The Straits Times, 4 November 1932

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    34 1 The Straits Times THE LARGEST IND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      545 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. .('PHONE 6161).' I I I Lk/TM I i wKLf,ifcr*x^ I j «.15 Tonight 9.15 I I OWEN NAREB IMPASSIVE FOOTMAN Phone 5261-2. PHOSFERINE ASSISTS ATHLETE'S "TOEING the winner of 72 weight-lifting I Bk9l|V Jb^ LJ Matches and Tournaments during the I past 10 years, my lengthy
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      296 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 26. JAVA ST (PHONE 3683). The most r .v~\£w crl number "4711" f^Mw^g^ 'fif lOn every Dance Floor one famous V jfti^A Mimber remains in constant favour <'M£) -crt X "4711" this fascinating ami genuine "4711" wM alffSafV^ Eau de Colokpc. When oppresive heat £fIJ/ Co/^ H<? AgX
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      12 1 I •.15 Tonight 9.15 I OWEN NARES in IMPASSIVE FOOTMAN Phone 5261-2.
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      534 2 P. 0., BRITISH ifoMA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJ». CO. UKDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnsge. Due Spore. 1988. RANPURA 17,000 Not. 11 X SOUDAN 8,600
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      680 2 SfIUgPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. "^^Tj^^J^s^s^Lia^nß^nßm (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Midllesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKOZAKI MARU 10,6«n Nov. 2 8 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. 16 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Dec. 14 16 9 KATORI MARU 10.000 Dec.
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      468 2 BURNS PfflLP LfNE (Incorporated ia Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the 5... MANGOLIA (8,852 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      634 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PA9SENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. PO GENOA*. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 m s. ERRIA Nov. 22 Nov. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec 16 m.s. LALANDIA Jan. 4 Jan. 6 m.s. MEONIA Jsn.
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      1025 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China (1»32), LTD. M.tlal Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, ITjJ. the straits steamship co, ltd. the cunard steamship co, ltd. Thl CHINA^NAVIGATION CO.: LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. Ltd. The SIAM STISAM
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      TRAINING FOR THE SEA.
      1194 3 University College Course For Future Officers. y i mm v rnrbeU R.N., ComnnalnEL'S R R." SSK Tin Southampton, when he was speaking at the Master Mariners' Hub dorinf a discussion on StaSrtV of young im to be officers m he Mercantile Mari.io. The dieeusMon •Vow from
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      EVIL OF SUBSIDIES.
      235 3 Mr. L. Runciman's Views On Revival. In giving his views on shipping and shipbuilding, Mr. Leslie Runciman, who is president of the North of England Steamship Owners' Association, stated that about one ship in every five is at present laid-up and of the remainder many are running
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      M.M. FLEET.
      189 3 Sequel to Accident On Georges Philippar. A member of the French Chamber of Deputies recently asked the Minister for the Mercantile Marine what consideratiois had led him to leave to the State, since July 1, the liability for casualties sustained by the vessels of the Services Contrcctuels des
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      MR. R. LAMBERT.
      219 3 Chief Engineer Of Aquitania. Mr, Robert Lambert, chief engipeer of the Cunard liner Aquitania, has just retired from service after forty-six and a half years' service. His father before him was also chief engineer with the Cunard Line and served for 30 years. Mr. Lambert started his
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    102 3 AMUR MARU. Jnp., 4,823 tons, from Ras Haiun 4-11. for Jokuyama via Keelung 4-11. BORIBAT, Siam. 353 tons, from Kemasin 3-11, for Bacho via Coast 5-11. GLENBEG, Brit., 6,845 tons, from Dalny 4-11, for London 6-11. HYDRA 2, Nor, 823 ton*, from Bangkok 3-11, for Bangkok 4-11. KAMPAR.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    81 3 Friday, November 4. Ships aloftfslde the Wharves or expe«te4 to arrWe. Eetraaee Godowa GaU. East Wharf Ophir 20 1 Main Wharf Angelina 16 Montevideo Maru 13 3 Kota-Radja 9 4 Empire Dock Lossicbank 30 KEPPEL HARBOUR. Mala Wharf Pahud, Uh. "Kittiwake'," The Cabl* W. Bt. "A*ne« I."
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    65 3 Passengers from Batavia to Singapore on Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Chow Man Cho, Mr. T. N. Lee and Mr. Sieh Pie Yin. From Singapore to Batavia on Nov. 2. Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Mr. Ralph GooDrich Boalt, Mrs. Mariel King, Mr. Charles L. Lewis, Mrs. Harriet Brown Wenthworth,
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    SHIPBUILDING.
    137 3 Canada Suggests Tariff On Outside Repairs. Serious concern :s being f?lt among Canadian shipbuilders over the condition of that industry in the Dominion. Because of lack of business CeM Collirigwooil Dryc'.ock has closed down-, p.ni other concerns in the Like area report littte work in sight. There is a
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      534 3 SNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (laeerporaUd Sensaaf.) TVe nndermentioned a*e tat eemnanr- >»• tended nxtnres OUTWARDS. M.s. TRAVE for Manila, Hong Kong Shanghai, Tsingtao, Taku, Dalny and Japan Not. le s.s ALLER for Manila Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtao Not. ii HOMEWARDS. 5 GOSI.AR for Genoa, Rotterdam, H'burg Bremen In
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      431 3 DOIXAR STEAMSHIP UNI r- jjf^fe 7"WB^ rjS-L?am The CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1533 Should be Included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM nONG KONG TO EUROPE tU America and/or Canada £102 Ist Class Pacific Ist Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic Lower fares on
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      463 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. llMeryeraUd In Boitand.) "ELLERMAN" LINE, Freight Service to i UNITED KINGDOM AM) j CONTINENT. Tin Forte and Seal Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONO KONG. SHANGHAI ft JAPAN Steamer Dae Spore s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Nov. I s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Dee. I HOMEWARDS. M. CITY OF
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      192 3 TIDE TABLES. Friday. November 4. H. W. 2.29 a.m., 7 ft. 9 in., 1.16 p.ra, 9 ft. 1 in. Saturday. Nor ember 5. H. W. 3.42 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 2.16 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Sunday, November C. B. W. 5.11 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 3.40 p.m.,
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      494 4 ■TUATIONS VACANT. applying for any position advertised ■Iht-M columns send copies of testimonials ■u»t «.'nd originals. H D Chinese huly cashier. Appiy M'luired tv iTT, S. I HvMI WANTED, experienced with infants good ni'ifllfwoman. Can any lady ■knur, i, i. 881, .sf-.il I AXTK!) RUROPKAN LADY ASSISTANT high claas l.usim-s.i.
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      782 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. l. Mt. Ro«ie Rd., Entry Dm. I. Apply 11>6. MnMli R.I. TO LET, from July 1, 1932, Nos. Z7 and 28, ■osque Street. Apply to Messrs. Rjdyk Davidson, No. 4. Ratte* Placs. TO LET, semi-bungalow, 88, Sophia Road. j 4odern sanitation, •lectric. etc.
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      477 4 FOR SALE I HOME-BREW: One package enough to maka 6 gallons of light Beer. Price $1, post fi-ee. Crown-corking tools complete $3. M. Prager, 137. Cecil Street. Phone 4883. BRITISH FAN REGULATORS (Kingston) 230 Volts, AC or DC, 4 or 8 stop^, price less than cost. Please write P.O. Box
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      1666 4 _J-EGAL NOTICE. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tr.e Partnership heretofore subsisting betwt-. n JOHN McNEILL. CHARLES GEOFFREY -VOUTCHER, JAMES TYHE McNEILL and TdSEPH CHARLES MILLER carrying jn l)U«ine»s as Architects at" 29, Beach Street, Penang, in the Colony of the Straits Settlements and carrying on
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      67 4 Subscription rates Sinjrapor* Wlthia Ootalda without Malnya. Malaya. Pontage bl; 3.00 t 4.00 f £.51 H'erij $8.50 (12.00 $7.51 Yearly (17.00 $24.00 $16.01 ■ly $34.00 (48.00 $30.00 Advertisement rates 1 rhari-i-H and Instruction* for CLASSICS) ADVERTISEMENTS appear on th. at the bottom of this paire. Contract n-.ay be had on
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    169 5 State-Attorneys Sail For Europe. New York, Nov. 3. Two a ■•si.-tant State-Attorneys have sailed for Europe to bring back Samuel Insull from Athens for trial. It is presumed they are armed with 3 Presidential warrant for his extradition. Extradition papers for Martin Insuli from Canada have been issued,
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    CONVERSION LOAN.
    397 5 List for Three Per Cent. Issue Closed.London, Nov. 3 The lists for the Three per cent. Conversion Loan £300,000,000 at 97 i redeemable at par from 1948 to 53 opened this morning and closed at midday. The proceeds will be applied for the redemption of the unconverted War
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    OTTAWA BILL.
    123 5 Hackneyed Arguments During Debate. London, Nov. 4. By 41*! to G8 the House of Commons passed the third reading of the Ottawa Agreements Bill. The debate followed the lines of hackneyed arguments for and against protection. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of th-j Exchequer, stressed the necessity for
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    HIGH SPEED.
    131 5 Shanghai to South Africa In Seven Days. Hong Kong, Nov. 3. Mr. Arthur M. Leow, the Vice-President of the Metro Goldwyn Meyer Company, arrived in his aeroplane from Shanghai at noon and took off again at 2 p.m. on a seven-day da.sh to Johannesburg, when; he will open
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    SALTPETRE.
    93 5 Cosach Corporation Should be Liquidated." Santiago de Chile, Nov. 3. The Government Commission inquiring into the saltpetre question Is of opinion that the Cosach Corporation should be liquidated and reorganised and important economies effected including suppression of the Cosach Selling Agency in the United States and other foreign countries
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    MR. MACDONALD.
    75 5 Unable to Attend Mayoral Banquet London, Nov. Mr. Ramsay MacUonald will not attend the Lord Mayors' banquet on Nov. 11 on his doctor's advice and owing to daily pressure of work which does not leave, time for functions at which artificial light and smoke would harm his sight.
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    STABBING AFFRAY.
    72 5 A Chine-so was m >ve<l to thp Tan 1 (.ck St njc Hi'iiiu 1 just Ix-fori" midnight vith a inasty wound on his abdomen and other internal injuries. It is said that he had been attacked l>y four others whom he had had occasion to report to the
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    77 5 An interesting wediin<: took place at St. Agatha's, Dublin, on Wednesday, Oct. 2tf. between Miss Eilisn Besrlan, 8.A.. only daughter of the lute Mr. N. Bejrlan anrl Mrs. Beglan. n2i North Circular Road, Dublin, and Mr. I. B. Dunne of (>.">. Rathdown Road. Dublin. Mr. Dunne was until mrently manager
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      955 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. PAHIT IN THE NEW THURSDAY NOV. 10th PALM ROOM I nrrini.. AND OFFICIAL LUNCH AT RAFFLES p O ppy MM TONIGHT DINNER DANCE GRILL-SPECIAL DISH CABARET Pheasant in Casserole, Grandmere, Brusscl Sprouts, A< New
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      421 5 _AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of excellent design oak stained teak household furniture. Comprising well ramie teak sideboards, (flassware cabinet, dinins; table, easy arm chairs, centre tables with bevelled mirror tops, earthenware fifrures, frlassware, etc. To be held at No. 89-2 Lorong 203 (off East Coast Road), on Saturday, November 5
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      153 5 PASKOE BROWN AND CO. Furniture Manufacturer! an«l General Woodworkers. Phone 5660 NOTICE Our Joinery Workshops and Offices have been 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 position to execute orders for woodwork of
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      PUBLIC OPINION.
      1183 6 How Far Is A Governor Open To Criticism? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— He who enters public life submits himself to the judgment of the people. This applies as well to the highest as to the lowest offices. The process of judgment is always in
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      OPIUM DENS.
      228 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I am writing this as a protest against the decision of the authorities concerned to turn a house in Emerald Hill Road, directly opposits the Singapore Chinese Girls' School, into an opium den! I have lived there for upwards of years
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      SMART ACCOUNTING.
      153 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. i Sir,—With reference to "Exelites" le. c;- of Oct. 2., I have also received a "very clever piece of work." My account for September, which I received or Sept. 29. showed a debit b*lar;e of *'j;i.fl. A cheque for $50 was
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      114 6 I To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—At daybreak the menial sti/s, yawns, stretches himself, clears his i throat and eventually lights the fire. Prom this starting point every community in this Colony has timed it's operations during the day and everything is done at the hour
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      EMPIRE MILK.
      98 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—At a meeting of the Johore StateCouncil the Hon. Mr, B. J. R. Barton is reported to have said that so far as h'^ is aware there is no milk of British origin obtainable in the State of Johore. We take
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      66 6 Tht Strait! Timai la not raiponilbl* foi th« opinion* of it* correspondent!. Correspondent* ihouid bear In mind that Utter» Tiust b* ihort and to th* point. Long •pi*tl*« «r« liabl* to b* rejected or eat down. Correspondent* most *nclo*a their name* and aitdreiaei, not nec»§i»rily for publication bat a* guarantee
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    149 6 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Oct. 29 gives the total number of deaths as male 110 and female 80. This represents a deathrate of 20.01 per iv.iUe per annum, compared with 1M.91 in the preceding week and "20.33 in the corresponding week of last
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    English and American Beauties
    352 6 Englis h and American Beauties entrust tlieir flower-like skin to tliis same sure care is your taste in beauty? Do you prefer the pink and white and gold of English blondes their eyes of larkspur blue and skin like rose leaves or the dazzling galaxy of charms America offers blonde,
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    A CHAT WITH THE CHIMPANZEES.
    488 6 Man Who Can Talk To Animals. Can animals speak? The suggestion that human speech is derived from the amalgamation of different kinds of animal speech is made by Mr. George Schwidetzky, who in 13 of the principal Zoological Gardens of Europe has listened to the
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      62 6 FOR ALL PLATES PALATES Hi I I you nid\ I^l- »ure ot »ati»fyin|j everyone. The per- !^lj *ua*ire mellow fU- s^^/A^jtsl, your of H.P. gives (c^^ifi distinction to the h?t IJ simpledtfare. making /[ljJlK'l the cold meat and l i 'IKgJSW I cheese as appeti- V (SnQj?. k sing as
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      44 6 ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS ALL MODELS IN BTOCE JOHN DUKE, ■1. Battery Boad. glacoor*. Wire Nails OF Local Manufacture PRODUCED FROM THE BEST QUALITY STEEL. All Standard Sizes Stocked And Special Sizes Made To Order. The Elkayes Nail Factory, Office No. 89, High Street, SINGAPORE,
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      158 7 LAUGH? You bet you'll laugh! You'll roar till you lie back in your seat EXHAUSTED but HAPPIER THAN YOU'VE BEEN FOR MONTHS! ADOLPHE MEIU3U JOAN MARSH Minna Gombell, Irene Purcell exceeding the laugh limit in Fox Movietone's BACHELORS AFFAIRS Just ask Someone who has seen it and LISTEN TO THE
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      330 7 JCAPItOLf "sb^sbj m sjjjjjj^pjsysj sjjjjj^jjjjjji k m«sa mBamBWB*wi*nmBWKBm m m^^m^m m fts^B^iw m BmBWB^Bmß m Positively LAST NIGHT! OWEN NARES- Popular Star of "Middle Watch" and "Sunshine Susie" With BETTY STOCKFELD presented in one of the Finest BRITISH PICTURES of 1932 "Sapper's" famous story "Impassive Footman" Preceded by an amazingly
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      33 7 MATINEES SATURDAY ANP SUNDAY 3.1S RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. A PICTURE THAT PACKED WITH LAUGHS FROM END TO END! "THARK" You can rely on RALPH LYNN TOM WALLS to give grand entertainment! *^s^ 1
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      244 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle i i 5 7 §p 5 to 7 8 9 v ft. Mi ii 3 _!iir z^ IP lIP r I*4 J*± r 4to 4/ m"~ 55 'A* pH 35" st sSr 65 P25""P 25 IP 55 to 7> 55 I I 1 WM 1 I 1
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    174 8 Rubber and Tin Still Dull. PRICES GENERALLY UNCHANGED. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today 'h Prices: Hubbcr, 7Vj cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $77.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 7/1 fid., unchanged. New York. 3 3/16 cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Dull. Tin, London,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    80 8 Noon, Nov. 4. L.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 7'.. 73/ 8 (F.O.B.) ..7 13 16 7 15, 1G itandard R.S.S. on Tender: Nov. .7 9 16 7 11 1C Dec. 7% 7% Jan. ..7 11/16 7', Jan. -Mar. 7% 7 11/18
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    PRODUCE.
    171 8 Singapore, Nov. .4. Cambier 5-' i I (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 11.00 "l'ia 5.7."> mixed 5.20 o«gQ flour, Sarawak 2.27' White Pepper 2;.0<) Black Pepper 18.()i> I'earl Sago 4.00 small 6.00 medium 6.00 Rice Siam $152 to 189 Saigon $145 to 151 Rangoon 5142 to 140 No. 1 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        452 8 iHM V«L Pd. H II Amdi Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer HitSm Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin i i Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 bukit Arang 41 41 Burmah Malay il £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        279 8 Imu« Buyers. Seller*. £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 1 1 Kinta Electric 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 10 10 Maynard Co. 1 1 Malayan Breweries 50 50 McAlister Co. 100 50 Oversea Ch. Bank 10 10 Robinson Ord. 100 100 Robinson Prefi. tl £1 Shell
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 Singapore Municipal ft pc. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 10S 104 101 d. 107 nom. Singapore Municipal iVi P -<"• of 1909 red. 1955 f1.000,000 103 104 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1907 red. 1917 $1,600,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        373 8 Fraser and Co. and LyaU and Evatt'i Quotations. To-day'i Pric« Fraser Lyall 4 Evatt k Co. Allerby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 060 Alor (Jajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      198 8 Singapore, Nov. 4. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 16/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London. 30 days' sight 2/3 London, demand 2/3 27/32 London, T.T. 2/3 13/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 945 Hamburg, demand 152 New York, demand 37/-! Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      97 8 Rugby, Nov. 2. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.21 1/2 Athens 580 Berlin 13.92" 2 Belgrade 242 VBombay 16 11/64 Brussels 23.75 Bucharest 565 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19 7/32 Geneva 17.131/2 Helsingfors 230 Hong Kong Is. 4 7 10 Lisbon 109 V* Madrid 40 5 16 Milan 64 9.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      24 8 From Chima and Japan by Tokiwa Maru due Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan by Calcutta Maru due Singapore noon tomorrow.
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      MEXICAN NAVY.
      93 8 Spain Hopes To Build 18 Vessels. Negotiations for an order of 18 vessels for the Mexican Navy <o be constructed in Spanish yards are now being: conducted in Mexico tli/ou^h the Spanish Ambassador. The discussions have gone so far that a Committee of Spen-hh Naval ((instruction experts are
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    53 8 Friday, November 4. Singapore Swimming Club "At Home," V p.m. Saturday. November 5. "Three Wise Fools," Victor!* Theatre, 9.8Q p.m. Monday, November 7. Annual mtg. of St. Georges' Society, S.C.C» 6.15 p.m. Sporting fT«nti will b* found mmirr ••parate heading on the apoita paga. Vsg Tida
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    283 8 rt... Banka Island, Java. South-West Sumatra, South Ka»t Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Ophiri 2.30 p.m. Selat I'andjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe. Fort de Koclc and r-Hdane (Hiiiik Keat > 3 ,1.111. North,' N.-fcast and N.-Wesl Sumatra (Rang-all nm. Itaiicknk 1 Hydra 111 3 p.m. Blinjoe,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    47 8 At S'pora Lomdoa Indrapoera Porthos Karagola Ganga Poelau Roebiah Malwa Dcmpo H. C Hooft Sept. 0 Sept. SO Sept. 7 Oct. > Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept. 12 Oet. 1 Sept. 16 Oct. 10 Sept. 16 Oct. Sept. 30 Oct. 20 Oct. 14 Nov. 2
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    AIR MAIL.
    52 8 Mails l>y the- Outward Dutch Aeroplana from Amsterdam arc expected to arriva at Singapore by the evening express to« ***** iow. Correspondence ad Iressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non box* holders for delivcrv at the General Postl Office cannot
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      89 8 Spread il on —and Shave f Throw away the brush, forget about lathering and rubbing-in, just spread on Barbasol and shave away. Your razor will slide smoothly over your face, cutting crisply at the base the hairs which stand up in this modern scientific shaving cream. Your face will tell
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    GOLD FROM INDIA.
    782 9 Lucky Windfall. EQUAL TO WORLD'S NEW OUTPUT. (By Air Mnil) During the twelve months beginning Octobe;-, l'J3l, India has exported £<',(i,(K)0,000 of gold out of the private hoards which she has Leen accumulating, v. it li brief interruption.-, for centuries. This movement bega.i immediately on the fall
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    SIAK RUBBER.
    175 9 London, Oct. 14. Class meetings of shareholders in Siak (Sumatra) Rubber Estates are to be held on Oct. 31 to consider proposals for I the reconstruction of the company. Breifly stated, the scheme comprises I the incorporation of a new company with j I a capital in Ordinary
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    LONDON RUBBER.
    496 9 Symington and Wilson's Report. Symington and Wilson's weekly market report, dated London Oct. 5, states: Since our last report movements in the rubber market have again pretty closely followed the fluctuations on Wall Street ■\nd in the other commodity markets. The tendency has been rather a downward one
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    PALM OIL PRICE.
    37 9 A cable received by Cumberbatch anH Co., gives the London price of palm oil at £18 10s. The market is idle. Tho quotations is made on the basis of 18 per cent, f.f.a., Liverpool.
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    SHARE MARKET.
    456 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report Fraser and Co.'s share report, dated Nov. 2, states:— With a complete lack of interest prevailing in every section of the local share market, very little has happened during the last-week which calls for comment. The severe drop in sterling appears ■or the
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    BUKIT K. B. RUBBER.
    135 9 The directors' repo? l of the Bukit K. B. Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Jupe 30, 1932, states After charging all secretarial and office j expenses to revenue, the year's working resulted in a loss of 3fi88.04. Deducting this loss from the balance brought
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    STERUNG RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
    590 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES OCT. 17. Abaco (£1) X Allagar (2 /4%; Amherst (2/) /I; Anglo-Malay (£1) 7/6; Ayer Kuning illi 11/3; Bagan Serai (fl) 5 11,. Bnjiru (Sel.) (2/D M; Banteng l£l) 7/U; Bafng Cns. (2/) /3; Batu Caves (£1) 8/9: Batu Tiga (£1) 6'lOVi; Bekoh
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    HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
    300 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Owi Correspondent.) London, Nov. 2. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocka are given below The rise or fall is in relation to eh« price of Nov. 2. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan r
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    MAMBAU TIN.
    308 9 The report of the directors of Marrvbau Tin Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1932 states:— 'During the year, the small block of ji.st over one acre, referred to at the lust general meeting, was duly acquired and this together with two other adjoining blocks of agricultural
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    SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 1932. SUBTLETY REWARDED.
    1054 10 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 1932. SUBTLETY REWARDED. Of all the subtle moves made by Japan in her campaign of international brigandage in Manchuria, perhaps the most successful even mort so than the complete seizure of a vast amount of territory to which she has no lawful claim has been the
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    "STAR OF IMPERIAL PROGRESS."
    1053 10 A degree of resourcefulness ond self help espedallii stimulating during this period of economic trial was referred to by Lord Bledisloe, the Governor-General of NeuZealand, in the course of a recent address at Auckland. Industrial reorganisation, on an Empire basis was, he said, essential to the
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    118 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. G. L. Ham, M.C.S., is due back from leave by the Sarpedon on Nov. 5. Mr. G. C. Watson, of Messrs, Islay Kerr Co., Ltd., Penang, has returned from leave. Mr. B. G. H. Johnson takes the p'tace of Mr. H. O. Maas on the Penang Harbour
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    779 10 SIR JOHN'S "PUDSA'!" The truth about Pudsey, which, lik; Wigan, used to be the butt of all nation.i humorists, will appeal to members of th« Yorkshire Society of Malaya since the name of Scott ii well known in that dia trkt of Leeds. Pudsey is now
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    22 10 Dr. J. Barnetson is sailing for homo on Nov. S, and it is understood that lie will lot be returning to Malaya.
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    30 10 The Imperial Service Meda.l has bewi twarded to Mr. A. K. Flaxen, ietiir<l ,and B iliff. Land Office. Malacca, and the iresentation of this will take place «.i Nov. 10.
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      219 10 AMUSEMENTS. Singapore. ALHAMBRA. Adolphe Menjou in Barhslor's Affairs. 6.16—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— Owen Nares in Impassive Footman and Paul Pedrini. 6.15—9.15 Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD. One Mad Kiss with Don Jose Mojica and Mona Maris. Pasar Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. MARLBOROUGH.- John and Lionel Rurrymore in Arsene Lupin.
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    U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: LAST FEW DAYS. TO A WHIRLWIND FINISH.
    785 11 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: LAST FEW DAYS. TO A WHIRLWIND FINISH. Mr. Roosevelt a Strong Favourite. PROHIBITION. Democrats Attack Import j Tariffs. Washangton, Nov. 1. The Presidential election campaign is sweeping towards a whirlwind finish as, Nov. H. polling day, approaches. The two principal candidates), Mr. Hoover (Republican) and Mr. Franklyn
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    MORE VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY.
    926 11 Manchurian Railroads Destroyed. Shanghai, Nov. 4. Gen. Li Tsu (Vice-Commander of the North-Eastern Defence Forces) has wired to Peking that his troops have joined those of Gen. Teng Chiao (chairman of the Political Committee of Kirin Pro- vince) and that they are advancing on Moutankiang where they
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    RARE RHINOCEROS IN MALAYA.
    424 11 Another Expedition. MAJOR A. S. VERNAY'S PLANS. London, Nov. 4. Major A. S. Vernay has arrived from New York to try to secure a permit to hunt the rhinoceros sondaicus in Malaya. He has been specially commissioned by the American Museum of Natural History to secure
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    RUBBER CONTROL.
    71 11 Dutch East Indies Again Approached. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4. The council of the Malayan Estate Owners Association has unanimously agreed to take steps to get into touch with oroarietnry rubber interests in the Dutch East Indies with a view to ascertaining whether they would
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    POLITICAL PASSION.
    51 11 Berlin, Nov. 3. Public meetings either within doors or in the streets are prohibited between election day on Nov. 6 and Nov. 19. President von Hindenburg in a decree states that the object is to allow political passions to calm down and give~the police a well earned rest.
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    TRANSPORT STRIKE IN BERLIN.
    224 11 Complete Stoppage. VOLUNTEER EFFORTS FRUSTRATED. Berlin, Nov. 3. So far as the capital is concerned, the strike of busmen, tramwaymen and underground employees has completely eclipsed the election. Ancient horse cabs are rattling aboilt and bicycles have been resuscitated. The remainder of the populace go on
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    THE ARGENTINE.
    78 11 Prince of Wales' Visit To be Returned. Rugby, Nov. 2. Through the British Ambassador at Buenos Aires the British Government has expressed to the Argentine the gratification with which it learned of the Argentine Government's intention to dispatch to London a special mission led by the Vice-President of
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    ELECTIONEERING.
    60 11 Pro-Hoover Aeroplane Crashes. New York, Nov. Miss Ruth Nichols, the long-distanc? flyer, intended combining electioneering with a record-breaking trans-continental flight and packed her plane with bales of pro-Hoover pamphlets to drop en route. She had a miraculous escape when her plane crashed at the start of the flight. Her
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    HAIR BURNT.
    69 11 Wife of Police Inspector Taken to Hospital. An accident occurred :\l Mairon Osuki, hrirdressers, Stamford Ra., this morning, a-< the result of which Mrs. Dale, wife of Inspector D. W. Dale, S. S. Police, was tsken to the General Hospital in an ambulance where she received attention for
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    THE FREE STATE.
    121 11 Increased Prices of All Commodities. Dublin, Nov. I. An increase in the number of unemployed in the Irish Free State from 30,000 *o 88,000 during the past seven months will be one of the many difficult problems facing the Cabinet, which has met to discuss plans for
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    DISARMAMENT.
    83 11 Britain And United States Negotiating. London, Nov. 3. The British and American Governments in a friendly spirit are negotiating a disarmament settlement which it is hoped will ultimately be made general," declared Mr. Mac Donald, receiving a deputation of the Trade Union Congress. The deputation expressed disquiet at the
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    "FRANCE AND SPAIN SHAKE HANDS."
    233 11 FRANCE AND SPAIN SHAKE HANDS." Future of Balearic Islands. Madrid, Nov. 4. France and Spain have shaken hands in open daylight." This was the laconic remark made by a Minister of State in alluding to M. Herriot's visit, the objects of which are still in the realm of speculation. The
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    SIR S. WILSON.
    281 11 Movements After Arrival In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. Some details have now been made public of the first movements of Brig.General Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, who is coming to Malaya to investigate local political and economic problems. when
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    M.C.C. AT ADELAIDE.
    71 11 Score 93 Without Loss This Morning. Adelaide. Nov. 4. The match between the M.C.C. and South Australia began here today in fine weather and before a crowd of 6,000 people. The wicket was good. Jardine won the toss, and the M.C.C. batted first. Sutcliffe and I.eyland opening
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    CUBAN SUGAR.
    58 11 Havana, Nov. .1. A decree limiting the 1932-33 sugar crop to two million tons and fixing Feb. 1 as the date for the opening of the sugar grinding season has been signed by President Machado. The Cuban sugar market for the current year including the Chadbourne and other
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    SCHEME TO HELP UNEMPLOYED.
    602 11 Important Speech By Mr. Baldwin. J MEANS TEST. J Anomalies and Hardships To be Modified. London, Nov. 4. In a speech at the Constitutional Club. London, Mr. Stanley Baldwin foreshadowed a Government scheme to deal with 0M whole problem of able-bodied unemployed. If. was hop°d to
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    MONEY MARKET.
    58 11 London, Nov. 1. Sterling exchanges, after a quietly steady period, finally strengthened considerably, the New York rate closing «t 3.30 >£ after down to 3.28%. The commodity markets are very quiet, the holiday in various centres abroad' being lining influence. Wall Street is fluctuating in one of the
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    COPRA FRAUD APPEAL TO GO TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
    2879 12 "The Directors Have Only Themselves To Blame." The appeal of Tav Thye .loo, manager of Chop Thye Leong, against the sentence of four year;' rigorous imprisonment imposed on him by the District Judge on three charges of cheating the Java Sumatra Trading
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    GANG ROBBERY ON HIGH SEAS.
    223 12 Junk Boarded by Men With Blackened Faces. The story of a daring armed gang robbery on the high seas lies behind the I arrest of three Chinese who appeared before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Thud Magistrate, yesterday, on that chargo. The case, mentioned
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    "THREE WISE FOOLS."
    368 12 THREE WISE FOOLS." I Fine Character Studies By S.A.D.C. Players. The Singapore Amateur Drcina(i<: Coauuttaa vuve unothcr line presentation of "Thie- Wise Kools" in the Victoria Theatre lasi night and then- was no mistaking the heartiness of the audience's appreciation or the sincerity of their admiration of the courage of
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    JAGAS RECEIVE A JOLT.
    361 12 Debtors Assisted. LOCAL COMPANY ADOPT FIRM STAND. The Straits Times understands that if an experiment being carried out by one of the largest commercial houses in Singapore proves successful, the moneylending jaga v may find his activities considerably curtailed so far as .the clerical community are
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    45 12 Two. entertainers, Messrs. Cameron >Utoo and -Gordon Wakeford, enlivened the after-dinner dance at Raffles Hotel, last evening, opening a season at the hotel which should prove very popular. They have been touring India and Burma recently and appeared in Penang upon reaching Malaya.
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    SUPPERS AT THE S.C.C.
    39 12 The Singapore Cricket Club will be open for suppers tomorrow evening after the performance of "Thrv»e Wise Fools" at tht Victoria Theatre i-nd on Saturday, Nov. 12 after the performance by the "Tamglin Tit Bits."
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    STRANGE DEAFNESS OF SEVEN PEOPLE.
    722 12 Woman Murdered They Did Not Hear More than seven people were in a house during the time a Tamil was murdering his wife and, according to medical e'idence, a desperate struggle must have been put up by the woman yet not one of them heard
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    211 12 Sparkling Adolphe Menjou Comedy. "Bachelor's Affairs," the Vox film starring Adolpht Menjou and Joan Marsh, which opened at the Alhambra last night is one of those refreshingly entertaining comedies which are particularly welcome a time like the present. This is the second Adolphe Menjou picture we have seen
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    28 12 Phya Pradibeddha Bhubal, the former Consul-Gerenal for Si)Tti in Malaya, has arrived here from Jav.i, where he hus been staying for some thru-, a.id is proceeding to Bangkok.
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    CHANGI RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE.
    1697 12 $1,200 Damages. JUDGMENT BY CHIEF JUSTICE. $1,200 damages, an injunction and costs were awarded Mr. H. WoWkrl. a former Municipal OhmUmmt, l>y Uw Chief Justice (Sir William Muriswn) in the Supreme Court jcstt-rday in an action against A. V. Abraham, described as landowner. The original
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    Fine Back Play At Dune am Road—Islands Win. ISLANDS WIN AT DUNEARN ROAD.
    762 13 Fine Back Play At Dune am Road Islands Win. ISLANDS WIN AT DUNEARN ROAD. Adverse Conditions. SPLENDID PLAY BY BOTH PACKS. Public Services 3 pis. Islands 10 pi" The Islands well <ies;.ved victory by two goals (10 pts.) 10 a try (3 p**.) in their match with the Public Services
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    TIMING HORSE RACES BY LIGHT RAYS.
    160 13 Will Malr iya Adopt Neiy System? From Or,,. Own Correspondent. u, ii Penan*, Nov. i Will J.alaya adopt the autonia system U r the timing of horse races as has bi"^' i recently experimented with ir hneln'jtd with succesR? Th,is qUestKin i- no nip
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    TONY CANZONERI.
    181 13 Knocks Out Frankil Petrolle In Third Round. BrooUya, N.Y., Oct. 12. Tony I'anzuneri. thr- recognised lightweight champion of the world, scored a i» uuular knockout in the third round •over Frankie Petrolic, vounprer brother < f the "Kargo Kxpross" here tonight. The I out, a non-title affair, was
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    397 13 Competitions At Bukit Timah. The Singapore Golf Club montVy mixed foursomes will be played at Bukil Timah on Friday instead of on Armistice Day. Competitors are reminded that ihe handicap allowance has been altered ••> one quarter of the combined ladies' and men's club handicap with a maximum
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    M.C.U. RUGBY.
    314 13 Gloucesters' Company Beat Medicos. .M.C.I', nil C. Co.. Gloucester* 7 pts. The C Company of the Gloucester Regiment defeated the Medical College Union > at Rugby on the College ground by seven points (a dropped goal and a try) to nil. Play started off with the College doing
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    130 13 Today. Novrmlwr 4. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. M.ilayu Command ntUira. Cadang: S.R.C. "A" va. H.K.S.n.r.A.. S.K.C. irrd. Raffles liut. vs V.M C.A.. R.I. itrd. Medical College 2m. 1 vs. Raffles Collcße 2nd. M.C.U. ifrd. ChiMM v». B Co.. Gloucester*, S.C.R.C. grd. A.P.C. vs. R.A.F., Paya Lebar. Sinicapore Swimming Club
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    YACHTING.
    188 13 Arrangements for WeekEnd Races. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces: Next Sunday the A class yachts are to sail the Hecond of Dhe series of three races for the Jean II Challenge Cup. Kathle«n III leads with three points and Kilat is next with two. The B class yachts
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    OLD BOYS' RUGBY MATCHES.
    792 13 Public Schools Results. HIGH SCORING BY IRISH CLUBS. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Oct. 4. The Old Boys' Rugi^r season is now in full swing and dozens of games have been played this week. The f<'lowvi<j list gives the results of the most important, as well
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    KID CHOCOLATE.
    507 13 Mastery Over Lew Feldman. New York, Oct. l.f. Kid Chocolate, scrappy little Cuban Negro, became a double champion here tonight when he stopped Low Feldman in the twelfth of a scheduled IB-roond bout for New York state recognition us the world featherweight titleholder. A big crowd in Madison
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE AT HOCKEY.
    289 13 Share Honours With S.C.C. XI. M.C.U. 1 S.C.C. XI. I. An S.C.( XI drew with the Medical College Union at hockey, at the Colleue each side scoring a jroal. Play was even. both teams being fairly well matched ami the game was interesting. There was no
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    78 14 At the last meeting of the Council of the Royal Empire Society 20 Reside!) Fellows, 94 non-resident Fellow-. 7 taaoci atcß, T, Undergraduates. 2 Post-Graduates and 1 Empire Tour Fellow were elected. among* them teing Mr. John Falconer snd Mr. John Skene <>f Kelantan, Mr. Thonia* W. Oerney of Kuala
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    "VERY FOOLISH."
    361 15 Sewing Machine Salesman And Needles. Tin- cue in which T:>n Lip IJoon w»> -hai'Kcd with criminal breacn of tru«t in reaped of 2.1KMI needle.-, the property of 'he Singer Sewing Machine Co., was concluded b-fo'e Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second •la;ris: rate, yesterday. His Hoaoor held that
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    BAD COMPANY.
    240 15 Defalcations by School Clerk. The evil of keeping: bail company was di monstrated once again when Ong Seng Wan. a Straits-born Chinese clerk, was sentenced to twelve -norths' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, for committing criminal breach of trust in respect of $906.
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    41 15 The Rev. W. Buclcinjrhi'm of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church left KireU Lumpur yesterday for Tongkah, West S.i'in, to visit Pres l >ytei itt :i» Oth«i Free Churchmen in that aiea. Mr. Buckingham will retum to Kua'j Lumpur on Fridb.y, Nov. 11.
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    MUCH ADO.
    438 15 Incident at Street Junction Halting Line. There was much ado about nothing when Mr. Wee Thiam Swee appeared before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the FourJ.n Magistrate, on two summonses of wilfully interrupting the free passage n pedestrians on the road and of driving a car without a licence.
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    RASH DRIVING.
    79 15 Sequel to Death Of Kedah Officer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Nov. 1. The Council of Justice Public Prosecutor asked yesterday morning for Mr. Hendrikse to be given four months' rigorou> imprisonment for rash driving of a motorcar and thus causing the death of one of the occupants.
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    HELD UP TRAFFIC.
    150 15 Noisy Chinese Women Fined. Seremban, Nov. 2. Two Chinese women, Yim Yce and Yap Moi, who decided to give vent to their feelings on the public road, were responsible for the stoppage of traffic in Wallich Street. They were promptly taken to the policp station where they
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE.
    178 15 No Proposal For Re-examination. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Moscow, Oct. 10. In connection with the six months' notice given by the British Government to terminate the provisional Anglo-Soviet Commercial Agreement which was concluded in London in April, 1930, it has been noted here that the Kovno correspondent of
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    NEGRI SPORTSMAN.
    103 15 Transferred From Tampin To Sereinban. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.)Seremban. Nov. '1. Mi. Sim Lian Hengr. of the District Office, Tampin, has arrived and assume! duties as secretary to judge, Seremban, in succession to Mr. A. Chandrasegaram. Mr. Sim I.ian Heng is the well-known Negri Sembilan sportsman and was
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    U.S. BANKS.
    101 15 Emergency Measures In Nevada. Reno, Nevada, Nov. 1. l!u>m|- ami bank holidays" until Nov. 12 throughout the State of Nevada have been declared by the Lieutenant Governor in order to protect business, I auks depositors and the people of the State, pending reorganisation of the change of eleven
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    LONDON TO BRIGHTON.
    65 15 Connection By Electric Railway. London, Nov. 1. Brighton is now connected to London by electric railway. The first test train arrived at the famous seaside resort this morning and reached its highest speed at 55 miles per hour. For the 52 mile journey over the new lines,
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    ARMS TRUCE.
    48 15 Prolonged For A Further Four Months. Geneva, Nov. 1. The armaments truce expired today, but 46 nations have int'mated their intention to prolong the truce for < further period of four manths. Germany is not among them owing :o her withdrawal fiom the Disarmament Conference. Reu-tt-r Wireless.
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    MODERN TURKEY !
    44 15 MODERN TURKEY First Reported Hold-Up In A Bank. I-tamlnil, Nov. 1. The first hold-up in a bank in Turkey occurred at Brusa to-lay, when armed '■'unciits wearing: masks entered the Ottor.ian Bvmk and intimidated the staff and Ucamped with £500 in cash. Reuter Wireless.
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    ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS.
    49 15 Precautions At The Vienna University. Vienna, Nov. 1. Fifty special plain-clothes police have been appointed for duty at Vienna University following protests from the Governments of the United States. Rumania, Poland, Bulgaria and Yugoslavs against injuries received by students of these countries in anti-Jewish demonstrations. Reuter Wireless.
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    40 15 Mr. J. L. Dawson has been appointed to be a Municipal Commissioner, Singapore, vice Mr. H. Klnhick. resigned. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bill left by the homeward bound Dutch air mail for Calcutta on Saturday morning from Alor Star.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2275 16 London Directors And Wage Rates Misunderstanding Of Malayan Factors Chinese Reaction To Price Increases An Inevitable Concession Deepavali In The Slump— The Cameron Highlands Controversy Are Commercial Interests Being Studied Next Year's Quit 'Rents. (By Our r*!aattog Correspondent.) A few weeks ago when the price of rubber
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    TEA AND COFFEE AT HIGHLANDS.
    575 16 Need for Trade Reports. IS A PRACTICAL PLANTER NECESSARY A number of questions relative to te« and coffee cultivation at Cameron Highlands were aidcrd by the Hon. Mr. A. S. Bailey in the Federal Council on Oct. 31. In view of their interest to the
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    BOXER FUND.
    118 16 British Engineer Now In Nanking. Nanking, Oct. 17. A British engineer representing the London Purchasing Commission established in connection with the British Boxer Indemnity Refund, has arrived at the capital from England and is now conferring with .the National Reconstruction Commission, the Ministry of Railways, the Huai River
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    BRITISH CARS.
    98 16 Austins at the Paris Salon. The Austin exhibit at the Paris Salon was representative, not only of the Austin range, but of the- best traditions of British automobile engineering. Pride of place was given to the ten-four, of which, additional to a polishei chassi de luxe and standard
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS.
    52 16 F. M.S RAILWAYS. COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE. Efficient road motor services of wide radius operate in conjunction with the Railway throughout the system, enabling shipments of rubber to be moved from factory ct store to the ship at port at an inclusive competitive rate. Further particulars are obtainable at any
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    Cars More Powerful And Cheaper To Run.
    1452 17 At THE MOTOR SHOW. Orders Doubled. IMPORTANT BRITISH INDUSTRY. (Hy Air Mail.) IxmJon, Oct. 16. Five minute- at the Motor Show, now M'ui^ h( Id at Olympia, is sufficient to ;how any DM low this annual fnnctiori las changed from being a display
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    THE NEW BRITISH CARS.
    503 17 Influence of^Foreigrn Designs. Acrordinc to The Motor in the future n'any British cars will shdw in their de- sign the influence of machines produced in other countries. The free wheel, for example, which wa< flouted in England when advocated by "Hie Motor *ome four or five
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    LEFT OR RIGHT ?
    93 17 LEFT OR RIGHT A Steering Controversy Among French Motorists. i An argument is proceeding among French motoring experts a>- to the best position for the sin-rinjr wheel. Some contend that left-hand steeling is correct. :\nd others support tho ii lit -hand position, while one motorist has suggested that a central
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    FRENCH OLD-TIMERS.
    67 17 The third French rally of old-time motor-cars was recently held near P.-ris. The oldest vehicle in the run was a DtIMori steam "brake" oi' 18X5, folio #ci »>y. a belt-driven Hurtu of 18!>4, two Bollees of 1896 and IHJ»7, ('riven by husband an wife, a Delahnye and a
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    WORLD'S PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.
    390 17 Many Important Developments. Om "I Ik* mo»t umRzinjf things that l.as hai>pe:.3d :n Um automobile worlil :!l-.: i.i I.ua 18 yer.,\, hat If. ii the remnrkia in tV petroleum In I'M i ;:i<- world •.v.is worried because I roldsk'al expert*, atwv u warns of tinlean oij Aekis,
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    TO REPLACE PETROL.
    53 17 I Claim By A Yugoslavian Engineer. An tmgjt&tr in Yugoslavia claims V> liuve foun<l a substitute for petrol which i srives |mUr poxer and eosta slijrlitly I leu than half as much. Alemlcrs of n eommiasion of Knjrlish oagteMn InTMtinlini th«? claims an tated to Ix? astonisheil
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    291 18 Arrangements for local Observance. The following official communique is published for general information His Majesty the King: has approved of 1 the observance of Armistice Day, 1932. (Friday, Nov. 11) in the same manner as in previous years. The firing of guns, one at 11 a.m. and two
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      143 18 PERFECT CONDITION MADE SO BY EXPERIENCED HANDS MODERN EQUIPMENT 'T*HE value of the equipment installed in our Service De- partment totals approximately $20,000. This substantial capital outlay has been made in an honest endeavour to give MORRIS Owners efficient and speedy service at competitive rates— WE GIVE SUCH SERVICES and
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      296 18 CRAVENA in the TRUVAC TIM are in perfect smoking condition wherever and whenever you buy y^Sk sv /< 1 Mtftofe. jr JtKh BOW. I H V^. £v '^H Him iLP MfE^s A Br mt H .^IW When you pull tins rubber T.ih P&L llstcn lor 'he air rushing inco ihe
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    4789 19 Jack Doyle Heavyweight Hope. 'VARSITY RUGGER, SOCCER, HOCKEY AND ROWING. (From Our Own Ccrespondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Oct. 18. There have been so —f thrilling and important events in Home sport this week that it is difficult to decide which to describe, first. The most
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    BANDIT OUTRAGES.
    774 19 Mr. Corkran Says They Are "Not Had Fellows." Newchang. (id. Locking pal), and walking with slight limp. Mr, Cfcarlaw Corkran left i"i Mukden today to report to ins Iran the unrontidllahlo ciieumstam «'s which accounted for hi; absence from duty. Interviewed, Mr Corkran revealed that iif and Mia.
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    British Sailors Rescue Greek Earthquake Victims.
    39 20 HUNDREDS BAYED:— SaBan frrm the British Mediterranean Fleet hurriedly erecting a field hospital for hundreds of earthquake victims on the Chalcidici Peninsula near Salonika. Their rescue work saved hundreds of lives. (Planet News.)
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    21 20 INA CLAIRE IN LONDON Miss Ina Claire, the actress, leaving Waterloo for America after spending a week-end in London. (Planet News.)
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    28 20 .\KW LOU) MAYOR OF LONDON; (Mr Percy Creenaway. who ha- been elected the new Lord Mayor of London, with his wife at their home at Kingston. (Planet News.)
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    31 20 PRINCE OF WALES IN STOCKHOLM On the first day of his visit to Kin* Gustav of Sweden, at Stockholm, the Prince of Wales played golf on the Lidingo course. (Planet New*.)
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    25 20 SCULPTURE PRESENTED TO REGIMENT Maxime Real del Sarlo. the Fremh sculpter, presenting his Matue of General Manicin to the 23rd French Colonial Regiment. (Planet News).
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    37 20 ANTI-GAS EXERCISES IN IT AL V Widespread anti-gas exercise* were recently carried out in Italy witk both civilian and military population. The photo shows, men of the Red Cross wearing k«s masks during tho exercises. (Planet News.)
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