The Straits Times, 12 May 1934

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    39 1 The Straits Times [_TTABUKHET) KEARLY A CKNTURY.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 19 J4. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    SCHEME TO HELP SHIPPING.
    1237 3 Increasing Danger Of Nationalisation. A recent reference in your columns to the difficult matter of rendering financial assistance to British merchant shipping expressed an anxiety which is being felt to an increasing extent by those who are deeply in sympathy with merchant shipping concerns, and ready
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    85 3 SINGARADJA, Dut., 299 tons, from Bagsn, Selatpandjang, for BengkalXj, Koedap and Selatpandjang 14-5. PACIFIC MARU, Jap., 4.257 tons, from Yokohama 12-5, for Karachi and Perang 12-5. MALJNI, Slam, 788 tons, from Bangkok 12-6, for Port Swettenham 12-5. RAHMAN, Brit.. 73 tons, from Malacca 12-5, for Malacca 14-5. LARUT,
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    PASSENGERS.
    288 3 The following passengers arrived In Singapore by the P. and O. Rawalpindi yesterday Miss Barfleld, Mrs. L. Blunn, Miss J. Blunn, Mr. A. T. Dougall. Mrs. A. Fraser and Infant, Miss E.. Johns, Mrs. E. Mason, Mrs. Felix, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Maynard, Mr. T. H. Allen, Mr.
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    BURDWAN.
    12 3 The Burdwan arrived in London at 3 p.m. on May 10.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    120 3 Saturday. May 12. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL BABBOUB Main Wharf T. 8. Cable. Slngkel, M. L. "Julia," Lcn. "Spartan." Oil Wharf NU. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjont Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Dredger "Shrimp," 8.H.8. Hoppers Nos. 3
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    BANDIT THREAT.
    61 3 Old 19th Army Men Turn Brigand. Swatow, May 3. Districts ill Southern Fukien are threatened by more than 500 men ot the disbanded 19th Route Army, who are pillaging in Wing-ting near the Fuklen-Kwangtung border. The peasant guards were overwhelmed by the bandits and were forced to retreat
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      205 3 estates Steamship Company .ire y.a going on leave? UT>> not travel via Japan and Amerlra FARE. HONG KONG TO ENGLAND VIA JAPAN AND AMERICA NOW £63/' UPWARDS Including railway tar.. *nn stop-over privileges across U.S.A. M. "GENERAL Lee" dur to said from Hong Kong Jane 2. M, "YOMACHICHI" due to
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      856 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In VMS.) LLOYDS AGENTS:•BOOKING AGENTS, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, F.M.S. RLXS. AND BIAM STATES r.AILWAYS. •TELEPHONES Freight 5433 Passage BUS CANADIAN PACIFIC. (Incorporated in England) HOME VIA CANADA. Hong Kong to England 26 day*. Hong Kong to Vancouver 15 days. Vfa SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKO HAMA. VICTORIA AND
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      508 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports and Soes Canal Due San* Steamer B'pore .fP 01 CITY OP ATHENS May 15 May lt CITY OP HANKOW May 30 June 1 CTTY OP EASTBOURNB June 14 June If Fer HONO KONQ,
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      158 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station* Yesterciy Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sur.slJne temp. •F hrs. T Alor Star 88 0 43 4.2 76 Sitiawan fj Nil 6.3 73 K. Trengganu No report Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 7.1 74 Malacca 87 Nil 9.7 73 Singapore (Mt. Faber) ;r; r
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      426 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Wkeo appljlnc lor any position advertlssd to tbes* colons* scad espies ol testimonials. Do not wod origssaav WANTED. Lady Stenographer for Mercantile Office. Appiy Box 671, Straits Times. WANTED. European Female Assistant for high class retail business. Commencing small salary. Apply G P.O. Box No. 664. WANTED. Asiatic
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      734 4 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, Wolseley 16 h.p. 1938 model, $300; Moutrle Piano $200. Tree, Jofcore Bahru. ATTRACTIVE six cylinder TALBOT, in exceptionally good condition. Economical running. Owner leaving Malaya almost Immediately. Moderate price. Early Sale desired. Apply J. P. Blyth, e/o A.P.C. REPAIRS I Decarbonising. 6 eyl 89. 4 cyl.
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      740 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4-A. Prince Bt top floor and No. S3. Raffle* Place Apply Koa Chew Kee. 1». gllUncry Road TO LET ground floor, 73, Oeel< Street, aba offices IB Stanley Street, Modem sanitation Apply Nathan. S. ds Bouza Btoeet TO LET, No.
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      800 4 PUBLIC NOTICES LOCAL EMPLOYERS HAVING VACANCIES FOB EOROFEANS ARC ÜBOSD TO CONSDLT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE AT THE f.M.C.A. SINGAPORE. NOTICE. The Swimming Pool will be closed for cleaning on Sunday. May 13, 1934 at 8 p.m., and will re-open on Wednesday, 16th Instant at 6 a.m.
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      886 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST TENDERS are invited (or the Colourwashing, Distempering and painting of fists at Kreta Ayer Road and Keong Salic Road. Specification and form of tender may be obtained at the office of the Singapore Improvement Trust. A deposit of 150 Is required, and will be refunded. If
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      473 4 BUSINESS CARDS^ FIGARO BEAUTY CREATIONS THE $8 PERMANENT WAVE BT EUROPEAN LADY EXPERTS HAFFLES HOTEL (Room IM) and at 93 Bras Baaah Road MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA G6. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TUDOR HOUSE 7, Institution Hill 3, minutes from Town Quiet comfortable home.
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      182 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage. Monthly S 3.M 4.M f 2.50 Quarterly 8.50 512.9* I 7.50 Half Yearly J17.60 $24.00 115.0S Yearly $34.0* $48.0f $30.00 Note. OutsUllon cheques should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:—
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    652 5 ST. ANDREW'S CATHKDRAL— Sunday after Ascension, May IS, 6.80 ajn.. Holy Comn.; 7.30 a.m., Matins; 8 a.m., Holy Comn. (Choral) 5.30 p.m., Evensong (Choral) and I Sermon; 10.30 am.. Voluntary Service at Air Base; 8.30 p.m, Service at Missions to Seamen; Holy Comn. on Mon., Wed. and Friday
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    44 5 Singapore Tamil Methodist Church, Sunday School Children will observe Sunday, May 13, as Mothers' Day. It will be a combined service beginning as usual at 9.30 a.m. A special service has been arranged. Mr. J. V. Chelliah. M.A., of Jaffna College, Ceylon, will! preach.
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    KILLED BY TRAIN.
    24 5 A flagman was run down by the night mall from Penang on Sunday night and killed Instantaneously, wires our Penang correspondent.
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      253 5 HOTELS t TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND RACE BALL EXTENSION to 2 a.m. HENRY ARTIST-MAGICIAN IN MAGIC AND ART RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381. SEA VIEW HOTEL I BALL ROOM TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT Special ©inner AND ©ance EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. DANCE TO THE LATEST DANCE HITS INCLUDING THOSE FROM WONDER BAR
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      103 5 "EPOCH" THK Pioneer* Leaden of Quality M.C. Speakers. THE Inventors of tbe modern Permanent Magnet Moving Coil Speakers. Tbe Speakers with LIFELIKE TONE— Used by over 3,000 Talkie Theatre! in ■nji.tvd alone. 24 different types to cult every purse purpose, each model the leader in tta own price class. Too
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      156 5 This Week is Hospital Week Book for THE CAPITOL THEATRE at 6.15 on MONDAY NEXT PERFORMANCE in aid of ST. MIKV'S MISSION HOSPITAL The Police Band will Play at the Theatre from 5.30 p.m. CALCUTTA CHEMICAL CO- LTD. (Incorporated In India) No. Raffles Chamber*. Sin(>pwc Phone 447*. LES FILS DE
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      335 5 BJB.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. TODAY. 0.20 a.m. A Recital. 7.0 Talk: "Science in. the Making." (Mr. Gerald Heard) 7.15 Band Concert 8.0 The News and Announcements. 12.35 p.m. Band Music 1.5 Talk "Science In the Making." (Mr. Gerald Heard).
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      407 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle J— I— BH r^ F^-gJ H 3I l__liZ!l_-li^~~ (CLUES.) ACROSS. g Sec* 11 25. Not sung I. BlrQ, 26. Grammatical line 4. Fabric 31. Steering wheel 10. Disentangle 32. Mix 11. Bearing 33. Small 13. Denomination 34. Encounter. 16. Stabilize 18. Not employed 19. Worship 20. In
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    HUDDERSFIELD BEATEN AT MIDDLESBROUGH.
    1382 6 While Arsenal Obtain Two Lucky Points. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 23. By the time that this letter reaches you, I can safely assume, tne Arsenal will have been hailed as champions of the League. Actually, they need one point to make the championship a
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    13 6 Miss K. SUnuners defeating Mrs. Kinf m the final of the Roehampton tournament.
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    Dorothy Round's Failure.
    492 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 33. Saturday was finals day of Um Melbury Club lawn tennis tournament at Kensington, and there were some thrilling matches. The most exciting I encounter took place in the women's singles. In which Mrs. M. R. King beat Miss M. C.
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    COUNTY CAPTAINCIES FOR OLD BLUES.
    424 6 New Leaders For Surrey, Sussex And Hampshire, London, Apr. 20. In these days when few amateurs can give all their time to cricket, changes in thr captaincy of the county teams occur much more frequently than used to be the case when far fewer fixtures
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    SURREY TITLES.
    280 6 Miss Stammers Retains Singles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. lft. The Surrey Hard Court Championships were concluded at Roehampton on Saturday, when R. J. Ritchie wu successful In the men's singles, and Miss K. E. Stammers gained her third consecutive victory hi the' women's singles to win
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      303 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS LTD. ON VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NAVE ENGINEERING MATERIALS OF EfERY DESCRIPTION FOR DISPOSAL AT 6REATLY REDUCED PRICES. TEL. 5471. I" .#s' lausanne Visit SWITZERLAND- The ideal playground. Hotel Guides showing tariffs. Illustrated booklets, maps and all information free on application to the Swiss Consulate, Union Building, Singapore. YOU
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      459 7 S.R.C. TENNIS. i^^^^^~- jj Result- of matches played In the I P^^TV li^^^/H I SRC. lawn tennis tournament are as r^MK\\\M" LLirr'ni follow;; L)^\«F*^^^^^^^»zf/^l Championship: V. C. Westerhout beat |BQl'^^ Cordelro beat F. Scully 5—3. 3— s—4^ I «T ENJOY M. A. Cordelro beat N. E. Ess ft— o. 2—l
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      289 7 ■gcrr~~ijUlMJ im rHWj TREMENDOUS SUCCESS f /4«i, #a!?/H :P7/avl both houses packed at £^^JJs]^^SlaßßßiHM^Bl YESTERDAY'S PERFORMANCES! SHOWING TO-DAY 3.1S 6.15 9.15 THE FIRST PERFECT TALKIE produced entirely in Singapore and Malaya DIIDIIC < iv .^bM DurtNw ft. -*»M t m and h i UIDDV bHsw It Ann I a M^fflH
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      281 7 PAVILION TO-DAY 3.15. 6.15. 9.15 LILIAN HARVEY in a romantic and intriguing love story "THE ONLY GIRL" with CHARLES BOYER and MADY CHRISTIANS in a Ufa Gaumont British Production -eleased by Pavilion Ltd. -^■El^W^" tlbbW Bright, merry and tuneful I H fooling in a delightful picture! Lilian Harvey trips her
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    201 8 Several Weakening Factors. 'Prom Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, May 12. The rubber market is considerably quieter today, with little business passing. The weight of rubber offering from up-country, and the New York speculative position have been the weakening factors in the market during the last day or
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    PRODUCE.
    298 8 Singapore. May 12, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 7.00 Hamburg Cube 7.00 White Muntok Pepper 39.00 White Pepper 38 00 Black Pepper 17.00 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 2.85 Copra, mixed 2.40 Small Flake Tapioca 4.60 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.50 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.50 Small Pearl
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      214 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 11/64 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 5/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 9/64 London, 30 days' sight 2/4% London, demand
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      EXCHANGES.
      85 8 Rugby, May 10. Foreign exchanges today were: Amsterdam 7.53 Athens 530 sellers. Belgrade 225 Berlin 12.901.2 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Brussels 21.84> /2 Bucharest 510 Geneva 15.73% Buenos Aires 36% sellers official. Copenhagen 22.33"' 2 Helsingfors 226 Hong Kong 1/5 1/16 Lisbon 110 Madrid 37 5/16 Milan 59 31/32 Montevideo
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      68 8 Noon, May 12. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 21% 21% (F. 0.8.) 21% 213,4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. May 21% 213/ 4 June 213/4 21% July-Sept 21% 22 Oct.-Dec. 22% 22% Jan.-Mar. 23i/ 8 23% Tone of Market: Dull.
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      103 8 The rate of Issue is Rs. 155=100.! The rate of payment Is Rs. 157-$ lOO The rate of payment Is the rat? current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Strait 3 Settlements Post Office. The rates of issue of Money Orders drawn
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        MINING.
        434 8 Issue Val. Pd. 4/- 4/- Ampat Tin £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam -Tin 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin £1 £1 Changkat Tin £1 £1 Chenderiang 50 50 Hitam Tin Buyers 6/9 37/6 43/6 14/9 2.071/2 34/9 9/0.53 Sellers. 46/15/6
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        GENERAL.
        276 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.80 0.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefa. 1.55 1.60 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.0.0 6.5.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 5.60 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 26/9 27/9 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 26/3
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        138 8 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,C00 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4\-> p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 106 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 105 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        366 8 Fraser and Co and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 1.75 1.90 1.75 1.90 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.00 1.10 A. Hitam ($1) 1.60 1.75 1.65 1.80 A. Malay ($2) 2.90 3.10 2.90 3.10 A. Molek ($1) 1.05 1.15 1.05 1.15
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    EMPIRE RATE FOR AIR MAILS.
    282 8 Low Charge To Help Industry. Now that Mr. Chamberlain has adjusted our finances so satisfactorily on a national scale, might I venture to suggest that certain of his colleagues In the Cabinet might be stimulated to introduce an Important and vital postal reform, writes Viscount
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    155 8 Disappointment At Quota Figures. Guthrie and Co.'s weekly rubber report, dated May 10, states: The outstanding feature of the week has been the announcement of the production quota figures for first restriction "year." These are given as: per cent of the basic quota June and July 100 August
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    100 8 tttm Kcmunan. Kema&ek. Kretay, Dungun, Trengganu and Besut < Asdang) 2 p.m. Djambl (Tcba) 3 Dm. Banica Island. Pladjoe Ac Palembanu (Senang) 4 p.m. Tembilahan end Renjjat (Marys) 4 v .n. Bengkalis Bagan (Toboall) 4 pm. Tandjong Balei Labc:an Bilik (Rantau) 4 p.m. Sarawak Sibu (Vyner Brodte)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    34 8 •7 Chitral Felix Roussel Karoa Ranchi Slamat Left Arrd. S'por* l.ohdoa Mar. 30 Apr U Apr. 3 Apr 24 Apr. 5 Apr. 28 Apr. 13 May 5 Apr. 20 May 8
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL.
    61 8 The local agents of the Imperial Air Mall Service notify that the outward aeroplane is expected to arrive at Singapore at about 7 p.m. tomorrow. Provided that this information proves correct the mail will be available to boxholders and window delivery ticket holders Immediately. Correspondence for non-boxholders
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    41 8 From South Africa and South America by Africa Maru due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan by Muroran Maru due at Singapore on Monday morning. From China and Japan by Hakodate Maru due at Singapore on Monday afternoon.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BULLION LETTER.
      637 9 SUPPLIES OF GOLD OFFERED MORE FREELY. Samuel Montagu and Co.'s weekly bullion letter, dated Apr. 18 states:— Gold. The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £191,170,551 on the 11th, as compared with £191,080,514 on the previous Wednesday. During th3 past week supplies of gold have
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      BUKIT TIMAH MEETING.
      257 9 Effect On Tapping Of Low Rubber Prices. Owing to the low rubber prices during the year under review, tappinj remained suspended until March o. this year, and only necessary expenditure for general estate upkeep had been incurred, it was reported at the annual general meeting of the
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      FINANCIAL LETTER
      1157 9 FAVOURABLE DEVELOPMENTS. London, May 1. The markets resumed business in the >ost-Budget account in the same quiet nood as that In which they ended 3udget week. Developments, though inspectacular. were mostly favourable. K notable event was the rise In rubber luotations to the higher side of 6d. for
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      643 9 BANKING. BONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated to Hong Kong) The liability of membert Is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1920 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG *ONG. AuthorU* Capital l^'™™ Issued and :ully paid up $20,000,000 lu vv r ce r
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      153 9 MALAYAN TIN STATISTICS ln-Ore at 72%. during the month of April, 1934. 2 577 Federated Malay States Unfederated Malay States, Jobore Kedah 17 Perils 22 Kelantan Trengganu 14 89 Straits Settlements MALAYA 2fiM SUMMARY Cumulative Total F-IA V.UJS. SJ3. Total 1934 1933 Tons Tons Tons Tom Tons Tons January Z721
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      10 9 nrcallumfs "A Mellow and Friendly spirit. 1607.4 (H-yft^i^. ScofcfULsly Jj^j
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      409 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. P (incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid Op Capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each f3 .000.000 Reserve Fund £3,000,00# Ream* Liability of Proprietors 13.000.00* HEAD OFFICE: a*. Blshopsfate. London. E.C'.t. Agencies and Branches Alar Star Hello Saigon Anr-Itsar Ipoh
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    AMUSEMENTS
    117 10 Singapore. AJ.HAMBKA Devil Tiger with Marion Burns tc Kane Richmond. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Happy with Stanley Lupino, on Stage Chin Loo. 6.15—9.15. GEEAT WORLD Cabaret— The Chief Hells Headquarters. ISAKO'S CIRCUS, Anson Raa*. Performances 4.30, 9.15 p.m. MAKLBOROUGH Daku-Kl-Ladkl Hindustani Talkie. 6.16—9.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies. Theatres
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1924 CURRENCY CONFUSION.
    796 10 Not long ago, the international currency situation seemed to be resolving itself to some extent. Today, it appears to be more muddled than ever. Great Britain is the only major Power with a balanced budget, and the country's remarkable financial
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    F.M.S. IMMIGRATION.
    245 10 An enactment to regulate the immigration of aliens into the Federated Malay States is about to be introduced in the Federal Council. This bill is designed to regulate the immigration of aliens into tne Federated Malay States. The Aliens Enactment, 1933, contains no provision, analogous to Part I
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    675 10 TYRE PRICES. During the campaign for restriction those who were opposed to control frequently pointed to the danger that any forced rise In price would antagonise consumers. Pro-restric-tlonlsts always replied to this argument with a statement that, so far as tyre manufacturers BN concerned, the percentage
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    TODAYS SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1003 10  -  Eva Wells GUIDE-DOGS By (who is blind.) A new prospect of happiness and independence is unfolding for blind people, and in this article a blind writer explains how dogs are harnessed and trained to lead sightless people swiftly and surely through •the busiest city streets. The central
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    JAPAN MAY LOSE HER COTTON MARKET IN CHINA.
    1315 11 NANKING TO ACT ON DR. RAJCHMANN'S REPORT. TO SUPPLY OWN NEEDS. Tokio Move To Win Over The Chinese. What should have a crippling effect on Japan's cotton industry is envisaged by plans of the Chinese Government to make the country self-supporting in
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    21 11 F (Sphinx) Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery rehearsing their musical Irive at Wormwood Scrubs in preparation for the Royal Tournament.
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    Dust Cloud Blots Out New York.
    79 11 HOSPITAL WARDS CROWDED. New York, May 11. An enormous dust cloud from the drousht-stricken Middle West descended on New York City today completely blotting oat t-ie sun and, hanging over the skyscrapers in a pall-like cloud, brought an epidemic of sneesing and coughing. The
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    MONETARY STOCKS. I
    154 11 MONETARY STOCKS. What Silver Advocates Expect. New York, May 11. It is stated that a highly discretionary bill making silver part of the legitimate monetary stocks of the United States is about all the silver advocates expect to obtain as a result of the protracted negotiations, declares the New York
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    $10,000,000 LIABILITIES.
    120 11 Harriman Bank's Depositors To Be Reimbursed. New York, May 11. Member banks of the New York Clearing House Association have indicated their intention of settling the Federal suit arising out of their collective assurance guaranteeing the deposits of the bankrupt Harriman Bank Trust Co. by offering to pay
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    BOWS DAMAGED.
    63 11 Destroyer And Merchant Ship In Collision. Rugby, May 10. H.M.S. Whirlwind of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, was In collision at 10.51 today with the merchant ship Lulnneach 1074 tons, of the Limerick Steamship Company. The bows of both ships were dam- aged but no member of the crew
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    NEW TRADE PACT.
    21 11 Montevideo, May 11. A commercial treaty giving mostfavoured nation treatment has been signed between Uruguay and Japan. Reuter.
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    14,000 MOTOR MEN MADE IDLE.
    55 11 Walk-Out Closes Buick Co.'s Factory. Detroit, May 11. Fourteen thousand motor workers have been rendered idle by the closing of the Buick Motor Co.'s factory at Flint. Michigan, as the result of a "walk-out" of 5,000 union employees of the Fisher Body Co., which makes
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    WAR DEBTS.
    117 11 No Rigid Policy Laid Down In U.S. Washington, May 12. It is authoritatively stated at the White House that the United States is willing to enter discussions as regards war debt revision with indi\idual nations, but will refuse to join any general debt conference. Despite the authoritative information
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    BRUSSELS EXHIBITION.
    70 11 Britain Among Those Taking Part. Rugby, May 10. In view of the Importance of next year's international universal exhibition at Brussels, both commercially and practically, Government has decided to participate and the Belgian Government has been Informed of this decision. It Is the intention of the British Government
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    R.A.F. FLIGHT.
    56 11 British Machines Going To Canada. Rugby, May 10. Sir Phillip Sassoon stated in the House of Commons today that the British Air Minister, on the invitation of His Majesty's Government In Canada, had arranged that a flight of four Fury aircraft would take part in the centenary celebrations
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    QUICKER PROMOTION IN ARMY.
    92 11 Italian Plan To Aid Efficiency. Rome, May 11. Aiming at quicker promotion for efficient young officers, an Army Bill drafted by order of Slgnor Mussolini was tabled in the Chamber today. The Bill provides for compulsory yearly vacations, practically amounting to retirement of a large number
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    WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.!
    156 11 A Demented Youth's Escapade. Vienna, May 11. Seventeen-year-old Hans Guenther, who Is believed to be of unsound mind, started from Dresden on May 5 declaring his intention to make an attempt on the life of Dr. Dollfuss. The German police Immediately Issued a warrant for his arrest, but
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    SYMPATHY FOR INSULL.
    65 11 Being Persecuted Beyond Understanding." Chicago, May 11. On the eve of Samuel Insult's arraignment here, the Insull defence opened at Alturas, California, a mountainous township of 2,000 inhabitants, who held a mass meeting urging a national Insull defence campaign and passed a resolution "bitterly protesting against the
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    WHITSUNTIDE RECESS.
    26 11 Rugby, May 10. The House of Commons will adjourn for the Whitsuntide recess on May 18 and will reassemble on May 29.— British Wireless.
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    TYRES TO COST MORE.
    229 11 Expected Increase Due To Rising Rubber Price. NATIVE OUTPUT Netherlands Indian Export Duty. London, May 12. It is foreshadowed that motor-car tyre prices will be increased from between 5 per cent, to 12 Vi per cent, from May 14 due to the rising price of rubber.
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    GEN. HERRERA MISSING
    94 11 Warrant For Arrest Of ExCuban War Secretary. New York, May 12. On the request of the Cuban ConsulGeneral, a warrant has been issued lor, the arrest of Alberto Herrera Franehl, better known as Gen. Herrera, exSecretary of War in Cuba, on a chargei of murder. This charge
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    U.S. RECOVERY FUND.
    67 11 Further Appropriation Of $132,000,000. Washington. May 12. President Roosevelt and his immediate assistants have agreed to a supplementary appropriation measure fo« $1,322,000,000 for general recovery funds instead of $150,000,000, which had previously been contemplated by Mr, Roosevelt, In order to secure a balanced budget It has also
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    MISS JEAN BATTEN.
    33 11 Rugby, May 10. I Miss Jean Batten, in continuation ofl her England— Australia solo fligntS landed at Cyprus early this afterno-rB and left under favourable weather fol Damascus— British Wireless.
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    Strengthening Defences Qq Australia!
    222 11 Melbourne, May 1. I Some of the more Important recommendations of the Singapore Naval .Conference and of Admiral Sir Fredi eric Dreyer following his subsequent I special visit to Port Darwin are believ- i ed to be included In a comprehensive 1 scheme for strengthening the
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    SMELTING OF SIAM'S TIN OUTPUT.
    380 12 RUMOURED JAPANESE PLANS. No Credence For Cochin China Plant Report. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 12. It is stated here that In a comparatively short time another blow will be ■truck at one of Malaya's leading Industries. This time the blow falls from Siam
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    MR. F. S. DRAGE.
    140 12 Twenty Years In Sarawak Government. The death occurred in the General Hospital last night of Mr. Frederic Sheldon Drage, one time in the service of the Sarawak Government. Seventy-two years of age and active to the last, Mr. Drage was a wellknown figure i and about
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    SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
    97 12 Counter Charges Struck Out. A charge of defamation of charac- j *er against Mr. Jacob Blecker, manager j of Franz Isako's Circus, and Mrs. Blecker. Instituted by Mrs. Jeni Woelz, I a local business woman, was withdrawn before Mr. C. H. Whi"on in thej police court
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    MISSING ORNAMENTS.
    66 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 7. As a sequel to the loss of four gold ornaments from the 81kh Temple at Seremban, a Sikh named Blhara Singh, appeared before the Seremban magistrate today to answer a charge Of being found In possession of the ornaments. After evidence
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    ALLEGED CULPABLE HOMICIDE.
    453 12 Indians On Trial At Assizes. Charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death of a man named Rahman, two Tamils, Tharmalingam and Singaram, claimed trial at the Singapore Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Gerahty, IK.C. Mr. W. B. O'Connor appeared for both the
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    34 12 Sun dried foods are said to be much superior to artificially dried foods. Large quantities of food in dried in Singapore every sunny day. The "stretchers" facilitate quick removal in the event of rain.
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    OTHER CHARGES.
    282 12 After Youth Pleads Guilty To Cheating. Clifford Hogan. the 19-year-old Eurasian youth who was charged in the police court .ast week with cheatIng Miss Mabel Wlckmar, of the French Convent, in respect of $1,005, made a third appearance before vir J. M. Brander yesterday. Detective-Inspector J. Tolmie, In
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    SALES AND THE "SLOGAN"
    398 12 RETAIL ADVERTISING— IT By Sir Charles Higham. Personal contact between salesman and purchaser paves the way to satisfactory sales. To establish that relationship is the duty of advertising. The desired end Is not, however, one that can be attained as it would be in everyday life.
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    900 RECRUITS WANTED.
    48 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. May 6. According to the Bataviassch Nicuwsblad 900 native soldiers are to be recruited shortly. This recruitment is because a large number of native soldiers, who were recruited in 1914 in connection with the world war. will soon be pensioned
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    MR. C. B. COOPER
    55 12 There will be a reference to the late Mr. C. B. Cooper in the Supreme Court, Johore Bahru, at 10.30 tomorrow morning. Poet Srimat N. K. Bharati will deliver a lecture in Tamil on "The Message of Saint Sundaramoorthy" at the Hindu Temple, Ceylon Road, Katong,
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    PIECEGOODS QUOTA IN THE F.M.S.
    317 12 Trade Anticipates "New Life" For British Cloth. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 11. Dealers here are strongly In favour of a quota on all foreign imported cotton goods. The enforcement of the quota in the F.M.S. will mean a new life for British
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    PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY.
    230 12 New Legislation in Selangor. A bill to improve the pineapple industry is about to be introduced in the Selangor State Council. The bill gives effect to certain recommendations contained in the report of the Pineapple Conference. To give effect to these purposes the bill provides that pineapple factories
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    SALE OF LAND.
    118 12 Appeal Against Decision Fails. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 11. Arising out of a suit In which certain land in Seremban was sold by auction, the appeal of K. Arumugam, In which Mr. J. K. R. Leonard was cited as respondent, was dismissed with costs
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    SUM'S ARMY.
    79 12 Rewards For Knowledge And Capabilities. The Assistant Commander-in-chief of the Siamese Army has Issued an order to the officers that they are required to be up to the mark in knowledge, capabilities, etiquette, strength of body and mind. The officers outstanding In those respects #111 be sent abroad,
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    725 12 MALAYA AND COTTON QUOTA. Malaya, as we stressed in the course of an article on this subject lats week, is in a peculiar position in more respects than one and in the message from the Secretary of etate to the High Commissioner it is shown
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    OFFICE BEARERS
    104 12 The Selangor Government Servants' Co-Operate Thrift and Loan Society Limited. Office bearers for 1934, are Mr. O. P. Bradney, (president). Mr. E. P. Stephenson, (vice president). Mr. C. O. Sollls, M.A., (vice president), Mr. M W. Navaratnam (chairman), Mr. K Ponnudural (hon. secretary), Mr. Valtllingam (hon. treasurer), Mr.
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    TWO MEN & TWO WOMEN ON CAPITAL CHARGE.
    1151 13 TWO MEN TWO WOMEN ON CAPITAL CHARGE. Sikh Constable's Death After Drinking Party. Before Mr. J. M. Brander In the police court yesterday, the preliminary inquiry began Into a charge of murder by administering arsenic poison against two Sikhs. Sadhu Singh and Hardlt Singh and two women Harbons Kaur and
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    204 13 Mr. Richard Ashworth, a popular local sportsman, was married to Miss Isabel Holmes daughter of the Rev. Canon and Mrs. E. L. Holmes, of Milton Ernest, Beds., at the St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday afternoon. The bridegroom is a son of the late Mr. H. A. Ashworth and Mrs. Ashworth, of
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    SIKH TO APPEAL.
    84 13 Alleged Retention Of Stolen Property. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 11 The Sikh Temple case ended here today when Behira Singh, who was charged with dishonestly retaining stolen property, namely four gold ornaments from the Temple, was sentenced to nine month's imprisonment Mr. S. N. Dutt
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    AFTER PAY-DAY.
    100 13 Rail Workers May Strike Again. It will be remembered that when the railway strike was settled last week, it was expected that the men would go out again after having drawn their wages which they would have lost had they not accepted the government's ultimatum, says the Malay
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    FAMILY SUPPORTED BY MOTHER-IN-LAW.
    293 13 Husband, Wife And Mistress. In the Supreme Court several bankruptcy matters were dealt with by Mr. Justice Prichard. Tan Heng Hoon, who is at present unemployed, in his public examination said that his liabilities of $4,000 were due to his brother-in-law. Bankrupt was an executor of
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    ATTACKED BY DOGS.
    79 13 Indian Mohammedan Sent To Hospital. Early this morning an Indian Mohammedan was set on by several dogs at Haig Road. On being taken to hospital he was found to have several bites on the right arm an-1 left hand. Shortly after midnight a Chinese was admitted to
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    35 13 His Excellency the High Commissioner has accepted the resignation of his commission with the privilege of retaining his rank and wearing the uniform of his corps of Lieut. -Col. N. J. A. Foster. 0.8.E.. M.C.
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    LORRY FATALITY.
    242 13 Judgment Reserved In Case Against Driver. Judgment was reserved by the Criminal District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday, in the case in which a Chinese lorry driver. Tan Ah Peow, is charged with causing death and causing hurt by a rash act. The accused was alleged to
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    EUROPEAN SEVERELY INJURED.
    155 13 Still Unconscious. MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENT AT ANDERSON BRIDGE. Mr. R. N. Jack, of Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd., met with a serious accident while motor cycling on Thursday night. He received a severe head wound and was admitted to the General "lospltal, where, on inquiry this morning
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    ANTI-OPIUM SOCY.
    268 13 Celebration Of First Anniversary. In 1906 a small group ot Chinese including the then Chinese Consul laid the foundation for an anti-opium movement in Malaya and started to organise a society known as the "Chin Woo Shan Shia." After a period of one month the committees of the
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    GRAVE CHARGE.
    62 13 Hire Car Driver Heavily Fined. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, May 10. A Chinese hire car driver, Lua Ah Tee, was fined $100 by the Taiping magistrate, Che Mustapha Albakri, for attempting to molest a woman passenger. The accused denied the allegations of the woman, a police constable
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    Promise Of More Interesting Racing At Bukit Tim ah Today.
    328 14 SELECTIONS BY OUR EXPERTS. Selections By Racing Correspondent Race No. 1: BLUE BIRD Vaswyne Blue Bluff. Race Ha. I: RANGOON Bay Laddie Legation. Race So. 3: ANGELU6 Canute Gallant Maggie. Race No. 4: HAPPY DATS U Triple Green Lady Agnes.
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    Marines Overwhelm Police.
    234 14 Marines 6; Police nil. f The Marine Department vastly improved their position In the second division yesterday by beating the Police by six clear goals. There was no doubt about the superiority of the Marines. They play well together and maintain a rapid pace. Their goals were
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    HARD GOING RESULTS IN SMALLER FIELDS.
    1076 14 Stone Penalty For Pacific Flight. GREAT MIRADOR BEING SAVED FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP? One of the surprises when toe scratchings were announced yesterday morning was that Great Miradnc had been withdrawn from the bis race, and this confirms the suggestion that this very fine hone,
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    73 14 The following are the results of tho Keppel Golf Club women's May spoon competition Ms. R. H. Wilson 48—12—31 Miss M. M. Hadley 45—12—33 Miss 8. Lucas 50—17—33 Mrs. Mosar 45—12—33 Mrs. R. E. Earle 44— 9—35 Mrs. E. A. Elder 48—13—35 Mrs. W. P. Douglas 45—
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    21 14 J- Vamarishi. the Japanese player who recently gave an exhibition in Singapore, taking part In the Hard -Courts championships at Bournemouth.
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    Malays' First Win Of The Season.
    752 14 Malaya .J; lado-Ceyloneae 1. As a result of the First Division match at Jalan Besar yesterday afternoon between the Malays and the Indo-Ceylonese the hitter are now firmly dug hi at the bottom of the First Division table, which position they look like maintaining
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    SINGAPORE TRIAL.
    171 14 Preparing For Next State Cricket Match. Captain Rose, Lieut. Bond. C. N. Reed Evan Wong and A. S. A. Jansen are unable to play in the trial match at the S.C.C. this week-end preliminary to the selection of the Singapore team to meet Negrl Sembllan during Whitsun. Jansen
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    118 14 Saturday. May U. Singapore Races: Third Day. Football: Malaya Cup Trial, Malayan Command, Tanglin; Oovt. League. Monopolies vs. Prisons, Outram Road. Cricket: Negrl Sembllan vs. Selangor. Seremben lit Day; Singapore State Trial, 8.C.C., Ist Day: S.R.C. vs. R.A.F, B.R.C. Sunday, May 13. Cricket: Negrl Sembilan vs. Selangor. Seremban.
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      Henry's Views On Home Football.
      666 15 A L. Henry, winner of the Malayan Breweries Ltd.'s "Best Footballer" competition, the prize for which was a four months' trip to England, returned to Malaya yesterday by the Rawalpindi. Interviewed by a Straits Times j reporter he said: "I have thoroughly enjoyed mysell. "I
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      RESULTS OF FIRST-CLASS CRICKET MATCHES.
      523 15 Gloucestershire opened their cham- i plonship programme with a splendid victory over Middlesex at headquarters, the fine bowling of Goddard having a lot to do with the final result, i I. A. R. Peebles, who seems to have recovered his form this season, took I
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      GREAT BRITAIN LOSE FOURSOMES.
      316 15 Walker Cup Match At St. Andrews. Great Britain lost three of the four foursomes played yesterday in the Walker Cup match against r.S.A. at St. Andrew's J. McLean and E. A. Mcßuvie being the only British pair to win. Tolley and Wethered, Great Britain's leading pair,
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    IRREGULARITIES IN STATE TENNIS TIE.
    451 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 11. The following Is the letter sent by the Hon. Secretary of the Selangor awn Tennis Association to J. B. Bon?, soecifying the irregularities of the match between him and Ong Ec Kong, the State champion, during their
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    Probables For Great Jubilee.
    181 15 London, May 11 The probable starters and Jockeys for the Great Jubilee Handicap UV4 miles), which will be run at Kempton tomorrow, are as follows: Mr. V. Kmanuel's STATESMAN (C. Smlrke). Lord Durham's SCARLET TIGER (B. Carslake). Mr. H. F. Clayton's DISARMAMENT (Bullock) Mr. G. H.
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    20 15 A. L. Henry, with Mr. B. L. HasUe. Pr«M*nt o« the SJUFJL, and Mr* Hastie at yesterday's First Division match.
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    COLONY vs. F.M.S.
    225 15 Teams For Annual Tennis, Matches. Although LJm Bong Soo will be an absentee the Colony will be able to put a useful lawn tennis team Into the field for the annual Guillemard Cup match against the Malay States, which lls to be played in Kuala Lumpur on
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    BILLIARDS.
    126 15 The third round of the Padmore Challenge Shield billiard tournament was- concluded last evening when j Tok Beng Wan (Amicable A, A.) was beaten by Gam Hock Hoe (U.C.F.A.), the scores being 300 to 280. In the second match P. Woodford (Cycle and Carriage Club) defeated Goh Guan Chua
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    STATE MATCH.
    254 15 Changes For Selangor's Visit To Serein ban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 11. Further changes have taken place in the personnel of the teams for the State cricket match here tomorrow between Negri Sembllan and Selangor. While these changes do not necessarily affect the strength of Selangor,
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      12 16 pointed bodice in navy-blue crepe, with draped vest of pale lemon -georgette.
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      MEDICAL.
      104 16 The speech is affected when the palate is split because it is impossible for the patient to shut off the mouth from the nose. Sounds escape, and this makes it hard to pronounce letters like B, D, For O. The first three letters sound like M and the fourth
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      IDEAS IN JEWELLERY.
      655 16 THE VOGUE OF THE CLIP. (From Our London Fashion Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, Apr. 19. ¥N the days when Society put up a little god known as Good Taste on a pedestal and worshipped it, there was one commandment that no woman who aspired to
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      RECIPES FOR OMELETTES.
      320 16 One of the great advantages of omelettes Is that they can be made and cooked quickly, five minutes at the most being necessary. Longer cooking only makes them tough and leathery. No special pan Is required. A cleaii frying pan does excellently. All kinds of savoury omelettes
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      THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP TO BABY.
      701 16 BY OUR NURSERY EXPERT. RESTFUL slumber is one of the most valuable things in Hie, as sufferers I from insomnia will readily testify. There are many reasons for sleeplessness, but a great deal can be done by every mother towards ensuring her child against
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      BANANAS.
      186 16 Now that more and more people are taking to vegetable meals, new vegetable dishes are in demand. They are hard to find, but perhaps it may be news to some people that bananas are delicious served as a vegetable, with chops or steak. All that is necessary is to
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      17 16 A useful informal evening frock in dark brown crepe de chine, with sleeves of frilled champagne-coloured chiffon.
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      WITH LEMONS.
      105 16 Often a dose of castor oil is the best medicine we can take. Unfortunately most of us detest it and avoid the dose If possible. So next time a dose of castor oil is ordered, take it this way. First warm a glass, and then squeeze a liberal
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    DR. RAJCHMANN'S REPORT ON CHINA.
    619 17 Should Grow otton And Be Self- Supporting. Shanghai, May 10. A report signed by Dr. Rajchmann, liaison officer be tween the League of Nations and the Nanking Government 'who left China recently for Geneva, has been released for publication. Dealing with the question of cotton
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    OFFICER MURDERED.
    71 17 Sequel To Trial Of Would-Be Regicides. Bucharest, May 5. Lieut. Tano. who gave the authorities information leading to the arrest and conviction of Col. Precup and his 12 associates in a plot against the dynasty, was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in the Transylvanian city of Klausenburg
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    COW RUNS AMOK.
    57 17 A cow, which escaped from Reading cattle market, overturned a milk float, smashing dozens of bottles. She then knocked down a woman, tossed a rag-and bone man Into the air. smashed a mowing machine, and damaged a motor-tractor. Eventually the cow rushed Into a school playing field
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    KUALA LUMPUR WIRELESS.
    117 17 The Malayan Amateur Radio Society, Kuala Lumpur, programme for Sunday evening. May 13: Sonata in G. Major Op 30 No JBeethoven Bergi Rachmaninoff and Fritx Krtisler. Symphony No. 2 in B. Minor, Boro- din London Symphony Orchestra. L'Arlesienrre Suite Bizet—Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Invitation to the Dance, Weber
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    MORE BABIES CAMPAIGN.
    80 17 Official Symbol For German Parents' League. Berlin, May 5. The new National League for Prolific Parents," In which the National Committee for Family Health Service was recently Incorporated, had the league Insignia approved on Thursday by the lome Minister, Herr Frlck, and by the Naat Party's national
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    73 17 Coveted Riding Trophy Won By Italian Team. Rome, May 7. The "Coppa Mussolini,'* the most coveted trophy of tbe International riding tournament now going on here, was won on Friday by the Italian team, "with the Oennans second and the Swiss third. A team must win the cup
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    SWADESHI MOVEMENT.
    193 19 Trichur. Apr. 20. Mr. B. Shiva Rao, in opening the Swadeshi exhibition at Trichur this afternoon obcerved that different people worked for the cause of Swadeshi from different standpoints. To some, Swadeshi was only a kind of self-im-posed tariff, and tariffs, as every one knew, were a well-known
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