The Straits Times, 14 July 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLTf A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAf, JULY 14, 1953. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      119 1 stft^tHf^ »***>• A Man's A* L<^-*~~-^. \Jllv/lvv (W/^^/ IS THERE A FABRIC THAT NEVER SHRINKS NO MATTER HOW if J <^J RUTHLESSLY IT IS WASHED. YES VIYELLA. A^y' /i y| IK. IS THERE A FABRIC THAT IS PRACTICAL FOR ALL-THE-YEAR. l/_^ y ROUND WEAR COOL IN THE HEAT YET PROTECTIVE
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      510 2 P. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) WAIL PASSENGER «ND CARGO SERVICES. •FNIHSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO S^TKACI.WiniHIS J R ES E T A Y s5 UOVItKNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EASs. MAIL SERVICE. OUTfARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonntgt Due Spore. KAK-riU 17.000 July SI vSfI'TAN
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      686 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles. London. Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage Due Sail. g FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 July 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.4(» Aug. 9 10 t TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Aug. 22 23 HAKUSAN MARU 10.E0C Sept 6 7 HARL'NA MARU 10.40 C Sept. 20
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      522 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,365 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest tteamcrs trading to Australia, cabins
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      523 2 I THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated 'n Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. ERRIA 1/8 1/8 2/8 4/8 LALANDiA 22/8 22, a 23/8 25.8 MEONIA 12/9 12'J 18/9 15/9 ALSIA 3/10 3/1.1 4/10 6/10
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    STOWAWAYS SAVED FROM PRISON.
    676 3 Captain Pays Their Fines. Shanghai, June 28. Through the generous action of the captain paying their fines, two young British seamen who appeared in H. M. Police Court yesterday were saved from a v. •ck i-i prison. Plending guilty to a charge of having stowed ->way
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    LINER RESCUE.
    122 3 Five Chinese Picked Up Off Chusan Archipelago. Passengers who sailed from Shanghai OS June 6 on the Nippon Yusen Kaisha motor-vessel Yasakuni Maru had little inkling of the fact that some twelve to fourteen hours later they were to be eye-witnesses of one of those little dramas of
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    OFFICER'S SUCCESS.
    195 3 Passed For Master, Square Rigged. In the recently issued official list of successful candidates in the 8.0. T. examinations appears the name of Mr. Douglas D. Jones, who secured his master's ticket. A feature of interest is thnt Mr. Jones has gained his "square-rigged" certificate, which is rather
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    FOR USE IN FOGS AT SEA.
    203 3 Description of Collision Preventer. The use of electrons as electric pencils for delineating the form of electric forces, and moving so rapidly as to attain a speed of twelve miles a second, U described in a report on Cathode ray oscillograph}', issued by the
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    OFFICER'S ADVENTURE
    194 3 Eight Months Alone On Labrador Coast. Three officers of the Royal Nayy Lieut. -Commander E. H. V. Baker, Meut. D. W. Deane, and Surgeon-Lieut. E. W. Bingham are now on their way to Labrador, where they will undertake an adventure that is unique in the records of the
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    ENCOURAGING SIGN
    110 3 United States Lines Report More Business. One of the most encouraging signs with regard to 1933 trans-Atlantic travel is reported by the United States Liros, which announces that its eastround business for the first four months of the year shows an increase of nearly 1") per cent, over
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    THE "ROYAL EAGLE."
    226 3 Competition Of Best Design Of An Eagle. The well-known Thames paddle steamer Royal Eagle, was the scene of an interesting event when the Lord Mayor of London (Sir Percy Greena^">' A accompanied by Mr. C. R. W. Nevinson* the artist, and Dr. Vevers, Supr- ntende- x f
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    BRITISH OFFICERS
    155 3 Imprisoned As Result Of Stowaways Allegations. In the House of Commons Captain T. Mac Donald asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was no— in a position to make any statement with rejrard to the recent imprisonment by the Argentine authorities of three officers from
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    161 3 SAARBRUCKEN, Ger., 6,385 tons, from Tsintrtau 14-7, for Hamburg, Bremen 15-7. OPHIR, Dut., 2,199 tons, from B. Deli 14-7, for Batavia 14-7. TUNG SONG, Brit., 156 tons, from Malacca 14-7, for Malacca 15-7. M. VAN ST. ALDEGONDE, Dut., 11,403 tons, from Batavia 13-7, for Amsterdam 17-7. ~EPOEAR, Dut.,
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    PASSENGERS.
    79 3 The following were passengers by the O.S.K. Arabia Maru which him left Singapore yeiterday for East and South African and South American ports: Miss M. Greeley, Miss B. Turnner, Mr. V. Allesch, Captain M. Miller, Miss U. F. dc Gale Ferguson, Mr. T. Yamada. Mrs. T. Utsunomiya, Mr. T.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    92 3 Friday, July 14. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Godown Gate. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Lady Ouiliemard," The Cable, Khoen-Hoea, W. Bt. "Spring." Oil Wharf Nieuw Holland. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong l'agar. Albert Dock Medusa. Victoria Deck Rigmor. Keppel
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      388 3 NORDDEUTSCHER Csfo LLOYD. H i&Sf <lacon>orated ia IrrifflJ G«anan r t The undermentioned are the company's intended fixtures OUTWARD. COBLENZ for Manila, Hong Kong, S'ghai, North Chin* and Japan July 20 SAALE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and I Japan July U HOMEWARD. SAARBRUCKEN for Genoa, Barcelona, Lisbon,
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      508 3 Fares Again Reduced. £67.3.11. For a beautiful trip from MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA /Tourist class across the Pacific Ist class Ball in America. Toarlat class Atlantic on the famons and new s.s. Manhattan or s.s. Washington. (If pannage throngh the Panama Canal is desired approximately £5.0.0. extra).
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      386 3 IELLERMAN k BUffINALL I STEAMSHIP CO.. LID. (Incorporated in Kngisud.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Snei Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAN. Steamers Due Spurs. s.s. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Aug 2 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH Sept. HOMEWARDS. sj. CITY OF BEDFORD
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      165 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station Yesterday Lut night Max. Bainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins Sunshine temp. j Alor Star 88 Nil 6.7 75 Sitiawan 90 Nil 6.0 75 K. Trengganu No Report. Bukit Jeram 89 0.60 5.9 71 Malacca 85 2.64 0.1 73 Singapore 89 Nil 8.2 78 C. D. STEWART.
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      457 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Whrn applying for inj- position advertised in these column* Rend copies of tes'imoniaN. Do not tend originals. Re Advert, for "Chinese Stenographer to apply to Box 610." Position filled. Appli rantH thanked. WANTED, efficient female shorthand typist. permanent appointment, salarj according to qualification. 642, S. Times. WANTKD, Office
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      724 4 _MOTOR_VEH]CLES_ SINGER, recei.t 1130 overhaul, 33 M.P.G., What cask offers. Box 444, Straits Tints. FOR SALE, Chevrolet S» lan, is excellent running order. Tax paid. A Bargain. 646, Straits Timei. FORD, two neater, 24 h.p. Effitirnt bucconomical. Excellent condition. Best offer Phone 6066 or 2023. HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows,
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      640 4 MISCELLANEOUS LESSONS in Piano, French awl English, a few Yacaaeie*. Mme. Diet?, 7, Oxley Road. PI.ANTERS and rray men returning to England can hear of sou. id jpeninga with investments by consulting MIDWINTERS. 266. Strand, London, W.C.2. SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. (Managers G. W»ddell Co.) given the cheapest baggage transport
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      686 4 PUBLIC NOTICE BATU PAHAT BANK, LTD. NOTICE is hereby givn that an application haa been made to the Directors of this Company to issue a duplicate scrip in place of the following share certificates which ii alleged to hare been lost Certificate No. 59, dated Oct. 6, 1919, for 60
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      953 4 AUCTION NOTICES. STATE OF JOHORE. BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COI'BT OF JOHORE AT JOHOHK BAHRI Administration Salt No. 9 of 19f». In the E«Ute of Inch* MAKIAM blntc ABDULLAH deceased. The following properties will be told by Public Auction at No. 42, Jalan Ibrahim, Johore Bahru by Mohameo. bin
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      704 4 I BUSINESS CARDS^ I MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mm. HABO urn* Miss HANA. <•. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of valuable wax polished and flack stained teak household furniture. I To be held at No. 36, Paterson Road, off Orchard Road cs Saturday, July IS, 1933,
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      178 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Slagaporr Within Outside withoat Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly J.OO f 4.00 2.50 Quarterly 8.50 SHiig t lit Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 SIS 00 Yearly $3100 $48.00 $30.00 NOTE.— Oatitation cheqnta .hoold include the maaal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are an under:
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    271 5 Today's Programme. Z.G.E. 48.92 Metres 7 p.m. Odeon Records. AA 212.061 C/erture— Marinarellsv— Berlin State Opera II use Orchcst.a. P.:: 140.049 Concerted Gi;sy Baron Berlin State Opera House OrchestrRickard über, L. '.te Lehmann etc. A 221.211 Selection— Quick as lightning Express Train Galop Winter Garden Orchestra.
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    PATIENT STRANGLED BY STOCKING.
    403 5 Suicide After Fierce Struggle. Fierce struggles with a lunatic, followed by the man's suicide in a padded room, were described to the Croydon Coroner at an inquest on Louis I. S. Ottey, 36, postman, of Biggin Hill, Upper Norwood. Up to March, it was stated, Ottey
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    DIVORCE PUZZLE
    434 5 The Legitimacy of A Child. An important point concerning evidence in a divorce case discussed by Mr. Justice Langton and counsel in the Divorce Court raised two questions: (a) Can a husband give evidence that he and his wife are living apart by agreement and (b) Does that
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    BOMB CACHE FOUND.
    23 5 Barcelona, July 10. The police Lave discovered a cache of 175 charged borr.be in the suburbs of i Barcelona. Aneta-Havas.
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    WOMAN'S MYTHICAL LEGACY.
    278 5 Sentenced fcr False Pretences. A man who refused to prosecute wo> man who had defrauded him of more than £1,000 by telling a fictitious story of a £30,000 legacy, was mentioned at Hove Police Court, when Mrs. Isabella Millar Dann, aged 45, was sentenced to six months'
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    DEAD MAN.
    293 5 Cited by Barrister As Co-respondent. The Court of Appeal (the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Lawrence, and Slesser) heard the appeal of Mr. Hubert Alan Rose, a barrister, from a decision of Lord Merrivale, dismissing his petition for divorce. His wife crossappealed from Lord Mcrrivale's refusal
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    ANTI-MISSIONARY
    284 5 Violent Campaign In Egypt Ejfypt is being sw^r.t by one of its periodical anti-missionary agitations, this time more violent than usual. The agitation arose from a recc incident in a missionary school at Port Said, where a Moslem gi-1, it is alleged, was beaten by the headmistress in order
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      420 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modem Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS TEA DANCE-6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE-9.30 to Mid-night GRIT.L SERVED ON THE LAWN. Special Dan Tea Informal Special Dollar Lv- Dances Dinner Dances Dinner Dances s«-rvid in""'?"' "oaday. Erery Monday.
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      220 5 PLATE LESS ACCUMULATORS Already the plate-less, double- capacity accumulator has mostly superseded present-day "plate" types by next season, bat- Qf\ hoI'R lery-users everywhere OU AMP will go over completely to the "accumulator >C 7e of a new day." »0./«> GENERAL DATA Twice the capacity per Ib. weight, doe to (1)
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      178 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE. By Our Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9— Mon., Wed, mnd Thursday 6.15 to 8.30 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. to 1.30 pjn. KUALA LUMPUR— Metres 48.92— San., Tues. and Fri. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres -58 M.— Daily 6.30 10 p.m. PARIS— Metres 19.66—
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      150 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used in the transmissions to the Indian zone. Announcements will be made at frequent intervals. GSG 17,770 ks/s 16.88 m. Call Sign Frequency Wavelength GSB 9,610
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    MYSTERY OF £4,500,000 SWEEPSTAKE.
    290 6 Denials By Sir Alfred Butt And Sir John Lavery. Questions are to be asked in the House ef Commons in connection with the «,500,000 competition sweepstake, under the auspices of the British Helpers Association, details of which have been published in London. Nine million 10s. tickets,
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    MEDICAL PRIESTS?
    316 6 Dean Inge on False FaithHealing Claims. A suggestion that the clergy should receive some sort of medical training to assirt them in their work, was made by Dean Inge when distributing prizes at the London Hospital Medical College and Dental School. "Ther^ is no one more convinced than
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    CURRENCY INFLATION..
    87 6 Poland To Resist In Every Form. Warsaw, July 10. Poland will resist currency inflation hi every form because it weakens the pro•eee of formation of new capital and anBihiiates savings," said the Polish Minister of Finance, Professor Ladislas Zawaitki, to a representative of the Kurjer Poranny on Sunday.
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    FREEMASON'S HOSPITAL.
    47 6 Built Near Hammersmith At Cost Of £335,000. London, July 12. The new Freemason's hospital, which was opened by the King, who was accompanied by the Queen, near Hammersmith, cost £335,000 sterling. Their Majesties welcomed the Duke of Connaught, the head of the English Freemasons. Reuter.
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    POOLING WORK.
    360 6 New Movement Gaining Favour. The movement for sharing available work, which found li* tie favour among employed men a little while ago, seems to be gradually -awing adherents. Since the slump began it has been a common practice in some occupations for "short time*' to be organised in
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    EHRHARDT BRIGADE.
    89 6 Incorporated With Nazi Storm Detachments. Berlin, July 11. The famous Ehrhardt Brigade, named after its laader, ex-naval Capt. Ehrhardt, has been incorporated with 'he National Socialist Storm Detachments as the result of a mutual agreement. On •>■& occasion, Capt. Ehrhardt telegraphed the Chancellor Herr Hitler his assurance of
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    NO DICTATORSHIP.
    150 6 But Swiss Youths Demand National Revival. Basel, July 10. At a monster mass meet'ng of young men's patriotic societies Vindonissa, in the canton of Aargau, ..resided over by Councillor Minger, the Peasants' and Citizens' Party parsed a resolution demanding a carefully planned national revival similar i- scale and
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    PRIVATE ARMS TALKS.
    74 6 Mr. A. Henderson Touring European Capitals. Londo.i, July 11. In conformity with a decision taken by the Bureau oi tl.t Disarmament Conference prior to its adjournment until Oct. I<s, Mr. Arthur Henderson left on Monday for his projected European round trip, in the course of which he
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    "FLYING SCOT" ENGAGED.
    97 6 Athlete Missionary To Wed Nurse. Eric Liddell, the Olympic sprinter and former Edinburgh University student, and Miss Florence Mackenzie, a Toronto nurse, have announced their engagement in Toronto (says the Central News). The wedding wiH take place in January. Mr. Liddell, who is now engaged in missionary
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    KITTEN CAUSES TWO DEATHS.
    407 6 Trapped in the Mud Of River-Bed. A kitten was the --xuse of the death of two men in the River Irwell, opposite Manchester Cathedral. The victims were Mr. William Burke, 46, a former Salford boxer known as "Battling Burke," and police constable T. Jewes, of the
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    WITHOUT PETROL.
    437 6 New British Heavy-Oil Engine. The prospect of the substitution of beavy oil for petrol in aircraft engines has been improved by the testa mad* recently of a new compression-ignition enginl of the Bristol Aeroplane Co. This engine, of a maximum power of 380 h.p., has already run for
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    GRAN CHACO WAR.
    31 6 Bolivians Lose 1,500 Men In Attack On Paraguayans. Paraguay, July 9. The War Minister announces that yesterday's Bolivian attack was" repulsed with a loss of 1,600 me Aneta-Havas.
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    A RICH CATCH.
    43 6 24 Kilos Of Ambergris Found In Stomach Of Whale. Lisbon, July 10. A lump of ambergris weighing 24 kilos has been discovered in the stomach of a whale caught off the Azores. Its value is estimated at 160,000 marks. Aneta-Trans-Oceau.
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    THE SERAGLIO.
    75 6 Ccming Casino Not To Operate This Summer. -Mnople, July 9. The magnificent Seraglio, the former official pn' cc of the Sultan, which was turned into a gaming casino the revolution some years ago, has been unable to open its doors to tourists this summer because nobody is willing
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    U.S. LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    39 6 To Be Proposed At Pan-America Conference. Montevideo, July 9. The Government of Salvador will propose the creation of an American League of Nation* at the next Pan-American Conference to be held shortly in Montevideo. Aoeta-Htva.
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    MRS. EDGAR WALLACE.
    84 6 Jewels Sold In London For £3,4%. The late Mrs. Edgar Wallace's jewels realised £3.495 at Sotheby's a solitaire diamond ring bringing £760, a fine diamond bracelet £400, and four other bracelets £1,005 in all. Her gold cigarette case with the Initials "V. E. W." in diamonds went
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    POPE LEAVES ROME.
    40 6 Vatican City, July 11. Leaving Rome for the first time since he became Pope, His Holiness 'eft by. car for Castel Gandolfo, where the Pontifical residence Lad been put into complete repair since the Lateraa Treaty. AnetaHavas.
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    BREAD PRICES IN US.
    72 6 "Unwarranted Increases" To Be Prevented By Government, Washington, July 11. The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr., Henry A. Wallace, has informed thei Mayors of 49 cities in 26 States that thei Government will use its full powers, if necessary, to prevent "unwarranted increases in bread prices" as
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    CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
    33 6 U.S. To Spend $200,000,000 On Public Works. Washington, July 11. A construction programme estimated to cost $200,000,000 has been approved by the Cabinet Board in charge of public works Reuter Wireless.
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      22 6 FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wide Beputatici Rcfuie Substitute!. Sold by all Chemists and Storei and FEDERAL DISPENSARY. Ruffles Square <■ ngkpore
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      208 6 Built us a Bonnie Baby X HOUS ANDS of letters from happy mothers give testimony to the wonderful results of Glaxo feeding. Health, contentment, a robust constitution— all these come normally to the Glaxo -fed baby. SUNSHINE^ BUILDS BONNIE BABIES Agent* in India: H. J. FOSTER Co., Ltd., P. O.
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      137 7 ALHAMBRA STARTS |S SUNDAY a>ffl«y tav *m~m ■^-a*' aa-jf MUSIC BY FRANZ LEHAR The famous Composer of "The Merry Widow" MERRY MUSICAL ROMANCE OF MODERN VIENNA Introducing MARTA EGGERT Supported by OWEN NARES, GEO. K. ARTHUR and WENDY BARRIE. RELEASED BY BRITISH EMPIRE FILMS. BLUE SAPPHIRES CEYLON GEMS at WHOLESALE
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      241 7 I DISTRIBUTED BY ZHZZI paviuon ltd. Now Showing at CAPITOL. I'THE MOMENT I QAT fD^t P^gP I I SAW YOU" PUlfil *"jj|^||*Pjl •'THERE'S SOMETHING OFtftß KINPp &W ABOUT A SOLDIER" IHjI^M^BBBI^^^BMIm.4^B Coming PAVILION! "GOOD COMPANIONS" GAUMONT BRITISH MAMMOTH PRODUCTION. Malayan" exhibition. KUALA LUMPUR. August Bank Holidays, sth, 6th and 7th
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      182 7 Prpmiprp Tnniorhf IK»^f«Y\ will Ik li?T^T^4 wiiiiwi c luiiigiii. •'iiiisn r lcturc i Directed by (of "Fl«n Liratrnant" famf!) thirsto.vs host succmrui. jf^f PLAY "A ROOF AM) KOI R WALLS" I I 1l benitahume 7^^^ Directed by NaV^BaKai*aa^aßwC^SflE£Xz! L. *T^» NIGHT AFTER NIGHT— ENTH I SIASTIC CROWDS ACTUALLY APPLAUD THIS
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    198 8 Rubber Stronger All Round. LONDON TIN FALLS BACK. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 12?, cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $108.75 per picul. Gold, £6 4s. Id., down Bd. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 3%d., up 3/1 6 d. New York, 8% cts., up
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    PRODUCE.
    84 8 Singapore, July 14. Gambier 4.50 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 7.5 Copra 3.95 mixed 3.30 Sajjo flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 26.50 Black Pepper 14.75 Pearl Sago 4.55 small 4 fiC medium 6.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 3.85 No. 2 125 catties gross 3.80 Kice Siam $160 to 174
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    62 8 Noon, July 14. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 12% 13 (F. 0.8.) 13% 13Va Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Aug.-Sept. 127/s 13 Oct.-Dec. ..13 IS 1/16 Jan.-Mar. 13Vi 13% Tone of market: Firm irregular. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet Z%d.
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    WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    72 8 Messrs. Duncar. Roberts, Limited, the local Ajrents, have just re-eived cable from London to the effect that the "Imperial Modi 60" Typewriter has once again been selected for use at the above Conference. The adoption of this machine coming on top of a similar ■election for use
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        MINING.
        426 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        276 8 Issue fa\. Pd. Buyers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.05 1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.7.6 0 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.30 '1 £1 Con. T. S. T* Prefs. 23/!1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 21/1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 1 £1 Dunlop
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        127 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 100 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        375 8 Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt A Co. Allenby (|1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 Alor Gajah (|1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 020 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.10 120 1.10 A. Molek (Jl) 0.60 0.70 0-60 0.70 A.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      208 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd.: SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 31/32 London,
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      CHANGES.
      93 8 Rugby, July 12. .reign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.25 Athens 585 Brussels 23.86 V 2V 2 Belgrade 247 \'-> Berlin 13.92V 2 Bombay 1/6 1/16 Bucharest 565 Buenos Aires 42 official. Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 17.181 Helsingfors 226/2 Hong Kong 1/4 15/16 1. -i...... in. Madrid 39 13/16 Milan 62 13/16
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      MAILS CLOSE
      223 8 Today. Itlhnd, Java. Sonth-Wett 1 matra, South Bast Borneo, lebes, Moluccas k Timor Dilly Ophir) ..2.30 pm. .at Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak Pakan Baroe, Fort de Ko-k l'cdang Ampang) 8 p.m North, N.-East and N.-West Sumatra Tinombo) 3 p.m North, N.-East A N.-West Sumatra, Ceylon, Southern Western India. Egypt
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      32 8 Tonte Ro»»o Felix Rou.ml Kmrmcola T«ll»M 81«mt S>or» Loiwl»« June It July 4 Jun« 14 July 10 Jim U Jaly 10 Jim 16 July 10 Jane 19 Jaly 10
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    26 8 From Philippine Islands by Pr*s» tnt Hayes due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan by Penang M due at Singapore noon tomorrow.
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    AIR MAIL.
    20 8 The air mail dispatched from Singapore on July 5 was delivered n London on July 13 (8 days).
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      903 8 MINING REPORT No. 469. THE (HAIKMAN AM) DIKhtTOKS, THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MlnliiG CO., Llil. SINGAPORE, S.S. Gentlemen, I beg to forward the retort of me mining operations, for the fjur weeks ending June 20, 1933. The development work completed for tha 1 period, totals 72G'.a feet, as follows: Sinking
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      110 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Friday, July 14. Taiping Amateur Races, lit Day. Police Band. Botanical Gardeni, 5.1 S p.m. Lecture by Dr. Lim Boon Keng on "China's Foreign Relations," Memorial Hall, 8 p.m. Scene Shifters' "The Cradle Song," Glade Theatre, Dunearn Rd., 9.30 p.m. Saturday, Jaly IS. Taiping Amateur Races,
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      SABRANG RUBBER ESTATE.
      897 9 4 Substantial Saving In Expenditure. The thirteenth annual general meeting of the Sabrang Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on 7une 8, at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C, Mr. E. L. Hamilton (tho chairman of the company) presiding. The chairman said- You will see th_t the
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      £2,000,000 CONTRACT.
      54 9 British Firms To Electrify Warsaw Railway Junction. London, July 11. A four year contract, amounting in value to 42,000,000, for «he electrification and completion of the main Warsaw railway junction, has been agreed in principle between the Polish Minister of Finance and the English Electric and Metropolitan Vickers
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      CUSTOMS REVENUE.
      145 9 £2,210,000 More Than A Year Ago. During the week ended June 24 Britain's ordinary revenue amounted to £6,828,900, while ordinary expenditure totalled £6,100,700. The principal receipts were from Customs, which brought in £4,170.000 and raised the total income from that source from April to £40,439,000. This is £2,210,000
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      STATISTICS LIBRARY.
      495 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. anc' F.M.S., during the period July 1 t July 7, inclusive, and are available for public use in the reference .library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Application may be made by members of the public resident in
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      159 9 Local Forward Business Sluggish. Guthrie and Co.'s weekly rubber report, dated July 13, states: The local market has been most sensitive to restriction rumours and fluctuations in the London-New York rates of exchange. Forward positions have been somewhat neglected during the week, but a considerable amount of business
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      1,927,000 MARKS LOSS.
      39 9 Berlin, July 11. A loss of 1,927,000 marks is disclosed in the annual report oi the Hamburg South America Steamship Company. The loss will be covered from the special reserve fund created last year*— Ututer Wirekaa.
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      224 9 Closing Quotations In London. London, July 13. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below: The rise or fall i? in relation to the price of July 12. GOVERNMENT BTOCKB, BRITISH. Bias oi. tall Conversion L.osn 5% 116 Funding Loan 1916-90 1094 S
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      AMERICAN SHARES.
      67 9 Generel Motors 32% Standard Oil ex. pd. 100 U.S. Steel 65-S +1* National City Bank 37*4 General Electric 29 +1 Union Pacific Rail Ord. 127 +H4 American Tobacco B. 91 +tt American Can 98% +1% U.S. Rubber IS H Woolworth 48 Vi Radio Corporation 11 tt (The London-New
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      102 9 Henrietta.— 7-1,000 lb. Sungei Matang.— sB,ooo lb. Ayer M01ek.— ***** lb. Bukit Katil— l7,7B9 lb. Pelepah Valley.— (36,ooo lb), 60.000 lb. Kota Tinggi.— (s7,ooo lb.), 46,500 lb. Siginting.— o.l,soo lb.), 32,900 lb. Clovelly.— (24,ooo lb.), 21,500 lb. Kuala Kepis.— (2B3oo lb.), 29,000 lb. Tangkok.— (26,ooo lb.), 25,100 lb.
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      TANAH MERAH ESTATES.
      509 9 Planting Acreage Now Increased. The seventeenth annual general meeting of the Tanah Merah Estates (1916), Ltd., was held at the offices of the g.n eral managers, No. 2, Canton Road Shanghai, on Friday, June 16. Mr. C. R. Burkill, the chairman said: There has been a slight
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      JAPANESE TRADE.
      352 9 Excess of Imports Over Exports. The Japanese Consulate-General Singapore, has received the following trade report from Tokio. Japanese total exports for the half year just ended was Yer. 829 million anci imports Yen 1015 million, showing ar excess of imports over expjrt of Yen 186 million. As compared
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      626 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCIIE HANDELSBANK Nt V, Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised CapiUl Glcs. 100,000,000 Pap 1 up CapiUl Glds. 65,000,000 Reserves OMft 24.*****1 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia: Head Office foi Dutch East BRANCH OPFICES DUTCH EAST INDiEi: An.penan, Bandoeng. Cheribon, Gorortalo, Makassar, Medan.
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      607 9 BANKING. m NEDERLANOSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN I ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout th« Dutch Ea«t Ind.es and in the Strait, Settlements. India. China, Japan and Arabia. I LONDON SANKKKS: i
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    AMUSEMENTS
    57 10 i i ill III. I (I Hcl|. 1)1 Ik, K] I 14.. I. 1 MM* I-, t'lvwn, M t. ■Mt Ih,.i|, fluilf A fililifiniii Th«alr*t A rl I' ll "IN ii....... i. yv i mil Hi.! i»", »> Kim I [o him i,l).*Mi t l"f I n l#i I
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    24 10 I H WiffMMMI HWW "i t"i "i "•>"•' |il»ffii Mi. mono ill.. 11. I fill III II I IM Iff limil
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    TODAYS SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    55 10 mm w. 04**00. Tin 1 1 B D «h |..i, U i tf!' I II Hi .All I Ii flfll ■HmmT I ■^■■Vl mppp ■■•ni f mm run HI I h I I II I I il t 1 I I 111 I Il llf I 1.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    20 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. t iiMfeiTT ,i-±'!.,!;-', i t. r. I, i it utbi- Intoectur, „,:-C:.lt,Vt'sJlf'lA.. F::«iiri I till I Xi I
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 14,1933. "WAR IN BRITAIN."
    50 10 Lfl f 1 1 < <i< I 111 1 1 1» I n>• y i I i n 1 Hi i -illy lo "ii 6 i«yiiMi PI AITKJIM Hll(l *****1(11^ ll^ll I'll I I 111 wrliuli liijmll tin U>M .i11,.«,,l
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    AMAZING £250,000 FORGERY OF SUEZ CANAL SHARES.
    475 11 TWO DUTCHMEN ARRESTED. Market Dealings Stopped To Prevent Panic. SECURITY FOR CREDIT! Discovered When Bought By Suez Canal Co. One of the biggest forgeries of recent times has been discovered in Puns wherr it has been revealed that sw.ndlers have put on the
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    EMPIRE COTTON.
    113 11 Home Assistance To Continue for 5 Years. London, July 13. The House of Lords has passed the third reading of the Cotton Industry Bill. —Reuter. The bill provides for the continuance for a further five years of the levy of a penny per bale for the assistance of
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    SELF-HELP FIRST.
    64 11 New German Economic Minister's Advice. Berlin, July 14. A combination of economic self-suffi-ciency and internationalism was advocated by Herr Schmitt, the new Reich Minister of Economics in a speech here: "We must be sensible merchants," he said, "and, like everyone else, help ourselves first. On the other hand
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    DRUG CONTROL
    58 11 38 Nations Ratify League Convention. Geneva, July 13. a total of 38 nations have now ratified ihc convention limiting the manufacture and distribution of narcotic drugs, which comes into force today. A supervisory committee has been ap- pointed lo deal with ouch coantryV annual requirements, the stimate* <-,f
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    GANDHI WANTS 100 MARTYRS.
    118 11 New Civil Disobedience Campaign? Poona, July 13. A novel plan which is being instituted for "individual disobedience" instead of mass civil disobedience, is attributed to Gandhi by a reliable informant who says that the Mahatma feels no longer able to can v the country on a
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    CONSERVATIVE RIFT?
    234 11 Indian Policy Uniting Die-Hards." Moscow, June 12. Writing on the differences prevailing in the British Conservative Party, Izvestia says that hard times have commenced for Gnat Britain's National Government Recalling '1a when the National Government was formed the Conservatives who rushed to power felt assured the National Government
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    YOUNG GERMANY.
    245 11 "Not A Mere Political Adventure." Berlin, July 12. "The world is gradually beginniitfc to perceive that the young Germany represented by the National Socialists is not a mere political adventure but a positive fact with which the world must reckon for as long as can be foreseen," declares
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    FOUR-POWER PACT.
    40 11 To Be Signed In Rome Tomorrow. Paris, July IS. The Four-Power Pact will be signed in Rome on July 15, according to information received by the French Government. The French Ambassador is empowered to sign for France. Reuter.
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    EXCHANGE MARKET.
    39 11 Dollar Fluctuates Gold Currencies Steady. London, July 13. The exchange market is quiet and featureless. Fluctuations of the dollar have taken place within three cents. Gold currencies are steady with the Paris rate still under control. Reuter.
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    JACOB FACTOR
    34 11 Kidnappers Paid $200,000 For Release. La Grange, July 13. The financier Jacob Factor, who was kidnapped on July 1, has been released. It is believed that a $200,000 ransom was paid Reuter.
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    REVISION OF TIN DUTIES.
    305 11 Question in Lords. BEING CONSIDERED BY FMS. GOVERNMENT. London, *y t% Lord Elibank, in the House of LorSs, asked the Government to consult the F.M.S. with a view to withdrawing the change of method in calculating the duty on tin inaugurated on June 9. The Earl
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    TIN RESTRICTION.
    302 11 International Committee's Memorandum. The following is the British Official Wireless version of the tin discussions al i the World Economic Conference on Wed- nesday The sub-committee of the Economic Commission, which is considering the coordination of the production of tin, has before it a memorandum circulated by the
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    REVOLUTION OVER.
    108 11 New Stage Of Evolution Has Beeun. Berlin, July 11. A warning against unauthorised activities of individual Nazi gr- ips in abrogating to themselves the l unctions of Government has been circularised by Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Minister for the Interior, to all Nazi administrators and Storm Troop leaders. The
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    ITALIAN AIR ARMADA.
    32 11 Safe Arrival In New Brunswick. Shediac, New Brunswick, July 13. The whole of the Italian air armada landed at 8.58 p.m. after leaving Cartwright Labrador, at 2.28 p.-i. Reuter.
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    "LIKE A BOAT IN A FOG."
    324 11 Prof. Sprague's Advice. US. POLICY AT WORLD CONFERENCE. New York, July 14. "It is better for the United States to go forward as if she were a sailing boat in a fog," declared Professor Sprague, the financial adviser to the U.S. Government, on his
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    PUBLIC WORKS.
    360 11 Reason for Great Britain's Opposition. London, July 13. The Economic Commission held a plenary session to discuss the French proposal on public works schemes, also the Soviet draft economic truce resolution wd the Soviet proposals for the development of the import possibilities of various countries. Sir Atul Chatterjee,
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    CHINA'S POLICY.
    240 11 Limited Only By Finance. London, July IS. In the course of the Economic Commission's debate, Mr. Quo Tai-chi declared that China offered an opportunity for useful productive work aa it was China's policy to develop the country by prudent public work, especially transport. Their programme and aims were
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    ANOTHER PLAN FOR SILVER.
    321 11 Preventing Debasement Of Coinage. London, July 13. A substitute suggested by Senate Pittman (U.S.) for his original silve resolution, and presented by the Unite States delegation at this morning's Silver Sub-Committee meeting, lays down that the governments represented at the World Conference should prevent further debasement
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    ARMS TALKS.
    96 11 Mr. Henderson Meets French Premier. Paris, July 12. i Mr. Arthur Henderson, the chairman the Disarmament Bureau, held two conversations on Tuesday with M. Dalacier, the French Premier, and M. PaulBoncour, Minister of Foreign Affair?, in the course ol which questions of the control of war materia. and
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    MR. T. V. SOONG.
    67 11 Italian Decoration Presented By Mussolini. itome, Ju.y 13. Signor Mussolini received Mr. T. V. Soong, the Chinese Finance Minister, at the Palazzo Venezia at 6 p.n. and personally presented him with the Insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Maurice Lazarus, which was
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    COMMISSIONER OF SYRIA
    40 11 Ambassador To Tokio Appointed. Paris, July 13. The Council of Ministers has appointed M. Dementel, Ambassador to Tokio, as High Commissioner of Syria in succession to M. Henri Ponsot, who has been appointed Resident-General of Morocco Reuter.
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    ESPERANTO CONGRESS.
    24 11 Cologne, July 12. A total of 800 delegates, representing 30 countries, will attend the Esperanto Congress opening here on July 29. Aneta-TranB-Ocear
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    FENG CAPTURES DOLONOR.
    1203 11 Japanese to Take The Offensive. CHARHAR PROBLEM. Nanking to Settle It By Force. Shanghai, July 14. Following very severe fighting at Doionor, where attack after attack was launched upon the Manchakuo defenders by the Charhar farces under Gen. Xi Hung-chung, the city fell yesterday to Gen. I'm
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    COUNSEL CHALLENGES POWERS OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR.
    1638 12 DECISION SAID TO BE INVALID, ILLEGAL AND A FAILURE OF JUSTICE. I submit that to act as has been done in this case is illegal. It is a failure of justice. It makes the sanction bad and it is so bad that no court
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    THREE SHOT DEAD.
    135 12 Inquest Opens On Tamil And Two Policemen. (From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca, July 12. The inquest opened before Mr. H. C. Willan in the District Court here today on Baga Singh, a police sergeant, Arjan Singh, a constable, and a Tamil youth named Navaretnam. It is alleged
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    18 12 Mr. S. F. Colman, manager of the English Eiectri« Co. Ltd., Ipoh, left for Home on the Antenor.
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    STAFF OFFICER TO LOCAL FORCES.
    154 12 Court Charge Follows Car Accident Capta'n E. P. B. Cameron, or the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Staff Officer, Local Forces, appeared befo/e the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. L. R. F Earl, this morning to answer charges of causing grievous liurt by a rash act and failing
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    INTRICATE CASE.
    323 12 Litigation Which Began Eleven Years Ago. In a case which came up in the Supreme Court yesterday, the Chief j Justice ordered an amend, lent of the statement of claim and adjourned the. hearing. Mr. N. A. Mallal. for the plaintiff, Amar Singh, as assignee of Kaiam Singh,
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    AN EXHIBITION OF PRISON WORK.
    287 12 A Week at Ipoh. WHAT CONVICTS MAKE AT TAIPING. With tlw approval of Government, the superintendent of the Convict Establishmei.t, ,aiping, has completed arrangements for <n exhibition of all articles manufactured in the prison to be held in Ipoh from tomorrow until Saturday evening, July
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    TAMIL SCHOOLS.
    111 12 At Singapore Naval Base And Pulau Bukom. There were two estate schools on Singapore Island during the year, states the Controller of Labour in his annual report. Neither of them was lin receipt of a Government grant and Tamil was the only language taught. The average attendance and
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    STRAITS TODDY SHOPS.
    37 12 There were 67 toddy shops in the Straits Settlements at the end of the year, showing a decrease of 66 on the previous year. Of these 12 were Government shops and 25 estate shops.
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    TRAVEL GAZETTE.
    40 12 The Malayan Traveller's Gazette, issued by Thos. Cook and Son, Ltd., Singapore, for the third quarter of the year, is now published and as usual is full of information for the voyager wherever he may wish to go.
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    "TEMPTATION WAS TOO GREAT."
    184 12 Why Chinese Stole Purse Of Man Bathing. A Chinese who stole money from a fellow-passenger on the s.s. Hong Peng during the vessel's stay in Singapore was arrested by chance by a harbour board policeman and taken before Mr. M. H. Blacker, the Third Magistrate, this
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    262 12 Evidence of Customs And A Customs Union. The 34th meeting of the S.S. Trade Commission was held in the Town Hall, Penang, on July 10. Evidence was taken from Mr. J. P. Souter (Pritchard and Co., Ltd.) and Mr. J. A. Goetzee (Whiteavay, Laidlaw and Co., Ltd.) regarding
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    KING OF SIAM.
    135 12 Keenly Alive To Nations Struggle. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 12. A speech made by His Majesty the King last evening, on the occasion of the Buddhist lent was broadcast, The King said he realised the extreme hardships, economic and otherwise, with which the nation had
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    BEAMISH CUP.
    108 12 Annual Test Of Selangor Scouts. (From Our Own C -esrendent.) Kuala Lumpur, T uly 13. The Beamish Cup competition for the year 1933 is being held during th» montk of July. The judges are: Messrs. H. A. Carey (District Commissioner), A. R. Westrop (Assistant District Commissioner), M. A.
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    POLICE BAND.
    52 12 The band of the S.S. Police will give the following programme, weather permitting; at the Botanic Gardens today beginning at 9 p.m. March, Where's Bill Bailey, (Kennedy) Overture, Marco Spada, (Auber); Invitation a la Valse, (Weber); Selection Carmen, (Bizet); Londonderry Air (Grainfrer); Morris Dance, Shepherds Heyl Selection, La
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    41 12 A public meeting of F.MS. Hindus will be held at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow at 4 p.m. to pass r>solutions asking Government tc brink about legislation for the creation of a Board of Hindu Religious Endowments in the F.M.S.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    665 12 WILD DOC PACK SEEN Iff THE JUNGLE. Anew arrival in Ipoh is Dr. Wong Boon Pin, son of Mr. Wong Chai Teck of Ipoh. He is a graduate of the Kinu Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, and intends setting up in practice in Ipoh.
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    CONCERT AT CONVENT.
    87 12 Visit Of The General Lady Superior, Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, July 13. A concert was held yetterday at the Klang convent for the visit of the General Lady Superior of French convents in Malaya and the Mother Superior of Kua.a Lurr.par. All the classes contributed
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    70 12 Chinese Charged Concerning $2,500 Tongkang. A Chinese named Lira Chim Kk w»s produced before Mr. M. H. Blacker, the Singapore Third Magistrate, yesteiday. on a charge of criminal breach of ti oat ir re peet of a tongkang, value* >t s-,500, and a load of sand, valued
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    28 12 A son has been born to Enehr Hu>»<n.H Jrang Kaya Datu' Indra Shah><a:-<:i.r,H acting District O.ileur, Kuaolan MoiKrH ana son are doing well, say* out KufcUfffl Lipis correspondent.
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    FORECAST OF ROUND-THE-WORLD AIR SERVICE.
    876 13 Pacific To Be Spanned Says Famous Airman Visitor. That it will be possible to embark on round-the-world trips by air within the course of the next two years was the opinion expressed by Major James DooJittle, the famous American airman and a Schneider Trophy winner,
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    INSPECTOR REGRETS HIS LANGUAGE.
    394 13 Government House Car A Wayward Motorist My actual words were Where the are you going?', but as Lady dementi and the Misses Clementi were in the car behind me, it was rather unfortunate." This was the manner in which an inspector of police related before Mr.
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    THE MALAY STATES ASSOCIATION.
    458 13 Sungei Besi. NEW INQUIRY HEAD REQUISTED. At the last meeting of the committee of the Malay States' AEBoeiation held in Kuala Lumpur, it was reported that Mr. D. S. Ainger had accepted the invitation to join the committee. One life member and nine ordinary membe-s were
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    17 13 It is stated that the Yunnan ds (China) could easily produce 12,000 .ons of tin a year.
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    BANKA TIN MINES LOSS OF F1.1,790,000 IN 1932.
    83 13 (Frost Our Own Correspondent) Made, July 11. According to the Java Bode the Government made a loss of fl.l,7»0.000 sluing 1932 in working the Bank» tin min.-s. The Java Bode says that in 1928 the cost price of tin was f1.92.63 quintal
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    SERVANTS DISHONESTY.
    77 13 Pawned Jewellery And Stole The Money. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, July 11. Given valuable jewellery for pawn by his employer, a Chinese pawned the jewelle-y but instead of returning to the house hired a taxi and left for Penang where he lived as a hawker and succeeded
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) A.
    76 13 Tin Quota And School Fees To Be Discussed. The agenda of a committee meeting of the S.S. (S.) A. to be held on Tuesday, July 25, in the Singapore Exchange Room at 5 p.m. is as follows: To confirm minutes; matters arising therefrom: (a) hon. secretaryship, (b)
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    HIGH TREASON.
    65 13 Six Convicted At Secret Leipzig Trial. Berlin, July 11. A secret high treason f rial in th« Supre n Court j t Leipzig resulted \n sentences being imposed ranging from 15 years' hard labour to four years Two out of the six accused were ex-sailors. The prisoners were
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    28 13 Mr. W. Allan Eley, president of the Singapore Rotary Club, spoke on Malta at the Klang and Coast Rotary Club meeting at the Chinese Merchants' Club on Monday.
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    FINES TOTALLING $13,000 FOR AN OLD CHINESE WOMAN.
    446 13 CHANDU AND OPIUM VALUED AT OVER $5,000 FOUND IN HUT AND GARDEN. "Better get the people who own the| ehandu and opium to pay your fine," was the advice of Mr. H. A. Forrer. the Criminal District Judge, yestcr-j day, to an
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    Austin's Amazing Dash In Davis Cup Game.—S.R.C. Win Padang Match. S.C.C. FAIL TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES.
    1261 14 Austin's Amazing Dash In Davis Cup Game. S.R.C. Win Padang Match. S.C.C. FAIL TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES. LOCAL FOOTBALL. Fine Second Half Recovery By S.R.C. S.C.C 1; S.R.C 3. The S.R.C, who are third in the League tlble, gave a very pool display against t*e S.C.C. on the padang yesterday
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    MALAYS' SUCCESS.
    300 14 Chinese II Beaten By Odd Goal. Malays 2; Chinese 1. The Malays included Madon for their second Division football match against the Chinese at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon. The game was strenuously contested and eventually ended in a win for the Malays by the odd goal
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    CLARKE CUP.
    143 14 Weather permitting the annual cricket match for the Clarke Cup, between the Europeans and the Rest, will be begun on the S.C.C. Padang today. The following teams have been selected Europeans: R. A. Ashworth, Lieut. C. F. C. Bond, Flt.-Lt.. V. Croome, Sergt Carpenter, I. Scott Dalgleish, Dr.
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    HONOURS EVEN ON FIRST DAY.
    222 14 European Zone Final At Wimbledon. London, July 13. The final of the European Zone of the Davis Cup competition between Australia i and Great Britain began at Wimbledon today. Play was delayed about 1% hours owing to rain. The first match was between J. B.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    160 14 Today, July 14. Cricket: Clarke Cup (Europeans va. Rest) and Colony trial, S.C.C. Padang; Johorc C.C. vs. Fort Canning, J.B. Taiping Amateur Races, Ist Day. Football: Malaya Cup: Johore vs. Ncgri, Segamat. Harrison sports, heat*. Volunteer Snooker: S.C.C. vs. Tanglin Club, S.C.C, 7 p.m. Saturday. July 15. Taiping
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    TODAY'S BIG RACE AT SANDOWN.
    109 14 Eleven Probables For Eclipse Stakes. London, July 13. It was announced today chat Gainslaw, Dick Turpin, Hesperus, Beneficial, Manitoba and Interlace were unlikely to run in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park tomorrow. The revised list of probable starters and jockeys is as follows: H.
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    MALAYA CUP.
    255 14 Important Match At Alor Star. Kcdah will meet Pcnang in the Malaya Cup competition tomorrow at Alor Star. Penang's team has been selected as follows: Adams; Khaw Bian Thong and Tung Ghim Huat; Chee Huck 800, Kara Tuck Fee and V. L. McNee; Lee Ec Teik, Goon Kok
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    KYLE'S GREAT DISPLAY IN AMATEUR OPEN.
    5837 14 HOME SPORT REVIEWED. Jack Petersen Obtains His Finest Victory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, June 28. Never in the history of British sport have so many important events been crowded into such a short space of time as they have
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    Veteran's Views Of Penang's Cup Team. FOOTBALL STARS IN THE NORTH.
    647 15 Veteran's Views Of Penang 's Cup Team. FOOTBALL STARS IN THE NORTH. Malaya Cup Form. VIEWS OF A PENANG VETERAN. A Malaya Cup player of many years' standing reviev the football talent of Fenang Ir. an article in the Pinang Gazett As one who has studied football in Malaya for
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    THE CUP FINAL.
    1866 15 LOCAL FOOTBALL TOPICS Singapore Forwards Overwhelm Malacca. Selangor Too Good For Penang At K.L. (By Oar Football Correspoadent.) As t n ;ult of the two Malaya Cup games played last Saturday it seems practically cerUin that Singapore and Selangor will meet in the final, and owing to
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    SNOOKER MATCH.
    113 15 The following are the teams for the volunteer snooker match between the S. C.C. and the Tanglin Club at S.C.C. today at 7 p.m. C. E. Winter and E. J. Riches vs. Dr. W. Dawson and F. S. Gibson. F. J. L. Mayger and W. T. Houghton vs.
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    FOOTBALL TEAMS.
    64 15 The Artlo-Chinese School will play Johore English College at football tomorrow on the S.H.B. ground. The fol1 111 represent ".S.:— Charlie Crocker; Ang Kirn C <i Ng Ssc Tu.fr; Si icy Gould, Lee Ah Chee and Kwek Ah Soo Tan Teck Han, Chan Ah Bah, George Day, James
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    SCHOOL SPORTS.
    276 15 St Anthony's Successful Meeting. The annual athletic sport* of St Anthony's Boys' School were held yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium and among those present were Mr. C G Coleman, Inspector of Schools, and tht Right Rev. O. Jose da Costa None* Bishop of Macao. The Bishop later
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      1849 16 SHANGHAI LETTER. FURTHER ADVANCE INTO NORTH-WEST FEARED. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Jt- < On the surface it seems that the general situation is unchanged, and that the "peace" concluded at Tangku some wee.a ago has brought comparative quietness, but there are a number
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      NEUTRAL ZONE ON YELLOW RIVER.
      284 16 Alleged Japanese Plan. INTERNATIONAL CITY IK TSINGTAO. Tokio, Ju'y 1. According to the Tokio Nichi-Nichi, one of the larges newspapers in Japan, officials of the Foreign Office and Wai Office are considering plans for a neutral 1 international cone in North China along the Yellow
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      PRICELESS JADE.
      221 16 Valuable Presentation To Nanking. Nanking is the proud possessor of priceless piece of jade knowr as "Khotan" or Suet Jade presented to the Nanking Government on behalf r>; Gen. Chin Shajen, chairman of the Sinkiang Provincial Government. This jade is said to be one of the largest and
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      POSTS ASSUMED.
      147 16 Officials Of Sun Vat-sen University. Canton, July 6. Members of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of the Sun Vat-sen University Kuomintang office assumed their posts yesterday. The oath of office was administered by Mr. Chow Lv, president of the university. At the same time commencement exercises of the
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      SHAMEEN BURGLARY
      99 16 $20,000 Theft in British Concession. A burglary in which two safes wen forced open and cash and jewellery t< the value of $20,000 were stolen was re ported to the Shameen police authoritie recently by the management of the Hum Hing Grocery Shop, situated in the Bri tish
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      NANKING'S POLICY OF SURRENDER.
      560 16 What China Needs. REAL REVOLUTION NOT SECTIONAL PEACE. Canton, July 4. China today needs a real revolution and not sectional peace, though the struggle can bt c ried on without recourse to phy. sical strength. This is the substance of Mr. Hu Han-min's view which appeared
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      COPPER DUMPING.
      113 16 Canton Taking Steps Toward Control. Canton, July 4. The City Government and the Proving cial Departme.it of the Treasury will make a joint effort to check tl.e dumping of copper coins into this city. As a resalt of this dumping one silver 10 cent piece is equivalent to
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      CANTON TO SWATOW.
      117 16 New Railway Line Planned. Canton, July 4. The Provincial Department of Reconstruction is pushing forward its plan to build a railway from Cant', r to Swatow. After several meetings of the committee in charge of the preliminary planning, a prospectus was drafted with a view to inviting
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      941 16 CANTON LETTER. FATE OF CANTON JOURNALIST (From Our Own Correspondent.)' Cantor., July 5. On June 22, Mr. Wu Tin-man, Chinese assistant to Mr. G. Edward Lyon, Associated Press representative in South China, was executed by the Canton Government without any official announcement of
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      SHANGHAI ROBBERY.
      135 16 $11,000 Stolen From Bank Messenger. The Nantao Branch of the Bank :>f China lost $11,000 recently when the money, which was being escorted by a bank messei.gei and an armed piard to a pig hong near the Small East Gate, was stolen by six men who got away
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      CHINESE NAVY.
      124 16 More Ocean-Going Ships Needed For Defence. Canton, July 5. The Chinese Navy is interested mainly in national deience and the. ef ore needs more ocean-going warcraft, stated Admiral Chang CLi-ying, comrr.pndant of n e Canton Naval Squadron, today. He also said that the cadets in the Whampoi Naval
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      52 16 Tne Canton Municipal Government has drawn up a scheme for the construction of a new leper home for the accommodation of about 100 victims, to be built in Kum Tie Wan, on Pun Fook Road, at a cost of $60,000. A workshop will be provided for the lepers to learn
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      WOMAN EXECUTED?
      265 16 Sequel to Murder Of Police Official. Miss Ting Ling, noted woman Leftist writer in China, whose disappearance from her Quinsan Garden home some time ago has given rise to varied reports, was executed six hour- after the murder of Ma Shao-wu, late officer in charge of the Special
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      SOUTH-WEST BUDGET.
      73 16 Estimates Passed By Political Council. The South-West Political Council held a regular meeting at Canton on July 4 and among other things passed the budget for the present fiscal year, as prepared by various Government offices under its control All Government offices ai-e required to prepare a scientific
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3171 17 .Mr. Nixon? s Speech A Model For Other Chairmen Tribute To Asiatic Staffs— The I.S.P, As Arbitrator Menace Of Indo-China Rubber— A Restriction Review, (By On T)mwMM Omtfntet) ASI'KECH of unusual interest published last week was that made to the shareholders of Devon Estates (Malacca) Ltd. by
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    YAMETHIN COUNCIL.
    97 17 Superseded By Burma Government. Rangoon, July 1. The Yamethin District Council and Board have been superseded till December 31, 1U26, for "persistently making default in the performance of the duties imposed on them by, or under, the Burma Rural Self-Government Act." The Government order, published in the Burma
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    BENGAL COUNCIL.
    62 17 Extension of Term For Another Year. The term of the Bengal Legislative Council has been extended "for a further period of one year. The reasons for the extension of the life of the Council, as stated in a Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary issued recently are the existence of urgent
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    178 17 The Municipal health statement for the week ended July 8 gives the total number of deaths as male 121 and female 75 and a death rate of 21-35 per mille per annum compared with 21.35 in the preceding week and with 16.92 in the corresponding week of last
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    LOUDSPEAKERS IN CHURCHES.
    732 18 Pew Plugs. NEW AIDS FOR THE DEAF. OuU.. t.' bea-iLi'jl r: v Curch of St. Albar the Mar yr at Gilder Green is a notice to the Tec .at Radio- Aid M supplied for deaf worshippers. A heartenir ...in thi*. jr assuredly It li beftirnin of a
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    NOVEL VACATION.
    86 18 4,C?0 To Prospect For Gold In Urals. Moscow, Four thousand trippers are taking part this sum. er ir. an organised gold prospecting expedition. Tub novel manner of spending a vacation stands to the credit of the Ural branch of the Society of Proletarian Tourists. The ixpediti&n. undoubtedly the
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    FLAMES 100 FEET HIGH.
    56 18 Fire In London Chemical Works. Rugby, July 12. Sixty-five fi.-e engines worked over three hours this afternoon before extinguishing a fire at the chemical works of Forties, Abbot', and Lenn*ra, at Bow. London. The (lames, nearly 100 feet high, at one lime swept over the River
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    COBALT METAL.
    90 18 To Be Free Of Import Duty From Today. Ltndon, July 11. Gum arabic and also cobalt metal in the form of rondels, pellets or squares, but not including alloys of cobalt, are xempted from import duty from Jury 14. The Advisory Committee states that the supply from Empire
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    GERMAN DEBTS.
    85 18 Further Concessions Made By Creditors. Rugby, July 12. At the request of the German Rcichsbank a meeting took place in London on July 10 and 11 between representatives of the German public debtors and the foreign bank creditors' committee. The latter agreed, owing to the present foreign exchanges
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    PLATINUM CURRENCY"
    41 18 Soviet Scheme Definitely Abandoned. Moscow, July 11. The scheme /or a currency based on platinum has jeen definitely abandoned arm' line praa* raporta, which state that Rum* M*da ber ant.re platinum •ctpot for Bakiac purchases abroad, AmU Truu Ocun.
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    GERMANS EXPELLED
    50 18 Alleged Activity In Nazi Propaganda. Vienna July 11. Three German families, who for the last ten years nad been residing at Little Spa, Seefeld, near Innsbruck in the Austrian Tyrol, have been expelled from Austria on a charge of having actively taken part in National Socialist propaganda. Aneta-Trans-Ocean,
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    MYSTERY DEATH OF CHINESE GENERAL.
    329 18 Hazardous Anti-Japanese Missions. Peking, June 30. The man who was responsible for the recent return of Gen. Liv Kwei-tang is dead. According to information from reliable Chinee circles, Gen. Shang Wu, the deputy commander of Gen. Liv, was killed in Kalgan on Wednesday when a
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    HONG KONG HARBOUR
    244 18 New Bi!{ Essential To Colony. The projected works in Hong Viang harbour under the proposed Foreshore and Seabed Works Ordinance were the subject of an inquiry by Sir John Ward-law-Milne (Cons., Kidderminster), in the House of Commons. Sir V. Warrender, for Sir Philip Cun-liffe-Lister, Secretary of State
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    181 18 Cessation of U.S. Demand For Metals. London, July 11. On the Stock Exchange today, speculative activity was coi tiderably reduced mainly owing to the demand from America slackening off, and most sections have ruled uncertain but, apart from some reaction in a few equity shares, price movements on
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    M. DALADIER.
    30 18 Paris, July 11. After the celebration of the national fete in Paris on July 14, the French Premier, M. DalaHier, will spend two weeks' holiday in Vichy. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    PENSIONS SCHEME FOR ALL.
    281 18 Mr. Ernest Bevin. PLANS FOR £1 A WEEK AT SIXTY-FIVE. Mr. Ernest Bevin, th-> dockers' K.C., h£j pieced before the minister of labour. Sir Henry Betterton, details of his scheme for giving £1 a week pensions for all people at 65 with 355. for married couples
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    55 18 Three women and eight men wens ously injured and scores of others were slightly hurt when the roof of the Wan Mail Theatre, situated on South Chung- wah Road, in Canton, collapsed recently. Faulty construction and heavy rain during the past few days were held i»r«s gible for the c
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      253 18 Singapore's popular rendezvous invites you to your customary morning Cup or Snack. The *>* usual tempting itemj for the *^f palates delectation are as always <f^^^^ fresh from the oven and apx^^^^ petising. Make it eleven o'clock. Think of your requirements for the week-end. Cakes Pastry «k Made as well,
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    135 19 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending July 16, 1933: Friday, July 14, 5.15 p.m.. Headquarter.?, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Signal Training; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, Bde. Signal Section, Sigtn.l Training; 5.15 p.m., Hca i quarters, 2nd Bn. Int. PI., Map Reaoing; 5.15 p.m., Malay Headquarters, "F"
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      314 19 UNABLE TO KNEEL Neuritis Hampered Her In writing of the pain and inconvenience she suffered from neuritis, this woman tells also how she rid herself of it I have been using Kruschen Salts for neuritis, and it certainly has the most wonderful effect. My kne^s were very painful, and it
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    51 20 THE PILLOW FIGHT event for officers. Won by Mr. P. H. D. Jackson O. C. P. D. Raub. UNIFORM RACE won by the Sikh police constable on the left. THE 100 YARDS FLAT RACE. MAT DORN. Lance corporal of the Raub Police, putting the
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    27 20 A WALkI.M. STICK specially designed for hikers and picnickers made its first appearance at the National Exhibition of Camping, at the Imperial Institute, Kensington, London. (Planet News.)
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    15 20 PEGGY SCRIVEN, the new English tennis hope and French champion, rests at home. (Planet News.)
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    11 20 CROWDS sunbathing in the Hammer-" smith Bath during the Whitsun holidays.
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    23 20 TEAMS from orer SO dance schools took part in Greek dances at Hyde Park, Lm don. There were over 500 performers. (Planet News.)
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