The Straits Times, 9 September 1936

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    37 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times T//£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      49 1 Singapore: ho. Cecil st. ('phone 5471). EVERY SIZE FAMILY HINHMIII CO Don't be vague— ask for Haig Jsb MBP^^^^B J^B I B >■* LffQl &ZL NO FINER WHISKY GOES INTO ANY BOTTLE. SOLE AGENTS I JOHN FTLE 6k. C 9 LJP. ('NCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG AND IPOH.
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      7 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. fPHONE *****.
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      539 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for an; position adver-Um-c in these columns serd copies of testimonials. Do not tend ortft'iah. EUROPEAN MEDICAL LOCUM. Tcnens required Singapore. April, 7 months. Box No. 45, Straits Times. WANTED male or female tu'or to teach Chinese in Mandarin to chtldren. Applicant must be well versed
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      533 2 I FOUND 1 FOUND, fox-terrier a Tanjon.; Rhu Kd-,^ WANTED WANTED SMALL BUNGALOW. 1 or S bedrooms. Garage. Box 62. Strut's Times. BUNGALOW or flat tor small European family, furnished or unfurnished, garage. Katong district preferred, moderate rent. cniry Oct. 1. Box 65. Straits Times. MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, 1935
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      508 2 BOARD RESIDENCE HOUSE POEMA. ML Sophia. Eurcptan slyl? bed-slttlngrm. bath attached. Phane 7330. HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, fully furnished flat near Taaglln C!ub. Tele. 7022. BOUSE TO LET. lnstltUUcD Hill Apply United Engineers Ltd FULLY FURN. FLAT. Capitol Bldg. Moderate rent. Telephone 2530. TO LET. b Swettenham Roao
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      776 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET ornCKtt ai 1 a 4 ana 4- A Prince Bt. and 22, Raffles Place Apply. Koh Cbew Kee 139. Killlney Road THOROUGHLY RENOVATED, granolithic facings, etc. Excellent nodown end ofLces 108. Robinson Road to let. Apply N. Reuben tt Co. Ltd. TO LET Office* from $25
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      868 2 PUBLIC NOTICES REUTERS LTD. SIHGAPORK. Mr. F. R. Jones has resum-.l charge ot the above Agency as from Seat 7, 1936. SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S I SOCIETY. The Celebration of St. Andrew's Day will take the form of a Dinner and Ball to be r.cld In the Victoria Memorial Hall on
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      492 2 BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSA3L Mrs. HARD and Miss HANA 160. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. STRANGE? But we are really worried aboui tk. ■m. because either they won't sell or p .-ojile have forgotten. Just to show you what we really mean, we are offering 15 PER
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      185 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Oirteide Without Milaya Ma'aya Postage Month!, I 3.M 4tfl 2.50 Quarterly «5H '-50 Hilf VearW SHOO $24 00 115.00 "earl/ 534 00 $li.M $30.00 Note.—Outstalion cheques should include thr usual bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES Thr rhare« and instnict»on« for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS %re as under:— 25 cent?
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      698 3 I' 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. Unconxrateo in England.) MAII PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES rEN'NVJLAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO. CNDEK CONTRACI WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST M.Mt SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AMD JAT*A:i Due lonnagt Spore. 1936 RAWALPINDI 17.000 Sept 11 SOUDAN 6.500
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      643 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan: TO LONDON. Na-!e;. Mar^cUles. London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail I TERLKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 15 16 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Sept. 30 Oct 1 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Oct 14 15 S KATORI
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      589 3 An excellent opportunity to visit SAIGON BANGKOK PNOM PENH ANGKOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISE by the new and modern M/S "JUTLANDIA" 13,100 Tons Displacement CRUISE ITINERARY About Leave Singapore Sept. 28 Arrive Saigon Oct. 1 Leave Saigon Oct 2 Arrive Kohslchang Oct. 4 Arrive Bangkok Oct. 6 Leave Bangkok Oct. 11
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      187 3 Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £72.0.8 SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms: Swimming coo.— Talking Motion Pictures. Delicious ciea itHot and cold runnin* water In each Stateroom Cabins for two or more oasse*- < wit* real beds— Modern ventiutlon throughout Weekly service trom
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      1112 3 SHIPPING. THE BLCE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The llua Khlow F.te.irmhin r-» Mi">i ltd. Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China Mutual The tunard Whlti^Tr Ltd. Steam N-vieatlon Co. Ltd.) The Sarawak SleamsSlp Co" Ltd. The Strait, steamship Co.. Lto. The Australian Oriem Unt LUL The China Navigation Co.. Ui The Irrawaddv
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      249 4 Correspondence for transmission t>\ air "via Netnerlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X..L.M." Todaj Muntok Palembans (Thedens) 3 p.m. rontianak (Khoen Hccaj ..3 pm. Tarempa (Scctt Harley) 4 p.m Sarawak (generally) Bintulu (Vyner Brooke) 4 p.m. Java and Southern Sumatra by air (Netherlands) 4 p.m
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      134 4 Mails from Europe etc. (London) expected today, Sept. 9. by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders st 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Sept. 10. at 8.25 a.m. Malls from Europe (Amsterdam) expected today Sept. 9, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders si 8
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      CLEARANCES.
      45 4 Sept. 7: Lalandia (Dan); Moena, Polydoms (Dut); Bennevis Raub. Flevo, Clytoneus, Gemas (Brit) Sept. 8: Hong Lam Hong Thong, Hong Kwong. Rahman Meran. Esmeralda, Jerantut, KiCat Giang Seng. Behar. Hong Kher.* Anshun iBrlt); Errla (Dan): Presidtnt Monroe iAm); Kulit. Gewang, Rokan (Dut); Tancred (Nor).
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      FROM MALACCA
      179 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails wlL' close at Malacca as tcllows' Today. China, Japan, East Siberia, Philippines, Western U.S.A. and Western Canada (.Santhia) 6 p.m. Tomorrow. Australasia, Java and Timor by air (Qantas) 6 p.m. Friday, Sept.
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      IMPERIAIL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
      22 4 The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 30, was delivered In London on Sept. 8 (9 days).
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    FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT.
    682 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Little Interest In Tin Shares. Messrs. Fraser and Co., sharebroKers, in their weekly share report issued at close of business yesterday write: During the past week little of moment has happened in the local share market that calls for special comment. Advices from London indicate optimism
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    KEDAH IN COLLISION.
    319 4 Inquiry At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. "V The collision between the s.s. Kedah and a tongkang on Aug. 31 at Penans Harbour formed the subject of a preliminary inquiry this morning before Capt. J. H. Owen, the Harbour Master. A report of the pro^edings
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      553 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P.M S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, X.M.S. KLYS. AN.. SIAM STATFS RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE Freirhl S4S3— Passage 5431 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VIII MAY 1937. Early Booking ta strongly advised. Travel CANADIAN PACIFIC. FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First and Cabin class
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      19 4 Alii MAILS. THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE AIR MAILS WILL BE FOUND IN PAGE 12.
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      523 4 (Incorporated in Straits Settlement!) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. COMPANY. Clncorporated in England). Uncorporated in OS. A.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. BOSTON. NEW YORK A BALTIMORE FOB HAVRE. LONDON. via CAPE OF GOOII HOPE ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. Due Sails Via Ports ana Suet CanaL TDSCALOOSA CITY Sept 21 Sept. 2» «n
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      138 4 THE SINGAPORE BARBOUK BOARD. Wednesday. September 9. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to ani>e Lntrance Godmrn Gale Earl Wharf Santhia 22 1 Rohna 20 1 Main Wharf Rajputana 18 S Chaksang 1U 3 Olcnshicl 14 3 Bulan 12 3 I Exp: Grandidier 10 3 Nieuw Holland 7 3 Empire
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      130 4 Malnvan Meteorological Servic* UaJv Weather Reocrt. Stations Yesterday Last nlßht Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins Sunshine temp *F lira. *F West Coast Alor Star 91 0.10 9.9 71 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 Nil 10.3 74 Sitiawan 91 Nil 7.9 72 Bukit Jeram 88 0.02 6.9 69 Malacca 85 0.41
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      322 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE. Today. H. W. 4.30 a.m. 7.3 ft.; 3.42 p.m. 8.4 rt. L. W. 9.25 a.m. 5.3 ft.; 11.08 p.m. 2.5 ft. Thursday. September 10. H. W. 6.35 a.m. 7 ft.: 5.10 p.m. 8 ft. I.. W. 10.55 a.m. 5.9 ft. Friday. September 11. H. W. 8.14 a.m.
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    KAMPONG KUANTAN CLUB TENNIS TOURNEY
    874 5 ""pHE following; are the entries and the draw for the 24th annual Tee Vali tennis tournament to be held at the Kampong Kuantan Club. Selangor on Sept. 11, 12 and 13: Men's Open Singles. Byes.— O. McLeod y. C. W. A Sondermann A. Wear v.
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    T.T.S. HOSPITAL R.C.
    93 5 At the annual general meeting of the Tan Toclc Seng Hospital Recreation Club the following office- bearen were elected for the ensuinp year 1 President: Dr. W. C. E Diamond. Vice-President: Mr. F. Lazaroo Hon. Secretary: Mr. Wong Yin Fon. Asst. Hon. Secretary: Mr Mo. d. Hassan
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    S.C.R.C. HOCKEY.
    110 5 The following will represent the SC R.C. in their hockey fixtures: Today vs the General Hospitals XI at Hong Llm Grc?n: L»e Swes Leng, X T. Coi. Tan Halt Wan Teo Mong Joo H. L Boon Chee Kens Leong. J. Kam, Vac Choon Lin. Chua Choon Leoi.g Chua
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    V.M.C.A. TENNIS.
    89 5 The followin* are the ties Icr today in the y.MC.A. lawn tennis tourney: Men's Handicap Dcubles P. G. Sands and G. C. Rc'ia :ds .scr vs. Kobayashi and W. P. V/-^ owe 30 Dr. Chia Teck Yam and Yashi owe 31' vs. A. Numanb ir.y and A^madsah scr.
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    SELAN'GOR TURF CLUB.
    81 5 Alterations to the programme tor the Selar.gor Turf Club Autumn meeting read as follows- Horses Class ll— "ord ran This shcu'd read:— l., Miles or 8'/ 2 furlorgs. Owners of c:ass II burset entered for the second run are invited to state on their entry forms the
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    70 5 A Mixed Foursomes Competition will b? played at Keppel G.C. on Sunday afternoon. Sept. 27. There will be no ballot, and players are to arrange their own partners and times of starting. On the completion of the above competition the prizes won during the quarter ending Sept.
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      401 5 LAST NIGHT OF A^^ JANE WITHERS il -fJ?XV* NINE-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS. MAKES K^l tk. HER DEBUT AS A SINGING Rj^Lj^^ta^a^a^a^a^a^Rla AND DANC"*G PERSONALITY IN SSS^^^^^*^^^^BSBB»9mi^^ 'THIS IS THE LIFE' WITH JOHN MCGUIRE, SALLY BLANE Tnunnnniif THE never-to-be-forgotten love story I UMUKKUIf ALL FILMED IN THRILLING NATURAL COLOUR SYLVIA SIDNEY, FRED MacMURRAY,
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      80 5 STOCK LIQUIDATION SALE OUR ENTIRE SOTCK MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST OFFER No. 101. STERLING SILVER OBLONG CONCAVE SPIRIT FLASK 1 4/50 OFFER No. 102. E.P.N.S. OBLONG CONCAVE SPIRIT FLASK $8/(Open up :o 6 p.m. including Saturdays) FRANKEL BROS. CAPITOL Matinee Today 3. 1 5 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 The
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      278 5 ANNOUNCEMENT J ARTHUR'S BAR P IN THE ARCADE H IS NOW SERVING FISH CHIPS AT THE GREEN BAR 50 cts. v P ENTRANCE IN THE ARCADE. Visit this Merry Rendezvous when next on Pleasure Be- i. S 0 OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT. Q The Front Restaurant Grill Room for Perfect Cuisine
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      29 5 SCIENTIFIC DIAMOND BROOCHES MOUNTED ON SOVEREIGN GOLD Highly amreciated tv H B. Counte&it ot Willivadnn CATALOQUS FREE 5. G. B. COMPANY. LIMITED, Post Box No. 203, MADRAS. Telegrams: SPLENDID
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      21 5 Everybody will be at the ALHAMBRA TONIGHT to see the SCHMELING JOE LOUIS FIGHT. MARLBOROU6H|6isToa Jt h.9 s" SATAN WEEPS" (Hindustani)
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      129 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance, 630 8.15 p.m. Informal dinner nnd dance. 9.30 to midnight. Cabaret. Cornelia and Klrdall. SEA VIEW HOTEL: Concert. 8—9.15 p m. Dinner and dance, 9.45 midnight. CINEMAS. ALHAMBRA: Chandu on the Magic Island. And. Film of fight between Joe Louis and
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      105 5 And Bohemian Girl. With Laurel and Hardy. ROXY, KATONG: This Is The Life. With Jane Withers. 6 15. 9 15. REGAL: Queen of the Sea. Cantonese talkie. 6.15. 9.15. MARLBOROUGH Satan Weeps. Hindustani film. 6.15. 9.15. SUN THEATRE (New World): Here Is My Heart. 7.15. 9 30. THEATRE ROTAL: Garuda
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      326 6 Tin Shares Again In Demand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Sept. 9. A number of dollar tin shares suffered a small setback yesterday afternoon when the local tin price fell $1. However, with the rise of 455. in the price of the metal in London, and a
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      PRODUCE.
      144 6 Singapore, September 9, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Java Cube 8 75 White Mjntok Pepper 13.50 White Pepper 13.00 Black Pepper 7.12-" 2 Mixed Black Pepper •Sundrled Copra 5.50 Mixed Copra 4.95 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.10 Mcd Pearl Tapioca 5 25 Small Pearl Toploca 5 30
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      EXCHANGES.
      200 6 The iol!owlng are the exchange raies this morning according to the dall\ circular issued by tlu Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING Lor,don r.T a/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2/4 Vs Lyons, demand 895 Hamburg demand 146 New York demand 59 Montreal 58
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      82 6 Noon, Sept. 9. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 268/ 8 26-% Good F.A.Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept 26^ 26 9/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 26% 26'/ 2 September 26Vi 26%
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        539 6 .ssue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall EvaU buyers Sellers Buvers Sellers 4/- AmpKt Tin 4/3 4/7V4 4/3 4/9 £1 Asam Kumbang 27/- 29/-;d 28/- 30/-cd £1 Austrai Malay 53/- 55/-cd 0.54 0.56cd 5/- Ayer Hitam 15/3 16/- 15/- 16/1 Ayer Weng 1.67'/ a 1.75 1.70 1.77& £1 Bangrm Tin 17/6
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        GENERAL.
        407 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 120 J.30 2 2 do 7V 2 ';<> Prefs. 1.45 1.55 1.45 1.55 10 10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 £1 £1 B.A.T 6.1.3 6.5.0 6.2.6 6.7.6cd 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 10 5 B. M. Trustee
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        181 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 6% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4%% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 In.. Mar 3. Sept 30 115 120 com 4%% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        344 6 Fraser Co. L>all It Bvatt Allenby 150 1.60 1.50 1.60 AlorGajih 0.97'/ 2 1.10 0.9s 1.05 Amal Ma,av ($2) 3.20 3.35 3.20 3.35 Ayer Hitam 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 Ayer Molek 105 115 1.00 1.10 Ayer Pana* 1.52% 1.62>/ 2 1 52'/ 2 1.60 Bassett 0.60 0.65 0
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    374 6 London, Sept. 8. The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwis? stated: Tester- Rise day. or Fall Conversion Lcnn S p.c. 1944-64 119%. Funding Loan 4 p.c. 19W-90 118\ War loan 34 p.c 107% StxalU 6 ,>.c. 1936-51
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    EXCHANGES
    92 6 London, Sept. 8. The following are closing mean rates:— s.ris 76 49/64 Athens 530 sellers New York 5.05^ Bucharest 675 sellers Montreal 5.03 1 Rio '.'4 Brussels 29. 92 'a sellers oSciaL Geneva 15.49 Belgrade 221 Amsterdam 7.47 Vi Buenos Aires unauntea Milan 64', Montevideo 38 9/16 Berlin 12.58
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    LAHAT MINES LTD.
    30 6 The directors of Lahat Mines Ltd have declared an interim dividend of 7/2 per cent, payable in London on Sept. 19 to shareholders registered on Sept. 7.
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    FRENCH FRANC CRISIS.
    229 6 POLITICAL CHANGES PROBABLE. London, Sept. 8. The position of the franc is rapLT.y growing more precarious. Yesterda/s selling pressure was resumed toda7. forcing the rate to 76 6") at which British control made a stand in aa effort to stem the downward trend. Forward rates which, left
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    N.I. NATIVE RUBBER EXPORT DUTY.
    70 6 Peoples Council Rejects Proposed Increa^-e. Amsterdam, Sept. C. In spite of the Government's protestations, the Peoples Council by 33 vct^s to 15 votes, rejected the Bill proposing to effect an increase in UM Netherlands Indies native rubber duty to 10 per cent, ad valorem, as
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    SIAM'S RICE EXPORT Six Months' Figures Show Increase
    132 6 SIAM'S RICE EXPORT Six Months' Figures Show Increase Bar.3kok. Sept. 6. The total exports oi rice and rice products from Bangko': for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 1936, were 824,615 metric tons as compared with 815,213 metric tons for the same period last year. Of these figures Übigapore
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER.
      611 7 EARNS $7,236 BUT DISTRIBUTES $10,500. TAPPING SUSPENDED AND RIGHTS SOLD. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts for the year ended Apr. 30 last, at the annual meeting of Bukit Katil Rubber Estates Ltd.. in Malacca on Saturday. Mr. Chce Chin Kior.g, the chairman, said As
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      JAPANESE CEMENT. (Continued at foot of next column;
      126 7 JAPANESE CEMENT. Restriction Of 60 Per Cent. Portland cement producers are to curtail their production by 59.5 per cent, for the new period i.e. from September to November. This represents an increase of one per cent, in the existing rate. The Japanese press says that such a heavy curtailment is
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      PUTEH TIN INCREASES PROFIT BY $32,900.
      786 7 Total Dividends Of 71 Per Cent. For Year. The report of the directors of Putsh Tin Dredging Company Limited for the year ended Apr. 30, last, stales that the gross profit for the year was $70,908 which has been reduced to a net profit
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    RAUB RUBBER ESTATES.
    226 7 LOSS OF £378 ON YEAR'S WORKING. The report of the directors of Raub Rubber Estates Ltd. lor the year ended Mar. 31, states that the results of the year's working was a loss of £378, which has been added to the debit balance brought forward of £681.
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    VEGETABLE OIL MARKET.
    247 7 Malay Oil Offering Very Sparingly. The Liverpool correspondents ol William Jacks and Co.. (Malaya) Ltd., in their report 01 Aug. 28, comment as follows PALM OIL. Continued lack of demand from consumers has allowed values to sag although there is still little or no pressure to sell
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    price. AUGUST TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
    39 7 price. AUGUST TIN ORE PRODUCTION. The lollowing are th? outputs of tin ore for August of the respective companies. Plculs. Henong Tin. No. 2 Dredge 82C N>. 3 Jredge 462 Kuchai Tin 1,475 Hours 628: Yardage. 144,600 Cubic Yards.
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    MINOR FOREST PRODUCTS. BRITISH EMPIRE INDEX.
    416 7 MINOR FOREST PRODUCTS. BRITISH EMPIRE INDEX. Hardly a day passes without news concerning the production or regulation of supply of some staple commodity such as wheat, milk, or tin. Meanwhile trade still goes on in a host of lesser products of which little is heard and about which information is
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    AUGUST RUBBER CROPS
    59 7 The following are th 3 estimated crop returns for August for the respective companies. lb. Ayer Kuning Rubber 80,500 Badek "lubber (Staffleld Estate) 23,500 Brad-wall Rubber 47.400 Chersonese Estates 71,500 Dennis town Rubber 31,500 Highlands and Lowlands 112,500 Klabang Rubber 104,179 Krian Rubber Plantations 64,700 S'-ngei Krlan
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      623 7 li A N K I N G HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (li i < iratcn lu tne Colon? 01 Hong Kong.) I lit- liability 01 member* t Un.lteu to the extei.t and in n'ai.ner ;)re.vrtbed by Ordinance No a ot 1929 oi the ColCDy. Authorised Capital $W.oa:i.D:;O Issi.ea and
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      110 7 BANK OF CHINA (incorporated m China by Special Charter.) Faid-l'p Capital: S40.000.000.00 Reserve Funds: S3.453.591.43 Total Resources: $1,342,242,166.35 HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI Tse-Vung Soong, Chairman of Board Sung Han-Chang. Genera) Manager OVERSEAS BRANCHES: London. New York and Osaka LONDON BANKERS: Midland Bank Overseas Branch NEW YORK BANKERS Irvine Trust Company SOME
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      561 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated b, fnglana bv Roys! Charter 1853; Paid Op Capital ic SOO.OOO «hares of £5 each £3.0.iC,000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability c. Froprletorr i'3.ooo.noo HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bisbopsrate. London, E.C 2. Alor star Horn; Kens Salcon Arr.rltsar Hollo Seiraranf Bangkok ipoh
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    Sir Josiah Stamp's Work For Science & Life.
    1487 8 Sir Josiah Stamp's Work For Science Life. A VERY remarkable man who v will be in the news tomorrow is Sir Josiah Stamp, this year's president of the British Association. Tonight at Blackpool he will talk on the impact of science on modern life, a subject he will deal with
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      205 8 [fm BP«C ill s KSSKSTIAL *CP TO iIE\L I White teeth are essential to beauty. Clean your teeth with Odol, the toothpaste that is recommended by dentists,- the toothpaste that is used by many worldfamous beauties to protect the natural loveliness of their teeth. Use Odol mouthwafh as well It
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    CONSULATE AT CHENGTU.
    258 9 ESTABLISHED BY JAPAN IN 1916. Shanghai, Sept. 8 The Japanese Consulate In Chengtu, (scene of the recent incident In which two Japanese were killed), according to a Japanese official statement, was first established 18 yeurs ago, but ceased to (unction following the occupation of Mukden, seat of
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    NEW LIGHT ON DR. JOHNSON.
    241 9 120 LETTERS FOUND IN MANCHESTER. Manchester, Aug. 30. New light on Dr. Samuel Johnson and other personalities immortalised by Boswell Is thrown by 120 hithertounknown letters belonging to Hester Thrale-Plozzl, Johnson's biographer, which have recently come Into the possession of the John Ry lands Library,
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    NEW LOCAL WIRELESS STATION.
    209 9 The Ma' ay Mail sa.'s: While tuning In on Saturday and Sunday evenings a number of Kuala Lumpur wireless listeners were probably surprised when they picked up a station in the region of 21 metres and heard a voice announce. "This is the amateur station V.S
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    MODERN DRUGS THAT WERE USED TO POISON ARROW POINTS.
    346 9 MODERN DRUGS THAT WERE USED TO POISON ARROW POINTS. Minor Forest Products Of The British Empire. Certain now well-established drugs have not been In use In medicine for a very long period, and first attracted attention through the use made of them as arrow-poisons, for instance by primitive peoples. This
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    BIG NAZI CONFERENCE TODAY. "Anti-Soviet Campaign Is Planned."
    171 9 BIG NAZI CONFERENCE TODAY. "Anti-Soviet Campaign Is Planned." t Nuremburg, Sept. 8. 5 No expense has been spared X,z I make the Nazi Party congress, open1 ing tomorrow as impressive as possible and it is estimated that the Govern ment is spending £2,000.000 on transporting, housing and feeding hundreds of
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    IDEAL NAZI FIRMS TO BE HONOURED.
    121 9 Berlin. Sept. 7. The title of "Model National Social Management will be bestowed in future on German commercial and industrial undertakings which are conducted in such a way that the Nazi ideas regarding the relations that should exist between employers and workers are completely
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    US. NAVY FOLLOWS BRITISH LEAD.
    48 9 US. NAVY FOLLOWS BRITISH LEAD. Washington. Sept. 7. The United States Intend to follow the British lead cy retaining 40,000 tons of over-age destroyers li. excess of the limitation prcvMed by the Lon- J don Naval Treaty, according to an announcement mat:*- by Mr. Cordell Hull. Renter (Tireless. <
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    LESS UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN. Early Revival Of The Overseas Markets.
    160 9 LESS UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN. Early Revival Of The Overseas Markets. London, Sept. 3. For the second consecutive month this year, the unemployment returns for August, which were published last night, show that the reduction in the number of registered unemployed on Aug. 14, was 38,132, as compared with the July
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    MIXED RECEPTION FOR PALESTINE DECISION.
    155 9 Arab High Committee Meets In Secret. jfrusa:em, Sept. 8. The Colonial Office announcement foreshadowing a strong hand in Palestine has produced a mixed reaction. The Arab High Committee called an immediate full meeting to discuss th? situation. The deliberations were very secret, but a general
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    AMUSEMENTS
    111 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE TDEATBE Music Is Magic. 7.15— 9. 30. CHEAT WOHLD— THE SKY TALEJE Soldiers of The Storm. NEW WOKLII Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies Theatres Sc Cinemas. BAfFLES HOTEL Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Dinner Dance (Informal) 9.30 to Midnight. dTZ. GKVLANC. The Silver Streak. Witb Sally
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1936. Stern Action.
    1029 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1936. Stern Action. Few sterner announcements of policy have been made by a British i Department of State than that which 1 was issued by the Colonial Office on Monday night in regard to the situj ation in Palestine. The intention to send
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    SULTAN OF BRUNEI IN SINGAPORE.
    79 10 |_I. H. the Sultan of Brunei son-in- law of H.H. the Sultan of Selar.gor. has arrived In Singapore to say farewell to his father-in-law when he leaves here on Friday morning by the Rajputana for England. Arrangements for the celebration of the 73rd birthday of
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    MUI TSAI: THE HUMAN ASPECT.
    1298 10 Incurable Shock To A Child. Condensed from "The New Culture in China," by Professor Lancelot Forster, of the University of Hong Kong. Published by Allen and In win (7s. 6d.). It is not that these slave girls are necessarily 111-nourished, ill-clad Of physically below the
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    The Secret City Of Yong Peng.
    338 10 A Malayan Moses And An M.C.S. Pharaoh. Readers who remember the cuthentcated article on the Chinese colon; of Yona Peng published in the StratA Times some week* ago will be amused by the extract from a Home newspaper printed below. The manner in which
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    815 10 "TUDOR ROSE." JHOSE who saw that magnifl-ent English picture "Tudor Rose" in Singapore some days ago recall the poignant scene, wonderfully act3d by I Miss Ffrangcon Divies. in which Quvn Mp.ry tells Lady Jane Grey that the must die becaus3 if she remained alive she would
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    F.M.S.R. MANAGER RECEIVES KNIFE WOUND.
    616 11 MR. D. H. ELIAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. 'Tm Going To Kill Him" Man Shouts. CHASE ALONG CORRIDOR AFTER INCIDENT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 9. npHE Hon. Mr. D. H. Elias, general manager of the F.M.S. railways, was attacked by a Tamil as
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    CLERK ARRESTED.
    68 11 The Kuaia Lumpur oolice aave arrested Murugasu Rasiah. a clerk employed In the .ransportation department of the Station Master's office at Kuala Lumpur. Rasial. h< Is 24 s a married man He is treasurer of the Runnln; Shed anc* Carriage Shed Employees' Thrift and Loan Society. Kuala Lumpur
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    46 11 Two hundred thousand workers ir; the heavy industries in the Park district, including armament factories, struck work for one hour as a prot^t against the embargo on the export of arms to Spain. There wore no incidents and work was resumed in a.", orderly manner. —Reuter.
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    KING EDWARD IN VIENNA.
    49 11 King Edward, who Is travelling home from his holiday cruise incognito, reached Vienna by train today There is great enthusiasm throughout the city and the British colours are to be seen on many buildings. His Majesty's visit is expected to 'art three days.— British Wireless.
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    PEACE TALKS IN SAN SEBASTIAN
    215 11 PEACE TALKS IN SAN SEBASTIAN To Save City From Bombs. REBELS REFUSE TERMS. Hendaye, Sept. 9. TT is reported that parleys are being held between the Government and rebel delegates aimed at saving San Sebastian from destruction, but they have met with very little success so far. The rebels are
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    PREMIER EXTENDS HIS HOLIDAY.
    105 11 Doctors Say He Needs A Longer Rest. London, Sept. 3. It Is announced Mr Baldwin Is extending his holiday until October on the advice of his doctors, are of the opinion the Prime Minister needs further rest as he Is not yet sufficiently recovered from the
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    New Singapore Radio Station's Wavelength Decided.
    228 11 (From Our rtadio Coi respondent.) I UNDERSTAND that the new Singapore broadcasting station, which is expected to be on the air by the end of the year, will transmit on a wave length of 225 metres (about 1200 kilocycles) This wavelength is on the
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    DUTCH PRINCESS TO WED.
    398 11 ENGAGEMENT TO GERMAN PRINCE. MARRIAGE EARLY NEXT YEAR. IT is expected that the wedding of Princess Juliana, heir to th? Dutch throne, to Prince Bernard Zurlippe Biesterfeld, a German, will take place early next year. Princess Juliana's engagement was announced officially at the Hague yesterday and
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    General Dobbie To Visit Japan. LEAVES SATURDAY.
    57 11 General Dobbie To Visit Japan. LEAVES SATURDAY. IyiAJOR-General W. G. S. Dobbie, the General Officer Commanding, and Mrs. Dobbie, will leave on Saturday, by the P. and O. Rawalpindi for a short tour in Japan. They will return to Singapore by the Rawalpindi arriving on October 21. They will be
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    FRESH INCIDENT IN CHINA.
    121 11 JAPANESE KILLED IN KWANGTUNG. Shanghai, Sept. 8. A message from the Japanese Consulate In Canton states that a Japanese national named Jyunzo Nakano, aged 53. was killed by a Chinese mob at Pakhol on Sept. 3. Nakano, a druggist, was the only Japanese resident at Pakhol.
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    2 11 Princess Juliana
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    Fire Threat To Film Stars' Homes.
    63 11 Fire Threat To Film Stars' Homes. Los Angeles, Sept. 9. The summer cottages of hundreds of film stars at Malibu Beach are threatened by a bush fire which is raging within four miles of the film colony's seaside playground. Despite the efforts of 500 firefighters the flames are approaching an
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    JAPANESE PLANES CRASH IN SUIYUAN.
    64 11 Peiping, Sept. 9. Two of four Japanese bombing planes collided yesterday while flying I over the Suiyuan border district of Shltung. and crashed. Three airmen were killed and one injured. During the past two years the Chinese authorities have repeatedly j protested against the flight
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    ANOTHER DOLLAR LINER STRIKE.
    202 11 "President Hoover" Delayed 5 Days. SAILING POSTPONED SIX TIMES. ANOTHER Dollar liner— the President Hoover is held up by a strike of the crew. A Reuter message from San Francisco reports that 500 pasonptrs on the President Hoover which shouid have started on a round the
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    NEW PRISON SUPERINTENDENT
    43 11 FOR SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 3. Captain I. L. Cronyn, formerly of the Irish Fusiliers, has been appointed Superintendent of the O'd Prison, Singapore. He is due to arrive at the beginning of October —Straits Tinvs Cable.
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    SINGAPORE HEADMASTERS CRITICISE QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS RAFFLES COLLEGE AWARD URGED.'
    2067 12 SINGAPORE HEADMASTERS CRITICISE QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS RAFFLES COLLEGE AWARD URGED.' Unfair Burden To Place Upon English Schools. NO CHANCE FOR MALACCA OR PROVINCE BOYS. WEIGHTY, well-argued and emphatic condemnation of the present method of awarding the Queen's Scholarships is made in a report which has been forwarded to Government by the
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    UNCLE SAM MORALISES.
    120 12 At The Cinema. BUT "SAN FRANCISCO" WINS THROUGH. "San Francisco", with Jeannette Mac Donald, Clark Gable, Jack Holt, and Spencer Tracey (M.G.M.). At the Capitol. No production could have succeeded better In its purpose than "San Francisco." It sets out to convey the hectic, happy-go-lucky commercialism of
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    Air Mails.
    70 12 INWARD Imperial: From Europe: Mails despatched from London on Aug. 22, due in Singapore on Aug. 30, are expected tonight. Dutch: From N.1.: Arrives this afternoon. KIM: From Europe: Arrives tonight. OUTWARD Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 4 p.m. today. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close
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    BANK DIVIDEND.
    24 12 The Mercantile Bank of India Directors have declared an interim dividend of 6 per cent., less income tax, for the? current year.
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    18 12 Commodore Mark-Wardlaw at the farewell party given in his honour at the Naval Base yesterday. Straits Times Photograph..
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    MR. VAN DEN BROEK ARRIVES LATE.
    194 12 Immediate Visit To The Governor. Mr. van den Brock. Dutch delegate on the 1.T.C.. arrived in Singapore today by Dutch naval plane from Blinjoe. It is understood that shortly after his arrival Mr. van den Brock vlsite<l Government House and conferred with Sir Shenton
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    NAVAL CHANGE AT SINGAPORE.
    271 12 CAPT. CLARKE'S FORMAL LANDING. MARINE GUARD AND SALUTES. QAPT. M. L. Clarke, D.S.C., R.X.. is expected in Singapore by the Rawalpindi on Sept. 11 to relievo Commodore W. P. Mark-Wardlaw in command of H.M. Naval Establishments at Singapore. A launch provided by the Master Attendant for
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    61 12 "The Golden Arrow." (With Bette Davis and Grorge Brent.) Warner Bros. At the Pavilion. With the heip of Michael Arlen, Hollywood gibes effectively in this picture at American society and the many "world's richest girls" who are born within Its confines. It's souffle, I hot from Michael Arlen's satrical p^ay
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    TRIAL OF FLYING CLUB INSTRUCTOR.
    887 13 FRACTURES AND PNEUMONIA. Hospital Methods Criticised By Counsel For Defence (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 8. QUESTIONS relating to the correct treatment of a man who was suffering from a fractured leg and arm and also from pneumonia ver? asked by the defence
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    SCHOLARSHIPS REFORM.
    604 13 (Continued from page 12) the communal and social life of a College and he will have a broader and deeper mental equipment. He will acquire much needed poise and judgment and receive a thorough academic preparation such as no secondary school can give him." The existing method of
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    "With Force & Arms You Did Board A Certain Ship." ALLEGED PIRATE IN DOCK AT SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    701 13 "With Force Arms You Did Board A Certain Ship." ALLEGED PIRATE IN DOCK AT SINGAPORE ASSIZES. «S\N or about Jane 5, 1936. on the high seas about latitude North 1 degr. 20 mins. and longitude East 102 degr. 40 mins., being about seven miles to the northward of Pulau Rangsang
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    SINGAPORE GARDENING SOCIETY.
    45 13 The monthly meeting of the Singa- pore Gardening Society will be held j in the Assembly Room of the Cham- j ber of Commerce, on Monday^ Sept. 14. at 5.30 p.m. Addresses on "mannas and their cultivation will be given by members.
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    FIVE MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE.
    152 13 Tragic News For Mother In Telephone Call. The death of Chang Beng Kee. lt-year-olrit motor-cyclist who dk'd in hospital on Sept. 1, following Injuries when his machine ran oft Upper Serangoon Road, was the subject of an inquiry held by the Singapore Coroner yesterday. His mother
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    $1,000 OR NINE MONTHS.
    82 13 Two Hundred Fifty Pounds Of Smuggled Cigarettes. A fine of $1,000. with the alternative of nine months' simple imprisonment, was imposed by the fifth magistrate. Mr. E. E. Colman. yesterday, on Tanrr Hang Chee. who was convicted of ..i porting 250 lb. of dutiable tobacco, ramely
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    NEW GERMAN MINISTER TO SIAM.
    66 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 8. Dr. Wilh:lm Thomas, a former Consul-General to Tunis, has been appointed German Minister to Siam. Mr. Stoller, the present Charge ci'Affaircs has been appointed ConsulGeneral to Tientsin, whither he is proceeding next month. Mr. Stoller has done two
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    TODAY'S NAPS AND SELECTIONS.
    174 14 CAPT. DASH'S DOUBLE: AMBIL AND SNUFF BOX. SINGAPORE. RACE 1. RACE 2. RACE 3. RACE 4. RACE 5. RACE 6. RACE 7. RACE 8 •CAPT. DASH" KISSING TIME LUCKY STAR Place Bet. La Coloniale El M.rador ROAST CHESTNUT AMBIL (NAP) EXCUSE ME STARLIGHT BELL PRESS SNUFF
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    THE ACCEPTANCES,
    1255 14 TIIERK will he some fair sized fields at Bukit Timah this afternoon tor only nine of the 104 horses and ponies entered for the eight events were scratched. The acceptances for today are as follows Race 1— Horses, C'ass 4, Div. 3, 5V 2 Furlongs 2.30 p.m. 2
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    Lucky Star, Ambil And Snuff Box Worth Backing.
    794 14 KISSING TIME FOR FIRST RACE. By "Capt. Dash." r J*HE going: should again be good at Bukit Timah this afternoon and I expect the racing to be particularly keen. Kissing Time, Lucky Star, Ambil and Snuff Box look to me to be
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    25 14 Mr. J. T. Haydon looked pleased when be led in his griffin "Silverlaw" (Martin up) after winning: the third race on Saturday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    WOMAN CHAMPION DEFEATED.
    190 14 Negri Badminton Doubles Title Holders Lose In Straight Sets. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Sept. 7. 17URTHER surprises in the Negrl r Sembilan Badminton championships during the week-e-d were the elimination of last year's doubles champions and the defeat of Miss Joan Peris, the women's singles champion.
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    THE ST. LEGER.
    42 14 London. Sept. 8. Alterations In St. Leger probables as j given on Sept. 3 have been caoled by Reuter as follows: Plaster Cast (Sirett), Pizarro (Jones) and Boswell (Pat Beasley). St. Magnus has been scratched from the St. Leger.—Reuter.
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    JOE DIAMOND TO MEET HENRY.
    352 14 TIGER FLOWERS vs. JOE EAGLE. Two Big Fights At N*»\7 World On Sept. 18. ]MRM R B. Bell is staging another double main event programme at the New World Stadium on Sept. 18. The chief performers will be Clever Henry vs. Joe Diamond and Tiger
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    R.S.Y.C. PROGRAMME.
    88 14 On Friday, there will be U c usual afternoon races for "B" and "C Classes, starting at 5.20 p.m. and 5.25 p.m. respectively On Sunday, the International sixmetre class will sail the final race for the Van Schreven Challenge Cup. starting at 10.00 a.m. "B" Class will «ail
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    WRESTLING AT K.L.
    74 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 7. There was a very large crowd on the Police ground. High Street, to witness the wrestling match between the wellknown wrestlers. Harnam Singh and Katar Singh—champions of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, respectively. The matcn ended In a draw after
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    CHINESE II UNABLE TO EXTEND GUNNERS IN CUP MATCH.
    540 15 WINNERS WERE NOT IMPRESSIVE. Batten Best In Reconstituted R. A. Forward Line. By Leighton. R.A. 6; CHINESE II 0. TPHE Gunners bad an easy task in the first round of the S.A.F.A. cup yesterday against the Chinese second team and ran
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    RESULTS IN LOCAL TOURNAMENTS.
    379 15 Lawn Tennis. Monopolies Pair Lose To Wise Droogiever. rURTHER ties In the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were nlayed yesterday, resulting as follows: Profession Pairs: N S. Wise and W. H. Droogleever beat E. C Cherrinston and F. P. H. Pearse 6—3. 6—3. "A" Class Doubles: O.
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    61 15 Malays To Meet M.P.H. At Anson Road Stadium. THE Malays (M.F.A.) meet the Malaya Publishing House (M.P.H.) in the first ro«nd of the S.A.F.A. Cup eormetjtion today at Anson Road Stadium. The M.P.H. accounted for the Indian AMMtetlm 6—l6—I after a I—l1—1 draw in the qualifying round and
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    THE WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    145 15 The following is tne draw and times of starting for the qualifying round of the Women's Golf Championship of Singapore, to be played at S3poy Lines Golf Club this afternoon 300 Mrs. S. N. Kelly and Mrs. E. O'Sullivan. 3.05 Mrs. fi. W. Cowen and Miss
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    GRIMSBY BEAT CHELSEA.
    56 15 Lonaon, Sept. 8. The following English and Scottlsn league football matches were played today says Reuter:— DIVISION I Grimsby T 3 Clielsea 0 DIVISION 111 (North) Southport 2 Carlisle U 1 SCOTTISH LEAGUE (Div. I) Falkirk 5 Queen of South 2 Partick T 5 Queen's Park 1
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    51 15 The following have been selected to play hockey for the Indian Assn. II vs. Ceylon Sports Club II on the C.S.C. ground on Friday: Jeans; Salleh and Choor Singh; Purshotham Metha, P. Gupta and G. Sithambaram; P. Thangavelu, J. Namazie, Ponnlal, H. Paul Bardhan. Reserves: Sithambaram and G.
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    THE McKEAN CUP.
    44 15 Entries for the S.C.C. bowls championship (singles) for the McKean Cup will close and play In the Championship commence Immediately alter the finish of the present tournaments. Members wishing to enter this tournament are requested to sign lists provided on Bar.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES
    57 15 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. Soccer: B.A.P.A. Cup, Malays vs. M.P.H. at Anson Road Stadium: S.C.C. six-a-side tournament at S.C.C. Racine: 2nd day of Singapore Turf Club Autumn Meeting. Hockey: Singapore Hockey Association Meeting 5.30 p.m. at S.C.C; Chinese vs. General Hospital at S.C.R.C.: Ceylon S.C. vs. Treasury-Audit at Balestier.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    723 15 English Cricket. FESTIVAL GAMES BOTH DRAWN. Sutcliffe Gets Century Against M.C.C. XI. London, Sept. 8. DOTH the Folkestone and Scarborough festival matches were interfered with by rain and had to be left drawn. AT FOLKESTONE. The Gentlemen drew with the Players. PLAYERS: 396 for 7 wkts. dec.
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    SCULLS HOLDER BEATON.
    41 15 London. Sept 5. Eric Phclps wen the English pr >fe»sional sculling championship today beating the ho'der. Lou Barry, by five lengths over the Putney Morttake course. Tho time was 21 mlnutrs 4t seconds. Conditions w-re excellent. R?ut°r Wireless.
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    EXTRAVAGANCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
    851 16 Commissioners Suffering From 'Sticking Sickness. Correspondence. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Your editorial reference to the latest instance of municipal extravagance is a timely warning to our city fathers, whose generosity with the ratepayers' money is assuming large proportions. Considering the amount of
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    FLYING THE ATLANTIC BY STAGES.
    105 16 Scheme For Floating Islands. Londonderry. Mr. J. H. Heirer, the representative of a London combine, has anlved here to discuss the possibility of securing an opinion on an old shipyard site for use an an aeroplane base for a proposed transatlantic service. Londonderry was chosen
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    DR. INGE'S VIEWS CRITICISED.
    689 16 MODERN CHURCHMAN' AND xMICROBES. "VIOLATION OF LAWS OF NATURE?" To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— The Modern Churchman's Conference at Oxford once again affords the common cause for comment. "We know." says ex-Dean Inge, addressing his fellow Modernists. "something about microbes." "But, how", he
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    CLICKERS NUISANCE.
    142 16 "District Infested With Little Urchins." To th- Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Once again correspondence is appearing in your columns, concerning the clicker nuisance, and again it would appear that the complaint comes from the Katong district. Small wonder, for the district is infested wUh small urchins
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    CANNED BEER IN ENGLAND. MANY BREWERS NOW USING TINS.
    218 16 CANNED BEER IN ENGLAND. MANY BREWERS NOW USING TINS. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Shortly aftei my arrival In Singapore I read the article wherein you expressed the view that beer in can was a failure. I also read some correspondence from your readers and your comments
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    DANGERS OF INSULIN TREATMENT.
    195 16 Coroner On Need Of Care. The necessity of following medical directions and taking great care in administering insulin was referred to by the Coroner at an inquest at Westmister on Richard Gregory Shaw, 32, a member of the RAP. Club, Piccadilly. Mr. Shaw was found unconscious
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    527 17 DRASTIC CUT IN RATIONS. 'ADDICTS UNABLE TO DO THEIR WORK.' In a letter to the Malay Mail, a correspondent signing himsef "El Kay See" states: I trust you will gr-..n- me a little space to ventilate the grievances of registered smokers in the State of Selangor
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    TAX INCREASE IN GERMANY.
    242 17 CORPORATIONS TO PAY MORE. Berlin. The first increase of taxation la Germany since the enormously expensive rearmament programme was begun has just been announced. It takes the form of a law raising the corporation tax by 25 per cent, for 1936 and by 50 per cent,
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    22 17 Roundabouts and other fairground apparatus were erected on Mitchatn Common for the Mitcham Fair. Photo shows children give roundabout "horses" a try-out.
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    FRENCH SILENCE ON RUMANIA.
    307 17 RED ATTACKS ON M. BLUM INCREASE. Paris, Sept. 1. M. Titulescu's absence from the new Rumanian Ministry is not much commented on at present, although it arouses considerable Interest in France. It would be scarcely tactful to admit blatantly the fear that, without M. Titulescu, Rumania
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    £3,000,000 DUE TO BRITISH TRADERS.
    240 17 AN AFTERMATH OF SANCTIONS. Debts amounting to £2,000,000. owed to Britain by Italian linns, still remain unpaid or untransferred, which, in effect, is the same thing. Some of the debts had accumulated before the imposition of sanctions. Others are on account o* transactions which have
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    WHAT DR. SCHACHT TOLD PARIS.
    304 17 CO-OPERATION WITH RUSSIA POSSIBLE. IF MOSCOW STOPS PROPAGANDA. Paris. Dr. Schacht, German Minister of Economics and President of the Reichsbank, has returned to Berlin by air after a three-day visit. Be.ore his departure he had another interview, lasting nearly an hour, with M. Blum, the
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    MAILS BY SAILS FOR LONELY ISLAND.
    177 17 Barquentine's World Cruise This Month. When Adrian Seligman's barquentine Cap Pilar sails down the Thames this month for her 30,000- mile voyage round the world she will go not only a^ an adventurer, but as his Majesty's mail ship for the lonely island of
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    PORTUGAL AGREES.
    120 17 Non-intervention Pact Supervision. Loncon, Sept. 2. The British Government have received, through the British Ambassador in Lisbon, notification lr.;m the Portuguese Government of tnelr acceptance, in principle, of the proposal for a supervisory committee in London, composed of representative* of the Powers pledged to non-intervention In the Spanish
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    Vicar Claims Faith Cures At His Home.
    322 17 QN the lawns of his Hampstead vicarage, the Rev. A. F. Sharp, vicar of St. Stephen's, watches what he claims are the modern healing miracles of a pale, baldheaded Greek Hercules Hantzakos. Every day the vicar leads the sick, nervous and deformed to
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    JAPAN'S POLICY IN PACIFIC.
    325 18 DIPLOMAT ADMITS IT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT. Admitting that "in retrospect he realised that Japan's actions towards China have not always been correct," Mr. K. Yoshizawa, prominent Japanese diplomat, spoke to the conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Yosemitc. However, he told the plenary
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    26 18 A Canadian sirl, ILa Mary Kiizabeth Mclntyre of Winnipeg, who is attending the Kmpire Holiday School at Eastbourne, was crowned Carnival Queen of the Sussex resort.
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    ARMIES EVACUATING KWANGTUNG.
    133 18 Big: Grant For Former Rebel Leader. Canton, Sept. 8. Following the settlement with Kwangsi. Central troops In Kwangtung have begun withdrawing northward. The forces under Gen. Liv Chlen-sui in North Kwangtung are returning to Hunan Province, while other Central troops are concentrating at appointed areas preparatory to
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    21 18 Major W. H. Elklns. the former Malayan golf champion, broadcast another talk on golf from the Kuala Lumpur station last night.
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    "PREFER TO DIE WITH NORTH CHINA."
    152 18 "PREFE R TO DIE WITH NORTH CHINA." Leaders Reiterate Their Loyalty To Nanking. Pclpins, Sept. 8. j "We will tax our abilities to the utmost to defend the territories under our control. We prefer to die or live with North China." This reiteration of their loyalty to the Central Government
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    ROMAN CATHOLIC VIEW OF SPAIN.
    84 18 "STUPID" NEUTRALITY An Anela-Havas message from the [Vatican City says that numerous ceremonies in atonement for what Is happening in Spain have been celebrated particularly in the Church of Jesus, which contains relics of Ignatius de Loyola, Francisco Xav'.-r, and Pienatelli. Father Venturlnl stigmatised the
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    ANOTHER SOVIET PROTEST TO JAPAN.
    65 18 Moscow, Sept. 8. Following instructions from the Soviet Government, the Soviet Ambassador to Japan yesterday visited Mr. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, to whom he protested against the alleged, repeated violations of the Soviet frontier by Japanese troops in Manchuria. He quoted five incidents and
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    56 18 Porters of Borough Market practising for the annual basket-carrying contest to be held at the Borough Market Sports. Berne Hill. Charles Chaplin, the film comedian, gives an annual prise of £20 and a gold watch for the champion basket-carrier Mr. G. Hilleard is seen carrying 16 half-bushel baskets on his
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    BLACKPOOL AS A MODEL TO SCIENCE.
    520 18 BLACKPOOL AS A MODEL TO SCIENCE. "8.A." TO VISIT ITS FUN CITY. SIR J. STAMP Otf "A NEW WORLD." BLACKPOOL, the famous Lancashire J resort, will be the meeting place, from today until next Wednesday, of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the town itself will be
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    THRONE OF ZEUS ON MOUNT OLYMPUS.
    54 18 A gigantic head of Zeus is to be placed on a rock on the highest peak ot Mount Olympus, which is 10,000 ft. high, by the order of the Greek Minister of Education, M. Georgacopulos. The peak will be named in future the "Throne
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    25 18 A new picture of General Novarro. commander of the Government militia, directing operations acainst the rebels in the Asatl* district during the Spanish civil war.
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    M. CHIAPPE BACK IN THE CHAMBER.
    121 18 Elected As Nationalist For Paris District. The former Police Prefect In Paris M. Chiappe. who has been accused of Fascist tendencies, has now entered the French Chamber by winning a d?election in the 16th Paris arrondissement. M. Chiappe po'.led 4 618 votes, while the
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    SACRED CANNON OF BATAVIA
    321 18 CAPTURED BY DUTCH AT SIEGE OF MALACr I (From Our Batavia Correspondent.) THE so-called sacred cannon, ths Kial Setoml or Si DJagur, that has been lying in Batavia near the former artillery building of 'he Galgeveld for ages, and has had the reputation of possessing a
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    'Vital Reasons' For Avoiding Civil War In S.-West China.
    1146 19 INSURGENTS 9 CLEVER RUSE Invasion Of Kwangtung After Chengtu Affair. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canton, Aug. 29. WHAT is staying the hand of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek against Kwangsi This question is agitating the minds of all those who have been following
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    Complete Political Control Of China.
    149 19 DR. HU SHIH ON JAPAN'S OBJECTIVE. Determined To Fight For Independence. Yosemite (California). /"MIINA regards all peace machinery shuttered and realises that hereafter she must count herself alone. Dr. llu siiih. Chinese delegate to the conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, told assembled delegates
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    3 19 Gen. Chiang Kai-shek
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    HAN FU-CHU FOLLOWERS CV OFFICE IN TIENTSIN.
    55 19 Tientsin. Mr. Fu Cheng-shun has assumed office as director of finance here. He is a third subordinate of General Hsn Fu-chu, chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government, to hold an important post under the local government, the others being the dlrec tors of
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    'We Must Not Die In Vain': Says Chiang.
    151 19 CALL TO KUOMINTANG TO JOIN STRUGGLE. "Nation Endangered By Sinister Forces." Canton. AN eloquent plea calling upon all Kuomintang comrades to struggle for national existence and the welfare of the peopl. unmindful of any external menace or personal sacrifice, was made by
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    Sino -Japanese Enterprise At Tientsin. Electric Power Plant.
    143 19 Sino -Japanese Enterprise At Tientsin. Electric Power Plant. Tientsin. CHARACTERISED by Japanese as the first step in the projected Sino-Japanese economic co-operation In North China, the 58.000.000 Tientsin Electric Power Company, Ltd., has been inaugurated here. The firm, financed partly by Urn Hsing Chune Kung Su. a South Manchuria Railway
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    $10 Wage For College Graduates.
    89 19 $10 Wage For College Graduates. Peiplng. I Gen. Sung Chen-yuan, chairman of the Hopei and Chahar Political Council, sprang a surprise on the 517 college graduates who sat for the second examination neld under the auspices of the Council. After the roll had been called. Gen. Sung announced that all
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    $10,000,000 SPENT ON KWANGSI DEFENCE WORKS.
    45 19 According to Gen. LI Yi-fel, deputydirector of the Kwangsi Air Force, who escaped to Canton recently. Generals Li Tsung-Jen and Pal Chung-hsi have spent more than $10,000,000 for military defence works in the province in the past few years.
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    252 20 "Nothing But The Truth" The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Club present "Nothing But The Truth" by James Montgomery, at the Victoria Theatre tonight. These pictures were taken during a dress rehearsal on Monday night and show (lower right) the cast, left to right, Messrs. Hamlyn, Hawley, and Klnsey, Miss F. Smith,
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      13 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936 No. 53
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      An Empire Listener's Glance Round The London Radio Exhibition.
      1495 1 An Empire Listener's Glance Round The London Radio Exhibition. By A Special Correspondent. The annual radio exhibition at Olympic, organised by the Radio Manufacturers' Association, has been held In London when a large attei. dance of visitors more than fulfilled the expectation- of exhibitors. Great interest centred around *.he stands
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        194 2 For the World's programmes and articles of interest, a specimen ropy will be sent on request to Lithographers, Ltd. RADIO 6ATT€ftl€S KEE HUAT RADIO COMPANY 1 r^ ALL WAVE 1J I A.C. Superbet. M^S radio. HOE BOON LEONG RADIO Bept. 60. Selegic Road, Singapore. M*Uy Papen RECEPTION IS CLEARED AND
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        475 2 TODAY EMPIRE STATION. TRANSMISSION 2. The lonowing frequencies win be used:— (iSII 21.47 Me s (13 97 in GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) 20 p m Bis Ben. Harold Ramsay, at the Organ of the Regal Cinema, Kings ton-on-Thames. Selection, Lilac Time (Schubert, arr. Clutsami. Selection, f.a lioheme (Puccini). Popu'ar
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        494 2 I.3S. Short musical pieces (continued). 2.1s. Greetings to our listeners. 2.20. News and economic review in English. 2.35. Today in Germany. Sound pictures. 2.50. Mozart: Variations on a Theme by Gluck. At the piano: Irene Schnering. 3.03. Hallo, girls and boys 3.20. Reich Party Day 1936. 4.20. Woman's Consultation' Hour.
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        822 2 NIROM. 10 50 a m.— 1. Mi p.m VDA 3.010 ke/t (19 67 m.), and YDB 11.860 k'l (25. S m.) S.50 p.m. to cIorHir VI).\ 3,040 k/c (98 68 m.i and YDB 9.610 k/c (31 2 m.) 5.20 p.m. Light recorded music. 5.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 5- 54
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        990 2 Chris Wortman (light comedian) llarr> Karris (comedian) From th« South Pier. Blackpool. 11.05 p.m. A programme <>' ballet music 1 11.15 p.m. The news and announcements. 11.2* p m. Greenwich time signal. < 11.35 p.m. A sons recital by Peter Dawson (baritone), with a pianoforte interlude by John Wills* Peter
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        320 2 SINGAPORE. 6 p.m. Recorded Music. 6.45 p.m. News Bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8.30 p.m. Close down. PENANG. p.m. 7. Time signal and day's programme. 7.05 Z.H.J. 11th Symphony Concert Parti. l.Vaidar: Bulgarian Rhapsody. Op 16 (WladigerofT) played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Max Rooth. 2. Concerto in
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        209 2 home. Edited by Pascoe Thornton. 6.52 p.m The BBC Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 7.30 p m. "The Spotted Lion,"* by K. C. Gandar Dower. 7.50 p m —Students' Songs. The BBC Men's Thorns; conductor, Leslie Woodfate. Stuart Robertson (baritone) Ernest Lush at the pianoforte. Gaudeamus lgltur; Ching-a-ling; Tile
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        978 3 EMPIRE STATION (Continued from PAGE ID I (P The Clans (2) Lament (solo vlolon- .pello, Edward Colllnson) (3) The Call (Fouldsi. Selection, The Everlasting Waltz (arr. Henry Halii 10.20 p.r.i A commentary* on the Inter- national Speedway Championships, from Wembley, London. It 40 p m Dance music v 10 SO
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        908 3 PENANG. p.m. i 7. Time signal. t 7.05 Light music. 7.30 Children's hour. 7.55 Share report. I 5. Talk— "The Lancashire Charac- k ter" prepared by James Laver. 8.20 Music by the Orchestrc Ra.ymonde. 8.30 What's On In Penang. B 35 News bulletin. t 8.40 Orchestre Raymonde Recorded music. 1
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        866 3 M. Francois de Teramond. 8. 40 Colonial market prices, rates of exchange. 8 50 Concert. Light music, with Hmc. Dauino.it, M. Prlolet. It. 15 Rates of exchange and. French stock (rentes). 10.29 Close down. W»Trtcitcth 25.24 m., 11,885 ke. 11 35 p.m. News In French, n-.arkct prices, rates of exchange.
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        459 3 10 20 p m. A Religions Serrlee,* from Ferine Park Baptist Church, Hornsey. Order of Service: invocation. Hymn, O Jesus,. Friend Unfailing (Rev. B.C.H., 1»2) Lesson, Prayer, Hymn, The Lord Is King (Rev. B.C.H.. 519; A. end M., 659). Address by the Rev. Henry Cook, Hymn, Father of Love and
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        430 3 PARIS. Wavelength 25 63 m., 11.720 ke. 5.35 a.m. Concert relayed from Radio- Paris. 6 35 News In French. 6.50 News in S).«nlsh. 7.00 News in French. Market Prices. 7.20 News In English. 7 35 Records oi' theatilcal broadcast. 9 35 Close down. Wavelength 19.68 m.. 15,243 kc. 5.15 p.m.
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        369 3 Bfngall). 46 Vocal music (Bengali). 7 I* Instrumental >>iuslc. 8.01 News bulletin in Bengali. 8.16 News buleiin in Eih:1us1i. LSI Theodore Chalhaplnc Bass. Mark lla :abourK— Pianist. Selected solos. 8.46 Tim« Mjnal. Close down. MONDAY EMPIRE STATION. TRANSMISSION 4. 12 35 in.-BI; Ben The MC Theatre Orchestra I a.m. Greenwich
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        700 4 EMPIRE STATION. (Continued from PAGE III? Gipsy Sonjs, Rasposhol: Two Wedding Ults- (1) A Princess In the Tower (2> The Berry Drink. Olga Alcxeeva and Max Turjanoff: The Birch In the Meadow. Orchestra: Selection. Russian and Ludmilla (Glinka). Max Turganofl and Vladimir Elin: Ay-do-do! (Oretchanlnoff). Polyanka. (All arrangement, by Medvedrff
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        639 4 Francesco S>inedl, given under the auspices of the National Fascist Institute of Culture. Vocal and piano concert by Agnese GaUi (soprano) and Giuditta Sartor! (pianist) News in Italian. HONG KONG. 11 M an. 1.35 p.m. European recorded programme. 11 50 a.m. Dance music. 12.20 p.m. Time signal St weather report
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        682 4 chcstrm, with Brcnda Gordon. La trigane; Dear Little Isle; Viennese Carnival: The Brook; Happy Vienna; The Marionette Show; Grand March, Long Live the King (Karoly Klay). 82* p.m. Greenwich time signal. Opening of tbe Johannesburg Exhibition. 8.45 p.m. Tke news and announcements 9 05 p m Close down. TRANSMISSION 3.
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        961 4 HONG KONG. II. M a.m. I.M p.m. European pro- < gramme. 11.5* am Orchestral music, li.lt p.m. Time signal it weather report 12.23 The j Light Opera Company. 12.4* "Belli Across the Meadows" by Albert W. Ketelbcy's Con- cert Orchestra. 12-45 Press built tins, wea- < ther forecast, time and
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        450 4 folk son*. !0. Concert of light music 7 20. News in English. 7.35. Greetings to listeners In India. Call DJQ. 7.40. Concert of U«ht mnsic (continued). 8-2*. News and economic review In German. 1.35. Famou* musicians: Rudolf Watzke, bass. 9.05 p.m. Songs of the German Rhine. Walter Blanke. baritone. 9.2*
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        332 4 CALCUTTA. 4 46 p.*n. Time signal. Music training for beginners. S.1C Vocal music (Bengali). CIS "An Old Song." Pen-picture of a seen* In which the pivot of action turns round "Wolk during Sleep". Supported by the BeauOrchestra. ',.01 News bulletin in English. 7 -IS A light studio concert. 8.01 p.m.
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