The Straits Times, 14 May 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NBAHLY A CKNTOBY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934. PRICE 10 CENT* The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      241 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6181 >. VISIT i OUR NEW I SHOWROOMS. JPASKOE CO. ICORNWALL I HOUSE I 54. Orchmrd M- I \W ]«»v.no.Mi«iEL- [P^9 AftWRi&HTi. PtAe lv -c. I^TVj «BaL s buß»tisai?YOuvlMl»«u«iii\ i >»iino-|* r^no" Aw ai Jw»i> uNKiPI' fl **f<flft rOOr 000 p i>' 1 iT.wfMMmo /^4,iu',\yJ
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      222 1 ™j^*W **<4t41^J14 LENTHERIC fttl| E' /M tin T Exquisite H Fragrance. TO MAKE MORE COMPLETE LIFE'S JOYS AND SUCCESSES. W^ ALL LEITHERIC CREATIONS OBTAINABLE FROM l||ggs3p||^P SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR B^bW t I V B^B^BflH I i^B^BH ill ILV A^LV II M I B^BH I B^H CHOICE 1 LEGS OF PORK
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      514 2 P. k 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated hi England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SSRVICES PBKDJBTTLAB AHD ORDfNTAL 8 »L JO UNDBR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJBBTVS GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAO. SERVICE. OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore BRHAR 6.000 May 24 KAISAR-I-HIND 11.800
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      668 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. Cf-NRRAI. PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Naples. Mi ruin, I inlsn. Antwerp ■aUsraini ana Mlfnansgli. Vessels Tonnage Dob Saß I HAKOZAKI MARU 10,400 May 16 17 t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 29 SO HAKUSAN MARU 10.400 June 13 14 I HARUNA MARU 11,400
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      683 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated In Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENRAQKN From From Prom From B-pore Malacca Port Penang t lOPONIA M/ 5 US M/ 5 25/5 ttALSIA 12/8 13/8 18/6 15/6 BORTMOIA >/T 8/7 4/7 6/7 FIONIA 34/7 24/7 28/7 27/7
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      225 2 PRESTDENT LTNRR^ £71.12.FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. VIA AMERICA. Ttak rate Includes: (a) 2nd class passage Singapore te H«ag (b) TMsrast etass aerMS the PaeMe. (c) Ist ehtss ran across inwuws (d) TearM etaes AtlanUr m Ike new ana fa anas as. Manhattan or v. Wash■C*am NOTB: U passnge thiougn the
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      1228 2 JHR BLOB FUNNEL UNI (Oeeaa TBS HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Btoasa Skip O, LU, and China Mato.l (1831) LTD. o"*sasnir CO, Bteani Navigatl«n Oe, Ltd. THE CCNABD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO LTD S?S^S' A sAS 0 nIv?GA??ON L C?; Ma- THE SUN
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    ADMIRALTY COURT'S NEW TERM.
    1512 3 Sir Boyd Merriman Assumes Presidency. One may mark with a white stone the Easter law term, which opened recently for the Admiralty Court. It will be written down In history as one of those notable occasions for the court of which we have seen but six
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    WORST EVER.
    313 3 Depression And Cargo Ships. Sir F. Vernon Thomson, K.8.E., presiding at the annual meeting' of the King Lino, Ltd., said the four years following 1929 had been the worst In the modern history of cargo shipowning. The sea-borne trade of the world in 1933 was less than the
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    WORLD SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    139 3 Berlin, Friday. The demarche made by the Ministers of the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands to the British Ooverni ment In regard to the position of world shipping suggesting the laying-up of tonnage and opposing subsidies Is warmly approved by German shipping clrclej, according to a message
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    136 3 KHOEN HOEA, Dut. 811 tons, from Pontianak 14-5. for Pontlanak 16-5. REYNSL, Dut., 1.433 tons, from Cheribon 14-5. for BaUvia 15-5. NAM YONO, Brit., 769 tons, from Batavia 14-5. for Java and Ports 15-5. SOERABAYA, Dut.. 341 tons, from Palembang 13-5. for Palembang 15-5. OEMAS. Brit 73 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    127 3 Monday, May 14. Ship* alongiMe the WharTC* or expected to* arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf T. S. Cable, Slngkel, M. L. "Julia," Lcb. "Spartan." Tug "Rose." D. van Twlit, W. Bt. "Agnes I." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock
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      755 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FMS.) LLOYDS AGENTS:--BOOKING AGENT B, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, FJLS. RLTS, AND SIAM STATES PJULWAYS. TELEPHONE i Freight MSS Passafe MJI CANADIAN PACIFIC. (Incorporated in England) STEAMSHIPS LIMITED. STEAMSHIPS— RAILWAYS HOTELS— F.XP RESS. (Incorporated In England). REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE First Class From £106.4.6 Up Connecting
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      448 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England.? "ELLERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG VU Ports and Sues Caaal Due Sail* Steamer Spore Spore. CITY OF ATHENS May IS May 16 CITY OP HANKOW May 30 June 1 CITY OP EASTBOURNE June 14 June If 7er HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
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      101 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesten ly Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. ins. SunsUne temp. •F hrs. *P A'or Star 86 0.05 9.7 76 Sitiawan 88 0.01 4.2 74 K. Trengganu No report Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 5.9 73 Malacca 83 0.01 3.3 73 Singapore (Mt. Fabert 89 0.09
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      417 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Wbea applying lot an* position advertised lo these «*tamn» tend twpies ol tastlmoi uK Do not tend originals. WANTED, Lady Stenographer for Mercantile Office. Apply Box 671. Straits Times. WANTED. European Female Assistsnt for high class retail business. Commencing small salary. Apply 0.P.0. Box No. 664. WANTED, Asiatic
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      704 4 MOTOR VEHICLES FORD Victoria 1532 for sale, excel, eon. H. R. Aaron, 14, Robinson Rd. Phone 3464. WANTED comfortable car, late model, state make, H.P. gear, consumption, lowest cash price. Box No. 678, Straits Times. MORRIS OXFORD Saloon, first registered i Feb. 1930. In excellent running condition. $475 or near
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      616 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET Qround St First Floor, Robinson Road. Separately or together. United Engineers. TO LET. OFFICES at 4 and 4-A Prince ft top floor and No. 22, Raffles Mace. Lpply Koh Chew Kee. 129. KUUnery Road MODERN OFFICES TO LET IN LAIDLAW BUILDING Large, Medium and Small. Can
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      739 4 PUBLIC NOTICES ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC CO^ LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) NOTICE TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS. A new Telephone Directory Is now In course of preparation, and Telephone Subscribers are requested to advise the Company, by letter to the Manager, before May 15, of any altrrI atlon desired to
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      1515 4 TENDERS BUSINESS CARDS_ TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF TODDY. r— I D TENDERS are Invited for the supply of 0!.,, V? pure fresh toddy to the Government Toddy BEAUT* CREATIONS Shops in Singapore from the Ist July to th" TH 31st December, 1934. at the rate of 350 -A >.
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      184 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Fastage. Mootbly 3.M *M J 2.&J Quarterly S SM fU-M S 7.M H.lf Yearly JI7.M WM 915 M Yearly SS4.* |tt.M ftt.H NoU— OuUUtln cheqoes ihouM Include the asaal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instruction* for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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    R.A.F. "BEHIND THE SCENES."
    624 5 Empire Air Day. SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC. Nearly 50 R.A.F. stations of various kinds will be thrown open to the public on Empire Day, May 24, as part of the scheme, arranged by the Air League of the British Empire, to set apart one day
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      203 5 HOTELS IN AID OF THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY— A PAGEANT of "BEAUTY THROUGH THE AGES" AND EIGHT NEW CABARET NUMBERS AT RAFFLES HOTEL WEDNESDAY 16th at 10 p.m. (Special Extension to 2 a.m.) THURSDAY 17th at 6 p.m. AND SATURDAY 19th at 10 p.m. (Special Extension to 2 a.m.) RAFFLES
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      266 5 "EPOCH" THE Pioneers St Leaders of Quality M.C. Speakers. THE Inventors of the modern Permanent Magnet Moving Coil Speakers The Speakers with LIFELIKE TONF—Used by over 3.000 Talkie Theatres In England alone. 24 different type* to suit every purse tc purpose, each model (be lcadtr in K» own price class.
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      56 5 FOO WOONG Shanghai Tailor. Dresses of Newest Fashion. Moderate charges Best materials. 59 Stamford Road, Eu Court, Singapore. RADIO. PROOF OF SUPREMACY. EDDYSTCsIE CLIENTS include BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION H. M. WAR OFFICE H. M. POLICE CROWN AGENTS for the COLONIES. RADIO RESEARCH STATION AND LISTENERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. EDDYSTONE RADIO
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      238 5 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. TODAY. 6.20 a.m. 'Cello Recital. 6.50 Organ Recital. 7.90 Religious Service. 8.5 Weekly Newsletter. 11.50 Music by Schubert. 12.20 p.m. Sports Talk: "Four-flgurc Breaks" (Mr. Tom Newman). 12.35 The Aberaman Original Silver Band. 1.35 The
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      247 5 SINGAPORE. Following Is the wireless programme of Station "Z.H.L" Singapore (wavelength 49.9 m) (owned and operated by Radio Service Co.. of Malaya Ltd., 2, Orchard Road). TODAY. 6 p.m. Recorded music. 630 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel Dance Orchestra (directed by Dan Hopkins.) 6.45 News bulletin supplied by
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      184 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle !l 3DIEH B 4B 4 1 5 1 "FT ~JT I■♦ <> «7 H B""!! 5 1 H ~~"1I^ Hi 55 8~~ Hip Hi 55" *o (CLUESj ACROSS. 17. Loquacious persons 22. Paleness i %T° SET 10. Force onward S,£ lts 12. Belonging to me %7 f^i
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    £60,000,000 Spent In Beauty Parlours.
    324 6 The statement that £60.000.000 is spent annually in the "beauty parlours of London is made by Dr. H. A. Douthwaite. Assistant Physician to Guy's Hospital, in an address on "The Control of Obesity." A large proportion of this sum. declares Dr. Douthwaite. Is devoted to
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    MONEY TO BURN.
    70 6 Millions In Notes On Canton Bonfire. Canton. Apr. 26. Fifteen million dollars in Central Bank notes, which had been redeemed by the Provincial Bank, were burned In the electric power station yesterday before a number of representatives of public bodies. The bills Included $6,570,000 notes of $1
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    PAOSHAN SEA WALL.
    81 6 Partial Repairs To Be Made. The Klangsu Provincial Government has set aside $520,000 for partial repairs of the sea wall along the Paoshan coast. The walls are 500 11 in length and protect the coastal cities of Changshu. Taltsang, Proshan. Chuansha, Nanwei. Fenghsien. Sungklang an Chlnshan. As
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    BY ROCKET TO THE MOON.
    525 6 Radium "Motor." WELLSIAN SCHEME OF FRENCH SCIENTIST. Methods of getting to the moon and other planets by "rocket-bus" are discussed In a fascinating paper which Professor Isidore Bay has submitted to the Astronomical Society of Lyons, of which he is president M. Bay. whose speculations
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  • Correspondence.
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      COTTON QUOTA. To the Editor of tho Straits Times.
      568 6 Sir,— l should be glad If yov would afford me the opportunity ol commenting on the "one small still voice" crying out In your columns today. As a Lancashire cotton manufacturer whose trade Is largely confined, even today, to Eastern markets,
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      DENTISTS.
      431 6 To the Editor o the Straits Times Sir, In your issue of May 9 I read, under the heading "Dentists," a complaint against calling for tenders. It would appear that the writer Dens," is himself In danger of being struckoff the register of dental surgeons, if he is on
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      BRITISH JUSTICE.
      658 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your article on "British Justice" in your issue of today will be read with pride by a large number of full-blooded Britons in the Colony and in the hinterland. But, sir, are you not somewhat overdoing the encomiums of praise
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      164 6 ANNOUNCEMENT REMINGTON RAND INC. (Incorporated In U.5.A.,) The largest organization in the World exclusively devoted to the manufacture and sal of office APPLIANCES. Remington Rand Inc. (Incorporated in U.S.A.), beg to announce that they have opened their own office in Union Building, Singapore. The Company is now able to meet
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      181 6 Since 1925 The Leaders in Malaya KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH QUALITY ATTRACTIVE HIRE PURCHASE TERMS REPURCHASE CONTRACTS MONTHLY RENTALS MALAYAN MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT CO. 14, ROBINSON ROAD. ORIENTAL GOVERNMENT SECURITY Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Incorporated in India 1874. HEAD OFFICE:— BOMBAY. 1932 RESULTS New Business: 29,982 Policies Assuring
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    SINGAPORE MARKSMEN IN FORM.
    386 7 Excellent Practice Shoot The final practice in the Intsrport Shoot will be fired on Sunday, May 27. On the same day the Straits Settlements team will complete its cards in the Overseas 303 Full Range Postal Match organised by the National Rifle Association. It is open
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    BILLIARDS.
    88 7 Malayan Champion Defeated. No. 11 A Ramakrishnan May 11 In the first of the semi-finals of the Malayan Billiards Championship on Saturday Teo Chwee Hoe defeated the holder. Low Hock Kiat. 500 to 403. Th > winner made a break of 68 which is a record for the tournament.
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    Y.M.C.A. FOOTBALL.
    128 7 The following are Invited to play for the YM.C.A. in a friendly match against St. Joseph's Institution on j Monday. May 14, en St. Joseph's Ground at 5 p.m. J. Sanderson. Lee Kit Soon. Kee Yew Kock. Chan Ah Wing. Lim i Chwco Chwe?, Au Peck Kan. Yap
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    Cotoneaster Wins Jubilee At Kempton.
    84 7 London, May 12. Mr. E. T. Thornton-Smith's Cotoneaster won the Great Jubilee Handicap at Kempton to-day. Details Mr. E. T. Thornton-Smith's COTONEASTER (Nicoll) 1 Mr. G. H. Deane's THE BLUE BOY (Dick) 2 Lord Durham's SCARLET TIGER (Carslake) 3 Fourteen ran: Won by a neck
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    Baseball.
    461 7 The following were the results of major league baseball games. I New York, May 8. American League. Cleveland 0 3 0 > Philadelphia 2 6 0 i Cascarella pitched for Philadelphia.! St. Louis 3 9 2 New York 8 11 0 Burns (St. L.) aad Lazzerl (N.Y.) I hi'
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    MALAYA COMMAND TRIAL.
    327 7 Then were no goals in the second Malaya Cup trial played by the command at TanKlln on Saturday The standard of play was very high. Both Perry and Weekes were good in |Ml and, though Perry had a ■act! busier time than his counterpart, it must be
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      243 7 ■W^.^ 4UfcAJ <tAt ,^-rMB TAKE PUBLIC OPINION! fjft jafcmiMlagM*^ i r t sth night and >tin they com* THE FIRST PERFECT TALKIE produc td eitirely in Singapore and Malaya I burrs IH^KSfISfCn^BBI wF? RirHMnNn im^ yjV nl\jn m v n v vw mmml s and w^Q^L v«Hfi La. mSm HARRY
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      226 7 CHARITY PERFORMANCE IN AID OF ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL JACK BUCHANAN in "THAT'S A GOOD GIRL" ALSO "THREE LITTLE PIGS" (UNITED ARITISTS) (SELECTIONS WILL BE RENDERED BY THE POLICE I BAND FROM 5.3» TILL 6.15 t > I AT 9.IS— FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SPECTACULAR MUSICAL I TRIUMPH "BROADWAY THROUGH A
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    52 8 Rubber Mnrkrt .rri.ipond*nt > ■It 11 .11 kd ,|i,ul (lii to/towM ioei of 22' Qul.-t. Itul do»i d«»«n .IuNM. M SMI lII.UN I'ftK RSi— 1,. f...n<f..n fi 7/I«d.. 1 n 111 1 <t M.uk.l ,ti( ()ulc.t. Sfv, York, 12 t'l/l<; tt/l(; M.ul Weak. I M ,U WnrkH
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    PRODUCE.
    60 8 Mlj 11 iurn mhh Cube TOO ik r.ii; 700 2 00 2 90 Ijl 1 f 1 8 2 Id .1: 11 Al $101 I 1 SiOu 1 2 I W 1.. j %01 1 01 |..i ImK 11.10 $125 mill .1 $25 00 r: ibunfa i,v .t.n I,
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    AIR MAIL FROM JAVA.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATRS.
      87 8 iiioriilni'. SKIflNf.-. I ulon 3 mpnthH 1 flight Inn 0 days* Mght 2, I f 'domand" f man f 9 ant M s li Mntavla and Ronrahaya, demand R7U n, Mndrafl, Colombo, ami Hong Ko,.g, domAn.l 44 •iqw. domand 11 chal, domand 11..and ..and 18. 111 1 if
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      15 8 SmnlJ Volume Of RUMIfIMK. m, M,.v 11 |H R.hl.r,s 1,11 1 ,1 If
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      SAND DUNES PRACTICE.
      18 8 Prince (If Wales And The Happlno .n(ler»tOi)d 11.. i the Wei" arxi I Boat Song."
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        MINING.
        287 8 1 v ft ri A.ifltr*! Malay I i 1N HI ri ft ftnnjrrln Tin 37 S j ft ft ('hanjkat Tin ft ft Hiondorlan* t<. 10 "ifflni Tin O.M t)M t t Iforifr Fatt m n: r, n tin t,', 8'- life 7 7 t .t,!,.,u I tto t
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        GENERAL.
        149 8 fsuyeri Sellers. ir.l. hoffl, j.no <;.(),() r,.-,.0 to ...no n 1 I O.fo ami n ci iiuijoj) i: 10 'i H v. f.-i-n I'nll -i 22.75 I Onl (1.37 1 02' 2 :i I 2iJB 24.0 C in. i:t, ii mi.! s Maiik Mil tr.i 10 JO II 00
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        110 8 D EBENTURES AND LOANS. Singapore Municipal B p.c ft 10 *.|00.(:00 inn MKnom Singapore Municipal "f 1 (BB $7/000,000 108 tOKnom. Singapore Municipal ift til mi ...i if»n ft.flon.non i«B 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.r. of I'ift .-<! t'l«3 12,000.000 102 10't rmm sinsrftp,,., Municipal 3 ...1 i«».-;nf{f! $22,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        186 8 Fraaer and Co am) Lyall and EvntVn Quotation*. f-raswr A Co. ,mi,mi, (iii ifljah iff) MO 1.K0.-.1. 1.75 1.90 l.flg tin mo no A 111 l 1.80 1.7J5 1.88 I.RO 2f»o 'A I" 2.00 10 105 1.15 J I 158 OWI OHO 0 80 O'lO ()82'j 0 87'
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    29 8 -JAtefflrf -'hRKIi.,,. m. nantk.l h.M .'nding Vtrdnr.d.V 7 p in Mm 10 Api* !T ■Ui IRI SStt K flr< il Hb H M».. M 11 Bl.iim.l
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    EXCHANGES.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
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    MONEY ORDERS.
    8 8 M njii il $100 1 $mo
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES.
      552 9 Hope To Resume As ADividend Payer. The annual general meeting of Changkat Serdang Estates. Ltd., was held In the French Bank Bulding. Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. H. D. Mundell presided and others present were: Messrs. A. Especkerman, Wee Swee Hong, T. W. Marsh and R. Burns (for
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM. Britain Holding Her Own.
      321 9 Mr. Alfred Skeggs (Chairman of the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society)—"lt la gratifying to note that, so far as aggregate volume Is concerned. Great Britain Is relatively holding her own in world trade, and indeed has recovered her premier position as an exporting country."
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      INVESTMENTS LETTER.
      785 9 LESSON FROM STEVENSON SCHEME. London. May 1. The rubber market had been so anxious for restriction, and had been so eagerly anticipating it for a fortnight' past, that the scheme published over the week-end was bound to give some satisfaction. In point of fact, dealers see good reason
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    APRIL RUBBER OUTPUTS
    106 9 Evatt Co., report the following U list of outputs for the under-mentioned estates for the month of April, 1934 Output for Total to date April of current for Apr 193 4 financial Output' year 1933 lb. Mths. lb. lb. Brunei 33.000 10 335.500 Bukit Timah 11.345 2
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      621 9 BANKING. iIOMI KON(; SHANGHAI B/.NKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hong Kong) Tho liability of members Is limited to the extent uad In marner prescribed by Ordinance No. 0 of 1920 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital ?iO '22S-^2 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 He*erve Fluids: Slcilim- 6.500.00
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      311 9 MALAYA RUBBER^ STATISTICS Ocean shipments of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and revertex. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of April. 1934. in long tons. Sheet it Crepe Latex Concentrated Latex Revertex TOTAL Grand Destination Ex^i Transhipment Export Transhipment Export Transhipment Proper S.S. Malay
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      409 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BAMK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter 18S3) Paid Op Capital In COO.OOO shares of £5 eacl- £3.000.000 Reserve Fund 0.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bbbopagate, London. E.C.Z Agencies and Branches. Alor Star nolle Salgoi Am" tsar Ipoh Semaran<;
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    AMUSEMENTS
    97 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA Devil Tiger with Marlon Burns Sc Kane Richmond. 6.15 9.15. Him That's A Good Girl 6.15. Broadway Through A Keyhole. Also Chin Loo. 9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret Sailor's Luck Hell* Headquarters. ISAKO'S CIRCUS, Alison Road. Performance, 9.15 p.m. MARLBOROUGH Daku-Kl-Ladkl Hindustani Talkie. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 14. 1934. KUALA LUMPUR'S DISGRACE.
    853 10 Once again the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board has discussed the absence of a water-borne sewage disposal system In the Federal Capital. So much has been spoken and written on this subject during the past 15 years or more that
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
    344 10 Mr. G. G. Roberts, Assistant Auditor. Audit Department, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States has been granted six months' leave on full pay. The Rev. C. King, European Master. Malayan Educational Service, has been granted eight months' leave on full pay. Mr. L. D. Gammans, an Officer of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    579 10 THE HELPLESS LEAGUE. Once again the futility of endeavouring to put an end to fighting between nations by appeals or persuasion receives emphasis. For many months Bolivia and Paraguay have been at war over the disputed territory of the Gran Chaco. The League of Nations dictated,
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1016 10 INTEREST RATES. (By Gilbert C. Layton.) In this article Mr. Layton, the icell-known economic writer, analyses the conflicting influences whicfi will determine the rate of interest in its next phase. He suggests that posri-icar rates were abnormal and that, though conditions have greatly changed, the late-19tK-cen- tury
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    JAPANESE TRADE DELEGATES EXPLAIN POSITION.
    270 11 POLICY OF EXCLUSION DEPLORED. LESS SPENDING POWER. Effect Of Import Quotas In The Colonies. London, May 9. Japanese competition was discussed at length at a meeting of the International Cotton Spinners' Federation in London loda) The members listened to the Japanese delegates' explanation of their
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    "THE LITTLE FELLOWS."
    83 11 R Chief Finds Them Too I roubieaome. hlnfton, May 12. .mcd "to io I with lvi in any longer tb indonmi ni mull i (he N.R.A. < Industrie*, representing IS per recovery programme have i. ing up 85 per cent of N.R.A. ud iunds cplalned that tush
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    STRIKES SPREADING.
    184 11 Rioting In American Ports. New York, May 11 Striking longshoremen have been involved in serious righting In a number of ports. At Oalvt-ston, Texas, oi c was killed and one wounded when longshoremen came Into collision with guards of the Clyde Mallory Line. Three of the guards were
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    TYRE PRICES.
    56 11 Akron Companies Announce Immediate Increase. Akron, May 11. An immediate price increase up to 15 per cent, for third and fourth grade tyres is announced bj the major rubber companies. Reuter Wireless. It was foreshadowed in London on Saturday that tyre prices in Great Britain would be increased
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    SIR EDWARD ELGAR.
    30 11 Loui'mii, I lay 11. The will ut tin. lata Sir Edward El- er and Master of t tie Kings M.i i. k, has been proved, t: 13,934.
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    JAMAICA'S GOVERNOR.
    13 11 JAM A ICA'S GOVERNOR. London, May 11. Sir Edward Hrandis Denhain has Wireless
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    League Report On Gran Chaco War.
    110 11 iinil Bolivia would ku.. il othi is Qm. i by tini hat American and I European countries are supplying the I iiioßi up to date armaments to both j belligerents, who do not produce armin any quantity themselves. Un report declares that the only
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    NEW ARISTOCRACY.
    98 11 "Notable Of The Soviet Union." M..s» ow, May 13. The Znat (Notable) of the Soviet Union in the title of the new grade of the Russian Communist Society to which distinguished workers of tht revolutionary cause and holders of Soviet titles will belong. Prominent members of the new
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    INVASION OF DEATH DEALING FLIES.
    221 11 People In Panic. PROTECTIVE BONFIRES DO MORE DAMAGE. Belgrade, May 11. Panic is rapidly spreading among the inhabitants of the eastern pro vlnces of Jug. wing the Invasion oi horde* oJ death-dealing flics called the golubat. I Hundreds of people, especially children, are seriously 111
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    DISMISSAL WANTED.
    128 11 Japan League Adviser To China. London, May 12. Japan is understood to be bringing pressure on the members of the China Committee of the League to procure the dismissal of Dr. Rajchman (the Uaiaon officer between the League of Nations and the Nanking Government, tatei tin Ne» Chronicle
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    ARABIAN TRUCE.
    79 11 Imam Agrees To Saudi Conditions Jeddah, May 13. The Saudi Government aiiiiiuiiui (i a truce with the Imam of Yemen. The Saudi Govarnmeot'f statement says that the Imam has agreed to carry out the Saudi conditi. mediately and adds that negotiation. will soon begin with regard to the
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    ERNST THAELMANN.
    75 11 To Be Tried In Berlin For High Treason. Berlin, May 11. Ernst Thai Imaua, former leader ol the German Communist Party, will shortly be tried In Berlin for high treason and alleged complicity In political murders. Ge.ii Goering recently announced that both Torgler, who fu acquitted at the
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    THE KING RIDES AGAIN.
    55 11 Half-Hour's Exercise In Rotten Row. l.uiidon, Muy The King was out riding In Rotten Row soon after 8 o'clock this morning. He was In the saddle for about half an 11..mi1 1. .mi It is a long time since His 'Majesty has taken riding exercise In
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    Singapore Naval Base Purely Defensive.
    140 11 Tokio, May 11. An assurance that the Singapore Naval Base was purely defensive was given by Mr. J. G. Latham, to Mr. Koki Ilirota, Japanese Foreign Minister, during conversations in the presence of Mr. Dud, the liritibh Charge d'Affaires, which are described in the press
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    BRAZILIANS ATTACK JAPANESE.
    74 11 Five Killed In Feud Over Gift New York. May 11. Five Japanese were killed anu sixteen wounded in an attack on the Jap tUcniLiit ot Tlete, Sao Paulo, by Brazilian farmers, according to the Rio de Janeiro correspondent of the New York Times The report states that
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    LOSS OF 57,000,000 MARKS.
    90 11 Bad Year For Electric Co. In Cermany. Berlin, May 9. The report of the General Enectrical Co, for the last year read at today's general meeting shows a total loss of 57,000,000 marks. The chairman explained that foreign business was extremely bad during the year and
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    108 11 Because the daj was Friday, and the date was the thirteenth, the Thirteen Club, an organisation which exists lor the purpose of defying super *tiUun, met for luncheon in the Bavoy Hotel, London, on A»r. 13. At the luncheon, which U only held when the thirteenth day ml the month
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    COLD COVER FALLS.
    28 11 Berlin, May 0. The Reichsbank gold cover made a further fall of 21,000,000 marks last week and Is now only 5.4 per cent— Reuter Wireless.
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    N.I. NATIVE RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    69 11 Enforcing Distribution Of The Quota. The Hague May 12. It is understood that a temporary export duty on native rubber production Is being imposed by tin of Netherlands India win. v. of enforcing the distriu quota between plantation and native production The Government is resolutely determined
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    FORMER O.G.P.U. CHIEF.
    100 11 Kurial In Kremlin After Cremation. Moscow. May 13 Ten thousand people packed the Ked this afternoon when thi of Menjlnsiy, the O.G.P.U. chief, were buried in a niche in the wall of the Kremlin. The urn was carried in a jitter borne by high officials ol the
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    WAR ON CRIME.
    60 11 More Machine-Guns For I.S. Detectives. Washington, May 14. A war chest of between $2,500,000 to $3,000,000 with which to equip the Federal detective forces Is ium to be under consideration of the department of Justice. This scheme Involves un addition ol 270 men to the forces, and
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    SEVEN KILLED.
    66 11 Raring Car Dashes Into Crowd. K.mulnebleau, May 14 Six spectators were killed aiid nvt I injured when a Bugattl car, engaged In a lull climbing mutest and driven by a mill under the pseudonym of Eric Lora, dashed Into a crow... to a dog running In iron which
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    RUBBER CONTROL SCHEME
    3518 11 Mr. J.G. Hay's Explanatory Speech In Full. "THE ARCHITECT" "Fair And Equitable Price 7d. To 8d. M (liom Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 1. Mr. J. (J. Ha>, who is generally considered to be the architect of the rubber regulation scheme, today adrli, the shareholders of the
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    R.A.F. PLANES RETURN FROM 4000-MILE FLIGHT.
    566 12 R.A.F. PLANES RETURN FROM 4000- MILE FLIGHT. Career Of No. 205 Squadron Ended. The career of the Southam ton flying boats of No. 205 Squadron. R.A.K., Singapore, came to an et 1 yesterday with the completion of their 4.000-mile trip to Hong Koi g and back, via Borneo, the Philippine
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY
    166 12 Malacca Celebrations Arrangement. A military parade will be held on June 4 on the Malacca New V. gh School Playing Fields. The Resic ;nt Councillor. Malacca, will take he Salute at 8 o'clock. A guard of hor nir will be supplied by ex-Servlcemen. The following troops will take
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    MR. F. S. DRAGE.
    112 12 Funeral At Bidadar Cemetery. The funeral of Mr. Frederic Shel lon Drage took place at Bidadari Cemc ;ry on Saturday afternoon. The en. Archdeacon Graham White took ;he service. Among those at the grave Ide besides the san, daughter-in- aw and grand-daughter, were the fol] wing:
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    NEW COURT.
    106 12 Opened At Mantin Village. (From Our Own Correspondent. Seremban May 1 A court house has been opened at Mantin Village, ten miles from 1 ;re on the main road to Kuala Lum] ur. Minor oilences will be tried t -rp once a fortnight. The magistrate and court int
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    MRS. J. T. L. GIFFENING.
    185 12 Death At General Hospital. The death occurred at the General Hospital early yesterday morning of i Mrs. J. T. L. Giffening after a short i illness. Mrs. Giffening who was well known in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, was 162.1 62. She leaves her husband, who
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    " PROSPERITY."
    109 12 PROSPERITY." Taiping Amateurs In Non-Stop Revue. (From Our Own Correspondent > Taiping. May 11. "Piosperity" is the title of a nonstop revue which an anthusiastic party lof amateurs will produce at Taiping en May 26. The company who are producing have chosen for themselves the name of Gold Diggers." Practically
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    43 12 i The annual general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, which was originally fixed for tomorrow night, has been postponed and will now take place in the Singa- pore Exchange Rooms at 5 p.m. on Monday. May 28. I
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    PLAYING GROUND.
    43 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 8. The official opening of the Seremban children's playing ground, which had been postponed owing to rain, will now take place on Thursday at 5. The playground has been given by the Seremban Rotary Club.
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    104 12 The wedding took place at St. Andrews' Cathedral on Saturday, the Rev. L. St. G. Petter officiating, of Mr. E. Blomfleld of Dunlop Rubber Plantations, Negri Sembilan. and Miss E. Fisher of London, who arrived from home on Friday. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. R. H. Macnlven. of Dunlop
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    HONESTY IS THE ONLY POLICY THAT PAYS
    444 12  -  Sir Charles High am RETAIL ADVERTISING— III By The advertiser who does not tell the truth Is paving his way to the bankruptcy courts. It is a curious fact that the public soon detects insincerity In an announcement. In any case, the first
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    BENCH AND BAR PAY TRIBUTE.
    745 12 Mr. C. B. Cooper. A CLEVER BARRISTER A WELL LIKED MAN. Members of the Bar In Johore and Singapore Joined together to pay thentribute to Mr. C. B. Cooper In the Supreme Court, Johore, yesterday morning. Mr. M. Ismail. Senior member of the Johore Bar,
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    CHINESE PAINTINGS.
    71 12 Exhibition Being Held In Moscow. Moscow. Apr. 25. An exhibition of modern Chinese I paintings and drawings organised by j VOKS was opened this month in Moscow, Approximately 350 objects collected, by the famous Chinese painter, Mr.l Hsu Pal-hun, head of the Nanking School of Painting, who accompanies
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    30 12 Mr. R. P. Rajasooriya, barrister at law, who was admitted into the local Bar a few days ago, has joined the legal firm of Mr. K. K. Benjamin, Kuala Lumpur.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    816 12 POSTAL ADDRESS VAGARIES. You will appreciate. I think, thar this Is not a particularly easy parish to which to minister effectively. To mention only one difficulty, systematic parochial visitation is well-nigh impossible to carry out on the scale on which it is done at home,
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    ORCHARD ROAD FATALITY INQUEST.
    477 13 Driver Criticised. CORONER AND SPEED OF CAR. When the adjourned inquest on Chin Kee Fong, a 24-year-old Chinese, who was knocked down and killed by a motor-car In Orchard road, on April 12, was concluded on Saturday, the Singapora Coroner. Mr. W. G. Porter, said that
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    17 13 Judging from this snapshot taken at Bukit Timah on Saturday, these ladies failed t-j "spot" the winner.
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    MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
    348 13 The Hon. Dr. N. L. Clarke has been temporarily appointed as an Unofficial Member of the Executive Council S.S. Hajah Zeinun bintl Suleiman, the lady supervisor of Vernacular Girls' Schools in Johore, has returned from her pilgrimage u> Mecca, and will resume her duties this week. Dr
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    RAILWAY STATION BURNED DOWN.
    74 13 Mystery Fire Breaks Out In Early Morning. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 14. News has reached here that the fair- ly large railway station at Palekbang, on the Kelntan River, opposite the capital, Kota Bahru, to which a ferry service runs, was burnt down
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    FEROCIOUS DOG.
    96 13 Two People Bitten: Owner Fined. A dog-owner, Teng Heng Kiat, was fined $8 by Mr. C. H. Whltton, the police magistrate, this morning for allowing a ferocious dog to be at large without a muzzle. It was stated that the animal had bitten two persons in Tanjong Rhu
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    HENRY'S HOMECOMING.
    50 13 Enthusiastic Reception At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 14. Henry arrived this morning and was greeted by a huge crowd headed by the President of the Tamilians* Physlclal Culture Association. He will play I centre forward in the last state trial on Friday. I
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    KEDAH GAZETTE.
    91 13 Mr. W. G. Somerville has been seconded for service in Kedah and assumed duty as Acting Conservator of Forests, Kedah. on April, 13th. Mr. A. B. S. Boswell, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Malayan Forest Service, has been granted seven months and twenty-three days' leave on full pay. Haji
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    MALAYAN PROVIDENT FUND.
    78 13 The 15th annual general meeting of the Malayan Provident Fund was held on May 10, Mr S C. Colomb, the president, took the chair and referred to the encouraging increase in membership. The total admissions during the year were 229 against 301 in the previous year There
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    R.A.F. CHAPLAIN.
    37 13 A chaplain for the RAF. Base, Singapore, has been appointedHe is the Rev. John Jagoe, at present Chaplain at the RAF, College, CranW The Rev. Jagoe is expected to arrive in Singapore in the autumn.
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    CONCERT IN AID OF Y.W.C.A.
    237 13 Chief Secretary At Kuala Lumpur Show. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13. A concert arranged by Mrs. E. D. Butler in aid of the Young Women's Christian Association was held last light at the Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur's best talent was on the
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    CIGARETTE PICTURES.
    136 13 Man's Collection Of 500,000. Got any cigarette pictures, guvnor There is one man living In London who is asking this question hundreds of times a day. His answer is Yes, I've got half a million. He is Mr. Jack Hlckman, of Gunnersbury Park, and he has been collecting
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    PIECE GOODS QUOTAS.
    50 13 Penang Importers' Attitude. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 12. I understand that European importers of piecegoods in Penang have unanimously agreed to the principle of quotas on foreign piecegoods and have asked the European Chamber of Commerce here to support the resolution in the appropriate manner.
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    129 13 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending May 20:— Monday, May 14, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, S.RJ3. (v); Battery Parade, 5.30 pjn., Clifford Pier, Singappre Fortress Company RJ3. (v) Unit Parade, 5.15 pjn.. Headquarters, S.V.FJV., Unit Parade. Tuesday, May 15, 5.20 pjn., Headquarters, Singapore Volunteer Corps, Presentation
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    NORTH BORNEO RUBBER.
    37 13 At a recent committee meeting ol the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce Sandakan the Hon. Mr. F. W Pinnock was nominated as the Chamber's representative on the newlj formed Rubber Control Assessment Committee. V
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    WARSHIPS' VISIT.
    45 13 Two of H.M. ships will shortly visi Singapore on their way from the Chin: Station to England. They are th Caradoc which will be here from Ma; 19 until May 22 and the Calcutti which will be here on June 6 and 7.
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    20 13 At the next meeting of the Rotar Club on Wednesday Rotarian H. C Waser will address the club a "hotels."
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    15 13 Simplicity was the keynote of these two smart outfits seen at the races on Saturday.
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    " INVULNERABILITY."
    351 13 INVULNERABILITY." No Defence For Shooting A Man. If a person shoots at another in a vital part at short range and kills him, he is guilty of murder, even though both thought the deceased was I protected- by a charm and the shooting was at his Invitation. This ruling was
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    ACCUSED ILL.
    89 13 Assize Court Case Adjourned. When the case in which two Tamils, Tarmallngom and Slngaram, who stand charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, by causing the death of Rahman, was mentioned in the assize court this morning before Mr. Justice Gerahty and a common Jury, the acting
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    WITH LEAKING TANK.|
    199 13 WITH LEAKING TANK. Chinese Aviators Fly From Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Ong Ec Lim, the first Chines 3 aeroplane owner in Malaya, liew to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for the races with his brother, Mr. Ong Ec Kong, a well-known Selangor tennis player, and* a pilot. The three flew
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    AMBULANCE CASES.
    135 13 Chinese Has Fingers Badly Crushed. A Chinese girl of 13 was knocked down in Buklt Timah Road yesterday afternoon by a Johore car said to have been driven by the Chief Police Officer, Muar. She was taken to the General Hospital suffering from an Injury to the head.
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    CHINESE WEDDING.
    278 13 Mr. Wong Quek Boon And Miss Quan Cheng Neo. Over 500 guests attended the wedding of Mr. Wong Quek Boon, aaest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Sect Lin. and Miss Quan Cheng Neo, the third daughter of Madam Tan Chong Thyc. at the Victcrla Bridge School Jalan
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    PAY DAY FLUTTER.
    69 13 (From Our Own Correspondent. Taiping, May 12. "Why do you gamble when you earn only a few dollars a month," ask*?d the Taiping magistrate. Che Mustapha Albakri, of six Tamil estate coolies who were produced on a charge ol gambling. Accused: "Because we ha>l a few drinks
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      SENSATION AT MANILA GAMES.
      490 14 Running Found To Be Short, Manila. May 13. A sensation was caused by tti» Japanese delegation, who measured the running track and found it to be eight milimetres short of the regulation distance. Thereupon, the Japanese threatened U withdraw from the track events bat the dispute
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    WEAK SINGAPORE SIDE TO MEET NEGRI.
    2632 14 MALAYAN CRICKET. Ponniah And Pearse Do Well In Trial. After the trial match yesterday thei the following were chosen to represent Singapore vs. Negri Sembilan at Seremban on May 19, 20 and 21. O. Carr (SCO, v. Ponniah (P.W.D.), K. Muthucumaru (Ceylon SO, F.
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    MAX SCHMELING.
    29 14 Draws With Uzcudun At Barcelona. Barcelona, May 13. PaoUno Uccndnn drew with Max Schmelint, the former heavywefeht champion of the world, over 12 rounds here tonlrht— Beater.
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    M.C.C. Score Well Against Australians.
    536 14 London, May 12. Lord's: The Australians commenced their first serious match today when they opposed the M.C.C. at Lord's. The M.C.C. took first Innings and at the close of play had scored 341 tot seven wickets. Patsy Hendren, who is now 45 years old, showed
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    16 14 Mrs. Chamier, xvith her crew, who won the women's yacht race at the R.S.Y.C. on Saturday.
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    Mowgli Wins Women's Race At R.S.Y.C.
    208 14 Mowgli Wins Women 's Race At R.S.Y.C. Mowgli. sailed by Mrs. Chamier, won the honours at the final race of the series for the Denis Santry Ladies' Challenge Cup at the R.S.Y.C. on Saturday. She thus soared ahead on points of Punai, her nearest rival. Six boats took the start,
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  • Low-Scoring State Match At Seremban—Matting Wicket Fails.
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      FIRST TIME FOR FIVE YEARS.
      1819 15 Negri Sembilan Beaten By Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 13. For the first time in five years, the Negrl-Sembllan-Selangor annual cricket I fixture was played to a finish today when Selangor emerged victors by five wickets. Records reveal that the game, had to
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    20 15 Ong t Ec Konr, for many years t'iie Selangor singles tennis champion has qualified for the final again this year.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    104 15 Monday, May 14. Football: Malaya Cup Trial, Malaya Command, Tanglin; Commercial Cup, Straits Times PJS.C vs. M.P.H., Anson Road; S.H.B. vi. Govt. Monopolies, 5.H.8.; Municipal Services vs. F and N "B," Jalan Besar. Tuesday, May 15. Football: First Division, RAF. vs. Malays Anson Road; Third Division "A. 1
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    FAVOURITES AGAIN.
    303 15 Epidemic Spreading To United States. Baltimore, May 12. Two odds-on favourites fought ani exciting finish in record time for the Preakness Stakes <9--' 2 furlongs for three-year-olds) this afternoon, the result being as follows HIGH QUEST 1 CAVALCADE DISCOVERY 3 Won by a neck neck betwee: second and
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    36 15 The final of the open mixed doub l tournament at the Singapore Crick-. Club will be played on Wedne day. May 23 followed by presentation of prizes for both the open and handicap events.
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    STORCH CUP TENNIS AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    686 15 Selangor's Narrow Victory Over Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13. The triangular Inter-State tennis tournament for the Storch Cup played today between Selangor, Perak and Negri Sembilan was won by Selangor after a close struggle w*th Perak. Selangor won five singles
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    SENIOR GOLFERS' SOCIETY HOLD REUNION.
    270 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13, The Senior Golfer's Society of Malaya held their annual reunion today, playing a match against the Selangor Gotf Club. The Society lust the match by eight games to six, the following belns the results (Society players mentioned
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
    134 15 It is notified that the first D-vistan match. Royal Air Force vs. Singapore I Recreation Club, fixed for Tuesday, has [been postponed to a date to be announced later. The watch. Royal Air Force vi. Malaya Football Association, postponed from Mar. 28, will be played at Anson Road
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    REFILL WINS IN NEARLY RECORD TIME.
    3121 16 Pacific Flight's Failure Over Seven Furlongs. CHRISTIE RIDES THREE WINNERS. It is a long time since there was such an enjoyable afternoon's racing as that on Saturday, the third day of tht Singapore Turf Club Governor's Cup meeting. The big event of the day—
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    LOCAL BASEBALL
    158 16 Chinese Score 15 Home Runs In One Innings. Before a fairly large crowd at the St. Joseph's ground yesterday, the Chinese Companion Athletic Association defeated the Nippon baseball team by scoring 18 runs to 14 runs with an innings In hand. The Japanese elected to bat first and
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    SULTAN'S CUP.
    293 16 Ipoh Chinese Win At Taiping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Thursday. The semi-nnal of the Sultan's Cup competition between the Ipoh Chinese and the Taiping Chinese was played here today and resulted In a win for the visitors by 3 matches to 1. The contest produced a very
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    WALKER CUP WON BY AMERICA.
    697 16 Great Britain Successful In Only Two Matches. London, May 12. Contrary to general expectations, the United States not only won the Walker Cup at St. Andrews today but won it by a most decisive margin, for, having won three of the four foursomes on Friday,
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    CHINESE ABROAD BUYING MORE HOME GOODS.
    834 17 Mr. Chen Kung-po's Plans To Expand Markets. That Chinese products were finding increasing favour with overseas Chinese is the gist of a message received by the Shanghai Chinese Chamber of Commerce from Mr. Chen Kung-po, Nanking Minister of Industry, who is now on a
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    POLITICAL REFUGEES.
    115 17 Plight Of Exiles From Germany. Geneva. May 5. A total of 62.400 Jews and Marxists have left Germany since the National Socialists' rise to power, according to a report publllshed here on Friday by the High Commission for Political Refugees. Of this total of refugees. 21.000 are living
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    WONDER PLANE.
    105 17 Under Construction At Leningrad. Leningrad, May 5. A stratospheric aeroplane, which is expected to develop a speed of 600 miles an hour at a height of 50.000 feet, is now under construction here. The machine is equipped with a 340 h.p. engine and is designed to reach an
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    BIGGEST ART SALE.
    53 17 Rugby, May 11. The biggest art sale since 1930 has been taking place at Christie's in London during the week where the famous Hirsch Brothers' collection of masterpieces was put up f»r auction. The sale has realised nearly £100,000 Buyers from all parts of the world are
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    DOCTORS FOR THE ARMY.
    413 17 5- Year Commissions. NEW CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. A Royal Warrant, published in a special Army Order, gives the new conditions under which commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps will, in future, be granted. These conditions give effect to the recommendations of the Fisher Committee on
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    CHELYUSKIN EPIC.
    75 17 Monument To Perpetuate Memory Of Rescue. Moscow, May 5. A monument in the shape of a huge iceberg hewn out in uralite will be erected on one of the capital's biggest squares to perpetuate the memory of the rescue of the Chelyuskin crew. The stone reproduction of an
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    YOUTHS REMANDED.
    69 17 Alleged Attempt To Kill A European. Bombay, May 9. When two Maharata youths were charged with the attempted assassination of Mr. Sweetland, a warrant officer of the Indian Army, the police alleged that the conspiracy to kill European officers was hatched at a small seaside town twelve miles
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    MR. W. E. COREY DEAD.
    31 17 Ex-President Of UJ3. Steel Corporation. New York, May 12. The death is announced of Mr. William Ellis Corey, ex-president of the United States Steel Corp. Reuter.
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    PALESTINE LOAN.
    40 17 Rugby, May 11. In the House of Commons a resolution authorising the Treasury to guarantee the principal and Interest of a loan not exceeding £2,000,000 to be raised by the Government of Palestine was agreed to.— British Wireless.
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    FIVE KILLED.
    37 17 Belgrade, May 9. Five people were killed and ten seriously injured in an explosion at a gunpowder factory at Tamnika. An electric globe broke and the pieces fell into the machinery, causing the explosion.—Reuter Wireless.
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    GERMANY'S WORKLESS.
    24 17 Berlin, May 9. Unemployment in Germany totals 2,609.000 contrasted with 5,331,000, thanks to the further decrease of 190,000 In April— Reuter Wireless.
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    FOR GERMAN GIRLS.
    140 17 "One Year* Kitchen Service." Berlin, May 8. "One year's kitchen service" for all German girls of the school class of 1934 as an, anti- unemployment measure is announced In a nation-wide appeal by the National Socialist women's organisations and the National Labour Bureau. Approved housewives may acquire
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    HINDENBURG PRIZE.
    81 17 Awarded To Air Gliding Expert. Hamburg. May 9. The first Hindenburg prize for the promotion of air gliding was handed to the youthful Peter Rledel Just as the winner stepped off the steamer on Tuesday on his return home from a South American glider tour with a picked
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    Britons In Treasure Hunt
    272 17 An expedition will leave England shortly for th •> Salvages, a group of islets in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles south of Madeira, to search for the treasure of Capt. Kldd, the notorious buccaneer, writes the Morecumbc correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Cmdr. Dawson Reed, who
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    GOVERNOR OF GENEVA.
    106 17 Banned From Speaking In Two Cantons. Geneva, May 7. The "scorpion- tongued" M. Leon Nicole, Socialist Governor of the Canton of Geneva, has been officially prohibited from speaking within the bounds of both the neighbouring Cantons of Berne and Walii:. These precedent-setting injunctions in a classic land
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    LEIPZIG BLAZE.
    102 17 Leipzig, .'.lay 5. Several factories, warehouses, and coal and timberyards were ravaged by the worst fire in many years, which started in a freight yard and spread with terrifying rapidity. All available fire-brigades, reinforced by detachments of Storm Troopers, were on the scene to fight the blaze, which
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    RELIEF FOR JOBLESS.
    63 19 Employment Agencies To Assist. Canton, May 3. The Provincial Government ordered the Civil Department and the Reconstruction Department yesterday to put into execution the proposal for relief of jobless, which was passed durii. the recent Provincial Kuomintang Representatives Conference. The main points of the proposal are to
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    Wrecked Air Liner Found After Two Years
    67 20 K^^Lf^J-^irXSi 1 ™T Y.\, >pp c£ e Jo-e whJeh »™>* months in the Andes Mountain*, from the time she left SantUro, Chile on July 16, 1932. The wreckage was discovered just below the Navarro Glacier, four miles south of Puente «Ui Inca, Argentina.
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    16 20 "MONAS QUEEN, built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, launched at Birkenhead. (Planet N.)
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    31 20 RAMON NOVARRO and his sister. Carmen Samianiego, a dancer who will accompany him to South Africa on his operatic concert tour. Miss Samianiego will be married on her return. (Planet N
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    14 20 TROOPS marching before the nations Capitol in Washington, D.C.. during Army Day celebrations there.
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    46 20 THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY, in Washington, D.C., which had been closed for the past 16 yean, has been completely renovated to house Alexander Troyanovsky, the first representative of the Russian Government to present credentials in 16 years in Washington. Troyanovsky is shown in his study. (P. N.)
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    12 20 HIHIK AC* WALK, in Bt. James Park, is being repair.*. (Planet N.)
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    12 20 FRENCH EX-SERVICEMEN from Dooal welcomed by British Legionaires la London. (Planet News.)
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    25 20 MBS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, wife of the American President, sampling noodle soap daring a visit to a school in the District of Colombia. (Planet News.)
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