The Straits Times, 8 June 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.I THE LARGEST, AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      88 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5151)/ KUALA LUMPUR I 27, JAVA ST* CP*O*£~s4BfJ7 CIS Tonight 9.13 MONTE CARLO j MADNESS" V Phone 5261-2. JF j £700,000,000 is Sir Robert Hadfield's stupendous estimate of the world's annual loss from corrosion of iron and steel. PART of this falls on YOU. j
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      8 1 6.1S Tonight 9.15 MONTE CARLO MADNESS" Phone 5261-2.
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      471 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CABGO SERVICES. PKNINSUI.AR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB BABT MAIL SKRVICB. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHBiA AND JAPAN. Tonnsg*. Dn* S'por*. 1982. XKARMALA 9.100 June 10 RAIVI'TANA 17,000 June
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      735 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Msrsellles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKOZAKI MARU 10,MH> June 16 16 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 June 28 29 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 July 13 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 28 i KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 It
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      486 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND ■ELBOUBNB Tia JAVA, DARWU* AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown ataamer MARELLA (7,868 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 torn) (Cargo only). The ij. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      600 2 TBE EAST ASIATIC CO, I LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.! Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave S'por*. Penang. m.i. BORINGIA June 8 June 10 m.s. FIONIA June 29 July 1 m.s. ERRIA July 13 July 15 m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s.
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      1045 2 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual (1932) LTD. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION 00, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd.
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      422 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., lAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ssn Frsnciitro and \m» Angrlps. S.S. GOLDKN TIPK sails from Hone Konif June 9 Agents ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. i In.nipor.itcd in Kiiflnnd.) BLNGAPORR. Telephone (817.
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      457 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB ,)tfj^> ss^m^LsfesF^iWn- J&fbx A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR I The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting 1 cruise. The ship is yours from stem- to stern No
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      536 3 PI ICD Iff AW P DTTsTTIUAII STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) •ILLIkIAH" LIMB. Passenger and Freight Services to I— UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Ports and Sara CaasL. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF FLORENCB June r2 HOMEWARDS. aj. CITT OF BEDFORD, for
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      371 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD, (Incorporated In Inflaae.) Capita] Authorised r» m «,000.000 Capital Subscribed 1300,000 Reserve Fund and Beat 1,217,926 Capital paid op 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS! J. H. Ryrie, Esq. Chairmaa, P. R. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Harabro, Baej^ W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart,
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      623 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. ■staaHahe. 1863 at HiitaH— Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (aboat £8,600,000). Paid np Capital Olds. 65,000,000 (about £4,600,000). Rewires Glds. 29,190.007 (a'toot £2,432,000). BEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batavia i Head Office for Dutch Bast Indies. BRANCH OFFICES t DUTCH
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      407 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V, HataerUada Trading Soriety. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID DP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,00» STATUTORY RESERVB Fl. 40.015.00* HBAD OFFICB IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN BOTTIRDAM AND THE HAGUB, MEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Hong Rangoon Bandjermasln Kobe 'Semarang Bombay 'Weltevreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan Solo Cheriboa
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      733 4 classified Advertisements. There are approximately seven words to a In.- and there is o flm rate charge of 25 lents par lino per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisement! will be accepted up to 10 |.ni. <in t hi' iluy of issue. A fee of LT)
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      767 4 HOUSES, FLATSTOLET INSTITUTION' iITI.I. bungalow newly renovated $89. United Engineers. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT. Amber Mansion*. Apply B'pore Building Corp., C-l, Market St. TO LET, 1 Cairnhill Circle and 22, CairnMll Road, modem nniUtion. Apply personilly, 64, Market Street. NEW FLATS, at Middle Road, to lot. Electricity and sanitation. Apply
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      592 4 BUSiNESS PREMISES I TO LET "offices to let, 24 a B »"«7 Bo 1 and floor^PPly Gottri«'# Coi; u£ "OFFICE, RoMnson Road. 3,700 «<r. feet, first class property. United Engineers. ■ODOWlf, River Valley Road, suitable Motor Oarage or Store, area 4,358 square feet. Apply I'nitcri Engineers. OFFICES to let on
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      421 4 SALE GENUINE ITALIAN VIOLINS (qQ t» from tla upwards. We make 1-"'1 a generous allowance for your violin in part exchange. Season Co., Ltd., 115, North Bridge Road. MISCELLANEOUS School of Science, communicate Dr. FRANKENSTEIN care of Pavilion. Orchard Road. You can have THE SUNDAY TIMES dellvered to you every
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      685 4 pubXic notT^e" NtfflCE JoHore OTHHafry Forces Rifle" Meeting. Owinc to the large number of entries for this meeting having been received no further individual entries can be accepted as from today. (Sd.) B. Y. S. ABDULLAH. Capt. Hon. Secretary. J.M.F. Rifle Meeting. June 7, 1932. LEGAL NOTICES" IN THE ESTATE
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      762 4 TENDERS TENDERS Tenders will bo received at the Office of Messrs. Keys Uow.ieswell. Architects, Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, up to noon of June 20, iy:(2, for the erection of nil works connected vith the I'roposed Bazaar, Cinemn Theatre. Market, <(<•., at J»lan Besar and Foch koad, Singapore, for Mr. Raven*
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    ECHO OF LOCAL SHOE WORKERS' STRIKE.
    501 5 Alleged Hylam "Red" Charged. The shoemakers' strike in Singapore in March which dislocated business for a time was recalled before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday when a young Hylam, alleged to be a Red agitator, was charged with criminal
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    ESTATE MURDER.
    260 5 Tamil Labourer Sentenced To Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 7. Karoopusamy, an estate labourer, was sentenced to death at the Perak Assizes for the murder of a woman named Kamacnee, a coolie employed on Plua Estate. Sungei Siput. The motive for the crime was said to
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    WRECKED BULLION SHIP.
    84 5 Attempt to Salvage Gold From The Egypt. Brest, June 4. In spite of heavy seas, the Italian salvage ship Artiglio has left for the scene of the wreck of the P. and O. Egypt, which was sunk off Ushant in 1922 with bullion on board. Although the
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
    50 5 The General Officer Commanding has received the following; message from H.E. the Governor and Commander-in-chief Please convey to all ranks on my behalf, a message of warm appreciation of the soldierly bearing of the troops on the occasion of the parade in honour of Hia Majesty's Birthday."
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      RASH DRIVING,
      193 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, What has happened to the traffic police of Singapore Has the heat wave affected them Nowadays it is impossible to get a clear signal from constables on point duty. They either leave the matter to the drivers' own discretion or
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    INDIAN POLICE MEDAL
    84 5 For Acts of Gallantry And Valuable Services. Rugby, June 8. The issue already announced of the royal warrant creating a new decoration, the Indian Police Medal, for acts of gallantry and valuable services, explains the absence from the recent Birthday Honours List of recognition of the work
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    TWO DROWNED.
    37 5 When Plane Falls Into Canton River. Honp Kong, June 8. Two members of the Cantonese Air Force were drowned yesterday when their aeroplane fell. into the Canton. River during: a practice flijrht Sin Kuo Min.
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    "TWELFTH NIGHT."
    83 5 An Essay Competition For Students. The final performance of Twelfth Night will be given at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening. Bona fide student? are invited to write an essay of not more than 1,000 words on What, in your opinion, is the best characterisation you have seen
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    TELOM VALLEY
    64 5 Record of Temperature During May. The average maximum temperature in the Telom Valley during May was 78.70 and the average minimum temperature 57.28. The higher maximum was 83 and the lowest minimum 58. This data was observed at a height nf 5,030 feet and is of special interest
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    PROFESSORS ON STRIKE.
    62 5 A Nanking Demand For Arrears of Salary. Shanghai, June H. The professor* of the Nanking Centr»l University applied for leave «n bloc on Monday last as a protest against the failure of the Nanking Government to pay the arrears of salary due to them. However, at the
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    24 5 The Rev. Goh Hood Kenjr will be the speaker at the prayer service at tha Methodist Mission Chapel, Paya Lebar, tomorrow at 5 p.m.
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      366 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modem Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. tonight SPECIAL DAILY tonight TFAn Mrir DOLLAR LUNCH INFORMAL AFTER 1 E-** UAINV-fc. DINNER DANCE SERVED IX THE 6.3» to 8.15 p.m. 9 30 to mldn!»ht BATIK GRILL ROOM GRILL BOOK NOW FOR Soup.
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      156 5 St. Andrew's Mission hospital week. SATURDAY, JUNE It. RAFFLES HOTEL DANCE 9.30 PM. UNTIL 2 A.M. (OLD AND MODERN DANCING.) By Special Arrangement:— MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA WILL CONTRIBUTE ITEMS FROM HER REPERTOIRE. EARLY RESERVATION REQUESTED. :o: ADMISSION: BOOKING ADMISSION: 150 RAFFLES HOTEL |50 1 ONLY. *OUN6'S NEW SHIPMENTS! CHILLY SAUCE
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      59 5 FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THH LONDON ASSURANCE, ■ONG KONG FIRE INSCB. Co, LM. PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co, Ltd, WESTERN ASSURANCI Co, ONION INSCB, SOCIETY 09 CANTOR, Ltd. ■AGLt STAB BEIT. DOM. INSCB. Co CUTHRIE CO., LTD. General A rents. (Incorporated In BJ.) sS*/- CUN^SWELL J "WEAK EYES? BE WISE— EZEKIELISE CONSULT M. EZEKIEL SONS,
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      26 5 RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, St. Andrew's Hospital Dance, Old Time and Modern Dances. 9.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. BOOKING AT RAFFLES HOTEL ONLY Admission $1.50.
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    Famous Stars At Parting Of The Ways.
    2584 6 THE announcement that Ann Harding, the famous R.K.O. Pathe film star, and her actor husband. Harry Bannister, have reached the parting of the ways bear-- out the contention of the poet or mnybo it was a cynic who wrote When fame comes in
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      68 6 Newcomers become---Staunch Customers Newcomers many of fl. y£/ T\ them jruided by the per- /m sonal recommendation of \S/ r\^~~' satisfied clients in- /v' \l/ variably become staunch (^(•■l^^* i-— customers of H. B. %r^V fW***^7 WINTER. KlNi^ "Iff df|td Our senice distinctive >m^_^^.^m. v* 11 t MCn.CfIANT TAILOR. quality
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      113 6 FLAVOUR they love ygsfc Kr Hogg's Corn Flakes are a wonderful treat for children. Serve with rold milk or cream. Sweeten with sugar, if desired. As an extra treat add fruits in season. Taste that perfect iavour, that crunchy crispness!* So good for you, too. Extra easy to digest. Have
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      214 7 TODAY! Opening at the Matinee at 3 p. m. FLYING HIGH M-G-M's Greatest of all Musi-Comedies! with CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD —BERT LAHR LAUGH FOR A YEAR AT IT! WONDER AT ITS SPECTACLE THRILL TO ITS MUSIC TOMvJiT CONSTANC BENNETT IN BORN TO LOVE. also Wheeler and Woolsey Short Feature "Oh Oh,
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      287 7 SOMETHING NEW! A Musical Nautical Comedy CAPrfpL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 UFA's bright lilting Musical Show MONTE CARLO MADNESS with Europe's new Sensational Star SARI MARITZA a..d HANS ALBERS Splendid Photographic Effects. Hear the haunting melodies "THE WAY WITH EVERY SAILOR," "THE SPELL OF MONTE CARLO," etc. BOX OFFICE PHONE 5261-5262.
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      223 7 "MICHAEL AND MARY" THE SCREEN'S LOVELIEST PICTURE. I^Bj^^" Reservations Fhonc ()')().s. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 HERE'S ANOTHER LINK IN OUR CHAIN OF QUALITY PICTURES! CAN YOU IMAGINE! "iSpS?. Cohens and the Kellys— all M^HSKf// em footloose among the ofmovic land!. ..Oi, Oilßegorra! You'll be tucprised and pleased ajf < and mightily
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    304 8 Reopening of Metal Exchange. DROP OF 107s. 6d. IN SPOT TIN. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices Rubber, 5 cents per Ib. Tin, lii tons at $59.25 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 1 I I/Hi* unchanged. Ne\. York, 2 11/16 cts., unchanged. Marhi 1
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    70 8 Noon, June 8. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellers. Spot ..5 5 1/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. June 5 1 514 .Puly 5 3/16 5 5 16 Aug. S«A 5% July-Sept. s</|. 5:5 :1 K Oct.-IKc si/j 5-y 8 Tone of Market:
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    PRODUCE.
    163 8 Singapore, June 8. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.20 mixed 4.70 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.85 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.2? small 5.00 medium peal 6.00 Rice, Siam $160 to 195 Saigon $149 to 165 Rangoon $159 to 171 No. 1 of 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        423 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Penawat 0.31 0.34 6/- 6/- Pengkaltn Ord. 1 1 Petaling Tin 9/3 10/3 3.15 3.25 £1 £1 Puchong 5/9 6/9 £1 £1 Pungah 1 1 Puteh 8/- 9/0.30 0.40 nora. 1 1 Rahman Hyd. 0.35 0.40 1 1 Rajah Perak nom. £1
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        GENERAL.
        283 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 100 100 Hammer Co. 170.00 180.00 £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 3.12.0 3.17.0 1 1 Kinta Electric 0.25 0.35 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 0.90 1.00 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.55 1.65 10 10 Maynard Co. 5.00 nom. 1 .80 Malayan Breweries 0.20 dis.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 103 104 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 103 106 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V-> p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 99 102 nom. Singapore Municipal 4>/> p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 99
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. *The bbove rubber quotations are mostly only nominal. To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Co. K. Sidim ($1) 0.45 0.75 0.40 0.60 Kundong ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.30 Lunas ($1) 0.27 V& 0.40 0.30 0.40 M. Pindas ($1) 0.25 0.35 0.25
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      196 8 Singapore, June 8. SELLING. f London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 s London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3% s London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,060 Hamburg, demand 173 New York,
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      EXCHANGES.
      84 8 Rugby, June 7. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 9.06 \'-> Athens 570 Bombay Is. 5 61/64 Berlin 15.50 Brussels 26 5/16 Bucharest 617 1/2 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 9/32 Geneva 18 25/32 Helsingfors 215 Hong Kong Is. 3<4 Lisbon 110 Madrid 44 9/16 Milan 71 1/2 Monte Video 30
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    AIR MAIL.
    56 8 The air mail Karachi London dispatched by s.s. Karapara on May 19 was delivered in London on June 7. Mails (left London June 1) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam rre expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express on Friday. Correspondence will be ready for
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    38 8 From Holland by Tosari due Singapore noon tomorrow. From China and Japan fey Hajrue Maru due Singapore on Friday, the 10th instant. From Europe (London mails despatched 19th May) by Rajputana due Penang 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    52 8 By Tajandoen P. C. Hooft Rawalpindi Sibajak Karoa It. Van St. Aldegcnde Ranpura 'mite ROBBO B'pore Londoi Apr. 21 May 16 Apr. 29 May 18 Apl. 29 May 21 May 6 May Si May 6 May 80 May 13 June 1 May 13 June 4 May 19
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    192 8 Today. Banka Island. Pladjoe and Palembang (Elouti 3 p.m. Ceylon. Southern and Western India (Kidderpore) ..3 p.m. Belawan, Rangoon and Calcutta (Sumatra Maru) 3 p.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Western Canada Western States of U.S.A. (Travel P-™-Tomorrow. North, N.-East and N.-West Sumat/* (Van Heutsz.
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    SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT.
    47 8 Yesterday's max. temp. 85 F Last night's man. temp. 78 'F. Yesterday's Rainfall Nil Sunshine 0.4 hour 1 p.m. relative hum. 75 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S.S.W. 2 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weather Overcast C. D. STEWART, Superintendent, Meteorological Office, Singapore, June 8, 1932.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    118 8 Wednesday, June 8. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Alert." The Cable, Lch. "Dorothy," Kola. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanlong Pagar. Albert Dock Van Heutsz. Victoria Dock Darvcl. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Nil. No.
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    8 8 Communication with Bangkok and Pvket is interrupted.
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      172 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Wednesday. June 8. I H. W. 1-30 p.m., 7 ft. 7 in. Thursday. June H. W. 12.2." ajii., 9 ft. 1 in., 2.14 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. Friday, June 10 H. W. 1.10 a.m,, 9 ft., 2.59 p.m., 7 ft. 5 in. Police Band at
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    618 9 Disconcerting Fluctuations In Prices. EXPANSION OF BRITISH EXPORTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, May 11. Business on the Manchester Royal Exchange has been at a low ebb. The fluctuation:) in raw cotton prices have been very disconcerting anu this has caused increased irregularity in sellers' quotations. Buyers
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      ALLENBY'S LOSS.
      332 9 Balance of $34,000 Carried Forward. The net loss for the year, of the Allenby Rubber Co., including $5,185.59 on acrount of depreciation, amounted to $10,371.80. Deducting this amount from the balance of $44,662.93 brought forward from last account there remains a balance of $34,291.13 at credit of profit
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      Vessels Arrived.
      174 9 AFRIKA, Dan., 5,469 tons, from Dairen 7-C, foi Marseilles 8-6. BENDORAN, Brit., 3,495 tons, from Dalny K-fi, for Suez f.o. !»-6. FAIRFIELD CITY. Amer., 3,450 tons, from Batavia 8-fi, for U.S.A. (date uncert.) GIANG ANN', Brit., 545 tons, from Bandjerniasin t-6. GLENGARRY, Brit.. 5,843 tons, from Middlesborouph 7-6,
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      BULLION REPORT.
      582 9 Samuel Montagu Co/s Weekly Letter. London, May 11. The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £120,816,341 on Mfay 4, as compared with £120,816,666 on the previous Wednesday. The moderate amounts of gold which have been offered in the open market have been taken for the
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      LONDON RUBBER.
      796 9 Symington and Wilson's Weekly Letter* Symington and Wilson's weekly market report dated London, May 11, states: We referred in our r«port last week to the proposal made by the finance- committee of the American Senate to put an import tax on rubber. This proposal has been the keynote
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      284 9 Closing Quotations In London. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 7. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of June 2. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise- or Fall Conversion Loan
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      79 9 The following ships are in communica tion with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Afrika, Aletta, Antune Baron Bc-lhavcn, Bintang, Coblenz. Cow denlaw, Eumaeus, Ginsen Maru, Pinna Ranchi, Sagona, Trave. Penang Bandai Maru, Baron Inch cape, Borneo Maru, Claus Rickmers, Dtlagoa Maru, Eclipse, Felix Roussel, Fionia, For bin,
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    ATLANTIC RECORD.
    359 9 tHIPRING NOTES Claims of Europa and Empress Of Britain. The claims of the Empress of Britain to have made the fastest time across the Atlantic are disputed by the Norddeut:cher Lloyd on behalf of the Kinopa. It is pointed out that the Empress of Britain runs between Cherbourg
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    MAY TIN RETURNS. '
    281 9 MAY TIN RETURNS. Katu Tin Dredeinp hours run •S7:S. <•. yds. ,vated 12^,000. tin oiv won pieull 483. Nawag Pet h ur^ :>;>•;. >■! :;i>,r..)o, piculs ;94. Glimau Tin hours run .">I2. iv. ydi. treated 5.200 piculs 80.27 appro* Kcnonir Consolidated hour< ran 846, ru ds. treated 171.000, tin ore
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      22 9 BUDGRAFTING The SHORT-OUT To Competitive Production Using Best Selected Clones PRANG BESAR ESTATE (Kajang, Selangor) Agents HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Kuala Lumpur.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    112 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH VKci. Mrs. Y.o Kirn Tee nee Lee Seek Loon N" :.Li«l 7H ytar.-. MMSd away peacefully ;.t No. IOS, Hieren Street, Malacca, at 3.30 p.m. on Monday. June 6, iy.)2, leaving one •on Mr. Yeo Cheow Sianjr. 2 daughter Madam Tea Hee Ttck (Mrs. Chan Koon Cheng.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8,1932. THE ILL-FATED R.R.I.
    857 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8,1932. THE ILL-FATED R.R.I. It is extremely interesting to speculate upon the reasons for current happenings, and of the possible speculations at the moment, none is more absorbing than the strange and peculiar things which are taking place at that ill-fated organisation, the Rubber
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    245 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Major K. L Faskon. l-20th Burma Rifles, has been granted leave from June 25. Mrs. Yeo Kirn Tee, a well-known member of the Chinese community in Malacca, died on Monday at the age of 79. Mr. Arthur Barker, who has been 40 years in Singapore, leaves for home
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    SEVEN SCORE YEARS OF LIFE.
    941 10 What I Foresee in 2000 A.D. (By Georges Voronoff.) "Thanks In grafting, the most important discovery the future irrll hr the iirolongntion >f Ufr to seven score years or morr, so that irtvm until his death will he (thcay.i healthy mirl rignrnif." This is the
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    740 10 "THE FIRST FIVE YEARS." A man who is well-known in London as an economist and has written extensively on industrial and financial subjects, makes the following remarks in the course of a private letter received l>y the last mail I The cry for inflation and credit
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    AMUSEMENTS
    118 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA. Charlotte Greenwood and Bert I.iihr in Flying High. C.I < Ml CAPITOL. San Maritza and Hans Albert in Monte Carlo Madness. G.1.". (JB, Phone r.am-J. GREAT WORLD.— WsyanRS, Cinema, Donkey Hides, Zoo, Skating ground Commercial Museum and Talkies. MARI.KOKOt'GH. Constance Bennett in Bum To Love. 141 l>.ir..
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    PERAK MINERS ACCEPT 27£ PER CENT. PRODUCTION.
    1312 11 ONLY FIVE VOTE AGAINST. Sir Clementi Advises Acceptance. THE ABC SCHEME. Meeting the Difficulties Of The Chinese. The Chinese miners of Perak have accepted the modified scheme of tin restriction whereby they are offered 27' 2 per cent, production for 12 months. The
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    FIVE YEARS FOR "DR. KIRKUP."
    477 11 "An Inveterate Rogue And Plausible Liar." {From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 7. At the Somerset Assizes at Wells today William Faulkner alias Kirkup was convicted on charges of bigamously marrying Anna Court of Clevedon, of obtaining 468 from the British North Borneo Co. by
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    LAZARUS STOCKS DISPOSED OF.
    441 11 Temporary Relief. PROMPT ACTION BY METAL EXCHANGE. London, June 7. The London Metal Exchange has announced that the pool which took over the tin as a result of the recent failure of Lewis Lazarus and Sons has already dissolved and the tin has been disposed of.
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    OTTAWA CONFERENCE
    158 11 Consultations Now Very Advanced. Rugby, June 8. In the House of Commons today Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. the son of the Premier and Dominions Under-Secretary, said it had been agreed that the agend l for the Ottawa Conference should not be published until its details were settled as
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    112 11 No Marked Change During Month of May. Rugby, June 8. The figures cf employment and unemployment given in the Ministry of Labour's statement for the past month indicate that there was no marked change in the state of industry during May. The increase of 89,125 in the number of
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    SEARCHLIGHT TATTOO.
    49 11 Full-Dress Rehearsal Attended By 50,000 Children. Rugby, June 8. Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, and 60,000 other children today watched the fulldress rehearsal at Aldershot of the thrilling display to be given by the army at the annual searchlight tattoo. British Wireless.
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    FIGHTING IN HARBIN STREETS.
    3248 11 Martial Law. ATTACK ON JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS. Shanghai, June 8. A number of Chinese volunteers and plain-clothes soldiers suddenly attached the headquarters of the .(anancKi! ah Imisioi, in Harbin city on Sun. lay i.ijht la.-t. Much titrhtintr and tiling occurred both in the vicinity cf the headquaiters
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    WARM RECEPTION FOR MR. THOMAS.
    579 11 Irish Negotiations to Be Continued in London. Dublin, June 7. Mr. J. H. Thomas and Lord Hailsham arrived this morning. The visit is interpreted in the Free State as a dignified and graceful act as it is many years since there has been an official
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    VERGE OF STARVING.
    128 11 Alarming Situation In Japan. ToWo, June 7. The urgent necessity for relief in the agricultural districts, especially in Northern Japan, where conditions are desperate and thousands are on the verge of starvation, is occupying the attention of the Diet, while the War Office is reported to be
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    HEALTH RESTORED.
    69 11 Premier and Chancellor Return to Commons. Rugby, June 8. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, returned to the House of Commons this afternoon. On entering the House each received a cordial reception from the members and the Leader of
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    30,000 STARVING MEN.
    202 11 30,000 STARVING MEN. Roaming the United Stated In Bands. GROWING ANXIETY. The Dole Urged As A Solution. New York, June 7. Grave anxiety is felt in conservative quarters throughout the country over the bands of starving and desperate exService men, estimated to be 150,000 strong:. A bill giving effect to
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    FRENCH CABINET.
    281 11 Vote of Confidence For M. Herriot. Pari.->, June 7. The Ministerial ileclnration read in the Chamber of Deputies by the new French Premier. M. Edouard Herriot, was entirely in genera! terms and does not clarify the European situation, which wholly depends upon France's attitude towards reparations and disarmament.
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    FATE UNCERTAIN.
    94 11 340 Take to Boats When Ship Grounds. Tokio, June 7. Anxiety is felt concerning the fate of 30O fishermen and 40 of the crew of the Gcn7an Maru, which ran aground in n dense fog on the eastern coast of Kamchatka. The ship's wireless yesterday morning reported that
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    MR. SAMUEL INSULL.
    77 11 Resignation Announced Owing To 111-Health. Chicago, June 7. Owing to ill-health, Mr. Samuel 111-.1111 has resigned the <1 rectorship of his huge utilities concerns, for which receivers were recently appointed or applied for. Mr. James Simpson, of Glasgow, has been appointed chairman of the Utaoß Co., the
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. J. H. SAUNDERS.
    168 12 Collapse While Sitting In Office Chair. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 8. Tho death took place with tragic suddenness at 4.30 p.m. yesterday of Mr. J, H. Paunders, principal of J. H. Saunders and Co.,,the well-known sports and men's outfitting firm. He
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    P.O. ACCOUNTS.
    60 12 Surplus of £10,555,000 For Last Year. Rugby. June 7 The commercial accounts of the Post Office fr.- the last year show a surplus on the ponal service of £10,823,000, a surplus on telephones of £576,000, and a deficit on telcg-.nphs reduced by £180,000 compered with the previous year
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    COHENS AND KELLYS.
    148 12 Weil-Known Comedians At The Pavilion. Many have been the adventures of those amusing partners Cohen and Kelly, as repraMßtad by George Sidney and Charles Murray. They were popular in silent days and are equally an attraction now thm pictures speak, and they have been an i in
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    MAN ABSCONDS.
    70 12 Stout With Labels Like Another Brand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 7. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Oh Tuan Thiam, proprietor of a liquor shop in Hugh Low Street, for selling: stout bearing labe.s resembling Bull Dog brand. Mr. G. Teirtll was retained for
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    HONG KONG SHIPPING DISASTER.
    1283 12 Vessel Founders. GOES DOWN WITH 60 ON BOARD. Hong Kong, May 28. The motor ship Hoikun bound for Canton with 60 people on board struck a rock and foundered last night 18 miles cut of Hong Kong. It is feared that over half those on board
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    TITLE JUSTIFIED
    322 12 "Monte Carlo Madness" At The Capitol. In Monte Carlo Madness," with Erich Pommer as director, the Ufa company offer the queerest story evolved since talkies were invented. The plot may be taken as an example of heavy-handed humour. A Capt. Erickpon, commander of the tinpot cruiser belonging to
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    CHINESE PROFESSORS
    39 12 To Strike for Arrears Of Salary. Shanghai, June 7. The professors of the Central University have decided to go on strike in order to obtain the large arrears of salary due to ttoan.— Sin Chew Jit Poh,
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    PESTANA IN WITNESS BOX.
    1007 12 Affairs of the Hap Heng Mineral Syndicate. The protracted hearing of the case in which Oswald Curtis Smalley, a wellknown European public accountant, II charged was continued liefore Mr. Ci. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday afternoon and adjourned until today. The charge against Smalley
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  • Indian Tourists' Further Victory—Big Scores In County Matches.
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      2170 13 Clarke Cup Match. NEGRI SEMBILAN SURPRISE PERAK. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) It was unfortunate that Singapore vhould be robbed of the one really big match of the season by rain after a most interesting opening day's play under ideal «f>nditi( ns. The annual Europeans vs. Kcst match
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      TEN WICKETS' WIN FOR INDIANS.
      748 13 Northamptonshire Beaten. COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS. London, June 7. At Kettering, the Indian cricket tourists defeated Northamptonshire by ten wickets. The county were only able to make the modest totals of 155 and 151 against the Indian bowling. The Indians' first innings realised 279, and when
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      WORLD TITLE MATCH FOR GAINS?
      927 13 Reported London Offer. CARNERA AND COLOUR BAR. London, June 4. Following Larry Gains' victory over Camera, it is hoped to match him witli the winner of the Schmeling-Sharkey contest. The suggestion is that the fight should take place in the open air at the White
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    SERVICE BOXING.
    500 13 Bdr. Ellis Scores Four Knock-Outs. An inter-Battery boxing competition was successfully held at Blakan Mati on Monday and yesterday. L.-Bdr. Ellis (7th A. A. Battery) was prominent, scoring four victories by the knock-out route in the welterweight division. For this creditable performance he was awarded the cup for
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    Malaya's Wireless World.
    1151 14 Singapore's Amateur Station Becoming Weil-Known Excellent Transmissions Programmes Come Through with Terrific Punch. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) SINGAPORE'S amateur station, VSlAB.p is becoming known all over the world, 'I writes an American paper three weeks I ago Distance didn't mean a thing to I \V. .1. Cmbba
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    151 14 Orders by Lieut.-Col. M. J. T. Reilly, M.C., commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, June 8. Capt. W. T. Cherry is granted leave until Oct. 31. A lecture will be given in the Drill Hall on Monday. June 20, at 5.15 p.m. on "Street- Fighting." All officer* and senior N.C.Os. will
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      610 14 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Revised List. BROADCASTS FOR THE WEEK. The wireless programmes have been revised and we now publish a new list of stations and times which will be found of great benefit to listeners in Malaya MONDAY. KHABAROVSK, (70.2 metres), 5 to 9 BVNDOENG, PMV., (58.3 metres), 10.40—11.40 a.m.
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      567 14 of PMY., 58 metres from 6.40 p.m. approximately. European music at 8.10 p.m. Definitely much better to listen to than 58 metres. FRIDAY. KUALA LUMPUR, (75 metres), 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. KHABAROVSK, (70.2 metres), 4 to 9 p.m. BhNUOENG, PMY., (58.3 metres), 12.40 to 2.40 p.m. and 6.26 to 9.40
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    Notes From Bengal.
    1700 15 Communal Warfare In Bombay The Price Of Two Years Of Lawlessness Mr. Gandhi And Congress Blamed How Calcutta Almost Became Involved A Policy Of Protection Indian Sugar Industry To Benefit Linking Karachi And Colombo By Air Why Wear A Toitee (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May 20.
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    FIVE YEARS OFF "A LIFER."
    514 15 I mduct Convict Rewarded For Brave Act. M 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ix>ndon, May 25. thcarcely had the sensation caused by ;c wholesome sewrity of the sentences jl'cted on the Dartmoor Prison mutineers i ,vl away when tne Home Secretary again 'rived puh'.ic interest
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    149 15 Irdnpsrtay, Junr S, 5-15 p.m., Hcadquart S.R.A. (V>, Battery Parade; 5-15 p.m.. idquarters, Kilo. Signal Section, Section adc: S-l"> p.m.. Headquarters "A" Win? h'epot Company. Recruits Course (30 yards nn i Be.)8 e.) Ij.hurscUy. June 9. fi-15 p.m., Headquarters, Compar- Lewis (Jun Clans. -riday, June 10, 5-1.1 p.m..
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      349 15 J^ok out, EUROPE, here UH jjHHlji she comes J 9M| tot <rhis is Helen on her way toEuro r c atlr lc •^Bli^^BifaJr l v c > charming— but with one unforgivjblc I 1 social fault. JHr On the ship there will be nice men who will **S^P^P^ jgCrfrFjff dance
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    245 16 Wednesday. June 8. Tennis Singapore championships at the S. (.<■. K..oth;.ll P.A.F.A. Div. 2 S.C.C. II, vs. Chinese 11, Padang Gloucester* II vs. Straits Cattle T.C., Anson Road Stadium. Thursday. June 9. Tennis Singapore championships conclude at the S.C.C. Annual Sports of Raffles Institution, R.I. grd. Football S.A.F.A.
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    WEEK-END YACHTING.
    308 16 Punai's Good Victory In Batavia Cup Race. W— k end racing at the Roya! Singapore Yacht Club was again carried out under a dull sky. Ther- was a fair breeze to start with, but Itter it backed to the east'ard and lightened somewhat. A good start was made
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    CLERICAL UNION.
    93 16 Football Field and Badminton Courts. At a meeting of the committee of the Clerical Union, Singapore, there were 120 applications for membership against four resignations. The present membership is 843. The bank balance is $750. The billiard tournament has attracted 65 entries, and will take two months to
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    NEW MILE RECORD.
    59 16 New Zealand Runner Returns Time of 4 min. 12 sec. London, May 26. The New Zenlander, J. Lovelock, established a new British running record for a mile with a time of 4 minutes 12 seconds, when running for Oxford University against the Amateur Athletic Association team. The
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    195 16 Championship Tournament Results. The Singapore lawn tennis championships were continued at the S.C.C. yesterday. The holder, Lim Bong Soo, secured an easy victory over Dr. H. O. Hopkins in f,wo straight sets, although in the first, he was taken to ten games before he could win. Bong Soo
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    104 16 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, Junt 7. Today's baseball results were National League. Brooklyn 9 Chicago 2 Hartnett hit a home run. New York 4 Cincinnati 3 Ott (2), Lombardi and Grantham hit home runs. Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 7 American League. Detroit 2 New
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    MALAYA CUP.
    273 16 Command XI for Friday's Match With Johore. 'The following is the Malaya Command eleven to meet Johore in the Malaya Cap Competition on Friday at 'the Anson Road Stadium. The match will begin at 4.45 p.m.: Gnr. Morris, (R.A.); L. A. C. Gould, (R.A.F.) and Pte. Bryant, (1/G.R.)
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    BILLIARDS.
    155 16 Forthcoming Ties In S.H.BJ.S.C. Tournament. The following are ties in the SJLB. J.S.C. billiards tournament: English Championship (250 up). Friday Yeo Kim Leong vs. Chow Kum Chong; Ong Seng Kay vs. Koh Kim Soon. Sunday Lim Tiang Hock vs. Chee Chong Sien; Leong Ah Soo vs. L. C. Kessler.
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    CHICAGO EXHIBITION.
    31 16 Shanghai, June 7. The Minister of Industry has appointed 14 members to form a committee to make preparations for Chinese participation in the forthcoming Chicago exhibition. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CONSTABLE DESERTS FROM FORCE.
    282 16 "Visit to Sick Mother In Kuala Lumpur." Abdulrahman bin Abdullah was a young Malay constable attached to the Singapore police force and one night, as I usual, he was sent out on duty. He failed to return and all efforts to trace h.m proved futile until
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    FLYING SCOTSMAN.
    95 16 Mr. J. M. Weir Reaches Sourabaya. Sourabuya, June 7 The airman, Mr. J. M. Weir, arrived here at 2.50 p.m. local lime, and is leaving for Batavia on ThiAsday.— Aneta. Mr. James McLeod Weir left the Mascot aerodrome, Sydney, at 10 a.m. on Apr. on a pleasure flight
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    TROUBLE WITH TIBET.
    54 16 Threat to Invade Xansu Province. Shanghai, June 7. Reports to hand from the interior state that 5,000 well-equipped Tibetan troops are approaching the border and apparently preparing to launch an attack upon Kansu Province. There appears to be every possibility of trouble in the very near future.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5461 17 Incidents Of A Remarkable Week. JAPAN SEIZES LANCASHIRE'S MALAYAN TRADE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mm Times Office, Fleet Street, May 24. l.i lt- in England grows more astonishing every day. Climatically, of course, this always has been the case, and we were not in the least surprised
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    AIR CRASH DEATHS.
    59 18 Former R.A.F. Pilot and Press Photographer. London, May 22. A monoplane carrying as pilot Major Irwin Napier Colin Clarke, formerly of the Air Force and a press photographer, Mr. \ictor Bwton, who were flying from Londonderry with pictures of Miss Earheart's arrival crashed this morning near Both
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    SECRETS REVEALED BY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
    2264 19 FLYING NOTES, I\ew 180 M.P.H. Biplane For Army Co-operation Notable SjmmI Range Of The Audax Frontier Survey In East Africa Miss England III ivro Engines In World's Fastest Speed Hotit Flying By Instruments Over Aleutian Islands The R.A.F. Display, 1932. London, May 10. Traces of
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    IN TIENTSIN.
    59 19 Martial Law Once Again Declared. Hong Koni;, June 7. Martial law has been proclaimed in Tientsin owing to the fact that Japanese troops in the Japanese Concession have been daily carrying out warlike military practices and because strong rumours are current that Japanese bad characters are planning to
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    FLIGHT TO ENGLAND
    64 19 Mr. Weir Leaves Timor For Bima. Kupanir. June 7. Mr. James Weir, who is flying- a De Havilland Gipsy Moth machine to England from Australia, left here for Bima at 0-15 a.m. today. Aneta. Mr. Weir left Sydney on Apr. '.i, and is making the flight in
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    HOSPITAL DANCE
    62 19 Special Programme at Raffles On Saturday. The dance at Raffles Hotel on Saturday in aid of St. Andrew's Hospital will continue until 2 a.m. Old time numbers will again be featured, and Miss Mura Smirnova, the well-known dancer, will contribute items from her repertoire. Dancing will bejrin at
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    CHINESE WOMEN.
    46 19 Big Campaign Against Civil Wars. Hong Kong, June 7. I he Peking Women's National Salvation Society issued a circular on Sunday last calling upon all Chinese women to participate in n nation-wide movement for th» JVbohtion of civil wars in China.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    "CAN STAND ALONE."
    328 19 De Valera on a Purely Domestic Question." London, June 3. The London representative of the Havas Agency was able to obtain an interview with Mr. de Valera in which the new President outlined the policy he intends to follow with regards to Greal Britain and general imperial
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    MR. R. S. LE MAY
    114 19 Leaving Bangkok Soon After 25 Years. Mr. K. S. It May. Adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Communications, who has been laid up with dengue and in bed. hfs won his first sweep in Bangkok in l!5 >vars. says the Bangkok Times. As ha
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    CAUGHT IN SINGAPORE
    83 19 Peon Convicted of Theft In Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 6. 3. Isaac, a peon employed by the United Kingdom Tobacco Co., was charged here today with the theft of a rolled gold wristlet watch, a gold wristlet watch, 120 tins of tobacco and other
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    THE NEW GERMAN CABINET.
    1193 19 taking Ministerial office, stated that ho anticipated the gmernment to last for forr years, has not been denied so far. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. French Comment. Paris, June 4. The geaeraj tone of the French Press comments on the new German Cabinet marks expectancy rather than hostility. The Petit
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