The Straits Times, 22 July 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. i'l PAGKB, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937 PRICE I') CENTS. The Straits Times I PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937 I'RU'B 10 CENTS
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      92 1 SINGAPORE: t40 CGCH. ST (PHONE S471V. •^1937 M c m m 9 Of r\ M yfs tjte Scotch l§^ sole agents THE BORNEO COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in Englunt) SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. W P.S. 1"A _^a__«aa>___ 5x5 111 1 ir^Sßw ■a fln m fli hi wT 4O^r r
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      242 1 KUALA LUMP-'R: 25 JAVA ST. fPHnuf REMEMBER! ROBINSON'S Commences WEDNESDAY NEXT 28th JULY ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. CONCRETE f^^T<!!Ml I HH HMB CAR DEM "21l English made and famous "i* World over. Tan Wiliow Toe. Light Or Hco.vi Soles Provide a per- W H si:e: s To manent
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  • The Straits Times DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      IN MEMORIAM
      29 2 In loving memory of James David McConnellKerr who passed away on July 22. 13. U. d by his loving mother and jL-.ters Emma and Mary. Deeply regretted.
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      438 2 OCONNELL.— At the Bur.gsar Hospitsl Kuala Lumpur, on July 20, 1937. to Kathleen, wile of P. O'Connell. Executive Engineer Kuala PUah and Jelebu. a son. "situations vacant" DRESSER CONDUCTOR 457 8. Times. >n filled, applicants thanked. kxi'muinxed i:ii.v\ MMfe mated aim. 1. Apply 558. Strnits Times or Phone 4C55. WANTKI)
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      383 2 SITUATION WANTED YOUNG French lady desires post es goveiOt nurse in SeJangor. Excellent relc:tnccs. Box No. 570, Straits Times. WANTED WANTED Violin lesions, advanced. Appiy Box 568, Straits Timrs. WANTED. Large compound hou. c. Ml for mess, atout October. Apply 571, Siraiis Times. WANTED Second litnJ: one iai>le and twe
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      444 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO^ LET TO LET, Shop 196. Orchard Road opposite the Pavilion. Entry Aug. 1. Apply Sayers 25. Malacca Street. TO LET: Office «pa"c at Meyer Chambers Raffles Place of about 2.000 sq ft., also Dasement storage accommodation Apply to Meyer Brothers ro lei Offices from SS9 each In
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      886 2 BOARD RESIDENCE EAST ANGLIA 6 Oxley Rise Tele. 4390. Vacancies at 'Lloyd Hoate t U»j4 M. BELLEVILLE. 16. ScotU Road Phone 4274 targe It airy rooms Priv Verandah mod «n SEA-FRONT: Single 8c double rooms. Lotinpes, tennis. Near Swixn'g Club. 77. M-.- w Rd. BOUSE to let No 7 Instltutlcn
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      879 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE is hereby given that the Trnde Mark. Trade Name. Design and ed above are the exclusive property of CHOP ANG LEONG HUAT k COMPANY of No. 91, Weld Ror.d, Singapore, and are used by them in respect of Medicated Wines imported for preparation and sold hy them
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      779 2 Personality Your CoiQure Plays tri%!Tmii I<n KIGABO "rip 4Jt#v3S v no -nnrc and you ill Vj«?tf>' nol be disappointed. T* vJ>FIGARO X Laiiies Han 93 Bra* Ba*ah Rd. A Raffles Hotel, riionr 2KCS BUSINESS CARDS Etc. \MASSAGE~HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467.
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      692 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England M\II PASSENUhH AND CAR'JO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENT Al S N Co_ UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY 8 GOVERNMENT IX3NPON AND FAR EAST MAII SERVICE QUTWAKD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN dm Tonnage S r.ore IJ3I B *NPI'RA 17.000
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      417 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. iwyyai ||%|3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) Inco/jorated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARI) WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. VIA HONGKONG 6c SHANGHAI. S.S. HAKONE MARU July 25 S.S. SUWA MARU AUg 10 I SS. FUSHIMI MARU Aug 2o ss. HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 9 I ms. TERUKUNI
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      587 3 3 /e9 111 SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES BANGKOK-SAIGON ANGKOR-PNOM PENH Displacement Leaving Returning M.S. Tons Singapore Singapore BORINGIA 12,500 Aug 7 Adg 27 LALANDIA 11.000 Sept 18 Oct 8 JUTLANDIA 13.100 Oct. 9 Oct. 29 MFONIA 11,000 Oct 30 NOV 19 BORINGIA 12.500 Dec. 11 Dec 31 LUXURIOUS ONE-CLASS MOTORSHIPS ALL
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      256 3 8. 1. S. N. CO., LTD.! (Incorporated in England) APCAR LINE lOK HONG KONG SHANGHAI nIOJI KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SIRDHANA 8.000 29th July 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation tor firm and second class na&sengers. Special noilday return tickets interchangeabl' with P O. S N CO.. issued at cheap rates
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      1102 3 SHIPPING Mir BLUE FL'NNEI I.INI (Orean Th< Hua Khiow Steamship Co (I$3?) Ifcl Sleam Ship Vo Ltd and China .Mutual Ih< Canard VVhitr Mm Lid Sleam Navigation Co Ltd.) Aberdeen A (omtnonwriilth Line Thr Straits Steamship 11. Ltd Shan Snvill Albion Co I. to Thr China Navigation Co I. ld
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      82 4 Mails from Europe, 'London parcel mails) expected tomorrow. July 23. by Memnon. Mai's from Europe etc. (London) expected today, July 22. by air (Imperial) wi'.l be delivered to boxholders at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow, July 23. at 8.45 am. Mails from Europe etc. (London mails)
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      366 4 Taday. Aden i Karoa) ..3 p.m East Africa (Karoa) ..3 p.m North America except W. Canadt W. States of U.S.A. (Karoa) 3 p.m South America .Karoa) 3 p.m Burma (Karoa) 3 p.m Egypt (Karoa) 3 p.m Great Britain «nd Europe generally (Karoa) 3 p m East, North,
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      AIR MAILS.
      95 4 INWARD. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives Saturday afternoon. Qantas: From Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. Wearnes: From Penan j. and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives Saturday evening. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Sunday evening. OUTWARD. Qantas: To Australia: Mails close 10 p.m. today. Wearnes: To Kuala
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
      248 4 Singapore, July 22, 12 noon. Buyer Seller Gambler $8.00 Hamburg Cubs $15.00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper. White Muntok $17.25 White $16.75 Black $10 00 Copra. Mixed $5.75 Sun Dried $«.15 Tapioca. Small Flake $4.40 Fair Flake $3.90 Medium Pearl $5.15 Small Pearl $5.20 Sago Flour. No. 1
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      FROM MALACCA.
      141 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" must be speclal.y j and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as lollows roday. I Ceylon (Haruna Maru) 6 p.m. iomoiTOW Iran, 'Amsterdam It 'London by air (Netherlands) «P m Penang (Internal Air Service) OP«• Jpper Burma, North
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      145 4 Thursday, July 22. Ships alongaMe the Wharves or expected I* •rnve. KLPPEL lIARROIR Main Wharf W. Bt. Bertha. Shcii Kwang. Hopp?r Ch»r:nln, Tig Belangkas, P.W.D. Crab No. 1, R.A.F.A. AqUaKus, Dredger Tcmbrk'l. OH Wns-.f M. Coal Wliart Nil VESSELS IN DRY DUCKS I lanjonc Pagar Sheers
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      LLOYD TRIESTINO SERVICE NORMAL
      57 4 During June the fortnightly service of Lloyd Triestino to the Far East was altered in schedule to permit alterations to the Conte Blancamano and an overhaul of the Conte Verde. From Aug. 8 the service will operate at Singapore as usual with the four liners, Conte
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      CLEARANCES
      53 4 July 20: Ranues <Ger>; Kinugasa Maru (Jap.); President Doumer (Fch.); Silver Gull, Chye Hin Tay Yit. Raub (Brit); Tomohon, Paslr, Rckan, Kepah (Dut.). July 21: Khoen Hoea. M:ipia. Tog!an. Van Outhoorn, Singkel, Talang Akar. Oewang (Dut.); Perak, Alng Lcong, Tandjong Pinang, Malacca, Agamemnon, LlpLs, Kepong, Charon (Brit.); Sudhhadlb fSiam);
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      57 4 The Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association, Ipoh. will be celebrating their anniversary on Oct. 2. In preparation for this event, the Asso- J elation has recently purchased about $1,000 worth of theatrical costumes in readiness for a special anniversary performance The Association is staging a charity show in aid >f
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      619 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. lncorporaler m r> M 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOK IN« AG» NTS FM S RLVS AND SIAM STATES KAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433— ranace 1431 f/Lgjjjli EMPRESS H l^ifi WmTA Fortnight!* sailing* to Victoria E*i ir (■KxVmU^ lnd vanebuvei ..Direct or vim -=IHSSinr/M» Honolulu snin's-slde rail -onS?£iH»3Ksfijjfliva» nectlons at
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      457 4 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (incoTDorateo in USA.) i incorporated id England) BOSTON NE* VORR BALTIMORE ELLKKMAN LINE V <***' Out 3m It* FOB HAVR* LONDON STEEL MARINER Ailff 5 Allff, 9 .O-rrEEDAM «AMBU«« NAVIGATOR Via Ports «ad Snei Ca.>al Dut Sail* •tcrrr
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      437 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Station* Yesterday Las; night max rain- bright tnln temp, fall s'shine temp *r Uu brs. *P West Oist. Alor Star 80 Nil 10.1 75 Bayan bepas (Penang) 87 Nil 9.4 75 Sitiawan 87 Nil 4.9 71 Bukit Jeram 86 Nil 1.9 71 Malacca 82
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    TEACHERS INTER-STATE FIXTURE.
    207 5 Cricket. Singapore vs. Johore On Saturday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, July 20. Though individuals have from time to tune si. own keen interest in cricket in Johore and led representative teams j against outstation clubo, Johore has yet to field a State XI. and the long
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    C. DE SILVA HITS OUT AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    258 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 17. i Some hurricane hitting by C. de j Sllva enabled the Rangers to beat the! T.P.C.A. decisively on the latters ground on Saturday: Scores: T.P.C.A.: A. Rajah c Mayo d Vanderholt 0. S. Robert
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    SELANGOR MEETING AT END OF SEPTEMBER.
    98 5 tl Th* Turf. A The official programme for the f Sc'.angor Turf Club's Autumn Meeting on Sept. 25 and 29 and Oct. z. Ti ere will be two runs for all horse* In Classes 2. 3 and 4 and for all ponies In Class
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    49 5 Members of the Clerical Union who are interested in soccer and desire to repres?nt the Union in friendly matches are requ:sted to communicate with the football captain. Mr. Sng Koey Hoe. co Municipal Stores. River Valley Road, or to sign the form on the notice board at the club-house.
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    SINGAPORE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    357 5 Badminton. Results In Singles And Doubles Events. The following were the resu.ts of ties played on Sunday in the men's junior events in the Singapore championships. SINGLES. Tay Bong Soo (Marigold) beat S. Rajoo (Novice) 15—6. 14—14 (o—3), and 15—8. Wee Hong Loo (Merrytlm;) beat; Scow Thiam
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    GON KEONG WINS HANDICAP FINAL AT BBGAMAT.
    157 5 Lawn Tennis. (From Our Own Correspondent! Segamat, July 20. After ottering Oon Keong strong opposition in the first set H.S.V. Ramayah, the Indian payer, retired in the handicap singles final in the Segamat tournament yesterday. Both players played on top form and gave
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    BRITISH MILE CHAMPION.
    180 5 Swimming. Norman Wain w right Regains His Title. I Norman Wainwright; (Hanley A.S.C.). who was unable to compete last year owing to Illness, regained the English i j mile championship at the Uxbridge i 1 S.C.s championship gala, beating his! I great rival, R. H. Leivers (Longton
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    "PROUDEST MAN IN THE ARMY."
    310 5 Rifle -Shooting. Corporal White, Winner Of King's Medal. The proudest and most recently ds- corated man In the Army is Corporal J. White, of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. General Sir Harry Knox. Adjutant General to the Forces, and President of the Army Rifle Association,
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      291 5 BRITAIN'S DANCING MB^DQHH STAR DANCES HEAD I Jf 1^ OVER HEELS INTO YOl R W.^ 3 I ik >n>ri Ek^Sh^bSbKi^^l JESSIE MATTHEWS IN A LIGHT-HEARTED STORY OF YOUTH IN LOVE 'HEAD over HEELS' A Gautntint-British Picture with I oils HllltHl. ROBERT FLEMING Week-end Matinees 2 p m. WHITE FANG' also
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      120 5 GRACIE g*\ FIELDS C^F GOOD NIGHT, MY LOVE*' AND CORONATION WALTZ" OM REX *****. 65 etc. each. T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE, Singapore K Lurapar I poh renanf SINGAPORE'S NEW CAT DOG HOSPITAL under European Supervision and qualified viterlnary surgeon Outpatients entrance 55 3 4 mile Bukii Timah Road, hours
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      35 5 NIGHTLY 6.15 9.15 GLORIOUS ENTERTAINMENT PADEREWSKI Master Pianist MARIE TEMPEST FIRST LADY OF THE STAGE CHARLES FARRELL BARBARA GREENE IN PALL MALL PRODUCTIONS BEAUTIFUL MOTION PICTURE MOONLIGHT SONATA' EXTRA Walt Disney's Coloured Cartoon •MOTHER PLUTO"
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      293 5 PUBLIC NOTICES THE M ALAKA PINDA RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Sft:i?n»nts.) NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of S <v?r cen*. for the »ear el Aug. 31. 1937. trill be paid lo Share-holders j on the Register on Auk 9. 1937. 1 NOTICE is also
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      209 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing bard. Fred Macmurray. Return screent his daily feature to give readers in 5. 615 and 9.15 p.m. Straits Times a comprehensive summary of enter- criticism on page 12. tainments, meetings, sports events. CAPITOL: Song of Freedom. Reinvited to submit diary dates.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      680 6 KRA MAT'S SATISFACTORY REPORT. RUBBER SHARES AGAIN LOWER. From Our Financial Correspondent London, July 22. Kra-nat Tin report and accounts •were issued yesterday and extracts from this appear in page seven today. The balance sheet discloses a satisfactory state of affairs and is probably one of the
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        MINING.
        627 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. issue vai. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers .SI 4/- Arnpat Tin 6 G 7/- 6/9 7/3 £1 Asam Kjmbang 39/- 41/-cd 39/- 41/11 Austral Malay 58/- 60/- 53/- jj 5/- Ayei Hitam 33 34/- 33/- 34/1 Aye: Weng 1.32
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        GENERAL.
        428 6 2 2 Al.-\ Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 1.55 165 2 do 7'/ 2 '/o Prels. 2.30 2.IJJ 2.30 2.40 10 10 Auas ice Mi louon. 800 locim. 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.60 0.70n. 0.85 0.90 10 5 B M I'rustce tt 25 "iti *:2i> 1 25 i.l £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        230 6 Ci 1901 red. 1940 $400,300 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103»i ViCi 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 107 Wo 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 115 </o 1913 red. 1963 $2 000,000 Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 re -926 red
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        362 6 Sharrs are SI unless otherwise stated > Frascr Co. Lyall Allenby 1.82'/ 2 190 185 Alor Uajih 130 1.40 1.30 Amal Malay 2.00 2.10 2.00 Ayer Hitam 1.40 1.50 1.40 Ayer Mslek 115 1.30 115 Ayer 1 65 1.75 cd 1.70 Bassett 0.78 083 077 Batu Lintang 135
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      EXCHANGES.
      198 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking CorDoratlon. SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/1» London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2/4 1/8 Lyons demand 1535 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand 58's Montreal demand
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      399 6 London, July 21. The following aie todays closing middle Diicet on tne London Stork Exchange:— Shares >! SI ci.?n>mina!ion unless otherwise stated: New York prices auoted n. O.S currency. The above are dealers middle trices Joi>bers' margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. yesieraay i* is* or
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      RAUB GOLD OUTPUT.
      37 6 The output of Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd. for the four weeks ended July 17 Has 1.654. 04 ounces compared with 1,850 ounces and 2,000 ounces respectively in the two preceding four-weekly periods.
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      EXCHANGES.
      104 6 London, July 21. The following were mean rates ruling at noon ocdar: Paris 133 29 32 Athens Miv» New York 4.93 5 16 Bucharest 370 Montreal 4.99 1 10 seat' Brussels 29.61 '-i Rio 41* Oc.ieva 21.72'-j sellers offina Amsterdam 9.02 Belgrade .!16 Milan 94 5s5 s Buenos Aires
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      GERMAN PROBLEM IN AUSTRIA.
      353 6 DISAPPOINTMENT AT RESULTS OF PACT. HERR VON PAPENT3 REVIEW. Berlin. IN a sprcial article la ''Gcrmania." Herr von Papen. the former German Chancellor, who U now Sp.viai Ambassador in Vienna, reviews AustroGorniun rolatluns H tliev have developed since th? eonelnst:n of tt.e "pact of reconciliation and
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      79 6 Thursday, July 22, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in casts (F. 0.8.) July :•.(>•.; 30"'i Good F. A.(). in bales (F. 0.8.) July 29 11 16 29 13 10 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Steady after
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      I.R.R.C. MEETING
      35 6 London, July 20. Today's meeting of the Internat onal Rubber R'egu'ation Committee was confined to routine imltfll and no communique was issued. Th 2 next meeting will be held on Sept. 28- Reuter
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      318 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Company Dividend Book* Clou Date Payable Singapore, Ex Di» Date Jn ill ily 22. I'o'ai for flnt ncut) t«ar to late TIN Asam Kurabang 5% Int. July 23 15% Bonus Batu Selangor 15% Int. Hong Fatt 4% Int. July 20 Hong Kong TJn 30%
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction.
      173 7 'THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce 1 Rubter Association h?id its 1,339 th. i auction yesterday when there were 1 catalogued 1.819.862 lbs.. 812.44 tons: offered 1.546.863 lbs.. 690 57 tons: soM i 1.361.676 lbs. 607 90 tons. Spot London IHfcd. New York 18 343 4 cts. PRICES
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      VEGETABLE OIL MARKET.
      268 7 I Malayan Product Only Sparingly Offered. I THE Liverpool Correspondents of William Jacks and Cj., (Malaya) Ltd.. in their report of July 8 comment as follows PALM OIL. The market has adl vanced steadily this week and West 'African Softs are now valued at £23 in most
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      GERMAN FORD MOTOR PROFITS.
      94 7 Increase Of £418,000. Berlin. July 9. A big improvement in resists is .shown by th? annual report of the Ford Motor Company of Cologne. Gross profits totalled Rm. 17.540.000 i Cl 4G1.000'. an increase of £418.000 compared with 1935. Direct exports from Cologne factory were more
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      MORE GOLD LEAVES JAPAN.
      60 7 £1,200,000 To The U.S. Toklo. July 10. The Nagara Maru left Kobe for San Francisco this afternoon carrying gold bullion to the value of 20 000,000 yen f.£ 1.200. ioo> This represents the .rst Instalment in the sixth series of gold shipments since March 11. bringing
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      BOMBAY GOLD SHIPMENTS.
      88 7 Bombay, July 10. The P. and O. liner Naldera left here with gold on board to the valu; of Re 1.782.966 (about £133.722 for Lon- 1 don with option for New York. Paris Amsterdam: with Rs. 487.127 |(£3MM) for New York, with option lor London or Amsterdam,
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      KRAMAT, KUALA KAMPAR & MALIM NAWAR TIN RESULTS.
      194 7 KRAMAT, KUALA KAMPAR MALIM NAWAR TIN RESULTS. All Acquire New Dredging Areas. OVER £50,000 PAID TO F.M.S. GOVERNMENT IN ROYALTY. DEPORTS of three tin-producing companies under the general management of Anglo-Oriental (Malaya) Ltd. were issued o:i Tuesday. Kramat Tin's profit has risen from £80,403 to £99,104 and tho dividends paid
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      Deep-Dredging Dredge Ordered.
      1252 7 THE report of the directors of Kuala Kampar Tir? Fields Ltd. states that the profit for the year ended Mar. 31, last, was £102,330 compared with £105.404 for the preceding year. To this has been added £41.358 brought forward, making £143,688. Dividends totalling Is. 3d. per share
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      CONSUMPTION OF TIN INCREASES.
      231 7 FURTHER DECLINE IN VISIBLE STOCKS. STATISTICS FOR MAY AND JUNE. (From Our Own Correspondent. > London, July 21. A FURTHER decrease in the amount of wcr.d visible stocks of tin and i increasing world consumption is r;voalcd in th? statistical report of the International Tin Research
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      RECORD U.S. PETROL CONSUMPTION.
      70 7 216,000,000 Carrels In Six Months. York. Ju.y 8. Petrel consumption in the UnKej Siaccs for th_> first ball ot the feu reached the record figure of 246.000.000 barrels, against 221.000.000 barrels m the first half of 1930. it is reported by the Department of the Interior
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      100 7 Durft'.g the week ending July 10. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 23.273 cases, of which 12.667 < 54 per cent." cases were to the United Kingdom. 1,431 16 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 3.700 (16 per cent." cases t3
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      TREASURY BILLS.
      46 7 London. July 20. j Exchequer returns show th.v total ordinary revenue amounts to £175.161.684 compared with £164 408.131 at the corresponding dat > of last year. The total ordinary exp?nd; p ture is £249.755.955 compared With £240.146.814 at thp corresponding date of 1936— British Wirel?ss.
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      BATU SELANGOR INTERIM
      46 7 The directors of Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Ltd. have declared an interim dividend of 15 per cent, on account oi the year ending Augt. 31. next. The transfer books will be closed on Augt. 5 and the dividend is payable on Augt. 13.
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      JAVA SUGAR EXPORTS.
      46 7 Amsterdam. July 12. The preliminary figure of Java sugar exports for June is 94,198 tons, against I 76,400 tons in May and 86.625 tons In June. 1936. estimated stock at ihe| end of June was 273,000 tons, against 786,000 tons a year ago.
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      637 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in >ne Cclonv of Hcng Koogj Tl.c liab'iltv ol .nemo*-* is limited to ths extent and to manner prescribed bv Ordlnante Nc. b of 1619 c! Uit Colon>. A'JthortMd CapiU! $50.000.ulu LsMied and fully Paid-Up S20.000.000 Reserve Funds Sterling t 6.S0O.0OG Horn; Kon*
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    Railways And Roads To Ease Famine.
    362 8 SZECHUAN CONDITIONS SURVEYED. Shanghai. "LJILLY lands in Western Honan and Central Shensl are very ary with no promise of crop for the autumn. On the southern border of Shensi and down almost to the edge of the Chengtu plain in Szochuan. only the lowest
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    WOMAN TO VISIT LHASA.
    329 8 INVITED BY TIBETAN GOVERNMENT. PONY-BACK TOUR WITH HUSBAND. JI*RS. Suydam Cutting, the first white ■woman to be invit:d to visit Lhasa, arrived at Southampton a few days ago in the Qu-aen Mary with her husband, the well-known American explorer. Mr. and Mrs. Cuttong arc to tour
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    CHINESE GARRISONS DEFIANT.
    312 9 FRESH HITCH IN THE NORTH. Japanese Troops Still Pouring Into Hopei. THE pendulum of public opinion in China on tho Sino-Japanese crisis swings regularly between pessimism and optimism, but it is generally acknowledged (says Reuter) that the crisis must continue as long as Japanese troops are pouring
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    JAPAN AND BRITISH OFFER.
    391 9 "Cannot Say Whether Reply Will Be Given." Acknowledging Mr. Eden's expression of Britain's willingness to assist in the amelioration of the SlnoJapanese situation, a Toklo Foreign Office spokesman said that the Japanese Government had not yet replied and could not say whether an answer would be
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    WAR MINISTER TELLS JAPAN.
    145 9 Movement Of Troops Is China's Right. The following Nanking Foreign Office statement has been Issued by the Singapore Chinese ConsulateGeneral: The Japanese Military Attach*, Major-Gen. Kita, saw the Chinese War Minister, Gen. Ho Ying-chin, on July 19 expressing the hope that the Central forces which had
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    QUEEN WELCOMES WORLD NURSES.
    108 9 GUESTS AT PALACE GARDEN PARTY. London. July 21. /*\NE hundred and fifty nurses from all parts of the world— delegates to the International Congress of Nurses at present meeting in London— were guests of the Queen at a garden party held at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
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    BRITAIN AND OSLO AGREEMENT.
    107 9 Existing Bilateral Treaties. London, July 21. THE President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, was questioned In the House of Commons on the Oslo agreement. Mr. Oliver Stanley said he had no information as to how satisfactorily it was worMos. He understood other states
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    NEW LEADER FOR U.S. SENATE.
    85 9 Alben W. Barkley. Washington, July 21. ALBEN W. BARKLEY was elected Democrat leader In the Senate in succession to the late Senator Robinson. He obtained 38 vot?s against Senator Pat Harrison's 37. Reuter reports. The Democrat Party's leader in the Senate ranks with the Government
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    BRITAIN'S NEW NAVAL TREATIES.
    260 9 FAVOURABLE RECEPTION IN COMMONS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA GERMANY. London, July 21. pAVOURABLE comment on the' naval treaties between Britain and Germany and Britain and Russia which were signed this week, was made during the House of Commons debate last night. The London Naval Treaty Bill which
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    DE VALERA RE-ELECTED FREE STATE PRESIDENT.
    35 9 Margin Of Thirty Votes. Dublin. July 21. UR. EAMON DE VALERA lias been w re-elected president of the Irish Free State Executive Council by 82 votes to 52 Reutc-r.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    140 10 SINGAPORE. GARMCK THEATRE. GEYLANG Lay Fall Loke A Super Cantonese Talkie and Brave Oirl— Silent at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Romeo A. Jeliet GREAT WORLD- -THE SKY TALKIE His Brothers Wife. II MT\ WORLD Cabaret. Dancing, Talkies. Cinemas Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side Show.*. Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937. BABIES BORN IN CUBICLES.
    983 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937. BABIES BORN IN CUBICLES. With the exception of a fewremarks by Mr. George Parbury, in which he commended to the attention of the Press the "un- j savoury passage" which is the subject of today's article, there has been as yet no
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    Government Douse.
    187 10 Thursday. July 15. IJON. Mr. E. Parnell had luncheon at Government House. Friday, July 16 The following were the guests at > dinner given by His Excellency and Lady Thomas at Government Housr this evening: Hon. Mr. Justice W. K. Home and Mrs. Home, Hon. Mr. E. Parnell.
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    A SERVICES LETTER.
    1336 10 The Queen Mary "Sunk" Raider Training In Russia Machine-Gun-Power British Legion Troubles. (By Our Military Correspondent.) London, July 12. The Admiralty kept faith with both public and press by issuing a voluminous report on the Fleet exercises which have been going on for a week in the
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    723 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. THE BATANG PADANG. WHAT must surely be a classic rasS of ruination of a Malayan r:v-r is cited by Mr. A. G. Robinson in his annual report on the Drainage and Irrigation Department. At the beginning of this century tha Bat. ing Padang River was
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    BRITAIN DOES NOT COMMIT HERSELF ON PALESTINE.
    261 11 Proposals To Go To The League. "MANDATE HOLDS OUT NO HOPE FOR JEWS OR ARABS." Orms by- Go re. <<r THE Government is convinced that a continuance of the mandate in Palestine holds out no hope for either Jews or Arabs," said the
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    EXECUTION BY MACHINE-GUN.
    127 11 New Siam Method Of Execution. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, July 18. T<HE second execution by shooting was carried out a few days ago by j the prison authorities. The old form of decapitation for a capital offence has been done away with and execution by shooting
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    SOERABAYA'S AIRCONDITIONED CINEMA
    88 11 Java Shows Way For Sings core. (From Our Own Correspondent) Br.tavia. July 17. Once again Java leads Singapore. The first air conditioned cinema in ..he Netherlands Indies has just been opened at Soerabaya. It is proving exceedingly popular. Just before the performances end the temDerature of the
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    GERSHWIN REQUIEM ON PIANO.
    92 11 Man Wlio Made Jazz "Respectable." MUTED ti limpets and the tinkling of a ;jiano playing his famous "Rhapsody in Blue" were the requiem of George Gershwin in New York, last week. "I think George would have liked his tunes to be played." said Mrs. Gershwin as
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    38 11 London. July 21. A commission has been set up to inquire into the reci-nt disturbances in Trinidad and Tobago, when several people were killed in strike riots, the Colonial Secretary. Mr. W. G. A. Onnsby-Gore, announced today.—British Wireless.
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    R. A. F. Expansion: Over 1,500 Planes.
    115 11 MORI? than 1500 first-line fightin.ff planes are already available for Britain's Home defence. New squadrons are continually being formed under the Royal Air Force expansion scheme. The inflow of new machines at the moment exceeds the capacity of squadrons to receive them. The
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    JAVA HAS BIG POPULATION INCREASE.
    79 11 JAVA HAS BIG POPULATION INCREASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, July 17. JAVA'S population has increased by 10.000.000— from 36,000,000 to 46.000.000— in the last 16 years. It is believed that before long the island will be faced with the problem of overpopulation and measures to cop? with the threatened
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    KING OPENS LONDON'S NEW FIRE STATION.
    61 11 Claimed World's Finest London, July 21 The King, accompanied by the Que;u Uiis afternoon opened the new headcuarters of the London Fire Brigade en Albert Embankment at Lambeth. The new headquarters which stan OP a site of two and a-half acres ana cost £390.000.
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    TIBETANS FIND INFANT KING.
    316 11 Reincarnation Of Dalai Lama. EXILE HURRIES HOME. Nanking, July 22. TIBET'S search for a new baby king has ended, according to a Reuter message from Nanking. Following a one and a-half year's search, specially chosen wise men from Lhassa have found in the pasture lands of
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    Rubber Falls Below 9d. Per Lb.
    80 11 P*OK the first time since last Nov- ember the spot price of rubber in Singapore has fallen below 30 cents, this morning's buyers' price being 29 T cents, a fall of three* quarters of a cent on yesterday's quotation. This decline follows the falls
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    CHINA WAR MIGHT BE SPARK FOR EUROPE.
    141 11 CHINA WAR MIGHT BE SPARK FOR EUROPE. Germany Decides To Keep Out. CONFERENCE WITH U.S Washington, July 22. THAT a North China war might he the spark which would sei off a European conflict is the thesis of Germany, which is adopting a non-inter-vention policy, it is believed. The German
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    "STILL THREE SOLUTIONS."
    189 11 DEFEAT BEST FOR JAPAN. TIMES SUMS UP SITUATION. London, July 22. •pHE Sino-Japanese situation sti'i admits three solutions, states The Times in an editorial. The first is a peaceful compromise. This is not yet out of reach. "China will pay a reasonable pric? lor peace. It is
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    LONDON PLANS NEW TIN BUFFER POOL.
    244 11 Preventing Sharp Price Movements. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. July 21. DKOPOSALS to form some type of "buffer pool" for tin arc under consideration in London. It is understood that a sub-committee of the International Tin Committee met and discussed proposals or suggestions to
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    CHINA TO RENEW RESISTANCE.
    194 11 IF JAPANESE DO NOT WITHDRAW. jF Japanese troops do not bocbi with- drawa^ from then positions in the t'ciping-Ticntsin area today, in ac- irdance with terms of yesterday's lureement "we will renew our resistance," declares an official message sent from Nanking and released by the Chinese
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    STOP PRESS
    52 11 Hong Kong, July 22. Authorities announce that British and American subjects in Peiping have been warned to assemble at safety points when an alarm signal sounded by the Embassies. The authorities announce that a Japanese attack on the Chinese lines near Peiping is to be expected at any
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    Spain's King?
    21 11 Spain 's King? PRINCE DON JUAN and his xlfe, formerly PRINCESS MARIA MERCEDES of Bourbon, Sicily, photographed in Singapore last year.
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    WORLD MOURNS MARCONI.
    131 11 AS a mark of respect to the late Marchese Marconi, a tioominute silence will be observed by station ZHL, Singapore, at 7.30 this evening. Similar action has been taken by other radio stations throughout the Empire, but otoing to time differences it has not been possible to
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    FRANCO MAY RESTORE SPANISH THRONE.
    198 11 Don Juan Hinted As Possible King* WAS IN SINGAPORE. Sulamniu-a. .July 21. JHAT the return of (he monarchy in Spain is one of the aims of the nationalist movement was s(ionfjl> hinled by the rebel leader, (ien. Franco, in an intcrMew toda>. The third son
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    FRENCH FUND TO STABILISE FRANC.
    104 11 Minimising Speculative Movements. Paris, July 22. A FUND formed from the product of the revaluation of the gold reserve of the Bank of France on the basis of the low limit provided by the monetary law of Oct. 1. 1936—43 milligrams— has been announced. Th'.o
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    FIVE PLANES PER WEEK ON EUROPE-MALAYA AIR ROUTE.
    263 12 NEW-DUTCH SERVICE FROM OCTOBER. Nine Giant Machines To Cope With Traffic. SMALLER AIRCRAFT FOR EUROPEAN LINES. TO cope with the growing increase in business in recent months, th? Royal Dutch Airlines (X.L.M.) will from the first week in October provide three planes
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    F.M.S. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER?
    83 12 IS the Federation to have a special iinanrial oflirer. to be known as Financial Commissioner and to hold a position analogous to that of Finanrial Secretary in the Colony? Rumour in the Federal Capital links the name of Mr. Marcus Rex. the last officer to hold the
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    Ghosts May Go Hungry.
    217 12 Chinese To Save Money For Red Cross, By Our Chinese Correspondent. fA SUGGESTION that Singapore Chinese should this year cancel the celebration of the Festival of Hungry Ghosts."' which falls on the 15th day of the seventh moon, corresponding to Aug. 20, has been made by
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    YACHTSMEN FLY TO BATAVIA.
    101 12 "TMIKEK Singapore yatching enthusiasts have flown to Batavia for the week-end interport sailing rafts in which Singapore will be represented. Mr. F. G. Lundon, President of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, flew south by a K.N.I.L.M. machine this morning, while Mr. T. J. B. Wearne, a
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    Perak's Deck Tennis Experts.
    107 12 Perak's Deck Tennis Experts. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. A SILENT challenge to P. andO. deck tennis champions has been made by Mr. G. E. Cator, British Resident in Perak, in his annual report on social and economic progress in the State. Apparently deck tennis is a
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    SEGAMAT BUILDING BOOM.
    179 12 New Market, Police Station, Quarters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat, July 21. CEGAMAT is experiencing a minor building boom at the moment. Following the erection of a new Junior Rest (just behind the present Senior one) a Senior ,Rest House has made its appearance at one of
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    18 12 The annual Tactical Inspectlonal Exercises of the Ist (Perak) Battalion Volunteer Forces will be held on Sept. 5
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    19 12 Mrs. H. W. Esson. who was onerated on at Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday last Is progressing satisfactorily.
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    17 12 Miss D. Weinman arrived In Kuala Lumpur from Europe this week after an absence of ten years.
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    Billiards Stars Attract Few Singaporeans.
    240 12 TPHE lack of enthusiasm shown by Singapore folk for opera, classical dancing and cultural activities extends even to first-class billiards. Remarkably poor houses watched the Lindrum-Inman exhibition matches at the Victoria Hall last night. In other cities these players attract huge crowds of billiards fans
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    PENANG TWAKOW COOLIES STRIKE.
    158 12 Steamer's Departure For Rangoon Held Up. (From Our Own Correspondent* Penang. July 22. TPHE departure of the Chinese steam- er Hal King for Rangoon Is being held up as a result of a strike by twakow coolies. Inquiries by the Straits Times r3presentative revealed that the
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    SINGAPORE HAIRCUTS TO COST MORE.
    69 12 LJAIRCUTS in Singapore Chinese barber shops will cost five cents more from Aug. 1. This increase results from a mutual agreement between H;kkien and Cantonese barbers, who have also decided to change their hours simultaneously with the operation of the new rates to from 7.30
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    A FILM TO HEAR, BUT NOT TO SEE.
    208 12 At The Cinema. "Moonlight Sonata." (With Paderrcwski. Marie Tempest and Charles Farrell.) Pall Mall Productions. At the Pavilion. MOVEMENTS from two Beethoven sonatas, the most popular of Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies," and Paderewskl's own "Minust," all exceedingly well recorded, together with some striking
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    Bindings May Prove New Tin Area.
    177 12 Bindings May Prove New Tin Area. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. THE possibility of dredgeable tin deposits being located in inland areas of the Dindings is again brought before the public by the Hon. Mr. G. E. Cator, C.M.G., British Resident. Perak. In his 1936 report on
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    SCOUT MEDALS FOR SIX MALAYANS.
    52 12 The Medal of Merit or the Boy Scouts Association has been awarded to: Messrs. A. M. Alsagoff (Singapore), Mr. C. E. Fernandez (Negri Sembilan), Mr. E. C. Hicks (Pahang), Mr. B. V. F. Richards (Malacca), Mr. E. La M. Stowell (Kedah) and Mr. Sze Chan
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    "CHOLERA SHIP" AT SINGAPORE.
    171 12 Death On Way From China Port. 1,000 PASSENGERS IN QUARANTINE. THIRD "cholera ship" to reach Malaya within about four months, the China Navigation Company's steamer Kianu-u arrived from Hoihow this morning with a male Chinese deck passenger who had died from cholera a few hours earlier.
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    COLONIAL SECRETARY LEAVING FOR ENGLAND
    65 12 Education Director To Relieve Him MALAYA'S Director of Education. Mr. F. J. Morten, will be acting Colonial Secretary in Singapore while Mr. A. S. Small is in England on leave, it is understood. Mr. Small will leave by the Ranchl next week. Mr. Morten's place
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    MALACCA COMMISSIONERS WITHDRA W RESIGN A TIONS.
    204 13 But Give No Explanations At Yesterday's Meeting. ARE CONTROVERSIAL DEMOLITION ORDERS TO STAND? (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 21. THE four Malacca Municipal Commissioners Messrs. 1 Tan (hong Lek, J.P., L. A. Chitty, J.P., Dr. A. H. Kcin. J.P., and Capt. Mohd.
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    MR. J. G. HAY TO VISIT MALAYA.
    89 13 Son And Daughter With Him On World Tour. From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 21. |U|R J. G. Hay, managing director of Guthrie and Co. Ltd.. and a leading figure in the rubber industry, leaves London in December on a short j visit
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    28 13 A dance and social function will be held on Sunday. July 25. at the premises of the Zionist Association, 11. St. Michael's Road, at 8.30 p.m. Admission free.
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    IS RUBBER RESEARCH TOO FAR AHEAD?
    64 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 21. 11/ IK. R. W. l.unn, Chairman of the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers, speaking at ths annual luncheon, said he felt that the organisation of research on an international basis was jumping ahead of the (imes.
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    COUNTERFEITING CASE.
    186 13 Story Of Arrest In Serangoon Area. TWO little Chinese girls who tried to pass a spurious five -cent piece to a vegetable seller in Owen Road led to the arrest of Looi Cheok. who was put on his trial yesterday at the Singapor* Assizes, before Mr. Justice Howes
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    DEATH OF MISS E. J. WILLIAMS.
    46 13 The dcat.i tool: plscs at Euttcrwjrth of Miss Elizabeth Josephine Williams, eldest daughter of the late Mr. T. J. Williams and sister of Ur. A. J. Williams of the Penang Harbour Board. Miss Williams had been ill for some time.
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    Should Rotarians Sing ?
    215 13 Should Rotarians Sing Singapore "Terribly Conservative. ZOOMING fresh to Singapore from a world tour, Mr. Richard Sydney, newly-appointed Rotary International Secretary for Asia, told Rotarians yesterday that the local club lacked conviviality and that they were terribly conservative." He hinted that It might help matters a little if there was
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    ITALY WANTS MORE MALAYAN TRADE.
    55 13 Special Commercial Sections At Consulates. P"OR the encouragement of trade between Italy and Malaya, special commercial sections have been estab ished at the Italian Consulates in Singapore and Penai.g. These commercial sections will supply addresses of leading Italian manufacturers and obtain samp'es of goods and
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    JAPAN WANTS SIAM TRADE TOO.
    122 13 Scramble By Powers, Says New Consul. •pOREIGN powers are making strong bids for definite trade treaties with Siam and naturally Japan is doing the same. "Our difficulty is that Siam is anxious to export rice and teak, which we are unable to take on account
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    TRIED TO STEAL LORRYLOAD OF STEEL.
    106 13 [V/|R W. J. Reeves in the Singapore second court yestcrlay delivered judgment In the case In which John Paul Christian and Ahmed Lebeh Mohamed Mohidcen were convicted on a charge of having attempted to commit theft of one lorry load of steel, valued at
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    BUDDHIST FEAST DAY.
    77 13 I JNDER tre auspices or the Singapore Buddhist Association a celebration to commemorate Asala Day in Singapore will b* held at the premises of thj Association, 87, Spottlswood Park Road, today. This celebration commemorates the day on which Lord Buddha preached the first sermon Dhamma Chakka Pavatthana
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    JAPANESE INFLUX INTO SIAM.
    68 13 A REMARKABLE Influx of Japanese into Siam is shown in the alphabetical list of residents in the directory of Bangkok and Siam, just published by the Bangkok Times Press, Ltd. The directory is the only publication in English which lists, with official help, the personnel of
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    56 13 THEIR QUEST ENDED. The Tibetan delegation that passed through Singapore m April 1934 on its way to the interior of China, where an attempt was made to induce the exiled Tashi Lama, spiritual head of Tibet to return to Lhassa. Tashi Lama announced yesterday his decision to return. (Cable story
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    BRITISH INDIA SHIPPING REPLIES TO JAPAN.
    276 13 New Service This Month. piRST vessel in the new Kobe-Madras shipping service being introduced by the British India Steam Navigation Company as a reply to Japanese competition, the 5532-tons steamer (ran field is expected at Singapore from Japan at the end of this month.
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    MR. AND MRS. W. SMITH.
    53 13 Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, of Singapore, will be in London until Aug. 26, when they leave for New York on their return to Malaya through the United States and Japan. Their air mail address Is care of the Straits Times I 40/43, Fleet Street,
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    SIR. R. WINSTEDT NEW A.B.M. PRESIDENT.
    209 13 SIR. R. WINSTEDT NEW A.B.M. PRESIDENT. Ex-Governor Joins Committee. (From Our Own Correspondent) London. July 21. QNE of the best-known exMalayan offichls and scholars, Sir Richard Winstedt has been elected president of the Association of British Malaya. He succeeds Mr. T. (i. Hay. Sir William Peel, late Governor of Hong
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    SIAMESE EX-KING'S NEW HOUSE.
    23 13 (From Our Own C3rresponder.ll London, Ju'y 21. The ex-King of Slam has purchased a house at Biddenden, in Kent.
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    Sikh Gets 10 Months' Gaol For "Drunken Freak."
    439 13 "A DRUNKEN FREAK' was how Mr. Justice Howes described the attempt of Sudagar Singh to set fire to a compatriot's house in sentencing him to 10 months' rigorous imprisonment at the Singapore Assizes. Sudagar Singh stood his trial on a charge of
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    South China Just Beat A Scratch
    1165 14  -  "Echo." By BIG CROWD FOR STADIUM SOCCER MATCH. GALLERY PLAY— WITH SOME SPARKLING GOALS. IT was the sheer cleverness with which some of the goals were scored that saved the soccer match at Anson Road Stadium yesterday from being: irritating to discerning lovers of
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    23 14 The South China team, who defeated an S A.F.A. XI 3—2 at Anson Road Stadium before a large crowd yesterday. Straits Times Photoprag,
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    Inman And Lindrum: Last Exhibitions This Evening.
    139 14 Inman And Lindrum: Last Exhibitions This Evening. Tonight will be provide the last two opportunities for local billiard enthusiasts to see the experts, Melbourne Inman and Horace Lindrurn, at the Memorial Hall. Charges have been reduced to $1 and 50 cents and the sessions, will be at 6.30 and 9.30.
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    Y.W.C.A. RESULTS AND TIES.
    47 14 The following are results of ties In the Y.W.C.A. tournament: DOUBLES Misses D. Foston and Yamakawa beat Misses Tay Kheng Slan and R. A. Suriya. 6—4. 6—2. Miss M. Joseph and Mrs. Koh beat Missas D. Burgess ?.nd B Ferguson, C— 4. 6—2.
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    Y.M.C.A. TOURNAMENT
    21 14 Kr.mis and Yadi beat Kobayashi and Wee. 6—l. 5—7, 6—2 in the men's doubles event in the V.M.C.A. tournament.
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    Singapore Team.
    287 14 BRITAIN'S TEAM TO DEFEND DAVIS CUP. Hughes Drops Out Wilde To Play In The Doubles. /CHANGES have bad to be made in the British team for the Davis Cup challenge round against the United States at Wimbledon on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday next. For reasons of health G.
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    YOKOTA AND YASUKAWA ATS.C.C. TODAY.
    126 14 The two visiting Japanese l.iun tennis players, T. Yokota and Y. Yasukawa. will appear at thf S.('.('. today in exhibition matches. Singles and doubirs Mti will he played on court No. 5, the ■"centre court." immediately In front of the pavilion, being under repair. The
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    SELECTED TEAMS.
    77 14 Cricket. S.C.C. against Navy cr. P.i Ian;; en Saturday. July 31. ill a .n 1.. I I. Scott Daloilelsli. Lt V 7. D. H Duke, A. Hunter. M. Lam:), v. J. C. CDv.-i. W. G. Reeves. Lt. R W. H Scott. Lt. D. P. O. Stewart. E. G.
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    FARR TO FIGHT LOUIS ON AUG. 26.
    537 15 And Max Schmeling On Sept, 30, SYDNEY HULLS FAILS TO GET AN INJUNCTION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. THE Tommy Farr boxing tangle has been straightened out. Mr. Sydney Hulls, the Harringay promoter, sought an injunction to restrain the British champion
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    32 15 An incident in yesterday's soccer match at Anson Road Stadium: A South China player jumps high to head back a Singapore clearance, which Jabar has missed, with Mac Far.and waiting f^***™^ photograph
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    JOHORE'S PLAYERS FOR CHINESE OLYMPICS.
    216 15 Association Football. (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, July 21. Eight members of the Segamat Chinese Recreation Cub have been chosen to accompany the All Johorj contingent for the soccer matches at the Chinese Olympiad to be held at Singapore. At the Johore Olympiad. Segamat was
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    G.G.C. WOMEN'S MEDAL.
    92 15 Golf. The women's Ju'y medal competition of the Garrison Golf Club was played at Tanglln on Tuesday an,d yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mrs. Rogers with a net score of 33. The fo'lcv'lr.g cards were returned: Mrs. T. L. Rogers 45—12 =33 Miss J. M.
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    207 15 Position* Up To Date. p. Yorkshire 17 Sussex 20 Middles uc 13 Derbyshire 18 Notts 16 Gloucester 19 Essex 17 Glamorgan 19 Warwickshire IS Surrey 18 Lancashire 20 Worcester 18 Hampshire 17 Somerset 17 Kent 17 Leicester 17 I rthants 14 W L Points W. L. Ist
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    37 15 ••c a.tt.r.A. ai who lost to boutn I tuna yesterday. Left to right: Back row MacFarland, Amat Jabar, Ratclffe, Batten, Muthueum?ru and John Then; front row Trower, Illingworth (captain). Madin. Dollah and James Goh. Straits Times Photograph.
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    WINDSOR TAKES A HAMMERING AT PENANG.
    76 15 DHARMARAJ EASILY WINS TWELVE ROUNDS BOUT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 22. Harold Windsor got what must be worst punishment in his boxing career when he was beaten by David Dharmaraj tonight at Wembley Park. Windsor was appearing in his second contest in
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    BISLEY SUCCESS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    46 15 London, July 20. A ISTKALIA won the Empire Trophy at Bisley, aggregating 2,222 points and beating Canada and Great Britain, who each scored 2,205, India being next with 2,166. Canada was placed second on her performance at the 900 yards range. Reuter.
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    R.A.M.C. BEAT Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS.
    187 15 i'Y' Batting Collapse After Capital Start. The 32nd. Coy.. R A.M.C.. beat the V.MC.A. Juniors by four wickets on the V.MC.A. ground on Tuesday. Scores V.M.C.A. JUNIORS M. Kohloff c Allan b Cooper 39 K. Leembruggsn b Allcock 45 B. Barker run out 8 Kow Chu
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    NET PRACTICE FOR COLONY PLAYERS.
    120 15 S.C.C.'s Match With H.M.A.S. Canberra. A practice net will be provided at the S.C.C. on Tuesday next for all Singapore members of the Calony side. Irrespective of wh?ther they are Club members or not. The net will also be available to members of the S.C.C.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY
    95 15 TODAY. Swccr: MJ o». B vs. Poat Ofltu Div 11. SUid.um: V MCA. Juniors vs. Singapore En«lkh School, friendly, An<>on Read. Lawn Ttamit: Yokota and Yaauka-xa in exhibition matches, S.C.C. Water Polo: V.M.C.A. Seniors vs. Juniors, Fort Canning. 5 p.m. Btfltarda: Inman and Ltodrum at M.nicrial Hall.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    668 15 S.A.F.A. League— To lay's Key Match In Division II Don Fin lay A Great Athlete Hutton Of Yorkshire Tomorrow's Test, Conducted By 'ECHO.* TODAY'S match at the Stadium between the Midds. II and th-? Post Office may decide the championship of the second division of the SAF.A.
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    WEEK-END YACHTING.
    89 15 Tomorrow UU Hoy a'. Singapore Yacht Club will hold the usual afternoon races for the "B" and "C" class boats The start will be at 520 p.m. On Sunday the "B" clasc will sail the first race of a series for the Cardosa Challenge Cup, starting at 10
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    COURT ALLOWS ALKAFF PLANS APPEAL.
    6080 16 Writ Of Mandamus Against Municipality. NO SUNSHADES FOR DE SOUZA ST. WINDOWS. DV a majority the S.S. Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of Syed Abdulrahman bin Shaik Alkaff and Syed Aboobakar bin Hussain Alkaff from the judgment of the* Chief Justice discharging a
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    14-H.P. VAUXHALL UNDER TEST.
    1185 18 Motors And Motoring. Powerful Braking And Light Steering. IN every phase of iv performance under tests the new "Fourte?n-Slx" Vauxhall saloon d 3 lux- acquits Itself admirably. The engine is a remarkably wellbalaneed, quiet and sweet-running unit which carries out its work without any sign of
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    42 18 A GALLANT COUPLE. Famous Gervian racing ace Bernd Rosemeyer, ready for start, bids his wife good-bye. Mrs. Rosc:neyer has won herself a leading place in aviation as Miss Elly Beinhorn. Rosemeyer drives one of the new Bosch-equippcd Auto-Union racing cars.— Photo BOSCH.
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    HIGHER-POWERED MOTOR-CARS.
    157 18 Demand Increasing. The increase In the nauon's purchasing power Is reflected lii the growing demand lor higher-powered motor-cars. Official figures reveal that for the month of April the biggtst advance in registration figures of new cars applied to the 14 h.p. rating. The number ot new 14 h.p.
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    OPEN CAR REVIVAL.
    161 18 Innovations For Next Season. When the Motor Show opens at Earl's Court In October next many or the prominent Midland motor car manufacturers will be I^und to have Introduced new open cars in their proj grammes lor the 1938 season. A rei markab'.e feature' of these models
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    18 18 Boy Scout wor.d census figures for 1937 show an increase of 340,060. with a total membership of 2,812,074.
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    20 18 It has bean officially announced in Rome that there are now more than 45,000 workers employed in Italian aircraft factories.
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    Recent Austin Successes.
    444 18 EVENTS AT DONNINGTON, EDINBURGH AND BRISTOL. •"PHE huge crowd whic- watched the motor racing at Donington or. Coronation Day had the thrilling experience of seeing a unique racing record set up by one driver and one car winning every event. The driver in question was C. L
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    GOODWOOD SALOON.
    87 18 ■THE Aust'n Fourteen Goodwood I saloon which, it will be rememberi cd. won first award in its class in the R A. C. Rally coachwork competition. has repeated this success by winning Class 1 in the coachwerk competition held in conjunction with the Scottish Rally. Class 1 was
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    HILLMAN MINX CAR.
    129 18 Twenty New Features Iv Lalest Model. Twenty new features rave beon irtroduced in the Hillnun Minx car t 1038. announced yesterday. These include a handsome frontal d i greater sllsnee and paver, much bigger luTgage aecammoJitlDii. fo:irs^eed. a'.l-syrchrome^h searbox. sun-er-balanced crank-shaft and l ExLo" low expansion ?.!!oy
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    RISE IN MOTOR-CAR OUTPUT OF U.S.
    57 18 RISE IN MOTOR-CAR OUTPUT OF U.S. 12 Per Cent. Above June Last Year. New York July 9 Production of motor-cars uxclusiv of the output by Fard Motors) in the Unlt'.d States In June was 525 CB3 unit, it is reported by the Automobllf Manufacturers' Association. This is an increase oi
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    WAR'S COLOSSAL COST TO WORLD.
    270 19 M.C.S. Officer Talks On "Peace." "TVIE last war cost a hundred thou- sand million pounds sterling and with that money every family in America, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Belgium, and France could have been provided with a house coating £500, with five acres of ground
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS.
    167 19 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for this week follows: Today: 5.15 p.m.. Head" 1 --ters. 8 V.A.C.S.. N.C.Os Claw. Pridsy: 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, "i. Coy., L A. Training; 5.15 p.m.. Bukit Timah Range. "A" Coy.. Practice Competition; 5.15 p.m.. Seletax Range, "O" Coy.. Practice
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    Gunner Acquitted Of House-breaking.
    336 19 Gunner Acquitted Of House-breaking. f\N a charge of having committed housebreaking by breaking off the hasp and staple 01 a room in a house at Suffolk Road, on Mar. 11, for the purpose of taking one tin of State Express cigarettes, a gunner of the R.A., Changi, was acquitted by
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      15 20 A FIN! study of a water-buffalo taken by Mr. E. St. Clay Morford in Perak
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      26 20 HISTORIC RELICS: Old Dutch guns which once defended Kuala Selansor from enemies of the land They now form part of picturesque "battlements" on Kuala Selangor hill.
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      22 20 OLD AND NEW: The old fashioned bullock tart pulled by two sleepy -tookine animal* passes the modern Oriental Buildins in Kuala Lumpur.
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      23 20 MOSQI'E AND PALMS: The principle Mohammedan mosque in KuU Lumpur, which stand, M Hie (.onibak River, and the picturesque embankment on the right.
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937. No. 80.
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      Are Malayan Babies Left Too Much To Amah ?
      1127 1 Are Malayan Babies Left Too Much To Amah First Year Or Two Is Vitally Important. IN Malaya the tendency is to leave a young child very much to amah or nanny's care. Many mothers think that until he's four or five a child needs very little in the way of
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      CHILD EDUCATION.
      57 1 fHE Straits Times has arranged to publish in the i Women's Supplement a series of articles on the problems of the education of young children in Malaya. The writer is a woman who is specially qualified to deal with this subject, particularly in its local application. The first
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      OUR INQUIRY BUREAU.
      288 1 Questions regarding children, the nursery, household management, marketing, cookery and other matters will be answered by women contributors who have h»d many years of practical experience in Malaya. Letters should be addressed to the Inquiry Bureau, Straits Times, Singapore. Where a confidential reply is requested, a stamped,
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      Swimming Club Shock Tactics!
      148 1 Swimming Club Shock Tactics Mail Bag "Gruelling Interludes." To the Editor of the Straiu Times gIR, I have been asked by my wife to urge the women of Singapore to revolt against the shock tactics of vigorous young males in the Swimming Club Paul Jones dances on Saturday nights. At
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      FORTNIGHTLY CLUB LECTURE.
      45 1 Mr. John Namazie will address the Singapore Fortnightly Club on Friday evening next at 6.D0 p.m. on the subject of Persia. The meeting which will be held in the Y.W.C.A. Hall at Raffles Quay is open to nonmembers, both men and women.
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        164 1 JtyLMER, 9Meml^intmSWPS L^ ~*>? ifsK U For the R.Y.S. Regatta the Wealth and Beauty of England gather at Cowes. The graceful racing craft with their great spreads of snowy canvas, the fashionable visitors aboard luxurious cruising yachts all make a thrilling and enchaming picture. There is only one Perfume to
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      Women Golfers Are So Untidy, Says A Critic.
      978 2 London Fashion Review Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, July 8. A WELL-KNOWN sculptor and painter nearly created a revolution among women golfers the other day when he accused them of But Clothes On Links Are As Smart As Ascot. -By Our London
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      Clubhouse Drinks.
      198 2 AFTER an exhausting match, any of the folloicing drinks 7vill be welcomed by the tired player, and all good clubhouses should provide an efficient steward who can mix them properly, as follotvs: 'TOM COLLINS.' Shake together icc'.l the- juice of half a lemon. a dessertspoonful of powdered sugar
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      COOLEST DRINK.
      118 2 ANE of the cheapest and most v beneficial drinks which one can produce Is the old-fashioned barley water, flavoured with lemon, made in the modern way. Many people consider it an extremely pleasant drink, too, though even if you are indifferent to It at first, it is a
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        157 2 CHRISTIE UNHEARD OF CLEARANCE SALE New York, London, Vienna and Paris Gowns and all the stock left over. AT HALF PRICE FOR A Few Days Only. TAKE THIS GRAND OPPORTUNITY 19. Stamford Road. Phone 2526. Sleep thelllll^^. /Slee^^HealthC\ V j 'TPO he really health*£iving and refreshing, sleep must be deep,
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      RAINBOWS ON THE TABLE.
      406 3 Unusual China Linen Colour Schemes By Our Woman Correspondent. f>OLOUR is Ining used with great boldnesa a;?d certainly with no regard to the strictly orthodox ocm days! ll is not that the colours employed either in dress or decoration lire more vivid than usual Ijut quite
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      New Touches For Those Plain Walls.
      273 3  -  Mary Leicester. By DEOPLE who have followed the modern idea of bare walls often feel afterwards "Well" this does need a little something.' One of rhe most effective things to do is to use morrors. Mirrors seem to have endless possibilities this season. There
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      Modern Dancing Is Not Difficult!
      464 3  - Modern Dancing Is Not Difficult! Ruby Rainer But You NeedRhythm, Poise, A Good Teacher. By JUjODERN ballroom dancing is not difficult to learn provided that you have some sense of rhythm and proise and you go to an expert teacher. We all know that good dancers have a sense of
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      Corks & Glass Spikes.
      91 3 Corks Glass Spikes. SOME of the most amusing of dress ornaments one can hardly call them jewellery "—are made of corks. They are Just perfectly plain unvarnished corks such as one sees in new medicine bottles. They are strung together to form a necklace, with bits of brightly enamelled metal
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        222 3 Gowns for every occasion. Day 6? Evening bags. Diamante Clips, etc. 5. Stamford Rd. Phe»c 3838 Capitol Building, Siag*P«re. I ve found c M THRILLING new kind of FACEPOWDER M.ulo by an a mazing new process wln.lf.l by jmmttd currents of air at hurricane speed So light it floats on
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        457 3 rFREON THE IDEAL REFRIGERANT was developed by Frigidaire and General Motors. In a mechanical refrigeration system, cold is produced by the action of a refrigerant in absorbing heat from a given space. In this process the refrigerant, a chemical compound, changes from a liquid to a gas. The gas is
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      TOMATOES ARE AT THEIR BEST JUST NOW.
      403 4 Round The Markets A Recipe With Prawns. By "Housewife." Singapore, July 20. TOMATOES are at their best and 1 cheapest Just now. Why not make fuU use of them Full of vitamins they are one of the few vegetables whose health-giving mineral' salts
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      A Bright, Gossamer Wrap.
      81 4 A Bright, Gossamer Wrap. A VERY lovely, and easily copied evening wrap consists of a ground length cape of tulle, in wide strips, each of a different colour, givine a shaded or. in some instances, a strip:d effect in various colours. Each strip consists of a width, or half-a-width of
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      With Coloured Heels.
      86 4 "TWO tone stockings are new and fun to wear on riotous occasions such as a ycuthful cocktail party or a "garden" dance. They are intended for toeless, and often heel-less sandals, for the toes and heels of the stockings are scarlet, or, less startling, brown or black,
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      OILY SECRETS
      96 4 A BOTTLE of olive oil is a very usef ul thing to have on your kitchen shelf. It serves many purposes and here are two of them which may be new to some housewives. Frosted glass stoppers which become n;:ed In the necks of perfume bottles or decanters
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      853 4 Special To The Straits Times, THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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      Carrot Juice Drink On The Hay Diet.
      221 4 Is it correct that Dr. Hay recommends that one should eat apple pips? Yes. Dr. Hay does suggest that one should masticate the pips when eating an apple. They provide protein and vitamins. They must, however, be chewed well to get the full
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