The Straits Times, 17 August 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST, "AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      389 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5181). S CIS Tonight 9.15 BERT WHEELER and ROBERT WOOLSEY in i CRACKED i > nuts" Phone 6261-1. j y^ Real Swiss Dairy Cream FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS M, BEAR BRAND No Housewife should be without a supply of this delicious Natural Cream
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      299 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). Beauty's inheritance BATH SOAP PER HOX OF THREE i i—» i =3— e^^gaMPD The bracing freshness of exquisite 1711 "—this Rcnuine Kau de Cologne ■f~] A y^^ijj^ Dr atn °f P u r air n a heavy atmosphere. Its delicate aroma, cool iZ^Q>
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      16 1 I *.U Tonight ».15 BERT WHEELER and ROBERT WOOLSEY in CRACKED i NUTS I Phone 5261-1
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      527 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag* due Spore. NANKIN 7,068 A*f. 20 KALYAN 9,000 Aug. 22
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      605 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail S FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 18 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept. 9 10 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 2» 24 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 8 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 88 24 g
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      468 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown stJamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.j. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      635 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. MEONIA Sept. 16 Sept. 18 mi. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. lfi m.s. SKLANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 2i m.s.
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      585 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STIAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICB TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      500 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK. SINGAPORE. MALACCA AMD PORT SWETTENHAM August 18 for Bangkok REDANG SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantnn, Tabai, Banenara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Hun. lon, Kohsamui,
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      436 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Homr Kong. San I'ranclsco and Lns Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN HORN sails from Hong Kong Aug. Z7 Agents ANGLO SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED.
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      490 3 DOLLAR fff-EAMSHIP LINE dhtd AMERICAN MALL LINE KOUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE. I-ENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PR!:S. ADAMS In port Aug. 20 Aug. 22 pkes. Harrison Aug. 31 sept, s sept. 6 IRES. HAYES Sept. 14 Sept. 17
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      632 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 vs. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.T. CITY OF
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      1365 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,00 Capital Subscribed 1,800,00 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,***** Capital -paid up 1,050,00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Hambro, Esq, J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelfred. Esq,
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      705 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a there is a flat rate charge of 86 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted op to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 ci nU is
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      884 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO I.F.T. N«. B, Teo Chew Street. Apply Cheong Kooa Sent; Co. TO LET, No. 12a, Gilstead Road. Rent $70. Apply 846, Straits Times. BUNGALOW with tennis court at Balmoral it. Apply 82, Balmonl Koad. Bangmlewi <;, 14. IS, Anßullia Park. 3C3, :!Cl-A. Orchard Rd. fixing
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      551 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namaiie Mansions. Apply M. A. Namaxie. TO LET, FLAT, Amber Mansion*. Apply personally. Singapore Building Corp., 04, Market Street. TO LET BUNGALOW, No. 3, Bishopgnte. For further particulars, apply to the British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd., Telephone 5959. TO LET, compound
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      521 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LIT, shops at Grosvcnor Hotel Bldg. OFFI^KS TO LKT, 24-B, Battery Road. 2nd floor. Apply (Juthric Co., Ltd. TO LKT, excellent godown accommodation etmtalaing fMM m, ft at si; go, Anson Uoad. Apply J. S. Nathnn, r,-A, De Souia St. No. 4, BATTERY ROAD, formerly
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      625 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE is hereby K-'en that the Twentyfirst Annual Ordinary (leneral Meeting of the above Company will be held within the Registered Office of the Con ny, No. 137, Heeren Street, Malacca, on Monday, August 24, 1931, at
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      729 4 J.EGAL NOTICES Bj£^ .^__ssV NOTICE is hereby ghran that the two Trade Marks depicted above an property of Messrs. Tiong Si...t ft < of No. 212, South Bridge Rua.l. md thai the same are used by them in connection with Ceylon and Java Tea (Dust and Orange pekoe) imported or
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      414 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE 6.30—8.15 p.m. MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. AND Special Informal After Dinner Dance at 9.30 p.m. .Music by the Orchestra of the Dollar Steamship Liner "PRESIDENT ADAMS" Evening Dress not Necessary. Sea View Hotel TONIGHT Special Dinner and Informal Dancing
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      783 5 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE ii htreby riven that tender* »re now invited for the following materials or ■ervieei, and that particulars of each tenders may be obtained in the Tender Boom, Municipal Offices. Execution and Completion of Earthwork, Roads, Drains and Turfing at site of New Coolie Lines,
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      45 5 Ja^Tl. .^^^^aT^^^_. fsBVX .^^9ssssw\ NATIONAL ENGINES Either Horizontal or Vertical are Manufactured in Sizes Ranging to 600 Hi*, to meet every duty ECONOMICALLY and EFFICIENTLY Sol* Agents for Malaya SINGAPORE f iL KUALA LUMPUR Tel. 5471 (4 lines). 1 S^ > W ksl^lm Mjf rjWft^^J jr
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      259 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle Wffi I |2 p f* [3 I |S~~p W~~W I 1 W^ §|sF If;? '%frp r |j| se Mr* 1 gg s"?5??-' H I I I I 1 i I I I I I I L^.-y,-;'-(CLUES.) ACROSS. 18- S,n 22. Alcoholic drink r 24. Novel 5^'°" 26.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    8443 6 New P. and O. Liners For The Eastern Run. LONDON TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. (From On Own Correspondent.) .Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, London, July :M. 'WMIIS is indeed a summer of discontent. Not satisfied with ruining a number of cricket matches, including that between the Gentlemen and the
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      141 6 Macintosh Wiring Accessories SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES. Tinned Urnss Metal Saddles all sizes $0.45 tcnls per 10(1 pii-ics. Bran Pins all tiaH $(>.>•"» lbs. Steel I'ins ali sizes $0.16 Urass Strews in x Nj\ 2 99J94 grass. 1 in x .51. .50 I■ in x $1.53 ]>z in x i.OO I'
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      210 7 The House with THE Stars and THE Pictures brings to you the SELECTED Product of Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer FOX anc^ United Artists. iWk \1 m Y *m~m"m^B\ 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 The "Superb Film" with the "Superb Star" LAST NIGHT after a week-end of packed houses! RONALD COLMAN IN "DevU to Pay"
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      281 7 jflftOOOe O'€> OG QfLQ_OZ>& GO OQ QQ OQQ\C Him Jm nIB m° °l w m ffinflM L JB I 1° Phone 5261-5262. le-1 5 TONIGHT SPECIAL NOTICE: Part Proceeds of TONIGHT'S 6.15 PERFORMANCE in aid of The Funds of the Y.W.C.A. Positively LAST NIGHT of The Screen's most popular Comedians
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      122 7 TO REOPEN SHORTLY WITH THE MAMMOTH AERIAL EPIC OF THE ANTARCTIC— "DIRIGIBLE" A Columbia Picture. The most spectacular and thrilling film of the air ever made. IN ITS EIGHTH WEEK AT THE LONDON TIVOLI, and IS STILL RUNNING!!! VICTORIA THEATRE IN PREPARATION. AN UP-TO-DATE MUSICAL REVUE Popular Prices, $2..">0. $2.00
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    HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
    149 8 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. I i i j i s i i Health Bulletin of .he League of Vr cms, Eastern Bureau, fur th? week ending Aug 8, 1931 Alexandria. plague cases and 212 1 Port Said: 1 plague MM. iah U
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    A SHIPPING CONVERSION.
    348 8 Four Cargo Steamers Turned Into Passenger Vessels. The Societe des Services Contractucls des Messageries Maritimcs purchased ■OBM months ago from the Compagnie Navale el Commercial* do l'Oceanie the four cargo vessels of Ihe Saint-Eloi type, and decided to place these ships M their Oceania line to New
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    BANANA SHIPS.
    178 8 Reconditioning of Destroyers For Above Work. Built to destroy submarines, the Worden IiNT and the Putnam 288, former destroyers of the U.S. Navy, will be used for the transportation of bananas from Centra] America to New Orleans. The two vessels have been taken ovei l>y tho Standard Fruit
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    108 8 M..mlny. Auiru.-t IT. Ships alongside the Wharrei or expected to arrive. Entranc< Godowo Gate KEPPEL HAKBOI R. Main Whaif 1..-h. MaU Mata. Lea. Babctte, W. lit. Enterprise, Paludina. ii.l Wharf H.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. All. nt I>nck Thi- C.il.lc. Victoria
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 8 BJ (iiahgar I'almnba n.iulinde Mhos II I. van Oldeubarnevult K.inalliinill 8 pore London Left Arrd. July 10 Auk. 8 July 16 Aug. 9 July 17 Auff. 9 July 16 Auk. II) July U Auk. 11 July 24 Auk. IS
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      SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
      327 8 Plea for Closer Contact With Industry. An appeal for tt.e co-operation of indusItil i in the fullest application of Hrn re.-ults of i>s researches to the needs of industry i-s rnuiio l>v the Industrial Health Research Board in it* annual report now i sued. The board states that
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      207 8 Singapore, Aag. 17. SELLING. London, 4 months' sip;ht 2 3 20 2 London, :t months' sight 2/3w London, 60 days' fight 2 3 27 .'2 .ondon, 30 dayV sight 2/3 13 I* London, demand 2/8 M7BI London, T.T. 2/3 11/11 Lyons and Paris, demand 1 1-7 Hamburg, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      173 8 BiagaseN, kag, i~. Kerosene Oil -Per unit of 8 Imp. it's. Fish $.j.i:i. GMitjatif $5.13, Crown (8 gls. ir. tins' »l ;>>. (own (8 gls. in drums) $4.68, Cross (8 rla. in tins) $4.83, Cross (8 gls. in druimO $4.:>::, Shell -md Coastliirht Kerosene $5.: iK pp. 3 tins.
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      MAGIC ON SHIP !
      85 8 MAGIC ON SHIP Success of C.P. Liner Due To 100- Year-Old Idol The following paragraph, culled from a New York contemporary, is reproduced without comment The success of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan in establishing new speed records in thj trans- Pacific trade, according to Wonjr Sue, Chinese
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        MINING.
        440 8 Val. i'J. Buyers. Sellers. I'l £1 Asum Kumbang 20 9 22/i'l £1 Austral Malay in 21/- -5 Aycr Hitam Tin 11/6 12/6 tl £1 bangrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 Batanp radang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Ar.ing 0.30 O.lOnom. It £1 Hurmah Malay 10/-
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        GENERAL.
        270 8 Issue Vul. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.2'moin. I 2 Alex. Brick I're/s. 2.02 14 2.12 ft Cl £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.7.6 3.12.6 1 1 Central Kngin-i 0.25 O.SOnom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 7.V00 i\ fl Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 17/-
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        DEBENTURBS AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore. Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1928 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem oin^npore Municipal 4% p.e. of IUO7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par .''iiiffaporo Municipal iVi p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 05 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        399 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Frascr Lyall Co. Kvutt •\llcnl.y ($1) 0.60 0.75 0.60 0.70 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.60 A. Hitam (sli Mi 0.55
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      727 8 Bound Brook Metre Changes. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Reception was generally good over the week-end, but on Saturday Radio-Saigon was rather weak, and at one period it appeared as if the station had broken down. Did any reader pick up the Nautilus It is thought
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    152 8 Today. Belawan, f'vylon and U.S.A. (Silverpalni 3 p.m. North, North -East and North- Won Sumatra, Ceylon, Southc/n and Western India, Etrypt, Europe and Great liritain (Isarj ..4 p.m. Tomorrow. Seurabaya, Celebes, Molucca! and Timor Dill y ihlouti f) a.m. Tcmbilahan and Indragiri (Hone Kcat I noon Ceylon
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    Vessels Arrived.
    173 8 ALTINi;, Dut., 79J tons, from Churibon 17-H. for ftatavia 18-8. ISANTOM, Dut., 2,:tr,a tons, from Souraboya 174, for Saigon 19-8. CONCORDIA, Norw., 3.413 ton?, from Tarakan 17-X, for I'ladjoc 2<>-H. ELOUT, Dut., 986 tons, from Chcribon 17-3, for Bawcan M-& GEN. V. I). HKYDKN. Dut.. 640 tons, from
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      52 8 Sporting «T«nU will be found aodar ■eptratt heading on the iport* p»p«. CHEMICALS We shall be glad to receive inquiries foi* \WT% all types of Industrial and Commercial Chemicals, Aniline Dyes, etc We specialise in Chemicals of British manufacture. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. Telegrams: "IMPKEMIX." 144, ROBINSON ROAD. Phone
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      297 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Min. fall, ibine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Kcdah Alor Star ..87 77 0.09 2.1 75 W Overcast Krlanlaii Kotu Bharu No report. Trrngianu K.Trengganu .88 74
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      170 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday. AugUftt 17. W. midnight 10 ft. 7 in., 12.11 p.m., 9 ft. 3 in. Tuesday, August 18. H. W. 12.49 a.m., 10 ft. 6 in., 1.24 p.m., 9 ft. 2 in. Wednesday. August It. H. W. 1.36 a.m., 10 ft. 1 in., 1.58 p.m., 9
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    287 9 Rubber Price Down Again. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Kubhcr, 7 J < cents per Ib. Tin, 175 tons at $59 4 per picul. Saturday's l'rices Kiililmt. London, 2 7-16 d., down 1-If.d. New York, I 7-16 cts.. down 1-16
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    ARGENTINE FINANCE.
    357 9 Unfounded and Alarming Rumours." The Argentine has been attacked by speculators and fright-mongers. Unpatriotic individuals have spread unfounded alarming rumours with the one object of depreciating the value of Argentine securities to their own advantage. The system is old and in no way alarms us; but we say
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    63 9 Krom China and Manila, by President Adams, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Rajputanu, due at Singapore 9 a.m. on Wednesday. From China, by Van Heutsz, due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From Holland and Germany, by Marnix van St. Aldtgonde, due at Singapore 11
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    54 9 As there is no sailing this week from Singapore for Medan, correspondence for dispatch by. the homeward Dutch air mail lo Amsterdam is being forwarded to Alor Star at sender's risk. Connection at Alor Star is not guaranteed and no refundment of air mail fees will be
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      SUNGEI BESI MINES.
      731 9 Reduction in Cost Of Working. The twentieth annual general meeting of the Sungei Besi Mines, Ltd., was held on July 16, at the Institute of Chartered' Accountants. Great Swan Alley, E.C. Mr. C. V. Thomas (the chairman), in tho course of his speech, said The output of
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      METAL MARKET.
      306 9 William Jacks and (Vs., report dated Loncion, July 22. states British trade continues to sulfur through the di'lay in achievi:i|; out difficult task of providing straw to enable Germany to make 'hricks for their Ki«nch and U.S.A. creditors. Copper prices firmed in the belief that if the present
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      60 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 7-16 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet (i. cts. 5 7-1 6 d. per R>. Buyers s. Sellei R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot Auuust September Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. 7* 8%
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      521 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. Symington and Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London July 22, state's The market has again been dull and fluctuations have been slight. Political considerations have again been the controlling factor. After going slightly easier on Thursday the tone was fully steady on Friday
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      TRADE REVIVAL.
      330 9 The King's Faith In Industry. The King and Queen received an en-thusij-.stio welcome- on July 10 when they visited Glasgow for the opening of tho King George V. Dock at Shieldhall. The Royal visitors were received by the chairman of the Clyde Trust. Replying to an address of
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      EXCHANGES.
      71 9 Rugby, Aug. 15. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.04'/4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5\d.. Berlin 2Ov, Brussels 34.86, Bucharest si". Rio 8 5-32, Buenos Aires 32 9-16, Copenhagen ISJ7, Geneva 24.91, Helsingfors 198, Hon»r KonK ll%d., Lisbon 110, Madrid 56J6, .Milan Mm, .Monte Video 24, New York l>.'>-. Oslo IX.
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      852 9 Calamitous Decline In World Trade. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 23. The 8even-Power Conference now meeting in London is angaged in solving the financial aspect of the present economic crisis. This crisis is the world-wide slump showing itself at its worst in Germany. As the
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      BULLION REPORT.
      568 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montagu and Co., report on July 22 as follows The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £163,991,026 on July 16 (as compared with £164,619,306 un the previous Wednesday), and represents an increase of £16,365,404 since Dec. 31, 1930.
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      HOME RAILWAYS.
      348 9 Decrease in every direction of the traffic on hone railways is shown in the annual railway returns for 1933, issued on July 13 by the ?Irnistry of Transport. The gros3 receipts during 19^0 from railway working amounted to £184,836,382, compared with £195,409,523 in 1929. a decrease of £10,573,141.
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    704 9 Quotas Wholeheartedly Condemned. PROGRESSIVE CUTS ALL WRONG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July ii_>. Whatever the Patino ami Aramayu interests may think of the qpota schem r.ot everybody in Bolivia is enamoured of it. indeed. Bolivia Kcor.omica. thi- leading business newspaper (hen, condemns it whole-heartedly, Baying that
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ENGAGEMENT. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      55 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mr. Tco Hoe Kang and family desire to tender their heartfelt thanks to members of the Straits bachelors' Physical Culture, Amateur SDortimr Association, Lion City Club, Eng Wah Kok Association, Amicable Athletic Association and to relatives an'l friends who so kindly attended the funeral, paid night visits, sent floral
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1931. STILL OPPORTUNITY.
    1000 10 There was a good deal of oratory in various parts of Malaya during the weekend, all of it of the nature of meeting difficult times with an air of resolution. Following the Governor's address to the Singapore Rotary Club in
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    244 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Thomas F. Ingram has been granted a licence to act as a pilot, Penang. It is now gazetted that Dr. W. Pules-ton-Jones has been seconded for service iii Johore. Mr. Eigil Koch has been recognisoii as acting Danish Consul in Singapore pending the King's approval. Mr. S.
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    THIS "MAGIC EAST" BUSINESS.
    1013 10  - THIS "MAGIC EAST BUSINESS. Cecil Landale, (By Oriental Magicians Not Really Clever. the well-known English magician.) Any good Western magician can beat an Indian fakir at his own game the author of thin article asserts, and inI sixts that the cleverness of j the Oriental magician is just as much
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    818 10 HIGHLANDS TROUT. The recent note in this column on the possibilities of introducing trout into the streams at Cameron's Highlands has drawn the suggestion from a correspondent who lives there that the best way to test the suitability of those streams for this purpose would be
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  • VITAL DECISIONS MAY BE TAKEN ON THURSDAY.
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      EQUAL SACRIFICE.
      386 11 What Form Will Economy Take? Rugby, Aug. 15. Although the Cabinet Economy Committee adjourned on Thursday until Monday there has been no slackening in the preparation of the plans to deal with the financial emergency. The member! of the Committee, now on holiday in different parts of the
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    THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
    287 11 How All Parties Might Co-operate. "ECONOMY BLOC." Political Co-operation Latest Suggestion. Ix.ndon, Aug. 16. A Parliamentary Economy B!oc," composed of the best elements of all three parties, is predicted as the most probable outcome of the conversations between the party liadirs with regard to the financial crisis.
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    WAR DEBTS.
    56 11 Col. Stimson Denies A Rumour. Washington, Aug. 15. The United States Secretary of State (Colonel Henry L. Stunson), who is spending a holiday in Scotland, has cabled a denial of the rumours that he is discussing war debts and reparations with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Colonel Stimson declares that
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    "OFFICIAL ATHEISM" IN SPAIN.
    102 11 Denounced in Pastoral Letter to Catholics. Madrid, Aug. 16. Unite in the struggle against official atheism runs a jcint pastoral letter to Catholics, signed by the whole Episcopate, which strongly denounces the new Constitute n as establishing the crudest laicism." Meantime, the Radical minority is tabling
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    GERMANY'S CREDITS.
    160 11 International Bankers At Basle. Basle, Aug. 15. The international bankers today cor.linui"<l thiir conversations for the prolongation of short-term credits to (iii many. It is stated that the creditor Powers are disposed to prolong these credits for mx months on condition that this is acceptable to the Central
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    THE LINDBERGHS.
    159 11 Land on An Island Off Siberia. Seattle, Aug. 15. Colonel and Mis. Lindbergh have' landed at Karagin Island, off Siberia. .-teuter. A message from Nome, Alaska, dispatched on Friday last, stated that Colom-l and Mrs. Lindbergh had left there ut G.15 that evening on the most hazardous part
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    REVOLT IN CUBA.
    141 11 Interests of American Bankers. New York, Aug. 1(5. The Havana correspondent of the Associated Press, reporting brisk fighting with varying fortunes between the Cuban Government forces and the rebels, says it is believed tfr.ere that the real fate of the revolutionary moveme* lies in the hands of
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    TERRORISM ON THE ULSTER BORDER.
    363 11 Goods Train Wrecked. POLICE BATON CHARGES NEAR BELFAST. London, Aug. 16. Further Catholic-Protestant disturbances occurred in Ulster last night. A crowd smashed the windows of Catholic business premises and of a Convent at Lisburn, near Belfast, burned a shop belonging to a widow and attacked
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    134 11 First Cruise in Polar Waters Today. Oslo, Aug. 15. The submarine Nautilus in which the Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkias proposes to attempt to reach the North Pole by diving under the ice, arrived at Longyear City, Spitsbergen, at 6 p.m. today and is making her first cruise
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    RUMANIAN BANKS.
    112 11 Policy of Self-Help Inaugurated. Bucharest, Aug. 15. In order to meet the serious difficulties in which many of the soundest banks have recently found themselves, the principal banks of Rumania have formed a Guarantee Banking Syndicate to act as a Bank of Acceptance, with funds totalling 1,000,000,000 lei
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    LATE MRS. K. T. SOONG.
    85 11 Mrs. Chang Hsueh-liang To Attend Funeral. Shanghai, Aug. 15. Madame Chang Hsueh-liang, the wife of the Manchurian ruler and vice-com-mander-in-chief of the Chinese National (Nanking) forces, has arrived v»t Tainan on her way to Shanghai to participate in the funeral rites of. Madame K. T.
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    INDIA & ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
    149 11 INDIA ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE. Moslem Optimism. VICEROY'S MILD REBUKE TO MR. GANDHI. Bombay, Aug. 15. "God willing I will bring back peace and freedom," declared the Moslem Round-Table Conference delegate, Moulana Shaukat Ali, before leaving for London by the P. and O. liner Mooltan with 26 other Round-Table delegates, including the
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    INDIA'S DESTINY.
    360 11 Viceroy on Mr. Gandhi's Decision. Rugby, Aug. 15. The publication of the correspondence between the Viceroy and Mr. Gandhi and other officials gives an opportunity for a review of the causes of Mr. Gandhi's decision not to attend the Round-Table Conference. The Manchester Guardian say3 The only thing
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    SCOTTISH SILKS.
    232 11 Case Against Robert Hannay Dropped. I<ondon, Aug. 15. The Crown has announced that it does not intend to proceed with the charges against Robert Hannay in connection with the Scottish Amalgamated Silks case in whicti' eleven men are now concerned. Reuter. An earlier message, dated Thursday last, announced
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    U.S. BUSINESS BOOM DIES DOWN.
    114 11 Hoover. Plan Stimulus Wearing Off. New York, Aug. 16. The temporary boom in the United States, created by the Hoover Plan, appears to have died down. The New York Times states that the weekly index of basic business activity has fallen to the new low
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    TEXAS OIL.
    124 11 Drastic Action to Deal With Over-Production. Houston, Texas, Aug. 15. Drastic action to deal with the overproduction of oil was taken today. Governor Sterling announced that he had ordered National Guard units to be mobilised for duty in East Texas, in order to shut down the wells. This
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    ATLANTIC FARES.
    117 11 Drastic Reductions Coming:. London, Aug. 15. Great reductions in trans-Atlantic passenger fares are announced by the White Star and Cunard Lines. The White Star reductions, which are to come into force as from October 1, provide for a 36 per cent, cut in first class fares. The Cunard
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    U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.
    99 11 Five-Day Week Proposed As a Remedy. Washington, Aug. 15. The spectre of growing unemployment is haunting the Government and business circles here. The latest panaceas include the suggestion of the United States Chamber of Commerce for a five-day week, with guaranteed employment, in the major industries. In this
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    CHINA'S NAVY.
    129 11 Cruiser to Make Trip Round The World. Shanghai, Aug. 17. The Navy Ministry at Nanking i3 preparing to dispatch the cruiser Haiyung on a goodwill trip round the world. She will first proceed to Cuba and then go on to Europe and America, stopping at the principal ports
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    SOUTH CHINA NEWS.
    111 11 General Ho Chien to Send A Representative to Canton. Hong Kong, Aug. 14. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the leader of the Left Wing faction of the KuominUng, and Mrs. Wang Ching-w*i, arrived at Hong Kong from Canton yesterday. Dr. Ma Chung-wa, scientist and author, who has been both
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    THE I.S.P. ANSWERS ITS CRITICS.
    2535 11 Will the Junior Members Let It Die? BUNGALOW STUDY. Assistants the Technical Education Scheme. The uecislon of the Inr->rporate'l Society of Planters to brmve the slump and held its annual conference this year was fully justified by the highly satisfactory attendance, valuable lectures and MmHtaa*.
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    "THE COUNTRY WILL WIN THROUGH."
    1550 12 Mr. Caldecott's Message To Planters. I.S.P. CONFERENCE. NEED FOR PLANTING FOODSTUFFS. The gloomy aspects of the present time »< ri- frankly faced by the acting Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government in an arresting speech in opening the annual Conference of the Incorporated .Society of
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    "POSEIDON DISASTER.
    220 12 Three Officer Survivors Reach London. London, Aug. 15. A subdued group of friends and relatives waited on the platform of Victoria Station today to meet thre>» officers, who were among the survivors from the submarine Poseidon who arrived from Marseilles. The arrival was watched by a crowd from
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    MR. MONTAGU NORMAN.
    156 12 Governor of Bank of England Leaves for Canada. London, Aug. lb. Mr. Montagu Norman, the Governor of the Bank of England, unexpectedly left for Canada today in the CanadianPacific liner. Duchess of York. Interviewed by a Reuter correspondent ht said I feel I want a bit of
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    FLOODS DEVASTATE SOUTH MEXICO.
    64 12 150 Houses Destroyed While Inmates Sleep. Merico City, Aug. 1C. Devastation auid an outbreak of disease have followed the torrential rains in Southern Mexico. Two hundred children are reported to have died from dysentery at San Pedro Jicaya.i and the floods destroyed 150 houses at Huetamo
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    MALAYAN ENGINEERS
    223 12 Sir C. dementi at Dinner In Singapore. The Malayan Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers met in Singapore on Saturday and Sunday, members from all parts of the country attending. Visits to the Naval Base and other works of interest and a dinner at which H. E.
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    YUGO-SLAVIA.
    61 12 Unable to Participate In Hoover Plan. Washington, Aug. 15. Yugo-Slavia has notified the United States Government that she is unable to participate in President Hoover's debt plan, because it would involve her in a loss of $16,000,000, but the American Government believes Yugo-Slavia might be compensated through private loans
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    AUSTRIA'S FINANCES.
    60 12 League of Nations Sends Investigators. Vienna, Aug. 16. The Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations (M. J. A. M. C. Avenol) and the Director of the Economic and Financial Section (Mr. A. Loveday) have arrived here in response to the Austrian Government's request that the Council of
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    MOLLISON TO ATTACK CAPE TOWN RECORD.
    270 12 In Special Metal Plane. TAKES HIS MOTHER FOR A FLIGHT. London, Aug. 16. The young 1 Australian Scot, Mr. James A. Mollison, has treated another record. He flew from London to Glasgow in three hours and 20 minutes. He was givm a rousing inception
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    INDIAN TERRORISTS.
    76 12 Revolutionary Plot Frustrated. Cawnpore, Aug. 15. The police have frustrated what is believed to be a revolutionary plot, timed to culminate on the occasion of th«i Viceroy's visit to Cawnpore on Aug. 17. Acting on suspicion they stopped a motor-car en a bridge outside the city and found
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    HANKOW IN DARKNESS.
    85 12 Japanese Concession Has Been Abandoned. Shanghai, Aug. 17. Hankow has been plunged in complete darkness and the depth of the water in the city now varies from seven to 15 feet. The Japanese Concession has been completely abandoned. Sin Kuo Min. Appeal to Overseas Chinese. Shanghai, Aug.
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    WAR INTRIGUES IN CHINA.
    1066 12 Canton Emissary Funds For Marshal Yen. Hong Kong, Aug. 17. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the leader of the Left Wing of the Kuomintang. who has been taking a very prominent part in the anti-Chiang Kai-shek revolt in Kwangtung, is suffering from a severe attack of influenza, with
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    CURIOUS MOTORING ACCIDENT.
    729 12 Smash at Junction. CHINESE WITNESS ON PERJURY CHARGE. An unusual motoring accident at a street crossipg involving two motor-cars, both driven by Eurasians, the smashing of a ricksha and the knocking down of two Japanese women and two children, was the subject or a case which occupied
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    80 12 Dew which announces its arrival and departure by ringing a telephone bell is one of the wonders of the British Government's National Physical Laboratory, near London. The device (which depends upon the reflection of light on to a photo-elect-ric cell) has been invented for the use of refrigerating engineers- who
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  • Perry's Success in U. S. A. —Singapore Cricket & Football.—Police Sports.
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET RESULTS.
      848 13 S.C.C. Defeat S.R.C. EXCITING RACE AGAINST TIME. Tho S.( \C. diifeated the S.R.C. in a cricket match on Saturday on the Padanjf, winninjr hy four wickets, two minutes fp.m tiiiuv On a wicket which proved «f am assistance to the bowltrs, wickets Ml quickly and cheaply, and
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      SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
      72 13 Glasgow Rangers Lose At Motherwell. London, Aug. 15. The results of matehes played in the Scottish League today were as follows Airdrieoniftns Ayr United Celtic Cowdcnbcuth Dundee Hearts K thi-rwcil I'artick ThisUt St. Mirren Third Lanark 2 Aberdeen 4 1 Hamilton Acails. 3 3 Dundee United 2 ;i
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      SUCCESSFUL SPORTS MEETING.
      764 13 Policemen at Play. F. G. MINNS WINS 220 YARDS OPEN. The fpacious ground* of the Police Depot at Thomson Road presented an animated scene oh Saturday afternoon when the annual police athletic sports were held under tre patronage of H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi. There wa-
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      PERRY IN U.S.A.
      98 13 Wins Eastern Singles Championship. Rye, New York, Aug. 16. F. J. Perry, the British Davis Cup player, wen the Eastern singles lawn tennis championship today by defeating J. Gilbert-Hall (New Jersey) 6 3. 6—2, 6 4, in the final- Router. Perry played with remarkable success for Great
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    Y.M.C.A. Well Beaten.
    151 13 An S.C.C. XI beat the Y.M.C.A. by four wickets on the S.C.C. Padang on Saturday. Scores Y.M.C.A. I'illai b Simpson 1. Galistan st. b Simpson 4, I'ronard b Jeans 7, Cassichitty c and b Simpson 30, Tene Chew b I'cnchey 3, Le Mercicr run out 5, Hoole
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    I.A. Draw with Nondescripts.
    196 13 The Nondescripts' and the Indian Association drew in a cricket match played yesterday. Scores 1 A Amarchand lbw. b Kulatilleke 13, D. K Sumy lbw. b Stouter 0. B. S. Gill c I. V Fernando b Pennefather 18, Wazir Singh b Pennefathcr 18, Fernandez not out
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    RESERVE DIVISION.
    418 13 Player Sent Off Field At Jalan Besar. Chinese 1 Malays 1. The Reserve Division match between the Chinese A and the Malays, played at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, was marred by rough play on the part of some of the Chinese. The climax was reached when the
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    ATHLETIC AWARDS.
    60 13 A continental athlete J. Daranyi (Hungary) has been awarded the liarvey Memorial Cup, which goes to the cc mpetitor in the A. A. A Championships adjudged to be the best champion of the year. The 0. N. Jackson Memorial Cup, which goes to the best Britisher, has been
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    163 13 Race Course G.C. Beat Garrison. The Race Course G. C. players won all their matches against the Garrison on the former's link's yesterday, winning by 9 3 4 to 0. The scores were as follows Craik and Renton 0, Ibrahim and Morita 1. Mylne and Breakey 0, Lim
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    27 13 The Katonjf Golf Club August medal competition was won by Mr. E. J. Case, who returned a nett score of 69. Mr. Case also won the sweep.
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    39 13 The first annual sports of the Chee Johanna English School will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday next at 3 p.m. The Police Band will be in attendance. Mrs. M. R Holfrate will distribute the prir.es.
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    BISLEY MEETING AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    797 13 C.Q.M.S. Kirwan's Success. EXCELLENT STANDARD OF MARKSMANSHIP. Favoured by fine weather, the S.V.R.A. Bisley meeting was concluded yesterday at the Bukit Timah Range. Among those present was His Excellency the G.O.C. (Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield). The standard of shooting this week-end was even better
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    PENANG BISLEY RESULTS.
    112 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 17. The local BisJey rifle meeting concluded yesterday. The Renfrew Shield was won by A. Coy.'s No. 2 team, and E. Cciy.'s No. 2 team carried off the inter-company snapshooting event. The company attack competition was won by E. Coy.'s No.
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    TWO WORLD RECORDS.
    98 13 Ladoumegue's Fast Time For The 2,000 Yards. Jean Taris, holder of many world's swimming: records, set up a new world record for the 300 metres (free style) in 3min. 27 3-5sec. at Rheims in mail week, beating the previous world'? record, which he held himself, by 5
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    MALACCA SPORT.
    141 13 De Souza Jr. Wins Singles Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 15. In the Men's doubles of the Malacca tournament, C. F. Gomes and Chua Sin, Earn beat Baug-han and Simpson, C 2, J fi 2, while in the women's doubles, Mrs. Pottie and Mrs. Beatty beat
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    A UNIQUE RECORD.
    84 13 Soccer Experiences of Irish International. Michael O'Brien, the Irish international pivot, who will wear Watford's colour? next season, is the possessor of what must surely be a unique record. In addition to having previously beon connected with eijrht clubs under the jurisdiction of the Football League, O'Brien,
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    26 13 Negri Sembilan has lost a good footballer by the departure of Mr. P. Marilnuthii for Singapore. Mr. Marimuthn has played for the State or several occasions.
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    SINGAPORE RACE TRAINING.
    213 13 Several Medan Griffins Expected. F.O.C.O'Neill will arrive today with It horses for the forthcoming meeting. From now onwards track work on the fast mornings will become increasingly interesting. Several of the new Mednn griffins will be sent over to compete in Singapore, and we give below their
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    A JAPANESE CARNERA.
    140 13 Wrestler's Fist as Big as A Rice Box. The following extract from an EnglUb exchange should make interesting reading at the moment "Dewtegadake, the Riant wrcs'lcr of Japan, is resting now after the II -clay summer wrestling tournament, and trying to catch fish. Dewagauake is 2t> years
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      SWIMMING GALA AT MT. EMILY.
      374 14 Machine-Gunners Win The Framroz Cup. Tfctn was a large attendance of spectators at the gala at the Mount Emily Swimmiag F»ol on Saturday, anionir them beintr Mr. W. Bartley, President, Municipal Commissioners. The events were contested very keenly, ally the 200 metres race for the
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      239 14 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 16. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 1 American League. Cleveland Philadelphia 4 Detroit 5 New York 7 (16 innings) Chicago o Boston 1 St. Louis 2 Washington 3 (12 innings).
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      WASH-OUT AT OLD TRAFFORD.
      151 14 No Play in Third Test Match. Manchester, Aug. 15. No play was possible in the third and last Test match between England and New Zealand today. Rain fell all day long yesterday, but the downpour ceased early this morning. However, the wicket was sodden, and parts
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      CONTINENTAL SOCCER
      495 14 Austria Invited Spain To Play at Highbury. It is now amost assured that two representative Continental teams will play in England during the forthcoming foolball season. The F.A. have arranged to play an International match with Spain at Highbury on Dec. 9, and at a meeting of the
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      224 14 Monday, AugUkt 17. Tennis: S.C.C. Autumn tournament begins. Football: S.A.F.A. Cup: First KouikI: Malays I vs. R.A.F., Anson R<1 Stadium. Tuesday, August 18. Football: S.A.F.A. 1st Div. Chinese S.R.C., Anson Rd. Stadium 12nd Div Fraser Neave's vs. B.A.T., S.H.B. ground Robinson's vs. Ho Hong S.T., S.R.C. ground. Tnais:
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    BOAT SINKS IN SEA.
    201 14 Unavailing Attempt To Save Friend. A boating tragedy occurred yesterday at the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club, Katong, when a Chinese, aged about 25, was drowned. The dead man and two friends went out to sea in a small boat in the morning aitd were returning to
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    WEDDING AT HOME.
    197 14 Mr. Frederick A. Hare Miss Maude Robinson. A wedding took place at Holy Trinity Church, Wimbledon, on July 12 the bridegroom being Mr. Frederick Arthur Hare, of Kuala Lumpur, and Wimbledon, and the bride Miss Maude Hardaway Robinson, of Wimbledon and Eastbourne. Mr. Hare was resident in
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    152 14 Further Rubber Roadway Experiment. The following action by committee -n«. of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported Approved further experimental length of rubber roadway at Trafalgar Street, cost to be approximately $1,000. Decided to repair private road at Leonie Hill under Section 103 of the Ordinance, no apportionment
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    AMBULANCE CASES.
    96 14 Eleven Assaults During Week-End. The- amlmlancc attended to eleven assault eMM and several motor accidents during the week-end but none of them was serious. A riekaha puller sustained a compound fracture of the right arm, when he was kiwrkfd down by a motor-car. An Indian escaped with slight
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    COOLNESS IN TROPICS.
    135 14 Manufacture of Uniform Cool Atmosphere. Ships passing through the tropics will soon be as cool as an English swimming bath on a spring morning. By a chemical process, in which ice is r.ot used, a solution of calcium chloride can be chilled and pumped through pipes in
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    JUNK SINKS IN SQUALL.
    41 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 16. During: a heavy squall here a large junk sank in front of Tranquerah Beach. The crew spent several hoars clinging M to the junk Iwfoiv they were rescued by fishermen.
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    D.E.I. TO DEPORT COMMUNISTS.
    100 14 Police Discoveries in Riau Archipelago. Batavia, Aug. 17. As a result of recent police investigations in the Riau Archipelago more than 180 Hylam Chinese are to be deported in connection with Communist propaganda. Aneta. This message is of special interest to Singapore since the Riau Archipelago
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    " AGNITA."
    270 14 AGNITA." Tanker Able to Carry 4,800 Tons of Cargo. Reference has been made from time to time in Motorshipping, in the Shipbuilding and Engineering Edition, to the Anglo-Saxon tanker Agnita, built by Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., for carrying special cargoes. This ship is among the most important of the
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    CAPT. E. C. O. THOMSON.
    90 14 Leaving Singapore Next k November. Captain F.. C. 0. Thomson, D.S.O., Captain-in-CharKe, Singapore, will be leaving Singapore in November and will bo uticoded by Captain M. B. Birkett, D.S.O., who will arrive here on Nov. 14. Captain Birkett is at present a naval liaison officer
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    MRS. ERNEST HARRIS.
    59 14 Death After Brief Illness In Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 17. The death took place in the European Hospital here early this morning after lirief illness of \h*. Harris, wife of Mr. Ernest Harries, a well-known local miner. Mrs. Harrii was a talented singer anti
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    MARSHAL CHIANG.
    58 14 Expected in Shanghai This Evening. Shanghai, Aug. 17. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is expected to arrive in Shanghai from Nanchang, Kiangsi, this (Monday) evening to participate in the funeral rites of his mother-in-law, Madame K. T. Soong. Madame Chang Hsueh-liang, the wife of the Manchurian ruler, arrived here on
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    POISONING TRAGEDY.
    69 14 Chinese Mother Dies After Ten Days. Yeo Ah Moey, the Chinese mothtr who was removed to the General Hospital together with her two young children from her house in Serangoon Road suffering from poisoning on Aug. 3, died on Wednesday. The children, who were mged three years and
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1709 15 THE ECONOMIC PLIGHT OF GERMANY FRANCE BEiNG DIFFICULT" l.L.P. MEMBERS KEEP THE BOUSE SITTING FOR 19 HOVRS CONSERVATIVE CENSURE MOTION IN NAMES OF BACK-BENCHERS SCHOOLS PRODUCING A NEW NATIONAL TYPE SIR JOHN SIMON AND INDIA THE KUALA LUMFUR HOSPITAL. (l«y Our Parliamcn'ary Correspondent.) London,
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    THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
    52 15 The lirst plenary session of the Seven Powers' Conference to discuss the financial crisis in Germany was held at the Foreign Office in London on July 21. The picture shows the Helgian delegate--. M. Kcnkin. I'rinir Minister, (right) and M. Hymans, Foreign .Minister, arming for
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    TATE GALLERY.
    272 15 New Wing Designed By An American. The newest addition to one of London'* most famous picture galleries has been designed by an American. It is the new wing to the National Gallery, Millbank (the Tate Gallery), which is about to be built at a cost of 150,000. This
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    MR. M. A. NAMAZIE.
    132 15 Yesterday afternoon the remains of Mr. M. A. Namazee the well known Persian merchant, estate, and property owner, were removed from the Bukit Wakaf Cemetry in River Valley Road, whero they have been lying since his death on Jily 26 to the French steamer Amboise. The
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    NEW FRENCH CRUISER.
    417 16 First to be Built In Private Yard. Whereas nrivate yards in France since the en i of the War have built a number of flotilla leaders, torpedo boats, submarine.-*, special vessels, together with their propelling and auxiliary machinery, only one cruiser has so far been built at
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      392 16 WHITEAWAYS In conjuction with the sale now in progress, special Blue Ticket Bargains will be shewn this week from different departments. A few examples are shewn below. x. LADIES' SILVER TINSEL STONE KID SHOES. SHOES. With fancy punched design on toe Smart Tinsel Shoes with one bar and strap, medium
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    THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CUNARD LINE.
    708 17 T HE BIRTHDAY OF THE CUNARD LINE. Its Small Beginning. STORY OF N1NKTY-ONE YEARS' PROGRESS. i ;>i.u: Line fell tl :ij'i>, on Aral c unanl Ol little iivt r liden voyagi i ton. \.:.;i :i These i the tho now comprise* a t-ital ill on. It is also u;is Of
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    IBANEZ TO BE HONOURED
    77 17 Madrid, July 30. iiave been coraaletad for I the transfer <>f the tortel rernuna of the Spanish poet and novelist Blanco Ibanez from MeatOM to the capital of the Spanish republic, where a statue will be i in hi.< memory. The reinterment will take the character
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    UNUSUAL MOORING WINCH-WINDLASS.
    349 17 Lifting Capacity Of 100 Tons. The British Phosphates Commissioners' versel built liy Hour*. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., which proceeded un her trials on Mar. U, l..< lu-i functions the pieking up ami luyimr of mooringa Under particularly difficult condition.-.. The i.-land from which iin phosphate diposits are
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    MARRIED IN SINGAPORE.
    102 17 Scots Couple Divorced In Los Angeles. Thi' Ln Alfalai Times of July 11 has •v. inj; under the heading "Scotsman's Saving Leads to Divorce Alrxander H. Mat-Duff not only failed to support his wife Daisy, but he insisted on her renting a house so that he could
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    LAST TRAINING FOR SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    2497 18 FLYING NOTES Nem Sitcpil Monoplane Days And Nights Of Air War WO War Planes Battle For London Men Who Will Fly For Britain In Schneider Contest Bomber vs. Fighter J\ew Defence Chicf Silver Wings Across The Channel Notable Record Of Argosy Australia's Flying Parson British
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    ROBBED IN TRAIN.
    229 18 Diplomat Sprints Down Platform in Pyjamas. Prague, July 29. M the l.'ud; pulled into iiu- Czschosiovakian city or Kn«h<>w early t! is ntornLsg a highly excited individual, clad in brightly coloured pyjamas, sprinted up to ili-.' ;ia.ion master, demanding thai the trala be stopped aod all paa
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    KEEPING PEASANTS ON THE SOIL.
    962 19 Changes Since the War. I WHEN AGRICULTURE I WILL REVIVE. j (liy Achillt- F'j-aJd. Trench Under- I Secretary for Agriculture, in an interview.) Few pnubkivs of tc*lay offer more difficulties tha-i th.-.t of agriculture, and the recent cenfarancaa in Paris dealing with tha question are
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    HIGH WAGES IN U.S.
    321 19 Mr. Hoover's Fight To Maintain Them. Washington, July 29. The belief is growing among officials in Washington today that President Hoover is slowly but surely being crowded to the wall in his efforts to maintain high wages for American workers. The heads of many industries are
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    " ORDERED OFF."
    206 19 ORDERED OFF." Soviet Apologises to British Ambassador. Sir Esmond Ovey, British Ambassador to Moscow, has accepted the Soviet Government's apology for an incident which took place when the Ambassador and his party were refused admission to the Soviet Foreign Office Club, open to the foreign Diplomatic Corps in Moscow. M.
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    FRENCH PILOT KILLED.
    74 19 Crash While Training for The Schneider Cup Race. Marseilles, July 30. M. Bougault, one of France's jnost noted aviators, was killed today when a seaplane in which he was flying at a speed of 200 miles an hour plunged into the sea. When he met his death
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    A WIDOW'S NAME.
    319 19 A Perplexing Point Of Etiquette. Should a widow have her visiting' cards printed with her late husband's Christian name or with her own? Is there any established rule on the point? In the interests of readers who have written to us on the matter and readers generally,
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    ARMS CONSPIRACY.
    239 19 Police Make Inquiries In San Francisco Manila. San Francisco, July 30. The San Francisco police today were investigating a report that an organised KaiiK is conspiring to arrange for a shipment of machine guns and other munitions of war to the Philippine Islands. The police are working on
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    BETHLEHEM STEEL.
    193 19 Big Cut in Dividend Announced. New York, July 30. In line with Tuesday's action of the United States Steel Corporation in reducing its annual dividend from G.$7 to G.$4 per share annually the directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation today reduced their annual dividend from G.$4 per share
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    THE MASS MURDERER.
    93 19 Rewards for Tracing Berlin Arch-Criminal. The part played by women in the HX,c of Peter Kuerten, the mass murderer wlio was executed recently, is indicated by the fact that rewards are to be given to 13 women who helped to secure his arrest. By order of the
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