The Straits Times, 24 October 1932

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NBARLT A CENTURY.] TEE I'ARGEST ZND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER lIS MAtAYI. 10 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times ■c pages. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 425 1 Singapore: ts. ckcil st. c phone ei«u. r""" Z. "1 I J I *mt a 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I j WOMEN WHO PLAY with MARY NEWCOMH Phono .r.261-2.. r .261-2. I ..J DRINK MORE m^\ GOOD MILK! "BEAR BRAND" Milk because of its full creamy richness, and entire lack tof
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    • 188 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). -jAjM—^aißflfcft*— COTTON-OXFORDS 0M Give you a \w flying Start too! Imi 1 > COTTON OXFORDS FOOTBALL BOOTS CAN v P-M* *m**mAv« BE LIGHT AND FLEXIBLE, foot tl> th fl stest playtfr BUT WITHOUT THE VIRILE SPRINGINESS OF HHH w£ COTTON. OXFORDS, $S&&!.' tg\
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    • 16 1 6.15 ToniKht 9.15 WOMEN WHO PLAY j with i M/»RY NEWCOMII I I Phone 52fi1-2. X
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 532 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNM.'K CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EASI MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN* AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Dae Spore 1982. COMOCIN 16,280 Oct. 2f RANPURA
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    • 665 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Na*Us, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam snd Midllexboroogh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Nov. 2 8 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. IB 1« HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Dec. 14 15 S KATORI MARU 10,000 Dec. 29 80 i
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    • 463 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly ssilings by the wellknown stesmer MARELLA (7466 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLU (M»> tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 632 2 TBE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5*23. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penanf. M.s. FIONIA Nov. 1 Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA Nov. 23 Not. E5 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jnn. 4 Jan. 6 m.s. MEONIA
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    • 1142 2 THE BLUE FUIfNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1932), LTD. Mutssl Uteaaa Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. TUB CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN OItIKNTAI. LINE, Ltd. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
    • 370 3 Fifty Per Cent. In French Bottoms. The French Government intend* shortly to make it compulsory for coal importers in France to ship 50 per cent. of their coal in French ships. This announcement was made at Cherbourg by M. Leon Meyer, the Minister of Merchant Marine,
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    • 213 3 And Her Extraordinary Voyage. On September 2. IMS, one of the most extraordinary voyages in the world was completed with the arrival at Margate of the little yacht, if she may hi M deaxribod, Tilikuin. Slip was originally a Red Indian dug-out canoe dating from Ix4''.. and was
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    • 256 3 Introduction By The Prince Of Wales. The PriaM of Wale.- has writ en an introduction to a new bonk on the lifeboat mi vice, which will shortly DC published. The book, which will l>c called "Launch!" tells iii popular form the story of the gTMI Won of
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    • 180 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. Alexandria: 3 plague cases ami 3 deaths 12 smallpox cases and 6 deaths as against 1 case and no deaths during the preceding week. Baghdad 2 smallpox cases. Basrah 16 smallpox cases and 5 deats as against 5
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    • 187 3 A notice to mariners states that an IS inch running torpedo, marked 8 star and numbered 87U, was lost during practice about 10 a.m. on Friday, the approximate position being I' 15" N and 101° 10' E. A reward of $40 is offered for the recovery. Beacons Withdrawn.
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    • 195 3 A plan to revitalise Britain's idle shipyards by the provision of finance for tne immediate construction of new cargo vessel. is announced. It is explained in m booklet entitled, Ships Financing the Shipping Industry," published by United Don-.irions Trust, the commercial banking house which has already assisted a
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    • 40 3 The M.M. cai'iro boat Si-Kiang is due here from Saigon on Tuesday at 6 a.m. and will probably sail on the same day at MOB for Malacca. Port-Said, Oran, Le Havre. Antwerp and Dunkirk. She will berth in the Roads.
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    • 18 3 The P. and 0. Naldera has left Honjt Kong and is due here at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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  • 246 3 BAM BONG Ll(>.\(;. Brit.. 739 tons, from •K-nln.ii 24-10, for Batavia 25-10. CORNEVILLB, Norw.. 2.747 tons, from Loj Anirel.s B-19, for B. Deli 24-10. CKN. VAN I)KR HEYDEN. Dut., 610 tonß, f.-om Batavia 23-10, for Batavia 2'J-10. HAWAII MAU1 T Jap.. 5.902 ions, from Buenos Aires 23-10, for
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  • 48 3 Monday, October 21. Ships ■lonctidc the Wharvri ur expected to •rrlre. Godown Gali Kast Wharf Main Wharf Empire Duck West Wharf Raj u la Hawaii Mum Klan* Pres. Polk Adrastus Glcnshirl Mi.lU.lN Myrmidon 20 1 is 13 :i 11 3 48 I •4 4 1
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  • 40 3 Mam Wharf Lch "Dawn," War Krishna, Kcncat. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour, King's Dock Nil. No. 1 Dock Batak. No. 2 Dock Pcrak.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 684 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (In«*rporate4 'a Germany.) Th* ond*nn*ntlon*d a»» tn» compel*'* Intended fixtures OUTWARDS. p f LAHN, for Iloilo, Cebu, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Oct. 22 HOMEWARDS. g ISAR for Marseilles, Oran, Glasgow, Havre, L'don. A'dnm, R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Oct. 22 GOSLAR for R'dam. H'burg
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    • 433 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LIN1 I MAU UNI The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE via America and/or Canada £102 1st Class Pacific 1st Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic. Lower fares on application.
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    • 471 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (lajMrporaUd ta lafland.) ELLERMAN" LINE. Fralfht Sarvte* to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Port* and Sue* CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO BONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamar Due S'jiort. CITY OF SINGAPORE Nov. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Dec. 6 HOMEWARDS. CITY OF KOBE for Harra, L'don, R'dam
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 49 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER. REPORT. Yesterday's max. temp. S5 V. i.-.st sight'i mia. tc;iii). 7C) K. Yi-.-tenlHy's rainfall %M in. sunshine 4.5 hours 1 p.m. ii-lativo hi in. 7") par cent. 1 p.m. wind W. Ii m.|i.h. 1 p.m. weather drizzle. C. D. STEWART. Superintendent. Meteorological Office, Singapore, Oct. 24, 1932.
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    • 124 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday. October 21. H. W. 6.26 a.m., 6 ft. 7 in., 4.34 p.m., 7 ft. 2 in. I ni-'l.-i.i October 25. H. W. 7.30 a.m., 7 ft. 1 in., 6.21 p.m., 7 ft. 4 in. Wednesday. Octobrr 26. H. W. 8.09 a.m.. 7 ft. 6 in., 7.40 p.m.,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 514 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised, la these columns send copies of testimonial*. Do not send original*. EUROPEAN to undertake duties of nurse to little girl, aged 2... G2J, Straits Tlaiaa. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Applications ore invited for the Beat of Municipal Bath Superintendent. The appointment is for
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    • 813 4 HOU^ESJFLATS TO LET WEE Cosy Bungalows, tennis, Balmoral Crescent. Apply personally 32, Balmoral Rd. TO LET, small bungalow, No. 6, Grange Rd Apply to The British Mnlava Trustee Executor Co., Ltd., Tel. 6969. TO LET, semi-bungalow, 88, Sophia Road. Modern sanitation, electric, etc. Apply M. A Nathan, 96, North Bridge
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    • 571 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. fe«t, first class property. United Engineers. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shops at Gr«svenor Hotel, Apply Stephens Paul ft Co. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St., top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee, 129,
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    • 373 4 FOR SALE MORE ANNUALS FOR 1933. Pip Squeak Annual $3.60, Wilfriad's Annual $.1.50, Daily Express Children's Annual $3.25, Mickey Mouse Annual $1.76, Handicrafts Annual' 7s cts.. Hobbies Catalogue of Designs 60 its. Postage 30 cts. List Free. Other Annuals coming. G. H. KIAT 1 CO.. LTD., Singapore. (wi^gfejisxirt BRITISH MADE
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    • 445 4 PUBLIC NOTICES Nona The Exchange Banks will be closed on: Friday, October 28,' Dcepavalr (Public Holiday;. NEW YEAR SPORTS, 1933. NOTICE A Public Meeting will be held in tha Singapore Cricket Club, on Monday, October 24, at 5.15 o'clock to consider the desirability of holding Land and Sea Sports on
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    • 410 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL 1 MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mm. HAltl' and Mi*s HANA. SO. WATERLOO STRKET. Telephone 7467. Get our prices of Goodyear Tyrei and Tubes and make a saving. Distributors. CHIN HUAT HIN OIL TRADING CO. 14«. Sooth Bridge Road or Ring ap 64J7. PUBLIC NOTICES. ARMISTICE DINNER AND
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 70 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Binjrapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. ■cntbly 3.00 4.00 2.50 Quarterly J 8.60 $'2.00 7.50 ai. 1 Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED AIIVKRTISKMKVTS appear on the form at the bottom nf this page. Contract rates may
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 361 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. SPECIAL DAILY TONIGHT DOLLAR LUNCH PLAYERS GRILL-SPECIAL DISH A LA SIMPSON will present Saddk rf TtJ k Served in the IT'S A BOY" ReMU B^ te U GRILL -SUNDAY, Nov. 2O.h. P^ TomGrnr I
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    • 745 5 HARRY, S, ELIAS, m. i o, QUALIFIED OPTICIAN CAPITOL BUILDING. PHONE 2751. Consulting Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. RAFFLES HOTEL Excellent Rooms AT Special Rates FOR Monthly Residents i THE EASTERN HOTEL, 50, AMPANG ROAD, KUALA LUMPUR, (formerly known as the Great Eastern Hotel) Rooms with private baths,, comfortable
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    • 791 5 AUCTION SALE IN THE SUPREME* feOURT OF THE JUDGE AT BATU PAHAT. Land Application No. C of ItSZ. Between O. R. M. M. S. M. SEVU GAN CHETTIAR alias MANIKAVASAGAN CHETTIAR. of N«. 14, Jalan Engan, Bain Pahat, (hnnrre. ROGAYAH BINTE HAJI MAHMOOI), of Pant Jawa, Muar. Chargor.Of all that
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    • 609 5 PASKOE BROWN AND CO. Furniture Manufacturer! and General Woodworkers. Phone 5660 NOTICE OF REMOVAL As from October 25, 1932, our Joinery Workshops and Offices will be removed to our new Factory, at BROADRICK ROAD off GROVE ROAD, TANJONG KATONG. Being fully equipped with most up-to-date machinery, we are in a
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  • 322 6 Duties Extended for Two Years. Rugby, Oct. 21. The report of the Import Duties Adviaorjr Committee with regard to iron •ad stfi-l duties has been issued, accompanied by a Treasury order for the further continuance for a period of two years of the duties now in force.
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  • 96 6 When They Return From Abroad. London, Oct. 22. Soldier* newly returned from abroad i.i future will find railway buffels to cater for their- needs on the journey from the port of a> rival to their barracks. angemeM has been made by the with the railways under which
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  • 115 6 And Still Complaints Of The Hospitals. Dublin, Oct. 21. In spite of the huge sums derived from the Irish sweepstakes, the hospitals in the Free State are not giving proper treatment to very poor people, according to complaints in the Dail. The ex-Minister, Mr. Kelly said t" e
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  • 90 6 Sir John Simon's Appeal To Liberals. London, Oct. 20. The attitude of the Liberals remaining in the Cabinet was enunciated by Sir John Simon in the course of the debate in the House of Commons. He adopted a tone of paternal reproof towards Sir Herbert Samuel, illustrated by
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  • 101 6 Death of Italy's Rubber King." Malan, Oct. 21. A romance of industry has been Inought to a close by the death at the age of K4 of Senator Giovanni Pirelli. I founder of the Kreat rubber tyre and electrical cable factories. Senator Pirelli rose from humble origin to
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  • 25 6 AT LEAST 600 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 23. At least fiOO murders have been reported in New York this year. 400 by shooting.
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  • 185 6 No Interference With Ottawa. London, Oct. 21. We have certain arrangements with Canada and intend they shall not be destroyed by State action in another country. We warn you not to conduct, your policy in such a way as to interfere and frustrate our purpose or we will
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  • 83 6 Hitler's Open Letter To Chancellor. Berlin, Oct. 21. A further official pronouncement on the Government's intentions regarding (lisaimament policy is produced in reply to an open letter from Herr Hitler to the Chancellor. The Statement says if the Disarmament Conference fails to take account of Germany's claim, Germany
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  • 71 6 Prince of Wales To Visit Belfast. Rugby, Oct. 21. The King and Queen, who have spent the past fortnight at Sandringham, their Norfolk residence, will return to London on Monday. The Prince of Wales is completing his plans for his projected visit to Belfast, i At York House
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  • 79 6 Eighteen Months For A Director. Stockholm, Oct. 21. Eighteen months' hard Hbour was inflicted on Wendler, one of the Kreuger and Toll directors, who was arrested shortly after the failure of the combine. Torsen Kreuger has now been formally arrested on a charge of swindling and steps are
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  • 135 6 Scandal to Church And Holy Order." London, Oct. 21. The Rev. Harold Francis Davidson Rector of Stiffkey, was "deposed and degraded" and stripped of ecclesiastical promotions, benefits and emoluments amid remarkable scenes in Norwich Cathedral. The tiny fourteenth tontury Bauchum Chapel was chosen for the proceedings, at
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  • 61 6 To Be Extended Until Mar. 1. Washington, Oct. 21. The United States Government ha.= agreed to an extension until Mar. 1 of the arms truce which was due to expire on Nov. 1. Official quarters explain that the exten-t-ion is intended to give the Disarmament Conference an opportunity
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  • 51 6 Norway's Exports Increase And Imports Fall. Oslo. Oct. 20. In spite of a big labour conflict, Norway increased her exDorts during the first nine months of 1932 by i 5,260,000, bringing the total to £23,000.000. Compared with the corresponding period of 1931, imports have declined by £6,500,000. Reuier
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  • 91 6 Tackling Adverse Balance Of 8,000,000,000 Francs. Paris. Oct. 21. The Cabinet has approved of the Finance Minister's draft budget designed to rectify the adverse balance of nearly 8,000,00 ,000 francs. Nearly half of this will be met ultimately by loans through the expedient of transferring from the budget
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  • 108 6 Tamil Servant Who Robbed Employer. Pleading guilty to the charge of theft of a portable typewriter, valued at $100 and belonging to his employer, Mr. G. W. D. Newbronner, a Tamil "boy" Yusope, was sentenced to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police
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  • 89 6 France to Follow British Decision. Paris, Oct. 21. France will follow the reported British intention as regards the payment of debts to the United States, the Finance Minister announced today. She will make the December payment if Parlia.nent vot M approval. i It has been semi-officially stated
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  • 38 6 The wedding will take place shortly between Mr. James Dawson Parkinson, electrical engineers, China Light and Power Co., and Miss Olive May Jefferson, I Yorkshire who is on board the Comorin M her way to the Far East.
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  • 211 6 To Perform "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast." The committee of the Musical Rocicly hns now made arrangements for the coming months when the work to be put in hand is Coleridge Taylor's "Hiawatha'.-. Wedding Feast." For this a large chorus and a full orchestra are necessary (in the Albert Hall
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  • 103 6 Feeder Services To Be Instituted. Rugby, Oct. 21. Sclu-mes aio being advanced for establishing r««d«r air services linking up with the main Imperial Airways CaiioCltpa Town root*. Such auxiliary services already instituted have proved iT')st successful and a network of them i-; contemplated. An example of feeder
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  • 36 6 Pretoria, Oct. 23. Trie commeicial treaty with Germany will be amended from tomorrow to permit of Union preferences being accorded to goods from the Empire and inundated territories which Germany does' not enjoy. Reuter.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 135 6 -TBrfggs aa hi iiiii a■ i^—^ mm—■ i aa^M wmmmm m mb^m m mbm mm—m «m m EDDYSTONE j RADIO RECEIVERS IFOR THE EMPIRE BROADCAST. I YOU MUST HEAR THE X'MAS CAROLS FROM LONDON. j RING TEL. No. 3829. WE INSTAL YOUR SET TODAY. "FDnYSITONF" SPANS THE WORLD. A PERFECT
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 167 7 TONIGHT gj^yjl X>sS s- 3^^ B jjl Ex*« Girl— Extraordinary— I HjP^9 J3) y' jjjß The inside story of the U* k^ "^V^l^«^l OutsideGiHinHolt y woodl IH I^^DK^P ft GENEVIEVE TOBIN ffl }^2S'*^ i ifl, PAT O'BRIEN rtj] I Lucicn Prival— Rita La Roy I L,^^H Hfe^kiM Dirtcltd by KY
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    • 237 7 CAPITOL *M.'» MM >MM ♦♦♦»««>>>>!<>>»>> 6.15 TQNIGHT 9.15 FREDERICK LONSDALE'S Sparkling, Daring Success "WOMEN I WHO PLAY" From the celebrated stage play— "SPRING CLEANING" A Paramount BRITISH Triumph Presenting The Famous London Favourite MART NEWCOMB with JOAN BARRY and BENITA HUME I B.x Office Pbone 5261-2 I With Latest BR.T.SH
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    • 49 7 SEASON EXTENDED! RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. THE GRANDEST SCREEN TREAT OF THE YEAR! THEBOV'CJJ CICELY COURTNEIDGE MBf JH /I Gainsborough Picture. Better even than "Sunshine Susie" i "Sign on the Dotted Line"— I Name mmm Address and post this advertisement to THE MANAGER, SINGAPORE DAILY NEWS, 78, Cecil Street, Singapore.
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  • 174 8 Rubber Position Very Quiet. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Monday. Today's Prices: Ktihbcr. 7 7 16 rents per lb. Tin, EHBgaparc price $77.25 per picul. Saturday's Price*: Khlilmi London, 2' 2d., unchanged. New York. ."I- 1 cts., unchanged. Mart 111 Tone: —Quiet. Tin. London,
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  • 72 8 Noon, Oct. 24. ft.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Snot (loose) .7 7 16 7>(F.O.B) ..7 11 16 7't .Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. Nov. 7 1 7-"'h Dec. ..7 9 16 7 11 16 .Jan. -Mar 7' i: Apr.-Jcme 7 7 8
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  • 163 8 Singapore, Oct. 2 I. Gam bier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 Copra 5.60 mixed .Yd". Hour, Sarawak White Pepper 24.00 Black Pepper 18.00 Sago 4.00 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Siam 5146 to 18G Saigon $142 to 153 Ran; $139 to 145 Nb. 1 125 rattles gross 4.70 No.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 420 8 VaL Pd Buyen. Bell«rm, £1 £1 Asam Kumhang «1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Balang Padaof 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang II £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fail 5/- 5
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      • 289 8 Fel Pd. Buyers. ls»u» Sellers. I t Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.00 1 .or, £1 £1 Bi it. Am. Tobacco 5.1.:} 5.6..J 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.75 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 61.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. V* Prefs. 20
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      • 140 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 el. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfe P-C of 1909 red. 1955 f 1,000,000 103 104 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfc p.c. of l'JOT red. 1917 $1,600,000
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      • 371 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a Quotations. To-day i Price Fraser Lyall Evatt A. Co. Allerhy ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 A lor (Ja jah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Jiitaiii (?1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kunitig (SI) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2)
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    • 196 8 Singapore, Oct. 24. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 30 days' sight 1/1 London, demand 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 985 Hamburg, demand 160 New York, demand 38% Batavia
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  • 370 8 His Views on Ottawa Conference. Mr. Lloyd George, at Cardigan on Sept. 20, delivered the first of two speeches in npnort of the Liberal candidate (Mr. D. O. Evans) in the three-cornered fight in the Cardigan by-election. Speaking of Ottawa he said I have read every paper,
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  • 7 8 Communication with Bangkok has been Restored.
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  • 215 8 Selat Pamljang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Hong Thong) 3 p.m. Selat Pamljanir, HiTinkjili*. Siak, I'akun Baroe. Fort <le Kuck and I'ailansr (Ban Siong Bee) I p.m. Bengkahs, Laboean Bilik and TanjoAg Balei (Retehi n.Bt. Japan iiiul KoKM i Hawaii Mum) p.m. SixiiKi-i I.iat anil Hulavia
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  • 47 8 By Ranpura Indrupoera Porthos Karagola Ganice Poelau Rocbiah Malwa Dcmpo S'pora Vqmtom Sept. 2 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. SO Sept. 7 Oct. S Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept. 12 Oct. 1 Sept. 16 Oct. 10 Sept. 16 Oct. 8 Sept. 30 Oct. 20
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  • 18 8 A mail from Batavia and Pak-mbanj* by aeroplane is expected at Sinjjapo.e ut 1.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 35 8 From Holland by Baloeran due Singapore 11 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Borneo Maiu due Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan by Havana Maru due Singapore on Wednesday, the 2Gth inltant.
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  • 65 8 China's New Broadcasting Station. Shanghai, Oct. 23. The now Central Government Wireless station is to \>v inaugurated on Nov. 12. lit will have u broadeaattag radius of I 10.000 miles. I The Nanking Foreign Office has inI structed C'hnese Legations overseas to i obtain receiving sets in
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  • 78 8 UP THE REDS Sentences in South London Riots. London, Oct. 19. Cries of "up the Reds'" and the use of heavy weapons and missiles were mentioned in the London Police Courts of Lambeth and Tower Bridge today at the hearing of charges arising from rioting by unemployed in South Londo*
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  • 33 8 Bucharest, Oct. 19. The new Cabinet has been furnied with M. Julius Maniu, leader of the National Peasants Party, as Premier und M. Titulescu as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Reuter Wireless.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 104 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH THE WEEK. Monday. October 24. New Year Sports, public meeting, S.C.C., 5.15 p.m. Wednesday. October 20. Rotary Tiffin. Adeiphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Ipon Professional Races, Second Day. Thursday, October 27. St. Andrew's Society practice dance, Adeiphi Hotel, 5.4.1 p.m. Interport Rowing Regatta. Annual Inspection of 1st Singapore Co.,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 713 9 Encouraging Demand For Plates. STATISTICAL POSITION IMPROVING (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 28. Just at the moment the market wears an easy appearance, but for no special reason. Wall Street is the cynosure of all eyes, and sentiment in financial centres is much affected by the
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    • 81 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own orreKpondcat.) I he ilo-inR prices today were London. Oct. 22. RUBBER. '(•nutations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Buyers) 2 7/16 d. (Sellers) 2«/,<l. Jan.-Mar. 2 9/16 d. \pr.-June 2 11/16 d. July-Sept. 2%i. Market tone Quiet. TIN. Spot £151 ft. Ihr.-e Months
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    • 343 9 Reassuring Statement Regarding Privacy. The following has been issued from the General Post Office, says the Financial Times of Sept. 29: The attention of the Postmaster-Gene-ral has been drawn to certain statements in the Press as to the secrecy of the Post Office wireless telephony installations. It is
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    • 441 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department vf Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the period from Oct. 8 to 14. inclusive, and arc available for public use in the Refcrencr Library, Fullerton Singapore. Application may be made by members of the public resident
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    • 73 9 Rugby, Oct. 21. Paris 86 9/32. New York 3.68 UMontreal 3.68 U- Brussels 24.37 Geneva 17.56. Amsterdam 8.42%. Berlin 14.26. Stockholm 19.37%. Copenhagen 19.27%. Oslo 19 13/16. Vienna 28% nom. Prague 114%. Helsingfor* 230%. Athens 570. Bucharest 572%. Belgrade 260. Rio 5% nom. Buenos Aires nom. Montevideo 30 nom.
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    • 179 9 I inique From F.M.S. Government. The following communique ha« been issued by the F.M.S. Government: We are authorised to state that the fol-Ji-winjr conditions, which were attached by Malaya to its acceptance of the modified Byrne scheme, were accepted by the International Tin Committee and
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    • 209 9 New Body To Link Up Transport Interests. The British Road Federation has been formed "to present a united front upon present and future basic problems affecting transport." Mr. Norman A. Hardie, vice-president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, made this announcement at a private meeting of
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    • 408 9 William Jacks and Co. in the weekly fetter stated Sept. 28, state: Prices of all commodities rallied during the week, but yesterday weakness developed, as while the Chancellor of the Kxcliec.uer's statement at Ottawa that "H. M. Government desired to see wholesale prices rise" has been followed up
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    • 33 9 c Monday, Oct. 24, 5.1 5 p.m., Headqwiit- era, Fortress Coy. Malay Section, Engine wid Ligrht. Wednesday, Oct. 2G, 5.15 p.m., Head- c quarters, S.R.A. (V), Promoiio* Exami- 6 nation. i.
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    • 843 9 Austin Motor Company's Report (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Sept. Austin Motor Co., Ltd., recently presented a satisfactory report for the year ended July 31 last. The reduction of the distribution on the ordinary shares front ICK) per cent, to 50 per cent, received considerable notice,
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    • 554 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 """■^J,^ Gld 24.150.32* HKJt* CFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH. OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batavia Head office for Dutch East ladjoa. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng. Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar, Medan, Menado,
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    • 360 9 BANKING. tNEDERLANDSCHE VNDEL MAATSCHAPPY N. V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID OP CAPITAL PI. 80.030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. :2U,016,0OO HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WTTft AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermaiin Kobe 'Somariins Bombay 'Weltevreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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  • 117 10 Singapore. ALHAMHKA. -Hollywood Speaks with Gen*vieve Tobin and pp 8 t O'Brier.. S.lo U.lf.. Phone 690 U. CAPITOL.— Barry Jones «nd Joan Barry in Women Who Play. 6.15-U.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Trader Horn with Harry Carey. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. MARI. BOROUGH. Jack Buchanan in
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  • 832 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCT. 24, 1932. SIGNS OF PROGRESS. Not everyone would agree that the objection raised by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board to its official title, and its decision to take up again the question of conferring municipal government upon Kuala Lumpur, do indicate progress in the
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  • 593 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. S. I. M. Alsagoff has returned to Singapore after a holiday in Europe. The Hon. Mi. H. B. Egmont Hake has returned to Kuala Lumpur from homf. Mr. R. P. Davis, Town Planner, Selangor. has returned from Home leave. Mr. D. L. Alcantara has been appointed an
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  • 1017 10 The Great War, So Far, Has Not Been Exploited. (By Ferdynand Goetel, the famous Polish novelist, in an interview.) Today, as after e.-cry great war, there is a deai'h of talent, which dearth invariably is! followed, as it will be in the near future, by
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  • 853 10 HAPPY DAYS. V Out of a cloudy sky comes this ray of hope and cheer. The message was received by a reader of the Straits TUMI by the last mail, and he passes it on M that all may reap the benefit. Here it is. There
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    • 144 10 Enjoy the pleasant satisfaction of doing the right thing by giving your friends at home a case of JOHNNIE WAhKER For Christmas this year RED LABEL I 3 4 6 12 $11.50 $16.75 $22.50 $33.00 $65.00 "^A BLACK LABEL t ftJßm ~2~ ~3 1 12 V^P^flLfc C— Caw.' CiiU* C*k%.
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  • 266 11 MR. DE VALERA'S LATEST BLOW IN TARIFF WAR. DRASTIC NEW DUTIES. Agreement with the Irish Labour Party. 15 TO 50 PER CENT. Reduced Imperial Preference. The breakdown of the negotiation)* between the I'nited Kingdom and the lri-h Free State has led to an intensification of the tariff war between the
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  • 293 11 Effect of Sterling Depreciation. London. Oct. IS. There was some excitement on the Stock Exchange in the early part of tht day on the further sharp depreciation of sterling exchanges owing to selling, chiefly by Paris, but, with influential support, which was withdrawn yesterday, being renewed today, rates
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  • 53 11 Drastic Rationalisation In Poland. Warsaw. Oct. It. I Drastic measures far rationalisation < have been agreed to by the leading linns in the I.odz textile industry with the object of rendering Polish competi- tion in the world markets more effei-livc. Thr aim will be to reduce production and
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  • 54 11 Action By Gramophone Companies. RuKby. Oct. IK. j In order to protect their sales manufacturers of fframophone records in Bri- tain have decided to prohibit all public l>erformances of their records except controlled broadcasting by wireless. Places to which the ban applies includes theatre:!, dance halls, cinemas
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  • 1715 11 Japanese Developing Their Offensive. Shanghai, Oct. 24. The Japanese forces east of Mukden have been considerably increased and General Tang Chu-wu and his National Salvation Army are being hard pressed but are desperately resisting a particularly fierce offensive. Last night Japanese aeroplanes bombed Linkiang, doing much damage
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  • 110 11 Bandits' Conditions. GREATER PART PAID BY MANCHUKUO. Shanghai, Oct. 19. The negotiators at Panshan reached an agreement with the bandits to release Mrs. Pawley and Charles Corkran in return for the payment of Yen 130,000, 250 pounds of opium, winter clothing and permission to join the Manchukuo
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  • 90 11 French Claim for Share Rejected. London. Oct. 21. A claim by a French company for a share of the cold recovered from the wrecked steamer Egypt ha*, been rejected by the High Court. The owners of three French trawlers as plaintiffs argued that it was through their efforts
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  • 86 11 ITALY THE LEAGUE. "Must Remain at The Bedside." Turin, Oct. 23. Italy will remain in the League of Nations," emphatically declared Signor Mussolini in a speech to 150,000 Fascists. The League is so sick, he added, that Italy must remain at the bedside. It might wield some influence in Europe
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  • 125 11 Result of Penny Per Pound Duty. London. Oct. 22. With object of securing for Empire •ice-growing the virtual monopoly- which foreign rice has hitherto held in Great Britain, large modern rice mill N to be erected on Thames side by a rroup of London business men. working in
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  • 76 11 Three Naval Officers Missing. (From Our Own Correspondent). lA>ndon, Oct. 22. Three Na\al Officer Lieutenants— McMullen, C. E. Keys and G. F. B. Losland are missing in a small yacht, which is believed to have been caught in yesterday's terrific Channel gale. Three other officers in another yacht
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  • 48 11 In Obtaining Release Of Newchwang Captives. London, Oct. 22. The Government have cordially thanked the Japanese Government for the i-ffective MsiatMMt of Japanese officials in securing the release of Mrs. Pawley and Mr. Corkran. The consuls at Mukden and Lew Chwang have been instructed to thank
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  • 42 11 To Be Held in House Of Lords. London, Oct. 21. In order to mark the sense of importance of the occasion, the Government has decided that the World Econqmie Conference be held in the House of Lords. Reuter Wireless. i
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  • 279 11 Coburg Celebrations. GREAT GATHERING OF ROYALTIES. Coburg, Oct. 20. Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who wore a wedding dress of white satin with a diamond tiara in her iair, 'and Prince Gustav Adolph, eldest son of the Crown Prince of Sweden, weai ng uniform, were lustily cheered
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  • 150 11 But Dividend of 15 Per Cent. Distributed (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 23. The Tanjone Malim Rubber Co., Ltd^ has lost £1.377 for the year ended JunJ 30. A credit of £25,259 is carried forward. Kota Tinggi (Johore) Rubber Co.. Ltd., has lost £1.199 for the
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  • 152 11 America "Goes Mad" Over New Invention. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 23. Declaring that the people of Britain will soon be wearing rubber clothes, *he Sunday Express states that leading European textile firms are negotiating with a great American rubber company for rights in an invention involving
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  • 46 11 Signs £40,000 Contract With Fox Films. London, Oct. 22. Henther Angel, a former visitor to Singapore with the Forbes-Russell touring company, has signed a £40,000 contract with Fox Films. Madeleine Carroll has made a contract for a year with Gaumont-British at £1,000 a week.
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  • 50 11 TARRED FEATHERED. Damages For Professor In South Africa. Pretoria, Oct. 120. Damages to the extent of £750 have been awarded to Professor Lamont, who was tarred and feathered last May after the publication of his book "War, Wine and Women," which raised a storm of protest among Afrikanders. Reuter Wireless.
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  • 122 11 Spinners Accept Wage Reduction. London, Oct. 2:!. The cotton spinning dispute ha.-; been settled on the basis of a wage reduction of Is. 6d. in the pound from Oct. 31. The mills will re-open on Monday. Reuter. A cable of the previous day stated With the disastrous
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  • 109 11 Bloodshed Prophecies Fail To Materialise. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 24. Chulalongkorn Memorial Day was held yesterday when the Record Reign Statue of King Chulalongkorn on the Royal Plaza had the base smothered in wreaths, one of which was sent by the King and another by the
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  • 64 11 Daughter of British Ambassador. Tokio, Oct. 23. In the presence of a large and distinguished assemblage of high Japanese dignitaries, foreign diplomats and leading members of the foreign community, Alice, daughter of the British Ambassador, Sir Francis Lindley, was married to Mr. Oscar Morland, of the Consular
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  • 19 11 s Perth. Oct. 21. Lunch score M.C.C. M for eight di-cl-iv-l. Veal Australia 58 for two. Reuter.
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  • 84 11 Australia to Hong Kong In Four Days. Hong Kong, Oct. 23. The first Australia-Hong Kong aeroplane flight in four days was completed today with the arrival here of Mr. Arthur M. Loew, vice-president of Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer, who is making a tour of his Eastern' territory in his
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  • 59 11 Amicable Separation From His Wife. London, Oct. 19. It is announced that the film star Adolphe Menjou has been amicably separated from his wife. Kathryn Carver, whom he married in 1928. He then declared that he had made an ideal marriage and he would take pains to see
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  • 66 11 New Head of Portuguese Faction. Lisbon. Oct. 19. Don Duarte Xuno has been formally designated as the head of the Monarchist faction in succession to the late ex-Kins Manoel and has accepted the responsibility of the poMtion. 7*ne decision has thus brought together the four Monarchist groups, of
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  • 407 11 UNITED STATES PRESIDENT. Mr. Mellon on The Issue. OTTAWA AGREEMENT. Value of a Prosperous Britain. London. Oil. M. The ical qmrtluil to lip decided at Ihi* coming Presidential Kk'clion was that of leadership, declared Mr. Mellon. tinAmerican Ambassador, whM addressing the English-speaking Union at Manchester today. He said it was
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  • 386 11 Best News Yet Received From Japan. London, (1.1. 18. Recalling the one-time <l«iiui'i- of Japanese secession from Geneva, the Ofatflnm remarks that the fait thai a Japanese delegation is BOW on Itl way to Geneva is the Ix'sl news the world nan had from any field for many
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  • 2250 12 MALAYA HOUSE RAFFLES LETTERS Reference to Founding Of Singapore. 'DUTCH ARE FURIOUS.' GENERAL GILLESPIE'S FALSE CHARGES. Some time »k>> Im ordinal letters written by Raffles came on to the market and these wire purchased by the Malayan Information Agency because of their unique interest for this country. The full text
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  • 525 12 Clever Smugglers— But Not Clever Enough. "Something more for your museum," w»s one of the remarks made by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, on Saturday, to Mr. P. H. Elkins, Controller of the Government Monopolies, during the mention of certain revenue cases. His
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  • 145 12 Woman Murdered. MAN HANGED WITH SARONG. i A doublt tragedy was enacted in Telok Ayer district late last night when a Tamil woman was murdered a-nd the alleged murderer ij believed to have hanged himself. The scene of the mm dor was in a house
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  • 133 12 Women Get Benefit Of The Doubt. Finding that the evidence was too conflicting and that it would therefore be unsafe to convict, Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, discharged two Chinese women who had been charged with using criminal force on a public servant. The second'
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  • 275 12 Sudden Death of WellKnown Medical Man. The death of Dr. Herbert A. Van Dort took place at his home, 11 Brooke Road. Katong, on Saturday afternoon with tragic suddenness. Dr. Van Dort, who had suffered for many years from a painful heart disease, was conducting
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  • 129 12 Tailors Attacked In Their Sleep. A mysterious case of stabbing occurred during the early hours of the morning in a tailor's shop in Bras Basah Road, resulting in two Chinese being removed to the General Hospital with severe abdominal wounds. It appears that seven or eight employees were
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  • 675 12 Trebitsh- Lincoln 'Again. TURNS AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN. K (From Our Own Correspondent London, Oct. T. Trebitsch-Lincoln- or rather the monk Chao Kung, as he now describes himself has arrived in Belgium and has been immediately expelled. "If Great Britain continues to persecute me I
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  • 242 12 Benita Hume in "Women Who Play." Frederick Lonsdale n well-known play "Spring; Cleaning" toaei DOthrnf by its liduptation to the KTScn tinder the title "Women Who Play." ('lever dialogue and unusual situations give a new angle to the story of a woman who begins to fall out of
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    • 157 12 Valued fwssessicits MOST meu consider that liaviug paid tluir bills they have fulfilled all their obligations. This cannot apply to the family man for surely there c.^" I never be a greater or more cherished obligation than a wife nnd kiddies. RV your bill* mont certainly. ..but who will pay
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  • Malaya Command Face Rugby Season Optimistically.
    • 620 13 Good Win for Malaya Command. Malaya Command 11 .it Public Ser. nil. The Malaya Command beat the Public Services on the Padang <>n Saturday by 11 pts (two tries and o~e goal) to nil. That they succeeded despite being unable to draw on the Glouce;t< r Regiment
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    • 554 13 Narrow Victory At Tanglin. Gloucester Regt. 6 pts., S.C.C. XV 9 pts. By nine points (three tries) to six points (a penalty goal and a try), an S.C.C. fifteen defeated a Gloucester Regiment team at Tanglin on Saturday in a Rugby match which did not produce a high
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    • 50 13 Monday. Ortobtr 24. Rofby: Oloucester Refjt. "B" vs. S.C.C, Tunßlin; Public Services vs. R.A.F., I>unearn Rd. Hockey: Indiun Assn. vs. S.R.C. Ist. I.A. trd. A.P.C. vs. Chinese, Paya Lebar; cylon Sports Club vs. Medical Colleifc. i Balestfer; Raffles Inst. vs. S.C.C, R.I. L-iri. R.A.F. vs. Raffles College. Seletar.
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    • 759 13 New Course Record. HATCHET LANE'S SUCCESS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Oct. 22. Winners were not too difficult to find at opening day of the Iprh Turf Clu 1 autumn meeting, and in ideal weathera large attendance were treated to an jxcellent day's sport. The
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    • 324 13 Arsenal and Villa. WEDNESDAY'S GOOD WIN. London, Oct. 22. The followwing are the results of th« I English and Scottish League football matches played today: Flrrt Division. Aston Villa 1 Birmingham 0 Hilton \V. 2 Manchester C. 1 Chelsea 1 Derbu County 3 lluddersfieM T. 0
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    • 972 13 Aston Villa Still On Top. The following are the positions of reams in the English and Scottish League to-date. I first Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Aston Villn .11 8 0 3 25 7 19 Arsenal .11 8 1 2 28 17 18 Derby Co.
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    • 114 13 Odd Goal Victory For Royal Engineers. An S.C.C. hockey team travelled t< Piilau Brani yesterday to play a mate against the Royal Engineers and after fast and interesting game the home tear won by 2—1. Both defences were n good form and their play was a featur
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    • 66 13 M.C.C. Tourists Held Up By Rain. Perth, Oct. 22. Further play was not possible today in the cricket matc'i bUween the M.C.C. tourists and Wester.: Australia owing to rain. The tourists were the first to bat on Friday, and when .-< imps were drawn had stored IW4 for
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    • 55 13 Tarn pi v To Meet Rembau Final. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Siiemban, Oct. 2:!. In the annual loppy Day Cup soeeer competition for the Tampin districl (iemas beat Tumpin by 2 -I, a».l qualified to meet Itcmhau in the final. The proceeds of the games are in
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    • 61 13 Y.M.C.A. Tournament The following ties have been arranged for today in the Y.M.C.A. tennis tournament; Dr. Chen Su Lan vs. Sycd Ibrahim. Kamis bin Hamid and Yadi bin Haji Kassim vs. Chua Boon Whatt and Lorn Bo Seng. Tomorrow's Ties. Kamis bin Hamid tm. Lee Kinjr Him. D. Green
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    • 436 13 Goalless Match With Malaya Command. O.R.A. 0 Malaya Command 0. For practically threequarters of their hockey match against the Old Ratllcsi.ms' Association on the Raffles Institution ground on Saturday, the Malaya Command playing one man short Mil hemmed in their own half, but their opponents failed to
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  • Sporting News.
    • 192 14 Scotland's Victory Over Ireland. Glasgow, Oct. 19. At Ibrox Park a crowd of 9.000 saw a drab Inter-league match under ideal conditions in which Scotland beat Ireland by 4-1. The Scots did not deserve victory by such a big margin, the shooting of their forwards being faulty. The
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    • 296 14 Ne^ri Overwhelmed By Perak. Ipoll, Ort. 22. Perak defeated N«-irri BeaabOai in leigli RobertMoa trophy today hy pointa to nil playing tinder ideal renditions. A large crowd was preaenl including the Resident of Perak. The game was iast and inti-resting. the Negri holding well in the first half
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    • 81 14 The tenth round of the Singapore Chess ciul> championship wi.< completed yesterday with the following results: E. E. Colman beat F. C. Peck; M. Macchoieff beat H. Vofel, Chia Eng beat Tan Luang Kia and B. O. Wilawt beat R. Jumabhoy. The positions m w an as follows: Column
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    • 335 14 Good Play in Inter-Club Match. The match between Keppel Golf Club and Singapore Golf Club played yesterday over the links of the Keppel Golf Club resulted in a draw, each side registering 7% pts. The details are as follows (S.G.C. players mentioned first) M. M. Paterson
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    • 119 14 To Play State Fifteen This Season. At a general meeting of the'Johore Rugby Football Association at Kluang on i Saturday the following officials were d:— •President, Mr. Lan Burgess; captain, Mr. J. B. Dudgeon; vice-capt.. Mr. L. C Bailey; hon. secretary, Mr. F. M. Still; State Selection Committee,
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    • 99 14 Beaten by 8-0 In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 22. In fine weather en a soft ground the Sport:-. Club beat the Gloucester* by 8 pts. to nil. It was one of the finest games witnessed here for years. The Sports Club fielded the better team,
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    • 58 14 Cattle Trading Co. At Medan. (From Our Own Correspori-Jun:.) Medan, Oct. 20. The Straits Cattle Trading Sports Club of Singapore played a match against the League team of ho Eyst Coast of Sumatra and won by 2—o.2 0. A return match will t~e played on Sunday ntxt, for
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    • 344 14 Darul Bahar Accept Their Chances. Darul Bahar 3 Perhimponan Stia 0. In an A Division match of the M.F.A. League played at Jalan Besar on Saturday afternoon, Darul Bahar beat Perhimponan Stia by three goals to nil. Play was somewhat tame throughout and except for one or two
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    • 306 14 Final of Football Competition. G Team 1 C Team 0 The final of the Clerical Union knockout football competition between G ten and C team was played on Saturday, at the Union's ground, Bale.tier Road, the former winning by 1 0. The pan: evenly contested throughout and \vanessed
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    • 284 14 Cariappa in Shooting Form. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 22. An outstanding feature of the Selanjror hockey trial this afternoon was the splendid display of Cariappa at centreforward. Changing places with Grenier in the second half, Cariappa immediately began' to score goals and VVhites' attack bsca.vsj
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    • 609 14 Visitors Win by Last Minute Try. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 22. In a closely contested match on the Esplanade today, Selangor beat Pena'ng by 9 pts. (3 tries) to 6 pts. (2 tries). The match, which was witnessed by a large crowd, was played
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    • 76 14 Oxford Beat Portsmouth Services. London, Oct. 22. The following were the results' of 7Jufci>\ matches played today Blatkheath 6 Cardiff 3 Guys 6 Harlequins 7 Old Alleynians '.i London Scots. 5 Richmond 3 Cambridge U. 10 Bristol 14 Rosslyn Park 0 Coventry 8 Bedford 3 Moselcy 3 Gloucester
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    • 97 14 At the annual meeting of the Straits Union Football Club the following officials were elected: president, Mr. Chee Koon Chiang vice-presidents, Mijssrs. Teo Lin«r Siang, Lim Teck Lay, Yeo Koon Guan and Leo Ah Kow; hon. secretary, Mr. Yeo Jui Knjr; hon. asht. secretary Mr. Tan Ah
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    • 28 14 The annual match for the Clarke Cup (presented by M. C. .';aike) will be played on Friday at the Gcylang Stadium between the S.S. and F.M.S Postal teams.
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    • 358 14 STYLES AND VALUES which' COMMAND ATTENTION. .^^SPSjufe") HAT8 OF DISTINCTION. •r /^^/\^gBBfcfc I A new consignment of Ladies Huku 3Kmr^ \li Pricet g795 to S1095 [M, Wf .BULTYWAVE WAVESETTER rV\ rciM— waVe yoor hair at homl _J^>*"7\ The Butywave Wavinp Cap Is ''VC >/ Entirely Automatic In Its Action. s\
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  • 4829 15 Gloucester Early Favourites For County Rugger Championship. LARRY GAINS JEERED OUT OF THE RING. (From Our Own Correspondent) Strait.; TiMM OPfKB, H<-et Street. Oct. I. This week's ■rognunnw «f sport has been one- of the mot intcrwthlC I can remember. In addition 10 the Club Rugby matches
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    • 260 15 PRISON BARS nrr mil rllVit ivi Bl liarnci I" a happincsa and tv lii 1 in.-nt than continuous ill-health. People who suflYr from anaemia, either In o*a of its *lig-ht or r'ioua forms, :irc in a pitoai where suffering becomes iper*asina;ly sarara un law they Bud the Ana«-miu. (blmxi ImpoTerishraent)
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  • 88 16 At a Grosvenor Square Mansion. London, Oct. 20. A murder drama in a deserted mansion in Grosvenor Square belonging to Suzanne, Duchess of Somerset, was revealed when the housekeeper arrived this morning and found the housemaid employed by the Duchess and a gardener both dead. The girl was
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  • 113 16 Expediting Acceptance By Commons. London, Oct. 19. The House of Commons, by 291 votes to 69, passed the resolution moved by Mr. Neville Chamberlain and designed to expediate the passage of all ways and means resolutions, thus enabling discussion of all the Ottawa agreements iogsther instead of singly.
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  • 120 16 Death of The Marquis De Castellane. Paris, Oct. 20. Marquis Boni de Castellene, who has been described as a modern Beau Brummel, has died. He had been one of the most conspicuous figures in French society since his marriage in 1895 with Anna Gould, an American heiress,
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  • 29 16 The Manchester Guardian says that a new company has been formed in London to erect factories at Hong Kong and in Malaya for the manufacture of solid carbon dioxide.
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  • 171 16 New Zealand Office i Defalcations* <>a?«ton. Ot-t. -0. i Defalcations in the New Va ind Higft Commissioner's office ia led to a sentence of 12 monvha' iniiirisi.nmwtt ia the second division being paused on Earn* est Thorns, aged .'44, tiftapce officer, and rif nine months' on Arnold Hore,
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  • 105 16 Massacre Recalled By His Death. Lagos. Oct. 21. The massacre of an official party of Europeans a generation ago is recalled by the death of Chief Dore Numa at the age of 70. The British Vice-Cori3ul, Mr. Phillips, decided to visit Benin in South Nigeria, in spite of
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  • 69 16 South Americans Revert To British Railway. Santiago de Chile, Oct. 20. The re-opening of th<J British-owned Transandine Railway is envisaged in the new draft of the com.nevcial pact between Argentina and Chile, providing for an ali-round reduction in tiriffs, including the cattle tax, which led to the closing
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  • 88 16 Scandinavia, Iceland And Great Britain. London, Oct. 19. The Icelandic Government, as well as the Scandinavian Governments, has been invited to enter into tariff negotiations, with Great Britain. Copenhagen, Oct. 19. The Danish Delegation to London on the tariff question will consist of the leaders of the four
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  • 87 16 Main Cause of Present Grievances. London, Oct. 19. The Cabinet discussed the unemployment today on the basis of a recent review of the situation by the Minister of Labour and Health which has shown that local public assistance committees are interpreting the regulations for relief in many different
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