The Straits Times, 6 June 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      172 1 INGAPORI: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE HIT, I —I «.ll Tonight ».15 j MARILYN MILLER I in "SALLY" j Phone 5261-5262. THOUSANDS HAVE CHANGED j to this Rich and Nourishing Sweetened Condensed Milk from the Fertile Valleys of the Swiss Alps. ljllS|\A/I QO\ 11 Malayan housewives and mothers have not been
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      99 1 1 §u»l. U^, m.Vw.4 JlijLJ irntrl Women Wtcjsly Consider, end Select EXCLUSIVE TO Wr\ 1 n^ Robinsons *1 Singapore Kuala Lumpur. \v^wk'"^^ Positively cannot be obtained 0 A%+(\a elsewhere. w^ K Jg mm^^ l^J mmm ~^T?**« ROYAL BAKERY CAKES AND PASTRIES A COMPLETE RANGE OF SUPPLIES IS OBTAINABLE AT OUR
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      11 1 «.ll Tonight ».15 j MARILYN MILLER I in SALLY Phone 5261-5262.
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      488 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDEB CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S, GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWABO FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. RAWALPINDI 16,697 June 13 SOMALI 6,500 June 20
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      668 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail JKATORI MAKU 10,000 June IB 19 i &A3HIUA MARU 10,000 July 1 I YASUKUNI MARU 12.U00 July 16 16 HAKONE MARU 10,000 July 29 30 SUWA MAKU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 FL'SHIMI
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      451 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) rOR BRISBANI, SYDNIT AND MILBOURNB, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAT ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARBLLA is ons of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      598 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (toearporated la Deaauife.) Telephone 1321. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave ■"pore Praaag. M.s. RORINGIA June 10 June 12 DJ. ALSIA July 15 July 17 m.s. J UTLANDIA Aug. 12 Aug. 14 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 0 Sept. 11 m.s
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      557 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      581 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Uangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacnn, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chunipen and Bangkok. Arrival. Departure VALAYA June 7 June 10 PRACHATIPOK June 14 June 17 SUDDHADIB June 21 June 2 1 The steamers are fitted
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      465 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULI Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Im* Anueles. US GOLDEN WALL sails from limit,' Konir June 23 SS. GOLDEN RIVKR sails from
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      471 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ofnJ AMERICAN MAUL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. FILLMOREJune 8 June 11 June 13 PRES. MONROE June 22 June 26 June 2T TREi:. VAN BUREN July 6 July 9
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      706 3 HIEBIAN BUCKNALL STFMLSIUP CO., ITD. (Incorporated in England) ELLKRM AN LINK. Panftcnrer end Freight Benic-e to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via PurU and Sues Caaal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Stesmer. Dae Spore s.s. SERBINO June 9 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre, L'don. R'dam A H'hurir
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      420 3 I THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in lr.land) Capital Authorised 43,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800.000 1. 1 serve Fund and R*St 1.666.845 Capital paid op 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Sbelford,
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      538 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEDKRLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. N»thorl<i"<ls Trid n« Society. (Eaublished at AttltsßAMi IMaV) PAID DP CAPITAL 11. 80.080.000 (abont £6,669,000) STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (aboat £3,336,000) HBAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGB. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevredcn Rnngaon Kandjermasin Kota-Ra<)ja* Semarang Bombay
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      477 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. OaUMhM 1563 at AauUrdasa. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000.000 (abont £8,500,000) Paid up Capiul Glds. 65.000,000 (aboat £4,600,000 Reserves Glds. 28.187.797 (about £2,3^,0,000 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUB. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Oilics for Dutch East Indies. KORE Heod Oißce for China and Jnpen.
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      791 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      859 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE. PRIVATE Guest House at 2, Lloyd Road. Every comfort. Very low rates. Call 5 p.m. AT SLNNYSIDE," 7, Oxley Road, rooms vacant at reduced rates. Every possible comfort. Modern sanit. Me. DieU. Tel. 6575. AT U, OXLEY RISE, one single room, one double room, with own verandahs and
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      537 4 WANTED REFLEX CAMERA, preferably quarter plate, must be cheap. S'JI, Straits Times. BUSINESS PREMISES" TO LET TO LET, 11, Malacca Street, ground floor, suitable for office and godown. Apply M. Savers, 6, D'Almeida Street. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Kob
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      429 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET I TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. I TO LET No. 4, Buttery Road. Immediate entry. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, two storied god-am. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC stenographer, (European), Hong Kong Bank Building,
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      710 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Head Office Meyer Chambers, Singapore. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD BRANCH. In order to provide better facilities to customers, business houses and residents in the North Division of the Town this Bank will shortly open a Branch in North Bridge Road near its junction with
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      819 4 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEES' SALE of valuable Singapore tow|i anil country properties. At Messrs. Cheonjr Koon Sonir Co*l saleroom. No. ;tO, t'hulia Street, on Wednesday. June Id, at LM p.m. Lot l. Valuahle freehold land and dwelling house known ;i No. L".i. Kow.-il ■4oad, Singapore, area 1.111 aa. ft. (at< T'Onaldson
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    RUBBER EXPORT DUTY.
    543 5 Reduction Now Effective In Ceylon. The long awaited reduction in the export duty on rubber and coconut produce has taken place, says the Times of Ceylon, that on rubber being lowered to 75 cents per 100 lb., and that on coconut produce being abolished. A definite step,
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    FIRE IN VICEROY'S STUDY.
    75 5 Costly Panelling and Ceiling Damaged. Simla, May 2'i. Kire broke out in the Viceroy's study at the Viceroy's Homo yesterday even ing, causing considerable damage to thf» costly panelling, the ceiling and thr magnificent chandelier. The timely arrival of the fire brigade saved the costly furniture,
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    LINCOLN'S INN AND POLYGAMY.
    697 5 A Humorous Leader From The Times. Tht- London Times recently published the following leading article The Inns of Court, as befits thejr great ago and greater dignity, take particular pains about the character of those whom they allow to reside inside their gates; and as the
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY.
    54 5 Los Aiiffelrs, May 18. The Anerican navy saluted Prince anil t'rincesg Takamatsu with 21 guns today as they boarded the dreadnought Texas, flagship of the United States fleet, as the guests of Admiral Chase. After luncheon Admiral Chase and his staff escorted the distinguished visitors on an inspection
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      267 5 ¥-*TBr^TT¥rT Cat Raffles Hotel EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN SANITATION. TONWHT Special Dinner and Dance GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT koast BUCKING i-k; LEAK SPINACH. I.YONNAISE POTATOES. $1.75. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. speciallsinner AND DANCE Every Wednesday and Friday. THE EUROPE HOTEL I TOJSIGHT DINNER DANCE
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      76 5 INSURANCE. SAFEGUARD YOURSELF Against SUN LIFE ASSURANCE FINANCIAL LOSS C 0F CANADA Aeatts Aasarancee in force Through I 5 '1>036,501,760 8 95,041,727,112. PAYMENTS TO POUCYHOLDERS AND Arnni?WT s cir-wvirco I beneficiaries in im» ACCIDENT SICKNESS 5 5143,088,028 by a policy with PROFITS PAID TO POUCYHOLDERS DURING THE YEAR China Underwriters,
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      28 5 USED EVERYWHERE HOYTS I. C. E. FOR COOL BEARINGS OVER FIfTY TLAHS' EXPVMENCE SOLE AGENTS IN MALAYA CENTRAI IENGIHgWQRKSTTD] L SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 5471 (4 lines).
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      210 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle. i I 2 I P k';p!l4 f? IS jr-;;; 18 5 I pO 5 5* pi? iir _ir So Si p; 51" S*pj !pr ♦4 up *c 35 n wm m ?&.sr^ §§s I I 1 mat I 1 I 1 I I fr-aa fosa (CLUES.) ACROSS.
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    5707 6 Nurmi To Attempt New Record At British Games. LONDON POLO SEASON. (Pram Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 6. The New Zealand cricket team made its first appearance af the present tour in a one-day match against the Maori at Worcester Park on Monday. Unfortunately the heavy rain
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      158 7 L^bW^Ll mm^^^ mMW^^^MMm^^^M^^^Mm^^^^M^^^^M^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^mmK mm\^mmk% TODAY 3, 6.15 9,15 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE AT MATINEE. Last Day of the Record Breaking Success RAMON NOVARRO IN Call of the Flesh TOMORROW OPENING AT THE MATINEE at 3 p.m. Children Half Price. Cecil B. de Mille's Amazing Extravaganza REGINALD DENNY KAY JOHNSON LILIAN
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      301 7 B^ai a^M A^H |O v jol V, Hi II I Bo* >oH H l^^J B• I I Bo? o^^^^B^Plfla^BLßi^Llß^^B^^^^^^Ho c Special Matinees Today and Tomorrow at 3.15. TONIGHT Owing (o Popular Sircpss Serening Extended Until Monday The "Darling of the Footlights" Screen land's New Sweetheart MARILYN MILLER in FIRST NATIONALS
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      374 7 Victoria Theatre Coming Recitals of the Worlds Greatest Artists. SUNDAY. JINK n, tM \,.m. Two Cuat Slai- in J. in' S.nu K.riul TOTI DAL MONTE \\<.il<r* CrMtaal HaMaa < < ii mtur.i Ha»i»« and Enzo de Muro-Lomanto The Celebrated l.yric Tfimr. nUBMAY, JIM i»>. HunKary'* Crvntsl Vi-.1im.1. SZ I G
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    BRITISH COASTAL SHIPPING.
    739 8 SHIPPING NOTES Increased Continental Competition. The tact that half our coastal shippbkg is carried on by foreign ships, and that the foreign owner is cutting more and more seriously into this trade, were pointl niaad by a British coastal shipowner in the course of an interview. "The
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      MARKET REPORTS.
      447 8 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, di..cd bing^pore, June .V state The market has been uninteresting during the pa>t week, tne tone having varied from quiet to dull. Shipments Irom Malay;. during May amounted to 44,281 tons which is J2X \ons more than April and
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      205 8 Singapore. June 6. BELLING. .ondnn, 4 months' light t/S 27/8: .ondon, 8 months' light 1/8 13 It .ondon, 60 days' light 2/3 26/31 .ondon, 80 days' light 2/8 8/..indon, demand 2/8 23/31 London, T.T. 2/1 11/K -yons and Paris, damand 143( iamburg, demand 234 V. lew York, demand
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      PRODUCE
      178 8 Singapore. June 6 jiani. I'hrliil.-.l Rice so. I of ITi eattiea gron ma stock i 4.40 \u. 2 i,. 2. i. .;iifs 4^o i 17 j tons sold ut S.lO-. Jpium *l,0(K tone Oil.-Hvt Jint of 8 Imp. gli. *.st> *..13, 1) hgon» $6.13, Crown (8 g.s. ir .ins)
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      EXCHANGES.
      76 8 "ut:by, June i. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam VZ.O'J't, Athens 375, Bombay la. .">■'•..!.. Berlin 20.50>». Brussels 34.92..., Bucharest 8174, Rio 3 9-16, Buenos Aires 33 15-lii. Qmb. ha«ren 18.16-, Geneva 25.09' 2 Helsingfors 193*. Hong Kong 11*, Lisbon 110',, Madrid 50 Milan 92.95W, Monte Video 2y'». New York 4Ji6
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      PASSENGERS.
      40 8 The following passengers for Malaya left London «n May 8, by the N.Y.K. s.s. Hakone Maru, due in Singapore tomorrow I Mr. H. G. Birnie, Mrs. I). Home. Miss J. Home. Mr. H. Olsen and Mr. R S. Opie.
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        MINING.
        440 8 Issue i'ul. I'd. Buyers Sellers il £1 Asam Kumbang 18A 21/6 a £1 Austral Malay 18/6 20/->/-5/- Ayer HiUm Tin 11/- 12/a £1 Bangrin Tin 11/3 12/3 1 1 Butang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30n0m. 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. .•1 £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        245 8 Issue V'al. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Itrick Ords. 1.50 2.60n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.12V4 2.17 i a U £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco ;i.7.fi 3.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 0.30n0m. 00 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 :i £1 Con. T. S. f% Frefs. 17/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        126 8 iingtpore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 1M 106 el ingapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 Ted. 1940 (400,000 par. 6% pr»m, Singapore Municipal 4v» p.e. of 1907 Ted. 1947 $1,600,000 M par Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1909 red. 1966 $1,000,000 M par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 8 Frmser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pric» Fr»»er Lyall ft A Cu. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.90 Vlor Oajah (»1) 0.60 0.70 0.50 0.70 V. Hitain ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.00 V. Kuning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.16 0.25n0m. V. Malay ($2) 0.90 1.10
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      74 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Juno 7 Saturday. June 6, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, "C" (Scottish) Co., Tablo "A"; 2 p.m., Karri- r Range, "F" Malay 1 Co., Table "A" 2 JO p.m., Siglap Camp, S.VJ.A. Bde. Signal Section. Sunday, June 7, 7.30
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      708 8 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.— 1st Sun day after Trinity, June 7, 1931, 6.50 a.m., Holy Comn. 7.3u a.m., Matins 8 a.m., Holy omn. (Choral) 10 a.m., Children's fcuchHrist 5.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) »"<• Scrmon r Holy Comn. on Mon., Wtd., and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues., Thurs. and Saturday
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      Vessels Arrived.
      69 8 KINTA. Brit., JO9 tons, from I'enang 0 li. f..r renani' SC. RAUB, Brit., f>73 tons, from Pontianak M, for Pontinnak S-fl. SIN(;KKI', Dut., 284 tons, from Belawan C-i',, for Batavia unc. SKI \NC,OK. Brit... 443 tons, from Lur.ui 6 6, for Lumut 8-6. BCOTT HARLEV. Brit.. 192 tons,
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      39 8 From China and Manila, by President Fillmorc, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Tacoma Maru, due at Singapore on Monday. From China and Japan, by Sumatra Maru, due at Singapore on Tuesday.
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      AIR MAILS.
      44 8 Air Mail Karachi London dispatched by s.s. Rajula on May 15 was delivered in London on June 4 (20 days). Air Mail Singapore to London dispatched per British-Australian experimental service on May 22 was delivered in London on June 4 (13 days).
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      TEKKA-TAIPING TIN.
      155 8 A reduction in profit from £29, ''>.'> l in 1928-29 to £6,097 in the year ended Oct. 31 last, is shown by the accounts of TekkaTaiping. A credit balance of £17,568 was brought forward, and £510 was recovered in respect of an investment previously written off, ao that
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    220 8 Saturday, June 6. H. W. 1.8 a.m., 8 ft. 6 in., 3.3 p.m., 7 ft. 3 in. Old Rafflesians "At Home," Raffles Institution, 4 p.m. Reception by the Indian Asscn., Adcl; ii .Motel, ft.3o p.m. Concert at Wesley Hall, H. 30 p.m. Sunday, June 7. H.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    166 8 Today. South-East Borneo (Blinjoe) p.m. Pontianak Togian p.m. Bangkok (Hafthori 3 p.m. Tembilahan and Indragiri (Chce Seng) 3 p.m. Soengei Liat and Sibu (Magnet) '1 p.m. Bengkalis and bai-an Si Api Api (Toboali) P-'"-Palawan (Bulrni l !>"• Tembilahan and Indragiri (Kokan) 4 p.ii. Rhio, Billiton, Java, South-West
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    44 8 By Anjreri J. V. Oldenbariierelt Raj pu tana Dempo Talamba Felix Roussel 8'pore Londoi I.fft A it*. Apr. 22 Mhf 18 May 1 May 21 May 1 May 2:1 May H May 27 May 7 May M May C June 1
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR HOARD
    114 8 Saturday, IIM f>. Ships alongside the Wharvca or expected to arrive. Entrance. East Wharf H.M.S. Iroquois Section 10 Nil. hi.rrri. iiakiioiir. Main Wharf The (able. B««g Kheng, LMrttl Kilat. Maros. Oil Wharf H.VI. Submarines "Oxley" and Otway." Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN OBT DOCES. Tanjong Pagar. Albert
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      39 8 30 yeARS ejIpERIEHCE You buy safely when you purchase Sterling I I Silver and Electro- X Plated ware from U.S. DE SUVA AND BROS. JEWELLERS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS 4 «l. HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. I Tel. Sllvabrc- Phone 454». J
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      147 8 MOST INDIGESTION REALLY ACIDITY.' Nearly everybody suffer' at times after catnip. Some folk call this Indication, some dyspepsia, some In aril. urn, others gastritis, but no matter what you call il. the chance* ai<> ten tn MM that th<of the trouble il acidity.' Kxcess atOBMch ccid sours food btfora it
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      367 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright] Wind. Station. Temperature Ram- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. I Humidity. tion. F. F. ins! hours. m p h Alor Star 83 73 1.25 IJ 93 (aim r Rain Kota Bahru 92 76 0.20 4.7 85 SSK 10 Overcast
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      27 8 Ketty Boxeur," (Gabaroche) Solo de flute par Chef nay, Gitaneries (Razigade); Minoyeta, (Deodat de Severac); Fantaisic sur L'amour Masque," (Messager) Fantasmagorie, (G. Paulin) Marche Orientale, (J. Porret).
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    355 9 Rubber Stocks to Be Down. ALL PRICES REMAIN STEADY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday, 1 1 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 9V, cents per Ib. Tin. 17.". tons at $50% per picul. Vc.^terda>'s Prices Mkfccr, London I 1-lKd.. up t d. New York, i% eta, unchanged. Market
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    20 9 Bajoe Kidocl. 1h:(.i»74 )b. BalombiiMic. 21,366 Ib. li:i.<'.2n Ib. J>onowarie. 19,018 Ib. I.:uiir.ii. ,xi,J44 II). Tjikanintoe. (;2.y:;x Ib.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    18 9 Aver Httam. I. Mill piculs, valuo £fi,l CO, Mttanf Tm N.1.. SSJ hours, 'J3,000 yards, piculs.
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      DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY.
      2420 9 Lower Production Costs. SIR ERIC GEDDES ON THE OUTLOOK. The thirty-second ordinary general meeting of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the Whitehall Rooms, Whitehall Place, London, on May 8. The Right Hon. Si.- Eric Geddes, G.C.8., G.8.E., (chairman of the company) presided. The secretary
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 12 o'clock noon, June B. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet I l-16d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet cents 6% per Ib. S.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot standard R.S.S. on Tender June July July-Sept. it Oct.- Dec. Buyers. 9% •J 7 s 10 iou
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      CORPS MARKET.
      85 9 Java Sumatra Handelmaatschappij report on June 4, as follows Further considerable falls in values have taken place this week and as a consequence producers and upcountry dealers are holding up supplies. Shinmenta from British Malaya for the ;e nd half of last month amounted to -4,744 tona, of
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      SUMATRA RUBBER.
      34 9 Java Sumatra H*ndelma»tschapi»ij are. in receipt of telegraphic advice from their flatavia office ifivinir the total export* of rubber for tho month of May from Sumatra Em* Ccoat, Betawun, v 4,944 tons.
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      999 9 Gilt-Edged Section Strengthens. FURTHER INFLOW OF GOLD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 7. Though Mr. Snowden's makeshift was received by the Stock Exchange with a certain amount cf relief, it quite failed to impart a renewal cf confidence, and apart frcm the gilt-edged section, which has
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    452 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following arc the prices, cents per catty where m ,t otherwi-i- stated, prevailing at the Sitnr:i|> r* market mi June a* furnished l>y the Knml :iml Market Ins(.c( .or Ment. Beef r.iuim I- per cam-. beef sttw or curry -!">, p<irk. lean
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    92 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.- Ramon Novarro in Call of the Flesh. 6.16—9.15. Phone 6909. ANSON ROAD.—Tait'l Show. Nightly. Gate 10 cents. CAPlTOL.—Marilyn Miller in Sally. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.—Dinner Dance. GREAT WORLD.—Vaudeville, Opera, Wayang, Zoo. Gate after 6 p.m. 20 cents. MARLBOROUGH.—Song of the Cabal It ro with Ken Maynard.
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    22 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH Niws has been received from Switzerland of the death of Mr. ARTHUR ARBENZ, formerly of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931. THE CHINESE MINERS.
    1051 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1931. THE CHINESE MINERS. The resolutions with reference to the tin quota scheme which were passed at a meeting of Chinese miners in Perak a few days ago have been read with mingled sympathy and anxiety throughout the country. This meeting was asking
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    THE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES.
    898 10 Salt and Pepper of The Cutlet of Life. (By Maurice Dekobra, the French Novelist. Here is an amusing article on the art of making enemies, by a French novelist who believes that the man who has only friends must be an exceedingly dull fellow. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    242 10 The Chief Justice of the F.M.S. and Lady Elphinstone arc staying at Fraser's Hill. I Mr. L. A. Smith has succeeded Mr. C. I. Robinson as Warden of Mines, Negri Sembilan. Jlr. J. C. van Berekel has been recognised as Netherlands Vice-Consul in Singapore, pending the issue
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    739 10 SHIPPING IN THE EAST. How hard shipping f- beirxj hit by the w.irlcl depression is indicated by a paragraph in a Colombo paper which states that, between 7 p.m. on May 28 and) o p.m. on May 20 (a period of 20 hours), not a single
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    SCOTT BREAKS KINGSFORD SMITH'S HOMEWARD RECORD JUST POTTERING ALONG.
    278 11 SCOTT BREAKS KINGSFORD SMITH'S HOMEWARD RECORD JUST POTTERING ALONG. How Scott Broke the Solo Homeward Record. UNDER 11 DAYS. "It Is Too Far. lAm Glad It Is All Over." London, June 5. The airman. Mr. C. W. A. Scott, who broke tin world's record for a solo flight to Australia
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    CANTON REVOLT.
    435 11 Foreign Governments Understand." Nanking, June 5. The 1 oratgn .Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang), in a statement to the Press this morning denying thai the Nationalist Government Btßg statl meat to foreign Powers concerning the Canton situation, declared that the foreign Governments clearly understood the political conditions in
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    EXTRALITY.
    76 11 Sir Miles Lampson to Fly To Peking. Shanghai, June 6. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Ambassador in China, is arriving from Nanking today and plans to fly to Peking tomorrow morning 'by the Eurasia mail plane. I; is understood that the extrality deadlock continues. China is refusing to recede
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    A PARALLEL WITH THE PAST.
    496 11 Mr. H. Dove on the Tin Position. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 5. Mr. Harold Dove, presiding at the annual meeting of Klong Chang Tin, stated that the mining industry of Malaya was now in a state parallel to the situation in the cotton
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    SOUTH OF MUKDEN.
    117 11 Sino-Japanese Police Clash. fokio, June 5. A semi-official statement declares that, yesterday morning:, a body of Chinese gendarmerie found some Japanese police patrolling- in the vicinity of Tashichiao, 97 miles south of Mukden. They arrested them, and are alleged to have maltreated them, on the grounds that
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    A NARROW ESCAPE.
    123 11 Italian Air Minister Falls Into Sea. Rome, June 6. The Air Minister (General Balbo) had a narrow escape from death when taking i. if in a Fcanlane off Capri, after carrying out an inspection at Naples. The bottom rf one cf the floats fell off and the
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    Do.X REACHES BRAZIL.
    32 11 Trans-Atlantic Flight to Port Natal Ends. Lcndon, June 5. The giant German flying-boat Dornier Do.X landed at Port Natal, Brazil, today on the conclusion of its trans-Atlantic flight. Reuter.
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    FINANCIAL PLIGHT OF GERMANY.
    784 11 Hindenburg Signs. "EMERGENCY DECREE" TO BE ENFORCED. Berlin, June 6. President Hindenburg has signed tho emergency decree," the text of which will be published on June 6. The decree will come into force on July 1. Reuter. An earlier message (dated Berlin June 4) read: A
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    AMOK ON EMPRESS LINER.
    217 11 Two Killed. 31 PEOPLE ATTACKED BY FILIPINO. Tokio,eJune 6. The Empress of Canada, which berthed at Yokohama this morning, brought the bodies of two Chinese members of the citw~vro had teen killed ar.d also* 29i steerage passengers and crew wounded by a Filipino who ran amok
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    NEW BELGIAN GOVT.
    41 11 M. Renkin Prime Minister And Minister of Interior. Brussels, June 5. A new Government has been formed of which M. Renkin is Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and M. Paul Hymans Minister for Foreign Affairs. Reuter.
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    SCOTT BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD.
    61 11 Mr. C. W. A. Scott who has achieved the unique feat of breaking the world a record for solo flights from England to Australia in both directions. He is seen above with his wife and daughter in the Gipsy Moth in which he made his first
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    ONLY A " GUINEA PIG " DIRECTOR.
    128 11 ONLY A GUINEA PIG DIRECTOR. An Italian Echo of The Hatry Crash. Milan, June 5. The trial ha? opened here of John Gialdini (the Italian associate of Clarence Hatry), who left England just before the Hatry crash in June, 1929, in connection with which Hatry was sentenced, in January 1930,
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    PEACE PROSPECTS.
    479 11 Settlement with Canton Possible. Shanghai, June 6. From Canton Mr. Chang Chi reports to the Central (Nanking) Government that there is still a possibility of a peaceful settlement. Mr. Chang Chi adds that he is returning to Nanking in a few days. Mr. Chang Chi who, as vice-chairman,
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    69 11 Leaves Province Town for The Frozen North. Rugby, June 5. The submarine Nautilus, in which Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous British explcrcr and airman, with a crew of 19 intends to make an attempt to reach the North Pole under the ice, has left Province Town, Massachusetts, on
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    PLAN TO CUT DOWN THE DOLE.
    593 11 Royal Commission's Drastic Proposals. LABOUR DISSENT. Reduced Benefits Higher Contributions. Rugby. June 5. The Royal Commission on Unemployment Insurance, appointed l>y the Government six months ago, has issued its interim report. Judge Holman Gregory, and four of the six other member-, have made recommendations
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    MINING INDUSTRY.
    79 11 Prime Minister Meets Men's Delegates. Rugby, June 5. A meeting was held at 10 Downing Street this afternoon between the Prime Minirter, who was accompanied -by the Lord Chancillir, the Secretary for Foieign Affairs, the President of the Board of Trade, the Attorney-General anil th. Secretary of Mines,
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    AL CAPONE IN CHICAGO.
    34 11 Surrenders to Income Tax Summons. Chicago, June 6. Al Capone surrendered to the Federal Court here thi^ evening in answer to a summons for the non-payment of income tax. Reuter.
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    NEED FOR BROADCASTING STATION.
    1730 12 Mr. Braddell's Suggestion At Rotary Tiffin. PORT HEALTH. INTELLIGENCE SECTION OF THE LEAGUE. The Medical Intelligence Section of the League of Nations formed the subject of an address l>y Dr. C. L. Park, Director of the Kastern Health Bureau of the League of Nations, at the
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    DEATH SENTENCE.
    126 12 Murder of Rangoon Road School Watchman. Tare Singh was unanimously found guilty yesterday, at the conclusion of the Singapore Assizes, of the murder of Sunder Singh, watchman of the Rangoon Road School on Apr. ii. His Lordship, Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell sentenced him to death. Mr. C.
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    33 12 The annual -meeting of St. Joseph's Old Boys' Association will be held on June 15 at the club house at 5.15 p.m. The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of $196.07
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    "INTRODUCED AS AN OUT-OF-WORK."
    291 12 European Inspector's Story In Police Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l'enang, June 5. A remarkable story was related to the Police Magistrate here this morning when Detective Inspector Hunt charged a Eurasian named Tang Ching Yin and two Chinese, Chan Hing and Chung Vat, with attempting
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    MR. LOKE CHOW THYE.
    66 12 Resident Councillor Among Many at Funeral. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 6. The Resident Councillor, Mr. P. T. Allen, and a large number of prominent residents attended the funeral of Mr. Loke Chow Thye yesterday at Mount Erskine cemetery. The Chief Priest of .Pitt Street
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    72 12 Action Taken by Committee In May. The report of the European Unemployment Committee for May states that applications were received from 21 persons making a total of 286 since the committee was formed. The strength of the Service Company is now 61. During the month four persons were
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    PT. DICKSON ESTATE DISPUTE.
    446 12 Judgment for Estate And Trust Agencies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 5. The Hon. Mr. Justice Burton delivered judgment today in the case in which Tan Chin Cheang and five others sued the Estate and Trust Agencies (1927), Ltd., of Singapore, in the Seremban Supreme
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    NO WATER FOR 4 HOURS.
    62 12 Penally Repairs Not Finished In Time. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 6. As a result of night repairs to a water main not being completed at 5 a.m. yesterday as expected a big area of Ayer Itam Road and Dato Kramat Road was waterless
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    TWO MUI-TSAIS IN COURT.
    945 12 Mistress Charged With Causing Hurt. Allegations of ill-treatment against well-to-do Straits-born Chinese woman named Yeo Tuo Mvi were made by two Chinese girls, Heng (16) and Yang (10), in the Third Police Court before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg yesterday when the woman was charged with
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    W. MILLARD WATTS EXAMINED.
    1190 12 Bankruptcy Court. "SPECULATING THROI'CH THE FIRM." Mr. W. Millard Watts, cgainst whom judgment for over $18,000 was awarded recently in an action brough. by the liquidators of Rose Macphail and Penman Ltd., was publicly examined yesterday in the Bankruptcy ('< urt before Mi. Justice Palgrave Simpson.
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      REMARKABLE MATCH AT SHEFFIELD.
      797 13 Yorkshire Beaten. TWO BALLS, EIGHT RUNS, TWO INNINGS. Two youthful captains, B. H. Lyon and E. Greenwood, leaders of Gloucestershire and Yorkshire respectively, provicied one of the best examples of brighter cricket yesterday when they completed their match in one day's play after spending a couple
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      ARMOUR WINS OPEN TITLE.
      450 13 Thrilling Struggle. PRINCE OF WALES PRESENT. Carnoustic, June 6. Tommy Armour, a native of Edinburgh, who has been in America for several years, won the British Open Golf Championship today with an aggregate for tho 72 holes of 296. He returned 77 and 71 today. A
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    324 13 Poor Score by P.S. andL. In Tournament Match. Only 31 runs were scored by the P.S. and L. yesterday, for the loss of three wickets, when they opposed the Merchants in an S.C.C. cricket tournament game. The batsmen were very cautious and as a result the scoring was
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    CORNELL EIGHT WINS.
    47 13 Derby, Connecticut, May 18. Cornell's powerful varsity defeated Yale and Princeton today in the fourteenth annual regatta for the Carnegie Cup. Cornell won by three-fourths of v length over Yale. Princeton finished four lengths behind Yale. The time was 10 minutes and 14 3ecords.
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    SONG'S SUCCESSFUL COME-BACK.
    425 13 Gains DoWs Verdict Over Chua Lai. TTC. Song (9) earned the verdict on, points in his fight with Chua Lai (H.1.) at the Lion City Ring last night. To say the least of it the fight was not a pleasant one to watch, Chua Lai being not
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    LINDRUM BEATEN.
    215 13 Exhibition Game With Newman in Colombo. Billiard enthusiasts in Colombo were afforded a rare treat at the G.O.H. when the two world-famous cueists, Walter Lindrum, the Australian and World's Champion, and Newman, the British Champion, played an exhibition game lasting nearly one and a half hours. Col. T.
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    THE OAKS.
    161 13 Another Popular Success At Epsom. London, June 5. There were 15 starters for the Oaks Stakes at Epsom today, which resulted as follcws I lith Renewal or the Oak* Stakes of 100 sov. each, 50 sov. ft. if dec. by the Tuesday in the week before running, 25
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    62 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, June 6. Yesterday's baseball games resulted as follows Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati 0 I 1 '.I Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia 4 7 3 2 New York Philadelphia Boston Washington Reuter. 8 St. Louis 6 Chicago 4
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    WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
    188 13 Camera Restrained From Meeting Sharkey. New York, May 25. Primo Camera was restrained by Federal Judge John Krox today from fighting Jack Sharkey in Brooklyn on June 10. The suit for the injunction was brought by the Madison Square Garden Corporation of Illinois. The judge's order restrains
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    DAVIS CUP.
    140 13 Britain to Meet Japan In Semi-Finals. Eastbourne, June 5. G. P. Hughes and F. J. Perry (Great Britain) defeated P. D. B. Spence and Farquharson (South Africa), 8 6, 6 4, 6—4, in their Davis Cup tie today, thus giving Great Britain a winning lead of three matches
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    "BAT" BATTALINO.
    66 13 Beats Fidel La Barba in A Poor Fight. New York, May 22. Christopher Bat Battalino successfully defended his feather-weight title against Fidel La Barba here tonight in a disappointing 15-round bout. The fighters milled listlessly throughout and were repeatedly booed by the crowd of 10,000. There were no
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    YALE BEATS PRINCETON.
    32 13 Princeton, May 18. Strength in the field events enabled Yale to defeat Princeton, 71-1/3 to 63-2/3, in the annual track and field meet between the two schools here today.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    256 13 Saturday, June 6. Football: Inter-State Match: Negri Sembilan M.C. vs. Singapore, Seremban S.A.F.A. 2nd Div. Medical College Vs. M.P.H., Raffles College. Golf: Singapore Island Championship, Ist round,' Keppel G.C. links Singapore G.C. June Medal Competition, S.G.C. Selangor Races, First Day. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament: Merchants vs. P.S. and L.,
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    MALAYA CUP.
    163 13 Singapore and the Negri To Meet Today. Negri Sembilan and Singapore will meet today in the opening match of the southern section of the Malaya Cup, at Seremban. The teams will be Negri Sembilan Goto Wee Gooch and MarimuUu, Cruickshank, Muthu and Santa Maria Pinto, Crawford, Eng Guan,
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    SEREMBAN FOOTBALL.
    120 13 Player Ordered Off The Field. (From Our Own Correspondent.? Seremban, June- 5. The King George V School made a remarkable recovery after being three goals down and defeated the Anglo-Chinese School in the second round of the Seremban Inter-School Competition by 5—3. Towards the close of the game
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    KENTUCKY DERBY.
    192 13 Further Details of Twenty Grand's Win. Louisville, Kentucky, May 16. Coming dewn the stretch with a sensational burst of speed. Twenty Grand, owned by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, won the 57th Kentucky Derby here today. Sweet Pal, an outsider, was second. Mate, a two to one favourite because
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    55 13 Scratching for Today's Events. The Selangor Turf Club -summer meeting begins today. Scratching^ are announces as follows 2. Imareek. 3. Merry-Go-Round and Golden Harp. 6.— Silver Tin and Pollykar. 8. Boronia and Colorado Claro. All Engagements. Pollykar. The big sweep will be held on race 8. Double tote
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    COTTON STANDS FIRM.
    67 13 Refusal to Play in Ryder Cup Match. Carnoustic, June !>. Asked on the eve of the departure of the Ryder Cup team whether he would l.lay for the British team with the conditions unchanged Cotton replied I am sorry but I cannot play." The condition causing the
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    19 13 The Keppel Golf Club mixed foursoni" competition arranged for June 28, has been postponed until July 5.
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    906 14  - With the Prince of Wales at The Derby. Hylda Sullivan The ideal sportsman who prefers to practise rather than "to watch." By Editress of My Ladye Fayre. WHETHER the Prince of Wales will ever keep a stud is a question which no one can answer at present. It is known
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    New Ideas for the New Frocks.
    72 14 TMIK frock on the left has an interesting split shoulder strap through which coloured scarves or handkerchiefs may Ik- drawn. The frock has detachable buttons and opens out Pat for laundering. The other frock shows a new mode. It is now very smart to
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    Fashion First—Safety Last.
    466 14 Fashion First— Safety Last. BECAUSE women factory workers in the United States insist on putting 1 fashion instead of safety first, and wearing long skirts, accidents are increasing. The skirts frequently become entangled in machinery. American manufacturers are complaining. Expense in casualty insurance and installation of safety devices has increased.
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    The Perfect Husband.
    70 14 The London Daily Express recently invited readers to describe the perfect husband." This is the reIsult of a survey drawn up from the qualifications demanded 1 Si'ii.-t- of Humour -■">'< Brains and Common Sense 1"> Personality 15 Ability to Mak.- Sufficient 1 Income !•">'• I Loving «nd
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    SHOES NOW THE MODE.
    244 14 New York, May 12. BLACK navy blue and brown kid pumps and Oxfords are heing extensively worn this summer to accent light ensembles, as well as to emphasise the outstanding colours in prints. Of especial interest are dark kid shoes touched off with White kid trim,
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    1152 15  -  Margaret Carlton By Our London Correspondent London, May C. THIS is "sports week in many <.f the big London shops which means that not only are ex ptrtl initiating would-he buyers int< the mysteries of peruice where golf clubs and tennis racquet! are concerned, but that
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    1261 15  -  Miss C. Crichton Imrie, Health And The Home. By the well-known child welfare worker. Modern Methods of Artificial Feeding rpHE cow is a most wonderful laboratory. She takes the grasses of the pasture and roughage of the field and converts them into the most
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    398 15 SENTIMENTALITY, which, according to O the dictionary is the condition of being swayed by, or prone to, shallow emotion, may deserve no reward, but it has scored a bull's eye this season. Grandmamma's jewellery has come back into its own, and London is full of melancholy materialists
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    501 16 Certificates Awarded. LOYAL AND VALUABLE SERVICES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 5. In the name of His Majesty the King Mis Kxcellency the High Commissioner has been pleased to. award Certificates of Honour to the following persons in recognition of their loyal and
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    110 16 D#y After Leaving Bombay In P. and O. Liner. London, May 28. The P. and O. linrr Chitral was two hours late arriving at Plymouth today, as the. result of an exciting rescue of a Ii reman who went overborrd in the Bay of Biscay on Wednesday. The
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    REFUSED CITIZENSHIP.
    115 16 Canadians Who Will Not Bear Arms for the U.S. Washington, May 26. Poiiklus Macintosh, professor of theology at Yale, and Marie Bland were refused citizenship by the supreme court today because of their scruples against bearing arms in time of war. The court's vote was five to four.
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    STOPPING PROPAGANDA.
    50 16 Offending Priests to Be Deported. Quito, Ecuador, May 18. The MinUter of the Interior issued a i ircular letter to the Governors of the I .Tovinces of Kcuador today, instructing .In in to deport all Catholic priest < who use the pulpit to disseminate propaganda against the public
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    262 16 Taxi Driver Nuisance At Jardine Steps. A quarrel between two taxi drivers, one an Indian named Sohan Singh and the other a Malay, had it 3 sequel in the Third Police Court before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, yesterday, when Sohan Singh was charged with causing hurt, the
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    F.M.S. RELIEF WORKS.
    123 16 Board to Co-ordinate Action In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 5. The acting British Resident of Selangor, the Hon. Mr. A. Caldecott, has appointed an Unemployment Committee for the State of Selangor, to co-ordinate the various measures necessary to be taken for the relief
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    SEREMBAN ROTARY.
    95 16 Officers Elected for Present tear. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 5. At the closed annual general meeting of the Seremban Rotary Club held at the Hakka Club last night, with Mr. Chang Seng Long J.P. presiding, the following office bearers for the year 1931-1932 were elected President,
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    SINGAPORE IN 2 SECONDS.
    70 16 Flashing Derby Result To World Centres. The result of the Derby race at Epsom last Wednesday was received in Singapore two seconds after the winner passed the post. Times taken by Imperial and International Communications to flash the result to other world centres were Bombay, two
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    LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
    85 16 Preparing for British Attempt In the Autumn. Rugby, June 6. In accordance with the Air Ministry's arrangements for the British attempt on the world's long distance flight, Squad-ron-Leader Gayfcrd and Flight-Lieut. Bett will attempt a non-stop flight to the Cape or to Ceylon in the late autumn.
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    Y.W.C.A.' APPEAL.
    112 16 The efforts of the General Committee in collecting on behalf of the Y.W.C.A. annual budget appeal will be strengthened from now on by the help of the members who have received their collecting cards. The members have been grouped under five leaders, and each international team or division
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    41 16 Two hundred and eight Americans died last winter through the consumption of poisonous wood alcohol and synthetic methanol, according to the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol in Washington. Another 200 persons dieil without record from drinking "anti-freeze" alcohol and similar poisonous liquors.
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    STANDARD OIL.
    127 16 $2,375,000,000 Petroleum Merger Rumours. New York, June 5. Steps towards the consolidation of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey with the Standard Oil Company of California will take definite form within, the next sixty days, unless formidable opposition develops in Washington, according to the New York Times.
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    CANTON REVOLT.
    145 16 Nanking Not to Resort To Force. Shanghai, Juno 5. Mr. Li Yu-ying (Li Shih-tseng), one of the KuominUng "elder statesman" and a former president of the Peking National University, has arrived at Peking. He declares that the Central Government is not willing to resort to force to compel
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    SOVIET GOLD.
    103 16 Bank of France Suit Fails. New York. June 6. The suit brought by the Bank of France to recover from the Chase National Bank and Guaranty Trust Company the sum of $6,000,000. the value of gold bars sent here by the Soviet Government in 1928, has been dismissed.
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    TIN QUOTA SCHEME.
    138 16 Provisional Certificates Of Production. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 5. It has been decided to issue provisional ertificates of production to mines under he tin quota scheme, without waiting for he hearing of appeals by the central •ommittee. The appeals against assessments are so numerous
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    RED MENACE IN CHINA.
    83 16 General Dies of Wounds Received in Battle. Shanghai, June 6. Messages from Nanchang, the capital of Kiangsi provinte, announce the death of General Hu Chu-yu, the commander of the sth Division, as a result of wounds received in a battle against the Communists. The Communists are
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    SUDDEN COLLAPSE.
    55 16 Death of British Vice-Consul In Shanghai. Shanghai, June 6. The death has occurred of Mr. Manning Milton the British Vice-Consul in charge of passports and registration. Mr. Manning Milton, who has been saffering from acute neuritis, suddenly collapsed. During the War he served as a captain in the
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    UP NEARLY 10 MILES.
    31 16 Height Attained by Belgian Professor's Balloon. Berne, June 5. It is officially confirmed that Profetoot Piccard'x balloon reached a height of 15,781 metres (about 61,776 feet). Reuter.
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    3753 17 The King's Birthday In A Malay State— A Minor Colonial Pageant Selangor Miners And The Chamber— A Problem Of The Quota Scheme Favouring The Teetotaller I Our Own Commander Kenworthy Whfdes And Coconuts. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 5. rpHK birthday
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    1700 18 PENANG LETTER. Need For One Department For Control Of Traffic And Road F chivies The "Lost Diamonds" Triek Illicit Samsu Many Stills Destroyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Penang, June 1. I It is said, with what degree of truth I do not know, that every
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    499 18 Former Attorney Charged With Murder. Los Angeles, May 21. Charles Crawford, politician, and Herbert Spencer, newspaper man, were put on the spot in Hollywood last night. They were shot to death in Crawford's office while holding a conference. A month ago warnings were circulated
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    39 18 After trial in camera in the District Commissioner's Court in Jerusalem, seven Jewish Communists, including three worr.fn, were found guilty of having tried to start a riot at the most critical moment of the Nebi Musa festival at Easter.
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    275 18 German Steam Corvette Arrives Here. The following rre extracts from the Straits Times of June 6, 1881 His Imperial German Majesty's steam corvette Vineta, captain Zirzow, from Japan and Hong Kong anchored in the roads about 10 a.m. yesterday, and immediately selu.ed the British flag, which, however,
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    341 19 Members Give Up Incomes But Not Capital. In the Chancery Division recently Mr. Justice rarwi-U had before hrm a disput? concerning the right of a sister in an Ancl<i-('at!u>li<- ri'ligious order to share in :> testator*! residuary estate. It was argued that under a clause in
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    DIPLOMACY.
    120 19 "Very Like Ordinary Business." Addressing the Canadian Club at Ottawa on The Machinery of Diplomacy," Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador to the United States, declared that deceit and falsehood were not the symbols of successful diplomacy. Diplomatic negotiations," he said "are not greatly different from ordinary business transactions, and
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    323 19 Difficulties in Way Of Removing Grievance. The second reading of the Summary Jurisdiction (Appeals) Bill— the object of which is to enable poor people to prosecute appeals against convictions— was agreed to in the Commons. Sir John Withers said it was proposed that a poor person should
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    CATHOLIC BISHOPS.
    88 19 Title of Excellency Not To Be Used. The Cardinal Archbishop has announced (says Universe, London) that the Hierarchy decided at their Low Week meeting that when Archbishops and Bishops are addressed or referred to in Ifpglistt, the forms of awMfwM in cruuitional use in Kntjland shall be maintained
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    SLAVE FLOGGED TO DEATH.
    418 19 S. African Tribesman On His "Property." Disclosures of fiendish cruelty and slavery were made at Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, when Rayaba, Counsellor to King Tshekedi, who recently visited London, was charged with the murder of a Mosai-wa tribesman. Witnesses declared that the Mosarwa tribe were traditionally slaves of
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    THE DIVORCE "MILL."
    255 19 Decree Every Five Minutes At Reno. Reno (Nevada), May 5. Prominent among cases which are being rushed through the new Reno "divorce mill is that of a granddaughter of Mr. George F. Baker, the multi-millionaire banker, who died on Saturday at the age of 91. She is
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    "AXED" OFFICERS.
    143 19 Start Shipping Line Of Their Own. The only merchant vessel ever owned and manned by ex-officers of the British Navy has just been fitted out at Portsmouth, where she lies in the Commercial dock waiting to embark her first cargo. She is the Mynonie R. Kirby, an auxiliary
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    THE DUKE OF YORK.
    61 19 The Duke of York has accepted the captaincy of the Northamptonshire Count;/ Golf Club, whose course at Church Brarnpton is only a few miles from his hunting box at Thornby. During the last few years, while residing in Northamptonshire for hunting with the Pytchley Hounds, the
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    EDDIE GUERIN GETS THREE YEARS.
    675 19 -Man Wfto Escaped From Devil's Island. Eddie Guerin, the man who has figured in crimes which have echoed throughout the world, who escaped from Devil's Island, was associated with the notorious Chicago May," and was shot at and wounded in a London street many years
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    BANKRUPT DOCTOR.
    300 19 Working for Bookmaker At £4 Per Week. Allegations that he wilfully neglected to provide reasonable maintenance for his wife were made against Lieut.-Col. James Samuel Fletcher, a retired Army medical officer, of Talgarth Mansions, Talgarth Road, W. Kensington, at Maidenhead Police Court by his wife, Irene Fletcher, of
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