The Straits Times, 21 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, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times :o pages. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      381 1 SINGAPORE: 70. CCCIL 3T. CPHONK 8181). «.15 Tonight 1.15 LILLIAN (.ISII and MAKIK KKKSSL! l( in "ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT" Phone 5261-1. J PHOSFERINE ASSISTS ATHLETE'S "1~)EING the winner of 72 weight-lifting I JHjtfMk. LI Matches and 1 ournaments during the W mSk past 10 years, my lengthy experiences in I
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      238 1 KUALA LUMPUR 87. JAVA BT. (PHONE 3683). THE MODERN WAY TO CLEAN YOUR FLOORS AND FURNITURE. USE JOHNSON'S WAX. v. Furniture and woodwork are protected by the fs3 wax ™at which imparts a hard, smooth, glistening surface from which dust can be whisked Hire a Johnson Pol- Off Without rubbilljf.
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      20 1 ".ft i" 1 Si^^L^L^s^^^a «v Toßirht t.« LILLIAN GISH and i I MAKIK DKESKI.KIt In "ONE romantic NIGHT" PIMM 5261-1.
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      550 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGERS AND CARGO SERVICES. PBMUtBULAB AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITU HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KALTAM 9.000 Aug. 22 MAN 11.000 Sept. 5
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      609 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, MsrßPille*, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlntbrnugh. 1 sels Tonnjge Due Sail gFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKO7.AK I MARU 10,500 Sept 9 10 TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 HAKUSAN MAUU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 23 24
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      475 2 BURNS PHHP 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.». 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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      623 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTBRDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penanir. ra.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. 4 m.s. MEONIA Sept. lfi Sept. 18 m.s. BORINCIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23 gij. FALSTRIA
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      578 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THI CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR BERVICB TO MARSEILLES LONDON, 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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      495 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. I Incorporated in Siani.i JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, NMOAPORK, MALACCA AND I'ORT SWETTENHAM KAMUNINC to Bmgkali I SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siani > BANKKOK COASTING SKHVIt E. For Kelnntan, Taliai. Baacnur*, Telonin, Patani, Simj-ora, Lac< v. Siclion.
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      445 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN HORN sails from Hong Kong Aag. 27 Agents ANGLO-SI AM CORPORATION, LIMITED.
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      503 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dlnd AMERICAN MAO. LINE Ml U N D-TH E- WORLD SINGAPORE, I'ENANC, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leava Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. HARRISON Aug. 31 Sept. 8 Sept. 6 PRES. HAYES Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 PRES.
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      703 3 ELLLUMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Soex Canal OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore »s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 6 s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY OF
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      350 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed >. 1300,000 Reserve Fund and Eest 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. P. R. Chalmers. Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelfred.
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      565 3 NEDERLANDSCII HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40,015,000 (about £3,335,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjormasin Kota-Radj.i Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      517 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Efttablikhed 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000.000 (about £8,500,000 Paid up Capital GU-i. 55,000,000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 29,190,007 (about f.', 132,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THB HAGUE, ROTTKRDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and
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      631 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are Approximately seven words to a line nnd there is a flat raw charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A i.mimum of one dollar per insertioa. Advortisements will be accepted op to 10 a.m. </n the day of issue. A fee of 25 centa
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      852 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. A FEW vocij.^ St. Ttvm*. Walk, Mm. Andrew*. ROOMS without lioanl from $00 with ioard I'i^rn 7135 Btonttkly. Croavenor Hotel. EAST ANGLIA. 6, OXLEY RISE, Phore »3SK». Central, Convenient, Homely, Tennis, Garages. Daily or monthly rales. "AT SUNNYSIDE." 7, Oxley Road. Accommodation for married couple or friends iharing. Reduced
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      499 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LJTT. 7, Mt. Rosie Rd. Er.tr>" 3cpt. Apply tfiti. Middle Road. BUNGALOW with tennis court at Balmoral Crescent. Apply 32, Balmoral Road. Bungalows 0, 14, 18, Angullia Park. 3C!, 361-A, Orchard Rd. fixing modern sanitation. TO LET No. 42, Jervois Road. Rent $140. Apply to
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      611 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LETT OFFICES T" i.F.T, IM-B, Batter* Road, •i.il floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, KoMnxon Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LKT, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 129, Killiney
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      704 4 FOR SALE r i. Orchard Bold, mill con-.gr.me.nt fi It hats r.t |3 each. FOR SALE, Moutrie piano, in good condition. Apply :11J, Orchard Road. PICTURES GARRISON SPORTS, Art Studio, 87, Selegie Rd. (nr. Casket Coy.). FOR SAI.K. Oil Palm seeds nnd seedling* from high yielding areas. Also 10 months
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      782 4 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE Wf beg to advise for the convenience of our patron* in town that we have opened a branch I.r'.K HUAT i. CO., 219, New Bridge Road and can supply SOCONY GASOLINE ex PUMP, SOCONY MOTOR unj other LUBRICATING OILS for ALL PURPOSES. ALL MAKES OF PNEUMATIC and
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      424 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE 6.30—8.15 p.m. Followed by INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.45 TO MID-NIGHT MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. (Evening Dress not necessary). SATURDAY, AUGUST 22. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (Patrons are kindly requested to make early reservations). Sea View Hotel SATURDAY, AUGUST
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      1290 5 AUCTION NOTICES. MORTGAGEES' SALE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD SINGAPORE PROPERTIES. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. August 26, 1931, at 2.39 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 99 years' leasehold laaH and premises known as Nos. 61-1, 60-2 to «0-9, Bukit Timah Road (near Kranji
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      31 5 USED EVERYWHERE HOYTS I. C. E. FOR COOL BEARINGS OV'en FIFTY YEARS' UtMBUEMCS Sole Agents in Malaya SINGAPORE I 1 KUALA LUMPUR V» (ENGWgWQRKS LTD] L. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). LPOH.
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      202 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle iipprw pc w w w \*gi vl!7£ to ii jV/r ii ■•a- i— ■j.ii ..M k.'--.. 1 _m i— *-.P _fe_i£ li 1 I H ii** B-H* 111 "1 t i?i:i:p?i? m m s i ■Il_ ZZZM^ZZZM- 353* ctts* mm (CLUBS.) ACROSS. 16 Ch ira 17. Hang
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      "STAMP OUT THE MENACE OF ANARCHY."
      2905 6 Wave Of Anger Against Indian Terrorists. STRONG SPEECHES IN CALCUTTA Mr. Gandhi's Condemnation Of Political Murder. The outstanding feature of the Indian newspapers to hand by the last mail is the further evidence they provide of the wave of whitehot anger which is today
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      EUROPEAN APPEAL TO BRITISH PREMIER.
      154 6 The Threat of Terrorism.! HATRED INTENSIFIED BY CONGRESS. Calcutta, Aug. 8. The leaders of the European groups in the Central Legislature and the Bengal Legislative Council, Mr. Arthur Moore and Sir W. L. Travers, have addressed the following message to the British Prime Minister and
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      "AXE" ON ARMY.
      37 6 Punjab Regiment to Be Disbanded. QuetU, July .SO. It is understood that orders have been received here from Army Headquarter: for the disbandment of the 4/15 th Punjab Regiment as a measure of retrenchment.
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      MR. W. CHURCHILL'S PROTEST.
      242 6 Talk on India Banned By 8.8.C. London, Aug. 11. A protest that the chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation is "sterilising, or unevenly applying, thi new and valuable facility given by science" is made by Mr. Winston Churchill in a letter to Mr. J. H. Whitley.
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      " WEAK GOVERNMENT."
      99 6 WEAK GOVERNMENT." Sind Europeans Demand Strong Action. Karachi, July 31. "Sind Europeans are strongly of opinion that the Garlick and other recent outrages are the inevitable outcome of weak government," states a telegram which has been sent by the Sind Branch of the European Association to the Central administration of
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      CIVIL SERVANTS' PAY UNDER SWARAJ.
      423 6 Congress Too Generous. MR. GANDHI ON THE Rs. 500 A MONTH LIMIT. Bombay. July 30. Compared with the salaries paid to public sonants in Japan, the CongreM limit of Rs. 500, as the maximum Hilary of a public servant uiuler a Swara: Government in India,
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      66 6 THE NEW WORLD SHOW KSTKK. U2.I.— STILL MOM 9TRO.NG. Gate 10 cents. THE NEW WORLD TALKIE THEATRE 7.13 p.m. TONIGHT p.m. MURDER Kraturinc HKRBKRT MARSHALL and NORAH HAKIM. I Reserved Seats $1. Other Seats 20 cents. LUNAI HALL rrer khovi nightly for a few nifhu only. CHINESE TAI THEW KEW
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      140 6 Macintosh Wiring Accessories SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES. Tinned Hrass Metal Saddles all sizes $OAT, cents per 100 pieces. few I'ins all sizes $0.35 lbs. Steel I'ins all sizes $0.16 Brass Screws Vi in x No. 2 $0.9 1 gross. 1 mx SI. 30 I'/iinx $!">! IViin x $2.00 1 V 4
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      84 7 The PERFECT PROGRAMME! A Gorgeous Comedy-Drama with an all- British Cast Supported by the Screen's funniest fellows in a riot of laughs-their latest featurette! W T^uf,-^^' i f'' v^ t^y yx^jjfc- 'i ALHAMBRA brings you 6.i5 TONIGHT 9.15 That Charming and Marvellous Actress Ruth CHATTERTON With the combined BRITISH CASTS
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      183 7 NOT ONE STAR— But FIVE in ONE Production! CAPITOL "Malaya's only Super-cinema with a DOUBLETHEATRE Capacity" |eTis| TONIGHT Hjl The Famous Screen Sweetheart of The Silent days now presented in her initial "Talkie" role! mW^I WITH MARIE DRESSLER CONRAD NAGEL, ROD LA ROCQUE and O. P. HEGGIE (famous for his
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      156 7 < £*5& TO REOPEN SHORTLY WITH THE MAMMOTH AERIAL EPIC OF THE ANTARCTIC— "DIRIGIBLE" A Columbia Picture. A thrilling mi.mcnt showinj; the last m:i!u!i' iwnc of t«o r\hai:.-U-i! i\.i!<irrrs in the ;:reat while *.isli- il Urn \nlarctic. The most spectacular and thrilling film of the air ever made. No Film
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  • SHIPPING NOTES
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      SOUTHAMPTON DOCK EXTENSIONS.
      641 8 A I Completion Will Be Largest in the World. "A wonderal accomplishment were lie word* Mr. <■'„ R. Newcetabe, South:,i.i|iU.n docks ami marine manager, used bis admiration of the manner in win h the Docks Kngineers' Departmetlt were pushing ahead on the work of greatest graving do?k
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    47 8 ■■is from the N.E.I, to Singapore, l Mr. S. J. Khat-np. Mr. thupf mid Mrs. Yap Kin Medan on Asig. \'J B. Michels. pon to Batavia today Mr. i fusing, Mr. 1.0 Kong Hee, Mr. I/O* Wing 'tin. Mr. Koyu Watanabe and Mr. Shiio Makino.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      204 8 Singapore, Aug. 21. sei.um;. I ..n.lon. 4 months' sight 1/3 1. .ndon, :i months' sight London, M <UnV sifht 2 :i 87 32 London. M days' .sitht 2 ;i 18 16 London, demand ■>' London, T.T. i-'l :f Lyt.ns and Paris, demand 14M Hambart;, demand 2!! 1 nom.
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      PRODUCE.
      173 8 Singapore, Augr. 21. Gambler 10.00 (tube Ni>. 1 unpicked I IBM Copra 4.20 mixed MW Siijto flour, Sarawak 1-80 Whit* I'eppcr tUM Muck Pepper 1H.r.0 I'cnrl Ba«« small MO mcilium pearl B-OC Rice, Siam SIVJ to L"J Saipon $103 to !KQ Rnnscoon $155 to ]T."> No. 1 «f IMS
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      260 8 Kiuhiy, August 21. Ship- aliMißtitlv thr W hints or expected to arrive. Entrance Godown Ghte. East Wharf Op Tin Noort 22 I Main Wharf (ilcnlucc 13 I Javanese Prince 11 Katong (p.m. haul 1) 10) 7 Km pin: D..-.I; Steel Traveller 37 :i iv, st Wharf Jank
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      116 8 Programme of drills up to and for Auj;. 2i Iriciay, Aug. ."> p.m., Malay Drill Hall. "X" i Maluy i Co., Weapon Training 30 Yards Kanpe X.16 p.m., Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish I Co., Table "A < lass ."..15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Bdc. Signal Section. Sifrnal Training 5.30
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      59 8 From France, by Porthos, due at Singapore 7 a.m. on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Hosang, duo at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Indus Maru, due at Singapore on Monday. From Holland, by Baloeran, due at i Singapore on Tuesday morning. From China
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        MINING.
        456 8 Issue Val. I'd. Bayers. Sellers. fl £1 Asam Kumbang 20/9 22'O £1 Austrnl Malay 19/- 21/- Avit Hitiim Till 30/0 11 C fl £1 Bungrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 H.-if.-im: Parian* 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1 Burmnh Malay
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        GENERAL.
        273 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyer?. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.02 hi 2.12 V4 El a Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.8.9 3.13.9 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 0.30nom. tOO DO Chinese Com. Uank 70.00 75.00 El £1 (on. T. S. 7'/< l'refs. 17/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1920 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. uf MM rrj. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4H p.e. of 1007 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Pingapore Municipal 4% p.e. 1 1909 red. 1U55 $1,000,000 05 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        390 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatl's quotations. At th» present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today'i Price Fraser Lyall Co. Kvatt Allenty ($1) 0.60 0.75 O.CO 0.70 Alor Gajah (SO 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.50 A. Hitam (SI) 0.73 0.85
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      LOCAL WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      656 8 Malaya's Broadcasting Needs. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Apropos the reference I made in Wednesday's notes to the Malacca Radic Society's appeal to Government for r transmitter, it should be made clear tha a medium-wave transmitter in Sinjrapor would not serve Malacca as well. What i
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      KUALA LUMPUR RADIO.
      51 8 The Kuala I.umpur Amateur Radio Society will broadcast the following programme from the Selangor Club on Sunday on a wave-length of 6."i metres 7.15 p.m. orchestral concert Overture. Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai) Suite. Kallet Kcyptien (Luigini) Selection, The Mikado (Sullivan) Suite, Valse (llrahms) Selection, La Traviata
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    215 8 Today. Imlo-China I Yuan JeliK I I PJS. North, N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Toradja) 'A p.m. I St-lat Pandjar.g, Bengkalts, Siak, Pakan Baroc, Pajakombo and l'adani; (Hong Thong I 3 p.m. Java, Beuta-Wt-St Sumatra, SouthKast Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas und Timor Uilly (Ban Hong Lionel I p.m. Banka
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By Talamba Insulinda Athos II J. van OMenbarnevelt Rawalpindi I tempo S'pore London Left Arrd. July 1G Aug. 9 July 17 Auk. July IS Aug. 10 July 24 Aug. It July 24 Auc. II July :il Auk. M
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      28 8 DYEING AND DRY CLEANING PROMPT SERVICE. ALSO EXECUTE OUTSTATION ORDERS. KANZAKI 4 COMPANY SINGAPORE. Phone 3516. NO. 33, OitCH Aid) ROAD. w*ix ntnnl unin.Mim, union, a*. kkLECLERCB^AIIiEIIU aHBMC
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      57 8 Sporting trents will be found nndtr a separate heading on the sport* page. SI'ECIALLY PREPARED FOR MALAYAN GARDENS GARDEN FERTILIZER FOR LAWNS SHRUBS FLOWER BEDS POT PLANTS NURSERIES VEGETABLES. Packed in bags of 281b5., 1 cwt. and 2 cwts. FILL INSTRUCTIONS SITI'LIED IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. 1 It. Knliin
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      312 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTERDAY. 1 I'M. YESTERDAY. E-'ffl't Wtod. Stations. Temperature Rain- Pun- Relutive Dircc- Force. Wcnlhir. Max. Mm. fali. sbiiic. Humidity tiun. F. F. ins. h?u:s. I '/o m.p.h. Kedah I Aim Star UU 77 Mil 7.1) Go N\y 5 Fine Krlantan j Kota Bhnru 'JO
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      204 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday. August 21. II. W. 3.3.-. a.m., 8 ft. S In., 3.20 p.m., X ft. C in. Singapore Automobile Club Meeting, S.< Ml p.m. Police Band. Katone Park, 5.15 p.m. S.C.I Annual Rugby Meeting, 8.15 p.m. Saturday, August 22. H. \V. M a.m., 7 ft. S
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    350 9 Sharp Rise in Local Tin Price. RUBBER SHARES A LITTLE FIRMER. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber. 7*/< cents per Ib. Tin, 75 tons at 55H.50 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2%d., down l-16d. New York. 5' 4 cts.. unchanged. Market Tone Steady.
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    EXCHANGES.
    75 9 fcogby, Au£. 20. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam, lL'.iU':. Athens 37r>, Bomb*] l«. .V.d., Berlin SO.SXH, Rruss«ll M.bT, Bucharest >'!7, Rio H>, Buenos Aires 81W, CoprtkaMO 18.17V4, Geneva 24.-J7. Helsinki. :> IU3, Hong Kong 11 %d., Lisbon 110's, Madrid 54.80. Milan ■J2.S7^. Monti- Vid-o 21 .New York 4.85 29-32, Oslo
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    COPRA MARKET.
    39 9 Iturlow anil To. report on Air;. M, M follows -After improving slightly the price of the commodity now closes unchanged on hnlance since tho date uf our last report, (losinf quotations arc as follows Sundried $4.30 niixad
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      DUTCH AND RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      671 9 Government Measures Undesirable. The report issued by the Dutch Working Committee in regard to the position of the rubber industry, of which extracts were given in the Financial Times of Aug. 17, reveals, when closely studied, a plea against any form of forced restriction, oven when
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      55 9 Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2 3 4d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 514 per lb. a. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot Standard R.S.S. on Tender September Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. 7% 8 8% 8% I* 8'fe 8<K 9 Tone of Market -Steady.
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      ANGLO-JAVA RUBBER AND PRODUCE.
      1540 9 THE DUTCH COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The twenty-first ordinary genera! meeting of the Anglo-Java Rubber and Produce Ccmpany, Ltd., was held on July 29 in the Council Chamber of the Rubber Growers' Association (Inc.), 2-4, Idol Lane, Eastchcap, E.C., Mr- R. F. McNair Scott (chairman of the company)
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      163 9 Anpl-vMalay. -f.2,428 lb. A11enby.— 62,099 lb. Bikara.— B3,ooo lb. Broome (Selangor.'. C 6.300 lb. Batu Tijra (Selanyor).— 2os,ooo lb. Bukit Kajang.— l3l,667 lb. Cluny.— 4o,Boo lb. Golden H0pe.— 185,193 lb. Hoscote (Malaya).— 77,l3o lb. Hidden Streams.— 26,67l lb. Inch Kenneth.- 25.750 )b. Kuala Krau. 11*00 lb. Karak.
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      STEADINESS OF TIN.
      1096 9 Copper and Price Cutting. Extreme steadiness has been the main feature of the tin market in London during the post week, as may be seer from the fact that the highest official closing quotation on any day was £108 lGs 3d. and the lowest ii 1 108
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    381 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore, Aug. 20, state The exceedingly low prices rating have not helped to stimulate demand in any way, prices having fluctuated within only small limits since lust reporting. A small in. of SO tons is reported in I.K.
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    NYALAS RUBBER.
    296 9 The directors' report to the shareholders of Nyalas Rubber Iv for the year ended May 81, Itati The accounts r.how a loss on the' i working of $17,631.18 (as against o of $12,745.83 for the previous year). After deducting the loss from th< en lit balance of $28,131.07
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    TIN RETURNS.
    46 9 Talam Mines. 655.17 piculs. K-iinunting- (first hnlf of August). Ml piculs (763 piculs), 617 K.urs (M 0 picu Pan. 'i'!,'.-: Rirar ft -^t haif of All piculs (4<'s piculs) 5.52 hour:. (498 hours i. Ayer Went? ißahrian) (for the month of July). 51 piculs.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    103 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA.-Ruth Chatterton in The Lady of Scandal. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6900. TAPITOL.—Lillian Gish in One TJomantic Night. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261 >. EUROPE HOTEL.- Robert Dreschers Famoui Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.—Opera, Wayangs, Zoo. Sporting: Field, Skating Ground, etc. MARI.BOROUGH.- Ramon Novarro in Call of the Flesh. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD.—Sid* Shows,
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      31 10 'lr*. Ed. Bacon and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Klemm thank all friends and relatives who kindly attended the funeral of Mr. E. Bacon and also those who sent wreaths.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931. CHINA'S IDEALISM.
    987 10 China is, indeed, a land of almost ncredible optimism. Civil war has reluced the national finances to a state /crging on bankruptcy. Huge standing irmies are swallowing up the revenue .lmost as fast as it can be collected. .'ar from
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    131 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. A. B. Gosling, of Bukit Serempang Estate, Johore, and Mrs. Gosling sailed for home by the Rajputana today. Mr. J. A. Clarke, of Evatt and Co., is proceeding home on Uave by the Rajputana, which sailed from Singapore today. Mr. Justice Sproule, the acting Chic. Justice, t-as
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    GIANT PLANES OF THE FUTURE.
    1625 10  -  Louis Brrguet, (By L Visions of a Hundred Years Hence. the pioneer air- man and French aeroplane builder.) Planet weighing 1,000 ton* and capable of carrying 2,500 people. Regular service* between New Ycrk and Paris in 2i knurs and from. Paris to Buenos Aires and
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    688 10 DESTRUCTION OF BIRD LIFE. An indignant correspondent asks why it is that the Police of Singapore have in some instances refused applications fur tt.e renewal of air-gun licences and confiscated the weapons. We have made inquiries, and have ascertained the reason for the action, with which,
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    F.M.S. TO REFUSE FURTHER CUT IN TIN OUTPUT? BURDEN ON THE MINERS.
    419 11 Rumoured 10 Per Cent. In September. ENOUGH ALREADY. Market Slackness Normal For Autumn. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. All the indications are that the Federal Government would be compelled to refuse to agree to a
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    ABOUT COTTON.
    158 11 U.S. Farm Board's Future Loan Policy. Wi—Matt— i Aug. 20. The Farm Board announces it will advance to eottOd operative!:- loans on the 1911 erop equivalent to one per cent, per Hi. less than market price at point of delivery. This is a new departure, for the Board
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    LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
    98 11 Appointment of French Delegation. Paris, Aug. 20. The French delegation to the autumn ■n of the assembly of the League of nations has been appointed as follows M. Ari.-tule Hriand. Minister of Foreign Affair;-, If. I". K. Flandin, Minister of Finance, and M. Loui.- Re. llm. Minister of
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    LESS OPIUM SOLD.
    86 11 Striking Fall in Dutch East Indies. Batavia, Aug. 21. The itzfldac fact that the jreneral economic depression has caused a reduction in the quantity of opium sold in 1930 to l.JTti.ii-l.'i lahils, worth :!4,B48,627 guilders, which is respectively lti.20 and 15.61 per cent.- below that of 1929
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    ATTACK ON A YOUNG BRITISH PLANTER.
    323 11 Thrown Off Bicycle, Stabbed Robbed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. Further particulars of the assault ami robbery of which a young European planter, Mr. Waller, was the victim on the Nigel Gardner Estate, in the Batu Berjuntai district of Selangor, during
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    LOOKING FOR THE SUN.
    47 11 I am no pessimist in regard future of Malaya. Indeed. I expect before long to see the clouds break and the sunshine out again. But undoubtedly we have dark and difficult days in the immediate future." Sir Cecil Clementi at Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    GENERAL BUTLER.
    229 11 To Retire from U.S. Marine Corps. Washington, Aug. 20. Major-General Smedley Butler, known to the Marines as Hello-Devil Butler," who recently outspokenly criticised the naval disarmament policy of the United States, has formally requested the Navy j Department to retire him from the Marine Corp* on Oct. 1.
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    ZOOLOGICAL WORK.
    78 11 Society's Silver Medal For Mr. St. Alban Smith. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 20. The silver medal of the Royal Zoological Society has been awarded to Mr. St. Alban Smith, of Singapore, in consideration of very numerous donations mada to the collection from 1927 to 1U30 and
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    SILVER FOR GERMANY.
    75 11 Huge Purchases on the New York Market. New York, Aug. 20. The purchases of silver by Germany en the New York market <iurin>r Au^u^' have so far amounted to approximately 2.000,000 ounces, all of which has been shipped. The trade expects sore additional purchases dining the next
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    BURMA ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
    347 11 India Office Decision. TO DISCUSS SEPARATE CONSTITUTION. Rugby, Aug. 20. i The India Office announces that the i Government has decided to convene a 1 1 Burma Round-Table Conference, and to i invite representatives of interests in i Burma to meet representatives of the Government and of
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    THREE SURVIVORS.
    396 11 Kwong Sang Founders In Typhoon. Shanghai, Aug. 20. A wireless message from the destroyer Si p«y this afternoon removed all doubts as to the fate of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s vessel, Kwong Sang. which sank in a typhoon in the neighbouring of Fuhyan Island, eastward of Santuao.
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    WAR DEBTS.
    65 11 An Interesting Report But Untrue." AVa< hinglon, Aujj. 20. The report from London that plans for an international War Debt and Reparations conference will be begun after the rr'uin of Col. Henry L. Stimson (SecreI tary of Stato) to the United States is denied by Mr. \V. R.
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    MADAME SUN YAT SEN AS PEACEMAKER.
    562 11 Marshal Chiang's Visits. NANKING AND CANTON TO NEGOTIATE. Shanghai, Aug. 20. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek visited Madame Sun Yat Sen twice yesterday, presumably in connection with the efforts which, it is stated, Madame Sun intends to make to heal the breach between Nanking and Canton.
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    IN CUBAN WATERS.
    107 11 Danish Steamer Bombed And Machine-Gunned. Washington, Aug. 21. The Danish steamer Fredericksborg has sent a wireless message to the Navy Department that a Cuban aeroplane dropped c bomb near her and fired machine-guns at her. No details of the incident are nvailabb, except that it occurred in
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    DUTCH RUBBER.
    93 11 Huge Increase in Planted Area. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. The Amsterdam newspaper Effectenblad states that during the period 1924 to 1930 Dutch rabber companies increased planting compared with 1923 by 66 per cent., and these plantings were now yielding outputs which increased sharply every year.
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    NEW BISHOP OF LABUAN.
    156 11 Notable Record in The War. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. It is officially announced from Lambeth Palace that the Archbishop of Canterbury has nominated the Rev. Noel Baring Hudson, vicar of St. John's, Newcastle-on-Tyne, to the Bishopric of Labuan and Sarawak in succession to
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    166 11 London Decision to Open On Saturdays. Rugby, Aug. 20. The London Stock Exchange has decided to open on Saturdays, on and after September 19. The pre-War practice of opening for half a day on Saturdays was suspended in April 1917 and has not been yet revived, although Wall
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    CHURCH PROPERTY.
    69 11 Spanish Decree to Forbid Sale. Madrid, Aug. 20. Following the interception of instructions from Cardinal Segura, the exiled Primate, for the immediate sale of Church property in Spain, a decree has been i?sued forbidding the sale of any Church property in order to prevent religious orders from selling
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    SYNDICALISM.
    46 11 Terrorist Campaign In Spain Developing. Barcelona, Aug. 20. Telephone lines to Madrid have been cut, and the whole of the local telephone system has been disorganised, by Syndicalist strikers who resumed a terrorist campaign, with bomb outrages, in Madrid and elsewhere during the week-end. Reuter.
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    112 11 Enters A Nursing Home In London. London, Aug. 21The Duke of Gloucester, who is indisposed, has entered a London nursing home after a medical examination. The nature of the illness is not stated. Later According to the Daily Mail the Duke of Gloucester's illness has been diagnosed
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    ECONOMISING ON THE DOLE.
    250 11 Trades Unions Cabinet Disagree. TARIFF INSTEAD? Conservatives Said to Be Dissatisfied. London, Auk. 21. While the utmost reticence is tuincr observed in quarters acquainted with the nature of the economy propos-als it is evident that a grave divergence of opinion has arisen between the Trades Union
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    T.U.C. OBJECTIONS.
    209 11 Confirmation of Strong: Rumour. London, Aug. 20. The strong rumour current that the General Council of the Trades Union Congress is dissatisfied with the Cabinet economy proposals appears to be confirmed by the official announcement that the Council is sending a delegation to Downing Street to place its
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    SIR SAMUEL HOARE.
    134 11 All Classes Must Share In Sacrifices. Rugby, Aug. 20. Referring to this morning's inter-party conference, Sir Samuel Hoare. in an interview, said they had a preliminary interchange of opinion in a frank, free and informal talk. They had before them the figures submitted by the Government and,
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    LEADERS CONFER.
    694 11 Party Conversations to Be Resumed Today. London, Aug. 20. The Conservative and Liberal political leaders discussed the economic situation with Mr. Ram-ay MacDonald and Mr. Philip Snowden at Downing Street for nearly two hours. The conversations are to be resumed tomorrow. The question was discussed of a 10
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    SIR C. CLEMENTI ON THE SLUMP.
    827 12 "Not a Pessimist." ENCOURAGING SPEECH AT KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. A high compliment to the Y.M.C.A. movement was paid by the High CommiukWMr, Sir Cacfl Clemcnti. in declaring upen the new hostel of the Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. thi--
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    HOME AGAIN.
    24 12 Graf Zeppelin Arrives At Friedrichshaven. Friedrichshaven, Aug. 20. The Graf Zeppelin landed 'here safely today on her return from Great Britain. Reuter.
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    HAPPY CHICAGO !
    49 12 HAPPY CHICAGO "No Pay" Prospect For 20,000 City Employees. Chicago, Aug. 20. The Mayor predicts that the City Hall will be dos«l unless the Legislature helps the city. It is learned that 20,000 city employees are faced with the prospect of not receiving any pay after Sept. 1.— Reuter.
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    HEAVY FINES.
    190 12 Men Caught with Illegal Chandu. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 20. A fisherman named Goh Pek was fined $5,000 today by the District Judge after pleading guilty to the possession of 573 tahils of non-Government chandu. He was also fined a further $20 or six week*' imprisonment
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    VICEROY'S RETURN.
    108 12 "Congress Duplicity" To Be Denounced Bombay, Aug. 20. The Viceroy has decided suddenly to return to Simla from Ranchi to consider his reply to Mr. Gandhi, which is understcod to be a scathing indictment of "tcngress duplicity" in ewry province. Mr. Gandhi's visit to London is regarded as
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    WHEAT FOR CHINA.
    251 12 U.S.A.'s Reply to Inquiry From Nanking. Washington, Au.tr. 20. The Federal Farm Board has replied to the inquiry of the Chinese Government with regard to the quantity of wheat available on credit that the Grain Stabilisation Corporation will gladly negotiate for the rale of 15,000,000 bushels of
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    CHINESE FLOODS.
    119 12 Hopes Rise as Waters Fall. Shanghai, Aug. 20. The floods at Hankow are now quite beyond control. The Yangtze River between Kiukiang and Hankow is 20 miles wide. People are dying by hundreds every day. The National (Nanking) Government is reported soon to be sending a representative to
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    ADMIRAL VON TRUPPEL.
    29 12 Death of Former Governor Of Kiaochau. Berlin, Aug. 20. The death is announced of Admiral Okar von Truppel, Governor of Kiaochau from 1898 to 1911.— Reuter.
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    22 12 Leaving Sandringham For Balmoral. Rugby, Aug. 20. The King and Queen left Sandringham tonight for Balmoral. British Wireless.
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    D.E.I. AND RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    86 12 Statement Expected From Governor-General. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mi •■Ian. Aug. 19. I understand from a very reliablo source that cables have been received in Medan indicating that the D.E.I. Government will give its co-operation to a scheme of rubber restriction. According to these cables the
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    NEW AMBASSADOR.
    37 12 M. Francois Poncet to Go To Berlin. Paris, Aug. 20. The Council of State has appointed M. Francois Poncet, President of the Council and Under-Secretary of State for National Economy, as Ambassador to Cermany. Reuter.
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    ZINC PRODUCTION.
    111 12 International Scheme Of Restriction. Paris, Aug. 20. At a meeting of the representatives of the group comprising the international cartel of zinc producers, it was reported that the agreement reached at Ostend on July 11 has been ratified by all the participating countries and will be operated as
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    77 12 Price of Rubber Shares Further Weakens. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. Rubber shares again weakened on the Stock Exchange today in consequence of the tiredness of long patient shareholders among; the pound shares. Broomes (Selangor) fetched 2s. 3d., Golden Hopes 3s. 9d., Jurus 5s., Linggis
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    FLYING TO TOKIO.
    43 12 Fraulein von Etzdorf Reaches Kurgan. Moscow, Aug. 20. Fraulein Marga von Etzdorf landed at Kurgan at 3 p.m. today and is leaving for Omsk tomorrow. Reuter. Fraulein von Etzdorf is or. a solo flight from Berlin to Tokio, via Siberia.
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    CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S FORMER WIFE.
    262 12 Gives Evidence at Liner Mystery Inquiry. New York, Aug. 20. Mildrc<l Han-is, formerly the wife of Charlie Chaplin, was amonsr the witnesses questioned at the inquiry into the disappearance of the Japane-e silk merchant, Mr. Hisashi Fujimara, who was reported mysteiicusly missing from the liner Belgenland.
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    DEATH SENTENCES.
    56 12 Three Appeals in Kedah Court Dismissed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 21. Mr. Justice Thome, Mr. Justice Whitley and Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell, sitting as the Kedah Court of Appeal, dismissed three appeals against sentences of death pr.ssed by Mr. Justice Kellagher. One civil appeal in
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    42 12 The Police Band will play the following programme in Katong Park today at 5.15: Marches, Russes and "Remains" (Ganne) Overture, Maritana (Wallace) Selection, "Princess Cuprice (Fall) Descriptive, "Two Hindu Pictures" (Hansen) Three Dances from "Henry VIII" (German), Selection, Bric-a-Brac (Monktcn).
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    52 12 The Europe Hotel Sunday concert programme from 9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. will be Waltz, My Dream (Waldteufel) Overture, The Bohemian Girl (Balfe) Intcnnezzo, Liebestraum (Liszt) Selection, Ballet Egyptian (Luigini) Remembrances to Gounod (Urbach) Valse Bosten, Only for You (Romberg) Intermezzo, In a Monastery Garden (Kctelbcy) March, On the Quarter
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    TWO SUBMARINES.
    257 12 Due in Singapore This Afternoon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 21. H.M. Submarines Orpheus and Phoenix, which arrived at Port Swettenham on Sunday from Colombo, have been daily attracting a large number of visitors from Kuala Lumpur and Klang and Coast Districts. Lieut. Commdr. A. C. Bucknell
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    1932 ASSESSMENT.
    188 12 Discussion by Kinta Sanitary Board. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 20. Replying to a question aske<l by Mr. Foo Wha Cheng whether the 1932 assessment could not be based on the annual value instead of the unimprcved value of land, the chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board
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    CHINESE "BOOTLEGGERS."
    139 12 Large Seizure by Preventive Service. Rounded up by Mr. R. Auten, of the Singapore Preventive Service, seven of ten Chinese, who were found guilty of being' in possession of a large quantity "f dutiable liquor, were imposed fines totalling $1,025 by Mr. G. C. Dctfd, Ilhe Singapore Criminal
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    "SONS OF SATAN."
    125 12 Revolt of Congo Cannibals Dying Out. Leopoldville (Belgian Congo), Aug. 6. Powder and shot triumphed in a battle against .the Devil in the Kwango area where rebellions break out and spread like wild fire. Large tracts of the Congo fc*ve beenMomented by the so-called "Sons of Satan",
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    NEPAL EXPERIMENT.
    111 12 Temporary Abolition of Capital Punishment. Simla, July 29. The envoy to the Nepai Government at Simla, in a statement to the Press, announces that His Highness Maharaja Bhim Shum Shere Jung: Bahadur Ram) has abolished capital punishment for a period of five years in Nepal, except in cases
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    POSEIDON HEROES REACH PLYMOUTH.
    573 12 Addressed by Mayor In Drenching Rain. London, Aug. 20. Petty Officer Willie, and 27 other survivors of the ill-fiited British submarine Poseidon, experienced a boisterous welcome at the hamls of the /weather on arrival at Plymouth. i i ditions were so tempestuous that the tender awaiting
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    CALSHOT TRAGEDY.
    179 12 Message of Sympathy From the King. Rugby, Aug. 20. The Air Minister. Lord Amulree, has received a mesage of sympathy from H.M. the King on the death of Lieut. G. L. Brinton in the accident at Calshot on Tuesday while training for the Schneider Trophy race, and this
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    POISON GAS DEATHS.
    60 12 Sequel to Tragedy in Meuse Valley. Brussels, Aug. 20. As a sequel to the poison gas escape which resulted in the deaths of seventyfive persons in the Meuse Valley last December, the managing director and directors of the chetrical works in Liege district have been heavily fined
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    "TRADER HORN."
    35 12 Small Estate of Famous Character. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. Mr. Alfred Aloysius Smith, otherwise known as Trader Horn," the African traveller and author, left £1,704 grow and net personalty £514.
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      SENSATIONAL END TO FIRST DIVISION.
      1304 13 S.R.C. Beat S.C.C. ODD GOAL WIN AT ANSON ROAD. .S.R.C. 3 S.( 2. The First Division of the S.A.F.A. LeagM concluded sensationally yesterday at the Anson Roud Stadium with the defeat of the S.C.C, runners-up thh 'l, l>y the S.R.C. who are at tho bottom
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      56 13 The following will represent the S.C.C. r.painst the R.A. in an S.A.F.A. Cup match at the Anson Road Stadium on Monday P. M. Adam J. L. Elmer and C. Thornton I). R. Harper, A. K. Reade and R. D. firunntiitt R. A. P. Brown, E. A. Joy, C Kendall, M.
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      CRICKET NOTES AND COMMENTS.
      1122 13 S.C.C.'s Three Wins. END OF THE SEASON MATCHES. There is a distinct end-of-the-season feeling 'about local- cricket and several regular players are beginning to turn their attentions to other branches of sport. Th« return match between the S.( .1 and S.R.C., however, produced some intererting cricket.
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    PENANG FOOTBALL.
    35 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 21. In the first round of the Penang soccer competition played here yesterday the D.A.F.C. "A" beat the Chinese Recreation Club "B" by two goals to nil.
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    YACHTING.
    129 13 Arrangements for Sunday's Racing. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Sunday the A class will sail the first of a series of two races for the Jean II (Challenge Cup. The start will be at 10.10 a.m. and the course will be posted on the A Class Notice
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    52 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 21. Yesterday's baseball results were icw lork Iruoklyn toston toston 3 4 2 4 Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1 I Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Router. 7 It 3 11 Boston Washington New York Philadelphia National League.
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    LOCAL TENNIS.
    683 13 S.C.C. Tournament. The following were the results of the ties played in the S.C.C. tournament yesterday A Singles. Roy Smith beat O. \V. Cilmour, o—3, 6—B, B—6. I) Class Single*. P. Storr beat C. E. Edlin, C -2. ti 1. Alan Wolfe beat Vaughan Jones, 6—2,6 —2, fi
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    BADMINTON.
    160 13 Singapore Championship Tournament. The Singapore badminton ladies' open singles and mixed doubles championships will start at the S.V.C. Drill Hall on Sr.turday and Sunday. The following are the fixtures SATURDAY 2.30 P.M. Open Mixed Doubles. M. da Silva and Miss K. da Silva vs. Tan Chwee Hock and Miss
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    99 13 1-riday, August 21. Football: S.A.F.A. Reserve Div. Chinese "A" vs. Indo-Ceylonese, S.H.B. ground; S.A.F.A. Cup: First Round: Gloucester vs. Malays 11. Anson Rd. Stadium. Annual Athletic Championship Meeting, Amateur Athletic Assn. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. S.C.C. Annuul Rugby Meeting, 6.15 p.m. Saturday, August 22. Annual Athletic Championship Meeting,
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY.
    200 13 Election of Captain Held Over. The anrual meeting of the hockey section of the S.C.C was held yesterday, the President (Mr. C. 'Salter) l>cinK in the chair. After discussion, the matter of the election of a captain was left over to be decided by the selection committee at
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    A GOLFING TRAGEDY.
    79 13 Caddie Killed by Lightning While Taking Shelter. Albert Cecil Payne, acred IS, of Dollis Road, I'inchlr..-. mi killed by lijrhtnin^ while acting as a caddie at the Finchley Golf Club. He was shelterinK under a tree, and it is thought that the clubs he was carrying may
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    EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS FOUL PLAY.
    393 13 System of Recording Cautions. Singapore! common with the rot of the country, is always befog referred ;\< being in arrears," or, in other wevda, behind the times. At last, however. ;> ln-ijjht spot has appeared on the otherwise dull horizon, for Singapore has been carrying
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    MRS. MOODY WINS.
    36 13 6—o, 6—o Against Miss Helen Jacobs. Seabright, New Jersey, Aug. 1. -Mrs. Helen Moody beat her fellow Cilifornian, Miai Helen Jacobs, 0-0, 6-0, in the final round of the Seabright tennis tournament today.
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    POWERS & DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR
    2033 14 POWERS DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR How He May Make Or Break His Career. TERM OF OFFICE. THINGS HE MAY AND MAY NOT DO. The lollowing interesting address concerning (he (iivernnrs of British Crown (olonii-. wa^ delivered by Mr. S. G. H. Lcyh at a recent meeting of the I'enam; !liilar>
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    EX-SERVICEMEN AT DINNER.
    951 14 Klang Branch Function Well Attended. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 20. The annual dinner of the Klang branch of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya was held at the Klang Club on Aug. 15 t and was very well attended, there beinp 1 more than 50 members
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    FOOD PRICES IN KLANG.
    461 14 Further Reductions Announced. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 20. Food prices again received attention at the last meeting of the Sanitary Board and further reductions, mainly in fish prices, were announced. The Board decided to have all the reduced prices for fish, beef, pork and
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    SUMATRA SMUGGLING.
    132 14 Flints and Matches From The Straits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 19. Custom officers at Tandjong Poera (E.C. of Sumatra) have discovered an attempt to smuggle flints from Penang to this island. Two Chinese have been arrested. The flints have been seized and the duties, if paid,
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    ESCAPE OF GAS.
    99 14 Tragedy in Brussels Averted By Prompt Warning. Brussel, Aug. 9. Many of the 70,000 inhabitants of Malenbeek, a suburb of Brussels, owe their lives to a prompt warning. A sudde* accidental diminution of gas pressure caused all lights' in streets and nouses to go out. Later, the
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    MR. WERNER SCHMIDT.
    97 14 Death in Paris on Way Home From Bangkok. We regret to learr< of the death of Mr. Werner Schmidt, who lost his life as a result of an accident in Paris on June 23, says the Bangkok Times. He had served three years in the optical department
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    A PRINCE KILLED.
    62 14 Grand Duke's Son in a Car Smash. Prince George Brassoflf, son of the late Grand Duke Michael of Russia and of Princess Brassoff, who was gravely injured in a motor accident near Sens (Yonns) has died. The young prince was picked up with two logs broken and
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    3423 15 THE LITERARY PAGE New Books Reviewed Impressions Of Fifty Years In China Much Shrewd Comment Some New Novels Humour Among Detectives The Hyde Park Achilles Enjoys London Life A War Story Of An Airman Work And Women. 50 Years in China. I lirouuh the Dragon"* Kyes. By L. Arlington. Constable.
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    "NOT ENOUGH SURVIVORS TO BURY THE DEAD."
    3179 16 What Will Happen If Yellow Fever Spreads To Malaya. SIR MALCOLM WATSONS GRAVE WARNING. (Hy Dutch Air Mail.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Aug. 4. AS WK sat in his study at the Ross Institute at Putney one of
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      369 16 THROUGHOUT THE BODY fine nerve -fibres connect the main nerve-cells (brain and spinal cord) with the various organs. On this intricate "telephone system" our health depends. Weakness of the nervecells means bad transmission of nerve impulses and may become apparent in a number of complaints; nervousness, bad digestion, fatigue and
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    BANDITS ACTIVE IN SINGAPORE.
    247 17 One Man Stabbed And Another Shot. After a fairly long lull In the activities of armed Chine** banditi in Singapore then \va- :i lueakout parly last evening in thi- Ceylang district and two men aro in hospital and the police aie combing ■utpected localities for five
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    MR. C. A. BISHOP.
    243 17 Inquest Adjourned After Further Evidence. The inquiry into the death of Mr. C. A. Biahop, the Government surveyor, whc wus killid on Changi Road on Aujr. M bf a motor-lorry driven by a Chinese, was continued before Mr. F. Bourne, the Singaui re Coroner, yesterday and
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    LEAGUE AND CHINA.
    89 17 Finance and Health Experts Due Shortly. Shanghai, Aug. 20. Sir Arthur James Salter. the director of the Economic and Financial Section of the League of Nations, and Dr. Rajehman Ludwik, the director of the International Health Section of the League, are expected to arrive in China early
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    STOLEN CIGARETTES.
    51 17 Two Men Charged With Receiving. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 21. Ong CUM and Khoo Ken? Wee were chained in the police court here yesterday with receiving 2,100 tins of cigarettes, the property of Malayan Tobacco Distributers. Ltd., knowing them to be stolen property. The car:e was
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    147 17 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Aug. 15, gives the total number of deaths as male 143 and female 84. This represents a deathrate of 2G.48 per mille, per annum, compared with 27.64 in the preceding week and JT.tiK in the corresponding week of last
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    STOPPING THE ROT.
    78 17 Hots due to 'funjri cause enormous losses to the banana industry. One in particular, "stam-and rot", enters at th* cut end of the sialk, creep* up the stem and eventually ruins the bunch. Scientists .-it Cambridge, workinp with grants from the Empire Marketing Board, have taken out
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    SPAGU MINES SUED.
    457 17 Assistant's Claim For Damages. Kvidotico wa.* recorded de bene esse of two witnesses in a case to come up for trial at a later date, between Mr. L. W. Kirhards (plaintiff) and the Spagu Mines, Ltd.. (defendants). Mr. D. 6. Osborne.loncs appeared for the pteintifT while Mr.
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    SHANSI SITUATION.
    86 17 Generals Hsu and Fu to Visit Peking. Shanghai. Aug. 20. Generals Hsu Yung-chang and Fu Tsoyi have jointly telegraphed to Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang declaring their loyalty to the Central (Nanking) Government. They state that they are proposing personally to visit Peking shortly personally to discuss with Marshal Chang
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    TRADE IN SUMATRA.
    200 17 Decrease in Exports And Imports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 19. According to a review of th«> Handehverepni«»ing Medan (Trade and Commerce) the exports of the Eafrt Coast of Sumatra for the first six months of 1921 amount I ed to Fl. 106.551.000, compared wich Fl.
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    SEREMBAN MURDER.
    97 17 Lawyer's Clerk Sentenced To Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 19. The hearing was concluded in the Seremban Supreme Court today of tho case in which R. S. Pillay, a lawyer's clerk, was charged with the murder of Rengasamy on the evening of May 24 in i"ront
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    THE DEAD RECOVER !
    56 17 THE DEAD RECOVER Kiangsi Communists Launch Counter- Attack. Shanghai, Aug. 20. Reports to hand from Nanchang state that the Kiangsi Communists have attempted a counter-attack against the National (Nanking) forces. A week or two ago Marshal Chiang Kni shi-k reported that the anti-Commun-ist campaign in Kiangsi had been brought to
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    DYNAMITE ACCIDENT.
    81 17 Two Men Killed and Five Women Blinded. Joliette (Quebec), Aug. 10. A shocking accident occurred to a picnic party from Montreal consisting of two men and five women. The party found a box in a small cabin, and as they were examining it the dyrtamits which it contained
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    MR. A. E. LECLAIR.
    90 17 Sentence in Turkish Prison Confirmed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 19. The Sumatra Post now contains confirmation of the report that Mr. A. E. Lcclair, the Sumatra estate manager, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment, in connection with the flying accident at Tarsus when
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    SUMATRA-AUSTRALIA.
    86 17 No Direct Shipping Route In Future. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 19. The Nieuw Zetland, of the X.P.M., which left Belawan for Australia the day before yesterday, was the last Australian steamer which will call at Belawan. In future there will be no further direct shipping route to
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    STATE SEIZES FLOUR.
    113 17 To Supply the Unemployed In N.S.W. with Bread. Sydney, Aug. 6. Great excitement wai caused today when it was learned that Government (officiaJs had seized 1,000 tons of flour intended ftfr shipment abroad. This was done on the order.; of the State Premier, Mr. Lang, with the
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    LORD ELIBANK AND MR. MAIR.
    1075 18 "Carping" Resented. "GIVE THE TIN SCHEME A CHANCE." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London July -7. C: .it interest lias been aroused in London tin ciit-ks by a letter from Lonl Eli- 1 bank appealing in this morning's issue of the Financial Times, in the chairman
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    FOREIGN STYLE DRESS.
    126 18 Free Use to be Restricted In Wuchow. Mr. Wong Tung-chau, the new Mayor of Wuchow, in taking the oath of office on Aug. 1, spoke at length on the tendency of the people of that city to take to luxurious ways of living, says the Canton Gazette.
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    UNRECOGNISED.
    103 18 Boys Throw Sovereigns in A River. This is the story of three London boys who had never seen a sovereign, and who, when (hey did, thought it some strange badge of a distant age! They were walking along Broad I.ane. Tottenham, when they picked up a bat; containing fifty-two
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    STRIKE COMMITTEE.
    55 18 Prompt Arrest by Spanish Government. Madrid, Aug. 10. Th" prompt arrest by the Goverrament of the whole »f the strike committee followed the action of the bakers in declaring a lightning s'nke. 1 The city will not be deprived of bread, as supplies have bee* guaranteed by the
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    HANKOW BANK HOLD UP.
    197 18 Rain Puts Alarm Signal Out Of Action. Hankow, July 2C. (delayed) j A daring bank robbery took place on Saturday at noon when the Ohine.'e- 1 owned Young Brothers Bank on Taipiag Road was held up by armed robbers. Eight Chinese, dressed in long blue j
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    EURASIAN ON GRAVE CHARGES.
    240 18 Allegations of Mischief And Robbery. The alleged alarming experience of an Indian mor.ey-lcnder in the house of a Municipal employee who was one of his creditors, led to the appearance this morning of a Eurasian before Mr. K. ('!ayt< .i. the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, to
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    2141 19  - What Will, Be Left Of Wild Life In One Hundred Years MAJOR R. W. G. HINGSTON BY RUTHLESS EXTERMINATION GOING ON UNCHECKED WHY NATIONAL PARKS ARE NEEDED (Till: KWIOIS WHKUIST AND EXPLOKER.) IT JS :i melancholy thought that future generatioM will not enjoy some of •ill things which W« have
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    METHODIST UNION.
    296 19 The Three Churches To Join Hands. Union of the three great IMhodisi communities was made certain in mail week by the derisive vote of the Representative Session of the Wcsleyan Methodist Conference which opened in hirmingham. The majority in favour of bringing the Wealeyan Methodist. Primitive Methodist and
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