The Straits Times, 8 July 1931

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    45 1 SINGAPORE*. 78. CECIL ST. CPHONC 6161V. fflWW«-+HK-MlH!. The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NE^HT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. BINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      585 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CABGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJ*. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROMLONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. P.AJPUTANA 17,000 July 11 KAUMALA 9.000 July 25 '.SOUDAN
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      708 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS, Hatßßsal (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonaage Due Sail X HAKONE MARU 10,500 July 15 16 YASUKL'NI MARU 12,000 July 31 Aug. 1 SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 gFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept. 9
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      439 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated la Australia) rOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the sj. MANGOLA (BfibZ tons) (Cargo only). The sj. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      593 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO,, LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 68XS. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICF To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAM' BURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. t m.s. ALSIA July 15 July 17 m.s. JUTLANDIA Aug. 5 Aug. 7 m.s. LALANDIA Sept 9 Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 28 Sept. 26
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      534 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in lnglaad) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE". WEEKLY SERVICF— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      612 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slasa.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE far Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Koshamui, Langsuan, Chumpsn and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In port July 8 SUDDHADIB July 12 July 16 VALAYA July 13 July 22 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      399 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ban Francisco and Lo* Angele*. E.S. GOLDEN RIVER iaiU from Hong Kong July 16 San Francisco and Portland. S.S.
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      509 3 DOLLAR 8TEAMSH1P LINE oxflo wflKK.BC A N rafl Alp.* LI NE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG. COLOMBO. 8CEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA. MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BO8TON. Arrive Leave Leave S'pore S'pore Penang PRES. VAN BU REN In port July 9 July 11 i'KKS. GARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 25
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      597 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Service* to:— UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porti and Snei CanaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Doe S'pore a.s. CITY OP HALIFAX July 24 3.1. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 HOMEWARDS. s-s. CITY OF
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      437 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated la England) Capiul Authorised m m BfiOO.OOC Capital Subscribed 1,8CO,000 Reserve Fond and Rert 1,*****5 Capital paid op 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J- H. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Oharles J. Hambro, I»g., J. O. Robinson, Efq., W. H.
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      568 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Ttadlng Society. (EsUblished at Amsterdam 1824.) f PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,080.000 (aboot STATUTORY RESERVE* B'*"8'*"'00^ FUND Fl. 40.016.00 V (about £3,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND >S-GRAVENHAG«,. HEAD AGENCY IN I.ATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasln Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen)
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      443 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established IMS at Amaterdtm AuthoriMd Capita] Glds. 100.000.G00 (abuat J».500.000) Paid up Capital ulde. 66.000.000 (about D M.SOU.OUU Reaerre* Glda. 28.1R7.797 < about al.Wlj.tfia HEAD UVFICt: AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAOCI ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCH t.s. BATAVIA: Head Office for Dutch East indies. KOBE: Head Offlce for
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      721 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a lino and thero if a flat rate charge of 25 < cents ]><-r line per insertion with i A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advi-rtixi-inents will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of I A fee <>f
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      733 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. The End Room at 2, Lloyd Rd. now vacant. Splendid balcony over garden. Call 5 n.m. EAST AN'GLIA, 6, Oxley Rise, Phone 4.' 90 Central, Convenient, Homely, Tennis, Garages. E^lily rates $4, $6. Monthly $90, Jl2'. (Service inclusive.) NEWTON GRANGE NEWTON ROAD. BOARD— RESIDENCE 23 BEDROOMS— 2S BATHROOMS. Moderate
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      1077 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET FLAT, Namaiie Mansions. Apply TO LET M. A. Namaiie. 2 TO U:T, »hops at Grosvenor Hotsl Bide. TO LET. No. 9, Sophia Rd., No. «-6, East Coast Rd. Apl. Kd. M. Nathan, 8-B, De Souza TO LET, small office, top floor, I'unlon
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      815 4 EDUCATIONAL. LEARN TO WRITE AND SPEAK good English. Lessons ensily understood. Efficient coaching. Apply 719, Straits Times. lost; LOST, between Singapore Polo Ground and Tanirlin Bks. on June 2\). a grey Pony. Finder will be rewarded on returning to Mr. A. P. (holmondeley, Tanglin Barracks. FOR SALE JUST unpacked smart
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      678 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE I hereby give notice that I have today, July 1, 1931, sold mv interest in the business of Weldon Sr«rts Co. of 22, Coleman Street, and shall hereafter be not responsible whatsoever of the liabilities incurred by the said partnership. LEE SOON CHYE. NOTICE OF REMOVAL We
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    COUNSEL'S OBJECTION TO UNDUE DELAY.
    491 5 "No Evidence Against Me." If the prosecution say that they are not ready with their case or that an important witness is not available I shall agree to a further adjournment, but if they want a postponement because they have no evidence against me, I
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    TOISHAN MIRACLE.
    81 5 Lightning Converts Baby Into A Pig Toishan, June 25. A thunder storm swept past last Sunday when a house in Paksha village was struck by lightning. Several inmates of the house were badly scorched and a child, aged only 8 months and in its mother's arms at the
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      962 5 BOXING 9th JULY AT THE MOONLIGHT HALL. At 9.15 p.m. For the F! Y WEIGHT CHAMPION' SHIP of MALAYA LITTLE LEWIS vs P. WUI YIN (Holder) io (Challenger) Hectic Rounds. SEMI-FINAL ERIC DUNSFORD vs BATTLING KWI BRds Special AMATEUR Bout LESLIE GALISTAN vs G. N. HAS G. MORALES vs JOHNNY
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      808 5 If it's Cable for Power or Lighting, Specify hejmleiy SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA: [^£ntjra[_ SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE By Order of the Superintendent of of Singapore town and count- properties. tne Government Monopolies.) At Messrs. Chcong Koon Seng Co's sale-
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  • DRASTIC CUTS IN U. S. PRODUCTION EXPENSES.
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      HORRORS OF THE JUNGLE.
      21 6 A dnmatic m-.-im- from the M.-C.-M. picture. Tra<Vr Horn," which will shortly he Kho»inK at the Alhambra.
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      Black Days In Hollywood: Britain's Chance.
      622 6 (By Our Film Correspondent.) TK all reports from London and America are to be believed Hollywood is facing ruin and bankruptcy. According to one j'Uthority the New York bankers who arc known to control the finances of the cinema industry of America have issued
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      How A Talkie Cartoon Is Constructed.
      1337 6  - How A Talkie Cartoon Is Constructed. WALTER DISNEY, Making Mickey Mouse. i;v SOME MYSTERIES OF A FILM STUDIO. FILMGOERS in this enlightened age are more or less f.-.rniliar with the inner mysteries of a motion picture stndio. Almost anyone you meet can explain how the studio scene-shifters can produce at
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      WHO SAYS GREAT BRITAIN HAS NO FILM STARS ?
      88 6 WHO SAYS GREAT BRITAIN HAS NO FILM STARS Five hrautiful and accomplish <l film Klarx who arc taking; leading parts in prv*noiion, by Britich International I'ictnrm at !:i.»tr.->'. and who will shortly be spen at the Capitol. They are (from left to right), Oorothy Bart lam. who appears in "Kh
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      BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
      25 6 Lueien l.iltlrfictd and two chjrmir, in a »rene from "No, No Nanette." a First National Film cominc to the Capitol after Morurrn."
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      CLOSE-UPS FROM THE STUDIOS.
      657 6 TWAT brunettes are far easier to photograph than blondes is a trade secret revealed by Victor Milner. Milner, who I recently completed the photographing of D William Powell's latest Brunettes i. aramount ftbn, Man or Blondes of th c World." is vicepresident of the American Society
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      231 7 J^Bk_J__Si^ TELEPHONE ■n 6909 TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 SPECIAL MATINEE TOMORROW 3.15 CHILDREN HALF PRICE. STILL PULLING CROWDED HOUSES WHOOPEE UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE "The Greatest Show on Earth!" The thrill of thrills The lau^h of laughs The Spectacle of Spectacles Book at Robinsons. NEXT PROGRAMME NORMA TALMADGE IN DU BARRY Yet
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      116 7 E.i 5] TONIGHT 19.15 The Screen's Newest Sensational Star, MARLENE DIETRICH Alluring, Exotic, Beautiful, with GARY COOPER and ADOLPHE MENJOU ■I— i lN Tk4T i __^__H_BSi^^^^ -J^B g^k r.- j^ h'v *Mm w^S'- *'i, t*'* l^ %_^i_9v _Bh^K__( dH BR ■HfIHBH^H^H^HB^H^HHHMSJBIBi «m^9^& > vmmHVSI^IHHseejSSI S^H^K^H^^n^M^st ■■skHßHbßv—^ M^B^BBRp^* 1 <«__ m
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      345 7 HUNGARY'S GREATEST VIOLINIST SZ I G ETI TODAY A WORLD SENSATION. RECENT ENGLISH PRESS, 1929-30 TIMES. He played with a touch of the diablerie which one imagines mtisl have l<r< n I'aßaiiini's secret. DAILY ntUCGSAPH. A more brilliant performance than this it would bo hard to imagine. LIVERPOOL POST AND
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      217 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle fc'^/i'J 2 I 3 I K 4 I 5 P I \7 R? .•■■■19 r" it _H£_ K:- rffi.fe r: -ft-;: i!S ii--,4 13 -SScifa !>;>:W '7 '9 ll_ H J -vvv.' g!'::': 53 zi ?"/<"• J2 is ;V,v;^ l^ r^ j-"$S 2+~ *b f^?J 27 i^
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    NEW REVOLVING BEACON
    340 8 SHIPPING NOTES. To be Introduced Into Lighthouse Work. A new type of revolving beacon, having two 36-inch lenses, is being introduced into lighthouse work, it having proved satisfactory for the lighting of airways, recording to the U.S. Lighthouse Service 1 he new beacons, of weather-proof construction, lend
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    Vessels Arrived.
    138 8 BAN IIO GUAN, Dut., 965 tons, from Sournliaya 7-7, for Sourabaya, Bandjermaxin IIKNLOMOND, Brit, 3.127 tons, from Haiphonif 8-7, for U.K. 8-7. <'AJ\ ST. FRANCIS, Brit., 2,170 tons, from Honu Konc 8-7, for Mauritius 10-7. IIKRO. Norw.. 823 tons, from Bangkok 8-7 for Bangkok 9-7. KARUAH, Brit., 112
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      212 8 Singapore, July K. SKI. I. INC.. 1 London, 4 months' sight 1/3 27/32 I London, 3 month*' light 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 3/4 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 8/8 11/16 Lyons and 1'nrLs, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234!*
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      PRODUCE
      75 8 Singapore. July 8. Gambior g.50 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 15.00 Copra 5.20 a mixed 4.90 Sago flour, Sarawak I -l''White Pe- per 35.00 Black Pepper 21.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small G% medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam No. 1 $135.00 Saigon No. 1 $137.00 Rangoon No. 1 $118.00 Siam, Parbiled
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      101 8 Kero.eno Oil.— Per unit of 8 Imp. els.: Fish $5.18, Gragoni $5.13, Crown (8 gls. in tina) $4.98. Crown (8 g\s. in drums) $4.68, Cross (8 gls. in tins) $4.83, Cross (8 gls. in •lruras) $4.63, Shell and Coastlight Kerosene $5.38 per 2 tins, Devoe's Imp. Brilliant 2 tins $5.38,
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      46 8 B7 S'pore I.ondna Left Arrd. Comonn May 29 June 20 Takliwa j ane 4 j unc 29 Jndrapoera June 6 Junc 29 i!" 1 c June 3 June 2B M. Van St. Aldrgonde Junc 12 July 2 Kashmir J unc 12 July 0
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        MINING.
        454 8 ■MM /ul. I'd. Buyers Seller. :i £1 Asam Kunilmng 18/6 21 I°> El £1 Austral Malay 19/- 21 i/-5.'- Aycr Hitam Tin 13/- 14/- cd. :i £1 Bangrin Tin 10/ C 11 C, 1 1 Ratang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.32 0.35 1 1 Bukit Arsnit
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        GENERAL.
        270 8 Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prcfs. 2.15 2.30 f 1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.17.8 4.2.G 1 1 Central Engine 0.2.1 0.-'tOiiom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 17'- 17/9 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        125 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of UM red. 1931-30 102 101 xi. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. t% pram. Singapore Municipal 4Vs p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4tt p.c. of 1909 red. 1966 $1,000,000 M par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Prica Fraser Lvall ft ft Co. Evatt Allenby (fl) 0.85 1.06 O.SO l.li Alor Gajah (tl) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.6; A. Hitam ($1) 0.86 Mi 0.9.') 1.11 A. Kaninr ($1) 0.20 OJO 0.16 OJ2snoi A. Malay (»2) 0.90 1.10
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      TODAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      396 8 Chamber Music From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Tonight there will be chamber Mask from Saigon from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m., after which recorded music will be broadcast The Singapore amateur V.S.I. A.B. will also broadcast recorded music at 9.30 p.m. on a wave-length of
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      247 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending July 12 Wednesday, July 8. 5.13 p.m.. Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Signal Boetioo, Voluntary Mortal Class p.m.. Dr. II Hall, lad Ba. Signal Section, Signal Training &JI p.m.. Drill Hall. S.R.A. (V), Battery Panda. 1 Thursday, July 'J, Mf
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    151 8 Wi-div-miay. July 8. 11. W. XI G a.m., 7 ft. 9 In.. 1.7 p.m., 8 ft. Police Bund. Botanical Gardens, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, July 9. 11. W. 4.17 a.m., 7 ft. I in., 4.60 p.m., 8 ft. Friday. July I*. H. W. r i.ai a.m., 7
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    220 8 Today. Djambi (Tobclo) a p.m. Banka Island, I'ladjoe and Pakmbain,(Thedcns) 3 p. m Djambi (Noorebar) 4 p.m. i'ontianak (Khoen Hoca) lmm North, N.-Eaat and N.-Weit Sumatra (Cremer) ;il Indo-China, Shanghai and Japan (Docteur Pierre Hrnoit 1; m. Ceylon, Egypt, Kurope and U.S.A. (President van Burin 1 U
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    138 8 WiiiiiiMhiv, JiiI > B. Ship* alongside Ihr Wharves or np.rlrd to arrive. KLPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tlio Cal.lc, I.ch. Mercury, I'aula. W. lit. Sweet, .1-s-ella. Lighter "SiaiuaiiK." Oil Whm-r War r.ithnn. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN D1T DOCKS. Tanjonc Tacar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Alburt Dwfe
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    63 8 From China and Japan, by Kaslitfnr. due at Singapore 6 p.m. today. From ChfiVa and Japan, by Burma Main, due at Singapore tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched, on June 18), by Rajputana, due at Penani? noon tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Havre Mum, due at Singapore
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      311 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. -i F, T YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. U Bright Wind. C Stations. Tcmnerature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Si Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. 1" Kedah: F F in hou Alor Star ..87 75 Nil 6.7 Co SW o Cloudy a< Kelantan
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    393 9 Local Rubber Prices Slightly Easier. TIN DISAPPOINTS BY FALLING 275. 6d. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Wednesday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices IJublwr. l«"r s cents per lb. Tin, 200 tons at $58 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 3 'id., up l-16d. New York. 66 8 B
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      596 9 HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS. Gloomy Atmosphere On Stock Exchange. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 11. The gloomy atmosphere of the Stock Markets has not been broken during the past week and once a^ain the general dulness has oiJy been relieved by the firmnt.--; of gilt-cdge/l stocks, thanks to the strength
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      64 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest C»bl« London Slpot Sheot :i'4H. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet 0. cents 6% per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot July August September Auif.-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Buyers. 10 S. 10>i \0% 10% 19% IP,
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      LINGGI PLANTATIONS LIMITED.
      2268 9 Policy of Drastic Economy. REVIEW OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS. The annual general mooting of Linggi Plantations, Limited, was held on June 9 at the offices of the Ituhber Growers' Association, 2-4, Idol Lane, London, E.C. Mr. Charles Emerson (the chairman) presided. Mr. W. F. Mac Lagan, representing the
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      KLANG RIVER TIN.
      27 9 The directors of KUng RJTfr Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd., have declared a dividend of 2S per cent., of profits earned, payable on June 20.
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      838 9 ENGLISH COTTON TRADE. World Conditions Still Disturbed. BOMBAY HOLDS UP LANCASHIRE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, June 10. Wider fluctuations have taken place in raw cotton prices and a raor. unsettled tone has prtvailed throughout the Manchester market. Buyers at the moment lack confidence in current rates and there will
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    JUNE TIN RETURNS.
    158 9 The figures in bracket! give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. I'lii Tial,. 21 LW picula. piculs, 201,000 j boon. I'a.i :-ii. pirttU, MR, heirs Rfdraulicing Taipinß Tin (No. 1 dredg C 32 hours, 100,000 North Taipiii(r. 386 [>iculs, 4-11 hour;, rd», Balany Pmlanir
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    JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
    107 9 The figures in krackata ffivc the output! for the corresponding period of lust year. Bakap and Titl Karangan. \OJSM ll>. Batu MaUn? and An:.. 41,800 lb. Baling.— s2.Glo lb. Bntn LinUngr. -57,iJ2u lb. Benta.--<i3,524 lb. Ki:.212 lb.). Joni; Lajttioi. r>.7ttor >.7tt0 lb. Kuala Diagrin. l*,00(» lb. Kirn
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    CENTRAL PERAK.
    82 9 The Central Perak Rubber Co., harvested a crop of 1,303,287 lb. durinir ll'HO (nijair.st 1,192,334 lb. during IU2SH, which t. average price of 5.45 d. ptr lb., Lomlun and.,! terms (a-ainst 8.87d.1. The profit f. r the year amounted to £l,'j.is> (acoiiut £13,774), and £8,395 was brought forward.
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    EXCHANGES.
    18 9 Pvniam exchange* jr.12.0R} 4 Athens :iT r i. Bom MJI, Brai wli HM I I I >■■■ Wireless.
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      31 9 NEW CLEARINGS j YOU CANNOT AFFORD SECOND BEST FOR FINEST MATERIAL j Budded-Stumps, Budwood. Selfed Seed APPLY PRANG BtSAR ESTATE TELEPHONE, KAJANG 35. j Agents HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. KUALA LUMPUR.
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      132 9 Trading in Silver Futures The National Metal Exchange, Inc. 27 William Street, New York City Cable AddrcM, Wrylancet announces that trading in Silver Futures was inaugurated on the Exchange JUNE 15, 1931 CoimAcr Unit: 25,000 ounce* of bar silver auaring n»t leu than Mlfean Quotations: In cent* and hundred ih«
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    102 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA.— Whoopee with Eddie Cantor 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Morocco with Marlene Dietrich 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. EUROPE HOTEL— Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangt, Zoo, Sporting Field, Skating ground, etc., ate. MARLBOROUGH.— Nancy Carroll in Honey. 6.15—9.15. NE'.V WORLD.— Side Sbowi, Dancing, Theatres and
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1931. EDUCATION & THE M.C.S.
    984 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1931. EDUCATION THE M.C.S. For the second time Mr. James Watson is acting as Director of Education for the Colony and the Federation, and both the public and the members of the teaching profession in this country are hoping that Sir Cecil Clenu-nti
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    GIVE AND TAKE AT GENEVA.
    1797 10  -  Viscount Cecil of Chelwood.) (By believe that an utterly folse ro-.icrption of^ the Lcaque Of Nations ex *t* in the minds of many people" declares the author of this article, vhn thru proceeds to explain the advantage, of League metl;-,h and to indicate some dirrctiovx
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    379 10 Mr. and Mrs. R. Le Fleming, of Kuala Lumpur, left Seletar by the Dutch air mail this morning for Bali where they will spend a three weeks' holiday. They will also vhit Java. It is understood that should Mr. Andrew Caldecott become Chief Secreary. F.M.S., he will
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    760 10 UNFORTUNATE The findings in the Cathedral Controversy appear on another page. Lest there should be heartburning over the Bishop of Salisbury's reference to the legal talent available in Singapore, we venture to give our opinion that the Bishop was refcirinf; only li> obscure points of Church
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      HEROISM IN THE POSEIDON.
      653 11 What Happened After She Sank. THRILLING DETAILS. Best Traditions of Navy Maintained. Rugby, July 7. With reference to the disaster to the submai me Poseidon near Wiihaiwei on June a remarkable story of the behaviour of the members of the crew who an >■ cut oiT
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    PRIVY COUNCIL.
    189 11 Upholds Decision of Mr. Justice Sproule. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 7. Mr. H. E. Ro?s and Mr. C. R. Samuel, the local lawyers, have received news fiom London that the appeal to the Privy Council of E. P. Mohamed Noordin against the dtvi.-inn of ;hc Court
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    WAR NEWS FROM THE "CHINA FRONT."
    580 11 Fast Advance by Nanking Troops in Kiangsi. Shanghai, July 7. Reports from Nanchang, the capital of Kiangsi province, state that the Nationalist (Nanking) Government forces, which began their anti-Communist-bandit drive southwards through Kiangsi at the beginning of this month, are making rapid progress. The
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    FRENCH STRIKE.
    278 11 Textile Workers Reluctant To Return to Work. Roubaix, July 7. The textile strikers are only drifting back to work slowly. Some 13,500 are now working:, while 28,500 are still out Reuter. An earlier message (dated July 4) road The textile strike, which has been in progress here for
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    STOCK EXCHANGES REACT.
    1078 11 London, Paris and Berlin. EFFECT OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 7. Rubber shares did not share in the S^ock Exchange boomlet today, though they firmed earlier before falling back. Rubber Trusts, for example, dropped 6d. to 16s. M. Rugby, July 7. News
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    80 CHINESE KILLED IN KOREA.
    1045 11 Riots Still Spreading. HAS JAPAN AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE Tokio, July 7. Press reports •which are now coining in indicate that the riots in Korea are spreadi)ig throughout the Heiannundo Province of which Pingyang is the capital. The total number of Chinese casualties (inclusive of those
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    RUBBER GROWERS (D.E.I.) ASSOCIATION.
    64 11 Reorganisation Plans To Be Framed. London, July 8. The International Association of Rubber Growers of the Dutch East Ir.die3 is shortly forming a reorganisation committee. The President will be Professor Van Iterson and the members are to be Messrs. Loudin and Burger of AmsU'r<l;.in Baron Van
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    CONTROVERSY ENDS.
    97 11 Anglican Church Dispute Over Reservation." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 7. The controversy over the Bishop of Birmingham's refusal to license the Rev. G. D. Simons as Vicar of St. Aidan's Church, Birmingham, ended today, the Archbishop of Canterbury granting a special licence for the ceremony. The
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    SILVER CONFERENCE.
    109 11 Mr. Philip Snowden Restates Britain's Position. London, July 7. In the House of Commons today Mr. S. S. Hammersley (Cons., Stockport) asked whether, in view of the fact that the credit of India would be as.sured by stabilising silver at a sufficiently high price the Chancellor of the
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    A NEW PLANETOID.
    67 11 Discovered 185,000,000 Miles From the Earth. Tokio, July 7. A new planetoid (a celestial body havin? the form or nature of a planet) has been discovered by the Kyoto Astronomical O'oS«rvatory. It is calculated that it is about 11,000 miles in diameter. The v-'wly found planetoid lies
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    FRENCH MIXED COURT.
    31 11 Shanghai, July 6. It is stated that the French Mixpfl Court will be abolished, and that the new scheme will be'-.inaugurated, as from Aug. 1. Sin Kuo Min.
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    29 YEARS IN THE POLICE.
    1562 11 Mr. C. Hannigan's Career In Malaya. FAREWELL PARADE. Changes Improvements Of This Century. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 7. Mr. Charles Hannigan, who sails from Singapore on July 14 on retirement after 29 years' service in the police forces of the Colony and
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    BOTH SIDES OPEN TO CRITICISM.
    1967 12 St. Andrew's Cathedral Controversy. TEXT OF FINDING. DECISION OF ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. Wfl Kivi< below the full text of the Archbtahop of < "ttnt- tI '.rv v findings in the matter of the appointment of a Chaplain to Ft. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, <ivr- which controversy
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    NORTH WEST CHINA.
    39 12 Plan to Colonise It With Convicts. Shanghai, July 7. i The Judicial Yuan is stated to b considering moving large numbers o i prisoners into North West China with i view to colonisation. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    THE PRAI RIVER ENTRANCE.
    396 12 Protection From Silt Deposit. A groyne is being built at the entrance of the Prai River to protect the existing bar on Prai river entrance from the si!t which is continually deposited by the flood, or south going tide. Considerable erosion is in progress further northward
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    MURDERED EUROPEAN
    146 12 Arrest of Suspected Man Expected. Thp alleged murderer of Thomas William Qunter, the Englishman who was stabbed in Wilkie Road late on Sunday night while proceeding in a ricksha from the Albambra Theatre with a Chinese woman, is still at large, but the police expect to make an
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    TAIPING NURSE'S SUICIDE.
    592 12 Took Poison Because Of Love Affair. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, July 4. It will be re-called that on May 16 the death took place at the General Hospital, Taiping, of Miss Lim Swee Hua, a Chinese nurse, strychnine-poisoning Leing suspected. The sesuel to her death was
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    THE SETTLEMENT.
    453 12 Communique Outlines The Terms. Rugby, July 7. Agreement was reached late last night, between the United States and France regarding President Hoover's proposal for the suspension, tor one year, of War Debts and Reparation payments. A communique, issued later, stated that President Hoover had declared that the agreement
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE.
    49 12 Talk of Opening Settlements In China. Shanghai, July 7. The Central (Nanking) Government is said to be considering the appropriation of funds for the relief of returned Overseas Chinese from Penang, Rangoon and elsewhere, and for the opening of settlements at Nanyang and elsewhere.— Sin Kuo Min.
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    SERIOUS COMPLAINT FROM THE BENCH.
    712 12 "Grossly Unfair." THE SHANTUNG RELIEF FUND. I think the members of the Bench have a very serious complaint to make. What is the use for the members of this Court to sit up until midnight reading: record to find the next mornintc that all of
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    EUROPEAN STABBED.
    127 12 Attacked by Chinese in Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 8. There is much mystery concerning the attack made en Mr. W. N. E. Kilmister, a European employed by William Jacks and Co.. here, in the suburbs of this town on Monday nijfht. The police
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    MR. ANDREW D. DUNCAN.
    70 12 Planter's Death on Eve Of Birthday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 7. The death took place this morning; in the General Hospital here of Mr. Andrew D. Duncan, manager of Sungkap Par* Plantations, Sungei Patani. Mr. Duncan would have celebrated his 43rd birthday tomorrow. He
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  • University Cricket—Record Score by Nawab of Pataudi.—The Malaya Cup.
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      YORKSHIRE'S FIFTH INNINGS VICTORY.
      624 13 Surrey Well Beaten. ONLY THREE MATCHES FINISHED. Yorkshire continued their remarkable nin (if success when they defeated Surrey by more than an innings, making their fifth consecutive innings victory. This ti iumphant period has brought them from the middle of the County Championship table to .second
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      RECORD BROKEN AT LORDS.
      172 13 Nawab of Pataudi's Big Score. London, July 7. The record individual score in the Oxford and Cambridge inter-Varsity cricket scries, which was set up yesterday in Cambridge's first innings by A. T. RatclifTe, with a total of 201, was broken today by the Nawab of Pataudi,
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      TWO MORE TESTS.
      99 13 Compliment to New Zealand Tourists. London, July 7. The New Zealand cricket tourists, who travelled 13,000 miles to play a solitary Test match, made such a brave showing in the latter, which started on June 27 at Lord's, that the Cricket Board of Control have arranged for
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      TOMORROW'S BOXING.
      147 13 Little Lewis and Wui Yin In Main Event. A series of interesting boxing matches will take place at the Moonlight Hall, New World, tomorrow. The main feature of the programme will be a ten-round contest between Little Lewis, who claims the flyweight championship of Malaya, and P. Wui
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      CANZONERI WINS.
      75 13 May Meet Billy Petrolle To Defend Title. New H*ven, June 25. T<>ny Canzoneri, lightweight champion, won a decision over Herman Pcrliek, of Kala v.azim. Michigan, in a ten-round, nontitular bout here tonight. New York, June 25. B'lly Petrolle, of Fargo, North Dakota, knocked out Jvsto Suarcz, of Argentina,
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      US. BASEBALL.
      104 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, July 7. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 5 St. Louis 6 American League. Washington 0 Philadelphia 0 (rain stopped play after seven innings) Cleveland 13 Detroit 4 St. Louis 3 Chicago 5
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      S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
      42 13 The following ties in the S.C.C. straight snooker championship are announced TODAY. A. S. Owens vs. L. N. Strachan. TOMORROW. A. L. Gilmore vs. W. T. Cherry. G. A. Saunders vs. winner of P. Carmichael and F. J. L. Mayger.
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      TIE IN INTER-CLUB TENNIS.
      464 16 Good Form by Kleinman And Smith. As a result of yesterday's singles matches the series between the Singapore Cricket Club and the Straits Chinese Recreation Club ended in a tie. D. H. Kleinman beat John Lim, 6 —i, 6—2. C. K. Pang beat A. D. Anderson,
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      AUTUMN RACES.
      157 16 Five Days' Meeting Begins Next Month. The Singapore Turf Club Autumn (Gold Cup) professional meeting will be held on Aug. 29, and Sept. 2, 5, 9 and 12. Three runs will be provided for each division of classes 1, 2 and 3 horses, and class 1 ponies, while
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      PERAK SUMMER MEETING.
      1466 13 Record Broken. BUFFOON'S WIN PAYS $120 ON THE TOTE. The second day of the Ipoh race meeting was held under ideal weather conditions and although the finishes were noC as close as on the first day the racing was of a high order. The Malayan record for
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      JEAN TARIS.
      71 13 Creates World Swimming Record. Jean Taris on June <J at Nice swam 80" metres in 10 minutes 19 1-5 seconds, clipping: off two-fifths of a second from the world's record. The International Football Congress recently discussed the employment of English referees for international games. It was declared that
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      WILL JOHORE SPRING A SURPRISE?
      546 13 Friday's Cup Match. SERIOUS OPPOSITION TO SINGAPORE. There is a great possibility of the surprise in the northern section of the Malaya Cup being 1 repeated in the southern section on Friday. The surprise, of course, up-country, was the defeat of Perak by Penang, while
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      Malacca Team to Meet The Negri Uncertain.
      684 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 7. The Malacca side to meet Negri Senibilan in the Malaya Cup match on Saturday wil. be chosen from the following 15 players Guan Kah Tin, Wee Liew, R. G. Wilson, Lee Teck Chuan, Chan Ah Nifin,
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      From A "Mike" ln Singapore.
      1151 14 The Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (Singapore) gets busy Need For a Medium-Wave Transmitter in Singapore Amateurs' Contribwtions to Wireless Development T he Empire Broadcasting Hold up. (By Our Wireles s Correspondent.) ¥>ADIO is moving apace in Malaya an:l before many more months have passed
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      A NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR.
      41 14 HiTi- W a phnlcißraph of Mr. Dawson, if Willinirlon, with his transmiUin* and r.ci-ivinc a]tparalUH. He hi I In- onlhusi.i,! who I ran-.niill.-cl drtaiU of thi New Zealand ur.-at rarthi|uako when uther meanit of communiration werr broken.
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      WHEN WIRELESS IS CHAOTIC.
      852 14 A Persistent Babel Of Tongues. THE culminative effect of the continued dropping of water, or the repeated prick of a pin, is proverbial, and that of the reiterated word is a main portion of the stock-in-trade of the successful advertiser. Small but constant annoyances have caused
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      30 14 The number of wireless licences issued by the Post Office increased by 38,05$ (rom 3,672,886 on April 30 to 3,710,942 on MayMl, excluding 2",21l licences issued free to the blind.
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      RECEPTION IN MALAYA.
      840 14 RECEPTION IN MALAYA. What Local Enthusiasts Say. THE Urge number of letters we have received during th- last few days is another indication of the growing demand for a local Government broadcasting station in Malaya. Without exception correspondents speak favourably of wireless reception in this country. One correspondent from Sungei
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      A Listeners Log In Malaya—
      615 14 A Listeners Log In Malaya A Big German Transmitter The G.O.M. of Radio—Signals From the North Pole Wireless In Siam The King's Set Interprise In Schenacttnly Problems For Announcers. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) WITH the increase in power of the K6nigswu3terhausen transmitter to 75 kilowatts in the aerial, many of
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      THE G.O.M. OF RADIO.
      90 14 THE G.O.M OF RADIO. fYti June .2 Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., celebrated the eightieth anniversary of his birth. Sir Oliver has been a Professor of Physics in Liverpool, was the first Principal of the University of Birmingham, a Romanes Lecturer at Oxford and President of the British Association. He is
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      A VALVE TIP
      61 14 Be careful when removing a valve from its holder. Take hold of the base of the valve, and not the bulb, for if a valve is continually handled by il- bulb the special cement fixing this to the base may be broken. Also there is the risk,
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    WEALTH IN MALAYA'S COUNTRY-SIDE.
    3169 15 The Break-away From Rubber— What Estates And Small Holdings Can Do Malayan Market For Malayan Industries Millions For Tobacco And Tea Why Buy Curry Stuffs From India? The Lessons Of Serdang, (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) There never was a time in the history of Malaya
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    12 15 A vain crop nearing maturity. Oil palm seedlings raised from high-yielding palms.
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      276 15 Overflowing with energy from a splendid breakfast table start WHY are these children so healthy and happy at play? The answer is easy. All their lives they've had one great advantage a simple care that any mother can give her children. That is the habit of eating, regularly, the right
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    262 16 Prison for Chinese Communists. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 7. The fourth session of the Assizes opened here this morning before Mr. Justice Whitley. The calendar consisted of on!;four cases, one .charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt and three charges of possessing seditious documents. Regarding the causing
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    MR. AND MRS. COCHRANE.
    130 16 Their Farewell Visit To Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 8. The Chief Secretary, F.M.S., Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, with Mrs. Cochrane, concluded his farewell visit to Perak when he left Taiping for Kuala Lumpur yesterday. During his stay in Perak Mr. Cochrane was
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    151 16 Wednesday, July 8. Footbp.ll: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. -Malays vs. Indo-Ceylonese, Jalan Betar Stadium 2nd Div. Fraser and Neave's v«. Ho Hong S.T., V.M.C.A. Reserve Div. R.A. vs. RJV.F., S.R.C. Thursday, July f. Football: S.A.F.A. lat Div. S.R.C. vs. R.A., A.R. Stadium Reserve Div. S.C.C. vs. Malays, Padanp. Pcrak
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    PROWLING ROUND A HOUSE.
    469 17 Malay Woman Acquitted Of Mischief Charge. At the fourth Singapore Assizes which orx-ml ye.-i Unlay before Mr. Justice a Beoke-tt Terrell, a Malay woman, Montel binte A. Kadir, was charged with eWMtag mischief bf tiro. She claimed triai. The Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. P. A. McElwaine),
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    ESCAPADE IN STOLEN MOTOR-CARS.
    435 17 Sold to Police Officer In Johore. The alleged escapades of a young 1-renchman and a youthful Eurasian, both of Singapore, which have occupied the attention of the police here and throughout the F.M.S. for the past few weeks, endei with their arrest in Penang while drirtaf
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    THE POCKET PACKET.
    42 17 For those people who want to buy less than 50 cigarettes at a time Malayan Tobacco Producers have produced Capstan ciiparettes in packets of tight at a price of 10 cents. The cigarettes are well wrapped and well packed.
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    PLUNGED INTO YANGTSE.
    65 17 General Killed in Aeroplane Accident. General Wang Chung-ming, a divisional commander under General Yang Sen, has been killed in an aeroplane accident at Chungking. The aeroplane, which was taking General Wang for a pleasure trip on June H, suddenly got out of control and plunged into the
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    POSEIDON FUND.
    84 17 The Captain-in-Charge Singapore, acknowledges the following amounts which have been received and transmitted to H.E. the Naval Commander-in-Chief, China Station, for the funds for the relief of the dependants of men lost in H.M. Submarine Poseidon Charity performance at Capitol Theatre $483.25, charity football match at S.C.C. $349.30,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5696 18 England's Earthquake: Madame Tussaud Victims. NEW DRUG TO PREVENT MALARIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 9. II7HKN what all the newspapers agree in describing as "the most severe earthquake ever recorded in England," alarmed people from one end of the coun.iy to the ether early on
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