The Straits Times, 10 August 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times L ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURf.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. ~<i l'\».K> SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1937. PRICE l(> CENTS. The Straits Tmes 20 pages, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      269 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone s4tiv MEKEDESBEN2 BRINKmfINNiCO (•■NCI 0 0 0 I I t FAIRBANKS SCALES We stock this famous scale ■jpjp* S 1 mi o yery i/'«V/^ range capable of weighing loads _J\ from 250 1 bs. up to 2, 000 lbs. Prices are exceedingly low. An added
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      39 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25 JAVA ST. CPHONE Scots (LJbLsky th. C*»t*rn Hand** Ldt |ti SURPWSING... m 0 "f f SEXCE in LAM B S ...BUT THE LAMBS WE SELL ARE THE FINEST PROCURABLE EG HE gPEG/HIO PHONE: 5376 (4 Lines)
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      18 2 PERALTA— On August 9. at Bandoeng, Java Laura Hilda Peraita. the oeloved wife of Fred A. Peralta.
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      482 2 BFNOLEY— At tlM BuikW Hc*pit#J, Kuala! Uunpur, on Aug. I. 1937. «o Dorothy. %>le oC H. D Bingle7. »°n-WISE-To 3t»n. wife of H. S. WU*. nt tlv General HospiUJ. Singapore. Aii«. 7: a SOD. SITUATIONS VACANT ENGLISH TE«"HEBS WANTED for th€ Mm Teck Junior Middle School, Kuching. Address all applications
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      450 2 FOR SALE STKACI'SK BEABINQ METALS- -Pncei per 100 lbs. Government Babbit $131. American Marine tl'l4. Manganese Baboit Ma. Master MetaJ Babbfc $8«. Himlhede Co. lid. FOB IMMEDIATE SALS OWNEB LEA\ ING THE COLONY. 1. Gestetner r/upl: -a.ST perfect condition »300. 1. Remhv/ton typewriter peifect condition »40. 1. Brass tray on
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      111 2 MORTGAGEE'S SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold p- pertlcs To be held at Our Salt- Room No. 9-A (Ist (floor) D'Almrlrta Street, Singapore, on Monday Aug. 16, 1937 at 2.30 p.m. Particulars. Lot 1, Freehold Land and Premises known as No. 117 Keng Lee Road. S n?apore. area 10.659 sq.
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      135 2 THE UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. •Incorporated In tb« Straits Settlemen'. j Notice Ls hereby given that at ti* twentysctcdUi Annual Ordinary General Meeting to be held on Friday, August 30. 1*37, the Director* will recommend that a nnal Dividend of 9% (making 18% for the year ended April 30,
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      392 2 You at way* FEEL BEST when you LOOK BEST :**miful at —have k {"one tn Elf :>FIGARQ ..•<>? rlalrOresiu ri J X i Brax lUsah IW nX X..m*« Hout Phone !S«a BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. BEE
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      656 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASStNGtR AND CAROO 3ERVICEE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS M AJES iTY S GOVERNMENT lONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN DIM Tonnage S nor* Ml fM>VALPINDY 17.000
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      384 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Inco.-jorated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Peusng, Colombo. Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. KASHIMA MARU Aug. 19. tMA YASUKUNI MARU Sept. 1. S-S. HAKONE MARU Sept. 16.
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      580 3 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES BANGKOK-SAIGON ANGKOR-PNOM PENH Displacement Leancg R?tuxrang M.S. Tons Singapore Singapore LALANDIA 11.000 Sept 18 Oct 8 JUTLANDLA 13.100 Oct 9 Oct 29 MEONIA 11.000 Oct 30 NOT 19 BORINGIA 12.500 Dec. 11 Dee. 31 LUXURIOUS ONE CLASS MOTORSHIPS ALL CABINS HAVE ADJOINING PRIVATE BATH ROUNBTRIP FARE: (excluding
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      290 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated to England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SHIRALA MM 11th Aug. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation tot first and second clast na&eengers. Special nolida; return ticket* tnterchangeabl' with P i O 3 N CO.. Issued at cheap
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      1045 3 SHIPPINC* IHK BLUE FUNNEL I.INr (Ocean Tht Hna Union Steamtblo Co (1932) Steam Ship Co., Ltd aad China Mui«al lb« (ur.aro Whit, siai Ha Steam Navlfatton Co Ltd i Aberdeen (.'ommonwtalU- Une Thr Strait* Steamship Co Ltd Shan Savill AIMon 10 lo The China Navigation Co Ltd Th» Anslraliao Orienta
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      CLEARANCBB
      66 4 Aug B—J.-irak. Gemas. Kut .Snug. Hoi>ir Peng. <Biit Riv Victoria, <Ital. >: K<*nkon Mara, li\f;ri.ol Maru. Ryufuku Man, R c v.\ V'iv>r«. <Ger.>: 1 V n»: Hin Le*. 'TtrnniP: Anastosia, Kullt. Berouw, Le Maire, Swartenhondt, <Dut Aug. 9— Op ten Noort. Thedens. 'Dut); Cortellazzo, ittnLj; Pensilva. Klang. Antenor. War
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      IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
      21 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 1 was delivered in London on Aug. 9.
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      FROM MALACCA
      121 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as foilnwsToday Medan by air .Netherlands) 6 pm Iran. •Amsterdam 'London by air .Netherlands) 6 p.m. Penang (Internal Air Service) 8 p.m. China. Japan. Philippine?. East Siberia. Western
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      199 4 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Tuesday. August 10. Ships alonnMe (he Wharres »r eipectea la arrivo. MPI'KI. HARBOUR Main Wbßif P.W.D. Grab No. 1 St Hopper No. 7. Dredger Terobakul. Shen Kwang. W. Bt. Enterprise, W. Bt. Spring, rug %langkas. Mata Hart. Lch. Mary Rose. Tung Song. Oil Wharr Jersey. Coal
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      274 4 ltd*;. Bagan and Selat Pandjang (Hone Thong) 3 pm Benglcalls AL. Billk (Mapia) 3 p.m. Fort de Kock. Padang. Panan Baroe Slak i Hong Kwong) 3 p m Penang, Siam. Burma. India. Iraq, Palestine, Egypt. E. S. Africa, O. Britain. Ireland. Europe. Nigeria. Gold Coast N. 3.
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      AIR MAILS.
      93 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M. From Europe: Due Wednesday evening. Wearnes: From Penant; and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives Wedmsday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 10 p.m. today. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur
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      MAILS EXPECTED
      141 4 Malls from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. Aug. 10. by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, Aug. 10. by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxho'ders at 3 p.m. General
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      KAISAR-I-HIND
      27 4 The Kaisar-I-Hind has left Hong Kong and ls expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Thursday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
      172 4 Rice quoted per koy»n 40 piculs Other commodities qaoted per ple«l rxceot where otherwise Mated. Singapore, Aurunt 1#. 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler $8.00 Hamburg Cube $15.00 Java Cube $11.00 Pevper. White Muntok $17.50 White $17.00 Black $10.00 Copra. Mixed $5 65 Sun Dried $5.»5 Tapioca. Small
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      563 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates in P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOK IMG AGENTS P.MS RLTB AND SIAM BTATBS RAILWAYS. iHiptuivf. ircirM $433 PaaMMK >4SI Wr rC^^^.^^mßr^^P^r_ RjM Hfe.^^fP| Europe. Pa&t ihr-ugi) urauit direct jmgjKr from !hlo'> side at Vancouver in Tmv/& Canada's Evergreen Playground.... See the majestic Canadian Aockles 5553 with
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      572 4 (Incorporated tn Straits Settlement*) It^^^Hl ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (incorporate RBgiand) (Incorooratoojn 0 8 A BOSTON NEW VORR BALTIMORE -ELL£RMA»r LINK V SDKZ CANAI rOR HAVU LONDOII STEEL NAVIGATOR Au^ 27 ROTrURUAM HAMBURG srKfa BEApARER Spnt 22 VU Parta *nd Sw* Ca>uU Out Sails tciTY CP
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      232 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 00.38 a.m. 1042 ft.; 1.10 p.m. 5.3 ft. L. W. 7 a.m. 1.7 ft.; 7.06 p.m. J. 7 fl Wednesday. August 11. H. W. 1.15 a.m. 9.8 It.; 1.38 p.m. 9 2 ft. L. W. 7.26 a.m. 2.3 ft.: 7.40 p.m. 2.8 ft. Thursday,
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      398 5 LAST NIGHT I A MURDER MYSTERY I^X lfc SWEEPS A MOVIE STAR :«^fe™ INTO <.\t IDVENTI'Ri mMIKSSB&UBBI^KBB&Bi of love BAR OPEN TILL MIDN'GHT MAD HOLIDAY' with EDMUND LOWE ELISSA LANDI ZASU PITTS, TED HEALY MG Ms Thrilling Detective Mystery I < (MORROW— Hilarious Farce Comedy Packed with Big laughs AREN'T
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      41 5 Screening at the CAPITOL NEXT WEEK < J^^^^'^ ccmtdy c*»f.' Maiie br G/ OffCr GHSHWIN (,-<■ br KA GERSHWIN. Dirtcttd br M*l i,~dnch A rWr* 5. $trm,n ftodveuen. KKO WO Picture. Ask for JOHNNIE WAbKER Kg| j\ B^TAXNUSiCHOtH/^H f f DUNLOP FOR DURABILITY.
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      206 5 TO-NIGHT at the CAPITOL A Rollicking M.G.M. Comedy Show Adapted from the famous SATURDAY EVENING POST Story that has delighted Thousands! Ill) ~^K C-^^il^Sfc^^hJ^l. flfei>* >,„ J; fln rjctro^M 3t|uA2ft2xiJufctl^H uv Htw fRIUMrn ttLlmrM 3| W&F- i a 3CC Scery. The Story of a lovable, Lazy Old Rascal who found
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      486 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and
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      137 5 JANTZEN J "SWIM" SUITS Pool or i Beach J Help Kidneys CieaiOotPoisMßus Acids Four Kidneys n.ivc nine million dr.v tubes or filterg which are end.uiß.-rea oy ch.ap. Irritatlns drugs or n.^l, ct l/nk-iowii to you. weak KMnejn may b« the real -auso of your Setting Up Nights. NervousneM JMzilnos,, SweOen
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      624 6 TIN SHARES STILL POPULAR. ALEXANDRA BRICKS. SHARP RISE. Singapore, Aug. 10. Although Monday is usually a «iuiet day in this market, yesterday saw rather more activity than usual, interest again being chiefly centred on tin shares. This continues this morning. Tin is up 15s. for three months
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      77 6 Tuesday, August 10, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 30% 30«/ 2 Good F. A. Q. in bale* (F. 0.8.) Aug. 29 13/16 29 15.16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Easier. Latest
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      232 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapo Company Dividend Books Close MM Payable jre, Aug. It Ex. d:v. Date 0, 10 9 a.m. Total toi financial yeai to dote TIM TO Auttral Malay 3%% Int. Sept. 3 Sept. 10 3V.o Bonus Batu Selangor 15% Int. Aug. 5 Aug. 13 Hong
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS.
      178 6 IyiESSRS. White. Weld and Company. Itl New York, report by cable: STOCKS. Industrials: Expectations are that AlMs Chalmers 1937 earnings will amount to $8 00 per share. SteelReviews are optimistic. Coppers. Interest is based on the rise in the price of the metal and there
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      DOW-JONES AVERAGES
      355 6 19 3 7 Previous Todn :'z < High Low Clone Cloe* 194.40 165.51 30 Indus'.:.. 188. 41 186.75 v\i 34 64.46 50.17 20 Rails 52.95 53.28 up 33 37.54 25.45 20 Utilities L3.92 29.03 up. 11 105.89 99.54 40 Bonds 101.26 101.26 I NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGF-Bl SIM
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      353 6 London, Aug. 9. I The following arr today's closing I middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares oi £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: I Yester- Rise day. or Fall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 112?; Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 110"; War Loan. tH p.c. 100S Coin.
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      EXCHANGES.
      88 6 London, Aug 9. The allowing were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 132 1316 Athens KIU New York 4.98 1516 Bucharett 670 Montreal 4.98 15/16 tellers Brussels 29.63 Rio 4)4 Geneva 21.72 sellers official Amsterclm 9.04*4 Belgrade 216 Milan 94 Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.39'j Montevideo 39"i Madrid
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      100 6 'EXTERMITE' THEWHiTE wr mmi m a ANT KILLER I ill f 1! E I REFILLS <I O trt yI O /jU This Extermite outfit has beer designed to enable the most unskillet person to extreminate completely whole colonies of Termites or White Ants as they are more commonli called. The
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    BIG REPLANTING PROGRAMME.
    890 7 PORT DICKSON-LUKUrS 785 ACRES. FORWARD CONTRACTS REMUNERATIVE. ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual m-eeting of Port Dickson— Lukut (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates Ltd., In London on July 26, Mr. R. F. McNalr Scott, the chairman, said: The financial year which we now review has been notable for a general
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    MALAYA'S TIN QUOTA POSITION.
    151 7 AJ| ALAYA has fallen in arrears with her tin quota. Domestic production, as repre sented by exports from F.M.S.. VMM. and Malacca, of tin and tin-in-ore at 75.5 per cent, tin content, during July totalled 5.665 tons, states the Registrar-General of Statistics. An estimate of the
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    LARGER RUBBER SUPPLIES NOT SURPRISING.
    769 7 Moderate Addition To Stocks No Cause For Apprehension. MR. J. G. HAY'S STATEMENT. "THE larger volume of rubber now coming from producing countries would appear to some to be a matter for surprise and disappointment, and these sentiments have had their influence on the price.
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    MALAY UNITED RUBBER ESTATES. A Favourable Result.
    244 7 MALAY UNITED RUBBER ESTATES. A Favourable Result. rE eleventh annual ordinary general meeting of the Malay United Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held In London on July 30. Mr. P. J. Burgess (the chairman) said that the higher price that had ruled for rubber during the year under review had enabled
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    RUBBER VALUES NEAR BOTTOM
    305 7 SELLING STIMULATED BY STATISTICS. LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT. IN their weekly report on the London rubber market dated July 27, Lewis and Peat Ltd. write:— The market has been depressed during the week, chiefly owing to thej selling or transferring of a heavy j August position
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    125 7 London, Aug. 9. The following are today's bid' quotations for fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 22 9 British Empire 'B" 10 9 British Empire Cumulative Id 1V 2 British Empire Comprehensive 19 3 British General "A" 21 10V 2 British General "B" 21 iy 2
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    22 7 Alr-ha Bernam Co. Ltd., a company incorporated in the F.M.S.. has been asked by the Registrar to furnish proof of its existence.
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    24 7 Swan and Dunn. Ltd. and Kiaora Gold Mining Co. Ltd., two companies incorporated in the F.M.S., have been dissolved and struck off the register.
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      509 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In >iie Colony of Hong Kong) The UabUlty oi member* is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 0 o! 19iS ol tht Colony. Authorised Capita; $50,000,000 lsi.ued and ruUy F^id-Up 520.000.000 Reserve Funds-- Bterlln X £6.000,00(1 Hong Kong
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      198 7 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England, Capital Authorised M £3.000,000 Capital Subscribed £1,800.000 Reserve Pund and Rest £1,247,829 Capital Paid up CI.OM.MH BOARD OF D (VECTORS The Right H"u. Lord CattJ ot Calrncatto. Sir Charles Alexander tnnes. X C.5.1., C.l.t Sir Thomas Smith Kt. P. R. Chalmers
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      499 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA Avn CHINA. (Incorporated n England oy Royml Charter ISS3). Paid Up Capital in 600.000 share* of «6 each U.Wi0.009 Reserve Pund £3.000,000 Raierve Liability ot Proprietors e3.00C.00Q BEAD OFFICE: M. BUbopscate Lonfea BO I Amrltsar Hong Kong Uangoop Alor Star IloUo siUr>p Bangkok (pob
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    UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
    227 8 Appointment Of New Vice-Chanceller. Mr. D. J. Sloss, C.8.E., M.A., has been appointed to succeed Sir Wil1 liam Hornell, C.1.E., LL.D., M A., as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. Mr. Sloss was educated at Oulton School, Liverpool, and at the University of Liverpool. He
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    Captain A. C. Trotter Resigns Volunteer Commission.
    47 8 The resignation of his commission in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force by Captain A. C. Trotter has been accepted. A commission as sub-lieutenant List ill, in the S.S. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve has been granted to Mr. W. IC. Gee.
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      102 8 RADIO TIBES (JIVE NEW LIFE TO OLD SETS. Agents KEE HUAT RADIO CO., COMPLETE RADIO ENJOYMENT WITH OUR STEWART-WARNER or WESTIN6HOUSE For particular*, please write to:-WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. PYE RADIO FAMOUS FOR QUALITY, 100 o BRITISH. &ojm irti 0£ M^^ "a good mixer" WfV S| N6APO"*J Here's a live dry
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      353 8 HOWIOKEEPWUNG GERMAN SCIENTIST'S REMARKABLE DISCOVERY PROLONGATION OF LIFE DiaKram showlng GLANDS [ions of graftini glands however excellent, being r sky and costly Mr^ST- ">S of a few Inner-Glands situated at different parts of the body (as M W shown in the flg.i. m yrJKm THE IMPORTANCE OF GLANDS !^"s&^^.h.»s-.« ff
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    PREMIER REAPPOINTED TO END SIAMESE IMPASSE.
    138 9 New Cabinet May Be Forthcoming. Bangkok, Aug. 9. DHYA BAHOL has been reappointed Premier of Siam by a 1 proclamation of the Council of Regency issued tonight, and thus the impasse in Siam apparently is ended. After a fortnight's crisis, whlcn' began when a
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    BRITAIN'S LEADING T.T. RIDER KILLED.
    93 9 WON SIX ISLE OF MAN RACES. Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony, Aug 9. WHEN leading the field about a mile from the finish and almost assured of victory for his third successive Grand Prix, James Guthrie, j Britain's leading Tourist Trophy I motor cycle rider, came off rounding
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    JAPANESE FORCE ENTERS PEIPING.
    198 9 INDEPENDENCE FOR NORTH URGED. Shanghai. Aug. 9. I COUR thousand Japanese troops enr tered the city of Pelping yesterday and marched along the main thoroughfares for several hours, while a number of planes dropped thousands ot pamphlets into the city, urging the people to support the
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    VS. Naval Goodwill Visit
    52 9 To Japan Postponed. Washington, Aug. 9. The projected goodwill visit of four American warships to Japan has been indefinitely postponed. The reason is not disclosed, but it is believed it is desired to keep the warships near to North China to protect I American interests in
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    COOLER BARRACKS FOR ARMY IN INDIA.
    135 9 Experiments Promised In Air-Conditioning. (R'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 8. AIR-CONDITIONING for barracks is being considered at last by Army authorities in India. The question of air-conditioning barracks of British soldiers was first taken up by the Secretary of State in 1920 and
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    QUEEN RETURNS TO CHILDHOOD HOME.
    92 9 Kins: To Join Family In Few Days. London, Aug. 9. The Queen and Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, after attending morning service at the parish church with the King yesterday, left Balmoral to stay at Glamis Castle, the home of the Queen's parents. Lord and
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    ATLANTIC CROSSED IN UNDER 12 HOURS.
    108 9 Cambria Establishes New Record. London. Aug. 9. THE Imperial Airways flying-boat Cambria arrived at Foynes this morning from Botwood, Newfoundland. The Cambria took 11 hours 57 minutes, a record time, for the Atlantic journey, and her average speed was 168 miles an hour. She
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    COUNTERFEIT GANG ARRESTED.
    64 9 Allegedly Responsible For Bad U.S. Money. New York. Aug. 7. The arrest of seven men and one woman allegedly responsible for the circulation of half of the counterfeit money in the United States is announced by the chief of the secret service, whose agents have confiscated $20,000
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    FOOD CHIEFS TO DIE AFTER MASS POISONING.
    72 9 Infected Sausages Sold In Russia. Moscow. Aug. 9. Three executives of the Soviet food industry have been sentenced to death at Novorissisk on charges of systematic sabotage in the provisions' trade and distributing Infected sausage which caused the poisoning of 122 workers. The
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    BRITAIN PROTESTS TO FRANCO,
    86 9 Attack Made On An Oil Tanker. London, Aug. 9. Sir Henry Chilton, British Ambassador who now is at Hendaye, has been instructed to convey a strong protest to the authorities at Salamanca In regard to the attack made upon the British tanker, British Corporal, by three
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    21 9 Gary Cooper, the film star, has been robbed of Jewellery, dinner-plate, and linen valued at £5,000, stolen from his Hollywood home
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    25 9 Sir Oswald Mosley has been presented with a £400 car subscribed for by members of the British Union of Fascists all over the country, ter.
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    JAPANESE SALES WEAKEN DOLLAR.
    119 9 SOME RECOVERY LATER. EFFECT OF AMERICAN LABOUR BILL.' London. Aug. 9. THE City attributes the weakness of 1 the dollar to heavy sales of Japanese gold in the United States in connection with the Far Eastern situation. After touching 4.9925 the dollar recovered on commercial demand,
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    GERMANS BEHEADED FOR SPYING.
    124 9 Sold Defence Secrets. Five months after being condemned to death for betraying military secrets to a foreign Power, two German workmen were beheaded In Berlin on July 24. The men, Josef Michnia, aged 28. and Paul Matlschek, aged 27. evidently betrayed details of German frontier i
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    30 9 Four hundred aircraft are engaged In alr-d?fence exercises over London which began at six o'clock last evening and were to continue for hours They will be repeated today— British Wireless.
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    29 9 The summer show of the Royal i Academy ended on Saturday. Works j numbering 248 have been sold so far for a total of £11.200— British Wire- 1 less
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    SHE DID NOT LIKE A FAT HUSBAND.
    199 9 Wanted Him To Regain His Athletic Figure. Like many a former athlete, thta man began to put on weight as soon he was forced to give up his usual exercise, and his wife was not very pleased when she saw how tat her
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,TUESDAY, AUG. 10,1937.
    417 10 At a time when our local company laws are in the process of revision, following frequent controversy as to their effectiveness, measures taken in India* to remedy a number of shortcomings similar to those which are alleged to exist in Malaya are of particular
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    AMUSEMENTS
    132 10 SINGAPORE. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. GARMCK THEATRE. GfcILANG Paddy O'Day and Charlie Chan In London at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE 1111 MKF Sinner Take All. GREAI WORLI>—THE SKY TALKI* The Preview Murder MysteryHAPPY ■HORLII Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies. Cinemas Theatres and Side Sliows. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing Talkies
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    LATHI AND BATON.
    1393 10  -  WILLIAM J. MAKIN. The Most Unpleasant Police Posts In Asia. By A POLICEMAN'S life is not a happpy one when his beat happens to be in one of the outposts of the Empire. There are gunmen and gangs east of Suez, who am much more ruthless and
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    The Gordons' Drums
    211 10 RESPONSIBLE for the recovery by th( 2nd Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders of thi ir drums which wert "souvenired" by Germm troops from Ostend in October, 1914, was Colonel .T H. Phlpps. D.5.0., of the A.1.F.. who died in Sydney recently. Visiting Berlin in 1933, he spotted
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    695 10 WHITE HAJIS. THE Bnti:h civil servant from Sarawak whos* pilgrimage to Mecca is described in Mr. Owen Rutter's lat« >'. book was not the first European from Malaysia .o perform the haj Tii'c was done in 1925. only five or six years before the ,'ourney men
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    45 11 QUEEN SEES CHILDREN HURT. While the King and Queen loere visiting Ireland a icall on which hundreds of children were seated collapsed as they passed. Children acre injured, some being trampled by their friends as they lay under the uall. The Queen sate the accident.
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    CHINA'S PLEDGE TO RECOVER LOST GROUND IN NORTH
    232 11 CHINA'S PLEDGE TO RECOVER LOST GROUND IN NORTH "DEPORTS that negotiations with Japan have been resumed and that the movement of Central troops to the North suspended are entirely untrue. "The national army cannot leave the people of the North in the lurch. The Chinese people would not tolerate this
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    CHANCE TO EXPIATE THEIR "CRIMES."
    99 11 Urged For Ex-Rebel Chiefs Of Sian. I EADERS of the National Salvation I** Society, released recently under j bond, In a petition to Gen. Chiang KaiI shek urge that Gen. Chang Hsuehliang, ring.eader of the Slan revolt last December, should be offered a comI mand
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    SINGULAR DENIAL BY SOVIET.
    126 11 Secret Pact Documents Being Forged? "A certain quarter" is forging documents purporting to have been seized in the raid on the Soviet Consulate in Tientsin, showing the alleged existence of a secret RussoChinese pact under which the Third International is enabled to carry on anti-Japanese activities
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    HALF MILLION MORE AT WORK.
    98 11 British Unemployment Reduced. London, Aug. 9. The Ministry of Labour estimates that at July 26 the number of insured persons in employment in Oreat Britain, exclusive of persons within the agricultural scheme, was approximately 11,517,000, or 511,000 more than a year ago. At the same
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    FRENCH BANKS GRANT CHINA SPECIAL CREDIT.
    211 11 Europe Recognises Monetaiy Reform Policy, Says Kung. London, Aug. 10. Dr. H. H. Kung, China's Finance Minister, yesterday signed a financial agreement with a group of French banks providing for the grant of a special credit intended to increase China's reserves of foreign currencies.
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    70 11 /\N his way to Cliicago, where ha v Will join th? Third Field Artillery, United States Army, Captain Stanley B. Bonner, of the Eighth Field Artillery, Hawaii, is passing through Singapore. Captain Bonner is at Raffles Hotel. Captain Bonner has been in Hawaii for three years. He has served in
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    BRITISH FINANCIER ON MYSTERY TRIP.
    8 11 Sir Frederick Leilh-Ross
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    ITALY PAYS HOMAGE TO MARCONI.
    107 11 Erecting Monuments To His Memory. Rome, Aug. 9. ALREADY 230,000 visitors bSW ,1 the v:.;to:s' book at the house where the Marches? Marconi died in the Via Condotti. Rome. Many Italian towns have name:! streets after Marconi, and even the Vatican City, which has only
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    MINISTER'S HOME RAIDED.
    70 11 H(»i!-«' RttMttfced In Belfast. Belfast. Aug. 9. M;i^ked men to belong to th IrfcTCi Republican Army, attacked reii'o oi the Minister for Int< I Cain In Northern Ireland, Sir I«\. The intruders forced their way intr. tpr houae, held up the servants and the Minister used ej
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    MURDER OF MR. WANG CHING-WEI DENIED.
    97 11 Japanese Story Of ProWar Coup In Nanking. "THE Japanese tactics of spreading false rumours with the object of estranging Central Government leaders is no longer effective," declared Gen. Ho Ying-chin, the War Minister, denying Japanese reports of an attempted coup in Nanking at the
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    NAZIS REMOVE BRITON.
    140 11 Times Correspondent Told To Leave. London. Aug. 10. THE German authorities, it is understood, have decided to ask The Times to withdraw its chief correspondent in Berlin within a fortnight and send to Berlin another correspondent who "will carry out the task in a manner more acceptable
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    ZIONISTS ATTACK PALESTINE REPORT.
    20 11 ZIONISTS ATTACK PALESTINE REPORT. A map showing tn- proposals of the Palestine Commission, to which the Zionist Congress is objecting.
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    CITIZENSHIP IN FRENCH COLONIES.
    137 11 Resisting Any Autonoim Movements. Paris, Aug. 0. NATIVES of French colonies in j* Indo-China and French \V I j Africa will henceforth be able to I acquire the right of French cit. j ship after spending ten years in the service of the State or ten
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    43 11 Thousands of labourers are engaged jin strengthening the dykes ftkmj 'lower reaches of the Yellow River [level of which has risen higher Uian last year, when widespread floods resulted. Large areas In Shantung har< been flooded, and other districtendangered. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MALAY DETAINS MAN AFTER STABBING.
    182 12 MALAY DETAINS MAN AFTER STABBING. Unable To Face Court Owing To Injuries. DECAUSE he is in hospital with cues and bruises to the head and body, a Chinese arrested at Pulau Brani yesterday inconnection with the death of a compatriot was: unable to appear in the Police Court 1 this
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    KEBUNS TO GO "ARTY.'
    68 12 A VISIT to Johore. a jungle walk and an exhibition of plants usd table decorations by kebuns md lioiiseboys. as well as talks on ;.irdin tonics, have been arranged l»y the Singapore Gardening Society to maintain the interest of members. The society also has an exchange
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    Singaporeans On Lightning Trips To Europe.
    129 12 Singaporeans On Lightning Trips To Europe. Back In 3 Weeks: 10 Days In Paris. TWO Singapore men who will leave for Europe by X.L.M. plane at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon will be back in Singapore within 21 days. One will spend 10 days of that time in Paris and the other
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    YACHT HERE FROM HONG KONG.
    67 12 JDOAMING the world's oceans in I** search of adventure, eight men jand a dog arrived at Singapore early this morning from Hong Kong in a 38j ton yacht, the So Fong. I It is in charge of Captain A. V Baker. Leaving Hong Kong an
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    23 12 The Hon. Mr. Justice Howes arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday tram I Inoh. He is now acting Chief Justic J I F.M.S.
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    Accused Not Master-Mind In $56,000 Theft, Says Counsel.
    371 12 CUNARD PLEADS GUILTY: ALL BUT $64 RECOVERED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 9. THAT Augustine Cunard, who pleaded guilty to the theft of $56,000 from Taiping Past Office on June 12, was not the master-mind in the case but a mere
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    39 12 The engagement ls announced of Miss Angela Benlta Cheng Yoon Kirn. only daughter of Madam C'ara Yoong Voon Moye, formerly of Talplr.g, to Mr. Toh Chin Hoo. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Toll Bok Phoon of Singapore.
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    ENOUGH TIN FOR ANOTHER FIFTY YEARS OF MINING.
    122 12 Iblß. Flowerdew spent eight years gold-mining in South Africa and two years tin-mining in Nigeria. When he arrived here in 1914, Chinese mines were still being worked by manual labour, and the labour force (now principally replaced by machinery driven by electricity
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    TAXI-DANCER TO AID RED CROSS.
    29 12 A TAXI-DANCER at a Singapore cabaret has offered to donate her earnings from coupons for one month to the North China Red Cross Fund.
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    Japanese Songs Have Real Melody.
    177 12 Japanese Songs Have Real Melody. Famous Tenor In Singapore. Y OSHIE Fujiwara, famous Japanese tenor, at short notice gave a song recital at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night to several hundred Japanese and a handful of Europeans. Singapore music lovers who missed this recital missed an artist who ls
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    SHAFT TEARS OFF GIRL'S SCALP.
    164 12 Accident Sequel T Gust Of Wind. DOCTORS HOPE TO GRAFT IT ON AGAIN. A 16- YEAR-OLD Chinese girl em ployed at Fraser and NeavcV printing department in Trafalgai Street, had her scalp torn from her head this morning when her lon hair caught in a
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    NOTED CHINESE JOURNALIST DUE.
    140 12 Expert On Chiang's New Life Movement. MR. Water H. Chun. Chinese editor of the North China Dally News and North China Herald, ls visiting Singapore on vacation and will be arriving by the Kalser-I-Hind. due en Thursday morning. A prominent Journalist-lawyer in China, Mr. Chun ls
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    New Judicial Post For Sir W. Huggard.
    154 12 New Judicial Post For Sir W. Huggard. FORMERLY Chief Justice of the r Straits Settlements, Sir Walter Huggard ha 3 been appointed to the joint post of President of the. Special Courts in the Swaziland and I Bechuanaland Protectorate, Judicial! Commissioner In Basutoland. and legal adviser to the High Commissioner
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    CHINA TO STUDY MALAYA'S OPIUM CONTROL.
    117 12 CHINA TO STUDY MALAYA'S OPIUM CONTROL. Commission Due On Thursday. CEVEN Chinese officials, commissioned by the Nanking Government to visit Mahiya t<» investigate and study P.riti-r admini.sratioi' of the opium monopoly, will arrive in Sin.sjapn! s by the Kaisar-I-Hind on Thur--day morning. Led by Mr. Chien Chun Kwui and Mr.
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    HULBERT BUFFOONS AT PAVILION.
    131 12 At The Cinema "Take My Tip" Is Bright Film. "Take My Tin," with Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidffr. tiaumont British). At the Pavilion. JACK Hulbert and Cicely Courtneldge. after a rather prolonged absence fron. the screen return to frolic their way through "Take My Tip." Hulb
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    JUNK HELMSMAN ON COLLISION.
    178 13 Says Steamer Struck Tongkang Amidships. CLAIM AGAINST GERMAN LINE. CEAH KEW SENG, helmsman Of the 100-ton Chinese junk involved in a collision with the Hamburg American steamer Scheer off St. John's Island on April 15, 1936. gave evidence in the Singapore High Court, yesterday, that the
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    ALKAFF AND CO., WIN BACK LANES APPEAL.
    2121 13 IN the court of first instance the proceedings against the Commissioner of Lands were dropped and the rule was only sought in respect of certain orders made by the Governor in Council or the Officer Administering the Government in the absence of the
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    15 FT. PYTHON IN BANGKOK FACTORY.
    166 13 Watchman's Lucky Shot In The Dark. From Oui Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Aug. 7. A BIG python was kir.ed a few days ago at a saw-mill on the west bank of the river. The mill has been silent for a long time and the python
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    OLD EXCISEMAN TRAPS SMUGGLER
    211 13 Tobacco Running On East Coast. CHINESE FINED AS SEQUEL. AN attempt to smuggle 75 lb. of dutiable tobacco into Singapore on the east coast shore was described by a former Excise employee, Rahmad bin Yusoff, before Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, yesterday, when
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    ALLEGED FALSE EVIDENCE.
    312 13 CHINESE FACES PRELIMINARY INQUIRY. ALLEGED to have given false evidence in Judicial proceedings, a Chinese named Chua Kirn Chai appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, yesterday. The hearing is In the nature of a preliminary inquiry. V.r. A. J. Braga Is
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    25 ARRESTS IN GAMBLING RAID.
    120 13 FOLLOWING a gambling raid made by Inspector Such a few minutes past midnight on Aug. 8 at a hotel. 25 Chinese, including nine women, appeared before Mr. K. A. Blacker, the Singapore Third Magistrate, yesterday. Nineteen were charged with gambling, two with assisting In the
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    SIAMESE TRADE NOT HIT BY POLITICAL CRISIS.
    90 13 From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 7. Contrary to the rumours that trading in general is being affected by the present political situation, ricemillers and merchants state that tradIng conditions are sti'l normal. Stamers are sailing as usual to foreign ports with rice
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    36 13 LADY WINSTEDT, tcife of the former Johore General Adviser, has been appointed an AssistantDirector of the Marie Curie Cancer Hospital for Women. Since her return to England she has done a great deal of work there
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    Ipoh Fire Case Ends Suddenly.
    110 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug 11. TTIE case in which a Cantonese 1 shop-keeper, Leong Vat Sung, was charged with abetting a person not in custody to cause mischief by fire with the intent of destroying a dwelling house in Yau Tet Shin Street,
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    LAWYER'S SUSPENSION UPHELD.
    289 13 LAWYER'S SUSPENSION UPHELD. Leniently Dealt With t Says Johore Appeal Court. (From Our Own Corres;>ondent) Johore. Bahru. Auk. 9. THE Full Court of Appeal, consisting of Sir Samuel Joyce Thomas. Mr. Justice Howes and Mr. Justice Home, has found in favour of the liar Committee in the appeal of Mr.
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    41 13 The annual social gathering of the Klang Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys wi'l be held at the school premise* on Saturday, Aug. 14. A whole day programme is being arranged. All Old Boys are urged to attend the dinn:-t at 7.30 p.m.
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    MADIN'S THREE FOR SAPPERS.
    321 14 Police Well Beaten In League Match. rHE Police got five points out of their first three matches of the season in Division I of the S.A.F.A. League. Eleven matches since have yielded only five more. The Royal Engineers earned one point in their first five nine
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.'
    82 14 Chinese Inniskllllngs RA. Middlesex RAF. RE. Police S.CC Malays uoais P. W. L D F. A. P. 12 8 2 2 28 12 18 11 7 2 225 12 16 14 7 5 2 30 14 16 13 6 4 3 18 20 15 13 6 6
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    THIS WEEK'S GAMES.
    70 14 Division I Key Match On Saturday. The most important S.A.F.A. League fixture this week is that between the Chinese and the Inniskillings, between whom first division honours now rest, on Saturday. The week's matches from today (all at Anson Road Stadium) are: TODAY— Div. I: Middlesex Rest.
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    RAILWAY INSTITUTE BEATEN BY SKINS.
    78 14 The F M.S. Railway Institute's match arranged for last Saturday against the Puloe Samboe Sports Club was postponed to next Saturday, at Samboe. The Institute played a team from the Innlskillings on Sunday on the Railway ground, the soldiers winning s—l.5 1. Gopalan scored for
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    Y.M.C.A. CHAMPIONSHIP
    42 14 The following heats will be swum at 'he V M.C A. pool at Fort Canning at a p.m. today: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 160 yards relay (free styles 120 yards breast stroke; 120 yards back ."troke. JUNIOR EVENTS 80 yards free style.
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    18 14 Kronenberg uses his foot to foil Madin, R.E. centre-forward, with Sanderson advancing to his assistance. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    51 14 Members of the S.R.C. wishing to participate in the Autumn lawn tennis tournament are reminded that entries will close on Monday next. Play will begin on Aug. 23. The events are Singles handicap 'A" and "B." doubles handicap, veterans" singles handicap, mixed doubles handicap, women's singles handicap and women's doubles
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    SURPRISE SELECTION FOR THE THIRD TEST.
    105 14 SURPRISE SELECTION FOR THE THIRD TEST. Bowler Who 'Bagged' Bradman Twice In 1934. THE English team for the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Ova!, beginning on Saturday has been chosen as follows, cables Reuter. R. W. V. Robins (captain). K. I'arnes. Hammond, Goddard. Barnett, Ames, Paynter,
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    11 14 Kronfnberg making another clearance with Madin pressing him. Straits Times Photograph
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    KEDAH GYMKHANA.
    133 14 Th° Turf. Doubles For Little And Dato Paduka. (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Aug. 9. The annual gymkhana meeting at Alor Star on Saturday proved very successful. Results and $2 totallsator dividends Rsce i._ Happiness (Dato Paduka), $4. Race 2.— Lucky Number (Mrs. Langworthy). $7. Race 3.— Chips
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    THE BIG FIGHT AND ITS " RECOGNITION."
    63 14 THE BIG FIGHT AND ITS RECOGNITION." London, Aug. 7. The British National Boxing Union has decided to recognise the bout between Tommy Farr and Joe Louis as for the world championship title, thereby following the example of the American boxing authorities, whereas the British Boxing Board of Control upholds the
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    LEICESTER'S FIRST WIN.
    46 14 At Baslngstoke, Leicester beat Hampshire by nine wickets In two! days, cables Reuter. Leicester 404 (Berry 153 1 and 32 for one wicket. Hants 180 (Flamson six for 61) and 254. This is Leicester's first victory of the season— in their 21st match.
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    K.G.C. COMPETITIONS.
    97 14 Devitt Wins The St. James Cup. Thirty-three cards were taken out for the August medal at the Keppel Golf Club, which resulted in a win for A. C. Binnle with a score of 82 IS =67 net. The following qualified for the Keppel Cup:— A. C. Binnle 82—15=67
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    TANGLIN TIES.
    36 14 Owing to the courts being too wet there was no play In the Tanglln Club tournament yesterday. Ties fixed for yesterday will be played today and those down for today will be played tomorrow.
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    DIAMOND'S FINE VICTORY OVER HEMCHIT.
    403 14 Hard-Foughp Twelve-Rounder At Malacca. (Fcctai Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 9. A LARGE crowd witnessed the well-fought 13-rounder hetween Joe Diamond (10.1';>, and Neil Hemchit (9.10), lust night at the City Park Stadium, Malacca. Diamond won well on points. The heavier negro boxer used lightning
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    MIKE, TOMMY AND JOE.
    92 14 Mike Jacobs has promited Tommy Farr a return bout with Joe Louis in London at the end of October, provided he last* the distance and proves himself a worthy opponent, stays a Renter telegram from New Jersey. Very kind of Mike, but the "worthy opponent" touch
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    SEMI-FINALISTS IN GERMAN SINGLES.
    181 14 Lawn Tennis Hamburg. Aug. T. Two Australians. Bromwlch and McGrath. Henkel (Germany and Metaxa (Austria^ fought their way Into the semi-final round of the men's singles in the German lawn tennis championship. The Chinese player. Kho Sin KH. used his forehand drives to advantage against Henkel.
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    GOVERNOR'S CUP.
    112 14 Golf Capt. Newman Wins G.G.C. Event. The Governor's Cup competition held over the week-end at the Garrison Golf Club resulted In a win for Capt. J. D. Newman with a score of 4 up. The following cards were returned:— Capt. J. D. Newman 4 up Major H. O.
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    ISLAND CLUB TITLE.
    211 15 First Round Ties On Saturday. The following qualified last weekend for the competition proper for the Island Club championship, the first round In which will be played on Saturday, draw and starting time:; being as shown: 2.45 pm. S. I. M. Ibrahim vs. C A. P. Bateman.
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    38 15 The Shipping Dept. team which won the inter-departmental relay event at the A.P.C. snorts on Saturday. Left to right: A. M. Valberg. V. N. I'illay, L. V. Taylor. J. de Souza and L. 11. Cooper. —Straps Times Photograph.
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    GOVERNORS CUP.
    114 15 G.G.C. Event Won By (apt. Newman. The Governor's Cup competition held over the week-end at the Garrison Golf Club resulted In a win for Capt. J. D. Newman with a score of 4 up. The following cards were returned: Capt. J. D. Newman 4 up. Major H. G.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    58 15 TODAY. MHrrr: MUM ra. Malajt. D»v. I. Stadium. Water Polo: V.M.C.A. Juniors '.s. Miuds. Fort Canning, 4 p.m. Swimming: Y.M.CA. events, 5 p.i,-,. TOMORROW R A F S.C.C Dtv. I, Stacium Till KSDAY Soccer: Excise \t. Publisher*. Div. 11, Stadium FRIDAY. Soccer: G.S.F.A. Cup final, Marine Dept.
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    "BEHIND THE SCENES" AT WIMBLEDON.
    788 15 Mothers A Nuisance To Women Players. "WE players have plenty of grievances," writes a leading personality in women's amateur lawn tennis, in an article telling what goes on behind the scenes at Wimbledon. The first, she says, is mothers. At Wimbledon last year months were
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    BUDGE IS "NOT YET" GOING "PRO."
    38 15 New York, Aug. 6. DONALD Budge, Wimbledon champion, questioned regarding anent the reported offer of £8,000, said he had no intention of turning professional. "At least," he added, "not yet". Reuter Wireless.
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    28 15 Sim Aoon II .we :i:.d Tan Eng Joo. -i aa-J ~.«>d in the 80 yards breast stroke race for seniors at the A.C.B. swimming carnival. Straits Times Photograph
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    EUROPEANS vs. REST AT SEGAMAT.
    604 15 Cncket. Rain Prevents Decision In Trophy Match. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, Aug. 8. The annual cricket match between North Johore Europeans and the Rest for the Tan Peng Challenge Cup ended In a draw today. A heavy storm stopped play for most of yesterday.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    531 15  -  "ECHO." Well Done, Singapore!— A Hard- Won Victory Selangor f s Lost Team Spirit Penalty Kicks Un in ten tional "Hands" Is No Offence. Conducted By AND so Singapore won through all right, and the Malaya Cup is "back home." The whole team, and their coach and
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    THE MALAYA CUP RECORD.
    110 15 Results Of Seventeen Finals. V.'2l Singapore beat Selangor 2 1 1922 Selangor beat Singapore 3—23—2 1923 Singapore beat Perak 2—l 1924 Singapore beat Selangor I—o 1925 Singapore brat Selangor 2—l 1926 Perak beat Singapore I—o 1927 Selangor beat Singapore B—l8—1 1928 Spore "-"clangor drew I—l 1929
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      18 15 TIGER TESTIMONIALS. Mr. N.B.G. BENDER, after making his usual Duck, said:— By Gad Sir I forgot my TIGER!
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    15 BASQUE BOYS TO BE SENT HOME.
    271 16 "Quite Unamenable To Discipline." CIFTEEN Basque refugee boys are to be sent back to Spain from Britain because they are regarded as "quite unamenable to discipline." They MR the ringleaders in disturbances at Brechfa. Carmarthenshire, in which windows were broken, residents and police
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    MAN ENVELOPED IN FREEZING MIXTURE.
    99 16 CTRUCK by a heavy mass of carbon- dioxide freezing mixture which fell from a preparation tower at an Icecream factory at Action, Thomaa E Wettome. a 36-year-old employee, of Munster Road, Fulham, received severe injuries. He was taken unconscious to the Acton Hospital, and was
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    Shadow Of The Bomber Retreats From A Happier Britain: Healthy Atmosphere.
    2759 18 OUR LONDON LETTER. From Our Own Correspondent London, July 30. IMAGINE for yourselves, Malayans, this harrowing scene The 8.8 a.m. from Little Biffield is rattling through 'urban Surrey on its way to Waterloo. Its regulars are pitting complacently in
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    Duke Suntans At Venice
    62 20 U7r \KIM. shorts and that happy air of in- formality whicli endeared him to millions throughout the world the DUKE OF WINDSOR wadrs into the surf at Spiaggia Reach, Venire, where he and the Duchess are spending the Mimmer. The Duke looks very fit and is
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    NAVY AT HOME TO TAXPAYER.
    43 20 At Chatham, Admiral SIR E. R. O. EVANS ("Evans of the Broke," war hero) Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, accompanies the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON (Sir George Broadbridgei inspecting a guard of honour at the opening of Navy Week.
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    16 20 VIRGINIA CHERRILL, blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights." after her marriage to LORD JERSEY.
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    22 20 (Below) A small sailor boy explains (h. working of an anti-aircraft gun to holiday visitors to H.M.S. Starfish during Plymouth Navy Week.
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    32 20 SAN ROMANI. crack American nailer. after crossing the Atlantic .in Queen Mary, flew from Plymouth to take part in the international athletics meeting at the White City. With him is his wife.
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    17 20 BEAl'Tll-TL AMERICAN SHOWGIRLS arrive in London tot the "Nuits de r"«li«T *hmv ai the l» i<lon Casino.
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