follofi Monday: K. 11. R. Howerman 1 Pands. Tuesday K. H. McKarlar. (J.ay. Wednesday Doubles Final. R. A. A*hwo,th and K A Hudson vs. H. H< n shr!«ood
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    63 13 The followinjr ha\i- b*M il.tv for the Indian Association against th.- l Co., Welch Rejrt. at hockey tomorrow, at 4.45 p.m. on' the lantlin trround. V. Raj; B. Chatterji and C. Ull A. N. Katyal. G. K'nnedy and V. N Bardhan 1» Paraajoti, I*. K Bkaakaran, A. Nhmazie,
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    108 13 The final of the Tanirlin Club billiard* handicap will he played this aftermxtn. rtartinK at 5.45. stiWVM Mr. It. 11. Goicfe and Mr. F. S. (iibson. The followinu will resTcaeitl Jofaon Jnd Welch at Johom H.ihiu I'ark Van der GwM, Pinters, GotKf. Ktimpoon Ke (ruson. Scott <'usc;ul' r.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    102 13 Knd«>. Jaamary I*. Hockey: SKI. Biff Raffs, ST.'". S«turd»>. Janaary 17. i Penanar Rarrs. Ruitby l.land* ra. BX.C. IV, IV Brani 2n.l Wrlrh v- S J..h..r.'. J..h..r, Bahru B.C.C. R»ffl' Collerc. Hockey: Stlangor VS. Sincaporc, Kuala I.umpur I'erak vs. Ntgn Scmbilan, Scrcmban. •undu Jaamary 18. Golf Kcppcl vs.
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    THIRD TEST BEGINS TODAY.
    533 13 England's Inferiority. WHEN WILL "STARS" FIND THEIR FORM South Africa and KnuUnd meet at Durl.an today in the third Tc-l match. Thr lir-t mas nun t>» the home count r> hj 2* rune, and the .-erond »a> dra»n. lias Kntrland< d mmej in the, I field
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    ASIATIC UNEMPLOYED.
    94 14 The committee of the Asiatic Uav employment Kuiul ha^ received the follow- 1 Italy acknowledged MUttl I K. van B. \;.n Hclsdin«i-n 10, ler Mr. I.im Kw Haj Toas lUmk M, Mr. H. R. \Vils..n L."«. Mr Kg S.-n ("hoy 25, Mr. Tan '>. a Chil koh Whatt
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    LOTTERY THAT WAS NEVER DRAWN.
    445 14 Cash Carried Oflf By Robbers. Hoy: four Chinese broke in upon a party I who had gathered to bid for a lottery, and carried off the cash, was related !>>• the Deputy Public PIMMUt (Mr. P. A. McElwaine) when a Chinese name; I.y. Vrow claimed
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    MR. S. LEICH-HUNT.
    248 14 Large Attendance at The Funeral. The funeral of Mi. S. \a iirh-Hunt. the yeunjr officer of the StagapMV Preventive i' wh>> was killed in a motor accident on Wednesday nijfht. took place at thi" Bidad,ari (^emetery, _-Y*".*t*Tday aiU-r-ncon. the Rev. Nijrcl WiTli'anVs ofncillWlJt Th< re was a
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    SPEEDY SETTLEMENT.
    60 14 c dealt with by the Chief William Mwiaaaj yr<tenlay prerae Court within the space of five mmiti >. The ;w m HI (10-sage and Sons ra. Li i:< < .imil Co., and Dupir* Malayan Technical Work*, vre mentioned by Mr. P. H. Battishill Counsel in Uith casts for
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    JUDGMENT BY CONSENT
    139 14 Terms Agreed to By Defendant. Judgment, which was by consent. wa« piven in favour of S. Y. Wong and Co. ygainrt Mr. See Tiong Wah (defendant) >.->•. rday by Mr. Justice Mills in the Muni, ipal Court, on certain terms. Mr. Eber appeared for the plaintiffs nnd
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    STRAITS BUDGET.
    138 14 scenes at the opening 01 Mount Knuly swimming p<><>l appear in the pictures in ihis v I'fk's Straits Budget. The trams in :he Malaya Cup Rugby final, and in the ■ami' between Selanfror and the 2nd Welch Reginent are shown, ax are also the new .iipsv Moth which
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    PAYMENT DISPUTED
    194 14 Magistrate Finds Accused's Story the Most Probable. "These people when they sUrt quarrelling never stop until they have gone through the Police Court, then the District Court, thi- Supreme Court and eventually ending up in the Bankruptcy Court," was a comment by counsel in a case in which
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    DEPORTED FROM JAVA
    55 14 Manager of Chinese Paper Arrives in Shanghai. Shanghai, Jan. 15. Mr. Fan Chung-y* n l?- the manager of the Min Kuo Jih Pao. a daily newspaper published in Java, ha« been deported from the Dutch East Indies by the Dutch authorities and has arrive*! in Shanghai with
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    MAMMOTH HUNTING ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD.
    3830 15 KEPT IN COLD STORAGE FOR 250,000 YEARS. A Journey To The Ivory Isles Of North-East Siberia. BY BASSKTT DIGBY, F.R.G.S. rjtIKEE HI SDRED mi!- ore of the many into the irn;n Ocean, lies a nan I They constitute far am) away the
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    3927 16 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. Bernard Shaw's Political Extravaganza Unreality of Both Democracy and Royalists Exposed in "The Apple Cart" A Bad Farce with Intellectual Trimmings and Lively, Amusing Talk. Sack the Lot The \pple Cart Political Kxtri taganza. II) Bernard Shaw. Constable. il.ire was a slogan "Sack The
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    1612 17 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in th.' I. ne lla> n.lumi w« give publicity to the folio* ing appeals for wt.rk from men ho are ■iwmpl<>> •<t M a direct re-i:!t of the The I il'ni »ii. be pleiied !■>
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    LEGATIONS IN CHINA.
    400 17 Removal to Nanking Unlikely In 1931. There if liUie likciihood. in the .ipinioli ol the Japan.-, Fotwifß ofti. states a Tokio i,.i „s|,..nii. Nt ci the Initod I'ress), that the [n:nip:i! foreirn I'nwrr- will rem>i.e th;- seats of their le»raii >n» in hina tnm IVkin- to Nankin-,'
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    US.TRADE DEPRESSION.
    128 17 US. TRADE DEPRESSION. Omaha Stock Exchange Shuts Down. Omaha. Nebraska, Dec. 27. Fu'ther evi.ler.ee af the extent of the i .i) the United States »a« jriven t-nlay v. hen the Omaha Stock Bsckuga (loo! its (lo'ir>. The <iflicers of the local stock market arc liquidating the affairs of the exchange.
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    341 17 Concertina Delights llandit- In China Hunt' Kong. Jan. Mr. R. W. Porteous. of the China Inland Mission, tells of Urn experiences of himself, his wife and Miss Nina Ciemmell. during their captivity from Marcn 2S t.. June 26 last, in the hands of Chinese Communists. Miss Gemmell
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    60 17 22,000 Recalled to Car Factories In IS. Detroit, Jan. a, The m< tor-cnr Hctarias if th.- D art-a t,>day recilled 22.000 nun wh.i pnviously had been laid off. New York. .lan. i>. Nearly M.COfl more workers retumel t* the railroad shops ami aatnianhih plan today, augmenting almost
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      SILVER CURRENCY.
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    28 18 \allejo. Calif.. Jan. 8. Rrar-Admir.il John Milton, L\ S X retired, died at the Mare liland r.o«pitai today cf pr.eun onia at tht aft of Hi.
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