The Straits Times, 21 May 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABUSHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAGA. L'O PAGES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937 PRICE 1» CENTS.
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      195 1 Singapore: t4O. Cecil st. cphone 5471). PLATS-lOCK A (EEGISTEE.ED) The Original British Wood Preservative SOLE AGENTS:THE BORHtO CO. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. W.P.S. 3A KLIM POWDERED WHOLE MILK m, a u^ FOR EVERY OCCASION i^^mi^^i ffis^^A WHERE PURE MILK IS REQUIRED (Sm^p% 'UJBBSf^ IS THE RICHEST AND
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      116 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. CPHONE *****. EXPRESSIVE CORSETRY MODEL 683 MODEL 689 MODEL 1582 WRAP ROUND ALL ELASTIC PINK SURGICAL ELASTIC CORSELETTE BROCHE MODEL FRONT BUSK SATIN FR NT WITH TW FRONT. TWO WAY ELASTIC MODEL. FRONT BUSK. BQNES STEP IN MODEL SIZES 25-30 $7.75 13" DEEP BACK WiTH
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      40 2 CHUA BOON IM— The Funeral oi the late Mr. Chua Boon Im will take piace on Saturday, May 22. at the Bukit Brown Cemetery. The Cortege will leave No. 340, East Coast Road at 2 p.m. on that day.
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      712 2 SITUATIONS WANTED MB. Ch 8., ENGLISHMAN, aged 37, would be pleased to hear of opening in General Practice in Malaya with a view to partnership. VWUng Singapore June 17 anJ 18. Apply Box XYZ, care of EtraiU Times. WANTED I SEES of Shelvador Refrigerators. Phone 3333 WANTED modern-two bedrooms, bungalow.
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      814 2 BOARD RESIDENCE Vuucici »t Uoy* Haute t Uayd Bd. BBD-SITTING-SuiU m.s. 2M. Orcbard Rd. EA8T ANGMA to Oxley Rise Tele. 4390. THE MANSION Residential. Osier Rtae rele. W098 COMFORTABLY Furn single rooms, mod. ■an. terms moderate. M CalrnhlU Rd. ONE beautiful furnished apartment suite one or two gentlemen. Apply 40
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      964 2 AUCTION NOTICES ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE at handsome design, well-made and wellkept, enamelled grey and oak-stained teak houaehold furniture of every description, also children's teak cots with beddings, wickerwork and rattan lawn furniture, a large collection of colourful real English chine breakfast, tea and dinner services, one '•Westinghouse" electric refrigerator (almost
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      685 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE CO-OPERATIVE Union Coronation Crossword Puzzle. Open to all co-operators In Singapore. Free entry. Closing date May 31. 1937. Apply to your Secretary for entry forms and further particulars. F. M. S. R. The Air-Conditioned Coach which as previously announced was withdrawn from the Penang Kuala Lumpur Day
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      486 2 'S€HIFFNEITS r I ANDERSON ROAD Um iNim fat Milliner} undrrarat Mvtltm. ftowrn uUles taff*. drtua i He. Me New rood* eonaUnUv an mat Tel: I7S8— obco 9 am to 8 p m 4 BETTER WAV£ f i KJv» te th right wave for yon l^ FIGARO Ladies Hair Dressers. 03
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      182 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly S 3.00 S 4.M S 2.50 Quarterly S 8.50 $12.M S 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 S24.M S1S.N Yearly S34.M $4*00 moo Note.— Outsration cheaaea shoaM Include the asual bank di»r<nint. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are
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      694 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due T. nnage Spore 1937 HALDERA 16.000 May 21
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      577 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Inco.-jorated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON Maples, Marseilles, tondon, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail FUSHIMI MARU 10.900 May 26 27 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.400 June 9 10 1 TERUKUNI MARU 12 000 June 21 28 HAKUSAN MARU
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      682 3 BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class. Motorshlps. Most Cabin.'- haie adjoining private bath. Exct'lent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBURG COPENHAGEN Prom From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham LALANDIA 8/6 8 6 9 6 11 6 JUTLANDIA 29 6 29/« 30/6 2/1 MEONLA JO"! 10/7 21/7 23/7 ALSIA 10/8
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      302 3 TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU P.om arrive H'kong SP Pres Coolidge June 3 June 19 Pies. Wilson June 16 July 6 Pres. Hoover June 26 July 14 Pres. Cleveland July 14 Aug 3 Pres. Coolldge July 24 v g 11 Pres. Taft MUJ 11 Aug. 31 Pres. Hoover Aug. 21 n.pt.
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      1025 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINr (Ocean The Horn Khiow Steamshi, Co tIMSI LtX Strain Ship Co., Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White Stai Ltd Steam Navigation Co Ltd i The Sarawak Steamship Co Ltd IJ' 2i? U S** 11 1110 c Ltd The Australian Oriental Lux Ltd. The Chin, Navigation
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      118 4 Friday, May 21. Ship* alongside the Wtarre* tr expect** to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOVR Main Wharf Tug Rose. Dredger Todak, Lch. Kingnsher, Pinna. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjong Pagar Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Crane-lighter F, Tug Pltho Victoria Dock Nil.
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      CLEARANCES
      60 4 May 19.— Valaya, (Slam); Soli, (Nor.); Ginyo Maru, (Japan); City of Lyons, Pinna, Hin Cheong, (Brit.); Hin Le*. (T'ganu); Rusa, (Brit.). May 20.— Sin Kheng Seng, Klias, Flintshire, Lapis, Sirdhana, Rohaa. Glenapp, Larut, Kepong, Kedah, (Brit.); Singkel, Reynst, Tobelo, Buyskes, Tinombo, Talang Akar, Kulit, (Cut); Hakodate Maru, Genoa Maru,
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      318 4 T«4ay Bengkals, P. de Kock. Padang. Pakan Barce, Slak S. Pandjang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Medan (Tidore) 3 p.m. Dungun, Kemaman and Kemasek (Hong Ho) 4 p.m. Sarlkei and Sibu (Angby) 4 p.m. Aden (By rraini 1 Djn North America except W. Canada ft W. States ol U.S.A.
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      AIR MAILS.
      73 4 INWARD. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Sunday evening-. Imperial: From Europe: Due Sunday evening. OUTWARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Hong Kong: Mails close 7 p.m. Saturday. Imperial: To Europe: Mails
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      114 4 Mails from Western Australia expected today. May 21, by Centaur. Malls from Europe, (London parcel mails) expected today, May 21, by P. O. (Naldera) will be delivered tomorrow at 9 a.m. Malls from Holland etc. expected tomorrow. May 22, by Kota Radja. Malls from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc.
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      FROM MALACCA.
      136 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly supersciibed "By K.LJW." Malls will close at Malacca as follows Today. Iran. Amsterdam Si 'London by air (Netherlands) 6 pjn. Great Britain and Places Served via Great Britain, Europe (supplementary) ißanpura) 6 pm. Tomorrow. Medan by
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    Crack Italian Liner For Far East.
    146 4 Crack Italian Liner For Far East. Singaporeans See Conte Biancamano. |"VETERMINED to capture as much of the Far Eastern traffic as possible, Lloyd Triestino, with the Conte Biancamano, a new 24,000 ton vessel, and three others, have decided to inaugurate a fortnightly passenger service to the Far East from Europe.
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    BOY KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT.
    155 4 Judgment Reserved In Case Against Driver. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, May 20. AFTER a protracted trial. Judgment was reserved by Sheikh Abu Bakar. the second magistrate, in the rase against Ong Chai Thoi, a taxi driver charged with causing the death of h
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
    21 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mail dispatched from Singapore on May 12. was delivered la London on May 20.
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      715 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates tn P U 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGINTS P.M S RLYB AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TRLEPHONK: KroMthi MSS— PaoaMC M3l CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £102-18-5 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R,
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      448 4 I incorporated to Stmts Sct'lcinracii ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorooratco in 0 8 A (Incorporated id England) BOSTON MM TORK A BALTIMORE VU SUEZ CANAI -BLtERMAN* UNK q^ Sall FOR HAVRE LONDON STEEL VOYAGER May 29 June 4 imrri-Ki.AM HAMBURG STEEL TRAVELER June 22 Jum 27
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      485 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations yesterday Lasi night max rain- bright mm temo. fall s shine temp *F ins. nrs. °F West Coast. Alor Star 87 0 59 8.7 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 86 0.04 6.7 74 SiUawan 90 0.04 4.6 74 Bukit Jeram 90 4.30 8.1 73
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    SHE WALKED OFF THE COURT.
    251 5 Woman Player Who Couldn't Stand Patball. "I cannot play tt.is kind of game," said Miss G. M. Southwell, a Surre.' County player, when she resigned her match to Miss E. Harvey, a former British Wightman Cup captain, in the open lawn tennis tournament at tht
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    LARRY GAINS BANKRUPT.
    486 5 He Made £20,000 In Four Years. UARD-HITTING Larry Gains the coloured boxer, made £20,000 in four hard years of fighting. Now he hasn't got the price of a cup of tea. He is bankrupt. At the first meeting of his creditors on April 30 his assets were
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    SALFORD WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
    287 5 Northern Union. Just Beat Warrington In Final. Salfcrd beat Warrington in the Rugby League championship match al Wlgan on May 1 by five goals and or.c try to four goals and one .try. There were about 38.000 spectators. After some rather aimless kicking by both sides
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    DEMPSEY'S HUNT FOR A "HOPE."
    765 5 200 Tried None Good Enough, SPEED AS IMPORTANT AS A PUNCH. Jack Dempscy has eomo to tht conclusion that it is harder to find a real heavyweight hope than it h to stumble on a gold mine in Broadway. I speak- from experience," sai.i the
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    kHO DEFEATS PRENN.
    30 5 Lcr.don. May 2U At Birmingham, in the men's singles final In the Priory tournament. Ktu Sin Kie beat Prenn. the German player, B— <J. 6—o6 0 Rcuter,
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      574 5 AN OUTSTANDING GhUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE! ONK OK THE miijuim— r»k WUt^M lINEST FILMS ARLISS Tff^^^* HAS EVER IADK S Jl W WITTY DIALOGUE AND I 4. W VW?La^3 DELIGHTFUL HI'MOI X ag?ag B ß i "Wi GEORGE ARLISS in an appealing uual role 'HIS LORDSHIP' with GEORGE ARLJSS. ROMILLY LUNGE Matinees
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      198 5 FOR ASTHMA LUNG COMPLAINTS y—^—^ "Ephazone" 1 is acltnowledgIjgfcfl ed by the Highest Medical e["~S<ll Authority. Approved by the f~^yf 111 National Health Insurance ivk'tt? IU (Ot E) Scheme for Panel JS-Kswl Patients. Used in 800 hos15^J^SF P |tals and by 12.000 doctors. rPHAZONE b» IT ACTS QUICKLY' Sole Agentt:
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      32 5 MARLBOROUGH 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Sakuntala A TAMIL TALKIE NEW WORLD CABARET TONIGHT Ed. di CINTHYA World IiMU state rntertainrr, appealing during mil Tea Ntfht Danrrs SATURDAY MAY M. EXTENSION TO 1 A.M.
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      340 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance, 6.30 to 830 p.m. Informal dinner
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      460 6 MORE INTEREST IN TIN SHARES. BUT RUBBERS STILL NEGLECTED. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 21. Cable advices from most markets Jill over the world report steady conditions but business on a small scale. This market is no exception, prices in all sections are holding very well
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      EXCHANGES.
      103 6 Lcndon, May 20. The :oilo»lng were mean rales ruling at r.oon ■<.-<laj Paris 110 51 64 Athrrui M7>^ New York 491 3 lfl Bucharest 673"4 Montreal 4 93 9 16 Wu v 29 31 Rio 4l» Geneva 21.62 sellers offitia Ans^crdam 8 98 7 Belgrade Jl5 Berlin 13. M
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES
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        MINING.
        613 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. Issue Val. 4/- Ampat Tin £1 Asam Kumbaug £1 Austral Malay 5/- Aycr Hitam 1 Ayer Weng il Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor £1 Burma Malay £1 Chenderiang .50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5 Idns Hydraulic 16-
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        GENERAL.
        457 6 2 2 Alc.N Brick Ord. 1.55 165 155 1.85 2 2 do V/z% PreXs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 10 10 Atias Ice a 00 lOOOn. 8.00 lOOOn. 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.85 0.90 0 90 0 95 10 5 B M. Trustee 02t too o.as 1.25 100 £100
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        240 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. s'.'. 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103 Ii 105»i noni 4>/ 2r/i2 r /i 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 107 110 norn 4'2'i 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 115 117 norn t% 1913
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        389 6 rraser v uo. i,yau Evat ftjlenby 1.95 2.00 1.00 Alor Gajnh 1.40 1.47 V :140 Amal Malay 2.00 2. 15 1 90 Ayer Hi tarn 1.55 1.65 cd 150 Ayer M>lek 1.25 135 1.25 Ayer r> a nas 1.85 1.95 190 Bassett 0.77^ 0.82^ o.Bd Batu Llntang 1.42V
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      EXCHANGES.
      199 6 I The following are the exchange rates this morning according t :> the daily circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2 4'« Lyons demand 1290 Hamburg demand 141 New York demand 57
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      75 6 Noon, May 21. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) May 36i/a 36% Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) May 35 35>/ a No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 36 36 Vh June 361,4 36% July-September
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      148 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Oooiuany Dividend 1 TIN Raub 10 r i Int. June Ruwang Cone 2 V.;, Int. May 19 12 "i bonus Tongkah Harbour 41 Int. June Ayer Hitam 7'i r i final GENERAL. Gammons HH Final May jr, Wcarnes 51 Int. May 26 RUBBER Ayer
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      342 6 London, May 20. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock ExchangerShares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated:— •New York orlccs quotco in U.S. currency. The above are dealers middle prices; Jobbers' margins, biokcrage and stamp duty are nor Included day. or Fall Conversion Loan
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      TIN MINING RESULTS.
      178 6 Quarterly operating results of tin producing companies under the technical management of AngloOriental (Malaya) Ltd. for the quarter [ended Mar. 31. 1937. Output Net Including Working operating carryover costs profit stocks (or for tons cone.) quarter, quarter. Rawang Tin Fields 263 69 14.330 28.438 Rawang Concessions 258
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      New Chinese Consul For Medan.
      37 6 Nanking. May G. Mr. Huang Cheng. Consul at Mcdan. Sumatra has been promoted as ConsulGeneral in Paris. Mi. Lei Plng-yang. Consul at Vancouver, vill be transfered to the Medan post Kuo Mm.
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      TOMORROW'S RACES.
      101 6 Scratching And Order Of Running. There :s only one scratching for tomorrow, (be second and concluding day ol the Singapore Tun Cinb'a Bkjre Meeting— Biastagi in Race 4. the order of ranning is as lollows: Race 1. Ponies. Class 2. Div. 3. Kace >.— Hjrses. Class 6, Div.
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      Effective Use Of Mines On Suiyuan Front.
      44 6 Tientsin, May 19. A unit of about 100 Chahar cavalrymen was practically wiped out when the raiders, in attacking a Suiyuan outpost on Monday, rode across a mined field. Only about 30 escaped.—. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      33 6 South Bend, Indiana, May 19. Most of tlie departments of the Studebaker works have closed a., a result of a strike of several thousands of the employee*, who are members of the U.A.W.—Reuter.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON METAL AND PRODUCE.
      610 7 BOLIVIAN TIN MAY FLOOD MARKET. j IN their Foresight Saga of May 11. Messrs. William Jacks and Co.. London, write: Trade very naturally refuses to become normal until the National Defence Contribution is either put on proper lines or finally dropped, and the uncertainty regarding gold
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction
      170 7 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rubber Association held its 1330 th auction, yesterday when there were catalogued 1,424.694 lbs. 636.01 Us*; ottered 668,945 lbs. 298.63 tons; sold 618.753 lbs. 276.23 tons. Spot London 10' „d. New York 20 787 8 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      HEAWOOD TIN AND RUBBER.
      926 7 SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN PROFITS ANTICIPATED. MR. A. C GIBSON'S SURVEY. THE twenty-seventh annual general meeting of shareholders of the Heawood Tin and Rubber Estate. Ltd.. was held in Glasgow last week. Mr. A. C. Gibson, in presenting the report of the directors for the year to
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      RUBBER PLANTATIONS INVESTMENT TRUST.
      611 7 Mr. H. J. VVelch On The Position. HTHE annual general meeting of the Rubber Plantations Investment Trust, Limited, was held In London last week. Mr. H. J. Welch, the chairman, said that It was with pleasure that the directors submitted accounts a little more satisfactory than
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      FINLAND'S PAPER AND PULP EXPORTS.
      59 7 Increases In First Quarter. Exports of paper from Finland in the first four months of 1937, showed a considerable increase compared with the same period last year. They amounted to 168,442 tons, as against 139.905 tons. Timber pulp, pasteboard and cardboard exports were also higher,
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      MALACCA RUBBER.
      440 7 CHAREKOLDERS in Malacca Rubber Plantations are now reaping the benefits ~>i the bold policy adopted by the directors more than two years ago. when a substantial Issue of new ordinary capital was mace to provide for the repayment of debentures. A year ago the company was able to
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      636 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony ol Hcng Kong) The liability 01 membe-s U limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 19i9 ol the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and rMlly Pald-Up $20,000,000 Keserve Funds:Sterling 6.500,000 Hone Kong Currency $10,000,000
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      210 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in China by Special Charter.) 12, Cecil Strrct Singapore. Telephones: Manager's Office 6144 Exchange l>cpt 6141 General Office 5188-!> Cable Addrea: CHl'NGKI Paid I p Capital Ch S (0.0W.IMH KeierTe Funds in excess Ch. S J.IM.»0«.00 Total Assets approximately Ch. Sl.100.000 000.03 HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tsc-Vung
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      552 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. < Incorporated :n England Dy Royal Charter 1853). Paid Up Capital in 600.000 share; of r> pach n ooo.nnrt Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors C3.OO0.0OO HEAD OFFICE: 3S. Bi'hopsjatr London E C 2. Amrltsar Honu Kong Sutgor Alor Star Hollo
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    STOMACH SUFFERER DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AS INCURABLE.
    237 8 STOMACH SUFFERER DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AS INCURABLE. Now Kats Good Meals. There Is no need for stomach tuffercrf to cirspcir of relief if they have not tried Mbc- Iran Brand Stomneh Powder. Almost <vuv I day letters arrive from one tine "incurables'' who have been put right hy Mac-Iran Brand.
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      143 8 INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS WITH Carrier 7^7 Contuti&yUfta when you have Carrier Air Conditioning READY-TO-WEAR Bne« are high Carrier give* you a triple- co«t Weathermaker System for among the item* that *how in- barrelled profit weapon. ONE: even the smallest shop*, creased turnover as soon as Carrier More sales. TWO: Less
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      155 8 "LOWERED FOR THt HIGHWAY I SPRUNG FOR THE BYWAY' AGENTS CYCLE CARRIAGE CQ (1926) LTP ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE 1 Drink WAhKKW Ladies Dressmaking— jf^ E-pert Chinese Tailor, "jw DOULATRAMS |l| 48— HIGH STREKT For tne Veins. Arteries Heart PYE RADIO FAMOUS FOR QUALITY, IOOTo BRITISH. ANY MAKE OF REFRIGERATOR SERVICED
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      179 8 SINGAPORE TODAY r i.i .'.cai party. V 00 iiii.n.c iiiiimc. uidiiiopnone records. rcipuiR dramas: 1 <0 Tln.c. woailicr and announcement!. 7.4.') Sports talk. Lav n Tennis— 2— By J. A Dean 8 00 Hawaiian music. Uramophone records. «.2O Programme of Cinema oruan music. Cii^mophone record-! t 40 -Postman s KBOCt
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      147 8 Broadcasting- 8 50 What's On In P°nane. 8.SS News bulletin. 9.00 Close down. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. C.SH 21.47 Me s 113 9 ml <iSG 17 97 Me s (16 8 m GSF IS 11 Me/s (19.8 m > pm 15 Big Ben. 'The Belle of Hcopadoo 6.50 BBC.
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      127 8 11.50 Greenwich time signal. 11 .55 Dance music. t 12.00 'Behind the Scenes at the Coron.-.tlcn 3.' a.m. 12.20 Cloee dawn. TRANSMISSION 4. TOMORROW CSD 11.75 Me.s (25 5 m) USB 9.51 Me g (31 5 ml am. 12.40 'John Londoner at Home'— 20. 1 10 News end announcements 1.20
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      92 8 N1R0M. VDC 15.15 Me t (198 ml FMN 1»I6 Me i2»2 m.) TODAY p.m. 2.10 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. 5.50 Time signal. Opening announcemem 5.54 Evening conceit. 6.20 Nursery rhymes. 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 What Everybody Likes. 8.00 Popular potpounl. 8.20 Radio play. 9.20 Tangos and Rumbas. 9.50 Time
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    JAPANESE MILITARY IN CONTROL OF CHAHAR.
    157 9 Inner Mongolian Garrison For Chiaposu. Shanghai, May 21. y^ITH the reported inception of a Japanese Inner Mongolian garrison headquarters" at Chiaposu, seat of the socalled autonomous Chahar government under Prince Teh, the Kwantung (Japanese) Army would appear to have set aside all I pretence
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    SIAM RICE EXPORTS DROP.
    85 9 I Less For Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. EXPORTS of rice and rice products from Bangkok during the first quarter of the year, at 297,627 metric tons, showed a big drop on the cor- responding period of 1936, when the total was 397,992 tons. According
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    CANTON GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE.
    108 9 Ordered By Nanking. Shanghai, May 2C. NANKING has ordered the reorganisation of the personnel of the Provincial Government of j Kwangtung. The question of fixing the prices of the currency notes issued by the previous governments of Kwangtung re- mains unsettled, although several proposals by Nanking and
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    Japanese Officers To Make Routine Trips By Air.
    54 9 Japanese Officers To Make Routine Trips By Air. Tokio, May 18. ALL military officers making official trips in Japan in future must mm aeroplanes, according to a new V.'ir Office edict. Councillor of War, Prince Higashikuni. who at present is mak ing a nationwide inspection of military airports, is travelling
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    KWANGTUNG TO GROW MORE FOOD
    55 9 Canton, May 20. The Kwangtung Provincial authorities have marked out 12 more districts ta the province for the growing of food other than rice and wheat. The districts recommended for the purpose are Chungshan, Toishan, Sanv.ui, Hokshan, Shuntak, Tungkoon, Changseng, Chungfa, Punyu, Fayuen, Namhol and
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    STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE AT PEIPING.
    73 9 Shanghai, May 19. Hundreds of students from the North-Eastern University staged a demonstration in Peiplng yesterday, following the refusal of the railway authorities to allow them to travel to Nanking free of charge. They demand that Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang. former ruler of the Manrhurian provinces, be
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    52 9 Canton, May 20. A small increase in the salt tax will be introduced shortly by the Finance Commissioner of Kwangtung, who considers that the increase is necessary to meet the new railway debt recently .i>curred by the issue of railway bonds for the building of the CantonVhampao line. Sin Chew
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    EUROPEAN WAR CHIEFS CONFER.
    69 9 French And German Generals. London. May 18. The possibility of an important conference having taken place in London during the Coronation celebrations I between two of the most imDortam i men in Europe. Field Marshal von Blomber&. of Germany, and General Gamelin. French General Staff, Is
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    Minister Farewelled At Bangkok.
    58 9 'From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. May 20 The British Minister, Sir Josiah Crosby, was seen off to Europe yestcrIday by the Premier, the Ministers of "Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence. the Diplomatic Corps and the entire British colony and was almost covered with garlands when the
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    Flying-Boat Exercises In Mediterranean.
    63 9 London, May 19. The Air Ministry announces that four Singapore flying-boats of No. 2PP F,ying-boat Squadron will leave Felixstowe tomorrow for a training cruise of the Mediterranean. They will fly to Malta and on the return trip will make short stays at Gibraltar and Lisbon. During
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    BETTER RELATIONS WITH IRISH FREE STATE?
    44 9 London, May 19. Negotiations aimed at improving the existing strained relations between Great Britain and the Irish Free State will start next month, according to the political correspondent of the Dally Herald. This writer usually is wellinformed— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    WORK STOPS FOR GRACIE FIELDS.
    523 9 RETURN HOME FROM UNITED STATES. "TREATED ME LIKE A DUCHESS." I^ORK \»«is suspended lor a few moments in the Customs shed at Southampton after the Herengaria had docked, as Grarie Fields, led by n proud mother and father, forced her way through I the fans
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    DISLOCATED ELBOW LED TO NEURITIS.
    190 9 Could Not Straighten Her Arm. Four months ago. this woman dislocated her left elbow. Although th? elbow was properly set, she devcijped neuritis and could not straighten tier arm. She was ordered to tiK<* Kruschen— with the haopy result described In this letter I I
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MAY 21, 1937. "CHEAP RUBBER AND PLENTY OF IT."
    1193 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MAY 21, 1937. "CHEAP RUBBER AND PLENTY OF IT." The most authoritative pro- I nouncement on the advisability, il not the absolute necessity, of producing rubber cheaply that has 1 been made for a long time came from the lips of the High Commissioner on
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    FATHER DIVINE, BLACK GOD OF AMERICA.
    1226 10 New Messiah Who Rides In Rolls Royce And Aeroplanes. IN the headlines lately owing to his arrest on a charge, subsequently dismissed, of assaulting a bailiff, Father Divine is one of the most amazing figures in a land cf amazing flgures. Jn the following
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    THE PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF MODERN CHINA.
    185 10 IMPORTANT changes have been decided upon by the C.E.C. in regard to the People's Congress, and Mr. Wang Ching-Wei has made a statement relative to these alterations which explains why they have been decided upon. At a meeting on April 22 of the Standing
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    756 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. KA7CNG PICNICS. *TTHOSE who took the trouble to read the letters on living costs of clerks published in the last issue of The Sunday Times came upon some remarkable facts One writer cxp'ained how lie lived in ?.n r.ttap house on the outskirts of Singapore
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    EUROPEAN STATESMEN IN FERMENT OF ACTIVITY.
    119 11 Coronation Talks In Many Capitals. STRENGTHENING BRITAIN'S MEDITERRANEAN POSITION. Commanding Overland Route To India And Far East. rT ROPE'S statesmen have been spending Coro- L J nation week in an unbroken series of diplomatic U journeys and conversations. j The Coronation influx of distinguished
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    Treaty With Turkey.
    241 11 fLOSER co-operation between Bri- j tain and Turkey is envisaged by j the Daily Herald as a result of the j conversations between Mr. Eden and the Turkish Premier. Turkey, ;t is stated, is prepared to Iransform the agreement with Brit.nn concluded during thf Anglo-Italian tension, into
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    COLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
    83 11 GOVERNORSHIP OF MAURITIUS. London. May 20. •THE King has approved the appoint- ments of the Hon. C. C. Farquharson Dundas. chief secretary of Northern Rhodesia to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bahamas, succeeding fir Brde Clifford, who was recently appointed Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief of Mauritius and of
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    Pedestrians Are Blamed In Road Accidents.
    117 11 London, May 20. r\V "."j.M") mad accidents in Britain involving death or injury iii six months of 1936, just under; half occurred at road crossings or junctions. Of these, 407 per cent. occurred at uncontrolled junctions, compared with only 8.4 per cent, at junctions
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    Russell Pasha Indicts Japan.
    140 11 Controlling Source Of Illicit Drugs. Cairo. May 20. "THE fact it now beyond dispute that the world source of illicit white drugs today is China, north of the I Great Wall and some distance south 'of It. "These areas are under direct or indirect Japanese control,"
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    CHURCHILL'S ROMANTIC NEPHEW WEDS.
    116 11 i Bride's Dash To Spain To Join Wounded Lover. Pans, May 20. CGMOND Romilly, Mr. Winston Churchill's nephew, and Jessica Redesdale, daughter of Lord Redesdale, were married at the British Consulate in Bayonne on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by Lady Romilly and Lady Redesdale, I
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    17 11 Shanghai, May 21. The death is announced of ths Rt. Rev. Alexand Wood, Bishop of Nagpur. —Reuter.
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    CHILDREN FROM STRICKEN CITY.
    286 11 CHILDREN FROM STRICKEN CITY. Basque Refugees For Britain. TEARFUL FAREWELLS AT DOCKSIDE. London, May 20. POUR thousand Basque child r refugees from Bilbao are expected to arrive at Southampton on Saturday. Arrangements for embarkation are in the hands of the representative in Bilbao of the British national joint committee for
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    SOVIET AIR LINES ADVANCE.
    185 11 New Helium Dirigible To Be Built. Moscow, May 19. It is i Hicia'ly announced that regular air services between Moscow and Prague will be inaugurated in the next few days. This is interesting in view of the favourable comments that have been appearing in the Soviet
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    Exiled Alwar Maharajah Dies In Paris.
    227 11 Paris. May 21. pOUR years ago tomorrow, H.H. Raj r RLshi Shri Sewai Sir Jey Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dcv, Bharat Dharam Prabhakar. Maharajah of Alwar, was virtually banished from his state. Yesterday he died in Paris a 1 broken man. The Maharajah was 75
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    21 11 SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS MOUNT GUARD. A South African sergeant reading out orders during the cheering of the guard outside Buckingham Palace.
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    KING REVIEWS HIS FLEET IN CORONATION PAGEANT.
    666 11 One Of Most Impressive Sights In Modern Times. Portsmouth, May 20. ANE of the most impressive sights in modern history was watched by the King and Queen from the deck of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert tonight. At 10 o'clock red, white
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    Outlook In Far East,
    248 11 TALKS IN LONDON. Position Of Japan. London, May :>(t. J)R. H. 11. RUNG, head of the chinese delegation to the Coronation, and Jlr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, had a long e< Bveraation today. Renter learns. Both noted with satisfaction tht friendly Sino-British relations. and, as
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    OVER 400 MALAYANS TO GET CORONATION MEDALS.
    277 12 TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK. 110 To Be Awarded To Volunteer Forces. OFFICIAL DELEGATES TO GET THEIRS IN LONDON. THi: names of 140 Malayans, including 29 in Borneo and Sarawak, who will receive Coronation silver medals will be announced throughout the Peninsula on
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    AGRICULTURE SHOW AT BATU PAHAT IN JULY.
    31 12 AGRICULTURE SHOW AT BATU PAHAT IN JULY. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Batu Pahat. May 20. The second annual agricultural show of Batu Pahat will be held on July 16 and 17.
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    TWO PENANG BOYS MISSING.
    121 12 Three-Day Search Fruitless. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 21. 'THE parents of two schoolboys of St. I Xavlcr's Institution have been anxiously searching for them for tnree days with the assistance of the police, but the boys are still missing. The boys are Llm Keng
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    BRITISH MINISTER IN PENANG.
    33 12 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. May 21. Sir Josiah Crosby. British Minister to Siam, arrived in Penang last night by the International Express from Bangkok on his way Home
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    38 12 K.L.S NEW SWIMMING POOL. Residents of the Federal Capital, which has lacked a large swimming pool hitherto, will soon be able to use the Kuala Lumpur Golf Cl ibs fine ;x>ol, whose nev, changing rooms are shown above.
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    FINE ABBEY SCENES IN CORONATION FILM.
    172 12 At The Cinema. "On The Avenue" First Class Entertainment. "On the Avenue" (Madeleine Carroll, Dick Powell, Alice Faye and the Riti Brothers) 20th Century Fox. Also Paramount British Newsreel of The Coronation. At the Capitol. OEMARKABLY fine pictures of the actual Coronation of George
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    Police Absolved From Batu Arang Shooting,
    192 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. A VERDICT absolving detectives who took part in the police battle with strikers at the Batu A rang coal fields at dawn on Mar. 27 from blame was returned by Che Hamzah. the District Officer, llu
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    SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE COMMISSIONER LEAVES.
    97 12 ASSISTANT Trade Commissioner for j South Africa in the Far East. Mr. I. E. A. Grant-Smith leaves Singapore by the KP.M. vessel Op Ten Noort this afternoon on his return to Batavia, where he is at present I stationed. I Mr. Grant-Smith visited Singapore for
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    14 12 M. Dragomlr Kassidolatz. Jugoslav Minister in Bucharest, has been apj apointed Minister in London.
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    NEW O. C. FOR "SKINS."
    223 12 Ceylon Force Commandant. MAJOR R. B. LESLIE COMING TO MALAYA. M AJOR R. B. Leslie. M.C.. for two years Colonel commanding the Ceylon Dcfcacc Force, has been appointed 1o command the Ist Kattalion. Royal Inniskillinjr Fusiliers. Singapore's Irish battalion. Hipromotion to lieutenant -colon el will
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    ALL QUIET AT PULAU UBIN.
    32 12 envelopments have occurred in the strike of quarrymen at Pulau Übin. where about 700 have downed too.s. The police are still standing by as b precautionary measure.
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    MALACCA COMMISSIONER WANTS OFFICIAL REPORTER.
    529 13 Complains About Inaccuracies In Minutes. DIFFICULT TO GET PROPERLY QUALIFIED MAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 19. THE need for the appointment of a qualified stenographer to report Municipal Commission proceedings was urged by Dr. A. H. Kuen, J.P., at today's meeting, but the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    136 13 SINGAPORE. GARRKK THEATRE, GEYLANG Twelve Wives in a Golden House and Red Roty the HcioU.e—A Super Canionese Talkie Silent. 7.45 p.m. r.LOBF. THEATRE Last ol the Mohicans. <;rcat world—the sky talkie Marry The Girl. NEW WORLD Side Shows. Cabaret. Dancing Talkies. Theatres Cinemas. RITZ. GEYLANG The Poor Little Rich
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    LIGHTER ADRIFT ON HIGH SEAS.
    77 13 'THE steamer Circe which arrived in 1 Singapore yesterday morning reported picking up a Dutch lighter. Ali. which was adrift on the high seas between Singapore and Sarawak on May 14. The Circe towed the lighter to Kuching where the vessel is in the lands
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    28 13 Mr. and Mrs. Ec Kong Guan attended the reception on May 7 at Lancaster House. St. James's held by His Majesty's Government in honour of Colonial Empire visitors.
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    Cannot Convict On Suspicion Alone, Says Judge.
    483 13 I SEREMBAN SIKH ACQUITTED ON PERJURY CHARGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 19. IN acquitting a Sikh, Kernail Singh, on a charge of perjury, in the Seremban, Supreme Court, today, the Hon. Mr. Justice Pedlow, in I the course of a lengthy
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    EX-CABARET GIRL'S SUICIDE.
    464 13 Coroner Censures Young Chinese. P. C. WARNED ABOUT! TAKING STATEMENTS. OEFORE returning a verdict of D suicide on 24-year-old Liv Kwee Hong, formerly a Singapore cabaret dancer, the Coroner (Mr. W. G. McQuarrie) called Goh Kiong Sin, a Hokkien who had kept her and admonished him, saying
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    ROTARY CLUB SPORTS.
    35 13 About 1000 tickets for competitors ot the Rotary Club's sports at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow afternoon may be obtained Jrom the premises cf the Silver Jubilee Fund, at 36 New Bridge Road.
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    18 13 Mr. M. A. Francis left Kuala Lumpur for home this week and expects to be away until January.
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    19 13 MODERNISTir DIVING STAGE Part of the equipment at the Kuala Lumpur Golf Clubs neu pool yhich is nearing completion.
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    CYCLIST KILLED BY CAR THAT DID NOT STOP.
    232 13 Rash Or Negligent Act, Says Johore Coroner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bnhru. May 20. «THEKE is only one verdict possible. Death is due to rash or negligent act on the part of the driver of an unknown car," said Sheik Abu
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    PIANO RECITAL AT SWIMMING CLUB.
    89 13 DEPARTING from their usual custom of having bands on Sunday i nights, the Singapore Swimming Club is providing its members with a pianoforte recital by a celebrated pianist. He is Mr. Harold Scott, who is on a world tour, and is well known in the
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    K.L. FLYING CLUB CHANGES ITS PRESIDENT.
    200 13 K.L. FLYING CLUB CHANGES ITS PRESIDENT. Unofficial To Serve In Future. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 20. THE Kuala Lumpur Flying Club has decided to fall into line with the Royal Singapore Flying Club and Penang Club in electing unofficials (o the chili presidency. A meeting of members
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    CORONATION BALL PROFIT OF $2,600.
    96 13 Helpers Thanked For Their Work. yHE Coronation Ball at the Sea View Hotel raised over $2,600 for the Children's Aid Society. The organisers have received the following letter from Guthrie and Co., Ltd.. Singapore: "We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to you and
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    WAHAB'S "HAT TRICK" AT SINGAPORE SKYE MEETING.
    1513 14 LIGHT WEIGHTS WIN ON HEAVY GOING. KISSING TIME BEATEN BY PARCHESI IN FINAL DASH. AT the opening day of the Singapore Turf Club's Skye Meeting yesterday the attendance was extremely good. The going was heavy, and the lightly handicapped horses were generally successful.
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    TOMORROW'S SPORTS AT JALAN BESAR.
    138 14 Free To Competitors And Spectators. A reminder is given of the Coronation land sports to be held under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow, beginning at 2.30 p.m. The events comprise 75. 100. 220 440. 880 yards
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    LAST NIGHT'S FIGHTS AT IPOH.
    104 14 Boxing. (From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh. May 21. Kid -Arenas of Kuala Lumpur, was disqualified in the first round of his tight with Nal Tang Joo. the Perak flyweight champion, at Jubilee Park tonight, for hitting low. Up to then the Siamese was having the
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    SUSSEX ROUT NORTHANTS.
    257 14 Cricket. London. May 20. Sussex beat Northants at Hove by an Innings and 128 runs, the match ending on the second day. Sussex 365 for nine wickets, declared 'J. Parks 122. Partridge five for 82). Northants 69 and 168— Reuter. SELECTED TEAMS. V.M.C.A. Junior Department against "D"
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    HANDICAPS FOR TOMORROW.
    276 14 The following are the weights In tomorrow Horses, Class 4. Div. 1,— 54 fun. Gaythario 115 Heart's Content 11.2 Kate Kelly 10.13 Excuse Me 10.4 Fancan 9.10 Prince Caravel 9.10 Clscara 9.9 Swift Arrow 9.6 Jonathan 9.4 Horses, Class 5, Div. 1 5 1 furs. Mile d'Armentieres
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    Y.M.C.A. TOURNAMENT.
    105 14 Lawn Tennis. Results of yesterday's ties in the V.MC.A. tournament: Men's Singles "A": Tan Swee Wall beat Teo Tlan Keng 6—4. 4—6. 6—3: Dr. Harldas beat Artnur Llm B—6. s—o (retired". Men's Singles "B": X M. R Menon beat Tan Peng Cheow 6—4. 4—6,4 6, 6—3. Men's Doubles:
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    Airmen's Five Against The Sappers.
    632 15 A FALTERING AND A BRISK FINALE. KNOTT INVESTS FORWARD LINE WITH "SNAP." "By Echo." LIRE several local teams, and many a first-class club at Home, the R.A.F. have been in search of a centre-forward. They have found him. Knott. translated from outside-left to the middle,
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    17 15 Rouden. R.E. goalkeeper, punches the hall away with Knott, R.A.F. centre-forward, in strenuous attendance. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    BUSINESS HOUSES LEAGUE.
    132 15 thong Lek In Form For Bata. Ectter ball control and keen opportunism gave Bata a 5—2 victory over Fras^r and Neave In a Business Houses League fixture on the latters ground yesterday, after being level at I—l at the interval. Tl.elr centre forward, Cheng Lek. was a
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    B.H.L. KEY MATCH TODAY.
    78 15 The match between the Overseas Chinese Bank and Nestanglo today, on the V.M.C.A. ground, will almost certainly decide the Business Houses League championship. They are now level with full points for nine matches (Nestanglo have had one defeat, but it was by Bata. and they were
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    S.A.FA. CUP ENTRIES.
    35 15 Entries for the S.A.F.A. Challenge Cup competition will be received on or before Tuesday, June 1. Applications must be accompanied by an entrance fee of $10 in respect of each team entered.
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    161 15 Positions Up To Date. Point scoring; Win IS; tie Ti; »in on Is. Inns. 5; loss on Ist Inns. 3; no icauH 4 no play, match Ignored; no play for tvo da/s, one Innings match, win 10, loss 3. Sussex Gloucester iVorcester Derbyshire Glamorgan Worth ants Hampshire
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    ENGLAND OUTPLAY FINLAND.
    24 15 In an international soccer match at Helsingfors yesterday, England beat Finland B—o,8 0, scoring four goals in each half, cables Reuter.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    111 15 TODAY. S«ccer: inniskU.lngs II vs. Post Office, Dlv. 11, Stadium; H.M.S. Terror vs. R.A.P. n, Div. 11, Naval Ease; S.C.C. II v*. Medical Services Dlv. 111. nadang; O C.B. vs. Nestanglo. 8.H.L.. V.M.C.A. ground; Mun. Health Dept. vs. V.M.C.A., friendly, Farrer *****. Boxinf: Marqucz vs. Boon Man,
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    19 15 Ventura Marquez, who fights Boon Man over twelve rounds at the Happy World arena this eveninr. Straits Times Photograph.
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT. Mixed Doubles Matches Yesterday.
    118 15 Lawn Tennis. The following are the results of matches In the S.C.C. mixed doubles tournament played last evening: HANDICAPS. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Hutchings (scr.) beat W. H. Droogleever and Mrs. J. V. S. Brooke (—15.3). 7—5. 6—4. Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    695 15 "Skins" vs. R.A. Tomorrow Will They Bid Strongly For League Honours? More Comfort At Wimbledon A Cricket Proposal Locke And Party From S.A. Conducted By "ECHO." •"■"•OMORROW the Inniskillings open their soccer league programme, with a formidable task in facing the Royal Artillery, present leaders, and last
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      SCHOOL HOURS. Views Of A Catholic Parent.
      248 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. OIR.— In the capital of a nelghbouring country Batavla-Ccntrum there were in 1926 approximately 15.000 Roman Catholics (natives excluded), the children of whom no doubt attended the Catholic schools, wl lch observed morning hours, and from
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      INTER-SCHOOLS ART EXHIBITION.
      129 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. OlR.— May we be granted space to express our congratulations to the organisers of the Inter-Schools Art Exhibition just held in Singapore: also to commend to the attention of the public the further enterprise In this field which it is
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    DRESSMAKERS WANT BETTER PAY.
    53 16 IN common with thousands cf Singapore Chinese workers demanding increases in wages, women dressmakers are reported as the latest section to have requested employers for increases ranging from 25 to 40 per cent, plus shorter working hours and observance of public holidays. An agreem?nt has not
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    SHIP'S OFFICER WEDS IN SINGAPORE.
    190 16 Mr. V. G. Jerram And Miss M. Bateman. T*HE wedding took place at St. A Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday of Mr. Vincent G. Jerram, an Officer on board the 8.1. ship, Kistna and son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerram, of Ewerson Park, Essex, and Miss
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    DEATH OF PERAK SULTAN'S INFANT DAUGHTER.
    61 16 DEATH OF PERAK SULTAN'S INFANT DAUGHTER. THE death occurred this week at Kuala Kangsar, after a short illness, of Yang Mulia Raja Halimah, the only surviving infant twin daughter of HI; Highness the Sultan of Perak and th Raja Perampuan. His Highness made a hurried journey from Singapore to Kuala
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    HINT TO SIAMESE PRESS.
    73 16 Minister And Bellicose Articles. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Bangkok. May 10. ANTI-FOREIGN and bellicose arti- cles appearing recently In the vernacular press arc making more difficult th path of the Minister for Foreign Affairs in negotiating new treaties with foreign Powers, according to the Minister of
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    Malayans May Fly Home By Way Of America Soon.
    141 16 "MALAYAN residenU will by next year probably have the choice of travelling Home by air either through India and Europe, as at present, or by way of Manila, Hawaii, the nited States and the Atlantic." Lieut-Corn. A. D. Murray .said in
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    CUSTOMS OFFICERS JUMP INTO RIVER.
    244 16 To Escape From Hostile Mob. HANDCUFFED MAN AT LARGE. (From Our Own Correspondent' Johore Bahru, May 19. CCRROUNDEU by a hostile crowd of 40 Chinese who threatened to assault them, two Johore Customs officers escaped by jumping into a river, leaving behind an alleged samsu
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    17 16 Mr. Charlton Maxwell, of Lumut. will be going home on leave at the end of this month.
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    CORONATION BALL'S PROFIT OVER $2,600.
    939 17 Details Of Prizes And Winners. THE Coronation Ball at the Seaview Hotel on Saturday last made a profit of $2,696.00 and the Hon. Treasurer announces the following results: Receipts at the door in cash, (tickets, flowers, programmes, novelties) and auction of champagne $1,510.00 Tickets from
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    Government House.
    370 17 Monday, May 10. In the afternoon His Excellency received at the Victoria Memorial Hall the Loyal Address from the Colony of the Straits Settlements for transmission to the Secretary of State on the occasion of His Majesty's Coronation. Tuesday, May 11. Commodore and Mrs. M. L. Clarke, commander
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    How British Communities In N.I Celebrated.
    281 17 (From Our Own Correspondent Batavla. T*HE British communities in Batavia and other parts of the Netherlands Indies celebrated the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with great enthusiasm and rejoicing. The Dutch authorities, Press and people heartily participated in the celebrations. His
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    FREE PASSAGES FOR PLANTERS' WIVES & FAMILIES.
    1690 18 FREE PASSAGES FOR PLANTERS' WIVES FAMILIES. Planting Topics Staff Leave n A Slump Economy That Should; Be Restored Preferable To Equivalent Increase In Salary. (By Our Planting Correspondent). IF it were possible to take a consensus of opinion in the planting community to determine what, ff any, grievance employees still
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    A London Letter For Planters. LONDON EXPECTS SHILLING RUBBER AGAIN.
    1720 19 A London Letter For Planters. LONDON EXPECTS SHILLING RUBBER AGAIN. "Gradual Increase In Prices." "Sterling" Chairmen's Views On "N.C.D." Taxation. (From Our Own Correspondent) London. May 11. I ON DON leaders of the rubber producing industry view the apparent outlook for the commodity with quiet confidenceThey believe that production :.nd
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    King With Empire Premiers.
    124 20 HIS MAJESTY enjoys a joke with the Empire Premiers after the presentation of loyal addresses at the Palace. Just in the picture J. A. Lyons of Australia Stanley Baldwin i ßritain*. MacKenzie King (Canada) and Gen. Hertzog (South Africa). I THE INDIAN EMPIRE: Soldiers rest while
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