The Straits Times, 22 May 1935

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    49 1 SINGAPORE! 140. CECIL ST. (PHONE 6471)'.' KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683> The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. i\\<;ks SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1935 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 2opa(;es SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1935 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      230 1 i Exclusive CRETONNES I GLASSWARE AT PASKOE'S HORLICK'S MALTED MILK fcas played a successful part in the natural sugars, maltose and infant feeding foi many years. dextrin. These are easily asFrom various causes it is not similated, and are especially possible for every mother to suitable in «.ases where high
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      55 1 ENTIRELY NEW RANGE OF TRAVELLING REQUISITES ROBINSON'S CAN BE RELIED UPON TO BE THE FIRST IN THE FIELD WITH OUTSTANDING NEW MERCHANDISE. ROBINSON CO., LTD. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING OF SIAM. LEICA CAMERAS with a large selection of lenses and accessories. OBTAINABLE FROM SINGAPORE PHOTO CO., 37-39,
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      187 1 > 9 I uj) FOR j FLOWERS i PHONE 4097 I IS. Orchard .^oad. j J (Amber Mansions j DIAMOND WATCHES THEIR SHEER LOVELINESS MAKES THEM INSTANTLY APPEALING TO WOMEN WHO DESIRE TO OWN A WATCH OF ARTISTIC, TASTE. EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF A NEW SELECTION OF DIAMOND SET CORD AND
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      503 2 LIONG—CHUA—Mr. Liong Mm Loy. the son of th; late Mr. and Mrs. Liong 1 Lim of Soengeiliat. Banka, is engaged to Miss Chua Saw See second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chua Hooi Hong of Penang. The marriage is to take place 1 Penang soon. Penang papers please ropy. Situations
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      743 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET BUNGALOW Angulla Park, Antfttlla Oa TO LET, 36. Cslrnhill Road, modern sanlUUon. Apply MA. Market Street. TO LET, No. 115-B Meyer Plata. 8ea Prontage. Modern sanitation. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, Ma 81, Mryer Road. Bf lids Bungalow, tennis court Apply Meyer Brothers. WHITE HEATHER, 358,
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      846 2 FOR SALE FOX SALE, Vacant land at Wassim Road Freehold, 70,000 sq. ft. If required, will lend money to buy and to build at 8 per cent, pa Please apply telephone No. 3173. FOX SALE, a handsome Motor Cruiser milt and englned by Thornycroft. Cabin, Seetric Light. Ice Chest and
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      339 2 AUCTION NOTICES IMPORTANT AUCTION 3ALE of veil-kept latest-style cross-grain pattern oak-stained and wax poUshed teak (European owned) dining, sitting and bedrooms' furniture, one H.M.V. double spring motor electric cabinet gramophone In perfect condition, valuable water colour and oil paintings in gold-Kilt frames, one Morris Cowley saloon car in good running
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      1055 2 BUSINESS CARDS, Etc FIGARO'S PERMANENT *tay PERMANENT, for f8- S 1 O-& $1 5 only. Highly Trained European Experts with many years experience In attendance RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 120) and at 93 Bras Basah Road Phone ZB6X. OMNIBUS VOLUMES. Over 1000 pages to each volume. A Century of Humour, $2.70.
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      182 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sin gm pore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly S 3.M 4.M f 2.M Quarterly «.5i SUM 7.S0 Halt Yearly $17.0« W4.M JI5.00 Yearly $34.00 $4«.M *3« 00 Note. OiitcUtion rhe^ae* shwiM include the nmial bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charter, and InsU-Hcttens for CLASSIFIED AUVfcKTlSKMfcNTS are
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      605 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) M\IL PASS5NOER AND CARGO SERVICES. TFMNSULAR AND ORIENTAL S OO. 1-NDTO CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND KAR EAST MAIL SERVICS. s C-TWARD TROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonr.me S'pore s 1935 TUA 11.000 May 25
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      611 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. lENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. t.'aplts, Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKONE MARU 10,500 May 29 30 SUWA MARU 10,700 June 12 13 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 June 26 27 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July 10 11
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      670 3 r""ssf^sr F nr MM A7^' =£*'A ss^W Kbwv2slbi3rbe3 I PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penane MS Sham JUTLANDIA 4/6 4/6 5/6 7/6 JEONIA 25/6 25/6 26/6 28/6 LLSIA 16/7 16/7 17/7 19/7 JORINGIA 6/8 6/8 7/8 9/8
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      239 3 PRESIDENT LINERS! Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £71.12.SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms; Swimming pool Valking Motion Pictures. Delicious meals Hot and cold running water in each state room. Cabins for two or more passengers with real beds Modern ventilation throughout. Weekly service
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      1141 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hna Khiow Steamship Co. (193Z) LA Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual The Canard White Star LuL Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) Tht s^ nw9k steamship Co., Ltd. The Slam Steam Nutfgatkra Co., Ltd The In-awaddy Flotilla Co. Ltd. INSURANCE. The Liverpool and London
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      NEW CHINA SERVICE.
      142 4 TO MALAYA AND THE N.I. Nanking, May 21. The Communications Ministry has approved a suggestion by the China Merchints' Steamship Navigation Co. for the appropriation of $1,500,000 to purchase nine passenger steamers from the United States. These are for a deep-sea service to Malaya and the Netherlands
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      62 4 On the Melbourne, Darwin-Singa-pore, arrived Singapore May 18: Mr. Gerald H. Hutton, from Charleville; Mr. Noel Coward, from Batavia. On the Arethusa, Singapore-Kara-chi, left May 19: Mr. Girolamo Varaschini, for Brindisi; Mr. J. A. McQuilkin, for Bangkok; Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. B. Sewell. for Alor Star. On
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      P. & O. MAILS.
      49 4 P. O. MAILS. The outward P. O. Mantua with malls from Europe Is expected to arrive I at Penang at 10 p.m. tomorrow. The mails are expected to arrive at Singapore on Saturday morning, the 25th Instant. The time of delivery of 1 the mail will be announced later.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      124 4 Wednesday, May 23. Ships alongside the Whmrrcs or expected to arrive. Entrance j Godcwn Gate East Wharf Rohna 30 1 i Main Wharf Naldera IS 3 Minderoo IS 3 Achilles 14 3 Talma 11 3 Antilochus 8 t Wlegand 8 3 Empire Dock Penang Mani 30 S
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      235 4 Taday. Djambi and K. Toengkal (TohtU) 3 pm. Muntok, Palembang and Pladjoe (Thedens) .3 p.m. Pangkal Plnang (Thedens) ..3 p.m. Pontlanak (Khoen Hoea) ..3 pm Socngel Llat (Thedens) ..3 pm Medan, Slam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Gt. Britain, Ireland, N. <k 3. America and whole of
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      116 4 MATA HARI, Brit., 510 tans, from Penang 21, for Penang via ports 26. KEDAH, Brit., 1,033 tons, from Bel. DeU 21. for Penang 23. DANMARK, Dan., 5,342 tons, from Copenhagen 21, for Manila 22. a ELOUT, Dut., 907 tons, from Emmahavcn 22, for Batavia 23. ATLAS MABU. Jap..
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      31 4 Malls from Netherlands Indies today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 6.30 p.m., general delivery of letters at 8.25 a.m. tomorrow and parcels 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS.
    90 4 The master of the X.P.M. motorshlp Majang reports that at 10.36 p.m. on May '5 he sighted the .nast of a sunken junk at the Southern Entrance of Do?rian Strait, Lat. 0 deg., 26 mm. N.. Long. 103 deg. 4v, mm. 45 sees. E. The mast showed
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS.
    182 4 No. 14 of 1935. (Temporary), Singa- I pore. Keppel Harbour Caution re Moorings and Divers; Dredging also in progress. Position.— Off south-western end of West Wharf. Lat. 1 deg 16 in. N., long. 103 deg. SO In E. <approx>. Details. The F.M.S. dredger KuanUn Is at work
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    46 4 Vessels in harbour on June 3 will "dress ship", in honour of the King"3 birthday. The Shipping Office and the offices of the Statistics Department will be open on June 3 and June 10 for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.^
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    CLEARANCES.
    43 4 May 20: Carrier, Hal Lee (Nor.); Ilbert Sarraut (Fch Boston Maru (Jap.); Sin Kheng Seng, ftaub, Yuen Sang (Brit.); SLngiradja. Makasser, ■Cepah, Poelau Tello, Tanimbar (Dut.). May 21: Djirak (Dut.); Friesland Ger); Pronto (Nor); President Hayes (Am); Flevo, Glengarry, Hua rong (Brit.).
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    "VICIOUS" CALLS FOR SUNDAY TEA.
    180 4 VICIOUS CALLS FOR SUNDAY TEA. Blamed For Church Absences. An attack on the suburban custom )f dropping In on friends at tea;ime on Sundays has been made by ;he Rev. E. Hayes, of St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Dennlstoun, Glasjow. In his church magazine he writes: "There Is a custom for
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    TRAMP VESSELS SUBSIDY.
    221 4 Artificial Value Of Old Ships. London, May 11. Mr. Walter Runciman's statement In the House of Commons this week that applications have been made for loans to build 20 tramp cargo ships under the Government's scheme for the replacement of obsolete tonnage by new vessels is an
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      767 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RI.VS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: FrelfbC 5433 Paaaace M3I. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LIMITED. (Incorporated In England.) STEAMSHIPS-BAILWAYS HOTELS— EXPKISS. rrom Hong Kong Due Vancouver EMPRESS OP ASIA May 31 Jj™ 31 EMPRESS OF CANADA June j" ,2 Ililil
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      272 4 KLAVENESS LINE. Incorporated in Norway) SINGAPORE. PENANG BELAWAN DELI to LOS ANGELES. S. FRANCISCO. PORTLAND Thro' Bs L Issued to Gulf Atlantic Coast Ports, Mexico, Central South American Ports W. Indies. Limited but excellent passenger Accommodation Available. Fare to Los Angeles or San Franclsr-o U.S. $300. Due Sails Motor Vessel
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      449 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated n England.) -ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. Via Ports and Siiei Canal Due Sail* Stramcr. S'pore S'Dort. CITY OF CARDIFF May 30 Jane 2 CITY OF WELLINGTON June 14 June 18 CITY OF BAGDAD June 21 Julv 2 CITY OF YOKOHAMA July
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      70 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. temp. ins. Sunshine, temp. •F hrs. "F Mor Star 86 Nil 0.3 76 3itiawan 92 Nil 9.3 74 Kota Bharu 87 Nil 3.5 71 Bukit Jeram 89 0.03 105 71 Malacca 87 Nil 8.5 72 Singapore Kalian g Aerodrome)
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      122 4 TIDE TABLE. Wednesday. May 22. H. W. 12.27 a.m., 9 ft. 3 in., 2.5 p.m., 7 ft. 7 In. L. W. 7.15 a.m., 1 In., 7.9 p.m., 4 ft. 2 in. Thursday. May 23. H. W. 1.10 a.m., 9 ft. 2 In., 2.54 p.m., 7 ft. 5 in. L. W.
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    TEN YEARS OF BROADCASTING IN JAPAN.
    397 5 TEN YEARS OF BROADCASTING IN JAPAN. (By Our Radio Correspondent.) DECENTLY the number of well-heard stations from Japan has. also been Increased and nowadays Japan can be heard dally in the evenings and the mornings on several powerful shortwave stations. I have also heard Japan on the medium waves on
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    B.B.C. PROGRAMMES.
    1168 5 TODAY. Transmission 2 6.20 pjn. 9.05 pjn. G.S.F. 15.1t* «c (19.82 m.) and G.S.G. 17.79* kc/s 116.86 m.) 6.20 pjn. Big Ben. The 8.8.C. Dance Orchestra.* directed by Henry Hall. 7.05 pm. The 8.8.C. Midland Orchestra. Leader, Alj fred Cave. Conducted by H. Foster Clark. I 7.50 pjn.
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    PREMIER'S BROADCAST.
    46 5 Mr. G. W. Forbes, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, who is in London at present and who (says British Wireless) will broadcast from the Empire Transmitter today (Wednesday) at 12.35 p.m. Electrical recordings of the speech will probably be included in other transmissions.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES RADIO STATIONS.
    229 5 (From Our Radio Correspondent) "T*HE following table, giving the call signs, frequency, wavelengths and other details of the chief N.I.R.O.M. broadcasting stations in thi> Netherlands Indies will be of considerable interest to listeners in Malaya. Several of these stations are regularly received In this country. The
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    TANDJONG PRIOK.
    264 5 From 6.20 a.m. to 1.50 p.m. Wave- lenrth 126 metres; and from 5.50 p.m. 49 metres. j TODAY. 5.50 pjn.. Time signal; English language talk; 6.20, Gramophone records; It always t starts to rain. Jolly good company. (The j Big Four), Mother the Queen of my heart. Whippln'
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    PENANG.
    145 5 Station Z.n.J.. Penang— Wavelength 19.3 metres.— Penan* Wireless Society. TODAY. 7 p.m. Gramophone records; 7.30 Straits Echo news bulletin; 7.35 Gramophone records; 8.00 Talk X.15 Sonata in B Fiat minor (Chopin 0p.35) played on the pianoforte by Leopold Godowsky and recorded at the Central Hall. Westmins'er. England, t.i •xpUnr.tory
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    SINGAPORE.
    65 5 Station Z. H. 1.. Singapore.— Wavelrnrtn 19.9 metres. Owned and operated by Radio Sendee Co., of Malaya 1934. Ltd.. Broadcast House, No. 2. Orchard Rd.. Singapore. TODAY. 6pm Recorded music. 6.45 News mlletin supplied by Striits Times. Stock and share report supplied by fraser and Co. 8.30 Close down.
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    PHOHI-HOLLAND.
    161 5 7.50 p.m. Station P.U.I. 17.775 !.<■-«■ (16.88 m > TOMORROW. 7.50 p.m. Opening announcement. B.oft p.m. Station orchestra. 8.20 p.m. Talk. 8.35 p.m. Station orchestra. 8. 50 p.m. Latest news from Holland. 9.05 p.m. Records. 9.25 p.m. Station orchestra. 913 p.m. Close down. FRIDAY. MAY 24. 7.! a* p.m.
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    BERLIN.
    349 5 (Gmnvn Short-wave Station. II rl'i.. D.J.B. 1:9.74 m 1 and D.J.Q. (MCI m.) TODAY. 8. 10 p.m. O].enlnir announcement (Germ., Engl). 8.35 pm. For th; Young Folk. t.M p.3i. N:\vs In English and in Dutch i ;o p m. Whin the lilo^onis bloom in Warder. 10.20 pjn. Young Authors
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      317 5 HOTELS r^ MALAYA'S PREMIER HOT.EL L m TONIGHT V i COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. A i DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30 to midnight c AND FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE NEW CABARET ATTRACTION VALENTA ZARAH CELEBRATED CONTINENTAL DANCERS APPEARING NIGHTLY NON DINERS $1.00 NEXT SATURDAY SPECIAL RACE DINNER BALL WITH
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      78 5 FINEST LIQUOR PERSICOT WITTE CURACAO CREME de MOCCA LIQUEUR de MANDARINES HALF and HALF TOKAIYER WINE TRIPLE SEC CREME de VANILLE WITTE DUBBELE ANISETTE STEIN WIJ.N SHERRIES and many other famous Dutch Wine and Spirits. D. T. LIM CO., 353, North Bridie Road, Singapore. FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT.
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      29 5 CAFE WIEN THE NEW BEAUTIFUL CONTINENTAL CAFE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT VIENNESE SPECIALITIES LIGHT DINNERS HOMEMADE ICE-CREAM CONTINENTAL FOOD AFTERNOON— TEA Open Until 2 a.m. 284, ORCHARD ROAD, Borneo Mansion*
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    JUBILATIONS WITH A VENGEANCE.
    1323 6 A New Film. Brighter Side Of Life In London. A New Play. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May 6 (by air mail). BOYS, she's back. Back? Who's back Why, Marlene Dietrich, of course. Hadn't you heard And it's a toss-up for popularity between her and the
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    SPANIEL WITH A PRIVATE INCOME.
    141 6 Prayer Read At His Luxury Funeral. Husky was a cocker spaniel. He lived in Missouri. When his mistress died, she left a trust fund of £400 to maintain him. He was one of the family" to his guardians under the fund. When Husky—the poor little
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    COLONIAL REUNION.
    67 6 Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. Secretary for the Colonies, will preside at the annual dinner of the Corona Club, on June 20, at the Connaught Rooms. Membership of this club, which was inaugurated when Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was Colonial Secretary, 33 years ago, is confined to officials of the Colonial
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    £8,000 FOR BROWNING LETTERS.
    64 6 Twenty-two letters by Robert and Elizabeth Browning were sold for $40,000 (£8,000) by auction in New York. Bibliophiles are astonished at the price. Officials at the Anderson Galleries, where the sale took place, said that the sum was the highest evir paid for a series of
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    WEALTHY GIRLS.
    258 6 List Of Rich Unmarried American Heiresses. New York. I A survey of the American heiress situation after the marriage of Doris Duke discloses at least a score or so of marriageable women ranging i from sub-debutantes to matrons and plentifully supplied with legal tender. The Big five of
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    U.S. PLANS TO FILM NEXT WAR
    42 6 Washington newspapers give prominence to a report from Hollywood that news films concerns have sent extra equipment and teams of skilled operators to Europe to be ready in the event of an outbreak of hostilities there.
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    SIR W. PEEL LEAVES HONG KONG.
    807 6 Tributes To Work Of Former Malayan. (From A Hone Kong Correspondent). 1 THREE days before he left J the Colony on retirement, i Sir William Peel, K.C.M.G., K.8.E., the Governor of Hong J Kong for the past five years, j was presented with illuminated
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    SOME WONDERS OF BUDDHISM.
    242 6 SOLITUDES INVITE CONTEMPLATION. The theory that Buddhism was, at least relatively, much more propagat;ed through Afghanistan than through Northern India was propounded by Prof. H. Heris. S.J., of Bombay University, in an address to the Pihar and Orissa Research Society. Prof. Heras gave the results of
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    KING ANANDA OF SIAM.
    27 6 At the Bangkok Christian College the whole student body gathered in the assembly room for the unveiling of a portrait of King Ananda.
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    'SPECTACLES FOR THE NAVY.
    114 6 'SPECTACLES FOR THE NAVY. Naval ratings and Royal Marines may now wear spectacles with rolled gold frames and curl sides— if they have defective sight. This ruling is contained in an Admiralty Order. Refusal to wear glasses when it has bc;'n certified that they are necessary." it is stated. will
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    WHO IS YOUR EXECUTOR?
    90 6 If an individual, does he offer any security? Does he possess the ne essary knowledge and experien Will he live to complete the Trust? By appointing THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR COMPANY LIMITED you secure a permanent and reliable beeutoc qualified to administer your Estate
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      96 6 ARE YOU LACKING IN VITAL FORCE VIGOUR? Pure Blood is HEALTH, VIGOUR and Impure Blood is the root cause of Skin pa Diseases, Boils, Rashes, Ulcers, Sores, 4*l^ Glandular Swellings, Rheumatism. The /f^2|^M poisons result in damrge to the arteries, J internal organs and premature old age. 'Stfium iL OD
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    FRASER'S SHARE REPORT.
    823 7 MIMCIPAL LOAN AT A PREMIUM. Following is Fraser and Co.'s weekly share reports, dated May 21:— The news during the past few days D*i been singularly devoid of incident, and in the absence of any pronounced lead, markets both at home and locally s:cm to be going
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    63 7 According to the New York limes German aviation is putMng into use an increasing number of D.'esel motrrc for aeroplanes. This preference 1? explained by Germiny's desiie to render her machines immune from the action of rays on which experiments are tKIng made in various countries and which are claimed
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    A DISTORTED VIEW OF INDIA.
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      95 7 Warner Bros., Makers of the Popular Van Dine Mystery Stories Bring You a New Thriller M YV I I ULL TODAY 3.15 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 Meet PERRY MASON, HK| NevH(in^fCrJme4jun^ One of the finest and moit thrilling Detective mysteries yet filmed Supported by excellent "Shorts" "How Do I Know It's
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      203 7 i I 1 unn GALA PREMIERE TODAY ALHAMBRA 3.1 5—6.15-- 9.15 The newest and most beautiful romance of tropical BALI PHOTOGRAPHED ENTIRELY IN TECHNICOLOUR— COLOURS OF INDESCRIBABLE BEAUTY! "ICPfINP" "DANCE OF THE LkUUnil TEMPLE VIRGINS" with an all native cast— beautiful ■HtSSE7~~ girls in their own natural paradise, n^mw^^muuf 1
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      35 7 "TERRELL'S" THE PERFECT QUALITY STELL OFFICE CUPBOARDS NONE BETTER MAOF EEC I HAVE GIVEN OVER 25 YEARS LOCAL SERVICE. Size 78" Hi«fc 3C" Wide 18" Ottp PRICE $65/FRANKEL'S 101. VICTORIA STREET, also 5 RAFFLES PLACE
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      135 7 I 3 WEEKS AT THE I IU |^HPf* HE i f I iH W* i E&> I I THE PAINTED VEIL Is the most Important film of the week. —EVENING STANDARD. j FINE PERFORMANCE IN NEW PICTURE A film which is out- standing entertainment. —YORKSHIRE EVENING POST. S "thT~p aTn
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      63 7 EMPIRE.. LONDON! onertet Maugium't Senwtional toraance of China now M.G.M't 'roudest Presentation of the Season! GALA PREMIERE TODAY PAVILION Special Matinee at 3.15 lead these Press reviews and -oil will readily understand why ye ore so enthusiastic about The Painted Veil" The Management. I could see the film again with
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      165 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) lfOTB: Figures In partnjheces denote the number of letters In the va-ds required. ACROSS. >»• Climbing plants (8) 23. OSer (6) 1. Choking (8) M. Borders (6) S Exile (6) Interior (6j 9. Worked (8) 5 aam <: < 6 >- 10. Convulsions (6) 11. Intensified
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      215 8 Good U.S. Demand For I,oeal Rubber. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 22. The NYw York rubber market Ktcadioil con.suloranly towards the iday, and offers from > ere .<ecpti'd at prood prices. There WIN jrood orders here l'iis morning, and at the auction prices wen- very steady,
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      PRODUCE.
      216 8 Singapore May 23. 12 noon. Rice Rangoon "Meetone* per koyan $152 Rire Rangoon 'Small MIU" per koyan $144 Rice S'.am parboiled No 1 per bag $4.90 Ri'-i* Slam parboiled No 2 r>er bag 84 80 May 22 Singapore tin price <pt piculi $114 37' 2. Hayer SelW Gambler 6.00
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        569 8 All shares quoted above are fully paid. ssue Val. Duyers Sellers 1 Fraser Co. 1 Buyers Sellers Lyall Eratt 4/- Ampat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang £1 Austral Malay 5 Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrtn Tin £1 Chenderlang 50 Mltam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin
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        GENERAL.
        410 8 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.35 2 2 do 7» 2 "v Prefs. 1.65 1.75 1.65 1.75 10 10 Atlas Ice fl £1 B. A. T. 10 5 B. M. Trustee £1 £1 Con. T S. Vc Pref £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 11 11 Dunlop Rubber 10
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        145 8 >% 1901 red. 1040 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 110 >< 2 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114 ft ll 2 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 118 <* 1913 red 1953 $2,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        362 8 (Share* are $1 unless otherwise stated) Praser Co. Lyall It Evatt Allenby Alor Gajah Amul Malay ($2) Ayer Hltam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Borelll Brogas Brunei ($5) Buklt KaUl Buklt Kepong Buklt Timah ($10) Buklt K. B. Changkat Serdang Connemara Olenealy Plantations Haytor Indraglrt Jeram
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        EXCHANGE RATES.
        222 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banklrc Corporation:— SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London. 3 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London. SO days' sight 2/4 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 31/33 London, demand
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        CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
        87 8 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Noon, May 22. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R.S.B. in cases (F. 0.8.) June 20 516 20% Good F.A.Q. in cased (F. 0.8.) June 19 11/16 19 13, 16 No. 1 X. R.S.S. (Spot loose, awardable Singapore) 20»/ 8 20 3/16 June
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        SHARES REPORT.
        84 8 Messrs. Lyall Bvatt's daily report, dated May 22. states:— MINING Active. T. Harbours buyers 7.10 Klntas bujers 420 4.30 Souths buyers 39 8. Lues buyers IUS U. Klang buyers 1.10 Kuchais buyers 73 Selayangs buyers 4 8 Lukute 95 1 00. Jelebus SB M. RUBBER Quiet steady. MenUkabs
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        RUBBER PROFITS.
        75 8 GLENSHIEL PAY 3 VER CENT. (From Our Own Correspotir London. May 21. Kuala Selangor Rubber Co.. Ltd.. report a profit lor 1934 of £9.689 and th<» carry-forward is £1,719. As previously announced, the dividend Is 12" 2 per cent. Other comnany results arr Glenshlel Rubber Estates Co., Ltd..—
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        LONDON PEPPER PUCES.
        58 8 (From Our Own Correspondent > London, May 21. Today's closing prices on the London pepper market were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged at !)',d. in bond. Black Lam pong, spot and Aug.-OH. shipment, 3VBd. sellers; afloat and Mar.-May 3'« d. buyers. The tone of the market was
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        REVOLT FEARED IN PORTUGAL.
        109 8 Communist Revolution Talk In Lisbon. London. May 21. Police and troops with machine nuns are guarding the Bank of Portugal and the Ministries and all strategic points against a threatened Communist revolution. The Cabinet hac an all-night meetIng In the military barracks The trouble is due
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        ITALY CONSCRIPTS ALL FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
        127 8 Foreign Stock To Be Handed To National Bank. Rome, May 21. A decree Is published today, conscripting all the country's financial resources to meet Government expenditure. This especially refers to Italian citizens, and provides that within 20 days all foreign stocks belonging to Individuals must
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        CABLE SPEEDS.
        63 8 Tba Saltern arttnslnn Telegraph Company announces that the transit time on full-rate telegrams from Singapore to London cd Maj 21 was as lonows:— Telegrams handed In up to 8.00 p.m. a mln. Telegrams handed In up to 8.30 p.m. a mln. Telegrams handed In up to 6.00 p
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        LONDON STOCKS AND EXCHANGES.
        96 8 London, May SI. The stock markets were dull today. British funds were Inactive. Paris 74 38/ M Rio 4* sellers official New York 4.91 Lisbon 110 Montreal 4.»1 Athens 517 sellers Brussels 30.00 Bucharest 456 Geneva 15.30 Belgrade 217 Amsterdam 7 38 Buenos Aires 19 Milan
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      WHITEAWAY'S MEETING.
      67 9 WHITEAWAY'S MEETING. MVUIi 01 I LOOK KIKK lIOIM i Or* 1 |j > liU» I itiJ lltljn Illlt 4* 1 in. mi I to li,iti i lit. I V. .1 I" 111. I > 11)1 1) f:l(if* im ttttat t'l N i f i^l I itt* IrMlHtr Of BW.INM) fnmi
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      U.S. EMBARGO ON SILVER COINS.
      20 9 MBASItKt: i»t n»-(ll»KIIATION tt)ffi+ I' .1... hfin M Kin fVmn '•in HimiK I l)> will
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      LOW WORK RELIEF WAGES.
      24 9 LOW WORK RELIEF WAGES. l.uU.< Utllir WoOMt. I toiihlo. WwUiii.^.U M... I br»»»iUni in <(Jhf ..< HNH Moiiih i i ,1 ml- ii. .Mil' <l
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      JUNUN RUBBER.
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      HIGH COSTS DANGERS.
      22 9 INiMwr \ii(t i I ••1 I .1 .11l II III! Ul'l I, 1 Mlilllll' MH'I" I UHI "II Nil
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      HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
      98 9 HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS. (loklmr |»rlco.H lv London Nl*ht. (ri ni > Ml, l ito mice vl M>>» 10 I MM IJiH no i^NH|i in <■ hBl llni to It/M -I II Pnrt«ini... UH (1 II HI'MI II VII uul. .U iVI >l».v WANK* «liaJi|r«J in ii in MM II
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      MALAYAN FINANCIAL REFERENCE BOOK.
      13 9 MALAYAN FINANCIAL REFERENCE BOOK. I I ill i Hi v l i..i U
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      TIN OUTPUTS.
      19 9 urn |NU HVH H' 11-ll I ..I T I III) ..HlllMß 1.1.1 I. .11 i ili-U.a '"'UST
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      RUBBER CROPS.
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      SHELL DIVIDEND.
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      TOO MUCH COTTON.
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      129 9 Itir I. I *> 9*' Ih in it 1 11.. 11l .nil 'In It*. I 4 |ll uiinr "W. 1 4IMI 4 Italian l|» baaaWM <p4aan< taiam- I t>r »i N>rWMa* '"taahk bbmil lv i I i li>am Ui«. Mi) Ipar wM. DM. «n. «*if) 1 iw.imrv Chin*
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      BRITISH REVENUE.
      14 9 UMH Mi/ > IMAI IoM. M VI till "I .1 HI M.I I
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1935. EMPORE PROBLEMS.
    1098 10 In 1907 the inspiration came tOj Sir Harry Brittain, while on a visit! to Canada, to suggest that it would j be an excellent stroke of patriotic business to call the editors of the leading journals of the British i
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    An Eastern Bookshelf. A DISTORTED VIEW OF INDIA.
    1162 10 An Eastern Bookshelf. A DISTORTED VIEW OF INDIA. will realise the significance of the following comment by Sir George MacMunn: "Fortunately, for the most part, the old practice had passed when officers treated any attempt to warn them of activities In their regimental lines as a scandal and an insult.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    697 10 TTHE wheel has turned full circle so far as the Straits Times and Sarawak are concerned. On Saturday, May 11, in a leading article discussing the correspondence of Sir James Brooke and Baroness Burdett Coutts, this newspaper described the first Rajah as one of the finest
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    HITLER DEFINES GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY.
    597 11 IMPORTANT SPEECH IN BERLIN LAST NIGHT. EQUALITY AGAIN DEMANDED. Chancellor Criticises FrancoSoviet Alliance. BRITISH DEBATE TODAY. GERMANY'S demand for equality was reiterated by Herr Hitler in his speech as Chancellor before the Reichstag in Berlin last night. In his speech, which was eagerly awaited by
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    ABOLISHING EXTRALITY.
    54 11 China To Approach The Foreign Powers. Nanking. M*y 21. It is understood that the Chinese Govtrnm-.-nt will shortly approach the foreign powers with a proposal to revise the agreements relating to foreign settlements and concessions in China The surrender of extraterritoriality by the powers is the first objective
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    15 11 Practically the entire crops around Blan. Shensi. have bcn?n destroyed by a wind-st^rm.-Sin Kuo Mln.
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    HITLER'S SPEECH AND CABINET.
    281 11 DEFENCE DEBATE IN COMMONS TODAY. London, May 22. Informal consultations occurred last night between ministers regarding Hitler's' i speech which comes before the Cabinet this morning, when a: I full report from the Ambass- i ftdor in Berlin will Le before it. I The meeting will
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    PRIME MINISTER IN EDINBURGH.
    28 11 London. May 21. The Prime Minister left London for Edinburgh last night to attend the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.— British Wireless.
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    BIG ARMY REVIEW AT ALDERSHOT.
    207 11 A Jubilee Occasion. NEW PLANS TO SHOW OFF MODERN TROOPS. London, May 22. When in connection with the Jubilee celebrations the King holds an Army review at Aldershot on July 13, 11,000 troops, representing all arms of the Service, drawn from the Aldershot Command and
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    Silver Smuggling As A Crime.
    45 11 Nanking, May 22. The Chinese Government has decided to treat smuggling of silver from China as a crime, menacing the safety of the Republic and punishable by death or at least by sentences of more than five years' imprisonment. Reuter.
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    GRAVE REVOLT NEAR VLADIVOSTOK.
    91 11 Soviet Aerodrome And 40 Planes Destroyed. Shanghai, May 22. A serious revolt is reported at th? Ussuri mines located north of Vladivostok. Some 1.000 Manchurian and Korean miners employed at the colliery suddenly stormed an aerodrome near by and destroyed the hangars and about 40 military
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    KING AND QUEEN AT CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
    53 11 London. May 21 The King and Queen spent this afternoon at the Chelsea Flower Show, which opens tomorrow. They greatly admired the ornamental gardens, rockeries and displays of massed colour which make this annual occasion the chief event of the horticultural year in
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    YUNNAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS.
    36 11 Yunnanfu. May 20. Gen. Lung Yun, Governor of Yunnan, has tendered his resignation. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, who Is now here on a visit, has requested the Governor to reconsider. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    METAL DEALERS "FURIOUS" WITH THE I.T.C.
    216 11 METAL DEALERS "FURIOUS" WITH TH E I. T. C. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 21. It Is understood that the International Tin Committee which met at The Hague on May 13, has decided not to alter the recent policy of the Buffer Stock Committee because the former believes that
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    New Manchu Cabinet.
    68 11 Mr. Ciieag Hsiau-hsu (above), Prime Minister of Manchukuo, has resigned. A new cabinet has been formed under the premiership of Mr. Chans Ching-hui, Minister of Defence, who was sworn in yesterday. The new members will be sworn in today, and include Mr. Yu Tse-sban as War Minister,
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    JUBILEE FUND.
    92 11 STAFF COLLECTIONS IN SINGAPORE. Two stall collections totalling $216 and a sum of $1,000 from Malayan Tobacco Distributors figure in today's list of contributions to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund. Contributtlons to the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund may be sent either to The Chairman, Collection Committee, Municipal Offies,
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    ROYAL WEDDING IN STOCKHOLM.
    149 11 Prince Arthur As The King's Representative. The celebrations In connection with the wedding in Stockholm of Princess Ingrid. daughter of the Crown Prince of Sweden and grand-daughter of the Duke of Connaught, and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark on Friday have begun. The King and Queen
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    13 11 The death is announced In Paris of Paul Dulcas, the composer Reuter Wireless.
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    FUNERAL TRIBUTE TO COL. LAWRENCE.
    466 11 Famous Men As Mourners LORD LLOYD RECALLS ARABIAN INCIDENTS. London, May 21. Statesmen, private soldiers, diplomats, aircraftmen, authors and artists filled the little village church at Moreton (Dorset) when the funeral took place today of Lawrence of Arabia." All the pall bearers represented Lawrence's diverse
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    FIRST AMBASSADOR.
    20 11 Mr. A. .ii. i Ariyokhi, the J*9*uCSo Minister to China, and now Japan's first Ambassador to that country.
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    POPULAR JUBILEE STAMPS.
    43 11 London, May 22 The Jubilee issue of stamps by the i Post Office is proving immensely popular. The issue is limited to two i months, but it has been necessary to I provide over one thousand million stamps.—British Wireless. 1
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    ABYSSINIA APPEALS TO LEAGUE.
    155 11 ABYSSINIA APPEALS TO LEAGUE. Emperor's Cable To Geneva. DIFFERENCES WITH ITALY. Full Discussion Demanded. STRONG complaints against Italy are contained in a telegram to the League received from the Emperor of Abyssinia which will be read to the Council when the dispute comes up for discussion. The Emperor complains that
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    NO ARMS FROM BRITAIN.
    266 11 HOUSE OF LORDS DENIALS. London. May 21. In the House of Lards this evening Lord Rennell asked the Government whether their attention had been drawn to an allegation made in the Italian Press that Britain is "equally guilty with France. Belgium and Czechoslovakia" In sending war
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    LEAGUE DISCUSSION.
    118 11 Private Conversations In Geneva. Geneva, May 21. Private conversations bctwei Ing delegates on the Italy and Abyssinia dispute took place today and continued during the evt i The leader of the British delegation had separate interviews with M. Massigli (France* and wttl Abyssinian bclegatc and Baron Aloisl (Italy
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    CONVERSION OF LANDS FOR MINING.
    1094 12 Perak Council Delegates Authority To Committee. DEVELOPMENT OF DINDINGS. The Perak State Council on Monday, by eight votes to two, •(OnVial members abstaining from voting) delegated its power to a prove applications for conversion from agricultural to mining lands to a standing committee. The resolution,
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    Correspondence. JUBILEE FUND.
    106 12 Correspondence. JUBILEE FUND. Singapore Collection On King's Birthday (To the Editor of the Straits Times.) Sir,— Would it not be possible as a saving grace to organise a 'Jubilee Fund Collection" on the King's Birthday. I feel sure the man in the street is not only willing but anxious to
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    SINGAPORE TYPES.
    15 12 Thta Hokkien woman haa temporary eharvc o« m Blkh bmbj.— Stralta TbiMa photocrapk.
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    40.000 CHILDREN ENTERTAINED.
    739 12 JUBILEE WEEK IN SINGAPORE. 1 The number of children for 1' rhom entertainments were pro- q ided and to whom gifts were Q resented by the Children's Execu- s Ive Committee during the Silver übilee celebrations was 41,372 Tie number of gifts and prizes iistributed was 349,670.
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    WEEK-END TRIPS TO THE COAST.
    714 12 A NEW ROAD TO MERSING. JOURNEY LESSENED BY 40 MILES. Week-end holidays at Mersing. the attractive watering place on the east coast of Johore, now become a much more practicable proposition for persons resident in Singapore and South Johore. Within a few weeks the last
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    REUNION DINNER.
    32 12 The fifth annual dinner of the Malayan Branch of the Salonika and Black Sea Forces Re-Union will be held at the Singapore Club on Friday. June 21, at 8 p.m.
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    A WAYSIDE, REST.
    16 12 An aced Tamil woman recta while. A Singapore street scene. Straits Tlaies photograph
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    FAMOUS PIANIST HERE.
    139 12 Rubenstein Recital Tomorrow. Arthur Ruberatein, the celebrated pianist, arrived in Singapore today by the P. and O. Naldera from China. Rubenstein, who is on his way to Java, will give a recital at the Memorial Hall tomorrow night. Mr. Rubenstein. on arrival expressed his appreciation of the
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    MALAYA COMMAND PERSONNEL.
    33 12 Captain R. A. Laurence. R.E. and Lieut. W. T. Crow. R.A.S.C., arrived in Singapore by the Hector on May 16 and were taken on the strength of the Malaya Command.
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    P. & O. LATE.
    35 12 P. O. LATE. The P. and O. liner Mantua with nails from Europe is not expected to lrrive at Penang until 10 p.m. tomorrow. The mails are expected to arrive in Singapore on Saturday morning.
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    JOHORE POST FOR MR. W. E. PEPYS.
    56 12 ACTING GENERAL ADVISER. The Hon. Mr. W. E. Pepys, M.C.S., Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, has been appointed to act as General Adviser, Johore, with effect lrom May 20. This notification is contained in a Johore Government
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    THE CROMWELLS PHONE MANILA.
    89 12 Awaiting Decision On Philippines Yacht A radio-telephone call was put through from Singapore to Manila this morning by the private secretary of Mr. J. H. R. Cromwell, the husband of the former Miss Doris Duke, the world's richest girl, both of whom are still here. An
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    PLANE CRASHES INTO BARRACKS.
    82 12 Canton Airman Killed 60 Cadets Injured. Canton. May 22 Another plane disaster occurred in Canton yesterday. One of three military planes which were engaged in an exercise flight over the city crashed on to the roof of the barracks of the Instructional Division, part of which
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    CHIANG RETURNS TO KWEIYANG.
    94 12 Yunnanlu. May 22. A further example of Gen. Chiang Kai-sheks disregard of personal danger is fontio'.rilng from Yunnanfu. Gen. Chiang, accompanied by Gen. Lung Yun, Governor ci Yunnan, on Sunday left Yunnanfu by piar.r for Hweill, near the Kinsha River, where anti-Red fighting took place last
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    11 15 Jockey Watts who rode two winners during the S.T.C. Summer meeting.
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    Racing. SKYE MEETING ENTRIES.
    445 15 Racing. SKYE MEETING ENTRIES. No Second Run For Class Four Horses. The entries for the Singapore Turf Club Skye meeting to be held on Friday and Saturday are as follows: Horses. Class 4, si Furlongs: Benedict. Catspaw, Dorothy Sport. Double Speed. Eastern Charm. Emerald Lady, Financier. Frivol. Friendship, Galahad. Gallant
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    SUSSEX LOSE AGAIN—SOMERSET'S BIG WIN OVER ESSEX.
    712 15 SUSSEX LOSE AGAIN— SOMERSET'S BIG WIN OVER ESSEX. VETERAN LEFT-HANDER IN GREAT FORM. Century By Ames Fails Tx> Save Kent This season's County Cricket is producing an abnormal number of surprises, the new leg before wicket rule doubtless being the chief reason. Kent after winning their first three matches by
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    PENANG TENNIS.
    115 15 Hopkins Reed Put Up A Great Fight (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pen ing. May 22. The final of the Penang L.T.A. men's doubles was played yesterday at the P.C.C. before a record crowd and resulted in Goon Kok Ying and II Ho beating Dr. H. O. Hopkins and
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    PENANG SWIMMING.
    205 15 Ong Teong Seng Breaks 100 Metres Record. Another event In the Chinese Swimming Club 1935 competitions was swum on Sunday, the race being the Junior 100 metres breast stroke. The time of 85 4/5 seconds returned for the race la a new record, the previous mark being 88
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    ENGLAND'S VICTORY.
    120 15 Holland Beaten By A Goal To Nil. Amsterdam, May 18. England today defeated Holland by one goal to nil in the first official International soccer match at th? Olympic Stadium here before a crowd of 40,000. Heavy rain and a muddy ground somewhat spoiled the play, but it
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    453 15 Lawn Tennis. JAPANESE CLUB BEATS Y.M.C.A. vs. Miss Me Sheeny and Miss Heagerty +4. Men's Doubles Handicap. Mr. Fit toe k and Mr. Bennett +3 vs. Mr. Sturgess and Mr. Howglll 3. Mr. Evans and Mr. Swlnchatt 15.2 vs. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Howe 3. Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Jenner
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    BAER FOR LONDON.
    43 15 Board Agree To Contest With Schmeling. London, May 21. The British Boxing Board of Control has approved the BaerSchmeling contest being staged in London between Aug. 17 and Sept. 17 subject to the promoter agreeing to the Board's conditions Renter.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    518 15 Boxing Gossip. Yamanaka vs. Raphael. A Promising Chinese Youngster. More Welters Wanted. Conducted hy "LEIGHTON." fXtt Friday Mr. Bell Is staging another programme at the New World Stadium, the chief fight being that between Yamanaka, the best of the three Japanese who have recently come to Singapore,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    68 15 Wednesday, May 22. Football: Malaya Cup Trial. Anson Rood Stadium; S.C.C. League, Pub.ic Services vs. Etceteras, padang. Water Pole: Inter-Unit final. Golf: Kep-jel Club, Women's Foursome Competition. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Junior Department vs. R.A. (Changi), V.M.C A. ground. Thursday, May 23. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I, Wiltshlres vs. R
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    D, H. GRIST WINS.
    52 16 Majoi Nunn ShooU VI X.1.. With Porwiwd RMto. mpui in i n nird ***** rifle j Hoi j 111 1 II in 4^ 03 i i. i Hutton 4« 44 M II I I I Nimi, i 45 M 42 BB t 1., lln.ls Mi. ...linn
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    'A GYMNASTIC EXPERT
    12 16 Di Nur! CUrkt'l S<m'H IvjOMM V< ''ton. Ai whleh
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    S.C.F.A. CUP. TIE.
    17 16 t;h l. v. 1 1 ted b) 1 1" iiiiuii, ng Ah M 1
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    MALACCA CRICKET,
    210 16 Kinß (ieorge V Schtxil Kuril) HraU-ii. >1i..1u1. 11l I Mrtlari-u. May ft on g«tw own i ih. tluii School t.rat the King by an Innlnga ami Ightei i k t. n. 11....1 ,iu»t InnlnnH— i. lam Koni ran 4i Kong i ><i lulal man Romlah b aman 1
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    English Turf Topics. JUBILEE MEETING.
    1206 16 English Turf Topics. JUBILEE MEETING. King's Candidate Fails. T. Weston's Fine Riding. George Lambton's Stable Doing Well.— Richards To Ride For Aga Khan.— A French Filly.— Bobsleigh For The Derby. (Hy Our London Staff) Fleet Street, May II. To »i.<- i>« ■iinulml Clerk of th« Weather »re due the largest
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    AMATEUR GOLF.
    42 16 W. H. Klkintt In The Third Round. London, May II. At lylhain and Ml Am.r, i.. n,. ».,.ir chdinpiuiikhip in day. Kikuu I Malaya), «h» had i,,, i., il.. Rffft round beat K Turner, til Aberyntwyih, t and I. Rei.i.
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    G.S. LEAGUE.
    100 16 Marine And Monopolies \l Tlu- Top. Uewtttf li ii" i'"-'"' teams in both dtvUlona of Qovernivtces F A us it May 16' DIVISION I I' W L P f A JM Oept 3 :i ii ii M a B Oovt M'poltes I 4 II I 010 ft U
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    CONFLICTING REPORTS
    85 16 ItohskiKh Kt'Hiiiiiiiitf Work On Saturduy? I ..ml.,.. M, lord Derby* roll, Hiili»lel|li, Mlvun Mii.iU w.iltilns fkrul>. In Mi. kMM liailtl.'. ki lod.iy au.l 9 then mmhIrMI III known veierin»ry »ui«r.i i »lu> MUMNM Ilidl thr injury not K«rluuat ..ml Ihtl he BspMtl n.l.-.l«-iiili to he liAik <tl »..ik
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    102 16 Medical BsrvJcoi l o 1 0 J a 0 Survey 1 0 J 0 1 a 0 IIIWMON II M'poltes II 4 J I 1 18 8 5 ti -i o o e a ImnUKrttiii.ii Pept 2 1 1 0 U 8 priming otni a s j a o 5
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    BY ONE STROKE.
    69 16 C, WhiU-uinlu- WiiiH U.biM) Dunltf Tuunti Oharli i W 1..- omb< m th< Punlop :,,..,n r i 800 proti isional B"H npioiwhip with aggn uf aus i 75 73 78 7&> Whlti |a a i,.in,, i Qtpttln OJ il. nun.i. i i. h, i nn |ll 111,
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    S.R.A. AMENDMENTS.
    78 16 IVIoniN I To (lass I. .id Mond IKIIiM'.N I i rom < 1 1 I In I i M..I.K i rom i. i t«j cm I i. mi lit III. Mill M i < |M| I I.. I i i. rui- Ai New ii. ..i .in iu» it
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    SEPOY LONES G.C.
    44 16 Bi\lr< -II I returned in tl UiiBt-v Competition which resulted In U Win I. >i Mi I I III 2 up Mi. land I iqi Mr-, i I Up Mi iWU. mi i wn i iin.i.-i i Dr. T. J. RwMSI
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    787 17 A Chinese Social Shortcoming The Embarrassed Host Empty TablesOr Not Enough Food Reform Overdue. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, May I through the medium ol your paper call attention to an anomalous social custom which obtains among the local Chinese? If you issue
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    ANSON ROAD STADIUM,
    210 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Someone Is going to be seriously injured at the Anson Road! Stadium before long, and It Is sur-lj prising that no steps have been taken to deal with an obviously bad arrangement. I refer to the practice of allowing cars
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    THE MUSLIM "ZAKAT."
    120 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your correspondent "Abdul" l raised a very Important point the I other day lr> his Muslim Notes The point In question Is that whether the Zakat can be delivered to the Malay rulers, when It is Zakatul Fltr. 1 Abdul"
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    ROTARY IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    181 17 Mr. Khoo Teik Ec To Be President At today's meeting or the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club officebearers for the year beginning In July will be elected. Nominations were received at last week's meeting. The only unopposed election Is that of Mr. Khoo TeikEe I for the
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    355 17 Cabaret Fun In A Dug-Out (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. May 19. Last night at the M.V.C. Headquarters, the Ex-Servlce Association of Malaya (Malacca branch) staged a "cabaret show." Some two hundred members and guests attended, entering the scene of operations through a dugout door composed of sandbags. The interior
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    MAY BE EXTRADITED TO MEDAN.
    74 17 Chinese Charged With Embezzlement. A Kheh Chinese. TJhin Nam Hiong, alias Tham Nam LJong. who was irrested on Monday and detained on a provisional warrant issued locally, was produced by Detective-Inspector Wray yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forrer In the criminal district court. The charge
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    F.M.S. LICENSING BOARDS
    71 17 A session of the Licensing Board for the district of Klang will be held at the District Office on Thursday, June 20, at 2.15 p.m. Other Licensing Boards will meet as follows: Dlndlngs. June 24; Sit lawan. June 24, Lower Perak, June 20; Kuala Langat, June 20;
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    162 17 Programme of drills up to and for week ending May 26. Wednesday, May 22, 5.15 p.m. Headquarters, Intelligence Platoon, Unit Parade; 5.30 p.m., Headquarters, Bde. Signals, Morse Practice; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "E" (Chinese) Coy., L.A. Training; 5 15 p.m., Headquarters, "F" Coy. Grade A men. Under Permanent
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    MR. TAN BIT LYE.
    115 17 A Leader Of Chinese Community In Bangkok. By the death of Mr. Tan Bit Lye, writes a correspondent of the Bangkok Times, Bangkok is deprived of a very popular figure whose loss all tho Chinese community deeply maurn. Mr. Tan was proprietor of Messrs. Seng Hong
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    F.M.S. SOCIETIES
    64 17 Registration has been granted in the F.M.S. to the* Indian Physical Culture Association, Ipoh. the Persckutuan Teruna Melayu. Kuala Lumpur, and the Estate Asiatic Stalls' Association, Negri Sembilan. The Bukit Blntang Badminton Team, Kuala Lumpur, Is called upon to furnish proof of its existence, and the Kuala Lumpur
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    AT THE KING'S JUBILEE LEVEE.
    55 18 Mr. Ramsay M:u Donald, the Premier leaving Downing Strec with Mr. J. H Ihonias. Dominions Secretary, for St. James's Palace, where .Mr. MacDonald made an address to the King when he received members of the l)ip!omalir Corps at a Levee and -eception. Both statesmen are
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    NOT ANTI-CATHOLIC BIT CRIMINAL.
    163 18 German Prosecution Of A Nun. A s n&ncc of five years' penal servitude and a fine cf £12.000 or In tftfntt 14 months' additional Imprisonment, lor currency smuggling was lin Berlin Court today on a nun. S.st?r Wereni provlsionary ot the Catholic Order or St V.ncrnt.
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    HEAVY FLOODS AFTERi DUST STORM.
    70 18 Great Damage Done In United States. New York. May 20. The drcught-strlcken regions of Texas and Oklahoma which were recently darkened by a heavy pall of dust are now flooded following heavy rains during the night. At least 20 are dead and missing and 70
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    SOCIETY FOR CHINESE WOMEN STUDENTS.
    74 18 Annarboro (Michigan) May 20 The first Chinese Sorority (society j of women undergraduates) in the United States was established today J on tho campus of the University of|( Michigan and named Signa Sigma j Phi. It will include all Chinese J women studying in the
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    21 18 i Colonel N. Springer, (Phra Pleng i i Sathani of Phrae, has returned ton Bangkok from a visit to Sineapore. s
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    ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE AT CRITICAL STAGE.
    174 18 What Will The League Do This Week? Geneva. May 20. The Italo -Abyssinian question Is likely to come before the League Council on Wednesday or Thursday, after the arrival of M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister, from Paris. League quarters do not disguise the gravity
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    Daring Act Saves Fated Plane.
    75 18 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his two companions who narrowly escaped drowning while flying across the Tasman Sea owe their safety to the daring act by Taylor, the navigator, who clivt/bed on to the struts carrying a vacuum flask in a hand bag and obtained
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    PRAISE FOR GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
    195 18 His Work In Unifying The Country. Shanghai, May 20. That Gen. Chiang Kai-shek plans to make Yunnanfu the base of his operations against the Reds is I evidenced by the arrival here of j more than 45 central bombing planes. I Gen Chiang is also
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    KING KNIGHTED BY . TINY REPUBLIC.
    82 18 KING KNIGHTED BY TINY REPUBLIC. It was announced in the Court Circular from Buckingham Palace that Mr. Melvill Jamieson, ConsulGsneral of San Marino, was received by the King and that he handed to his Majesty the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of Knighthood cf San Marino. Mr.
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    REPORTED MANCHU OFFER TO MOSCOW.
    49 18 Tientsin, May 20. The Manchukuo Government is reported to have communicated with Moscow suggesting the opening of negotiations to settle outstanding! issues, including the demarcation of the Manchukuo-Russian border and conjunction of the Chinese Eastern Railway with the Siberian Raolway. Sin Chrw Jit Poh.
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    JAPANESE NAVAL " CLUB " AT AMOY.
    46 18 JAPANESE NAVAL CLUB AT AMOY. Amoy. May 20. A new clubhouse Is being built here for officers and men of the Japanese warships stationed in South China. The structure is to be on the same lines as the fortess-llke Japanese barracks in Shanghai. -Sin Kuo Mm.
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    KWANGTUNG LEADER ILL.
    42 18 Canton, May 20. Gen. Chan Chal-tong. the Kwangtung dictator, is now ill at Fatshan, where he had gone to attend his mothers ---'al. Two doctors have been sum., i 1 from Cantnn to attend the General.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    NEXT VICEROY OF INDIA.
    275 18 Lord Linlithgow A Likely Choice. It will be necessary for the Government to take a decision in the near future on the question of the appointment of a Governor-General of India in succession to the Earl of Willingdon, whose term of office will expire .'n the
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    DIPLOMATS AT LEVEE.
    35 18 Sir John bimen cbattiug with Baron von Hoesch, the German Ambassador at the reception and levee for members of the Diplomatic Corps in connection with the Royal Jubilee at St. James's Palace.
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    59 18 Mr. Hi rota Leaving On June 6. Shanghai, May 20. A Tokio messago states that Mr. Hirota, the Japanese Minister, Is leaving on a visit to China on June 6. He will meet Chinese leaders in Shanghai and Nanking. Meanwhile, Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, Chinese Ambassador to Japan, is making arrangements
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    MOSCOW HAS A " TUBE."
    61 18 MOSCOW HAS A TUBE." Moscow is now added to the few cities of the world with an underground railway which was opened In the presence of a number of London underground chiefs. It has been named the Kaganovich Subway in honour of the Director of Construction. Stalin thanked the workers
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    CANTON HARBOUR PROJECT.
    32 18 Canton, May 20. The Kwangtung Government has allocated $3,000,000 for the expansion of the Whampao harbour -and wharves in order to accommodate large ocean liners here. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    NAVAL EXERCISES IN THE YANGTSE.
    27 18 Nanking, May 21. Chines:: naval manoeuvres, with 15 Central warships taking part, began In the Yangtse River this morning. Sin Kuo Mln.
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    19 18 It is officially announced that China and Germany have decided to elevate their legations to embassies. -Sin Kuo Mm.
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    SINGAPORE MAN AS COL BLOOD.
    175 18 Mr. Gregory Dye. a 24-year-old garage proprietor who is the son of Mr. Leo Dye, of Singapore, and who was in Singapore from 1926-28, beinp well known in Malayan scouting circles, was chosen from 700 applicants for the part of Colonel Blood, the daring officer
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    GERMAN SPYING IN HOLLAND.
    79 18 "A Perfect* Scandal" Says A Magistrate. A strong denunciation of the amount of spying by Germans In Holland was made by a magistrate at, Utrecht in sentencing a young Ger- man spy tD a month's imprisonment. '•The whole of the Lek dyke," he said, referring to
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    SHANGHAI STRIKE.
    60 18 Shanghai. May 20. As a protest against a proposal to reduce their wages, several thousand Chinese workers, mostly employees of five leading Chinese silk factories, struck this morning. The strikers have made a Joint request to the municipal authorities, the Shanghai branch of the Kuomintang and the Social
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    GERMAN EMBASSY FOR CHINA.
    36 18 Nanking. May 21. The Nanking Qovernment has cabled Instructions to Mr. Liv Chengchleh, Chinese Minister in Berlin, re gardlng the elevation of the Chinese and German legations to embassies.— S(n Kuo Mln.
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    NO EUROPEANS ARE WANTED !
    73 18 NO EUROPEANS ARE WANTED Applicants For Abyssinian Army Posts. BTiin, May 15. "No sir. there are no vacancies in ttM Abyssinian army. Our Grmrnm at does not employ Europeans." This is the stereotyped reply of the Abyssinian Consul-General to hundred of German ex-soldiers, wireless operators and doctors and others applying
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    U.S. FLOODS.
    84 18 Wall Of Water Threaten., Oklahoma City. New York, May 20. Five have fcoen killed and ma.iy injured by tornadoes in tho Southern States. Hundreds of farmers in th 3 Red River Valley, Louisiana, have fled from their homes owing to the rising floods. Four hundred families have been
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    Short-Wave Stations In N. I.
    707 19 Kuala Lumpur Tests. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) /\N Monday last the Kuala Lumpur station ZGE was heard conducting a special relay of B.B.C's Transmission 3 from approximately 10 o'clock to midnipht. The programme in celebration of the Jubilee visits of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince
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    "RADIO WAR" IN THE BALKANS.
    46 19 A "radio war" threatens In the Balkans. Upon the heels of an announcement from Sofia that the Bulgarian government intended to erect a 100 kilo- watt broadcasting station, the Yugoslav Government started studying plans for the reorganisation of its wireless network.
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