The Straits Times, 28 September 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [J8TABUSHED NEARLY A 0KMTUR7.] 3[ff£ LARGEST, 'AND MOST, INFLUENTtAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. PRICE 10 CENTO. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1953. JO PAGES, The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1988. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      226 1 SINGAPORE! 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151). i_mw^bhi THE WORLD'S FINEST full-size REFRIGERATOR AND THE CHEAPEST ("SluTi lC :^9 rgf^s Wir— j/^ The price of the Vac-Trie is the JPS^flaal (Repute l-V^Jffl f^*"^- 1 lowest on the market, because we T=s^p?=r /Wv 71 I v /fc&Ju/^nWs DUy DFlt 1 S ll
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      8 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). IKliifliMi
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      533 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT IXINDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage B'pore P.rWALPINDI 17.000 Sept 21 WAN 6070 Oct. 1
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      610 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YLSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseille*, London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage Due SaJ. S KATORI MAKU 10,000 Oct 6 6 KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Ort 19 20 t YASUKUNI -MARU 12,000 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Nov 15 16 i SUWA MARU 17.000 Nor.
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      586 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Australia.) A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Visit Australia in the Spring SPECIAL FIRST CLASS RETURN FARE £74 ($634.29) Special arrangements have been made to enable passengers to make tne round cruise to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne via Java by the well-known s.s. "MARELLA" (7,475 tons gross register)
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      518 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 Swett ALSIA 3/10 3/10 4/10 6/10 BORINGIA 34/10 34/10 35/10 37/10 FIONIA 14/11 14/11 15/11 17/11 ERRIA 6/13 5/13 6/12 »/12 LALANDIA 26/12
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      1257 2 ■—^"^^*i?^^'**'""^r^^r^^^i^^ssT'^^^s THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP COSteam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual (1931) LTD. Steam Navigation Co, Lid.) THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTO. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE 144 THE SIAM
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    215 3 KLANG. Brit.. 723 tons, from Penang 28-9, for Penang 30-9. VAN NECK, Dut 1.909 tons, from Sourabaya 28-9, for Penang 30-9. SOMERVILLE, Norv. 2,523 tons, from Do no 28-9. for Batavla 2-10. TOBOAU. Dut., 662 tons, from BAgan 28-9. for Bagan via ports 30-9. HALVDAN. Norw, 781 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    108 3 Thursday, September 28. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrrre. Godown Gate. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Mali. Wharf Lch. "Princess Mary." The Cable, Lch. "Sir T. Fraser." OU Wharf Nk Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjonr. Pagar. Albert Dock NIL Victoria Dock Lighten "K," "L"
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      42 3 THE SUNDAY TIMES $500 HAS BEEN WON, MAKING $1000 GIVEN AWAY IN TWO WEEKS. If One Competitor CAN Win $500 Outright, why not YOU? See the. next issue of THE SUNDAY TIMES FOR DETAILS OF THE Biggest Free Entry Competition in Malaya.
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      442 3 NORDDEUTSCHER [ySb LLOYD. (Incorporated la Gcroimy. The undermentioned toe ccmpany*» Intended fixtures OUTWARD PULDA for Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai, N. China A Japan Oct 11 ISAR for IloUo, Manila, Bong Kong, Shanghai, N. China japan On. SAARBRUCKEN for Hollo. Manila Hong Kong. Shanghai, K. China 1 Japan Nov. 9 HOMEWARD
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      427 3 PRRSIDENT LINERS Reduced Fares £67.3.11. MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA Tonrbt etaa> across the Parlfle Ist class Ran la America Towist class Atlantic on the new and famous sj. Manhattan or si. Washington. (If passage Ihroach the Panama Canal Is desired approximately 5144 extra). SPEED WITH COMFORT FROM
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      325 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Fi eight Serrie* to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Sacs Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAH. Steamers Due Spore. SJ. CITY OP WINNIPEG Not. I HOMEWARDS. Due Spore Sails Sport SJ. CITY OP NEW CASTLE lor
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      210 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •P hrs. *F Alor Star 85 0.44 4.8 73 Sitiawan 91 Nil 6.8 72 K. Trengganu 86 O.OG 6.6 70 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 6.9 74 Malacca 84 0.02 8.5 74 Singapore 86 1.01 7.9
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      384 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying far any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send original*. WANTED, by European firm of Importers. experienced shorthand-typist. State salary required Apply Box 873. Straits Times. WANTED. A CHINESE SALESMAN with knowledge ot Markets and Chinese. Only experienced men need apply.
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      705 4 BOARD—RESIDENCE "Lloyd House," 2, Lloyd Rd. Pre-War rates OROSVZNOR Hotel. Service rooms furnished, modern sanitation, from 850 monthly WOODSTOCK rooms with private verandahs, entrances, baths, European. Charges moderate. Phone 4747. EAST ANOLIA, 3 mins to town, high level, mod. san.. garages, dally or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine, tennis,
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      582 4 BUSINESS PREMISES I TO LET OFFICE TO LET at No. 2 Finlayson Green Ist floor, rent 836 pin. Offices to let on 2nd and 4th Floors. Ocean Building. Apply Mansfield tc Co., Ltd. TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St.. top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place Apply
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      667 4 PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL EMPLOYEES HAVING VACANCIES FOB EUROPEANS ARE TJKGED TO CONSULT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AT THE V.M.C.A, SINGAPORE. LEGAL NOTICES^ TRADE MARK NOTICE W Ifi sfr yn^^ 1 ?j-A^ ftf^KWtWF StCISTEMD TtADt MM*. SINGAPORE PENANG TANGGOtNG TIDA \MU6M/ NOTICE Is hereby given that the Trade
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      1402 4 BUSINESS CARDS For INECTO HAIRDY^ING go~U> FIGARO European Ladies Hairdressers RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120.) and at 93, Bras Lasah Road. Hair nets Setting Lotion—Tar Shampoo— Henna Bhampoo Glycerine Shampoo— lneeto HaiHyes Combs— Clips Slides— Pins can be bought T. HASHIMOTO PACKING Expert Packer ef High Recommendation Please apply to STAMFOBD
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      184 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Slngaao?e Within Outside witkeat Malaya. Malaya. Posiare. Monthly 8 3.60 8 4JB 8 i 56 Qaartrrly 8 8.56 $12.66 8 7.58 Half Yearly 817.66 8*4.68 815.66 Yearly 134.66 ***** $36.66 Not* OotsUtion efaeases ikoald inclnd* the nraal bank etoeeut ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and InitroeUens for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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    BEST ROADS IN THE WORLD.
    244 5 Chancellor Begins Big German Project Frankfort-cn-Maln, Sept. 24. Once again the old imperial city of Frankfort-on-Maln has been the scene of a most unusual public ceremony. On Saturday morning the Reich Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, kept his promise made to the nation last Labour Day
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    NETHERLANDS DIKE.
    56 5 Amsterdam, Sept. 26. Traffic over the last part of the dike separating the Zulder Zee from the North Sea was opened on Monday afternoon in the presence of the Minister of Public Works. The Dike itself was completed last May. but the road on it for vehicular traffic
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    203 5 Programme For Friday, September 29, 1933. Columbia Records Nos. 7.04 p.m. Z.U.E. DX 104 Overture— Raymond— Percy Pitt and Symphony Orchestra. 5448 Duet Huggable Klssable you My troubles are over Sunshine Boys. 0700 Selection Loves last day Ideals Jean Lensen and his Orchestra. L 2128 Cello
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      208 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL, LTD. MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. TO -PAY'S ATTRACTIONS Special Dinner Classical Music 8.15 P.M.— 9.15 P.M. DANCE (FORMAL) 9.45— M1D-NIGHT RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. ADELPHI HOTEL ROOF GARDEN TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE INFORMAL m» SATURDAY, -m SEPTEMBER 30th, 1933 SPECIAL DINNER SERVED IN THE DINING ROOM CLASSICAL
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      105 5 Nowadays it's smart to be Thrifty that's why you'll always find the CAPITOL RESTAURANT Patronised by the Elite. Our Reduced Tariff is the Talk of Town Phone 4906 for Table Reservations. "EPOCH" THE Pioneers Leaden of Quality MOVING COIL Speakers. THE Inventors of the modem Permanent kbgnet Moving Coil Speakers.
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      515 5 I Was Worried HS Thought Something Terrible Was Wrong With My Baby J $y*4 Natural Way Docton Advise Makes Baby Hungry for Food ::> f||^J —Restores Health Naturally No longer need you fear that some- v .M^^^Sm thing terrible is wrong when your cmMtiaa q uite 33 natura i ly
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      374 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE. By Our Expert. SINGAPORE STATION ZHI. (Radio Service Co. of Malaya, Ltd.)— Metres 49.9— M0n., Wed., and Thursday 6.15 to 8.30 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Station Z.H.I. Singapore 49.9 metres. Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd. THURSDAY. StPT. 28. 6-6-45 p.m. Recorded Music.
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    A HEADMASTER'S COMPLAINT.
    405 6 Poor Standard Of Spoken English. Outspoken remarks on English v cation in Kedah were made by the headmaster of the Alor Star English School in a recent speech. This headmaster, l£x. R. M. Young, said: It has been obvious— lt is still obvious in many of the
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    PENANG AND SOUTH SIAM.
    1295 6 PENANC LETTER. Industrial Relationship Clearing: House For Tin— 3ooo Bicycles Public Works Held Up Competitors To The Markets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 22. It is perhaps net generally recognised how closely Penang is connected with the tin mining industry, more so, I think it
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    HAWKER GAOLED.
    106 6 Threw Stones At Policeman. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Sept. 2S. Sentence of two months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by the magistrate, Mr. J. C. Derrick, on a Chinese hawker. Ng Cheng, on a charge of assnalting a policeman. Accused and some other hawkers were* causing obstruction with
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    NEW POLICE STATION.
    76 6 The following tenders were received for the construction of a police static, and a block of barracks with outbuildings complete and includes permanent water supply, a pound, and outftll drainage at Pu'au Sebang, Malacca: Swan and Dunn. Ltd.. $li,400; Chan Tiew Kirn. $12,350; Yeo Chal, $18,840; Tan
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      36 6 fill LHWt GUNS! REVOLVERS!! AMMUNITION YOUR OPPORTUNITY NOW TO BUY AT FACTORY PRICES. BRITISH FRENCH BELGIUM GUNS ALL LEADING MAKES. OUR PRICES 40% LOWER THAN WHAT YOU HAVE i TO PAY ELSEWHERE. BUY FROM DIRECT IMPORTERS.
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      211 6 %Vh E^ bbbk^P'' m bbh^bbbb* aß^Bfl &%m ''.fl IP^^^^SS B^bb For Discriminating Smokers VSBkI^SK^ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made in Y^^S&^^M SS S £^/K^o^^^ ARDATH TOBACCO CO.. LTD. LONDONThis health FWiflß If debility and depression l^m^Vmi^k W£ _s^S?^—<* are preventing you from f-JflwV-" j WK^sJxf\£r sharing in the enjoyment it^^&V tllWc WC-
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    200-YEAR-OLD WILLS FOUND.
    199 7 Host Of Lawsuits Now Expected. Stuhlweissenburg, Sept. 24. In looking through some old records while engaged in historical research, the keeper of the public archives in the town here stumbled across a mysterious packet which was found to contain 98 unopened wills drawn up by noble German
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    PASSENGERS
    452 7 The following are passengers by the P. and O. Naldera which leaves Singapore at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow for Penang. Colombo and Europe: Mrs. Wright's two children and nurse, Mrs. Beard and child. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Rule, Mr. W. Halloran, Mr. M. H. Blacker, Lieut. H. R. White,
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    25 7 The Brickfield Road English School, which was temporarily conducted In Kandan Kerbau Road, Kuala Lumpur, will move back to the V.M.C.A. building on Oct. 1.
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    104 7 Programme of Drills up to and far week ending October 1: Thursday, Sept. 28, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "C" (Scottish) Coy., Mallalf Cup Examination. Friday, Sept. 29, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Bde. Sig. Sec, Section Parade; 5.15 p.m. Headquarters, Ist Bn. Sig. Sec., Prepare for 0.0.G.'s Inspection; 5.15 p.m., Malay
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      140 7 ECZEMA IN WATERLHMPLES Disfigured Baby Awfully. Healed by Cuticura. "When baby was three months old. eczema broke out on her scalp, forehead, sides of her face and ears. It came in the form of watery p<mples and then when they broke the trouble spread. The pimples scaled over and the
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      298 7 J^y^ilßlltCTi TO-NIGHT She MOCKED MM at his Career, Scorned his I B^l Ambition Wm^m^. Wti With the sensuous power of her feminine^ tascina- J tion, she lured him from i& his chosen place by hu father's side, to a life of l^% VM gaiety and empty pleasure. Ralph Boots S
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      227 7 6.15 ALHAMBRA sis LAST NIGHT! Fox's- diverting comedy Entertainment A famous stage success now becomes one of the season's most hilarious screen hits! Their romance had a kick In it. If you 0k -m good *wiH kick f^ want m KBEST OFi#|^j with jT^sfl laugh— Bkl Buddy Hog.™ <3 WMt
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    178 8 London Tin's New Advance. RUBBER STEADIER ALL ROUND. (From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices Rubber, 12 cts. down 1/16 cts. per lb. Tin, Singapore price $110.50 up 25 cts. Gold, £6 135., down 2d. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 3 27/32 d., up l/32d. New York,
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    PRODUCE.
    292 8 Singapore, Sept. 28, 12 noon. THE TIN PRICE September 28, Singapore tin price (per plkul) $110 25. Kerosene oil:— Shell and Fish two 4 -gallon drum less than above, kerosene In drums are 15 cents per Dragon, two 4-gallon tins $3.00; 4-gal-lon tins $3.40: Crown and Cross two 4-gallon
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    AIR MAIL
    33 8 Malls from London. Amsterdam etc by the Dutch ..eroplane are expected to arrive at the General Post Office Singapore at 4.30 p.m. today. The delivery of correspondence will be effected Immediately.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    25 8 from China and Japan by Hosang due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow. From France by D'Artagnan due at Singapore 8 a.m. on Sunday.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      219 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong 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 8/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      68 8 Noon, Sept. 28. Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot (loose) 12% 12i/» (F. 0.8.) 12% 12 13/16 Standard R.S.S. on lender Buyers. Sellers. Oct. 121/2 125/ 8 Nov. 12% 12% Oct.-Dec. 12% 123/ i, Jan.-Mar. 123/j, 127/ 8 Tone of market Very dull.
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      32 8 Mails from Europe, (London mails dispatched Sept. 7), ex P. and O. Rawalpindi will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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        MINING.
        430 8 Issue Val. Pd Buyers Sellers, f 1 £1 Asam Kumbang 28/6 29/6 xd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 32/- 35/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 15/3 16/3 cd. 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.17V 8 1.22*4 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 26/6 27/6 cd. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.17 0.19 1 1
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 Issue ,'al. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.05 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.47 V& 1.55 !1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.14.0 5.15.0 0 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.30 5.50 ■1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 23/6 24/6 !1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 20/9
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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 A\'-> p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4i/ 2 p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 108 nora. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        370 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby (fl) 0.70 0.80 0.60 0.75 Alor Gajah (|1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam (|1) 0.75 0.85 0.75 0.90 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.30 1.40 1.00 1.20
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    SINGAPORE MAIIS CLOSE.
    153 8 Today. Cpper Burma. North and East India (Khandallai 3 pm. Southern Western India (Rajulai 3 din 81am (except Lower Slam) (Halvdan) 3 p.m. Bangkok (Marosa) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bcngkalis. Siak. P. Baroe, Port de Kock and Padang (Tidore) 4 p.m. Rhlo. Banka Island (except Muntoki Soengel
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    EXCHANGES
    82 8 Rugby, Sept. 26. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.69' j> Athens 565 Belgrade 230 Berlin 13.01 Brussels 22.27 Bucharest 530 Bombay 1/6 3/64 Buenos Aires 45 official. Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 16.03 1/2 Hong Kong 1/5 Vfc Helsingfors 220 Lisbon 1021,4 Madrid 37i/ 8 Milan 58 15/16 Montreal 4.85 Montevideo
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    9 8 Communication with Bangkok and Tungsong has been restored.
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      98 8 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATED A.D. 1720. THE WORDS OF A FAMOUS AUTHOR (T For a Corporation to live for two hundred years is very wcli in itself; but to live at the end of that time amidst the increasing confidence and goodwill of those who have entrusted their interests to
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      124 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thnnday. September tt. Boys' Brigade Jubilee Display. Victoria Theatre, 5.15 p.m. Annual gen. mtg. Ratepayers' Assn, Adelphl Hotel. 5 pm. Friday, September Municipal Commissioners' mtg.. 2.15 p.m. Annual mtg. Brunei Utd. Plantations Ltd. Evatt and Co., noon. Teachers' Assn. mtg.. Raffles Inst., 8 p.m. Saturday. September
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      640 9 U.K. Stocks FalL URGENCY OF AMERICAN DEMAND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 30. The U.K. stocks keep on falling, a decrease of 640 tons being dlscosed in the Liverpool holding Ust week which now amounts to a little over 17,000 tons, and the drain upon the
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      TRIPLE COLLISION.
      40 9 Samboul, Sept. 35. Three steamers, two Greek and on? American, were in collision with one another simultaneously on Bosphorus on Sunday. Each vessel was badly damaged. One of the Greek steamer, sent out urgent calls for help— Aneta-Trana-Ooean.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      319 9 Closing Quotations 111 London. (From Our Own Correspondent). TiA"4^«"i Sept. IT. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below: The rise or tail Is In relation to tbe price of Sept 26. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BBITI9B. BfcM Ot van Conversion Loan V% (BS. D.)
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM.
      279 9 "Undoubtedly, A Revival Has Taken Place." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. IX Sir Frederick Oowland Hopkins. (President of the British Association). "If the political aspirations of the nations should grow sane, and the artificial economic problems of the world be solved, the combined and assured gifts of
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      218 9 Guthrte and Co., Ltd's., weekly report dated Sept. 21. states: The outstanding feature of the past week has been the renewed talk of restriction. It is reported that British and Dutch interests agree that some scheme should b introduced but details of any such scheme are not forthcoming.
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      800 9 Gilt-Edged Boom. FRESH EVIDENCE OF REVIVAL. (From Our Own Correspondent London. S*pt. U. Gilt-edged stocks and home-railway lanes were again conspicuous tat the stock markets last week. For the rest, while the undertone was firm, I the turnover was no more than modeI rate, since the approach
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      636 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHS HANDELSBANK N. V. BstabUalMd IMS at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Oak. 100J00.9M Paid up Capital Olds. 65.000.0 C* Reecrvea Olda M.OIJUJ UEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. MUNCH OFFICES TUB HAGUE EOTTKKDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. BaUTla Head Office for Dutch Batt Indies. BRANCH OFFICES! DUTCH BAST INDIES Ampenan. Baa- Aocag. Cherlboav Qoroßtato.
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      40 9 OY M A WATCHES CHRONOMETERS: SHEW PATTERNS JUST ARRIVED WELL KNOWN TRABITIONAL QUALITY REMARKABLE DESIGNS PRICES REMARKABLY LOW NEW MODELS I N GOLD- WHITE GOLD. CHROMIUM. ETC. SOLD WIT! ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE. AGENT: CAPITOL BUILDING BRANCH STAMFORD ROAD 30-A RAFFLES PLACE
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      307 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPU, N. Y. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established ia Amateniam ;524 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD 0 ICE FOR 'HE EA3*BATAVIA. Brtnches throughout the Dutch East £rlie« and in the Straits Settlements. Tndav CUna. Japan and Araota LONDON BANKERS: The Native*! Pra*tßea«l Sni
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    AMUSEMENTS
    103 10 Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL Informal Special Dinner Dance. ALHAMBRA Best of Enemies. With Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Pacing The Music. With Stanley Luplno Jose Collins. 6.15—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Lucky Oirl and One Hysterical Night. MAKLBOKOI'QH Just Imagine. With El Brendet. 8.15— 9.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows, -Cabaret,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    92 10 Mrs. Yeo Keng Chuan and family beg to tender their heartfelt thanks to all their friends and relatives, Messrs. Paterjon Simons Co., Ltd., and their Produce Department Staff, the Soon Hoe Kok, HoeKee Club, City Club, Roaedale Association, Straits Bachelor Physlcel Culture C!».b. for their kind attendance
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, SEPT. 38. 1933. THE OUTLOOK.
    884 10 For the first time for many months a chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce has felt able to speak in a strain of unmistakable if restrained optimism in reviewing local trading conditions. Since Mr. 71 C. H. Charli wood
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    MALAY OFFICERS.
    127 10 The following appointments of Malay officers In the Federated Malay States are gazetted: Enche Ma'arof bin Hajl ZararUh to act as Second Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, Class IV, M.C.S. i Tunku Ismail bin Tunku Mohamed Jasln to act as Deputy Public Prosecutor, Negri SembUan and Pahang, Class IV, M.C.S.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    723 10 BUMP! Singapore is noted for its good roads, and our distinction in this respect has been by no means lessened by the elimination of railway level crossings. Apart from some temporary lines laid in connection with the construction of the aerodrome, there Is only one railway
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1379 10 CHINA'S FOUR-YEAR PLAN. Part I. In disciisting China's FForu r Year plan, Mr. Chen Kung-po, the Chinese Minister of Industry, in this article, which appears in the People's Tribune and which will be given in two parts, advocates the development of a- central area, the Yangtsze Valley,
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    JAPANESE AND CHINESE COMBINE TO ROUT REBELS.
    931 11 PEIPING SAVED FROM INVASION. 17,000 People Massacred By Reds In Fukien. The Charhar armies are being hemmed in on one side by the Japanese forces and on the other by the Central divisions, while the retreat of the rebek has been cut off
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    TRAINS DISAPPEAR.
    156 11 Overwhelmed By Flood Waters. Mexico, Sept. 26. The cyclone In which 5,000 people have been killed Is the greatest catastrophe for 40 years, according to the Minister for the Interior. President Rodriguez has Issued a nation-wide appeal for assistance. It appears that a gale blowing at 150 miles
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    SHOOTS AT HIS SON.
    63 11 Professor Misses, Then Kills Himself. Amsterdam, Sept. 26. Professor Ernst, who had but recently been given an appointment at the University of Leyden, committed suicide on Monday in the clinic at Amsterdam. A moment previously the professor had shot at his own son, who was undergoing
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    BARONETCY FOR MAYOR.
    45 11 Rugby, Sept 26. The King has approved the conferment of a baronetcy upon Sir Percy Greenaway, on his retirement from the Lord Mayoralty of London, and knighthoods upon Alderman C. H. Collett and Alderman W. L. Threlford, the retiring Sheriffs.— British Wireless.
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    ENGLISHMAN NOT WANTED.
    185 11 Poland And The Danzig Commissionership. Warsaw, Sept. 25. The semi-official news agency, Iskra, draws attention to the fact tbat the appointment of Eeer Rostlng, who at the request of the League of Nations has been acting for a considerable time past as temporary High Commissloner of the
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    CAPT. EUAN WALLACE.
    174 11 Civil Lord Of Admiralty To Visit Singapore. London, Sept. 24. Captain Euan Wallace is hoping to cover 20,000 miles in 51 days when he departs on an official visit to eastern naval stations on Sept. 30. He will travel from England to Rangoon by Imperial Airways, then
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    TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
    108 11 TRAFF IC SIGNALS. Vehicle Actuated Type Preferred. Rugby, Sept. 26. The Ministry of Transport, which has been considering the question of London traffic signal lights, expresses approval of the vehicle actuated type in preference to those of the fixed time cycle variety. The aproved type Is said t be more
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    HAMMER MURDER.
    116 11 Paris Magnate Killed During Cinema Show. Paris. Sept. 25. The sensational murder of Oscar Dufrenne, the music hall magnate. Is occupying the keenest brains of the Paris police force under M. Chlappe, the chief of police, who Is personally directing investigations. Dufrenne was found dabbed to death with
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    INDO-JAPANESE TREATY
    62 11 Extension Of Trade Convention Desired By Tokio. i Tokio, Sept. 27. Following receipt of the British notification of a decision to postpone the termination of the Indo-Japanese trade convention for one month to Nov. 10, the Japanese Foreign Office has instructed Mr. Tsueno Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambassador In
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    DEADLOCK IN ARMS TALKS.
    502 11 Adjournment Wanted. NAVAL BUILDING RACE THREATENED. Geneva, Sept 27. Disarmament negotiations are, apparently, something like deadlocked, and it Is persistently reported that an attempt will be made to adjourn the meeting of the General Commission at least for a fortnight. Waste Of Tonnage. Washington, Sept 27.
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    SHARKEY FINISHED?
    39 11 Beaten By Loughran In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 28. Tommy Loughran outpointed Jack Sharkey, ex-heavy-weight champion of the world, over 15 rounds here tonight, Reuter. This is Sharkey's second defeat since he lost his title to Camera. I
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    TO REJOIN LEAGUE.
    72 11 Reservations Made By Argentina. Buenos Aires, Sept 26. The Senate has passed unanimously a bill to rejoin the League of Nations, with reservations as regards Article 21 of the Covenant, which safeguards the validity of regional understandings, such as the Monroe doctrine. The Argentine reservation states that
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    DE VALERA FIGHTING TWO FRONTS.
    204 11 Labour Support Not Substantial Dublin, Sept. 25. The crisis which Is brewing in Ireland is likely to be brought to a head tomorrow at the opening of the Dail. Mr. de Valera Is fighting two fronts for the first time. He meets organised opposition of
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    STOCK TRANSFERS.
    170 11 New York Mayor Vetoes Proposed Tax. New York, Sept. 26. The New Jersey Stock Exchange governing committee has accepted the recommendation of the New York Stock Exchange to drop the plan foi trading in Newark (New Jersey) an condition that Mayor O'Brien veto's the tax on stocks transfer.
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    NEW OFFICES.
    154 11 Home Government To Spend £2,000,000. Rugby, Sept. 26. It Is anticipated that Government will shortly sanction the preparation of plans for the construction or the Embankment side of Whitehall of a new block of Government offices costIng approximately £2,000,000. The Act authorising the erection of these buildings was
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    ANDORRA PEACEFUL.
    30 11 Paris, Sept. 26. According to a communication received from Perplgnan, French gendarmes have again left the Republic of Andorra because peace and order have been restored there. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    RECOVERY DRIVE ENDED.
    456 11 "Natural Forces To Be Left To Emerge." GRAVE SITUATION. Decline Shown In Real Earnings. There are growing fears in the United States that President Roosevelt's recovery drive has reached the end of its accomplishments. It is now felt that natural forces of recovery must be left to
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    MARSHAL CHANG.
    104 11 Spends Busy Ten Days In Germany. Berlin, Sept. 26. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang yesterday left for Copenhagen after a busy ten days hi Germany, where he held conversations with General Goerlng and General Blomberg, attended several official dinners, and Inspected infantry, artillery and air schools and numerous Industries, especially
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    INDIGNANT F.M.S. TIN MINERS.
    963 12 New Producer In Period Of Restriction. With tin restriction pressing upon the Malayan miners at its heaviest, and production lower than it has been since 1890, a new lease has been granted in respect of a proposed lode mine in Perak. The raining communrt v iBup
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    JAVA CALLING
    75 12 Further Telephone Test This Morning. T'urj wi? further radio- telephone ..don between Malaya and Netnsriands India this morning when Mr. F. A. \V. Handlcy. managing director of the Dunlop liut>b?r Co. In Singapore, was ccuied up by the Batavia office. Mr. Handley told the Straits Times the reception
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    TIED TO LEG.
    80 12 How Man Tried To Smuggle Chandu. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. Sept. 26. Yesterday one man tried to Import chaiidu into Johore by tying it to his legs. Customs officers at the Causeway found that one of his calves was bigger than the other and on
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    42 12 A ten-year-old pupil of the Oeylang Malay Boy's School received an accidental kick from one of his companions while playing football yesterday. Although he bad no visible external Injuries he complained of severe pain and a fracture of the liver Is suspected.
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    DUTCH AIR MA
    119 12 Winter Service In November. With the re-establishment of the winter service, which will start with the homeward flight leaving Batavia on Nov. 1, the Dutch Air Mall will call at Rome and Marseilles, the Straits Times is Informed. The autmun service Is now ending. For some weeks
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    COURT REPAIRS.
    85 12 Protective Platform Being Erected. From an early hour this morning, P.W.D. employees were engaged In erecting a scaffolding round the vestibule of the police courts, preparatory to putting up a protective platform, at the place where yesterday's crash occurred, for the safety of the public. Repairs will be
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    27 12 Inche Abdul Axis, who has been secretary, Seremban Sanitary Board, for some considerable time past, is proceeding on Friday of this week to Kuala Pllah as ADO.
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    FOOTBALL CLUB'S APPEAL FAILS.
    255 12 Burden Of Proof. GAMING CONVICTION UPHELD. Mr. Justice Oerahty yesterday dismissed the appeal of the Singapore British Malaya Football Club, represented by It* president and secretary against a conviction under the Common Oamlng Houses Ordinance. The charge on which the appellants had been convicted was that
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    UNSTAMPED LETTERS.
    95 12 Large Number Found On Man From China. When a Chinese passenger arriving from China ports was subjected to the usual search by revenue officers, 62 letters were found In his possession for delivery to various people here. The man was charged yesterday before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis,
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    EX-SERVICES MAGAZINE.
    82 12 Good Fare In Autumn Number. Branch secretaries of the Ex-Ser-vices Association of Malaya are asked to note that copies of the magazine are now ready and will be dispatched In due course. The autumn number contains many interesting features. Including generous pictorial display of local Volunteefs In action.
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    OIL IN NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    223 12 Temptation For War-Like Power. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Medan. Sept 23. Drawing attention to the numerous oil deposits In Netherlands India, the Sumatra Bode states that should there ever be war In the Pacific the N.E.I, was bound to be involved because of these deposits. The
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    REV. M. R. DORAISAMY.
    366 12 Funeral Of Methodist Pastor. The funeral of Rev. M. R. Doraisamy. pastor of the Singapore Tamil Methodist church, whose death occurred on Monday, took place on Tuesday. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, assisted by other clergy took the service at the graveside. Among those present were: Rev.
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    MUNICIPAL CONTRACT FOR JAPAN?
    222 12 Water Pipes. t RECOMMENDATION BY COMMITTEE. Committee number five of the Singapore Municipal Commission has recommended acceptance of the lowest tender, that of the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha Ltd., for heavy cast Iron pipes, being 11 per cent, lower, and cast iron specials, being 24 per cent
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    APPEAL ALLOWED.
    104 12 Judge Holds That Charges Were Wrong. Slew Chong who had been charged on three counts relating to bankruptcy offences, and had been convicted on the first two— not delivering all books and documents In his possession to the Official Assignee, and concealing some of his property appealed before
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING.
    90 12 Penang Chinese Oppose Continuance. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 26. At today's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, the President (Mr. Boydi said the Government had sought their opinion as to whether the Daylight Savin; BUI. which was Introduced for one year, should be continued or not. Other
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    THIRD APPEARANCE.
    84 12 Man Who Is Warned In Bombay. Herman WoUnskl, a Russian who Is "wanted" In Bombay on a charge of criminal breach of trust In respect of Rs. 15,000, made a third appearance before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, yesterday. Detective Inspector McLellan applied for another
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    EUROPEAN'S TAXI RIDE.
    81 12 Driver And Fare Face Cross Charges. A charge and a counter-charge between an Indian taxi-driver, Oopalasamy, and a European wireless operator on board the s.s. .Silver Beach, P. C. Cahlll, was heard before Mr. R I. r. Curtis, the third magistrate, yesterday. Cahlll charged the Indian with
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    758 12 SOYA BEANS AS A CATCH CROP. In the matter of soya beans, for which there Is undoubtedly a bis world market, there does not appear <to be much prospect of any development in cultivation in Malaya. And the reason given in this case is that
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    TO GAOL AGAIN
    30 12 Just released after a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment, a middleaged Chinese was 'found in possession of some Indian hemp. He was sentenced to seven months' gaol.
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    23 12 The Singapore Musical Society Is appealing for more voices to strengthen the choir which will give The Ell jab In the near future.
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    FAITH IN CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
    592 13 Has Come To Stay. V.M.C.A. LEADER'S IMPRESSIONS. «aking at the Singapore Rotary P^ Mr. Rallla Ram, organising secyof the V.M.C.A. In India, who been touring the Far East after a visit to China to take part In a Far Eastern conference of the V.M.C.A., sail one
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    MAGISTRATE OBJECTS TO "MUD-SLINGING."
    396 13 Women Quarrel Over Diamond Ring. "I do not like all this mud slinging," protested Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the third magistrate, yesterday when counsel for the defence In a breach of trust charge began cross-examining the complainant on her matrimonial differences. Ng Choo Leong was
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    MALACCA AND THE CUSTOMS UNION.
    423 13 Memorandum For Trade Commission. The annual report of the S.S. (Malacca) Association states: As the question of including Malacca in a custom* union along with the F.M.S. but excluding Singapore and Penang was being considered by Government and was likely to become soon a matter
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    CIVIL ENGINEERS.
    171 13 Annual Meeting This Week-End. The annual meeting of the Malayan Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers will be held in Singapore on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The principal engineering works of Interest to be visited are the dockyards and works of the Singapore iarbour Board, over
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    JUMPED OUT OF WINDOW.
    115 13 Incident During A Gambling Raid. Such was the fear of arrest of two Chinese during a police raid on a gam- bling party, that they jumped out of a first floor window. One broke a leg and an arm, while the other sustained lacerated wounds. The
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    STOLE GRAMOPHONE.
    84 13 Schoolmaster's Gardener k Convicted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiplng, Sept. 26. A Tamil gardener employed by Mr. E. Tavelri, a schoolmaster, was con- vlcted of the theft of nil master's portable gramophone In the police court before Che Albakrl. j The prosecuting inspector said that accused was seen
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    STUDYING AGRICULTURE.
    44 13 Egyptian Committee Touring The East. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 23. An Egyptian committee of three has arrived In Batavla, on a tour of I the East studying agricultural problems. They are receiving the official cooperation of The Netherlands Indian Governmert.
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    YOUTHFUL CONSUL.
    46 13 Mr. Wang Tjin Arrives In Medan (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 23. The new Chinese Consul, Mr. Wang Tjin, has arrived In Medan accompanied by "rs. Wang TJln. He was welcomed by many prominent Chinese. Mr. Wang Tjin is only 28 years old.
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    N.E.L COAL.
    42 13 Increase Of Consumption In The Straits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 23. According to the Loeomotlef. shipping in the Straits Settlements la consuming more and more coal from the N.E.1., especially from the Lematang mines. Prices have risen recently.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    291 13 Mr. N Nagallngam, Ipoh, has retired from service with the F.M.S. Railways. ITr. J. H. Fenwlck, of the Chartered Bank. Penang. returned from Hong Kong by the T-^ada. Mr. D. P. MacNamara. 0.5.P.C.. Sungel Patanl. has ben discharged from the Alor Star Hospital. Raja Kamaralzaman bin Raja
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    NO MONEY & DESPERATE.
    91 13 NO MONEY DESPERATE. Malay Steals Coat From Pawnshop. (From O Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Sept. 26. A young Malay. Hussain bin Amln, who was charged with the theft of a silk coat belonging to a Taiping. r -wnshop, told the magistrate, Che Albakrl, that he was forced to steal as he
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      PUBLIC SERVICES RUGBY.
      232 14 Police Outplayed At Dunearn Road. Public Services. 12 pts. Police. Two practice games of half an hour each were to have been played at Dunearn Road yesterday between players of the Public Services and the Police, but only a sufficient number turned out I to enable one
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      MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
      444 14 Little World Series. NEW YORK AND BOSTON SCORE 28 RUNS. New York, Sept. 26. Two National League baseball games were played to-day. Medwlck made a home run for St. Louis. The score in the Colombus— Buffalo game was B—4.8 4. New York, Sept. 25. To-day's baseball games
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    KATHLEEN AGAIN.
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    NEW ASSOCIATION.
    343 14 Basket And Volley-Bail Clubs' Need Filled. The promoters of the proposed association for the control of basketball I and volleyball matches and tournaments met in Singapore on Tuesday when delegates from nineteen organisations were present. Mr. Llm Ai Mln was elected chairman and a sub-committee was appoint- j
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    KATHLEEN AGAIN.
    394 14 Wins First Of Pulo Jong Series. After the heavy rain during the night there was barely a breath of wind early on Sunday morning so the three six metres yachts of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club left their moorings under tow for the first Pulo Jong race. The tide, however,
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    KEPPEL G. C.
    144 14 Women's Foursomes Competition. Eight cards were taken oat for the Keppel Golf Club women's September foursomes and the following were returned: Mrs. A. M. Low and Mrs. E. G. Mosar 45 ibVi x9'/ 2 Mrs. G. A. Thamsen and Miss M. Hadley 49 14V 2 34^z Mrs.
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    34 14 Under the auspices of the Sportsman Magazine there will be a Cycle Carnival at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Oct. 22 the entire proceeds of which will be donated to the nonEuropean unemployment fund.
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER.
    101 14 Next weeks ties in the Singapore Cricket Club straight snooker championship have been arranged as follows Monday:— W. T. Cherry vs. O. Pritchett; C. A. Niven vs. F. a Wood; C. E. Winter vs. C. P. Burke; Paul Storr vs. Dr. E. D. Lindow. Tuesday L. N. Strachan
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    PERNAKANS AT ALOR STAR
    541 14 Before Record Crowd. UNLUCKY ONLY TO SHARE HONOURS. Alor Star, Sept. 24. The Singapore Pemakan Club, who are the champions of the Coleman j Shield Competition of that Settlement, J drew one-all In a friendly game this evening at the Stla Kesu"kaan Club ground. A record
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    KEDAH F. A.
    230 14 Satisfactory Report And Accounts. Alor Star. Sept. 2€ The eighth annual general meeting of the Kedah Football Association was held at the Stla Kesuka'an Club premises on Sunday. The annual report and accounts were adopted. The affairs of the association for the year were reviewed In the
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    33 14 The All-India Rugby tournament is now in progress. In the first round the Welch Regiment were drawn against the K.0.Y.L.1, the Gloucesters against the Hammers, and the Duke's against the Signal School, Poona.
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    LOCAL BASEBALL.
    216 14 Young Boys Outplay Cubs. The Japanese Young Boys Baseball Team won their first game of the seiles when they defeated the Singapore Cubs II runs to 0 In last Sunday's game played en St. Joseph's field. Sekl pitched a good game for the winners and had able support
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    CHAMPIONS MEET.
    44 14 Glasgow Rangers Beat Arsenal. London. Sept. 27. In a friendly match today Glasgow Rangers beat the Arsenal by three goals to one. Reuter. The Rangers won the championship of the Scottish League last season and the Arsenal won the English League championship.
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    TENNIS.
    105 14 S.R.C. Tournament There will be no play in the S.R.C. Tournament today owing to the sodden condition of the courts. Tomorrow's ties are as follows: "B" Sinrtes. C. R. Eber (scr.) vs. O. O. Btruys (owe 3). Women* DoaMes. Miss M. de Souza and Mrs. C. V. Routens (plus
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    RAIN INTERFERES WITH HOCKEY.
    359 14 Police vs. Chinese Match Abandoned. It was unfortunate that the weather should have caused the abandonment* of the hockey match between the PoUM and Chinese yesterday. The PoUmI have been showing wonderful form this" season and their meeting with the Chinese was expected to produce interesting
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    24 14 The ingapore Chinese team which defeated Selangor Chinese in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday was the Chinese Champions Athletic Association, champions of S.C.F.A. Inter-Club League.
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      INTER-PORT CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
      126 15 Malayan XI To Visit Hong Kong* Arrangements have been made the Straits Times is officially informed, to send a representative Malayan cricket team to Hong Kong at the end of next month to meet Hong Kong and Shanghai. The Hong Kong Cricket Club announced last week that
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    PROSPECTS FOR CESAREWITCH AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
    2503 15 Statesman And Ximenes For Autumn Double. (From Our Own Correspondent) Stbaits Times Orrrei, Fleet Street, Sept. 12. The only question in which English Turf enthusiasts are really interested at the moment is. of course, "Will Hyperion win the St Leger?" Most people think that he
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    137 15 Today, Septembe- it. Bowls: S.C.C. tournament. Football: BJITJI. Cup— Becond round: S.C.C. vs. Wiltshire*. A.R. Stadium. Friday, September M. Hockey: B.C.R.C. vs, A.C.S.. S.CR.C gnJ.; A.P.C. vs. Police n, A.P.C. grd. Tennis: TangUn Club tournament. Football: 6APA Cup— Secjnd round: CJunese vs. Wiltshire* 11, Anson Road; Chinese League,
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    AUSTRALIAN GAMES TO BE AMALGAMATED ?
    1128 15 AUSTRALIAN GAMES TO BE AMALGAMATED Joint Committee To Consider Proposals. After a lengthy and frank discussion, representatives of the Australian Rules and Rugby League football codes, who attended a conference at tte league rooms to consider a proposal for an amalgamation of the two games, appointed a committee to discuss
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    GERMANY'S PAINFUL ASTONISHMENT.
    277 16 Soviet Action. HOPE DECISION MAY BE RECONSIDERED. Berlin. Sept. 27. Painful astonishment has been caused here by the action taken by the Soviet Government In recalling all Russian newspaper correspondents in Germany, action which is bound seiiously to impair the friendly relations existing between the two countries
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    FRENCH OFFICIALS
    21 16 Paris, Sept. 26. The age limit for State officials was fixed at 60 years at Saturday's cabinet meeting. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    SHOT FOR OFFERING RESISTANCE.
    304 16 Nanchang Officer's Bids For Freedom. Hong Kong, Sept. 27. The Nanchang captive, Mr. W. E. Hargrave, Is slowly recovering from his ordeal. Interviewed, he revealed that he was wounded In the arm In offering resistance to the pirates who boarded the ship. He spent weeks in
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    CONSUL DROWNED.
    38 16 Frankfurt, Sept. 27. The Finnish Consul, Dr. Kaiser, was drowned when the canoe In which he had undertaken a Journey down the river Rhine capsized near Duisburg. The Consul's body was later recovered near Xanten. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    ATTACK PLANNED ON PREMIER.
    248 16 Tokio Plot MURDER OF CABINET MEMBERS. Tokio, Sept. 28. Charged with attempted murder and incendiarism, six members of the Patriotic Labour Party, who were arrested in connection with a plot to murder the members of the Cabinet on July 11, were formally Indicted. The plotters, with
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    WORLD'S PRODUCTS.
    184 16 China Handicapped By Lowness Of Silver. London, Sept. 27. Sir George Burton Hunter, in a letter to The Times, stresses the disastrous results, economically and politically, due to China's inability to absorb her I share of the world's products owing to the lowness of silver. While he does
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    LEAGUE AID.
    151 16 Non-Political Nature Stressed. Geneva, Sept. 23. A report was read before the League Council on. Saturday morning concerning the technical co-operation between the League of Nations and the Chinese Government, following which the Chinese delegate. Dr.. Wellington Koo, thanked the Council for the work hitherto accomplished In this
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    79 16 Rise In Argentine Rails. London, Sept. 26. The outstanding feature on the Stock **xcnange today was provided by the lite in Argentine rails founded on the early freeing of frozen credits, coupled with the awaited announcement that agreement for the terms of the new Argentine bond issue aimed
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    Siam A. A. Formed
    357 17 MOTORISTS in Bangkok, and, later, in the larger towns in the provinces, are to have the benefits attaching to a united body. Und< i the patronage of the King, the Royal Automobile Association of Slam ho..been formed, and much good is hoi* a from this latest
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    Motor Cycling Manual
    147 17 A valuable contribution to the motorcyclists bookshelf is the ninth edition of the "Motor Cycling Manual," which has Just been published. The whole work has been the subject of extensive revision, and contains a multitude of interesting illustrations, which amplify the text in a most attractive manner.
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    31 17 EU nhotogra!»h of Mr. Henry F«rd. with Mr. Wallace K. Campheli. President, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, taken on the occasion of Mr. Fort's 7»th Birthday— Jnl y 30, 1933.
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    A.A.M. Malayan Road Guide
    921 17 A. A.M. Malayan Road Guide SINGAPORE. (Municipal) Changl, Joo Chiat, Tanjong Katong and Grove Rds. Civil Aerodrome construction Rly.: Crossings— caution. Newton Circus, Junction of Newton, Kg. Java, B. Timah and Scotts Rds. Repairs in progress caution. Bukit Timah Rd. Junction of Mackenzie Rd. and Kg. Java Rd. Repairs caution.
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    NEW CARS AT NEW PRICES
    757 17 rHE OPEN ROAD (By the Motoring Correspondent.) rpHE annual battle l£ being waged and not until the Olympia Motor Show next month will the announcements of the new season's models abate. In recent years, new programmes have been published earlier and earlier but last year
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      DEATH OF WORLD-FAMOUS ENGINEER
      362 18 Oakland, Calif.— Arthur Powell Davis, who helped carry out some of the world's most famous engineering projects, has died at the age of 72 after an Illness of several months. As a boy Davis dug small Irrigation ditches on his father's farm In Illinois; as a
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      ARTHUR POWEL DAVIS THE "RECLAMATION" KING
      306 18 tame as that which later was authorised by Congress. He devoted two years, at the request or Soviet Russia, as chief consulting engineer on Irrigation problems, visiting ■■'.Kin large projects In Turkestan and two In Trans-Caucasia. The projects '■oncerned the possible reclamation of more
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      AERIAL TRANSPORT IN THE HIMALAYAS
      797 18 A unique example of modern construction In India Is an aerial railway which has been erected, by British engineers, In the Himalaya Mountains between the Teesta Valley branch of the Darjeellng-Hlmalayan railway and th< town of Kallmpong. Incidentally, this new ropeway has recently played an
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      NEW EXHIBITION HALL.
      248 18 To Cost' £1,500,000. A new exhibition *:til at Olympla. connected with the present building by a subway and galleries. Is to be erected on a site of 7U acres on the south side of Kensington Road. The total cost of the scheme will exceed £1,500.000. An Important
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      THE "COCHIN."
      194 18 Twin-Screw Fire And Salvage Tug. The powerful twin-screw flre-nght-lng and salvage tug "Cochin," destined for service at the port of Cochin, sailed for India recently having carried out exhaustive trials or. the Firth of Forth. The vessel was constructed In the Victoria Shipyard of Messrs Henry Robb Limited,
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    GIGANTIC RAILWAY ENGINES
    241 19 SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER FREIGHT The London Midland and Scottish Railway Company have completed at Crewe the first of three giant new locomotives of the 4—6—24 6—2 type, wtilch have been designed by Mr. W. A. Stalner, chief mechanical engineer, for service on the heaviest expresses between
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    STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
    186 19 FACTORY DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT At the meeting of the Institution of Structural Engineers In Birmingham. Major A. H. S. Waters was installed as president. A problem discussed was the construction and equipment of factories at home and abroad. It was contended by Mr. H. C. Johnson, who introduced
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    From All Quarters.
    250 19 An Italian flying officer and three engineers have accepted positions as instructors in aviation with the Chinese army. It is also reported that the Chinese army is to purchase several aeroplanes from an Italian firm. The new Government radio station at Chenju, China, is expected to establish
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    NOVEL CHURCH FOR HONG KONG.
    317 19 Magnificent Edifice to Be Built Opposite 'Varsity. Hong Kong. A magnificent church to take the place of the old St. Anthony's Church which until 1919 occupied the site where King's College now stands, has been planed in connection with the seventh centenary of the Saint.
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    MUKDEN ARSENAL TO BE CONVERTED.
    49 19 In furtherance of its plans for the development of industry, the Manchukuo Government has decided to convert Mukden Arsenal to the manufacturing of harvesting 1 commercial and industrial Implements. These are considered urgent, and the provincial authorities are advancing y. 150,000 for a start.
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    BIRKENHEAD DOCKS MODERNISED.
    253 19 Ten Year Scheme Now Completed. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board'! new Bldstbh Dock, oh the Birkenhead aide of the River Mersey, which has now been opened officially marks the completion of a scheme of modernisation of the Birkenhead Docks which has been in progress for the
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    CHINESE RAILWAY BRIDGES.
    97 19 Construction work on the bridges for the Shiuchow-Lokchong section of the Canton-Hankow Railway has commenced and the entire section Is expected to be completed by next May, according to a message received by the Chinese Ministry of Railways from Mr. Lin Hung-hsun, Director of the Engineering Bureau
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    BRITISH MATERIALS
    177 19 -FOR CHINESE RAILWAYSA loan of £4,080,000 for the completion of the Hankow-Canton Railway was granted by the Trustees of the British Boxer Indemnity Fund at a meeting on Feb. 6. The grant Is one of the biggest in the history of the Board and is considered exceedingly significant,
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    ROAD BUILDING IN CHEKIANG.
    98 19 The whole of the Hwelchow Valley section of Chekiang Province Is alive with road makers. Shuenan is to be connected up with Hweichow. and before the end of the year the .motorist is promised a round trip from Hangchow yla Yuhang, Changhwa. Chihchi. Shihhslen. Shuenan Kienteh
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    37 20 KOHKIUS and Jack (right) of Arsenal in a step dance" during a tussle with a Birmingham forward at Highbury. (Planet News.) A PORTION of the huge crowd watchins ftf t pis'. !i an j /»<
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    16 20 RED CROSS NURSES attending a patient beside the first aid air balance plane at Croydon. <P.N.)
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    29 20 MR. COUN SULLIVAN, a member of the Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland In a folding boat, in which he will attempt to sail to Australia. (Planet News.)
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    26 20 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, son of the American President, was among the thousa spectators who watched a thrilling bull fight In the Bilbao bull ring. (Planet News.)
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