The Straits Times, 29 June 1937

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] [THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 F\GES SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      183 1 3«NGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONC 54TDV JOHNSON seahorse OUTBOARD HHjpBSF* I MOTORS DEPENDABILITY Johnson Sea Horses continue to lt/r£oJL lead in public acceptance. This is d^ggS^V^ due to their proven Dependability, 1 their Style, their Bulanced-Cons-' I jfj truction, and many other fine' j-^ s^^^ mechanical features. Lower in l^fn
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      179 1 I i! I is: i /v. yco^sMMMt% C* T/ 1 T^ 1 O jj |»>1 l<S>/d O I J\. £i o j| WM i w. -TRIPLE SEAL" Jj NLT YARDARH SINGAPORE. VALVE SYKeS 2I&ZAC SUPER TRIPLE SEAL FOOTBALL «*J 4_i 2< AGAIN SELECTED BY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FOR 1937 ENGLISH CUP
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      110 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. 'PHONE 3683 Scots ajbtsky .»t-r, „c« ltd MARMITE Marmite is the delicious yeast extract, one of the richest sources of the Vitamin B complex. Regular Marmite- takers are so healthy because this yeast food provides the Vitamin B required for keeping the system active and
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      550 2 TAN— LIM-The engagement b befeby counted between Mr. Tan Hue* Khong of Manufacturers' Marketing Corp. Ltd. only Ron ol Madam Wee 8»ee Urn and tho late Mr. Tan Chonr, Lay wjd Miss Llm V'il Cieck fourth daughter of Mrs. Llm N« Sand the late Mr. Um Nee Smb. J.P. (Penang
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      387 2 SITUATIONS WANTED CAN HIGHLY recommend house boy. Available immediately. Telephone 5708. HIGHLY competent Chinese Assistant seeks engagement. Expert knowledge accountancy and secretarial work. Highest European recommendations. Box 470, 8. T. YOUNG Englishman, age 18, Education Matriculation Standard at present on visit to parents in Singapore desires position as Assistant with
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      408 2 FOR SALE B1FL£ FOR SALE. One second hand Greener'* .310 Ladies club rifle with Urgc^ sJght leather sling. C«n be inspected at Robinsons. Any reasonable offer accepted. REMOVAL SALE: Blue Bla 1 Cl L2! Pln g tons, Light Sussex. Rhode Island Reds. 11 Lorong 22, Geylang. ■•CONDITIONED Kelvlnjtor Refrigerator, for
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      857 2 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET BEAUTIFULLY furnished en"-ely prtva'i flat, baths atUched, sulUble one or Iwl ;entlemen or couple- 40 Newton Road. SEA PAVHJON-(Ent«r: 340A East Oojrt Rd— 8th m.) Two bedrooms. Rvnt IHCLUMB furniture light water. Immediate emry. Phone 4133 or call. 61. Stevens Rd. TO UI, immed: entrj, 10a,
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      662 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. The Exchange Banks wlU fce closed on Thursday. July 1, B*nk holiday. THE JESSELTON ICE AND POWER CO., LTD. (Incorporated to the Straits Settlements). NOTICE is hereby given that application has been made to the Directors of this Company to issue a duplicate scrip in place of
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      427 2 jchiffners far MHHnerv. drew flown novrlllc* —3 AMenon Road— Tel. 4788.— You always FEEL BEST when you LOOK BEST Have your nair as) beautiful as posslUi «BF«{figaro ladies Halrdreuers. V P\^ Raffle* Holei. Phone I8«8. BUSINESS CARDS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60, WATERLOO
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      677 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDM AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY I GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAS: MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN/ AND JAPAN Due Tonnage S'pon 1937 KAISAR-1-HIND 11,000 JulJ I SOUDAN
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      377 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU July 8. S.S. HARUNA MARU July 22. S.S. KATORI MARU Aug. 5.
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      588 3 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES BANGKOK-SAIGON ANGKOR-PNOM PENH Displacement Leaving Returning M.S. Tons Singapore Singapore ALSIA 12.500 Jul> 17 Aug 4 BORINQIA 12.500 Aug 7 Aug 27 LALANDIA 11.000 Sept. 18 Oct 8 JUTLANDIA 13.100 Oct. 9 Oct 29 MEONIA 11.000 Oct 30 Not 19 BORINGIA 12.500 Dec. 11 Dec. 31 LUXURIOUS
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      246 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) APCAR LINE FOX HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SANTHIA MM Ist July 3 p.m. Excellent modem accommodation for Orsi and second das* passengers. Special QoH day return tickets Interchangeable wltt P. *ft O. 8 N CO. Issued at
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      970 3 THE BLUE FCNJOa LINT (Ocean The Hua Khinw Steamshio Co ri9l«i lv lletE N,£ C t°.; L r Vll ChllMl MUt Th """--White SU.t,d° Th^tra^t^m,!, 0 ItA Aberdeen tommon^alth Line lor Mraiu Steamship Co Ltd. Shan Savlll Aihinn m iv -t "c Chin. Nation Co Ltd Th A^tr'.lUn *oSTnl.* L^
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
      142 4 Daily Weather Report. Stations yesterday Last night max rain- bright mln teinD fall s'shlne temp •f ins. nr». *F West Coast. Alor Star 83 0.08 Nil 75 Bay an us pas (Penang) 86 Nil 0.8 75 Sitiawan 86 Nil Nil 73 Bukit Jeram 88 Nil 1.4 73
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      NALDERA.
      27 4 The Naldera has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive here at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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      KIDDERPORE
      25 4 The Kidderpore has left Horg Kong and is expected to arrive here on July 2. She will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arriva..
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      181 4 MM Ceylon (President Hayes) SP m Bagan and Sclat Pandjanc (Hong Thong) 3 p.m Fort de Keck. Padang. Palum Baroe Siaic (Hong Kwong) ..3 p.m Dungun. Kemaman and Kemasck (Hon<r Ho) 4 Pm Bcngkails and L. Bilik (Rolcan) 4 p.m Penang. Siam. Burma. India. Iraq, Palestine. Egypt,
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      AIR MAILS.
      278 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Wednesday night. Wearnes: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives tomorrow evening-. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday night. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 10 p.m. today. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    270 4 Singapore, June 29, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler $8.00 Hamburg Cube $15 00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper White Muntok $16.50 White $16.00 Black $9.75 Copra. Mixed $5.40 Sun Dried $5.80 Tapioca Small Flake $4.40 Fair Flake $3.90 Medium Pearl $5.15 Small Pearl $5 25 Sago Flour. No
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    126 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 27. The iollowing are today's 'bid' Quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 22 6 British Empire "B" 10 6 British Empire Cumulative 17 10 •'2 British Empire Comprehensive 18 lO'/i British General "A" 21 6 British General "B"
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    SOUTH CHINA SHIPPING PLAN DROPPED.
    67 4 THE possibility of the China Navigation Company operating a Chinese shipping service between South China ports and Singapore appears to be remote. One reason for the temporary abandonment of the proposal for such a service Is the damage caused to one of the company's ships,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    139 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. June 29, by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today, June 29, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General
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    THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    133 4 Tuesday, June M. Ships aJonfsMe the Wharves or etperted to arrive. Entrance Godown Gate East Wharf Rajula 22 1 Cremer 30 1 Main Wharf Calchas 13 2 Pros. Hmyec 11 2 Raub 9 2 Kcdah 8 2 EmpLe Dock XXIII Marzo 30 2 Steel Traveler 32
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      645 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates in P.M. 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGtNTS FMS RLTS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELETHONS: Freight 4433— Paaaacc .431 P^' ia^^la^S /li ff*t w laT'^amr Qo vla cc I'aaa1 aaa <orUl America ■Kbbßvjl Ik-^^^M Europe F»u>t. thrcugb trains direct SgL^fH from ship'- side at Vancouver in Canada's
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      525 4 (Incorporated In Stral'.s Sei'.lenun > VP^I ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (incorporated m England) <ln rv>oraled in UBA.I BOSTON M\V VORH BALTIMORE VIA «L'EZ CANAI Dut Sain "ELLERMAN* LINR STEEL TRAVEI FT* In port July 2 wnu uuir ioviiOS STEFL MARINER Aug. 2 Auh 7 FOR HA>U.
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      281 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Taday H. W. 1.14 a.m. 9.4 ft.: 2.20 p.m. 8.4 ft. L. W. 7.48 a.m. 1.4 ft.; 7.51 p.m. 3.8 ft. Wednesday. June 30. H. W. 1.57 a.m. 9 ft.: 2.56 p.m. 8.3 ft. L. W. 8.25 a.m. 19 ft.: 8.40 p.m. 3.7 ft. Thursday. July 1.
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    MALAY REGT'S. VISIT COST $8,000.
    237 5 Dearer Food For Punjabi Battalion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Juno WHEN the Malay Regiment went to Singapore earlier this "ear lor training purposes It cost the FM.S. Government a total of $8000. Including the extra week they stayed there. and only $2,000 was
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    SULTAN'S LONDON TRIP COST ,$40,000.
    132 5 Big- Sum For Pahang Ruler's Clothing. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 29 EXPENSES incurred in connection I** with HH. the Sultan of Selangors visit to England at the end of last i year total about $40 000. It was disclosed in Federal Council
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    52 5 Saturday, June 26. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended the Combined Services Annual Athletic Sports held at Gillman Barracks and afterwards Lady Thomas gave away the prizes. His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended by the Personal Staff left Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by the night
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    MR. B. PONMAH'S SUCCESS AT CAMBRIDGE.
    65 5 <K/tR Benedict Pormlah. F.M.S Queens Scholar, of St. John's College. Cambridge, and formerly of St. John's Institution. Kuala Lumpur, has passed his Law Tripos Part I with first class honours according to information received in Seremban. Mr. Ponnlah. who Is -the second son of
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      266 5 THE MOST KJTT— I w. I SENSATIONAL LOVE ■M^^L^^^~^™i^W^B DRAMA— MILLIONAIRE'S 1 X SON AND PKRSONAL MAID! I fc. W a fl WHAT CHANCE HAS KSSfWH&SmBKBI^KBS. The Screen's Perfect Sweethearts ROBERT TAYLOR, LORETTA YOUNG in their first romantic role together "PRIVATE NUMBER 20th. Century Fox Picture with PATSY KELLY. BASIL
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      111 5 -as n siNa^bEUßpam Grape Fruit MADE FROM THE PURE FRUIT JUICE w S. AERATED WATER ICE MANUFACTURERS MARCONI 366 ALL-WAVE, FIVE WAVEBAND. A dc-luxe all-wave AUTOMATIC RADIOGRAM, for A.C. mains, embodying the latest six-valve superhet chassis capable of reception of stations on all wavelengths from 7 to 141 metres as
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      120 5 NEWLY OPENED THE <1 SINGAPORE RIDING CLUB 52 Mile Bukit Timah Road. I ritier European Instructions RIDING LESSONS AND GOOD HACKS FOR HIRE. Telephone 43%. Address: BC, Bukit Timah Rond. NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED! "BIFFIT" GOLF SET (Made in England) Full Driving Practice with a REAL GOLF BALL On Ycnr
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      42 5 Flattering Coiffure v PERMANENT WAVES SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFEB FOB MONTHS OF Jl NE JULY SB.OO to $10.00 VIOLET-RAY TREATMENT Only n.M r liealmrnt mmson (Late of Malson Martin) 280, ORCHARD ROAD. (NEXT DOOR TO CAFE 1 WIEN) For Appointment Phone 2330 p.s.
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      307 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance 6 30 to 8.30 p m. Informal dinner and dance, 9.30 to midnight. Cabaret by D. Foklen-Harvln Russian Trio. SEA VIEW HOTEL: Dinner and dance. Cabare' by Harles and Robert. COCONUT GkOVE: Dinner and dance. CINEMAS. ALHAMBRA: Murder Goes to College.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES-LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      526 6 VI? ICES EASE ON POLITICAL NEWS. TENDENCY TO SELL. From Our Financial Correspondent. U opyriuM) Singapore, June 29. Until this morning there has been a welcome absence of disturbing political new*. Clouds are fathering again, this time over France, where a moratorium has been declared for the
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      EXCHANGES.
      96 6 London. June 28. The toilowlng were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris HO 35 G4 AUient Mffe New York 4.93 1/16 Bucharwt 870 Montreal 4.94 Brusels 29.21"* Rle (irneva M M% -eilers ofiiciaAmsterdam 8.97 Belgrade lit Milan 93 25, J2 Buenos A ir«k *nou->u-o Brrhn 12.2»\ Morttvlde© 3»H
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        MINING.
        584 6 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall tt Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 6/6 6/- 6/6 n Asam Kumbang 35/6 37/6 35/- 36/6 £1 Austral Malay 56/- 58/- 56/6 58/5 Ayer Ilitaro 28/- 29/- 28/- 29/1 Ayer Weng 1.20 150n. 1.15 130 fl Banprtn Tin 20/6 21/6
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        GENERAL.
        347 6 2 2 Al;\ Brick Ord. 155 165 155 1.66 I 1 do 7Vk+ Prefs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 10 1U At:as Ice tJOC lO.OOn 8.00 lOOOn 1 i B M Broadcasting 0.85 0.90 0.87 0.92 10 5 a M. iTustee 8 25 TOO 8.25 1.26 100 iTIOO Cable <*
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        228 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. Mf 1901 red. 1940 S4OU.JOO Ini Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103'/b 105V 2 norn 4' 2 'n 1907 red. 1947 i 1.600.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept 30 107 HO norn 4«2'i 1909 red. 1955 i 1.000.000 int. Mar. 31 Sepi 30 Ho U7 now 4%
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 6 Fraser Co Lyall I It Evatt Allcnoy 1-85 1.95 1.85 Alor Gajah 130 1.40 1.30 Amal. Malay 1.85 2.00 1.90 Ayer Hitam 140 1.50 1.40 Ayer Mdek 115 1.30 1.15 Ayer fanas 170 1.80 1.70 Bassett 0.80 0.85 0.75 Batu Lintang 1.40 1.45 1.30 Bedford 1.35 1.45 1.30
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    EXCHANGES.
    199 6 lnc following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kontr and S.'ianehai Banking Corr>orat1on SELLING. London T.T 2 4 1/18 London demand 2/4 1/13 London 4 months sight 2 '4' ii Lyons demand 1285 Hamburg demand 1*2 New York demand 57
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    80 6 Noon, June 20. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) June 31% 31*4 Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) June 30 18/16 31 1/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot looae) Awardable Singapore 31% 31% July 31% 31% July-September
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    160 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, June 29. Dividend Total far Book! Close ttnincuU Krun»t Pui«i Pln»l June 16 Kr«n»tPul«l 25% int. June 1« S l 2 «t SS 4aJwn 5% Int. July I Tr*ka TalDtns S% Int. SoSh T1....T 1 18H% int. June 10 Mal«°f£'c»merJe« SH% Int. June
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    358 6 London. June 28 The following are todays closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange:— Shares ot £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise day. or Fall Conversion Loan b p.e. 1944-64 112% Funding Loan 4 D.c. j 1960-90 109 War Loan, 3k p.c 100 —M> Com. Union
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    OIL PALM BONDHOLDERS AGREE TO SELL.
    154 6 THE adjourned meeting from last Tuesday of bondholders of OH j Palm Plantations. Ltd.. held today. lasted five minutes. Two resolutions by holders of "A" and "B" bonds authorised the trustees to concur with the company In grant- ing an option to purchase tl.e
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    RENONG CONSOLIDATED MEETING.
    123 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 28. FIOPOBINO the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. here today, the Hon'ble Mr. O. E. Teale, a director who presided, said that the company's financial position was extremely
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    UNIT TRUST OF RUBBER & TIN.
    186 6 UNIT TRUST OF RUBBER TIN. DETAILS OF PORTFOLIO (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 28. DETAILS of th 2 Unit Trust of rubber and tin shares i mentioned in the Straits Times on Saturday) have now been issued. The permitted portfolio of the Trust includes trustee securities. 83 rubber-producing companies
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      83 6 HTERMITE* THE WHITE ANT KILLER 1 REFILLS This Exicrmiie outfit nas beei designed to enable the most unskilled person to exterminate completely whole colonies of Termites or White Ants as they arc more commonly called The Extermltc method is surr and simple. It Is not necessary to look for the
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      MALAYA SHOULD PREPARE FOR END OF TIN CONTROL.
      2356 7 MALAYA SHOULD PREPARE FOR END OF TIN CONTROL. Importance Of Modern Plant And Ample Ore Reserves. INHERENT DANGERS OF POOLS OF METAL. emphatic warning against the danger of the formation of a buffer tin pool or its equivalent in a different guise; advice to producers and consumers to sell and
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    767 7 QUOTA DEFICITS CAUSE CONCERN IN U.S.A. CONTROL SHOULD ENSURE SUPPLIES. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 19. •THE tin market in London coniinues somewhat erratic. All metals recently have proved themselves under the spell of gerural sentiment, which taken on the whole has not been particularly favourable.
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      595 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in <n* Colony oi Hong Kong] The liability 01 ineuitwi Is limited to thi extrnt and in niai.i.cr prescribed by Ordinance No. ot 19*9 ot tilt Colony. Authorised Capita: $50.000,OC( Issued and Kullv Paid-up 123 0O0.00C Reserve FundsSterllnq t 6.500.001 Hong Kong Currency
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      514 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. r Incorporates .n Kiigiana 07 floral Charter 1853) Paid Up Capital in 600.000 aharrt of ti each U.OviO.000 Reserve Pund £3 000 000 Reserve Uablllty of Proprietor*".! uloooW DEAD OFFICE: M. Bt*a«a«rale I.ondaa IC I Amrltsar Hong Kong Saigon j Alor Star
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      196 8 tskflsfT.ilEll minerals for those with essentially Mr Phoenix rose to change all idea* about QT mineral waters...they meant to make fl|^ something bett«r...from plain Soda" HH through the whole range of fruit drinks 9V# A I mineral* with "bit*" and sparkle. HJP Mr A Br minoraU free from that gassiness
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      222 8 FOR «KTHMA LUNG COMPLAINTS JSh] •Ephazone" Is acKnowledgM'^SE; 1 1 ed by the Hishest Medical £~3j"*i* sj Authority. Approved by the /••3rf i^T ln National Health Insurance -.-Ifl (Ot. B.) Sclieme for Pane! I wJPSs!fc7 Patients Used In 800 lios-v—^-*v Ditals and by 12.000 doctors. ITPHAZONE m IT ACTS QUICKLY'
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      73 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 1 33 Me (2tS H.) (,00 Indian music. Gramophone record! to. 30 Chinese (Cantonese) murlc. Gramophone recorcs. 7 00 Dance muMc. Gramophone records. 7.30 Time, weather news and announcements. 7 40 Talk on Gas. By Mr. M. M. Paterfon. 7.45 "The Table Under the Tree." By
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      54 8 8 45 Miscellaneous records. Gramophone records. 8. SO News and announcement*. Relayed from London. 9 15 Dance music, played by Station Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Rex Allen. 10 00 Close down. PENANG. TODAY ZHJ CM Me/a iM Z m > pm. 7.00 Signal and programme. 7.06 Recorded variety.
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      87 8 If I should lose you (HutchK 2. Madam Ah la Marquise! iB.B.C. Dance Orch). 3. The House Is Haunted; How changed is the old place now (Grade Field*). 4. Two Pfte Solos by Renara. 5. Four old English Songs by Stuart Robertson. 7.30 Share report. 7.35 Big Ben. Test Match
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      781 8 AMERICAN SHORT-WAVE STATIONS TODAY 8. ™6 Richard Maxwell, songs New W?XE 21,520 13.9 9 15 Press-Radio News NY.. Barton W1XK 8.570 31.3 9.35 Ma Perkins, dramatic sketch Chicago, N. York W3XAL ".780 8.8 1 1 30 Your Net* Parade. Edwin C New York W2XE 17.760 16 8 Hill commentator Philadelphia
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      365 8 W. a. ae Ba-v 9.00 News bulletin. 9.20 Talk. 9.40 Stock report. 9.50 Gramophone record*. 10 20 Close down. PARIS. TODAY TPA-2, 15.24 mc.s M9.68 m p.m. 6 20 Concert relay. 7.05 Talk on French events (In Jj»o&1jv) 7 20 News in English. 7.35 Concert relay. 8.05 Gramophone records. 8
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      156 8 HONG KONG TODAY ZBYV-3. Mi nir s (31 A m P». 3 20 Chinese Proyramnii- 6.20 Recital of English ballads. 6.50 Closing local sloik quotations And Hong Kong Exchange Mrrket report. 6.55 Studio Recital of Russian plans music by Nura Kanis. 7.20 Time signal, weather report and announcements. 7 23
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    KING AND QUEEN AT EX-SERVICE PARADE. Greatest Ever Held In Britain.
    190 9 KING AND QUEEN AT EX-SERVICE PARADE. Greatest Ever Held In Britain. London, June 28. AVER 80,000 ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen marched past the King and Queen in Hyde Park yesterday at the greatest parade of its kind seen in Britain. The parade took about an hour and a half to pass
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    23 9 Golden-haired PRINCE EDWARD, 21 -months-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, playing with his nurse in the gardens of Belgrave Square.
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    CHAHAR REBELLION REPRISALS.
    45 9 100 Killed And Many Arrested. London, June 28. ACCORDING to Chinese reports from Peiping, more than 100 persons have been killed and hundreds of others arrested during the present month in a revolt against the Manchukuan control of North Chahar Province. —Reuter.
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    JAPAN REJECTS FASCISM :
    32 9 JAPAN REJECTS FASCISM Tokio, June 28. Members of Japan's two leading political parties reached an agreement at the week-end calling for the rejection of Fascism and the protection of constitutional politics. Reuter.
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    JAPANESE ENVOY CALLS PARLEY.
    84 9 Officials And Merchants To Meet Mr. Kawagoe. Shanghai, June 28. Mr. Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, who Is returning to his post this week, has called a meeting of Japanese military officers stationed In the various parts of China, who are asked to put forward their
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    THIRTEEN DEAD IN GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION.
    51 9 New Delhi, June 28. Thirteen persons were killed and three Injured in a ssrious gunpowder explosion in the Rawalpindi district. It took place at the Tuxeda railway station. All the victims were workmen and an inquiry is being held into the cause of the disaster—
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    ECONOMIC POLICY OF JAPAN.
    61 9 Concerted Action With Manchukuo. Toklo, June 28. The Japanese Government yesterday announced the appointment of an economic council to formulate a coordinated policy for Japan and Manchukuo as a single unit. Eighteen prominent members have been chosen from the ranks of financiers, business men and other
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    N.I. Governor As Minister In London.
    46 9 London. June 26. The 76-year-old Jonkheer van 9winderen, Dutch Minister In London for 24 years, has resigned and his successor will be Count van Limbers Stlrum. Minister to Berlin and formerly in Peking and Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies— Reuter.
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    Dr. H. H. Kung Arrives In Washington.
    46 9 Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice- President of the executive Yuan, and Finance Minister, who arrived in Washington on Sunday, interviewed President Roosevelt ani Mr. Hull yesterday. Dr. Kung will remain in Washington for a week.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    CONTROL OF COAST IN SPAIN. BRITISH AND FRENCH AREAS.
    110 9 CONTROL OF COAST IN SPAIN. BRITISH AND FRENCH AREAS. London, June 28. TTHE main business before the meet- ing of the non-intervention subcommittee to be held tomorrow morning will be to consider the French and British offer to take over Jointly the naval observation work for all the coasts of
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    British Journalists Checked In Italy.
    38 9 Rome, June 28. An Italian order has been issued prohibiting British newspapermen from visiting the port of Naples. iTiis has been the chief point of arrival of wounded Italian leglonalres from Spain. Reuter.
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    INTERNATIONAL TAX DATA.
    140 9 UJS. SUGGESTS EXCHANGE PLAN. PROBLEM CREATED BY "HOT MONEY." Washington, June 28. A SYSTEM for the International ex- change of tax data whereby thj countries participating will be able to locate funds abroad belonging to their nationals will be worked out by the State Department and Treasury,
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    Chinese Envoy Returning To Tokio.
    40 9 Shanghai. June 38. Mr. Hsu Shi-ying. Chinese Ambassador to Tokio, who has Just returned from a meeting with Gen. Chiang Kaishek at Kuling, will leave China for Tokio early next month. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MANY KILLED IN KOREA.
    78 9 Tunnel Collapses, Gale Off Coast. Korea, June 28. »J|ANY lives are feared to have been IVI lost in two disast?rs in different parts of Korea. In a south-eastern town, 50 workmen were killed when they were burled under debris and 20 others Imprisoned when a railway
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    24 9 Srinagar. June 28. During riots which occurred here one person was killed and another seriously wounded when the police flr«d on a mob.— Reuter.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937 VERY MUCH "IN THE AIR."
    1163 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937 VERY MUCH "IN THE AIR." After exhaustive and conspicuusly successful tests of the DH. >ragon Rapide twin-engined cabin liplane which has been named Governor Raffles," Messrs. Wearne Jrothers, Limited, have now aunched on a limited scale the ong-awaited Malayan internal air ervice.
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    RETURNED FROM LEAVE.
    71 10 The following Government officers have returned from leave: Messrs. J. DM. Smith, T. R. Hutton, J. O. Evans, R. P. Clegg. G. W. Webb, N. Coulsoa, A. G. Banfield. J. V. T. Campbeh, A. J. Newby, W. T. Cherry, Dr. R. V Pallister, Miss I. O. J.
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    THE LONG ARM OF THE COMINTERN. A MALAYAN POLICE VIEW.
    688 10 THE LONG ARM OF THE COMINTERN. A MALAYAN POLICE VIEW. "It is time that healthy public opinion was put on its guard" says the author of the accompanying article, which has been published by the Malayan Police Magazine over the initials "R.O." This writer also urges that some organisation should
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    THE WHITE RHINO.
    703 10  -  WILLIAM J. MAKIN. By As Rare in Africa as Its One-Horned Cousin is in Malaya. FEW people, even in Africa, have ever seen a white rhino. It Is one of those rare freaks of nature like the white elephant or the white tiger. There are still a
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    730 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. "VILE" CEYLONESE EJAVING attended many a bazaar and "lantern lecture" in aid at foreign missions when I was or tender years— and having learnt much more geography on those piou» occasions than I ever did at school I have b?en reading with interest a correspondence
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    FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER CLOSES STOCK EXCHANGE.
    343 11 Moratorium Declared On Foreign Debts. SHIELDING CREDIT FROM SPECULATION. Effect On Rubber Prices In Singapore. pOTH the stock exchange and commercial exchange bourses in Paris are to be closed from today by Ministerial decree until a date to be named later. The payment of
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    ADULTERATED DRUG MENACE IN INDIA.
    309 11 "Great Danger To Public Health." (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta. June 25. «OUBSTITUTION of genuine medici- nal products by rubbish in India lias reached a very serious stage. Unless effective means are devised to check this progressive fraud and quackery it will not only be
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    MILLION MADE FROM BISCUITS.
    44 11 London, June 28. TH£ will of Charles Palmer, director of the biscuit firm of Huntley and Palmer, Ltd., who died recently, has been proved at £1,335.840. Estate duty on this sum amounts to £544,841, or nearly half the total.—British Wireless.
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    BRITAIN PROTESTS TO ITALY.
    133 11 RADIO PROPAGANDA MAY CEASE. London, June 28. FALIAN propaganda against the British in Palestine and Arabia has been the subject of protests to Rome, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthcny Eden, told tho House of Commons today. "The British Government takes strong exception to this anti-British propaganda,"
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    ITALIAN PILOTS KILLED IN SPAIN.
    102 11 Names Carved On Fascist Monuments. Rome. June 26. The filth official casualty list of Italian volunteers who have fallen In Spain contains the names of 43 fliers. It is declared on the basis of official reports that the Italian volunteer air force In Spain has
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    DEFENCE OF NORTH CHINA.
    152 11 Gen. Feng Yu-hsiangs Reported Plan. Shanghai, June 29. Gen. Feng Yu-hslang, vice-chair-man of the Central Mllitar> Council, Nanking's supreme war organ, will table a defence plan for the North China provinces at the coming nationwide military conference at Ruling, it Is reported. During his recent meeting
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    Cheap Empire Air Mails Plan Starts Today.
    236 11 Cheap Empire Air Mails Plan Starts Today. gRITAINS Empire all-first-class-mails-b> -air scheme gets under way today. King George VI will send a letter to the Governor-General of South Africa General J. B. M. Hertzog, when an Imperial Airways flying-boat leaves Southampton airport for Durban, carrying the Empire's first non-surcharge mail.
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    HIGHER COSTS AND U.S. EXPORTS.
    104 11 Buyers Seek Shipment Immediately. New York, June 28. Their concern regarding the probabl«r effects on exports of increased prices for finished goods (expected in the autumn owing to higher American production costs) is reflected in the decision of the New York Export Managers' Club to
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    NANKING-SZECHUAN TENSION.
    105 11 Civil War Rumours Again Denied. Nanking, June 29. Reports of the outbreak of hostilities in Szechuan Province between Central and provincial armies were again official. y denied in Nanking today, but rumours persist. That Nanking-Szecnuan relations are again strained as a result of the latter's opposition to Central
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    28 11 Nanking, June 27. President Un Sen left for Ruling this morning in the gunboat Chung Shan. Various Government departments have been transferred to this resort for the summer.
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    Gold Losses Could Not Seriously Affect Britain.
    182 11 London, June 28. rwas unlikely that any sudden sustained gold losses could occur which might seriously embarrass Britain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, told the House of Commons when Introducing today the resolution authorising the increase of £200,000,000 in the
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    23 11 M. BLUM RESIGNS FRENCH PREMIERSHIP. M. BLUM announcing to journalists hi 3 decision to resign from the Premiership, at the Hotel Malignon, Paris.
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    WAR THREATS NO BAR TO TRADE. U.S. Wants To Halt Arms Race.
    111 11 WAR THREATS NO BAR TO TRADE. U.S. Wants To Halt Arms Race. New York, June 29. A 1.1. these rumours and threats of war are far from constituting an insurmountable barrier to closer economic relations," said M. Van Zeeland, the Belgian Premier, when he was entertained at dinner by the
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    NO BREAD FOR LONDON? BAKERS' STRIKE THREAT.
    61 11 NO BREAD FOR LONDON? BAKERS' STRIKE THREAT. London. June 28. 'THE London bakers are threatening to strike. The secretary of their union said that at a meeting cf delegates it was decided that unless employers observed the conditions of a recent agreement— which some were not doing the union would
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    INDEPENDENT STEEL WORKS REOPEN.
    51 11 Troops Give Protection In Youngstown. New York. June 28. There was a development in the United States steel strike situation over the week-end. Two factories in Youngstown, Ohio, owned by two of the large independent producers, were re-opened under the protection of National Guards and troops.
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    TRINIDAD TROUBLE SPREADS.
    73 11 Warship For Tobago Port of Spain. June 28. The strikes in Trinidad are now reported to be spreading to the sister Island of Tobago. H.M.S. Exeter has sailed from Trinidad to Tobago. Demonstrations in Trinidad are stated to have ceased. The Executive Council has given the Governor
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    Miss Earhart Leaves Australia For Lae.
    36 11 MISS AMELIA EARHART left Port Darwin for Lac (New Guinea) at 9 19 pm. G.M.T., says Reuter. Her next stops on her round-the-world flight will be Howland Island and Honolulu.
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    SOVIET ARRESTS TROTSKY'S NEPHEW
    49 11 Alleged Sabotage In Leningrad Harbour. Moscow, June 28. TROTSKY'S nephew, Bronstein. a director of the Leningrad Harbour, was arrested today and accused of sabotage and causing disablement to 16 ships. He and ills assistant are alleged to have acted on instructions from foreign consul Reuter.
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    CHINA TRAINS FISHERMEN FOR WAR.
    43 11 Nanking, July 29. Nanking's latest defence plans, to be put into force on July 1, Include expansion of coastal fortifications a .d military training for the thousands of flsherfolki; in coastal towns and villages— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    "Programme Must Be Passed."
    145 11 "Programme Must Be Passed." ROOSEVELT. CHECKS DEMOCRAT REBELS. Much Support At I Island "Pow-Wow." Washington. June 29. DIVERGENT desvriplior.s of President Roosevelt's threeday "pow-wow" on Jefferson Island, which he called in an effort to stem dissension in the Democrat Party, are K>ven by those who attended. It is HBdvstood, however,
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    FRESH DISTRICT IN FUKIEN FLOODED.
    80 11 Disastrous Storms In Kansu Province. Shanghai. June 29. THE flood situation in central Fukien remains serious. Latest area to oe overwhelmed is the Minhow District The water level receded slightly yesterday, out lurther rains are feared. Acute food shortage threatens the flooded areas where the
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    SWEEPING F.M.S. ROAD REFORMS PLAN PASSED BY COUNCIL.
    519 12 Board To Control All Motor Transport. SPEED LIMITS AND THIRD PARTY INSURANCE. No General Criticism, Says Legal Adviser. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. IN the Federated Malay States it is now law that The Central Transport Board controls all
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    26 12 LIEUT. COL. J. WHITELAW of the Australian Staff Corps, A. H Q Melbourne, who arrived on a month's visit to Singapore yesterday, on the m.v. Mcrkur
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    Sir Shenton Congratulates Air Service.
    119 12 t<| SHOULD like to oner you my very hearty congratulations on your enterprise in starting the first internal air service in Malaya and to wish you every success." That telegram was received last night by Wearne Brothers from the Governor of the Straits Settlements and
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    AMUSEMENTS
    137 12 SINGAPORE. GAMICK THEATBL. GEYLANC River Oirl Little A< «ss—C»ntonese Tftlkie. 7. 45— 11 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Crime Over England. GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Spring Time. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret. Dancing. Talkies. Cine* mas. Theatres and Side Show*. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret. Dancing, Talkies. Theatres Cinemas BITZ, GEYLANG After
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    "GOOD EARTH" BREAKS LOCAL RECORDS.
    159 12 Chinese Acclaim It As Great Film. SINGAPORE Chinese, after seeing "The Good Earth," the film which has shattered all previous box office records at the Capitol, are generally acclaiming it as one of the slncerest picturisations of China and her people. In praising the film,
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    FATAL FIGHT IN HAVELOCK ROAD HOUSE.
    129 12 Driver Stabbed, A CHINESE lorry-driver of the Ho Ho Biscuit Factory was killed In a free fight in a house in Havelock Road early this morning.! The stamping of feet, the noise of bottles breaking on the floor and the cries of injured men
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    THE BELICON TAKES ANOTHER WALK.
    91 12 AfALAYA's only Beiisha Beacon has apparently sprouted legs! Three toeeks ago, it stood proudly in front of 14 CaWe Road. It disappeared. It v>as traced to another "mess" in Singapore in front of which, to the accompaniment of songs of glory, it had been erected.
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    MOTOR PUSHBIKE IN FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    108 12 Transport At 160 Miles To Gallon. (From Our Ov,:i Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur June 28. /CONSIDERABLE interest has been aroused in Kuala Lumpur by the appearance of a standard pedal bicycle with a midget gasoline motor attached. With a speed of 25 miles an hour, the
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    SURVEYING MINES WITH A CAMERA.
    107 12 Modernising Record Of Geological Evidence. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, June 29. TPHE Federated Malay States Geolo- gleal Survey, like the geological surveys of all the Dominions and Colonies, is bringing its photographic record* of geological evidence up to aate with the help of
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    ARMED GANG ROAMING SINGAPORE.
    93 12 AN allegation of armed gang robbery early yesterday morning was made by a Chinese tobacconist to the Singapore police. He and two coolies, he stated, were working in the shop, in Tanjong Pagar Road, at three o'clock, when six Can-tonese-speaking Chinese, one armed with a knife,
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    NEW WORLD MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARGED.
    99 12 rvN charges of having abetted Chl.an A Luk and Chan A Chheung with the offence of manufacturing black gunpowder and being the licensee of the Grand Theatre, New World, when It was not licensed for making or storing fireworks, and allowing the theatre to be
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    54 12 GO/KRNOR RAFFLES AT K.L. Three CiMMM passengers who made the Sincapore-Penanr trip ia Hit Governor Raffles yesterday snapped at Kuala Lumpur. They were Mr. Lam Boon, Mr. Lam Chan and Mr. Lam Ge«k Wei. Two others. Mr. Khoo Cheng Keat and Mrs. Tan Sen*e n* Khira Joined the plane at
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    Sick Cadets To Return To Japan In Ashigara.
    251 12 ADMIRAL VISITS NAVAL BASE. CiVE cadets from the Japan ese naval training vessels Iwate and Yakumo who are ill will be transferred this evening to the Japanese cruiser Ashig ara when it passes through Singapore Strait on its way ba ck to
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    F.M.S. BILLS BEFORE COUNCIL TWICE
    203 12 F.M.S. BILLS BEFORE COUNCIL TWICE Colony Method Adopted. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. IT will take two meetings of the Federal Council in future, instead of one, to make a Bill law in the Feder.-ted Malay Stale*. This change, which approximates the procedure obtaining in the Colony,
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    CHINESE TRAINING SHIP HERE NEXT MONTH.
    52 12 The Chinese naval training ship, China Freedom which was expected to arrive today, will not be here for a week or so. The craft is now on Its way to Saigon from China, according to a cablegram received by the Singapore Consulate-General from the
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    JOHORE LAWYER APPEALS AGAINST SUSPENSION.
    721 13 Says Notes Of Another Case Used Against Him. BETTER GIVE VENT TO FEELINGS THAN BE HUMBUG." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June Z8. THAT there was no complaint as required by the Advocates and Solicitors Enactment for the Bar Committee to act upon and
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    31 13 ii i u> <n:> XI. Km. The commander of the Japanese naval training squadron on his way to an official call on British officials at Clifford Pier yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Runaway Trailer Kills Amah.
    258 13 Coolie Tells How He Jumped Clear. rvETAILS of the recent tragedy at' Bukit Pasoh Road, in which a' Chinese amah was crushed to' death against the pillar of a house by a runaway trailer loaded with three tons of steel rods and girders, were told yesterday
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    SEREMBAN MALAY WEDDING.
    49 13 Inche Sldang bin Manap of Padang Sebang. Tampln. was married on Sunday at Seremban to Che Slti Halijah blnti Hussaln. daughter of Inche Hussain bin Haji Idrls. of th. Seremban Police Court. There was a large gathering at the bersandins ceremony at Kampong Bahru, Temlang. Seremban.
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    INTEREST ON DEBT NOT COVERED.
    480 13 Motion To Vary Order On Chinese Woman. ILL AS RESULT OF CASE, SAYS COUNSEL. A MOTION to vary the order 01 court made on Oct. 3, 1832 whereby Madam Chee Suat Goh was ordered to pay $50 a month on a Judgment debt came up
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    GOVT. AID FOR K.L. RADIO STATION.
    135 13 Special Allowance For Engineer. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kua.a Lumpur, June 29. A SEVERE tax has been imposed on the resources of the Malayan Amateur Radio Society which broadi casts from station ZGE, Kuala Lumpur, by a demand by the Gramo- j phone Company
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    New Society To Preserve Singapore's History.
    329 13 "TO aid the cultural development 1 of the City and preserve Its history," the Friends of Singapore, is being formed with the support of leading citizens. HE the Governor, Sir jShenton Thomas., will preside at a meeting to be held at the Singapore Exchange
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    28 13 MAJOR J. R. LAURIE, OC 11th iSeringapatam) Heavy Battery of the Royal Artilery. Blakang Mati, xoho returned to Singapore from a holiday in Australia yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Richards Appeal Dismissed.
    187 13 Richards Appeal Dismissed. ""PHE appeal of G. P. Ft. Richards, who was convicted of causing hurt to F. E. Sommerecker, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 with the alternative of three weeks' imprisonment, was yesterday dismissed by Mr. Justice aBeckett Terrell, Acting Chief Justice. Richards was employed as
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    NEW QUARTERS FOR K.L. FLYING CLUB.
    208 13 $18,000 For More Modern Layout, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 29. A NEW layout of the Kuala Lumpur landing ground has been prepared for the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club which has also prepared plans for the erection of permanent buildings at an
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    MALAY OFFICIALS FOR ENGLAND.
    115 13 i From Our Own Correspondent! Johorc Bahm, June 28. f>WO Malay Officers from Johore are leaving for England for higher studies on July 30 by the Indrapoera. i They are Che Abciiii'ah b: 1 Mohamed, the acting Third M.if.istrate. Jonore Bahru, and Dr Awang of Muar.
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    THE MEN'S SINGLES SEMI-FINALISTS. AT WIMBLEDON.
    224 14 Austin, Budge, Parker And Von Cramm. CRAWFORD, A SICK MAN, FLAYS BRAVELY AGAINST GERMAN THE semi-final ties in the men's singles at Wimbledon will be AUSTIN (Britain) vs. VON CRAMM (Germany). BUDGE (USA.) vs. PARKER (U.S.A.). In the women's singles the last eight are
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    18 14 W. H. Austin, England's hope, snapped during the match in which he defeated G. L. Rogers, of Ireland.
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    INSURANCE MEN'S COMPETITION.
    283 14 Golf. Challenge Cup Won By T. C. Hamlyn. Insurance men of Singapore gathered on Saturday at the Singapore Golf Club for their first golf meeting, which It Is hoped will become an annual event. Eighteen holes were played, over the new course, under Stapleford conditions, adding three
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    VON CRAMM LUCKY.
    99 14 Stamina Decides In A Prolonged Struggle. Von Cramm was perhaps lucky i win. as Crawford was suffering from bad cold. The Australian fought courageously to the last point. The Ge:man's fitness was the deciding factoi. Henkel's defeat by Parker was ur.expected, and as Parker now mie'r Budge,
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    THRILLING DOUBLES.
    89 14 Australian Pair Play Brilliantly. The SUCMas or Bromwlch Sproule carried them Into the fourth rcund ot men>s doubles Schroeder and Kho Sin Kle put up a flerce flgM but the brmiant com. blnation or the Australians was unbeatable. Schroeder served well and Kho showed agility at the net
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    22 14 O Fuller, by beating K. S. Kiioo yesterday, reached the final of the veterans' singles in the Singapore championship. Straits Times Photograph.
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    23 14 Baron von Cnmm, who meets "Bunny" Austin in the semi-final at Wimbledon, seen In play against J. F. LyMtfht In the first round
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    The Singapore Championships. YADI'S FINE DISPLAY IN BEATING KAMIS.
    399 14 The Singapore Championships. YADI'S FINE DISPLAY IN BEATING KAMIS. Another seeded player was eliminated from the men's singles In the Singapore championships yesterday, when Kamls was well beaten, 6 4. '•—3, by his fellow Malay, Yadl. Yadi played really excellent tennis. ':'jing superior throughout. Kamls revealed nothing like the form
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    21 14 .Ie Malays v*' < were doing :i most el the time! in their league match with Ue R.A. yrstertfay. Straits Timet Photograph.
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    GUNNERS OUTPLAY THE MALAYS.
    335 14 They Score Four Goals Without Reply. 1/ASTLY superior in all departments of the game, the Royal Artillery were easy winners of their Division I league match with the Malays at Anson Rbad Stadium yesterday. The score of 4 0 hardly indicates the extent to which they
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    SOM PONG SHOWS RARE FORM.
    69 14 At the Happy World arena last evening Sooi Pone, who fights Ganboat Jack oa Friday, gave an impressive exhibition. He had a rigorous three rounds go with Ignacio Fernandez, and floored tough Filipino more than once with rare punches. Ventura Marquee, who meets Young Gauder,
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    DIVISION II POINTS FOR MIDDS.
    157 14 Skins Well Beaten At Gillman Barracks. In Division II cf the S.A.F.A. League the Midds. II beat the Innlsklllir.gs II 4—1 at Gillman Barracks yesterday, after an even first half ending 1 1. The Skins scored first when Doherty headed in a fine pass from
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    HARBOUR BOARD LOSE TO CASUALS.
    170 14 The Casuals were again winners yesterday, when they beat the Harbour Board on their own ground 4 2 In a third Division match last evening. The Harbour Board only had nine players at the start. Their team was completed later. Lai Chuan opened the scoring
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    MRS. HALLAS WINS CAPTAIN'S PRIZE AT THE S.G.C.
    46 14 Golf. Thirty-six cards were taken out fur the women's Captain's Prize flag competition at the Singapore Oolf Club yesterday. Mrs. Hallas the winner, finished 20 yards from the 11th green. Miss Farnell was second and Mrs. Hll. third.
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    NEW ZEALAND AVERT THE FOLLOW-ON.
    882 15 PLUCKY EIGHTH WICKET PARTNERSHIP. TEST MATCH TEAMS PRESENTED TO HIS MAJESTY. TN the Test match at Lord's yesterday, cables Reuter, Eng- land were all out before lunch with the addition of another 54 runs to their total. Paynter, who was 42 not out on Saturday,
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    24 15 Lie. Storey (right) and J. Ritchie, first and second in the 1M > yesterday's athletic match between the S.R.C. and the R.A.F Straits Times Photograph.
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    S.R.C. BEAT AIR FORCE IN ATHLETIC TEAM MATCH.
    342 15 "Doubles" For Tanner, Meyer And Storey. IN an athletic team match on their own ground yesterday the S.R.C. 1 defeated the R.A.F. by 57 points to 29. Quite a rood level of achievement was attained generally. The R.A.F., through the fine runi
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    79 15 Lawn Ten nit Inter-Zone Final U.S.A. vs. Germany. The Inter-Zone Final of the Davis Cup. United States vs. Germany, will be played on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, July 17, 19 and 20, on the Centre Court, Wimbledon. Britain's Practice Match. The practice match between the British Davis
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    MALAYAN TEAM FOR BISLEY.
    52 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 28. The Malayan team for the Junior Kolapore event at Bisley on July 15 and the Junior Mackinnon on July 16 will be selected from the following K. P. Reynolds, \V. N. C. Belgrave, H. Stafford, M. B. Longmore and
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    IPOH RACE WEIGHTS.
    229 15 IP OH RACE WEIGHTS. Second Day Of July Meeting. "From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 28. The weights for six races on the second day <Wedn?sday. July 7) of the Perak Turf Club's meeting are: Hones. Class 2, Div. 1, 6 furs. Dandaloo 9.0 Deepdene 8.10 Biddy's Squire 8.9 Greenstone
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    44 15 TODAY. Saeocr: RAF. vs. Chinese, Dlr. I. Stadium:- B.C.C. "B" H.<J. Oordooi, friendly, padang. Lawn Ttuk: Singapore chunptonahlpc puUnc. TOMORROW. Swecr: B.C.C. y. InntklU'.ngs. Dlr. I. padmg; Ohlocte HI n. Medical Bervlr«, Div. in. 8.H.8. (round. Laws Teaato: Singapore cnaropioMhipf padang
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    604 15 Malayan Mile Record Fusilier Heron Improves on His Own Figures The "Rub of the Green" in Golf. Conducted By "ECHfX' fVNCE again the Malayan record fur the mile run has been lowered by iFusiUer Heron, of the Innlskllllngs. who put up new figures at the championships last
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    INNINGS VICTORIES FOR DERBY AND MIDDLESEX.
    147 15 Cricket. London. June 28 Two County matches ended on the second day. At Buxtaii. Derbyshire beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 133. Gloucester 106 'Armstrong seven for 36) 133. Derby 372 At Tur.brMpc Well*. Middlesex b at Kent by an Innlnga and 37. Kent
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    368 16 Correspondence. Censorship Of Outdoc Advertising. To the Editor of the Straits Times. QIR,— What strikes one as extra- ordinary is the expensive products that appear on the vast mass of hoardings in Singapore. For the most part these hoardings are definitely unsightly and grotesque and. taking many of their
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    96 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times, OIR.— It is about time the Munlcl- pallty did something to alter thj lamp standards at the Junction of Robinson Road and Cecil Street, where the grey painted lamp standard Is indistinguishable against the background of the sea and where
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    218 16 Army Rendered More Mobi'e. Italy's reorganised frontier defence system has been formally instituted by publication of a Royal Decree in the Official Gazette (writes the Morning Post Rome correspondent). The special unit dedicated to this work is to be known as "the Frontier Guard," and its constitution
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    MR. TAN'S DINNER AND DANCE.
    58 16 T*HE dinner to be given m honour of Sir George Trimmer'a knighthood by Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chong Chew at Penang Cot, 317, River Valley Road, will begin at 7.45 p.m. tonight. It will be followed by dancing to the Great World Hot Stompers Band,
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    Clerk Had £61,000, Wife Never Knew.
    196 16 A MAN who left a fortune of more than £61,000 never disclosed the secret of his wealth to anyone, not even his wife. It came to light recently with the publication of the will of Mr. William Samuel Triggs. of Holcombe Road, Ilford. Essex,
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    116 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 25. TWO well-known Malayan officials have agreed to address the Kuala Lumpur Fortnightly Club which meets at the Y.W.C.A., Birch Road during the coming season, for which th-e following programme of evenings has been arranged:— July 8, Discussion The
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    ITALIAN MINISTER RECALLED
    37 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 27. The Italian Minister to Slam announces that he has been recalled to Rome to become Chef dv Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Count Viola di Campalto.
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    MURDERER REPRIEVED
    52 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 28. I£OH Kan Poh, Chinese photographer of Sungel Siput who was sentenced to death at the assizes for the murder of King Seng Kwong at a photographic studio, in Ipoh on Jan. 22, has been reprieved, the sentence being commuted to imprisonment
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    48 16 The wedding of Miss Bronw:n Williams, daughter of Mr. W. J Williams, formerly Electrical Adviser. F.M.B. Government, to Mr. Hugh Kamstra, will take place at Holy Trinity Church. Brompton Road, on Sept. 18. at 2.30 p.m. and the reception will be held in the Rembrandt Hotel, Knlghtsbridge, London.
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    185 16 RERUN ATTACK ON CZECHOSLOVAKIA. BRUTAL TREATMENT ALLEGATIONS. Berlin. ALLEGATIONS by a German citizen named Bruno Weigel. who was arrested in Prague last November and released last month, that he was tortured by the Czech authorities while in prison, have aroused a storm of indignation in the German Press. It is
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    130 16 WIFE "DANCING MAD." Husband Who Jumped Into A Lake. "My wife is dancing mad: that is the cause of the trouble." Edward Richmond. 32. of Marshall Drive. Romford. Essex, gave this explanation, it was stated at Romford. when he was charged with attempting to commit suicide. It was alleged that
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    51 16 The technical stalls of the Straits Times and Singapore Free Press on Sunday entertained Mr. W. R. Gates, production manager, who is leaving Singapore this week. He was presented with an address and a silver tea set. Other departments made a presentation to Mr. Gates on
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    3523 18 Royal Ascot At £50 A Day; High Price Of Gossip; New R. A. F. Planes. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 18. BRILLIANTLY coloured masses rtf ray frocks and fantastic selvts in ever-delightful groupings, and separated, as between frocks and hats, by rows of often lovely, always carefully made up,
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    CRICKETER'S BRIDE.
    21 20 SPRINGBOK CRICKET SKIPPER, U. F. Wade, snapped with his English bride at Southampton just before leaving for South Africa.
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    29 20 IN THE DRIVERS CABIN of the new crack express loco "Commonwealth of Australia" is Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Dominion's High Commissioner in London, after the King's Cross christening ceremony.
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    21 20 EMPIRE BUILDERS?: Some of the young emigrants who left London a lortnitht ago for the Fairbridge Farm Schools in Australia (right).
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    24 20 FUEHRER SALUTES DEAD: JUUer. amidst numerous wreaths, pays hi. b»t tribute to the 31 sailors of the Dentsdiland, killed by Spanish bombs, at Wilhelmshaven.
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    22 20 ROYAL YACHTSJVf AN: Crown Pri»ce OUf of Norway at toe helm of his trim 6-metre boat, Norma V, at the Torfcay regatta.
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