The Straits Budget, 23 August 1934

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES IESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3992. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23. 1934. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<L
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    CONTENTS.
    363 1 LEWDKKS— Thank You! \n Admission 3 World Trade 3 4 Certainly! 4 J Rotary 4 ’5 what Do They Use 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Pictures Tennis in Singapore 17 Victims of Singapore Fire 17 p A. Union's Anniversary 17 Japanese Clubs’ Sports 18 Malay Tennis Player in Action 18
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    134 1 Mr. Justice Gerahty and Mrs. Gerahty have left Singapore by the s.s. Carthage on home leave. Mrs. Wee, wife of Dr. H. T. Wee, returned to Singapore by the P. and O. Carthage after a holiday in China and Japan. The Honourable Mr. J. H. and Mrs.
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    RUBBER REGULATION WARNING.
    240 1 Export Rights. DANGER OF EXCEEDING CARRY FORWARD. A warning to rubber producers about the carry forward condition under the Restriction Agreement is issued by Mr. M. Rex. Controller of Rubber. Malaya. The announcement is as follows: The .attention of all rubbei estate owners and rubber dealers is
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    SIR PHILIP SASSOON.
    42 1 Ii is understood, that Sir Philip Stssoon, Under-Secretary of State for Air will visit Singapore in October. Sir Philip is due to arrive by Imperial Airways on Oct. 7 and is expected to remain a week cr a fortnight.
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    Judge Refuses To Stay Michaux Case.
    710 1 Ruling That Wife’s Action Was Not Vexatious. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. Whether a party in a suit pending in one country is at liberty to institute proceedings of a somewhat similar nature in another country, was decided by Mr. Justice
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    138 1 To lie Set Up Next Month. A gazette extraordinary published on Tuesday contained a notification of the setting up of a Court of Criminal Appeal within the Colony as from Sept. 1. Rules governing practice in the new Court of Appeal, drawn up by Sir William Murison,
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    Condemned Woman’s Appeal Dismissed.
    360 2 Condemned Woman’ s Appeal Dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE SUPPORTS MERCY RECOMMENDA TION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll. Aug. 17. Sita llai a, wile of a Malay chief, yesterday failed in her appeal against sentence of death. The Court of Appeal sitting at Ipoh dismissed her application, hut the Chief Justice
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    ACCUSED EUROPEANS IN COURT AGAIN.
    183 2 Counsel Asks For Early Trial. James John Haden Henshelwood, accountant and secretary, and John Reid, engineer, the two Britons who were arrested in Singapore a fortnight ago. again appeared in the police court before Mr. J. M. Brander. Mr. K. Seth represented both men and
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    WATCHMAN COMMITTED.
    107 2 In the police court on Aug. 10. Mr. J M Brander, committed Nand Singh for trial at the Assizes on ol attempted murder ol George Doat with a revolver, and of attempted murder of Rangi Rae with an axe. Nand Singh was a former day-time watchman employed by
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    SCREW SPANNER AND BUNCH OF KEYS.
    82 2 “To Mend My Bicycle,” Says Accused. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Aug. 15. Seen by a police constable in the early hours” carrying a flour bag with him. a Chinese. Wong Chee. was arrested. The bag was found to contain house-breaking implements, a screw
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    104 2 Chinese To Appeal Against Sentence. Judgment was delivered yesterday after a protracted trial in the case in which Lee Siong Kiat was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust He was convicted and sentenced as follows:—five months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $800 or
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    DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER IN ACCIDENT.
    39 2 Tiie six-year-old daughter of Dr. W. Dawson, the deputy Municipal Healtn Officer, broke her left arm when she fell in her home at Swiss Cottage estate on Tuesday. She as taken to hospital by ambulance.
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    JOHORE STATE COUNCIL.
    441 2 Sales Of Land To Non-Malays. The question of a Malay Reservation Enactment was brought up at a meeting of the Johore State Council on Tuesday. There were present: The Mentri Besar. the hon. Dato Abdul H amid bin Yusol (president* H.H. the Tungku Temenggong Ahmad. tin* Deputy
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    WIGLEY MURDER CHARGE.
    118 2 Due To Begin At Ipoh On Sept. 4. From Our Own Correspondent.' Ipoh, Aug. 20. Of the two murder charges to be heard at the next Perak assizes which begin at Ipoh on Monday one is that in which Mr. F. D. H. Wigley or the Perak
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    ELDERLY WOMAN’S ALARM.
    93 2 Frightens Burglar From K.L. House. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Aug u Kuala Lumpur’s mysterious bursL attempted to enter another house 1- night but was foiled by making tit ;nuch no.se while boring a hole the bolt in the back door. r One of the tenants,
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    WEDDINGS.
    469 2 Mr. J. A. Petrus And Miss Julie Lourdes. (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 18 The wedding was solemnised at S r Anthony’s Church. Kuala Lumpur, this morning, of Mr. Joseph A. Petrus, of the tutorial staff of St. John's Institution. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A
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      THANK YOU !
      1031 3 THANK YOU Straits Times. August 16. week ago today the Straits Times unC M'd an appeal on behalf of the 7 64 o people who were rendered liome■;,s as a result of the fire which des--roved three kampongs in the Tiong Bahru district on August 8. With past t x
      Straits Times. August 16.  -  1,031 words
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      AN ADMISSION.
      897 3 al Hygiene Council. -Straits Times, August 17. Can it be that that extraordinarily busy body, the British Social Hygiene Council. Incorporated, is at last developing a sense of realities? To those who ha-' made a close study of its activities in recent years, and have seen the repercussions
      al Hygiene Council. -Straits Times, August 17.  -  897 words
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      WORLD TRADE.
      883 3 Straits Times. August 18 Economic recovery that Is the result of improvement in domestic conditions and expansion in internal trade can only be a second best to restoration of world trade. Individual nations naturally, and rightly, welcome returning prosperity. whatever its source. But if it is achieved only
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      CERTAINLY !
      970 4 CERTAINLY wur -Straits Times. August 20 There Is an Impression abroad m' China, and to a lesser extent m this country, that the Great Powers deserted China in her hour ot need and have given silent acquiescence to Japan’s seizure of Chinese territory. It is perfectly true that Great Britain
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      ROTARY.
      835 4 tiu tired business man.—Straits Ilmes August 21 In a recent Note of the Day ve referred to the receipt of a boc.< entitled "Rotary?," which bears di-sub-title ‘‘A University Group L a; the Rotary Club of Chicago." It is claimed that this book is tin first survey ever made
      tiu tired business man.—Straits Ilmes- August 21  -  835 words
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      WHAT DO THEY USE ?
      1092 5 WHAT DO THEY USE Straits Times, August 22 Repeated references nave been made in this column to the danger whicn threatens the tin producing industry as a result of the continued efforts to perfect substitutes for the metal, efforts which are the direct outcome of the artificially high prices ruling
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      THINGS ARE MOVING!
      138 5 Straits Times. August 16 Independent miners are becuming very scarce in Malaya, but they are not yet inarticulate. Powerful groups can make so much noise that they have been misled into belief that the small man has given up the struggle agam3t their acquisitive campaign. That is
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      MORE GENEROSITY.
      243 5 Straits Times. August 16 Today’s leading article deals with the response made to the appeal of the Straits Times on behalf ot tne victims of the Tiong Bahru fire. Here are further illustrations of the ready response of Malayans to ta’es of sufiering A few days ago we
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      CO-OPERATIVE.
      206 5 Straits Times. August 16. An up-country reader writes to say that he does not think that we should j damn co-operation because of *ho I pressure that advertisers would put on us If we did not and. in order that some of our unfortunate mistakes may be corrected, he
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      A MUNICIPAL BRAIN-WAVE.
      132 6 end ol the advertisement. Straits Times. August 17 Among the cuttings received by air mail yesterday from the London Correspondent of the Straits Times is one of an advertisement which appeared in the Daily Telegraph under the heading Victoria Theatre. Singapore” In the text, the Municipal Commissioners
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      A DURIAN DISEASE.
      323 6 Times. August 17 The durian is not universally liked because of its unique aroma, but any- j thing connected with it is “gobbled” up with great interest. The current number of the Malayan Africultural Journal contains an article describing j a disease which has only recently been
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      ROTARY.
      123 6 Straits Times. August 17. We have received irom the Univer sity ol Chicago Press a book -‘nutted Rotary described as an illuminating inquiry into the Rotary Club ot Chicago by a distinguished committee of social scientists trom *he University ol Chicago and the Public Administration Clearing House” Th; genesis,
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      DON’T WORRY—RUN!
      91 6 DON’ T WORRY—RUN! Straits Times. August 17. In future, if you see a dangerous snake, don't worry run. and put your tmst in tlie correctness ol a statement made by Dr Walter Mosauer. of The University ol California. Dr. Mosuo.er claims that a man can move tas f ei than
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      PENNY WISE . . . .?
      94 6 PENNY WISE mains unexplained. Straits Times. August 18. We understand that the reduction of expenditure on anti-mosquito word from $88,276 in 1932 to $52,018 in 1933. referred to by Dr. P. S. Hunter in his report on the work of the Municipal Health Department for 1933. does n ,t indicate
      mains unexplained. ~ Straits Times. August 18.  -  94 words
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      MORE SLIME.
      78 6 grace to journalism.-Straits Times. August 18. Today’s mail brought us a copy or the Gold Coast Spectator, a weekly publication issued at Accra and described as “West Atrica’s democratic organ.” The object in sendine it. to us. presumably, was a hope that we would reproduce the scurrilous lelerences
      grace to journalism.-Straits Times. August 18.  -  78 words
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      AIR PRIZES.
      124 6 Straits Times. August 18. Mere than £20.000 in prize money will now be available for comoetitois in the London to Melbourne air race in October and November. The latest side race to be organised is from Melbourne to Mildura. whose citizens are ottering a prize of £200 Mildura
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      LIGHTING THE “FORBIDDEN CITY.”
      76 6 Straits Times. August 18. The General Electric Co., of Birmingham. has supplied electrical equipment lor the lighting of the “forbidden city” ol Lhasa for the first time. The equipment is being transported part of the way by camels. The company previously supplied plant for a factory
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      INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
      255 6 --Straits Times. August 18. In volume and variety, the industrial research work now being undertaken in Great Britain has probably never been equalled in the country before. Private firms, universities, research associations, and government departments are all carrying on research on an unprecedented scale. Duplication of effort is
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      THE TEST MATCH.
      106 6 inevitable is fully deserved.-Straits Times. August 20. There ought to be a Note about the Test match today. The only line one could possibly take would be to drew out that hallowed phrase abour the glorious uncertainties of cricket but nothing appears more certain ct the moment
      inevitable is fully deserved.-Straits Times. August 20.  -  106 words
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      AN APPEAL TO YOUTH.
      340 6 Straits Times. August 20. An American body known as the New History Society is offering three prizes to “the entire youth or and of the islands surrounding continent” for papers to be written the subject How can youth bute to the realisation ol a religion? The
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      SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
      116 6 -Straits Times. August 2b Official reports from Russia that a group of scientific w r::* connected with the Institute ot Applied Chemistry has developed vet other synthetic rubber, whicn been given the designation Sovpivr It is said that its quality is highthan that of other varieties of artificial
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      DOLORES.
      309 6 Straits Times. August 21. A short paragraph among cuttings received from London by mail this morning announces the d< of Norine Lattimore. That name convey nothing to the great major of readers, but the bearer of it o as Dolores, and from time im during an extraordinarily to la!noro
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      FOOTBALL TROUBLES.
      186 7 Straits Times, August 21. Singapore iootball has had its problems during the past season, but 'orunately we have escaped anything Quit- so unpleasant as the fiasco witn vnieh the Calcutta tootball season nas brought to a close. The final rf tr.e Indian Football Association Shield tournament, played last
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      MONKEY MALARIA.
      242 7 different strains.’’-Straits Times. August 21. u.h workers in India have d considerable success in exents n nionkeys, made with the ot checking malaria. Tlie 1 nave been infected with the i )ai 'usite and samples of the d blood sent to London and New further researches. It is
      different strains.’’-Straits Times. August 21.  -  242 words
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      THANK YOU!
      82 7 planter by the Straits Times/'—Straits Times. August 22. From the current issue ot The Planter We publish in this issue a letter from a correspondent, who writes 9s Truth to the Straits Times of July 24. and also the leader which appears in the Straits Times upon the
      planter by the Straits Times/'—Straits Times. August 22.  -  82 words
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      PESSIMISM.
      23 7 PESSIMISM —Straits Times. August 22. What will be the measure of the defeat? An innings and 200? Or worse ?—Straits Times. August 22.
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      PITY THE PULLER.
      259 7 tions for rickshamen.—Straits Times. August 22. The ricksha puller once enjoyed far more popularity in Singapore than ne does today. In the days—less than 15 years ago—when his ricksha was the only reliable means of transpori that was readily available throughout the island he enjoyed considerable immunity
      tions for rickshamen.—Straits Times. August 22.  -  259 words
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      CHANGING LONDON.
      202 7 Board’s lines of pylons —Straits Times. August 22. A writer in the Straits Times a short while ago described the changes that j have come over London in the past few years and it is interesting to note in this connection that post-War development in and around the
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      RECONSTRUCTED LINERS.
      62 7 about 23 feet.—Straits Times. August 22. At Messrs. Canimeli Laird and Company’s yards at Birkenhead, the Ellerman liner “City of Dieppe” is being reconstructed. The work consists of cutting of! the existing bow section and building on a new Maierform type of fore section. The steamer’s length on
      about 23 feet.—Straits Times. August 22.  -  62 words
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      BIRTH
      19 7 HUSBAND.—On August 17. at Bukit Palah Hospital, Malacca, to Kathleen, wife of C. T M. Husband, a daughter.
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      MARRIAGES
      117 7 SHRIMPTON—PEART— On July 28. 1984, at the Parish Church, Solihull, near Birmingham, Robert Dudley Shrimpton of Imperial Chemical Industries (Malaya), Ltd., Singal>ore, eldest son of the late R. J. Shrimpton and Mrs. Shrimpton oi Wcstgate-on-Sea Kent, and Doris Christiana Peart, widow, of the late* George Cuthbert Peart of Birmingham
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    EXTORTION CASE ENDS.
    232 7 Accused Says It Is A False Charge. After several hearings the trial was concluded, but Judgment reserved until Aug. 25, before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal district Judge, in the case in which an Arab, Omar bin Salim, was indicted on three charges of extortion. Another
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    CEYLON LAWYER’S EVIDENCE.
    335 7 Assault Charge Against Mr. P. Hoahlim. A barrister of Middle Temple, at present assistant to the Attorney General of Ceylon. Mr. M. W. H. de Silva who is now on a visit to Singapore, was the only witness on Friday in the case in which Mr. Philip
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    39 7 DEATHS TOMLIN.—On Aug. 4, 1924, at Edinburgh Frederick Lewis Tomlin, some time Direct'd of Adamson, Gililllan Co. Ltd WRAY —On July 27. 1934. at Perth. Western Australia, Patricia Wray, daughter of Mr and Mrs. T. E. Wray, S.S P
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    BENEFIT FUND OFFICIALS CHARGED.
    574 8 Discrepancies In Accounts. (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang. Aug. 21. Alleged falsifications ol tin accounts of the Subordinate Civil Service Fund, which lias members in all parts ol Malaya, are the subject ol charges against K. Jambu and Wong Keat Chin, respectively honorary secretary and
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    PENANG CASE.
    229 8 Benefit Club Officials Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 21. In the District Court this morning before Mr. Bridge. W. H. Jambu and Wong Keat Chin, the ex-honorary secretary and the ex-honorary i treasurer respectively of the Subordinate Civil Service Benefit Fund. which has members in all
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    ARRESTED IN COURT.
    281 8 After Conviction For Another Offence. Complications were caused m the fourth magistrate’s court on Friday when a Chinese motor taxi owner named Tan Choon appeared reform Mr. C. H. Whitton on charges of failing to register his taxi and using a f *'2 umber plate. The prosecution
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    WARRANT ISSUED FOR SALAMA.
    1048 8 Missing Defendant In Egyptian Bonds Case. The Credit Foncier Egyptian Bonds case ended in the police court on Tuesday. The magistrate. Mr. J. M. Bran* der. finally decided to issue a warrant for the arrest of Joseph Salama. 'he first accused wno is said to be
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    12-YEAR-OLD BOY’S HEROIC RESCUE.
    145 8 Saves Brother. BUT HIMSELF DROWNs iv DEEP WATER. (From Our Own Correspondent. Taiping. Aug ]5 From Port Weld comes the story a courageous attempt by a boy V i 2 to save his younger brother Iro] l’ drowning as a result of which he w his
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    PRINCE OF DELI.
    63 8 H.H. the Crown Prince of Doh and his suite were entertained on Monday by Mr. Chishty. of the Mai \y Film Service. at the Malay Theatre at the New World. A play was staged by Mada Bungsawan in honour of his Highness. The Crown Prince’s father, the
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    “SHE WAS A GAMBLER” SAYS COUNSEL.
    1706 9 WIFE’S PROBATE ACTION. $25 Bequest “Outcome Of' Man’s Injured Feelings.” •Siio was a gambler and apparbecause of her gambling oeit pat ion she got into trouble, and thu It'd to other things. She became immoral and I will call evidence to prove that.” Air
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    HONOURS!
    109 9 To Those Who Did Not Cut The new feature in The Planter, the Honours List, reveals the names of the rubber estates which made no cuts in the salaries of their employees during the slump. These estates are Sagil Estat*. Dunlop Plantations. Ltd.; KulaKalumpong Rubber Estates, Ltd.: Sungel Tawar
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    R.A.F. TOUR IN BORNEO.
    130 9 Two Planes. SIX WEEKS TOUR BEGINS TOMORROW. Two machines from No. 205 (Flying Boat) Squadron left Seletar on Tuesday on a six-weeks aerial tour of British North Borneo. Wing-Commander Scott, the new offlcer-in-charge of the Squadron, will be in command of the flight this being his
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    Singapore Flying Boats Reach Kuching.
    47 9 The two machines of No. 205 (Flying Boat) Squadron on an aerial tour of R N.B. arrived at Kuching (Sarawak* at 1.15 p.m. The R.A.F. Auxiliary vessel. Aquarius, which is acting as depot ship during the flight, has also arrived at Kuching.
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    MOTOR OFFENDERS AND CRIMINALS.
    173 9 Should Be Segregated In Prison. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 21. A suggestion that motor offenders should be segregated from criminals while serving a sentence in prison, was made by the Chief Justice, today when he dismissed the appeal of an Indian owner-driver, who
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    QUEEN’S SCHOLARS.
    116 9 Malayan Students Go To Cambridge. Penang’s Queen Scholar, Mr. Keong Slew Tong, of the St. Xavier’s Institution, left Malaya on Saturday for England where he will join St. John’s College. Cambridge, to study nedlclne. Mr. Slew Tong was one of the two boys in Malaya to win the
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    “AXED” RUBBER PLANTER’S ROAD MISHAP.
    761 10 Rash Driving After Drinks In Singapore. <’. VV. Barker, a European, appeared in the police court on Monday, when his trial on a charge ol rash and negligent driving was resumed before Mr. II. Whittou, fourth magistrate. Barker is alleged to have driven his car
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    HOMELESS AND FRIENDLESS.
    120 10 Coolie Objects To Repatriation. Though without home, friends or money, Ang Tong, a former T'wakow coolie re 1 used to be sent to the house ol detention for repatriation by Mr. J. M. Brander in the police court on Monday. He was brought up on a charge
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    LEFT BEHIND.
    110 10 Former Circus Hoy To He Repatriated. Tino. a English-speaking Phllipino youth, said he had been left behind by the Harmston Circus which visited Singapore about a ye.ir ago. when he wa. charged befc re Mr. J. M. Brander in the police court on Monday with vagrancy and being
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    MUST OBEY!
    70 10 Traffic Laws Apply To Hoth Sexes. Yam binte Hassan. one of Singapore’s very few Malay woman cyclists, was lined $1 by Mr. C. H. Whitton in the police court on Monday for disobeying the order of a traffic policeman at the junction of Lavender Street and Serangoon Road.
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    TO ADVISE CHINESE CO-OPERATORS.
    234 10 Mr. C. F. Strickland Comes Out From England. From Our Own Correspondent.! Penang. Aug. 17. To advise China on the important subject oi tlie proper supervision ol co-operative societies and to promote the movement among the inhabitants of provincial districts in China are among che ehief
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    MALAYAN MOVEMENT
    322 10 One View Of The Store Problem. Mr. Strickland, who is one of the best known authorities on the rural co-operative movement in the Empire, arrived in Singapore on Saturday. He told the Straits Times. “Co-operative stores in a country like Malaya can succeed only if the members pay
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    “RAMBLING AND UNRELIABLE.”
    225 10 Counsel's Comment. F\C. SC T FOR TUIAI ON MURDER HARCK Altrr several sittings of a prelim,„ ary Inquiry Into a charge ol Abdulla Khan, a police constable w! vas attached to the Rumah Mk£ was committee to stand mal at the next assizes by Mr Norm Grice,
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    LOCAL FOOTBALLER MARRIED.
    175 10 Sgt. O. B. Rogers And Miss Agnes Goodwin. Stall Sgt. Oliver B. Rogers. RE. the popular captain of the Malaya Command football team and son of Mr and Mrs. F. W. Rogers, of Gillingham. Kent, was married to Miss Agnes Goodwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell
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    ARSENIC POISONING.
    115 10 Pathan Moneylender Who Had Curds And Whey. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 20 A verdict of death from arsenu* ooisoning administered by some per son or persons unknown was return i jy Che Ahmad, in the Coroner's Cou r ‘.oday, at the conclusion of the inqU'
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    HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE DENIED.
    724 11 Coroner’s Hint At Penang Inquiry. r:om Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 19. coroner returned a verdict of ti [\> by misadventure at the inquest dav on Rajamma!, the blind girl via i'eil 65 feet at the General Hosuital. Daring the evidence allegations of n,“licence made against the
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    R.A.F. SERGEANT IN FATAL ACCIDENT.
    367 11 Exonerated By Coroner At Singapore Inquest. Royal Air Force men gave evidence at Singapore Coroner’s court on Friday when a verdict of death by misadven ture was return r W. G. Porter, <Coroner), after an inquiry into the death of a 35-year-old American Indian woman.
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    TIMBER PRICES MAY RISE.
    372 11 Saw Mills Propose To I Form Combine. An immediate increase In timber prices is likely if a proposal by nine Singapore saw mills to form a combine materialises. It is understood that the combine would fix prices. The matter was considered at a meeting held on
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    A TAMIL WOMAN’S BEAUTY.
    177 11 Holes In The Lobes Of Her Ears. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 16. The remark that the larger the holes for ear-rings in the lobes of the ears of a Tamil woman, the greater she was thought a beauty, was made in the police
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    ACCUSED J. P. IN COURT.
    237 11 $25,000 Charges. TRIAL CLAIMED FOR ALLEGED BREACH. Charges referring back to five years were preferred against I. I. Moodaliar Nagalingam. a Justice of the Peace and solicitor s clerk when he appeared id the Singapore police court before Mr. J. M. Brander. third magistrate, a
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    MURDER CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
    258 11 Surprise Development In Kuala Lumpur Case. i From Our Own Correspondent!. Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. The mystery surrounding the death of a Singapore Malay in Hale Road recently has apparently been cleared up, for the Malay who had been arrested in connection with it was produced in
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    DEATH OF FORMER S.S. INSPECTOR.
    57 11 'From Our own Correspondents Penang, Aug. 17. News has been received at Penang of the death of Mr. A 1 Pearson, formerly an inspector in the S.S. Police. He collapsed during mass at St. Laurence's Church, Sideup, and died within fifteen minutes. Major General Sir
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    COURT STORY OF FATAL BUS RACE.
    1149 12 Drivers On Trial For Causing Death Of Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 17. The story of an alleged race between two motor-buses and a collision in which one w is killed and three injured and two other cars were involved, was
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    Night Landing Of An Air Liner.
    484 12 Giant Flares At Seletar. ‘From a Special Correspondent.* II you like watching express trains leaving and arriving at the big railway termini, you will not fail to discover a •new thrill when you get the chance to see the air liner with mails from
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    A.P.C. OFFICIAL CHARGED.
    82 12 Sequel To Kuala Lumpur Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 17. Mr. J. de Lisle, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company. was charged before Mr. F. K. Wilson, today, with causing hurt by a rash act. The charge was a sequel to a motoraccident in Brickfields
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    MR. CHAN KANG SWI.
    169 12 The Chinese, traders and planters of Malacca propose honouring Mr Chan Kang Swi. J.P., C.H.. for the public services he has rendered for many years. The occasion will be his 60th birthday. Subscriptions to the fund should be sent to Messrs. Tan Soo Hock and Co.
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    FREE FIGHT IN K. L. STREET.
    117 12 Follows Dispute Between Busmen. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. A motor bus stand in Malacca Street was the scene of two free fights between Chinese and Sikh drivers and conductors last night. Three persons were injured and ten people arrested in
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    ARTER MEMORIAL.
    124 12 i Plaque Or Brass 1*13(6 For I.S.P. Office. The current number of The Pianttu reveals that at a recent meeting? of 11 Council of the Incorporated Society Planters, the form of a memorial ‘o the late Mr. J. S. Arter, chairman of the Society from 1925 to 1930,
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    “Wanted” Man’s Visit To Coffee Shop.
    567 13 Harbouring Charge Sequei To Murder. \m echo was hoard in the courts on Saturday of the disappearance Woong Kong, the fireman of the Central Fire Station in Hill Street, uho is wanted in connection with the murder of his two step-children, red 2 and
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    FOOTBALLER’S LOVE DISAPPOINTMENT
    76 13 Attempted Suicide Charge. A State football player in Batavia, 1 young Mohamedan, Bujnied. was so affected by a disappointment in love that he attempted to hang himself J'ith a piece of ribbon in his room in Rowell Road on Saturday. He pleaded guilty before Mr. Nor™an r
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    BARBER’S STORY.
    122 13 I Accused Chinese Acquitted. the conclusion of a preliminary lr v bcf °re Mr. Norman Grice, the t!vd magistrate, a Chinese woman, Hn Ling and two men, Ng Bak 01 o ln Ling Sah Tce we re discharged rbar se of voluntarily causing hurt jarber while committing robbery
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    WHITE GLOVES FOR JUDGE.
    176 13 Crime-Free Negri Sembilan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 20. For the first time in the history of Negri Sembilan a pair of white gloves was presented to Mr. Justice N. K. Mudie today owing to the absence cf criminal cases at the Assizes. The D.P.P.,
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    PERAK ST. ANDREW SOCIETY.
    23 13 The new Chieftain of the Perak St. Andrew Society is Mr. R. Adamson of the Kinta Sanitary Board, Ipoh.
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    HOW CHANDU DROSS IS SOLD.
    585 13 K. L. Evidence. COUNSEL RAISES “MENS REA POINT. < From Our Own Correspondent» Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 18. A case depending entirely upon the question of mens rea (guilty mind* was tried before Mr. F. K. Wilson, today, the accused being a Chinese foundry owner, Chong
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    FIRE IN COLLEGE LABORATORY.
    179 13 Watchman’s Alarm. CAUSE!) BY BUNSEN BURNER. Fire broke out In the laboratory of the College of Medicine on Sunday and there 'as considerable danger of chemicals and laboratory equipment being destroyed, but the Brigade was called in time. It appears that at 6 30 p.m. a
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    4 YEARS PRISON.
    163 13 Chinese Sentenced For Chandu Offence. Four years’ rigorous imprisonment each was imposed on Monday by Mr. H. A. Forrer. the criminal district judge, on two Chinese. Lim Teong and Lim Foo, who came up for sentence on a charge of the possession of nongovernment chandu and opium.
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    REVENGE MOTIVE.
    142 13 Police Theory In Penang Murder. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 15. A brutal murder was committed at Butterworth on Monday morning. A Chinese Hylam, aged 30, was found unconscious with head injuries at the Hylam Kongsi House, Pantai Road. A doctor was called and the injured man
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    Experts’ View On Malayan Pineapples.
    1531 14 Consignment Which Was Sent To England. .An experiment of great importance to tlie Malayan pineapple industry is repoited in the current number of the ,Vala>an \grn u tural Journal. A commercial consignment of pineapples, graded in accordance with the provisional grading standards drawn up by
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    STABBING AFFRAY ABOUT 25 CENTS.
    188 14 Friends’ Dispute. CHEST WOUND MIGHT HAVE BEEN FATAL. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Aug. 15. Twenty-five cents was the cause of a stabbing affray which led a Malay. Omar bin Haji Mohamed. to the Taiping police court yesterday. Accused was charged with voluntarily causing hurt
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    J. P. WHO MORTGAGED EVERYTHING.
    382 14 Examination Ends. “NO BLOOD FROM STONE “-THE JUDGE “You can’t get blood out of a ston.” commented Mr. Justice Prichard in th Bankruptcy court on Thursday wW S. Muthucumaru was taken through h*s public examination. The bankn.m admitted liabilities amounting $275,000 and said the cause
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    ARRESTED WHILE SLEEPING.
    199 14 Malay Whom Police Found In Train. Eight previous convictions were cited against a middle-aged Singapore Malay, Ali bin Hussein, who was described as a notoriously bad character in the police court on Aug. 15. Hussein was charged before Mr J M Brander with falling to report himseK
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2795 15 Penang Waterfall Gardens —The Roadside I rees—The First Agreement—Is Five I ears Too Long ?—Local Leave Difficulties—Initial Expenses. (By Oui Planting Correspondent.) I art*. I suppose. 1 few planters j naving disembarked or emt Penang, have not at some mother paid a visit to the H Gardens,
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    ENGINE DRIVER KILLED.
    48 16 .While Trying To Change Vehicles. An Indian engine driver employed at the Civil Aerodrome met with instantaneous death on Friday. He missed his tooting while* attenrlng to jump from one moving engine *o another at the level crossing at Jal.m Eunos and was run over.
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    R.A.F. IN KUANTAN.
    144 16 Major General Lewin Entertained. Two machines of No. 205 (Flying Boat) Squadron which tlew to Kuantan on Wednesday returned to Seletar The llight was in command of 6quadron-Leader Lloyd. Group-Captain S. W. Smith and Flight-Lieutenant Bladen were in one of the boats, this being the GroupCaptains first
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    JOHORE GAZETTE.
    40 16 Mr. H. II. Brown is to act as Mechanical Engineer. P.W.D., Johore. Mr. A. O. Smith has been appointed Gaoler grade II. Prisons Department, Johore. Mr. W. W. Marsh has been appointed Gaoler grade III, Prisons Department, Johore
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    Singapore Mystery Still Unsolved.
    545 16 Singapore Mystery Still Unsolve d. MURDER CHARGE ACQUITTAL. The mystery oi the death ol a young Cantonese woman. Chan Yok Chong j in a back lane oil Maude Hoad on July 120 remains insoivcd. At a Coroner’s inquiry held on Aug. 15 Mr. W. G. Porter returned a verdict ot
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    DEATH OF MR. F. L. TOMLIN.
    254 16 Legislative Councillor In 1920. The death occurred in Edinburgh on Aug. 4. after a protracted illness of Mr. Frederick Lewis Tomlin. His association with Singapore dates as far back as 1899. in May of which year h? joined the Eastern stall of Adamson. Gilfillan
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    WATCH THE MEALS YOU EAT.
    219 16 How To Avoid Food Poisoning'. From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh. Aug. 16. “I hope I have succeeded in impressing on you that the hygiene of your tood requires quite as much, it not more attention, than the hygiene of your body” said Dr. H. M.
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    WEALTHY SIKH ACCUSED.
    636 16 Debts Trouble. SAID TO HAVE (H\T\ FALSE INFORMATION. The business methods or Sl moneylenders were referred to bet iMr. H. A. Forrer. the criminal dinr>t judge, on Friday during the preUmin ary inquiry into a charge of givin information in Supreme Court pro ceedings against a grey-bearded
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      DIFFERENCES IN POLICY.
      205 21 Japanese Envoy And The Military. U ANTUNG CHAOS. Chinese ‘Traitors’ Said To lie In Control. 1 hal the Japanese Minister to china. Mr. Ariyoshi, is >irnni*'l> opposed to the policy ot the Japanese military was admitted by a spokesman of the Japanese Legation at Peipim». Mr. Ariyoshi’s
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      Manchu Rebels Near Peiping.
      58 21 v in l hew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Aug. 14. i ighting has broken out at a point 10 li (about 13 miles) Rorth-eaM of Peiping between t hinoe police and a force of more than 000 revolting Manehukiio troops, according to a late Chinese report. Reinforcements
      —vin l hew Jit Poh.  -  58 words
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      SOVIET NAVY.
      72 21 a a -Trans-Ocean. Manoeuvres Held In The Baltic. Moscow. Aug. 13. > »jflicially stated that from Aug. exercises of Soviet Navy took m the Baltic, in which a U-boat i i and hydroplanes took part. The Commissar, Gen. Voroshiloff, and ••ici of the Red naval force Adm. were
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      DUTCH ARCHITECT DEAD.
      26 21 Reuter. The Hague. Aug. 12. death is announced of Dr. H. P. ‘4e. the famous Dutch architect a pioneer of modern Dutch archiure.—Reuter.
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      BUDGET CONCESSION OVERLOOKED.
      138 21 .—Reuter. So Boycott Need Not Be Imposed. Canberra. Aug. 15. Only 7 per cent, of the total cotton imports from Great Britain will be a fleeted by the increased Australian duties, according to a customs department announcement. A valuable primage duty concession in the budget had been
      .—Reuter.  -  138 words
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      U.S. NAVAL BUILDING.
      25 21 Reuter. Washington, Aug. 15. The Navy Department today opens bids for 24 warships, comprising four 10,000-ton cruisers, 14 destroyers and six submarines.—Reuter.
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      AUSTRALIAN POLL.
      214 21 -Reuter Wireless. •t Federal Elections Next Month. Sydney. Aug. 13. The campaign for the Federal elections of Sept. 15 opened this evening when Mr. Lyons addressed a meeting at the Town Hall. It is not expected that either Mr. Lyons or his rival. Mr. Scullin, will get a
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  214 words
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      PROFESSOR J. COATMAN.
      28 21 —Reuter Wireless. Appointed News Editor Of The B.B.C. London. Aug. 14. Professor John Coatman has been appointed news editor oi the British Broadcasting Co.—Reuter Wireless.
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  28 words
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      GERMANY’S PLOT TO NAZIFY AUSTRIA.
      211 21 Terrorism To Continue. ALLEGATIONS IN FRENCH NEWSPAPER. Paris. Aug. 13. Alleged means whereby Germany is put suing her policy of Nazifying Austria are given by the Prague correspondent of Le Soir who says that secret headquarters have been created in Bavaria with the object of
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      A STORK’S ARRIVAL.
      119 21 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Brings Trouble To Radio Station. Warsaw. Aug. 12. The stork brought a new kind of trouble here on Saturday when the careless arrival of one of the birds created great excitement in Warsaw's; radio station, cutting ofl all transmis- sion for two hours. After a sudden
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      GANDHI’S FAST.
      73 21 Reuter Wireless. Wardha (Central Prov'nces), Aug. 14. An impressive ceremony preceded the termination of Gandhi’s sevenday fast as a penance for the assault on Pandit Lalnath. the Orthodox Hindu leader. Hindu, Jain. Moslem and Christian friends joined the members of the ashram in prayer, while Gandhi lay motionless
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      FLYING BICYCLE.
      61 21 Moscow. July 4. The Council of the Society for Promotion of Defence and Aviation and Chemical Industries has formed a special committee to work on the problem of flying with the aid of the flier's muscular power. The first “living bicycle” which is under now. will be tested
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      MALAYA OPPOSED QUOTA CUT.
      244 21 ,—Reuter. London Belief. ADVERSE EFFECT OF BUFFER POOL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 14. It is understood that the Malayan representatives on the International Tin Committee fought the tin cut, urging a larger output and lower prices but were outvoted. The Financial News condemns the
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      BRITISH LAW.
      242 21 .—Reuter. Chinese Impressed By System. London, Aug. 14. Mr. Tan Chen, Vice-President of the Nanking Judicial Yuan, has completed a thorough inquiry Into the English judicial system. In the course of which lie met the Lord Chancellor, (Viscount Sankey), and the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewert). He visited
      .—Reuter.  -  242 words
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      NANCHANG AERODROME FIRE.
      429 22 SABOTAGE SUSPECTED. Serious Blow To Central Government. Sabotage by the agent* of the Kiangsi Communist regime is suspected in a disastrous tire at the Nanchang aerodrome in which no fewer than "»7 Nanking war planes were dest roved. .Mr. Mo I'ang-tsu, Principal of the Hangchow Aeronautical College
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      FIGHT FOR WATER.
      81 22 are increasing.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chekiang V illagers In Armed Feuds. Armed feuds have broken out unions the villagers,in the drought areas of Chekiang, arising lrom the shortage of water, the people accusing each other of diverting too much water to their lields
      are increasing.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  81 words
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      NEW RED THREAT.
      111 22 Outlaws Advancing On Kwangtung Border. Kwangtung is being threatened by the Red forces under Li Ming-sui and Li Chung-pao. according to messages from Shaokwan received in Canton yesterday. Striking swiftly, the Red troops in Hunan occupied Yucheng. on the Kwangtung border, yesterday morning. The terror-stricken population in
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      DYKES COLLAPSE.
      59 22 Flood Threat To West Shantung. Shanghai. Aug. 15. The dykes in Shaho District. West Shantung, collapsed last night, and serious inundation is inevitable. The people in the districts of Poyang and Shaoyang are making feverish attempts to strengthen the dykes along the banks of the Huangho within the
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      SAAR POLICE MAY BE INCREASED.
      276 22 German Front documents.— Reuter Wireless. (’oming Plebiscite. LEAGUE TOLD OF NAZI ACTIVITIES. Genova. Aug. 14. t Mr. Knox. President of the Saar Governing Commission, has requested the Saar police be largely reinforced 1 by toreign recruitment, raising the numbers from 1,000 to 3.000 in view
      German Front documents.—Reuter Wireless.  -  276 words
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      TIN COMMITTEE.
      18 22 The next meeting of the International Tin Committee will be held in Brussels on October 22.
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      Political Sensation Looms In Germany.
      333 22 -Reuter. Berlin, Aug. 15. A tirst class political sensation ’s likely to be created by Hindenburg’s political testament, the existence of which was previously officially denied. It is now believed that Von Papen handed it to Hitler when he visited him on his way to
      -Reuter.  -  333 words
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      FRANCE’S MILITARY PREPAREDNESS.
      216 22 500.000.000 francs.—A neta -TransOcean. The Cost Involved. WHAT EACH PERSON MUST CONTRIBUTE/ Paris. Aim n Frances military expenditure o n January. 1928. totalled upwards 102.000.000.000 francs averaging urm 000.000 per year, according to a a I panda poster published here on iby the Socialist Party, giving a
      500.000.000 francs.—A neta -Trans- Ocean.  -  216 words
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      BRITON SENTENCED AT SHANGHAI.
      125 22 .—Reuter. Outcome Of Tan Kah Kee Winding Up. Hankow. July 31 S. H. Goodwin, a British subject, was today sentenced to seven months imprisonment with hard labour for fraudulent conversion. This case necessitated the visit of Judge Mossop of the British court in Shanghai and of
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      3,028 FEET.
      128 22 Reuter. Scientist’s Daring Descent Into Sea. Bermuda. Aug. 15. A new world’s undersea record has been established Dr. William Beebe, marine biologist. He descended 3.023 feet under the sea in a metal sphere lowered from a tug, stayed down two hours and 46 minutes and remained for five
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      7,000,000 GERMANS OPPOSED TO HITLER.
      559 23 Reuter. POPULARITY ON THE WANE. Mass Suggestion And Propaganda. INVALID” VOTES. German Nation Votes Under Pressure. Berlin. Aug. 20. \lt hough Hitler scored a personal triumph in securing overwhelming support tor his succession to President Hindenluirn. the plebiscite figures indicate that apparently there are no
      Reuter.  -  559 words
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      PRINCE GONZALO’S ROYAL FUNERAL.
      108 23 .—Reuter Wireless. Ex-Queen Ena Collapses At Graveside. Poertschach, (Carinthia), Aug. 15. In compliance with the wish of Queen Ena, Prince Gonzalo was buried here with ceremony befitting a member of a royal house. Major Fey represented the Austrian C-cvernment, while a battalion of Heimwehr and a
      .—Reuter Wireless.  -  108 words
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      WHEAT CROP.
      153 23 —British Wireless. Next Year’s Quotas Not Yet Determined. Rugby, Aug 17. At today’s further meeting of the Wheat Advisory Committee in London the subject of the sub-division of crop year quotas into quantities to be exported in each quarter of the year was under consideration. The committee will
      —British Wireless.  -  153 words
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      SIR NIGEL PLAYFAIR.
      80 23 —Reuter. Death Of Famous Actor And Manager. London, Aug. 21. The death has occurred of Sir Nieel Playfair.—Reuter. Sir Nigel, who was 60 years of age. Is survived by his wife and three sons. He was educated at Harrow, and at University College. Oxford. He was lessee
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      VICE-ADM. W. STHALMER.
      31 23 —Reuter. Death Of Member Of Boxer Expedition. Hamburg. Aug. 19 The death is announced of the septuagenarian Vice-Admiral Wilhelm Sthalmer who participated in the Boxer rising expedition. —Reuter.
      —Reuter.  -  31 words
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      THROUGH BRITISH AIR ROUTE.
      128 23 —Reuter. French Obstacles. HINT OF REPRISAL BY HOME GOVERNMENT. London, Aug. 19. The possibility of journeys from Croydon to India and the Far East and to Cape Town entirely oy air depends ('n the result of negotiations between the Britisn and French Air Ministries for the
      —Reuter.  -  128 words
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      AIMEE MACPHERSON.
      214 23 —Reuter. Husband Seeking Speedy Divorce. El Paso, (Texas), Aug. 19. Because his California divorce decree does not release him from Aimee McPherson until February. David Hutton today announced that he expects to file a suit for a speedy divorce at Juarez, Mexico. He said he could not tell
      —Reuter.  -  214 words
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      RACING TRAGEDY.
      128 23 causing >ther narrow escapes. Reut >r Wireless. Huge Crowd Witnesses Motorist’s Death. Pescar, Aug. 15. Before a crowd oi 250.000 spectators during the Coppa Acerbo race, the famous French driver, Guy Moll, was killed in the final lap when his car left the road when he was travelling
      causing >ther narrow escapes. Reut >r Wireless.  -  128 words
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      N.I. RUBBER DUTY.
      48 23 —Reuter. London. Aug 18. The Financial Times statement on Aug. 17 that the Netherlands Indian export duty on native rubber was being doubled is erroneous. The N. I export duty ol 20 florins has not been altered and remains effective as fr >m Sept. 16—Reuter.
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      REORGANISATION OF THE INFANTRY.
      135 23 -British Wireless. Experiment Announced. SIMPLIFYING TACTICAL CONTROL. Rugby, Aug. 17. It is announced that an experiment will be made in infantry reorganisation during 1934-35 with the object of. Firstly, adjusting the proportion of infantry to the supporting army; Secondly, simplifying the tactical control of infantry supporting
      -British Wireless.  -  135 words
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      SOUTH DOWNS RACE TRACK.
      65 23 ,—British Wireless. Rugby, Aug. 17. A contract has been placed by the Brighton Road Racing Co. for the construction of a racing track for motor-cars on Sussex Downs, extending for about 4 Vz miles in a natural amphitheatre giving opportunity for a variety of turn and
      ,—British Wireless.  -  65 words
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      U.S. STRIKES.
      160 23 Reuter. Trouble In Textile Industries. New York. Aug. 18. More than 500,000 workers are Involved by votes by large majorities of the United Textile Workers of America Union, for strikes of workers in the silk, rayon, woollen, worsted and synthetic rayon industries. The woollen and worsted workers decided
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      PRINCE GEORGE.
      73 23 in the Slovenian Alps.—British Wiialess. Holiday Y r isit To Yugoslavia. Rugby, Aug. 17. Prince George arrived last night at* Ljubljana in Yugoslavia, having travelled by air via Paris and Munich. He was met by Queen Marie’s motorcar and travel ed to Bled, where ha was welcomed by
      in the Slovenian Alps.—British Wiialess.  -  73 words
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      THREAT TO ARREST MORE RUSSIAN OFFICIALS.
      386 24 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. NEW C.E.R. DEVELOPMENT. Warlike Moves On Both Sides Of The Frontier. That the Soviet “defensive" preparations in Siberia have been completed is indicated by the virtual ultimatum of the Soviet Government demanding the release, within one week, of the Soviet
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      SOVIET DEMAND.
      306 24 Time Limit To Expire On Aug. 22. Shanghai, Aug. 17. Grave anxiety is felt in foreign and Chinese circles, who are tensely awaiting the expiry of the time limit set fcr the release of the arrested Soviet offi cials. In support of their virtual ultimatum to Manchukuo, the
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      REJOICING IN TIBET.
      327 24 Reincarnation Of Dalai Lama Found. The search for the child who is said to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has been ended with the finding of a child in a Tibetan border settlement, according to a report reaching i Shanghai. There is great jubilation throughout
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      ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN.
      104 24 South-West Seeking More Subsidies. Mr. Yang Teh-chao, special representative of Gen. Chan Chai-tong (commander-in-chief of the Kwangtung forces), is now in Nanking. Prior to his departure from Shanghai for the national capital, Mr. Yang told pressmen that his mission wrws connected with the anti-Red campaign. He will first
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      CHINA’S EXPORTS.
      60 24 Hides Displace Silk In First Place. The Foreign Trade Bureau returns for the first six-year show that hides occupied first position in China’s export trade, while eggs came second, tea third and silk fourth. Silk formerly occupied the first position. The export figures were as follows hides $23,302,428
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      RESISTED JAPANESE.
      128 24 ing to the affected areas.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Temple Dedicated To The Manchurian Heroes. A temple dedicated to the Chinese heroes who died in resisting the Japanese invasion of Manchuria has been built at Peiping out of funds subscribed by Chinese refugees from the
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      SEEKING U.S. LOAN.
      52 24 way construction in the province.—Sin Kuo Min. A Railway Scheme For Szechuan. Shanghai, Aug. 18. It is understood that the Szechuan Provincial Government has opened negotiations with J.P. Morgan and Co., US. banking concern, for a loan of $5,000,000, which will be used for railway construction in
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      RETROCESSION OF HAITI.
      237 24 —Reuter. Withdrawal Of America. Marines. n FULL SOVEREIGNTY. 19 Years’ Occupation Ended. Washington, Aug. in. After 19 years of American occupation, the last of the marines were withdrawn yesterday and full sovereignty restored to Haiti. The American flag was lowered and the withdrawal carried out in a
      .—Reuter.  -  237 words
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      U.S. MONEY POLICY.
      186 24 —Reuter. May Drive China Off Silver. London, Aug. 18. In a leader on the effect o r ’be United States buying of silver on the trade and the general economic situation in China, the Financial Times se.ys that while it is true that the higher value of
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      TERRORIST PLOT.
      70 24 Reuter. Rome, Aug. 18 It is learned from a usually reliable source that three German Nazi were arrested in Rome recently and were found to possess bombs which it iS thought were intended for the purpose of terrorism in Italy. The Italian attitude on the Austria-• question has
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      BRITISH VIEW OF C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      328 25 Reuter. icnyiet May Be Expected To Squeal.” WILL NOT FIGHT. Russian Women Leave Manchukuo. London, Aug. 20. In a leader on the Chinese intern Railway dispute, the Mo-ninn Rose concludes that t L lt Soviet will not fight but ni;) |,e trusted to squeal.” j,
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      SOVIET GESTURE.
      100 25 To Settle All Questions With China. Shanghai. Aug. 21. in.- rupture of Russo-Japanese relauona is unlikely at this juncture, it is for while Japan may well be pr° u i u; her land and naval forces. s tili inferior to Russia in the u,! well as weapons for
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      U.S. DISCOVERY.
      102 25 ,—Reuter. Philadelphia. Aug. 17. '■scevery of a successful vacfrir u mlanti i e paralysis obtained 1 Dio spinal cords of monkeys was mU inC n d today by Dr John A Kol D-known pathologist, who had a x Dated its effectiveness first by la‘ n ntb on monkeys,
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      SILVER CONFERENCE.
      125 25 Important Meeting At Killing. Shanghai, Aug. 20. An important one-day meeting of Nanking financial experts under the chairmanship of Dr. H. H. Kung. the Finance Minister, to discuss the silver problem was held at Kuling yesterday. The decisions reached, it is believed conform with the statement of policy
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      COLONISATION SCHEME.
      186 25 Congress of the Kuomintang.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Anhwei District For Overseas Chinese. Mr. Chen Shu-jen. chairman of the Chinese Overseas Committee, returned to Nanking from his trip to Anhwei. He announced that the Anhwei Government had agreed to assign 20,000 mow of uncultivated land
      Congress of the Kuomintang.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  186 words
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      CHINA’S DEFENCE.
      212 25 Chiang Calls Meeting At Lushan. Shanghai, Aug 2C. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has wired a circular to the military leaders in the various provinces asking them to attend a National Defence Cornerence at Lushan. Kiangsi, on Aug. 25 It is reported that a great majority oi the Chinese generals,
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      BRITAIN’S IMPROVED TRADE.
      151 25 —British Wireless. Growing Volume Of Exports. Rugby, Aug. 15. The improved trade outlook is again reflected in the Board of Trade returns for July. The value of imports last month was £58.026.218. In the previous month they were valued at £51.172,638 and ir. July. 1933. at £53.714.780.
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      SILVER FOR U.S.
      47 25 Reuter Wireless. 12,000 liars Shipped From Southampton. London, Aug. 17. Twelve thousand bars of silver weighing 400 tons and valued at $6,000,000 were dispatched to New York irom Southampton aboard the Washington. It is probably the largest cargo of silver in a single shipment
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      “ SEE BRITAIN ! ”
      63 25 SEE BRITAIN -British Wireless. Rugby, Aug. 19. Returns of passenger traffic at Plymouth show that the diminution of the American tourist business which had been proceeding steadily from 1930 until the end of last year has been stopped, and that already this year the number of non-British passengers disembarking at
      -British Wireless.  -  63 words
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      REDS DEFEATED.
      141 25 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Canton Forces Assist Fukien Forces. Hong Kong, Aug. 20. Four thousand Communists, led by Feng Chi-min, made no fewer than six onslaughts on the Government p( sitions around the district of Ningteh, North Fukien, during the last three days, but were repulsed with heavy
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      DEATH OF FAMOUS APPEAL JUDGE.
      265 25 Lord Justice Scrutton. AN AUTHORITY ON ROMAN LAW. London, Aut?. 20. The death is announced of Lord Justice Scrutton.—Reuter. Lord Justice Scrutton was within a lew days of his 78th birthday. He was educated at Mill Hill School and Cambridge. He was called to the
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      GERMAN DEBTS.
      159 25 —British Wireless. Lancashire Refuses To Send More Yarn. Rugby. Aug. 19. The subject of Germany’s outstanding commercial debts due to Lancashire for cotton exports was considered by a meeting of the Europe Executive of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, which decided that the Chamber should continue to press
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      THE DIESEL ENGINE.
      85 25 ready a thing of the past.—Reuter Wireless. Economic Independent Unit Of The Future. New York, Aug 17. The extended use of oil power will eliminate the world’s oil surpluses and the Diesel engine will be the economic independent unit of the future predicted Sir Henri Deterding who
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      GREAT REVIVAL FOR AMERICA.
      376 26 LONDON EXPERT’S NEW BOOK. Efficacy Of Roosevelt’s New Deal New York, Aug. 20. A business revival boom in the United States greater than that of 1920 is predicted in a book entitled “The Coming American Hoorn by Major L. L. H. Angas, well-known London stockbroker and
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      REORGANISING N.R.A.
      226 26 Codes May Be Reduced By. 250. Washington, Aug. 15. Plenty of food is available, said President Roosevelt in response to inquiries regarding the food situation in the United States as a result of the drought. He said there was no excuse for profiteering and any instances of such
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      LABOUR UNREST.
      147 26 General Strike Looms In Textile Industry. New York. Aug. 16. The United Textile Workers of America have instructed the Executive Council of the union to call a general strike in the cotton textile industry on or before Sept. 9. Washington. Aug. 16. The strike menace in many centres
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      DOLLAR RISES.
      180 26 lgure today of 80 per cent.— Reuter Wireless. Inflation Fears Partly Allayed. London. Aug. 15. Financial circles in London are deeply interested in the prospects of the dollar. The recent weakness was followed today by a sensational rise, the dollar recovering nearly three cents compared with sterling as
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      FAMOUS TEMPLE THREATENED.
      107 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 6th Century Church Which Became A Mosque. Istanbul, Aug. 17. Hagia Sophia, one of the earliest and most famous churcnes of Christendom built by Roman Emperor Justinian in the Sixth Century and converted into a mosque when Constantinople came under sway of the Ottoman Empire, is
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      BREWER RELEASED.
      113 26 Reuter Wireless. Kidnappers Flee Without Waiting For Ransom. Toronto. Aug 17. After spending four days in the hands of kidn ppers. John Labatt, the millionaire Canadian brewer, was released on the outskirts of Toronto early this mornir and was rushed to his home in London. Ontario. It is
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      BYGONES.
      65 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Goch (Rhineland), Aug. 18. In the presence of directors, the works committee and many employees of a large firm of margarine makers here, vast bundles of documents arising out of former struggles between employers and workers were burned in the factory yard. Speeches emphasised that this act symbolised
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      WHEAT CROPS.
      84 26 Reuter. Conference Ending Without Result. London, Aug 20. Notwithstanding a last-minute appeal by the French delegate, the International Wheat Committee is expected to ierminate tomorrow with practically no result. The French delegate, M. Devinat, appealed tor the continuation of the system of export quotas and the establishment of
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      HENRY REIFEL.
      153 26 Bail Of $100,000 To r„ Forfeited. Seattle. Aug 20. The Washington Federal Ji, j L ordered that Henry Reilel p." is of the Brewers and Distillers v couver., Ltd.) forfeit his $100,000. u Henry Reifel and his son G< liable to arrest if they C reunited States.—Reuter The
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      AUSTRIA NORMAL.
      98 26 —Reuter Wireless. Italian Troops Withdrawn. Rome, Aug 16 Mussolini has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the 50.000 troop> sent to the Austrian frontier at the time al Che Vienna revdlt. This is an indication that he regards the crisis in Austria over and Austria capal looking after her
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      NEW STAMPS.
      64 26 —British Wireless. Photogravure Process Employed. London. Aug IT. The Postmaster-General announced yesterday that a new stamp produced for the first time by the photogravure process will be available to the public on Monday. In other respects the stamp differs little from that now in use. Stamps of certain
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      GEN. VAZOFF DEAD.
      44 26 War against Turkey in 1912.—Ar.eta* Trans-Ocean. Sofia, Aug. 1-f Gen. Vazoff, retired, who was War Minister in 1913, died here last Eight He made a name for himself by the capture of Adrianople in the Balkan War against Turkey in 1912.—Ar.eta*
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      PASSION PLAY.
      36 26 Reuter Wireless. Paris. Aug loPalais des Sports’ boxing stadium to house the Passion Play. Jeff P (’kson is transporting the complet* iv.at of 225 persons from Oberamrrp rgau The proceeds will go to cha*
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      PROFESSOR HUXLEY.
      34 26 —British Wireless. London, Aug Professor Julian Huxley, the known biologist and writer, has selected to succeed Peter Chu nets Mitchell on his retirement next ye.' Secretary to the Zoological Son London.—British Wireless.
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      MR. RAINEY DEAD.
      18 26 Reuter. St. Louis. Aug The death has occurred Rainey, Speaker of the House of sentativeo—Reuter.
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      NANKING NOT TO OPPOSE SILVER EXPORTS.
      201 27 Soviet Replies To Japan’s C. E. R. Warning. Shanghai. Aug. 20. tm Lin. Vice-Finance Minister. w in Shanghai to discuss >ts of the silver problem hnancicrs. told press that the Central Govf not contemplating placing r on silver or to impose n silver exports.
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      RED INVASION.
      276 27 -Union Times. I Hunan Outlaws Enter I North Kwangtung. I Hong Kong. Aug. 19. 8 Hordes "i Communists from South I Hunan are invading North Kwangcung. i t cording an official message from I Canton which states that they are I under the leadship of Li Ming-shut, j
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      ENOUGH EVIDENCE.
      435 27 Reuter 1 The Arrest Of More Red <’R.R. Officials.” Moscow. Aug. 19. v n ar(:L »sation that Japan is reK.i l ma ss arrests of Chinese Railway employees and others and conducting “a shameless antiSoviet campaign" in order to force the sale of the C.ER. at a low
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      170 DROWNED.
      86 27 —Reuter Wireless. Panic Aboard Ferry Near Darihara. Patna. Aug. 16. One hundred and seventy men and women are reported to have bem drowned near Darihara when a terry boat eon\eying 200 persons and a number of bullocks overturned »n midstream when the boat began t "> rock In
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      NEW STRATOSPHERE ASCENT.
      363 27 —Reuter Cosyns Not Seeking A Record. Brussels, Aug. 18. A new stratosphere ascent by Prof. Mux Cosyns, companion of Prof, j Piccard on his first attempt, is being n.adc today from Hourhavennc in the Ardennes, where 300 soldiers are assisting in the work of inflating the huge
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      NEW CUNARDER.
      103 27 —British Wireless. Propeller Too Big For Rail Or Road. Rugby, Aug. 16. The fourth of the great piopellrrs foi the new Cunard liner, which weighs 35 tons and could not, owing to it5 size, be conveyed from the manufacturers’ works at Charlton to the Clyde by road or
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      N. I. RUBBER.
      65 27 Why Export Duty Was Doubled. London. Aug. 17. The doubling of the export duty on Dutch East Indies native rubber is explained by the necessity of forcing down exports to the allotted quota. (The Financial Times Amsterdam correspondent says it is announced that export duty on native
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      CHANNEL SWUM BOTH WAYS.
      279 27 —Reuter. E. H. Temme Creates A Record. AMATEUR’S FEAT. Trudgeon Swimmer’s Fast Crossing. London, Auk. 19. K. H. Temme landed at (iris Nez tonight after swimming .Iht* Channel in la hours 54 minutes, which is a record, starting from the Knglish side. This is the fourth
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      HAY FROM CANADA.
      151 27 Reuter. U.S. May Suspend Tariff. Washington. Aug. 15. President Roosevelt is considering a plan to purchase hay in Canada to feed the cattle in the drought area. If this is carried out officials anticipate a possible 50 per cent, in the reduction of the hay tarllT or
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      SIR MILES LAMPSON.
      46 27 Reuter. Has Narrow Kscape While Flying Solo. Alexandria, Aug. 19. Sir Miles Lampson. High Commit; sioner lor Egypt and the Sudan, had a narrow escape when the machine In which he was flying solo crashed at Dakheila aerodrome. Sir Miles was unhurt Reuter.
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      SYNTHETIC PETROL PROM SALT WATER.
      127 28 Reuter Sensational Claim. INVENTOR'S PRICE FOR HIS SECRET. Paris. 17. The sensational claim that it is possible to manufacture synthetic petrol from salt water lias been made by -i Rouen motor engineer named Saheurs. states Le Matin with reserve. Saheurs claims that he can manufacture
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      SOVIET AND THE LEAGUE.
      97 28 Aneta-Trans-Ocean Candidacy Already Registered Geneva Aug. 11 Persistent rumours that Soviet Russia has already registered her can Uldature for league membership with the condition that the application remains unannounced until she has achieved this dignity, are contained in a lengthy report in the Journal de Geneve
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      GRAVIDAN.
      78 28 New Treatment For Malaria. Moscow. July C. The Gruvidan Therapeutics Institute in Moscow, headed by Dr. A Zamkov. is conducting interesting experiments on the use of gravidan for combating malaria. Over 560 patients suffering from ail forms of malaria underwent gravidan treatment, amoiv them many suffering from serious cases
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      U.S. Government Faces Large Commitments.
      280 28 .—Reuter. London, Aug. 16. The City Editor of The Times says that the recent uneasiness about United States currency has become highly inconvenient to the U.S. Treasury and prejudicial to the US. Government’s credit. The Government will be faced in the autumn with refinancing obligations
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      HON. MAURICE BRETT’S SUDDEN DEATH.
      208 28 i Actress Wife Not Told Of Tragedy. London. Aug 111. The Hon. Maurice Brett, husband el the lam >us actress. Zena Dare, died ui heart failure while out shooting with I friends on his estate at Callander. Perthshire, yesterday alternoon. His wife, who was playing
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      THE “NEW DEAL.”
      169 28 —Reutei. Smashing Victory In Elections. London. Aug. 17. Tlie Washington correspondent of The Times states that administration circles are very gratified with the smashing victory which the New Deal has won in the Democratic elections in Nebraska. The latest returns show that the Governor. Mr. Charles W.
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      HINDENBURG’S WILL REVEALED.
      392 28 Reuter Wireless. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Bitter Regret At Political Unrest. Berlin. Aug. 15 I* Is revealed that the section of President Hindenbur‘.’s testament in which he expressed bitter regret for the political and economic unrest m Germany referred to a period prior r o Hitlers Chancellorship. A subsequent I
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      TREASURE WRESTED FROM SEA.
      102 28 .-—Reuter £1,000,000 Recovered By Divers. London, Aug. 17. The last £1,000,000 in treasure left by the Admiralty divers when they abandoned work a decade ago on the White Star liner Laurentic, which was torpedoed by a German submarine near Lough 3willy in 1917. has been recovered,
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      DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
      51 28 Rugby, Aug. 17 The cruiser Sussex, in which the Duke of Gloucester will make his trip to Australia, where he will take part in the Melbourne Centenary celebrations, arrived at Sheerness today on the completion of her trials. On Friday next she will sail for Gibraltar and
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      POOL OPERATIONS DENIED.
      193 28 .—Reuter I-T.C. Championed Uy Dutch Interests. QUOTA DECREASE. Solely Owing To Statistical Position.” London, Au" All reports that the Interinti' Tin Committee desires to ip- nal oi the metal at a certain leVef ir f T side the truth, according to' Dutch authorities interviewed by the rv‘
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      AUSTRIAN ARMY.
      184 28 difficulties will be raised. —British Wireless. To Be Maintained At Treaty Strength. Rugby. Aug. 15 On Aug. 2C of last year Austria addressed to France. Great Britain and Italy a note that her situation, internal and external, called for special measures of control and the maintenance of law
      difficulties will be raised.—British Wireless.  -  184 words
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      CHURCH DISPUTE.
      65 28 -Reuter Revolt Of Evangelical Pastors. Berlin. Aug. 18 The counci' of the “Confessional Synod” representing the combined Evangelical opposition, resolved to call on all Evangelical pastors Firstly, not to acknowledge the "laws” passed by Reichbishop Mueller? National Synod because the latter was an illegal body, and Secondly, not
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      GERMAN DEBTS.
      71 28 British Wireless Rugby, Aug. IK It was not found possible to tvarn a settlement on the question ol outstanding German commercial deiV' when the matter was discussed vluru 1 the negotiations that led to the agreement of last week for financing tutur trade between Britain and Genu-' 11
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    AIR FORCE UNLUCKY TO LOSE.
    2355 29 Early Goals Enable S.R.C. To Take Two Points. S.HC. KAF R K inu lull points from the Royal Fo v,v in a lirst division match on j;;.. rsd lV at Anson Road Stadium the a p‘‘,rV Recreation Club surprised u'r most sanguine supporters, r), SRC.
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    American Athletic Triumph.
    101 29 American Athletic Triumph Reuter Wireless. Paris, Aug. 19. The Americans gained a remarkable triumph in an international athletic meeting held at the Colombes Stadium. They won all the twelve events. The chief feature ol the meeting was the return contest be f ween the American. Bonthron, and the New Zealander,
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    WEEK-END CRICKET IN SINGAPORE.
    446 30 Services Give Etceteras Walk Over. Owing to tin* lact that Lieut. T. M L Wilkinson has gone away and that Lieut. C. F. Bond a*d several other officers were unable o play, the Services gave the Etceteras a walk over In the last S.C.C. tournament fame
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    MALAYS WIN.
    619 30 Good Display Against S.C.C. Eleven. The Combined Malay Cricket League eleven, which is drawn from all the Malay Clubs afliliated to the Malay Football Association, surprised the cricket world by defeating a strong S.C.C. eleven by four wickets on their lirst visit to the headquarters of the Premier
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    Polish Woman’s New Record Discus Throw.
    65 30 Brussels. Aug. 15. At the women’s international athletic meeting held here today Miss Wajsowna ‘Poland created a new world record by throwing the discus 44.195 metres, which is approximately 144 feet 11% inches. She thus beats the record of 143 feet 8 inches, which
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    Spirited Boxing At The Great World.
    589 30 DIAMOND GAINS VERDICT. By Our Boxing Correspondent.* It seemed as it a number ot people had stayed away lrom the Great Worn! on Saturday night owing to tlie tact that a substitute main event had to be staged at the last minute on account
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    Yorkshire Lose By An Innings To Essex.
    567 30 Yorkshire Lose By An Innings To Essex London. Aug. 21. Birmingham: Warwickshire beat Middlesex by 167 runs. The home team took first knock and compiled 246 to which Middlesex replied with 332 of which H. W. Lee made 119. Warwickshire did better when they went in a second time and
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    AUSTRALIA IN A STRONG POSITION.
    1456 31 Grimmett Takes His Hundredth Wicket. In spite of the optimism of the critics England was well on the ui iy to losing the “Ashes.” after Tuesday’s play She had hard l„ k in that Ames, who was batting really well, tore a muscle in his
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    The Critics.
    180 31 Leyland’s Innings The One Bright Spot. The comments in the evening newspapers are most depressing. Leyland’s confident attack of the Australian spin bowlers is hailed as one bright spot. Jack Hobbs (The Star) "Leyland’s was a great hearted knock. The wonderful keenness of the Australian fielding was the
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    Endeavour To Have Try Out With American Yacht.
    232 31 her trip across the Atlantic.—Reuter Wireless. Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 20. The Endeavour, with Mr. Sopwith’s designer. Nicholson, aboard, stretched her new mainsail lor a five hour twenty mile spin today. Mr. Sopwith has accepted the offer of Mr. Gerard B. Lambert,
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    American Borrows A British Idea.
    80 31 —Reuter. New York. Aug. 21. Mr. Vanderbilt, bowing t the ingenuity of the Hr tish designers, has ordered a flexible boom, similar to that used on the Endeavour, for his yacht Rainbow. This will be used in time for the final trial* to select the
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    DISCUSSIONS OVER LEG-THEORY.
    143 31 .—Reuter. London, Aug. lti. An appeal lor more of the true spirit oi cricket and .ess warfare was made today by Sir Stanley Jackson, chairman of the English Selection Committee, and Mr. Harold Bushby as a result oi the leg-theory controversy which has unfortunately been stirred up
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    SELANGOR’S SUCCESS AT A.A.A. MEETING.
    676 32 Victoria Institution Break Two Records. From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. Undoubtedly the best exhibitions ot sprinting during the successful annual meeting of the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association which concluded today, was that given by the representatives oi Victoria Institution. the premier school
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    British Holders Beaten In U.S.A. Championships.
    222 32 New York, Aug. 19 Miss Helen Jacobs <U.S.A.) retained her title as women’s singles champion of America by defeating Miss Sarah Palfrey in the final today, 6—1, C—4. i It will be remembered that Helen Jacobs won the title for the first time last
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    COLOMBO HURT.
    50 32 St. Leger Candidate Cnable To Exercise. London. Aug 15. Colombo, the second favourite for the St. Leger. rapped his knee against his manger today. The injury is not regarded as serious but Colombo Is unable to exercise though it is hoped active work will be resumed shortly Reuter
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    R.S.Y.C. Week-end Races.
    881 32 On Saturday afternoon, the “B” Class sailed the first of a change-boat series, owners being at the helms oi the yachts in subsequent races owners will change boats until they have sailed each boat competing in the series. With a fresh breeze from the southeast the first
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    S.C.C. Beat Y.M.C.A. At Lawn Tennis.
    322 32 Roy Smith staged a real come h a l on Saturday when, playing f 0 S.C.C. against the Y.M.C.A.. he not better of Kamis, the young 1 player, by two sets to one, o 3 0 6— 2. For some time past’ the scr
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      RUBBER RESEARCH.
      2105 1 Corresoondence. To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir j read with interest Mr. RasrllsSen's letter in your issue of Aug. j During a long axed stay at u Pie I read other letters of his in straits Budget which by good fortune came my way. planter anxious
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      52 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotation! Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d. OctDute L'don S’pore Aug Sept Dee Aug. 16 7% 24% 25% 25% 25% 17 7 7/16 25'/, 25% 25% 26% 20 closed 24% 25% 25% 26% 21 7 7/16 25 25% 25% 26% 22 7% 25% 25 11/16
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      22 1 Aug. 16 Tin. S’pore Price $113.37% per picul 17 113.12% 18 113.75 20 113.50 21 113.75 22 113 00
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      73 1 During the week ending Aug 11 exports from Malayan ports amounted to 28,522 cases, of which 21,467 cases were to the United Kingdom. 392 to the Continent of Europe. 5,608 to Canada, and 1,055 elsewhere. Total exports for the period Jan. 1 to Aug. 11, were 1.635,257 cases
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      RESTRICTION’S EFFECT ON SMALL UNITS.
      1116 2 Conflicting Views At Two Annual Meetings. Conflicting views on the effect of tin restriction were expressed at Kuala Lumpur last week by the chairmen of two companies. Mr. D. II. Hampshire, of the Puteh Tin Dredging Co., said "a small unit like this company is
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      N. BORNEO LABOUR PROBLEMS.
      272 2 Recruitment Of Javanese In Singapore. At the last meeting of the North Borneo Planters’ Association, it was decided to communicate with the Commissioner of Lands with the view to ascertaining whether the Government would consider temporary reduction of quit rent on land alienated for the purpose
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      CAPITAL REDUCED.
      216 2 Eastern Reality Co’s Petition. “This is a petition for the reduction of capital of a company because the company has more money than It needs,” siid Mr. R. L. Eber in the Supreme Court on Monday before Mr. Justice Prichard, when he appeared in support of a petition
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      100 2 The accounts of W. Hammer and Co. Ltd., for the year ended June 30 show that the profit for the year amounts to $151,068. An interim dividend of 62'/ 2 cents per share has been paid, absorbing $65,250, leaving a sum now to be dealt with of $122,428.
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      MINING REPORT No: 483.
      677 2 MINING REPORT No: 483 1ht Chairman Directors. The Raub Australian Gold Minin* C„ SINGAPORE. S.S. Gentlemen. —I beg to forward th. of the mining operations, for the fnl tpor t ending Jflly 18th. 1934. 0Ur The development work for the nerirvt 554 feet, as follows P r,od ton* Sinking driving
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      ERASER AND CO’S SHARE REPORT.
      892 3 Buoyancy In Rubbers And Industrials. int i Co s report, dated Aug. FT*t* c states prevailing in the local during the past week re•;;v similar to those mentioned U 1 issue with the industrial i sections busy qnd buoyant left temporarily in outer In spite
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      454 3 Acreages ol tappable rubber not tapped on esta.es of 100 acres and over, for the month ending June, 1934. Acreages of tappable rubber not tapped Area of tappable Rubber never been tapped Total Percentage of Acreage of Tappable On Estates which have On Estates which have partly
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      817 4 pY; <or And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Aug. 22 Mining. Issue Val. Pu Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Aun. Kumbang 37/6 40/£1 £1 Au.iia’ Malay SO 52 6 rd £1 £i B..n Tin 24 6 25 6 £1 il Ban m Tin 24 25 1 1 i Padang 0.38
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      Trade And Finance.
      417 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore. Aug. 22. SELLING. Ixindon, 4 months’ sight 2 4 7 32 London. A months’ sight 2 4 13 04 London, 00 days’ sight 2 4 3 16 London. 30 days' sight 2 4 5 3London, demand 2 44 London, TT. 2 4 3 32
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      280 4 Last Night’s London Quotations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 21. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Aug. 16. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5% 119 Funding
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES AUG. 8.
        663 4 Allagar (2 1/114; Alor Pongsu (2 2 74; Anglo-Malay <£l> 16 9; Ayer Kuning (£1) 31 Bar,an Serai (i'l) 14'; Bahru (Sel.t (2 > 3 64; Banteng (i’l) 27 Batang (2/) 1 3; Balu Caves (i’l) 23, Batu Tiga (£l> 34 Bekoh (2 > 1
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUG. 22.
        695 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Evatt. 454.175 1 3 p.c. for year ended 25-2-34 Allenby ($1) 1.95 2.05 180 1.90 216.779 1 NU for year 30-9-33 ..Alor Gajah ($D 1.55 1.65 145 1.55 439.125 1 Nil for
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