The Straits Times, 5 July 1932

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1 8 The Straits Times
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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED KEAHLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932, PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      498 1 BINGAPORK 78, CECIL ST. iCEMONE HtlL I 8.15 Ton --hi 9.15 MAURICE CHEVALIER and i JEANETTE MACDONALDj "ONE HOUR i j WITH YOU" Phone 5261-2. Beauty's Sesame: "4711" W^^\tf Sl^VX^f Jf^^^SffllW^l ■J v I I flEi M^bW HRTTW^I Whatever beauty culture or personal "4711" EaU de Cologne ■>3ct-^- _^BOUH -T^SS^aWffißSrofly
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      23 1 i am^;-». 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I MAURICE CHEVALIER and J JEANETTE MACDONALrJ In "ONE HOUR I J >VITH YOU" J j Phone 5261-2.
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      500 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICEB. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Dus Spore. 1982. KASHMIR 9,000 July 8 RAWALPINDI 17,000 July
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      647 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdsm snd Middlesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 July IS 14 HARUNA HARU 10,500 July 27 28 KATORI HARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 KASHIMA HARU 10,000 Aug. 25 26 t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Stpt. 7 S HAKON'E
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      431 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by ths wellknown steamer MARELLA (7.565 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (8,352 tons) (Csrgo only). Ths s.s. MARELLA is ons of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      415 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (Incorporated In Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, BOTTERDAM. HAMI BURG AND COPENHAGEN. > Leave Spore. Penan*. M.s. ERRIA July 13 July 15 m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Aug. 81 Sept. 3 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23
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      966 2 THB BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1932). LTD. Motual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THB BTBAITB STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI. Co.. Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld. THE
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  • Shipping News.
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      AUSTRALIAN GRAIN "RACE."
      808 3 AUSTRALIAN GRAIN RACE." Finnish Steel Barque In The Mersey. A sight, uncommon in these days, was seen in the River Mersey on. June 2 when a large four-ma3ted double topgallant yard barqoe was in tow towards the Birkenhead dock entrance?. She was the Finnish steel barue Herzogin Cecilie, inward bound
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      A GREAT JAPANESE SHIPYARD.
      339 3 Hard Hit by Prolonged Depression. The news that the Kawasaki Dockyard Company is so hard hit by the present prolonged depression and its debts so far exceed its capital that some scheme of reconstruction is inevitable is bad news, for it is one of the premier
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      TWO MONTHS AHEAD.
      302 3 Largest U.S.-Built Liner's Maiden Voyage. It is announced by Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, chairman of the board of directors of the Roosevelt Steamship Co., managing agents of the United States Lines, that the new 30,000-ton liner Manhattan, now being completed at Camden by the New York
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    106 3 DENTRECASTEAUX. French, 6,501 tons, from Haiphong 7-7, for Colombo 5-7. GIANG SENG, Brit., 1,069 tons, from Chenbon 4-7, for Batavia 5-7. HUATONG. Brit., 109 tons, from Muar 5-7, for Muar 6-7. KUALA, Brit., 396 tons, from P. Dickson 6-7, for Malacca 6-7. LIPIS, Brit., 460 torn, from Kuantan
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    131 3 Tuesday, July 6. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Marpessa, Toboali, Tug "Pentower," Lch. Shikari, Kinta. Coal Wharf Nil. Oil Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Steam Lighters "H" and "J," Tug "Psndu." Keppel
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    PASSENGERS.
    64 3 The following passengers arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Dollar Line President Polk t— Miss Lilla Annis, Mr. Mcrton Brown, Mr. Frank Chamberlin, Mr. Henry Eckman, Miss Rhetta Foote. Master Frank Kirkman, Miss Jeanne Kirkman, Mr. W. Irwin Meyer, Miss Charmian Phipps, Mrs. Grace Sears, Mrs. Dorothea Soares, Miss
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    44 3 From Holland and Germany by P. C Hooft due Singapore 1 p.m. to/Uy. From China and Japan by Kaisar-I-Hind due Singapore 10 a.m. tomorrow. '< From Europe (London mails dispatched 16th June) by Rawalpindi due Penang 6 a.m. on Thursday, the 7lh instant.
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    AIR MAIL.
    31 3 I The air mail A'or Star— Amsterdam dispatched tz.m Singapore on June 23 arrived in Amsterdam on July 3 and was delivered in London on July 4 (11 days).
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      90 3 JOINT SERVICE OF THE PRINCE LINE and SILVER LINE FROM THE STRAITS TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Commencing with the m.v. "SILVERPALM" sailing from SINGAPORE OCTOBER 18, 1932, followed by the m.v. "JAVANESE PRINCB" NOVEMBER 1, 1932. the PRINCE LINE and the SILVER LINE will maintain a REGULAR
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      504 3 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixture! OUTWARDS. I Mb ALSTER for Manila. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Hankow July 21 HOMEWARDS. M.s. FI'LDA for P. Said, Genoa, Barcelona, Casablanca, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen July > m.a TRAVE for P. Said, Tripoli,
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      916 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB ELLERMAN BUCKN ALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. A FEW MORE REASONS -kllerman" link, WHY DOLLAR LINERS Passenger and Freight Services to :-< ARE POPULAR. UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Sues CaaaL The staterooms are the largest and n Tu iniw most comfortable you can buy. UUIWAKUS.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      186 3 TIDE TABLES. Taesday. Jnly S. H. W. 12.6 p.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 11 pja, 9 ft. 6 in. Wednesday. Jaly H. W. 12.44 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in, 11 M Job*» Thursday, July 7. H. W. 1.11 p.m., 8 ft. 6 in. Friday. Jaly 8. H. W. 12.20 a.m.,
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      716 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. •Wiiei.'afclyUlr for «ny **nt*lt*4. In these column* aend eo»lt» teattawnlaK Do not »id originals. LINOTYPE OPERATORS WANTED. Only men cnpnbie of producing 6,000 ens corrected matter per hour need write. Apply in first laatMMt to HT.s. StraiU Times. WANTED, Bookkeeper with sound knowledge, uMc to take charge of
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      743 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET NE% FLATS, »t Middle K««d. to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. B«obcs, 7, De Sauza Street. TO LET, No. 64, Kiß)r> Rd., off Bnklt Timah Road. Apply penonally. E«tate Trust Agencies (***** Ltd., itaftes Chambf. BUNGALOWS. 4 and 18, Angullia Park, ■nodern sanitation, rent reduced.
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      419 4 FOR SALE VITTEL WATER at $1B per case of 50 bottl.'s for sale at Franco Kistcrn Trading Co., 2-B. Finlayson Green. Phone 4414. FOR SALE, 12 bore double barrel fhot Kun, hammerless ejector, ''Webley and Scott" make, $125. Apply 63, Orchard Koad. WONDER-MIST. Cleanser and Polisher. Cleans yonr car of
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      471 4 PUBLIC NdtfCES. NOTICE Tho undermentioned Chop ha* from thi* date hereof removed to No. 480, Havelock R a(l CHOP LIM SWEE HUAT. Singapore, July 5, 1982. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Claims for refund of Assessment oii vacant houses. NOTICE is hereby given that claim* for refund of assessment on vacant houses
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      553 4 UEGAL NOTICE. I IN THE MATTER OK THE ESTATE OF GILBERT CORNELIUS GRENON MULLER, DECEASED. NOTICE is hereby given that Grant of Probate to the Estate and effects of the abovenamed Gilbert Cornelius Grenon Muller deceased of No. 14, Stevens Road, Singapore, who died on Mar. 3, 1932 at the
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      131 4 BUSINESS CARDS. PIANO TONING REPAIRS, REMOVALS HIRE. 6. CHARLES Phone 2902. 274. Orchard Roa4. COLEMAN HAIR DRESSING SALOON. 37, CoJdKrtjHi Street. Singapore. Proprietor CHIANG KIAH KEE. SWEDISH MASSAGE CERT. MASBEUSE (LONDON). MRS. E. M. KING. SM. RIVER VALLEY KOAD. MASSAGE HALL W MAMICtJRE MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. M,
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    70 M.P.H. CRASH AT BROOKLANDS.
    359 5 Racing Motorist's Neck Broken. Mr. Henry Leeson, the popular motor racing driver, was killed at Brooklands on June 5 barely one hour pfter he had started in the Junior Car Club's 1,000-mile race. He was driving an M.G. Midget, and had completed 28 of the
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    BRITONS WARNED.
    79 5 Sequel to the Murder of A Catholic Priest. Peking, June 22. As a sequel to the recent murder of the German priest, Father Konrad Rapp, Britons in Chientao district, Manchuria, who are mainly missionaries, have been advised to withdraw by way of Korea Reuter. Father Rapp was murdered
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    DORA BLIGHT AT THE SEASIDE.
    296 5 Health Resorts Hit By Restrictions. Grandmotherly k-rrislation and the depression caused l>y the presence of Dora, who, it was said, luid been given the old age pension, were the subject of bitter complaint at the conference of the Health and Pleasure K. orts Association, at
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      331 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL" MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 to MID-NIGHT CABARET TANIA SVETLANOVA &ALEX SALNIKOFF WILL APPEAR DURING THE DANTE crill^special S L SUNDAYS TOMORROW Phea-nttaremWith DOLLAR NasiGoring Tea Dane* 6.50-8.15 Cre^Xln.^ Fine. LUNCH 12.30 to 3
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      213 5 EUROPE e= REVELS i 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. Tonight Dinner Dance. A Real Palace ?C?3\ff>
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      90 5 V Q NATURAL jdQ 1| PHONE: 7219. ASIA AUTOMOBILE COMPANY 142, Orchard Road, Singapore. CARS ON HIRE DAY AND NIGHT. Good cars, prompt service, courteous drivers Repairs and duco painting also undertaken. Now Open at the CAPITOL! For the special convenience of Stalls Patrons. The New Buffet and Bar. UNDER
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    THE MALAYS IN CEYLON.
    1087 6 Traditions of the Past THE MYSTERY OF THEIR ORIGIN. Let me persuade you not to be led away by the vague and idle talk about the supposed sin of communalism," said Mr. L. E. Blaze, in the course of his paper on "The Malays in Ceylon,"
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    HARDOON WILL CASE.
    223 6 Judgment Reserved After Fortnight's Argument. Shanghai, June 21. After a hearing lasting over a fortnight. Judge Sir Peter Grain, in H. M. Supreme Court, yesterday, concluded the hearing of the Hardoon will case, an action in probate by Ezra Abdullah Hardoon (claiming to be a cousin of
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    BANDIT BRUTALITY.
    145 6 Wounded Soldiers Shot In Hospital. Mukden, June 20. Wild scenes were witnessed at Tangkangtze, a hotspring resort to the south of Anshan, South Manchuria, today, when 60 bandits, divided into two groups, launched an attack shortly after midnight. They broke into the military hospital, shooting the wounded soldiers
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  • Correspondence.
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      A PENANG MAN'S APPEAL
      308 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Please allow me to thank the generous reader who so kindly asked you to forward' money to me. The gift came at the time when the rice pot was empty and one member of the family ill. When,
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    MALAYAN LAW JOURNAL.
    265 6 Filling a Long-Felt Want In Legal Circles. The issue of a new monthly, the Malayan Law Journal, should fill a longfelt want in legal circles in this country. "Almost half a century has passed since the publication of the Straits Law Journal and Reporter was discontinued," states
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    SIR HARI SINGH GOUR.
    106 6 Indian Nationalist's Leader In Singapore. Sir Hari Singh Gour, leader of the Indian Nationalist party and chairman of the Indian Legislative Assembly, and hia daughter Rubie, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the President Polk. Sir Hari Gour and daughter c.-c en route to their home in
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    65 6 The number of calls attended during June by the accident ambulance service of the Singapore Fire Department wan 214, and of these 12 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cases are classified as follows rrotor-car accidents 18, motor lorry accidents 11, motor bus accidents 4, trolley car
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    7 6 Cholera exists in sporadic state in Swatow.
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    EASTERN TRADE AND AUSTRALIA.
    747 6 Perth's Enterprise. CONCERTED ACTION PLANNED. (From a Correspondent.) Perth (W.A.), June 14. There has been for some months a growing interest amongst the trading and general community of Western Australia in the possibilities of the greatly enhanced value of trade between this State and the countries
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    KWANGSI'S NEW BOMBERS
    51 6 To Join "Armada" Now Assembled at Nanning. Wuchow, June 22. Two new bombers, units of the Kwangsi provincial air force, have arrived in Wuchow. These are large monoplanes equipped with machine-guns and capable of nigh speed. Both have already left for Nanning to join the armada assembled
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    EMPIRE STATISTICS.
    417 6 Mr. H. N. Carvalho's Latest Book. One of the most important contributions to British satistical information published of recent years is the series of monographs on the Manufacturing Industries of the British Empire Overseas prepared by Mr. Harold N. Carvalho for the banking house of Erlangers Limited. Starting
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    APPEAL TO HOUSE OF LORDS.
    405 6 Spiritualist Case. MRS. MEURIG MORRIS'S DECISION. London, June 23. The spiritualist trance medium, Mrs. Meurig Morris, has decided 1 to appeal to the House of Lords. The appeal of the spiritualistic trance medium, Mrs. Meurig Morris, was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on June
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      143 6 THE FULL-WORTH TRADING COMPANY LTD. THE above Company has been incorporated to act as Manufacturer's Representatives and General Agents for Colonial Clients. Wholesale or retail orders will be gladly accepted and personal attention by experienced buyers is guaranteed, so that a larce saving of time and money can be assured.
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      81 6 The usual Tuesday feature, The Week's Neva from China, today •ppoara oa page 14. TONIGHT The Brightest and Happiest Musical f 4 Show of the lot. SUNSHINE SUSIE |EAST-- <^---«»--^J^^FJJ-a»^ 1^CaAiT |r7aaD**^LA_J^sW^_.«a^EtK-^aWLJs!a^'»^V 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 A stupendous programme presented for the first time locally. LEW AYRES IN A KAST MOVING
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      208 7 VTmmiiii 1 ■il ill I*l' V IbUHIiH TONIGHT MATINEE TOMORROW *T 3 NE R BAXTER eclipsing his "Daddy Long Legs" success in a gay romance that will keep you laughing for weeks! i* Mil Amateur DADDY "m M| a|a* ■wa Anl A N HIA Un A Fox Movietone Picture. -ri-iiiDon
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      93 7 LAST NIGHT tie Captivating Picture Hundreds have seen twice!! l^/Vr 1 1 Ub "The Big Theatre with the Bi« Pictures" The Famous Stars of "LOVE PARADE" MAURICE f^HIP^/AI FP VI 111 1 nWlia and JEANETTE MacDONALD in theirbi^et andsauciestsh °w -ONE HOUR WITH YOU" tomorrow COMMENCING AT THE MATINEE 3.15.
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      120 7 •/i\^ II [A J M i J H^^/^^^^» j TA|y I Q U J j B %<r I^l B B^ f 6.15 9.15 j volll^r OHS DOWNSTAIRS SEATS WILL BE ON SALE i ONE HOUR BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE, I I a friendly warn, no I If you haw: a weak
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    213 8 Improved Tone In Singapore. RUBBER TIN PRICES FIRM. Hy Omr Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices Rubber, 5 1 16 cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $63.37 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, I^ondon, 1 n lßd.. unchanged. New York, holiday. Market Tone Steady. Tin, London. (3 months).
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    68 8 Noon, July 5. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyeri. Seller*. Spot 5 1 16 5 3/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyen. Sellers. July 5Vh 5«4 Aug. 5 3/16 5 5/16 Sept. 5" 5-v 8 Oct.-Dec. 5:5 :i ,t 5i., Jan.-Mar. 5' ■> 5% Tone of
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    PRODUCE.
    167 8 Singapore, July 5. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.50 mixw! 5.05 Sago flour, b,. awak 2.00 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.25 i. small 5.00 medium peal 6.00 Rice Siam $160 to 192 Saigon $149 to 16? Rangoon $151 to 163 No. 1
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        427 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- 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
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 Issue /al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.95 •1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.17.6 .0 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 [00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 61.00 il £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 15/3 il £1 Con. T.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 41& p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 108 nom. Singapore Municipal A\'< p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. The above rubber quotations are mostly only *omin»l To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Co. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah (fl) 0.15 0.30 0.10 0.25 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      188 8 Singapore, July 5. BELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 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 40% Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      90 8 Rugby, July 4. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.80 >/2/ 2 Athens 555 Belgrade 220 Berlin 14.97 1/2 Bombay Is. 6 3/16 Brussels 25.55 Bucharest 600 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18.% Geneva 18.22 >/2/ 2 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3Vid. Lisbon 110 Madrid 43 14 Milan 69% Monte Video
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    KLABANG RUBBER.
    124 8 The report of the directors of the Klabeng Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec 31. 1931, states After writing off .21,568 4s. Bd. for depreciation, the year's working resulted in a loss of £625 Is. lid., which, when deducted from the net amount brought in front
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    179 8 Today. North N.-Esst N.-West Sumatra, Ceylon, Egypt »nd U.S.A. (Laganbank) P ra Ceylon, Southern and Weitern India. Egypt »nd Europe (Cap P»d«ran) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalii, Siak. Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo Padang (Hong Kwong) Selat Pandjang. Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api (Eimeralda) Siam (except Lower Siam)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    48 8 By Spore Londoa KoU Tjandl Baloeran Chitral Cbenonceanx Tabinta iMt Christiaan Huygeni Ranchi Mar 19 Ju»« 1* Hay 27 Jan* 16 May 27 Jan* SO Jane 1 Jan* 27 June 2 Jane 27 June 2 Jane 27 June 10 June 80 June 10 July 2
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    TAPPING "ALL OUT."
    397 8 Policy Which is Suicidal To Estates. Writing in the "Financial Times of June 16. Mr. E. J. Forbes, of Aberdeenshire, says Many Malayan estates are again tapping all out," presumably under the impression that, next to closing down,*' this is their best policy. It is admitted that
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      69 8 ARRANGEMENTS FpR THE WEEK. Wednesday, July Rotary Tiffln, Mr. R. J. Farrer's Presidential Addresn. Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Perak Turf Club Summer Racea, Second Day. Saturday. July Singapore Yacht Club Rejjatta and At Home. Perak Turf Ctub Summer Races, Third Mrs* y G. M. Alford's "Europe Revels" at Europe Hotel.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE MODIFIED TIN SCHEME.
      642 9 One-Third of 1929 Output. The International Tin Committee, which met in London on June 21, notifies that the four signatory Governments (Netherlands East Indies, Nigeria, Bolivia and Malaya) have accepted the latest output restriction plan, now generally known as the modified Byrne scheme, and this scheme
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      92 9 Foreign imports of tin ore during the month of June. 1932:— Country of origin. Burma 177 Netherlands India Banka and Billiton 811 Singkep Other places French Indo-China 12* Japan j} 6 Siam l.« 8 Tanganyika Union of South Africa 114 Total 2.3»6 Note Tons. 1. Imports in
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      BULLION REPORT.
      665 9 Samuel Montagu Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montagu and Co.'s weekly bullion letter, date London, June 8, states The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £128,617,463 on June 1 as compared with £125,032,420 on the previous Wednesday. Meanwhile rqore gold has been acquired by the Bank,
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      MALAYSIAM TIN.
      205 9 Debentures Offered To Shareholders. The directors of Malaysiam Tin propose to issue £18,000 of 74 per cent, debenture stock redeemable at 110 in 1947, with the option to the company to redeem at any time on three months' notice at 105. The company is offering to shareholders £12,300
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      962 9 Gilt-Edged Stock Well Maintained. GROWING SIGNS OF OPTIMISM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 9. As forecast, the interest-payment on the 5 per cent. War Loan last week did not have any nOttceabre effect on money market conditions. It is true that it generally takes a few
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      626 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. btabllshri 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. in 0.000.0 >• (about £8,500,000). Paid np Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £4,600,000). Reserves Glds 7 29,190,007 (about £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE UAGUB, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batavia Head office for Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    119 10 Blncapor*. AI.HAMBRA. Warner Baxter and Marion Nixon in Amateur Daddy. 6.15 9.16. I'honc G909. CAPITOL. Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MucDunald in One Hour With You. 6.15—9.15. Fhone 5261-2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Europe Revels. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinema, Donkey Rides, Zoo, Skating ground Commercial Museum and Talkies. MARLBOROUGH.— Renate Muller and Owen
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932. A TREMENDOUS GULF.
    921 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932. A TREMENDOUS GULF. For the first time for many weeks official reference has been made in this country to the policy of decentralisation for the Federated Malay States as outlined by His Excellency the High Commissioner at the Durbar at Sri Menanti
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    88 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe has been appointed an unofficial trustee of the Penang Free School. Mr. H. Wylly has been appointed a member of the Education Board in place of Mr. 0. R. S. Bateman, who has resigned. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Travers, of Cashwood Estate, Sitiawan, are
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    WORLD STRUGGLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY.
    2293 10  -  Louis Breguet, Healthy But Very Fierce Rivalry. (By the famous French air pioneer.) In this article an expert reviews and compares the efforts which are being made by the nations of the world to {fain a lead in the air. The different directions in which
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    779 10 ON OIL AND INDIA. The announcement that, during the first six months of this year, there has been an increase of over seven per cent, in the output of Soviet oil as compared with i he corresponding period of last year ought to annoy the sardines.
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    36 10 Baroness Elfrida von Vietinjrhoff arrived in Singapore by the President Polk from Shanghai yesterday. She will stay a few days before going to Sumatra where she will settle temporarily to writ« a book she has planned.
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    FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF DECENTRALISATION.
    623 11 A WARNING NOTE. May Be More Costly Than Present Control. "UTMOST CAUTION." Revenue Safeguards Indispensable. I'nless considerable care is exercised to restrain local ambitions it will be found that financial devolution will prove more costly than the present centralised control." Characterised as a warning note this
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    GOLF CLUB SCENE.
    57 11 Viennese Socialists Assault Members. Vienna, July 2. About 20 National Socialists invaded Vienna's most fashionable golf club, demolished the furniture, smashed windows and assaulted members and visitors, making no distinction between men and women. Among those injured was the Rurranian Minister. The attaikiv-; disappem-d before tha po'ire
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    SOVIET OIL.
    65 11 Over Seven Per Cent. Increase In Output. Moscow, July 4. An increase of over seven per cent, in the output of oil i* shown in returns for the first half of 1932 in Soviet Russia as compared with the same period of last year. Production was 11,260,000 tonj,
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    POLISH OFFICER SHOOTS GERMAN.
    94 11 Scene Over a Disputed Bill. Breslau, July 1. A Polish officer killed a young German sportsman named Winterstein at Myslowice, a town of eastern Upper Silesia ceded to Poland in 1922. Several Polish officers drinking at a bar in a bathing establishment refused to pay the
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    UNIVERSITY RIOTS.
    211 11 Feeling Against Jewish Students. Berlin, July 2. Whether the University of Berlin will be kept closed for the remainder of the summer session as a result of recent disturbances will be decided at an extraordinary meeting of the Academic Senate. At a conference with students' representatives on Thursday
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    TWO MILLION FRANCS.
    103 11 Famous Singer's Claim Against Soviet. Paris, June 30. The action brought by the famous singer Chaliapin against the Soviet Government for recovery of two million francs damages began on Wednesday before the Paris Civil Court. Chaliapin deposited in 1917 a manuscript of his memoirs with his friend
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    MR. T. HARRISON HUGHES.
    70 11 New Vice-President of Suez Canal Co. Pans, July 4. Mr. T. Harrison Hushes has been unanimously elected v:?-?-president of the Suez Canal Company in svecession to Lord Inchcape. Reuter. Mr. Hughes is a well-known shipowner, his firm being Thos. and Jas. Harrison Ltd., of Liverpool and
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    TWENTY ARRESTS.
    58 11 Epidemic of Poisoning At Hsuchow. Shanghai, July 4. The Municipal authorities at Hsuchow have arrested 20 men and women :n connection with an epidemic of cases of poisoning. Sin Kuo Mm. There is nothing to indicate which of the many Hsuchows is meant. Presumably, however, the Hsuchow (or
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    LOST AIRMEN FOUND ALIVE.
    326 11 Missing Germans. 120 MILES FROM WYNDHAM. Batavia. July 4. N«ws has been reveived here from Kupang that Capt. Hans Bertram and Herr von Klaussman, the German airmen who have been missing since leaving Kupang for Port Darwin on May 15, were today found alive 120 miJes
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    DAIREN CUSTOMS.
    313 11 Questions in the House Of Commons. London, July 4. In the House of Commons today Sir j Arthur Michael Samuel (U. Farnham. Surrey) asked Has the Foreign Secret ary yet obtained from the Japanese j Government a declaration of its intentions as regards the Dairen customs or, alternatively,
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    MEWS TRAGEDY.
    153 11 Women Crowd Court At Opening of Trial. London. July 4. Excitement almost unprecedented in the annals of the Old Bailey marked the opening of the trial of Mrs. Elvira Dolores Barney, who is charged with the murder by shooting of Thomas William Scott Stephen. A hundred fashionable people
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    JAPAN PLANNING TO ATTACK PEKING.
    1865 11 Further Rumours. INVASION OF N. CHINA VIA JEHOL. Shanghai, July 5. Persistent rumours are current that the Japanese vice-Chief of the General Staff (General Jinzaburo Maznki), who is now on a special mission to Manchuria from Tokio, has been recently conferring with the military authorities
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    ANOTHER REVOLT IN CHILE.
    190 11 Military Junta Comes Back To Power. Santiago de Chile, July 5. Another revolution has broken out. A new military junta aided by civilians has turned out the government. Reuter. For nearly a year thore has been constant unrest in Chile. Last September revolt broke out in
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    ESPIONAGE TRIAL.
    93 11 Alleged Soviet Spy In Paris. I'aris, June 30. The police appear la be on the track of an extensive espionage affair promising to have sensational developments as a result of the arrest of a Pole nam.-d Snaiaheer, alias Kantomas, who is alleged to be the head of the
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    SELANGOR RIVER.
    76 11 Company Reconstructing To Meet Contingencies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 4. Selangor River Rubber Estates, Ltd., is to be reconstructed by the formation of a new company with a capital of £300,000 compared with the present issued capital of BMH The present shares will carry an assessment
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    KING CALMS MOB.
    89 11 Rioters Silenced By His Presence. Vienna, July 5. King Carol stopped a free fight beneath the balcony of the Royal Palace in Bucharest today between adherents uf the People's Party and the Peasants' Party. Shouts of Down with the King and Lupescu petticoat government," echoed through the
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    TAX ON IRISH GOODS.
    1135 11 Commons Approves A Tariff Wall. ARBITRATION. To Offset Loss On Land Annuities. An outstanding debate took place in I lie House nf Commons yesterday at the end of which the HouKe approved a Bill providing for the erection of a tariff wall again-. Ireland to recoup
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      59 11 On Other Pages. Page letters to the Editor t> Around the Markets By the Financial Correspondent 8 London Money Market 9 World Struggle for Air Supremacy By Louis Bre.KUet 10 Federal Council Meeting 12 Rotary in Malacca 12 Malays Beat S.C.C. II R.S.Y.C. Races IS China Pare 14 Brighter Side
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    Cannot Afford To Reduce Rents.
    11876 12 MEETING OF FEDERAL COUNCIL. Yesterday's meeting of the Federal Council in Kuala Lumpur was distinguished more for its length than for anything of outstanding importance in the proceedings. Possibly the item of greatest interest was the report of the committee appointed to make recommendations as
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    APPEAL COURT.
    423 12 Case of Alleged Breach Of Agreement. Judgment was reserved in the Court of Civil Appeal yesterday afternoon by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) prosiding, Mr. Justice Burton and Jlr. Justice Whitley after hearing the appeal of a European named named Francis Ziegele against the judgment of Mr.
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
    115 12 Winding-Up Petition Mentioned. A petition for the winding-up of Conteral Engine Works, Ltd., presenttd by Messrs. Soclin and Co., Kuala Lumpui was mentioned in the Supreme Couu yesterday. It was postponed for a week it being stated that the company hud adopted a resolution for voluntary wind-ing-up.
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    THREAT TO MURDER SULTAN.
    271 12 Chinese Boy on Serious Charge. A sensation was created in Johore yesterday when it became known that a Chinese bay employed in the palace of H.H. the Sultan was charged in the police court vOith. crintinnl intimidation to the effect that he had said to a
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    103 12 Warner Baxter in Amateur Daddy." Amatuer Daddy," the Fox production now being shown at the Alhambra, is a tale of California, telling of a man who befriends a fatherless family, and, of course, marries the eldest daughter. It is a typical small town story, presented by a cast
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    HAROLD L. MENJOU.
    72 12 Murder Charge Following Fatal Motor Accident. Hollywood, June 19. Harold L. Mcnjou, 20-year-oU adopted son of the noted actor Adolphe Menjou. wss arrai^nej in court today on a murder charge as a result of thu death of Miss Marjorie Gauthier (16). Police alleged that Mcnjou, after drinking,
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    ROTARY IN MALACCA.
    639 12 Opportunities for Public Service. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 3. The installation dinner meeting of the Malacca Rotary Club was' held at the Masonic Hall, Mr. E. C. Martin, the vicepresident, took the chair in the unavoidable absence of the president, Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, who
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    MISSING FROM SHIP.
    119 12 I Singapore Visitor Lost From Rajputana. An inquiry into the mysterious disappearance of* Mt. E. Brooks, of the salus department of Moutrie and Co., Ltd.. Shanghai, was conducted in the Shipping Office of H.M. Consulate at Shanghai on June 21. Mr. Brooks who sailed for Singapore at
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    INDIAN CYCLIST.
    112 12 Progress of E. Kandiah, Of Seremban. Maymyo, (Burma) June 26. A cyclist named E. Kandiah of King George V. School, Seremban, Federated Malay States, who has come all the way from the Malay States on his cycle, arrived at Maymyo on June 23. JHinterviewed and obtained autographs from
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    WATER SPEED RECORD.
    40 12 Rugby, July 4. Plans have been completed for an attack on the water speed record by Lord WakcfieldV mew boat "Miss England lII, to be piloted by Mr. Kaye Don on Loch Lomond thHs week.— British Wireless.
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    ACTUAL MURDERER CAUGHT ?
    820 12 ACTUAL MURDERER CAUGHT George Fung Case. CHINESE AND WIFE DETAINED. Shanghai, June 23. After an intensive investigation and search extending over a period of nearly three months, the Hong Kong police believe that they have, with the assistance of the Shanghai police, tracked down the actual murderer of George Fung
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      MARCEL THIL.
      68 13 Retains Middleweight Title Against Len Harvey. London, July 4. At the White City, in a contest for tho world's middleweight championship, Marcel Thil, the French champion and holder, outpointed Len Harvey, the British champion, over 15 rounds.— Reuter. Marcel Thil won his title in Paris on June 12
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      'VARSITY CRICKET.
      52 13 Cambridge Score 356 For Seven Wickets. London, July 4. At Lord's, in the annual Oxford vs. Cambridge match, Cambridge had scored 35C runs for the loss of seven wickets when stumps were drawn for the day. D. R. Wiloax made 157 and A. T. Ratcliffe was unbeaten for
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    S.C.C. BEATEN BY MALAYS.
    851 13 Brodie's Fractured Leg. CLUB UNLUCKY TO LOSE 4-2. B.C.C. 2 Malays 4. A chapter of accidents marked the return First Division football match between the S.C.C. and the Malays on the Padang yesterday which resulted in the MaUys avenging their previous defeat by the club and
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    MALAYA CUP TRIAL.
    300 13 Even Game Ends in A Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, July 4. Fairly interesting football, particularly in the second half, was witnessed this evening in a match between teams representing Colours and Wihites on the on the Selangor Club padang as a preliminary to selecting
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    SINGAPORE YACHT RACING.
    970 13 Good Sport In Final Events. The final race for the Santry Cup was sailed on Saturday afternoon. At 4.30 p.m. seven boats made quite a good start in a fresh breeze from the S.S.W. Betsy, although not the first across the line, got the best of the
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    496 13 Volunteers Beat R.A. Officers. A golf match was played between the A (Machine Gun) Co. of the S.V.C. and K.A. officers at Bukit Timah on Sunday, and resulted in a win for the volunteers by 3% points to 2%. The following were the results of the ties, A
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    S.C.R.C. BEATEN.
    235 13 St. Joseph's Schoolboys Win Comfortably. St. Joseph's Institution beat the S.C.R.C. at cricket on Saturday at Hong Lim Green by one wicket. Evan Wong was top-scorer of the day with 55. Scores: S.C.R.C. On* S«ow Hian c Fcrnandei Boon 1. (hua (hoon Leong c Chiap Kirn b Kenir
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    CENTURY IN PENANG.
    92 13 Orr's Brilliant Innings Helps Side to Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 4. A brilliant 115 by Orr was a feature of the week-end cricket match between his eleven and the P.C.C. The frequent change in the P.C.C. bowling failed to dislodge him, and thanks to
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    GUNBOAT JACK BEATEN.
    636 13 Over Two-Stone Difference In Weight. Madras, June 19. Sergt. J. Melvin (lL'st. 9Vi) beat Gun boat Jack (lost. 71b.) on points over ten rounds in a contest at the Bombay Shows last night, for the heavy-weight boxing championship of India. The verdict was the closest possible, the
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    136 13 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 2. Today's baseball results were National League. New York 4 Boston 7 Rrooklyn 3 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 5 Chicago 3 Cincinnati G American League. Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1 Eleven innings. Philadelphia 5 St. Louis
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    M.C.C. TOURISTS.
    46 13 D. R. Jardine to Lead In Australia. Rugby, July 4. D. R. Jardine, the English Test captain has been invited to captain the M.C.C. cricket team which is to tour Australia. P. F. Warner and R. C. N. Palairet will go a* joint managers.
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    PERAK RACES.
    250 13 Handicaps for Tomorrow's Events. The handicaps for the Perak Turf Club's races tomorrow are as follows Race 1. Hone*, Class 111, Second Division, (five and-a-half fur. Pnrchesi 9, Westvul* 8.7, Lady Veam 8.5, Greenut 8.4 Balbarra 8.3, Sleeping- Beauty U, Fushen 7.7, Chloe 7.7, Endoon 6.12. Race 2.
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      Seizure Of The Customs In Manchuria.
      1426 14 FULLER DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR. Mr. Soong On What It Will Mean To China. The following fuller details concerning the Manchukuo Government's excuse for seizing the Maritime Customs revenues in Manchuria, Mr. T. V. Soong's dramatic protest and early reactions in Tokio, will help
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      THE NAVAL DISPUTE IN SOUTH CHINA.
      353 14 Raid on Admiral's House. STEAMER HELD UP BY WAY OF RETALIATION. Canton, June 20. Consequent on the fighting in Chungshan on Friday, which observers regard as a prelude to the big struggle for supremacy between the Army and Navy, the Commander-in-Chief (General Chan Chaitong)
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      NOULENS CASE TRIAL.
      229 14 Chinese Official Explains Reasons for Delay. Nanking, June 20. With reference to the Noulens case, spokesman of the Ministry of Judicial Administration explained that the delay which has been caused in connection with the hearing of the case is largely due *o the fact that most of
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      GHASTLY DISCOVERY.
      127 14 20 Dead Bodies Found On Bank of a River. Canton, June 23. From Sintung, a village in Sunwui, comes the report of the finding of 20 dead men near the river bank, all with their hands and legs bound, seven or eight tied together. While, at the time
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      41 14 Macao, June 21. Considerable enthusiasm marked the arrival of His Excellency Lient. -Colonel j Antonio Jose Bemardes de Miranda, Governor of Macao, who, accompanied by Madame Miranda and their children, arrived in Macao from Hong Kong ahonr.li IIM cruiser Adsraastor today,
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      POLICY OF JAPANESE JINGOES.
      225 14 Military Clique's Threat To Government. Tokio, June 20. Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the second visit to Japan of the League Commission of Inquiry, the military clique here is demanding that the Japanese Government should make a definite statement of its attitude towards the
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      BREAKER POINT AFFAIR.
      350 14 Lighthouse Keepers Said to Be Still Alive. Hong Kong, June 25. Very persistent rumours are current in Chinese circles to the effect that the two lighthouse keepers, Edwards and his Russian assistant, who were kidnapped from Breaker Point station during the last week in February, and who
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      WUCHOW TRAGEDY.
      117 14 Young Student Con:*>iits Determined Suicide. Wuchow, June 21. Details of a gruesome suicide at Yung Hui, a small village a few miles west cf Wuchow, are just coming to light. A student of the Kwangsi University, at Wuchow, killed himself with a butcher's knife after having been disappointed
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      KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
      80 14 While Using the Telephone At Wuchow. Wuchow, June 21. While using the telephone on Saturday during a heavy thunderHtorm, the officer in charge of the Sam Kok Tsui division of the Wuchow Police Force was suddenly injured when lightning struck the wires of the phone he was
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      CHINESE FOOD & THE COMMISSIONERS.
      276 14 CHINESE FOOD THE COMMISSIONERS. Peking Pleasures Which Appeal. Peking, June 10. Although they have been in Peking legs than two weeks, the members of the League of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Commission have made known their partiality for certain things here and manifested their dislike for others, says the Peiping Chronicle.
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      CHOLERA SCOURGE.
      298 14 A Sensational Story From Wuchow. Wuchow, June 21. A sensational report has gained wide circulation and is generally believed by all classes. In fact, official recognition has been shown by provincial and municipal authorities. Several days ago, it was widely reported that "a certain Power" had paid renegade
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      MRS. SHORT'S RETURN.
      179 14 San Francisco Chinese Show Gratitude. San Francisco. June 1-4. Hundreds of San Francisco Chinese met Mrs. Elizabeth Short, rrother of the late Colonel Robert Short, when she arrived from Shanghai today after participating in the ceremonies of burial of her son at Hunjao aerodrome. Huge floral tributes
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      200 ARRESTED.
      56 14 Riot Occurs at a Tokio Meeting. Tokio, June 19. A scuffle ensued when the police ordered the suspension of a proletarian meeting which was being held at the Tsukiji Theatre here this afternoon. Several persons were injured in the. melee, but eventually all present were dispersed, the police
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      OUR LETTER FROM CANTON.
      954 14 taj The Cholera Epidemic. DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF JUNE 17. (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Canton, June 20. The cholera epidemi.- transcends all other news in Importance this week. Chinese travelling southward from Shanprhai are believed to have spread the disease in this province ami
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    LAUSANNE.
    220 17 Highly Critical Point Reached. Lausanne, July 2. The Conference has reached a highly j critical point. Early in the morning Chancellor von Papen, with the Minister of Finance, called on Mr. Mac Donald to discuss with him the so-called Five PowI ers proposals, which were communicated I to the
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    CHANG TO BLAME.
    155 17 Aiding "Bandit" Troops In Manchuria. Peking, June 22. The serious allegation that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has secretly aided the i extensive Chinese military movement in different parts of the North-Eastern Pro- 1 vinces against the Manchukuo Government, form* the subject of a new pronouncement which is now
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    CHINA'S NAVY.
    134 17 Admiral Protests at Small Appropriation. Nanking, June 10. A gloomy outlook for the Chinese Navy was painted by Vice-Admiral Chen Shao-kwan (Minister of the Navy), in an interview today. Admiral Chen expressed particular dinsatisfaction over the recent action of th-j Legislatire Yuan in transferring $11,000,000 in the national
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      296 17 How Quickly Baby Grows! Y^UR Baby grows more rapidly in the first year of his life that is why his food at that time is so important to him; not only must it feed him, but it must give him the elements to build firm flesh, sound bone, good quality
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      INTER-STATE TENNIS.
      331 18 Perak Beat Penang Six Matches to Three. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 4. In the annual inter-State tennis fixture, Perak defeated Penang by six matches to three. Saturday's play was confined to singles in which Perak established a winning lead, by securing five matches against lYnang's solitary
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      LOCAL TENNIS.
      367 18 S.C.C. Mixed Doubles Tournament. The results of ties played yesterday in the S.C.C. mixed doubles tennis tournament wcif as follows: Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mi ..i Mill (Uitttfc-Jonei plus 3 beat O. \V Gilmour an. Mix Dunne ser, 6 :t. \V A. WIUoR and lira. Marshall beat Mr. Mi-.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      100 18 Tu.mli), July 5. K.A. ami U.K. Shield Sports. Pul.-iu Brani, :i p.m. Kootball: S.A.F.A. Div. 3: Pott Offlce Mui-im. I),pt.. V.M.C.A. irrd. A.P.C. vg. KnhiiiMjiTs Jalnn Besgr; Friendly: S.C.C. "H" vs. Mulicul Services, Padanf. Billiards: Malayan (4 ball) Championahip :it N< w World. 7 p.m. and p.m. B.(
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    "A GOOD CHANCE."
    112 18 "A GOOD CHANCE. France and the Hoover Plan. Gene.'p, July 2. There seems some ground for oelitf that in .-pi to of France's strong opposition to President Hoover's disarmament plan, the main features of that plan now stand a fairly good chanra of beii.g adopted. Aneta-Trans-Ooean. Geneva, June 30. The
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    "PUNITIVE TARIFFS."
    87 18 PUNITIVE TARIFFS." Britain's Proposed Measures Against Ireland. London, July 2. The British punitive tariff against Ireland, which is stated to aim at recovering the annual sum of £3,000,000, the trtal of annuities which the Irish Free State refused to continue to pay to tlw Kuti-h Treasury, was laid on the
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    ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
    75 18 Describes Mr. Hoover as "A Stuffed Shirt." j Paris, July 1. Father James Cox, an American exchaplain, who is on a visit here, hopes to be nominated as Presidential candidate at the August convention of the Jobless Liberty Party," representing 18,000,000 American war veterans. His programme would be
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    INSULTING THE SHAH.
    67 18 Editor Sentenced In Germany. Berlin, July 2. In the affair of the Persian opposition periodical Peykar, published here, the editor has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment in a fortress on a charge of insulting the Shah of Persia. This was on appeal from the lower court,
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    AUSTRIAN BANK.
    36 18 Dutch Adviser Intends To Resign. Amsterdam, July 2. The well-known Dutch financial expert, Professor Bruins is to resign his post as Foreign Adviser to the Austrian National Bank and definitely return to Holland. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    TURKEY & THE LEAGUE.
    33 18 TURKEY THE LEAGUE. Geneva, June 30. Owing to unexpected difficulties in connection with Turkey's request for admission to the League of Nations, the extraordinary session of the League Assembly has been postponed. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      175 18 WHY ARE SO MANY 1932 MODEL STANDARD CARS BEING SOLD IN MALAYA? BECAUSE THEY ARE HIGH IN COMFORT YET LOW IN COST AND UPKEEP. iMandard THEIR SUCCESS IS WORLD-WIDE— THE MAKERS CLAIM ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN BOTH FOR PRODUCTION AND SALES. LET US DEMONSTRATE THESE REMARKABLE NEW CARS AND
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    3006 19 "They're Off!" And "April Wins Gentle, Kind Carnera Larry Gains, Gentleman And Genius The World's Worst Films Not "The Second Mrs. Fraser" We Knew A Nightmare Night-Club A Banging Success From Old Ireland Enter "Vau-De-Vue." h (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office,
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    MAGISTRATE AND THE R.S.P.C.A.
    357 19 Indignant Reply to A Summons. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was accused by a magistrate at Canterbury of bringing a summons against him in order to secure publicity. The magistrate was Mr. John W. Baker-White, a pvominent East Kent landowner, of
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    WORLD TRADE.
    204 19 General Fall in Exports And Imports. London, June 16. A va=t lump in the value of international trade is revealed by the trade returns of the I'nited States, France and Italy for the fn st tWe months of the year, and in the case of Germany for the
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    THE PRINCE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
    492 19 Glory of Traditions. FIRM BELIEVER IN SYSTEM. London, June 22. When the Prince of Wales visited Shrewsbury today he remarked that the last David, Prince of Wales, to visit the town met with an unfortunate reception, for he was taken there by Parliament in 1283
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    STRATOSPHERE PLANE.
    201 19 Paris to New York in Six Hours. Paris, June 17. The stratosphere aeroplane, on which work has been going on for eighteen months in the gii-aU-st secrecy, will shortly undergo preliminary trials i»t the Toussus-le-Noble aerodrome. This will l«- ihc tirst stratosphere aeroplane ever to fly. It is
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    233 19 Tuesday. July r>, .1.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "A" (M. fi.) Company. Lecture. Direct Kir^ Orders followed by Practice; r, 11 p.m., Headquarters, "K" i Chinc.si-i Company, Weapon Training; 5.15 p.m., Mulny Headquarters "F" (Malay i Company, Demonstration-Advance Guard: 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, 2nd Bn. Signal Sec, Flair Drill. Wednesday, July
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    Street Scenes During Siam's Revolution.
    178 20 LAN ORDERLY REVOLT Siam's revolution was probably the most orderly ever known in history. Soldiers, sailors and scout* guarded the entrance to the Throne Hall (seen on the w.i), v.iv »nen tne representatives of the people attended to be received by the King they were
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      5 20 OCE A N MOTOR POLICIES
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      283 20 -THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated' In" Crcnt" Britain) Head Office for Malaya SINGAPORE. "As the result of a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN I was an absolute wreck. Dr. CASSELL'S TABLETS put me right in no time. Mr. James sa\/s suffered from a severe nervous breakdown. For a long time
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  • The Straits Times BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. The Straits Times BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT.
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      26 1 The Straits Times BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932 PUBLISHED MONTHLY The Straits Times BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1932.
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        236 1 PLABTER of PARIS FIBROUS PLASTER KEENES CEMENT. FRESH STOCKS ALWAYS AVAILABLE. STERNBERG CO. SINGAPORE. ifcISTOII-! I HIGH SPEED ENGINE. 32 to 104 B. H. P. j^»Ps^^ WHERE RELIABILITY IS NEEDED. I .^rl^^k. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LfD. W ■AY I m »1 ll ENGINES AND EQUIPMENJ Wl USI <■ Sf^^^l^^fl
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        12 1 I G N E S L *P -II IiMIKUi, K COMPANY, SINGAPORE.
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      TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE.
      1170 2 BRITISH RAILS FOR CANADA. Business Captured From America. 'THE delivery in Montreal recently of 1,000 tons of special tramway rails of English manufacture for the Montreal Tramways Company is of interest as an indication of the transfer of Canadian buying from the United States of America
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      HIGH SPEED DIESELS IN SINGAPORE.
      574 2 DIESEL ENGINE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE. An Interesting P.W.D. Acquisition. THE high speed Diesel is so 1 much in the public eye these days, with a procession of new designs, new applications, that the arrival in Singapore of three ex- 1 amples of the latest British
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      THE MOTOR.
      127 2 Oil Engines For Commerce. A book of outstanding interest to all concerned with road transport, as well as to students and the general public, has just been published, at 2s. 6d., by Temple Press Ltd., 5-15, Rosebery Avenue, London, E.C.I. It is entitled Compression Ignition Engines for Road
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      TUNGABHADRA TO BE HARNESSED.
      557 2 TUNGABHADRA TO BE HARNESSED. Irrigation Scheme In Mysore. •PHE Tungabhadra project has received considerable attention from both the Madras and Hyderabad Governments for many years says a message from Sccunderabad The river Tungabhadra, which forms the south-western boundary of the Nizam's dominions, is a perennial river, rising in the Western
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        65 2 FONG HIN G. H. WATTS Co. Among fecent tmnitary contract* carried out are the following t— F.M.S. Railway Station Meyer Chambers F.M.S. Railway Quarters Capitol Theatre KoninklykePaketvaartMaats- Namazie Mansions chappij Building Mercantile Bank Fullerton Building I SANITARY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS SCHEMES PREPARED AND ESTIMATES SUBMITTED FREE UPON REQUEST DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS
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      MALAYA'S LARGEST ROAD BRIDGE OPENED.
      1982 3 Many Engineering Difficulties Overcome. TOTAL COST $1,500,000. Enggor Pontoon Now Qaly A Memory. The Iskandai Bridge over the Perak Kiver at Enggor, the largest road bridge in Malaya, was formally opened by His Highness the Sultan of Perak on Wednesday in the presence of H.E.
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        166 3 x s\rubber \W" engineering \VI\*yTOIf«ILE FITTINGS A\ RAILWAY REQUISITES ESTwusiH imA SHEETINGS IKCO T^ TO) PACKINGS nuns mmiEnr\ V. EBONITE vi H unccc RUBBER U nUdM BUILDINGS Tl\ NUFAC ERS Vk RUBBER USE \J* GOODS 'CRESSONfTE' \w\ RUBBER TILES \o\ RUBBER STAIRWAYsX D RUBBER BOUKO <\ VARNISHES S ACCOUSTIC DRESSINGS
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      Singapore's New Race Course Nearing Completion.
      2782 4 Total Cost Nearly Three Million Dollars. DELIGHTFUL SITE. Car Park For Over 800 Vehicles. TWO years ago two men stood on the top of a hill overlooking Bukit Timah Rubber Estate and in their minds eye marked out the boundaries of the 250 acres
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        56 4 BRITISH PRECISION INSTRUMENTS THEODOLITES DUMPY LEVELS LEVELLING STAVES PLUMMETS INSTRUMENT UMBRELLAS GAUGES SPIRIT LEVELS CROSS STAVES STEEL BANDS RUSTLESS STEEL TAPES ROD AND RULES. DRAWING OFFICE MATERIALS BLUE PRINT PAPER DRAWING PAPER TRACING PAPER TRACING CLOTH DRAWING BOARDS TEE SQUARES COMPASSES SCALES. Most Conprehennre Stocks in Malaya. MOTION SMITH AND
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      New Officers' Mess At Tanglin Barracks.
      981 5 Tanglin Barracks. DESIGNED BY IL E. ARCHITECTS. Impressive Elevation And Bold Lines. CINCE the War, the military, authorities at home nave been alive to the fact that a large proportion of their housing accommodation for officers and other ranks of the army has needed
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      27 5 An old landmark in Orchard Road, Singapore, which has now almost entirely disappeared. The railway no longer pasties this way >o the bridge ix being pulled down.
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      11 5 liuprewtive main rolumn* at the rntrano- to the Tanglin Officers' Mes*.
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      18 5 The new Post O*M v Maxwell U uad. It t tnu a pwtioa W taw M— follw Dept.
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      THE CAPE ROUTE.
      438 5 Results Of Wireless Experiments. PASSENGERS are now being >, carried by air from one end of i t Africa to the other. For the first I three months since the opening of 'the Cape service, only mails and J freight and a few privileged pas- 1 sengers
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      A FASTER IRIS.
      291 5 I New Engines in Big Flying Boat. i THE Blackburn Iris flying-boat,. the biggest type at present in service in the R.A.F., has recently been fitted with a more powerful type of Rolls-Royce engine, and Lv now undergoing official trials at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Station at
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      ARMY CO-OPERATION MACHINE.
      450 5 Service Trials Of The Audax. I^RE first squadron of the R.A.F. to be equipped with the new Army co-operation machine, known as the Audax, has recently completed a long series of Service trials and has afforded some opportunity ot gauging the suitability of this version of the
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        55 5 ON GOVERNMENT LIST OF APPROVED CEMENTS. "GREEN ISLAND" BRITISH COLONIAL CEMENT AS USED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SINGAPORE TERMINAL STATION ■L__ KKtafatfL^B^B^afe 13 9^^B H* ■^■^■^■^B^BT E 91 ]Lfl .-SIB Lw' K I JJKjB^H B BraLfß W ■WmU JjL m+ V* Sole Agents For Malaya McAUSTER CO.,
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      TRANSPORT AND FREIGHTS.
      425 6 British Shipping And Competition. IN an address in the P. and O. liner Strathnaver at Tilbury, on the occasion oi a visit from the Lord Mayor of London and members ol the City Livery (Jlub, Mr. Alexander Shaw, deputy chairman of tne F. and O. Company, referred
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      THE SHIPPING SERVECES.
      1524 6 ORDERS FOR BRITISH YARDS. Stimulating Dominion Trade. THE British shipping industry looks more to the prospect of valuable indirect benefits from the Imperial Conference at Ottawa than to the promise of direct results. The chief need of British shipping is an expansion of the volume of commerce,
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      TYPED FORGING DIES.
      657 6 New U.S. Process Of Production. MARKED savings have been IT effected in the making of forging and trimming dies by means of a process known as "die typing," developed by the engineers of the Ford Motor Co. In this pro- cess a hardened master die is J
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        28 6 FOR COMPLETE SATISFACTION USE THESE BRANDS OF BRITISH CEMENT XUNM6L \rortlana Cement IrruNNKiTEjl) viapidHardemngi&tttent STOCKS MAINTAINED BY SOLE AGENTS HENRY WAUGH CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LIMPIR IPOU PENANG.
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        42 6 STRU CTURAL STEELWORK OF ALL KINDS AND FOR EVERY BUILDING AND ENGINEERING PURPOSE DESIGNED AND ESTIMATED FOR IN SINGAPORE TO USERS' EXACT REQUIREMENTS USING BRITISH -I- STEEL EXCLUSIVELY. REDPATH BROWN Co. Ltd. LONDON MANCHESTER GLASGOW EDINBURGH. SINGAPORE BRANCH OFFICE HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS.
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      GENERATION AT HIGH VOLTAGES.
      1070 7 Prospects of An Advance. The placing of an order by th Electricity Commissioners of South Africa for a 20,000 kw. turbo-alter-nator to work at the exceptionally high pressure of 33,000 volts directs attention to a notable development in power-station practice. For many years past generating voltages
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      FREIGHT INDEX NUMBERS
      148 7 Chamber's Figures For April. A small decrease of 0.59 per cent to 20.31 is shown in the index number of shipping freight rates for April compiled by the Chamber of Shipping. The figure is, however, 2.06 per cent, above that for a year ago. Taking the average
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      6 7 Thp Malay Mosque at K.mpon* Java.,
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      BENUE RIVER BRIDGE.
      312 7 Four Years' Work Just Completed. pROM a transport point of view the most important event of the year in West Africa indeed, the most important event for several years is the opening of the new bridge over the Benue, near Makurdi, on the eastern division of the
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      6 7 The mi Malay Mosque at Mdadari.
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      CIVIL AERODROME.
      225 7 Work Proceeding In Singapore. is proceeding apace with Singapore's new civil aerodrome and both sides of Grove Road are hives cf activity where the 1 swampy land is being reclaimed Earth is being brought from Paya Lebar to fill the aerodrome area and a light railway is running
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      RAILWAY PROBLEMS IN EGYPT.
      319 7 Competition From Motor Transport. problem arising from the competition of motor transport has been causing the Egyptian j State Railways authorities much anxious thought during the past Figures recently published show a further heavy drop in railway For this, the generally impoverished state of the country,
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      THE RAILWAYS AND TARIFFS.
      694 7 Effect of Change In Fiscal System. The change made in the fiscal system of Great Britain may ultimately, by encouraging the revival of our industries, help largely to restore the railways to prosperity, but the position is not without anxiety. The railway companies have to face
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        24 7 CASMN-SITU PILING. TEL 4902. SIMPLEX SIMIM.KX CONCRETE PILES (Mulaya) Ltd. I nion Building. Singapore Agent* for un-roantry rrprntentrd by t'NITKI) ENGINEERS. I.TI>. AND KK\NTHES.
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      Singapore's New Race Course At Bukit Timah.
      81 8 A irom view of the steel shell of the grand stand at the new Singapore race course at Rukit Timah. An excavator at work at the race course. The small building on the left is where the totalisator will be house*! The bungalow
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