The Straits Times, 19 August 1935

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    30 1 The Straits Times (MTU HI (SU«l N**Kt i ft :^lli<Bt| ii HAt'ifiS aiNtiAFflfiiL MM\u AUfiUaf 11 life The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1835 price io ;:nts.
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      52 1 at ipiihn» H4f||| Mmnmn it i r fi r i RniNNMANN A f<(l Forty Hillion Hour* Of Dvnvntlable Performance! Hif KM t»lf MN*HANIt«fI f»UI HfFIM HWf eni t d THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. I ibii— ii— I I v imi* i rial flj^mjg IH'Nt'AN Pitt MFflf H I fit •<•
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      478 2 LAWRIE— At tCedan, .-umatra on Aug. 11 to Wilga. wife of J. G. Lav.rie, a daughter. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised in these columns send copies of testimonials. Do nox send originals. WANTED, experienced baby amah. Hem!><t. a, Ridley Park. RKQUIRED. European nurse for three children to
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      779 2 FOR SALE WHITE polished Italian Marbles, for floortns. all sizes, 1 Telegraph Street. Tel. MOOI—2B ft. Cabin Motor Launch. 10—13 people, in good running order. $600 or near offer. Apply Box 551, Straits Times. KELVINATOR-scu. ft. all porcelain, used one year, excellent oond., cheap. -Mai. Mech. Bquip. Co. 14, Robinson
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      869 2 MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS Overseas have the Straits Budget posted U them every *eek, $14 yearly including postage, outside talaya $13.20 within Malaya, Orders, accompanied by remittances. should be addressed to the Manager, Straits Budget. Singapore. SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. (Managers: C. Waddell Co.) gives the cheapest
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      824 2 AUCTION NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION On Saturday. Sept. 7, 1935, at 10 a.m. In the presence and at the office of the Controller of Auctions at Batavia. Gedempte Leeuwengmcht. there will be held a Public Auction of BUNGEI SAMAH ESTATE, a ruMyv estate situated on the island of Pulnu Batam, District
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      882 2 PUBLIC NOTICES JOHAN TIN DREDGING, LTD. incorporated in the Federated Malay S'.Ptcs) NOTICE Is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 5% will be paid to all Shareholders on the Register on Sept. 9, 1935, and notice is further given that the Transfer Books of the Company win be closed
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      532 2 BUSINESS CARDS, Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Mise HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. SEVEN fII.LAKS OF WISDOM. Men of action and men of letters are agreed that as a narrative of wnr and adventure, this famous book, coi-taln-lng T. E. Lawrence's full narrative of his
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      179 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within OaMde Without MMnyn Malaya Postace Monthly S :<.OO 4.00 ?..5O <(uarterly S 8 50 $12.00 t 7J« Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 Ft-00 $30.00 Note. OaUlatlon cheques should Include the uraal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The chance* and ItMtrnotloAS for CLASSIHUt ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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      598 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. T-ONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due. Tonnage Spore. ntJPDWAN 6.070 Aug. Jl*J 1 RAJPUTAHA 17.000
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      579 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, Maneilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlnbrongh. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HARUNA MARU IO.fOO Aug. 21 22 KATORI MARU 10,000 Sept. 4 5 KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Sept. 18 19 t VASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Oct. 1
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      626 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. DANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorshtps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. tOR GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S Sham •ERRIA 20 8 20 8 21 8 22/8 I.ALANDIA 17 3 17 9 18 9
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      189 3 YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA on large fast steamers £71.12. Tourist Class £107.5.2 lit. Class ROUND THE WORLD EAI/i BOUND VIA AMERICA RETURNING VIA SUEZ. £117.4. Tourist Class £163.5,2 I*. Mm Above tares Include Ist and or 2nd class fares on any Line from Singapore to Hong Kong. Sec
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      1215 3 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The llua Khlow Steamship Co- (1933) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steanuhio Co.. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co-. Ltd. The Australian Orirntal Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Lid. The
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    MONEY ORDERS.
    42 4 The rate oi ntchanfe for the issue] and payment of Money Orders It as lollows On India and Ceylon issue Rs. 153 div and Ceylon payment Rs I I Lneae currency $'7 v sc currency 1 < y C 7 I
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      100 4 Ships aloncslde the Wharres or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Alert. Rengat. Oil Wharf H.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Ct polls. Victoria Dock Tomohon Keppel Harbour. King's Dock King's Deck Caisson I, Spondllus.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      90 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) by air (Imperial) today. Delivery of letters only at noon to boxholders. General delivery at 1.40 p.m. Mails from Europe (Amsterdam) by air (Netherlands). Delivery of letters to boxholders at noon and general delivery at 1.40 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected tomorrow,
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      251 4 Today. Pontianak (Raub) 2 p.m. The Netherlands Indies Bagan Bengkalis Selat Paiidjaiic 'Maka&serj 3 o.m. Sarawak (generally) Auby) 4 p.m Sibu, Mtri &Saritei (Auby) 4 p.m. Denmark (Parcels onl;-) 7 p.m. Tomorrow. Karlmon (Hang Yon) ..9 a.m. Tr.ndjong Pinang (Noembing 9 a.m. Pengerang (S. Soon Heng) 9
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    CREW OF FRENCH LINER STRIKE.
    76 4 DEPARTURE FOR FAR EAST DELAYED. Marseilles. Aug. 17. The departure of the French liner Patria for the Far East has been delayed by a lightning strike of the crew in sympathy with the kitchen boys' demands for higher pay, the crew refusing to embark until
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    PORT HEALTH.
    350 4 Decline In Cholera At Calcutta And Madras. Health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Bureau for the week ended Aug. 10. Rangoon and Saigon were the only two ports in the Eastern Arena to report the presence of human plague during the week under .eview, one case
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    173 4 NAM YONG, Brit., 769. from Clieribon 19. for Batavla 20. 5IFERG. Dut., 1.129. from Tg. PrlOK 19. for Tg. Pinang and Tg. Pandan 23. REAEL. Dut.. 1.497. from Benoa 19. for Benoa 22. ERRIA. Dan.. 5.481. from Copenhagen 18, for Malacca 20. AGAMEMNON. Brit.. 4.661. from Yokohama 18.
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    CLEARANCES.
    34 4 Aug. 17: Toglan. Valrntyn. Senang Toba, Toboall. Anastasla, I'.ilim.i (Out.); Borlbat (Slapii; Duk:it iNor): Angby (Sar. Machaon. Illnderoo, Raaa. sia Aik Lee. Sliver Gull. Marudu Brit Aug. 18: Bulan Brit.) Mapia. Uclawan (Dut).
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      607 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In P. U.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS. F M.S. RI.V S. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— PaJCTge M3l. CANADIAN (Incorporated in England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers rRANS-P ACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVERr-ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTINENTAL WAIN without chance— thente by
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      445 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In I nj.mrii -ELLFKMAN- LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTEKUAM HAMHDKG. Via Porto and Sum Can.ii Also areeptlnn Cargo (or Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Cue Sall.< CITY OP SALISBURY Alls 30 Sept 9 CTT OF HEREFORD Sept.S ept. 14 dept 18 CITY OF
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      148 4 TIDE TABLE. Monday. Aug. 19. H W. 1.45 a.m.. 10 ft. 3 in.; 2.02 p.m.. 9 ft. S in. I W. I.M a.m., 2 ft. in.; 8.08 p.m.. 1 ft. 8 in. ii..-^l.i>. Aug. 20. H W I.M a.m.. 9 ft. 6 in.; 2.38 p.m.. 9 ft. 3 in. i
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      207 4 Today's Crossword Puzzle NOTE: Mgu.es in parentheses d.-cote t .it- nuiv.oer of letters in the words required. ICLUES.) ACROSS. 19 Kln ei daughter (8) 22. Town (61 1 Harrton f«i 23 Scarce (6) I dS/o 8 time (3) g; gg-8,% 9. Encourage (8) 5 E5"1118^E 5 1118^ (6 > 10.
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      119 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min. tema ins. Sunshine temp. <F hrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 88 187 8 9 72 Butterworth (P.W.) 86 0.01 10.7 73 Sitiawan 89 Nil 10.0 74 Buklt Jeram 90 Nil 11.0 73 Malacca 84 Nil 32 74 Inland
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    GERMANY'S TELEVISION CHIEF.
    262 5 Secret Apparatus In Aeroplanes. Rumours are current in Berlin of a series of complications In the way of the development of television in Germany. They are based upon a decree signed by Herr Hitler, by the Reich Post Minister, Baron von Eltz, and by Gen. Goering In
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    SWISS BAN ON A CONFERENCE.
    56 5 Berne, Aug. 14. Communist demonstration camouflaged as an "International congress against the Italian— Abyssinian war" which was to take place at Bas'.e between Aug. 15 17 has been prohibited by a decision of the Federal Council on the ground that the Congress would be calculated
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    MAKING SOAP FROM POTATOES.
    156 5 Germany's Intensive Search For Substitutes. The practicability of using potatoes as a substitute for fat in the manufacture of soap and of using peat instead of petrol for propelling motor lorries has be^n discussed at the congress of the German Chemists' Association at Koenigsberg. Dr. Steinhoff
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    A CATHEDRAL 700 YEARS OLD.
    56 5 Limberg, Nassau, Aug. 15. Llmberg celebrated the 700 th anniversary of the consecration of the I great altar in the Cathedral and the completion of the work of restoring the dome. A pontifical tnass was celebrated by the cardinal archbishop of Cologne, and thousands of
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    12 CRIMINALS' NOVEL GAOL ESCAPE.
    65 5 Bydgozcz, Aug. 14. Twelve dangerous criminals have succeeded in escaping from the largest prison in Poland at Krone, leaving by an underground tunnel which must have taken months to build. The tunnel passed from the prison to a neighbouring church through which the prisoners made
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    THE KING'S YACHT.
    46 5 The Old "Britannia" racing in calm weather with the King on board. His Majesty, wearing a dark suit, and a white cap, may be seen standing on the port side, near the stern, just in front of two sailors sitting on the deck.
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    ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF SILK.
    72 5 Rumanian Police Search An Aeroplane. Bucharest, Aug. 13. Nearly 100 lb. of silk, being smuggled into Rumania from France by air. was discovered on board a French aeroplane at Draganesti by Rumanian police. The pilot of the plane was the proprietor of a Lyons silk company
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    JEWEL MERCHANT'S WIFE MISSING.
    76 5 Sequel To Dutchman's Escape. Amsterdam. Aug. 15. The wife of an ex-diamond mer- 1 chant nam?d Doof was missing when the s.s. Calypso arri\ «tf here. Doof is hiding from justice having disappeared with 10.000 florins worth oi diamonds, but Madame Doof and her eighteen-year-old son
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
    115 5 Franchise System To Be Enforced Shortly. The placing of the motor-car industry under a franchise system, with the simultaneous raising of the present 35 per cent, ad valorem tax on automobile parts to 50 per cent., is contemplated by a bill designed to promote the Japanese
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    SCOTS DIE EARLIER.
    158 5 Comparison Among Teachers. Scottish teachers do not live as long as their English colleagues; in fact. Scotsmen generally die earlier than people who live on the other side of the Border, It is stated in the report of the Government Actuary on his septennial Inquiry as to
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    CLEAN ELECTIONS IN JAPAN.
    128 5 Irregularities To Be Checked At Coming Polls. Tokio, July 23. Japan is determined to have "clean" elections this coming autumn, i and is already taking steps to pre- vent the possibility of fraud. Following the Government's decision to assure completely "clean" polls this j year, plans
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    LAFCADIO HEARN.
    104 5 Memory To Be Honoured In Japan. Tokio, Aug. 1. The memory of Lafcadio Hearn. MM of a Briton and a Greek woman, who. j after years of journalistic work in tho i United States and the West Indies, became a naturalised Japanese and wrote a number of books
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    SULPHURIC ACID IN CHALICE.
    159 5 Priest Poisoned At Altar. Cremona. The police arc still endeavouring to discover why sulphurl; acid was found in the communion wine while Mgr. Ermlnio Stuuni. Canon of the Cathedral here, was celebrating Mass in the Church of S;. Augustine. As soon M he had drunk a
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    ENTIRE WAR MONUMENT STOLEN.
    82 5 Prague. Aug. 2. The unusual case of an entire monument being stolen occurred near Kulm on the former Dattle-fleld of Koniggratz, scene of the decisive Prussian victory In the Austro-Prussian war of 1866. The memorial In honour of the Austrian soldiers who fell here was dismantled
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    MR. & MRS. CROMWELL HELD UP.
    279 5 MR. MRS. CROMWELL HELD UP. Misunderstanding With MiMtary. Mr. J. H. R. Cromwe 1 and his wife?, formerly Miss Doris Duke, one of tli> richest young worn n in tlv world, encountered difficulties at dangchow whither they flew from "Imngtml after a few days spent in Hong Xor.pc. Both Mr.
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    £2,320,000 "'JUBILEE" ROAD PLAN.
    44 5 When the London County Council decided ta promote leeiislatior able it to proceed with (he '.2 320.000 road extension from Cromwell Road to the Great West Road, Sir Cecil Levlta suggested that the road might be known as Jubilee Way.
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      341 5 HOTELS MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT THERE WILL BE NO COCKTAIL DANCE OR AFTER DINNER DANCE TOMORROW SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT sis to us p.m. DANCE formal 9.45 to midnight and ERIC GERDA who Owing To Tremendous Success Have Been Engaged For One More We;k RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY DAN HOPKINS
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      218 5 HOME SCHOOLS. WINGLETYE BOARDING SCHOOL for boys and girls. Beautifully situated 12 miles frcm Lcndon Pr:s p modern education All subiects Open nil surroundings MoJrrate fees Seaside holiday house. Children from abroad met by the Principal. Mrs Li:y Stcne and a r e made to fe?l at home Immediately. Write
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    PROFESSOR INDICTED IN TOKIO.
    432 6 Japanese Book Causes A Stir. Toklo, Aug. 3. Late this afternoon the Japanese Government will issue an official statement designed to end completely the controversies resulting from the publication of Professor Minobe's book, presenting his famous theory. It is understood that the statement carries the unanimous
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    MOSQUITO CONTROL & LARVICIDES.
    180 6 MOSQUITO CONTROL LARVICIDES. Experiments With A New Mixture. (From Our London Correspondent.) A new larvicide which claims to supercede existing methods of mosquito control was demonstrated In London last week, and my impression Is that it has great possibilities. Known as Pearson's larvicide, the mixture spreads rapidly over the surface
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    ORDEAL OF CAPTAIN CHAMBERLAIN.
    127 6 Two Days Without Food When Captured. Amman. It is reported here that Capt. I Joseph Chamberlain, son of Sir Austen I Chamberlain, who was detained by Saudi Arabs on July 13. and later released by order of King Ibn Saud, went for two days without food.
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    15 6 MR. WANG CHING-WEI, the Chinese Premier, who has so far refused to withdraw his resignation.
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    21 6 An innkeeper has been taken Into "protective custody" at Potsdam for antagonism to the Nazi State and "contempt of the movement."
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    SOVIET PLANS IN GERMANY.
    248 6 Dimitroff And Bela Kun Active. Moscow, Aug. 8. "The main aim of the Communist party is to bring about the union of alt opposition forces and to overthrow the barbarous Nazi regime." This declaration, made by the German Communist, Florin, was loudly cheered at yesterday's sitting
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      96 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL ONE RECITAL ONLY Aug. 28th 1935, at 9.30 p. m. LEO LIEGEOIS The famous BELGIAN VIOLINIST PAGANINI, ERNST WENIAWSKY, TARTINI, ETC. AT THE PIANO MADAME FELICIA DIETZ Booking at Little's. Prices $3. 2. 1. growing ranks of those discriminating I Receiver. You will have the world's entertainment
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      129 6 OUR MIDDLE NAME IS =SERVICE= WE UNDERTAKE ANT KIND OF SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH RADIO, ELECTRIC GRAMOPHONES, PUBLIC ADDRESS OR TALKIE EQUIPMENT. ALSO REPAIRS AND/ OR BUILDING AND INSTALLING TRANSMITTERS. WHEN DEALING WITH THE RADIO SERVICE CO, OF MALAYA 1934 LTD. YOU ARE SURE OF FULL AND EFFICIENT SERVICE,
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      97 6 NEW LIFE! FOR OLD RADIOS I QUICKER START! MORE POWER! BETTER TONE! Sole Agents. Malaya: I SEOW KUAN COMPANY, DHOBY GHAUT, SINGAPORE. THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGER TIPS WITH A WESTINGHOUSE 8 TUBE ALL WAVE MASTER RECEIVER You will marvel at the clearness «f the speech, the brilliant treble and
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      596 6 FULL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. B.B.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. Triivimisskwi 2 KZO im.-9.0S p.m. G.S.P. 15.140 Kr s (19.82 m.) and G.S.G. 17.790 kc lli.XI. rr.l 6.20 pjn. Big Bon. Sport Talk.* 8.35 Haydn Heard and his Band, relayed from the West End Cinema. Birmingham. 7.20 Greenwich Time Signal. 7J5 The
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      533 6 pirc Orchestra. 7.20 Greenwich Time Signal. 7.35 Talk: "Foreign Affairs."* 7.50 "Household Gods." A programme things we would not be without. 8.05 The News. X.20 a.m. Close down. Transmission Z 6 20 p.m. Big Ben. Gordon Harker in Finegan Again." He's in the Army Now!' A disorderly barrack -room rag
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      603 6 News from Holland. 9. 0S Music. 9.10 Mr. and Mrs. SpeenhoS continue tlic.r programme. 9.50 p.m. Close down. SATURDAY, AUG. 24. 7. 50 pjn. Announcement. 8.00 Selections. 8.10 News talk. 8.25 Station ore-he tra. 8. 45 Microphone debutants. 8.55 News Prom Holland. 9.10 Talk on movin: pictures. 9.31 Station orchestra.
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      179 6 SINGAPORE. Station' Z. 11. 1., S!n K apore.— Wavelength 49. U metres. Owned and operated by Radio Service Co., of Malaya 1934, Ltd., Broadcast House, No. 2, Orchard Rd., Singapore. TODAY. 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.45 p.m. News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7 p.m. Relay of concert artistes from
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    CLUB RAIDED
    46 7 A raid was made last night on the Vat Loke Club in Upper Cross Street, and 17 Chinese were arrested. They were charged this morning with gambling. One of the accused is clerk attached the Marine Police Station. The case was postponed a week.
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    HONOUR FOR MALACCA DOCTOR.
    561 7 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Aug. 14. Pleasant weather favoured a ceremony held yesterday on the green of the General Hospital. Malacca when ilif Hon. Mr. 3. W. Bryant 'Resident Council.or) invested Dr. Atul Chandra Dutta with the Insignia of the Certi- of Honour. On ;i
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    222 7 Programme of Drills up to and foi week ending Aug 25. Monday. Aug. 19. 5.15 p.m Headquarters. S.R.A. (v). Section Gun jjrill (Case 3); 5.15 pm., Headquarters. S.F.C.R.E. (v) Nos 2, 3. and 4 Mulay Sections, Unit Paiude; 5.30 p m.. UifTord Pier, S.F.C.R.E. (v> No. lj
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      708 7 A BRIGHT, SNAPPY, STAGE ATTRACTION COMBINED WITH A SIDE-SPLITTING SCREEN COMEDY 8 CAPITOL 1 T e.^ T 5 THE LITTLEJOHN DIAMOND "WE'RE RICH AGAIN" with EDNA MAY OLIVER, BLUE BURKE and Large Cast. POSITIVELY LAST TWO SHOWS OF THIS GREAT FILM! l ALHAMBRAI SSTSSVS! DARRYL ZANUCKS 20TH CENTURY MASTERPIECE! CLARK
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    "HEAVIES" LEAD THE RECOVERY.
    1051 9 A Hedge Against The Calamity Of War. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 6. A leading firm of Jobbers draws attention in a circular to the leadIng position taken by the Iron, coal and steel group In industrial recovery last year, and to the Investment attractions
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    SCHEME TO PUSH TEA SALES.
    313 9 Campaign To Cost £250,000 A Year. A scheme to spend more than I £250.000 a year to Increase tea conj sumption throughout the world is to ;be inaugurated by the newly formed International Tea Market Expansion Board. In a statement the Board say: "Exports are
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    EXPORTS OF PINEAPPLES
    96 9 During the week ending Aug. 10, 1935, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 23,539 cases, of which: 17,505 (75 per cent.) c*s<s were to the United Kingdom, 984 '4 (per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 2.425 (10 per cent.) cases to Canada, and 2,625 (11
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    RUBBER SELLING SCHEME.
    416 9 NEW ASSOCIATION PROPOSED. A rubber marketing association to assist the International Kuouer Regulation Committee In securing a "fair economic price Tcr th» commodity" Is proposed by the Rubber SnareholdeiV Associauon. It Is suggested that all rubber pro ducing companies shou'id allocatp to the propose .1 association ten
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    FINANCIAL WISDOM OF THE WEEK.
    302 9 ,1 Sir Waller Lay ton: "You cannot run lan International monetary system if you are trying at the same time to run economic nationalism." Sir Herbert Samuel: "There is no prospect, with the world as it is, of j any one country being willing stralght-
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    TIN AS ATLANTIC BALLAST.
    735 9 THE SHIPMENT FROM NEW YORK. A LUNATIC OPERATION." There have been two events in the past month of significance to the tin world (write Messrs. A. Strauss and Co. In their review of Aug. 1). One was the situation which arose on the London Metal Exchange
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    AMUSEMENTS
    120 10 ALBAMBRA Call of The Wild with Clarke Gable Sc Loretta Young. 6.15—9.15 CAPITOL Stage The Little Johns Diamcnd Revue Screen— We Aie Rich Again. 6.15 9.15 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Broadway Thru a Keyhole. GRFAT WORLD Cabaret— Springtime for Henry. HOLLYWOOD U. SKRANGOON ROAD Outcast Lady with Con
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUG. 19. 1935. The Cost Of Living.
    857 10 It is interesting to one who has just returned to Malaya after several months' absence to find that the cost of living is still agitating the local mind. It is also interesting to discover that nothing has been
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    Social and personal
    275 10 Mrs. Lee Choon Guan, 0.8. E., has returned to Singapore after a short visit to Cameron Highlands. Mr. C. J. Stanley Low has arrived at Kota Bahru from Singapore on an elephant shooting expedition in Kelantan. Mr. Eric Choa. son of Mr. Choa Joon Hian of the
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    GOING HOME BY AIR.-I.
    1479 10 A Journal By The Ranee Of Sarawak. Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak contributes a co'.ourfully written article to the Sarawak Gazette describing a journey by Imperial Airxcays from Singapore to Croydon. The artic'e is reproduced in two parts, the first of which appears below. We
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    Berlin-Baghdad By Rail.
    349 10 It looks as if the Berlin-Baghdad rail- I way which may claim to be the most famous railway in the world, will be completed in the near future. The World War interrupted the German building plans. There are some who assert that the interruption of those plans
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    735 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. HPHE Pavilion presented an extraordinary sight on Saturday night. From the two-dollar seats upstuirs to the fifty-cent seats immediately in front of the screen, the whole turns? was Dacked with Europeans. I occunied a fifty-cent seat myself and found it confoundedly uncomfortable. It was all
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    ABYSSINIAN PEACE TALKS FAIL COMPLETELY.
    658 11 Italy's Uncompromising Attitude. PARIS CONFERENCE ENDS ABRUPTLY. DIPLOMATS GO HOME. League Council Now Last Hope Of Conciliation. WAR THOUGHT IMMINENT. UfAK in Abyssinia now appears inevitable. The Anjrlo-French-Italian talks in Paris during the weekend broke down last night owing to the uncompromising attitude of Baron
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    IF SUEZ CANAL WERE CLOSED.
    62 11 The Italion press attack on Britain is breaking out again, the papers suggesting that Britain might try and impose sanctions against Italy. Italian quarters are slightly apprehensive lest the League Council might favour the closing of the Suez Canal to ships of war which is
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    WILL ITALY LEAVE THE LEAGUE?
    155 11 War Expected In October. Rome, Aug. 19. No surprise or regret is expressed in Rome at the abrubt conclusion of the Paris conference. It is stated here that the last thing Italy desires is a compromise. The government is determined on a campaign of resounding
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    GENEVA WANTS MORE THAN TALK.
    80 11 A BLACK OUTLOOK. Geneva. Aug. 19. The breakdown of tre Paris talks was discounted in advance and has j caused no surprise. It is now clear that the only hope of avoiding war is through the League Council debate in September. League officials are convinced
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    FRANCE FACED WITH A DILEMMA.
    80 11 Fear Of Losing Two Important Friends. Paris, Aug. 17. In connection with the Paris conferenco, the Paris Midi remarks that France is "faced with a dilemma." Britain threatens to withdraw cooperation in Europe if Franco does not support her against the Italian claims while Italy
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    FRENCH PLAN OF ADVISERS.
    149 11 Britain Objects To Political Concessions. Paris, Aug. 18. Besides the Anglo-French suggestions, which practically leave Abyssinia open! for Italian economic development, it is! ..eported that Anglo-French financial assistance was suggested for Italian economic development in the form of tri-partite financial exploitation. While M. Laval and Mr.
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    11 11 SIGNOR MUSSOLINI says "No" to the conciliatory efforts of the powers.
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    DURHAM MINES AND ITALIAN ORDERS.
    72 11 Huge Debts Remain Unpaid. London, Aug. lf>. According to the Dally Telrgraph exporting companies on the Tyne are ie: using all Italian orders for coal as Italy already owes them half a million sterling. This has led to a reduction of hours of work in
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    EUROPEAN DIES OF SMALLPOX.
    98 11 WIFE OF SINGAPORE PRISON WARDER. Mrs. F. J. Fuller. European wife of senior warder in the Singapore Prison Department, died at Middleton Hospital last night fiom smallpox. She vas taken ill on Friday and admitted into the General Hospital. Yesterday, however, she was transferred to the
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    RADIO BOOM IN MALAYA.
    144 11 BIG INCREASE IN LICENCES. (From Our Radio Correspondent.) I am able to state that during the first seven months of this year GovI eminent has issued in Singapore almost twice as many radio receiving licences as they did throughout 1934. This is not surprising in view
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    NANKING CONCERNED AT BRITON'S DEATH.
    195 11 THE MURDER OF MR. GARETII JONES BY CHINESE BANDITS HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED BY THE PEIPING BRANCH MILITARY COUNCIL. WHICH HAS INSTRUCTED THE (-HARHAR AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE THE OUTRAGE SIN KUO MIN. Implications Of Murder Of (rareth Jones. Nanking, Aug. 19. i News of the
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    31 MILLION VOTERS IN ENGLAND.
    45 11 Whfn the new register for parliamentary electors comes into force on October 15 there will be more Hmo 31.000,000 voters in Britain and Nor them Ireland which is the highest ever recorded. Women will be in the majority. Reuter Wireless.
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    SENATE TRIBUTE TO WILL ROGERS.
    216 11 He Made Fun For All Mankind. WILEY POST'S PLANE FOR MUSEUM. There was a remarkable! scene in the United States: Senate when Senator Roneinson paid a tribute to Wiley Post and Will Rogers, who were killed in an air crash on Friday. He said Rogers
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    CHINA PROTESTS
    47 11 Nanking, Aug. 18. The Foreign Office has protested to the Japanese Embassy i against the frequent flights of Japanese planes over the Tient- sin and Peiping areas without the permission of the Chinese authorities. The protest asks the Japanese authorities to stop such flights. Reuter.
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    V. C. AS GOVERNOR GENERAL.
    618 11 Popular Australian Appointment. SIR ALEXANDER HORE-RUTHVEN. THE choice of Sir Alexander I Hore-Ruthven V.C. as the jnew Governor-General of i Australia in succession to Sir ilsr.ac Isaacs, is likely to be extremely popular. For five years from 192"-.';5 he was Governor of South Australia 'one
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    CHANGED TEXTILE REGULATIONS.
    426 12 LICENCES WHICH MAY BE CANCELLED. PROVING BRITISH ORIGIN. Several important announcements under the Textile (Quotas) Ordinance are made in a Government Gazette Extraordinary issued on Saturday. In the first place It Is notified that every restricted Import licence Issued gor the quota period ending Dec. 31, 1933,
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    JAPAN & NAVAL AGREEMENT.
    222 12 JAPAN NAVAL AGREEMENT. "EARNEST DESIRE FOR SUCCESS." Tokij. Aug. 17. Expn siing appreciation ol the British Government's effort! to advance ihe cause of naval limitation. the Foreign Office spokesman. In an intervi. w. added "Japan expects Great Britain shortly to propose new ideas on naval limitation -.7hich Japan is prepared
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    MR. WANG MAY RETURN TO NANKING.
    97 12 Result Of Cen. Chiang's Threat To Retire. Nanking, Aug. i 9. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's threat to go into retirement if ASi Wang does not withdraw his resignation -inparcnt'y lias had Its desired eJTeet, ar.: l it is now practically certain that the Prvmler will
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    FLYING BOAT DUE THIS WEEK.
    164 12 MINOR MISHAP AT RANGOON. (By Our Aviation Correspondent.) Delayed several days by a mishap which occurred near Rangoon, the Singapore 111 flying boat coming out to make up the strength of No. 205 (F. 8.) Squadron at Seletar Station should reach Singapore this week. Taking
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    STOLEN CAR.
    125 12 Men Sentenced Another Charge Pending. Wanted for the theft of a motorcar parked outside a cinema on July 22, two Chinese were stopped on suspicion by the police when driving another car. The car they were riding in proved to be another stolen car. They were charged with
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    15 12 Shirley Temple who Is coming to the Capitol Theatre In Bright Eyas," a Fox production.
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    JAPANESE EXPELLED BY SOVIET.
    89 12 Spying At Vladivostok Alleged. Shanghai, Aug. 18 I Four Japanese and an American who i aro suspected to having been engaged in espionage work at Vladivostok have born expelled. Many more Japanese residents have been given notk? to leave the colony, j The Japanese community has
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    ROUND-TABLE PARLEY PROPOSED.
    175 12 j Settlement Of Sino-Japanese Problems. Shanghai, Aug. 18. I A proposal to call a roundtablej conference for the settlement of all I questions ntTcctlng China and Japan I by Dr. Wang Chung Hui, China's representative at The Hague Inter- national Court, has aroused conslder- able interest. Dr.
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    [LORD HAREWOOD BEREAVED.
    53 12 The death ie announced today of Edward LasceUes. brother of the Earl of Harewood. Reuter. A message has been received in Nanking from the Chinese community at I Quito, capital of the South American Republic or E< .dor, petitioning the establishment of a Chinese consulate at Quito.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS INSPECTION.
    76 12 Maj-Gen. E. O. Lewin Watches Manoeuvres. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 19. Large scale manoeuvres were carried out in Province Wellesley by the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps yesterday. Maj.-Oen. E. O. Lewin, who watched the proceedings, was accompanied by his aide, Lieut. Chasslron and
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    ALLEGED FORGED INVOICE.
    129 12 Loh Hong Kit, said to be a partner in Chop Chong Fart, High Street, was charged before Mr. H. M. Blacker, third magistrate. Singapore on Saturday with fraudulently using as genuine on Feb. 12 last an Invoice purporting to have been made by Sansheng Yeohong, of Kobe,
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    CLERK FOUND SHOT.
    36 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat. Aug. 17. G. B. Daniel, an Indian employed as a clerk on Labis Estate, near here, was found shot dead sitting In an armchair. The police are Investigating.
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    GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO LABUAN.
    477 12 SEA BELLE II ANCHORS AT VICTORIA. (Contributed.) The early morning of Aug. 13 the Town of Victoria, Labuan, beflagged in honour of the expected arrival of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, on his first official tour of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo, and
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    ARE REPRESSIONS BAD FOR CHILDREN?
    82 12 Debate At Chinese Christian Association. "Is repression bad for the children?" was the subject of debate held In the Institute Hall, Chinese Christian Association, Prinsep Street, on Friday. The Rev. W. Murray, 0.8. E. presided. Mr. Lee Soo Chuan and Mr. Tan Peng Whee spoke
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    SEREMBAN INQUESTS.
    124 12 Youth Who Wanted To Borrow 50 Cents. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 18. "My son asked me for fifty cents but I could not give him the money as I had no change. He was angry and went, away. The day following I received information that he
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    QUETTA FUND.
    75 12 The Selangor Central Committee lor the Quetta Earthquake Relief Fund have now received $2,516.94. Of this amount contributions to the Viceroy's Fund amount to $483.00 and those to Babu Rajendra Prasad's I'uim to $2,033.04. A draft for Rs. 500 was sent to the Private Secretary to I T
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    PENANG BROADCAST .
    44 12 PENANG BROADCAST The following programme will be broadcast today by Station Z.H.J., Penang:— 7 p.m. Gramophone Records. 7.38 News Bulletin. 7.35 Gramophone Records. 7.45 Sports talk by Mr. M. Saravanamuttu > Gramophone records. 8.30 What's On In Penang. 8.40 Gramophone records. 9 p.m. Close down.
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    LABOUR CONDITIONS MORE NORMAL.
    251 12 Non-Recruited Forces Are Cheaper. When negotiations with a view to reopening of immigration were undertaken with the Government of India towards the end of 1933. it was felt that the non-recruited system would supply Malayan labour needs for a year or two to come (states the
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    16 12 Mr. C. H. Whitton, the third Magistrate, resumed his duties this morning after two weeks leave.
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    37 12 Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith, who fills the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench, Singapore, created by the retirement of Mr. Justice Prlchard, arrived here on Friday and resumed work this morning, his lordship being busy with chamber work.
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    ANOTHER AMOK AT SEA.
    247 12 Hylam Attacks Shipmates Jumps Overboard. A double tragedy occurred aboard the 8.1. Kola during her voyage from Bangkok to Singapore. Signals requesting a doctor and police boat were flown when she cam to anchor in th£ Singaport Roads last night. Both were supplied by the Marine
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    EXTRADITION WARRANT
    71 12 Chng Thian Seng, arrested on an extradition warrant in connection with an alleged fraudulent bar.k-uptey iv Medan. was again produced before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, by Detective Inspector Johnson, on Saturday. It was stated that instructions had not yet been received from the
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    GIRL MASTER OF 3,000 TON SHIP.
    854 13 Soviet Short Of Officers. A blonde, aged 27, a slight figure attired In tunic, skirt and rubber s-hoes. That is a description of pretty Anna Ivanovna Schetinina, master of a three thousand tons cargo \cscl now anchored off Singapore (writes the Shipping Correspondent f
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    JUBILEE FUND.
    198 13 Amount previously acknowledged $125,417.35 A. S. Shooker 200.00 i Dunlop Rubber Co. and Associated Companies 500.00 Per Ong Boon Tat and Co: Christmas Island i David Gray. Esq. ***** Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jackson 50.00 Howell Jones. Esq. 1500 G. R. Shaw. Esq. 15 00 R. Goodfellow.
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    J.C.S.A. AT HOME CELEBRATION.
    322 13 Large Gathering At Balestier Road. The spacious premises of the Junior Civil Service Association in Tessensohn Road, oft Balestier Road, were gaily beflagged and decorated when the club celebrated its tenth anniversary by an At Home, yesterday afternoon. This organisation has a member- j j ship
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    P. AND O. BANK.
    186 13 Removal To Union Building Next Year. A decision has been definitely arrived at to remove the offices of the P. and O. i Banking Corporation, Ltd.. from the i ->resent building at the junction of i Collyer Quay and Prince Street to i Union Building. The
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    27 13 Tw« strange notices in the Orchard Road car park mystify motorists. Are they relics of the railway line which once ran past the spot? Straits Times Photograph
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    ROTARY CLUB.
    103 13 Oriental Student To Give Address. The next meeting of the Rotary Club of Singapore will be held In the Roof Garden of the Adelphi Hotel at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. J. T. W. Mason will address the Club on "Realism in Japan and China." Mr. Mason has
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    NEW MALACCA COMMISSIONER.
    173 13 Mr. F. A. de Witt Appointed To Vacancy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Aug. 17. The vacancy caused on the Malacca Municipal Commission by the rei signation of Mr. W. F. Zehnder has I been filled by the appointment of Mr. F. A. de Witt, who last
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    STONE EXPLODES.
    81 13 Man Injured In Unusual Accident. An unusual accident occurred at Bukit Tlmah on Saturday morning. A Tamil coolie, living at the 9> 2 mile, was cooking his breakfast at a fireplace consisting of three large stones over which a pan was placed. He had his face close to
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    N.I. RUBBER EXPORT DUTY.
    115 13 LEGISLATION IN OCTOBER. Batavia, Aug. 17. An emergency ordinance concerning estate rubber export duty will be issued in October whereby the duty will be enforced Irom Jan. 1, 1936. Details of the duty are as formerly announced: When the market price is below 17 cents per
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    43 13 The following officers have returned from leave Messrs. A. H. Dickinson. I. W. Blelloch. R. G. H. Wilshav;, J. D Hodgkinson, C. A. Vlieland. T. F. Carey, A. N. Ross, R. E. Gray. Dr. (Miss) E. A. Robertson and Dr. J. C. Carson.
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    GIRL SEES SISTER DROWN.
    128 13 SWEPT AWAY WHILE BATHING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Aug. 17. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at the inquiry at Batu Gajah into the death of a Malay pirl who was drowned in the Perak River while bathing. The girl's elder sister said
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    30 13 Mr. Dong Aun Sing. h< iidmaster of St. Mark's School, Butterworth, is away for a fortnight on a tour of the Peninsula on behalf of St. Mark's School Building Fund.
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    R.E. PLAY LIKE CHAMPIONS TO WIN VITAL LEAGUE GAME.
    1333 14  -  Leighton (By CHINESE FIND SAPPERS' HALF-BACK LINE TOO GOOD AFTER INTERVAL. The "Smiths" Have A Good Day Referee's Time Error Weak Backs. RE. 4; CHINESE 2. pOR thrills and excitement Saturday's First Division match at Anson Road, which resulted in the
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    19 14 Start of the 120 yards championship or the V.M.C.A. which was won by Urn Fook Loonf. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALAY CUP FINAL.
    191 14 Mahmood Scores Four For Darul Bahar. Darul Bahar beat 3hahrul Kamar by .seven goals to nil in the final of the M.F.A. Cup Competition at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The game was one-sided throughout, the losers being completely outclassed. Mahmood scored three goals and Mat Noor
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    THE HULL CUP.
    30 14 The Johore Military Forces beat the Jorlnthians by nine gcat:; to one in the anal of th. Hull Cup at the Royal Jobore international Club on Saturday.
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    SOUTH CHINA XI A ROUGH LOT.
    233 14 At Penang. Sock On The Jaw For Visiting Half-Back. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanc, Ang. 18. THE South China football team played their first game in Penang this afternoon against a Penang F.A. XI. The match ended in a draw each side scoring twice.
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    Mr. & Mrs. Wise Successful At Bukit Timah.
    450 14 Mr. Mrs. Wise Successful At Bukit Timah. The monthly mixed foursomes competition of the Singapore Oolf Club was played at Bukit Tlmah on Sunday and resulted in a win for Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wise with a net score of 31%. Forty-nine cards were taken out and the following
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    RUGBY IN SELANGOR.
    93 14 (From Our Own Coriespondent). Koala Lumpur, Aug. 17. At the meeting of the Selangor Rugby Association held this evening at the Selangor Club, it was decided to approach two local Asiatic teams with a view to practices and arranging fixtures for this season. The first practice game
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    GARRISON TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    17 14 The ties for Saturday and Monday have now been transferred to Monday and Tuesday.
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    N. S. CLUB TAKE HOSE CUP FOR SIXTH TIME.
    317 14 THE NEGRI SOCCER SEASON ENDS. Malay Regiment Receive League Shield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sere m ban, Aug. It. THE anal of the Negri Sembilan Hose Cup competition between the Negri Sembllan Club and the Port Dickson Recreation Club, ended In
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    90 14 Monday, All*. If. Football: S. A.F.A. League. Div T. RAF. va. Wlltahlre*. Anaon Road Stadium: Dlv. 11. B.C.C. v». H .M.S. Terror, padang; Commercial Cup, M PH. vs. Post Office. Post Office ground. Toeaday, Aof. 2«. Football: B. A.F.A. League, Commercial Cup, O'saa Chinese Bank vs. Municipal Services,
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    35 14 I The co-operation of club secretaries 1' requested in keeping this diary of snorUnß events accurate an<l up to d-itc It would be appreciated if they would include Ihc Un:e the matches are to commence.)
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    RANGERS LOSE TO THE S.C.R.C.
    478 14 Two Early Goals Put The Chinese In Semi-Final. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. DV virtue oi their 3—l3 1 victory over the Rangers in the senior division of the Selangor Football Association cup competition on the T.P.C.A. ground yesterday. the S.C.R.C. qualified
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
    72 14 Rangers Held To A Draw; By Ayr. London, Aug. 1". Games played today in the Scottish leagues result en as follows: Alrdrie 3 Hearts 1 Arbroath 1 Album 2 Ayr 2 Rangers 2 Celtic 1 Hamilton 0 Dbndee 6 Queens Part 4 Dunfermline 4Q. of the South 1
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    OLD TIMERS COMMEND WYATT'S BOLD MOVE AT THE OVAL.
    983 15 GAMBLING ON BATTERY OF FAST BOWLERS. But Mitchell Stayed For Five Hours To Make 128. EVIDENTLY gambling on the battery of fast bowlers at liis command H. D. Read, Bowes and Nichols all being in the team R. I. S. Wyatt
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    WIN FOR REGIMENT
    249 15 The Wiltshire Regiment continued their run of cricket successes, when 'they defeated the S.C R.C. at Tanglin yesterday by five wickets. j Batty took three wickets for 16 runs jin 14 overs, including five maidens Scores: WILTS LCpl. Cremin c Keng Slew b Choon Llm 34 I
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    29 15 The start of the 100 yards at the A.P.C. sports on Saturday. W. R. S. Perrott, the individual champion, who won the race, is seen second from the left.
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    PENANG WOMEN WIN.
    51 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 18. At cricket today the Cricket Club women beat the men by 28 runs. The women made 95 runs, Mrs. Adams 22. Mrs Evans 17. Miss Samuel 11. being top scorers. The men replied with 67. Mrs. Evans took six for
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    S.C.C. Batsmen Fare Badly Against The Schools.
    804 15 NON-BENDERS LOSE TO S. R. C. RAIN rather spoilt the Combined Schools vs. S.C.C. annual match no play being possible on Saturday. Although Sundram bowled really well the club managed to draw. At the end of the hour's play on Friday, the Combined
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    THE STONOR SHIELD.
    133 15 i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 17. Two Stonor Shield cricket matches <vere played today. The V.M.C.A. defeated the Kilat Club by 58 runs. Going in first the V MCA. compiled 114, W. de Silva 20, G. O. Laßrooy 44 and G.S. LaBrooy 13 D.
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    SELANGOR'S TENNIS VICTORY.
    498 15 Last Doubles Decides The Issue. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. Representative teams of Perak nnd Selangor players met on the Padaiif, here yesterday and today in a match comprising six singles and nine doubles. The singles, played last evening, ended with honours easy at
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    AMERICAN WOMEN WIN AGAIN.
    284 15 The Wightman Cup D. Round Outclassed ByHelen Jacobs. New York. Au;:. 17. IN spite of Gnat Britain's good start on Friday America WOT the Wightman Cup for the fifth year in succession by the odd nut. h in seven. America has now won the trophy nine
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    ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEETINGS.
    915 16 W. R. S. PERROT THE A.P.C. CHAMPION. D. R. Howgill's Executive Work Recognised. npilE A.P.C. held their annual sports mrctinc at Paya Lebar on Saturday. W. R. S. rcrrott won the Victor l.uiloriim cup. Main interest centred on the invitation relay race between the Hong Kong and
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    TENNIS EXHIBITION.
    98 16 Japanese Students At S.C.C. Tomorrow. Two Japanese students, M. Tnkafea and J. Kinoshitu. will play a serii's of exhibition matches at the S.C.C. to- morrow afternoon. The courts will be enclosed and a charge made for admission. The following programme has boon arranged, commencing at 5 p.m.: 1.
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    Fine Weather Favours Last Day Of Taiping Races.
    1110 16 MORE SUPPORT FOR TOTE SWEEPS. THE unusual occurrence of one stable taking the first three places in one race was witnessed at the Taiping Races on Saturday when Mr. Van Tooren's stable monopolised the fourth race, Miss Woo, Rose of Dreams and
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    HENNESSY TROPHY.
    207 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh, Aug. 17. T*HE Europeans vs. The Rest cricket match for the Hennessy Cup was begun this afternoon on a soft pitch caused by rain over-night. The feature of the play was the amazing bowling of Chelvam who had six wickets for 11 runs.
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    Y. M. C. A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    440 16 Records Lowered By Yeo Jui Mok And Miss Nellie Chia. Two records were broken at the V.M.C.A. annual swimming carnival on Saturday at the Fort Canning Pool when competitive diving, plunging and racing attended by several fine performances were seen. The first new record
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    WONDERS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF.
    1036 17 100,000 Square Miles Of Coral Breakwater. In spite of valuable information gained by the recent scientific expedition to the Gret Barrier Heef the most ■wonderful oceanic feature of its kind in the world there is still much to be discovered about this extraordinary geographical
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      FOR CAMBRIDGE MEN.
      197 17 The Conservative Graduate Association. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Will you allow us to call attention to a matter which may interest any Cambridge graduates there may be among your readers In November, 1934, the Cambridge Conservative Graduate Association was inaugurated, with a committee
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      "NO SUNDAY TAPPING."
      63 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, One certainly has to admire the persistence ol your contributor "Truth" and his suggestion that a reduction in I quit rent should be made to those estates adopting "No Sunday Tapping"' seems a splendid idea. Let us hope that
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    POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK LAW.
    373 17 Changes In Procedure Proposed. A Bill intituled an Ordinance to amend the law relating to the Post Office Saving Bank is about n, be introduced into the Legislative Council. Its objects and reasons are: At present the Straits Settlements Saving Bank law is comprised in
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    FIRST LORD 'NERVOUS.'
    247 17 Half A Navy To Keep World Peace. Sir Bolton Eyres -Monsel!. Firl Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at a Conservative gathering at Blenheim, the seat of the Duke of Marlborough. said that, compared with the great Navil Powers today, wu had only about hall a Navy; a
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    BOTHER THE FLIES.
    167 17 By ITsinc: Primroce Tints On Ycur Wallpaper. Los Angeles. July 12 After a careful count of more th.'n 20.000 fly sp:cks. Dr. S. B rreeborn has announced the discovery that hoiua flies slmoly cannot endure primrose tinted wall paper. They will probably fly. buzzing annoyance, in search
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    DOMINIONS INTERESTED IN JAPAN.
    90 17 Official Industrial Missions Heing Arranged. Tokyo. Aug. 1. An Australian mission of about ten leading industralists is expected to visit Japan next October The New Zealand Chamber nt Commerce has launched pkms for the organisation of a similar mission, which will probnbly make the trio next
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      461 17 I A fj^-ife STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD. To be perfectly fit and able to eat anything after over 20 years of acutestomach trouble is more than most people would dare hope for yet this has actually happened to Mr. A. C D These are his own words: •'I must tell
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    London In August Is A Mess.
    3992 18 OUR LONDON LETTER. But There Is Plenty Of News! From Our Own Correspondent. London, Aug. 9. DITY a poor Londoner, left forlorn in Town during the hottest August in living memory And I hope, as the Tommies used to write, can it be twenty
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    KOBE CITY'S LUCK.
    117 19 Soil From Excavation May Be Sold For V 4,500,000. Kobe City authorities may get an unexpected Yen 4.500.000 from the sale of soil being excavated for the foundations of the new city hall at Okur.iyama, and In the levelling of the site. It was originally Intended to
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    23 19 Lord Edward Montagu, son of the Duke of Manchester, was accused at West London Police-court of the theft and forgery of a cheque.
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    SHIFTING THE BLAME CONDEMNED.
    98 19 Gen. Chiang Kai-shek And Szechuan Leaders. Chengtu. "Putting the blame on others and themselves filling to observe discipline has been the biggest blunder committed by the Szeehuan commanders In the past. Such practices should be rectified in the future." This was the burden of an order
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    BY TLANE & YACHT TO WEDDING.
    67 19 BY TLANE YACHT TO WEDDING. For their wedding In a tiny churcii on the island of Colonsay. Argyllshire, a doctor and his bride Flew from Glasgow to the island of Islay in a special aeroplane. rravelled from Islay to Colonsay in Lord Strathcona's yacht, and Left after the ceremony in
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    12 19 The House of Representatives has passed President Roosevelt's "Tax the Rich" Bill.
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    KWANGSI TURNS DOWN OFFER BY KWEICHOW REBELS.
    314 19 (From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, July 20. Fighting occurred between a Hunan division and two Kweichow runaway regiments on Monday. Between the j two is the Hunghul River, and on the south bank the rebels have dug themselves in. Unwanted by the Kwangsi
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    18 19 The problem of the "hobo," or rail way tramp, is assuming serious dlmcn slons in the United States.
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    PROMOTER WHO OWES
    203 19 Bankruptcy Statement Shows No Assess. I A sitting was held belore Mr Regisjtrar Mellor, In the London Bankruptcy ■Court for the public examination of i Bertram James Redman, wlu was acl- judged a bankrupt on April IB last, jbemg described as of Nottingham Street, Baker Street, W.,
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    SEASON TICKETS ON AIR ROUTES.
    80 19 Season tickets for the use of stairs of business houses are now available on the air routes served by Crilly Airways. The services of this company radiate from Leicester, chiefly on cross-coun-try routes. The season ticket. <,chi me offers 1,000 miles of air travel at
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    Old Sailors And Old Soldiers Meet In A Bowls Match.
    32 20 annual bowls match between Chelsea Pensioners and a team from the Royal Alfred Home for Aged Seamen at Belvedere, Kent, at Belvedere.
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    17 20 ittm destroyer H.M.S. Grafton being launched by Lady Barrle at Messrs. Thornycroft's yards at Woolston, near Southampton..
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    16 20 Sir. Frederick Banting (right* Inventor of insulin, with Dr. Pavlov, a famous Russian scientist, in Leningrad.
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    26 20 Two persons were Injured when a motor-cycle combination collided with a lamp-post in trying to .-.void a podi cyclist on the Woklng Road outside West Byfleet.
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