The Straits Times, 21 May 1930

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    37 1 The Straits Times establish:!) nearly a century.] TBE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN c PAGES SINGAPORE, VV::i>ESI)AY, MAY 21, 1930. I'KK.'E 10 CENT'S, The Straits Times J PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      516 2 P. 0., BRITISa INDIA AND LPCAI LLNES (BMM -d in England) MAIL AND IMSSRNGER AND CARGO .WVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage duo Spore. •JSTPORE MJJ May KARMAIA MOO May
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      609 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam, Vessels Tonnag* Da* tail t HAKONE MARU 10,500 May 21 22 §SUWA MARU 10,700 June 6 6 gFUSHIMI MARU 10,900 June 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July 2 S TKRUKUNI MARU 12,000 July 16 17 IIAKUSAN MARU
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      470 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4612 tons). The sj. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      695 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connection* to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Travellers Offldal Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Alrwayn.
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      597 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      580 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Tren?|?anu t Kclantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure Y.U.AYA In IVrt May 21 MALim May 26 May 28 SL'DDHADIB June 2 June 4 The steamers are Atted
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      481 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nedorland and N.V. Rotterdamscho Lloj'd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO ii»nn» Anaterdam Southampton Mararillrt Rattcrdam Tiinn*Kr a*. Insulinile ln.r.no R.L. May Ti a. I'r. I). Ni'ili-rlanilrn i'.L")O S.M.N. May 3d m.T. Halocran 17.00U R.L. June 6 .n.v. rhr. HarpM 1.i.r.i0 S.M.N. June 18 Tjcrima
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      1478 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in EngiandJ -ELLERMAN" UKI T'ASSENGEB AND KKEHiiIT 3tK\ KH, TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FRKIGHT SKKVICE OUTWARDS To Rung Kong, Shanghai and Japan Dnr Spore s.s. CITY Of MADRAS June J s.s. CITY OK DELHI July 6 (.a. CITY OK SINGAPORE
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      399 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT BCUEDITLB. sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisio and Portland S.S. MICHIGAN sails fiom Hong Knnp July 8 San Francisco, Los AnKflco and San Diego
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      349 3 CONCRETE PIPES AND CHANNELS Wide Range of Sizes in Stock. ENQUIRIES SOUCITED. THE ELKAYES CONCRETE WORKS, Offire 40, HIGH STRERT. NEW BOOKS~ THE WKIMIT BKOTnrjtS, fill!., r- .if rid by John I!. M. M .h<.n. Mr. MrWafcoa'a. intrrrst in the mechanic I .iris ,ril l« rrcry'hing per: a 'nruj (<■
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      1381 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMLNT FORM T* The Ad-rertlilng Msnsgcr, Straits Times, Cecil Street risase Insert the following small aevertlMment for days I— 1 I 1 Tbwre are approximately seveu words to a line and there is a flat ra'e charge ol 26 cents per live per insertion with A minimum of one
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      770 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, 88. Prinsep Street. liuaaetfiaU entry. Apply 75, Cairn HiU Boad. TO LET, 4 and 4 -A, Raffles Place. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, new bunsalow, 37, Wilkinson Road. Kent Moderate. Apply BUG, Straits Times. TO LET, vacancies at the Crescent and Meyer Flats,
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      593 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET OR FOR SALE, riverside godowns, 9 and in, Magazine Road, floor area about C 000 sq. ft. Apply Borneo Sumatra Trading Co., Ltd. TO LET, capacious godown at No. 21, Jiak X ii Street, fronting Singapore River. Avail- Mi. Jim- I. Other particulars apply to
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      873 4 ORDINANCE N° 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Orders by Chief Police Officer under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance No. 98 (Minor Offences) for the Regulation of traffic at the Capitol Theatre. 1. Vehicles driving to the entrances of the Capitol Theatre will proceed nlonn North Bridge Koad from the direction of Coleman
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      787 4 TENDERS FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRICTION DEPARTMENT Construction of a reinforced concrete SOI culvert un reinforced tonrrele pile- ii.-.ii KAMPONG BAIIIJI ROAD, TANJONf. PAG Alt. Tenders arc invited for the Construction of tht above culvert. Plans may be seen and speciaeations und all particulars obtained at the Office of tha
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      925 5 AUCTION SALE of valnablt Singapore town, and country propei li«-. Mi- 1- Iwong K»on Seng k Co's saleroom. No. :tO, Chulia Street, on WrdneKday. May 28, 1930, at 2.M p.m. l.nt I. Valuable frecketd land situati- at i maß and Breadrick Roads, Slaga'pore, 28,694 sq. ft. MORTGAGEE'S SALE I. i.i
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      425 5 niLEY SAFETY LAMPS! ALL BRITISH Burn Kerosene Oil (not Benzine) Absolutely Wlndproof. All Km»B. I f^T Bgg* supplied I 'yg lo all the I Governments of Malaya. ■Jb b^ Shipping mM^B g^gaw Companirs. S^BfagSg^gßn^BV Rubber and /2 HgS Tin-MiniiiK HgSMgaj j Communities, >J^ ~j gW 16 Different All SOO C.P.
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      288 5 Children often fall and hurt themselves while they cv t their feet almost daily. To soothe and heal all kinds of skin troubles the wise mother has always a tin or tube of PURQL at hand. T ns TO and 5S cts. Tubes 75 cts. Obtainable cverywfceit The British Malaya
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      168 5 }k\ fist wF V igggflggggj^^ "BPEEDEX" CAMERA $18 black or brown. Sole Asenls DIETHELM CO., LTD., (Incorporated in Switzerland) SIM. \I'OKK I'l'NANfi II'OII HAM.hOk. SB f H. LAZARUS, OPTICIAN, Tho Europe Hotel Kuildines. DR CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Body Price la. U. and 4a. Why
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      121 5 Insure Against Loss BY FIRE FIT A PYRENE EXTINGUISHER ON YOUR CAR AND HAVE FULL om^ PROTECTION pi Standard Junior fill MODEL lii M()I)I :L JJHh I For Large Cars For Small Cars |I|J| $2500 $16.50 Sole Agents in Malaya for The 9js& Company, Ltd. |C^,li^L| SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LU.MPIR.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    3334 6 Socialism m Our lime An Early Lesson. MR. CLYNES AND THE PODMORE CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I <m<ln!i, Apr. 21. After a wintry Kaster— the c.'ldest for I! 0 or, according to one authority, for 50 yours the prodigal sun returned to London today. At 1
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    MAH-JONG TO BE BANNED.
    410 6 Manila Police Find It Commercialised." As a result of finding-; by til* 111 ni!a Police Department that the game mahjong" is being commercialised, Major Karnshaw has recommended to the Municipal Board the amendment of the gambling law so as to include mah-jong 1 m the list
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    SMUGGLERS TRAPPED.
    285 6 Thrilling Fight on Steamer In Colombo. Colombo, May 3. Disguised as a coal coolie, sub-Inspector Abbas of tho Colombo Harbour Police went on board the 8.1. steamer Homefield last night and arranged with the seiang to purchase contraband. He took Rs. 1,100 in Indian currency notes with him
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      193 6 ODEON Lt A 1 Ej& 1 //^V\ ALWAYS THE BEST LOTTE LEHMANN. SOPRANO, WITH ORCHESTRA. 140 040 i Der Freischutz Agatha's Aria (Weber) 12 in R\\ f*^ 1. How tranquilly I slumbered i Pt. 2. Earth has lulled her care to rest ITALIAN GRAND OPERA ORC. 140.041 f Daughter of
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      73 6 MONIER REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES MADE IN ALL SIZES IT TO 8 FEET DIAMETER. Suitable for Road and T^^v The Best Railway Culverts £§m and Specially Constructed -^~^(W II CheSi V^^ OVOID SHAPED pipes for \mr\¥\Br\ dp •^SfßaP jyS&jWfiy^ Prire* on application. m *^P^^~--~~\^.^^^*^^ Sole Manufneturrrt ATT rpi^tqtt GAMMON (MALAYA), Ltd.
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      324 7 ALHAMBRA 5&? FROM MONDAY, MAY 19 TO SUNDAY. MAY 25. Nightly at 6.1") and 9.15. Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. GREAT PICTURES FOR ALL OCCASIONS! NOW MARION DAVIES In Her First Talkie "MARIANNE" with CLIFF EDWARDS BENNY RUBIN -LAWRENCE GREY MKTRO— fJOLDWYN— MAYER All Talking Singing Comedy Rooking at
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      550 7 36g).P©00 OQOO~ .©OQQQQQOIg IHLHHHBI .WH-HI HSI mjf m h M^ni k I! IH.V *J I I n I Wk w nnfl L isi m 9 L_^^^jMhM>^HßwßHM|^HL^^Li TOMORROW ISIGHT (THURSDAY) TWO PERFORMANCES at 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. MATINEES SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS and WEDNESDAYS at 3.15 p.m. Children and Soldiers in Uniform Half
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      263 7 NEW WORLD CABARET JALAN BESAR. TO-NIGHT AT 9 P.M. Peggie and Teska in JAZZ, ACROBATIC AND CHARACTER DANCES. COMMENCING SATURDAY. MAY FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY Mr. CHAI'LITSKV l'r«*enlx THE LILLIPUTIANS The Tiniest People in the World. the kronchom; gamblang party havr jusl arrived from Java with Mini.- new artiste* and
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      LAYING-UP OF SHIPPING.
      175 8 Improvement in Freight Rates CuUnCd. A slight improvement recently in some i:.t.-s miOttd in Ihe i <• h t markets may be attributed, in pail, to ihe \r i y large amount <«i shipping of al! nationalities ,i present laid Idle In portt throuKhout tho world. The
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      EXPRESS FREIGHT LINE.
      87 8 O.S.K. Orient to New York Service. Th" V w ex] i B fl 0 l Mi.tiir Kong i" New York via Lo; .md Panama, instituted by tie Opaka Shosen Kaisha, will begin operations with the departure of the Kinai .'•lar.i 1> Ig in .June 2!'. Tin- »pted
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      Speedy Freighter.
      51 8 I. m.v. City Lillo of the Ellerman nnd Bucknall S.S. Co., Ltd., which sailed -in Singapore on April i''> and iron: I'enang <•;> April 18, arrived :;t Now York in May i v plebing iho voyajro i ti' v. mi ntii I porti in 3J and 'i day*
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      H.M. the Kind's Birthday.
      36 8 June 3 boh inij.y of Hi.« Majesty the l> aster Attendant I. t cci Government t'> ierjues: the nhipi i !">ii4li to allow thci tl arc in harbour on thai dai ihip."
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      Announcement
      12 8 M I.*. Chant I da hi i fro« I .;i II!"
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    PASSENGERS.
    77 8 for Malaya .<r i riving fSI '.<::■ Miss K. A MUa 1.. Klsy .1. I. Mercer. Mr*. K. f'.. Duki s, M T. Ead< s. Mr. H. K. Cormac, Mr. I chart, \'u. i. Hancock. Mn A. Franc!*. Mi Reading. Mr. Bennett, Mr. T. A Pi :t. Mr. an.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    45 8 Ffom b:» President Monroe, dm i r-.-.T. From < hina Ja| nn, by yl n Marc •rroTv. From "tiiriii and Japan, by Naxporc, doc 'i Friday. From Europe (London mails d on Ma\ 1 1 by R ihna, due at 1 n. oil Friday.
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    EXCHANGES.
    56 8 r May SO. exchanges are Amsterdam B boy IS-lfld, :lni 20J7, B I I 1;. Bueno i >n<>nh*cei l |«5, Geneva 25.135, llel infrfo 103, Kon« i k .v..,i i Madrid 59.755 Milan N.-v York 0 lo 18.16 V li. i-.l Btockholn na 165 Pn iv I Yokohami Spot
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    58 8 Henderson, Helm anil Company, Inc., New York, MRd U th- lollowinjj cable dated May their quotatiom being in gold 'lollai- centa cloateg bid prices: Rubber Exchanges salei toilav 450 tons. May 13.70, Jun 13^0, luiy !80. August September i.^.>. Octob-.'i i-iAO. November 14.60, Dceeabn 14.G0 Januarj 1981, 14.70.
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    162 8 f drills an to an<l foi week ending Maj 23 day, May 21, &JS p m. Drill Mall. 1 Jirt-ii.-^- Section, Arms Dr,ll and C*Mi -■•fiinl 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, Ofleon S.V.C., Sword Drill: 5.1S p.m., Drill Hull, -A" M.c. i... No. i. i.A and Stoppages; 5.15 l
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      UTILISE RESOURCES OF P.I.
      807 8 Economic Potentialities Should Feed World. Wkat the Philippine Covernment hail <Une daring the past live years to develop the Iv faying down some definite, cun■tractive lai Ibed by Mr. (leorjre C. Howard, outnoing United States Trade Commissioner, i*i an interview with Tribona ropresaatatlve before Mr, Howard
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    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        106 8 Singapore. May 11. T ii. Weak. Honjr Fatts 53-57 cents, Sungei Luas 1.51-1.57%, Ulu Klangs 1.11' Klang Rivers 2.25-2.40, Kuyohs 10-13 ■ents, Butu Caves KO-85 cents, Kuchais 1.131.11 x.. Kintas 1.13-1.17, Penswats 54-57 cents, Taijiings 50-55 cents, Malay Consols. 22-24 Tnl-, KilUaghalhl 10s. 3d.-lls.. Ayer Hitams
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        Rose Macphail & Penman. Ltd.
        132 8 Rose Macphail Penman. Ltd. Singapore, May J!. Ilubbcr. London 6\»d. p?r Ib. Unchanged. Noon Pries 'London Sid.) Spot 22.. cents. T;n. London £143 12s. Cd., £1 17s. 6d. down. Hitting. Quiet. Banal Ways 3-3.20, Kuchais 1.15-1.18 x.d., Kinta Dredges 1.*****, Honjr Kong Tins 18s. 6d.-19a.. Hong Fnt'.s 50-55 cents, Malaya
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      265 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 21. i"!n London, Bank 4ms 2 '3 31. 32 DmmuMI 2 :j 2.1 ::z I'riv.itc 3 m. credit S/4M (In NVw York, dcman.l 5C 1 if, Private 90 d r.7 On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 1M*( OB Moiiic Kui:jr, Hank T.T. :\T,-' t
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        495 8 MMM Vul. I'd. Buyers Sellers fl £1 Asam Kumbang 20 22 C cd. i Ayir Hit;;in Tin 11 M 9 il £1 Btnurin Tin 24--1 1 Batan* I'adang U. 13 0.10 1 1 Uatu MM I'.TT'; 0.82' i 1 1 Jiuk.t Arur.g 0.45 0.45 0 £1 Uurmah Malay 16,
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        GENERAL.
        216 8 Issue Val. 1.1. Buyers Sellers 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 230 2.40 2 2 A!.x. Brick Orii<. SJI :MU ii £1 Bnt. Am. I'obacio u.U'.u 5.1.1.0 1 Central Engine Mt 0.50 nom. 1 1 »><•:* ixnii arriato t>.4.) 0.4. r >no;ii. D«C IWelnpmsnt 4 3 I 8 Dunlop RulDer 1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        105 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. I deb. of 192 C red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. I Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. ECr prem. Singapore Municipal 4',j p.c. of IMf red. 11)47 51.000,000 95 par I Singapore Municipal 4V» p.c. of 1909 red.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        389 8 Fraser and Co. and Lj all and Evatl's quotations. Today* Prieet Fruser Lyal) i Co. fcvatt Alltnhy (SI) 1.40 IJM. 140 I ...Hex. Alor (iajuh ij'i 1.20 1.30 US l.:iO 4. Hitum '.-.i L'.ctl 2.50 2.00 2.40 A. Kuning |$1) O.:iU 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Malay I $212
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      TRAFFIC PROBLEM IN NEW YORK.
      577 8 Most Densely Populated District in World. There are few days in the year when th« news ni proposed businens development <n the United Stotea <lo not contain nt leas, one i em of more than usual interest. The project just broached for creating nn underground
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    204 8 Today. B^nka Island, Pladjos and Palenbaag (The do—) i Kemaman, Ilungun and Trengganu (Hong .-1,,.,,,. r.linjo... fangkal I'inang and Billiton I Kdemlale i p.,,,. ':.va, Booth-Weal Sumatra. SouthKast Boraoo, Celebes, Molaecas, und Timor Hilly (Chrli tiaan HuyK.'.is; 4 P.-ir.ianak I Haul, i Ncrth>, N.-East and N.-W.-t Sumatra
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    MAILS HARBOUR BOARD.
    39 8 By Pihanan \thos II P. C. Hooft Halwo 3ibajak ["alma .Vpore Apr. U Apr. 17 Apr. 17 Apr. IS Apr. 2.1 Apr. 2.J London May r, M:.v IS May 12 May ii Ifav IB Mjy 17
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    305 8 We Ii dcy, U. Shipa alongaide the Wharves or expected to arrive. Kntranc* Fast Wharf Ardi nl East Basin I Hilda B l Edavaaa 20 i Main Wharf Clcabeg l i Rulan ni :t Malays 16 Hakonc Main 13 Brnlaad II Demodeeua :i :i Huntress 7 :t
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      350 8 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JOHORE HOLDEN AT BATU PAHAT. Misc. Applicktion No. II 29. In the matter of an application under Section S2 01) of the Land Enactment, 1919, and. lithe matter of a Charge of the lands (oir prised in Grants No*. 3912 and 5715, resintried in the
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      281 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Rpport. I Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity tion. I F. F. inn. hours. C U m.p.h. Alor Star 89 7:. Nil 6.5 Calm Fine Kota Bharu "2 7:! 0..U M 75 SSK 2 Fine K.Trcngganu
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      232 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. W .dnrsdav. May 21 H. \V. M a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 5.-J0 p.m., C ft. C in. Tliursda), May 22 H. \V. J.ao a.m., C ft. 8 in., 6.38 p.m., 6 ft. 8 in. Mail foi- Australia closes at noon. Homeward mail closes by sltnmcr
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    639 9 All Efforts to Check Decline Fail. STILL PROFIT IN RUBBER; NONE IN TIN. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 22 2 cents per lb. Tin, 200 tons at $72 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London BB J 4 d. per II).. unchanged.
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    PETROLEUM IN US.
    217 9 Continued Improvement In Prospect. ('loser co-operation in adjusting outpu to demand is the most encouraging development in the oil industry in several years," State Dominick and Dominiek, of New York Following a yeur of record consumption aad substantially increased earnings, oil producers are entering 1930 in a
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    MERLIMAU PEGOH, LTD.
    40 9 MaMn. .si.i.c, Darby and Co., Ltd., arc advised by cable from the secretaries of Mirlimau Pegoh, Ltd., th.»t the board of directors havr recommended a foal dividend of U per cent, less income tnx for the year
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      SCRAPPING OF SHIPYARDS.
      513 9 Belfast Builder's Fear And Criticism. Speaking at a luncheon during the trial trip of the new steamer Cefalu in Belfast Li.ugh, on Apr. 23, Mr. William Strachan, m&naging director of Messrs. Workman. Clark (1928), Ltd., criticised the recentlylaunched scheme for scrapping redundant shipyards. "There is much to
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      APR. RUBBER RETURNS.
      94 9 Amalgamated Malay.— 64,ooo Ib. 8a1au.— 34,500 lb. Hemming. il.U'iii lb. Bertam (Taisho 63,81 1 lb. Borelli. -33,000 lb. Brooklands.— lo9.3oo lb. Buk* Kcpong.— 2o,BBl lb. Chembong. 72,093 lb. Cheras.— s3,ooo lb. Cunnemara. 55,000 lb. Glenshiel.— 66,343 Ib. Kamasan. -22,040 Ib. Kepong Malay.- -167,750 lb. Kong Sang.— 7,7oo
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      UNITED PATANI.
      75 9 Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries of United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates. Ltd., Mesar*. Kd. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts for the year 1939 have been issued showing a profit of £41,706 and recommending the payment of
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      65 9 Tone of Market Stagnant. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 6\d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 13 H per Ib. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot June July July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Buyers 22tt 23 tt 23% 24 M 26 Sellers
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      REGULATION OF TIN SUPPLIES.
      1122 9 Dutch to Co-operate. PRODUCERS'* NEW PLAN APPROVED. The new formula proposed by the Tin Producers' Association for tightening up the restriction scheme has been adopted. As a result, it is estimated that production in the current year will be curtailed by over 30,000 tons. In addition
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      BULLION REPORT.
      582 9 Messrs. Samuel Montagu Co.'s Weekly Letter. The Bauk of, England gold reserve against notes amounted to £l. r i'J,822,774 on Apr. 16 las compared with £159,829,239 on the previous Wednesday), an increase of £13,8G2,G90 since Jan. 1 last. About £708,000 of gold from South Africa was offered in
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      THE TARUN (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES.
      995 9 Native Production Figures. The tenth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Tarun (Malay) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Apr. 12, at the offices of the company, 5, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C., Mr. E. D. Money (chairman of the company) presiding. Mr. A.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      106 9 The following returns are for the first half of the month of May Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging. Nos. 1 and 2 dredges 72,000 yards, 170.H3 picuis. As-am Kumban'ir Tin Dredging. 42,000 yards, 362.90 picuis. Ulu Yam Tin Dredging.— 36,ooo yards, 148 picuis. Thabawlcik Tin Dredging.— 34,ooo yards, 187
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      NORDANAL ESTATES
      40 9 Messrs. Boustead and Co. have received the following telegram from the secretaries of Nordanal (Johore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., in London Annual report i.sued, pipfit for the year endi-il Dec. HI, 1U29, £6,834 dividend recommended, nil carry forward £24,453.
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    549 9 Business at Low Ebb Over Easter. DISCONCERTING FACTORS DEPRESS MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Apr. tk Owing to the intervention of the Faster holidays, when business on the Manchester Royal Exchange was suspended from Thursday night until Tuesday morning, it has b«en a short week in
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    RUBBER AND TEA.
    348 9 Devon Estates (Malacca), Limited. The directors' report to the shareholder of Devon Estates (Malacca. Ltd., follows;— (Icntlcmen, Tour directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of accounts of the company for the year ended Dec. 31, IMB. The net profit for the year amounts to $272,191 to
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    33 9 The three lots put up for sale by public auction held by I'hinir ttaf Lee and Co., .it Batu Pnhut, on May 17, were bought by the Batu I'ahot Bank, Ltd., for $30,900.
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      359 9 PROPERTY SALE. Much Residential Property Being Sold. The following Singapore properties! were told by auction at Messrs. Chcong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street, on April 16, 23 and 30 999 years' leasehold land and house. No. 145 Prinsep Street, area 1,192 sq. ft., bought by Mr. Teo
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1930. FREIGHT RATES—III.
    1199 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1930. FREIGHT RATES— III. In 1907 the Singapore Chamber of Commern appointed a sub-committee to ri|iiirc irto the maUcr of Conferences or ihipp!ag rinp:. Among the appendices to •h" report of that sub-committee is a -ii-cular, <!ated London, Jar.. 1, 1907, issued ■y
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    42 10 Our London correspondent cables the news of the death of Mr. A. H. Drew, formerly of tho firm of Drew and Napier, Singapore. He retired from Singapore about 34 years ago after practising here since 1881, when he joined Mr. Isaac Band.
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    46 10 A pleasant function took place in the Chinese Town Hall, Penang, on Saturday afternoon, when members of the Chinese community gathered for the dual purpose of welcoming the new Chinese Consul, Mr. N. T. Van.?, and doing honour to the rrtired Consul, Mr. Tye Pheuy Yoon.
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    44 10 Mr. Leonard Vaughan, who was for many years engineer in charge of the Malayan Tin Dredging Mines near Batu Gajah, and has recently been mining in Burma, went to attend the Mining Conference in -Scuth Africa and hopes to arrive in England in June.
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    81 10 Mr. A. J. Hord-n, a retired merchant from Sydney, N.S. Wales, with Mrs. Horden and Miss F. Smith, are touring Malayu on holiday. They are accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Purser, of Macquarie Street, Sydney. Dr. Purser is chairman of the board of directors of the Royal Prince Alfred
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    31 10 On Saturday Mr. A. D. Light, manager of Messrs. E. A. Barbour and Co.'s Malacca branch, was the guest of honour at a dinner given by the Malacca Chinese rubber dealers.
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    22 10 Mr. H. V. Hughes has arrived at Alor oajah as assistant engineer in place of Mr. St:ed, who has gone on leave.
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    16 10 The Hon. Mr. A. J. Stuirock, Colonial Engineer, paid an official visit to Malacca last week-end.
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    FINDING A CURE FOR LEPROSY.
    1807 10 Story of Thirty Years' Experiment (By Sir Leonard Rogers, F.K.S.. the world-famous authority on tropical diseases, in an interview.) Only through the inspiration given me hy my wife could I have dared to attempt the cure of a disease that has baffled Joctcrs through all
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    721 10 THE FIRST RULE. Rule 1 of the Ku'.es of the Singapore' Chamber of Commerce says The Singapore Chamber of Commerce is established (a) To protect the general interests of the trade of the Settlement." SPLIT IN LABOUR RANKS. Sir Oswald Mosley has resigned from the Chancellorship
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    15 10 Mr. Justice N. D. Mudi.' has arrived in Seremban as Judge of the Supreme Court.
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    LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S MAJORITY DOWN TO 15.
    525 11 WAITING FOR NEW MAGNETO. Miss Johnson's Further Bad Luck. SEA FLIGHT PERIL. Only Six Feet Above The Water. Owing to a magneto defect Miss Amy .lohiwon. the young lOnglish girl who is attempting i lone flight from England t» Ausiralia. was un:iblc to leave
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    NEW YORK POLICE
    54 11 Commissioner G rover Whalcn Resigns. Mew York, May 20. Police-Commissioner Graver Whalcn is resigning and returning to his old post r■• k' neral manager <>f a lcidipg New York departmental itere -m a salary of fliO.nOO a year. Mr. Edward Ifnlrooney, a?sistant chief inspector of the detective
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    U.S. NAVY.
    39 11 Fleet Reviewed by President Hoover. New York, May 20. President Hoover reviewed the United Suites fleet from the light cruiser Sat Lake City off Virginia Cat>es. The airMhip Los Angeles and scores of aeroplanes circled overhead. ltcutcr.
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    RHINELAND.
    34 11 Last Occupied Zone Being Evacuated. Colok'h'. May 20. The evacuation of Preach troops ironi the third ami lasi occupitd Zone of the Rhineland has begun and will be completed liy June 30. Reuter.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    37 11 United States to Appoint Minister. Washington, May l! 0. The House of Representatives unanimously passed resolution authorising the appointment of a Minister in South Africa. The resolution was sent to the Senate for approval. Reuter.
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    BRAVERY OF VILLAGE CHIEF.
    124 11 Many Lives Saved At Telemojo. Batavia, May 20. Following the disaster at Telemojo, where the village was overwhelmed by a sea of mud from the mountain side, the village of Kajoemas has had to be evacuated and the inhabitants have been given :helter in the military
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    REPARATIONS LOAN.
    102 11 To Reduce the National Debt. Rugby, May 20. A^kcd in the House of Commons if, in view of the desirability of encouraging investments in British industries by British investors, he would reconsider the reparations loan under cho Young Plan, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowdcn. said
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    IMPERIAL TRADE.
    110 11 No Chance of Preference To Canada. Rugby. May 20. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. William Gruham, stated in the House of Commons that an effort would be made to introduce, before the end of July, a Bill dealing with the purchase of mining roymltMf, but
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    BUDGET PASSED.
    257 11 Liberal Party's Support For Government. London, May 20. The House of Commons passed th? ocr.nrl I Milhn of the Finance Bill relating ti> the last Budget, after a motion for rejection moved by a former Chancellor ->f the Exchequer, Sir Robert Home, had heea defeated by 282 to
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    EMPIRE FREE TRADE.
    85 11 Abandonment of Food Pledge Demanded. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. There are growing indications of trouble in the Conservative Party. Many backbenchers wish to offer active opposition to the Naval Treaty, and there is widespread dis-ratisf action regarding the conduct of the central offices, particularly
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    ZEPPELIN LEAVES.
    17 11 Seville, May 20. The Graf Zeppelin has left for her flight across the Atlantic. Reuter.
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    NAVAL EXPERTS AT VARIANCE.
    277 11 Opposition to Treaty. TENSION GROWING IN JAPAN. Washington, May 20. A variety of advice on the London Naval Treaty was given before Senate committees by high naval officers today. Rear-Admiral J. V. Chase and RearAdmiral J. R. Pringle described the cruiser provision as unfair, and strenuously
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    OFFICER'S SUICIDE
    124 11 Alleged Despondoncy Over Treaty. Shanghai, May 20. The political tension in connection with the London Naval Treaty has been heightened by the death through harakiri (suicide) of Lieut.-Comdr. Kusakari. of the Naval General Staff. His action is alleged to be due to bitter despondency regarding the Navy's future
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    INDIAN LOAN.
    78 11 Lists Quickly Closed In London. Rugby, May 20. The Government of India Loan, which was underwritten yesterday, was offered for subscription today and the lists were closed early this afternoon. The issue consists of £7.000,000 of six per cent, bonds 1933-35, and the price was 99 per cent.
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    RAILWAY COLLISION.
    28 11 Twenty-eight People Killed In Russia. Moscow, May 20. Twenty-eight people were killed and 29 severely injured through a collision at Cheraaya on tho Moscow-Kazan railway. —Reuter.
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    ATTACK ON CONSULATE.
    62 11 Hands off India Painted On The Walls. Cologne, May 20. A crowd of more than twenty Communists smashed the windows of the British consulate h«TC. and painted in red the inscription Hands off India," on the walls. The police arrived too late to make any arrests. Measures
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    MAYOR DISMISSED.
    50 11 Involved in Municipal Scandal?. Berlin, May 20. Gustav Boess, the Mayer of Berlin, has been dismissed his office with a reduced pension by a disciplinary court owing to his conduct in connection with municipal scandals involving millions of marks of public money. Hcrr Boess is appealing. Trans- Ocean.
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    SIR OSWALD MOSLEY RESIGNS.
    387 11 Split in Labour Ranks. UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY CRITICISED. London, May 20. The Government's majority was reductd to 15 in the House of Commons last night, in consequence of the abstention of the Labour Party left wing and several Liberals on the division vhich ended the debate on
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    TRANBY CROFT CASE.
    211 11 Death of Sir William Gordon-Cumming. London, May 20. The death of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming at Altyre, Scotland, this morning recalls the famous Tranby Croft scandal of 1891. in which Sir William was accused of cheating at baccarat at a house party and brought an action for
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    BARON DAVIDSON.
    52 11 Health of Former Archbishop Causing Anxiety. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. The health of Baron Davidson, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, gives cp.use for anxiety. Br.icn Davidson, who is 82 years of age, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was created Baron on
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    SHANSI LEADERS AND PEACE.
    461 11 President's Armies Must Retire First. Shanghai, May 20. Fighting is still progressing on all fronts, but the general position remains unchanged. General Hsu Yuan-chuan's pro-Govern-ment troops have reached Yihhsien, in West Honan, and a big battle is being fought with a large Kuominchun force, under General
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    RAID IN BOMBAY.
    111 11 Police Surround Congress Headquarters. Bombay, May 20. Three hundred unarmed and 50 armed police, under high officers, surrounded the Congress headquarters at seven o'clock this morning, and a raid is going on at present. Suspending the Offensive." Belgaum, May 20. Gokhale, the captain of the Maharashtra Satyagrahis,
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    OPTIMISM OVER RUBBER.
    49 11 Mr. E. Macf adyen Confident As To the Future. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. Mr. Eric Macfadycn, presiding at a dinner organised by the rubber industry, said h? believed that good times would return, and he was confident in the future of tho industry.
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    "MUST BE COMPLETED."
    30 11 Reported Decision on Singapore Base. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. According to Truth, the Government has decided that ithe Singapore Naval Base must be completed.
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    A PROTEST FROM THE GRAVE.
    1738 11 "Outrages That History Will Never Forgive." WHAT OF FUTURE? The Unknown Warrior Of Tomorrow. Today's instalment concludes the extracts from the late M. Clemenceau's memoirs, Grandeur anil Misery of Victery," which have boon appearing in these columns during the last few weeks. Written in. reply
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      69 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page Finding a Cure for Leprosy, by Sir Leonard Rogers 10 Lighter Side of Life in London, by J. Jefferson Farjeon 15 London Letter 6 letters to the Editor 17 European Youth and Judge 17 English Cotton Trade Reviewed 9 Chinese and S.C.C. Draw IS Australia and M.C.C.
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    GUNMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    530 12 Right of Private Defence Plea Fails. Implying "I have nothing to say; I b aye it to you," to the Court's inquiry as to whether he had anything 10 say, a Chinees name:! Lee Boon Geok received uninovoil the s( ntence of death passed upon him
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    THREAT TO RAILWAYS.
    79 12 Armoured Cars to Keep Off Brigands. Canton. May 11. Owing to the rampage of brigandage Mid the threatening rumours of robbery on a l>ig scale, the authorities of the Canton-Hankow, Canton-Samshui and the Canton-Kowloon Railway have increase;! the number of guards and added armoured ears to the
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    CLERK CLEVER FRAUD.
    179 12 Surprise for Depositors In Savings Bank. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. .May 80. remarkable story is published in the Malayan Daily Express of a clever fraud by a clerk employed in the Kuala l.umpur Pi i OAee. i he postal authorities, when approached by the Straits
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    CHINESE MIGRATION.
    59 12 Protest Against Taking Of Finger Prints. Phe thiiu'se Consul-Genera] at Sydney a Note to the Federal Governin "I urging discontinuance of the practi of taking 'he Ingerpriats of unpromnigrants. syi that the practice is cmi it to tin Nationalist Government ;i it causei a popular demand for redi>
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    15 12 A Johorc GovaranMrt Gazett. iinni unices quarantine restrictions against Bangkok on account of cholera there.
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    34 12 Committee No. nf the Singapore Municipal Commissioner! accepted the leader <>r Ong Kay Bvao at 1186,787 for the erection of 17 filter beds, new Humus tanks, etc., at the Alexandra Sewage Dis ytwal Works,
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    LOST IN JUNGLE.
    271 12 Picnic Party's Alarming Experience. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 20. The Eun.|K'ars of Kur.la Kangsar were greatly ixcited on Monday when the luincui spread tliat four well-known residents of the town had not returned from a trip to the jungle. party consisted of Dr. (Miss) Robertson,
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    FIGHT WITH BANDITS.
    61 12 One Policeman Killed In Attack on Station. Hong Kong, May 12. One policeman and several bandits were killed when 100 bandits attacked a police -;iti.>n in Siulam village in the Namhoi The raid was the result of the head policeman's refusal to comply with the demand for
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    BOAT STOPS FOR TURTLE.
    139 12 Set Free to Propitiate The Gods. Hong Kong, May 13. While the s.s. Venezia was on her way to Hon.' Kong from Macao, a passenger asked the Chinese compradore, by way of a favour, to halt the vessel for a few minutes, as he wished to
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    KILLED IN AVALANCHE.
    88 12 Youth Who Was Lost While On Walking Tour. London. May 10. Mr. Overton Fallis Kershaw (22), son of the lute Mr. Justice Kershaw, who resigned from the Presidency Court of Appeal, Cairo, in 1926, owing to the Court's acquittal of Za^huhsts charged wi'.h complicity in the murder
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    FOOD RIOT IN ANKING.
    165 12 Soldiers Defied by Mob Of Women. The increase in the price of rice caused B food riot in taking, on April 27. Police and soldiers were involved and a mob of women badly U-at several of the staff of ih:- distributing centre, after wrecking the building.
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    48 12 The list of the Singapore Police Band's public engagements for June is as folIth, Waterloo Street, 9 p.m. 6th, Katong Park, 9 Bth, Botanical Gardens, ■•i 18th, Katong Park, 5.15; 17th, Botanical Gardens, 5.15 20th, Katong Park, "i 1") 2 lth. Botanical Gardens, 5.15 27th Katong Park, 5.15.
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    88 12 Tin- wedding took place at Pcnang on Monday in the Roman Catholic Church of ;:iiption, of Mr. Mark Sylvester McGahey, manager of Jebong Estate, Matangi Pirak, and Miss Maxine Foy, daughter rf Mr. and Mrs. Mark Foy, of Rydncy, Australia. The Rev. Father A. Dcvals officiated. The bride was escorted
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    PRISONER IN HIS OWN HOUSE.
    267 12 Demand for Share in Dead Man's Estate. A curious case opened before Mr. Justice Stevens in thj Supreme Coyrt, Singapcre, this morning. The claim of a Chinese to be a son of Vcng Swcc Tong (who died in Canton, China, in 1905) and to share
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    A PRESENT TO RANGOON.
    82 12 Mosquito-Eating Fish From Bangkok. The Siamese Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture has forwarded to the Harcourt Butlei- Inrtitutc of Public Health in Rangoon, at the request of the Institute, a number of mosquito-eating fishes (Gambusia). These are the nrogeny of the
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    ELEPHANT WEEPS.
    197 12 ELEPHANT WEEPS Repentant for Having Killed Keeper. In connection with tho death c f a keeper who was savaged by a royal elephant at Pnngkok recently, the Bangkok Karn Muang statei that ac r.j to the investigation by the police the animal w;-.< very hungry at the time, as he
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    MARCH UNEMPLOYMENT.
    235 12 New Act Responsible For Increase. There was a further decline in employment (says the Labour Gazette during March in a number of industries, including coal mining, pottery and glass manufacture, iron and steel and oner metal industries, engineering, shipbuilding and shiprepairin-,', the textile trades (particularly cotton, silk am!
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    94 12 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, was the scene on Tuesday morning of a wedding, the pa.-ties to which were Mr. John Bell Hal 1 only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hall of Eden Bank, Lazonby, Carlisle, and Miss Kathleen Matthews, yoaageat daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. F.
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    24 12 Mr. X. M. Nandi. advocate and solicitor. Beremban, who hud been away in Calcutta fin- .ibuiit three months returned to Ben mbun on Monday,
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    THE NORTHERN CASE.
    368 12 Memorandum Read by Mr. Chu Hc-hsiang. Mr. Chu Ho-hsiang, who has been acting as a sort of Minister of Foreign Affairs to Marshal Yen Shi-shan, was interviewed by a' doilen foreign correspondents this morning, when he read out a lengthy memorandum, after which he devoted an hour
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    THE BOYCOTT WEAPON.
    371 12 British Drugs Under Ban In Calcutta. In obedience to the recently declared boycott of British drugs and medical applirfneet, several Indian firms of wholesale druggists and chemists refused in Calcutta recently to enter into their viva! contracts for British goods. Their action was a sequel to the
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    26 12 Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Corke of Bahiu left by the night mail on Sunday from Sercmban for Singapore en ro\ite to London on 'urlou, ih.
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    49 12 Owing to the shortage of water in Ipoh, it has been decided, after consultation with the health authorities, who have now passtd the water as suitable for consumption, to turn on the new Tanjong Rambutan water supply at once. The town of Ipoh is, thrrefore, now receiving this supply.
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    39 12 The engagement is announced of Miss Violet Thilathamany Manickam, second daughter of Rev. S.S. Manickam, 1.5.M., Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. Price Kulathungu Bonney of the Anglo-Chinese School, Teluk Anson. The bride is organist of the Wesley Church, Kuala Lumpur.
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    66 12 The death occurred quite suddenly at the General Hospital at Kuala Lumpur on Monday of Miss Lilian Talalla, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Talalla. The deceased had a slight temperature about the middle of last week. It rose very high on Friday, the day on which
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    A WEEKLY FILM REVIEW.
    1099 12 Singapore's Amusements Looking Up. There is a buzz of hurried activity at the Capitol for tomoi row's opening night. It is a different kind of activity than that which filled the theatre for the past few menths. All the knocking and banging h?s now ceased, the
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    WALL ST. CRASH INQUIRY.
    97 12 Mr. Hoover Suggests Cause Be Investigated. The organisation of a new commission to study the causes of such sudden lashes as the stock market debucle of a lew n mths ago has been proposed by President Hoover. Speaking in Washington Mr. Hoover raid th.- consequences from
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      HEAVY SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET.
      706 13 A Double Century. GLOUCESTERSHIRE MAKE 627 FOR TWO. The cables regarding county erieM today show tli return of th? batsman to his position '>! supremacy, for stver.il big totals are reported. The highest of the era ftMahwri by Gloucestershire, who compiled 027 for the lo»s
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      SHAMROCK V.
      93 13 Third Successive Victory Scored. Rugby, May 20. Sir Thcmas Upton's Ame-.-ica's Cup CP&Uenccr, Shamrock V, won her third mtceasrw victory today whin she finished trat in tbe race from Harwich to Southend. Shamrock V will leave for America about the middle of July nnd will go via the
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      TENNIS.
      191 13 Tanglin Club Tournament. Yesterday's results in the Tanglin Club tournament were as follows Mi ed Doubles Op. .i. Mi-. lYnnent ami A. D. Anderson beat Miss Trevor-Smith an-l Hudson, 1 J, 2 G. 6— 1. .Mrs. Strphenson and Wise beat Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, f> 7. o 4. <;
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      DERBY FAVOURITE.
      172 13 Diolite First in Betting At 6—l. (From Our O» p n Correspondent.) London, May gL Diolite is favourite lor the Derby at B—l. Diolite is owned by Sir Hugo hirst and won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes on May 7 from Paiadine and Silver Flare in a iield of
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      BOY WALLEY WINS ON A FOUL.
      815 13 Chua Lai's Game Display. DISAPPOINTING ENDING TO CONTEST. It was very disappointing that what promised to be the best fight that has been seen in Singapore for many a day, between Boy Walley and Chua Lai, at the Lion City Ring last night should
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      85 13 Keppel G.C. Ladies' Competition The Keppel Golf Club ladies' Spoon for May was won by Miss E. Stott with a nett score of 38. The draw for the first round of the ladies' Empire Dock Cup competition, which must be completed by Sunday, June 1, is as follows
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      MLLE. DE LA CHAUME.
      44 13 French Ladies' Golf Title Regained. London, May 6. At Chantilly in the final of the French Ladies' Golf Championship over 18 holes, Mile. Simone de la Chaume beat Madame P. Munier, 8 and 7. Miss M. Gourlay was the holder.
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      TAME FINISH AT LORD'S.
      502 13 Australians' Slow Batting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. Rain interfered with play at Lord's today in the match between the Australians and the M.C.C., and this, combined with the slow scoring methods of the tourists, put a step to any chance the M.C.C. possessed
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      RACING STATISTICS.
      109 13 Amended Amounts of Winning Owners. Owing to the fact that no stake money was awarded in several races at the recent professional meeting of the Singapore Turf Hub for third horses, due to the small fields, several discrepancies appeared in our statistics yesterday, this stake mon.y being inadvertently
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      145 13 Wednesday, Hay 21 Reserves Div., S.R.C. vs. 1.C.F.A., S.R.C. Thursday, May 22 S.A.F.A. I Welch vs. S.R.C, Stadium 2nd Div., G.E.C. vs. S.J.C. Servers' Brigade, S.R.C. S.C.C. vs. S.C.FJV. A," S.C.C. Friday, May 23 Singapore Amateur Races, 4.20 p.m. S.A.F.A. Reserves Div., R.A. vs. Malays, Stadium. Saturday, May
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      CHINESE AND S.C.C. DRAW.
      1044 13 Three Goals Disallowed. PENALTY MISSED FOR S.C.C. S.C.C. 1. Chinese 1. One of the most exciting matches seen in Singapore for many a day was that on the Padang yesterday, when the S.C.C. drew with the Chinese in a First Division match, each side scoring 1
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      S.A.F.A. MANAGEMENT.
      282 13 Free Football Owing To Sparcity of Takings. At a meeting of the S.A.K.A. Lm;:im) Mar.Eju'intnt Committee at the a Motxbur evening, the failure of the R tn mi a side to Jalan BeHT Stadiiii.i un May 1) to meet, the I.C.F.A. in a Reserve Division match was considered
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      21 13 The S.C.C. football tournament match 'or this afternoon between the B.i; I. ;.n<l th? Engineers has been postponed.
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      25 13 In the final of the S.C.C. Volunteer' Snookers Competition last nijrht Vau-;han Jones and C. E. Winter defeated Hud -.on and Wills.
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    1546 15 Mr. Henry Airdey Successfully "Comes Back' 9—" The Greatest Hamlet Alive Today' 9 —Stars Who Work For Their Ha'pence —An Ibsen Revival at the Criterion Theatre —The Straight Issue of Divorce —"I Pronounce Them At the Everyman. MHfllMffllHElir.lllliHinillUniUi^^ (By Our London Critic, J.
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    438 15 Government Urged To Economise. Strong criticism of the proposed in:rea3e in taxation in the Dutch East Indies is contained in the Java Weekly Review. A clearir.fr out of hundreds of ■MNMqr Government employees" is iro method of economy advocated by the i.aper, whirh say The
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    257 15 fn America They Have Two Times. N< W York, Apr. 27. Approximately 25,000,000 peop'e in the United States woke up this morning just one hour earlier than they ordinarily do, owing to the change from standard time to daylight saving. Daylight Saving is ushered in each year on
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    214 15 Over 100 Shops Gutted In Koyiu. Honjr Kong, May 8. More than 1-0 r.hopp v. ere burned down, with losses amounting to over $200,000, as the result of a diaaatroai fire in Koyiu district, on the Wo t River, midway between Canton and Wuchow, on May
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    1113 17 > Stern Sentence for Theft. TOTAL PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS IN PRISON. (Pram Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, May 20. :;ths' imprisonlangor Assizes Chaiii yminfT I ;:\nt formerly employed by hn Little ;iml C ■.>.. Koala Lumpur, for stealing jewellery :>.nd cash valued at trom that
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    557 17 Foreign Minister Hopes For Abolition in 2 Years. China will not consent to any lengthy deferment of the abolition of foreign extra-territorial privileges within her borders, Ur. C. T. Wanpr, Minister for Foreign Affairs in the National Government, declared recently in an interview. Although the announcement was
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    130 17 Duke of York Jokes About Gossip Writers. London, May 8. The Duke of York, presiding at the annual dinner of the Newspaper Press 1 mil. which collected a record sum of 000, dealt in a joking mood with newspaper gossip writers, who were ninthly treated a
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      1018 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir —I have followed with much interest the events of the last week or so and fcur.d much food for thought therein. The moit important item is the suggestion made at Horn? to the R.G.A. for a week s stonvage of
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    506 17 Handicaps for Amateur Meeting. The Singapore Turf Club amateur meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday. On Friday (when the racing will start at 4.20) the handicaps will be P.acc 1. Ponies. Classes II and 111 (comhincd). Third Division (IU lurlonßS).Kampar 11.10, brwif 11.7. Jays 11. Gipss
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    175 17 Terrible Scene in Eurasian Household. (From Cur Own Coi.-espsndent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. Further particulars of the tiagedy in a Eurasian household, a brief account of which has already appeared in the Straits Times, show that the po:ice first learnt of it when a man rushed
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    273 17 Great Knife and Big Knife Societies. It is strange to think that the Great Knife Society has its agency here in Hankow, and yet such is the case according to the vernacular Press. A large cargo boat on its way down river was held up a little below
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    54 17 Thu question of. whether the Malayan Civil Service should be open to all British subjects will be the subject of an interclub debate bstween members of the Chinese Students Literary Association, the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Association riinl Chinaao Christian Association tomorrow at 8.15 p.m. at 153, New BriJge Road, opposite
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    PENANG APPEAL COURT.
    511 17 New Trial Ordered Hy Judge. (From Our Own ObTrespondont.) PeMUsg, May L'U. In the Supreme Court tin: Justice Sprouta disposed of two criminal appeals in both of which the appellants were subordinate Government ser- ants. The first, Att bin Hassan, a policeman attached to the Central Police
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    373 17 How Mission Sisters Escaped The Bandits. lion;; Koag, May 8. Further particulars concerning^ thj capture of the two Irish priests, father LaiTan and Father Linehan, by the bandits at Sientaochen on Friday, April 2~, have been receiv-jd in a lcttar sent t the St. Columban Mission in Shanghai.
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