The Straits Times, 19 December 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUBY.I THE LARGEST, r AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      351 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. 'PHONE 61 61), 6.15 Tonight 9.15 Warner Bros.' j Stupendous Production j "show of r shows'* S Phone 5261-2. j SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROM THE FERTILE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF SWITZERLAND j I "SLEDGE P|i BRAND" j FULL P fi^nSiSEy^ I cream. i Every tin of Sledge
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      85 1 l\j|'W I-UMWRS 27. JAtfA STk ('PHONE 3683 W^mrXJmmi^m) &sm^mr V v -aA. Jm Ht W K. Or V^ SINGAPORE. ROBINSONS KUALA LUMPUR. FRESH COW'S MILK MORE AUSTRALIAN DAIRY COWS HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED FOR OUR DAIRY FARM. INCREASED SUPPLIES OF MILK AVAILABLE FOR WHICH WE ARE 7 NOW BOOKING STANDING ORDERS.—
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      14 1 1"'"""" "'"""j 6.15 Tonight 9.15 Warner Bros.' Stupendous Production "show of shows" Phone 5261-2.
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      479 2 P.& 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CABGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. CHITRAL 15,000 Dec. 26 1982. KALYAN 9,000 Jan.
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      671 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YIJSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille*, London, Antwer*, Rotterdam and Middlenboroogh. Vessels. Tonnage. Du* Sail. iSUWA MARU 10,700 Dec. 81 Jan. 1 SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan. 14 15 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Jan. 27 28 TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Feb. 10 11 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Feb 24 25 HARUNA
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      506 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE 1 (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNB VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 ton*) and th* sj. TQ MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). Th* 5 .5. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading
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      610 2 ITHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. •ASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave. B'pore. Penang. li. JUTLANDIA De*. 28 Dee. 25 „s. LALANDIA Dee. 80 Jan. 1 vs. MEONIA Jan. 20 Jan. 22 i.s. BORINGIA Feb. 3 Feb. 6 ls. FIONIA Feb.
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      569 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE S THB OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THH CHINA MUTUAL STIAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated In Englaad.) EGULAB SHBYICB TO ■^HSW^LES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. HAMBURG and BREMEN, p WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. ONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG. (Route subject to alteration without notice.) Due Spore.
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      464 2 lAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (laearporated la Blaa). BANGKOK COASTING SEBVTCE. For Kelantan, Tabel, Bangi.ara, Telupin, tanl, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohrnui, Langsuan, Taku, Chumpon and Bangk. Arrival. Departure PRACHATIPOK Dec. 20 Dec. 23 SUDDHADIB Dec. 27 Dec. 30 VALAYA J»n. 3 Jan. C The** vessel* are fitted throughout with
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      427 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP C PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Konf. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hong Kong Dec. 21. Agents ANGLO SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE. Telephone 6817. SNORDDEUTSCHER
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      565 3 DOLLAR rrcAMfißl? UNE iJ-tfAMHUCAN MAIL UNB ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NBW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Ltave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. HARRISON Dec. 21 Dec 28 Dec. 25 PRES. HAYES Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 PRES. PIERCE Jan. 18 Ja».. 21 Jan.
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      609 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tia Ports and Sue* Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Dne Spore. s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Jan. 6 HOMEWARDS. s.». CITY OF PERTH for L'don, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      381 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised J5.000,000 Capital Subscribed 1 ,800,000 Reserve Fund and Reft 1,666,845 CapiUl paid np mm 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1 J. M. Byrie, Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq, J. O. Robinson, Esq., W.
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      1059 3 NEDERLANDSCHE NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N V. N V Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Netherlands Trading Society. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (abonf (EaUbllahed at Amsterdam 1824.) p a i d np Capital Glds. 65.000,000 (about £4,600,000). Reserves Glds. 29,1'J0,007 (abont PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 £2,432,000). STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 40.0i6.000
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      696 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven woTds to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 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 26 cents
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      695 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET HOUSE on Institution Hill, high elevation, tent $80.00 United Enginers Limited. BUNGALOWS 4, 12 and 14, Angnllia Park. Jodern Sanitation. Apply Angullia Co. TO LET, No. 9, Sophia Rd., No. 4-6, East 'nast Rd. Apl. Ed. M. Nathan, 8-B, De Souza Itreet. BUNGALOW, 26, Newton Road,
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      977 4 BUSINESS PREMISES MISCELLANEOUS TO LET MASSAGE AND MIDWIFE, by experienced ■oFf7cEs"to"lET, 24-B, Batter, Road 2nd Europe., lady. 69. Wilkie Road, Singapore. oor. Apply Gnrthie A Co., Ltd. [F you H AVE RELATIVES OR FRIBNDS t6 let, two .tj^j-rc ft-Vp", S^^^^m^^^W.^.^ iver frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply ou t«ide Malaya
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      574 4 FOR SALE FOR SALE, I, Python Weight, 130 catties. 50. or nearest offer. Apply 16, Boat Quay. THE SMART SHOP 67, Stamford Road. Tel. 67«7. Beautiful handpainted cushions, lampshades and Dolls for Christmas presents. Just unpacked models in Dresses and Hats. Voile Frocks. $7.50. EDUCATIONAL. Open Air Kindergarten, 30. Meyer
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      713 4 PUBLIC NOTICES* lOUNT CYRIL RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) LOST SCRIP NOTICE is hereby given that the C.rtifiite for the following Debentures In thi>ove Company is alleged to have been lost. imely No. 35 for eighty three Debentures of >0O each, Nos. 18 to 100, registered in tho •me
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      429 5 HOTELS P AFFLES HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE SUNDAY ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 9.30 P.M. Make your reservations now for 1. XMAS EVE (Thursday, Dec. 24th).— Special old English Dinner. Crackers, Dancing to 2 a.m. Tickets $4. 2. BOXING DAY (Saturday, Dec. 26th).— Special Dinner and Fancy Dress Ball (Fancy Dress optional).
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      338 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Freckles .Unfinished Symphony F. Schubert OF"a Fantasy Tannhauscr R. Wagner Sccretfy and Quickly Remotmdt INTERVAL SSaTi' Ct T m w efc lacm out while you nlcep. Leaves Petite Suite d'Orchcstre G Bizet the aklo sort and white the cob. (a I March, (bj Berceuse, (c) Impromptu, (d) f^s?
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      685 5 FILLS A WEEKEND BLANK THE SUNDAY TIMES OUT TOMORROW 10 Cents. TO COSTJIORE. AUCT|ON NOT|C FUrth For n ™™s har c THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS The Post Office announces that a further SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE increase in the charges for telegTams sent by Bangkok radio has been
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3918 6 A Holiday In Perak— Malaya's Largest Road Bridge Harnessing A Noble River A Marvellous Waterfall— Mining With Latest Dredge Impressions Of Ipoh A Democratic State Council. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 18. FRESH from, and refreshed by, an enjoyable and educative
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      315 6 KUALA LUMPUR TALKIES. AT THE AT THE PRINCE'S COLISEUM THEATRE. THEATRE. CFta. 2750). CPhon^a). Next Change! 3 Nights Commencing SUNDAY, DEC. 20th. imnAV ncn OfUU PEEP INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES SUNDAY, DLL.. ZUtn. 0F kings and queens i Tiffany presents Paramouht's Jubilee Special THE LAWYER'S "THE COMMAND SECRET PERFORMANCE" with
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      156 7 TODAY at 3, 6.15, 9.15 ADOLPHE MENJOU GRANDER THAN EVER IN HIS GRANDEST PICTURE— M U S I C COMEDY, DRAMA MINGLED IN A SUPERB PANORAMA OF THE OPERA STAGE "The GREAT LOVER" WITH IRENE DUNNE CLIFF EDWARDS A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Achievement. TOMORROW OPENING at the MATINEE at j p m
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      196 7 imi*Mi iiiifl»iini iiiiWHiy JHmnnm—ni Everybody's Enthusiastic over This Great Super Revue MATINEE, TOMORROW at 3.15 p.m. TONIGHT Warner Bros, brilliant Spectacle combining in one amazing unit everything from SHAKESPEARE to JAZZ The SHOW of SHOWS 100 Famous Stars! 1000 Beautiful Girls! ALL IN GORGEOUS NATURAL COLOUR. ADDITIONAL. ATTRACTION: BERT WHEELER,
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      176 7 PA VILION 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 EXTENDED FOR TONIGHT ONLY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS MAGNIFICIENT DRAMA WITH IT'S MAGNIFICENT DRAMA WITH ITS VIENNESE MUSIC. HELEN TWELVETREES A WOMAN of EXPERIENCE A Play of Plays. TOMORROW WALL STREET A REVEALING and timely drama unfolded against the inside workings of the
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    646 8 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.- 4th Sunday in Advent. Dec. 20, 6.r>o a.m., Holy Comn.; I 700 a.m., Matins; 8 a.m.. Holy Comn. (Chcrab and Addross; 9.lf> a.m., Holy Comn.; li.:iO p.m., Evensong (Choral) and Sermon: I Holy Comn. on Monday and Wednesday at 81 it m Toes., Thurs. and
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      180 8 Singapore, Dec. 19. BELLING. London, 4 months' sight |/4 9/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 7/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/ 45/32 London, 30 days' sight London, demand 2/4 3/32 London, T.T. 1/1« Lyons and Paris, demand 920 Hamburg, demand 100 New York, demand 38% Itataviu and Sourabaya,
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      PRODUCE.
      210 8 Singapore, Dec. 19. Gambier 13. 0 C (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16-0( Copra 5.70 mixed 6 11 Sago flour, Sarawak 3.15 White Pepper 32.50 Black Pepper «4.0 C P««rl Sago^ Rice, "am™* V. $190 to'zs4 Saigon $170 to 183 Rangoon $165 to 17H No. 1 of I<!s cattle* gross
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      36 8 Passenger from Bntuvia to Singapore Mr. Stefani. Krom SinKaporc to Mcdan: Dr. Hanna. From Medan to Singapore Mr. Aberson From Singapore to N.E.I. Mr. S. Stafford Mr. W. Webb and Mr. W. C. Verboom.
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        MINING.
        445 8 Issue Val. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbanc 24/- 25/41 £1 Austral M«l«y 18/- 20/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/3 11/3 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/9 11/9 £1 £1 Batang Padanj 0.05 0.12 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1
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        GENERAL.
        258 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m 2 2 Alex. Brick Pref». 1.95 2.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.11.9 3.15.9 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 0.30n0m 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 15/6 16/6 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        135 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931 36 106 104 ci. Singapore Municipal 1 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 1% prem. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapare Municipal 4% p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 95
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        384 8 Truer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotati«C At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only, Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.62% 0.75_ Alor Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.45 0.40 0.45 A. Hitam (*1) 0.75 0.80 0.75 0.85
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      803 8 Christmas Music From Kuala Lumpur. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore me only is given): T ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLH., 82 metres, 8.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music 8.30 to
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      89 8 SINGAPORE MANUFACTURERS' EXHIBITION OPEN FROM JAN. 2. TO JAN. 9, 1932. Official Opening By His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, G.C.M.G., on SATURDAY, 2nd JAN. 1932 at 4 p.m. AT THE NEW F.M.S. TERMINAL STATION, TANJONG PAGAR, SINGAPORE. 30 DIFFERENT TRADES REPRESENTED MACHINERY. CEMENT. KIHBER PRODUCTS. SHOE-MAKING. BISCI ITS.
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      53 8 FOR ALL THINGS RADIO WRITE. PHONE OB CALL YdacUo -&/vvUz> Qo- of 7l£aJias&*, Cornet Opposite Amber Manslu. Sol* Agents and RepreseatatlTOS «f tfco L»«dln« Radio MaaafactaiMa. ■HOST WATi RECEIVERS WIRELESS COMPONENTS Cp-Coantry Orders KutitW kfj Return Post. PHONE 78tf $25 For A POST CARD See The Sunday Times. ON SALE
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      288 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY, Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Bain- Sun- Relative Diree- Fore*. Weather. Max. Mia fall, shine. Humidity tion. F. F. in. hours. m.p.h. Kcdah Alor Sta r >. 78 72 2.76 Nil y5 SSE 10 Overcast Kelantan Kota Bharu ..82 73 0.41
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      223 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, December 19. H. W. 6.41 a.m., 8 ft., 6.18 p.m., 7 ft. 2 In. Official Opening of Katong Park Bathing Pauar by Mr. W. Bartley, 4.30 p.m. Hollywood Hi-Lights at Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday, December 20. H. W. 6.31 a.m., 8 ft. 2 in.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    181 9 Rubber Price Still Higher. SELLERS REPORTED TO BE RESERVED. (By Oar Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber, 10'; cents per lb. Tin, 12T> tons at $70 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London S'»d., up ",d. New York. 4 11-16 cts, up ct. Market Tone Quiet after
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    EXCHANGES.
    82 9 Rugby, Dec. 18. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.30, Athens 257..., Bombay Is. 6 6-32 d., Berlin 14',, Brussels 23 15-16, Bucharest 656, Rio 4%, Buenos Aires 40%, Copenhagen 18%, Geneva 17.10, Helsingfors 247H, Hong Kong Is. 5%d., Lisbon 109%, Madrid 39%, Milan fi6, Monte Video 31V4 nominal, Montreal 4.10,
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    75 9 Lewis and Peat's rubber report, dated Singapore, Dec. 18. states On sensational reports as to the trend of the restriction negotiations, prices firmed considerably towards the end of last week however, confidence became lather shaken and a sharp set back was seen, prices showing a decline of over
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    28 9 The international raw steel cartel output declined in the first three quarters of 1931 to under 18,000,000 tons, as compared with 28,500,000 tons during the whole of 1930.
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      NEW SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
      1462 9 Duprene." UNIQUE PROPERTIES CLAIMED. Ay the Akron Group meeting of Rubber Division, A.C.S., held at the University Club, on the evening of Nov. 2, the startling announcement was made, through three technical papers read before the gathering, of the development by E. I. dv Pont de Nemours
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      65 9 Tone of Market lrregular, easier after firmer. Lat«»t cable London Spot Sheet 3>,id. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 4 11-16 per lb. I.S.S. eqnal to London Standard itandard R.S.S. on Tender it ft «t n Spot January February Jan.-Mar. April-June Buyers. Seller*.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      189 9 Today. Tembilahan and Indragiri (Chee Seng) 3 p.m. Kemaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungun, Trengganu and Besut (Asdang) 4 p.m. Djambi (Toba.) .4 p.m. Bengkalia and Bagan Si Api Api (Toboali) 4 p.m. Tanjong Balei and Laboen Bilik i Jarakl 4 pjn, Belawan (Mata Hari) 4 p.m. Upper Burma
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      Vessels Arrived.
      143 9 ANDES MARU, Jap., 7,772 tons, from Kobe ia-12, for P. Swettenham, Colombo, Aden. Suex, London 20-12. ASDAVG, Siatn, 299 tons, from Malacca 19-12 for Bangkok 19-12. 1 SINGKEP, Dut., 284 tons, from Tanjong Bali 19-12, for Dock, uncertain. KARUAH, Brit., 112 tons, from Muar 19-12 for Muar 21-12.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      55 9 From China, by Sirdhana, due at Singapore this afternoon. From China and Japan, by Calcutta Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan, by President Harrison, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Hosang, due at Singapore on Monday. From China by Cremer,
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      AIR MAIL.
      42 9 The outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam is expected to arrive at Alor Star at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow. Correspondence will be received at Singapore by the evening express on Monday and will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 7.30 p.m.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      19 9 Communication with Trengganu and Kota Bharu (Kelantan) is interrupted. Communication with Kuala Lipis and Betong has been restored.
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      HONDURAS CURRENCY.
      73 9 To be Placed on Gold Standard. New York, Nov. 11. The Government plan to proceed immediately with the conversion of the monetary system of Honduras from a silver to a gold standard was approved at a conference of bankers, merchants and industrialists today, according to an Associated Press
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      NOV. RUBBER RETURNS.
      41 9 Bukit Katil. 19.284 lb. Baioe Kidoel.— lBo,3l9 lb. BalombUsie.— 19,770 lb. Dja«ing».— ll4,l69 lb. Donowarie.— 36,182 lb. Jeram Kuantan. 29,440 lb. Langen. 87,856 lb. MenUkab.— 4B,soo lb. Sungei Bagan. 44J)00 lb. Tjikasintoe. 59,028 lb. Tung M0h.— 10,260 lb.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      256 9 Closing: Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 18. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are as follows GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall. Conversion Loan s' 9794 -f Funding Loan 4% 1916/90 83 -'4 GOVERNMENT STOCKS, DOMINION. Straits
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      114 9 Friday, December' 18. Ship* aloncmlde the Wharvei or expected to arrire. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Udy Evelyn, Lighter Cross, Lch. Peningat, Lch. Mary Rose, Lch. Echo, Lighter Ribot, Poseidon, W. Bt. Spring. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjonjf Pagar. Albert Dock
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      24 9 TO BUD OR NOT f6 BUD? Budwood Budded Stumps FROM Finest Selected Clones APPLY PRANG BEBAR ESTATE KAJANG, SELANGOR. A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU-
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      9 9 ON SALE EVERYWHERE TOMORROW THE SUNDAY TIMES 10 CENTS.
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      37 9 LADIES! FOR YOUR XMAS We' have just received from Paris a large consignment of beautiful flashing colours and most up-to-date style straw hats and French Berets. SHANGHAI STAR CO. 126, ORCHARD ROAD, Opposite Ozley Road. Telephone 2874.
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      291 9 IP IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR CONBULT M. EZEKIEL SONS, Optomctriitß and Optielana, Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. BRANCH: 35, NOORDWIJK. BATAVIA. A. M. EZEKIEL, O.D, F.P.O.C. Fellow of the Institute of Ophthalmia Optician*. LONDON. PERFECT HEALING of Pimples, Eczemas, Rashes and All Forms of Itching, Burning Affections of the Skin I
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 1931. RUBBER FORESTRY.
    950 10 It is essential that planters in Malaya shculd appreciate the tremendous importance of the results that are being attained with the forestry method of mbber cultivation- The Rubber Research Institute has been working on this problem for a considerable time,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    150 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The Rev. Stephen Band has resumed the duties of officiating chaplain to troops of other denominations in the Garrison. Mr. E. McLernon, C.P.0., Malacca, and Mrs. McLernon, who have been on a short holiday, returned to Malacca yesterday. The death occurred at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, at the age
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    WHERE ASSYRIANS WORSHIPPED.
    1062 10 How I Excavated The Temple of Ishtar. (By-J)r. R. Campbell Thomson, the famous] Oxford Assyriologist.) Was Nineveh the fish which swallowed Jonah t There is r«ason to believe that such may have been the case, for the cuneiform sign for the ancient Assyrian capital has long been
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    851 10 THE POLICEMAN'S LOT As an example of what policemen in Singapore have to put up with, a correspondent narrates the following incident. A ricksha puller had ignored the traffic signals and dashed across the road. The zealous constable went after him and caught hold of the
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    WIDESPREAD DAMAGE BY FLOODS IN MALAY STATES.
    1172 11 150 People Isolated For Two Days. BOATS SENT BY RAIL IN RESCUE ATTEMPT. Fears That Waters May Reach Disastrous Levels of 1926. December's steady downfall of rain has been particularly severe in the Malay States and there is much anxiety lest the present
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    IN RUSSIAN WATERS.
    92 11 Mutinous German Sailors Sentenced. Berlin, Dec. 19. As a sequel to the recent mutinies of the crews of German vessels a* Russian ports, the emergency court at Emden sentenced three alleged ringleaders of the mutiny at Odessa in October to terms of penal servitude ranging from 13
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    HEALTH BOARDS AND DEVOLUTION.
    400 11 Delegation to Meet The Chief Secretary. The effect of the new decentralisation policy on the Central Health Board, the instrument which has been created to coordinate and further health work in estates and rural areas in the Federated Malay States, was discussed again at the meeting
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    ATLANTIC RESCUE.
    122 11 Fine Work Done in Heavy Seas. Rugby, Dec. 18. The Elder and Fyffe steamer Aztec has reached Southampton .after rescuing in mi i- Atlantic the captain and Icrew of five of the three-masted schooner Ria, bound from Spain to Newfoundland. The Ria was rendered helpless by violent storms
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    OPTION DEALING.
    67 11 To be Resumed in London On Monday. Rugby, Dec. 18. When a return to fortnightly accounts on the London Stock Exchange was recently announced it was decided not to reinstate facilities for carrying over or for entering into option bargains. A future ctep towards normal conditions was maiked
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    BRITISH CUSTOMS.
    49 11 No Modification Of New Duties. B2rlin, Dec. 18. The British Government has declined to open Jisfussions with Ge-many on the subject- of thi British custom* duty, on the grfcund that discussion would be useIt. -v as Great Britain is deter-nined not to modify the new meaiures. Reutir.
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    GOVERNMENT POLICY.
    81 11 Announcement Expected In February. Rugby, Dec. 18. A 1 or ling to -present indications the Prime Minister will announce the Government's policy as soon as the House of Commons reassembles fcr February. The various committees which the Cabinet set up will meet early in January, when the Prime
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    JACK DIAMOND SHOT DEAD.
    1250 11 Drama of Underworld. GANG VENGEANCE TRIUMPHS. Albany, Dec. 18. After a party at which he celebrated his acquittal on a charge of kidnapping a lorry-driver, the notorious gangster Jack Diamond was shot dead by two unidentified gangsters who burst into Diamond's room not from the Crnit.ol
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    TIN CONTROL TO LAST THREE YEARS.
    225 11 Sliding Price Scale Revised. Rugby, Dec. 18. The committee of control of the International Tin Pool met in Paris yesterday. A communique issued states tha* the pool now holds 19,000 to of tin, the whole of this r earing in visible supplies. All the
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    KING FOG.
    131 11 Causes Mishaps on Land And Sea. Rugby, Dec. 18. Heavy fog enveloped practically the whole of England today, land, sea and air communications being greatly hampered. Rail services were curtailed and road transport slowed down. Road surfaces were rendered treacherous by the sharp frost and, several accidents occurred
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    DISARMAMENT.
    80 11 Germany's Delegates To The Conference. Berlin, Dec. 18. It is officially announced that Lieut. General Groener, the Minister for Defence, will attend the first sittings of the Disarmament Conference. Dr. Bruening will head the delegation, which will comprise Dr. von Buelow, the State Secretary to the Foreign Office, Dr,
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    "NO REDUCTION."
    51 11 War Debts to U.S.A. Must Be Paid in Full. Washington, Dec. 19. I The House of Representatives, hv 317 votes to 100, has approved the Hoc ver Moratorium Bill, with an amendment de- < daring that the cancellation or reduction of foreign debts is against the policy of
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    KINGSFORD SMITH.
    56 11 Return Flight With Mails For Australia. Rugby, Dec. 18. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, who reached Lon'.on on Wednesday with Christmas mails .Vom Australia, will leave on the return journey in the same 1 machine on Tuesrlay with mails whi* will be distributed in Australia in the fir-t days
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    AIR FERRY.
    32 11 Experimental Service to Be Tried in Britain. Rugby, Dec. 18. An experimental air ferry between Bristol and Cardiff will be started next. month with two British Avro monoplanes. —British Wireless.
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    MR. T. ROWAN.
    77 11 In a recent case in the police court the name of Mr. T. Rowan was mentioned and it was stated that he was a solicitor who had Leen struck off the Rolls in Hong Kong. Mr. Rowan's legal advisers in Singapore have now received a cable fj
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    WILL IT BE 50 OR 40 PER CENT.?
    339 11 Rubber Restriction Negotiations. AT THE HAGUE. Agreement at Early Date Expected. London, Dee. 19. The Financial Times learns from Tht* Hague that a high official of the British Colonial Office, together with a few leading British rubber growers, is at present at
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    A SHORT CAMPAIGN.
    148 11 Polling in Australia To Open Today. Canberra, Dec. 18. Polling for the general elections will open on Saturday at the conclusion of a fcutnight's campaign, which is the shortest on record. All the party leaders are optimistic, but it is unlikely that any party will sweep the
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    FISCAL "ARMOUR."
    89 11 Premier on Why Britain Must Don It. Rugby, Dec. 18. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac Donald, arrived at Lossiemouth today. In an interview, discussing fiscal policy, he said fair play and no favour was what everyone wanted in international trade relations. But, encompassed by foreign subsidies, hountie* and
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    HATRY CASE ECHO.
    100 11 Sentence on Gialdini Reduced. Milan, Dec. 18. The Appeal Court reduced the sentence on Gialdini from five years and ten months to three years two months 2G days. Reuter, Gialdini was an associa'c of Clarence Hairy, who was sentenced for fraud in London to 14 years' penal
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    WILL JAPAN OCCUPY CHINCHOW AREA?
    264 12 Startling Rumours. TORIES "NO ADVANCE ORDER CANCELLED. Shanghai, Dec. 19. Reports to hand from Manchuria state that General Honjo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese army in the Three Eastern Provinces, has decided to send an ultimatum to Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang calling upon him to evacuate
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    THE "IRONSIDES."
    124 12 Permission to Go North Refused. Hong Kong, Dec. 19. General Chang Fat-fui (the leader of the Ironsides") and General Chan Kingchit have tendered their resignations as a protest against the refusal of the Canton National" Government to approve of the departure of their army for Keilungkiang. Admiral Chan
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    NANKING ACTS.
    196 12 University Surrounded: Students Sent Away. Shanghai, Dec. 19. The Nanking Government, in pursuance of its previously announced policy of maintaining order at all costs," yesterday (employing one entire brigade of troops for the purpose) surrounded the Nanking Central University, escorted all the students from the buildings and later
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    AMERICA'S CONCERN.
    205 12 Another Friendly Hint To Japan. Washington, Dec. 18. A further expression of concern with regard to recent developments in Manchuria has been communicated by the United States Government, in friendly but positive terms, to Japan. Colonel Stimson has instructed the United States Ambassador in Tokio (Mr. William C.
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    AIR MAIL CRASH.
    175 12 Engines of Dutch Plane To Go to Batavia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 16. Mr. Evert van Dyk, the well-known flyer v.-ho accompanied Air Commodore Kingsford Smith on his spectacular flight ccross the Atlantic, and who arrived in Batavia yesterday by the Raaf from Holland, expressed
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    BERT HINKLER.
    87 12 Tells Prince of Wales Story Of His Flight. Rugby, Dec. 18. Mr. Bert Hinkler, the Australian airman, who recently flew the South Atlantic in a light aeroplane, was received by the Prince of Wales, to whom he related his experiences on his record-making flight. The Prince also received
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    WAGES IN THE U.S.A.
    61 12 Fifteen Per Cent. Cut On The Railways. New York, Dec. 19. Over 100 presidents and executive officials of class one railways have agreed to serve 30 days' notice on the unions of their intention to cut all railway wages by 15 per cent. The decision follows
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    NEW GOVERNMENT.
    128 12 Political Councils For Canton and Peking. Shanghai, Dec. 19. The Joint Hanking and Canton Central Executives continue the interchange of views which began in Nanking two days ago. It is understood it has been agreed to revive the Peking and Canton Branch Political Councils of the Kuomintang Party.
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    $75,000 DROP IN TURF CLUB REVENUE.
    604 12 Staggering Statement At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 18. Sensational figures showing the effect of the slump on Malayan racing were given at the annual meeting of the Selangor Turf Club this evening. It was stated that the club's revenue
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    WORD "DAMN" IN A PLAY.
    305 12 Minister Objects in Front Of Audience. A controversy has rj-isen at the Upper Holloway (London) Baptist Church concerning the word "damn" spoken in an amateur play called "The Thief," which was performed in the church hall. The word was used by a village policeman" and
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    PLUNGE INTO DOCK.
    112 12 American Opens Car Door And Swims to Safety. A motor-car which plunged into the Lagoon Dock at Taniong Pagar on Tuesday night and lay in 30 feet of water was the centre of interest yesterday when salvage operations were carried out with the aid of a crane
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    PENAWAT (MALAYA).
    84 12 Year's Results Considered Highly Satisfactory." (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Dec. 19. "We produced only 75 piculs this year less than in 1930, but at a cost of $353,635 against $471,752," said Mr. J. J. Saunders, the chairman, at the meeting here of Penawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging Co.,
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    THESE HARD TIMES.
    125 12 German Engineering Firm's Failure. Berlin, Dec. 18. The famous engineering firm of Borsig, employing 4,000 workmen, has suspended payments, but hopes to keep the workers employed uritil February on several million marks worth of orders in hand. Eighty per cent, of Borsig's productions went abroad, chiefly to
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    MRS. LEE CHOON GUAN.
    278 12 Sultan of Johore Attends Birthday Dinner. One of the most interesting social functions in Singapore at this season of the year is the dinner given at Mandalay Villa, Katong, in honour of the birthday of Mrs. Lee Choon (Juan, M.'B.E. Mrs. Lee has a host of
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    AIR FORCE BOMBERS.
    87 12 Machines Leave Bangkok For Seletar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 19. The five R.A.F. Hawker Horsley aeroplanes from the Seletar Air Base which arrived at Don Muang on Dec. 15 from Victoria Point 'under the command of Group-Captain A. N. Jackson, left for Singapore this morning.
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    EURASIAN CHARGED.
    74 12 Alleged Robbery from A Chinese Woman. Arrested by the Kandang Kerbau Division police, R. A. Moller, a Eurasian employed by the Singapore Municipality, has been charged before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, with robbery. The accused, it is alleged, robbed a Chinese woman of
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    HOLLYWOOD HI-LIGHTS.
    27 12 The Hollywood Hi-Lights vaudeville artistes whe have proved very popular in Singapore will give their last performance at the Victoria Theatre tonight, starting at 9.30.
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    28 12 In yesterday's orders the General Officer Commanding, Major-General L.C.L. Oldfield, wishes all ranks of the regular and volunteer forces a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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    DR. KIRKUP AGAIN IN COURT.
    929 12 Complaint to Judge. BAIL OPPOSED BY SCOTLAND YARD. Dr. Norman Nelson Kirkup, who was arrested when the P. and O. Karmala arrived at Singapore on Sunday, was •gain before Mr. G. C Dodd, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday afternoon, when he complained against his detention,
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    26 12 During the time that the Malayan Arts and Crafts section is exhibiting at the Singapore Trade Exhibition, the selling centre at Raffles Hotel will be closed.
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    Lunch Score in Test Match.— Vigorous Batting by Australians.
    426 13 Lunch Score in Test Match. Vigorous Batting by Australians. COLLAPSE OF SOUTH AFRICANS. Second Australian Test. GRIMMETT AND McCABE IN FORM. Sydney, Dec. 18. South Africa were all out for 153 runs in the first innings of the second Test against Australia at Sydney, which began today. The visitors won
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS FINAL.
    979 13 Chua Choon Leong Wins. JOHN LIM RETIRES IN THIRD SET. Chua Choon Leong became singles champion of the S.C.R.C. yesterday by defeating John Lim 6—4,6 4, 6—B and 4—o at which stage Lim retired. An At Home was held after the match. Those present included the Hon.
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    TODAY'S RUGBY.
    379 13 Singapore's Chances Of Winning the Trophy. The annual Trophy match between Singapore and Selangor takes place today on the Padang, beginning at 4.45. The Trophy was won by Selangor last, year, but Singapore have every chance of regaining possession. Their team is the strongest that can be produced,
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    TAIPING RACES.
    48 13 Scratching* for Today's Amateur Events. The following are the scratch ings for today (the second day) in the Taiping Turf Club Amateur meeting Race 7. Lady Maud and Lady Luck. Race 8. Strange Story. Double tote on races 5 and 8. Big sweep on race 8.
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    NASH GIVES RIVER A FIGHT.
    557 13 Fine Display by Ex-Navy .Champion. Very short notice was given of a programme, of boxing at the Garden Arena Jast ni£ht with the inevitable effect on the attendance. It was announced that Al Kivers and Terry Ocampo were to meet again but as Rivers was
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    254 13 Middlesbrough at Home To Arsenal. The following matches will be played in the English and Scottish Leagues today First Division. Aston Villa vs. Blackburn R. Chelsea vs. Birmingham. Grimsby T. vs. West Bpomwich A. Huddersfield Town vs. Blackpool. Leicester City vs. Portsmouth. Liverpool vs. Derby County. Middlesbrough vs.
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    GUNBOAT JACK BEATEN.
    411 13 Pat Mills Wins Indian Middleweight Belt. In an open area inside the Bombay Shows, Pat Mills (list; 6 lb.) of Jubbulpore fought Gunboat Jack (10 st. 4 lb.) champion of all weights, on Dec. 6, in a 10-round contest for the All-India Middleweight Belt. Lieutenant-Colonel G. A.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    183 13 Mixed Foursomes at The S.G.C. The December mixed foursomes competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played yesterday and resulted in a win for Mrs. Bowrey and Mr. M. B. Oliver with a net score of 34' i. Forty-five cards were taken out and the following were returned
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    225 13 Saturday, December 19.. Taiping Amateur Races, Second Day. Inter-State Rugby: Trophy Match: Singapore vs. Selangor, Padang. Malaya Cup Rugby: Johore vs. Negri Sembilan at Genuang. Opening of Katong Park Bathing Pagar by Mr. W. Bartley, 4.30 p.m. Hockey: R.A. vs. Chinese, Blakan Mati; Police vs. Indian Assn., Police
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    WOMEN'S HOCKEY.
    222 13 Two Matches Arranged For Next Week. The following are invited to play hockey for Mr. E- A. Joy's XI against the Girls' Sports Club on Tuesday on the Raffles Institution ground, starting tt 4.50 p.m.: Miss Combi; Miss Sturrock and Miss Snow; Miss Murison, Mrs. Joy and Miss
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    TODAY'S PLAY.
    168 13 At lunch to Jay the score was 163 for two. Woodfull was caught by Mitchell off Vincent after making 58. Rigg had s'jored 84 not out. Scores SOUTH AFRICA.— Ist Innings. B. Mitchell b McCabe 1 J. A. J. Christy c Nitschke b Grimmett 14 D. P. B.
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    What They Say and Do In London.
    1606 14 By Our Woman Correspondent. LEFT Frock of bright green wool with gauntlet cuffs. Collar of ivory silk. SEATED FIGURE Unusual 'Mraf collar and cuffs of silk velvet in white on a black frock. THIRD FIGURE The new double crossing effect is achieved by
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    ''Women Are Spiteful."
    184 14 I AM not a very ardent feminist;. Women arc full of faults. They are competitive, self-seeking, spiteful, and very often incompetent," This surprising declaration was made by the lion. V. Sackville-W'eat, the poet and novelist, when' she opened a Christmas Fair at the Women's Service Hall, Tufton
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    Household Hints.
    379 14 Baby's bonnet strings need syjch frequent washing that it is an excellent idea to make them detachable by placing press studs on the bonnet and at the ends of tfye strings. This is very much quicker in the long run than continually removing them with scissors and sewing
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    Paris Is Wearing
    162 14 - PULL-ON gloves fastened by wriststraps that are secured by jewelled clips. Sets of three clips, graduated from large to small, on evening corsages. Fur scarves that take the place of collars on collarless dresses or suits. The nda of these are frequently crossed over in front ana
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    ALLEGED THREATS OF EXPOSURE.
    1733 15 Accounts of the Hap Heng Syndicate, Ltd. AUDITOR'S EVIDENCE. JAPANESE WHO WAS TO INVEST $200,000. The allegation that the former ac-countant-secretary was out to get all the benefits for himself and that he, time ani again, threatencl the directors and manager with exposure and arrest, was
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    NEW PARTY LEAVES.
    96 15 From Central Headquarters In Westminster. London, Nov. 27. Luxurious Upper Part To Let." This notice outside a building in Great George Street, Westminster, heralds the departure of the New Party from the Central Headquarters, though a subordinate of Sir Oswald Mosley stated that ihere was no intention
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    "NON-EXISTENT."
    64 15 "NON-EXISTENT. Wedding of Prince Nicholas And Madame Saveanu. Bucharest, Dec. 8. The marriage of Prince Nicholas of Rumania with Madame Dolette Saveanu was today pronounced "non-existent, m the presence of high Court officials, on the ground that the Mayor, who performed the ceremony, was incompetent to celebrate it No opposition
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      468 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, On behalf of the committee of the Asiatic Unemployment Fund I have to thank you for having brought so prominently to the notice of the public of Sinsmporc th<> sufferings of the local unemployed Asiatics whom we have been assisting as
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      DISARMAMENT.
      250 16 To the Editor of the Straits Tiroes. Sir, Armistice time this year served to concentrate one's thoughts on the Disarmament Conference to be held next February, and what the Bishop of Plymouth said in his article on Disarmament to the Sentinel is of especial interest The best that we
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      INVEST IN MALAYA!
      348 16 Java was quick to seize opportunities, as witness the huge factory at Tanjong Priok. In the early days of colonisation in the' East, a Royal Charter was granted to a company known as the East India Company, with privileges to exploit and open up territories in the
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      THE VOTE.
      213 16 the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I cannot let your statements in the Note of the Day headed Electioneering go unchallenged. The article suggests that if ever the vote should come to Matoya," we in Malaya should be in a plight more undesirable than that caused by
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      " INDOPHOBIA."
      474 16 INDOPHOBIA." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As one who has been a regular reader of the Straits Times for many years, may I, in all humility, venture to appeal to you as the editor of one of the beet newspapers East of Suez to rise above the
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      SOUR GRAPES!
      106 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I appear to have caused a little annoyance to at least two of your readers. To Sour Grapes all that I want to »y is don't be so childish," In any case your assumption may be wrong i To Radical
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      ROTARY AIMS.
      93 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, As one who Attended the Rotary convention at Ipt h I can assure your Johore correspondent, 5.D.L.," that he has misunderstood entirely the meaning of Mr. L. D. Gammans' remarks about lacfal representation. What Mr. Gammans wants, and what all
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    TROUBLE ON BOARD CITY OF PERTH.
    376 17 20 of Engine Crew Sent To Gaol. Following trouble on hoard the City of Perth on Thursday 21 Indian members of the engine room crew were charged in the Singapore Marine Court yesterday before Commander C. C. Dix, the Marine Magistrate, for combining tn
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    ANOTHER Fl. 1,500,000.
    62 17 Further Saving by D.E.I. On Budget. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. It is expected that the sending of the cruiser Sumatra to Holland, v I reaently reported, will result in the saving of F1.1,500,000. including the reduced costs r/f the sending out of new personnel
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    D.E.I. AGRICULTURE.
    56 17 Statistics Head May Become Economic Adviser. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. According to the Sourabayasch Handelsblad, the chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics in Batavia, Professor J. van Gelderen, will probably be appointed economic adviser to the Department of Agriculture in Buitenzorg. All economic affairs
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    EUROPEAN PLANTER ATTACKED.
    112 17 Another Name Added To Long List in the D.E.I. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. Another name has to be added to the long list of European planters, who have been attacked in the D.E.I, lately. On Saturday evening, Mr. J. Hagtingius, of Tjoekoel Estate, near
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    270 17 Malay Princes Quarrel In Bangkok. Tho I'ollowing is taken from the Straits Times of Dec. 22, 1881 A report has- reached us of a lamentable fracas having: occurred in Bangkok HettMM members of the emtassy from Kctlah who have gone to the Siamese capital to ascertain whom
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    TWO BIG FIRES.
    60 17 60 Houses Destroyed At Bandar Chalipa. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. It is reported from Medan that a big fire in Bandar Chalipa destroyed 60 houses, causing damage estimated at Fl. 60,000. The fire started in an uninhabited house. .Another fire destroyed the Baros Tampa
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    8 17 Rabies exists in the Selama district of Perak.
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    BORROWED MONEY TO PAY OFF DEBTS.
    565 17 $24,000 Accumulated In Twelve Years. Beginning with the small debt of $100, H. E. Cordeiro, a Eurasian, revealed in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Sproule yesterday that in the laat 12 yeaA h« had accumulated debts totalling $24,000. Questioned by Mr. E. N.
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    FOR "HANDWORK."
    105 17 Why Chinese Youth Had A Knuckle-Duster. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 18. When asked in the local police-court why he had a knuckle-duster, which was found in his possession, a 14-year-old Chinese boy said he used it for handwork and drawing." The boy was charged, with
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    ATTACKED BY TIGERS.
    65 17 Coolie of Topographical Party Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. It is reported that a topographical party, under Dr. Keihl. has been attacked in mid-Palemban? by tigers. One of the coolies has been found dead while another coolie has received serious! injuries. Five coolies of
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    WIRELESS GREETINGS.
    60 17 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio On Christmas Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dee. 15. It is reported from The Hague that Queen Wilhelmina, in view of the Beriousness of the present time, intends to send a personal wireless Christmas message to the people of the Netherlands' on Christmas
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    "NOT SPITE BUT STUPIDITY."
    1091 18 Bankruptcy Cause. MAN WHO THOUGHT HIS DEBTOR WAS RICH. The suggestion that a certain party ruined his business and brought him into the position he was that day not throujrh spi'.o !>ut through stupidity was put to by Mr. A. C. Campbell-Rogers, an Englishman born in
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    NO FRENCH DOLE.
    123 18 Socialist Motion Only Just Defeated. Paris, De:. 18. The Government was defeated in the Chamber by 290 to 281 on a motion to give priority to a Socialist proposal to introiuce unemployment insurance similar to that in Great Britain and to reduce working hours. The sitting was
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    "HUMAN BULLET."
    51 18 455-Mile Flight at 257 M.P.H. His Latest Feat. New York, Dec. 8. The latest feat of the American airman, Captain Hawks, known as the Human Bullet," is a flight from Cleveland (Ohio) to New York, a distance of 455 miles at an average speeu of 257 miles per
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    FASCIST PLOT.
    63 18 General Schill Placed Under I Arrest. Budapest, De\ 10. The name of General Schill has been added to those of the 40 people under arrest for being implicated in the recent Hungarian plot believed to have been aimed at the establishment of a Fascist dictatorship in Hungary, which,
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    " DOLE " LIABLE FOR INCOME TAX.
    236 18 DOLE LIABLE FOR INCOME TAX. Opinion Expressed By Solicitor-General. London, Nov. 27. The opinion that if a man is receiving unemployment benefit, in addition to I wages, his "dole" is liable to income tax was expressed by Sir Thomas Inskip, Solicitor-General, in the House of Lords this week. The point
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    DUBLIN TRIBUNAL.
    111 18 Two Brothers Sent To Gaol. London, Dec. 9. The Military Tribunal in Dublin today sentenced two brothers, George and Charles Gilmore, fee assisting in the formation of an illegal military organisation and possessing arms and ammunition. George Gilmore was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and Charles to one
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    15 18 The F.M.S. Railways is offering cheap travelling: facilities during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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    THE FLIGHT OF THE EX-KAISER.
    693 19 Frontier Argument. DUTCH SERGEANT'S f STORY. The fl'fTht of the ex-Kaisir into Holland, ttdrtcui years ago, has just Kn-n described in detail to a representative of the Peuplo (Brussels) by the Dutch sergeant Brinckers, who was on frontier duty on that memorable occasion. This is
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    WIFE'S DEVOTION.
    147 19 Why Her Divorce Court Petition Was Held Over. Because a wife wanted to stay with her husband, who had been taken ill, Lord Merrivale, in the Divorce Court, allowed her petition for a judicial separation to stand over. The ground for a separation decree was cruelty by the
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    MURDERED IN NIGERIA.
    105 19 London Man Hacked to Death While Asleep. A terrible fate has befallen a European resident in Nigeria named Kirstein, said to come from London, who was the owner of a timber concession at Kwale, 200 miles east of Lagos. He was hacked to death with mechettes (large
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    SEA MENACE.
    230 19 New Peril Caused By Winchelsea Breach. Rye Harbour village of 300 souls is threatened with extinction during the winter gales. It is situated on flat land two miles seaward from Rye on land that, local authorities and fishermen state emphatically, will be covered by the sea in the
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    DEPRESSED CLASSES.
    291 19 Ameliorative Work in Madras Presidency. Madras, Nov. 24. Ameliorative work on behalf of the depressed classes in the Madras Presidency during the past year is recorded in the administration report of the Labour Department now submitted to the Government. This work was carried on in 21 districts of
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    THE SAILOR & THE GIRL.
    257 19 THE SAILOR THE GIRL. A Shanghai Night-Life Tragedy. On a certain American warship there is an unhappy youth who is shortly to go home to face the music. In Shanghai there is a fascinating cabaret girl who may or may not know that she is mainly responsible. The sailor liked
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    MR. BRENNAN.
    76 19 Australia's Next High Commissioner? It is strongly rumoured that the At-torney-General, Mr. Brennan, who visited Great Britain with Mr. Scuilin, ia the most likely successor to Sir Granville Ryrie as High Commissioner. The reason is largely that Mr. Theodore faces the possibility of an election defeat in his
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    WIDOW'S FORTUNE FOR A V.C.
    351 19 Token of Love And Gratitude. The widow of a R.A.M.C. officer, Mrs. Louisa Frances Kate Thiele, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, has left the whole of her £9,517 estate, with the exception of small legacies, to Viscount Gcrt, V.C, as a token of my love and
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    BOYCOTT IN CHINA.
    158 19 Canton Pickets Come Out Into The Open. Canton, Dec. 2. Boycott pickets in Canton are becoming bolder and are now going about their work in the open. Pickets are to be seen all along the Bund removing the nails from the covers of packing boxes, and rummaging
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    BAN ON A " VENUS."
    118 19 BAN ON A VENUS." U.S. Customs and Whistler Reproductions. The Venus "by Whistler and other classic reproductions were recently banned as obscene by a Chicago Customs official, and his action has now been upheld by the Customs Bureau in Washington, which took the line that, while suitable for art galleries,
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    CANTON NOTES.
    91 19 A New Order Issued by The Treasury. Canton, Dec. 1. The Treasury has hitherto been content to accept Central Bank notes in part payment of taxes, but it is now insisting that payment shall be made in the specially stamped notes, which are being accepted by the Government
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    SMALLER CENT PIECES.
    115 19 Latest Innovation In Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Dec. 4. The new Hong Kong one-cent piece has arrived from England and is now in circulation. Smaller and lighter than the old coin, the new cent is about the size of a farthing, which is more or leas its
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