The Straits Times, 8 August 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      20 1 Singapore: 78, Cecil st. cphone bisd. «.15 Tonight 9.15 MAURICE CHEVAI.IDK in "THE PLAYBOY j OF PARIS" j Phone 5261-2.
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      135 1 MjA&a Luw(*m: Bti uAVa sip (f*H6N* acAau THE "QUEEN ANNE" TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE ft^ WARRANTED HARD SOLDERED SILVER PLATE. ***** TEA -POT 2 PINTS. CREAM JUfi vi^^\\n?iMml ffll i^^T SUGAR BASIN GILT LINING. WAITER SOLID REED ED WIRE MOUNT Mm. 3 Piece Tea Set $52.50. 4 Piece Tea and
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      19 1 IZ Z Z- 6.15 Tonight 9. IS M\lKi< X CHETAI lilt in "THE PLAYBOY j OF PARIS" Phone 5261-2.
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      544 2 P. 0 n BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. TENINSULAR 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. CATHAY 15,000 Aug. 8 NANKIN 7,068 Aug.
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      739 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. ftaplwi, Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vtssels Tonnage Due Sail SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 S FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sepa. J 10 tTERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Pept. 2S 24 HAKUSAN MARU 19,500 Oct. 8 9 HARLNA
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      470 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the ?.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      655 2 THE EAST ASUTIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone S32S. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. 4 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 2:t fsnt. 2". M.s. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Opt. 1M Oct. 2! m.s. FALSTOLA
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      593 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHD? 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 AMD NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      475 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED ANW THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siara) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, BINGAPORE, MALACCA AND PORT SWETTENHAM: August 18 for Bangkok KAMI MM, SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Tclupin, Patani, Slngora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kobsamui,
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      480 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCIIKDI I.X Sailing for United Slates and (anida Points from Hong Kon.u. San Francifico and Laa Aneelvs. ?s. QOLDBM STAR sails from Hong Kong Aug. 17 s.s. GOLDEN HORN sails
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      534 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE *Jnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD •IINGAPORB, PENANG. COLOMBO, SUE? PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Pennnr PRES. ADAMS Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug. 2? PRPS HARRISON Aue. 31 Sept. S Sept. I PKB& RATES Bart 14 Sept. 17
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      694 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Port* and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI aad JAPAN Steamer Due Spore i.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 ;.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY OF
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      351 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated la England.) Capital Authorised 18,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,8*0.000 Reserve Fund and Real 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. H. Ryria, Esq. Chalrmau. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.,
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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1114.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,080.000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,335.000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasln Kota-Radja Semaraag Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      517 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDLSCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000). Paid up Capital Glds. 66,000,000 (about £4,60(1,00(1 Reservss Glds. 2:>,1 90,007 (about £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office fnr China and
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      649 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line j:i there is a flat rate charge of 26 ec-nts per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cnta
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      874 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namazie Uacsioos. Apply M. A. Namazie. NEW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Angullia A Co. TO LET, No. 12a, <;ilst»ad Road. Rent $70. Apply M 6, Straits Times. TO LET, compound house, 38-B, Barker Rd. Immediate entry. Apply 196, Middle Road. TO LET,
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      467 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LKT, 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Gutlirie A Co, Ltd. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, Robinson Road. Light, cool, .lift. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft.
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      467 4 FOR SALE TEAK CHESTS Lined with Camphor wood: For your furs. The Gift Shop 9, The Arcade. ADVERTISER has a quantity of household furniture for sale. Single pieces sold, no dealers. Write Box 839, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Motor Boat, 24 feet long, fitted with 50 h.p. Marine Engine, in
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      630 4 PUBLIC NOTICES W. HAMMER CO., LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that the Eighth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Registered Office, Hong Kong Ba-nk Chambers, Collyer Quay, Singapore, on Friday, Aug. 21, 1931 at 12 o'clock noon at which the Directors will recommend
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      727 4 TENDERS PORT DICKSON WATER SUPPLY TENDERS are invited for the construction of reinforced Concrete Service Reservoir of 600,000 gallons capacity at Si Rusa, Port Dickson. Tenders "will 'close Sent. 7, 1931. All particulars ma:' be obtained on application to Executive Engineer, Purt Dicksoii. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town
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    DYING LORE OF A CELTIC ISLE.
    596 5 Records Taken for The British Museum. On the westernmost piece of inhabited land in Europe the island of Great Blasket, off the West Coast of Ireland— legends and folk-songs which have survived for more than 1,000 years are threatened with extinction. The island was
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    NEW GRACE LINERS.
    233 5 Four Ships to be Built At £4,250,000. Work has been commenced by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearney, N.J., on the first of the four 19-knot passenger and cargo turbine steamers which the company is to build for the New York, Central America and California
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    THE GREAT LAKES.
    168 5 Radius of Navigation Extended By 400 Miles. According to a statement recently made by the Hon. Alfred Duranleau, the Canadian Minister of Marine, the United StateGovernment has undertaken to carry out dredging operations in the Thousand Islands stretch on the St. Lawrence River, removing shoals between Clapton
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    SHIPS' AGE PROBLEM.
    220 5 Impossible Arbitrary Limit. After a British committee appointed hy the Government to inquire into the possibility of a compulsury breaking u;i schamu working on a set limit of aire for ships had reported that such an arbitrary limit was impossible, it is interesting to note that Count
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    BELGIAN SHIPPING.
    90 5 Construction Begun on Two New Ports. Work on the Albert Canal, which is fa provide direct connection between 1-:»'K and Antwerp and will enable the M; us. shipping to reach the Scheldt withou making a detour through Dutch territory is progressing. Twelve steam shovls an being used in
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      300 5 Raffles Hotel TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. (I'VTRONS ARK KINDLY REQUESTED TO MAKE EARLY RESERVATIONS). MONDAY, AUGUST 10. TEA DANCE 6.30—8.15 SPECIAL INFORMAL AFTER-DINNER DANCE AT 9.30 P.M. (Evening Dress not Necessary). Sea View Hotel TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE with JOE ARONSON. For Table Reservations phone
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      295 5 TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY GREAT WORLD SHOWS GRAND VAUDEVILLE' AND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS. By MhM OAVIES-HAU-, Misa MOLLY, Miss ANITA and Mr. KIKI KONALDSON. GREAT WORLD STOMPERS. 3 Steps to protect I G and beautify 5 i your skin '(fflSgi) ffflli Clean.. f <==> faWt U>e lace. f BtMMM neck, arm. 1
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      87 5 FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONG FIRE INSCE. 0., Ltd., PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co., Ltd., WESTERN ASSURANCE Co., UNION INSCE. SOCIETY of CANTON, Ltd., EAGLG STAS i BRIT. DOM. INSCE. r "o. GUTHRIE i CO., LTD. General Agrnta. (Incorporated la 8.8.) SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. Assets Aasaraaces in force
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      65 5 r A H^&v r% ig IMB \W m Aff~ mm !$7 FOR POWER OR LIGHTING HEJM' gy Cable has no Superior. Large Stocks of AH Sizes AVAILABLE FROM THE Sole Agents for Malaya. SINGAPORE I CNTnAj KUALA LUMPUR IPO Tel. 5471 (4 lines). Young Dutch Gouda Cheese. Obtainable: LIM KHOON
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    SPEED AND SILENCE OF NEW AIR LINERS.
    2617 6 FLYING NOTES. Fifihters for Belgium Make 223 m.p.h. Air, Land And ater Kaye Don's iS'eiv Record 1,600 Miles In One Day Round Trip In East Africa London Busmen Try The Air F lying Ships Of The R.A.F. Developing The Empire Airtvays A Feeder
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    THROWN IN WELL.
    263 6 Convict Confesses To Murder of a Warder A blind man who shambled into the Nara police station in Japan recently confessed to having murdered a wanlcr while serving a sentence in Sakai prison eleven years ago. u l threw him down a well in the prison compound.
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    "MAN 23 UNTIL HE IS 24."
    142 6 Court of Criminal Appeal's Decision. London, July 30. A man is 23 until he is 24. So decided five judges, headed by the Lord Chief Justice, in the Court of Criminal Appeal, which thereupon quashed the conviction at the Huntingdon Assizes of a young
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    HEIRESS WEDS PRINCE.
    88 6 Heir to the Throne Of Lichtenstein. London July, 20. The American heiress, Aleena Macfarland, who on Wednesday afternoon wa3 married to Prince Jean of Lichtenstein, may become the first American girl to wear the crown of consort to a reigning Europeait ruler. The bridegroom is the successor
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    "PLATINUM WEDDING."
    49 6 Husband of 129 and Wife Of 125. Lisbon, July 1. Jose and Maria Pacifico of Curitibia Brazil, have just celebrated their "platinum wedding." The age of the husband is stated to be 129, while Maria is supposed to be 125. Their youngest child th« "baby" is 66.
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    Girl Sacrificed To King Cobra
    1165 6  -  W. J. ELLIOTT BY (TRAVELLER AND WRITER) A DREADFUL RITE IN THE FORESTS OF AFRICA IN VIEW of its wid9 vogue and terrific influence over practically all peoples of ntgroid origin, it seems amazing that more is not known of Obeah (or Obi) amongst Western
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    CUT OF $1,000,000.
    64 6 Turkey's Educational Programme. Angora, July 27. Hard times are forcing Turkey to take her first step backward in her educational programme. This year's budget calls for a cut of $1,000,000 in the Department of Public Instruction. No new teachers can be engaged, and the existing corps of
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      24 6 HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNE .Obtainable Mn^~ :^s, Retail at all mBJI Stores MananarnVnV onopole "to to» 1 *»'»«tl» '»«tl <« Sole Agents: HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd.
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      137 6 QUICK TO START NEWLY discovered improvements iPßsi§| now Rive J)t&tO&e batteries added power which results in quicker cold weather starting. ■P O&smfil/&. p: 1 These improvements make a Prest"^^cqjq O O-Lite act like a tonic when starting S^-^ m!S Let us put a Prest-O-Lite In your *^§g&&£wf---O ;o- PSgr car.
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      169 7 HELL'S ANGELS is Coming \WL \m 1 J S mf\ Wtmf^r^ TELEPHONF 6909 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Matinees Today Tomorrow at 3 p.m. CHILDREN HALF-PRICE Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comes through with yet another brilliant entertainment! JOAN CRAWFORD The Glorious Girl of Montana Moon America's Spirit of Youth eclipsing her most sparkling success in
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      153 7 •q**nf) of) O0ou_oj)oo"oe o® oq qq oqo]c Wm ti fal II 0 POSITIVELY |6.1 5[ LAST NIGHT OF J9.1 s| MAURICE CHEVALIER in Paramount's gay Ccmedy Romance "PLAYBOY of PARIS" Don't miss this Unusual Entertainment There's only ONE CHEY ALIER Don't Forget TOMORROW COMMENCING AT THE MATINEE, 3.15. The Screen's
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      166 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 6.15 TOMORROW 9.15 JEANETTE MACDONALD in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S Don't Bet on Women MURDER With EDMUND LOWE, With HERBERT MARSHALL ROLAND YOUNG and NORAH BARING Weekend Matinees: REX LEASE in "TROOPERS THREE." VICTORIAJ'HEATRE MONDAY NEXT, August 10th., at 9.30 p.m. RETURN OF SZIGETI HUNGARY'S GREATEST VIOLINIST. FOR ONE
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      236 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle H Pi IP 1 Swfe (CLUES.) ACROSS. 23. Poetry 2. Penetrated ?5' f. c c c nM l!' Mr"* KrO nT th K«i\' v ill Bervant 30. iiasticnied and swall«w«<l 13. Hold oi ii. m 14. Mexican animal 33 g".^ atur c 34! Machine minder 16. raucet
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    SHIPPING NOTES. SHANGHAI-NEW YORK.
    198 8 New Arrangement via Suez. An arrangement has been made between the Lloyd Triestino Line and the Cosulich Line, Trieste, for the through booking passenger service Shanghai-New York via Suez. Passengers booking by these lines are entitled to travel on the Llyod Triestino Fast Bast Line up
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    201 8 Singapore, Aug. 8. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, :i months' sight 2/3% London. CO .lays' sight 2/3 27/32 London, ::n days' sight 2/3 13 16 London, demand *78 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1424 Hamburg, demand 184 H torn. New York,
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    PRODUCE.
    69 8 Singapore, Aug. 8. Gambier 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 15.00 Copra 4.20 mixed 3.90 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.824 White Pepper 29.00 Hiack Pepper 19.50 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 6% medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam $158 to 21C Saigon, f146 to 162 Rangoon $143 to 163 No. 1 of 125
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    102 8 Kerosene Oil. —Per unit of 8 Imp. gli. Fish $r>.l3, Gragons $5.13, Crown (8 gls. in tins) $4.98, Crown (8 gls. in drums) $4.68, Cross (8 gls. in tins) $4.83, Cross (8 gls. in drums) $4.53, Shell and Coastlight Kerosene $r>.3B per 2 tins, Devoe's Imp. Brilliant 2 tins $5.38,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    36 8 From France, by Sphinx, due at Singapore 7 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Celebes Maru, due at Singapore on Monday. From China and Japan, by Africa Maru, due at Singapore on Tuesday.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By S'pore London Left Arrd. J. P. Co.n Patria Efrr» Chenonceaux Cbristiaan Huygena Kashgar June 26 July 20 July 3 July 24 July 2 July 27 July 1 July 27 July 10 July 30 July 10 Aug. 8
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      121 8 Saturday, August R. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Ph;.sianella, Lch. "Mata M ita," Tug "Pentower." Oil Wharf Ml. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DBY DOCKS. Tanjnng I'ncir. Albert Dc jlc s.s. Romnin," S. Lighters P and R," Launch Jane." Victoria
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        MINING.
        438 8 Vai. i'd. Boyert. Sellers. fl £1 Asam Kumbang 18/0 21/8 £1 £1 Austral M*iay 19/- 21/5/- 6/- Ayer llitam Tin 11/9 12/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 9/- 10/1 "1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Cavea 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40nom. £1 £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 Issue Vul. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.02>* 2.12V4 zd. £L £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 1 Central Engine- 0.25 0.30n©m. 100 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 f 1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 18/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        123 8 Singapore ColJ storage 7 p.e. deb. of 19^6 red. 1931-86 102 104 el. Singapore Municipal 5 p.e. of 1901 Ted. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal iV, p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par Singapore Municipal 4Va p.e. of 1909 Ted. 1956 $1,000,000 96 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        390 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation; At the present time the majority of abo ye rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.60 0.70 Uor Gajah ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.40 0.50 A. Hitam ($1) 0.80
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    650 8 ST. ANDRKWS CATHEDRAL, lutli Sunday after Trinit August 9, 1931, 6.50 a.m.. Holy Coir-n. 7.30 a.m., Matins 8 a.m., Holy Comn. (Choral) 10 a.m., Sunday School at St. Andrew's School 5.30 p.m., Evensong horali aid Sernior. Holy Comn. on Mjii., Vied, and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues., Thurs.
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    822 8 New Broadcast Times For Sydney. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. It is announced that Sydney, V.K.2.M.E., will, in future, broadcast on 31.38 metres daily, and the times of transmission will be 4..J0 to 8 p.m., and 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Singapore time). Local reception conditions
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    200 8 Today. Ceylon (Parcels) (Korliini .yS.2Op.-n. South-East Borneo (Belawan) a p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Egypt and Europe 11-'orbin) p.m. Temonahan and Indragiri (Chee Seng) 8 p.m. Tcmbilahan and Indragiri P. ok an 4 pjn. Soengei Liat (Magnet) 4 p.n>. Indo-Chitia I>'KntiecasteauxJ pja. Benjfkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api
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    PASSENGERS.
    375 8 The following paaMßgm for Malnva left London on July 10 by ih^ P. :.n<i (I. Cathay which arrived in Sinjra:>ore tod;. .Mr. K. B, Booth, Mrs. Booth, II Booth, Mr. E. C. Brettell, Mr. Blink, Mr*. Blade, Mr Caaaala, Xr. L I!. Cooper, Mis E. Chamber, Mr. W. H.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    85 8 CATHAY, Mrit., i:>, 000 tons, from London K-h, for Hong Kong 9-8. FORBIN, French, 4.r>01 tons, from Haiphong 8-8, for Dunkirk X-H. KARLAH, Brit., 112 tons, from Muar 8-8, for Muar 8-8. I ;\TA. Uiit., 509 tons, from Penang 8-8, for F'enung 10-8. MEDUSA, Brit., 324 tons, from
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      27 8 The New Wonder. SPUD a 16% cooler smoke CIGARETTES. Obtainable Everywhere. Retail price $0.25 per package of 20 cigarettes. importer..- HAGEMEYER Cos. HANDEL MIJ. (late-DII'IRK BROS., LTD.)
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      315 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rein- Sun- j Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. j I F. F. ins. hours. <f 0 m.p.h. Kedah i Alor Star ..88 76 Nil 6.1 65 SW 5 Cloudy K. lantsn
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    378 9 Rubber 10 Farthings A Pound. RECOVERY IN TIN PRICE. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber, s'< cents per lb. Tin. 125 tons at $7,1 .\2' 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2' 2d.. down 1-16 d. New York, I 7-16 cts. down 1-16
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    JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
    53 9 Bertam Consolidated.— 2ll,ooo lb. Bassett. 34.300 lb. 4 Foothills Malaya). -23,800 lb. Koala Muda. :n. r ..603 lb. Koala Sidim.— B9,762 lb. tUhtkoff. IM,M6 I!'. Songal Batu (Malaya ).~67,ooo lb. Taiping K.I 1 133,000 lb. United Patanl Malaya 1.— 193,617 lb. Val tfttt K.F.. 4K..M>O lb. Windsor
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      FEWER PASSENGERS.
      204 9 Railway Receipts Fall In April. The railway statistics for April, compiled by the Ministry of Transport, and iraued on July 3, show that the total number of passenger journeys (excluding season ticket holders) taken on all standard gauge railways in Great Britain was 94,078,206, a decrease compared with
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      152 9 I Foreign imports at rubber into Malaya during the month of July. 1981 1. Tall return represents imports during the calendar month, iirespeetWe of data of receipt of shipping documents. Torn. 2. Figures for 1930 were 135,456 Average per month 11,288 3. Figures for this year are January
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      EXCHANGES.
      76 9 Rugby, Aug. 7. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, '12.04&, Athens 376, Bombay Is: B%&. Bitlin 204, Brussels 34.83 Vi, Bucharest 817, Rro 3*4, Buenos Aires 31%, Copenhagen 18.16tt. Geneva 24J*6'-j, Helsingfors 193, Hong Kong 11 -Set.. Lisbon 110, Madrid 56 T g. Mila.i 92X5, Monte Video 22>4, New York 4.85,
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      49 9 Programme of drills up to *nd for weekending Aug. 9 Range. Satardny, Auk. 8, Bukit Timah Range, S.V.R.A., Bisley Meeting 2 p.m., Farrer Range, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Table "A." Sunday, Aug. 9, Bukit Timah Range, S.V.R.A., Bisley Meeting 7.30 a.m., Farrer Range, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Table "A."
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      56 9 Tone of Market :—Dull. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 2*d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cts. 5 711 per lb. Buyer*. Seller t.S.S. equal to London Standard lUndard R.S.S. on Tender Spot August September Oct.-Uec Jan.-Mar. m M 8% I 8\ M 8%
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      THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS.
      2022 9 A Difficult Year. THE OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER. The twenty-first ordinary general meeting- of the Anglo-Dutch Plantation* of Java, Ltd., was held on July 17, at the Cannon Street Hotel, E.C. Col. Sir Robert Williams, Bt. (the chair- j man), in the course of his speech, said Our
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      479 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per catty when; not I Ifetnrtst stated, prevailing at the Singapore Markets on Aug. 7. as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Href steak ir undl 4S per catty, bief stew or carry I-, pork,
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
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    ECONOMIC POSITION OF GERMANY.
    563 9 Larger Export Surplus Needed. Four facts emerge from the report of the Reichs-Kredit-Gesellschaft, Berlin. on the economic development in Germany during ihe first half-year of IMI. Fir*t, there was a distinct slowing up in the downward trend in prices and production between January and April as
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    JULY TIN RETURNS.
    49 9 •Teja Malaya.— No.- 2 dredge 310 piculs No. 1 anil 2 dredces «09 piculs i. Reronc. No. 2 Hreilirr Ml pit ills N... 2 an. l drodgM IJMSi pienla). Aver Hitnm. 2,50<> piculs, value 110,860, (8,460. Malayan Tin. I.'wO piruls. Southern Malayan.— 2,. rjlor j10 piculs.
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    DJAMBI RUBBER.
    31 9 Jnva .Sumatra ltnndelmaatschuppij arc in receipt cf telegraphic advies from their BMbtU oftVe giving the total exports of rubber for the month of July from Djumbi as 1,9X2 ton?.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    107 10 Singapore AI.IIAMBRA.— Joan Crawford in Our Blushing Brides. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6'JO9. CAPlTOL.— Maurice Chevalier in The Dayboy of Paris. 6.15 9.15. Phone 52C1/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Dinnet and Dance. Robert Drcscher's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Oper*. Wayangs, Zoo, Javanese Ronirgenir, Skating Ground, etc. MARLBOROUCn.— Ralph Graves, Belle Baker in
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    26 10 WHITEHEAD.— On July 12. 1931, at hi? residence in Lytham, Mr. Edgar Whitehe ,1, formerly manager of Linotype and Machinery, Ltd., of Singapore.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. 1931. THE THORBURN CASE.
    1010 10 Over a week had passed in a silence which could only be regarded as ominous in the case of John Thorburn, the English youth who disappeared from Shanghai at the beginning of June. Now comes the news from Chinese
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    161 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Quah Beng Kee has been reappointed a member of the Penang Harbour Board. Lieut. R. Crawford, S.S.V.F., has been transferred to the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers. Mr. R. H. McCleland and Mr. T. G. Husband have been appointed Senior Engineers. Mjrs. Gerald Bird has been appointed District
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    IS BIMETALLISM THE CURE ?
    946 10  - IS BIMETALLISM THE CURE M. J. Bonn Why Monetary Changes Would Do Harm. (By Professor Many of otir readers, no doubt, are quite convinced that the rc-monetisation of silver would help materially to solve the economic problem of the world depression. They will not agree with Professor M. J. Bonn,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    722 10 BRITAIN'S CHINESE WALL." One of the most interesting social efforts of recent years has been the Puke of York's holiday camp for. public school boys and boys in industry. The effort is the highly praiseworthy one of bridging the gulf of class and giving boys of
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    MR. JOHN THORBURN'S BODY SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND. NO CONFIRMATION OR DETAILS.
    89 11 Chinese Press Reports. CHIANG KAI-SHEK ORDERS FULL INVESTIGATION. Shanghai, Aug. 8. Following upon the order issued yesterday by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek for a full and careful investigation into the Thcrburn affair the Chinese newspapers this morning print
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    TIN QUOTA BEING EXCEEDED.
    425 11 TIN QUfOTA BEING EXCEEDED. 60 Per Cent. Cut in Each Mine's Assessment. THE REMEDIES. Smelting Companies To Hold Excess Ore. Recent reports that Ma'aya has been producing and exporting more tin than the amount allowed by the restriction agreement is now confirmed. In the following communique signed by the Inder
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    LADY MAY CAMBRIDGE
    271 11 Engagement to Capt. H. A. Smith. Rugby, Aug. 7. The engagement is officially aanoaßced (if Lady May Cambridge^ niece of the Quean, who returned from South Africa a few months ago with her father and mother, thi Karl of Athlone and Princess Alice to Cuptain Henry Abel
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    SPANISH UNREST.
    113 11 Hostile Feeling Against Catalonia. Madrid, Aug. 7. Owinj* to the hostile atmosphere here airainst Catslon-a which, it is felt, may arouse unpleasant incidents. Colonel Macia. the Catalan leader, will not visit Madrid next week to present to the Cortes the Statute of Catalonia which demands autonomy for that
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    REFERENDUM CRISIS IN GERMANY.
    356 11 Government Appeal In "Smallest Type." Berlin, Aug. 7. Readers of the Nationalist, Communist and Nazi newspapers published in Prussia were astonished to find, on the front page, a column in the smallest type, which it was almost iqpposs Me to read. This was the Prussian Government's
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    237 11 Triangular Course This Year. Rugby, Aug. 7. The R"oyat Aero Club announces thai, after consultation with the Air Ministry pnd the Admiralty, it has been decided that the Schneider Trophy race, between Great .Britain, France and Italy, shall take place, weather permitting, on Sept. 12 on a triangular
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    SOUTH CHINA REVOLT.
    69 11 Is Nanking Contemplating An Early Campaign Hong Kong, Aug. 8. President Chiang Kai-shek has appointeJ General Lv 'Shin-pang >to be com-mander-in-chief of the Fukien division of the Kwangtung armies on Aug. 10 ready to advance upon Namhung and Taiyu in Shaokwan, North Kwangtung. This apparently means that
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    SURPLUS COTTON.
    274 11 U.S. Farm Board Rejects German Offer. Washington, Aug. 8. The Farm Board has rejected Germany's offer to buy a portion of it 3 surplus cotton. The Board suggested, instead, an arrangement under which the purchase could be made directly from the cotton trade. The Farm Board called attention
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    "PURELY A HOLIDAY."
    123 11 PURELY A HOLIDAY." Premier As Guest Of Col. Stimson. Rugby, Aug. 7. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald), accompanied by Miss Ishbel Mac Donald, left Lossiemouth yesterday and joined Colonel Henry L. Stimson (the American Secretary of State) and Mrs. Ktimson at Shibe Cross, about eight miles from Rogart, Sutherland,
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    THE BRITANNIA.
    63 11 Win on Last Day Of Cowes Regatta. Rugby, Aug. 7. The King's cutter, Britannia, was placed first in a race on the final day of the Cowes Regatta. The Queen watched the racing from the Royal yacht. According to present arrangements Their Majesties will leave London for Sandrinßham
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    LE TOUQUET FIRE.
    74 11 Fashionable Hotel Guests' Hurried Exit. Le Touquet, Aug. 7. A fire which broke out at the fashionable Hotel Picardy, one of the most luxurious in the world, at 4 a.m. this morning, caused over a hundred gucats to make a hacty exit. Within half-an-hour the sixth and
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    FINANCIAL CRISIS.
    53 11 Governor of Bank of England Indisposed. Rugby, Aug. 7. Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England, has been indisposed by a sharp Atack of nervous dyspepsia, following strenuous work in connection with the financial crisis. It was stated today, at his London residence, that he
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    TO PAY $250,000.
    113 11 Wife Withdraws Case Against Husband. New York, July 25. Upon his renewed promise to pay her $250,000, Mrs. Virginia Harrison Gross, daughter of Francis Burton Harrison, former Governor-General of the Philippines, today withdrew an application to to have hrr former husband, Christian Gross, fined $10,000 for contempt
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER PROBLEM.
    63 11 Two Russians Claim To Have Solved It. Moscow, Aug. 7. The claim that two Russians have solved the problem of obtaining synthetic rubber is made in an announcement which states that the Central Executive Committee has awarded Professor Lebedev and an engineer named Krause the Order cf
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    U.S. IMMIGRATION.
    124 11 Practices Akin to Those Of Spanish Inquisition. Washington, Aug. 8. Practices akin to those of the Spanish Inquisition are alleged against the Immigration Authorities in a majority report of the Wickersham Commission which asserts that unconstitutional, tyrannical and oppressive methods are employed in the examination of supposed aliens.
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    GERMANY AND ITALY.
    56 11 Dr. Bruening Dr. Curtius Arrive in Rome. Rome, Aug. 7. The Chancellor (Dr. Bruening), the Foreign Minister (Dr. Curtius) and the German Ambassador in Rome (Dr. Carl von Schubert) arrived here at 8.10 a.m. today. They were met at the station by Signor Benito Mussolini and the
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    ANOTHER 'QUAKE.
    53 11 Severe Shocks Recorded At Sydney. Sydney, -Aug. 7. A violent earthquake shr-k, which dislodged the east and west registering pins of the seismograph, was recorded at River View College Observatory at 12.18 p.m. today. The shocks continued for nearly three hours. The epicentre is estimated to be 2,240
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    BLOW FOR FORD.
    50 11 New German Factory Has To Close Down. Cologae, Aug. 7. The decline in the demand for its product} in Germany has compelled the German Ford Company temporarily to close its new factory here. German mo'tori3ts, ivcently, are tending to place their orders with purely German firms. Reuter.
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    U.S. PENAL SYSTEM.
    150 11 Conditions Which Amount To Torture. Washington, July 26. The American penal system was adjudged a flat failure by the Wickersham commission reporting directly to President Hoover today. It scored the use of brutal disciplinary measures and asserted that conditions in many of the 3,000 institutions of the
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    TERRORISM IN INDIA.
    64 11 Mr. Gandhi's Appeal to His Colleagues. Rugby, Aug. 7. A British Wireless message, referring to the resolution condemning terrorism in India, passed by the Working Committee of the All-India National Congress, states that Mr. Gandhi, speaking in support, appealed to his colleagues either to be honest in
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    CIRCUS MAN DIES.
    22 11 Indio, Calif, July 25. Al G. Barnes, a well-known circus showman, died here today at the age of 68.
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    BRITAIN MUST ECONOMISE.
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    NAVAL HOLIDAY.
    133 11 Rumour of U.S.A. Move Denied. Washington, Aug. 7. The report that the United States may propose a two-year naval building holiday is denied by The White House and the State Department. The latter states that it has no desire to reopen the question of naval limitation before the
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    CLAIM OF A BRANCH MANAGER.
    1207 12 Four Months' Salary. SEQUEL TO ASSISTANT ABSCONDING. A claim for Fl. 4,006.72 equivalent to ?2,8G1.iM was brought against the Sterling Trunk Co. Ltd., by a European. R. P. Richarj in the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Sproule, the acting Chi<-f Ju The- plaintiff had
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    TIGERS OF MALAYA.
    263 12 Inaccurate Beliefs About The Peninsula. The following letter was addressed to the editor of the Morning t»ost I did not see the new play, Shall We Say Grace given at the Graftwn Theatre, an account of which i« given by your dramatic critic, but perhaps you will
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    MR. H. B. LAYTON.
    426 12 Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery. The funeral of Mr. H. B. Layton, whose death was reported yesterday, took place at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Nigel Williams officiating. Among the gathering at the graveside were the ag. Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule), the Attorney-General (the Hon.
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    THE GOVERNOR RETURNS.
    98 12 After Lengthy Up-Country Tour. H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, ■ad Miss Clementi arrived in Singapore by the mail train this morning. Hi-s Excellency was also accompanied by Mr. R. J. Curtis, <A.D.C, and Mr. W. C. S. Corry, Private Secretary. Th? Governor was met on arrival
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    PROPER BURIAL FOR EMDEN'S DEAD.
    171 12 German Cruiser's Visit To Cocos Islands. Sixteen years ago the German cruiser Emden. which for many months had harried shipping in Eastern seas and had even sunk a Russian vessel in Penang harbour, was sent to the bottom by the Australian cruiser Sydney off the
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    160 12 Chinese Offerings To Spirits. The following is taken from the Straits Times of August 9, 1881 Some misapprehension seems to exist among the Chinese regarding th<? alleged refusal of the InspeetftWUenirai of Police to grant permits for the spreading of tables in the streets for what is
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    BARCLAYS INTERIM.
    155 12 First Big Five Decision Shares Move Up. Barclays Bank, Ltd., the first of the Big Five to announce its decision, on July 2 declared interim dividends on it* A," B and C shares at the customary rates. "A shares will accordingly receive the maximum distribution of 10 per
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    THE AERODROME.
    66 12 Tenders Invited for Filling Kallang Basin. An aerodrome for Singapore is now a stage nearer. In the Government Gazette tenders are invited for the construction of temporary fcurtdiwgs -at 'Paye- Lebar, including coolie lires for 1,000 men, and the excavation and transport of earth filling from Bidadari quarry
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    $1,000,000 THEATRE.
    77 12 Plans for a Big Building In Manila. San Francisco, July 28. Mr. Robert A. McNeil!, vice president and general manager of tho Golden State Theatre Realty Company, announced today upon his return from the Orient that the Fox Film Corporation and the Golden State interests plan to build
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    WOUNDED ENGINEER.
    59 12 Accident Aboard the Japanese Fishing Craft. The Japanese engineer who, with three other companions, was taken off the fishing craft Hanpde Maru to the Dutch steamer General Vertlpyck; a few days ago was taken to hospital yesterday suffering from a complicated fracture of the ribs over the right
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    48 12 Mr. Joe Aronson, musical conductor and saxophonist, formerly of the Carlton Cafe, Shanghai, will be at the Sea View Hotel tonight where he will give a musical skit. Crazy That Way." with Joan Bennett and Kenneth Mackenna, will be shown at the Sea View cinema tomorrow.
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    27 12 Mr. Aw Boon Haw and Mr. Aw Boon Par have contributed the sum of $5,000 to the building fund of the Convent, Singapore. 4^. '4. .y m
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    A HOUSE OF LORDS PROBLEM.
    282 12 No Ex-Premiers on Red Benches. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. There can be few, if any, peers sufficiently eanftne to expect ever again to see an active Prime Minister on the red benches of their House. But never before has an ex-Premier been
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    M. VENIZELOS.
    254 12 Reflections on His Visit To London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. This week's visit of the Greek Prime Minister to London is the first he has paid us for several years. Primarily, M. Venizelos is supposed to have come over to participate in the Byron celebrations
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    STREET FIGHTS.
    130 12 Three Alleged Stabbing Cases Yesterday. A Bengali was alleged to have been rtabbed by a Chinese at Raffles Quay last evening. He suftair.cd s'.vere wounds in the ab:'omfn and.i3.nat, ejcpeettxl. to live. In Telok Ayer S)r:et at about the same time two Chinese were alleged to have been
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    RICE IN SIAM.
    138 12 Exports Exceed Those of Last Year So Far. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 8. The Principal Trade Commissioner reports that the export of rice from Siam for the first four months of 1931 was about 420,000 piculs less than during the same period of 1930. The
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    70 12 Mise Florence T. H. Wong, a Chinese woman journalist, is passing through Singapore by the Kalyan. She is duo to arrive in Canton by the nr*t week in September to become assistant head mistresß of St. Hilda's •Girls' School. Miss Won? has served with three newspaper in the East. Recently
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    C.H.B. TEST CASE.
    234 12 Appeal Against Cess Liability. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 7. An interesting appeal against the decision of the Kuala Pllah magistrate will be argued at the Seremban Supreme Court by Mr. Ernest Jeff, of Seremban, before Mr. Justice Burton on Aug. 24. The. appeal is against
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    NUDIST IN STREET.
    214 12 Hong Kong Police Put Man In Mental Home. Early morning strollers in the vicinity of Statue Square and Des Voeux Road Central, near the City Hall, were somewhat shocked at about 7.15 a.m. today, not having become fully accustomed to the idea of the practice of the
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    153 12 Story of Store Life in New York. The M.-G.-M. picture, Our 'Blushing Brides," which opened at the Alhambra last night deals intimately with the type of life lived by some store girls and mannequins in New York. It is rather a sordid story, showing the mental outlook of
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    AIRMAN ARRESTED.
    153 12 Gruesome Result of Attempt To Show Off. The desire of a military pilot Lieutenant Basin, to prove his prowess in stunt flying resulted in a gruesome accident on the road near Chateauroux, France. Here Lieutenant Basin, returning in his scout plane from an excursion flight suddenly picked up
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    TIN EXPORTS.
    50 12 July Shipments From Malaya. Foreign exports of tin during: July were to the United Kingdom 620 tons, United States 5,461 tons, Europe 1,372 tons, British possessions 160 tons, Japan 97 tons and other countries 37 tons, a total of 7,647 tons being 303 tons more than in Jnw.
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    41 12 With reference lo a paragraph in yesterday's issue, Mr. Y. T. Cheng is a director of the Kwong Yik Banking Corporation and Mr. Yap Tai Sing, a director of Miners and Builders Stores, Ltd., and not vice versa as was stated.
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    SON OWES FATHER $30,000.
    395 12 Business That Began On Unpaid for Goods. That his son owed him $30,000 v revealed yesterday in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Palgravt Simpson during the examination of Heng Yong Ker regardir.fr the alTairs of I Yong Long Chiang, of which Heng Cheang How, his
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    CONTRABAND IN BED.
    213 12 Wily Chinese Smuggler Caught. A simple looking camp-bed of the ordinary Chinesse design was the principal exhibit in a case of chandu smuggling which was heard by Mr. G. C. Doiiii. th I Singapore Criminal District Judge, tcrday when a fine of $200 or six months' rigorous
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    CANNIBALISM.
    115 12 Fate of Belgian Cutft Official. Elizabethville (Belgian Congo), July 31. Fierce fighting between, Europeans and natives occurred as the sequel to a ghastly tragedy last week, when a Belg'an District Commissioner was murdered. cooked and eaten by natives near Lcopoklville. Troops under the command of Major Le Brun. have
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    NICARAGUA CANAL.
    90 12 Panama May Become Too Congested. Washington, July 27. A canal across Nicaragua was held by Lieut.-Colonel Daniel Sulla:* today to be feasible from an engineering standpoint Col. Sultan led the army engine**! who recently made a su vcy to determine the route of the proposed waterway. He said
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    48 12 The chief officer:, of Urn Union have been i'leetril .1 follows President Mr. V. ParamEothy, \icu-prt;i-dent Mr. R. K. Selvanayagam, hon. gen secretary Mr. Paul V. V. Cheong, ho-i treasurer Mr. Robert Eu, hon. sport> secretary Mr. Abbas bin M*d. Saaid, hon, literary secretary Mr. Yapp Thcan Chyc
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    Wightman Cup Victories for U.S.—Another Novel Cricket Declaration. WIGHTMAN CUP MATCHES.
    457 13 Wightman Cup Victories for U.S. Another Novel Cricket Declaration. WIGHTMAN CUP MATCHES. American Successes. TAKE ALL THREE SINGLES. Forest Hills, Aug. 7. The three singles matches in the Wightman Cup competition were played today and all resulted in victories for the American players. Mrs. Moody beat Miss P. Mudford, 6—l,
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS.
    172 13 Results to date in the S.C.R.C. tennis tournament was as follows A Singles Hep.— Chua Choon Leong beat Taa Hua Yeow, w.o. B. Singles Hep. Yap Chye Koon beat Loh JtM Itaft o—2, r, :i P. L. Loh beat Wong Loon chounir, 6—l, 6—l.6 1. Simkli:. Ikp. Tan
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    GARRISON SPORTS.
    352 13 New High Jump Record Established. The preliminary heats in the Malaya Command athletic sports have been in progress at Tanglin Barracks during tinweek, and the finals will take place this afcernoon, when H.E. Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield, the G.0.C., will distribute the prizes. Except for the open
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    "WIMBLEDON 1931."
    269 13 Discovery of Margaret Scriven. "Wimbledon 1931" is over, and once again our successes have been of a negligible quantity, writes C. W. Packford in Sporting Life." It is difficult to say what is wrong with British lawn tennis. We possess both men and women whose production of the
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    SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING.
    212 13 Opening of Training This Morning. The lav enthusiasts who gathered at the racecourse before dawn today for the beginning of training for the forthcoming Singapore meeting were rewarded by a cool and clear morning. The training list issued only covers the locally trained horses of which
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    "DULEEP" & THE NAWAB.
    166 13 "DULEEP" THE NAWAB. Comparisons in Styles Of Batting. Comparisons of the Nawab of Pataudi and Duleepsinhji are inevitable after the Kaftvab's record-broaking performance recently, in the inter- Varsity match. Those who have seen both the great Indian batsmen in action will agree that from a purely enjoyment viewpoint Duleep ■comes
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    NURMI'S NEW RECORD.
    82 13 Now Holds Eight World Championships. London, July 24. At Helsinjjfors the world's champion long distance runner, Paavo Nurmi broke the record previously considered unassailable and covered two miles in 8 mm. 59 3-5 rec3. The previous best was 9 rr 1 2-5 sees. This record was created
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    308 13 Saturday, August 8. Football H.M.S. Malaya Cup Final, Singapore vs. Pcrak, Kuala Lumpur. Cricket: S.C.C. tournament: Etceteras vs. Merchants, Padang; S.R.C. vs. Services, S.U.C. ground; Ceylon Sports Club vs. S.C.K.C. C.S.C. ground. Golf: Men's Monthly Medal (bogey) competition. Garrison G.C. August medal (stroke) competition, Keppel G.C. Boxing: Bantamweight
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    PLUCK AGAINST A CHAMPION.
    285 13 Len Harvey Knocks Out Jerry Daley. A crowd of 15,000 saw Len Harvey, the Pritish middle-weight chair pion and Lonsdale belt holder, easily dispose of Jerry Daley in mail week. Harvey knocked his man out in the third round with a terrific smash to the jaw,
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    KID BERG ENGAGED.
    300 13 Announcement After U.S. Victory. One victory and one defeat was the result of the double British attack by London's boxing twins," Kid Ben?, the Stepney lightweight, and Johnny Peters, the Batter: ea bantamweight, at the openair show at Dreamland Park, Newark, (N.J.), during mail week. Berg, who
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    115 13 Eoxin?: enthusiasts will have their choice of two promotions tonight. At the Moonlight Hall, New World, Boy Walley, after a long absence from the local ring, will be seen against Y. Mutsu, the Japanese, in a contest scheduled for ten rounds. Other bouts will include Eric Dunsford v.
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    253 13 Important Deciding Match On the Padang. The last match on the S.C.C. criclujt tournament list began yesterday on the Padang betw.Jen the Merchants ami the Etceteras. The match is of particular interest since the championship of the tountament rests on the result. At present, the United Services are
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    195 13 Over £175,000 for Admission To Race Courses. Commenting on the report that the charges for admission to several Midland race meetings are to be raised to what they were before the introduction of the totalisator, Mr. Albert Marks, president of the Bookmakers' Protection Association, said to a Sporting
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    54 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 7. Yesterday's baseball result were National League. Philadelphia 6 New York 4 Boston 3 Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 3 American League. New York 5 Philadelphia 3 Washington 15 Boston 1 Chicago 7 St. Louis 6 Detroit
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    614 14  -  Margaret Carlton By Our London Fashion Expert. London, July 7. I^LORAL designs, not quite so popular for day wear as last season, are being increasingly worn in the evening. Women, I think, have realised that big bold flowers disporting themselves, often iM the most
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    231 14 A little milk added to the water in which cauliflower is cooked will keep the vegetable white. Mayonnaise sauce that turns oily will thicken if another yolk of egg is added and the mixture stirred quickly the reverse way. Fish which is to be boiled should first be
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    425 15  -  JEAN CHARLES WORTH /lw Interview with Famous Paris Dress Designer. Skirts Wider and Longer Bodices Snugger and Shorter women that this new tendency is not for everybody. These new hats and th? dresses that we shall be making to with tiiem are only for
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    187 15 How To Secure A Husband A Serbian Recipe A highly amusing conflict has aiisen in Serbian high schools owing to the rector of the leading girls' college prohibiting the use of face-powder and rouge. The indignant girls elected a council of twehe" to organise a revolt and sent a :'.tion
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    THE WORKERS OF INDIA.
    1247 18 Whitley Report. THE SHADOW OF THE MONEYLENDER. The world thinks of India as an agricultural country, with an immense peasant population living in not less than 700,000 villages. And that, of course, is what India is and must continue to be for a century at least,
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    84 18 Finnish Blow at Czechoslovak Shoe King. The tariff on shoes and boots has been raised from 20 to 48 Finnish marks per kilogramme under a special decree published in Helsingfors. This measure is the direct result of the establishment in Helsingfors by the Czecho-Slovak shoe king. Bata,
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    90 18 New Anti-Red Law In Rumania. A new anti-Communist law, making mere membership in the illegal Communist Party a criminal offence, has been promulgated by royal decree in Rumania. People found to be in possession of a membership card or otherwise connected with the party, will be punished
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    DUTCH RUBBER COMMITTEE.
    1092 18 Divided Opinion On Restriction. Following is the report of the Netherlands Rubber Committee which appeared in the Javabode: The committee, appointed on May 5 by the Minister of the Colonies with tho object of finding a solution with regard to the question of rubber, has sent in
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    161 18 But Prosecution Says Girl Is Innocent. A pretty Italian girl, Gina Pagliani. aged 19, was charged in Paris recently with murdering a contractor, Maurice Verne, who was found Fhot outside the firt*l room in an hotel. Both the prosecution and the defence maintained that the murder was really
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    53 18 Japanese Subaltern Killed In Accident. A Japanese subaltern was killed instantaneously and his machine wrecked whii enjjire trouble caused a military plane to crash recently. The machine dropped like n stone from a height of 1,500 metres. The accident occurred in a forest near the village of Tomioka,
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    117 19 Eiffel Tower to be Painted Yellow. A decision which will stir, amuse or shock the whole civilised world fa reported to have been taken by the authorities in charge of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower 'is to be painted yellow not a dull uninspired yellow
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