The Straits Times, 7 July 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.! THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS, The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      837 1 BINGAPORi: 78. CECIL ST. X'FHONK MM" 6.15 Tu: :^'ht 9.15 j j FRBDRIC MARCU in J DR. JEKYLL j j MR. HYDE Phone 6261-2. itlv Blil^W IPi P^Pi^BS Isii V/ycidx isn l jusl Dectuty 1 ctiK After all, beauty can be a very simple matter. You've natural bloom your skin
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      25 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 87. JAVA ST, CFHONC 36«3). j 6.15 Tonight 9.15 I FREDRIC MARCH I I in DR. JEKYLL j i MR. HYDE Phone 5261-2.
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      508 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PFNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OCTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnags. Dos Spore. 1982. II MIR 9,000 July 8 RAWALPINDI 17,000 July
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      650 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborouxh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 July 13 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 2! KATORI MARU 10.000 Aug. 11 1! 3 KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Aug. 25 2( t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Stpt. 7 I
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      474 2 PRNS PHILP LINE corporated in Australia.) BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND 4E via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,B** tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins de luxe
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      407 2 I THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. ITO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Pensng. m EPRIA July 13 July IS m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Au*. 31 Sept. S m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.s. BORINGIA
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      1118 2 TBE BLUE FUNNEL UNE (Ocesn THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Snip Co, Ltd, and Chin. <»&). LTD. Mutual StMMn Navigation Co, Ltd.) THB SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. XSS S J r JS A J TB STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI. Co.. Ltd. THB CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd.
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  • Shipping News.
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      TWO HALVES OF A VESSEL.
      542 3 End of Remarkable Lawsuit. A remarkable shipping lawsuit has recently been settled by negotiation out of court, after 24 days had been given to its hearing by Mr. Justice Branson in the King's Bench Division. The case related to a claim by the Carlton Steamship
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      SHIPPING AUCTIONS.
      161 3 Vessel Sold for £292 After 75 Bids. The kepnnfss of the bidding at Messrs. Kellocks' auction at the Baltic, recently, lent an atmosphere of the Rood old days when (lidding was rapid and prices hiph, to what could II? described as a very amusing auction. Mr. A. Rateman,
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      ROTTERDAM.
      276 3 Reduction of Harbour Dues Suggested. The Burgomaster and Aldermen of Rotterdam have suggested to the Municipal Council to reduce the harbour dues for sea-going ships by about 16 Vs per cent, which reduction is understood to be increased to 30 per cent, for vessels plying in a regu'ar line
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      74 3 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Barrwhin, Bengal Mam, Burma Maru, Gap Varella, Col di Lana, Fulda, G. G. Paul Doumer, Glenaraoy, Havre Maru, Mikage Maru, No. 5, Milan Maru, Neleus, Nieuw Holland, Paula, Pegasus, Petronella, Sydhaw, Tilavra, Trivia, Tsuruga Maru,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    203 3 BLINJOE, Out.. 750 tons, from Sampis 7-7, for Sampir, B'Massim 10-7. GIANG ANN, Brit., 545 tons, from Sourabaya 6-7, for Sourabaya 8-7. IPOH, Brit.. 723 tons, from Penang 7-7, lor Penang via P. Swettenham 9-7 KAISAR-I-HIND, Brit., «,013 tons, from Yolco- hama 6-7, for London 8-7. KATONG, Brit.,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    115 3 Thursday, July 7. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Marpessa, Toboali, Lch. "Shikari," Tug "Pentower." Kinta, Dredger "Todak," Auby, W. B.t. "Spring." Coal Wharf Nil. Oil Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Fagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel
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    PASSENGERS.
    574 3 The following are passengers by the P. and 0. Kaiser-I-Hind which leaves Singapore at tf.3o a.m. on Friday, for Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Europe Lt. L. C. S. Sanways, Lt. W. G. Pulvertaft, Mr. H. C. Breach, Mr. F. R. Asbury, J»r. R. G. llle«, Mr. W. L. M.
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    25 3 From Batavia to Singapore on July 5 Mr. Dupree and Mr. Bnlkart. From Singapore to Batavia on July 6 Mr. Tan Kam Choon.
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      89 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 PRINCE" NOVEMBER 1, 1932, the PRINCE LINE and the SILVER LINE will maintain a REGULAR
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      518 3 NORDDEUTSCHER fIR LLOYD IwL'j |\'J (Incorporated la fiV^Sii Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's totended fixtures OUTWARDS. I S.S. ALSTER for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Hankow July 21 HOMEWARDS. m.s. FULDA for P. Said, Genoa, Barcelona, Casablanca, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen July 8 1 m.a
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      451 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE 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 1 No petty shipboard regulations.
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      495 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) -ELLERMAN" LINK. UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Port! and Suez CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamer Due SJpor*. i.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. I s.s. CITY OF BAGDAD Sept. 11 HOMEWARDS. i.s. CITY OF PERTH for Havre, London, RMnm
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      188 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday, July 7. H. W. 1.11 p.m., 8 ft. 5 in. Friday. July 8. H. W. 12.20 a.m.. 9 ft. 9 in.. 1.46 p.m., 8 ft. 5 in. Saturday, July 9. H. W. 1.6 a.m., 9 ft. 8 in., 2.20 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Sunday. July It.
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      612 4 Situations vacant. When applying for any poult ion adrertlned, in these column* aend coplca of tentimoaial*. Do not send orlginaU. WANTED, House-Keeper. Apply Box No. 234. Strritn Times. Knvncetic :;nd experienced Chincsr Piaea Oaads Saleaman bj EWilfeaM Firm. Keply with i.iioi.ial-, state salnry roajatrad, to L':tf», .Strait!" Tim"*. LINOTYPE OI'ERATOIS
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      801 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkie Road. Apply 6, Malacca Street. TO LET, Bungalow 34, Barker Road. Entry Aug. 1, lt>32. APPLY WITHIN. TO LET, Aug. 1, NITHSDAIJ!,' Cluny Hill nil mod»rn conveniences. Apply Mimiger, Ganeral Rubber Company. TO LET, No. 64, Kin:rs ltd., off Hukit Timah Rnad. Apply personally.
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      544 4 FOR SALE VITTFL WATER at $13 per case of 50 bottles for sulc at Franco Eastern Trading Co., 2-B, Finlayson Green. I'hone 44U. NEW Yellow lace evening dress wi'.h -oatcc. Half price $30. Also new voile (rocks $1 each. Box 2J5, Straits Times. MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNDAY TIMES
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      538 4 SHIPPING NOTICE. M.s. ERMLAND, ARRIVED HERE ON JUNE ■29. 1932. Consignees of cargo ex the above vessel from Humburg via Ports are hereby notified that damaged cargo will be examined at the Singapore Harbour Board Godown 50/51 on Friday, July H, 19M2 at 2 p.m. No examination will be held
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      567 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. ORniNANCE NO!-155 (COMPANIES) CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LIMITED. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at No. 6G, Oeylang Koad, Singapore, on luly 2, 1U32, the following Extraordinary Resolutions were passed: (1) "THAT it has been proved to the satisfaction of this Meeting
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      255 4 BUSINESS CARDS. NANG HENG FURNITURE Co. Designers and Makers of "Mod- rn" furnituro for home and office. Shi.w-Koom:— 10.!. SELEGIE ROAD. Factory:— 7o, SOPHIA ROAD. PIANO TUNING RKI'AIKS. REMOVALS HIRE. E. CHARLES Phone 2902. iU Orchard Road. COLEMAN HAIR DRESSING SALOON. 37, Coleman Street, Singapore. Proprietor: CHIANG KIAH KEE. MASSAGE
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    FAULTS IN HUMAN MACHINE.
    267 5 Expert Explanation Of Abnormality. Faulty human mechanism rather than suppressed desires underlie abnormal actions, according to Pr. Milton Harrington,.the alienist, of Great Meadow Prison, New York, who, addressing the American Psychiatric Association, Philadelphia, declr.red that Freudian disciples were following a. false trail." He said that while
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    ARMED WITH BOWS AND ARROWS.
    531 5 New Expedition to Look For Col. Fawcett. London, June 18. Bows and arrow? as a defence against Indians are part of the aimed equipment of members of an expedition which left the Thames today for a spot in the wilds of Brazil, ten days' march
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    THE NEW CAR.
    138 5 Through Garage Window, Then in Crash. Much amusement WaM eSMad in Morpeth (Northumbeilancl) I\>!i c Court when Profesfor Mark Wright, aired 77, Emeritus Professor of Education at Durham Univerr.ity and a member of the Council of Armstrong College. Newcastle, described hi.< experience with n motor-car. He was
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    BANDIT SUPPRESSION.
    103 5 Resolutions Passed at The Killing Conference. Killing, June 19. The following resolutions were adopted yesterday at the conclusion of the conference on bandit suppression: (1) the establishmnt of local militias in different districts (2) the organisation of antiCommunist volunteers the unification in command of militias (4) the liquidation
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    DESERT TRAGEDY.
    77 5 French Officers' 111-Fated Motor Journey. Baghdad, Juno 'ill. "I am living ul' thirst," faintly scribbled on a BbM of |>uj<>-'i' loud '.i<l to the neck at th»- Imm]> ..i ;i Frond) oAmt, kvtaletl a dm*rt tragedy OH the DaoMJCU*BuKhilail trail. Four Jay.-, aj{.> lo.ir French oOow* start* 1
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      552 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET TANIA SVETLANOVA AND ALEX SALNIKOFF The celebrated dancers of the east WILL APPEAR DURING JTHE J^A^NCE GRILI. SPECIAL SATURDAY TOMORROW SPECIAL DISH DAILY IUJSTTAFEL "fI ?r;p«l Spring lliirken Served
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      363 5 ID NATURAL l| FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS, OPTOMETRISTS and OPTICIANS. Singapore and Batavia. Tel. No. 3949. AUCTION NOTICE^ AUCTION SALE of Sincapor* Town and Country Properties. At Messrs. Ch*on« Koon Sen* Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, July IS. 1932. at 2.30 p.m.
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    Amazing Murder Plot In Fung Case.
    4007 6 TRIO OF CHAUFFEURS AND CANTONESE GUNMAN. Hong Kong, June 28. The important statement promised by the Public Prosecutor (Mr. R. E. Lindsell) last week, when further arrests were made in the Fung murder case, was given yesterday when the murder charge was resumed against
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  • Correspondence.
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      "ALL WILL BE WELL."
      222 6 Better Times Coming For Rubber. To the Editor of the Ftraits Times. Sir, In a recent issue of your paper undier the heading of "Notes of the Day you drww attention te the increase in stocks of varicus commodities during the peiiod 1929/1932. An analysis of
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      "MALAYA FOR MALAYS."
      470 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A (treat deal has already been Raid or written about Malaya for the Malays," pro and con. Assuming that the term Malaya embraces the Settlements of Singapore, Penang and Malacca, there is no gainsaying the fact that various. Eastern
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      ROAD TAX.
      77 6 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, Times are hard and money very scarce yet we are required to pay road tax six months in advance. It is high time the Municipal Commissioners reconsidered this matt.r and allowed car owners to pay quarterly instead of half yearly.
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    AMERICAN BANKS.
    41 6 131 Close Dt:ring June. Chicago, July 4. Forty-four American banks closed last j week, as against 42 lhe week before. The total number given for June is 131, a higher figure than in any month since January last. Aneta-Havas.
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    8 6 Cholera exists in an epidemic state in Swatow.
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    AID TO AUSTRIA.
    144 6 League Negotiations Completed. I ausanno. July 4. The long drawn out negotiations regarding financial relief for Austria have been brought to a conclusion and now await formal approval by the League Council. It is proposed to grant the Austrian National Bank a loan of 300,000,000 Austrian schillings,
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN
    107 6 Trip Over England Ar.d Scotland. London, July 3. The airship Graf Zoppelin landedl at Kflnworth aerodrome r.n Saturday evening, and was enthusiastically welcomed by a big crowd. After embarking passengers the dirigible took off for a 24-hour round-trip over England and Scotland. Aneta-Trans-O.ean. A Wonderful Record. The Graf
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    FRENCH BUDGET.
    95 6 Differences of Opinion In The Chamber. Paris, July 4. Serious domestic troubles are looming on the horizon in consequence of the decision, of the finance committee of the Chamber to alter the Government's budgetary schemes. According to the Government's plan the budgetary deficit is to be diminished to
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    GERMANY AND U.S.A.
    85 6 Hindenburg's Independence Day Message. Berlin, July 4. On the occasion of American Independence Day, President von Hindenburp sent a telegram to President Hoover expressing hearty wishes for his personal welfare as well as for the prosperity of the United States. President von Hindenburg added that he confidently
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      38 7 ELISSA LANDI Gorgeous, exotic, lovelier than ever at last in a role perfectly suited to her intriguing personality WITH VICTOR McLAGLEN in Fox Movietone's Most Impressive, Most Electrifying Drama of the Year! The DEVIL'S LOTTERY OPENING TONIGHT ALHAMBRA
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      136 7 Didn't we Tell You Read Today's Press Reviews Ask any of those who saw it Last Night. THERE HAS NEVER SEEN A PICTURE LIKE Paramount* Amazing Screen Achievement DR. JEKYLL AND k MR. HYDE A |k Robert Louis Stevenson's famous Thriller l^nflL9im^LM WITH S|k MIRIAM HOPKINS— M ROSE HOBART M
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      368 7 Coming— "LADY WITH A PAST" THE PICTURE DE LUXE. CONSTANCE BENNETT PAVILION RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. J^M^ T 0 NIG H T II T?=v T^ifc NO THRILLER 1. EVER MADE A p CAN TOUCH IT! M k m This tale of a mdnster who looked like a man J(^ conceived in
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    203 8 Greater Interest In Industrials. TIN PRICES JUMP AGAIN. (By On Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices Rubber, 5 1 16 cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $64.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, Ix>ndon, 1 13 16d., unchanged. New York, 2*» cts., up 1 16 ft Market Tone
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    68 8 Noon, July 7. S.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyer*. Sellers. Spot ..5 1 16 si,i Standard R.S.S. on Tender Tone of Market Quiet Steady. Latest Cable Ixnidon Spot Sheet 1 13 16d. pei lb. New York. Spot Sheet 6. cts 2 'h per lb. July
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    PRODUCE.
    167 8 Singapore, July 7. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.45 mixed 5.0 C Sago flour, Sarawak 1.9;" White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.2F small 5.0 C medium 6.0 C Rice Siam $160 to 192 Saigon $149 to 16f Rangoon $150 to 164 No. 1
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        430 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam K um bang £1 £1 Austral Malay f> 5 Ayer Hitam 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 Hita/n Tin 1 1
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        GENERAL.
        273 8 Issue fal. 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 3.18.6 1.05 4.2.6 .0 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 61.00 !1 £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 16 ;i £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        137 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 41/2 P-c-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vt P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        374 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. The above rubber quotations are mostly only aominai. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt I Co. (Ulenby (|1) \lor Gajah ($1) Hitam ($1) fV. Kuning ($1) Malay ($2) Molek ($1) Panas ($1) Bassett ($1) Brunei ($5) I. Jelutong ($1) Srogas ($1)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      190 8 Singapore, July 7. 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.
      89 8 Rugby, July 6. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.82 Va Athens 560 Belgrade 220 Berlin 15.02 1/ 2 Bombay Is. 6 3/32 Brussels 25.60 Bucharest 595 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 7/16 Geneva 18.25 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3«4 Lisbon 110 Madrid 43 13/16 Milan 69 13/16 Monte Video
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    AIR MAIL.
    72 8 Mail* (left London June 29) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express tomorrow". Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non-boxholders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    40 8 Mails from Europe, (London mails dispatched 16th June), ex P. and O. Rawalpindi which anchored at Penang at 5.50 a.m. today will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivary to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    7 8 Communication with Puket has been restored.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    203 8 Tod.y. Upper Burmn, North ami East India > (Talamhui .1 p.m. Southern India iRujulm ..3 p.m. Ceylon, Efrypt Kurope (Toneriffa) 4 p.m. Indo-China and Hokow (Can Vnrrllut 1 p.m. Selit Pandjang, Benirkalis, Siuk, Pakan Baroe, Pajakombu Padantf (Tidore) 4 p.ntt Slam, Burma. India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Kant
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    52 8 By Kota Tjandi B» lot ran Chitral Chenonceaox Tabintm BMW Christiaan Huygeni Ranrhi i-rii Arra. S'pore London May 19 June 13 May 27 Jan* 16 May 27 June 20 June 1 June 27 June 2 June 27 June 2 June 27 June 10 June 30 June 10
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    KASINTOE RUBBER.
    359 8 The director's report of Kasintoo Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, staSis.— The leaseholds of Tjikasintoe 1 and 2 and Tjirantja 1 to s—the5 the estates in Java in which this company is interested are held by the N.V. The Tjikasintoe Rubber Estates, Ltd.,
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    HARRISONS & CROSFIELD.
    98 8 HARRISONS CROSFIELD. The director* of Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd., have declared the following dividends. Cumulntivp preference shares :—6: 6 per cent, per annum for three months ended June 30, 1932. Income-tax will be deducted at the rate of 4s. 6d. in the Preferred ordinary shares lO per c it. per
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      58 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. > Saturday, July 9. Sinrapore Yacht Club Regatta and Al Home. Perak Turf Cfub Summer Races, Third Day. Mr». G. M. Alford's "Europe Reveli" at Europe Hotel. Thursday. July 14. Rural Hoard meeting. Land Office, 11 a.m. Sporting event* will be found under separate heading on
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      230 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 6. Closing: quotations today of the principal British and American stocks are given below: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of July 5. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan sr:5
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      SHARE MARKET.
      557 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s report, dated July 6. stats* i There has been a better feeling noticeable in the local share markets during the past week, the news from Lausanne and the anI nounccment of the Government loan conver- sion scheme having had a
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      124 9 the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.077 th auction on July 6, when there was catalogued 1,863,761 lb. or 832.04 tons offered 1,647.349 lb. or 736.42 tons j sold 1,261,652 lb. or 663.19 tons. The next auction will be held on Wednesday, July 13.
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      SUBRANG RUBBER.
      122 9 The report by the directors of the Sabrang Rubber Estate, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1031, states.— No extensions were undertaken during the year. Under the modified system of tapping the crop harvested for the year amounted to 1,030,736 lb. The balance brought forward from last
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      481 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JUNE 6 Aliagar (2/) /H4; Anglo-Malay (£1) H; Ayer K'nins; (£1) Bagan Serai (fl) M; Bahru (2/) 4's; Bantcng (£1) 1/16; Bitu Cave* (£1) M: Batu Matang (£1) /9; BoU Tiga t£l) 24; Bertam (2/) /4H; Bidor (£1) 3ikam (2/) /3; Bradwall (£1)
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      DECLINE IN WORLD TRADE.
      390 9 German Summary Of The Position. The quarterly review of the German Institute for Konjunkturforschungr (tfcl Study of Trade Movements) states that, generally speaking, the international crisis continues. Production, prices anil turnover continue to recede. Apart from Germany, France and the United States are most severely affected.
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      SOVIET RUSSIA.
      241 9 Can the Present Regime Survive Itv' the June number of I.loyd* Bank Monthly Review, a distinguished economist with first-hand knowledge of Soviet Ri'gsia analyses in detail the industrial and agricultural situation in that country, and reaches the conclusion that the accumulating? troubles connected with financial problems, profit-making, shortage
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      255 9 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS. FOREIGN IMPORTS OF RUBBER DURING THE MONTH OF .IVNE. 19:(2. DRY. WET. Remill Crepes, Dry Blanket Crepes. Scrap SmoHa iTnsmoked Estate Native. Bark and Wet- Lump and Country of Origin. Sheet. Sheet. Crepe. Scrap Crepes. Sheet. Bark. Total. ID (2) <3i U) d) ■<*> < 7 >
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932. WHAT OF RUBBER?
    1036 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932. WHAT OF RUBBER? It is not the purpose of this article to indulge in wild optimism or to ignore the very grave difficulties that still be ahead of the rubber industry. It would be foolish to pretend that all Malayan producers who
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    159 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. S. Bryce, of Jugra Land and Carey, Ltd., has returned after spending his local leave in Hong Kong, Saigon and Manila. Mr. F. B. O'Malley, manager of several estates in Kedah, is a passenger by the Kaisar-i-Hind which leaves Singapore tomorrow. Mr. C. R. Bowden, of
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    OPEN DIPLOMACY IS A WORLD MENACE.
    1193 10  -  M. Jules Cambon, Democracy's Threat To International Peace. (By President of the Council of Ambassadors.) Open diplomacy is not diplomacy and is or, rather, would be if practised the greatest possible menace to the world. The -mere fact of making every ■negotiation public adds
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    573 10 GOOD FOR "ONE LANG." An Australian rea<!or formerly well knewn in Malaya forwards a clever pioce» of electioneering propaganda used duringthe recent New South Wales campaign in. which "Langism" received its quietus. Printed in the form of a share certificate, ths document is announced as a
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    117 10 Singapore. AI.HVMBRA. Klissa Landi and Victor McLaglen in Devil's Lottery. 6.15—9.15. Phone *****. CAPITOL.— Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and Rose Hobart. 6.15—9.16. Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Talkiei, Tom Tyler in Partners of the Trail, Nick Stuart and Ralph Lewis in Tho Fourth Alarm.
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    LAUSANNE CONFERENCE: AGREEMENT AT LAST.
    854 11 DECISION ON REPARATIONS. War Guilt Clause To Cease Effect. ECONOMIC PEACE. Treaty Expected To Be Signed Today. The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles as far as they concern reparations are abrogated. Germany will pay in a few annuities £150,600,000 to the European Reconstruction Fund.
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    GUNBOAT REPORTED SUNK.
    2574 11 Hainan Island Barracks Also Bombed. General Chan Chai-tong's aeroplanes again flew from Liuehow across Hainan Straits yesterday morning and bombed the barracks at Kitingchow as well as Admiral Chan Chat's gunboats now lying in Hoihow Harbour. It is reported that one gunboat was sunk, many houses in
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    ARBITRATION WITH IRELAND.
    390 11 British Concession. SECOND READING OF DUTIES BILL. London, July 6. The operative cause, the Irish Free State (Special Duties) Bill," which will come up for second reading in the House of Commons this afternoon, authorises the Treasury to issue an order levying charges on imports emanating from
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    LINDBERGH CASE.
    85 11 Man Who Accused Himself Released. Prague, July 3. A man who recently gave himself up to the Czechoslovakian police, declaring that with six other gangsters he kidnapped and killed the Lindbergh baby, has now confessed he accused himself merely for the purpose of getting free transportation to America.
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    DORPAT UNIVERSITY.
    122 11 Tercentenary Celebrations Begun. Revial, July 5. The famous University of Dorpat 's commemorating the tercentenary of its foundation by King Adolphus of Sweden by a series of brilliant festivities which will last for several days. Among the visitors are the Swedish Crown Prince and a large number of
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    INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE.
    75 11 Sir Philip Sassoon on Role Of Aircraft. Portsmouth, July 4. Sir Philip Sassoon, the Under-Secrc-tary for Air, inaugurated a large new aerodrome at Portsmouth which cost £115,000. In declaring it open Sir Philip emphasised the great role aviation plays in bringing nations into touch and added that
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    MRS. ELVIRA BARNEY NOT GUILTY.
    301 11 Why Quarrel Began. "LIFE OF HYSTERICAL INTIMACY." London, July 6. After a three day trial in which the keenest public interest was displayed, Mrs. Dolores Elvira Barney, the London Society woman charged with the murder of Mr. Thomas William Scott Stephen by shooting him in
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    CHINESE DUES.
    154 11 Amounts Owing To Great Britain. London, July 6. Arrears of interest due from the Chinese Government on June 30 totalled 4,210,000 taels, stated Capt. R. A. Eden (Under Secretary, Foreign Office) in reply to a question in the House of Commons. Arrears of amortisation totalled $5,856,000 (Chinese currency).
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    THE OPEN DOOR.
    129 11 Commons Suggestion Of Discrimination. London, July 6. In the House of Commons Mr. Hamilton Kerr (U. Oldham) asked if Sir John Simon had information es regards discrimination by the Japanese against foreign trade in Manchuria, ("apt. Robert Eden (Under 1 Secretary, Foreign Office) rtplied in the negative.
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    TOURIST PRIVILEGES.
    51 11 German Agreement With Czecho-Slovakia. Berlin, July 2. An agreement has been concluded with Czecho-Slovakia similar to that entered into a few days ago with Switzerland allowing German tourists going there for holidays to take with them a larger sum in currency than was previously allowed by the regulations.
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    GREEK ARMY.
    51 11 Reduction of Compulsory Service. Athens, July 4. The Minister of War has signed a decree under which in future compulsory service in the GrecM array will last for 12 instead of 14 month. This will mean a saving of 40.000,000 drachmas a year to the national exchequer. Aneta-Tr»ni>-°se»^
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    ATLANTIC CROSSED IN 11 HOURS.
    138 11 Speedy Flight Non-Stop To Berlin. London, July 6. The airmen Mattern and Griffin, who took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, just before midnight last night on an Atlantic flight, passed over Rosapenna, on the coast of Don^al in the north-west of Ireland shortly after 10.30
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    NEW AIR FLEET.
    177 11 Eight Big Monoplanes For African Routes. Rugby, July 6. Part of a fleet °f eight large monoplanes intended for the African routes of Imperial Airways is now undergoing its final tests at the Coventry works of Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. The whole fleet will be completed
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    PEACE IN CHILE.
    106 11 Hopes Following Return Of Former President Valparaiso, July 7. Peace and a stable government may be restored in Chile by the former President Ibanez, the idol of the Chilean army, who has arrived in Santiago de Chile by ai: from Argentina where he was living in exile.
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    LOAN CONVERSION.
    100 11 Big Companies Continue Their Holdings. Rugby, July 6. The deci.sion to convert their holdings of War Loan stock aggregating many millions of pounds has been announced by several of the most prominor; insurance, industrial and commercial companies in Great Britain. Acceptances of the Government offer to continue their
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    LEPERS ESCAPE.
    65 11 Create Panic in Rumanian Town. Bucharest, July 5. Lepers interned in the leper settlement at Cirphilesti succeeded in escaping and made their way to the small town of Isacea, where their appearance created a panic among the inhabitants. The fugitives were clothed' in rags and were manifestly suffering
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    REPLY TO COL. CECIL RAE.
    1325 11 Why Canadian Pine TradQ Has Been Lost. TARIFFS TO BLAME. Unjustified Attack On Malayan Canners. If Col. Rae's object had been to do as much harm as possible to the Malayan pineapple industry, he could not have chosen a more favourable time to launch his
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    WOMAN IN CHANDU SMUGGLING CASE.
    1276 12 Sentence Postponed to Hear Legal Point. WIFE'S GUILT. Problem of instigation by husband. Although the use of the postal department for the purpose of importing contraband into the Colony is not usual, cases of such use by wily smugglers come to light from time to
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    139 12 Profits for Sungei Besi And Southern Tronoh. (From Our Owe Correspondent.) London, July 6. The following tin and rubber results have just ben announced: Sungei lie i Ittaes, Ltd.. show a profit of ITJHI (at 1!'"! against £5,155 in the preview ftmr. The carry-forward is i' 22.024.
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    PORT OF TIENTSIN.
    82 12 Now Accessible to Large Sea-J Going Steamers. Peking, July L>. The (li-epcMini; of Urn port of Tientsin has been bucc iiiily t rminatcd. under th direction ol French engineer. The port i- now ace taaibla to large seagoing rtmn Aneta Hava*. Flood F\|»vie<l in Tientsin: Shanghai, July
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    ARCTIC RESEARCH.
    108 12 Germans in Russian Expedition. .Moscow, July 4. Two German scientists will participate in the next Polar expedition organised by Professor Simolovich. The German ProCcaaqr Joachim Scholz will winter in Franz Joseph Land in order to study atmospheric elect: icity. while his colleague Kurt Wolken who accompanied the illfabeJ
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    THE DEMPO.
    124 12 Arrival in Singapore Further Delayed. The Rotterdam Lloyd motorship Dempo. which was <lue in Singapore from Batavia this evening lmt was delayed owing to part of its tobacco cargo getting heated, will rot arrive until Saturday and possibly Sunday, says a special Aneta message to the Straits Times.
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    PENGHULU SPEARED IN HIS SLEEP.
    180 12 Murderer Shot Dead While Resisting Arrest. With the greatest r^ret. says the Sarawak Gazette, we have to record the death in tragic circumstances of Penghulu Tama Wan Baya of Baram. Th? Penghulu had been down for the Regatta and was staying in the Kayan rest-house,
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    THE CAPITOL.
    283 12 A Brilliantly Acted And Produced Thriller. Fredric March gives probably the best dramatic performance of his career in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Paramounts brilliantly produced adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story, which opened at the Capitol last night. Stevenson's amazing book is generally well known, but
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    MALAYAN TRADE SHRINKING.
    257 12 Commodity Prices Still Decline. A further shrinkage in the volume of Malayan trade is noted wiah the publication of foreign imports, exports and shipping for the month of May. Total imports of merchandise amount' to $31,241,824. This is a decrease of $5,755,363 as compared with May, 1931,
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    BABY CAR SMASH.
    101 12 European Officer in Hospital In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Corespondent.) Kuala I.jnipur, July 5. In the early hours oi yesterday morning Mr. J. S. Norman was found unconscious on the road near Scrdang village, while his "baby" car was in a wrecked condition nearby. Mr. Norman,
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    SCOTTISH CO. PARADE.
    40 12 The Scottish (C) Company, S.Y.C., under the command nt Major MacLeod will parade at the Prpsbyterian Church on Sunday at 5.30 p.m. Py permission of Cclonel Chapman, *he band of the Ist Gioucesters' will lead tbe march.
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    ALLEGED DEALERS IN FORGED NOTES.
    157 12 ALLEGED DEALERS IN FORGED NOTES. Startling Developments Expected. Startling developments are anticipated in an alleged case of trafficking in forged Straits Settlements currency notes which has just been unearthed by the Singapore detective branch. Following inquiries three Chinese and I woman were arrested in Annamalai Chetty Lane, off Selegie Koad,
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    APPEAL COURT.
    461 12 Aunt and Her Nephew At Law. In the Appeal Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) presiding, Mr. Justice Burton and Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell, Low Soon Wah, daughter of Low Ah Jit, a former wellknown and wealthy Ch nese, appalled against the decision of
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED
    230 12 Over $200,000 Already Expended. The following dona: ions were received by the European Unemployment Committee last month: Clubs $2,471.95, Mrs. C. M. Berkeley 10. Dr. W. J. Dixon 5, St. Andrews Society, Selangor 250. Malayan Tobacco Distributer-. Ltd., 400, Dr. E. M. Rix two months 20, Dr. H.
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    GERMAN AIRMEN'S EXPERIENCES.
    356 12 Lost in the Bush. LIVED ON KANGAROO MEAT. Berlin, July 4. Cables from Australii give a vivid nccount of the experience* of tlie German airmen Bcrtvam and Klauaamann, who were found safe and sound 12 miles inland from the place where their deserted plane was discovered some
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    CASHIER GAOLED.
    197 12 Not Case for Leniency, Says Judge. Appearing on behalf <.f Ong K;:y Senp, cashier of the Straits Steamship Company, before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, thi.- morning Mi. Claude da Silva entered a pica of guilty to two charges of criminal breath of trust in
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    62 12 Gang at House Off Bukit Timah Road. La: t niuht four Bten ?.iid to be Hokien;'. one of whom was armed v.itli an axe, entered a squatter's house in Kiam Hock Road, leading from Bukit Timah Koad to the golf coarse. They held up the occupants and KOt
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    DUTCH AIR LINE.
    64 12 Further Reduction in Passage Rates. Up to the present the Dutch Airways ha* allowed a reduction of 5 per cent, on the return fare. It is mow announced th.it. a reduction of 10 per cent of the single and return fare together will I granted. This means
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    ULU MUAR CLUB.
    98 12 (From Our Own Correspon lent.) Seremban, .inly <;. Mr. J. S. MacPherx;m, M.C.S presided at the annual general mieiiiiir < f the Ulu Miar Club of Kula Pilan. The lection of office bearers for the CHIT Ant ye; t resulted as follows: President, Mr. J. S. MacPherson;
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    GERMAN ARRESTED.
    43 12 Joseph Holtail, a German sullied whOM apjii aun -j in court OB an embezzlement eharfft ww mentioned in yasterday'i Straits Tines, was am 1 < i a' t le Adciphi llulcl ami not, m stated, in Uh ufficw of the German Consulate-General.
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      GLOUCESTERS' FINE DISPLAY.
      895 13 Chinese Beaten. THREE MORE GOALS FOR PERRY. Gloucester* 4 Chinese 1. In spite nf the heavy rain which fell rlmoKt throughout the match, the unfavourable conditions and the slippery nature of the ground, which in parts MM under water, the Gloucesters gave a splendid display against the
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      THE WARRIOR WINS AGAIN.
      765 13 Perak Races. RAIN ON SECOND DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Inoh. July 0. The second prograrorr." of *.he l'? r «k Turf Club meeting was curried out tod.iy. R.-iin Ml dm injr the afternoon, but there MM a l:ur attendance, I'ne poinjr w:is M Ihi ft
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    SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING.
    192 13 Turf Club's Programme For September. The Singapore Turf Club announces that a five-day meeting will be held in September, starting on the 3rd and finishing on the 17th. The race for th*~<?old- Cup (one and a half miles), a handicap for class 1 and 2 horses,
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    34 13 At the monthly general meeting of the A mat in- Sporting Association held on Tuesday, Mr. Soet Kirn Cheng was elect?d honorary \-i:e-captain of spotts in place of Mr. Ixv Tian Iluat who resigned.
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    YACHTING.
    100 13 Races for Saturday And Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces At the regatta on Saturday the A class yachts will race for the Burton Cup and the B class yachts for the Boden Klons Match Cup. Courses will be pasted as usual. Start at 4."0 p.m., and 4.
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    3228 13 A Wonderful Ascot. KING'S VICTORY CROWNS MEETING. (From Our London Correspondent.) Ascot, Friday Evening, June 18. I am writing this letter in the welcome shade of a tent on Ascot racecourse. It is the last day of the most glorious Ascot weak since 1914. The weather
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    WIMBLEDON FINALS.
    163 13 Austin Overwhelmed By Vines. London, July 3. After the finals at Wimbledon the players were presented to the King an-J Queen. The men's singles final was uninteresting as Austin appeared overwhelmed by his ycung opponent Vines, and after making some show in the first set was always beaten.
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    376 13 The following have been invited to play fo>- Etceteras against the P. S. and L on Friday, July 15, at 5 p.m.. and Saturday. July 16, at 2 p.m. at the 8.C.C.: R. Boyer. I). C. Bum, J. Scott Dalgleish, M. C. Elliott, T. F. Garside, H. Gibson,
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    UNIVERSITY MATCH DRAWN.
    289 13 Three Centuries In 94th Meeting. London, July For th* 13th time since the series began in 1827, the annual cricket match between Oxford and Cambridge ended in draw. When play concluded at Lord's today, the, third day of the match, Cambridge had dismissed Oxford, and gone in
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    95 13 Thursday, July 7. Footliall: S.A.F.A. Piv. Monopolies v*. Robinson's S.RC. ktA. Knendly: S.C.C. -I!" vs. M,,|i la College. I'adanß. Friday. July Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 2: Straits Cattle vs. R.A.K. 11, Ccylanif. Cricket: Johnre C.C. vs. Gloucester Regt., Johore Itahru. Saturday. July Football: Malaya Cup: Singapore vs. Malaya Command,
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    19 13 [The co-operation of club secretaries ii requested in keeping this diary of •porting •«enti accurata ;.ml up to data.)
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      R.A. AND R.E. SPORTS.
      441 14 Artillery Lose Shield To Engineers. Good nmrt was witnessed at Pulau Brani on Tuesday when the annual athletic meeting of the R.A. and the R.E. were lield. The latter gained a fine victory over their rivals and won the R.A. and R.E. Shield. The 3rd H.K.S.
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      124 14 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 6. Today's baseball results were National League. o tl:i_ c_... In this double header game Hendrick hit a homer in the first game for the Kcds. Shirts and Burger hit home runs for the Boston Braves. American League.
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      MAX SCHMELING.
      84 14 Enthusiastic Welcome In Berlin. Berlin, July 4. The former hsavyweight champion, Max Sthmeling, who arrived here on Sunday nijdil from the United States, wheie he lost ihi championship on doubtful decision U) Jack Sharkey, has apparently lost none of his popularity with the German public. !l<- was greeted
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      MALAYAN TENNIS.
      498 14 Negrl Seiribilan L.t.A. Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Scramban, July 6. The*emi-final stage in the tfegri Sembilan L.T.A. tournament is fast approaching. Today A. Svga, the Japanese Association representive, defeated Gotch, of Kuala Pilah, 6—3. 6— 2. Svga beat SMow Kirn Sang, last yearn champion, earlier in the
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      PILGRIMAGE TO KARBALA
      67 14 Shiah Mohammedans' Great Festival. Baghdad, June 25. One hundred thousand pilgrims are visiting the holy city of Karbala, where the Shiah Mohammedans begin today their great festival celebrating the return of the decapitated head of the Prophet Hus.sa.in, grandson of Mohamcd, from Damascus 1,300 years ago. The
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      SELANGOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      602 14 Chinese Beat Postal Union. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. S.C.R.C. "B" 3 Postal Union "A" 1. ..The Selangor Chinese Recreation Club "B" team, playing on their own ground, asserted their superiority to the tune of 3—l3 1 when they met the Postal Union "A"
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      PENANG FOOTBALL.
      242 14 Europeans Defeated In Charity Game. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 5. The Penang Europeans opposed the Penang Malay Cup team (with the exception of Walker and Fleming who played for the Europeans) in a charity match in aid of the Unemployment Funds, F.nd the former were beaten
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      RUGBY TEST.
      409 14 England's Narrow Win Over Australia. In the presence of a world's record crowd, Australia lost the first Rugby test against England at Sydney on June 6 by 8 points to 6. The match was very exciting, and England's more frequent attack and open play entitled them to 'the
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      BY 11 GOALS.
      100 14 Japan Beaten by Indian Hockey Team. Toko, June 20. A large and enthusiastic crowd, including Prince Chichibu. who shook hand? v. ith both teams, watched the Indian Olympic Hockey team play against an All-Japan eleven at Meiji Stadium this afternoon. The Indians, who are expected to b<the
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    Making The Roads Safer—Peers Consider Penalties.
    827 15 NIGHTMARE OF THE ROADS. Negligent Motorists. THE QUESTION OF PENALTIES. Westminster, June 7. Vf OTORINC, walking, or flying— it wa possible to crop into the House of ).o'-<ls tonight and hear something said on whatever inoile of locomotion captivated on" nwrt. Fot- completeness the
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    60 15 NtOOKLANM RACING DRIVER KILLED.— WhiIe speeding round the tr ark at 70 miles an hour in the 1000mile race at Rrouklands Mr. H. Leeson. a prominent racing driver was killed when he lost control of his MX*. car and crashed through the parapet cf the bridge to the road below.
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    THE GROWTH OF MOTORING.
    328 15 Speeds Doubled in 25 Years. IT is twenty-five years ago since tlv.' Marquis de Mwiltllj St. Mars presented the original Touri.-: Trophy a statue in silver of Mercury on s bicycle wheel to tli-- Auto-Cycle Union. This race for nwtor-eyc'.es was first competed for in 1907
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    62 15 1000 Mil K RACE.— Mrs. E. Wisdom and Miss Joan Richmond, driving a Riley car in turns, won <hv great 100 3-mile race on the IV ooklands track, Wevb.-ldge, Surrey. They were the only women competitor! In the race against the beat men drivers of England. The photo show* Mrs.
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    A NOVEL RUN.
    106 15 JAMES C. HARGIS, in order to demonstrate the lubricating qualities of the new Texaco crack-proof oil, hit on the plan of driving acrcss America— from New York to Los Angeles and back —in reverse, advises the Texaco Co. He accomplished it at a speed of fron, 10
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    A GREAT BRITISH CAR VICTORY.
    291 15 24 Hours' Fight With World Champions. Le Mans, June 19. IJIRTLIXG day and nipht around the dangerous Le Mans course, a British car driven by British drivers, scored p. civ at victory in the famous 24-hour racp which ended here t»i» e\ening. The Automobile Club
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    LENGTHENING THE CAR'S LIFE.
    357 15 The Value of Regular Inspection. j fIRDIN'ARY attention will add miles of life to the car and avoid needless i hours in repair shops. It has been pointed out by the motor industry that certa'n units of the car essential to performance generally are overlooked by
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    Chinese Topics In Malaya.
    1978 16 The Social Evil In Singapore Not So Bad As It Was Two Years Ago— But Still Bad Enough The Growing Ricksha Parade Not A Pretty Sight The Authorities Are Not Blind To What Is Going On But We Have No River Alpheus To Turn Through Our
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    ROTARY CLUB'S NEW PRESIDENT.
    1109 16 Initial Address. COMMUNITY SERVICE SUGGESTIONS. Mr. R. J. Farrer, the new president of the Singapore Rotary C-'ub, took the chair for the first time at the weekly luncheon yesterday at the Adelphi Hotel. Others present included the Colonial Secretary (Sir John Scott), and the District Commissioner
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    ARISTIDE BRIAND.
    155 16 Statesman Interred In Village Cemetery. Paris, July 4. The remains of the great statesman, Aristide Briand, which were temporarily buried in the Passy cemetery in Paris, were finally laid to rest today in the cemetery of the village of Cocherel, where the statesman bed his farm. In the
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    PSITTACOSIS.
    62 16 Three Cases Occur In Berlin. Berlin, July 3. Three cases of psittacosis the disease conveyed by parrots occurred within a short time in the capital. One victim, a woman, is now lying in hospital in imminent danger of her life and her daughter is also seriously ill. The authorities
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    42 16 Independence Discussion Postponed. Manila, July 4. The American Senate has decided to postpone the discussion of the independence of the Philippines until December. Owing to agrarian troubles in the island of Luzon the Government has forbidden all Communist gatherings. Aneta-Havas.
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    AMERICANS IN RUSSIA.
    53 16 Agreement with General Electric Co. Cancelled. New York, July 4. The Soviet Government has cancelled the agreement with the General li^jctric Co. of America under which experts were lent to Russia. It is said that this decision was taken because Russia can no longer pay salaries in
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    BRITISH MUSEUM.
    290 17 Judge's Criticism Too Much to See." A collection of butterflies and moths, saiu to be worth £5,000, belonging to the lat'- Mr. James John Joicey, was the subject of a summons by the trustees of the will of Mr. Joicey and his mother, Mrs. Mary Joicey, before Mr.
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    RAILWAY FATALITY.
    52 17 Nine People Killed and 30 Injured. Prague, July 4. i Nine people were killed and 30 injured when two trains on a branch railway line collided near Bencschau, Southern Bohe- I mia. The accident occurred during a severe thunderstorm, owing to one engine driver's failure to see the
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    FERNDALE CASUALTY.
    150 17 British Sovereign Towed To Algiers. Algiers, June 18. While steaming to axsi.st the Aberdeen and Commonwealth c.-irjro ship Feindale, which ran ashore off Dellys Rock, about 50 miles east by north of Algiers, on Friday, another British vessel, the British Sovereign, struck a rock and had to be
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    WARRIORS' CHAPEL.
    96 17 Rugby, June 24. The Prince of Wales today unveiled, in Westminster Abbey, a new chapel to the memory of The Million Dead." The shrine, which is close to the Unknown Warrior's grave, is to be called the Warriors' Chapel. An anonymous donor, who died some months ago, contributed
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      ANOTHER RECORD.
      190 18 Run-Getting Feat Of Sutcliffe. London, June 22. Sutcliffe goes on from record to record. Not content with heading the English averages last year with a record figure, and, with Holmes breaking the opening partnership record this season, today he beat Macartney's 11-year-old run-getting record in which the little
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    K.L. SANITARY BOARD.
    89 18 Smaller Revenue From Assessment Approved. (Frem Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I umpur, July 5. A reduction of 25 per cent, in the re- venue to be raised from assessment in 1933 was approved by the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board today. A committee was appointed to decide how
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    146 18 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended July 2 gives the total number of deaths as male 119 and female 77. This represents a deathrate of 21.67 per mille per annum, compared with 20.68 in the preceding wteek and 21.96 in the corresponding week of last
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION
    61 18 We have received a copy of the Singapore Medical College Union Magazine for Michaelmas Term, 1931 (sic) which is well up to the standard of college magazines in this country. Among others in lighter vein there are articles on dietetics in Malaya and the need for clinical
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    15 18 The Singapore Catholic Club will hold a variety entertainment and dance at the ciub tomorrow.
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      870 18 f|T£ P I PTKENJ 1 1 w Proved Uses For I i(l) It relieves Dengue— Malaria and (8) It brings Sweet Sleep to the Sleepother Fevers by reducing the ter- less. fl pera ure. j t re eves Rhwimatic and Sciatic (2) It reduces temperature in five Pains in one
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    WORLD'S EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.
    1126 19 Extraordinary Scenes In Phoenix Park. £5,000,000 SPENT. SKYWRITTEN WORDS OF FAITH. Dublin, June 21. Householders have been asked to ration food supplies as much as possible tor fear that there may be a shortage, as the efty'l population has been doubled by the arrival of visitors for
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    "REDS" DERAIL TRAIN.
    121 19 Government Troops Prevent Looting. Hankow, June 10. The locomotive and six cars of a freight train were wrecked yesterday near Yangchiat-ai, on the Peking-Hankow Railway, after Communists had removed j the bolts from some fish-plates. Dragging the six cars, the locomotive plunged over the embankment. The I
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    KWANGSI AND CANTON.
    113 19 Kwangsi General Denies War Preparation. Kweilin, June 11. In an. interview the writer had with General I'ei Chung-hsi yesterday General lei stated that the Kwangsi Government is not making preparations for an attack on Kwangtung. The Provincial Government is strongly opposed to further internal wars in China
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    59 19 Possibility of Extension To Australia. Rotterdam, June 21. The extension of the Amsterdam-Bata-via air mail service to Australia shortly will be considered by the Board of Control of the Dutch air mail service. It will he recalled that recently a group of Australian air mail companies announced
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    BUS PURCHASE CASE.
    491 19 "Unreasonable", Say Judges. Calcutta. June 23. 1 The Chief .T;i t ice and Mr. Justice Bart- ley disposed of the rule obtained by A. H. C. Rostron. manager of Messrs. Leyland Motors. Ltd., against an order passed by the Additional Chief Presidency Magis- 1 1 1. to.
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    " SICKNESS" DEFINED.
    207 19 SICKNESS" DEFINED. Judges Say "Any Condition Of 111-Health." What, ii the legal meaning of ickne- Mr. Justice Swift and Mr. Justice Macnajfhtcn were asked to define the meaning in a Kirir's Bench Divisional Court, when Leo .Maloney. an assistant in a co- operative grocery shop at St. Helens, I Lancashire,
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    THROWN OVERBOARD.
    137 19 Fight in Ship Seen From Lighthouse. When the Greek steamer Sappho, I bound for Stettin, Germany, calls at the Algerian port of Oran to coal, her master will be asked about an extraordinary story of attempted murder at sea. When the Sappho was just off the Algerian coast
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    BURIED SEVEN TIMES.
    436 19 Anita Garibaldi Laid To Rest in Rome. For the seventh lime since her tragic death in \HV.K Anitn. wife of Giamppe Garibaldi, was on June 2 laid to rest this time beside the famous (iaribaldi's monunvnt which tops .he .Tnniiuhin Mill i:i Rome. Hastily buried hy her
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    OPIUM GROWING.
    348 19 New Mandate Issued in China For Suppression of Evil. I.oyang, June 19. Strict and faithful enforcement of the various laws and ordinances promulgated by the (Jovcrnnu-nt regarding the suppression of the oiiium evil is called for by n mandate issued liy the National Govern ment yesterday. Tho mandate
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    AGAINST OPIUM.
    75 19 Vigorous Campaign in Shansi Province. Taiyuun. June 23. That an opium suppresiion campaign in Shansi Province has been vigorously carried out is shown in the report of the Shan«l Opium Suppression Committee, covering the six months up to April of this year. Nearly 400 cases concerning the manufacture,
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    MAROONED FOR TEN HOURS.
    583 19 Thrilling Rescue of Girls And Student. Three- London girl rlerfcj and a young French utodent, dtayiiK] :it a cninp :ii Stoke Kleminr. near I>:irtnw>uth. Devon, were cut off b> the tide :ind mill ixmcsl on the cliff face at Roekvale Cove from noon to in p.m.
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    BIG LEGAL BATTLE.
    201 19 Dispute Over Will Of Motor Car Magnate. London, June 21. The first -hot I iron tired at the Probate i ourt and legal battle il likely t" last more thiin ;i month over the million and a quarter i ■iling will of the well known motor nanufiic
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    146 19 II p.m.. Headquarter*. "K" (Chi my, Wvapun Training; B.lt |mk. HaadquarUn iinj tin. Signal Section, Kluk Drill. Kmlicy, July S, MS p.m., HeaJquartir*, KanKPUkers. KunKpfiiidinic Course— Introiluitury L«S!>i>n; 1.11 \>.m.. Headquarters, l«t Bn. Signal S.-.tH.n. Sctction Parade; 5.15 p.m., HcaeleiumtcT:., "D" (Eu pany, Officr* aiul N Ms. Saad
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    Homeward Bound From Malaya By Air.
    78 20 THE FUR HOI» Messrs. F. B. Taylor, of Seaport Estate, Sungei Way, and G. W. Salt of Glenmarie Estate, Selangor, left Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning for Alor Star, on the first hop of their flight to England. They were escorted as far as
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    53 20 K.A. AND K.E. ATHLETIC Sl'ORTS.— These sporU were held on Monday at Pulau Brani and attracted considerable interest. The picture on 'Jhe left shows the 11th Battery team, winners of the 880 yds. relay race On the right is a fine action picture of the hurdle race which was won
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    12 20 The start of the children's race. The two-mile relay race in progress.
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