The Straits Times, 17 May 1934

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    37 1 The Straits Times [■BTABUSHXD NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times ?W SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY. 17, 1934 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      138 1 Singapore: 78. Cecil st. (phone sist). [VISIT j OUR NEW SHOWROOMS. J I PASKOE CO. ICORNWALL I HOUSE Afl=r a Uc- eronins 5 d^ielnc J. J|_X^l AkI7AA The MM Windy cr Rainy no thine on no*e or face Weather cannot affect it. POWDER POUDRE TOKALON occASlo^s P^B All Day en
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      242 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). > FOR COURTIN' IN THE > J:^?*^jiU:::i^ moonlight throw /W A KYNOCH AROUND /—f YOUR NECK, FOR f A y /x TENNIS, SOCCER, RUGGER. SOUND THE MOON sense-plus effect. A KYNOCH SCARF AND YOU WEAR A "KYNOCH" SCARF ANDG'VE YOUR THROAT A TREAT.
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      547 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. OO UNDER CONTjUOT WITH HTB MA JBBTrrS GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN DIM Tonnage Spore BERAK 6,000 Ma; 34 KAIBAR-I-HIND 11.500
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      612 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. CENEKAI. PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseflks. I i.dl., Antwerp Rotterdam and MHWtsafiaga, Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t TERUKUNI MARU 13,000 May 29 30 HAKUSAN MARU 10.400 June 13 14 I HARUNA MARU 11,400 June 37 38 KATORI MARU 10,000 July 13
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      662 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., I LIMITED. (Incorporated m Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBUBO AND OOPENHAGKN From From From Wtocd B'pore Malacca Port Penang t MEONIA 23/8 22/8 9H% 25/5 ttALSIA 12/6 13/1 11/6 15/8 BORINOIA 3/7 3/7 4/7 6/7 PTONIA 34/7 14/7 2J./7 Tin t
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      223 2 PRESIT)ENT~^LINERS £71.12.FBOM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. VIA AMBBICA. This rats Includes: (a) tad class passage Singapore to B«ng Kaag. (a) Taarlat sums scram the Pacific (c) Ist class safl asssas America. (d) Tsarist class AUaatir Ba the new and bsgssav NOTE: If pawns through the Panama Canal Is deal ml a
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      1268 2 SHIPPING. THB BLOB FUNNEL LINK (Oeeaa THB HTM KHIOW STCAMBHIP CO, Steam Ship O, LM, and Ckau Motual (1931) LTD. Steam Navigailoa Co, Ltd. THB CUNARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAM6HIP CO.. LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE The SIAM
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    AEROPLANES FOR THE FAMILY.
    521 3 Growing Demand. MANY GOOD BRITISH TYPES. Cabin aeroplanes to seat two or three persons, in addition to the pilot, who may. of course, be the father of -the family, are increasing In popularity. They belong to a class in which British designers have successfully specialised, writes
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    JAMAICA RUM.
    154 3 Present Shortage On The Market. A shortage of Jamaica rum such as has not been experienced since the War is now being felt in England as a result of the great fire last year In which 7,000 puncheons were destroyed, and prices have risen in consequence. So far
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    OVERCHARGING REMEDY.
    102 3 Signor Mussolini Closes 87 Shops. In accordance with Signor V.ussollni'o instructions, all shopkeepers who have not adjusted prices to their customers' reduced salaries are being punished, states a Rome message. At Palermo *,he Prefect has closed 8"i shops for overcharging. These are 16 butchers' shops. 5 fishmongers. 11
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    V.C. 'SNAPS' INDIAN ROPE TRICK.
    324 3 Seen By Many Officers In 1917. A V.C.'s extraordinary eye-witness account of the Indian rope triek a feit which the occult committee of the Magic Circle decided has never been performed— was discovered recently in the archives of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, S.W.
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    PLAY AFTER BUSINESS.
    93 3 I Evening polo is to be started as an experiment by the three London polo clubs— Hurlingham, Ranelagh, and Roehampton. During the coming season six o'clock matches will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, to give business men an opportunity of playing at the end of their
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    175 3 PERAK. Brit.. 519 tons, from TeluJc Anson 17-5. for Trlui Ancon 18-5. TOBOALI Dut., 6«2 tons, from Kocdap 17-5, for Koedap 19-5. PATRAS. Dut.. 1.181 tons, from Soerabaya 17-5. ftfr Belawan Deli and Java 19-5. TOBA. Dut.. 632 tons, from M. Sabak 17-5, for M. Sabak 19-5. HUA
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    PASSENGERS.
    160 3 The following are passengers by the t -s. Sarpedon due in Singapore on Saturday Mrs. N. McNelll, Mr. L. C. Smith, Mr. L. T. Wakeford. Mr. H. C. R. Bloom (Hong Kong), Mr. F. H. Mottram (round voyage), Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ardron (Hong Kong), Mrs. V. Homer
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    THE ETIQUETTE OF FLAGS.
    482 3 Admiralty's Rules. THOSE WHO MAY FLY THEM. "If any distinctive colours except] the Red Ensign are hoisted upon any ship or boat belonging to a British Subject without warrant from the Admiralty, the master of the ship or boat, or the owner thereof, If on board
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    137 3 Thursday. May 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. ■EPFEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf T. S. Cable, M. L. "Julia," Lch. •Spartan," Tug "Rose," D. van Twist, W. Bt. "Agnes L" Tug "Trebover." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert
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      852 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in FJd S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:--BOOKING AGENTS, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. F.M.S. RLTB. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 6433 Passage S4SI CANADIAN PACIFIC. (Incorporated In England) BOMB VIA CANADA. Bong Kong to England 28 days. Hong Kong to Vancouver 15 days. Via SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA AND
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      505 3 ELLERMAN BUCKN4LL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In England.) "ELLERMAN" UNE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG Via Ports and Soei Canal Due Sails Steamer B'pore B'pore. CITY OP ATHENS In port May IT CITY OP HANKOW May 30 June 1 CITY OP EASTBOURNE June 14 June 18 For HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
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      113 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday, May 17. H. W. 1.31 p.m., 7 ft. 5 in. L. W. 6.50 a.m.. 2 in., 6.33 p.m., 4 ft 2 in. I ildajr. May 18. H. W. 12.34 am., 8 ft. 8 In., 2.10 p.m., 7 ft. 2 in. L. W. 7.2S a.m.. 6 in.. 7.6
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      67 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins. Sunshine temp. •F hrs. *P Alor Star 89 0.12 8.4 70 SUiawan 92 Nil 5.0 70 •K. Trengganu No report Bukit Jeram 89 0.01 8.1 72 Malacca 85 0.52 9.7 74 Singapore (Mt. Faber) 88 Nil 8.7
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      415 4 SITUATIONS VACANT Wkea applytag tot w paavttaa ad— wlaed to these eatanuM scad sopies at Urtinwnimls. D* art «eaa illgt—li WANTED European Chef for Ist Class GriM opening in August. Salary and Commission Reply Box No. 695, Straits Times. WANTED, for Kuala Lumpur store. Curopoan lady, experienced haberdashery, ribbons, laces.
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      650 4 MOTOR VEHICLES SINGER TOURER, 8 H.P, 1932, done 13.000 miles only. Genuine Buy. 690, 8. Time*. WANTED, second hand car In good condition. Apply 85, Cecil Street, Singapore. FORD Victoria 1932 for sale, excel, con. H. R. Aaron, 14, Robinson Rd. Phone 3464. FOR SALE FIAT 7 Seater In excellent
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      650 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET 1 OODOWNS. Read Btreet off River Valley Road. 4.000 to 30,000 square feet United Hiliimn limited. TO LBT, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A. Prince St. top floor and No. 32. Raffles Haee Apply Kon Chew Kee. 139. XUUnery Road. OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET Winchester House,
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      811 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks win be closed on Monday, May 31, Whit Monday (Bank Holiday). NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that L the undersigned PANO CHOON JIN of No. 41, Scotts Road, Singapore, have no further conncctfon or dealings with GOH YAM KIANG otherwise known as GOH AH
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      1069 4 AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of excellent design cross-grain pattern wax polished and black stained teak household furniture, including a fine toned cottage piano by O. Bechsteln, cabinet gramophone, crockery, glassware, etc. To be held at The Saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Sc Co, Ltd, No. 30, Chulia Street, On
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      181 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Portage. Monthly S 3.M I 4.M 6 ISO Quarterly B.M $U.M S 7.59 Half Yearly $17.0« $14.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 MB.OO $30.00 Note— OnUUUon che«aes should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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      243 5 HOTELS PROCEEDS TO CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY. TO-NIGHT at 6 P.M. PAGEANT AND 8 CABARET Q NUMBERS 0 AT RAFFLES HOTEL. Tickets $1.00. Children 50 cts. RAFFLES HOTEL AFTER DINNER DANCE formad 9.45 TO MIDNIGHT. ADELPHI HOTEL FAVOURITE DOWN TOWN HOTEL CONCERT FACING ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL DURING TIFFIN EVERY ROOM WITH
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      47 5 SO IS |F^^^^flß9HHHH^^PpH| etc. etc. etc. \V^l H^^hl H 1 L/ C3CJ RECEIVERS THE SIMPLEST RECEIVERS TO OPERATE YET GIVE THE BEST RESULTS. SOLE AGENTS RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA LTD. BROADCAST HOUSE, 7. JAVA STREET. 2, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. SOLE PROPRIETORS: STATION Z.H.I. SINGAPORE.
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      232 5 THE GIFT SHOP 33, Stamford Road. NOW OPEN. ROW OPEN. (No connection with any oUer 'Gift Shop' in Singapore) LADIES' HATS, ART JEWELLERY, and MILLINERY. latest creations from PARIS and LONDON. AGENT for the famous:— Cannon Hate. Lisierlyte Hats. (ompac Hats. The Ideal Hotue for suitable GUIs for Birthdays, etc.
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      398 5 KUALA LUMPUR PROGRAMME. Programme of gramophone records of the Malayan Amateur Radio Society (Kuala Lumpur), call sign Z Q E, wavelength 48.92m, for May 18. 7.00 p.m. (An all H.M.V. broadcast). Waltz, Voices of Spring Ferdy Kauffman and his Orchestra. Instrumental, A Keltic Lament Victor Olof Sextet. Waltz, The Skaters—
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      228 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. 17- Science of money 18. Dignity of a peer 1». Child's toy 4 keLSe Condition nescues 28 Sue 2" SSrrible Sptaelruby 13 Eyot Heluldress U. Sloping timber, %j^ e 2: n^U^rf. Btpenslve 23. Capital of Brazil 25. River boat 27 g£of Pl «et Solution Of
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      250 5 9.20 Dance records. 9 .40 Dutch National Anthem. SATURDAY, MAT 19. 7.50 Dutch National Anthem. 8 Children's half hour. 8.30 Records. 8.45 Rhythm Brothers' Jazzsongs." 9.5 Records. 9.15 Political Review by Mr. AIjtrlno. 9.35 Rhythm Brothers' J asssongs. 9.55 Dance records. 10.20 Dutch National Anthem SUNDAY, MAY 20. 7.50 p.m.
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      40 6 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) INVITE ENQUIRIES FOR ENGINES (CRUDE OIL FROM 3 i H.P. TO 24} H.P.) ELECTRICAL MACHINERY ACCESSORIES. PUMPS HAND AND POWER. AND GENERAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS. TEL. 5471. l-ra nisei's 101 VICTORIA S! I I
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      151 6 Since 1925 The Leader* in Malaya KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH QUALITY ATTRACTIVE HIRE PURCHASE TERMS RETCRCHASE CONTRACTS MONTHLY RENTALS MALAYAN MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT CO. 14, ROBINSON ROAD. CALCUTTA CHEMICAL CO., Ltfl. (Incorporated in India) 8, Rallies Chamber*, Singapore. Phone 4476. FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL
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    ATTRACT THE VISITORS TO MALAYA.
    799 7 Rotary Speech Suggestion. Attract the tourists, and do not let the country depend so much on tin and rubber for its subsistei.ee. This was the suggestion which Mr. H. O. Waser made when he addressed the Singapore Rotar. Club yesterday. To carry out his idea,
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      44 7 CAPITOL TO-DAY AT 3.15 6.15 9.15 AN UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS EVERY SHOW PACKED OUT SINCE OPENING AS HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GAIN ADMISSION WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL 3.15 MATINEES TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. 'USUAL MATINEES SAT. SUN.) nY ■JZsZPS^^p^^k^ s? LsV V*'''" A
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      35 7 V TOMORROW TIFFIN $1.00 j Cream Dubmrry Fish a la DorU Grilled Mutton Chop Green Peas and Fried Potatoes (old Meat and Salad Vanilla Ice Cream Cheese Fruit Coffee WATCH I DAILY MENU PHONE 4906.
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      289 7 OF INTEREST TO RESIDENTS OF KATONG, GAYLANG and JOO CHIAT OPENING OF NEW BRANCH OF If M A For the con-vonler.e? of our numerous Customers In Katong, Gaylan; and 100 Chiat, we take pleasure to announce that, COMMENCING FROM WEDNESDAY, 16th MAY 1934, Our new Branch Office will be opened
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      185 7 The year* greatest matical romance! Music that the whole world will be singing romance that everyone will thrill to! EDMUND LOWE and the new screen sensation ANN SOT HERN fjfil/ Released by Pavilion Ltd. You will soon be singing the glorious new song numbers "LETS FALL IN LOVE" LOVE IS
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    218 8 American Consumption Disappointment. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, May 17 Although American rubber consumption is still running at the 45,000 tons mark per month, earlier advices had indicated that the figure would have been nearer 50,000 tons for April, and on their publication yesterday the New York
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    PRODUCE.
    302 8 Singapore, May 17, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler 4.00 Java Cube 7.00 Hamburg Cube 7.00 White Muntok Pepper 34.50 White Pepper 33.50 Black Pepper 16.25 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundried 2.90 Copra, mixed 2.40 Small Flake Tapioca 4.60 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.50 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.75 Small Pearl Tapioca
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        436 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 6/6 37/6 43/6 15/2.07^ 34/9 9/0.53 Sellers, 16/2.15 35/6
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        GENERAL.
        282 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers, 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord, 0.80 0.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 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
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 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.
        364 8 Fraser and Co and Lyall and Evatfs Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 1.65 1.85 cd. 1.70 I.Bocd. Alor Gajah ($1) 1.05 1.15 J.OO 1.10 A. Hitam (|1) 1.60 1.75 1.60 1.70 A. Malay ($2) 2.90 3.10 2.90 3.10 A. Molek ($1) 1.05 1.15 1.00
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      213 8 The following are the exchange J 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,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      68 8 Noon, May 17. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 20y 8 21 (F. 0.8.) 21 21i/ 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers. June 21% 21% July-Sept. 217/ 8 22 Oct.-Dec. 221/2 22% Jan.-Mar. 23i/ 8 23 14 Tone of Market: Dull
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      MONFY ORDERS.
      102 8 The rate of Issue is Rs. 155=5100. The rate cf payment is Rs. 157=1100. The rate of payment is the rate current on the day of receipt of the Money Order Advice by the Straits Settlements Post Office. The rates of Issue of Money Orders drawn on the
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      39 8 From China and Japan by Ginyo Faru due at Singapore 6 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by President Adams due at Singapore daylight on Saturday. China and Japan by Talma due at Singapore on Saturday morning.
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      OUTWARD MAIL.
      41 8 Malls from Europe, (London mails dispatched Apr. 26), ex B. I. Rohna will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. and delivery by postmen will commence at the same time.
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      NETHERLAND AIR MAIL.
      21 8 The air mail dispatched from Singapore on May 10 was delivered in London on May 17 (7 days).
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      AIR MAIL.
      20 8 The air mail dispatched from Singapore on May 6 was delivered In London on May 16 (10 days).
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    EXCHANGES.
    88 8 Rugby, May 15. Foreign exchanges today wsre:— Amsterdam 7.53 Athens 530 sellers. Belgrade 225 Berlin 12.90 Bombay l/8«4 Brussels 21.84 Bucharest 510 Geneva 15.72% Buenos Aires 36% sellers official. Copenhagen 22.39% Helsingfors 226»4 Hong Kong l/tf/t Lisbon 110 Madrid 37 5/16 Milan 60 1/32 Montevideo 38 14 sellers, oflHal.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    135 8 Today. Western Australia (Gorgon) 3p m. Ceylon, Europe and Oreat Britain (Conte Verde) 3 p.m. Rangoon, Northern, Western and Eastern India, Aden, Egy.-t, Europe, Great Britain. Ireland. Canada and U.S.A. (Karagclai (B. I. Mail) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjang. Bengkalis, Salk. Pakan Baroe. Fort de Keck and Padan?
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    31 8 By S'por* I ui.tlni ;llx Roussel aroa aaehl lamat Apr 3 Apr p Apr. S Apr 21 Apr. 13 May Apr. 20 May hitral Mar. 30 Apr i
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      85 8 1 t THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON Head Office of th« ROW EXCtiANCE ASSURANCE INCQftPOftATeO A0X.J720 The Corporation *v founded over 210 year* ago and la the oldest composite Insurance Office In the World. The Hemd Office has occupied the above site In the heart of the City of London for
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      DIRECTORS' REPORTS OF AUSTRAL MALAY GROUP.
      1984 9 TIN COMPANIES' POSITION Below are directors' reports, for the year ended Dec. 31. 1933. of the Austral Malay group of tin companies: Austral Malay Tin, Limited* During the year under review, a very pleasing Improvement has taken place in the conditions and prospects of
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      3200 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May 18. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is In relation to the price of May 15. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fan Conversion Loan 51 110% Funding
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      630 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In Hong Kong) Th« liability of members la limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of IMO of the Colony. BEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued «XI .'ully paid up $20,000,000 Reaerva Funds: Sterling f 6.500.000
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      60 9 CYMA WATCHES ACKNOWLEDGED THE BEST fcilii the latest des|gns IN GENTS AND LADIES 2&L>J_ jFE^ife WRIST WATCHES CYMA LEVER 15 »na 17 JEWELS CHRONOMETERS. jp^^^S mB SPECIAL POCKET Ha f rfgffHte. WATCHES FOR EVENING H|H -s 1 r4j 5 CYMA On Time all the Time CYMA AGENT Urn WAMP Capital
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      441 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England bl Royal Charter 185J) Paid Dp Capital In 600.000 share* of £5 each 13.000.00 a Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors f3.000.00t BEAD OFFICE: IS. Bkhapacato. Itatta. E.C.2. Aftacfas and Branches Alor Btar noijo Saigon B* 0 0
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934. THE NEW LIFE.
    837 10 Chinese newspapers are devoting a considerable amount of space to advocacy of the "new life movement," launched recently by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. Apparently "new life" Is making astonishing strides in all parts of the country, and although there have
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    SARAWAK GAZETTE.
    175 10 His Highness the Rajah has appointed the following officers to be members of the Council Negri:— Mr. C. P. C. Macaskle, Government Secretary, Mr. E. Parnell, Treasurer of Sarawak, Mr. R. E. Le Sueur, Secretary for Native Afftars, Mr. J. P. Baird, Municipal Commissioner, Mr. R. L. Daubeny,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    543 10 A HOSTESS'S APPEAL. A reader of the Straits Times Is very anxious to obtain a ruling on the accepted position of honour of a male guest at a dinner party. She has always taken it to be on the left of the hostess, but a paragraph
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1175 10 OIL GUSHER FIRES. (By H. Harvey-Day.) Those who have never seen an oil-well on fire cannot realise the frightful desolation it brings to fair cities in the course of a single hour. Oilwells have been known to burn for years, spouting liquid wealth worth millions of pounds
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    AMUSEMENTS
    91 10 Singapore ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. AXHAMBHA Let's Fall In Love with Edmund Lowe Sc Ann Sothern. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Wonder Bar. 6.15—9.15. GKEAT WORLD Cabaret— Adorable Sc Arrowsmlth. MAELBOROUGH A Woman's FighU, Chinese Picture. 8.15—0.15. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret, Dancing. Talkie*. Theatres and Cinemas. PAVILION I Loved a
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    SIR ERIC GEDDES CRITICISES RUBBER CONTROL.
    580 11 EQUITY OF THE SCHEME DESTROYED. PRICE SAFEGUARD WANTED. "But Plan Has The Soundest Basis Yet Produced." Sir £ric Geddes, speaking at the annual meeting of the Dunlop Rubber Company, criticised the rubber restriction scheme. He said Indo-China, Sarawak and Siam received terms out of
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    RUSSIA AND U.S.
    120 11 "Should Be Brought Into League." London, May 15 Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald and Sir John Simon today received a deputation from the National Joint Council of British Labour which urged that steps should be taken to bring Russia and the United States into closer association with the
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    EMPIRE CONFERENCE.
    67 11 Unique Opportunity Next Year. London, May 16. The likelihood of an Empire Conference next year Is broached by The Times, in calling attention to the fact that the Dominions and Colonies and Protectorates will all be represented at the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the King's accession.
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    TAXICAB OVERTURNS.
    57 11 Sir Austen Chamberlain Injured. London, May 16. Sir Austen Chamberlain was severely shaken and bruised when the taxicab in which he was riding overturned In a collision. Lord Daw son of Perm, the King's physician, happened to be passing and took Sir Austen home. Sir Austen complains of
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    DISTRICT OFFICERS.
    38 11 Conference In Selangor Discusses Rubber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. A conference of District Officers in Sclangor was held today in the office of the British Resident. The Rubber Restriction Enactment was discussed.
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    Wall Of Water Wrecks A Town.
    180 11 Jerusalem, May 15, Twenty- four bodies, mostly of aged folks and Infants, were recovered today from the ruins of housea wrecked by the cloudburst yesterday over Tibov us when an eight-foot wall of water, irrying tons of stones and silt from tba hillsides, crashed
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    GERMAN AERONAUTS' TRAGIC END.
    412 11 Balloon Crashes. FROZEN TO DEATH IN STRATOSPHERE. Berlin, May 15. Germany's biggest balloon, "Bartsch von Slgsfed," has been missing since it took off at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning from Bltterfeld, two hours south of Berlin, for an ascent to an altitude of 10,000 metres for
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    HARUNA MARU.
    56 11 Stranded At Midnight In Dense Fog. Tokio, May 17. A message from Shimonoseki says that the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Miru. with the Japanese textile conference delegates aboard, stranded at the entrance of the Shimonoseki straits at midnight in a dense fog. Salvage tugs are expected to tow the
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    GOT $75,000 RANSOM.
    110 11 Life Sentence For Three IT.S.l T .S. Kidnappers. Los Angeles, May 16. Three of the men who pleaded guilty to the kidnapping of Mr. William Gettle, American oil millionaire, have been sentenced to life Imprisonment. Because Gettle testified that they did not Inflict any grievous bodily harm
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    TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
    59 11 Lower Interest Rate On Export Credits. LonJon, May 16. It is learned that the Export Credits Guarantees Department has decided to reduce the rate of Interest on export credit guarantees for trade with Russia by one-third. So far, the rate was obout 10 per cent. p«r annum
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    H.M.S. NELSON AGAIN AGROUND.
    88 11 Flagship Undamaged By Mishap. London, May 16. The dreadnought H.M.S. Nelson gave the English public renewed cause for wonder on Tuesday when for the second time this year she ran aground while attempting to leave Portland harbour. The 35,000 ton flagship struck the cable of a
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    101 11 U.S. Airmen's Narrow Escape. London, May 16 The American airmen, Sabelll and Pond, who were flying from New York to Rome, are accounted extremely lucky to have landed In Ireland. They were forced to descend owing to a defect In the petrol supply. They imagined themselves over the
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    NANTUCKET DISASTER.
    134 11 Confused Directional Beam Blamed. New York, May 16 The Nantucket disaster. In which the Olympic rammed and cut in half the lightship off Nantucket Island (resulting in the death of seven members of the lightship's crew of eleven), Is ascribed to a vagary of the fog deflecting the
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    BIGGER VS. NAVY.
    49 11 Building To Begin On 20 Warships. Washington, May 16. Two flotilla leaders, twelve destroyers and six submarines will be constructed immediately with funds available from the $1,322,000,000 President Roosevelt has asked for public works, according to the Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Claude A. Swanson. Reuter.
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    THE "FLIGHT TAX."
    51 11 Heavy Impost On German Emigrants. Berlin, May 16. The so-called Reich flight tax has been drastically stiffened to provide a heavy, though at present unspecified, Impost on persons leaving the country permanently. The new measure affects everybody possessing 50,000 marks or enjoying ah Income of 20,00)) marks.
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    INAUSPICIOUS START.
    57 11 Bristol, Rhode Island, May IS. There was an inauspicious start to the launching of the American defender of the America's Cup, Mr. Vanderbllt's Rainbow. After being triply named with champagne, rain and sea water, the engine controlling the slipping broke down and it took 45 minutes for he
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    40 11 The actinr Governor, Mr. Andrew Caldecott, and Mr*. Catdecott were at the charity show at Raffles Hotel last night In the party were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Philip, Miss Bell and Mr. F. V. Duckworth.
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    DEATH SENTENCES QUASHED.
    157 11 Third Case In Appeal Court's History. London, May 15. For the third time only since the British Court of Criminal Appeal was constituted in 1908, the conviction has been quashed in the case of men condemned to death on a murder charge. The three accused, named Ansell.
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    CHAMBER UPROAR.
    118 11 Young Rowdies Soon Expelled. Brussels, May 15. Shouting "Down with paralytics" and "We will hit them in the face," young 1 mbers of the Beligian National Xeglon, the Fascist organisation treated a disturbance in the Chamber this afternoon in a protest against a bill forbidding the wearing of
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    U.S. SOVIET OIL DEAL.
    47 11 Larger Transactions Likely. New "irk. May 16. The Socony-Vacuum Corp. has contracted with the Soviet for the purchase of 500,000 barrels of oil products for distribution in the Near East. Oil circles believe the deal is the forerunner of larger transactions soon Reuter.
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    MR. A. L. ANDERSON.
    49 11 London, May 16. The Admiralty announces that Mr. A. L. Anderson, who has several times visited the Singapore naval base on inspection, has been selected to succeed Mr. T. B. Hunter as Civil Engi-neer-in-Chlef at the Admiralty. Mr Hunter is retiring on Nov. 2.— Reuter
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    "THE EFFICIENCY TALK."
    87 11 Japanese Propaganda Attacked. LABOUR COST. The Vital Factor In Manufacture. London, May 17. "It is ridiculous to say that the Japanese textile manufacturers are more efficient than Lancashire," according to Mr. John Grey, chairman of the Cotton-Spinners' and Manufacturers' Association, who declared that if the labour costs
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    GOLD STANDARD.
    194 11 "Best Monetary Mechanism." Geneva, May It. There are no doubts about a general return to gold as,a basis for the monetary system, states the report of Sir Leon Frazer, President of the Bank of International Settlements, submitted at the annual meeting of shareholders. It is also perfectly clear
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    BUFFER TIN POOL.
    52 11 Committee Maintaining Utmost Secrecy. Paris, May 17 The International Tin Committee, meeting to discuss the buffer stock scheme, is maintaining the utmost secrecy. It is rumoured the meeting agreed to the buffer pool together with the necessary increase in the quota, but the truth is at present
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    YUGOSLAV ACTION.
    78 11 Geneva, May 12. Hungary has greatly surprised the diplomatic world by registering an official complaint with the League against Yugoslav action on tht frontier for several years past which has occasioned the deaths of a dozen Hungarians Yugoslav quarters make llgnt ol the complaint and say they have
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    Silver Controversy Now Ended.
    224 11 Washington, May 16. The protracted silver controversy has ended In an agreement under which President Roosevelt will request Congress to authorise him at his own discretion to purchase silver and to nationalise the metal with the object of establishing a bimetallic basis for currency, which, according
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    STORY OF CURES BY PRAYER.
    692 12 Alleged Cheating. CHINESE PHYSICIAN CHARGED. A young married woman, who declared that she bad been cheated out of large sums of money and (old, and a Cantonese physician, who alleged that the woman asked him to elope with her, were the leading figures In a
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    ST. PAUL'S OLD BOYS.
    60 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 15. The feast o' St. John Baptist de la Baile. the founder of the order of Christian Brothers, was celebrated here today. The St. Paul's Old Boys Association held a dinner at the Association premises in Paul Street, while the
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    THEFT OF RUBBER.
    62 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Talplng. May IS. A Malay. Nayar bin Mat, pleaded guilty to stealln sheets of rubber, valued at $4, belonging to the Toh Eng 6 wee Estate, where he was employed. Scoter. 3 was deferred until May 19, pending the return of accused's finger
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    ATTEMPT TO PROVE INNOCENCE.
    279 12 Chettiar And False Accounts Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. Sentenced to sU months' rigorous imprisonment for .'alslncation of accounts while employed as a clerk, a young chettiar, S. Thalvanayagam, who lodged an appeal which was U> have been heard today by the
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    CARRYING SAMSU.
    100 12 Chinese Caught In The Act (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. May 15 A Chinese. Leong Fook, who said he was paid five cents to convey a pot oi samsu for another person, was fine $15. or three weeks rigorous imprisonment, by the Taiping magistrate. A revenue officer said
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    RUBBER'S NEW USES.
    181 12 Address To Chemistry Institute. A meeting of the Malaya section (Kuala Lumpur Branch) of the Institute of Chemistry was held at the Institute for Medical Research, when paper was read by Mr. W. B. Wiegand, of New York. Mr. Wiegand, who os well known for his research
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    MR. P. A. McELWAINE.
    37 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May 16. Mr. P. A. McElwalne, the AttorneyGeneral, who is at present on leave, was called to the Inner Bar of Northern Ireland at Belfast on May 11.
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    23 12 His Highness the Sultan of Brunei was an interested visitor at the Kuala Lumpur Police Depot yesterday morning, states our Kuala Lumpur correspondent.
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    31 12 Mr. J. B. R. niangakoon, Deputy Solicitor-General of Ceylon, arrived In Singapore yesterday by the Hakosaki Maru after a holiday In Japan. Mr. niangakoon leaves for Ceylon by the same boat.
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    38 12 His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, attended by his aide-de-camp, will leave Singapore by the night mail on May 18, on a visit to Kuala Lumpur and Soremban, returning to Singapore on the morning oi May 20.
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    INDIAN CHARGED WITH ENTICEMENT.
    149 12 Woman Said To Have .Taken Her Life. (From Our Own Correspondent > Talplng. May 15. During the trial of an Indian on a charge of enticing away the wife of a rubber tapper, it was stated that the woman had Jumped down a well and killed
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    HAWKERS FINED.
    143 12 Trading By Cycle And Not Licensed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, May 16 Nine petty hawkers appeared In the Taiping police court to answer cnarges of using their blcyc'es for trade purposes without being licensed to do so. The officer prosecuting stated that most of them had received
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    99 12 Section For Cattle Show. The Malayan Exhibition, to be held in Kuala Lumpur on June 2, 3 and 4 will include for the first time a section for cattle. The section will be In the nature of an experiment ant 4 will comprise the following classes Bulls. European
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    19 12 Mr. and Mrs. Paul, late of Batu Anam, will not be returning to Malaya having settled in Brisbane. Queensland.
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    TRIAL BY JURY.
    278 12 Probable Change Of Chinese System. A hint that China may adopt the British system of trial by jury and assizes was given by Mr. Tan Chen, vice-president of the Judicial Yuan of Nanking, when he was interviewed by a Straits Times reporter on his arrival at Singapore.
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    24 12 Lieut.-Col. J. H. Mcc will inspect the cadets and scouts of Raffles Institution on Empire Day at 10 and address the assembled school afterwards.
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    SIAMESE ROYALTY IN LONDON.
    413 12 Tour Of School Of Tropical Medicine. When the King and Queen of Slam visited the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in flower Street, on May 5, they saw malarial mosquitoes, snails which carry disease worms, and many other exhibits connected with tropical disease*. The
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    MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
    210 12 149 Entertainments Given Last Year. An appeal is made to the public to assist the work of the Missions to Seamen in Singapore by donations in cash or kind. Donations may be sent to Mr. R. F. W. Leonard, c/o Messrs. Mansfield Co., and books, magazines, (in.
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    MR. J. G. ALCANTARA.
    80 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 15 The death occurred at Seremban today of Mr. John O. Alcantara, forrierly sub-tr rer Kuala Kangsar. Mr. Alcantara, who had been lil for some time, resided at Seremban until his transfer to Kuala Kangsar. He was chief clerk at
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    46 12 During the week ending May 12 there were 183 deaths In Singapore, which was one more than occurred In the previous week. Phthlsl? accounted for 19. and pneumonia 17. Eight cases of chicken-pox were reported, but none of smallpox. The birth rato was 35.61.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    662 12 MALPRACTICE UNDER RUBBER SCHEME. Recently In this column 1 expressed the hope that the formation of the Rubber Restriction Office would, to some extent, solve the local unemployment problem. During the operation of the Stevenson Scheme it was freely admitted that bribery and corruption were
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    NEW CLUB.
    93 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. May 15. The Dato Klana Petra C.8.E., of Sungel UJong, opened the new club at Ampangan, Seremban, on Sunday. There were about 70 present. Dinner followed at night. The officers of the club are: president, Syed Abdul Rahman; vice president, Che Kl3hd. Yimous;
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    TIMBER TRADE IMPROVES.
    488 13 Higher Prices Follow Greater Demand. Details of the present position in the timber trade were given by a member of the Singapore Chinese Timber Merchants' Association, in an Interview with a Straits Times reporter yesterday. He said that there has been a sharp Increase in the price
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    20 13 Parmint (Tankard up) which won the fifth race at Bukit Timah yesterday, being led In by Mrs. Leong Hoe Tent.
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    CHINA'S RAILWAYS.
    218 13 Commission's Visit To Europe. Although China has 100,000 miles of railway communications and hundreds jj thousands of miles of roads, her communications are far from adequate, and with a view to developing means of communication throughout the country on modern lines a specialcommmission has been sent from Nanking
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    " NOT A PUBLIC LOTTERY."
    814 13 NOT A PUBLIC LOTTERY." Successful Appeal. SALE OF A TURF CLUB'S SWEEP TICKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 16. Chin Tin Chin, a bank cashier who was convicted by the Ipoh magistrate, on a charge of selling lottery tickets was fined $75 appealed successfully and the conviction was quashed.
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    23 13 Mr. F. C. Sands, chief of the Malaya Publishing House, is a passenger homeward by the Conte Verde, which leaves Singapore this afternoon.
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    PAGEANT OF BEAUTY SCENES.
    582 13 Charity Show. A WESTERN AND EASTERN} PICTURES. The main attraction at the cabaret on behalf of the Children's Aid Society. at Raffles HoteL— the first performance of which took place last night befpre a large audience which included the acting Governor Mr. A. Caldecott, Mrs. Caldecott
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    CASE TRANSFERRED.
    216 13 Charges Against Clerk And Driver. Sham Sundar Ral, a solicitor's clerk, LriJ Ram Dahar, a driver in the employ of the Singapore Traction Co., appeared on amended charges before Mr. H. A. Forrer in criminial district court this morning. They were originally charged in the police court with
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    Big Crowd Sees Another Interesting Pay's Racing—Major Fox's Success. ANOTHER BIG SWEEP RECORD AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    3004 14 Big Crowd Sees Another Interesting Pay's Racing Major Fox's Success. ANOTHER BIG SWEEP RECORD AT BUKIT TIMAH. Thrilling Finishes A Feature Of Fourth Day's Events. TWO UPSETS BUT SEVERAL POPULAR FANCIES SUCCESSFUL. Vet another record was broken at Bukit Timah yesterday on the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club
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    Rugby Cup To Stay In Yorkshire.
    334 14 <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 7, Hunslet kept the Rugby League Cup In Yorkshire for another season by beating Wldnes at Wembley on Saturday by a penalty goal and three tries (11 points) to a penalty goal and a try (5 points). The
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      140 14 M ON HANDS FORMED_BLISTERS Was Almost Distracted. Healed by Cuticura- I suffered for three years with a breaktaf oat on my hand*. It came like a rash and formed a lot of little watet blisters. When I scratched, water came from them and then they would dry up. They were
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    Japan's Success At Far Eastern Olympic Games.—Cricket Reviewed,
    9 15 Japan's Success At Far Eastern Olympic Games.— Cricket Reviewed,
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    FAST BOWLING.
    1646 15 MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES. Successful In Malaya, How To Cope With It. Commercial House Teams.— The State Match. Week-End Games. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) Last week a well-known cricketer ex- 1 pressed the opinion that a good fast bowler would always take a large number of wickets Jn local
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    LAST EIGHT IN WOMEN'S OPEN.
    109 15 Former Holders Beaten. Porthcawl. May 15. The last eight left in the British Women's open golf championship in the order of the draw are Miss Wade. Mrs Holm. Miss Pentony. Miss Barton, Miss Ellis. Miss Plumpton, Mrs. Clark and Miss Corlett. Prominei t results in
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    ENGLAND DEFEATED AT PRAGUE.
    31 15 Prague. May 16 Before a crowd of 30.000 here today Czechoslovakia defeated England by 2—l in an Association football match. At half-time the score was I—l— Reuter.
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    77 15 beat Mile. Moniquefay (France), 2 up. Miss Winn beat Mrs. Couper, the Scottish champion, at the 18th.Reuter Wireless. In the third round Ml«s P^ntony defeated Miss Gaisford (Nerv Zealand) at the 19th. Miss Ellis (Ireland) beat Miss Grace Amory (America) at the 18th. Mrs. Clarke beat Miss Winn, 5 and
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    Exhibition Cycling Carnival.
    99 15 Under the joint auspices of the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association and the Selangor Cyclists' Association, in connection with the forthcoming Malayan exhibition, an amateur bicycle carnival, open tc aU cyclists m Malaya, is being arranged on June 2. 3 and 4 commencing from 7 p.m. The events will
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    STATE CRICKET.
    126 15 Singapore's Weakened Team To Meet Negri. Two more changes have been made in the Singapore Btate team to play against Negri Sembilan at Seremban on Sunday and Monday next. T. Lijssius and G. Carr were unable to accept the invitation extended to them and their places have been
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    STUBBORN ESSEX.
    57 15 Bat All Day Against Tourists For 220. London, May 16. Chelmsford: The Australian* com-! menced the fifth match of their tour today and, although O'Reilly bowled well, Essex kept them in the field all days scoring 220 of which Nichols, the county all-rounder, made 62 not out. O'Reilly
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    50 15 Thursday. May 17. Football: Third Division "B." V.M.CX vi. Fort Canning. 8.H.8. Cricket: Raflles Institution v*. R.A.. RX Friday, May 18. Football: H.M.S. Malaya Cup, Malaya Command vs. Johore, Anson Road, 5.15 p.m.; Friendly, S.C C. va. R-AT B.C.C. Athletics: Anglo-Chinese School Sports, Jalan Besar. 2 30 p.m.
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    JAPAN WIN FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS.
    253 15 FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD. Chinese Girl Swimmers Successful. Shanghai. May 17. The final results in the field event"! were as follows Japan, 19 points. Philippines, 13 points China, 1 point. The track events Japan, 9 points. Philippines, 1 point. China, 0 point. Shanghai. May 17.
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    19 15 The most thrillinr finish at yesterday's races— Pay Out (J. Donnelly) winning from Kitty Tonton (Uawson) and Climats (McPherson.)
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    COUNTY CRICKET PROSPECTS FOR 1934 SEASON.
    2343 16 Yorkshire Handicapped By Tests, Yorkshire, for the 17th time In the history of the Club, and the third successive year, won the championship in 1933. Once they had made certain of their position, they relaxed; excusably, perhaps; but it was a fall from grace
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    MOTORISTS AND POLICE. A CAR PARKING PROBLEM.
    864 17 THE OPEN ROAD. (By the Motoring Correspondent.) I DO not envy the traffic branch of the local police their Job. It Is a difficult and often thankless task. The Malayan cyclist, motor-cyclist, and motorist has, In many cases, a poor "road sense," and
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    FORD PROGRESS.
    239 17 With evidence increasing daily of Improved conditions in British dominions overseas export business of Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited is thriving. Volume of Ford sales In Australia. India, South Africa, New Zealand and the Malaya territory Is averaging approximately three times the volume at this time last
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    80 17 "Speed" is the title oi a thrilling little book recently produced by the British Racing Drivers' Club, and costing a matter of coppers only. It contains a foreword by Earl Howe, President o the Club, a chapter on .racing by Sammy Davis, gives fuD results of every
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      A NEW MORRIS MOVE.
      419 17 Coventry, May 3. Important developments are foreshadowed In the motor-car trade here as a result of the purchase by Morris Motors, Ltd., of Cowley, Oxford, of the major portion of the Quinton Works formerly owned by Messrs. Swift (of Coventy), Ltd., who went out of business
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      FIVE NEW STANDARDS FOR 1934.
      300 17 Outstanding Chassis Feature Is Gearbox. Few new car announcements of recent years have equalled. In general interest and importance, the programme devised by the Standard Co. for 1934. It comprises three new four-cylinder cars and two slxcyllnder models, covering a wide range of powers and
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      BRIGHT COLOURS BEST.
      390 17 Mr. W. Llewellyn-Amos, writing to the Times, says: "It was recently reported that black, according to an analysis covering the last six years, is the most popular colour for motor-cars Some years aco I would have chosen either black or dark blue and /ould have thought a
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      DON'T BE AFRAID OF SKIDS!
      568 17 HOW often do we hear, or read, the hackneyed phrase "The car skidded when an accident is reported? Far too many times, In my judgment. What ought to be said, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, is "The driver permitted the car to skid A
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      858 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Time and space will not pertnit adequate criticism of that hasty piece of legislation, the Rubber Regulation BUI. The BUI Is full of defects, for there are enactments which contradict some of the clauses. Which law is the planter to
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      COTTON QUOTA.
      339 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Seldom have we been treated to such ignominious counsels of despair as we read In your columns yesterday In the lament of a Lancashire cotton manufacturer. He alone views Japanese competition in its true perspective. It overshadows his world and
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      RESTRICTION.
      382 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Although I do not believe in artificial restriction, I have to congratulate the R.G.A. in bringing about a practicable scheme which is to come into force on June 1. I am impressed by the present method ot control as this, unlike
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      265 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— WUl you please Insert this letter in your valuable papei in order to bring it to the notice of the governments concerned in the coming rubber restriction During the former restriction scheme, estates under 100 acres were I assessed by
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      SIAM AND JAPAN.
      166 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. i Sir.— The article in the Straits Times I of May 12 said that the Siamese Government intended to Introduce legislation In connection with tin smelting. j and would impose extra duty on ore sent from Siam to any centre
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      371 18 Be There For the Event of the Century Don't Miss This Great Event. THE greatest event ever staged south of th« Line commences in October, 1934, and extends into 1935 the Victorian and Melbourne Centenary. Crowded days of entertainment and carnival nights will thrill the visitor to this million-peopled jcity_from
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    JAPANESE WAR MINISTER WARNS CHINA.
    1059 19 South-West To Support The Central Government. Gen. Hayashi, the Japanese War Minister, is quoted as staling that China should abandon her policy of playing one power against another, otherwise she may find herself in a fatal position." Meanwhile, the southwestern provinces have reaffirmed their loyalty
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    NAZIS DELIGHTED.
    93 19 Chinese Officers Give The Hitler Salute. Berlin, May 14. The unusual spectacle of Chinese officers raising their hands in the Hitler fashion was witnessed in Berlin for the first time when Chinese military visitors, dressed in civilian clothes, called on the Reich Youth leader and later Inspected the
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    ASCENT INTO SPACE.
    66 19 Prof. Piccard's Ex-Assistant To Make Third Bid. Brussels, May IS. Preparations are well under way for nis third flight into the stratosphere by Mr. Max Cosyns, Professor Piccard's former assistant. Yesterday Mr. Cosyns selected as his collaborator, a 23-year-old student, Van der Elst, one of Professor Piccard's
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    BOOKS EATEN BY WHITE ANTS.
    822 19 Plaintiff's Story. JUDGE SAYS IT IS NONSENSE. A suggestion that certain books could m>t be produced because they had been eaten by white ants was made In a case which came before Mr. Justice Prichard, in the Supreme Court yesterday. The suit was one in
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    M. RENE RENAULT.
    35 19 Paris, May 15. The Bar Council has decided to disbar M. Rene Renault, ex-MlnUter for Justice, after questioning him with regard to his conduct in connection with the Stavisky affair.— Reuter Wireless.
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    19 19 Miss Enid Holland (left) and Miss Anita Frankel in the cabaret costumes they war* at Kafllw Hotel last nleht.
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    SATURDAY'S RACES.
    135 19 The following are the handicaps for the remaining three races on Saturday. Race I.— Ponies— Class I— Div. 3-6 furs. 2.15 p.m. Penny Bee 9.0, Palm Oil 8.12, Mountain Belle 8.9, Blue Belle 8.7, Golden Queen 8.5 Gold Finch 8.4, Great Joy 7.12. Great Fun 7.11. Doorbyter 7.9,
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    94 19 K. M. N. Menon's team beat Sng Koey Hoe's team by six goals to one on Saturday at the Clerical Union's ground in their soccer competition. Play was not as one-sided as the scores indicate. The losers missed some chances in front of goal. At the interval Menon's
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