The Straits Times, 14 August 1934

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAKLY A CENTDRY] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      262 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. cphone biso. HILTONIA IsraiNG pillows Sole Affeato: 1 PASKOE CO. I I FURNITURE I I MANUFACTURER* COJUWALL HOUSE M. Orchard Road. 'PHONE 2153. DO YOU KNOW ONE POUND OF MONSANTO SAOOHAJHM g *-j^p"^-j J is surnciCNT to sweeten f >=:£;^aft^i>j_^* 26,000 CUPS OF COFFEE? JirV^y^^^T^ ONE
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      86 1 A U W-AJ-UMFKR =f f MA gTECMONk 3683) LAST 2 DAYS OF ROBINSON'S SALE FINAL REDUCTIONS IN PRICES HAVE BEEN MADE AND ASTOUNDING BARGAINS ARE TO BE FOUND IN ALL DEPARTMENTS AN OPPORTUNITY DEFINITELY NOT TO BE MISSED I SELECT/ ON OF I BEEF SUNDRIES ffiffjOT I SWEETBREADS KIDNEYS BRAINS
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      10 1 9 FOR FLOWERS PHONE 4097 IS, Orchard Read. CAmber Mansion*)
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      600 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENIN8ULAR AMD ORIENTAL 8. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN DIM Tonnage 8'pore. MANTUA 11.000 Aug. 11 BANOALORF 6.000 Aug.
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      651 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mn»M*jjajga»M*M >l *MM*nT*M*nT*jT > M^J»»»**al CENERAI. PASSENCER ACENTS FOR CUNARD LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) O. 'S TO LONDON. IT Naples, ManeUlea, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and MMdlesbroagh. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail. t HAKONE MARU 10.500 Aug. 23 23 I SUWA MARU 10.700 Sept. 6 7 I FUSHIMI MARD 11.000
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      672 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., 1 LIMITED. (Incorporated In .Denmark) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom From Prom 3 Spore Malacca Port Penang 7 Sham 1 m-a. LALANDIA 4/9 4/9 5/» 7/9 4 irJ.IOOHU 55.9 28/9 28/3 28 9 7 m*. ALBIA 16/10 16/10
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      199 2 PRESIDENT LINFRS Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE s £71.12.SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA. GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms; Swimming pool Delicious meals Hot and cold running water In each stateroom. Cabins for two or more passengers with real b?ds Modern ventilation throughout. Weekly service from Manila and
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      1098 2 H 1 B m l>-4 f£*~~ 4 J*4jaF M THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Ocean THE Ht'A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutoal (1931) LTD. It**"" iif V < ti#n C LW THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO- LTD. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO, ITD.
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    SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS.
    668 3 Rugby Headmaster And Value Of Greek. The following are brief reports of speech days, which were held at many schools In England recently Rotby. Mr. P. H. B. Lyon. the headmaster, speaking at Rugby School speech day, said that today there was a superstition abroad that Greek
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    MOTORING TRAGEDY.
    53 3 Bus Crashes Into River 15 Killed. Warsaw. Aug 9. An accident occurred on Wedm-sc'.ay on road near Warsaw when an omnibus plunged down an embankment Into the river Fifteen occupant.. van killed. /he chauffeur and two passengers succeeaed In escaping Injury by Jumping c!T In the nick of
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    BRITISH SHIPPING SHRINKAGE.
    287 3 Striking: Figures. DOMINIONS TONNAGE UP 82.5 PER CENT. Lloyd's Register for 1934-35. which has Just been published reveals a large shrinkage in the world's tonnage the largest decrease on last year's figures being in the British Mercantile Marine. World tonnage dropped from 67,920.185 In June 1933 to
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    WHITE STAR DEFICIT.
    231 3 Aberdeen Fleet Sold At £1,487,807 Loss. Total losses amounting to £1.536.026 were incurred by the White Star Line Ltd., during 1933. Of this sum, £1.487,807 was lost In the sale of the Aberdeen Commonwealth Line vessels, which was referred to In the report for 1932. and certain
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    JAPAN'S BUILDING.
    154 3 Siam Inquiry For Torpedo Boats. An Inquiry for two torpedo-boats each of 400 tons has been received by Japanese shipbuilders from the Siamese Government through the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha. The Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Is the first to signify its Intention to tender. Japanese shipbuilders have recently received Inquiries
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    MORE SHIP BUILDING.
    60 3 The total of merchant vessels under construction In Great Britain and Ireland at end-June, says Lloyd's Register of Shipping:, was 587.142 tons, an increase of 105.702 tons on the low figures for the previous quarter, and was 299,640 tons, or 104 per cent, greater thin the tonnage
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    RUBBER FENDERS FOR DOCKS.
    272 3 Minimising: Danger Of Damage To Ships. Danger of damage to either ship or deck during docking operations has been greatly reduced by the perfection of a new type of rubber dock fender that absorbs the shocks of contacts which are unavoidable when warping a vessel into
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    89 3 COMPIBGNE. French. 5.958 tons, from Marseilles 14-8, for Saigon 14-8. CREMER. Dut., 2.784 tons, from Amoy 13-4. for Hongkong and China 23-8. SIRDHANA. Brit.. 4.835 tons, from Calcutta 14-8. for Hongkong. Amoy, Japan 16-8. KURANDA, Brit., 558 ton-, from SlbU 14-8. for Sibu 17-«. BOBLONGAN. Dut., 8.201 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    138 3 Tuesday, August 14. Shipa alongside tbe Wharves «r expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOI R Main Wharf Sri Tunda, Lch. "Lady GuUl mard." W. Bt. "Joan 1," Mahldol. Oil Wharf H.MS. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DEY DOCKS. Taajaag Faaar. Albert Dock Nil Victoria Dock Nil. Kewel
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      764 3 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporate) tn *M 8) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS, F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES rAJLWATfc TELEPHONE t Freight 5433 Passage B'Jl CANADIAN PACIFIC. BTKAMSHIPS UMlltb. <ln?onjorat«l tn England) STEAMSHIPS— RAH. WATS HOTELS— ESP RESS. (Incorporated in England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE First Class From £106.4.6 Up Co— ttrne
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      450 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP C(L LTD. (Incorporated to Engundj "ELLERMAPT LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM A HAMBURG Via recta and Soes Canal Doe earn Stcamet B"pore BTaora. •CITY OP ROUBAIX In port Aug. 16 CITY OP ORAN Aug. 30 Sept. 2 tCITY OP BATH Sept. 7 Sept 9 CITY OP NORWICH
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      195 3 1 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. n. •--.♦all Bright Mm. temp. ins. Sunshine temp. *F hrs. *F Alor Star 87 NU 6.7 75 Sitiawan 91 NU 7.7 72 K. Trengganu 88 0.71 7.7 72 Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 8.3 74 Malacca 85 NU 7.1 74 Singapore Kalian
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      424 4 SITUATIONS VACANT When applrtnt (or any posittea s*rertised In tbcor eoiamns tend cosies of testimonials. Do not tea* originate. LOCAL EMPLOYERS hiving vacancies for Europeans are urged to consult the Chairman ol the European Unemployment Committee at the V.MC A.. Singapore nm GRADE one Masters for private school for Cambridge
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      793 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET FURNISHED FLAT Institution Hill HanIon*. Ou, water and electricity. Culled Engineers Limited. Na. 6, MT. fXIZABETH. Modern eonreniences. Apply Nath. n, M North Bridge Id., Adelphi Bldg. Tel 48.-6. PASIR PANJANG HILL. Th,->»e and two >ed roomed bungalows (one furnished), 8 3arker Road Apply 934. Strata
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      654 4 FOR SALE. SMALL quantity of barrel material, also a few auks of glue. lrnn»mwam Estate, Bstan? Berjuntai. CHEAP SCRIBBLING PAD8— PC R WORKSHOPS, SCHOOLS AND OFFICES— SEE ADVERTISEMENT— IN THI8 ISSUE SLKJHTLY used attractive modem enamelled rattan and walnut polished teak furniture complete with pictures, crockery etc. Telephone 5836. M
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      522 4 BUSINESS CARDS, etc. I BARGAINS IN MAT'S ECONOMIC SALE GENUINE USEFUL BARGAINS. CALL EARLX FOR YOUR SELECTION. DOOR OPENS FROM S a.m. to 5.30 p.m. 8. H. MAT ft CO., LTD. IS Jk 15-A, COLLIER QUAY. I RUBBER STAMPS of every description made to order. Prices from 75 cents upwards
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      755 4 BUSINESS CARDS, etc FIGARO MASSAGE HALL M dte H d PERMANENT WAVING. MANICURE AND MASSAGt Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA B *"">Pe™ experts. 60. WATERLOO STREET. SB, $10 ONL* Telephone 7467. m *™J!TZr l £r mm 1 THE STRAITS TIMES The Straits Tlmea. The Sunday T obtained at the following
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      388 4 Imca and The Straits Budget may bo KLANG. Federal Rubber Stamp Co. Rly Station Bookstall. Klang New Bookstall Co, 23. Main StreetGeneral Store 20 Tungku Dia Udln Street. TELUR ANSON. Easer Singh. Anson Read. The People's Store. Queen Street. Ra.'v. ay Station Boot'tall KAJANG. Choy Soon A Co. 49. Main
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      184 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Slni apore Within Outside Without Mabys. Malaya Festage. Monthly 8 IN 8 4.88 f tM quarterly S 8 54> SUM t 7.5S Half Yearly 817.86 BJ4 515.86 Yearly 134-M WM 830 M Note OaUtrttion rhrqon sbosU Include thr nsoal bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges tot Instroettans lot
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    SINGAPORE.
    157 5 Following are the programmes to be broadcast from the Singapore SUtlon ZH.I, (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd., Broadcast House, Orchard Road, Singapore.) Wave length 49 9 metres. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15. 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by Raffles Hotel orchestra (under
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    BALLOON TRAGEDY.
    123 5 Villagers Electrocuted In Japan. Two men were electrocuted and one received a serious Injury In a mishap to balloons belonging to the China Balloon Corps In Japan. Wire hawsers holding two air defence balloons broke, and one balloon fell Into Otsucbi pond at Kltaojl. and the other Into
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    MID-AIR COLLISION.
    87 5 Japanese Army Officer Dies In Crash. Two fighting planes piloted by Lieutenants Akamatsu and Orlkasa collided In mld-alr while engaging In manoeuvres at a point ten kilometres north of Harbin above the Sungarl River, the Kwantung Army headquarters announced recently. Both planes fell In the river and sank
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    PHOHI HOLLAND.
    114 5 Following are programmes of Pho-hi-Holland (wavelength 16.88 M.) THURSDAY, AUG. 16. 8 0 pm. Concert by the Residential Orchestra of The Hague conducted by Leo Ruygro*. Sdlst: Wlllem Boeken, rk>8 4S Music Talk. 9.15 The Hague Orchestra. 9.» News. 9.40 The Hague Orchestra. FRIDAY. A0G..17. 8.0 p.m. Station
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    BERLIN.
    55 5 Following is today's programme ol the Berlin shortwave station, DJA (13.38 m.):— TODAY. 8 p.m. German Folk Song. 8.15 Bchu">ert Brahms. Ballet Music from "Rosamunde." 8.30 Songs of the Homeland. 8.45 Latest News (English). 9.10 The Bonny Girls of Bleberach (Operetta). 10.00 Latest News (German). 10.15 Intellectual Cooperation. 10.30
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    A CAMOUFLAGED NAVAL BASE.
    273 5 To Cost £2,000,000. JAPAN SAYS IT IS FOR "FISHING"! The Japanese Government, despite financial difficulties, has decided to| spend £2.000,000 on what Is officially called a fishing base In one of the northern Kurlle Islands In the North Pacific. Ostensibly the base will serve the Japanese
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    "FARM AID PLAN."
    106 5 Proficiency Certificates For Volunteers. A "farmhand proficiency certificate was provided for by government decree recently and will be awarded to all young Germans who have completed six months of voluntary service as farmers' assistants In return for no more than board and lodging In accordance with the
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    BOMBAY'S DECLINE AS COTTON CENTRE.
    133 5 Labour Commissioner's View. "A notable feature of the year was the decline of Bombay as the centre of the textile Industry and the rise of Ahmedabad." says the Commissioner of Labour In his review of the administration of the Indian Factories Act In the Bombay
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    PANAMA DEFENCE.
    133 5 War Secretary Joins Cry Of Alarm. The defence of Panama Is continuing to worry the United States, tlie unsettled political situation adding to official anxiety, says a San Pedro message. Mr. George H. Dern. the Secretary of the War Department, on his arrival In San Pedro on Aug.
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    PARAGUAY HAS ROOM.
    108 5 Japan To Send Immigrants As Brazil's Door Closes. A Santos dispatch to the Asahi ..ays that the day the new Brazilian Constitution was enacted and put into force the San Paulo branch of the Japan Overseas Development was approached by Paraguay, Brazil's neighj bour. with a request
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      345 5 H O T E L^ S TONIGHT COMING SPECIAL DINNER Saturday, august 4 fIRST APPEARANCE CONCERT OF 8.15 to 915 p.m. ROZSNYAY DANCE (formal) DANCING, SINGING 9.45 p.m. to MIDNIGHT MUSICAL TRIO RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381 ADELPHI %9 HOTEL ROOt viARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE KNTKKTAHJMENI PROVIDED M ROYAL
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      142 5 THE ONE RADIO COMPANY Well known to every Radio owner RADIO SERVICE Co. OF MALAYA Ltd. (Owners Operators of Station Z.H.1." 49.9 metres) BROADCAST HOUSE, 2, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. Phone 7399. 6-8. Java Street, KLALA LUMPUR. Phone K.L. 2399. FOR RADIO RECEIVERS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BUILT FOR THE TROPICS ALL MAINS
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      198 5 B.B.C. PROGRAMME. Following an Empire wlrel&w programmes to be broadcast from the B3.C. Empire Transmitter TODAY. 620 a.m. Big Ben. K.M. Productions present "Holiday Fair" (Part I). 7.35 Talk. 7.50 Solo Instruments. 8.5 The news. 9.5 p.m. Big Ben. The News. 9.20 The Coventry Repertory Company present "After the Brent"
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      133 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle 27~ 1 (CLUES.) ACROSS. set^u JS. Christian name 1. Malicious depreciation M Pieces. 6. Employs 10. Prfcuure 11. Chose rather 12. Versed In literaturt s*. v. Boundary Solution Of Yesterday 3 16. Withdrew 17. Board conveyance rUZZIe. 19. Musician 31. Renders defenceless 33 Taunt 24^ Unbtblnfs WgjglMl
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    BAN HIN GOLD MINES CASE AT IPOH.
    2506 6 Judgment Awaited. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug 10. Continuing his final speech In the case in which Ban Hin Gold Mines Limited are suing two Chinese towkays foi" the reclsslon of the contract lot sale of mining land to the company in
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    PRISONERS IN POLAND.
    89 6 To Contribute Toward Their Own Expenses. Warsaw. Aug. 10. All prisoners in Polish gaols who are not completely penniless will henceforth have to pay one zloty dally toward their board and keep as the result of a decree Issued by the public Minister on Thursday. Until now
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      131 6 Hsl BBBBBBBBW^B^'^ I ■i^^^^^^^^Bßbb^bbW^* I bbbbF jPgl j^SHHssflkE^^^ 1 AS SULJ) IN tVLK IM K..ASINC. QUANTITIES »V THE EASTEBN AGENCIES LTD. Wkws\ CALCUTTA CHEMICAL CO., Lti. i Incorporated in India i g. Raffles Ckambcn, Singapore. l-haae «47« Crosley Crosley SH ELVADOR The Beit c" all Electric Refrigerators with shelves In
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      310 6 a^MMMfcv e^MMMM. is really ideal milk. Being unsweetened, it can be used whenever milk is required, and, because of its rich creaminess, is particularly suitable for serving with fruit and breakfast foods. Obtainable at all stores at: 20 cents per tall tin 10 cents per small tin "Ideal" Milk is
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION
    583 7 Trade Report to Be Discussed. Minute, of a committee meeting of j the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Assor iatlon held in the Singapore Exchange Room on July 31, at 5 p.m. Present -Mr. H. W. Raper, (President). Mr. L W. Geddes. Mr. O. Parbury. Mr. C E Gibson.
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    ROYAL MATCH ?
    90 7 ROYAL MATCH Archduke Otto's Visit To Italy. Rome, Aug. 9. Archduke Otto Hapsburg, eldest son of the last Austrian Emperor Charles and chief pretender to the thrones of Austria and Hungary, will spend some weeks at the palace of the House of Bourbon-Parma, from which he descends on his maternal
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    CZECH UNIVERSITIES.
    63 7 Prague, Aug. t. Feminism made a farther striking advance In Czechoslovakia with th 4 appointment of the first two women ever to hold chairs of medicine in that country's universities. Dr. Hedwtg Langecker will lecture on pharmacology at the German University in Prague, and Dr. Bosena KuklovaSturova has
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      241 7 The Night off Nights A NON-STOP DANCE CABARET To b« held on Aug. 15, 1934. at In aid of th« Singapore Mission to Semen Din. m« from 8.30—2 ajn. De Sou** s FAMOUS ORCHESTRA P. ft O •Tarthate" Dance Band. VAUDEVILLE Mrs. Alfvrd Mrs. Holmes— Songs Mr. ft Mrs. Vyner
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      146 7 CAPITOL LAST SHOWING qLJgable gskMWNA. toy 1 I! Elinb«th AlU* Otto Kn««r A Metro -Goldwyn-Maycr fl IF— T pfcture. j TOMORROW (3.15 6.15 9.t5) '■Kfi NAUGHTYCAL! IPjHS SI NUTTYCAL! Wl\ MUSICAL! f CHARLIE RUGGLES 1 PHIL HARRIS A I GRETANISSEN.MARJORIEGATE- ||f| SON, HELL>I MACK, Chick ChandI ler, June Brewtter, Shirley
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      228 7 il I POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT I ALHAMBRA tonight jm THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SERIOUS FACE IN THE CROWOS THAT HAS SEEN PARAMOUNT'S LATEST COMEDY HIT "YOU'RE TELLING ME" j with Wn ein nQ BUSTER CRABBE Md l^. rIC.L.LJO JOAN MARSH. He'« n dizzy inventor who doesn't know hi» art
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    251 8 Tin Firm On Quota Anticipations. From Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Aug. 14. The price of tin reflected the announcement of a reduction in the quota, London showing yesterday advances «f 52 10s. both for spot and forward. Although there has been little alteration in the rubber prices
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    PRODUCE.
    246 8 Singapore. Ang. 14. 12 noon. Buyer, .seller. Oambier «•«> Ja?a Cube 725 Hamburg Cube 7.25 White Muntok Pepper 38.00 White Pepper 37.00 Black Peoper 1325 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrled 3.00 Copra, mixed 2.40 Sma" Flake Tapioca 3.70 Fair Flak? Tapioca 3.50 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.25 Small Pearl Tapioca
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL.
    21 8 The air mall dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 5' was delivered in London on Aug. 13 (8 days).
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        457 8 Issue Val. Pd. 4/- 4/- Ampat Tin Buyers Sellers 5/3 5/10Vfc £1 £1 Asatn Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay S7/6 40/50/- 62/6 5/- 6/- Ayer Hitam 14/6 15/3 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 2.02V6 2.10 xd. 24/6 25/J6 £1 £1 Changkat Tin £1 £1 Chenderiang 50
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        GENERAL.
        299 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Pref. 1.75 1.85 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.60 1.70 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.17.0 6.1.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.40 6.60 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prels. 25/3 26/- xd. £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 108 112 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi' p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 110 115 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vfc p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 110 115 nom. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 102 105
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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) 1.85 1.95 1.80 1.90 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.45 1.55 1.40 1.50 A. Hitam ($1) 1.70 1.90 1.70 1.90 A. Malay ($2) 3.20 3.50 3.20 8.50 A. Molek ($1) 1.30 1.40 1.20 1.30
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      216 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning, according t( the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 7/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 13/64 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 3/16 (London, 30 days' sight 2/4 5/32 London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      73 8 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 7 7/16 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 15 9/16 per lb. Noon, Aug. 14. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers. Spot (loose) 247/ 8 25 (F. 0.8.) Aug. 25V6 26Vi Standard
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      63 8 From China by Conte Verde due at Singapore daylight tomorrow. From China and Japan by Kumsan? due at Singapore C a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan by Carthage due at Singapore 9 a.m. tomorrow. From Europe (London malls dioHatched July 36) by Mantua due at Penang 3 p.m.
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    EXCHANGES.
    87 8 Rugby, Aug. 11. Foreign exchanges today were:— Amsterdam 7.43 14 Athena 525 sellers. Berlin 12.87% Bombay 1/6 1/16 Brussels 21.42 Bucharest 503 Buenos Aires 36* sellers official. Copenhagen 22.39' 3 Geneva 15.41 Helsingfors 226 U Hong Kong 1/6" Lisbon IIOVJi Madrid 36 13/16 Milan 58% Montevideo 3834 sellers official.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    316 8 Today. Australia:— Eastern. Southern (except Brisbane) Western (Gorgon) 3 pm. Netherlands India Bagan and Selat PandJ«ni{ (Hong Thong) ..3 p.m. Belawan Medan (Polydorus) 3 p.m. Port de Kock. Padang. l>aean Baroe tc Slak iHong Kwoog) ..1 p m. Java. South West-Sumatra. S.-Ean Borneo. Celebes, Moluccas T. Dilly
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    30 8 By *n Laborde aragols ange idrapoera njputana wi: /uro. Spw« Londoi July 10 Aug. July 13 Aug. July 19 Aug. July 20 Aug. July 20 Aug 1
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      69 8 'INDISCRIMINATION'S FOLLY: BUY THE BEST INSIST ON TOLLEY the above obtained first prize of $100 in our 8 word slogan competition. 535 distilled by TOLLEY SCOTT TOLLEY LTD. j ESTABLISHED 1858. /^iMJßjk FIRST PRIZE BORDEAUX EXHIBITION 1895 /£SC3*a| i| GOLD MEDAL LONDON 1908 I FIRST PRIZE ADELAIDE 1934 INCREASING SALES
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LOMBARD ST. ACUTELY SHORT OF BILLS.
      1062 9 LONDON FINANCIAL REVIEW. London, Aug. 1. THE most significant development In i the London money and discount mark ;ts In July was the series ol cuts in the clearing banks' minimum billbuying quotations. A reduction of 1/16 per cent, was made In the second
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      CANTON WOLFRAM.
      113 9 Prices Soar To War-Time Levels. That wolfram ore, the principal product In the Kiangsi-Kwangtung border region, plays an Important role In national defence and in international armed conflicts Is stressed in an official statement explaining the Canton Government' z action in placing a monopoly on the ore. Wolfram
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      FINANCIAL WISDOM OF THE WEEK.
      361 9 Sir Robert Home (Chairman of the Zinc Corporation, Ltd.). "The enhancement of the price of silver, which is the currency of China and forms the store of value of half the population of the world, will in Its measure tend to be of benefit to
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      RUBBER AT 10d. ?
      57 9 RUBBER AT 10d. I have studied the rubber market very closely, and I am of opinion that by the middle of next year the price of rubber should be well over lOd. The demand from America, I believe, is better now than it has been for some considerable time past."—
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      26 9 During the week ended July 7, 4.006.900 tons of coal were raised from the mines in Great Britain, compared with 3,695,300 tons in the previous week.
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      PRODUCTION RETURNS.
      969 9 Eabber Henrietta Rubber— 6o,ooo lb. Sungei Matang 41,000 lb. Alor Oajah 23.300 lb. Ayer Panas. 74,500 lb. Bukit Kubu.— l4.2oo lb. 01enea1y.— 53,740 lb. I Jalan Kebun. 10,200 lb. Kluang 26,000 lb. Pajam— l27,ooo lb. Port Swettenham— 9.Boo lb. Tambalak— 22,ooo lb. Teluk Anson 47,709 lb. Ulu 8enut—
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      97 10 TAY.—Mr. Tay Choon Whye passed away peacefully at his residence, No. 7, Lloyd Gardens, Singapore, at 12.30 a.m. on August 10, at the age of 51. He leaves behind a widow, five sous. Yew Ai, Yew Tek. Yew Wee, Yew Ean. Yev/ Hian. six daughters, Kheng San. Khen? Enj.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, AUG. 14, 1934. THE POOL AND THE CUT.
    1004 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, AUG. 14, 1934. THE POOL AND THE CUT. With the Buffer Stock Committee under the direct- instructions of th International Tin Committee, an with the latter body empowered to vary exportable allowances, the possibilities for forcing down tht price at will to permit of heavy
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    MR. A. THOMAS.
    88 10 Death Of Doyen Of American Playwrights. New York. Aug. 13. The death has .a*en place from apoplexy of M.\ Augustus Thomas, doyen of the American playwrights.— Reuter. Mr. Thomas, who was born on Jan 8, 1857, was author of the following dramas: Alabama; In Mlzzoura, and Arizona.
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    SARAWAK GAZETTE.
    127 10 The following appointment, are announced Mr. A L. McLaine to be Divisional Treasurer and Divisional Postmaster third division. Mr. A. R. Snelus to be a cadet and to do duty in the first division. Mr|. D. C. White, Passed Cadet, to act as Assistant District Officer, Kalaka and
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    624 10 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS. July and August are the months of the year In which magazine editors i and producers of greeting cards search their files for pictures of winter scenes I and appropriate verse for Christmas I .Issues and Christmas cards. They are > not the only
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    901 10 THE UNEVEN FRONT OF RESEARCH. (By Sir H. McGowan.) Below is a summary of the speech which Sir Harry McGowan delivered under the above title at the annual meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry at Cardiff on July 19. Sir Harry, to whom the Messel Memorial
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    AMUSEMENTS
    120 10 AMUSEMENT S Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL Bpeclal Dinner Dana; with Royal Hawaiian Entertainers. U.HAMBKA You Are Telling Me with W C. Fields. 6.15 9 15 CAPITOL Men In Whit; v.iih Myrna Loy tt Clark Gable. 6.15—9.15. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Paddy, The Next Bert Thing Up to toe Neck. MARYBOROUGH The Oay
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    WIDESPREAD TYPHOON DAMAGE IN S. KWANGTUNG,
    851 11 BIG DEATH ROLL FEARED. Hundreds Of Houses Collapse. CROPS RUINED. Relief Plans For 1 The Drought Areas. Hong Konjr, Aug. 14. Hundreds of houses were destroyed and practically the entire crops in the southern extremity of Kwangtung were ruined by a severe typhoon which
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    US. AIR PROGRAMME.
    40 11 Washington, Aug. 13 Construction up to 2.100 navy aeroplanes authorised by Confess is contemplated in the new fiveyear naval and air expansion programme now being drafted by Congressman Vinson with the cooperation of the Navy Department. —Renter
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    RELIEF FUND CLOSES TOMORROW.
    643 11 Your Last Opportunity. TOTAL NOW OVER $15,000 BUT MORE NEEDED. With one day to go, the Straits Times Fund for the relief of sufferers in the Tione Bahru fire has passed $15,000 mark. Today's contributions include a number of substantial sums raised as a result of
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    8 11 Fire victims assembling for the disbursement of relief,
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    AUSTRALIAN TARIFF " PROHIBITIVE."
    78 11 AUSTRALIAN TARIFF PROHIBITIVE." Lancashire Begins Reprisals. London, Aug. 14. As a result of the prohibitive tariffs imposed by the Australian Government on yarns and piece-goods from Lancashire, there are signs that an unofficial "boycott" may be imposed by some sections of the community of Lancashire on Australian dairy produce. The
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    107 11 Cuts To Be Partially Restored. London. Aug. 10. The protracted negotiations over rcilwaymen's wages were brought to a happy conclusion this afternoon when agreement was reached between repjesentatives of the trunk lines and the trades unions providing for the partial restoration of cuts instituted in 1931. These cuts
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    SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
    104 11 Three Found Dead In An Apartment Shanghai, Aug. 13. A Briton named D. Burton, aged 34, was killed in Shanghai today as a result of a love-and-business triangle affair. Burton recently started a business with Mrs. Luboff Weasels, a German, in opposition to her husband, H. C Wessels.
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    THE CORDILLERA
    81 11 New Motorship For The Far East Berlin. Aug. 13. Mr. LI Ming, general manager of the Chekiang Industrial Bank, Ltd., Shanghai, who is now on a visit to Germany, today was the guesl of honour at a luncheon giver, by the Hamburg-Amerlka Lin«- aboard the mot;, f hip
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    LAUNCHING OF THE "534."
    161 11 Massive Drag Chains To Stay Speed. Rugby, Aug. 11. The launching by the Queen on Sept. 26 of the new Cunarder "No. 534" in the narrow waters of the Clyde presents considerable difficulties, for which preparations are now being made. The giant liner, which is 1,018
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    ELGAR SYMPHONY.
    78 11 Last Work To Be Left Unfinished. Rugby, Aug. 11. The manuscript of the Sir Edward Elgar's last work a symphony commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation— was yesterday presented to the Corporation by his daughter, Mrs. Blake. Sir Edward Elgar had only made slight progress with the work
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    HITLER'S CLEAN UP.
    67 11 Munich. Aug. 8. Rumours that Von Kahr, former Prime Minister of Bavaria, who was responsible for the suppression of Hitler's famous beer-cellar putsch, was one of the victims of Hitler's "clean up" are strengthened by an obituary notice inserted in the Munich press today by Von Kahr's
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    PRINCE KILLED.
    65 11 Car Driven By Princess Beatriz Of Spain. Vienna. Aug. 13. Prince Gonzalo. fourth son of exKing Alfonso, died here today following Injuries to the stomach last night when a car driven by his eldest sister, Beatriz. collided with a wall after a collision with a cyclist near Klagenfurt.
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    STRIKING MINERS DISMISSED.
    332 11 Ordered Deportation. POLICE RUSE TO FREE 11 FRENCH CAPTIVES. Paris. Aug. 9. After the French authorities had promised to take no action against the striking Polish miners In the Escarpelle coal mine, near Lens, the 11 French miners, who had been hrid captive a mile below the
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    30 Reds Arrested In Manchukuo.
    66 11 Shanghai, Aur. 14. Thirty Soviet Russians, accused of being members of a gang whose object is the assassination of high Japanese and Manchnkuo officials, were arrested at Suifenho. a town on the Manchnkuo- Siberian berJer. Sino-Japanese relations have been further strained following a charge by
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    2,500 FT. UNDER SEA.
    123 11 Biologist's Account Of His Adventures. Bermuda, Aug. 13. A graphic description of his adventures during a descent of 2.500 feet under the sea in a metal sphere lowered from a tug was given by Dr William Beebe, marine biologist, t. day Dr. Beebe established a world
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    GIANT AERODROME.
    99 11 £5,000,000 Scheme For London. London, Aug. 14. A great aerodrome in the heart of the city of London is being tentatively planned, says the Morning Post, by the City Lands Committee in their forthcoming report to the Corporation. It is proposed to erect an enormous reinforced concrete platform
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    TIN QUOTA TO BE 40 PER CENT.
    300 11 I.T.C. Makes Anticipated Reduction. ARTIFICIAL PRICE. "The Group" Purchases Sustaining Market. The International Tin Committee has decided to reduce the quota to operate from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 by 10 per cent, to 40 per cent. Reuter. This reduction Is In accordance
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    COUNCIL SCENES.
    169 11 Burmese Wa l k Out Of Legislature. Rangoon. Aug. 10 A series of parliamentary scenes have occurred in the Burma Legislative Council this week. On Wednesday the majority of the Burmese members voted for the removal from office of the President, Sir Oscar Deglanville, on the grounds that
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    UNION DISCUSSED?
    84 11 Austria And Hungary In The Lime'iarht, Budapest Aug. 10. "The meeting ended in absolute understanding" is the only statement issued after the meeting of Dr. Schuschnlgg, Australian Chancellor, with the Premier, Dr. Goemboes at which It has been suggested the question of the accession of Archduke Otto to
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    PLACATING VIENNA.
    55 11 Herr Hitler's Second Move. Munich. Aug. 9. The Austrian Nazi headquarters have been closed. This is the second move by Hitler to plac te Vienna, the first being the banning of the officially sponsored broadcast propaganda against the Vienna Government. The Austrian Nazi refugee brigade has not, however,
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    SURPRISE U.S. PLANES FOR BIG AIR RACE.
    537 12 "WAIT AND SEE" American Airman's Tour Of Inspection Of Route. We are patting in some surprise planes which, if they do not win, will at any rate give a very satisfactory account of themselves," ■aid Mr. Royal Leonard, an American, who will be
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    ILL-TREATMENT DID NOT CAUSE DEATH.
    455 12 Coroner's View Of Pinches On Child's Body. The death of a 12-year old girl. Chew Ker, who died in hospital en July 12 was investigated yesterday by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner. The child bore marks of pinches and burns all over her
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    79 12 To Call At Medan From Nov. 1. 'From Our Own Corre^pou itnt Medan. Aug. 9. Starting Nov. 1. aeroplanes of the Royal Dutch air mall win again call at Medan before flying to Singapore. This statement was conveyed In a telegram received today from the manager of
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    THEFT CHARGE.
    72 12 Japanese Fisherman In Court. A Japanese fisherman Nakaama, aged 30. appeared In the police court before Mr. J. 14. Brander yesterday on charges of theft on Aug. 9 on board a lighter at sea off Beach Road of $630.12 cash, the property of Sasaki, andol breaking open the
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    $500 BAIL.
    77 12 Chinese Comprador Charged. Ong Hoe Soon, the comprador of a Slam Steam Navigation Company Teasel, was charged In the potlc? ■court before Mr. i. M. Brander. yesterday with criminal misappropriation of 400 Siamese tlcals. belonging to Chop Ban Hln Sing, of Singapore. Ac-used denied the charge, and hb
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    JUDGE WANTS TO KNOW.
    130 12 "I know ordinary Etik'lso but 1 don't know whit 'wl'ceii exclusively means." said Mr. Justice Prlchard t> day when a motion was made that the record of a district court case be ami for with a view to revising the decision of the Assistant District Judge.
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    CONDEMNED WOMAN'S APPEAL TO JUDGES.
    260 12 "I Do Not Admit I Am Guilty." (From Our Own Correspondent.) iDoh. Aug. 13. do not admit I am guilty, my husband asked me to fire. If I had not shot at the Chinese, my husband would have shot me. The Chinese rushed at me
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    NEW MOVE IN K.L. MURDER.
    86 12 Pahang Man Already Detained. Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent telegraphed last night that the Malay who as reported yesterday was arrested in connection with the local murder of a Malay in Hale Road Is understood to be well known In Pahang. having previously been an officer
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    DEATH OF MR. C. B. HOLMAN-HUNT.
    97 12 The death has occurred in London of Mr. Cyril Benoni Holman-Hunt, 8.A., F.C.S.. F.Z.S., formerly systematic entomologist of the Agricultural Department. F.M.S., following an operation, involving the amputation of a leg. Mr. Holman-Hunt was born in Florence. Italy, on Oct. 27, 1866. He received
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    11 12 Gleanhtc scrap* of charcoal left behind during unloadinc on Singapore «uay».
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    Singapore Policeman On Murder Charge.
    460 12 SEQUEL TO ARGUMENT. The preliminary Inquiry Into a charge of murder against a police constable attached to the Rumah Mlskin division, Abdullah Khan by name, was continued before Mr. Norman Orlce, the second magistrate yesterday. The prosecution allegation was that I the accused had had
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    CHINESE SEAMEN IN COURT.
    446 12 Alley Scuffle. AJ».C. OFFICIAL'S NARROW ESCAPE. A fight among seamen In an alleyway off Battery Road when two Cnineae and a Pa than policemen were Injured, was described to Mr. J. M. Bran der, third police magistrate, yestt/day. by Mr. Deroos. of the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
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    FIRST CHINESE AVIATION VICTORY.
    39 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. The first Chinese to win any aviation trophy in Malays Is Chong Tat who today beat Hines in the Carl Maner Cup for aerobatics. They tied yesterday.
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    Town and Country In Malaya.
    743 12 "IT IS MEN LIKE MR. HAYNES. Anyway, the Malays of rank and ncoi lty can no longer be kept In the background, again to use Mr. Haynes 1 words, "now that they are beginning to awake to their opportunities," but no one must adopt Mr.
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    62 12 The Band of the S.S. Police und-T the direction of Mr F. E. Minns will play the following weather permitting at Botanic Gardens tomorrow at 5.15: March. Royal Standard (Keith); Overture, The Mousme < Monckton tion. Songs of Northern Scotland (Hume); Walts, The Belle of New York (Kcrkeri;
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    HOLLAND'S COLONIAL POLICY.
    113 13 "We Don't Go Home." MR. DE HOOG'S SPEECH TO NATIONAL COUNCIL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 9. "We don't go home now and won't go in the future was the gist of an Important speech by Mr. de Hoog in the National Council. Mr. de Hoog
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION.
    165 13 Charge Against Malay Constable. Bujang bin Ibrahim, a young Malay ;ollce constable of "A" (Central) Division of the Straits Settlements Force. :iad an additional charge of extortion •ht against him when called up n Mr. J. M. Pi antler In the third ..lagistrate's court today. Bujang was originally
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    RANK CLERK CHARGED.
    126 13 Two Chinese, Lim Tal Hock and Koh Soon Poh, a clerk In the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, were produced this morning before Mr. Nor man Grice. the second magistrate after their arrest I The charge against Tal Hock was one of forgery of two letters purporting to
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    42 13 The engagement Is announced between Mr. Alastair Mackay Dick, sun of Mr. A. Dick of Edinburgh, and. ir ana 'er of Tal Tak Estate, Johore. to Miss Splly Clare Rennle. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. M. Rennle of Singapore.
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    A LEGAL POINT.
    396 13 May Theft And Receiving Charges Be Tried Together (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 13. Can a thief and a receiver be tried Ugether at the Bame trial? This was the point which the police magistrate had before him and as authorities said there could not be
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    BURGLARY EPIDEMIC.
    134 13 Alleged Culprits* Case Transferred. Ong Boon Tiang and Llm Cheng I Kiat, who were alleged to have been responsible for the epidemic of burg- laries In the suburbs of Singapore some weeks ago. were brought up again I before Mr. Norman Grice, the second 1 magistrate, this morning.
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    47 13 Ong Chew Eng who had originally i~ en indicted for alleged fraudulent ssion of three diamonds, had the .rge amended to one of cheating fore Mr. Norman Grice. the second magistrate, this morning. He claimed trial and was allowed iail in $100 until Oct. 1.
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    Accused Clerk Says He Was Forced to Confess.
    659 13 DR. KELLY'S DENIAL. Alleged Breach Of Trust. Phuan Yon Motif was charged before Mr. H. A. Forrer yesterday with 111 1 criminal breach of trust of $15.50 in his capacity as a clerk in the Chief Mediral Officer's department. An allegation that
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    HIGHLAND TALES.
    62 13 r seems that with every consignment of fresh vegetable* from Cameron Highlands comes a rumour. We heard of man-eat-ing tigers a week or sc ago, at It turned oat to be the men who were killing and eating tiger. And today comes a report that gold has been
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    SALARY CLAIM.
    77 13 Selangor Suit Dismissed With Costs. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. The salary claim for $1.04X25 brought by S. M. Hameed Sultan, a commission agent of Klang, against K. A. Abdul Gaffoor, a trustee of the estate of RE. Mohamed Kassim, deceased, was dismissed with costs
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    YET ANOTHER FIRE.
    86 13 Singapore fire brigade had to fight against great odds when it was summoned to the Lee Rubber factory off Kallang Bridge last night. When the engines arrived the pump house was L>iazing fiercely but the fact that the building formed an Island in the middle of a
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    AIRCRAFT REGISTRY.
    75 13 Established In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. I A Registry of Aircraft, according to ,a Government Gazette, is established in the Federated Malay States v!th the i Under Secretary to Government appointed as Registrar. The registration fee is $9. The nationality mark of
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    Death Of Mr. W. H. Essex.
    49 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 14. The death occurred on Sunday at the general hospital of Mr. William Henry Essex, of the Siamese tin syndicate. He was aged 63. 1 He was brought to Penang on Thursday suffering from a septic leg.
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    JAPANESE PATENT DISPUTE.
    359 13 Kerosene Lamp. GLOBE SMASHED IN PENANG COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, .\ufc. 13. When counsel in a case in which an Injunction U sought was exhibiting the article complained about, the glass globe of a kerosene oil lamp became loosened and dropped to the bar table
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    PEEPING TOMS.
    201 13 Malays Who Were Chased By European. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. The exp anation that seeing a light in a room at the complainant's house hey attempted to peep into that room, was made by two Malays today when they were charged with criminal trespass.
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    15 13 Mr. F. W. Margrett's exhibition of silverware at Raffles Hotel has been extended until tomorrow.
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    American Lawn Tennis Championships Start.—Easy Win For Islanders.
    88 14 American Lawn Tennis Championships Start. Easy Win For Islanders. TOURISTS LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS. London, Aug. 13. Trent Bridge: Rain delayed play for a considerable time at Nottingham today. The county carried their Saturday total of 42 for one wicket to I*3. C. V. Grimmett took four wickets for 70
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    English Women Do Well In U.S.A.
    141 14 Championsh ip. N*w York, Aug. 13. The American lawn tennis championships were started at Forest Hills today when several matches in the women's singles were play< d. Three English women s-ucceeded in getting through the first round. Results were as follows Miss Betty Nuthall.
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    YACHTING.
    143 14 I First Race For Davison Cup. On Sunday the "C* Class com- 1 peted for the first race of a series of three for a Cup presented by Mr. Davison. Trlx, Billle, Jean and Caprice turned out. A good start was made and Jean and Caprice gained slightly on
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    GARRISON G.C.
    68 14 I The Men' Monthly Medal was play-l-ed on Saturday and Sunday and re-! suited in a win for S. H. Moss. The best cards were: S. H. Moss, One Down; C. A. Lea, i Two down, R. R. Coombs. Two down. Ball Sweeps. First nine holes: S. A.
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    26 14 The victorious British team with the Davis Cap, which they successfully defended against the U.S.A. Mr. H. Roper Barrett, the nonptavjng captain, is in the centre.
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    PULAU BRANI'S EASY VICTORY.
    802 14 Weak Finishing By S.R.C. Forwards. PuUu Brani 5; SJl.C 1. Although Pulau Brani beat the SRC. by flve goals to one In a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium ysterday afternoon, tne game was by no means as one sided as the Tccre would Indicate.
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    CHARITY BOXING.
    140 14 Wolf Larsen To Meet Rivers. A fistic treat is In store for local fights fans as Wolf Larsen, the much- talked of German middleweight from I the v "Chattanooga City", now In port, Is to meet Al Rivers on Saturday Aug. 18 at the Great World Stadium. In
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    MALAYAN A.A.A. MEETING. LARGE ENTRIES.
    992 14 MALAYAN A. A.A. MEETING. LARGE ENTRIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. There Is great disappointment In athletic circles that L. D. E. Cullen, the Police-Olympic runner and Malayan champion, has not entered for the Malayan amateur athletic meeting which begins here on Friday. I He recently returned
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    20 14 Poh Kirn Seng, who won the Selangor A.A.A. championship this year, and is a strong candidate for the Malayan title
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    Training Starts For Autumn Races.
    944 14 Training Starts For Autumn Races. f The Singapore racecourse win *r> officially opened for training on Si\' urday, Aug. 18. at 5.43 a.m. when Um usual arrangements for coilee will tM 1 made. I Below Is given the first list of loca. and other horses in training for the meeting.
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    Australian Tourists State Voce's Bowling Was Not Body-Line.
    218 15 Conflicting Views On Leg-Theory. London, Aug. 13. Conflicting views are expressed by cricket correspondents In this mornIng's newspapers over the ommlsslon of W. Voce, the Nottinghamshire leftarm bowler, from the fourteen players selected to attend at the Oval for the final Test
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    Accident at White City Japanese Girl Hurt.
    300 15 Accident at White City Japanese Girl Hurt. (By Air Mail) London, Aug. 2. A Japanese girl practising yesterday •vening for (he women's world games ut the White City Stadium was Injured by a ten-foot steel-pointed Javelin. The athlete was Sadako Yaniaraoto, an 18-year-old school teacher from Nagoya. who Is the
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    KEPPEL G. C.
    149 15 August Medal Won By G. G. Wilson. Fnrty-seven cards were- taken out for the August medal which resulted in a win for G. G. Wilson 84—14=70 nett 1 he following have qualified for the r >und of the Keppel Cup: G. C. n 70. E. Kent 71,
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    Police Defeat Marines.
    419 15 Police .5; Marine Dept. Sound play by the Police forwards and good work by their defence enabled them to take both points 'n a Second Division match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Marines never appeared likely to be able to save the game. They attacked frequently
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    THE ST. LEGER.
    165 15 Windsor Lad Firm Favourite. London, Aug. 13. The latest call-over for the St. Leger Stakes, to be run at Doncaster on Sept. 12 over a distance of one mile, six furlongs, 132 yards was as follows: 2 to 1 Windsor Lad, offered. 4 to 1 Colombo, offered.
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    26 15 C. *L Buckle of the London Rowing Chib on the right drawing ahead to win the Wlnfleld Sculls fro m p. R. Coles of Barclay's Bank.
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    GAY DANCER'S SUCCESS AT LIVERPOOL.
    1856 15 ENGLISH TURF TOPICS. Brown Jack To Retire From Racing. (From Our London Correspondent.) London, July 30. By far the best of this week's tartr>« has been at Leicester and Liverpool. At both centres the going was hard, as a result of the long-continued drought, and
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    14 15 Singapore Teachers and Jobore Teachers After their badminton match on Friday at Hafff** College.
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    107 15 S.C.C. To Meet R.A. On The Padang. The S.C.C. play their last match in the First Division this afternoon when they meet the R.A. The Gunner*, cave the S.C.C. a hard light when the teams met in April, bat goals by Fyfe and Joy gave the Clnb a
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    111 15 Tuesday, Aug. 14. Football: First Division. S.C.C. vs. R.A., S.C.C.; Becond Division, Wiltshires vs. BtraM*. CaUle, Jalan Besar; Third Division Tk." Runners Up (Chinese) vs. "B" Runners Dp (Port Canning). Anson Road Stadium; Govt. Services League. Second Division. Printing vs. Monopolies, J.C.S.A. Hockey: Singapore Hockey Association. Annual Meeting
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    Jack Hobbs To Retire After This Season.
    220 15 Jack Hobbs To Retire After This Season. (By Air Mail.) London, Aug. 1. Jack Hobbs. the Surrey and England batsman, needs only three more hundreds to reach his 200 th century In first-class cricket. It seems unlikely, however, that he will have the opportunity to achieve that distinction. Asked If
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    1493 16 Dull Days For Critics Beauty At Covent Garden England's Summer Festivals French Salad" Van Schmus In Town. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, Aug. 5. YOUR unhappy scribe, sweltering In the August dogdays. can only repeat this week the lament
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    FLAG ATOP MT. FUJI.
    64 16 A Japanese national flag, 80 feet by 58 feet, said to be the largest one In the world, was hoisted on the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's sacred mountain, on Aug. 5. Mr. Toyama, head of the Black Dragon Society, Viscount Chosel Og&sawara and Count Yoshlnori
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    IMMIGRATION BAN.
    28 16 The Premier of Prussia, Gen. Hermann Ooering, has by decree extended the prohibition of immigration into Berlin to a total of 51 Prussian cities and communities.
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    TEMPERATURE OF 25,000 DEGREES.
    370 16 Pocket "FoundiTS." FOUR TIMES HEAT OF SUN'S SURFACE. Two young Russian scientists, V. N. Lavrov and A. 8. Fefer, have made an exceptionally valuable discovery. They have found out that thy more, two metals differ in their chemical properties, the more intense Is the heat emitted
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    GLUGOR SHIELD.
    544 17 Full Results Of Penang Inter-School Sports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 11. King Edward VII School, Talplng. finished 19 points a'.iead of their nearest rival* in the Inter-School athletic meeting held at «ang on Friday and. therefore, retain the Olugor Shield, presented by Mr. D. A. M.
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    BY ONE RUN.
    70 17 Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A.'s Win Over Ipoh Association. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 8. The Kuala Lumpur Y M.C.A. visited Ipoh during the holidays and were engaged in a serious of sporting fixtures. They beat the Ipoh Y.M.C.A. at cricket by the narrow margin of one
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      466 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. *81r, Can you grant me, as a resident of the Oeylang district, a little upace to stress yet another aspect of fthe Inconvenience that will arise If (our handy seven-seaters are finally Nlenled the use of the roads? The Commissioners repeatedly
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      1133 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ln your leader of July 31, Malaya is described as one of the most expensive Eastern countries in which to live. Now this is not correct. Any place «an be expensive, if the resident is too indifferent to his or
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      EXCHANGING PULPITS.
      187 18 To the Editor oi the Straits Times. Sir.— l see that the Rev. E. 8. Lav of the Geylang Methodist Episcopal Church, will preach in the Presbyterian Church at Princep Street on Sunday next at 8 p.m. Laymen are sometimes under the Impression that their churches and pastors
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    RUSSIAN CREDIT IN THE WAR.
    442 18 Britain's £1,600,000. CLAIM AGAINST BANKS UPHELD. The British Treasury can claim In the liquidation of Russian Joint stock banks for money advanced in 1915 and afterwards, to support Russian credit in London. This decision was given by Mr Justice Eve in the Chancery Division upon
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    RETURNED CHINESE.
    131 18 Canton Plan To Relieve Jobless Workers. Canton, July 30. The plan formulated by the Civil Affairs Department for relief of returned overseas Chinese, who were rendered Jobless by the general business depression, has been approved by the Provincial Government, accordIng to the Civil Affairs Department. The Important points
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    DOVES IN MUNICH.
    140 18 A Problem For The City Fathers. The number of doves In Munich at liberty and but partly tame, has Increased within the last few years to about 60,000 and have become a problem for the city fathers of the old German town. The German League for the
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    PERAK AMATEUR RACE MEETING.
    242 19 Excellent Entries. "PRELUDE TO GOLD CUP AT SINGAPORE. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug 14. Entries for the Perak August amateur meeting on Friday and Saturday at Ipoh are as follows: Horses, Clan Four: First run six funongs. Second run Five furlongs, straight: Ginger (Medan). dunning.
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    NEW REICH CHURCH.
    145 19 Bishop Mueller Now Virtual Dictator. Berlin, Aug. 8. Relchsbishop Mueller tomorrow be- i comes the virtual dictator of the Evangelical Church. Unbekr.own to the general public, the National Synod of the German Protestant Church has been summoned for noon tomorrow. He is proposing a law ratifying all
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    HINDENBURG'S WISH.
    204 19 Why Von Papen Accepted Mission To Austria. 8.-rlin. Aug. 8. "I accepted this mission In order to fulfil it in accordance with its meaning and spirit because I know how much depends on its realisation foi removing the tension In Europe and because I tan thereby serve my
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    HOME MARKETS.
    250 19 i Tin Up On Improved U.S. Demand. LonJon. Aug. 8. On the Stock Exchange the general lone today continued good but apart I from the sustained activity In Kaffirs. business was on a smaller scale !n view of the approaching end of the three-weeks' account, i Cotton rose
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE.
    42 19 i Mission From India Now 1 In Peiping. Shanghai, Aug. 10. 1 A commission of o/erseas Chinese from India and Burma, which is now on a visit to Peiping. will travel by train to Hankow on Aug. 16.— Union Times.
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    MUTINY ABOARD A GREEK VESSEL.
    130 19 14 Of Crew Arrested At Brixham. London, Aug. 8. Twenty policemen and some officials of the Home Office boarded a Oreek steamer, Mount Ossa (a former war legate) at Brixham and at the request of the rapt*'" arrested 14 Oreek sailors who, It is alleged,
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    SILVER FUTURES.
    189 19 Heavy Turnover On New York Mart New York, Aug. 9. Before the pnnouncement regarding the nationalisation of silver and the suspension of trading, there was a heavy turnover In the silver future market blocks of 250,000 ounces frequently changing hands on a rising market to within half a
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    GERMAN AMNESTY.
    166 19 Political Offenders To Be Liberated. Berlin, Aug. 9. The fusion of the offices of Relchs President and Chancellor in the person of Hitler has given government an opportunity of declaring an amnesty. A law is being Issued tonight grantIng a general amnesty besides an amnesty to certain groups
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    FALSE CLAIMS.
    179 19 Aliens Who Said They Were British. "I further cases of Chinese being smuggled Into Singapore with false birth certificates were brought into the police court before Mr. J. M. Brander, third magistrate, this morn ing Seven Chinese were charged with n.«Hng a false statement to the Immigration Offi-.er.
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    PANAMA 'QUAKE.
    30 19 Panama, Aug. 10. An earthquake shook the city causing a crack in the Canal A-Irnlnlstra- tlon buildings at Balboa. No damage was done to the canal— Reuter Wireless.
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    RIOTING SPREADING IN ALGERIA.
    229 19 Anti-Jewish Feeling. BACKGROUND OF THE ARAB UPRISING. Parts. Aug. t. While the 27 victims of the antlJewish riots were being burled In the Algerian city of Constantlne under strong military guard on Wednesday. anti-Semitic outbreaks were reported from a dozen surrounding villages. Order Is being maintained
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    SALVATION ARMY.
    127 19 New Leader Likely To Be A Woman. London. Aug. 9. Indications point that votes will be cast at the conference of the Salvation Army on Aug. 28 In favour of a woman either Commander Eva Booth, leader of the Army In the United States or Catherine Booth of
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    "TERRIBLY IMMORAL."
    114 19 The Pope On Present State Of Screen. Castelgandolfo, Aug. 10. The Pope today warmly associated himself with the campaign in the United States against Immoral films Addressing representatives of the International Federation of Cinematograph Press, His Holiness said It Is a most solemn duty to press the worn
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    "OTTAWA BREACH."
    122 19 New Australian Duties Evoke Protest. London, Aug. 10. A strong protest against the new Australian duties on* certain classes ol cotton, yarn and piece goods has been made by the Joint Committee of Cotton Trade Organisations In Manchester which Is drawing the attention of the Board of Trade
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    CHANNEL STORM.
    115 19 Cowes Last Day Ruined. Pugby, Aug. 11, A storm In the Char rul and off the East coast of Engluid Imperilled many yachts and other small craft yesterday and a nunrber of rescues were effected. Early this mornlr.g the Clacton lifeboat was launched to ;«arch for the pleasure
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