The Straits Times, 15 August 1933

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    25 1 The Straits Times [ESTABUSHEB^pfcRLT A CENTURT.I THE LARGEST. r AND MOST, INW4JENTIAL NEWSPAPER 17Y MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESflifr, AUGUST 15, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      324 1 SINGAPORE" 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE Sifri: GmEBSOMSI w?ivatl JtVLMER M PRODUCTS Outstanding among AYLMER Canadian ffft^r Products are Aylmer Tomato Soup, Aylmer Tomato Ketchup and Aylmer Tomato Juice. Once the fresh natural flavour of this taWe Grwn Pc c«i«ui trio of delicacies has been appreciated o«ua Consomme Asparatrus Vegetable Beef
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      284 1 IKE P JJH -<^|Af Robinson's Stock and it recommend Avi^N 'KtflOf I Robinsons recommend the famous Kestoa Brassieres and B^/^^ I Girdles as the ideal foundation wear. W V The Kestos Brassiere is a very skilfully cut garment with h a subtle crossway pull which delicately moulds and yl emphasises
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      511 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N^CCr TJNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EABT MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage B'porr. NALDERA l«.9O0 Aug. 18 SOUDAN 8.500 Aug. 33 CORFU
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      612 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YLSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Mareeillea, Lannsn. Antwerp Rottsronm ansi MUtlnlnagh. Vessels. Tonnage Doe Sa-1. i TERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Aug. 22 23 HAKUS/.N UARU 10.500 Sept. 1 HARUNA MARU 10*00 Sept 20 21 i KATORI MARU 10.000 Oct. 6 8 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Oct. 19 20
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      560 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated ia Australia.) A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Visit Australia in the Spring SPECIAL FIRST CLASS RETURN FARE C 74 ($434.29) Special arrangements hare been made to enable passengers to make the round cruise to Brisbane, Sydney snd Melbourne* via Java by the well-known s.». "MARELLA" (7,475 tons gross
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      497 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penaag Swett. LALANDIA 22/8 22/8 23/8 2S/8 MEONIA 12/9 12/9 18/9 15/1 ALSIA 3/10 S/10 4/10 8/10 BCRINGIA 24/10 24/10 25/10 27/10 FIONIA 14/11
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      1253 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HTM KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd* ana Chins (19*1) LTD. Mataal Maaaa Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITB STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE lA4, THE SIAM
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    COLLISION OFF CAPE OTWAY.
    870 3 Admiralty Judgment Reversed. /udgment was given recently In the tppeals by the owners of the Norwegian steamship Selje, and the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., the owners of the steamship Kaltuna. who had been plaintiffs and defendants respectively in an action before Mr.
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    PASSENGER RECEIPTS BADLY REDUCED.
    842 3 Norddeutscher Lloyi Report. The report of the Norddeutscher LJoyd states that after making the id Just men ts with the HamburgImerika Llnie the accounts for 1032 ihow a loss on operations amounting :o M.J 3,000,000 which Is covered by a transfer from the special reserve of
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    158 3 FLEVO, Brit., 124 tons, from Batavia 14 8, for S. Liat 16-8. KURANDA. Brit., 663 tons, from Sibn 15-8, for Sibu 19-8. PARIGI, Dut., 680 tons, from Riouw 16-8, for unc. TIDORE. Dut., 526 tons, from S. Pandjsng 15-8, for S. Pandjang 17-8. TERGESTEA, Ha., 3,7<* tons, from
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    111 3 Tuesday, August 15. Ships alongside the Whanrcs or expected to arrive. Godown Gate. Entrance KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Lady Guillamard." Thedens, Lch. "Ldith," Lch. "Curlew." Lch. "Übique." W. Bt. Joan 1, Ampullaria. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf NIL VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taajong Pagar. Albert Dock
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    CONTE ROSSO.
    77 3 The Lloyd Triestino Conte Rosso > (Italian mall) is due in Singapore on Wednesday morning from Shanghai and Hong Kong, and will sail again the same day at 5 p.m. for Colombo, Bombay, Sues, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste. EXPL. GRANDIDIER. The Messageries Maritimes Explorateur Grandldler is
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      440 3 jg NORDDEUTSCHER Eg] LLOYD. (Incorporated in Germany.) Tha undermentioned are the company's intended nztare. OUTWARD. I LAHN for Manila. Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China Japan Ang 16 TRAVE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China ft Japan Arg. 28 HOMEWARD. I GOSLAR for Marseilles, Oran, Valencia, Havre, Dunkirk, R'dam, H'burg
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      423 3 anannnsBBBBBBBBBBBI sssV JPRESIDENT LINERS) Fares Again Reduced. £67.3.11. For a beautiful trip front MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA Tourist elaaa across the Pacific lat class Rail In AmericaTourist elaaa Atlantic on the famous ant new M, Manhattan or s.s. Washington. (If paaaage through the Panama Canal is desired
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      370 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Saei Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Staamtra 5... CITY OF CORINTH 1 HOMEWARDS. Due Spore Sails S'pora s.s. CITY OF ROUBAIX for London. R'dam Hamburg In port
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      145 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations. Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins Sunshine temp. •r hrs. *P Alor Star 88 Nil 9.8 75 Sitiawan 89 0.59 7.1 74 K. Trengganu 89 Nil 10.9 72 Bukit Jeram 87 Nil 10.4 72 Malacca 84 Nil 7.1 73 Singapore 87 Nil 6.2
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      461 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When implying for any position advertised In these columns send copies of testlaoaisls. Do not send originals. WANTED, sn experienced Reception Clerk 'or nrst class Hotel. Apply 743, S. Times. WANTED, a Chinese Salesman with a thoioagh knowledge of the local market ia Piece Goods. Apply with copies
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      758 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows. Angullia Park. Angullia Co. HOUSE on Institution Hill. Bant $60 United Engineers. TO LET, famished, from Sept. 1, 75, Holland Boad, apply Lyall A Evatt. 91. WILKIE ROAD, with modern sanitation. Apply 87, Wilkie Boad. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp.,
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      632 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET, on 2nd and 4th Floors Ocean Building. Apply Mansfield A Co, Ltd. Ground A First Floor, Robinson Rd. Premises, separately or together. United Engineers. TO LET, two storied godown. Read and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft Apply 424, StraiU Times. TO LET,
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      720 4 BUSINESS CARDS I GO TO FIGARO FO« PERMANENT WAVING-SIO aad anything pertaining to LAIIES BJURPRESSIII6 •3, BRAS BASAH ROAD. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Mlas BANA. M. WATERLOG STREET. Telephone 7467. PUBLIC NOTICES LOCAL EMPLOYERS HAVING VACA> CIES FOR EUROPEANS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THE CHAIRMAN OF
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      645 4 THE STRAITS TIMES Head offle*. CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE Branch ofice, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR, Cables: TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephone* SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR SftMt Editorial 515x-51F« Advertising 7701 Circulation and General Office 77*2 Printing aad Publishing "03 Sole Advertising Representatives in Great Britain, REUTERS, LTD., Advt Dept 24. Old
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      360 4 BATU PAHAT. Sain Bombay Store, 28, Jalan Rahmat SEGAMAT. Tbye Leong A Co., 9-U, Jalan Awang. MUAB. Nan Yang A Co., 41, Jalan Maharam. Lanka Stores, 16, Jalan Abdullah. MALACCA. Hong Hin A Co, 14, First Cross Street Lanka Stores, 28, The Rivers.de GEMAS. Kly. Refreshment R«om. (Lim Hee Say).
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      179 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Ontslde wlthoat Malaya. Mala) a. Postage. Monthly ILN 2 Quarterly 8.5 a $12 «0 7.5s Half Yearly $17.M $244* $lt.M Yearly $MJt $48.«t $30.00 NOTE. Out station cheques should include the esual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are aa ander:—
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      80 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable In advance.) mKAITS TIMES. STBAITS BUDGET. SUNDAY TIMES. <D«lly>. (Weekly). (Weekly). Including Postage. Including Postage. Including Postage. Within Outside Singapore Within Outside Spore Within Outiio Malaya. Malaya. Wkaoat Mjlaya. Malaya. Wlthoat Malaya. Malaya Postage. Postage. Monthly MM 43* t IM f I.l* 1.17 LM No month!* rate
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    "YARD" CHIEFS TO SUE LORD TRENCHARD?
    460 5 Retire-At-50 Order illegal." Some of the most prominent detectives and uniformed officers of Scotland Yard are considering taking legal action against Lord Trenchard, the Commissioner, to test the validity of his "retire at 50" order to superintendents and chief-inspectors. The order, In their opinion,
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    GRAN CHACO WAR.
    103 5 Bolivia Accepts Mediation By Brazil. Geneva, July 87. An unexpected turning has been taken In the Gran Ohaco conflict as Brazil has now begun conciliatory action and has asked the neighbouring States of Argentina, Chile and Peru to co-operate. Bolivia has already accepted Brasil's proposal and Paraguay
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    SIR ERIC PHIPPS.
    59 5 Berlin. Aug. 3. The newly appoui ted British Ambassador to Germany. Sir Brlc Phlpps, arrived here on Wednesday on a short vUlt. Sir Eric who, since 1928, has been the British Minister to Vienna will take up his official duties In Ber lln during September. The newlyappointed
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    IS BRITISH NAVY ADEQUATE?
    841 5 Size of Fleet Fn 1936 DEARTH OF SMALL CRUISERS. However varied may be the views on future limitations of the British Navy, few will dispute the need of accurate knowledge of the Navy bequeathed to us by the London Naval Treaty, the terms, and outcome, of
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      218 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL, LTD. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT TO NIGHT 5P2? SPECIAL DINNER TEA DANCES II A Nr V sTTBIT MONDAY. WEDNMDAY 9so to Midni,ht tp EC uu. DRIER lAHCES aTTKKT TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIAL DOLLAR LURCH la Simpson RUSTAFFEL Served Ml the Grill UOITBD ETRRY bATURDAY RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA
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      204 5 atUBANTEBD T. iVi I. GUARANTEED BAOIO RECEIVERS DESIGNED A BUILT FOR USE IN THE TROPICS 1 VALVE SDPEBHETEBOIITNE ALL MAINS (A. C.) (NO BATTERIES— JUST PLUd-IN ON AJaBTINQ SOCKET) ONE DIAL TUNING (NO REACTION KNOB— NO BQUBAKS to HOWLS) NO COIL CHANGING (WAVE BAND CHANGED BY SWITCH) IS TO 350
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      313 5 MALAYAN A.RJS. KUALA I LUMPUR. Today's Programme. Z.G.E. MM Metr« 1 p.m Columbia Records Nos. 9573 Selection Sweet Sue— Selection —I can't give you anything but love —Paul Wiilteman and his Orchestra. DB 1108 Song— The song Is you Turner Layton. Duet —I've told ev'ry little star— Layton and Johnstone.
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      286 5 SINIiAFORE RADIO TIME TABLE. By Oar Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9-Mon., Wed., and Thursday 8.15 to 8 30 p.m. Sun. 11 am to 1.30 p.m. KUALA LUMPUR— Metres 48 9* Sun Tues. and l. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG Metres 58 M- Dally 8.30-10 p.m. PARIS Metres 19
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      89 5 ■ome genuine Antiques, arranged and produced by Gordon McConnel: The Wireless Chorus (Section C), The BBC Theatre Orchestra (leader, Montague Brearley), conduct ed by Leslie Woodgate. 10.4 Three Thrillers with incidental music: Congo Nights (R. Hughes); The Wrong Bus (M. Husslngtree); The Man In the Ditch (Edgar Wallace) (Gramophone records)
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5282 6 "Things Are Better Than For A Long, Long Time." A WARNING TO WOMEN GOING ON LEAVE. (From Our Own Correspondent Straits Times Ornci, Fleet Street. Aug. 1. FR the next two or three months life In London Is going to be very peaceful. Parliament is "up" and
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      108 7 WE TOLD YOU SO! LAST WEEK THE SUNDAY TIMES WAS SOLD OUT AND MANY PEOPLE WERE UNABLE TO GET COPIES. Next Week Another $500 offered Another instalment of P. G. Wodehouse Another paper full of exclusive local news and features. TO ADVERTISERS Do you know that THE SUNDAY TIMES is
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      296 7 PAVILION THIS WEEri'l "l A TOPPING BRITISH COMEDY, WITH THE ONE AND ONLY I "H IN c^^ I V■m £1 a^H A^LaaK B bUrmiystom j Ue talks himsdfoi* of difficult situations onlqtofind himself In prison I A BRITISH A DOMINIONS PICTURE— (DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED ARTISTS) I MAKE MALAYA INDEPENDENT AND
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      210 7 A NEW PEAK ■^^^^■■■HHi IN ENTERTAINMENT! OPENING TO-NIGHT jHB scandal! K I*9 i *TbT'y fcwOiii >n»ifcir I JllWff I rv* NMk +—-**> m mUmI IwutttikwibvkhvoiMllMprM/ I hi "XHATTERIPN i i <mt WCH AM i ALWAYS WITH US' 0 m L»t KStJI VMM* ft wtfSOTM I— v hli*i»H«» M« UmdNot .Ince
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    186 8 Quiet and Easier Commodities. TIN AND RUBBER LOWER. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 12«/» cts., down ct. Tin, Singapore price $109.37 Vi,\ down 25 cts. per picui. Gold. £6 4s. Bd.. down 2 d. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 3 25/32 d., down 3/32
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    70 8 Noon, Aug. 15. R. 5.3. equal to London Standard: Buyers. SeUers Spot (loose) 12Vfe 12ft (F. 0.8.) 121/s 12% Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers Sept. 12ft 12 5/16 Oct. 12ft 12 5/16 Oct.-Dec. ..12 5/16 12% Jan.-Mar. ..12 9/16 12% Tone of market: Quiet.
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    PRODUCE.
    204 8 Singapore, Aug. 15. Gambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 8.00 Copra 3.60 mixed 3.05 Sago flour, Sarawak -zz. 1.821/2 White Pepper 22.00 Black Pepper 13.00 Pearl Sago 4.50 m small 4.6 C medium 6.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 3.85 No. 2 125 cattie3 gross 3.80 Rice Siam $151
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        MINING.
        414 8 Issue Val. Pd, Buyers Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 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 HongFatt 5/- 5/- Hong Kong Tin
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        GENERAL.
        273 8 Issae Va\. Pd. Buyers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.40 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.30 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.9.0 10 5 Britsh Malaya Trustee 5.30 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 23/£1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 19/9 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 414 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.
        365 8 Today a Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.75 0.85 0.70 0.80 Alor Gajah (f 1) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.65 A. Hitam (SI) 1.00 1.20 1.00 120 A- Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.20 1.30 1.10 1.80 A. Molek ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      213 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 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 63/64 London, demand
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      355 8 Austrian Loan Filled In One Minute. London, Aug. 9. A good tone was maintained on the Stock Exchange today but activity was chiefly confined to teas and Investment buying of minings, more particularly Kaffirs. The strength of gilt-edged securities was well maintained and the new Canadian £15,000,000 loan
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      AIR MAIL.
      25 8 Air Mail from Java. Mails from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane are expected at the General Post Office, Singapore at 2.30 p.m. today.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    281 8 Today. Bangkok (Duk-.ti 3 p.m. Si am (except Lower Si«m) (Hero) 3 p.m. I'lndy c t Palembang (Siaoej 3 p.m. Split Pandjang. Bengkaiis, SUk, Pa kan Ba-oe, Fort de (Cock I'adang (Hong Kwong) 3 p.m. Selat Pan.:jang, Bengkaii* A Bagar Si Am Apt (Hong Thong) i p.m.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    36 8 By M. Tan St. Aldegcnrfe F.Uenrn Cfaenonc<auz Kalocran Rawalpindi L«ft Arrd. 8|>or» London July 14 Aug. 3 Jr" U \ug. 7 July 12 Aug. 7 July 21 Jkng. 10 July 21 Auk. 14
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    EXCHANGES.
    81 8 London,- Aug. 12 Foreign exchanges today wereAmsterdam 8.20 Athena SSTvi Berlin 13.87^ Bombay 1/6 1/16 Brussels 23.72 Bucharest 560 Buenos Aires 42Vi official Copenhagen 22.40 Geneva 17.12 Helsingfors 226»/ 2 Hong Kong 1/4 IS/1« Lisbon 109% Madrid 31% Milan 63 Montreal 4.75 \'t Montevideo 34 10 in. New York
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    57 8 From China and Japan, by limmH due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Rajputana, due at Singapore 10 a.m. on tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched on July 27) by Naldera. due at Penang 6 am. on Thursday. From China and Japan, by Ginyo
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    BATHING BAN.
    55 8 Munich, Aug. 0 Following similar action with legard to the swimming baths at Nuremburg, Brrangde and Erlangen. the town council of Btraubing on the Danube has unanimously passed a resolution that Jews will henceforth be debarred from bathing in the Danube In the entire area under the jurisdiction
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      87 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday, August IC. Rotary Tiffin. Mr. C. B. Pecker on .Vh-r-tininfr," Adelphi Hotel 1 p.m. S.C.C. hockey meeting, 6.30 p.m. Thursday. August 17. Livestock Exhibition at Great World. Friday, August 18. Meeting of W. Hammer Co., Ltd, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, noon. Perak Amateur Races, First
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      FIVE MALAYAN COMPANIES REVIEWED.
      1213 9 BUKIT RAJAH'S CREDITABLE F. 0.8. MORE CAPITAL FOR LENDU KUALA MUDA DEBENTURES OLD SELANGOR AND PERAK ESTATES. Although the net average price realised by Bukit Rajah's rubber has declined by over 16 per cent., a better showing Is made than for 1931-32. An additional 187 acres
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      N. BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
      115 9 I The Monthly Committee Meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Com- merce was held in the Sandakan Club on Wednesday, August 2nd. I A letter from Government was read 1 notifying the Chamber that His Ex- cellency the Governor had been pleased to approve
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      STATISTICS OFFICE LIBRARY.
      492 9 The following publications were Issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. during the period July 29th to August 4th. 1933, Inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Singapore. Application may be made by members of the public
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      69 9 The accounts for the year ended June 30th, 1933 were presented and were approved. It was decided that the annual general meeting of members should be called for Wednesday, September 6th, at 10.45 a.m.. In the Sandakan Club. It was reported that the French Consul at Singapore had agreed to
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      WEEKLY BULLION LETTER.
      713 9 No Change In Bank Reserve. Samuel Montagu and Co.'s weekly bullion letter, dated July 19 states: The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £189.694.971 on the 12th Inst. showing no change as compared with the previous Wednesday. No purchases of importance have been made
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      617 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Olds. 100.000.300 Paid up Capital Olds. 55.000.000 Rtatrves O lds 25,691,119 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia Head Office for Dutch East Ik dies BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan. Bandoeng. Chertbon. Oorontalo.
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      137 9 APf»aiF REME UUMANM lAOVftupa' 3HBOMB WBIBT POCKET LEVER MOVEMENT WATCHES: ftm» SQUARE AND FANCY SHAPES WRIST AND POCKET LEVER 15 JEWELS ma B.M 14 Kt. SOLID GOLD LEVER 19 JEWELS MOVEMENT From 112.M CYMA 14 Kt. SOLID GOLD LE VKR 13 JEWELS MOVEMENT From 9Z2.M CYMA 18 Kt. SOLID GOLD
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      264 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAS' BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements. India. China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS I The National Provincial
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    AMUSEMENTS
    94 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA Lett Go Placet! With Sharon Lynn Lola Lane. 6.16— 9.15. CAPITOL The Famous Ferguson Case. With Joan Blondell i Leslie Fenton. S.lS 9.16. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— East Lynae. With Ann Harding. MARLBOROUGH Sacred Ganges, Hindustani Talkie. c.16— 9.15. NEW WORLD Side Show.. abaret. Dancing, Talkies, Theatre* ft
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1933. WHAT MALAYA HAS ESCAPED.
    971 10 I Notwithstanding the general hard- 1 ships that have had to be endured by all classes of the population during' the past two or three years, we ln Malaya have some cause for thankfulness that the slump has not
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    686 10 b WASTEFUL METHODS? i t After many months of vigorous pros paganda work, Mr. F. O. Rasmusst-n s i appears to have roused the Interest of the planting community In his claim that methods of rubber cultivation followed In this country for many years are wasteful
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    855 10 THE DANUBIAN PROBLEM. The Four Power Pact was conceived by Mussolini as a solution of the Danubian problem. In this article, however, M. Henry Berenger, a former French Ambassador and president of the Senatorial Commission for Foreign Affairs, declares that the only solution of this complicated question
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      49 10 Hr. and Ifn. Woo Swee Hun tad family thank all tho»e friends and relative! who attended the funeral of Mn. Woo Yoke Shi and all those who paid night visits, lent can, rendered services and sent telegrams and letters of condolence, wreaths, scroll! etc., daring tneir recent bereavement.
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    "CHINA WILL RECOVER ALL HER LOST TERRITORIES"
    1046 11 FENG LEAVES CHARHAR. Farewell Address To His Troops. MARSHAL MUTO. Did he Meet His Death By Poison? Shanghai, Ang. 15. Gen. Feng Yn-hsiang, accompanied by several of his followers, left Kalgan at dawn, passing through Peiplng, where he transferred to an armoured train
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    SECRET POLICE MURDERED.
    280 11 'Acts of Vengeance In Cuba. ORDER RETURNING. To Meet All Financial i Obligations. Havana, Aug. 15. Twelve more members of the secret i police were killed on Aug. 13 in numerous acts of vengeance in all parts of the island, but firm measures are being taken to
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    GERMAN SHIPS ONLY.
    306 11 Drastic Restrictions On Travellers. London, Aug. 11. A protest is likely to be made under the Anglo-German trade agreement on the subject of the new German order practically banning ocean passages by Germans on non-German ships under the law prohibiting the transfer of over 200 marks abroad—
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    ITALIAN FLEET.
    39 11 Saluted By French Warships Off Toulon. An Italian fleet of four cruisers and nine lighter units anchored off the roads of Toulon on Friday, where they were greeted by the French warships with the customary salute. Aneta-Ttans-Ocean.
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    BILLITON TO TAKE OVER SINGKEP.
    207 11 "Imperative In Interests Of Economy." The Hague, Aug. 14. The shareholders of the Singkep Tin Co. have authorised their directors to conclude an agreement with the Billlton Tin Co., under which the latter will take over the Singkep works.— Reuter. The Singkep Tin Co., a
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    OIL AGREEMENT.
    249 11 Handling of Foreign Trade In Far East. New York. Ai The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey and the Socony-Vacuum Corporation have made reciprocal arrangements, according to the New York Sun, for handling foreign trade, particularly In the Far East.— Reuter. No Price-Cutting Campaign. No Information has yet
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    THE STRATOSPHERE.
    239 11 Man Killed In Testing Balloon. Brussels, Aug. 11. While undergoing a pressure test the gondola of the balloon, hi which Dr. Max Cosyns planned to make an attempt to reach a height of 10 V 4 miles, exploded, resulting in the death of one workman and serious injuries
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    PRISONERS OF WAR IN MOROCCO.
    573 11 Held for Six Years. FATE OF 800 SPANISH SOLDIERS. Paris. Aug. 9. Several hundred Spanish officers and men are still prisoners In the hands, 1 of Moroccan tribes, according to a Madrid dispatch published in the Le Matin. The dispatch adds that some of the
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    DE VALERA VERSUS BLUE SHIRTS.
    72 11 Events Moving Fast MAY FORCE GENERAL ELECTION. Dublin. Aug. 14. Events here are moving fast and It is believed that within a few days President de Valera may decide on another 'general election appealing on the Republican Issue against the Fascist ideals represented by Gen.
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    REVOLVERS SEIZED.
    169 11 Bitter Complaint By Gen. O'Duffy. Dublin, Aug. 6. General O'Duffy, Director- General of the new National Guard, complains Utterly about detectives entering his home and taking away two revolvers, one of which was in Michael Collins hand when he was killed. "This is the Government's gratitude for my
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    RESTRICTION.
    50 11 N.E.I. Government Not To Give Information. Batavia, Aag. IS. In the course of a statement In the People's CoundL the Director of Agriculture said the Netherlands Indian Government was of the opinion that it was advisable to refrain at the present stage from giving any Information regarding rubber restriction.—AneU.
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    SOVIET AND C.E.R.
    197 11 Japan Counting On Seizure? Moscow, Aug. 14. The firm Intention of the Soviet to stabilise Soviet- Japanese relations finds no echo in leading Japanese circles in connection with the six weeks' negotiations for the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway, states Pravda, the official organ of the
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    LEAGUE LOANS.
    67 11 Greece Wants Reduction In Interest Payments. London. Aug. 11. In regard to the Greek Government's proposal that the Interest payable on the League loans to Greece should j be reduced, it Is pointed out that this 'matter is under discussion between 1 the Greek Government on the one
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    TREASURY BILLS.
    50 11 London, Aug. 11. Applications for today's tenders for £40,000.000 Treasury Bills totalled £65.125,000. The amount allotted In {bills at three months was £40,000.000. 'The average rate per cent, of tenders accepted was ss. 5.19 d. per cent compared with ss. 4.95 d. per cent, last week British Wireless.
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    IF CANADA IS ATTACKED.
    143 11 U.&A. Witt Come to Her Assistance. Banff (Alberta). Aug. 14. Naval preparedness. Pacific tariffs, trade restrictions. International commodity agreements, shipping subsidies. Philippine independence and the United States Exclusion Act against Orientals were among the questions before the sth conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, which
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    COMPROMISE PLAN.
    107 11 Benefits for Producers Who Restrict Washington, Aug. IS. The special Cabinet Committee has completed a compromise plan under which only a part of the $200,000,000 benefit payment to wheat and cotton farmers for curtailing their production will be withheld on account of their Indebtedness to the Government. The
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    CANADIAN RAILWAYS
    94 11 Strike Ballot Papers Sent to Workers. Montreal, Aug. 0. Strike ballot papers are being sent out today to 24.000 employees of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways throughout Canada by the Union executives. They are to be returned by Sept. 15. The dispute has arisen over two
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    TO REMAIN IN FORCE.
    100 11 Pigs And Bacon Marketing Schemes. London, Aug. 10. In a recent poll registered producers voted to retain in force the pigs and bacon marketing schemes of 1933. Ninety-nine per cent, or the voters possessing 1,681,904 pigs or over 99 per cent of the total possessed by
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    RESOLUTION PASSED.
    84 11 Fusion Of Nationalist And S. African Parties. Pretoria, Aug. 11. The resolution favouring the fusion of the Nationalist and South African parties was passed by the Transvaal Nationalist Congress by 591 votes to 9. Gen. Hertxog, in a speech, declared that fusion was a matter for the peo-
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    FRENCH MANOEUVRES.
    47 11 Regarded As Satisfactory In Every Way. Paris. Aug. 5. The French Arr.iy aerial manoeuvres near Toulon came to an end on Friday evening having been satisfactory In every way. The Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot, followed the whole succession of evolutions from his own aeroplane.
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    MALAYAN CHRISTMAS HAMPERS.
    366 12 NO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SINGAPORE GROCERS. Singapore grocers have little time for the suggestion of the Straits Times planting correspondent that to give publicity to Malayan products hampers of such products should be made up and sent abroad as Christmas presents. They say the scheme has no commercial
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    OLD MAN WAYLAID.
    269 12 Story of Night Attack In Tessensohn Road. How an alleged gang robber was caught while running away by a motor-car driver, then set free again and finally brought to book by the police was related In the Second Magistrates' Court yesterday when a preliminary inquiry was held
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    FALSE COINS.
    105 12 Medicine Hawker Says He Got Them Legitimately. The hearing of the charge of possession of 100 counterfeit 20-cent coins against Goh Kirn Tong was further postponed yesterday owing to the 111— nrsz of Detective Inspector J. Tolmle. Prr.i-jccd before Mr. H. A. Forrer In the first magistrate's court
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    S.C.C. FLYING DAY.
    47 12 On Sunday morning two Moth seaplanes from the Royal Singapore Flying Club new over to Pulo Samboe and twelve people from that island were given ilights. The postponed flying day for members of the S.C.C. and their friends Is now b^v. held on Saturday.
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    JAVA RADIO.
    83 12 Strong Opposition To New Station. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 5. After a delay of years Netherlands India is to have a semi-official broadcasting organisation, the Nlrom (Netherlands Indian Broadcasting Company). The Algemeen Indlsch Dagblad states that the Nlrom will start broadcasting on Apr. 1, with the
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    IRON FALLS ON FOOT.
    92 12 Factory Worker Dies Of Injury. Death by misadventure was the verdict returned by the Singapore Coroner yesterday at the conclusion of the Inquest on Koh Ah Kow, a 30-year old Chinese mechanic employed at the Lam Alk Rubber Factory, 7th. milestone, Bukit Timah Road. The deceased,
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    DUTIABLE TOBACCO.
    64 12 A fine of $100 or five months' rigorous imprisonment and $300 or nine months' rigorous imprisonment respectUely was imposed by the criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday on two Chinese, Llm Chin Hong and Lee Jin Pia, the driver and owner of a motor-car in which
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    POLICE BAND.
    57 12 The band of the S.S. Police will giv the following programme, weather permitting at Telok Ayer tomorrow beginning at 5.15 p.m. March Medley. The Passing of the Regiments (Winter); Overture, Poet and Peasant (Suppe); Waltz. Roll Along, Kentucky Moon (Halley); Selection, Stephen Adams' Songs (Adams); Fantasia, Nautical Moments
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    FAIRS IN PAHANG.
    27 12 The weekly fair movement has spread to Pahang and Sunday fairs are now being held regularly near Kuantan and in Pekan at Kuala Rahang.
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    CHIKKI CARDS CASE.
    46 12 From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 12. lit- ciiikki cards case in which five k •■•neii. Tan Tee, Sua Teng, T" K Hua Liifi Wan and Tan Yit. were i withdrawn when it came up for h'-:iHniE in the police court on Friday.
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    SEPAK RAGA FEAT.
    28 12 At the F.M.S. Police sports In Kuala Lumpur on Saturday one sepak raga team kept the ball In the air no less than 373 times.
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    44 12 Applications for licences to Import any of the animals or birds mentioned in the Schedule under section 7 of the 'ild Animals and Birds Ordinance. be made to either the Colonial .iry. Singapore, the Resident jillors. Penang or Malacca, or the Resident In Labuan.
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    F.M.S. WOMAN SHOOTS AT BISLEY.
    270 12 "Has Been My Ambition For A Long Time." The following story Is taken from the Evening Standard, London Mrs. Barbara Thomas has travelled 9,000 miles from Kuala Lumpur in the Malay States, where her husband is a police official, to shoot at Bisley this year.
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    DAGGER, NOT A KNIFE.
    102 12 Dutch Malay Who Did Not Know The Law. A fine of $1 was Imposed by the Criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A.' Farrer, yesterday, on a Dutch Malay! Joan bin Kling who pleaded guilty to carrying a dagger in public. Accused This Is not a dagger
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    "CAUSE UNKNOWN."
    67 12 Chinese Found Dead In Disused Hut. Remarking that there was nothing to show how the deceased came by his death and there was no suggestion of foul play, the Coroner, Mr. F. O. Bourne, yesterday returned a verdict of found dead, cause unknown," at the Inquest on a
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    58 12 MR. T. R. HUBBACK has been appointed Honorary Chief Game Warden, F.M.S., according to the latest F.M.S. Government Gazette. This would appear to be evidence that action is being taken at last along the lines of Mr. Hubback's Wild Life Report and it is assumed that similar action will be
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    36 12 A general meeting of the Cameron Highlands Society will be held at Renglet on Aug. 26 to elect a president in the place of the late Mr. W. Dunman and to fill vacancies on the committee.
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    PRINCE PURACHATRA.
    250 12 Busy Week-End Spent In Kuala Lumpur. I H.R.H. Prince Purachatra spent the week-end In Kuala Lumpur on his way ,to Bangkok from Singapore, and left I on Sunday night. On Sunday morning the Prince took part In an Interesting ceremony at the Buddhist Temple, Brickfields (reports jthe Malay
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    MRS. WOO YOKE SHI.
    82 12 Funeral Of Malacca Resident's Mother. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug 14. The funeral of Mrs. Woo Yoke Shi, mother of Mr. Woo Swee Mun, the managing secretary of the Malacca Guardian. Ltd.. took place today at the public burial ground, Bukit Jelotong. Among those present
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    THORNLEY ACQUITTED OF CHEATING.
    115 12 "No Need to Thank Me," Says Magistrate. John William Patrick Thornley. a European, was this morning acquitted by the First Magistrate (Mr. H. A. Forrer) of three charges of cheating, the trial having extended over several months. On hearing the result Thornley said: "Thank you, sir."
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    BREACH CHARGE.
    105 12 Deputy Public Prosecutor To Be Consulted. J. W. P. Thornley appeared this morning in the Second Magistrate's Court, before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, on charges of committing criminal breach of trust of a motor-car belonging to Mr. T. A. Arnoll, and of committing mischief by causing damage
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    USE FOR LATEX?
    208 12 Protecting Razor Blades From Rusting. Very little use appears to have beer. made in the past of one particular property of latex the non-adhesive-ness of the rubber film. The commercial possibilities of this particular property having escaped general notice, efforts have been chiefly directed towards making the
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    ADVICE TO DRIVERS
    105 12 Little Things Which May Save Lives. In returning a verdict of death by misadventure on the inquest yesterday on an 18 year-old Chinese youth who was knocked down by a lorry while crossing South Bridge Road, the Coroner, Mr. F. O. Bourne, remarked that as an experienced
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    SHOP GUTTED.
    51 12 Night Fire Does $8,000 Damage. (From Own Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 15. Last night at 10 o'clock a serious fire broke out In Jasln. A sundry medicine shop belonging to a Chinese, In the middle of a row of shophouses, was completely gutted. The damage is estimated at
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    RAILWAY STATION FIRE
    71 12 A fire broke out on the roof of the Kuala Lipis railway station on the afternoon of July 9. The Kuala Lipis fire brigade, under Mr. P. R. Humphrey, officer In charge of the Police Department, arrived within three minutes of toe alarm being soi'-ded and put
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    832 12 WHAT IT COSTS TO "SACK? PLANTERS. The cost of last year's retrenchment on the Kuala Muda Rubber Company's estates is set out in the following extract from the chairman's annual addrcs* "At our last .meeting I explained to you that the Board had decided to
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    30 12 Sole right* in respect of an Invention for "improvements in or relating to the manufacture of plantation rubber products" hare been granted to Lucien Oalsman. of Canning Street, -rienshaw, Manchester.
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    23 12 Teeth marks were found on the arm* a Chinese woman after she had fought with another woman la the Rumah Mlskln district yesterday.
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    SUPPLIED WAR ROCKETS TO CRUSH INVASION.
    1120 13 MR C. H. RAMSAY'S ROMANTIC 50 YEARS IN THE EAST. As already announced in a telegram from our Bangkok correspondent the death has taken place of Mr. C. H. Ramsay, who wtnt out to Bangkok as a youth of 20 in 1879. Details of
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    298 13 Th* Nmw Indian Agent Two Blind Penang Pianist* Mn. Loke Yew'M Plan* A nothw Ex-Planter In Business. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Pegg will be leaving Malaya this week for England. Mr. Tom Burke, Chief Inspector, Seremban Police is spending a holiday at Cameron Highlands. Mrs. H.
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    SACRED WANGKANG BANNER.
    420 13 "Vat Kee" Benefits. EVIL SPIRITS DRIVEN AWAY. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 13. Yesterday a practice procession oi Chal Llans marched from Chal Lian Kuan and passed through various streets coming back to the Chal Llan Kuan at 8.30 p.m. The procession was made up of
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    STRAPERLO GAME.
    104 13 Government Warning: Against Use. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 0. < Enterprising hotel-owners In Sama--raog asd Batavia hare node attempt* to Import a new kind of roulette, straperlo, which is very popular In Holland, where roulette is forbidden. In straperlo the restrictions of the law are narrowly
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    HANGING IN HOSPITAL.
    59 13 Chinese Patient Found Dead In Ward. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Seremban, Aug. 12. A verdict of death due to asphysla from hanging, no blame being attached to anyone, was returned at an Inquest held by the Seremban Corner on a Chinese patient who was found' hanging
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    MALAY IMPALED.
    68 13 Fall From Top Of Tree 100 Feet High. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Llpls. Aug. 13. A Malay survey coolie. Mohamed bin Rasat. while fixing on a trigonometrical flag at the top of a 100 ft tree three miles off the Jarantut-Kuantan road, met with a tragic death,
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    DUPLICATE OF "HEAD" IN SINGAPORE.
    755 13 Bought For Tate Gallery. MISS DORA GORDINE. News was received by the last mall that Miss Dora Gordine's "Javanese Head" has been purchased for the Tate National Gallery. This Is a duplicate of the piece which was bought by the Singapore Municipality. The head of
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    SELANGOR RULER'S 70TH BIRTHDAY.
    760 13 His Wish That the Poor Should be Helped. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 12. I A public meeting was held yesterday at the court house, Klang, to discuss plars to celebrate the 70th birthday of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor which falls on Sept. 11.
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      A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS OF MALAYA.
      378 14 Annual Sports Meeting At Kuala Lumpur. The A.A.A. Championships of Malaya will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday and Saturday when the programme will be as follows: FRIDAY, AUG. 18. 100 yards— Heats 4.30 Long Jump 4.40 One Mile 4.55 Schools Relay (B). one mile
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      MOWGLI FAILS TO LIVE UP TO HER REPUTATION.
      732 14 Prima Donna's Success In R.S.Y.C. Event. The B Class sailed the first of the series for the Williamson Challenge Cup at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday. The A Class boats were already on the Nieuw Zeeland, which sailed In the
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    137 14 todmr, A a rait 15. Tennis: S.C.C. tournament. Fcotk«ll: SATJL Dlt. It I.CJJV. vi. Pulaa Brani, JaUn B«s»r Wednesday, August If. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. Ill: S.H.B. ti. Abattoir 8.0,, twH.B. rrd.; Marine Dtpt. v>. V.M.C.A., Anton ti. Tennis: S.C.C. tournament. Thursday, Aufust 17. Tennis: S.C.C. tournament. S.C.C. hockey
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    EUROPEANS WIN,
    487 14 Innings Defeat for Rest At Ipoh. [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. Aug. 14. The Rest were forced to follow on in be match with the Europeans and rore dismissed for 85 when they >atted a second time and thus lost bj in innings and 23 runs. Europeans (first
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    SCHOOL SPORTS.
    477 14 Good Performances At M.B.S. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 12. Today's Methodist Boys' School sports were marred by rain which, however, cleared up In time to allow the programme to be finished. Mr. Bowmar, the headmaster, calling on the Resident to distribute the prizes remarked that
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    359 14 Women's Medal At Bukit Timah. The women's August medal competition mi played at Buklt Tlmat yesterday and resulted in a win for Mrs. Holmes-Smith In "A" division with a net score of 33. Mrs. McMullan led In "B" division with a net score of 34 and there was
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    PERAK AMATEUR RACES.
    274 14 Handicaps For Friday's Events. The foUowing are the handicaps for the opening day of the Perak Turf Club amateur meeting on Friday next: Race 1. Ponies 2 and 3 Combd., Div. 4, 3.00 p.m., 5 fan.:— La Petite 11.7. Kylpa 11.4, Mek 10.7, Miss Dazzler 10.2, Beau
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    BELL CUP.
    201 14 Batu Pahat's Good Win At Muar. (From Our Owr Correspondent.) Muar, Aug. 14. In the first round of the Bell Cup competition the Batu Pahat Police beat the Muar Police by two goals to nil. A drizzle which lasted throughout the first half made the ball and ground
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    TENNIS SURPRISE.
    179 14 H.M. de Souza Beaten By Johore Champion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, Aug 15. The De Sousa brothers, H. M. De Souza (Jr.) and P. F. De Souza, visited Muar on Saturday. They were entertained by the Muar Hospital Club and two tennis matches were played on the
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    FOREST HILLS.
    28 14 Women's Tennis Championships Postponed. New York, Aug. IS. At Forest Hill today the American women's lawn tennis championships were postponed until tomorrow owing to rain.— Reuter.
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    Brilliant Wicket-Keeping By Ames In Third Test Match. SENSATIONAL CRICKET AT THE OVAL.
    1252 15 Brilliant Wi cket-Keeping By Ames In Third Test Match. SENSATIONAL CRICKET AT THE OVAL. West Indies Collapse Before Brilliant Attack. The West Indies failed badly against the varied England bowling and lost 18 wickets for 290 runs yesterday. They now require 22 runs with two wickets standing to avoid an
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    DIAMENTEE WINS LIVERPOOL SUMMER CUP.
    1850 15 ENGLISH TURF TOPICS. Hyperion's Stifle Trouble Not Considered Serious. (From Our Own Correspondent) Straits Thus Ornci, Fleet Street, July 24. I The eyes of all racing people have been turned this week towards Liverpool, where one of the most successful summer meetings In living memory
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    CLARKE CUP.
    75 15 5 Raffles Institution's Annual l Match. < The annual football match for the Clarke Shield between the Present and Past Raffleslans will be played today on the Raffles Institution ground. Mr. t Conrad Clarice will be present at the < match. i The present boys will be represented
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    COMMERCIAL CUP MATCHES.
    436 15 Harbour Board Lose To A.P.C. A.P.C ..4; Harbour Board In the Commercial Cup competition yesterday afternoon at the Anson Roa< Stadium the Harbour Board, after having most of the game, were beaten by the A.P.C. by the odd goal in seven. Mr. W. T. Davis refereed and
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    SWISS PICKNICKERS ARRESTED.
    797 16 High-Handed Action By Nazi Officials. Basel, Aug. 14 The Swiss authorities are concerned over the arrest and imprisonment by German customs officials of two Swiss plcknlckers on a small island on the Rhine. The Germans claim that this Island Is German and allege that the piclcnlckers are
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    MISSING AIRMAN.
    131 16 Search Expedition Organised In Africa. Capetown, Aug. 9. A search expedition, for which the Swiss Government guarantees expenses, is being organised to look for Carl Nauer who left here in a Puss Moth on Aug. 5 in an attempt to beat Mrs. Molllson's Cape-to-England record. He has been
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    ON CO-OPERATIVE BASIS.
    114 16 E.M.B. Economic Services To Be Continued. Lnodon, Aug. 8. An official announcement by the Dominions Office that the Empire Marketing Board as such will be discontinued after September 3 states that certain of the economic and statistical services at present carried on by the Board, namely periodical
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    NEW AIR ROUTE.
    71 16 London-Plymouth Service Opens Today. London, Aug. 11. A regular thrice daily air service over 185 miles of the London-Plymouth route with calls at Portsmouth and Southampton will be opened on Aug. 15, by the International Air Lines, Limited, with three sliver coloured Monospar twin-engined monoplanes and one
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    PROHIBITION IN U.S.
    35 16 Arizona The 21st State To Ratify Repeal. Phoenix, Aug. 9. Arizona Is the 21st State to ratify repeal of the prohibition amendment. The voting was three to one in favour. Reuter Wireless.
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    DAVIS CUP.
    161 16 Wins for Belgium And Holland. Stockholm, Aug. 14. Belgium defeated Sweden in the qualifying round for the 1934 Davis Sup competition by three matches to two. Results: Oestberg (Sweden) beat Van Zuylen, 6—3, 6—4, 10—8. Lacroix (Belgium) beat Ramberg, 6— l, 6—4, 6—3. Lxrolx (Belgium) beat Oestberg 7_5,
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    1934 TESTS.
    105 16 Jardine and Larwood Not to Play? London, Aug. 9. D. R. Jardlne Is very unlikely to captain England against the Australians In the 1934 Test series or In any future Tests, It Is announced. Larwood's future as a fast bowler is in Jeopardy. His left foot is bruised
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      TENNIS.
      730 16 S.C.C. Tournament. The following were the results of ties In the S.C.C. autumn tennis tournament which started yesterday: A Class Singles Handicap. R. F. Smith owe 30.2 beat C. W. Watson scr., 6—4,6 4, 6—4.6 4. K. Nanklvell plus 15 beat A. D. Anderson owe 15, 7—5,7 5, 6—2.6
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      CHESS TITLES.
      54 16 Indians' Success In British Championships. London, Aur 11. I Two Indians have won the British r men's and women's chess champloni ship. Sultan Khan secured the men'i title for the third time, while the twenty-one-year-old Mum Fattma carrir ed oft the women's with 10fe point* out of a
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    DOG MUZZLING ORDER RESCINDED.
    1151 17 PENANG LETTER. After Two Years— Bumper Fruit Crops— Flying Club Visit— Five Minute Rides Pinang Gazette's 100 th BirthdayCricket Topics. There is genuine relief and satis- faction locally at the rescinding of the 1 dog-muzzling order. This Irritating < measure had been In force, with a
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    BACKED BY BRITAIN.
    178 17 Austrian Issue Heavily Over-Subscribed. London, Aug. 11. Dealings in the new Austrian three I per cent. 1933-53 issue began on the Stock Exchange this morning on the basis of l'/t to 2 premium. Heavy application for these guaran- teed sterling bonds was fully anticipated but Its remarkably
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    BRESLAU'S WAR DEAD.
    40 17 Breslau, Aug. 2. A monument, consisting of a sarcophagus formed by a single Immense block or coal, has been Inaugurated In the city of Beuthen In honour of the "city's glorious dead In Urn World War."— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    POLISH TOURISTS.
    109 17 To Visit Austria Under Novel Agreement Warsaw, Aug. 9. The first group of Polish tourists to visit Austria under a new agreement between the Polish and Austrian governments is expected to reach Vienna during the latter half of August. The chief of the Polish Travel Bureau has set
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    SOUTHWOLD CAMP.
    85 17 Duke Of York Spends Day With His 400 Guests. London, Aug. 10. I The Duke of York left yesterday afternoon for London after spending twenty- four hours at the camp at Southwold in Suffolk where 400 boys from factories and public schools are his guests. A similar camp
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    SURVIVAL OF THE ADONIS MYTH.
    577 17 Cave Beneath A Precipice. In the hidden ranges of the Latium mountains, where they merge Into the 1 western ranges of the Abruzzi. th I' a shrine where it is still possible to see performed much of the essential symbolism of the Adonis Myth. The
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    CARD GAME SEQUEL,
    221 17 Cheating Charge Ends In Court Reference to a game of cards which had led to police court charges of cheating was made in the High Court recently when an action for malicious prosecution and slander was settled. Mr. Morris Prooth. Falrholt Road, Stoke Newlngton. went to the
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    ARMY OFFICERS IN DIVORCE COURT.
    365 17 £1,900 Damages in Two Petitions. Army officers figured in two divorce suits heard in London. Damages of £1,000 were awarded »r. Justice. Bateson in the Divorce Court against Capt. Kenneth Alfred Johnston, retired, of the Hampshire Regiment, co-respondent in a suit for divorce by Capt
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    AXE MURDERS.
    79 17 Maniac's Horrible Attack On Children. Paris, Aug. 2. A metal worker, 27 years of age, living at Alx-en-Provlnce, suddenly went insane on Tuesday night. He attacked four children playing near by with an axe. Two children succeeded in escaping among the bushes, but the other two, 1 aged
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    IL DUCE'S SON-IN-LAW.
    69 17 Count Ciano The New Chief Of Press Department. Rome, Aug. 2. Public opinion welcomes the news that Signor Mussolini's son-in-law, Count Oaleazzo Ciano di CorteUaaso, who was previously Italian Consul-! General In Shanghai and one of the' Italian representatives of the World Economic Conference In London, has'
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    HEAD-ON COLLISION.
    60 17 18 Reported Killed In Railway Disaster. Moscow, Aug. 3. At least 18 persons are reported to have been killed in the train crash near Bologoe, when two trains,' travelling at top speed, collided. The disaster was due to the mistake of a pointsman who switched on the wrong
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    STRAINED RELATIONS.
    33 17 Germano-Soviet Discussions la Moscow. Moscow. Aug. 5. The German Ambassador on Friday had an interview with M. M. Mokrtoff President of the Council of People's Commissaries. Oermano-Russlan relations were discussed.— AneU-Trans-Ocean.
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