The Straits Times, 4 July 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUBY.I THE LARGEST, r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits TImes 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1932 PRICK 10 CENTS.
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      437 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. CPHONC 0161). •.18 Ton;ght 9.15 MAURICE CHEVALIER and JEANETTE MACDONALD In "ONE HOUR j WITH YOU" PheM 5261-2. DRINK MORE msk\ GOOD MILK! i"% Sf Rich verdant pastures pedigree cattle 6^W" Jo^- few countries indeed, can rival SWIT6^^^^w ZERLAND for milk production "BEAR" Brand Natural Swiss
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      195 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3083). Beauty's Sesame: "4711" WBRTJqM Whatever beauty culture or prinonal "4711 Edit dc Colo&ilC B liyxiene may <losire, here yon finH J n convenient siZCS ■r//y!|'!| everything under the famous 8i K n of for CVC'tV p U IpOSC \V j^^^^^M The well known
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      20 1 8.15 Tonlrflrt 9.U J MAURICE CHEVALIER J and I j JEANETTE MACDONALD "ONE HOUR I WITH YOU" j I'hone Will
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      517 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In Englsnd.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. ONDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. v.cuvfß 9.000 July 7 .1 17,000 July
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      757 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlenborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKUSAN MAItU lO.Suu July 18 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 28 9 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25 26 t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Stpt. 7
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      436 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Car^o only). The s.a. HARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      613 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SETRVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ERRIA July 13 July 15 m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 13 m.s. LALANDIA Au». 81 Sept. 2 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.s. BORINGIA
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      1082 2 THE BLUB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HITA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Cc Ltd.. and China (1952). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE BARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THK BTRAIT9 STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THB CUNARD STEAM BHK- Co.. Ud. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld. THE
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      APPEAL TO BRITISH PUBLIC.
      1443 3 Subsidised Competition. NO GOVERNMENT UMBRELLA." That British shipping was passing through a fiery trial, because it had no "Government umbrella" to protect it, like other fleets, and that the problem of foreign subsidised competition in Empire ports should receive the serious attention of the Government, were
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      LUXURIOUS LINER.
      406 3 White Star's Faith In The Future. Liverpool, June 14. Georsric. the new White Star motor liner, built as sister ship to the famous Britannic, arrived here this afternoon after a successful trial trip around the Scottish coast, writes the special representative of the Daily Telegraph. She and her
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      248 3 ALLER, Ger., 4,741 tons, from Bremen 4-7, for Saigon 5-7. A CENTAUR, Brit., 1,800 tons, from Fremantle 3-7, for Fremantle 7-7. FLEVO, Brit, 124 tons, from Batu Pahat 4-7. HOFTHOR, Nor., 761 tons, from Bangkok 3-7, for Bangkok 5-7. JAPANKSE PRINCE, Bflt., 3.C55 tons, from New York 2-7,
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      57 3 The following ghip* are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore AlleT, Bengal Maru, D'Entrecastaux, Kaiser-I-Hind, Nawab, Op ten Noort, Pegasus, Silver Sandal, Teneriffa, Van Heutsz. Penang Achatina, Carthage, Comeric, Dunafric, Dupleix, Fairfield City, Fionia, Glenamoy, Glenshane, Havelland, Koki j Maru. Karoa, Madras Maru, Modjokerto, Penang
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    120 3 Monday, July 4. Ships alongmdr the Wharv«« or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Marpe>sa. Toboali, Tug "Pentower," Lch. "Shikari." Coal Wharf Nil. Oil Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Steam Lighters "H" and "J," Tug "Pandu." Kepp«l Harbour.
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      295 3 KERR STEAMSHIP CO., INC (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE (VIA SUEZ). Doe Dae. Sails. N. York. M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 10 July 16 Aug. 20 M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 26 Aug. 1 Sept. M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 Aug. 28 Sept.
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      400 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany.) The undermentioned are the company'! Intended fixtures OUTWARDS. I i.i. ALLER for Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka, Moji, Dairen, Taku Bar and Tsingtau July M. AI.STER for Manila. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Hoji and Hankow July 22 HOMEWARDS. m.s. FULDA
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      467 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHTP LINB <Jnd AMERICAN MAIL LINB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR. 1 The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern I
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      472 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINK. Passenger and Freight Services to i UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Port! and Suez CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. M. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. 1 s.s. CITY OF BAGDAD Sipt. 11 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      140 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday, July 4. H. W. 11.31 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 10.20 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in. Tuesday, July 5. H. W. 12.6 p.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 11 p.m., 9 ft. 6 in. Wednesday, July 6. H. W. 12.40 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in., 11.39 p.m, 9
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      48 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's max. temp. 87 *F. Last night's mm. temp. 73° F. Yesterday's rainfall 0.21 in. sunshine 5.8 hours 1 p.m. relative hum. 75 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S.W. 10 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weather Fine C. D. STEWART, Superintendent, Meteorological Office, Singapore, July 4, 1932.
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      810 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When 1 applying for any position advertised, In theKr cdUmjif send cople* Of testimonial*. }*o not send original*. GIRL WANTED as Nurse attendant during showing of Frankenstein." Must provide nurses uniform. Apply. Manager Pavilion Theatre. LINOTYPE OPERATORS WANTED. Only men cnpnble of producing 6,000 ens corrected mntter per
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      686 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET 81. Wilkie Road. Apply Malaeca~3tre«t NEW FLATS, at Middle Road, to lat. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. R*n>ea, 7, De Souza Street. TO LET, No. «4, Kings Kd., off Bukit Timah *oad. Apply personally. Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Ud., Raffles Chambers. BUNGALOWS, 4 and 18, Angullia
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      1083 4 BUSINESS PREMISES PUBLIC NOtICES. TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Rond, SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5 PER n 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. CENT DEBENTURE STOCK 1928. j; OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 sq. feet, i first class property. United Engineers. c GODOWN, River Valley Road, suitable Inter*** Hue Illlv 20
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      503 4 LOST Dog, male, short-coated, black with tan markings on legn and head, medium sisc, lost in Toi.glin District. No nartie on collar but woaring new Municipal licence badge dated 1 5- 12. If found, will tinder please commun.cn'..' with 198, Straits Times SHIPPING NOTICES^ MA ERRIA. ARRIVED ON JI'NE 24,
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      266 4 BUSINESS CARDS. Slump Times. Tyres, Tubes, Batteri' Spark f99wWWW^^ Plugs give most miles per dollar. See us we will "sve your money. ("HOP EE GUAN, 21. Rochore Canal Ruad. WHEN BUYING Tyres and Tubes again ask for price* front th* Distributor* of Goodyear Tyres and Tubes THE CHIN HUAT HIN
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    BEAUTIFUL SPY CAUGHT.
    330 5 Secret Orders Hidden In Smuggled Lingerie. Vienna, Jiirie 18. Two unclaimed newspaper parcels furnished the clue to the Polish authorities which led to the breaking up of a Russian 1 spy ring. Only the woman leader, a beautiful dancer, named Majewska, was saved from death, although she
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    CURING TRADE ILLS.
    260 5 Great Opportunity For Advertising. Two messages, which have been sent to the Advertising Association in connection with i's eighth annual Convention to be held at Liverpool, emphasise the valuable contribution which marketing and advertising can make in the effort to raise Uie. world from its present tnulr
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    BLUE GOLDFISH TRAGEDY
    152 5 How a Cat Wiped Oat A Njw Breeia. There may never again be a race of blue goldffch. Mr. A. tL Boughton, of the British Aquarists' Association, has related how he had planned to breed a new race from a freak, bine, scaleltas goldfish and a female
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    ALLEGED OUTCOME OF HATRY FRAUDS.
    456 5 Trust's Claim Against A Bank Settled. Stories of woml.lpks paper were told in a case which, according to counsel, "arose out of the Hatry frauds," and which was heard y Mr. .lustiie Uranson und a special JUTJ in the King's Hencli Division. It wats ln-onght
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    "IRISH OF THE EAST.
    158 5 Lord Peel nd Burma-; New Constitution. Earl Peel, sMbc Bt the annual Burma dinner, m London, said he wished prosperity un<ler the new constitution, whatever it wai goilg to l.c, to liurma. "But I expro.-s my strong feeling and conviction." M -alii, "that m its own
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    MOTOR-CAR ECHAUST.
    128 5 PossibiMty of Danger In Crowded Street. The |iossil>le danger of MUtbtMßOßOXfata fumes from motor-car exhausts in liusy street was Mentioned by Dr. .1. S. OwMM at a meeting of the National Smoke Abatement Sociey in London. "A Irmg street of high buildings," Me sukl. may lie crowded with
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    MR. PLACE.
    94 5 Wants His Freedom to Make Now Home. London, July 6. Mr. J. I). Place, the hnshaid of the Cambridge Helen uf Troy," has moved a long way in the last few days towards deciding to institute divorce proceedings. I am thinking about it very i he said. I
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      324 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water THIS EVENING TANIA SVETLANOVA ALEX SALNIKOFF. will appear during TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9-30 to midnight. ORCHESTRA OK a.». TRES. POLK" "tonight special tomorrow OWIABjrtCIAL DAILY Nasi Gorinv
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      220 5 EUROPE^ PRESENTED BY Mrs. G.M. ALFORD A CABARET FULL OF SPARKLE WIT. NO REPEATS. EVERY ITEM IS NEW. NEW COSTUMES, NEW SONGS, NEW DANCES. NEXT SATURDAY JULY 9th. EUROPE HOTEL. ADMISSION.- $1.50 25% PROCEEDS OF TICKETS to THE UNEMPLOYED FUND. THE SUNDAY TIMES ORDER FORM. Trie Manager, Sunday Times, 78,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    4859 6 RUBBER AND TIN OPERATORS AWAITING LAUSANNE. Climax Of A Brilliant Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, June 21. Never since the War have we enjoyed so wonderful an Ascot week as this. On all four days of the Royal meeting, the aun blazed
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      77 6 UNITED NGINEERS LIMITED. MANUFACTURE <23 HULLS FOR OUTBOARD AND INBOARD CRAFT. SUITABLE FOR ALL TYPES OF ENGINES. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE BRANCHES. €iiTria®iiH The Smart a PP ea ™»nee of the Citr °en only equalled by its Solidity, its Economy and its i Comfort. 1932 Models ar on view and
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      122 7 WATCH FOR "THE DEVIL'S LOTTERY" TONIGHT The Star of "Daddy Long Legs" Again in a Perfect role WARNER BAXTER 1» ringing new, happier, vivid romance to the screen with the screen's newest star that "After Tomorrow" —girl— MARIAN NIXON IN AMATEUR D AJ^D V ALSO BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS featuring the
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      171 7 CAPITOL "The Big Theatre with the Big Pictures" DON'T MISS these LAST 2 NIGHTS! 15,206 Singaporeans CAN'T BE WRONG!! and hundreds coining back again and again to see MAURICE CHEVALIER fijf with Genevieve Tobin -fl Roland Young A in Paramount's LUBITSCH Triumph— ONE HOUR WITH YOU" Our Next Attraction Paramount's
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      172 7 JBSk*?'^ RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. 'Vs. t%S^ LAST 6.15 9.15 DON'T MISS THIS MAGNIFICENT ALL -BRITISH LAUGHTER SHOW. RALPH IyNNtTOM WALLS amqMlihelhh H T«£ UP«O*«OUS <HDWSCH COM€O« W WITH THE PLAZA TILLER QRLS AND ROY FOX'S BAND. TOMORROW! TOMORROW! FRANKENSTEIN UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED THE STRANGEST -WEIRDEST -AND MOST WONDERFUL PICTURE EVER PRODUCED.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    132 8 Local Rubber Neglected: Prices Unchanged. TIN POSITION QUIET. (By Oar Financial CwfMp—iwrt.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, 5 cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $63.25 per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber, I.ondmi, 1 13, Hid., unchanged. New York, holidnv. Market Tom :—QuiH. Tin, London, no market. New York,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    66 8 Noon, July 4. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyen. Sellers. Spot 5 5 1 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Bayers. Sellers. July ..5 116 5«/ 8 Aug. si/s 5 3 16 Sept. ..5 3 16 514 Oct.-Dec. 5* tt 57 16 Tone of Market Quiet
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    PRODUCE.
    193 8 Singapore, July 4. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.40 mixed 5.00 Sago flour, Sarav.ak 2.00 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.25 sma!" 5.00 medium peal 6.00 Rice Siam $162 to 192 H Saigon $149 to 165 Rangoon $152 to 164 No. 1 of
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  • LOCAL' STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        430 8 Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 6/- Ayer Hftam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        270 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.95 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.15.0 4.0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 61.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 15/3 £1 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfc P-c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 '/a p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a Quotations. The above rubber quotations »r« mostly only nominaj. To-day's Fraaer Co. 1 Price Lyall Go. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas ($1) Basset t ($1) Brunei ($5)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      195 8 Singapore, July 4. BELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/82 London, 3 months' Bight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3% London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,040 Hamburg, demand 170 New York", demand 41 Batavia
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    EXCHANGES.
    87 8 Rugby, July 2. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.841/2 Athens 560 Belgrade 220 Berlin 15.02 >/2/ 2 Bombay Is. 5 1/32 Brussels 25 11/16 Bucharest 600 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18.% Geneva 18.32 2 Helsingfors 240 Hong Kong Is. 7% Lisbon 110 Madrid 43y 8 Milan 70 1/16 Monte Video
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    54 8 From China and Japan by Bengal Maru due Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan by Penang Maru due Singapore on Wednesday, the 6th instant. From Holland and Germany by P. C. Hooft due Singapore 11 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Kaisor-I-HSnd due Singapore 10 a.m. on
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    AIR MAIL.
    18 8 A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at I.JJO p.m. tomorrow,
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    HAILS FOR EUROPE.
    48 8 By B'por* London Kota Tjandt Baloeran Chltrml Chenonceaux TabinU Karoa Chriitiaan Huygcns Ranchi May 19 Jan* IS May 27 Jun* 16 Ma; 27 Jan* 20 June 1 Jan* 2T June 2 Jan* 27 June 2 Jan* 27 June 10 June 30 June 10 July 2
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    SINGAPORE MARKETS.
    436 8 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per catty where not o«herwi3e stated, prevailingat the Singapore markets on July 1 as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector: Meat.— Beef steak (round) ?-8 per cattg. beef stew or curry 28, pork, lean 46, pork
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    125 8 F.reign exports of tin, being final ihipm.nts on ocean-steamers at all Malayan p.rU during the month of June, 1932. Destination. ™°JVUnited Kingdom 840 United States of America WjW Continent f Europe liMl British Possession* Japan j Other foreign countries W Total 3,664 Tons. Note l. Exports in
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      207 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wedneaday. July*. Rotary Tiffin, Mr. R. J. Jftwjrt Pre.idential Address. AdHphi Hotel. 1 p.m Permk Turf Club Snmmer Races, Seeoad D»y. Saturday. J«!y Singapore Yacht Club Regatta and All Home. Perak Torf Cfub Summer Races, Third Mr«* y G. M. Alford's "Europe Revela" af Europe Hotel.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      1038 9 Ominous Appearance Of Political Situation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 9. Each day the political and economic situation in most countries appears to assume a more ominous appearance. In nearly every capital lip service is paid to the ideal of international co-opeva-tion, and simultaneously a
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      NORTH BORNEO.
      437 9 Chamber of Commerce Meeting. The monthly committee meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce was held in the Sandakan Club on June 11. A letter from the Principal Medical Officer was read regarding the treatment of outpatients, and it was decided that further consideration be adjourned until
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      RUBBER COMPANIES.
      94 9 North Hummock Lose £6,191. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 2. fTHE North Hun-mock (Selangor) Rub- ber Estates, for the year ended Mar. 31, 1932, had a loss of £6,191, less £401 brought in from the previous account (against a loss of £7,491 last year). The sum of
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      SERDANG CENTRAL.
      325 9 Reorganisation Of Capital. A capital reconstruction is proposed by the directors of the Serdang Central Plantations. A new company under the same title with a capital of £90,000 in £1 shares is to be formed. Shareholders will be asked to exchange their existing il shares for one share
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      ALLIED SUMATRA.
      402 9 The report by the directors of Allied Sumatra Plantations Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states The company owns the entire issued capital of the N. V. Rubber Maatschappij Si Bot-lan and of the N. V. Seoka Radjo Cultuur Maatschnppij. two companies registered in Sumatra which
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      99 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Onr Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. The cloning prices today were RUBBER. Spot l*d. (Buyers). 1 13/16 d. (Sellers). Oet-Dee. 1 15/16 d. Jan-Mar. 2d. Apr- June 2',d. TIN. Spot £124. Three month* fiKft. The tin bulls are most optimmtfe, and it ia believed that -the
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      762 9 The Position of The Smelters. TINPLATE OPERATIONS IN U.S.A. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 8. The tin market received a severe shock when the failure of Lewis Lazurus and Sons was announced on Monday. This firm is one of the oldest rr*tal exchange firms, and has
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      632 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. r Established 18(3 at Aauterdaaa. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,0<r (abort 18,500,000). Paid op Capital Olds. 65,000,000 (about £4,600,000). Reserves Glds. 29,190.00? (aboot £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUK, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHEB Batavia Head office for Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES
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      54 9 BANKING. CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT SOCIETE ANONYMS. (Incorporated In Bclgioav) IM7. Head Office BRUSSELS. Branchfn SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN. HANEOW, PEKING, HONG KONG, TSWAIf. Brick am. Tile Factory ia SHANGHAI. MORTGAGE BANK, Mortgagee on real property. Loans for building. Hoik and real estate agsatl. OFFICE. MEYEK CBAMBEatS. Jrd h.ook. Tele. W3...P.0. Bos
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      545 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPTC N.V. Netherlands Trading Society, "1 (Established at Amsterdam 1814.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,080,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 20,01n,00« HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AOBMCIU IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUI, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Randoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasin Kulie 'Sentararuj Bombay 'Weltcvreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    125 10 Slnripor*. AI.HAMBRA. Warner Baxter and Ma ion Nixon in Amateur Daddy. 6.15— ,16 Phone 6909. CAPITOL. -Maurice Chevalier Jeai Me Mac Donald in One Hour With ou 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261-2. EUROPE HOTEL.- Europe Revels. GREAT WORLD.— Wayanin. Cinema, onkey Rides, Zoo, Skating g r ind Commercial Museum and Talkies.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    66 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs. Tan Soo Sim. Messrs. Tan Soo Ht-alnnd Tan Soo C'huntr and family >n-g to tKider their heartfelt thanks to all those v. hiljent letters and telegrams of condolence! and wreaths for the late Mr. Tan Soo Sli of Malacca, and also thuse who paid light visits
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1932. THE UNWANTED PRINGES
    1048 10 Th e Straits Tim es SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JULY 4, 19 32. THE UNWANTED PRINGES Already the leaders of the PoAleParty in Siam are finding that Ux-laiH of administration is beset with diffictltie*. They have had to issue a warning tl the unemployed that it is quite impossil c to find
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    217 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The local American community h celebrating Independence Day today. A dinner and dance is being held at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. R. J. Farrer, the president of the Singapore Rotary Club, will give his presidential address at the luncheon at. the Adelphi Hotel on Wednesday. The wedding took
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    LIFE IN THE BRITISH "BULLDOG" YET.
    1061 10 The review of British economic activity during 19H29,—that is p}-ior to the slump, —shows that Britain teas making progress. "If artificial hindrances to\ j trade are removed there is every reason to believe that Britain is still quite able to i j take a
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    823 10 EX-KING MANOEL. There is usually something pathetic in the spectacle of a king driven from his throne and condemned to exile for the rest of his life in a foreign country, but this popular conception did not hold in the case of ex-King Manoel II of
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    SIAMESE HEIR APPARENT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
    524 11 NEW CABINETS ORDER. Considerable Reduction Of Taxes. THE TICAL. No Inflation Policy Intended. The Ml Apparent to the Siamese throne. Prince Paribatra, against whom Ihe recent coup d'etat was particularly directed, has been released from custody, but it is announced that he has
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    SHOT IN CEMETERY.
    190 11 German Professor Attacks Colleague. Vienna, July 1. A sensational attempt to kill the Rector of Vienna University was made on Thursday at the central cemetery on the occasion of unveiling a statue of the celebrated fn.tanist Wettstein. Tho professor of zoology at the university. Dr. ('arl Schneider,
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    MRS. BARNEY.
    66 11 Trial at Old Bailey Today. London, July 2. Arrangements have boen made for the trial of Mrs. Barney, on a charge of murder, before Mr. Justice Humphreys at the Old Bailey on Monday. The general public will not be admitted. Tho trial is expected to last three days.
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    DEATH OF EX-KING MANOEL.
    228 11 Popular Figure In English Society. London, July 2. The death has occurred of ex-King Manoel of Portugal from a throat malady. —Reuter. Manoel 11, ex-King of Portugal, was born at Lisbon on Nov. 15, 1889, the younger son of Carlos I ajid his wife Marie Amelie
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    BUDGET DEADLOCK.
    172 11 France Hoping For A Compromise. Paris, July 3. A deadlock has arisen over the budget cuts. Although the Chamber's Finance Commission agreed to economies of 1.000,000,000 francs, it has rejected economies of 800,000,000 francs. It is declared that the gap is too wide to allow the Government to
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    CAPT. NORMAN BOTT.
    46 11 Death Following Polo Accident. London, July 4. Captain Norman Bott, the former manager of Shanghai's greyhound track, has died in Bristol following injuries received on Saturday when he was playing polo. His pony dropped dead during a game and rolled on him. Router.
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    CHINA'S FUTURE IN THE BALANCE.
    1955 11 Shanghai Conferences. BRIGHTER OUTLOOK IN THE SOUTH. Shanghai, July 4. Momentous issues hang on conferences which opened at the Shanghai residence of the Finance Minister (Mr. T. V. Soong) on Saturday and which wore continue 1 yesterday. It is understood that, among the viul questions
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING.
    233 11 Reduced Estimates. DRASTIC ECONOMIES IN THE STATES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 4. H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, presiding at the meeting of the Federal Council today, referred to the loss the F.M.S. had sustained by the death of the Sultan of Paha.wr.
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    RUSH TO CONVERT.
    405 11 Early Applications For New War Loan. London, July 4. The Bank of England and the Pjst Office Saving Bank report a big rush to conveit the 5 per cent. 1929-47 War Loan. Early applications include HarroHs. £600,000; Whiteleys. £145,000; and the National Union of Teachers, £172,000. The
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    NINE PEOPLE KILLED.
    39 11 Disaster to Train on Way To Slav Olympic Games. Prafue, July 3. Nine people were killed and 32 were seriously hurt near Benesov when a train proceeding to the Slav Olympic Games met with disaster. Reuter.
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    CHOLERA IN CANTON.
    36 11 Six Hundred Deaths In Single Week. Hong Kong, July 2. Six hundred people have died of cholera in Canton in the course of the past week and the epidemic is still raging. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    MORE DEATHS IN BOMBAY.
    88 11 Troops Called Out To Moslem-Hindu Riots. Bombay, July British troops were called out today owing to the seriousness of communal rioting in which four people were killed and 30 injured. During the rioting, which developed into murderous assaults, looting and arson, pitched Moslem-Hindu battles were staged
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    THE NOULENS CASE.
    207 11 Trial Opens in Nanking Supreme Court. Shanghai, July 4. The trial of the alleged Communists, Mr. and Mrs. Noulens, opened in the Supreme Court at Nanking yesterday (Sunday). Sin Kuo Mm. It will b 3 recalled that Mr. and Mrs. Noulens are charged with having organised Communist
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    NAZI PROCESSION.
    93 11 First Time in Uniform For Two Years. Munich, July 3. For the firs, time in two years the Nazis were today able to hold a uniformed demonstration in Munich. Fifteen thousand uniformed storm troops" from all parts of Upper Bavaria were in procession in the streets. Hitl«r himself
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    EX-POLICEMAN BANDIT.
    140 11 Receives Twelve Months' Imprisonment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ixmdon, July 2. John Martyn Regan, a former Cardiff policeman' was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, yesterday afternoon, for attemnted robbery and for being in possession of a revolver. Regan was one of a gang of motor bandits who were
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    SHANGHAI WIRELESS.
    69 11 Powerful New Station Ordered. Rugby, July 2. The new Marconi transmitting and receiving station is to he erected near Sl-.anghai for the operation of the proposed short-wave beam services between China and Europe and the United States. The equipment will include two beam transmitters and four points for
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    THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
    514 11 Settlement in Sight But Not Yet Reached. GERMAN DEMANDS. May be Intended Only For Bargaining. The Launanno Conference on war debts and reparations progresses towards success and there is an atmosphere of confidence. The Germans object to several points in the five power plan but it is
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    PROHIBITION DOOMED.
    252 11 Franfclin D. Roosevelt On Liberal Thought. Chicago, July In an address, which was punctuate! with applause, the crippled Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, leaning heavily on a stick and on the arm of his son, accepted nomination as Democratic candidate for tho Presidency and also tho Party platform up
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    K.L. RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.
    1600 12 Petition Rejected. IIEPLY OF BRITISH RESIDENT. The petition of the Kn»la Lumpur ratepayers to the British Resident, Selanfcnr, asking for an alteration of the system of ratine on their landed properties, has been rejected the Resident statin* that he is of the opinion that no reason had
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    PERAK TOLLS.
    165 12 Passes Second Reading By 12 Votes to 5. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 2. The Raja Muda, the vice-president of the Perak State Council, presided at a meeting of the Coun-il, held at Kuala Kangsar, in the absence of the Sultan who was away in Pahang in
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    EUROPE REVELS.
    174 12 Good Programme Presented By Mrs. Allord. The Europe Revels," presented by Mrs. Alford at the Europe Hotel on Saturday evening, proved excellent entertainment. It was like old times to see such a large and enthusiastic audience, and every item of the programme was well received. Adlon Lareirie opened
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES OPEN.
    372 12 Seventeen Cases on The List The outstanding case to be heard at the fourth Singapore Assizes which began before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell this morning and adjourned until next Monday is the one in which two Jaffna Tamils, Coomaru Shanmugam and M. Sittampalam, arc arraigned on
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    FEES INCREASED.
    83 12 London Hospital for Tropical Diseases. It is announced in the F.M.S. Government Gazvite regarding the agreement between the Colonial Office and the Seamen's Hospital Society that the stindarl ward charge fo: u.ttients from the Cokrial service a;in-itt*d to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh Car Jens, hn >
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    34 12 Mr. A. E. Coope, First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, will be going to Province Wellesley shortly to become Senior District Officer. Raja Uda, the Deputy Chairman, Sanitary Board, will act as First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur.
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    NEUTRONS DO NOT HIT ELECTRONS.
    223 12 Cambridge Atom-Splitting Claim Disputed. Comedy has followed the recent discovery at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, of the neutron," the new kind of ultra-penetrating particle with which atoms have been split in new and unexpected ways. The new particles offer exceptional opportunities, in virtue of their
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    KILLED BY WAGON.
    104 12 Fatal Accident While At Play. A verdict of death of by misadventure was returned by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, this morning at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Morris Pestana, a seven-year-old Eurasian boy, who was killed at play by a
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    138 12 9 Russian Dancers Make Good Impression. The Russian dancers Tanla Svctlanova and Alex Salnikoff created a very favourable impression at Raffles Hotel on Saturday evening, when they appeared in conjunction with the final performance of the cabaret "Show of Shows." Their snake dance, an original coniT.iion, was remarkably
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    FORMER CONSUL.
    610 12 Sentenced to 15 Months For Forgery. (From Oor Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. Charles James Beale, 35, a former British Vice-Consul at Nice, who was extradited from France, was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at the Old Bailey, yesterday, for uttering forged stock powers relating to tfie property
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    SHOT CHINESE DIES.
    44 12 Sequel to Hold-Up in Ipoh Street. Ipoh, July 4. The Chinese who was shot when attempting to elude the police in the holdup outside the Central police station on Friday, when ten other Chinese were arrested, died yesterday following an operation.
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    502 12 Cutty Sark's Trip To Port Swettenham. i An interesting trip was made to Port Swettenham and back last Saturday by three members of the Royal Singapore Flymg Club in the Cutty Sark, flying boat G-AAVX. The object of the flight i was a business visit to Kuala
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    "OUTBOARD" THRILLS
    374 12 Successful Motor-Boat Demonstration. Nearly 250 Singapore people were yesterday raced across the sea in outboard motor-boats. The morning broke dull with a spattering of rain. The sea was choppy and ea lined only a little when the sun eventually broke through. Just before ten o'clock bathers at the
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    A CORRECTION.
    63 12 Mr. H. J. W. Habckost wiivs with ivgard to the description "(icrnian Knra--♦lian" applied to hia son Harold Hal>ok.ist in the report of the inquest proceeding with reiranl to the Inttci's ilenth. Mr. Habekost states that he is a British subject of pure European <1 scent and his
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    Wimbledon Finals. Today's League Football Match. TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    187 13 Wimbledon Finals. Today's League Football Match. TODAY'S FOOTBALL. Return Match Between S.C.C. and Malays. An interesting League match will take place on the Padang today when the S.C.C. will meet the Malays in their return fixture. When the teams first met at Jalan Besar over two months ago the S.C.C.
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    TENNIS "HOPES" FAIL.
    556 13 TENNIS "HOPES" F AIL. Austin Beaten. DOUBLES FINAL GOES TO FRANCE. The Wimbledon championship finals took place last Saturday and proved a great disappointment to Great Britain for none of her representatives secured a title. H. W. Austin, Britain's singles "hope," whose entry into the singles final for the first
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    BRITISH ATHLETICS.
    147 13 Lord Burghley Wins 440 Yards Hurdles. London, July 2. The British Athletic championships were held at the White City and the final results were as follows Javelin Throw Jurgis (Latvia) 211 ft. 8 in. Discus Throw Bermingham (Dublin) 139 ft. 2% in. Throwing the Hammer Walsh (Dublin) 141
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    SWIMMING.
    83 13 Results of Races at the S.S.C. The following were the results of events held at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday One length back stroke C. Goldman, 1, R. Goldman 2, E. V. Smith 3. Two breadths B class handicap H. Gathers 1, R. W. B. Cairns 2, W. G.
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    WOMEN'S GOLF.
    34 13 Great Britain Beats France By 6—l. London, July 2. At the St. Germain course, Great Britain won the Anglo-French women's golf match by six matches to cne. Two matches were halved. Reuter.
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    SINGAPORE WEEK-END CRICKET.
    1882 13 Rain Interferes. WHITLEY AND WINDLE BAT WELL. Sunshine gave place to rain yesterday afternoon and brought to an abrupt close the interesting two-day cricket match between the S. C. C. and the S. V. C. on the Padang. The latter had obtained a 27run lead n the
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    OPENING OF PERAK RACES.
    790 13 Sultan's Successes. MINTO RIDES THREE WINNERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 2. The Perak Turf Club Summer race meeting: opened today in good weather. The going: was good but the attendance was unusually small for a Saturday. Among thoes present were II.H. the Sultan of
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    LONDON CUP.
    71 13 Nitsichin Repeats Last Year's (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. The result of the London Cup, run. today over I*4 miles, was as follows NITSICHIN (C. Richards) 9.1 1 GANGA SINGH (G. Bichards) 7.8 2 CAREFUL SAILOR (P. Fox) 7.9.. 3 Twelve ran. Won by a short
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    INTER-VARSITY CRICKET.
    735 13 Big Match At Lord's Today. The 94th Inter- Variety match between Oxford and Cambridge starts at Lord's today. Cambridge have won 44 matches, Oxford 37 and 12 have been drawn. Last year Oxford won by eight wickets. The match was a record-breaking one. A. T. Ratcliffe (Cambridge) had
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      INTER-STATE TENNIS.
      138 14 I'erak Establishes Lead On Penang. (Fr«m Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 4. The annual lawn tennis encounter between Perak And Penahg resulted in Perak establishing a winning lead on the first day's play of singles matches. Out of the six matches played Perak won five. Pehang's solitary win
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      Chinese Win Inter-Club Tourney.
      190 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The lawn tennis tournament between the V.M.C.A. and the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club on the Association courts concluded on Saturday, the Chinese players winning by five matches against four. The play, taken all round, reached a high standard
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      Exciting Match in N.S. Club Tournament.
      243 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 2. Two further matches in the singles event of the N'egri Sembilan lawn tennis tournament were played off this afternoon on the Negri Sembilan Club hard courts when Cheu Toh Seng was opposed to Rajoo, and La\ers to
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    161 14 Monday, July 4. R.A. and K.K. Shield Sports, Pulau Brani, 4 p.m. Golf: Singapore G.C. July Women's Medal competition. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: S.C.C. vs. Malays, Padang. Billiards: Malayan (4 ball) Championship at New World. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tennis: S.C.C. Mixed Doubles competition; S.C.R.C. tournament. Tuesday,
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    MAN DISMISSED BY PRINCESS.
    633 15 Sequel to Attack On Comptroller. A letter from Princess Victoria, requesting a farm servant to leave her service immediately, was read at Slough Police Court when Harold Richmond Kirby, aged 30, a farnj manager, of Iver, Bucks, appeared on remand charged with assaulting Major Edward Seymour,
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    TWO OLD MOORES.
    268 15 Both Claim to Be The Original. Old Moore is at it again two of him. Both claim to be the one and only original old gentleman, and both warn the reader against the other. You pay your money and you take, your choice. One thing they both
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    JUMP INTO VAT OF BEER.
    143 15 Brewer's Suicide on Account Of Falling Sales. Berlin, June 17. A brewer of Pilsen, in Czechoslovakia, has drowned himself in an 8,000-litre vat of his own beer. He was embittered by the failure of beer drinkers to be true to their drink in spite of
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    OPERA IN BEDROOM.
    95 15 1 Producer's Sick Wife as The "Audience." The Southampton Amateur Operatic Society sang and acted the whole of "lolanthe" for the benefit of Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Mr. George Mitchell, the Society's producer, in her bedroom. The performance was recently given publicly with great success, but Mrs.
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      CHARITY MATCH.
      499 16 Malacca Chinese Beat Local Team. Malacca Chinese 4; Chinese Sports ClubJ). In a charity match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday in aid of the NonEuropean Unemployment Fund, the Malacca Chinese defeated the Chinese Sports Club, Singapore, by four goals to nil. There was a very small number
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      SANTRY CUP.
      213 16 Final of Ladies' Race At R.S.Y.C. The final of the ladies' race for the Santry Cup at tFe Royal Singapore Yacht Club was sailed on Saturday afternoon, the race ending in a win for Betsy (Mr Johnson), with Merlin (Mrs. Chamier) and Mowgli (Miss Tomlinson) second and third
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      89 16 F.M.S. Teams for Home Competitions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 2. The F.M.S. teams for the Junior Kolaporo Cup on July 12 and the Junior MacKinnon Cup on July 14 will be selected from J. Grieve. A. F. Hayward, P. H. Andi.u., W. L Whyte, H. Stafford
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      DIAMOND SCULLS.
      35 16 German Victory at Henley Regatta. London, July 2. At Henley, Buht won the Diamond Sculls I'vent, beating his fellow German, Goetzelen. Reuter. H. R. Pearce, Hamilton I-.11.C. (Canada) Was the winner last year.
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      IN KUALA LUMPUR.
      1023 16 Moreira's Good Bowling For V.M.C.A. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. Th<? second string of the V.M.C.A. met the Selangor Indians at cricket on Saturlay afternoon on the latter's ground and, thanks to some great bowling and batting l>y Moreira and Edwards, respectively, won quite
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      MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL.
      823 16 Another Win for The Command. The Malaya Command, ajthough well worthy of their two-nil defeat of Malacca in the Malaya Cup-tie at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday, were far from impressive. It may have been a case of playing a3 well as their opponents allowed them
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      106 16 YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL Mr. Wallop was; read what his wife says- i From Mt& Soundittg*Wallop f of Catchum Flats My husband ha& fled on your petrol because he said be could be Sure of Shell. Wbat,.as honourable m<:n. do you propose to do about it? Yours indignantly
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF
    2709 17 TWO CHEAT DEBATES— MR. DE VALERA DOES WHAT "SIMPLY ISN'T DONE" AISD MR. TttOMAS MAKES THE SPEECH OF HIS LIFE OTTAWA'S STIFF FENCES LABOUR WASTES MORE PRECIOIS TIME THE PASSING OF SIR DONALD MACLEAN ECONOMY CRISADERS THIRSTING FOR ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) taunt
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR.
    57 17 Mr. H. B. Butler Appointed New Director. Rugby, July 2. Mr. Harold Beresford Butler,, the English Deputy-Director of the International Labour Office since its foundation, was last night selected to succeed the late M. Albert Thomas as Director. He was formerly one of the principal assistant secretaries to
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    SOVIET WAR ON CORRUPTION.
    447 18 High Officials to Be Tried. The High Court of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic will make an example of thirtyfour Communist bosses the President, Secretary, Ruling Executive Committee, Chief of Police, Chief Judge, the President of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspectorate, the president of the trade unions,
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    FIRST 'OFFENCE."
    90 18 "I have been driving nearly 40 years and the only offence I ever committed was to drive a car without having a man walking in front with a red flag." This statement was made by an elderly motorist at Kingston-on-Thames Police Court. The Red Flag law, which was'
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    SIGNOR GRANDI ON WORLD'S ILLS.
    690 18 Lack of Confidence." PLEA FOR COURAGEOUS EXAMPLE. For two hours on June 3 in the Italian Senate the Foreign Minister, Signor Grandi, analysed foreign policy and world unrest, declared that the basic ill of the nations was want of leaders and direction, and made a
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    254 18 Monday, July 4, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, Fortress Company (Malays), Lecture and Weapon Training; 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, M. G. PI. (Eurasian) N. C. Os Class. Tuesday, July 5, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "A" M. 0.) Company, Lci-ture. Direct Fire Orders followed by Practice; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "K" (Chinese) Company, Weapon
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    ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF BRITISH RESEARCH.
    2101 19 FLYING NOTES. Corrosion Danger Eliminated Armies Fed From The Air British War planes Demonstrate Air Help For Troops Australian Commercial Record 145 m.p.h. Between P.<erth And Adelaide All-Metal Air Liners Birthday Honours British Aero Engines On Europe's Aincays Some Air Transport Statistics Techn ical Importance
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    NEARLY DIED FOR SMOKE
    135 19 And the Packet Was A Dummy. All because a dummy cigarette packet vanished from an automatic machine a man plunged into a river, he was nearly drowned, police captured him after a thrilling chase, and he was fined 10s. The disappointed smoker, Charles Herbert Edwards, aged
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    TRAFALGAR RELIC.
    123 19 H.M.S. Implacable as A Training Ship. H.M.S. Implacable, the famous 74-gun ship, which, as the French warship Duguay-Trouin, exchanged shots with Nelson's flagship, Victory, at Trafalgar, is to be towed from Falmouth to a permanent berth on the northern shore of Fareham Creek, in Portsmouth Harbour. There she
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    CAIRO DRUG SMUGGLER.
    108 19 Mohamed Mustafa Nafe Sentenced. Cairo, June 15. The adventurous career of Egypt's King of Drug Smugglers was closed today with a sentence of ftye yeara' imprUonment and a fine of £1,000 passed upon Mohamed Mustafa Nafe and four accomplices under the Narcotics Act. The gang's activities in
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    THREE SPECIES OF RHINOCEROS.
    708 19 Mr. A. S. Vernay's Letter To The Times. The following letter was addressed to the editor of .Tho Times on June 4 by Mr. A. S. Verna*'. the animal hunter, who was recently in Malaya and shot a one-horned rhinoceros Sir. I read with much interest
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    LONDON UNIVERSITY.
    242 19 Public To Be Excluded On Police Advice. The southern section of the London University Blixin sliury site, which achieved unwelcome publicity a few months ago from v serious clash between Communists and the police, is to be closed to the public within the next few weeks. British Museum
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    MEMORIES OF LORD BRENTFORD.
    691 19 Helping to Make Royal History. On a farm wagon drawn by two horses was carried the colVui containing tho remains of the late Lord Brentford from his Sussex home to Newtek Parish Church, where the funeral ciicnionics took place. The man who was thus simply laid
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    CHAMPION OF ISLAM.
    221 19 Italy's Friendship With Turkey and Russia. Italy as a close collaborator with Turkey for the realisation of the natural rights" of Moharr.medan people is fontold in a leading article in the Gioinahr d'ltalia, obviously inspired by the Italian Foreign Office. Signor (irandi, the Foreign Minister, recently declared
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    The King And Queen On The Ascot Course.
    45 20 KING AND QUEEN DRIVE IN STATE The King and Queen drove in an open landau down the course at Ascot on the opening day of the Royal Ascot race meeting which began in brilliant sunshine. (Planet News.)
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    37 20 TOTAIG WINS ROYAL HINT CUP Totaift, ridden by B. Roson and owned by .Mr. V. Emanuel, won the Royal Hunt Cup, at Ascot; Eyes Front was second and Pricket, third, the photo shows Totaig winning. (Planet News.)
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    66 20 SOUTHERN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS:— The pick of England's athletes took part in the Amateur Athletic Association Southern Championships at the White City track, London. The photo shows, J. P. Gabriel winning the long jump, with a jump of 22 feet Iff inches. (Planet News.) THE 440 YARDS' RACE.— (i. L. Rampling
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    57 20 CRICKET PARTNERSHIP RBCOKD BROKEN— HoImes and Hrrberl Sutcliffr. the tw« VarfcaMr* rrirkelors. broke thr world's rrirket partnership /record with a score ol :.>".. in MM match httween Yorkshire and Essex at Levton. The previous record PW held by Brawn and Tunniejiffe. with a score of 554, in 18)8. The photo
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    45 20 REPARATIONS CON FERENCE OPENS AT LAUSANliE.— Fourteen nations and four British Dominions were represented at the opening of the conference which was begun al the Beau Rivage Hotel, I ausanne. Mr. Ramsay MarDnnald. the British Prime Minister, was elected president of the conference. (Planet News.)
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