The Straits Times, 15 July 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, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15. 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      211 1 HuALA UlU^ft JAvi%, /cifH0NEfii83)! SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. >' PHONE 5151). fttMQ 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I BERNICE CLAIRE in j No, No, Nanette i Phone 5261-2. i 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I ■LyJ BEAUTIFUL f? F i ■ffil 1 SWITZERLAND^; j
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      13 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 BERNICE CLAIU in i No, No, Nanette Phone 5261-2. i
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      578 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AMD CABGO 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. KARMAI.A 8,000 July 28 SOUDAN 6,500 Aug. 2
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      611 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough, Vessels Tonaage Due Sail HAKONK MARU lO.r.Pd July 16 17 T YASUKINI MARU 12,000 July 31 Aug 1 SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 18 14 FUSHIMI JuARU 11.000 Aug. 87 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept. 9 10
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      468 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 (7,865 tons) and the M MANGOLA (3,862 tons) (Cargo only). The sj. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamsrs trading to Australia, cabins
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      608 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5321. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICF To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. 1 tm.s. ALSIA July 16 July 17 i m.s. JUTLANDIA Aug. 5 Aug. 7 mj. LALANDIA Sept. 9 Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 13 Sept. 26
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      526 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCX AN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. TH» CHINA MUTUAL ITIAM NAY. CO., LTD. (IsMorporated in Inglaad) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, HAMBURG ard BREMEN, GENOA. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and
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      553 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AM) THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Skim) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, SINGAI'OUK. MALACCA AND POST SWKTTKNIIAM Tuesday, July 14, for Bangkok RBDANG. Wednesday, July 18, for Baagkall PRACHATIPOK. EAST COAST OF MAI.WA I'ORTS. For Kuantan, sTstaaman. Kenuwek, Kija, Paka and Diinirun. V. H-sday, noon
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      500 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORB. JOINT SCI!ET)IJLE Sailings for United State* and Canada I'oints from Hong Kong. San FrancUc© and Lo« Ansalea, SS. GOLDEN iUVKK •oils front Hoi.it y.or.tt July 1« SJ3 GOLDEN STAB sails from
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      498 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE :hui AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. BUEZ PORT BAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leare Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. GARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 26 PRES. POLK Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. b PRES. ADAMS Aug. 17 Aug. 20
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      546 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Servicee to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Vis Ports and Sues CanaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI aad JAPAN Steamer Due Spore s.s. CITY OF HALIFAX July 24 <.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF
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      1640 3 I BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCnAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL FI. 80.010,000 (about wMMitMj STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40.015.C00 (abont £3,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM ANn S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA, BRANCHES: Bandoeng Welreveden Ranirnon Bandjermaein Kota-Kadja Semarang Bombay
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      587 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There nr* approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 centa per line per insertion with A minimum of one di.llar per insertion. /tdVertl—rasntl will be accepted op to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of cpnts is
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      833 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. ROOMS without board from $50 with board from rn.ji.thly. Groivenor Hotel. GENTLEMAN offers large nous.', Tanglin, with other ivntli man or married couple. 766, Straits Times. BOARH RESIDENCE Comfortable, homely, Btooferata eksnas, eonraalrat mod. san., private. Mi.= A. X, 168, (irehard Road. EAST ANGLIA, C, Oxley Rise, Phone 4'yo.
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      547 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET __i TO LET, shops at Groivenor Hotel Bldg. TO LET, 74, Cecil Street, ground floor, suitable as an office and store. Apply to M. Sayers, 6, D'Almeida Street. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prineo Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee.
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      497 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, No. 17, Robinson Rd. Rent cheap. Anil} 119, Rangoon Road. TO LF.T, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, Robinson Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LET, ground floor, 73. Cecil Street, also olficcs in Stanley Street. Modern sanitation. Apply J. S. Nathan, 5, de Souza
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      596 4 FOR SALE FOR SALE. Thornycroft outboard motorbont. Hull l.ttej with Johnjon Sea Horse pginf Ili H.P. A[.pl> Box No. 7M, Straits Tunes. FOR SALE, Japanese spaniels (Puppy) pure bred, also splendid dwarf pine trees and gold fish. Can be seen at Tokiwa Garden, 17-::, East Coast Koad, Singapore. PUBLIC NOTICES
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      640 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST SALE OF LAND AT TIONG BAHRU. TENDERS, which will be received by the undersigned up to 4 p.m. on Kriday, July 1(1, 1931, are invited for the purchase of certain lands at Tiong Bahru for building purposes. Particulars and the conditions of snle enn be obtained
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    ALCOHOL'S EFFECT ON HEALTH.
    858 5 Theories Upset. VERDICT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. A comprehensive compilation of the piesrnt available evidence, to which nine medical authorities have contributed, is published, says the Medical Correspondent of the Morning Post, as a book with the title A Review of the Effects of Alcohol on Man
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    FASCIST DISCIPLINE.
    237 5 Sequel to a Child's Indiscretion. A remarkable sequel to the closing- of the young people's organisations of the Azione Cattolica is reported in the Osservatove Romano. It appears that the elementary schoolmistress at Poggiomarino near Sarno noticed that on the copybook of one of her pupils the portrait
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    IMPALED ON LINER.
    111 5 Whale Drops Off Bows When Speed is Slackened. When the British liner Westernland stopped off Plymouth to take on board the pilot, a whale dropped from the bows. Exactly when it was impaled is unknown, but Captain J. H. Doughty said that the Westernland passed through a
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    SEEN BY THE KING.
    181 5 600- Year-Old Oak Burned In Windsor Great Park. The King and Queen, while motoring through Windsor Great Park yesterday, stopped their car to watch one of the great oaks on fire. The King inquired as to the cause of the outbreak. On being told that it
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    HIT BY IRON ROD.
    43 5 Alleged to have been hit by a compatriot with an iron rod, a Chinese sustained slight injuries to the scalp and face. The incident occurred at the junction of New Bridge Road and Upper Hokien Street, on Monday night.
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      308 5 nu 1 c/L/o Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. THIS EVENING 6.30 TEA DANCE FRIDAY, JULY 17. Special Cabaret Tea Dance ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY BY "THE GOOLDENS" Acrobatic Character and Comedy Dances. (Admission to Ball Room $1). Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TONIGHT Special Dinner
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      16 5 Coal Tar for ALL PURPOSES AT Specially Reduced Prices. LEE KIM SOO 89, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE.
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      104 5 INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. ASSURANCE CO. LTD. THE LOND SURANCE (Incorporated In Ireland.) HONG KONG FIRE INSCE. Co., Ltd., PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co., Ltd.. F ■fiTia* G union^c^oc^v^^tW Ltd. AjwU fM EAGLE STAR BRIT. DOM. INSCE. Co, ARTHUR C. POTTS M.n.g,r and Under fiIITHRIF TO FTH writer, Eastern Branch, Singapore. VJUIIHIIL
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      386 5 Proof of Efficiency and Reliability. inn TRANSFORMERS The Total X.V.A. of BRITISH made ASEA TRANSFORMER IN MALAYA is approximately 150,000 X.V.A. For full particulars, apply to the SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA. SINGAPORE r^Nj "*H KUALA LUMPUR VIENCINgWORK£LTDIL, IPOH. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town and
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      291 5 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements and Registered under the Trust Companies Ordinance 1926) ia prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at its disposal which it is willing to lend at reasonable rates
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  • Hollywood Fame Only A Fleeting Shadow.
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      DENNY'S WAY WITH WOMEN.
      26 6 Reginald Dean] and Sail} Kilcrs arc fea'urrd in the new Buster Keaton corned), Parlour, Dldreni and llath," showing (oniunt at the Alhambra.
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      The Greatest Jungle Story Of The Age.
      671 6 (By Our Film Correspondent.) IjERHAPS no other motion picture has been (i comprehensively exploited as Trader Horn." The only one that seem« to challenge comparison If Ben Hur." Al was the caae in the iilminjr of Ben llin." II.-G.-M. assembled a motion picture
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      Two Brunettes And A Blonde.
      974 6  - Two Brunettes And A Blonde. P. JEROME WILLIS In Hollywood Today. HV COMPETITION NOW TERRIBLY KEEN. *pHERE are three young featured players in Hollywood today who are wonderr.g about their future. They are Maureen 'Sullivan, Marjorie White and Peggy shannon. The latter is as yet new to ineina audiences, for
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      "GOOD-NIGHT GENERAL."
      19 6 A scene from "General Crack." a Warner Km-..' production. itailUlg John Barrymore, due at the Capitol shorlh.
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      CLOSE-UPS FROM THE STUDIO.
      746 6 A N age of sophistication is carrying 1 motion pictures into daring fields which to date have remained undiscovered. Stories are now being built around characters that would New Cinema have f ri h t«ied pronew cinema ucers h past Such Materials. \f th c °P
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      74 6 The Perfect Shirt. HfIHH^VW ARROW shirts li'ith collar a t t a c h e d are ideal for S^K^P sF^LB sporting and business wear. B^BT li mf j -a^^^ These finely tailored shirts V^ c t from a mechaiiip^^^ »<"%^^^BBg» < "%^^^B8g ailly shrunk cloth which m?'' ensures permanent
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      168 7 §THE LION ROARS! Defiant as ever of competition here he is again a friendly old fellow but just bursting with pride for that new batch of SUPERS! Do you wonder he takes off his hat to himself? LEO KNOWS WHAT'S GOOD, AND NOTHING BUT A RECORD BREAKER IS GOOD ENOUGH
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      247 7 MALAYA'S ONLY II fl] SUPER -CINEMA le^s) TONIGHT g^ CONTINUED SUCCESS OF The BRIGHTEST and BEST MUSICAL COMEDY of the SEASON The Beautiful Youthful Prima Donna BERNICE CLAIRE CAPTIVATING HUNDREDS NIGHTLY in Tn e Magnificent See and Q "king of Hear JnH v^ The AIR fl TRIP to The Beauty
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      172 7 TONIGHT 6.15 0.15 GRAND DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME HOOT GIBSON "in COURTIN' WILDCATS" First Instalments of "SPELL OF THE CIRCUS" ALL TALKING SERIAL. Next Attraction Four More Thrilling Episodes of SPELL of the CIRCUS Hoot Gibson in Roaring Ranch 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 ANN HARDING THE SCREEN'S SUPREME EMOTIONAL STAR in AN
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      133 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle F— mm m— pS-p^ mi. _ii ijjuto Z$?:K 5'5 7 i^^^.— 1 m^m m m m^ M M mmmm HI p wsl mm I I 1 \m I LJ II j (CLUES.) !s J rn^V ble by sißht £>21»« "rt" Jfi! H.vfn* become wild i;'j- Art of
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    RISE OF SHANGHAI.
    132 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Shipping Tonnage Doubled In Seven Years. Shanghai is claiming to be growing japidly towards one of the really great ports of the world. In 1929, the latest .Mai for which full returns are available. ."5,Ki>y,5()O tons of shipping entered and cleared the port. Only seven
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    227 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending July ll> Wednesday, July IB, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, fi I'lutoon "B" Co., Lewis Gun Instruction r..l5 p.m., Drill Hall, 1st Bn. Signal Section, Voluntary Morse Class; 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon (Kur.i, M.(i. Instruction; 5.16 I>ni.. Drill
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    33 8 Passengers from the .N.E.I, to "-rnrili >•>• air yesterday were Mr. Flout, Ai. Pas«r>nirer» from Sin.,- ipore to the N.E.I. tmUy MRi-ft. 0n« Bom Tjit. Mr. Tjia Ki Tj.u und Mr. Kunzl..
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    Vessels Arrived.
    155 8 ATHOS II, Frcn., S.947 tons, from Yokohama lT>-7. for Colombo I">-7. BL'LAN, Brit., 441 tons, from Pinang 15-7, for Penang 19-7 CITY OF CORINTH, Brit., K.424 tons, from London 14-7, for l/.S.A. 17-7 KDKNDALK, Brit.. l,W> tons, from Batavia II- 1, for Banka, Billiton, Batavia 18-7 HINDENBURG, Gcr..
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      202 8 Singapore, July tC. SELLING. London, 4 months' tight 2/3 17/32 London, 3 months' light 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' tight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days' light 2/3 3/4 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/8 11/16 Lyons und I'aris, demand 1427 Hamburg, demand 234V4 New York, demand 56
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      PRODUCE.
      75 8 Singapore, July 15. Gambicr 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked i 1IXC Copra 4.75 mixed 4.50 mixed 4.55 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.B2V4 White Topper 32.58 Black Popper 20.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 6\ medium pearl 6.00 Rice. Sinm $146 to 209 Saigron .<13G to II- Rangoon $120 to 148 Siam,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      129 8 WHn°sday, July 15. Ships alongside the Wharvis or expected to arrive. KEI'I'EL HARBOUR. Main Wharf The Cable, Leh. Mercury. B.P.M. Lighter 81, Lighter Kolam." Oil Wharf H.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Panar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock
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      MINING.
      447 8 Val. lv]. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 18/6 21/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 19/- 21/-6-5/- Ayer HiUm Tin 13/- 14/- xd. HI £1 Banirrin Tin U 10/1 1 Batanir I'udang 0.10 O.IS 1 1 Batu Caves 0.30 0.34 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. 11 1 Burmah Malay
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      GENERAL.
      271 8 Issue Val. iM. Buyers. Sellers. I 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.2.".n0m. J 2 Alex. Brick I'refs. 2.15 2.110 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.15.0 4.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 O.KOnom. 1 00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 il £1 Con. T. S. V, Prefs. 17/3 17
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      125 8 -Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. B% prem. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 M par Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1909 red. 1956 $1,000,000 M par
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      372 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenuy iSI 0.70 0.55 0.85 0.95 Alor Gajah (»1) 0.50 0.70 0.50 0.65 A. Ilitara ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.85 1.03 A Kunin* (fl) 0.20 O JO 0.16 0.25n0m. A. Malay ($2) 0.85 1.00 1.05
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    584 8 Another Petaling Hill Test Tonight. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur came through excellently lyst night, particularly Mr. A. N. Farquharson's talk on market conditions and share quotations. There will be another special test transmission from the Government Wireless Station at Petaling Hill this evening
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    KING TO BROADCAST ?
    48 8 KING TO BROADCAST IT is stated the speech which the King will deliver at the opening of the new Ilford Hospital on July 18 will be broadcast, and. if the present arrangements are carried out, will be relayed on short-wave to the Empire by Chclmsford (i. 5. S.W.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    170 8 Today. Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang (Thcdena) 3 p.m. Sarawak Vyner Brooke) p.m. Thilippine Islands and China (City of Lille) 4 p.m. Pontianak Khoen Hoea) 4 p.m Knypt and Europe I Haveii^tcin i 1 p.n North, N.-Ea*t and N.-Weit Sumatra CSwartenhoudt i '4 p.m. Tomorrow. Anamba and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 8 By S pore I.ondna Left Arrd. Indrapoera June 6 June 23 Sphinx June 3 June L".< M. Van St. Aldegonde June 12 July 2 Kashmir June 12 July 8 Porthos June 17 July IS Tairea June IK July 13
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      179 8 i uu jpyi CAN WIN BIG MONEY IN THE KODAK INTERNATIONAL 173,000 AMATEUR CONTEST ricluns taken since May Ist anil before August 31st may fc* entered -ask your Kodak V4k dealer for information an I <*, Kntry P.m. O X* Siu tei ln l a or photographic .tijS^ A knowledso
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      25 8 FORMIC ACID 90 ACETIC ACID (Glacial 99°/ PARANITROPHENOL (P.N.P.) MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. Telegrams: "IMPKEMIX." 144, ROBINSON ROAD, Phone 5476. SINGAPORE.
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      309 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. 1 i YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YKSTKRDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Kelntive Direc- Force. Weather Max. Min. fall, shine, j Humidity. lion. F. F. ins. hours. 0 m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star 88 73 0.01 G.5 75 W 5 Fine Kelantan Kota Bhani ..8a
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      83 8 KUALA LUMPUR RADIO. Week-End Broadcasting. The Kuala Lumpur Amateur Radio Society will broadcast the following programmes on a wavelength of 55..') metres Friday. (From the Studio) 6.30 to 7 p.m. Chinese music; 7 to 7.15 p.m. EnKlish music 7.15 British Official Wireless News 7.23 to 8.30 p.m. recital of H.M.V.
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      193 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday, July 15. 11. W. 11.9 a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 9.C0 p.m., 9 ft. R in. Rotary Tiflin Mr. Charles H. Talliot on My Kecent Trip to the United States," Kalllcs Huti-1. 1 p.m. Police Band. Waterloo Street, 8.15 p.m. Thursday. July 16. H. W.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    278 9 Effect of News From Europe. GENERAL POSITION DULL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 9'j rents per 111. Tin. 100 tons at |MM I'*t picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 3d., unchanged. New York. G',4 cts., down ct. .Market Tone Quiet. Tin. London
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    EXCHANGES.
    71 9 Rugby, July 14. Forcipn wriMWfBl ::ro Amstercium, 12.04%, Aihem 175, Bombay Is. 5 2'>-:!2,!., Berlin '.'J, Brauali ::;"7'-j. Bucharest 817, Kii y-ir>, Boanot AirM 34 7-10, (opcnhaccn 18.16".. ll.'. \nrton l»H, Bodf Konr ll-.fi., Lisbon 110, Madrid 50.0a, Milan 92.93 H, Monte Video 27^4. New York i'aris 123.71 >i.
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    HONG KONG BANK.
    47 9 The local manager of the Hone Kong and Shanghai Eai.king Corporation has received a telepram from the head office in Honjr Kong stating that an interim dividend of per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared payable on Aug. 10 next.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      886 9 Australian Stocks A Better Market GENERAL TONE IMPROVEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. The tone in the stock markets improved noticeably in the latter part of the past week. The big influx of gold the Bank of England received about. i..V-. million Inspired further appreciation
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Snot Sheet 3 1-lCd. per lb. New York Spot Sheet 0. cents 6H per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot July August September Auc-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Buyers. 9* 9% 10 9% 10U Sellers.
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      A RUBBER MERGER PROTEST.
      410 9 Shanghai Shareholders' Heated Discussion. Hot words were exchanged on June 25 I at a vary stormy extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Bukit Toh Alang Rubber Estates, Ltd., which succeeded the twenty-first annual meeting, says a Shanghai paper. After a heated argument, a majority decision
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      INVESTMENT TRUST.
      270 9 Second Co-operative Pays Foul 1 Per Cent. The Second Co-operative Investment Tnust last November reduced its halfyearly ordinary dividend to 2 per cent., and for the next half-year, ended Mar. U, a 2-per cent, dividend is also to be paid. For that half-year gross revenue amounted to £33,068,
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      N.Y.K. LINE.
      138 9 Loss After Allowing For Depreciation. The half-yearly general meeting of the Nippon Yusen uUl was held at Tokio on May 29. In the absence of the president, Air. K. Kagami, who is at present in America on his way to Europe, Mr. N. O'rUani, vice-president, was in the
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      829 9 Encouraging Prospects For Retail Houses. BOYCOTT OF JAPANESE GOODS URGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, June 17. The downward movement in raw cotton prices has been checked and the firmer tone in Liverpool and New York has forced out a large inquiry in yarn and cloth. Although
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    195 9 The in:.!. The Primitivi v 1 tion, 1081, K. Aldri i Archer Ufa -;r..| Fric I, Ilia*, (C. Archer Hlit:.. X oat of :-,k.. iB. QranviU* Hake. -The W.ir in Palaatln*, 1981, CD BUck) Tlu Bbortar PMmi of Rui.crt Mdfsa, 1981, (Robert Bridgw.) Gold, credit and Employment, X!.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    111 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES AC KNOWLEDGMENT. Thi.' willows and dependents of the four doi who p< ri>hwd on board the M. S., Patronila at Bukom on the sth February la.st, bef to tender their heartfelt thanks to Urn Singapore Harbour Bilird for their pencrous grant "ex Gratia" of the sum of fuiir
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1931. COLUMNS AND COLUMNS.
    1011 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1931. COLUMNS AND COLUMNS. There was a vast amount of talk at Monday's meeting of the Federal Council but the residue of solid substance was very small indeed. No doubt the public was told by the Government as much about the financial position
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    SECRETS OF A SAFE DEPOSIT.
    1084 10 Queer Treasures in The Vaults of London. (By Pierre Quiroule, the writer of mystery fiction.) One associates the Safe Deposit with heirlooms and gems of great price just as naturally as one does bread with butter or whisky tvith soda. It may surprise many to
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    254 10 Dr. Q. Chance, Medical Officer, Johore, has been transferred to Penang. Mr. G. Purcell Atkins, of Borneo Motors, sailed today by the Alsia for Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Braddell and their deugnter have left Singapore for a fortnight's holiday in Java. 1 Majcr Strover, acting Commandant
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    691 10 RETRENCHMENT. How tin' mighty fallen In a schedule of additions to the estimates which was laid before the Federal Council on Monday we find the following item Purchase of a second-hand Morris motor-car for Carcosa, $625." £11,600 PER MILE. A correspondent of the Bangkok Times who
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    37 10 It i i understood that until Dr. J. Baeza returns from leave, Dr. M. J. Graham, Senior Health Officer, Kedah, will act as State Surgeon in place of Dr. D. Bridges who goes on leave next week.
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    GERMANY UNWILLING TO "BUY" LOAN AT FRENCH PRICE FROM OPTIMISM TO GLOOM.
    1178 11 GERMANY UNWILLING TO "BUY" LOAN AT FRENCH PRICE FROM OPTIMISM TO GLOOM. u Dr. Luther Has Brought Back Very Little." HENDERSON PLAN. France May Abandon Projected Battleship. Berlin, July 14. The Government optimism, following the lir-t Nil from Kaslc, has proved short-lived, a* il is niiw realised that Or. Luther,
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    MOVE TO STABILISE COAL MARKETS.
    60 11 Hope of International Agreement. Rugby, July 14. Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the international agreement to stabilise the coal markets the Mines Secretary (Mr. E. Shinwell) said the negotiations now rested with the coalowners. He believed there was an excellent opportunity of concluding
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    DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
    189 11 Hold-up in a Tram In Calcutta. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, July 14. A daring daylight robbery was committed in the heart of Calcutta's business quarter, Dalhousie Square, this afternoon. An aged Indian attorney, while travelling in a tram-car, was surrounded by four ruffians. Two of them caught
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    SPAIN'S PARLIAMENT.
    151 11 Intense Enthusiasm In Madrid. Madrid, July 14. Intense enthusiasm marked the opening of the first Cortes (Parliament) since. 1923. Vast crowds thronged the be-flagged streets and wildly cheered the Ministers as they drove to the Cortes in closed cars, escorted by cavalry, though a discordant note was struck
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    THE SILVER PROBLEM.
    102 11 Effect of Great Britain's Policy. London, July 14. Mr. Frederick Anderson, the chairmari of the Far Eastern section of the London Chamber of Commerce, interviewed by Reuter, regretted that the MacMillan 1 unkinjr report ignored the influence on trade of Great Britain's policy toward silver. Mr. Anderson
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    BRITAIN AND GREECE.
    64 11 M. Venizelos Sees Premier And Foreign Secretary. Rugby, July 14. The Prime Minister of Greece (M. Venizelos), who has come to England to preside at the opening tomorrow of the Byron Museum at Newstead Abbey, saw the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) before he (Mr. Henderson) left
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    MISSIONARY CAPTURED.
    37 11 American's Fate in North Fukien. Peking, July 14. An American missionary, the Rev. Lacey Sites, of the Methodist Episcopal Mission, was captured by bandits on July 8 in the Kutien district of North Fukien. Reuter.
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    CANTON FLOODS.
    30 11 Hong Kong, July 14. At Samshui and Lopao the flood situation is Nmn The Hong Kong Tungwa Hospital is preparing to dispatch another relief party. Sin Kuo Min.
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    JACK DIAMOND ACQUITTED.
    529 11 Lorry Driver's Fate. ALLEGED TORTURE BY GANGSTERS. Troy (New York), July 15. Jack Diamond has been acquitted of the charges of assault, coercion, kidnapping and gun-carrying in connection with the alleged torturing, on April 15, of a lorrydriver. Gangsters, it will be recalled, hanged the lorry-tlriver to
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    ACTRESS WINS.
    72 11 Suit for An Annuity Of £500. (From Our Own Correspondent London, July 14. Lord Justice Romer yesterday gave judgment in favour of Mrs. Daisy Annie Moss, an actress, who claimed from Mr. F. R. Haggie, a former Master of Foxhounds and Guardsman, in respect of an alleged oral
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    70 11 Last Week's Figures Show Slight Decline. Rugby, July 14. The unemployment figures for l ast week, issued by the Labour Ministry, enow a check to the recent tendency to increaseThe figures now are Totally unemployed 1,847,000. Temporarily out of work 674,000. The total of those totally unemployed, temporarily workless
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    MARKETS DEPRESSED.
    50 11 Tin and Rubber Shares Down Again. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 13. The rubb?r share market is again depressed, but there is little selling. Tin shares slumped again, the weakest Icing Renongs and Malayan Tin Dredging, at 18s., and Penkolens at 10s. 9d. Aver Hitams are easier.
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    "A COMIC CONGRESS REPORT."
    212 11 India's Absurd Demands. £546,000,000 ASKED FROM BRITAIN. Rugby, July 14. The report of the committee appointed by the Delhi session of the Indian National Congress to investigate the f.r.ancial obligations between Great Britain and India examines the whole periol of British rule and claims to include
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    D.E.I. EXPORTS.
    282 11 Rubber and Tin Figures Perturbing. Batavia, July 15. A statement issued by the Bureau of Statistics, covering the first quarter of 1931, shows that, although the economic depression continued, production remained more or less constant. Four hundred and fifty-three rubber estates (which in 1928 contributed 66 per cent,
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    MR. CYRIL TOLLEY.
    62 11 To Receive £500 From Messrs. Fry Sons. London, July 14. The protracted litigation which was the sequel to the publication of an advertisement for chocolate, featuring an unauthorised caricature of the amateur golfer, Mr. Cyril Tolley, has terminated. Messrs. Fry and Sons, the defendants, have agreed to
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    JAPANESE ROBBERS.
    34 11 Peking Incident Which Has Significance. Shanghai, July 14. The Peking police are reported to have captured three Japanese robbers and have refused Japan's request that they should be extradicted. Sin Kuo Min.
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    BRITISH MALAYA ASSOCN.
    40 11 Slight Decrease in Membership Reported. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 13. The annual report of the Association of British Malaya states that income exceeded expenditure by £275. The membership of individuals and companies decreased by 26.
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    BLACKHEATH MURDER.
    40 11 Police Confident of Early Arrest. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 13. The police are renewing inquiries regarding the Blackheath murder last January, when the mutilated body of Louisa Maud Steel was found. An early arrest is expected.
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    HERO OF POSEIDON PROMOTED.
    443 11 Warrant Rank for Petty Officer Willis. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Ki njf, July 14. Petty Officer Willis, the hero of the Poecidon, has been offered promotion to Warrant rank. The remainder cf the survivors are undcrstosd to have been promoted one step. If will be
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    NEW DESTROYERS.
    100 11 Eleven to be Built for The United States. Washington, July 14. The plans for ten new destroyers (the first in 14 years) will be submitted to prospective bidders tomorrow. The specifications require vessels of 1,500 tons, with a speed of 35 knots. An eleventh destroyer, the specifications for
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    RIOTS IN KOREA.
    265 11 Shanghai Plans Japanese Boycott. Shanghai, July 14. A (Nanking) Foreign Ministry spokesman has declared that the Wangpaoshan incident and the Korean anti-Chinese riot; are two separate issues. The former was purely a local affair and must be settled locally, while the latter was of an international nature
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    ECONOMIES IN THE FEDERATION.
    2681 11 How the State Budgets Have Been Cut. BARE NECESSITIES. "The Three Mature Ladies" And Pahang. Town improvements hmve almost stopped and other public works have been cut to a minimum in the Federated Malay States, while there is a possibility of reductions in staff. These facts
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    MIDNIGHT RIDE IN MOTOR-BOAT.
    1214 12 At Pistol Point. AMAZING STORY TOLD AT ASSIZES. The tale of how two drivers in their outboard motor-boats, while plying for hire :.t Pasir Panjang. were forced, at the points of pistols, by ten Chinese to drive to some neighbouring Dutch islands, was told befon Mr.
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    JOSEPH SZIGETI.
    155 12 Programme for Tomorrow Night's Recital. Szigeti, the famous violinist, who is to give one recital in the Victoria Memorial Hall tomorrow arrived this morning by the French" mail from Saigon. His tour of the East has been one long triumph. At Tokio he gave six recitals an-i each
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    MR. ROBERT DUNMAN.
    182 12 Death at the Age Of Eighty-three. j News has been received of the death at Bournemouth on June 11 of Mr. Robert Dunman, aged S3. Mr. Robert Dunman was born in Singaj pore, the eldest of a family of nine. His I lather was Mr. Thomas Dunman,
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    OUT OF WORK TRAGEDY.
    183 12 Alleged Suicide of Straits-born Chinese. Described as a victim of the slump and unemployment, a young Straits-born Chinese died at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital shortly after his admission last night and the circumstances point to suicide. It appears that Gan Boon Chye, aged 23, was
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    INQUIRY ASKED FOR.
    151 12 Prominent Chinese Who Were Barred from P. 0. Boat. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, July 14. Mr. Tse Chin Lu, the Chinese Consul here, has asked the Resident Councillor for an investigation into the incident last Thursday when certain prominent Chinese were not allowed on board the
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    MR. D. R. FERGUSON.
    100 12 Killed Instantly When Car Skids Into Ditch. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 15. Mr. D. R. Ferguson, a European planter employed on Sungei Nebong Estate, in the Rlan;* district, was killed in a motoring accident at about 1.30 this morning. While being driven home
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    COLONY'S FAREWELL TO MR. HANNIGAN.
    449 12 Presented with Silver Tray By S.S. Police. A tribute to the local police force was paid by Mr. C. Hannigan, the retiring Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., this morning, just before he left Singapore by the m.s. Alsia for home, with Mrs. Hannigan. He was met,
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    ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.
    65 12 Two Important Strongholds Besieged. Shanghai, July 14. Reports to hand from Nanchan.tr, the Kiongsi capital, state that the Nationalist Government forces, under Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's direction, are besieging Tungku and Kwangchang, two very important Communist strongholds. The capture of these two centres is imminent These strongholds are, apparently,
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    A THIRD WINTER OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
    121 12 Test Which U.S.A. Will Have to Face. New York, July 14. Mr. William Green, the President of the Federation of Labour, has urged President Hoover to call an indusMial conference to maintain the present wage scale. Referring to the serious unrest which prevails in the
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    279 12 Mr. Hugh Mortimer And Miss Nell Drape. The wedding of Mr. Hugh Mortimer, headmaster of Hutchings Schtol, Penang, sen of the late Dr. W. K. Mortimer, M.D., ani Mrs. Mortimer, of Sutton, Surrev. and Miss Nell Eveline Drape, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robertson Drape, of Graceville,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    74 12 From China and Japan, by Kumsang, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Mirzapore, due at Singapore noon tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Genoa Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. I From China, by Takada, due at Singa- pore on Saturday. From China and Japan,
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    BISLEY MEETING.
    76 12 F.M.S. Competitor Does Well. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 14. At Bisley yesterday Dr. W. R. Duff cf the F.M.S., tied with two others in the first stage for the St. George's Vase, which is second only to the King's Prize in importance. Dr." Duff scored 68
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    SOUTH CHINA NEWS.
    167 12 $1,000,000 Worth of Munitions For Kwangsi. Hong Kong, July 14. At the Canton National Government weekly remembrance meeting the political committee consisting of Chan Shu-yan, King Hang-yee, Wong Kwei-luk. Pang Ching-man, Tong Yuet-leung, Chan Chung-foo and Tsung Yun-yuen assumed office. Treasury bonds to the value of $100,000
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    DEATH IN GENERAL HOSPITAL.
    2095 12 Coroner's Inquiry. MAN'S COLLAPSE AFTER OPERATION. The methods usually employe! in the treatment of patients before nnd after an operaticn under sn anaesthetic at the Singapore Ucncral Hospital, were described by merti.al witnesses before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Co: mei, yesterday afternoon v.-r.en on
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    S. C. C. Win by the Odd Goal.—Thrilling Match.—Latest Home Cricket. S.C.C. AGAIN BEAT CHINESE.
    1286 13 S. C. C. Win by the Odd Goal.— Thrilling Match.— Latest Home Cricket. S.C.C. AGAIN BEAT CHINESE. Odd Goal Win. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP STILL OPEN. aCC. 2: Chinese 1. The S.r.C defeated the Chinese on the Padang yesterday and thus the question •I the League championship is still open, ;:nd more
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    CANADIAN OPEN GOLF TITLE.
    218 13 Hagen Wins Play-Off With Alliss. Toronto, July 15. Walter Hagen (U.S.A.) won the playoff of the tie in the Canadian open golf championship today, beating Percy Allis, the British golfer, who is professional to a club in Berl n, by one stroke. Their aggregates for the
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    ALL OUT FOR 3!
    128 13 Schoolboy Takes Nine Wickets In Succession. From Johannesburg comes news of an astonishing feat in a cricket match between two schoolboy teams representing Aliwal North and Smithfield, respectively. Smithfield were all out for 22. Paul Hugo, a left-hand bowler, worked such havoc that Aliwal North were
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    MALAYA CUP.
    92 13 Penang's Selected to Meet Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 15. Possibles beat the Probables in the Malaya Cup trial here today by 3 0. The match was for the purpose of choosing the side to represent Penang against Selangor in the Malaya Cup. The following were
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    SERVICE BOXING COMPETITION.
    425 13 Keen Contests at Tanglin Barracks. An inter-service boxing tournament was held at Tanglin Barracks last night, men from the 1st batt. the Gloucestershire Regt., the R.A.F., the R.A. and the R.E. taking part. The contests were all keenly fought, and the evening was in all respects a
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    BUD WALLEY WINS.
    137 13 Opponent Retires in Seventh Round. Bud Walley (Singapore) beat Billy Icm.3 (Wales), during mail week. Jones retired after seven rounds. When the contest opened both lads went to work at a crr.cking pace, and Jones, with his lender reach, (rave Walley a worrying time. It was give
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    WOMEN'S ATHLETICS.
    167 13 English Competitors Successful At International Meeting. Knglish athletes competing: at the Women's International meeting at Florence met with their usual success, winning no fewer than six events. Mrs. Muriel Cornell won a glorious '"double" the 80 metres hurdles (in IS l/bsec.) and the long jump with an effort
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    BADMINTON.
    69 13 Under the auspices of the Singapore Badminton Association, the management of the Great World are holding an open badminton team tournament for the Singapore Chinese at the Great World. Each team shall consist of five competitors, either singles or doubles, and entries should be sent through the affiliated clubs
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    BRITISH A.A.A. TITLES.
    511 13 Great Britain Holds Her Own. London, July 4. The British Amateur Athletic Association annual championships took place fit Stamford Bridge today, and it was gratifying to note how well British athletes fared against strong foreign challengers. Lord Burghley maintained h;., fine form as a hurdler by equalling
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    S.R.A. CLASSIFICATIONS.
    156 13 Seven Additions and Only One Deletion. Lists of amendment No. 3 of the S.R.A. classifications of horses and ponies was issued yesterday, and is as follows: Horses. Transfers.— Alpha. Greenut, Kinjjs-Ma. Lijrhtarmed, Miss Middy and Sunjfei Besi from Class 2 to Class 1; Air Defence, Balloon, Bikanir, Le
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    BIG FRENCH HANDICAP.
    83 13 Convincing Victory Of Barnevelot. St Cloud, July 5. The race for the Prix Du President de la Republique, the last of the bijc races of the Paris Summer Season run ever a distance of about a mil? and a half for a prize of about £3,000, was
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    NEW MEMBERS OF THE F.A. LEAGUE.
    389 13 Broadcasting of Matches Prohibited. More than usu.'il interest attached to the Football League's annual .meeting in mail week. On the subject of broadcasting, the clubs had shown in no uncertain manner at a special meeting in Manchester in March what their opinion was. They
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    NET-BALL.
    77 13 The Girls Sports Club defeated the Y.W.C.A. at net-ball yesterday by 27—5 goals. The following have been selected to represent the Y.W.C.A. in the opening match of the Net-ball League for the Clarke Shield against the Combined Colleges tomorrow at the Y.W.C.A. ground, Fort Canning: Miss E. Peche, Miss
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    ENGLISHMEN BEATEN.
    102 13 France scored a very easy victory over England's team in an amateur wrestling match at the London Sports Club in mail week. The Frenchmen won five of the seven contests our two victories being trained by K. Cook and J. Reid. Cook gave a very plucky display he
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    129 13 Ui-dnesdav. July 1.1. Football S.A.F.A. Ist Div. PuUu Bram vs. K.A.F., A.R. Stadium 2nd Div. Warders v«. Fraser it Neave's, Jalan Besar Reserve Div. R.A. vs. IndoCeylonese. S.R.C. S.C.C. vs. Sungui Piipan (friendly i, I'adan?. Golf Indies' Monthly Medal (stroke; competition. Garrison G.C. Thursday, July 16. Football S.A.F.A.
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    COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
    562 13 COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS. Kent Lose Again. HEAVY SCORING AT LIVERPOOL. Rain seems to have interfered wir'i several matches in the county champion ship. The one at Sheffield, which had a direct bearing on the leadership, was tl cided on the first innings in favour ol Yorkshire. Sussex easily defeated Essex,
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    NEGRI TENNIS.
    155 13 Finals of L. T. A. Championships. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Imbn, July L">. By defeating R. B. Xunneliy, t— 4, I «t the Sungei L'j<nfr Club Siaw Kim Sang annexed the Negri Sembilan sinirlfchampionship for 19.S1. Pnvkwa winners of the title, for which p. trophy was presented by
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    MILITARY TATTOO AT MALAYAN SHOW.
    323 14 Fisheries Display Added To Attractions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 14. A military tattoo will be one of the attractions at the Malayan Show, which is to be held here on Aug. 1, 2 and 3. There will be 400 performers, made up
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    A TEST CASE.
    448 14 Problem of Imprisonment For Bankrupts. The following judgment of Mr. Justice Sproule, the acting Chief Justice, has been forwarded to the Straits Times for publication. This is a judgment, relative to two recent cases in the Bankruptcy Court, when two Government servants had motion? calling for imprisonment
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    NO HARM IN KISSING.
    143 14 The Three Eessential Ingredients. Dr. Josiah Oldfield declared that the pseudo-scientific ban on kissing was based on a fallacy, during an address before members of Women's Institutes at Birdingbury, near Rugby. "A kiss," he declared, "should combine affection, respect, and passion, and when any one of
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    A CHINESE STOIC.
    68 14 Mining Coolie Who Died Peacefully." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 13. Nobody is responsible for my death. Have no parents nor children. Age 57 years. Die peacefully." These words, written in Chinese characters, were on a slip of paper which was attached to a post
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    POLICE ACTIVITY.
    54 14 Two Doctors and a Lawyer In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 13. Recent police activity resulted today in the appearance in the lower court of two doctors, a lawyer and several other people charged with traffic offences. Fines up to $15 were inflicted in some cases.
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    STRUCK WITH PARANG.
    36 14 A Chinese was, it is alleged, struck by a compatriot with a parang yesterday evening near Wallich Street. He was badly wrunded on the back of the head and was taken to hospital.
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    FIRE AT SELETAR.
    53 14 The fire brigade received a call at about 6 o'clock yesterday evening to the Lee Rubber Co., at Seletar, where a small fire had broken out in the rolling millOn arrival, the brigade found that the fire had been put out by the staff with the aid
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  • CHECKING UP RECEPTION IN MALAYA.
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      1082 15 From A "Mike In Singapore mkemd Test For Malayan W ireless Listeners Reporting on Recepti.m Work of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (Singapore) Government Making a Move. (By Our WInImi Correspondent.) Reception Chart. Amateur Society's Work. Empire Broadcasting. The P.M.G. Licence. MALAYAN wireleM listeners are invited to co-operate in
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      AN EMPIRE RADIO SERVICE.
      308 15 Scheme Now Receiving Consideration. IN the House of Commons on June 16, Capt. P. Macdonald asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies if it is his intention to take steps to ensure that the resolution passed at the recent Colonial Conference with regard to an
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      LIGHTNING NEED NOT BE FEARED.
      322 15 Listeners in No Danger. TMIE old bogey of the alleged danger of lightning to wireless listeners has been raised in Malaya. Let me say at once, writes a correspondent who is an expert in these matters, that lightning will just as readily strike a box
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      A Listener's Log In Malaya—
      470 15 A Listener's Log In Malaya The Petaling Hill Tests Japanese Amateur Transmitters Broadcasting an Edgar Wallace Thriller Huge Growth of World Radio— Millions of Listeners. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) A S I indicated in my daily comments in the Straits Times yesterday my reception of the first Government test from
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      135 15 MALAYAN WIRELESS LISTENERS' TEST CHART. DATE I (JcS^'Se). "cStSn^ LEATHER CONDITIONS. REPORT ON^RECEPTION^ i FRIDAY, JULY 17. L i SATURDAY, JULY 18. SUNDAY. JULY 19. I _J Name of Owner of Set Address Type of Set (giving No. of valves, etc.) RADIO SERVICE Co. iBl Sole Agents and Representatives of
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      COVERED CAR PARKS
      268 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In connection with the two enclosed car parks which have recently been made on the sea side of Collyer Quay, if these parks are to be permanent it is evident that by erecting simple and inexpensive runs of corrugated
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      THE HORLEY FUND.
      498 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read with great interest your article on the Horley Memorial Fund, and if I guage the feelings of people aright it is not lack of sympathy but of initiative that holds back the donations. My personal knowledge
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      CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS.
      762 16 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It is interesting to read in your columns that the exact months which arc 11 dry are uncertain to the inhabitants of Singapore, because the same dubiety exists on Cameron's Highlands and has been the subject of much quizzical comment
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    163 16 Singapore, July 14. Routine orders by LieuJL-CaL M.. JU la Reilly, M.C. The undermentioned Officers are granted leave of absence Major A. Gordon Lee, O.B.E., M.C., Capt. F. J. L. Mayger, M.C. A meeting of the Officers' Mess will be held in the Drill Hall on Wednesday,
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    A Letter From Siam.
    2673 17 The Ebif Makes a Cood Recovery A Misunderstanding Cleared I p Siam And The Tin Quota Scheme— Sutisfaction At The Settlement Mr. S. Brighouse's 2 I Years In Bangkok .Si«m'« Golf Champion And a Runner-lip of Great Promise. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 8. We
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    PULLED OUT OF RIVER.
    51 17 A male Chinese, of about 20 years of age, is alleged to have attempted to commit suicide by drowning in the Singapore RiviT. On being pulled out he was found to be starving and very weak. The man was conscious, and was taken to hospital and
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      373 17 A NEW Goodyear HEAVY DUTY that's a rugged beauty of a Tyre Never has any tyre built for heavy duty been so generously large so broad and thick of tread as the NEW Goodyear HEAVY DUTY Certainly, this is the tyre for motorists who drive fast and far on all
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    ITINERANT CONJURERS' HARVEST.
    1521 18 PENANC LETTER. Sword Swallowers and Snake Tricksters Popular Loss of Two Well-known Residents Telephones More Attractions For Tourists Who Feels the Slump Most Lack of Interest In Kite Flying. (From Our Own Correspond vn>.) Penang, July 13. Penang lost two well-known personalities last weak, r.ne, unhappily, removed
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    "DEVIL'S ISLAND."
    279 18 Author's Sensational Charges. Sensational charges are levelled against the French Government's administration of the penal colony in Guiana in "Devil's Island" (Putnam), by W. E. AllisonBooth, which is now published. One of the most remarkable of these is that the French Government appealed to convicts on Devil's Island
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    WOMAN D.D.
    37 18 At Glasgow University rwcntly the Chancellor, Sir Donald MacAJister, conferred the degTee of Doctor of Divinity on Miss Agnes Maude Royden, of the Guildhouse, London, the first woman to receive that decree from the university.
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    A BANKRUPT'S THREE BUSINESSES.
    803 18 Sale of Diamonds. AFFAIRS OF A GERMAN CONTRACTOR. Lam Khce Meng, who at a previous public examination was said to ba the owner of three shops, Chop Kee Fat. a diamond and jewellery shop, Tye Tong Tong, a pawnshop and Chop Foh Mee, a provision shop,
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    PEKING LIBRARY.
    187 18 Many Rare Texts Among 44,000 Volumes. Peking, June 26. The new building of the Peking National Library was formally opened yesterday at an impressive ceremony which was attended by a large gathering of representatives frcm Party and Government organs and various educational organisations. Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei, director of
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    GOOD MANNERS IN ADVERTISING.
    267 19 Foolishness of Mad Dog Publicity. Mr. Clough Williams-Ellis, chairman of the Council for the Preservation of Rural Wales and president of the Design and Industries Association, opened the exhibition of Shall Press and pictorial advertising at the New Burlington Galleries. There were two ways of advertising,
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    BORDER EXPLORATION.
    249 19 Facilities Offered to Chinese Citizens. Nanking, June 20. In order to encourage the exploration and study of China's border regions, the Ministry of the Interior, with the approval of the National Government, has promulgated a set of regulations governing border expeditions, whether undertaken individually or in groups. All
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    THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
    291 19 If you want to know the state of a country, look at its politics. Mr. Lloyd George. There is nothing worse than to make a grand display of courage and than refuse at the last fence. Mr. J. B. Frith. The dole is the underlying cause of
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    SIR LUCAS RALLI.
    22 19 Sir Lucas BallS, Mnior partner tn.Messre. Ralli Brothers, East India merchants, left £2,290,44'!. D«uth dutia* amount to over £1,000,000
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    AIR FATALITY.
    258 19 Skilled Pilot Killed At Cambridge Pageant. Mr. Kenneth George Murray, of the Brooklands School of Flying, wao fatally injured when his aeroplane crashed during an air pageant held at Fen Ditton in connection with May Week at Cambridge University. Mr. Murray was giving an exhibition of trick flying
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    REPRIMAND DEMANDED.
    282 19 Shots in American's House In Shanghai. Shanghai, July 2. The Mayor of Greater Shanghai (Mr. Chang Chun) states that he has interviewed the Settlement officials regarding the recent Avenue Haig incident, and has demanded that the officer who fired the shot should be reprimanded. The incident referred to
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    ACCIDENTS & BANDITS.
    169 19 ACCIDENTS BANDITS. Bad Week for Railways In North China. Peking, June 22. Last week was a bad one for the Chinese railways. Following accidents on two lines came an attack by bandits on a station of the P.M.R. or Peking-Liaon-ing Railway outside Shanhaiku&n. The station attacked was Ching-tuitze, between Tahushan
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    " TIM " HEALY'S ESTATE.
    147 19 TIM HEALY'S ESTATE. Tributes in Will to His Children. Tributes to tbe affection of his family and their unity are contained in the will of the late Mr. Tim Healy, the first Gov-ernor-General of the Irish Free State, who died in Publin last March. The will has been proved and
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      207 19 "ELTOS" MAKE A NEW SPEED RECORD FOR OUT -BOARDS WORCESTER MASS MAY 29 1931 On May 29th the "ELTO" RACING "C" set a new world's record of 47.275 miles per hour at Worcester Mass. almost 1 mile faster than the previous world's SEE THE GREAT "ELTO" DISPLAY AT RIVER VALLEY
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