The Straits Times, 17 July 1933

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    29 1 The Straits Times lh "it* l/ii-MIJ W/M' .1I«'M- WIIAJJU AIM IN .1111 II I ggPM' n The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      451 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. V^XZ^fS^^™' I NI)KK «)NrRACT VJIIII ins MAic.^ WVBN-Bn^HgON FA. «A« OLTWABD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA FR AND JAPAN. PAS,,,, "^OCr DU€ J»1y P°«i XBHUTAM WOO Aug. 8 iSiss" iW i >.--iiri)AN 6.500 Aug 3U CORFU
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      541 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. H«WJHII.HIJ, ItcHiailtW^l^lg fVIPPON! YP'sFM TvAl<sH\ "TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles. l«ndon. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tornage. Due Sail. -S i TERUKL'NI MARU 12.000 Aog. 22 23 jjakus^N jjg jg^.J SaS SS-1. 20 YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Mj-.-.tß.tt.rf.-. TO LIVERPOOL. y.a Pe.ang. Colo»bo. S.er. P. Said
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      442 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. po,"',^^ I^ZTL MELBOURNE vi. JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. *-»> -nthly r. ailing, b, the we.,known steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and 1^ i^c^nrrir-s^trVb^^ swimming bath, gymnasium, etc. MARELLA Jug 6 Auf 8 MA-oLA("-°niy)AuC n Bg*. m Flrgt d-,, sincaDore tc I Brisbane'and Sydney $428.5", $771.48 Firi.t Class
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      410 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. IP p ASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. ''^^rnvvvnlvvv"' BAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. I^jK R°.^ Swett. SS2nd,A^ £S 2^l A^' A 55{S SS 32 5?iS l^P 1K V^'ni U/il H/n «7il FIONTA IVII 14/U 15/11 17/1, LALANDIA 26/1, 27/12 »/12 Tfc. above ye..el. are con.fred pas.enger p«lSiS?a,ffs »atit,
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      978 2 3f^T\ 'JaK^^^S _\j»>*S^^t-11™—~~~~"""^"^~"™l^~^^iSs!3^tiTr^''^Z^^H \^^^^Tl^=lQ^\^O^^i^^B 9^^"^ SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LLNE (Ocean THE HUA KUIOW STEAMSHIP CO. 0,,, m SHn Co Ltd and Chln« (1932) LTD. Jtf&Sk'Ss&SSl VSH SJ^^U^ttiS*' THE VAvrr\TinN CO LTD THE AI'STKMIW ORIFNTU LINE I <<• S -SL%^WOTti«C^^ ffitT^aQ^ST^^ Tk« U^, .J- Undo. C.U, TheW. and Me.sey I-oranc.
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    PILOTS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
    949 3 Important Resolutions. TIME COME TO DEMAND INCREASE IN PAY." The question of compulsory pilotago around the British coast was the mam subject of discussion at the 49th annual conference of the United Kingdom Pilots' Association, which opened in Anderton's Hotel, London, under the presidency of Lord Apsley.
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    NEW TARIFF RATES IN U.S.A.
    380 3 Adjustment on InterCoastal Lines. New tariff rates have been filed with the United States Shipping Board Bureau of Regulations and Traffic in Washington by the 12 lines composing the United States Inter-Coastal Conference. According to the New York "Journal of Commerce," the new tariffs generally
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    219 3 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight: Yellow Flood William Ashley Anderson; Anything Might Happen, Hearnden Balfour; Martin's Summer, Vi.-ki Baum; The Two Undertakers, Francis Becding; Pull Devil— Pull Baker, Stella Benson; The Stolen Bride, Marjoric Boweti; Outlaw> of the Barrens, Don Bracken,
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    PASSENGERS.
    395 3 The following passengers for Singapore and Pens/ig arrived on Saturday by the Dollar Lines President Hayes: Mr. F. A. Abraham, Mrs. E. G. Bere, Mother M. Elizabeth, Mrs. S. Ducommen, Mi: a A. Ducommon, Miss F. Ducommon, Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Leonard, Mstr. C. V. Leonard, Miss B.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    306 3 ASDANG, Siam, 406 tons, from Tumpat 16-7, for Tumpat via Coast 19-7. REYNST, Dut., 1,432 tons, from Sourabaya 17-7, for Sourabaya 20-7. NAM YONG, Brit., 769 tona, from Semaran? 17-7, for Java Ports 18-7. ;iNGKEL, Dut., 285 tons, from Djambi 17-7, for Djambi 19-7. MAKASSAR, Dut., 862 tana,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    126 3 Monday. July 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Godown Gate. Entrance East Wharf H.M.S. Herald KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Lady Guillemard," The Cable. Oil Wharf Nieuw Holland. Coa! Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'apar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Kigmor. Kepppl
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      23 3 QUALITY Plus London training and Qualifications, renders onr Optical Service uniqu* in Malaya. JOHN DUKE F.B.OJL (Hoas.) F.S.M.C No. 21, Battery Road. Singapore.
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      367 3 Jgj NORDDEUTSCHER vTJ LLOYD. N r'y. (Incorporated ia laftttj Germany.) The nndermentioLed are tha company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. COBLENZ for Manila, Hontf Kong, S'ghai, North China nd J «P«n July 20 SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan Aof. 1 HOMEWARD. 5 HAVEL for Marseilles, Havre, Dunkirk,
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      510 3 PR ESTORNTJU N K K > Fares Again Reduced. £67.3.11. For a beaatlfol trip f roaa MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE. VTA AMERICA Tourist claaa across the Pacific Ist claaa Kail In America. Tourist claas Atlantic on the famous and new ».s. Manhattan or v. Waahington. (If passage through the
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      408 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STE4MSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suei Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JUWN. Steimirs Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Auk 8 s.s. CITY OK CORINTH Sept. 21 HOMEWARDS. Due Spore Sails S'por* sj. CITY
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      117 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station YertenUj L*«t night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *P Alor Star 88 0.04 4.3 72 Sitiawan 90 0.10 5.3 71 K. Trengrganu 88 Nil 8.0 72 Bukit Jerara 90 0.11 5.9 70 Malacca 85 1.11 2.0 71 Singapore 91 Nil 10.4
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      415 4 "situations vacant When applying for any position adver- tised in there columns nend ropiea of teft'imoniaU. Do not send originals. "\mporary Secretary and Supervisor of r.ir is required for a period of six months for leading British Club in Penanfr. Apply ir writing. Box 651, Straits Times. \i \N< V
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      682 4 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED, British Light ear. 10 or 12 h p Saloon, not more than 1 years eld. Full particulars to CM, Straits Times. FORD, two seater, for sale. English 1931 model, 14.9 a.p, excellent condition. Monthly serviced. Apply Dawaoa 8, Bakit Cbermin Road. HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalow.. AngnUia
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      716 4 MISCELLANEOUJS LESSONS ia Piano, French and English, a few vacancies. Hue. Die: 7, Oxley Koad. Ten can hare THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to yon every week for three months for $1.6j. Manager. Sunday Times. Those who like "Stolen Kisses "—We adrise Not To See "THE KISS BEFORE THE MIRROR" Soon
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      759 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS LIMITED. (Incorporated ia England) NOTICE ia hereby given that the Transfer Registers of the Preference and Ordinary Shares will be closed for preparing Dividend Warrants from July tl to August 4, IMS, both d»ys inclusive. By Order of the Board, NEWBOLD, Registrar Penang. Jnly 1».
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      1317 4 AUCTION NOTICE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Seasmon. No. lit of IW7. Ia the Matter of the Tr»aU of the WILL of TAN OO LONG Deceased. Between «OH VAN TEE NEO ANOTHER Apnllrants, and WEE VAN NEO OTHERS. Kr-i--r-* »,cnoN *v* o, Lot.
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      199 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES ■■MM Within UlUMt without M Malaya. Posta t e. Monthly 3.M I <•• t ?5« ({uarf rly t 8.5« f 1 >0 S 7.5« Half Warly $17.00 $24.00 $15 M Yearly JH 00 $48.0* $38.00 NOTE. OaUlatioa cheques should Inclod the onaal bank discount. 1 I ADVERTISEMENT RATES
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    HOW MATTERN WAS RESCUED.
    364 5 Presentation Pea-Rifle Saves His Life. Moscow, July 11. Thrilling particulars of the adventures of the round-the-world aviator, James Muttern, after the resumption of his flight from Khabarovsk, have now been made known through reports received by the Russian Government from the scene of the accident. After
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    THE WAXWORKS OF THE ABBEY.
    1021 5 Restoration By Rote. HOMELY SPIRIT OF "GRAND GUIGNOL." It is easy to imagine what echoes in the suburbs of the Middle West or in the back blocks of Australia will be roused by the news that the Westminster Abbey waxworks are being cleaned. Londoners will
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    NEW YORK FACES BANKRUPTCY.
    160 5 £32,500,000 Spent Over Income. The cost o' rm.ning New York City exceeded at the end of 1932 its income by £32,500,000, according to an audit mad* by Messrs. Price, Waterhouse, and (o, the London auditors. In the absence of greatly decreased budgets, New York's plight, it
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    WHALE SLAUGHTER.
    210 5 Great Difficulties In Checking It. Mr. W. J. Drkin, of ihe Zoology Department at Sydney Univtrsity, points out the difficulties of checking whale slaughter in Australia's newly acquired Antarctic sphere of influence." 11 The greatest destroyers of whales today are probably the so-called pelagic whalers. Great factory ships
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    WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    72 5 Messrs. Duncan Roberts, Limited, the local Agents, have just received a cable from London to the effect that the "Imperial Modi 60" Typewriter has once again been selected for use at the above Conference. The adoption of this T.achine coming on top of a similar selection for
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      391 5 HJDXEJ_S RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE— 6.3O to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE- 9.30 to Mid-night TWO BANDS TWO BANDS GRILL SERVED ON THE LAWN. Special Daily Tea I Informal Special Dollar Lunch Dances j Dinner
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      114 5 PLATE LESS ACCUMULATORS Already the plate-lesa, doublecapacity accumulator has mostly superseded present-day ■"plate" typet -by next aeason, bat- qa uovk tery-usera everywhere oil p will go over completely to the "accumulator *C 7e of a sew day." Ws'* GENERAL DATA Twice the capacity per Ib. weight, due to (1) elimination
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      59 5 SELANGOR CLUB, FRASERS HILL. Adjoining padang and tennis courts. Modern sanitation Electric light: Billiard table: and Garage Non-Members may book accommodation. Inclusive rates. Single room $6 per diem. Double room $10 per diem. RAFFLES CAFE TRY OUR SPECIAL $1.00 TIFFINS TONIGHT'S CONTINENTAL SPECIAL $1 CANNELONIA A LA ITALIENNE (Chicken Patties
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      55 5 CXT 1 FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS, OPTOMETRISTS and OPTICIANS. Only Add ret: Rafflra Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. Branch: 35. N'nordwijk, Batavla. Optonetriat: A. M. EZKKIKL, O.D, F. 1.0. (London), etc. JAVA PICKLES SWEET AND SOUR Most Appetising ami Palatable. Obtain**!* stt— D. T. LIM CO.
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      513 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE. By Our Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Serviw Co.)— Metres 49.9— M0n., Wed., and Thursday 6.16 to 8 30 pjn. Sun. 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. KUALA LUMPUR— Metrea 48.92Sun. Tue«. and Fri. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres 58 M.— Daily 6.30 10 p.m. PARlS— Metres 19.66—
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      101 5 8.50 Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. 9.5 Concert by The Midland Studio Orchestra, directed by Frank Cantell, from a Birmingham Studio. 9.20 A Concert of Light Music. 10.5 Engineering and the Empire: 'Bolts and Bridges,' a talk by Sir William Larke, K.B.E. 10.20 Time Signal from Greenwich. Concert
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    MR. ANGELL'S "THE GREAT ILLUSION."
    829 6 1933 Version. PROPHECIES OF 25 YEARS AGO COME TRUE. This presei.t year seei the mbs... g of a quarter of a century since the publication of the book which mi.de Sir Norman Angell famous, writes Mr. R- C. K. Ensor the Obser\ in reveiwing "The
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    CONVICT SLIMS FOR THREE WEEKS.
    234 6 And Escapes Through 7-inch Opening. The authorities at Westchester Prison, New York, could not understand why Arther Palumbo, a member of the Vincent Colls gang, refused to eat and yet insisted on taking more exercise than usual. Not a morsel of food passed his lips
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    CAPT. E. H. DAVEY.
    220 6 Naval Officer's Many Adventures. Capt. E. H. Davey, late R.N., whose death at the age of 60 is announced in a message from Sydney, had a remarkable war record. He was a native jf Devonport and had been placed on the Reserve List before the outbreak
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    FASTING CURE AT SANATORIUM.
    805 6 Weeks On Fruit Juice. ALLEGED FAILURE OF TREATMENT. A "fasting cure" at a sanatorium in which the i-ii consisted of little but fruit was described before Lord Hewart and a special jury in the King's Bench Division. The case as one in which Mrs. Eleanor May
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    LABRADOR "KLONDIKE."
    125 6 Aeroplanes In Rush To New Goldfield. Aeroplanes are being used to carry prospectors to the rich gold deposits found in Labrador, territory belonging to New-foundland. The new field, which extends for about 2,300 square miles between the 52nd and 63rd parallels of latitude, is expected ultimately to prove
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    M. POTENKIN.
    26 6 Rome, July 11. Signor Mussolini has received the Russian Ambassador, M. Potenkin, and it if rumoured that M. Litvinoff will shortly visit Rome. Aneta-Havas.
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      49 6 BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC FURNITURE LATEST CREATIONS EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS (No Usual Catalogue Selections.) DOZENS COMPLETE SUITES AWAIT YOUR INSPECTION. EVERY PIECE HAND-MADE. WE USE NO VENEERS. CORRECT PRICES. THE BEST PEOPLE FURNISH FRANKELS. j I THERE IS A REASON FRANKELS FURNITURE GALLERIES ARE WORTHY OF YOUR INSPECTION. WE WELCOME YOU. iv&ut&ocuj
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      135 6 AS GOOD AS GOLD Rich Colden Leaf-the FMSflie world produces. The -care and attention given to the production of Wills 's GOLD FLAKE Cigarettes begins in SUNNY VIRGINIA. There the leaf experts are doing their •hare in the preparation of the Rich N Colden Virginia Leaf used for making Wilts'*
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    AMAZING PLAN FOR NEW LONDON.
    343 7 £400,000,000 Scheme. HOW CITY WOULD LOOK 20 YEARS HENCE. An expenditure of £20,000,000 a year for 20 years; The diversion of a great stretch of the Tnames; The driving of a ship canal between Battersea and Greenwich; and The building: of an enormous doubledeck roadwa.
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    SECRETS OF LIFE UNFOLDING.
    375 7 The Ductless Glands. MORE DISCOVERIES BY DOCTORS. r Progress which has recently been made in the study of those mysterious entities 5 the "ductless glands" ir. the human body suggests that medical science has within i its grasp the key to the rhythm of existence. Already
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    "FORSAKEN " BY WIFE
    122 7 "FORSAKEN BY WIFE Only One Day's Wedlock In 15 Years. "I have only had 24 hours' married life out of 15 years," said William Edgar Ashburner, of Hanworth Road, Sunbury-••-Thames, to the Bolton magistrates, when they sent him to prison for two r-.onths for arrears of payment to his wife
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    " PREVENTIVE " ARRESTS.
    41 7 PREVENTIVE ARRESTS. 18,000 Persons Being Detained By Nazis. Berlin, July 11. It is officially denied that 100,000 persons are under arrest, but 18,000 persons are being preventively detained. This number is not thought to take the coi;centration famps into consideration.- Aneta-Havas.
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      94 7 ADELPHI HOTEL TONIGHT! SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE Music provided by the popular and versatile entertainers and band of the s.s. NIEUW HOLLAND DINNER $3. AFTER DINNER ADMISSION $1. TH GREAT WORLD CABARET (The Finest Floor in Malaya) NEWLY REORGANISED IMPROVED ORCHESTRA. ADDITIONAL DANCING PARTNERS. Admission as usual 50 cts. Nightly
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      222 7 I PAVILION LTD. ANNOUNCE THE EARLY SCREENING OP I I iijii^i|ijißiy?^r7 l^TT?FT^ i I GRACIOUSLY PATRONISED BY THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. i If AVI If TO ME/ 1 lIIIIIIIIIIIIIHfIIIIIB tHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIu,, LAST NIGHT f /M OWEN NARES \M J^Bm. HAROLD HUTH **M BENITA HUME in j^Bfc^ "DISCORD" Jmm FROM
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      168 7 Packed Houses greeted this Sparkling Viennese Musical Romance during the Week End 6.15 fpmlp^fAl 9.15 I I FRANZ LEHAR'StUk gayest Viennese ®P cr etta mmffl with the Alluring Hungarian musical comedy star MARTA EGGERT and All-English Cast including OWEN NARES GEORGE K. ARTHUR Presented by BRITISH EMPIRE FILMS LTD. DON'T
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    216 8 Rubber Highest For 2»/ 2 Years. TIN WEAKER BUT STEADY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, 13% cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $107.75 per picul. Gold, €6 4s. 3d., up Id. Saturday's Prices: Jlubber. London, 3 7 d., down I/Mi. New York, 9V
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    62 8 Noon, July 17. J1.8.5. equal to London Standard: j Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 13% 141/ b (F. 0.8.) 141,. 14% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Aug.-Sept. 14 14 14 Oct.-Dec. 14 1414 Jan.-Mar. 14 14 14% Tone of market: inn. Lates'. Cable Li n
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    PRODUCE.
    180 8 Si- V 17. Gambier Copti Sago llorr, Bumml White Peiner Black Pe"- er Pearl E memum No. 1 125 catties gross No. 2 125 catties gross o Rice B $160 to Saigon $137 to l?, 0 Ransrcon $123 to 1.36 Rice par boiled No. 1 f&M No. 2 $3.<JF
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        427 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang Buyers 29/Sellers. 30/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 6/- 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        276 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 1.15 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.7.6 5.12.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.30 5.45 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 23/- 24/- cd. £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 21/- 22/-
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        DEBENTURE AND LOANS.
        130 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 5400.000 105 110 nom. wore Mun'cipal 4'^ p.c. •w»9 red. I9M »1 •■••"too 104 108 norr. •7 red. 1947 $1 > > "(>o 104 108 nom. auore Municipal 4 p.c. 01 'HI 3 red. 1963 $2,000,000 100 103 nom.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Today's Prices Frascr Lyall Evatt Co. AlW!M>y ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 A. Kunmg ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.15 1.30 1.10 1.20 A. Molek ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 0.70 A.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      205 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd.: 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,
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      EXCHANGES.
      88 8 Rugby, July 14. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.26% Athens 585 Brussels 23.90% Belgrade 247% Berlin 13.97 Bombay 1 G 5/64 Bucharest 565 Buenos Aires 42 official Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 17.24 1^ Helsingfors 226% Hong Kong 1/5 3/8 Lisbon 110 Madrid 39 15/16 Milan 62 15/16 Montreal 5.01. Montevideo 34
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      COASTAL SERVICES.
      261 8 Exhibition Opens At Charing Cross. A London Coastal Services Exhibition is being staged at the Charing Cross Underground Railway Station. Over 70 United Kingdom ports arc served with frequent regularity by coastal services to and from the Port of London, and a selection of these is depicted in
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    AIR MAIL.
    22 8 Mails from Batavia and Pa'eml anir bj aeroplane are expected al the G«nera. ?ost Office, Sin-rano'-e at UN p.m. tomorrow.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    21 8 From China by Van Heut.sz due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. 1 ran China ly Takada duo at S'n'j;*■)ore tomorrow.
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    NELSON COLLECTION.
    404 8 Two Letters Presented To Llnvd. Two interesting' additions have been made to the Nelson Collection at Lloyd's by Mr. E. S. Lamploufjh. The first it an autograph lettar by Lord \clsoit, ditcd "Victory at Sea, Jan. 18, 1801." II is addressed to Henry Clarke, British Pro-Consul at Tunis,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    238 8 Today. Ceylon, Southern and Western India (Taniro Mara) ..I Pm. North, N.-E««t and N.-Weit Sumatra, E*ypt. Eurepe and Gnat Britain (Atreus) 3 p.nv Belawan Epypt Parcels) (Atreua) 2.30 p.m. Sclat Pandjangr, Bcngkalis Bagan Si Api Api (Makassar) ..3 p.m. Tomorrow. Belawan, Egypt and U.S.A. I (Steel Scientist)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 I By Karagola TaltsM Slamat Kai-ar-J-llin.l Johan dp Witt L«fl Arrd. t|,oie London Jane 15 .July 10 June 15 .'uly 10 June 19 July 10 June 23 July 17 Juno 2:i July 13
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      48 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wrdnmday. Jaly It. RoUry Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Police Band. Katong Park, 6.1S p.m. Friday. Jaly 21. Police Band, Waterloo St., 8.15 p.m. Sporting events will be found under a separate heading on the sports page. For i .tie Tables see page 3.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      727 9 Discount Rates Firm. REDUCTION IN TURNOVER ON CHANGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 15. An important factor in the money market is that the banks are now preparing their half-year balance sheets and are less ready buyers of bills. As a result, discount rates have become
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      "RUBBER CONTROL UNSATISFACTORY."
      1291 9 Sungei Tukang Rubber Co/s Meeting. The 13th annual general meeting of Sungei Tukang Rubber Company Limited was held at the registered offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Penang, on Wednesday, July 12, the Hon. Mr. F. H. Grumitt presiding. The notice convening the meetii-f ana the
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      SINGAPORE MARKET.
      466 9 Approximate List Of Official Prices. The following are the prices, cen'.j per catty where not otherwise stated prevailing at the Singapore markets on July 14, a. furnished by the Food and Market Inspector: Meat.— Beef steak (round) 30 per catty, beef stew or curry 22, pork, lean 41,
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      873 9 Debt Agreement. LEADING INDUSTRIALS APPRECIATE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 22. A variety of influences combined to give the Stock Markets one of the most interesting weeks for some time past. The World Economic Conference, it must be confessed, was of relatively minor importance. War Debts,
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    AMUSEMENTS
    113 10 Singapore. nil I'll I HOTEL Special Dinner and Dance. ALHAMHKA Where Is This Lady? With Marta Eggert. 6.15—9.16. CAPITOL Marilyn Miller in Her Majesty Love. 6.16—9.15. EMPIRE, TANJONG PAGAR Dr. K. With Fay Wray Lionel Atwill. 7—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Flag Lieutenant Igloo. MARLBOKOUGH Vikram Charitra Hindustani Tallcio. 6.16—
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      29 10 SANDANASAMY.— At Singapore on July 16. Mr. K. Sandanasamy Mudelliar, father of Messrs. S. S. Raj and J. D. Raj of Thomas Cook Sons. Madras papers please copy.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      39 10 Mrs. S. J. Eber and family wish to convey their sincere thanks to all relatives and kind friends who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Samuel John Eber and those who sent wreaths and letters of sympathy.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1938. THE MINER'S CASE.
    897 10 It is a curious experience to read today I a memorandum on tin taxation which was submitted to the Malayan Chamber of Mines in London by the late Sir Ernest Birch in 1922. This document is the ablest and
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    MR. JOHN DARGUE.
    242 10 The funeral of Mr. John Richard Dargue, the well-known referee, took place at Bidadari Cemetery on Saturday afternoon and was attended by the members of the staff of Sir John Jackson (Singapore), Ltd. The Rev. Nigel Williams took the service. Wreaths were received from the following: His
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    SULTAN OF PERAK.
    192 10 Referring to the elevation of H. H. the Sultan of Perak to the rank of G.C.M.G., the Malay Mail says: "Ever since His Hit- hness came to the throne of Perak, his one ambition, almost the consuming passion, has been to free the Malays, not unjv of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    827 10 777S TO ONE. Friday's Straits Times contained a; paragraph reporting that a member of the Carey Islands Sports Club, while throwing dice one evening recently, threw "five aces in one." The contributor of that paragraph remarked: "It would be interesting to know what are the odds
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    901 10 AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENCE. The general policy of the present Government of Austria v to preserve Austrian independence politically and economically, says Dr. Engelbert Dollfuss, the Austrian Chano'l&r, in the fo'.'owing interview. Meanwhile a strong wave of national feeling is sweeping the country. I am very glad that my
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    FRANCE'S AMAZING SECRET EXPENDITURE ON ARMS
    815 11 NAVY TO BEAT THE WORLD? Builds Most Powerful Capital Ship. SHAM "ECONOMIES." How The Budget Is Camouflaged. Paris, July 12. Startling revelations showing that the French Government is spending six milliards of francs per year (that is, over £75,000,000 sterling at the present rate
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    BILATERAL TARIFFS.
    122 11 Negotiation to Take Place Soni In t* r 1 o«rteß. The S "Foreign Ti will be headed by Charlea chief of its Treaty Division, to fac'!H«t Uie forthcoming bilateral tariff discu eions. Mr. Phillips, the acting secretary o, State, announces that Argentin ami Colombia have expressed their willingness
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    ECONOMIC QUESTIONS.
    46 11 Council Of Experts To Advise German Government. Berlin, July 16. A general ecOßOaiic council, consisting of prominent economists, bankers and industrialists, such as Hen Krupp, Herr Professor Bosch, the banker and, Hvrr Otto Fischer, has beer, formed to advise the Government on economic Renter.
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    SOUTH CHINA ISLANDS.
    41 11 Alleged Occupation Being Investigated By French. Paris, Juy 16. -tat -ci today at the Quai d'Orsay <hat the French Foreign Office has no inn about the alleged occupation at the ('oral Islands but inquiries are Ving made. Reuter.
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    MR. C. G. E. BAUGHAN,
    66 11 Granted Decree Nisi In Nullity Suit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. A decree nisi has been granted in a •"ullity suit brought by C. Baugha an Are =ta*it Inspector of Police, against Mrs. M. N. Baugr-n. •'•re look place at St. George's n
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    MRS. ROOSEVELT,
    47 11 "First Lady" Pays Visit To Quebec. Quebecs, July 14. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt was driven in her own car here toady from New York I and spent the day sightseeing. She then left on her home tour via the picturesque laspe Peninsula, in Quebec Province. .'cuter.
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    GIGANTIC U.S, PROJECTS.
    49 11 Cabinet Approves Expenditure Of $1,000,000,000. Washington, July 14. The Cabinet Board has approved the river, harbour and flood control projects amounting to $1,000,000,000 and has divided the United States into ten zones for the purpose of administering the public works advances to States and Municipalities. Reuter.
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    DNIEPER RIVER PLAN.
    56 11 Bucharest, July 11. The Deutsches Tageblatt publishes aft article upon the eventual transformation of the Dniester River into a great line of international navigation, adding that the improvement in the relations between the U.S.S.R. and Rumania will render the execution of such a proposal and emphasising the
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    ANTI-SEMITISM.
    35 11 Shanghai, July 11. Recent events in Germany have led to the formation of a Jewish Defence League with Shanghai as its centre, with the object of giving world-wide publicity to any anti-Semitic acts. Aneta-Havas.
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    TRIUMPH OF AIR ARMADA.
    967 11 Arrival in Chicago. NIGHTMARE VOYAGE FROM ICELAND. Montreal, July 15. Gsn. Balbo, leader of the Italian Air Armada, hoped off for Chicago at 10.14 a.m. Eastern Standard Times. Chicago, July 16. The flagship landed at midnight, British Summer Time. All the machines had landed by 16
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    OVER 14 CENTS.
    161 11 Rubber's Highest For 2V 2 Years. Rubber reached its highest level locally for o\er 2/2 years when 13H cts. (buyers) and 14 cts. (sellers) was reported for spot and 14 Vi cts. (buyers) and 14 Vi cts. (sellers) for standard crepe this morning. I The last occasion
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    BREEZE AT WORLD CONFERENCE.
    348 11 Tariff War Question. CHAIRMAN DEFIED BY IRISH DELEGATE. London, July 13. A breeze occurred tcday at the preliminary session of the World Economic Conference during the discussion of the Soviet draft Of an economic truce resolution and proposals for the development of import possibilities between various
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    PRESIDENT'S SON.
    61 11 Files Divorce Petition For "Extreme Cruelty." Reno (Nervada), July 14. Mr. Elliott Roosevelt, the second son of the President, has filed a divorce suit I here against his -wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth Dormer, daughter of a Pittsburg steel manufacturer, on the grounds o» "extreme cruelty." The marriage was
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    " NONSENSE!"
    297 11 NONSENSE! Cunliffe-Lister's Retort To Col. Wedgwood. With reference to the debate in the House of Commons on Friday on the Colonial Office estimates, in which Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, expressed himself as horrified at the ignorance of Malaya shown by the Socialist member, Col. J.
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    WIFE KILLED IN AIR CRASH.
    137 11 Captain's Remorse Leads To Suicide. Dar-Es-Salaam, July 14. A poignant story was told st the inquest on Capt. Ussher and his wife, who met their death recently in an aeroplane crash while on their honeymoon. The police produced Capt. Ussher's logbook and a letter written
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    CHINA'S FUTURE.
    194 11 Japanese Menace and The Open Door. London, July 15. Enormous possibilities for thr r uture in China are stated to be involved in a special meeting of the League Council Committee on Technical Co-operation in China, to be held in Paris on TuesJay and attended by several important
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    GLIDER CRASHES.
    25 11 German Airwoman Seriously Injured. Silesia, July 11. A German airwoman had both lepbroken when her glider crashed, oving to loss of speed. Aneta-Havas.
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    NEW MODEL PLANE.
    46 11 Averages 208 m.p.h. On Milan To Rome Flight. Rome, July 11. It is announced in the press that a new model aeroplane has made the journey from Milan to Rome at an average speed of 335 kilometres (2UBJB miles) an hour. Aneta Havas.
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    FENG READY FOR JAPANESE.
    965 11 Large Force Advancing On Dolonor. NAVAL MUTINY. Nanking Cruisers Give Up the Chase. Shanghai, July 17. The defences at I)o!onor have bora strengthened by the Charhar forcei and preparations have been completed to repel the impending attack of the advancing Japirv^c and Manchukuo forces. Fresh reinforcements
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      BIG UPSET AT TAIPING RACES.
      817 14 Amateur Rider Brings Home Four Winners. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, July 15. With four wins and a third, Mr. Beven had a most successful day at today's races, the concluding one of the Taiping Turf Club amateur meeting. There was a better attendance than
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      GREAT BRITAIN BEAT AUSTRALIA.
      399 14 To Meet U.S.A. in Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final. London, July 16. The final matches of the European r :<- of the Davis Cup competition were yed at Wimbledon and resulted in Great Britain beating Australia by 3—2.3 2. The resuK.. of the last two singles were
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    TENNIS.
    69 14 S.C.C. Tournament, The Singapore Jricket Club autumn lawn tennis tournament will begin on Monday, Aug. 14. The programme of everur is: 1, Profession pairs (level); 2, singles handicap; 3, doubles handicap. All competitor o have not previc/sly played in an S.C.C. tournament are requested to fill in a form
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    BIG TOTALS.
    61 14 Public School's Batsmen On Top. London, Juiy 15. The results in the leading public schools' cricket matches today were as follows: Brighton College 186; Christs' Hospital 85. Charterhouse 238, Westminster 16 for none. Rain stopped play. Cheltenham 182, Clifton 271. Mill Hill 124, Leys 120. Tonbridge 290, Dulwich
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    PENANG UNLUCKY AT ALOR STAR.
    414 14 Malaya Cup Match Ends In Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, 'y 15. Penang were unlucky not to win their Malaya Cup match against Kcdah today at Alor Star, which ended in a draw, each side scoring three goals. Penang, played better football and were
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    THRILLING FINISHES AT GARRISON SPORTS.
    916 14 Malaya Mile Champion Beaten. Thrilling finishes in several events were the feature of the Garrison interunit athletic championships held at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday afternoon. Army, Air Forc«> and S.V.C. officers tnd heir wives, were present and the function was a huge success from every
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      EUROPEANS REGAIN CLARKE CUP.
      1687 15 Exciting Finish To Annual Match. In a great finish on the S.C.C. Padang yesterday, the Europeans regained the (luike Cup, which The Rest have held for the past three yetrs by virtue of their win in 1930, snatching success from the .aws of defeat by the
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      UP AND DOWNS IN STATE MATCH.
      991 15 Rain Causes Abandonment At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 16. The last inter-State cricket match of the season in the F.M.S. between Perak and Selangor was started here yesterday but the game had to be abandoned after tiffin today owing to rain.
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    BOXING SENSATION IN PENANG.
    152 15 Order of Court Against Fighting Choo. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 16. Penang boxing fans were disappointed today when they learnt ''ie news that Fighting Choo, who was billed to meet Young Johnson tonight at the Fun and Fro' had been restrained from appearing as
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    IN SELANGOR.
    629 15 Bright Cricket on Club Padang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua!a Lumpur, July 15. The Selangor Club was severely beaten by Kampong Kuantan Club o:. the padangr. The visitors took first knock and made a bright total of 238. The feature of the match was the hurricane scoring of
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    ST. JAMES CUP.
    33 15 A.M. Low Wins Keppcl Golf Club Competition. In the final of the St James Cup at the Keppel Golf Club yesterday A. M. Low beat H. Proud, 6 and 4.
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    JOHORE ENGLISH COLLEGE LOSE.
    714 15 Anglo-Chinese School Take Their Chances. A.C.S. 5 J.E.C. 2 After leading by five goals to nil, the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, eventually defeated the Johore English College at soccer on Saturday on the Harbour Board ground by five goals to two. Johore were unlucky not to score
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    148 15 Today, July 17. Football: Commercial Cap: Mansfield* vs Post Office, Geylang; A.P.C. vs. Monopolies, Jalan Besar; Hong Kong Bank va. Brmmtoeo, S.H.B. gri.; Friendly: Baffles College ts. Ceylon Tamils, R.C. l*rd.; Malaya Cup: Malacca vs. Malaya Command, Malacca. Tnrsday, July 18. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. I: Malays vs. S.R.C.,
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    "DRINKING TEA."
    226 16 Revenue Man Says He Was Preparing Opium. Of the three Chinese charged before Mr. 11. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Saturday on two charges (1) of rein "paring chandu dross in a houre in Weld Koad and (2) of the possession of chandu, the third accused,
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    WAITRESS'S SUIT.
    297 16 Successful Claim for Two Months' Wages. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 15. Judgment for claim and costs was given against Nicholas Thomas and the Moonlight Cafe in the case in which a Siamese waitress sued for $70, being" one month's salary and a further month's salary
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    $1 TO INTERPRETER.
    141 16 Bailor Who Thought It Was Policy. An InrVan named Betand was brought up before Mr, J. F, F. Gregg, the Singapore Second Magistrate, on a charge of theft and was allowed bail in $50 until July 17. Kcwa! Gowalla offered to stand surety. Mr, Dhanwant Singh, Sikh
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    JUNE'S ALIMONY.
    57 16 Court Refuses £1,000 A Year As Interim Payment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. June, the actress, who made application to the Edinburgh Court for interim alimony at the rate of £1,000 a year, pending the hearing of Lord Inverclyde's petition for divorce, which will be heard
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    $10,000 CHANDU.
    71 16 What Revenue Officers Found On Kut Sang. When the s.s, Kut Sang berthed at Tanjong Pagar on her arrival fiom China ports on Friday, revenue offiocrs 'jourded the vessel tc conduct the usual starch. These investigations finally led the officer to the water tanks where, they found some
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    JOHORE L.T.A. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    499 16 Finals This Week. QUALIFYING ROUNDS RESULTS. The finals of the Johore L.T.A. tournaments, which will be -oi.tested between the winners of the qualifying competitions for the Northern and Southern sections, will be played at Johore Bahru on July 20 and 21. The ties are as follows:
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    159 16 Middlesex Big Total Against Champions. London, July 15. The closing scores in the County Cricket matches which began on Saturday were: At Bradford: Middlesex 305 vs. Yorkshire. Hearne 79 and Hendren 64. Verity, six wickets for 103. At Birmingham: Warwickshire 139 vs. Gloucestershire, 12 for none. Sinfield took
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    STRANGE BODY IN WIFE'S COFFIN.
    671 17 Undertakers Sued. HUSBAND CLAIMS £250 FOR MENTAL ANGUISH. What degree of ment 1 anguish does a husband suffer when he discovers that his wife's coffin mUms the body of a strange woman? The question was the subject of a legal debate before f heri*-Principcl Macken.-le,
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    VILLAGE LEFT TO BRIGHTON.
    250 17 Bequest Of Squire Of Telscombe. By the terms of the will of the late Mr. Ambrose Gorham, the Squire of Telscombe, that village is bequeathed to Brighton. "I wish to emphasise," he stated, "as clearly as I can the fact that the purpose of this gift
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    THE TECHNIQUE OF PLAY WRITING.
    1082 17 Mr. Ivor Novello. "AVOID GLOOM AND GET A GOOD CAST." Mr. Ivor Novello's comedy, "Fresh Fields,'' passed its 200 th performance at the Criterion Theatre recently (and an appropriate and pleasant stage-party was given to celebrate the event). Mr. Ivor Novello's more recent play, "Proscenium,"
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    LAURA LA PLANTE.
    227 17 Decline in Popularity Of Former Star. Laura La Plante, the film star, who at the height of her film career commanded a salary of 250.000 dollars (£50,000 at par) a year, confessed that Hollywood film magnates put her on the shelf. This blue-eyed blonde, whose "fan" mail
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    WEDDING HELD UP.
    105 17 So They Were Married At Sea. As a bride and bridegroom stood at the altar of a Ramsgate church the vicar announced that he was unable to marry He had discovered that the banns had not been called in the bridegroom's parish. The wedding party returned to
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    LANDING A PLANE.
    187 17 Variable Pitch Screw As "Air Brake." A variable pitch airscrew may be used as an air brake when an aeroplane is approaching: an aerodrome preparatory to making a landing, according to a Report just issued by the Aeronautical Research Committee. The report aeals with work performed to
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    STERILISATION.
    262 17 Trial of Anarchist Ending. Women who did not desire children and who, therefore, underwent the operation of sterilisation were mentioned in the trial of Herr Pierre Ramus, also known as Rudolph Grossman, the Anarchist leader, and of about 20 other sons, including a hospital surgeon, three medical students, railwaymen,
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    BIRDS' NESTS MADE OF WIRE.
    336 18 Fixed To Pylon. HABITS CHANGED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS. Do birds show intelligence in making their nests, or act only by instinct? This question, which has long been debated by naturalists, is raised again by a report from South Africa that the pied crow has taken
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    MISS PHYLLIS ASTOR.
    265 18 Engaged to Son of Earl Of Ancaster. The forthcoming engagement is announced of Lord vVilloughby de Eresby, the elder son and heir of the Earl ol Ancaster, to the Hon. Phyllis Astor, only daughter of Viscount Astor and Viscountess Asior, M.T. Lord Wilioutfhby de Eresby is 25,
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    RADIO PHONE.
    205 18 For Home of Scotland Yard's Chief. Lord Trenrhard, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, is to have a complete two-way wireless telephone installation in his house near Barnet, so that he may maintain direct communication with Scotland Yard during his "off duty" hours. He will be able to pick up
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    MOKE PLANES FOR CHINA
    45 18 New York, July 11. The Chinese Government has placed a $1,000,000 order with a Buffalo aeroplane factory for 36 bombing planes, furnished with nine-cylinder 700 horse-power engines capable of flyim; 200 miles an hour, to be delivered within three months. Ancta-Havas.
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    WOMAN BIGAMIST'S DOUBLE LIFE.
    366 18 Mrs. Graves By Day And "Mrs. Smith" At Night A woman bigamist's "Jekvll and Hyde" life was described by Mr. Anthony Jessel, prosecuting at the Old Bailey, when Lottie Agnes Elizabeth Graves, aged 30, pleaded guilty to bigamously marrying Rennesen Smith, a City of London police
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    KILLED WHITE WIFE.
    239 18 Indian Chef Found Insane. Found insane and unlit to plead, Nessar Hussain, a 27-year-old Indian chef, who was charpred at the Old Bailey with the murder of his young white wife, Wona Lavinia Hussain, by stabbing her at their rooms in Churton Street, Pimlico", was ordered to
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    O'CONNEL ABDUCTION
    186 18 Kidnappers Demand $250,000 Ransom. Albany, July 12. New York police are actively searching for Mr. John O'Connel, jr., the 24-year-old son of Senator John O Connel, one of the most influential members of the Democratic Party. Mr. John O'Connel, jr., was kidnapped on Thursday last, it is thought,
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    VISTULA CORRIDOR.
    90 18 Warsaw, July 11. Lord Rothermere, proprietor of the Daily Mail, paid a surprise visit to the Vistula Corridor on Monday in a private automobile, visiting Danzig and- then passing on to East Prussia. Evidently Lord Rothermere intended to see conditions on the spot for himself with the object
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    20 YEARS' HEROIC SERVICE.
    390 18 Agonies Endured. CHEERFUL AT END OF ORDEAL. "I feel very fit, and am always cheerful." It came as a surprise to hear such words from such a quarter; yet this was the declaration made to a representative of The Daily Telegraph by a man who has
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    KING CAROL'S ESCAPE.
    121 18 Machine-gunned In Factory By Soldier. The King of Rumania had a very narrow escape on July 2 when visiting a machine-gun factory near Cluj (Transylvania) with the Premier, M. Vaida, and the War Minister, M. Samsonovici. A soldier, startled by a shout from a general standing near,
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    2983 19 JVc Go To Henley— And Daydream In A Punt— A Fine New Play About Port Said And Something Not So Good From Mr. Drinkwater Heather Thatcher Is Annoyed "Secrets" And "Peg O' My Heart" Mary Pickford Comes Back —But Not, We Think, To
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    HUGH GALLACHER.
    92 19 Lord Wark, in the C. iof Session at Edinburgh, granted a decree of divorce ;to Hugh Gallacher, the Scottish international and Chelsea footballer, of Margravine Gardens, Baron's Court, London. His lordship held it proved that Mrs. Gallacher had been guilty of misconduct with a man at a hotel
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    GOVERNMENT'S "MOUTH-ORGAN."
    392 19 Biggest Mass-Producer Of Literature. His Majesty's Stationery Office will not £■11 you pens, pencils or notepaper. Envelopes and labels do not figure among it-, stock. But it does provide London with the busiest and most unusual bookshop that London possesses. It spends nearly £1,500,00 a year; it keeps
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    STERLISATION PLEA BY LADY ASKWITH.
    385 19 Race Being Menaced By Unfit" The need for sterilisation of the unfit to prevent racial degeneration was stressed by Lady Askwith in an address to the Lincoln Diocesan Conference recently. When babies were born we must do the best we could for them. Nevertheless, she
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    30 19 Messrs. Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par have promised to bear the cost of a drill hall, covered way, caretaker's quarters and fencing for the Geylanf Methodist Girls' School.
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    WHEN THE TRUCE WAS SIGNED AT TANGKU.
    61 20 THE SCENE in the Japanese Supply Headquarters in Tangku as the recent truce was signed. Fourth from left is Major-General Yashushi Okamura. Vice-chief of the Jaoanese Kwantunir 4rmv and fourth from right is I.ieut. General Hsiung Pin, chief of staff of the Chinese
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    31 20 DR. WASSERBAECK. the Press Attache to the Austrian Legation in Berlin, who was expelled by the German Government as a reprisal for the arrest of Hitler's representative in Vienna. (Planet News.)
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    42 20 MR. JAMES WOODS, a Scottish-Australian pilot, formerly in the R.A.F., who is attempting a rec or d fi'K"t to England from Australia. Mrs. Woods, the airman's young wife who also holds a certificate may fly back to Ausf«>>« with her busband. (P.N.)
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    50 20 THE DRIVER of the leading engine of -he express was killed aad both firemen and the guard of the other train were injured when a mail express ran into the rear of a mineral train near (/rich Janet ion on the main L.M.S. line from Chesterfield to Derby. (Planet News.)
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    21 20 JACK SHARKEY (left) who was recently defeated by Camera, receiving the best wishes of Jack IK-mp-. >. the former champion. (Planet News.)
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