The Straits Times, 12 December 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times PBBTABUQBBD WMBLT A O»ITUBY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUBBPAY, DgCEMBBR 12, 1983. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times m I'AQHH, HINUAIMIHH, TtWHIUY, MOIIIiUIM 11. IIM. run i in ilMh
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      404 1 VJALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3663>. Singapore: 78. Cecil st. ('phone bisix* |^7t wviiatfY^PJ COMING EVENTS! THE FESTIVE SEASON is essential that you should _jgW*be correctly Dressed. J t DRESS CLOTHES |^H TAILORED ROBINSONS H UNQUESTIONABLY II in every detail. y ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR. MSSSSSS Jk
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      559 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S^TCO UKDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY^ GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonage Spore 6< BHUTAN 6,100 Dec. 31 CORFU 15.000 Dee. 32
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      720 2 SHIPPING ANN OUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YLSEN KAISIIA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnaro Due Sail I FUSHIMI MARU 10.900 Dec. 14 II HAKOZAKI MAKU 10.400 Dec 37 28 J TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 9 10 r HAKUBAN MARU 10.400 Jan 34 25 HARUNA MARU 10,400 Feb.
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      584 2 BURNS PHILP UNE. (Incorporated In Australia.) FOB BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MTXBOIRNE via JAVA, DARWIN AsTD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wenknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the sj MANOOLA (3.353 tons) (Cargo only). The s*. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      513 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated tn Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAA HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Bwett LALANDIA 36/12 26/12 27/12 29/12 t MEONIA 16/1 16/1 17/1 18/1 ALSIA 6/3 6/2 7/3 3/2 BORINOIA 87/3 37/2 38/3 3/3 FIONIA
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      1270 2 yiT np l^^Mf^^^^aa^^^&^^fci TBB BLOB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HTJA KBIOW aTEAMSHIF CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd. and China Motnal (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd. THE C'L'NARD STEAMSniP CO, tTU THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE
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    FAIR PLAY FOR SHIPPING.
    617 3 P. O. Chairman's Coming Plan. London, Nov. 7. Speaking at Oalashlels Mr. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the P. and O. and British India Steam Navigation Companies, said he hoped shortly to make a concrete suggestion for an active policy In the effort to save Empire shipping
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    SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    206 3 Japan Announces Big Reductions. The Nippon Yuaen Kaiaha Is greatly alartne<; over the cut which has Just been effected by the Finance Department In the Department of Communications' budget estimates for the next fiscal year in connection with the shipping subsidy. Mr. Otanl, vice-presi-dent ot *he Company, has
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    WOOSUNG TEABOYS' STRIKE ENDED.
    663 3 Terms Of Settlement With Union. Canton. Nov. 28. After a little over five months the strike of the s.s. Fatshan's Chinese crew, and picketing of the coastal steamers wharf involving a suspension of Butterneld and Swire's shipping business in Canton has been settled. The settlement was
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    15 3 The ss. Minderoo arrived in port from Fremantle yesterday, with 1,008 sheep and two dogs.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    197 3 NARBADA. Brit.. 5.460 tons, from Calcutta 12-12,, for Auckland, New Zealand 13-13. GEN VERSPTCK, Dut.. 640 tons, from Letong 12-13. for Natuna Ito. 15-12. POELAU TKLLO. Dut, 5,661 tons, from Oosthavtn u-12. for Belawan 13-12. LARDT. Brit., 464 tons, from Malacca 12-12, for Malacca 13-12. ARABIA MARU. Jap..
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD, j
    115 3 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Tuesday, December IS. Ship, alongside the Wharvea or expectea to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUK Main Wharf Lch. 'Princes* Mary Mipia Lch. "Kittiwake." Ferry JJ. 11. OU Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Tanjonf P»«»r. Albert Dock S.H.B. Hoppers 3 and 5. Victoria Dock Ban Ho
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    WANTED— SHIPS.
    210 3 Soviet Making Inquiries In Britain. Surveyors acting on Soviet account are again Inspecting British cargo ressels deemed to be suitable for Russia 1 trade with a view to the acquisition of a number of ships. They have been in South Wales and are expected to proceed immediately to
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      579 3 I to NORDDEUTSCHEF mh LLoYD (lncorporated la Germany.) The undp\ mentioned are the company*! intended fixtures OUTWARD I SAALE for Manila. Hong Kong. S'ghai, N. China Japan Dec. 19 HOMEWARD ISAR for Genoa. Marseilles, Oran. Adam. R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Dec. 11 SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, Barcelona, Lisbon, Adam, R'dam, H'burg
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      446 3 PRESIDENT LINERS £67.3.11 FROM EITHER MANILA OR, HONG KONG VIA AMERICA I TO EUROPE This rate includes: Tourist clan across the Pacific. (b) 1st clata rail in America. (c) Tourist class Atlantic in the new and famous sj. Manhattan or sj. Washington. NOTE: If passage through the Panama Canal is
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      342 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNAfcL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via PorU and Saei Canal Due Sail*. Steamer Spore Spore CITY OF EVANSVILLS Dec. 29 Jan/ 1 CITY OP NORWICH Jan. 14 Jan. It FOB BONG KONG. SHANGHAI A JAPAN, Steamer Due Spore CITY OR
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      74 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Briglit Mln. temp. I Sunshine temp *F hrs. °F Alor Star 89 184 5.3 71 Kota Bha a 85 0.06 8.5 77 K. Trenggau 84 0.14 74 Bukit Jeram 88 0 28 2.8 73 Mcrsing 84 0.54 3.1 73 Singapore (lit.
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      148 3 TIDE TABLES. Tuesday, December It. H. W. 5.45 a.m.. 7 ft. 7 in., 6.7 p.m., 7 ft. J in. L. W. 11.50 a.m.. 3 ft. 9 In., 11 58 p.m., 4 ft. 3 In. Wednesday, December 13. H. W. 6.36 a.m.. 8 ft.. I.4J p.m., 7 ft. 4 in. L.
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      526 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position adTertbed in these columns send eoples of taatiBwlik Da not scad orlglaalt. WANTED, efficient Chinese clerk with knowledge of general office routine and typewriting. Apply Box 128. Strait* Times. WANTED, a European Office-Assistant with Accountancy and Secretarial experience for a large mining organization
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      683 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE "Lloyd House, 3, Lloyd Rd. Pre-war rates. A FBW VACANCIES at "Morntngside." River Valley Road. Phone 7004. GROSVENOR Hotel. Service rooms furnished, modern sanitation, from $50 monthly WOODSTOCK, rooms with private entrances, verandahs, baths, European. Charges moderate. 'Phone 4747. METBOPOLE HOTEL. Bras Basah Road. Modern Sanitation, service. Rooms from
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      534 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4-A. Prince St., top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place Apply Koh Chew Kee. 129, Kllllnery Road. TO LETT from Jan. 1, First class Residential Hotel as a going concern, Central, modern sanitation. Apply 113, Straits Times. LAIDLAW BUILDING. Offices
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      742 4 MISCELLANEOUS PIANO— LESSONS given by Mrs. C. v. d. LEEUW-SCHOUTEN. No. 107, Paslr Panjang Road, Singapore. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FR1BND6 Overseas, nave the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $14 yearly Including postage, outside Malaya, $13.20 within Malaya Orders, accompanied by reroiti tanoes, should be addressed tf
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      903 4 AUCTION NOTICES. ESTATE OF D. M. MARTIA, DECEASED. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold sea-side residential properties situate at and known ag "Belinda" No. 338-B East Coast and "JuinlU" No. 334-B, East Coast Road and also building sites adjoining (near Telok Kurau Road), Singapore, areas 14.114 sq ft. to 53.111 sq.
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      751 4 BUSINESS CARDS_ FIG A R O european lady experts just arrived g:q_ permanent WAVING. WITH LATEST EQUIPMENT RAFFLES HOTEL (Room It 8) and at 93 Bras Basah Read. The NEW Ladies Hair Dressing Saloon PERM Will make year Christmas PERMANENT WAVE 11 A REALLY GOOD ONE 79 STAMFORD ROAD Corner
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      176 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sing.- .>ere Within O. i*e t MaUya Malaya, Postage. Monthly 8 3.88 8 4.88 lIM Quarterly 8 SO 812.88 8 IM Half Yearly $17.88 $24.88 tllM Yearly 834.99 "48.H TO-H Note.—Oatstatkm rhiaee* efceett aelaee tbe aswal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charge* and instructions far CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS a.
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    BROADCASTING.
    234 5 Amateur Society's Programme. The Malayan Amateur Radio Society's programme for today's broadcast is as follows: Columbia Records No. 9526: The Windmill Man Court Syrrphony Orchestra. DX 463: Jolly Roger Vocal Gems Columbia Light Opera Co. DB 1139: Songs by Mary Ellis from Music in the *Air. Regal MR 1000:
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    ROTARY CONVENTION.
    145 5 Meeting At Kuala Lumpur On Friday. The following delegates have intimated their Intention of being present at the annual Convention of the Rotary District of Malaya and Slam which will be opened at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday at 10 a.m., by His Highness the Sultan
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      307 5 HOTELS THURSDAY, DEC. 14th St. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL BALL CRAZY NIGHT (In Aid of The St. Andrew's Mission Hospital) Prizes for Silliest Costumes Admission $1.50 EXTENSION TO 2. a.m. X'MAS EVE SPECIAL X'MAS EVE DECEMBER 24th D| NNER DANCE Crackers, Special Novelties from Paris Extension to 2 a.m. p|nner >4 Non-Piner.
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      168 5 SERVICE QUALITY PRICE IF IT'S ANYTHING TO DO WITH RADIO OR AMPLIFIERS 'Phone, Write or Call RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA LTD. Sole Agents tor many leading Raulo Manufacturers. BROADCAST HOUSE. 2, ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. Largest and most comprehenslre Radio Stockists. Best equipped and most efficient SERVICE DEFT. 'PHONE 7399
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      671 5 Hop Ale I $400 II COMPETITION CLOSING DATE 18th DECEMBER i I. LI6N~ 2. PflT 3 PIG~ 4. OWL 5. KETTLE 6. BIRD 7. CfIXNOH 8 BEE 9. WHIP IP. TOP TT~~ BELL 12 SNfIKE \3. WfITCH 1 14" BflBY 115 LOCOMOTIVE li" The ANSWERS tn tt be toupd tatagtt
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      282 5 BROADCAST STATION. "Z.H.I." Singapore. (Owned and operated by the Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. 6 p.m. Recorded Music. 645 p.m. News Bulletin kindly supplied by the Straits Times. Stock and share report supplied by Fraser and Co. 7 p.m. Relay of Concert /rtistes from Tomlinson
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    "BRITAIN AND CHINA HAVE MUCH IN COMMON"
    925 6 Dr. Wu Lien-teh On Nations' Characteristics Under the chairmanship of Judge H. Y. Loo, the British Universities and Schools Lunch in Shanghai recently had for Its principal speaker Dr. Wu Lien-teh who discussed Sino-Britlsh characteristics in a speech betraying as much careful research
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    BOY'S ATTACK ON WOMAN.
    383 6 Believed To Have Been Premeditated. Hong Kong, Dec. 4. Further facts regarding the attack on Mrs. H. J. Hunter have come to light. It is thought in some quarters that the coolie. Ah Wing, who was responsible, must have had a fit of temporary Insanity. On
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    JENNY DOLLY.
    258 6 £200,000 Jewels Sold For £55,600. Jewellery which Miss Jenny Dolly, the actress, informed me recently had cost £200,000, was sold by auction at the Hotel Drout for £55.000. writes the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The sale was arranged by the Credit Municipal (the French equivalent of
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      101 6 GREAT WORLD FREE COUPON SKILL GAME A WELCOME NOVELTY INVENTED FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND BENEFIT OF ALL OUR PATRONS 1 YOUNG AND OLD 17 '9 30 m 22 DDI7CC PRIZES valued at over »»A $10,000.00 OFFERED! O IT IS SO SIMPLE AND L- 1 IT IS FREE!! EIGHT DAYS ONLY!!
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      266 6 a lB MESS BY B I flKR Vfl BEL aw Aj I "^tb£ I r4^& Pepsodent polishes teeth as it removes film ThU rlwihiii ■< Immi tooth paste bnngt rapid improvement in the appearance of jour teeth QOME tooth macs will remove Am iwr importanr f frinp rKyrwin O film,
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      486 7 DAUI lAII A British picture you will thoroughly enjoy, j irtf ILI \J t% A story of action. UngtUer and romaoee. j amid the charm and ■weetneas of an old LAST NIGHT a u lor h "LORD of The MANOR" i with NFRED KERR BETTY STOCKFELD KATE CUTLER OPENING TO-MORROW:
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      140 7 THE NEW WORLD OWING TO TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND BY PUBLIC REQUEST SEASON EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER WEEK. SUPREME ORIGINAL DIVING RINGENS They have no equals THE GREATEST DIVING ACTS, EVER PRODUCED KNOWN THE WORLD OVER Come and see the Death-defying, Nerve-racking, Bloodcurdling Dives Darting Through space into A Shallow Tank of
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      136 7 I CAPITOL SPECIAL FINAL MATINEE TO-DAY at 3.15 Children Half Price zz Don't Miss THIS LAST NIGHT! "GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933" Warner's great triumph IT WON'T BE SHOWN IN SINGAPORE AGAIN FOR MONTHS! TO-MORROW 3.15 6.1s 9.15 Gala Presentation of England's Great Film Triumph that has made Screen History i|s*T
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    205 8 J Restriction Rumours Renewed. LONDON TIN PRICES UP 25s. (From Our Financial Correspondents Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, price 13' 2 cts., up 3/16 ct. Tin, Singapore price $114.87'/:. up 37'/i cts. Gold, £6 7s., up 6d. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London 4 7 32d., op '/»d. New
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    PRODUCE.
    289 8 Singapore, Dee. 12, 12 notm. TIN PRICK. December 12, Singapore tin price (per plcul) $114 87Hj. Kerosene oil; Shell and Fish $3 40 for two 4-gallon tint; Crown and Dragon $3 for two 4-gallon tins; dots $2.86 for two 4-gallon tins; Crown and Cross in 4-gallon drums 15 cents
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        447 8 Val. Pd. Buyers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 32/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 36/9 6/- 5/- Ayer Hitarn Tin 15/1 1 Ayer Weng 1.32V4 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin S 36/9 1 1 Batang Padang 0.30 1 1 Batu Caves 1.00 £1 £1 Changkat Tin 43/£1 £1 Chenderiang 5/60 50 Hitam
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        GENERAL.
        287 8 Issue fal. Pd. Buyers Seller 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.45 1.55 51 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.8.0 5.12.0 .0 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.25 5.50 51 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 24/- 26/51 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 21/- 22/1 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\k P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1968 $2,000,000 102 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt ft Co. ABe&by (SI) 0.90 1.00 0.80 0.90 Alor Gajah (SI) 6.60 0.70 0.60 0.70 A. Hitam (SI) 0.90 1.00 0.85 1.00 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 020 A. Malay (S2) 1.60 1.76 1.50
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      206 8 I The following are the excnange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Ho*)g Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 5/64 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 3/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32
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      STOCK EXCHANGE. Strength Of Shipping Shares.
      206 8 STOCK EXCHANGE. Strength Of Shipping Shares. London. Dec. 7. Although business on the stock exchange today quietened down, mainly In the absence of any new initiative, the undertone, on the whole, has continued favourable. Home industrials, especially, tended upwards. The commodity markets ruled uninteresting and the tone, generally, was easier.
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    ANOTHER REMAND.
    98 8 The five men who have been charged with the murder of two Cantonese I women hi Kampong Soopoo tn the early hours of Dec. 6 were agaii: pro- duced before Mr. Grice, the second magistrate, this morning. Mr. DiairVvlltshlre asked that the accused be remanded a further 24
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    BANK LOSES $3,040.
    48 8 The Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., made a report to the police yesterday that an employee had committed cri- mlnal breach of trust The sum Is stated to be $3,040, but Inquiries are i proceeding and th i amount. It is expected, will be much larger.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    281 8 Today. Brngkalis, Laboean Billk Tandjong I Bale! (Rofcan) 3 pm. North and East India, Ceylon, Egypt and Europe (Saarland) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjanti. BengkaJls, Slak Pakan Baroe, Fort de Kock Padang (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalls and Bagan (Hong Thong) 3 pm. Sarawak, Sibu and
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    35 8 MAILS FOR EUROPE. B 7 KaragoU J. van Oldenbarnevelt Karoa Athos n Coote Verde Spore Londoi Nov. S Nov. 21 Nov. 17 Dec. i Nov. 16 Dec Nov. 15 Dec. 1 Nov. 31 Dec. 1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    64 8 Noon, Dec. 12. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Biiyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 13^2 13% (F. 0.8.) 137/ 8 14 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers Rollers Dec. 13 9/16 13 11/1$ Jan.-Mar. 13% 18% Apr.-June 13% 14 Tone of Market: Flat. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet
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    MONEY ORDER.
    41 8 The rate of issue is Ks. 154=»i00. The rate of payment is Rs. 158 =$100. The rate of payment is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office.
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    BRITISH POSTAL ORDERS.
    52 8 The Indian postal authorities notify that with effect from Nov. 17, 1933, the equivalents in Indian money of the values of all British postal orders issued in British Colonies and Possessions for payment in India are calculated at the rate of 13 rupees and 8 annas per
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    AIR MAIL.
    21 8 Malls from Batavla and Palembani by aeroplane are expected at the General Poet Office, Singapore at 2.30 p.m. today.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    41 8 From Europe (London malls dispatched Not. 23) by Rajula due at Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday. Prom South Africa by London Man due at Singapore today. From Holland and Germany by Marnlx ran St. Aldegonde due Singapore noon today.
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      109 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Taeaday. December It. Licensing Justices meet., 1st Magistrate* Court. 2.45 p.m Wednesday, December 13. Rotary Tiffin, Dr. O. E Mason on "Th* Uses of Electricity in Practice of Medicine," Adelphl Hotel, 1 p.m. Friday, December IS. Annual mtg. of Wearne Bros., Orchard Rd, noon. Saturday. December
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BATAK RABIT RUBBER ESTATE LTD.
      863 9 Meagre Profit On Year's Operations. The 23rd annual general meeting of the Batak Rabit Rubber Estate Limited, was held on Wednesday, Nor. 8, 1933, at Winchester House. Old Broad Street. London, E.C.2, Mr. E. L Hamilton, the chairman of the company, presiding. The secretary, Vr.
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM,
      315 9 "Directors Should Not Be Dummies." (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nor. 21. Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas:— Today sterling doea not look up. It la no longer fourteen shillings looking up at twenty shillings, but a sterling, linked to nothing but the confidence of the people, which looks
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      213 9 Stanton Nelson And Co's Report Stanton Nelson and Co's report for the week ended Dec. 8, states: The uncertainty of the rubber negotiations in Batavia still hangs over the market. Apparently a serious difference of opinion exists between the Dutch and the Java Governments as to the method
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    COTTON TRADE NOTES.
    571 9 Result Of Delegation To India. From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester. Nov. 15. The most important achievement of the Lancashire Textile Delegation to India is the assurance received from the Government of India that a new trade agreement respecting cotton piece goods and artificial silk will be negotiated.
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    BURMA MALAY TIN LIMITED.
    1015 9 Position Of Company And Subsidiaries. Following is a circular issued by Burma Malay Tin Limited to shareholders giving Information concerning the company and its subsidiaries, Katu Tin Dredging Ltd., and Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for which Burma-Malay Tin Ltd. act as general managers. The
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    19 9 Henrietta— 66.ooo lb. Sungel Matang.— 46.soo lb. Perak River Valley —40,202 Ife. Juru.— 39.000 lb. 6emanggol.—ai.*M> Ik
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      630 9 BANKING. I NtUEKLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established IMS at Amsterdam AutaorUrt Capital <Hd». Paid Op Capital OWi. M.W0^00 Beserves Old*. 3S.Ml.llt BEAD OFFICE: ".MSTEKDAM. BBANCB OFFICES: THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia: Head Office for Dutch Ea*i Indies. BBANCB OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES: /.mpenan. Ban doeng, Cheribon. Oorontalo, Makasaar,
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      44 9 RENE ULLMANN DISPLAYS THE MOST COMPLETE SELECTIONS 9 of WATCHES JEWELLERY CHRISTMAS NEW 1934 MODELS OF CYMA WATCHES JUST ARRIVED. WONDERFUL PATTERN AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES MB SOU WITH ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE. MM UU JJjP CAPITOL BUILDING BRANCH STAMFORD ROAD 30- A RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE.
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      257 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPU, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WTTH BRANCHES XM ROTT^RHAM AND THE HAGUE. BATAVM. Brar.ches throeehout the Dutch Ea.it Indies and In the PtraiU Settlement*. Indta. China, Japan *nd Arabia LONDON BANKERS: The National ProrlncUl B*ak. llmlt»d. Correspondents In the principal
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    AMUSEMENTS
    80 10 Singapore. My Lips Betray. With Lillian Harvey tt John Boles. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Gold Diggers of 1933. 8.15—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret—Emma 3 Wise Girls also Hell's Island. MAKLBOROUGH The Devil The Deep. With Charles Laughton TaUulah Bankhead. 6.15—9 15. NEW WORLD Side Show*, Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies. Theatres ft Cinemas. PAVILION
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    She $totnt* 95rai» SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. UNITY IS STRENGTH.
    996 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. UNITY IS STRENGTH. With what force the time-worn platitude that is used as a heading to this article can be applied to the rubber industry in this country can only be a matter for speculation, since there has never been any unity.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    634 10 JAPAN'S LEAD. According to a recent issue of an English language newspaper published in Toklo, Japanese soldiers are to wear silk caps and uniforms in the near future as the result of successful experiments carried out by the Army Department to find new uses for raw
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE!
    840 10 WORLD DEPRESSION. In this article on the fundamental causes of the toorld depression Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler points to action which should not be deferred in order to overcome it. The present economic and financial crisis is In no true sense national; it is international juid world-wide
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      TO PUT AMERICA ON HER FEET.
      695 11 John Hays Hammond's Suggestion. BIMETALLISM. Silver As Currency Medium. A high tariff wall round the United States and silver as the currency medium are the ways to put America on her feet again according to Mr. John Hays Hammond. Mr. Roosevelt is forming a
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    GIRL CANONISED.
    125 11 Frenzied Enthusiam At Ceremony. Vatican City. Dec. 8. Amid the ringing of church bells and frenzied enthusiasm, 10,000 French and British pilgrims assembled at St. Peter's for the canonising ceremony of Bernardette. the shepherd girl, whose shrine at Lourdes Is the pilgrimage place for the sick and maimed.
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    GENERAL O'DUFFY "ON THE RUN."
    84 11 Evades Police Cordon After Meeting. London, Dec. 11. While no official information is available in Dublin with regard to the report that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of General O'Duffy it is regarded as a certainty that O'Duffy will be arrested when
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    SOVIET INTRIGUE?
    221 11 Sinkiang Pact To Cede Land To U.S.S.R. Moscow, Dec. 11. Tass has been authorised categorically to deny the report in a Chinese newspaper, the Cheng Pao, that the Soviet Government has concluded an agreement with the Sinkiang Government relative to conceding Chinese territories to the U.S.S.R. The policy
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    HITLER'S DEMANDS.
    96 11 France To Consult Britain First. 3erlin, Dec. 11. Herr Hitler today received the French Ambassador M. Poncet. Explanation Wanted. Paris, Dec. 11. It Is understood that M. Poncet has asked Herr Hitler to explain his attitude towards the Brown Shirts as coexistent with the standing army of 300,000
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    JEWISH IMMIGRATION.
    100 11 Lord Cecil On Palestine's Limits. Lausanne, Dec. C. Lord Cecil killed any Idea of afresh exodus to Palestine at the conclusion of the present session of the German Refugees' Commission toiay. Palestine's power of absorption was strictly limited. Although the British Government was unable to speak for the
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    FIRE CONSPIRACY DISCLOSURES.
    239 11 Salvage Men Bribed. "£25 AS MONTHLY REFRESHER." London, Dec. 11. Dramatic evidence was given by Leopold Harris, the notorious ringleader of the fire conspiracy gang, on the resumption of the hearing at Bow Street today against Capt. Brynmoor Eric Miles, chief officer of the London Salvage Corps,
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    AN EXPLANATION.
    29 11 We regret the delay in producing this Issue of the Straits Times, but the usual procedure was interrupted this morning by a failure of our gas supply.
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    BRITONS IN FUKIEN.
    153 11 Safety Assured By Nanking:. London, Dec. 11. In the House of Commons tonight Mr. W. Nunn (Con., Whltehaven) asked what steps were being taken tor the safe removal of British subjects from the disturbed areas In Fuklen in view of the Chinese Government's recommendation for the withdrawal
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    SIBERIAN MAILS.
    91 11 Matter Brought Up In Commons. London, Dec. 11. In the House of Commons, Sir John Wardlaw-Mllne (Un Kidderminster) raised the question of the delay of China mails via Siberia. Sir Klngsley Wood, Postmaster General, explained the delays were due to political conditions. Malls were being forwarded via Vladivostok
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    TSINPU RAIL LOANS.
    86 11 British Minister To Renew Representations. London, Dec. 11. In the House of Commons, Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, replyin to Mr. A. C. Moreing. (Un.. Preston) with reference to the default of the TientsinPukow Railway loans, said that one or two payments appear to have been made
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    PASSENGER PLANE CRASHES.
    155 11 Six Killed. AERODROME HIDDEN IN FOG. Hamburg, Dec. 11. The pilot and five passengers were killed when a Lufthansa plane crashed at the aerodrome during a fog. Four other passengers were seriously injured. A London cftuple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barber, who were among the killed. The
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    GAOL TRAGEDY.
    77 11 Stay Order Received After Execution. London, Dec. 11. In the House of Commons, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for India, in a statement on the Lahore execution, said that orders were dispatched by special messenger to the gaol superintendent, instructing the postponement of the execution. The superintendent
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    NO RESPONSE LIKELY !
    204 11 NO RESPONSE LIKELY VS. Drinkers Urged To Go On Strike. Washington, Dec. 7. Britain and the United States are discussing a reciprocal agreement by which Britain will increase the pork quota from America In return for an Increase In the British quota of Scots whisky and gin which at present
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    POSTJAGER DELAYED.
    143 11 Develops Engine Trouble In Italy. An unfortunate breakdown of the engines has delayed the Postjager, the new Dutch aeroplane is which an attempt Is being made to fly from Amsterdam to Batavia and back again within ten days. Information was received in Singapore yesterday by the local agent
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    MB. E, CUMBERLAND,
    45 11 MR. E. CUMBERLAND. Death Of Inventor Who Saved Millions For Shipping. London, Dec. 11. The death has occurred of Mr. Elliott Cumberland at the age of 61 years. He discovered the electrolytic system of corrosion prevention, which has saved shipowners millions of pounds sterling. Reuter.
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    "PLEASE ENCOURAGEI ITS USE."
    84 11 Lancashire Taking More Indian Cotton. London, Dec. 11. The Lancashire cotton authorities are Implementing the pledge to increase the use of Indian cotton circularised to all spinners. An extensive list of mills in which India;: cotton Is wholly or partially used was dispatched to the export
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    ALL FOR LOVE.
    96 11 Bandit Who Cowed An Administration. AJaccio, Dec. 7. Spada, the last Corsican bandit, has pleaded guilty on charges of intimidating postal servants and was sentenced to 15 years' Imprisonment. Spada ambushed a postal van which was escorted by three gendarmes, shot the gendarmes and set fire to
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    FORCED LANDING.
    64 11 Plane Nearly Crashes Into Palace. London, Dec. 11. Crowds watching the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace rushed away In terror as an aeroplane, compelled to make a forced landing, bore down on them and narrowly missed the north-west end of the palace where the King and
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    FRENCH BUDGET.
    33 11 Complete Proposals Passed By Chamber. Paris, Dec. 11. The Chamber, by 280 votes to 175, has adopted the complete budget proposals. The Government made the vote a question of confidence.— Reuter.
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    SERIOUS INJURY.
    33 11 London, Dec. 12. Mr. George Lansbury, who a few days ago fractured a thigh, underwent an operation this afternoon. The damage to the leg was found to be very severe. Reuter.
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    RADICALS JOIN FUKIEN.
    770 11 Fighting On Chekiang Border. j HIGHER TARIFFS? More Japanese Ships On Way. Despite a Nanking denial, reports persist that fighting has broken out on the Chekiang border between the advancing Fukien rebels and Government forces. The merging of the Third Party -with the Fukien Government and attacks
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    DEPRESSING WARNING FROM NEW DELHI.
    723 12 WAGES STILL TOO LOW. Uncertain Outlook. NATIONALIST HOSTILITY TO EMIGRATION. Further news received from New Delhi regarding the question of re-opening emigration to Malaya is *of a depressing nature. Nationalist opinion throughout India appears to be strongly against resumption of emigration at the present time
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    CAREFREE DAYS IN KUALA LIPIS.
    589 12 Citizen's Memories. WHEN JUNGLE CAME UP TO SHOPHOUSES. A remarkably vivid picture of early Kuala LipLs was painted by one of the old residents of the town at a recent function at the Clifford School. A picturesque and pleasant at home was held by the
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    HUMPHREYS MEMORIAL.
    35 12 H.H. the Sultan of Trengganu will unveil the memorial to the late Mr. Humphreys, C.M.G.. C.8.E., erected at the Stmpang of Jalan Paya Bunga and Jalan Police, Kuala Trengsanu on Friday at a.m.
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    DIVING THRILLS.
    33 12 Peejay Ringens and Irene ghull, the world's highest divers, have been performing to Urge crowds at the New World since last Thursday. They will be appearing for a few more nights.
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    48 12 At the recent proficiency examina 1 Uon part n for cadets, Corp. B. H. Meggs. of Raffles Institution, was awarded first place among candidates from all schools In Malaya and was complimented by the General Officer Commanding. Gen. L. C. L. Oldfltld, tho Wfrb s'ar.dard of his work.
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    MALAY LAND LAW ATTACKED.
    271 12 Mr. Shearn Still On The Offensive. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. D*c. g. The Hon Mr. E. D. Shearn who took a leading part In criticising the new Malay Reservations Enactment at the last meeting of the Federal Council, will return to the attack at
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    "HENRY VIII."
    115 12 Programme Of Music By The Wilts. Band. In connection with the gala opening of "The Private life of Henry Vffl" at the Capitol tomorrow, the following programme of music will be rendered at all three performances, including the afternoon matinee, by the Band of the Ist Bat The
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    POPULARISING THE PINEAPPLE.
    416 12 New Industry. SINGAPORE'S JAM FACTORY. i Of the new agricultural Industries displacing rubber In rural Singapore, one of the most fascinating certres round the Jam factory. Pineapples, grown locally, are used to make Jams. Jellies, chutneys, sauces and Juices. Not for this factory the mere canning of
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    36 12 The Hon. Mr. A. 8. Bailey. Judge, Johore, will be going to Kuala Lumpur next week to act for Mr. Justice McFall, who went home on leave on Friday, until the return of Mr. Justice Burton.
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    K.L/s FIRST SINHALESE PILOT.
    333 12 K.L.'s FIRST SINHALESE PILOT. Planes Warmly Welcomed At Muar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 10. The first Sinhalese member of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club to obtain his "A" licence is Mr. Talalla, a son of Mr. H. S. Talalla. Mr. Talalla was one of six members, trained
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    SIGHT RESTORED.
    208 12 Relief Attributed To Wangkang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 10. According to a number of stories current the Wangkang festival recently concluded has brought in its train amazing relief from their suffering to the faithful and untold misery to those who were foolish enough to give expression
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    185 12 Mr. F. J. Smith And Miss E.C.F. Orr. The marriage took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral Singapore on Saturday, of Mr. Frederick John Smith, son of Mrs. Smith and the late Mr. J. E. Smith, of Cambridge, and Miss !':anor Caroline Frew Orr, of Edinburgh and Torquay. The
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    31 12 Mr Lee Chen Kim. of U.C.M A. will < sing special kronchong and stamboel i at the entertainment by the Tong Seng English School at the Great World on < Dec. 16. 1
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    832 12 WILL THE N.E.I. GO OFF COLD? A matter of Importance to BriitsH companies working in Netherlands India Is the increasing possibility of Holland and Netherlands India being driven off the gold standard. The campaign In Holland In favour of this Is being intensified, as it
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    PLANTING UNION FOR MALAYA
    2050 13 P. A. M. AND R. G. A. SCHEME Different Sections For Planter And Proprietors A scheme to create a United Planting Association of Malaya has been drawn up and published. The papers relating to it are issued jointly by the Planters' Association of Malaya and the
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    253 13 Mr. E. E. Chambers, of the Chartered Bank, Penang, accompanied by Mrs. Chambers and family, goes on leave early in the New Year. Miss O. L. Bruce, secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Book Club, sailed from Liverpool on Dec. 8, by the Bibby line Yorkshire on her
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      171 13 B. H. T. DOUL ATRAM CO., High Street, SINGAPORE. Phone 7846 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is to invite yon to call on us for the purpose of ascertaininf the correct clothes to wear durlnr the YnleUde Season and other functions. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. DOULATRAM CO. —A. FLINTER 6, Raffles
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    M. C. C. 's Last Word On Leg- Theory—Australia Must Decide Before End Of Year.
    32 14 M. C. C. 's Last Word On Leg- Theory Australia Must Decide Before End Of Year. ag Dock, who leads in the "Best Footballer" competition, scoring against the Selangor Malays on Sunday.
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    Dead Calm Spoils R.S.Y.C. Events
    951 14 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club A class boats sailed the second race for the Llpton Cup on Sunday. It was a flat calm except for a few catspaws from the north-west, and a heaw shower of rain at the start. The weather suited Kilat admirably
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    THIRD ROUND OF. F. A. CUP.
    259 14 Tottenham To Meet Cup Holders. London, Dec 11. The draw for the third round of the English Cup, In which the First and Second Division clubs compete, took place today and resulted as follows: Plymouth vs. Huddersfleld. Crystal Palace vs. Aldershot. Manchester United vs.
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    JACKIE BROWN
    33 14 Retains World's Title Against Foran. London, Dec. 11. At Manchester, in a contest for the world's flyweight championship, the holder, Jackie Brown (Manchester) outpointed Ginger Foran (Liverpool) over fifteen rounds. Renter.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY
    108 14 The following have been invited to play hockey for S.C.C. vs. Indo-Ceylon Sports Club to-morrow (Wednesday), at S.C.C.:— F. J. L. Mayger; C. K. Johnson Hill, C. E. Brooke; C. Flttock, P. H. Harrison, D. H. Tudor; L. N. Davis, C. N. Reed, Rev. Nigel Williams M. C.
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    INTER-SCHOOL SOCCER.
    69 14 The final of the inter-school football league will be played tomorrow at the Anson Road Stadium between the Radln Mas School and the Victoria Bridge School for the H. Ambok Sooloh Shield. The same teams met last year In the finals and V. 5. S. won 3—2.3 —2.
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    BODY-LINE BOWLING AGAIN.
    2195 14 M. C. C.'s Latest Cable. ULTIMATUM TO BOARD OF CONTROL. The leg-theory bowling controversy which everyone thought died on Oct. 9 with the exchange of friendly cables between the M.C.C. and Australia and was buried on Nov. 23 when a decision was made to leave the matter
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    Singapore Weight-Lifting Championships.—Review Of Home Rugby.
    8 15 Singapore W eight-Lifting Championships. Review Of Home Rugby.
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    LIGHT BLUES BRILLIANT DISPLAY AGAINST SERVICES.
    2364 15 Lancashire Win Northern Section Title. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 28. It has been a week of fine Rugby matches. On Wednesday, a weakened Light Blue side dealt very efficiently with Edinburgh University tourists, who were beaten by 17 8, while Devonshire beat
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    167 15 Today. December It. Rugby: S.C.C. tournament: Etceteras vs. M.C.0.. Padang; Police vs. Wiltshire Regt. Hockey: Police vs. R.A.. U'Dot. Football: Malaya Command vs. Malays (Poppy Day Pund Match), A R. Stadium. S.C.C. Bowls Final. Wednesday. December 13. Golf: Garrison G.C. Women's Monthly' Medal (bogey). Rugby: S.C.C. XV vs.
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    CHARITY MATCH.
    68 15 Malaya Command To Meet Malays. With the object of assisting the Poppy Day Fund a football match between the Malaya Command and the Malays will be played at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon, kick off at five o'clock. Admission charges. 50. 25 and 10 cents. No charge is
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    S.C.C. BOWLS.
    39 15 The heavy rain yesterday necessitated the postponement of the S.C.C. lawn bowls championship final between O. C. Miller and P. O'Neill Dunne, until this afternoon. After the match the prizes won In the tournament will be presented.
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    MATCH CANCELLED.
    24 15 The Rugby match between the RAP. and a Public Services fifteen, to have been played yesterday at Seletar, did not take place.
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    THREW AWAY HIS STICK
    177 16 When Sciatica Yielded to Kruschen There can be no doubt that this man has finished walking with a stick, for It Is now four years since he discarded it. He writes: "For 18 months I suffered with chronic sciatica and rheumatism, and was unable to walk
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    SIKH'S COMPLAINT.
    69 16 Alleged Illegal Borrowing By Bankrupt. Chan Ah Qoh, a clerk in the drawing office of the Singapore Harbour Board, was produced before the third magistrate, Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, yesterday on a charge of borrowm a sum of $100 without disclosing '.hat he was an undischarged bankrupt.
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    CHINESE SOCIAU
    256 16 CHINESE SOCIAL. Literary Students Foregather. The Chinese Students' Literary Association held a social at its premises on Sunday night under the chairmanship of Mr. A. K. Lee. In opening, the chairman said that combining the literary section with the social activities of the association so as to enable members to
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    MRS. C. O. LIM.
    402 16 Death Of Talented Musician. The funeral of Mrs. C. O. Lim, wif; of the Singapore 1. wyer, took place yesterday at the Bidadari cemetery. Mrs. Urn was an Associate of Trinity College of Music, London and a Gibson scholar of that college. She was an accomplished
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    POLICEMAN REBUKED.
    108 16 "Career As Hawker-Chaser Must End." A severe rebuke was meted out by the third magistrate, Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, yesterday, to a SiUh lance corporal, who charged a Jewish shopkeeper, Abdullah, with hawking without a licence in Change Alley. The magistrate declared that he was going to
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      476 17 AS YOU WERE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Alter three postponements, the Batavia Conference has at last given its decision and it leaves us pretty well "as we were." That was almost a loregone conclusion. Restrictlonlsts are given another chance to work out a practicable scheme on
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      1025 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Only recently. In a leading article on the rupee, you condemned the campaign that is being starred afresh in Indian commercial circles for the depreciation of the exchange value of the rupee, and now we read Sir Basil Blackett expressing
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      408 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— "l Say Man's" letter in your yesterday's issue is a very practical rebuff to Mr. Braddell, who wields a twoedged sword of doubtful effect when he cries down "Malayanlsatlon" with one voice and cries up "Angnclsation" with another.
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      718 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Nothing can be more upsetting to the rubber market than the repeated references to and report of pessimism and optimism in the various parts of the world. After all, such reports amount to nothing more than an editor's opinion, sprinkled
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    GARRISON GOSSIP.
    1470 19 Real Rugby, Not Ludo, When Command Met Singapore The Human Torpedo Again Gup About The Gap. "8i115;..., v— v.~» .uwer •f strength to his side. His pace and energy were a joy, his opportunism always alert, and his tackling in emergency terrific. He Should remember, however, that the
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      346 19 W There was a bloke named A. D. Anderson whose work in the line-out was a revelation. The number of times that feller got the ball and got It back gave me the willies." Anderson's face is hidden in the picture of him jumping in the line-eat, so It is
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