The Straits Times, 19 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, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 270 1 Singapore: 7a. Cecil st. cphone 6iei), j «.ll Tonight ».15 RICHARD DIX in j CIMARRON i Phone 5261-5262. Begin the day with I BETTER HEALTH! o The new Tonic laxative, Phosferine Health Salt, comes o r\° I as a boon to those who have found that regular dosing \1 ww
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    • 240 1 jfkiy IUIVIPUA .27, JAVA: $T CrgM 3*>P> The great feature of 'Clydella' shirts and >'J l|lnf|lfl 111 I F pyjamas with their full guarantee again.t xH^«J»' V^^^^i^r shrinking, fading or irritation is thct they con- I if llf tinue to remind you of their value. >s Sj* \L^ ,^^/bI I
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    • 10 1 I Ml Toalfht ».15 RICHARD DIX in CIMARRON Phone 5261-5262.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 563 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR IMS (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER 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 Spore. SOMALI MOO Jan* H KHVHKI: y.OOO June 27
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    • 684 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA)*." TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonaage Due Sail KASHIMA MARU 10,000 July 2 8 HAKONE MAKU 10,500 July 15 16 YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 July 29 30 8 SUWA UAXO 10,700 Aug. 13 14 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI
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    • 442 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the sj. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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    • 598 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAM- BURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. tm.s. ALSIA July 16 July 17 'm.s. JLTLANDIA Auk. 12 Aug. 14 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 0 Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 23 Sept. 25 m.s.
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    • 553 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSBIP CO, LIMITED. THI CHINA MUTUAL STIAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Englaad) 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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    • 567 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnaro, Telupin, Patani, Singoru, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Koshamui, Lanirsunn, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB June 21 June 24 VALAYA June 28 July 1 MALINI July T> July 8 The steamers are f.tted throughout
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    • 514 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDILE Sailings for Initcd States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Krancinco and Los Angelea, SS. GOLDEN RIVER sails from Bmi I Ju1 >' 16 Sin Ir.-.ncisco and Portland.
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    • 496 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENVNG, COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. MONROE June 22 June 25 June 27 PRES. VAN BUREN PRES. GARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 26 July 6 July 9 July 11 Ample
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    • 673 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (.Incorporated in Enpland) M. I KRM AN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Sues Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Snore CITY OF HALIFAX July 20 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre, L'don,
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    • 349 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital AuUicriscd .£1,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1300,030 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Ksq.. Charles J. Hambro, Ksq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.,
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    • 557 3 NEDERLANDSCII HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. r*ll>lrtWji» TrnJing Society. (LfctaMished at AaucarUaai UMJ PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030.000 (about £6,669,000) STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015.000 (about £3,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasin Kotu-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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    • 523 3 NEDERLANDSCH jINDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Cstublinhed 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000.000 (sbout £«,S00,000) Paid up Capital Glds. So.UOO.uOO (about f1.500.000 Reserves Glds 28.187,797 (about iL\;jjO,uoo. H>AD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES: BATAVIA: Head Ortice for Dutch East Indies. KODE: Head Office for China and Japan.
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    • 756 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. nn the dny of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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    • 874 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET NKW Baiwalows at Angullia Park. Apply Ansmllis i i TO LKT FLAT, Namazie Mansions. Apply M. A. Nasaaxia. ".H'ANITA." .".H. East Coast Rd. Entry from July 1. Apply 9, Mount Sophia. TO LET, COMPOUND HOUSE, 4, TANGLIN HILL. Rent moderate. Apply C 6, Canal Road. TO
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    • 527 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 248, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, top floor office, electric light, fans, modern sanitation, good basinet? locality. Apply Watts and Co., Ltd., 45/47 Robinson Road. fiODOWN, Read Street, Tan Tye Lane.
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    • 464 4 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC stenocrap'ier, I European), Hong Kong Bank Building, 81. TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and into French, German and English by expert linguist. Apply 0:)2, Straits Times. RArTI.KS CAR. UP-TO-DATE BAKKBT AND PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY. All arc promptly execsitod. Morni delivery at your door. Phone .r>:!«l.. r >:!«l. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES
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    • 686 4 PUBLIC NOTICES STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE POLICE NOTICE. Ordinance No. IM (Arms and Explosives). Renewals of Permits for Firearms. All persons in possession of Firearms are hereby reminded that Permits for such firearms issued before February 1. Ittl, will expiie on June :10. Ittl, and should be renewed as soon as
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    • 817 4 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF JOHORE IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU. Land Application No. II of 19.11. In the matter of mcUm tl (U) of thr Ijirri Knartment 1910 as amended l>- Knartment I of 1411. and In the matter of a Charge dated .lime It, IH:tU.
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  • 2366 5 A DETAILED METHOD. Chinese Merchant's Scheme. Mr. Ang Chin Chong, of 50 Klyne Street, Kuala Lumpur, forwards the following scheme for dealing with the rubber situation: If Restriction is not approved, then a Stock-Incinerating Scheme is the best. In Europe and U.S.A. the surplus stock is
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 370 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. THIS EVENING 6.30 TEA DANCE. GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT FILLET OF BEEF MODERN. GREEN PEAS. ANNA POTATOES. $1.75. TOMORROW Special Dinner and Dance. (Patrons are kindly requested to make early reservations). Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. specialTdinner
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    • 158 5 Have an up-to-date Bathroom by installing DOULTON'S SANITARY FITTINGS RoiAUQoyLifdfo I PRICES AND PARTICULARS FROM Sole Apents in Malaya CENTRAI 1 IENGINgWQRKSLTCIL SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). DYEING FOUND AND At No B Rtlfi Chambers, Rafflss Place, Singapore, a House that can give yon an Kxctlietit Optical
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
    • 1422 6 The 11 or Is (hi Rut It Is A Wm Of Words And What WordM I Mr. Hu Han-mi it's Detention Canton Ami Tlw Sooiifi Dynasty flhat If ill Be The Outcome Extrality And Other Matters Foreigners And Factories Two Missions From The ILS.A. Missionary And Silver.
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    • 174 6 Over-run Two Districts Near Nanning. Nanning, May 28. The "Ironsides," numbering between 3,000 and 4,000, were recently reviewed by General Li Chung-yen, the K\v;i:v; i commander-in-chief, and made a very smait showing on the parade ground. General Li addressed them at some length on the forthcoming campaign
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    • 383 6 i "Macaronic Diplomacy." "SOONG MENAGERIE" RIDICULED. Canton, June 4. In the course of an interview today Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister for Foreign Affair? in the Canton "National Government," referred to reports from Narking suggesting that he la in some way connected with Communist circles. The
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    • 262 6 BIG SWORDS OF KUTIEN Impervious to Sword, Lance Or Gun. Hong Kong, June 5. I A s-t.ange story, which would be dism'sseci as impossible in any country but China comes from Kutien, where a company of men, calling themselves the ''Big Swords," is doing wonders in the way of destroying
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    • 76 6 Explained to Hoover by Tang Shao-yi. Canton, June jk Mr. Tang Shao-yi, a member of the Executive Council of the National Government at Canton, has addressed a private message to President Hoover, through Mr. C. C. Wu, Chinese Minister to Washington, advising him of the real meaning of
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    • 53 6 Resigns Chairmanship Of Fukien. Shanghai, June 5. The China Press reports that Admiral Yang Shu-chuang resigned from the Ministry of the Navy and also the chairmanship of the Fukien Provincial Government. The paper understands that health and lack of funds to meet administrative expenses are gi\en as Admiral
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    • 357 6 Costly Defence Works. ELECTRIFIED BARBED WIRE. Canton, June 9. Elaborate defence works are being constructed at all strategic points in the upper parts of the North and East River districts against a possible invasion by Nanking troops from the north. The North River, along
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    • 251 6 Dr. Robert Haas Reports To Geneva. Geneva, June 1. The League of Nations committee on communications and transit today expressed its satisfaction at the importance which the Chinese Government attaches to co-operation with the committee. The committee has commenced examination of means of complying with the
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    • 75 6 Rumours As To Senator Pittman's Mission. Shanghai, June 5. Rumours are circulating locally that Senator Key Pittman is unofficially negotiating with the Nanking authorities for an American loan, half silver and half gold, to China for the purpose of reforming China's monetary system. However, tiie Nanking
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    • 86 6 National Government's Shipment of Bars. Shanghai, June 8. A large shipment of gold bars was removed from the vaults of the Central Bank of China yesterday afternoon to the Customs Jetty, and placed on board a tug. It is believed that the destination of the shipment is
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    • 951 6 Sir Arthur Salter Expresses His Doubts. SENATOR KEY PITTMAN OF NEVADA TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW. Sir Arthur Salter, the League of Nations Expert, rather throws cold water on the idea of an International Silver Conference. Furthermore he feels that a silver loan to China would
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    • 55 6 Nanking, June 7. It is scmi-oflicially stated that the Ministry of Foi.iirn Alfaiis has received a telegram from Yunnaiifu stating thai of three of the culprits •mated in connection with the murder of Mrs. Whit" and Mi Miller, two have been sentenced to death, and the third
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 66 6 /f/ f l/25th I OF A SECOND I is the average time you expose your film to obtain a picture or a cine-film to please you {or years. want good material to ensure PERFECT RESULTS in fractions of seconds. M CAMERAS r PAPERS M %CINE CAMERAS PKOJECTOKS JT 0- 2M
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    • 213 7 wb m \m TELEPHONE N£ 6909 ~^r f\*^mWm TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 MATINEES: TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. Children Half Price. THE SWANKIEST OF MODERN MARRIAGE COMEDIES IN A BRILLIANT SETTING JEANETTE MacDONALD at her vivacious best with EDMUND LOWE AND ROLAND YOUNG of Madam Satan and "NEW MOON THE
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    • 250 7 atoeoo oe og_oqj>£lQoJ>o oa o^ oo ooW -^oB JHBsssIBPIHPHBBHPBHBbH Ho -^k /~\^H wf^mmL am ssK Mm\ (~)^^^^L^ j^^^BsOHiHHslis^l i^i^Hsss^ssssssssssssssw.^^^sssssssssssssP' 1^ MATINEE TOMORROW at 3.15 6.15 Last Two Nights 9.15 OF Radio Pictures' famous Production, acclaimed by the Foremost critics as being the Year's Best Film! EDNA FERBER'S CIMARRON WITH RICHARD
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    • 263 7 l^| New Zealand Government. SPECIAL CINEMA AND COLOURED DISPLAY. Accompanied by MAORI MUSICAL SELECTIONS. CAPITOL THEATRE— Monday Morning, June 22, at 10.45. Ladies and Gentlemen interested an? cordially invited to attend this private screening (No Charge). Come and See The uncovered ancient for.?Hts Meet Zane Grey— The Glowworm Grotto Waltomo—
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • SHIPPING NOTES.
      • 294 8 French Destroyer's New Speed Record. The trials of the new flotilla leaden built to the account at the French Nao are affording French shipbuililr MM marine engine builders an opportunity of giving evidence of their constant BffOttl ti fi How the trends of prrgri ss. :>nil a Kilt
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      • 314 8 New Ship for Straits-China Trade! The twin-screw turbine steamer Corfu, "or the P. and O. Steam Navigation Com>any, was launched on May 20 from the ■ard of Alexander Stenhen and Sons, Limited, Glasgow, the naming ceremony ,cinq performed by Miss Mackay, eldest laughter of Lord Ulenapp.
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      • 280 8 Repairing Facilities At Hamburg. The Reiherstieg Shipyards ami Engine Works, situated on the deep River Elbe in he midst of the Hamburg Free Port, verc taken over by the Deutsche Werft in '927, t be converted and ixtendH on no.lc i. lines tv torn an effic-iont repairing m
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      • 72 8 Government Mooring Buoy Established. Vessels are warned of an unlitrhted floating surveyinfT beavon, in the Malacca Strait, at latitude ">" 00'N, longitude 100' I.VK, approximately. A small mooriner buoy, painted white, for the use of Government quarantine lighters, has been established close inshore between the Master Attendant's
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    • 426 8 Issue ul. !'<!. Buyers Sellers 11 11 A am Kumbanpr 18'- 21/6 cd. tl £1 Austral Malay 18/6 20,'I Ayir Hitam Tin 10/6 11/6 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/- 12/1 1 Butar.g l'adang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Cuvea 0.25 0.30n0m. 1 1 Bukit Aranjr 0.:)0 0.40n0m. El
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    • 272 8 Vul. IM. lliivi-i Sellers U 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.50 2.00n0m. I 2 Alex, lirick Prefi. a.lO 2.15 il £1 ltrit. Am. Tobacco 3.8.0 3.12.6 1 1 Central Kngine 0.20 d.HUnom. 100 r.n Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7'/, Prefs. 17/- 17 6 II
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    • 127 8 Sinpipore Cold Storage 7 p.c. •eb. «f 1926 red. l'J3l-36 103 105 ci. Sinfapore Municipal r> p.c. of I'JOl red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% ;>reni. Singjipjre Municipal 4'-j p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 90 par Singapore Municipal 4'x p.c. of 1909 red. IHI $1,000,000 95 par
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    • 375 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today* Pric« Fraser Lyail A Co. Evatt Allonly ($1) 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.90 Alor Uajah (fl) 050 0.70 0.50 0.70 Ililam ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.00 A. Kuning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.25n0m. A. Malay (f2) 0.90 1.10 1.00 1.10
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    • 140 8 The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programmes from the Saigon Radio station for the week arc given below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Friday. Coriolan (Beethoven), M. de Pourceaujrnac (liastide), Nocturne en mi 6 (pour violon) Robert lianas (Chopin), Final de a
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    • 72 8 The directors of General Motors Corporation at a recent meeting declared on the outstanding common stock the regular Juarterly dividend of $.75 a share, payable on uno 12, 1931, to stockholders on the record on May 16, 1931. In addition, the regular quarterly dividend of $125 a
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    • 205 8 Singapore, June 19. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 25 32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 3 4 London, demand 2/3 23/.12 London, T.T. 2/3 11 10 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 23-1 S
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    • 176 8 Singapore, Jane r.». Gambicr 9..10 (Cube No. 1 unpicked i 15.00 Copra 4.20 mixed 4.00 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.70 White Pepper 32.50 Black Pepper 17.75 Pearl Sago 4.2."> small r>~,, medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam No. 1 $130.00 Saigon No. 1 $122.00 Rangoon No. 1 $116.00 Siam, Parbiled Rice
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    • 132 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending June 21 Friday, June 19, 4 p.m., Farrer Range, "B" Co.; 5 p.m., Malay Drill Hall, "F" (llalai I Co., Drill and Weapon Training; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Fortress Co. Europeans, Run Engine and Light 5.15 p.m.. Drill HaJI,
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    • 69 8 ADNA, Norw., 3,155 tons, from Miri 19-« fuPerm u«-<i. ALANTA CITY, American. 3,:.40 tons, from Mobile 19-6, for Calcutta unc. FINGAL, Norw., 1,244 tons, from Kota Baroo lU-ii, for Kota Barot- 21-C. HI A TUN«, Brit., 109 tons, from Malacca ID-fi, for Malacca 20-C. NAM rONO, Brit., 709
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    • 62 8 1 loin China, l,y (jango, due at Singapore on Sunday. From China and Munalia, by President Monroe, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Hosang, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Santhia, due at Singapore 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
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  • 182 8 Today. North, N.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra (TinombeJ :i p.m. Benrt Pandjang, Bengkali*, Siak, J'ukan Baroe, Pajakombo aad Padang i Hong Thoni I pje. Blinjoe, Paagkal Pinang, Bllliloa ana Kutuvia Kilriiilalc i 4 p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, South Kast Uorneo, Celebes, Sloliu and Timor Duly iNam TongJ njß.
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  • 44 8 By Kalyan Johan de Witt Sibajak ;u>a: a General Metzingcr P. C. Hooft S'porr Lor.dun Left Arrd. May 15 June 0 May 15 June 8 May 22 Jnn« 11 May 2\ June i". .May M June IS Mav 29 June 1-i
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  • 106 8 Krida>. Jena I*. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to >rri\c. Entra.'ra. East Wharf On Ten Noorl :.'•> 1 Main Wharf Jo cflaa 16 Saarbrueken 13 ■i Empire Dot k I a Navigator -n Siiv.-i\cw -1" \v« t Wh :i i f tenet 4 Section lv Nil.
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  • 41 8 Mails from Europe, (London mails dispatched on May 2S), i\ B. I. Rohna which anchored at Fenang at ii.L'll a .in. today, will arrira by tram tomorrow morning. Corri'.-pondiMKc will l,e ready for delivery to boxholdiTs at 8.46 a.m.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 715 8 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of inch -rr.,1.1- wax polished and Mahogany ■tamed task household furniture, Diano etc. To h<- hild ;i Benanx Hati No. 1, Loron* 27, Gaylaag Road, on Saturday, June 20, 1931. at 2 p.m. Comprising, an excellent toned cottage piano by Barthel, Berlin, H.M.V. gramopboM with
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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 .i 2;,, h.p. model with a new design of frame, engine, front fork and gearbox. It is designed for those who require an efficient motor cycle of
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 266 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Slation. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star ..90 74 0.64 10.3 Kit Calm Overcast Kotu Bahru 90 73 Nil 7.1 WSW 2 Overcast K.TrcnKganu 74 Nil 10.1 JCi
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    • 209 8 ABBANGEMENTS EOB THE WEEK, l'riday. Juno 19. H. W. 1.15 p.m.. 8 ft. 2 in. Police Bund, Waterloo ftfwt, S.l."i p.m. Saturday. June 20. II. W. midnight 9 ft. 6 in., 1.57 p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. f-injtapore Diocesan Conft n nee, I 1 !0 i.m Twenty-first Anniversary of Malay
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  • 280 9 Malayan Stocks Down 1,577 Tons. MAY PRODUCTION ;UOO TONS. (Ry our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices liubber. cents per lb. Tin. ISS tons at s:,2' per picul. Yesterday's Prices Kubber. London 2 l.">-16d.. down 1-1 lid. \c» York. 6 cts.. down ct. Market Tone
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  • 389 9 Outline .""I Co.'i weekly rubber report, dated June 18, states The pa. t week has been quiet and uneventful anil has verged on dullness. Louden itockt decreased ejr 1,059 tons during last week, while those in Liverpool ..I iv v>! t M-, the> net result being a decrease
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 631 9 No By-Products From Hydrogen at ion. Considerable interest has again been aroused in the extraction of oil from coal by the news that the Admiralty has invited tenders for supplies of the manufactured product. Although the making of oil from coal is, strictly, economically indefensible owing
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    • 36 9 gM ln w and Co., report on June IK, as follows The improvement in the tone referred t> in our lust report ha.x been maintained. ("Insinir quotation* are as follows Sundricd $4.30 mixed $-1.10.
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    • 43 9 Java Sumatra Handelmaatschappij are in receipt of telegraphic advice from the Batavia -office giving the total exports of rubber for the month of May from Sumatra East Coast as 6,912 tons, of which 1,380 tors went to the Federated Malay States.
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    • 58 9 Tone of Market :—Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 15-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 6 per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot June July July -Sept. Oct.-Dec. Buyers. Mi Ml MJ Hi Sellers UN
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    • 1012 9 AS AM KUMBANG TIN. Directors' Report For 1930. The report of the directors of Asain Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. SI, l'J3O, states: The result of the year's working was satisfactory but unfortunately the fali in the price of tin robbed the company of a great
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    • 54 9 The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Kamunting (first half). 1,085 piculs (620 piculsi, 728 hours (869 hours'. Pangnga River (first half.. s lO piculs CI7K picul-), SH-I hour (M 6 hour I. Ratrut Basin N.L. (first half).— 24o hours,
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    • 526 9 Value of Salesmanship And Efficiency. Mr. Leslie Gamage, secretary and a director of the General Electric Company, in a paper en "Export Problems" at the Chartered Secretaries' Conference in Birmingham on May 15, pointed out that the production of goods for overseas markets made, in many cases, such
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    • 280 9 New Board with Greater Powers. A resolution providing for the establishment of a Tariff Board of three members, which was moved by the Dominion Prime Minister, Mr. Bennett, was passed by the House of Commons, at Ottawa on May 15. The new Board is to supersede the Tai-.ft
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    • 81 9 Rugby, June 18. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.08 V Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5%d. Berlin 20.49, Brussels 34.95k, Bucharest 817. Rio :j 13-16, Buenos Aires 34 3-16, Copenhagen IK.Ki'*. Geneva 25.04 2 Helsingfors 193' i, Hong Kong 11 i, Lisbon 110'n, Madrid 48.95, Milan 92.92^, Monte Video 28' i,
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    • 907 9 Directors' Review Of The Year. The report of the directors of Thabawleik Tin Dredging, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1930, states: The dredge worked until the end of July when it closed down for two months to conform to the scheme for the voluntary curtailment of
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    • 260 9 The diniter*' report an. I statiniPiil ef accounts of Devon fcet»te« Malacca I, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 11, to be prisenUil at the annual jreneral meeting nt the French Bank Buildings, Singapore, on Saturday, June 27. at 12 noon, states The net profit for the year
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    • 510 9 Overseas Markets Recovery. The important part which foreign lending has played in the competition for international trade, and the fact that Great Eritain's lending powers have diminished since the War, is stressed in tlic May issue of the Westminster Bank: Review. Statistics are given showing the
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    • 68 9 FOR SHADOWLESS AND UNIFORM LIGHTING USE PHILIPS ARGENTA LAMPS WITH —BULBS OF OPALESCENT GLASS When switched on, the Philips Argenta Lamp has the appearance of a glowing ball, pure and silvery white. a There are no harsh shadows where the Philips Argenca Lamp is installed. The illumination is uniform and
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    • 204 9 <■ THE COLEMAN pT^m Aflg^g^gul tne cheapest and IsTjrT^aM ßrTnlT most reliable ass^TWnr 'l lantern made. IMR I 'or the up-country Urn iL In or c d bung«llMmSr§ Mil k» 1ow !t >• ide t9g It can be used with perfect nf<t y P^^~"^B it cannot spill or flare and
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    • 32 10 CHAMBERS.—Peter Chambers, a^ed 11 years, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. I. (h:imb'.rs, June 17. 1931, su(ld«-nlv at l.'or.lle Ilcuss Preparatory School, MilfoH-on-Soti, Hamrshir 1. F.M.S. Papers please c ft.
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  • 1077 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 19. 1931. FILM CENSORSHIP. No apology is needed for* referring again to the subject of film censorship ir Malaya. It is a matter which affects an increasingly largo number of people, ir fact all sections of the community, for while in the- old days
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  • 1234 10  -  F. W. Hirst, the British Economist. Problem of Prison Made Bounty-Fed Goods. (l<> What is dumping This I question, ichich u>as a*ked and nnsvfcred by Joxrph Chmmb»r 1 lain in 190,1, forms the tubject of the present article. The author differentiates hrtween real and imaginary dumping,
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  • 188 10 Mr. C. G. M'iwson, of AManV Successors (Eastern), ltd., Singapore, returned from leave. Mr. J. B. Dudgeon, of Tebrau Estate, Johore, the well-known Johore Rugby footballer, has returned from leave. Rev. Bro. James, 0.8. E., visitor of the Christian Brothers' Schools in the Far East has returned
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  • 835 10 THE POSEIDON VICTIMS. Wo wtt to draw attention to Ihv opportunity prwaatad to tin 1 people of Singapore to show their sympathy with the relatives of victims of the si;l>niarinv Po-eidon, which was sunk oiT Weihaiwei with the loss of 18 gallant men. Members of the
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    • 18 10 Have You Tried? Freshly Bottled CHERRIES RHUBARB STRAWBERRIES BLACKBERRIES LOGANBERRIES Excellent with Cold Storage Cream. .^ssssssssssss^^^N t£ Sil
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    • 181 10 AMUSEMENTS. Singapore. ALHAMBRA.—Edmund Lowe and Jeanettp Mac Donald in Don't Bet on Women. •41 0.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. —Richard Dix in Cimarron. Phone 5261,2. EUROPE HOTEL.—Robert Drcscher's Fm. o«is Vienntse Orchestra. GREAT WORLD. -Vauderille, Opera, Wtyangs, Zoo. Gate after 4 p.m. 20 cents. MARLBOROUGH.- Reginald Denny in 1 Fifi Dorsay
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  • 928 11 SUSPECTED COMMUNIST AGITATORS CHARGED IN COURT. ALLEGED "RES" ACTIVITIES. Frenchman Charged In Singapore. TODAY'S HEARING. How Watch Was Kept On Office. The unprecedented appearance of a European in a Singapore Court along with a number of Chinese, including a young girl, alleged to be active members of the Malayan Communist
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  • 231 11 Will the Moratorium Be Extended London, June 19. The likelihood of the continuation of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's moratorium for a further period of six months is indicated in the terms of a further scheme of arrangement between the R.M.S.P. and its
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  • 105 11 Fall of £200,000,000 In National Income. Canberra, June 18. A Commonwealth deficit at the end of next year of £34,000,000 was forecasted by the Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scull. n) in the House of Representatives, when speaking en the Debt Conversion Agreenunt Bill. He added that the
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  • 127 11 Estate of Between Two And Three Millions. London, June 19. Legal circles are debating the question of the validity of the will of Lord Trent, who left his er.t're estate of between .i 2,000.000 and £:!.000,000 to his wife, who is a Jersey woman. In a codicil
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  • 118 11 Bill Authorising Shipment To London to be Enacted. Canberra, June 18. The Senate has passed the Bill authorising the shipment of gold to London. The measure will, therefore, be enacted. Rt utL r. A Melbourne message, dated June 15, Stated that the Australian Commonwealth Government had decided to
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  • 45 11 Captain of the Aquitania Appointed. Rugby, June 18. Captain Dipglc, the well-known commander cf the liner Aquitar.ia, has been appoint*. I ccmine:!oie of the Cunard fleet in succession to Captain Sir Arthur Rostrn, retired. Ca|>tain Diggie previously commanded the Mauritania at"l Berengaria. Reuter.
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  • 38 11 Scattering Ashes Over The Countryside. Tokio, June 18. Yakeiiake, an active volcano in the Japanese Alpr, west of Matsumoto, suddenly burst into violent eruption at 11.30, scattering quantities of ashes all over the niuntiyside. Reuter.
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  • 117 11 Bombs at Chittagong. POLICE FIRE ON CROWD AT DACCA. (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, June 18. There has been a recrudescence of political agitation in Bengal. A miniature bomb factory was discovered in the house of a Bengali at Chittaand four persons were arrested. The Government
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  • 170 11 Meets Montagu Norman In London. Rugby, June 18. Mr. Andrew Mellon, Secretary to the United States Treasury, who is on a private visit to England, yesterday evening had a conversation \^jth Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor cf the Bank of England. Earlier in the day he h^d an interview
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  • 56 11 English Week at The Paris Exhibition. Rugby, June 18. The Duke and Duchess of York have accepted an invitation from the French Government to visit Paris in connection with the English Week of the French Colonial Exhibition. They will probably arrive in Paris on July 16 and will
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  • 133 11 Is It One of Chief Causes Of Unemployment Shangha', June IS. Senator Tasker Oddie, who has been studying the silver problem here in e-on-jumti.,l with Senator key Pittnmn. eonmenting on the British silvsr policy states: "Great Biitain would relieve her taxpayers of a large portion of th
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  • 100 11 How Franchise Details Will Be Settled. Rugby, June 18. In the House of Commons asked vhother, in determining details of provincial constitutions in India, it is propose;! to hold conferences of representatives of the interests affected in each province separately, the Secretary for India (Mr. W. Wedgwood Benn)
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  • 83 11 Laying Down of 23,000-Ton Cruiser Suspended.. Paris, June 18. A long debate, in the Chamber of Deputies on the 1931 Naval Boilding Bill, (including provision for a 23,000-ton cruiser to counter the new German "pocket battleship," (Deutschlanri) hnaliy resulted in the adoption of the Bill, but with
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  • 232 11 Solo Across Siberia. HAZARDOUS ATTEMPT NEXT MONTH. i Warsaw, June 18. A message from Moscow states that Miss Amy Johnson has advised the authorities that she intends again to attempt 1 her London to Peking flight toward the beginning of July. Reuter. Miss Johnson's
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  • 105 11 Admiralty Offer to Help Repair Her. London, June 18. The News-Chronicle announces that the Admiralty has offered to assist Sir Hubert Wilkins to repair the Nautilus at Plymouth. Reuter. The Nautilus is the former U.S.A. submarine in which the famous British explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, intends to make
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  • 45 11 Visit to Berlin Fixed For July 17. Rugby, June 18. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDcnald) hat; accepted the invitation of the German Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and of the German Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) to visit Berlin on July 17. British Wireless.
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  • 64 11 Death of Former Governor Of Barbados. Rugby, June 18. The death is announced of Sir George Had, lon-Smith, aged 69, the former Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands. He was Acting Governor of Gambia Colony for a short time and was, for eleven years, Colcnial Secretary
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  • 287 11 Seventeen Killed In South Africa. Durban, June 18. Serious alarm is felt at the possibility of inter-tribal conflict in the. Mtamo location, near Krantzkop, as a sequel to a cold-blooded attack on the Hlongwa tribe by the Amabomvus. Inter-tribal feeling has been threatening to flare up for
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  • 204 11 McMillan Committee's Report. London, June 18. The Daily Herald forecast of the report of the Committee on Finance and Industry is declard by Lord MacMillan, the chairman, to be entirely unauthorised and a complete travesty of the contents of the report ".—Reuter. A previous message (date:! June
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  • 82 11 No Deaths But Seven People Injured. Tokio, June 18. There were no deaths, but seven people were slightly injured., in last night's earthquake which caused confusion in theatres and cinemas, the buildings shaking and swaying. A lesser earthquake occurred shortly after midnight, and Yokohama was plunged into
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  • 60 11 Divers Locate Wreck But Find No Bodies. St. Nazaire, June 18. Tug? have located the wreck of the St. Philibert. Divers subsequently descended and found the wreck lyinn oa its side, but were unable to enter the hull. They saw no bodies. It is believed that the
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  • 63 11 Workers' Delegates Elated By Success at Geneva. Geneva, June 18. The fifteenth plenary session of the internatonal Labour Conference concluded after finally adopting, by 18 votes to 2, the convention on hours of work in mines. The adoption has given much satisfaction, except among the
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  • 525 11 A £4Vi Million Advance To National Bank. ACTION APPROVED. Industrial Dependence Of Nations. Rngby, June 18. The Bank of England has mad» an interim advance of 1M,000,000 bjl tt.'2BG,OOO— to the Austvi.-m National Bank pending the completion of tiations for an international loan to the
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  • 258 11 As Aim of the Bank Oi England's Policy. Rugby, June 18. The news that the Rank of England had made an interim advance of 160,000,000 schillings to the Austrian National Bank, pending the completion <,f the negotiation* for an international loan to the Austrian Government to provide tli"
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  • 20 11 Members of, the Tanglin Club arc rotiJied that tae swimming bath will for use at 5 p.m. today.
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    • 64 11 i^'iuiiuinniiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiixMiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiißmnWi TODAY'S FEATURES. Psie I'a^e of News from China 6 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 Dumping. Real and Imaginary.— By F. W. Hirst 10 I', and (>. Bank Case 12 Tennis Doubles Final 13 j Cricket Notes and Comments 13 New Books Reviewed 14 Taiping Amateur Races
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  • 2134 12 IPOH BROKERS SUE P. O. BANK. Action Over Deposited Shares. JUDGMENT RESERVED. WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MEN'S EVIDENCE. Mi. Justice a Beckett Terrell reserved judgment yesterday in the Supreme Court case in which the plaintiffs are the firm of Mac phail and Co., (Ipoh) Ltd., and the defendants, the P. and O.
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  • 266 12 Over Thirty Vessels Now Affected. Much is being written in the home shipping papers about laid-up tonnage. On inquiry in Singapore yesterday a representative of the Straits Times was infcrmed that at the present time the situation is serious, in the local shipping world, and laid-up
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  • 169 12 Councillor Who Hired A Gunman. According to the Nangsue Bimb Dai" the Circle Court of Udorn has convicted First Deputy Councillor Luang Suddhinaya Narivad of having instigated or hired gunman to murder Nai On Samphraya at a rest-house of that place some months ago, and sentenced him to
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  • 489 12 Mr. J. Baillie Submits A New Scheme. Mr. J. Baillie, who last year put forward a rubber control scheme which commanded a certain amount of attention, now submits the following, which he describes as a simple scheme whereby the rubber producing industry can be controlled permanently
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  • 47 12 An exhibition of old Chinese paintings is being held at the premises of the St. Matthew's Young People's Guild, 152, Neil Road, Singapore, today, tomorrow and on Sunday, from 1 to 11 p.m. Admission is free. A similar exhibition, which proved very successful, was held last year.
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  • 197 12 Local Company to Reduce Salaries. A sign of the effect of the slump in the .••hipping world is the report that the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., have decided to ask their floating staff to accept a ten per cent, reduction in salaries. The reduction, it
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  • 383 12 Mr. Alexander Cullen And Miss D. Band. The marriage took place at the Presbyterian Church yesterday of Mr. Alexander Cullen, of the Singapore. Municipality, to Miss Ada Dorothy Band, second daughter cf the Rev. Stephen and Mrs. Band. The bride's father tcok the service assisted by the Rev.
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  • 102 12 A 600-Mile Flight From Port Natal to Bahia. Port Natal (Brazil), June 18. The giant German flying-boat, Dornicr Do.X, took eff from here today for Bahia (S. Salvador). Bahia (Brazil), June 18. The Do.X has arrived here. Reuter. The distance from Port Natal to Bahia, along
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  • 97 12 INCINERATED. British Women Flyers' Tragic Fate. London, June 19. The famous airwoman. Miss Sicele O'Brien, and her woman passenger, who has not yet been identified, were incinerated when the light plane in which they were flying crashed and burst into flames near Hatfield. Miss O'Brien was the daughter of the
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  • 20 12 Mr. F. E. G. Caswell, Assistant Superintendent, Revenue Surveys, stationed at Kuala Lipis, has gone on transfer to Teluk Anson.
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  • 24 12 Mr. R. M. Levinge, acting Deputy Commissioner. Trade and Customs. Selangor and I'uhainr, is' going aOBM on long- Icavo by the Ranpura next week.
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  • 545 12 H A. L. Hoops On Preventive Measures. l Dr. A. L. Hoops. T.8.K.. formerly Principal Civil Medical Officer. S.S.. and now attached to the Malacca Agricultural i Medical Board, writes as fpllows on the subject of malaria prevention I have read with interest your loader of
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  • 235 12 DON'T BET ON WOMEN." Enjoyable Programme At The Alhambra. The Alhambra piogramme which wapnsented last night proves one of the BMMt enjoyable Witnessed for some time Although it does not include a "wonder" picture of the standard of it predecessor it nevertheless passes away an evening very hanpily and put-
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  • 85 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June I.. The Colombo correspondent of the Pinarg Gazette cables that Stoker Ken qath Marahman is dead and Petty Mfcei Anderson is severely burned a< a ic.-u]' of a fire in H.M.S. Kfflnghan fourth cruiser squadron. Ka I Indies. It appears that
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  • 61 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June IK News has reached here that a Chinese. shopkeeper ard his wife living near l'eda-< have Ix-en attacked by gang ioi>her.s who threw acetic acid at them and tied them up, escaping with goods from the shop. The two Chinese are
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  • Singapore Tennis—Holders Retain Doubles Championship.—Racing at Ascot
    • 698 13 Doubles Final. JAPANESE HOLDERS BEAT CHINESE. S. Matsukawa and S. Kawajiri retained the Singapore tennis doubles championship yesterday, defeating Lim Bong Soo and Chua Choon Leong 6—2,6 2, 6—4.6 4. The Japanese played well, especially Kawajiii, whose effective smashes were a feature of the second set. Matsukawa
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    • 133 13 Trimdon Carries Off Gold Cup. Rugby, June 18. Owing to a brief but sudden rainstorm, which began when Their Majesties the King and Queen were about to drive down the course on their visit to the Ascot race meeting today, the Royal party went past the enclosure in
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  • 900 13 Well-Contested Game. KENDALL EARNS HIS PLACE. Cabotl 4 Whites 1. The outstanding feature in the Malaya Cup trial yesterday was the display of C. Kendall, of the S.C.C, at centre-forward. Previously Kendall has l>een put down as :i kick-and-rush player of a plucky t y
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  • 259 13 Amendment of Fixture i List. The following alterations to fixtures of the S.A.K.A. League have bi-en made Transferred Date. Match. Ground, from. Mat Division. June ML :;;.t. Malays vs. P. Brani. J. Besar, A.R.S. L'ti, Kri., S.R.C.- vs. R.A.K., A.R.S., 27-5-31. S>7, Sat. U. S. vs. S.A.F.A.. A.R.S.
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  • 55 13 France Beaten by 12 Matches to Nil. Rugby, June 18. In the second day's play of the women's international lawn tennis match against France at Eastbourne today Great Britain again won all the singles and doubles matches. During the two days' encounter oreai Britain won by
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  • 93 13 Czechoslovakia Easily Beat Denmark. Copenhagen, June 18. In the outstanding singles matches in the European Zone semi-final of the uavl Cup Menzel (Czecho-slovakia) beat Worms (Denmark), 3—6, 6—2, 6-~ fi— l and Hecht (Czecho-slovakia) beat Ulrich (Denmark), 6—3, 6—2, 6—2. Czecho-slovakia thus won by nve matches to love.—
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  • 1300 13 Etceteras Draw. SOME GOOD BOWLING PERFORMANCES. As predicted the return of Potter to the Etceteras side has meant a great deal, as their bowling was none too great. Winning the toss, the Services elected to bat on a wicket that was hard but inclined to be
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  • 197 13 Aubrey Boomer's Fifth Success. London, June 10. The Argentine golfers made a strong bid for the French Open Championship title at Deauville today, but they were beaten on the i>ost by Aubrey Boomer, the Jersey Islander, who made a masterly recovery, and did the fourth round
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  • 151 13 Merchants Selected to Moot 8.8. and I. The following have In'on invited to pl.iy crirket for the MeKAUttl against the B. i.. and I. in the S. Tui:rnunu>nt today at 5 p.m. and tomorrow at li p.m.: 1\ 11. Stewart-Brown, R. A. Ashworth, (ilasfjow, D. R. Harp.-r, C.
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    • 134 13 RESTRINGING Tennis and Badminton RACKETS I A SPECIALITY. Guaranteed Workmanship KEENEST PRICES. SATISFACTION t ASSURED. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU. ROYSONS The Malayan Sports Depot, I X 111, North Bridge Road, J SINGAPORE. t J TOTI DAL MONTE RECORDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" This great artiste has triumphed in
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    • 67 13 IMPORTANT PRICE REDUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd. of ENGLAND The attention of cable buyers is callod to the REDUCTIONS IN PRICES <.f RUBBER INSULATED CABLES made by members of the CableMakers Association now in force as from Bth .him-, 1931. C. M. A. CABLES Rgd. Trade Mark
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  • 3738 14 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. Neiv Fiction Further Exploits Of Captain 8100d Fun From A. A. Thomson Buccaneers Of The Spanish Main Biography Of Charles Reade A Poet Among Vs. New Novels. The Chronicles of Captain Blood. By Rafael Sabatini. Hutchinson 7s. 6d. Bachelor (iirls. By Richard Starr. J
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  • 364 15 Drunkenness Charge Dismissed. c cf interest t<> t! theatre managements WCS heard at Bow Police Court, when John Charlton, ■(ad 32, a travilUr, of Cre eeni Grow, Claphum. S.W.. was acquitted of a charge of lieinsr drunk and disord?rly. A police constable slate i that
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  • 51 15 Former Manager of Paneho Villa Robbed. Los Angeles, June 5. Frank Churchill, former manager of tha late Paneho iiki. and Mrs. Churchill were robbed for $5,900 worth of jewellery today by two men who gained entrance to the Churchill home under the pretext of want iriK to see
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  • 478 15 Illness of Marshal Chang. SOVIET'S WATCHFUL ATTITUDE. Peking, June 5. "n accourt >T the illness of Marshal Chang Hsuen-liang, the Mukden military ommanders. inducing General Cham; Lm hsianc (the governor of Kirin) summoned an extraordinary conference yestev!ay to discuss Manchuria's policy toward me pie.-ent disagieement
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  • 143 15 Shop Burgled While Occupants Were at Mosque. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, June 17. The branch establishment of Messrs. It. K. Moh;imed Kassim at No. 22, Remt>iiu Street, was burgled on Saturday night when the occupants were away at a lecture given at the mosque by an
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  • 144 15 Son of Farmer Killed in A Sound Shadow." i Sydney, June 3. Because his little farm was in a "sound thadow," or depression to which outsid? noises did not penetrate, a farmer was acquitted here of the murder of his father. When his w ealthy 79-year-old father
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  • 34 15 Airman's Wife Gets a Pilot's Licence. Hicksville, N. V., May 30. Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh, who learned flying from her famous husband, pas^d her test today and obtained a P^^ s licence.
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  • 824 15 Gaol for Lady Noreen Crowe." I Jennie Chapman, aged 26, who has been known as Lady Noreen Crowe," was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the second division, and Helen Leith, aged 74, widow of an Army officer, to nine months' imprisonment in the second
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  • 84 15 U.S. Intercollegiate Results. Philadelphia, May 30. The University of Southern California won the national intercollegiate track and field championships for the second straight year today. Victory was achieved by the Far Westerners after a hard battle in which six collegiate records were broken, five of them by
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  • 732 16 Poor Attendance. RACE FOR MULES CAUSES AMUSEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 18. The first day of the Taiping Amateur meeting was poorly attended though among those present was the Sultan of Perak, the British Resident and Mrs. B. W. Elles and the British Adviser, Kedah,
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  • 126 16 Court Bars Sharkey From Meeting Camera. New York, June 11. Owing to a decision of the court barring Sharkey from fighting Camera, the heavy-weight bout scheduled between the two last night at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn was called off. Camera, however, was allowed to fcght v minor
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  • 208 16 Victoria Bridge Win Championship. An excellent afternoon's sport was provided at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when a number of schools from Singapore took part in the annual interschool sports competition. The number of schools entered constituted a record 11 schools against 9 last year. All the events
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  • 46 16 British Team Sails For The U.S.A: London, June 10. The British Ryder Cup team, captr.ined by Charles Whitcombe, left for America tixlay to complete for the Ryder Cup at Scioto on June 20 and 27 the American Open Championship, and Urn Canadian Oj..n Championship.
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  • 147 16 Welcome Return of Malays Football Team. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 18. In the Negri Sembilan tennis singles championship today for the Yam Tuan Cup, Chong Ah Kai beat Dr. S. S. Rajanyagan (Kuala Pilah), 6—3,6 3, 6—3,6 3, and Siow Kirn Sang beat A. Svga, 6—2,6
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  • 90 16 World Championship to Be Decided Today. Rugby, June 18. The motor-cycle speed championship of the world will be contested tomorrow over a mountain course in the Isle of Man, and the world's best riders from Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and elsewhere are challenging Great Britain's supremacy.
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  • 55 16 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, June 18. Results of yesterday's baseball games were National League. New York 3 Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 7 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0 Chicago 8 (second game) Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 4 Boston 4 St. Louis 5 There were no games
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  • 157 16 Friday, June 19. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. Gloucesters vs. K.A., A.R. Stadium 2nd Div. G.E.C. vs. Ho Hong S.T.. V.M.C.A. Cricket: S.C.C. tournament: 8.8. and I. vs. Merchants, Padang. Tennis: R.S.Y.C. tournament. Saturday, June 20. Football: S.A.K.A. Ist Div.: Malays vs. l'ulau Brani, Jalan Besar Stadium Malaya Cup
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  • 519 16 Young Boyanese Driver On Murder Charge. The alleged murder of a Chinese taxidriver by a Boyanese driver employed by a European, outside the Alhambra Theatre on Saturday night was the subject of an inquiry which was concluded before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday
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  • 86 16 Open air talkies at the Sea View Hotel will be resumed again this week-end. On Saturday The Donovan Atfair will be shown, while on Sunday Loose Ends featuring Owen Nares and Edna Best, will be screened. The Sunday Concert Programme at the Europe Hotel from 9.15 p.m. to
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    • 263 16 Today's Crossword Puzzle, i I fi I T5 I R F#(flSs 1 15 I [7 I [8 y -m %m p. 7 p^r gga -g^v; gjgjg gffij W& M \Mm&Mi- *g£ Z 11" in pi m *****11 I I 1 I LJ_ (CLUES.) ACROSS. g~; 20. 1-ruit of oak 1.
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  • 1952 17 Part the Church Should Play. SANE NATIONALISM. SPEECHES AT DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. There was an interesting discussion OH The organisation of peace at a public meeting held under the auspice.-; ol the Diocesan Conference at Bt Andrew's School ha!!, yesterday. The Bishop of Singapoie (the Bt Rev.
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  • 235 17 Trapped by an Unwelcome Suitor. Tt "keep her honour clean," Marcelinn Buluran, 18, pretty Yangco market vendor aiding nt 407 Pavia, Tondo, flung herself out of an automobile in which she hrd been trapprd ty an unwelcome suitor. ii>s (he Manila Tribune. She hit the j
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 82 17 K. L. BROADCASTS. Week-End Programmes From Club and Studio. Tie Kuala Lasapor Amatiir Radio Society will LrcadcasL the following profcraiw sts on a wave length of U metre*. Friday From the Studio. il.'SO to 7 p.m. Recorchvi Malay music. 7to «..°,O p.m. Recital ci latest 11.M.V. n i isk, Sunday
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  • 996 18 Interest in the Derby. LOCAL HONOURS TRAIN DISASTER FINDING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, June 5. iloiil-ly celebrated thi-; ye-ar. principally, of course, because it was the anniversary »f the King's Birthday but aiae '< saoaa it wae De-rby Day. It i extraordinary how
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  • 151 18 War-Time Inventor Running x\ Coffee Stall. Mr. John Pomeroy, who invented the explosive bullet which brought down the first Zeppelin over London during the War, has been discovered in Melbourne running a nitcht ccffeo stall, where he specialises in saveloys. The Ministry of Munilions paid
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  • 149 18 Kept Back Money Due To Miners' Widows. Kiiitencc of twelve months' imprisonmtr.l in the second division has been passrd at Don-aster Police Court on Arthur Robarts, aged 49, a member of the West Riding County Council and the Dun Valley Board of Guardians, and a former magistrate. He
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  • 738 18 "A Record of Successful Achievement" The year which now forms the subject of review will be chiefly memorable by reason of the launching early in its course by a certain section of the Press of a series of adverse criticisms against the administration of the Legion
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  • 223 18 Success of Annual Sports And Games. The annual sports of Pearl's Hill School were held in the Hall of the School in the presence of many interested spectators. The events were keenly contested by even the smallest, and the boys all showed they were thoroughly enjoying themselves.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • 706 19 "Nation of the Virgins." DIVORCE BY SAYING "GO" THREE TIMES. Two of tlie most remarkable nations in the world— "The Nation of the Virgins" and The Blue-Eyed Ossetians "—live within a couple of days' flight of London, and yet their existence is almost entirely
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  • 134 19 Formal Opening of the British Section. The British Government's exhibition at the International Colonial Exhibition at Vincennes was formally opened on May 18 by Mr. Gillett, Parliamentary Undersecretary for the Department of Overseas Trade. Occupying a block of five stands in a prominent position on the Information Section,
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  • 108 19 "Goes About As If He Had Not 2d. in the World." When Captain Ormerod, a local bookmaker, was sued at Oxford County Court for £16 lls. lid. by a garage firm, a representative of the firm said that Ormerod seemed to be prosperous and doing well. Judge Randolph.
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  • 556 19 British and Foreign Shipping Rates. "The principal reason given to us for the decline of British trade in Egypt is that our prices are too high. A complete overhaul of our costs of production is more than due. We feel strongly that there is no time
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  • 395 19 Foreigners Attracted By American Comforts. The importance of prestige as a factor in the success of the United States in the field of exports is emphasised in the report on economic conditions in the United States just issued by the Department of Overseas Trade. "Prestige," states
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 267 19 Banish f^T Malarial Debility |r II KE a shadow of menace j malarial debility is hovering over every inhabitant of hot countries. Only too often this slow, unostentatious danger fs overlooked; once the parasites have been conquered by quinine, the patient regards himself as cured, but the battle has only
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