The Straits Times, 17 August 1933

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    38 1 The Straits Times IKSTABUSHSO NKAR^f A CENTUBT.] TUB LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, S« PAGKS. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. [SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      58 1 QUALITY Plus London training anil Qualifications, renders oar Optical Service uniquo ia Malaya. JOHN DUKE F.8.0.A. (Hon..) F.S.M.C. Nc. 21. Battery Road. Singapore THE CAMERA That amazes the photographic world. Shows image right tide up whilst exposure is actually being made. Prices and prospectus gladly seat post free on request.
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      498 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENTNBULAR AND ORIENTAL SN. JCO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 3 GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND PAR EAST MAUL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAtAN. Due Tonnage Spore. NALDERA 1«000 Aug. 18 xSSuSaxT 6.500
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      610 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and MisMlesbraaga. Vessels. Tonnage Due SaJ. t TERUKUNI MART* 12,000 Aug. 22 33 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Sept. 6 7 HARTJNA MARU 10,400 Sept 20 21 i KATORI MARU 10.000 Oct. 6 < i KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Oct. 19
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      560 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated In Australia.) A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Visit Australia in the Spring SPECIAL FIRST CLASS RETURN FARE £74 ($634.29) Special arrangements have been nade to enable passengers to make the -ound cruise to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne via Java by the well-known s.s. MARELLA (7,475 tons gross reSister)
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      498 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated tn Denmark.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From S'pora Malacca Port Penang LALANDIA 22/8 tin *3/8 26/8 MEONIA 12/9 12/9 18/9 16/9 ALSIA 8/10 8/10 4/10 6/10 BCRINGIA 24/10 24/10 25/10 27/10 FIONIA 14/11 14/11
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      1208 2 THE BLOB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO Steasa Ship Co, Ltd- and China (1931) LTD. Mataal Steasa Navigatioa Co, Ltd.) THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO LTD THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE I id. THE
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    MARINE ACTIONS.
    348 3 Moscow Court Decides Two Cases. Moscow, Aug. 14. The Marine Court of Arbitration, attached to the Chamber of Commerce of thi U.S.S.R., has reached decisions In actions involving two foreign ships operating in Soviet waters. One of the cases involved a ship of British registry, the Pennyworth, which
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    PENANG HARBOUR.
    123 3 New Light Vessel At North Entrance. The Master Attendant announces that a light-vessel Is to be established In the north channel entrance, eastern shore, Penang, on or about Sept. 1. The position Is on the five fathom line, at a distance of 5.6 miles 038 degrees from Muka
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    PASSENGERS.
    278 3 The following passengers are proceeding by the Rajputana sailing at 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, for Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Europe Miss M. B. Pelrson, Mrs. C. O. Williams and child. Dr. and Mrs. Q. H. Lowe and Infant, Mr. M. F. Cutler, Lt. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Smart,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    202 3 NARBADA, Brit., 6,460 tons, from Calcutta 16-8. for SemaraAaT 18-8. KOTA INTEN, Dut.. 4.549 tons, from Calcutta 16-8, for Manila 18-8. KLANG. Brit., 728 tons, from Penang 17-8, for Djambi 19-8. CELEBES MARU, Jap., 4,258 tons, from Calcutta 16-8, for Hong Ko.ig 17-8. TOBOALI, Dut., 664 tons, from
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    115 3 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOAR D. Thursday, August 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Lady Guillrmard." Lch. "Edith," Manipi, Lch. "Curlew," Lch. "Übique," Ampullaria. Oil Wharf H.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Sea Belle
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    MIRZAPORE.
    26 3 The P. and O. Mlrzapore has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive In Singapore at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. Berth wharves.
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      470 3 jfc NORDDEUTSCHER PaflU LLOYD. (Incorporated in *aag £^P Germany.) The undermentioned are the conpany's Intended fixtures OUTWARD. TRAVE for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China Japan Aug. SI TRIER for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China A Japan Sept. 18 9 DONAU for Manila. Hong Kong, Shanghai, N. China A
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      416 3 Fares Again Reduced. £67.3.11. For beaat If al trip from MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA Tonrist class across the Pacific Ist class Ball In America. Tonrist class Atlantic on the famous an>l new s.a. Manhattan or s.s. Washington. (It passage thro gh the Panama Canal is desired approximately
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      363 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Tla Ports and Sues Canal OUTWARDS. to hong kong. shanghai a j4pa!f. Mmbmh Das Spore. s.s. CITY OP CORINTH Sept. 81 HOMEWARDS. Due Spore Sails Spore s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre, L'don,
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      229 3 Today's Crossword Puzzle > i 3 |p *> 7 p 5 o io ?7~* JI PjL PrP r IP* 5 HP* 1 »o si psi W55 5r (CLUES.) ACROSS. Require 18. Periods 1. Inlets 18- Notches 5. Tear 22. Newt 8. Cherry-tree 24. Squeeze 12. Assert After 13. Worry 27
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      113 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations. Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. *F hrs. *P Alor Star 86 0.22 7.4 74 Sitiawan 89 0.20 8.1 73 K. Trengganu 90 Nil 10.9 73 Bum Jeram 87 0.04 6.3 72 Malacca 85 0.24 5.2 74 Singapore 84 0.20 4.5
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      388 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Whea applying for any position advertised la these columns scad copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. WANTED, by important Merchant Firm, an experienced ASSISTANT having sound knowledge of Rubber, Shipping and Imports. Reply, in confidence, to 759, Straits Times. WANTED, a Chinese Salesman with thorough knowledge of
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      718 4 MOTOR VEHICLES 1932 VAUXHALL Cadet, sunshine saloun. Triplex glaas, synchro-mesh gears, black and red, Owner driven, exceptional condition, bargain, $1,500. Owner leaving for Europe. 747, Straits Times. FOR SALE ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY, 14 h.p. ear ie good condition. $300 or offer. GARCIA PIANO, $150 capital condition. TFNNIS GEAR, Nets, Posts, sockets
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      534 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Ground First Floor, Robinson Rd. Premises, separately or together. United Engineers. GODOWNS, Read Street off River Valley Road, 4,000 to 10,000 square test. United Engineers Limited. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St., top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place Apply Koh Chew Kee,
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      626 4 BUSINESS CARDS GOTO FIGARO FOR PERMANENT WAVING-SlO and anything pertaining to LADIES HAIRDRESSIMG »3, BRAS BASAH ROAD. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARD and Miss BANA, 64, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TENDER SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders arc now invited for the following materials
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      718 4 THE STRAITS TIMES Bead office. CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS. SINGAPORE Branch office. 27. JAVA STREET. KUALA LUMPUR, Cables: TIMES, SINGAPORE Telephones SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR 368*. Editorial 5151-5151 Advertising: 7701 Circulation and General Office 7702 Printing and Publishing "03 Sole Advertising Representatives in Great Britain, REUTERS, LTD, AdvL Dept. 24, Old
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      376 4 BATU PAHAT. Saifi Bombay Store, 28, Jalan Rahmat. SEGAMAT. Tbye Leong A Co., 9-11, Jalan Awang. MUAR. Nan Yang A Co., 41. Jalan Maharanl. Lanka Stores, 16, Jalan Abdullah. MALACCA. Hong Hin A Co., 14, First Cross Street. Lanka Stores, 28, The Riverside. GEM AS. Rly. Refreshrient R»om. (Lim Ifee
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      176 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Poatage. Monthly t 3.09 f 4.M iM Quarterly $%M MM 7-51 Half Yearly $17.M $24 M tIS.M Yearly %HM $48.W SM.M NOTE.— OaUtstioa cheqacs should inclade the asaal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are aa mu4n:—
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    ATTEMPT TO MUZZLE THE PRESS.
    353 5 Correspondents Prosecuted In Austria. Vienna, Aug. 11. The Anglo-American Press Association In Vienna, of which all correspondents of British and American newspapers or news agencies are members, addressed a letter dated Aug. 10 to the Austrian Government to submit the text of a resolution passed
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    U.S. WAR ALLIES.
    139 5 "Have Failed To Discharge Their Indebtedness." New York, July 31. Establishment of the closest possible relations between the United States and the U.S.S.R. was urged by Senator George W. Norris, Republican, Nebraska, in a speech. Referring to a report that the U.S.S.R. contemplates placing large orders in
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    HASHISH SEIZURE.
    54 5 Many Arrested In Police Raid On Smugglers. Sofia, Auk. 4. Thirty-five kilograms of hashish In preparation for distribution were seized by the Varna police in a raid on the headquarters of drug smuggling gangs when numerous arrests were made. It Is discovered that the smugglers were conveying drugs
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      220 5 HOTEL S__J RAFFLES HOTEL, LTD, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT GRILL ROOM TO-NIGHT MKALS SERVED ON THE LAWN SPECIAL DINNER *very mondai. Wednesday AND FRIDAY DANCE INFORMAL DINNER DANCES EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY 9.30 TO MID-NIGHT AND FRIDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCES SPECIAL DOLLAR LUNCH every Tuesday. Thursday AND SATURDAY Sl > MJSTAFFEL Served
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      131 5 GUARANTEED T. IVI la GUARANTEED RADIO RECEIVERS DESIGNED BUILT FOR USE IN THE TROPICS 1 VALVE SUPERHETERODYNE ALL MAINS (A. C.) (NO BATTERIES— JUST PLDQ-IN ON LIOHTTNO SOCKET) ONE DIAL TUNING (NO REACTION KNOB— NO SQUEAKS HOWLS) NO COIL CHANGING (WAVE BAND CHANGED BY SWITCH) 15 TO 550 METERS SUPER
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      261 5 V 3 JIYOU could this space with a beautiful picture— if you possessed a "KODAK" KODAK LTD. (Incorporated In England) a BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE K-t INSURE AGAINST All fIRE I LIFE MAftJNi 4CCJDEMT guahantie and motoq OIIKI W.l* rr» Arthur C. Pottt, Miiucer md Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Smupore. I RASH
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      363 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE. By Our Expert SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9— Mon., Wed., and Thursday 6.15 to 8.30 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. KUALA LUMPUR— Metres 48.92Sun Tues. and i. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres 58 M.— Daily 6.30 10 p.m. rARIS— Metres 19.66— Dally
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      371 5 MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR. Programme For Friday, 18th August, 1933. Z.G.E. 48.92 Metres 7 pjn. H.M.V. Records Nos. C 2572 Band— Aldershot Command Searchlight Tattoo. 1933.— Massed Bands of Aldershot Command. N 4214 Duets— Missouri Valley— ln the Cumberland Mountains.— Bud and Joe Billings. B 4463 Pianoforte Solo.— You've got
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      74 5 News Bulletin. 9.5 Concert by the Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell, relayed from the Hippodrome Theatre, Coventry. 9.20 Evensong from Westminster Abbey. 10.5 Concert by the Buxton Munclpal Orchestra conducted by Horace Fellowes, relayed from the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. (Time Signal from Greenwich.) 11.5 Concert by the Northern
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      72 6 ONLY AT Ifrankelsi CAN YOU SEE j THE FINEST LARGEST I SELECTION j I OF EXCLUSIVE DESIGNED. j SWISS MADE j I MODERN TABLE I j CLOCKS I TAVAiNINES j TAVANNES j TIMES THE WORLD SINCE 1891 TAVANNES SETS THE STANDARD IMITATED— BUT— NEVER EQUALLED. WITHOUT FEAR OF CONTRADICTION WE
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    WARRANT FOR ARREST OF CHINESE.
    732 7 NOW IN CHINA WITH DEBTS OF $65,000 IN SINGAPORE. Seven public examinations and an application for a warrant to arrest a man were dealt with in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Mills and Mr. C. Wilson, the Official Assignee. R. Jacques Ijou, born
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    $5 FOR PHEASANT.
    70 7 Poacher Says Bird Was Caught By Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. A Malay trapper was this morning fined $5 by Mr. F. K. Wilson, first magistrate, for having sold a Flreback pheasant which had been unlawfully trapped or taken during the close season.
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    SINGAPORE HEALTH.
    114 7 There were 190 deaths (4 Eurasians, 144 Chinese, 27 Malays, 14 Indians, and one unknown) In the Singapore Municipal area during the week ended Aug. 5, compared with 175 In the previous week, the mortality rate being 20.69 compared with 19.06 in the preceding week and 17.25 In
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    SIKH WAYLAID.
    140 7 Punishment For Not Giving Up His Work. Sarvan Singh, Suleiman and Kapur Singh were convicted by the Criminal j District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesj terday on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Achar Singh. The first accused was fined $250, in default four months
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    PALM OIL FACTORY.
    48 7 At a meeting at the Adelphi Hotel last night of the Singapore branch of the Engineering Association of Malaya, I with Mr. G. Heron, Surveyor of Ships, !s.S., In the chair, Mr. E. C. Milllgan read a paper on the Ulu Remls palm oil factory.
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      64 7 FOX'S PICTURE of the GENERATION! NOEL COWARD'S CAVALCADE as presented before their Majesties the King and Queen and 11.R.H. the Duchess of York at Windsor Castle. GRAND MALAYAN PBEMIERE-CAPITOL-Tiet. kng. 29th CAPITOL! SATURDAY MORNING NEXT 'MICKEY MOUSE' Matinee 11 a.m. Special Selected Pictures! ADMISSION MEMBERS OF THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB
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      349 7 MAKE MALAYA INDEPENDENT AND VISIT THE LIVE STOCK EXHIBITION AT THE GREAT WORLD TODAY, AUG. 17, 18, 19 20. DOGS, POULTRY, CATTLE, PIGS, SINGING BIRDS COMPETITION. To be opened by H. E. Sir CECIL CLEMENTI G.C.M.G, TODAY at 5 p.m. By Kind Permission of Lieut- Col. J. H. M. Mcc
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      207 7 "THATTCiqpN CfflE WCH AM ALWAYS WITH UT 111 t* r^iinii. 1 run Not smce "Madame X" have J^ a^g im mtw i,^ yon seen this matchless star fa« mu> GEORGE BRENT ««fc in such a vivid success kcTTE DAVIS. JOHN MIUAIf Opening TO-MORROW JcjrWALLS't/jL *wBLARN Efjw i CROWDED HOUSES LAST
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    208 8 U.S. Liquidation Lowers Rubber. FURTHER TIN DECLINE YESTERDAY. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 11% cUu, down ct. per lb. Tin, Singapore price remains $109.25 per picul. Gold, £6 ss. 3d., up sd. Yesterday's Prices:— Rubber, Ixmdon, 3 25/32 d., down l/32d. New York,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    72 8 Noon, Aug. 17. RS.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 11% 11% (F. 0.8.) .12 1/16 12 3/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. Sept. 11% HT'e Oct. ..11 13/16 11 15/16 Oct.-Dec. H7/sH 7 /s 12 Jan.-Mar. 12% 12»4 Tone of market:
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    PRODUCE.
    95 8 Singapore, Aug. 17. Buyers. Sellers. •Copra (sun dried)) 3.60 (mixed) 3.05 Gambler 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 8.00 Sago flour, Sarawak 180 White Pepper 22.00 Black Pepper 1300 Pearl Sago 4.35 M small 4.60 medium 6-00 ho. 1 125 catties gross 3.85 No. 2 125 catties gross 3.80 Rice
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE,
    138 8 Today. Boengei Liat (Flevo) 8 o.m. Biam (except Lower Siami (Henrik) 3 p.m. Upper Burma A Calcutta (Karapara) 3 p.m. North East India (Kumsang) 4 p.m. Belat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Slak, P. Baroe, Fort de Kock Padang (Tidore) 4 p.m. Rhio and Banka Island (except Muntok) Billiton Batavia
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    MAILS FOR EUROOPE.
    33 8 By van St. Aldrfonde Uenra banoneaau alorran awalpiiuli S'»orß Lokdon Julj 14 Aug. 3 Jr" 13 An«. 7 July It Aof. T July 21 Anr- 10 Jnly 21 Aaf. U
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        MINING.
        414 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- W- Ayer Hitam Tint 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 ong Fatt 5/- 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        271 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.40 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.30 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.8.6 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.
        138 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 4% p.c of 1907 red. 1947 11,600,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 100 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evai Co. Allenby ($1)" 0.75 0.85 0.70 0.80 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.65 A. Hitam ($1) 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 1.30
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      272 8 Closing: Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Aug. 16. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Aug. 15. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise nr Fall Conversion Loan 5% 116 6/16
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      AMERICAN SHARKS.
      22 8 (The London-Hew York cross-rate at the tune these figures were cabled was 4.41 ft, i «•> 1 compared with Aug. 15).
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      EXCHANGES.
      54 8 Rugby, Aug. 15. Amsterdam 8.17^ Berlin 13.85 Brussels 23.65 Buenos Aires 42 official Geneva 17.10 Hong Kong 1/4 6/8 I Lisbon 109' 2 Madrid 39 17/32 Milan 623,4 Montreal 4.68 New York 4.418/4 Paris 84 9/32 Prague 111% Shanghai 1/2 3/16 Yokohama 1/2 3/8 Silver Spot 17% War Loan
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    225 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning 1 according to the daily circular issued by the jHong Kong and Shanghai Banking I Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1/S2 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 London, 60 days' sijrht 2/3 63/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 31/32
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    66 8 Mails from Europe (London malls dispatched on July 27), ex P. and O. Naldera will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be reedy for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. AIR MAIL. Malls from London Amsterdam etc. by the Dutch Aeroplane are expected to arrive at the
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    26 8 From China and Japan, by Glnyo Maru, due at Singapore noon tomorrow. Prom France, by Felix Roussel, due at Singapore 7 a.m. on Sunday.
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      98 8 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSUrtANCE INCORPORATED A.D. 1720. THE WORDS OF A FAMOUS* AUTHOR {9 For a Corporation to live for two hundred yean i- is very well in itself; but to live at the end of that time amidst the increasing confidence and goodwill of those who have entrusted their interests
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      83 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. r Today, August 17. I Livestock Exhibition, Great World. opening by H.E. the Governor, 5 Friday, Augaxt 18. Meeting of W. Hammer Co., L:4, Hong Kong Bank Chamber?, nook. IPerak Amateur Races, First Day. S.C.C. Rugby meeting, 6.30 p.m. Livestock Exhibition at Great Worl*. Satarday, August
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      RUBBER FORESTRY METHODS AS VIEWED BY A PRACTICAL PLANTER.
      3452 9 Is There A Case For Clean Weeding FINE RESULTS WITH CONTROLLED NATURAL COVERS. That forestry methods on rubber estates are "immeasurably cheaper and more efficient" than clean weeding, if the cost of necessary soil conservation and manuring is taken into consideration,
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      620 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1563 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Olds. 100,000.300 Paid up Capital Olds. 85.000.HK> Utt—y^ Old*. 25,681,1:.) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. Batavia Head Offlce for Dutch Bast tadle BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan. Bandoe ng. Chcrlbon, Gorontalo, Makassar
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933. JAPANESE COMPETITION.
    957 10 Any belief that Japanese competition In Eastern markets Is confined largely to texlle products Is rudely shattered In the Department of Overseas Trade Report on Conditions In Netherlands India, to which reference has already been made In this column. Writing
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    33 10 Thursday, Aug. 10. Mrs. Grlmble and Surgeon Commander and Mrs. Fltzroy Williams had luncheon at Government House. Friday, Aug. 11. His Excellency and Lady Clemen gave an Informal dinner and dance.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    779 10 THE CLEAN WEEDERS. The address on rubber forestry given by Mr. D. Fartjuharson yesterday at Kuala Lumpur was especially Interesting because It was the first public discussion of this subject from the viewpoint of a practical planter. We hasten to qualify «thla statement by saying that
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1478 10 THE HEN. The following article on the hen as a world economic factor by Sir Edward Brown, the world's foremost authority on poultry matters, is of special interest in view of today's opening of the livestock exhibition at the Great World. Sir Edward says that the hen
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    AMUSEMENTS
    102 10 Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance—Entertainment* by Sandi Dawn. ALHAMBRA Lefi Go Placei! With Sharon Lynn Lola Lane. C.16— 9.16. CAPITOL 42nd Street. 6.16—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret John A Lionel Barrymors in Anene Lupin. MARLBOROUGH Jack Hulbert in Love On Wheels. til til NEW WORLD Side Shows, abaret, Dmncinf,
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    JAPAN ALARMED AT U.S. PACIFIC NAVAL EXPANSION.
    1004 11 NAVAL BASE IN PHILIPPINES. J Alleged Violation of The Washington Treaty. RETALIATION URGED. May Seize Nine Islands In South China Sea. Shanghai, Aug. 17. Japanese military circles declare that their position is being threatened by the alleged enormous expansion of United States naval
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    U.S.A. NATIONAL RECOVERY.
    898 11 Prosperity Drive Enters Second Stage. MANY DIFFICULTIES. Industries Wrangling Over, Hours And Wages. New York, Aug. 18. The Natio. .il Recovery Adminlstration's drive to restore prosperity in the United States has entered on its second stage. The Government is beset with Increasing difficulties, for examr.!?, v."h basic
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    MARTIAL LAW IN FREE STATE.
    329 11 r resident De Valera As Dictator. Dublin, Aug. 15. 0 The Free Btate is virtually under martial law. Mr. de Valera has complete dictatorial powers and undoubtedly Intends to use them. In the meanwhile, negotiations between the Blue Shirts and the Cosgrave Party with the
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    MISTAKEN FOR TARGET.
    58 11 Girl Shot Dead By R.A.F. Machine-Gunners. London, Aug. 15. A young girl, one of two sisters, was out in a rowing boat when she was accidentally shot dead by Royal Air Force machine-gunners who mistook the boat for the target during shooting practice from the air off
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    MOROCCAN REBELS.
    214 11 Making Last Stand Against French. Rabat (Morocco), Aug. 15. After years of guerilla warfare, the French forces have reached the climax J of their campaign to subdue the rebel- lious Moroccan tribesmen and realise 'the dream of Marshal Lyautey of I bringing Morocco within the Pax Gallica. Using
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    PUBLIC FUNDS FRAUD.
    38 11 22 Burgomasters Charged In Baden. Berlin, Aug. 15. Charges of embezzlement of public funds have been brought against 22 Burgomasters In Baden. It Is stated that a sum of 84,000 marks Is Involved. Reuter Wireless.
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    CAPTAIN SHOT DEAD IN SHANGHAL.
    155 11 Woman Arrested. SEQUEL TO DRUNKEN FIGHT. Shanghai, Aug. 17. As the result of telephonic information of a midnight drunken fight taking place at a residence in Mulrhead Road in the northern section of Shanghai, the International Settlement police broke into the house and found evidences
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    JELAI CONCESSION
    155 11 Rajah Perak Tin Lose Their Claim. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 17. A judgment of much Interest to mining circles was delivered this morning when Mr. Justice McFall dismissed the claim brought by the Rajah Perak Tin, Ltd., and Mr. J. H. Irving, of Kuala Kangsar,
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    SIR J. ELLERMAN.
    164 11 Estate May Approach £30,000,000. London, Aug. 15. Although Sir John EUerman's fortune has been provisionally proved at over £17,000,000, It is expected that the entire estate will approach £30,000,000. Death duties amount to roughly half that gigantic total, which is the largest ever registered at Somerset House.
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    WAR DEBTS.
    38 11 Discussions With U.S. To Begin In October. Washington, Aug. 15. The Secretary of State, Senator Cordell Hull, has announced that discussions on war debts with Great Britain will probably begin early In October— Reuter Wireless. 1
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    PIRATES SMOKED OUT OF LAIR.
    900 11 Newchwang Captives. FREEDOM MISSED BY BAREST MARGIN. Aeroplanes, troops, and a number of coastal defence boats specially equipped with oil for burning Junks cooperated In the recent attempt to release the three British mercantile officers, Messrs. A. D. Blue, C. Johnson, and W. E. Hargrave.
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    NAZIS RECRUITING AN AUSTRIAN LEGION?
    466 11 Radio Propaganda To Be Continued. Loncon, Aug. 17. The fact that there Is no Intention of discontinuing th? Austrian broadcasts from Munich wa; made clear by Dr. Hablcht in a broadcast speech last night when he said the next broadcast would occur on Saturday. Dr.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    67 11 Trading Still Restricted On WaU Street. London, Aug. 15. On the Stock Exchange today, gold minings remained firm and Industrials showed an improvement. In the wheat market, sellers were reserved in anticipation of the coming conference in London. Otherwise the commodity markets again lacked interest. Copper, particularly, weakened
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    THE PRINCE ON HOLIDAY.
    33 11 Paris, Aug. 15. 1 The Prince of Wales has arrived here by air from London and continues by train this evening for a holiday on the Riviera.— Reuter Wireless.
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    GIRL WHO PINED FOR HER FATHER.
    892 12 TRAGIC DEATH OF SINGAPORE BRIDE-TO-BE. The tragedy of a young Singapore bride-to-be, who became depressed after her father's death and eventually committed suicide, was told in the Coroner's Court, yesterday, before Mr. F. G. Bourne. The inquest was on Tan Kengr Lee, the 26-year-old
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    MR. PETER CHONG.
    164 12 Suit In Kuala Lumpur To Recover $500. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. Tungku Ismail, second magistrate, was engaged this morning in hearing a case in which Mr. Peter Chong, of Singapore, sought to recover $500 which he alleged was handed to Mr. K. A.
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    "MUCH IMPORTANCE."
    132 12 Counsel And Case Of Theft Of $8. "Why should I take a case of theft of $8?" exclaimed Mr. H. A. Forrer, the First Magistrate, this morning when the charge against Goh Kow Slang was mentioned, Mr. C. R. Stuart appearing for the prosecution and Mr. C. H.
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    LIZARD SKINS.
    89 12 Two Tamils Fined For Dealing In Them. tFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Aug. 15. Two Tamils, Raman and Ponniah, who were knowingly concerned In conveying and dealing in lizard skins at Batu Hampar were fined $100 each by the Taiping magistrate, or In default two months' rigorous imprisonment.
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    NOT SUCH A BARGAIN.
    122 12 Sampan Man Who Bought Contraband Matches. (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Aug. 16. A Teochew sampan man named Khek Ah Heng thought he had found a real bargain when he bought several packets of matches at a cheap price from another sampan man in the open
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    30 12 At the last meeting of the Klang HM Coast Rotary Club Mr. F. W. Douglas secretary to H.H. the Sultan of Selangor, spoke on some of his experiences! in Malaya.
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    BIG ROUND-UP OF VAGRANTS.
    122 12 Many Found Work And Some Go to Gaol. The Taiping police made a vigorous drive against vagrants and decreplts in town yesterday. As a result 86 men and women were brought before the Assistant Protector of Chinese. Twenty of them were sent to the Decrepit Ward,
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    RUSSIAN IN COURT.
    255 12 Police Effort to Find A Driver. G. Patkeef, a Russian, was summoned before Mr. Blacker in the Fourth Magistrate's court on a charge of having failed to furnish particulars of the driver of a motor-car which was involved in a collision in Ka'lang Road on Mar. 15.
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    FROG-CATCHER'S DEATH.
    109 12 Charge Against Farmer Fails. Chong Poh, a Balestier Road farmer, was yesterday discharged by Mr. R. J. F. Curtis on the charge of having committed culpable homicide of a frogcatcher named Son Wah. The case arose out of the death of Soh Wah who was found to have
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    15 12 The Chinese Students' Literary Association, Singapore has removed to 11, Buklt Pasoh Road, first floor.
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    MURDER CASE COMES TO ABRUPT END.
    196 12 Battered Boyanese. TWO COMPATRIOTS DISCHARGED. A case which created sensation among Boyanese In Singapore— the arrest of Abdullah bin Hassan and Omar bin Salleh on a charge of the murder of Bakrum, a motor-car driver, came to an abrupt end this morning, before Mr.
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    WOMAN IN POND.
    164 12 Collecting Weeds, Not Attempting Suicide. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Aug. 15. A Chinese woman of the working class was today produced before the Taiping magistrate charged with attempting to drown herself by Jumping into a pool at Assam Kumbang on Saturday evening. Inspector Dan Singh said
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    WANGKANG FESTIVAL.
    51 12 Subscription Collectors For Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 15. At a board meeting at the Chye Llan headquarters the following were elected collectors of subscriptions for the Wangkang ceremonial and procession, for Singapore: Messrs. Chee Guan Chiang. Chua Poh 81ang, Ong Van Seek and Tan Eng
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    22 12 A committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will be held on Monday, Aug. 28. School fees is on the agenda.
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    TEA TRADE MARK IN DISPUTE.
    715 12 Chinese Merchant And Salesman. IFrom Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16. Judgment for defendant with solidtors' cost of $60 was given by Mr. F K Wilson, first magistrate, In a case In which Teonh Kiat, a tea salesman, sued Lee Tin and Chop Leo
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    SANDS AND DAWN.
    99 12 Martin Sands and Mildred Dawn, the "personality" dancers, have arrived In Singapore after a successful season In China and were seen at the Sea View Hotel for the first time last night. They will appear both there and at the Adelphi Hotel during their present stay. Sands
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    772 12 MONEYLENDERS' TOUTS AND MALAY TEACHERS. "There is nothing in Penang that distresses me so much as the number of judgment debtors to be found in this department especially I must say on the Malay side and not on the English side. It is especially noticeable
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    FOUR PEOPLE DROWNED.
    45 12 Fishing Prau Capsizes In Harbour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Aug. 9. Yesterday afternoon a fishing prau capsized In Belawan harbour as a result of the heavy wind. Eleven people were thrown into the water, four of whom, all Bataks, were idrowned.
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    OVERHAUL WANTED OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE LAWS.
    4200 13 AUDITOR REVEALS PROCEDURE TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL. The Audited Accounts of the Singapore Municipality for 1932, forming a volume of nearly 150 pages, is now published. Mr. Marsh signs his twenty-first and last report and appended are the accounts, revenue and audit reports. Mr. G. P.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    402 13 Judges Away From Their Courts Mr. Sproule' 's Return Visit Highlands And Brastagi Holidays News Of A Popular Padre Johore's New C.P.O. Mr. and Mrs. A. Graham left for Australia by the Tasman yesterday. Mr and Mrs. Blick. of Talplng. are •pending a short holiday at Cameron
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    ADVERTISING A WEAPON OF INDUSTRY.
    1683 13 HOW IT SHOULD BE USED TO BETTER TRADE. "Advertising has become the great stimulant to the action of buying and so creates better and increasing trade," said Mr. C. B. Pecker speaking at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday on the development and modern uses of
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      S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
      1577 14 MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES. Etc's To Play In Deciding Match. Muthucumaru's Fine Bowling Feat. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) The P. S. and L. concluded their programme in the S.C.C. tournament by a smashing victory over the Malayan Command Officers by eight wickets, thereby avenging their defeat earlier in the
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      TENNIS.
      347 14 S.C.C. Tournament Ties. Owing to the rain play was not possible In the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament and the ties arranged will be played on Tuesday next. Ties arranged for today are as follows: THURSDAY'S TIES Profession Pairs. R. B. B. Donnell and W. R. King vs. T. L.
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    PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT S.C.R.C.
    292 14 Conclusion of Tennis Tournament In the final of the S.C.R.C. men's doubles championships on Tuesday Chua Choon Leong and Yong Loong Chong, the Singapore title holders, beat Lim Bong Soo and Tan Huck Toe. 9—7, 2—6, 6—3, after an interesting match. The second set was notable
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    THIRD DIVISION.
    56 14 Odd-Goal Win For Harbour Board. Singapore Harbour Board, playing on their own ground, beat the Abbatolrs by four goals to three yesterday afternoon In a Third Division football match. Win for Marine Dept. The Marine Department beat the V.M C.A. In another Third Division match at Anaon Road
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    MALAYS IN JAVA.
    40 14 Local Champions Well Beaten. In the second match of their tour the Malays, who have been champions of the S. A.F.A. for three years, lost to Bandoeng by 3—o. In their first game they beat Batavia 5—2.
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    INTER-CLUB MATCH.
    172 14 Sepoy Lines to Play Island Club. The starting times and teams for the four-ball foursomes match between Sepoy Lines and the Island Club to be played on Sunday at the Island Club are as follows: (Sepoy Lines players are mentioned first.) 8.45 McConigley and Frew vs. Brlggs and
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    YON BIN MIAN.
    90 14 Explains Singles Defeat Of H.M. de Souza. In connection with the report of the tennis match at Muar recently Yon bin Mian, the Johore tennis champion, writes: "It was reported in your Issue of Auk. 15 that I defeated Mr H. M. De iouza (Jr.) of Malacca
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    MUAR FOOTBALL.
    142 14 Player Ordered off And Another Injured. (From Our Own Correspondent). Muar, Aug. 10. The league encounter between the Indians and the P.W.D. was marred by two unfortunate Incidents. Oani, of the P W.D., was sent off the field for rough play and the Indians back sustained a fracture
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    KOTA RAJA.
    59 14 I Easily Win Colman League Match. Kota Raja scored an easy victory over Fathul Munlr by six goals to one In a Second Division football match of the Colman League at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday afternoon. Incidentally the only goal credited to Fathul Munir was. put into his
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    34 14 Kilmarnock Lose At Home To Third Lanark. London, Aug. 16. Kilmarnock lost at home to Third Lanark today by the odd goal In three In a Scottish League Div. l) fixture. Reuter.
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    S.C.C. vs. SIONG BOO.
    55 14 S.C.C. will meet the Slong 800 Athletic Association at football on the padang today at 5.15 p.m. Admission charges will be 30 cents (chairs on S.C.C. side) and 10 cents. A Colman League match between Post Office M.F.T. and Kalzom Bahar will be played at the
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    ROWING REGATTA AT R.S.Y.C.
    410 14 New Boats to Race For Illawara Cup. Although the main activity of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club this week-end will be the sailing at Batavia against the Royal Batavia Yacht Club, rowing will take place inside the Singapore break-water on Saturday aftornoon. The Club has recently
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      CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FOREST HILLS.
      173 15 First British Player Eliminated. New York. Aug. 10. The American women's tennis championships were continued at Forest Hills today. The results of the more important ties were as follows: Women's Singles. Second Round. Miss Betty Nuthall (G. Britain) beat Miss Elizabeth Delke, 6—2, 6—2. Miss Mary
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    PHARACRE WINS STEWARDS' CUP AT GOODWOOD.
    2033 15 ENGLISH TURF TOPICS. Colombo's Chance In Next Year's Derby. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Orricx, Fleet Street, Aug. 1. Glorious weather, good through somewhat hard going, and splendid racing all contributed to the perfect success of this year's Goodwood Meeting, which concluded on
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    SEREMBAN GOLF.
    125 15 Course Record Broken By N. B. Fraser. The following were the results of the July competitions at the Seremban Golf Club: Mixed Foursomes: Mrs. Balders and N. B. Frazer (39-8%-30'A). Men's Monthly Medal:— N. B. Frazer (71-3-68), D. Longbottom (87-16-71), P. McNee (83-9-74) and R. C. H. Wllshaw
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    PERCY ALLIS.
    41 15 Wins German Open Golf Title With 71 Average. Baden, Aug. 13. Percy Allis, formerly of the Wannsee Club and now of Beaconsfleld, won the German open golf championship with an aggregate score of 284 over 72 holes. Reutcr Wireless.
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    SCHOOL SPORTS.
    434 15 Keen Competition At Radin Mas Meeting. There was keen competition at the fourth annual athletic sports meetIng of Radin Mas School on the Outram School grounds when the Trojans, who won the championship the last two years, were again successful with 60 points. The Spartans were runners-up with
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    SPORTING • FIXTURES.
    123 15 SPORTING FIXTURES. Today, Anrnat 17. Tennis. S.C.C. tournament. S.C.C. hockey meeting. 6.30 p.m. Football: SJiF.A. Div. I: Chinese vi. SR.C, Jalan Besar; Div. II: Wiltshire: ts. Police. Anson Road; Friendly: S.C.C. vs. Siong 800 A.A., Padang-. Friday. August 18. Perak Amateur Races, First Day. S.C.C. rofrby meeting. 6.30 p.m. Football:
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    POSITIONS IN S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    546 15 Interesting Struggle For Runners-Up. Positions of teams in the S.A.F.A. League todate are as follows: Goal Scorers. The following are the goal scorers in First Division games: Keng Hock (S.C.R.C. t, 22. Mat Noor (Malays), 21. Madon (Malays) 17. Day (S.R.C.) and Noble (Pulau Brani), ten
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    SAVAGE STRUGGLE FOR MARKETS.
    380 16 "Japan Crowding Britain Out of Colonies.** Moscow, Aug. 16. In an article devoted to current differences between Great Britain and Japan, Izvestla says that Anglo-Japan-ese relations, from the opening of the present century up to the time of the Washington Conference In 1921, presented "a touching
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    MANCHUKUO REVOLT.
    42 16 Battalion Mutinies Japanese Officers Killed. Shanghai. Aug. 16. A battalion of Manchukuo troops in Bouth-East Manchuria mutinied yesterday. Several Japanese officers were killed and many were disarmed. Discontent In the Manchukuo army grows, and more revolts are expected.— Union Times.
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    CHEAPER SUGAR.
    47 16 Drastic Reductions By Dutch East Indies. Sourabaya, Aug. 16. Drastic reductions In sugar are announced. Superior head sugar was fixed at 5 75 florins a quintal and this price will be reduced by 75 cents in Western India and 25 cents in Eastern India.— Reuter.
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    FAST UNTO DEATH.
    97 16 Gandhi's Demand For Prison Rights. Poona, Aug. 16. Following a demand for the full rights of a State prisoner, Gandhi commenced a fast to death at noon. Congress President Sentenced. Bombay. Aug. 16. Mr. Aney, acting president of the Indian Nationalist Congress, who was arrested on Mondt.y,
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    FRONTIER CLASH.
    68 16 British Troops Drive Back Tribesmen. London, Aug. 14. A Peshawar message states that a column of British troops which was sent to the aid of the Halimzai tribesmen, who were attacked on Saturday morning by the Upper Mohmands, made contact with the enemy late on Saturday and compelled
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    FUKIEN INVASION.
    198 16 Reds Advancing Toward Sea Coast. Hong Kong, Aug. 16. A report from the headquarters of the 19th Route Army states that the Red forces which occupied Llencheng some days ago are now advancing in the direction of Lungnam, an important centre in West Fukien. The Red army is
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    10 17 l^ndtny a new car at Singapore Harbour from the Carthage. >
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    The Lorry-Driver Menace
    639 17 THE OPEN ROAD (By the motoring correspondent.) A remark made by Mr. F. O. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, at an inoue&t on an 18-year-old Chinese youth who was knocked down and fatally injured by a lorry, serves to remind one of a particularly unpleasant feature of Malayan
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    A CAR THAT WOULD NOT WEAR OUT
    194 17 MT A Petite Rosalie," the 10-horse power Citroen motor-car that has been running for 4'i months at the Montlhery track at Paris, had to be stopped on July 27 because, although it had completed 300,000 kilometres (186,411 miles), at an average speed of
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    New-Oil Fuel.
    150 17 NewOil Fuel. ILi INING engineers are watching with keen Interest the first private car to be run on compressed gas. Dr. C. M. Walter, head of the Industrial Research Laboratory of the Birmingham Gas Department, has set out to travel from Birmingham to Edinburgh in the car, a 20 h.p.
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    Traffic Robot For Shanghai
    423 17 AN automatic traffic control model, i Incorporating all the principles employed in the famous Trafalgar Square 17-way system, and which could be augmented to the size of the famous London robot, has arrived in Shanghai. Satisfactory demonstrations have been given to the Municipal and French Concession
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    A.A.M. Malayan Road Guide.
    876 17 T_E following report on roads is Issued by the Automobile Association of Malaya, and dated August. 8. Roads. SINGAPORE. (Municipal area) Changl, Joo Chlat, Tanjong Katong I and Grove Rds. Civil Aerodrome Con- 1 structlon Railway crossings— Cau- 1 tlon. Newton Circus, Junction of Newton. Kampong
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2330 18 THE GOVERNMENT'S PROUD RECORD MINISTERS WHO ARE NOT POPULAR PROMISING JUNIORS OTTAWA. A GREAT ROW NEXT YEAR —SIX CANDIDATES TO FIGHT FOR \ILMARNOCK (From Own Own Correspondent.) Straits Tores Oftice, Fleet Street, Aug. 2. PARLIAMENT now stands adjourned for a long summer recess, and
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    FATAL LANDING.
    43 18 Plane Overturns 2 Killed And 2 Women Injured. Paris, Aug. 3. A private aeroplane turned turtle after landing near Avignon, as a result of which both the owner and the pilot were killed Instantaneously, while two women occupants sustained severe in-juries—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    STRASBOURG STRIKE.
    288 18 Workers Resume In Defiance of Leaders. Strasbourg. Aug. 12. Tramway and power works employees In Strasbourg resumed work on Friday In defiance of the strike leaders, who urged that the fight be continued to the bitter end. Now that the refuse and rubbish has been removed from the
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    NAZI MEETINGS.
    59 18 Attendance Of Women With Painted Cheeks Banned. Breslau. Aug. 8. Women with painted cheeks or I rouged lips are now forbidden to attend political meetings of the National Socialist movement, according to an announcement In the Nazi Schlesvlchen Tageszeitung Ins* rted at the order of the political director
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      THE LABOUR PROBLEM.
      605 19 "No Real Shortage In Malaya." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— lt so happened that while reading your leader in yesterday's issue of the Straits Times, an old Chinese contractor of mine came in to see me. I have Just secured him a contract, while
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      MALAYAN SOILS.
      1366 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Before the epoch-making dicta of a certain seml-sclentiflcally controlled Institution shook the slumpdepleted ranks of Malayan planterdom into mild surprise, on the subject of alleged forestry versus alleged orchardry In rubber planting, the fact was not unknown to people having
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      " A DEFINITE INDICTMENT."
      381 19 A DEFINITE INDICTMENT." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Tired though some of us may be of reading letters published In your columns over the name of F. O. Rasmussen, no one should miss reading the long letter published in last Thursday's issue containing, as it does, a
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      A RUBBER SCHEME.
      346 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— You have proved that the present price of rubber is unwarranted, considering present world's stock and the extent to which production is above consumption, and the potentialities for raising it still further. In your leader on "Labour Problems" you
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      WILD LIFE.
      215 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Referring to the speech delivered to the Singapore Rotary Club by Mr. P. Sammy on the subject of Wild Life preservation and reproduced in your Issue of July 27, It would be Interesting to know what, if any, practical experience
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      ATHLETICS.
      218 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— During the past week or so, I have read with Interest that most of the districts in the northern part of Malaya, have held athletic meetings, in preparation for the A.A.A. meeting which is to be held soon. However, I have
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      " SACK THE WOMEN !"
      126 19 SACK THE WOMEN To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I feel I really must ask you to be kind enough to allow me a little space on this subject. First of all, I must endorse every word that Mr. Rasmussen has written, also "Fairplay," on the subject. I
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      THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
      118 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A few days ago you wrote regarding a matter very near to the heart of many a loyal subject of His Majesty, the King-Emperor viz, "The National Anthem and Cinemas." I cannot add much to what you have already
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      RUBBER BUMPERS.
      69 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— A writer suggests a further use for rubber, i.e., rubber bumpers for cars. I am wondering what would happen to the occupants of two rubber bumpered cars after coming into violent contact with each other. Would it be necessary to
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    Rough Holiday Seas In Britain
    42 20 ABOVE The high wind experienced on the Isle of Wight coast has made the sea very rough at Shanklin and bathers enjoyed themselves playing in the surf. Left Fair bathers brave rough seas at Southern! (Planet News.)
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    21 20 A Madarasz (Hungary) winning the throwing the discus event with 144 feet 114 inches at the A.A.A Championships at White City.
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    24 20 PRIMO CARNERA, the new world's* heavyweight champion, almost metH his match in Jo-Jo, the worldß champion boxine Kangaroo at Atlantic City, New Jersey. (P.N.)
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    20 20 CHILDREN at the Lily Conference and special show of Lilies which took place at the Horticultural Hall London. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 KING BORIS of Bulgaria taking his six-months-old baby daughter, the Princess Maria Louisa, for an airing in the grounds of the royal palace at Sofia.
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    16 20 Mr. John D. Rockefeller, sen., the American oil king, celebrating his 94th birthday by playing golf.
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    14 20 SMALL COMPETITORS in a mannequin and sun suit parade at Bridgewater. Somerset. (Planet News.)
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    22 20 A Jockey landing ignominiously after a display of bad temper by his steed during the ostrich races at Culver City, California, U.S.A.
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    16 20 Dancers performing the Highland Fling at the Clydebank Social Club*' sports meeting at Holm Park, Clydebank.
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