The Straits Times, 13 December 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NKARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      562 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJJ^CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'B GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AKD JAPAN. Due Tonage B'pore X BHUTAN 6,100 Dec. 21 CORFU 15,000 Dec. 22
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      576 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, Uadsa. Antwerp Rotterdam aad MMdlesbraagh. Vessels Tonnare Due Sail S PUSHIMI MARO 10.900 Dec. 14 II HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Dec. 31 31 t TERUKUNI MARU 13.000 Jan. S II HAKUSAN MARU 10.400 Jan. 34 3! HARUNA MARU 10.400 Feb. 7 I
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      586 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated In Australia.) FOB BRISBANE, STDNET AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND TBURBDAT ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the sj. MANOOLA (3.352 tons) (Cargo only). The sa MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      526 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated hi Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTLRDA-A HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom Prom From Spore Malacca Tort Pecang Bwett LALANDIA 36/13 36/13 27/12 29/12 t MEONIA 16/1 16/1 17/1 19/1 ALBIA 6/2 6/3 7/3 4/3 BORINGIA 27/2 37/3 38/3 3/3 FIONIA
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      1259 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Pteam Ship Co., Ltd. and China Malual (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd. THE CI'NARD STEAMSHIP CO. iTU THE STRAITS BTEAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE 'd THE SIAM
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    TWO MEN DROWNED.
    199 3 Clinging To Capsized Craft For Hours. Hong Kong, Nov. 28. Clinging for two days and two Bights to the bottom of a capsized gampan and seeing his two companions finally become exhausted and go to a watery grave, was the experience of a Chinese fisherman before he
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    220 3 REDANG. Siam. 299 tons, from Lacon 13.12. tor Palembang unc. PALOPO, Dut., 628 tons, from Pemangkat 13.12, for Singkawang 16.12. VYNER BROOKE, Ster. 721 tons. from Kuching 13.12. for Kuchlng 17.12. CITY OF ROUBAIX, Brit., 4,556 tons, from Antwerp 13.12. for Hong Kong, 13.12. RHESUS, Brit., 4,279 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    118 3 Wednesday, December 13. Ships alongside the »Vb»r»e» or expected to arri»e. Godown Gate. MUM KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf I^ch. "Princess Mary." Mip!a Lch. "Kittiwake." Islander. Oil Wharf Nlcuw Zetland. Coal Wtiarf NIL VESSELS IN DRV DOCKS. T»nj"ni Paitar. Albert Dock Tobelo. Victoria Dock Ban Ho Guan. rppw
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    CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS.
    510 3 Twin Vessels Launched In Shanghai. The new steam vessels Hal Sul and Hal Ching, twin watch-dogs for the Chinese Martlme Customs, slid smoothly down the ways at the New EngineerIng and Shlp-bulldlng Works, Ltd., recently. Madame Wu Tehchen, wife of the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, christened the
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    SHIP STRANDED.
    150 3 Grounding Of Shengking At Tientsin. One of the largest ships to journey up the Halho. the China Navigation Co. s.s. fthengklng. ran aground opposite the Russian Consulate Genera: at Tientsin recently after a 13 foot draft had been authorised. She went upon a 14 ft. 3 in. tide
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    PASSENGERS.
    82 3 The following passengers arrived in Singapore by the Kedah yesterday Hon. Mr. O. Sturrock, Mrs. G. Sturrock, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. J. Shelly Thompson, Mr. P. A. W. Handley, Mr. J. I. Dawson, Mr. W. H. Qatfleld, Mr. S. J. Wilson, Mr. S. W. West, Mr. F. D.
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    92 3 The following are passengers by the East Asiatic m.s. Meonla, which left Southampton on Nov. 22 and is due in Singapore on Dec. 23: Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wardlaw and two children. Miss Jacques < nurse i. Miss E. R. F. Leonard, Miss P. J. R.I Leonard, Mr. B.
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      229 3 Improve your Contract with "60 CONTRACT LESSON HANDS" 1G0 PAGES. By ELY CULBERTSON A brand new book, Just published, giving up-to-the minute Contract methods according to the Culbertson System of 1933— teaching by the proved effective way of learning by example. By special arrangement with Mr. Ely Culbertson, world's greatest
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      798 3 fc* NORDDEUTSCHEF cßg lloyd. (Incorporated in yttQ£o Germany.) The undermentioned an the company's Intended fixtures-— OUTWARD I SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong. B'ghal, N. China Japan Dec. 19 HOMEWARD SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, Barcelona, Lfcbon. Adam, R'dam, H'burg 4c Bremen Dae. 30 t ERLANGEN for Genoa. M'sellles, Oraii Antwerp, R'dam, H'burg
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      413 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ARE YOU GOING HOME IN MARCH The President Johnson sails from Singapore March 13. equipped with FIRST CLASS. TOURIST AND ECONOMICAL TOURIST CLASS CABINS. FARES ARE AS LOW AS £35.14.0 From SINGAPORE to MARSEILLES for an outside cabin in economical Tourist class. ROUND THE WORLD FOR £110
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      352 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN^ LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports and Sacs CanaL Due Sail*. Steamer Spore Spore CITY OP EVANSVILLB Dec. 39 Jan. 3 CITY OP NORWICH Jan. 14 Jan. 16 FOR BONO KONG. SHANGHAI A MM| Steamer Due Spore. CITY OR
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      190 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp, ins Sunshine temp. °F hrs. *F Alor Star 90 Nil 9.1 70 Kota Bharu 85 0.05 9.7 73 K. Trengganu 84 0.78 8.7 73 Bukit Jeram 87 0.06 6.5 72 Mersing 83 1.35 2.3 73 Singapore (Mt. Faber)
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      388 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised m these columns (end copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, good cook-boy used to electric stove. Apply Joy, 11, Napier Road, between I—2, 7—B pjn. WANTED a lady canvasser to canvas advertising contracts for a leading Journal. Apply Box 127,
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      697 4 MOTOR VEHICLES USED CARS, Singer Juniors, Baby Plat, Hlllman, Hupmoblle, Morris Cowley, GrahamPalge, Chevrolet. Eastern Auto Co, Ltd. 69/79, Orchar Road. HOUSES, FLATS TO LET Bungalows, Angullla Park, Angullla Co. TO LET, T, Napier Rd, A 14, ChaUwortb Road. Apply Meyer Bros. TO LET, BHOP. PLAT, Amber Mansions Applj Spore
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      572 4 FOR SALE KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS New models arriving soon, finer than ever. Lowest prices, easiest terms ever offered. Also guaranteed used Kelvinators. KELVINATORS BENTED. Malayan Htcitiical Equipment Co. 14, Robinson Road. Tel. 34C4. PALAIS DES MODES, HIGH STREET. SPECIAL XMAS OFFERS LATEST CREATIONS OP KVENING AND APTBRNOON GOWNS, SEQUIN CAPES
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      619 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of Mahogany-stained Teak Household furniture, etc. To be held at No. 10, Institution Hill Mansions River Valley Road, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 193J at 2.30 pjn. Comprising, a double spring motor cabinet gramophone with records, refrigerator, dis play cabinets, wardrobes with mirror doors, dressing table. Iron
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      954 4 PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL EMPLOYERS HAVING VACAN- CIES FOB EUKOPEANS ABE URGED TO CONSCLT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AT THE V.M.C.A. SINGAPORE. BUSINESS CARD. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HABC and Miss HANA M, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7457. THE STRAITS TIMES Head office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS,
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      53 4 BUSINESS CARDS F I G A R O~ EUROPEAN LADY EXPERTS JUST ARRIVED «CQ PERMANENT WAVING. WITH LATEST EQUIPMENT RAFFLES HOTEL .Room 120) and at 93 Bras Bamh Read. The NEW Ladies Hair Dressing Saloon PERM Will make you Christmas PERMANENT WAVE A REALLY GOOD ONE 79 STAMFORD ROAD JP*™"
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      142 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions far CLASSIFIED AIiVKKTIb-.MENTS a. as under:— 25 cr- jxv "er lr*erti with a mi mum chan,.. of $1 per insertion. T—e are r xlmatri.' six wcrtj to a line. Births. Marriage*. Deaths, Acknowledgments. Announcements and P.P.C cards will be char- at the rate c"
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    WOMAN'S SCREAMS.
    255 5 Sees Robbers Walking Away With Bags. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 9. Two Javanese, Sabinl bin Rojoh and Ahmed Sujanl bin Hajl Osman, were produced before Sheikh Abubakar, second magistrate, charged with lurklog house trespass and theft and abetment respectively. Inche Abdul Hamld bin Mustapha, Deputy
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    TAIPING INDIANS.
    127 5 Chettiars' Interest In Social Welfare. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 8. For the first time in local history chettiars are taking more interest in the social welfare of the Indian community, as shown by the election of more than one of their members to the committee of
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    MANY WAR DECORATIONS.
    97 5 Ceylonese And Precious Stones Deal. Wearing a number of war decurations James William, a 50-year-old Ceylonese, appeared again before the third magistrate on Monday in answer to a charge of cheating In respect of 33 Siamese precious stones. The trial was fixed for tomorrow afternoon, accused's bail
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    WORKLESS MAN'S SUICIDE
    97 5 Hanged Himself From Rubber Tree. A verdict of suicide was returned by the Coroner on Tuesday on a 52-year-old Chinese, Lam Kow, who on the morning of Dec. 1 hanged himself on the branch of a rubber tree in a plantation off Boon Teck Road. The discovery
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    HARD-UP ANGLICANS IN SELANGOR.
    360 5 Steady Drain Of Funds For Overdraft (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 8. Wffl the Church of England community In Selangor be able to pay itfull contribution to the expenses ol the Singapore diocese next year? This question arises out of a discussion" of the
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    AFTER 15 YEARS.
    84 5 Coffee-Roaster's Lapse Ends In Prison. After serving John Little's for 15 years Ang Lee. a coffee' roaster, was sentenced o a total of six months' rigorous Imprisonment in the third police court on Tuesday for stealing two packets of coffee from the firm ana dishonestly retaining several
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    THE S.S. GAZETTE.
    298 5 The following appointments are notified in the Straits Settlements Gazette: Mr. L. Rayman to act as Deputy Treasurer, Straits Settlements. Mr. A. W. Hay to act as Assistant Protector of Chinese. Singapore. Commander J. T. B. Notley, R.N. (retired) to act as Deputy Master Attendant, Straits Settlements.
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    CONSUMING BEER.
    38 5 Mohamed Ismail, the proprietor of an eating house in Malay Street, was yesterday fined $10 by the third magistrate, Mr. Curtis, when he pleaded guilty to selling beer for consumptir on the premises without a licence.
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    5 GAOL FOR WOMAN.
    217 5 Took Money Falsely Front Litigant False representations by alleglni that she could bribe the usher and ar interpreter in the assistant civil dis trict Judge's court were proved against a Chinese woman, Chua Woon Neo when she was tried before Mr. N Grlce, the second magistrate,
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    NORWEGIAN IN COURT.
    139 5 Alleged Embezzlement Of 150,000 Kroner. Ragmar Storm Gamborg Eriksen, the Norwegian who was arrested on Tuesday morning on the s.s. Trianon, and alleged to be wanted in Norway for embezzlemen.. of 150.000 Kronen (over $90,000), was produced before Mr. H. A. Forrer. the Criminal District Judge, shortly
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    K.L. CYCLISTS.
    139 5 Still Ignoring Signals Of Pointsmen. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 8. The non-observance by cyclists of traffic signals was criticised at the meeting of the committee of the Selangor branch, A.A.M., on Nov. 14. A member suggested that the spare men at the various control points
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    A.A.M. WATCHMEN,
    99 5 Selangor Wants All-Malayan System. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 8. That the branch expenditure on watchmen was too high was a point made at the last meeting of the committee of the Selangor branch, A. A.M. It was suggested that It would be desirable to have
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      357 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 DINNER DANCE Extension to 2 a.m7 Crackers Special Novelties from Part, Dinner $4. Non-Diners $1.
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      45 5 SELANGOR CLUB, FRASER'S HILL. Adjoining padang and tennis courts. Modern sanitation: Electric light Billiard tab>: and Oarage Non-Members may book accommodation. Inclusive rates. Single roon> $6 per diem. Double room SlO per diem. OFF SEASOh DEDUCTIONS. 20 per rent. ON RENT ONLY. TO 20th DECEMBER.
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      392 5 "HAD I BUT KNOWN!" To be wise aftei the event is easy. but. alaa. too late; every day one hears somebody or other say "Had I but known!" Be warned now of the dangers of neglected I constipation. 1 An accumulation of waste matter in the food tract will quickly
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    (orresDondence.
    1447 6 CorresDondence. MR, HAYNES'S SPEECH. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— lt may appear to be a little unfair, and perhaps discourteous, to comment adversely on the vigorous speech made by Mr. Haynes at the meeting of the Legislative Council held on Dec. 4 as that was his last
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    INDIAN RECRUITING.
    216 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The answers to the five questions raised by the Government of India in regard to re-opening recruitIng of Tamils can best be obtained by opening the recruiting. If conditions in Malaya are adverse to the comfort and betterment of the
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    THE INDIAN AGENCY.
    224 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l have read carefully your leading article about the scope of the Indian Agency and I shall feel obliged If you will give a reply to the following query. Has the Indian Government assigned specific and separate functions to
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    WOMEN DRIVERS.
    155 6 Find A Champion In Lord Wakefield. The prophecy that before long we shall no more refer to the "woman motorist" than to the "woman walker" was made by Lord Wakefleld In an address to the Women's Automobile and I Sports Association at the May Fair 'Hotel on Not.
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    BOMB HITS BOAT.
    86 6 Accident At American Air Practice. Honolulu, Nov. 18. A 50-pound bomb fell from the sky on a Japanese fishing vessel off Peari Harbour today, somewhat damaging the craft but the crew miraculously escaped injury. The Pearl Harbour Air Fleet Base was conducting bombing manoeuvres with a squadron
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      66 6 w You Want To Know My Tailor? Ob, no, 1 don't mind at all. I always make a habit of recommending the "Best." Not only do they make good clothes but can supply the last word In West End accessories Shirts, Collars, Ties, Sox, Cufflinks etc.— which add the finishing
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      25 6 Mr. V. Rajah, of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur, is voluntarily* retiring from Government service from Jan. 1, 1934, after ten years service.
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      159 6 WHITEAWAY'S 35nrSa LATEST OVELTIES JUST ARRIVED! AN EXCEPTIONALLY SMART CREA MW& TION, AS ILLUSTRATED, IN WHITE r felt taA v'~ j PANAMA, BANGKOK, AND FANCY A STRAWS, NEWEST SHAPES IN WHITE V. AND POPULAR COLOURS. jj\^>< $695 Tt $10.50 each. J<u CHILDREN'S READY-TO-WEAR .~>&L J K^ y J FANCY STRAW
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      172 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle Hill llt^ |45 II (CLUESJ ACROSS. i tvfepntui 18. Drum 4 K Dtayer C"** wlth clothm 11. Sedin* part g- 3£w*2* 12. Affirmative vote* Bhow up 13. Elliptical 34. X*« gla S&EJS' M. at oi use -g Ed£g SS^water Worthta- na« 33. Month 41 to CasC 35
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    SINGAPORE R.N.V.R. IN THE | MAKING.
    448 7 SINGAPORE R.N.V.R. IN THE MAKING. Its Duties In Times Of War And Peace, With the arrival of Lieut. -Commander L. A. W. Johnson, M.V.0., R.N., who is to be officer in command, the Singapore division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve has been brought into active being. Lieut. -Commander Johnson
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      236 7 Illf] gL They're attacking \—^^y slump feeling i^^^S. V. C. mas .howln* at 9.30 pm. p 8 n t O 111 I m c I on December 16th, I 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd Prices "BABES tn. WOOD" I 52.50, $1.50 and $1.00. wtwi-w the Matinee. or "Lost in the Lallang"
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      347 7 6.15 PAVILION 9.1S |j ONE OF 1933S GREATEST FILMS! From Theodore Dreiser's Amailng book, that A I haa been translated into nearly erery known STARRING I +&s** SYLVIA j SIDNEY i \J 8 W 'l^«j :^B^i]K Yet hor <*ev° iion her NB < NBl»By Wj sacrifice. ..raise her '^B above
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      238 7 BRITAIN'S GRANDEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCREEN! GALA OPENING TO-DAY at the CAPITOL 3.15 6.15 9.15 p.m. WITH A SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRAMME TO BE RENDERED BY THE BAND of the Ist Ball. THE WILTSHIRE REGIMENT By Kind Permission rf f- r r>\. J.H.M. MEE and Offcers The FAMOUS PICTURE THAT HAS
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    226 8 Rubber Dull All Round. SMALL DROP IN LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, price 13 5 16 cts. down 3/16 ct. Tin, Singapore price $1 15.12 Vi, up 25 cts. Gold, £6 6s. 4' 2 d.. down 7 '/id.
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    PRODUCE.
    184 8 Singapore, Dec. 13, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 21.00 White Pepper 20.00 Black Pepper 12.75 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 3.15 Copra, mixed 2.45 2.45 Small Flake Tapioca 4.35 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    42 8 fTom Europe (London malls dis- 1 patched Nov. 23) by Rajula due at Penang 6 p.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Slrdhana due at Singapore today. From China and Japan by Fushlml Maru due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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        MINING.
        450 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- I/- Ayer Hitam Til 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang I*l Batu Caves £1 £1 Changkat Tin £1 £1 Chenderiang 50 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        284 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 100 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.40 1.50 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.8.0 5.12.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.25 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 24/- 25/£1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 21/6 22/6 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 106 108 nom. iingapore Municipal 4V& p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. iingapore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. lingapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 103
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      224 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hoog 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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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      70 8 Noon, Dec. 13. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 13 5/16 13% (F. 0.8.) 135/ 8 13% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. Dec. 133/ 8 131/2 Jan.-Mar. 13 9/16 13 11/16 Apr.-June 13 1.3/16 13 15/16 Tone of Market: Very dull.
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      MONEY ORDER.
      42 8 The ratt of Issue Is Rs. 154 $100 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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      RUBBER SHARES.
      382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Pnc«3 Fraser Lyal] Evatt Co. K. Sidim ($1) 1.75 1.85 1.75 2.00 Kundong (fl) 1.10 1.171/ a 0.85 1.00 Lunas (|1) 1.15 1.25 1.10 1.20 M. Pindas ($1) 0.97 i/ 2 1.02>/ 2 0.95 1.00 M. Tekong ($1) 0.10
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    136 8 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. Tongkal and DJambl (Toba) 3 pm. Banka Island. Piadjoe Palembang (Thedens) 3 pm Pontianak (Khorn Hoea) 3 pml Philippine Islands. China and Japan (Kulmerland) 3 pm. Belawan, Ceylon, Egypt, Europe and Oreat Britain (Poelau Tello) 3 pm. North. N.-East N.-West Sumatra (Both) 3pm# Ceylon, Egypt Europe and
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    RUBBER COMPANIES.
    42 8 Increased Production Last Month. (Froir. Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 13. Three hundred and forty two R G A companies produced 12,216 lbs. last month as compared with 10,340 lbs. for November 1932, an Increase of 18 1 ■>er cent.
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    BERLIN SHARE MARKET.
    111 8 BERLIN SHARE MARK ST. Berlin, Dee. 9. Business on the share market was very dull, partly owing to the seasonal disinclination to invest and parti r to the Catholic holiday In the Rhineland and Bavaria where there was a shortage of buying orders. The tendency of the fixed Interest security
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    AIR MAIL.
    42 8 Mails from Batavia and Palemoari^ by aeroplane are expected at the General Post Office, Singapore at 5 p.m. today. The Air Mail Karachi— London dispatched by s.s. "Rajula" on Nov. 24, was delivered in London on Dec. 12 (18 days).
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      17 8 Everything in RADIO in«.ton EDDYSTONE components for Short Wave. EDDYSTONE RAOIO-ELECTRIC Ct. t* 36 ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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      97 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday. December 13. Rotary Tiffin, Dr. O. E Mason On "The Uses of Electricity in Practice of Medicine," Adelphl Hotel, 1 p.m Friday, December 15. Annual mtg. of Wea.ne Bros.. Orchard Rd noon. Saturday, December 16. Johore Council tntg., 11 a.m. Monday, December 18. Annual mtg.
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      TALI AYER RUBBER ESTATES.
      849 9 Finances Satisfactory. ESTATE AMALGAMATION REDUCES COSTS. The 22nd annual general meeting of the Tall Ayer Rubber Estates. Limited, was held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C.2, Mr. E. L. Hamilton, the chairman of the company, presiding. The secretary (Mr. F. E.
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      WEEKLY BULLION LETTER.
      557 9 Samuel Montagu Co's Report. Samuel Montagu and Co.'s weekly bullion letter, dated London Nov. 15, states: The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £190,538,384 on the Bth Instant, as compared with £190,447,031 on the previous Wednesday. In the open market substantial amounts of gold
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      1142 9 Gold Fluctuates. STOCK EXCHANGE UNCERTAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 21. The loss of faith In the franc and the dollar, whose accentuation was the dominant feature of finance last week, had the effect of sending a substantial volume of foreign funds to London. Some fears
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      RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      65 9 Heavy Increase In D.E.I. Exports. (From Our Own Correspondent.? London, Dec. 13. The total shipments of rubber from the D.E.I, from January to October 1933 amounted to 224,506 metric tons dry, compared with 173,097 metric tons for the corresponding period last year, an Increase of 2934 per cent.
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      TAIPING TIN DREDGING.
      27 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 13. Taiplng Tin Dredging has declared an Interim dividend of 2' 2 per cent, payable on Dec. 22.
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      342 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1821. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. BATAVI Branches throichout the Dutch East Indie* and in UlO Ftraits Settlement*. India. China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, I imltcd. Correspondents in the
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. COMPANY LAW.
    923 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13, 1933. COMPANY LAW. After the passage through the House of Commons of the Companies' Consolidation Act, 1929, it was suggested that company law in Malaya should be amended so as to bring it in line with the English Act. The last public reference
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    AMUSEMENTS
    94 10 Singapore. ALHAMBBA My Lips Betray. With Lillian Harvey tc John Boles. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Private life of Henry vm. With Charles Laughton. 6.15—9.15. GBEAT WOULD Cabaret—Chandu The Magician 3 Wise Girls Hells Island. MARLBOBOUGH The Devil b The Deep. With Charles Laughton Tallulah Banlchead. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD Bide Shows, Cabaret,
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    MR. R. D. WALKER,
    70 10 Appointed Chief Railway Engineer, Kowloon. It is officially announced in Hong Kong that a telegram has been received from" the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the effect that Captain R. D, Walker. M.C., District Engineer of the Federated Malay States Railways, has been selected
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    F.M.S. GAZETTE.
    64 10 The following appointments are noti fled in a supplement to the F.M.E Government Gazette: Mr. M. B. Shelley, British Resident Perak, to be supernumerary staff office of the rank hitherto attached to th post of Chief Seotetairy to Government F.M.S., with effect from Dec. 8. .Mr. G. E.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    505 10 THANKS. This Note is an acknowledgement ot the several letters received this mornIng as the outcome of a paragraph printed on the main news page of yesterday's Issue explaining that a failure of our gas supply was responsible for delay in publication. A number of readers
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    819 10 "Pressure is low in the Baltic area and near Greenland. A wedge of high pressure from an anticyclone near the Azores extends north-east-wards towards Norway. Weather will be mainly fair, but there may be local showers. This weather forecast business is so ordinary as to be almcst
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      43 10 WEATHER REPORTS. The compilation of weather reports, which is becoming an increasingly important matter with the growth of aviation, is the work of a world-wide organisation. In this article Mr. T. J. Willis, the British journalist, tells how these reports are made possible.
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    RUSSO-JAPANESE TENSION AGGRAVATED.
    607 11 SEVENTY SUBMARINES LAUNCHED AT VLADIVOSTOK. Nanking Invasion Of Fukien Said To Be Imminent. Reports from the North indicate that secret war preparations by the Soviet are' continuing apace. Seventy submarines, secretly assembled, have been launched at Vladivostock, while another 150 planes are being dispatched from Moscow to
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    PEACE HOPES VANISH.
    154 11 Chiang's Armies Ready For Offensive. Shanghai, Dec. 11. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has officially denied that he is resigning. Referring to the Fukien situation he declared that nothing short of unconditional surrender would prevent an outbreak of hostilities in South Chekiang. Official circles believe that all hopes of
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    FUKIEN REVOLT.
    39 11 Why Rebels Are Using Radical Slogans. Moscow, Dec. 11. Commenting on the developments in Fuklen, Izvestia states that the formation of the new government In that province, and the consternation \ausod by this event in Nanking, Can-
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    BANK FAILURES.
    127 11 Financial Crisis At Swatow. Hong Kong, Dec. 10. Following the suspension of business by Chinese exchange banks in Swatow including the Kwong Huat, Chee Huat and Ang Huat Seng, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Swatow held a meeting yesterday to consider measures for winding up the affairs
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    RICE IMPORTS
    56 11 China To Enforce New Tax Of $1.50 Per Picul. Shanghai, Dec 11. Acting under the instructions of the Ministry of Finance, the Maritime Customs Department will commence collecting taxes on imported rice on 'Dec. 16. The Chinese Government has decided to impose a tax of $1.50 on every
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    DISMISSED FROM POST.
    95 11 For Incident In House Of Commons. London, Dec. 13. Mr. Robert Bernays, Labour M. P. for Eristol, has made a statement to his constituency that owing to his refusal to cross the floor of the House with Sir Herbert Samuel, the NewsChronicle, which he has served editorially
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    ACTRESS' DEATH LEAP.
    69 11 Please Notify My Mother In Shanghai." New York, Dec. 13. The actress. Adrlenne La Champ, wife of Mr. Chi uncey Keim, the theatrical producer, plunged to her death from a 15th floor room of a mid-town hotel today. Two farewell notes were pinned to her dress, one
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    HITLER'S OFFERS TO FRANCE.
    227 11 Return Of The Saar Territory. London, Dec. 12. Conversations between Lord Tyrrell, ■the British Ambassador to Paris, and •the Cabinet these last few days have particularly concerned Germany's attitude to disarmament and the suggestions made by Hitler to M. Poncet, the French Ambassador to Berlin. These
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    CHINESE ANTHEM.
    69 11 British Bands To Play The "Party Song." London, Dec. 12. Army Orders state that the Party song will now be used as the Chinese national anthem. The order adds that bands should possess at least one set of music. An authority on Chinese affairs avers that the Party
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    CHOICE FOR WORLD.
    227 11 "League Or Complete Anarchy." London. Dec. 12. M. Avenol at a meeting in the House of Commons delivered a 2.000 word apologia for the League of Nations which was tantamount to a repetition of Lord Balfour's dictum. "If the League did not exist, we should have to
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    GERMANY'S DEBTS.
    98 11 No 50 Per Cent Transfer For Six Months. Basle, Dec 12. During the next six months Germany will be unable to make the 50 per cent, transfer as she has so far, and unless the world economic situation Is completely changed Germany will never be able to meet
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    250 PEOPLE DIE IN INTENSE COLD.
    62 11 Storms And Floods. WINTER GRIPS EUROPE AND AMERICA. New York, Dec. 12. Two hundred and fifty persons have died from the intense cold In the North-West and Eastern States, where damage amounting to millions of dollars have been done by storms and floods. Icy
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    THAMES FROZEN.
    140 11 Skating At Night By Floodlight London, Dec. 11. An icy Christmas appears to be in store for America and Europe. New York reports 25 people being killed in the East and the Middle West by lightning and heavy snowstorms, with temperatures below zero. Twelve thousand cleaners were called
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    SIR MILES LAMPSON.
    167 11 British Minister On Way Home. Shanghai .Dec. 12. Seven years' service as British Minister to China, during which SinoBritish relations have undergone a remarkable transition, were brought to a close with the departure this afternoon for England of Sir Miles Lampson aboard the P. and O. Ranchl.
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    DANISH ROYALTY
    113 11 On Private Visit To London. Rugby, Dec. 11. The King and Queen of Denmark reached London last night on a private visit. They were met at Liverpool station by the Prince o"f Wales on behalf of the King and Queen as well as by the Danish legation staff
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    "DAZZLING VICTORY."
    51 11 Bolivia's Counter Against Paraguay's Claim. La Paz (Bolivia), Dec. 13. Countering the Paraguayan claims of a dazzling victory, the Bolivian War, Minister announces that Col. Panaranda with 3,000 troops has succeeded In rejoining the main Bolivian Army. The President has promoted Col. Panaranda to the rank of general.—
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    COMMITS SUICIDE.
    59 11 Afghan Chief Who Could Not: Avenge His King. Kabul, Dec. A well-known chieftain, Bajauri, h.as committed suicide leaving a farewell letter saying that he was greatly disappointed at not being permitted to average the death of Nadir Shah. He is being buried at the foot of the King's
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    GREATER USE OF INDIAN COTTON.
    197 11 Drive Against Imports From Japan. London, Dec. 13. Important researches which, it is hoped, will lead to the greater use of Indian cotton by Lancashire are being carried out by Manchester experts, who are seriously investigating the possibilities of adapting machinery for that purpose. A
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    SALVATION ARMY.
    121 11 Commissioner To Tour The Far East. London, Dec. 13. The Salvation Army Commissioner, Mr. Henry Mapp, will be the first chief of-staff to visit the Army's Far East headquarters while In office when he departs on Dec. 14 for a four-month tour. The Netherlands Indian Government proposes to
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    EXPELLED EDITOR
    59 11 Compensation Claim Being Examined. London, Dec. 12. In the House of Commons today, Capt. R. A. Eden, the Foreign Under Secretary, stated that Mr. LennoxSimpson's claim (or compensation was being examined. The Foreign Office was in consultation with the British Legation in China.— Reuter. Mr. Lennox-Simpson, the newspaper
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    FLIGHT TO JAPAN.
    73 11 French Airman Makes Forced Landing. Athens, Dec. 13. Comte Louis de Mallly-Nesle, who is flying to Japan, made a forced landing today near Athens. He is suffering from slight shock. His machine was damaged. He had been unable to locate the Tatol aerodrome nearby, owing to the
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    WAGES INCREASED.
    59 11 Soviet Troops In Far East Regions. Moscow, Dec. 13. A 10 to 30 per cent. Increase in wages has been decreed for Soviet workers and soldiers In the Far Eastern regions. This is ascribed to the large Influx of settlers. Simultaneously farmers have been exempted from the compulsory
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    HADDON FOR TRIAL.
    45 11 London Dec. 12. Clarence Guy Gordon Haddon, who was recently arrested on a charge of demanding money by menaces from the King, lias been committed for trial at the Old Bailey. Re was allowed ball in the amount of £200 sterling Renter.
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    MORE MONEY TO BE ISSUED?
    748 11 Important Washington Statement. GOLD RESERVES. Sufficient To Cover $300,000,000. Washington, Det.. 13. An important official statement, foreshadowing the issue of additional currency, declares that Federal Reserve banks have sufficient gold reserves to increase their currency by over 50 per cent. On the basis of the
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    MANCHURIA DIFFICULT TO COLONISE.
    79 12 Climate Too Severe For Japanese. The Japanese will not settle in Manchuria easily. This significant view is held by a Japanese immigration superintendent in charge of over 506 men, women and children on their way to South America by the Arabia Maru, now in Singapore. Of
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    WARM COUNTRIES PREFERRED.
    344 12 South America is one of the few The Japanese in Brazil had taken U parts of the world where Japanese work on the sugar and coffee plantaimmlgrants are allowed," Mr. F. Shimizu tions with a will and their loyalty and told the Straits Time today. "Indeed industry
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    WILD CARGO.
    130 12 Hagenback Circus In Singapore. Wild cargo is on board the German steamer Sauerland, which arrived in Singapore this morning en route to India and Europe. The whole of the animal personnel of the world-famous Hagenback Circus is being conveyed to Colombo for an extensive Christmas season tour of
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    CHANDU "PLANTED."
    201 12 Ship's Storekeeper Acquitted. The Chinese storekeeper of the s.s. van Heutsz, who was tried yesterday before the criminal district judge, on a charge of being concerned in the importation of contraband put up a successful defence. He was acquitted. The discovery of contraband on board was made on
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    BAG SNATCHED AWAY.
    138 12 Chinchew Of Dutch Vessel Held-Up. Four C ese who were arrested by the Detec've Branch for alleged armed robbery on the Esplanade last month were remanded another week in custody on Tuesday. It is alleged that at 3 o'clock in the afternoon they held up tfce Chlnchew
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    LIQUOR LICENCES.
    366 12 California Sandwiche Shoppe Application. A meet:, j of fie board of Licensing Justices was held in the first magistrate's court yesterday, Mr. H. A. Forrer, the chairman, presiding. Those present were Messrs. H. Elphick, G. Parbury, Cheong Koon Seng, Dr. P. S. Hunter, Dr. Cheong Chee Hal and
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    SALE OF WORK
    71 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.; Malacca, Dec. 10. The Suydam Girls' School at Tranquerah held a sale of work In aid of the school building fund yesterday afternoon. The class and handwork of the pupils was displayed in the assembly hall which was visited by a large number
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    TOBACCO SMUGGLING.
    99 12 A fine of $400 or nine months' simple imprisonment was imposed by the criminal district judge on Tuesday on a Chinese sampan coolie, Low Poh. who was convicted on a charge of possession of $264.40 worth of dutiable tobacco. While he was being brought to the police station
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    GOVERNOR'S TOUR.
    176 12 Christmas Season Arrangements. Arrangements for HE. the Governor's forthcoming visit to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, commencing op Dec. 14 have been completed. Lady dementi and the Misses Clement! will not accompany Htatof cellency to Kuala Lumpur, but wUI travel by the sjb. Kedah to PenamT leaving Singapore on
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    HABITUAL CRIMINAL.
    33 12 Abdul Wahab, with twelve previous convictions, was sentenced by the criminal district judge to nine months' rigorous Imprisonment and two years' police supervision on a charge of theft from a garage.
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    BABY CHOKED.
    204 12 Mouth Filled With Sand. An inquiry into the death of a 10-day-old-girl, whose body was found in a straw sack lying on the beach in front of Mrs. Frankel's house, Slglap, was held by the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, yesterday. On examination, the child was found to
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    TO CLAIM DAMAGES.
    74 12 I am going to claim damages from the complainant (Kum Tay Llm) for bringing this case up," said Ng Hong in the police court when a charge of robbery against him was withdrawn on Instruction from the Deputy Public Prosecutor. The magistrate (Mr. Curtis): Yes, you can.
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    MURDERED OUTSIDE POLICE STATION.
    248 12 Man's Head Broken With Heavy Stick. A murder which is alleged to have taken place outside a police station and to have been witnessed by a police I officer, was mentioned In the second magistrate's court before Mr. Grlce this morning. The accused was Gul Zaman,
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    FROM SINGAPORE ?
    73 12 FROM SINGAPORE Destitute Boy Found In Waggon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 8. The Sourabaya police recently discovered a boy, who says he comes from Singapore, in a waggon where he was sleeping the night. It appears the boy was taken to the N.EI. by his brother after both
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    90 12 i Nominations For S.S. (Spore) Association Candidate. f Nominations by the Straits Settlei merits (Singapore) Association for *.he vacancy on the Municipal Commission occurring owing to the resignation of Mr. O. P. Griffith- Jones, are: Mr. A. H. Todd Proposed by Mr. J. A. Ellas, seconded by Mr.
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    KORAN READING
    86 12 <VTom Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 13. Sponsored by the religious branch of the Education Department, a competition in reading the Holy Koran will be held at the Sultan Abubakar Mosque, commencing from 2.30 p.m. tomorrow, I those competing being eight students selected from the religious schools
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    SCHOOL EXHIBITION
    79 12 An art handwork and nature study exhibition was held at the Rangoon Road School, Singapore, yesterday. The handwork section included basketry, book-Dlndlng, picture- framing, modelmaking and cloth-decorating. Outstanding among the models were a modern airport, Robinson Crusoe's island and a bird's-eye view of the Malay peninsula Insects, animals
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    GREAT WORLD
    95 12 A novel game was introduced at the Great World last Saturday, which resulted In hundreds of prizes being won in a single night. The prizes range from jewellery to bags of rice. The game will be continued nightly until next Saturday. A cable has been received In Seremban
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    Town And Country In Malaya,
    819 12 BUSY TIMES IN PENANG HARBOUR. Those croakers who do nothing els* but talk about the slump should haveseen the scene in Penang harbour yesterday. There were no less than four big liners in port. The Dollar boat, President Monroe, was still alongside the wharf in
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      97 12 ANOTHER COOPER PRODUCT! DILUTES ONE PART TO 600 PARTS WATER Municipal is guaranteed by test 18 to 22 times more powerful than pure Carbolic Acid and six times as strong as common types of cheap disinfectants but nowhere near six times the price. It is a real necessity for Rubber
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    DEATH OF MALAY LEADER.
    581 13 Inche Eunos Bin Abdullah. Inche Eunos bin AbduMah, many years leader of the Malay community in Singapore, former Municipal Commissioner and lately Legislative x Councilor, died at his home in Desker Road, Singapore, yesterday afternoon. During his long public career Inche Eunos had been one of
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    APPEALS DISMISSED.
    441 13 Last Full Court For This Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Dec. 11. The last Court of Appeal for the year was held this morning In the Supreme Court before Sir Walter Huggard (Colony Chief Justice) and Mr. Justice J. V. G. Mills. There were eight appeals,
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    153 13 Jackey Sullivan, who was In Malaya for a short season, left a few days ago for Australia. Ttie Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams, acting British Resident. Selangor, paid an official visit to Istana Mahkotta, Klang on Monday. Mr. George Terrell, the well-known Ipoh lawyer, has issued invitations
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    YOUTH'S STRANGE BEHAVIOUR.
    400 13 Passion For Destruction Of Property. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talplng, Dec. 11. Jalil bin Ramll, a young Malay vagrant, whose amazing mode of life engaged the attention of the Taiplng police in June this year, is again In the limelight. The boy. It will be remembered,
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    CONSULS ENTERTAINED.
    158 13 Messrs. C. K. Lv And K. L. Guan At Klang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Dec. 10. Representatives from each club, association and school, In the Coast District, numbering about 100 met at the Rubber Growers' Association yesterday to welcome the new Chinese Consul for the F.M.B. Mr.
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    BEER IMPORTS.
    133 13 Restriction Scheme In Netherlands India. The Netherlands Indian Government enacted yesterday a scheme which establishes contingents for the importation of beer for a first period of 'three months. The volume to be lni1 ported during that period must not 'exceed 11,750 hectolitres. The contingent Is being allotted to
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    "RED" LITERATURE FOUND.
    393 13 Police Raid. MAN AND GIRL FOR TRIAL. Documents purporting to be Issued i by the Malayan Communist party, the Anti-Imperial League and other bodies urging the overthrow of the British Empire and the forming of a "Malayan republic of labourers and peasants" were exhibited In a case
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    FASCIST DISMISSED.
    51 13 Attempt To Get Secret Information. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 8. The leader of N.E.I. Fascists de Bree, has been dismissed from his Government post as unsuitable." He was, however. Informed that his dismissal must be ascribed to an attempt to secure secret data from a Government
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      A GOAL TWO MINUTES FROM TIME.
      753 14 Brings Etceteras' First Defeat Of Season. Command Officers 3. Etceteras nil. A late penalty goal in the S.C.C. tournament match on the padang yesterday upset the run of successes which has been enjoyed so far by the Etceteras and brought the M.C.O. within challenging
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      MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
      149 14 Negri-Malacca Team To Meet Command. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 12. The Malaya Command Rugby XV will be visitors here on Saturday when they will meet the Combined States in the last fixture of the Southern Section of the Malaya Cup Competition. Negri-Malacca will be represented
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      57 14 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. 2nd. XI against Hockey Rangers on Friday at 5.15 p.m. on the Y.M. C.A. ground: N. S. Menon, E. K. Yzelman, R. Lyne. Looi Eng San. W. Fullen, E. Brown, B. R. Mlstrl, S. Ferrelra. Lee Tuck Soon, F. Pullen, Lee Kit Soon, Reserves:
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      S.C.C. BOWLS.
      105 14 O'Neill Dunne Wins Singles Championship. P. O'Neill Dunne won the singles championship in the S.C.C. bowls tournament which concluded yesterday, beating G. C. Miller In the final 5 y 21—12. Dunne led throughout the game, securing a lead of 7—o before Miller registered a point. Mr. O. P.
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      TENNIS.
      53 14 Close Of Chinese Association Tournament. The lawn tennis doubles handicap final of the Chinese Association between Dr. Loh Poon Lip and Loh Ah Fong and Koh Thian Seng and Tan Ah Hung will be played on Friday at 4.30 p.m. After the match, prizes won at the various tournaments
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      LOCAL WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      839 14 Mohamed Noor's Remarkable Performance. (Contributed). The 1933 weight-lifting championship meeting, organised by the Young Muslim Physical and Literary Union, held at the Moonlight Hall, New World, on Saturday may definitely be said to have been the most successful of all the championship meetings, viewed, of course, from
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      BOXING.
      138 14 Successfully Defends Title. Boston, Dec. i>. Vince Dundee, the world's middleweight champion, outpointed Andy Callahan to-day In a 15 round contest, thus retaining his title. Callahan. rushing the champion with hard rights and lefts to the body, led until the ninth round, but from then on he tired. Subsequently.
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  • Oxford Beat Cambridge At Twickenham.—Champions Draw With Military.
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      S. B. A . Championships.
      212 15 S. B. A Championships. BASEBALL DEAL. $300,000 Paid For Five Players. Chicugo, Dec. 13. Connie Mack, manager of Philadelphia Athletic, In one of the greatest deals In the history of baseball, sold Lefty Grove. Rube Walberg and Max Bishop to Boston Red Sox, Ge,orge Earnshaw to Chicago White Sox and
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      Cambridge Lose.
      255 15 Twickenham, Dec. 12. In the inter-varsity Rugby match tciay Oxford beat Cambridge by five points to three. Cambridge was distinctly unlucky to lose. Both sets of forwards displayed different virtues, Oxford did most of the heeling while Cambridge was more formidable in the loose. This gave Cambridge the
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    M.C.C. CABLE.
    169 15 "Reply Is What Board Deserved." Sydney, Dec. 12. Prominent cricketers and officials expected such a reply from the M.C.C. Mr. Green, President of the New South Wales Cricket Association, says: "The reply is what the Board deserved." The Sydney Sun says: "By labouring the point tr>e Board got
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    37 15 The following win represent Cluny Rompers in a friendly soccer match against the Straits Times Sports Club on Sunday at the Geylang Stadium: Siak Tong, Rahmat, Ismail. Vincent, Yew Chye, Thasan, Karima, Hassan, AH, Mahendra and Sallch.
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    SQUASH RACQUETS.
    190 15 Tanglin Club Handicap Tournament. Results cf Mondays t.es in the squash rackets tournament at the Tanglln Club were: A Class. O. R. S. Bateman (scr.) beat Fit. Lt. G. M. Knocker (plus 3) 10—8, 10—8, 1&-8. A. D. Anderson (owe 2) beat L. J. Feilden (plus 1) w.o.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    170 15 Today, December 13. Golf: Garrison G.C. Women's xtiontnly Medal (bogey). Rugby: S.C.C. XV vs. A 'MG> Co. S.V.C., Padane. Hockey: S.C.C. Ist vs. IndoCeylonese. Padang; Malaya Command vs. S.R.C. Ist. Tanglln; Medical College vs. Police. M.C.U. grd. Football: Inter-School League final. Radln Mas vs. Victoria Bridge, A.R. Stadium;
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    MALAYA COMMAND WELL HELD BY MALAYS.
    541 15 Honours Even In Charity Match. Malays 2; Command 2. A keenly- contested game, with plenty of exciting periods was seen at Anson Road Stadium yesterday, when the Malays and the Command met in a charity match in aid of the Poppy Day Fund. The
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    194 15 Municipality Beat Sepoy Lines. A four-ball match between the Municipality and Sepoy Lines Golf Club was played on Sunday on the latter's course. Results (Municipality players mentioned first) Kelly and Paterson 1%, Lawson and Blades 0. A. W. B. GUI and S. J. Beattle 1, Frew and McConlgley
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    YACHTING.
    68 15 Port Dickson Y.C. Season To Close On Sunday. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Dec. 12. The yachting season at Port Dickson will close on Sunday with the race for the Commodore Cup presented by Mr. H. J. Topllss. A good entry Is expected. A tiffin will be held
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS,
    68 15 Championship And Handicap Tournament. A billiard tournament has been arranged at the S.C.C. There will be two classes championship and handicap. Championship games will be 350 up and If sufficient entries are received the handicap event will be divided Into two classes— A class, 250 up, and 3.
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    HOCKEY TEAM
    60 15 The following have been selected to represent the Malaya Command against the S.R.C. at Tanglin utfay: Pte. Jones (Wilts.). Cpl. Reeves. (Wilts.) and Lt. W. S. T. Douglass. (RE), L/C Cremin. (Wilts), 2/Lt. C. F. Read, (Wilts), and Spr. Hutchlnson, (R.E.); Pte Offord, (Wilts.), Sgt. Shirley, (Wilts), Sgt.
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    Rovers B.P. Tournament
    71 15 The postponed tie In the Roven B.P. tournament will be played tomorrow at 5 p.m. between Wee Eng Slang and Paul and Org Koon Hoe and C. S. Kay. The winner will mees Tan Quee Lcng and Lv Thtari Hock, on Friday. The final will ne played
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1568 16 Trade Figures Indicate Improvement The Problem Of The Reserve Bank Bill Should The Indian Press Be More Rigorously Controlled? Alarming Increase In Arms Smuggling Mysterious Rice Cargo, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta. Nov. 28. Indications during the past few months of greater activity in India's trade are
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      LACK OF GOOD MOTOR ROADS IN INDIA.
      807 16 Inadequate Funds. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA POLICY CRITICISED. Bombay, Nov. 23. The policy of the Central Government, in retaining the whole of the import duty on motor-cars for general revenue purposes, together with a large portion of the petrol tax, was criticised by the
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      INCREASED BURMA TIN PRODUCTION.
      306 16 Highest Quantity Yet Recorded. Rangoon, Dec. 9. Following a series of years of practically continuous increase, a slight decrease in the production of tin-ore in Burma was reported for the year 1931, during which the output amounted to 4.255.2 tons valued at Rs. 35,07,380 (£259,806). In
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      LOYALTY OATH BY AFGHAN TRIBES.
      431 16 1,500 Delegates Greeted By Young King. Kabul, Nov. 24 Since November 9 delegates from different parts of Afghanistan have been pouring into the capital with Baitnama (oath of allegiance formally written and signed by the people). They numbered over. 1.500 by November 15 and stayed
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      COUNTRY RICE DEPOT.
      442 16 Colombo Granary. NEW MARKETING FACILITIES. r Colombo, Nov. 28. A central depot in Colombo for the marketing of country grown rice and other locally grown food grains to 1 meet the demand for a regular and continuous service was declared open c by Mr. D. S. Senanayake,
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      MIGHT OF THE WEST.
      112 16 "Dominion" Over East Resented. Bombay, Nov. 26. Speaking at a public meeting under the auspices of tiir Young Men's Pars! Association at 'he Regal Theatre, Bombay, Dr. Rabindranath Tagore expressed strong disapproval of the physical and culture 1 domination of the West ove- the East. He
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      CONGRESS MEETING
      140 16 Pundit J. Nehru Explains Position. Allahabad. Nov. 25. Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru has Issued a circular letter to members of the AllIndia Congress Committee, e/plalnlng the position in regard to calling z meeting of the Commute- He says, "Ordinarily it has been my duty and privilege to ccnvene 3uch
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      DARING BURGLARY IN HINDU TEMPLE.
      347 16 Jewellery Worth A Lakh Stolen. Between the hours of two and fly« o'clock one morning recently one of tha most daring burglaries carried out In Bengal for many years was committed In the Dakshineswar Temple on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river, seven miles
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      MOSLEMS' DEMAND.
      358 16 "Safeguards Must Be Definite." New Delhi. Nov. 25. Khan Bahadur Hanz Hidayet Hosain. C.I.E., M.L.C.. of Cawnpore, presiding over the twenty-third annual session of the All-India Moslem League today, said that "safeguards must be made definite and beyond doubt and the sphere of interference of the GovernorGeneral and
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      189 17 BE ORIGINAL THIS YEAR GIVE YOURSELF THE WORLD FOR A GIFT Listen in to H.M. The King speaking to his Hear the Savoy Orchestra playpeople on X'mas Day. The **?> merry crowds of dancers on tnc Merry Chimes of Home Churches wishing you a Happy Yuletlde. H- "PHILCO" Hear Big
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      98 17 I 7] nL3^%^ 4^' O G.E.C. Radio Receivers H. M. the King is expected to speak from Sandringham AY I to listeners in the Empire \Wi\j Singapore Time on \Vkv Christmas Day. See your set n^Hl^ |S9 is working efficiently by M giving it a tonic of a new set
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      5 17 The Straits Times Wireless Supplement.
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      How Wireless Fees Are Spent.
      849 17 How Wireless Fees Are Spent. IJOW the 10s. fee the listener pays for his wireless licence Is spent and what revenue Is derived from 8.8.C. publications are two items on which light is thrown In the 8.8.C. Year Book for 1934. Out of every 10s. received In 1932 the sum
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      Empire Radio Programme. TODAY.
      533 17 Empire Radio Programme. TODAY. 6.20: Dance Music. 7.5: "The British Empire. 7.35: A recital of gramophone records. 8.5: The News. 3.20: The News. 3.35: Variety, on Gramophone Records. 4.20: "The British Empire" "The Dominions and World Polltics" a discussion between Lord Lloyd. G.C.5.1., G.8.E.. M.P.. and Mr. P. N. Baker.
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      BROADCAST STATION.
      156 17 "Z.H.1." Singapore. (Owned and operated by the 3adlo Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) WEDNESDAY. DEC. 13. 1933. 6 p.m. Recorded Music. 6.45 p.m. News Bulletin kindo supplied by the Straits Times. Stock and share report supplied by Fraser and Co. 7 p.m. Relay of Concert Artistes from Tomlinson
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      CORINTHIAN FOOTBALL CLUB.
      1233 18 History Of Famous Soccer Side. The name and fame of the Corinthian Football Club are known the world over; it has a history of which its members may well be proud. It is duly recorded in "A History of the Corinthian Football Club," by F. N. S.
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      WHEN BOXERS CRY IN THE RING.
      453 18 Shnrkey's Exhibition At Miami. The report about the retirement of Mickey Walker, recalled to my mind the time I saw him fight Harry Greb for the middleweight title, says Punch writing In Boxing. Mickey was welterweight champion, and was keen to add the list.
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      MISS PAM BARTON.
      192 18 16-Year-Old Girl Beats Former Golf Blue. London, Nov. 26. Miss Pam Barton, who is not yet 17, accomplished an astonishing performance on the Royal Mid-Surrey club's course at Richmond yesterday when she won the club's S. H. Fry Cup, beating D. A. Drayson (2), the former Cambridge
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      SEREMBAN HOCKEY.
      74 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 11. Today the Paulians hockey team fold boys of St. Paul's) defeated the St. Paul's Institution by 4 goals to 2. This is the first defeat the school has sustained at the hands of a local club. Yesterday the Paulians hockey side
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      ANARCHISTS RUN RIOT IN SPAIN.
      356 19 Rebels Fighting With Women As Shields From Bullets. Madrid, Dec. 12. Troops using tanks quelled a rebel attack on the City Hall at Saragossa after a four-hour street battle in which several were killed. Civil Guards from Huesca are rushing to prevent a holocaust at
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      STRIKES SPREADING.
      242 19 Fighting In San Sebastian. Madrid. Dec. 11. Two rebels were killed and three Civil Guards wounded when two infantry companies and Civil Guards, sent from Valencia, to subdue the villages in Teruel. arrived at Alcorisa. where they met intense fire from the rebels, who threw grenades. Eighteen of
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      NEWFOUNDLAND BILL
      184 19 Second Reading Passed In Commons. London, Dec. 12. In the House of Commons, the second reading of the Newfoundland BUI was passed by 250 votes to 43. Reuter. A London message dated Nov. 22 stated As a sequel to the Royal Commission of Inquiry Into the financial difficulties
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      TO FIRE AT SIGHT.
      136 19 Seville Now Resembles A Fortress. Madrid, Dec. 9. A state of "alarm" has been proclaimed throughout the whole country. At least 12 people have been killed in street fighting proceeding in several parts of the country and though an official communique states that the revolutionary outbreak
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      CRASHES INTO RAVINE.
      191 19 30 Killed In Train Disaster. Madrid. Dec 11. The death-roll of the BarcelonaSeville train-wreck is now estimated at 30 persons. Anarchists placed a time-bomb and the train crashed Into a ravine. Terrible scenes were witnessed when the train had crashed. One passenger trapped in the wreckage went
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      186 19 Rubber Up On Better Restriction Hopes. London, Dec. 9. On the money market uninteresting conditions have prevailed in the short loans' section throughout the week but a feature of the discounts market has been the allotment of this week's Treasury Bills at an average rate of over 1
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      TREASURY TROUBLES.
      47 19 Another Official Resigns Washington, Dec. 13. Mr. Hewes, assistant secretary of the Treasury, has .esigned. Mr. William A. Woodln, Secretary of the Treasury who is on "extended leave," is reported to be planning to resign by the end of this month for reasons of health.
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      WITHOUT A HOME.
      92 19 Brazil To Accept Only 100 Assyrian Families. Geneva Dec. r. The death blow has been dealt to the hope* of a large settlement of Assyrians In Brazil by the Government of Brazil informing the League that they are prepared to accept only 100 Assyrian families as an
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      BRITAIN'S TRADE.
      43 19 Further Improvement In November. London. Dec. 12. A further improvement in British trade is shown In the Board of Trade returns for November. Imports of £83,734,000 and exports of £34,434.000 show Increases of £1,963.000 and £303.000 respectively compared with October. —Reuter.
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      SLUM CLEARANCE.
      56 19 210,000 Houses To Be Cleared j Without Compensation. London, Dec. 9. Programmes for slum clearance which have reached the Ministry of Health show that 210,000 houses are unfit for human habitation and these will be demolished without compensation, declared Sir Eric Hilton Young, the Minister of Health, speaking
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      TO STUDY IN EUROPE.
      46 19 Chinese Military Mission Arrives In Rome. Rome, Dec. 12. The Chinese military mission under General Yang Chieh, head of the Nanking Military Academy, has arrived from China and is now touring Italy, France and Britain studying military organisation and tral <ng. Reuter.
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      ANTI-TYPHUS SERUM.
      38 19 Moscow, Dec. 10. Successful cultivation of the typhus germ after experiments lasting 35 years is reported by the Metchnlkov Institute, whose scientists are now preparing a serum which it Is hoped will eliminate typhus.— Reuter Wireless.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      727 19 Fraser And Co.'s Weekly Report Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dated Dec. 12, states. Interest In the local market was again concentrated mainly on tin shares, business being fairly brisk throughout the week, with a quieter tendency In evidence at closing. Klnta Tin Dredges, Penawats, Sungei Luas and
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      HOLY YEAR COINS.
      75 19 Large Gold Purchases By The Vatican. Vatican City, Dec. 9. The Holy See has been making extensive purchases of gold on the London market by conversion of most of Its Holy Year receipts. The Pope has authorised the striking of gold coins amounting to £166,000 and of
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      LORD IRWIN INJURED.
      39 19 London, Dec. 10. Lord Irwin, the Minister for Education, who was thrown heavily when out with the Mlddleton Hunt In the East Riding yesterday and sustained head and arm cuts. Is much better today. B«wt*r wir*to«a.
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      H. VAN PAPENDRECHT.
      30 19 'TV Hague, cc. 11. The death has occurred of Hoyr.lc van Papendrecht, the famous painter, mainly of battle pictures, many of which are in Dutch museums. Reuter
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    229 20 New York Crowds Await Result Of Mayoral Election. AW ii. n», „.vr of feminism uiip.e«edrnted in the history of the country has broken oat in Spain, where tremendous efforts are being made to interest all Spanish women in politics. (Planet News.) IM a day of Hotin, an- St^w^c!^^^ A NEW
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