The Straits Times, 24 January 1933

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHHMpARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST 2JVO MOST tMjLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER lIS MAVAI2. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, Tl'Ea^Y, JANUARY 24, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1933. PRICE 10 CENT!
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      371 1 SINGAPORE.' 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 51S17j~"* 5.15 Tonisht 9.15. > BAROUD with REX IN(iItAM. I Phone 5261-2. I J a^V a^a^a^l |[®^Mi KEY BRAND IwltaL jBvTfT i I VuLbT There is an cxciuisite lingering .■7l/ n llfflr fragrance to "Key Brand" Eau de JB// I II Cologne rendering it distinctive
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      247 1 KUALA LUWTPUR: 26, JAVA ST. rPHON?HIiP|i THE "ACE OF BLADES" THE FiNEST RAZOR BLADE EVER PRODUCED OUR CLAIM YOUR GAIN That the ACE OF BLADKS is the World's Tllest> British Su^ r Blades the result of Best is no empty one. All Hi:** skill ami the of competent engineering experience,
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      14 1 J 6.15 Tonifht 9.15. BAROUD w^ r R)?X INGRAM. I i I'hone ->2nl 2.
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      480 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) HAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDFR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 19*2. CORFU 15.000 Feb. 8 X BANGALORE 6.000
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      598 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YU9EN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Nsplen, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 24 25 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Feb. 8 9 5 SUWA MARU 10.700 Feb. 23 24 S FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Mar. 9 10 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Mar. 22
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      459 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,332 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of tho largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      515 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swet*.. MEONIA 24/1 24/1 25/1 27/1 KORINGIA 1 1 2 14/2 IB 2 17/2 FIONIA 7/3 7/3 B'3 10/3 ERRIA 2S
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      1090 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HIA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China (1952). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CTNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO- LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. The SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      LINER'S BATTLE IN GREAT STORM.
      428 3 Majestic Damaged. SAILOR CRUSHED BY TERRIFIC WAVE. The Maje.sic. ftagakif af Urn Whita Star line, carrying an insured cargo of i.;. 100,000 in gold (fJ,400,000 on account df the delit payment t ■> Am rica). and herself insured for over i'l ,000,000, reached New York
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      255 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. Th- 1(. Hulletin „f 1!,,. LeaaTW of Nations least..-,. Bureau for Use week ended .lan. i), 1933: Alexandria,: j:;7 BmaJlpox rases (i*. eluding 2 imported) aths as 819 cases and 89 deaths during preceding week. Baghdad: -J unailpox
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      45 3 Th. M. M. d'Aitagnai is due here from Saigon tomorrow at 2 p.m. and will shortly sail for Penang the same day at 9 p.m. The raaaa) will anchor in the ffaatan Roads, and passengers will be conveyed to and from Jardine's steps by launch.
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      12 3 Th.- I', and O. Uhutun reached London at \i p.m. on Saturday.
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      PORT OF RANGOON.
      563 3 River Threatening To Silt Up. The greatness of the City of Rangoon, the capital of Burma, has been built up by its port on the Rangoon river mouth of the Irrawaddy. Now the river is threatening to silt up, and the city's lu'.ure is menaced. But there
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      NEW WARSHIP NAMES.
      382 3 Commemorating War Services. The Admiralty announce that the following names have been selec-ted for the lvmaininp ships of the 1931 programme: 2 sloops to l>e built by Messrs. John Brown oj Co > Ltd -> ot Clydebunk: Halcyon and 'Skipjack. 1 submarine of the "Thames class, 1,7<!0
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    192 3 SCOTT HARLEY, Brit., 193 tons, from Siantan IM.I. LTKERMARK. Ger, 3.334 tons, from Makassar 23.1 for Penang, Liveipool, Amsterdam, Hamburg 25.1. PASIR, Dutch, 630 tons, from Sourabaya 24.1 for Penang 21.1. BAN HO GUAN. Dutch, 965 tons, from Sourabaya 24.1 for Sourabaya and B masim 29 1 MEERKERK,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    118 3 Tuesday, Jrn. 24. Shipe alongside the \V harves or expected to Arrive. KEPI'EL HAKBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Hy^ia," Lch. "Lady Clifford" Van Hnutsz. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DKY DOCKS. Tanjoitß I'agar. Albert Dock Klang Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel Harbour. Kin(r s Dock Nil.
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING.
    412 3 Little Progress With Subsidy Scheme. According to "The Japan Weekly Chronicle little progress has been made in the construction of new vessels under the Government subsidy scheme, despite the efforts of the Senshitsu Kai7.cn Kyokai (Shipping Standard Improvement Association). The scheme provides for the scrapping of 400,000 tons
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    PASSENGERS.
    82 3 The following passengers are sailing for home by the Meonia, which left Singapore today:- Mrs. M. Brewer. Mrs. A. E. Bruhn, Mrs. A. R. Byatt. Mr. and Mrs. \V. L. Cowley, Mr. E. V. Fowler, Mr. R. W. Giant, Mr. and Mrs. O. U. Hall, Dr. and Mrs. N.
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      335 3 SNORDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD. (Incorporated in G^f Ula\Bf »y. The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. 8 GOSI.AR for Japan and North China Jan 81 COBLENZ for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Feb. 9 S NECKAR for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Fcb 13 5 LAHN for
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      379 3 ■GUAM SYBAJMm* UNB tf jg^ LOWEST THROUGH FARES To England rla America are now being quoted. Take advantage of them NOW I Include the CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 19SJ And the INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CONVENTION AT BOSTON In your itinerary. A trip via the Panama Canal with stops at Balboa,
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      518 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Port* and Suei CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAN, Steamer Due S'pora s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Feb. 25 F*b. M HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON for Havre, London, K'dam A
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      132 3 TIDE TABLES. Tursday, January 24. H. W. 8.34 a.m., 8 ft. 9 in., 11.04 p.m., 8 ft. 6 in. Wednrsday, January 25. H. W. 9.38 a.m., U ft. 4 in., 11.45 p.m., 9 ft. Thursday, January 26. H. W. 10.31 a.m., 10 ft. Friday, January 27. H. W. 12.19 a.m..
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      487 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position advertised. la these columns send cople* o. testimonials Da not send originaU. COOK-BOY (INDIAN), 'must have good European testimonials, and be reliable. Wanted by February 1. Apply B, Ridout Koad. SALESMAN CHINBBE, experienced ia sundries, piece-goods, etc. Salary commission. Applications treated confidentially. Post
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      706 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, small bungalow, No. 6 Grange Rd. \pply to The British Malaya Trustee A Ix•eabor Co.. Ltd.. Tel. 6958. TO LET, "Sentoaa" 61, Stevens Road, Compound hou-.0, furnished, suitable for boarding house. Apply perjoaally to Eatate Trust Agencies (1987) Ltd. TO LET, No. 1000, Hillside
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      454 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO BE LET AS A WHOLE. GOVERNMENT QUARTERS NOS. 10. 11 and 12 SYNAGOGUE STREET and NOS. 29-1 and 30, CHURCH STREET. Exclusive of that portion of the premises occupied as a Chandu shop by the Govern-: ment Monopolies. The incoming tenant will be responsible for maintaining the
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      437 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Notice i« hereby gives that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on the following days, being Bank Holidays: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1933. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933. SATURDAY. JANUARY 28, 1933. By Order of the Committee, GATTEY BATEMAN, Secretaries. ATTENTION OF
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      467 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE The Exchange Banks will be closed on: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2C. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. SATURDAY. JANUARY 28. BANK HOLIDAYS. KIM SENG LAND CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. Notice is hereby given that the Road* (excepting Ayer Rajab, Buona Vista an<l Reformatory Roads) and tracks in Grant No. 10H, Survey No.
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      457 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mra, HARU and Mlaa HA- A. M. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 74G7. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Ho Kwonjf Yew, registered architect, late partner of Messrs. Chang 4- Vem kaa started his own practice i. 19:t3. at China Building. (Oflce No. S3M) Chulia Street, Singapore. IF YOU
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      71 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Wlthla Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. ■onthly 3.00 4.00 2.50 Quarterly 8.50 (12.C0 f 7.50 Hal.' Yearly $17.00 $24 00 $15.00 Tearly.. $34.03 $48.00 $30.00 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The chargea and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on tht form at the bottom of this page. Gontrai rated may
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    N.Z. EXCHANGE.
    118 5 Resignation Of Finance Minister. Wellington, Jan. 20. The Prime Minist r, Mr. G. W. Forbes says that the Government has decided, particularly in view of the serious predicament of the farmws that it is best in the national interest to raise the ex change rate to ***** equal
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    FAMOUS SURGEON DIES IN AGONY.
    270 5 Martyr to His Researches. Paris, Dec. 21. The great French radiologist, Georges Haret, has died, the victim of a disease contracted in the course of his intensive researches with radium. And another great name has been added to the roll of honour of the masters
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    BROKEN ROMANCE TRAGEDY.
    984 5 Pathetic Letter. MAN'S EVIDENCE AT INQUEST. A remarkable lector was read at the inquest at Westminster on Mrs. Ethel May de Breval (Mrs. Ptggy <'ro?bie). who was found gasse;l in her flat in Dover Street. The court was crowded, among tho«e present being several well-dressed men and
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    17 5 Mr. R. D. Millifcan, of Boustead arid i Co., Ltd., Penang, has sailed for home on leave.
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      230 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL. MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL i TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND CABARET HUGO AND JOSEPHINE (Direct from Paris €f New York.) BOOK NOW FOR DOTS REVUE ON JAN. 26th, 1933. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. APELPHI HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL ROOF GARDEN DINNER DANCE See— Gladys "Joyce" Specialty Dancers in
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      214 5 Raffles Hotel. BOOK NOW FOR MALAYAN RUGBY UNION END of the SEASON BALL. Saturday, January 28, Extension to 2 a.m. HUGO JOSEPHINE in entire change of programme. PHONE 5381. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL. Phone €4! Telegrams GOODWOOD." Situated in the coolest part of the residential district t» ten acres of grounds
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      464 5 RAFFLES HOTEL DOT'S REVUE 7 t 26th JANUARY j 31st JANUARY U 2nd FEBRUARY V R 4th FEBRUARY R N 7th FEBRUARY J 9th FEBRUARY 5 BOOK NOW. 9.30 SHARP Admission $1.00 Admission $1.00 25 will be devoted to the European Unemployment Fund. THE ARTISTS Dot Page, Diana Murison, Elaine
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    LOOKING BACK OVER THE YEAR.
    2485 6 FLYING NOTES New H odd Records For British Aeroplanes And Engines The Greatest Flights Supreme Achievements Of A Wommm Pilot The S.B.A.C. Display Work Of The lioyui Air Foree Ponor Of Air Control Triumph in International Alpine Contest Many Meic Aircraft Technical Advance Tiem Empire
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    SULTAN'S SON IN COUNCIL.
    1075 6 Delicate Position. RAJA SIR CHULAN'S FINE RECORD. An important explanation of the anomalous position of certain Malay members of the Federal Council, who arc members of the royal houses of their own States and yet represent the the Malay community as unofficial members, was made yesterday.
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    PICKPOCKET STORY NOT BELIEVED.
    764 6 Judge Tests Coat With A Razor.* A two years' sentence for riminal breach of trust of 4,000 guilders w»< reduced to one year by Mr. Justice Whitley yesterday when Mohamed Ibrahim appealed against his conviction and sentence by the District Judge. The appellant's defence was that
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    MINERS LOST.
    44 6 Bh Feared Dead In Collapse. Luxemburg. Jan. 21. Six miners were buried in the collapse of a gallery at the Foin'.egra-s mine. Rescuers failed to hear the slightest response to their knocking and it is feared the men have perished. Aneta-Trans Ocean.
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      207 6 Careless V/ashing Spoils the Hair Th» simple hair »tv!es of today malt* beautiful hair a seesasttjr. Luckily, beautiful hair is now easily obtained. It is Sfaasij a matter of shampooing. Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brint- uut all the real life and lustie, all the natural
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      200 6 INSURE AGAINST ALL FIRE RISKS WITH TH[ all FIRE, LIFE MARINE ACCIDENT MOTOR GUARANTEE AKTIICK C POTTS, Manager and Inderwritir. Kaslrrn Branch, Singapore. y\ Cussors pra HAIR CREAM. An ideal iiillllllllllli, Hair Dressing l|||||ll for the hair jfiftT Non-Greaiy, *E9IE£CMp Better than (I..- -[I '•">' a 'xri'l*" today. Satisfaction fl
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      311 7 AWAMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Picture.. LAST NIGHT TONIGHT WILL ROGERS IN m TOO BUSY TO WORK FOX PICTURE. TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 3 P.M. 6.1S P.M. 9.15 P.M. LAUREL and HARDY IN PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES FOUR SHOWS DAILYTHURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY 2-15 4-15 6-30 AND
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      343 7 B A ROY J> I* note at last n "THE BEAU GESTE of the Talkies" 6.ts| CAPI T PL 19.151 9.15 Gala Opening Tonight! SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEES DAILY at 3.15 From TOMORROW (Wednesday.) famous for hit brilliant successes H&t "FOUR HORSEMEN" Wj^^o^™J "SCARAMOUCHE" HRP^I and other outstanding HaHßaSlv-* productions H^^^Sh
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      332 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. LAST NIGHT MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN EDDIE QDILLAN in the exciting and original comcilv "THE BIG SHOT" COMMENCING TOMORROW (MATINEE AT 3.15) PLANS ARE NOW OPEN) GRAND HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. "THERE GOES THE BRIDE" A GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE. JESSIE MATTHEWS OWEN NARES Songs to delight you W^~ /«^afc. Comedy to J
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    308 8 Rubber Steady After Recent Decline. STAGNATION IN SHARE MARKET. (|{y Our linancial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, (i 7/lfi cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $74.25 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London. 2 r>/.12d., unchanged. New York. 2 11/ll cts., up i/:t2 ct. Market Tone: Steady.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    82 8 Noon, Jan. 24. RJ3.S. equal to London Standard: Payers. Seller* S|x.l (loose) ..6 7/16 6 9 lfi (F. 0.8.) 6" K 6 15 16 Standard It. S.S. on IVtulcr: Buyers. Seller* I'd). ..6 11 16 6 13 IC, Mar. 6-i,. Sft Api .-June .6 13
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    EXCHANGES.
    118 8 Rupby, Jan. 21. Foreifm exchanges are: Amsterdam H.::r>' Athens 602' :> Berlin MVfc Belgrade 260 Bombay 1 6 5 ,°,2 Brussels :M 7 B 2 Bucharest r>r>7 _> Buenos Aires 42 1 official < Sopmhagen 1it. 87 >L > Geneva 17..">!)'-j Helsingfors 227 Hoot Kong 1 M Lisbon 110
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        436 8 lua« V«L Pd. Buyer* SeUen. £1 £1 Asatn Kumbang 23/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/3 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/1 1 Batan* Padang 0.05 1 1 Batu Caves 0.30 1 1 iiukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay 5/£1 £1 Chenderiang -/9d. 1 1 Hitam
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        GENERAL.
        273 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyen. 1Sellers. t 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 nw> nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefa. 1.61 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.0.0 10 S British Ma lava Trustee £1 £1 Con. T. S. Prefs. 20 9 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 15 6 > Cvcl*
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        144 8 Singapore Cold Storaf* 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 c 5. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 41/2 P-c-of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 norn. Singapore Municipal A x p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        363 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyali and Evatt's Quotations. To-day'» Price Frtaer Lyall A Kv.n Co. AlJenby (|l> o.4ft 0.66 0.4* 0* Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1) 0.60 0.65 0.50 0.60 A Kumng (SI) o.o* 016 0.06 0 |f» A. Malay (S2> 0.75 1.00
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      213 8 SELLING. Singapore, Jan. 24. 1 London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 29/ 32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 7/8 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 27/82 London, demand 2/3 13/16 London, T.T. 2/3 25/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 980 Hamburg, demand 158 New
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      PRODUCE.
      171 8 Singapore, Jan. 24. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 5.05 1 mixed 4.60 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 20% Black Pepper 16V, Pearl Sago 3.90 small 3.90 medium 6.00 Rice Stan Sl4B to 204 Saigon $134 to 139, Rangoon $137 to 158 No. 1 125 catties
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      AIR MAIL.
      22 8 Air Mail from Batavia. A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. today.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      18 8 From (London mails dispatched on Jan. 5) by Rohna, due Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday. jiVafl
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    251 8 Ceylon, Egypt and Europe i 1 I ikcimark) :t pm, Egypt, G«noa sad Earope (Meeriterk) ..4pm. Java, Smith Wot Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebe*, Moiurcas and Timor Hilly I Nam Tons;) 4 pm. BataTia (Arabia) .1 Japan and Korea (Anna Mara) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. J:iva. Bovtbern Sumatra. Beata-Bsel
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    45 8 ky Telau-b* "ArMj,,., fhristiaan tluyicrna 3orfu Im rHpoem 1 bUu Brai l.rii Aira. fl'port lundor O'A to Not. 11 '>-.t Jfi Not 14 N.v. 25 Dec It Nov. 26 J'ec. 17 life. 2 Dh 22 n»c ir. J»n. l»i«. 2U .lan. 2:!
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    "ZEPP." TRAIN.
    272 8 Flying Hamburger Does 91 m.p.h. A (rain dii.en by dec', lie power, L-cm>a ed on I oil i i from two 420 b.p. I-ic>. I-M:iyh;uh petrol engines, has attaincu v i i.iiics pw hour M a mi! from Berlin to Hamburg. I The train, ..t ;i weight oi
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      64 8 BINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations. Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *F Alor Star !>0 Mil 10.2 72 Kota Bharu 84 0.01 t>.4 74 K. Trenffganu S2 O.IT 71 Bukit Jeram 87 0.01 X.9 7.J Mersing «f> 0.11 2.1 73 Singapore !»0 0.20 10
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      76 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday. January 25. Rotary HfJa. Mr. C B. T.-ilUt on "Oil", A.l.lnhi Hotel I Peliee Band. Toiok Ajrer, r. ir» p.m. Thursday. January M. I ("•li.H-M. New V.':.r Day. Hank Holiday. Friday, January 27. ■•■a Holiday. Police Hand. Botanical Garden*, US p.m. Saturday, January 18. ••Kuiilish
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      1051 9 Factors Affecting Bank Profits. NEW ZEALAND BUDGETS FOR DEFICIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ijundon. Dec. 29. Nothing developed during the week to prevent the s'.cx-k market* displaying their usual pre-holiday quietness. Financial circles "broke up," however, in a cheerful fruae oi' mind. President Hoo- !>■!/ Message to
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      PONTLAN (MALAY) RUBBER.
      385 9 Financial Position Quite Sound. The twenty-second annual ceners'l mcctinfr of Pontian (Malay) Rubber Co., Ltd., was held in London on Dec. 80, Mr. Philippe E Gcurju (chairman of HM company) presiding. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that rubber producers had shared the
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      LUNAS RUBBER.
      222 9 Small Profit on the Year's Working. The report for the year ended Oct. °.l, states The net profit for the year amounts to $4,0U8 (as against $476 for the previous year) to which must be a_ded the balance of 551,0.> i brought forward fromiast account making a total
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      LONDON TIN.
      34 9 Shareholders Offered Holdings in Kampars. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. -3. Shareholders of the London Tin Corporation are offered 15,000 £1 shares in Southern Kamnar Tin Dredging at 21s. a share.
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      CENTRAL PAHANG PLANTERS.
      512 9 Association Subscription Rate Reduced. A general m-jetinir of the Central Cahang Planters Association wan held in Mentaknb on Sunday. Theie were present Mr. R. de Bondy in the chair, and Messrs. A. Buriegh, R. M. A. Maycock, D. C. Green, W. G. Asliford, J. Anderson, G. M.
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      SINGAPORE MARKET.
      457 9 Official List Of Approximate Prices. Th« following are the prices, rrnts |ict r ltty where not otherwise stated, provsuing .<< tM .Singapore markets on Jan. 20, as furnished l>y the Komi ;unl M:irki-t Inspector: Meat.- Hi-ef steak doiiiid) :!0 per catty, brof stew or curry 2.".. Bark, 44,
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      909 9 Continental Demand For Bills. UNKNOWN BUYER OF GOLD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. _'.i. The deflationary effects of the reduction of the Bank of England's reserve were not allowed to get too pronounced, and the Bank' return showed notes in circulation actually reduced by i'2.l million,
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      PERSIAN OIL DISPUTE.
      69 9 Hearing Before League May Be Adjourned. l.oii'loii, J;m. M. The tu-arint; "f the dispute belwui the H. it sh ami IVr.ian <', .vnimeri! concerning the Anglo-Persian oil concession was to t>t- taken by thi- Laagi Council on the 28rd but it may be adjourned for a few
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      266 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) Established in Amsterdam 182 1. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies anl in tha Straits Settlements, India, China, Juj'iin and AraMa. LONDON BANKERS The National Provincial
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    AMUSEMENTS
    124 10 Singapore, ADBLPU lIOTKI.. Dinner OaaM ALKAMBBA. Will K> *<.rs ud M.-,ri,,, Nixon in Too Busy To Work 6.15—9 11 Phone 6909. l 0 CAIMTOL. -BarouH with Rex Incran, B.U B.U. Phone r.261-2. GUAT WORLD.- Madam Satan with Kav Johnaoa and Reginald Denny. Pasa'r Malam. Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JAN. 24, 1933. THE ONLY WAY.
    1127 10 It is a matter of very grave doubt whether any statement, however authoritative or decisive it may be, will convince the leaders of the rubber control movement in Malaya that they have come to a dead end and that
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    PARADOXES OF THE ARCTIC.
    1334 10  -  Archdeacon A. L., Fleming.) Corn Sown and Reaped In Two Months. (By The writer the fnllntiinn article, who i$ known as th< ArrhiUaroii of the Arctic, </. (lines that it in, l h>trti ti, iimif/iiie the tinu- I'inn the Arctic fill hccoinc <i favouralls summer resort!
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    838 10 PALM OIL USES. Export market.-, are so uncertain now. adaySi and the new F.M.S. tariffs have giwn so much assistance to certain limited clauses of local producers, that the possibility of converting palm oil into a coolJng oil for sale in .Malaya is well worth exploring,
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    32 10 The former pike of the annual report of the Agent of the Government of India was two rupees, eight annas. Yesterday's reference to two rupee*, eighty nine annas was an obvious error.
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    TEST MATCH SENSATION: VIGOROUS REPLY BY M.C.C.
    358 11 ABANDONING THE TOUR. Would Consent with Great Reluctance. BODY BOWLING." Full Confidence in The Captain. The M.C.C. has replied in direct and forceful terms to the protest of the Australian Board ef Control regarding body-line bowling. Kxpressinir complete confidence in Ihi 1 I'.nirlish
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    RUBBER RENTS
    65 11 A question of great importance to rubber gCBWOIS will come before a Residents Conference at Kuala Lumpur loda>, when a decision will be made as to whether the concession granted last year in respect of agricultural land rents above two dollars an arre is to be renewed in
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    WELSH LIBERALS.
    147 11 Want Lloyd George As Leader. London, Jan. li. There il a keen desire on the part of Welsh Lilicrals to see Mr. Lloyd George, the leader of the Liberal Party, and this was lepcalcdly expressed at the COSfcicncc of the North Wales Liberal Federation held at Carnarvon which
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    EX-KING ALFONSO.
    55 11 To Visit Ceylon To See His Son. London. Jan. 12. King Alfonso will shortly leave for Ceylon to visit his first son. Alfonso Don Juan, a British naval cadet, whose ship is with the East Indies Squadron. He will possibly snil from an Italian port to Bombay at
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    65 11 The wedding took place at St. George's Church. Penang. on Saturday of Mr. Claude Bertram Pecker, mana^'jf of the Straits Times, and Miss Vie. let E'tith Bodenham, of Ludlow. Shropshire. The Key. Keppel Gamier, colonial chaplain, officiated. Mr W. A. Cooper, of the Post Office, Penang, gave the bride away,
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    BIG FILM COMPANY IN DIFFICULTIES.
    106 11 Petition for Receivership! Filed. New fork, '.ir A petition fur tin- ■> receiver for the Radio k< :i:. Corporation! one of tl»' Is gesl film eoncorns in the United Stati i till! in the Federal Court by a stockholder. Renter. Km a considerable time pasi
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    WAR DEBTS.
    135 11 American Announcement Welcomed. Rugby, Jan. 21. The announcement by America to confer with British representatives on the War Debts and to discuss world economic prohlems in which the two countries are mutually interested is generally welcomed in Britain. The British Government has made no move in the matter
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    SECRET NAVAL BASES IN PACIFIC.
    2835 11 Japan's Denial. SET U STORY FROM (JKNEVA. b, Jan. -I- alleged building ■>! secrel naval bases in the Pacific islands furnish- es the Genera correspondent of the Daily He;: -I >wth a front pai:<' Bterj in which lie slates thai report', concerning such building j
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    IPOH HOSPITAL TRAGEDY.
    146 11 Nurse Stabbed. INDIAN ATTENDANT CHARGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Jan. 84. A tragedy occurred at the baspKaj yesterday! when a nurse i.am"d B lioh Siew Jeong was stabbed and succumbed to her injuriex. Thedeeeejoed hud 12 years service and was a Chinese staff nurse attached to
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    FLAG UPROAR.
    143 11 Nazis and Socialists Quarrel. Berlin, Jan. 18. The flying of the black, white and red flag of Imperial Germany over the Prussian Diet today to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Empi' c occasioned a seens in the House. The flag of the Republic was
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    R.A.F. BOMBER CRASHES AT PORT SWETTENHAM.
    36 11 This R.A.F. Ho l< four II Chi I Peshawar, was forced down with engine (rouble ;:t P>m ,i<li n landing, turned over on its hack. No otic m .> page 12.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    81 11 Scenes at Opening Of Parliament. Cape Town, Jan. 20. Amid (tpposition cheers and derisive Ministerial laughter, General Smuts announced at today's opening of Parliament that on Jan. 21 he will move that the Government should resign forthwith and afford the opportunity of the formation of a National Government.
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    BERLIN QUIET.
    83 11 Disorders Not Due To Communists. Bcilin, Jan. 2:!. Kxeepl for a few Nazi-Communist clashes, in which four people were injured and 16 arrested, the city parsed a quiet night after the disturbances of yesterday evening. The disorder is believed to have been due to the workers' '."action to
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    BIG TRADE DROPS.
    97 11 France and Germany Suffer. Paris, Jan. 18. A heavy drop in both imports anJ experts for the twelve months of 1932 compared with the previous year are shown in the latest returns. Exports amounted to 19,093,000,000 francs, representing a decrease of 10,742,000,000 fiancs, while imports totalled 29,825,000,000
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    PERSIAN ELECTIONS.
    61 11 Nearly All Deputies Returned. Teheran, Jan. 18. The Persian Parliament, which is the eighth since the constitution of 1908, las been dissolved aid simultaneously jHW elections held which have been in I preparation for the past two months. Almost all deputies were re-elected and tbt- new House will
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    DEPRESSED CLASSES IN INDIA.
    117 11 Bills Not Sanctioned By Viceroy. New Delhi, Jan. 2:). It is officially announced that the Viceroy refused to sanction the introduction of two Bills into the Madras Co'incil designed to remove the religious disabilities ofthe depressed classes and the question of temple entry. The decision is
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    MATCH TRUST TRIAL.
    108 11 Seventeen Directors In Dock. St ickholm. Jan. 20. Allegations that a cei'ain number of the accused signed a blank form while others did not sign until a later date were made at the trial which began today, of the 17 members of the board of the Swedish
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    REBELS GAOLED.
    79 11 Attempt To Foment A Revolution. Prague, Jan. 20. Sentences varying from five months to 14 days imprisonment have been impcseJ on nine youni* Slovaks found uuilty of complicity in movements aimed at the separation of Slovakia from Czechoslovakia. The State Attorney urged leniency on the ground that the
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    EVEREST ATTEMPT.
    100 11 Departure of Members Of Expedition. London, Ja'i. _':>. Four memix'rs of the Mount Everest expedition left London today en route for India. They were accorded an enthusiastic send off by relatives and friends. Mr. Ruttledjre, the leader of the expedition, expressed confidence that Mount Eveiest could bo ennqueted.
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    RAILWAYS PLEA.
    90 11 Ask for Heavier Road Tax. London, Jan. 20. The Railways have sent a letter to the Prime Minister stating that owing to the increasing gravity of railway finances they ask Government to deal promptly with the problem of road competition and to decide on a policy as regards
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    40-HOUR WEEK.
    119 11 Italian Plan To Be Considered. Geneva, Jan. 18. The International Labour Conference, after discussing the Italian proposal f<>-. a forty-hour week, has accepted the resolution presented by seven nations expressing the view that a reduction in working hours will be one measure contributing to a reduction in unemployment
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    WHERE MALAYA STANDS.
    2983 11 Plain Answer to Rubber Control Party. APATHY DENIED. Overtures Must Come From the D.E.I. The fullest and plainest statements yet made of the attitude of the .Malayan governments towards the problem of international rubber control were uttered in the Federal Council \estt-rday by the High Commissioner and
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    SUIT AGAINST P. & O. BANK.
    633 12 SUIT AGAINST P. O. BANK. Urountant's Evidence. SHARK TRANSACTIONS EXPLAINED. The bearing wan continued in the Ruprem Court today of the suit in whii-h Bean Engfaim, a retired bank manager, ng the P. and O. Banking Corpora-. tion for the return of certain shares which, the plaintiff alleges, were r.iort
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    122 12 Over $13,700 Collected In Singapore. Tlie nc( coUaetioaa ma.le ea behalf oi Karl Ilim's Pom May Fund amounti*) to 113,711.76, and a draft to the valw of £1,594 7s. hu heen" forwarded to the Onranisirg Secretary in. London. In 1931 collection! realised ju<t OY6I M7,(H)O. i. at
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    MAMS TRADE SOCIETIES.
    39 12 (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 28. Since the new constitution was :inn.'iiiKt.l i>h h:--; been a plethora of application* for ilie I'oi mat ion of trade Tin- Im.-.st an .--uiicijci.- of printer! ami lx>ai Imildcrs.
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    BEER CONSUMED ON PREMISES.
    853 12 Madras Cafe Owner Fined $100. The interesting point of whether an eating-house keeper, by pen.iitting cusi lo consume beer on his unlicensed i, nil l>et-. had been obtained from Other premises by waiter a> the of the customer, was commi.tin;; an offence under the Liquors Ordinance
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    POISONS ORDINANCE.
    119 12 Manager Charged With An Offence. "I don't know what the prosecution think about it but this man is the servant, v. (l if they want the master I can give them his name." stated Mr. J. G. Camphell before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday,
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    16 12 Air. ivil Mrs, C. Shi-ri inijton have returned to -Maluu v aftat a holiday in lapaa.
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    $6,000 FOR SPORTS ACCIDENT.
    362 12 Victim Whose Brain Is Affected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pmangi. Jan. 2:\. In the Supreme Court today the Mnnicina! Commissioners agreed t;> pay $6,000 in addition to $1,200 Axed costs in the ease hi which Joseph Rea<! sued th;> Municipal < ommissioners and Messrs, .1. R.
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    CHEATING CHARGE.
    74 12 Sabil Ali, Aipnti Allah and Mor.ipah Khan, three Renjr*li Moslems, were coinrlainan'. yefltoraay before Mr. AC W. Hay, ihe Singapore Secoftd Maßistraw, ftr a charge of cheating n^frinst v slal«baH Islam named Sahul Hnmid. The offence was alleged to have been* committed on T)cc. 2K in a house
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    20 12 Mr. J. H. Goudie, of Sungei Ray;. Estate, Pulau Langfcrwi, Kcdah, has been transferred to Baling Estate, Kuala Ketil, Kodak
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    R.A.F. MACHINE ON ITS BACK.
    270 12 Strikes Seft Patch On Landing. As reported in yesterday's issue of the Straits Times an R.A.F. machine came to grief whilst attempting to land at Port Swettenham yesterday. Tho machine was one of four making un exercise flight to Peshawar and should not be confused
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    NO EVIDENCE.
    164 12 Chinese Acquitted Of Theft Of Corals. Commenting that there was no.cv 4ence against him. Mr. J.. K. V. Gickp, th 4 -inprapore Third Magistrate, discharged a Chinese yesterday who had been accused of the theft of coral? from the sea-wall of the Beach Uoad reclamationA P.W.D. overseer, who
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    22 12 Dr. N\ H. Harrison, of the MWhcal and Health Department, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Harrison, left for home today by the Meonia.
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    750 12 Mr. Owen Resigning From The Agency (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 10. The most interesting event for Malayans at Home this week has been the appointment of Mr. V. A. Lowinger, C.B.K ai Agent in charge of the Malayan Information Agency in succession to the !at»Mr.
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    PORT DICKSON SEA WALL.
    79 12 Fifteen Hundred Tons A Month Of Cargo. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 23. Legislation was passed by the Federal Council to enable chaiges to l>* mad'- foi the loading and unloading of cargo over the Port Dickson sea wall. It -.vas stated that as
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    106 12 Dots Revue will open a season at Raffles Hotel on Thursday evening, and there will be further performances on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 4, 7 and 9. Those taking part will lx> Dot Page, Diana Murison, Klaine and Roma Venningi Joyce Sassoon, John Watson. Eileen Bre wer,
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    F.M.S. COUNCILLORS' BUSY DAY.
    788 12 Seven-Hour Meeting. VIGOROUS DEBATE ON ALIENS BILL. (1 in Oar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. -'■'<. Strong opposition and equally vigor- i piii were featu i I ite on the Alien- Bill which t >k place in the Federal Count ;i this nX The Hon. M
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    43 12 A Xi appointei pertnaaent Secretary, Office of Works, it .-uceessimi to Sir Lionel Karle, urrl thi Prime Ifiaiater ha* app inted Mi J. A. N liailow, of the Mini- try at Labour^ Na tmemi Sir ftmimiek Dmr m Ms prlnai" pal private secretary.
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      LEG THEORY BOWLING EXPLAINED.
      1047 13 Australians' Protest. JUSTIFICATION FOR FAST BOWLERS' TACTICS. I Special lo the Straits Times. J j It would rather surprise the Australians I who have been complaining about the tac1 tics employed by the England Test bowlI en if they were told that there have been cricketers
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      COLONY TEAM TO MEET F.M.S.
      498 13 Representative Side. SINGAPORE HOCKEY TRIAL. Six players from Singapore, four from Penang and one from Malacca will represent the Colony in the annual hockey match aapinst the F.M.S. at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The team was selected after a practice match on ih<: S.R.C. padang
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    MITCHELL AND TATE IN FORM.
    156 13 MITCHELL AND T ATE IN FORM. M.C.C. Match at Ballarat Abandoned. BaJterat, -fan. The M.C.C.V two-day mated with a Virto. an country thirteen m abandoned today owing to ia:n. On Saturday the M.C.C. made 2:,:, of which I,eylai:<l -cued !',_> and the Nav.ai. of Pataudi M. When play c-lo.ecl today
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    POLO IN JOHORE.
    83 13 Prospects for Season Promising. Aft'.'r a month's rest owing in rain, polo wmi renamed at Johore Bahru on Siinda\. A team raptained by Col. Prior [beat :i team captained t>y 11. H. Tunjrki ,Mahkota by 5 1. iu of M'c bsirt poniei in the eonntry have been
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    GOLF IN SIAM.
    36 13 R.H. St. Amory Again Wins Title. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, -lan. >:\. The open amateur irolf championship of Siam was won for the third year in racceasMM liy Mr. K. H. St. Anuuy.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    197 13 Women's Foursomes At S.G.C. The following is the draw for Urn foursome competition at the Singapore Golf Club: Mrs. Dunman Mrs. Farnworth (bye) Mrs. J. L. Campbell Mrs. Douglas(bye) Miss Patterson Miss V. Payne (bye) Mrs. Craik and Mrs. Surrock (bye). Mis. Elder and Mrs. K. H. Wilson
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    S.C.C. RUGBY.
    123 13 Seven-A-Side Tournament Today. The fo'lowinjr sides have entercl fof the S.C.C. seven-a-Ride Rugby tournament: Side A.— Cumberlejre Stevens, Bennett. Davies, McLeod, Talbot (capt.) and Strachan. Side B.— Billson (capt.), Alexande", Dobbs, Houghton. Tuffnel, Sharp and Beavis. Side C— Sym. Smai'.es, Saunders, Bonnar (capt.), Franks, McLennan and Hutchison. Side
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    S.C.C. XI BEATEN.
    368 13 Raffles College Win Close Game. Raffles College. 1 S.C.C. XI .0. By the only goal scored in the hockey match at Raffles College yesterday an S. C.C. eleven suffered defeat at the hands of the home team. The exchanges were very scrappy and did not reach a
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    NORTH vs. SOUTH RUGBY.
    79 13 Booking is proceeding briskly at Robinson and Co., Ltd., for the North vs. South match which w !l take place at Anson Road Stadium on Saturday. Robinson and Co., Ltd., will be closed on Thursda". but will be onen on Friday and Saturday until mid-day. Booking
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    111 13 Millwall Win Cup Replay. London, Jai. 2:!. In a replay of the-r third round tie in the English F. A. Cup competition today, Reading, playing at home, lost to Millwall by two goals to nil. —Reuter. In their first encounter, Millwall le<! by 2—o2 0 when the
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    147 13 Conditions For Spring Tournament. The Singapore Cricket Club Sprinj? I lawn tennis tournament will begin on Monday, Mar. 18, ami comprise championship singles, championship doubles, the godown doubles handicap and thy vetcrI ans' doubles handicap. In the godown doubles handicap partners must belong to the HUM firm. In
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      79 13 -dndd^ood litk To get from beer all the pleasure and nutriment it W: can give it must be fresh. \^^H B«WW lf;t In Malaya there is only one t^ER/'fjyW*'^ fresh beer and that is TIGER n \*g? B (the 100» O pure) BEER, It is as good and as pure
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    278 14 Today, January 2J. Kughy: Public Services extra "A" vs. Islands. Duncarn Road; Wiltshire Rent. vs. Medical College, Tanelin, S.C.C. n-a side tournament. Padang. Football: St. Mat Haw's Y.P.G. vs. Chinese C.A.A., Jalan Besar. Wednesday, January ML Hockey: Wiltshire Rcgt. vs. S.C.C. Ist, Tanirlin; S.R.C. "A" vs. C.S.C. Ist,
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    GIANTS PAST AND PRESENT.
    974 14 Meeting of London Atßfetic Club. At a memorable gathering of the London Athletic Club the other evening, ny (Id friend and track rival. "Jimmy" Tremeer, who has been honoured with the presidency for the second successive year, welcomed members of the present generation as well as
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    ENGLISHMAN TRIES TO BREAK THE BANK.
    641 14 Suicide After Savings Were Lost. A last desperate plunge at the gaming tal.les with the remnants of a fortune and a life as the stakes. This, in brief, is the secret that underlies the fate of an Englishman found dead in a wood near
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    WHERE THE U.S. LAG BEHIND.
    385 14 British Public School Education. Mr. F. B. Malim, Master of Wellington College, addressing the annual conference of the Incorporated Association of Proprietary Schools, wlr opened in London, contrasted the Pul lit- Schools of this country with those a America. The "standard of the American school?.
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    THE NATIVE MAKES A SPEECH.
    667 14 Preserving Dialect. WAR ON STANDARD ENGLISH. While the British Broadcasting Corporation is doing its best to replace the local dialects by an emasculated "standard" English, the British Drama League seeks, through the medium of the gramophone, to preserve the dialects for posterity. A Devonian from
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    DEAD ON LINE
    196 14 Elderly Man's Strange Delusion. After buying two railway tickets one for an imaginary woman companion an old man was found dead on the line near Elephant and Castle Station, S.E., after having been run over by several trains. He was Harry Yates Humphries, aged 69, a retired
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    PUSHED OUT OF PRISON !
    430 14 PUSHED OUT OF PRISON Man's Story of Escape Against His Will. John Ryan, the prisoner on remand who made a sensational escape from Brixton Prison in November, will >ro down in the history of gaol-breaking a"the man who was pushed out of prison." After a month's freedom. Ryan surrendered himself
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    "PASTOR" AND WIFE.
    466 14 Must Bay Maintenance Ot Go to Prison. H Arrested at. Blyth, w'.tare he was knrwn I as PfcallK*TMWUll. T ,i man wearing thick glasses and a -lei/yiran's collar. Reginald Thomas Colyer, •">-. of Chapel Road. Bedlington. appeared in the <i North LWftWo. He was chargad on ;i
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    SINGLE BOMBS TO KILL THOUSANDS.
    747 14 The Next War LORD HALSBI'RY'S (IRIM FORECAST. "\.;:i on a large Male today would mean conflict in which masse* of civiliii- were blotted out ill scarcely conceivable conditions of horror. It would be a wa>- in which civilisation, a< we knowit, raigM in- utterly destroyed."
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    VICTORIAN PARENTS.
    152 14 Dean Inge Thinks Them Better Than Today's. D in In r. in riaoa at Cioydon Pariah Church, advise 1 men u>-<| women I, siting on in years I > thinl. of liieir first *fc<nn in Queen Victoria 1 reign, with all its little restraints, repressions, and pruderies. Yd
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      19 14 The ro-opcration of club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of sporting events accurate and up tv dute.J
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      46 14 HAVE YOU SEEN IT? you have not yet tern tin Singapore Daily Newt, write in for a specimen copy. You will be tupplied with one willingly, because when you have teen what a morning newspaper thould be, you uriU not hetitate to become a regular *mb9W9
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    GIRL STRIKES A SHOPKEEPER.
    844 15 Grave and Sudden Provocation. R. K. Ponusamy, an Indian sundry goods shopkeeper, was the complainant \e>tei I lay before Mr. A. C. Boyd, the Singapore Fourth Magistrate. in a iharjre against Mr. C. Motte and Miss Al;niile Walters, of voluntarily calling hurt to him. The complainant
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    AIR CLASH DENIED.
    89 15 Soviet And Polish Aeroplanes. MaMMT, Pi" 11. A report published in various Gmm m wspuptTs and disseminated abroad by German news r.jrcnii-.-s. allejfinir that an aerial battle took place between a Soviet and a Polish military aeroplane in which tre Soviet machine was shot down over Polish
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    MALAY REGIMENT.
    166 15 Good Wishes In The Federal Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 2". In moving a lengthy Bill to regulate the discipline of the new Malay leuiment the acting Legal Adviser, Mr. E. B. Williai.is, stated in the Federal Council this morning tha* the staff for the
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    36 15 Mr. O. L. Stephens, Assistant Enjfineor, P.W.D., Klang, will be leaving the country for Labuan next month on transfer. With his departure the post of Assistant Engineer in this district is abolished as an economy measure.
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    DUCE RUMOUR.
    31 15 Attempted Assault Without Foundation. Rome, Jan. 20. The Agenzia Stefani declares that the reports of an attempted assault on Signor MUssolini are without the slightest foundation. Aneta-Ti ars Ocean.
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    WRESTLER'S DEATH.
    31 15 Jumps Out Of Hotel Window. Stuttgart, Jan. 21. Brylla, a former European wrestling champion, committed suicide today by jumping out of the window of his hotel be*?. Anctat Trans-Ocean.
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    RIDDLE OF GIRL'S DEATH.
    1093 16 In Silent House. LOCAL BOXER IN COl RT As reported in the Straits Times yesterday, the inquiry was continued by Mr. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, into the circumstances relating to the death of a Chinese Mohammedan girl named J'ia'i alias Puteh. The discovery was first
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    MR. GEORGE PEET.
    541 16 Military Honours At Funeral. The funeral of Mr. George Peet who died as the result of a fall at the St. lames Power Station on Sunday night, took place at the Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon before a very large gathering of colleagues and friends. The funeral was
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    MARKED CARDS.
    259 16 Gamblers Demand Their Money Back. Tan Ah Ming charged two Chinese. I.im Guan Heng and Teong Kim Leong, before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday, with robbing him of $10.20. The accused were defended by Mr. G. H. Gartside. Mr. C. O. Lim appeared for
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    SOVIET ILL-LUCK.
    61 16 Another Vessel Damaged In The Arctic. Moscow, Jan. 20. Soviet shipping in. the Arctic continues to be dogTKi-ri by ill luck. Following the recent mishap to the icebreaker Malyjrin, the auxiliary cruiser Perseus, with a hy--Jrological expedition on board, ran into a heavy Kale en route to SpiUbdM.
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    CHINESE SUED.
    269 16 Chettiar Only Partly Successful. Mr. Justice Whitley delivered judgment in the Supreme Court yesterday in a case in which a chettiar sued two Chinese for interest on debts, alleged to be due. The plaintiff was only partially successful. The parties were Moona Roona Kana Ahna Kana Muthiah Chettiar
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    SNATCHED CHAIN.
    247 16 Chinese Boy Found Guilty. A daring attempt by a young Chinese boy at snatching a gold chain and locket from a young Chinese girl had a sequel in the second police court yesterday when Mr. A. W. Hay found him guilty of theft. Court Inspector Meeton conducted the
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    PARIS SENSATION.
    105 16 Straight Talk by U.S. Editor. Paris, Jan. 20. A sensation has been caused in political quarters by the speech of the editor of the Paris edition of the New York Herald in the Franco-American club, declaring that public opinion in the United States considered France's refusal to pay
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    DRUG IN FOOD.
    53 16 Outrage in House Of Siamese Prince. (From Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok, Jan. 23. A .iiii:- wag mixed with the food of H.S.H. Prince Vipulya, the King's private secretary, at Hua Hin. The Prince and all the members of the household were affected. Burglars broke into the house
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    "POCKET WARSHIP."
    64 16 Extended Trial In The Baltic. Kiel, Jan. 19. The "pocket battleslih)" left here today for an extended trial in the Baltic, after which she will proceed to *he Wilhelmshaven naval base for fitting: and will then be placed in commission on April 1, when the second vessel of
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    WAGNER FESTIVAL.
    57 16 Leipsig, Jan. 20. This year being the fiftieth since the death of the great composer Richard Wagner, many celebrations will be held throughout Germany in his honour. The Leipsig Municipality has arranged a big festivity for Feb. 12, the anniversary of his death. The function will take place
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    REICH ADJOURNED FOR A WEEK.
    433 16 Storm-Troop Leader Leaves Nazis. Berlin,. Jan. 21. The National Socialist parliamentary •leader, Herr Frick, moved the adjourn: ment of Parliament until the Government js prepared to submit the budget estimates. Communists ami Social Democrats, unexpectedly supported by all the other parties, refused to comply with
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    "PESTS TO POLICE."
    241 16 Sentences Reduced On Appeal. Remarking that the men were a pest to the police of Singapore, Mr. Justice Whitley delivered judgment, upholding the conviction, in an appeal by two Eurasians, C. Peter and R. Cordeiro, against their conviction and sentence in ths police court on three separate
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    BANKER ON WAR DEBTS.
    96 16 Further Payments in Gold Impracticable. London, Jan. 20. In a noteworthy statement by Mr. Goodenough, the chairman, at the annual meeting of Barclay's Bank, he expressed entire agreement with the Government's policy of paying the December instalment of the American Debt but he felt the United
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    ARSON RUMOURS.
    162 16 How the Atlantique Caught Fire. Cherbourg. Jan. 19. Rumours that the burning 1 of the liner Atlantique was a MM of arson are definitely refuted by the result of the official investigation, which h«s now been made known. The report states that the fact has been established beyond
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    DRUG ARREST
    96 16 Selling Wartime Stocks Of Morphia. Berlin, Jan. IK. The police have arrested a man who has long 1 been trading in morphia which was part of the army stovs in U»1K. They confiscated 1,000 vials of the drug which were found in a box M the office of
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    ENTICING CASE.
    63 16 Inspector W. G. Trewin of the Kandang Kerbau police prosecuted yesterday in n case in which a Chowan named Chan Chew Peng was charged with enticing away Kwong Siew Jin, the wife of Tco Seng Lini, on Jan. 7. Hearing was postponed by Mr. A. W. Hay, the
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    IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
    35 16 Adopted By State Council Of Ceylon. Colombo, Jan. 20. The State Council by 28 votes to Iff, has adopted Inimrial Preference, which will not apply tu cotton piece kmIh ar.rf cement. Reuter Wireless.
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    TEN PER CENT. CUT.
    77 16 'French President And Salary Reduction. Paris, Jan. 80. The President has inforawd the Governmint of his wiOtegncita to submit t>> a t.;n per cent, reduction !n his salary. The Finance Committee of tin ihamber has decided, by 21 vote* to 11, to consider the Socialist uii(!>rtt
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    CAGE DE LUXE FOR GORILLAS.
    315 17 Miniature Albert Hall. Mok and Moina, the pair of Zoo gorillas, are moving this spring from thtir present quarters En the old Lnrar House to a new up-Lo-Ja'e house which is being built for them in the Middle Garden, says the Zoological correspondent of the
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    TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS.
    203 17 Same Car Involved In One Night. It was mwU at an inqutst at Aier-.-tham, Surrey, that a liwtoi fat had been involved in two aciHents, which proved fatal, the same night within two miles of each other. The inquest was on ?lr. Albert Daws, anal sevoity-two. .lai'yman,
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    " LAST HIS TEMPER."
    170 17 LAST HIS TEMPER." Railway Summonses. Dismissed. Harold Thomas Hardingt, a Kent cricketer and a footballer of international repute, was summoned at Woolwich Police. Court for, it was alleged, travelling: on the Southern Railway without paying his fare, using a defaced ticket, and for giving a false |tfrnil He pleaded not
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    OPPOSED VACCINATION.
    175 17 Dr. Walter Robert Hadwen, whose admirers carried him shoulder high through the streets of Gloucester after a famous trial, ditd at his Gloucester home at the age of 78. He was a noted opponent of vaccination and President of the Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. His. opinions
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    NEW GLASSES.
    200 17 Hope tor Partially Blind. A method of restorins; effective viaWB to fully 40 per cent, of penoni K>t» eon- fidered totally blind »a- repotted to the American Academy of Optomutry at Chitapo by Dr. William Feinbloom. In a paper giving the results of seven years study ami experimentation,
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    POLICE CLERK STABBED.
    69 17 Further Hearing In Coroner's j Court. The inquiry into tin- ii>-:-.ili "I' Mr. Caandra Saykuran. chio; i!t-rk of tlw Financial Office. Police DepaitiiH-m, who I was stabbed and killed on Jan. i>. continued b> the Sui<apcr« < oroner this j morning. Evidence was givtn by UM 1
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    KENYA TRAGEDY.
    65 17 Another Settler Murdered Nairobi. Nairobi, (n a lowly tarn in 'he N&iiyaki u■■■•-:ru■■■•-:r today a well-Known settler, (I. 1" liayer. was founil in bad, thi-ough the heart. Th" (loud nijM p. Tiiis I eveial recent traifi'dus in Kenya involving the deaib jr Kuioj)*an.<. Thi? laal case wai the
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY.
    358 18 Activities of Gang In Beach Road District. The activities of an armed gang oi four Chinese cau.sed alarm in the Beach Koad district last night. The men, who were stated to have been armed with revolvers and knives, are alleged to rob a house in Beach Road,
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    'LAME DUCK' SESSIONS.
    99 18 Another Amendment To U.S. Constitution. Washington, Jan. 23. With the favourable action of Missou i l»>\ ihe app'.oval of the requisit? M .'•■(stfs bas been obtained for a change ii vlvinit an amendment to the eonstiti- > which will have the effect, of elii' i::tinK "lame (Kick"
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    SOVIET CITIZENS.
    111 18 New Passport System In Force. Mc-;co\v, Jan. 23. Tht new system ;>y which every Soviet iitizon over the aice of M must have ;i rWV.-port has lieirun to be enforced in Motcow, Leningrad and Charkoff. where icsidenls who have not receive<l a passi nt liy Apr. 15 must
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    137 18 Cheerful Atmosphere Prevails. London, -I in. 20. A fairly cheerful atmosphe'v prevail-.-■I hi the Stock Exchange today but, with tin foitnight account ending tomorrow, Mm in most se.-t'ons continued iet'Tted. Kaffiis remained active with Si m further frood features. The commodity mi'kets weiv generally steadier owing to 'he
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    SHAH WAS ANGRY.
    68 18 Editor Who Offered His Congratulations Tolu ran, Jan. 21. The editor of the newspaper Kuschesch M it the Shah a telegram congratulating him on dismissing his court Chamberlain T.ymuitash, whom t)>i>arently the editor »lui not like. The Shah, however, incensed by the in>|,f!tinenire ordered the editor to
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    "MY BEST STORY."
    282 18 Mr. Smith-Turberville's Ride in Trinidad. Mr. A. Smith Turh< ville, the wellknown racehorce owner, in sending Christmas greetings to Mr. Meyrick Good, The Sporting Life special racing i-en-esentative, accompanies them with h's best racing story, which is worth repeating. Mr. Smith-Tui berville says:— "It all happened in
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    BACK TO THE LAND.
    146 18 Twenty-one Countries To Confer. London, Jan. 20. Speaking at a luncheon in connection with the World's Grain Exhibition ami conference to be held at Regina next duly,* in which 21 countries up to now have agreed to participate, Mr. Walter Elliot, Minuter of Agriculture and Fisheries,
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    BERLIN BOURSE.
    110 18 Berlin, Jan. It--. Tin internal political i crtalaty itrain BJFeHcd the ma'ket and the we -k v s i-i intensified by fcar-.-U labaur t.ojb'i- i:i Went (>i rmany. At the close of Wail S.re.t. share--diepped one to three point*. Ucn<ls also suffrretl. Again there were llight i-iuiii of
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    SIR FREDERICK FIELD.
    53 18 Promoted Admiral Of The Fleet. London Jan. 20. Admiral Sir Frederick Field, who is relinquishing tomorrow the post of First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, has Ktn promoted Admit al of t*>o Fleet. Admiral the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver is placed nn the retired
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    EXILES FOR TRIAL.
    56 18 Monarchists Called On To Surrender. Madrid, Jan. 20. The twenty-nine monarchists who escaped from an intemnv.'iit camp and land' ed in Portugal, where they were granted a: ylum. have been requested by the public prosecutor to proceed to Madrid immediately and stand trial for conspiracy, failing which
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    4,000 ROYAL PORTRAITS.
    118 18 Woman's Gift For The Nation. A collection of portraits of members of all the Royal families of Europe, compiled by a woman who is now over eighty, is, at the request of leading museum directors, to be left to the nation. This is the promise made by
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    DID ADOLF HITLER WEEP?
    317 18 Strasser Dispute Sequel. Did Adolf Hitler, Germany's Oliver Cromwell, weep profusely when he told the Nazi members of the Reichstag; that Gregor Strasser, his right-hand man and the organising secretary of his party, had deserted him, or did he remain calm and collected as befits an
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    DANCER PARDONED.
    240 18 Sentenced to 30 Years In Italy. C:"cta Rlaha. the youns: Viennese dancer, released from an Italian paol, when she was servin? a 30-v»--s' sentence for a plot affainst Mussolini, was MWMit'l into Vienna. It is just a yoer sin<-e her Italian lovor was shot after a court-martial for
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    FIRE LOSSES.
    179 18 Lowest Total For Eleven Years. Fire losses for the year 1932 in the United Kingdom and Ireland were, with one exception, the lowest reported for eleven years. Statistics prepared by the Institution of Fire Engineers show that the estimated loss for 1932 was more than £1,000,000 less than
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    14 18 Mrs. L. J. B. Madden has returned to Taiping after a holiday in Europe.
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    25 18 Passengers from Penang by the Meonia include Mrs. P. B. Heilmann, Mrs. J. A McEvoy, Mrs. W. V. D. Skine and Mr. W. D. Magill.
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
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      781 19 Mr. Rijk Replies To Critics. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, That a corporation with a comparatively small capital can raise a large additional working capital by issuing debentures as described by your correspondent '•Common Sense" is rather stale news. It is a perfectly legitimate and
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      CHINA AND JAPAN.
      343 19 To the Editor of the Straits Timer Sir, Judging by the telegraphic MWI of the proceedings at the meetings of the Assembly of the League of Nations on the important Sino-Japanese dispute, it is clear that Japan is taking the law in her own hands, defying the
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      "MUTUAL TRUST."
      79 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference to the article "Mutual Trust" appearing in the editorial column of your paper of Jan. 18 and njy name as director, I beg to inform you that I have ceased to be the secretary for the Mutual Trust
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    LADY SNOWDEN AND THE B.B.C.
    509 19 P.M.G.'s Eulogy. BUT "WHY HAVE THEY RETIRED ME Yi.siountcss Baewden is still puzzle 1 by the fact that, as the official announcement declared, she has not been leappointed as a QevemOY of the Britisii Broadcasting Corporation. "Tonight, when I arrived home, I received a letter
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    103 20 A.MVS BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY:— Mr. and Mrs. Malison leave for Switzerland on a a short holiday. MUMMERS AND BOAR'S. HEAD:— How Thame, Oxfordshire celebrated Christmas. JN MORTAL COMBAT! —The Thame celebrations attracted thousands of visitors from all parts of Southern England. IN A SURREY LAM This two-dou
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