The Straits Times, 7 September 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, r AND MOST INFLVEISTIAL NEWSPAPER lIS MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAI»ORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932. PRICK 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      508 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. I-FN'NSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag*. Da* S'por*. 1932. OVA r,,^,n Sept. 18 NALDERA 16,000 Sept.
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      674 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKONE MARU 10,500 Sept. 21 22 SUWA MARU 10,700 Oct. 6 7 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Oct. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 3 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. 15 18 HAKUSAN
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      526 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by th* wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the *.s. MANGOLIA (3.862 tons) (Cargo enly). Th* s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      651 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. O GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COI'ENHAGKN. Leave S"por«. Ponang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 14 Sept. 16 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 2 Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA
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      1141 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Oce*n THE HUA KITIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China (1932). LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. THE SIAM
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  • Shipping News.
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      THE QUALITIES OF SAIL TRAINING.
      599 3 Matching the Cunning Of The Sea. Captain Prank M. Shaw, the popular writer mi the sea, is an advocate of sail training, which, in his opinion, needs an alertness that rannot be acquire 1 in I steam. In a letter to The Times, he! replies
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      NORTH SEA COLLISION.
      162 3 A {legation of (Excensive Speed in Fog. j An inquiry .into the causes of a collision in the N Hay 31 last, between the lint ih steamer I'rague, belonging to ;re London and North Eastern Railway Company, and the Belgian fishing boat Marguerite Marie Lo ise ("Heyst
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      YACHT WRECKED.
      129 3 London, Aug 2. The small motor jra sht Bogey, bw Portishcad, was wrecked on the liable Ki«lj_«-. oil tfinehead, today. The tido was low and ahsugroanded on the ridge. When the anehoir was thrown out its points I HitTcil her hull and she began to fill. Tlie owner.
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      MAIL CONTRACTS WHICH PAY.
      423 3 State Encouragement "With a Vengeance." A striking illustration or tho extent of the encouragement given by the Government to shipping and shipbuilding in the United States is given in our New York contemporary Nauticus," commenting upon the ships built for the United Fruit Co., says the
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      MARINE INQUIRY.
      182 3 Stranding and Loss Of Steamer. A marine court of inquiry held at i WeLißffton, N.Z., into the circumstances j grounding the loss of the steamer KapoiiKa It', ton gross), owned by tin- Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., made an order that the Gieymouth Harbour Board
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      NAVAL SAVINGS.
      205 3 Futility of Scrapping The The Big Ships. Lord Stanley (C. Parliamentary Secrttaiy to the Admiralty), replying to Admiral SuetiT Hertford) in the House of Commons recently, said it would be impi s-iMe to tfive an* reliable estimaie oi the savings that would accrue if capital ships of over
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      193 3 ASDANG, Siam, 406 tons, from Kemssin 7-9, fot Kcm.irin 9-9. B£\REORLICH. Erit. 8,122 tOBS, from London 7-5 i-r Har.£- Kqt.? EOENDALE, Ent 1,001 Uißl, fr-m Batnvia i. 9 iui Bstsvis 10 GREYBTOKE < AHII.K, Brit, B^2l l«">^. fron Shanghai T-9, for New Yoik 104. KKOAH, Brit., 1,0^3 tons,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      109 3 Wednesday, September 7. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HAKBOI R. Main Wharf Lea. "Spartar.." !I..ng Khcn<f. (Ml Wharf Nil. Ooal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. T.-.njong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Hong Kwong. hcppel Harbour. Kirg's Dock Trivia. No. 1 Dock
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      FINE ACHIEVEMENT.
      90 3 Majestic's 150 th Round Voyage. On Auir. 3 the White Star liner Majestic concluded at Southampton her 150 th j icurd voyatre across the Atlantic. Thi.* ;s; s a notable achievement, and means that i ihe liner has steamed upwards of 900.000 miles Mncc placed in commission under!
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      45 3 Passengers from N.E.I, to Singapore on Sept. 6: Mr.. Bate*. Mrs. Kracht, Mr. Hu«le and Mr. King. From Singapore to Bandoeng:— Mr. C. J. Tjebbes. From Singapore to Baiavia: Mr. and Mrs. A. NasMm and Mr. Denne. From Singapore to Palembang: Mr. Davie».
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      644 3 &NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany.) The undermentioned ktp the company's intoadsd Ixtnn OUTWARDS. COBLENZ for Iloilo, Manila, nong Kone, Shanghai, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Sept. 16 SAAI.K for Manila, Hong Konp. Shanghai, Yokohama, Nayoja Kobe. Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Sept. 25 HOMEWARDS. HAVEL for Marseilles. Casablanca, London,
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      433 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LIN» <Jad AMERICAN MALL LINE A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAK. 1 The staloroonis are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of theso World Liners insures you an interesting cruise. Thff ship is yours from stem to stern No
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      465 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL •STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) BLLERMAN LINE. Frslgal Banks t > UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Porth and Sur/. Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPXN. Steamer Due K'pore. i.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Sept. U HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE for Marseilles, Havre, Ixindon, Rctterdam and Hamburg
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      46 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's max. temp. 82° F. 1.a.-t night's mm. temp. 72° F. Yesterday's rainfall 0.37 in. sunshine nil 1 p.m. relative hum. 85 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S.S.E. 2 m.p.h. lpm weather overcast C. D. STEWART, Superintendent. Meteorological Office, Singapore, Sept. 7, 1932.
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      142 3 TIDE TABLES. Today. September 7. 11. >V. 2.25 a.m., 8 ft. C in., 2.6 p.m., 9 ft. Thursday, September 8. H. \V. Ml a.m., 7 ft. 6 in., 2.60 p.m., 8 ft. 0 in. Friday, Scptrmber 9. H. W. 0.:S0 a.m., 7 ft., 3.56 p.m., 8 ft. 1 in. Saturday,
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      734 4 SITUATION WANTED GIRL, qaUt, rcc-kj position as 1 .1, ..i 111ns travel. Modc- > t >• -l.'.t. Straits Tiling. MOTOR VEHICLES" BABY AI'STIN for sal*, recently over- unii duroed. New hood tyres. 41S. Ri\. r Valley Road. W'i D, light car to »-»st net exceeding *20(l rush. State a*.-, make,
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      623 4 HOUgtS.rLAIS lULEI 81. Wilkio Road. Apply 6, Malacca Street. HOUSE on Institution Hill. Moderate rent. United Engineers. TO LET, semi-bungalow, SS, Sophia Boad. Modern sanitation, electric, etc. Apply U. t g. Nathan, 9«, North Bridge Road. INSTITUTION HILL MANSIONS, flat to let, heavy furniture. Electricity, modern sanitation, gas. United Engineers,
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      566 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LETT OPFICEd TO LET, 24-B, Battery -oad, Snd floor. Apply Guthris Co., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET Rooms Nos. 9, 10, 11. 12, 13, 14, 15, 1«, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 81 and 33, Winchester House, Nob. 35 and 36 (being front nnd back offices
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      392 4 MISCELLANEOUS GOING ON LEAVE LET US TAKE YOUR LUGGAGE TO THE STEAMER. 'PHONE 2428. i SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. Union Building. PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. IN THE MATTER OF TAN BOON LIAT CO., LTD. i In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given that the creditors of the above Comnany are required
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      576 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. 1 MALACCA MUNICIPALITY. < Not ire n( Interruption of Water Supply. NOTICE is hereby given that <>n S>md..y. Sept. 11. 168- »t 9 a.m. tin- Water supply from the I.uiiok Kedondong reservoir will be cut off. it is satl_paud tint it win b« turned «>n ■..(,';iit, a-rry in
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      520 4 BUSINESS CARDS. NANG HENG FURNITURE Co. Designers and Makers of "Modern" fprniturt "nd Show-Room:—l93. SELEGIK ROAD. Factory:— T, SOPHIA ROAD. Get our prices of Goodyear Tyres anj Tubes and make a .saving. Divtrlliulora CHIN HUAT HIN OIL ,P,, at-itm/^" r*n TRADING CO. 246. South Bridge Koad or King up 5437.
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    ADVERTISING AND COST OF LIVING.
    443 5 Reply To Attacks Of Critics. A viirorous rtply to attacks on advertisers and advertising ii made by Mr. E. G. Underwood, a member of the Research Committee of the Advertisinjr Association, in a recent issue of the Week-end Review. His article follows the result of
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    154 5 Wednesday, Sept. 7, S.S. Headquarters, S.R.A. (V), Battery Parade; 5.15, Headquarters, N. G. PI. Eurasian), Review Mechanism; 5, Bukit Timah "D" (Eurasian) Coy., Practice Competition. Thursday, Sept. 8, 5.15, Headquarters, 2nd Bn. Signal Section, Signal Training; 5.15, Headquarters, N. G. PI. (Eurasian), :{0 yards Range Revolver. Friday, Sept.
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      364 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms *illi Modern Sanitation ami Hot and Cold Running Water. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th. Special Race Dinner and Ball EXTENSION TILL 2 AM. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30-MIDNIGHT. GULL-SPECIAL SPECIAL DAILY tomorrow DISH DOLLAR LUNCH SPECIAL iir,, „i
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      152 5 For LINE HALF-TONE BLOCKS THAT PRINT CORRECTLY THE STRAITS TIMES. PROCESS DEPT. CECIL BTREET. PHONE 5131. INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) THK "HOW" ASSURANCE, HONG KONG FIRE INSCE. CO., Ltd. Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co.. LtdWESTERN ASSURANCE Co. Assets £60,000.000. UNION INSCE.,
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      161 5 AUCTION NOTrCES. AnRACTTVE AUCTION SALE of Chinese Porcelain and Curios, surplus of ten years collection. To be held at Mr. Ban's Curios Room, No. 7, Malacca Street (second Floor) on Saturday, Sept. I*. 1952 at 10.30 a.m. On view on Thursday Bth instant. Catalogues issued. CHEONG KOON SENG A CO.,
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      480 5 THE BRITrSH MALAYA TRUSTEE EXECUTOR COMPANY, LIMITED. (Befiatered under the Trout Companiee Ordinance 1926) Capital called up $152,050 Reserve Liability of Shareholders $152,060 DIRECTORS: Sir David Galloway, Kt.B. (Chairman) W. E. Rayner, A.C.A. (>. H. S. Bateman, C.A. R. M. Meyer L. C. Margoliouth R. J. Farrer, C.M.G. Gaw Khek
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      249 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle _Z?!I~1IZZZ IZW m. u§ou §0 pi w £i Jp U _S_ L 1 I 1 ml 1 1 I I i-r I (CLUES.) ACROSS. 21. Slim 1. Native sailor Nam( fi. Soak* sorrows Pj e d work W. Winced 13. Weird .j, Sedhnent 14. Interchanifca ;■■> Kntity
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    More British Pictures For The Far East.
    1902 6 More British Picture s For The Far East. -By Our Film Correspondent. GAUMONT-UFA FILMS SECURED BY PAVILION, LTD.— "AXE" AT HOLLYWOOD—ANOTHER BIG CUT IN SALARIES— GRETA GARBO BREAKS HER SILENCE— A GREAT HOMECOMING— KREUGER HOME STORY DENIED. fIONSIDERABLE tatereet is shown in V 1 the latest deal between OiumontBritish and
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      30 6 TOOHEYS /ffikfinawßEEß 1 ftwiAwhaHan.^ 11 I^* arJ Crystal Water TOOHEYS 1 NCT a synthetic preset iUk >wr Prcvisie* Stcre fa free pint Settle .^^J SCIt AGCNTS--THE EASTERN AGENCIES LTD. SINGALCCKE
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      99 6 Jk Sm.K in t.-.ilurins nuil. V* i.:.linir slu.ly. V STYLE i- >H-riiiiini-iit while JH imslii.,ll is licet :n». W I \s!ilii\ may oi mar not V^ be mmcl;- or hamolHoaa, B AVfl bat s ■I i-. alwayi eonsni■k H 1 ....I b.'.utiful ijOl M STYI.K i« limited becua ML J
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      186 7 YES! IT'S STILL ON! and it's still packing Metro Goldwyn Mayer's MIGHTY JUNGLE THRILLER TARZAN I THE APE MAN 42nd PERFORMANCE TONIGHT! Obviously a show to see again NEXT CHANGE Fox Movietone to keep the ball rolling ELISSA LANDI at last in a perfect role IN THE WOMAN in ROOM
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      154 7 >■♦♦♦»»♦♦»» g CAPITOL YOU SIMPLY MUST SEE THIS IS THE NIGHT! The Peppery, Intimate mS££!m Comedy Show You'll .-jjjlpjjtalk about for weeks 'J4&&L "Like Champagne of ffmm With the Screen's most H^ dfcj Ravishing Continental L;^ ra^iv Beauty— 5 and '*tkjRti& ROLAND YOUNG Pfl CHARLIE RUGGLES J ALL MIXED UP
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      187 7 RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. LAST NIGHT-TONIGHT Provides delightful entertainment I He must i>e a phenomenal type of person who can keep immobile uatures whilst watching the antics of Stanley Lupino and his I supporting team of fun-makers a really fine programme. Free Preta. THE SHOW TO ENJOY! A THOUSAND SMILES AN
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    223 8 Local Rubber Price Weakens. TIN REMAINS FIRM. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices Rubber, 9% cents per Ib.. Tin, Singapore price $81 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. Ix>ndon, 3 1 Kid., up 1 I6d. New York. 1 7 16 cts., up ct. Market Tone: Quiet.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    74 8 Noon, Sept. 7. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellers Spot 9':« 911 1( Standard R.S.S. on Tender Tone of Market Weak. Latest Cable London Sjwt Sheet 116 d. pel lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts--4 7 16 per lb. Sept. Oct. Nov. Oct.-Dec.
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    PRODUCE.
    168 8 Singapore, Sept. 7. Gambier 6.2f (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.0< Copra 5.8? nixed 5.3f Sajro flour, Sarawak 2.4 C White Pepper 25.0< Black Pepper 19.(X Pearl Sago 4.2f tf small r).iti medium 6.0< Rice Siain $155 to 19: Saigon $148 to 15: Rangoon $140 to 101 No. 1 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      197 8 Singapore, Sept. 7. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 31/32 London, demand 2/3 15/16 London, T.T. 2/3 29/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,020 Hamburg, demand 165 New York, demand 40 Vi
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      EXCHANGES.
      90 8 Rugby, Sept. 6. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.65/2 Athens 5521/2 Belgrade 225 Berlin 14.631/Bombay Is. 6 9/64 Brussels 25.09" Bucharest 590 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19.30 Geneva 18. Helsingfors 232% Hong Kong Is. 4%dLisbon 110 Madrid 43 «4 Milan 67-'<|. Monte Video 29 nominal Montreal 3.82 New York 3.48
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      12 8 Communication with Kota Bharu (Kelantan) via Kuala Lumpur has been restored.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      16 8 From Europe (London mails dispatched 18th August) by Rohna due Penan? 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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      AIR MAIL.
      25 8 The air mail Karachi London dispatch ed by s. s. Rohna on Aug. 19 was delivered in London on Sept. 6 (18 days).
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        439 8 lasue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5 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 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        283 8 Issue fal. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 norn 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.97 2 1.05 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 1.11.0 4.15.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 1.75 5.50 LOO 60 Chinese Com. Bank 63.00 66.00 51 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 Biagapore Cold Storage 7 pe. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 d. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Stagapore Municipal 4Vfe P-c of 1907 red. 1947 11,600,000 100 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 1 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day 8 Price Fraser Lyall Eva ft Co. Allcnbliy ($1) 0.40 0.50 0.10 0.50 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam (.$1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.70 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 0.65 0.75
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    210 8 Today. Hoihow, Hong Kong, and Swatow (Lycc Moon) P<+ KelanUn. Patani. Singura, Bandon and Bangkok (Valaya) 2 p.m. Bangkok (Hero) J p.m. Dj«mbi (Tobclo) 3 P™« Banks Island, Pladjoe and Palerabans (Thedens) P-«W Samarang, Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas. Timor Dilly and Sootk-Eait Borneo Read P-*U Bangkok (Kola) J
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    55 8 By IWt Arrd. S'porr London ■mm Felix Bouaxcl Poelau Laut Mantua Conte Kosso M. ran St. A]d<-(fonde General Metzinger Karapara July 28 Aug. 20 July 27 Aug. 81 Auk- 4 Aug. 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 29 Aug. 11 Aug. 31 Aug. 12 Sept. 1 Auir. 10 Sept.
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    DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    164 8 Development Of Textile Industry. Th<- Hatfw, Aug. HO. Th« Ni-thrrlamls Indies Govonum-nt, in its memorandum replying U> tho provisional report of tho Dutch Kast Indies People's Council on the Agricultural Budget for 1983, states that the establishment of textile factories in the Dutrla Kast Indies will be
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    PATERSON SIMONS & CO.
    92 8 PATERSON SIMONS CO. East India Merchants' Distribution. (By Air Mail.) London, Auk- The directors of Paterson Simons ar.d Co., East India merchants, are paying a dividend of 2Vi per cent, loss tax on tho ordinary shares for the past year. This compares with 4 <per cent, paid for *****1, including
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      171 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. TimU}. Septrmhet 7. Singapore Racei, Second Day. Mr*. Alford'x Re*ue. "Up Sh« Go«i" at Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday, September 8. Mrs. Alford's Revue. "Up Sho Gobi" «t Victoria Theatre, ».3O p.m. Friday, September >. Mr». Alford's Revue. "Up Sh« Go«i" al Victoria Theatre, 9.:tO p.m.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      McALISTER AND CO. MEETING.
      1099 9 Six Per Cent. Dividend. SATISFACTORY RESULT IN DIFFICULT YEAR. The annual meeting- of McAlisterand Co., Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, <j res ham House, Battery Road, yesterday, Mr. A. McE. Marshall presiding. Others present were the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall and
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      BANKA TIN PROFITS.
      288 9 Reaction Of Lower Price And Restriction. Amsterdam, Aug. 21. The accounts of the Dutch Government Banka Tin Mines for 11)31 show net profits of £219,000 (at par), against £871,000 for 1930, a drop of £652,000. Capital invested in fixed property amounts to £1,660,000. Cost of extensions in
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      SELANGOR RIVER.
      120 9 Reconstruction to be Carried Out. (By Air Mail.) London, Aug. 23. The directors of Selangor River Rubber Estates have received sufficient promises of financial support from shareholders :o justify their proceeding with the reconstruction without going to the expense at ur.derwriting the issue. Consequently .in extraordinary meeting has
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      275 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 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 Sept. 1. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 67,
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      FOOTHILLS (MALAYA).
      99 9 Reconstruction With An Assessment. (By Air Mail.) London, Aug. 22. The directors of the Foothills (Malaya) Rubber Estate Company propose to form a new company, with a capital of £40,000 in 2s. shares. Existing shareholders will be entitled to ten shares in the new company, credited with Is.
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      627 9 Employers and Operatives At Loggerheads. HOW NEGOTIATIONS BROKE DOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Manchester, Aug. 10. The breakdown in the negotiation? between the employers and operatives in the cotton industry on the wages question has created a complete deadlock. The employers have gone a long way towards
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      613 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH IMDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000.000 Pa hl up Capital Glds. 55,000,000 l>Mim Glds. 24,190,324 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BKANCH OFFICES TUB HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batnvia Head office for Dutch East MUm. BRANCH OFFICES Dt'TCn EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandeeng, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar,
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      42 9 BANKING. THE NATIONAL CITY BANKOE NEW YORK Capital Surplus Undivided Profits U.S. 1205,445,000.00 HEAD OFFICE: 55. WALL STREET, NEW YORK. LONDON OFFICE: It BISHOPSGATE, E.C D. S. S. DOUGLAS, \%3? J Maaasar. -^ff%~>gfe^ OCEAN BUILDING, COLLYER QUAY l'hone 5826. P.O. Box 444.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    122 10 Singapore. AI.IIAMBKA. Turzan, th« Ap* Xaa. CIS —9.16. Phon* 6900. •CAPITOL.— Thi* is the- Niffht with Liiy Damitn. Charles Rugglcs, Roland Toon* r.nd Thcima Todd. 6.15—9.15. Phoro C2CI-2. (.RUT WORID. -Talkies— l aura la Plant* in Show Boat. I'asar Malam. data 10 cts. Ladies Free. M AHI.B()KOI(;H. MathoM.n Lang
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1932. WILL THE LEAGUE ACT?
    1070 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1932. WILL THE LEAGUE ACT? Within a f<.w days of the first anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and occupation of Mukden, Lord Lytton and his colleagues on the League of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Commission, having completed and sigiuc! their final report,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    236 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. M. Ince has been appointed District Officer, Beaufort, British North Borneo. Mr. G. D. P. Olds has been appointed an inspecting officer under the Agricultural Pests Ordinance. Dr. S. W. Eveson has been appointed to act as Registrar of Births and Deaths Singapore, from Sept. 12.
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    IS A WORLD WAR IN SIGHT?
    918 10 The risk of a future war is far greater than many bitspect. The danger that loams ahead does not menace Poland alone. Once Germany has her hands free on the Vistula she will then tackle ths second part of her programme and France, especially,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    815 10 A MAN-EATING CACTUS A eORMMMoql WfitM M fillow^: 'Sir, I am Impillnl In :i 1; wlwthw th« cditoiial U'lf has nut been pulled in the matter of the photograph which appeared (in the picture page of the Straits Tfaan last Saturday showing a fierce-looking person striding
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    FRANCE AND RUSSIA MAY RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO.
    2719 11 JAPANESE NAVAL MANOEUVRES. To Test Plans for Defence Of the Coast. MORE MUTINIES. Among Manchukuo Troops In Kirin. Messages from Tokio Mate that Japan will formally recognise the Manrhukuo Government on or about Sept. IS. She confidently believes that both Russia and France will
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    ABOLISH ECONOMIC BARRIERS.
    203 11 Britain's Stand at The Stresa Conference. Rugrby, Sept. G. A general discussion was begun today, at the conference of financial and economic experts on the reconstruction of Central and Eastern Europe at Stresa, Italy, where the delegates of fifteen States are attending. The principal British delegate Mr.
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    DESERT TRAGEDY.
    188 11 Two Englishmen Found Dead Near Red Sea. Cairo, Sept. 3. Two Englishmen, whose names are not yet known, have met with n mysterious death near Kosseir, the Egyptian seaport on the Red Sea. One body was found lying lightly buried in the sand and the second was found
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    MARKET OPTIMISM.
    83 11 Primary Commodities Prices Improve. Rugby, Sept. 6. Although the activity of yesterday, when there was a further spirited 'rise U the miscellaneous markets, was not repeated at the opening of the Stock Exchange this morning, the markets continued in ontimistic mood and, in the afternoon, they presented a
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    86 11 H. H. the Maharajah of Kapurthala, who is on a short tour, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the Jahan van Oldenbarnevelt, leaving later in the day for Java. He was welcomed on board by prominent local Indian, and the picture shown, left to right. Mr. M. S. Judge, Sirdar Jermani
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    GERMANY'S DEMAND FOR EQUALITY.
    269 11 Not Second-Class State." CLAIM UNOPPOSED BY ITALY. Berlin, Sept. 7. Germany's aide memoire to France is published. It demands equally in :>rmaments by the reduction, by other Pwo:f. of their armaments. She will not participate in further Disarmament C— firenwi until the equality question is settled.
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    SIR GILBERT PARKER.
    81 11 I Death of Famous Writer On Canada. London, Sept. 6. The death is announced of Sir Gilbert Parker, the author. Reuter. Sir' Gilbert was in his 71st year. Ke had travelled extensively, lepresented] Gravesend in Ptrliament from 11)00 to 1918 a-d serve 1 on many important IraIntrial
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    SALE OF OPIUM.
    60 11 Kiangsu Governor Denies A Report. Shanghai, Sept. C. General Ku Tso-yung (the chairman of the Kiangsu Provincial Government) has denied the earlier report that the public j sale of opium in Kianpsu Province under I Government cuspices has been started, as from the beginning of this month,
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    HARBIN TRAGEDY.
    49 11 Epidemic Follow The Floods. Shanghai, Sept. 6. As the floods in and around Hnrbin subside, they "eveal a most deplorable .situation, both in the city and the surrounding district. Thousands are homeless and cholera ~nd other epidemic diseases are spread- 1 ing rapidly.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    JOHORE RUBBER LANDS
    48 11 Loss of £4,012 Turned Into Profit of £2,890. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 6. Johore Rubber Lands, Ltd., announce a profit of £2,890 for the year ended Mar. 31, 1932, against a loss of £4,012 in the previous year. The carry forward is £7,546.
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON DISPUTE.
    361 11 Mediation Efforts. MINISTER'S APPEAL TO BOTH SIDES. London, Sept. 6. In connection with the effort at mediation in the cotton trade dispute, it is announced that the Minister of Labour (Sir Henry Betterton), in the- letter which he addressed to both sides en Sunday, advocated the appointment
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    LONDON STOCKS.
    198 11 Increased Activity On Exchange. London, Sept. 5. The new account began well on the Stock Exchange when there was a good deal of activity in evidence. Rayons were again prominently buoyant while textiles improved on hopes of a settlement of the strike through Government intervention. Coppers were again
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    THE MAHARAJAH OF KAPURTHALA.
    253 11 In Singapore on His Way To Java. Among the passengers, who passed through Singapore yesterday by the Dutch mail, Johan van Oldenbarncvell, was H.H. the Maharajah of Kapurthala, who is on his way to Java where he w ll spend a month. The Maharajah, who is
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    A MILLION PEOPLE
    206 11 Threatened by Famine In Manchuria. Mukden, Sept. 5. More than one million people are threatened by famine as a result of the disastrous floods which have wrought untold havoc in Northern Manchuria, and the Manchukuo Prime Minister (Mr. Chan? Hsiao-hsu) has decided to direct an S.O.S. call
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    TIN SHARES.
    64 11 Appreciation Still Taking Place. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 6. Tin shares are still very firm, the following appreciations taking place, the figures in brackets representing the middle price on Aug. 22: Bangrin 1/6 to 15/6 (11/6) Ipoh 1/3 to 16 3 (14 '3) Tronoh 16/6 (14/9)
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    FLIGHT TO RUSSIA
    65 11 British Airman Forped Down Near Mulheim. London, Sept. 3. News has been received at Lympne that the Airman Grierson, who was hoping to fly to Russia in one day, has been forced down at Mulheirr, near Essen, in the Rhine valley. The machine was undamaged and the
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    HIGH TREASON.
    39 11 Women Communists Sentenced In Helsingfors. Helsingfors, Sept. Communists to the number of 21, including three women, have been sentenced to penal servitude for high Treason. Seven others are now under arrest on the same charge. Reuter Wireless.
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    DENMARK AND CHINA.
    30 11 Copenhagen Appoints A New Minister. Copenhagen, Sept. G. Mr. Oscar de Oxholm, the Counsellor at the Danish Legation in London, has Imvii appointed Minister to China. Reuter.
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    ACTRESS FOUND SHOT.
    886 11 Month After Husband's Suicide. BRIEF WEDDED LIFE. Amazing Story of Secret 1 Police Mission. (From Our Own Correspondent) tantton, Sept. Miss Helen Saintsbury, the MtMM, widow of Capt. Francis Jamev Buckley Rutherford, was found shot in her flat last night, with her dead husband's love letters scattered
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      50 11 IMPORTANT TOMORROW At the Pavilion Theatre will be preicnttd what the "Daily Mail" <fcicribes aa I the belt film produced in this or any other country. A joy to see" "THE FIRST MRS. FRASER" stakri.m; HENRY AINLEY, JOAN BARRY, DOROTHY DIX. Billy Cotton and his Rand. Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra.
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    WEEKLY WAGE: ANOTHER MEETING.
    1502 12 Money-Lenders at Root Of Objections. NINE POINTS. BIG MAJORITY IN FAVOUR. By a majority of 1(1.1 for and eipht against, a public BMCtißg held under the auspices ofilie Clerical Intern yesterday in the Municipal Board Koum voted in favour of the follon-ing resolution That <his public
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    THE CAPITOL.
    366 12 Scores Big Success With "This is the Night/ With -This b the Night," the Paramount picture now being shown, the Capitol management have found a winner which bids fair to equal the success of •One Hour With You." Old favourites and new ones appear in a musical comedy
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    SHORTHAND CONTEST.
    72 12 The result of 'the stenographers' conl<^t ai ranged by the Capitol Theatre wos as fotlows: 1. Mr. K. T. Saul; 2. Mrs. A. L. Berry 3. Miss T. L. Kraal. 1 he prizes wore respectively a Royal portah_a typewriter, v Parker desk set and a Parker pin and
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    THE HUMAN SIDE OF COURT CASES.
    350 12 Rival Hawkers' Fight For Pitch. The proceedings in the Singapore police courts are not always as serious a businww as the published reports would make them and little human incidents are constant occurrences. The following cases came up in the Third Magistrate's Court, before
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    37 12 The annual meeting of the Singapore Government Servants* Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., will be held in the Legislative Council Chamber on Wednesday next. The annual meeting of the Municipal Employees' Society has been postponed indefinitely.
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    SHIP WHICH DID NOT THEN EXIST.
    301 12 Name Used on Seamen's Discharge Form. Choi Chan Seng, and English-speaking Chinese, was arraigned before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell yesterday in the Assiie Court on a charge of making or counterfeiting a rubber stamp. Mr. P. A McElwaine, the D.P.P., prosecuted and Mr.
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    MR. CHANG JOON LONG.
    116 12 Death of Well-Known Public Worker in Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Sept. 5. The death has occurred here of Towkay Chang Joon Long, a well-known resident and public worker. The late Towkay, who was a J. P. and served on various public bodies, was a
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    AIRMAN FLYING TO AUSTRALIA.
    156 12 Mr. Richard Allen In Singapore. Mr. Richard Allen, flying a Gypsy moth aeroplane, arrived at SeleVar aerodrome yesterday afternoon from Alor Star on his way to Australia from England. A younjj man attached to the Australian Auxiliary Air Force, Mr. Allen is proceeding to Australia in
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    CREW MUTINIES.
    251 12 Vessel Trying to Avoid Seamen's Strike. Rotterdam, Sept. 5 The strike of the Seaman's Union in demanding higher wager, which is holding up shipping in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, had a sequel in the mutiny aboard the Holland-Amerika liner Rotterdam, the captain of which wireiessed asking for 30 marines
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    VENEZUELA.
    68 12 New British Minister Appointed. Rugby, Sept. 6. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. Edward Allis Keeling, a counsellor in the Diplomatic Service, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Caracas. British Wireless. Caracas is the capital of Venezuela. Mr. Edward Allis Keeling has held diplomatic posts
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    LAMP-POST CRASH.
    74 12 European Injured and Sent To Hospital. In- swerving to avoid a car which was coming from the direction of the Esplanade, Mr. A. Ferguson, of the Singapore Cold Storage, Ltd., crashed into the lamppost at the junction of Stamford Road and St. Andrew's Road, shortly after nine o'clock
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    PENANG REGISTRY.
    50 12 Special Committee Begins Inquiry Work. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 7. The special committee appointed to investigate the requirements of the Supreme Court Registry has begun work. The committee comprises Messrs. Palgrave Simpson, Balfour Ross, R. D. Hume, and T. E. Conaghan, in conjunction with the Registrar.
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    MR. TONG LAO.
    44 12 Visiting Canton Before Coming to Singapore. Shanthai, Sept.. 7. Mr. Tom? Lao (the new Consul-General for Singapore) is leaving Shanghai for Canton today in order to visit his relatives before taking up his new post in Singapore. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    "UP SHE GOES."
    57 12 A good audience at the Victoria Theatre last night heartily endorsed the opinion •.hat Up She Goes is one of the bright--c at, happiest, snappiest, well-dressed revues ever seen in Singapore. As at the first perfomiahce things went with a swing from the o|>eninp: chorus to the
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    ALLEGED GANGSTERS' ARSENAL.
    537 12 Raided by Police. "CRUELLEST WEAPON THERE IS." A haul of a revolver, 15 rounds of ammunition, two daggers, and tin- belong ings of a secret society was made by a police officer and five detectives when they aided 3, Ford Street, at five o'clock this morning. Mr.
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    ABOLISH WAR DEBTS.
    129 12 Trades Union Congress Resolution. Rugby, Sept. 6. A resolution calling u;k..: the Government to adopt a policy leading to the abolition of War debts and reparations and thilowering of tariff barriers and providing for the planning, on a large scale, of developments such as housing and slum
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      SINGAPORE RACE MEETING.
      181 13 Selections for Today's Events. Inn races form the programme for the MCMd day of the Singapore Turf Club iMeetinjr, and a start will be made at 2.45. With going cood and scratching few, conditions are again of the best. Our Racing Correspondent's selections ire as follows I—
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1405 13 Selangor's Superiority. PROMISING OUTLOOK IN SINGAPORE. (By Our Cricket Correspondent). Although the S.R.C. have two matches yet to play, against the Combined Schools and R.E. and R.A., the 1932 season can be looked on as closed. The fear that Singapore would be badly handicapped in their matches
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    MYROBELLA WINS AGAIN.
    149 13 Champagne Stakes At Doncaster. London, Sept. C. The result of the Champagne Stakes for two year-olds, which was run at Dnnca.sU'r today, resulted as follows Lord Looadato'i MYROHKI.I.A (<;. Richards) H.ll 1 Col. F. Lundgren's COROADO (J. Taylor) I 2 Sir A. Butt's YOUNG LOVER (R. IVi
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    NINETEEN STARTERS FOR ST. LEGER.
    288 13 Lane to Ride April The Fifth. London. Sept. f>. The following are the probable startirs and jockeys for the St. Letter Stakes which will be run at Doncaster tomorrow M. M. Boussac's HESPERUS (Elliott). Mr. R. Croker's CELEBRATOR (Burns). Mr. J. Dewar's VIOLATOR (Gordon Richards).
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    INDIAN'S ROUTED.
    109 13 Innings Defeat By England XI. London, Sept. 6. Scarborough: Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-. (inwei-'s XI drew with the M.C.C. Austra-' lisa XI today. Mr. Leveson-Gowers' XI scored 200 (Yerky live for 59) and MI for three declared, and the M.C.C. Aus-| tralian side obtained 185 (Bowes four
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    67 13 The following will represent the Combined Schools against the S.R.C. in a two-day cricket fixture on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on Sunday at 10.30 a.m.: J. Sanderson (St. Andrew's), S. Ross, M. Valberg, G. Valberg. R. Hoffman (Raffles;, Chia Ken Hock, H. Boon, G. Fernandez, T. Tordeiro.
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    SCHOOLBOY BOXING COMPETITION.
    602 13 Shield Again Won By St. Andrew's. The Singapore inter-school boxing competition for the Aw Boon Haw shield was brought to a conclusion at St. Andrew's School yesterday afternoon. St. Andrew's, the holders, were again successful, obtaining ten points, Raffles being second with six and Outram and Rangoon
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    SEREMBAN G.C.
    62 13 Women's 10-Cent Card Stroke Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sarcmban, Sept. 6. The committee of the Seremban Golf Club has decided to hold a 10-cent. card- 1 stroke competition on handicap for women during the month of September. A prize will be awarded to the best competitor. A
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    MOTOR-CYCLE RACING.
    105 13 Results of the Ulster Grand Prix. London, Sept. 3. Riding through blinding sheets of rain, the cream of British motor-cyclists competed today for the Ulster Grand Prix. Stanley Woods, on Norton, won the 500 cc. class at an average speed for the course of 246 miles of 85.15
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    SINGAPORE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.
    538 13 Indian Champions' Visit Doubtful. I The annual general meeting of the Singapore Hockey Association was he'd at the S.C.C. yesterday, Capt. P. R. P. Miers presiding. One of the items discus; ed was the question of paying travelling expenses in connection with away matches. The chairman said
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    62 14 Indians Trim Browns In Double Header. New York, Sept. 5. There was no play today in the National league. American League results were In the second game Connally pitched and Earl Avei-ill and Myatt hit home runs.—Reuter. St. Louis rievcland >>t. Louis '."leveland I Runs. 1 a 4
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    102 14 Today. September 7. Tennis: S.f'.f. tournumont. Singapore Races. Serond Day. Boxinc: Gaillcrmo vs. Brilkii. New World, Mi p.m. Thursday. September 8. Football: S.l'.C. Six-a-side tournament. Friday. September 9. Football: S.A.F.A. Cup final. R.A.F. vs. Malay?. Anson Rd. Stadium. Hockey: V.M.C.A. League. Saturday, September 10. Golf: Garrison G.C. Men's
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    BADMINTON.
    251 14 Singapore Championship Tournament Results of the ties played in the Singapore Badminton championships last week were a-s follows Junior Doubles. Koh Beng Swee and Low Liang Quee beat Teo Keng Hong and Wilfred C, 21—17, 21—9. J. de Sou^a and M. da Silva beat Yeo ,foo Seng and Tan
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL.
    393 14 Chinese Draw With T.P.CA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 6. A fast and exciting gr.me between the first te*ms of the i^lnn«W Chinese Recreation Club and the Tamilians Physical Cultui«' Association in the A division of the Football League ended in a draw of a goal
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    DAENG MAKKAH SHIELD.
    35 14 The following are the results of the Singapore Malay inter-school football competition (East Division): Second Round. Geyland 3 Teluk Kurau 2. Sitrlnp 1 Farlang Tcrbakar 0. Semi Final. Ueylang 1 Siglap 0.
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    S.C.C. AUTUMN TOURNAMENT.
    566 14 Results of Yesterday's Ties. Roy Smith, the S.C.C. champion, progressed further in the A Singles Handicap of tht Club autumn -ournament yesterday by defeating W. H. Droogleever in two straight sets. The results of yesterday's ties were as follows A Singles Handicap. Roy Smith owe 30 beat
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    FALL OF ESTATE WAGES.
    802 15 Indian Agent's Report. LESS PAY AND LQNGBR HOURS. The effects of the s'.ump o:i estate labourers in Malaya a.c .'is us.-;e I a. length by the Indian Agent in his annual report, extracts from which are yen below. The very low pike feU-heil by rubbei •nd
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    DRINK OF DEATH.
    156 15 Thirsty Man Takes Poison In Error. Rockharaptna, Auu. 7. Walter Grahaai (aped 12 years). :-war»niHn met his death on Saturday by accidental]; drinking white ant poison. Graham, in company with a companion William Bdwarda, who were in search i t employment, commenced to walk from Graeemere on
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    INDIAN AGENT ON TODDY HABIT.
    564 15 No Need at AH For Estate Shops." Strong comments on the toddy tradeon Malayan estates are made by the Indian Agent in his annual report. Toddy drinking is a newly acquired habit to many ol the Indian labourers in Malaya, lie says. This needless temptation
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    CANTON AND NANKING.
    336 15 Northern Leaders Join Southern Regime. Canton, Aug. 2;J. Again a news bomb has been explod- id in Canton, says the Canton ecrres- j pomknt of the South China Morning j Post. Continuing to pull away from the Central (iovernment, the Southern Kuomintangites are about to hold an
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    INCREASE IN TYRE MANUFACTURE.
    743 15 Better Conditions In United States. The following article from Brads'net's." an American business in an a zinc for July 30 susgests that thr demand for rubber for tyre manufacture in the I'nited States has had a good deal to do with the recent increase ir price
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    JEHOL INVASION.
    176 15 Aimed at Cutting Off The Volunteers' Supplies. Peking. Au({. 23. In Manchnkuo Government quarters Iho view is held that the Japanese att"inpt to invade Jehol was the outcome t UK \vi<li--|>r(a l growth of the Chinese volunteers movement, which is militilinir against the tranquillity of the ManI'hukuo regim*.
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    LEGAL FIGHT FOR LIFE IN HONG KONG.
    2072 16 Fung Murder Case. COINCIDENCES." FINAL JUDGMENT POSTPONED. Hong Kong. Sept. 6. The final judgment in the case against Cheng Kwok-yau, who was recently convicted of procuring the murder of George Fung in Hong Kont;. has been postponeJ sine die. It will he recalled
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    "RATTLE OF BOTTLES."
    88 16 Cockatoo Satisfies The Court. Adelaide, Aug. 5. A resident who was charged here with selling liquor without a licence, declared that a cockatoo was responsible for the noises which a policeman said resembled the clinking of money and the rattle of bottles. The defendant stated that the
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    BRITISH-dROWN ROPE.
    72 16 Sisal hemp and New Zealand hemp have been tested by the Imperial Institute in London and have been found to resemble Manila hemp ropes in their resistance to sea water. The Admiralty and some shipping: companies are carrying out practical tests on sea-going vessels with ropes made from
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    132 18 To Be Commander-in-Chief Of African Station. London, Sept. 5. One of the most stirring incidents of the War is niaH-d by the announcement l>> the Admiralty that Rear-Admiral i E. R. G. R. Evans will become Comman-I'er-in-Chicf of the Africa Station in sue- cession to Vice-Admiral
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