The Straits Times, 12 December 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.J THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      341 1 SINGAPORE 78, CECIL ST. CPHONK Bill!,) I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I TAU.rLAH BANKHEAD and OHm Krook in I" THE TARNISHED LADY Phone 5261-2. SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROM THE FERTILE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF SWITZERLAND "QicnfiF Pwn*SM RDANir uLlUul fLs^Vi DnANU Every tin of Sledge Brand Condensed Milk is of uniform quality,
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      109 1 KUftk* LUMPUR I 27. MVA ST. fCRHOKB 3683), CONVEY YOUR WISHES WITH "CASTLE" CRYSTAL THE CUT GLASS DE LUXE. WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF CRYSTAL DECANTERS JUGS, BOWLS, VASES, DISHES, WINE LIQUEUR SETS, etc., etc. A VISIT TO OUR SHOWROOMS IS SUGGESTED. •ROBINSON EL €O I Tin ill V.X..*/
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      15 1 rV-'7irt---;-| 6.15 Tonight 9.15 TALLM.AII RANkllKAD and OHM llniuk in "the tarnished: LADY I'hone 5261-2.
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      489 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIU PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. KARMALA 9,000 Dec. 12 CHITRAL 16,000 Dec. 26 1982.
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      750 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middles borough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Ball. HAKONE MARU 10,600 Dec 1« 17 gSUWA MARU 10,700 Dec 81 Jan. 1 FfFUSHIMI MARTI 11,000 Jan. 14 15 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 27 28 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Feb. 10
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      481 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wtllknown steamer MAREI.I.A (7,866 ton*) and th* s.s. MANGOLA (8,352 tons) (Cargo only). Th* s.s. MARELLA is on* of th* largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      624 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave. Spore. Penang. m.s. JUTLANDIA Dee. 28 Dec. 26 m.s. LALANDIA Dec. 30 Jan. 1 m.s. MEONIA Jan. 20 Jan. 22 m.s. BORINGIA Feb. 3 Feb. 5 m.s. FIONIA
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      592 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STBAK NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England.) REGULAR SERVICB TO MARSEILLES, LONDON AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      475 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slam). BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Ban|rr,ar», Tolupln, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Taku, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival. Departur* V A LAY A Dec. 18 Dec. in PRACHATIPOK Dec. 20 Dec. 2:1 SUDDHADIB Dec. 27 Dec. 30 These vessels are
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      446 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHTDULI Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELM. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hong Kong Dee. II Afeatil ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated la KnglaneV) SINGAPORE. Telephone SBI7. NORDDEUTSCHER faV'*\i
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      566 3 POUJiRfTIIHsWIF UNB iWAMFJUCAN MAIL UNB >v rfefi ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. HARRISON Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 25 PRF.S. HAYES Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 PRES. PIERCE Jan. 18 Jan. 21
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      622 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger nnd Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suex Canal. OUTWARDS. TO nONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Jan. o HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF PERTH for L'don, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      369 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised «3,000.000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Reit 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,060,000 BOARD OP DIRECTORS J. M. Byrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.,
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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVH FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,335,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasin Kobe Semarang Bombay Weltevreden
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      495 3 NEDERLANDSCII INDISCHE HANDELSHANK. N.V. Established 1563 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000.000 (about £8,500.000). Paid up Capital Glds. 55.000.000 (about £4 .600,000). Reserves Glds. "9.1H0.007 (about fIMi.J.OUO). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCII OFFICES THE HAGUIS, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA IK-ad Office for Dutch East Indies. KUBE Head Office for China and
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      670 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 15 cents per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      752 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE WANTED BNGUBH Lady seeks roon with privaf European family. Stale Price. Box 323, straits Times. Unfurnished Room wanted, Katong district, with private familrf. State terms to 319, Straits Times. HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, furnished, 24, Meyer Road. HOUSE on Institution Hill, high elevation. Rent $80.00 United Enginers
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      524 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LIT TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road 2nd floor. Apply Gurthie Co., Ltd. TO LET SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64, Market St. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 so., ft. Apply
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      388 4 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER (EUROPEAN) B-l, Hong Kong Bank Chambers. MASSAGE AND MIDWIFE, by experienced European lady. 59, Wilkie Road, Singapore. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS overseas, have the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $14 yearly, including postage, outside Malaya (13.20 within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by remittances, should
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      636 4 FOR SALE I COPELAND ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR. S^iall size. A.C. Perfect condition, |l<o. :i5B, River Valley Road. Tele. 4523. I FOR SALeT OR TO LET, site at Kallang district road and water access, suitable for factory and coal-shed. 270, Straits _*>"•»•_ KIATS SPECIAL XMAS SALE. Prom December 1 to December 11.
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      704 4 PUBLIC NOTICE TAIPING TURF CLUB AMATEUR RACES. Thursday, December 17. Saturday, December 19. Hor<es Classes 3 end 4 Ponies Class 2. Entries close 5 p.m., Monday, December 14. A POLO TOURNAMENT. Will be held on December 14, 16 and 18. Player* will consist of Teams from Singapore, Tenant?, Kuala Kangsar
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    355 5 Period of Decline In Crime in Colony. The following is taken from the Straits Times of Dec. 13, 1881: The present comparative absence of crime in our community, as evinced in the dearth of police news, may be regarded not so much as an indication of thr
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    OUTRAM SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
    543 5 Prize Distribution And Stage Play. There was a large attendance at Outram School yesterday morning for the annual pri»e distribution day. Before calling upon Mrs. C. G. Coleman, wife of the Inspector for Schools, Singapore and Labuan, to present the prizes, Capt. Goodman Ambler, headmaster of the
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    38 5 The promotion of the following officers to Class II of the Malayan Civil Service is gazetted: Messrs F. K. Wilson, G. C. Dodd, O. E. Venables, H. F. Monk, E. E. F. Pretty, and C. W. A. Sennett.
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      430 5 HOTELS T? AFFLE^ HOTEL DE LUXE CABARET SHOW THE HOLLYWOOD HI-LIGHTS WILL PRESENT THEIR UP-TO-DATE SINGING DANCING MUSICAL REVUE DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD MONDAY EVENING I December 14 6.30 to 8.30 reservations $1.00 SEA VIEW HOTELT" TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE REX and PEGGY ON TWO PIANOS. Sunday, December 13. HIGH TIDE
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      268 5 CAPITOL RESTAURANT TONIGHT'S SPECIALITY Roast Pheasant Bacon CAPITOL FRUIT CUP Reserve your table now for X'MAS EVE, BOXING NIGHT and NEW YEAR'S EVE. Phone 4906. CRAG HOTEL PENANc HILL (2.250 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL). PERFECT HEALTH RESORT. IDEAL FOR HOLIDAYS AND WEEK ENDS. DINING ROOM. SLUMP RATES. Bunralown n( p
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      59 5 FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THI LONDON ASSUBAaTCa HONG KONG FIR 3 INSCE. Co, LM, PHOENIX ASSURANCB Co, Ltd, WESTERN ASSURANCB Co, UNION INSCE. SOCIETY OF CANTOS, LtdMAGLH STAB A BEIT. DOM. DjISCB. Co, GUTHRIE t CO, LTD. General Ageata. (lacorporated is) &8.1 FOR YOUR EYES The best is just good enough. Wear Zeiss
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      171 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Monia Litter and His Augmented Orchestra. Programme for Sunday, Dec. 13, at 9.30 p. m. Overture Robtsnicrrc H. Litolff. Symphony No. 2 Ocean A. Rubinstein. (First Movement). INTERVAL Value Macabro L. Godowsky. Suite Midsummernicht's Dream "Scherao" F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Suite Kankasian Sketches In The Village M. Ippolitw-IwanoA*. March Slave
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3693 6 The Malay In Modem Malaya— Town And Country Life—The Kuala Lumpur Settlement— A Self-Contained Suburb— The Resourcefnl Peasant— Rice, Rubber And Hunting— Cinemas Under The Stars. (By Onr Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 11. fpHE comparatively young Malay settlement in Singapore is not
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    MR. SEE TIONG WAH.
    100 6 Bankruptcy Court Matter Adjourned. An application to withdraw the petition of a receiving order against Mr. See Tionjf Wish, a well-known Singapore Chinese, was made by Mr. Paul Storr, on behalf of Mr. S. Fung, who had been substituted as i petitioning creditor by an order
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    ALWAR RULER'S APPEAL.
    83 6 "Make England a Greater Friend." Alwar, Nov. 24. The Maharaja of Alwar, speaking: at a Durbar yesterday, appealed to the I Indian delegates to the Round-Table ConIfcrence to follow the example of Enjf- land and put aside communal interests, not in order to drive England out of
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      26 6 ADVERTISE on SUNDAYS in the SUNDAY TIMES MALAYA'S SUNDAY LEISURE HOUR NEWSPAPER First Issue Dec. 20. Advertising Rates from THE MANAGER, THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS, LTD.,
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      237 6 FREE ADVICE! CINEMAGOERS IN AND AROUND KUALA LUMPUR ARE ADVISED TO SEE UFATONE'S MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION THE WHITE DEVIL ADAPTED FROM LEO TOLSTOI'S "HADJI MURAT." OPENING AT THE PRINCE'S THEATRE ON Thursday, Dec. 17th Supporting BOBBY JONES IN CHIP SHOTS MICKEY MOUSE 1 CARTOON. Attractions tl BLISTERS CAUSED DISFIGUREMENT On Face
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      169 7 LJHLl^r^ TELEPHONE *> 6909 LAST DAY OF EXTENDED SEASON Matinee at 3. Evening 6.15 9.15 THE YEAR'S MERRIEST SHOW STILL PACKING OUT! WILLIAM HAINES JUST A GIGOLO TOMORROW (SUNDAY) Opening at the Matinee at 3 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE. The Film that Hollywood Cheered THE AUTHENTIC AMAZING STORY OF WHAT
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      166 7 LAST NIGHT OF The Famous London Favourite TALLULAH BANKHEAD IN "TARNISHED LADY" with CLIVE BROOK. TOMORROW (Sunday) Commencing at the Matinee The Popular Stars of "SKIPPY" MITZI GREEN JACKIE SEARL IN Sinclair Lewis' laughable Prize Winning Story "FORBIDDEN ADVENTURE" JVITH EDNA MAY OLIVER and LOUISE FAZENDA. Here's a great show
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      152 7 PA VI LI ON 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 MATINEES TODAY SUNDAY 3.15 IT JUMPS RIGHT AT YOU SO VIVIDLY REAL YOU WANT TO YELL! Indians in flaming feathers an|J gleaming War paint Dauntl«88 pioneers battling their way into the danger infested wilderness! ZANE GREY'S FIGHTING CARAVANS Starring Gary Cooper Lily Damita
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    532 8 ST ANDREWS < ATIIEDRAL-3rd Snndav in A.lv.nt. 1)..- IS, >'■■■■" a.m., Holy Comn 7.30 a.m., Mutiny K a.m.. Holy Comn. (Choral, and Addreas; .V:<0 p.m., Evensong ,,m.I Sermon; Holy Comn. on Mon. Wed. and Friday at l> a m., Tues, Thurs. and TANGUN GARRISON CHURCH.— 7 «.m.. ll.lv
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    68 8 Passengers from Batavia to Singapore on Dec. 8: Mr Helyman, 11 r. Handren, Mr. Hens Seng Tjionif. Mr. Munck, Mrs. Gerth Van 1 Wijk and Mr. 11. M. White. From Singapore to Medan: Mrs. Tripler] and Mr. Kaatlioven. Proa Mcd.in to Singapore: Mr. J. Van il r 0
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    12 8 From France, by Porthos, due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      196 8 Singapore, Dec. 12. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 9/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 7,32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 5/32 London, 30 days' sight I1I 1 London, demand 2 '4 3/32 London, T.T. 2/4 1/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 910 I Hamburg, demand 150 |j New
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      PRODUCE.
      162 8 Singapore, Dec. 12. Gambler 18-00 (Cuba Mo. 1 onptekad).. 16.00 Copra mixed 5.10 Sago flour, Sarawak 3.40 White Pepper 34.50 1 Black Pepper 24.00 Pearl Sago 6.00 small 800 medium pearl Rice, Siam $185 to 245 Saigon $165 to 180 Rangoon $157 to 172 No. 1 of lib catties
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      PASSENGERS.
      130 8 The following 1 passengers arrived by the 1 s.s. Nieuw Zeeland today from Australia and the D.E.I. Mr. W. I. Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. C. Giles, Mr. J. H. Henselwood, Mr. J. S. R. Buck, I Mrs. I. Stanborough, Mr. R. W. Buck, Mr. A. Kent, Miss P. Smallman,
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        MINING.
        442 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. I f l £1 Asam Kumbanf 24/- 25/£1 «1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/6/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/- 11/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/» 11/» £1 £1 BatangPadang 0.05 0.12 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1 Burmah
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 Issue a l_ pj. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Klnta Electric 0.60 0.70 1 1 Malacca Electric Orda. 1.16 125 1 1 Malaoca Electric Pref. 1.60 1.70 10 10 Haynard A Co. 6.00 7.00n0m. 1 .40 Malayan BreweriM par. 10 pm. 60 60 McAlister 4 Co. 67.50 60.00 10 10
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        135 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 IN 104 H Singapore Municipal 1 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 1% prem Singapore Municipal 4H p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1909 red. 1956 $1,008,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        393 8 Fra»er and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's qnotatlW*V At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only, K. Sidim ($1) Kundong (|1; Lunas ($1) M. Pindas ($1) H. Tekong ($1) MenUkab (.20) New Scudais ($2) New Serendah ifl) Nyalas ($1) Pajam ($1) Parit
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      750 8 Pontoise Station Times Change. (By Onr Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. New times have been adopted by tho Pontoise broadcasting station, details of which appear below. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follow* (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    150 8 Today. Tcmbilahan and Indragiri (Chec Seng) 3 p.m. Soengei Liat and Batavia (Magnet) 4 p.m. Djambi (Toba) P-m. South-East Borneo (Belawanl 4 p.m. Rhio, Billiton, Java and South-West Sumatra, South East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (General van der Heyden) 4 p.m. Tanjong Balei and Labocn
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    54 8 m Porthoi J. V. OldenbarncTalt Johan de Witt Kashmir Egra Atbos II P. C. Hooft Left Art*. Spor. LnM Oct. 8 Oct. II Oct. 8 Not. I Oct. 16 Not. 4 Oct. 30 Not. 21 Oct. 30 Not. 21 Not. 5 Not. 28 Not. 6 Not. 28
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    Vessels Arrived.
    190 8 RAUB, Brit,, 573 tons, from Pontianak 12-12, for Pontianak 14-12. HIMALAYA MARU, Jap., 3,187 tons, from Calcutta 12-12, for Hong Kong and Japan 1H-12. MEDUSA, Brit., 723 tons, fom Lumut 12-1-', for Lumut via Ports 1 i-12. KINTA, Brit., 509 tons, from Penanpr 12-12, for IVn.-injr 14-12. NIEUW
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      144 8 <a^?^AM CHOON" 2^ PEK SAM CHOON [IEFPII PEKSAMCHOON )USg||g£gr ANGKOWAYCHAYCHOE ''wmst*A SINGAPORE NOTICE is hereby cive.v that the above Marks are the property of CHOP PEK SAM CHOON of No. 4K, Pickering St., &:ntr»pore, and are used by them as Trade Marks in connection with China Tea manufactured, nrepared or
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      36 8 FOR ALL THINGS RADIO WRITE. PHONE OB CALL f&tcUo tfetvice CoCorner Oppo.lL Amber MtnsUa. Sola Agents and Representative* *i U« Loading Radio Maaafaetaiwa. SHORT WAT> RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS Da-Co«Bti7 Order* Eirrated b*j Return Foot. PHONE 73ft.
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      296 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Mm fall, thine. Humidity tion. F. F. in. hours. m.p.h. e A*or Star 88 73 2.65 4.9 65 Calm Drinle K< kota*Bharu ..85 73 0.19 2.5 85 E 10
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      241 8 ARRANGEMENTS F01 THE WEEK, Saturday, December It. H. W. 12.35 a.m., 8 ft. 9 in.. 1155 pjn, 10 ft. Annual Malayan Rotary Conference. Ipoh. Hollywood Hi-Lignt§ Revue, Vic Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday. December 13. H. W. 1.17 a.m., 8 ft. in., noon, 9 ft. 8 In. Annual Malayan Rotary Conference,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    237 9 Rubber Touches 12 Cts. For Forward Buying. PRICE TO REMAIN FIRM (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's pricrs IJuhSer. 10?s cents per 1b. Tin, lOO l(.ns at S69.7"> per picul. Yesterday's Prices llubler, London, 3'/ 4 d., up .t-lfid. P i W York, I 7-16 cts.,
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    RUBBER INTERESTS.
    149 9 Mr. E. E. Moreau, C.B.E., presiding on Not. 10 at the meeting of the Brieh Rub-l.-er Estate, Ltd., said the company was row working at a cost it was impossible to reduce, and entailing sacrifices from everybody concerned, which they could not count on maintaining when prosperity returned.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      PERAK RIVER HYDROELECTRIC POWER.
      1336 9 Substantial Economies. BETTER OUT LOOK IN MALAYA. The fifth annual general meeting of the Perak River Hyrdo-Electic Power Co.,' Ltd., was held on Nov. 18 at Winchester House, E.C., Mr. Geo. Balfour, M.P. (chairman of the company), presiding 1 The chairman, in moving the adoption i
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      60 9 Tone of Market Speculative. Latest cable London Spot Sheet 3'id. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet C. cU. 44 per lb. 12 o'clock noon, Dec. 12. R.R.S. equal to London Standard Spot Standard R.S.S. on Tender December January Jan.-Mar. •i April-June Buyers. Sellers. ios M«
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      EXCHANGES.
      86 9 Rugby, Decj 11. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8 7-32, Athens 250 Bellers, Bombay Is. 6ttd., Berlin 13 31-32, Brussels 23 13-16, Bucharest 555, Rio 4%, Buenos Aires 41%, Copenhagen 18 Geneva 17, Helsintrfor* 200 sellers, Hong Kong Is. 5 15-16 d., Lisbon 100, Madrid 40, Milan 6414, Monte Video
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      PENAWAT (MALAYA) TIN.
      436 9 The report of the directors of the Feiiawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., to be submitted at the fifth annual general meeting of the company to be held at the registered office of the company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Penang, on Friday, Dec. 18, at noon, states The
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      312 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore, Dec. 10, state. Since our last report the market has been supported by a further rumour of restriction, London and Singapore prices have also been assisted by the further depreciation in our currencies. Imports during November were
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      RONEO RESULTS.
      101 9 The local branch of Roneo Ltd., write as follows With reference to the paragraph pubished in your issue of yesterday under the above heading, we would like to correct the impression it gives that the Singapore business showed considerable looses for the year ending June last. While this
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      COPRA MARKET.
      24 9 Barlow and Co., report as follows on Dec. 10. Prices continue to improve. Closing quotations are as follows :—Sundried $6.85; mixed $5.20.
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      SUMATRA PLANTING SYNDICATE.
      338 9 ruction in Production Costs. ie fifteenth v.nnual ordinary general meeting of the Sumatra Planting Syndicate, Ltd., was held cti Nov. 11, at Bunge House, 71, St. Mary Axe, E.C. Sir Herbert Wright, the chairman, who presided, said it was difficult to recall a year which had been
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      109 9 Saturday, December 12. Ships alongside the Wharres or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Lady Evelyn, Lighter Cross, Lch. Jimat, Toussoum. )il Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pacar. Albert Dock Scott Harley. ictoria Dock Nil. Keppel liarboar. King's Dock Solen.
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      SUNGEI BAHRU.
      34 9 Trading loss of Sungei Bahru Rubber w June 30 £***** 755 (a st loBs £<!,493). Sum of £2,000 is transferred iiom taxation reserve, making £1.509 (wsa ib.f 324) crop 937 oo ib
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      INCH KENNETH RUBBER.
      33 9 Accounts of Inch Kenneth Rubber to n ?,o2\ show loss of £***** 733 < a st )rofit of £127), reducing credit brought in to £5217. Crop was 261,500 lb; net price
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    HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
    253 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 11. Closing: quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are as follows GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall. Conversion Loan 5<~, 96>, +1 funding Loan 4% 1916/90 81 +1H GOVERNMENT STOCKS, DOMINION. Straits
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    OVERSEAS TRADE.
    146 9 Merchandise in June Half-Year. The accounts issued on Nov. 9 by the Board of Trade covering the half-year to June 30 last show that all countries cited both exported and imported merchandise of less value than during the tirat half of The_ United Kingdom's imports of merchandise were
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    140 10 Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL.-Charles Farrcll in Body r.nd Soul 6.15 9.30. AI.HAMBRA.- William Maine* and Irene I'm in Just a Gigolo, 6J6— 9 15. I'liumc C9U9. CAPlTOL.— Tallulah Bankh'ead and Clive Drunk in Tarnished Lady. 6.15 9.15. Phone 0261-5262. EUROPE HOTEL.— Special Dinnor and Dance. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinemai, Zoo,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1931. TARDY JUSTICE.
    972 10 Seveial matters of more immediate consequence have prevented previous editorial reference to an important change which has just been made in the laws of the Straits Settlements. After a totally unnecessary delay of nearly five years the legislation affecting divorce
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    POET OF THE LOVES OF PLANTS.
    1178 10 How Science Confirmed A 200-Year-Old Dream. (By S. E. P. Atherley, the author of The Theory and Practice of Humbug.") On Dec. It, 1731 was born Erasmus Darwin, dcetor, poet, scientist and grandfather of the evolutionist. And it has taken xcience nearly two centuries
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    170 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. E. W. Mbrtindell, Medical Officer, S.S. has been seconded for service in Brunei. Dr. Farlcigh Clarke and Mrs. Clarke returned from home this week by the Christiaan Huygens. Dr. J. E. Smith has been re-elected president of the Penan? Eurasian Association, wires our Penang correspondent. Writing on
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    825 10 ELECTIONEERING. As an awful warning of what universal suffrage really means," a former member of the Malayan Civil Baffin sends us an account of two experiences while he was doing a little electioneering work at home a? few weeks ago. I shall vote Labour," said one
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    CHIANG KAI-SHEK RESIGNS: SUCCESSOR CHOSEN.
    2303 11 CHINA ON ROAD TO UNITY? Mr. Lin Sen to be Head Of Government. TOKIO SENSATION. Fall of the Wakatsuki Cabinet. The Far East has yielded two sensations today. In the first place it is announced that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has resigned and that Mr. Lin
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    COMING CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA.
    343 11 "Failure Must Not Be Contemplated." Rugby, Dec. 11. Replying on the debate on the adjournment in the House of Commons, the Dominions Minister (Mr. J. H. Thomas) made a statement regarding the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa to which, he said, the Government attached great importance.
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    TRUNK TELEPHONE.
    135 11 Service to Penang Available On Tuesday. From 10 a.m. on Tuesday it will be possible to telephone between Singapore and Penang, the Government trunk lines having been extended to the northern settlement. As the carrier system has been employed in extending the service from Kuala Lumpur to Penang,
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    DOCTORS UNITE.
    165 11 First Meeting Of Local Society. The first general meeting: of the newlyformed Singapore Medical Practitioners' Society was held at the Indo-Ceylon Club on Thursday. Dr. A. J. Lim Presided and there was a large attendance. Ninety-four doctors have consented to join the society. The minutes of the inaugural
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    118 11 Rev. C. J. Brown and Miss M. A. Ford. The wedding took place at 7.30 yesterday morning in St. Andrew's Cathedral if the Rev. C. J. Brown, of the Missions to Seamen, Singapore, and Miss Myrtle Aufrere Ford, who came out from home a few days ago. The
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    CUNARD COMPANY'S DECISION.
    610 11 Intense Disappointment. WHY GIANT LINER IS HELD UP. Rugby, Dec. 11. The decision of the directors of the Cunard Company to suspend work on the giant new liner now under construction at Clydebank has been received with intense disappointment throughout the country. The 73,000-ton vessel, which was
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    POUND IMPROVES.
    55 11 Sharp Rally in British Funds. Rugby, Dec. 11. Steilinfc improved on the Foreign Exchange Market today, and in the stock markets there was a sharp rally in British funds. The movement is generally attributed to yesterday's optimistic statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) on
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    NEARLY DROWNED.
    48 11 Chinese Rescues Compatriot Off Bedok. A Chinese jumped into the sea off Bedok yesterday and saved another Chinese who was in difficulties. Artificial respiration was applied, and the man regained consciousness in about fifteen minutes. It appears that the man fell overboard from a steam launch.
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    48 11 Among: Government appointments now gazetted are Mr. A. B. Jordan to aot as Secretary for Chinese Affairs, S.S. Mr. L. V. J. Laville to act as District Judge, Singapore and Mr. J. I. Miller, M.C.S. to be a member of the Board of Examiners in Languages (for Malay).
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    U.S.A NOT TO CANCEL WAR DEBTS.
    274 11 Strong Opposition. MR. MELLON'S NOTE OF WARNING. Washington, Dec. 12. The United States Government has reiterated that it is opposed to the cancellation of War debts. The announcement followed a day's debate in Congress on the Hoover Moratorium which, if not ratified within four
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    P. AND O. ROBBERY.
    68 11 Steward Detained By Penang Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 12. When the P. .land O. KarmaJa came alongside here yesterday morning the police* tB8fc*^R>ssess1on <rf the ganjjway: It was stated that after the vessel left Colombo the purser found that £250 was missing from
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    COTTON INDUSTRY.
    69 11 Scrapping Surplus Plant And Machinery. Rugby, Dec. Jl. Important proposals for reorganising the cotton industry have been issued by the joint committee of the cotton trade organisations. The>e provide that interertel sections of the industry should go to Parliament for a statutory scheme for scrapping or otherwise immobilising
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    D.E.I. MOSLEMS.
    53 11 Students Who Wish to Study In Arab Countries. Jerusalem, Dec. 11. At the Moslem Congress here the delegate from Sumatra proposed that representations should be made to the Dutch Government for the removal of restrictions on Moslem students in the Dutch East Indies who wished to study in
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    RECEIVED BY KING.
    57 11 Polish Foreign Minister's Visit To London. Rugby, Dec. 11. The Polish Foreign Minister (Senator August Zaleski), who has been in London since Wednesday night and who yesterday saw the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) and the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon), was received in audience by the
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    PLANNING BRITAIN'S FISCAL POLICY.
    122 11 Next Week's Important Cabinet Meetings. Rugby, Dec. 11. Parliament today adjourned for the Christmas recess. The motion for the adjournment of tho House provides for its reassembly on Feb. 2 unless the Speaker, in consultation with the Government, considers an earlier meeting is required in the
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    RUBBER SHARES RISE.
    495 11 being reached for a joint scheme of restriction have made a strong impression in London. The following cables from Reuter's Agency state that the report of a definite agreement is premature, but it is to be noted that there is no direct denial of the report either
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    HAP HENG SYNDICATE CASE.
    2038 12 Alleged Juggling With Investors' Money. "WHO WAS BOSS?" MAN AND WIFE DRIVEN OUT OF OFFICE" The scenes in the offices of the Hap Heng Mineral Syndicate, Ltd., between i the accountant-secretary, the manager :i>nl directors, the first named abusing unil turning out the others, and the
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    SPECIAL AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA.
    200 12 To be Carried by Southern Sun's Relief. The relief aeroplane sent from Australia to convey to England the air mails from the Southern Sun, recently wrecked at (Alor Star, is expected to leave Singapore on the return flight to Australia on Dec. 26. By arrangement
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    ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY
    530 12 Undesirability of Holding Dinners. The suggestion that the funds expended in holding expensive annual dinners be devoted to the European Unemployment Fund instead, was made unsuccessfully by a member at the annual meeting of the Singapore Branch of the Royal Society of Su George, held at .the
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    ORGAN RECITAL.
    254 12 Large Audience at The Memorial Hall. To those who, in the face of much opposition, persisted that the Memorial Hall needed a large organ in order to bo complete, it must have been very gratifying to see the size of the audience for yesterday's recital. About three hundred
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    MRS. BEGG'S NEED FOR FRESH AIR.
    810 12 Why She Is Out at All Hours of the Night. Instead of engaging a lawyer I have engaged my husband as my lawyer," declared Mrs. Agnes C. Begg. when called upon to show cause why she should not be bound over to be of
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    48 12 Information has been received that the cutward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam is expected to arrive at Alor Star at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Correspondence will be received in Singapore by the evening express on Monday and will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 7.30 p.m.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    355 13 The Albion and Chelsea To Meet The following 1 matches will be played in the English and Scottish Leagues today First Division. Arsenal vs. Huddersfield T. Birmingham vs. West Ham Utd. Blackburn R. vs. Leicester City. Blackpool vs. Newcastle Utd. Derby County vs. Grimsby Town. Everton vs. Middlesbrough.
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    PERAK AMATEUR MEETING.
    722 13 Rain Interferes. MR. KIRWAN RIDES FOUR WINNERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 12. Before the start of the Perak Turf Club December amateur meeting here yesterday there were signs of rain. It held off for the first three races but the rest of the day was
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    NEW JOCKEYS ARRIVE.
    100 13 To Ride Under the S.R.A. Scheme. Mr. C. O. Davies, the well-known jockey, arrived in Singapore this morning with the three new jockeys who have been engaged under the Straits Racing Association scheme. As previously reported in the Straits Times, the scheme is intended to fill the
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    SINGAPORE HOCKEY.
    411 13 Odd Goal Win for S.R.C. Team. In spite of the slight drizzle yesterday, which 'caused the postponement of the hockey match between the S.C.C. and the Police, the S.R.C. "A" XI met and defeated the "C Co., the Gloucester Regiment on the former's ground by the odd goal
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    PENANG HOCKEY.
    65 13 Alor Star's Good Win Over Cricket Club. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, D«:. 12. In a hockey maU-h here yesterday Alor Star beat the Penang Cricket Club by three goals to two. The visitors had things much their own way, Pcnang being handicapped by the absence of Fleming.
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    MALACCA GOLF.
    105 13 E. C. Martin Wins December Monthly Medal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Da:. 11. The December monthly medal of the Malacca Golf Club resulted as follows Winner, E. C. Martin 90—16=74 W. Munro 88—10=78 The mixed foursomes competition for November was won by the Hon. Mr. W. M.
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    S.C.R.C. PING-PONG.
    68 13 Leong Siew Tai Wins Club Championship. The S.C.R.C. ping-pong tournaments were brought to a close when Leong Siew Tai defeated Chan ('hong Leng in the singles final. The following were the results of the competitions "B" Class Handicap Winner, Ng Chee Seng runner-up. Low Huck Leng. ''A" Class
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    UNITED CHINESE F.A.
    120 13 At the second annual general meeting of the United Chinese Football Association the election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Mr. Goh Teong Lian (re-elected): i vice-presidents, Messrs. Ohee Koon Chiang and Soh Teng (both re-elected) hon. secretary, Mr. Lav Peck Liang asst.
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    JAPAN vs. INDIA AT TENNIS.
    103 13 J. Satoh and R. Miki Do Well. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CaJoutta, Dec. 11. The Viceroy and Lady Willingdon were among the large gathering watching the first day's play between InJia and Japan at tennis. Sleem and E. V. Bobb are unjible to play for
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    SWIMMING.
    231 13 Opening of Katong Park Pagar. The Municipal swimming pagar at Katong Park will be opened by the President of the Municipal Commissioners, Mr. W. Bartley, on Saturday, Dec. 19. A gala will be held, and entries must reach the Superintendent, Mount Emily Swimming Pool, by Monday. Heats if necessary
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    281 13 Saturday, December 12. Kiipby Malaya Cup Singapore Ti. Malaya Command, Anson BoaH Stadium; Mr. Ian Burgess's XV vs. Dr. J. Hickey's XV, Kluang. Hockey Chinese vs. Medical College, Y.M.C.A. ground I.A. vs. Gloucester Reftt., I.A. ground. BaseliaM Singapore /Cubs vs. Japanese University Old Iloys. SJLC. ground, 2.::o p.m.
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    "WITCHCRAFT" LOSSES.
    81 13 Superstition of South African "Black Lions." Superstition has played its part in native football in East London (South Africa) during the past season. A report on the season says The Bia.k Lions have been smitten by a new complex, anJ have adopted an ancient superstition. When they lose
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    What They Say And Do In London
    1279 14 By Our Woman Correspondent. LondoQ, Nov. 10. HER Majesty the Queen believes in doing her Christmas shopping early and may often be seen accompanied by Princess Mary or the Duchess of York touring the gift departments of London stores. Some new waterproof stockings
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    Beauty Through The Ages.
    419 14 Beaut y Through The Ages. IT'S a far ci-y from the salve cones of ancient Egypt to the beauty bath of present times, but barring a few essentials such as soap and eau-de-Cologne, the queens of Upper and Lower Egypt were actually nrit much worse off than their modern sisters.
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    HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?
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    EVENING COATEE
    71 14 A simple yellow velvet coatee for evening wear is decorated in a novel and attractive manner. All round the hem of the coat s arranged a delicate design of flowers, workod in circular silver bead?, allied to flat pinl; bugles and yellow and White beads to match. The
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    1030 15  -  Anita By Page YTOU must go to sleep with, a smile on your face if you want to grow up beautiful." My nurse told me that when I was a child, an 1 I shall always remember it as the first beauty hint I was
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    DESSERT SWEETS.
    335 15 Caramels. Om II). of loaf sugar, 1 gill of water. flavouring, lOoz. butter and a pinch of cr*»m of. tartar. Boil the sugar and the water, and th? butter :iml the cream of tartar and stir well; boil till it cracks when -Iropped into cold water, add whatever
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    PYJAMAS REPLACED.
    173 15 Shorts for women, instead of long, flowing pyjamas, are predicted as the next fashion on the Riviera. Dressmakers who have been to Juan-les-Pins, where the pyjama dress was launched this year, say that pyjamas with braided and furred jackets and trimmed trousers will live out the winter, but
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    FEMININE "TOPPER"
    59 15 Hats grow mere and more striking in appearance, and one model, in black vclour, is an exact imitation of a -man's "topper." The hat is worn well off the face, with a narrow rolled brim, and the sole decoration is a white feather bird, perched at one side,
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    Things Women Can't Do.
    205 15 W^^ can't. we?" asked a wife in the Evening Standard recently instancing some things that men always did better than wemen. Here is a man's comment: May I point out that there is nothing a woman can do in this world that a man canr.ot do
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    I HEAR FROM PARIS—
    236 15 By Our Woman Correspondent. 'T'HAT skating is becoming more and mote popular, and many people went to see the Grosvenor team of hockey players meet the French Racing Club on the opening night of the new Palais ties Sports in the old Velodrome d'Hiver. That chocolate
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    Curls And "Buns" Rejected.
    176 15 SLEEK heads have triumphed in fli« latest hairdressing battle and sent into exile the fussy, curly coiffures. They have been assisted by the new squarecrowneJ Toppers those haU of neat, dashing style which will not allow of fluttering ends of hair and bulky "buns." Hair is
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    Household Hints.
    71 15 Forks, after they are washed, should be thrust into a jar containing powdered bath-brick, or fine sand, before being finally rinsed and polished, to ensure perfect cleanliness between the prongs. Rugs will not curl up at the edges if a triangular piece of corrugated rubber is Hewn to
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    AIR ROUTES OF THE WORLD.
    292 16 Inquiry by League Of Nations. A sub-committee set up by the Air Transport Co-operation Committee of the League of Nations to make an inquiry into the constitution and co-opera-tion of the main network of permanent air routes has finished its work. The sessions of this
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    TORN OUT PAGES.
    619 16 Books Alleged to Have Been Mutilated. Some time last month Mrs. Florence A. Lelah was examined under Section 31 concerning the affairs of her husband, A. E. Lelah. During that examination, conducted by Mr. E. N. Taylor, witness was asked to get the books of her business
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    TOM MIX.
    58 16 Screen and Circus Cowboy Seriously HI. Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 25. Tom Mix, the screen and circus cowboy known to millions, was near death from peritonitis today following a rupture of his appendix. His physicians said the crisis would not be past xor three or four days- Serum was
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    399 16 Sassoon Ezekiel Again Examined. The adjourned public examination of Sassoon Ezekiel came up in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice Sproule, when the bankrupt was again examined this time by Mr. Erik Rhodes, counsel for the petitioning creditor. Mr. E. N. Taylor appeared for the Official
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    HOW BIG BUSINESS SETS ABOUT RUBBER PLANTING.
    2561 17 Eleven Thousand Tons Annually From Dunlop Estates. BUDGRAFTING, MODERN FACTORIES AND CENTRAL OFFICE. The Dunlop Rubber Plantations, situated in southern Malaya, form one of the largest and most progressive units in any of the Eastern rubber-producing countries. The managing director of this company,
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      PATRIOTISM.
      201 18 To tee Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Mr. Davis, being a visitor to Singapore, can hardly be expected to realise that patriotism, here, is to some extent measured in terms of dollars. This was well illustrated by the Unofficial members over the question of the defence contribution. As
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