The Straits Times, 8 May 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED MKARLY *A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST. INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      290 1 SINGAPORE; 78. CECIL ST. .('PHONE 5161), ~fe IBM 1 6.15 Tonight 9.13 HAROLD LLOYD in i FEET FIRST i Phone 5261-5262. DERIVES WONDERFUL STAYING-POWER FROM |^HrH r HOSr ERINE I "T would lik e you to know of the great |PP^<jw/fc benefit I have received from the continual 'v^-' iH
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      391 1 Three Steps Lightness, Smoothness, I* OfWCIVCI HL Endurance. JM^^^^^MEEBk Directly you handle Tootal Smoothness tH In Sheets you see how differ- Tootal Shcctr, are produced by fl V J3k^^ V ent they are. Very light, a wonderful new patented pro■BHH/^'^^^^n^^^^S? very smooth. Strong, too, as cess, which renders them dek7
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      12 1 I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I HAROLD LLOYD in FEET FIRST Phone 5261-5262.
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      513 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL I'ASSENCER AND CARGO SERVICES. 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 due B'pors. RANPURA 16,600 May 16 KASUGAR 9,000 May 30
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      679 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ■41 ITTT I a^^na^^* a ri^* a a aM* a ßMnnj*jnßnjnjna (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 May 20 21 IIARUNA MARU 10,600 June 8 4 KATORI MARU 10,000 June 18 19 S KASHIMA MARU
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      450 2 BURNS PHBLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANB, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wall- known steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) Cargo only. The s.s. MARELLA 1* on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      578 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (Incorporated In Denmark.) Telephone Ut*. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE ro GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave S'pora Penang. M.s. MEONIA May 20 May 22 m.s. BORINUIA June 10 June 12 ii.s. ALSIA: July 15 July 17 m.s. JUTLANDIA Aug. 12 Aug. 14 ■m.s. SELANDIA
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      522 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE I THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICB TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AHD NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and
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      603 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Blank) BANGKOK COASTING SIRVICH for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, liangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singe- 1, Lacjn, Sichon, iianuon, Kohsamui, Lun^suan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival. Departure SUDDHADIB May HI Hay 13 VALAYA May 17 May 20 PRACHATTPOK May :'l May J7 The steamer, are lit
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      425 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco snd Los Angeles. B.S. GOI.DKN TIDE sails from Hong Kong June 2 S.S. GOLDBN WALL sails from
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      468 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. SL'EZ PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang i'RKS. HARRISON May 11 May 14 May 16 I'KhS. HAYES May 26 May Z8 May Ju PRES. KILLMORE June 8 June 11 June II Ample time
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      1008 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Incorporated in Knglandj •■KU.ERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta and Suei Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer. Due Spore s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA May 18 s.s. SLKBINO June 9 HOMEWARDS. s.« CITY OF
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      526 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824. J PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000) STATUTORY RESBRVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHEB Bandoeng Wcltevrcden Rangoon Bsndjermasin Kota-Radja Semurarg Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai
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      499 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Sstatllakea 1 IMI at A.taerlasd Onalta! GUj. IM.OW.W* (sbesl mjmjmn PsM a» Caaltal an,. 16,000.000 (sboat M.eoo.ooc «»I4s «8,187,797 ,a».e» <2,»i0,U00 HSAD OFFTCX i AMSTERDAM •JtANCH OFFICES I TH£ fIAGUa, ROTTERDAM. OTERSKAB BRAN in i Indie?*' 1 a M tt DMtfc KOBE i H«ad Oflicc for
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      807 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line xnd there Is a flat rate charge of 26 I-.- r> per line per insertion with A rr! imaro of one dollar per insertion. I Au'v-iriiscreents will be acc*pted up to 10 a.m. on the d»y of issue. A fe«
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      787 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE. FUR. ROOMS, to let, 18, Tiverton Lane. WELL FUR. double room, including boatd vacant. 403, Straits Times. I DALYDFNt", European Boarding Kstab. 147, Killiney Koad. Phono ico». ROOMS without board from $50 with board from $136 monthly. Grosvenor Hotel. "GAASTERLAXD," Orchard Koad, 3Gi>. aaagCß. Europ. tehuis, mime, koelc
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      486 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No. 23. Raffle* Place. Apply Koa Chew Kee. 129. Killiney Koad. TO LET, godown No. 47, Uppor Hoklsn Rent ¥150. Apply o*r»oaali7 KtUta Trust Agencies (1927). Limited. TO LBT, ground noor. It, CocU Street. also offices
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      407 4 MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCED European MASSEUSE ISI. Middle Ro»d. Phone 3729. Classes in Kurythmic Exercises and Dancing, and in Conversational Malay commencing Wednesdays at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Qu.iy. MASSAGE Mr. and Mrs. AKAJI. GRADUATE OF TOKIO MASSAGE SCHOOL. Ist floor, 128. Middle Road, Singapore. MASSAGE HALL Mrs. HARU Miss HANA. 61), ATERLOO
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      827 4 PUBLIC NOTICES FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT. LOAN, 1931-1959. ISSUE OF $16,000,000. Interest payable Jan. 1 and July 1. First interest coupon payable Jan. 1, 1932. Authorised by Federated Malay States Loan Enactment, No. 11 of 1931. PRICE OF ISSUE $98 PER CENT. Payable as
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      629 4 -pf j Gene re VISIT SWITZERLAND The Ideal Playground. Illostratrd Booklets, Maps, Hotel Guides and all informations free on application to the SWISS CONSULATE, SINGAPORE, 121, MARKET STREET. PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF DIVIDEND KUALA LUMPUR TIN NO LIABILITY. (Incorporated in Australia) A Dividend the Nineteenth of six pence per share
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      360 5 nU 1 ML/Ls\Z> Raffles Hotel FRIDAY, MAY 8 Special Cabaret Tea Dance REX STOREY PRESENTS "The Comedy Tourists" In a Sparkling Comedy Show WITH ROSE LEE, JEANNINE ELLIOTT, TED COLLETT AND REX STOREY. (Admission to Ball Room $1.) SATURDAY, MAY 0 Special Race Dinner Dance N. NATHANSON'S. Sea View Theatre
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      746 5 AUCTION NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 231 of 1928. Between HADJI BAMAUDIN DAING MATARA. Plaintiff, and 1. Hadji Abdul Kareem, 2. Mohamed Tahir bin Hadji Lahalidah, 3. Fatimah bintc Hadji Lahalidah. 4. Andi Kechong, ■>. Abdullah bin Hadji Mohamed Said (an
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      678 5 AUCTION NOTICES BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR OF VEHICLES. AUCTION SALE Of one Lorry (Ford) S.-1351, one Ford Lorry S.-1626, one Chevrolet Lorry S.-2072, one Ford Lorry S.-2214, one Chevrolet Lorry S.-1463, one Ford Lorry S.-2108, one Ford Car S.-4604. me Rugby Car S.-3522, one Rugby Car S.-2671, One New
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      38 5 GOULDS PUMPS S^Jrj j Bar CENTRIFUGAL RECIPROCATING or HAND PUMPS FOR ALL DUTIES LARGE AND VARIED STOCKS HELD BY THE SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA. CENTRAI [ENGINE WORKS LTD] L, SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. No. 5471 (4 lines).
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      236 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle. sf Pr r r i. f i .r w7w 7 ptp H m >o n ppn g n a s^ii** '^m* w 3?^TS tfi?s !j33! ♦<> *»i ?pj! ai 35-s^^^ppS? tt' p|si 5 3 Zi^llll,-,.— ■;•<§£ £22 mi E*i3 fa&T I M 1 II Sri lis (CLUES.)
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEKS NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      ANTI-CHIANG KAI-SHEK COUP IN CANTON.
      2036 6 Wang Ching-Wei Again! RESPONSIBLE FOR KWANGTUNGKWANGSI ALLIANCE. The Hong Kong papers to hand yesterday contain fuller details of the earlier phases of the Canton coup d'etat which occurred on April 29. It is asserted that, forewarned, General Chan Ming-shu, the chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial
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      ANHUI GOVERNOR IMPEACHED.
      259 6 Dismissal Demanded. GRAVE CHARGES OF CORRUPTION. Nanking, Apr. 28. An alarming aspect of the North China situation has presented itself, following an official announcement this morning by the Censure Council suggesting to the State Council the dismissal of General Chan Tiao-yuan (Chen Tiao-yuan), the Nationalist officer commanding
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      DRUG-TAKERS.
      100 6 Death Penalty Suggested In China. Kongmoon, Apr. 27. The death penally is suggested as the remedy for the sale and smoking of I h'.-roir. pills by General Chan Ming-shu, I the chairman of the Kwangtung Provin\sisi Governjnent, who discovered a large increase in the habit among the people of
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      IN THE FUTURE.
      95 6 Tiffin in Shanghai Dinner In Hong Kong. During the course of an address which he delivered before the Hong Kong Rotary Club on Apr. 28 Squadron Leader F. C. Wood, officer in command of the R.A.F. in Hong Kong, visualised the time when a flying boat would
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      News From Shanghai.
      1803 6 A Strain To The Nerves Rumours From Hankow No Kailan Coal The Feetham Report Shanghai's Future Cold Bars In Turtles IVetv Customs Bank Notes The Beggar Nuisance Minding Cars And Fixing Others. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Apr. 28 Our highly-strung nerves have been put to an
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      38 6 M m£ m cameras i mWlf CINB CAMERAS W^ Wr ROLL FILMS T" FILM PACKS CINE FILMS PLATB9 COLOUR PLATES X-RAT MATERIAL 3 PAPERS PROJECTORS CHEMICALS trmm 5 ALL FIRST CLASS S PHOIO STORES. c FOR PERFECT RESULTS
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      158 7 fa»»ER^ N9^ 6909 Tonight 6.15 9.15 MATINEES Tomorrow and Sunday AT 3 P.M. CHILDREN HALF PRICE. ECLIPSING THE SCREEN'S MOST BRILLIANT ROMANCES A N ENTRANCING MASTERPIECE RISING TO THE HEIGHTS O F MELODIOUS GRANDEUR AND SCREEN WIZARDRY. JEANETTE MACDONALD IN "The Lottery Bride" WITH JOHN GARRICK A UNITED ARTISTS WONDER
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      418 7 ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE Singapore Endorses the Opinion of LONDON CAPITOL .•^■W Now Screening to enthusiastic .^JBfe. •'i^SSHj crowds nightly. '.vußSrail f¥flSffi& The Monarch of Mirth, »^J^S HAROLD LLOYD IN Paramourt's All-Talking Laugh Riot, "FEET FIRST" Never before have tuch thrills been seen— or such loud laughter heard in Singapore. SPECIAL.
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      859 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 SB Friday- May 8. U CHARLIE MURRAY and GEORGE U SIDNEY ssfli n msJ H The Cohens and Kellys M md in Scotland. U Hear the screamingly funny dialogue in this I hilarious production featuring the screen's greatest comedy team Saturday A double feature programme r^ U
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    SHIPPING NOTES. THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.
    741 8 SHIPPING NOTES. THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN. Fine Product of Scottish Skill. if with pride that the Clyde Mil farewell to th-.' latest proof of her shipbuilding -kill with the departure of the Canadian-PaeMe liner Empress of Britain on her preliminary trials, but her )jii«ic mu>t in a measure be tinged
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      OFFICERS CONFER.
      805 8 Recruitment of Coastguard Service. At the recent weekly meetings of membow of the Mercantile Marine Service Association subjects cf importance to :he service were ventilated, and some interesting and helpful views resulted. The evidence submitted by Captain F. J. King on be-half of the association end the Imperial
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      PASSENGERS.
      159 8 The following passengers arrived in Singapore by s.s. Nieuw Holland yesterday Mrs. K. c;. Telfcrd. Mr. J. K. McKlory, Mr. J. V. Dunnoly, Mr. .1. l>. Powell, Mr. R. A. I. SUnhope. Mrs. K. l'oole. Miss F. A. Poole, Mr. K. C. Moultun. Mr.-. Muulti n, Mr. J. A.
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      15 8 The Dutcli air mail which left Singapore on April II wa delivered in London today.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        437 8 Issue Val. IM. Buyers Sellers £1 Asam Kumbang 20/- 23/6 tl £1 Austral Malay 18/6 21/->/-o Ayer Hitam Tin 11/- 11/9 il £1 Han grin Tin 12/- 13/1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.16 1 1 Batu Caves 0.35 0.40 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.35 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL. Issue Issue
        251 8 GENERAL. Issue Issue ral. I'<l. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.70 2.0J 2 2 Alex. Brick I'refs. 2.16 2.20 .1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.1.:) 4 i> 1 1 Central Engine 0.3U 0.36 no: ,U0 5o Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 D £1 (on. T. S. 7<> Prefa.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        125 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of MM red. 1931-36 103 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4r§ p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4Vt p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Frwer Lyall A Co. Evatt Ulenby ($1) 0.70 0.90 0.70 050 U.ir Uajab '?1 i 0.60 0.75 O.CO 0.75 Hitam (fl) 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.00 L Kuning (fl) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.20n0m V. Miilay ($2) 0.90 1.10 0.90
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      BRITISH GAS LIGHT.
      122 8 Acquisition of Flint Undertaking. The British Gas Light Company has applied to the Board of Trade for a special order vesting in it the gas section of the business of the Flint Gas and Water Company. The intention is to attach the new acquisition to the Holywell,
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      FRENCH WORKLESS.
      127 8 Unemployment figures for the week ended March 28 show that the total number of persoifc in receipt of relief from the public funds throughout France was 50,815, against 50,744 in the previous week, which is taken as suggesting that the worst effects of the economic depression have now
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      203 8 Singapore, May 8. SELLING. London, 4 months' tight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 13/16 London, CO days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 3/4 London, demand 2/8 23/32 London. T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234 H New York, demand
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      PRODUCE
      177 8 -Singapore, May 8. Gambler 11.60 (Cube No. 1 unpicked I 15.00 Copra 5.10 mixed 4.90 Sago flour, Serawak ].x 6 White Pepper 33.00 Black Pepper 18.50 Pearl Sago 6.26 small 6% medium pearl 8.00 Rice, Siam No. 1 $161.00 Saigon No. 1 $160.00 Rangoon No. 1 $128.00 Siam, Parboiled
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      EXCHANGES.
      77 8 Rugby, May 7. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.10 V Athens 376, Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d., Berlin 20.424. Brussels :)4.9H'v, Bucharest 817, Rio 3 7-32. Buenos Aires 34%. Copenhagen UUC*4, Geneva 25.26>4, Helsingfors 193^4, Hunk- Kong 11\. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 49.85, Milan 92.92 <4, Monte Vidoe 31. New York
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      Vessels Arrived.
      92 8 ANHUI. Brit., 2,080 tons, from Hong Kor. 8-5, for Hong Kons> 12-5. ASDANG, Siam, 406 tons, from Kemam r\ 7-5, for Kemaman 9-5. r-EMPO, Dut., 10,064 tons, from Batavia 8-",, for Rotterdam 8-5. HUA TONG, Brit., 109 tons, from Malac. i X-f>, for Malacca 9-5. HYDRA 11. Norw.,
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      39 8 Mails from Europe (London mails dispatched on Apr. 16) ex 8.1. Rajula which anchored at Penang at 3.10 a.m. today, will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    176 8 Today. North, N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Tinombo) 3 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, South East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Nam Yong) 4 p.m. Sibu (Kuranda) -I p.m. Sibu (Anirby) .4 p.tn. Blinjoe, I'uiiKkal I'inanjc, Uilliton and Batavia iKdt-ndalei .4 p.m. Siam (except Lower Siam i (Malini)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 8 hnstiian Hoyfem tawalpindi airea I'Artagnan jerimai [antua B'pore London Left Arrd. Apr. 2 Apr. 2.1 Apr. 2 Aor. 2S Apr. 9 May 2 Apr. !> May 4 Apr. 10 May 4 Apr. 11 May 4
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    115 8 KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Moonstone, Vyner fl— 9t. The fable, I.arut. Tii(r Rose, W. Ht. Utrtha, l.eh. Vedette. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'agar. 1 Albert Dock J.irak. Victoria Dock Pile Pontoon. Kepp«l Harbour. King's Dork Laeerna No. 1 Dock Makian,
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      74 8 THE COLEMAN flj3Hii^2™j's^S|!| most reliable iH ■Btj^TwHrnal lantern made. jfMn§9 I For the up-country JJWI 11% or 6ea side t> un E*> V l can )e usec ww tn \cJ] perfect safetyit cannot spill or flare and become s fire hazard. We guarantee to replace any lantern which »j^ I
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      104 8 1931 SUNBEAMS John Marston Co., Ltd., (Subsidiary Company of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.) are introducing for 1931 an entirely new Sunbeam. It is a 2% h.p. model with a new desijm of frame, engine, front fork and gearbox. It is designed for those who require an efficient motor cycle of
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      269 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Waatkcr Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Bain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tiun. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star 5)1 75 0.12 2.8 85 Calm Fine Kota Bahni .93 7G Nil 75 SSK 2 Fine K.Trengjranu .91 74 Nil 7.0
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      218 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday, May 8. H. W. l.i:> a.m., 8 ft. 6 in., 3.29 p.m., 6 ft. G in. Opening of Chettiars' Chamber of Commerce, 45, Tank Road 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9. H. W. 2 a.m., 7 ft. 9 in., 4.44 p.m., C ft. 4 in. Opening
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    358 9 Rubber Back to 3d. A Pound. TIN CONTINUES TO RISE. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber. 9% cents, per lb. Tin, 150 tons at $53 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. London 3d., up 1-lfid. New York, 6 4 cts., up ct. Market
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    JOSEPH BYROM & SONS
    255 9 JOSEPH BYROM SONS Cotton Spinners' Trading Loss. Joseph Byrom and Sons (Droylsden), cotton spinners and doublers, formed in September, 1929, to acquire the business of Joseph Byrom and Sons under a scheme of reconstruction, reports a loss of £H.',;!.'!o from trading in the first fifteen months to Dec. 30 last.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    37 9 Tin- figures in brarkets ftive the outputs f.i the comapoadiaa p'-riml of last year. Teja Malaya iMeond half. Ko. I dredge: 166 piiuls (T^'l piculsi. Ranoag (mcom half). No, 2 <lrvd|tc 320 picuis (I.OSO piculsi.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THORNYCROFT, LTD. MEETING.
      1306 9 Lively Discussion. QUESTIONS ASKED BY SHAREHOLDERS. Many questions were asked by shareholders at the annual meeting of Thornycroft (Singapore), Ltd., which was held yesterday. Mr. Merton H. Brown presided, and the others present were Mr. H. R. L. Dyne, Mr. Denis Santry, Capt. F. A. Morrell, Capt.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      66 9 Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 6^4 per lb. l.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender m n ft M t» Spot MayJune July July-Sept. Oct.- Dec. Buyers. Ml 9V4 9%
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      JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER
      318 9 Loss of $14,064 on Year's Working. The following report will be submitted at the nineteenth ordinary general meeting of Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate. Ltd., to be held at the Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on May 14 at noon Your directors submit a duly audited statement of accounts
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      69 9 The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Benta. -51,188 Ib. (48,000 11..-. C10ve11y.— 22,700 lb. (18,800 lb.). Canton KuanUn. 24.090 lb. KoU Tinifgi.- 49,000 lb. (48,000 lb.). Kuala Kepis— 2o,6oo Ib. (17,700 lb.). Kuala Kjwiesar. -142,932 lb. (129,000 lb.). Pelepah Valley.
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      COTTON PROBLEMS.
      242 9 Adjustment of Wages Imperative. Hours and wages, with other problems affecting the further reorganisation of the Lancashi-e cotton industry, will form the subject of an early conference between various sections of the trade. When the issue of more looms per weaver was being contested, a tentative arrangement existed
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      BRITISH INDUSTRIES.
      133 9 General Outlook More Hopeful. "If anything the general outlook has recently become a little more hopeful," fays the April bsue of the Lloyds Bank Monthly Review, referring to the industrial situation. "The fall in wholesale prices has for the moment been checked, no appreciable decline having been registered
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      MARKET REPORTS.
      563 9 Barlow and Co., report on May 7, as follows The local market after beinfr dull with prices practically unchanged at cents till Tuesday now shows an improvement- to 94 cents fcr spot sheet. The London market is reported up a l-16d. to 2 15-lfid. today and New York
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      RUBBER AND TEA TOPICS.
      776 9 Future Production Of Estates. The district averages of this season's Northern India teas disposed of to date in the Mincing Lane sales, with last year's ccrreaponding figures in parentheses, are as follows Assam, 831,691 packages at Is. 3.22 d. (920,665 packages at Is. 3.82 d. Darjeeling,
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      104 9 Domestic production* of tin, and tin-in-ore at 72 per cent., during the month of April, 1931 Tons. Tom. Federated Malay States 4,510 Unfederated Malay State* Johore 32 Kcdah 8 Perils 26 Kelantan nil Trengganu 45 110 Straits Settlements nil Malaya 4,620 F.M.S. U.M.S. Total. (1) Figures for
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      COPRA MARKET.
      23 9 Barlow and Co. report on May 7, ai fallows Prices continue to decline. Closing quotations are at follows Sundried $5.10, mixed
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET.
    830 9 Temporary Relapse Of Sterling. MORE GOLD FOR THE BANK. (From Our Own Correspondent.} London, Apr. 9. The London money market was preoccupied last week with arrangements to meet end-of-the-quarter settlements. The turnover of money was consequently heavy and with Easter holiday requirements depleting the banks' cash resources
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931. TWO YEARS AFTER.
    942 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931. TWO YEARS AFTER. In days when careful scrutiny is needed to find the silver lining to the cloud* hanging over Malaya, the news that the Straits Settlement! Government has definitely decided to proceed with tht extensions to the Singapore Harboui Board's wharves
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    17 10 Mr. H. do H. Smith, of Cicely Estate. Toluk Anson, is going home on leavo this week.
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    14 10 Mr. F. M. Riley, manager, Serendah Eslate, and Mro. Riley have sailed for home.
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    16 10 Captain B. L. Gardner, Senior Inspector of Mine;, F.M.S., has been granted leave prior to retirement.
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    17 10 Mr. A. H. Dickinson, C.P.0., Malacca, leaves Malacca today for Singapore :>n bis way home on leave.
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    17 10 Mr. A. 6. Williams, of Kent Tin Dredging, Ltd., and Mrs. Williams have returned from home leave.
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    20 10 Mr. R. Roger-Smith, of the Miller Rubber Export Co., Singapore, is visiting Bangkok. He is expected back about Apr. 20.
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    23 10 Dr. (Miss) E. A. Robertson, Lady Medical Inspector of Schools, and Dr. (Miss) V. E. K. Stuart are going on leave this month.
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    26 10 Mr. W. A. Griffin, Assistant Traffic Manager, F.M.S. Railways, Bukit Mertajam, has left for home on leave. Mr. A. H. L. Lanmann is acting for him.
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    23 10 Mr. A. H. D. Livock, who was successfully operated on for appendicitis last week, is progressing satisfactorily in the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
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    35 10 Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Beach, of Kinta Kellas Estate, Batu Gajah, have left for England on retirement. Mr. Beach has taken an active part in the Central Perak Planters' Association and has served as
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    53 10 an executive officer of that body. The death has taken place in Hong Kong, aft?r a long illness, of Mr. W. W. Fox, a master at King's College, at the age of 54. Before becoming a schoolmaster Mr. Fox was with Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd. He leaves a widow
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    FOREIGNERS ARE NOT BARBARIANS.
    1624 10 To regard the foreigner with suspicion, and as an inferior is a fault common to the people of many countries'. And this insular prejudice is one of the greatest obstacles to world peace. In this article a plea is made that we should endeavour to think
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    667 10 DR. T. C. MUGLISTON. Memories of the Colony of 40 years an 1 recalled by the death of Dr. T. Mugliston, which is reported on another page today. That valuable source of local information, One Hundred Yi-ai -s si Singapore," records that in IH9O Dr. Mugliston
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    CAPTAIN AHRENBERG LOCATES MISSING EXPLORERS. ARCTIC ICE CAP EPIC.
    352 11 CAPTAIN AHRENBERG LOCATES MISSING EXPLORERS. ARCTIC ICE CAP EPIC. Following Up a Trail By Aeroplane. EXPLORERS SAFE. Making for Base Camp With a Dog Team. London, May 7. Anxiety concerning the fate of the British explorer, Mr. Augustine Courtauld, who had not been heard of since Novemlier, whin he was
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    HEALTH OF CHINA.
    86 11 Codifying Medical Knowledge. Geneva, May 7. The codification of medical knowledge and education in China was debated by the League Health Committee, which has adopted the proposal of Dr. J. Heng Liv (China) and Dr. Miyajima (Japan) to form a Commission of Pharmaceutical Research, composed of representative
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    LAND VALUES TAX.
    199 11 Criticisms Answered in The House of Commons. Rugby, May 7. A resolution authorising the imposition of a tax of one penny in the pound on the land value of every unit of land in (ireat Britain was passed through its first Btam in the House of Commons
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    DISARMAMENT.
    58 11 Arrangements for the Coming Conference. Rugby, May 7. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) presided, and the leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Parties were present, at a further meeting today of the sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence which is considering the arrangements for the General Disarmament
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    DEATH OF A FAMOUS AIRMAN.
    314 11 Tragic Sequel to Crash At Farnborough. Rugby, May 7. Flight-Lieutenant H. R. D. Waghorn ciied this morning in hospital from injuries sustained in an air crash on Tuesday when, after leaping from a bombing machino which got out of control, his parachute apparently failed to
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    IN ARGENTINA.
    82 11 Signs That Trouble Is Brewing. New York, May 7. A message from an Associated Press correspondent at Buenos Aires states that several incident's have combined to create an unsettled feeling here. The uneasiness has been increased by the restiveness of the students who threaten lo try to organise
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    AGRICULTURAL LAND.
    123 11 Utilisation Bill Mutilated By The Lords. Rugby, May 7. When the Agricultural Land Utilisation Bill, which was considerably amended in committee, was considered on the report stage in the House of Lords this evening, Lord Parmonr said the Government must give an uncompromising negative to Lord riailsham's request
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    THE ROYAL AMBASSADOR.
    91 11 H.R.H. to Address British Business Men. Rugby, May 7. The Prince of Wales will next week address business men at meetings arranged hv the local Chambers of Commerce in Birmingham and Manchester. He will refer, especially, to his observations on his recent South American tour. At the
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    PORTUGUESE GUINEA.
    91 11 Insurgents Reported to Have Surrendered. Lisbon, May 8. The irrurgents in Portuguese Guinea have surrendered, according to a message from the Portuguese Consul at Dakar. Reuter. An earlier mersage from Lisbon stated The Government's troubles have not ended with the suppression of the revolts in the Azores and
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    PRICE THE HEAVIEST HANDICAP.
    1516 11 Far Eastern Trade. ECONOMIC MISSION'S REPORT. London, May 7. Price is by far the heaviest handicap from which British goods, generally speaking, suffer in the Far Eastern markets. It primarily accounts for the decline in British trade, in comparison with the increase in the sale of
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    IS SLUMP AT LAST ENDING ?
    283 11 IS SLUMP AT LAST ENDING Commodity Prices. SOME SHOW A RISE IN APRIL. Rugby, May 7. The check to the rate of decline in wholesale prices, as measured at the Board of Trade, which was noted for March continues. The index number for April was 63.6 a fall of only
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    THE D.E.I.
    39 11 Heer D. C. de Jonge to Be Governor-General. The Hague, May 7. Hcer D. C. de Jonge, a former director rf the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, will shortly be appointed Governor-Gene-ral of the Dutch East Indies. Reuter.
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    FROTHBLOWERS' ANTHEM
    112 11 Greets Leader of Australia's New United Party. Canberra, May 7. The Singing of the Frothblowers' Anthem greeted the appearance in Parlimaent of the New United Party under the leadership of the former Federal Treasurer, Mr. Lyons. Mr. Lyons was subsequently greeted with hoots, and a violent crossfire of
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    ELECTIONS IN EGYPT.
    75 11 former Premiers Bent On A Boycott Campaign. Cairo, May J. The former Prime Ministers Nr.has Pasha and Mahmud Pasha again attempted this morning to entrain for the provinces to conduct a campaign of boycott against the elections. They approached the station at the head of a procession
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    CANADIAN DESTROYERS.
    48 11 To Undergo Their Power Trials Shortly. Rugby, May 7. The Canadian destroyer, Saguenay, leaves Woolston tomorrow to carry out power trials and her sister ship, the Skeena, follows shortly. The Saguenay is expected to commission at Portsmouth on May 27 and the Skeena on June 11.
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    REACTION AGAINST TARIFFS IN U.S.A.
    131 11 New Movement to Force Reductions. New York, May 7. As evidence ofivthe growth of opinion in the United States against the increase? embodied in the Tartff Bill of 1030, a group of economists, editors and others have sent a letter to the Congress of International
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    KINGSFORD SMITH BACK AGAIN.
    59 11 Air Mail for Malaya From! Great Britain. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, bringing the air mail from Great Britain for Malaya and Australia, landed at Seletar aerodrome at 11.50 this morning. He had an uneventful flight from Alor Star which he left at 7 a.m. this morning.
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    TRAIN WRECKERS.
    58 11 Another Outrage Near Bombay. Bhusaval, May 7. The engine and all the coaches of the Bombay-Peshawar express were derailed near Lasalgaon, 150 miles from Bombay. No details are as yet available. Later The express was derailed when crossing a bridge. There were no casualties. An inspection of the
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    MINING QUOTAS.
    59 11 Some Time Before They Will be Known. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. It will be some time before the quotas allotted to individual mines under the tin restriction scheme will be known, as the provisional auotas which have been worked out by the Mines Department
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    THE NAVAL PACT.
    136 11 British, French and Italian Experts Meet. Rugby, May 7. The British, French and Italian naval experts met at the Foreign Office today and exchanged views on the petition of the naval problem as it stands after the receipt of the Italian and British replies to the French
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    GERMANY AND RUMANIA.
    106 11 Trade Treaty Negotiations Broken Off. Vienna, May 7. As a sequel to Rumania's sudden decision to break off negotiations for a commercial treaty with Germany, when the German representatives are already en route to Bukharest, the German Charge d'Affaires at Bukharest has informed the 'Rumanian Foreign Office
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    THE FINANCE BILL.
    34 11 Commons Passes First Reading. London, May 8. At 1 a.m. the House of Commons passed the first reading of the Finance Bill, embodying the land tax proposals and the Budget. Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE'S WHARVES.
    429 11 Details of the Extension Plans. TWO SCHEMES. Possible Total Cost Of $9,000,000. As already announced, a re lolutiofl will be tallied at the meeting of the Lcgi lative Council on Monday asking approval of a loan of $7,-r_'X..l7l. l:.l for the purpose of extending the wharf faciUtid of
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    U.S. BANK RATE.
    61 11 Reduction to Lowest Figure on Record. New York, May 7. The Federal Reserve Bank aaaoaaeea i reduction of its rediscount rate from 2 t'> m parent the lowest lean oa record. The object is partly to discourage the importation of gold stocks, of which, a. the end
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    FRENCH PRESIDENCY.
    131 11 Will M. Briand Be A Candidate Paris, May 7. The question whether M. Briand will be a candidate for Ihe Presidency on May 13 largely depends upon the Lssuo of the big two-day debate on the Austro(ierman Customs Union IMan which opened in the Chamber of Deputies this
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    NORWEGIAN CRISIS.
    95 11 Prime Minister's Pathetic Remark. Oak), May 7. I feel that this is the end of my political life sadly remarked the Prime Minister, M. J. L. Mowinckel during the final stages of a debate after which the Government was defeated, on what was a virtual motion of censure,
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    TRAINER'S CLAIM DISMISSED.
    1547 12 Supreme Court Case. OWNER SUED FOR STABLE FEES. Mr. Jaatiefl Terrell yesterday dismissed 'he claim of Mr. T. C. Thompson againsl Mr. .1. Kvaus for $UtL The suit aroso over the training and upkeep of His Murk and Aruius, two well-known race horse? imported into Malaya in
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    TROUBLES IN PERAK CONTINUE.
    300 12 Kwangsai Leader Mollifies Demonstrators. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 8. Tuesday passed off quietly at Kuala Kangsar and on Wednesday the scene of the trouble shifted to Parit. Prior information was received by the authorities and the necessary precautions were taken, including police reinforcements. A
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    SUCCESSFUL APPEAL.
    145 12 Master of Highland Hope Not Too Old. London, May 7. The Admiralty Divisional Court allowed the appeal of the owners of the Nelson Line vessel, Highland Hope, wrecked in a fog off the coast of Portugal on Nov. 19, against the finding of the Court of Inquiry with
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    TANKS, CAVALRY AND HOWITZERS.
    184 12 Trouble in Kentucky. "BATTLE" EXPECTED IN EVARTS. Harlan, May 8. AH the elements of a well-conducted military campaign are being employed to scctch the reign of terror and lawlessness at the township of Evarts, Kentucky, where stores have been looted and sixteen houses burned down. Khaki-clad
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    DR. T. C. MUGLISTON.
    299 12 Death of Former WeilKnown Straits Resident. News has been received in Singapore of the death in London yesterday of Dr. Thomas Crichton Mugliston, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., formerly of the Malayan Civil Service, at the age of 77. Dr. Mugliston's death severs an interesting link with the Singapore
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    FOUR MEN KILLED IN LORRY CRASH.
    148 12 Indian on Rash Driving Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 7. A lorry going from Lahat to Ipoh yesterday afternoon during a rainstorm left the road and tumbled down a ditch, bumped and bent a telegraph pole and finally turned turtle and became
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    FORGED CHEQUE.
    73 12 Chinese Who Needed Money Badly Fined $100. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 7. Ong Tiow Hock, who had been remanded for sentence for forging a cheque for $30 and passing it on a shopkeeper, was today fined $100 or, in default, to go to prison for three
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    WOMAN STRANGLED.
    103 12 Chinese Suspected of Complicity Charged. Four Chinese, beiieved to be robber 3, are said to have been responsible for the death cf a young Chinese married woman, who was found strangled in her house in Alexander Road yesterday. At the time of the raid, it is said, another
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    79 12 There will be a special cabaret at the tea dance at Raffles Hotel this evening by the Comedy Tourists with Rose Lee, Jeanninc Elliott, Ted Collett and Rex Storey. The Sunday concert programme at the Europe Hotel from 9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. will be: Waltz, Espana, (Waldteufel);
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    120 12 Mr. W. Millard-Watts Adjudicated. In the Bankruptcy Court this morning before Mr. Justice Terrell, on the application of Mr. W. Millard-Watts in person, a receiving order was given against him. It will be remembered that recently the liquidators of Rose Macphail and Penman successfully brought a suit against
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    27 12 Mr. Kiong Chin Eng will speak on The Scope of Psychology at the meeting of the Rinpaporo Psychological Association at the Adtiphi Hotel on Tuesday at 6.15.
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    HOSPITAL FUNDS MISSING.
    603 12 $19,809 Involved. MANAGER'S ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION. A remarkable story of how a Chines.' who was managing a private hospital ialleged^to have misappropriated it-; funds, and utilised the money for his own private business enterprises, was narrated in the Fourth Police Court before Mr. C. 11. Whrton, yesterday, when
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    STILL ALIVE.
    174 12 Doctor Explorer Who Worked in Malaya. Brussels, May 7. Dr. Arthur Torrance, leader of the Torrance Medical Research Expedition, who was reported by American news] have been drowned with the whole of hi party at Buta, Belgian Congo, is still alive and well, according to information from Buta.
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    BY-ELECTION RESULT.
    64 12 Scarborough Retained By Conservatives. Kugby, May 7. The result of the Scarborough by-elec-tion was declared today as follows H. P. Latham (Cons.) 21,818. Ramsay Muir (Lib.) 19,4X9. Conservative majority 2,189. The by-election was caused by the retirement through ill health of the Conservative member. Captain Sidney Herbert. The
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      SINGAPORE RACE MEETING.
      1257 13 Tomorrow's Events. FORM OF ENTRIES DISCUSSED. Wt- give below some notes on the form <,f the horses entered for tomorrow's luces at the Singapore Turf Club: Itace 1, Horses Class HI div. 3. 6 Fur. Lazy Bee seven lb. down but longer race would suit better. Beaufort
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      TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
      169 13 Chinese and S.C.C. at Anson Road. The S.C.C. and the Chinese will meet in a First Division match today at the Anson Road Stadium. The result of this struggle will mean very much to either team, for defeat might mean the loss of this season's League Championship. Up
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    REFEREE LOSES HIS WATCH.
    562 13 Spectator Saves The Situation. R.A 5 S.R.C L A case of a referee losing his watch while officiating in a match occurred yesterday in the First Division game between the R.A. and the S.R.C. It was during the latter stage3 of the game that it was
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    108 13 First Round for Andrew Currie Cup. The following was the result of the first round of the Andrew Currie Cup competition, played over the Garrison Golf Club Links on Wednesday Mr?. J. J. McMichael beat Lady Colina Hussey 7 and 6. Mrs. J. I. Miller w.o. Mrs. G.
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    PENANG TENNIS.
    22 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 8. There was no play in the tennis championships here yesterday owing to rain.
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    LARWOOD'S GOOD DISPLAY.
    266 13 Fine Bowling By Parker. Larwood, the England fast bowler, gave an excellent all-round display against Glamorganshire in a friendly match, 3corinj* 74 in Notts.' first innings, and taking eight wickets for 54 runs in Glamorganshire's second innings. Notts, were on their top batting form, Lilley, Walker and
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET.
    323 13 Teams for Malay Match At Balestier Plain. The following have been selected to play in the Malay Cricket match between East and West on Balestier plain on Saturday East.— Abass b. Talib, M. Sah b. Rahimansah, Alauddin, L. Lekli, Abdul Humid b. A. Ismail, M. Sheriff b. H.
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    YACHTING.
    115 13 Arrangements for Sunday's Races. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Sunday the A class will sail the first of a series of three races for the Lipton Challenge Cup. The start will be at 10 a.m. and the course will be posted in the usual position on the
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    47 13 v Results of Games in Two Leagues. New York, May 8. The results of yesterday's baseball game* in the two major leagues were National League. Chicago 6 Cincinnati .4 Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 11 American League. St. Louis 10 Cleveland 4 Detroit. C Chicago I—Reuter.
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    ENGLAND DRAW WITH GERMANY.
    550 13 International Hockey At Hamburg. The first official international hockey match between England and Germany was played before 10,000 spectators in mail week at Hamburg, and, after the keenest of struggles, a draw resulted, uach side scoring one goal. Before and after the game the enthusiasm of
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    SPORTS NOTES FROM THE NEGRI.
    284 13 How Teams Stand in The N.S.F.A. League. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 7. Today the St. Paul's Institution defeated the Emmanuel English School by tho only goal of the match in the last gamo of the first round of the Inter-Schools Competition. The Paulians
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    SEQUEL TO FIRE AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    1022 14 $221,340 Claim. EXTRACT FROM O.C.P.D/s DIARY READ. The hearing was continued yesterday before the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, of the case in which the Cycle and Carriage Co. (1926) are suing the Motor Union Insurance Co. Ltd. for $221,340.41 and interest at
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    POSSESSORY RIGHT CLAIM.
    710 14 Case Not Proved Against Chinese Woman. The allegation that she sought to establish possessory right to over three acres of land by making a false statutory declaration to the Collector of Land Revenue was made against an elderly Chinese woman before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore
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    WOMAN'S FATAL FALL.
    152 14 Arab and Javanese to Go To Assizes. Syed Mohamed Aljunied, the young Arab, and Dollah bin Jacob, the Javanese taxi-driver from Mucr, who are alleged to have been responsible for the death of a Javanese woman, were committed to stand trial at the forthcoming Assizes on charges
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    CARNIVAL SHOWS.
    123 14 Backward Dive from 100 Feet Ladder. One of the main attractions of Tait's Carnival Shows, which are due to start a reason at Anson Road on May 14, is the appearance of Matt Gay, described as the world's highest diver." He climbs a 100-foot ladder, and takes hi)>
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    THE LITERARY PAGE—NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    3213 15 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. i The Germany of Today Where Everything Is Taken Seriously The Cult of Physical Fitness A New Race Two New Novels North Africa And India. The New Germany. Modern dermanies. By Cicely Hanjilton. Illustrated. Dent. 7s. 6d. At the end of the Great WaT
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    2036 16 WHAT FUTURE IS THERE FOR COPRA Factors Which Have Caused Low Prices. SPECIAL INQUIRY. MENACE TO COCONUT INDUSTRY. Below is published a comprehensive nualysis of the factors which have caused the slump 'm the oopra and iKiiiiut-oil industries, written by Mr. H. W. Robson, editor of a leading newspaper circulating
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    255 16 Cursed Accused For Evil Deed." The case of alleged attempted murder by poisoning 1 in which the two wives of a rich local Chinese fi-ure, came up for further hearing before the Second Police Magistrate, Mr. G. E. Clayton, this morninjr. Mr. S. Fung appeared for the
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    LAW NOTICES.
    48 16 Beiore the acting 1 Chief Justice tomorrow at 11 a.m. Narayan Singh vs. F. Neelankavil. Cases for Monday. Before the acting Chief Justice at 11 a.m.: Bankruptcy: Public Examinations. Before Mr. Justice Terrell at 11 a.m. Summonses in Chambers, originating summons, motion and petition, judgment summonses.
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    S.S. (MALACCA) ASSOCIATION.
    761 16 Telephone Charges. NEW POLICE STATION WANTED. A committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association was held on Mondey. After the minutes of the last meeting had been confirmed matters arising out of correspondence were discussed. The first letter dealt with was in connection of the firing
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    1572 17 "If I Were Dictator Of The Empire" Mr. Randolph Churchill, who is in his twentieth year, describes hi i dream ol how a young man might run the liritish Empire. In a style of vigorous irony, inherited from his distinguished father, Mr. Winston Churchill, he expresses the impatience with which
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    DISPUTE OVER LAND MORTGAGE.
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    SHANGHAI RACE CLUB.
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    132 18 Free Advertising Offer And Its Response. In July last year we opened a column under the above heading, in which men of any race who had lost their employment as a result of the slump could have their announcements inserted frea ef charge. Some 250 men
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    131 18 Statistics published by the Italian Customs authorities show that during l!'3O the quantity of cargo loaded and discharged in Italian ports, exclusive of ships' stores, exceeded 36,875,000 tons, which figures are 1,468,000 tons less than the preceding year, but exceed by more than 5,053,000 tons the total
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    133 19 Rebuke for a Former Calcutta Solicitor. London, Apr. 28. The necessity for exercising great care before certifying the fitness of an applicant for the issue of a passport was emphasised by the chairman of the London Sessions in discharging Charles Riraington Taylor, solicitor, who formerly practised in Calcutta
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    117 19 Sensational Statement By Prime Minister. London, Apr. 17. The accusation of party bribery made by the Prime Minister has startled political circles. Discussing a statement in a speech by Mr. Ramsay MacDonaltl at West Bromwich last night that some Liberals who voted in favour of the censure motion
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