The Straits Times, 14 December 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [BBTABIJBHKD IfBAI.T A CKNTDBY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PA(iES. SINGAPORE, THUBSDAY > DKCEMBER 14, 1988. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1953. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      459 1 Singapore: re. Cecil st. •phone 6isi>< A DOLLAR A DAY S^n The VAC-TRIC I ALL BRITISH REFRIGERATOR 3 The Vac-Trie All British Refrigerator can be yours for a dollar a day spread over a year. Its remarkable price of $M 6 is due to the fact that /f I the
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      149 1 *UALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3983). I I IF THEY ASKED ME, I'D SAY— J*T dS| "Something useful for me fi mM^f«^v£^U course we know thal somc P 6o^ have quite 8^ '^Xi wfc'' peculiar ideas of what it really useful as a gift, iHI JHap'^^^Bk but if they
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      563 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. I Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHDIA AND JAPAN. Due Tonagf 8"pore X BHUTAN 6.100 Dec. 21 CORFU 15.000
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      719 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille*, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnare Due Ball I PUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Dec. 14 IS HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 Dee. 17 M I I TBRUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. 10 HAKDSAN MARU 10,400 Jan. 24 33 HARUNA MARU 20.400 Feb. 1 I
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      578 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated ki Australia.) rOB BRISBANE, STDNR AND MKLBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THHB8DAT ISLAND. Regular monthly Bailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,869 tons) and the sj. MANOOLA (1.U2 too*) (Cargo only). The u. MARELLA b one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      523 2 TOE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. HOTTKKD AjJ, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. PluTn riijtt Fiuuj FTOHl B'poro Malacca Pert Pecang I.ALANDIA S8/12 36/13 37/13 39/13 t MEONIA 18/1 16/1 17/1 19/1 ALSIA 6/3 8/3 1/3 »/3 BORINOIA 37/3 37/3 28/2 3/3 FIONIA
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      1108 2 THE BLUB FUNNEL UNB (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. Pteam Ship Co., Ltd. mod China Mutual (1931) LTD. Stcmm Navigation Ce, IM. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO. CIO THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO. LTD THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD- THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE THE SIAM STEAM
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    £50,000 DAMAGE BY SEA WATER.
    442 3 8.1.5. N. Get Judgment In Court Case. Judgment has been delivered by Mr Justice Roche, sitting in the Commercial Court of King's Bench Division, in an action by Pushman Bros.. Inc., of New York, against the British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., owners of the
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    GKRMAN EXPERIMENT
    345 3 GERMAN EXPERIMENT Ik; pair Line To Lengthen Fill's Of Big: Shins. Aii interesting experiment in sh-.p ronovatisn is to be undertaken by the J Hamburg- American Line in altering the hull lines of the four 21. 000-ton Ballin-type liners, the Albert Ballin Dcutschland. Hamburg and New York by addi.ng about
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    PASSENGERS
    27 3 . Tne following passengers arrived in Singapore by the KJang from Penang this morning: Mrs. Barrowman and child. Mr. W. N. Menzles and Mr. S Nalna Mohamed.
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    VESSEL'S MAST SNAPS.
    496 3 Accident While Taking On Boiler. Shanghai. Nov. 2b.' Killing a Chinese stevedore ln its fall, the steel foremast of the China Navigation Co.'s s.s. Chungkiang, 1,311 tons net, snapped off clean a few feet above the deck-line at Shanghai on Wednesday morning when lifting a heavy boiler
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    MILLIONAIRE'S YACHT
    256 3 Another millionaire's yacht has gone to the bottom of the sea outside Durban. The Strathclyde, once the property of Mortimer Singer, the sewing machine magnate, was towed beyond the three-mile limit, fired and scuttled. She lies near the old Istar. which also began life as a millionaire's yacht,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    191 3 TOBOAU. Dut.. 662 tons, from Bagan 14-12, for Bagan 18-12. BENLEDI, Brit.. 3,755 tons, from Lelth 14-12, for Hong Kong 15-12. KLANO, Brit.. 723 ton*, from Penang 14-12, for Penang 16-12. YUKI MARU, Jap.. 3,507 ton», from Yokohama 14-12, for Karachi via Colombo 15-12. TOKUSHIMA MARU, Jap.. 3.702
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOAKD.
    136 3 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Thursday, December 14. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arme. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Princess Mary." Map's Lch. "Klttiwake,' Angelina. Oil Wharf Nieuw Zeeland. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DET DOCKS. Tanjonr Patar. Albert Dock Tinombo. Victoria Dock Ban Ho Ouan. Fronrl Harbour. Ring's Dock
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    [ JAPANESE THANKS.
    242 3 JAPANESE THANKS. British Ship's Rescue Efforts Acknowledged. An echo of a sad disaster which occurred off the Australian coast In March last. Involving considerable loss of life, is mentioned by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild. It takes the form of a copy of a letter which the Yamashita Klnsen Kaisha.
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      619 3 jig NORDDEUTSCHEP mk LLOYD nT*iI'J (Incorporated ia IqjQgo Germany.) The unde\ mentioned are tne company's Intended fixtures-— OUTWARD 1 SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong. S'ghai, N. China St Japan Dec. 19 HOMEWARD SAARBRUCKEN for Oenoa. Barcelona, Lisbon, Adam, R'dam, H'burg Bremen Dec. 20 t ERLANGEN for C-noa. M'sellles, Oran, Antwerp,
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      436 3 ER ESfDENT LINERS £67.3.11 FRO r EITHER MANILA OR HONG KONG VIA AMERICA TO EUROPE This rate includes: (a) Tourist class acrot* the Pacific. Ih) Ist class rail in America. (c) Tourist class Atlantic in the new and famous jj. Manhattan or is. Washington. NOTE: If passage through the Panama
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      350 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. lixorporated ln England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Port* and Sacs Canal Due Salla. .Steamer B'pore B'pore CITY OF EVANSVILLB Dec. 29 JanT 3 CITY OF NORWICH Jan. 14 Jan. It FOR HONG KONO, SHANGHAI JAPA* __Bteamer Due B'pore. CITY OF BATH
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      74 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Star 88 Nil 8 5 70 KoU Bharu 83 0 45 1.8 73 K Trengganu 79 1.43 0.1 72 Bukit Jcram 86 0.45 58 71 Mersing 77 0.79 Nil 72 Singapore (Mt.
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      97 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday. December 14. H. W. 7.28 a.m.. 8 ft. 3 in.. 8 58 p m 7 ft. 6 In. L. W. 1.4 a.m.. 4 ft. 7 In., 2.15 p.m., 2 ft. 9 in. j Friday, December 15. H. W. 8.15 a.m., 8 ft. 7 In., 10 p.m., 8
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      515 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, lady teachers with or without experience also lady clerk. I*2. 8. Times. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. npplicaUons are invited from local born residents of the Stralta Settlements possessing the qualification of Barrlster-at-Law
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      685 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. "Lloyd House, 2, Uoyd Rd. Pre-war rates. i METROPOLE HOTEL. Bras Basah Road. Modern Sanitation, service. Rooms from $40 full Board $100. PHONE 7986. ATTRACTIVE weU furnished flat bedroom, bath attached, sittlngroom and separate entry. Very moderate rate with full board. Suit single gentleman. Call 36 Newton Road. lg»MHfcl
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      589 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET I OFFICES to let on 2nd St 4th Floors, Ocean Building. Apply Mansfield Co., Ltd. Ground St First Floor, Robinson Rrt. Premises, separately or together. United Engineer*. GODOWNS, Read Street off River Valley Road, 4,000 to 30,000 square feet United Engineers. TJmita^ TO LET. OFFICES at
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      800 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE Is hereby given tha. tenders art now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such senders may be obtained in the Tender Room Municipal Offloea. Execution of earthworks for proposed Clemenceau Avenue Extension from Cuppage Road to Newton Circus. Date
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      1508 4 AUCTION NOTICES. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU. Laad Application No. 4< of 1933. In the Matter of Section 62 (2) of the Land Enactment 191* as amended by Enactment V of 1913, and. In the Matter of a Charge dated Jane 22, 1931 (Registered Presentation
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      176 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sing, ere Within O. ioe t Mal-ya Malay*. Postage. Monthly 3.90 4.9* 2.50 Quarterly 8.5* $12** 7-5* Half Yearly $17.** $Z4.M $154* V^, rr| T $34.0* «48.M -!3*.»* Sou—OnUUUon cheques should Include the asoal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISTMENTS a. as under
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    254 5 Programme For Friday, December 15, 1933. 7 p.m. H.M.V. Records. C 2228 Selection— "Dorothy"— The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. C 1937 Selection "La Traviata" Marck Weber and his Orchestra. C 1880 Selection— "Les Cloches de Cornevllle"— The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards. C 1941— "Old
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    HOW ELECTRICITY IS USED TO HELP HEALING.
    2203 5 Value Of White Ray Lamp In Diagnosis. How the introduction of electricity had helped the medical profession was explained at the meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday by Dr. G. E. Mason, a Chicago doctor who is on a lecture tour of
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      273 5 HOTELS TONIGHT 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 D *NCE Crackers, Special Novelties from Paris Extension to 2 a.m. p|nner $4 Non-Diners $1. nnviMr
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      105 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 for many leading Radio Manufacturers. BROADCAST HOUSE, 2. ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. Largest and most comprehensive Radio Stockists. Best equipped and most efficient SERVICE DEPT. 'PHONE 7399
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      187 5 B.B.C. PROGRAMME. TODAY. 6.50: An Organ Recital Berkeley Mason from the concert Hall, Broadcasting House. 1 7.20: A Programme of Light Opera. 1 8.5: The News. 3.20: The News. 13.35: Mantovani and his Tipica Orchestra. 4.35: A Recital of Gramophone Records. 7 20: The Rutland Square and New Victoria Orchestra
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    ATTORNEYS NO RIGHT TO SUE.
    614 6 Alleged Forged Will Before Court A will which it was alleged had been forged but had been admitted to probate in the Supreme Court and letters of administration issued, was the subject of an action before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard. The plaintiffs were
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    MUNICIPAL TENDERS.
    288 6 Tyres, Oil And Miscellaneous. 1 Municipal committee No. 3 has accepted the tender of Slme Darby and Co., Ltd., for the supply of British pneumatic tyres and tubes (being the lowest In the aggregate), and the only tender, that of the Dunlop Rubber Co. (8.8.) Ltd., for British
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    BOGUS DETECTIVE.
    42 6 (Fror Our Own Correspondent.) Tuip.ng. Dec. 12. Sanguni, an English-speaking Indian who posed as a detective and tried u> use his "borrowed" authority on the chief clerk of the District Office, Talping, was today sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment.
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    IGNORANCE OF THE COLONIES.
    735 6 "Men On The Spot Must Be Consulted." The following leading article, with the heading "The Crown Colonies," appeared in the Morning Post on Nov. 25: There are few representatives In the House of Commons who would aspire to the title of Imperial statesmen. The ordinary member
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    &S. TRADE COMMISSION.
    100 6 S.S. TRADE COMMISSION. Evidence Taken From Mr. Roland Braddell. The 92nd. and 93rd. meetings of the Trade Commission were held in Singapore on Dec. 12 and 13. Evidence was taken from Mr. Roland Braddell, regarding the law as to deferred rebates and shipping conferences, and other matters; from Mr. O.
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    "SUPPLIED CLUES TO POLICE."
    594 6 Pedlar's Secret DETECTIVE WATCHES WRONG MAN. How a Ceylonese ex-Service man cheated an Indian Mohammedan out of 33 imitation diamonds and tried to get his victim "out of the way" by boldly asking a detective to have him arrested on a frivolous charge, wej told to
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    19 6 The third lecture on the "Elements of Astrology" will be given at the Theosophlcal Society today at 6.30 p.m.
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      210 6 I laW*»" XssHwaaaaaa^ .V ■XMAS CHEER! TRULY INTERPRETED FRANKEL'S j I THE I STORE BEAUTIFUL I THE I ONE STORE SO DIFFERENT TO ALL OTHERS WITH PHIDE WE CLAIM WITHOUT FEAR OF CHALLENGE TO BE THE FASHION PLATE OF MALAYA j NOW SHOWING THE LATEST CREATIONS IN BRITAIN'S BEST HALL
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      457 6 RINGWORMS OF WETJATURE Children Suffered Terribly. Healed by Cuticura. "My two sods suffered terribly with ringworms on their heads, fceea, and bodies. They wer« of a wet nature and scaled o»er and the children lost many nights of sleep from the itching and burning. "Then I read an advertisement lor
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    179 8 Rubber Continues Dull All Round. LONDON TIN PtiU'KS UECOVER. our Financial Correspondent.) Today's Prices:— Uubbei. price 13 J up 1/16 ct. Singapore price gl 15.37' 2. up 2 (.old. £6 6s. Iddown 3 lid. Yeoterday's I'ricet.:— Rubber, London 4 5 32d., (unchanged.) New York, Mi cts., down
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    PRODUCE.
    302 8 Singapore, Uec 14, 12 nooli. Buyer Sailer Dambler 400 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6 50 Muntok White Pepper 22 00 White Pepper 2100 tick Pepper 13.00 iced Black Pepper pra, sundried 3.15 pra, mixed 2.45 2.45 biiK.il Flake Tapioca 450 Fair Flake Tapioca 4 40 Peart Tapioca 5
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        471 8 Issue Val. Pd. 11 il Asam Kun.bang 1 £1 Austral Malay 5 5 Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves I £1 Changkat Tin £1 £1 Chenderiang 50 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        288 8 issue Va j pj. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. J-M 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 140 150 £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. V& Prefs. 24/- 25/£1 Con. T. S. Ord. 21/6 22/6 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Municipal S p.c. of 1901 red. 1040 9400,000 106 108 nora. Singapore Municipal 4»/fe p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 91,000,000 106 108 nora. Singapore Municipal i\'i Pcof 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nora. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 103 nora.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Kiat-er Lyall Evatt 4 Co. Allenby (*1) 0.90 1.00 0.80 0.90 Alor Gajah (*1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.70 A. Hitam (*1) 0.90 1.00 085 100 A. Kilning (*1) 0.15 0.20 (J. 16 0.20 A. Malay (*2) 1.75 1.85
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      215 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Ho<ig Kong and Shanghai Banking Coiporation: SELMNC.. Ignition, 4 months' light London, 3 months' sight I I i .1,.n, tsu days' sight 'J Ilti I Londof, 80 days' sight London, demand London,
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      86 8 Almost State Of Stagnation. London, Dec. 12. The Stock Exchange today, apart from late support for gilt-edged securities, marked almost a state of stagnation. A feature was the sharp fall in German loans following on Dr Schacht's statement at Basle regarding Germany's foreign debt service Otherwise price movement
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    < ii \ Mhi k OF nnmimi RUBBER ASSN.
    75 8 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Noon, Dec. 14. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Bellers Spot (loose) 18% 13 7 16 (FOB.) mi 13 18 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tendrr: Buyers. Rollers Dec. liU 13 9 16 Jan-Mar. 13% 13 11 16 Apr.-June 13% 13 15 16 July-Sept. UVs 14
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    AIR MAILS
    148 8 Commencing with the plane leaving Singapore on Sunday, Dec. 31, there will be a weekly air mail dispatch to London via Imperial Airways. The first outward aeroplane from London by the new service Is scheduled to arrive at Singapore on Tuesday morning, Dec. 19. On the homeward service
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL
    26 8 Information has been received to the effect that the outward Dutch aeroplane is 24 hours late. Later Information will be published when available.
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    SINUAI'OKK MAILS CU)SH. MAILS FOR EURUrk.
    207 8 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. MAILS FOR EUROPE. to&lt;t«&gt; Oreat Britain ida i. USA (Karoa) iB I Mall) i p m. swat Puudjang. BengltalU. Siak, l\ikan Baroe. Purt de Kotk &lt;k Padan^ (Ttdorci 4 p ai. Rangoon Cal Mara 7 pm. Ceylon. Aden. Egypt. Euiij,.c and Great Britain (Fushiml Mu.ui llelencu pcparlun
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    29 8 From Europe (London mails dispatched Nov. 23i by Rajula due at Penang 6 p.m. today From China and Japan by Kmnsui.; due at Singapore 6 am tomorrow.
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    MONEY ORDER.
    41 8 The rate of issue is Hs 154 »uk). The rate of payment is Rs 158 $100. The rate of payment is v. current on the day of receipt ot the Money Order Advice by the Straiis Settlements Post Office
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      114 8 BP MR \REtf 'S. F lilkJPv r t^H H V^H B^H B^H B^H BJB IMB BJlt BBJt BBJL* BJB bB IJ _^L N Bjiß THt ROYAL EXCHANCB IQNDON H«ad Offic* of th« ROYAI.EXCMANCE ASSURANCE iNCQitroKATto^A' o •i; ao Tb« CorDsratloo was founded oftc 111 years »fo aad la the oldest
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      74 8 AKHANCJKMKNTS FOP THK WEEK. Friday, December IS. Annual uilK of Wi.ui., Hi Ol i..uU H.I noon Saturday, December 16. Johore Council mtg 11 am. Monday. December 18. Annual mtg of Str.nU Trading Co ltd. Ocean Bldg noon. Tuesday, December 1ft. Annual mtgs ol Aloi Ltd. (12 15 pmi ami Pajam
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      RUBANA RUBBER ESTATES.
      972 9 Loss Of £530. FINANCIAL POSITION SATISFACTORY. The 23rd annual general meeting of the Rubana Ruober Estates Limited, was held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1933, I at Winchester House. Old Broad Street, 1 E C. 2, Mr. E. L. Hamilton, the chairman of the company, presiding. The secretary
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      BOOM FLOTATION IN JOHORE.
      269 9 City Comment. Layang Rubber's Fight For Survival. Layang Rubber Layang Is a Joho.e proposition, floated during the boom of 1925, after having been turned down by more than one responsible group; but the presence of two directors on the board with extensive experience of the industry,
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      Brooklands (Selangor)
      247 9 The reputation of a cheap producer is maintained by Brooklands. whose older areas are now getting on in years, the earliest clearings dating back as far as 1908. Having enjoyed considerable prosperity vntil 1929-30, the company built up good reserves and between 1926 and 1930 1,765 acres of
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      65 9 Exports of tinned pineapples during the week endd Dec. 9. from Malayan ports amounted to 16,756 cases, ol which 15,091 cases were to the United Kingdom, 350 cases to the Continent, of Europe, 59 cases to Canada and 1,256 cases elsewhere. The exports fcr the period, Jan. 1,
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      306 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 13. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below: The rise or fall is In relation to the price of Dec. 12. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversation Loan 5% 116tt 1/1«
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      COMPANY NEWa
      217 9 COMPANY NEWS Penawat May Acquire Malaya Consolidated. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 14. Bangawan Rubber Estates, Ltd., report a loss of £3,492 for the year ended Aug. 31. This amount has been eliminated by a transfer from reserves. Malaya Tin Dredging reports a pro- fit of £21.709 gross and
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      USES FOR RUBBER IN CARS.
      876 9 Reducing The Road Shocks. The many and varied ways in which rubber Is Introduced into the modern motorcar, as a means towards the avoidance of vibration and the smoother and better running of the car are reviewed in a new publication from the Rubber Growers'
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      626 9 BANKING. NEDEKLANDSCH INDISCHE HAKDELSBANK N. V. Established 1888 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Olds. W0.000.000 gjd^Up Capital O|ds. 65.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. BaUvla: Head Offloe for Dutch Ernst lndle BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES: Ampenan, Ban do«r»g, Cheribon, Oorontalo, Makassar, Medan Mcnado Palembang, Pasoeroean,
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      50 9 for CHRISTMAS THE MOST APPRECIATED GIFTS: JEWELLERY from RENE ULLMANN ALL THE LATEST STYLES OF SETTINGS— PRECIOUS STONES OF THE BEST QUALITY.— PRICES THE LOWEST ALSO NEW ARRIVAL OF TOILET "SETS. COCKTAIL SETS. SMOKERS REQUISITES etc., AND COMPLETE STOCK OF SILVER WARE. RENE ULLMA NJN St£ntard l RoM? SINGAPORE. WjlflirTm.
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      308 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTITR.IAM AND THE HAGUE. BATAVIA. Brar.ches throcchojt the Dutch East Indies and in -.ho Straits Settlements. India. China. Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, limited. Correspondents in the onncipal
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    (Ik Mvwte limes SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1933. SPAIN.
    1027 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1933. SPAIN. Spain, again the centre of the most violent disturbances In Europe, has endured many years of almost uninterrupted Internal strife. For the past quarter of a century she has known even less of tranquillity than have either Oermany or Russia. It
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    632 10 RUBBER RESTRICTION. According to our Medan correspondent, the Netherlands Indian Press i&lt; by no means optimistic on the rubber restriction issue, and as time goes on It becomes Increasingly clear that the difficulties to be overcome remain formidable. In fairness to the Dutch it cannot be
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    716 10 THE MUSIC HALL. i In this interview Maurice Chevalier, the film actor who is i shortly to make a film in England, expresses optimism with I regard to the future of the theatre, especially the music- hall. I am very optimistic with regard to the future of
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    AMUSEMENTS
    112 10 Singapore. a nn mi HOTEL Special Dinner Classical Concert. 1LHA.MBK A My Lips Betray. With Lillian Harvey John Boles. 6.15— 8 15. CAriTO private Life of Henry VIII With Charles Laugfcton G 15— 9 15 GREAT WOULD Cabaret Chandu The Magician Si 3 Wise Olrla Hell's Island MARYBOROUGH Nagana.
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  • "END OF THE RULE OF THE GUN AND THE BULLY."
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      AIM OF THE BLUE SHIRTS.
      532 11 Senate Challenge To Government. BAN SENSATION. Accusation Of Seeking Dictatorship. A challenge to the Free State Government to produce evidence to justify the banning of the Blue Shirts was made in Ihe Senate yesterday. In reply it was declared the Blue Shirts were seeking a
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    NEW GIANT CUNARDER.
    79 11 Government Aid For Its Completion. London, Dec. 13. In the House of Commons tonight. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the Government expected the merger of the Cunard and White Star lines to be completed at an early date and the Government, therefore, intended
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    £250,000 MEDICAL SCHOOL OPENED.
    96 11 The Most Modern In Britain. London, Dec. 12. The new medical school at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddlngton, costing nearly £250,000 and claimed to be the most modern and best equipped school of Its kind in the country, was opened today by His Majesty the King, who
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    THE REICHSTAG.
    147 11 Session Shortest On Record. Berlin, Dec. 12. The Reichstag session, which opened this afternoon at the Kroll Opera House, was the shortest on record, lasting eight minutes. General Goering was appointed President with acclamation. Three vice-presidents were similarly appointed. The Reichstag then authorised the President to appoint various
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    SHANGHAI POLICE.
    146 11 Scorn For Commons Suggestion. London, Dec. 14. The efficacy of the Shanghai defence force, which is composed of seven nationalities, was among the arguments of the practicability of an international police force adduced by the Liberal M.P. for Wolverhampton, Mr. Geoffrey le M. Mander, moving in the House
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    JAPANESE SOAP.
    56 11 Sold With Lever Bros Trademark. Hong Kong, Dec. 13. Japanese soap in wrappers with a trademark similar to Lever Bros, was discovered on sale in Hong Kong. It was confiscated by agreement between the agents and the defendants, and the prosecution was withdrawn on an undertaking that there
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    76 11 Two Who Attempted To Blow Up Viceregal Train. Lahore, Dec. 13. The trial of 21 men accused of an attempt to blow up the Viceregal train four years ago, also the organisation of bomb explosions in Punjab during 193 d and other conspiratorial activities, has been concluded.
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    SUGAR COUNCIL.
    52 11 Quarterly Meeting Is Postponed. The Hague, Dec. 13. The regular quarterly meeting of the International Sugar Council, which had been planned for December, has been postponed. It will probably be held in January when there Is more certainty In regard to conditions In Cuba and the Washington quota
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    ADMINISTRATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND.
    362 11 Bill In Commons. SUGGESTED SALE OF LABRADOR. s London, Dec. 12. The Newfoundland Bill, founded on the financial resolution following the recommendations of the Royal Commission, was submitted for second reading in the House of Commons this afternoon by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions.
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    KILLED BY COLD
    74 11 . Five People Die On Roads In Hungary. Vienna, Dec. 12. Intense cold has been experienced throughout Austria and Hungary these past ten days, during which the lowest temperature recorded was degrees of irost. Five people have died on Hungarian Roads. Ice On The Seine. Paris, Dec. 12.
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    ANTON SVEHLA
    47 11 . Death Of Ex-President Of Czechoslovakia. Prague, Dec. 12. Anton Svehla, the former minister and President of Czechoslovakia, one of the revolutionary leaders against the old Austro-Hungarlan regime, died today. He was the eader of the Agrarian Party and a prospective future President of Czechoslovakia.—Reuter Wireless.
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    ABSENCE REGRETTED.
    52 11 Commons Sympathy For Mr. G. Lansbury. London, Dec. 11. The Prime Minister, in the House of Commons this afternoon, expressed regret at the absence of the leader of the Opposition, Mr. George Lansbury, adding on behalf of members generally "We all hope he will speedily be restored to
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    ATTEMPT FOILED.
    46 11 Former Irish Premier Fired On. Dublin. Dec. 11. While motoring on Sunday, the expremier, Mr. Cosgrave, now a member of the prohibited Opposition Party, was fired on by several persons. The detective accompanying Mr. Cosgrave Immediately returned the fire, whereupon the attackers fled.— Aneta-Trans-Dcean.
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    BRITAIN WILL MAKE SUPREME EFFORT.
    229 11 To Save Arms Parley. FRANCO-GERMAN TALKS UNLIKELY. London, Dec. 14. It is understood that the outcome of yesterday's Cabinet meeting Is that Great Britain will make a supreme effort to reweave the threads of the Disarmament Conference. It is stated that Sir John Simon, Foreign
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    NOBEL PRIZES.
    214 11 Distributed By King Of Norway. Stockholm, Dec. 11. KlngK Gustav personally distributed the Nobel prizes to the recipients on Sunday evening In the Stockholm Concert Hall in the presence cf members of the royal family. State and Municipal authorities and leading personalities in the world of science and
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    FRENCH DOMINANCE.
    113 11 "Ended By Germany And Italy." London, Dec. 11. The Daily Express publishes an article entitled "Collapse of League of Nations," stating that this Is synonymous with the collapse of France and the French hegemony in Europe. Germany and Italy, says the Daily Express, have put an end to
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    ORDER FOR 80 PLANES.
    33 11 Placed With Japanese Firm By Manchukuo. Shanghai, Dec. 11. An order for 80 bombing planes has been placed by the Manchukuo Government with a Japanese aeroplane works. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 1
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    WHAT U.S. RECOVERY WILL COST.
    279 11 $6,000,000,000 Excluding R.F.C. Needs. Washington, Dec. 14 The cost of reconstruction was partly revealed today by the announcement that the Administration was preparing: an appropriation demand of at least $6,000,000,000, of which $2,600,000,000 would go Into the ordinary budget and the remainder Into the extraordinary
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    RECONCILIATION.
    132 11 Bulgarian Royalty On Visit To Belgrade. Belgrade, Dec. 11. The Bulgarian royal couple, accompanied by Prince Cyril, brother of the King, arrived in Belgrade on Sunday afternoon to spend four days in the Yugoslavian capital. Despite the severe cold, a large crowd gathered at the railway station to welcome
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    HOUSES BURIED
    97 11 . Six Killed When Church Belfry Collapses. Rome, Dec. 11. The belfry of the century-old village church at Stilo, in the South Italian Province of Calabria, collapsed on Sunday, burying beneath the ruins three adjoining houses. Six persons were killed and six seriously injured. The entire population of Stilo
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    GERMANY'S WORKLESS
    64 11 31,000 Find Employment In November. Berlin, Dec. 7. The number of German unemployed fell during the second half of November by about 62,000 to roughly 3,700,000. The Increase In unemployment registered during the first half of the month reduces the total for the whole month to nearly 31,000.
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    ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    17 11 Wellington. N.Z.. Dec. 12. The U.S. explorer, Rear-Admiral Byrd, has departed for the Antarctic. —Reuter.
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    MR. LIN SEN TO RETIRE.
    1247 11 Mr. Hu Han-min Likely To Be Successor. KWANGTUNG'S MOVES Attack Against Rebels By Dec. 20? Despite reports that the Fukien rebels have accepted Kwangtunß's offer to mediate for a peaceful settlement and that negotiations are proceeding. rumours are circulating that a general offensive will be
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    COLONY CREDITORS LOSE $6,823,685.
    758 12 Clerical Bankruptcies Reach New High Level The total loss in the Colony to creditors in 1932, as estimated by the Official Assignee in the 1933 report of the Straits Settlements Bankruptcy Department, signed by Mr. C. Wilson, was $6,823,685 as against $7,630,360.92 for 1931 and $6,095,380
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    MR. K. P. MENON.
    190 12 Retiring After 30 Years In Office. A tea party was held on Saturday at Villa Dolce, Tanjong Katong Road, the residence of Mr. Tan Chin Heng. in honour of Mr. K. P. Menon on his retirement from the Government Service. There was a fairly good gathering
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    20-FOOT PYTHO?,
    146 12 20-FOOT PYTHON. Killed In Estate Lines. Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng, Dec. 10. A python measuring 20 feet attractid a crowd this evening as it was be- j Ing conveyed on a bicycle along Main Road to the police station. The man responsible for the capture, a Tamil coolie of Padang
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    BOY KIDNAPPED.
    370 12 Woman Goes To Gaol For 17 Months. A six-year-old Chinese boy. sitting on a high stool in the criminal district judge's court, yesterday, gave evidence against a Hokien woman. Tan Giok Lam, who was charged with his kidnapping and with the theft of a silver locket and chain
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    23 12 Mr. R. Jumabhoy. J.P., has left for Malacca to attend the Trade Commission meeting there. He will return I to Slngar^re on Monday.
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    DEFENCE NOT CALLED
    181 12 Story Of Theft Of $500 From Box. The case of an Indian woman who alleged that her male companion had stolen $500 from her and then left the house, was dismissed by the second magistrate, Mr. N. Grlce yesterday, without calling upon the defence. The woman's story
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    MRS. G. H. PRIT€HARD.
    84 12 MRS. G. H. PRITCHARD. Death In England Of Former Penang Resident. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec 33. News has been received of the death In England of Mrs. Laura Halsey Pritchard, the wife of George Henry Pritchard, founder of Pritchard's, Penang. Mrs. Pritchard was well known among the older
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    FISHERMAN DROWNED
    106 12 Failed To Reappear After! Dive. Tragedy overtook a party of Japanese fisherman while fishing in the Johore Straits on Monday. While casting their nets prior to driving In the fish, one of the men dived into the water but failed to appear again. A prolonged search for his
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    BANKA TIN MINES
    60 12 Over Forty Officials To Be Dismissed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 11. According to the Java Bode, the mining districts of Soengel Slan. Djeboes, Koba and Toboall are to be closed. The mining activities will be concentrated in Bllnjoe, Soengel Liat and Pangkal Pinang. A number
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    TOO LATE.
    64 12 N.E.I. Navy White Book Being Prepared. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 11. According to the Java Bode, a White Book is under preparation giving details of the recent occurrences In the navy. Including the mutiny on the Zeven Provincien. The paper says that It comes too late
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    HEAD OF ELKAYES CONCERN.
    379 12 Mr. Lee Kirn Soo. DEATH AFTER YEAR'S ILL-HEALTH. The death took place yesterday of Mr. Lee Kirn Soo, a well-known member of the local Chinese commun'.t- Mr. Lee Kirn Soo had been In Indifferent health for nearly a year. He was the sole proprietor of the
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    INCHE EUNOS
    282 12 Governor Represented At Funeral. The funeral took place at the Mohammedan cemetery at Bidadarl yesterday of Inche Eunos bin Abdullah, former Legislative Councillor and Municipal Commissioner, whose death occurred the previous day. He was buried according to Mohammedan rites. The cortege left his house In Desker Road at
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    CHRISTIIAS TREE
    89 12 CHRISTMAS TREE Toung Women's Effort On Behalf Of Poor. Members and friends of the Y.W.C.A. are invited to the Christmas Party to be held at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. Dec. 18, at the Raffles Quay building. Everyone is asked to bring gifts which will later be distributed amongst the poor
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    828 12 HOT AIR ABOUT LOCAL EDUCATION. The necessity has arisen at last. necessity which we foresaw years ago and strove to make others see. for a comprehensive overhauling: of our entire educational machinery. No longer can we be content with hole-ln-the-corner methods. We need a Commission
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    WATER RESEMBLES GINGER-BEER.
    157 13 Rain And Landslides. SANITARY BOARi/ COMPLAINT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 14. At the last meeting of the Seremban Sanitary Board for this year, which was held today, the chairman. Inche Hamzah, referring to the recent water supply, said that it resembled ginger bci'T due to
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    TRUST BETRAYED.
    143 13 Ex-Civil Servant As Complainant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 11. Mr. C. N. Maxwell, M.C.S. (retired), appeared as complainant in the police court today in a case against a Malabari. Kottan, who had absconded with his silver watch. Mr. Maxwell said that accused had been in his
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    MALAYAN COAL
    94 13 . Local Power Station's Big Order. Malayan Collieries, Ltd., has secured a contract to supply Batu Arang coal to the St. James' Power Station, Singapore, during the year 1934. The contract is to deliver coal at the rate of 110 tons daily for 12 months, beginning in January next,
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    MRS. TAN HONG TEE
    51 13 . 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Dec. 13. Mrs. Tan Hong Tee, Nee Scow Goek Lee, aged 30, died at her residence in Tranquerah Road today. She leaves her husband, three brothers, two sisters and two sons. She will be buried at the family burial ground, Bukit
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    TOLL OF WILD LIFE IN JOHORE.
    122 13 Whole Of 1934 To Be A Close Season. In view of the excessive destruction of big game, deer and game and common birds in the State of Johore, His Highness the Sultan in Council has declared the whole of 1934 to be a close
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    BOTH TO BLAME
    206 13 . Drivers Of Bus And Lorry Fined. As the result of a collision t. tween a motor bus and a lorry m Telok Blangah Road on Nov. 1, t'e drivers of the two vehicles were found guilty of rash and negligent driving by the fourth magistrate, Mr. .T..
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    TO BE SETTLED.
    175 13 Eurasian Woman Returns Milliner's Goods. When Mrs. Iris Anthony, a Eurasian, was charged in the third magistrate's court on Monday with having cheated Mr. A. Perry, the proprietor of Maison Vogue in High Street, of eighteen dresses and several table cloths and covers, she volunteered to reimburse
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    'ONLY CATSPAW."
    129 13 Boatman Found With Bags Of Tin Ore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 11. "He is only a catspaw," said the Taiping magistrate, when a Chinese boatman. Lee Hock, was charged with importing 36 bags of tin ore containing 28 plculs and 88 katties. The accused was arrested
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    BURIED ALIVE.
    58 13 Fall Of Earth On Coolie At Quarry. Coolies working at the Kampong Batak quarry from which the earth fillings for the civil aerodrome are being obtained, had to dig one of their members who was buried beneath a huge mound of earth which fell on him yesterday. The
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    EX-TURKISH PRINCE.
    27 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Dec. 11. El HaJ Ahmed Tauhid, the Turkish ex- prince, has arrived In Batavia on a trip through the Orient.
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    257 13 Mr. E. C. Tommerup And Miss G. W. Parry. The marriage took place on Tuesday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Rev. St. I G. Petter officiating, of Mr. Eric Christian Tommerup, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Tommerup, of Birbane, Queensland, and Miss Gladys Winifred Parry, daughter
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    ROAD TO BE WIDENED.
    38 13 Municipal committee No. 3 has recommended the improvement of the Grange Road— Tanglln Road Junction by widening the south side of Grange Road, and erecting a traffic Island, at an estimated cost of 1,100.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    506 13 Mr. J. D. M. Smith is acting as Collector of Estate Duty, "".M.S. Mr. K. Elyathamby, of the Land Office, Teluk Anson. has been transferred to the General Hospital, Talplng. Mrs. F. F. Cooray and her son Gerald, of Kuala Lumpur, will sail by the Andre Lebon
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      27 14 i ria Bridge School XI which retained the H. Ambok Sooloh Shield yesterday by defeating Radin Mas 4—34 3 in the final for the second successive year.
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      Two Dropped Goals.
      513 14 R.A.F. 7 ptv. Islands 4 pts. The R.A.F. Rugby XV entertained the Islands at Seletar yesterday, and after a very hard game, won by seven points to lour. A feature of the game .was the excellent display of both defences. This Is the. first game for a
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    INTER-SCHOOL FINAL.
    64 14 Victoria Bridge Beat Radin Mas. The final of the inter-school league competition for the H. Ambok Sooloh Shield was played yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium between the Victoria Bridge School and Radin Mas School. The sides also met in the final last year when Victoria Bridge won
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    156 14 Navy Unable To Send Team To Shanghai. Hong Kong, Dec. 5. Shanghai have been hoping to receive a visit during the season from a Navy Rugby team from Hong Kong, but it' Is learned from an authoritative source it is Impossible for the Senior Service to do so.
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    S.R.C. SUFFER SECOND DEFEAT.
    614 14 Weakened Side Beaten At Tanglin. Malaya Command 3; S.R.C. 2. With R. C. Oehlers, G. Ross and N. Sullivan unable to turn out owing to illness, the S.R.C. were not at their strongest when they met the Malaya Command hockey team at Tanglin yesterday. It was
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    FIRST TEST.
    78 14 India's Selected For Tomorrow's Game. Bombay, I 14. The team to represe India In the first Test atch which starts tomorrow has been selected as follows: C. K Naidu' S. Waiir Ali* Amar Nath. P. Jai. S. 11. M. Colah* Amar Singh' ivaji. Moha™ied Nissar* B. J. D.
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    CAMBRIDGE CAPS.
    297 14 Last Outing: On Home Waters. Liondon, Nov. 29. Trial Caps were awarded at Cambridge yesterday to the members of the two University crews now in training for Saturday's races at Ely, and. according to the present order of seating, there will be three old Cap» In A crew
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    90 14 The Singapore Boxing Association has approved of a contest between Aircraftsman Graham and Battling Guillermo on Dec. 22 at the New World I arena. Graham, who has proved himself by defeating Bud Walley, Nicky Sullivan and Joe Diamond, will have a severe test when he meets Battling Guillermo,
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    F. A. CUP REPLAYS
    69 14 Q.P.R. And Halifax Win Away From Home. London, Dec. 14. The following were the results of replayed F.A. Cup (second round) ties today: New Brighton 0 Queen's Park R. 4 Hartlepools 1 Halifax T. 2* •After extra time. Third Division &lt;S.) Chesterfield 2. Barrow 1. —Reuter.
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    18 14 1 ;ie Radin Mas School team which lost to Victoria Bridge Srhool in .r inter-school football competition yesterday.
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    20 14 AUSTRIAN XI. London. Dec. 13. In a friendly match today Liverpool beat the Austrian XI by four goals to two.-Reuter.
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    Inter-State Fixtures.
    479 14 The northern finalists of the Malaya Cup Rugby competition should be de- I elded on Saturday when Selangor meet Penang at Penang. It will be recalled that Penang beat Perak three weeks ago by 8 pts. to 7 pts. in a game In which the final score considerably
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    RESULTS IN BRIEF.
    313 14 Southern Badminton Championships. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 28. The results In brief of some of the principal sports events during the week are as follows: Oxford University Swimming Club beat Woodside S.C. by three events to nil. The Rump Club beat the RAF. in a
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  • Singapore Chinese Team For Christmas Games At Kuala Lumpur.
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      INTER-CLUB GOLF MATCH.
      307 15 Garrison To Entertain S.G.C. The following are the teams and starting times for the golf match between the Singapore Golf Club and Garrison Golf Club to be played at the Garrison on Sunday morning under handicap (S.G.C. players mentioned first:) 8.30 W. Eldred and S. N. Kelly
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      ALL-MALAYA CHINESE ATHLETIC MEETING.
      1085 15 Team Of 174 To Represent Singapore. The team to represent Singapore in the All-Malaya Chinese Athletic Meeting at Kuala Lumpur over the Christ- maa holidays comprises 140 male and 34 girl competitors. They will be under the management of Messrs. Lim Kim Tian (manager), Tay Llan
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    : MALAYS RUGBY XV.
    92 15 MALAYS RUGBY XV. The following have been selected to represent the Kota Raja Club at Rugby against the South Johore fifteen on Saturday, at Johore Bahru Joharl. A. Rahman, Zamzam, Harls, Yusof Nawawi, Musbah, SharlfT (Captain), Talb-Rahim. Iksan, Ahmad-Sukor, Masood, Mohd.-Salleh. Dolah-Salam, Salleh and Said. An Interesting game was played
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    PENANG GOLD CUP.
    122 15 Big Entry For New Trophy Race. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 13. Entries for the Penang Turf Club Gold Cup meeting which closed today, show a total of 193 horses and ponies made up as follows. Class 1, 25; Class 2, 37; Class 3. 45, Class
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    BADMINTON.
    223 15 European Tournament In Penang. A large gathering of Europeans was present at the Penang Volunteers I headquarters to witness the final matches of the mixed doubles and men's singles of the Eurooean Badminton Tournament. Mrs. J. W. Clark and L. H. Best won the mixed doubles championship by defeating
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    202 15 Thursday, December 14, Golf: Garrison G.C. Women's Monthly Medal (bogey). Friday, December 15. Rugby: Wiltshire Rest. 1 ts Public Services I, Tanglln; Penang "A" XV vs. Ipoh Asiatics, Penang; Chinese vs. 8.A.P., St. Joseph's grd. Hockey: B.C.C. w. 8.A.F., Padang. Wiltshires vs. Khalsa Assn., Tai-nlin: A. PC. vs.
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    FLYING FOX.
    98 15 Sarawak Pony's Fine Record. The Sarawak Gazette (D;c. 1) contains details of the racing career of Mr. C. D. Adams' Flying Fox. Since Autumn, 1927, this pony has had 63 starts and has on.y been, unplaced on 19 occasions. It has won 22 events run second 16 times
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    SEREMBAN HOCKEY.
    72 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Dec. 12. An interesting game will take place at Seremban tomorrow when, for the first time in local hockey history, the Negri Sembilan Chinese, who are entering a hockey team for the AllMalaya Chinese Athletic Meeting will play, the Negri Sembilan Club. The
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    SQUASH RACQUETS.
    166 15 Tanglin Club Handicap Tournament The results of yesterday's ties in the squash tournament at Tanglin Club were: A class T. J. A. Green (+2) beat E. 8. Housley (+3) 6—9, 10— 9— 10—8. B Class:— M. H. Brown (Scr.) beat K. S. Walker (+2) 4—9. 9—2, 9—3, 9—4.
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    P. W. GIMSON.
    110 15 Played Rugby With Broken Neck. London, Nov. 22. X-ray photographs have revealed that P. W. Gimson played with a fractured neck in the Leicester vs. East Midlands Rugby game on Nov. 4. They have also demonstrated Gimson's pluck. He fell heavily on his head during the game,
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    SCOTTISH F. A. CUP DRAW.
    141 15 Few Interesting Ties In First Round. London, Dec. 13. The draw Vor the first round of the Scottish Association Football Cup to be played on Jan. 1, 1934. Is as follows Queen of the South vs. Edinburgh City. Alloa vs. Dundee United. St. Johnstone vs.
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    ANOTHER DRAW.
    59 15 BakewelFs Century At Bombay. Bombay, Dec. 13. The M.C.C. touring team's two days match with Bombay City ended to-day in a draw. The M.C.C. scored 319 for the loss of eight wickets and declared. Bakewell was the chief scorer hitting up 107. Bombay scored 140 In their first
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    HANTS. IN FORM.
    39 15 Score 32 Points Against Surrey. London, Dec. 13. In the County Rugby championship to-day Hampshire defeated Surrey by 32 points to nil at Twickenham. All the other matches were postponed owing to heavy frost. Reuter. t
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    JEAN'S DREAM LEADS ALL THE WAY.
    1704 16 ENGLISH TURF TOPICS. Swerve Costs Free Fare's Backers £100,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 27. It Is hard to believe, but here we are at the end Qf another racing season on the flat under Jockey Club Rules. Saturday saw the wind-up at
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    AMERICA'S CUP.
    148 16 Plans For 1934 Contest Off Rhode Island. London. Nov. 29 The preliminary negotiations between the Royal Yacht Squadron and the New York Yacht Club relating to the arrangements for next year's America's Cup races are proceeding upon conventional lines. The contest will begin on Sept. 15, and will
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    AGA KHAN'S RACING REFORMS.
    487 16 Bigger Stakes For Placed Horses. London, Nov. 24, The Aga Khan, the winner of this year's Glmcrack Stakes, .said at the Gimcrack dinner, which has been held annually since 1767, at York last night that he thought it would be a great inducement to owners if
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    STRAITS RACING.
    102 16 Amendments To S.R.A. Classifications. The Straits Racing Association's latest list of classification of horses and ponies Is as follows: HORSES Transfers. Laneham from Class 2 to Cass 3. Hannah's Garden from Class 4 to Class 3. Pegasus from Class 3 to Class 4. New Classifications— Class I.—Bolivia, Class
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    90-MILE RACE
    181 16 S. Pall Singh Wins In Five Hours. The Selangor Cyclists' Association held Its annual Malayan amateur Ion? distanced/bicycle race from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban, &lt;90 miles) on Sunday. There were 37 entries. Drum-Major E. A. Kenrelson, the honorary starter, fired the starting signal at 6.45 a.m. anfi the
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    Six Months' Toll of The Roads
    427 17 Six Months' Toll of The Roads A REPORT of profound Interest to every road user has been Issued by the Ministry of Transport. For the first six months of the year police authorities throughout the country were engaged in preparing an elaborate census of the causes of road accidents. Historic
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    MOTORS and MOTORING
    338 17 Reducing Road Deaths NEW OFFICIAL SCHEME IMITATION of the right of pedes trains on the roads and driving tests for new motorists Is In the fore 1 front of the plans being formulated by the Hon. Oliver Stanley. Minister of Transport, to promote road safety and reduce
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    British Motor Notes
    447 17 FASCINATING MODELS THERE Is such fascination In watch1 Ing the wheels go round that even i tnose who possess little or no technical knowledge are attracted by any mechanical exhibit that Is shown in motion. At the recent Commercial Vehicle Exhibition In London this fact was made
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    The ALL-MALAYAN MOTOR RALLY.
    828 17 THE OPEN ROAD. (By the Motoring Correspondent.). YF there are any motorists in this country who are nursing a sense of grievance because of the tight hold the Automobile Association of Malaya Is keeping on the fortunes of the first all-Malayan rally and Gymkhana at Kuala
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    Expansion of Car Traffic
    499 17 Expansion of Car Traffic ijiVIDENCE of a striking increase during 1933 of vehicular traffic on the roads of Britain is contained In figures derived from The Automobile Association's annual census. The A.A. observed:— Nearly 500,000 more motor vehicles In one week than a year ago. An average of nearly 70,000
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    NO U.S. LOAN.
    320 18 Fukien Rebels Issue A Denial. Shanghai, Dec. 13 To avoid complications with the Japanese. Chiang Kai-shek is transporting the Central forces to Cheklang by the Shanghal-Hangchow motor road instead of the Shanghai-Hang-chow Railway which cannot be used for troop transport under the Shanghai truce. Latest reports indicate
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    VOLUNTEER SUCCESSES
    76 18 . Many Manchukuo Towns Taken. Shanghai. Dec. 13. A Harbin message reports that Chinese Volunteers in Eas* Klrin and Liaotung are destroying railways and motor roads in the areas. Several towns are said to have been captured. Their movements are confined to the hilly regions of Kirln and Chaoyang.
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    GOODWILL FLIGHT.
    90 18 U.S. Air Armada To Russia Planned. Moscow, Dec. 10. r A Washington report states that a group of American aviators, are preparing for a flight to the U.S.S.R. by way of New York, the Bermudas, Azores, Berlin and Moscow. The flight is intended, as a friendly gesture toward
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    HUGE SALT DEPOSIT.
    123 18 Enough To Supply World For 1,000 Years Moscow, Dec 10 The discovery of the largest salt deposit in the world is reported by an expedition In Tajikistan, organised by the Leningrad Academy of Science The deposit is in the district of the Kulyab Mountains, about 180 kilometres
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    THE STRATOSPHERE.
    106 18 Lessons Learned From Soviet Ascent. Moscow, Dec. IL The study of the data obtained during the flight of the stratospheric balloon "U.S.S.R." is being completed now The chairman of the commission organised for the purpose of study, Professor Vangenheim, stated in an Interview that the analysis of samples
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    SUPER-LOCOMOTIVE
    87 18 . 90 Km. An Hour Uphill Claimed. Moscow, Dec. 10. The super-locomotive "IS-20-1" has recently passed its final tests on the Southern railroads, displaying features superior to those of European locomotives. The boiler of the new locomotive yielded 81 kilogrammes of steam for each square metre heated, while the most
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    MONSIGNOR ZANIN
    87 18 . New Apostolic Delegate To China. Rome. Dec. 7. The Apostolic delegate to China. Monsignor Constantinl, will not return to his post for reasons of health. The decision is greatly regretted In Vatican circles where Monsignor Constantini's missionary work in the Far East is much appreciated, it being pointed
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    ANCIENT TOWN
    63 18 . Discovered By Labourers Near Leningrad. Leningrad, Dec. 10. While laying pipes for a new water works at Pskov, near here, an ancient town dating from the 10th century was discovered by Soviet workmen. Traces of cremation, ornaments and other objects of an ancient civilisation were found. Further excavations
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    LENA GOLD.
    61 18 150 Per Cent. Increase Over Last Year. Bodaibo (Yakutia). Dec. 11. Most of the gold mines of the State trust "Lena Gold" have fulfilled their production programme for the current year ahead of the scheduled time. The output of gold by the "Lena Gold" this year shows an
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    4711 19 Incidents Of An Unimportant Week Will The Tories Leave Government? 600,000 SchoolChildren Ripening For The Dole Tirades At Tin Restriction Wild Rumours About Rubber— A.P.H." Challenges M.P.'s Drinking Privileges. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Nov. 27. IJiROM the Journalist's point of view this
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    ROYALIST RIOT IN PARIS.
    323 20 ROYALIST RIOT IN PARIS. LONDON UNIVERSITY met the Dublin University, in a Rugby match at the London University ground, Motspur Park, near London. (Planet News.) AFTER five months' lit is a tion. Miss Mary McCormick. the opera singer, has been granted a divorce from her hubsand. Prince Serge Mdivani. It
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