The Straits Times, 15 August 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      268 1 Singapore: tb, cecil st. cphone si6i)« MS Tonight 9.15 J BERT W HEELER and J J ROBERT WOOI.SKY in "CRACKED j n NUTS" j Phone 5261-2. j THOUSANDS H v T **i»*M BRAND full iSliiSif n CREAM SWEETENED CONDENSED SWISS MILK FROM THE FERTILE VALLEYS OF THE FAMOUS SWISS ALPS.
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      194 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683). 3 8 THEY'RE OFF! /Wr laM&sj^ Am a eyes are on the norse8 tnen ronit>s the \Sk- 'P^^m^^ interval between each race and eyes are turned in iraffSl ther directions You want to feel th at your iffiffifiSu appearance is beyond criticism, confident
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      16 1 «.1» Tonight »15 BERT WIIKKI.KK and ROBEKT WOOLSEY in CRACKED i NUTS" i Phone 5261-1. j
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      533 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. NANKIN 7,058 Aug. 20 KALYAN 9,000 Aug. 22
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      714 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Ifsplen, Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail S PUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 2, 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept. 9 10 t TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Sept. 23 24 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Oct. JS 24
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      469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      654 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5.123. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAM- f BURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. 4 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 23 Sept. 25 mi. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23
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      590 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STBAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) lEGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES .ONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      492 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Sisim) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, MALACCA AND PORT SWETTENHAM ■August 16 for Bangkok PRACHATITOK August 17 for Bangkok REDANG SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bancnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora,
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      510 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., j PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from I Hong Kong. San FrnncUco and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hong Kong Aug. 17 S.S. GOLDEN nORN
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      542 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE <Jnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE i rir3 5 KOUND-THE-WORLI) SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. 'HES. ADAMS Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug. 22 'RF.S. HARRISON Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 5 'KKS. HAYES Sept.
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      1045 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.T.
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      506 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030.000 (about £6,6G9,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,01 ">,OOO (about £3.335.000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevredcn Rangoon Handjermasin Kota-Rndja Semarnng Bombay (Achecji) Shanghai
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      598 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000,000 (about £8,500,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 55.000,000 (about £4.600,000; Reserves Glds. 29,190,007 (about fJ,432.000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTF.RDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Olticc for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and Japan.
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      776 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven word* to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted np to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cenU
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      887 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. I BOARD RESIDENCE, 266, Orchard Road. Mrs. Griffith Jamea. M BEACH HOUSE, Katong. Rooms with broom attached, safe sea bathing, tennis, p garage, excellent cuisine, at reduced rates. Tel. No. 5553. PRIVATE GUEST HOUSE, room suitable F married couple. Also single. Excellent table, ti modern sanitation. Mrs. A. Willies
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      550 4 -iOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namasie Mansion*. Apply A. Namazie. TO LET, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply eraonally, Singapore Building Corp., 64, [arket Street. TO LET BUNGALOW, No. 3, Bishopgate. 'or further particulars, apply to the Briish Halaya Tru*ee and Executor Co., Ltd., 'elephone 5959. FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET,
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      497 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. TO LET, ground floor, 73, Cecil Street, also offices in
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      843 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that Goh Cheng Kirn has as from Aug. 13, 1931, tendered his resignation and severed all connections with (hop Tan Guan Lee of No. 79, Boat Quay, Singapore. He has no authority to transact any business for and on our behalf as from
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      605 4 TENDERS TENDERS Tenders will be received at the Office of Messrs. Keys A Dowdcswell, Architect <, Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, up to noon of August 21, 1931, for the erection of all works connected with the Eleven Houses at Bideford Road, Singapore. Plans and Specifications may be seen and all
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    BEDROOM HOLD-UP DRAMA.
    370 5 Lies to a Maid Under Threat of Death. The bedroom is in darkness. The scent of roses is heavy on the air. The Kir! in the bed is sleeping peacefully. A pet dog lies doped into unconsciousness on the floor. A window i 3 open and a
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    BIG OIL MERGER.
    182 5 The Socony and Vacuum Companies. The stockholders of the Standard Oil Co. of New York and of the Vacuum Oil Co. have approved the plan to merge the two concerns, as recorded briefly in the Straits Times by cable on July 30, and thus create one of
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    GANGSTERS' VICTIM ?
    190 5 GANGSTERS' VICTIM Woman Burned to Death In Summer Cottage. Another Beauty of Broadway has met with a mysterious death. When firemen had extinguished a fire in a summer cottage at Forest Hills, Long Island, they discovered in the ruins the charred body of Mrs. Marion Berriwi, widow of an American
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      315 5 tIU 1 £>JLyA Raffles Hotel TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. (I'utrons are kindly requested to make early reservations). MONDAY, AUGUST 17. TEA DANCE 6.30—8.30 p.m. AM INFORMAL AFTER-DINNER DANCE AT 9.30 p.m. Marie h. v the Orchestra of the Dollar Steamship Liner "PRESIDENT ADAMS" Evening Dress noi
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      48 5 INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO, LTD, (Incorporated ia England.) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Aateta £60,000,08«. ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. SAFEGUARD YOURSELF Against FINANCIAL LOSS Through ACCIDENT SICKNESS by a policy with China Underwriters, Ltd., HONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS. Tel. 4276.
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      163 5 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements and Registered under the Trust Companies Ordinance 1926) is prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at its disposal which it is willing to lend at reasonable rates
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      34 5 NATIONAL ENGINES Either Horizontal or Vertical are Manufactured in Sizes Ranging to 600 H.P. to meet every duty ECONOMICALLY and EFFICIENTLY Sol* Agent* for Malaya SINGAPORE EjjJTRAI KUALA LUMPUR Tel. 5471 (4 lines). d
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      232 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle r JE3 _Hi_ j Pi i r n&tf gsg \i_?lLi!l___li^i m~m rn^^wm^ m& iii_iML;_i^ |p n g 53 X:§" I 1 1 1 tiia CLUES.) ACROSS. rrect it. l 1. Dogs r fc«tam fi> "I C. Fcmal.' abbey superior Inital.le 12. Church division Vm» U. I.arire nooon
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3985 6 The Chinese Miner On The Dredge— "Floating Like A Blooming Swan"— Outlook On The Tin-Fields— Can The Gravel-Pumps Carry On?— Youth And Age Discuss Waitresses Are We Platonic Enough? Savings Societies And Official Critics "Cameron' 9 Highlands Now. (By Our Koala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala
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    TRUNK LINES CUT.
    127 6 Sabotage by Strikers In Spain. Madrid, July 29. Telephone communication between Spain and other foreign countries wa3 suddenly interrupted this afternoon when it was found that the trunk lines to Paris and London had been deliberately cut at several places both outside the capital and close to
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    Estimate of Workless in U.S.A. Next Winter.
    103 6 7,000,000. Washington, July 29. As Mr. William Green, the president cf the American Federation of Labour, estimated today that next winter there will be 7,000,000 unemployed persons in the United States, President Hoover proposes to organise, relief measures in advance. It is generally
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      183 6 HENRY WAUGH'& Co., LTD. SLUMP OR NO SLUMP WE TRUST YOU perfect "MELBA TONE" CABINET GRAMOPHONES AT Liquidation Prices Lowest Prices in History $10 DOWN A $5 MONTHLY COME AND HEAR THEM PLAY <M AT FRANKEL BROTHERS. 375, VICTORIA STREET. I I a HI I r fa OdQl Toothp JM
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      208 7 HELL'S ANGELS is Coming! tSfc TELEPHONF 6909 TA A AY Matinee at 3 p.m. l\JUl\l Evenmgat6.ls&9.ls MATINEE Tomorrow at 3 p.m7 The Chamjwgne Show that hubbies with merriment from start to finish RONALD COLMAN LORETTA YOUNG and ALL ENGLISH CAST IN "Devil to Pay" (United Artists) AND THE PRESS SAYS
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      181 7 o hBHHHI 'i MIH oC ao| |il "J 81 j mfcZ >ol p^v jLB B^H L M i Malaya's only Super-cinema with the DOUBLEr THEATRE capacity. 3.15 MATINEE TOMORROW 3.15 Every Child will receive a Souvenir Packet of "Cracked NuU" [6.1 5| TONIGHT |9-i5 A Great Week-End Entertainment! The PICTURE
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      144 7 TO REOPEN SHORTLY WITH THE MAMMOTH AERIAL EPIC OF THE ANTARCTIC— "DIRIGIBLE" A Colombia Picture. The most spectacular and thrilling film of the air ever made. IN ITS EIGHTH WEEK AT THE LONDON TIVOLI and IS STILL RUNNING!!! VICTORIA THEATRE A new, bright, musical, up-to-the-minute Revue in preparation. Watch for
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    HIKING ON LINER.
    306 8 SHIPPING NOTES, Novel Competition For Enthusiastic Walkers. A DOV«1 competition at sea is described in wireless BMBMge received from the Blue Star liner Arandora Star at the Blue Star Line offices in London. While the Arandora Star was cruising v H.nmark, the message states, a large number
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    PRODUCE.
    168 8 Singapore, Aug. 15. KITOMM Oil. Per unit of 8 Imp. gls. Fish $5.13, Uragona $5.13, Crown (8 gls. ii tins) $4.U8, Crown (8 pis. in drums) 14.68 < 1 1. ss (8 kls. in tins) $4,83, Cross (8 *ls. ir MJH, Shell and Coaatlight Kerosene I tins, Devoes Imp.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    52 8 11 1 din China and Japan, by Atlas Maru, ■I- i- at Singapore tomorrow. Prom China and Manila, by President Idams, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. Prom China, by Van Heutz, due at Singapore daylight on Tuesday. Prom China and Japan, by Iyo Maru, due ;.t Singapore
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    Vessels Arrived.
    108 8 .Will I. Hi it., 2,0*0 tons, from Hong Kon;: l l-x. fur Hong Kong 18-8. I I E, Brit, :ill tons, from Kelantan 14-8. for Kelaataa 15-x. HALVDAN, Nonr. Tfil tons, from Penang for Bangkok 15-8. IG, Hrit.. 8,641 tons, from Osaka tor Calcutta K.INTA, Hrit., .101) tons,
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      709 8 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. :Hh Sunday ufter Trinity, August 16, tMI, 6.f>o a.m., Holy Comn. V.'JU a.nV., Matins j 8 a.m.. Holy fomn. (Chorah 8.1 l ami.. Holy Comn.: 3.3U p.m., Ifnmtm H'norali and Sermon rioly Comn. on Mon., Wed. and Frid&y at >» a.m.. Tuns.. Thurs. and Saturday
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      209 8 Singapore, A\;g. 15. SELLIMi. Melbourne and Sydney, demand 2 10T» Nbm. New Zenl.ind, demand J I 11 IG Norn. ,ondon, 4 months' BiRht 2 '3 29/32 .ondon, 3 months' sight 2/3% ondon, fin days' sitfht I/I 27/32 on<l<.n. 30 days' sight 2/3 13/16 ondon, demand 2/3 13/32 .ondon.
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      83 8 Passengers from Batavia to Singapore by air on Aug. 11 were: Mr. I'rins, Mr. (Jalale Bin Noshan. Mr. A lierk and Mr. J. Hi rU. Passenger* from Singapore to Mcdan on Aug. 12: Ml. A. Berk. Mr. J. Berk, Mr. Mocker. Mrs. Nicker and Mr. G. E. Dellaert.
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        MINING.
        449 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20 9 22 II £1 Austral Malay 19/- 21 5/-S/- Ayer Hitam Tin 11/6 12/6 Cl £1 Bangrin Tin 9/- 10 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 O.IS 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. SI
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        GENERAL.
        267 8 V..1. I'll. Buyer*. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.7. 2.25n0m. I 2 Alex. Brick l'refs. 2.02 tt 2.12 A Cl £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.7.6 3.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 O.ISUnom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 Bl fl Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 17/- 17/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        134 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of VJ2i red. 1931-30 102 104 ci Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. h% prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c of 1907 red. 19-17 $1,600,000 95 par iniraporp Municipal 4'/- p.e. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation* Today s Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.60 0.75 0.60 0.70 A!or Gajah ($1) 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.60 A. llitam (*1) 0.75 0.85 0.75 0.95 V. (tuning (»1) 0.12 0.17 0.12 0.17 Malay (*2) 0.66 1.00 0.80 0.96
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      962 8 Listen-In to The Nautilus. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Malayan listeners are reminded that tho submarine Nautilus in which Sii Hubert Wilkins is attempting to reach the North Pole is equipped with radio and it is possible that Malayan listeners may pick up the submarine's transmissions
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    191 8 Today. .Sarawak Vyner Brooke) ..3 p.m. South-East Borneo (Blinjoe) 3 p.m. North an. l Kasl India (Kutsang) 3 p.m. North and Kast India (Tilawa) 4 p.m. Bengkalis and Bagun Si-Api-Api (Toboali) 4 p.m. Belawan (Mata Harii ..4 p.m. Tcmbilahan and Indragiri (Rokan) 4 p.m. Tandjong Balei and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    43 8 By Spore London I eft Artd. Christiaan Huygem Kashgar Talamba Insulinde Athos II J. van Oldcnbarncvclt July 10 July 30 July 10 Aug. 3 July 10 Aug. 9 July 17 Aug. 9 July 1" Aug. 10 July ti Auk. 14
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    121 8 Saturday, August 15. Ship* alongside the Wharrea or expected to arrive. Entrance Godown Gate. East Wharf Tilawa 22 1 Main Wharf Tuttori Maru 1". KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Til" "Pentower," Rcijm!, Lea. "Mata Mata," Lch. ••Hahette." Oil Wharf H.M.S. Herald. oal Wharf Sn>olga. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS.
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      315 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. .Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. mi. hours. fl, m p.h. Kodah Alor Star 89 76 Nil 4.7 65 WSW 5 Cloudy Kelanlan Kla Blvaru ..91 74 0.01
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      190 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. i.iturdny, Anguat IS. H. W. 11 54 a.m., 9 ft., 11.17 p.m., 10 ft. 6 In. Su. mining (iala, Mt. Emily Swimming Pool, 4 |>.m. Variety Entertainment by the "Sunbeams," in aid of Child Welfare, Goodwood Park Hotel, 5 p.m. Sunday, August IS. H. W. 12.21
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS.
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      Tin Price Maintained Locally.
      75 9 NEW YORK RUBBER BUYING. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices Rubber. 8 cents per lb. Tin, 200 tons at $59.50 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2'jd., up I-llid. New York, r>' 2 cts., up 3-16 ct. Market Tone Steady. lit, London, (3 months)
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      Rubber.
      38 9 The commodity was a little firmer locally this morning the opening quotations being Buyers. Sellers. Prices are generally slightly firme: owing to a certain amount of short-cover-inj; in New York. spot Sept. 3ct.-Dec. 8% 8* Inn .Mar
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      Share Market.
      95 9 London registers a slightly lower price for the metal today, but locally a high level is being maintained and the news in today's cables that an international pool may shortly commence purchasing tin should put the priro of the mdUx\ higher, in which case snares are almost certainly
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      Industrials.
      79 9 Rubber sharas are still very idle, and as regards industrials, Straits Traders h.ive I an dine at $25.75, Robinson ords, 57.1") and Consolidated Tin Smelter ords, at 14s. iii!., others being quiet and unchanged. [The Financial Correspondent will endeavour to deal in this column with any inquiries which may
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      COLONIAL EMPIRE'S TRADE.
      391 9 Relationship With Britain. The general report of the Research Committee of the Empire Economic Union issued last September was devoted, in the main, to a consideration of the interImperial economic problems likely to be dealt with at the impending Imperial Conference. A further report was issued en
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      EXCHANGES.
      73 9 Rugby, Aug. 14. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, L&MVi, Athens 375, Bombay Is 5%d M Berlin 20V4, Brussels :)4JiG4, Bucharest 817, Rio ■i's, Buenos Aires 32 .'>-lfi, Copenhagen 18.17H-, C.eneva 24.91, Holsm-fors 193, Hong Kntur UHd., Lisbon *****, Madrid 66.70, Milan icl.s.l, Monte Video 23\. New York 4.X.1 13-16, Oslo
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      COPRA REPORT.
      33 9 Barlow and Co., report on Aug. 13 as follows Thure has been a slight improvement in the market during the past week. Closing quotations arc as follows Sundried $4.30; mixed $4.00.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      60 9 12 o'clock noon, Auk. 15. Tone of Market :—Steady, sellers reserved Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 2>%d per lb New York :—Spot Sheet G. cts. 5H per lb. IS.S. eqnal to London Standard iUndard R.S.S. on Tender Mm n Spot August S»ptembcr Oct.-Dcc. Jan.-Mar. Buyers.
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      KLANG RIVER.
      727 9 Chairman on Voluntary Restriction. The seventh ordinary general meeting of the Klang River Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., -was 'held on Aug. 10 at the registered office of the company, 33, Beach Street, Penang, with Mr. D. A. M. Brown in the chair. The chairman said The direction of
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      132 9 The fieurts in brackets five the outputs for the corresponding period of the year. Anglo-Sumatra. 62,329 lb. Asahan.— 7o,ooo lb. Bukit Katil. --ir.,103 lb. Bah Liu.— llo,ooo lb. Bila (Sumatra).— 76,ooo lb. Brunei United.— 33,ooo lb. (42,800 lb.). Central Sumatra.— 3l,ol9 lb. Chanirkat Serdanjr.-40.589 lb. (27,051 lb.).
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      OUTLOOK FOR SUGAR INDUSTRY.
      1121 9  -  Dr. C. J. Robertson, Prospects of Restriction's Success. (By M 4. B.Sc.. International Institute of Agriculture, Rome.) In any attempt to estimate the present position on the world sugar market it is particularly important to recall the situation at the beginning of the 1930-31 season. For
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      480 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the price*, cents per catty where not otherwise stated, prevail- ing at the Singapore markets on Aug. 14, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak (round) 48 per catty, beef stew or curry 42, pork, lean
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      NORTH-EAST COAST INDUSTRIES.
      455 9 Iron and Steel Trades Quiet. Three welcome orders were secured l>y British North-East Coast shipyards during- mail week, but unfortunately it cannot be said that they represent any general movement towards a renewal of interest on the part of shipowners in the market for new tonnage. Nevertheless,
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      188 9 Barlow and Co., report as follow* on Aug. 13 Prces continue to brc.-.k nam I. levels and the local market ibOWl further drop of V; cent »n balance. United Kingdom stocks were inir-iscd by a further 831 tons to 1.H7.C4T tons, during truweek ending Aug. >'■ Landings in
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      59 9 Programme of drills up t» and for week ending Aug. 16 Saturday, Auk. 15, 2 p.m.. Bukit Timah Range. S.V.R.A., Hisley Meeting 2nd Changi, S.R.E. (V), ;ird Camp; Drill Ball, "D" (Eurasian) Co., No. 13 Platoon 30 Yards Range. Sunday. Aup. lfi, 7.:50 a.m.. Bukit Timah Range. S.V.R.A
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    107 10 AI.fIAMBRA. Ronald Colman In The Devil to Tay. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909 CAPITOL.— Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Cracked Nuts. 6.15—9 15 Phone 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Dinner and Dance. Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangs, Zoo, Sporting Field, Skating Ground, ate. MARLBOROUGH.— Jeanette Mac Donald
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      DEATHS DEATHS
      138 10 DEATHS BISHOP.— AIec Cyril of S.S. and F.M.S. Surveys, beloved son of the Rcvd. Ebenozrr and Cecilia Evelyn Bishop, of Howick. Auckland, New Zealand at (he General Hospital, Singapore, on August 14, from injuries caused by a motor lorry whilst he was on survey duty at the 5 mile stone,
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      36 10 ORCHARD. —In ever lovinp memory of our dear daughter, Dulcie Mary, whu left us AutfU.it 16. 1922. Till with the dawn those Angel faces smile, Which we have loved lone since, and lost awhile.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931. LABOUR ON THE MINES.
    977 10 Even the rrost rabid and ruthless tin restrictionists in Malaya cannot be contemplating the next three months with any pleasure. A mistakei or mistakes which the Federated Malay States Government has tacitly refused to explain, has to be
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    159 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. W. L. Braddon, of Seremban, is indisposed and is at present in hospital. Mr. A. C Godding, of MacPhail and Co. (Ipoh x Ltd., returned yesterday after a visit to Australia. Dr. Vardy, who has been newly appointed to the Medical Department, has arrived from home, and
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    BORROWING MONEY TO SQUANDER.
    1052 10 This article in outspoken to j the point of rudeness. 1* is bitter. Some will sty it is grossly unfair. But there ma/ be more than a grain of truth in it and, at all events, it gives a fairly clear indication of the French point
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    750 10 CLOTHES AND MR. GANDHI. The vexed question of what Mr. Gandhi would wear at the Round-Table. Conference in London and at other leatherings which he might bo called M to attend has been settled, for it is nowannounced that he will not go to London at
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  • THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST OR THE LUCKIEST?
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      CONGRESS & LONDON CONFERENCE.
      308 11 CONGRESS LONDON CONFERENCE. May Yet be Represented. OUTLOOK IN BOMBAY MORE HOPEFUL. Bombay, Aug. 14. A more hopeful atmosphe»e prevails her:; today. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Mr. Jayakar have resumed the role of peacemaker?. In authoritative circles the opinion is expressed that the negotiations with a view to enabling
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    PRAISE FOR THE PLANTERS.
    287 11 I. S. P. Conference Opens. "GLIB ECONOMISTS." Encouraging Speech By Mr. A. Caldecott. (From Our Special Representative.) Port Dickson, Aug. 1",. By Telephone. The acting Chief Secretary, F.M.S., the Hon. Mr. A CaUwott, iJMOkiac at the opening i Bee < f ihc Incorporated Society of Planters
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    M. BRIAND'S HEALTH.
    266 11 Leads to Postponement Of Berlin Visit. Paris, Au?. 14. The French Prime Minister (M. Pierre Lava!) ami the Foreign Minister (M. Arislidc Briand) rcjr-.-ct that they will be unable to visit Berlin this month, owing to M. BriamlV> health. It is u!i<l< nb kI that this was
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    OIL IN RUMANIA.
    82 11 Royal Dutch Standard Oil Plans. Bukharcst, Aug. 1 1. The report that the Royal DuUh arul Standard Oil Companies are merging their Rumanian subsidiaries (namely the Astra-Romana and the Romano-Amsri-<aa Compute) is untrue. According to a high official, who was interviewed by a Reuter representative, tin- two
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    LADY BESSBOROUGH.
    92 11 (Jives Birth to a Son In Canada. Montreal, Aug. 14. I.udy Lit the wife of the (lint noi-(iincral at Canada, today gave birth to a son Router. Tho Karl of Ke-r borough, the ninth of the lino, race— did LottJ Willingdon, the present Vic?roy of India, as Goverrur(Jeneral
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    THE SURPLUS COTTON PROBLEM.
    195 11 Plan to Destroy Third Of U.S. Crop Doomed. Washington, Au.T. 14. The American Federal Farm Board's proposal that cotton producers shoul.l destroy one-third of their crop appears to l>e doomed, in view of the disapproval informally expressed by seven of the 14 Governors of the States
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    ARCTIC AIR ROUTE.
    167 11 Landing Places on West Coast of Greenland. Reykjavik (Iceland), Aug. 14. Haer Gronau, the Geuv.an aviator who i.mkinfr an aerial survey cf the Europe .'.erica air route via the Arctic, ha< arrived at Seoresby Sound and is proceeding to the Danish Colony of Godthaab, on the west
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    SEEING THE WORLD.
    108 11 22 Public School Boys To Tour Australia. Rugby, Aug. 14. Twenty-two public school boys left Eng-l-.inil today on a tour of Australia, arranged by the School Empire Tour Committee. The outward trip will be by the Panama Canal and New Zealand. In Australia, where the boys will
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    MR. ANDREW W. MELLON.
    79 11 On His Way Back to The United States. Yillefranche-sur-Mor, Aug. 14. The United States Secretary to the, Treasury (Mr. Amii-ew W. Mellon) sailed for America, on board the liner Conto Diancamano. at 3.:50 p.m. today. Bmtef. Villcfianchc-.-ur-Mer, or Villafranca as it is called, is a seaport
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    MADAME SUN YAT SEN.
    65 11 Arrives in Shanghai Looking Better But Sad." Shanghai, Aug. 14. Madame Sun Vat Sen, the widow of Dr. Sun Vat Sen, srrived yesterday looklog better but sad. She refused Press raqnwts for an Interview. Ska had ccme to Shanghai to participate in the funeral rites of
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    NEWS FROM KWANGTUNG.
    69 11 Hong Kong, Aug. 13. General Chan Chai-tong, the com-mander-in-chief in Kwangtung, has issued orders that further trenches are to be constructed in the north-eastern suburbs of Canton. General Li Chung-yan has sent a representative to Hong Kong to request General Chang Fat-fui to return to Canton immediately.
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    SIMLA OPINION.
    307 11 "Negotiations in No Way Closed." Simla, Aug. 14. Authoritative circles regard the negotiations to enable the All-India National Congress Party to participate in the Kound-Table Conference as in no way clowd. It is understood that eleventh hour efforts are being made by the Press to persuade the Congress
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    REVOLT IN CUBA.
    92 11 Rebel Leaders Said to Be Under Arrest. Havana, Aug. 1-1. Army Headquarters here have received information that the revolutionary leaders General Mario Menocal, the former President of the Republic, and CarUw Mendieta have been captured and are bcin? bi<cught here in a gunboat. The President (General Gerardo
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    WILL CANTON MAKE PEACE ?
    274 11 WILL CANTON MAKE PEACE Official Statement. RAPPROCHEMENT NOW "MOST LIKELY." Shanghai, Aug. 15. Reports to hand from Peking state that Jr. Chang Chi, the chairman of the Judicial Yuan, has announced that a rapprochement between Nanking and Canton, at a very early date, may now be regarded as most likely."
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    BRITISH FACTORIES.
    145 11 Improvements Despite The Depression. Rugby, Aug. 14. The annual report of the Chief Inspector of Factories records a decrease in the number of accidents, both fatal and not fatal. The report refers to the development of industries in and around Greater London, in spite of the general' depression.
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    LOAN TO HUNGARY.
    69 11 £5,000,000 Contract Signed In Paris. Paris, Aup. 14. The contract for an international loan of £5,000,000 to Hungary was signed today at the Hungarian Legation here. It takes the form of an issue of Hungarian Treasury Bonds, repayable in one year. The international group which is underwriting
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    A GALLON FOR 3d.
    64 11 Soviet Petrol Now Going Very Cheap. Monte Video, Aug. 14. The Uruguayan authorities are seriously considering exchanging breeding animals, hides and other animal products for cheap Russian petrol, of which the Soviet is offering unlimited quantities at a price, delivered in Monte Video, of under threepence
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    58 11 Flying to South of France For A Holiday. 1 Rugby, Aug. 14. The Prince of Wales, v.ho proposes to spend a short holiday in the South of France, will leave London in a monoplane piloted by Captain Fioden, his own pilot, curing the week-end or as
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    JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    46 11 Movement to be Launched In Swatow. Hong Kong, Aug. 13. The merchants and others of Swatow are stated to be organising a boycott of Japanese goods and are taking steps to encourage the citizens to use Chinese made goods wherever possible. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CORPSES FLOATING IN STREETS.
    446 11 Hankow City May Have To Be Abandoned. Shanghai, Aug. 15. Messages to hand from Hankow yesterday state that large portisn3 of the Chinese city are under 15 feet of water. The former British and German Cance?siona are submerged, in parts, to a depth of ten feet
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    ROUND THE WORLD.
    96 11 Col. Mrs. Lindbergh To Extend Their Flight. Nome, Ala: ka, Aug. 11. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh left at G. 15 this evening on the most hazardous part of their flight, across the Bering Sea to Kamchatka, en route for Japan. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh are. of cours?,
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    CHOLERA IN IRAK.
    70 11 Girl Nurse Inoculates 1,000 Arabs in a Day. Basrah, Aug. 14. A British girl nurse has established n woman's record by inoculating, in one day, 1,000 Arabs against a cholera outbreak which had brought thousands of Arab.; from the desert marshes and river villages, for miles around,
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    CHINA'S ENDLESS WARS.
    60 11 Sikong and Tibet and Also In Szechwan. Shanghai, Aug. 14. The peace negotiations between Sikong and Tibet have not proved successful an.l internal civil war is again threatening in Szechwan between Generals Liv Wenhui, the chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Government, and Teng Hsi-hou. the chairman of
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    MAIL PLANE CRASHES.
    31 11 Falls into Yangtse River And Almost Sinks. Shanghai, Aug. 14. The Shanghai-Hankow mail plane fell into the middle of the river yesterday ard almost sank, Sin Kuo Mm.
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    THE EAST COAST RAII.WAY.-III.
    3053 11 Evidence of the Great Flood. OUT OF THE JUNGLE. Kelantan's Padi District And Coastal Plain. [Our special correspondent concludes in this article bin descriptiin at the rrontlv completed Eaxt Coast Railway. Tatar I article is resumed at a print in llu Kclantan where four tunnels hart
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    FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF MALAYA.
    1751 12 A Message of Hope From Sir Cecil Clementi. RACIAL HARMONY. LAST NIGHT'S ROTARY DINNER. A striking declaration of faith in the future of Malaya was made by H.E. the Goverror, Sir Cecil Clementi, at last night's dinner in Raffles Hotel, Riven by the Singapore
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    110 12 Sir Cecil Clementi Leaving For Seremban. H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, and Miss Clementi will leave for Seremban by tomorrow evening's mail train, and will be at The Residency there until Tuesday afternoon, when they will proceed to King's House, Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency will be at
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    THE BITER BIT.
    38 12 Japanese Sailors Seize Boycott Pickets. Shanghai, Aug. 14. Some Japanese sailors seized four pickets belonging to the Shanghai antiJapanese Association, but they were later released through the intervention of the Japanese consulate.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    "VERY MUCH HAPPIER ABOUT SITUATION."
    131 12 Premier's Statement. PANIC-STRICKEN TALK DEPLORED. London, Aug. 14. A special Cabinet meeting has been convoked for Aug. 19 to colder the Cabinet Economy Committee'a proposals. London, Aug. 14. I am very much happier about the situation said Mr. Ramsay MacDonaJd, when interviewed by a Reuter
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    EQUAL SACRIFICE.
    308 12 Speculation as to Form Economy Will Take. Rusby, Aug. 14. There is much speculating both in and out of the Press, as to the ultimate form which the proposal* the Government will make in furtherance of its determination to balance the Budget, will take. Stress is laid on
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    THE T.U.C.
    78 12 Special Meeting of The Council. Rugby, Aug. 14. The General Council of the Trades Union Congress has called a special meeting to discuss the financial situation, which will probably form the subject of debates at the Congress meeting at Bristol next month. The annual conference of the Labour
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    EARLIER CABLE.
    266 12 Government to Accept Full Responsibility. Rugby, Aug. 14. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald), accompanied by his daughter, arrived at Lossiemouth this morning, and the other members of the Cabinet Economy Committee have also resumed their holiday. Leaders of the other political parties who, on their own initiative,
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    30 12 Mr. Lim Chong Pang has been appointed a member of the Board of Visitors to St. John's Island Quarantine Station in place of Mr. Lim Ah Woo, who has resigned.
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    GERMAN SHORT-TERM DEBTS.
    45 12 Total £35,000,000. UNPLEASANT SURPRISE FOR BANKERS. Basle, Aug. 15. Germany's short-term debts reach the stupendous total of £35,000,000, according to information which is in the hands of the international bankers who are meeting here to investigate the financial position of Germany. Reuter.
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    SUNKEN GOLD.
    170 12 Raising Bullion From The P. and O. Egypt. Rugby, Aug. 14. Insurances have been placed at Lloyds, and with marine insurance companies, to cover, during its transit to this country, the gold bullion it is hoped to recover from the sunken P. and O. liner Egypt, which foundered
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    BANK MURDER.
    160 12 Glasgow Police Now On New Trail. London, Aug. 14. The Glasgow police state that they are no longer trying to trace the three alleged deserters from tho Cameronians, mentioned yesterday in connection with the bank murder. They are now following another line of inquiry. The suggestion that the
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    TONNAGE MEASUREMENT
    167 12 inform Maritime Rules Likely. London, Aug. 14. The introduction of uniform rules for the tonnage measurement of ships throughout the world is likely to be achieved shortly as a- result of the work of the Technical Committee of Maritime Tonnage Measurement (appointed by the Communications and Trad* Organisation
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    ELECTRIFYING BRITAIN.
    112 12 South of Scotland Scheme Adopted. Rufrby, Aug. 14. The Central Electricity Board announces the adoption of the South of Scotland Electricity Scheme prepared by the Electricity Commissioners. This ia the fourth of the ten area schemes, under the 1926 Act, designed to provide, under a grid system, a
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    SMALL CONCESSIONS.
    47 12 Nanking Preparing Notes Re Rendition. Shanghai, Aug. 13. The Foreign Ministry at Nanking is stated to be preparing Notes relative to the rendition of the small foreign concessions. The notes will be dispatched soon to the Foreign Ministers of the Powers concerned. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    "REVENGE TRIP" OF PAPUANS.
    124 12 Spears Thrown at Dutch Official. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 11. There have been grave riots in the neighbourhood of Fakfak, Dutch New Guinea, according to the Sourabaya Handelblad's correspondent at Ternate, Moluccas. When a Dutch Government official visited the region, accompanied by police, he
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    FATAL ACCIDENT.
    563 12 Death of Survey Dept. Officer. As reported yesterday, Mr. Alec Cyril Bishop, Assistant Superintendent of Surveys, Singapore, was seriously injured by being: kr.ocked down by a motor lorry near the filth mile Changi Road yesterday morning. The injuries proved fatal, Mr. Bishop dying in the General Hospital in
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    TWINS BORN IN BOAT.
    62 12 On Voyage from Belawan Deli To Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penar.K. Aug. 14. It was disclosed on the recent arrival of the Kedah from Belawan Deli that during the voyage a Siamese woman passenger gave birth to twins. Everything possible was done for the mother
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    KWANGSI INDUSTRIES.
    66 12 Appeal to Hong Kong Merchants for Support. Hong Kong, Aug. 13. Generals Li Chung-yan and Pak Sunghei have written to Mr. Wong Kong-tien, the chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Hong Kong, asking him to intercede with the Hong Kong merchants with a view to persuading
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    WHEN NEIGHBOURS FALL OUT.
    2071 12 A Midnight Fight. EURASIAN SUSTAINS A BROKEN NOSE. From my youth I have read that an Englishman's home is his en- tic and I would like every Eurasian and European here to understand that an Indian's home is equally his castle and we will defen.l it,"
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      386 13 Bad Weather Again. TWO CENTURIONS AT LORD'S. Only two fixtures were decided out of the six county cricket matches which concluded yesterday. Bad weather was responsible for three first innings decisions while at Lord's, in the match between Middlesex and Warwickshire not even an innings was finished.
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      U.S. TENNIS OFFICIALS IN A QUANDARY.
      132 13 British Finalists Retire At One Set Each. Rye, New York, Aug. 15. The authorities of the Eastern Turf Courts Championships were placed in a quandary when the finalists in the women's singles. Miss Joan Ridley and Mrs. Pittman, retired after winning a set each.
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    HURRICANE HITTING.
    153 13 C. K. Naidu's 12 Sixes and 18 Fours in Innings of 171 C. K. Naidu, the brilliant Indian allrounder, is on his first visit to England on a holiday, and is acting captain of the Indian Gymkhana. In mail week Bracl;- ■ell, a strong side, including Bakewell, the
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    BURNING BLAZE WINS.
    40 13 Chicago, Aug. 1. Burning Blaze won the $47,000 Post and Paddock stakes race here today. Morfair w:is si-ciind and Liberty Limited, third. Tin- time for the six furlongs was one minute, 11 4/5 seconds. Fourteen horses ran.
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    SINGAPORE TRAINING NOTES.
    359 13 This Morning's Work On The Track. With exactly a fortnight to go candidates for the forthcoming Singapore race meeting are being extended a little more. This morning was clear and cool and the going was exceptionally good. No. 2 track was in use. A few horses have
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    LORD LONSDALE.
    91 13 Cutting Down Racing Stable to Six. London, Aug. 14. On grounds of economy, the famous sportsman, Lord Lonsdale, who at one time kept a racing stable of 30 horses, has decided to cut it down to six. Reuter. Lord Lonsdale's racing colours are well-known on the English turf,
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    64 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 15. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. New York 2 Boston 1 Boston 3 Philadelphia 14 Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis 1 0 1 4 9 American League. Cleveland 13 Cleveland 9 St. Louis
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    COCHET TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL.
    323 13 Decision After Davis Cup Matches. Paris, Aug. 1. Henri Cochet, world's ranking amateur tennis player, who almost single-hande-i defended the Davis Cup against Great Britain last week, announced yesterday that he planned to become a professional in the middle of September. Soon after the end of
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    157 13 Garrison vs. Race Course Match Tomorrow. There will he a match between teams representing the Garrison and Race Course eluhs on th.- letter's links tolrorrow. The teams and starting times will he as follows, Garrison players mentioned first 8.4.i a.m., Renton and Huggard vs. Ihrahim and Morita. 8.50
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    MALAYAN A.A.A.
    75 13 Representatives of Regular Forces Selected. The following have been selected lo represent the Regular Forces at the A. A. A. sports in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 21 and 22 Lieut. Collins, L.-Corpl. Evans, Pte. Coombs, Pte. Reed, Pte. Wells and Pte. Kilfoyle (Gloucesters), Lieut. Billson, Gnr. Lues:, Gnr.
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    S.C.C. BRIDGE.
    329 13 The following are the remaining ties to be played off in the S.C.C. Bridge Tournament, and players are requested to make arrangements to play off as soon as possible. W. T. Cherry and F. J. L. Mayger vs. J. B. Williamson and D. Timms and F. W. Peachey
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    JACKIE BROWN WINS.
    234 13 Italian Challenger Beaten In Title Fight. Jackie Brown, of Manchester, the holier of the European flyweight championship, defeated Vincenzo Savo, the Italian champion, on points in a bout for the title in Manchester. It was a fiercely contested fight. When Mr. Jim Kenrick, the I-ondon referee, announced
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    VETERAN'S FEAT.
    97 13 24 Wickets for 165 in Four Days' Cricket. Though now in his 56th year, Sidney Barnes is still a power in Minor County championship cricket. In Staffordshire's recent tour of the North-east the veteran was again his side's bowling stalwart, with eight wickets for 110 in the one
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    300 13 Saturday, August 15. Cricket: S.R.C. vs. S.C.C., S.R.C. ground; S.C.R.C. vs. S.C.C. "A," S.C.R.C. ground; S.C.C. vs. V.M.C.A.. Raffles College ground; Raffles Institution vs. Indian Assn., R.I. ground. Police Sports, Police Depot, Thomson Road, 2.15 p.m. Swimming Gala: Mt. Emily Swimming Pool, 4 p.m. Yachting: Ladies' Challenge Cup,
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    LOWERING RECORDS IN ATHLETICS.
    1390 13 French Champion's Views. OLYMPIC GAMES NOT IDEAL. (Gy Jules Ladoumegue, the famous French Olyirtpic runner, in an interview.) I do not believe that scientific preparation is sufficient in itself to produce champion athletes. So far as 1 am concerned, I can only say that I do
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    SWIMMING GALA.
    205 13 Results of Heats at Mount Emily Pool. The following are the results of the noats which w«re swum otr yesterday for the Swimming Gala at Mount Emily to bo hold this afternoon starting at 4 p.m. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mrs. Oldfield, wife of the General
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    1306 14  -  Margaret Carlton By Our London Fashion Expert Millinery Models In All Shapes and Sizes And Designs For Wear With All Kinds Of Frocks In All Kinds Of Materials. Ijondon, July 15. IF I hav'nt said vtry much about the allini| '.rtant qt'estion of hats latf'y, it is
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    216 14 Nu-kol-finished articles can be cleaned by first \yashinjr with snap-suds and then polishing with n paste made from finely )>rri-initatei! whitening and alcohol, applietf with a Sa h.( I S'" Vr ;V"; V". n -aPT eJ Parts^ hlch have.become nuUd n^ place- car. b* reh ee^. aust&ss <lryir»r
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    Influence
    350 15 Seeking The Bright Gay Happy Things. COLOUR has a greater influence today in the world of fashion ihan at any previous time in the history of It is the fashion Mtf inspiration. It is the dominating dement in three of the peosli of the work) whether one is consi
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    That First Dive Feeling.
    546 15  -  MABEL HAMBLEN By (Southern Counties Diving Champion. 1929), DIVING a;ids much enjoyment to bath'liK. II il exhHarating to feel yourself gliding through the air like a bird It i; also excellent exercise, for in divir;jr e\pry ■mete is called into action. If you have never attempted
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    Of Colour On Fashion
    299 15  -  EDWARD H. SYMONDS BY now advertises "Modish Colours" while Rolls-Royce with their luxury car for the few, say A Masterpiece in Line and Colour." Here we have two manufacturers at extreme ends of an industry, both basing their international consumer appeal today on colour." however, he
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    Let Your Complexion Tone With Your Dress.
    315 15 ALTHOUGH no one will (impute the bet that certain colours are BON becom\ng than others, yet it possible to extend one's ranne tremendousl by the correct make-up. Jt Kin fa.t. no <^ saiy to have more than one shade < I r"Uf»?. lipstick
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      119 15 47// LO id LTGaTTI kJ enhanced by the refreshing properties cream, subtly perfumed with and glorious fragrance of genuine Attar of Roses. Cleanses and nourishes the -47M". Inhaled from the handkerchief, skin tissues thoroughly. or freely applied to the forehead, the "47f/" nape of the neck anc i hands, this
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    SOME MEMORIES OF CARUSO.
    780 16 His Early Days. WHY HE REFUSED TO SING IN ITALY. (By rinfMMT f Stiirkßold. the wellknown Ccrman singing master, who wa^ ;i «!<>-* personal friend of C;irUM>.) < a appearance on th« Germ.m ilio Nuremberg Stadttheater. The play was Kigoletto and the playbills, as also the
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    PRISON FOR PLANTER.
    139 16 Sequel to Forced Landing In Turkey. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mt-ilan, Aup. 11. i.lmjr to a cable from Turkey, pnblUhed in the Sumatra Post, Mr. A. E. Leclair, the Sumatra planter who crashel! at Tarsni ami killed a child while on a flight from Europe to the
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    EIGHT WOMEN KILLED.
    53 16 Level Crossing Crash At Castelnuovo. Rome, Aug. 3. Eight young women were killed on the spot and their chauffeur was fatally injured when their motor-car was smanhed by a train at a level crossing 1 at Castelnuovo, near Tortona, Piedmcnt. The next Legislative Council meeting will be
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    EXAMINATIONS IN MALAY.
    320 16 List of Successful Candidates. The following officers were successful in the examinations in Malay held in June of this year: Standard I. Singapore Mr. H. N. D. Russell, Probationary Assistant Controller, Mr. M. A. A. Crawford, Probationary A.S.P. Penang Mr. C. D. Morgan, Probationary Assistant Controller, Mr.
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    FROZEN LAMB.
    281 16 The Causes of Loss Of Bloom." Three British scientists have been on a voyage of exploration which involved sharing a hold with a cargo of carcases. They explored the frozen lamb instead of the more usual scientific goal, the frozen North. Their object was to find out what
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    PROCTOR'S INSOLVENCY.
    203 16 Unsecured Creditors' Claims Reach Rs. 216,385. Claims aggregating Rs. 216,385 were proved by unsecured creditors in the matter of the insolvency of Mr. W. A. S. de Vc£, late senior partner of Messrs. De Vos and Gratiaen, Crown Proctors, Colombo, mentioned before Mr. G. Crossette-Thambyah, Additional District Judge
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    "A WIDER SCOPE FOR AGRICULTURE."
    2725 17 Acting Director Talks To LS.P. Members. POSSIBLE CROPS. MORE ABOUT COFFEE, TEA AM) TOBACCO. The annual conference (if the Incorporated Society «f Planters opened at I'ort DidUM this morning, when .Mr. P. W. South, the acting Director of Aglind.'WQi Rave the following address on A
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    THE "SUNBEAMS."
    251 17 THE SUNBEAMS." Successful Performance In, Aid of Child Welfare. A group of 17 children whose ages range from five to 12 years and who call themselves the Sunbeams gave a splendid performance at a variety entertainment held in aid of the Child Welfare Society at the Goodwood Park Hotel yesterday
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      EMPRESS PLACE.
      109 17 To the Editor of the Straits Tiir.es. Sir,— On July 30 I wrote regarding the rebuilding of Empress Place, Singapore, and the limited competition for a design ■fcMh the committee responsible has suggested. The P.W.D. has a large staff of qualified architects in the Colony. What would be
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    163 17 Proposed Tramway For Singapore. The following is taken from the Straits Times of Aug. 17, 1881 The proposed Tramway Scheme foSingapore appears, for some reason 01 )ther, to have fallen into abeyance, yet no place is more suitable for their con;truction, and in no place is there
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    TROOPING SEASON.
    40 17 The Neuralia will arrive at Singapore on Nov. 8, bringing drafts, including R.A.F., from the United Kingdom. Tho vessel will leave here on Dec. 1, taking details and members of the R.A.I', to Cgypt and the United Kingdom.
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      267 17 II: Jjl I asked a youn; man full of dash. Who had won many "pots" and rome cash. J^BJSSI^k. w tn Framroz Co.'s Orange-Smash." FRAMROZ 1 COMPANY, fcf^f J The mildness and full flavour of fine ,^Sss;^ffigsj^=j^^S!^^v tobacco vanish when scorching or evaY**^^^ poration steals the natural moisture out of
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    JOHN GILBERT DIVORCED.
    38 18 Los Angeles, Aug. 4. In:; Claire, the stage and motion picture a'.tie-s. was granted a divorce today from John Gilbert, her film lover husband. The case was heard behind cloned doors, iiilltert was not present.
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    KIDNAPPED TOWKAY.
    162 18 Two Men Detained By The Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 14. Towkay Choon Choy, who was. kidnapped while visiting a mine at Silibir near here on Wednesday, is still missing. Day and night large parties of police are scouring the jungle where it is believed the
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    MONOPOLIES IN SPAIN.
    219 18 Revocation Order to be Made Shortly. Madrid, Aug. 1. All monopolistic concessions granted to foreign companies during the Primo de Rivera regime will be revoked by the Provisional Government at an early date, according to Press reports, stating that the Cabinet's jurists have submitted an opinion on
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    FRIGHT FOR MUKDEN.
    205 18 Japanese Police Stage Sham j Battle. I Peking, July 26. A message from Mukden says that at five o'clock in the morning on July 22 everybody living in, or in the vicinity i 01, the Japanese Concession was awakened by intermittent machine-gun fire lasting for nearly an
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    U.S.-MUKDEN RADIO.
    109 18 Direct Communication Now Open. Washington, Aug. 1. Direct radio telegraphic service between the United States and Mukden was inaugurated today with an exchange of messages between Mr. William R. Castle, Jr., the Acting American Secretary of State, and General Chang Hsueh-liang, the Vice-Commander of the armed forces of
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    OIL IN SAGHALIEN.
    106 18 Sufficient for Supply of The Far East. Moscow, July 29. Three hundred thousand tons of crude oil were obtained on Northern Saghalien during the first six months of the current year, according to the half-yearly statistics published by the Supreme Economic Council. In a footnote to these
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    THE S.R.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    573 18 Improved Football Team Wanted. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club was held yes- terday at the Clubhouse, the Hon. Dr. N. L. Clarke presiding. There was a i large attendance of members. The minutes of the previous meeting 'were read and confirmed. Before
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    HOME LEAVE.
    55 18 May Be Cancelled for Dutch Officials. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mcdan, Aug. 11. It is understood that the Government is preparing temporarily to cancel tfc home leave of all Dutch officials with salaries of less than Fl. 400 a month. This rule will, it is said, come into
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    HELLO HOLLAND.
    47 18 Experiments with the Medan Broadcasting Station. (From Our Own Correspondent) Medan, Aug. 10. The first private conversation by telephone from Medan to Java was made i .-ti'nlay through Medan's broadcasting station. It is expected that next month Medan will be able to talk to Holland.
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    MR. G. H. GARNETT.
    127 18 Death While on Way Home On Leave. (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnanir, Aug. 14. News has been received here of the death of Mr. G. H. Garneft at Port Said while travelling home for leave. It is believed that the cause of dea'h was heat stroke.
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    COULD NOT BE KILLED.
    123 18 Death Finally Claims Daring American Airman. San Diego, July 30. Lieutenant T. G. Fisher of the United States Navy, who was known as the man who could not be killed," was killed off San Diego to-day when the wings of a plane in which he was
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    DETROIT FORD PLANT.
    137 18 Manufacture of Cars to Cease For Indefinite Period. Detroit, July 30. Officials of the Ford Motor Company announced formally today that tomorrow all manufacturing in the great automobile factory here will cease. There will be no resumption of manufacturing i f Ford cars and tractors until so.ne
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    RUBBER ESTATE WAGES.
    279 18 Discussion by Central Perak Planters. (I*rom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 15. Prpsidint: at a meeting of the Centrn! Pcrak Planters' Association, Mr. C. Footner stated that the R.G.A- was recommendiax constitutional action as regards labour and many companies agreed with the RjU.A.'s attitude. Meanwhile estates had
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    PENANG APPEAL COURT.
    82 18 Local Lawyers Who are Now Judges. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 14. The Appeal Court assembled today, two of the three judges constituting the court before former Penang lawyers, Mr. Justice Thome and Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell. Mr. Justice Thome was previously senior partner in
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    "MANUFACTURERS TO BE BLAMED."
    166 18 Car That Kan Into Party Of Cyclists. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 1 I. Cheak Swee Bode, the driver of a Pcnanjr motor-ear, w;i< acquitted and discharged •ustn<; death by .-i i :4-h act, it being held thai the :acL-idir.: w.i* doe t> faulty coi
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    RULERS' DURBAR.
    157 18 Presentation of G.C.M.G. In Seremban. Sembilan will be en fete on Monday, the occasion biin-r ih- visit of H.E. Sir Cecil dementi, the Mi. mis-:inr"-i, to present ilio Insignia of the G.C.M.G. to lI. H. the Yang Dl I'er Toan Petat of Negrl Sembilan, A public holii day
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    64 18 The Sunday concert programme at t'rw Europe Hotel will be Waits, Waluteufel) Overture William Tell t ßossini) Inter uteno, Wedding of thRom (Jaaaai) Bcteetkm, Garni of SulHvan (Higgs) Suite, Yankiana (Thur-l-fen). March. Mijrhty America: Song of the Hdls. rolo by H. I.ambie: Sketch, Arrival of the Coontown Cadets
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      63 18 WEARNE'S USED CAR MART ESTABLISHED AT 50A, ORCHARD ROAD AND AT OLDHAM LANE. WHY PAY FOR DEPRECIATION? THE PURCHASER OF A NEW CAR PAYS THE GREATEST PART OF IT. EVERY CAR WE OFFER IS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AND THERE IS NO DEPRECIATION TO PAY FOR. OUR PRICES DEFY COMPETITION
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    WHERE MOTORS LOSE TO STEAM.
    771 19 Propulsion Problem. PARAMOUNT FEATURES PALATIAL YACHTS. The passage of time has seen not a few apparenty sound post-War prognostications as to the probable trend of shipping development fro much amiss, and of these, two in particular stand out prominently at the present time. In the
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    M.P. DECLINES TO PAY FINE.
    87 19 Mr. McGovern Prefers To Go to Prison." London, Aug. 4. Great Britain's militant M.P., Mr. McGovern, whose conduct caused a fight in the House of Commons two weeks ago, and ended in his suspension, was fined £3, in default 20 days' imprisonment, at Glasgow today
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    SHANGHAI SHIPPING.
    330 19 Jubilee of Paulsen And Bayes-Davey. It is greatly to the credit of the nautical profession that there arc so many cases on record where masters ami officers have, on leaving the sea and taking up business ashore, met with substantial success in this direction. It illustrates the adaptability
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    MISS BETTY CARSTAIRS.
    207 19 Speed-Boat Sinks During A Race. London, July 24. Miss Betty Carstaftrs, the speed-boat enthusiast, had a narrow escape yesterday when her new boat Newg II sank in Southampton Water. She was taking part in the second of a series of three races for the Detroit News trophy
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    AVERAGE SPEED OF SHIPS
    77 19 Increase of Only One Knot In 33 Years. London, Aug. 4. Th 6 fact that the average speed of ships has only increased one knot in 33 years is revealed in statistical tables published by the Shipping World. The average of all British ships last year
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    A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE.
    955 19 Television Progress. WHAT SCIENCE WILL DO FOR HUMANITY. (By Edouard Belin, the famons French inventor.) Humanity is moving with rapid strides towards a new stage in technical invention, which I may call immaterial, or non-material, technics. The first half of the 19th century was still
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      119 19 "BOUNDER" Heavy Duty Marine Engines Start Run on Crude Oil i %a a I 1 fetfuT^^l Civ] i SEE DISPLAY IN OUR MARINE SHOW-ROOM, RIVER VALLEY ROAD. United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE, Warning QUICK TO START S^S*flStli£33^^ NEWLY discovered improvemeata |$iS now give JfatfOiQte batteries "^■^Ss
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      779 19 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head Office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE. Branch Office, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. Cables TIMES, SINGAPORE. Telephones SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA LUMPUR 3689. 5152. Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD., (Advt. Dept.) 24, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2. (through whom all
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    GIRL ATHLETE'S THREE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES
    199 20 A TRIPLE CUOW N Mm N HaKUad (Itmy A.C.) li.-iinr chaired at Stamford Hridj-c after scoring three championship virtori.s iiu-liidiiiii t»i> world's rorords a( the Women's A. A. A. championships. She broke records in the Kin j arils und quartet nul<\ and her third victory
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