The Straits Times, 6 August 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, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, Ip3l. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      121 1 115 Toni E ht «.15 MAURICE CHEVALIER in "THE PLAYBOY OF PARIS" Thone 5261-2. From the Glorious Health-giving Pastures Of the SWISS ALPS, comes to you "READ RRAMIT DtAn W± DR AND N^ClEmc SWISS MIL" LIT* 1*"1 mnm ij; THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE SWISS MILK STERTI IZED NATURAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED
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      95 1 THE ."QUEEN ANNE" TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE ft WARRANTED HARD SOLDERED SILVER PLATE. ***** TEA-POT 2 PINTS CREAM .11 N^>^S\llliJi DV WAITER SOLID REEDED WIRE MOUNT 16ins. 3 Piece Tea Set $52.50^ 4 Piece Tea and Coffee Set 86.00 Do. with Waiter $150.00 ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. Established 1858. KUALA
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      15 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 MAURICE CHEVALIER in "THE PLAYBOY i OF PARIS Phone «5 26 1-2.
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      548 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJ*. CO. UNDEB CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag* due Spore. CATHAY 15,000 Aug. 8 NANKIN 7,058 Aug. 20
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      735 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille*. I.nndor. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mitldlenbrough. Tltuls Tonmipc Due Sail §SUWA MAUU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 gFUSHIMI MAP.U 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept. 9 10 tTEBUKUNI MAUU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 HAKUSAN HARU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MAUU
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      471 2 BURNS PBHP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DAP. WIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3^62 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and line it steamers trading to
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      634 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. 1 m.s. MKONIA Sept. 16 Sept. 1H dm. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct 16 dij. FALSTRIA Nov. 4 Nov. C m.s. FIONIA
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      569 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBUHG.
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      435 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK. SINGAPORE. MALACCA AND PORT SWETTENHAM August 13 for Bangkok KAMUNINC SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabal, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Siehon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan,
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      482 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 Stales and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ssn Frsnclsco snd Los Angelee. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Beaff Kong Aug. 17 S.S. GOLDEN HORN sails freta
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      537 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE iXW AMERICAN MALL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRKS. POLK In port Aug. 6 Aug. 8 PP.ES. ADAMS Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 PRKS. HARRISON Aug. 31 Sept. 3
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      535 3 ELMRMAN k BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERM AN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to i UNITED KINGDOM AND k CONTINENT Via Ports and Suex CanaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12
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      536 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest I.6MMS Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OP DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq, J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.,
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      566 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,080,000 (about «,668,0«0). STATUTORT EESEKVE FUND Fl. 40,016,000 (abont £3435,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD. AGBNCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevreden Rancronn Bandjarmasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      517 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about <8,noo,oou). Paid op Capital Glds. 55,000,000 (about £4.600,(100 Reserves Glds. 29.190,007 (about £2,432.000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTEUDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and Japan.
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      721 4 classified Advertisements. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be sccepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      736 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namazie Mansions. Apply M. A. Namazie. NEW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Angullia A Co. TO LKT, compound house, 38-B, Barker Rd. Immediate entry. Apply 196, Middle Road. TO LET, No. 25 and 26. Barker Eoad, partly furnished. Entry immediately. Apply Zebnder Brothers.
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      564 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, Robinson Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LET, 6 A 8, D'Almeida Street. Ground floor. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer
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      576 4 MISCELLANEOUS RAFFLES CAFE. After the Cinema VISIT RAFFLES CAKE' for the last DRINK and a SNACK. TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and Into French, German and English by expert linguist. Apply 632, Straits Times. FOR SALE WROUGHT IRON STANDING lamps with Psrchment shades. Gift Shop, 9, Arcade. 1865 BRANDY. Slump price $6.00
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      635 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LOST SCRIPT. NOTICE is hereby given that Certificste 80. 270 for five shares numbered 2330 to 2334 inclusive in the above-named Company, registered in the name of Khoo Lian Pin of Muar, is reported to be lost. Application has been made to
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      702 4 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of WAI ANN CHAY YOAK CHIUN of No. 58, Tras Street, Singapore, and the .same is used by us in respect of Balm k-nown as 'ELEPHANT BALM," Tjap "GAJAH," manufactured and void by
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    BIG GAME HUNTING IN AUSTRALIA.
    574 5 Water Buffaloes And Alligators. Australia does not enjoy a great reputation as a big game country, but actually it can provide sport thrilling enough to satisfy the most daring hunter, says the Sydney correspondent of the Morning Post. Northern Australia abounds with buffalo, and now
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    A WARNING AGAINST WAGE REDUCTIONS.
    442 5 Attitude of Governor Of The Philippines. Declaring that the reduction of salaries may mean throwing greater temptations in the path of employees and officials of the government, the Governor-General of the Philippines, Mr. Dwight Davis, intimated that he will oppose any move that would deprive
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    SIAMESE RICE.
    71 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 5. During the last fortnight the rice market has been slightly easier and prices have risen for all grade?. There has been an increased demand from Singapore and Hong Kong and inquiries from Java, Japan and Europe- It is said that orders
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      401 5 Raffles Hotel EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TERMS MODERATE. For Special Monthly Terms apply tto the Manager. TONIGHT DINNER and DANCE Special Announcement Commencing Friday, August 7th, and on every Following Friday THKKK WILL BE A TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 P.M. FOLLOWED BY An Informal Dance 9.30 P.M. to
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      513 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, ok Wednesday, August 12, at 2.30 p.m. Lots 1 to 5. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land and premises known as Nos. 6 to 9, Malabar Street, Singapore, areas
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      227 5 LET US TELL YOU IF YOUR m* EYE-SIGHT *m Requires Assistance. You have everything to gain by a little timely m* ADVICE -fi So have your Eyes Examined by H. LAZARUS CO. CONSULTING-OPTICIANS, S, Capitol Buildings. Hours— From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. PHONE No. 2751. HARRIS TWEED j Tas
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      41 5 I mm -mJ Ewfl Ms FOR POWERS OR LIGHTING HLNLEY Cable has no Superior. Large Stocks of All Sizes AVAILABLE FROM THE Sole Agents for Malaya. SINGAPORE I E NT RAJ KUALA LUMPUR [gNCIKgWOftK^ LTD] I— IPOH Tel. 5471 (i lines).
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS & DRUG TRAFFIC.
    1427 6 LEAGUE OF NATIONS DRUG TRAFFIC. Meeting of Narcotics Conference. STRICTER CONTROL. MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. The definition and enumeration of iniKs was one of the first tasks which confronted the League of Nations Conference f>r the Limitation of the Manufacture of Narcotics when it me', under the chairmanship of M.
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    THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
    315 6 I was never thought to be a joy to the orthodox.— Mr. Lloyd George. The French, as a people, are as peaceloving as any nation in Europe. Mr. Baldwin. I do not think that any fads ought to be represented in Parliament except my own, and they
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    THE BARBARIAN AT THE GATE.
    1504 6 "Know Thy Neighbour." ON THE VERGE OF A FRESH DARK AGE (By Sir Henry Thornton, Chairman and President of the Canadian National Railways.) There is an old proverb, Kn.ow Thyself but far more important it is to know thy neighbour. The spear-point of improved international
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    SHANGHAI LOVE DRAMA.
    197 6 Russian Ex-Soldier Charged With Murder. Shanghai, July 22. As a sequel to the love drama shooting affray in the French Concession last month, Anatole Alexandrovitch Boiko, aged 27, a Russian, appeared in the French Mixed Court today on the capital charge and was remanded in custody. It
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    HUMAN AIR MAIL.
    116 6 Belgian Journalist Goes As Postal Packet. London. July 24. A human being has been sent by parcel post as a sample packet in a big air liner from Belgium to Croydon. He is a young Belgian journalist, who, anxious to see how expeditiously the mail is handled,
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    SUGAR-CANE RESEARCH.
    97 6 Conferjence Makes Four Important Proposals. London July 24. The Imperal Sugarcane Research Conference ended today. The Conference recommended the establishment of four central cane-breeding stations, in Barbados, India, Mauritius and Australia. It also recommended the establishment of a quarantine station in the West Indies, because some fungus diseases
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    TRACING THE CAUSES OF DEPRESSIONS.
    497 6 Investigation by League Committees. When representatives of the National Economic Councils and National Institutes of Economic Research met last month for the second time at the League Secretariat under the presidency of M. Cahen-Salvador, Secretary-General of the French National Council, two questions were discussed: means
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    NITRATE INTERESTS.
    89 6 Private Agreements Foreshadowed. Bussels, July 20. A secret meeting of delegates representing the nitrate interests of France, Geimany, Holland and Italy has reached unanimity regarding the basis of a Mm of private agreements. It has been decided that when each country concerned latifies the agreements they should resume
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      737 6 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head Office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE. Branch Office, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. Cables: TIMES, SINGAPORE. Telephones SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA LVMPVR 3689 Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD., (Advt. Dept.) 24, Old Jewry. London, E.C 2. (through whom all business
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      203 7 r.^ r^^_M-.^m 1 aVal M 'W^ T aaar «t 'I aaai'^Hll aaaal^ '|l|' aaa»l 'B 11/' i aaaat 7/aaw^'/aaa» TELEPHONF 6909 jy~ <f LAST NIGHT TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 ALOOF! UNRIVALLED! UNPARALLELED! The Greatest Show ever seen in Malaya! TRADER HORN MKTRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S MIRACLE PICTURE TOMORROW JOAN CRAWFORD In Yet Another Brilliant
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      328 7 The Idol of All Film Lovers MAURICE CHEVALIER Once Again Captivating Thousands CAPITOL fje-isj NIGHTLY l^isl Mm ifflf IN His Latest Joyous and irayest PARAMOUNT Comedy Romance "PLAYBOY OF PARIS" ■fljjjjjj^ with. KKANTFiS i)KK. STUART 4$&L *jg^^ ERWIN and O. P. HEGGIE. *^^f Hear the Incomparable Prince of Popularity sing
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      391 7 Rq) a^L^k.i»^alß^^_^«^i^C«™k»^Diii»JHEßW'^^ 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 FOX'S CHARMING LOVE COMEDY DONT BET ON WOMEN Full of Saury Laughs, Sparkling Dialogue and Snappy Situations WITH JEANETTE MACDONALD EDMUND LOWE, ROLAND YOUNG VICTORIAJTHEATRE MONDAY NEXT, August ion., at 9.30 p.m. RETURN OF SZIGETI HINt.AKVS (.KIvMKSI VIO.IMST. FOR ONE RECITAL ONLY. Booking at LiTTLES,
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    TEN STRANDINGS IN 17 YEARS.
    451 8 TEN STRANDINGS IN 17 YEARS. Lighthouse for Difficult LanHfall Point. In view of the representations marie to the authorities shortly after the inquiiy was held at Cape Town last year into the stnimlinj? and total loss of the steamer Malmcsbury at Saldanha Bay, near Cape
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    274 8 Thursday, August 6. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Codown Gate. But Wharf Itajula 21 1 -\ljiii Wharf Khybrr IK 3 l.arut 1G If Talma 13 3 Tahinta U 3 Ipoh 7 3 Empire Dock Lycaon 30 3 Keelnnc M 3 Kffta 35 3
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      200 8 Singapore, Aug. G. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29*32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3% London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27/32 Undon, 30 days' sight 2/3 13/1S Lon'on, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2 U 11/11 Lyons and Paris, demand 1424 Hamburg, demand Z34tt torn, New York,
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      PRODUCE.
      171 8 Singapore, Aug. C. Gambler 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 15.00 Copra *•"<> mixed 3.90 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.82' i White Pepper 30.00 Black Pepper 19.50 Pearl Sago 4-25 small 6't medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam $160 to 220 Saigon $143 to IGO Rangoon $138 to 158 \i>. 1 of
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      S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
      199 8 By Lieut-Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Aug. 5. 2nd Lieut N. E. B. Graburn, M.V.C., is attached to the S.V.C. with effect fiom August 4. Officers and other ranks of the S.V.C. will wear Mess Dress, if in possession of it, when dining
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      99 8 flfl— Ills o f drills up to and for weekending Aug. 9 Thursday, Aug. 6, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon 'Eurasian), M.G. Training. Thursday. Au 6, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. "X" 'Chinese i C>.. Nos. 1 and 2 of L.G. Section— Revolver Training; 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall.
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      85 8 The P. and O. Cathay with mails from F.urope (London mails dispatched or July 16). is expected to reach Penang at 4 p.m. today. Information as to the (late and time of delivery of the mails in Singapore will be announced in the moraine edition of the Post
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      41 8 By S'porc Londoi Left Arrd. J. P. Co«n I'»tri» KgTM Chcnonceaux Christiatn Uuygcni Kashgar June 26 July 21 July 3 July 2' July 2 July 2' July 1 July 2' July 10 July 31 July 10 Aug. I
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        MINING.
        443 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyer*. Seller*. t'l £1 Adam Kumbang 18/6 21/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 19/- 21/5/- 6/- Aycr Hitam Tin 11/9 12/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Ratu Caves 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1 Burmah MaUy
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        GENERAL.
        275 8 Issue V.il. I'J. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.76 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Profs. 2.02V4 2.12' i xd. El 1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 1 Central Enfint 0.25 0.30a0m. 100 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 n £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 18/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        125 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1981-86 102 104 cl. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 414 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4 .4 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 96
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        RUBBER SHARES
        386 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations arc nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today'i Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allonby ($1) 0.C5 0.75 0.60 0.70 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.45 0.56 0.40 0.50 A. Ilitam ($1) 0.80 1.00
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    796 8 Eindhoven Broadcasting At 8 p.m. (By Oui Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. P. C. J., Eindhoven, Holland, came through very powerfully last night and early this morning, and the announcer referred to an alteration in the \imes of broadcasting. He said the station opened up at 2 p.m.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    252 8 Thursday. August 6. H. W. 2.39 a.m., 8 ft. 2 In., 2.69 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Singapore mails close for Europe. Groat Britain and North America to connect with Alor Star-Amsterdam air mail, >i p.m. Friday. August 7. H. W. 3.30 a.m., 7 ft. 6
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    154 8 Today. Southern Western India (Rujula) 3 p.m. Upper Durma, Nurth and East India lEgra) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Egypt and Europe (Saarland) I !>">. Siani (except Lower Siani I (Kistna) ..I p.m. Silat Pandjang. Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo and Padang, (Tidorc) 4 p.m. Europe, Great Britain and
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      305 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTEEDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Hin. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hoars. m.p.h. Kcd.h Alor Star „80 72 Nil 7.3 65 Calm Cloudy Kclantsn Kota Bharu ..89 74 0.11 9.9 65 ESE
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    272 9 New Low Record For Rubber. PRICE TO FALL FURTHER (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Tuday's I'rues KuMnr. i- nt- pat V>. Tin, l."> 0 tons at 165% per picul. Yesterday's Pricaa Rubber, London, 2 ii-16d.. down :i-16d. N'l-w York, <•: down ct. Market Tone Steadier. Tin.
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    JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
    57 9 The figures in brackets give the output! for the corresponding period nf lant year. DO lb. (*****8 lb.). Mount Austin (Johore). 145,000 lb. (270.290 lb. Ami;!,:- Irhori-.— 48.000 lb. Bukit Palong. -!'.o<m> lb. Consol 00,000 lb. Chnlu (Seku «or i. 7»'.(i00 lb. Mambau iK.M.S.i. 60,000 lb. Bungei
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    JULY TIN RETURNS.
    21 9 Satupulo N.1.. 188 niiuls, 50J hours, 88,000 yards. Bambun Mlnet (Tanjong Ranibut..n). June, 3(0 piculi July, 17C piculs.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      422 9 Rubber Depressed But Tin Fairly Steady. Fraser and Co.'s (report, dated Aug. 4, states Business during the week has been interrupted by the holidays, and only a few bargains have been put throug-h since our last report. Rubber established a further l»w-price record, declining at one period to
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      EXCHANGES.
      71 9 Rugby, Aug. 5. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.0»i, Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5^(1.. Berlin 20.., Brussels 3180. Bucharest 817, Rio 3 9-32, Buenos Aires 30, Copenhagen 18.16%, Geneva 21.83, Helsingfors 193'/i, Hong Kong ll^d., Lisbon 110.18, Madrid 55.10, Milan 92.80, Monte Video 22*.;, New York 4.85 Oslo 18.1C/4, Paris
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      BORNEO RUBBER.
      52 9 Java Sumatra Humlelmnatsuhappij are in n i-.-ipt of cable advice from their Batavia office giving the total exports of rubber from the f. llowing places for the month of July 1M Western division of Borneo, Samba.*, 711 tons S. and K. division of Borneo, Knndjrrmussin, 2,519 tons Pulembang,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      58 9 12 o'clock noon, Aur. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 9% S\ Standard R.S.S. on Tender Aujrust 814 8% September HV4 8* Oct.-Dec. 8* 9 Jan.-Mar. <J% 9% Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable Lopdon Spot Sheet 2 9-1 Gd. per lb. New
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      303 9 The undernotcd non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Bureaucracy Triumphant, 1931, (C. K. Allen) Edward Carpenter in Appreciation, 1931, (G. bcith) Editor; The Moon Year: a Record of Chinese Customs and Festivals, illus., (J. Bre don and I. Mitrophanow) Party Card Games,
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      111 9 Forcijrn exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean -steamers at all Malayan ports during the month of July, 1931 Destination. Tons. United Kingdom 520 United States of America. 5,461 Continent of Europe 1,:i~2 British Possessions 160 Japan 97 Other foreign countries 37 Total 7,647 Note 1.
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      HOME TRADE REVIEW.
      1584 9 France and the Hoover Proposal. SERIOUS BUSINESS DEPRESSION. (By A. W. Still.) London, July 8. It has been a hectic week, due mainly to doubts whether the Hoover moratorium proposal would survive the intensity of selfish concentration in France. That country has come very near indeed to
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      412 9 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS. Ocean shipments of rubber, including latex, rcvertex and concentrated latex, during the month of July, 1931 Preliminary Return. Sheet and Crepe. Latex, Concentrated Latex, Re vertex. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Name of Port. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Proper. Settlement*.
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    AMUSEMENTS. Singapore.
    106 10 AI.HAMBRA.- Trader Horn. 8.16— 9.18. Phone 6SH>9. CAPITOU-- Maurice Chevalier In The Playboy of Paris. «.15— 9.15. Phone 6261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Dinner and Dance, Robert Dreschcr's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayan*«, Zoo, Sporting Field, Skating Ground, etc., etc. MARLBOROUGH.— FoIIow Through with Charles Rogers and Nancy
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    87 10 MRS. LEE CHIN SENG.— Madam Chua Neo Ne<> i at her residence No. 141, Paya Lebar Road at midnight on Friday, July 31, 1931, at the age of G4 leaving behind her two borrowing sons Messrs. Lee Kane Hock and Lee Kang Hai, one daughter Mrs. Tan
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1931. "LIVING ON THE COUNTRY."
    944 10 There must have been many people who read with greit interest Mr. Charlton Maxwell's address on the dietary of the rural Malay and the potential value of the native foods of Malaya to the country's foreign population. We
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    163 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. A- B. Taylor, Medical Officer, Serem ban, haa been transferred to Kuantan. Mr. F. C. Marshall has been appointed an Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court, Johore. The dsath took place recently at Muar of Mr. Jai Gopal Singh, a Johore veterinary surgeon. Mr. W. E. Wal'.is, a director
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    THE NEW BREED OF STATESMAN.
    1693 10 Seeking Glory by the Road Of Peace. (By Count Albert Apponyi. the veteran Hungarian statesman and principal Hungarian delegate to the League of Nations.) The author of this article recently celebrated m threefold landmark in his life his Bsth birthday, his 61st year in Parliament
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    699 10 THE DECLINE OF POTEEN. Poteen, or illicit whisky distilling,' is falling on bad times in Ireland. During 1930 there were 570 seizures of poteen, 246 prosecutions of illicit distillers, 146 convictions, 25 people sent to gaol and 109 fined. Yet in spite of these figures Uie
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      SEVEN DAYS TO ROME.
      177 11 Mr. Mollison's Brilliant Effort. LONDON TONIGHT? How Other Flights Are Progressing. Rome, Aug. 5. With the record for the EnglandAustralia flight well within his grasp Mr. James A. Mollison, the Australian National Airways pilot, who is trying to beat Mr. C. \V. A. Scott's time, arrived
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      MISS AMY JOHNSON.
      222 11 Now on the Last Lap To Japan. Tokio, Aug. 5. Japan is preporing an enthusiastic reception for Miss Amy Johnson, who passed over Changchun, Manchuria, at noon today on her way to Mukden from Harbin. There will ba, among other entertainments, a tremendous public reception in Hibiya
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      PACIFIC FLIGHT.
      115 11 Pangborn and Herndon To Try for £5,000 Prize. London, Aug. 6. The London backers of Messrs. Pangbcrn and Herndon, who were trying to beat the round-the-world record established by Post and Gatty but who gave up the attempt after reaching Habarovsk on Monday last, have received a telegram
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      THE LINDBERGHS.
      101 11 Worst Lap of the Flight Now Over. Aklavik, Aug. 5. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh have arrived. Keuter. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh are flvi from New York to Tokio. Aklavik is in North West Territory, Canada, near the month of the Mackenzie River close to th»Alaskan border. The 1.100
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      THE DORNIER DO.X.
      148 11 Flying from Rio Janeiro To New York. Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 5. The giant German flying-boat Dornier T)o. X. took off from here this morning lor Bahia, on its way to New York, carrying mails and nine passengers. Bahia, Aug. 5. i The Dornier Do. X. has
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    BRIDGING THE GULF OF "CLASS."
    75 11 Duke of York's Holiday Camp for Boys. Rugby, Aug. 5. The Duke of York today arrived at Southwold, Suffolk, on a visit to his annual holiday camp for public schoolboys and boys in industry. There are 400 lads under canvas and the camp is organised
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    SOVIET DUMPING.
    146 11 Buenos Aires Raid Many Releases. New York, Aug. 5. A message from Buenos Aires states that the police have released a number of the arrested Amtorg employees, as there was no evidence against them to connect them with the alleged illegal dumping. About sixty are still under arrest
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    RALLY IN TIN.
    74 11 Improved Statistical Position. (From Our Own Conespondent.) London, Aug. 5. The sharp rally in tin yesterday was due to the improved statistical position and also the belief that, owing to heavy over-shipments from the East earlier in the year, returns for August will probably not exceed 4,500
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    VISIT TO ITALY.
    34 11 Dr. Bruening &Dr. Curtius Leave for Rome. Berlin, Aug. 5. The Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and the Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) have left for Rome on a visit to Signor Mussolini. Router.
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    MR. CHIANG TSO-PING.
    78 11 Resigns Post of Minister In Berlin. Shanghai, Aug. 5. Mr. Chiang Tso-ping, the Chinese Minister to Germany and Austria and delegate to the Disarmament Commission of the League of Nations, interviewed, declared that the Central (Nanking) Government had accepted his resignation. However, he will proceed to Geneva
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    BOMBS ON FERRIES.
    46 11 Two Killed and Twelve Injured. Hong Kong, Aug. 5. On August 3 a bomb exploded on the Shuihing passenger 'boat Tungon injuring six persons. A bomb also exploded on the Tungkwoon passenger boat Taisheng, killing two people and injuring six. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    48 11 Merchants of Canton Decide To Participate. Hong Kong, Aug. 5. The Canton Chamber of Commerce held a meting yesterday at which the question of the campaign against Japanese goods was discussed! The merchants, it is understood, decided to participate in tha boycott. Sin Kuo i Mm.
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    CAMPAIGN OF MURDER IN INDIA.
    74 11 Congress and Terrorism. WORKING COMMITTEE'S RESOLUTION. Bsmbay, Aug. 5. The recent revulsion of feeling throughout India against terrorism found expression in a resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee deploring the attempted assassination of the acting Governor of Bombay (Sir John Hotson) and the assassination
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    POSITION IN BURMA.
    191 11 Dacoities Still Reported As Numerous. Rugby, Aug. 5. A statement on the situation in Burma during the week ended Augurt 1 has been issued by the India Office. It says There has been no marked change in the situation and no important collisions between the Government forces
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    DASH TO THE POLE.
    124 11 Nautilus on Her Way To Spitzbergen. Bergen, Aug. 5. The submarine Nautilus left here today for Tromsoe, en route for Spitzbergen. Reuter. The Nautilus is, of course, the former United States Navy submarine in which Sir Hubert Wilkins intends to make his sensational dash to the
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    RUBBER'S LOWEST.
    91 11 United Kingdom Stocks Increase. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 5. United Kingdom rubber stocks are now 136,216 tons, compared with 108,783 tons a year ago. The share market is very dull. There is little selling in spite of the depressing outlook. The nrofit of the Pusing Rubber
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    GOVERNOR OF KANSU.
    41 11 General Ma Hung-ping Appointed. Shanghai, Aug. 4. The Central (Nanking) Government today decided to appoint General Ma Hung-ping as chairman of the Kansu Provincial Government. Sin Kuo Mm. General Liv Yu-feng has been chairman of Kansu since 1927.
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    BANKERS OBJECT.
    43 11 To Taxation on Their Net Profit. Shanghai, Aug. 4. The Chinese bankers of Greater Shanghai are opposing the levying of a tax on the net profit of banks and are holding a meeting further to discuss the matter. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CANTON DEFAULT?
    42 11 Not Meeting Foreign Loan Obligations. Shanghai, Aug. 4. The Finance Ministry at Nanking declares that Canton has failed to remit, as promised, the proper share of the Customs revenue to meet the foreign a«d domestic loan services.- -Sin Kuo Mm.
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    FINANCIAL CRISIS IN MEXICO.
    211 11 Silver Standard. FOREIGN BANKS MAY WITHDRAW. New York, Aug. 5. Messages from Mexico City state that the business of most of the banks here was heavy at the beginning of the week, following the suspension of operations by a Spanish Bank, with branches in several citie3,
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    SLUMP IN STERLING.
    261 11 Selling Wave Originates In Paris. London, Aug. 5. A sensational slump in sterling and a fall in securities occurred this morning after the markets opened. The New York exchange dropped from 4.8575 to 4.8487 and the Paris exchange from 123.90 to 123.50. The fall continues. A rumour
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    HANKOW FLOODS.
    173 11 Hot Weather and Danger Of Disease. Hankow, Aug. 5. The waters flooding Hankow are not yet receding and with the return of steaming hot weather the authorities fear the outbreak of disease, caused by the stagnant water and the breakdown of the sewerage system. The food shortage is
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    FLOOD RELIEF.
    37 11 Shanghai Merchants Effort To Raise Funds. Shanghai, Aug. 5. The Shanghai merchants are calling a general meeting to devise measures to raise funds for the relief of distress caused by tht floods.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    FIGHT AT MEET OF STAGHOUNDS.
    82 11 Horseman Who Rode Down Demonstrators. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 5. A free fight occurred at the opening meet of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds at Bridgewater today. Members of the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports made a demonstration against stag hunting,
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    LORD READING.
    219 11 Engagement to Secretary Announced. Rugby, Aug. 5. The engagement is announced of Lord Reading, the former Viceroy of India, to Miss Stella Chamaud. The wedding will take place tomorrow. Miss Chamaud was on the Viceregal staff in India when Lcrd Reading was Viceroy, and, since Lord Reading's return
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    WAR DEBTS.
    157 11 New York Bankers Favour Scaling Down New York, Aug. 5. The New York Times says that at the recent meeting of New York bankers it was stated that any measure to deal with the short-term credit problem if Germany can only be a temporary palliative. The bankers consider
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    MARKETING BOARD.
    111 11 Australia to Oppose Its Abolition. Canberra, Aug. 5. Mr. Parkrr Moloney, Minister of Markets and Transport, has informed the Hpuse of Representatives that the Commonwealth Government will do its utmost to prevent the abolition of the Kmpiro Marketing Board, which was recommended by the Economy Committee in its
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    REVOLT IN CHINA.
    57 11 Shih Yu-san's Troops Surrender. Shanghai, Aug. 6. General Han Fu-chu, the chairman cf the Shantung Provincial Government, has wired to the Central Government at Nanking, reporting that he has accepted the surrender of General Shih Yu-san's rebel troops. General Han add* that he is incorporating them in
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    THE FUTURE OF INDIA.
    601 11 Preparing for London Conference. NO CEREMONY. Hopes of Reaching Solutions. Rugby, Aug. 5. H. M. the King has again placed St. James's Palace at the service of the Indian Round-Table Conference, and the Federal Structure Committee of the Conference will resume its sittings there soon alter
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    JACK DIAMOND.
    91 11 Fifteen Years for One Of His Bodyguards. Catskiil, New York, Aug. 6. John ScaccHo, cne of Jack Diamond's former bodyguards, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on a charge of assaulting the lorry driver who refused to reveal the destination of a cargo of cider he was
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    THE " YOUNG MARSHAL."
    57 11 THE YOUNG MARSHAL." His Plans After Leaving Hospital. Shanghai, Ajig. 5. It is reported from Peking that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, the Mukden ruler and commander-in-chief of the Chinese National forces in North China is contemplating retaining to Shenyang for a brief convalescence after his recent severe illnega. He will be
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    "FRESH YOUNG PEACHES ARRIVED."
    3251 12 Prettiness at a Premium In Coffee Shops. WAITRESS PROBLEM. EXPLOITING GIRLS AS ADVERTISEMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 5. At today's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Mr. V. G. BneUel presiding, the question was liii ■•■d I Mr. J. Jeff, Protector of
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    MR. A. H. COOMBES.
    161 12 Presentation on Eve Of Retirement. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 6. A pleasant evening was spent at the Gopeng Gymkhana Club on the occasion of presentations made to Mr. A. H. Coombes, general manager of Gopeng Consolidated, on the eve of his retirement. Mr. Coombes
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    MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE.
    174 12 Conclusion of Son's Suit Against His Mother. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 6. The case was concluded yesterday in ttie Supreme Court here in which Ng Ann Thye. eldest con of the late Ng 800 Bee, the Taiping millionaire who is said to have amassed a fortune
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    BIG CHANDU SEIZURE.
    134 12 Captures by Preventive Service. Contraband chandu and opium valued at over $16,000 were seized by the Singapore Preventive Service at houses in Selegie Road and Bras Basah Road yesterday afiernoon and three Chinese were arrested. i The accused who gave their names as Lam Swce Setig, Yeap
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    ADVENTURES WITH WILD ANIMALS.
    851 12 Interesting Talk At Rotary Tiffin. Mr. Frank Buck, the well-known wild animal collector, was the speaker at the Singapore Rotary Club tiffin at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. Prior to Mr. Buck's talk, the President, Mr. Roland Braddell, announced that H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil dementi) had
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    AN UNUSUAL CLAIM.
    298 12 Title to a Donatio Mortis Causa Note. An interesting claim on a promissory note given as a donatio mortis causa, as to whether the executors of the deceased or the person to whom he endorsed the note was entitled to the money, came up before Mr. Justice
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    KILLED BY TRAIN.
    194 12 Inquest on Death of Chinese Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 5. The Rembau magistrate, Rajah Abdul Hamid, held an inquest last week into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinese woman named Sin Teck who was knocked down by a railway train. Sinnappan, a
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    PADI PLANTING.
    118 12 Sultan of Perak Emphasises Its: Importance. At the meeting of the Perak State Council, held at Kuala Kangsar on July 20, H.H. the Sultan presented tumbok lada (small kris) to Che Pandak Redak bin Puteh Menjah, Che Ishak bin Alang Taib and Che Alang Mat Nasir bin Kulop
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    131 12 The following is the programme of the Children's Concert to be given at the Memorial Hall on Saturday at 5 p.m. Overture, "La Mascarade (A. Tavan), Mr. Chia Keng Tye's Orchestra; Bari-| tcne solo, "The Rebel" (William Wallace), Mr. Roy Brown Soprano Solo, Who is Sylvia (Schubert), Mrs.
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    SINGAPORE RURAL BOARD.
    972 12 Lighting of Katong. DEVELOPMENT OF WEST COAST LAND. That a sum of $260,000 w::s to Ix M v.\ en reconstruction and extension of \\<si Coast Road, is shown in the draft estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Singapore Rural Board for VXVI which were discussed yesterday
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    47 12 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katong Park todty. starting at 5.16 Overture, William Tell" (Rossini); Selection, "The Sorcerer" (Sullivan); Intermezzo, "Tiptoes" (Cooke) Piccolo solo, Pagoda. Bells" (Call) Suite, "four Indian Love Lyrics" (Woodford-Finden); Selection, "Looking Backward" (Finck); Waltz, Weaner Madl'n (Ziehrer).
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  • Racing in Malaya—Some New Importations—Singapore Gold Cup Meeting.
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      TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
      2222 13 Newmarket Successes. HARDSHIPS OF LAND TAX. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 9. New that Goodwood is less than three weeks away, while the Doncaster meeting l.e^ins on Sept. 8 (with the St. Leger or ttu' '.it to backers are getting very busy •"specially since Goodwood,
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    QUALIFYING ROUND OF S.A.F.A. CUP.
    703 13 R.A.s Decisive Win Over Indo-Ceylonese. R.A. 4 I.C.F.A. L In an S.A.F.A. Cup (qualifying round) match yesterday .at the Anson Road Stadium the Royal Artillery beat the Indo-Ceylonese by 4—l. The play was not of a high standard, both sides failing to combine effectively, while
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    195 13 Two Promotions On Saturday. Followers of boxing will have two promotions to make their choice of witnessing on Saturday, as fights have been arranged both at the Moonlight Hall. New World, and at the Lion City Ring. It is unfortunate that these two events have clashed, for there
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    257 13 Latest Positions in Three Divisions. The following are the positions In the three Divisions of the S.A.F.A. League todate ■ir.t Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Malays 16 1.3 2 1 73 27 27 S.C.C. 14 11 3 0 45 19 22 Chinese ..II 9 6
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    10 FOR 24 !
    64 13 10 FOR 24 Playing in a Cambridgeshire senior league match at Cambridge, V. D. Pask, of the V.M.C.A., took all ten wickets for 24 runs. Joyce Cooper, of the Mermaid Club, beat her own British record at Burton-on-Trent, covering 150 yards, free style, in 1 mm. 42 1-5 sec., which
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    MALAYAN RACING NOTES.
    540 13 Coming Meetings. FORM OF THE LATEST IMPORTATIONS. The next race meeting in Malaya will be at Taiping on Saturday and Monday. Classes 111 and IV horses and (lass II ponies will be catered for, while a polo pony race for amateur riders will be held each day.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    212 14 Teams for Singapore G.C. And Race Course Match. The fi-llowinjr are the teams and startin;; limes for h match between the Singapore and Race Course Golf Clubs to be played at the race course .on Sunday, visiting players mentioned first 8.45, Cruik and Eldred vs. Ibrahim and Morita.
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    184 14 Keen Fight in the Grand Aggregate. (From Oui Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 5The Kinta branch of the M.is.V.R. British Rifle Association held an open rifle meeting during the holidays. Saturday afternoon was devoted to sweepstakes fired at 200, 500, 600 and 300 yards. The winners were T. J.
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    YACHTING.
    144 14 Races for Saturday And Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Saturday afternoon tht B class will sail for the Boden Kloss Challenire (up. The start will be at 4.30, and the count will be posted in the usual n before the race. On Sunday morning the A
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    243 14 Thursday, Auguit 6. Harrison Sports, Tanglim Footbull Malaya Cup practice, Anson Hnad Stadium. Friday, August 7. Football 2nd Div. M.C.U. vs. G.E.C.. 5.11.8. K round. Cricket S.C.C. Tournament Etceteras vs. Merchants, Padanr. Garrison Sports, Tanglin. Saturday, August 8. Football H.M.S. Malaya Cup Final, Singapore v.i. Perak, Kuala Lumpur.
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    FAMOUS CRICKETERS.
    462 14 Australian Bowler to Join Lancashire Club. Lancashire will not have the assistance of the Australian fast bowler, E A. McDonald, next season as negotiations have beer, completed whereby McDonald will play for Bacup, the Lancashire League side. It will be recalled that the Australian pUyeri for Nelson in
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    ARMY vs. NAVY.
    115 14 Annual Cricket Match Ends in Draw. London, July 21. The annual two-day cricket match between the Royal Navy and the Army at Lords ended in a draw. Batting first, the Navy scored 230 for seven and declared. Lieut.-Comdr. Shaw played a splendid innings, and was top scorer
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    NO SECOND ASCOT.
    162 14 Unfounded Suggestion Of Altering Goodwood. Referring to a suggestion that Goodwood might be turned into a second Ascot, the Duke of Richmond and Gordm states that he thinks most racegoers would be sorry to see the character of Goodwood changed. The whole landscape wonld have to be
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    DEMPSEY IN POVERTY.
    158 14 Plans to Re-enter the Ring And Fight. London, July 18. According to a Chicago dispatch, quoted by the Daily Express Jack Dempsey, having spent a 1500,000 fortune, is penniless and plans to re-enter the ring, fully cognirant of the fact that his mere presence, regardless of the
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    LARGEST AND BEST EQUIPPED.
    643 14 Germany's Stadium For 1936 Olympics. The news that the International Olympic Games Committee by a large majority accepted Berlin's offer to house the next Olympic Games in 1936 does not find the German capital unprepared. The Games were to have been held there in 1914, but
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    SPAIN vs. ENGLAND.
    106 14 Return Football Match At End of 1931. A Spanish fcotball team is to meet an Enftia team in England during next season. This match," said Sir Frederick Wall, Secretary of the F.A., will be a return to the game in Madrid in 1929. The Spaniards won that
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    ANGLER KILLED.
    82 14 Lightning Strikes Metal Fishing Rod. Rugby, Aug. 5. Severe thunderstorms last evening were followed by exceptionally heavy rainfalls in many parts of the country and lowlying villages m Wiltshire were flooded. Floods also occurred In Oxford, and motorists found many roads in the neighbourhood impassable. A number of
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    KUALA LIPIS INQUEST.
    94 14 Sequel to Fatal Accident In Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, Aug. 5. The Kuala Lipis Magistrate, Capt. North Hunt, held an inqnest last Friday on the body of a male Tamil named Govindasamy, a patient in the Kuala Lipis Hospital, who met his death by misadventure
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    MALACCA ASSIZES.
    194 14 Prison for Man with Bag Of Seditious Pamphlets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 0. The third session of the Malacca Assizes began here yesterday with Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell presiding. A man who was banished in 1921 was accused of returning to Malaya. He pleaded guilty
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    ESCAPEES RELEASED.
    74 14 Decision of British Privy Council. London, July 27. The suspense of three men who escape'! to Trinidad from the French penal .settlement at Cayenne has been relieve:! by the Privy Council, sitting in London, ordering their release. Eleven prisoners altogether escaped in a boat, which capsized, and two
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    618 14 Monday, July 27. In the morning His Excellency and Miss Clementi, attended by Mr. R. J. Curtis, A.D.C. and Mr. W. C. S. Corry, Private Secretary, motored to Taiping. His Excellency accompanied by the Hon. Mr. B. W. Elles, British Resident, Perak, paid at visit of inspection to
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    1265 15 INQUIRIES received by the Auto- mobile Association, London, indicate that some drivers at home are not quite to the correct procedure at crossloads whore automatic light signals are In operation. It has been laid down by the Ministry of Transport for the guidance of local authorities that drivers wishing t<
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    18 15 Notes and News: Traffic Control by Light Signals Idling Engine Speeds Alarmist Fire Notions More and More Cyiimden.
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    DISCARDED VEHICLES.
    63 15 r pHK\ have found another new way in America of disposing of old, worn-out cars. In a water trench through a mar h at Kingsland Point, the local park commission is burying the remains of thousands of \chicles which have been discarded by owners. The trench is 2,.~>00
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    SUMATRA MOTORIST'S EXPERIENCE.
    382 15 Trapped in Car by Wild Elephants. I) KING trapped in a jungle by a herd of 20 wild elephants was only one of the amazing experiences undergone by Mr. Theodore G. H. F. A. Steenkamp, of Brussels, formerly secretary of the Rubber Growers' Association of Sumatra, in
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    TOWN OF 10 CARS.
    248 15 Nine of Them of Morris Manufacture. THE Morris distributors for the Falkland Islands report that the capital, Port Stanley, boa its of only 10 motor vehicles, and that nine of tha latter arc of Morris manufacture. The country," they write, is highly unsuited to modern motor
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    NOT DUTY FREE.
    172 15 j British Cars Imported Into Australia. INHERE is a widespread but incorrect -I impression that British motor chasses are admitted into Australia free of Customs duty. The actual position, says the I Brisbane Courier, is that unassembled i tripped chasses of the 7-8 h.p. class have to
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    OFFENCES OF BRITISH MOTORISTS.
    622 15 Official Figures And Their Meaning. INURING 1930 one motor vehicle in every seven registered in Great Bri tain was involved in a motoring offenc. for which its driver came under the notict of the police. That is only one of the interestin* facts which emerges from
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    THE AIR CLEANER.
    232 15 How the Motor-Car Engine Is Protected. lAASHING over a gravel or dirt road, with the wind causing swirls of dust to cloud the pathway of the car, the motorist often wonders what effect this dust has upon the engine of his motor-car if it finds its way
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    7 15 Thoughtless Drivers. MORE TROUBLESOME THAN 'ROAD HOGS."
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    CAR MAINTENANCE.
    91 15 A MANDATORY vehicle inspection law which exists in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. is an excellent one. At the general j inspection held during the latter part of 1930 it was found that of the 1,500,000 cars examined more than half were in immediate need of servicing. Only 69.27 p*r cent,
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    648 15 AN experience of drivers of all types, extending over many years, has forced an English expert to the conclusion that those drivers who act foolishly through incapacity, impulsiveness, or thoughtlessness are a greater danger to themselves and to others than is the I deliberate road hog." This is a conclusion
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    TAXING AUTOMOBILES.
    218 15 Different Methods Employed In Europe. IT is perhaps not very generally known that certain continental countries have different method-, of ca'cula'ing tha horse-power of carr for revenue purposes tran have the Eiiglish authorities. For instanc, an English owner of a TJ h.p. car migrit be surprised when travelling
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    DETACHABLE ENGINES.
    136 15 rpor p0 enable the front part of their comI mercial vehicles to be removed from t the rest of the chassis, permitting the engines to be wheeled away on the front •vheels and thereby secure access for 1 effecting repairs, English inventors hay:I patented a detachable power unit
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    1417 16 The Ross Institute. CRITICISM OF LEAGUE'S MOSQUITO POLICY. The sixth ordinary general meeting of Institute and Hospital for Tropical Disease! was held at the Institute, Putney Heath, S.W. 15, on June 24 when therv w. re present, .-mong others, Sir Konuld Bom (Director-in-Chief), Sir Aldo Castcllani (Director of
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    THE KING'S TRIBUTE TO SCOTSMEN.
    528 16 The Future in the Hands Of Men with Brains. "When Scotsmen aspire earnestly tc« a purpose, the purpose is already half accomplished," was a tribute paid to Scotsmen by the King when he visited Glasgow on July 10. The streets from the Central Station to
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    CANADA & THE LEAGUE.
    108 16 CANADA THE LEAGUE. Pacific Settlement Of Disputes. The Canadian Government has sent the Secretariat of the League of Nations its accession to the General Act for vhe Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, subject to certain reservations which have already been formulated by Great Britain and the Dominions. Canada's undertakings will
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      RUBBER COFFINS.
      122 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your paper I have seen very many suggestions for new ways of using rubber even for rubber coffins. Why should rubber only benefit by our ultimate and unavoidable end? It is most unfair. Where do tin and oil come
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      EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
      247 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Will you grant me the space to air a long-suffered grievance in tho valuable columns of your journal For some considerable time now I have patiently waited for someone more gifted than myself in the wielding of the pen to
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    TRAGEDY AFTER A PARTY.
    1024 17 Car Crash Death. INQUEST ACCOUNT OF MEN'S QUARREL. A vi rdici of accidental death was returne'l at an inquest at Boxley, Kent, recently on C>r.n!on Russell, of Gootitrees, Cowden, who was killed in a motor-car accident <;n Roxlry Hill. The car overturned in taking a sharp
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    BRILLIANT PALACE BALL.
    789 17 Notable for Absence Of Formality. The ball given by the- King and Queen at Buckingham Palace on July 10, says The Times, war. notable for the. absence of formality, though by reason of its Royal sotting it closely resembled a State ball. Over 1,500 invitations had been
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    CLIMBER FALLS 3,000 FEET
    106 17 Killed in Dizzy Slide Down A Glacier. A fall to death of nearly 3,000 feet down a mountain glacier was the fate of Mr. Robert K. Zinn, who was attempting to scale the 14,000 ft. high Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Mountains. He was within 800
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    POLICE COURT CHARGE.
    58 17 John Ludovic Ford, whose address was given as Goodtrees, Cowden, charged at Maidstone has been with being drunk in charge of a motor-car in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was represented by Mr. Barry O'Brien, who asked, in the special circumstances of the cas«," for
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    "HOT-AIR SHOTS."
    237 17 HOT-AIR SHOTS." U.S. Golf Critic On British Play. Some prepoitcrously offensive comment, says the Morning Post, on the play of British competitors in the American Golf Championship, designed apparently to create as much bad blood as possible, is quoted by Reuter from the Sun. a New York evening newspaper. "The
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    ABOLISHING SLAVERY.
    76 17 Emperor of Abyssinia's Decision. London, July 24. Two million slaves will be affected by the determined effort about to be made to clear Abyssinia of the stigma of being the stronghold of slavery. Ras Tafari, Emperor of Abyssinia, ha? sent a letter to the Anti-Slavery and Aborgines Protection
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    "CONTINUOUS STATE OF SUSPENSE."
    2460 18 CONTINUOUS STATE OF SUSPENSE." Ulu Klang and the Tin Restriction Scheme. INTERFERENCE. WAITING ON AUTHORITY FOR ACTION. Tlic third ;'.!-mial genera] meeting of the Ulu Klang Tin, Ltd., was held at the rvgisti red office, 16, Old Market Square! Koala Lumpur, on July 25, Mr. Mungo Park, chairman of directors,
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    REDRESS BY "THEFT."
    256 18 REDRESS BY THEFT." Official Hides £40,000 To Cause a Scandal. A sum of £40,000 belonging to tho State has been removed by a French official in extraordinary circumstances. The offender is a certain M. Tourenq, who declare < that he has taken the money and hid.len it with friend in
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    MR. SERMOUR HICKS.
    79 18 Made Chevalier of the Legion Of Honour. M. de Fleuriau, the French Ambassador, received Mr. Seymour Hicks recently, and, on behalf of the French Government, bestSwed on him the order of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in recognition of his eninence as an actor and for
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    CALL FOR COURAGE.
    384 19 The Bishop of Rangoon's Diocesan Address. Europe is sick," said the Bishop of Rangcon in the course of his speech at the Diocesan Conference recently. "In India, Burma, Egypt, Malta, East Africa, South Africa, China, problems difficult of solution have arisen. In Burma we have rebellion and
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    PENANG LETTER. ALL FINISHED IN FOUR MINUTES.
    1348 19 COMPLAINT THAT COMMISSIONERS WORK TOO OJLJICKLY—PARTIALITY FOR PORK —RAILWAYS UNDERCUTTING ROAD TRANSPORT—A TOWN PLANNER CALLED IN AT LAST—PLACING PLAYING PITCHES TO AVOID THE SUN'S GLARE—HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 3. Brevity U the soul of wit, and may be the
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