The Straits Times, 24 September 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 28 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      307 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE MftU*' 8.15 ToniKht 9.15 j HUGH WAKBFIELO in LIFE 60ES OR. Phone 5261-2. DRINK MORE (j^k GOOD MILK! t"BEAR BRAND" Milk because of its full creamy richness, and entire lack of preservatives is highly appreciated for home use. It constitutes a valuable food for infants
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      200 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25, JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683) i 6.15 Tonight 9.15 HUGH WAKKI IKI I) i LIFE GOES ON. I Phone 5261-2. L i fSUTTON'S THE WORLD'S BEST SEEDS. SUTTON'S FLOWER SEEDS Dwarf Single Dahlia Gaillardia Double mixed Double Cactus Dahlia Gaillardia large Flowering Giant Single Dahlia tingle Tithonia Speciosa
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      502 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'pere. 1932. XBANGALOEI 8,000 Sept. 27 11AJPUTANA 17,000 Sept.
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      602 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp. Rotterdam and Midllesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. SUWA MARU 10,700 Oct. 6 7 I FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Oct. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Nov. 2 8 TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Nov. 15 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Nov. 30 Dec. 1
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      504 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tone) aad the s.s. MANGOLIA (3,362 tons) (Cmrgo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamer* trading to Australia, cabins
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      456 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penan*. M.s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 2 Nov. 4 m.s. ERRIA Nov. 23- Nov. 25 m.s. ALSIA Dec. 14 Dec. 16 m.s. LALANDIA
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      1132 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co., Ltd., and China (1»S2), LTD. Mnt.at Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. THT? AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. THE SIAM
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      KARA SEA TRADING VOYAGE.
      705 3 20,000 Tons Of Machinery For Siberia. Twenty-eight ships are taking part in this year's Kara Sea trading voyace. In all 12 British, 10 Norwegian. 2 German, 2 Esthonian and 2 Russian ships were chartered for the voyage which was formerly known as the Kara Sea Expedition.
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      A TOTAL LOSS.
      198 3 Tug Suddenly Bursts Into Flames. Mm swept through the tug Chehalis and burned her to the water's edge as she lay moored off Arbutus Point Victoria, 8.C., waiting for a favourable tide so that she could tow her boom of lotfs through Sansum Narrows to Sidney. She
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      PROBLEM OF EXCESS TONNAGE.
      486 3 Race for a Place On The Seas. Important statistics in regard to British and foreign shipping, which are deserving of special consideration in view jf the International Shipping Conference to be held in London in October, are published in the Shipping World," says the Morning Post.
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      DANGER OF MINES.
      320 3 Swatow Harbour Entrance Being Cleared. Swatow, Sept. 9. The series of depth charges which were laid across the fairway at the entrance to the Swatow harbour over a year ago, arc at last being removed, says the South China Morning Post. In the early summer of last
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      SAILOR IN YANGTSZE.
      58 3 Italian Bluejacket's Body Not Found. Hankow, Sept. 6. At about II o'clock this morning an Italian sailor from the gunboat Carlotte fell into the river from the hulk of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, in the S.A.D. No. I, and was lost. A reward is being offered by the
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      133 3 ANTUNG, Brit., 2,107 tons, from Swatow 2.VJ, for Hong Kong 28-9. BENGAL MARU, Jap., 3,231 ton*, from Osaka 23-», for Bombay 24-U, HONG HO, Chinese, 96 tons, from Trcngganu 24-9, for Trengganu 26-9. HOKUROKU MARU, Jap., 6,046 tons, from Penan* 24-9, for Hong Kong 24-9. HUA TONG, Brit.,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      98 3 Saturday, September 24. hips alongside the Wharves or expected tc arrive. Entrance Godowa Gate. Kast Wharf Rajula 20 1 Main Wharf Takada 18 Kinta 1^ Africa Maru 11 Afrika 7 3 Empire Dock C. of Guildford 30 Glaucus 32 3 West Wharf Katong 1 KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main
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      EXCITING YACHTING.
      134 3 Cloudburst and 50-Mile Wind During Race. Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 12. The large fleet competing in the second day of the Corinthian Yacht Club's midsummer series suffered considerable damage and several yachtsiren narrowly escaped drowning at the Head this afternoon, when a black thunder squall, accompanied by a cloudburst
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      "FEAR NOT."
      109 3 Yaw! Sinks During Sailing Race. (ilasgow, Aug. 22. An open-decked yawl, the Fear Not, which was one of the competing craft in a sailing race promoted by the Ravenshaujrh Yacht Club, Prcstonpans, on the Firth of Forth, off Prestonpans, on Aug. •20, heeled over, filled and disappeared in
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      458 3 SNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated (a Germany.) The undermentioned art the company 1 latended fixtures OUTWARDS. I SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Nagoya Kobe, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Sept. 27 HOMEWARDS. SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, Barcelona, Amsterdam, R'dam, Hamburg and Bremen Oct. 7 Passenger steamers with cabin and intermediate class accommodation.
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      387 3 DOIXAK STEAMSHIP UNB jAdAMBUCAM MAML UNB The CHICAGO* INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION JUNE— NOVEMBER 1933 Should be included in your itinerary when you go home next year via America. FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE via America and/or Canada £102 Ist Class Pacific Ist Class Rail Cabin Class Atlantic Lower fares on application.
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      471 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Porta and Son CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OK SINGAPORE Oct.. 24 s.s. (ITY OK RANGOON Ucc. 5 HOMEWARDS. a.i. CITY OP MELBOURNE for
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      47 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's ftiax. temp. 87^ F. Last night's min. temD. 76* F. Yesterday's rainfall nil sunshine 2.7 hours 1 p.m. relative hum. 65 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S. 5 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weather overcast C. D. STEWART. Superintendent. Meteorological Office, Singapore, Sept. 24, Utt,
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      146 3 TIDE TABLES. Today, September 24. H. W. 5.10 a.m., 6 ft. 3 in., 3.27 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. Sunday. September 25. H. W. 7.47 a.m., 6 ft. 6 in., 6.10 p.m., 7 ft. 4 in. Monday, September 26. H. W. 8.40 a.m., 7 ft. 1 in., 6.57 p.m., 7
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      530 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES Thr rharg*a and Inn! ruction* for CLASSIFIED A IH KRTISKMKNTS appear on the form at the bottom of thia page. Contract rate* may he had on application to the Manager at {Veil Htre<-1, Singapore, or the advrrlikini: representatives In London and New York. Situations vacant. Hhm applying for
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      859 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET 81, Wilkio Road. Apply 8. Malacca Street. HOUSI on Institution Bill. ModersU rant United Engineers. fl TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore. Building Corp., 64, Market St. o COSY bungalows, tennis courts. Ist Balmoral Crescent. Apply personally 32, Balmoral Q Road. TO LET, 1
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      476 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 8.700 sq. fact, im class property. United Engineers. OFFICES to let on 2nd and 4th: Floors )cean Building. Apply Mansfield Co., Ltd. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shone at ;rosTinor Hotel, Apply Stephena Paul Co. TO LKT, two storied godown. Road and River
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      384 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, offices No. 13, Collyar Quay. Apply Sime, Darby A Co., Ltd. "OFFICES TO LET, 14-B, Battocy Boa*L 2nd floor. Apply Gnthrie Co.. Ltd. "miscellaneous Too can hare THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you tvery week for three montns far $1.60. Manager, Sunday Timas. IF
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      931 4 FOR SALE BUSINESS CARDS. FOR lALE, Pair of half bred Siamese BULLOCKS, age 8 yean, in excellent condition. lIAIM" 1 lICU/ 1 ITHDsJITIIBT: $160 or nearest offer. 522, Straits Times. IVAmj ItCJIU rUKINIIUKt tO. FOR SALK. content, of beautifully fur- I D k °< "Modern" f,rnitura nisbed modern flat, including,
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      28 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Ootalde without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly f 3.00 f 4.00 2.60 Quarterly $8.60 $12.00 $7.60 Half Yearly $17.00 1Z4.00 $16.00 Yearly $34.00 $48.00 $30.00
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      275 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and CoW Running water. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE 9.30 p.m. to Midnight. i.IULL. SPECIAL DISH TOMORROW MM 1><~ ateaU ORCHESTRAL VeH IVe, Braised Celery, Rout Potatoes. CONCERT $1.75 ADMISSION $1.00 ADEL P H I SEA VI EW
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      362 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, Sept. 25, at 9.30 p. m? FT(V7lUls^| "MONIA LITTER ANA HIS AU-MENTID ■■■"■■■^^•i^ CONCERT ORCHESTRA." (Penang Hills 2,250 ft. above Sea Level.) SPECIAL TIFFIN ON Overture "Robespierre" H. Litolff SUNDAYS* Opersi Fantasy "Lohengrin" R. Wagner '■r'T' Cool and Commodious Dining Room INTERVAL. with lounges newly completed. .r-
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      974 5 WHY MARRIAGES FAIL. The Wrong Use Of Leisure. Many modern marriages fail through lack of compatibility, poor homemaking and faifare to use leisure time constructively, according to Dr. Paul Popenoe, director of the Institute of Family Relations, Los Angeles, who gave the benefits of his observations to the Eugenics Congress.
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      721 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE THE MALAYAN DAILY EXPRESS (1926) LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) nun Upon instructions from W.J.P. fircnior, Esq.. of Kuala Lumpur, the Liquidator of th.above Company, th* undersigned will sell l.y Public Auction on Saturday. Ottober It, IST.!, commencing from 10 a.m. at No. :1T.".. I'mli Road, Kuala
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    FINE RECORD OF GIANT BRITISH FLYING BOATS.
    2409 6 FLYING NOTES. I 650,000 Miles Of Trouble-Free Cruising The Princes' Flight To Corfu Gliding Experiments In India Skill Of The Vulture New Commercial Monoplane Air-Land-Sea Cooperation Bomb Or Torpedo London, Auk. 30. MOKK tlian (i.'.0.000 miles' flying in four years equivalent to twenty-six
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      301 6 Cleanses refreshes t protects health THE CAMERA that amazes the pho _j^*m-^^_ togrAphic world llnrl Rollelflex 'Cjj Hb^K^Kw tanenus automatic 'a^K^^*^^^ regulation by knobs on either side of the cimera fives correct diaphragm stop and shutter speed a focusMntf mtK-niIMT brtagl up the picture already refVctui oiiirnt »ay up mi
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      262 6 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 FIRST RUN DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME JACK MULHALL, BETTY BRENSON IN LOVER come BACK AND BUCK JONES IN "DAWN TRAIL" Coming Soon *v MightiestJ| Real! Different! It Rip» jf^jfC' J^m Wjf^ 9M Civilization's Backdoor W- X^T N J^r^frjßU Wide Open Never Has JiVSt b^bW /M^^Sr "lllllan" IIIIlan Eye
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      236 7 A LH AMBR A 'u'iT' l .4»*'* .^aBBBBBk t i B^^^^^^^^^^B* "fc'V If $WGAPOII£| v ibA first '/r^^BSm'/ TALKIE ■BBIBBBBmiIIBBBaIBBBiIIBBBBIIB JALHAMBRA-TONIGHTi S IT'S FRENCH! IT'S DARING! IT'S TUNEFUL! IT'S NEW:! j <■ A^V^)?ff!H?^lm^i?Htl3?fflßßmßml j THE LONDON PRESS ACCLAIMS IX! j While the entire dialogue is in French it is perfect-
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      74 7 CAPITOL, 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 AT LAST The REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES IN A BRILLIANT NEW BRITISH Production y Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ,M^~ Celebrated Story Igi "THE SIGN W> O F 4 An Associated British Production Presenting the Eminent English Stage Actor ARTHUR WONTNER IN HIS ORIGINAL ROLE AS SHERLOCK HOLMES
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      86 7 MATINEES TODAY AND SUNDAY 3.15. ■m H^F k^n m9^L .9 r^a? £V rVxm\ 11 ANOTHER FIRST RATE ALL -BRITISH COMEDY FOR YOUR WEEK-END SHOW ALL-LAUGHING PICTURE! SyDMEy HOWARD lhilllutk>rslU>sl m PRECEDED BY PETE MANDELL AND HIS RHYTHM MASTERS. NEXT CHANGE GENE GERRARD IN "LUCKY GIRL" Prepare to roar, to yell,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    196 8 London Rubber Stocks To Be Down 1,000 Tons. NO PRESSURE TO SELL. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber. H*/ t cents per lb. Tin. Singapore price $78.62 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London. 25* d.,2 5 *d., down I Kill. New York. I
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
    78 8 Noon, Sept. 24. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellers. Spot. 8> 8 9 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers. Sellers. Oct. ..8 9 16 8-> a Nov. 8 ■"■a 811 If. Oct.-Dec. B"'ii 811 16 1 Jan.-.Mar. .8 13. 16 8"), Apr.-June 9 9
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    PRODUCE.
    171 8 Singapore, Sept. 24. Gambier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.00 Copra 5.80 mixed 5.30 Sago flour, Sarawak 2.25 White Popper 26.00 Black Pepper 19.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Rice Siam $155 to 193 Saigon $148 to 157 Rangoon $144 to 156 No. 1 125 catties gross
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        419 8 r al. Pd. Buyers. Selleri. 1 £1 Asam Kumbang I £1 Austral Malay >/- 5/- Aver Hitam Tin II £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padanf 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukk Arang 1 £1 Burmah Malay 1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        281 8 V«l. Pd. Buyen. Sellers. iBsue C 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.00 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.12.6 4.17.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.75 5.50 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 63.00 65.00 £1 £1 Con. T, S. T* Prefs. 19
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 SiBfapora Cold Rtoraf 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 108 d. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfc p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfe p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        365 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt ft Co. Allenby ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.45 0.60 Mor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.65 0.50 0.60 Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 Malay ($2) 0.65 0.75 0.65 0.75 Molek
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      131 8 Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., report as follows on Sept. 23 The market continued to sag: until the beginning of this week when it took a sharp and unexpected turn, owing to a revival of interest from America, where commodities in general and the stock markets have again
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      198 8 Singapore, Sept. 24. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, demand 2/3 7r London, T.T. 2/3 27/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,015 Hamburg, demand 165 New York, demand 39 15
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      EXCHANGES.
      96 8 Rugby, Sept. 23. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.62>/> Athens 572 1/ 2 Belgrade 227 >/> Berlin 14 9/16 Bombay Is. 6 5 32d. Brussels 25 Bucharest 580 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 19 9/32 Geneva 17 31 32 Helsingfors 232Vfe Hong Kong Is. 4Vid. Lisbon 110 Madrid 42 5 16
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      AIR MAIL.
      47 8 Mails by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam arc expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express today. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 pm. Applications from non-boxhol-ders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be entertained.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    266 8 Today. Tembilahan and Inilragiri I Maron) 1 p.m. Tembtlahaa (Sin Aik Lee) 1 p.m. Banka Island, Pladjoe Palembang (Senang) f pj«. Kfinunmn, k'fimisek. Krntay, Dungun, Trengganu- and Hesut (Najaai) 2 p.m. Up»«r Burma, North and Eait India (Takada) 3 p.m. Egypt, Kurope Copenhagen (Siam) 3 p.m. Denmark
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    59 8 Left Arrd. By Spore London M. van St. Aldegonde Aug. 12 Sept. 1 General Metzinger Aug. 10 Sept. 6 Karapara Aug. 11 Sept. 3 Baloeran Aug. 19 Sept. 9 Rawalpindi Aug. 19 Sept. 10 Angkor Aug. 24 Sept. 19 Karua Aug. 25 Sept. i. Kota Baroc Aug.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    62 8 From China am! Manila by President Van Burvn due Singapore daylight on Monday, the 26th instant. From China and Japan by Argun Maru due Singapore on Mond iv, the 26th instant. From China and Japan by Hamburg Mam due Singapoie on Monday, the 26th instant. Fiom Europe by
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      125 8 THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE EXECUTOR COMPANY, LIMITED. (Rffliitrrrd under the Trout Companltt Ordinance 1S26) Capital called up $152,060 Reserve Liability of Shareholders $152,060 DIRECTORS: Sir David Galloway, Kt.B. (Chairman) W. E. Rajner, A.C.A. O. R. S. Bateman, C.A. R. H. Meyer L. C. Margoliouth R. J. Parnr, C.M.G. Gaw Khek
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      120 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. roday. Septnnher 24. Annl. iren. mtu. of Tambaiak Robber Fstatet Ltd., Hong Koiik Bank Chambers, n*on. Monday, Srptrmbrr 26. Legislative Council meeting. 10.30 a.m. R'fdiwaday. September 28. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Friday. September .10. Municipal Commssioners' meeting, 2.18 p.m. Annual gen. mtg. of Eastern
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  • FINANCIAL' AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      The Slump Through Brokers' Spectacles.
      1676 9 WORLD POLITICS AND MONEY PROBLEMS. (In ihs article Baker, Morgan and Co., the Kuala Lumpur broking firm, survey the troubled world from the financial viewpoint.) As a sequel to what we wrote on Sept. 6 a good deal having happened in the meantime we offer
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    LOSS OF $20,000 BY KLUANG RUBBER.
    721 9 Labour Agitation For Higher Rates. The annual general meeting: of the Kluang Rubber Co., Ltc'., was held at the secretaries' offices. Derrick and Co., Hong Kong Bank Chamber? yesterday, Mr. S. Q. Wong presiding. Others present were Messrs. W. E. Rayner, E. A. Elias
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      612 9 BANKING, NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANB N.V. Established ISM at Am§titttm. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,00( Paid op Capital Glds. 66,000.001 Reserves Glds. 24,190,884 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUR, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES t Batavia Head office for Dutch last todies. BRANCH OFFICES I DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar,
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      542 9 Bargains appear daily in the Small Advertisement columns on Page 4. <HIMMt MONTHLY CROP RETURNS— ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES INCREASING AND DECREASING OUTPUTS, JULY, 1932 AS COMPARED WITH JULY, 1931. COMPANIES INCREASING OUTPUT. COMPANIES DECREASING OUTPUT. TOTAL. (July, 1932 on July 1932.) July 1U32 on July, 1931). ,»i,,Li Territory July, July.
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      316 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPi: N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Eetabllahed at Amsterdam IBM.) PAID DP CAPITAL FI. 80,080,00 i STATUTORY RESERVE T\. 20,u16,00« OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjsrmasin Kobe •Semarang Bombay 'Welterveden Shanghai Calcutta Medan Solo
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    132 10 Singapore. 1 < ADELPHI HOTEL.— Special Dinner Dar.ce. ALHAMBRA. Nlgfct Raid in Paris with Albert Prejean and Annabcllu. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. <\\PITOU-Thp Sitrn of 4 with Arthur i Wontner. 8.l. r [>.ir.. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD. Had Sister with Conrad Nacel and Sidney Fox. Pasar Malam. (Jatc 10
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1932. CASH OR CREDIT?
    1035 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1932. CASH OR CREDIT? We have heard a good deal recently of the condition of the clerical classes of Malaya, of how 'JO ysjt cent, of them Bra in debt to money-lenders and how life is one long struggle with ends which never
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    139 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. H. R. Bull has been appointed to act as District Judge (Civil), Singapore. Mr. H. V. Hughes, Executive Engineer, P.W.D., S.S., has been seconded to the F.M.S. Mr. H. W. Begbie, Assistant Engineer, Muar, goes on leave at the end of this r.-.onth. Major W. B. Elkins,
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    ROMANCE BENEATH THE GRIME.
    928 10 1,000-Year-Old Tartlets Fit To Eat. (By Alexander Scott, D.he., F.R.S Director of Scientific Research to the British Museum.) Cleaning up the Nations art treasures often reveals romance beneath the grime. Objects resembling small lump* of mud, I* tent to the British Museum for examination, from Titrkint.ni,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    825 10 A BELOVED RULER. That no country in Europe can hopo to escape entirely the attentions of the Communists in evidenced by the incident which wturred at the ceremonial opening of tho Nederlands Parliamcrt at The Hague when extremist members shouted derogatory remarks at the end of
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    NEWCHWANG CAPTIVES LOCATED IN PEASANT'S HUT.
    571 11 STILL ALIVE AND WELL TREATED. Dog Heroes of a Grim t Drama. HOPES OF RESCUE. Secret Plan Denied By Japanese. Mukden. Sept. 23. Mr. (orkran and Mrs. I 'aw ley have been located to the east of Panshan. 30 miles from Newchwang. where they
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    71 11 Round of Golf on Course At Copenhagen. Rugby, Sept. 21. The Prißee of Wale-, who will tomorrow perform th" opening ceremony at the British Trade Exhibition in Copenhagen, played a round of golf this afternoon on the course near the capital. Tonight he attended a banquet given
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    GANDHI BECOMING WEAKER.
    172 11 Expected Agreement Not Reached. Poona, Sept. 23. Gandhi has issued a statement appealing to the people of India to refrain from fasting in sympathy with him (which many are doing) and insisting, alternatively, that they set about doing their utmost to remove untouchability. The third day of
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    HELD BY LIBERALS.
    100 11 Cardiganshire By-Election Result. London, Sept. 23. The Cardiganshire by-election caused by the appointment of Mr. R. Hopkin Morris (the Liberal member) as London Stipendiary, resulted as follows Mr. Owen Evans (Lib.) 13,437 Col. E. C. L. Fitzwilliams (Cons.).. 8,866 Rev. D. Jones (Lab.) 5,295 —Reuter. At the
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    LIVERPOOL RIOTS.
    118 11 Unemployed Met Halfway By Town Council. Liverpool, Sept. 20. Order has been restored here as a result of the Town Counc ;l dr-ciding to meet the demands of the unemployed half way and raise the dole from 12s. to 15s. 3d. per week. Thirty further arrests of the
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    ON RETIRED LIST.
    98 11 Making Way for Young Officers. Rugby, Sept. tt. Admiral Sir Michael Hodges has been placed on the retired list to facilitate the promotion o f younger officers. Rear-Admiral Bertram Thesiger is to be Admiral. Rear-Admiral Berwick Curtis to Vice-Admiral and placed on the retired list. British Wireless.
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    ARTHUR TOSCANINI.
    63 11 Receives Grand Cross Of Legion of Honour. Paris, Sept. 20. The French Premier, M. Herriot, has In-stowed on the famous Italian conductor, Arthur Toscanini, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in recognition of his services in popularising French music. In hailing the award the press pointedly
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    ROYALIST PLOT.
    38 11 Two Sons of Primo de Rivera Released. Madrid, Sept. 20. Two sons of the late Spanish dictator, Primo de Rivera, who were arrested in connection with the royalist plot on Aug. 10. have been released. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    MINISTERS EXPECTED TO RESIGN.
    248 11 Cabinet Dissension. DISAGREEMENT OVER OTTAWA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 23. The resignations from the Cabinet of Lord Snowden, Lord Privy Seal, Sir Herbert Samuel, Home Secretary, and Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary for Scotland, over the Ottawa wheat tax are belived to be certain. Others
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    $300,000,000.
    88 11 Huge Concern Adjudged Bankrupt. Chicago, Sept. 23. The Corporation Securities Co., Chicago, and the Insull Utilities Investments Inc., two Insull investment trusts in which public invested $300,000,000 have lie«m adjudged bankrupt by the Federal Judge, Mr. Lindley. An application for receiverships for these two companies was made last April.
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    MR. COSGRAVE.
    187 11 Government Thinking Of Arrest London, Sept. 23. The Irish Free State Government 13 contemplating the arrest of Mr. Cosgruvp, ex-President of the Executive Council, under the Public Safety Act, according to the Morning Post, which says the speech by Mr. Cepgrave last week in which he most scathingly
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    SIR ROBERT HO TUNG.
    103 11 Meets Von Hindenburg And Herr Von Papen. Berlin, Sept. 23. Sir Robert Ho Tune had a long conversation with the Chancellor, Herr von Papen, yesterday, on Sino-German relations. He was received by President Hindenburg in the morning ar.d later gave an address in Chinese for a
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    BERLIN BOURSE.
    46 11 Berlin, Sept. 21. The Bourse opened and closed weak. Mining and steels led the downward movement while electrics displayed notable powers of resistance. The slump is chiefly attributed to the decline of metal prices and erratic New York markets. Gilt-edged securities remained firm. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    INSULT TO QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    244 11 "Down with the Crown." "RED" DEMONSTRATION IN PARLIAMENT. The Hague, Sept. 21. An unprecedented incident in Netherlands parliamentary history marked the opening of Parliament by the Queen when, after the speech from the throne, the Communist members rose shouting, "Down with the Crown, down with
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    SPATE OF ELECTIONS.
    231 11 Nov. 6 A Fateful Day For Germany. Berlin, Sept. 20. President Hindenburg has signed a de cree ordering the new Reichstag elections to take place on Nov. 6. Owing to the resolution passed by the Communal Commission of the Prussian Diet there is a strong possibility that
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    ACROSS PACIFIC.
    50 11 Japanese Airmen Leave For San Francisco. Tokio, Sept. 24. A Hochi plane manned by Baba (pilot), Homma (navigator) and Inoshita (radio operator) hopped off from Samushire today at 5.35 a.m. in an attempt to cross the pacific by the northern route in three hops to San Francisco. Reuter.
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    SHANGHAI STRIKE.
    37 11 9,000 Silk Workers' Make Modest Demand. Shanghai, Sent. 24. Some U.OOO silk workers in Shanghai went on strike yesterday. They are demanding the respiration of their former daily wage of 52 cents. The Union Times.
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    MISS LEONORA BROOKE.
    41 11 Engagement to Rumanian Industrialist. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 23. The engagement is announced here of Miss Leonora Brooke, a daughter of T.H. the Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak, and Mr. Max Ausnit, a wealthy Rumanian industrialist.
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    COTTON WAGE STRIKE SETTLED.
    252 11 Workers Agree to 8l8 l 2 Per Cent. Reduction. London, Sept. 23. A settlement on the wages question in the manufacturing section of the Lancashire cotton industry on the basis of a reduction in wages equivalent to Is. x'»<l. in the was reached after eight days'
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    ALTITUDE RECORD.
    211 11 Regained for Britain By Capt. Uwins. Rugby, Sept. 23. The Royal Aero Club have confirmed I the claim of the British airman, Capt. Cyril Uwins, to the world's altitude record. Last week Capt. Uwins, who is chief test pilot to the Bristol Aeroplane Co., reached a height of
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    LYTTON REPORT.
    75 11 League to Postpone Discussion. Tokio, Sept. 24. According to official dispatches from Geneva, Sir Eric Drum mond, Secretary-General to the League of Nations, has suggested to the Japanese representatives that discussion of the Lytton report be postponed until Nov. 17, thus acceding to Japan's request for a postponement.
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
    88 11 General Improvement In August. Rugby. Sept. 23. Although there has recently been a slight deterioration in the Indian civil disobedience situation in Bengal and the United Provinces a general improvement occurred during August and the total number of convictions, 3,046, including 73 women, was considerably less than in
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    BIG BATTLE NEAR CHEFOO.
    1636 11 15 Foreign Warships Now, In Harbour. M ARMISTICE SIGNED? Latest Reports More Reassuring. The civil war in Shantung Province began in earnest yesterday when General Liu Chen-men's troops suffered a Revere reverse at the hands of General Han Ku-rhu's army. General Liu has evacuated the treaty
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    CONCESSIONS TO UNEMPLOYED. .
    1890 12 CONCESSIONS TO UNEMPLOYED. S.R.C. Annual Meeting. NEW RULE CONCERNING (iUESTS. That some provision should be made in respect af the subscription and the use of the Club pavilion to members -who, owing lo their having lost their employment could not very well afford to remain numbers, was a proposal brought
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    BENEFIT SHOW.
    38 12 At the Y.W.C.A. benefit performance at the Capitol Theatre on Monday, at 6.15 p.m. "The Sign of Four," a Conan Doyle's detective story, will be shown. In addition there will be interesting gazettes «nd short films.
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    TWO LIGHTNING DEATHS.
    22 12 Two roolioji were killed by lightning on We.-uounuy KeLaU), nenr Kapbf, in a tuini la i Tin 'I lj
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES ENDED.
    552 12 Death Sentences. TWO FORGERY CASES HELD OVER. Two death sentences were passed by Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell when presiding at the Singapore Assizes which hav c just ended. There were altogether five cases of murder, two of which had further charges of armed robbery and attempted
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    143 12 Action taken at meeting of Municipal I Committee No. 4. held on Sept. 12 Decided to authorise the President to deal with any applications from clubs for i the reservation of Municipal tennis courts for organised tournaments, not more than two courts to be so used at one
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    CHINESE BENEFACTOR OF 1845.
    760 12 Ngee Ann Kongsi. BILL PREPARED FOR COUNCIL. A bill to incorporate the Ngee Ann Kongsi is to be introduced to the Legislative Council. The "objects and reasons" states: In or about the year 1845 the late Seah Eu Chin, at that time a prominent Teochew merchant
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    MAN'S DEATH FALL.
    263 12 Escaping During Raid On House by Police. How a Chinese met his death during a police raid on the house in which he was living was told to Mr. I*. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday wtipn a verdict of death by misadventure was returned. Early in
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    261 12 Mr. A. McM. Kitlles and Miss N. Wright. The wedding took place at the Singapore Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Stephen Band officiating, of Mr. Andrew McMorray Kittles, third son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kittles, of Douglas, 1.0.M., and late of Perthshire, to Miss Nareenah Wright,
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    CRIMINAL BREACH.
    71 12 Prominent Ipoh Chettiar Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Sept. 23. The preliminary inquiry began this morning of the case in which Supramanium Chettiar is charged on three counts of criminal breach of trust involving $5,463. Mr. E. D. Shearn and Mr. Das are conducting the inquiry and
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    VS. SHANGHAI CONSUL.
    74 12 Death of Mr. Jay Calvin Huston. Shanghai, Sept. 14. Mr. Jay Calvin Huston, United States consul here, died today. He was a graduate of Stanford University and had a degree from the University of California aiso. A brother and sister live at Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Huston
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    OFFICIAL DENIAL.
    86 12 Lorries for Ministry Of Defence in Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 23. A report has been current that the railway department, on the instructions of Government, had ordered all lorries in the provinces to be sent to Bangkok for the use of the Ministry of Defence.
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    65 12 The Trampled Sign will be the topic on which Pastor W. W. R. I^tke will |io;il. tomorrow evening at K o'clock, at I the Seventh Day Adventis-t Church, Pcnang Road, Kuala Lumpur. There will be a .ong service at V.JO p.m. A Bengali Islam, working in the Alexandra Brewery, had
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
    709 12 Men Warned. TWO MOTIONS FOR COMMITTAL. Warnings were meted out to two bankrupts by Mr. Justice Beckett Terrell in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday when they were brought up on motions for committal for arrears in payment of instalments. In one ease no order was n.ade and in'
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    G.O.C.s INSPECTION.
    171 12 Malacca Volunteers Congratulated. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 2.'i. The annual inspection by the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, Major-General L.C.L. Oldfield, took place on Sunday. The inspection took the form of a battalion scheme which was hold between Tanjong Kling and the 'Jth mile on
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    Ban On Bradman: May Not Be Available For Test Matches.
    514 13 IBRADMAN AGAIN IN TROUBLE. Newspaper Contract. BOARD OF CONTROL'S RULING. BydjMy, Sept. 23. A piquant situation, affecting thi famous Australian ci icket<T, Don G. Bradman, has arisen as the result of the Australian Cricke.. Board of Control passing a resolution
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    80 13 October Fixtures For Garrison G.C. Tie following are the fixtures for thp Garrison (inll Club for October Navy Cup to i«- playei during the month. Saturday and Sunday, 8th and 9th, men's monthly medal (bojjey). Wednesday and Thursday. 12th and l.'Hh. ladies' medal (bogey). Sunday. 16th, match vs.
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    TENNIS PROS.
    76 13 First International Tournament. Berlin, Sept. 21. The first international tennis tournament for the world's professional championship started here on Tuesday. Sixty-eight professionals have entered the elimination content. The competitors include the world's most prominent professionals William Big Bill Tildin and Barnes from the United States, Nuesslein and Najuch
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    TENNIS.
    114 13 Tanglin Tournament. The following ties w ll be played on Tuesday in the Tanglin Club Tournanu nt il!w f !L and Burn IWK A. H. Matthews and Farnworth— »3. Anderson and Droosrlccver-30 vs. Justice T *c" A* Scotland Rowland— 4 vs. Sole and and Taylor- 15.: i vs. Brooke
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    "PLUM" WARNER.
    85 13 Says Ceylon Cricketers Are Very Keen. Ix>ndon, Sept. 1">. "Plum" Warner, interviewed prior to Bailing for Australia with tlie M.C.C. team, of which he is joint manager, said: "We are much looking forward to playing in Ceylon. There are no keener cricketers in the world. I have the
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    239 13 I Today. September 24. Malaya Command Rifle meeting at K.L., second day. Football: Raffles Inst. vs. Kinp George School (Seremhani, R.I. «rd. M.F.A. ("up: Oylunu Utd. vs. Darul Khan C. Cricket: Y.M.f.A. tournament match. Golf Island Club, September Medal (stroke). Hockey: Indian Assn. vs. R.A.F., LA. SfTd. Badminton:
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY SEASON OPENS.
    1099 13 First Trial Match. PROMISING DISPLAY BY NEWCOMERS. Whites 3; Colours 1. The first S.C.C. hockey trial was held an the Padang yesterday, and apart from supplying the players with a "breather failed to Ferve any other useful purpose. Practically all the players showed "the beginning of
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    MALAY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.
    337 13 Kampong Gelam Wins Da-eng Makkah Shield. X am pong Gelam 2: (ieylanjr 0. In the final of the Malay inter-schools football competition, played yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium, the Kampong Gelam Malay School defeated the Geylang Malay School by two goals to nil. The match was
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    PENANG FOOTBALL.
    124 13 Burmese Teams Visit In October. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 2.1. In the senior football league, the Penang Recreation Club defeated the P.C.C. today by 2—l. The winner enjoyed a larger share of the exchanges and dtserved to win by a bigger margin. Brady excelled in the
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    SPEEDY DADO.
    209 13 I Secures Unpopular Win Over Mexican. Los Angeles, Aug. 30. Speedy Dado, flashy Filipino bantamweight, disposed of another Mexican foe here tonight when he won. the decision against Pedro Villanueva, of Mexico City, in a four-round bout. The decision was decidedly unpopular with the crowd, which was predominantly
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    265 13 Today's Matches in English And Scottish Leagues. The following matches will be played oday in the English and Scottish Leagues First Division. Arsenal vs. Everton. Birmingham vs. Blackburn R. Chelsea vs. Newcastle Utd. Huddersfield T. vs. W'hampton W. Leicester City vs. Middlesborough. Liverpool vs. Bolton Wands. Manchester City
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    CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCHES.
    237 13 Interesting Fixtures At An son Road. Several charity football matches hnv been arranged at the Anson Road Stadium in aid of the European and Non-European Unemployment Funds and the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Fund. The Malays and R.A.F., winners and runners-up respectively in the LeaifUr Championship and
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2988 14 A Sketch Of Early Perak— The First Twenty Years A lAtde-Known 800k Sir Frank SwettenhanCs Comments Why He Favoured Federation When Residents Were Independent Mistakes And Even Bullying Lessons Far Today, (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) A FRIEND has lent me a littleknown book
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    98 MEN TO BE RETIRED.
    495 14 I i Queensland Government And Age Limit. Ninety-eight men who for years have given distinguished service to Queensland will retire during the current financial year following the decision of the Government to introduce a graduated scheme of retirements under th» (age limit provisions over a
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    462 15 ILS. BASEBALL. Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York. Sept. 23. Today's baseball results won- National League. Runs Hits Emm St. Louis 8 8 2 Pittsburgh 4 10 1 Reesp hit a homer for the Oudbwll and Paul Waner got his 51st. double, a National League
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    FINANCES OF COUNTY CRICKET.
    1122 15 Ed, but in my conversations up and down the country with officials and players I f.e certain that any tampering with the game itself, any attempted "hrighten'nir" of play, would have no support from those who are intimately concerned with cricket. DWw) Supporters' Clubs The stabilisation
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    INDIANS IN M.C.C. TEAM.
    1187 15 Are They Eligible? DIFFICULTIES FACING THE SELECTORS. Mr. Neville Cardus wrote as follows in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News recently. At the rroment of writing, the names of two Indian cricketers are on cricketers' tongues everywhere between here and Australia. One went in tirst with
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    MALAYA COMMAND MEETING.
    533 15 Good Results Recorded On First Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. Conditions were excellent for the opening day of the Malaya Command rMU meeting which is being held this week-end on tin; Kuala Lumpur range, and in almost every event the leading competitors registered
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      645 16 LANDLORDS TENANTS. Is It a Crime to Own One's House To the Editor of the Straits Timea. Sir, It would seem that there is great need for some sense of proportion in this discussion. What is a landlord? In England, the backbone of the country used to be the 40
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      CARELESS DRIVERS.
      159 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall be obliged if you will kindly insert the following in your correspondence column. Yesterday, while I was Kitting on the verandah of my house in Scotts Road, I saw one of my dogs run over by a private
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      65 16 The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee
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    FRENCH CONVERSION.
    83 16 Only Small Section Prefer Cash Payments. Paris, Sept. 21. The first day for the conversion of Kinds under the law passed by Parliament ast week brought only a few applications, onfirming the official forecasts that only i small section of the bondholders would •refer cash payments to the
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    410 16 I; On Board Steamer In Local Harbour. following are extracts from the s Times of Sept. 27. 1882: was discovered in one of the coalrs of the steamer "Eastern Isles, lying in the harbour, at about 4 o'clock this morning:. Mr. Anchnnt, the second engineer, had been
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    AGREEMENT SIGNED.
    37 16 Settlement of London Bus Dispute. Rugby, Sept. 23. Representatives of the Underground group and officials of the men's union today signed the agreement embodying the terms of settlement of the London cmnibus dispute. British Wireless.
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    IMPROVING MEDICAL STATUS
    341 16 Indian Degrees Not to Be Recognised in Ceylon. The recognition of Indian Medical degrees in Ceylon was th« subject of an interview given to a representative of the Times of Ceylon by Prof. F. O'Brien Ellison, the Registrar of the Ceylon Medical College. He stated that it
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    JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    49 16 Alleged Agreement for Oil Purchases. Tokio, Sept. 20. According to the press the signature of an oil afrreement between Japan and Russia is imrrinent. by which Japan undertakes to purchase large quantities of I Soviet oil, which will be transported on Soviet ships from Baku. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL.
    297 17 Door Left Open For Germany. Geneva, Sept. 23. The League Council met at 11.30 a.m. inder the presidency of Mr. de Valera. The ireliminary proceedings will be private, 'he Council agenda today does not inlude the Chinese appeal on the subject f Manchuria. Reuter. Dangerous Negotiations Paris, Sept.
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    COUNT GRAVINA.
    79 17 Death of Dantzig Free City Commissioner. Dantzig, Sept. 20. Count Gravina, th c League of Nations' High Commissioner for the Free City of Dantzig, died on Monday night following his recent intestinal operation. Although hourly expected the dea'.h came as a shock to the Free City where the
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    MAX SLEVOGT DEAD.
    49 17 i Influence on Younger School Of German Painters. Berlin, Sept. 21. The famous German painter, Max Slevo*t, died on Tuesday, at the age of 64. Stevoßt, whose painting and etchings n.hieved world fame, exerted a decisive I influence on the younger school of German painters.— AneU-Trans-Ocean.
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    MANCHUKUO STATE.
    316 17 No Reality in Eyes Of League of Nations." London, Sept. 23. The Geneva correspondent of the News Chronicle calls attention to a communication sent to the League of Nation* by Manchukuo but is unable to be circulated to members as. in the eyes of the League, "Manchukuo as
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    DANUBE STATES.
    158 17 Asked to Put Their Houses in Order." Rome, Sept. 20. The two committees appointed by the Danube Conference have completed their reports, which represent a compromise between diverging opinions and interests and, therefore, is extremely vaguely worded, contenting: themselves with commendations for direct negotiations between debtors and creditors,
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    NOVEL SCENE.
    144 17 Invalid Stowaway Tried On Board. A novel scene was enacted on board ■,he s.s. Mahronda in the Colombo Harjour recently when a special sitting of :he Joint Police Court tried an invalid stowaway. When the man was sentenced to a month's simple imprisonment he was removed ashore in
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING.
    89 17 Clubs Overwhelmingly In Favour. The result to date of the Singapore Cricket Club po&canl referendum of members on the question of daylight saving is overwhelmingly in favour. The figures so far are: 515 in favour and 66 against. The Singapore Golf Cub has now completed its referendum of
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    LOST IN TYPHOON? I."
    278 17 Sequel To Quest For Missing Aviator. Fears are now entertained in. Manila r or the safety of Mr. Aloko E. Lilius, vho «et out from Aparri on Aug. 23 for :he island of Yami, in search of Glenn Bropty, the American aviator who was ost while
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    CAPTAINS HONOURED.
    200 17 Japanese Award To Shipmasters. The Japan Chronicle Jearns from the Japanese Press that acknowledgment i? to be made of the services of the captains of certain foreign vessels, who succoured about five thousand inhabitants of Yokohama during the. 1923 earthquake. The Emperor has been pleased to confer on
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    What They Say And Do In London.
    1836 18 m By OUR WOMAN I i CORRESPONDENT. 6 Lond.on, Aug. 24. rINGS arc all topsy-turvy in this world. Perhaps you've noticed it. For instance there is a school in English where, not only is the rod foreover spread, but the pupils may go
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    SEEN AT THE PARIS SHOWS.
    251 18 BACKLESS pyjama-top blouse, made of wool but all fril'y nrd fanciful, worn with tweed yports suits. Wide stripes in (rraduatinjf shades of red and brown used for throe-quarters of a skirt, with the rest in dark brown to nmtoh the hips and the back of
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    Advance Fashions From London.
    48 18 •m Who striking autumn fashions detuned by Vivian Porter and seen during a dis- -1 play in St. James's Park. One is a two-toned tweed sports ensemble and the other a riutt -coloured Alvara afternoon dress, distinguished by an Empire bodice and raglan sleeves.
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    DID CHINESE FIND AUSTRALIA?
    1197 19 Early Map Of World. COINS AND POTTERY DISCOVERED. if The discovery in Peiping of a map of the world, as known to the Chinese in 1426, raises the question in a serious form whether the Chinese discovered Australia. The map bear* this date, and represents the
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    THE LAW GOES TO THE SEASIDE.
    403 19 Judge Hears Appeal In His Library. London, Sept. 1. A room in a Kentish house overlooking the sea became a Hitfh Court of Appeal yesterday when Lord Justice Romer, sitting at his country seat, Littlestone House, Littlestone-on-Sea, heard arguments Of counsel arising out ->f
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    FIERCE PET LEOPARD.
    82 19 Attacks Child at Nuwara Eliya in Ceylon. Nuwara Eliya, Sept. 11. A nasty attack was made by a tame young leopard on a little girl, Miss Ranasinghe, near the railway quarters during the week-end. Miss Ranasinghc was attacked while passing the railway quarters. She sustained a few
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    CONSTABLE WHO RAN AMOK.
    352 19 Locks Men Up Shoots At Them With Revolver. Colombo, Sept. 6. A sensational incident occurred at the Bandarawela police station at midnight on Sunday, when a constable ran amok, terrorising almost the whole station staff, several Fiscals guards and four undertrial prisoners. The constable, who is
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    MAHARANTS RETURN.
    360 19 What Travancore Royalty Saw In Europe. Madras, Sept. 7. Her Highness the Junior Maharani of Travancore, who returned from Europe the other day arrived ,in Madras this evening en rout* to Trivandrum. She was given a welcome by the women of Madras. The party consisted of His Highness
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    CRUELTY TO TURTLES.
    78 19 Kept on Their Backs on Land For Four Days. Jaffna, (Ceylon), Sept. 11. Be/ore Mr. Simon Rodrigo, Additional Police Magistrate of Jaffna S.P.C.A. In- i spector A. V. Chelliah, of Jaffna, charged Seeni, wife of Arokiam Fernando, of i Karayeor, with having caused unneees- < sa«y pain
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    GENE TUNNEY.
    51 19 Studying Politics to Help Roosevelt. Gene Tunney, the former world's champion boxer, has arrived in Paji» accompanied by his wife. It is his iobaotiod to study politics and political economy with a view to his aiding Mr. Franklin Roosevelt in his Presidential campaign, he told reporters in aa
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    A "SMOKE" COSTS 11 LIVES.
    407 19 How Pit Explosion Was Caused. London, Sept. 2. Sir Henry Walker, Chief Inspector of Mines, in his report issued yesterday, attributes the disaster n* Llwynpia Colliery, Gla'morganahirc, last Janur.ry, to smoking in the mine. The explosion resulted in the loss of neren lives. The finding
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    LIVES RISKED.
    228 19 Death Faced for Friends In Rising Tide. A story of gallantry on the part of two young men, one of whom faced death -n the rising tide while the other ran five miles undressed and with feet cut and bleeding, in efforts to save two companions was toKl
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    CALCUTTA TRAGEDY.
    195 19 Man Killed and Woman l Injured. i j C Calcutta, Sept. 9. a Rivalry for the affections of a woman h is Raid to have been responsible' for the h death in Calcutta yesterday of an Anglo-Indian named Lancelot McGuire, and for serious injuries to Mrs. B. O'Brien.
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    TO FLY HOME TO ENGLAND.
    790 19 From Australia. GIRL TRAVELLER WITH MAN PILOT. Brisbane, An:;. M. So impressed is Mtel M. Spinks. the notnl traveller ami fch— ologtot, with the ability of the Brisbane pilot. Mr. Alan Cameron, during a tour l>y air <>< the outback that she plans to fly
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      281 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle i 2 3 J "~fo 7 6 p! io FT"™ o:: &p3 *m wzmr zw* hi I s *HJP~~ H55H 55 1 39 55~ «r^ac iir 2 HI"! 55 ""■r s~i 57 i*"*" i ss ZB!!" 1^ 11^^ I I 1 E&t I 1 I I mW
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    West Somerset Foxhounds On Parade.
    201 20 ENGAGED— Fraulein Hilde Krahwinkel, the German lawn tennis player, is reported to have become engaged to Evan Sparling, the Danish player. (Planet News.) Ml\l IU \l> DOG SHOW.— The West Somerset Foxhounds parading at the great annual dog show at Minehcad. Somerset. (Planet News.) 111'CKKAST
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      3 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES
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      225 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Great Britain) Head Office for Malaya: SINGAPORE. FOR FIRST QUALITY FURNITURE JOINERY AND WOODWORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS CONSULT PASKOE BROWN Co. 69, GEYLANG RD. Singapore. Phone 4210. Healthy Hair Add* to Youthful Beauty Shampoo repularly with I iiliriira Kojsp ,>recrdril by
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      20 1 BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932
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        63 1 PLASTER of PARIS FIBROUS PLASTER KEKNBS CEMENT. FRESH STOCKS ALWAYS AVAILABLE. STERNBERG CO. SINGAPORE. I PROTECTION- COLOURS OtJANXTTTTFS i i -if- black. Kk^ki x LB T|NS BROWN. 1 GAL. CREAM. {_I^^l^^^^l^B!HHH^^^^^^BbS 2 red. B^^^NERHHII^S io drums stock i) IWHBBBJBmJHBWBBmHHwiBI supplied HERE? I H SOLE AGENTS; UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED j a
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        12 1 I C N E L V o T STERNBERG E COMPANY. SINGAPORE.
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      Value Of Engineering Associations.
      3414 2 Value Of Engineering Associations. DIFFICULT YEAR IN CEYLON. Building Activity By Colombo Municipality. "I feel sure that not only the exchange of knowledge on engineering subjects, which takes place at these annual meetings, but also the spirit of co-operation that is so engendered must be of the greatest value," remarked
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      S.S. POLICE QUARTERS IN RIVER VALLEY ROAD.
      29 2 Th? above picture shows the progress made on the S.S. Police quarters at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street.
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      VEHICLES REGISTRATION OFFICE FOR SINGAPORE.
      23 2 Now almost completed, the new Vehicles Registration office, in Prinsep Street, and Middl? Road, is a fine building.
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        68 2 FONG HIN G. H. WATTS Co. Among recent uuiitary contract* carried out arm thm following t— F.M.S. Railway Station Meyer Chambers F.M.S. Railway Quarters Capitol Theatre Koninklyke Paketvaart Maats- Namaxie Mansions chappij Building Mercantile Bank Fullerton Building I SANITARY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS SCHEMES PREPARED AND ESTIMATES S SUBMITTED FREE UPON
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      [PALESTINE'S NEW PORT.
      606 3 [PALESTINE'S NEW PORT. Shipping Accommodation. CONSTRUCTION WORK AT HAIFA. AT the conclusion of the War it became apparent to the mandatory power that provision of modern port facilities for Palestine could no longer be delayed. It wa? realised that a modern harbour was necessary, not only for the proper development
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      NEW QUARTERS FOR S.S. POLICE.
      29 3 Another view of the progress made on the new buildin* for the S.S. Police at the corner of River Valley Road and HHI Street.
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      EFFICIENCY.
      386 3 Modern Applications Of The Conveyor. THE principle of the conveyor, first A v ;ed extensively in car assemb;y, is now being applied in a wide tange of industries. Its adoption Keeps all parts continuously moving through the factory, reduces stand.ng charges, and prevents the wastage of floor space. A
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      KATUNI RIVER.
      154 3 Hydro-Electric Power In Russia. A group of experts has left Lenin- grad for the Urals-Kuznetsk Basin district to make a study of the possibilities of hydro-electric development on the Katuni river, fhe investigations are being carried out on behalf of a hydro-electric power development trust, and it is
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      10, YEAR PLAN.
      124 3 Electric Railways In France. THE Railway Division of the A French Ministry of Public Works is stated to have prepared a ten years' plan for the electrification oi about 2,000 miles of railway system. Included in the scheme are the Paris-Havre, Valenciennes-Hir-son, Paris-Chalone, Paris-Dijon, ana Paris-Le Mans
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      "MISS ENGLAND III."
      143 3 rpHE excellent quality of British materials and craf tmanship havt. again been demonstrated in the building of Miss England III in which Mr. Kaye Don has succeeded in breaking the world's speed rtcord on water, with a speed of nearly two miles a minute. Many of the
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        141 3 \S\RUBBER 1 am, ENGINEERING \VL\ automobile fittings A REQUISITES «*V*\ S ISSI011 ni-i TO \O BELTS ESVSSLISiiW ISCa \H euFFTIIIPC ■HCoaPORATToV^ I7Vv SHtEIiNGS •n. >\ 1L >\ PACKINGS iTM.isjnua.E.T.A \EBO N I T E RUBBER |j\ HOSES FOR \V gTfc Vy "^r^ 1 BUILDINGS manufactur ers <MVM» H "C TECHNICAL
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      Oil-Electric Traction On British Railways.
      2449 4 ARMSTRONG- WHITWORTH 250 B.H.P. RAIL-COACH. J)ETAILS are now available of the new-type 250 b.h.p. oil-j electric rail-coach, which has been built at the Scolswood works of Sir j W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (Engineers), Ltd., lor experi-j mental service on the London and North
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      THE MAJESTIC HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR.
      29 4 The new Majeatic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, which wu raceithr opmti by the Hon. Mr. T. 8. Adams, the British BMidant of Selang or. I
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      FOR THE MO DERN MODE OF RAILWAY TRAVEL.
      38 4 A 250-b.h.p. oil-electric rail-coach built at the Scotswood Works of Sir W. G Armstrong. Whitworth and Co. (Engineers). Limited, for experimental service on the London and North Ea* lern Railway.
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      SHEFFIELD HUSTLE.!
      171 4 IpMtOM time to time derogutor I remarks regarding British sales j men in foreign countries have com I from certain directions and it is n freshing to record a recent Sheffiel achievement in the supply of 3,00 Albion steel wheelbarrows to Soutl America. The order, amounting to severa
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        56 4 BRITISH PRECISION INSTRUMENTS THEODOLITES DUMPY LEVELS LEVELLING STAVES PLUMMETS INSTRUMENT UMBRELLAS GAUGES SPIRIT LEVELS CROSS STAVES STEEL BANDS RUSTLESS STEEL TAPES ROD AND RULES. DRAWING OFFICE MATERIALS BLUE PRINT PAPER DRAWING PAPER TRACING PAPER TRACING CLOTH DRAWING BOARDS TEE SQUARES COMPASSES SCALES. Most Comprehensive Stocks in Malaya. MOTION SMITH AND
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      POWER DEVELOPMENT IN MADRAS.
      601 5 Plan for Training Of Apprentices. The Hydro-Electric Department in the Madras Presidency has beer doing very useful work. For th< iast two years its activities have been concentrated on the construe tion of the Pykara Scheme and con nected works. This work has reached the fina
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      KANDANG KERBAU HOSPITAL, BUKIT TIMAH.
      21 5 Work h nearin K complelion on th Randan; Kerba^ Hospital, Bukit Timah, which i. modern all-toncrete
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      CONCRETE FIRE-PROOF DWELLINGS FOR THE NEEDY.
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      ; OVER-LOOKING THE KALANG RESERVOIR.
      29 5 OVER-LOOKING THE KALANG RESERVOIR. A very fine view is to be obtained from the club-house of the Island Golf Club situated in Thomson Road and over-looking the Klang Reservoir.
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      THE P. AND 0.
      342 5 Engineering Developments On the Ranchi. THE P. and O. Company has now had just two years' experience with the exhaust turbine installation of the Ranchi, which was installed in July, 1930, and nearly as much with that in the Maloja and Chitral which were installed in
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      ELECTRICAL PROGRESS IN TRAVANCORE.
      510 5 lines to Changanacherry and Thiruveloah, as well as to the Kuttandpunja areas. The estimated cost of this stage is about Rs. 25 lakhs. It is expected that about 4.6 million units of energy will be consumed in the area comprised in this stage of the scheme,
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        91 5 "GREEN ISLAND" BRITISH COLONIAL CEMENT AS SUPPLIED TO:— P. W. D. SINGAPORE. GENERAL POST OFFICE NAVAL BASE NEW TERMINAL STATION R. A. F. BASE NEW PALACE of ROYAL ENGINEERS H. H. SULTAN OF PERAK. F. M. S. RAILWAYS KLANG MOSQUE NEW DETECTIVE STATION KAMPONG ATTAP BRIDGE K. L nnWaM^^HnP^BkiMMPVF i-
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      MAIER-FORM SHIPS.
      258 6 A paper by Mr. W. J. Lovett and Mr. E. H. Smith, presented before the Institution of Naval Architects, gave an account of an investigation carried out by Workman, Clark, Limited, Belfast, on the characteristics of a Maier hull design in relation to those of a normal design
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      58 6 A new Marconi transmitting station which has been ordered by 1 the Swiss Administration of Telegraphs and telephones for erection near Tessin, in Italian Switzerland will complete the "regional" broad casting scheme for the country. K will have 15 kw. unmodulatec power in the aerial, and is expectec to be
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      FOR THE SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST.
      18 6 The recently completed building for the Singapore Improvement Trwt in Albert Street, Singapore.
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      RUBBER FOR ROADWAYS.
      1159 6 Use Of Latex For Surfacings. MANY EXPERIMENTS! MADE. ftHE following paper on the sub- ject of Kubber for roadways and other surlacings," was read by Mr. H. W. Cowling, B.Sc, M, Inst. I C.E., M.I. Strut. E., at the annual general meeting of the Malayan Association of
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      CARGO TONNAGE.
      643 6 Price and Reward Of Speed. I N laying plans for the construction of new cargo tonnage, cargo liner owners are faced with a problem of considerable difficulty. It is that of the speed for which their ships shall be designed, or perhaps, more accurately speaking, the power which
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        83 6 CENTRIFUGAL A medium pump PUMP of high class finish for ITIP fr» qE* nVfcil permanent installation in "A'Tyjoe for lifts up to 6Oft. A medium capacity pump S M^ of low cost and robust B^*^^v ««-r-v tractors' work for handling LH jLjjH !I fdM^§S^HW^l "K" Type for lifts op to
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        26 6 |o|! SIMPIICITY l| BUILDING 1 ty I CTFPI i >J m m^i fLg r^ STRENGTH? r VSECUgMTV? 7^ BRANCH OFFICE: >t* HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS, \jj SINGAPORE.
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      THE I.C.I.—AN ECONOMIC UNIT.
      161 7 THE I.C.I.— AN ECONOMIC UNIT. In view of the movement for local industries the above photographs of a teetioa of the Billinhan Work* of the Imperial Chemical Industrie*' synthetic ammcnii factory in Durham, will be of consider '!>'e interest showing as it dees the size of what is consider ri
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      The New Spirit In Industry.
      1010 7 COURAGE AND RESOURCE AT SHEFFIELD. J^N opportunity was given to me recently to inspect, in company with a party of oversea members of the Empire Press Union, some of the chief factories in Sheffield, and to discuss with leaders in industry prospects of winning new
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      Two Modern Breweries For Singapore.
      99 8 The ultra-modern premises of the Malayan Breweries Ltd., in Alexandra Road, which are now completed. Brewing has actually been la progress for some months. The oil palm installation tanks being assembled at Tanjong Pagar. The main stand at the Singapore Turf Club's new race coarse
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