The Straits Times, 11 September 1937

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    52 1 SINGAPORZ: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471") KUALA LUMPUR: 25 JAVA ST. PPHONE The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CJENTURf.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAI»ORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 i»a<;es SINGArORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, i 937 VRU E
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      468 1 I8?7 M I I cprs BRINKmnNNiCO tiaici MIR m^k wßigfStffpfWm H I FINE SHERRIE s ports. flMyf.wßy^ t^^i OLD MORENO BROWN. FULL OF wIKSJIi i4< jfl V^tavfl m 1 flavour, a delightful appetiser. i $2.00 WlplJPH^^.^nijW W^Um 9 PALE DRY. VERY SUITABLE FOR fmlLmsmSit JraW lii^ E7a 9 W club
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      DEATHS
      52 2 6HEPHERDSON— Lawrence Justlnien. at 217-3 Queen Street. In his 72nd year. Funeral 5 p.m. today. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, thence to Bukit Timah Cemetery for interment. R.I. P. WOODFORD.— TheIma Mary beloved daughter of Mr. Mrs. Henry E. Woodford Aged 3^ yrs. Interment at Bidauari Cemetary 4.45 p.m.
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      1248 2 I FOR SALE ■STKLCTI'BAL STEEL JoistC cveD AbgJM >iates Round atx Plat Bars Hiudcede Co. Ltd. FOB SAIJE beautiful seaside brick &nd French tile bungalow with sanitation and one wooden bungalow on an kland oft* Singapore 1\ hours from Town by Ctir and Motor Boat with furniture and motor boat
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      769 2 LOST LOST on Monday. Sept. S. a pair of dark glasses in leather case. Finder please return to Mrs. J. Costers, Orchard Road 278 A. Reward MOTOR VEHICLES FOB SALE. 1937 14 HP. Plying Standard Saloon De Luxe. Box No. 791, Straits Times. USED CABB. Austins. Fiat. Hiliman Minx. Morris,
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      732 2 NOTICE WE BEO TO NOTIFY the public that we have applied to the Board of Justices for a First Class Public House Licence to sell intoxicating liquors in addition to the sales ot beer and stout at 51. High Street. POLAR CAPS. THE KINTA TIN MINES LTD. (Incorporated in England)
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      1111 2 TENDERS i Vide Gazette So. 1$ Of 27th Aut MwfA Tenders are invited for the sole right to I open one pawnshop for a period of three years from the Ist January. 1938, in each of the streets or sections of streets In the Town Division of the Settlement of
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      682 2 ££J K**\PERMANENI "bJ5Jj^ should be Insisted J v t 8« m iot satlsfa**^l tIOD tod jr X FIGARO kUMH HAIR DRESSERS »3 B»« BkuUi Rd Raffle* H»>l Phone 2848 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss MAN* 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TO LET: "Nice"
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      703 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (lccorporateo in En.-iana, UML PASSENUtR AND CARUO SERVICES AND JKIENTAI S N. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 6 GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MA II SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN DU( Tonnage ST.ore 1931 viim-RA 16.000 In port CAR
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      385 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YL'SEN KAISHA) inro.-joratM id laoam GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Peiiang, Colombo Aden. Suez. Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HAKONE MARU Sept. 16. S.S. FUSHIMI MARU Oct. 1. S.S. HAKOZAKI MARU Oct. 15.
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      784 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. Incorporated IB England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG. MOJI. KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. TALMA HUM 23rd Sept 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation tor Oral ana secono clas> nasser.eers Sneclaj nonday return ticket* interchangetbl' «nti P A O 8 N CO. issued at eleap rates
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      1073 3 REPRESENTING SHIPPiM. 'HK BLITC FUNXEI LINI (Ocean rh« llaa Khiaw steamship Ca (IMIi I M. Stram Ship fa. LU and China Murual Xh« C unaro Wbit* sui Ito Sleam p. mo Hod to Ltd I Aberdeen A Common atalll I mr fb« StralU Steamabh) ro Ltd Sha« Sjhli A Albion
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      175 4 Saturday, September 11. Shipa al«ncala> Ibe Wbar*«jf at ezpecwa M arrlTß entrance ExJt Location Ship GodowD Gale GaU Ea*t Wharf Toba, Maru 32 1 1 Ankine 30 1 1 Main Wharl Naldera 18 2 3 KJsttls 16 3 3 Kumsaag 11 2 3 GlenaHartc 9 3
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      PRESIDENT PIERCE PASSENGERS
      114 4 The following passengers from S.S. President Pierce disembjrk-cd at Singapore. Pramot Clu.vavibach; Wlllem Daniels: Mr. J^cob De Haas: Eniiiy De Haas: Hazel De Haas: Loretta Gar- 1 yin Frances Kealy Cornells Den Heriog; Mary Lotrop; Maurice Mack»'l:, Miehlnosuke Motomura; Liscombe Newton Martha, Newton: Ellas Pando; Ramona Pando;
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      160 4 Malls from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. Sept. 11, by air iQantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 2.30 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today. Sept. 11. by air (Netherlands) will be de'ivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      122 4 Tata*. Djambt Sc K. Toengkal (Toba I p.m. North Borneo, Brunei and Labuan (Daxvel) 3 JO p.m. Sarawak (generally) Bintulu, Mlrl, Sarikel and Slbu (Dtrvel) 3JO p.m. Trengjanu and Dungun (Parcels only (Gemas) 3JO p.m. Kemaman and Kemasek (Oemas) 4 p.m. Bagan and Bengkalis (Toboali) 4 pm.
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      AIR MAILS.
      194 4 INWARD Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Wearnes: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives this evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Sanday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Sunday evening. OUTWARD KIM: lo Europe: Mails close 1.30 p.m. today. Imperial: To Hong Kong:
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      PASSENGERS
      279 4 The loUowaig are passengers Tor Singapore and Java ports on the Nieuw Holland which arrived tills morning. Miss S. E. Brown. Mr. and Mrs O R. Crawford, Mrs. S. Cobb, Mrs. B. P. Cummins and Infant. Mrs. E. E. Cumming, Mrs. G. M. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs V. L.
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
      21 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Sept. 4 was delivered In London on Sept. 9.
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      847 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. i Incorpora:*'! m p m 8 > LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS F.M.S. RI.TB AND 41AM STATES RAILWAYS. r>l.FP¥»nNF> •"■>•>* S4W— Pi<ni> MJI. CANADIAN •ua^fLlfca AC IFIC 'Incorporated Id E&arland). VBR -EMPRESS' RODTC tffert TKANS-PACIFIC SERVICES rki HONOLULG ar aVra< CMPHKSS la VANCOUVER— ACROBB OAIMDA tn TRANSCONTINCNTAI TRAIN
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      686 4 (incorporated m Straits Settlement*) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (InroTDOrbteo u> (J b A 1 lluecroorated is Knsiaml) BOSTON Nt-M VOHR BALIIMORB -HXKKMAN 1 LINK VIA SUEZ CANAI WOU BAVU LONDON j^, saif >«>n»»A M HAjniURO s™ ?r5 ARA RK ARER IS? S% 2 Via rart* *nd
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      34 4 LOADING FOR Halifax. Boston. New York. Baltimore. Philadelphia. South Atlantic and Gulf Ports. Arrives. Sail*. SILVERAY ]*k S««: 28tk Se,t; SILVERFIR 3ri D«c: BU> D*« Apply: HARRISONS BARKER CO.. LTD. Agents. Telephone No. 5009.
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      287 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE ■Ma H. W 3.07 a.m. 8 3 ft.; 1.52 p.m. 9 ft. L. W. 7.39 a.m. 3.8 ft.: 8.22 p.m. 2.3 ft. Sunday. September 12. H. W 2. 50 a.m. 7.6 ft.; 2.30 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. W. 8.10 a.m. 4.3 ft.; 9.09 p.m. 2.7 ft. Monday.
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    S.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
    181 5 Lawn Tennis. Semi -Finals In Singles Handicaps. Results of yest?rday\s ties in the SRC. tournament were: Doubles Handicap N. S. Hogan and F Scully i— 3> beat H. A. Savage and E A. Leicester (^-15) 6—2. B—6. Singles Handicap "A" (Semi -Final) Dr. B H. Sheares (—3O) beat
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    Y.M.C.A. RESULTS.
    124 5 Yesterday's results in the V.M.C.A. tournament were: Men's Singles "A" J. Manasseh l5« beat S. A. Dawood (—15.3) 6—4. 6—3 Ooh Cheng Hee (scr.) beat Tan Swee Wan (—l5) 6—o. 6—2. Ltm Chin Fook (scr beat Dr. T. H. Wee (—15.31 6—4, 6—l. M. I. Reshty 30 >
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      405 5 LAST NIGHT (B^F'^J^^^^^J^^^B LLOYIf C. DOUGLAS' M Jk 4E^ j£ HAUNTING STORY n^^^^fß^HHcifl FLAMES TO LIFE ON THE SCREEN J BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Errol FLYNN, Anita LOUISE in 'GREEN LIGHT' A Warner Bros. Picture with MARGARET LINDSAY. SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE i\miorrow— A GREAT HUMAN DRAMA OF FASHIONS, FINANCE AND
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      177 5 High grade Swiss lever movements Stainless steel from $38.00 14 ct. Gold $6&00 i 'O\ZILTINE. TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE (^yjm~SssSS=?* >--, Specialization concentration doing one [^a^jjBPWH^jPB tlUng only and that thing well, v rehy| "[^BSMfcfry M sponsihle for the unrivalled quality jltered f|y«^^K?l you in 'GOLD LEAF" Tea. a delightful S^^^Sl
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      87 5 MARLBOROUGH CIS Toaisbt 9 .13 Maid of The Mountains with PAHADI KANYA. For Better Cocktails SCHENLEY RYE or BOURBON Agents: CALDBECK S 1 School M IpH q£^f\ belts are f*sp ringing. jLjH^t V The broad style of this Derby fjf^lMk ensures comfortable wear. The foot 8L nas unrestrained freedom The
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      150 5 HOMEWARD BOUHD! FRANKEL'S offer THE WORLD'S BEST CABIN WARDROBE TRUNKS. All Sizes. LARGEST SELECTION EAST OF SUEZ. Ar Right Prices. Before Deciding Elsewhere Call on JULIAN FRANKEL CO., VICTORIA STREET. [RE3L RBDDRPSI BILLY COTTON X HIS BAND H7< Sweet LeiUai (Fita: Wa&fci Weddinj, F T. The Merry-fo-rwina broke F.T. JAT
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      326 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing ROXY: Green Light. 6.15 and 915 this daily feature U give readers Pm. a comprehensive summary of enter- RITZ: That Girl from Paris: With tainments, meetings, sports events, Jack Oakle and Gene Raymond and social functions and other outstand- Private Number
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      406 6 TIN SHARES TEND TO FIRM UP. COMMODITIES SHOW SMALL RISES. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Sept. 11. It Menu that n:rvous conditions still prevail in America and to a certain extent these are reflected in London and locallly. The effect on tin and rubber shares, however, is
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      Control Of Shipping In Japan Government's Aim
      76 6 Tokio, Aug. 29. Mr. Ryutaro Nagal, Minister of Communications, announced today that the Government desires adquate I control of Japanese shipping so as to cope with the present difficulties arising out of the shortage of tonnage. The statement was made at a 1
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      29 6 1 Shanghai nnd Swatcw are declared by a F M.S. Government Gazetted notification to be Infected with cholera. The province of Pattani, Slam, It states, is nc more infected.
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        MINING.
        634 6 nn snares quoted asove are fully paid. ssue vai. j 1 erasers Co. Lyall t Buyers Sellers Buyers tt Evatt Sellers 4- \jr.pat Tin £1 Asarn Kumbang £1 Mistrai Malay 5/- A/ci Hit am 1 Aver Weng 11 Bangnn Tin 1 Ba'u Selangcr £1 Burma Malay l"l Chendertang 50
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        GENERAL.
        435 6 2 z wex eric* ord. 155 1.65 1.55 1 2 2 do V.' 2 <?. Prefs. 2.45 2.60 245 255 10 10 Atlas Ice 0U 10 OOn aOO jo oon 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.47y 0.60n0m 050 0 75nom 1 B. M Trustee 1J25 jOO (jjs J25 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        231 6 1J'"vi"v"": Mw^irau. B* 1001 red. 1940 «OYOOO Int Mai. 31 Sept. J0 iO3'i 105'^. nom 4V< Mi rtd. 1947 t1.600.000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 109 111 norn 4Vi IMt red. 1955 1000,000 Int. Mar. 31 3ept. 30 114 115 norn 4■;• 1913 red. 1963 12,000,000 Mir
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        372 6 (Shares arr SI unless otherwise stated) «-&aot» w v^ j. i^jrau «t tvai Mlenby 1.90 2.00 190 2.00 Mor oajah \mal. Malay %yer Hi tarn Ayer Muleic Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Bedford Benta Borelll Srogas Brunei Un Bulut Katil Bukit K. B Bijklt Kepong 3ukif Timah ($10)
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    EXCHANGES.
    188 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according ta the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING. London 1.1 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months' sight 2/4 Hi Lyons demand 1605 Switzerland demand 250 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 6 Closing Prices, Friday, Sept. 10. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 31 3114 Good F. A. a in bales (F. 0.8.) Sept. 30 5/16 30>/ 2 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 30% 30% September 30%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    363 6 LMidon. Sept. 10. Tile following %tt today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange Shares or £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Ri*e day. or Fall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. i 944-64 113'; Fending Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 no 1 War Loan, 3'j p.c IOQ'-i Ccm. Union
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    EXCHANGES.
    92 6 London, Sept. 10. The following were mean rates ruling at !»oon today: Paris !35 I 16 Athens 547 'i New Yort 4.94' i Bucharest 670 Montreal t.94% tillers Brussels 29.08 Rio *>/, Geneva 21.53'-i sellers official Amsterdam B.9j'» Belgrade 216 Milan 94 B:irnos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.32/ Montevideo 39
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    30 6 Mr. R. C. Tiiggs has been appointed Deputy Controller of Rubber. F.MJS., < during the absence on leave of Mr. J. i A. O. Wharton, with effect from Sept. 9. 2
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    AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
    411 6 THE following quotations are published cy courtciy 01 Messrs. S. E. Lew and Co., Singapore. Messrs. White, WeJd and Company, New York report ty cable this mom* Ing. The recent market failure to thow more than technical rallying powers lias tended to strengthen tne paatUon
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    RUBBER EXPORT DUTY.
    29 6 The price of rubber for assessment of export duty In the F.M.B. from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16 has been fixed 29 11/16 cents per pound.
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      45 6 Ransomes Rapier Ltd. WATERSIDE WORKS. irswtot. t MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS EXCAVATORS. y4y 4 to M cub. >d Jk CRANES (All Typo) >-"^r CONCRETE MIXERS W >^tk^^« SLUICE GATES AT PUMPS," F« ESTIMATES AND PARTICULARS MCALISTER CO., LTD. M A*nto far tt.Uym. W.P.S. 43 ~~T
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      LONDON METAL AND PRODUCE.
      415 7 CHINA'S TIN PRODUCTION MAY BE CURTAILED. RUBBER STOCKS STILL LOW. IN their 'Foresight Saga' dated Aug. 31 Messrs. William Jacks and Co., London, write The past month has been a depressing one for all markets as the Far Eastern troubles have weighed heavily with the U.S.A.,
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS
      349 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS Company Dividend Suigapi Books Close Date Payable K)tV Sept. 1 Cx. Dlv Date 11, 1 1U a.m. Total lot OnancUi re*i to date TIN Ayer Hitam 30% Int. Sept 7 Aver Weng 5% Int. Sept 13 (Unia Mala, gept 23 Katu Tin S«l* 9
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      Buying Interest Revives In Rubber Market.
      799 7 SCARCITY OF FREIGHT SPACE UNLIKELY TO MATERIALISE. Local Conditions Much More Active LEWIS AND PEAT (SINGAPORE) LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market issued yesterday, write: Since the beginning of this week, there has been a revival of buying Interest particularly in
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      INCREASED TIN INTERIMS DECLARED
      82 7 Ayer Hitam and Sungei Besi Mines. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 8. THE directors of Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging Ltd. have declared an interim dividend of 30 per cent, and Sungel Besi Mines Ltd. announce the declaration of a third interim of 21Ti per cent,
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      AUGUST TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      74 7 The following outputs of tin ore and dredging statistics refer to August: hours yardage picuLs ore Ayer Weng 36 Hitam Tin 83 Kamra Tin 663 151,000 441 Kramat Pulai 507 Malayan Tin 2,890 Paroi Tin 453 48.000 100 Pattani Tin 558 202,000 754 (Hydrauliclng> 71 Renong
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      THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LTD.
      200 7 (Incorporated in aigianai. Capital Authorised £3.000.000 Capital Subscribed £1.800.000 Reserve Pund and Rest £1.247.829 Capital Paid uo £1.050.000 BOARD OF DIRECTOKS The Rlgnt Hon U>m Catto ot C*lrncatto Sir Charles Alexandc: Innes, X. C.5.1.. C.I.E Sir Thomas smith m.. J. M Ryne. Esq.. P.
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      628 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In the Colony of Hong Kong The liability ot members is limited to ttu extent and in manner prescribed cy Ordinance No. So; 1829 it the Oolooy. >> Authorised Capital »5J 000,0(K ISiuea ana Fully Pnld-Up 120.WK 00. Rtferve Punds:— Sterllne 6.500.000 Hone
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      505 7 THE CONSTANT AND tf' 'I J 'l INEVITABLE demand F d s J7 l of tuna for banking services by H Bank. 1 jUj industry as a whole, whatever Bank of En»i«id sioc* .479 Bank of ScmUnd Stock 1.75 may be the seasonal or local Barciaytßvtk-B" *.ii depression in individual
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      460 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. d.icorporatea in England oy Royal Charw: 18S3i Paid Cp Capital iv 600.000 sharr» ol £5 each £3.000.00* Reserve Puna E3.000.000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors C3.0C0.000 HEAD lihll) U. Biabopsgatc EC. t. AniKtsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star ilolic akafH Bangkok Ipoh Somarang
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    PROBLEM OF £1,000 A YEAR WOMAN.
    501 8 PREFERS BUSINESS TO MARRIAGE. DRAMATIST ON LOSS OF MOTHERHOOD. QJOME of the obstacles to marriage were discussed by the Conference of Modern Churchmen at Cambridge. Mr. St. John Ervine, the dramatist, referred to a problem with which he said the Christian Churches had not
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    TAMIL'S DEATH DUE TO FOUL PLAY.
    49 8 WHEN a Tamil who had been found unconscious outside his house In Bernham Street on Thursday night. died the neat morning, a post mortem revealed that he was the victim of foul play. Death was from a fractured skull. His assailant is unknown.
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    HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S BETTER THAN COD LIVER OIL!
    295 8 Tasteless, Flesh-Forming Tablets For Thin People All -.vho are too thin and o'.gh far too little Jot their peace of mind, know that if only they could take enough Cod Liver Oil. they might begin to put on a pound or two
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      26 8 Le Muguet (Lily of the Valley.) For the debutante, slender and dainty. 4SERRAVALLO S TONIC. It stimulates the Appetite Strengthens the Nerves, and Regenerates the blood.
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      145 8 W MAYFAIR CAFE-RESTAURANT 4 Battery Rd., Tel. 4125. The best Tiffin in Town. Keep-Fit Menus Dr. Hay's Diet Weight Control Evtry Meal B Thrill RETIRING RESIDENTS! There is no need to withdraw your financial interests when you go. THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE EXECUTOR CO., LTD., FULLERTON BUILDING, SINGAPORE, was formed
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      1624 8 Broadcasting. TDAWCUKCinXI I 815 Greetings to listener* I KANoImOOIUW i. |8 20 News and economic review in German, Call DJQ. GSF 15 14 Me. i (19 8 m.) 8.35 Reich Party Convention 1937. GSG 17 97 Me. t!6.8 m.) 10.20 Concert of light music from NurtmP» berg. 9.35 Big Ben.
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      619 8 5.15 Greetings to listeners* 8 20 News and economic review In German, Call DJQ. 8.35 Reich Party Convention 1937. 10.20 Concert of light music from Nuremberg. 11.30 Close down. PHOHI-HOLLAND. TODAY PHI. 11.77 me s (16.88 ml Fm. 8 45 Opening arnouncement. 8.50 Music. 9.00 Microphone Debutants. 9.15 •Three Around
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    WASHINGTON POLICY IN FAR EAST.
    957 9 STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE. Public Opinion Hostile To Japan. Washington, Sept. 2. UfITH Congress adjourned and President Roosevelt trying tc take a holiday at his baronial estate on the Hudson Washington is quiet except for two factors. The first, the Far Eastern situation, in all
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    EX-REBEL CHINESE GENERALS GOING TO NANKING.
    57 9 Noted Chinese military leaders, outlawed fcr their part in the Fukien revolt, hare arrived at Kwellin, capital of Kwangsl, to confer with Gen. LI Tsung-jen, the Commander-in-chief. They include Generals Chen Ming-shu, Chiang Kwang-ngai, Li Chi-shen and Hsu Chien. They are expected to fly
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    NEXT YEAR'S AIR LINERS.
    231 9 Big French Orders. REPLACEMENTS by more advanced types of the air liners In use in many countries are now in the workshops. Imperial Airways will soon take delivery of the last of the 28 Empire flying boats and put into service the new Armstrong-Whitworth fourengined land
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 1937 THE COLONIAL IMPASSE.
    916 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 1937 THE COLONIAL IMPASSE. It is proposed to return to the German colonial question in this column today, in a second article on that remarkable book The Colonial Problem," produced by a study group of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. In our
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    Government "Bouse.
    116 10 Thursday, Sept. 9. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended the At Home in the Ranpura. Mr. and Mrs. J. Huggins. Captain and Mrs. P. D. Barry, Miss Robinson and Lieutenant J. C. O'Dwyer dined at Government House. After dinner His Excellency and Lady Thomas and
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    82 10 Acting Director Of Posts. The following appointments are notified in the SJS. Government Gazette: Mr. T. H. Newey to act temporarily' as Controller, Posts and Telegraphs, Singapore. Mr. B. J. Freeman to act as Director of Posts, S.S. and F.M3. Mr. A. C. L. Bell to be an
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    France Outclassed in Air.
    1504 10 Few Foreign Visitors Allowed To See This Year's Manoeuvres. Weekly Review By Straits Times Military Correspondent. London, Aug. 29. 'THE culminating point of this year's training will be reached next week, when an exercise will take place between the 1st and 2nd divisions now in East
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    664 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. "Mnytoy" "Pcerwnf?." jyjALAYANS like to laugh at United States and Canadian travellers who speak of the "Maylay" Peninsu; i and of the town of "Peenang'' But the Americans get Just as much fun when they listen to Englishrru forget that Miami, Florida is pronounced "Myammy.
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    JOINT ANGLO-FRENCH ANTI-PIRACY PLAN.
    592 11 NYON CONFERENCE OPENS. Division Of Control In Mediterranean /CREATION of two zones in the Mediterranean, one to the west of Malta which will be under French and British control, is reliably understood (says Reuter) to be provided for under a plan agreed upon between these two
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    CHINESE RED ARMY JOINS WAR.
    98 11 To Attack Japanese In The North. BRJTONS WARNED TO EVACUATE. Shanghai, Sept. 11. IT is announced the Chinese Red Army lias been reorganised v part of China's regular military forces and is now < signated the Bth route national army. Tlic ommunist leader Chu Teh
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    League Assembly Meeting On Monday.
    62 11 London. Sept. 10. The LeftftM Council's first imeting oi Xi !>Bth session normal business) vill b? presided over by Senator Nepin, Spanish Government rspresenmtive. It is his turn to occupy the cnair by the rotation system adopted by the Council at its first session. The
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    STOP PRESS
    136 11 (ieneva, Sept. 11. A PASSAGE in ML LitvinofTs speech at the Nyon conference, suggesting that Russia would take whatever steps she considered to be necessary independent of International action to protect Soviet ships, has aroused considerable interest in conference circles. At the same time M. LitvinofT intimated that
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    127 11 the coast of China and making it dangerous for American merchant vessels to operate in adjacent waters. The announcement adds that MM Chinese authorities have requested naval and merchant vessels from third powers to avoid proximity to Japanese naval vessels and military transports, and to have their respective national colours
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    WARNING TO US. SHIPPING.
    77 11 Danger Of Operating In China Waters. Washington. Sept. 11. •THE U.S. State and Navy depart- ments' have warned American merchant vessels that it is dangerous for them to operate In waters adjacent to the China Coast owing to the Japanese blockade. The warning was broadcast by
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    JAPANESE BID FOR MANGANESE LAND.
    66 11 "Great Interest Of U.S. Military Agents." Panama, Sept. 10. JAPANESE interests are reported to be attempting to secure control of important manganese properties, the leases of which are at present held by an American. United States military and diplomatic agents are watching the negotiations with
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    FRESH FALLS IN FRANC.
    153 11 Active Dealings In Foreigi Exchange Market. London, Sept. 10. T*HE Foreign Exchange marke again flared up this mornini and very active dealings were re ported in French francs whicl were moving wildly at 25 centime a time. It is possible that French contro may have intervened
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    King: & Queen At Braemar Highland Event.
    53 11 King: Queen At Braemar Highland Event. London, Sept. 10. The chief event of Deeside season— Braemar Highland— opened today ir the presence of the King and Queer who drove on to the ground in a carriage drawn by greys and preceded by outriders. The Guard ol Honour was furnished by
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    Japanese Protest Rejected.
    89 11 Japanese Protest Rejected. Strong Soviet Reply To Tokio. SAGHALIEN FISHERY INCIDENT. Moscow, Sept. 11. THE Soviet Foreign Office has rejected the Japanese protest regarding the detention of Japanese fishing boats and crews found in Soviet waters near Saghalien and the Japanese cutter Asakd/i Maru. The Japanese Embassy was in formed
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    NEW AIR RECORD IN KING'S CUP RACE.
    158 11 Final Stage To Be Flown Today. /CAPTAIN E. W. Percivai, Hyinj a. Percivai Mewgull, set up a new air I speed record for the Kings Cup rare when he was the first competitor to complete the course in the qualifying I round yesterday
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    Shanghai Fighting Being Intensified.
    576 11 HEAVY BOMBARDMENT BY JAPANESE. War Enters Fifth Week. Shanghai, Sept. 11. BOMBARDMENTS by both Japanese planes and warships, ■ttacfcl hy Japanese tank units, severe land fighting in ■everal sectors and routine raids by Chinese bombers late at ■igfcl started <>fT the fifth week of the Shanghai
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    CHOLERA AMONG JAPANESE TROOPS IN PAOSHAN
    67 11 CHOLERA AMONG JAPANESE TROOPS IN PAOSHAN London, Sept. 11. THi: Japanese announce that 8t cases of cholera, of which 30 were fatal, among Japanese troops in Paoshan is attributed to the use of bacteria by Chinese, who vigorously deny the charge. Dr. Wu Lien-teh, director of the Chinese National Quarantin?
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    "MAGNIFICENT STAND."
    182 11 Shanghai. Sept. 11. fHE excellent co-operation of the Chinese forces in the Shanghai area has won the admiration of neutral observers, who describe the Chinese stand against the withering attack from land, sea and air as magnificent. The fine co-operation between the various Chinese units engaged in the
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    26 12 BARBARA WOODS, young comedienne who plays Sue in "No. No, Nanette," which will be staged at the Victoria Theatre tonight by the R. B. Salisbury Company.
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    'No, No, Nanette Company Opens Tonight.
    297 12 'No, No, Nanette Company Opens Tonight. Extended Tour Of East Planned. AFTER a successful season in Co* lombo the R. B. Salisbury Quaints musical comedy company arrived at Singapore last night by the P. O liner Naldera. They will open at the Victoria Theatre tonight with "No. No, Nanette." Mr.
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    R.A.F. Machine As Flying Ambulance.
    120 12 R.A.F. Machine As Flying Ambulance. Sick Doctor Rushed From Kuantan. DISHED from Kuantan in a Kayal Air Force flying -boat, Dr. K. G. Spink, Government Health Officer, has been brought to Singapore suffering from Japanese river fever. A doctor went from Singapore in the flying boat, and on the way
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    NO WORD YET FROM PORTUGUESE SLOOP.
    101 12 Goncalo Velho Ia Due Today. NO messages have yet been received from the Portuguese sloop Goncalo Velho, which is expected at Singapore today from Europe on her way to Macao. Portugal's South China possession. Earlier communicatioas stated that the warship would arrive at Singapore
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    JOHORE OFFICIAL WEDS
    109 12 Treasurer Marries Daughter Of Late Mentri Besar. From Our Own Correspondents Johore Bahru. Sept. 10. Two leading Johore Malay families were united last night when the Hon. Dato Abdul Rahman bin Mohd. Yasin. State Treasurer and member of the Council of State, was married to Inrhc Kamariah
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    TEXTILE QUOTAS
    81 12 H.E. the Governor has authorised the following to deputise for the Registrar-General of Statistics. SS. and F.M.S. for the purposes ">i the Importation of Textiles (Quotas) Ordinance with the" exception of Section 4 (3): Singapore: The Assistant Regisuar of Imports and Exports: Mr. J. N. C. Hancock; M-
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    MR. R. WILLIAMSON ON EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
    37 12 Mr. Richard Williamson has been appointed a member of the Executive Council of the Straits Settlements in place of Mr. W. A. Fell, according to a Government Gazette notification last night.
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    Titled War Correspondent Here On Way To China.
    263 12 AFTER leaving England to cover the Sino-Japanese war. at such short notice that he had time to pack only a small suitcase, Lord Killanin, London's youngest war correspondent, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the P. and O. liner Naldera. He is going
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    AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS VISIT SINGAPORE.
    212 12 AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS VISIT SINGAPORE. FORMER NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATOR. SIX foot two inch Major Gen. G. J. Johnston. C.8., C.M.G., C.8.E.. and Lieut-Col. D. H. Moore, two Australian A. IF. Brigade leaders during the Great War and commanders of Australian divisions and brigades after the war, are In Singapore. Keen to
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    SHIPPING FARES TO RISE?
    60 12 10 Per cent. Increase Expected. AUTHORITATIVE unofficial circles In Auckland, New Zealand, state there is shortly to be an Increase in passenger fares on conference lines. A amount Is 10 per cent, from England to Australia and New Zealand, but the fares from America to Australia
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    GASWORKS RIOT CHARGES WITHDRAWN.
    108 12 Following discussions with the D.P.P. It was announced In the second court yesterday, that it had been decided to withdraw the case in which four Chinese were charged with rioting In the Municipal Gasworks on July 5 and in which several coolies were injured. It was
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    HONG KONG RED CROSS APPEAL.
    221 12 Correspondence. Funds And Doctors Wanted. (To The Editor of The Straits Times) <-, in- number <-! war wounded, soldiers as well as civilians, in the >Sino-Japanese conflict has increased to such large figures that the Chinese Government Red Cross units have found it difficult to
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    31 12 The Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, has appointed Mr. Cheah Tnn Klong to be a member of the Straits Chinese Consultative Committee for Penang, according to a Government Gazette notlncetion last night.
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    CHINESE BUYS FROM JAPANESE, IS BEATEN UP.
    41 12 CHINESE BUYS FROM JAPANESE, IS BEATEN UP. AFTKR buying a pair of shoes in a Japanese shop. Chinese was assaulted by several of his compatriots In Pagoda Street last evening. He was taken to the General Hospital suffering from head injuries.
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    1,900 TYPHOON "REFUGEES" IN QUARANTINE.
    151 12 1,900 TYPHOON "REFUGEES" IN QUARANTINE. Van Heutsz Passengers Reach Singapore. IJAVINO suffered the terrors of the typhoon which hit Hong Kong recently 1 900 passengers from the X.P.M. vessel Van Heutsz, which was driven ashore by the high wind, were sent Into quarantine at St. John's Island yesterday when they
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    No Official British Refugees Coming Here.
    149 12 No Official British Refugees Coming Here. Hong Kong Is Able To Deal With Them All. TUO official parties of British refugees from the China war zones will be sent to Singapore, the Straits Times learns authoritatively. When tens of thousands of war refugees began pouring into Hong Kong, It was
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    "WAKE UP & LIVE" AT THE CAPITOL.
    175 12 "WAKE UP LIVE" AT THE CAPITOL. At The Cinema Rex Story Returns. "Wake I p and Live" <?Oth Cen-tury-Fox). With Walter Winchell, Patsy Kelly. Alice Faye and Ben Bernie and his orchestra. Ke\ Storf and his Hollywood non-stop vaudeville revue. At the Capitol. With a succession of slick wisecracks, good
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    34 12 The monthly meeting of St. Mary's Church Workers' Association, KuaU Lumpur, will be held in the Parish Room on Saturday, Sept. 18. at 10 a.m., instead of the usual second Saturday In the month.
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    KING MAY CONGRATULATE SELANGOR'S SULTAN.
    283 13 Klang Decorated For Great Jubilee Celebrations. MESSAGE of congratulation from the King on the golden jubilee of his accession will probably be received today by the 73-year-old, Sultan of Selangor, Sir Ala'idin Suleiman Shah, our London correspondent cables. Buildings in Klang have been decorated with
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    MALAYAN Y.W.C.A. DELEGATES CONFER.
    91 13 •THE Malayan Y.W.C.A. conference, which has been meeting at Port Dickson, ends today. A large number of delegates from all parts of the country hava attended. The general subject for the confernce sUiciv wus ■'Widening Horizons" For discussions and study groups the conli'rcnce was divided into
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    EXTRA TRAIN FOR K.L. TONIGHT.
    100 13 High Commissioner And Perak Sultan Going. AN extra night passenger express from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur will be placed In service tonight to deal with the heavy traffic caused by racegoers returning to upoountry centres and Singapore people going to Kuala Lumpur for the Sultan
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    ALLEGED "TERROR MAN" CAUGHT IN K.L.
    153 13 Five Charges Preferred In Singapore Court. ALLEGED to have been the "terror man" responsible for a series of criminal assaults on young Chinese girls in the Beach Road district some months ago, a young Chinese, Chia Tan Soo, was produced before Mr. F. V.
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    Former Friend On Attempted Murder Charge.
    282 13 Story Of Alleged Stabbing. /CHARGED with the attempted murder of Ong Yew Toh, who was alleged by the prosecution to be an old friend. I. P. Mohamat appeared in the Assize Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Horn and a common Jury Mr. Paul Storr.
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    BANKRUPTS SEEK DISCHARGES.
    285 13 SALESMAN'S COFFEE BUSINESS FAILS. ILLNESS In the family, standing surety for others and expenses incurred in legal proceedings were among the causes of insolvency advanced by applicants for discharge from bankruptcy before the acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell. In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday. E.
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    KEPALA ON SMUGGLING CHARGE.
    158 13 KEPALA ON SMUGGLING CHARGE. Goods Found On Train. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sapt. 9. rE trial started yesterday before Mr Simpson Gray, the Ipoh First Magistrate, of Tin Teh. a sleeper-load-ing kepala. who is charged with smuggling uncustomed goods. Altogether 14 men were arrested on a ballast- train at
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    CONSTABLE GAOLED FOR HITTING COLLEAGUE.
    185 13 CONSTABLE GAOLED FOR HITTING COLLEAGUE. Struck Over Head With An Axe. A CONSTABLE attached to ths Sin- gapore Harbour Board police. Arjan Singh, was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at the SingaAsslzes yesterday on a charge of voluni tarlly causing hurt to a compatriot by hitting him on the head
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    MALAYAN HOCKEY TEAM FOR TOKIO OLYMPICS?
    451 13 S.H.A. President Urges Players Not To Write To The Press. THE Singapore Hockey Association is in favour of the formation of a Malayan Hockey Association, will do all it can in the direction of sending a Malayan team to the next Olympic Games, and
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    35 13 P. H. Godfrey-Smith, the twenty-two year old Surrey player from West Horsley, won the Swedish amateur golf championship at Baastad by beating R. Greene, of Portmarnock. by 5 and 4 In tl.e 36 holes final.
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    LOON CHONG BEATS CHOON LEONG.
    270 13 Lawn Tennis. Should Third Set Have Been Played? In the semi-nnal round Oi t):» S.C.RC. championship yrstrni. jLoon Chong, Singapore champion, dejfeated the veteran. Chua Choon L;on;r. 7—5.7 5. 4—5, 6—o.6 0. Some doubt arose as Ito whether, in the failing light, the ■third set
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    N.S. BATTALION MEETING THIS WEEK END.
    92 13 (From Our Own Cornspoiu;. nt i Serf moan Sept 7. Tny Negrl Ssmbllan Battalion rifle meeting will be held at th? Seremban j Range. Temrang. on Saturday and Sunday. MacWne-gun and L^wis Gun events will take place en Saturday. The events on Sunday wll
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    TODAY'S NAPS AND SELECTIONS.
    158 14 SIM.AI'ORE. RACE 1. RACE 2. RACE 3. RACE 4. RACE 5. RACE 6. RACE 7. RACE 8. m i "CATT. OA3H" GLITTER Place Bet. Shoot Up Jl BILEE STAR (NAP i Thaddeus DEVON KINO ROSTRUM I Nt ALU1) FOB (NAP) Lawl«M VANDAL DEEPDENE NUTCRACKER King Carwyne
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    SIMA OUTPOINTS OCAMPO.
    94 14 Fights Brilliantly At Penang. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Sept. 11. On*- "f the best featherweight contatU Men in Penang for a long tim? was that last night In which Kattlir.g Sima brilliantly beat Terry Ocampo on point! "ver ten three-minute rounds. Though Ocampo was slightly the
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    Tame Exhibitions At Kuala Lumpur.
    93 14 «Fr m Our Own Correspondent." Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 11. Last night's card at the BukU Btntanf boxing arena was not as exettlnc M previous programmes, most Ol the ilsrits being rather tame. Ismail u.s> beat Nicholas (T.11) oi\ pointa Indian Panther (7.11) bvat Soury 8
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    THE ACCEPTANCES.
    1240 14 DELOW are given the acceptances for today's races. Eighteen horses and two ponies have been scratched, leaving 54 horses and 26 ponies to provide a card of eight events. The biggest field will be in the Gold Cup race, the sixth event, in which 14 horses will ?o
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    Midds. Beat The Sappers.
    477 14 Association Football, ODD GOAL OF FIVE IN CUP-TIE. By "Echo." In the first round of the S.A.F.A. Cup competition the Middlesex Keglment beat the RE. 3—2 at Anson Road stadium last evening, it was a hard match, with enthusiasm and vigour compensating for a certain lack
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    20 14 11. X, the Governor and Lady Thomas at the stables. diM.us.sing Rostrum's chances with Jockey M artin. Straits Times Photograph
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    "CAPTAIN DASH" REVIEWS THE RUNNERS.
    339 14 CPECIAL interest attaches to today's races at Bukit Timah, for the card of eight "vents includes the race for the Gold Cup. It may confidently be expected that the cr owd will rearh record pnvoitions The going will be good. RACE 1. GLITTER should win
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    NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN AT SCARBOROUGH.
    40 14 Cricket. London. Sept 10 At Scarborough, tiereson Gower'a XI beat the New Zealanders by 145 rum. Leveson Gower's XI 380 and 209 (Roberts five for 47). N.Z. 285 and 156 (Nichols fire for 42 > Reuter.
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    WHO WINS THE GOLD CUP AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY?
    1549 15 67 A Past Performances Of Fourteen Runners. DELOW are details of the past performances of the candi- dates for the Gold Cup event today at Bukit Timah the fifth and final day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn meeting. This is
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    65 15 TODAY The T«rf: S.T.C. meeting. Sth cay. Cricket: S.C.C. VS. Inni.<>kiUlngs. Soccer: Banka vs. M PH.. Orylang llwke;: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. "Regularr.* 1 Oldham Hall; G.H.R.C. *a, H A K. Town Office, Sepoy Lines. TOMORROW. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament— M;rchfn{» and Law vs Srrvlt -e 1 G«lf: S.G.C.
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    Lawn Tennis. BUDGE AGAIN MEETS VON CRAMM.
    112 15 Lawn Tennis. BUDGE AGAIN MEETS VON CRAMM. German's Hard Fight In U.S. Semi-Final. New York. Sept. 10. The semi-finals in the singles events In the US. lawn tennis championships at Forest Hllle were played dayBudge and Baron Vcn. Cramm will again meet In the men's final, as at Wimbledon, where
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    DONCASTER CUP.
    61 15 Gordon Richards Wins On Haulfryn. (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Sept. 10. The Doncaster Cup run today over two miles and a furlong at Doncaster resulted: HAULFRYN 9.2 (G. Richards) 1 FEARLESS FOX 9.12 (Smith) 2 SUZERAIN 9.11 (Perryman) 3 Betting 8 to 1 6 to 4; 7
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    "SCRAP THE HISTORY BOOKS."
    482 16 "SCRAP THE HISTORY BOOKS. H. G. Wells Attacks Teachers And What They Teach. Nottingham. THE biggest sensation the British Association has had for years was provided by Mr. H. O. Wells when he launched a terrific attack on teachers and what they teach. He said: It Is stipulated in most
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    EPIDEMIC SWEEPS NORTH AMERICA.
    232 16 TOLL OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS. CHILDREN BANNED FROM CINEMAS. AN epidemic of infantile paralysis is sweeping through North America from the Gulf of Mexico to Ontario, Canada More than 200 deaths have been reported to sar. The United States Department of Health is making a review of
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    NAZI 'SPORT' TO MAKE NAZI SOLDIERS.
    267 16 'Toughening: The Body For Military Service." Berdu HOW sport in Germany is being used to improve the military qualities of the nations manhood was emphasised by Herr Lutze. Chief of Stall of the Storm Troops, in an interview given to the official Nazi newspaper,
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    21 16 It is reported in Warsaw that a direct air line service between Warsaw and London will be established in 1 October.
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    DEATH OF GENERAL HANS BUSSE.
    290 16 Brilliant Defender Of German Fort. THE death has occurred of the octo- genarian General Hans Buss*, the defender of Boyen (East Prussia),the only German fortress besieged by a foreign army during the Great War. Appointed to the command of the fort shortly before the start
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    25 16 The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the promotion o; Mr. E. Bagot. Deputy Commissioner of Police, FMfl to be Senior Superintendent, S.S.
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    24 16 Mr. A. Y. Mitcheil of the Standard Vacuum Oil Company has been transferred from Singapore to their Ipoh Branch as Technical Lubricating Oil Assistant.
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    23 16 A commission as honorary cadet under officer in the Malacca High School Cadet Corps has been granted to Mr. Ismail bin Mohamed Atnln.
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    GIRL'S VIGIL ON MOUNTAIN.
    278 16 TRAPPED 20 HOURS AFTER INJURY. RESCUE PARTY LED BY BROTHER. INJURED while climbing a peak in the Isle of Skye. Inverness-shire, a girl holidaymaker was trapped for more than 20 hours on the mountain side. She is Miss Sybil Litt'edale, of Hanger Hill. Weybrldge, Surrey. Miss
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    17 16 Under a new German uecree silk may henceforth not be used in insulating materials for electric wires.
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    25 16 Wolves carried away an eight-year-old boy who was tending cattle near Pinsk. in the Pripet marshes. Poland No trace of the child has been found.
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    26 16 At a conference of New Zealand sports bodies, representatives of the whole of the sporting organisations a proposal to create a Council of Sport was approved.
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    396 17 Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity. I7OR every one person who fails r through thinking too much ol himself, hundreds fail through thinking, in the true sense of the phrase, too little of themselves; by the loss of that self-respect which comes through knowing one's place in the purpo c-s
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    SIAMESE WARSHIPS ON WAY FROM JAPAN.
    135 17 Advised Not To Call At Canton. CIAMESE warships on their way from Japan, where they have just been built, have been advised to abandon plans to make a courtesy call at Canton. According to a Sin Chew Jit Poh message, 14 warships a: the
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    75 17 PIPE-LINE ROAD FOR TANJONG KLING. TANJONG KLING, the Malay vinag<: separated from Singapore town by a swamp and receiving its water supp'y ir >m wells and by boats, may have a I pipe-ilne and road running to it next yrar This was announced at Thursday's meeting of the Rural Board,
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    AMOY UNIVERSITY MAY BE MOVED.
    82 17 AMOY University, which was built with aid is mainly supported by Malayan Chinese money, may soon have to re trove to the interior owing ]to the serious situation now existing in South China. According to Mr. Chen Shun, a member of the staff of the
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    28 17 Of the 2.267 aliens who became naturalised in Britain during 1936. the largest number of any single nationality was 1«2 Italians, followed *»r Arphis 92«: and Ri>«Ja no
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    11 17 The ketch Kewarrm which has been sailed to Singapore from Brisbane
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    SOAP FACTORY IN HOLLAND ROAD.
    66 17 A SOAP factory Is to be constructed outside the residential area In Holland Road. An application by the company concerned was passed by the Rural Board on Thursday. "Although the factory is only 200 yards away from an approved bungaI low area, the company Is
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      137 17 Danger Of Labour Famine In Malaya. To the Editor of the Straits Times. QIR— My Hylam boy. an old and trust Ed servant, came to me a moment ago with tears rolling down his ■hecks and said in Malay: "Tuan the Japanese have captured China. Rice is
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    109 17 Rural Board's Action At Pasir Panjang. SOME gardens in Pasir Panjang are growing plants which were once in Pasir Panjang Park So to combat flower plant, shrub and palm thieves, each bed will be surrounded by a high enclosure of barbed wire. J This decision
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    PERFECT PLOT UPSET BY POSTMAN'S NERVES.
    336 18 Mail Robbery On Eastern Liner Goes Astray. THE greatest mailbag robbery ever planned has just gone wrong. It would have produced a £70,000 haul but for the nervousness of a dishonest postman and the efficiency of Scotland Yard. The postman has been dismissed and
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    Robert Taylor, In Paris, Is Not Fussed By Fans.
    214 18 A YOUNG man known as Sp&ngler Arlington Brugh caused mild speculation in Paris the other night. A few people noticed his good looks. Others wondered at the protective attitude of his men companions. And that is about the sum of Parisian
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    HOME SECRETARY TO INVESTIGATE GAOLS.
    111 18 HOME SECRETARY TO INVESTIGATE GAOLS. Reorganising System Of Administration. London, Sept. 9. A TWO-DAY investigation of three London prisons is to be made by the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel ■mm. This will represent the beginning of a tour of English prisons which the Home Secretary will carry out before completing
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    GERMAN PLANE LOST NEAR KABUL.
    105 18 Britain Aids In Search. Berlin. Sept. 9. THERE is no news of the miss- ing Lufthansa aeroplane in Centra] Asia which left Anhsi a few days ago on a return flight to Kabul. The British Government promptly replied to General Goering's request for co-operation in
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    85 18 Alleged Espousal Of Popular Front. Tokio. Sept. 10. •TPHE Japan Seamen's Union has de- cided to withdraw from the International Transport Workers Federation. This decision has been cabled to the headquarters in Amsterdam. It Is understood that the withdrawal Is due to the domestic situation
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    52 18 Two out of three Japanese planes attacking Swatow yesterday were brought down by antl-aircrait guns, the Chinese claim (reports Nanyang Slang Pau). The third plane was also damaged adds Sin Chew Jit Poh> and Is believed to have made a forced landing in
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    INDIA'S SHARE IN DEFENCE.
    373 19 Replies To Questions In Central Assembly. Simla. THE Defence Secretary, Mr. C. M. G. Ogilvie, answered a number of questions in the Assembly on the defence of Burma and India's obligations in that respect. Mr. Avinnshilingam Chetly asked whether there wfc any understanding with Burma that
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    BURMA INDIA LEADING THE WAY.
    848 19 BURMA INDIA LEADING THE WAY. 40 Million Acres Irrigated. A WORLD RECORD. IRRIGATION— without which a sixth of the crops would fail and hundreds of thousands of people would be reduced to starvation in India is to be surveyed as a whole in order to calculate its numerous indirect benefits
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    146 19 State Scholarships For Deserving Cases. *I*HE Punjab Government have de- cided, subject to Budget provision, to offer five scholarships a year of Rs 600 per annum to be held (subject to satisfactory progress) for a period not exceeding six and a half years at the Prince
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