The Straits Times, 17 September 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A 3ENTUP. .J 77/E LARGEST AXD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER /N MALAYA. 20 PACES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937.* PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937, I'KK'K 10 CENTS
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      247 1 SINGAPORE! 140. CECIL ST rpHON€ 5471 V "T'^T^rTi^' wa« Kt^sbß^^ jB YitssMl saWsssßl sßssssW^BßW wEt .B^Msl BB^^^aß^^^iJssssPTl S DIESEL EKGINtI| Jy^ HflJ^^^gVH aIV iSfai i^^^B BxP^^BsSr a^BB^BK^BBV \^BBl INSTANT COLO STARTING IS Wf^^fi Jtß t M^L^. ■HbßßbQbß* I*—^^ LOWEST FUEL CONSUMPTION VL j WH s^B^SSlff^i THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. i
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      280 1 STAPLES MATTRESS frfattress made' 4Bj^TSl ,'«BBfl k&F >- i STAPLES MATTRESS— thi: silken -covered bi.uk cables— an exclusivi (PATENTED) STAPLES FEATURE GIVE DELICIOUS SOFTNESS AND ABSOLUTE SILENCE MICH NO METAL CONNECTION (AS USED IN ALL OTHER MATTRESSES) CAN EVER GIVE. THE DBBP SPRINGS GIVE CORRECT SUPPORT AND LUXURY UNAPPROACHED BY
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      58 1 KUALA LUMPUR: «5. JAVA 3T, ('PHONE 360.n, IK" I (TrXiklWa' 5 CaOki EZTLJ I hlf i >UmLiniliVl J^CROW ABOUT We 100, feel some considerable satisfaction' vi being able to offer our many customers y/ the following selection of POULTRY and GAME TURKEYS. DUCKLINGS. CAPONS. PIGEONS. PHEASANTS. CHICKENS. FOWLS. QUAIL. CHLII
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      747 2 MM v announced betneen O:«Charles Staple L-nL ii >i»- R.A., youngT son f.: Major General W. G. S. Dobb!e Gone»:tl Offlcer Commanding, MP'ava. and Mrs. and Fl .renee Mary OI lev. e1«!e.,l t"iiiif(hter of Mrs. R. H. P. Add;ngtor .ii-daughter of Captain R. H. P Addlngtoa. R.A.. of 38. Rf>land
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      604 2 FOR SALE I OK MLB. Seaside land. Bandy Bt-aih. Apply Credit Fcncier, Tel. 2083. KRIGID/intE far <safer load protectlaa Pat«f ma. Slbmm 4 Lid A KEW nrst-ciass second-Moo weeiingiiouse Refrigerators »lth jn-expli*r outran:ees from Sl5O and upwards On flew it Manner Honae 12 Battery Road FOR QUICK SALE. U.E.C. 8
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      542 2 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET IST FLOOR FLAT TO LET. self-contained iinfurn.. 2 bedrooms, bathrooms attached, al. mod. conveniences, garage, tennis, at 103 Tanglln Road. Immed. entry. Phone 690». TO LET for six months from end of Octobrr Bungalow No. 8, Swettenham Road. Tennis Court. All services. Furnished or Infurnlhed. Apply
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      872 2 PUBLIC NOTICES j SINGAPORE ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY. The Ctlrbmtton ot St. Andrew's DM "ill take toe form of a Dinner and Ball to be held in the Victoria Memorial Kail on Friday. December 3. 1931. Practice Dances will be he'd In the Victoria Memorial Hall on the four preceding Fridays,
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      634 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of excellent design, beautifully polUhed teak office and household furniture of every des (Tin. ion. also one »ie« modr. 121 bla Orafonola double-spring motor cabinet gramophone with dance and classical records GESTETNER" duplicating machine, crockery ?lass».are. plants, etc. To be held ft No 212. River Valley
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      664 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PKNINSUI.AR AND ORIENTAL S. N Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due. Tonnage Spore 1937 C\RTHAGE 15.000 Sept. 24 •BANOALORK 6000
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      530 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan). GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNAID WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Naples. Marseilles, London. Antwerp and Rot ci dam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail S FUSrilMl MARU 11.000 Sept. 30 Oc t 1 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 Oct. 14 15 IEItUKUNI MARU 12,000 Nov. 9
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      672 3 I Tr» ■■dSI^Sb^SE ISs2Z^M»JoMmdumlhmbiAHHdaH.iAßJLiMid) BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class, motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excclltnt Cuisine. FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom From Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham t'PIONIA 219 21/9 22 9 24 S LALANDIA 12 10 12/10 13 10 15/10
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      257 3 lpresilsent liners! TRANS PACIFIC SAILINGS VU HONOI.I 111 From Arrive Hkong B. P. Pres. Wilson Oct 6 Oct. 26 Pres. Hoover Oct. 16 Nov. 3 Pres. Cleveland Nov 3 Nov. 23 Pres. CooUdje No\ 13 Dec. 1 Pres. Taft Dec. 1 Dec. 21 Pres. Hoover Dec. 11 Dec 25 Pres.
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      1082 3 SniPIMNCi THE BLI'E FUNNEL LINE (Ocean Thr Hua Khiow Slramtliip Co l|i-,'i Ltd Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual lhr Cuiuri: Whitr Slji Ltd. Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) Ahctdren Jl omm.inwr ilili I mr The Straits Steamship Co Ltd .Mian Savill a, Alhion Co I trt The China Navigation
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    178 4 Hur gu<i.rd per koyan 48 pituls Other rwnmodiiies Quoted per pi< rifepi where «.ttifr»i«e staled. Singapore, Srpi> inlwr 17, 12 pp liwli. b-.ve: Seller Gamoier ta 00 Hamburg Cube S1550 Java -me $11 00 (ppet White Munlok $.7.25 White 16.75 Blark Ml 25 :opra Mixed *i 85
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      159 4 Friday. September 17. Ship* ilunfMdr the MharTfi or eipecle* U arrive. tntrJDct l.\n KtPPEL IMKHOI k Main Wharf P.W.D. Hypers Nos. 1. 2. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7 8. Tug Bi laiifKas. BtrntM. Dredger Tern bakul. Lch. K:»'-"ake. M. L. Crane. W. Bt. Enterprise, W. Bt.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      342 4 Taday. Bengkalls, P. de Kock. P-danr. Pakan Baroe Sla* ft 8 Pandjang (Ampangi 3 pm. Medan (G. van der Heyden) 3 p.m. Trengganu and Dungun iPaicela only) (Hong Ho) ..3.30 p.m. Burma (Shlrala) 4 p.m. East. North, South West India (Shlrala) 4 p.m. Kemaman and Kemasck (Hong
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      AIR MAILS. INWARD.
      97 4 AIR MAILS. INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. Qantas: From Anstralia: Due Saturday afternoon. Wearnes: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives Saturday evenine. X.L.M.: From Europe: IMie Sunday ev.-ning. Imperial: From Europe Due Sunday evening. OUTWARD. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur and Pcnane;. Mails close 6 a.m. Saturday. X.L.M.:
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      FROM MALACCA.
      143 4 Correspondence ror transmission oy air "via Netherlands" must oe specially and clearly superscribed 'By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Today Ceylon and United Kingdom parcels only) iMemnon) 545pm. Iran. 'Amsterdam and 'London by air (Netherlands) 6 pm. Penang (Internal Service) 6 pm. Ceylon. S. IW.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      76 4 Mails from Europe, (London parcel malls) expected today, Sept. 17, by Menestheus delivery at 10 a.m. Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow, Sept. IS, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholdero at 2.30 p.m. General de'lvery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies
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    CLEARANCES
    51 4 Sept. IS: Sphinx, Sontay <Fch); Sttalat, Malacca, Sin Aik Lee. (Brit.). Sept. 16: Larut, Kedah, Kut Sang, M". tm. Sin Xheng Sent, Rasa. Tandirng BalM 'Brit. >: Si-.ukel, Reynst. T dore, Seiniramls. Kulit, Kilat Dut): Sal Lee. Dukat, <Ncr.). Boston Man, H;.kone Maru Mayeba.«hi «faru <Jip.>: Mtrkus <PjI V
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    HOME SECRETARY AT DARTMOOR.
    89 4 Found Prison Almost Empty. l-*-.^-. The Horn* SecreUry. Sir Samuel Hoare, continuing his visits to prisons,' flew yesterday Irom Norfolk to Devon- 1 shire and inspected Dartmoor convict prison. He found the prison comparatively empty, for the present population of Dartmoor is less than 300 —one
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    TOMORROW'S RACES.
    112 4 Scrat^hings And Order f\{ T>..-,-,i~,-\it Running. The following are the scratchinga and the order of running for tomor row. the second and concluding day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn j ITSU ou- d,,. 3. furs All Serene Race 2. -Horses, Class 5. Div. 3, 5Vi furs. Run
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      474 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. lucorpoiaieo IB f al B.> LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGENTS I.M.S. RLIS *ND SLAM STATES RAILWATS r»XKPHON'K! rrajkja* M3.t— Paaaace MH CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. LIMITED. Incrooratetl in England) 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. Inter,
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      436 4 (incorporated id Straits Settiementa) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEA^sHiP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Inroroorvteo ;r v 9 A I ducorporateo ir Bngiabd) BOiTON NF>\ VOKH MHI»«II -CLLERMAN- LINK VIA SUKZ CANAI FOB BAVB4V LONUOM w, j, ROIItHUAM lIAMDI HO STEEL SEAPARER BrpX 19 Be* J2 •CAPE YORK Srpt 23 S-pt 28
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      493 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max rain- onght min temp fail s'Jhine temp iii« nr». F West Coast. Alor Star 87 1 93 4.3 73 dciyan uejjas (Penang' 86 0.24 1.6 74 Sitiawan 89 0.08 45 73 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 2.0 72 Malacca 83
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      421 5 THE GREAT DETECTIVE pP^F^^V^^T^^N MEETS HIS MATCH Jf lP> IN THE VICIOUS tLj (INNING OF THIS RBmB B MAD MANS SEETHING BRAIN BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT WARNER GLAND-BORIS KARLOFF in the most baffling mystery thriller 'CHARLIE CHAN AX THE OPERA" 30th Century-Fox Picture Week-end Matinees 3 p.m. DAVID LIVINGSTONE' also
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      417 5 l°o m ia wah heng s s T FREE HORl^^^ PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION i A FRANK CAPRA CREATION with The JULY monthly prize of $10.- has been KONALD COLMAN awarded to the photographic entry FISH mmm^ mm CATCHING; other entries of note for July mmm were:GENTS AID LADIES Daybreak At Tanjong
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      71 5 SWK BtATN Tl INftCTS H ■*—fc W— I*»«»U»I«» tm )H "">"iilril.l .-*t IlllMhJ X In ii«- nmm m lo^iUay. m FOR ALI DEFECTS Of VISION Cansaft MjFzelriel Son} t.naollihrd orer It rrmn Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians :«J^ 9. RAFFLES PLACE Sptclal Price qaoted lor school c bildrrn MARLBOROUGH CIS TonJcht 9.13
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      307 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY THE Straits Times is publish in? this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail Dance. 8.15 to 915 p.m. Dtnner
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      776 6 ALL SECTIONS VERY QUIET. RUBBER AND TIN BOTH DECLINE. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Sept. 17. There is no bright news regarding markets to report this morning. Tin. for some unaccountable reason, took a severe fall, at least severe whtn compared with movements for some weeks, yesterday.
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      MINING.
      602 6 All shares quoted aftove are fully paid. '»uc *su. rmsers 41 uo. i_,vail Buyers Sellers Buyers CVUll Sellers 4/- Mr.pat Tin 5G 6/- 6/£1 Asam Kumbang 38/- 37/- 36i'l Austrai Malay 56/6 58/6 57/5/- Ayei Hitam 35/- 36/6ed 35/6 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1 20xd 1.10 £1 Bangnn Tin
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      GENERAL.
      443 6 1 t •itx buck u:a. 1 oo 1.05 1.55 ins 2 2 do 7>4% Prefs. 2.45 2.60 2.45 2.55 10 10 Alias Ice MOO lOOOn. 8.00 lUUOn 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0 47 y? 0.60nom 0.50 0 75nom 1 1 B. M. Trustee a 25 7.00 n.as 1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      239 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. s'"« lyOl red. 1940 <400.000 Inv Mai. 31 Sept. 30 103' a 105 Vi norn 4ia7c 1907 red. 1947 11.600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 109 111 norn VV 2 'o ms> red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 114 115 norn I* 1913
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      365 6 (Shares ar<« $1 unless rtiierwise stated) Eraser b Cx Lyall b Evatt Allenby 1.90 2.00cd 1.90 2.00cd Alor oajah Aiiial. Malay Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lin tang Bedford Benta BorellJ Brogas Brunei Un BuKlt Katil Bukit K. B Bukit Kepong Bukit Timah <S10) ChangKat
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      91 6 Friday, Sept. 17, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 30% 3<H£ Good F. A. Q. in bale* (F. 0.8.) Sept. 29 9/16 29 11/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 30 Mi 30 Vi September
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      AMERICAN STOCK AND COMMODITY PRICES.
      238 6 THE following quotations are pub- lished cy courtesy j! Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co Singapore Messrs. White, Weld and Company, New York, report oj cable this morning: STOCKS In the end of the session rally Rails were leading undoubtedly mainly due to short-covering on
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      STOCK EXCHANGE
      369 6 London. Sept. 16. The following sue today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares oi £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: The above are dealers' middle prices; Jobbers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not Included. day. Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 UW Funding Loan 4 D.c.
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      EXCHANGES.
      389 6 London, Sept. 16 The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris MM Athena 547' i New York 4.95 7/16 Bucharest 870 Montreal 4.95H sellers Brussels 29.44U Rio 4>/i Geneva 21.56\ seUers official Amsterdam 9.00 Belgrade 310 Milan 94H Buenos Aires unquoted Berlin 12.34V4 Montevideo 39 13/16 Madrid
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      FURTHER DROP IN USA. RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      116 7 'From Our own correspondent London, Sept. 16. "THERE was another drop in the U.S. consumption of rubber last month. the total being 41.456 tons against 43,650 In July and 46.656 In August last year. Arrivals were 48.785 tons, compared with 39,108 in July and
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      VEGETABLE OILS.
      228 7 "THE Liverpool correspondents of 1 William Jacks and Co.. (Malaya) Ltd., In their report of Sept. 2, comment as follows:— PALM OIL. West African Palm Oil has declined a full £1 per ton since this time last week and the tone as we write Is only barely steady.
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS
      85 7 London, Sept. 15. Exchequer returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to £277.480.323 compared with £265.944,769 at the corresponding date of last year. Income tax, surtax, estate duties and customs and excise all show a substantially higher yield. Total expenditure, less self-balanc-ing items, is £364.604,495. compared with £346.639,304 at
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      BOLIVIA'S PROBLEMS OF TIN PRODUCTION.
      1300 7 Lack Of Labour Encourages Mechanisation Of Mines. DOLIVIA'S ore reserves are larger than ever. Whilst during 1929 there was only one mine with more than 60,000 tons of fine tin in sight, there are now three mines with larger reserves. The two new ones are
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      COLD STORAGE PROFITS DECLINE $10,000.
      199 7 Dividend Maintained At Ten Per Cent. THE annual report of the 1 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., published last night, shows that the company's net profit for the year ended June 30 totalled $292,478, compared with 302,401 last year— a reduction of $9,923. The directors
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    270 7 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Sept. 17, 10 a.m. Company Dividend lW*i for Books OtaM OnancMl Parable Date to fete TIN To Ayer HlUm 30% Int. Sept 7 Sept 17 Sept M 30% Ayrr Went 6% Int. Sept 13 Sept IS Sept 1 4 5% Burma Malar >H%
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      502 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) Tbe liability oi members is limited to trie extent and in manner oreacribed oy Ordinance No. 6 o. 1029 it the Solony Authorised ■".•apltai Hi OOO.tKK. Issueo ana Puliv Paid-Up $20,000 OCC Rtrcrve Funds:— Sterllne 8.500.000 Hona
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      406 7 BANK OF CHINA f Incorporated ro China oy Special Charter > It. Cecil Street Singapore Tatiafcian: Maaagwf Office «444 Exeaaaae Dea* 644t Geaeral Office Slgg-t able AMreav. CHrMOHO" PaM Ip Capital Ck t M.tM.aMt* Reserve funds to exceaa c* Ck f IMIJMN Taial Aawts approilimauij Ch f 1 M« M
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      514 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (l.icurporateo in England ot Royal Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital iv *****0 s*-ar > of t; each tt.OOO.OOa Reserve Puna ts uoo 000 Reserve LlabUlty ot Proprietor* £3.0Co!oo» HLAU JrHlr U. Bnh«p*cat« <«adaa t s. Ai;.i!tsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star ri,,i!<
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      198 8 GOLD SEAL PHARMACEUTICAL PMIVCTS. Aspinn Tablets Cascara Tablets Backache and Ki'Jr.ey Tablets Fruit laxatives Tonsilitis and Sore Throat Lozenges Sulphur Tablets Brompton Throat Lossnges On'.y Drugs of Tested Purity are M«l fH these products. Sold by MEDICAL HALL LTD. and all Chemists and Storeo Distributors. GRAFTON LABORATORIES. Art/Ytaal STEEL OFFICE
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      889 8 STARTED SILK STORE ON $200. $5,000 Debt In Four Months. U/ITH a capital of $200 given him by his father-in-law, O. Hafcib Mohamed started the Madras Silk Store and in about four months' time the shop was seized, the debts of the shop during those four months totalling $5,000. O.
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      267 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE TODAY ZIIL 1 33 Me* Om at lat 6.00 Mfciay nuatic. Gramophone records. 45 Children °n programme, i English 7.00 Recital of cnamLe" music. Gramophone records. "Bee'hoven Quartet in E. Minor." Played hv the Budapest String Quartet. 7.30 Time, rtaiher. news and announcements. 7.45 "HlghUehU of 1935. Retrospective
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      857 8 |and Tarantella Op. 28. No. 2. Yehudi I Menuhin. hano accompaniment by Marcel i Gazelle. i Orchestral: Fete-Di("u a Seville i Festival in Seville I (Parts 1 and 2). Philadelphia Symphony Orche*tia. Tenor: Tom Bowling; and The Death oi Nelson. Walter Wlddop. Ochestral: "Rigoletlo Selection Marek Weber and Orchestra. Pianoforte
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      335 8 PARIS. TODAY TPA-2. 15 24 me i (1»M p.m ?.2O Concert relay. 6.55 Gramophone records. 7.05 Talk on current French event* in Rumanian ty Mrre Nortines. V2O News in gllsh. 7 35 Concert relay. 8 05 Talk on French events. 8.20 Concert relay. 8 50 News in French. Colonial market
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    ITALY CAN STILL JOIN NYON PLAN.
    229 9 SCHEME TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. KEEPING SHIPPING TO MAIN ROUTES. London, Sept. 16. 'pHE invitation to Italy to join the anti-piracy plan in the Mediterranean is still open. Any further initiative from Italy would naturally be placed upon the Nyon conference Powers for consideration. Meanwhile,
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    FRANC FALLS BELOW AGREED POINT.
    121 9 FRANC FALLS BELOW AGREED POINT. NORMAL METHODS TO DEFEAT BEAR RAIDS. Paris, Sept. 16. The franc has been already fallen below the pclnt originally contemplated by the tripatlte agreement, It is authoritatively stated. It was added this was naturally a source of worry and conversations are taking place with London
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    CHINESE ATTACK IN NORTH.
    181 9 Fighting Near Peiping And Tientsin Reported. TWO thousand Chinese irregulars in the Shunyi district, a few miles to the northwest of Peiping, who have linked up with the Central forces in the southwest suburb, have begun an attack on Peiping. Meanwhile the Chinese forces south of
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    JAPANESE C.-in-C. FOR SHANGHAI.
    74 9 Army Opposed To Appointment. JAPANESE Army leaders have opposed the appointment of Admiral Nagano as the Commander-ln-Chlef at the Shanghai front on the ground that he Is not qualified to command an army, according to foreign report! from Tokio. Gen. MaUui, now commanding the army at
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    Ten French Warships Off South China.
    24 9 Ten French warships are concentrated off the French colony of Kwangchowan in South Kwangtung, according to Chinese reports
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    KOO'S SPECIAL WARNING TO EACH POWER.
    301 9 What They Would Lose By China's Collapse. London. Sept. 16. T\R. WELLINGTON KOO'S speech at Geneva was very skilfully contrived to warn each great Power how its special interests would be affected by the collapse of China's independence, says The Times. The Birmingham Post
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    JAPANS LIMITED RESOURCES.
    146 9 HEAVY INDUSTRIES ARE UNDEVELOPED. CREDA UTLEY, authoress of the re- markable book Japan's Feet Of Clay," In a letter to The Times. r>olnts out the Joint resources of Japan. Korea. Manchukuo and Jehol of coal are only 171 tons a head against 4.070 tons In Britain and
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    KIND FRIENDS MADE HER "SICK."
    198 9 They Would Keep Saying How Fat You Are." Bad enough to (crow tnai you ar# getting fa;, without "kind friends" telling you so! That Is h?w tnis woman felt. So she deeMed to put a stop to It. and in three months she took off
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      278 9 '2V m ifl 23^ I I H^l flß^^l t^m Tonight Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and Dance informal 9.30 to midnight OUTSTANDING CABARET ATTRACTION! THE TALK OF THE TOWN! SZITA ANIS ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST DANCE TEAMS ARTISTES Or EXCEPTIONAL TALENT! Non-diners $1.00. TOMORROW RACE DINNER, BALL tfc
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    AMUSEMENTS
    143 10 SINGAPORE. GARRICK THEATRE, GETLANG Indira, MA. and Veer Bharat— Double Feature Hindustani Talkies 6.30 p.m. to Midnight. GLOBE THEATRX Undersea Kingdom 'Chapter 7 to 12). GREAI WORLD—THE SKT r ALKIE Passing of the 3rd floor Back. HAPPY WORLD Caoaxet Dancing. Talkies. Cinemas Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. SEPT. 17, 1937. THE BAN ON NEW PLANTING.
    928 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. SEPT. 17, 1937. THE BAN ON NEW PLANTING. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake's references at the annual meeting of the Sungei j Bagan Rubber Co., Ltd. to risk of 'a rubber famine in the *****, which cannot be excluded as a possible result of continued
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    Government house.
    53 10 Monday, S.pt. 13. The Governor left Kuala Lumpur (or Singapore by the night mai. train. Wednesday, Sept. 15. The Governor dined with the Inspector General and officers of the Straits Settlements Police at the Officers' Mess, Police Depot. Thursday, Sept. 16. The Governor presided at a meeting of
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    DUSK IN PORT ARTHUR
    1395 10 Shadows of Old Russia Linger in Modern Manchukuo. U/E were staying a. the little Manchurian seaside town cf Ogondai, a short distance from Port Arthur; and on our first afternoon we decided to go into the city. It was too far and too warm to explore
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    Ignoble Modern Letters.
    193 10 Ignoble Modern Letters. «»«ODERNISM in Literature" was the subject taken by Dean Inge in his presidential address before the English Association at Bedford College, London. Dr. Inge said the popular taste in literature was still thoroughly romantic. It demanded sentiment and emotion; it liked a little religion of a vague
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      643 10 I National Rush. THERE is a Texan staying at view who ~annot understand the British. Travelling from Vancouver ;o Sydney few weeks ago in a B j steamer, h? became accustomed to standing when the British National Anthem was played. On the day oi his j arrival In F-dney he
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    AMERICA MAY SIT ON LEAGUE COMMITTEE.
    267 11 Powers To Consider China's Case. MANCHURIAN INCIDENT PROVIDES PRECEDENT. Dr. Koo Accepts Council Plan But Retains Rights. HPHE United States Government would consider carefully any invitation by the League, such as that reported to have been sent to Washington, to participate in the re-constituted
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    BIGGER NAVAL FORCE FOR MACAO.
    132 11 Portugal Establishing "Eastern Division." PORTUGAL is to establish an Eastern nav.il division" in view of the Sino-Japanese conflict, reports Reuter from Lisbon. The 2,100-ton sloop Bartholomeu Dias is leaving Lisbon for Macao, Portugpl"s Far East possession, where she will join the 1,155-ton sloop Goncalo Velho,
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    45 11 rRK.ii i.; i ..NDS HIS HONOUR. PAUL VAN ZEELAND, Belgian Premier, entering the Chamber at Brussels to face accusations from the Rex sis (Fascists) that while Prri.iicr he had received sa'ary as tremor of the National Bonk, a post he had resigned. He ->rhj vindicated.
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    Scientists Gain "Lost World."
    104 11 Where No Human Foot Ever Trod. Grand Canyon, 'Ariz.), Sept.l 7. fIVE experienced mountaineers, the vanguard of the American Museum of Natural History's expedition, successful}/ scaled a 1200-foot precipice to Shiva's Temple Plateau, on which no human being has set foot since the dawn of creation.
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    Cholera Scourge Hits Shanghai.
    77 11 1750 Cases Treated This Month. Shanghai, Sept. 16. •yHE Chinese infectious diseases hos- pital in Shanghai has administered saline injections to 1,018 Chinese cholera cases since the beginning oi this month. Fifty of the cases have been fatal. In addition. 740 cases have been recordsd at
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    JAPAN'S BIGGEST SHIP OFF WOOSUNG.
    79 11 33,000-Ton Nagato To Take Part In Attack. JAPAN'S largest warcraft, the bat- tleship Nagato, has arrived off Woosung to take part in the bombardment of the Chinese positions (says '-in Chew Jit Poh). One of nine battleships of the Japanese navy, the Nagato which has
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE DONATIONS.
    52 11 $3,315,000 In One Month. DONATIONS from overseas Chines: to Nanking during the past month totalled $3,315,000, according to the Central Overseas Affairs Committee. Of this sum, Malaya contributed $227,000, Hong Kong $448,000, South Africa $330,000. America $149,000, the Philippines $330,000. Annam $272,000 Macao Chinese contributed $44,000Nanyang S
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    NIGHT ATTACK LAUNCHED AGAIN.
    84 11 NIGHT ATTACK LAUNCHED AGAIN. Japanese Hold Their Ground. EARLY-MORNING BATTLE. Shanghai, Sept. 17. THE stillness of the night was shattered about one o'clock this morning, when Chinese forces in Chapei and Kiangwan sector, using rifles, hand-gre-nades, machine-guns and trench-mortars, again launched an attack. The noise of battle awakened many sleepers
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    JAPANESE REPLY TO ATTACK.
    347 11 INVADERS NOW HAVE THREE AIRFIELDS. THE Japanese reply to the attack which the Chinese delivered during the night at the North Station -Hongkew Park front was given yesterday morning when the Chinese positions were subjected to heavy shelling from trench mortars and Meld guns. A Japanese
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    6 11 Chinese gunners in the Shanghai-Woosung district
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    Ku Klux Klan In France.
    73 11 Police Unearth Rightist Organisation. Paris, Sept. 16. DOLICE investigations in Paris and the provinces into the activities of a secret French organisation known as Cagoulards," a kind of French Ku Klux Klan. led to the arrest of four men and the discovery of a number
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    NEW AIR RAID ON CANTON.
    249 11 Military Aerodrome The Objective. CANTON city was again raided by Japanese planes at seven o'clock last night, when foreigners, wearing steel helmets, standing on th? sandbagged British bridge at Shameen, watched three planes fly over Shameen and proceed in the direction of the military aerodrome
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    HALT ARMS RACE BEFORE WAR COMES.
    208 11 American Plea For Safeguards. Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. "THROUGH every source of persuasion and in every act and policy, the United States Government is exerting itself in an effort to safeguard against having the armaments race develop into a catastrophic war," declares Mr. Cordell
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    Endeavour Lost In Atlantic.
    131 11 May Have Gone Down With 18 Aboard. New York. Sept. 17. A NXIETY is felt for Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's yacht Endeavour I, which broke away from the steam-yacht Viva at midnight on Monday while being towed to England. At first two, and now, four,
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    CHINA PLANES TAKEN FROM
    202 11 SHIP. Not Allowed To Leave U.S. CASH PAID BEFORE SHIPMENT. San Pedro. a I.) S. pt. 16. NINETEEN bnmhinv; plan.consigned to China were removed from the Wichita in com pliant t wilh PNaidCBt KooseveK's ban on the shipment <»f arms to China or Japan in Government-owned
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    NEW JUSTICE COMMISSAR FOR SOVIET.
    35 11 Moscow, Sept. 16 M. Krylcnko. People's Commissar of Justice, was toaay relieved of his duties by the Central Executive Committee M. Antonov Ovseyenko has bven appointed to replace htm Reuter.
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    PLANTERS' SLUMP SPIRIT AS GREAT AS THAT OF PIONEERS.
    434 12 Resident's Warm Praise For Work Of I.S.P. "DETERMINATION TO HONOUR A BARGAIN." Industry Must Keep Costs Down To Fight Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 17. THK courage and capacity for sacrifice shown by planters and their wives in
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    MARLENE AND DONAT AT PAVILION.
    138 12 it The Cinema. Fine Work In English Picture. •I/" NIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR," (With Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat) London Films. At the PavUion. BEAUTIFULLY acted, capably pro- duced and supported by a sound plot. "Knight Without Armour" is characteristic of the more intelligent and worth-while
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    SUSPENSE IN "THE 13TH CHAIR."
    68 12 A SUCCESSFUL season is being en- loyed by '•The 13th Chair," the exciting Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer mystery fl'm at the Alhambra Theatre. Suspense is the keynote and the film is packed, with swift-moving action, j There is a noted cast, comprising Damp May Whitty. Madge Evans. Lewi*
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    500 MECCA PILGRIMS IN SINGAPORE.
    57 12 A PILGRIM ship, the Rotterdam Lloyd vessel Kota Nopan with over 500 Javanese pilgrims to Mecca is lying ir. the outer roads of Singapore harbour today. The pllgrimmage costs each man and woman about $1 000 and to nnd this sum some of them sell
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    Lady Marchwood.
    58 12 Many Malayan friends of Lady Marchwood will be glad to hear that she is making an excellent recovery from the serious illness from which she has been suffering since the beginning of last month. She is now out of danger and expects to leave the nursing home In
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    30 12 Mr. F. C. Sands. M.8.E.. Scout Commissioner for Malaya, will Inspect the Klang Boy Scout Troops at a rally to be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Klang padang.
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    FOUR HURT IN WOODLANDS RD. MOTOR COLLISION
    116 12 Chettiar Fractures Leg. AN Indian, R. Chettiar, a Eura- sian, R. Gallstan, and two Chinese women, all passengers in a mall bus travelling to Singapore from Johore were injured In a head on collision with a taxi at Woodlands Road yesterday. The chettiar
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      GOOD FILM: POOR BACKING.
      194 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. SIR,— It seem* regrettable that a picture such as Make Way fcr Tomorrow" should receive such poor support from local cinema audiences. Apparently the average film-goer prefers to pack the house when some spectacular piece Is showing, with plenty
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    GENERAL DOBBIE'S SON ENGAGED.
    84 12 THE engagement Is announced between Ord? Charles Staple Dobbe, Royal Artillery, younger son of Major-Goneral W. G. S. Dobbie, General Officer Commanding, Malaya, and Mrs. Dobbie, and Florence Mary Dicky, eld3?t daughter of Mrs. R. H. P. Addington. and step-daughter of Captain K. H. P. Addington.
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    Malayan Film Man Returns With Gear Worth $30,000.
    305 12 WORLD RELEASE OF LOCAL NEWSREEL SCENES. AFTER a lightning visit to the United States, Mr. Len H. Roos. managing director of the newlyformed Malayan Films, Ltd., returned to Singapore last night by the steamer Shirala. He was accompanied by Mr. Clifford M.
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    Yacht Crosses Pacific, Reaches Singapore.
    259 12 KETCH HURRICANE HERE WITH TWO U.S. YOUTHS. UAVING crossed the Pacific Ocean in their 45ft. Marconirigged ketch. Hurricane, two young Americans. Ray Kauffman and Gerry Mefferd, of Des Moines (Iowa), reached Singapore from Java this morning. CETTING out from Miami. Florida, > two and a-half
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    Anti- Japanese Boycott Spreads.
    114 12 British Trade Gets The Benefit. WITH the Sino- Japanese con. flict developing into a major war, the boycott of Japanese goods by Chinese in M;ilaya is extending. In Siam, too, where the Government is avowedly neutral but apt sometimes to veer toward Japan, there U nevertheless
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    "THE GIRL FRIEND" AGAIN TONIGHT.
    46 12 I*HE musical comedy. 'The Girl Friend." will be presented by the R. B. Salisbury ('Qualms 1 London Musical Comedy Company ac the Victoria Theatre tonight nnd .i-; morrow night. It is an altogether spiend:. with entrancing music and hilarious comedy scenes.
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    DR. MASARYK'S FUNERAL.
    62 12 funeral ceremonies ul Dr T. G Masaryk. First Presldent-Liberatoi of Czechoslovakia, will be held ir J Prague on Tuesday next and not oi Monday, as previously cabled. Thiu tn« Singapore Czechoslovak Consulate wll oe not closed on Monday but on th< following day. The funeral ceremenie; will
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    35 12 The Klang branch of the Ex-Servtci Association of Malaya is holding i dance in aid of Ex-Service charities a the Klang Club, on Friday. Sept. 24. a 9.30 p.m. The dance Is open to all
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    AIR SERVICES MAY OPEN UP EAST COAST.
    548 13 Landing Grounds Cheaper Than Roads And Bridges. INTERNAL PLANES TO CALL AT KOTA BAHRU SOON. MALAYA'S long-isolated East Coast may be opened up by air services more- cheaply than by the construction of roads and bridges in difficult country. That is the view
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    Another Case Of Rabies.
    121 13 I>«>£ Muzzled Sim-e Order Made. ANOTHER case of rabies has oc-l currcd in Singapore, in the Institution Hill area, not far from where the first case occurred a few weoks ago. The animal was destroyed. It is slated, however, that nobody was bitten by the dog.
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    WIRES TRIP RAIDING POLICE.
    140 13 Missiles Hurled In Sago Street. TWO ARRESTED MEN HURT. WHEN a party of police raided alleged gambling dens in Sago Street last night they had thick pieces of firewood and planks rained on them and tripped over black wires stretched across Sago Lane while they were
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    SOMAPPAH ESTATE STABBING.
    144 13 Three Years For Tamil On Homicide Charge. AFTER a trial lasting three and a half days, Kathamuthu, who was charged with the murder of a compatriot on the morning of Apr. 18, at Somappah Estate, was found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder by a
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    SELANGOR MUSLIMS TRIBUTE TO RULER.
    132 13 AS a token of loyalty and affection to the Sultan of Selangor, on the occasion of his Jubilee Message from the Indian Muslim Association of Selangor "On the occasion of your Highness's Oolden Jubilee President and Members of the Indian Muslim Association (Selangor) wish your
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    CAPT. F. E. COOPER.
    92 13 Funeral At Bidadari Today. THE d:ath occurred in Singapore j yesterday of Captain (Q.M.) Francis j Edward Cooper, of the Royal Army Service Corps. Captain Cooper, who was 52, leaves a widow, who Is not, however, at present in Singapore. Captain Cooper was performing R.A.S.C, duties
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    CARE OF CHILD WHILE MOTHER'S IN GAOL.
    97 13 CARE OF CHILD WHILE MOTHER'S IN GAOL. WHEN a Cantonese woman named j Ah Ying was convicted on a j charge of living on the earnings of prostitution and sentenced to four months' imprisonment by Mr. W. O. Reeves in the Singapore third Police Court yesterday she wanted to know
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    CHINESE CONSULGENERAL'S TOUR.
    48 13 THE Chinese Consul-General ati Singapore, Mr. Kao ling Pal, left r .'apore yesu i on a tour of ai.iya, accompj' ;.i by Mr. Lin Ann rang, tire eleve consul. During Mr. Kao's absence from Singapore, the consul, Mr. Li Jen, will act on his behalf.
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    34 13 THREE LITTLE SELANGOR PRINCES. These sons of the Raja Muda wore their very best "kain" for Wednesdays "menjunjong duli" ceremony at the Klang Astana and faced the camera uithout any shyness. Straits Times Photograph.
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    CHINESE LOSES $41,000 SUIT.
    204 13 Trustee And Executor Co. Succeed. r\ENYING he had requested or authorised his guarantors to pay certain monies due to the P. and O. Bank, Mr. Tay Kong Scow, former proprietor of Chin Lim Pineapple Factory, Johore Bahru, unsuccessfully contested a claim for $41,772.24 made against him
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    EUROPEAN REPORTS LORRY DRIVER.
    148 13 Chinese Fined. AS a result of a complaint made by a European. Mr. P. H. Elkins, Superintendent of the Customs and Excise Department, a Chinese motor-lorry driver. Khoo Hock Seng appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh, the Singapore Fourth Magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of dangerous
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    SINGAPORE BUDDHISTS WILL PRAY FOR PEACE.
    61 13 OINGAPORE Chinese will gather at the temple in Racecourse Road on Saturday to consider convening a meeting of Buddhists from throughout Malaya to pray for a solution to the Sino-Japanese conflict. Circulars have been issued to al'. the monasteries and temples in Malaya. Matters
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    EDITOR FOR K.L. CHINESE PAPER.
    50 13 TO become editor of the newly- established Malayan Chinese DailyNews in Kuala Lumpur, Professor Liv Yen Ling has arrived from Shanghai. Professor Liv is a native of Kiangsu He graduated from Washington University and was afterward a professor of the Chi Nan University in Shanghai.
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    SALVATION ARMY AIDS WAR REFUGEES.
    57 13 WAR refugees in Fe'ping are being aided by the Salvation Army authorities. Distribution was made of grain to 4,000 people, who were given rations for eight days with two meals a day. In another district eight days' rations of grain were provided for nearly 2,000
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    Fatal Quarrel Over Opium Pipe.
    241 13 Fatal Quarrel Over Opium Pipe. A SHORT, opium-stained chandr. pipe, of no great value, was exhibited to an attentive court during the Singapore Assize session yesterday. There was nothing unusual about it except that allegedly two Chinese quarrelled over itwith fatal results for one. Before Mr. Justice Lavi ;e yestsreiay,
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    PENKNIFE ASSAULT.
    73 13 with voluntarily causing l^" hurt with a penknife, a young Chinese woman appeared before Mr. |W. G. Reeves in the Singapore Third I Court yesterday I When the comp'ainant was called a hefty Chinese stepped forward. He said the accused lived with him formerly and when he met
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    JAPANESE DID NOT STOP P. & O.
    170 13 JAPANESE DID NOT STOP P. O. Rawalpindi Just Wanted To See Warship's Flat*. I*, and O. liner Itawalpin. di. yesterday reported to have been stopped by a Japanese destroyer in the \i.inily of Hong Konjc. is now stnleil by Reuter to have stopped of her own accord to ascertain the
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    POOR BRAKES ON EUROPEAN'S CAR.
    152 13 Court Sequel To Accident. /CHARGED with having driven a cai without two independent and efficient brakes. Cecil E. Ertlin. VM yesterday ccnvictcd by Mr L. C Ooh the Singapore Fouth Magistrate and fined $15, in default on* day's simple taprlaonn The fine wps paid. Mr.
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    Marines Play Plucky Soccer And Beat Cup-Holders.
    617 14 THREE GOALS TO TWO AGAINST GUNNERS. LATE SCORE DECIDES AFTER R.A. HAD TWICE HELD THE LEAD. MUtiLL done, Marines The team of the departmental Sports Club, playing with pluck and determination on a very trreasy surface, eliminated the Gunners, last year's winners, from
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    G.G.C. vs. ISLAND CLUB.
    321 14 Golf. Teams For Social Match On Sunday. The following are the teams and starting times for the social match between the Garrison and Island Clubs, to be played on the former's course on Sunday morning (Island players mentioned first I a.m. 9.00 W. A. Wilson 24
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    6 14 FERNLET (Mr. Dragoi.) Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALAYS MEET GORDONS TODAY.
    39 14 At the Anson Road stadium today the Malays and the Gordon Highlanders meet in the first round of the S.A.F.A Cap competition. The Gordons' pipers will play selections before the match and during the interval.
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    BLACKPOOL WIN AT BRENTFORD.
    41 14 Villa Beaten: Spurs Outplay The Wednesday. Results of English League matches played yesterday are cabled by Reuter as follows: DIVISION I. Brentford 2 Blackpool 4 DIVISION 11. Norwich 1 Aston Villa 0 Sheffield Wed. 0 Tottenham 3
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    CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND CESAREWITCH.
    221 14 Latest Call-overs At The Victoria Club. Reuter cables the latest Victoria Club call-overs for the Cambridgeshire (Newmarket, Oct. 13) and the Cesarewitch (Newmarket, Oct. 27) as follows odds taken and offered except where otherwise stated: CAMBRIDGESHIRE 10/1 Dan Bulger offered, 100/9 taken. 22/1 Esquemeling offered, 25/1 taken.
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    6 14 LERRICK (Mr. Noordln) Straits Times Photograph.
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    WOMEN'S MATCH
    170 14 Golf. Keppel Team Beaten At Island Club. The women's match between Keppel Golf Club and the Island Club, played at the Island Club on Wednesday, resulted in a win for the home team by 5% to l', 2 polnU Details (K.G.C. names first p Mrs. W. P. Douglas
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    PROFESSION PAIRS FINAL AT S.C.C.
    256 14 Lawn Tennis. Smith And Warden Win In Three Sets. Results of ties played yesterday in the S.C.C. tournament were: "B" Class Singles Handicap T. A D. He wan (—1) beat X A. Seth (—5) 7—5: 11—9. "C" Class Singles K. P. Delghton beat N. Clumeck
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    WILL FERNANDEZ BEAT BOON MAH TONIGHT?
    203 14 WILL FERNANDEZ BEAT BOON MAH TONIGHT? I SIL VER BELT MA V HE WON OUTRIGHT. Champion Ignacio Fernandez wili be defending his local light-weight tit'e for the third time when he meets hard-hitting Nai Boon Mai at the Happy World Stadium t<>. ■ight over 15 rouiu'■■=. If Fernandez wins, the
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    RIFF RAFFS' MATCH TOMORROW.
    101 14 I Rugby Football. The Riff Raffs will play the R.A.F (Town' Office) tomorrow at Farrer Park. Their team will be: J. Ranson; D. D'Cotta, A. Gardner J Reutens, Ebert; P. Cooke, R. Lewis M. Scully, E. Albrecht, E. Carroll, A D'Sylva, A. Peterson. K. Mathiew, T
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    FIRST DAY OF SINGAPORE SKYE MEETING.
    2197 15 Surprises By Lerrick and Kate Beresford. POOD sport was provided at Bukit Timah yesterday, the opening day of the Singapore Turf Club's Autumn Skye Mooting. The weather was fine and the going good, but the attendance was poor, especially during the earlier part of
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    28 15 WINNING POLO PONY: Commander King Harman's Ajar, ridden by himself, being led in by Mrs. King Barman after winning the scurry at Bukit Timah yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    WEIGHTS FOR TOMORROW.
    359 15 EIGHT RACES AT BUKIT TIMAH. The weights for tomorrow, the; second and final day of the ST C. Skye Meeting, were issued las: n!sht as follows: Polo Ponies l>i\ A. CMCI WClffßtl 11.7. About 2 furs. Metf.e Dodo Minamo George (late Draou'a) Starlight II Head of the
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    SCRATCHINGS.
    16 15 The scratching* and the order of running for tomorrow will be found on Page 4.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    67 15 TODAT. Soccer: S.A.F.A. Cvp Malays vs. Gordons. Stadium. Swimming: R.I. Carnival. Port C-i.iiir.g, 4 p.m. Hockey: I. A. vs. RAP. Hoxinc Fernandex vs. Boon Mah. Marquez vs. Paraiso. Happy World, o 43. TOMORROW. The Turf: S.T.C Skye Meetinp. 2nd day. Soccer: S.A.F.A. Cup: Chin«s.e v s H.M.S.
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    SCIENTISTS REPLAN BRITAIN.
    881 16 State To Control Land. Sir D. Hall. HOW TO DOUBLE THE NATIONS FOOD OUTPUT. M \TI( \l. ownership of the land as the only means to effective planning in agriculture was advocated by Sir Daniel all, Director of the John Innes Horticultural Institution and late Chief Scientific
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    "MASSED GLINT" SALUTE FOR HITLER.
    485 16 Fuehrer Reviews Germany's Labour Corps. 40,000 SPADEMEN. IN hot sunshine at the Nuremberg Nazi Congress, Herr Hitler reviewed 38.000 men of the German Labour Service, through which every young German conscript has to pass before he serves his two years with the Colours. Last year
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    BRITISH ASSOCIATION'S EMPIRE POLICY.
    263 17 Delegations May Be Sent Overseas. *T*HE British Association is planning an important extension of its Empire activities. In future if is intended thnt delegations of leadmg British scientists will be sent out periodically to hold discuussiona in Empire countries, either in co-operation with local bodies or
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      THE REIGN OF LAWLESSNESS.
      315 17 Failure Of The League Of Nations. To the Editor of the Straits Times. OIR,— I have read your article trs today's issue. You ask, and very pertinently Would It not be to the benefit of mankind if the League ot Nations modified its programme And I
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    NEW BOOKS AT THE RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    335 17 THE following new books will be ready for issue at the Raffles Library tomoriow: N ON -FICTION. James I Xi":: of Sccto 140«-37. F. W. M F,ilfour-Melville: A iit-.ort Hl'torv cl Renalsrfciice Architecture in EnUaud 1500-1800. Reginald B'omlield: Marriage, L£on Blum; Beloved Priend. The
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    PHTHISIS DEATHS INCREASE.
    129 17 PHTHISIS deaths showed an increase in Singapore for the week ending Sept 11. the total being 38 compared with 24 the previous week and 24 for the corresponding week of last year Beri-berl also showed an Increase, the total going from 8 to 14. Pneumonia deaths numbered
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    38 17 There will be a tea dir-e at the Royal Johore International Club on Friday, Sept. 24 between 6.30 and 8 30 p.m. following the Johore Lawn TennU Tournament anal. The Johore Military Forces band witl be in attendance.
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    BENEFITS OF CONTOUR PLANTING WHEN TAPPING.
    1219 18 BENEFITS OF CONTOUR PLANTING WHEN TAPPING. Planting Topics Tapping Efforts To Aid The Tappers A "Planting Crime"— Never Too Late To Mend Tree To Tree Paths. (By Our Planting Correspondent) PLANTING on contour terraces I has now become the recog- iiised practise on steep land and there are very few
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    IMMEDIATE OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER.
    1533 18 Consumers Confident Of Sufficient Supplies. RISE IN STOCKS WELCOMED. WHEN the rubber outlook was last iHecaeend in this column a month I a*-. fM'o-vinir conclusion was reached: 'It does not seem likely that i MuuiVV cpeiacicns will becoi.ie unI usually extensive In the near future, and
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    PALM OIL FACTORY FOR SUMATRA.
    125 18 Dutch Company's Order. Amsterdam. Sept. 9 Stork Bros, and Co., machine manufacturers, of Amsterdam, has obtained an order for the construction of a palm oil factory in Southern Sumatra with an annual caoacity of 3,500 tons of palm oil. The factory will be put Into
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    NEW NETHERLANDS INDIAN £1,000,000 LOAN.
    72 18 The Hague. Sept. 8. The issue of the new 3 per cent Dutch But Indian Conversion Loan was announced today as anticipated. The subscription lists will be open on Sept. 17. The total amount of the Loan 19i2.050.000 guUders ((about £1.*****0). of which 34f1.846.900 guilder
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    "FORCED" EXPORTS DEPRESS RUBBER PRICES.
    1678 19 A London Letter For Planters. GOVERNMENT MANOEUVRES AMAZE LONDON. World Consumption Increases 14| Per Cent. This Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 7. CTEADY but idle is Mincing Lane's apt description of the condition of London's rubber market this week. Buyers and sellers have
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA EXPORTS LESS RUBBER.
    355 19 NETHERLANDS INDIA EXPORTS LESS RUBBER. FALL IN AUGUST FIGURES. NATIVE STOCKS' SHARP DROP. Amsterdam, Sept. 8. •THE preliminary figures of Nether- lands Irdies rubber exports for August show a slight decline as compared with July for the estates, but rather marsed decrease for the native producers. The figures compare as
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    BEAUFORT BORNEO.
    191 19 THE position of Borneo rubber producers under the international j rubber restriction agreement has recently undergone a considerable improvement and there is no longer a heavy internal cut in outputs. This i factor, together with the advance in rubber prices, finds reflection in the results of th« Beaufort
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