The Straits Times, 2 September 1936

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1 4 The Straits Times
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    39 1 The Straits Times I [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTDRY.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. LM I'UiES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      187 1 SINGAPORE: 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 8471). BISMA-REX NEW, EFFICIENT AND PROMPT RELIEF FROM STOMACH TROUBLES. Who can work or enjoy themselves r^^S S?2^^s, when suffering from Indigestion? jjSp^ rSSS==^j|] It robs you of the joy of living, §jjl I B»«> lU r*Js.i Lmß^Km prevents concentration, spoils and S^^ r "T!j
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      90 1 0 "CHARM ANTE" ja^«fc| CORSETRY "CHARMAHTE" PIO.PI. G. 127 TEA ROSE BROCHE «"^i7 Vl-I/ ELASTIC SIDES AND |l V i' FASTENING 16" DEEP WELL BONED FRONT "CIARMANTE" U...SELETTE "CHARM ANTE" SIZES 24—34 ELASTIC ROLL -ON WITH NU-BACK NO 1280 PRICE $5. 95 EACH Colour teTros^fitt^d front fastening very 2 PAIRS
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      128 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA -JT. f'PJONC 3383J IS SO ECONOMICAL Just a teaspoonful of Marmite in a soup, meat pie or any other meat dish adds tastiness and makes your meal much more nourishing. For the Vitamin B in which Marmite is so rich keeps the system active, enlivens the
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    DEATH
    47 2 LiM -On September 2, 1936. at her resl141 Joo Chia*. Roid. Singapore. Chua Chwee Neo. beloved wife of Mr. L;m Blew Tf-ng. Aged 42. She leaves brides he: lr.isband two sons and 3 civ enters, tc mourn their loss. Funeral on Friday, Sep4. 1936. D"eply regretted.
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      754 2 I SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED, reliatl: man to manage Shipping Dispatch department in local gener:l store. Box No. 47, Straits Times. "draftsman instructor. A Draftsman Instructor Is required tc teach Machine Drawln;; and Mathematics particularly Geometry. Applicants should have had Fome experienca with steam engines. Salary. $100 per mensem rising tc
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      822 2 BOARD 8c RESIDENCE LASI ANOLIA, tt. Oxiey Rl&e mlos. to town high levei. garages, dally ot monthly rrtes. large grounds, excellent cuisine, ttnnls siiigle anil double rooms Phone 4390 "LOXTON" J. Oxley Rise. Single double rooms, modern bathrooms, billiards, tennis, 1 garages, gardens, beautifully furnished, dally or monthly rates. From
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      435 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET KXCELLENI Office Accommodation at 144 j Robinson Poad. 5.696 square feel Electric I Uft Apply United Engineer; Umiteo TO LET, Office accommodation Ist floor 3crsumil Building 41. Roblnron Road Electric lift and ill modern conveniences Apply Hooglandt Cq. 139/149A Market Ptr»et. Telephone No. 6326. TO LET
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      643 2 PUBLIC NOTICES The Smart Shop 67, Stamford Road. OfiScrs Original Models of Jean Carol $29.50. BIRTHS DIONNE.— To Yvcnne. wife of Oliva Dlonne. on ItSJ 23. 1934. at Callender. Ontario, five dt,u«b*!~s. Yvonn». EmcHe. Marie Cecile and Anne'.tc. Mo'.hei and oausr-.'ers all dour? wcU las you will see B "The
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      565 2 BUSINESS CARDS Eto MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGC Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. RAINCOATS Light in Weight, Light in Price, but long in Wear, nnd guaranteed to dPieat the rain. All the popular sizes. A bit old. but goins cheap at S3 00 and S3
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      697 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Inccrpcrateo in EngUr.d.) MAII PASSENGER AND CAKGO SERVICES TENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, iXJNDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore 1936 BEHAR 6.000 Sept t RAWALPINDI 17.000
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      612 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGEN 1 FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan: TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London. Antwerp ani Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due 6 HAKOZAKI MARC 10 500 Sept 3 I TERLKUNI MARU 12.000 Sept 15 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 Sept. 30 Oct HARUNA MARU 10,500
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      874 3 ILPRKSIDENT LINRRSIi Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £72.0.8 2 I SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. 5 Beautiful public rooms: Srjnmlng pooi— Talking Motion Pictures. Delicious cieals— Hot and cold running water In each Stateroom. Cabins for two or more passer 1 s witi real beds
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      502 3 KcPRESEN IING SHIPPING. St. svars. at sss srajafsit- "tUL L nd n G Obe gj a Me ■■"".ne, RAIL. W a ys The Federated Mala, -Mate, Rai.w,ys. Royal SUU R.Uways o, sum THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH GLEN SHIRE LINE. jfss
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      96 3 BATC PAHAT Every Monday. Thursday. Satuiaov 4 on> B N 9,KOK (Weekl) npreat wrvlee, Wed.. Sept. 3 < wharf) 6 am. KAMPAR PONTIANAS Monday 1 p.m raub P KETAM ASAUAN PA.Ntll RIVERS. Saturday 6am -RANTAU I.ABUAN, JESStLTON, KL'D.AT AND SANDAKAN (Weekly Service) also t£7n« gSR** rUTI'NG BRUNEI KLAI.A ,Vn,,f LIMBAN
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      113 4 Correspondence for transmission b> air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M. Today. Mcdan (Both) ~%?1 Muntok Palembang (Thedens) S p.m. rontianak <Khoen Hoea) Spm Java South-West Sumatra. S-East Borneo, Celebes. Moluccas Timor Dillr (Reael) 3.30 p.m. Java and Southern Sumatra by all (Netherlands)
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      174 4 THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE AIR MAILS WILL BE FOUND IN PAGE 12. Burma (Karapara) P-JJJ-Eevpt (Karapara) J Pmt*rcat Britain and Europe generally (Kcrapara) 3 P-" 1 Supplementary mail closes 7.30 a.m. on Sect 4 by train to connect with s.s. Karapa! aat Pernine. Registered mail
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      140 4 Mails from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected today, Sept. 2, by air Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 8 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, Sept. 3, at 8.25 a.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, Sept. 2, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30
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      NETHERLANDS AIR MAH SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
      23 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAH SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 26 was delivered lr London on Sept. 1 (6 days).
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      FROM MALACCA.
      137 4 Correspondence for transmission by :r "via Netherlands" must be specially :iid clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as icilowsTomorrow. Australasia, Java and Timor by air (Qantas* 9.45 am. Friday, Sept. 4. Lpper Burma, North and East India, SAden. SEgypt, {Europe, {Great Britain, (Ireland. (Canada and
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      AUGUST OUTPUT.
      69 4 During August dredge No. 1 of Takuapa Tin Dredging Company Ltd. worked for 680 hours; treated 175.000 cubic yards and produced 370 piculs of tin ore. Dredge No. 2 worked for 693 hours; treated 190.000 cubic yards and produced 907 piculs of tin ore. The estimated value of
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    FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT.
    720 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. "Siam's Delegate Blows Off A Little Steam." Messrs. Fraser and Co., sharebrokers, In their weekly report issued at the close of business yesterday, write:— Conditions in the local share market show little change compared with last week and the general volume of business remains about the
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    LLOYD'S LIMIT WAR RISKS. SPANISH INSURANCE RULE.
    208 4 LLOYD'S LIMIT WAR RISKS. SPANISH INSURANCE RULE. The most serious action s.nce the special war risk rating committee was set up, during the Abyssinian war, was Laken last week by Lloyd's underwriters and the marine insurance :ompanies. The committee announced that henceforth exports from Spain and Spanish possessions would only
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS.
    44 4 London, Sept. 1. The Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £238.146.241 compared with £244.2G32(58 at the corresponding date of last year. The total ordinary expenditure U £303,670,659 compared with £293.65:>. 120 at the corresponding date ol ttSb. —British Wireless.
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    AIRCRAFT EXPORT TRADE.
    187 4 Decrease In This Year's Figures. Considered as a whole, the United Kingdom aircraft Industry is able to meet every demand cf the overseas buyer. Last year the value of th» United Kingdom aeronautical export trade amounted to £2,*****1—a record. The first six months of 1936 have seen
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      400 4 (locorport.ttd id Straits Ottt^nrtnts) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated in England). (Incorporated in U.S.A.) BOSTON, NEW YORK A BALTIMORE -ELLERMAN" UN*. y||| CApE Of GQOn HOpE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. D||e ROTTERDAM HAMBURa TDSCALOOSA Cri"Y Sopi 23 S»pt 28 Via Port! and Snei CanaL STEEL NAVIGATOR Oct
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    IRISH BOY WONDER.
    372 5 Amazing Golf In Final At Southport. London, Aug. 29. A 15 year-old Irish boy, James Bruen of Cork, played amazing golf at Southport today to defeat William Innes of Scotland in the 36-holes final of the British Boys Amateur Championship by 11 up and 9 to play.
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    S.A.F.A. LEAGUES. Positions To Date In All Four Competitions.
    22 5 S.A.F.A. LEAGUES. Positions To Date In All Four Competitions. THE positions in the local ieagut tables up to date are as follows:
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    AUTUMN TOURNEY AT S.C.C.
    196 5 Two Close Matchei In A Class Dr^'-'e" 1 I THE results of yesterday's tlaj in the SC.C. autumn trnr.is tournament were as follows: Profession Pairs R. W. Brown and W R~ri~pr beat J. G. Macpherscn and A. H. Matth ws 'w.0.). R. X Buchanan and W.
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    91 5 I The icHccuix aie ttu 'osulU of ye=tprday s V.?s \r. the YMC.A. autumn 'tennis tournamenr. Handicap Singles ".V ;i; i A. I. Per Ira f— 4o) b?a: «w.0.) S. layers (—l5) I. AlsagofT '—30.3) beat Choo Teck Honif -15) 6—2, 6—3. Dr Loh Poon Lip 15.3> beat S A.
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    82 5 I Ther? was no play :n the S.RC tennis tournament yesterday. Th? following arc- tomorrow ties: "A" Singles: D. .'«lcester -scr.) vs. N. S. Hogan i— 4). C. A. Norrls I— 4) vs. M A. Cordelro '—2). "B" Singles: O. G Struys >-t3) vs. R. M. Armstrong 3). J. Le
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    164 5 The usual afternoon Races for "B and "C Classes will take place on Friday starting at 5.20 Dm. 5.25 p.m. respectively. On Saturday, the "B Class wtH sail a Team Race vs. Naval Base Sailing Club, starting at 3 p.m. On Sunday, the Annual Races to Sea View Hotel and
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    85 5 The following have been selected to play hockey on Monday on the Anson Road Ground at 5.10 p.m. Whites: J. Ferguson; H. Crocker and E. K. Yzelman; 8. Pakianathan. P. 0. Sands and O. Day: C. Reshty. J Kudos. C. Crocker, W. Pullen and J Bleha. Colours: C. Simon; E.
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      366 5 LAST NIGHT iffi 1 .rf«W 01 PARAMOUNTS STIRSING DRAMA <>l GALLANT MI'S AM BEAUTI- ifl /A J^ II I WOMEN FKiHTINC; FOR L\SV A^fl K~l FREEDOM AND ROMANCE ULlMssMMMsAssilhlwl 'SO RED THE ROSE' with MARGARET SULLAVAN WALTER CONNOLLY. RANDOLPH SCOTT. TfIMADPHW HERE'S THE SONG AND DANCE HIT, lumuKKun THE PICCOLINO
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      410 5 STOCK LIQUIDATION SALE OUR ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE SOLD RE6AHDLESS OF COST NURSERY SCALE WEIGHS UP TO 30 LBS. IN COLOURS:— IVORY, PINK. BLUE AND GREEN. OFFER No. 3i2. $g'- ONLY. (Open up io 6 p.m. including Saturdays) FRANKEL BROS. i Itch Cause Killed In 7 Minutes Tour skin has
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      236 5 JCaJi*^* No soH rubber parti which or* liable to pump which never refuses to function No blots, not even on ihe warmest days, because the patented compensation cham/bers under the nib receive any drops ol t|| ink which may be (oread out of the holder on account ol the heat,
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      221 6 Interest Turning To Rubber Shares. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Sept. 2. Interest in tin shares has rather dwindled away. London is offering no support, and prices locally are inclined to ease. Inquiries are now turning to rubber shares, and prices are advancing in this section. Inquiry
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      PRODUCE.
      191 6 Singapere, September 2, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller Java Cube 8 75 White Muntok Pepper 14.00 White Pepper 13.50 Black Pepper 7.37'/j Mixeo Black PeDper •Sundrled Copra 5.55 Mixed Copra 5.00 Small Flake Tapioca 4.80 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.10 Mcd Pearl Tapioca 5 25 Small Pearl Toploca 5.30 No. 1
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      EXCHANGES.
      169 6 The rouowir* are the exchange ra*s Ms morning according to the dally circular lssueJ by tht Hong Kong and Shaniha. Banfcln* Corporation:- SELLING 'JL. v—. Lyons, demand 892 Hamburg demand New York demand 583i Montreal 58^ Batavla demand 86 Samarang 8534 Calcutta, Bombay Rangoon demand 1543,4 Madras. Colombo demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      82 6 Noon, .Sept. 2. Buyers. Sellers. No. IX.R.S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 26 15/16 27 1/16 <R0B) s\? iTs" 15/16 wo. 1 A. K. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Cmernnnro 9R3A 9fi7A J^SS?!* %$t «7 sf? v £7 8 £71/ Oct.-December 27 27Vr January-March 27Vi
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      361 6 London, Sept. 1. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise day. or Fall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 119% +H Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 118H +H War Loan 3tt p.c 107U Straits 6
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      EXCHANGES.
      92 6 London, Sept. 1. The following are closing mean rates: Peris 76 29/64 Athens 53C sellers New York 5.03 3/16 Bucharest 675 sellers Morvreal 5.03\i Rio -jv* Brussels 29.82 sellers official Geneva 15. 44 Belgrade 220 Amsterdam 7.41 Buenos Aires unquotea Milan 63 15/16 Montevideo 38 Berlin 12.51 sellers oflV-ial
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      TAMBALAK RUBBER.
      45 6 The directors of Tambalak Rubber Estates Limited propose a dividend of 2 per cent, for the year ended June 30. which. If approved, will be payable to shareholders registered on Sept. 24. The annual meeting will be held In Singapore on that date.
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      INCOME TAX IN CHINA. CONSIDERED TO BE IMPRACTICABLE.
      258 6 INCOME TAX IN CHINA. CONSIDERED TO BE IMPRACTICABLE. I ondon, Sept. l. There is no confirmation in oflftcial circles that Chinas Government Is seeking to impose Income tax on foreign residents but business men are aware that the Idea has been under consideration for some tlnu. A leading merchant, interviewed
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      KWANGTUNG MONEY REFORMS.
      79 6 $120,000,000 Loan To Be Floated. Nanking, Sept. 2. Dr. H. H. Kung's currency reform proposals for Kwar.gtung wore pass?d by the Executive Yuan yesterday These proposals provide for the issue of a $120,000,000 loan bonds, known as the Kwangtung Finance Adjustment Loan, to reinforce the specie reserves
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      AMERICA'S PUBLIC DEBT.
      76 6 Huge Increase For Last Fiscal Year. A gross deficit of $2,097,000,000 for the current fiscal year is forecast by President Roosevelt. In a re-lsnd budget summary, raising the previous revenue estimates, the President estimates a net deficit of $1,517,000,000 after deducting $580,000,000 allotted for statutory debt redemption
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      NAWNG PET OUTPUT.
      18 6 The output of tin ore for August from Nawng Pet tin mine was 257 piculs.
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England A.D. 1720) FIRE. MARINE. LIFE. MOTOR CAR. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office lor Malaya. Chartered Bank Chamters, Singapore. APB L
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      140 6 THE IMPROVED FOAMITE DUAL-SEAL EXTINGUISHER U>j;'tfft 'ig* AS in the former model, the valve seals both the inner chamber and the nozzle port, m^ "^l^ w tn ne resu^ tnat eßch compartment is i.owL JsL^ a e< rom tne other <nd also from the atmosphere. The rrr ani.—.i for raising
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    FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    1792 7 A SURVEY OF THE TIN INDUSTRY. Changes Since Control Introduced. Potential Production Swells— lncreased Efficiency And Lower Costs— Direct Marketing— Competition In Smelting Company Amalgamations. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) I IN the period of calm which should r 1 prevail before the next meeting of the
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    JAPANESE WOOL POLICY.
    289 7 NO MORE BUYERS FOR I AUSTRALIA. As a further step in Japan's trade reprisal war with Australia, a icint conference, held on Aug. 20, of representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Commerce and Industry and wool importers decided that no further Japanese wool-buying agsnts are to be
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    .TAPANESE BUY TIENTSIN COTTON MILL.
    31 7 The Hua Hsin Cotton Mill, in Tientsin, ons of the largest in North China, has been sold to Japanese interests for $1,200,000. says the Shun Pao.
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    Cantons Ex-Dictator Comes To Singapore.
    1176 8 Cantons Ex-Dictator Comes To Singapore. People In The News. 7k MAN who until a few weeks ago wielded the power of life and death over 32,500,000 people in a territory covering 84,000 square miles will be in Singapore tomorrow. That man is Gen. Chan Chai-tong, former dictator of Kwangtung. "In
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      100 8 THE LEADING MEDICINE jPSBS FOR SKIN DISEASES, ULCERS, .^^W SORES, ENLARGED GLANDS, BOILS, and BAD LEGS, .^5 C RHEUMATIC COMPLAINTS, PAINFUL JOINTS, LOSS OF VIGOUR. i |f^ppk\ Clarke s Blood Mixture is the direct 8 L-^"loc^m» I way to health as it removes the CAUSE s|V MjxfuSi of the disease
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    REBEL TROOPS NEAR MADRID. "Volunteer Killers" Swear To Murder Left-Wing Leaders.
    584 9 REBEL TROOPS NEAR MADRID. "Volunteer Killers" Swear To Murder Left- Wing Leaders. Seville, Sept. 1. THE insurgent headquarters at Seville announce that after an extremely rapid advance, columns commanded by Col. Castejon have entered the historic village of Cropesa, <>2 miles from Madrid. Gen. Delanno declares, "We shall be in
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    FIRST STAMPS OF NEW REIGN.
    129 9 BIG DEMAND PROM PHILATELISTS. 300 MILLION ISSUED S London, Sept. 1. EVERAL thousand* of tb t new King Edward postage stamps which are on sale today were sold early this morning by the few Lon- don post offices which remained open I after midnight. j
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    Growing German Hostility To | Hitler's Nazi Regime.
    228 9 Growing German Hostility To Hitler's Nazi Regime. London, Sept. 1. The return of Dr. Schacht from Paris is turning German thoughts tov.ards international discussions for armament limitation, declares The Times Berlin correspondent. He says those with ears close to th-3 ground— and Hitler has a remarkably keen ear are apparently
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      544 9 Out came Corns after 10 years' misery "My hutUrnd had Urrik-'e corns IritaM his tim, and trry Under fret due U> 1.,,uj hours of standing. Aflrr Hndoi as i footbath, he uxxs able to lift the oirns ruiht 9ut. and he is able note to walk din ut \n cm.
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    861 10 I sometimes wonder," said the Resident Councillor of Malacca the other day, how the civil servant < is regarded by unofficial interests." < Mr. Bryant went on to show that I the time-honoured custom of tilt- I ing at the Heaven-born is by no means confined to the Colonies, for
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    THE KING IN STORMY WEATHER.
    100 10 Athens, Sept. 1. The Nahlin. with iv accompanyuv.; destroyers Orafton and Glow Worm, lashed by heavy seas, was forced to put into Karystos Bay on the soutn coast of Euboea to shelter during 0m nlKht. A motor-boat carrying local authorities endeavoured to reach the yacht
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    DROUGHT's EFFECT ON ROYAL RANCH.
    53 10 Pekisko. Alberta, Aug. 28. Bee. ase the focd shortage in Southern Alberta affects the Royal ranch, the manager has announced tliat 40 heads of King Edward's 160 Scotch Shorthorns will be auctioned, enabling Eastern Canada purchasers, jwho are unaffected by the drought, to improve their
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    45 10 It is announced th > M. A. Sylvcstre. the Resident Superleur of Cambodia. will be in charge of aiTairs in Indo- China during the interregnum between the departure of M. Rene Robin this month and the arrival of the new Governor-General, M. Jules Brcvie, in November.
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    PAHANG-PERAK.
    885 10 Why Not A Direct Road Through The Mountain Barrier? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, One of your correspondents recently said that the Pahang road from Tapah used to end at about the twelfth mile, where Slgnor Cerruti lived on Eden Estate. I doubt if this Is
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    SYRIAN CHRISTIANS IN MALAYA. An Ancient Branch Of Christendom.
    608 10 SYRIAN CHRISTIANS IN MALAYA. An Ancient Branch Of Christendom. One of the oldest branches of Christianity is represented in Malaya by a scattered community of Syrian Christians. The members of the Mar Thoma denomir.a- tion of this Church, of whom there are a considerable number in Malaya, have been endeavouring
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    775 10 JUNGLE WALLOWS. A FTER brickbats comes a bouquet fw Orang Bukit." I have just received a letter from Mr. Theodore Hubback in which he says: "I a^rec v.'ith you that the writing is fine and the descriptions of the jungle excellent." It seems, however, ihat Mr.
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      201 10 NEW SHIPMENTS OF— CAST IRON PIPES A FITTINGS GALV. WATER PIPES A FITTINGS. LEAD PIPES A COPPtR PIPES. FONG HIN CO. Imjertwi Sanitary Engineer.. 64. Wallich Street. Singapore. FOR ALL DEFECTS OF VISION Consult: Qualified Eyesight Specialists. ONLY ADDRESS: 9. Raffles Place, ispore Branch Office: 35. Noordwijk. BaU»t». Jerraplane "THE
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    94 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THkATB* Charm School. 7.15—9.30. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Death at The Broadcasting Home. NEW WOKLU Side Shows, cabaret, Danao*. Talkie* Theatres Cinema*. BAFFLES HOTEL Cockull Dance 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Dinner Sc Dance (Informal) 9.30 to Midnight. BITZ. GKYLANG A Woman's Man. Also The Call of The
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    FIERCE FIGHTING IN BIG BATTLE FOR IRUN.
    388 11 REBELS' ACCURATE GUN-FIRE. All Day Struggle. COUNTRY TORN UP BY BOMBS. THE battle for Irun is re ported by Reuter's correspondent, Mr. C. J. Murphy, to have raged the whole day and the valley of the Bidassoa river reeked with gunpowder. Ambulances could
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    180 11 The British Government is known 'o share with the French a sense of the great importance wh 1 !i attaches to the setting up of an r.civ: sary comi-nt-tee. composed of representatives ot 'ho Powers who have adhere t to the agreement for non-intervention In the Spanish civil war. In
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    What Radio Means In Malaya. TODAY'S SUPPLEMENT.
    95 11 What Radio Means In Malaya. TODAY'S SUPPLEMENT. TODAY'S issue of the Straits Times Radio Supplement is the 52nd issue. The supplement, which was started a year ago, contains a special article intended for Malayans who do not yet possess radio receivers. The article explains what radio means to Mala>a, how
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    YOUTH DAY IN MOSCOW AND MADRID.
    144 11 YOUTH DAY IN MOSCOW AND MADRID. "DEATH TO FASCISM." London, Sept. 2. INTERNATIONAL Youth Day was celebrated yesterday in Madrid and Moscow with gigantic parades. A hundred thousand r-^ople comprising the militia. Popular Front and children's organisations marched through Madrid declaring that their demonstration was a reply to the abortive
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    THE RED ARMY. MILITARY AGE NOW 19.
    93 11 Moscow, Sept. 2. Six hundred thousand youths of the 1914/15 class have been called up to the colours, but though this means a temporary considerable excess over the normal strength of 1.300,000, it is pointed out that the ultimate discharge of the older
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    SMUGGLING TO END IN NORTH CHINA.
    211 11 SINO-JAPAN TRADE PACT LIKELY. MAY BE SIGNED THIS WEEK. Shanghai Sept. 2. It is understood that the HopeiChahar Council has accepted Japanese offers of economic cooperation in North China and that an agreement will be signed in Peipmg this week. Mr. Wang Keh-min, of
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    BIG AIR RACE ENTRANTS.
    142 11 14 To Fly From London To South Africa. London, Sept. 1. There are 14 encrants for the Bri-tain-Johannesburg air race, scheduled to start from Portsmouth at 6.15 a.m. en Sept. 29. The machines will start at one-mi-nute intervals. The only official control is at Cairo, although
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    LLOYD GEORGE TO MEET HITLER.
    279 11 ]W|H. Lloyd George, accompanied by his son. Major Gwilym Lloyd Ct'or:-:*'. and his daughter, Megan, are K<>ing to Germany today to have informal talks on the European and general world situation with Herr Hitler, and to study agricultural schemes and labour camps. Reuter. T*e Prime
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    WHALE WAR BEGINS. Anglo-No rwegian Dispute. FACTORIES AT SEA.
    663 11 WHALE WAR BEGINS. Anglo-No rwegian Dispute. FACTORIES AT SEA. London, Sept. 2. IT is announced today that the British Government have decided with great reluctance to withdraw the regulation imposing on whaling ships registered in the United Kingdom a close season for whaling in the Antarctic waters, and to impose
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    BY TRAIN FROM CHINA TO EUROPE.
    241 11 NEW CANTON TO HANKOW LINK. RAILWAY'S VALUE IN PEACE AND WAR. Hong Kong, Sept. 2. WITH the opening of through service on the Canton-Hankow railway yesterday, it is now possible to travel by train from Cantor, to Calais (France). One can reach Canton by
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    JESSE OWENS TURNS PROFESSIONAL.
    33 11 Jesse Owens, the famous athlete, has signed a contract with a New York theatrical producer to appear as a professional either in running or on j the stage.— Reuter.
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    CRICKETER KILLED IN CAR CRASH.
    154 11 CRICKETER KILLED IN CAR CRASH. D.A.C. Page, Of Gloucester. SECOND WITHIN A WEEK. GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S crio v kct captain, D. A. C. Page, died in hospital early today from injuries received in a car crash last night, says Reuter. Page, who was returning home after the Gloucestershire v. Nottinghamshire match, played
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    GERMANY TO BUY INDO-CHINA RICK.
    74 11 The Saigon Opinion says that arrangements have been made or the importation of Indo-China rle? into Germany on the barter system, it being paid for by German synthetic nitrate and other produce. This is a pi.vate arrangement, reached with the consent of both Governments. As
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    THE MUI-TSAI PROBLEM IN MALAYA.
    455 12 Chinese Reassured By Governor's Statement. TiHE Straits Chinese British Association of Singapore is to take no farther action in the matter of mui-tsais, as recorucd in this extract from the minutes of a committee meeting held on Aug. 11 In view of ihe opinion expressed
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    KIDNAPPING CASE.
    180 12 Sentence Passed This Morning. In the kidnaping caoC, reported on page 16, Mr. L. B. Gibson, District Judge, this morning sentenced the accused. Masnot bin Mannod, to one month's simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of $50. with the option of a further ten weeks' simple imprisonment. His
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    HANDU-LADEN SAMPAN CHASED.
    201 12 Passenger Makes A Getaway." A short chase by a police launch in Singapore harbour early this mwninc ended in the capture of a sampan in which was found a bag containing over $400 worth of non-Government chandu and opium. The sampan man. a Chinese, later pleaded guilty
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    S.R.A. AND LAND ACQUISITION. "Government's Method" Under Consideration.
    284 12 S.R.A. AND LAND ACQUISITION. "Government's Method" Under Consideration. At a meeting of the committee of Singapore Ratepayers' Association on Aug. 21, the Hon. Mr. Tay Lian Teck (president) in the chair, figures of vacant houses supplied by the Municipality were noted. The president stated that no reply had yet been
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    BOY STABBED WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL.
    72 12 (From Our Own Corr:<!Dondcnt.i Ipoh. Sept. 2. Two boys were playing football in a local field last evenfng and had a quarrel which ended, it is alleged, in cne pulling out a knife and stabbing th^ other. The Injured lad was taken to hospital in
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED. Chinese Crashes On Stack Of Poles.
    139 12 MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED. Chinese Crashes On Stack Of Poles. A 19-year-old Chinese motor-cyclist, whose name is given as Ciian Neng Kee, died following injuries received yesterday afternoon when his machine ran off Upper Serangoon Road. The motor-cycle crossed the drain and grass verge and as it dropped into a field about
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    At The Cinema. THE LADY OF THE LAMP.
    207 12 At The Cinema. THE LADY OF THE LAMP. Kay Francis In The Crimea. "The Whit* Angel." (With Kay Francis.) Warner Brothers. At the Pavilion. There is one flaw in this reconstruction of the heroic romance of Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War— it is the drummer boy, with his very
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    THE QUINTUPLETS IN A GOOD PICTURE.
    238 12 "The Country Doctor." (With the Dionne Quintuplets, Jean Hersholt and June Lang.) Fox. At the Capitol. The Dionne quintuplets seem doomed to spend their lives under contract to film producers, music hall lmpressarlos. newspapers and manufacturers of patent foods, and it is unlikely that
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    Air Mails.
    80 12 INWARO Dutch: From N.1.: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives tonight. Imperial: From Europe: Mails due last Sunday and those due on Thursday night are now expected to arrive on Friday night. OUTWARD Dutch: To Java and Southern Sumatra: Mails close 4 p.m. today. X.L.M.: To Europe:
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    $400 RING MISSING.
    66 12 Taking off his solitaire ring just before going to wash his hands In an adjoining room yesterday, Dr. B. N. d 3 Souza, of the British Pharmacy, North Bridge Road, left it on a table in his consulting room. When he returned about five minutes later it
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    GOVERNOR'S OFFICIAL LANDING ON FRIDAY.
    394 12 Representative Gathering At The Pier. H.E. SIR SHENTON THOMAS, Governor and Commander in Chief, Straits Settlements, and High Commissioner for the Malay States, will arrive in Singapore on Friday morning, on his return from England. The arrangements for his official landing arc as under: His
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    H. E. NOT GUILTY! Sea Belle Not Sent At His Request.
    41 12 H. E. NOT GUILTY! Sea Belle Not Sent At His Request. The acting Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. J. A. Hunter) informed the Straits Times this morning that the arrangement for the Government Yacht Sea Belle II to meet the Gov
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    SELANGOR CLUB CRASH SEQUEL.
    216 12 SELANGOR CLUB CRASH SEQUEL. Charges Mentioned In Court Today. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 2. "s a sequel to the finding of the Kuala Lumpur magistrate. Mr. J. Calder, at the inquest on the Chinese man and child killed in the collapse of the Selangor Club servants' quarters
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    DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO CHINA.
    806 13 Woman Regains $5,000 Held By Arbitrator. With the observation that the plaintiff was not the type of woman to hand over money without first making thorough investigation, Mr. .hi t ice Adrian Clark yesterday entered judgment with costs in favour of I>ee Kay Neo.
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    RAID ON KONGSI. Seditious Documents Found On Rubber Estate.
    147 13 RAID ON KONGSI. Seditious Documents Found On Rubber Estate. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 1. Mr. T. F. H. Kemp, Chief Police Officer, Negrl Sembilan, related to the Seremban magistrate, Mr. M. J. Hayward, the story of a raid conducted by him. Mr. Matheson. of the Seremban Police, and
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    AMBULANCE SERVICE. Over 200 Calls Last Month.
    71 13 AMBULANCE SERVICE. Over 200 Calls Last Month. The number of calls pttended by the Accident Ambulance Service of the Singapore Fire Department during August was 216, and of these 32 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cas?s are classified as follows:— Motor car accidents 32, motor lorry accidents 16.
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    39 13 A Chinese gathering aboard a liner at Shanghai when Mr. Wang Chingchi (Chinese Minister to Sweden and Norway) left to take up his work in Europe. Mr. Wang is on the right and Mrs. Wang is on his right.
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    MALAYS LEARN ECONOMY.
    285 13 >y LEADERS' EXAMPLE IN NEGRI SEMBILAN. MARRIAGE AND FUNERAL OUTLAY REDUCED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Sept. 1. Further progress was recorded at) the sixth annual general meeting of the Negri SembUan Malay Better Living Society, which has done much for the economic welfare of the community.
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    MALAYA'S TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.
    151 13 Merchant Says Business Must Be "Chased." Melbourne, Aug. 25. Trade between Singapore and Hong Kong and Australia could be improved if Australian manufacturers adopted the practice of sending agents to confer regularly with the Far East distributors, according to Mr. S T. Williamson, a Hong Kong
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    FELL INTO SCALDING CAULDRON.
    115 13 A Chinese washerman in Singapore named Chlng Ang How came very near to being boiled alive on the night of Aug. 23, when he (ell Into a steamIng cauldron of caustic soda, soap and water. When helped out, he was suffering from scalds, and he died
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    MALACCA ESTATE STAFFS.
    300 13 Association Functioning Successfully. The half-yearly general meeting of the Estate Asiatic Staffs Association Malacca, was held on Aug. 22. There was good attendance of members, and Mr. S. Kandiah, president, occupying the chair, welcomed them. The president then gave a review o! the working of the Association
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    285 13 A USTRALIAN PLAN. 500 Pilots Wanted In A Year. Every one of the 70 odd civil planes operating on Australia's 18,000 miles of air routes will U? liable in an emergency for wai vice as bombers, scouts, or troop. carriers, states a message from Canberra. Australian aviation authorities have been
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    USED DEAD MAN'S CARD. Chinese Who "Can't Live Without Chandu."
    113 13 USED DEAD MAN'S CARD. Chinese Who "Can't Live Without Chandu." (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. can't live without chandu!" 1 declared Ong Shin before Mr. J. (alder in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, when he was charged with attempting to cheat the clerk of the Government
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    KILLED HIMSELF WITH SCISSORS.
    120 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. A verdict of suicide was returned by I Che Maarof In the Kuala Lumpur Police today, at the end of an Inquest on Tan Ah Yoke, who was found dead with a neck wound in a bungalow in
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    5. C. B. A.a MEMBERSHIP IS GROWING.
    40 13 5. C. B. A. a MEMBERSHIP IS GROWING. Fourteen applications for membership were approved at a recent meeting of the committee of the Straits Chinese British Association. Singapore. One had to bn refused b?c?.us? the applicant was born in Sarr.v.'?'-.
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    SAPPERS KNOCKED OUT OF THE S.A.F.A. CUP COMPETITION.
    508 14  -  MARINES WIN BY ODD GOAL IN FIVE. R. E. Should Have Piled Up A Substantial Lead. By Leighton. Marine Dept. F.C. 3; R.E. 2. nil Marine Dept. F.C. eliminated the Sappers in the first round of the S.A.F.A. cup competition yesterday by
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    294 14 The Chinese will meet the Royal Aiti Itry in a First Division match at Anson Itoad Stadium this afternoon. When these sides met in April the Chinese won I—lI —1 Keng Hock and Quan Chong scoring for them and Buckley for the Gunners. GriiTitns was the outstanding man ot the
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    257 14 Middlesex 11. 5. Chinese 11. 2. The Middlesex Regiment II ended their Second Division programme by defeating the Chinese II at Gillman Barracks yesterday by five goals to two. The Midds have thus won their last three games IB this division off the reel. Marable. who has been deputising for
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    39 14 WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. Soccer: Dlv 1, Chinese vs. Royal Artillery at Anson Ro»d Stadium; Oovt Services league (1) Irr.rrigratlcn vs. Police at Depot. Boxing: Clever Henry vs. Som Pong at th; New World Stadium. FtghU start at 9 p.m.
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    10 14 R. H. Bain, Captain of the Selangor Rangers cricket side.
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    HAMMOND'S SECOND HIGHEST EVER.
    121 14 County Cricket Patsy Hendren Gets Two Centuries vs. Surrey. London, Sept. 1. SOME remarkable performances were put up in the last county j championship matches which concluded today. Patsy Hendren at the ace of 48 scored .two separate hundreds in a match (vs. Surrey) for the
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    Championship Table,
    253 14 The final positions in the county championship table including all the matches iust finished, is as follows:— AT LORD'S. Middlesex "jeat Surrey by 256 runs. MIDDLESEX: 260 (Hendren 104, Gover 5 59) and 280 (Hendren 101). SUBSET: 127 (Sims 6—45)6 45) and 157. AT HOVE. Sussex defeated All-India
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    SELANGOR G.C. TENNIS.
    96 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. Results of Selangor golf club lawn tennis tournament matches played on Monday are: Women's Open Doubles (semi-final). —Miss Flowderdew and Mrs. Spooner beat Miss Moir and Mrs Scoular 16 14. 4_3, 6—2. Men's Handicap Doubles.— A. J. Bos-tock-Hlll and
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    DEVLIN TOUR ENDS. Beaten By Penang Second String Player.
    292 14 DEVLIN TOUR ENDS. Beaten By Penang Second String Player. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 1. DEVLIN'S Malay vi tour ended last night vhen he v-layed the last exhibition match In the Penang Free School hall He lost 5—15 and 6—15 to Tung Ghim Huat, the local singles runner up,
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    CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
    57 14 The Third Annual Athletic Spcrts of the City High School will be held at the Jalan Besar Sadlum on Friday. Sept. 11 commencing at 2.30 p.m Entries for the following items should reach the Sports Secretary on or before Sept. 9:— (1) Old boys' race —880 yds.
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    Famous Owner To Curtail His Racing Interests.
    322 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 23. REGRET will be general in racing circles at the news that Lord Howard de Walden has decided to curtail his racing interests. T ORD de Walden caused the followIng statement to be made yesterday: "Owing to
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    1069 15 JAPAN'S PREPARATIONS ARE WELL ADVANCED. Spirit Of Games Is Pulling The World Together. London, Aug. 23. JAPAN'S plans for the next Olympic Games to be held in Tokio in 1940— are already well advanced states Count Michimasa Soyeshima in an interview with R. A. Hewins published in the Observer on
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    FAREWELL PARTY TO MR. P. MUTHU.
    399 15 Muar Custom* S. C. Badminton Tourney To Be Held In October. A SPECIAL general meeting of the Muar Customs Sports Club was held at the Customs Head Office last week with Inche Ibrahim bin Abu Bakar in the chair. After the report and account
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    TONIGHT'S BOXING.
    153 15 Som Pong Clever Henry In Big Return Battle. 1 A great scrap is predicted for tonight at the New World when Som Pong and Clever Henry clash over 12 rounds. The Siamese boy won the derision last time and thoroughly deserved it for he fought the best fight
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    ALL-CHINA XI LOSE TO THE CASUALS. Were Better Side But Could Not Beat Joy.
    202 15 ALL-CHINA XI LOSE TO THE CASUALS. Were Better Side But Could Not Beat Joy. London, Sept. 1. QN the Crystal Palace ground at Selhurst Park today the Casuals. the Amateur Cup holders, beat the All-China Olympic XI by five goals to two. After yesterday's experience against the Islington Corinthians (who
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    453 15 Bradman A Selector As Well As Captain— Dr. R. L. Morton Probable Chairman Of Australian Board Of Control— V. Richardson's Position. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." U7HEN the Australian Cricket Board of Control meets In Adelaide on September 10 for the first time In Its history It will, among
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    R.A.F. vs. SKINS,
    71 15 The S.A.F.A. anm cy kind permission of the OJTUvr Cinimandins and Cfflcers the Pip- Band of the Royal Inniskilling Fusllleri will play b?fore the match between RAF. and Inr.lskillirj i on 8 I and during t'le interval t: is match is the decidin-. gam 11 the First
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    HORTICULTURAL SHOW AT MALACCA. ARAB GIRL WHO FELT "BEWITCHED."
    1129 16 LIST OF THE PRIZE-WINNERS. From Our Own Corresppondent) Malacca. Aug. 31. The Malacca Horticultural Society's annual show was brought to a close at j 9 o'clock last night. It was a great success. Mr. Gilbert Beatty. Hon. secretary, b. tore railing
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    Malay Youth Convicted On Kidnapping Charge.
    1536 16 STORY OF ELOPEMENT. A YOUNG Malay named Masno*. bin Mannod, employed as a butcher in the Municipality, wa* convicted in the Singapore District Court yesterday on a charge of kidnapping an Arab girl from a well-known Singapore Arab family. The allegations were that Masnot
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    CORONATION REHEARSAL ARRANGEMENTS. Duke Of Norfolk In Charge Of Abbey.
    442 17 CORONATION REHEARSAL ARRANGEMENTS. Duke Of Norfolk In Charge Of Abbey. 'pHE Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshal, will have, for a period ot seven months from January, complete control of Westminster Abbey in con nection with the Coronation of the King. He is to take over from the Dean of
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    41 17 Nanking. A sum of 1.272.375 gold francs shortly will be remitted to Geneva as China's share of the membership dues for the League of Nations this year. China's annual quota has been reCuced to 42 units, equivalent to the above sum.
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    LORD ELIBANK CRITICISED. SPEECH RESENTED BY MINISTER.
    141 17 LORD ELIBANK CRITICISED. SPEECH RESENTED BY MINISTER. Ottawa Mr. Lan Mackenzie, Canadian National Defence Minister, commenting on a speech made by Viscount Elibank at Toronto that Canada could net remain neutral in the event of a world war, declared: "We are Canadians here, and we don't want any peregrinating Imperialists
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    NEW FIELD FOR SURGERY. VALUABLE AID IN ARTHRITIS. RELIEF AFTER OPERATION.
    510 17 NEW FIELD FOR SURGERY. VALUABLE AID IN ARTHRITIS. RELIEF AFTER OPERATION. Remarkable results In the treatment of certain patients with the more crippling forms of arihrltls, by surgical removal of specially selected portions of the sympathetic nervous system, are recorded In the current issue of the British Medical Journal. This
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    AN AIR OFFICER'S HEROISM. GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS MEN.
    224 17 AN AIR OFFICER'S HEROISM. GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS MEN. The remarkable heroism of a French Air Force officer who was killed a iew days ago when his aeroplane crashed some 60 miles to the southeast of Rheims was revealed at his funeral service. Captain de Vilatte, who was
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    Nanking Imposes Sanctions On Kwangsi.
    841 18 Canton Fears Mass Air Raid TSAI TING-KAFS PRICE. (From Our Own Co: respondent.) Canton, Aug. 23. IJIC.III .IGHTS in the Nanking-Kwangsi crisis, hopes for a peaceful tlement of which are stated in informed circles definitely to have vanished in spite of official assurances to the
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    Japanese Hold On Inner Mongolia. Foreigners Now Cannot Enter Chahar.
    154 18 Japanese Hold On Inner Mongolia. Foreigners Now Cannot Enter Chahar. WN Inner Mongolia the Japanese are steadily consolidating their position, writes the Tientsin correspondent of the North- China Daily News. In spite of all denials, there can be no doubt that Prince Teh has now definitely thrown in his lot
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    Fukien Forts Being Modernised. Order By The Nanking Navy Minister.
    73 18 Fukien Forts Being Modernised. Order By The Nanking Navy Minister. Focchow. Hundreds of coolies have begun strengthening the coastal fortifications near Amoy, Changr.ien, Hulishan and Panshih, in Fukien Province. The .order for the reconstruction of the forts was issued by Admiral Chen Sha>-kuan, Navy Minister, it is reported, as a
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    New Prosperity Coming to Canton & Hong Kong.
    326 18 New Prosperity Coming to Canton Hong Kong. DIVERSION OF YANGTSE VALLEY TRADE FROM SHANGHAI. Anglo-Chinese Parleys For The Loop Line. Canton. Aujr. 20. I INKING of tht Canton-Kov. loon Railway with the Canton-Han-kow Railway in Canton is being discussed in Nanking between Mr. Chung Kia-ngao. Minister of Railways, and officials
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    Air Travel In China Encouraged.
    135 18 Air Travel In China Encouraged. Free Insurance For Passengers. Nanking. IN order to enhance public confidence in air traffic, arrangements are being made by the Eurasia Aviation Corporation with both Chinese and foreign insurance companies for the provision of free insurance for passengers, it is learned at the Ministry of
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    KWANGSI LEADER'S AGENT SHOT DEAD.
    48 18 Wong Chi-sning. said to be a former political agent ot Generals Chan Chaitong r.nd Li was assassinated on August 9 at Changchow, Fukien. while walki- along a street. About 17 shots were fired by the two assassins, who escappd, says the Shu Pao.
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    "LIBELLING THE JEWS" CHARGE IN LONDON.
    693 19 New Testament As Defence: Two Men For Trial. /CHARGES of printing and publish ing seditious libels against the Jews were made against two men at Bow Street, London. Arnold Spencer Leese, proprietor of a newspaper called the "Fascist." and Walter Whitehead. printer of the
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    578 19 "JEWISH FAITH AND FASCIST FAITH" PRINTER'S STATEMENT. Mr. Whitehead. who said he pleaded guilty to the printing of It. stated: As far as I an concerned it seems to be a quarrel between his Majesty's subjects of the Jewish faith anC members of the Imperial Fascist faith. I have been
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    273 20 In the report of the Director, Civil Aviation, mention was made of the night landing equipment for the new civil aerodrome and we understand that the main floodlights, of which there will be six arranged around the periphery of the aerodrome, have a total beam candlepower of six million. This
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT FOUR PAGES WEDNESDAY, SE PTEMBER 2. 1936 No. 52.
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      Radio Is Worth While In Malaya Today.
      1126 1 THIS article is intended particularly for those Malayans who are not vet j radio listeners. The number of listeners in this country is prowing steadily month 1 liy month, but there are still several I thousands of people who, having' contemplated the purchase
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      MOST COMPLETE GUIDE TO MALA VAN RADIO. SUPPLEMENT'S SECOND YEAR.
      169 1 MOST COMPLETE GUIDE TO MALA VAN RADIO. SUPPLEMENT'S SECOND YEAR. rpODAY'S issue of the Straits Times Radio Supplement is the 52nd issue and marks the first complete year of its publication. The Radio Supplement was started in accordance with the Straits Times' policy of catering especially for the interests of
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      Radiophone Progress. NEW APPARATUS STILL WANTED.
      258 1 Radiophone Progress. NEW APPARATUS STILL WANTED. jMALAYA is still without a radio- 1 ITI phone link with England, but new apparatus is now on order and 1 the official view is that It may be pos- I sible for Malayans to speak to friends I J and relatives at Home
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      MALAYAN RADIO BROADCASTS.
      221 1 "CATERING ONLY FOR EUROPEANS." SUGGESTION BY A LISTENER. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— There are three broadcasting stations In Malaya and the programmes of all the three seem to cater mostly for only one class ol people, namely, the English-speaking public, and as far
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        149 2 With the World's Programmes and Articles of Interest, Will be sent free on request to Lithographers Ltd Spore. I WA ALL WAVE 1 I A A.C. Superhet. B^X RADIO. HOE BOON LEONG RADIO Pent. 60, Selegie Road, Singapore. ftIIEINIDIE Higk-HuoUbf Hast ion^ex' i^ W.S. 1 mmm^^ WE INVITE lorii KIND
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