The Straits Times, 31 January 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTDRT.] B THE LARGEST 2ND MOST INFLVEISTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MAVAY2. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESffAY, JANUARY 3i, 1988. I'RICK 10 CKNTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JANUARY 91. 193.1. PRICE 10 CENT!
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      439 1 BINGAPQRC: 78, CECIL ST. C PHONt 8181)* i laj-Luiia 1 6.15 T<»ni K ht MS. J DOUGLAS IAIKIiANKS. Jr. in IT'S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS. I I I'hone :i2HI-'. XC V BRAND ill tiSk 3 non alcohol|c Pj^^mkv^l. Ml 1!*! REFRESHING Good for everyone fflfe^Tl,, anywhere— anytime KEY BRAND South
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      18 1 I I 6.15 .Tonkin 9.1 V DOI(,I.\S FAIRBANKS, Jr. I In ITS fOUGK TO BE FAMOUS. Phone S^Sl-2.
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      492 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWABD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1933. CORFU 16,000 Feb. 3 XBANOALORB 6,000 Feb.
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      2638 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. BURNS PftUP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the a.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest ateamars. trading to
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      FUNNEL LOST IN HURRICANE.
      1517 3 Crew's Grim Fight. IT WAS SIX DAYS OF HELL." The story of the ordeal of the lllue Funnel .steamer I'hemius and her crew in the hurricane which recently disabled the vessel in the Caribbean Sea is graphically described in a Kingston newspaper. Reference is made therein
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      287 3 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended Jan. 21, 1»33:— Beirut: 1 smallpox case. Alexandria: 231 smallpox cases (including 1 imported) and 52 deaths as against 237 cases and 46 deaths
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      311 BOXES OF GOLD.
      91 3 Majestic's Large Shipment To New York. An exceptionally la-ge shipment of gold left Southampton for New York on Dec. 21 in the White Star liner Majestic. Three hundred and eleven boxes, containing approximately three million pounds' worth of bullion, were shipped at Southampton, and it is
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      146 3 KURANDA. Brit., 653 tons, from Sibu 30-1. for Sibu 4-2. TORADJA, Dut., 673 tons, from Pontianak 30-1, for Pontianak 1-2. CITY OF RANGOON. Brit., 4,272 tons, from Dairen 30-1, for Europe via Ports 2-2. KUMSANG, Brit., 3^40 tons, from Kobe 31-1, for Penang and Calcutta 2-2. HEUIN MARU,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      125 3 Tuesduy, January 31. Ships alongside (he Wharves or expected in Arrive. Entrance Godown Gate. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf W. Bt. "Joan I," Lch. "Hygeia." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock The Cubic. Victoria Dock Soli. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock
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      PASSENGERS.
      82 3 The following passengers sailed by lh> Marnix van St. Aldegonde for Belawan, Colombo and Europe: Mrs. M. Menzieit, Mr. A. A. Jonas, Mrs. H. S. Walton, Miss M. H. Gibb, Mr. J. E. Donaldson, Mrs. K. S. Cross, Capt. and Mrs. I). Owen Jones* Mr. and Mrs. M. McCall,
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      THE "CARONIA."
      163 3 Malicious Damage To Dynamos. The circumstances in which part of the rrachinery of the steamship Caronia has suffered considerable damage are of a dis- quieting character, and the consequences are the more inconvenient inasmuch as they are likely to prevent the ship (which was to have left Blyth
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      339 3 §NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in Germany.) J The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. S GOSLAR for Japan and North China Jan. II COBLENZ for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Feb. 6 3 NECKAR for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Feb. 13 9 LAHN for Manila,
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      386 3 miAl tTKAMMDF UNB TO EUROPE Panama Canal vrA America Canada 1 Suez BY PRESIDENT LINERS 24 to 53 days of real comfort Enjoyable Economy Swimming Bath Excellent Cuisine. Large cabins with beds. not and cold running water in every stateroom. DOLLAR STEAMbII'P LINES, INC. LTD. (Incorporated in U.S. A INDO-CHINA
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      535 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. TU Ports and Suei (anal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN, Steamer Dae S'pora. s.s. CITY OK KHIOS Fi-b. 2.". »h. 20 HOMEWARDS. 1.8. CITY OF RANGOON for Havre, London, R'dam ft Hamburg
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      121 3 TIDE TABLES. Today, January SI. H. W. 2.08 a.m., 9 ft., 2.06 p.m., 9 ft. S in. Wedneaday, February 1. H. W. 2.34 a.m., 8 ft. 9 in., 2.49 p.m., 8 ft. 6 in. Thursday, February 2. H. W. 3.03 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 8.36 p.m., 7 ft. 7
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      643 4 lOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET.tmall baagutow, No. 6 Or.in Rdpply to The BrittsH StsKya TrusTee* Itrutor Co.. Ltd.. Tel. R9R9 1 S TO LET, "Sentosa" 61, Sterens Road, A ompound house, ftrrn!«h->d, suitable for oarding house. Apply personally to Estate i Trust Agencies (1927) Ltd. TO LET, Nos. 36
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      795 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TENDER TO LET TO LET, OFFICES it t and 4-A, Print. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL n z.A%™"?*~™; notice. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Noi. lit. ITS, 174 and 175, Sooth Bridg, TCMnCDC :o«d Not 110, 112, 113 and 114, Anton Road, I LfIDLKd. U. 23. 26 .nd 27, ROTICB Undm [en,
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      764 4 PUBLIC NOTICE__ PUBLIC NOTICE kUsysa Bra»ch Royal iW.tic YAM HIN ,g o eCO C JO leiy. Notice is hereby given that the husin<>*« > a> of Tsm Hing Tobacco Company h»s been in liquidation and sold to new proprietm K Katt Tong" who carry on undi the .<am* NOTirF (IF
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    MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
    360 5 Young Apprentice Who Fell Overboard. A young apprentice named Miller em- ployed on board the Blue Funnel liner Dolius, presently in port, had a marvel- lous escape from death a few days ago. i Miller was missed early on the morning i of Jan. 2!) and after a
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    SHARE CASE.
    147 5 Chinese Claim Against Local Bank. The hearing was continued before Mr. Justice Whitley in the Supreme Court today of the case in which Seah Eng Lim, a retired bank manager, is suing the P. and O. Banking Corporation, Ltd., for the return of certain shares. Mr. R. L.
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    RETRIAL ORDER.
    166 5 Allegation of False Evidence. In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Whitley the appeal of Lini Ah Ngan and Kantr Chiu China, two revenue offiters, for obtaining i.ioney by thivats. was allowed, and a new trial ordered. Mr. W. H. Salt, who appeared for the appt Hants said
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    WAGE DISPUTE.
    62 5 Chinese Coolies Threaten Trouble. Seremban, Jan. M. Trouble was threatened in i>2remuan today owing to a contractor failing to pay his coolies wages for the Chinese New Year. A ciowd of rubber tappet's gathered and the police had the contractor taken to the station for safety. The crowd
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    MR. R. F. R, SWETTENHAM,
    57 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. ML Another well-Jcnown official will leave Malaya on retirement on Feb. 4 in My. R. F. R. Swettenham. Most of Mr. Swet'enham's 27 years' service in this country has been spent in Stlangor, where he has been Deputy
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    GORED BY BULL.
    23 5 !A man wax gored by a bull yesterday at the junction of Waterloo Street aud Middle Road and ludly injured.
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    M. TARDIEU.
    106 5 Policy with Fascist Flavour. Paris, Jan. 28. The ex-Premier, M. Tardieu, who had jractically retired from politics, has re.urned to the political arena in semifascist iruise, advocating the curtailiient of the privileges of Parliament, .vhich he insists constitute an oligarchy idding the country under its thumb. Proceeding to
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    MABELLA CAPTAIN.
    104 5 Inquiry Into Shooting Affair. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. :SO. A preliminary inquiry into the shooting incident on the s.s. Mabella was betiun by Rajah Ham in the Klang police court yesterday. After some evidence had been taken Mr. Hopson Walker, appearing for the captain, suggested
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    TAXI DRIVERS STRIKE.
    77 5 Cars Left to Block The Streets. i"na. Jan. The garrison W4M railed out to assist the polite 'n dealing wiili a sudden Strike of taxi-cab drivers, who massed then can in On ehiei iho.o- d-fares in Ue neighbourhood of tb« Ministry of Fmamp and then left Umb,
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    BIG PRESS PURCHASE.
    75 5 Five Belgian Papers Change Hands. Tfci Ha^ve, Jan. 27. Five U-aii'ii* Pajfilll new- papers, including La Gaaatb and La Neptono. have been poicfcaMd by thi l-unch annibmdl tarn of Sehneidw Crvtnot, accord ing to a report published by the Dredasche Courier. It is said ihsr. 'he firm
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    CAIRO BOMB PLOT.
    70 5 Unlikely To Do Much Damage. t tiro, Jan. A boau »f an amateur tjrpc '.mis djscov%red under a window of tho Britis-h Cicreral Headquarters abetting ihe native uarter. The 1 cp.ib, which \<as unlike y to vet done; ciudi damage if it had exploded, wa- > r.i'lar
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    M.P.'s " FROZEN UP."
    53 5 M.P.'s FROZEN UP." Opening Of Parliament Delayed. Bucharest, Jan. JS. The c mi! accompanied by iilizrards, reigning throughout Rumania i.:ad it mi 'ili' (or the first pail-ami-mary scssun of the year to be opened, as only K pat t<nt. df the Deputies appeared, 'i he H'liuiiider We ur.able tc reach
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    KLANG AFFRAY.
    45 5 Seven People Taken To Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Jan. M. A number of Chinese were arrested yesterday as a result of a serious affray between rival clans. Seven people, includinK a woman, were injured and had to be taken to hospital.
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    TRAVEL PICTURES.
    52 5 Mr. Kobert Block of 0m Paramount ws Reel, i« a pussenKtr on the Precident Garfield, which Naves Singapore tally tomorrow. Mr. BlMk is engaged in making a travel pfctUN ent.tlecl "Noma<is of the Wot I 1" for the Explorers' Club, and has taken many pictures in Hawaii, Japan
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    ARRESTS IN SPAIN.
    39 5 rills, .Jan. -I';. The police today am -ted IK ext-ein-ists at a secret (Mating WBtN an allvßer] ri.--inj» throughout A.i.lii'i'sia was bein.T prepared. Arms now U-injf dtpMitad ut police quarters avoid ifiialui-s for i<mctalment. Reuter ac.'iss,
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      304 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYAN f'EMIER HOTEL. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DOT'S REVUE AT 9.30 p.m. SHARP 2.5". of the proceeds of the iiilinission tickets to the Ball Room will be dun v ted to the Kuropeun Unemployment Fund. ADELPHI SEA VIEW HOTEL HOTEL l-.wot kiti: DOWN TOWK MHJGHTTOIi skasiuf. rijRENDEZVOUB.
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      327 5 RAFFLES CAFE RAFFLES HOTEL Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost. DOT'S REVUE mkmhtm mt 31st JANUARY BREAD T 2nd FEBRUARY T daily delivery to all parts n >■ U 4th FEBRUARY U of the town. n r K 7th FEBRUARY K CAKES ty 9th FEBRUARY N Cakes and
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    3434 6 A Curiously Successful Piay-Some Reflections On "While Parents Sleep"— And Other Box-Office Gold Mines— The Best Play Of 1932 Shaw, Milne And Co. Do Not Shine— Bright Hopes For 1933 A Real Thriller As A Good Start And Even Better Things To ome
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    NATIONAL OPERA COUNCIL.
    433 6 Hopes of Aid From The 8.8.C. What are the difficulties which anpear to be preventing the successful completion of the plans tor a National Opera Council? asks a writer in the Morning Post. The intention of forming such a body, in which all operatic interests ;.n the'
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      195 6 ADDREM (CWAKEFIELD C?L T .P Wakelield and Co., Lt i.. are pleased lo announce lhat they are moving to larger and better appointed offices, and that from Feb -uary Ist, |MI, their address will be Borsumy Buildings II and 4:), Robinson Road, Singapore. fc-'^^hhv OTO R OIL naanaaiaaißßi a m
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      158 7 AU4AMBRA The Independent Theatre with the Pick of the World's Pictures. NIGHTLY 6.15 8c 9.15 Matinees today tomorrow 3.15. On to greater and greater triumphs "CHANDU" CONTINUES TO PACK!! CHANDU IT'S A FOX WINNER!! COMING SHORTLY: M-C-M'S GLORIOUS ROMANTIC ACiIIKV EMfcM NORMA SHEARER, FREDERIC MARCH AND ALL ENGLISH CAST "Smiling
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      327 7 A Rollicking Revelation of wh at it means to be a HERO S w r* I C A JP I T O^LJ ""(OPENING TODAY Special Matinees Today Tomorrow at 3.15. See i EfcatiSfcl^jß Wp > *^7 FAIRBANKS, Jnr. SP^' reveal the inside story of the REAL EXPERIENCE of a wk^SK<fW
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      238 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903 SEVENTH DAY— l9th and Final Performance! ONLY A REAL •'SIPEIf OOOU I'I.AV SO LONB TO (KOWDKK 11(11 SKS DON'T MISS YOUR SHARE OF THIS MUSIC AND FUN FEAST "THERE GOES THE BRIDE" M^ JESSIE MATTHEWS J^A and OWEN NAftES am) THE SAVOY ORPHEANS ■P^^^^f A British Gaintborough
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    240 8 Rubber Steadier At The Decline. LOCAL AND LONDON TIN FIRMER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 6 5/16 cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 3/32 d., down l/32d. New York, 2ft cts., unchanged. Market Tone: Fairly
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    78 8 Noon, Jan. 31. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) ..6 5/16 67 16 (F. 0.8.) 61/j 6 9/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Feb. ..6 7/16 6 9/16 Mar. ..6 9 16 6 11/16 Apr.-June 6% 6V,. July-Sept. ..G 13 16
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    PRODUCE.
    173 8 Singapore, Jan. 31. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked) 10.00 Copra 4.7. r > nixed 4.30 Sajro flour, Sarawak 1.97 t0 White Pepper 2O'Y t Black Pepper 16! ■■''< Pearl Sago 4.00 m small 3.90 medium 6.0 c Rice Siam $148 to 210 Saigon $140 to 146 Rangoon $132
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        430 8 MM VaL Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        277 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.60 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 1.10 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.8.9 5.2.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.00 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7'- Prefs. 21/- 22 cd. £1 £1 Con. T. S.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        145 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi pc. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 105 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall 4 Evatt k Co. Allenhy (|1) 0.46 0.56 0.41 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 025 0.35 0.30 0.40 A. Hiu.rn ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 A. Kuning (|1) O.Oi 0.15 o.oft 016 A. Malay ($2) 0.75 1.00
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      200 8 SELLING. Singapore, Jan. 31. 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 27/32 London, demand 2/3 13/16 London, T.T. 2/3 25/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 985 Hamburg, demand 160 New York, demand 39
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      SUNGEI BESI.
      221 8 Company's Power Station Sold to F.M.S. Govt. A circular to the shareholders of the Sungei Besi Mines announces that an agreement has been arrived at for the sale of the company's hydro-electric installation to the F.M.S. Government. The purchase price is £200,000, payable in cash on Api. 1,
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      EMPIRE RADIO.
      39 8 Programme for This Evening. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal from Big Ben. Instrumental Concert and Soloist. 3.15 New Books, a talk by Mi. Basil de Sel.ncourt. 3.35 Instrumental Concert (contd.) 4.0 Pianoforte recital. 4.15 4.30 News Bulletin. (G.M.T.)
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      DISCOUNT DIVIDENDS.
      102 8 The directors of Alexanders Discount Co. recommend a final dividend of 10 per cent., less tax, which makes 19 per cent, for the year, against 15 per cent, in 1931. Clerks' pension fund receives £5,000 and about £70,000 is carried forward compared with £62,784 brought in. The final
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      AIR MAIL.
      78 8 Mails by the Outward Dutch Aeroplan* from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express today. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non box) holders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be entertained. The
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    287 8 Today. I Java. South West Sum itra, South-K.-it-t Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly iChriitian Huyirenni 2.30 p.m. Siam (except Lower Siam) (Hydra II) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang. Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Esmeralda) „8 p.nv, Selat Pandjang. Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock Padanf
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    MAIL! FOB EUROPE.
    38 8 m Christiaan Huyjem Corfu Indrapoera Cont* Rosio Poelau Bras Kaisar-1-Hind B'por. Irnrnim Nov. 25 D»e. II Not. 26 Dec 1' Dee. 2 D*c. B Dee. IS Jan. I Dec. 29 Jan. 21 Jan. 6 Jan.
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    FINANCIAL WISDOM.
    298 8 Mr. J. M. Keyne«.—" When anybody cuts down expenditure someone knows the next morning that his income has been cut down. He is bound to cut down expenditure, and the result is unemployment." Sir Josiah Stamp.—" National saving is only a different kind of expenditure: —the money is
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    42 8 From Holland and Germany by Chriatiaan Huygens due Singapore 11 a.m. today. From China and Japan by Carthage due Singapore 10 a.m. tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched Jan. 12) by Corfu due Penang a.m. on Thursday, the 2nd proximo.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      101 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Today. Janaary 31. Dot's Revue at Raffles Hotel, 9.30 p.m. Lunas Rubber Co. meeting, French Bank Bldgs, 2.30 p.m. W.dnoßday. February t. Rotary Tiffin, business meeting. Adflphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Thursday. February 2. Dot's Revue at Raffles Hotel, 9.30 p.m. Friday. February 3. Annual general meeting
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      834 9 4 Straits Losing Ground In Wales. ENGLISH SMELTERS GAIN MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London Jan. 4. The end of December statistics were very disappointing for instead of a net decrease of 1,250 to 1,500 tons as estimated early in the month, the actual net decrease in
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      SEROM RUBBER ESTATES.
      2120 9 Cropping Policy Justified. The seventh general meeting of members was held on Dec. 22 at 5 and 7, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. Nicolas C. S. Bosanquet, the chairman, presiding. The representative of the secretaries having read the notice convening the meeting and report of the auditors. The chairman
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS
      1156 9 A Year of Low Interest Yields. SOUTH AFRICAN MINES' POSITION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 5. One can write much more cheerfully about the past year than any since the present stage of depression was begun. The markets, generally speaking, take their cue from gilt-edged
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      603 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glda. 100,000,000 'aid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24 J90.824 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia: Head office for Dutch East ndies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng. Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar,
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      262 9 BANKING, 9 NEDERLANDSCHE KANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1524. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch Batt Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS The National Provincial
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    AMUSEMENTS
    116 10 Singapore. ADKI.PHI HOTEL. f)nnr an.l Dance. ALHA.MBRA. Char.dv with Edmund Lowe 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. -Douclh.- Kairliank* Jnr. and Mary Brian in It's Toutrh to be Kan. mis 6.15 9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD. Golden Calf and La f t of The Duanes. I'asar Malam. Gate 1U cts. Ladies
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JAN. 31, 1933. MALAYA'S ALIENS.
    1026 10 The debate on the Aliens Enactment in the Federal Council followed lines whic'.are now familiar. Strong opposition was forthcoming from the Chinese members, who were speaking either on behalf of the China-born population or of employer.-* of labour; they could
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    82 10 The wedding took place at St. Andrew's I'm -1 yterial Church, Ipjh, the Rev. J. B. Walker officiating, of Mr. Birley Somerset, the manager of M.-ssrs G. W. Wilson and Co.'s Ipoh bran.'h. and Miss Flora Eikn Cowers, of Sheffield, England. Mr. S. A. Yell gave the b^de away. The
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    ANTI-RESTRICTIONISTS IN DREAMLAND.
    555 10 Verne does not figure freqrtvtly m this column, l"it it B,'<-i/i»i the ajsaroprlat* plue* to set forth the poetic commentary of Mr. F.R.H. Caiiir, of l.ivlcini'jim Bttete, Rritish S'orth Romeo, ov the plight of sharcholo'crx in tinrubber ii'dustry. Planter's Commentary In Verse. (With F. R. H. Carew's
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    213 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. R. B. Black, proprietory planter •>f Clarendon, Nanuoya, .Ceylon, died re •ently at the age of 77. Dr. E. Nord. the new German Minister to Siam, and Mrs. Noid were entertain* ed by the German Colony in Bangkok on Fi iday. Mr. S. C. Lynton, of the
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    NOTES OF THE DAT.
    824 10 INQUISITIVENESS. In our correspondence columns on Friday last we printed a kttei ever th« nom-de-plume "Long Suffering >!• chants.' In that letter complaint \v:i> made of delay in passing gm>(l< thnuitrh the local Customs prise to dispatch lei F.M.S. destinations. The sequel to that publication was
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    GERMAN COMMUNISTS' THREAT OF GENERAL STRIKE.
    903 11 OPPOSITION TO HITLER. Prospects of the New Government. NAZIS REJOICE. "Goose Step" Again In Berlin. Thousands of Nazi- wildly celebrated the victory of their leader Herr Adolph Hitler, who has been appointed Chance-Hor and heads the new Coalition Government. .Meanwhile, however, the solution of
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    MURDER OF MRS. WALLACE.
    225 11 Trial Opens in Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 31. The murder of Mrs. Mina Wallace in her bungalow at Klang 14 months ago was recalled this morning when a Hylain youth named Foo Fook Keang was placed in the dock at the
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    GEORGES PHILIPPAR.
    96 11 Fire Attributed to Faulty Wiring. Paris, Jan. M. The mystery surrounding the Georges Philippar catastrophe off Aden has been dispelled by the Paiis Midi, which publishes passages from the secret report of the inquiry commission. Thes? repudiate the sabotage theory and attiibute the blaze to a short circuit
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    EX-KING ALPHONSO.
    66 11 Tiger Hunting Expedition In India. Rome, .Tan. .27. Ex-Kinf Alnhonso, who is fat present. m routt to India for tiger hunting, is leposti'u to intend to remove from Fiance ;o Italy and settle near Florenc It is understood that the ex-monarch, lefore cailiaiking, inspected seviial large estates neat
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    POLAR BEAR HEROES.
    64 11 Rescue Trainer Attacked By Lions. Brussels, Jan. 28. Four Polar bears in a travelling circus at Chaileroi rushed to the defence of their trainer when he was attacked by a lion which was immediately joined by eight others. The Polar bears finally beat off the lions, several
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    SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY.
    162 11 Distinct Improvement In Britain. Rugby, Jan. 27. A distinct improvement in British shipbuilding has taken place during the last few months and contracts in hand gtaow a brighter trade prospect than had been visible for some years. The Shipbuilding Employers' Federation announced thai up to yesterday orders for
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    LAST OF 600.
    47 11 Cordova Mosque Threatened With Collapse. Madrid, Jan. 2T. The famous mosque in Cordova, the last of the 600 mosques which the ci'.y boasted in the days of its Arab splendou is threatened with collapse. The forest of columns shows signs of sinking. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. I
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    ALL-RADICAL CABINET IN FRANCE.
    138 11 Appointments Announced. SOCIALISTS REFUSE TO JOIN. Paris, Jan. 31. M. Daladier has virtually constituted an all-Radical Cabinet, with himself as Minjf'.er of War. Other appointments are as follows: M. Bonnet Finance. M. Lamoureux Budget. M. Paul Boncour Foreign Affairs. M. Chautemps Home- Affairs. Reuter. Paris, Jan.
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    NINE KILLED.
    208 11 Police Fire on Meeting In Dresden. Dresden, Jan. 2fi. A terrible affray occurred last night, when nine people were killed and 11 badly wounded through police firing int > a Communist audience, which, instead of evacuating the meeting hall on the police enterinß, proceeded to rain down besr
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    ESPIONAGE.
    111 11 Sensational Scandal In Bucharest. Vienna, Jan. 27. News comes from Bucharest of a sensational espionage scandal. The affair was discovered by the Temesvar police, and led to the arrest of five persons, including a woman who is among the promment leaders of society. It is stated that a search
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    WAR DEBTS.
    97 11 Mr. Roosevelt Seeks An Understanding. New York, Jan. 30. It is believed that Mr. Roosevelt wants to leach a preliminary understanding on War debts with Great Britain on the same pattern as the Hoover-MacDonald naval parity agreement, after which the agreement would be presented to the Economic Conference
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    KREUGER SURPRISE.
    69 11 Auditor Acquitted on Collusion Charge. Stockholm, Jan. 28. A minor sensation was created when the court acquitted the auditor of fhe collapsed Kreuger concern on a charge of collusion in forgeries in the booKs if Kreuger and Toll and rejected the charge against Henning. The prosecution gave notice
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    CHINA'S AID TO THE WORLD.
    233 11 A Vast Market. WHAT RECONSTRUCTION WOULD MEAN. London, Jan. 30. Dr. Kong, the envoy of the Chinese Industrial Mission to Europe and Ameiica, arrived in London today. Interviewed by Reuter's Agency, he expiessed the view that the industrial ip< < nsti uction of Chrna would
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    "BODY BOWLING."
    108 11 Board Replies to The M.C.C. 3yd .ley, Jan. 30. Following the ser.'et nutting of the Australian Board of Control the men> hers were uncommunicative, hut it is understood that a reply ras Lten sent to the M.C.C. Answering the Board's protest against 'body-line bowling," the M.C.C. said: "If
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    AUTHOR FREED.
    89 11 High Treason Charge In France. Paris, Jan 28. A court martial acquitted the Radical pacifist author M. Gilbeaux of charges of having carried out anti-French propaganda abroad and having caused illtreatment to Frenchmen when in the employ of the Soviets. M. Gilbeaux, who was once an officer, was
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    INTERNAL PROSPERITY.
    184 11 More Important Than Rate Of Exchange. London, Jan. 27. Internal prosperity with a balanced budget, lower taxation and reduced unemployment were more important to Great Britain than the rate of exchange, said Mr. Reginald McKenna, speaking at a meeting of the Midland Bank today. Though exchange and other
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    ARCTIC DRAMA.
    83 11 Rescue of Lost Russian Crew. Moscow, Jan. 28. The relief expedition exploring tne icy wastes of the Arctic Circle for traces of the crew of the Soviet steamer Albatross, which last autumn was wrecked near Byeli Island, found eight members of '.he crew who succeeded in reaching a
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    SETTLEMENT OF OIL DISPUTE.
    205 11 Understanding Reached At Geneva. Geneva, Jan. 30. Dr. Benes, the rapporteur, is- reported to have reached a basis of understanding with the two parties in the Anglo-Per-sian oil dispute. It is understood tne agreement will be submitted to the two Governments and rf they confirm it
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    COLD LESSENS.
    173 11 But Thick Ice in German Rivers. Berlin, Jan. 26. Contrary to expectations, the cold way.; is beginning to give way slightly. Instead of 18 degrees below zero as yesterday there were only 15 degrees in Berlin this morning. In the meantime all German rivers are solidly frozen up.
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    FROM ARGENTINA.
    134 11 Delegates Welcomed By Prince of Wales. London. Jan. 27. H. M. The King and H.R.H. The Piince of Wales will participate in entertaining the official mission from The Argentine Government, headed by the Vice-President of the Republic, Dr. Julio Roca, which will arrive in London on February 7
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    MR. C. SAYKARAN.
    77 11 Cook Committed To Assizes. Aruchunan, against whom a verdict of murder had been returned by Mr. F G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, at the inquest on Mr. Chandra Saykaran, the late chief clerk of the Financial Offi.-e of the police department, was produced before Mr. A. W.
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    CHEMICAL WARFARE.
    89 11 Report Adopted At Geneva. Geneva, Jan. 26. The bureau of the Disarmament Conference has adopted the first four chapters of the report prohibiting chemical incendiary and bateriological weapons and prohibiting the preparation of these in all countries and stipulating methods for observation of this. Capt. R. A. Eden
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    JAPAN'S GRAVE DECISION.
    2403 11 Will She Remain In The League? FINAL INSTRUCTIONS. Insistence on Status Quo In Manchukuo. AH the signs now point to the fact thai Japan has come to a decision to her future relations with the League of Nations and that decision is contingent on the altitude adopted
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    Five Year Plan For Municipality.
    3748 12 COMMISSIONERS TO LOOK AHEAD. A decision to form a committee to make olans for the next five years for the Municipality was the most important action taken at the Municipal Commissioners' meeting yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. 0. L. Ham. Among other matters discussed
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    LORONG STANGEE TRAGEDY.
    1362 12 Women's Evidence. STORY OF ALIENATED AFFECTIONS. Police evidence was concluded yesterday before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, at the inquest on the young Chinese Mohammedan girl, Piah alias Puteh, who was found dead on Jan. 15 in her house in Lorong Stangee, East Coast Road.
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    G. B. SHAW QUITE HIMSELF!
    1089 12 A Terse Chat. XO VISITORS TO EMPRESS OF BRITAIN. The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Britain will arrive at Singapore from Katavia at 8 a.m. on Thursday. She will remain in port until 6 a.m. the following morning when she les-es for Bangkok and the
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    SCHOOLBOY LOSES APPEAL.
    955 12 Unlawful Assembly. DYING OF COLD IN SINGAPORE." One of the participants in the Victoria Road demonstration against the Aliens' Bill, Yeo Cher Yong, a 15-year-old student at the Chinese High School, unsu> fully appealed against his conviction an:l sentence to five strokes of the rattan in the
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    14 12 t"he death has ocettrred of Mr. Robert Murray, of Walker and Grieg, Ltd., IColombo.
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    STOWAWAYS AIDED BY CHINCHEW.
    1259 12 Alleged Coercion. IMPRISONMENT ALTERED TO FINE. An intcrostin? criminal appeal came before Mr. Justice Whitioy in the Supreme Couit yesterday in which (inh Tiani; I***, a chir.cliew, appealed atrßinst his conviition and sentence by ilio Master Attendant. Caul. < Kieybei^. in the Marine Court for aiding
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      WHO WILL WIN THE CUP?
      73 13 Material for Surprises In Fifth Round. London. Jan. .'JO. The draw fat the tilth round of the F. A. Cup to be play.'d on Feb. 18, is as follows: BoJton Wands, vs. .Manchester City. Brighton vs. West Ham Utd. Burnley vb, CheateriUM. Sun«lerlai.<l vs. Blackpool.
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      MATCHES CANCELLED.
      27 13 The hockey matches arranged for yesterday afternoon between the Medical College and the Khalsa Association and between Rallies College and Raffles Institution were not played.
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      J. B. CRAWFORD.
      50 13 Retains Australian Tennis I Title. Melbourne, Jan. 30. The following are the final results in the Australian tennis championships: Singles: Crawford (Australia) beat Gledhill (U.S.A.) 2—6, 7—5,6—3, 6—2. Doubles: Ellsworth Vines and Gledhill (U.S.A.) beat Crawford and Moon (Australia), 6—4,6 4, 10 8, 6— 2.— Reuter. r
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      AFTER TWO YEARS.
      42 13 Paolino Stages Impressive Return To Ring. Madrid, Jan. 2*i. The once famous heavyweight, Paolino, today staged an impressive comeback after two years' absence from the ring. He knocked out the Italian champion, I Bergomas, in the fourth round.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      MALAYS BEAT THE WILTSHIRES.
      1268 13 Farmer Injured. SOLDIERS MISS MANY CHANCES. Malays 2; WiltnhireH 0. The question of whether the Malay.arc going to dominate local soccer again this season is still unanswered for their match against the Wiltshircs Rejrimenr, which they won, and certainly deserved to do, was no criterion of
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      "DULEEP" & LEG THEORY.
      72 13 "DULEEP" LEG THEORY. Sees No Reason For Protest. London. Jan. 19. K. S. Duleepsii.hji, at present recuperating in Switzerland, defends the leg bowling theory and sees no reason for the Australian protest. "If the leg theory is banned because batsmen do not like it," he remarked, "we might as well
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      HOCKEY COLTS.
      315 13 Fine Form Against Senior Team. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 31. Junior hockey players from Singapore Selangor and Perak made up a team which gave a very creditable display against a team composed entirely of Selangor State players of recent seasons in a match here yestertlay.
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      RUGBY TEAMS.
      78 13 The following have been invited to play Rugby for Soir.h Johore against the Wiltshire Regt. on Saturday at Johore Bahru: J. B. Dudgeon, E. Brodie, E. J. Cooper, L. J. A. Fielden and D. B. T. Scott; R. B. Black and L. C. Bailey (capt.) I. F. Mackenzie,
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      M.C.C. TEAM FOR INDIA.
      175 13 Three Test Matches To Be Played. Now Delhi, Jan. lit. An intimation has been received from the M.C.C. Committee that they hope to accept the invitation from the Indian I Cricket Board of Control to send a team on tour in the next cold weather, circumstances
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      NOT SPEAKING!
      106 13 Woodfull Disagrees With "Plum" Warner. Adelaide, Jan. IG. The strained relations caused by Australia's attitude towards leg theory bowling: was brought to a head on Saturday when Mr. "Plum' Warner, the Kiu'li-iii manager, went to the dressing- room to commiserate with Woodfull, who was being massaged after an
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      29 13 Millwall Take Full Points From West Ham. London, Jan. IJO. In a Second Division game today Millwall beat West Ham Utd. liy one goal to nil. Reuter.
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      T.P.C.A. TENNIS.
      341 14 Success of Singapore Players. I'nder the auspices of the Tamilian Physical Culture Association. Kuala Lumpur, the fourth Malayan Championship meeting was hild during the Chin- w Year holidays anil was a success. Although the entries were not as namerotU as they might have been, those who competed not
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      I,OCAL GOLF.
      219 14 Gold Medal Result At Island Club. The following were the best raids returned for the January medal (stroke) competition at the Island Club:— S. Ikeda 44 r > 45^'.»0— 18 =72 (winner) Us Keng Chye 17-44 91—18 =73 I.cc Keng Tyc 404-40 84—10 =74 N. B. Denning 50
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      SEREMBAN HOCKEY.
      104 14 State XI to Meet Wiltshires. (From Our Own Correspondent. I Serenioan, Jan. 30. Negri Scmbilan will play its last hotkey fixture of the ,-eason at Seremlian on Saturday when a match against the Wiltshire Regiment will take place. The teams will be U follow.-: Wiltshire*: Jones; Reeves ami
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      DESPERATE PLIGHT OF LEAGUE CLUBS.
      697 14 Transfer Market At A Standstill. Many of the professional football clubs in England are facing a serious crisis. They have a dwindling income, but they are unable to reduce, their, financial commitments. In these ci minis! antes several are seeking to unload soi.io of theii
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    189 14 Today. January 31. Ruirby: Public Services vs. Gloucester Regt. XV, Duncarn Road. Wrdm-xday. February I. Hi >ckey. S.R.C. vs. Wiltshire Kept., S.B.C. irr«i. Thursday. February 2. Becker: K.I. vs. s.K.v. rrd. j Medical Colleicr v-. V.M.C.A., Anava K<l. I'riday, February 3. Annual mtR. of Singapore Turf Club, Chamber
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    19 14 The co-operation of club secretaries is requested in keeping this diary of sporting -tut* accurate and up to date.]
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    U.S. CABINET.
    79 14 Mr. Owen I). Young Declines Office. NY.v York, Jan. 30. Mr. Own D. Ycung, who has bten men ionttl as the passible Secretary of State in Mr. Roosevslt's Government, has sent a letter to Mr. Roosevelt declining a Cabinet pott* ac?o-dir.g to the New fork Times, Mr. Al
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    DANISH CURRENCY.
    66 14 Kroner At 22«/ 2 To The Pound. Copenhagen, Jan. 30. The stabilisation of the krener at the rate of 22£ to the pon&d is among the conditions of the agreement reached between the Government and the main < i>]:o?ition. The agrecmeit also provides for the |rrohibition of strikes
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    A BLACK OUTLOOK.
    67 14 Japan's Competition With Dutch Textiles. Amsterdam, Jan. :S0 The Dutch textile industry is facing a black outlook owing to export difficulties and Japan's capture of the East Indian maiket. There is an alarming increase tit unemployment in th'; ciief textile cities, notably Twente, wher_> 40 per cent,
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    POLITICAL AMNESTY.
    46 14 100,000 Prisoners Released In Germany. Berlin, Jan. 26. Over 100,000 persons benefitted by the amnesty passed by the Reichstag before Christmas, according to a, semi-official statement. Approximately 12,000 were political offenders, while the remainder came into conflict with the law under economic stress. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    CALLED TO BAR.
    76 14 Lady Chatterjee One of Six Women. London, Jan. 26. Among six women called to the Bar tonight wag Lady Chatterjee, wife of Sir Atul Chatterjee and Mrs. Florence Coxon, aged TO, the oldest woman yet called to the Bar.. The Council has decided not to sanction the
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    WORLD TRADE VANISHING.
    737 14 Gloomy League Report. I PLIGHT OF PRODUCING NATIONS. Geneva. The continuous decline of world trad* duriitc the past three years is emphasis;- 1 in the Review for l!i:!l and the first half <>r ]'x,2, just issued by the Economic Section of the League of Nations. The volume
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    49 14 The Fire Brigade was summoned yesterday evening about 7 o'clock to Tanglin Road where a big attap home opposite the Barracks had cau>rht fl fore their arrival thj rnnient of th.house had been removed by the occupun'.s and the outbreak was soon under control. There was no serious damage.
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    BENEFIT OF DOUBT.
    318 15 Theft from a Chinese Temple. Given the benefit of the doubt a Chinese was discharged by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, of the theft of a brass candlettand and gold ornaments from the altai of a Chinese temple. Th? complainant, the caretaker
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    GOLD MINING IN WALES.
    1063 16 Fresh Start to be Made. QUARRY WORKKI) BY ROMANS. Pumpstaint (Carmatheoshire), An ancient quarry, relic of the Roman occupation in this country two thousand years ago. which now lies hidden and almost forgotten in the hills of Carmarthenshire, may shortly become the scene of another attempt
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    LONGEST TRIAL HELD IN INDIA.
    409 16 Meerut Conspiracy Case Ends. Meerut, Jan. 16. The Meerut conspiracy case, regarded as the longest trial in India, the magistrate taking five months to write his judgment, which covers 67(5 closelyprinted foolscap pages, has been brought to a close. About 2,600 documents were selected as
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    TRAGIC END.
    113 16 Found Dead In Rest-House. Kalutara, Jan. 16. Mr. John Silva, a resident of Wellawatte, was found dead in the Kalutara rest-house this morning. When the servants went into the room the deceased iwas found lying on the floor with a packet of cyanide beside him. The deceased had
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    STALIN'S POLICY.
    149 16 Concentration on New Five Year Plan. Riga, Jan. 2. Outlining the Soviet Government's Par Eastern policy at an extraordinary meetmg of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Stalin ridiculed the idea that a resumption of frierdly relations between Russia and China would impair the relations existing with
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    POISONING PLOT.
    48 16 Tampering With Town's Water Supply. Lisbon, Jan. 25. According to reports from Angola, Portuguese West Afr::a, the authorities discovered a plot to exterminate all the whites by poisoning the capital's water sources. Fifty natives have 1 ef n arrested on a chargt* "f eeeaplidty. -Aneta-Trunsi Ocean.
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    WHEN A COW IS ON THE LINE.
    438 16 Things Railwaymen Must Know. The new rule-book with which tho London, Midland and Scottish Railway celebrate the New Year would have startled George Stephenson. This red volume of nearly 300 pages is the railwayman's taskmaster. It pro- rides foi every hour of his
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    DISEASES WHICH ARE DISAPPEARING.
    441 16 Effect of Hygiene And Sport. H is a matter of common knowledge t that certain diseases, once usual in Great Britain, have now disappeared. Leprosy, for instance, though the term probably included various other skin diseases then little understood, was an accepted fact of mediaeval life,
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    NEW WEAPONS TO FIGHT DISEASE.
    741 16 Research Successes. A BRITISH VITAMIN TRIUMPH. The past year has seen the appearance of several new weapons in the fight against disease, but the outstanding .■vent in the "medical world" was the eantenary meeting of the British Medical Association in London in July, write the
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    IN GOOD FAITH.
    136 16 Dog Shooting Incident In Ceylon. "In all the circumstances it seems to me that the harm which the accused in good faith intended to prevent was of such a nature and so imminent as to excuse the slight risk involved," said Mr. Justice Garvin, in the course
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    BOGUS STORY OF KIDNAPPING.
    382 16 Man's Plea For His Sister. Pleas of guilty were made at Birmingham Quarter Sessions by William Walker, ■gad -2, and his sister. Anstral Walker, afed 21), of Huntersroad, Hockley, Birmingham, who were charged with stealing £509. Mr. R. W. Frazer (prosecuting) said the offence was committed
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    COOKING BY SUNSHINE.
    316 16 Scientists "Roast" An Egg. Is cooking by sunshine to become a practical possibility in Great I'.Htain'.' asks a writer in the Moraine Port iris df the Building Research Station at Watford have designed type i ■if box which sn effectively traps the sun's lays that temperatures nearly
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    NEW MAGAZINE FOR MALAYA.
    402 17 Hardening, Poultry And i Other Hobbies. people who have felt the want a modest Malayan equivalent ol Burnt ry Life," will be glad to hear that M.a'H.A. Magazine, the offrial organ Hhc Agri-Horticultural Association, h.;.■ippeared after a lapse of four years. is published quarterly, at the
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    TAXI HOLD-UPS.
    110 17 Alleged Offences By Bengalis. A number of repots have been made to the police of hold-ups of taxi-drivers by two Bengal) Moslems and on Ja-i. 16 a Boyanese was the complainant. His story was that lie had bee i engaged by two Bengalis and ordered to go towards
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    EMPIRE PRODUCTS.
    70 17 Amended Schedule Passed In Ceylon. Right months alter the prin iplr of Imperial Preference had been accepted by Ceylon, the State Council passed a schedule of preferential tariffs for Empire products, on Jan. 19. The sclu-dule submitted by the Financial Secretaiy and u-vised by the Select Com mittec
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    GOING TO EUROPE.
    67 17 Medical Hoard and Chandra liose. Calcutta, Jan. 15. "Liberty" understands that Subash Chandra Hose, a Regulation .'i prisoner now detained in Lu.know, has been permitted to proceed to Europe for medical treatment and has bee asked to make passport arrangements. If he decides upon going he is
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    CYCLIST HURT.
    31 17 A Chinese cyclist had hi* right thigh fractured when he was knocked down by a motor-rar early yesterday morning in Stamford Road. Be »a> removed to the General Hospital.
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    "CANT DO ANYTHING."
    535 17 When Evidence Is Contradictory. How he was duped to part with $15 was relat'.'d by an unemployed Englishspeaking Chinese before Mr. J. F. F. Grensr, the Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, when another Chinese was charged with chsating. The latt n r was dis c-harged. r mg Yam
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    HINDU MARRIAGES.
    463 17 Enticement Case In Supreme Court. Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley reserved judgment yesterday in a matter which, had been submitted as a special case by I the Third Magistrate for argument in the Supreme Court. An Indian, named K. Gcvindasamy, had been found guilty of enticing away
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    LONDON STOCK.
    64 17 Gilt-Edged Securities Well Supported. London, Jan. 27. On the London Stock Exchange today the two outstanding events were the further support of gilt-edged securities and the continued strength and activity of Kaffirs which were again freely bought in the belief that January profits will lie astoundingly large. The
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    FROZEN CREDITS.
    53 17 Government Assistance To U.S. Banks. Warfhrnjrion. Jan. 30. The House of Representatives passed the Mil continuing the O:sss-lVsgall Credit Extensio i Act for nnolner year. The Senate has alrrui'y vcted in fay our of continuing thy? Act. which Congress parsed last February n order to "thaw" the frozenyx<s->t;
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    TWO SUBMARINES.
    32 17 Built For Argentina By Italy. Rome, Jan. 26. Two submarines built for the Argentine Government have been completed in Tarer.to shipyards and taken over by the Argentine naval attache. Aneta-Tians-Ocean.
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    FOUR CHARGES.
    301 17 Artificer Convicted For Receiving Bribe. Lee Ah Bah, an artificer in the Weifyh's and Measures Department of the Singapore police, who was indicted on four charges, one of receiving an illeßal gratification in his capacity as a public servant and on three eharffei of extortion, was convicted of
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    16 17 Mr. J. Cherubim, agani oj Urn BritishIndia S.N. Co. ;u Jaffna, died suddenly on Jan. l&
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    THE MADRIGAL TRAIN.
    1139 18 Brighton and Back. ALL-ELECTRIC SOUTHERN BELLE. No New Year's Day in my experience has been so delightful as this writes Basil Maine in the Morning Post. I have just travelled to Brighton and back on th? all-electric Southern Belle. The journey in itself promised to be pleasant
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    COMING RACE OF SUPERMEN.
    289 18 Professor's Vision Of The Universe. Atlantic City, Dec. 30. A new world peopled with new races of beings springing from man as a common ancestor who will bear the same relation to present-day man as mankind now bears to the ancestral ape, was pictured at the
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    LANCASHIRE AND INDIA.
    214 18 The Competition Of Japan. Sir Alfred Watson, editor of the Statesman, Calcutta, at a luncheon of the Royal Empire Society, in London, remarked that he could hold out little hop? of success for the Lancashire cotton industry in India, even in days of improved prosperity. "The Indian
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    SUMMONSES DISMISSED.
    190 18 Kent Cricketer's Rail Ticket. Harold Thomas Hardinge. giving nn address at Bexley Road, Kltham, who said that he was a Kent cricketer and an international footballer, was summon'- 1 at Woolwich for travelling on the Southern Railway without paying his fare, for using a defaced ticket and for
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    PRISON FOR SON OF ADMIRAL.
    229 18 Severe Reminder To Young Men." At West Sussex Quarter Sessions, a* Chichester, the appeal of Roderick Stanhope Wemyss, of Ifield, rear Crawley. Bui a son of Vice-Admiral E. W. Wemysr., against a sentence of three months' imptisonment imposed upon him l>y th Midhurst Magistrates in
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    ANGLICANS AND ROME.
    166 18 Cardinal Orders Special Prayers. Venice, Jan. 1. Special prayers for the reunion of the Anglican and K-.man Catholic Churches wore said in all the churches of th>Venice Archdiocese today OB the in.-tnir Hon of Caidinal Lstfontaine, the l'atn sack «f Venice. In a long letter to his
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    HOSPICE ON THE HIMALAYAS.
    236 18 Monks Start on New Adventure. Rome. Dec. 20. I Farewell rites were yesterday celebrate :<! in the famous Alpine monastery of St. Hernard to bid God Speed to four* monks who are leaving to establish amonastery and hosnice on the heights of the Himalayas. Some of
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    SHOT BY SIKH N.C.O.
    163 18 Officer in Dangerous Condition. Poona, Dec. "0. Capt. R. L Thompson of the Bombny Sapptn and Miners, stationed ut Kirk<>«, v. a.- slu>t at. and dunirerously wounded by a Sikh lurce-corpoial today, the bullet passed through his left lung and his condition is regarded as feriou.x.
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      1059 19 Mr. Rijk Welcomes A Change. To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir, Tin. Mtan of Messrs. (boo Kia I'cng. r. W. Dunsford and R.S.V.P are g. welcome change-- for which I grateiul— from the vituperation which > far has been practically the only puhiir reply to my
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      A CRITIC OF THE "CRITICS."
      598 19 A CRITIC OF THE CRITICS." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Allow me to protest as strongly as is cuusonant with civility against tho pju-agiaphs which appear at too regular intervals in your paper in the borrowed guwe of film-criticisms. That the expansion of the cinema has given
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      THE SABBATH.
      290 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Regard for the other man's point of view soiuetimes, not always, prevents purely business meeting etc, being held on the first day of the week. In 192'J a branch chairman of one planters' association used his influence successfully in getting
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      171 19 the day being to same extent symbolical of the Church of Temple. In Singapore Sunday has become as important a day as Saturday to the pursuers of sport. Sunday was made tor "plain Mr. Smith" as "a day_to pursue goods," as a day to pursue* peace, "to save rather than
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      ABORIGINALS OF MALAYA.
      231 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In an article printed in your columns on January 27 there occurs the sentence: "The 'iakais being the aboriginals of Malaya, of whom Dr. R. O. Winst«;dt has said in so many words we know practically nothing." The writer
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      DID ANY READER HEAR ?
      63 19 DID ANY READER HEAR To the Editor of the StraiU Times. Sir, I wonder if any wireless listener picked up a station last night a few points on the dial below Daventry, immediately after Daventry had closed down. Lpiid speaker, reception was very loud and clear and the announcer's voice
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    RACKETEER SHOT DEAD.
    375 19 Leader of Broadway Night Life. New York. Jan. 2. Larry Kay, one of the best-known New York racketeers, was shot and killed last night at the entrance of the mid-town night club, which he was managing. Fay was 44, and had been arrested fortynine times, but never
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    LONDON STARTLED BY TWO MOONS.
    538 19 Ten-Mile Clock Face In The Heavens. Two moons in the sky Thousands of people gathered in amazement on Blackheath to stare at two men in the moon. One was sober and austere, the same icy old man in the moon who has been tracing solemnly
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    PARLIAMENT & B.B.C.
    270 19 PARLIAMENT B.B.C. Sequel to New Year's Eve Incident. A number of Members of Parliament have intimated that they intend to raise the question of the New Year's Eve broadcasts, which dealt with the armament policies of France, Italy and Ppland, and were calculated to cause misunderstanding in foreign countries. It
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    GETTING A JOB ON THE FILMS.
    816 19 Hopeless Hundreds. AWAITING THE (ALL FOR THEIR "TYPE." "01 tours*-." he n'uriiiuiL'd. Tin a Mexican. That's vhy I can't be Frenchman o:' policeman. I cot l<i by a re-volutioiu'.-y i'.ul usually am. You £<-t into tJu-s.. rvti >. n have to." write* a special
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    KNIGHT CHARGED.
    222 19 AHege'd Conspiracy Over A -Company. Sir Logic Elphinstone, aged r>:>, described as of Kildare Terrace, I'addington W., and Alfred Lauiens, aged 70, described as a company manager, of <>I<J Palace Lane, Richmond, Surrey, wen. charged on remand at Westminster police court on Dec. SO with conspiring with another
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