Malaya Tribune, 23 July 1934

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    42 1 The Malaya Tribune Largest Circulation Of Any Daily Newspaper In Malaya Vol. XXI, -No. ITS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Monday, July 23, 1934 Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934 FOR 5 CENTS.
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      212 1 Read The jkndan Dominant In I ihe more hopeful outlook for trade has increased the investor's difficulty in finding I s, und fn i remunerative investments, unless he is prepared to pay a premium. Securities and shares returning good interest command high prices. What 18 it that the investor looks
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      79 1 BELIEVE IT or NOT 100 pairs of "yiCK'S" LEATHER FOOTWEARS FOR LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN already been sold to the market since we started just a month ago. Full particulars on application. SHOW ROOM YICK WAH SING WATCH MAKER'S HOUSE 81, North Bridge Road. THE BEST BOOK FOR CROSSWORD PUZZLES.
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      186 1 A. FLINTER. 6, Raffles Place, Singapore. Importing Diamonds ana Pearl Necklaces of every size and quality. Selling at latest and lowest market prices. Also buying gold coins and gold ornaments of every class and quality, paying highest prices i according to daily exchange rates. Bottled in three It makes .10
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    Shipping News & Notices. SHIP LAUNCHED BY WIRELESS
    1337 2 Shipping News Notices. SHIP LAUNCHED BY WIRELESS Ceremony Performed Over I 5,000 Miles Away OX June 16 the twin-screw motorship Bloemfontein was successfully launched from the yard of the Netherland Shipbuilding Co., at Amsterdam; the unique feature in connection with this event was the fact that the launching ceremony was
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    N.Y.K. LINE
    256 2 New Ships For JapanNew York Service THE N.Y.K. Line have decided to replace the eight vessels at present on their New York service by the following six new cargo motorships:—Nagara Maru, \ako Maru, Noto Maru. Naruto Maru, N'oshiro Maru and Nojima Maru. The dimensions of these ships are:—
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    NEW TRADE ROUTE?
    246 2 j Soviet Motorship's Voyage Through Arctic Ocean Moscow. i OX thf theory that there .is a warm belt' of water running right across the Arctic Ocean, the Soviet mo tor ship, Knipovitch, is setting out from Murmansk in August to explore a new north-east passage more than
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    U.S. CRUISER EXONERATED
    158 2 Sequel To Collision With British Ship San Francisco. A decree, exonerating the U.S. cruiser C hicago from blame for the collision in which she was involved with the British motorship Silverpalm on October 24 last j > ear. has been signed by Federal Judge Louderback here. It
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    "HOLIDAY" FOR SHIP
    106 2 World's Oldest Steamer Still I On Active Service i he Glasgow-built pleasure steamer l"L'Jina" —claimed to be the oldest steamer in active commission in the world—if now exactly 80 years old. To celebrate this event her Melbourne owners have allowed her one day's "holiday i The "Edina"
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    A CENTURY OF RICKMERS
    721 2 Three Generations .Of Shipbuilding MESSRS. Rickmers, the German shipbuilding and shipping concern, the local agents for which are Messrs. G. H. Slot and Co., Ltd., celebrated their centenary on .Tune 15. To commemorate that event a brochure, profusely illustrated with beautiful art plates of ships the
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      355 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. I!N D i A P. &O.S. N. CO.'S FAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore I SOMALI 6,810 Aug. 1 H CORFU 15,000 Aug. 3 MANTUA 11.000 Auir. 17 I BANGALORE 6,000 Aug. 3d RAWALPINDI 17,000 Aug. 31 M COMORIN 15.000 Sept. 14 0.100 Sept. 27 RAJPUT AMA 17.000 Sept
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      178 2 I iff LLOYD TRIEsIo I j (Incorporated in Italy). J j j EXPRESS SERVICE. CARGO SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO ITALY CHINA. Calling at Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Calling at Colombo, Bombay Sum T Ch t>' Aden **assowah. Suez, Port J Port Said, Brindisi, Venice ATrieZ'. Vt niCe a d J Q Due
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      165 2 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. Deutsch |H£R| Australische Dampfschiffi (ft Gj Gesellsehaft. (Companies incorporated in Germany). PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. OUTWARDS. HONGKONG SHANGHAI, NORTH CHINA AND JAPAN PORTB. Due Spore. M.s. LEVERKUSEN, via Manila July 25 B.s. BOCHUM, via Manila Aug. 7 m.s. BURGENLAND, via Manila Aug. 21 m.s. ERMLAND, via Manila Sept.
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      592 2 STEAMER SAILINGS. $j£ NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in The undernoted are the Company's Intended fixturesr OUTWARDS. 1984. "DONAU" for Manila, H'kong, S'hai, N. China Japan July 31 "FULDA" for Manila, H'kong, S'hai, N. China Japan Aug. 15 HOMEWARDS. 1084. "ODER," for Marseilles. Oran, R'dam, Hamburg and Bremen arrives July 25, sails
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    554 3 Mining Shares. Singapore, Monday, 11 a.m. The following mining share quotations re issued by Eraser and Co., exchange I stock brokers. I Value Buyers. Sellen. Is Ampat Tin 6|4Va 6 9 Asam Kumbang Tin 3716 401Austral Malay 50; 52 6 Aver Hitam Tin 15!- Mh Ayer Wong
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    Financial News & Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION
    127 3 Financial News Views. TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION LITTLE CHANGE FROM SATURDAY Values Higher At The Close (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Monday, noon. To-day's Prices:—Rubber (Singapore), 24 cts., up Vv ct Market Tone: Steady, quiet. Tin (Singapore), $114M$, down $V»Yesterday's Prices:— London, 7%d., unchanged. Market Tone: Steady, quiet. New York, no
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    FOREIGN LENDING
    179 3 Why Restrictions Cannot Be j Removed London, July 19. In the course of a statement mad? "n response to a question as to whether he would consider relaxing the present re;.riction on foreign lending, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons, said
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    READY-COOKED FOOD
    53 3 Tancashire people are eating more readv-Tooked foodstuffs than ever partirnlaflv stuffed and roasted chickens. So much so. that one firm. United Cattle Products. Ltd have placed a contract for extensions to then l a rks to deal soMy e too their business. The sale of stuffs increased last
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    FACTORIES BILL
    25 3 Reuter. Simla, July 19. Weekly hours for adults employed in $E odes n mH dU pas R edV the legislative Assembly to-day -Reuter.
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    FOREIGN MARKETS
    349 3 Canada's Exports Of Canned Goods I7K)REIGN markets for Canauian canned -T goods are showing marked improve- ment, based on the increase in exports. For the fiscal year exports of canned fruit amounted to $14,607,881, an increase of nearly $6,000,000 over the preceding year and shipments of canned vegetables
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    TOBACCO SHIPMENTS
    67 3 Canadian Exports To Great Britain Shipments of Canadian tobacco to the United Kingdom established a record Hi I 1933. According to British statistics, una- ports of tobacco in that year totalled 40.272,088 lb. of which 13,993,219 lb. or nearly 35 per cent, came from Canada. In 1932 th-
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    CABLE TRAFFIC
    121 3 The following index numbers repjepresent the estimated monthly traffic receipts of Cable and Wireless, Ltd.. as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929' Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average, of comparame receipts, year 1929 equal 100. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 January 96.0
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    83 3 Modest Volume Of Business Reuter Wireless. London, July 19. ON the Stock E>.cha:m«: to-day, the v< lmr.e of business continued modest owing to the approaching end of the fortnight account, but tlis sentiment is and some good features were displayed, notably Aviatloa thin*, whi.-h **t* wrtlu'iH d substantially
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    PETROL PRICES
    157 3 Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), Ltd. Prices for Shell Motor Spirit and various brands of Kerosene are as follows: Shell Aviation Spirit in 4-gallon drums per Bajttsh Imperial gallon $1.19 Shell Motor Sp%it ex pump per British Imperial gallon Shell Metor Spirit in 4-gallon drums per British Imperial gallon
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    EXPORT SURPLUS
    74 3 Nearly Doubled In New Zealand Reuter Wireless. Wellington, July 19. New Zealand has almost doubled her export surplus for the year ending June 30 Exports totalled $49,141 000. the biggest for five years, and Sports £26.703.000, giving an export surplu, ot £22 500 000, compared with £12.000,000 "st
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    HONEY PRODUCTION
    79 3 Big Increase In Exports By, Canada i Estimated production of honey in Canada last year waS 19,543,500 pounds. valued a $1 706 800. An increase of 70,000 pounob Si shown in production and with avenge value being up a cent a pounu top value showed an increase of
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    PRODUCE.
    188 3 Singapore, July 23. r (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $115 SSSSffi S 2 P per Koyan C, Siam, No. 1 $136 Siam, No. 2 N $120 Siam, No 3 Al $165 Siam, Sinhuay Al j Siam, "Sinhuay" 1 v JgJ Siam, "Sinhuay" 2 J£J Siam, "Sinhuay" 3
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    PUNGGOR RUBBER ESTATES
    454 3 I Property May Be Disposed Of THE twenty-fcurth annual general meeting of the Punggor Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company in Fullerton Building, at noon yesterday. Mr. E. Gregory Jones was in the chair, and the others present were Mr. rAngellier
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    OIL FROM COAL
    132 3 Plant To Be Erected At Cardiff National Coke and Oil Co., Ltd., a recently-formed £1.000,000 firm, has decided to erect a plant, one of a series all over the country, to extract oil from small coal or slack al Cardiff. Preliminary arrangements have been completed for the
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    LATEST SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS.
    689 3 Rubber Shares. Singapore, Monday, 11 a.m. The folio wiii* rubber ahaie Quotation* 1 ire Issued by rraaer and Co.. and LyaL i md Evatt. V v issue /alue rraaer i*yam Share* Co. Tit*** 1 Allenby 175 1.85 1.75 180 1 Alor Oajah 1 32V 2 1.40 1.20
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    59 3 OAJLY PRICES CtTRRKHT. Singapore, Monday, noon. 1 Buyers. Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Snot (loose) 24 24 4 do. (F. 0.8.) July 24V* U* Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Aug Sept. 24 > Oct. Dec. gjj Jan.-March April June Tone of Market: Dull, steady. Latest Cable:
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      54 3 THE SOUTH BRITISH T PC3ITRANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand.) FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MABOOLIOUTH. ttrwr-r- OFFICE: I. FINLAYSOH OMW. THE VaOTKRN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. p FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT ?v and WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. MEAD OFFICE: 16D, Cecil St Singapore. 1
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      66 3 THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED. (incorporated to England). SINGAPORE BRANCH 4, D" Almeida Street. Authored «d SuMcribed £a>ooo|ooo «1,000.000 LONDON, BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, KaracW, Madraa, Baghdad. Bahrein. Basra. Klrtuk, Moaul ACCOUNTS opened and money wy l Defl to m ACCOUNTS opened and intresfalloweo at 2V4 per cent, per annum EXCHANGE
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      88 3 I VOIR I SMALL COINS I may seem too few to bother about. I Don't treat them carelessly, they can 1 mean so much. Save each day and I deposit regularly In a SAVINGS I ACCOUNT plus .ZVi% Annual I Interest paid quarterly, will soon five I you a substantial
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      135 3 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation LtdW (Incorporated in Straite Settlement..) CAPITAL! Authorised **V{ JssM»!h« HEAD OFFICE LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTOKB Chee Swee Cheng, Esq., Qhiirman. Lee Kong Chian, Esq., Jf^t Tan Ean Kiam, Esq., Can Say Hong, Esq.. Lee Choon Seng, Esq., Lim Reng Lian> Egq>> Aw Boon Par, chan Xang gag
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      296 4 i in., i.rn'M*tfW*^*—Wl ML HASSAN. ELECTRICAL AND WATER CONTRACTOR. M 37. Bra* Kaaah Road, (SINGAPORE ii you *n- In need of electrv <ht». faiifl, motors, etc.. and watt* »?nric« pita.-c write to the fflW *.Idrf««* or *Phr,r»> H4ll. INK GUM delivered fret anyr/herf n Malaya fof hr<ji amounting to not
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      430 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED— Immediately Book-keeper with knowledge of English and Chinese. State salary. Apply P.O. Box 506. Well experienced Indian cook of long j standing in this country with good references. Apply: Louis, 38, Jalan Awang, Segamat. WANTED.—Two experienced clerks for legal firm, one Chinese, one Sikh. Apply with testimonials.
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      622 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. i NOTICE i V 4fi-r PALM TREE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ha v, M trl ,ive property of HO HONG SOAP FACTORY 1 f*he said HO HONG md that the same have been continuously fl sed in the j. imw and Toilet SOAP FACTORY, LTD m connection
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      287 4 EDUCATIONAL^^ PWV\TE TUITION: c.mta-idee «"> FAR EASTERN MUSIC SCHOOU E 1928. (A Government Registered School). (For Coys and Girls). I X Kirk Terrace, i;hoby Ghaut. Singapore. Enrol for a Sound Musical EducationSystematic Training both in Technique and Theory. Complete Courses leading to 1.0.L,. Certificate, Diploma, etc Booklet free. M. ANCIANO.
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      478 4 Satisfaction Guaranteed AT MODERATE COST IF YOU TAKE ALL CLOCKS AM WATCHES THAT GO WRONG, TO THE m EXPERT REPAIRERS OF THE TOWN, Yick Woh Ring 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, (Near Middle Road). Contractors for the Repair of Clot* and Watches to the British Army Malaya. (GENUINE SIS I EUGENE
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    AMOY ONE OF CHINA'S MOST PROMISING REGIONS
    4316 5 SURVEY BY DR. MM BOON KING Striking Scenery: Hills, Mountains, Lagoons And Straits J)R. Lim Boon Keng, former unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, and now principal of the University of Amoy, writes an interesting article on the Amoy
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      502 5 SYMBOLS OF iittAl.l* AND COMFORT 1.3« 17! Just us a good ciga. bring vi h it I ing of .well-being, so Dr. \V Pilll bring a feeling if b: t J Dr. Williams' P.nk P.lis h 0.9( cogniped for a grea: number of yea a splendid blood and nerve tone,
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    SOLDIER'S TOMB
    82 6 Heroes Of Shanghai War Shanghai, June 27. Work will soon be stared on th? construction of an Unknown Soldier's Tomb in Shanghai in commemoration of the heroes who fell in the Shanghai war in The site will be at Miaohang, the place where the hottest fighting took place.
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    SHANSI AFFAIRS
    86 6 "Disarmament Conference" Held Taiyuan, June 20. Under the auspices of General Yen Shi Shan, Pacification Commissioner of Shansi. a "disarmament conference" for Shansi will be held to-morrow. All military officers above the rank of divisional commander are requested to attend. The object of the meeting is to work
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    FLOOD PREVENTION
    58 6 Telephone Line Along Yellow River Kaifeng, June 2G. For the effective prevention of flood along the Yellow River in Hopei. Honan and Shantung the provincial authorities of the three provinces concerned have decided to contruct a long-distance telephone line along the River. Arrangements for the construction h-we olreariv
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW- TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    362 6 VESSELS ARRIVED Vyner Hr.,o! c. Dutch, *2H tin?. from Knchinf 21.7, »0 KOOUHIJI T* Raub, British, 573 ton*) t on- I\>nlia»ak 21.7, to Pontianuk 28.7. Palopo, Dutch, »128 ton;, ltoiu Band.crmnsin 21.7, to (destin ition and dfctC <>f departure unknown;. Haldran, Norwegian,
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    108 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE IKE WHARVES OR EXPBCTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, July 23. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Suisang 22; Pronto 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Fionia 18, Kangaroo 16; Djambi 9; Arabia 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Silverwillow 30; Adrastus 32; Pyrrhus 34;, Steel Traveler 37; Darvel
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    TO STOP ROAD DEATHS
    106 6 Radio And Posters In German "Traffic Week" Berlin, June 7. "Traffic week," arranged by the Minis er of Propaganda, begins to-morrow throughout Germany. The object is to reduce road deaths by making pedestrians, motor drivprs draymen, and cyclisti more trafficminded." Police pointed out to-day that an
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    15 6 From China and Japan by the Morioka Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow afternoon.
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    BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCES
    661 6 Why Instant Action Is Necessary rjELOW is an extended account of the important statement on Britin's air defence? made by Mr. Baldwin in the House cf Commons. Eve. since the war (Mr. Baldwin mid) successive British Governments in this ccuntry had actively pursued a policy of international
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    MONEY MARKET
    201 6 SELLING. Singapore, July 23. London 3 months* sight 24 11 64 London 4 months' sight 2|4 London 60 days' sight 2,4 London 30 days' sight London demand JJJ 'gj London T.T. 4 *J2 Lyon and Paris demand »J» Hamburg demahd J- X New York demand JJJji Batavia and
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    RICE PRICES
    72 6 Rapid Rise Owing To Drought Shanghai. June 27. The price of rice in Shanghai is rising rapidly as a result of the,continued dry weather. Several weeks ago the best rice was sold at $7 per picul but now the price of the said rice has risen to $10
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    LOAN DENIED
    5 6 Shanghai, June 27
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    DIARY Of THE DAY [
    182 6 DIARY Of THE DAY WHAT'S ON? Public Function And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, JULY 23 High Tides.—8.21 a.m., 6.59 p.m. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Division One, Pulau Brani v. Wiltshires, Anson Road Stadium; Division Two, Marine v. Pulau Brani Jalan Besar Stadium; S.C.F.A. League, Tras Street v. Balestier, S.C.F.A. ground; Friendlv S.C.C.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    53 6 ALHAMBRA.—"Laughing Boy." AFOLLO.—"Speak Easily" and "Last of tne Lone Wolf." CAPITOL.— 'Fashions of 1034." EMPIRE.—"Red Wagon.' GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing, sideshows, Dean's Grand Opera, Chinesa Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. marlbcrough.—Hindustani talkie NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing sideshows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, etc. FAVILION.—"On the Air." RTTZ.—Chinese silent pictures. I ROXY.—"Turkey Time,"
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    "DILLINGER" AGED 13.
    127 6 Schcalboy Cracksman Who Was Head Of His Class Belgrade. A 13-year-cld Ivlato RogeH, arrested by the police at Krizcvit/ for breaking into the National Savings Bank, was found to have in his po session A shot gun, A revolver, A set of jemmies, and Some skeleton keys.
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    ROSES WITHOUT THORNS
    103 6 Flowers Produced Wiih Smooth Srenis Prague. The old proverb "No rose without a thorn will have to be revised-for at the Ecchm nurseries, in Blatna, Bohemia, rosea have been produced without t no. ns. Thb ie the recult of vcars of cvpericn/h 0 b educ V lhe
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    SILVER EXPERT
    40 6 Shanghai, June 27. exDe?t e^°f r t F i? g TS the silver §orrch n ,n°a. the After completing his Mb to the North Profes,or Rogers will again visit Jap™ it is learned.— China Times. JA v*- l >
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      625 6 SNGAPORE HOTELS ■I I I I I I I I I I I I I Lit ,4 >! 9 i t i i i i i m,, [kl.!m..llllllll:|l j!'t!l|i;| l :|llll>||:|l.| .•.Intnl.. I t II I i I i I I lu| II I I U lllllltHailMHMHlt' DODWOOD PARK HOTEL!
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      146 6 NOTICE. ~"r^^" U 'l SAN MIN FACTORY SHANGHAI j NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is the property of San Ming Leather Trunk Store of Nos. 13-16, South Bridge Road, Singapore, and is used by them in respect of Leather bags, flunks, suit-cases, traveller's portfolio, handbags
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      138 6 POSTAL INMLICIHCi l -j-> ■«>■ SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Pontianak (Raub) 2 p.m. Netherlands India, Bagan, Eengkalis and Selat Pandjang, (Singaradja) 3 p.m. TO-MORROW Karimon (Hang Yon) 9 a.m. Rhio < Bee TOUf) 9 a.m. Pcngerang (S. Soon Heng) 9 a.m. Ceylon (Felix Roussel) 11 a.m. *Eu T -opc, Great
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      281 6 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS The following is the programme of drills of the Singapore Volunteer Corps up to and for week-ending July 29, 1954: TO-DAY, JULY 23 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.R.A. (v), Gun Drill* 5.15 p.m.—Mt. Faber Observatory, Ist Bn. Officers, Recce. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.R.E. <v), Lecture. 5.15 p.m.—Headquarters, S.F.C.R.E. (v), Malay Sections
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    1,000-MILE MOTOR RACE
    159 7 Mother Competes In Memory Of Her Son Prague. A mother sets out this afternoon (June as competitor in a motor race of an ptionally exacting and dangerous in memory of her son. has entered under her Christian of Josephine." Her family, the a .< zes, was of
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    GOVT. SUBSIDY FOR TRAMP SHIPPING
    1009 7 £2,000,000 Scheme REORGANISATION OF THE INDUSTRY (By Air Mail) London, July 11. APPRECIATION is expressed by owners of tramp shipping of the scheme for a subsidy just announced in the Commons by Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade. It was learned yesterday, however,
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    U.S. DEATH RATE DROPS
    154 7 I he Toll Of Motherhood Is Less Washington. The death rate is falling in the United St A e lurvey of half the States eoijrinf 80,000,000 people (about two-third, of the population) shows a drop in the death rate to 10.6 per 1,000 in 1931, against
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    SZECHUEN RUMOURS
    81 7 Chungking. June 25. r-pnpril Liv Wen Huei, Garrison Commander on the Szechuon-Sikang border S a agam calling military conferences at already been signed between Sikang and Tibet, the nature of the military conference at Ya-an has given rise to wild speculations in ßumou?s en of various description have
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    "BOOSTING" THE GOVT.
    176 7 Films To Be Shown Throughout Britain London. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Baldwin and Sir John Simon .ave an official send-off at Old Palace Yard Westminster, to nine daylight «Bem«V*n8 which are to tour the programme of films intended to make better known the achievements
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    DOCTORS TO VISIT POLAND
    59 7 Warsaw. Plans are being made for the reception and entertainment of a I British doctors, who are to v.sit Poiana in A Af U ter arriving at Danzig f the party will go to Imowroclaw, a Polish spa, Warsaw Sd Craco v. They will and dlntei
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    GERMANY'S ROSE DAY
    37 7 Munich. nnrmanv b to have a "rose day" this the roses will be fresh blooms for the i h.vc been jg* to supoly !5,000.c00 rosea to be ~oia on the streets on rose day.
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    FAMINE FEARS ENDED
    57 7 Rain Falls In All Parts Of Rumania Bucharest. Rain has fallen in all parts of and removed the peril which *as threat* n m Pealants° who were living in dread of famine will have bread to eat and probably to spare in the winter iwrrfa. -tr on
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      168 7 'iii |i:ii;it!iint!iiii!iitiii!»ittnMiin:.»ini«n««imini»>** JEST m \\mmm m\\\ WWW LAMPS OF LASTING BRILLIANCE 5 I Not for years has it been possible to procure- lumps of such high quality at W b>> to* a price. Cromplon Lamps are British mad,- at* up to the highest standard of workmanship available. I Yen you
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      184 7 IjOBNSON "JUNIOR* j ,4Lr~\\ 101JTBOABD MOTORS J I JUST ARRIVED I !^^mm^^ > 160 Each J PIUCED QUALITY J v OUTBOARD MOTOR IN THE WORLD I MlmmfV THE GREATEST j im WMW VALUE EVER j rtlili OFFERED IN C OUTBOARD MOTORS i JAZZ TRUMPET. j j A Silver-plated TRUMPET sandblast
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      683 7 Wireless TO-DAYS EMPIRE PROGRAMME Fourth Test Match Reports THE concluding two days* play in the 1 fourth cricket Test Match between England and Australia at Headingley, Leeds, will be described in accounts to be broadcast by Howard Marshall through iS transmissions, Mr. Marshall will give j these accounts from Headingley.
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    HORSE RACING IN MEXICO
    1174 9 When The Stretch Was Lined With Rifles (By A. J. Robertson.) IT might st em fantastic to some reach.'- to be told of a race club, holding continuous racing for ninety days, was once taken possession of by rebel troops. Ir. lt»07 a very Line racecourse
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    FAST GERMAN AIR LINER
    157 9 Demonstration Before British Aviation Experts London. A new German air liner, which in speed and appearance resembles a high-powered comber, has been demonstrated to British aviation exports at Croydon. The machine—the Heinkel 70A—is the fastest aeroplane in commercial commission in Europe. It is a monoplane with
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    TWO YEARS IN A CANOE
    136 9 Sportsman's Voyage From Poland To China Warsaw, June 14. A Polish canoeist will set off to-morrow in a small sailing canoe on a journey from Kulomija, in the extreme south of Poland, to Shanghai. Ho is Dr. Waclaw KoraIdewicz. a well-known Polish sportsman. The voyage,
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    KIEV CORRUPTION TRIAL
    90 9 Six Officials Meet Their Death By Shooting Riga. Six of the officials who were sentenced to death at Kiev for being engageo in illegal selling in the principal food and clothing trust in the Ukraine, had been executed. among the accused in the trial were 29 high
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    600-YEAR-OLD PICTURE
    73 9 Accidental Discovery In Museum Attic Besancon, Doubs, France. A picture considered by experts *o be ncarS 600 years old has been accidentPUy discpvered in the attics of the *T»Wk* Panels representing scenes in the Passion of Christ, and if said to date from between 1370 and 13 This
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    THRENODY
    29 9 neuter's Prague correspondent Is responsible for the «oUowiW Near Neve Mesto m Moravm A boy named-Cerny i rnjn w> While shooting with nis ov down a rare-pinlt-foathered sparrow.
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    FAMILY SUBSIDIES
    225 9 French Employers To Spend £24,000,000 Paris. ABOUT £24,000,000 will have been spent during 1934 by French employers under the revolutionary Famuy Subsidies Act of last year, by wmcn the children of employees become charge on pay-rolls. f Next year the sum will be rar greater, for agriculture, the
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    2,000-YEAR-OLD COINS
    99 9 Discovery In Prehistoric Caves Belgrade. A wonderful collection of small copper and silver coins dating frem 241 S C to 1 196 A.D. has been discovered oy a Bomian peasant in the Hungantzt caves at Tzazina. near Bihatch These deep caverns run foi severe miTes under P the
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    237 HOUSES BURNED
    67 9 Fire From Flying Spark From An Oven Alexandria. Two hundred and thirty-seven houses were destroyed during a village of Tagrid m Gharbia Piovmce was killed and three men from an oven where a peasant was oakTng bread. Five fire engines fought th?fiames from 4 p.m. until dawn
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    MOSCOW UNDERGROUND
    58 9 To Be Advertised On New Set Of Stamps Helsingfcrs. with the Moscow underground railway, is. shortly to be is Thtre will be four values in the new iS The 5-kopeck stamp will show excavation work for the tunne s, the 10--kopeck stamp will give a sectional v«» f
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    AN OBERAMMERGAU ROMANCE
    75 9 Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Anton S Christus" in the 9^ ViM-many to' Play is shortly sailing tor OewW marry Fraulein Clara Mayr. t on ESS?* l a n mem b e'r e o n the P Facu.ty of Georgetown University. No date has been fixed for thewed ding, according
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    FASTER TRAINS FOR FRANCE
    67 9 Paris. 1 An electric express with a cruising sn2ed of 87 miles an hour is shortly to 2? out into service between Paris and Lille by the Campagnie du Nord i This is a run of about 170 miles. Sntil recently the highest average on the
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    CHILD KEPT IN CHICKEN PEN
    327 9 Story Of Her Mother's Alleged Cruelty San Juan Capristrano (California). A CHILD of seven, so emeJcated that ahe is little more than a skeleton, is in hospital here recovering from the offects of having been kept in a chicken pen, it is alleged, by her
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    PUZZLING STATEMENT
    61 9 "Portugal A Commercial Colony Of Great Britain" Lisbon. portueal is I commercial colony ol Greatßritain under the protection of El This ld ouzzling statement in a new geography manual published in France by two French educationist* has Soused the fury of the Geographical S t e vig^ has
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    SCHOOLBOYS TO EAT CHERRIES
    45 9 Munich. of the Bavarian Government. On these days each ovnerted to do his duty to the State Dy one pound of cherries at ft specially cheap rate. This is to encourage the sal. oi cherries which are now flooding the market.
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    ANTI-WAR CONGRESS BANNED
    40 9 Amsterdam. The International Anti-War Confess which it was intended to hold in Holland this month, has been forbidden by the Minister of Justice. Arrangements are now being made, it is understood, to hold the congress in England.
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    JAPANESE CARS
    190 9 Product Selling In The Far East Calcutta. JAPANESE "baby" cars, selling at ar proximately £50 each, are expected to invade the Indian market shoru,'. The manufacturers of the c ca-s Messrs. Jidosha Seizo XX of Tokyo, have already appointed agent? in Calcuuta and distributed catalogues in connection with
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    LISBON "CITY FESTIVAL"
    182 9 Procession Of Boats On River Tagus Lisbon. Lisbon this Sunday (June 10» is celebrating its "City Festival" with a great procession of boats. Decorated steamers, tugs, schooners, fishing boats and motor launches, forming a cortege three miles long, will symbolise the products and work of Portugal. It
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    FIRST WOMAN ON EXCHANGE
    29 9 Istanbul. A woman has been admitted for the first time to the Stock Exchange here. She will act as jobber. Her name Is Miss Mediha.
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    PROBLEM OF WOMAN SKULL
    247 9 Discoveries In Nile Delta mm Cairo. c rrtHE discovery by archaeologist1 tag on behalf of the New YoU MiropoUUn tfoseum of Arts; at in,, prrhistoric site oi Maadi near Ca.ro, q a crave containing .Uc skeleton of _:v adult female, has given rise to en nit
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    CROSS CANCEL FEAT
    148 9 Both Ways In Rubber Canoe li One Day 1 BnuTejjfic, June 10. Captain Clausanses. director of -al instruction at Alftcr, is the first m. 1 to Have crossed the Channel in both d vections in one day by means of a lubbt left Cape Gris-NCT «.t l
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    108 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Messrs. Poh Ch:>o Sim. Poh Peng Siang, Poh Peng Lan and family beg to thank their friends, relatives, representatives of various associations, and schools who attended the night visit and he funeral of their father the late Mr. Poh Poo Yong and these who sent papers, wreaths,
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    MALAYAN MATTERS
    692 10 JN his speech at the luncheon of the Incorporated Society of Planters. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister said that planters were beginning to share in the prosperity which control was restoring to the industry as a number of companies were improving the rates of pay. The editor of The Planter,
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    203 10 Mr W.M.B. Hugoes B.Ch., has been appointed a Medical Officer, FM^ fo? r E fP° n demist, Institute for Medical Research, has sailed for England on leave. lor 7r?i? e^ X Uala u Lum PUi- Radio Station ZGE will not broadcast to-morrow but will resume on Friday, at 7 pm
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    Notes and Comments Freak Weather
    171 10 rpHE freak weather which is being experienced in China just now has not been confined to that country. Europe, has suffered during the last few weeks from extremes of heat, and drought has depleted the water supply in England o such an extent that there
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    Malaya Immune
    129 10 the chaos in the rest of the world, Malaya still maintains an almost sublime immunity. This country's most valuable asset from the agricultural point of view is the equity of the weather conditions. The thermometer varies very little, humidity remains about the same and there is not a
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    These Pirates
    239 10 "JF you are travelling from Singapore \9 the China coast," says the London Daily Express, "beware of any tooaffable Chinese first-class passenger. He may be a peaceable merchant; on Ihe other hand he may be the uncrowned king of a pirate gang." If he is the king of
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    Petrol Pumps
    195 10 JJNSIGHTLY petrol pumps along English, country lanes and in oldworld English villages have for many years occupied the attention of those organisations at Home whose self-im- posed task it is to maintain to the best of their ability the unspoilt beauty of the English country-side. There will be
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    379 10 By "Looker-On" gIG Boy Bradman is at it again. A A And Australia are also two up on the U.S.A. in the Davis Cup. A A Saturday was undoubtedly Australia's lucky day of sport. And good luck to them! Lord Reading has been speaking up well
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    21 10 SHIPP INO NEWS 2 mnAv./*, 0 18 0 REGION, 5 CLUB DIARY, 18 HOLIDAY HOTEL BURNT OUT, 19.
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    FLOOD MENACE: MANY DEAD IN KOREA AND POLAND BOYS IN TREE TOPS
    239 11 MANY FAMILIES MAROONED Children In Peril Disease Spreading In China Reuter Wireless. Tokyo, July 22. REPORTS from Fusan state that a persistent deluge during the past week in south east Korea is ausing heavy floods in the Rakutoko
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    DROUGHT RELIEF
    273 11 Bureau To Distribute Food In China Reuter. Shanghai, July 22. HI spi.e of the fact that rain has I Been railing during the last tew aays, the drought is still prevailing in more than 20 districts in Chekiang. Representatives from Chekiang, Kirngsu and Anhui attended the meeting ol
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    PANAMA EARTHQUAKE
    66 11 Evacuation Of Women And Children Reuter. Panama, July 22. British and American women and rhUdren have been evacuated from where frequent shocks C °Th?mhabitants are panic-stricken and in tents in the streets m spite S crack! in the pavements and roadW The port is under martial law. The
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    THE HAGUE COURT OF JUSTICE
    166 11 Interview With Chinese Delegate Hongkong, July 22. INTERVIEWED on his return yesterday from Canton Dr. Wang Chung Huai, Chinese member of the International Cour, of Justice at The Hague, said that the South-West authorities concerned with the present world situation and China's precarious international position.
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    ITALY AND GERMANY
    162 11 Reports Of A Rupture Ridiculed I Reuter. Rome, July 22. REPORTS that Italy is on the verge of hrpj>k;n«r with Germany owing; to tbp continuance of terrorism in Austria, which have arisen as a result of the article in the Geornale d'ltalia, are ridiculed in political quarters.
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    DILLINGER SHOT DEAD I
    136 11 Reuter. Outside A Theatre In Chicago Chicago, July 23. THE Department of Justice announces that John Dillinger, the desperado known as "Public Enemy Number One," was shot dead outside the North Side Theatre.—Reuter. The career of one of the most amazing desperadoes in the annals of
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    U.S. FINANCES
    72 11 Treasury And $100,000,000 Bond Issue Reuter. Washington, July 23. mHE Treasury is to-day offering 1 $100,000,000 worth of three per cent Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Bonds maturing from 1S44 to 49 and fullv guaranteed by the Government The proceeds will be used la Jj»ely to repay Treasury advances
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    ENTERTAINED LAVISHLY
    38 11 Reuter. San Francisco, July 22. tvip doth has occurred of Mrs Crocker wife of the banker, Mr. William H Bhe y was 0 noted for the lavish scale on wWch Z entertained at her palatial mansion.—Reuter.
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    MORE JAPANESE TROOPS
    1214 11 Agreement Broken GUARDS FOR MUKDEN RAILWAY Shanghai, July 22. ri HE foreign Legation at Peiping hav e drafted a declaration opposing the increase of Japanese troops garrisoned along the Peiping-Shan-haikwan section of tho Peiping-Muk-den Railway. The number, it is p Dinted out, exceeds the limit allowed under
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    THE SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE
    264 11 Tomblike Silence CHINATOWN ALMOST DESERTED Reuter. San Francisco, July 18. VTHILE the City throughout the night lay in a tomblike silence beneath the seven Hills, myriads lights in private homes twinkled gaily and undiminished but the darkness extended to the Market Street area, while the famous
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    235 DEATHS
    48 11 Reuter. Result Of Heat Wave In U.S.A. New York, July 22. THE death-roll in the United States as a result of the heat wave now numbers 235. Thri thermometer stood at 113 in St. Louis, oVer 100 in man v places and 90 in New York.-
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    NEWSPAPER BAN
    189 11 Extension Of German Veto Reuter Wireless. Berlin, July 18. A dozen of the important foreign newspapers to which Germans lately have been turning to glean news ol happenings in their own country arc now banned," including th e Daily TelegraDh, Le Matin, Le Temps, Le Journal, The Vienna
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    NEW YORK BONDS
    43 11 Public Works Project To Cost $100,000,000 Reuter. New York, July 21. It is understood that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is ready to buy $100,000,000 worth of New York city bonds to enable New York to execute a public works project.—Reuter.
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    ANOTHER EVEREST TRAGEDY
    124 11 Officer Who Has Not Returned Reuter Wireless. Darjeeling, July 18. HOPE is abandoned for the life of Capt. Maurice Wilson, the British officer who attempted to conquer Mount tveresl single-handed. Capt. Wilson flew in an aeroplane named Everest from England to India last year to plant the.
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    76 11 The engagement is announced of Mr. D. C. Burn, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Singapore, son of Sir Joseph and Lady Burn, of Rydal Mount, Potters Bar, to Margaret Theresa, only surviving daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hardy of Highfield, Alnwick. Mr. Burn is at present on leave.
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    PASSENGERS BURN TO DEATH
    100 11 Bus On Fire TRAGEDY NEAR NEW YORK Reuter. Ossining, New York, July 22. j ''T*EN people were killed and 20 ii c jured as a result of the overturnin u of a bus containing a party of Yorkers returning from a baseba match in Sing-Sing Prison.
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    RAILWAY AGREEMENT
    45 11 I Hongkong, July 23.1 The text of the new agreement the Canton-Kowloon Railway has bee telegraphed to the Ministry of Railwa at Nanking for approval. The three Chinese delegates ha; again come to Hongkong from to sign the document. —Sin Chew 3j| Poh.
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      385 11 0 1 1 A Well-known English Wrestler 0 and Weight-Lifter advocates V PHOSFERINE Wj§ 1 FO#? ENERGY AND STAMINA lMf\ s Paladin S. H. ROTHWELL, a splendid l|,f j"\ i^ TI weight-lifter and all round athlete, says: U X. Nerves Strengthened, Stamina Increased, by PHOSFERINE." A Jij "During my training
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    ARNOLD BENNETT'S COPYRIGHTS
    121 12 Wife'sAction SEPARATION DEED SEQUEL Reuter Wireless. I London, July 19. battle over the testamentiry rights to benefits accruing i Mr. Arnold Bennett's copyrights opened in the Chancery Division n action brought by Mr. Bennett's and which is defended by )thy Cheston. r. Bennett executed a deed of
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    PRISON ON FIRE
    86 12 Protest By The Prisoners Reuter Wireless. Venice, July 18. a protest against the severity of one of the warders, the risoners on Cuidecca Island set re to the prison last night by letting the wooden ceilings in .heir cells alight with oil taken from the lamps. The
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    ARCTIC FLIGHT
    83 12 itish Airman Leaves For Greenland London, July 20. IE British airman, Mr. John Onerson, left Rochester to-day ro fly Atlantic in stages by the Arctic :.e. reached Londonderry and* will I proceed to Godthaab in Greeni. He is using a De Havilland Fox h with floats made by
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    TRADE MARK CHARGE
    116 12 Defendants* Undertaking Salisfks Paramount j-ie charge of applying a false trade Jription namely "Paramount." on T h the proprietor of the Indian Film Icy. Penang, and his agent in Singa- had been summoned, was within this morning before the District ;e, Mr. H. A. Forrer. C. H.
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    STAVISKY SCANDAL
    106 12 •uel" Between Two Freach Statesmen Reuter Wireless. Paris, July 19. Cabinet Council has been summonDr to-morrow ;b discuss the "duel" een M. Tardieu and M. Chautemps *e the Stavisky Commission. Tardieu accused M. Chautemps of up the S avisky scandal since Jand the question is. can six Radical
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    IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
    45 12 -rohal Chiang Kai Shek has called wference of Government leaders at ■Jan early in August when important 1 »~.ions will be discussed I m Wang Ching Wei (Premier), Dr. B npton B KJT ina^? e Minister) and Dr. Koo (Minister to Paris, will
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    TOBACCO MILLIONS
    234 12 Being Wiped Out By Death Duties ("|NE of the greatest tobacco fortunes of Britain has dwindled from nearly £5,000,000 to just over £500,000 in less than five years. This fact became known when the will of the late Sir Louis Baron, the tobacco magnate, was published. He was
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    BAIL OF $5,000
    180 12 Alleged Forgery Against A Contractor When a Chinese contractor to the P.W.D., named Lim Cheong Seng ao- red T b efore the Third Magistrate 'Mr. J. M. Brander) this morning on charges of forgery and using as genuine a forged document. Detective-Inspector Nickels, in asking for a
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    ALLEGED FIGHTING
    137 12 I Malay Naval Reserve In I Court 1 A party of about 100 R.N.V.R. men in uniform were on their way to the New HorM on Friday night when one of them saw a Malay with whom, it was alleged he was not on pood terms. The two
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    MUNICIPAL MAITERS
    119 12 Boat House On MacRitchie Reservoir Not Allowed An application for permission to build a club-house or boat house on Municipal land at 'the MacRitchie reservoir was disapproved by committee No. 5 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. I The committee agreed to the proposed new boundaries in connection with
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    TRIAL BROADCAST
    90 12 Novelty For Soviet Radio Fans Moscow, July 19. Listeners-in Soviet Russia were afforded an opoortunity of hearing ;i broadcast of the trial of three bandits u e sentenced to be shot for i ing up and 1( x>ting train?. I plan of the accused was to loosen metals
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    NO FULL COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT
    190 12 Britain's Negotiations With Holland London, July 20. AS it has not been found possible ai present to conclude a full commercml agreement between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands Governments, negotiations have been terminated by an exchange of notes issued to-nighi. These notes place commercial intercourse
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    TWO GOVERNORS
    137 12 Strange Position In North Dakota Reuter Wireless. A Bismarck, July 18. BEWILDERED population in North Dakota to watching with mingled amusement and concern the efforts of two Governors to rule the State. Governor Langer, following the order of the Supreme Court of the State depcsmg him. has declared
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    GOVERNMENT MAPS
    147 12 Allegations Against A Japanese The Japanese book-seller and stationer of Middle Road. Shichitaio Kaahio. made a second appearance this morning before the District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer on a charge of infringing Government copyright for which he had been summoned Defendant is alleged to have exposed for
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    MISSING MALAY OFFICER
    128 12 Whereabouts Still Unknown THS F.M.S. Government Gazette reveals the vacation of the appoint ment of Malay Officers, Class 111, Malay Administrative Service, previously held by Enche Ishak bin Haji Mohamed. The reason is absence w.thout leave or reasonable cause. Enche Ishak was formerly. Third Magistrate in Kuala
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    NAVAL TALKS
    260 12 Announcement By Mr. Baldwin Reuter Wireless. London, July 18. jyiß. Baldwin announced to-day that communications with other parts of the Commonwealth with regard to the forthcoming Naval Conference. are proceeding through the normal channels. The British Government would take any suitable opportunity before the Conference to supplement these
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    MR. MACDONALD
    54 12 Meets His Namesake, Also A Premier London. July 20. MinLstci Mr. BUM; MacDonald, to-day reached Digbv Nova Scot a where he will spend the next fortnight in a ccttaTo He was welcomed by his namesake Mi. Angus Mac Donald. Premier of Nova Scotia, and practically the entire population
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    PLANTER'S WEDDING
    244 12 Mr. T. Cross And Miss Mary Ashmorc A WEDDING by special ltccr.ce took place in St. Mavy > Ch-irrh. Kuala 1 Lumpur, on Frday, the bridegroom being Mr. T. Cross, of th e FM.S. Rubber Plantations, Ltd., Niyor. Johore, and the bride, Miss Mary Ashmore, daughter of Mr.
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    JOHORE APPEAL COURT
    627 12 Lorry-Driver Who Overloaded {From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. July 21 TO-DAY was fixing day i n Supreme Court, Johore Bahru fere Mr. Justice W. H. Thcro.e were seven civil suits on the lis after suitable dates had been criminal appeals were heard. Th-i first was Uiat
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    GENERAL ELECTION
    65 12 "All Rubbish" Says The Premier Reuter Wireless. Quebec, Julv 19. Ta.kr> of a general election in Great Britain are rubbish, declared Mr. Ranisav MacDonald, when he arrived here this afternoon from Britain, accompanied by his daughter. Lshbel for a seven weeks' holiday in Canada. The Premier had an
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    SIR W. HORNELL ENTERTAINED
    1058 13 Re-Union Dinner WORK OF HONGKONG UNIVERSITY i gIB William Hornell, vice-chancellor of Hongkong University, and raduatea and past students of the kt -ity met at a re-Union dinner I the (-arden Club on Saturday last. It is believed that that was the rsl occasiOEi a member
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    INDIAN ROPE TRICK
    114 13 American Offers To Do It For £10 New York. An American has now come forward with an offer to demonstrate the Indian Rope Trick—the feat of throwing a rope in the air, making it apparently stand of its own accord so that a boy can climb up
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    "NO THE AIR"
    338 13 I I Radio Stars Entertain At I The Pavilion THE CINEMAS. t TO go to the Pavilion just now is to v imagine yourself in the Palladium r in London, watching a flrst-c!ass vau- deville programme. i Under the title of "On the Air," a British picture
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    PRICE OF BREAD
    59 13 Anxiety As To The Future In Bangkok (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 22. In spite cf keen competition on the part of importing houses, the pr c c of Australian flour continues to advance steadily. Baknies have not yet increased the price of bread. Practically no
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    LOCAL MURDERS
    324 13 Alleged Culprits Still At Largs npHREEE men, wanted in ocnnection 1 w th -two local murders involving the deaths of two children and a young woman, are still evading the police. Early on the morning cf July 1 a sensation was caused at the Central Fire Station when
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    A WOMAN'S RESOLVE
    128 13 Grew Poppies For Four Years To Commit Suicide Belgrade. An 80-year-old woman, Rosa Tzerin, has committed suicide in Belgrade—after concentrating on her garden for that fatal purpose for the past four years. She has died through an overdoes of opium which had taken her four years to
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    LETTER FROM THE DEAD
    81 13 Obituary Notices "Not Exactly Correct" Belgrade. The entire Belgrade press has been mourning a living man. Reports were received from Italy announcing the death of Evgenije Marjashetz, a former producer of opera in B» gl The' next day all Belgrade newspapers published fdll obituary notices and
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    BANKNOTES BURNT
    76 13 Fate Of Man Who Distrusted Banks Alexandria. Mahmud Aly el Hassiwi Effendi did not trust banks so he did his fortune in a mattress. While he was away from home his mattress caught fire. Neighbours extinguished it without undue haste—not knowing that £200 in banknotes and £117 worth
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    HE STOLE TO MARRY
    93 13 Prison For Man Who Was Too Impafient Sofia. Ttdor Todoroff, aged 24, was impatient to gat married. His pretty bride was impatient too. They had no money so Todor resolved to steal some. The plan worked well. He collected a fair sum. "Just one more theft,
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    GOALKEEPER AGED 90
    53 13 Women Versus Men Foo ball Match Stockholm. A 90-year-old man has played as goalkeeper in a football match at Smaaland. 1 Sweden, in which a team of women played 'against a men's team. I Eleven villages were represented in tne men's team was composed of the head
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    MERSEY TUNNEL OPENED
    149 13 Named The Queen's Way London, July 18. riHE world's longest underwater roadway, the Mersey Tunnel, was form- I ally opened to-day by King George in j Liverpool in the presence of crowds es- timated at one million. i The Tunnel has taken 8V 2 years to construct,
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    WEEK-END ACCIDENTS
    248 13 Alleged Assault On Ricksha Puller A CHINESE boy is alleged to have been stabbed by a girl at4the Quarry in Changi on Saturday afternoon. He received an incised wound on the right j hand. A Chinese ricksha puller is alleged to have been assaulted at the junction of
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    Australia's Lucky Day: Test Cricket And Tennis Bradman And Ponsford Put On 388 Runs
    994 14 U'cord In Fourth Test Match At Leeds Reuter. k REOORD partnership of 388 runs between Ponsford and Bfmdmatl, which lasted from the morning until well after the m interval on Saturday changed the whole complexion of
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    233 14 Australians Win Two Matches Reuter. London, July 21. IN the Davis Cup inter-zone final at Wimbledon to-rfav, Jaok Crawford (Australia' beat Shields (U.S.A.> 6—l, 6—2, 12 —10. BffcOratb beat Wood (U.S.A.I 7—5, B—4, I—B. o—7. CRAWFORD v. SHIELDS Crawford played magnificent tennis and scored several aces with
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    S.C.C. CRICKET
    333 14 Merchants Beat Etceteras THE tournament match between the Merchants and the Etceteras on the Padang yesterday resulted in a win for the Merchants by four wickets. Ashworth won Uie toss but sent the Etceteras in to bat on a very wet wicket. They met with early d'sas or,
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    CHINESE A.A.A.'S IN MALAYA
    164 14 Mr. Aw Boon Haw On A Crying Need THE need of the formation of a Singapore ChirrSse Amateur Athletic Association is stressed in an article written by Mr. Aw Boon Haw in the Singapore. Chinese daily, the Sin Chew Jit Poh. There v/as need, Mr. Aw
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    LOCAL CRICKET
    425 14 Batty Takes Eight Wickets For 24 Runs fjnHE Wiltshire Regiment had little i difficulty in beating the Khalsa Association by 72 runs yesterday at Tanglin. Scores WILTSHIRES.—Ist Innings Cremin b Ram Piara 3 Ftcpher c Monsha Singh b Das 18 Maris lbw. b Williams 13 Lt. Bond b
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    HOME TURF
    35 14 Reuter. London, July 21. The race for the National Breeders Stakes to-day resulted as follows: 1. BAHRAM. 2. THFFT. 3. HIGHLAND LAMENT iShfawa? 0 by a "«ird two Bettings: 20—1; 5—2; 25—1. —ReuLcr.
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    INTER-PORT TROPHY REGAINED
    350 14 Batavia Beaten YACHTING IN LOCAL WATERS *J*HE R.S.Y.C. regained the Inter-port Challenge Cup from Batavia yesterday when they beat their Dutch visitors by 35 V-i points to 28, after a series of three thrilling races. Close finishes resulted throughout. The early stages saw Batavia leading on points,
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    80 14 Scores At Close Of Play Yesterday Reuter. London, July 21. Close of play scores in the County championship matches begun to-day are as follows: At Clacton, Essex 198 for 7 wkts v Middlesex. At Manchester, Lancashire 387 for 6 wkts. dddon 144 not out); v. Notts At Birmingham.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS
    70 14 tie! a* as tournament TO-DAY A ffS Y ng L on v. VET SINGLES: Chin Keng Tv- v InT P h Dr v. KionVbhm VET. SINGLES H'CAP.; Chin- Kee Sun. own 12 v. Koh TWan Chua Cheng Hock, plus 3 v T mn scr.; Dr Cheong Chee Ilai.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS
    7 14 Reuter. Warsaw, July 21
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    Saturday's Two Malaya Cup Matches
    1851 15 Negri Sent hi lan Win; Points Shared In Singapore nlXGAPORE and the Malaya Ccm-1 land drew 2-2 at the Anson Road jm on Saturday, in the a" Cup Competition. Major-General E. O. Lewin (th< G.O.C.) was amongst the large that watched the game, \vhi:h ded
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    S.C.F.A. LEAGUE
    397 15 Delta Rangers Beat Kallang XI THRILLING soccer was witnessed yesterday on the S.C.F.A. ground when the Delta Rangers defeated the Kallang team by B—B, in the S.C.F.A. lnterdistriet League. Ang Whatt Kirn, the-Delta centre-for-ward, played an excellent game, scoring four goals out of six. Mr. Tay Oen Seng
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    LOCAL BADMINTON
    100 15 Saturday's Championship Results rrfHE quarter-finals of the Mixed Doubles A for the championship of Singapore were played at the Drill Hall on Saturday and resulted as follows: Koh Keng Siang and Miss Tai Yee Weng beat Seah Eng Hee and Miss Aileen Wong 21-16; 19-21; 21-9. E. J.
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    CHAMPION SWIMMER
    78 15 I Shanghai, July 22. Nanchang's sports fraternity turned rat In full yesterday at the railway sta- tien to catch a glimpse of Chinas champion lady swimmer. Miss Yang Shan 'ling, who was given a rousing welccnV! Miss Yang has arrived there with her parents and her sister who
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    SINGAPORE G.C.
    392 15 Tie In Monthly Mixed Foursomes rpilE monthly mixed foursomes of the A Singapore Golf Club were played at Bukit Timah on Sunday and re.ul ed In a tie between Mr. and Mrs. D W. McLeod (44-10-34) and Miss Hadley end. J. McConigley 143-9-34). In accordance with the condi
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    Malayan Tennis Championship Entries And Ties TOURNAMENT NEXT MONTH
    942 15 At Cricket Club STATE CHAMPIONS COMPETING [iHE Malayan tennis championships which will begin in a few days at the S.C.C. have attracted a very large number of entries in all seven events from all over the country, and weather permitting, the
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      108 15 i Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance i Company, Limited <lacerp«ratei m tne Straits SettUmsste). i j HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. J LtNDON OFFICE: 27, Ola Jewry, E.C. j The Cempany has £2M09 deposited with th. Supreme Ceurt
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    Inter-Settlement Police Sports Singapore Depot Wins The Championship
    833 16 First Function Of Its Kind A Huge Success 'J HE alhietic sports of the Straits Settlements Police at the Depot, Thomson Road, were held on Saturday when, tot the firsl I time, competitors from all the other Settlements participated. Competition was between
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    CEYLON S.C. WIN
    266 16 Wilts Visit Bahstier Club THE Ceylon Sports Club proved victorious yesterday when their second eleven met the Wilts II at cricket at Balestier by 53 runs. Taking first knock, the visitors scored fi7 runs, of which Hewitt took credit for ?2 and Blumire 15. K. Sundram and
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    CRICKET AT K.L.
    23 16 Selangor Club Beat The Chinese 'Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21 gOSTOCK Hill was in all round form
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    PENANG CRICKET
    344 16 Exciting Match Left Drawn ji {From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July •>> A SPORTING declaration by the R provided an exciting finish mnual de Silva Shield crickel played In Penang between the Burop and the Rest over the weekThe Europeans were allowed 50 mi] in which to get
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    New Book On The Reds In China
    4611 17 Communist Agent Arrested At Singapore HO and what are the "Reds" of China? There is much reference to them in the cable news, but many people may lack a clear idea of what is the problem which the vcrnment of China has to
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    SEX FORECAST
    127 17 Doctor Discovers New Way Of Telling Boston. Massachusetts. ANEW way of -telling before a baby is born whether it will be a boy or a girl ha;; been devised at Boston Uni- I "ersity. If the baby is to be a boy. a small pink spot appears on
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    FRENCH AVIATION
    119 18 New And Speedier Planes m Needed Parisi A gloomy picture of French aviation I?**, p u ained in tne Senate 'by M. Mahieu the reporter of the Air Commission in a debate on the bill for national defence schemes forwarded irom the Chamber. Our machines donnto t attain
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    UNEMPLOYED BRITONS
    70 18 Dole To Be Distributed Jiy Lot In Argentina Buenos Aires. The unemployment situation amon«r English-speaking residents in Argentina"s becommg mcreasingly critical, and the Anglo-American unemployment fund now mand M> l 55 with The depr^ i t o h r el°/t e **S*± according to'the ffSf alt/rnait British firms
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      443 18 CLVH DIARY [There are numerous Clubs and Societies in Singapore, most of f/ tC members of which are readers of the "Malaya Tribune." This Diary is -provided specially for them. Secretaries are invited to co-operate in keeping v up-to-date and complete. Happening? of general interest will still be included in
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    COFFEE CULTIVATION IN MALAYA
    1560 19 Attractions Of Hill Country For Settlers TLpS SV c A off m v tlvalion in the hi h,ands ¥mm J v JJ- Milne has had many years of experience in Malaya, where he still lives. It is estimated that on a capital outlay of approximately £5,000
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    MARKET LIST.
    461 19 Details Of Current Prices. Singapore, July 13. MEAT Beef, steak (round), katl 28 Beef, stew or curry, kati 24 Pork, lean, kati Pork, lean and fat (1st quality), kati 36 Mutton,-Australian, lb. Fowl, kati 32 Hens (locally reared), kati Ducks (Java), each 35 Pigeons, domestic unfledged, pair 1
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    HARDENED CRIMINALS
    100 19 Walk Out Of Prison To Commit A Burglary Perth, Western Australia. Three men charged with a burglary at Bunbury, Western Australia, are alleged by the police to have— Walked out of Bunbury gaol, Robbed a warehouse of £80 worth of goods, Hidden the loot, and Calmly returned to
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    TO BE SHOWN TO HITLER
    81 19 Nazis Demonstrate Against Student Film Berlin. A new German film "At Blonde Catharine's," centring round the time-honoured theme of student merry-making, has been the object of organised demonstrations by Nazis. Three hundred Nazi students stood shouting in front of the cinema, and then marched to
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    RODE A TOY BICYCLE
    154 19 Schoolboy's 40 Mile Trip To The Sea London. T<HE call of the sea has made Leslie Broad, an 11-year-old London schoolboy, pedal 40 miles on a toy bicycle. Tired of doing lessons, he ran away from his school at Edmonton, London, during the afternoon play recess
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    RUNNING AT HALF SPEED
    157 19 America Can Double Present Production Washington. The producing plant and labour force of the United States are capable of turning out twice "the goods being obtained to-day, according to the Brookings Institution. They could produce about 20 per cent, more than was obtained at the height
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    EXECUTED 937 PEOPLE
    139 19 Death Of Tsarist Hangman Who Lost His Nerves Riga, Latvia. 1 Philipieff—once Russia's official hangman—has died in poverty in a little illage in the Ukraine, according to reports reaching Riga. During his term of office, he executed j 937 people—l9B during the reign of the j last
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    GERMAN CATHOLICS
    141 19 Congress To Discuss Concordat And Its Interpretation Berlin. Great interest is being excited in Germany by the conference of Catholic Bishops which is being held in Fulda. It is presided over by Cardinal Bertram of Breslau and attended by five Archbishops and fourteen Bishops. i The German Concordat
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    NEW BELGIAN STAMPS
    101 19 Surcharges To Be Made For War Cripples Fund Brussels. A special issue of stamps is to be brought out in connection with the wartime cancellations exhibition which the Royal Philatelic Club of War Cripples is arranging for September. King Leopold has authorised the issue, and the stamps
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    ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION
    77 19 Prince Of Wales Accepts Presidency The Prince of Wales has accepted the presidency of the English-Speaking Union of the British Empire. I Founded by Sir Evelyn Wrench sixteen years ago, the Union has grown from a few dozen members to a world-wide organisation with branches throughout the British
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    HOLIDAY HOTEL BURNT OUT
    553 19 Popular Japanese Resort Gutted [MRS. Duncan Glass, a Shanghai resi1 A dent and mother of Mr. D. R. Glass of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, died on July 6, as a result of shock and injuries sustained during a fire which destroyed the Yumei Hotel in
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    SUPER-TAX ON TRAM FARES
    53 19 Lisbon. The Lisbon Municipal Council decided •to levy a "super-tax"' of M ceniavos (nominally Id) on ail tram fares, to raise money during the City Festival*. The tram conductors claimed a "bonus on this tax so its payment has now been left to the "good will"
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      421 19 NEVER HAD A MEAL WITHOUT PAIN Man Who Was Afraid To Eat Om of the first people to try the gcier i tfl' newly-discovered treatment for <'i tive disorders is a man whose stomach w in such a state that he was afraid to e anything. In his ea«e th*
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