The Straits Times, 18 August 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, r AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN. MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      269 1 SINGAPORE: TB. CECIL fcT. T'PHONE B1&1TV 1 «.1S Tonight 1.15 I.ORETTA TOUNG in "I (JIRLS LOST" Phone 5261-1. PICTURE OF A LADY J^R^^^C^W DISINFECTING HER THROAT AMf jMA^ WITH A MONSOL PASTILLE wPt^ 4*^*l%' MONSOL pastilles have superseded gargling. They can he used ineon- *V .0/ spicuously in crowded places
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      213 1 Beauty's inheritance It VI II so Vl' I'KR BOX OF THREE ißSp^jsa p^^^B 1 1 -=a— c=-nr<i i The bracing freHhnruH of exquisite "4711" this genuine Eau de Cologne !|fi^^tHjßy3lffllij<gWaKJfl i- a hn-alh of pure air in a heavy atmoHphere. Its delirate aroma, cool MUfIL rfll »nd sweet as morning
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      13 1 4.11 Tonight t.15 I.ORETTA YOIM. I in "3 GIRLS LOST" j Pfc«ne 6261-1.
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      551 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (fncorporuied in England) MAIL PABBENGEBS \XI) CARGO SERVICES. natmstTLAß and orikntal s.n. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OTTWARI) FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'poreu NANKIN 7,058 Aug. 20 KALYAN 9,000 Au«. 22
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      710 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Viuwiils Tonnage Due Sail SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 I HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept 9 10 T TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 23 24
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      460 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      639 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. 4 BA MEONIA Sept. 1G Sept. 18 niJ. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELAN'DIA Oct. 21 Oct. 21 •m.s. FALSTRIA
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      587 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STIAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      492 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Pi am) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK. SINGAPORE. MALACCA AND PORT SWKTTKMIVM August 19 fo r Banirknk UCDANG SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai. Bangnnrn, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bnndon,
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      452 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN HORN sails from Hong Kong Aug. 17 Agents ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated
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      540 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE iJmd AMERICAN MAIL LINE KO UND-THE- WORLD SINGAPORE. PENANG. COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang., PRES. ADAMS In port Aug. 20 Aug. Zl PRES. HARRISON Aug. 31 Sept. < Sept. 6 TRES. HAYES Sept. 14
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      664 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Sun Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore sj. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY OF
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      350 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1300,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,*****5 Capital paid up 1.050,000 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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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030.000 (about £8,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,336,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HE\D AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasln Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      518 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 23,190,007 (about £2,432,000) HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and Japan.
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      736 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately savsn word* to a line and there is a flat rate chsrga of ZS cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per Insertion. Advertisements will be accepted of to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fes of 25 eenU
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      749 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. 12a, Gilstead Road. R«nt $70. Apply 846, Straits Times. BUNGALOW with tennis court at Balmoral Crescent. Apply 32, Balmoral Road. Bungalows 6, 14, 18, Anjruliia Park. 363, 3111-A, Orchard Rd. fixing modern sanitation. TO LET, No. 9, Sophia Rd., No. 4-«, East Coast
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      563 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 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. Apply 424, Straits Times. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prinoa Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Ksh
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      535 4 LOST REWARD for return to Room .18, Oriental Hotel of HESTRK, white wire-haired frx terrier *****, brown head, licensed. Missing Sunday. PUBLIC NOTICES~ KRAMAT TIN DREDGING, LIMITED I Incorporated in the F.M.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend, the Third, of Six Pence (6U.) per share has been declared
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      711 4 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Companies Winding Up No. 2 of 1931. In the Matter of Ordinance No. ISS (Companies) and in the Matter of G. H. SWEET SHOP, LIMITED (In Liquidation). NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding
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      446 4 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS. The datt of closing of tenders for Construction of quarters for the District Officer including all outhouses at Jasin, Malacca, has been EXTENDED TO AUGUST 21, 1931. H. M. S. HAUGHTON, Ag. Senior Executive Engineer. W. M. MILLINGTON, Resident Councillor. P.W.D. Office, Malacca, August 6, 1931.
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    TIGER HUNT IN A LINER.
    835 5 Exclusive Interview. BLIND MAN'S BUFF IN THE DARK. Brief mention was made recently in the Straits Times to the tiger who got loose on board the Lahn and was I shot by the crew. Below is given a graphic interview with an officer of the
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    ASSASSINATION CORPS.
    214 5 Serious Charge Against Teng Cha-yen. Shanghai, Aug. 0. Facing the serious charge of organising an Assassination Corps to take the lives of certain Nationalist leaders, Mr. Teng Cha-yen, formerly Chief Secretary to Marshal Li Chai-num, has been arrested at the latter's Shanghai residence, and this morning appeared before
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    HUNGER STRIKE ENDS.
    151 5 Woman "Red" Eats at Last In Shanghai Prison. Shanghai, Aug. 1. After going without food for six days, Mrs. Vanderuysser.. who \va.s arrested in Shanghai with her husband on June 15, in connection with Red propaganda, and detained in the Amoy Road Gaol pending trial, is believed,
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      425 5 TX\3 1 J2sJL.ttO Raffles Hotel TONIGHT DINNER and DANCE MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST TEA DANCE, 6.30— 8.15 p.m. AND SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF The Dollar Steamship Liner s.s. PRESIDENT ADAMS ORCHESTRA FOR INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE at 9.30 p.m. (Evening Dress not necessary). Sea View Hotel EVERY WEDNESDAY SPECIAL
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      63 5 INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD, (Incorporated in England.) Fire, Life. Marine, Accident. Guarantee and Motor. ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. INSURANCE OF SCHOOL FEES. ASK China Underwriters, Ltd., for their scheme whereby yonr cMld's School Fees are provided by easy inatalmentyi during infancy and are
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      85 5 FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONG FIRE INSCE., Co., Ltd., PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co, Ltd., WESTERN ASSURANCE Co., UNION INSCE. SOCIETY of CANTON, Ltd., EAGLE STAR A BRIT. DOM. INSCE. Co., GUTHRIE k CO., LTD. General Agents. (Incorporated ii. S.S.) SUN LIFE ASSURANCE^ CO. OF CANADA. Assets Assurances in force I
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      37 5 NATIONAL ENGINES Either Horizontal or Vertical are Manufactured in Sizes Ranging to 600 H.P. to meet every duty ECONOMICALLY and EFFICIENTLY Sole Agents for Malaya SINGAPORE I!^*^ T- I KUALA LUMPUR Tel. 5471 (4 lines). [£NCIN€V/QWlt TfijLa
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      Notes From Shanghai.
      1661 6 The Communist Menace Marshal Chiang's Little Joke A Trip To Japan A Eugene Chen Mystery Boycotting Japanese (ioods Much W angling And Jangling" Mr. Yu Ya-ching's Predicament The Thorburn Case Chinese Press I' noble To Grasp Real Pomt More Amusement For Shanghai And A Beauty Contest. (From
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      BRITISH VENTURE.
      48 6 Gold Mining Scheme For Manchuria. Mukden, Aug. 3. It is stated in reliable quarters here that the Mukden authorities have signed a contract with a British firm for an extensive gold-mining scheme in Manchuria. The agreement is said to have been approved by the Nanking Government.
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      RUSSIAN HELD BY CHINESE.
      480 6 Dying in Tsinan Gaol. ON SUSPICION OF BEING A COMMUNIST. The North-China Daily News of Aug. 1 states that it is in receipt of news from it i correspondent at Tsinan that, in the Public Safety Bureau there, a foreigner has been detained by the Chinese
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      RIOTS IN KOREA.
      254 6 Rumour that Further Attacks Are Intended. Shanghai, Aug. 6. The disturbing news ha.; been received from Korea that the Korean rioters are again holding secret meetings with a view to organising another series of attacks on Chinese residents. Some 200 Chinese merchants who are unable to leave
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      GIRLS RIOT ON LAUNCH.
      100 6 Shanghai, July 31. j As the result of an effort on Wednes- i day morning on the part of the Shanghai I River Police to stop overcrowding on native fern launches plying between the i Wayside Jelty and the Pootung Ferry I Wharf, a mob of
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      BORODIN AND GALEN IN SOUTH CHINA.
      396 6 "Red" Intrigues? WANG CHING-WEI AND THE UNDERDOGS. Hong Kong, July 14. Reports from Canton state that a number of Russians recently arrived in the city and quartered themselves ia several districts. They are believed to be Communists. Under the former police chief, General Auyang
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      CANTON BABY CASE.
      244 6 Alleged Exchange of a Girl For Boy. Canton, Au;r. (>. The magistrate's court Ml crowded ;■> capacity on th? afternoon of Aug. 6 when the case came to trial in which Miss Wu Chi-chieh, a raralag sister of the Wu Han-chi Memorial Horpital, was charged with having
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      MR. EUGENE CHEN.
      169 6 Object of His Visit To Japan. Canton, A;i;r. V The i urpose of Mr. Eugene Cher.'s visit to Japan is reported to have been three-fold, the chief object being to obtain the Japar.e.e Government's j>e.m. sicn for the exportation of over $2,000,000 worth <>f arms and ammunition
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      A Hong Kong Letter.
      1519 6 Malayan Resident's Compliment* Hong hong As A ft inter Retort Light Hidden I tulvr A llushvl Typhoon Thrills Plenty Of "Blow" But Little Damage A Mysterious isit To Japan Nanking And Canton ff ill It lie Peace? Flying Club In A Bad Way. (From Our Own
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      29 6 ■I ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE. I' Tiffin will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the ADELPHI HOTEL. Speaker MB. S. (i. lIACKKK Subject TROUT PISHING ON LAKB KOTORUA
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      112 7 BRINGING TO YOU THE SELECTED PRODUCT OF Metro- Gold wyn-Mayer FOX and United Artists. TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 Again Nonchalant of Rivalry Aloof from comparison Alhambra smashes over another Superb Musical Show! When the Screen brings you a Grand Opera Star glorious music a trio of comedians loads of laughs and
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      101 7 DISCOVERED AT LAST! The Famous THREE GIRLS who have been turning ODVOIHO upside down! HERE THEY ARE! I r jjj^F" SHb^HE m j Beautiful LORETTA YOUNG JOAN MARSH and JOYCE COMPTON ALL WELL and HEARTY und appearing at The CAPITOL "Where EVERY PICTURE is a DOUBLE THEATRE Attraction in FOX'S
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      215 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. $2.50, $2.00
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      NEW ZEALAND FLOATING DOCK.
      356 8 To be Towed Through Malacca Straits. London, July 1.". Today the floating dock built at Walis«ml for the Wellington Harbour Board leave* the Tyne on its 13,500 miles tow to Ww Zealand. The dock has been built bj kTeaun. SwU) Hunter, and Wigham Hi. hardson, Ltd,
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      253 8 Programme of drills up to and for Auir. 88 Tuesday, Aug. IS. 5 p m.. Malay Drill Hall. ■X" i. Malay i Co, Weapon Ti 'nine; 5.15 r Range, "A" (M.G.) Co, Practice on R. 16 o.m, Farrar Range, "C" [Scottish) Co.. Table "A" Csaaa SJB p.i.i.. Parrar
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      37 8 From Europe (London mails dispatched on July by Kalyan, due at Penang noon on Thursday. Prom China and Japan, by Rajputana, Singapore 'J a.m. tomorrow. From South America, by Kanagawa Mam, due at Singapore tomorrow.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      218 8 SinKanorc, Au,t. \x. SELLING. i London, 4 months' sight 2 '3 29/32 uondon, 3 months' »ight 2/3% i London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27/82 London, 30 days' tight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1427 Hamburg, demand 134 H
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      PRODUCE.
      180 8 Singapore, Auk. 18. Kerosene Oil.—Per unit of 8 Imp. gls. Fish $6.13, Grag-ons $5.13, Crown (8 gls. in tins) $4.98, Crown (8 pis. in drums) $4.< V), Cross (8 els in Una) 54.83, Cross (8 gls. in I rums) $4.53, Shell and Coast light Kerosci c *5.38 per 2
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      Vessels Arrived.
      103 8 AENEAS, lirit.. SJM tons, from Birkenhead r Honit Konir l'.i-s. HUA TONG. Brit.. KW tons, from Malncca ia-x. for Malacca 18-8. KKDAH, Brit.. 1,033 tons, from B. Deli l!-3, for I'en»n- 20-8. I KI.S. ADAMS. Anur.. r.,345 tons, from San FlMeiaea 18-8. for New York 20-8. I'AKICI. Dut.,
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      41 8 By S'porc London Left And. Kanhgar July 10 Auk. 3 Talamba July If, Auk. 9 Insulinde July 17 Aug. 9 Athoi II July II Aug. 1" J. van Oldenbarrevclt July 24 Aujr. 14 Rawalpindi July .2-1 Aug. 15
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      AIR MAILS.
      22 8 Air Mail from Batavia. A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is '<peeted at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. today.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        438 8 Issue Vml. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20 9 22/i'l £1 Austral Malay 19/- 21/A\ ilitain Tin 11/- 12 U ±1 BaiKrrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 H:iU.r.;r Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit A rang 0.30 0.40n0m. a £1 Hurmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 ■MM V«t I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord«. 1.75 2.26n0m. 2 2 Alex. Briclc l>r«fs. 2.02 Vi 2.1214 £1 £1 Ilrit. Am. Tobacco 3.7.6 3.12.6 1 1 Central Engina 0.25 0.30n0m. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 fl £1 Con. T. S. 7% Pr«ft. 17/- "17/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        135 8 >in?apore Cola Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4*4 p.c. of 1907 rod. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par iinjrapana, Mmdcrp-il 4V&. f-o- i of 1909 red. 19.j."> $1,000,0(10 06
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        RUBBER SHARES
        393 8 Frawr 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 Fruscr Lyall ft ft Co. Evatt Mien by ($1) 0.60 0.7S 0.60 0.70 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.50 A. Ilitam
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      636 8 Tonight's Programme From Saigon. (By Out Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, P.L.M., 3C.92 metres, 5.10 to e3O p.m., recorded music 0.30 to 7 p.m..
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    218 8 Today. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis Bagan Si Api Apl (Esmeratda) :i p.m. Bengkalle, Laboean Bilik, Taadjoa* K.ilei and Belawan (Blngkap) 3 p.m. Batarlm, Bamarang, Bourabaya ami Australasia I excepting Western Australia) I.N'iiuw /.eeland) p.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Marnix van Si. AM.i'.onde)
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    137 8 Tuesday, AuKiist in. Ships alongside the Wharrei or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf 1., h M:.ta Mata. Lcfc. Babette, W. Bt Kni.-rpn .c. Palodina, Karuah, Giaii/ Bcnr Oil Wharf li.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taajong Pagar. Albert Dock The Cubic. Victoria
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      32 8 ANOTHER CRUSH Manufactured from various fresh fruits with a basis of specially imported frozen Uaspberries and Strawberries. 1 >^^ssssssCnssssss9sssssssssl isQkSsslsssssl ssssssssssssssSßsHst^^^*^^?r^^\ -'sty ASK FOR IT. FRASER and NEAVE, LTD. AERATED WATEK SPECIALISTS.
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      75 8 QUICK TO START j(y^cßQjrjßfflfe~gj^^ NEWLY discovered improvement! now give tflie&tOJite batteries r""*-Sjp£: I added power which results in jW C^gng/gv^k ?Tl These improvements make a PrestBsl VPtrr+Z^ Tii i Wfvm O-Lite net like a tonic when starting B@ZO Let us put a Prest-O-Lite in your •-T -Bir car. You'll notice
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      306 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 p.m. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind SUtiom. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Fwci. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. p p hour*. mp Krdnn Alor Star ..89 74 0.C4 7.1 <-,:, V KW Fine Kelantan Kota Hharu No report. Tn-nKuanu K.Trcnffiranu .92 76
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      230 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. > Tumdiiy. Ai-sust 18. H. \V. 12.10 a.m., 10 ft. 6 in., 1.24 p.m., 9 ft 2 in. Wednesday, August IS. H. W. 1.36 a.m., 10 ft. 1 in., 1.58 p.m., 9 ft. 1 in. Mails experts! from China and Japan Rujputann). l> a.m. Rota i
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    354 9 Rubber Back Again To Low Record. TIN FALLS IN LONDON NEW YORK. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices Rubber. 1% cents per lb. Tin, 100 tons at $59 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, Ixindon, L'",d.. down 1-lfid. New York. I 3-16 ets.. down 'i ct.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      850 9 A Week of Anxiety For The Stock Exchange. PREVENTING A COLLAPSE BY GERMANY. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 23. Despite the large volume of German l>ills held in London (variously estimated »t from £50 million to 2100 million) the London money market was very steady last
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 Tone of Market :—Steady, sellers reserved. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 2%d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. eta. 5 3-16 per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard lUndard R.S.S. on Tender m n Spot August September Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Buyer*. 7% Hi Sellei 7%
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      NORTH BORNEO.
      546 9 Chamber of Commerce Meeting. A meeting of the committee of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce was held in the offices of Harrisons and Crosfield (Borneo), Ltd., on Aug. 1, the Hon. Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm presiding. The committee received the resignation of Mr. F. D. Hunter
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      CREDITORS' MEETING.
      296 9 Estates and Mills Supply Company. A statutory meeting of creditors of the Estates and Mills Supply Co., Ltd., was held yesterday at the office of Messrs. J. S. M. Rennic and Co., I>" Souia Streat, Mr. J. S. M. Rennie, the liquidator, presiding 1 According to a report
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      374 9 First Step to Return Of Confidence. Lord Irwin, former Viceroy of India: It is a vital interest for Great Britain, with her industrial population dependent for their daily bread on trade oversea, to secure as large a share of the external trade of India a* she can. Sir
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      KEPITIGALLA RUBBER.
      387 9 Conservation of Cash Resources. The twenty-fifth annual ordinary general meeting of the Kepitisralla Rubber Estates, Ltd.. waa held on July 21 at Bunpe House, 71, St. Mary Axe, E.C. Mr. F. J. Hawkee (the chairman) said that the company had passed through the most critical and anxious period
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      EXCHANGES.
      71 9 Rugby, Aug. 17. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.04*. Athens 375 Vi, Bombay Is. 5%d., Berlin 20.5»5, BraaMls 34,86, BtK-hareit 817, Rio 3 5-32, Buenos Airea S2Vi, Copenhagen 18.17, Geneva 34.92, Hel«in*i6rs 19SH, Hon» Konr UHd., Lisbon HO'4. Madrid 56.04, MiUn »2vB4K, Monte Vide. 24. New Yor* *M%. Oil* 18.17,
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      1053 9  -  A. W. Still.) CBy A Surprising Dutch Document. REMEDY VETOED BY FOUR MEN. j I j I i 1 i 1 j London, July 22. The text of the report on rubber presented by a special committee appointed by the Dutch Minister for the Colonies has been
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    NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
    149 9 Reconstruction With Assessment. N'ipah Distilleries of Malaya, in a circular, rtate* that it now requires £27,500 to reach the producing stage, and to obtain that sum it is proposed to reconstruct. It is proposed to form a new company with an authorised capital of tUOfiOO in sa. shares,
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    THE F.B.I. REGISTER.
    42 9 We have received a copy of the 1931-2 edition of the F. 8.1. Register of British Manufacturers, published by the Federation of British Industries'. It forms a very up-to-date and reliable guide to British manufacturing hou?.s and their products.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    96 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA. Lawronce Tilibett in theProdigal. 6.16 0.1&. Phone 0909. CAPITOL.- Loretta Young in Three GiiU Lost. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Dinner and Dar.,;., Barept Hotel New Dance Orch, under Diicciorshi') cf Mr. R. H. Lambie. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangt, Zoo, Sporting Field, Skating Ground, etc. MARLBOROUGIL— Marie
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931. MUNICIPAL QUESTIONS.
    1035 10 Six months ago, in an article urging the careful watching of Municipal expenditure in Singapore, we stated that the as essment returns for ISWO, from which a large proportion of the town's insoni'.i is derived, were bound to be considerably
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    154 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. (Mrs.) O'May ha> been apr-omtcl Lady Medical Officer at the General Hospital at Alor Star. Dr. T. Wilson, who has been stationed at Kuila Kubu as Health Officer, has been transferred to Tampin. Mi. and Mis. Myerson are leavii-, 1 Singapore on Thursday by the President Adams.
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    CAN GERMANY AND FRANCE AGREE?
    1099 10 Unless France and Germany do ugtee there can be no lasting peace in Europe. Therefore it is of vital importance thai cl of us should make an effort to nndcrgtqnd the d:ffcrencez which are xtill tending to keep these tuo countries o;«ir'. •In -th'x column,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    631 10 THE TRUNK LINE. GnutaaDy paople are hngjjininj to realise tho fad'itic which an DOW available Urn ugh the trunk t;!ip'none facilit! between Singapore and Kua'a Lumpur, a:'l uf.c t.f the service b day. Tr newspapers the cervice is, o;" course, especially valuable, r.r/.l daring Ihe lest
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    17 10 Mr. J. B. Npper, District OOcer, Kuala I ji njf.it, will be going home on kave shortly.
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    40 10 Thi- wedding touk place or. Saturday at St. George's Church. Ptmintc, of John Gardner Petherbrii;, an'i niinimr engineer, of I'uruk, and Myola Ai.-n Crennan, of Sydney. Australia. The Kfv. S. W. G. Klvin haplain of N'.rth Perak, took the euivloe.
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  • D.E.I. RUBBER: WHOLESALE CLOSING DOWN PREDICTED.
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      WITHIN NEXT SIX MONTHS.
      475 11 Dutch Companies at End Of Tether. CREDIT EXHAUSTED. Another Export Duty Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 17. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times states that the position of the Dutch Rubber Industiy is worsening daily and that a very large number Oi* companies
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      GERMAN CREDITS.
      199 11 Problem Bankers Face At Basle. Basle, Aug. 17. Thr converaaUons now in projrrc-s here between international bankers have not ye' resulted in full agreement. The chief obstacle at present is the question of the mean* to be adop'.ed to make liquid foreign credits at present in (^■•many wi'h'iu'.
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      CRISIS IN HUNGARY.
      56 11 Normal Business Resumed By The Banks. Budapest, Aug. 17. The banks resumed normal business today, after the severe restrictions which have been imposed on them, and it was frund that depositors were not in the slightest degree anxious to withdraw their money. In fact there were considerably
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      NEW CONSTITUTION FOR SPAIN.
      73 11 Safeguard to Prevent Dictatorship. Madrid, Aug. 18. The new Spanish Constitution, published last night, solemnly renounces war as an instrument of national policy and affirms the right of private property. It establishes a Single Chamber Parliament. A curious feature is the safeguard whereby Parliament is prevented
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      STORM IN ENGLAND.
      198 11 Thirteen Deaths And Much Damage. London, Aug. 18. Thirteen death; and widespread damage have been caused by the great gale which swept Great Britain yesterday. Reuter. Rugby, Aug. 17. Heavy rains, accompanied by occasional hail and by lightning, were experienced ever the greater part of England during
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      IN PARAGUAY.
      90 11 Cyclone Kills Injures Hundreds. Buenos Aires, Aug. 17. A cyclone has destroyed 400 houses at Asuncion, Paraguay. Several were kill'"d, and hundreds injure. I, in the Villa Rica, Bocayaty and other districts. Communications have been interrupted. Rcuttr. The Republic of Paraguay is in central South America, north of
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      SLAVERY.
      72 11 League Experts and Help For Liberia. Rugby, Aug. 17. The experts appointed at the request of the Liberian Government, following the international report on slavery in Liberia, to investigate as to any assistance which could be rendered to the Government in introducing reforms, has returned to Geneva and is
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      TAX ON BANKS.
      144 11 New Law Promulgated By Nanking. Nanking, Aug. 2. By virtue of a resolution adopted at the sixth regular meeting of the National Government Council, a Mandate wai issued by the National Government yesterday officially promulgating the law governing the tax on the net profit of banks, consisting
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      FLOODS IN CHINA.
      47 11 Inquiries in America for Wheat On Credit. Washington, Aug. 17. The ('hine.se Government has been making inquiiies from the United States Gcvernment as to the quantity of wheat available, on credit, for the relief of flood victims in the Yangtse Valley and elsewhere. Router.
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      BALDWIN RETURNS TO LONDON.
      382 11 Excitement Caused. TAX ON ALL SECURITIES BEARING INTEREST? London, Aug. 18. Excitement has been caured by th_' report from Paris that Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative Party leader, has left Aix-les-Barns for London, as it had not been expected that he would make any move before
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      "THE BIG FIVE."
      426 11 Lengthy Deliberations Yesterday. Rugby, Aug. 17. The Cabinet Sub-Committee of five, which is considering the measures necesFary to secure a balanced Budget, met this afternoon for three hours and, after an hour'; adjournment, continued its study of the project before it. A week of important political events,
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      STARTLING DECLINE IN U.S. TRADE.
      259 11 But Gold Still Pours In. MANY MORE BANKS SHUT DOWN. Washington, Aug. 17. The value and volume of the United States foreign trade during the second qraiter of 1931 was the lowest for many yea is. The experts, which had a total value of £121,000,000,
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      CHINA'S 10-YEAR PLAN.
      129 11 Gigantic Scheme to Cost Millions. London, Aug. 17. A telegram fxcm Geneva states that th<* International Labour Office has received >infoi niation from the Chinese International Department concerning a bit; Industrial development scheme, which is to be submitted to the Chinese Government shortly, providing for the development
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      STOCK EXCHANGES.
      56 11 Not to be Reopened In Germany This Month. Berlin, Aug. 17. At a Conference between the Prussian Ministry of Commerce and the Bourse Committees it has been decided that it in out of the question to reopen the Stock Exchanges this month. The date of reopening will be
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      NEW IMMIGRATION LAW.
      91 11 Those Who Will be Excluded From Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 17. The new immigration law was gazetted today. It provides for the exclusion from Siam of those without a proper passport or certificate of nationality, those affected by any diseases specified in ministerial regulations,
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      DIVORCE GRANTED TO LADY INVERCLYDE.
      307 11 Famous Actress's Suit In Nevada. Reno, Nevada, Aug. 18. Lady Inverclyde, better known as the actresc June, has obtained a divorce from Lcrd Inverclyde which, however, will not be recognised by the English courts. Reuter. On Nov. 4 a suit for nullity of marriage by
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      P. AND O. CARTHAGE.
      131 11 To be Launched Today For These Waters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lo .don, Aug. 17. Xhe new P. and O. liner Carthage, for the S' raits a.M China service, is to be launch :d at Glasgow tomorrow by the Hon. Alexander Shaw. Like her sister ship,
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      "TEDDY" JOHN.
      67 11 Augustus John's Son As Bruiser." London, Aug. 18. Teddy John, of Chelsea, the son of the artist, Mr. Augustus John, won his first fight as a piofessional boxer at the Croydon Stadium against Ted Giles, of Croydon. John, who is a giant six-footer, age-.l 25, so severely punished
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      COTTON CRISIS.
      59 11 "No Production Next Year" Proposal. New Orleans, Aug. 17. Predicting the return of prosperity within a fortnight, if immediate action is taken, the State Governor, Mr. Long, has invited the other Governors, Senators ant' members of Congress of the cotton-grow-injt states to meet on Aug. 21 (Friday next)
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      DUTCH SUGAR.
      61 11 United Java Producers' Big Sale. Batavia, Aug. 17. The United Java Sigar Producers have ecld to exporters 255,000 tons of superior quality Migar, being the balance of the crop for 1930. Later Although the sale of the balance of the 1930 sugar crop is officially confirmed, the names
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      "MENTAL CRUELTY."
      49 11 Jack Dempsey Seeks Divorce At Reno. New York, Aug. 17. On the giound of mental cruelty," the boxer Jack Dempsey has filed a divorce petition against his wife at Reno, Nevada. Reuter. Under the name of Estelle Taylor, Dempsey's wife was formerly well-known an a film actress.
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      HIS MAJESTY TO HIS HIGHNESS.
      2296 11 An Order of Chivalry At Sri Menanti. A POPULAR RULER. Investiture Ceremony In Royal Balei. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Auir. IT. His Highnes-? Tuanku Muhammad ibni Al-Merhum Yam Tuan Antah. (LCJLC, X.C.V.0., the Yang di-pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, was invested l>y II
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      85 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page China I'agc S Wireless Programmes 8 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 London Rubber Market. By A. W. SUII 9 London Money Market 9 Can Germany and France Agree By Erich KochWeser 10 I.S.P. Discuss Planting Policies 12 Death Caused by Petrol Fumes 12 Malays
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    WHAT IS THE LIFE OF A RUBBER TREE ?
    2249 12 WHAT IS THE LIFE OF A RUBBER TREE I.S.P. Discuss Planting Policies. NEED FOR RESEARCH. CONVERTING SCRAP INTO OIL. A number of interesting lectures were delivered at the Incorporated Society 'if Plantor.; Conference at Port Dickson over the week-end, of which the following are summaries. .Mr. R.O. Bishop, of the
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    TRAINER NORMAN'S APPEAL.
    190 12 Dismissed with Costs But Judgment Varied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 18. Holding that there was a contract between the parties the Appeal Court here yesterday dismissed with costs the appeal of Trainer Norman from the judgment against him by Mr. Justice Whitley in the case
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    CAPT. KOH KENG BOK.
    60 12 Given Dinner by Chinese Company, M.V.C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 17. A dinner was given last Saturday by the Chinese Company, M.V.C, to Capt. Koh Keng Bok, who recently received the M.B.E. Speeches weie made by Col. Lcrmit, Capt Tan Seng Tee and Lieut.
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    34 12 The Fire Brigade were called to put out two grass fires yesterday afternoon. One was at Cavanagh Road and the other at Minks' Hill, off Bukit Timah Road. They were put out without difficulty.
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    ATTEMPT TO START A BOYCOTT.
    507 12 Anti- Japanese League." MOVEMENT NIPPED IN THE BUD. An< attempt to incite trouble in Singapore between the Japanese and Chinese in view of certain recent events in China and start boycott of Japanese goods, was the subject of a case which came up for hearing
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    77 12 The following have been elected office bearer' of the Arabic Social and Literary Club for the ensuing year President, Mr. S. I. O. Alaagoff vice-president, Mr. S. A. Kader b. A. Rahma.l Aljunied hon. secretary, Mr. H. A. Alsagoff hon. asst. rec., S. Ahmad Bafageeh hon. treasurer, S. A. Rahman
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    STABBING OF INDIAN TAXI-CLEANER.
    598 12 Coroner Returns Verdict Of Murder. A dispute between two motor-car cleaners, one an Irriian and the other a Chinese, which ended fatally for the former, was inquired into by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday aftertWon, -when a verdict of culpable homicide amounting; to
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    151 12 Mr. Hugh Toussaint and Miss Kathleen Brohier. The marriage of Mr. Hugh Toussaint, of Tai Tak Plantations. Johore, and Miss Kathleen Brohier. second daughter of ths late Mrs. Brohier, and Mr. Brohier of Colombo, took place at the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. William Murray officiating. The bride was
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    DEATH CAUSED BY PETROL FUMES.
    702 12 Kuala Lumpur Mystery. EMPLOYEE'S STORY OF PLOT OF ARSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 17 Extraordinary evidence in being given before the Kuala Lumpur coroner in an inquiry into the death of a Chinese. age:l 21, whose ibody was found on the morning
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    CARGO TEMPERATURE.
    135 12 Electric Thermometers For Ships. An important shipping company, opcr.it ing between Australia and Graft! Hrituin, has installed in its- refrigerated holdn electrical thermometers on the advice of scientists working for the British Government on cold storage problems. These thermometers can be distributed in inaccessible places throughout the hold,
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    H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
    97 12 Visit to Johore Bahru on Way Up-country. H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi. spent several hours in Johore Bahru on .Saturday while on his way to Seremban and Kuala Lumpur. Sir Cecil reached Johore Bahru at about 10 a.m. and after meeting the Regent, The General Adviser
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      FIRST ROUND OF S.A.F.A. CUP.
      767 13 Malays Beat R.A.F. SELETAR MARKSMEN OUT OF FORM. Malays I 4 R.A.F. .1. In the first round of the S.A.F.A. Cup competition the Malays defeated the R.A.F. by 4—l yesterday, at the Anson Road Stadium. Bad iuck tiog-p-ed the footsteps of the R.A.F., for they
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      THIRD TEST MATCH.
      133 13 Play Still Impossible In Manchester. Manchester, Aug. 17There was no play today in the third and last Test match between England and New Zealand at Old Trafford, heavy rain for seme hours leaving the field under water. Reuter. The majority of the Test matches played at Manchester
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    KLANG SPORTS.
    61 13 Anglo-C'ninese School's Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 16. The annual athletic sports of AngloChinese School were held today. A long programme was gone through, and at the conclusion Mrs. A. C. Bucknell distributed the prizes. The champion house was Van Tooren House. V. R. Sabapathy
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    INTER-SCHOOL SOCCER
    236 13 Raffles Easily Defeat St. Joseph's. Raffles Inst. 5 St. Joseph's Inst. 3 On Friday, on Raffles ground, St. Joseph's met the home team at soccer for the first time after seven years. The game wa.? sportingly contested and capably refereed by Noel Hay of the S.R.C. The visitors
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    BOWLERS REIGN SUPREME.
    142 13 Victories for Kent And Sussex. London, Aug. 17. Kent defeated Nottinghamshire by six wickers in their match at Dover today. Ba'.ting first, Notts were all out for 124, Freeman taking seven wickets for 76 runs. Kent replied with only 89, Voce having eight wickets for 40 runs.
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    263 13 Bright Batting by Ceylon Sports Club. St. J<rcph's narrowly escaoed defeat at cricket at the hands of the Ceylon Sports Club XI on Saturday at Balestier Plain. They declared with 1.18 for six, and the C.S.C. replied with 113 for one, Retnasapapath" contributing 74 not out. Scores St.
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    PENANG CRICKET.
    47 13 Perak C.C. Suffer Heavy Defeat. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Au;\ 17. The Penang C.C. easily defsated Perak C.C. Thanks to 85 by Baughan Penan;; opened with 206. Begley (four for 26) and Hunt (four for 9) were mainly lesponsible in dismissing Perak for 63.
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    BADMINTON.
    185 13 Results of Ties Played in The Quarter-Finals. The following were the results of the quarter-final ties played on Saturday and Sunday aX the S.V.C. Drill Hall in connection with the Singapore Badminton championship Open Doubles Championship. See Gim Hock and Koh Keng Siang beat Eeng Tian Yew and Koh
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    BRITISH SUCCESSES.
    76 13 Motor-Cycling Victories In Swiss Grand Prix. Rugby, Aug. 17. British entrants were successful in the Swiss motor-cycling Grand Prix races over the week-end. Stanley Woods, on a Norton, won the 500 c.c. class at an average speed of 73 Vi m.p.h., and Percy Hunt, who has won the
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    SINGAPORE TRAINING NOTES.
    458 13 Fast Work on the Track This Morning. Advantage was taken of the opening of the no. 1 track this morning to extend some of the horses. Single hurdles were out and the going was very fast. O'Neill has arrived with 15 horses, all of which are looking
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    SEREMBAN FOOTBALL.
    462 13 N.S. Club Win Hose Cup For Fifth Time. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Auk. 16. Superior staying power, coupled with excellent team work, were the factors that j enabled the Negri Sembilan Club to win the Hose Cup for the fifth year in succession yesterday, when they defeated
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    BUGATTIS WITHDRAW.
    97 13 Trouble in International Motor Racing. BelfasS, Aug. 17. A sensation was caused at Belfast by the news of the scratching of the three Euga.ti cars entered for the Royal Automobile Club trophy race at Ulster next Saturday. The officials are mystified with regard to the reasons, no explanation
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    MALACCA FOOTBALL.
    119 13 Club Beat Tampin European Eleven. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 16. The Malacca Club defeated a European XI from Tampin yesterday by three clear goals. The visitors were early prominent, Logan, en the right playing well, but they failed to take advantage of their opportunities that came
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    76 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 17. Yesterday's baseball results were sew York *Jew York Jrooklyn Jrooklyn rhicaRo Chicago 7 2 !i 8 7 St. Louis St. Loji-; Cincinnati Cincinnati Boston Boston 1 3 2 7 1 1 Cleveland St. Louis St. Louis
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    U.S.A. WINS FASTNET CUP.
    202 13 Tragedy Mars 615 Miles' Race. London, Aug. 17. The great ocean yacht race over 015 miles, fnpm ('owes to Fa.si.net Rock Light, and bacW to Plymouth, was won by the American yawl Oornde. which recently won the trans-Atlantic race. The American schooner Water Gypsy was second,
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    SWIMMING.
    171 13 Open Events at V.M.C. A. Annual Carnival. Tin' twelfth annual nrfnuninx championship? of Singapore, promoted by llie V.M.C.A.. will bo held at the Y.MCA. .Swimminjr I'ool, Fort Canning, on Saturday, Sept. 5. The six < pen ITCntl are as follows: 120 yaris championship of Singapore, IGO yards relay nrlma
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    1570 14 Does America Get Everything They Say The Americans Grow Younger In England Miss 1931 Finds She Can Look Attractive Dressed As Miss 1881— Playwrights Also Go Back— A War Play About Women Ambulance Drivers At The Front. (By Our Own Commentator, J. Jefferson
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    $25,000 DONATION.
    54 14 Mr. Aw Boon Haw's Help For Chinese Flood Victims. Mr. Aw Boon Haw has subscribe $25,000 (Chinese) and Mr. Lee Choon Seng, chairman of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, has subscribed $5,000 to the fund for the relief of Chinese flood victims. A wide appeal is being
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      THREE EVENTS AT R.S.Y.C.
      701 15 Ladies' Cup Race. MO WG LI'S SECOND WIN IN CARDOSA SERIES. The first of a MliM of three races ,"or the Ladies' Challenge Cup (presented by Mr. Denis Santry) iwas sailed at theRoyal Singapore Yacht Club on Saturday. The s.arling gun went at 4.:i0 p.m. There
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      MALAYAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      484 15 Good Entries for Next V'/eek-End's Meeting. Th eatriei for the Malayan A. A. A. championship meeting, to be held next wiek-.n'l at Kuala Lumpur are as fellows: List of Entries. 100 yards Leong Chung Fah, John Then, C. L. A. Stork, Ibrahim, F. G. Minn', Lim Thye
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      FIVE NEW RECORDS.
      264 15 A.C.S. Win Perak Schools' Title. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 15. The annual inter-school athletic sport 3 for schools in south Perak provided keen competition and resulted in four new records being established. The weather \>as fine. Six schools competed. St. Michael's, which provided the champion
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      S.C.C. RUGBY.
      36 15 Members of the S.C.C. who intend to piny Rugby this season are asked to write their names on the lists provided as soon as possible so that the tournament sides may be made up.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      68 15 Tuesday, August 18. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Dir. Chinese vs. S.R.C., Anson lid. Stadium 2nd Div. Fraser Neave's vs. 8.A.T., S.H.B. ground Robinson's vs. Ho Hong S.T., S.R.C. ground. Tennis: S.C.C. tournament. Wednesday, August It. Football: S.A.F.A. 2nd Dlv. M.P.H. t». Post Office, Anson Rd. Stadium. Golf: Ladies Medal
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      LOCAL TENNIS.
      757 15 S.C.C. Tournament Results. The following wore the results of the ties played in the S.C.C. tournament A Claaa Sinsks. E. A. Joy plus 4 beat O. Fuller minus 3, 6-2, 6—2. Capt. H. L. Graham minus 15 beat Lieut. N. A. Armitaire minus 15, I—6,1 6, 7—6,7 6,
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      JOHORE TENNIS.
      121 15 Hard Court Open Tournament Arranged. An open invitation tournament will be held on the hard courts of the Johoro Civil Service Club under the auspices of that Club on Saturday, Aug. 29, Sunday Aug. 30, Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 6, play to start at 3.30 p.m.
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      ATHLETICS.
      168 15 First Penang Amateur Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 15. At the first meeting of the Penang Amateur Athletic Association the shield presented for the individual champion athlete presented by Dr. Conrad Clarke was won by G. R. Evans who won the 220 yards and quarter mile events,
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    2944 16 A Lawn Tennis "Menace From The East". COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, July 21. The weather has done its best to spoil sport this week, ami a number of important cricket matches, including that at Lord's between the Gentleman
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    BOWLING ANALYSIS.
    342 16 UMPIRES.— YounK and HardsUff. Cricket Averages. Cricket averages, as they stood yesterday morninjr. but not including matches ii progress on Saturday, are shown in the following: tables, for admission to which the qualification is ten completed innings: Signifies not out. 3owes 3 erks Verity ■lammond Mitchell 12 8
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    Bowling.
    3484 16 Th« New Zealanders. I d l». W lost I, drawn M. H. Matheson h.-. cored I. s*, IV, 1", 1. If, and 72. Signifiri not out. It will be observed tHat England's captain is very well placed indeed while in the bowling lists Verity is challenging Larwood. Champion°hiii Chances.
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    International Golf.
    135 18 Kngland's team to meet Ireland on Aug. 7 and Scotland on the following day in the international tw>'f matches at Hoylake will be lei by L. (i. Crawley, winner of the English amateur title at Hunstanton. Erie Martin Smith (Royal St. George's), the former Cambridge Blue, and holder
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    Army Athletics.
    536 18 Second- Lieutenant G. L. Rampling, of the Brd. Medium Brigade, R.A., the A.A.A. and Army quarter-mile champion, broke another Army record when ha won the 220 yards title in the Army Individual Championship Meeting, which wm conclud- ed on the Garrison ground at Colchester on Saturday. I Rampling
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    JUDICIAL MEANING OF "IMMEDIATELY."
    301 18 Interesting Motion By Insurance Co. A preliminary stage to a case which will be of considerable interest to the whole of the insured community, especially racehorse owners, came before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson in the Supreme Court yesterday when a motion to stay proceedings was made
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    DENIAL OF JUSTICE.
    318 18 Evidence to be Taken In England. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 15. The Court of Appeal sitting here today, reversed a decision of Mr. Justice Sproule who disallowed an application for evidence to be recorded in England in suit which is pending between Reginald George Napier,
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    EARTHQUAKES IN CHILE.
    86 18 Populace Panic-Stricken No Damage. Santiago, Chile, July 29. Severe earthquakes rocked Santiago today. The populace was in a state of panic for some time but an inspection conducted by the police and military revealed that no serious damage had been done. Reports from outlying district: are awaited
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    KIDNAPPED TOWKAY.
    115 18 Still Untraced Despite Active Police Searches. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. Towkay Choong Chcy, who was kidnapped last Wednesday from a mine at Silibin remains untraced at present despite energetic measures taken by policf search parties. It is btlicred that the person first detained on suspicion
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    28 18 The St. John"s Homo nursing class will meet at the General Hospital this afternoon. The class last Tuesday was potst.nonn.l on account of the death of Mrs. Farrcr.
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    SUIT AGAINST LAM YEONG PRESS.
    379 18 Further Evidence Of Printer's Engineer. The case in which John Dickinson and Co., Ltd., sued the Lam Yeong Press, for $2,105 was resumed before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson in the Supreme Court, this morning. The defendants counterclaim a sum of $10 per day from Nov.
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    HIT ON NECK WITH KNIFE.
    74 18 Prison for Two Siamese Who < Assaulted Europeans. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 17. Two Siamese who were charged hero with assaulting Mr. F. W. Turnes?, of the British Legation, and another Euro- 1 pcan have been sentenced to two years' and 18 months'
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    TIGERS IN MALAYA.
    324 18 Further Letters in The Morning Post. Further letters to the editor of the Morninir Post concerning timers and Malaya arc us follows Sir, In reply »o the letter of your correspondent Rimba." may I say th:it the main point of my letter was to combat the very
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    CHANDU SEIZURES.
    108 18 $5,000 Worth Buried Under An Attap House. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Auk- A detachment of revenue officers under Major H. G. Keet, head of the preventive service, assisted by Mr. G. Austin, were engaged until the early hours of this morning with investigations that resulted in the
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    THE BALANCE OF POWER.
    1424 19 Its Historic Origin. EUROPE, AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE. (Hv l/iird Howard of I'enrith, formely Sir Bmmi How.-ird, Kritish Ambassador to the United Statee af America.) A little over :!<)(> fear* ajro Hugo i (•rotius gave definite shape to a doctrine i which me known as tho
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    PORT OF BRISTOL.
    141 19 Interesting Film to be Shown Over England. The film of the Port of Bristol, ha? already been shown at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham and the Buenos Ayres Exhibition, and will later visit various provincial towns. Arrangements have also been made to exhibit it on board
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    Weekly Letter From Scotland.
    909 19 A W retched Summer Visitors Well Soaked Another Salvage Feat At Scapa St. Kildans Return— Curiot Made In Birmingham What The Census Revealed Seven Thousand Who Speak Nothing But Gaelic Rain The SpoilSport The New Zealand Cricket Match. (From Our Scottish Correspondent.) T^ALAYANS who gave their
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    THE KING OPENS NEW IL'FORD HOSPITAL.
    183 20 KING OPENS NEW HOSPITAL: His Majesty speaking into the microphcne when he opened the Kin* (■n.riM- V Hospital at Uford. (L.X.A.) DUKE AM) DICHESS OF YORK LEAVE FOR PARIS— Walking along the platform at Victoria prior i mliar kinj; on the dolden Arrow boat
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