The Straits Times, 6 September 1937

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    40 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A 3ENTUR I .J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA o i\\<;es SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1937 I'KICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times ■X) PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1937. PRICK 10 CENTS.
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      73 1 Singapore: iao. Cecil si. cphone 5471). IU 1937 A lA/U I Qi£3^= sole agents THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated Ir England) SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. v:ps. sa METAL IS PRECIOUS! Do Not Waste It By Bad Cutting Methods The OXY-ACETYLENE PROCESS is the tried and proved method, the
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      190 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25 JAVA ST. ('PHONE -?68r»». "JAEGER" PULL-OVERS I I PURE WOOL CASHMERE WITH J. LONG SLEEVES AND NEW A I SEMI PCLO COLLAR. EXTRA I i J LIGHT WEIGHT. FINE RIBBED. Vt'i s/i J SOFT FINISH til 111 AVAILABLE IN |1 PLAIN FAWN AND LIGHT GREY, \X I
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      574 2 PEDI.OW.— On September 2. 1937. at the Maternity Hosp.tal. Penan*, to Mr. JusUot J. H. Pedlow and Mrs. Pecllow. Scremban —a daughter. (S.S. and F.M.S. papers please copy). lANOLEY— MOTTRAM-GRAY— At PadOlnfton. London, on August 14. 1937, Albert L. 1-annlcy. son of Mr. ft Mrs. A. L. langley of Londi
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      582 2 BOARD R^SDENCu COOL airy rooms $85— 555. Excel full -card $45. plain $30. 11 St. Nicholas Flats. WHITEHALL. 32 Caimhill Rd^ Vncanc double ft single. English. Mod. P. 4747. BELLEVILLE. 15. Scotts Road Phone 4274. large airy rooms Priv Verandah mod sac SK A -FRONT: Single ft double ruomr Loinees
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      627 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET SPACIOIS GODOWN also sizable for factory alongside Kailang River at Kallang Bridge, area over 60.000 sq. ft. Reasonable rent. For particulars apply Lee Rubber Co.. Ltd.. China Building. Chulia Street ro lei Office* from 115 eatb in WINCHESTER HOUSE KUO KLBHfcK r.\C TOHV off
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      1125 2 PUBLIC NOTICE BRUNEI UNITED PLANTATIONS LIMITED. i iiioorporat-a in S S NOTICE IS HEP.U3Y GIVEN lhat at the Acnual Geneial Meeting of tbe Cjii.pany to be held on i>a:urday, Sep.. 2i, lttS'i, the Directors will recommend that a final dividend of 5 per cent., for the year ended 30th June
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      830 2 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST TENDERG »tt ln-ltcd lor uaeiprcolinp, and cork insulation to the com.. ft* >oo.'s ol houses »l Er.jr Koon Street. Plans, Porm .^i Tender and Specification car be obtained at tne Office >r the Sinsapoie Improvement Trust. A deposit of 150 is required and »ili be rt
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      398 2 BEWJTCHIK and what a ditteuiac L**BHB they make to von See that you gel V^ them at FIGARO .-J^ Ladirt Hair uith experts in v.'.' ""ounce. 93 Bras Baiah Rd. A Raffles Hot. I Phone 2868 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and MM HANA 60.
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      715 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENUER AND CARUO SERVICES PENINSULAR ANL ORIENTAL 8 N. Cc UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY t GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAU SER\nCS OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN.* AND JAPAN Out Tonna3ff Snor< 193. NVMIERA 16 or.' Sept II
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      548 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (lncoryora'eo in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGLNT3 FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. i rO LONDON Maries Marseille*. London Antwerp and iotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due SaiVASUKUN1 MARU 12.000 Sept. 3 4 IIAKON1 MARU 10.500 Sept 15 16 FUSHIM1 MARO 11.000 Oct 13 14 tIAKOZAK] MARU 10.400 Oct
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      679 3 I m. ■kuSSivSs yfl 1 v^ BTaTgu*- j: [mIA I V V Haaaa^^lT i|^»"^^^^^ '/j^l SANGKOS LINE Luxurious One Class motorshlps. Moat :ablns have adjo.ning Drtvate bath. Excellent cuisine. KOR (GENOA) MARSKII.LfcS LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPr:.*HAG»N Prom Prom From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham 'FIONIA 21-9 216
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      268 3 MPW WWII TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU Ptom Arrlvt H'ton* St Pres Coolidge Sept 1* Oct S Prea Wilson Oct. 6 Oct 26 Pres Hoover Oct. 16 No? i Prea Cleveland Nov 3 Not 23 Prea. Coolidge Nov. 13 Dec 1 Pres Taft Dec. 1 Dec. 21 Pres. Hoover Dec. 11
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      1086 3 "tr KLbEN TING >> SHIPPINL. rill BLUE FCNNEI LINI (Ocean Th. Hoa Kblow Steamstale Co MM I.M. S',«un Ship CO. Ltd and China Mutual Tht Cunaro >Vhit» <u> Ha Sieam Navigation O» Ltd i Aberdeen I ommon>r»m uno fh» StraiU Stfanuhlr Co Ltd. Shan Sa-lU A Albion l« Ila rh»
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    240 4 Singapore. September 6, 12 noon. b'lyer Seller Gambler S8.00 HaniDurg Cube S15 00 Java ?uif $11.00 hepper. Whit? Muntok $17.TS White $1725 Black $11.73 Copra Mxed $4.85 Sun Dried $4 93 Tapioca Small Flake $4.40 Fair Flake $4.25 Meiimm Feari $5.10 Small °eari $4.80 Scgo Flour No
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      175 4 Monday, September 6. Ship* alongside the Wnarvet «r expected M arrive. Entrance Cut KKPPEL HARBOOK Main Wharf P.W.D. Grab No. 1 and Hoppers Nos. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 and Tag Belangkas, Dredger Foremost, Dredger Tembakul. Lch. Kittlwake. Tung Song, Lch. Sir H. Anderson.
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      101 4 During the week ending Aug. 28, 1937, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 28.087 cases, of which: 15.773 (56 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,050 (four per cent.) cases to *he Continent of Europe, 7,822 «28 per c?nt.) cases to
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      319 4 Burma (Slrdhana) 3 pm East, North. South and West India (Sirdhana) 3 p.m Tuesday. September 7. Pengerant <S. Soon Heng) ..9 am South Africa (Roggeveen) U.S.A. (Parcels only) (President Pierce) 10.30 a.m Ceylon (President Pierce) ..11 a.m Mauritius (Roggeveen) Bagan ana Seiat Pandjang (Hong Thong) 3 pm
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      AIR MAILS.
      101 4 INWARD. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due last evening: Arrived this morning. Wearnes: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives this evening. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives tomorrow afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives tomorrow after. mon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Wednesday evening. Imperial: From F.urope: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      141 4 Mails from Europe etc (Amsterdam) expected today, Sept. C, by air (Netherlands), will be delivered to boxholders at 10 a.m. General delivery of 'etters at 11.40 am. Mails from Penang and Kuala Lumpur expected today. Sept. 6. by air (Internal Service) will be delivered to boxhokiers at 7.30
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      DELIVERY OF MAILS IN LONDON.
      22 4 Mail dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 13. by Kaisar-I-Hind will be delivered In London today Sept. 6.
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      CLEARANCES
      16 4 Sept. 5: Havre, Mat a Hari (Brit); Etrema (Dut.). Sept. 6: Siantar (DuU; Maridal fNor).
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND I COMMODITY PRICES.
      430 4 fHE following quotations are published fy courtesy of Mews. S. E Levy and Co., Singapore Messrs White, Weld and Company, N.-w York, report by cable this morn- ln B GRAIN. Wheat: Poor condition of the crop is reported from lmpottant areas in Australia and
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      RANPURA.
      27 4 The Ranpura has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive here at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the SMB. Wharf on arrival.
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      Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.
      21 4 The Johan van Oldenbarneve t is expected to berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves at noon tomorrow.
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      27 4 The Mirzapore hu also left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Sunday She will proceed alongside the SH.B. Wharf on arrival.
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      stonor shield final.
      149 4 Cricket. Indl'inS OkKTI WVli IIIUKUIS, VJ\>en »dl A afainst TP(' 4 X.l .f\. (From O.ir Own Correspondent.) Kuali Ijimnur «?Ttnrriav An exc^L^rw'c.cf^aSrship ol 88 between B. S. GUI and B. K. Chengappa put the Sclangor. Indians in a strong position in the final of the Stonor Shield
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      Y.M.C.A. XI FOR CLP-TIE WITH INDIANS.
      50 4 Association Football. Th the Indian Association at the Anson Road Stadium tomorrow: J. Ferguson: n. Jackson. K. Leembruggen R Lyne. g. L Day. R. Medland; P Swyny A Noden. V. N. Plllay. Llm Kirn Wee. Lim Bak Song. Reserves:— Chan Joo Tiang. M. Swyny.
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      481 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. i lncorporates id P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S. KI.YS AND SIAM STATKS RAILWAVB rUK PHONE: {■>«■*»( S43S— PMamc* M3l CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Entrland) FARES SINGAPORE EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £103-18-7 Second Class From £71-10-8 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY O.P.R.
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      328 4 (Incorporated In Straits Stttlemenia) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (iuccrporatad x England) Oncoroortuo \r V 8 A.) •ELLEH.WAN- LINE BOSTON Ml YOUR BAI.'I MirtßC rOK UAVRt LONDON vl» SI'KZ TANAI ROTTERDAM HAMBURG L~>U* Sails VU Port* *nd Suet C«.xai STEEL SEAFARER Sept. 10 Dut Sail* MONTGOMERY CITY
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      389 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max rain- bright nun temp fail s'shir.e temp 'us hrs. °F West Coast. Alor Star 89 Nil 8.7 76 Bayan Lepas (Penang i 86 Nil 7.3 77 Sitiawan 89 Nil 5.7 74 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 4.1 74 Malacca 87
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    PLANES THAT WON BIG RACE.
    407 5 ITALIAN USE OF BRITISH ENGINES. MUSSOLINI DEMANDS BEST MATERIALS. »THE result of the Istres-Damascus- Paris air race, in which three Italian machines finished first, followed by one British and one French, has beeen seized upon as a political weapon with which to attack the French
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      376 5 LAST NIGHT awP^F^^F^^Tf^fP^^aaal TWO OF THE WORLD'S I ]ST^ ML MOST POPULAR STARS Tg ffl IN THE GRANDEST BsswJ^MswßaCaai wWWe^^W ROMANCE OF THE YEAR BAR OPFN T LL mIDMOIIT JEAN HARLOW ROBERT TAYLOR in MOM (;;nedy success! PERSONAL PROPERTY' with REGINALD OWEN TOMORROW— LAWRENCE TIBBETT As a dashing-romantic singer in
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      213 5 HaY VaV TMF KtMTt *OI» 1 J^ndsnOL RECORDS] BILLY COTTON i HIS BAND. •XT.* Sweet Lettaai (Film: Waikiki Wedding) F.I. The Merry-go-round broke down F.T. JAY U II Xl Jt HIS BAND M 79 In a Little French i'aatao F.T. Smile when yaa say Ossifcye F.T. KCGINALD DIXON 9tB< Dixon
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      283 5 NEW WORLD CABARET Tonight Non Stop Dance from 8.30 Until Midnight Admission 50 cts. Saturday Special Gala Race Ball from 8 p.m. Until 1 a.m. Admission 50 cts Tea Dances On Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday and Sunday Admission Free PHASER'S HILL VEGETABLES Served at SINGAPORE AIRPORT HOTEL. DIAL 3356. ENJOY THE
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      243 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Cabaret by Marie and Austin. COCONUT GROVE: Dinner and dance. CINEMAS. AI.IIAMBR.V Charlie Chan at the Olympics. With Warner Oland. 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. Straits Times criticism stated: This thriller Is good entertainment, dealing with the pursuit
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      52 5 NEW WORLD CABMtCT: Dance 8 p.m. to midnight. HAPPY WORLD CABARET: Dance 9 p.m. to midnight. Srremban: VS. DANCE HALL: Dancing 9—IS Dance nostesse- first class ban FOOTBALL: SA F A Cup: Moravia vs. S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS: Kliney Cup Final. j V.M.C.A. vs. Japanese Club. SPORT For full sports programme
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      MINING.
      576 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue val Frasers Si Co. Lyal) I Buyers Sellers Buyers 4/- Air.pat Tin 6/- 6,6 6/£1 Asam Kumbang 36/- 37/- 36/£1 Austral Malay 56/6 58/6xd 57 5/- Ayer Hitam 34/6' 35/6 35/1 Ayer Weng 1.30 1.40cd 1.30 £1 Ban grin Tin 25/3
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      GENERAL.
      402 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 2 2 do V/ 2 Prefs. 2.45 2.60 10 10 Alias Ice 8.00 10 OOn 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.47 V? 0.60n0m 1 1 B. M. Tiustee 8.25 7.00 £1 £1 Con. T. 8. 7% Pref 25/- 27/£1 £1 Con. T.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      232 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. svi 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103/2 105V6 norn 4',i% 1907 red. 1947 i 1,600.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 109 111 norn 4»2?« J9Ct 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114 115 norn 4\r 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      361 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Aaoci at j. i-ijraii Allenby 1.90 2.00 1.90 200 Alor ijujah Amal. Malay Ayer ilitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelll Brogas Brunei Un Bukit Katil Bukit K. B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah ($10) Changkat Serdang Connemara Glenealy
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      EXCHANGES.
      185 6 The following are the exciiange rates this morning according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London I.I 2/4 1/18 London demard 2/4 l/\6 London 4 months" sight 2/4 \k Lyons demand 1545 Switzerland demand 250 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      76 6 Monday, Sept. 6, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) Sept. 301/2 30% Good F. A. Q. in bales (F.O.B.) Sept. 29% 29 15/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 30»4 30% September 30V& 30% October-December 3O'/ 8
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      432 6 LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES. ONLY FEW STOCKS ACTIVE. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Sept. 6. There are no commodity prices available from other markets this morning, both tir. and rubber markets being closed in London and New York on Saturday. New York will be closed again today.
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      28 6 Mr. G. C. Madoc has arrived at Kuantan as Officer-in-Charge of Police District in place of Mr. E. A. G. Anderson who has proceeded to Kedah on transfer.
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    REPLACEMENT OF RUBBER DESTROYED BY MINING.
    698 6 M.E.O.A. President Says It Should Be Permitted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. A PLEA for the replacement of rubber destroyed as a consequence of mining operations in Malaya was made by Mr. W. S Tucker, a member of the council of
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    48 6 Mr. T Y. Ogilvie, of the t Eastern Life Assurance Co.. Ltd arrives back from leave on Oct 8 and will take over the management of tIM Ipoh branch from Mr. P. C. B I inpton, who r3turns to Singapore to the post cf District Manager, Southern Malaya.
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    40 6 Ungku Ibrahim bin Ahmad. L ing Officer, Batu Pahat. Ik. his promotion to Class 5 of th? Malay Officers' Scheme in the Johorc Civil Service. He is shortly to assume the appointment of Office Assistant to the State Secretary, Johore.
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      37 6 AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN PAGE FOUR TODAY. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in Knglaod A.D. 1720) FIRE. MARINE, LIFE, MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya: Chartered Bank Clambers, Singapore. APB 1.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      WAGES' UPWARD MOVEMENT.
      387 7 IMPORTANT ROLE OF TRADES UNIONS. THE ONLY PRACTICAL POLICY. COMMENTING on the recent upward trend of wages in Great Britain, the Financial Times in an editorial says: This upward movement in wage rates has not of course taken place without a certain amount of trade union activity.
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      JAPAN UNDERCUTTING INDIAN MARKET.
      119 7 Lancashire Trade Hit. Manchester, Aug. 23. News was received on Manchester Royal Exchange today of serious undercutting by Japan in the cotton piece-goods trade in India. Egypt and other markets. Some of the cuts, it is stated, represent a fall of 20 per cent, in the
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      TREASURY BILLS.
      43 7 London, Sept. 3. The total amount app ied for in tenders for £45.000,000 Treasury Bills wa> £88.170.000. The average rate per cent, for Bills at three months WSI 10s. 2.53 d. against 10s. 3.02 d. a j week aso.— British Wir?less.
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      IPOH TIN DREDGING.
      1265 7 Dividend Increased Reserves Strength coed. EFFORTS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL DREDGING LAND. Mr. R. Pawle's Survey Of The Company's Operations. THE twenty-third annual general, meeting of Ipoh Tin Dredging, I Ltd., was held in London on Aug. 25. Mr. R. Pawle, A.R.S.M., M.I.M.M. (the chairman), presided and said:
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      285 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend TIN Austral Malay 3*% Int. Sept. 3 3Vc Bonus Aver Wen<r 5% Int. Sept 13 Burma Malay 2>/i',o Sept 23 Katu Tin 2V4% Sept 9 2Vi% Bonus Kramat Puiai 25% Int. Sept 1 Li-hat Mines 10% Int. Sept 1 Malayan Tin 20%
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      492 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony nt Hone Kong) The liability ot members is limited to tne •itent aud in manner preacrUyd by Ordinance No. 8 oi 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $si» 000,030 Ls&ued and Fully Pald-Uo %W.w: uOO R**erve Funds:--Sterling 6.500,000 Hong Kong
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      1043 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England oy Royal Charter 18*3 > Paid Up Capital in 600.000 sham of £j each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund (3.000.000 Reserve Liability ot Proprtewrf £3.000.000 HEAD IMfflWl 38. Bnhoingale i.»ndon I c Amittsar Hong K.ingoon Alor Star [loi'x Saigon Bangkok tpoh
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    POPE EXCOMMUNICATES A COUNT.
    354 8 CITY DIVIDED IN ALLEGIANCE. fHE Pope has excommunicated Count Vittorio Ferraris di Celle, a wealthy landowner of Cuneo, near Turin, and the city and diocese of Cuneo is in a state of intense excitement. The trouble arose through a dispute over some land. FY)r a considerable
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    GOOD NEWS FOR LANGUID WOMEN AND TIRED MEN.
    205 8 New Vitality From TastcK Tablets. Wnen tiring weather conditions <r weakening illness have sapped strength •and energy, left you languid, inert and uninterested in life, it Is time for you to recharge your devitalized body with life giving, energising Vitami.is. It's quite
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      109 8 SUNBURN AmJUoua DRY-SKIN CKIAM Prevents Burn Soothes Pain Obtainable at all Chemists and Stores. (■ration Laboratories Distributors. banishes:ENERVATIOM" AND 61VES YOU ALL DAY ENERGY Drin!.4IOMNNII WAfaKER WMfetM WORLD'S PREMIER v»*%>\ CAMERA SCHMIDT SHOTEN LTD. 90, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. MEIRICH SSKS increase the Octane values of the fuel. GRASS MATS PASKOE'S
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      122 8 I w*^ VICTORIA THEATRE Effifc COMMENCING SAT. SEPT. 11th AT 9 30 P.M. AND HIGHTLY m jU p^ g^ SALISBURY PRESENTS HIS FAMOUS «P* MF LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY, ja^'J] "NO! NO! NANNETTE" OWmJ&^w: booking at john littles l^W^i Vi X. PRICES $4.00 $3.00 and $2.00 IMCTCUDCD rPADE W^M'jH^^ U\Ol
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      674 8 B r oadcastinq. SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 131 Me 1 (M5 B p in 1 00 Malay music. Gramophone recoras. 6 30 Chinese music. Gramophone record*. Dance music Tlth Mandarin vocal refrains. 6 45 Mandarin Language Lesson— No. XI. By Mr. Chang Yl Ling. •7.00 Light orchestral concert. Gramophone Ovwrture^-'Tingato Cave"—
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      687 8 BERLIN. TODAY i! DJB 15.2* met (18 74 m); DJN 54 !<• s (31 4S m); DJE 17. 7« me 1 (U89 i.) and OJQ 15 28 me (19 S3 m.) 5.?5 CaU DJA. DJB. DJN, DJE. S.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News In English. 7.35 Concert of light
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      211 8 1.48 Exchange rate*. I. SO Time signal. 1.52 Popular recorded music. !.2O Close down. CALCUTTA. TODAY VIC 6.1« Me t 1491 > p.m. C 56 Time sienal. For the Rural Areas 7.26 Humorous due'. /.36 Bengali music. 8 41 Musical entertainment. I 41 Talk: "In Search of Ocd 1 <No
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    AUTONOMOUS REGIME FOR CHAHAR
    311 9 NEW "GOVERNMENT" PROCLAIMED. Two Japanese "Advisers" Appointed. A PROVISIONAL Autonomous Government of Chahar Pro- vince has been established at Kalgan, reports Domei. This move followed a conference of more than 100 representatives from various guilds and public organisations which adopted the maintenance of peace and order,
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    B.B.C. SERVICE IS IMPROVING.
    96 9 Broadcasting For 18 Hours A Day. London. Sept. 5. AS a result of improvements carried out during the past two years, the BBC. short wave broadcasting station at Daventry Is now broadcasting on four wavelengths simultaneously for 18 hours dally. Generally, two new high-powered Sfl kilowatt
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    DELAY IN JAPANESE OFFENSIVE.
    124 9 "Immeasurably Strengthens Chinese Position." London, Sept. 5. TPHE London Dally Telegraph pub- llahes a report reviewing the military situation in the Shanghai area, which points out that the capture of Woosung has enabled the Japanese to land troops on a large scale so that Important operations
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    U.S. SYMPATHY FOR CHINA.
    406 9 Maritime Organisations Take Action. ECONOMIC BOYCOTT PROPOSED. New York, Sept. 5. LIGHTING in the Far East and the threat to neutral shipping has caused uneasiness throughout the United States. In response to a request by Chinese civil authorities in Shanghai that United States maritime organisations should
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    AMERICA CLEARS HER SLUMS.
    30 9 President Roosevelt has announced the approval of a measure launching the $526,000,000 experiment In Federal and local slum clearance anc* low rent housing construction.— Reuter. i
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    LOYALISTS' BIG OFFENSIVE FAILS.
    220 9 ATTEMPT TO AVENGE SANTANDER. INSURGENTS ENTER ASTURIAS. London, Sept. 5. A GREAT Government offensive, the aim of which is to make Saragossa answer for the fall of Santander, has failed after a week's heavy flghtit'e according to the Nationalist high com mand, which is said to
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    LOYALIST DESTROYER REACHES FALMOUTH.
    132 9 Crew May Be Interned For Duration Of War. London. Sept. 5. 'THE Spanish Government destroyer Jose Luis Diaz has arrived in Falmouth harbour considerably damaged as a result of the bombardment at Gljon. in which several British vessels also were struck by bombs. In a crippled
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    AMUSEMENTS
    132 10 SINGAPORE GABKICR THEATRE. GEYLANO Clyde Beatty In Darkest Africa Chap. 1 to 8. 7.45—11 p.m. GLOBE THLATRE The Jingle Princess. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE East of Java. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies. Cinemas Theatres and Side Show*. NEW WORLD Side Snows, Cabaret, DancM* Talkies. Tbeatru Cinema*. RIT7. GEYLANQ
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    SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 1937. OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL MEN.
    965 10 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 1937. OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL MEN. At the June meeting of the Legislative Council His Excellency the Governor made a speech on I the subject of the admission of local-born candidates to the higher ranks of Malayan technical and professional departments, irrespec- tive of nationality. "In my
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    Government house..
    84 10 Aug. 27. I H.H. The Sultan of Perak, H. E. Ma- i Jor-General W. G. S. Dobbie, Mrs. Ted- der, Commodore and Mrs. M. L. Clarke, Hon. Mr. F. J. Morten. Mr. and Mrs. J. Huggins, Commander and Mrs. C. Dlx. Mr. A. R. B. Tedder, Lieut. O.
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    THE PHILIPPINE FIASCO.
    1159 10 Ruled For 38 Years With No Colonial Service. A PICTURE of the apparent inefficiency of United States rule in the Philippines prior to the establishment of the Commonwealth is drawn by Theodore Roosevelt, former Governor-General at Manila, in this third and last instalment of his article on
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    SELANGOR BABY-HUNTERS.
    547 10 "DIRTH notifications in the kam- j v pongs are obtained from the local police stations," says the. annual Selangor report. These lists are collected weekly by the visiting staff and visits are paid to the homes of the newly-born babies where instructions are given in infant management, correct
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    641 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. Singapore Harems. 1*HE outside world extended lt# already colourful knowledge o< Malaya two or thi-ee months ago whe» Collier's Magazine carried a paragraph which said that In certain parts of Malaysia, the women not only dominate all activity, but In the wealthier districts even keep
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    CHINESE ARE GAINING IN WOOSUNG AREA.
    636 11 JAPANESE TO LAUNCH FRESH OFFENSIVE. Heavy Reinforcements Lying Off Coast. SOUTH CHINA PORTS SUFFER BOMBARDMENT. W/ITH the tide of battle in the Shanghai-Woosung area turning in favour of the Chinese, the Japanese commander-in-chief, Gen. Matsui is reported to have announced that a fresh general
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    Soldiers 'Suffer' From Lack Of Beer.
    48 11 T"O prevent the British and other foreign farces in Shanghai "suffering" from a shortage of beer, the Japanese, it is officially announced, are considering means to facilitate the normal operation of the British-owned brewery in the eastern district of the Settlement. Reuter.
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    33 11 Chinese Customs cruisers complained this morning to Hong Ko.ig that a Japanese cruiser had fired on them \vh<^:i they were in Hong K^ng waters. Refugees from Shekwan a. c pouring Into Dritish territory.
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    Koki Hirota Is Deeply Pained.
    229 11 Today 's Fun ny Story. Japan's Loyal And Valiant Soldiers Face Hardships. "JAPAN finds herself engaged in a major conflict with China, and I am deeply pained that some 50,000 Japanese residents have been forced to evacuate, leaving behind them their huge investments, and busness
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    CHINESE TO QUIT POOTUNG?
    145 11 i NANKING ATTITUDE TO FOREIGN PROPOSAL. Nanking Sept. 6. I*HE Government is willing to consi- der a request of the Consuls-Gen-eral if Britain, France and the United States undertake to guarantee that Japanese warships move as proposed and do not bombard during the with- drawa! of
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    POWERS TO MEET ON FRIDAY.
    34 11 'THE conference of Mediterranean Powers on recent attacks on shipping will be held on Friday at Nyon. midway between Geneva and Lausanne, it, is learned from dependable circles. Reuter.
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    BOMBS RAINED ON S. CHINA CITIES.
    578 11 Air-Raid Detectors Fail I To Warn. (Exclusive From the Straits Times War Correspondent In South China.) Canton, Aug. 31. TANTON and Shiukwan had their first taste of war at dawn today, when Japanese air squadrons deluged the two cities with bombs. At least 10
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    JAPANESE ATTACK KWANGTUNG.
    168 11 BOMBARDMENT OF SHEKWAN AND SANMEI. DESTROYER SUNK OFF AMOY. I lAPAUESE naval and air operations against Amoy have been extended to the Kwangtung coast. H.M.S. Diamond is rushing to Amoy (Fukien) from Hong Kong (reports I Reuter) to protect British interests I threatened by recurring Japanese attacks
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    WHOLE CHINA COAST BLOCKADED.
    133 11 WHOLE CHINA COAST BLOCKADED. FOREIGN COLONIES EXEMPTED. I "THE Japanese have extending the Mockadg against Chinese shipping. From 6 o'clock last night, i: was b v.v: applied from Chinwantao in North China to Pakhoi in Southern Kwangtung about 65 miles from the border of French Indo-China. A naval proclamation s:atcs
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    27 11 Shanghai. Sept. 6 The death is announced o: ,t Fusilier, George Evans, aged 34 wha was accidentally shot by yesterday. It was not a wax I— Reuter.
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    TWO HURT WHEN NIGHT MAIL LEAVES RAILS.
    488 12 Coaches Partially Telescoped. EARLY MORNING MISHAP IN JOHORE. Engine Driver Hurled From Footplate. DARTIALLY telescoping some of the coaches 1 and hurling others from the line at about 35 miles an hour, the night mail-train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore was derailed just
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    SIR ROGER HALL NEW F.M.S. CHIEF JUSTICE.
    70 12 CIX Robert Evans Hall. Chief Justice of Uganda, has been i appointed Chief Justice of the 1 F -derated Malay States, in sac- cession to Sir Samuel Joyce < Thomas, it is announced by the Secretary of State for the Colonies < today.
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    40 12 THIS MORNINGS WEDDING: The Rev. D. E. J. Hodge, of St. Andrew's Cathedral, and Mist Eileen Dines, of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, were married at St. Andrew's Cathedral thU morning. Misses Peggy and Dorothy Roe were bridesmaids. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Typhoon Shakes Hong Kong Buildings To Foundations.
    737 12 MALAYAN'S VIVID DESCRIPTION OF HAVOC IN COLONY. LIOW the Hong Kong Chib, a great solid building was rocked to its foundations" by the typhoon which struck the island in the early hours of last Thursday, doing millions of dollars worth of damage to
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    23 12 GRACEFUL LINES: The So Fong, American yacht on a world cruise, left Singapore at the week-end, for Palembang and New York via Suez.
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    Singapore Padre Weds Essex Girl.
    246 12 Hodge Dines. "THE wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral this morning of Rev. Darrell Eric John Hodge and Miss Eileen Ellen Dines, daughter of Mr. Dines and the late Mrs. Dines, of Bright lingsea. Essex. Th.- Yen. Archdeacon Graham i White, assisted by the
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    36 12 The Negri Sembilan Volunteer Battalion will hod a rifle meeting at the Seremban Range on Sept. 11 and 12. Entri-M must reach the Adjutant by Sept. 7at 9 a.m. Th?re are nine event.; on the programme.
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    Singapore Gold Cup Weights.
    395 12 THE welgl.ts for Saturday, the fifth and final day of the Singapore Tun Ciub"s Autumn Meeting, including the Gold Cup, the big race of the year in Malaya, were issued this rr.ornIng They aro as fallows TOE GOLD CUP. Horses. Class 1, Div. 1, 1% Miles.
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    STOP PRESS
    79 12 Hong Kong. Sept. C. TTIE British steamer Taishan. en route to Canton from Hong Kong, sighted several Japanese destroyers today off the mouth of the Pearl River. The Taishan hove to and wirelessed to the owners here for instructions and was instructed to proceed up-river. Observers in the
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    62 12 Mr. B. J. Freeman acting Director of Po3ts and Telegraphs Department Malaya, will officiate as Presl- dent of the F.M.S. Posts and Tele- graphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd vlc e Mr. V. H. Wlnson, who has gone on leave. Dr. M. L. Bynoe has be~n seconded I I
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    3,000 CIVILIANS KILLED.
    258 12 CARNAGE BY JAPAN'S WARPLANES. MORE than 3 000 inhabitants or Chanrshu. fifty miles northwest of Shanghai in the direction of Nanking, were killed in two de- vastating air raids on Aug. 23 and Sept. 1, stated Rev. H. S. Smith, leader of a group of American missionaries
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    To Europe By Air For Local Leave.
    117 12 fWO Singapore men returned 1 by a Royal Dutch Airways (K.L.MJ machine this morning after spending their local leave in Europe. They were Mr. W. E. Russell, wharf manager for the Singapore Harbour Board, and Mr. J. A. A. Sprengers, of the staff
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    MALAYA-BOUND SHIP DUMPS DYNAMITE
    115 12 MALAYA-BOUND SHIP DUMPS DYNAMITE Fire In Mail Hold: Returns To Ceylon. E*IGHT tons of dynamite were thrown overboard when fire broke out last week on the 7,000 ton Rotterdam Lloyd freighter Kota Agoeng, 600 miles off Colombo bound for Singapore. There were 15 European passengers aboard. The Kota Agoeng, put
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    AIRLINER FROM EUROPE LATE.
    123 12 Calcutta Field Under Water. »|*HE Royal Dutch Airlines machine from Amsterdam which should have arrived at Singapore last evenIng on its way to Batavia did not arrive until 8 55 this morning. It left again ten minutes later on its way t'> the Indies. The delay
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    SOUTH AFRICAN DIES IN SINGAPORE.
    50 12 WR. C. J. F. A. Calmichael. a passenI»l ger f rom south Africa, died on board the S'nanter this morning, whilst the vessel was lying at Tanjong Pagar wharves It appears tl It Mr. Carmichael collapsed whilst »t breakfast and died "ithin a few minutes.
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    CHARON SURGEONS DEATH.
    36 12 ¥\R. Puree Patrick Martin, on the Blu-- Funnel vessel Charon, died in the General Hospital yesterday. Dr. Martin was taken ill on board on Thursday and was taken to hospit.il the same day.
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    33 13 CONSUL-GENERAL FOR THE NETHERLANDS in Singapore. Mr. W. A. A. A. M. Daniels photographed on arrival back fifn his trip to the Philippines by the Dollar liner Prcs. Pierce yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph
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    New Zealand Rubber Co., Director's Visit.
    104 13 New Zealand Rubber Co., Director's Visit. WEW Zealand had only two rubber companies with estates in Malaya, but there is considerable interest in them, said Mr. Robert Milligan, a prominent businessman from Oamaru, New Zealand, on his return from inspecting properties in Kelantan. Mr. Milligan. who is chairman of the
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    TODAY IS JEWISH NEW YEAR.
    50 13 OINGAFORE Jews are today cclibrat- ing the Jewish New Year. D.vout. members of the community will attend the synagogue. Today marks the beginnninß of the year 5698 in the Jewish calendar. The nc-ct 10 days will be days of penitence, culminating in a fast day.
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    TANO GOLD SHAREHOLDERS DISAPPOINTED.
    1615 13 Estimate Of Ore Contents Cannot Be Substantiated. DIRECTORS WELL-KNOWN IN MALAYA. THE truth of the old adage all is not gold that glitters is illustrated by the meteoric rise and fall of Tano Gold Dredging Ltd. Connected with the short life of the company are Sir
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    Good House For Sunday Concert.
    235 13 Good House For Sunday Concert. Musica l Society 's Fine Programme. gINGAPOREANS gave good support to the Singapore Musical Society's popular concert at the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. The hall was well filled and the audience was genuinely apprecia- j tive of an excellent programme. The playing of the
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    Shocks For Packing Cricketers.
    114 13 Shocks For Packing Cricketers. pRICKETERS in the match between HM.S.A.S. Canberra and the Singapore Cricket Club on th<^ padang yesterday were 'struck' by lightning. One of th? more vivid flashes during yesterday's electric storm, caused a sma'l panic, quickly fol.owed by bursts of lr.ughter. At least six of the players
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    HONG PENG WILL RESUME SOON.
    58 13 •"THE Singapore-registered steamer Hong Peng, owned by the Ho Hong Steamship Co which was driven aground in the Hong Kong typhoon, is expected to resume service soon. When the tvphoon occurred the vessel was about to ba dry-docked. Members of the crew were on board,
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    BRITAIN TO PROTECT ALL HER CHINA INTERESTS.
    239 13 SAYS NEW ENVOY AT PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. .">. gKITAIN is taking a far greater interest in China than in any other part of the world at the present time and is determined to protect her interests in Shanghai ;md
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    YACHT CONTINUES WORLD CRUISE.
    93 13 So Phong Leaves For Pr/embang. pONTINUING a world ciuLse, the trim American yacht Co Phong left Singapore for Pak-mbang at the wetkend on her way to Colombo mo on through Suez to New York. The yacht arrived at Singapore about three weeks ago from Java and
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    LADY GALWAY. Governor-General's Wife Passes Through.
    60 13 LADY GALWAY. Governor-General's Wife Passes Through. Lady Calwuy wife of VltCMni Galway. Governor-G< r.*ral of New Zealand, passed through Tingapore last night. Arriving Irom England by Imprri.il Airways plane last night, she left again for Australia by Qantas Empire Airways machine on her way back i^ Trw Zealand, early this
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    SOUTH CHINA SOCCER TEAM SCORE TWO VICTORIES.
    759 14 "BORROWED" KENG HOCK WINS ONE. MATCHES SPOILT BY RAIN, MUD A?sD WIND. THE South China touring footballers were successful in bothi (heir matches at the Anson Road Stadium during the weeknd On Saturday they beat an S.A.F.A. XI but were lucky to do
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    WOMEN'S KEPPEL CUP.
    121 14 Qualifiers And Draw For First Round. Fourteen cards were taken out for the September women's spoon at the Keppel Golf Club, which resulted In a win for Mrs. J. F. Carr 47-14=33. The following have qualified for the women's Keppel Cup: Mrs C Q. Starkey 48-14=34 Miss
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    GOLD CUP WEIGHTS
    18 14 THE WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY'S RACES— INCLUDING THE GOLD CUP— WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 13.
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    17 14 in« SiiiEaDore civilian team, beaten in yesterday's soccer match Dy sou in Chin, Xllorro^seTeralSC.F.A.pUyer,. Straits Times Photograph.
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    EARTHSTOPPER WINS THE PRINCE EDWARD.
    62 14 (From Our Own Correspondent* London, Sept. 5 The Prince Edward Handicap, run at Manchester yesterday over a course of two miles, resulted as foliows: EARTHSTOPPER (7.12 > Weston 1. MISS WINDSOR «8.05) Lowrey 2. EUSTONE (7.08 > D. Smith 3. Won by a length; half-length.
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    BUCHANAN 3 UP IN-S.G.C BOGEY COMPETITION.
    212 14 BUCHANAN 3 UP IN-S.G.C BOGEY COMPETITION. Craik All Square From Scratch. The September bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and yesterday and resulted in a win for M. Buchanan in "A" division with a score of 3 up, in a tie in
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    HOLE IN ONE
    97 14 Ec Van Kiat did the 17th < 'Tiger 1 > hole in one at the Island Club on Saturday, playing in a four-ball match. B. Neyland R. J. W. Brown 10 R. W. Cowen 11 V. P. Barbat 10 J. S. W. Reid 11 W. McMullan 3
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    IS LOUIS EVADING SCHMEUNG ?
    67 14 IS LOUIS EVADING SCHMEUNG London. Sept L A deliberate attempt Is being made to prevent a meeting between Joe Louis and Max Schmeltng. declares the Evening Standard. The paper states that Louis" manager la seeking to arrange a title boui with Braddock or Baer. Schmellng. It is said, will be
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    SARRON BEATS MILLER.
    187 14 Johannesburg. Sept. a. In a 12-round bout Peiev Sarron retained his world's featherweight title by outpointing Freddie Miller— Reuter. MIXED FOURSOMES The first bi-monthly mixed foursomes competition for September will be played on Sunday afternoon next Several well known local badminton players are appearing in a friendly
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    'CANBERRA' TEAM PLAY LIVELY CRICKET.
    329 14 Spirited Reply To Good S.C.C. Score. The cricket team from H.M.A S. Canberra gave a good display In the match against the S.C.C. on the padang yesterday. The game was abandoned on account of rain when the sailors had compiled 118 for six wickets in
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    11 14 Greenstone (t. i;or.nelljr>. winner of the second race. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Smarn Outpoints Leyte At Kuala Lumpur.
    109 14 (From Our Own Lorresponaeni.j Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 6. NAI SMARN (lost.) won his first fight in Malaya since his return from Bangkok wher. he took a ten rot.nds points decision over the Filipino. Kid Leyte (10.6), at Bukit B«ntan g MM -J^ Filipino on
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    14 14 Trainer Orchard leads in Applewood after her victory in Race 3. —Straits Times Photograph
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    FRISCO HERE FOR FAHMY FIGHT.
    96 14 Six New Boxers For Mr. Bell. Young Frisco, who fights Mohamed Fahmy at the Happy World Stadium on Friday night, arrived from Manila by the President Pierce yesterday. Ht looks very fit and is confident of winning the "rubb?r" battle with tlie Egyptian. The President
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    Gland-Treated "Wolves" Fall To Arsenal Sharpshooters.
    485 15 "BLADES" BADLY BLUNTED AT NEWCASTLE. Motherwell Take A Point From The Rangers. AFTER two fine victories, Wolverhampton Wanderers were i bought to have discovered a new secret of soccer success in ;Iand treatment for their players. It availed them little however, at Highbury on
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    AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
    59 15 Lawn Tennis. Henkel And Mako Beaten In The Singles. Forest Hill. Sept. 4. In the American championships there were two outstanding defeats today. Martin Buxby (America) beat Henkel < Germany) 5^7, 6—l.6 1. 6—4.6 4. 6—46 4 and Robert Riggs beat Gene Mako 2—6, 6—3. 6—4, 7—5. G.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    74 15 TODAY. S«ecer: S.A.F.A. Cup— SRC. vs. Moravia S.C., Stadium. Lawn Trnnk: "Kliney' Cup final, V.M.C.A. vi. Japanese, padang. Cricket: RAF. vs. H ME. Canberra, Seletar. Lawn Bowl*: S.C.C. championship fins: H. Gray vs. W. M. Edwards. GoU: S.G.C. Women's Medal <bog«y). TOMORROW Soccer: B.A.F.A. Oup— Y.M.C.A. vs.
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    GLIMPSES AT THE GAMES.
    400 15 Crowd Of 70,000 At Highbury. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 5. ""THE Arsenal's team work defeated 1 the Wolves' glands in the match at Highbury, watched by a crowd of 70,000. The game was not so onesided as the score suggests. Crayston, Hulme, Bastin (penalty)
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    23 15 The 'South China" soccer team (including several Singapore players), who defeated a local civilian side at Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    THIS WEEK'S TIES AT THE S.C.R.C.
    431 15 Lawn Tennis. Choon Leong: vs. Loon Chong: On Friday. Ties in the S.C.R.C.' tournament for this week are as under: MONDAY "A" Singles Handicap: Wong Thean Teck vs. Sim Seng Watt. "B" Singles Handicap: Poh Chee Juay vs. Evan Wong, T. W. Ong vs.
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    "KLINEY" CUP FINAL.
    42 15 The final of the "Kliney" Cup inter-club lawn tennis tournament, V.M.C.A. vs. Japanese, will open at the S.C.C. today with two singles, matches. Kamis and Yadi will be the *V" players, and Aiiawa and Murakami will represent tht Japanese.
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    AIRMEN OUTPLAY SAILORS AT HOCKEY.
    146 15 Six Goals To One At Farrer Park. Sailors and airmen defied unpleasant weather and ground conditions in yesterday's match at Farrer Park, which opened tin hockey season in Singapore. Th. R.AF. Headquarters team established their superiority in the second half, and aided by a hat-trick
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    SWIMMING RECORDS
    74 15  -  DANISH GIRL. BY Copenhagen, Sept. 4. Two new world records for women swimmers were set up by the 16 year old Danish star, Ragnhild Hveger, at Aarhus. She achieved the new world's best times of 5 mm 14 sec. in the 440 yard crawl and 5 mm. 57.9
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    SECOND TEST MATCH AT CHRISTCHURCH.
    167 15 Rugby Football. New Zealand Lose After Leading At Interval. Christchurch, Sept. 4. Forty- two thousand spectators saw South Africa beat New Zealand by 13 points to 6 In the second Test match played here today. New Zealand won the first Test. Taking command of the
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    R.J.I.C. EVENTS.
    124 15 Golf. Partners To Be Drawn For Mixed Foursomes. Members of the Royal Johore Inter. national Golf Club who are desirous of playing in the mixed foursomes on Sept. 22 are requested to sign their names on the list on the Club notic? board. Entries close on Sept. 20
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      76 15 Experience Tells I I I i I I I M I I I I I I I i I i i I I ill I I i I M i i I i i i i i i 1 1 1 i i i low Experience extending over more than
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    New "People's Gas Mask" For Germany.
    121 17 •THE new "People's Gas Mask." the production of which was announced earlier in the summer by General Goerlng, is issued to the public In the Berlin suburbs of Spandau, Neukoelin and Tempelhof. The mask has been manufactured from raw materials produced In Germany in
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    Health And Loyalty.
    190 17 In many of the principal countries of the •world today physical fitness Is being stressed as a national duty for all loyal citizens and physical culture is an important part of the training of both sexes. The first essential for good health is good blood, because the
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      RABIES.
      302 17 Early Symptoms Of The Disease. To the Editor of the Straits Times. SIR,— In view of the possibility of an outbreak of rabies in Singapore, the following extract from Sherley's Dog Book (14th Edition) may b; of interest to some of your readers: "There is first a loss of
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    53 17 The Sultan of Brunei has arrived at Klang with his wife and suits from Brunei and a salute of seven guns was fired on his arrival The Sultan of Brunei, who is the son-in-law of H.II. the Sultan of Selangor. has come to take part in the Jubilee and birthday
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    LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXAMS.
    1039 17 List Of Successful Singapore Students. THE folio* ing students from Raffles Institution obtained in the Spring 1937 London Chamber of Commerce Examination.' 1 passes in: JUNIOR ARITIIEMETIC Abdul Hamld bin Rahmat. Roland I. Barker, Chan Chiea Yearn. Chia Cheng S:ang (with distinction), Chong Llan Sin.
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS.
    284 17 T"HE Singapore Volunteer Corps pro- gramme of dril's for this week is as follows: Today: 515 p.m. Headquarters. S.R.A. (v), 33" AA. Oun Drill; S.IS p.n-. Headquarters, SRE.iv). Antl Ga^ Training; 5.00 p.m. Cllffo»"i Me: o.FC.R.E. (v) Training at Ports; Slb pu. Mliii&t'.irr Hang* Headquarters, 5.F.C.R.2.
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    THE POLICE BAND.
    110 17 The Police Band will play as follows: Toaatrr** at Waterte* Street at 7 pm March: "With Sword and Lance". .Hermann Starke. Overture: "Zampa".. Herotd. Selection: "Ro6e De France". Slgmund Romberg Walta: •■Moonlight on the Rhine". .Roto. Vollstedt. Cornet solo: "KlUamey". .M. W. Batfo. Melodic d'Amoor: H. Engelman.
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    WOMAN HUGS BACHELOR N.Z. PREMIER.
    307 19 WOMAN HUGS BACHELOR N.Z. PREMIER. WELLINGTON GIVES WARM WELCOME. IN a remarkable welcome at Wellington a woman embraced the bachelor Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. M. J. Savage) and kissed him heartily, while the crowd roared its approval. Scenes of enthusiasm at the wharf when Mr. Savage stepped ashore
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    GERMAN GIRL TOWED TO GLIDING RALLY.
    141 19 Disabled Pilot's Feat. Frauleln Eva Schmidt, the German girl glider, landed in her machine at the London Gliding Club. Dunstable. on the last stage of her 400 miles towed flight from Stuttgart. She was towed by Wolf Hirth, pioneer German glider pilot. He had
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    FAROUK'S ROMANCE BEGAN IN BRITAIN.
    294 19 How He Proposed To Dark-Haired Beauty. THE romance of eighteen-year-old King Farouk of Egypt and 1 the dainty, dark-eyed beauty of sixteen to whom his engagement was announced recently blossomed in England this year. When King Farcuk—who was at school in England until he succeeded
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    Playboy Airman Arrested On Eve Of World Voyage.
    201 19 JUIR. DICK BEAUMONT, playboy, airman, son of the Dame de Sark, who was to have left Southampton aboard a fishing boat with a party of fellew adventurers for a voyage round the world "to escape London's night life," was arrested just before
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    BLACKSHIRTS ARREST AUSTRALIAN.
    240 19 Camera Broken, Field Glasses "Lost." A YOUNG Australian, working in London, is to complain to the Foreign Office about indignities he suffered from Blackshirts during bis Italian holiday. Victim of the outrages is Mr. Howard Daniel, who has just returned to London. He told the Daily Herald
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    Condemned Man, Freed, In Cells Again
    294 19 "SENTENCED to death for murder, reprieved, and five years later released on licence for life, Herbert Ridley 27-years-old motor-driver, stood again in the dock at Birmingham Police Court, and the case against him was conducted by the solicitor who had charge of his defence
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    ROEBUCK'S NIGHT IN UNDERGROUND.
    268 19 ZOO FUGITIVE ON THE RAILS. PASSAGE SIGNALLED THROUGH STATIONS BERLIN Underground officials were engaged for over two nours the other night in chasing a fully-grown roebuck which leaped down the entrance stairs and galloped along the line toward the centre of the city. The animal appeared
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    "GANG" LEADER AGED SEVEN.
    173 19 TOO YOUNG TO BE CHARGED. WHEN four Doys and two girls, whose ages varied from eight to twelve years, pleaded guilty at Eaiing Juvenile Court to stealing from a cafe in Perivale a quantity of chocolates, mineral waters, cakes and sweets, a police constable stated that
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    ARMCHAIR SET FEATURE OF THIS YEAR'S RADIOLYMPIA.
    148 20 One of the most comfortable sets at the Radio Exhibition at Olympia this year is this arm-chair model, all-wave super-het and .suitable for fitting into an odd corner. It is priced at 11 guineas. General view of the wonderful display at this year's
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