The Straits Times, 16 June 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      178 1 Singapore: yg. Cecil st. v phone bibhv r j 5.15 Tonight 9.15 THE w PLAN. Phone 5261-2. DRINK MORE /^p%\ GOOD MILK! \^L Rich verdant pastures pedigree cattle *V^^ few countries indeed, can rival SWITGjbffil^ ZERLAND for milk production "BEAR" Brand Natural Swiss Milk has the freshness and full natural
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      135 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 17, JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). RALEIGH MOTOR CYCLES 1932 MODELS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND APPEARANCE SPECIFICATION DOUBLE TWIST GRIPS; RIGHT-HAND THROTTLE; LEFT-HAND IGNITION. CAR TYPE DETACHABLE CYLINDER HEAD. ENCLOSED TAPPETS AND VALVE SPRINGS. ADJUSTABLE HANDLE BAR, WITH CONTROLS OF CONCEALED TYPE. FINISH BLACK ENAMEL AND CHROMIUM PLATED FITTINGS. MODEL.
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      9 1 I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 THE w PLAN. Fhone 5261-2.
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      460 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P.T^BRI^tWWA Alto APCAR LINES dncornorated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJMTY'S GOVERNMENT, LOJNDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. X SOUDAN 6,500 June 20 MANTUA 11,000 June
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      650 2 (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Nanlea, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesbarough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. t TERUKI'NI MARU 12,000 June 28 29 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 July 13 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 28 KATORI MARU 10.000 Aug. 11 12 KAUUIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 26 26 t YASUKUNI MARU
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      457 2 BURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by thj wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (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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      403 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. FIONIA June 29 July 1 m.s. ERRIA July 13 July 15 m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Aug. 31 Sept. 2 m.s. MEONIA Sept.
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      1099 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship C=, Ltd, and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI. Co, Ltd THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL UNE. Ld. THE
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      284 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT BCHIDLLB Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles). S.S. GOLDEN RIVER sails from Hong Kong j une 27 Agenta ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE. Telephone 5817.
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      453 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAI z The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting: cruise. The ship is yonra from stem' to stern 1 No petty shipboard regulations.
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      522 3 ELLERMAN& BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suei CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF FLORENCE June 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF DERBY for, Havre, L'don, R'dam and Hamburg
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      444 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Best 1.217,926 Capital paid up 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS I J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto,
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      606 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000). Paid op Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (sbout £4,600,000). Reserves Glds. 29.190,007 (about £2,432,000). HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batavia Head office for Dutch East Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng,
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      407 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. Q| (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) I PAID UP CAPITAL FI. 80,030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 20,015,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon I Bandjcmiasin Kobe *3enkaranf Bombay 'Wcltevreden Shanghai Calcutta
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      679 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a Hal rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 2. r
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      736 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64, Market St. SMALL BUKGALOW, 16, Balmoral Crescent. Tennis court. Apply 32, Balmoral Rond, 5 6 p.m. TOW PLATS, at Middle Road, to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. Reuben, 7, Dc Souza Street. TU LET,
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      606 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TOJ-ET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. fact, j first class property. United Engineers. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply c 424, Straits Times. f GODOWN, River Valley Road, suitable Motor Garage or Store, area 4,358 square feet. Apply United Engineers^
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      364 4 MISCELLANEOUS BEWARE, The monster is loose, when yon ■neet him face to face, phone FRANKENSrEIN. Pavilion. You enn have THE SUNDAY TIMES delWBred to you every week for three months for (1.60. Manager, Sunday Times. Clogging of the blade, causing rnior pull, is impossible with the WARDONIA, the prongiess non-metallic
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      785 4 LEGAL NOTICE. j i A* NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the property of Mm Ngai Knitting Co. of No. 32, Fook Chuen Street,' Tai-kok-tsui, Hong Kong, and is used by the said firm in respect of socks, stockings, singlets, shirts and all other knitted
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      666 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE >f Singapore town and country properties. \t Messrs. C'heonir Koon Sen? Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulin Street, on Wednesday. June 22 at J..10 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable '.>'.) yeurV leasehold land and house No. IT, Manila Street. Singapore, areas 994 sq. ft. and 79 si), ft.,
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    BANGKOK FOOTBALL.
    575 5 Returns to Dusit Park After Many Years. His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant the use of the football ground under the shadow almost of the Throne Hall, and formerly the ground of the Wild Tigers Club to the Football Association of Siam. Here, says the Bangkok
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    WARDERS' COMB-OUT.
    139 5 Many Dartmoor Officers Sent ii To Other Prisons. Disciplinary action" against certain Dartmoor warders, whose conduct may have been a contributory cause of the convicts' revolt, will be takpn by the Prison Commissioners now that the mutineers have been sentenced. Many of the warders will be transferred to
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    THE KEY WORDS OF ENGLISH.
    967 5 Frenchman's System. "POLICEMAN, TELL ME, PLEASE." The greatest interest is being taken in Professor Confida's electrical trachinjr machine, which is exhibited for the first, time in the electrical section of the Paris Fair. A large crowd stood round the apparatus while such magical phimitl as.
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      284 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA Presents TONIGHT 9.30 to 2 a.m? the SHOW OF SHOWS With 16 Beauty Chorus AND ON TUESDAY 21st SATURDAY 25th THURSDAY 23nl MONDAY 27th 25° 0 of the Admission Tickete in aid of the European Unemployment Fund. BOOK NOW Music Specially
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      228 5 r j^. The best food/ a master chef behind the scenes and every course perfect. Dance music by the new orchestra on and V after June 25. Musical Director, Mr. F. J. Strasser SANATORIUM KABAN DJAHE. (EAST COAST OF SUMATRA.) J 600 feet above (em level. 2 hours from Medan.
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      53 5 RAFFLES HOTEL SHOW of SHOWS TONIGHT, JUNE 21, 23, 25, &_27._ PRESENTED BY MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA with the following cast: F. J. Kemlo Yola Combi Anita Frankel Rita Hay Diana Murison Hilde Reese Marion Knowles Phyllis Scott Bebe Gordon Makjorie Ray Etlin Dodsworth Mary Spem.man Dolly Toby Eileen Brewer Margaret
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    Chinese Topics In Malaya.
    2158 6 A Weekly Wage Or A Monthly Salary Which Do You Prefer Dr. Noel Clarke's Interesting Suggestion What Will The Money Lenders Say Pay Wages Promptly Please I The Head Of The Family Will Sing In His Bath Preventing Debt And Checking The Chit Habit Will Weekly
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    A SOVIET U.S.
    64 6 Chicago, May 30. Mr. William Z. Foster, Communist party candidate for President, today called on all workers to "take the revolutionary way out and establish a Soviet United States." Foster, Communist leader in the United States for more than a decade, said that "the Communist party directs
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    COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED.
    871 6 Singapore's Trade. GOVERNMENT AGREES TO SUGGESTION. It is announced that the Straits Settlements Government has agreed to appoint a Commission to inquire into Singapore's trade and industries. The decision is a result of the suggestion repeatedly put forward by the Straits Settlement (Singapore) Association that the
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      143 6 If pjP^HAT THE EMINEWT^M LONDON ANALYSTS SAY! J '^W ™4 W haVe received and examin a fk\ fl&f':'\ sam P le ot Sod a Water from Messrs. B& :»m: »mo oo<oolo o <0 ol rramroz Co., Singapore, and have Igg ?M found it to be of great purity and of
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      155 6 of the MANY HUNDREDS of rubber machinesWE HAVE MADE AND SOLD NONE HAVE CREATED SO MUCH INTEREST AS THE "32" COLUMN FORMATION BATTERY IT IS UNIQUE IT IS CHEAP. IT IS ECONOMICAL. OBTAIN FULL DETAILS NOW. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE. BRANCHES. MILK BUY BRITISH REGAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED. Procurable at all
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      213 7 w mm mf mm w mmmm w m w m Mmm m mi^ I CHARLES FARRELL in a role better than his best, with a brilliant new star in I support MARIAN NIXON in a picture that is new and Bi refreshingly different just a jp"7 1 1 n r
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      222 7 Here's a TRULY FINE_BRITISH Achievement CAJP I_T 0 L NIGHTLY! ONE OF THE FINEST SPY STORIES THAT HAS YET BEEN PRODUCED ON THE FILMS" 8. FREE PRESS 16/6/32. BRITISH INTERNATIONAL'S BRILLIANT ADAPTATION OF GRAHAM SETON'S FAMOUS NOVEL THAT HAS THRILLED MILLIONS *M* m ■j Ih §f$ &0( i y0 tmf
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      200 7 Wate^'' RESERVATIONS PHONE 6903. 6.15 TOKICHT 9.15 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STORY EVER FILMED! BRITAIN'S LATEST SCREEN SENSATION. "MICHAEL «nd MARY" EDNA BEST and HERBERT MARSHALL IN A. A. MILNE'S LOVELIEST OF ROMANCES OF LONDON. 1 l] WKmm&!* out t^" »^^^l Uere, of «> urse> >$ e < n nic, ie
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    353 8 V.S. Consumption Higher In May. TIN PRICES IMPROVE AGAIN. <itv Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Tod v's Prices: R::bbcr, 3 cents per Ib. Tin. 100 lons at $38.12 2 per pirul. Yestc rday'i Prices: Ru'i'xv. London, IJ«d.,1 J «d., un-c'liin-rcd. Keif York, 2 11 /Hi cts., un(hi
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    PRODUCE.
    164 8 Singapore, June 16. Gambicr 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.10 mixed 4.65 Satfo flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sajro 4.2f small 5.00 medium peal 6.00 Rice. Siam $160 to 188 Saipon $149 to 165 Rangoon $152 to 168 No. 1 of 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      15 8 Issued by Fraser Co., Exchange Stock Brokers. Singapore, June 16, 10 a.m.
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      MINING.
      439 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 3 5 Ayer Hitam Tin El £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5 5
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      GENERAL,
      294 8 GENERAL Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sel! rs. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.80 1.00 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.15 1.3~> £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco .1.8.9 3.12.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 5.00 1 1 Central Engine ncm. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 60.00 65.00 £1 £1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      144 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 104 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 414 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 ICO 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      385 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. 'The above rubber quotations are mostly only nominal. To-day s Fraser Co. i Price Lyall Co. Allenby C?l) 0.15 0.30 i 0.10 0.25 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 A. Ilitam ($1) 0.40 O.CO 0.40 0.50 A. Kuninj; (?1)
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    195 8 Singapore, June 16. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3% London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,060 Hamburg, demand 173 New York, demand 42i/a Batavia
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    EXCHANGES.
    61 8 Rugby, June 15. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 9.06 l Athens 575 Belgrade 215 Berlin 15.50 Brussels 26.30 Bucharest fITH Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 5/16 Geneva 18.80 Helsingfors 215 Lisbon 110 Madrid 44 V» Milan 71% Monte Video 30 nominal Montreal 4.24 New York 3.66H Oslo 20% Paris 93
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    76 8 The following ships are in commun;cation with the Wireless Stations at Singapore: Baron Pentland, Berwicklaw, Cederic, City of Kimberley, Erie Maru, G. G. Marlin, Glenapp, Gyoko Maru, Indrapoera, Kaga Maru, Koyo Maru, Matsuye Maru, Menelaus. Paula, Siberoet, Sir Karl Knudsen, We rbank. Penang Africa Maru, Amur Maru.
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    11 8 Communication with Alor Star, Banckok and Tungsong has been restored.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    130 8 ANDES MARU, Jap., 4.H46 tons, from Otaru 15-6, for Antwerp via Penantt, Colombo, Aden and London 16-C. BKLAWAN, Dut., 715 tons, from B'masim 16-6, for B'masim 19-6. IPOH, Brit., 723 tons, from Penan? 16-6, for Penan* 18-6. KARAPARA, Brit., 3,722 tons, from Calcutta 15-6, for Penanir. Calcutta 16-6.
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    . SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    297 8 SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE. Today. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Efrypt, Europe and Clreat Britain (Bangalore' .3 p.m. Ceylon and Kgypt (Parcels) (Bangalore) 2.30 p.m. Ceylon, Egypt. Europe and Great Britain (Andes Maru) p.m. Upper Burma, North and East India, Aden, Egypt. Kurope. Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and U.S.A. (Karaparai 18.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    113 8 Thursday, June 16. Ship* alongside th.- Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Gndnwn Gate. East Wharf Van M.uts/ H 1 Main Wharf Ilakoiuki Maru IK 3 Bangalore 14 3 Yang-Tie 11 I Empire Hock Ijirut M Silvertcak M 3 Kan.para II 3 l|.»h 47 4 Kairfield City
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      243 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thamriay, June 16. H. W. 8.40 a.m.. 8 ft.. R.. r p.m.. 8 ft. 6 in. "Shows <if Shows." KHfflcs Hot.l. Friday. Jnnr 17. H. W. 9.55 a.m.. 8 ft. in.. B,V? p.m., 9 ft. Children's Concert at Memorial Hall, 5 p.m. Police Band at Katong
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    ALLENBY RUBBER CO., LTD.
    1085 9 Chairman on Industry's Future. The twelfth annual jreneral meeting: of Alhnby Rubb:.i Co., Ltd., was held at the i-eK-isleml offices cf tho company, 9/11 Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. Mr. F. G. Boater presided and others present included, Mr. J. Murray (director), Mr. H.
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION,
      121 9 THE SINGAPORE AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,074 th auction on June 15, when there was catalogued 1,332,507 lb. or 594.90 tons offered 1,212,078 lb. or 541.11 tons sold 807,520 Ib. or 260.60 tons. Spot. London I\i il. New York 2 11-16 cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      S.V.C. ORDERS.
      118 9 Thursday, June IC. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters, "D" (Eurasian) Company, General Meeting; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "E" 'Chinese) Company. Weapon Training. Friday, June 17, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "U" (Eurasian) Company, Voluntary Parade Weapon Training. 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, Fortress Company i European), Lecture; i.l.i p.m.. Headquarters, Intelligence PU.toon, Lecture; 5.15 p.m.,
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      279 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 15. Closing quotations last night of tbe principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of June 14. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan
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      UNITED PATANI.
      57 9 Boustead and Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries Ed. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts of the United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year 1931 have been issued showing a loss of £4,896. The sum of £40,05. r i
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      WINDSOR (F.M.S.) RUBBER
      55 9 Boustead and Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries Ed. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts of the Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the .\ear 1931 have been issued showing a loss of £-}.47G. The sum of £5.0G8 has been
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      JMUAR RIVER RUBBER CO., LTD.
      724 9 MUAR RIVER RUBBER CO., LTD. Chairman on Future Outlook. The twelfth annual general meeting of the Muar River Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on May 2, at 20, Major Street, Manchester, Mr. John D. Barlow presiding. The chairman said The report and accounts have been in your possession for the
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      SHARE MARKET.
      407 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co's report, dated June 16, states:--During the past week conditions in the local share market have remained unchanged with tin and rubber shares neglected and quotations for most industrials still declining. The price of tin, after sharp fluctuations, closed easier, sentiment
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      393 9 The following publication* were issued or received by the Department cf Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the period from June 4 to 10 inclusive, i-nd arc available for public use in the Reference Library, Kullertoc Building, Singapore. Application May be made by members nt the public
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      BAGAN SERAI.
      107 9 The report by the directors of the Bagan Serai Co., Ltd., for tbe year ended Dec. :il, IML states Under the modified system of tapping the crop harvested for the year amounted to 4:54,247 Ib. The balance of profit brought forward from last year WSI £19,7fi0 Is. (id.
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      SUNGEI BATU.
      56 9 Bouvtead and Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries, Ed. Boustead and Co., London, advising i that the annual accounts of the Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd.. for the year 1981 have been issued showing a loss of £1,781. The sum of £14,233 baa
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      473 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MAY 16. Allagar (2/) flWi Anglo-Malay (£1) V»; j Ayer K'ning (£1) Bagan Serai (£1) Bahru (2/) /7Vi; Batene 1/16; Batu Caves (£1) 5/16; Batu Matang /9; Batu Tiga (£1) 3/16; Bertam (2/) /7V4; Bidor (£1) 7/16; Bikam (2/) /3; Bradwali (fl) 3/16;
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      CANTON TOWED OFF CORAL REEF.
      380 9 Cargo Jettisoned Tanks Leaking. Colombo, May H. The Swedish ship Canton which was aground on a coral reef off Uleguna Island (Maldives) was towed off on the afternoon high tide yesterday by the Colombo Port Commission's tug Hercules, snd is lying in the Uleguna Island
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      BRITISH PRESTIGE.
      396 9 Challenged by Foreign Competitors. The action of the British Govei miu'tit in spending a quarter of a million pounds in defending, through the Schneider Trophy Race, Britain's air prestige, and yet declining to aid the Ounard Company in their effort to maintain this country's maritime reputation was criticised
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      IN THE ARCTIC.
      56 9 Famous Ice-Breakers" Hard Trip. Leningrad, June 12. The famous Ruwun iM i.i... kr;t> oin, which was inairumeala survivors of. the ill-iattni Italia expedition a few years avo. returae from five months' nip into the Arctic. Owing to the unu.sual ice ondili \oyas;c- proved i-xtren hazarduu i':return Uip
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      92 9 Dorothy Bouchier Carnival. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON y Head Office of the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATED AO; I7 2O The Coryormiion *v founded orcr 210 year* ago and in the oldest rnmpoilte Iniarancr OAee in the World. Th? Read Office haa ocenpir-i the iborr Rite la the hrart of the
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    $Bie Straits limes SINGAPORE. THIRSDAY, JUNE 16. 1932. A WELCOME DECISION.
    1050 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JUNE 16. 1932. A WELCOME DECISION. It is announced in the minutes of the last meeting of the committee of tho Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association that Government has agreed to the appointment of a Commission to investigate matters connected with Singapore'? trade and industries." Any
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    221 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. In connection with the High Commissioner's visit to Kedah an at home was given at Alor Star by the British Adviser and Mrs. Baker. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, who has been on a short visit to Belawan Deli, has returned to
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    MISPLACED OTTAWA OPTIMISM.
    1160 10 Why I Think Little Will Result. (By Major C. It. Attlee M.A., M.P., the Deputy Leader of the Labour Opposition and former Postmaster-General.) The task of the statesmen at Ottawa- would be simplified if they were dealing with a number of countries wM State-owned industries, but capital
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    NOTES OF THE DAY; ■—«
    671 10 NOTES OF THE DAY "STRIKE MALAYAN." The Singapore Rotary Club must have large and unsuspected reserves of oratory at its call when it can afford to regale its members with three interesting speeches at one sitting as it did at yesterday's tiffin. The trouble with those who like to devote
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    122 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA. Charles Fnrrell ami Marion Nixon in After Tomorrow. 6.15 -9.16. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. BIIMI Ahearne, Madeleine C;irroll, Curd. .ii Marker. Qibb MrUiughlin in THE W. PLAN. C.l"> Ml .l'honc MH 1. GRF.AT WORLD. Wayanirs, Cinema, Donkey Rides, Zoo, Skating ground Commercial Museum and Talkies. MARLBOKOI'CH. Buster Kcaton
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    CHINA'S POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
    2952 11 To Prepare for War in Case Diplomacy Fails. CIVIL WAR THREAT. Canton Preparing To Attack Hainan. Important decisions were rr ached at conferences held in Kiangsi on Tuesday and yesterday at which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek presided. It *as agreed that China must prepare for the recovery
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    RIVAL "ARMIES" IN GERMANY. .
    153 11 RIVAL "ARMIES" IN GERMANY. Fears of Republican And Nazi Clash. Berlin, June 16. Taking time by the forelock, thousands of Brown Shirts (the followers of the Nazi leader, Herr Hitler) are publicly flaunting their new uniforms although the decree restoring the legality of the Nazi storm troops has only just
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    PRICE OF GOLD.
    219 11 70 Per Cent. Rise in Last Few Years. Rugby, June 15. In a ,-peech at a city luncheon today Mr. Winston Churchill welcomed Government support for the proposal to summon a world conference on the money problem in order to arrest what he described as deflation. The
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    WILD SCENES.
    164 11 Republican Convention At Chicago. Chicago. June 'to. An uproarious session of the Republican Convention reached a climax at noon when the stadium mar.agtr interrupted the proceedings and [WWintwl an ultimatum demanding the payment of $8,500 which he alleged the organisers owed him. "Otherwise you can't have the hall
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    FIFTEEN YEARS.
    100 11 Sentence on U.S. Secret Service Officer. Washington, June 1">. Gaston R. Means has been sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment.—Reuter. Described M a friend of the late President Hnrding, Gaston Means was a secret service officer who was promincn* in connection with the Teapot Dome oi' scandal. He was
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    FRENCH COLONIES.
    78 11 Trade Affected by Poor Harbourage. Paris, June 11. In ?n inteipsling discussion on French Cob nial ports, the Colonial Minister said that trade mi adversely affected by insuflVi at f ii ties and high charges due to lack of means of communication and harbourage. The economies which could
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    HANDSHAKE ALL ROUND.
    500 11 Mr. Keynes' Proposal. PLAN OF ACTION FOR LAUSANNE. London, June 15. A closely reasoned plan of action to be followed by the Powers attending the Lausanne Conference has been suggested by the distinguished economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, in a column article to which prominence is given
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    MONARCHIST PLOT.
    89 11 To Restore Alfonso To Spanish Throne. Alailrkl, June j5. Many arrests havj boen made in corneation with an alleged plot to restore exKing Alfonso to the ihrou-i with the help of certain sertion3 of the Army. Letters discov.-red in the house of I*a!cn Dtmora resulted In llie arrest
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    BONUS BILL.
    76 11 Passed by House Of Representative?. Washington, June 15. The House of Representative* has passed the Veterans' Bonus Bill, providing for the cashing of War bonus certificates totalling $2,000,000,000. The mea ;ure, however, was previously amended to provide for an equal issue of Government bonds to be used for
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    HEAT WAVE.
    43 11 Eight Deaths in Cawnpore District. Cawnpore, June 14. A hot wave has struck the district, and the mean temperature for last week was 46 degrees cent grade (114 degrees F.) in the shade. Eight people have died of heat stroke. Aneta-Havas.
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    TO BE SHOT IN BACK AT DAWN.
    174 11 Anti-Fascist Terrorists. CONFESSIONS EXTRACTED BY TORTURE? Rome, June 16. Sitting until midnight the Special Tribunal concluded the trial of the anti-Fascist terrorist* that has stirred the country. The rdng'kadOT, Domenico Bovone, was sentenced to be shot in the back at dawn. Six others
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    NEW LEADER.
    232 11 Struggle for Power In Chile. Santiago de Chile, June 13. The leader of the successful revolutionary movement, Davila, has resigned owing -to grave differences of opinion with other members of the Junta. It appears that Davila's recent reassuring utterances did not find approval with his colleagues, who favour
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    176 11 New United Party Being Formed. Berlin, June 14. The efforts to find a common denominator for the bourgeois middle groups in view of the General Election is beginning to assume definite shape. Invitations been sent to a conference to form a new "umbrella" party by the famous Zeppelin
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    IRISH ANNUITIES.
    160 11 Next Payment at End Of This Month. Rugby, Jun_> 16. In reply to a question as tc the payment of the sum £1,500,000 due by the Irish Free State on account cf Land annuities the Financial Secr:tary to the Treasury (Maior W. E. Elliot) stated that the next
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    AVIATORS REPORTED MURDERED.
    263 11 Recent Visitors In Singapore. Wyndham, Australia, June 15. The German fliers, Capt. Hans Bertram and Herr Klaussman, have been murdered by blacks, according to native runners. Officials here, however, are not accepting the story without investigation an-1 are sending a Government launch to thi locality where their
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    SIR DONALD MACLEAN
    253 11 Death of President Of Board of Education. Rugby, June 15. Sir Donald Maclean (the President of the Board of Education) died unexpectedly at his London home this afternoon from heart failure. He had been attending to his dep: .-tmental duties until within the last few days and
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    RUBBER AND TIN.
    121 11 Hong Kong (Selangor) Pays Five Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 15. The Siamese Tin Syndicate, Ltd., report a profit of £7,170 for 1931, after writing off £28.826 for amortisation and depreciation. The cany forward is £11,907. Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., have made a
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    EX-KING ALFONSO.
    56 11 Spanish Property Being Confiscated. Madrid, June 12. The Cabinet on Saturday published a decree confiscating all the property, movable or immovable, belonging to exKing Alfonso. The ex-King's motor-cars and furniture will also be sold, and the funds standing to his credit in the banks seized, all proceeds going
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    TOLL TO PAY FOR BRIDGES. ANOTHER TAX FOR THE MOTORIST IN MALAYA.
    494 11 TOLL TO PAY FOR BRIDGES. ANOTHER TAX FOR THE MOTORIST IN MALAYA. Bill Before Perak State! Council. x MEDIAEVAL." Old-Time Means of Raising Revenue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 16. The already heavily taxed Malayan motorist will be pained to learn that a toll is to be imposed
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    HOME-MADE GUNS.
    79 11 Two Chinese Get Six Months* Gaol Each. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 15. Acting on information received tha police kept watch in Pyke Street, Menglembu, and arrested two Chinese who were found .to be in possession of two homemade guns and three rounds of 12 bore ammunition.
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    SILK MARKET.
    51 11 Shaken by Rise in Price Of Japanese Product. Lyons, June 11. The silk market was shaken by a sudden 10 per cent, rise in Japanese silk at the end of last week, and sellers were afraid of being caught short. Consumption has tallen seriously in the United States.—
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    $10 PROFIT FOR $1 STAKE.
    1143 12 Woman's Story. CHINESE CHARGED WITH CHEATING. The story of how a woman was approached with an offer to purchase her house in Jon (hint Ktmri. a subsequent meeting with two men described as Kamblers, a tiitement that for every dollar she -':iked she would win
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    LOCAL LAWYER'S PREDICAMENT.
    387 12 Client 111 at Malacca But in Singapore. In connection with two suits between i M.R.M.S. Sockalingam Chettiar (plaintiff in both actions) and V. I. Sayampanathan (defendant in both actions) in the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. A. V. Davies, who was in Court, inrormed the Chief Justice
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    MALACCA ASSIZES.
    264 12 Forged Receipts Given To Money-lender. At the opening yesteiday of thj Malacca criminal assizes, with Mr. Justice N. H. P. Iwhitley presiding, Sedsng Ahim bin IMatnor claimed tn.il on a chaige <>f > using as genuine forged documents. Mr. P. A. McElwaine (the D. P. P.) irutlinin? the
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    155 12 The Singapore Municipal Health statei ment for the week ended June 11 gives ihe total number of deaths as male 124 and female 70. This represents a death- late of lii.!"' per mille. per annum, cora- pared with 22 in the preceding week and 34 4] in the
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    MR. YAHYA AFIFI HONOURED.
    446 12 Four Hundred Guests At Garden Party. Ov-. 400 guests, n-oresentative of all communities in Singapore, attended a I garden party uiven at Mount Washington, ,Tclok Biangah, yesterday afternoon by Syed Mohamad, Syod Husain bin Ahmad Alkaff and Sycd Mohamad bin Husain Mkan*. The occasion was to
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    DATOH NANNING.
    91 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June IV An interesting ceremony took plae k at AJor Gajah District OftVe when Datoh Osman bin Kuring. who had reached the age of l'l. wrs installed as Datoh Nanninpr by His Excellency the Governor through the Hon. Mr. C. H. G. Clarke,
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    TWO EUROPEANS IN CAR SMASHES.
    112 12 Both Hit Trees In The Same Road. Two Europeans were involved in motorcar accidents in the ear'y hour.> of this morning and both escaped with slight injuries, mostly bruises. M,-. R. C. Bell, C.P.0., Segamat circle, Johore police, war. proceeding along Napier Road when a
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    HEAVY LANDING.
    53 12 Mr. A. L. Birch's Aeroplane Slightly Damaged. There was a slight accident at Johore Bnhru last evening when Mr. Harvey and Mr. Whileley, flying Mr. A. L. Birch's Moth aeroplane, made a heavy landing on one wheel sustaining damage to the tusilage. The machine wi'.l be airworthy again
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    " THE W PLAN."
    222 12 THE W PLAN. Well Presented Spy Drama At The Capitol. The** have read Giaham Scion's novel "The W Plan" will agree that it is exceedingly w;li jdaoteu w> the screen .ti the British International picture which is now being shown at the Capitol. Thert v a faithfulness to detail throughout
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    MRS. CURTIS DIES.
    67 12 Wife of Publisher of Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia. May U Mrs. Cjrruf H. K. Curtis, w'fe of the publisher ci the Saturday Kve.iii f Pos* died today at th; age rf 51 at Jefferson bjuq ital -f heart disease. She h*.i suffered for sever-) years. Mr. Curtis,
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    ALLEGED LEADER Of! SECRET SOCIETY.
    253 12 ALLEGED LEADER Of SECRET SOCIETY. Three Charges Against 72-. Year-Old Chinese. A 72-year-old Chinese named Tan Thai Hock appeared before Mr. A. \V. Hay, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, tMs morning on thrue counts: firstly thnt he used Government postage stamps in the knowledge that they had been BSSd before;
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    THE PAVILION.
    369 12 Another Brilliant British Picture. Michael And Mary," a Gainsborough film featuring Hei'Oi-rt Marshall and Edna Best, is one of those refreshingly English pictures which one thoroughly enjeys by virtue of the evidence of British leticence and restraint which rermc-ates the whole story. There are no wild scenes and
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    DAMAGES AGAINST A STATE.
    654 12 The Land Code. OWNER'S SUCCESSFUL APPEAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15, A case in which a Collector of Land Revenue failed to comply strictly with the Land Code, and thereby made the Negri Sembilan Government liable for damages, came before the I.M .S.
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    SAFE RIFLED.
    102 12 U.S. Consul-General's Discovery. Big developments are expected following the entering of a charge against an Indian Mohammedan employed at On American Consulate-Gem ral as a tamby, in connection with the discovery of a theft on Tuesday morning. The discovery wa made b) thi Consul-General Mr. Lester Maynard, when
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    SOAP ON FIRE.
    85 12 Small Outbreak in a Sime Darby Godown. A timely call i:' the Are brigade result- ied ;n; n an outbreak in Messrs. Sinn-, Darby land Co's godown in Malacca Street at about 11 o'clock last night b?ing extinguished before much damage could be done. Cases of soao
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    MALAYAN ARTS & CRAFTS
    79 12 MALAYAN ARTS CRAFTS There has arrived at the selling centre j of the Malayan Arts and Crafts Society (Raffles Hotel, main corridor) a smnil i consignment of ladies beach hats at ■rises ranging from 80 cent, to 5 dollars. The hats are extremely attractive and it is anticipated that they
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    POLICE BAND.
    53 12 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katong Park tomorrow at 9 p.m.:— i March, Washington Greys (Grafulla) Overture, The Jolly Robbers," (Suppe) Ecoutez-moi (Kappley) Melody, "LiebesHed" (Clay); Selection, "Lucia di Lamme-riiioor (Donizetti); j Morceau, "Just a Memory" (Marbden) Intetansuo, "Crown of Love" (Tipping); i .Selection,
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    FRANCE'S COLD.
    112 12 Bankers' Invitation To Withdraw Deposits. Nev Yoik. Juaa \2. The rumour that the Wall Street bankers have informed the French Government that they could withdraw the balance of their t' 'l<l deposit* in the United States has been confirmed in official circles. France's fold deposit* amount to about
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      HEAVY SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET.
      244 13 Fine Feat by Holmes And Sutcliffe. Rugby, June 15. There was some high scoring in county cricket matches today. The most notable performance was a first wicket stand of 423 for Yorkshire against Essex. The opening pair were unbeaten at the close, Holmes having 180
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      TENNIS SURPRISE.
      52 13 American Champion Beaten, Rugby, June 15. The United States lawn tennis champion, Ellsworth Vines, who is one of the seeded players for next week's Wimbledon Championship singles, was defeated today in the Queen's Club (London) tournament by the Australian, H. O. Hopman, o—6,0 6, ft— 2, 6— 3.—
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    ROUGH PLAY AT JALAN BESAR.
    1007 13 Player Sent Off. R.A.F. OVERWHELM THE INDO-CEYLONESE. R.A.F. 9: I.C.F.A. 1. I In the First Division yesterday the R.A.F. defeated the I.C.F.A. by nine goals n, one at the Anson Road Stadium. Qaestienabla tactics which were adopted culminated in Lee, the I.C.F.A. righthalf, being ordered
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    S.C.C. BEATEN.
    661 13 Malays' Well-Merited Victory. S.C.C. II 1 Malays II JThe S.C.C. II can consider themselves lucky that they were not beaten by a larger margin at the hands of the Malays in a Second Division League match on the Padang yesterday. The visitors, who won 4—l,4 1, were by
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    PENANG FOOTBALL.
    73 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 16. The Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Eastern Smelters 6—l6 1 in a match here yesterday. The winners dominated the game, being •vnd in all departments. The Smelters r;~ht gamely but \.-cre handicapped by ence of Fleming. A friend!/ match will be
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    BOXING.
    76 13 Fighting Nelson and Young Johnson. Fighting Nelson, who is leaving for Manila on Tuesday, has been matched with Young Johnson, the F.M.S. Negro, over Vi rounds at the New World Arena on Monday next. The pair are about equal in weight. The supporting bouts are Slogger Mike (Seremban) vs.
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    GARRISON CRICKET.
    379 13 League Victory for Fort Canning XL The Fort Canning XI defeated the "C" Coy., Gloucester Regiment, on Tuesday at Tanglin in the Garrison cricket league, by 32 runs. Scores Fort Canning Q.M.S. Briault b SilMfant 11. Pte. Buckley c Clarke b Sillifant 10, Lieut. Phillips not out 50,
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    BILLIARDS.
    95 13 Malayan Four-Ball Championship. The Ma'aya Amateur b'.liard; (four ball) Championship tournament for the i Frankel Challenge Shield will start on Saturday at the New World. Two matches will be played aach evening at 7 and 3. Fifty -one entries have been leccived, and the following are the early ties
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    NEW SINGAPORE CHAMPIONS.
    487 13 Choon Leong and Loong Chong. Chua Choon Leong and Yong Loong Chong did not ha\e much difficulty in negotiating the last hurdle for the Singapore Doubles Championship when they met Roy Smith and Dr. H. O. Hopkins in the final round at the S.C.C. yesterday, the match
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    2001 13 Class Tells Again. INTERESTING FIXTURES IN THE NORTH. (From Our Own Correspon uVnt. Straits Times Office, Fleet Street. May U. The value of tomorrow's Derby is much less than that of last year's race, and the winner will receive only £9,730 sk. as against the £12,161
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    HOME SPOKT REVIEWED.
    4738 14 Malayan Marksmen Who Will Shoot At Bisley. WEATHER'S SERIOUS EFFECT ON CRICKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fkct Street, June 1. Etaia, rain every clay, and never a chance to play "—this is the refrain of a dismal dirge l lat nas been sung on
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    HUNT CUP.
    74 15 Success of Three- Year-Old Outsider. London, June 15. The result of the Hunt Cup (7 fur. 15.") yd.) which was run at Ascot today, WSJ M follows Sir K. Fraser's TOTAIG 1. Mr. 3, T. Downing* EYES FRONT 2. PRICKET 3. Won by two lengths head between second
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    175 15 Thur»da>. Jur.' 16. Singapore tennis championships, Singles final, prize distribution, S.C.C. Football: Charity Match: Chinese "Haiheens" vs. Malay "Has-beens," Jalan Besar St ml i urn; S.A.K.A. Div. 3: Med. College vs. Robinson's, S.H.B. itrd. Govt. Monopolies vs. Marine, Geylang; Friendly: A.P.C. vs. S.C.C. "B," A.P.C. *rd. S.C.C. B.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    347 15 Teams in Keppel G.C. vs. Rotary Club Match. The teams and starting times in the golf match on Sunday at Keppel between the Keppel Golf Club and the Rotary Club are as follows (Rotarians being mentioned first) 8.45 Lieut-Col. F. G. Hyland and H. D. Mundell vs. H.
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    MOTOR-BOAT RACING.!
    68 15 MOTOR-BOAT RACING. British Win Endurance Test. London, June 12. The third annual endurance test for motor-boats over a 100 mile course was won by Wallen, of Whitstable, in 4 hours 21 minutes from the Italian, Sando Sulvi, who won last year, and now finisned a good second in 4 hours
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    80 15 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. N.w Ycrk, June 15. Today's baseball results were National League. New York 6 Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 5 Boston 2 Pittsburgh 5 r-hiladelphia 7 St. Louis 4 Klein a home run. Vmerican League. Cleveland 9 Boston 3 Avcrill a home
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    BURGOO KING.
    258 15 Another Success for Kentucky Derby Winner. Baltimore, May 14. Mr. E. R. Bradley's colt Burgoo Kinp. which a week afro captured the Kentucky Derby, today won the $50,000 Preakness stakes before a crowd of 40.000 at the Pimlico track. Tick On, the favourite as in the Derby at
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    63 15 Sunday, June 19. Golf: Keppel G.C. vs. Rotary Club, Keppel; Garrison G.C. vs. Sepoy Lines G.C, Garrison links. Cricket: S.V.C. vs. Garrison, Padang; S.C.R.C. vs. S.C.C., S.C.R.C. grd. Ceylon Sports Club vs. Med. College, Balestier; Raffles College vs. Nondescripts, R.C. grd. Monday, Jur.? -<>. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: S.R.C. vs.
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    COUNTY GOLF TITLE.
    1089 15 Surrey Beat Lancashire By Five Strokes. As an overture to the English amateur coif championship, which opened at Sandwich on Apr. 2C the counties fought for tbab title over the Royal St. George's links on the previous day but, in spite of favourable conditions, the scoring, generally
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    HEBREW RADIO.
    140 15 First Station Opened In Palestine. Jerusalerr, June 12. The fust Hebiew radio station in the world was opened on the occasion of the great fair of Telaviv. The opening progiamme comprised of a Hebrew prologue recited by an actor belonging to the ensemble of a Palestine theatre, as
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    E.A. COLONIES.
    67 15 Agreements Detrimental To British Industry. London, June 12. The Board of Trade statistics show that British importations into the East African Colonies show a distinct falling off, especially in cotton, due to the fact that these colonies have signed agreements with other countries to their advantage but to
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    HAP HENG SEQUEL.
    117 16 Case Against 0. C. Smalley Again Adjourned. The case in which O. C. Smalley, the European public accountant, is charged on three counts of abetting wilfully the making of a statement false in a material particular and false to his knowledge in the statutory report filed with
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    AIR MAIL.
    36 16 Mails (left London June 8) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express tomorrow. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 7.30 p.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    16 16 From Europe (London mails despatched C6th May) by Rohna due Penang 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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    Amazing Trial Before Medical Council.
    2674 17 FORMER CABINET MINISTER AND "ELIXIR OF LIFE." "One of the cleverest men in England, a very important man, a member of the War Cabinet, and a professor of anatomy," figured prominently, under the pseudonym of "Mr. B," in the drama of Major V. B. Nesfield,
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    296 17 Why Rubber Restriction Scheme Failed. Tho Dutch Minister for the Colonies* has given a long reply to the question put to him by Mr. Joekes (the Liberal member of the Dutch Lower Chamber) asking f»r iniormaitaou on the joint decision of the British and Dutch Governments against
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    BERLIN'S LUNA PARK.
    55 17 Great Damage Caused By Fire. Berlin, June 13. Fire destroyed a section of Berlin's famous Luna Park, causing great materI ial damage but no injury to human life. The irain restaurant, the watch t»W*r and a large number of kiosks were completely demolished. The blaze started at
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    ROENTGEN MUSEUM.
    86 17 Memory of X-rays Discoverer Perpetuated. Cologne, June 12. The first Roentgen museum in Germany will be opened on June 18 in memory of the illustrious physicist, to whom the world owes the discovery of the x-ray.-, at Roentgen's birthplace. Lennep, Khinel»rul. The QMMWfIt which is housed in an
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    SCHOOLBOYS' JAUNT.
    67 17 Set Sail in Yacht Provisioned For Three Months. Ht-rlin. June IS. Six German schoolboys, betwi-rn 1"> and IH y«ars old, are occupying the attention of the police. The youngsters have put to Ma in sailing yacht belonging to the father of one of them, with provisions fot Inn-.-months,
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      367 17 [Influenza in (Singapore] i Reports to hand indicate the prevalence of Influenza in Singapore. AHhntajh nut in A epidemic proportions it is serious enough, to take every precaution. You can definite!) B prevent the development of Influenza hy takin« 'ASPRO.' Two or three 'ASPRO' taMeta jf taken every three hours
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    INNOVATION AT ROTARY CLUB.
    1515 18 Five-Minute Speeches. THREE SUBJECTS AT ONE MEETING. The innovation introduced at the Singapore Rotary Club lunch»on at the Adelphij Hotel yesterday of ftve-minute speeches on such varied nubjects as fire insurance, 1 match making and aluminium> was undoubtedly successful. The addresses were interesting and to the
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    110 18 Eventual Return On Lower Ratio. London, June 12. The Evening Standard reports that Mr. Neville Chamberlain made the following declaration of policy during an interview 1. Return to a modified gold standard but the possibility of a half gold and half silver standard is not excluded. 2.
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    DOUMER CRIME.
    232 18 Gorguloff As French Police Agent. London, May 15. "Under what names does Gorguloff work at the Surete Generale is the startling question asked today by Pravda, which accuses the French police of being directly implicated in the assassination of President Doumer, says the Sunday Times Moscow correspondent. That
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    MANCHURIA WAR.
    151 18 Japanese Successes at Some Cost. Harbin, June 2. The tide of battle in North Manchuria continues to run against the insurgent forces who are opposed to the Manchukuo regime, but although the Japanese have registered several apparently decisive victories, none has been gained without hard and bitter fighting
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    GENERAL ELECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA.
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    Mare About Shipping Conferences.
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    Singapore Tennis Championships—Singles Semi-Finals.
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