The Straits Times, 8 July 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED W«M.Y A CENTURY.] THE I.4RCEST r AVD MOST MtmiSTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. Jll.V K. IJW2. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      465 1 BINQAPORI 78. CKCIL ST. X'FHONt SICII. CIS Tonight 9.15 j FREDRIC MARCH in DR. JEKYLL j MR. HYDE i Phone 5261-2. PHOSPERINE ASSISTS ATHLETE'S World's Records Holder, writes: W^^^^^BSKt[^^m iMiSI "■pjFvING the winner of 72 weight-lifting V^KSsfe. :0»^ LJ Matches and Tournaments during the I past 10 years, my lengthy
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      18 1 r ii^im 6.15 Tonight 9.15 j FREDRIC MARCH J in "DR. JEKYLL j i MR. HYDE Phone 5261-2.
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      507 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJJ. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR SAST MAIL SERVICE. OI'TWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due B'pore. 1*32. K HMIR 9,000 July S RAWALPINDI 17.000
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      743 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 July 13 14 HA RUN A MARU 10,500 July 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 g KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25 26 i YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Stpt.
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      488 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Anstralia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by th* wellcnown steamer MARELLA (7,886 tons) «nd the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The *.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      614 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. 0 GENOA LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAM.BURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penanf. m... ERRIA f»ly W '«>/ m.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Aug. 31 Sept. i m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.s. BORINGIA Oct.
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      851 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Cc, Ud, and China (1*32). LTD. Mntual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK RTEAMBHIP Co., LM. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI. O*. LM. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Li. THE
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      MATSON LINE.
      368 3 Building: of Three New Steamers. The construction by the Matson Navigation Company of the three new liners Mariposa, Monterey and Lurline for the San Francisco-New Zealand and Australia service is viewed with great anxiety in New Zealand. It is estimated that the total State assistance to be received
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      "MOORHEN" BOMBED.
      262 3 Mistaken For Rebel Gunboat. H.M.S. Moorhen, of the Canton River Patrol, had an alarming experience when aeroplanes from the Ccnton Air Force, acting under orders from General Chen Tfai Tong, set out to bomb the gunboats of Admiral Chen Chak. Since these vessels broke away from the Canton
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      MANSFIELD AND CO.
      194 3 Established in Singapore 64 Years. The firm of Mansfield and Co., Ltd. (originally styled W. Mansfield and Co., Ltd.) was founded in Singapore in 1868, wit n l.i iir. km in Sandakan and Penang;. the former is no longer in rxi.-teiu-e, the Penang branch continues to grow
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      NEW COMMODORE.
      201 3 Captain E. McC. Wyndham Lawrie, D.S.O. It is officially announced that Captain A. H. Walker, 0.8. E., who has held the command of Commodore of Hong Kong sinco 1930, is to be succeeded by Captain Edward McConnell Wyndham Lawrie, D.S.O. Captain Lawrie, who saw service during the War,
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      VANCOUVER
      226 3 Busiest Port on Pacific Coast. The port of Vancouver is now stated to be the most active on the Pacific coast ol North America, exports during the first three months of this y«ar being substantially higher than those recorded for the corresponding period la<t year. According to the Vancouver
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      H.M.S. DECOY.
      187 3 New Destroyer Launched At Woolston. On June 7, H.M.S. Decoy, the second of the destroyers of the "Defender" class was launched at the Woolston yard of Messrs. John I Thornycroft and Co., Ltd. The sister-ship, which has taken the water, is H.M.S. Daring, which is now being fitted
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      FOREIGN COMPETITION.
      128 3 New Zealand's Question For Ottawa. The question of foreign competition with British shipping will be raised at the forthcoming Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa by the New Zealand delegation. Mr. Forbes, the New Zealand Premier, made this statement when receiving a deputation from the New Zealand Navy League.
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      THE DEMPO.
      52 3 Not Expected Here Until Monday. The Rotterdam Lloyd m.s. Dempo, which has been delayed in Batavia since Wed- nesday with the discharging of a heated cargo of tobacco, is now expected to leave Batavia on Sunday morning, arrive in Singapore on Monday afternoon and leave in the evening
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    100 3 ASDANG, Siam, 406 tons, from Bacho 7-7, for Bacho 9-7. BERTRM RICKMERS, Ger., 2,546 tons, from Hamburg 8-7, for Manila 8-7. CIRCE, Brit., 314 tons, from Kelsntan 7-7, for Kolantan 9-7. DUKAT, Norw., 716 tons, from Bangkok 8-7, for Bangkok 9-7. GEN. VERSPYCK. Dut., 640 tons, from Natuna
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    118 3 Friday, July 8. -ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Marpessa, Toboali, Lch. "Shikari," Tug "Pentower." Dredger "Todak," Poseidon, W. Bt. "Spring." Oil Wharf H.M.S. "Herald." Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel
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      294 3 KERR STEAMSffIP CO, WC. (Incorporated in U.S-A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE (VIA SUEZ). Due Dne. Sails. N. York M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 10 July 16 Aug. 20 M.S. SILVERWILLOW July 26 Aug. 1 Sept. I M.S. SILVERYEW Aug. 16 Aug. 22
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      381 3 SNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated la Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixtures OUTWARDS. I sj. ALSTER for Hsnila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Hankow July 21 HOMEWARDS. M.s. FULDA for P. Said, Genoa, Barcelona, Casablanca, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen July 8 f m.a TRAVE for P. Said,
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      440 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINK c*W AMERICAN MAIL LIMB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR. 1 The staterooms are the '.arfrest and moat comfortable you can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Linen insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern 1
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      496 3 EUJRMAN& BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "•■LLERMAN" LINK. Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. "la Ports and Sues Caaal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI A JAPAN Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. 1 s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Sept. 11 HOMEWARDS s.s. CITY OF PERTH for
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      193 3 TIDE TABLES. Friday. Jnly 8. H. W. 12.20 a.m.. 9 ft. 9 in.. 1.45 p.m. 8 ft. 5 in. Saturday, July J. H. W. 1.5 a.m., 9 ft. 8 in., 2.20 p.m., 8 ft. 4 in. Monday, July It. H. W. 1.55 a.m.. 9 ft. 4 in., 2.89 p.m., 8
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      780 4 HOUSES, FUVTSTOLET 81, Wilkle Road. Apply 6, Malacca Street. TO LCT, Bungalow 84, Barker Road. Enry Ao r t, 1932. APPLY WITHIN. TO LET, Aug. 1, 'NITHSDALE,' Cluny Sill all modern conveniences. Apply Man.ger. General Rubber Company. TO LET, No. 64, Kings Kd., off Bukit Timah Road. Apply personally. Estate
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      534 4 MISCELLANEOUS You can have THE SUNDAY TIMES delWered to you every week for three months for 11.60. Manager, Sunday Tines. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS Overseas, have the Straits Budget posted to them every week. $14 yearly, including portage, outside Malaya (13.20 within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by remittances, should
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      512 4 PUBLIC NOTICggORDINANCE NO. 15S (COMPANIES) CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LIMITED. At an Extraordinary General Meating of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at No. 65. Geylang Road. Singapore, on July 2, 1932, the foUowing Extraordinary Resolutions were passed: (1) "THAT' it has been proved to the satisfaction of this Meeting
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      371 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. IMPORTANT NOTICE, j A Representative of the Firm of j A. C. BUISSON, BATAVIA, Famous Makers of C/ocodile and .lizard Skin Articlesc— -Specialists in Ladies' Handbags will hold a display of the latest styles in Crocodile and Lizard Skin Handbags in the Lounge of The Adeiphi Hotel on
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      396 4 BUSINESS CARDS. Slump Times. Tyres, Tubes, Batteries, Spark y|ffV#WWt Piu^a give most mtlea per dollar. See us we will ,r.ve your money. CHOP EB GUAM, 21, Rochore Canal Road. WHEN BUYING Tyres and Tube* again art far J>ri«a» iroia tha DiitributoM of Goodyear Tyres and Tubes THE CHIN HUAT WN
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      461 5 HOTELS RAFFLE HOTEL Tf mm *^sw m *fc Bar Ofcl aaaat *^MH^«k> M NJi f± |\f I ft aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^LißaW I \i\ I HatlMaasßS 3P "^^^Blaaaai^BHl^HHHflHHHfl WS 1 RAFFLES HOTEL TOMORROW CABARET Miss Tania Svetlanova and Alex Salnikoff in 3 new numbers from their repertoire. BOOK NOW Admission $1/- Non Diners
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      687 5 DANCE- \f%\ TO THE MURMUR OF THE SEA TONIGHT SEA VIEW HOTEL WHERE THE BAND WITH THE LILT WILL PLAY. PAUL STRAUSS. DICK ADAMSON. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE is hereby given that 'endcrs an bow invited for the following materials oi services, and that particulars of such tenders
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      613 5 HOW TO KEEP FIT AT 70. Exercise Even the Lazy Ones Can Do. Professor Will am 6. Anderson, director of physical c lucation at Yale University describes a simple exercise for keep*mg fit until sev uy. This exercise." he snid. takes thirty seconds to canj out, MM if performed often
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1896 6 'Another Railtcay Strike Threat Trouble Due To Retrenchment South India Against Direct Action Strikers May Find Their Policy Will ISot Pay Pushing On With The Reforms The Present Position Analysed— Opium As A Source Of Revenue Heat Waves And Dress Conventions—Calcutta Street Names Cornedy Football Feels The
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      LOYALTY OF INDIAN POLICE.
      482 6 The Prince's Tribute. 'DESERVING OF GREATEST praise; London, June 23 "It is to their everlasting credit that the morale of the men of the Service has stood the strain and their discipline and devotion have nevvr wavered," said the Prince of Wales, paying a tribute to
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      BURMA AND INDIA.
      228 6 Separation Issue Being Widely Discussed Rangoon, June 10 While the political leaders of the opposing sections are busy with lecture tours and the dissemination of propaganda for and against separation various government organisations, English, Indian and Provincial, have been busy with the spade work on the hypothesis
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      DAMAGES AWARDED TO A PATIENT.
      178 6 I.M.S. Colonel Negligent In Treatment. Lahore, June 20, Judgment was delivered today in the case in which Mr. R. N. Rao, pleader, Lyallpur, had sued Lt.-Col. V. N. Whitamore, 1. M.5., now Civil Surgeon, Simla, claiming Rs. 30,000 as damages for alleged negligence in treatment.
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      BURMA'S RICE CROP.
      177 6 Stated to be in Very Grave Jeopardy. Rangoon, June 25, A grave situation is developing in certain districts in Burma as a result of the unusually meagre monsoon. The late monscon made the cultivation of the land late, and ploughing had not tinishel when the rains gave
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      BOMBAY AERODROME.
      199 6 Making It Fit for Use In The Monsoons Bombay, June 26. Bombay will soon have one of the finest aerodromes in India. The work was commenced 18 months ago, and already a sum of Rs. 800,000 has been spent on raisin? the ground to make the aerodrome, located
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      HEAVIER TAXES ON BRITISH GOODS.
      243 6 Millowners Demand More Protection. Ahmedabad, June 16, A plea for the adoption of the same scale of duties on British goods as on goods of non-British manufacture is made by the Ahmedabad Mill-owners' Association in its representation to the Tariff Board. In the course of
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      CLEMENCY OFFER.
      202 6 Pegu Rebellion Nearing Its End Rangoon, June 21 The rebellion in the Pegu district seems to be nearing an end, as there has been a quick response to the last offer of clemency, announced by the Deputy Commissioner of Pegu. The rebel leader. Tun Myat, with his lieutenant,
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      MR. GANDHI'S LETTER
      147 6 "Gesture of Goodwill" From Behind Prison Walls. London, June K "Consistently with thr national honour, I would do everything that would promote conciliation and peace," says Mr. Gandhi in a letter from Yeravada Prison received in London in reply to Dr. Tagore's request for a gesture of
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      CEYLON SEEKS SELF-RULE
      109 6 Liberal League Conference Held in Colombo. Colombo, June 19. Twenty-five associations from various parts of the island were represented at a conference held yesterday afternoon in response to an invitation extended by the Liberal League in order to discus:; the steps to be taken to secure full
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      MALAYA REPATRIATES
      50 6 Large Number Landed At Negapatam. Negapatam, June 16. The 8.1.5. N. Company's regular service steamer Ra.iula and an extra steamer, Crinpura, arrived at Negapatam today from Malaya and landed about 2,700 passengers and repatriates. The two steamers are carrying between them about 2,300 passengers and repatriates for Madras.
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      INCOME-TAX IN CEYLON
      79 6 New Law to Take Effect From April Colombo, June 23 The stern realities of income-tax will for the first time become apparent to prospective payers in Ceylon today when the first batch of 15,000 income-tax fonrs was issued. The forms allow one month for completion and return.
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      TUSKER KILLS MAHOUT.
      96 6 Ran Amok While Working In Timber Yard. Calicut, June 20. A huge tusker belonging to Mr. Kuppathottil Mooppil Nayar, a wealthy landholder of Wynaad, is reported to hay run amok while engaged in timber-load-ing operations at Polpulli, and killed its mahout in his attempt to chain it.
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      BRITAIN'S POLICY IN INDIA.
      913 6 What Simla Thinks. COMMONS STATEMENT WELL RECEIVED. Simla, Junle 27 The Secretary of State's statement in the House of Commons has been well received in political circles here. It is particularly emphasised in official and unofficial circles (says the Associated Press) that, in one respect, it
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      137 7 TON IGHT ELISSA LANDI VICTOR McLAGLEN BERYL MERCER In Fox Movietone's Brilliant Dramatic Sensation THE DEVIL'S LOTTERY BOOK NOW FOR THE WEEK-END Plans at Robinson's TONIGHT John Boles Lupe Velez in Universal's Dramatic Sensation "Resurrection*' 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 BUSTER KEATON IN HIS iOMR LALGH WALLOP SIDEWALKS of NEW YORK With
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      268 7 ASK THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT READ THE PRESS REVIEWS-Then YOU'LL AGREE THERE HA? NEVER BEEN A PICTURE LIKE PARAMOI NTS SCREEN REVELATION, "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE" with FREDRIC MARCH MIRIAM HOPKINS ROSE HOBART 'it is undoubtedly the GREATEST THRILLER that has yet been screened in Singapore" Free Press.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    226 8 Tin Nearing £130 A Ton. RUBBER POSITION STEADY. (By On Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber, 5 1 16 cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $65 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, Umdwn. 1 13/16 d., unchanged. New York, 2% cts., unchanged. Market Tone Steady. Tin, London,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    74 8 Noon, July 8. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Sellera Spot ..5 116 5 3/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 1 13/16 d. per lb. New York. Spot Sheet G. cts. 2"' H per lb. uly lug.
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    PRODUCE.
    164 8 Sinpnpore, July 8 Gambier 7.00 (Cube No. 1 unr-cked) 16.00 Copra 5.50 mixed 5.00 Sago flour, barawak 1.95 White Pepper 24.50 Black Pepper 20.50 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Rice Siam $160 to 190 Saigon $149 to 16F Rangoon $148 to 162 No. 1 of 125 catties
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  • LOCAL1 STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      114 8 Singapore, July 8. 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 1,040 Hamburg, demand 170 New York, demand 41 Batavia
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      BUYING.
      74 8 London New York 3.56 London, T.T. 2/3 London, D.D. 2/3 15/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 London 3 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/16 New York, D.D. 42»/ 8 New York, 90 days' sight 42% Calcutta, Bombay, Rangoon, Madras,
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      EXCHANGES.
      86 8 Rugby, July 7. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.84 Athens 560 Belgrade 220 Berlin 15 1/32 Bombay Is. 6 1/32 Brussels 25.67 1/ 2 Bucharest 600 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 7/16 Geneva 18.30 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3 'A Lisbon 110 Madrid 43 15 16 Milan 67% Monte
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      AIR MAIL,
      51 8 Mails (left London June 2a) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express today. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non-boxholdcrs for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      42 8 From France by Angkor due Singapore on Sunday morning, the 10th instant. From China and Japan by Havre Maru due Singapore on Monday, the 11th instant. From China, and Japan by Hawaii Maru due Singapore on Monday, the 11th instant.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        420 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 21/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 5 Ayer Hitam Tin 9/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 5/1 1 Batang Padang 0.05 1 1 Batu Caves 0.19 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang -/6d. 1 1 Hitam
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        GENERAL.
        278 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.95 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.1 86 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 62.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7«ri Prefs. 16 £1 £1 Con.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        143 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1526 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Singapore Municipal 4i/ 2 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 100 107 nom. 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 41/2 P-c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        384 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. The above rubber quotation are mostly only lominaL To-day's Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas ($1) Basset t ($1) Brunei ($5) B.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    217 8 May. i rSelat Pandjang. Bengalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo Padang (Hong Thong") P-m. North, N.-East and N.-Weit Sumatra (Tinombo) 8 P""» North, N.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra, Ceylon, Egypt, Genoa and Europe (Fulda) P"". Banks Island (except Muntok) and Batavia (De Weert) P»» Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    48 8 By laloeran Ihitral 'henonceau* 'abinta Laroa )hristiaan Huygcns lanchi ndrapoc ra B'pore London May 27 Jun. 16 Hay 27 June 20 June 1 Jane 27 June 2 June 27 June 2 Jane 27 June 10 Jane SO June 10 July 2 June 17 July 7
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    METAL MARKET
    346 8 William Jacks and Co., in their report dated London June 8, state. The week opened with a more hopeful feeling, based on the proposed economic conference and the news that the t.in restriction scheme had now ir<et with tha approval of all the Governments concerned, but all this
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    137 8 Friday, July 8, 6.16 p.m., Headquarters, Rangetakers, Rangeflnding Course—Introductory Lesson; 6.16 p.m.. Headquarters, 1st Bn. Signal Section, Section Parade; 6.15 p.m., Headquaiters, "D" (Eurasian) Company, Officers and N. C. Os. Sand Table; 5.15 &m., Headquarters, Senior N. C. Os 2nd Bn. ap Reading; 6.15 p.m.. Malay Headquarters, "F"
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      65 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, July t. Singapore Yacht Club Regatta and A» Perak^Turf Cfub Summer Racei, Third Mrs* y G. M. Alford's "Europe Revela" at Europe Hotel. Wednesday. July 13. Rotary tiffin, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Thursday. July 14. Rural Board meeting. Land Office, 11 a.m. Sporting events will
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
      1511 9 Grave Responsibility And Great Opportunity. The present world-wido economic and financial crisis has many features to distinguish it from any other crisis of former days, but there is certainly one fundamental characteristic which it shares with all its predecessors, namely, a general lack of confidence, which has
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      127 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore, July 7. state Very little business has been transacted since the date of our last report. Sellers continue to be reluctant at prosent prices. Total shipments from Malaya during June amounted to. 36,566 tons, compared with 40,297
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      GOLD MINING.
      193 9 Development of New Area In Pahang. A new development in connection with the Jelai Kechil appears with a certificate of incorporation granted to the Buffalo .Reef <Qold) Prospecting and Development Co., Ltd., dated June 30, 1932. The new company, which is a private limited company, proposes to prospect
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      477 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistic* S.S. and F.M.S., during the period from June 25 to July 1, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Application may be made by members of the
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      BRADWALL (F.M.S.)
      112 9 The report of the directors of the Brad wall (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate Ltd.. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states. The amount brought forward from last year was £5,182 Is. -Id. Deducting therefrom the loss for the year £2,576 2s. Bd. there remains a credit balance to
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      JUNE TIN RETURNS.
      100 9 The figures in brackets (rive the outputs for the corresponding period of last jtmr. Glimau Tin. -Hours run 221, cu. yds. treated 9.400, piculs 38.88. Note. Remainder it month working wai stopped owing to restriction. Kamuntinc Tin.— Outout 1,069 piculs, 14,085), hours run 1.537 (2,793), yards** M5,090
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      221 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) London, July 7. Closing quotations today of the prin cipal British and American stocks arc given below: The rise or fall ia in relation to th« price of July 6. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Tall Conversion Loan
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      AMERICAN SHARES.
      43 9 General Motors Standard Oil N.J. U.S. Steel National City Bank General Electric Union Pacific Ord. American Tobacco B. American Can U.S. Rubber Woolworth Radio Corporation 8 2n\ 22 5% 9*4 31% 51% 33% Ift 24% 3-, 1 ft i 2 -1
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      273 9 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready- for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Sidelights. 1932, 2 copies. G. K. Chesterton: The Face of London, IM2. illus.. P. Harnld Clunn; 1 lost my Memory, IMS, Ed. Faber and Faber; Heirs to the Hubsburgh*. 1932. G. E. R. Gedye;
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      JUNE RUBBER RETURNS
      119 9 The figures in brackets give the outputs or the corresponding period of last year. Bukit Jelotong.- 1 t.:i(io Ib. Benta Rubber. 51 .250 Ib., (63,524 Ib.) Bagan-Serai. 42,000 lit. Batak Rabit. -lti.(Hif) It. Clovelljr-24,0»0 Ib., (21,500 Ib). Juru. -41,000 Ib. KuaLa Rangsar.— lo6,9oo Ib.. M 30.900 Ib).
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    AMUSEMENTS
    127 10 Singapore. Al.ll VMBKA. Elisiia Land! and Victor McLoglen in Devil's Lottery. 6.16—9.16. l'honc G909. CAPITOL- -Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Kredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and Rose Hobart. o.lB— 9.16. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Talkie., Tom Tyler in Partners of the Trail, Nick Stuart and Rulph Lewis in The
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    36 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH POOLE.— On June 7, 1932, at Bundi, Kemnman. Agnes, beloved wife of G. E. Pool.and mother of Russell and Florence Pool;!. Age 62. Peace be unto her. Sydney an.l Dunedin papers please copy.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1932. THE NEW HILL STATION.
    822 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1932. THE NEW HILL STATION. Everyone is interested in Cameron Highlands nowadays. What was until recently a vague and apparently slowmoving scheme, located somewhere upcountry and having a perplexing local geography of its own, has now become a matter of immediate and personal
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    207 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Miss M. I. Turnbull has been appointed a nursing sister in the General Hospital, Alor Star. Mr. P. V. Norman has been appointed an assistant Superintendent of Surveys, North Kedah. Mr. C. F. Stilwell, of Nam Heng Estate, Kota Tinggi, has been appointed a member of the Kota
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    MODERN WEAPONS MORE HUMANE?
    1531 10 Professionals Only For Future Wars. (By Captain S. de Stackelberg. the well-known expert on chemical warfare.) Should disarmament take the form of abolishing the most murderous of modern armaments? Or should the ai-nt r'lthrri be to reduce manpmver, as well as the quantity of weapons of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    756 10 A HIGHLANDS FACTORY There is evidently some nervousnes* among- planters interested in hill-country tea in Malaya as to whether the factory which has been erected by the Department of Agriculture at Cameron Highlands is adequate for its purpose. To the layman there would appear to be
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    28 10 The death has taken place of Mr. E. A. W. Cox, late of the Sarawak Civil Service. Mr. Cox was 23 years in Sara* wak, retiring in 1908.
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    FRENCH SUBMARINE SINKS WITH 66 MEN ON BOARD.
    307 11 SEVEN OF CREW SAVED. Thrown From Deck As I Yessel Plunges. HOUR IN WATER. Strong Currents Impede Rescue Work. Yet another submarine has sunk to the bottom of the sea with, it is feared great loss of life. The French vessel Promethee
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    MARSHAL YEN.
    55 11 To Foster Agriculture In N. W. Provinces. Shanghai, July 6. It is understood that, with the object of fostering agricultural development of the North-Western Provinces of Chink, Marshal Yen Shi-shan has agreed to accept the Tupanship of agriculture in Suiyuen Province. Three other Shansi leaders have been appointed
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    SNOW IN KANSU.
    53 11 Extensive Destruction Of Crops Reported. Shanghai, July 7. Snow fell for two hours following a storm which occurred in the Lungtak llsien of the north-western province of Kan.su on Thursday last. It is stated that the whole of the crops in this district have been ruined. Sin
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    CONVERSION SCHEME.
    54 11 Exceeds Most Sanguine Expectations. Rugrby, July 7. Asked as to the progress of the War Loan conversion schema, the financial Secretary to the Treasury, Major W. E. Klliot, stated in the House of Commons today that its reception had been favourable in the extreme, und exceeded their most
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    OLYMPIC GAMES.
    36 11 Orient's Representatives Reach America. San Francisco, July 7. One hundred athletes from China, the Philippines and Japan arrived here today aboard the Tatsuta Maru en route to Los Angeles for the Olympic Games. Reuter.
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    U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
    237 11 Ardent Prohibitionist Put Forward, Indianapolis, July 7. The National Prohibition Party, a minor dry organisation, has nominated Mr. William David Upshaw, a Democratic congressman and ardent prohibitionist, is its candidate for the United States presidency. The party attempted to persuade Senator Borah to accept nomination but Senator
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    CEYLON COUNCIL.
    100 11 Talk of Boycotting The Constitution. Calombo, July 7. The newly formed State Council has adopted a resolution urging restriction of the Governor's powers of veto and the abolition of three officers of state appointed by the Secretary for the Colonies. The motion is the outcome of a determined
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    HISTORIC CHANCELLORY.
    88 11 President Jiindenburg's Temporary Quarters. Berlin, July 5. OwinK to extensive repairs which are about to be undertaken at the presidential palace. President von Hindenburj; moved on Monday into the historic Chancellory in the Wilheliratrasse and occupies the apartments in which Bismarck resided until his dismissal. The President's' move
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    SALE OF OPIUM.
    75 11 More Protests Against Nanking's Revenue Plan. Shanghai, July 7. Educationists in Shanghai, and the Shanghai Save the Country Association, have wired to Nanking strongly protests ing against the proposal to raise additional revenue by resorting to the public sale and distribution of opium. It is understood that
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    COMMUNISTS IN PERU.
    71 11 Another Attempt at Rising Frustrated. Lima, July 4. A new attempt at a rising under Communist influence and with the aid of part of the army took place in Peru but was nipped in the bud. Under Colonel Godos a number of Communists tried to rouse the
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    IRISH DUTIES BILL.
    56 11 Passes Second Reading And Committee Stage. London, July 7. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Irish Free State (Special Duties) Bill by 321 votes to 41.— Reuter. Later. The "Irish Free State (Special Duties) Bill" has passed the committee stage in the
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    SOUTH CHINA NAVAL DISPUTE SETTLED.
    735 11 The Terms Announced. THIRD RAID ON HOIHOW YESTERDAY. Yesterday, for the third morning in succession. General Chan Chai-tong«i aeroplanes from Liuchow bombed Kiungchow. Hoihow and the warships in the harbour there. The Hoihow wireless station was.destroyed, the forts which protect the harbour were badly damaged
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    SOUTH CHINA REDS. Not Yet Driven Out Of North Kwangtung.
    1406 11 SOUTH CHINA REDS. Not Yet Driven Out Of North Kwangtung. Hong Kong, July 8. The latest reports received from the Kwangtung-Kiangsi border state that it is not quite true that the whole of the Communist forces have b>;en driven out of the Namyung district and back over the Kwangtung border
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    DISARMAMENT PLAN WELCOMED.
    1506 11 Col. Stimson's Comment. BRITISH SUGGESTION AN IDEAL. London, July 7. In the House cf Commons today Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the acting Prime Minister, welcomed President Hoover's disarmament declaration of June 22 bul indicated that no further reduction was possible in the army and declared it was not
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    ARSENAL EXPLOSION IN SIAM.
    150 11 Not Considered Result Of Deliberate Action. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 7. An explosion in the arsenal at Ayuthia caused a sensation, but the authorities are satisfied that it was not the result of deliberate action but was due to accident. Work was in hand
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    TRADE IN CHINA.
    199 11 Efforts Being Made For Fair Treatment. Questioned by Mr. W. Nunn (Cons Whitehaven) in the House of Commons in regard to irregular taxation on the Upper Yangtze and the disability it imposed on British trade with Szechuan. Capt. R. A. Eden (Under Secretary, Foreign office) said that
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    SHANGHAI AND THE WAR
    48 11 Population Shows Big Fall. Shanghai, July 7. According to statistics just published the pupulation of Shanghai, including the International Settlement and the French Concession, is 2,720,386, of whom 52,72:i are foreigners. Sin Chew Jit Poh. Formerly the population of Shanghai appreciably exceeded three million.
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    JAPANESE COTTON MILLS
    55 11 To Be Removed from Shanghai To Manchuria. Shanghai, July 7. The owners of Japanese cotton mills in Shanghai are negotiating with the Manchukuo Government with a view to the removal of their mills to Manchuria, owing to the slackness of business in Shanghai since the recent Sino-Japanese
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    COMPROMISE BILL.
    40 11 $2,122,000,000 for Relief In US. Washington, July 7. A compromise bill allocating $2,122,000,000 for relief purposes has been passed by the House of Representatives, but it is thought likely that it will be vetoed by President Hoover. Reutor.
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    BONUS MARCHERS
    37 11 $100,000 Voted to Send Them Home. Washington, July 7. The House of Representatives and the Senate have voted the $100,000 requested by President Hoover to provide for the transportation home of the Bonus marchers. Reuter.
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    NO AGREEMENT YET.
    802 11 Lausanne Reports Said To Be Premature, j "CA VA BIEN." M. Herriot's Words At End Of Midnight Meeting. The hopes of a final settlement at the Lausanne Conference by the signing <>f a new treaty yesterday have not been fulfilled and the treaty remains unsigned. No efforts
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      69 11 On Other Pages. Page India Page 6 Around the Markets— By the Financial Correspondent 8 Modern Weapons More Humane? By Captain S. de Stackelberg 10 Two Mis King Girls Found 12 Amazing Scene in Ipoh Court 12 Handicaps for Perak Races 13 County Cricket 13 S.A.F.A. Cup Draw.. 13 Letters
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    WHEN CROWN WAS MAGNANIMOUS.
    1038 12 The Bad Old Days. AVOIDING BREACHES OF < THE PEACE. The statement that in the bad old days I the Crown, to avoid disputes and perhapj i breaches of th? King's peace, magnani- mousiy consented to hold property for a traatM was made in the Appeal
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    P. AND O. BANK.
    293 12 Case to Go to the Privy Council. A motion was made by Mr. C. H. Smith, for the P. and O. Banking Corporation, in the Appeal Court yesterday before the Thief Justice, Sir William Murison, Mr. Justice Burton and Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell asking fur
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    292 12 Fine Acting in Devil's Lottery." The curse of winning the Calcutta sweep is the theme of th-j Devil's Lottery, the Fox Movietone production wUdl opened at the Alhumhru last night. The acting is ot the finest quality, but ono must in the mood for a pathetic story. relieved
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    GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE
    225 12 Officer Who Lost Maps to Try To Redeem Past. Shanghai, July 7. The Nanking Government has decided to release Brigadier Wang Ken, the officer who lost some vitally important Chinese military map- last February during the Sino-Japanese hostilities in Shanghai. Brigadier Wang has bc^n sent to Hankow
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    43 12 No State-Aided Arrivals Last Month. During the month of June there were no State-aided arrivals from Madras Presidency. Other arrivt.ls were 1,369 adults, !I2 minors and <T1 infants. The departures (figures supplied by steamer agents) were $Jtn adults and 1,743 minors.
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    SALTPETRE TRUST.
    36 12 Chilean Government Decides To Close. Santiago, July 6. Til. Chilean Government BBS. decided to dissolve the Casarh saltpetre trust and to reopi n th? factories which wire closed whun the trust was founded. -Aiieta-l'raiia-Ocean.
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    AMAZING SCENE IN COURT.
    392 12 Fanatic with Live Coals. INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG WAVED. Never before has the Supreme Court at Ipoh witnessed such a scene aa on Thursday when an Indian fanatic, clad in weird fashion, carrying a bowl of live coals and waving what is feolieved to be the Indiaa
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    SALE OF GOODS.
    133 12 New Bill for Johore State Council. The Jchorc law i elating to the sale of goods has been, by virtue of the provisions (of *c?tior 71 of the Courts Enactment, li>20, trie law contained in part VII of The Contract Enactment of the State of I'd..':. Enactment
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    TWO MISSING GIRLS FOUND.
    404 12 Strange Tale of Nights In Jungle Huts. Described as religious nun and a priest, an Indian Mohammedlan 01 venerable appearance with a long: flowing beard appeared before Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore Ciiminal District Judge, yesterday to answer a charge of kidnapping two young 1 Indian
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    57 12 Judgment was reserved in the Appeal Court yesterday in the appeal of a woman named Low Soon Wah against thr decision of a low< r court in dismissing he: claim to a share in the estate of her father, which she had assigned to her nephew in 1924
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB
    46 12 Members of the Singapore Cricket Club are notified that the late opening of the club on Saturday nights will be discontinued, except on evenings when thereare performances at the Victoria Theatre or on other special occasions of which members will be duly informed.
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    GANGSTER'S STOMACH ACHE RUSE.
    227 12 Medicine Seller Opens Shop And Gets Shot. An attempt at armed robbery took plate in the early hours of this morning at a coffee and medicine shop at the sixth mile, Bukit Timah Road, but nothing was stolen and one of the three intruders was arrested.
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    ANGLO-ORIENTAL
    194 12 Reports Increase in Value Of Assets. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 7. The Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation, Ltd., reports an increase in the value of its assets from fl.726.S59 to £1,743,572. Investments now stand in (.he hooks at £1,617,566, of which £315,005 represents holdings in the Anglo-Oriental and General
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    MISSING PLANTER.
    112 12 Returns Home Exhausted And Sent to Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 7. Leaving his house in Harrison S trout Mr. K. J. Macdonald, a former manager of Krian Rosd Estate, had not returned 24 hours later. Much anxiety was felt, especially in view of certain documents
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    PRINCE SVASTI
    51 12 Queen's Brother in Penang On Way to Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 8. Prince Svasti, the younger brother of the Queen of Siam, arrived here yesterday by the Rawalpindi en route to Bangkok after completing his studies in Europe and America. He is leaving for Bangkok
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    CHINA'S ARREARS.
    62 12 London, July 7. In reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday Capt. Robert E'Jtn stated that arivais of interest due from the Chinese Government on June M, totalled £4.210,000 and Tarls 1.700.000. Arrears ot amortisation totalled £5,856,000 and $78,000 (Chinese currency). [Yesterday's msssage cave the
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    POLICE BAND
    62 12 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katong Park tonight at 9 p.m. Selection, "Britannia" (Douglas); Irish Air and Shepherds' Hey (Grainger) Selection, "Gipsy Love" (Lehar); Intermezzo, "Forget-me-not" (Richards); Dance, "I found a Rose" (Fisher); Suite, Dwellers in the Western World (Sousa); Piccolo Solo "The Wren
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    HONG KONG MURDER CASE.
    1033 12 Remarkable Evidence. DRIVER'S STORY OF ALLEGED PLOT. The police court proceedings of the case in which Cheng Kwok-yau is charged with procuring th? murder of George Fung, in Village Road on tho Bight of Mar. 24, were resumed before Mr. WynneJones on June 2l>, when two
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    Singapore Football—Draw For First Round Of Cup Competition. S.A.F.A. CUP.
    165 13 Singapore Football Draw For First Round Of Cup Competition. S.A.F.A. CUP. Five Premier Clubs Get Byes. The S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup competition, which was won last year by the Malays, will begin this season on Tuesday next at the Anson Road Stadium when the Indo-Ceylonese will meet the R.A. Altogether 11
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    HOW SHARKEY GOT DECISION.
    1398 13 Crowd Surprised. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CONTEST. The following is the Associated Press account of the contest in New York on June 21 in which Max Schmeling lost his title of world heavyweight champion to Jmck Sharkey Much of a crowd of 75,000 booed lustily tonight as
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    305 13 Malays Still Retain Leadership. The positions of teams in the S.A.F.A League to-date are as follows First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Malays 14 12 2 055 26 24 Gloucestcrs 13 9 2 2 31 13 20 RAF. .13 9 3 1 37 15 19
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    MALAYA CUP.
    145 13 Singapore to Meet The Command. There has been one alteration in the names of S.A.F.A. players from whom the team will be selected for tomorrow's Malaya Cup match against the Malaya Command at the Anson Road Stadium, Cherrington (the goalkeeper) being left tut, and D. R. Harper coming
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL
    124 13 Eurasians Beaten in Second Division. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Luir.pur, July 7. In the "B" division of the Sclangor Football League the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club's "C" team beat the Eurasians today by two clear goals. Except for ten minutes in the first half, .v-hen exchanges were
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    102 13 The following have been invited to play Association football for the S.C.C. vs. the I.C.F.A. on Monday in a friendly game at the S.C.C. A. I. Horsley W. Rodger and J. L. Elmer D. R. Harper, E. Laidman and R. D. Brummitt E. A. Joy, R. A. F.
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    TATE AND LARWOOD REPLY.
    290 13 Excellent Bowling Performances. The two England bowlers, Larwood and Tfcte, who were left out of the side to meet the Indian tourists in the Test Match at Lord's, gave an emphatic answer to their critics in matches which finished yesterday. Playing for Notts, against Worcestershire, Larwood,
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    210 13 The following have been selected to represent the Nondescripts' Cricket Club in their week-end fixtures Tc morrow against Raffles College on the College ground at 2 p.m. J. N. Fernando (capt.), G. Stouter, E. Abeywardane, L. Smith, Carlo Pereira, L. M. Pennefather, Bertie Gunesekera, P. R. Forbes, R.
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    11 GOALS WIN.
    29 13 Oxford Beat Cambridge At Polo. London, July 7. In the inter-'Varsity polo match at Hurlingam, Oxford University beat Cambridge University by 11 goals to nil. Heuter.
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    INTER-CLUB TENNIS.
    121 13 Malacca's Team to Meet Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 7. Malacca will journey to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to play against Selangor in a return inter-club tennis match. At Malacca, a fortnight acre, the home team won by a single match. The following will represent Malacca: Singles:—
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    PENANC, FOOTBALL.
    38 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. July 7. In the Junior League today the Municipality beat the Asiatic Petroleum Co. 3—o.3 0. The A.P.C. held their opponents in the first half but fell away in the second.
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    BADMINTON.
    59 13 The following are the ties for Sunday in the Singapore badminton championship tournament Junior Division Championship. Arthur I.im vs. An? Kong Wee. Gan Hock Kee vs. Lim Hee Chin. Tan Meng Ong vs. Tay Swee Eng. Koh Lock Nam vs. Michael Tan. Tan Quee Leng vs. Koh Wee Nam.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB MEETING.
    286 13 Handicaps For Third Day. The handicaps for the Perak Turf Club races on Saturday are as follows Race 1. Horses, Class III, Second. Divi!»ion, (bjx fur. I. Parchesi 9, Lady Vears P. 12, Lucky Girl 8.12, Afpha 8.9, Sleeping Beuu'.y 8.9, Greenut 8.4, Balbarra 8.2, Endoon
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    79 13 Provision For Class Three Horses. In connection with the Singapore Turf Club ir«eting to be held on Sept. 3, 7, 10. 11 and 17, it should be noted that, if t-ntries permit, two runs will be provided for class 3 horses. Owners are accordingly invited to enter on
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    LOCAL TENNIS.
    390 13 S.C.C. Mixed Doubles Tournament. The following were the results of ties played yesterday in the S.C.C. mixed doubles tournament: Mixed Double* Level.— Semi-final. Dr. and Mis. Hopkins beat N. S. Wise and Miss Street, 6—0, 6—3. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. and Miss Griffith-Jones plus 3. beat W. II.
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    AUSTRALIAN TENNIS STARS.
    416 13 To Visit Java And Singapore. Calcutta, June 19. It is now definite that a United States lawn tennis team will not visit India in the cold weather. The Calcutta South Club, who have so successfully arranged for visits from French, British and Japanese teams in the past
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    185 14 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. N'cw York, July 7. Today 1 baseball results were National League. Runs Hits Errors. Chkaco 7 13 l I'hiladclphiu 0 5 2 There was no play in the Cincinnatiliiool;!yn game. Pfttabwsh li 3 New York 4 10 1 Thil was a
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    LALL SINGH'S GOOD DISPLAY.
    517 14 Makes 62 and 3 Catches WORCESTERSHIRE LOSE TO INDIANS. London, June 21. The Indians continued their winning vein today when they defeated Worcestershire by three wickets. Worcester took their overnight score of 144 for five to 210, Amarsingh taking four of the remaining five wickets which
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    R.S.Y.C. REGATTA.
    143 14 Sailing and, Rowing Events Tomorrow. Members of the Royal Singapore Yacht i-'lub art reminded that the at home and regatta will take place tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. The Burton Cup and Boden Kloss Match Cup will ba sailed for at 4.30 and 4.40 by the A and B
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    96 14 Friday, July 8. Tennis: S.C.R.C. tournament. Footbill: S.A.F.A. Div. 2: Straits Cattle vs. RAF. U, GcylanK. Cricket: Johore C.C. vs. Gloucester Reft., Johore Bahru. Saturday. July 9. Football: Malaya Cup: Singapore vs. Malaya Command, Anton Rd. Stadium. Cricket: Colony trial at the S.C.C. S.R.C. vs. S.C.R.C, S.R.C. (trd.
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    THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
    281 14 Man of today is probably an extremely primitive and imperfect type of rational .1 .ti'.'. H. is a worse animal than the monkey. Professor J. B. S Haldane. All ait is distortion, not to achievo falsehood, but to portray falsehood mow vivilly. Mr. Bon a my Dobree.
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    JUDGES NOT SERVANTS OF THE CROWN
    1732 15 Sir William Holdsworth's Views. SPECIAL POWERS. GUARDING SUPREMACY OF THE LAW. Reference was mude in the Straits Times last month to the encroachments of Whitehall on the supremacy of Parlia- j ment and the functions of the judiciary." j It was recalled that shortly
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    WOMAN IN VATICAN.
    177 15 Dressed as Workman To See the Pope." Rome, June o. In the Vatican garden the gendarmes this morning stopped a man who was Iresw i in workman's overalls, as they did not recognise him as one of the Vatican workmen and took him to the gendarmerie. On
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      207 15 "THE GREATEST LIVING. To the Editor of the Straits Tim«t. Sir,— The paragraph in your issue of May 16 entitled "The Greatest Laving naturally did not make pleasant reading for me. Nor. for that matter, did the caption in The Graphic which has roused your quite justifiable indignation. The reference
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      POULTRY FARMING
      235 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— I would like to know what are the rules by Government with regard to the importation of poultry into the Colony. 1 visited last week the Singapore Poultry Farm and no d^ubt one can realise that good poultry can be
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      A TEA FACTORY
      356 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.^I noticed in the Straits Times of last Saturday a statement that the presert tea factory at Tanah Rata is considered to be all that is required at present. With thai opinion I am not sure thai toa planters who
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    PORTUGUESE GOODS.
    89 15 French Government Raises Duties. Lisbon, June 24. All French Roods in the Customs and all parcels in the post have been held up by order of the Governor as the result of the raising of the import duty on all Portugese goods entering France by 15 per cent.
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    DREDGING ASSOCIATION MEETING
    1004 16 Unemployed Men To Be Registered. TECHNICAL PAPERS. COMPLETE CO-OPERATION WITH F.M.S. CHAMBER. At the first annual meeting of the Dredging Assoc^tion of Malaya, helU in Kuala I.uir.pur recently, t!ie following officers werti elected for the ensuing twelve n n ths: Me.s^rs. M. A. Francis (president), E. K.
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    Are Children an Asset or A Liability ?
    215 16 Are Children an Asset or A Liability !)<> you obtain a greater happiness out of iit' -.hrouifJi them or do you feel they ire :i source of worry and expense? If they art always well and happy no doubt tho former will be the case, but if they :t. always
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    THE SUNDAY TIMES.
    82 16 The following are extracts from a letter written by a reader of The Sunday Times: "May I congratulate you on your remlly excellent serial, 'The Silent Six,' the opening chapters of which appeared yesterday "As a regular reader of your paper since No. 1, I can honestly
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    MADRAS PIONEERS.
    168 16 Europeans Opposed To Disbandmcnt. Madras, June 19. At a meeting of the general committee of the Madras Branch of the European Association a letter from Lt.-Col. H. Murland regarding a proposal which is understood to be under the consideration of the Government of India to disband the remaining
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    GEORGES PHILIPPAR DISASTER.
    647 16 Russian Sailors' Account Of Rescue. Novorossisk, June 22. The sailors of the Soviet oil-Unker, Sovietskaia N«ft have given the newspapers a thrilling account of their hazardous work in effecting the rescue of passengers and crew of the ill-fated French liner, Georges Philippar, which caught fire off Cape
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    EFFIGIES BURNT.
    119 16 Ceylon State Councillors Insulted. Colombo, July 1. Consequent on the burning of the effigies of seven Ministers of the Ceylon State Council at a mass meeting held in Victoria Park, Colombo, Inspector A. I. Weinman, of the Cinnamon Gardens, has filed a plaint before the Municipal Magistrate of
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    ONE KILLED: 10 INJURED
    63 16 Temple Car Gets Out of Control In Procession. Tinnevelly, June 18. One man was killed, a woman seriously injured and nine others slightly injured when a templ» car got out of control while being drawn in procession last night. The car dashed against a lamp-post which
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    "MACBETH" BY MALAY STUDENTS.
    633 16 Three Days Festivities At Tanjong Malim. (From Our London Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 6. For the tenth year in succession the annual sports of the Sultsn Idris College. Tanjong Malim, were_ held last week-end. The programme began on Friday afternoon, which was given over to the
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    TERRORIST OUTRAGE
    133 16 Special Magistrate Shot Dead In Bengal. Dacca, June 27. Mr. Kamakhya Prasad Sen, a Special Magistrate of Munshiganj, was shot dead at four o'clock this morning. Mr. Sen was on a visit to Dacca and was staying with Mr. S. M. Chatterjee Sadar, the sub-Divisional Officer at Wari.
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    ALLAHABAD'S LEAD
    63 16 Compulsory Education For Girls. Allahabad, June 23. Provision for the introduction of compulsory education for girls has been made in the annual budget of the Allahabad Municipal Board, which has at last been passed. It is understood that compulsion will be introduced as an experimental measure in areas
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    FUNCTION OP ART IN INDUSTRY.
    1027 17 Opportunity for Designers. BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE INVESTIGATIONS. In July, 1931, Ums President of the Board >? Trade appointed a committee under the linirmanship of Lo>d C .rrell with the folowing terms of reference: To investigate and a<lvise with regard o: (a) the desirability of
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    WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.
    26 17 Rejected by Big Majority In French Senate. Paris. July 7. By 253 votes to 4ft the Senate ha- '•ejected the Women's Suffrage Bil Reuter.
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    ARMY NEARLY LOST FIELD MARSHAL.
    231 18 Tern Sir W. Robertson Was Tempted to Desert. London, June 22. How he was once tempted to desert the Army was told last night by Sir William Robertson, who rose from the ranks to become Field Marshal. Broadcasting in the B.B.C's Rungs of the Ladder
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    PRISON FOR PRIESTS.
    215 18 "Unpleasant Task" of A Buddhist Magistrate. Rangoon, Juno 17. V Manns Maunc: Gjfi, Third Additional Magistrate. Rangoon. !.is sentenced two young Buddhist prices lo ligOHOUl imprisonment lor causing hurt to each other in UH wi']l-kn<>wn monastery, Rugaya Kyaunjfilik.-. Phoney i I' I I u.i- directed to undergo
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    ABANDONING FRIENDS."
    185 18 Possible Result of New Proposals. London, June 28. In a leader on tho >\iU'ment made by the Secretary for In'lia (Sir Samuel Hoare) in the House of Commons on the Government's Indian polity, the Morning Post says As Major-General Sir Alfred Knox (Con;-.. -Buckinghamshire, Wycomhe division) pointed out
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    MAN-EATER'S VICTIMS
    89 18 Five Killed Near Village In Meiktila. Mandalay, June 15. News has been receivtd here that a man-eating UgMT i-s terrorising: a large area near Wundwin \il!aK..\ Meiktila. Two men and a woman were recently killed, and few days ago a Buddhist munk wa> tnatiled and severely injured. Mk
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
    57 18 48,602 Persons Convicted Since January. Simla, June 23. An official statement says that 48,602 Mmj arei convicted for civi) disobe-dii-iur offem in 1935. The iiunil of i"ir lit, mis in round figure.-, in i-h moiiih wrrc --January *****; February 17,800; March 6,900; April 5.200 The Biuabei in fuul
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    CONQUEROR OF THE PAMIRS.
    413 18 Sir Aurel Stein. OLD EXPLORER'S STORIES. London, June 19. A veteran explorer who crossed the roof of the world on the Pair>irs and tfct high plateaux of Tibet, who frequently disappeared for two or three years across the great mountain ranges of the NorthWest Frontier and
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    ZEMINDAR "AUTOCRAT."
    245 18 Sentenced for Attack On Woman. Allahabad, June 28. It is time the high and mighty zemindars realised they cannot kick women without suffering due penalty for their actions," said Mr. Justice Banerjee of the Allahabad High Court today in dismissing an appeal by a zemindar, Ram Charan, who
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    CHURCH IN INDIA.
    85 18 Growing Difficulty for The Future. London, June 24. At the meeting of the Indian Church Aid Association at Westminster yesterday afternoon, Lord Irwin spoke of India's spiritual future and said any on.who had seen the working of the' political machine would probably think that there lay a
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    COCAINE IN SHOES.
    65 18 Hard Labour Sentence On Chinese. Calcutta, June 27. Ah Song:, a Chinese, was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 50, or six weeks, by the Chief Presidency Magistrate of Calcutta for possessing five ounces of cocaine worth Rs. 500 on board the steamer Kumsang.
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    FOUR-FOLD MURDER CHARGE.
    634 18 Farmer's "Mental Age Of Eight." London, June 22. A 37-year-old farmer, whose mental age was said by one witness to be 8. was found guilty but insane, at Exeter Assizes, on a charge of murdering his son. He was ordered to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure.
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    CEYLON MORE THRIFTY.
    123 18 Increase in Number of Savings Bank Deposits. Despite the trade depression of 1931 the people of Ceylon are apparently, becoming more thrifty— at least thi« is a permissible assumption from the annual report of the Ceylon Savings Bank which has just been published. Th« number of new
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    BUS WRECKED IN MYSORE
    107 18 Two Passengers Killed; Six Seriously Hurt. Madras, June 24. A Mysore message says two persons were killed and six seriously injured as the result of a motor accident on Wednesday evening. A motor bus, containing: about a dozen passengers, was approaching a toll gate when the
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      111 18 MADE: IN ENGLAND TRADE <^<&2> MARK H ft V. D. (3 HO WILLS. -br7stol 't». -lonoon /UNTREATED MlLk\ BOTH WHOLE AND I SKIMMED.HAS VERY 1 I LITTLE ANTIRACHITIC ACTIVITY 1^ This authoritative quotation that fresh cows' milk contains almost no vitamin D is convincing. It follows that a food made
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1965 19 A Planter Looks At The Agricultural Department Hour Far Can Retrenchment Go? Recent Comments And Criticisms A Visit To Serdang And Tanah Rata Malaya's School Of Agriculture The Highlands Tea Factory-What Is Wrong With It. (By Oar Planting Correspondent.) FROM more directions than one I haw heard
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    "WORLD TURNS TO JOHN BULL."
    441 19 Only Nation That Keeps Its Poise. I'nder the heading "The World Turns to John Bull." the Vancouver Sun. in a IcHdiiur article, writes: In > topsy-turvy, \)nvulsing world one nrtion that keeps its p<ii?e is Britain. With VniU-d States in the throes of a depreaaion
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    "MARQUIS" NO LONGER.
    204 19 Burglar's Son To Relinquish Title. P«ri!>. .Tune 8. A man. railing himself tho Marquis Mnrie Hyaoinlhe Gernaud de Yitry d'Avancourt. km boon ordered l>y tho courts to relinquish his nnmo nrnl title. Ho is tho son of a notorious irontfcyman burglar" who disappeared from France before tho
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    27,000 PIGEONS.
    149 19 Killed in Three Years By Trapper at St. Paul's. London'-; li.md of dun-i oat'-d pi*'"" 1 tu-stinir <'ii thomnnd Mfli hi the purUnix of St. Pul'l arc developing an uncanny instinct of "safely first." for Mm City |ii(fi-oti tiup|M>r has DOM HCipiittini himself t<». well for their peace
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    OFFICIALS' WIVES.
    284 19 Made to Work in Soviet Kussi;i. The life of the "fi=t In fly of Russia." state* th» New York R«raM Tribune, is ntit an »»«v one. It. mean*. add* the journal, "fommit.Mnif iufsfflf to hard work. lh mighty littlf romp««T)sa.tion in baMtred living condition", pleasant, publicity, prct.'y clothes,
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    KWANGSI CAMPAIGN.
    116 19 Capture of Two Notorious Pirate Leaders. Wuchow. June 21. By order of the Provincial authorities, all districts munt complete the of their preHrriberi nuinU-i of lie, fiuardu t>y July 16. This ix Iniinsr done in nrrlrr that the authorities may innufrurat a (treat drive on all bandit* within
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    TRADE EXHIBITION DIFFICULTIES.
    1516 19 PENANC LETTER. Organisers Find The Authorities Not At All Helpful —Giving Work To One Thousand People S.P.C.A. May Cease To Exist— Mosquito Buses Benefit Some Strange Street Signs. (From Our Own I'oi respondent.) I' P. MMttir. .Inly I IT is now MMMMMl tnilt l1 Ponnng v Tvndo
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      202 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle j l5 i i a. p?£T? \zffc r~l P I Zi_iL_''...__ 5 -_i-l-"■Zi"! 1 tM jdj^ tp? S^ TS II __i_ i- Z.- P sP 3^n ■■Jgfe ffiji j_^; —m M 1 m mr\ I 1 LL (CLUES.) across. s:;^, c rtHin tone 1 tot Eveaiac m*al
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    New Destroyer Uaunctied At Woolston.
    41 20 H.M.S. MliilY: Lady Seely. wife of General Seely, performed the launching ceremony of the new destroyer H.M.S. Decoy, from the Thorneycroft Yard, at NSoolston, Southampton. The photo shows H.M.S. Decoy, paßsing down the slipway. (Planet- News.)
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    28 20 COACHING CLUB SEASON BEGINS Riders in Rotton Row. watching coaches of the Coaching Club, leaving Hyde Park, for Ranelagh at the beginning of the club's season. (Planet News.)
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    45 20 i. IK I. WORKS AS STEEPLEJACK.— When her father fell ill and lost his work on a construction crew in Los Angeles, Miss Cheri May, asked for his job and got it. She is the only woman employed on this kind of work. (-Planet News.)
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    36 20 QUEEN AT GALA M ATINEE.— The Queen attended a special matinee at the Drury lane Theatre, Londo n, in aid of the British Hospital in Paris. The photo shows the Queen leaving .tie theatre. (Planet News.)
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    24 20 I'KIM K OK WALKS INSPECTS SPECIAL CONSTABLES The Prince of Wales inspecting the Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary Reserve, in Hyde Park, London. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 LUNCH TIME FOR LENA.— Lena the famous lionafes at the London Zoo poses for the photographer before devouring her midday meal of beef. (Planet News.)
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