The Straits Times, 27 May 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CEHTUBT.J ~W THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGER SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1923. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      347 1 SINGAPORE I 78. CECIL ST. X'PHONE 1111^ 1 833EE591 i 6.15 Toni K ht 9.15. SO THIS IS AFRICA. Phone 5261-2. I ML JB IB H AW W \MW9^ SUSTAINS YOU If >$*Kjm J\ DURING THE DAY. Sole Agents for British Malaya: Sk Chase the Gloom from fjfj^ EVERY ROOM
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      280 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 20, JAVA BT. CPHONI 3683). CyclaX defeats your biggest beauty difficulty. yy x Hot weather make-up needs the W^S^K^: if^Y ri^' lt n^ °f powder base one M WSaSm 2^*eth"t w'll really help you to cone S^V I Wlt>l Perspiration and keep it HHsflfa from ruining your make-up
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      3 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15.
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    4583 2 "Bradman Was Scared Of My Bowling." LARWOOD'S SENSATIONAL INTERVIEW. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Inn Office, Fleet Street, May 10. With the cricket season getting into full swing, there has been, somewhat appropriately, a revival of the keen controversy regarding Test matches and the leg-theory. The majority
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      33 2 HI MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE. The complete range of pMJ Morris cars is on view at Jl|| the Motor Section of the jfc. British Trade Fair. IIIJJI 1 v y-gg^ »E**/
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2246 3 A TARIFF TRICE— MR. MACDOXAL&S STATEMENT OIS HIS AMERICAN VISIT THE WAR DEBTS 01 ESTION THE ANCUhGERMAN TRADE AGREEMENT— MR. CHI RCHILL AND INDIA DEATH OF LORD KNEBWORTH HOUSE OF LORDS AND PERFORMING ANIMALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Stk/iis Times Office. Fleet Street, May
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    DASH TO RESCUE TOO LATE.
    393 3 Tragedy of Rail Chief Engineer. A woman, in a voice trembling with emotion, described at a Paddington inquesl how her employer, when about to shoot himself, ranrr her up on the telephone from his office and bade her goodbye." The victim of the tragedy was
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    PUBLIC SERVANTS IN DELHI.
    349 3 Census Reveals Big Increase. The total number of persons emnloyed in Public Administration in Delhi is 7,262. This fact is revealed in the Delhi census report, which points out that these figures do not include persons employed in the Irrigation, Railway, Postal and Telegraph services. t"he
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    NO DIVORCE APPEAL.
    283 3 Application By Capt. Alastair Miller. The Court of Appeal dismissed an application by Capt. Alastair GeorgeLionel Joseph Miller, the racing motorist, for leave to appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice Bateson, in the Divorce Court, granting a decree nisi on a potition brought by Mrs. Miller,
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    "PAVED WITH GOLD."
    130 3 Origin of 17th Century Belief. How did the idea spread in the (»>'- vinces and to Scotland that London's streets were paved with gold? A possible answer is found in the archives of the Worshipful Company of Paviors, which complained in the 17th century that goldsmiths were
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    S.V.C ORDERS.
    24 3 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending May 28, are: Sunday, May 28, 7.15 a.m., Corps Practice King's Birthday Parade.
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    M.P. ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION.
    516 3 Fellow Member Asked To Prove Charge. Allegations of corruption in the coopcrr.tive moveme.it, made in the House of Commons by Mr. F. A. Macuuisten, K.C., Conservative M.P. for Argyllshire, lu've caused a stir m co-optrattrwi circles. The allegations ha\'-' 'oeen emphatically denied, and Mr. A. V.
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      29 3 YOU CAN BUY WAIL ES DO YE B ITUMASTI Q ANTI-CORROSIVE SOLUTION JN BLACK CREAM GREY RED GREEN STO N E BROWN SOLE AGENTS UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE BRANCHES
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      480 4 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO BEfVICH. FKNINSIIAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO ONDKR i ONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due S'pon M Wl I'A 1 1.6 M May
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      617 4 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON Naples, Maneillea, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail KASHIMA MARC 9,'J00 May 31 June 1 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 June 13 14 HAKONE MARU 10.400 June 28 29 i SUWA MARU 10,700 July 13 14 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 July 27
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      543 4 BURNS PHEP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly tailing* by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7365 tons) and the I* MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabin*
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      503 4 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. ALSIA 30/5 30/5 31/ B 2'B BORINGIA 20/6 2./6 21/6 23 6 FIONIA 11/7 11/7 12/7 14/7 ERRIA 1/8 1/8
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      1215 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship I Ltd., and l tuna (19.12). I. I'D. Mutual Steam Navlnation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE (UNARI) STKAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd.
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    BRITISH NAVAL STRENGTH.
    859 5 Peer's Remarks. •CONTINUED REDUCTION IS MADNESS." Proposing the toast of "The Royal Navy," at the annual dinner of the Institution of Naval Architects, recently, the new president, Lord Stonehaven, P.C C CM.G., D.5.0., LLD-. said that many people who saw thu naval review at Weymouth last year,
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    STEAMER GROUNDS.
    78 5 Refloats After Few Hours Without Damage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) "T." T Klanjt. May 26. l lie s.s. -Seistan was expected at Port Swettenham yesterday at 9 a.m. from I enanK but arrived only after 5 p m She grounded near Pulan Angsa yesterday morning and until the
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    20 5 SVS Vg l 5E Glim th l»t Wilts., has ijualihed after attending the course at the SmaU Arras School, jfythe.
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    THE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET.
    471 5 Record For Motorship Tonnage. According to figures compiled by the United States Commerce Department's Bureau of Navigation and Steamboats Inspection, there were 24,913 vessels of 15,120,468 gross tons in the United States merchant marine on December 31, 1932. This is a decline of less than one-half
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    260 5 Effect Of Parents' Distress On Their Children. The Committee felt that this was a question about which action is most needed and so adopted a resolution urgently appealing to voluntary organisations to communicate to the Secretariat at the earliest possible date the results of all the inquiries which they
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    FIRES ON SHIPS.
    136 5 Brazilian Engineer's Discovery And Claim. The discovery of a beam which emanates from electrical apparatus, and which can cause fires and explosions, is claimed by a Brazilian engineer, Dr. Pinto. Unknown to the electrical operators, this beam is said to be able to set fire to inflammable
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    Shipping News.
    339 5 HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS, i Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau f ov the week ended May 20 is: Baghdad: 1 smallpox case. Bassein: 7 smallpox eases and. 1 death as compared with 1 cases and
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      499 5 S£ NOEDDEUTSCHEK rtS&i LLOYD |j r^ (Incorporated in Germany.) Th. undermentioned an Ue eempany intended fixtures:—' OUTWARD. 1... SAAR3RUCKEN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan May 28 i m... HAVEL for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China May 30 HOMEWARD. TRIKR for Genoa, Pitcelona, Casablanca,
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      434 5 PRESIDENT "LINERS Fares Again Reduced £67.3.11. Kr >«aatlfal trip fr«* MANILA/ HONG KONG TO EUROPE UA AMERICA Tanrlat clan across the Paelfe Ist class Ball la America Toarlst cUh Atlantic on the famous and ■jew s.e. Manhattan or a.i. Washington. (If Msaag* thronirh the Panama Canal U desired approximately G$4S
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      338 5 ELLEKJUAN BUCKNAUJ STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. J (Incorporated in ingland.) "ELLERMAN" UNE. Freight Sendee UNITED KINGDOM AND J CONTINENT. Via Port* and dues CaaaJ OUTWARDS. TO BONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN Steamer: s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA Jun. 30 HOMEWARDS. T m.T. CITY OF LILLE for Havre LM.iti, H'dani Hhur,' May L'y
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      64 5 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, ins Sunshine temp. •F hr«. *F Alor Star 94 Nil 11-7 72 Sitiawan 94 Nil 8.1 74 K TrenifKanu 91 Nil 9.1 75 Bukit Jcnm !'O Nil 7.9 74 Malacca 88 0.02 7.9 76 Singapore 90 Nil 7.5
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      129 5 TIDE TABLES. Saturday, May 27. H. W. 1.04 p.m., 7 ft. 7 in. Sunday, May 28. H. W. 12.02 a.m., 9 ft. 1 in., 1.40 p m., 7 ft. 5 in. Monday, May 29. H. W. 12.36 a.m., 8 ft. 9 in., 220 p.m., 7 ft. 2 in. H. \V.
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      525 6 SITUATIONS VACANT When appljing for any position advertised in these columns m-nd copies of testimonials. Do not send originals. ESTATK OFFICE CI.ERK, experienced with thorough kmnvlclirc of iiccounts, wanted for Estate in Johore. 457, S'rail.- Times. WANTED EXPERIENCED BOOKBINDER BY A LARGE EUROPEAN PRINTING HOUSE. WAGES $30. j APPLY TO
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      597 6 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET W) LET, 8, Ozley Riss, mod. sanitation A<Py 10. Malacca Street. Bungalows, Angullia Park. 3GI-A, Orchard Read, Oil Extraction Factory. Angullia Co. SMALL cony Bungalows at Balmoral Crescent, tennis. Apply 32, Balmoral Road. TO LET, 1. Margate Rd., off Grove Rd.. close to Katong Park. Entry
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      609 6 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LEV, No. 110, RoMnson Road, suitable for office store. Apply S. Manassoß A Co, 6-8, Malacca Street. EXCELLENT office and (rodown accommodation tv let in Robinion Road. Good position. Apply 480, Straits Times. OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET Winchester House, Ist A 2nd Floors. Raffles
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      551 6 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE. This is to inform the public that M. K. Chidambaram, Clerk to the Chettiar (Nattukuttui) Chamber of Coßmeroo, has oeen discharged on the 23rd instant and he has no J connection whatsoever with the Chamber or Chettiar Community from ihat date. PR. NX. PR. NACHIAPPA CHETTIAR, Asst.
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      613 6 PUBLIC NOTICE I THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED NOTICE is hereby given that as from June 1. IMS the Registered Office of th.Corporation will be GREAT EASTERN LIFE BUILDING. No. 4, Cecil Street. Singapore. By Order of the Board. R. R. COOMBS. Secretary. TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. ■OTICB
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      253 6 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss II ANA. (0. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 74 (>7. "PERFECT EYESIGHT." ELLISON S. EZEKIEL CO., Opticians and \> iilrhi.nk.r-. ONLY \DIiKESS:— Caattol Building Stamford Uou-I. BtasmnwM. AUCTION NOTICES. A M«» pmwrtTNrTY KOK ADVANCFM COLLECTORS TO BBCVRE SOME <>| PHI RARE
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      80 6 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within On. »ide without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly t 3.00 4.00 2.50 Quarterly H. 50 $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.00 Yearly $34.00 $48.00 $30.0* NOTE. Outstaiinn cheques should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charge* and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on the
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    MR. BALDWN NOT A TRAITOR."
    1184 7 His Indian Policy. DISAPPOINTED AT MR. CHURCHILL. Mr. Baldwin defended the India policy of the Government wVn replying to a resolution of confidence passed at tho meeting of the Bewdley Unionist Assooiat lon at \\'nrci :;U'i\ Many people .v.nderod, ho said, why this grave quest
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    NEW AIR SERVICE.
    257 7 Rangoon-Calcutta Project. Niw Delhi. May 5. It is understood Mr. R. K. Grant Govan of Messrs. Goran Brothers is shortly proci .dmg to England. There he will discu-s with the Imperial Airway* and settle details for a service between Karachi, Calcutta and Rangoon which iventually will be
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      BAND AT RACECOURSE.
      72 7 To the UMw of the Straits Times. Sir,— l beg to suggest that the Police Bund at ilie New Racecourse, should be moved to t!i^ cent re of the lawn in front <.f the main building co tl;at everyone will have .he pleasure of hearing it. From
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      DUNLOP RUBBER CO.
      200 7 To the Editor H the Straits Times. ail, Under the heading of "In justice. in your issue of Jla> 24, thei appears a litter from Mr. F, O. Rasmussen, referring to thu speech of the chairman of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., at the reOMt annual general
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      309 7 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND RACE BALL WITH MISS RYA FORSTER EXTENSION TILL 2 A.M. BOOK NOW PHONE 5381. BOOK NOW RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA ADELPHI HOTEL TONIGHT Mrs. ALFORD I'KKSKNTS "UNE SOIREE ARTISTIQUE" IN AID OF THE BOYS BRIGADE JUBILEE FIND. ARTISTES Mrs. Alford
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      252 7 PLATE LESS ACCUMULATORS Already the plate-less, doublecupacity accumulator has mostly superseded present-day "plate" types ■f next season, bat- AA AMP tery-ustrs everywhere nil unt-o will (ro over completely HIUK to the "accumulator ftC TC of a new day." ?9 a 9 GENERAL DATA Twice the capacity p«r lb. weight, due
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      26 7 RAFFLES INSTITUTION EVENING CONTINUATION CLASSES Students for all Classes for 2nd. Term will be enrolled at Jalan Besar School on Friday, June 2nd. at 5-30 p.m.
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      207 7 8.8.C. PROGRAMME. For Straits Settlements., and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daveniry, England. Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used in the transmissions to the Indian zone. Announcements will be made at frequent intervals. Call Sign Frequency Wavelength GSB 9,510 kc/s 31.55 m. or GSC
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      356 7 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE By Our Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9— M0n., Wed., and Thursday 6.15 to 8.30 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. KUALA LUMPUR— Metres 48.92— Sun., Tues. and Fri. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres 68 M. Daily 6.30—10 p.m. PARlS— Metres 19.66— Daily
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    DETECTIVE SENT TO PRISON.
    846 8 Revolver Threat. ASSAULTED SHOPKEEPER OVER SARONG. "In cases of this nature when police constables are accused of assault the greatest care must be exercised in sifting the evidence, because of the tendency always to 'rub it in' owing to the constable's official position," said Mr. E.
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    ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND.
    54 8 Discovery Of Tomb Of High Priest Of Memphis. Cairo, May 23. The expedition financed by the New York Museum of Arts working in Upper Ejrypt has discovered the tomb of Senworret Ank, the high priest of Memphis who lived in the epoch of the first reign of the
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    CAPITOL THEATRE CASH MISSING.
    822 8 Sinhalese Accused Of Breach of Trust. The third police magistrate, Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, yesterday reserved judgment until May 29, in the case in which Vincent Wijeysuriya is charged with criniinal breach of trust >f $754.84 entrusted to him for banking on May 15 by
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    NECKLACE SNATCHED.
    129 8 Thief Caught After Chase By Bicyclists. (From.Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, May 23. For snatching a gold chain with pendant from the neck of a Chinese frirl, Kwek Teik Hiok, aged 18, in a lonely road in Asam Kumbang, an Indian named Karuppiah was today fined $100 or alternatively,
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    348 8 Celebrations At Kuala Pilah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Pilah, May 24. The Government English School, Kuala Pilah, celebrated Empire Day in befitting manner. At 8.45 a.m. the District Officr. Mr. I. W. Blellooh. srrived and was received by Mr. E. S. Redfearn, the headmaster. There were also
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    RUMANIAN TERRORISTS.
    70 8 Arms Smuggled Into Yugoslavia. Belgrade, May 24. The prosecution of a number of persons accused of belonging to the terrorist emigration organisation the Ustascha, i whose headquarters are in Fiume, and of having smuggled arms and propaganda material into Yugoslavia for action against the present Government, ended on
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    HELP FOR RAILWAY.
    177 8 Bill for Council to Make Competition Equal. To enable the railway to compete on equal terms with other carriers a bill to amend the Railway Ordinance is to be introduced to the next meeting; of the Legislative Council. Under the Railway Ordinance as it j stands, says
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    SIR ALFRED WATSON.
    119 8 Resigns Editorship Of The Calcutta Statesman. Sir Alfred Watson has retired from the editorship of the Statesman (Calcutta) owing to ill health a.nd he has been succeeded by Mr. Arthur Moore who has been the Simla and Delhi editor and director of the Statesman for about ten
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    CHILD'S CRY OF PAIN.
    89 8 Father Chases And Catches Earring Tnief. While carrying his three-year-old daughter along Queen Street a Chinese heard her give a sudden cry of pain. Looking round, he saw a man of his own nationality running away and, promptly depositing the child on the road, gave chase
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    544 8 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Sunday after Ascension, May 28, 1938. 6.50 ».m., Holy Conn.; 7.30 a.m.. Matins; a a.m. Holy Comn. (Choral): 5 :>0 p.m., Evenson-r (Choral) and I flam**; i0..»1> a.m.. fcufcit at RAJ". Bi-»: Holy Comn. on Mon.. Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues.. Than, and
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      157 8 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON"/ I NEVER TELLS A LIE. WEIGHS UP TO 280 lbs. (20 STONES) NOTHING TO GET OUT OF ORDER j $16/— EACH SOLD BY j| I £u€/iuu/he/ie I 'I £otsc/i6erg No trip to Europe is complete without a Stay in SWITZERLAND HOTEL GUIDES showing tariffs, illustrated booklets, mips
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      124 8 D Do you ever wonder how the Head what —~~y famous stars of the screen care LOVELY LOR ETTA YOUNG for their lovely complexions T.. c f Here is their secret. At work ii.. c m their lovely homes too, they Smooth skjii is one or M i i t
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    WAR BETWEEN JAPAN AND RUSSIA.
    237 9 "A Catastrophe for The Entente World." Paris, May 12. In an editorial today, the Ere Nouvelle, efficial organ of the Radical Party, discusses Soviet-Japanese relations with ;>ecial reference to the fears lately ex,l in many European quarters of the imminence of armed conflicts between the
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    SCENE IN COURT.
    175 9 Chinese Sent to Mental Hospital. The Chine -<■ Yon Ah Sai, who created a MMC m th BeCOOd Magistrate's Court »,n Thursday, was bi ought before Mr. A. W liny again yesterday, having been certified insane at the Ciniral Hospital, and an oi'der was made for his
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    143 9 Ballot For Member To Succeed Mr. S. G. Hacker. Mr. S. 6. Hack?r, who is leaving Malaya OB retirement shortly, has resigned his seat mi the Municipal Commission t..v which he was nominated by the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. The committee of the S.S. (S.) A. has now
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    GREAT WORLD.
    95 9 Ta Dance And At Home At New Cabaret. To celebrate the opening of the Great World cabaret, an at home and informal na aaacc was held in the dance hall yesterday afUrnoon and was attended by a largi crowd, guests of the management. Dining the dancing cabaret turns
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    51 9 The marriage will take place at the Church of the Visitation, here on June 3, says our Seremban correspondent, of Mr. S. A. Thatuvasamy Thomas, of the loco running .-hid, c>in|?ai>oro, and Mi.ss B.JaYeiulur. Mary. daughter of Mr. A. G. Joseph, rolling stock inspector, F.M.S. Railways, Seremban and of Mrs.
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    21 9 Mr. I). W. Smith will speak at the Singapore Kotaiy ("lnh ■MUM on W«'d-iir-iluy Mi "How the United States is Governed."
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    MR. R. C. WALLHEAD LEAVES I.L.P.
    270 9 New Policy Is Too Revolutionary. Mr. R. C. Wallhoa.". M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil. has resigned from the Independent Labour Party beq»uce he disagrees with the policy enunciated at the recent Derby conference which p'.nces Parliarr.ent in a secondary position. Mr. WaJlhead. in a letter
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    PEERESS AWARDED 10s. A WEEK.
    253 9 "I Have No Means," Says Lord Lang-ford. Lord Langford. who, after working as a term labourer, night watchman, land agent, fruit picker, and concert singer, succeeded to his Irish peerage in 1931, has been ordered to pay his wife 10s. a week. Las* year Lady
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    DANGEROUS DRUGS.
    103 9 League Action To Suppress Illicit Traffic. Geneva, May 26. Tho Council of the League of Nations has approved the report of the Advisory Committee on the traffic in opium and is submitting a draft convention for the suppression of thu illicit traffic in clangorous drujrs. The convention strengthens
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    SALE OF C.E.R.
    77 9 Manchukuo Willing To Jiuy From Soviet. Tokio, May 2C. The Japanese Ambassador at Moscow has been instructed by the Foreign Office to convey to the Soviet Manchukuo's willingness to purchase the Chinese Eastern Railway through Japan's good office! ond also to invite M. I itvi.^off, the Commissar
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      37 9 RAFFLES INSTITUTION On Tuesday June 6th. Speech Day and Prize-Giving, in Jalan Besar School Hall at 10 a.m. Annual Sports on Raffles School Ground at 3 p.m. Parents and friends are cordially invited to attend both functions.
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      230 9 THE FIRST TALKING MOTION PICTURE SPECTACLE. THE ft GRAND q I a M PREMIERE 0 1 O H CAPITOL 0F THEATRE THE MAY 31st.| CROSS. A PARAMOUNT PICTURE. A CECIL B. DE MILLE PRODUCTION. PLANS NOW OPEN. IF IT'S A PARAMOUNT PICTURE. IT'S THE BEST SHOW IH TOWN. > *^_A--JBW^--
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      240 9 Opening TODAY at Matinee 3.15 p.m. One of the most entertaining Pictures of the Season The Beautiful, Glamorous Star CAROLE LOMBARD with LOUISE CLOSSER HALE. (Famous for her role in "SHANGHAI EXPRESS") in the screen's best-dressed show NO MORE ORCHIDS She had millions to spend but what she wanted most,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    243 10 Tin Falls Back Again. RUBBER SHARES JUMP UP. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices: Gold, VI6 2s. (id., up Id. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 3 3/32 d., no change. New York. 5 3/16 cts., up I 16 ct. Tin, London, (3 months). 1191 55., down
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    EXCHANGES.
    96 10 Rugby, May 25. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.39 V-> Athens 590 Brussels 24.27' •> Belgrade 250 Berlin 14 13 32 Bombay 1,6 5 64 Bucharest 570 Buenos Aires 41% official. Copenhagen 22.45 Geneva 17.52i 2 Helsingfors 227 Hong Kong 14 5/8 Lisbon 110 Madrid 39% Milan 64 7 8
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    PRODUCE.
    66 10 Singapore, May 27. Gumbier 4.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 7.00 copra 4.15 mixed 3.85 Sago flrur. Sarawak UK White Pepper 29.50 Klack Pepper 16.50 Pearl Sago 4.30 small 4.1E oiediuin •.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 3.85 No. 2 125 catties gross 3.80 Rice Siam $148 to 171 Saigon
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        MINING.
        430 10 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 24/6 26/21/- nom. I/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 13/13/9 1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        276 10 issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.80 0.90 nom. £1 n Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.2.6 5.7.6. 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.35 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T.S. 7* Prefs. 22 6 23,3 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        145 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 i/ 2 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 110 113 nom. Singapore Municipal AY-> p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 1,000,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4*4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        372 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today s Prices A Fraser Lyall Evatt w A Co. Allenby ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.65 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.45 0.50 0.40 0.50 A. Hitam ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.70 0.80 A. Kuning ($1) 0.05 0.15 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      184 10 SELLING. Singapore, May 27. London, 4 months' sight 2/4. London, 3 months' sight. 2/3 31 32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 30 days sight 2/3 29/32 London, demand 2/3 7 8 London, T.T. 2 3 27 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 980 Hamburg, demand IG4 New
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      268 10 To*»y. Tembilahan (Sin Aik Lee) nooo Belawan, Aden, Egypt and U.S.A. (Steel Navigator) 1 p. m Djambi (Toradja) 2 p.m. Kemaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dunfun, Trengganu and Beaut Asdang) 2 p.m Banka Island, Pladjoe Palembang (Senang) 2 p m China and Japan (Suisang) 'i p.m. Bengkalis and Bagan
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      36 10 By Poelau Bras Ranpura M. Van St. Aldegonde Karagcla Chitral L<eil Arra. 8'por* London Apr. 13 Hay 6 Apr. 14 May < Apr. 21 Hay 11 Apr. 20 Hay 13 Apr. 28 May 20
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      LINE RESTORED.
      21 10 Telegraphic communication between Singapore and Penang which was interrupted yesterday at 4 p.m. north of Ipoh, is been restored.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      21 10 From Australia, by Marella, due at Singapore noon today. From Franco, by Porthos, due at Singapore 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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      AIR MAIL.
      49 10 With reference to the notice which ap- peared in the Post Office Daily List dated Km May 6, regarding air mail correeponI dence to Medan via Alor Star, it has been decided forthwith to reduce the air mai! fee from 15 cents to cents per half ounce.
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    DR. NILS AMBOLT.
    144 10 Sven Hedin May Lead Rescue Mission. Peking, May 9. The Swedish explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin, despite the fact that he is 68 years of age, is actively seeking the permission of the Chinese Government to lead a rescue t-xped'tion into the heart of Asia to rescue the
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    NOT A CANDIDATE.
    42 10 New York, May 14. Forme, Governor Alfred E. Smith scotched a movement today to nominate him for mayor of New York City. The 1928 Democratic presidential nominee said he would not be a candidate in the election next November.
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      439 10 FORM "C" (Pursuant to Section 112 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies).) STATEMENT BY OVERSEA -CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1932. The Share Capital of the Company i< $40 000,000.00 divided into 1.000,000 SharoJ of $40.00 each. ,r.T he numb er of shares issued on. Dec 31. a
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      80 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOI THE WEEK. Saturday, May 27. British Trade Fair. Great World. Poultry sho-v ends. \'»w World. Singapore Race*. Third Day. Sunday. May 28. British Trade Fair. Great World. Monday. M«y 29. British Trade Fair, Great World. Tuesday. May 30. Police Band, Botanical Gardens. 5.1. r > na. British Trade
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      840 11 Dollar Outlook. BANK'S GOLD HOLDING UP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 27. The principal topic of eomejsa- ioo in Londci finnncbl drclea last week was, of coins:-, the outlook fer the d< llr.r. It was regarded here as dio::rctly iu-.fr.itu-nate that America shmiM iciva ihe yuld
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      TRADE PACT RENEWED.
      36 11 Wellington, May 23. The Minister of Finance has announced the prolongation for a period of six months of the commercial agreement between Canada and New Zealand which was due to expire today. Aneta-Havai>
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      BULLION LETTER.
      766 11 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s weekly bullion letter, dated Apr. 26, stales: The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £183,963,895 on April 19, an increase of £5,452,928 as compared with the previous Wednesday. Purchases of bar gold by the Bank during the week amounted to £1,974,629.
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      SUNGEI KINTA TIN.
      685 11 Operations Cramped By Restriction." The seventh ordinary general meeting of the Sungcl Kinta Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, 4, London Wail Buildings, London, E.C., on Apr. 21. Mr. R. Pawle, the chairman, said: The year's working, after making ample allowances
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      168 11 Lewi* and Peat's report, feted May 2<i, ■■'fates: With minor fluctuations price* have remained around the same level throughout the week, New York support* ing the market on any slight setback. Estates have continued to sell forward and consider" hie quantities must have been contracted for. We continue
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
      831 11 Inveresk Recovery. RECKITT'S £1,r<5,000 PROFIT. (Fran One Own Correspondent.) London, April 27. Fluctuations in, an-.l the outlook for, the sterling-dollar e>:chanpe have rather ove' shadowed the Budget as a market factor. The financial markets were taken mrite l>\ itrrprise by the news that the American Aaminiktration
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    WHAT U.S. BUYS.
    327 11 According i<> iijri::i\- compiled by the Bureau of the CoMHS, Department of Commerce; and ratauad by the American Trade Commissioner, Singapore, tlie tonsumption of animal and vegetable- oils decided slightly in the United States during 1932. The consumption figures should be of interest to Malayan producers of
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH
      74 12 CHEONG. Mr. Cheonß (iUHn Swee. age 72 ut his residence 158, Waterloo Street on Thursday. May 25. 1933, at 8 p.m. He leaves behind a widow, a son, Cheonir Chin Fatt, two daughters, a son-in-law, hontf Thutt Pitt, and several grand children The cortege will leave his residence on
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933. A NEW SULTAN.
    824 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933. A NEW SULTAN. A distinguished company is now assembled in the little town of Pekan, the ancient capital of Pahang, to witness the installation of Sultan Abu Bakar. Peculiar interest attaches to this ceremony because it is the first of its kind
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    305 12 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. R. W. Jakenian has been appointed M Assistant District Judge, Singapore. Mr. L. R. F. Earl has been appointed a. Registrar of the Supreme Court, Lrbuan. Mr. J. Mackintosh, of New Columbia Estate, Ayer Tawar, Sitiawan, has left for home. The United States consulate-genen.l trill be closed
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    LAMPLIGHTERS OF THE SEA.
    1153 12  -  W. J. Passingham, Men Who Police Ocean Deathtraps. (By the well-known scientific writer.) Diamond Shoal, employed by the. United States off Cape Hatteras. It throws a warning beam across the sea for more than four and a half miles, and is situated 13 miles from the
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    AMUSEMENTS—SIagapor.
    121 12 AMUSEMENTS— SIagapor. ADELPHI HOTEL. Special Dinner— Une Soiree Artistique. AIHAMBRA Ben Hur. With Ramon Novarro. 6.15—9.16. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— So This Is Africa. With Robert Woolsey Bert .Wheeler. 6.16—0.16 Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD— TALKIE.— CongoriIIa 4 Play Boy of Paris. MAHLBOROI'GH.- "Heer Kanjha" Hindustani Tulkie. f>.i:> Mi. MISS RIBOETS CO.—
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    871 12 WATER SHORTAGE. When householders roceivc their water Mils and are moved to saying unkhul things about the Municipality and u!l their works particularly their wmfc i works— let them reflect that things iniKlit be much worse if they had no such bills to meet. Some months
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    U.S. TO ABOLISH THE GOLD STANDARD BY STATUTE
    833 13 Payment Of War Debts In Paper Dollars. "FREED FROM OBSTACLES AND HANDICAPS OF GOLD." Measure Certain To Be Passed By Congress. WMhtagtSß, May 2(». Ft was announced here today th-.il ihc lUittd Suites is to go off the gold standard by statute.
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    "ANTI-NAZI" DECREES.
    82 13 Commission Bans Uniforms In: Saar Basin. Saarbruecken, May 2.'5. The League Commission governing trc Saar Basin has now published in the ofß-c-ial gazette (thereby putting them into force) the three decrees for the main- I tenanee of order." which are cltarl; directed against the National Siu-ialis; movement and
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    MADRID MOTOR CRASH.
    52 13 hief Of Police And Two Sons Gravely Injured. Madrid, May 23. The chief of police, Senor Araprons, ha.»- ban gravely injured in a motor accident on the road to the Escurial. The chauffeur was killed and both of Senor Angina' MM wan severely bruised but neaped further
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    49 13 A Mil to be introduced at the next Hag <>f the Legislative Council to Ml. Naval and Air Bases Ordinance it has been thought neeMMUry to include Uha i.iouih of the Sunttei Pus and a small I portion of thi Johore Strait within tha limits of the Air Base.
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    R.R.I. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
    167 13 Cambridge Professor As President. A rumnl—inn has ban appointed 'o make a full inquiry into matters concerring the affairs of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, according to a supplement to the F.M.S. Governmei-i Guettt is.sued last night. The members of the commission are PROFESSOR F.
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    GANDHI'S FAST.
    393 13 Doctors Hopeful He Will Survive. Poona, May 26. The doctors are still hopeful that Gandhi will survive the fast. Today's bulletin states that his condition will continue to be critical for sone time after the end of the fast and it will be at least three weeks before
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    DANZIG ELECTION.
    159 13 League Commissioner's Warning. Danzig, May 24. The League of Nations High Commissioner at Danzig, Herr Rosting, has notified the President of the Senate, Dr. Ziehm, that fears of intimidation at the coming general parliamentary election on May 28 have been expressed from various quarters. Herr Rosting points out
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    DEATH OF HORATIO BOTTOMLEY.
    742 13 His Wasted Gifts. FROM HEIGHTS TO THE DEPTHS. London, May 2<>. The death is announced of Mr. Horatio Boltomley.— Reuter. Mr. Bottomley's death has taken placein an age which can only now dimly recall the tragedy of a man whose name was a household word, a
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    REAL PROGRESS AT GENEVA.
    579 13 But Deeds Wanted— Not Words. Lmtttoa, M •>>■ M, In the House of -unions tonight the keei interest inwd >>y tho latest developments at the Pifl— Mil Conference was shown l>y ths eiuweW benchen atid galleries when Sir Jol>n Simon, the Foreign Minister, who returned from
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    COMMUNISTS BANNED.
    57 13 Illegal and Dangerous To The State. Vienna, May 26. The Communist party in Austria has been officially banned as a sequel to the recent activities of the party, which are described as illegal and dangerous to the State. The opinion is expressed that the next step may be
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    DANISH UNIVERSITIES.
    35 13 German-Jewish Students To Be Admitted. Copenhagen. May 23. The Council of the Association of Danish students has adopted a resolution allowing: refugee German-Jewish students to continue their studies in Danish universities. Aneta-Havas. I
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    41 13 1 A tee party in honour of the Rev. and Mrs. S. S. Pakianathan, of Kuala Lumpur, I will be held by the ny mbers of the Methodist Tamil Church today at the Methodist Girls' School, says our Klarjr turafM <lent.
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    HUGE MANCHU EMPIRE.
    943 13 600,000 Miles Stolen From China. TRUCE TERMS. "Government Saved From Disaster." Shanghai, May 2i\. Despite the most severe censorship and official denials due to a fear of consequences there seems no doubt thai a pro visional Sino-Japanese truce was signed at Miyun last night. The document is
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    Provident Fund Losses On Mortgages.
    5476 14 SHOULD THEY BE MET OUT OF MUNICIPAL FUND? Three matters of important c were discussed at great length Bl the ■nrthig of the Municipal Commissioners held yesterday the Provident Fund, sausages and the rumoured epidemic of enteric fever among school chile' ren. The Provident Fund
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    FIRST CINE-FILM SHOW IN MALAYA.
    331 14 Penang Coast Pictures Win the Prize. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 2C. The exhibition cf cine-films given la.-t night at the Victoria Institution was the first of its l;in:l ever to be held in the F.M.S., if not in the whole of Malaya.
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    281 14 Military Training For The Police. The following is taken from the Strai's Times of Saturday, May 26. 1883 Our own police are being assiduously drilled and instructed in military manoeuvres, and once a week have a regular parade drill when the weather permits. Indeed, it is said
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    WHEELER AND WOOLSEY.
    68 14 The personal appearance •< Bert Wheek'r and Robert Woolsey at the con- elusion of their film, "So This Is Africa," j at the Capitol last night was a great success. After thanking the audience for their great reception they gave a showlasting 20 minute.-. The two comedians
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    IS FIRE ENGINE IN UNIQUE POSITION?
    636 14 Court Sequel to Road Collision. Four witnesses gave evidence in the case before Mr. G. S. Rawlings, the Fourth Police Magistrate, yesterday, in which a European, John Angus, of th Singapore Fire Brigade, was summonsed to answer charges of causing hurt by a rash
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    PREMIER'S HOLIDAY.
    86 14 Ten Days' R«wt At Lossiemouth. Kutci'.v. May 24. The Prime Miniater, Mr. jCai.i.-:ty Macj Donald, presided over the wmMj masting lof the Cabinet this morning and this I afternoon will leaw for Lossiemouth, I Scotland, where he proposes to take a few days rest before returning to London
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    9 14 Huiond-Lieut. Ung Ouan Hoe. S.S.V.F., hgi been pi^unotcd lieutt-nani..
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    COLOURFUL CROWDS IN PEKAN.
    810 14 Influx of Visitors. SULTAN'S INSTALLATION ON SUNDAY. (Ity Our Special Correspondent.) Pekan, May 26. An unwonted atmosphere of activity and excitement pervades Pekan, the pretty little riverside town where the Rulers of Pahang have lived for fiw centuries and more. Colourful crowds of Malays in holiday
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    115 14 June 3 being the birthday of H.M. the King, the Master Attendant is directed by Government to request the shipping community to be good enough to allow vessels that are in harbour on that date to "dress ship." Sunday Labour. Applications for Sunday permits to work cargo
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    974 14 INCREASE OF MALARIA IN PENANC. T^IK jnnatromini is announced of Mi. L,ow Chin Scan;,', younjtiT brolljir t>." Mr. Low Ah liny, and Misi Ho Lai ¥cc, third daughter of Dr. Ho Siii Khan 1. 1.. and Mrs. Ho Siu Khan am! granddaughter of Mi. Ho
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      1533 15 BEST HORSES IN THE COUNTRY ENGAGED OVER 7 FURLONGS. WHAT THE EXPERTS THINK. Selections By The Racing- Selections By Correspondent. M.F.J. Race 1 Head at the Bill Race 1 Head Of The Bill Shorty La Petite More Gatd Vitality Race 2: Cafe
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      552 15 An Unusual Feature. WEST INDIES' SUCCESS AT SOUTHAMPTON. One of the features of the first-class cricket cables today is the defeat of Worcestershire after they had declared their second innings closed. With a lead of 279 over Warwickshire the Worcestershire captain declared with four wickets standing. However,
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      LOCAL CRICKET.
      168 15 AH Yunos Bats Well For Raffles. Raffles Institution met the Fort Canning Cricket XI on Thursday and defeated them by four wkts. Scores. Fort Canning: Moss c Valberg b Ally 15, Briault c Hamilton b Thilinathan 11. Marlow run out 0, Cashman c Loveday b u en f
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    LAWN BOWLS.
    183 15 American Tournament At S.C.C. A lawn bowls American tournament at the S.C.C. will begin on Friday, June 2, for which entries will close on May \H. The matches will consist of several heads," the number of which will be arranged according to the number of entries. Entries will
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    MALAYA CUP TRIAL MATCH.
    595 15 Uninteresting Game. FAILURE OF MALAY FORWARDS. Blues 3: Reds 1. The second Malaya Cup trial match played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday proved uninteresting. The standard of play, however, was better than in the last trial. The probable Singapore team should be selected without further
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    DAVIS CUP.
    87 15 U.S.A.'s Winning Lead In American Final. Washington, May 26. U.S.A. earned the right to meet the finalists of the European Zone when they obtained a winning lead of 3—o3 0 over the Argentine in the final of the American Zone here today. The results of ties were as
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    37 15 The pool at the Singapore Swimming Club will be closed for cleaning on Sunday at 8 p.m. and will be opened again on Tuesday. High tide in the pagar on Monday is at 2 p.m.
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    S.R.C. START WELL.
    212 15 T. Leijssius Unbeaten For 33. In a two-day match begun yesterday between the second elevors of the S.R.C. and the S.C.C. on the latter's ground, Balhetchet won the toss for the visitors r.nd elected to bat first. Their first two representatives, Lcijssius and Mosb^rgen, were very cautious
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    2352 15 The Derby Outlook. HYPERION'S CHANCES THOUGHT GOOD. (From Ouv Own Correspondent. I Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, May 10. With the Derby only three weeks away, interest centres in the Kpsom classic, and it is now possible to get a better line on probabilities. Last week's
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    FOOTBALL TEAMS.
    81 16 S.C.C. "A" vs. Marine Dept. on Monday: A. Van Bachove; J. L. Elmer and Lee: (J. V. Andrews, E. Laidman and r y. Btariwyj G. Bennett. S. Kirk, F. G. Heath. J. L. Bonnar and S. A. Anderson. SA.C vs. Straits Cattle on Tuesday: A. I. Horsley; A.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    144 16 Today, May 27. Billiards: Malayan championship final, New World. Singapore Races, Third Day. Cricket: S.C C. vs. S.R.C. 2nd, S.C.C, Pudang; Nondescripts vs. Wiltshire?. N.C.C. grd.; Khalsa Assn. vs. Mr Humphrey's XI S.K.A. gi-d.; Ceylon S.C. v*. Y..\i.( A., Bnlestier. Golf: lvU-1,1 (lul, May Medal; Sepoy Lines OX.
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    DR. DE SOUZA WINS SINGLES TITLE.
    600 16 Finals in S.R.C. Tennis Tournament. The final of the S.R.C. championship singles was played yesterday between Dr. (i. F. De Souza and N. A. Hannay who were also last year's finalists. I>>. <k" Souza avenged his defeat of last year '.«y winning in two
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    155 16 The following have been invited to play cricket for Etceteras against the Services tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.: R. N. Hamilton, H. B. Noon, R. B. Lewis, D. H. Palmer, J. E. C. Mitchell, D. C. Burn, S. Kirk, A. L. Hill, I. Scott Dalgleish, W. H. McNeill and
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    TRIBUTE TO A FAMOUS WOMAN
    1626 17 TRIBUTE TO A FAMOUS WOMAN Woman Week By Week. Men And Women Join To Honour Lady Rhondda. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 10. A remarkable tribotc of affection and appreciation was paid to Viscountess Rhondda last night by nun and women in different spheres of life who had been
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    Recipe.
    226 17 Oyster Fritters. Beard the oysters and let them lie all the morning in a marinade of the juice of three limes (or, if you cannot get the limes, use one lemon), a sliced onion, a few peppercorns, and two or three cloves. Turn them over and then, and when
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    Subtlety In Dinner Suits.
    814 17 Subtlety In Dinner Suits. Todays dinner suit tells a very different story from that of the very manly at.nir that some of us sported in the days o the Eton crop (writes Jacqueline Howard in the Morning Post). It can be severe in line, for we seem to be almost
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      135 17 CATARRH, HAY FEVER COLDS vanish with the use of "Sphedror An entirely new and scientific method for the relief of CATARRH and HAY FEVER and for the prevention of a COLD in its early stages. STOCKISTS. Gbe .feberal Dispensary, Xtfc. (Incorporated ir the F.M.S.) 8, Yaffles place, Singapore. also at
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      216 18 < AhKKIKI.II LTD.. Sm-unn Building, uohinxon Road. Sl\». U'OKK. Chartered Bank Ckoasbt-fB, IN lON STRKK). PCNAIfG. <&f- <*-— It pays to look your best at all times Cutieura Soap will do much to help you. Used daily, it protects the skin and keeps it in a healthy condition. Sample each
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      933 18 Another $1000 FOR READERS OF THE SUNDAY TIMES Full particulars appear in Sunday's Issue. Place an order with your newsagent today. LIST OF SUNDAY TIMES NEWSAGENTS IN SINGAPORE. BLVAWA Chop Ban Hoc I.v<: 2, Jalaa Mer-jing. B. B. Mohamed Katsim Co., 14 mil*- BATU I'AHAT. stun*. Seletar. B, in Bombay
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2857 19 > I Wild Weather In Seiangor—A Soaking Coastal Plain And Then Clear Skies A Week-End it Morib Space And Solitude An Unspoilt Malayan Beach. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) WK drove to the coast last Saturday through a night of intense darkness and sti
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    SON ROBS FATHER OF $1,200.
    477 19 Spends $200 on Joy Rides. "It is useless to show consideration to these people they lie, lie, lie the whole time," declared Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, in passing sentence of two months' rigorous im- j prisonment on a 21-year-old Chinese named
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    37 19 Tvu attractivi 1y illustrated brochures have been issued by the Osaka Shosen I Kaisha. one giving details of the KobeDairen service, a highway to Manchuria, I and the other Riving suggested itineraries for visitors to Japan. 1
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    "DEAD" MAN BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
    283 19 Leningrad Professor's Miracle." Leningrad. A remarkable surgical operation performed at the Leningrad Traumotologic Institute by Professor Wrede resulted in bringing a man practically dead back to life. During the erection of equipment at the Cheliabinsk electric plant an engineer on the job entered the
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    ANOTHER CLUB GUTTED.
    93 19 C.E.R. Property At Manchuli Destroyed By Fire. Harbin, May 18. The Chinese Eastern Railway employees' club at Manchuli was burned down yesterday. The premises were completely gutted and the los» ia estimated at 120,000 roubles. This is the s«>c-ond large C.E.R. club to ho burned down in
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      186 19 TALKIE ENTERTAINMENT IN KUALA LUMPUR! PRINCE'S THEATRE COLISEUM THEATRE ('PHONE 2750.) (PHONE 2578.) 3 nights commencing aigMi Mnuaeaelag TUESDAY, May 30th. MONDAY, May 29th. GEORGE JOE E. ARLISS BROWN in his new Warner Bro.-.'. hit i» bia latest CoanJy cyclone A SUCCESSFUL THE TENDERFOOT CALAMITY H GINGER ROGERS-LEW CODY An
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    AMERICAN BREWING INDUSTRY.
    381 20 Only 25,000,000 Barrels Of Beer A Year. New York, Apr. 23. The American brewing industry, dormant for 15 years, has sprung to action again almost overnight. Even by extending its best efforts, however, the industry estimates it can produce only between 25,000,000 and 30.000,000 barrels of beer
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    THE BOYCOTT.
    125 20 Canton, May 16. After being landed from a Shanghai steamer, over $10,000 worth of drier! fish was taken out of the hands of the transportation coolies and carted to the boycott godown yesterday. A large bale of trinseng, the value of which runs into thousands of dollars was
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    LACK OF SPEED IN R.A.F.
    689 20 Minister's Denial. ARE FOREIGN PLANES FASTER Striking evidence of the value of the Morning: Post disclosures as to the lack of speed of standard British military aircraft was given in the House of Commons on May 3 when Capt. F. E. Guest asked the Under
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    BANDITS' VICTIMS.
    164 20 Bodies Recovered By Relief Expedition. Dairen, May 7. The bodies of 13 Japanese and Manchukuo officials slain when bandits raided Kaiyuan, a railwaytown 100 miles north of Mukden, have been recovered by a relief expedition from Tiehling. The bandits lost 20 men in the encoun-' ter which ensued
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    NANCHANG CAPTIVES
    145 20 Release Expected in A Few Days. Mukden. May 2G. The British captive officers from the steamer. N'anchang, are expected to be rescued within a day or two as the membeis of the Japanese and Manchukuo relief party have encircled the kidnappers' camp and have demanded the immediate re'ease
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    CHINESE IN MEXICO.
    64 20 Police Refuse To Help Attacked Girl. Mexico City, May 26. In spite of the orders of the Mexican Government, the boycott of Chinese at Chihuahua continues, and gi aids are still preventing the Chinese farmers from marketing their vegetable*. It is reported that a girl attempting to
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    FRANK TALKS.
    179 20 Japanese Delegates At Washington. London. May 20. The New Yoi-k Times understands that in his talk with the Japanese delegate. Viscount Ishii, President Roosevelt n-Aed him to explain frankly and in detail the i Japanese attitude to the afxililion of offensive armaments, the definition of an aggressor and
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    TROOPS MUTINY.
    113 20 Schoolchildren Used As Hostages. Canton. May 1 1. One of Gen. Pei Chung-hsi's regimental leaders, Col. Lai Tai-ying. a converted robber, has apparently gone back tc his old ways, and made his headquarters at Yunghui. a large town near Wuchow, taking ov«>t 100 primary school students for ransom.
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    CONSCRIPT LABOUR.
    56 20 Berlin, May 24. The Siate secretary for the conscript labour .service has given instructions that moderation be exercised in the utilisation of female workers in offices and the like, since this would increas* openings for malp woikcrs hesides improving the possibilities of founding new families and keeping women
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    GRAN CHACO WAR.
    24 20 Kio de Janeiro, May IS. Brazil is said to be preparing a declaration of neutrality in the Gran Chacn conflict. Aneta-Havait.
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      185 21 By John G- Claybourn, Member j A-S.C.E. and S.A.M.E, SupX erintendcnt. Dredging Division of the Panama Canal. A. Kroch, Chicago, Publisher. ,*««»»««*««*♦♦«*•*«»•«.*«*««>» ccn S^mp GAL >«L" »ijffih%^ I Armstrong Whit worth f jgPl ©CAMELHAIRf £hj®A BELTINgI?} "A 'Type for lifts >v aUB HBaaßßßßßa^^ Jafi^ 7^"^^^lk WjF^t^^^^T^J^'^ MAKERS OF PUMPS FOR
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      DREDGING THE PANAMA CANAL.
      418 21 DREDGING THE PANAMA CANAL. f For the past twenty-one years the author has been associated with 1 the construction, maintenance and improvements of the Panama Canal. The material in this book first made its appearance as a paper presented at the first meeting of the Panama section of the American
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      50 21 The Chinese Government is appropriating $250,000 for the construction of Chinese buildings for the Chicago Exposition. An additional lean of £16,000 from the British Boxer Indemnity has been arranged for the completion of the railway ferry between Hsiakv.an i Nanking) and Pukow The previous loan for £160,000 wae not enough.
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      POSSIBILITIES OF FLUSHING TANKS.
      316 21 A New Device On Market In Hong Kong. For many years now the plumb ing world has sought to find a more effective device than the noisy am not wholly effective flushing tank but so far as we have been able t« gather there has not
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      E.S.A. QUARTERLY JOURNAL.
      168 21 We have received a copy of the April number of the Quarterly Journal of the Engineering Association of Malaya (Kyle Palmer Kuala Lumpur $1) the second number of this admirable publication. That a compaatively small j country like Malaya should produce a technical jcurna. of so high
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      9 21 The New Polire Barracks in Hill Street near') completed.
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      PACKING FOR TIN PLATES
      162 21 Messrs. Thane° Board Mills Ltd.. have recently the Department that after lengthy experi-i nients, they have evolved a suitable fibreboard case to carry tinplatp.s which it is asserted has advantages over the wooden cases hitherto in use. A number of shipments have? already been made with
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    The New L-A Splash-Proof Motor.
    543 22 The New L-A SplashProof Motor. TRAPS WATER SPLASH— PERMITS AIR. The Lotlifl Allis Company have recently perfected what they believe will prove to be one nf the most original and outstanding motor developments of recent yqure the first Splash-Proof motor capable of preventing entrance of water splashed with terrific pressure
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    MODERN WATER PURIFICATION.
    385 22 Notable Plants in The Far East. It is not necessary to emphasise that the treatment of water continues to be one of the most important sections cf engineering, and I in this connection the most moderr I methods of purification, filtratior. :and sterilisation are to be found
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    STRUCTURAL STEEL.
    313 22 The British Steelwork Association, which has just held its fourth annual general meeting, came tc birth at an unfortunate moment, just as the collapse on the New York Stock Exchange, which accentuated the world depression, was taking place. Even in thesi difficult years, however, it has beer ''able
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    HUGE IRRIGATION SCHEME.
    275 22 Vakhsh Canal To Irrigate 120,000 Hectares. The construction of the first section of the Vakhsh irrigation canal will be completed by the spring 1934 and 40,000 hectares of Tadjikistan's waterless desert wil' thus be irrigated. This enormous tract of irrigated desert is to be planted with Egyptian
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    INDIA.
    588 22 In connection with the construction of the great Lloyd Barrage for irrigation purposes at Sukkur. it is proposed that the Public Works Department undertake a comprehensive programme of improvements to be carried out as funds permit. The first part will cover three roads totalling 130 miles. A 100-mile road
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      52 22 If You Consider THAT EVERY RUSTON ENGINE IS THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SPECIALIZED STUDY THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THE RUSTONS YOU SEE ARE REPEAT ORDERS THEN RUSTON HORNBSY OIL ENGINES WILL BE YOUR CHOICE REMEMBER IT IS COSTLY FOR A USER TO EXPERIMENT. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED
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      169 22 njgyjL^ NATIONAL |V HIGH SPEED JJB |k HEAVY OIL ENGINES JNUJ Sp^AjP LAND AND MARINE ENGINES FROM 9j TO 175 B.H.P. AT 800/1200 R.P.M. NATIONAL GAS AND OIL ENGINE CO., LTD. REPRESENTATIVES FOR MALAYA ALLIANCE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 98, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. OXYf*OV I Tfl INCREASES ivy I »j»l i
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    RAILWAY CONTRACT.
    231 23 Placed in United Kingdom. It is announced that the Soutii, African Railway! and Harbours Ad- 1 ministration have recently pi contracts, with United Kingdom manufacturers) for about 17,00< tons of stool rails and fishplaU-s required for 110 miles of track. The orders for about 15,700 tons (!'t; Ib.
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    NEED FOR INTIMATE CO-OPERATION.
    198 23 Between Architectsc ts and Engineers. More and more there is beginning to be realised the need for intimate co-operation and mutual Understanding between the archi-i ted and the structural engineer he modem world abounds with monstrosities which might have been avoided had there been lew aloofness.
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    FROM ALL QUARTERS.
    282 23 Singapore section of the Engineering Association of Malaya has elected the following officers: Mr. G. Heron, chairman; Mr. Jno. N. Jones, vice-chairman Mr. P. M. Scott, hon. secretary. The Howden airship station, which housed the RlOO and during the war, other airships, is to be dismantled. The
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    SUPPLYING PURE WATER
    704 23 Alor Star Scheme. \t is common knowledge that the rapidly growing demands in the world for towns water are necessitating more and more the use of sources of supply liable to considerable contamination, and for this reason great interest attache? to a water supply scheme tnat has
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    10 23 A photo-telegraphy service has been inaugurated between Beriin and Bangkok.
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    NATIONS' HOMAGE TO SHAKESPEARE.
    229 24 A GENUAL VIEW ;is the King's flaj: and the flags of the Nations were unfurled during the celebrations aftptratford-on -Avon of the 369 th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, ihirlv Nations wen- represented. (I'laneWLpws.; FLOWER SELLERS in their Elizabethan costumes, in the streets of Stratford-on-cAvon during the
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