The Straits Times, 11 August 1937

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1 4 The Straits Times
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    40 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUR t THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2\ PAGE 3. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times •I PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      48 2 Mrs. Yeo Cheow Bock and Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Klat Seng of Puloe Bukom wish to express their sincere thanks to friends and relatives and those who sent Scnglays Scrolls, wreaths and to those who attended night visits and funeral of the late Mr. Yeo Cheow Bock.
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      1095 2 FOR SALE KOS SALE adorable litter Cairn pedigree puppies seven weeks old by lan of Gairlock. i Dogs $75.00 ***** *M).OO. Apply B. James. 4 Windsor Road. Ipoh. CHEAP LAND HOUSES for qukk saie. Oxley Rd., two ?tcrered house freehold 8 bedrooms, the same and Stevens Rd. two houses big
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      405 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET] TO LET flat fully furnished recently re-decora'c-d central position '.or i: hteen months Apply Box 631, Straits Tlnif«. TO LET, small bungalow near Changi, pleasantly situated, modern sanitation. Rent »60. Vacant Sept. 1. Box 637, Straits Time*. MODERN Europfan flat to let furnished el. refrig., mod.
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      562 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE CHABAU RUBBER COMPANY. LIMITED (Incorporated in the Prdtrated Malay States) NOTICE Is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 5 per cent, for the ye ending Dec 31. 1937. will be paid to Shareholders on the Register on Aug. 34, 1937. NOTICE Is also hereby given that
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      336 2 f TENDERS TENDERS TENDERS are invtttd from appro\ed contractors for the erection and wm.pliuin of: A new Bungalow ai No. 381. Orchard Road, Singapore. A deposit of $50.00 vhlcn vlll bt NfMM on receipt of a bona fide lender nil be reqi lred from each contractor tendering. Tenders close at
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      282 2 'Ti» A Beautiful Permanent Tn distinctly A FIGARO The ben yet the Cheapest In town i. FIGARO tf"^ Ladies Hair )y Dre*;cr«. 93. Bras Bauh K« A RaflW* H»<eL Phone: 286S BUSINESS CARDS ETC; MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE IMS HARU and Mis* HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. BEE
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      698 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in Enjiand) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL O»UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAH EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN OM Tonnage S nore 1937 RAWALPINDI 17.000 CORFU 15.000 AUg a I
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      553 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGLNT3 FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Naplea. Marseilles. London Antweip and iotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due San KASHLMA MARU IU.OOO Aug 18 19 t VASUKUNI MARO 12.000 Au« 31 Sept 1 HAKONfc" MARU 10,500 Sept Id 16 S SUWA
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      671 3 BANGKOK LINE. Li:xunous One Class Motor.shipt Most Cabin; have adjoiuin.'; private bath Excellent Cuisine. FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES LONDON RO'i'ltRDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN From From From From S'oore Malacca Port Penang Sham BORINGIA 31/8 318 I 9 3 9 •FIONIA 21 9 il/9 22 9 24/9 LALANDIA 12/10 U'lo 13/10 15/10
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      300 3 TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU P:om Arrive n'Vong U Pres Hoover Aug 31 Sept 3 Pres Lincoln Sept B Sept 28 Pres CooUdge Sept. 18 Oct S Prto Wilson Oct. 6 Oct. 26 Pres. Hoover Oct. 16 Nov. 3 Pres. Cleveland Nov. S Not. 23 Pres. CooUdge Nov. 13 Dec. 1
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      1085 3 SHIPPIM. lHt BLLE FUNNLI LINI (Ocean Th« Hoa Khiow Steamshlo Co (ns«> H* s ram Ship Co. Ltd and I bina Mutual Iht Canard White stsi Lid Steam NavigatlOD Co ltd .l Aberdeen A Commonwf alth Une fhe Straits Steamship Co I.ld Shan SavlU A Albion Oa Urn The China
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    180 4 Singapore, August 11. 12 noon. Buyer Seller j Gambler <8 00 Hamburg Cub? $15.00 Java Cube SHOO Wliite Miuuuk $17 50' White $11 00 Black $10 00 ?opra Mixed $5.60 Sun Dried $5 &C I Tapioca. Small Fiake $4 00 Fair Flake S3 60 Medium Pearl $5.10
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SING A PORE—A MSTERDAM
      25 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SING A PORE— A MSTERD AM Tho air mai: dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 4 was delivered in London on Aug. 10.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      91 4 TMtay. Medaa (Read) 3 pm Muntok Ac Palrmbang (van Outhoorn) 3 pjn Pontianak (Khoen Hoea) 3 p.m Trengganu and Dungun (Parcels only) < Lanit) 330 p.m. Kcmaman and Kemasek iLarutt 4 p.m. Philippine Islands (Delke Rickmers) 4 p.m. Java Southern Sumatra by all (Netherlands) 7 p.m Tbanday,
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      AIR MAILS.
      192 4 INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Wearnes: From Penang; and Knala Lumpur: Arrives this evening. Imperial: From Europe: Dae Thursday evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 1.30 p.m. today. Dutch: To Java and
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      161 4 Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, Aug. 11, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcels at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected today, Aug. 11, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 7 p.m.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      99 4 Correspondence (or transn^sslon by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly i>uperscrlbed "By K.LJM." Mails will close at Malacca as follows Tomorrow Australasia. Jam A Timor by air (Qantas) ..945am. Friday, Aug. It. Iran, •Amsterdam •London by ate (Netherlands) ..6 pm Penang (Internal Air Service) 6pm Ceylon,
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      CLEARANCES
      43 4 Aug. 9.— Haithor, Ngow Hock, <Nor.); Kepah. Gewang. (Dut.); Pangkor, BenwyvU, Flevo, Klias, Meran. Silver Gull. (Brit). Aug. 10— Esmeralda, Rahman. Hong Lam. Hong Thong, Hong Kwong, Rantau, Jerantut, Siamese Prince, Tung Song, (Brit); President Harrison, (Am.); Suwa Maru, (Japan): Alsla. (Dan.).
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      FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Leading Shares Record Substantial Gains.
      922 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. Leading Shares Record Substantial Gains. MESSRS. FRASER AND CO., in their 1H weekly share report issued at the I close of business yesterday write With the holiday safely over and in the absence of any Incidents political or otherwise to complicate issues the Stock Exchange has
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      156 4 Wednesday, August 11. Ski*a UonfsMe the Wharves or expected to •rrtTe. KEITEL HAHBOCk Main Wharf P.W.D. Grab No. l At Hopper No. 7. Dredgei TembakuL Sben Kwang. W. Bt. Enterprise. W. Bt. Spring. rug Belangkas. Mala Hart. Lcb. Mar; Rote. Oil Wharf Jersey. Coal Wharf NIL
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      PASSENGERS IN KAISAR-I-HIND.
      193 4 The following passengers for Colombo, Bombay and Europe are leaving Singapore in Kaisar-I-Hind on Friday morning Lt. S. B. Bonner, 'Rev. A. Blair. Me. and Mrs. H A. G. Butler, child and infant, Lt. D. R Carrick-Burhan.tn, Mr. M. G. Cald r. Mr. B. N. Crowe. Prof.
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      S.S. SPHINX
      45 4 The mail and passenger S.S. Sphina from Marseilles via Part-Said, Djibouti, and Colombo, is expected to arriv on Saturday, Aug. 14. at 8 im and sa;l on the same day at 1 p.ni. for Saigon, Hong Kong. Shanghai, and Kobe, Berth SHB wharves.
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      506 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Incorporate^ in P. 11. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: MOOfNG AGrNTSPMB RLTB AND SIAM STATES RAJLWATS. i>r»PHOVE- Prelrh* MM— Pasnas* MSI. CANADIAN Incorporatea m BnglsJMl). tBE -feMPRthS' SOU IB TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES BONOLULD «r «r#«i C.MPIU.BS U> VANCOUVER— ACROSS CANADA by TRANSCONTIHENTAI I'RAIN •Wkn chance— (heser Bt CANADIAN PACITK ATLANTIC
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      340 4 (Incr>rpornt«?<l tn Strati* Settlement) fl^^^^^s ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. incoroorateo is USA.) BOSTON NEW rORR BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ CANAI Dut Sails STEEL NAVIGATOR Aug. 27 Sept. 1 STEEL SEAFARER Sept 22 S'TJt 27 KLAVENESS LINE, Inco.-3ora >« v Nrrwayl LOS INGKLIto SAN FRANCISCO uimiteo. out ?xc<>"-'ii' jassengei Accommodation Available Pare to
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      195 4 TIDE TABLE. SINOAPOBE Mm H. W. 1.15 a.m. 98 ft.; 1.38 p.m. 9 2 ft. L W. 7 26 am. S3 K. 7.40 p.m. 2 It. Ihursday. August 12. H. W. 1.54 a.m. 92 ft.; 2.08 p.m. .1 ft. I W. 7.54 a.m. 3 ft.: 8.20 p.m. 2 7 ft
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      147 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL il SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. I smtions Yesterday Last night max. rain- bright mln temp fall s'shine temp •F ins hrs. *F West Coast. Alor Star 91 0 51 7 3 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 1.18 68 74 Sltiawan 91 Nil 92 74 BuMt Jeram 92 Nil
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    BRITISH CUP FOR SIAM STUDENTS.
    194 5 Rowing. May Send Crew To 1940 Olympics. (From Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok, Aug. 9 An offer to present a challenge cup for clinker-fours has reached the University of Moral and Political Sciences, and it has been accepted. The donors. Messrs. J->hn Bailey, A. C. S
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    Y.W.C.A. SEASON CLOSES.
    173 5 Net Ball. Presentation To Mrs. H. R. S. Zehnder. Three teams of netball players of the Y.W.C.A. Sports Club took part on Saturday afternoon in an "American" tournament, arranged by the club to mark the close of the netball season. Spirited play coupled with many hilarious incidents
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    SINGAPORE JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
    157 5 Badminton Results Of Singles And Doubles Matches. The following were the results of the games played on Sunday at the Clerical Union Hall in the men's Junior singles and doubles tournaments: Ho Yuen (Mayflower) beat Tan Cheng Hoe (Marigold) 12—15, 15—« and 15—12. Ngo Beng Huck (Mayflower^
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    FRENCHMAN WINS A WORLD TITLE.
    75 5 Rifle-Shooting? Helslngfors, Aug. 7. The world championship rifle-shoot-ing competition ended in a victory for the French marksman, Mazoyer, in the small calibre rifle class. He established a new world record of 380 rings. The team championship in the class was won by Esthonia, with a
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    "V" JUNIORS vs. SENIORS.
    70 5 Water Polo. The water polo match arranged for yesterday, between the V.M.C.A. Juniors and the Middlesex Regiment, was cancelled. to Tomorrow the Juniors play the Seniors at Fort Canning, at 5 p.m., and will be represented by the following: Vow Wah Sung, Chua Yam Slang, Wee
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    KHALSA LOSE TO GUNNERS.
    220 5 Cricket. Lieut. Francis Hits A Half-Century. (From A Correspondent.) At Blakan Matl on Sunday the gunners scored a creditable victory by 76 runs over the Khalsa Association, who were one man short. Lieut. M. H Francis, R.A.. was the star batsman, making 53 after which he
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    ANOTHER CENTURY FOR ALVIS.
    206 5 Unbeaten With 119 Against Midds. Playing for the Medical College against the H. Q. Wing of the Middlesex Regiment, on the College ground, L. Alvis for the second week m succession hit up a century, batting brilliantly to score 119 and retire unbeaten. He made 20
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    RETURNED FROM LEAVE.
    44 5 The following Government officers have returned from leave: Messrs. J. A. Black. F. H. Landon. J. McP. Brander. H. J. T. Bonar. B. Nlchol. A. Hyde, E. Tongue, J. L. J. Haxworth, B. F. Oakeshott, R. E. Wilson. J. E. Jeans.
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    WHAT IS ON TODAY
    278 5 THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of enter* tainments. 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
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    WOMEN MOTORISTS' ACHIEVEMENTS.
    113 5 Four women driving a standard Fjrd V-8 ■•30" accomplished a remarkable feat on May 29 at the Montlhery Race Track. Paris. After ten days and nights of strenuous driving, their car was flagged to stop, according to schedule. Subject to official confirmation, fifteen international class records and
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      531 5 SCREAMINGLY FINNY— ■T^^tf JUST THE TYPE OF Ll^jJl^jLft tt UPROARIOUS COMEDY smB^KBE^^KBKI^H^S^Bi nua DISPELS THE BLUES BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT| 'AREN'T MEN BEASTS' British Picture— Starring ROBERTSON HARE ALFRED DRAYTON Week-end Matinees- -2 p.m. PETTICOAT EVER' also GENERAL SPANKY' OVERBECK'S REJUVENATOR. SUPREME MODELS. PRICE $108.00 CARRIAGE PAID TO ANY RAILWAY
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      59 5 p=IMPORTANT NOTICE=^ I beg to notify that 1 have removed to 106 ORCHARD ROAD (opposite former address) U.S. de SUVA Manufacturing Jeweller GREAT WORLD SHOW CABARET TO-NIGHT 6 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT COMING ATTRACTION "VEST" NEW WORLD CABARET NIGHT DANCE 9. 30 to midnight ADMISSION 50 CTS. SINGAPORE AIRPORI HOTEL. Telephone
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LA TEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      568 6 RUBBER ENTHUSIASM DAMPED. TIN SHARES ALSO QUIETER. Singapore, Au*r. 11. The market opens in a slightly chastened mood this morning. Tin is down 225. 6d. for three months and 325. 6d. for spot in London and this reduces the premium on spot metal to 3<is. New York
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    • Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers.
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        MINING.
        612 6 All shares quoted above arc fully paid. issue Val. Frasers Co. Lyall i Buyers Sellers Buyers Evatt Sellers 4 Ampat Tin 6,6 7/- C <"> £1 Asam Kumbang 37/- 38/6 37/i'l Austral Malay 53/- 60/-cd 58/5 Ayer Hitam 34 9 36 6 34/1 Ayer Weng 1.35 1.40 1.3b £1
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        GENERAL.
        432 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 1.G0 1.70 2 2 do 7Vr. Prefs. 2.50 2.00 2 50 2 60 10 10 Alias Ice H00 looon boo looun 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0 40 0.80nom 0.50 0 75nom 1 1 B. M. Trustee 8 25 1 00 25
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        235 6 cingapo::f municipal. 3!K)' red. 1940 S4CU.OOO Int Mai. 31 Sept 30 103' 2 ]05' 2 norn 4' 2 10C7 red. 1047 {1.600.000 ii.t Mar. 31 Sept 30 107 110 norn •3'j'. ISK'9 r?d. 1955 51.000,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept 30 115 117 norn •1 I&i3 red. 1903
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        363 6 Share arc $1 unless otherwise stated.) Fraser C;>. Lyall Evat Allenby 1.90 2.00 185 1.95 Alor 'iajah Amal. Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang i Bedford Benta Borelli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit K. B i Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah ($10) Changkat Serdar.g
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      81 6 Wednesday, August 11, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 30 3 16 30 5/16 Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Aug. 2914 29% No. IX.R.S. S. Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet B%d. New
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      FRASER & COMPANY LiST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      238 6 FRASER COMPANY LiST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Aug. 11, 10 am. Company Dividend Total ta Books Cloee &n»nci» Date Bx. Dlt. veai Parable Date to dat* TIN TO Austral Malay 3*% Int. Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Stpt. K 10% 3%% Bonus Batu Selangor 15% Int. Aug. 5 Aug. 13 Aug.;6
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS.
      227 6 THE following comment and quota- tions are published by courtesy of Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co. Messrs. White, Welc and Company. New York, report by cabk: STOCKS. Industrials: Coppers The market is following the general trend and seemingly has discounted the rise in price
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      DOW-JONES AVERAGES.
      279 6 19 3 7 Yesterday's Today > Changes High Low C106C Close 194.40 165.51 30 Industrials 18<7.75 186.98 up. 23 64.46 50.17 20 Kails S3 28 53.09 otT.19 37.54 25.45 20 Utilities 29.03 29.13 up 10 105.89 99.54 40 Bends 101.26 101.24 off 02 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE-BUSINESS DONE:-
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      116 6 London, Aug. 10. The .'allowing art today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange Shares 01 £1 aenomination unless o'herwise stated:- 1 eswr' day. or Pall Comers-ion Loan S p.c. 1944-64 113 Fvimiing Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 Ill War Loan, 2'j p.c lOOW Com. Union Assce (Units)
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      NETHERLANDS INDIA RUBBER EXPORTS.
      273 6 PXPORTS of rubber from Nether- lands India in July totalled ***** tons states the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Batavia. The total exports for the seven months ended July were 256,923 tons compared with 175,503 tons in the corresponding period of 1936. Dunlop Rubber
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A.D 1720) FIRE MARINE, LIFE. MOTOR MR. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Banh Chambers. Singapore. APB 1.
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      23 6 As supplied to P. W. D. throughout Malaya,' Rubber Plantations, etc. Large stocks of spares carried Sole Agents for Malaya: McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      JNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES.
      675 7 Net Profit Rises To $110,347 From $39,867. DIVIDEND MORE THAN DOUBLED AT 18 PER CENT. IN common with other rubber-producing companies, a substantial rise in profit if shown by United Malacca Rubber Estat".* Ltd. for tht year ended Apr. 30. The net profit has risen to
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      ANGLO-ORIENTAL TIN QUARTERLY RESULTS.
      151 7 Quarterly operating result? of tinproducing companies under the management of Anglo-Oriental (Malaya i Ltd for the quarter ended June 30, 1937. Output Working Operating Including costs profit carryover for for stocks quarter quarter (Tons cgnc> Hawang Tin 267.26 13,974 28.585 Rswang Cone. 244.04 S.t76 31,916 Kundans
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      MALAYA'S TIN QUOTA POSITION.
      66 7 IN this page of the Straits Times yesterday it was statfd that Malaya's monthly tin quota at 110 per cent, of standard tonnage was 6.995 tons and that the quota position at the end of July was an under-export of 1,310 tons. This is incorrect. The
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      TANO'S RAINBOW GOLD.
      1021 7 Average Value Of Gravel "Greatly Over-Estimated." THE following article on Tano Gold Dredging Ltd. is taken from Truth:— The property owned by Tano Gold Dredging Is situated In Western Province. Gold Coast Colony, and has recently been equipped with two elec-trically-operated dredges. The ore reserves on Jan.
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      EXCHANGES.
      95 7 London, Aug. 10. The following were mean rates I ruling at noon roday: Paris 132 53 64 Athens 547' j New York 4.98'j Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.98.. sellers Brussels 29.61*4 Rio 4', Oeneva 21. 70'^ sellers official Amsterdam 9.04U Belgrade 216 Milan 94\ Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.38*2 Montevideo
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      492 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. /(Incorporated In the Colony of Hone Kong] The llabUlty ot member it limited to the extent and In mabuer prescribed br Ordinance No. 6 oi 19'« B cl ttie Colony. Autrwrl&ed Capital »50.000.0C0 Issued and frully P^ld-Up *20.000.000 Reserve Fund*:-- Sterling £8.500,000 Hong Kong
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      370 7 BANK OF CHINA i Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12, Cecil Street Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange Itept. (441 General Office SlBB-D Cable Addrea: ■CHUNGKCO" Paid Up Capital Ch. f 40.40t.0M Reserve Funds In excess ef Ch. S 4.801.»0*.M Total Assets approximately Ch. $1,800,000,000.00 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI. Tse-Vung
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      519 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Ot INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. {Incorporated m England by Royal Charter 1853). Paid Up Capital in 600,000 share* ot fS each £3.<k>o.oOt Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor! t3.00C.00t HEAD OFFICE: it. BUhoDtga* London EC I. Amrttsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Btar Hollo BUBO* Bangkok Ipoh
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    Soviet On North China Crisis.
    326 8 GERMAN COMPLICITY ALLEGED. THE situation resulting from the conflict between Chinese and Japanese in North China is most serious, not only for the USSR, but for the entire world, newspapers in Moscow Insist. "The district of Lukuchlao, Fengtal. and Peiping was not chosen accidental- 1
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    NEW SOUTH WALES COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS.
    97 8 NEW SOUTH WALES COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS. I*o celebrate the 130 th anniversary of New South Wales a set of three commemorative postage stamps— 2d.. 3d. and 9d. denominations —will be issued on October 1 of next year. Special official first-day covers in connection with the issue will be available for 5',
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    LESSONS OF THE AIR WAR IN SPAIN.
    410 8 GERMAN EXPERT'S REVIEW. IN a series of articles dealing with the Spanish war, Col. (retired) Rudolf von Xylander, the well-known German military writer, examines in the technical publication Das MilitaerWochenblatt the achievements of planes and anti-aircraft artillery (writes the Dally Telegraph Berlin correspondent).
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    WOMAN AS THIN AS A SHADOW !
    333 8 WOMAN AS THIN AS A SHADOW Flesh-forming Tablets Restored Her Health. Many men and women nil over the Straita are trying everything they can think ol in a vain endeavour to put on weight. They eat feverishly, upset their stomach:, v.in. endless doses of nauseating Cod Liver Oil but all
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    STALIN'S NEW HENCHMEN.
    361 8 SOVIET PROMOTIONS AND DEGRADATIONS. DECLINE FALL OF VETERAN LEADERS. M. A. I Mikoyan, Commissar of the Food Industry, has been appoint- ed Vice-President of the All-Union 1 Council of People's Commissars, and M. N A Bulganin, Mayor of Moscow, President of the Council of People's Commissars for
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    HONG KONG UNIVERSITY DENIES A RUMOUR.
    51 8 A rumour tiiat the University of Hong Kong has decided to make all I candidates for the matriculation examination deposit a sum of $400 a: earnest money that they will enter the University if they pass has been denie;' by the Registrar of the
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      106 8 tes?r, safe >^f I■ I 1 1 > KrJ 1111 1 1 •1 1 ir 1 lipi^^^ir EXCEL WHERE WORK f Time and again Ford Trucks have proved I I I L this and where heavy haulage is required, /i I V their economy and performance has been X* V
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      146 8 Ladies Dressmaking- £f^ Expert Chinese Tailor DOU LAY BAMS 48— HIGH STREET Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes Choking, rasping, wheeling Asthma and Bronchitis poison your system, ruin your health and weaken your heart. Mcndaro the prescription of an American physician .tarts killing Asthma Germs in 3 minutes purities the
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    ESCORTS ORDERED FOR MEDITERRANEAN SHIPS.
    140 9 Powers Act After Four Vessels Bombed, Algiers, Aug. 10. FOLLOWING the mysterious bombing of four ships, repre- sentatives of maritime powers have ordered ail ships not to leave without escort. The Incident has aroused the great-! est excitement. Large numbers of pieces of bombs i
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    CABINET MINISTERS EX-COMMUNICATED.
    185 9 Strange Scenes In Belgrade. Belgrade, Aug. 10. j CCENES unprecedented in the hisI tory of the Orthodox Churches of Yugoslavia were witnessed when priests read from the pulpits the list of ministers and members of Parliament excluded from the rights and privileges of the church. They will
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    PLANES ROAR OVER LONDON.
    181 9 400 MACHINES IN AIR EXERCISES. London, Aug. 10. ABOUT 400 aircraft took part in air exercises over London last night. More than 30 raids were made on the capital. The raiders were picked out by searchlights as they approached, nearly 90 per cent, of them being
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    PASTOR'S TRIAL POSTPONED.
    116 9 Nazis Seeking More Evidence Berlin. Aug. 10. THE trial of Pastor Martin Niemoeller. which was due to begin today before a special court, has been postponed Indefinitely. It is stated further inquirI ies are necessary. There is widespread speculation tn evangelical circles with regard to the reason
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    BRAZIL HIRES OLD WARSHIPS.
    80 9 "Building Up A Modest Navy." Washington, Aug. 10. MR. WALSH, chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, has Introduced a proposal to Congress to authorise the Navy to lease to Brazil six over-age United States d-estroyers. Mr. Walsh said Brazil was trying to build a modest
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    AMERICAN PLAN TO CLEAR SLUMS.
    59 9 Washington. Aug. 10. The Wagner Housing Bill has been passed by the Senate and has been sent to the House of Representatives. The measure, which is modelled on the British housing scheme, proposes the issue of $7,000,000 in bonds in the next 3 years to
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    AMERICA TO SELL MORE TO SOVIET.
    80 9 New Trade Treaty Advantages. New York, Aug. 10. The new one-year Ruaso -American trade pact whereby Russia undertakes big purchases of American goods Is regarded In trade circles as assuring a further increase in exports of machinery, particularly high speed automatic material, in which
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    FRESH CLASHES IN NORTH CHINA.
    169 9 SHENSI REDS ACTIVE IN PEIPING AREA. POWERFUL NANKING ARMY MOBILISED. Shanghai, Aug. 10. AN artillery duel between the Japanese forces and the Chi- 1 nese defenders broke out near. Nankow, "gate" to Suiyuan, yester- j day. Both sides are reported to be massing heavy reinforcement
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    SPYING AT 'DROME ALLEGED.
    212 9 Chinese Version Of Fresh Shanghai Incident. The Chinese Consul-General in Singapore issues the following details of the Shanghai incident reported yesterday: "A Slno-Japanese incident occurred near Hungjao aerodrome, on the western outskirts of Shanghai, on I Monday when two Japanese in naval uniform attempted to enter
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11, 1937. THE OUTLOOK FOR TIN.
    1190 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11, 1937. THE OUTLOOK FOR TIN. With the price of tin once more in the region of £270 a ton and likely to go higher in the near future, the short term prospects for the Malayan mining industry are extremely attractive. When we use
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    Mohammedan And Hindu Endowments Board.
    32 10 Mr. J. A. Black, M.C.S., has been appointed to be a Commissioner of the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board for Penang vice Major H. S. Paterson, M.C.S.
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    President Of Raffles College.
    30 10 Mr A. Keir, Acting Director of Education, SS.. and Adviser on Education, Malay States, has Deen appointed to discharge the duties of President of Raffles College.
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    New World, Great World, Happy World.
    1102 10  -  H. HARVEY-DAY. Blackpool Version of the Singapore Amusement Park. By THE people of the fun fairs of Britain they provide the inevitable but colourful background to our holidays by the sea. Whether we perambulate one of the five promenades of Blackpool, climb joyfully the
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    POISONOUS PLANTS IN THE GARDEN.
    404 10 THERE are a few common local garden plants which are very poisonous, and a good many others which have a more or less powerful action on the human system if eaten. A knowledge of these plants, especially among those who have the care of children,
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    688 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. BUT ME SO HALIBUTS. IF I had stopped to think bsfor* dashing oil" yesterday's note on Cowper and his halibut I might lava r aHsed that even >f rulibuts could hardly be expected I all the way from Batavi.-. to f and even if It
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    NAZI ORGANISATION UNCOVERED IN LONDON.
    583 11 Expelled Journalists Head "Inner Ring." SECRET AGENTS SHADOW GERMANS IN ENGLAND. Amazing Revelations Made In London Newspapers. I JITLER'S organisation in England, which is said 11 to include 500 agents, has an 'inner ring' operating in Bayswater, at the head of which were the German
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    BETTER CAREER FOR ARMY MEN.
    316 11 BETTER CAREER FOR ARMY MEN. May Return For Longer Term. UNCERTAINTY REMOVED. London, Aug. 10. COLDIERS about to complete their first term of colour service may now extend their c and make the Army a under a plan announced today. It \b atoo proposed to allow "A" and M B
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    WEATHER DELAYS POLAR FLIGHT.
    115 11 REGULAR SERVICE ENVISIONED. Moscow, Aug. 10. THE projected third North Pole flight from Moscow to the United States is being delayed by unfavourable weather at the Pole. The first two nights havr been favoured by exceptionally good weather but owing to the fickleness nf the polar
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    SCOUT JAMBOREE (LOSES.
    101 11 SCOUT JAMBOREE (LOSES. Baden-Powell's Moving Appeal. Vogelenzang Aug. 10. A moving appeal for peace and goodwill by Lord Baden-Powell, Chief Scout, brought to an end the F!fth World Scout Jam bore" Addressing 28.000 boy scouts. Lord Baden-Powell, who is in his 81st year, said the time had come to say
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    CHINA BUYS U.S. WARPLANES.
    52 11 Best Customer In July. New York. Aug. 10. China was the heaviest buyer of arms In the United States in July and Japan third. Chinese purchases came to $310,000. of which $293,000 were for military aircraft. Japanese purchases totalled $204,000 of which $203,000 were for military
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    DUCHESS OF KENT ESCAPES MISHAP.
    117 11 May Visit Windsors At Wasserleonburg. Warsaw, Aug. 10. THE Duchess of Kent, who was involved in a motoring accident in England only a few days before she left on her tour of the Continent, escaped another only through the presence of mind of her chauffeur.
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    TOKIO DENIES SPY REPORTS.
    212 11 Japanese Version Of Hungjao Incident. A tokio romav Office statement in connection with the .atest SinoJapanese incident a: Shanghai near the Chinese aerodrcme at Hungjao. issued this morning by the Singapore Japanese Consul ate- General, says: "Sub-Lieut. Oyama was shot to death by Chines.* police guards
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    NORMANDIE BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD.
    71 11 Paris, Aug. 10. »PHE French liner Normandie, which recently set up a new record for the Atlantic crossing in the westerly direction, on the return trip has bettered her own record for the voyage in the easterly direction by covering the 2,936-mile stretch from Ambrose Lightship
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    BRITAIN DEMANDS RELEASE OF SHIPS.
    52 11 Instruction To Rebels. London, Aug. 10. Sir Henry Chilton, British Ambassador at Hendaye, has been instructed to make a formal demand jto the Salamanca authorities for the early release of three British vessels, the Molton, Candleston Castle and Mirupanu, which are held by insurgI ents.—
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    Wealthy Widow To Aid War Chest.
    93 11 A PROMISE to give portion of her properties to the Central Government if it is involved in war with Japan is reported by the Chinese press to have been made by Mrs. Hardoon, Chinese I widow of an Iraqi Jew, who is I reputed
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    BIG JAPANESE NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
    451 11 Grave Turn To Shanghai Incident Reported. THE Japanese Navy is staging a great demonstration off Woosung, mouth of the Yangtsci River, according to Chinese reports which state that 60 of these warships will shortly proceed to Shanghai and up the Yangtse to Nanking to safeguard Japanese
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    CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE REICH.
    126 11 CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE REICH. Dr. Kung's Talks In Berlin. Berlin. Auk. 11. r\R. H. H. KING, China's Finance Minister, vesieiday held a long conversation with Dr. Sihacht, President of the Rcichshank. and it is reported they discussed ways WMI means for an increase in the xolum.' <»f tfoods exchanged
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    46 11 MORE GUNS FOR WAR REFUGEES. Orphans of the Spanish war whose parents were killed fighting for Franco were received in Rome, where they will live in a special camp until the end of the toar. The children carried guns and flags when they marched through Rome.
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    ZIONISTS DEFER VOTING.
    56 11 Palestine Commission's Plan. Zurich. Aug 11. AFTER a lengthy debate until the early hours of the morning, the Zionist Congress postponed voting on the resolution denying the Palestine mandate is unworkable and rejecting i the partition plan until 9.30 a.m. today I The result is expected at
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    Leviathan Bought By Britain For Scrap.
    44 11 London, Aug 10. THE 50,000-ton American liner. Leviathan formerly the German liner Vaterland, has been bought by a British firm for scrapping and is expected to arrive at Rosyth, East Scotland, toward the end of this month Aneta-Trans-Ocean
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    "LEAVE MOTHERCRAFT PROPAGANDA TO ONE AUTHORITY."
    1027 12 HEALTH OFFICER ON INFANT WELFARE. Position Clarified In Special Statement. "SOCIETY IS DOING FINE WORK WITH CRECHES." "The main aim of the Municipal infant welfare department is prevention," declares the Municipal Health Officer, Dr. P. S. Hunter, in a statement to the Straits Times
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    COLONY RUBBER STOCKS DOWN.
    49 12 Colony stocks of rubber on July 31 were 17.54? tons, a reduction of 1,777 tons on the June 30 figure of 49.319 tons. Of these storks. 10,740 Cons were in the hands of port authorities awaiting shipment and 36.802 tons in the hands of dealers.
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    PLANTER YACHTSMEN REACH HOME.
    148 12 PLANTER YACHTSMEN REACH HOME. Malayan Boat's European Cruise. BUILT by a Malayan planter and a Malay boat-builder, the 10-ton yacht owned by Mr. E. J. C. Edwards arrived at Falmouth yesterday after an interesting cruise from Port Said, via Crete, Greece, Italy and cruising in French canals. With Mr. Edwards
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    New D.P.P. From Outside Service.
    112 12 New D.P.P. From Outside Service. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11. MR. R. C. J. H. Cunyngham-Brown has been appointed Deputy Public Prosecutor. F.M.S.. in succession to Mr. C. H. Whitton, M.C.S., who is going away on leave. Mr. Cunnyngham-Brown, was called to the Bar in May. 1927.
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    RADIOPHONE LINKS JUNGLE STATE TO MALAYAN SYSTEM.
    388 12 Extensions In Pahang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lipis, Aug. 10. TTHE radio telephone system in PahanK. introduced five years ago because of the difficulty of maintaining a telephone line through thick jungle, has been advanced by connecting telephone subscribers in the Pekan
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    Smugglers Lose $400 Tobacco In Car Blaze.
    149 12 Smugglers Lose $400 Tobacco In Car Blaze. Katong Residents Wakened At Dawn. CLMUGGLEK lost MM worth of tobacco earl> this morning when the motor-car into which they are believed to have loaded the contraband from the sea. caught fire near a block of Katonu Hats ikvupied > Europei.il.->. The car
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    WALLACE BEERY SCORES AGAIN.
    154 12 it The Cinema. Old Hutch (Wallace Beery and Eric Linden). M.G.M. At the Capitol. Wallace Beery gives r.noiher of his characterisations as a likeable old ne'er-do-well In "Old Hutch." Cast as an od loafer who has to work so; that he can explain the novelty ofi
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    PERAK SKYE MEETING
    57 12 THERE is only one scratching for to. morrow the first day of the Perak Tui Clubs Skye Meeting— Goldfinch in the second race, for ponies. Class 2. Dlv. 2, four furlongs straight. Tt.e double totes will be on Rac.'s 4 and 5 and Races 6 and 8.
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    CHINA'S MOST LOVELY WOMAN DUE TODAY.
    152 12 f* HINA'S most beautiful woman. Butterfly Wu, famous film star, arrives in Singapore today for a one month tour of Malaya. She is due by the Shirala thin afternoon and will stay in Singapore for a week. In conjunction with her first personal appearance
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    PERAK MALAY WEDDING.
    70 12 The wedding will take place on Sunday. Aug. 15. at Teluk Anson. of Che Ahmad Tazalli. younger brother of Dato Muda Mohamed Razaih M.C.S., Assistant District Officer Gopeng and Kampar, and the eldest daughter of Che Abdul Aziz of the Sanitary Board Office, Teluk Anson Che Ahmad
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    World Cruise Was Boyhood Dream.
    280 13 World Cruise Was Boyhood Dream. TTiE cruise of the yacht So Fong. which arrived in Singapore from Java yesterday fulfils a life-long, dream of her owner and captain. Mr. A. T. Baker of New York, a retired banker. Brand new. the schooner is on her maiden voyape from Hong Ko.ig.
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    YOUNG INDIAN GETS 18 MONTHS FOR $56,000 THEFT
    234 13 Not Man Who Devised Scheme, Says Judge. AID GIVEN TO POLICE SECURES LENIENT SENTENCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 10. SENTENCE of 18 months' rigorous imprisonment was passed upon Augustine Cunard for the theft of $56,000 from Taiping Post Office on
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    TIGHTER TEXTILE CONTROL.
    153 13 Closer Check On Hong Kong Goods. A STEP towards tightening up the Straits Settlements piece goods quota scheme to prevent the evasion of the regulations was announced last night. A Straits Settlements Government communique states that it has been i decided by the Secretary of State that,
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    MUAR GIRL ATHLETE BACK FROM CHINA.
    97 13 Qualified As Teacher At j Shanghai School. MISS Loh Swee Lan, the Muar Chinese girl, athlete who went to Shanghai as one of Malaya's representatives for the All-China Olympiad in 1935 and decided to stay for further studies, has ieturned to Malaya after a
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    CAFE MANAGER ON RASH DRIVING CHARGE.
    264 13 CAFE MANAGER ON RASH DRIVING CHARGE. Ricksha-Puller's Death In Beach Road. A RICKSHA which had been reduced almost to matchwood, was an exhibit before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, when Tan Ewe Hock, a cafe manager, j was called upon to answer a charge
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    21 13 Mr. J. N. Milsum. Agriculturist. Agricultural Department. S.S. and F.MS, to be Senior Agricultural Officer, Agricultural Department SS. and F MS.
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    AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE.
    144 13 AMUSEMENTS SINGAPORE. GARI.K X 111. 'IKK CEYLANG Peace Time A Super Cantonese Talkie A Silent Picture Such Is The Family. 7.45 11 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Sinner Take All. GREAT WOKLD— lilt SKI TALKIE The Preview Murder Mystery. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies. Cinemat Theatres and Side Show*. NEW WORLD Side
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    POLICE CHIEF CLERK CHARGED.
    132 13 $300 Allegedly Obtained From Woman. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. AN allegation that he had induced Mary Anthony, the sister of Anthonj (former financial clerk to the Chief Police Officer, Selangor) who was convicted of criminal breach of trust of $2076.02, to hand
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    36 13 Dr. (Miss) Soo Kirn Lan has returned from England, after four months' holiday during which she visited the Paris Exhibition. She has resumed duties as Medical Officer in charge of the Chinese Maternity Home, Kuala Lumpur
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    Municipal Clerk Acquitted On Bookmaking Charge.
    557 13 SEQUEL TO POLICE RAID ON ANIMAL INFIRMARY. A MUNICIPAL clerk, Yeo Boon Hee, attached to the Sewer- age Department, was this morning acquitted on a charge of frequenting a place to which the public had access for the purpose of bookmaking on Apr. 17."
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    45 13 ACROSS THE WORLD. Owner and Captain of the So Fnng, retired A zierican Banker, Mr. A. T. Baker and three of his crew of eight. His two husky sons, Hobart and Alfred (holding dog), accompany him with Alex Ozolins of Latvia (right).— Straits Times Photograph.
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    MENTAL PATIENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDCUFFED.
    344 13 MENTAL PATIENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDCUFFED. Coroner Criticises Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. "I REGRET, under the circumstances, to record a finding that the Officer Commanding Police District, Kajang, should have exercised a little more care in this caM either by handcuffing: the deceased or consulting
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    MIDDS. FORWARDS HAVE A GOAL FEAST.
    375 14 Seven Against Malays Who Won 4-0 In First Match. AN March 24 the Malays began their S.A.F.A. League first division programme for the season by beating the Middlesex Regiment 4—o. In the return match at Anson Road Stadium yesterday the Midds. won 7—o.7 0.
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    S.C.C. vs. R.A.F. TODAY.
    43 14 At the Stadium today the S.C.C. and the R.A.F. meet in a first division league matrli. The composition of the S.C.t. team is uncertain. In the first match, on the padang on June 2, the I 'ton 3—2.3 —2.
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    82 14 Chinese Middlesex Inniskilllngi IX LAP. IE 'olice 3C.C. Malays P. W. L. D. F. A. P 12 8 2 2 28 12 16 14 7 4 3 25 20 17 11 7 2 2 25 12 U 14 7 5 2 30 14 16 13 6 6
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    G.S.F.A. CUP FINAL.
    142 14 Marines vs. Post Office At Jalan Besar On Friday. The finalists In Government Services FA. Cup competition are Marine Department FC. and the Post Office Club. The final wtll take place at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday. Admission to the east side of the Stadium will be
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    OWEN SMITH & HUMAN SAVE MIDDLESEX.
    712 14 OWEN SMITH HUMAN SAVE MIDDLESEX. Goddard's Great Bowling Feat For Gloucester. London, Aug. 10. CENSATIONAL bowling by the South African, Owen Smith, enabled Middlesex to beat Surrey. Owen Smith at one stage had taken five wickets off 11 balls without giving away a single run. His average at the close
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    CUBS BEAT CHINESE.
    156 14 Baseball, Pitchers "Blasted From The Slab." (From A Correspondent.) The Cubs' Sluggers again proved too much for the C.C.A.A. In their set-to on Sunday at Farrer Park. This was the second meeting between the two teams in this season's league series. The Cubs won the first game
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    NEW RECORD FOR WOODERSON.
    57 14 London, Aug. 9. S. C. Wooderson. British mile champion (and record holder with 4 min. 10.8 sec.), broke the British record for three-quarters ot a mile at Glasgow. He returned 3 min. 0.9 sec, beating Jack Lovelock's record by 1.3 sec. He wa.-. thA;etenths of a
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS RESULTS.
    250 14 Four Doubles Matches Go To Three Sets. /**OOD handicapping is leading to many close matches in the Tanglln Club lawn tennis tournament. Four ties yesterday including one in the scratch event went to three sets, and the others were well contested. Full results yesterday were: Mixed
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    KUALA LUMPUR Y.W.C.A. PRIZE-WINNERS.
    141 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. The Y.W.C.A. Sports section held its annual prize-giving last Friday. There was a supper which was attended by about forty members and guests. Mr Loke Yung Hong gave away the lawn tennis prizes to the followins. Championship Singles:
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    BOWLERS ON TOP.
    105 14 Cricket. Roden And Lockhart In Form At Segamat. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. Aug. 9. Some excellent bowling was seen in the return match between Genuang and Rengam at Rengam. when the home side won by one wicket and thus avenged their former defeat. This was only
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    115 14 for a mere three runs in only two ana a half overs. He had Stradllng caught on* the fourth delivery of his first over. Bewicke bowled with the next and Despard caught and bowled off the sixth. With the first delivery of the next over
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    S.C.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
    73 14 The first round of the men's sing>s landicap matches, divisions "A" and B." In the S.C.R.C. torunament were )laved vest rd'-y. Results: "B" Singles: Loh Hurk Lens beat Jan Kee Tlan 6—4.6 —4. 6—4.6 —4. "B" Singles: K. I. Tan beat Dr. O&n rian Soo 6—3. 9—7. "A"
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    46 14 Lawn Bowl*. S.C.C. lawn bowls ties for toil week ire: TODAY Championship Singles: Semi-Final W. M. Edwards vs. D Sturrock. Championship Double > T. B. Roger and J. Riley vs. W. Wiliams and J. Philip. TOMORROW. Championship Singles: S#mi-Fin»l H Gray vs. T. B. Rogers
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    TRIPLE TIE IN WOMEN'S MEDAL.
    266 15 All Three On Same Handicap. Three player? tied in the "A" Division of the women's August medal competition, at the Singapore Golf Club on Monday. Each did 41, eacn had a handicap of 9. eacn thus returned 32 net. They will play off the tie
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    BENTON CUP AT KEPPEL.
    136 15 The Benton Cup Competition will be played at the Keppel Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 26 and 27, over 36 holes, stroke play on handicap; should it rain on either day, the best 18 holes to count. The Benton Cup cannot be won outright
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    20 15 G'harle* Hare. British Davis Cup player, comes a cropper during the. match in which he fought so valiantly against Budge.
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    A NEAR-MUTINY ON THE MOWGLI.
    594 15 PUNAI'S SECOND WIN IN CARDOSA CUP SERIES. RECOVERS FROM INITIAL MISHAP IN WHICH HER SKIPPER GOT A WOLLOP. RiIUTINY and what looked like attempted homicide marked the second race for the Cardosa Cap last Sunday when Punai repeated her previous success of two weeks ago,
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    ANNUAL "AT HOME" AND REGATTA.
    105 15 The eighteenth annual "At Home" and Regatta of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club will be held on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 5 p.m. HE. Sir Shenton Thomas and Lady Thomas will be present, and Lady Thomas will present the prises. There will be three races
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    Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    260 15 Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL. Good Times For Heats. At the Fort Canning pool yesterday heats were decided in the V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival, the finals In which will take place on Aug. 21. Seven clubs and units sent entrants. and good times were recorded. The V.M.C.A. and Chinese Swimming Club boys took
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    38 15 TODAY. Soccer: R.A.P. W. 8.C.0., Dtv I, Stadium. TOMORROW. Soccer: Excite va. PuWMhera, Div n. Stadium: S.J.I. Pmst »s. Present. Water Fate: YM.C.A. Seniors W. Juniors, 5 p m. Crleket: Midds. n. V.M.C. A. Juniors.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    684 15 Fahmy vs. Jack Saturday's Fight And Boon Mah vs. Hemchit Joe Diamond i A ch ievemen t Alec James Goes To Work Squash Players Angry. Conducted By "ECHO." /^•REAT interest is being manifested in Mohamed Fahmy's third appearance in the local ring, at the Happy World on
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    32 15 A Wimbledon Sports Compresentative of local organisations has been formed, and will co-operate In the promotion of physical fit: the borough and endeavour to obtain greater facilities for trainng forms or snort.
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      241 15 HAPPY WORLD STADIUM SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th C. H. KIAT PRESENTS HIS y SUPER CARD" Mohamed FAHMY llV^ MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF EGYPT vs. fIOW Gunboat JACK %fl| DEFEATED FBISCO TWICE IN RANGOON WV^ I*"*1 AND ALL WEIGHTS CHAMPION OF INDIA I ,Jb I >fe^ >. X <3) HOINDS .^^A_» jB-i "'^■K.
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      32 15 Experience Tells Experience extending over more than half a century has taught Fraser Neave to produce the finest Aerated Waters in Malaya. This experience is your safeguard Issued by Fraser &Neave W
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    CASE OF CHAMPAGNE NOT LAWYER'S FEES.
    1162 16 LEE CHOON GUAN ESTATE AFFAIRS AGAIN BEFORE COURT. THE affairs of the estate of Lee Choon Guan, deceased, were again before the Singapore High Court, before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, Acting Chief Justice, yesterday, when the trustees of the estate moved the court to
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    Defence Pleads Statute Of Limitations.
    289 16 Defence Pleads Statute Of Limitations. European's $7,000 Suit Against Malay. THE question whether a claim for compensation payable by a defendant by reason of a breach of agreement in writing on the part of the defendant entered Into on July 21. 1932, was barred by the Statute of Limitations was
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    45 16 There was a large gathering at the Kuala Lumpur Station on Sunday night to see Mr. P. H. Hendry. the well known Jeweller, off to Singapore en route for Colombo by the Arizona Maru. He expects to be away for a few months on holiday.
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    ROBBED OF $110 lIN TANK ROAD.
    318 16 ROBBED OF $110 lIN TANK ROAD. Timber Merchant's Court Story. SAYS GANG PINNED HIM TO GROUND. UOW he was attacked from b?< hind, pinned to the ground by a gang of Chinese and robbed of $110 was related by (hone Shin, a mid-dle-aged Chinese timber-merchant, at a preliminary inquiry by
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    CHINESE FINED $80 FOR RASH DRIVING.
    167 16 A fine of S3O or thre-_> months' rigor. ous imprisonment in default wximposed on a Chinese named L.»e Ati Lee who was convicted in the Singapore Criminal Dstri^t Court yester I by Mr. H. A. Forrer. on a charge of causing the death of
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    'SINGING NOT A NATURAL GIFT OF MAN.'
    920 17 Doctors Discuss Voices And Tennis Elbow. QPERA singers and tennis players claimed a s>hare of the attention of the British Medical Association meeting of Belfast recently. Sir Milsom Rees, the throat specialist. Tho has been laryngologlst to Covent Garden for 40 years, surprised
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      272 17 Their Part In Building The C.P.R. To the EdiUr of the StraiU Times. Sir,— With reference to the film "The Great Barrier," shown at the Capitol last week: It was reported that considerable trouble had been taken in production to portray as faithfully as possible the original scenes.
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    SURVEYORS" SECOND ANNUAL DINNER.
    229 17 Success Of Two Local Born Chinese Members. AT the Chartered Surveyors' Institutlon (Malaya Branch) second annual dinner at Sea View Hotel. Mr. C. F. Snell. F.S.I presided. The guests included Col. CaveBrown i Chief Engineer Malaya Command) and Mrs. Cave-Brown, Mr. Hallas (Chief Engineer, Worts and
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    TWO WORLD FLIGHTS Australia's "Goodwill Envoy."
    106 17 TWO WORLD FLIGHTS Australia's "Goodwill Envoy." I*WO world flights In op.joalte dlrec- tlons will be made by Australian fliers early next year as part of the 150 th anniversary celebrations of New South Wales. One of the planes will pass through Singapore. Sir Keith Smith and Captain P O. Taylor
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    52 17 Mr. Maxwell Hall, formerly of the Brit.- rth Born'Kj Government Service, bag been appointed to be Warden of t.rU d sacred sites In Jerusalem. T:i c sites are administered by an English Trust of which Lord Lee of Fareham Is the President-chairman Mr. Maxwell Hall took up the appointment on
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    Gordon Wellesley's Film Is Released.
    1039 18 Malayan Producer Makes Gripping Murder Drama. The Brighter Side of London Life. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 1. IT takes such a long time between 1 the shooting of a film and its appearance on the screen, that probably most of you will have
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    Duke Saves Girl's Handbag.
    68 18 AN American girl tourist was stand- ing on the quay near the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Sue saw a couple get out from a launch. In her excitement the girl dropped her handbag, and the man who had stepped out of the launch fished It
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    WHAT LOSS OF LUKUCHIAO MAY MEAN TO CHINA.
    1276 19 Culmination Of Japan's Policy On Mainland. CO many clashes between Japan and China in recent years have ended in compromise that one is startled to find the two nations suddenly on the verge of war as the result of a comparatively trifling
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    SCHEME FOR RAISING WAR FUNDS.
    257 19 Proposal By Shanghai Organisation. AN important proposal which, ii <r carried out, would enable China to collect more than $3,000,000,000 from her people for carrying out various national defence measures in the event of a war with Japan was submitted in Shanghai recently by the
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      62 19 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937. COMOY'S, "GRAND M SLAM." MM SALES STILL MV INCREASING. M?m These pipes have mi W proved their soundness M Mf as a quick selling line A purely on their merit— I, ess than four years on the market and A COOL already established as D
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      236 19 The muil! rwnnier Worker* y they put the "GIN" in car enGINe. fif I tflC jLM They clean up the cylinders— cli- R^fl Bb I ar% I minate "KNOCK" and act as an lIATAB TARLPTS upper-cylinder lubricant. They x^? prevent misfiring and prolong en- > -5v gine life. They are
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    CRACK NEGRO SPRINTER :: "GORGEOUS DAMSEL NO I" WEDS.
    23 20 CRACK NEGRO SPRINTER "GORGEOUS DAMSEL NO I" WEDS. the ,00,00 y.ir(bs il( 'i s.ms »t the international athJetic meeting nt tlu, \Y'|,it«. city.
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    18 20 A FITTER GENERATION: English .uirt Scandinavian girls trainiiiß to be instructres < *es at a summer school i.t Kent.
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    22 20 FIRING A TORPKDO from H.MS. Brasen during a demonstration in Plymouth's Navy Week. Lar 5 e crowds of holiday-makers visited th« fleet.
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    24 20 EOUB DAMBBL NO. l". Miss Laaiac Lyman, v ..n an American beauty competition, after her marriaK« to Mr A !*I. Henderson, the well-known pilot.
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    11 20 (Belowi: PRINCE BIRA. the wellknown Siamese racin? driver, inapptd at Brookl.indv
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    12 20 m(w |||c ()f pr((dl|(„.,„ liyß NOVELLO. n d^^ the mi<jst h. h(>rus
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1937. No. ML,
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      LAWS NEEDED TO CHECK RADIO INTERFERENCE.
      665 1 Growing Demand For Legislative Action. 7 rouble From Electric Fans. THERE is a growing demand for legislation to prevent users of electrical apparatus, in workshop or home, from spoiling their neighbours' enjoyment of radio programmes. In at least one country, Holland, this nuisance has
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      49 1 BEATRICE HARRISON, famous alike as a concert performer and as the woman who, thirteen years ago, played the violoncello in her garden at Oxted, England, and thus persuaded the nightingale to sing for broadcasting. Miss Harrison will give a recital from Daventry in Transmission 6 on Saturday. 8.8.C. photo.
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      Deep Voices Bast For Radio.
      140 1 Deep Voices Bast For Radio. nEC.WSE it U more rt'easant to car. the baritone type of ><oice :j prejerablc to the tenor in broadcast speaking, according to qenero.l manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commitlion, Mr. C. J. A. Moses. He v:as commenting on a statement attributed to the director of
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      REMARKABLE NEW ZEALAND PROGRESS.
      119 1 WEW Zealand's Prime Minister, Mr M. J. Savage, has frequently declared that the ideal of the Government v a receiving set in every home. How near Is the Dominion to this point? The Post Office made a recent Kurvey, comparing the receiving licences at the end
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      85 1 i The most pampered hens In the world now come from the United States, for news has arrived concerning the use of a musical background from radio apparatus as an aid to the hen In Its work of laying eggs. It Is stated that the apparatus Is connected to a
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      Britain Organises Emergency Radio Network.
      370 1 THE British Home Office is considering a plan for using amateur radio transmitters as an emergen cy network covering the whole of the country. The preliminary tests of the plane are to be made this month. The plan originated during the recent Fen floods, when
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      BROADCASTING DIFFICULTIES IN SIAM.
      172 1 No Upcountry Current Until Twilight. DEOPLE who live in Siam's rural districts can listen to their radios only after seven o'clock in the evenings. Until then all electric power is needed for city use and the unfortunate up-country man just has to wait. This is only
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      ANOTHER DRAMA OF THE AIR.
      111 1 A curious chain of circumstances recently led to another of those situations which must seem, to the persons con- cerned, to be not less than miraculous! The wireless operator of an Air Prance liner flying on the PragueWarsaw route happened to pick up an 806
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      74 1 The claim that Britain leads the world in its television service was made by Major G. C. Tryon, the Postmaster-General, at a Government luncheon. The guests were able to see a television programme on sets arranged In the room. The range at present is usually about 25 miles, although it
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      Valve Fails At Right Moment.
      147 1 Valve Fails At Right Moment. AS if it were taking a part, the sub -modulator valve of the modulator panel at Hong Kong's radio station Z.B.W. burned out one minute before the worldwide radio silence observed as a mark of respect to the late Marchcse Guglielmo Marconi. Officials of the
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      AMERICA'S ELECTRIC MOTHER IN-LAW.
      118 1 Radio columnists in tlie United States are chuckling about the latest story of the courts in which the radio came into the evidence. It was a case in which a negro wife told hew her husband came home drunk and disorderly but the judge Insisted on
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      93 1 Television broadcasts from London theatres and from Covent Garden Opera House are the latest relays planned by the 8.8.C. The special television cable, used for the first time to transmit pictures of the Coronation Procession, has been extended for this purpose. The line to Temple Bar and Fle2t Street will
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        94 1 TO-DAY! TO-NIGHT! AND ALWAYS YOU GET THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT with this "His Master's Voice" AMERICAN MODEL 10 T tf^P laaa^i luxury in everything This H.M.V. Model 10 T U a BEAUTY or PERFORMANCE This is not a claim but a simple statement of fact. All we ask it to have
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        17 1 Famous j^lr^ throughout the world For perfection WILLIAM JACKS CO., (Malaya) LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG.
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        156 2 The 1937 ANNUAL THE PREMIER ANNUAL OF THE FAR EAST Will contain several full pa&es of coloured prints pictorially portraying the infinite cKarm of Malaya. Several full-pa&e colour plates *****1 l1 111 l> Wiiii>>><>^ depicting the vivid beauty of 1 I*^^1 iii<>^ Malayan life and landscape. 4\ fo I? 1%
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        226 2 yiAAAA^I CALCULATOR Hand and Electric Models Demonstrations gladly given. SOLE ACE NTS DUNCAN ROBERTS LTD SINGAPORE -KUALA LUMPUR 6ENTS AND LADIES TAILORING UNDER EXPERT HANDS. GIAN SINGH CO. No. 4, Battery Road. 4 In enteric Fever I have prevrribrd "Serrjratio's Tonic" in caws »f aiurmia resulting front Malarial t'rvrr, and
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        339 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. TODAY SINGAPORE ZIIL 1 33 Met t22J m) mm. COO Chinese 'Teocliew) music. Gramo- >e records I I fence music. Gramophone records. "15 "An Amateur Riblnson Crusoe." Talk A. B Gootiall. Mr. Goodall has lived for sonic years on the little island of Pulau Serunbun,
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        302 2 (Almost a Gentleman") With Sydney Baynes and hia Orchestra. 11.35 News and announreme i.ts 11.50 Greenwich time sirnal. 11.55 Dance music. 12.20 Close down. Electrical rec«rdln«. 'iramophim records. BERLIN. DJB 15.28 mo s (19.74 in.); DJN 9.54 me s (31.45 m.l; OJE 17.76 mc/t (16.89 mi and DJQ li.38 me
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        306 2 N1R0M. VIK 15 IS Me/s (19 8 r.MN 19.28 He (29 2 ml pm 6.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 5.54 Evening concert. C 50 News bulletin. 7.10 Popular r-otpourrl. 8.00 Flowers and plants in Indian gardens. 8.20 Classical concert by the Ntrom Orch. 9.20 Dance music. 3.48 Exchange rates. 9
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        795 2 TOMORROW SINGAPORE p.m. 6.00 Indian music. Gramophone record*. 6.30 Chinese music. Modern Mandarin songs. Gramophone records. 6.45 Mandarin lanjuapc lesson No. 4. By Mr. Chan;; Yl Ling. 7.00 Piano and violin recital. Gramophone records. "Fantaisle In P. Minor' Chopin. Piano Recital by Alfred Cortot. "German Dance" Mozart. (b> "Tambcurin" Gossec.
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        479 2 9.20 News and economic review in English on DJE, DJN, DJQ. and in Dutch on DJB. 9 35 Today in Germany. Sound pictures. 9.50 Harvest in Germany. 10.20 Request concert. 11.05 Daiiy life in Genrany cEntlivh). 11.20 Close down. PHOHI-HOLLAND. PCJ 9 59 me s (31 28 m.) a.m. 720
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        84 3 BRITISH "'""'headphones TYPE A (ADJUSTABLE REED) $21 ACKNOWLEDGED BEST AND MOST SENSITIVE IV THE WORLD TYPE F (feather weight) $8. SENT C. O. D. POST AND ALL OTHER CHARGES PAID or POST FREE on RECEIPT OF REMITTANCE S. G. BROWN LTD. VICTORIA RD. LONDON W. 3. ENGLAND. PYE RADIO FAMOUS
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        71 3 YOU CAN RELYON^ BATTERIES FOR YOUR RADIO Obtainable from ail dealers or from EXIDE DRYDEX BATTERIES OMbam Laae, Orchard BA, Spore. Advertisement of The Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd. HERMAN A. DEVRY LATEST ENGINEERING TRIUMPH FOR THE CINEMA. ONLY RADICAL IMPROVEMENT IN PROJECTOR DESIGN IN A DECADE 1913 i^^^% 1937
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        241 3 HONG KONG (Continued irom page II) 4.20 Relay— Dance onhestra from the Roof Garden of the Hon« Konu Hotel. 5 20 Studio: Children.-, concert. U.05 Gilbert and Sulllvai. excerpts. 8.30 ClOKin/ local stork quotations and Hong Kong Exchange Market report. 6 35 London: The Twilifht Serenade™. Fantasy in music and
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        758 3 A. J. Alan. Recorded In the London Studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 8.30 Dance mutic. Gramophone records. 8.50 News and announcements. Relay from London 9.15 Variety. Gramophone records. 9.30 Dance music, played by the Raffles Hotel Orchestra, under the direction o Dan Hopl:lns. Relay from Raffles Hotel 10.00 Close
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        670 3 8.20 Concert relay. 8.50 News In French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 Literary talk by M. Pierre IX scares. 9.30 Events of the moment. 9.40 Gramophone records. 9.50 The Cockade of Mimi Pinson. 11.15 Rates of exchange and French stoccs (rentes) 11.20 Close down. TPA-3. 11 U mt I (25 U
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        747 3 and his Pour Players. Story told by Ian Grant. Production by P. H. C. Plffard. 8.30 News and Hnnouncenu nu 8 35 Greenwich time sipnal. 8 50 Close down. TRANSMISSION 2. p.m. 5 40 The Third Cricket Test Match: England vs. New Zealand, commentary on the first day's play by
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        324 3 10.11 Hindustani music. 10.51 News LUllctin in English. 11.11 Vocal interlude by Uly Pons (soprano) t 11.26 Dance music by Paul Strauss and Orchestra, i Prom •■Prince's 1 Festeuraut). 1?.26 Time signal. Close down. HONG KONG ZBW-3. 9.51 me 131.4 m.) %.m. 11 50 Peter Dawson. rm. 12.00 Roy Fox
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        397 3 6.50 Big Ben. S.ote and Gaelic Cor 7.20 "Anita and the IBrphant Riw# and a fantasy. Book and lyrics by Ian Grant. Music, oy Len Haves and Biliy Hill. Production by F H C. PifT/i; 8 oo Recital by Maggie T.yte toprano), Drr Nussfcaum: Auftra Mainach:; An die Kachtlgall; m,
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        67 4 fit; il^| B> SUSPENSION CRANES l^g f£ lle new DEMAG suspension cranes are sun Vk^^^H !s_-.^^^^™m» mV-^ ple Clie »P cranes, which ran be Wu pat up rapidly In existing baiMiag without any runway supports, and also altered or exJ^M t& tended by one's own staff. Carrying rapacity fif* 5
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        406 4 PARIS. TPA-4. U.7t mr/i (8S.M m p.m 8.35 Concert r*lay. 7.35 News in French, market prices, rates of exchange. 8.00 News In Spanish. 8.10 News In Portuguese. 8.20 Talk by M. Archlnard (In English). 8.35 Close down. TPA-S. 15.24 me s (1* W a) I.M Concert relay t.M News in
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        533 4 PENANG. IB 7 oo Time signal ani announcements. J05 Paul Whlieman and Concert Orchestra. 1. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. 2. Soliloquy. 3. Mtdnlgh, Reflections. 7.20 Syncopated music. 'B.B.C. 7.35 Third Cricket Test Match. England vs. New Zealand. Commentary. 'BBC.! 7.50 Song recital by Maggie Teyte (BBC.) C.20 What's On In
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        421 4 PARIS. TPA-4. 11.78 me/» (!S H m) B.D1. 6. 35 Concert relay. 7. 35 News In French. Market price*, rates of exchange. 8.00 News in Spanish. 8.10 News In Portuguese. 8.20 Gramophone records. 8.33 Close down. TPA-8. IS 14 me s (19 M m > p.m. 6.20 Gramophone records. 7.
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        710 4 TUESDAY SINGAPORE p.m. 6 00 Indian u.usic. 6.30 Chinese music. 7.00 Tunes from my Scrap-book No T. By Rex Allen. 7.30 Time weather, new*. 7.35 The Third Cricket Test Match. Relay from London. 7. SO Variety programme. 8.30 Piano recital. Oramophone recor.1*. 8.45 Musical Interlude. 8 50 News and announcements.
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        629 4 AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY £20 i Sing. Neighbour, Sing Pittsburgh W8XK 21,540 lit 9.00 Press Radio News New York W2XE 21,520 13. 9 15 Press Radio News N. York, Boston W1XK 9,570 31. J 11' .50 National Farm Home Hour Wton, N. Yort W3XAL 17,780 11. TOMORROW am. 45 Sports
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        588 4 7 20 The Coventry Silver Band, conducted by W. Ellison. James Bolesworth iBass) 8.05 The Cafe Colelte Orchestra.' d: by Walford Hyden. in a prrxjramr.i-- ot dance music from the Cootfi other parts of the world. Chef o'oi tre: C. Denier Warren. Produced >•■. W. Hanson. 8.30 News and tnnotmcemi
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