The Straits Times, 17 August 1935

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    39 1 The Straits Times rjWVABUoHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1935. r »ICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1935. PRICE 13 CENTS.
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      173 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). CAR REPAIRS PROMPT EFFICIENT BRINKMANN A CO GRANGE RD. "The Perfect Fit" //}J>\ GIBBON'S (J* p I LOCKS, FITTINGS, V f WINDOWS, ETC. "GIBBONS" is the hall-mark throughout the world for all t l is BRITISH and BEST \y A line of better value.
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      150 1 R A SELECTION B |B FINDLATER'S i^Hj BP SHERRIES. HI P^S^ Sherry;! f^.£S^HuCJ>ii i "teVW i L^L^LTHibT^I la> U J "A WINTER'S TALE" "DRY CLUB" "PALE DRY" A FULL FLAVOURED ON THE DRY SIDE AN EXCEEDINGLY VERY OLD OLOROSO. DEAL AS AN PLEASANT w N E ONE OF THE FINEST
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      129 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 28. JAVA ST. C'PHCNE 3993>. Daisy tor BOtUUETS BASKETS WRKATHS Phone 401)7 fiX OK( lI AKD K(t All +i Ambor Mansions.) FsrJt THE ONLY COFFEE PACKED IN MALAYA UNDER VACUUM PROCESS There is no container which protects B^ coffee flavour better than does LITTLES. Compare its flavour with
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      482 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised In these columns send copies of testimonials Do not send originals. WANTED, experienced baby amah. Hember l:. 1 Ridley Park. lil'Cjl'lßED. European nurse for thre? children to England, end of September, in return for passage. Write Box 547. S. Times. SALESMAN WANTED,
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      870 2 FOR SALE 1—26 ft Cabin Motor Launch. 10—12 peaple, In good running order. WOO or near offer. Apply Box 651, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Valuable rubber estate Grant Nos. 1246 and 58 of 50 acres and 3 acres and 1 rood respectively of folly matured rubber 18 years old, untapped
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      817 2 MISCELLANEOUS ■BENCH CONVERSATION LESSONS— Maw. Josette Costeo— 27, Amber Road. TOO CAN HAVE TBI RUNDAI TIIDH delivered to you every week for three mo-ths for $140. General Manager Sunday Ttaoaa. AJOfTJTTiBS, deterred Income*, Single Premium Life Sc Endowment Policies, PaxenU Endowments, and every type of Life insurance. R. T. O.
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      588 2 AUCTION NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION Ob Saturday, Sept 7, 1*35, at 10 am. la the presence and at the office of the Controller of Auctions at Batavia, Gedempte Leeuwenfracht, there will be bald a Public Auction Of STJNGEI SAMAH -STATE, a rubber •state situated on the island of Pulau Batam. District
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      1172 2 I BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. RUBBER STAMPS of every description made to order. Prices from 75 cents upwards Cash with all orders. THE STRAITS TIMES, Jobbing Dept., 140, Cecil Street, Singapore. PAT. ZILWA J. P..M. C. H. ADVERTISING, PUBLICITY, INSURANCE, COMMISSION MANUFACTURERS' AGENT. 5, Market Street, Kuala Lumpur. Prepared to accept
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      177 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within OuMde Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.M 4.0* 2.5> Quarterly 8 50 $12.60 I 7.50 naif Yearly $17.M $24.00 $15.00 Xesrlv 854.00 $f.OO $30.00 Satr OutMation cheques should Inclada the ikubl bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charge* and tastrnctlona for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are M under:— 25
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      619 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PBNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 6. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due. Tonnage Spore. RANPURA 17.000 In port BURDWAN 6,070 Aug.
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      341 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. NEW REDUCED FARES TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly tailings. S.S. HARUNA MARU Aug. 22. S.S. KATORI MARU Sept. 5. To i-.t Class 2nd Class Naples $497 Sc $540 $317 Sc $343 Marseille $514 Sc $557 $326
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      806 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. •OR GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham •ERRIA 20 8 20/8 21/8 22 8 LALANDIA 17/9 17/9 18 9 20/9 JUTLANDIA 8/10
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      1219 3 SHIPPING, THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hca Khlow Steunshrp Co- (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Canard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamshto Co., Ltd. The StraJU Steamahlp Co. Ltd. The Australian Oriental Unr Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The
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    CRUISEB FOR ARGENTINA
    38 4 Armstrong Vickers Get £1,000,000 Contract. The Argentina Government has be plcniiif; ill an order with />M))Mr<> roc :i rnilser costi! a 1.000.000. The contract n work lor 3,200 mm Uir a hull years.— British Wire-
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    CLYDE DEVELOPMENTS.
    67 4 The Clyde Navigation Trust has approved a scheme of dock development which, when completed, will involve an expenditure of £7,000,000. Pour and a half miles of additional wharfage will be provided and about one and a quarter miles of river frontage will be u.sed. A large area of
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      236 4 Today. Slam, Burma, India, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. E. S. Africa, Great Britain. Ireland, Europe North South America by air (Imperial) 7 p.m. Medan, Slam, Burma, India (Calcutta City ft Suburbs Assam only), Iraq, Egypt, Great Britain. Ireland, Europe N. S. America by air (Netherlands) 1.15 p.m. Eastern.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      145 4 Supplementary mail closes 7.30 a.m. on 23rd instant by train to connect with s.s. Karoa at Penang. Registered mail closes 7 p.m. on 22nd instant. The s.s. D'Artagnan f»r Indo-China. Mails previously announced as closing at 11 a.m. today will now close at 3 p.m. today. Mails from
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      98 4 Saturday, Aug. 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOI R. Main Wharf Lch. Alert. Angby, Volsella Oil Wharf H.M.S. Heralo. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCK& Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Cepolis. Victoria Dock Nil.. Keppcl Harbour. Kings Dock Kings
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      75 4 The rate of exchange for the issue and payment of Money Orders is as follows: On Ir.dia and Ceylon issue Rs. 153 =$100. On India and Ceylon payment Rs 155 =$100 On China Am;>y $100 Chinese currency =$G7 Straits, Canton $100 Chinese currency =$68 Straits (as for Shanghai),
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      BRISTOL TRADE IMPROVEMENT.
      287 4 Port Activity Follows Industrial Development. In its annual report the Port of Bristol, England, shows a definite and general improvement in the trade at the Docks, and this coincides with cosiderable industrial development, including 18 new factories and 20 reconstructed or rebuilt in the last two years.
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      WATERLOO BRIDGE SHRINKING.
      309 4 Next Stage Of Work Be'ow River-Bed. Bridges have inferiors like Othtt buildings, and the interior of Waterloo Eridge, now revealed by the d?molition work, looks very strange. Before the work began the bridge was compared to a switchback. Mow it really is one. fcr the steel supports
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      658 4 BOUSTEAD C 0. T LTD. (Incorporated In P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS. F M.S. XI.VS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passace 5431. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6 1 REDUCED AROUND THE WORLDFARES BY C.P.R.
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      96 4 STATES STEAMSHIP LINES. Fast Trans Paelßc Passenger Service HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO and PORTLAND via Shanghai. Kobe Yokohama s.*. GENERAL PERSIIING due to sail Hongkong Sept. 7 due to arrive San Francisco Sept 29 tji. GENERAL SHERMAN due to sail Hongkong Sept. 28 due to arrive Ran Francisco Oct. 20
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      570 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) "ELLEKMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBUKG. Via Ports and Snei CanaL Also accepting Cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Due Sails CITY OP ORAN In port Aug. 18 CTTx OP BAIJSBURY Auu. 30 6ept 2 CTT~ OP HEREFORD S
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      328 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *P West Coast. Alor Star 86 1.32 10.5 73 Butterworth (P.W.) 86 0.59 9.7 72 Sitiawan 86 0.02 3.1 71 Bukit Jeram 87 0.19 5.0 71 Malacca 81 1.63 2.7 71 Inland. Kuala
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    ITALY MOVES UP GUNS.
    124 5 Though deeply immersed in his country's dispute with Abyssinia, Signor Mussolini still fit ds time to foster the young: idea, and with high Fascist officers he visited Ostia to open new headquarters of the Balilla. the Italian Fascist youth organisation. He was smartly saluted by Balilla
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    QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    168 5 "May Have To Leave" Scotland. The Queen of Holland, who is on holiday in Scotland at St. Fillans, (Perthshire), with Princess Juliana, I has complained that photographers are spoiling her visit. "If the photographers do not leave her to enjoy the rest and quiet she is j
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    ACID IN SACRAMENTAL WINE.
    148 5 Sacristans' Mistake In A Milan Church. Milan, Aug. 8. Further investigations made by the local police have shown that what was at first thought to be an attempt on the life of the Canon of the church of Sant' Agostlno, in Cremona, was an accident. The
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    FRENCH AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES IN SEA.
    70 5 Paris, Aug. 14. During a night flight near St. Raphael, a French military airplane plunged into the waters of the Mcdi terranean. Of the four Inmates three owed their providential rescue to being flung out of the plane as It dived, only one
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    AN OLD FAIRY TALE IN REAL LIFE.
    99 5 Essen, July 30. Two thieves. who, under the I cover of the darkness, plundered a cellar at a village near Mettmann. in the Rhineland, were caught by an extraordinary stroke of chance, j Besides hams, bacon, sausages and other victuals, the roboers took
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    REDEMPTORIST S' NEW WORK IN SINGAPORE.
    238 5 In response to the Invitation of Dr. Devals, Father Provincial of the Redemptorists in Australia has accepted a foundation in Singapore. The very Rev. Father A. J. Brennan. who arrived on July 30, is Superior of the new foundation, (says the Malaya Catholic Leader)
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    U.S. REPLY ON BREMEN PROTEST.
    307 5 "No Neglect By Authorities." Washington, Aug. 2. The American Government today replied to the German Government's protest against the incident which marked the sailing from New York last Saturday of the liner Bremen, when the swastika flag was torn down by Communists. The Note was
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    A JAPANESE REPORT.
    77 5 Shanghai. Aug. 14. A report from a Japanese source states that Mr. Quo Tai Chi. Chinese Ambassador in London, is now n m:otiating with British interests for a loan of £5.000X00 for the purpose of defeattag the Japanese proposal to bring about Slno-Japancso economic ,-ooperation in China
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      428 5 HOTELS MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Jj TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT us to mi P .m. DANCE formal 9.45 to midnight AND ANOTHER ENTIRELY NEW DISTINCTIVE PERFORMANCE BY ERIC AND GERDA THE AMAZING AND DARING CONTINENTAL ACROBATIC AND ECCENTRIC DANCERS > I ate of I'AIXADII'M LONDON. SCALA BERLIN. EMPIRE PARIS ETC., ETC.
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      297 5 YOUR SON WILL THANK YOU FOR SENDING HIM TO DEAL SCHOOL THE SCHOOL FOR THE RIGHT START. Preparation for the l>ublie Srboob and (he Universities. Inclusive Kee*. £75 p.a. NO KX'IKAS. Special Inclusive foes for tin- entire cbarft M boys whose parents rMklf abroad. Illustrated prospectus nnd it'll particular! from
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    LISTENING TO WORMS EATING.
    344 6 PNEUMATIC DRILL INTERVENES. An attempt to listen to worms eating has been made by officials of the Royal Institution and the Courtauld Institute of Fine Art (Scientific Department). The Scientific Department of the Courtauld Institute concerns ltseif. among other problems, with the restoration and maintenance of
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    POLAR FLIGHT FAILS.
    248 6 Soviet Airmen Forced To Turn Back. Moscow, Aug. 6. The Russian attempt to fly 6.000 miles from Moscow to San Francisco by way of the North Pole has failed. Tonight, after several anxious hours In which no news was received of the r*--?e Soviet airmen who took
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    TOURISTS IN JAPAN.
    109 6 With a view to opening routes for international tourists, members of the International Tourist Committee, including Prince Ichijo and Prince Takashi. Viscount Soga, Baron, Inada. Dr. Furukawa. and Messrs. Abe, Ito. Sakata and Shimomura, recently Inspected the Yoshina and Kumano scenic spots in Wakayawa, Miye and Nara
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    78 6 More than 700.000,000 francs is estimated as the total amouunt of assurance premiums paid yearly by the Swiss people; about 170 francs per head of the inhabitants. The consumption of gas in Switzerland has, In spite of the crisis, shown a further increase In 1934. It has been more than
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    MUSIC AS AN AID TO WORK.
    429 6 KILLING BORP]DOM IN INDUSTRY. The elimination of the effectl of boredom among industrial workers by means of gramophone music, warming the air supplied to pneumatic drills to Increase their efficiency, and special apparatus for detecting dust in certain occupational atmospheres among the subjects discussed
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      157 6 (.lARANTEKI) UORLI>-\Vli)r RECEPTION WITH A WESTINGHOUSE ALL NAVE BAOIO WORLDWIDE RADIO CO. 119. North Bridge Road. Singapore. MADE BY GENERAL ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL (fCfJf\ OF AMERICA POWER W SELECTIVITY I. G. E. factories run 24 hrs. daily in an endeavour to meet the world's requirements. Nx FDDYSTONE RECEIVERS and a huge
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      222 6 PHILCOI ALL- WAVE RADIO RECEIVERS RADIOGRAMS. I A.C.— D.C.— OR BATTERY OPERATED. y| Excels in finer tone, greater volume fij and World Wide Reception. £^^MB«MBm M So that you may appreciate the •T tt f u |MH superiority of PHILCO Receivers, we fefcf 'If- P? give free demonstration in your
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      144 6 ORIENTAL GOVT. SECURITY Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1874. Head Office-BOMBAY. Summary of 1934 Report. New Policies Issued 48,795,367 Annual Income 20,097,261 Policies in Force $346,904,652 Total Claims Paid $104,312,841 Funds Increased to 99,448,860 THESE FIGURES SPEA K VOLUMES FOR THE SOUNDNESS AND POPULARITY OF THE ORIE N T A
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      463 6 FULL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. Transmission 2 C 2« -im— 9.os p.m. G.S.F. 15.140 kc/s (IK 8? m.) and G.S.G. 17.790 kc 11. .XI. m.| 6.20 p.m. Big Ben The Wingate Temperature Band. Relayed from the Harbour Handstand. Morecambe. 7.05 "Summertime at Homo. No. s.— The Gardens.
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      531 6 Roman Catholic Service,* relayed from St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham. 8- 05 Weekly Newsletter and Sports Summary. 8.Z5 am. Close down Transmission 2 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. Sport Talk.* 6.35 Haydn Heard and his Band, relayed from the West End Cinema, Birmingham. 7.20 Greenwich Time Signal. 7.J5 The BB.C. Mi-Jland Orchestra.
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      406 6 PHOHI-HOLLAND. 7.50 pjn. Station P.H.I. 17,755 kc s 116.XR m.) TOMORROW. Relayed today by P.C.J. 15.220 kc.'soc. (19.71 m.). 7.50 p.m. Announcement. 8.00 Talk on behalf of the Dutch V.M.C.A. 8.15 Concert. 8.50 News from Holland. 9.05 Second part of the concert. 9-30 Broadcast by the Roman Catholic Broadcasting Association.
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      177 6 SINGAPORE. Station Z. 11. 1., Singapore.— Wavelength 19. metres. Owned and operated by Radio Service Co., of Malaya 1934, Ltd, Broadcast House, No. Z. Orchard Rd.. S n;apore. TOMORROW. 11 am. -1.30 p.m. Recorded music. 5.30 p.m.-7 p.m. Relay of Presbyterian Church service, preceded by an organ recital. MONDAY, AUG.
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    174 7 Membership Increases From 107 To 1,539. An extraordinary general meeting ot the Indian Assoclatl n was held at St. Andrew* School Hall on Saturday. 1 h chairman, tin- R-v. S. S. Pakklain, announced that, thanks to the ■trenuoua efforts «i the campaign committee, the membership had inrom 107
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    PENANG JUBILEE FUND.
    89 7 A Bill intituled an Ordinance to establish the Penarn? and Province Wi llesley Silver Jubilee Fund Is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council. Its objects and reasons are: The jn )r pose <>f this Bill is to provide lor the administration of the fund ratted
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      276 7 sth and POSITIVELY LAST DAY! MM TO DEFINITE ENGAGEMENT OF LITTLEJOHN REVUE, OPENING TOMORROW. "GOLD DIGGERS" SEASON MUST CONCLUDE! 6.15 TONIGHT! 9.15 CAPITOL MATINEE TODAY 3.15 ITS HERE AT LAST I J^* DICK POWELL Seethe Star. l Song. O IO«IA STUAtT reat GorgaotM Girls Al|CB BRAOY |c 1000 Surprise! oiENDA
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      504 7 "IT IS INDEED A MIGHTY PICTURE" Tribune 16-8-35 AND YOU WILL THINK SO TOO WHEN YOU SEE IT A I IJ IIII) I) 1 I 3 SHOWS TODAY I HI HlllwloKA TOMORROW AT fl> fimi Blfl 3.15 615 9.15 IT'S GABLE AT HIS BEST rod blooded, virile, fighting against the
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      404 7 UNQOESTIOMBLY THE GREATEST LAUGH FILM EVER SHOWN! 3-15 6.15 9.15 Rk I Telephosie Bookinft enst be paid MBaP for Fifteen, Minutft brforr AVILIOI Starti., Time, "RUGGLES of RED GAP" 1 I CHARLES W H LAUGHTON SmM I M iUifflrs. llir Kn(lkh valrt ■^Rjr Bsvamv 1 dr^rrndjint of lonj linr of
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      189 8 U.K. Rubber Stocks May Be Up 1,200 Tons. From Our Financial Correspondent. SinKapore, Aug. 17. The local rubber market was quid and slightly easier this morninjr in sympathy with the other markets. Then wore very few sellers at the lower levels. United Kingdom rubber stocks are <-;n<'cted
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      PRODUCE.
      275 8 Singapore. Aur. 17. 12 noon. Buyer. Seller. Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 9.50 White Muntok Pepper 18.50 Black Pepper 10.00 Mixed BlacK Pepper sundried 3.85 Copra. Mixed 3.40 Fair Flake Tapioca 3.80 Small Flake 4.30 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.60 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.50 Mngga Sago Flour Fair
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      KUALA KAMPAB TIN FIELDS.
      51 8 las, Ltd has red a divid'iid «J V 2 I'»r cent, le on August 21. A similar payment was made In SepN r ia^! year Jn r«s;ji <l ol tile year last itiir cent has already paid Kor the yrar to March 11. p« cent was
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      JULY RUBBER CROPS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      231 8 Closing Prices, Friday. The following are the c*( r .nge rates this morn'r.g according to the daily circular issued oy the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London. 3 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 30
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 8 Closing Prices, Friday. Buyers. Sellers, No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 19V4 19% No. 1 K. R. S. S. (Spot loose) awardable Tone Of Market: Dull and inactive. Latest Cable: London
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        535 8 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall 8t Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 5/- Pangnga R 9/- 10/- 9/3 9/9 5/- Pengkalei 9/3 10/- 9/- 10/1 PetaUng Tin 6.50 7.00 8.50 7.00 £1 Puchong 10/6 11/6 10/6 11/1 Pulau Kamirl 0.15 0.20n. 0.16 0.20n. £1 Pungab 22/9 23/3xd 22/9 23/3 1
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        GENERAL.
        423 8 i t Aiex tjncK ura. 1.25 1.3s 1.25 1.35 2 2 do V,' 2 r 'c Prefs. 1.75 1.85 1.65 175 10 10 Atlas Ice 12.25 12.75 12.25 12 75 £1 £1 B. A. T 6.0.0 6 5.0 122 6 129.6 1 60 B. M. Broadcasting o.o2 "idis 0.02
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        163 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. Si 1901 red. 1940 5400.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4>->V<. 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4ls Ci 190f red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4'i 191 J red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        329 8 Todays Prices Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt AUenby 1.50 1.60 1.55 1.60 Mor Gaiah 1.00 1.10 1.05 1.10 ftmal. Malay ($2) 2.80 2.90 2.90 3.00 Ayer Hitam 1.50 1.60 1.47 Vi I.s2 'fc ftyer Molek 0.85 0.90 0.86 0.93 <Vyer Panas 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.55 Bassctt 055 060 0.55
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    NEW SEWAGE STATION.
    196 8 Paya Lebar Road Site Recommended. Municipal Committee No. 2 has approved a proposed site oil Paya Lebar Road for the proposed combined sewage pumping station and nightsoil collect- ing station. The same committee has recommended grant of $2,000 to the Child Welfare Society for 1935, subject to
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    £265,000 ROLLING STOCK.
    85 8 Chinese Order For British Firms. Orders to the value of £265,000 are being placed with British firms by the Chinese Government for rolling stock for the Canton-Hankow Railway. Reuter learns. The order includes eight heavy locomotives and 35 passenger coaches. The 250-mile gap In the CantonHankow Railway
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    TIN CONSUMPTION IN RUSSIA.
    82 8 In an Interview with the Amsterdamsche EfTectenblad the managing director of the Billiton Company, who has just returned from a visit to Moscow, stated that he expected Russian tin consumption to Increase considerably, especially in the tin-plate and motor industry. Soviet Russia, he said, is already
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    EXCHANGES.
    88 8 London, Aug. 16. Paris 74 59 64 Athens 516 sellers New York 4. 96', Bucharest 625 sellers Montreal 4.97 1 Rio 4V, Geneva 15.17'... tellers official. Brussels 29.41 Belgrade 217 Amsterdam 7.32 Buenos Aires 15 Milan 60 sellers official. Berlin 12 30 Montevideo 39S. Copenhagen 22.39'-.. sellers official. Oslo
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    AVER WENG (RAHMAN).
    37 8 Aver Mule): Rubber.— l7.B79 lb. Total fjr 9 month 1'i1.989 lb. Output of the Aycr Wcng (Rahman) Dovelopnirnt mine for the month of July 19J5. was 124 piculs. Total for 10 months 1.570 pteab.
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    US. STILL BUYING SILVER.
    432 8 ANNOUNCEMENT KY MR. MORGEN7HAI. Washington. Aug. 18. The Senate has approved Mr. McCarran'S amendment to the Tax Bill repealing sections of the Bttrsr Purchase Act which provide for a 50 por cent, tax on trading profits, authorise the nationalisation of silver, and require licences for imoorts
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    SHARES REPORT.
    44 8 Lyall and Evatt's report dated Auk 17 shows MINING. Quiet. Sunsei Luas 1.19 1 Southern Kinta 4.4 i 4.55 Lukuls 1 09 13 Jelebus 9.1. S7 Kuchals 72. 75. Raih ■<; Id) <5.7. r > g.Sf. RUBBER. Unthanqcd. Indiau. n ;.ij 106. INDUSTRIALS. Firm.
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    50 8 Trie transit time on full rat;' Toleprams from Singapore to London yesterday were as follows: ma ha::aed In up to 5.00 p I DU liandrd in up U> 5.30 p.m. 6 nun. Telegrams handed In uo t.> (i.oo p.m. S mill, banded in up to c.30 p
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      ULU PANDAN MEETING.
      508 9 STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. LAND ACQUIRED BY MILITARY. Presiding at the annual general meeting of Ulu Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates. Ltd., at the re- gistered offices of the Company in French Bank Building yesterday, Mr. J. A. Ellas (chairman) said: The profit for the year amounted to $36,391.68
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      168 9 The (allowing information has been receiv- Ed from the Central Bureau of Stances Batavia Exports of Rubber from the Netherlands Indies duruiK the month of July. 1935. con- verted to lon* tors of 2.340 lb. dry weight, j Total Netherlands Indi?t| January to July July inclusive
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      PATERSON SIMONS REPORT.
      47 9 A Straits Times cable from London >Uted that Messrs. Paterson Simons' eport for the year ending April 30. 1935. showed a profit of £10.362. It las now been pointed out that this lgure was reached after £13.000 had >een transferred to Contingencies re;erve account.
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      SINGAPORE TRACTION CAPITAL.
      364 9 £175,000 5% Debenture Issue. The directors of the Singapore Traction Company announce their intention to create £250.000 5 per cent. Convertible First Mortgage Debenture stock, and 150.000 Ordinary shares of £1. A first issue of £75,000 New 5 per cent, stock will be made at par to
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      MERLIMAU PEGOH PROFITS.
      306 9 Increase Of Over £30,000 In Net Result Net profits of Merlimau Pegoh for the year to March 31 last amount to £62.660. This compares with £32.189 1-st year, which included €9.000 from the taxation account. I As already announced, the dividend 1 ;is raised from 5 per
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      COPPER LIKELY TO RISE.
      359 9 U.S. TRADE TALKING OF NINE CENTS. In their Foresight Saga No. 2948, dated London. Aug. 7, Messrs. William Jacks and Co. state: The unsettled European situation and erratic fluctuations in wheat make it impossible for anyone to form a considered judgment as to the course of
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      TIN SUPPLIES.
      158 9 Small Decrease Last Month. According to the tin statistics for July issued by A, Strauss Co.. Ltd the visible supply of 12.623 tons shows a decrease of 918 tons, and the carryover in Straits Settlements of 2.240 tons an increase of 1.398 tons, showing a net increase of
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
      37 9 The following telegram has been received from the Mine:— First half of August Dredge Takuapa No. 1. 332 hours. 80.000 yards. 454 pkruls. Dredge Takuapa No. 2 319 hours 100.000 cubic yards. 168 ptculs.
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      I.R.C. POLICY AND RUBBER PRICES.
      730 9 Settlements at July 31 amounted to 55.149 tons, as compared with 56,156 i tons for the previous month and i 76,417 tons for July 1934. i Stocks in the United Kingdom have increased by 1,333 tons and now j stand at 175.201 tons. At the
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      190 9 NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS. The following Information has been received from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Batavla. Acreages of Uppable rubber not tapped on Rubber Estates, for the month ending June 30. 1935. Acreages of tappable rubber not tapped Area of Tappable Acreage qf On estates which
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      532 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OP. INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England oy Royal Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital hi 600.000 shares Ot £5 each n.OOO.JM Reserve Fund £3.00u <v-0 Reserve Liability ot Proprietors.. 1M.000.000 HEAD OFFKr83. Bfehapagate. Lenilnn FC i. Ageats »nd Branrbev Amritsar Iloilo Saigon Alor Star Ipoh Semaranf
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    AMUSEMENTS
    139 10 LJIAMBRA Call of The Wild with Clarke Gable Lorctta Young. 6.15—9.15 CAPITOL Gold Diggers of 1935 with Dick Powell. 6.15—9.15 p.m. GLOBE lllMllit.. I.KKAI WOELO Cat's Paw. GRF.AT WORLD Cabaret Springtime for Henry. BOLLYWOOD D. SERANGOON KOAD Will Rogers in Handy Andy and Karen Morley In Our Daily Bread
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    SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUG. 17, 1935. Seven Millions.
    698 10 Much has been written recently about Malaya's pineapple production, but we feel justified in j returning to the subject in view of the industry's importance and the possibility of its expansion. It is necessary, however, to discourage unduly optimistic anticipations. Last year Malayan
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    Social and personal
    266 10 j Mr. W. S. Gibson, late Legal Adviser. F.M.S., has purchased a house at Long i Sutton in Somerset. i Mr. C. H. Soper of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.. Ltd.. Cocos. is !in Singapore today. He is on his way to England. I Captain E. Foster
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    100 10 Assistant Superintendents Of Police. The following appointments are announced in the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. A. F. Gowaji, probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police. S.S. to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police, S.S. Mr. F. I. Tremlett, probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police, S.S., to be an Assistant Superintendent of
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    Officers On Leave.
    44 10 The following officers have been granted leave :Mr. J. D. Hal!, M.C.S., British Adviser, Kedah, and Messrs. R. H. Steed. F. E. B. Murphy, L. C. Simpson-Gray. B. S. Walton, L. D. Whitneld, J. W, Morphett and E. C. G. Barrett.
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    Queen's Scholars.
    1559 10 THE CASE FOR A TRANSFER TO RAFFLES COLLEGE. Below arc published extracts from an article bj/ Mr. K. M. Byrne in the latest number of the Raffles College Magazine. TPHE retention of the Queen'sScholarships in the schools or their transference to Raffles College is the burning topic of
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    713 10 COME of the most valuable leases of Crown land in Singapore are nearly at their end. Seventy-one leases for 99 years wen issued on January 1, 1838, eight years after the city wjs founded. They are accordingly due to expire at the end of 1937. Those
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      222 10 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY (S.S.) LIMITED. Winchester How*, Collyrr Quay, Singapore COLUMBIA: j9 PORTABLES REDUCED PRICES < MODEL 202 DOUBLE SFRINGS 558.00 reduced to ST/0.00 204 535.00 reduced to $28.00 New 1383 Model $21.00 The ROBINSON PIANO CO., (S.S.)LTD. SINGAPORE. FOR YOUR KSDNEYS v EVBAN WATER. Agents EASTERN AGENCIES LTD.
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    WHAT DOES ITALY REALLY WANT IN ABYSSINIA?
    477 11 BARON ALOISI DOES NOT "DELIVER THE GOODS." PARIS CONFERENCE AWAITS HIM. Mussolini May Fly To East Africa. Paris, Aug. 17. THE primary aim of the British and French delegates at the three-power conference with Italy is to discover Italy's precise minimum claims in
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    TROOPS READY FOR WAR.
    363 11 'PRACTICAL FIGHTING! MACHINE." Rome Aug 16. It is anticipated that Mussolini will pay a lightning visit to Italian-Somali-land and Eritrea by aeroplane at the end of this month to deliver speeches' to the troops before going into battle. In iridition to the seven army divisions already
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    A NEW TYPE OF TOPEE.
    46 11 At the Institute of Tropical Diseases, Sir Aldo Castcllani, the farr.cus tropical diseases spscialist is designing a new type of topee. Tv.'enty assistants stand in the sun with thermometers under the hats to check the efficiency of the different dei.igns. Feuter.
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    BE PTER AERODROME AT fiANT.KOK.
    42 11 A Royal nee In the Siamessj Gazette m.iki-s provision for extendir.K the landing ground at the Don air-port, with a view to the I better convenience of air communications, considered to be one of the i>t;blic ntmttei
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    RADIO OFFENDER IDENTIFIED.
    142 11 Bandoeng Morse That Annoys Malayans. (From Our Radio Correspondent) Post Office officials in Singapore stated yesterday thn they had received no comp'.aints ccncernlng the powerful morse signals which, as explained in the Straits Times, have been spoiling early evening reception In Malaya of the London and other
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    JAPAN'S BALANCE OF TRADE. Happy Returns!
    56 11 Tokio, Auy. 14. Imports to Japan exceeded exports 1 by 162.000,000 yen for the first seven 1 months of 1935. This unfavourable balance is 11 per cent, greater than i in 1934.— Ancta Ilavas. < MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD. the Colonial Secretary, who is 34
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    US. RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
    196 11 INCREASE OVER A YEAR AGO. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 16. The U.S.A. Rubber Questionnaire statistics for June and July of this year, and July of 1934 are as follows: CONSUMPTION July, W35 June 1935 July 1934 Tons Tons Tons 36,383 36,623 32.647 ARRIVALS 46.880 38.340
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    TIN CONTANGO.
    40 11 (From Out Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 16. The London Metal Market expects the early re-establishment of the tin contango, which will once more enable the use of the London market I as a hedging medium.— Straits Times copyright;
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    U.S. TO WITHDRAW PROTECTION.
    114 11 NEW TREATY WITH PANAMA. New York. Aug. 16. A new treaty between the United States and Panama recognising the full sovereignty of Panama has been virtually concluded. states the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. The United States will no longer ,< guarantee the Republic's
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    " CHRISTIAN GENERAL."
    95 11 CHRISTIAN GENERAL." Again Shows Interest In Political Affairs. Shanghai, Aug. 17. Gen. Feng Yu-hslang, known as the Christian General and one-time powerful warlord has been living in retirement Jn Shantung since his antijManchukuo adventure in Charhar in 1932, has again interested himself In politics. This information was given out by
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    SPEEDING-UP THE 81-LATERAL NAVAL TALKS.
    201 11 Preparation For Five Power Conference. NO INVITATIONS YET. British Communication To Signatories. London, Aug. 17. It Is understood that the British Government communicated some weeks ago to the ether signatories of the Washington and London naval treaties United States, Japan, France and Italy an outline
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    GARETH JONES MURDERED.
    249 11 BANDITS* CAPTIVE IN j N. CHINA. London, Aug. 16. The long and acute suspense of the [parents of Mr. Gareth Jones, Welsh journalist who was recently taken captive by Chinese bandits near Kalgan, Charhar, was broken this morning when Reuter Informed the father. Major Edgar Jones, of
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    BANDIT COUP ON EXPRESS.
    57 11 Tientsin, Aug. 16. A Chinese train guard, a Chinese conductor and a Japanese passenger were killed when 70 bandits who boarded the Mukden-Peiping night express at Shanhaikwan disclosed themselves and despoiled passengers of cash and valuables. A score of Chinese were injured during a fight between
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    SHANTUNG FLOODS.
    65 11 Losses Estimated At $250,000,000 Shanghai, Aug. 17. Losses caused by the Yellow River floods total $250,000,000 in West Shan tung alone, according to Mr. Hsu Shihyang, chairman of the National Flood Relief Commission. Thirteen districts with an area ot 80.000 square li have been completely submerged In thi'.t
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    NANKING CRISIS.
    79 11 Conference To Be Held At Kuling. Shanghai. Aug. 17. While circles close to Mr. Wang Ching-wei assert that the Premier will j likely withdraw his resignation, other quarters report that an important con- j ference is to take place at Kuling. where President Lin Sen is spending the
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    AIR CRASH: WILEY POST WILL ROGERS KILLED.
    216 11 In Flight Over Top Of World. FAMOUS COMEDIANS MALAYAN VISIT. The famous airman, Wiley Post, and the comedian. Will Rogers, were killed yesterday in an air crash in Alaska. They were flying over the t:»p of the ivorld. The machine crashed 15 miles
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    PETITIONER FAILS TO PROVE DOMICILE.
    952 12 Kuala Lumpur Divorce Suit Dismissed With Costs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. Judgment was delivered by Mr. Justice Cussen, in the Kuala Lumpt Supreme Court today, on the preliminary issues relating to the petition of William Silva for divorce from his wife,
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    WILL ROGERS IN SINGAPORE.
    327 12 Two Croat Americans His Wisecracks To The Rotary Club. Will Rogers, champion wisecrack ot the world" was In Singapore throe years ago and addressed the Rotary Club. '< He declared he was the first man to i( travel P. and O. without a dress suit! j,
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    A WOMAN'S FLIGHT.
    47 12 Constantinople, Aug. 16. The German airwoman, Kill Beinhorn left the aerodrome at Olelwltz, .it 3.40 p m. on a Messerschmldt machine and landed on the Jesllkiot' Acrudrome. sllanbul. at 10 25 p.m.. making the Journey from Ofrmany to Turkey in one afternoon.— AnetaTrans -Ocean
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    WILEY POST—ONE EYED AIRMAN.
    324 12 WILEY POST— ONE EYED AIRMAN. Recent Experiments In Stratosphere. Wiley Post was. the first man to fly round the world alone and the first to have flown round the world twice. His first round-the-world* flight was taken in company with Harold Gatty. with whom he established a record, taking 8
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    BERLIN STOPS THE NEWSPAPERS.
    62 12 Berlin, Aug. 14. All French and most of the English newspapers were seized by the police on arrival in Berlin yesterday. It is supposed that this step was taken because telegrams announcing the increase in the cost of living and the difficulties of restocking the towns
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    PLEA FOR NATIONAL STUDIES.
    326 12 Prof. Teja Singh Admires Malayan Harmony. "In the educational system here I find the attempt made is to unify all study in schools on the basis of European culture. No Indian history is taught to Indians and no Chinese history is taught to" Chinese." So said
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    NEED OF A NEW BUILDING FOR RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    121 12 Reference is made in the latest issue of the Rafflesian of the necessity for a new building for Raffles College. An editorial note states: "Though we are much attached to the school, we have all along been convinced of the inadequacy of
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    FUNERAL OF MR. L. D'COTTA.
    632 12 Many Mourners At Bidadari. A well-known member of the Eurasian community In the person of Mr. Louis Casimlro D'Cotta died on Thursday at the General Hospital. Mr. D'Cotta had a varied career. In his youth he Joined the Government service but relinquished his post after
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    IMPORTATION OF LAMP BULBS.
    151 12 To Be Discussed By S.S. (S.) Association. The question of the importation of electric bulbs will be discussed by a committee meeting of the Straits I Settlements (Singapore) Association which will be held on Monday. Aug. 26, in the Singapore Exchange Room at I 5 p.m.
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    VAN DRIVER KILLED.
    38 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. The Chinese driver of a delivery van died following a collision between his vehicle and a telegraph post on Wednesday night. The van was only slightly damaged.
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    BOXER STUDENTS IN SINGAPORE.
    162 12 TO STUDY IN GREAT BRITAIN. (By Our Chinese Correspondent.) Among the passengers from the Kalser-I-Hind, were twenty-three Chinese students who are proceeding to the various universities in Great Britain. They will spend three years in that country, specialising in various studies, and their expenses will be
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    MR. C. C. BARRINGTON.
    125 12 First In West Australia In Examination. A signal success was scored recently by Mr. C. C. Barrtngton, eldest son of i Mr. C. Barrington, who has been a resident of Malaya for 26 years and is now Rubber Export Officer at Malacca. Mr. Barrington's son, who
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    73 12 The wedding took place on Thursday at St. George's Church, Penang, of Mr. Basil Wyatt Smith, manager of Madingley estate. Kajang, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Smith, of Westmead, Guildford and Miss Edna Marjorie Hibbs, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bedo Hibbs of Abbotswood. Gulldford. The
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    EXHUMATION ORDERED.
    42 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, Aug. 17. As a result of a petition sent to the British Resident by members of the llylam community, the body of a llyl.im woman buried in July is to be exhumed for police investigation.
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    WORK ON IPOH AERODROME.
    389 12 BEGINNING MADE AT GOPENG ROAD. GROUND READY NEXT YEAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 16. The contract for the construction of Ipoh's aerodrome has been awarded to Goh Khoon, of Kampar, and work has begun. Th: site S2kcted is aboi t a milo west of
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    JAPANESE DIPLOMAT TO VISIT SINGAPORE.
    77 12 Mr. Katsuji Debuchi. former Japanese Ambassador at Washington, !a expected in Singapore shortly in the course of an unofficial trip to the Orient to acquaint himself with conditions. He was given a warm welcome on his arrival In Manila recently, especially by the Japanese community.
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    COSTLY DEFENCE OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES.
    788 13 Disappointing Resu Its —A n Admiral 's Criticism— Trade Pact With Italy Virginia Tobacco And Cotton In Java. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 14. I'HHEE Imndrecl and fifty miilijn guilders has been expended K i and the Netherlands Defence j miring the last
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    ACCUSED FIREMEN GIVE EVIDENCE.
    466 13 Counter-Stories Of Assault Judgment was reserved until Aug. 30 by Mr H A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, in the case in which two firemen. Kwek Kui Yong and Kwek Eng Hoat, are indicated on charges of having been members of an j unlawful asse.nbiy and
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    CHANDU OFFENCES.
    146 13 Three Chinese Heavily Fined. Two Chinese, Low Fai and Yen Hong, pleaded guilty yesterday before Mr H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, Singapore to possession of nine tahils of opium each. They were each sentenced to a day's Imprisonment in addition to a fine of $700 with
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    45 13 The appeal of Lance-Bombardier Daniel Firth, Royal Regiment of Artillery, against the sentence of a year's imprisonment passed on him on July 27 for causing a simple hurt to Taran Dutt. an Indian, who died the next day, has been admitted In the Appeal Court
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    APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
    114 13 Permission Accorded To Chettiar. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Aug 16. The F.M.S. Court of Appeal today passed Judgment allowing Palaniapp.i Chettiar leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the judgment of $26 952 in favour of Mr. Edgar Jones The Chettiar originally borrowed money,
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    DEATH OF MRS A. S. RAJA.
    43 13 'From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Aug 16 The death occurred at the General Hospital. Seremban, of Mrs. Raja. wife of Mr A S. Raja of Tampln. at the age of 45. i The cremation took place at
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    OFFICE REARERS.
    140 13 Perhimponan Stia Club. Ai a general meeting of the Pi rhimpunan Stia Cluo un August M. the following were elected office bearers for 1935 :)6 President Mr. H. A. Alsagoff. vice presld nts Osman h H. F'araj and Ibrahim Ij H. A Karlm; hon. secretary treasurer A Sujak
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    35 13 Dr J A. Karunani Htalth Department. and Mrs. Karunaratne who won tin medal for the highest Lr.divldua] Poppy Day collections in pi i 1930, have left for Ceylon and will bu away for six weeks.
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    CLOSE FIGHT FOR ORIENT WELTER-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
    146 14 IaUNB@AT JAgH WINS edVfeffeß fffUi B? Little Abwnill) U" 1 Ji l|ft i"t L<»ii^|imiiii|< ni i I „'i JUuli.K MUH.II til« CU-ttLl' »ll title 1,1 .it U" Olwnpii: Ltht night whtn lv w.»s i t»ji pui'ti.'i (.'Vii Voin \id ifler tnc pair re-minul i
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    TOAYS FOOTBLL
    32 14 H ill.: I*l mot It .0.1 l i.i.it, hes of l.mli lln l«:.iru.i mvl UiTtl in i no/ i.uj ll«( Ul.-t f..»|U u^ll i<c Jlk K.K. hnwrvrr. are plavin Hirr
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    GARRISON TENISS TOURNAMENT
    37 14 Lite IfflCi an i.i I' Austin 6—o. 4' .is beat Capt. Douglass Munchamp beat Lt. Kirk 7-9. ■ml Mm nd Mrs. R.A b i etcn beat Capt and Mrs Douglass 6—4,6 4, r, i
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    JUNIOR CUP
    19 14 'From Otu i runiwWk (ctirn lyit Abdul wt itysiore thr end, he headed In a third Roal.
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    SAID KEEPS WELL FOR F. & N.
    141 14 SAID KEEPS WELL FOR F. N. Mtllj^pi ftfti|Stt tot "SU, i v JfTT'VKI.Vi for Utivv .iiirtUoh «J f[*. tiir «.im.-. the .Mil4,V|i Vubljyhi)|y 11.iv,. 1,,. i pi md \chv«i ,J»y Oilf<: (n-iM to Ui> in Mf^e^^MVl i iJ (.tip fixture :it (he Anson »1.i.l .1 li w.l Uu (Jlfl I'i*l
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    WESTCHESTER CUP.
    45 14 I N^ i,tk. A.:,;. h.TKt'tiited suim I**., a i*wi han o«»ve(l mi iinni.il JmJ- l.:/l«r Uuii. Lliv Huil -w|U*iii (,li»U mi' K«| '1., tt >m-»*-ste» luv, (lie n -iu I u« te t.'i'l >i Uml.flxUw m .n.n-. l!)|fi will arrept this challenge. Reutrr
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    MUNCIPAL SERVICES WIN.
    101 14 Vil'tt I' Ull'l c.IkI .1 Uiltll tuili I I*l lv v IdfAtiQtd F'tuscr miul Ni ive's chances of cnysglTi, ICb*- jxniUana vi the three leading sides are as follows: U plw t»,s«uißleU tkeir prucramme, »ud the other two sides three sames r:irh MiKinl>ar» vi i 1 llul
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    MODERATE START BY SCHOOLS
    73 14 ncket. H«Uf m\M §;fc.b. .iH.ungt- i an HCC. I.i- ■■•v pn |t>g four wirkcts In an hour i i ii it 2 p m :n Com I >■>• J -I, 'I hi. i (IoM j Q WhittitiKton b Holl a U Tli.iv iuii out 21 A
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    FOOTBALL TOURISTS.
    22 14 ttt^ teg tN.^pHi ball kiiib to viiH-ct-In Hinm So far. they have p ..i.l.a. 'ii... -c gi w Onn. China.
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    HUNGARY'S RECORD.
    62 14 $ijlp» v,. UU Ji.'.' Hum i m set up a now world 300 M-tr.s W,,.rn I Hungary 4 ifiMi.33 4-P m. iia 33 1 5 sec :t Oermany 4 mln 38 2-5 sec. ft' 1 1 ,H»"gary beat Austria by 13 goals to H llßuhrl It .11 |l
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    NON-BENDERS vs. S.R.C.
    21 14 t. II I 1011 It C(J| G H. ill Jwdgn, T. J. Lcljssius and w. H. Stuart Clark.
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    233 14 English Soccer Sidelights. Whitk feid— PBWjJe^ 1h Timtr meteoric ri.-.-dlflivuH I .■-•allwf i ii Park arc really where they vi d ri w I Msi'Mi by iw (luiut U 10^3-34 campaign i in- i i rpfflcclH* His arrival ai. Ur U&u l i Uru one ot i.Ut most dtanii
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    SOUTH AFRICANS BEATEN AGAIN ON EVE OF FINAL TEST.
    425 15 ESSEX TRIUMPH BY SEVEN WICKETS. E. Tyldesley Helps Champions To Crush Sussex. London, Aug. 16. •7*11 1! South African tourists were beaten today for the second time in succession. On Tuesday they lost to Gloucestershire by 87 runs and today were
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    9 15 Barker the RAF. Ist XI goalkeeper. Straits Times Photograph.
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    TRIUMPH FOR KAY STAMMERS.
    235 15 The Wightman Cup. Great Britain Leads By Two Matches To One. New York, Auk. 16AT the end of the first day Great Britain led in the Whitman Cup contest by two matches to one. Miss K. Stammers (Britair) beat Mis II Jacobs (T.S.A.) 5—7, 6—l !>-7.
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    SPORTS WAR.
    60 15 Austria Breaks Off All Meetings With Germany. Vienna. Aug. 16. All sports meetings between Austria and (■rrmany are to be tir>K»-n ofT immediately by orders the iuvirian sports leader, Prince Starhembcrp. as a result of (he (ierman press attacks on the Austrian Government. Austria's participation at the ISM
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    SINGAPORE SCHOOL TEAM WIN AT K.L.
    52 15 (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. IC. Th? Singapore English School team; have been on a visit to Kuala Lumpur,!; sind In a match on the Padang yoster- I day they defeated the local Trade i School 4—l,4 1, after leading 2—l at
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    INTER-CLUB GOLF.
    118 15 Sepoy Lines To Meet The Island Tomorrow. Sepoy Lines G.C. will meet the Island Club at Golf on Sunday. The matches and starting times. Island Club players mentioned first, are as follows 8.45. S. N. Kelly vs. A. L. Birse. 8.50. Dr. H. L. H. Lim vs. H\
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    GARRISON G.C.
    41 15 The women's Monthly Medal was played at the Garrison Golf Club on Wednesday and Thursday and the folowing were the best returns Mrs. D. F. Brown 1 Up Mrs. H. B. Rose 1 Down Mrs. F. L. Pearce 2
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    MALAY WINS MEDAL.
    44 15 The monthly medal (bogey) com- netition at the Gardens Golf Club, Kuala Lumpur, last week-end was won by Lamin bin Kassim with a score of 1 down. The qualifying round of the Lornie Cup will be played on Sunday, Aug. 25.
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    82 15 Singapore And Selangor Autumn Meetings. The Singapore Turf Club Autumn i Gold Cup) meeting opens on Saturday Aug. 31 and continues on Sept. 4, 7, 11 and 14. The Skye meeting will be on Sept. 20 and 21. Selangor's autumn meeting opens on Sept. 28 and continues on
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON.
    195 15 Ties for this week-end in the Singapore Badminton championships are as follows Saturday, at 2.30 p.m. .Men's Open Singles (First Round) Seah Eng Hee vs. Teo Soo Poh. Leow i Kim Fatt vs. Llm Hee Chin. (Second round) Seah Eng Liat vs. Charlie Chua Chla Poh Cher vs.
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    MOTOR GYMKHANA.
    69 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 14. The Negri Sembilan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya, are. I understand, organising a motor and j flying gymkhana to be held at Seremban on September 14. The event will be under the patrorTage of His Highness the Yang di
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    SELANGOR CUP.
    57 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. The Kuala Rovers "A" and "B" teams were drawn against each other in the second round of the Selangor Cup competition, and were to have met at Port Swettenham yesterday. The "B" team, however, conceded a walkover. The "A" team
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    D. H. PALMER TO BE HOCKEY CAPTAIN.
    263 15 5. C. C. Meetings. Weekly Classes For Local Rugby Referees. rO very brief sports meetings were held at the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday evening. The first was the meeting of the I Singapore branch of the Malayan Rugby Union Society of Referees, conducted
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    S.C.C. SOCCER.
    59 15 The following have been invited to play Association Football for S.C.C. 2nd XI vs. H.M.S. Terror on Monday, at SC.C. O. H. Stroobach Capt. N. L. Hammond and R. M. Wheatcroft J. A. Gibson. R. V. Welch and A. P. Craigie I J. F. Keay, S. Webb. C.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    696 15 Hands Off Lawn Tennis Rales Says "Big Bill" Tilden Other Games Commended As Diversions. Conducted by "LEIGHTOS." I EAVE the lawn tennis rules alone! This was the reply of "Big Bill" Tilden, the famous professional and former Wimbledon champion, when asked for his opinion on the suggested
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    18 15 F. de Silva of Nerri Sembilan, who played for the F.M.S. at cricket this year. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    121 15 Saturday. Auj. 17. i Football: S A. FA. LMgue, D.v z S.C.F.A., Anscn Riad s Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Combined Schoo!*, 2nd clay pndan';: CSC. vs. C Colleges. Baleslier Riarl: S.K C. VS. C.T.A., S.R.C. Rrourd; S.C.R C. vs. Khftln A.SSC iation. Hong Urn N.C.C. vs. V.M.C.A.. MeNalr Athletics:
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    A KINTA CAUSERIE.
    1315 16 What Mr. Lowinger Missed Holiday Visit To Cameron Highlands Latest Impressions Of A Visitor— Official Policy Again Challenged. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 15. IT seems a pity that Mr. Victor Lowinger. who so thoroughly clarified the tin restriction outlook for Malayan miners did not have
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    THRIFTY SINGAPORE INDIAN WORKERS.
    414 16 Comparison With Penang And Malacca. The average savings last year of Sinaapore members of Indian labourers' co-operative societies amounted to $31. compared with $17.14 and $10.54 for those of Penang and Malacca respectively. This information is contained in the annual report of Mr. R. Boyd, Director
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      SEASIDE THIRST.
      160 16 Unable To Get A Drink In Katong Park. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— A good many readers of your valuable paper have made suggestions that there should be a part of Katong Park reserved for food hawkers or a tea kiosk, and being a frequenter
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      YOUNG MUSLIM UNION.
      50 16 There will be a debate on "that in the opinion of this house the present system of examination is a true test of one's ability," at the premises of the Young Muslim Physical and Literary Union, on Sunday at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Kaleel Anwari 8.A., will preside.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1141 16 Sunday, August 18th. Trinity IX. Worldly Wisdom And Christian Apathy. A great feature of this age Is the :ompetitlve keenness in business, so fierce it is that from time to time the Sally paper records stories of men Dverreaching themselves and others with their unscrupulous worldly wisdom, some
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    KOTA RAJA CLUB.
    143 16 Officc-Bearers Elected For 1935. The following have been elected office-bearers of the Kota Raja Club. Singapore, for 1935: Patrons: Syed Mohamed Alkaff and Syd Alwee Alscree; hon. presidents: Tengku Hussein bin Tengku Haji AH and Kassim bin A. Rahman: vice-presidents: Daeng Meknh bin Daeng Palmi. Sunna Shaikh
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    16 16 The Duke of Westminster has arrived at Cannes from London to rejoin hi.s yacht Cutty Sark.
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
    183 16 COMMISSIONER FOR THE N.I. In 1923 an Australian shnwboat floating exhibition of Australian ;i»ncultural. manufactured and otlirr products visited the Netherlands Indies and Singapore. In Singapore frank disappointment was expressed at the nature of the show which has been preceded by great publicity. Reference to the show's call
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    G.B.S. AT BERLIN THEATRE.
    53 16 Among the plays to be presented if, the German Theatre, Berlin, by Helnsi I Hilpcrt, during the csming season will |be Eernard Shaw's ''Candida" and Tolstoy's "Anna Kirenina". with Kathe Dorsch playing the title roc in each. He will also produce Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale at
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    BRITISH POLICY ON THE ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE.
    1129 17 British Political Diary. I i From Our Own Correspondent. London, Aug. 6. PARLIAMENT rose on Fri- day for a summer holiday that will continue until Oct. 29 unless developments arising <>•.:< of the Halo-Abyssinian imbroglio necessitate a very much earlier meeting. This dispute formed
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    114 17 Formosan Competition Kills Market In Java. Markets in Ju\u and Sout'i Sea Island for Kwan-gtun^ tea have been entirely lost, says the Canton Gazette. The trade depression in Java has compelled many Cantonese firms, operating there importing Kwangtung tea, to suspend their business. The depreciated Japanese currency and
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    CHINESE CURRENCY.
    119 17 Inflation Rumours Denied By Ministry Of Finance. Nanking. Aug. 4. The Kuomin today stated as official information Irom the Ministry of Finance, that the Ministry declares all the rumours of currency inflation to bo groundless, and that the question has not even been considered by responsible officials. A
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    TELEVISION RESEARCH PROGRESS.
    246 17 Shots Of Next Olympiad May Be Broadcast. Most countries are forging ahead with research into television. Germany has got a regular service of transmissions on ultra-short waves, vision being put out on 6.772 metres and sound on 7.06 metres. It Is reported that plans are being made
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    BUMPING OFF THE JAYWALKER.
    515 18 DEMONSTRATION AT THE WHITE CITY. IN spite of funny stories published In the home newspapers, few drivers would relish the task of charging at a pedestrian -even at a speed of only 12 m ph. Yet this is what two lorry drivers had to do not
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    "JAGA KRETA" NUISANCE REAPPEARS.
    437 18 Motorists Not Co-operating With Police. (By The Motoring Correspondent.) THE Jaga Kreta nuisance is again rampant in Singapore. Boys are daily to be seen pestering owner drivers who park their cars in the triangle opposite Fullerton Building, near the Adelphi Hotel and elsewhere. These boys make
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    27 18 Mr. Hore-Be'isha says that the capital value of land put out of public use for parking a private car in a busy street in London is £20,000.
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    21 18 The maximum standard width of first-class highways is now set at 160 ft to include double carriageways, pedestrian and cycle paths.
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    Campbell's New Speed Record Bid.
    193 18 Speed of the wind, (apt. George Eyston's giant new record-breaker, made its first public appearance at the Brooklands track on Auk. 6. This big car, built for an attempt on world's records up to 24 hours, is powered by a 450 h.p. RollsRoyce Kestrel aero-engine,
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    348 18 Here, There Everywhere, A Selection Of Notes, News And Views from All Parts Of The World Collected By The Motoring Correspondent DEAUTY is becoming more and more sought after in every phase of life, and perfection in line and curve is no longer the entire prerogative of the feminine sex.
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    I ANSWERS TO READERS' QUESTIONS.
    914 18 Objections To Filtering Left Into High Street. QUESTIONS asked by Straits] Times readers are answered through the medium of these columns by the Motoring Correspondent with, in the case of traffic problems, the kind assistance of the Traffic Authorities. Earlier this week a reader asked
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    UNREST IN NANKIKG.
    186 19 Japan And Chiang. NEW REGIME RUMOURED. Canton. OOLITICAL unrest is growing in Nanking as a result of Japanese opposition to the National Government under Gen. Chiang Kaishek, chairman of the Military Affairs Commission. Col. Tahashi Sakai, chief-of staff o! the Japanese troops in North China, recently told
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    "CHILDREN'S YEAR" INAUGURATED IN CHINA.
    220 19 Government And Child Welfare Work. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Aug. 1. •TODAY marked the opening of what is called "Children's Year," and for the next twelve months organised efforts will be made to create and maintain public interest in child welfare work throughout the
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    "Children's Year" In China.
    60 19 "Children's Year" began in China on Aug. 1. The occasion was observed throughout China, thousands of children enthusiastically taking part in the dedication ceremonies. Picture above shows part of the crowd of children who attended the ceremony at the Greater Shanghai municipal building. (Insets) Master Sun
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    Nanking Suburbs Flooded.
    38 19 During the recent Yangtse River floods, which are said to have been worse than the 1930 catastrophe, a section of Nanking's suburbs was inundated. Picture shows a flooded village on the outskirts of the capital.
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    "CHINA LEADERS STILL HOSTILE TO JAPAN."
    542 19 "CHINA LEADERS STILL HOSTILE TO JAPAN. Kuomintang Told To Alter Its Policy. Peiping, Aug. 1. PRANK admission that the' Japanese military authorities have only partially succeeded in the effort to force the Nanking Government and the Kuomintang Party to abandon anti-Japanese policies was made by Major Takahashi, Japanese Assistant Military
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    8,000,000 Chinese Overseas.
    32 19 According to statistics just released, there are now 7,837,888 Chinese residing abroad. These figures were supplied by the various Chinese Consulates and Chinese Chambers of Commerce in foreign countries.
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    CHINESE FILM WINS BRUSSELS AWARD.
    101 19 Prize In International Contest. "The Chinese Peasant in Spring," a Chinese motion picture brought to Europe by Mr. Pi Tso-chiung, recently was awarded one of the three major prizes by the jury of the International Contest of Rural Cinematography, organised at Brussels on the occasion
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    CANTON OFFICIALS MUST WEAR UNIFORMS.
    43 19 It has been decided by the Southwest Political Council that all government officials must wear uniforms in future. Materials to be used for uniforms are white home-made cloth in summer, and blue or black home-made cloth In winter.
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    Japanese Connections Of N. China Leaders.
    251 19 Tientsin, Aug. 4 TRACING through the past careers of the new set of officials who are satisfactory to the Japanese military clique and who replaced the forr r officials during the recent Japanese "bloodless invasion" of North China, reveals some interesting information. Mr. Cheng
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    100,000,000 PEOPLE HIT BY CHINA FLOODS.
    920 19 HUGE TASK FACES NANKING. Japan Adopting A More Moderate Policy (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Aug. 5. I ATEST estimates of the damage clone by the recent flood put the area affected at over 100,000 square li, with 100,000,000 people affected (of whom 14,000,000
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    52 20 in King, aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, accompanied by his four sons reviewed 27 miles of Britain's naval might tli^ Jubilee Review took place off Spithead. Vast crowds, a quarter of a million strong, lined the shore, watching the review from the tops of motor cars and every
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    61 20 F. J. Perry, the world's No. 1 tennis player, on the Berengaria on his way to America where he will defend his American title. H will later go on to Australia to take up hi. business appointment. Escaping the lunch-hour heat in the shade of St. Paul's Cathedral on the
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