The Straits Times, 17 August 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURf.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1937. PRK'E 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      166 1 Singapore: 140. cccil st cphonc 5471) MiWEOBi BINZ ORINKmRNNiCD iiiiii >!•■ kfc ATOMIC^ COLD STARTING DIESELS H^^ reliable estate service. 5 to 15 B.H.P. Ifim THESE ENGINES ARE flPgHblP^H EXCEPTIONALLY LOW IN VV^lHl^iHb^ PRICE AND THE RUNNING vMwML--J37 COSTS FOR FUEL AND fl£ d-^f LUBRICATING OIL IS ONLY rTI.JT^ ONE
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      23 1 FOR AIX DEFECTS or vision CoaMJt fcaUMbhed over Z9 ytmn QmIIM OphthUmJc Ovtleteu HSU. 9, RAFFLES PLACE. v»«ci*l rriee yu*U far wt*mA efcMr—
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      202 1 "HIS MASTERS VOICE" MODEL 581. 1 Model 581 is a 6 valve Ra4i«gratti: The wave ta.n%tn m9 mr^ m covered by the Model are as follows: H > I L* l> 7 to 16 metres U, t., 14ft metres ,spi|s] I* BA 1^.7 I- 53 metres 185 to 564 B\
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      78 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. CPHONC 3683>, Scots OJhtsky Tb« E«>t*rn »j.nci.» Ltd Wedding Gifts GIFT SUGGESTIONS ...A Specially trained staff is at your service, making Gift selecting delightfully simple. Our range of modern, moderately priced gifts, ensures satisfaction. SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEWLY jmT RECEIVED WEDDING GIFTS fl||^ NOW ON
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    DEATH
    19 2 KENNEDY.—At Glasgow on the 12th instant. Jamea Kennedy aged 73. for many >ears with the Singapore Harbour Board.
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      452 2 me nt is announced between h Robert Yates of Messrs Dunlop Plantations Ltd.. Malacca, youngest son •r and Mrs. R. B. A. Yates of Jehlum, India and Edna May only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Allan of Sydney, NSW. SITUATIONS VACANT Lady Cleric, Box 589. position filled. Applicants
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      500 2 SITUATION WANTED MILLET WANTED by an experienced Grade I Dresser. South .ndian, Married. Well up in Anti-Malarial works. Good re* I ferences. Free from Oct. 1. 1937 Box No. 653. Straits Times. POSITION <\ anted very Highly n mended Senior Conductor ol 23 years er.uenence. Thorough knowledge of all branches
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      543 2 BOARD RESIDENCE Bl ONA VENTVR.V 45 Scott's Road Superior Boarding Establishment. Large airy rooms. Je-ccllent cuisine, garages moderate rates. Phone 6292. ■LOXTOV 7 Oxley Rise. Single aouole room, modern oathrooms. billiards garage*, gardens beautifully furnished, dally or month! v rates. Prom M 5 o.m. Tel. 7*ll. 3 TANGLJN HILL. Vacant
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      758 2 1 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET— Spacious godown also suitabli for factory alongside Kallang River at Kal lang Bridge. Reasonable rent. Por partlcu lars apply Lee Rubber Co., Ltd., Chin. Building. Chulia Street. ro let offim from 525 each la WINCHESTER HOUSE EBO ftUßßtt FACTOR* ofl Balestler Road as
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      559 2 PUBLIC NOTICES ROAD NOTICE. Notice is hereby gSven that the tinib^i bridge over the Llnggi River on the man Singapore-Penang Road, situated 2 nui South of Seremban. is closed to all lorry \n\i omnibus traffic of a gross weight exceeding 2 tons until further notice. An alternative route is indicated
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      437 2 You always FEtLL BLST when you LOOK BEST .^.^^.^^W -A. Ha' i i Hp--«4 ---~-A> Ewm > fhoiM MM BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE I' Mrs. HARU and Miss HAK« 60. WATERLOO i-TREET Telephone 7467. BEE CHOW CO., MIRMIWI r*II.OR. I •MOM. 21 ('ill I.IA STRKET sIXGAPORF
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      697 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated tc England) M.UL. PAS»Si NOfcß AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 8 OOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EABT MML SERVICE C WARD FROi-1 LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAT Due ije Snore 1937 CO T li.ooo
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      394 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA* (Inco.'jorated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG SHANGHAI. ss. miTIII MARU Aug 23 ss. HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 5 ms TERUKUNI MARU Sept. 11 5.5. KAKUSAN MARU Oct. 3 SJ. HARUNA MARU Oct 18 Round trip
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      560 3 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES BANGKOK-SAIGON ANGKOR -PNOM PENH Displacement Leaving Returning M.S. Tons Singapore Singapore LALANDIA 11,000 Sept 18 Oct 8 JUTLANDIA 13.100 Oct 9 Oct 29 MEONIA 11.000 Oct 30 Nov. 19 boring l A 12 500 Dec 11 Dec. 31 LUXURIOUS ONE CLASS MOTORSHIPS ALL CABINS HAVE ADJOINING PRIVATE
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      291 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (incjrporateo in England' APCAR LINE FOX HONG KONG SHANGHAI MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA •.ft. TILAWA Mum 26th Aug. 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation (or flm ana secona clast passengers Special noli day return ticket* interchangeable wttto P ti O 8 N CO. issued at
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      1055 3 SHIPPINC HIE BLUE FUNNEL LINT (Ocean Th« Uua Khlow Steamshio Co (19.12) 144, Steam Ship Co. Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White Stai lv Steam Navigation Co Ltd i Aberdeen A ommonw »tv tine Th* Straits Steamship Co Itd Shaw SaviU A 4lblon i* l.to The China Navigation Co
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    200 4 Today. Bagan and Selat Pandjang (Hong Thong) .3 pm Bengkalis L. Bilik (Mapia) 3 p.tti Fort de Keck. Padang. Pakan Baroc A SiaK < Hong Kwong) 3P n. lava, South-West Sumatra. 8. -East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas A Timor Diily (Christiaan Huygens) 4 pjm nang. Siam. Burma. India.
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    AIR MAILS. INWARD.
    84 4 AIR MAILS. INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Wednesday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 10 p.m. today. Wearnes: To Knala Lumpur and Penang: Mails close 6 a.m. tomorrow. Dutch: To
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    TIDE TABLE.
    250 4 SINGAPORE Today H. W. 7.42 ra. 6.7 ft.; 6.25 p.m. 8 ft. L. W. 00.44 a.v;. 3.5 ft.; 11.55 p.m. 5 8 ft. (iiieiday, August 18. H. W. 8.58 a.m. 7.2 7.45 p.m. 8.2 ft. L. w. 2.11 a.m. 3.1 ft.; 1.55 p.m. 5.7 ft. Thursday. August 19.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    172 4 Rice quoted per koyan 40 picols Other commodities quoted per picol except where otherwise stated. Singapore. August 17, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Ganiuier $800 Hamburg Cube $15.00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper. White Muntok $17.00 White $16.50 Black $9.75 Copra. Mixed $5.50 Sun Dried $5.80 Tapioca. Small Flake
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    139 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, Aug. 17, 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. 17, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General
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      647 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. < Incorporate^ in P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: ROOFING AGINTS fJt 8 RLVB AND SIAM STATES RAIIWAYS I 1. 1 PHONE: trelrr* 5433— Passat* M3l Ls^^ vla i ai aaa NortTj America ■gl^^jf^R Europe Fait through trains direct nffifjK^ from shlp'« sicU at Vancouver in ■fy^T' PBW^pf J\
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      609 4 PUBLIC NOTICES ORIENTAL TELEPHONE ELECTRIC CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in United Kingdom) List of Additions and Alterations to thf uly 1937 Telephone Directory. Telephone Subscribers are kindly requested to make the following Additions and Merations to their copy of the above Tele>hone Directory recently Issued. A eCIOI AUebe. D— l 7
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      1123 4 HERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated m USA.) (Incorporated ir England) BOSTON NEW TORS A BALTIMORB -ELLEKMAN- LINE VIA SUEZ CANAI FOR lIAVRX. LONDON DUt ROTTERDAM HAMBURG NAVIGAT R AUR Sept VU Port, od 8-e. Caoal STEEL SEAFARER Sept 32 Sept 21 Dut Sails tCITY OP KIMBERLEY
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      387 6 THE KIOTOI'S STORY ■pBMMHiI k "TB OF A HEADSTRONG I- Jf )6^ A HRIRESS WHO TIRED Lkjk^JE fc M TO KIND A SHORT SflHk^ffi^BßHk^HlH (IT TO LOVE BAK OPLN TILL MIDNIGHT GENE RAYMOND -ANN SOTHERN in a high-speed romance with 3 song hits! WALKING on AIR RKO-Radlo Pictuiv with JESSIE
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      275 6 TO-DAY at the CAPITOL Your Two Favourites ifm* nK* o^^^^^ m^. in their Best pL A RKO-RADIO PICTURE W, jJL*££; Bv^dHHHTr^iHVVI SHI wP/?C</sr^^ S«to imrrj/flw^k TSIfPR wffiy 9 queti and 6ir(n^ on roller CJSESKG WlTnfi ne *d over EDWARD EVERETT HORTON ERIC BLORE JEROME COWAN KETTI CPPCIAL GAUfAN WILLIAM BRISBANE
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      558 6 WHAT IS ON TODAY THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entersocial functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are I invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and dance (informal 9.30
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      151 6 SHE'S BACK AT LAST In Another Grand Musical Show! OPENING TODAY [ALHAMBRA I 3.15 I 6.15 I 9.15 I Awn, R °»£nT c J TiEy m M*i Special SHIRLEY TEMPLE Photographs will be given away at the 3.15 show Indigestion "doesn't live here any more' I tike 1 C«rter'« Little
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    629 7 TIN SHARES FIRM. HONG KONG BANK SHARES SLUMP. Fmni Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore. Aug. 17. Market -un-bed ©wing to the situation in China. At of progress it lJOks a> i no longer call it situation but a "fun-dress war. London Stock Exchange jobueis have adopted the usual
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      MINING.
      618 7 Issue Val. Fiasers fc Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 6/6 7/- 6/6 7/£1 Asam Kumbang 36/- 37/- 36/- 37/--(1 Austral Malay 58/- 60/-cd 58/- 60/-cd 5/- Ayer Hitam 34/9 36/6 34/- 36/--1 Ayer Weng 1.35 1.40 1.35 1.40 £1 Bangrin Tin 26/- 27
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      GENERAL.
      424 7 2 2 Alex Brick Orti 1.55 1.65 1.60 1.7 C 2 2 cio 7' 2 'i Prefs. 2.50 Ml 2.50 :-.60 10 10 Alias Ice <*.U0 IO.OUn 800 IOOOn 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 040 o.Bonom 0.50 0 75nom 1 1 B. M. Trustee 6 25 700 *25 1.26
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      233 7 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5 •-<■ 1001 red. 1940 5400.000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103'j 1007 red. 1947 i 1.600.000 Int Mar. 31 Sepl 30 107 V.z'o IKS r?d. 1955 51.000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114 1 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mnr. 31 Sept. 30 108 V
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      364 7 Fraser fc C:>. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.90 2.00 1.90 2.00 Alor Oajah Amal Malay Ayer Ilitam Ayer Molek Ayer Par.as Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Boi elli Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit K. B Bukit Hepong Bukit Timah «$10 Chan&kat Sercang Connemara Glenealy Plantati >ns Hamilton Haytcr
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 7 Tuesday, Aug. 17, Noon. No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 291/2 29% Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) Aug. 287/ i, 291/ b No. 1 K. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 29*4 29 Vfc August 29
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    111 7 London, Aug. 16. The following are today's bid' quotations for fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 22 9 British Empire "B" 10 7& British Empire Cumulative 16 V, 2 British Empire Comprehensive 18 lO 1 British General "A" 21 10% British General "B" 21 0 British
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    STOCK EXCHANGE. London, Aug. 16.
    349 7 STOCK EXCHANGE. London, Aug. 16. Yester- Rise day. or Pall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 113 H Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 110% War Loan, 3's p.c 100 Coin. Union Assce ;UnlU) 10% Prudential Asscc "A" 33 3 b '4 Royal Assce (£1 share 10a. pd.) Bvi Great Western Rly.
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    EXCHANGES.
    90 7 London, Aug. 16. The tjilowing were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 132 51/64 Athens 547 Vi New York 4.M* Bucharest 870 Montreal 4.98U sellers Brussels 29.59 Rio 4)4 Geneva 21.70 sellers official Amsterdam 9.02% Belgrade 210 Milan 94 11/10 Buenoa Aires unquoted Berlin 12.384 Montevideo 39% Madrid
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS.
    258 7 THE following quotations are published by courUsy of Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co., Singapore. Messrs. White, Weld and Company, New York, report by cable this ing:STOCKS. Rails: In view of the fact that recent action of the market nas seemingly indicated the majority of
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    DOW-JONES AVERAGES.
    267 7 19 3 7 Vesteroay To<i.. High Low Close C 194.40 165.51 30 InuuMi i.ils 190.02 189.34 < M 64.46 50.17 20 Rails 54.13 53.62 ..JIM 37.54 25.45 20 Utilities 29.23 28.92 tR.3I 105.89 99.54 40 Bonds 101.34 Itl.M \ew York SUck rxchang*-Busin«ss Done: ToUl Volume: 62t,»(M) Shares COMMODITIES
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      68 7 'EXTERMITE THE WHITE ANT KILLER 6 522/SO^V REFILLS I C.IQ/SO An "EXTERMITE" outiit will enable you to reduce your repair bills and protect your trees against the attacks of white ante. The outfits complete with full instructions for use are obtainable from any of our branches, post free. Manufactured by
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER.
      486 8 RIGHTS SOLD AND TREES RESTED. DIVIDEND OF SIX PER CENT. PHE twenty-seventh annual general meeting of the Bukit Katil Rubber Estates Ltd., was held in Malac.a on Friday. Mr. Ong Chin Yam, the managing director, presided and in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts said:
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      SURPRISE TEA FALL AT AMSTERDAM.
      137 8 Growers Not Perturbed. Amsterdam. Aug. 8. The average price at the past week's Amsterdam tea auction was 54 3 cents, against 55*4 cents per metric j pound in the previous auction. This reaction came as a surprise to j the market, which had looked for
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      MURAI TIN PAYS DIVIDEND OF 40 PER CENT.
      626 8 Further Area Of 140 Acres May Be Acquired. rE twentieth annual general meet- 1 ing of shareholders of Mural Tin Limited was held in Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. Mr. H. A. Coates presided and in moving the adoption of the directors' report
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      STEEL MILLS NOW WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY.
      362 8 STEEL MILLS NOW WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY. LESS PRESSURE FOR RAW MATERIALS. FOREIGN DEMAND FOR PIG-IRON. Glasgow. Aug. 7. The West of Scotland iron and steel trade is now working almost at full pressure again. New orders are not particularly heavy at the moment,' but the volume of deliveries still
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      NATIVE LABOUR IN SUMATRA.
      123 8 Shortage Being Overcome. Amsttrdam, Aug. 9. The problem of the shortage of native labour in the agricultural districts of Sumatra is gradually being solved. There was an influx of over 20.000 coolies during the first five months of the year. A further 15,000 are expected before
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      464 8 PRACTICALLY CERTAIN QUOTA WILL BE SHIPPED. LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT. LEWIS AND PEAT LTD. London, In their weekly report on the rubber market dated Aug. 3, write We have had a dull market and prices, after a slight improvement, sagged away again owing to further adverse statistics.
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      PRICE ADVANCE FOR STEEL PLATES.
      76 8 Removing An Anomaly Glasgow Aug. 8. It is understood hsre that the Import Duties Advisory Committee has sanctioned an advance in medium plates in order to reduce the anomaly which is considered to exist between the prices of medium plates at £11 15s. 6d. and
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      FRASER & COMPANY LET OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      252 8 FRASER COMPANY LET OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Singapore, Aug. 17, 10 am. company Dividend Total ror Books Close financial Date Ex. Dir. rear Payable Date to date Austral Malay 3%% int. Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 4 10% 5%% Bonus Hong Kong Tin 30% Int. Aug 20 60% JP° h "rta
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      461 8 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. .jorated in the Colony of Hong Kong) Uabillty of rr.eiutjers is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 Ot 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital »50 000,000 Is&ued and Fully Pald-Up $iO,OOC.OOO Risen e Funds: Ste.-iliiR 6.500,000 ■M| Kon.T
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      199 8 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital Authorised £3,000.000 Capital Subscribed £1,800,000 Reeerve Fund and Rest £1.247.829 Capital Paid up £1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. Lord Catto oi Cairncatto. Sir Charles Alexander Innes, X. C.5.1., C.I.E. Sir Thomas smith Xt J. M. Ryrie. Esq.. P.
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      502 8 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporate in England by Royal Charter 1853). Paid Up Capital lu 600.000 share* of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bfehopscate London K Amritsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star Hollo Saigon Bangkok Ipoh Srmaran*
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      165 9 KREML HAIR LOTION Prevents baldness scurf formation falling hair Obtainable at all Chemists and Stores? Distributors: GRAFTON LABORATORIES FOR H E ALTH AND VITALITY USE OKASA Trine is nothing to compare not even to approach the sure and prompt efficacy of this supreme Hormon Tonic. OKASA possesses enormous Health and
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      164 9 AMERICAN SHORTWAVE STATIONS TODAY p.m. 8 20 Dear Columbia New York W2XE 21.530 13.9 9.35 Ma Perkins. dr*m*tic sketch New York W3XAL 17,780 16.8 pm. 11.05 Edward MacHuph. the Gospel Singer N. V.. Boston WIXK 9.570 51.2 11.50 Stroller's Matinee Pittsburgh WBXK 15,210 11. "S 12.50 Word* and Music Chicago
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      263 9 "a good mixer" WL si NGApO r»^ IM Here's a live dry "gingei" with a punch a sharp and palatable Ginger Ale with just the zip and true ginger flavour you want but don't always get! By itself a treat...with Whisky or Brandy... Oh Well! Particular People Prefer Phoenix PALE
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      488 9 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE TODAY /HI 1 33 Mc/s (229 tt.) pm. t, dv Indian music. Gramophone records. b 30 Chinese (Hokkieri music. Gramophone records. 7.00 Tunes fiom my Scrap-book No. 7. By Rex Allen. 7.20 Time, weather, news and announcements. 7.35 Third Test MaUh. Relay from London. 7.50 Light variety programme,
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      430 9 7.50 Henry Hall and Dance Orchestra. 8.20 Organ recital. 8.50 News and announcements. 9.05 Greenwich time signal. 9.15 Close down. TRANSMISSION 3. GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.8 m GSG 17. 97 Mc/s (16.8 m.) pm. 9.35 Big Ben. Talk: "World AC-airs." 9.50 Recital by Frank Buttenvorth (flut^, and Muriel Llddle harp).
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      330 9 PARIS. TODAY TPA-2. 15 24 ire s (19 C 8 ml pm. 6 20 Gramophone records. 7.05 Talk on French events ■in Japfci.i 7 20 News in English. 7.35 Concert relay. 8 05 Talk on French events. 8.20 Concert relay. 8 50 News in French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 Talk
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    JAPAN'S RULERS AIM AT NORTH CHINA CORRIDOR.
    593 10 Militarists Protestations Fail To Inspire Confidence. BRITISH PRESS COMMENT. London, Aug. 16. THE anxiety with which the development of the Sino- Japanese quarrel is being followed is not diminished by the communique issued yesterday after the meeting of the Japanese Cabinet, says The
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    KING & QUEEN LEAVE GLAMIS CASTLE.
    54 10 KING QUEEN LEAVE GLAMIS CASTLE. Probably Will Return In October. London. Aug. 10. The King and Queen and the two Princesses concluded yesterday their holiday at Glamis Castle, home of the Queen's family, and returned by I road to Balmoral. Their Majesties will probably pay a further visit to Glamis
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    BRITISH MISSION VISITS GERMANY.
    40 10 London. Aug. 16. A party of civic dignitaries led by the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent left London on Saturday for Germany on a goodwill mission and also to study the municipal activities in that country—British Wireless.
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    MALACCA CHINESE DENY BOYCOTT.
    123 10 Chamber Of Commerce Viewpoint. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 16. rVFFICIALS of the Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce today denied the allegation contained In the Singapore Japanese press that a boycott of Japanese goods in Malacca territory was organised by the Chamber. They were anxious
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    TSINGTAO INCIDENT ENDED. CHINESE APOLOGISE.
    82 10 TSINGTAO INCIDENT ENDED. CHINESE APOLOGISE. r[E Japanese Consulate-General In Singapore has received the following cablegram from Toklo: "Concerning the incident at Tslngtao !n which two Japanese seamen were shot by a Chinese sniper, the Joint inspection on the pci was being made on August 14 by the authorities of Japan
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    GAS BOMBS USED, CHINESE ALLEGE.
    152 10 JAPANESE AIR RAID ON NANKING. SEVERAL PLANES SHOT DOWN. JAPANESE planes are reported by Sin Chew Jit Poh to have dropped gas bombs on Hainlng a town near Hung Chow but the casualties are not yet known. During the attack several Japanese planes were brought
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    SKODA GRANTS CHINA £10,000,000 CREDIT.
    50 10 Facilities To Buy "Industrial Goods." Prague. Aug. 16. •T*HE Chinese Financial Minister, Dr. *H. H. Kung announced today that he had concluded arrangements with Skoda works (Czechoslvakia's great armament manufacturers) for extending £10,000.000 commercial credit to China for the purchase "industrial goods"' from Czechoslovakia.— Reuter.
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    DANISH VESSEL SINKS OFF BARCELONA
    49 10 Barcelona. Aug. 14. The Danish vessel, Edith, was bombed and sunk about 30 miles south of Barcelona, according to a communique. Boats went to the assistance of the vessel and the crew of 20 and the French control observer have arrived at Barcelona. Reuter.
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    Far East Statesman's Daughter To Wed.
    58 10 London. Aug. 16. The engagement is announced of John Alan Mackey. of Alton, Hampshire, to Joan Elizabeth, elder daughter of Sir Frederick Whyte. Sir Frederick Whytc was president of the Indian Legislative Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and was political adviser to the National
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    HE WAS AFRAID TO CROSS A STREET.
    173 10 Lost His Nerve After 12 Months* Agony. Suffering from acute rh- umatisni la both his knee Joints— treated in hospital ticice without result— so unnerved that he was afraid to eros» a streethow readily every rheumatic sufforer will sympathise with this man. Read
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      "Oriental Fascism."
      872 11 Mr. Morgan Young, a former Editor of the Japan Chronicle, Kobe, contributed to a recent issue of the Contemporary Review an article which carried the title I "Oriental Fascism." There are few Europeans better qualified to write on Japanese affairs and to interpret current events in the Far
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      Government House.
      47 11 Thursday, Aug. 12. LJIS EXCELLENCY presided at a J** meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. Saturday, Aug. 14. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas wer e present at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club Annual "At Home" and Regatta.
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      Social and personal
      197 11 Mrs. Rose Charlotte Joseph of Penang died last week at the age of 78. Mr. B. K. Chengapa, of the Bombay Life Assurance Co., Ltd., Malaya branch, has been appointed as branch I secretary of the company's Ceylon branch. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Galland, of Bedong,
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    THE JAPANESE ARMY.
    697 11 Complete Independence Behind The Democratic Facade. Militarism in Japan. By Kenneth W. Colegrove. Boston: World Peace Foundation. 1936. pp. 78. 75 cents. DROFESSOR Colegrove's analysis of militarism in Japan is based on original Japanese sources, on the political literature as well as on the reports in Japanese
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    RELICS OF RAFFLES.
    634 11 Documents Treasured By Singapore's Oldest School OEFERENCE is made in "Notes of, the Day" today to nco documents bearing the signature of Sir Stamford Raffles which are preserved at Raffles Institution. By courtesy of the headmaster. Mr. D. W. McLeod, the Straits Times has taken a copy
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    WINDSOR'S " COLON lAL OAKS."
    122 11 WINDSOR'S COLON lAL OAKS." 'THE King has planted in Windsor Great Park the first of sixty oaks which are to form a Coronation memorial grove. Planted in geographical re- lationship to the tree representing the British Isles, the other oaks each re- present a Dominion or a Dependency, including Gibraltar.
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    NOTES Of The DA Y.
    715 11 RAFFLES' SCHOOL. FELT very close to the Singapore ol A Sir Stamford Raffles' day when I sat In the headmaster's room In Raffles Institution one morning last week and handled faded, crumbling, almost illegible documents signed by the founder oi this city. This was the
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    JAPANESE SHELLING OF SHANGHAI CONTINUES.
    277 12 $100,000,000 Civic Centre Reported Flattened. REINFORCEMENTS ATTEMPT TO LAND NEAR WOOSUNG. Exodus Of Foreign Women Starts This Morning. REFUGEES LOOT RICE SHOPS: MOB KILLS PORTUGUESE. 'THE heavy Japanese naval bombardment of Chinese sections of Shanghai on both sides of the river continued until late last
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    SETTLEMENT BOMBING TO END?
    242 12 Japanese Fulfil Condition. BRITAIN PROTESTS TO NANKING. THE Japanese flagship Idzumo has moved away from alongside the Japanese consulate to a whart two miles down the river, ostensibly to be in a better position to bombard the Chinese positions in Pootung. which are being subjected to
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    PROTECTING FOREIGN INTERESTS.
    150 12 American Marines Rushed From Manila. A COMPANY of United States ma- rines has been ordered from Manila to Shanghai, and the possibility ol ending an additional regiment of inlantry from the United States to the Philippines or direct to Shanghai was discussed yesterday by President Roosevelt and
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    29 12 The Kwangsi Government has requested the Central Government to take over control of the arsenal and munition factories in the province. Arsenals throughout the country are working 24-hour shifts.
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    Facts About Shanghai.
    114 12 QCENE of so much bloodshed in the last three days Shanghai on a population basis is the world's fifth city, 3,500,000 people living there. The only cities icith larger populations are London, Ncio York, Tokio and Berlin. The population of the Internationa! Settlement is 1,148,000, this figure
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    CHINESE ATTACK IN NORTH.
    155 12 FIGHTING SPREADS TO CHAHAR. FIGHTING in North China has been intensified since Sunday, the Chinese claiming spectacular successes. A fresh Chinese offensive was launched on Sunday on the Japanese positions near Nankow, north-west of Peiping on the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway. Thirty Japanese tanks vainly tried to stem
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    26 12 Vienna. Aug. 17. Dr. H. H. Kung, China's Finance Minister, visited Dr. Schuschnigg, the Austrian Chancellor, at Salzburg yesterday, after which he returned to Vienna Reuter.
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    German Apprehension Apparent.
    217 12 Berlin, Aug 17. •THE conflict in th e Far East is be- ing followed with close attention and some apprehension in German quarters, although, as the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung points cut, Germany did not sign the Nine Power Treaty. The newspaper asks, can hostilities be localised and
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    JAPANESE EMBASSY TO QUIT NANKING.
    46 12 pOKESHADOWING the ruptui. „i Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, Reutor reports that the Japanese Fmbassy and un*u!.ir officials in Nanking have recurs: c<i the Chinese Foreirn Office it vide them with facilities t*> evacuate. There will then be no Jap. left in Nanking.
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    WOMEN GIVE WEDDING RINGS TO WAR CHEST.
    53 12 Mrs. Feng Yu-hsiang. wife C: "Christian General." and Mr?. Chao-chun wife of the mayor of Nanking, have given their wedding r:njrs> toward the Chinese war chest. They appeal to all Chinese women I their lead, and to make individual contributions in the form
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    CHINESE GUNS REPLY EFFECTIVELY.
    244 12 THE first bombardment battle between Japanese warships and land forces against Chinese troops at Pootung continued vigorously until 11 o'clock last night. Since then there has been only a brief occasional burst of fire, but as the night wore on it seemed both sides had decided
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    48 12 PAGE 9 British Press on China. PAGE 12 P. O. to omit Shanghai Middlesex Regrt. leave Singapore Friday Rice prices up in Malaya Penan? Chinese paper suspended PAGE 13 British evacuation Shanghai food shortage Crisis affects finance Torpedo attack on Idzumo PAGE 16 Singapore news
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    LAST NIGHT'S BATTLE.
    478 12 FIERCE NAVAL LAND ENGAGEMENTS. DESPERATE CHINESE ADVANCE. WITH searchlights from the Japan- ese flagship Idzumo sweeping the Bund in a search for snipers and the Japanese naval bombardments- becoming increasingly severe, Shanghai early last night prepared for a disturbed night. A tremendous explosion, the cause of which
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    P. AND O. LINERS WILL NOT CALL AT SHANGHAI.
    442 13 PRECAUTION DURING CHINA FIGHTING. War Risk Insurance Rates Up By 40,000 Per Cent. JAPANESE VESSEL TO TAKE REFUGEES. SHANGHAI will be omitted as a port of call by P. and O. liners while it is a theatre of war. As far
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    30 13 BATTALION ORDERS that the Ist Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment, '•will proceed to Hong Kong on or about Friday" being typed by an orderly ot Gillman Barracks yesterday. Straits Times Photograph
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    PENANG CHINESE NEWSPAPER IS SUSPENDED.
    183 13 PENANG CHINESE NEWSPAPER IS SUSPENDED. Government Ban For One Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 16. THK Modern Daily News, a Chinese newspaper published in Penang, has been suspended for a month from today by the Straits Settlements Government. Beyond confirming the information, the Resident Councillor Mr. A. M.
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    LAND OFFICE CLERK IN MOTOR COLLISION.
    67 13 AMR Sim Keng Chew, of the Land Office. Singapore, was rushed to hospital by ambulance this morning In a seml-eonse!ou;j condition following a collision between his irotor cycle and a blcyc'.e in Lavender Street, near the Junction of Jalan Besar. The other cyclist was
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    F.M.S. FOOD TAXES MAY GO.
    93 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 17. IT is expected that the High Commissioner (Sir Shenton Thomas) will make an announcement on the foodstuffs duties at the Federal Council Meeting on Aug. 26, in accordance with the promise he made to the Hon. Mr.
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    DROVE CAR HOME: DIED HOUR LATER.
    175 13 DROVE CAR HOME: DIED HOUR LATER. Mr. George Grant Gray. I ESS than an hour after he had driven his car home from Seletar to Changi, Mr. George Grant Gray, aged 39, chief clerk at the directorate of works at the Royal Air Force Base, Seletar, died from heart trouble
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    War Demand Sends Rice Prices Soaring.
    436 13 20 PER CENT. UP IN 14 DAYS. "Tilt: price of rice, staple food of the majority of Singapore's half million inhabitants, has made the biggest jump for some years 20 per cent, in a fortnight. The rise of two cents a katty to seven
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    FRESH CHINESE AIR RAIDS.
    107 13 BIG FIRES STARTED IN SETTLEMENT. VESTEKDAY morning witnessed one of the most serious Japanese antiaircraft actions as seven Chinese planes flew over the vicinity of the Idzumo and dropped five bombs, one of which exploded on a pontoon near' the flagship. A second went aground within
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    STOP PRESS.
    127 13 Shanghai, Aug. 17. The first embarkation of foreign refugees took place early this morning. Women and children accompanied by their menfolk gathered at three specified concentration points, one at the Shanghai Club and others about a quarter mile away. Thj women and children gathered in the Shanghai Club's
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    TEN TONS OF FILM KIT FOR JUNGLE PICTURE.
    317 13 Sound Expert Comes From Arctic To Equator. AiflTH 10 tons of the most up-to-date, portable, light and sound equipment ever built to go on location for filming jungle scenes, the remainder of the technical party for the making of Booloo in Malaya
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    Middlesex Regt. Leave On Friday.
    275 13 Tattoo To Go On: Band To Remain. ABOUT 700 men of the l>t Battalion. The MWI—M Regiment, who have beca ordered to Hong K<»im M an emergency measure in the Sino-Janane.se crisis, are likely to leave on Friday by the Blue Funnel vessel Menelau>. Battalion
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    FOREIGN WOMEN LEAVE SHANGHAI THIS MORNING.
    181 14 AMERICANS READY TO SAIL FOR MANILA. Ships Draped In Huge White Flags As Safety Measure. MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND GIVEN PASSAGES TO HONG KONG. FOREIGNERS being evacuated from Shanghai were io concentrate at three .specified points at nine o'clock this morning to board launches
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    STOCK EXCHANGE REACTION. PAR EAST ISSUES MARKED DOWN.
    146 14 STOCK EXCHANGE REACTION. PAR EAST ISSUES MARKED DOWN. London, Aug. 16. nrHE Far Eastern situation is the all- absorbing topic of conversation in the City and the stock exchange is reacting to the latest developments by marking down Chinese brnds four per cent, and Japanese three per cent. The market
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    "WILL USE LAST INCH."
    451 14 1 lEUTENANT COMMANDER Welby Everard, who is in charge of the registration, told Reuter:— "We will use the last inch of deck space to accommodate as many as possible by Thursday. After that the position is in the air. There are no more ships available now
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    Chinese Trade Fair Postponement ?
    90 14 Chinese Trade Fair Postponement CHOULD the war in North China continue unabated, it may be necessary to postpone the opening of the Third Annual Chinese Trade Fair scheduled to begin in October at the Great World. It is understood that, owing to hostilities in Shanghai. Shanghai merchants are faced with
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    Grave Danger In Evacuation.
    208 14 ■XMIF British authorities were ad- vised by the Chinese Mayor of Shanghai, Mr. O. K. Yui, not to carry out the evacuation this morning owing to the danger of Chinese bombing. The spokesman declared the British authorities had not made any request for a truce. A
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    MALAYAN SCHOOL PUPILS LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY.
    83 14 OEVERAL Singapore, Johore and Penang schools are taking part in a photography course provided by Kodak Limited. They Include the Junior Department of the V.M.C.A.. St. Andrew's School. Raffles Institution and the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore: the English College. Johore Bahru; and the Penang Free School
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    DRAMATIC TORPEDO ATTACK ON JAPANESE FLAGSHIP.
    259 14 Chinese Motor-Boat Just Misses Mark. A DRAMATIC eye-witness* account of river incidents in Shanghai last night was given by Mr. Andrew T. Brennan, South African Trade Commissioner in Shanghai, in an interview with Reuter. "I walked out of my home at the Shanghai Club
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    CHOLERA DEATH ON SHIP BOUND FOR SINGAPORE.
    217 14 Nearly A Thousand Coolies In Quarantine. hundred Chinese deck passengers, mostly coolies, m the Danish steamer Muinam which arrived at Singapore yesterday from Hoihow. Hainan Island, were quarantined on St. John's Island owing to the death on the voyage of a cholera victim.
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    DINNER FOR CHINESE OPIUM COMMISSION
    84 14 A DINNER in honour of the seven members of Nanking Government's opium commission who are in Singapore to study local opium administration will be given tonight by Mr. Kao Ling Pai. Chinese Consul-General at Singapore. The function, which may be attended by local Chinese merchants,
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    Shanghai Faces Food Shortage.
    153 14 Shanghai Faces Food Shortage. Police Quell Rice Rioting. gHANGHAI is facing the prospect of a serious food shortage. Market supplies are unable to reach the city from the northern and eastern areas, while Japanese air raids hailed the inflow from western and southern irw, Atumpu to loot rice shops hi
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    WAR RISK RATES RISE SHARPLY.
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    159 14 London. Aug. 17 sharp rises in marine assur- ance against war risks to China were recorded at Lloyds yesteYday, quite a heavy business being transacted. The Shanghai rate rose from 6d. to £3 per cent., no risk .iftei discharge, and to £10 per cent., warehouse to warehouse and 15 days
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    MALAYS SPRING A SURPRISE.
    562 15 Play Lively Soccer To Beat The R.E. DLAYING with splendid spirit, the Malays beat the Sappers 4—l, at An son Road Stadium, yesterday in a first division league match. To say that the result was unexpected would be putting it very mildly! The R.E. won the
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    83 15 Chinese Middlesex R.A. Innlskilllngs R.A.F, RE Police sec. Malays Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. P. 13 9 2 2 31 14 20 14 7 4 3 25 20 17 14 7 5 2 30 14 16 12 7 3 2 27 15 16 14 7
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    WARREN SHIELD TIE AT SELETAR.
    165 15 R.A.F. Defeat Gordons By Odd Goal Of Three. The R.A.F. beat the Gordon Highlanders 2—1 at Seletar in the first round of the Warren Shield knock-out soccer tournament The airmen displayed much better combination and only fine defensive work by Brown and Sey kept the
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    23 15 Urip. the Malay goalkeeper, leaps hi gh to make a good save in yesterday's league soccer match at the Stadium. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    NINE GOALS IN PADANG GAME.
    160 15 Mental Hospital Get Three Of Them. The Mental Hospital beat the S.C.C. II 6 3 in a friendly match on the padang yesterday. From the kick-off the visitors had the better of the exchanges. Eventually a corner was awarded against the S.C.C. Hashim placed it
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
    21 15 Yesterday's ties In the Tanglin Club tournament will be played tomorrow and those down for today will stand
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    WOODERSON'S GREAT RUN AT IBROX. Just Misses A World Record.
    241 15 WOODERSON'S GREAT RUN AT IBROX. Just Misses A World Record. Before 50,000 wildly enthusiastic spectators, Sydney Wooderson, the English mile champion, broke both the British and the Scottish allcomers' records for threequarters of a mile at the Rangers' F.C. sports in Glasgow on Aug. 7. The Blackheath Harriers time of
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    BRITISH ADVISER WINS KEDAH MEDAL.
    161 15 The July medal (stroke) competition of the Kedah Golf Club, at Alor Star, resulted in a win for Mr. J. D. Hall (British Adviser) after a tie with Mr. F. E Ivery and Captain C. J. M W The scores were: J. D.Hall 82— 8=74
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    CHINESE BEAT RANGERS IN SELANGOR CUP-TIE.
    243 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. End of season staleness manifested itself in the Selangor Cup fixture on the T.P.C.A. ground, when the Chinese won a very lucky victory over the Rangers by the odd goal in five. They got the deciding
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    CHINESE LEAD S.C.C. IN "KLINEY" CUP MATCH.
    431 15 Straight Set Wins In Two Opening Singles. THE first round tie between the S.C.C. and the S.C.R.C. in the Kilney Cup inter-club lawn tennis tournament opened on the padang last evening. Two singles matches were played, and both were won by the Chinese
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    ABINGDON BEATEN BY FOUR GOALS.
    147 15 Seventh Successive Victory For R.A.F. Town Office. The Town Office of RAF. Headquarters achieved their seventh successive victory on Saturday, when they defeated .he team from the minesweeper Abingdon by four clear goals at the Naval Base. The first half was very evenly contested, an-?
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    JOHORF ASIATIC TEAM. May Play In Singapore This Week-end.
    245 15 JOHORF ASIATIC TEAM. May Play In Singapore This Week-end. Cricket. 'From Our Own Correspondent! Segamat. Au,; A move is afoot to raise an All Johore Asiatic cricket team before this season ends and io play a couple of games with strong clubs outside the State. As a first step negotiations
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    NEW ZEALAND PERFORM CREDITABLY IN THIRD TEST.
    727 16 ENGLAND'S FEEBLE BATTING. THREE WICKETS LOST FOR 86 RUNS. THE play yesterday in the third Test Match, at the Oval, '•roared New Zealand. After having seemed likel y to be all out for under 200 Mime enterprising batting gave them the useful total
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    33 16 Purkis, R.E. goalkeeper, foils a hi ?h- jumping: Malay forward, with a back covering him, in yesterday's league soccer match, which resulted unexpectedly in a good win for the Malays. Straits Times Photograph
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    MALACCA CLUB DRAW WITH DE VRIES' XI.
    658 16 Good Batting By Ponsford, Scott And Massey. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 16. 'THE curtain was rung on the Malacca cricket season, when the Malacca Club drew with C. A. de Vries' XI In a two-day fixture which ended yesterday. The Malacca
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    RACE TRAINING.
    36 16 Training for the Singapore Turf Club's forthcoming meeting (Aug. 28 to Sept. 11) begins on Thursday at Bukit Timah racecourse. "Captain Dash" will attend regularly and his notes will appear in the Straits Times.
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    STONOR SHIELD MATCHES.
    162 16 Selangor Club Lose To Indians. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16 A five ru s lead in the first innings enabled the Indians to beat the Selangor Club in their Stonor Shield tie and thus qualify to meet the Rangers in the semi-final. The match
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    T.P.C.A. Outplay The Chinese.
    86 16 The T.P.C.A. scored a decisive victory over the S.C.R.C. In the other Stonor Shield match yesterday by 109 runs. Thanks to hard hitting by Nalliah '56" and a more subdued but fine 47 by Anandarajah. the T.P.C.A. were able to score 163. Chok San bowled best
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    SINGAPORE NON-BENDERS' TEAM FOR KLANG.
    59 16 The following will represent the Singapore Non-Benders against the Selangor Non-Benders at Klang on Sunday next: J. A. Dean, C. Hewetson, J. Higgins, G. G. James, the Hon. Mr. A. B. Jordan fcapt), Dr. J. M. A. Lowson, Major. R. H. Quill, W. H. Stuart
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    BRUNEI vs. LABUAN.
    101 16 Inter-State Games During Holidays. During the August holidays memoera of the Brunei Recreation Club 'sited Labuan as guests of th? Labuan Recreation Ciuo. The various inter-state games played between Brunei and Labuan resulted as follows: Hockey: Labuan won by three goals to nil. Billiards: drawn. Tennis: Brunei
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    677 16 Jack's Victory— Won Chi Defence— A Pertinent Query— Midds 9 Departure— They Can't Win The Soccer Cup Now. Conducted By "ECHO." I ET full credit be given to Gunboat Jack for his clear-cut victory over Mohamed Fahmy on Saturday night. He fought a brainy battle with great
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      51 16 THE SPORTS DIARY. TODAY. *•«■<•«: R.A.F. vs. Police. DiT. I. Stadium; Law* Trnab: "Kllney" Cvp B.C.C. vs. S.C.R.O. TOMORROW S«r««r: B.C.C. vs. China*, Div. I, Stadium; H.Q. RAP. (T. 0.) va. H.K.8.. Clerical Unkm ground. Lawn Tennb: "Kliney" Cup— B.C. C. «f. S.C.R.C. THI'RSDAT. Smw: RAP II vs. Publishers, Div.
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    PETITION FOR COMPULSORY WINDING UP OF COMPANY.
    955 17 Engineers And Contractors In Voluntary Liquidation. OPPOSITION BY THE PRINCIPAL CREDITOR. CTRONG opposition to an application for the adjournment of the hearing of a petition for the winding up by the court of Engineers and Contractors Ltd., was made in the Singapore High
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    HEAVY JAPANESE RUBBER BUYING.
    70 17 New Tariflf On Sianvs Railways. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ptnang, Aug. 16. TPHERE Is heavy Japanese buying of rubber In Bangkok, according to reports received here. The Siamese Railways are introducing a revision of freights whereby the long haul from Haadyaal to Bangkok will become more
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    CHINESE NIGHT SCHOOL
    61 17 MISS Dorothy Jurgess. the General Secretary of the Y.W.C.A., records rapid progress in the first progress report of the Chinese Night School at Tan Boon Llafs premises in Outram Road, which, through the initial support of the Rotary Club <mr started five months ago. The present total
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    WOMAN DEAD ON RIVER BANK.
    250 17 Pasir Panjang Mystery. FIRST CONNECTED WITH MISSING WIFE. JLIYSTERY sunounds the death of a young Chinese woman whose decomposed body was found lying on the bank of a river off West Coast Road, in the Pasir Panjang district, on July 28. A Malay fisherman named
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    ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT OF EXCISE MARK.
    108 17 Throe Chinese Charged CHARGED with having counterfeited the mark used by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise to denote that the chandu containing in any receptacle is Government chandu or has been made or supplied by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, three Chinese named
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    Month's Salary For China's Red Cross.
    304 17 Month 's Salary For China' s Red Cross. How Singapore Is Helping. CINGAPORE Chinese are spending anxious hours waiting for the latest news from China, and special editions of the local Chinese papers, sold at prices ranging from one to three cents according to the importance of the news, are
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    56 17 UNDER the auspices of the Chinese Association a lecture entitled 'Pre-sent-day China" will be delivered by Mr. W. H. Chen at 5. Short Street. Singapore on Thursday at 8 p m Mr. Chen has been for many years Chinese editor of the North China Dally News, leading
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    THE TRAGEDY OF THE TIRED MAN.
    187 19 THE TRAGEDY OF THE TIRED MAN. Natine never meant man to woilc strenuously dar in. day out. amid the heat and fevers of thi.s climate. Naturally the exhausted bodies of all who have to work for their living, cry out in protest. Your ov. n energy Is not enough to
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEERS WIN IROQUOIS CUP : TEAM PICTURES.
    205 21 CHINESE VOLUNTEERS WIN IROQUOIS CUP TEAM PICTURES. r v >IK>IBEKS OF lilt SCOTTISH COMPANY checking in on the range at the SVC. Service rifle raeetins on Sunday. •K" CHINESF COMPANY who won th« Iroquois Cup: Lieut. Yap Peng Geek (captain), C.Q.M.S. Fam Foong Hee. L Srt. Yap Ewe H.u. I.
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