The Straits Times, 25 September 1933

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    33 1 The Straits Times [HBTABUHHBD NS&BLY A CtNTUKY.] Ttm. LARGEST, r AN<D MOST. INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER W MALA¥A. 20 PAGES." SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 198 S. i PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times I'KII'I' Ml
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      461 1 81NO*f>O*C: TO. CECIL ST. CPHONC 515t>, SIEf Cl £t^> SWEETENED CONDENSED i/f^JSg^ 3 i/A Amid the cold crisp surroundings of lam fe the famed Bernese Alps thousands of J^^KNr/kJ^ health seekers find new vigour every VS-^^-T^ 3*' year. After the snows have melted s^* *3p II J**^:r=: the ALPINE VALLEYS
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      86 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 86, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683) VIYELLAL KNITTING YARN Tbe yarn that made \fiyella Flannel world famous OBTAINABLE FROM ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUMX LUMPUR. BMaaK*gWlgg HULLITV PBIfP^MaMB 9 FOR SUPPLIES OF I FRESH SMOKED SALMON. I ■m^. SIHQRPDRE CDLP STDRME 1 WJ.W. 24. s, ARMVIVLAfI M bAti4T BRITISM
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      533 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO 3BRVICE6. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER COKTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVERNMEWT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage B"pore XBURDWAN 6.070 Sept. tt RAWALPINDI 17,000 Sept. 89
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      658 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISIIA.) TO LONDON. Naples, ManeiUes, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vtaatls. Tonnage Due SaJ. KATORI MARU 10,000 Oct. 6 6 1 KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Oct IB 30 t YASUKUNI MARU 13,000 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 HAKONE MARU 10,400 Nov. 15 16 I SUWA MARU 17,000 Nov.
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      548 2 I BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly "Ping* by the well known steamer MARELLA (7,8*5 tons) am the M. MANOOLA (3,352 tons) (Oarjr only). The MARELLA to one of tin largest and finest steamers trading to Aus
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      509 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED, (Incorporated in Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Bwett. ALSIA 3/10 3/10 4/10 5/10 BORINOIA 34/10 34/10 3S/10 37/10 FIONIA 14/11 14/11 18/11 17/11 ERRIA 5/13 6/12 6/13 8/13 LALANDIA 26/13
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      1226 2 ■m>F^^*" BB «a>sßß._ "*^^<j^"^^Bf S THE BLUB FUNNEL LTNE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO, Steam Ship C*. Ltd. and China Mataal (I»31) LTD Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO LTD THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO ITD THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. THE AI^TOAUAN
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    ADMIRAL COMMANDIN RESERVES.
    437 3 Important Liaison With Mercantile Marine. The post of Admiral ConmanJing leserves, with its all-important liaison letween the Mercantile Marine and he Navy, is all too often a "hauling town" appointment which means the ■etlrement of its holder at the end »f his term, but it is sincerely
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    RECONSTRUCTION OF HAPAG LINERS.
    266 3 Object Of Alterations To Be Made. It was announced recently that the four Hamburg-Amerika liners of the Albert Ballin class, the Albert Ballin, Dcutschland, Hamburg and New York, were to be put in hand for hull alterations and reconditioning. According to a statement now is- j
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    FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN U.S.A.
    618 3 Further Monies i Required. i The board of directors of the Marl- i time Association of New YorK has adopted and forwarded to the United States Secretary of the Interior a re- solution suggesting that the Adniinlstration should Include In its public works programme sufficient expendi-
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    250 3 3IANO ANN, Brit. 545 tons, from Bemarang 25-0, for Java ports 26-9. ECHOEN HOEA, Dut, 611 tons, from Pontlanak 25-9, for Pontlanak 27-9. LIPIS, Brit, 460 tons, from Kuantan 35-9, for Kuantan 27-9. BOTH, Dut., 1 483 tons, from Belawan 25-9, for Batavla 25-9. REAEL. Dut., 1,496 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    184 3 Monday, September 25. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Godown Gate. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Princess Mary," The Cable, S. T. Fraser. Oil Wharf NU. Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock NIL j Keppel Harbour.
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      59 3 VISIT CAIRO DURING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY WHEN TIME PERMITS COX KINGS Arrange «hort trips by car from Sues connecUnf with the stemmed at Port said. For further particulars, apply to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., or to any ot the Branches of COX KINGS (AGENTS), LTD. Head Office: 1" <> I
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      485 3 jg NORDDEUTSCHER.' riSa lloyd. (Incorporated la %gj££f Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixtures OUTWARD i DONAD tor Manila. Hong Kong, Sghal. N. China St Japan Sept 26 FULDA for Manila, Hong Kong, Bhpnghai n. china Japan Oct. U ISAR for Hollo, Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai, N China Sc
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      425 3 REDUCED FARES < ROUND-THE-WORLD First Class £169.5.0 Tourist Class £112.7.8 s Fares apply Westbound from Singapore or Penang. All water route except first class rail Across United States or Canada. v Via Panama Canal from New York to Los Angeles or San Francisco. First Class approximately £21 additional Tourist Class
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      342 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD, (Incorporated In BnKland.) "ELLERMAN- LINE. Fi eight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Porto and Son i»l OUTWARDS. O HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN, Steamers Due S'pcro, s. CITY OP WINNIPEO Not. t HOMEWARDS. Due S'oore Sails Sport S. CITY OP NEW CASTLB lOC Havre,
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      62 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday, September 25. H. W. ISO a.m B tt. 8 in., 1.24 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in. I L. W. 7.20 am. 3 ft. 8 in., 8.3 p.m., 1 ft. 1 in. Torsday, September 26. H. W. 2 46 am., 8 ft, 2.3 p.m., 9 ft. L. W.
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      66 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last nighi. Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. °F hrs. *P Alor Star 86 0.57 3.9 72 Sitiawan 89 0.30 2.9 71 K. Trengganu 85 0.01 6.5 73 Bukit Jeram 85 0.02 2.9 71 Malacca 83 0.01 58 73 Singapore 86 0 25
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      566 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under 25 cents per line per insertion with a minimum charge of 81 per Insertion There are approximately six words to a line. Births. Marriages, Deaths. Acknowledgements. Announcements and P.PC. cards will be charged at the rate of 83
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      653 4 HOUSES. FLATS*TO LET Nicely furnished flat let /-ber Mansions, Penang Lane, Silver linen, Kelvinator etc. entry Oct. Ist Tel. 6001. TO LET, furnished, 46, Goodman Road. Small European bungalow. Quiet. Gas, electric, garage. Low rent. Tel. 6732. TO LET, "D" Holland Park, fully furnished Kelvinator, modern sanitation, tennis court, etc.
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      664 4 FOR SALE Two Siamese Kittens (females) for sale. 110 each. Apply Box 869. Straits Times. FOR SALE A powerful towing launch in excellent condition Steel, Twin Screw, built in 192 L Length over all ..91' 0" Breadth moulded 15' 6" Depth 8' 8" Mean draft 7' 0" Engines, Twin CJ3.C.
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      670 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The sale of land and buildings at Bandar Hilir. Church Street and First Cross Street, Malacca arranged to take place on the 27th Instant has been post- i poned until October 11 next at 12 noon. < CHINO KENG LEX St CO., LTD. Malacca. TRONOH MINES LIMITED.
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      924 4 TENDERS TENDERS INVITED. Simply of cooked rations to Quarantine Stations. Pslau Jerejak, and Sangr! Pinanr Depot, Penang. TENDERS are invited by the Indian Imnigration Committee for the supply of conk>d rations for the Quarantine Station, Pulai Jerejak, and the Sungel Plnang Depot. FVnanu. for the period of twelve months from
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      811 4 BUSINESS CARDS_ FIG A R O EUROPEAN LADIES' HAIRDRESSERS. Raffles Hotel (Room 120) and at 93, Bras Basah Koad. Usual Hour* 8.3* a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays 8.38 a.m. to Z p.m. Appointments not necessary. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. BARU and Kiss
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      39 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within OuUlde wilhort Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 3 3.09 8 *M 8 I.M Quarterly 8.5* SIMH 3 7.5« Half Yearly 317.M 824.M 315.00 Yearly 334.N S4B.N 139.W Note. Outstation cheques should Include the usual bank discount.
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  • Correspondence.
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      MONEYLENDING.
      518 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In view of the recent movement In favour of legislation for the protection of improvident borrowers, (or, as one of your correspondents aptly expresses It, "for the Protection of Fools from their Folly") It might be well to bear In mind
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      KARMA.
      342 5 centivei to activity of the gentla selfsacrificing variety. What needs to "topple over," then. Is not the doctrine of Karma, but the blind belief In fatalism which is quite foreign to Hinduism. If this does not give as much satisfaction as the toppling over of Karma itself, perhaps the
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    PLANTING BILLETS.
    221 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Permit me to add my voice to that of your correspondent "One of them" regarding Planting Billets. i I have had several years' experience In the planting line In Malayr. and I am an associate of The Incorporated Society of
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    RACING RECORDS.
    142 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— There was not a single day without a record being broken in the last race meeting at Bukit Timah. Why? How? This occurence gave room for doubts In certain quarters. Some are of opinion that the time-keeping is wrong and
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    FUNERALS.
    227 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— May I crave your indulgence for the publication of the following which has had my attention for a considerable period I have had the occasion to accompany many funerals in Singapore and I think there should be a certain amount of
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    CASTE NAMES.
    240 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— l read with great interest the letter written by E. K. In my opinion, the leading Indians who desire furtherance of social reforms should devote their time and energy to casting off untouchablllty amongst the Hindus and to achieve this
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    PHILIPPINES ARMY COMMANDER.
    615 5 Maj.-Gen. F. Parker. HIS DISTINGUISHED WAR RECORD. Major-Gen. Frank Parker, who will take command of the Philippine Department, upon his arrival in the Islands, on Dec. 23, 1933, will sail from San Francisco, California, on Nov. 23, for Manila. Oen. Parker was born in Georgetown County, South
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    45 5 The next meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The speaker will be Mr. B. L. Ralllaram, organising secretary for India of the V.M.C.A., who is returning from a conference In the Philippines and a tour In North China.
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      266 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL, LTD. MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL, TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS COCKTAIL DANCE 630 P.M. TO 8.30 P.M. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.3O— MIDNIGHT CONTINUOUS DANCE MUSIC BY S/S "PRES. POLK" RAFFLES ORCHESTRAS PHONE 5381. ADELPHI SEA VIEW _HOTEL_ HOTEL CENTRALLY LOCATED IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT PRTVATE DINING ROOMS SEA AND SUNBATHING CONFERENCE ROOM
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      560 5 MALAYAN A.R.S, KUALA LUMPUR. Programme For Tuesday, September 26, 1933. Z.G.E. 48.92 Metres. 7 pjn. (HJW.V.) C 2570 Overture The Betrothal at the Lantern— Dol Dauber and hi* Salon Orchestra. C 1784 Selection— Good Old Dances —Jack Hylton, his Band and Guests. A ***** Two Songs— ln the Cumberland Mountains.—
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE INVESTITURE.
    1507 6 Birthday Honours Insignia Presentations. Ob Thursday night His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil dementi, G.C.M.G., held an Investiture in the Ball Room at Government House, and presented insignia to the following:— Sir Walter Hufgard, X.C.— Knight Bachelor. Hon'ble Capt. Eric Newbold and Major Donald Gordon MacLeod. Officers
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    MISS JOAN HORNELL.
    121 6 Engagement Announced To Mr. M. D, Scott The engagement Is announced between Malcolm Douglas, youngest son of the late J. Scott Esq., CUE. M.B.E and Mrs. Scott of Dorking, Surrey, and Joan Cornish, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell of Bournemouth, Hants. Miss
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    SOVIET OIL.
    116 6 Growing More Popular In i Japan. The second shipment of Soviet gasoline totalling 9,000 tons Imported by i Mr. Kojlro Matsukata, a leading businessman from Baku, arrived in Tokyo i on Sept. 2 by a Norwegian tanker. i The first shipment of 11,000 tons was so popular that
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    RICKSHA OVETURNS.
    56 6 Woman Passenger Injured. Two Chinese women were travelling in a ricksha when their vehicle collided with a trolley bus at the junction of Seah Street and North Bridge Road. The ricksha turned over and both women were thrown out heavily. The elder >"oman sustained a scalp wound but
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    Sporting News.
    308 6 WILTSHIRES' RUGBY SUCCESS. Gunners Beaten In Clos< Match. Wiltshire* 13 pte. RJL. .11 pU. An Interesting game of Rugby wai played at Tanglln on Saturday after noon between the^RJL and the Wiltshires which the latter won by 13 pts to 11. The Gunners, though beaten by heavier forwards
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF.
    315 6 Island Club's Big Win Over Garrison. The Island Club easily defeated the Garrison Golf Club yesterday by 9% pts. to 2%- Scores (Garrison players mentioned first): Sqr.-Ldr. A. E. Barr-Slm and R. Renton, 0; J. T. Smith and Dr. H. Lim, V/ 4 Lt.-Col. F. G. Hyland and
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    ALLISS AGAIN.
    130 6 Mark Seymour Beaten In "1,000 Guineas" Final London, Sept. 23. At Parley (Surrey) to-day Percy Ullas (Beaconsfleld) the holder of the German open championship, beat Mark Seymour, (of Crow Wood, Glasgow), the Scottish champion, by 5 up and 4 to alay In the 36 holes final of the
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    ST. JOSEPH'S ANNUAL MATCH.
    336 6 Old Boys Beat School At Cricket The last cricket match of the season c was played on the St. Joseph's Institution field on Saturday when the Past and Present boys fought for the Clarke Shield for the first time. i The trophy was presented by Mr.
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    324 6 Brilliant Display By Police. The Police opened their hockey yesterday when they were visited by the R.A.F. The game very evently con- tested In the first half; the teams crossIng over with the Police leading by the only goal, scored by Smith their centre forward. The second half
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    L. M. KELLY.
    69 6 Wins Australian Open Golf Title. Melbourne. Sept. 30. L. M. Kelly, the 20-year-old Ooulburn professional, won the Australian open golf championship with an aggregate of 302. A. W. Jackson, of Victoria, R. Jupp, alto of Victoria, and Jim Ferrier, of New South Wales (a former Shanghai boy),
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      45 6 GUNS! jj REVOLVERS!! I AMMUNITION j YOUR j; OPPORTUNITY NOW TO BUY j AT IFACTORY PRICES.'.' BRITISH |i FRENCH BELGIUM .GUNS i ALL i LEADING MAKES. < j OUR PRICES 40% LOWER i THAN WHAT YOU HAVE TO PAY ELSEWHERE. BUY FROM DIRECT IMPORTERS. 1 M>
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      436 6 I YOU CANT BE WELL If Your Blood Is Poor. And conversely, if you are always ailing, you can be sure that your blow Is in an Impoverished condition. Tlu condition of your bloodstream is an Index to your general physical condition When for any reason such as overwork, worry,
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    RICH CHAMPAGNE HARVEST.
    1267 7 May Be Wonder Year. TRADE HAMPERED BY TARIFFS. Half anxiously, half eagerly, _s Australians await the shearing, Champagne Is looking forward to the gathertog of the grapes. Everybody within SO mUes of the Big and Little Mountains is taking, thinking, breatiiing champagne, writes a Dally Telegraph cor-
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    ASHES POSTED FOR BURIAL.
    203 7 America to France In A Parcel. One of the most unorthodox Interments ever known took place secretly in a picturesque little village "somewhere in France" the other day. An American who recently died In the United States expressed a wish to be burled in France, where
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    A RADIO 'TAPPER" CAUGHT.
    262 7 Saucepan Used As An Amplifier. How a young men deprived hundreds of wireless listeners of their programmes by tapping the wires of a relayed service with a pair of earphones and]] a saucepan, was described at Clerken- 1 well police court. I] The young man. Ernest
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    ABOUT MALAYA.
    296 7 Talk To Plymouth Rotary Club. Mr. C H. Sansoni, a Commissioner in the Federated Malay States, and a member of an old Plymouth family, gave a talk on M.-laya to the members of the Plymouth Rotary Club, says the Western Sunday Independent of Sept. 10. The President (Mr.
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    BOOK THAT CURES BAD TEMPER.
    370 7 Mr. LL George On Alice In Wonderland. London, Sept. 9. Mr. Lloyd George unveiled at Uandudno yesterday a memorial to Lewis Carroll, who frequently visited LJandudno as the guest of Dean Liddell. who had a summer home there. Lewis Carroll used to take long rambles,
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    A CHEMICAL BABY!
    159 7 Sensational Experiment Of US. Doctor. Chemical Duddlng," to be born about Oct. 16, will be the worlds first artificially produced baby the child of a hypodermic needle Dr. Earl Elliott Dudding, who is 73 yean of age. and his 28-year-old wife have just announced at Washington the
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      26 7 R^aW J /^fc QUALITY Pla> London training an* Qualifications, renders «ar Optical Servic* unlqo* la Malaya. JOHN DUKE JJJ.O.A. (Hoas.> r-SJt.C. Me. 11. tau«, Itei Bmim
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      63 7 uS^^^BiiJLja— 2^^SaPCaW-J BHLJbBbS^^kStd3I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 Ml TRO-GOLDWYN -MAYER'S BRILLIANT PRODUCTION "MEN MUST FIGHT" WITH Diana Wynyard, Lewis Stone Phillips Holmes May Robson and an entertaining short LAUREL k HARDY "COME CLEAN" ~JO^ZI TEA DANCE /&&**s&§£s Emy WeJ^Uy, Friday a«l S«U 7 *jm^zS^%^^'* Ai-k««: Ekher Wy 25 co, Drkk C«^..r.ys«*.D«e.
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      227 7 CAPITOL Here he is— back again to pot you in roars of Laughter! The fTnrat big-mouthed funster, JOE E. BROWN Bv>^J; co-starred with sv the cute little star +A. Wm^DOROTHY LEE B^^4 First National's Laughable comedy Bl^l^W^'^ IsMb^MbV "LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD" OUR NEXT ATTRACTION STANLEY LUPINO in the Riotowly
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    244 8 Rubber Advances All Round. TIN REMAINS VERY STEADY. (Fron. Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, 12>/i cts. a lb. Tin, Singapore price $110. Gold, £6 13s. 5'/ 2 d., down l'/ 2 d. Saturday's Prices: Robber, London, 3 25/32 d. up 3/32 d. New York,
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    PRODUCE.
    318 8 Singapore, Sept. 25, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller. Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 7 50 Hamburg Cube 7.50 Muntok White pepper 22.00 White Pepper 21.00 Black Pepper 13.00 Mixed Black Pepper 8.00 Copra, sundried 3.40 3.40 Copra, mixed 285 2.85 Small flake Tapioca 4.00 Med. Pearl Tapioca 4.50 Small Pearl Tapioca
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      213 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Kong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 3/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      67 8 Noon, Sept. 25. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot (loose) 121/2 12% (F. 0.8.) 12% 13 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers. Sellers. Oct. 125/ 8 123/J, Nov. 12»4 127/}, Oct.-Dec. 12% 12y 8 Jan.-Mar. 12% 13 Tone of market Firm. Latest Cable London
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      187 8 Renewed Interest In Kaffirs. London, Sept. 20. The sentiment on the Stock Exchange today was better, but apart from renewed interest In Kaffirs following the new high record level in the price of gold, business was small. There was a reversal In the movements of foreign exchanges In
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        MINING.
        440 8 Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang Buyers Sellers. 29/- 80/- xd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 30/- 35 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 50 50 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        279 8 Issue /si. Pd. Buyers 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 1.20 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.80 L 0 10 Maynard Co. 2.90 1 1 Malayan Breweries 1.00 iO 60 McAlister Co. 72.00 10 5 Overseas Ass. Corp. 5.20 IC 40 Oversea Ch. Bk. Corp. 17.50 1 1 Raffles Hotel
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        143 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V« p c i £09 rea. 1& &£o 104 1«« Singapore Municipal 4i/ 2 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 108 nom. Siwe Municip- 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        373 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evattfs Quotations. Today s Prices Fraeer Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.60 0.75 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.75 0.90 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.20 1.30 1.00
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      PROHIBITION.
      48 8 Two More States Likely To Go Against. New York. Sept. 20. Should the states of Idaho and New Mexico poll against prohibition, ,38 States will have voted for repeal of prohibition. The early Indications of the voting In those States is an overwhelming "wet" majority.— Reuter Wireless.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    212 8 Tatar Selat Panujang. BengkalU Bagan I 81 Apt Apt (Makassar) J p.m. Deferred Departure. i Upper Burma (Hat Hlng) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. Siam (except Lower Slam) (Kuala) 11 a.ra Ceylon, Southern Western inai Egypt, Europe U.S.A. (President Polk) 11 am Ceylon United States of Air' (Parcels) (President
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    31 8 By Hanpura Indrapoera Conte Rosso Karoa Ranch! Spore Londoi Aug. 4 Aug. 21 Aug. 11 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Sept < Aug. 24 Ejpt. II Bept. 1 Sept. X
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    EXCHANGES.
    87 8 Rugby, Sept. 22. Foreign exchanges today were:' Amsterdam 7.66 Athens 560 Berlin 12.94 Bucharest 525 Bombay 1/6 3/64 Belgrade 240 Bucharest 525 sellers Buenos Aires 45 official. Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 15.96' Hong Kong 1/5 Helsingfdrs 226'/a Lisbon 102Vfe Madrid 37 Milan 58 27/32 Montreal 4.91 Montevideo 36 nom. New
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    20 8 From Holland by Baloeran due at Singapore 11 a.m. tomorrow. From China by Cremer due at Singapore tomorrow.
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      123 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEKK. Mcaaay, September 25. Rugby meeting at S.C.R.C., 530 p.m. TnewUr. September M. Annual General mtg. Keppel Oolf Clufc 6.45 p.m. Wednesday. September IT. Rotary Tiffin, 'delphl otel 1. p.m. Annual General mtg. of Hon. Lady members of Keopel Oolf Jlub 6.4* p.m. Thursday. September M. Boys'
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      KINTA ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION.
      1175 9 Decline In Sales. SATISFACTORY CASH POSITION. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept 33. The fifth ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Klnta Electrical Distribution Co., Ltd., was held at the registered offices. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Ipoh, on Saturday. Mr. C. R. Brown represented the secretaries.
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      CABLE TRAFFIC.
      126 9 Index Figures Based On 1929 Receipts. Ihe following table, inaed by Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., gives the index figures representing the estimated monthly receipts from traffic, as related to comparable traffic in the year 1939. The 'monthly figures have been reduced to a working day average. The
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      728 9 Steady AH Round. BROKERS FIND AUGUST A RECORD MONTH. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 5. Various factors combined to make funds slightly more "usable" last week and, after accommodation had beer arranged at Vi— V4 per cent early it the week, rates firmed* till at times
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      TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES.
      599 9 Working At Profit FUTURE OUTLOOK STILL v OBSCURE." According to the accounts tendered at the 24th ordinary general meeting of the Tamabalak Robber Estates, Ltd., held in the offices of Messrs. Derrick and Co. yesterday, the t«"t Is now. for the first ttne for three years, working
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      TIN RETURNS.
      76 9 Katu— Hrs. run 306, on. yd*, treated 88.000. tin on won pels 183. Renong Consolidated— Hat. run I*l, cv. yds. treated 55.000, Un ore won pels. 143. Takuapa Valley.— Output 627 hrs.. 160.000 eu. yds. 63S pels. Thabawleik. -Hrs run 351. en. yds. treated 50.000, total pels. 360.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    111 10 Singapore. UIHAMBBA Child of Manhattan. With John Boles Nancy Carroll. 6.1&— 9.13. CAPITOL Joe E. Brown In Local Boy Makes Good. 6.15 8.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret The Guardsman and Blonde Captive. MARLBOKOUGH Tess of the Storm Country. With Janet Oaynor Si Charles Parrell. 6.15—8.15. NEW WORLD Bide Shows, Cabaret,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPT. 25, 1933. A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT
    917 10 That the accession to power In Germany of the Nazi party was attended by numerous outbreaks ol brutality and renewed manifestations of anti-Semitism must be accepted as established fact. Exactly to what length the Nazis went In their campaign
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    46 10 I 'The Brown Book of the Hitter Terror and the Burning of the nekWM- P*«- pared by an International Committee under i the presidency of Albert Einstein, with* an Introduction by Lord Marley: 3&J pages with 17 innctratioro. PubUabed at 6s. by Victor Oonancz Limited, London.]
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    708 10 EQUINOCTIAL GALES. Singapore seems to get the worst of whatever weather is going on either coast of the peninsula, and during the early hours of yesterday and today this island experienced the full force of strong but short-lived equinoctial gales. At the present moment, as every
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1343 10 UNIVERSITIES. Dealing with, "the task of the Vniver si tie s'" Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, President of the Columbia University, in this article, says that the university may not content itself with merely being the expounder and defender of old well-established truth; it must, in justice to
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    EXECUTIONS OF MANY HIGH OFFICIALS IN CANTON.
    901 11 100 ARRESTED IN SECRET SOCIETY ROUND UP. Martial Law Being Enforced In South West Capital. Maitial law is being enforced at Canton where a "Blue Shirt" plot to assassinate the leading officials of the SouthWest Government is reported to have been discovered. Over
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    JAPANESE WARNING
    537 11 Withdrawal Of Charhar Forces Demanded. Shanghai, Sept. 24. Two Japanese planes flew over the districts of Miyun, Huajiu, Niulanshan, Sunyl and Kaollying yesterday and dropped a warning to the allied forces under General Fang Chen-wu giving him three days to withdraw from the so-called neutral zone immediately south
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    DUBLIN BROADCAST SENSATION.
    108 11 Station Seized For Political Speech. Dublin, Sept. 25. During the All Ireland-Gaelic football flnal at Croke Park today a number of men entered the wireless box and seized the announcer, who was about to describe the match. Listeners In many parts of the world must have been
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    SCOTTISH BANKER.
    201 11 Death Of Sir Alexandei Wright. London, Sept. 21. The death occurred of Sir Alexandei Kemp Wright, K.8.E., C3.E, suddenlj while attending a funeral in Edinburgh.—Reuter Wireless. Sir Alexander Wright, the general manager of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, was one of Britain's foremost bankers. From 1921 tc
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    FRONTIER VIOLATION.
    73 11 Nazi Outrage In Swiss Territory. Zurich. Sept. 25. Another alleged serious violation of the Swiss frontier by German Storm Troops took place early on Sunday morning at Otterbach, near Basle. Ten armed Nazi Storm Troops are reported to have crossed the frontier in pursuit of three Germans, whom
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    NAZI TERRORISM.
    106 11 U.S. Labour To Boycott Germany? Washington, Sept. 24. Mr. Green, President of the American Federation of Labour, Issued a statement today indicating that American labour will boycott German products. 'He described the Hitlerite rule as "mediaeval and revolting" and said terrorism In Germany had gone to wilder and
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S WARNING.
    387 11 Europe's Scourges. UNKEPT OBLIGATIONS OF VERSAILLES. London, Sept. 23. Mr. Lloyd George delivered a speech at Barmouth on Friday In which he declared unequivocally that the scourges from which Europe was now suffering had arisen directly from the fact that victor nations had not kept the
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    FLIGHT TO CHINA.
    43 11 Viccinte Sibour And Family Leave France. t Cannes, Sept. 24. Vicomte Sibour, his wife and son and a friend have taken off on a flight to China in easy stages. They expect to reach Hong Kong in three weeks. Reuter.
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    TO AVOID TAXATION.
    146 11 Stock Exchange Planned For New Jersey. New York, Sept. 20. The success of the plans to organise a stock exchange In New Jersey in order to avid taxation in New York Is regarded as certain. Members of the New York Stock Exchange to the number of 634,
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    HOHENZOLLERN LEAGUE.
    74 11 Leader Reported To Have Been Arrested. 1 Cologne, Sept. 20. i Herr Schmltz, the leader of the Hohenzollern League, whose original aim was to foster the return of the 1 Hohenzollerns, Is reported to have been arrested. The meeting of the League fixed for I today at Krefeld
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    REICHSTAG SHADOW FIRE TRIAL.
    319 11 Result Of Inquiry Held In London. London, Sept. 20. The Communists have been exonerated at the Reichstag "shadow trial" by the International legal commission whose lengthy findings conclude that Torgler, Dlmltoff, PopofT anc Tanneff were riot concerned either directly or Indirectly with the fire. The report
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    LOST KINGDOM.
    270 11 U.S.-Soviet Expedition To Crimea. Moscow, Sept. 22. A joint Soviet-American scientific expedition is about to leave Leningrad for the Bakchlsaral region In tht < Crimea to start large scale excavations on the supposed site of the capital o! the Gothic Kingdom destroyed bj nomads in 962. The expedition
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    U.S. NAVY.
    94 11 £47,000,000 To Be Spent On 37 Warships. Washington, Sept. 20. President Roosevelt intends proceeding with the building of the Navy, without restriction, up to treaty limits. The programme Involves the expenditure of £47,000,000 on 37 warships. Including four 10,000 ton cruisers for the beginning of the construction of
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    GROWING CONCERN OVER CUBA.
    504 11 U.S. Marines Authorised To Land. RUSSIA BLAMED. Framework Of Communist Organisation. Tne United States is growing more concerned over the situation in Cuba and commanders of the U.S. warships in Havana harbour have been authorised to land marines if necessary. Every effort is being made on
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    SEARCH FOR GRAVES OF 2,000 BRITISH TROOPS.
    510 12 Century -Old Promise To Erect Memorial. A high British official from the Straits Settlements may go to Java to erect a memorial to British troops who fell over a century ago. An effort is being made to trace the graveyard of 2,000 British
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    WOMAN'S COMPLAINT.
    163 12 \Says She Was Punched And Kicked. Two cloth merchants of Arab Street, Abdul Jabbar and Syed Mohamed, were charged with using criminal force to an elderly woman. Haji Mai Moonah binte Abdullah, a grandmother-ln-law of the first accused, before Mr. J. McPherson Brander in the fourth police court,
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    SHOOTING INCIDENT.
    161 12 Detectives Make An Arrest. The police have arrested a Hokklen Chlnsw on a suspicion of having been imp "cuted in the shooting of a six-year-old Chinese boy in Jalan Kubu, off Vljtorta Street. He wiii be charged with attempted murder in the police courts this afternoon Shortly after
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    KILLED BY TRAIN.
    95 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. An inquest was held yesterday regarding the death of a railway coolie. It was stated that the deceased with i six other coolies was working on double I lines at Sungei Besi. One of them heard a train approaching
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    CLAIM FOR $748.
    222 12 Denial Of Borrowing Or Promissory Note. Krata Singh, a moneylender, or Saturday in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Gerahty, sued Chop Yong Seng Liv Tim and Lee Leok, wife of the proprietor of the chop, for an alleged debt of $748. According to the statement of
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    HELP FOR NEEDY.
    88 12 Soup Kitchen For Poor Mothers. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. Since February a soup kitchen has been maintained dally at the infant welfare centre in Kuala Lumpur. This innovation, which was organised by the Belangor branch of the Women's Service League, has given nourishment
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    YOUTH WHIPPED.
    87 12 Second Time Caught Stealing Toddy. (From Our Own Corrospo: dent) Taiplng, Sept. 18. Appasamy. a Tamil boy of 15, was lentenced to six strokes of the rotan ror stealing one and a half pints of toddy belonging to a well-known Taiplng toddy contractor, Mr. Murugesu Pillay. The Inspector
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    OPPOSED TO TAX ON BICYCLES.
    470 12 Ratepayers' Association Protest The committee of the Singapore Ratepayers Association in a letter to the Municipal Secretary has protested against the proposed bicycle tax. The letter states: "This Association has taken into its I1I 1 consideration the question of the proposed tax on bicycles. "Control
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    LONGEST LEGAL JUDGMENT.
    371 12 Shun Hung Tobacco Case In Appeal. Delivery of the longest legal judgment ever known In a Malayan law court was begun In the Supreme Court this moraine, when the Shun Hung Tobacco Case, in which a sum estimated at over a million dollars is in- volved, and
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    "PREFERRED DEATH."
    139 12 An inquest was held by the Kuala Lumpur magistrate on Friday into the death of a young Chinese woman who committed suicide by taking corrosive soda. An uncle of the deceased said that the deceased lived with him. He saw her fall near the door of the house,
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    MALAY VERNACULAR EDUCATION.
    585 12 Commercial Use. QUESTIONS BY MR. LIM CHENG EAN. The hon. Mr. lim Cheng Ean, the Penang Chinese Member, will ask the following questions at the next meeting >f the Legislative Council: 1. In view of the statement made by the hon. the Acting Colonial Secretary at the
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    AMATEUR BURGLARS.
    169 12 Aroused Householder By Making A Noise. Chinese burglars who entered a house in Nell Road made too much noise and awoke the tenant who crept down the stain to a side door and ran to a nearby police station for assistance. One of the Intruders was found hiding
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    30 12 i i Viscount IshJl, chief of the Japanese delegation to the World Economic Conference, passed through Singapore by < 5.1S today when there will be an from the World Economic Conference.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    842 12 MR. ERIC HAZELTON'S OLD ETONIANS. A Malay Mail writer says that moat at those who hare read Cocktail Alley ■rill agree with Dr. Hoops' frank •rltlclsm. The snobbery displayed In It is so childish as to be almost pathetic, writers in penny magazines who know
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    22 12 The Singapore Psychological Association will meet at the Adelphi Hotel at 3.1$ today when there will be an address by Swaml Bashwarananda
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    DEATH STRUGGLE AMONG PRISONERS.
    913 13 Assaulted Man's Dying Statement. A fight between convicts in r the Singapore prison grille, as a result of which one convict died from injuries received, was described in the criminal district court on Saturday when three ex-convicts were charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer with voluntarily
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    PRIESTS AT BANQUET.
    87 13 The priests of the various "Missions Catholiques de Slngapour" were entertained to a banquet last night at the parochial palace. Queen Street, the host being the Rev. S. Lee, the rector. Among those present were the Rev. M. Sect of the Church of the Sacred Heart of
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    MR. ALLEN DENNYS ILL.
    37 13 From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 24. Mr. Allen Dennys, one of the oldest and best-known of Penang Europeans, is lying seriously ill hi the General Hospital. His condition Is causing grave anxiety.
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    TO ENGLAND BY MOTOR-CAR.
    437 13 Malayan Residents' Adventures On the arrival in Singapore of Mr. Cenneth Black, the well-known Singapore surgeon, and Dr. R. O. Winstedt, >«neral Advlsei, Johore, and Mrs. Vlnstedt, Mr. Black gave an account if their travels overland through •ersla to Europe on their homeward l ourney. 1
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    JAPANESE CEMENT.
    48 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Saturday. The duty on imported cement has risen over 25 per cent, and is now 11.30 tcs. per metric ton. Locally- made cement prices have been lowered accordingly with the object of ousting the Japanese product from the Siamese market. I
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    494 13 Mr. R. T. G. Arthur is now the I acting secretary of the Selangor Turf I Club. Che All, Sanitary Inspector, Sltlawan, goes to Ipoh on transfer at the end of the month. Mr. and Mrs. Cheah Gin Kooi and Mr. and Mrs. Tan Boon Bee of
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    HIGHLANDS GOING V AHEAD.
    709 13 Visitor's Impressions. SLUMP STAGNATION SHAKEN OFF. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 22. In contrast with the depressing appearance It wore during the depth of the slump, Malaya's new hill station Is pervaded by an air of bustle and activity. This is the impression received
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    JOHORE SCHOOLS.
    72 13 New Bill To Be Introduced. An enactment to repeal and re-enact with amendments the law relating to the registration of schools and of their supervisors and teachers Is about to be Introduced Into the Council of State, Johore. The objects and reasons state that the existing Registration of
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      MISS BRITAIN II.
      106 14 Damaged By Fire Aftei Record Run. London, Sept. 24. Mr. Hubert Scott-Paine's motor-boat, Miss Britain 111, was seriously damaged by fire in Poole Harbour. The crew escaped. Before the vessel caught fire Mr. Scott-Paine had beaten the British record for a sea mile with a mean speed
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      BODY-LINE BOWLING.
      145 14 S.A. Cricket Association's Resolution. Johannesburg, Sept. 24. The South African Cricket Association has decided not to follow Australia's example in legis'ating against body-line bow ir.g but passed a resolution deprecating the deliberate use of bowling liable to intimidate or injure batsmen which it considers is an undesirable practice
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    886 14 Exciting Play In Men's Singles Semi -Finals. I Some very close and Interesting games were witnessed at the S.V.C. brill Hall yesterday when the seml■flnal ties In the men's open singles and 'junior doublet championships were 'played. Two of the ties In the mixed 'doubles event were
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    KEPPEL FINALS.
    71 14 A.M. Low Wins Niblock Cup. The following were the results of Keppel Golf Club competitions: In the final of the Keppel Cup E. A. Stewart beat J. C. MacLeor, 3 and 1. In the final of the Niblock Cup A. M. Low beat A. J. Donald, 3 and
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    BRITISH TENNIS SUCCESSES.
    191 14 Titles For Perry And Miss Round. Los Angeles, Sept. 24. F. J. Perry (British holder of the American lawn teanls title) won the championship of the Pacific and South West by defeating Satoh (Japan) 6—4. 1— ft— 3, 7—s, In the final of the men's singles. In
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    SURPRISE IN S.G.C. CHAMPIONSHIP.
    118 14 MJH. Paterson Eliminated In First Round. The following are the results of the first round of the Singapore Golf Club Championship competition: Craik beat Bain, 7 and 6. Walsh beat Sturrock, 4 and 2. McMullan beat Winter, 3 and 1 W. A. Hamilton beat towson at
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    PERANAKANS TOUR.
    57 14 Suffer Second Defeat Against Malay Champions. [From Our Own Correspondent] Penang, Sept. 24. The Singapore Pcranakan Club suffered the second defeat of their tour when they were beaten by Darul Aihsan F.C. the local Malay champions by 5—3. The visitors gave a better display than on the previous
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    POLICE OVERWHELMED BY WILTSHIRES.
    584 14 Regiment Enter Second Round Of S.A.F .A. Cup. Wiltshire* 7; Police L The Police were outclassed by the Wiltshlres in their BJLF.A. Cup tie at Anson Road Stadium on Saturday and though they fought desperately until full time they left the field with the score 7—l
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    Unfortunate Incident During S.C.F.A.'s Visit To Federal Capital.
    2079 15 TOTTENHAM'S BAD LAPSE AT HOME. Lucky Win Gives Portsmouth League Leadership. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 23. An extremely lucky goal by Rutherford gave Portsmouth full points in their game at Brammell Lane, Shefluld. against the United and also put them
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    WISE WINS SINGLES FINAL.
    270 15 S.C.C. Tournament Concluding. N. S. Wise won the final of the "A" Class singles of the S.C.C. autumn tennis tournament by defeating R. F. Goodman 6—4,6 4, 6—26 2 on Saturday. The match was resumed at 5-3 In the first set, at which stage play was
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    O.R.A. Tournament.
    172 15 I Results of ties played in the Old Raffleslans' Association Tennis Tournament are as follows: ii. T. Peal Challenge Cup:— Dr. T. H. Wee beat Mhd. Yusof b. Ishak 5—7. 6—l, 6—3. Doubles Handicap: H. M. Sujak and Dr. T. H. Oh owe 5 beat Ng Wing Chon
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    ROWING REGATTA AT R.S.Y.C.
    568 15 Interesting Sport On Saturday. The last rowing regatta of the year of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club was held inside the breakwater on Saturday, good sport being witnessed. There were two events on the programme, the Club Sculls which was won by O. C. R. Franks,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    173 15 Today. SepUabtT ZS. Hockey: S.C.R.C. "B" v*. O.R.A. 11. B.C.R.C. grd. Football: B.A.F.A. Cup, firsi, round, S.R.O. vs. Straits Cattle. Anson Rt*d: Chinese League: Ann Slang Hill XI vs. Krrta Ayer XI. B.C.F.A. «rd Rugby meeting at 8.C.R.C., 5 30 .m. Tuesday, September t*. Tennis: Tanglln Club tournament.
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    LOCAL CHINESE SENT OFF IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    577 15 S.C.F.A. Obtain Clear-Cut Wiii Over Selangor Champions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 24. In the second game of their visit here the Singapore Chinese defeated the Selangor League cha.nplor.s. the T.P.C.A., by 4—2. Heavy rain pr'orto the game made conditions almost
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    NEWBURY CUP.
    91 15 Loosestrife Beats Ximenes By Two Lengths. London, Sept. 23. The Newbury Autumn Cup (£1615, about 2 miles, 1 furlong) was run at Newbury to-day and resulted as follows Mr. P. Johnson's LOOSESTRIFE 1 Sir F. Eley's XIMENES 2 Mr. W. G. M. Singer's BEAU FRERE 3 Thirteen ran.
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    BASEBALL.
    35 15 New York, Sept. Following are details of a National League baseball game played to-day: R. H. E. Boston 3 6 0 Philadelphia 0 111 Betts pitched and Moore made a home run for Boston.—Reuter.
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    PENANG TENNIS.
    93 15 Golf Club Beat Kedah Wanderers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, Sept. 24. An Interesting tennis match was played on the Oolf Club courts between Kedah Wanderers and Pcnang Golf Club, the latter winning by six matches to three. In the singles, Penang won four out of six games.
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    S.C.C. vs. WILTSHIRES.
    60 15 The following have been invited to play Association Football for S.C.C. vs. Wlltshires on Thursday, at Anson Road Stadium in the S A FA. Cup T. O. Lashmar; J. L. Elmer, F. A. McCaffery; T. Robertson, C. J. Bembroke, R. N. Walling; R. A. F. Brown, L.
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    IMPORTANT MONEY CONFERENCE.
    200 16 U.S. Experts. CURRENCY EXPANSION REPORTS DENIED. Washington, Sept. 24. An important conference is being held at White House tonight at which President Roosevelt will discuss with Mr. Woodin, Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Black, Governor of the Federal Rcs.rve Board, and other experts the monetary, fiscal and
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    "COMMODITY DOLLAR."
    181 16 Plan To Release $2,000,000,000 Of Frozen AsseK Washington, Sept. 23. The clamour for inflation is growing dally, particularly among the farmers. A meeting at Des Moines dowa) of the National Farmers' Holiday Association unanimously adopted a resolution in favour of a 'farm strike" for all agricultural products and
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    TOWED ALL NIGHT.
    136 16 British Warships' Hunt For German Plane. London, Sept. 22. The mall seaplane catapulted from the German liner Bremen yesterday arrived safely at Southampton early this afternoon, following a night of buffeting In the Channel. After flying about 600 miles from the Bremen the pilot and mechanic lost
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    TO BE POSTPONED.
    113 16 League Discussions Of The Assyrian Question. London, Sept. 22. Under the presidency of the Norwegian Premier, M. Mowinckel, the Council of the League of Nations opened this morning at Geneva following a private session at which it was decided, on the request of the Iraqi Government, to
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    WILEY POST HURT.
    29 16 New York. Sept. 21. The famous round-the-world airman, Wiley Post, was slightly injured when his machine crashed when taking-off from Monroe air port, Illinois.— Reuter WireleH.
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    SIBERIAN MAILS.
    80 16 China's "Unnecessary Punctilio." London, Sept. 24. The Post Office receiving perpetual complaints from business men concerning the delay in the Siberian mails to China but explains that it is powerless as China refuses to accept the mail bags from Manchukuo, which It cV>s not recognise, Vladivostok and Japan
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    ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    37 16 London, Sept. 22. Military attaches of 16 foreign countries were present on Salisbury Plain today during the Aldershot and Southern Command exercises. The German representative attended the manoeuvres for the flret time since the war.
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    FORMER SHANGHAI MILLIONAIRE.
    577 16 Prison Sentence. SMUGGLED NARCOTICS INTO AMERICA. San Francisco, Sept. 23. Judah Ezra, formerly a millionaire resident of Shanghai, and his brother, Isaac, were today each sentenced to twelve years' penitentiary and each fined $12,000 on a charge of sending to San Francisco eight shipments of narcotics valued
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    COTTON "WAR."
    59 16 Anti-Japanese Tariffs Wanted By Jamaica. Kingston (Jamaica), Sept. 23. Replying to a reqjest by the Legislature for permission to ralsa the tariffs against Japanese textiles Sir Philip Secretary for the Colonies, stated that the AngloJapanese Treaty precluded discriminatory tariffs against Jr.pan. He urged the Legislature lo undertake no
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    NO AMBASSADOR.
    40 16 Madrid, Sept. 20. The Spanish Ambassador-designate to Moscow, Senor Alvarez del Vayo, has tendered his resignation before taking up the post. Premier Lerroux states that no Ambassador to Soviet Russia will be appointed for the time being.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    ARGENTINE OIL WELLS.
    27 16 Buenos Aires, Sept. 24. After a warm debate the Chamber passed the bill proclaiming the nationalisation of all petroleum wells in the Argentine. Reuter.
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    SIR LEO CHIOZZA MONEY IN TRAIN INCIDENT.
    2369 17 Shop Assistant Who Was Kissed Against Her Will. London, Sept. 12. Sir Leo Chiozia Money, aged G3, economist, author, and formerly M.P. for North Paddington and East Northants, was convicted at Kjwuiu yesterday on two summonses arising out of an incident in a
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    HONG KONG SIKHS.
    121 17 To Erect New And Bigger Temple. With the rapid growth of the Bikh community in Hong Kong, it has been felt for some time that the Sikh Temple situated in Gap Road. Is not big enough to cope with the large number of worshippers who throng to
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5091 18 The Curse Of Noise— The Malayan At Home Changed Status Cause Of Sea- Sickness-Fires And Drought-Mr. Lloyd George's War Memoirs. (I'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Sept. 13. AS I begin this letter I am sitting In a bedroom window of a Richmond hotel
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    AUSTRALIA'S CENSUS.
    227 19 Estimated Population Of 6,630,000. I Canberra, Aug. 24. s It Is anticipated that the final cent sus count of the population of Auss tralla will show that the number of i persons In the Commonwealth on June 30 last was 6,630,000. 5 This figure Is 30,000 more than
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    Thousands Battle Heathland Blaze.
    43 20 lIIK LAKCir r*OW» w»ltln« for the verdlrl at Sir l«o C'hlui*« Money', trial la be announced (PUnel New, ONBY, lite NMNMi HPi»e«rud at Ihr ICp^om I'ulto* Court, on chart** of having assaulted a girl in a train. (Planet News
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