The Straits Times, 24 August 1935

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN jftyAJfri:- 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST, 24, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PA(iES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUGUST. 24, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      238 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471). MERCEDES -BENZ DIESEL TRUCKS BRINKMAHW&CO J J\, "THE PEAK" SV 1 The Peak of satisfaction fcf >0j J attained when, after many V^y" hours of hard work and recreation, you round off a line o) better vaius. the day with a stengah BLACK WHITE
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      102 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25, JAVA ST. ('PHCNE 3693>. 1 g, •> CYCLAX USERS ARK ALL ENTHUSIASTIC cy C clL OF book AND DAILY INCREAZTHE ART OF BE.NG LOVELY* SING YOU REALLY C&A MUST TRY IT. I^VJ After all, skin beauty is really I j a medical problem— don't you \j agree?
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      12 1 Daisy I lor IU)l UUtls is. bwcH ytb k»)\i> (Amber Mansions.) I
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATHS
      149 2 COVENEY— At West Croydon Hospital on An;; 3. 1935. Albert William Coveney. aged 44. the well-beloved only con of Mr. and Mi*. A. E. G. Coveney. late of Singapore. I.IM —Mrs. Llm Koh Sens, nee Chia Peck Neo. posted away peacefully on Aug. 22. 1933 at 4.30 p m.
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      371 2 .ALFRED To Daphne, wire of Mr. R. A. Alfred of Batu Pahat. Johore. a son on Friday, August 23. 1935, at the Bur.gzar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. SITUATIONS VACANT VYlirn applying for any position advertlsrd In thrse columns send copies of testimonials Do no* send originals. A DVERTISEMEN'T LAYOUT MAN (Asia-
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      801 2 BOARD- RESIDENCE NICE 2 ROOMED FLAT also room, near town, mod. &an. cheap. Box 571, StralU Times. BELLEVILLE, IS, Scottc Road. Phone 4274. Large ts airy rooms. Prlv. Verandah, mod. san. THE MANSION, Oxley Rise, Singapore, three minutes from town high elevation large airy rooms M. S. Tel. 3798. HOUSE
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      738 2 AUCTION NOTICES PRELIMINARY NOTICE" Estate of SYSD HASSAN BIN AHMAD AL-ATTAS, Deceased. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of most valuable freehold properties situate at Jalan Trus, Jalan Dobl, Jalan Duke, Jalan Tan Hiyok Nee and Jalan Ngee Heng. To be held by Messrs. Powell k Co., Ltd., at their saleroom, No. 38,
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      572 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Queensland). BONG KONG BANK CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE NEW SHARE CERTIFICATE IN PLACE OF LOST CERTIFICATE. NOTICE Is hereby given that the Executrix Of the Will Of GEORGE SYME THOMSON (deceased), of Yokohama, Japan, having notified
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      1150 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc RUBBER STAMPS of every description made to order. Prices from 75 cents upwards Cash with all orders. THE STRAITS TIMES, Jobbing Dept., 140, Cecil Street, Singapore. KAN-U-GO THE CROSSWORD CARD GAME. Entertaining, Entrancing and Amusing, this Crossword Card Game is for any number, from 2 to 7.
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      180 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Ouwide Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.00 4.00 ?..5» QuartrrlT 8 50 $12 00 7.50 Half Yearlj M7.M 524.80 SI 5.00 Xeai-ly $34 M $"00 $30.00 N>tr. Outstatinn cheques should Include thr oMi&I bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Tilt charge* and Instruction* for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as
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      634 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. Uncorpoiatrd tn England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES I'ENINSni.AR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. UNDKK CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due. Tonnage Spore. BURDWAN 8.070 Aug RAJPUTANA 17.000 Aug JO
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      337 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. NEW REDUCED FARES TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly tailing*. S.S. KATORI MARU Sept. 5. S.S. KASHIMA MARU Sept. 19. To Ist Class 2nd Class Naples $497 $317 $343 Marseilles $514 $326 $351 London $557 $343 $369
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      636 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Moiorshlps. Most Cabins havo adjoining private bath. Excellent Culilne FOR GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom Prom From Spore Malacca Port Penang MS Sham LALANDIA 17/9 17/9 189 30/9 JUTLANDIA 8/10 8/10 9/10 11/10 MEONIA 39/10 2910 SO/10 1/11
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      186 3 YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA on large fast steamers £71.12. Tourist Class £107.5.2 Ist. Crttt ROUND THE WORLD EASTBOUND VIA AMERICA RETURNING VIA SUEZ. £117.4. Tourist Class £163.5.2 Ist. Class Above fares Include Ist and or 2nd class farts on any Line from Singapore to Hong Konf. Sec your
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      1223 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The llua Khlow Steamship Co- (19»| Ltd Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China Mutual The Canard White SUr Ltd. Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.l The Sarawak Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Strait* Steamship Co. l/d. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      313 4 Today. Diambl (Toba) 3 p.m. Muntok, Palembang and Pladjoe (Senang) 3 p.m. Pangkal Pinang (Senang) ..3 p.m. Socngei Liat (Senang) ..3 p.m. Borneo (North), Brunei and Labuan (Kajang) 3.30 p.m. Mirl (Kajang) 3.30 p.m. Bagan and Bengkalis (Toboatt) 4 p.m. B&rdjermcsin (Blinjoe) 4 p.m. Laboean Blllk and
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      76 4 The rate of exchange for the issi'« and payment of Money Orders Is as fo.lows: On India and Ceylon Issue Rs. 153 SI 00; On India and Ceylon payment. Rs. 155=100. On China Amoy $100 Chinese currency -$67 Straits: Canton SlOO Chinese currency S6B Straits as for Shanghai
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      94 4 HONG HO, Chin., 96 tons, from Bacho 23, for East Coast ports 24. MEMNON, Brit., 4.612 tons, from Glasgow 23, for Japan via Hongkong 24. LARUT. Brit., 464 tons, from Pt. Dickson 23, for Malacca and Pt. Dickson 24. KLARA ZETKIN. RuaS.. 2.256 tons, from Leningrad 23, for
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR HOARD
      113 4 Saturday, August 24. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entranc* KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. Alert. Ipoh, SinKaradja. Vui-sella, Spocdilus, Parici, Mahldol. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Toboall. Keppel Harbour.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      129 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters and
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      18 4 The air mail dispatchea from Singapore on Aug. 17 was delivered in London on Aug. 23 <6 days).
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      FORMER RECTOR OF STIFFKEY.
      445 4 A Charge Of Attempted Suicide. Harold Francis Davidson, the former rector of Stiffkey, appeared at Blackpool Police Court to answer a charge "that he, at Blackpool on August 3, did unlawfully fast with intent then feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder
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      625 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to P.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:ROOKING AGENTS. F M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight s«33—Passage 541». CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6 -1 REDUCED AROUNDTHE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. Interchange with P O B
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      122 4 HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO., LIMITED. (BED FUNNEL LINE) (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) REGULAR PASSENGER and Cargo Serried from Kino port- to JaTa, Borne*. Bank a and BUUton. Far BATAVIA, CHERIBON AND SKMAKANG (Every Tawday and Friday) s*. OIANO SKNO Tues. Aug. 27 as. NAM YONO Prl. Aug. 30 Par
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      532 4 ELLERMAN BICKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. (Incorporated In I n;l;md) "ELLEKMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE, LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMKUKG. Via Ports and Sun Canal Also accepting Cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo i ne Sails *CITY OP SALISBURY Aug. 27 Sept 1 tCITY OP HEREFORD Sopt. 14 Sept. 16 CITY OP
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      114 4 CLEARANCES TIDE TABLE. Aug. 21:—Africa Maru (Japan). sst.tard.» a» «4 Aug 22:-Haruna Maru. Tofuku S*4"*"* M. Maru 'Japan); I»ar <Ger.); Van Vol- H.W. 8.22 a.m.. 7 ft. 2 in., 6.46 p.m li nhnvi-n (French); Benlawers, Bhu- 8 ft. 2 in. tan. Silver Gull, Jerantut (Brit); Meer- I.WT 1.l •>•■».. 2
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      177 4 Today 's Cros swo rd Puzzle I||| T~ ST" 5 mi Lli_l_ IL 1Z! <9 Z^Z~^ ll^l.i 34 NOTE: Figures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required. (CLUES.) ACROSS. 17. Obvious <7> i. u«i«h (6> S; &5?*(«) <6) 4. Scanty m. Reproof (6) 10. Spontaneously ji.
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      121 4 Malayan Meteorological Service. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins. Sunshine temp. •p hrs. "P West Cjast. Alor Star 83 3.25 4.1 72 Butterworth (P.W.) 87 0.10 8.1 74 Sitiawan 86 0.87 9.1 72 Bukit Jeram 88 0.34 5.3 72 Malacca 83 0.35 5.2
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    MR. EDEN LEAVES FOR GENEVA BY AIR.
    58 5 Mr. Anthony Eden, the Minister for Lcajjuc of Nations Affairs, left Croydon by air for Paris on his way to Geneva to attend the meeting of the League Council. Mr. Eden is seen here accompanied by his wife and son, Simon, who saw
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    RUSSIAN CHURCH IN BANDOENG.
    280 5 Netherlands Indies News. (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavla. Aug. 20. The consecration of the newly-erect-ed Russian orthodox church in Ban-doeng-Tjillloengstraat took place last week with an impressive ceremony. Utrecht University. The Nieuws v.d. Dag learns that the trl-centenary of the University of Utrecht will be celebrated
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    FLOOD HAVOC IN CHINA.
    191 5 32,500,000 Acres Of Land Inundated. Nanking. Aug. 23. Detailed reports of the Yangtse and i Huangho floods were submitted toj Gen. Chiang Kai-shek yesterday byi the National Economic Council and the Central Flood Relief Committee. It is revealed that so far 12,500.000 acres of farmland have
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    POLICE GUARD FOR QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    103 5 Extra police are to be on duty this week-end outside Neish House, St. Fillan's, Scotland where the Queen o? Holland and her daughter, Princess Juliana, are staying. The Chief Constable of Perth visited the village to make the necessary arrangements for the crowds that
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    MISSIONARY WORK AT KUCHING.
    205 5 After Two Years Of A Three- Year Experiment The Rev. W. Shelley, C.R.. who has been in Singapore this month returns to Kuchlng on Saturday. He and two other Anglican priests from the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield (Yorkshire) are responsible for an important missionary
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    U.S. COAL BILL.
    65 5 Producers Prevented From Price-Fixing. Washington. Aug. 22. The Senate by 45 votes to 37 passed the Gaffey Coal Bill with Senator Borah's amendment disallowing protection from the anti-trust laws to producers complying with the Code thus making price-fixing impossible, according to Mr. liorah. The bill will now
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    26 HORSEMEN ARRIVE IN MOSCOW.
    138 5 After 2,000 Miles' Journey In Extreme Climates. Moscow, Aug. 22. Twenty-six weather-beaten and strangely-clad horsemen, speaking one of the least-known of the 185 langu-l tsm used In the USSR, arrive In Moscow today. They have covered about 2.000 miles in 80 days coming from Turkestan
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    FROGS FROM THE SKY.
    91 5 Thousands of little green frogs landed in a suburb of Grenoble (France) according to the "Matin." They fell from the sky in the middle of a thunderstorm which followed a succession of scorching hot days. The inhabitants of the suburb were just welcoming the rain when
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    CITY OPINION.
    236 5 Where Will Italy Turn For Funds London, Aug. 22. An air of nervous expectancy pervades the City where groups In all offices and exchanges are clustered around the tickers eagerly awaiting news of today's momentous Cabinet meeting. The Stock Exchange presents a gloomy appearance, shares in nearly all
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      418 5 HOTELS f^z!T MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT > ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 p,m. R.A.F. JUBILEE DINNER BALL AND FAREWELL PERFORMANCE OF ERIC AND GERDA THE CLEVER CONTINENTAL ACROBATIC AND ECCENTRIC DANCERS EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. BOOK YOUR TABLE NON-DINERS 81.00 ~RAFFLES CELEBRATEP"ORCKESTRA Directed by DAN HOPKINS Phone 5381 SEAVIEW|i§HOTEL
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      164 5 A BIGGER A MODERN CARTON BUT THE SAME PRICE THE SAME QUALITY WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP The Soap of Golden Colour M Sole Agents: PLANTERS STORES A AGENCY CO., LTD* Kuala Lumpur. Sub-Agents: JOSEPH TRAVERS A SONS. 1 U Singapore and Penan*. BINOCULARS Only a really good and reputable pair
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    50 6 Listeners to the 8.8.C. programme tonight will hear a running commentary on the Grand Prix de i'Enrope, run concurrently with the Ulster Grand Prix motor-cycle race on the Clady Circuit, County Antrim. A commentary will be given by Graham Walker at the starting point and Henry W. McMullan at Muckamore.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES & RICE PROBLEM.
    277 6 NETHERLANDS INDIES RICE PROBLEM. Recent Drought And Food Supplies In Java. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 21. There is a drought at present In some parts of Java which. If it continues much longer, is liable seriously to harm the crops. This has. incidently, brought to the fore the
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    "BUY CHINESE."
    118 6 Ten Rules For Canton Students. A set of ten rules has been issued by the Chinese Goods Promotion Committee of Canton to the students in Kwangtung province who will take part in the Students' Native Goods Year this autumn. They are to use only Chinese stationery and other
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    A STRANGE ORDER.
    77 6 "Only Chinese Cigarettes For Your Guests." "Only Chinese produced cigarettes for your guests." Such is the order contained in a circular letter acilressed by the Shanghai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to the various commercial bodies and trade guilds in Shanghai. The Chinese Chamber has sent the
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    MR. STANLEY BALDWIN.
    49 6 Alx-Les-Bains, Aug. 20. Me Baldwin spent this afternoon with Sir Robert Vanslttart who motored from Paris to report on the tripartite conference. The Premier left shortly before midnight for England lor the Cabinet meeting. He hopes to rejoin his wife here in a few days. Reuter.
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    33 6 Elaborate police precautions were taken in Madrid for the "Dia Rojo." a Communist festival. Police with rifles patrolled the main streets and pedestrians were searched for arms en the outskirts of the crty.
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    THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC.
    808 6 CALCUTTA OFFICIAL'S CIRCULAR Mr. A. D. Gordon, officiating Commissioner of Police, Calcatta, has Issued a note (or the guidance of the Calcutta Police Force detailing the duties of the police towards the public. He states that it is his special desire that strenuous and systematic
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      61 6 "GARRARDS" BRITISH AND BEST ..irrard electric gramophone motors and Automatic Record (hangers are a symbol for quality and reliability. Our wide range covers every need and prices are unusually moderate Obtainable from all Radio Dealers or direct from the Singapore agents: E. S. ISAAC CO., Malacca St. Tel. No. 7133.
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      130 6 OUR MIDDLE NAME IS =SERVICE= WE UNDERTAKE ANY KIND OF SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH RADIO, ELECTRIC GRAMOPHONES. PUBLIC ADDRESS OR TALKIE EQUIPMENT. ALSO REPAIRS AND/ OR BUILDING AND INSTALLING TRANSMITTERS. WHEN DEALING WITH THE RADIO SERVICE CO. OF MALAYA 1934 LTD. YOU ARE SURE OF FULL AND EFFICIENT SERVICE.
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      65 6 GUARANTEED WORLD-WIDE RECEPTION WITH A WESTINGHOUSE ALL WAVE RADIO WORLDWIDE RADIO CO. 119, North Bridge Road, Singapore. MADE BY GENERAL ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL OF AMERICA KRACHT G E LU I P DE WERELD IS KLEIN MET EEN '■•<". E. f Radio Anderen ontvangstjyy!«yi9l I toestellen jaren voor. De prachtigste Radio, die
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      852 6 rULL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. B.B.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. Transmission 2 «2o -<m.—«.»S ojm. G.S.F. 15.1M kc s Ilii.M m.) and O.S.G. 17.790 kc Hi.Hs ~.i jn p m. Bite Ben. "Summertime at Hume No. 6: The Mountain* Climbing in I in !*ke Dbtrlrt."* A talk by Oraham Button. C 35
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      567 6 Relayed from the Pavilion, Torquay. 10.5* "Namesake Towns of the Empire."* A talk by Captain L. J. D. Gavin. 11. OS Light Classical Concert. The Philharmonic String Quartet. 11.35 Light Programme. 11.5* I Oreenwleh Time Signal. The News. 12.05 Light Programme. 12.20 a-m. Close down. WEDNESDAY, AUG. St. Transmiadon 5
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      357 6 PHOHI-IIOLLAND. 7.5* p.m. SUtion P.B.I. 17.755 ke/» (16.88 m.) TODAY. 7. SO p.m. Announcement. S.M Selections. 8.10 News talk. 8 25 Station orchestra. 8. 45 Microphone debutants. 8.55 News Prom Holland. S.io Talk on moving pictures. 9.35 Station orchestra. (contd.). 9.45 "An arrow from the circus." 10.05 A look behind
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      148 6 SINGAPORE. Station Z. B. I.. Singapore.— Wavelens'h 49. y metres. Owned and operated by Radio Serrloe Co., of Malaya 1931. Ltd., Broadcast Uoum, No. 2, Orchard Kd., Singapore. SUNDAY. 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Recorded music. MONDAY. 8 p.m. Recorded music. 6.45 p.m. News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 7
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    55 6 A number of tenants of apartments In the Hofburg. the former Imperial Palace of Vienna, parts of which were let out as dwellings to private persons after the War, have been required to give up their quarters. The reason is stated to be that the recently formed Guard Battalion is
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      901 7 "This «tory by Hugh Walpolr has been produced with crest Oddity to English scene and sentiment a superb perfor jrance" PAII.T HAIL j Season Extended MATINEES at 3-15 I ||ntt succeas eU ilrtcitd i Tonlcht 6.15-M5 ...story mMterfully told... line PAVILION acting says Free Press. Thursday jdfek Robert Montgomery &**>'A
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    PRODUCE.
    174 8 Closing Prices, Friday. Buyer. Seller. Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 9.50 White Muntok Pepper 18.00 Black Pepper 9.75 Mlxea BlacK Pepper Copra, sundried 3.85 Copra. Mixed 3.40 Fair Flake Tapioca J.BO Small Flake 4.30 Mea. Pearl Tapioca 5.60 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.50 Ltngga Sago Flour Fair Sago
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        536 8 All Shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/3 4/9 4/3 4/9 £1 Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/6 33/- 35/£1 Austral Malay 60/- 61/- 60/- 61/5/- Ayer Hitarr 13/- 13/9 13/- 14/1 Ayer Weng 1.80 1.85 1.82% 190
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        GENERAL.
        416 8 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.25 1.35 125 135 2 2 do lV2 r Prefs. 1.75 1.85 1.80 190 10 10 Atlas Ice 12.25 12.75 12 25 12 75 £1 £1 B. A. T 5.19.0 6.3.0 5.16.0 600 1 60 B. M. Broadcasting 0.02 >' 2 dis o.o2 Vfep/i.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        161 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. h r ,'o 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4'/?% 1907 red 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4Vi% 190f red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        343 8 i Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) Todays Prices Frascr b Co. Lyall Evatt Allenby 1.45 1.55 155 jgo Alor Gajah 0.85 0.95 1.05 110 Amal. Malay ($2) 2.75 2 85cd 2.90 300 Ayer Hitam 1.50 1.60 1.47y 2 1 52" a Ayer Molek 085 0.95 0.86 093
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        EXCHANGE RATES.
        229 8 The following are the cxi r mge rates ti-.'.s morn'ng according to the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 1 32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 31/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    187 8 Expected Fall In U.K. Rubber Stocks. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Aug. 24. Rubber wa« quiet and steady with sellers still holding off. U.K. stocks are expected to be down by 660 tons OB Monday. Malayan rubber statistics for July (in tons) Production by estates of 100
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    SHAKES REPORT.
    81 8 L>all Si Evatt s report, dated, Aur. 25. i MINING Unchanged. Norths 54 58. Raubs 6 45 6.60. Southern Kinta 4.00 4.60, Sungel UHM 1 ->0 1.25. U. Klangs 1.13 Vi 1.17^, TkJtn 1 43 1.47. Ayer Weng 1.82' i 1.90. RUBBERS Unchanged. Indragiri 1.09 1.12. Kundi.iii- I.M
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    86 8 Closing Prices, Friday. Buyers. Sellers-. No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 19 9/16 19 11/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 19 3/16 19 7/16 No. 1 K. R. S. S. Tone Of Market: Quiet. Sellers reserved.
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    JAVA IMPORTS HELD UP.
    189 8 GOODS IN EXCESS OF QUOTA ALLOWANCES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 20. Since the introduction of the imports quota system, licences have been granted on the basis of a firm's five years average imports, i.e. those between 1929 and 1933. The authorities have been rather
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    BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR CAR TRADE.
    327 8 Sir H. Austin's 1936 Forecast. Speaking at a luncheon at the works of the Austin Motor Co., at Longbridge, Birmingham, on Aug. 12, Sir Herbert Austin expressed his confidence that with a settled Government and no further restrictive legislation upon motorists or the manufacturer, the
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    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND COTTON.
    255 8 THE LONG DELAYED LOAN DECISION. London, Aug. 23. The long delayed cotton inn announcement was generally welcomed in Liverpool and London as are fanners now able to market cotton through ordinary trade channels with the U.S. Government making up the selling price to twelve cent, which
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    GERMAN INTERNAL LOAN.
    80 8 1,000,000,000 Reichmarks Short-term Bonds. Berlin, Aufe. 23. It Is announced that "In order Ka carry through its task" the Reich Government is ottering to the public during the first fortnight In September 500.000.000 Reichsmark bonds at 98 343 4 bearing A\ 2 per cent, interest. The bonds
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      PROFITS ANTICIPATED BY NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
      1499 9 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. Shareholders Approve Increase Of Capital. An extraordinary general meeting of the Nipah Distilleries of Malaya, Ltd.. was held on July 11 in London to consider a resolution increasing the capital to £225,000 by the creation of ]40,000 additional 6 per cent, cumulative participating
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      CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
      54 9 The transit times on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London, yesterday, were as follows: Telegrams handed in up to 5.00 p.m. 7 mm. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 6 mm. Telegrams handed In up to 6.00 p.m. 5 mm. Telegrams handed in up to
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      18 9 Widespread rains have fallen in the parched wheat and linseed areas of Argentina and further falls are expected.
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      18 9 About 5,000 acres of fir-tree woodlands in the Aube Department, north of Troyes, have been destroyed by fire.
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      BRITISH EXPORTS ANALYSED.
      655 9 GROWING TRADE WITH EMPIRE. The full overseas trade returns for July do little more than dot the i's and cross the t's of the preliminary returns. As a matter of record, it is worth giving the exact figures: Exports in July totalled £36,443,449— imp0rts £61,824,608 and re-exports
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEWS.
      437 9 PERSISTENT TRADE DEMAND. BUT LITTLE OUTSIDE INTEREST. Lewis and Peat (S.) Ltd. In their report dated Singapore, Aug. 23, state The uncertainty regarding the European political situation caused a certain amount of liquidation by nervous holders earlier in the week but offerings at the lower rates were
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      PRYE RUBBER.
      335 9 Improvement In Year's Results. The twenty-slxUi annual meeting of the Prye Rubber and Coconut Plantations, Ltd., was held in London OH Aug. 14. Mr. E. B. Skinner (the chairman) was supported by Hon. Everard Feilding and Sir Herbert Wright. The Chairman said that the profit was £1,955 compared
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    AMUSEMENTS
    121 10 MIHMBRA Charlie Chan In Paris 8.15—9.15. CAPITOL Bri3ht Eyes with Shirley Temple 6.15—9.15. GLOBE THEATRE, GREAT WORLD Cleopatra. GREAT WORLD Cabaret Oay Bride. HOLLYWOOD U. SERANGOON ROAD Wheeler Wool&cy in Diplomanlacs, Myrna Loy and William Powell in Evelyn Prentice 8 p.m. MARYBOROUGH What's His Name with Seymour Hicks 6.15
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 1935. The Air Peril.
    760 10 Concurrently with the intensive efforts of politicians and others to preserve the world's peace, scientists and engineers are striving incessantly to perfect aircraft as a means of hurtling death and destruction upon an enemy. We do not wish to
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    Social and personal
    381 10 Dr. Rontley. who recently arrived from home, has been posted to Taiping for duty. Mr. J. W. Caldwell has toen elected Chieftain of the Penang St. Andrews Society for the ensuing year. Dr. (Miss) Will, who recently arrived from home, is attached to the Infant Welfare Centre,
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    When The Harness Is Unbuckled
    1601 10  -  TALLOW" BY EX ARMY MAN'S LIFE IN CIVILIAN ENVIRONMENT I— Major H. E. WARD. (Secretary of the Royal St. George's Golf Club, Sandwich.) fOLF! Residents in Malaya, where the game can be enjoyed at so many beautiful courses, will be interested in this article. Major
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    738 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. 'TODAY the Stralto Times commences publication of a series entitled "When The Harness Is Unbuckled," the purpose of which is to show how British officers who have retired from Eastern colonies have settled down to life at Home. The author of this series is an
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    PRINCE PURACHATRA ON HIS WORLD TOUR.
    754 11 HIS VISIT TO EX-KING OF SIAM. ENTERTAINED IN LONDON. "I Believe My Country Will Pull Through." ROTARY CHIEFS ADVENTURES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 23. DKINCE Purachatra, first Governor of the Rotary district of Malaya and Siam arrived in Penang today after a
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    PRINCE WHO SHOT HIMSELF.
    297 11 SIAMESE ASSEMBLY STATEMENT. Prince Anuvatana. chairman of the Siamese Regency Council, who com•r.itted suicide this week, died from diet wounds. This was made clear in the Assembly delMta lollowing the announcement oi oil sudden death. Poisoning has oricinally been suspected, lor the prince ff 11 ill
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    Thank You!
    48 11 Extracl from a letter written to the Editor of the Straits Times by a Malayan tin miner I take this opportunity of thanking you and your staff for practically all the information worth having in connection with the tin mining industry during the past four years."
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    AIR -STEAMSHIP LINK.
    145 11 Big Malayan Venture Next Year. INTERNAL SERVICE BY LOCAL COMPANY. Straits Steamships, the biggest Malayan shipping company, is planning to start a ingapore Penang air service lext year. This is revealed in the following statement issued from the office of Mansfield and Co. Ltd., Singapore, today Inquiry
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    RADIO INTERFERENCE! TO BE STOPPED.
    121 11 Letter From The P. T. Department (From Our Radio Correspondent.) A Singapore listener today received a letter from ths Director of Pasts and Telegraphs, Malaya, stating that the department has now made inquiries regarding the morse interference to the reception of 8.8.C. programmes. These loud
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    £5 A MONTH FOR ALL.
    99 11 Alberta Elects- Social Credit Government. Edmonton, Aug. 23. The province of Alberta in which the Prince of Wales' ranch is situated, becomes the first territory in the British Empire to elect a social credit Gov- j ernment with a policy based on the economic theories
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    44 11 The Central Political Council has decided to observe next Tuesday as remembrance day in honour of the birthday of Confucius. The Double; Tenth (Oct. 10) will be observed as a National Day when celebrations will take place throughout the country. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    INDIAN SETTLERS IN MALAYA.
    391 11 Experiment Not Proved A Success. SMALL DEMAND BY LABOURERS. Malacca Scheme That Promises WelL Will Indians of the agricultural class, given the opportunity, settle permanently in Malaya Experience thus far gives rise to serious doubts, which are hinted at by the Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne.
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    YORKSHIRE AS CHAMPIONS.
    35 11 Yorkshire win the English county cricket championship this year. Lancashire were last year's winners. Yorkshire have now been champions 18 times since 1873 and nine times since the war. See sporting pages.
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    M.C.S. CHANGES.
    79 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 24. It is understood that Mr. J. V. Cowgfll. at present chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Is In the near future proceeding to Pahang to act as British Resident In place of the Hon. Mr. C. C. Brown, who
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    MR. H. G. BEVERLEY TO MARRY.
    102 11 Governor's A. D. C. To Wed Miss K. A. Pierrepont The engagement is announced of H. G. Beverley, Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., Aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor, and Kathleen Audrey, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pierrepont of Singapore. Miss
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    EUROPEAN'S WORK IN JAVA.
    60 11 Not Allowed To Enter Without Permit Batavla, Aug. 23 The ordinance issued yesterday for the restriction of employment of foreigners In Java will come Into force I tomorrow. It provides that foreigners entering i the country cannot be employed with- j out the consent of the
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    JAPANESE FIRM AND RUBBER EXPORTS.
    138 11 Considerable apprehension has arisen among British rubber shippers In Singapore at the competition being experienced on shipments of rubber between Straits and Pacific ports and Straits ports and New York. The export manager of Mitsui Bussai Kaisha, Ltd., one of the largest shippers of rubber
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    SPEED-UP BY ITALIAN MILITARY.
    121 11 Fear Of Closing Suez Canal. MORE PLANES FOR EAST AFRICA. Rome, Aug. 23. The tremendous increase this week in the number of ships leaving Naples for East I Africa is believed to be due to the Italian authorities pushing on preparations as rapidly as possible In
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    WHAT BRITISH PRESS SAYS.
    292 11 Are Sanctions Really Practicab'e London, Au£. 23. Reaffirmation of the Govern incut's [declared policy in fully upholding iis obligations under the Leagm Covenant and continued reliance on other memken of the League to brinj; such picsisure to bear on Italy as the situation jof Sept. 4
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      55 11 AIR PAGEANT RfIALAYA'S great air display at the R.A.F. Station, Singapore, this afternoon, will be fully reported in the Sunday Times tomorrow. Special writers will describe the pageant both from the ground and from the air. The reports will be fully illustrated by pictures taken by a staff photographer. DO
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    INDIANS FLOCK TO MALAYA.
    410 12 Influx Last Year. 69,000 INCREASE OVER 1933. INDIAN immigration in Malaya in reased substantially last year. The statistics in the annual report of the Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne, Controller of Labour, show that:39.C29 immigrants landed at Penang, compared with 20,242 In 1033: Departures totalled 28,0G8,
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    BRITISH MINISTERS MEET IN LONDON.
    84 12 London, Aug 23 Before returning to Ix>ssiemouth by air today Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald presided at a morning meeting at 10, 11 wiling Street. The Ministers who are remaining in nr near London ready to deal with any divelopmenU consequent on the dcclM>ns taken yesterday
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    READY FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES.
    67 12 AUdls Ababa, Aiv 23 ..im.iii vi my lias c prepare for all ever, All boys and men between the ages of 15 :ind 80 are ready to follow the drum, but there Is no question at present of a general mobilisation which will only occur when
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    RAIN WILL NOT SPOIL AIR DISPLAY.
    364 12 RAIN WILL NOT SPOIL AIR DISPL A Y. Complete Preparations At Seletar. FAMOUS PILOT DUE IN DOUGLAS MACHINE. THE weather forecast for today is as good as it could possi- bly be, but even if it rains the R.A.F. air pageant at Seletar Station, Singapore, will take place." This re-assuring
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    Mine Accidents Inquiries.
    122 12 Managers To Attend In Future. (Ftom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 23. As a result of representations made by the F.M.S., Chamber of Mines to the Government, in future when any fatal accident takes place the mine manager or his nominee will be asked to attend the
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    CANDIDATES IN LAW.
    112 12 The following officers have passed the prescribed examination in Law which was held on July 15 and 16. Mr. H. R. Hughes-Hallett. Mr. H. Watson, Mr. S. T. Stewart, Mr. T. L. Tan. Mr. P. H. Burgess. Mr. K. S. Hellrich, Mr. J. C. W. Kemp. Mr.
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    U.S. NEUTRALITY.
    69 12 Permanent Supervision For Arms Manufacture. Washington, Aug. 23. The House of Representatives today passed the mandatory Neutrality Bill. The Bi'.l is virtually identical to j that adopted by the Senate. While the mandatory or non-dis-cretionary embargo on shipments of arms and munitions to belligerents expires in February next,
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    NAN KING SITUATION EASIER.
    137 12 N A N K I N G SITUATION EASIER. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Returns To Szechuan. Nanking, Aug. 24. Dr. H. H. Kung. Finance Minister, yesterday formally relinquished his post as acting Premier to Mr. Wane Ching-wei, who In a public statemest announced that he has resumed his duties as Premier
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    Governor Arrives.
    130 12 The Sea Belle II anchored in Singapore Roads at 4 p.m. yesterday one hour earlier than expected when H.E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and his party disembarked. Sir Shenton, returning from his 17 days' tour of Sarawak and British Borneo, looked very fit as he stepped ashore
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    POLICE DRIVE AGAINST VAGRANTS.
    172 12 Three In Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 23. "I am too old to work. I examine dust-bins and live by selling the contents. I picked the coat in question from the dust-bin.," said Chin Loons an vagrant, when charged before the Seremban magistrfte with
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    NEW ASSISTANT OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.
    28 12 Mr. T. L. Tan has been appointed to be an Assistant Official Assignee. Singapore, Malacca and Labuan. and an Assistant Registrar of Companies. Singapore.
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    31 12 The death occurred at Croydon (Surrey) Hospital, on August 3 of Mr. Albert William Coveney, aged 44, the only son ol Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G. Coveney, late of Singapore.
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    SUIT FOR DAMAGES POSTPONED.
    134 12 Alleged Assault At Batu Caves. (From Our Own Jorrespondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. Further evidence was given in the civil suit for damages brought by Mr. R. H. Stephens against Mr. J. A. de Lile, for alleged assault, before Mr. Justice Cussen in the Supreme Court
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    ALONE IN THE WORLD AND PENNILESS.
    73 12 A Hunchbacked Cobber Attempts Suicide. Imposing sentence on a hunchbacked cobber, Lim Siap Kee, who pleaded guilty today to attempted suicide, proved a difficult matter for Mr. Norman Grice, the Singapore second magistrate. Lim Sian Kee, who had just been released from hospital, said
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    CLERK PLEADS GUILTY TO BREACH OF TRUST.
    95 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. In the Kuala Lumpur police court today Lee Ah Kow. an English-speak-ing Chinese, pleaded guilty to having committed Criminal breach of trust In respect of $930 at Tras, Pahang. Mr. H. F. Ridley. A.C.P., attached
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    RADIO PROGRAMMES KUALA LUMPUR.
    44 12 Call sign ZGE, wavelength 48.92 metres programme for Sunday 7 p.m. Berlin State opera orchestra 8 p.m. Talk on the causes of war The Bth of the .Series by G.D.H. Cole. 8.20 to 9 p.m. music 9 p.m. Close down.
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    To Hunt Big Game In Malaya.
    273 12 U. S. Airmen In Singapore. T^WO member of the United States Air Corps in Manila arrived in Singapore this morning by the President Harrison bound for Pahang on a months' big game hunt. They are Capt. Richard D. Reeve and Lieut. Austin A. Straubel.
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    10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
    90 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Aug. 23. At the Perak Assizes a story was toll of how two coolies employed by the Irrigation Drainage Department quarrelled. One received knife injuries and died, resulting in Kottiah being brought for trial on a charge of murder. The accused first
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    STABBED WOMAN IN STREET.
    288 12 EVIDENCE AGAINST CHINESE. PASSERS-BY DID NOT HELP. How a Singapore woman and her male companion were attacked, stabbed and robbed in the street was told in the second magistrate's court yesterday when a preliminary inquiry was begun before Mr. Norman Grice into a charge of attempted
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    DISCHARGES FROM BANKRUPTCY.
    146 12 Yeo Lak oai, an aged Chinese reputed to have been wealthy at one time and who was adjudicated bankrupt In i 931. was granted his discharg? bi Mr. Justice Gordon -Smith in Urn Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday, subject to Judgment for $500 being entered against him. Chew
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    PLANTERS ADVISED ON FERTILISING.
    740 13 When Re-Planting Is Necessary. 1934 REPORT OF RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. ADVICE to rubber planters on the tjuestion of manuring and re-planting is given by the Director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya in the 1034 report just issued. The Director draws attention to the damage
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    TUNNY FISHING IN MALAYSIAN WATERS.
    115 13 Americans* Fast Boats Canning Factory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 20. The Sourabaya Handelsblad states that two fast motor boats, the Defender (199 tons) and the Delmontc (93 tons), belonging to the Philliplne Packing Corporation Ltd. (a branch of the well-known Delmonte Packing Corporation)
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    SALE OF COUPONS.
    85 13 "The general opinion expressed in reports is that the economic position of the small -holder renains sound although his coupon allowance has been reduced. The sale of coupons without rubber affords a certain income an-1 leaves the small-holder free to augment it with work on other crops."
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    JAPANESE INTEREST IN JAVA.
    77 13 More Emigrants Might Go There," Says Admiral. From Our Own Correspondent 1 Batavia, Aug. 20. The United Press wires from Tokio that Admiral Takeshita on his return to Japan from Java declared to have been greatly impressed by the development in N.I. which he said was
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    DINDINGS RETROCESSION
    110 13 Perak Land Rule To Apply. The Resident of Perak. with the approval of the Chief Secretary to Government, has amended the Land Rules, 1930, by adding the following new paragraph to rule 22 The provisions of this rule shall apply to land in the Dindings which was, before
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    18 13 Manufacture of Malay cigarettes- Young palm leaves, used in the manufacture of Rokok Dahon, in a Singapore garden.
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    SULTAN APPROVES OF PARK SCHEME.
    198 13 Committee Formed In Muar. (From Our Own Corresponaent.) Muar. /.ufe. 22. His Highness Tunku Ahmad. State Commissioner, Muar, in presiding over a representative meeting of the leaders of the various communities resident In Muar said that the suggestion made at the last meeting for a
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    INSTRUCTION FOR GROWERS.
    135 13 Rubber Small Holdings Benefit. The Asiatic rubber instructors, says the Malayan Agricultural Journal, have been actively engaged in instructional and propaganda work, especially in connection with the preparation of good quality smoked sheet. In their work they have been assisted by the propaganda work performed through the
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    MORE TODDY SHOPS.
    70 13 The total number of toddy shops in the F.M.S. at the end of 1934 was 257. (32 Government. 16 public and 209 estate shops), an .nc.-ease of 39 since 1933. The toddy policy of Government remained unchanged, the welfare of the labour force of the country being
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    Tengku Kassim In Java.
    44 13 H.H. Tenghu Kassim, the son of the Sultan of Kedah, is at present on a six weeks tour of Java. He left Penang last week for Medan and from there went to Java. He is accompanied by two Government servant:
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    84 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 23. (From Our Own Correspondent.* Judgment was delivered by Mr. F. K. Wilson, in the Kuala Lumpur Poll.c Court today, in the case In which Hashim. a market keeper at Sentul. was charged with criminal breach of trust In respect if $1.50 belonging
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    ANCIENT CUSTOMS KEEP MALAYS POOR.
    165 13 "Adats" Should Be Dropped. MODERN EDUCATION NEEDED. fJV&- O. T. Dussek, Principal of ITI the Sultan Idrls Training Coll lege, Tanjong Malim. is one of the j many European officials of the Government who loves the Malays and whose chief desire is to see I
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    Muslim Notes By A bdul.
    495 13 very desirable If the Malay is required to meet members of other communities on an equality. The time has gone by for the policy which, it is said, one of the former Directors of Education, now on retirement, advocated, viz., to give some sor! of
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    N.I. TO BARTER WITH BELGIUM.
    60 13 Java Coffee Exchanged For Cement. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavla. Aug. 20. A new barter pact is expected to be concluded shortly between the Netherlands and Belgium for the exchange of Java coffee with Belgian cemenr. A consignment of Belgian cement is already on its
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    AGRICULTURAL FEDERATION IN N.I.
    61 13 From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug 21. The Sor. Handelsblad Is Informed that as result of recent negotiations between the various agricultural groups in the Netherlands, such as the rubber, the tea, the coffee, the cocoa and the quinine associations, a big federation of all these
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    N.I. IMPORT RESTRICTION ON SOAP.
    44 13 'From Our Own Correspondents Batavla. Aug. 20. As from Aug. 10 the importation into Netherlands Indies of toilet (perfumed or otherwise) and washing soap is limited to 850.000 kR. and 2 000 000 respectively for the next ten months.
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    SAPPERS SERVE UP MORE GOOD FOOTBALL & SWAMP R.A.F.
    1014 14 SAPPERS SERVE UP MORE GOOD FOOTBALL SWAMP R.A.F. HOLMES ADDS THREE GOALS TO HIS BAG. Airmen Outclassed But Were Triers To The End. R.E. 5; R.A.F. 0. U/HEN the R.A.F. first met the Sappers they ran the league leaders very close and were only beaten by the odd goal in
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    BRITISH WOMEN ELIMINATED.
    107 14 Last Year's Final Over Again In U.S.A. Brook lines. Massachusetts. Auk. 23. Both British pairs were eliminated from the American women's doubles championships today. The result, of the semi-finals were as follows: Miss 11. Jacobs and Mrs. Fabyan (hoMcn) heat Mi»s N. Lyle and K. Dcarman (Britain)
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    THIS MORNING'S TRACK WORK.
    583 14  -  "CAPT. DASH.") (BY VAN BREUKELEN'S FINE STRING. New Griffins Look To Be Rather A Poor Lot. fRAINING this morning was carried out on the No. 2 track in fine weather before quite a fair crowd of spectators. The going was on the heavy side following yesterday's
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    N. S. H. A. ANNUAL MEETING.
    198 14 Hockey Captain To Be Elected For Each Game. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 23. MR. R. E. Wilson, M.C.S., presided at the annual general meeting •f the Negrl Sembilan Hockey Association, held at the Negrl Sembilan Club last night. In the absence of
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    28 14 The Government Monopolies team which lost o—l0 1 to the Malays on Thursday. They were without two of their star players, F. P. H. Pearse and Zam Zam.
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    THE SELANGOR CUP.
    108 14 Holders Defeat Malays By A Single Goal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. Playing on their own ground today, the T.P.C.A. (holders) scored a narrow victory over the Selanngor Malays by one goal to nil in the Selangor Football Cup competition. The winners meet the
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    I YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONS AGAIN.
    421 14 ASHDOWN'S HUGE SCORE. Three Sussex Centuries Against Surrey. London, Aug. 33. YORKSHIRE'S victory over Worre- stershlre yesterday assured her of the County Championship. This is the eighteenth time the White Rose county has carried off Che title since the championship was instituted in 1873 and the
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    SELANGOR T.C. MAKE $42,447 PROFITS.
    265 14 Racing. Nearly Fifty Thousand Paid To Government. •THE Selangor Turf Club made a profit on its race meetings during the half-year ended June 30 of $42,447. The Government received $47,774 in betting tax. These are two items in the accounts of the Club which indicate
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    48 14 Malays To Meet R.A. At Anson Road. The Malays and R.A. meet in x First Division match at Anson Road Stadium today. The teams met last in May when the R.A. won 3—l3 1 scoring through Pond (2) and Stacey. Mat Noor netted for the Malays.
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    EXHIBITION TENNIS.
    131 14 Japanese Win But Make A Lot Of Mistakes. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. The two Japanese students M. Tsukada and J. Klnoshita, appeared at the Selangor Club this evening, under the auspices of the Selangor L.T.A., in exhibition matches against local players. The visitors touched
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    SELANGOR CUP FINAL.
    18 14 The final of the Selangor F.A. Cup competition will be played on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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    NO BIG TRANSFERS PAID DURING THE CLOSE SEASON.
    1766 15 ARSENAL'S CHANCE OF CREATING NEW LEAGUE RECORD. 'Spurs Will Have A Hard Fight To Get Back Again Everton's Strength. London, Aug. 14. ON the eve of what promises to be another keenly-interesting English League soccer season, it is worthy of note that
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    25 15 Dr. R. C. Oehlers of the Police who is the champion goal scorer in the Second Division having 25 to his credit. Straits Times Photograph.
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    OPEN TOURNAMENT AT SEREMBAN.
    110 15 Badminton. Entries For All Events Close On Sept. 3. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Aug. 21. An open badminton tournament under the auspices of the Negri Sembilan Badminton Association will be held at the King George V School courts commencing from Sunday, September 8. The events
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    R.S.Y.C. PROGRAMME.
    85 15 Tomorrow the International SixMetre Class will sail the final race for the Van Schreven Challenge Cup. starting at 10 a.m. The points to date are:— Ramona 7 Kathleen 5 Ella Dorothy 2 "B" Class will sail the final race for the Cardosa Challenge Cup on Sunday starting at
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    S.C.C. SOCCER.
    64 15 The following have been invited to play Association Football for S.C.C. Ist XI vs. R.A. in a First Division match on Wednesday at S.C.C. F. M. Adam; L. V. Taylor and Capt. N. L. Hammond; R. M. Wheatcroft J. W. Prescott and L. D. S. Gardener; R. V.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    679 15  -  "LEIGHTON." Conducted by Two Products Of Malaya Cricket With One Arm Perry 's Mind Quite Made Up. "TWO of the Marlborough XI, who played Rugby at Lord's on July 31 and Aug. 1, are products of Malaya, O. E. Hewan, the Captain, being the younger son of
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    85 15 Saturday. Aug. 24. Foottall: S.A.F.A. League. Div. I, M.P.A. vs. JI.A.. Aii&un Kri-.l Stadium. Cricket: S.R.C. v-,. C.S.C.. S.H.C. ground; Medical College n. Police, College ground; N.C.C. v«. M.P.A., McNair Hoad. Sunday, Aug. 25. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. United I Ta;r.!i:i; S.C.C. vs. RenKani. padang; S.R.C. vs. N.C.C. MtNair
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF BRITISH MALAYA ASSOCIATION.
    1159 16 Mr. H.W. Thomson Elected President. •T*HE annual meeting of the Association of British Malaya was held on July 24, in the offices of the Rubber Growers' Association, London. Mr. T. J. Cumminp, the retiring president, was in the chair. Mr. Cumming in moving th»
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    REGIMENTAL BAND AT KATONG PARK.
    226 16 The Regimental Band, under Mr. W. Atkins. A. R. CM., by kind permission of Major R. Evelyn Smith and the officers. Ist. Bn. the Wiltshire Regiment, will perform the following programme of music (subject to alteration without notice) on Friday, Aug. 30 at 5.15 p.m.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1028 16 Trinity X. Is It Peace? The destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman Emperor Titus, A.D. 70, after a siege of appalling fierceness and obstinancy, the inhabitants being pretty nearly exterminated, is among the historical events which have most powerfully affected the history of mankind, since it scattered the
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      ITALY REFUSED ARBITRATION.
      321 16 BLAME IN ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— War. apparently, is imminent between Italy and Abyssinia and there is endl?ss argument as to who is in tin right and who should take the blame. Surely there is one dominant factor In this unfortunate
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    A LIBRARY OF 4,000 BOOKS ON SUICIDE.
    1422 17 German Analysis Of SelfDestruction Mania. From A Berlin Correspondent. The municipal library of the historic city of Augsburg contains a special collection of books on the subject of suicide, which is probably unique. The collection, which consists of some 4.000 books as well
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    EUROPEAN RACE IN AIR ARMAMENTS.
    536 17 30,000 Planes By End Of This Year. War factories of Europe are working under pressure now turning out vast air fleets which, by the end of the year, will give rearming nations a combined total of between 15,000 and 30.000 powerful fighting planes, according to
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    He Ate Too Many Durians.
    63 17 (From Our Own Correspondent Bat avia, Aug. 20. According to the Sumatra Post a coolie in the estate of Perlanaan had eaten a large quantity of durians and had to be taken to the hospital on July 25. The man died on the same day.
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    N.C.O. ARRESTED ON SPY CHARGE.
    98 17 French Defence Plans Sold To Foreign Agent. Metz. Aug. 9. A spy case has been discovered here by the Surete', resulting in the arrest of Adjutant Charles Crldlig, a noncommissioned officer In the experimental section of the 402 nd Air Defence Regiment. Cridlig, who made
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    CANTON SEEKS $3,000,000 BRITISH LOAN.
    39 17 Canton, Aug. 23. The Kwangtung Government lias opened negotiations with British interests in Shameen for a $3,000,000 loan, to be used for buiMing a silk mill and a fertiliser plant. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    "SPIRITUS HORDEI."
    101 17 WHISKY ON A SLOVAKIAN MENU. Prague. "Spiritus Horde! Cum Effervescent!" j was one of the drinks printed on the t menu of a dinner given to the International Federation of University Students now meeting at Trpnciansk t > Teplice, Slovakia. (says a Prague message). A British delegate risked
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    JAPANESE VOLUNTEERS FOR SERVICE.
    82 17 Osaka, Aug. 8. Mr. Yugawa, Abyssinian honorary consul here, announced today that applications from volunteers for service in East Africa, were continuing. The latest applicant, he said, was a retired lieutenant who formerly lived in Brazil and worked as an engineer there. As a result, he
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    NO QUESTION YET OF SANCTIONS.
    270 17 ITALY AND THE LEAGUE. London. Aug. 23 It Is generally assumed that the British Cabinet meeting on Thursday resulted in lying down at least tentative lines of British po.icy to be followed at the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations summoned for
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    INDIAN MERCHANTS' NEW TRADE.
    108 17 War Materials For Both Italy Abyssinia. Bombay, Aug. 22. Large quantities of rice, corrugated iron, boots and clothing are being exported to Italian Somaliland and Abyssinia by Indian merchants acting for Japanese societies. Two Syndicates. The firms which are fulfilling contracts for the supply of war
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    SMALLER JAPAN BUDGET.
    51 17 Shanghai. Aug. 22. A conference held between tho Premier and the Finance Minister ii Toklo has resulted in a reduction of next year's national oudget wblcQ estimates the expenditure at 2.200,*****0 yen. It was decided to let all inland tax. s remain as before. -Sin Chew Jit
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      ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TANGLIN.
      1051 18 How To Avoid Rush Hour Traffic. (By The Motoring Correspondent.) SOME of the alternative routes to Tanglin and Bukit Timah which motorists living in those districts might follow so as to avoid the rush hour traffic on the everyday route to and from town via Anderson
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      WILLYS IN AUSTRALIA.
      112 18 AN American-made car, the Willys 77, led the field In open competition for a whole year In successive tests of reliability and speed conducted by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, and In other trials, according to figures recently received. The Willys captured 19 firsts and five
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      A Malayan Motor-cyclist's Experience.
      335 18 OURELY I must have passed trie old Jungle tree at least a hundred times. Full 50 feet high it stood: Just a straight, branchless column of rotting wood, three feet through at the base and with very little taper up to where its broken and Jagged
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      Here, There & Everywhere.
      722 18 Here, There Everywhere. A Selection Of Notes, News And Views front All Parts Of The World Collected By The Motoring Correspondent. OIR Malcolm Campbell, in his forth- I coming attempt on the world landspeed record, plans to take photographs at 300 m.p.h. One of the difficulties of 250-300 m.p.h. motoring
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      Rapid Changes In Car Design Condemned.
      314 18 "^"HANGE for change's sake is a bad policy for the motoring Industry. I think the time has come when w» might make a stand against It." This statement was made at Longbridge on Aug. 9 by Sir Herbert Austin when he announced his new
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    WHY MR. WANG CHING-WEI RESIGNED.
    1263 19 "Double-crossed" By Men In Foreign Office? FORCING GEN. CHIANG'S HAND, SAY JAPANESE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, Aug. 13. 1 IKE a fcoit from the blue came the news last week that Mr. Wang Chintf-wei had telegraphed to Nanking from Tsingtao that he wished to
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    CHINESE PROPAGANDA FILM.
    32 19 The Central Kuomlntang Publicity Committee is gathering material for a motion picture to be known as "China Today." and when completed it will be sent abroad to foreign countries.
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    Rayon From The Mulberry Tree.
    88 19 Large-scale Production Planned In Canton. EXPERIMENTS in the manufacture or rayon from mulberry trea branches is reported to have been satisfactorily completed and steps are being taken by Mr. Lin Yun-kat, Chairman of the Kwangtung provincial government, to establish a htg factory to produce rayon
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    "1.000-LI HORSE" SOLD.
    53 19 The horse, famous as the 1,000-li-horse." which bred at Kaotang, has been sold to General Han Fu-chu. Chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government, for $1,000. The horse, it is claimed, can run a 11 per minute, and understands perfectly orders given to him, such as "forward march."
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    JAPANESE DEMANDS TO NANKING.
    398 19 CANTON DISCLOSURES. China Air Force Growth Opposed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canton, Aug. 15. THE South-West Government, it is understood, has received reports of two fresh Japanese demands to the Nanking Government, as follows That the coming sixth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of
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    INFANTRY NIGHT MANOEUVRES.
    40 20 For ttM Ont nmc the experimental all- mechanised 6th Infantry Brigade was tested under war-time conditions. Gunners ol the fith Infantry Brigade watching the flight of an "enemy" aeroplane near Ash, Surrey. Putting a gun in position.
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    12 20 Men of the 6th Infantry Brigade standing by to go into action.
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    34 20 The funeral of Lord Woolavington took place at GrafTham Church, near Pelworlh. Sussex. Two cart-horse:; drawing the farm wagon carrying the coffin past members of the estate staff on the way to the church.
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