The Straits Times, 17 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, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      416 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6151). j > 6.15 Tonight 9.15 THE w PLAN. Phone 5261-2. j FAMOUS I FOOTBALLER'S P TRIBUTE IgL. Mr. GEORGE CAMSELL, mBM I the famous British Football Player, writes: "pvery footballer who plnys in a leading 'IBifiWSl^!^ team must be in the pink of condition.
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      110 1 FYF RTQFACI7C Use Lotus'Honey-Nature's Cure for all Eye Diseases, cures even cataract, etc M- eze kiel sons, OPTOMETRISTS and OPTICIANS SINGAPORE and BATAVIA DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOB JAVA and SUMATRA. The Camera That Thinks For Ton 1 I jfp'.'liivil s P«ia"y desiprned V Hy"M*r^*Tl a' the image milll On c focussing
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      178 1 KUALA 'LUMPUR: 27. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3883). RALEIGH n 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.
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      8 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 THE w PLAN. Phone 5261-2.
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      456 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PBNINSULAB AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. XSOI'DAN 6,500 June 20 MAM'IA 11,000 June
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      728 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp. Rotterdam and Middleaborowrh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 June 28 29 HAJCUSAN MARU 10.600 July 18 14 HAKIN'A MARU 10,600 July 27 28 5 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 j KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25
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      460 2 BURNS PHIL? LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND. THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by tin welN known steamer MARELLA (7.860 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLIA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of th. largest and finest steamers trading (o Australia,
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      597 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBUR.G AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. m s FIONIA June 29 July 1 nj. ERRIA July 13 July 15 W.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m s LALANDIA Aug. 31 Sept. 2
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      1088 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Ste*m Ship &l, Ltd, and China (1932), LTD. Mutual HUmm Navigation Co, Ltd.) THB SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI. Co, Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE. Ld. THE
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      442 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL U NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO.. PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Los Angeles, S.S. GOLDEN RIVER sails from Hong Kong Jan* 27 Agents ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE. Telephone 5817.
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      453 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR X The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting cmige. The ship is yours from stem to stern No petty shipboard regulations. s
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      536 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ■•ELLERMAN" UNE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suez CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF FLORENCE June 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF DERBY for, Havre, L'don, R'dam and
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      398 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised «,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.217,926 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart,
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      604 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,500,000). Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £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 Ampensn, Bsndoeng,
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      409 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 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 Bandjermasin Kobe 'Seinarang Bombay 'Wcltcvreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan Solo
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      660 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is v flat 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 25 cent;
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      736 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp., 64. Market St. ~NEW FLATS, at Middle Road, to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. Keuben, 7, De Souza Street. TO LET, nicely furnished flat with electricity, garage and modern sanitation. Apply 134 c/o Straits Times.
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      514 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. feet, first class property. UniUd Engineers. GODOWN, River Valley Road, suitable Motor Garage or Store, area 4,358 square feet. Apply United Engineers. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew
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      453 4 MISCELLANEOUS A reward of $500 will be paid to any one bringing the monster dead or alive. FRANKENSTEIN. Make n friend for life of the perfect safety razor, the 100 per c?nt. British WARDONIA. Sold, as no other razor is, on the clear understanding of complete satisfaction or your money
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      742 4 PUBLIC NOTICE ULU KLANG TIN LIMITED. .i.corporated in the F.M.S.) NOTIC'H is hereby given that the transfer ooks of tlie Company will be closed from une IS, li*32 to July 2, 1932, both days inlusive. By Order of the Board, HARPER, GILFILLAN CO., LTD., Secretaries. LEGAL NOTICE. Co Messrs. Asiatic
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      821 4 TENDERS TENDERS Tenders will be received at the Office of Messrs. Keys A Dowdeswcll, Architects, Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, up to noon of June 20, 1932, for the erection of all works connected with the Proponed Bazaar, Cinema Theatre, Market, etc., at Talan Besar and Koch Road, Singapore, for Mr.
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    MAIN PLANK OF THE COUNTRY LEAGUE.
    411 5 Welcome Address To Bihar Governor. Ranchi, May 24. A deputation headed by the Hon. Raja Raghunandan Prasad Singh of Monghyr waited upon His Excellency Sir James Sifton at Government House, Ranchi, today and presented him with an address of welcome on behalf of the
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    COWS RAISE ALARM.
    72 5 Armed Raiders' Haul From Villager's House. Chinsurah, May 30. j Frightened cows in the compound gave the alarm when a pang of armed dacoits raided the house of Babu Dasarathi Bancrji cf Singuti village at night. Banerji's wile, who went out to see what was wrontr was
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    23 5 A debate will l>e held by the <'hint.-c Students' Literary Association tonitrht on the subject ".Should salaries be paid weekly instead of monthly."
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      409 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TONIGHT TEA DANCE— 6.3O to 8.15 p.m. Informal After Dinner Danee 9.30 to midnight. BOOK NOW FOR THE SHOW OF SHOWS TUESDAY. JUNE 21 ST. SPECIAL DAILY DOLLAR LUNCH TONIGHT SERVED IN THE satirday
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      282 5 The best food/ a master chef behind the scenes and every course perfect Dance music by the new orchestra on and after June 25. Musical J/* Director, Mr. F. J. Strasser GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL. Phone 6490. Telegrams GOODWOOD." Situated in the coolest part of the residential district IB ten acres
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      247 5 Notice Will the Public kindly take note that I have acquired the business of H. LAZARUS Co., Consulting Opticians. HARRY. S. ELIAS, m.i.o. QUALIFIED OPTICIAN. (Late of BANDOENG, JAVA.) Tel. 2751. CAPITOL BUILDING. SOW 1 "Cfiß SA.rE'* he house Ml V lifebuoy c»««&«to£ «-L I 80-3 LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED. PORT
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      MORE LEPERS NOW IN BENGAL.
      626 6 A Danger To All. CONTAMINATION IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS. Calcutta, June 2. Bengal's leper population has increased l>y over 31 per cent, as compared with ten years ago. A Calcutta doctor, who makes this assertion, argues that industrial concerns constitute the greatest danger in this
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      WRONG PRESCRIPTION.
      208 6 Doctor Ordered to Pay Rs. 4,000. Allahabad, May 28. A Division Branch of the Allahabad High Court has decreed the appeal of Mr. Benarsidas Kar.kan, formerly Munsiff of Tilhar, against Major Shyam Beharilal, Civil Surgeon and ordered the latter to p;iy Rs. 4.O<W M damagM to the plaintiffappcllant.
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      INDIAN TERRORISM.
      200 6 Sir Stanley Jackson On How To Kill It. London, May 31. The only thing which would kill terrorism in India would be the organisation of public opinion against it," said Sir Stanley Jackson, former Governor of Bengal, in an address at a private meeting of the Conservative India
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      EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
      182 6 Time India Responded To Britain's Lead. London, May 31. The degroe to which the tea industry has shown the identity of interests of j Indians and Europeans was emphasised l>y Sir Laurie Hammond, replying for the I guests at the annual Assam Dinner yesterday. He said it was,
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      JAPANESE DUMPING.
      147 6 Madras Chamber Urges Protection. Ootacamund, May 27. The Tariff Board has received a representation from the Madras Chamber of Commerce that reduction in the rate of i itatjr on fine count yarns from the United i Kingdom would be considerably against hr handloom weaving industry 1 The Chamber
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      CHINESE LADIES' LUCK.
      141 6 Lucky Ticket That Was Nearly Lost. Rangoon, May 31. i The ticket for Sunnyborough in the I Irish Derby Sweepstakes, drawn by j Goldfish of Rangoon, turned out, on i investigation, to have as owners a bevy 'of Chinese ladies living in Rangoon's i Chinatown. The reporters
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      UNIVERSITY REFORM.
      95 6 Piecemeal Legislation Deprecated. Allahabad, May 25. The contemplated amendments to tho Allahabad and Lucknow Universities Acts have caused uneasiness among university teachers here who have addressed a letter to the Vice-Chancellor for being forwarded to the Chancellor, expressing disapproval of piecemeal' amendments. They suggest that an expert committee
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      SEQUEL TO "SATTEE" PACT.
      227 6 Karachi Drama Of A Faithful Wife. Hyderabad (Sind), May 29. A wife's promise to comrrit 'attee on her husband's death had an unusual sequel at Karachi when the husband, Mr. Khanchard Hiramandani, a retired nazir of tho Sind Civ i! "Court, died following an attack of
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      ESCORT MURDERED.
      200 6 Prisoner's Escape From Custody. Rangoon, May 28. Fresh cases of crimes in which th? victims are Indians are reported from several districts. In Insein, the huts of two Indians in a village 14 miles north of the Thingangyun police station, were re- intly looted by ten dacoits armed
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      TERRORIST CENTRE.
      130 6 Commercial Institute As Recruiting Office. Rajshahi, May 29. At the resumed hearing of the Rajshahi mail robbery case yesterday Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Saha, District Intellii crence Officer, Mymensingh, stated that I the Commercial Institute at Mymensingh |in which the accused, Malayabehari Biswas, was a student was a centre
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      CONGRESS CANARD.
      120 6 Exaggerated Reports Of Convictions. Simla, May 31. The Congress Press seems to be extraordinarily vague or ignorant about its own party's proceedings. Two or three weeks ago its headlines loudly proclaimed that there were eighty thousand of its followers in prison. Now they announce mezzo forte thai there
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      MR. G. K. STEWART.
      75 6 Nominated to Ceylon State Council. Colombo, June 1. It is understood that, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. G. K. Stewart has been appointed a nominated member of the State Council, in succession to Major J. W. Oldfield, resigned.
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      PUNITIVE POLICY IN BIHAR VILLAGE.
      591 6 Sequel To Deliberate Defiance Of Law. Ramhi, May 30. The following communique has been issued by the Government of Bihar and Orissa: The Government of Bihar and Oriasa has decided to quarter a force of additional police in Barhi village, in the jurisdiction of Lakhiserai
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      BURMA OUTLAWS' CRIME.
      136 6 Captive Villager's Body In Tank. Rangoon, May 2. r >. A dastardly crime is reported from Prome where four men armed with guns and dahs entered a village six miles north-east of Wettigan police station on the afternoon May 20 and took away the I headman and
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      TO CHECK USURY.
      98 6 Legislation Proposed By Madras M.L.C. Ootacamund, May 23. Mr. C. Basu Dcv, M.L.C, has given notice of a Bill on the linen of the Punjab Regulation of Accounts Act to regulate business of certain kinds of money-lend-ing by fixing a reasonable maximum rate of interest and securing
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      A MALABAR STORM.
      292 6 16 People Killed And Much Damage Done. Calicut, May 30. Mountainous seas destroyed hundreds of fishermen's huts in the recent cyclone on the Malabar coast. I The storm reached a great velocity on Tuesday, carrying in its wake, in Calicut alone, over ten thousand coconut trees, besides
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      SARDA ACT FINES.
      150 6 Girl of Four Among The Brides. I Madras, May 29. Four marriages were recently celebrated at Ramandrug in Bellary district the age of the brides being four, six, eight and ten years. For being connected with the celebration of these marriages four men, including Mr. Burmappa, an
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      NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
      99 6 Sir Samuel Hoare and The "Bombay Chronicle.'' London, May 31. I In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Morgan Jones (Lab., Caerphilly; urged Sir Samuel Hoare (the Secretary of State for India) to inquire why the Bombay Government had demanded a double security from the Bombay Chronicle in
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      RAIL-YARD ACCIDENT.
      97 6 Father's Death in Effort To Save Child. Hyderabad (Sind), May 26. While attempting to save his son from falling from a railway engine turn-table which was being used as a merry-go-I rcund by the children, Sajansingh Budhsingh, a police inspector at Nawabshah, met with his death. I Seeing
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      BOY SCOUTS' ADVENTURE
      92 6 Cyclists' Encounter With Elephant. Hyderabad (Dcccan), May 23. A party of six Boy Scouts of Hyderabad State, who have just .returned here after having covered 1,247 miles on bicycles, had a narrow escape when they encountered an elephant which had run amok near Bhandepore Ghat, on their
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      CARE OF MINOR GIRLS IN CALCUTTA.
      648 6 The Immoral Traffic. CHILDREN OF EFGHT AMONG VICTIMS. Calcutta, June 1. The advisability or otherwise of legislation designed to stop immoral traffic in Bengal was discussed at the meeting of the Calcutta Rotary Club at the Great Eastern Hotel yesterday, when Mrs. t. Stanley,
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      SEVENTY TO DIE.
      33 6 Thayptmyo, May 2.">. Judgment was delivered in the Kair.-i rebellion cast- today. Of the iM accused, 70 wore sentenced to death and 22 to transportation for lift-. One was acquitted.
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      179 7 LAST NIGHT TONIGHT CHARLES FARRELL, MARIAN NIXON IN AFTER TOMORROW vx PICTURE TOMORROW Opening at the Matinee LIONEL ATWILL, GRETA NISSEN AND ENGLISH CAST in Fox Movietone's Amazing thriller the film they thought was made in Elstree THE SILENT WITNESS The Strangest Love-Crime that ever burned the headlines 6.15 TONIGHT
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      146 7 "Altogether "The W Plan" can be considered one of the best productions of its kind Straits Times. Z£Ajpnror" Playing to Enthusiastic Crowds Nightly! Acclaimed by all as An Absolute BRITISH Triumph! BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES UP aB OIQECTHO OV VICTOQ SAVILIE I w'.tK A BURUNCTON PRODUCTION W^l^SrJ BRIAN AHERNE GIBB WIAUGHUN
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      251 7 MATHESON LANG AND DOROTHY BOUCHIER "CARNIVAL" ANOTHER OF OUR EXCLUSIVE BRITISH SUCCESSES. PAVILION 6.15 TONIGHT 9.1S GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE HUMOUR AND PATHOS IN THE FINEST SCREEN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR —A BRITISH SUCCESS. EDNA BEST HERBERT MARSHALL A STORY OF ENGLAND THAT CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. BAND PERFORMANCES DURING JUNE BAND
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    172 8 Rubber Prices Generally Unchanged. TIN A SHADE HIGHER. <Ky Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Tod: y's Prices: Ri hirer. 5 cents per lb. Tin. '.i> tons at $58.87'j per picul. Yeslt'(!:!y's Prices: ItuL 1;. London, l^d., unch..rj£ed. Ne York. 2 11/16 cts., uncl unged. Market Tone:—Quiet. Tin,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    66 8 Noon, June 17. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Seller!. Spot ..5 5' i; Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: Ixmdon Spot Sheet l-T^d. per lb. New York, Spot Sheet G. cts. 2 11/16 per lb. June July Aug. July-Sept. Oct.-Dec.
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    PRODUCE.
    161 8 Singapore, June 17. Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra 5.18 mixed 4.70 Sago Hour, Sarawak 2.00 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.2? small 5.00 medium peal 6.00 Rice, Siam $160 to 188 Saigon $149 to 165 Ranpoon $152 to 168 No. 1 of 125
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        427 8 Issue VaJ. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5 5; Ayer Hitam Tin £1 i'l 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
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        GENERAL.
        294 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 100 100 Hammer Co. IGO.OO 170.00 £1 £1 Imperial Tobacco 3.13.9 3.17.6 1 1 Kinta Elediric 0.271 2 0.35 1 1 Malacca Electric Ord. 0.70 0.80 1 1 Malacca Electric Pref. 1.55 1.65 cd. 10 10 Maynard Co. 5.00 nom. 1 .80 Malayan Breweries
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        146 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 4'/> p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal \\'.> P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        384 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Xv ait's Quotations. •The tbove rubber quotations are mostly only nominal. To-day 3 Fraser Co. i Price Lyall Co. Allcnhy ($1) 0.15 0.30 I 0.10 0.25 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 A. Ilitarn ($1) 0.40 0.60 0.40 0.50 A. Kuning
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      191 8 Singapore, June 17. 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 42 Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      90 8 Rugby, June 16. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 9.05 Athens 570 Belgrade 212>/ 2 Berlin 15.45 Bombay Is. 5 15/16 d. Brussels 26.27 1/2 Bucharest 617 i/o Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 5/16 Geneva 18.75 Helsingfors 215 Hong Kong Is. 3 7/32 d. Yokohama Is. B«4d. Lisbon 110 Madrid 44%
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      SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
      58 8 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore. Bangalore, Cederic, Erie Maru, Gyoko Maru, Karapara, Koyo Maru, Sir Karl Knudsen, Van Heutsz. Penang. Africa Maru, Amur Maru, Azumasan Maru, Baron Lovat, Cape St. Francis, Celebes Maru, City of Florence, Corfu, Hakozaki Maru, Hector,
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    AIR MAIL.
    36 8 Mails (left London June 8) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrivo at Singapore by the evening express today. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 7.30 p.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    29 8 From China by Gantrc due Singapore un Sunday, the 19th instant. From China and Manila by President (iarfield due Singapore daylight on Mon-i day, the 20th Instant.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    180 8 Tnday. Philippine Islands ami I'.S.A. Silvertcuava f p.m. Selat Pnndjanp. licnirkalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo Si Padang (Hong Thong 1 3 p.m. North. N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Tinombol 3 p.m. Java and South-West Sumatra (Nam Yongi 4 p.m. Sourabaya, Celebes. Moluccas, Timor Dilly and South-East Borneo (Ban
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    MAILS FOR FOR EUROPE.
    52 8 By Spore Lundon bit H. Van St. Aldegende Xanpura 'ipritt Rosso Porthos Karnpara \ott. Tjandi Baloeran May 5 May 30 May U June 1 May i:i June 4 May 19 June 7 May 18 June 13 May 19 June 13 May 19 June 13 May 27
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    107 8 ]'i i.lay. June 17. Shipi alongside In.- Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOIR. Main Wharf Lch. "Alert," The Cable, I.eh. "Kcho," Scalaria, X .P.M. Ugktof IS, W. Bt. "Kitty 1," Murudu. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pairar. All-crt Dock Andrea.
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    PASSENGERS.
    54 8 The following MMMfMI left Singapore yesterday by the N.Y.K. Hakozaki Maru for Europe: Mr. ami Mrs. N. Kawakita. Lt.-Cntn. Y. Ohtani, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thompson, Mr. J. Thompson, Miss M. Thompson, Mr. A. W. Dahl, Mr. J. MacKadyen. Mr. A. (Juinn. Mr. .1. Smith, Prof. S. Satoh,
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    38 8 Mails frsm Europe, (London mails despatched 2f>t»> May), ex 8.1. Rohna which anchored at Pvnang at 5.30 a.m. today will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders st 8.45 a.m.
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      266 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. ridar. June 17. H. W. Mi a.m., 8 ft. 3 in.. R.. r ,.T p.m., 9 ft. Children's Concert at Memorial Hall, 6 p.m. Police Bond at Katong Park. p.m. aturday. June 18. H. W. 10.45 a.m.. 8 ft. in., 9.40 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in.
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    CHERSONESE (F.M.S.) ESTATES.
    845 9 Company Pays Small Dividend. The twenty-second annual general meetig of the Chersonese (F.M.S.) Estates, •til., was held on May 12, in the council K>m of the Rubber Growers* Association, 4. Idol Lane. Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. rthur A. Allen, chairman, presiding. The chairman said: The report and reounts
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      STRAITS RUBBER.
      156 9 Th* report Ly the director? of the Straits Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31. 1931, states: A farther area of older rubber on Gedonjr esaU,s aU, 287 acres in dftMC, war cut out daring the yea-.. Of this area 197 acres iiav- been replanted with
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      Vessels Arrived.
      145 9 ANHI'I. Brit.. L'.ikO tons, from Swatow 16-6. for Hontr Konjr via ports 21-6. BAN HO GUAN, Dut.. MB tons, from Sourabaya 16-fi. for Souiabaya. Bawean 18-6. CIRCE. Brit.. 314 tons, from Kelantan 16-G, for Kclnntnn 18-6. DI'KAT, Norw.. 7HI tons, from Banpkok 16-fi, for Bangkok 17-fi. HUA TOKO.
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      482 9 Barlow and Co. report as follows on June 16 Since our last report the local market has been practically lifeless with the price for spot sheet ranging from 4% to 5 cents per lb. During the same period the London market showed little interest, and after remaining at
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      BRITISH N.B. TIMBER.
      261 9 The report of the directors of the British North Borneo Timber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states.— During the year the production of timber was 2,662,277 cubic feet as compared with 2,564,756 cubic feet in the previous year. The economic difficulties and the
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      DEVON ESTATES.
      221 9 The directors' report to the shareholders cf the Devon Estates (Malacca), Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states:— The accounts show a loss of $18,943.65 on the year's working. After deducting this loss fcom the credit balance of $273,792.94 brought forward from last account, there remains
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      260 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are griven below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of June 15. GOVERNMENT BTOCK4. BRITISH. Rise or Conversion Loun s',
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      S.V.C. ORDERS.
      93 9 Friday, June 17, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "D" (Eurasian) Company, Voluntary Parade —Weapon Training. 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, fortress Company (European), Lecture; 5.16 >.m.. Headquarters, Intelligence Platoon, Lec:ure: 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "B" Win(r— Depot Company, Recurits Class; 5.15 p.m., Malay Headquarters, "F" (Malay) Company, Weapon Training. Saturday. June 18, 2
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      LEDBURY RUBBER.
      286 9 The report by the directors of Ledbury Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states l*he crop of rubber harvested during the year amounted to 646,216 lb. The average net sale price of the crop, including the estimated value of the unsold portion of it,
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      COPRA MARKET.
      48 9 Barlow and Co. report as follows on June 16 This market has remained fairly steady throughout the week, with some fluctuations, and on balance prices show a decline of 10 cents per picul. Closing quotations are as follows Sundried $5.10 per picul; mixed $4.65 per picul.
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    SHIPPING NOTES. GUNBOATS IN CHINESE WATERS.
    451 9 GUNBOATS IN CHINESE WATERS. SHIPPING NOTES. Decision of Admiralty Very Welcome. The decision of the Admiralty to order the new shallow draft gunboats for Chinese waters of Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Company is another event in the keen rivalry of that concern with Messrs. Yarrows, of Scotstoun, a rivalry
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932. THE TOLL-GATE AGAIN.
    1121 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932. THE TOLL-GATE AGAIN. It is not an easy matter to argue vigorously at the present time against any legitimate method of raising revenue in Malaya, more particularly in the F.M.S. For that reason it is unlikely that there will be anything more
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    THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF THE DAVIS CUP.
    1063 10 Tennis Today And When I Was Young. (By Dwight Davis, former Governor of the Philippine Islands and donor of the Davis Cup, in an interview.) In this interview Mr. Dwight Davis explains why he founded the Davis Cup and gives his views as to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    230 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Scharff have reti"J* ed to Penang: from their holiday*at Fraser's Hill. Mr. J. MacFadyen, of Messrs. John Little and Co Ltd., left Singapore for London yesterday by the N.Y.K. Hakozaki Maru. Mr. Claude da Silva, who has been on holiday in Switzerland, is
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    566 10 THE NEW GATE-CRASHING. Will Malaya introduce a new form of gate-crashing— toll-gate-crashing? THAT "SUPER-BOOK." Does the Rotary Club left hand know what its right hand is doing In other words, do they keep Buy Malayan for perorations and foriret about it when placing orders The proposed
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    133 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA. -Charles Farrell and Mario Nixon in After Tomorrow. 6.16 9.11 Phone 6909. CAPITOL. Brian Ahearne, Madeleine Cai roll, Gordon Marker, Gibb McLeughlin i THE W. PLAN. 6.15—9.15 .Phone 5261-i GREAT WORLD.— Wayangi, Cinema, Don key Rides, Zoo, Skating groun Commercial Museum and Talkies. MARYBOROUGH. Buster Kcaton in
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    OTTAWA CONFERENCE—"THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME."
    1035 11 OTTAWA CONFERENCE— "THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME." FREE TRADE IN THE EMPIRE. Mr. Baldwin on Present Opportunity. TRADE REVIVAL. How Dominions Can Co-operate. "A chance of a lifetime is before us. If it is thrown away it may never return." This was the statement made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in
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    SURETY'S BOND TO BE ESTREATED.
    293 11 Man Who Failed to Appear Before O.A. Mr. E. N. Taylor, Assistant Official Assignee, applied in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell this morning to have a bond, entered into by a Chinese, Ang Teek Say, estreated. It appeared that the man
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    RISE IN THE DOLLAR.
    132 11 Has Long Drain of Gold Stopped New York, June 16. For the first time for months the United States stock of gold increased today, owing to the arrival of gold worth $5,000,000 from Japan. Taken in conjunction with a sharp rise in the dollar this is
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    CHOLERA IN CANTON.
    99 11 i One Hundred Deaths In Two Days. Hong Kong, Juno 17. A yen serious outbreak of cholera is now iaging in Canton. No fewer than 185 cholera patients entered the Fonprpin hospital on Wednesday and -10 of them have since died. A further 190 patients entered tho
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    CHAN MING-SHU.
    67 11 Attempt to Blow Up His Shanghai Home. Shanghai, June 17. Two bombs were yesterday discovered outside the Shanghai residence of General Chan Ming-shu (the Minister of Communications whose recent retirement t-ui- cd so much anxiety). One of these bombs exploded on the spot, but the other was removed
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER NOMINATED.
    369 11 Republican Platform. FEDERAL CONTROL OF LIQUOR. Ohicago, June 16. The Republican Convention has renominated Mr. Herbert C. Hoover for the presidency. Later: After a debate which lasted four and a half hours, and which was punctuated with cheers and derisive yells, the Convention passed the prohibition plank,
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    WAR DEBTS.
    205 11 Principle of All-Round Cancellation. London, June 16 (6.29 a.m.). At ten this morning the best brains among the European statesmen at Lausanne will attempt the task of reversing the engines, or, at least, of halting the econo- 1 mic machine which is alarmingly gather- ing momentum towards perdition.
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    ARMAMENTS RUMOUR.
    73 11 Premier Not an Advocate Of Stabilisation. Rugby, June 16. Reports have appeared in various newspapers to the effect that the British Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDrnald) favours an armaments truce stabilising the present position. There is not a word of truth in any suggestion that he has discussed
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    PRINCESS BEATRICE.
    48 11 Recovering Well After Tuesday's Operation. Rugby, June 16. A morning bulletin states that Princess Beatrice, aunt of the King, had a good night and is much rested. The eye, on which an operation for cataract was performed on Tuesday, continues to give complete satisfaction. British Wireless.
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    PROBLEM OF CHINA'S FUTURE.
    1470 11 Discussed In London. CRITICISM OF U.S.A. MISSIONARIES. London, June 16. Discussing the future of China before the Royal Society of Arts Mr. J. O. P. Bland expressed tho opinion that the growth of disorder in China was largely due to American missionary educationists departing from their
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    313 ESTATES OUT OF TAPPING.
    82 11 Position in Dutch East Indies. Batavia, Juns 16. No fewer than 313 rubber estates in the Dutch East Indies had completely stopped tapping on April 30, while 133 had partially stopped, according to figures issued by the Government Bureau of Statistics. The total area not
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    SIR DONALD MACLEAN
    242 11 King and Queen Express Their Sorrow. Rugby, June 16. Tributes to the memory of Sir Donald Maclean, tho Education Minister, who died suddenly yesterday, will be paid in the House of Commons this afternoon. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, as Leader of the House, will speak for the whole
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    HOLBORN FIRE.
    96 11 At the Huge Prudential Offices. Ru^by, Jum? 11. In Holborn today great crowds watched a strong force of firemen engaged, from the tops of water towers and escape*, in subduing an outbreak of fire at the huge offices of the Pradential Assurance Company. A large part of the
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    4 PER CENT. CONSOLS.
    105 11 Market Appreciation Of £76,800,000. Rugby, June 16. On the Stock Exchange toeiay 4 per cent. Consols went over par for the first time since this lean was issued, tho quotation being 100 and one-sixteenth. There is £341.767,000 of this stock in issue. It was first isued
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    ANOTHER REVOLT.
    41 11 Successful Counter Movement in Chile. Buenos Aires, June 17. A message from Santiago states there has been a counter-revolutionary movement in Chile, directed by General Sainz. The Presidential Palace, the seat of the Revolutionary Government, has been captured. Reuter.
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    CANNOT STAND ALONE.
    1101 11 Mr. Mac Donald's Appeal To U.S.A. j LAUSANNE MEETING. World Catastrophe Of., Unemployment, v Mr. Ramsay MaeDonald delivered hi* opening address as chairman to the delegates of 18 action* assembled at the Reparations Conference at Lausanne today. He stressed the extreme gravity and urgency of the problem
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      60 11 On Other Pages, India Page 6 Around the Markets By the Financial Correspondent 8 History of the Davis Cup— By Dwight Davis 10 F.M.S. Appeal Court 12 "Show of Shows" 12 Charity Match Result 13 County Cricket 13 Bong Soo Wins Singles Title 13 Motoring Page 15 Malayan Planting Topics
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    BANISHMENT IN THE F.M.S.
    965 12 Chinese Born in N.S. >LEA OF FEDERAL STATUS REJECTED. After a long hcarinit the F.M.S. I Court of Appeal today rejected an appeal by a Chinese born in Negri Semhilan against a banishment warrant issued by Ihe Resident of Selangor. An argument that there is a
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    "SHOW OF SHOWS."
    492 12 Mile. Smirnova's Cabaret At Raffles. Mile. Mun Smirnova and all who took part are to be congratulated on the success of "The Show of Shows," the cabaret presented at Raffles Hotel last night. The audience vlas enthusiastic, and hcu--e full is certain, to be the rule «t
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    HONG KONG MURDER.
    113 12 Resumed Hearing of Case Against Ipoh Man. Practically the whole of the afternoon was devoted to the reading over of Zimmerns evidence at the resumed hearing on June 9 of the; Village Road murder case h) which a younsf Chinese narrfel Cheng Kwok-yau is ehartftd with procuring
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
    279 12 Dragged Into Plantation And Stabbed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 15. Bedoh bin Sabih and Siah binte CK?mat, husband and wife, found life together rather difficult and Siah went home to hemother and was given a house of her own. But Bedoh did not
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    IPOH ROTARY.
    158 12 Interesting Address by The Raja Muda. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 16. The Ipoh Rotary Club at its weekly meeting listened to an interesting address by the Raja Muda of Perak. who spoke on gardening, sport, travel and volunteering. The inciting paid a tribute to the memory
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    SEQUEL TO GODOWN FIRE.
    169 12 Grave Allegations Against Storekeeper. A sensational sequel to the fire whici broke out at Messrs. Siine, Darby and Co's godown in Malacca Street en Wednesday night was heard befoie Mr. A. W. H^y, the Second Police Magistrate, this morning when the Chinese storekeeper was charg led
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    WOMAN KILLED.
    199 12 Stabbed to the Heart After a Quarrel. A woman is dead and a man and a woman are in hospital as the result of a tragedy in a lorong off St. George's Road yesterday. Bagun, a seafaring Malay, lived in Potoncr Pasir. off Beraagoon Road, with his wife
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    SULTANA OF JOHORE.
    60 12 Sailing for Europe On July 8. I H.H. the Sultana of Johore will sail for Europe by the Dempo, leaving Singapore on July H, and expects to be away for about four months. Landing at Marseilles, Her Highness plans to stay a month in Paris and to
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    $1,000 IN PRIZES
    46 12 $1, 000 IN PRIZES Over a thousand entries have been received in the competition promoted by the Goodyear Orient Sales Company. Limited, particulars of which can be obtained from any Goodyear dealer. $1,000 is offered in cash prizes and the competition remains open for another fortnight.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    42 12 Mis-s Jacoba, the well-known cronChong finger of Java, has been engaged for a rhort season in Singapore, and will appear at the Orient City Fair at Joo Chiat Road from Tuesday next. She has done considerable recording for H.M.V. records.
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    STARTLING TURN IN FRAUD CASE.
    170 12 Important Witness Back In Singapore. Seah Oh Sufly, the Chinese whose- mm loomed so largely in the Bankruptcy Offi.-e fraud case and who was believed to be the most important witness for the prosocution, has been traced by the Singapore detective branch and his evidence
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    SOVIET AND U.S. A.
    293 12 Movement To Resume Normal Relations. New York, June 6. The Nation, an American liberal weekly, publishes the result of a questionnaire sent out recently by Professor Jerome. Davis to 50 of the largest American firms doing business with the U.S.S.R. on the subject of establishing normal
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    TRADE TREATIES.
    84 12 Canada Waiting Until After Ottawa. Paris, June 17. I Canada, like Britain, is delaying undertaking new foreign trade treaties until after the Ottawa Conference. The full tariff will be automatically applied recipro- cally as between France and Canada in consequence of the breakdown of the negotiations for a
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    U.S. RUBBER STOCKS.
    66 12 May Consumption Shows Increase Over April. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 1 6. The Unite.! States rubber consumption lor Msy is 29,197 tens, compared wi 25,053 tons in April, and 37.817 tons la May, 1931. United States stocks at May 31 amounted to 346,231 tons, aprtals
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    SELANGOR BAND.
    76 12 Sullivan Programme For Moonlight Concert. The programme for the moonlight concert to bo given on the Selangor Club p«tdanjr from 8.30 to 10 p.m. next Saturday by the Selangor State Band is entirely made up of selections from Sir Arthur Sullivan's works. It is as follows: Overture, "The
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    BRIDE WITH 17 CHILDREN
    73 12 A woman of 49 said at Clerkenwel! County Court, E., that she was the mother of 17 children, by her first marriage, lfi of whom were living, ami tliat/She married again recently. The Registrar, Mr. Fpfend.— How did the family welcome their stepfather? The woman. Not
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    MUNICIPALITY'S LOST WATER.
    875 12 Reader Discharged. "VERY WEAK CASE," SAYS COUNSEL. Arcther case alleging thru a waU-r meter reader had tampered with natters after being biibcd by householders was heard by Mr. G. C. Dodd. the SingaporeCriminal District Ju.lge. yesterday afternoon when a Chinese, Se.-t Tiow Kiat, who had been with
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    ARMENIAN EMIGRANTS.
    67 12 Leave Greece to Settle In Russia. Batum, June 3. A party of Armenians, numbering 1,5."0, has arrived in Russia from Greece with the intention of settling permanently in the U.S.S.R. Thi< is the third party of Armenian immigrants to arrive in the country. They will be sent to
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    BONG SOO RETAINS SINGLES TITLE.
    805 13 Third Successive Win. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING CONCLUDES. i The Singapore Tennis I humpionships. which were completed yesterday on the l'adanc, have proved to be one of th<most interesting series ever held under the an pices of the local 1..T.A. The liavf been favoured with go->d weather,
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    SEREMBAN TENNIS.
    131 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 15. I The N'egri Sembilan lawn tennis tourna- j ment began on Monday at The Negri Sembilan Club, and the results, up-to-date, are as follows Singles. 1 V. Kandiah beat M. R. Hannah, 6—4,6 4, 6—o. S. M. Rajoo beat M. V.
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    YACHTING.
    128 13 Final Race for Batavia Challenge Cup. "A and B classes will sail the third and «mal race in the contest for the Batavia Visitors' Challenge Cup on Sunday. All start at 10.10 a.m. The course will be po>ted as usual. The contest with the officers of H.M.S. Canterbury has
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    CHINESE "HAS BEENS" SUCCESSFUL.
    905 13 Charity Match at Jalan Besar. The Chinese "Has-Beens" proved superior to the Malay Old Timers in the charity match played at Jalan Besar yesterday anl during the course of 40 minutes (thty could not have lasted out much longer!) inflicted a defeat of 3 -0. They
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    JOHN BURKE.
    44 13 Wins Irish Amateur Golf Championship. Portmarnock, June 16. John Burke, who has been selected to play for Great Britain in the Walker Cup won the Irish amateur golf championship for the third year in succession, beating Michael Crowley 6 and 6.— Reuter.
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    CRICKET RECORD. New First-Wicket Partnership Record By Holmes And Sutcliffe.
    215 13 CRICKET RECORD. New First-Wicket Partnership Record By Holmes And Sutcliffe. Holmes and Sutcliffe's Fine Partnership. Rugby, June 16. Holmes and Sutcliffe, playing for Yorkshire against Essex, today set up a newrecord for opening partnerships, by scoring 555 for the first wicket. The previous record of 554 was also set up
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    PERAK TENNIS.
    176 13 Chinese Women Players In Mixed Doubles. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. June IG. The PeraU open tennis championships on the second day were confined to th.3 men's and mixed doubles. The weather was fine. i The chief interest was taken in the debut of Chinese women players in
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    INDIAN TOURISTS SUCCESSFUL.
    304 13 Two Centuries Against Eastern Counties. Hijrh scoring was a feature of the firstclass cricket matches which ended today. The Indian tourists met with further success, beating the Eastern Counties XI l.y more than an innings. The outstanding batsmen were N. 1). Marshall (148) and the vice-capiain, K.
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    ASCOT GOLD CUP.
    224 13 Trimdon Repeats Last Year's Success. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. The race for the Gold Cup (2tt miles) at Ascot today resulted as follows Brig.-Gen. C. Lambton's TRIMDON 1 Mrs. A. James' SALMON LEAP 2 H.H. Aga Khan's UT MAJEUR 3 M me ran. Won
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    IN SEREMBAN.
    97 13 Europeans Defeat The Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 15. The Europeans defeated the Nejrri Sem- bilan Club in a match in the N.S.F.A. 1 league by 3—23 2 today, turning the tables upon their opponents who at their last meeting won by five clear goals. Bryson
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      MANILA BOXERS IN U.S.A.
      573 14 Bantam Title Holder's Easy Victory. Oakland, Calif., May 18. Young Tommy, the California bantamweight tide holder and kingpin of the rilipino fighters on the oast, made short work of Benny Kid Carter here tontght. He knocked him out in the third round of a bout scheduled
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      16 14 In a t»iird division match at Geylanß lay Marine Dcpt. defeated the •polies by 6—o.6 0.
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      GARRISON SPORT.
      201 14 Gloncesters Company's Easy Win. In the Garrison Cricket League yesterday C. Coy., Gloucestershire Regt., defeated the 11th Battery, R.A. by six wickets. Scores 11th Bty. Lieut. Bill?on b Sillifant 14, Gr. Chiderron b Wood 8, L.-Sgt. Day b Wood 0. Lieut. Orr b Wood 13 Bdr. Kidd b
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      S.C.C. CRICKET.
      289 14 i Teams Selected for WeekEnd Matches. The following have bren invited to play cricket for P.S. and L. airain.-t the 8.8. and I. today at 5 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.ir. on the Padang in an B.C.C. tournament match R. B. Black, A. E. G. Blades, W.
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      POLICE CUP.
      83 14 Annual Competition Between Singapore and Johore. An interesting football mat:h will take rlace at Johore Bahru today between two police teams. Inch? Embok Solok, of Johore, has donated a cup to be evan year by teams from the Singapore and Johore police forces. Tin- teams will be composed
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      20 14 The ladies medal competition for June at the Garrison Golf Club was won by Mrs. Holmes-Smith, all square.
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      AUSTRALIA'S TEST PROSPECTS.
      1187 14 Shocks in Store. PRESSING NEED OF NEW BOWLERS. Australia has won her third successive Test campaign, having defeated in succession England, the West Indies ar.d South Africa, so that she has undisputed claim to the right, for the time being, of champion cricket nation. One hopes that
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      73 14 Monday. June 2*. Football: S.A.P.A. Div. 1: S.R.C. vs. S.C.C, Ansin Rd. Stadium; Div. 2: Straits Cattle T.C. vs. Chinese 11, S.R.C. grd. Boxing: Young Johnson vs. Fighting Nelson, New World. Malayan Billiards championship at New World. Tuesday. June 21. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 3: Y.M.r.A. vs. Robinson's, V.M.C.A. grd. Fraser
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      19 14 .'The co-operation of club secretaries is requested in keeping this di»ry of sporting events accurate and up to date.]
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      175 14 Friday, Jane 17. Football: Malaya Cup: Singapore VS. Johorp, Anson Rd. Stadium; 4.50 p.m. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament: 8.8. and I. vi. P.S. and U, Padang; Gloucester Regt. vs. Johorp C.C., Tanglin. Golf: Singapore G.C. Monthly Mixed Fourpomes. Saturday, Jgnc 18. Selangor Summer race meeting, second day. Football: S.A.P.A.
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      CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
      190 14 The following teams will compete for the Cheong Koon Seng and S«ah Eck Jim trophies, the former for water-polo and the latter for all round swimming SEA SERPENTS Tan Wee Chwee leapt.). Lee Choon Nghee, Tan Chew Seng, Sim Boon Moon, Qofe Koon Kiat, Yap Yeow Sianp.
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  • Lowering Running Costs.—The Firestone Air Balloon Tyre,
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      AIR BALLOON TYRES.
      539 15 New Firestone Products In Singapore. ijiVER since the successful adaption several years Sgo of the low pressure pneumatic tyre to aeroplanes, the leading motor-car tyre manufacturerhave been experimenting to find a suitabl process to construct tyres of the saim lypi- that could be used on motor-cars. The
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      TO LOWER COSTS OF RUNNING.
      877 15 Violent Braking to Be Avoided. fI^HEN anyone is considering the purchase of his first car he always pauses to ask himself or his friends. What will it cost me to run Thu is a question which can be answered by masses of statistics or, more
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    BRITISH MOTOR EXPORTS.
    245 15 (ireater Orders For New Zealand. M7F; have before as, writi the Motor, tome \eiy heartening flgurea concerninic the expansion of our trade in moti I* wa only :i shorl tinw ago that the value motorran imported into Bhowed an verwhelming prep tnde ance in favour of AiK.viian
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    FOR CARS ONLY.
    242 15 Modern Italian Traffic Scheme. THE establishment by private enterprise of a highly developed modern system of trunk line automobile roads joining the more important cities of Italy, ownership of which, after 50 years, will revert to the Government, is now under way in that country. The authostrade,"
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    NOT A "JOY RIDE."
    251 15 Another Attempt on A Himalayan Peak. Srinagar, May 23. The Nanga Parbat Expedition left Srinagar this morning. Their baggage was sent on yesterday by boat to Bandipur and the personnel went there by cars kindly lent by members of the Himalayan Club who are now up
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      222 15 WE OFFER FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24TH JUNE. THE FOLLOWING BARGAINS- AUSTIN SEVEN, 2 SEATER.- kins and looks READ well. Price 5295. AUSTIN TWELVE SALOON.- A iinf. COMFORT JH£ ABLE CAM AM) VKKY RELIABLE. Price 3475. BUICK TOURER.— -us t the CAB FOB A PKKSOX BSQUIBING 00MPOBT AXU OK CARD
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1804 16 T/ie Indian Labourer In The Slump Unfair Allegations Refuted Eight Hours Work Generally Refused Coolies Who Do Not Want Repatriation A Heartrending Task-— Getting A Square Deal For Ramasamy. (By Oar Planting Correspondent.) T AST WEEK I remarked that the lowering of production costs on estates had
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      THE RUBBER PROBLEM.
      1472 17 "Many Fallacies Have Been Exploded." To the Editor of the Straits Tiroes. Sir, In view of the passive way in rhich the government decision on .U)c übject "l regulation of supplies of rubber as been accepted in Malaya and the 1.E.1., it is indued refreshing to learn
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      GUTTA-PERCHA.
      212 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— lt was interesting to read in recent issue of your paper that the only export from Singapore that had not fallen in value, is gutia-percha (geta tabau), the reason being that its export is drastically restricted. It was made a government
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      HAMADRYADS.
      366 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The sap of the rengas- tree is n very powerful irritant, even without contact, and it is not likely that anyone who is aware of its rirujence will carry about a fresh stick of this tree for protection against snakes. This,
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      226 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It was light this morning at 5.30 and dusk ended last night at €.30 almost exactly in each case. Mr. Clayton's 12H. 10M. must, therefore, refer to the actual times of sunrise nnd sunset on the shortest day, if there
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    PLAYING THE "SONAR."
    213 17 New Electric Musical Instrument. Moscow, June 6. A new musical instrument in which electric power is used to create sound has been invented in Ru <sia. It is called Sonar." and the inventor, Ananiev, has improved on previous inventions of the kind by adding a fingerboard. A
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    YAM TUAN'S COUNCIL.
    95 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 16. Those present at the meeting of the Council of the Yang <H Pertuan Besar of Kegri Sembilan and thri Uhdang of ißembau held in the State l Council i Chambers this morning were: H.H. thr Yang di J'ertuan Besar, the
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    MALACCA HOUSES.
    164 17 Assessment Down When Rents Go Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 15. At the monthly Municipal meeting help" today the Commissioners agreed to introduce the water and conservancy deposit system from the second half year The Commissioners approved the reduction of 20 per cent, and 10 per
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    RUSSIAN DIRIGIBLES.
    114 17 Third Airship Just Completed. Leningrad, June 3. Dirigible L.X.3, the first of its type to be built in the U.S.S.R., and which has been under construction here for some time, is now completed. It is the third dirigible built in. this country. The first flew over Moscow during
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      216 17 sß»TtP7msisB Pfl^^^ s SIMI>I^ No H rA~^aßsl He's a Baby's Own Tablets baby Wt, i ,^H Since his birth his mother has always J kept this splendid babies' and childrcn'6 -4^H health-safeguard handy. At the tirst j'^^'y'^B signs of off-colour indigestion •S^~ Jv"^bbb! flatulence, had-temper, cold or fever. J diarrhoea,
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    MINISTER IN PARIS.
    37 18 New Post for Dr. Wellington Koo Reported. Shanghai June 2. It is reported that Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Assessor of the League of Nations Commission to Manchuria, will shortly be appointed Minister at Paris.
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    OLD ETONIAN'S SUICIDE.
    730 18 "For England." DISARMED BY WIFE IN VAIN. "I hoped I could give something to England I go because I realise I c* n give nothing." With these last words a young and wealthy man, an Old Etonian, happily married to a 'Varsity girl, killed himself following a
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    NAZI UNIFORM.
    86 18 Baden and Bavaria Oppose Decree. Berlin, June 16. Baden and Bavaria have declared that they do not intend to obey President von Hindenburg's decree permitting the wearing of the Nazi uniform. Thus the expected clash between the Central Government and the Southern States has materialised, as the new
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    MALAYSIAN TIN.
    46 18 Proposed Issue of £18,000 Debentures. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. Malaysian Tin, Ltd., proposes to issue £18,000 in debentures, of which £12,300 will be offered to the present shareholders. Gadjah Rubber Estates, Ltd., propose to reconstruct, with a further call on shareholders.
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    A ROOMFUL OF MEN
    3350 19 AGREED TO HANG TOGETHER UNTIL AUGUST, 1934. THE CONTROL OF TIN A TYPICAL SERIES OF STEPS IN MAN'S AWKWARD ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE ON THE JUNGLE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. H-printcd from Fortune A'hcn Thomas L. Chadbourae last •ived in New York from sugar-piled ba he
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    ILL-FATED ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    259 19 News Received After Thirty Years. Leningrad, June 6. After thirty yearn news has come to hand of the ill-fated Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition through a note delivered to the All-Union Arctic Institute by Samoyed Pyrerko, an inhabitant of Obmanny Shar, the southern portion of the island Novaya Zemlya.
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    RUSSIA-JAPAN WAR THREAT.
    559 19 Campaign Of Lies Alleged By Soviet. "Izvestia," the official organ of tht> Soviet Government, in an editorial ciitiUcl "We Shall Be On Guurd," comments on the expressions of Japanese policy us regards the Soviet Union. "Japanese diplomacy, in the persons of Ambassadors Matsu'daira and Obata," it says,
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    FRANCE'S NEW WARSHIP.
    159 19 Light Cruiser That Is Heavily Armed. Brest, May 21. France's new 10,000-ton cruiser, the Algerie, was launched today from the Government shipyards at Point-du-Jour, Brest, after having been built in fourteen months. This is the tenth cruiser to be laid down by France under the Washington Naval
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    BRIDE'S TRAGIC END.
    147 19 Suicide on Eve Of V Marriage. Masulipatam, May 25. The whole town was convulsed this morning on hearing the news of the tragic end of a Hindu bride by mounting a blazing pyre put up by herself, shortly after midnight, on the eve of her marriage. The
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      238 19 "oday's Crossword Puzzle i ||Z I |3 I tj&l^ I I** I•» V I I s _!_;II 'l!__Hl_l_i_ j: I ILL" _i!l!L~_ fF_ _S_l sr *r»•T. P P Ll U *--i '^Tpl^r^^TT' 31 I I*l fflM H*l*l (CLUES.) ACROSS. 2- El«t again i i- 1.. I .M Shred* 25. Tracko
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    Preparing The "Show Boat" For The Thames
    79 20 WATER CHUTE THRILLS AT SOUTHEND.— Visitors to Southend enjoyingn g the thrills of the water chute. A picture taken as the boat struck the water. (I'lanet News.) A NEW LIFE ln a secluded drydock in Millwall Docks. London, the old paddle steamer, Alexandra,
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    39 20 FIRST ATLANTIC FLIGHT OF THE YEAR. "Lanky" Lou Reichers, the American air ace taking off from Newark, New Jersey, on a flight across the Atlantic to Paris. He came down off the Irish coast and was rescued. (Planet News.)
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    30 20 OPEN-AIR BOXING MATCHES The first open-air boxing of the season, opened with a series of contest* at the Crystal Palace, London, watched by a large crowd of holiday-makers. (I'lanet News.)
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    24 20 ARSENAL PLAYER AT THE BATHS Joe Hulme (left), the Arsenal football player, spent Whit-Monday at the Hornsey Baths with his twin daughters. (Planet News.)
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    49 20 SEMAPHORE SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL.— A new system of traffic control for pedestrians and motoi traffic is being tried out at the busiest spot in Brighton opposite the Aquarium, where five roads meet. The phoU shows a carnival rider held up by one of the new signals. (Planet News.)
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