The Straits Times, 17 June 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. JUNE 17, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PACES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      395 1 Singapore; cicil st. :cphoni iiidv M^mmmmW mmmm'^ M_ L^L^B^Nk. mJmmWW Ww t *■>! B^B^a^V W mmm\ \mmm I I B^LW X XI B^^^^^ <( />'■*■ ''^B B^aW\ lU|-'HHTT»v^WHIW -aa»a» Mm In giving BEAR BRAND MILK to your children you may rest m mm BJ BJ assured that they are receiving
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      111 1 KUALA LUMPUR I M, I^SA ST. '('PHONE 9M9J7 LENTHERIC Wfe&klXX Wm£mmm»9 FAVOURITE PERFUME OF PARIS EXQUISITE LINGERING BOUQUET. LENTHERIC r FACE POWDER Ljk A TOILET LUXURY ADDING TO YOUR CHARM AND PERSONALITY. ITS COMPOSITION IS AN EXCLUSIVE LENTHERIC B^H OBTAINABLK IN ALL FASHIONABLE SHADES. |Urf I LENTHERIC LIPSTICK jK STAYS
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      500 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (lacorporkicd in England.) MAIL. PASSBKGER AND CARGO SEi VICES. rr.NI.NSULAR ANC OMENTAL SJJ. 0£ UNUKK CONT.A'T WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR CAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. D S'por*. RAN'PURA 17,000 Jun* *3 > UANGALORE 6,000
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      602 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON V SFN KAlSrfX^ TO LONDON Naples. Marseille!., London, Antwerp Rotterdam and VUidlesbrongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Ssil HAKONE MARU 10.400 June 28 29 I SUWA MARU 10,700 July 13 14 8 FITSHIMI MARL' 10 tCO July 27 2h HAKOZAKI MARI 10.100 Aug. 9 1 I t TERUKUNI MARU
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      570 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. tlncorpoiated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by th* wellknown ste. 3>*r kIARELLA (7.868 tons) and Us*. s.». M ANGOLA (3.362 tom) (Cargo only). Th* s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamer* trading to
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      474 2 TBE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5325. PASSENGER" AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From rrom From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BORINGIA 20 fi 20 f 21/6 I FIONIA 11/7 11/7 12/7 ERRIA 1/f 1/8 2/8 48 LALANDIA 22/8 22/8 23/8
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      1149 2 BTEAM9 H" > MauTal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD THE 'STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE (IN ARI) RTEAMSHIP 0.. LTD THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.. LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINK Ltd. The SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Ca^Ui^^TM BUM SHIPPING CO, LTD. The Liverpool and Londoai and Globe The
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    RADIO TO BREVENT COLLISION.
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    LONDON DOCK FIRE.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    37 3 Ma.rt Wlwrr '"Lt nWI. jiuilJ.m.rd." Ham Wfiar! !,<• „l )O /;fadfc ug flu(llj»^nrt, H sOfe, iS«pi? f>nnce XBIU-flLn MX ifiHlf I^l f^|:^ m ran "mpire iJocI f'ti i I'll* WH fc.Cf.r. f flail |£mL Seafarer
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    AZAY LE RIDEAU.
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    MARECHAL JOFFRE.
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    THE ARAMIS.
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    POLICEMEN FIGHT.
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      184 3 intended Rxttir' ?§Bt|pjfo^S: i TJ< l i...TltlijJlTfJi.. limited passengrr > usw...wiiwwE" w n no p |i! < n > fer commodalion mm* urn Jnlir !>£f' I C«aoa fly m> tW'' '"iss' rnarfered ""HytW 1 "fill f n I B P° rr ill' F oli "mjnnF'>Jfifi fngipor e." Joint Iclldi/lh MMi
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      85 3 ring ZABLaW. Halurd.y, June IT. *'W'lghh I *'"-'i lh p |n., «.|S pm., K j|- vm m>l Bun|a/f jun. 11. B l)» Vfti.a m., 7 ft. 5 1r... 7.17 p.m., Hf*»*'- fi ft In. GDI p.m., H-V ■ft R t"7n a ln p.m., VSr'KfF**' 2 /t J I'tf P m
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      346 4 SITUATION VACANT When applying for any portion advertised In then? columns send copies of testimonials. Do not «end orizinals. WANTED BUI fiillfilai rtala—an with pertend Ka Liquor. Sulary :tnd eoaasaini) i:■ n -..i urit MM. Apply MB, Straits Times SITUATION WANTED IAI'KRIK.M in EBTATE CLERK i I-iiMai- 1 M'fks 1...-'
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      639 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows, Angullia Park. Angullia Co. TO LET, I*2 CairakUl Bd-> 3 bedrooms, electric, grrage. Apply 7S Ciirnhill Road. »O LJT, SHOP, FLAT. Amber Maaelons apply fl*pors Building Corp., 64, Market Bt. GORY European Bungalow* at Balmoril Crescent. Tennis. Apply at, Bulmoral Rood. TO LET, No. 8
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      746 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET v i-t.l, IWU CIUMMI |UUII*I. IVokO ant, .iv«i irvMass. Area 10,0« a) sq. ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET Winchester House, Ist 2nd Floor*. Raffles Quay Nos. 4, C A 6. Telegrapb Street Nos. 6 4 7. Robinson Road No. 64. Pasir
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      694 4 BUSINESS CARD. CATHOLIC MOTHERS What could be nicer for jour darling chil.l than an appropriate gift on the occasion of ncr Ant Communion aid Coninnation We will solve your problem of suitah! choice. BONAMIS BROS. 63, Selegie Ro d r!. PUBLIC NOTICE AVER HITAM TIN DREDGING LIMITED I Incorporated in
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      702 4 THE STRAITS TIMES Head ofiee. CpCIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORB Branca Office, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. Cable*. TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephones: SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA 1.1 MPUR 118* SI 53. Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD, Advt. Dept. 24, Old Jewry. London. E.C. t. (tbrougb whom all bu«iness with
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      377 4 KLUANG. Chop Kan Hoe Ue, 2, Jalan Msrsiag. BATU PAHAT. gain Bombay Store, 28, Jalan Bahmat. SEGAMAT. Thye Leong 9-11, Juan &»aug afIJAR. Nan Tang A Co., 41, Jalan ■sharanl. Tong Wah Stores A Agencies. SS 4k I*, Jslan Suleiman. Lanka Stores, 16, Jalan Abdullaj. MALACCA. Hong Hia Co., 14,
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      81 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within On. »ld* without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 300 '.00 I 2.39 Quarterly S 8.5t tU'-SO f 7.5f Half Yearly $17.00 »24.M (IS.M Yearly $34,110 $48.90 (3f.M MIX Ootststinn clieqoes should laclade Ist* usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES lh< chsruek and instructions for CLASBIFltl) AIiVKKTISKMENTS appear on
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    NAVIGATION IN NEW. YORK.
    236 5 Opposition to Proposed Breakwater. Proposals for the building of a breakwater in the lower bay off the south shore of Staten Island for the establishment of a new anchorage as an alternative to the dredging of new areas of the upper bay to a depth of
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    £132,000 LOSS.
    38 5 Holland-America Line's Report. The Holland-America Line report a net loss of 1,584,246 guilders (£132,000 at par) for 1932, against a net loss oi 588,133 (£49,000) in 1931. The complete reorganisation of the company i.; in contemplation.
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    76 5 Programme For Sunday 18th June 1933. Z.G.E. Metres 48.92 Metres. 7 p.m. C 1973 to V 1981. Cavalleria Rusticajia Melodrama in On: act by G. Targioni, Tozzetti. and G. Menasci.— Music by Pietro Mascagni. D 1690 to D 1694. Wagner Music Drama in Three Acts. The
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    689 5 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Ist Sunday after Trinity. Jmm IK, G. 50 a.m., Hoy Comn.; 7.30 a.m., Mutin..; 8 aJB.. Holy Coran. iCKoral); a. 15 a.m.. Holy i.'oinn.; 5.:»0 pp.:. l.vensonff (Choral) and Sermon; 10.30 a.m. Strvice at H.M. Naval Base-: 6.30 p.m.. Service at S. Christopher's, Johoie Bahru:
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    THE DEN HAAG.
    160 5 Inquiry Into Explosion On Tank Steamer. The Court of Navigation at Amsterdam held an inquiry into the circumstances attending an explosion in the pumproom of the Dutch tank steamer Den Haag on Jan. 80 last, when the vessel was in ballast from Campana to Talara. As a
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      327 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER .HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation an d Hot and Cold Running Water. TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS RUSTAFFEL served in THE BATIK CiRILL from 12.30 3 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE-9.30 p.m. to Midnight Special Daily Tea Informal Special Dollar Lunch Dances Dinner Dances Dinner Dances A La Simi
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      70 5 Radio and Amplifiers MOVING COIL SPEAKERS EPOCH'S LATEST PRODUCTION THE SI I'KK SENSITIVE ML M. SUPER JUNIOR PERM MAGNET $13.75 EACH (OAK CABINET $6.25 EXTRA) SOLE AGENTS RADIO SERVICE CO. tf MALAYA ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. PHONE 7395. "An Ideal Rendezvous for Dinner Parties CAPITOL "RESTAURANT Our Low Tariff is The
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      25 5 RAFFLES CAFE TRY OUR SPECIAL $1.00 TIFFINS TOIIGHT'S CONTINENTAL SPECIAL $1 ROAST SUCKING PIG, APPLE SAUCE, CABBAGE, ROAST POTATOES. UNDER EUROPEAN CHEFS SUPERVISION. PHONE 5381.
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      174 5 Cuticura Healed Itching Pimples on Little Boy's Face "My little son* trouble was on his ear and the side of bis (ice. It started with little pimples that soon spread and formed wet, sore eruptions. The itching was so bad that he scratched until the eruptions would bleed, and cried
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      362 5 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦> HE LOST HIS TEETH-and HER! Pyorrhea has done its deadly work ONE tragedy followed anodier. At first H didn't seem serious. She noticed bis bleeding gums and told him not to neglect them, but he did nothing. They became sponge-like and tender. Next the teeth loosened at tie »cry
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      339 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE By Our Expert SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9— Mon., 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— Metre. 58 M. Daily 6.30—10 p.m. PAJUS— Metres 19.66— Daily
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    6372 6 British Tennis Stars Win French Doubles Championship. HOBBS SCORES A SPLENDID DOUBLE CENTURY. l''ll. 11l 011 l Owl <"I le-]iolldellt Straits Times Office. Siieet, May 31. With riirket producing some very bright ili>pltiy>. tin Wr-t Indians giving an excellent attmiiit of themselves, and t. ■inn- ehampiona defeating
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      138 6 SHOWING TODAY I 111 lIMM \\l> I WUiKST I i<»\ uh NIINGI HAI TIKIL GORGEOUS i BRITISH MADE STERLING SILVER BRUSH AND COMB SETS ti'i. \is AIM EM \mku i ■>! PHOTO FRAMES 101 RUtGANT *ND KM 1.1 si vk MNCNf I In -Mil I I l«»1 ELECTRIC TABLE LAMPsI
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      136 6 swr%»m .mi. 4flA, iH sF^ ;7ftfefcfc&No^B^aHaA -M C JP m m "A lovely skin gives m a kitl so much mag Jf I JHk netism," says beautiful f jm&*j^ Mary Nolan. "I always \jl Mi use Lux Toilet Soap, because it gives my ■jigS^' jlh L^L skin a velvety, youthful
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    TIBETAN BORDER ADVENTURES.
    742 7 f Hawaiian Chinese. brim;s back valiable -l'K< IMKNS. After months of adveWoroue joomeykag ea the Tibetan borders, daring which be underwent grave ordeal* from snow blizzard*, bandits, and river shipwreck. Mr. Jack Young, the Hawaii— Chinese who took part in the successful ■■■■■It on Mouat Conga, recently
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      185 7 RONALD I; ICOLMAN ff^-J lis coming shortly km» mm imAjftk JP^BaaWV f\fm?9\ 1 "CYNARA" A UNITED ARTISTS SUPER PRODUCTION adapted from the International Stage success. ISO TRUE SO HUMAN IT DOCS EVERYTHING BUT BREATHE The Times. Watch for screening date at THE CAPITOL. j T rt g, M aaa* a=a^M»^--^aay^as^aaa^^aaa'^aj^^c^aS
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      266 7 ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROMANCES HUMAN TENDER PULSATING, AND THE HAUNTING OPERATIC MUSIC OF PUCCINI. (~~T^T SYLVIA ■n or* «4 tfc* wo>id'-> mm uody-n, .omtnen V [l NL V <isf 9h in hek (jßtAi tsT role ml MADAME :^A<m BUTTERFLY. /MADAME CM LIE «"«««-es. Past i IfTr/>ti %JB DIREaED
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      252 7 SEE THIS FILM. IT IS WONDERFULLY ACTED BY PAUL MUNI and it will grip you as NO FILM HAS FOR A LONG TIME" STRAITS TIMES. MATINEE W&EKmfm^fSL TONIGHT TODAY 3.15. 4S-4r^iaf^iw' 6.15-9.15. They never believed such a film couLi he made CANCEL ALL OTHER DATES AND SEE Warner Bros. Terrific
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    186 8 Tin and Rubber Down Again. BUT MARKET SLIGHTLY MORE CONFIDENT. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices: Gold, £6 2s. Id., down Id. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London, 2 15/16 d., down Ki. New York, 5 3/16 cts., down •4 ct. Market Tone: Easy. Tin, London, (3
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    PRODUCE.
    153 8 Singapore, June 16. Gambier 4.75 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 7.50 Copra 3.9P mixed 3.55 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.8? White Pepper 29.00 Black Pepper 18.00 Pearl Sago 4.60 small 4.60 medium 1.00 No. 1 125 catties gross 8.86 No. 2 125 catties arrosw 3.80 Tin. Singapore price $114,871/2 per picui.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS
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        MINING.
        433 8 VaL Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay Bnjrert. 29 26/Sellers. 82/- cd. 28/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 1 1 Aye*. Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5.'- 5
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        GENERAL.
        272 8 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 norn, 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.80 0.90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.2.6 5.7.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.35 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. TA Prefs. 24 24 9 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord. 19/3
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1981-36 102 103«/ a ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 105 110 num. Singapore Municipal 4V& p.c of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 .104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        377 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'i Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt A Co. Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.65 0.75 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.20 A. Malay ($2) 1.10 1.20 1.10
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      243 8 Today. Kemaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungan, Trengg«nu and Beaut (Asdang) 2 p.m. Banks Island, Pladjoe Palembang (denang) 2 p.n. China and Japan (Muroran Maru) 2 p.m. Upper Burma, North and fcaat India (Tilawa) .3 p.m. Sarawak, Sibu, Miri, Labnan. North Borneo and Jolo (Marudu) ..3.30p.m. 'pylon, Egypt ft
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      187 8 SELLING. Singapore, June 16. 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 164 New York, demand
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      30 8 Chitral ('Kristiaan Huygena Ranchi Indrapoera Karagjla Uft Arrtt Apr. 28 Hay M) May 12 Jane 1 May 12 June S May 19 June May 18 June 10
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    EX-KAISER AND AN ETON "JOKE."
    784 8 A Memory of 1891. BLANK SHOT AT REVIEW; OF VOLUNTEERS. The ex-Kaiser, from his exile in Holland, has taken up the pen in defence of his own reputation to controvert assertions made regarding: his experience in what he describes as "a r fjular Eton boy
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    26 8 From Indo-China, by Azay Le Rideau, due at Singapore noon tomorrow. From Ohina and Japan, by Tottori Maru, due at Singapore daylight on Monday.
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      16 8 SCRIBBLING BOOKS POCKET SIZE 61" x 4i" 75 cts. per Dozen Apply "Books" Straits Times Office.
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      46 8 WE BUY STAMPS Any quantity and any kind, also mixed lots, but no European. Penaaneat caanrctioaa desired with HsMlaoa, employee! of Baiks, Business Firms, etc. Highest prices paid in U.S. Dollars. Detailed offers with sample lots solicit* i A. E. Padc, 1324 So. «ae»-, Denver. CoL.
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      63 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, Junr 17. S.R.C. "At Home," J.::0 a.v. Tuesday. June 2t. Police Band, Katong l'aik. 8.15 p.m. WedneHday, Junr 21. Rotary Tiffin, Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Licensing Justices meet.. Ist Magistrate* Court, 2 15 p.m. Police Band, Telok Ayor, 5.15 p.m. Sporting events will be found
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      IDRIS HYDRAULIC TIN.
      931 9 Restriction and The Future. The nineteenth' annual general meeting of Idris Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., was held on May 11 at 73, Basinghall Street, E.C., Mr. C. V. Thomas (the chairman of the company) presiding. The secretary (Mr. T. P. Patterson, F.< M.S.) read the notice convening the
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      AT LENINGRAD.
      43 9 Leningrad. May tk For the first time, a Soviet shipbuilding yard the Marty yard in Leningrad undertaking the construction of powerful icebreakers. The keels of three are being laid down. They will be vessels of from 3,000 to 5,000 tons.— Tas?.
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE NOTES.
      445 9 Unsettled Market. UNEASY OVER POLITICAL SITUATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, May 17. The wide fluctuations in raw cotton prices have had an unsettling effect upon trader-* on the Manchester Royal Exchange. The s-harp upward movement in prices last week forced out more inquiry in yam
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      201 9 Lewis and Peat's report, dated June 16. states: The faction which had been thrcater.iig for some time has now set in and holders have found it difficult to unload on an almost r.tiated market. The London market for ;ome reason still follows the restriction talk of our friends
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      TRAFALGAR, LIMITED MEETING.
      526 9 "Uncertain Future Of Rubber Market." The 23rd. annual general meeting of Trafalgar Limited wae held yesterday at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs. Paterson Simons and Co., Prince Street. Mr. A. P. Cameran presided. Proposing the adoption of the report and account* the chairman said: The report
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      NOTES ON HOME INVESTMENTS.
      652 9 Dunlop Meeting. MAKH FIRM'S PROFITS DOWN. (From Our Own Correcpondent.) London, -May 18. If any doubts existed about Cm l>a.--i-of the Dunlop Rubber Company's improvement in earnings la.'i, yeai they were dispnlled by the chairman's spte< li nt the meeting. The rise in profits by nearly
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      N.Y.K. REPORT.
      141 9 The eighty-sixth half-yeaily report of the directors of Nippon Yuscn Kaishu slates: The Directors submit to you the an nexed statement of the assets and liabilities of the Company, for the term onding March 31, 1933. The surplus of earnings after deducting expenditure for the past halt'-yeai amounts
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      WHALES!
      34 9 Vladivostok, May 24. The whaling season in the Soviet Far East has began. The whaler. True! front, has made a catch of three whales weighing respectively 12, 25 and 40 ton: I Tass.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    62 10 Singapore. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Baroud Cohens A Kellys in Africn. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing, Talkies, Theatres A Cinemas. RAFFLES HOTEL Special Dinner Dance 9.30 midnight. RTTZ, GEYLANG Kdmund Lowe in Chandu. Also Silent Pictures. 7.40-11 p.m. ROXY, KATONG After The Ball. With Esther Kulxton Basil Rathbone. 6.15—
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1933. FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHAOS—III.
    921 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1933. FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHAOS— III. Toward the end of 1920 it became evident that the era of prosperity born about eighteen months earlier was built on sand. The boom collapsed, millions of people were thrown out of employment and the index of
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    145 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. E. K. Seah has passed the final examination for qualification as F.R.C.S (Eng.). Mr. C. E. Richard, manager of E. O. Gammeter and Co., Singapore, left for home on leave on Thursday by the Conte Rosso. The King's exequatur empowering Mr. W. H. Leuthold to act as
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    813 10 "A HUGE CONCESSION." In a recent Note of the Day reference was made to the lease covering the Pahang Consolidated Company's territory as "the only one of its kind left in the Federated Malay States." It has been reported to us that those words have been
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    1041 10 IRELAND. A self-supporting and selfcontained Irish Republic, comprising the whole of Ireland, associated in some way with the Britixh Commonwcaith of Nations, is the vision of Mr. Eamon de Valera, the Irish leader. In this interview with Mr. D. J. Quinn he outlines hw policy for the
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT NOW VIRTUAL DICTATOR.
    179 11 ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. May Make Dramatic Dash To London. AN HISTORIC DAY. Important Legislation Enacted. Washington, June 16. Congress has adjourned sine die an<! nt [ttMlnlt ..s now a virtual dictator by virtue- of the powers conferred on 'him by Congress before aHjouminjr. As he
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    TRUNK TELEPHONES.
    314 11 Extension of Personal Call Service. The Post (Mm announce.; that from July 1, 193.'!. the personal call servi c. vfiitfn is at present available only <n trunk calls between Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, will be extended, so as to enable such calls to be made between
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    NANCHANG OFFICERS.
    198 11 Learning Chinese While In Captivity. Dairen, June 7. According to press reports, Captain Sf.ichi Chata, the Japanese gendarmerie officer commissioned to secure the release of the tht«« kidnapped British officers ot' ihi Nanchang. is d! -"appointed at the delay in '.he mm of the captives. The ottk-er. in
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    37 11 Mr. ami Mr*. 1.. Kest.vcn, of Kuala Lumpur, ire Imlaa. Malaya shortly. Mr. Kestevcii, who has been a Government architect since 1.12, is leaving behind a fine example of his work in the new niOMiuc at Klang.
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    NAZIS NOT WANTED IN AUSTRIA.
    252 11 "Security Directors" To Control Provinces. Vienna, June 14. In order to cope with the critical situation that has arisen in consequence of recent happenings, the Cabinet Council met on Tuesday, the vice-cnancellor, presiding, and decided to appoint "securit- directors'" for various provinces, with a view
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    ALLEGED BRIBERY.
    710 11 Dramatic Evidence By Councillor. Glasgow, May 29 Lord Anderson presided over an inquiry which opened today in Glasgow into allegations of bribery in connexion with the corporation. The other members of the tribunal, which was set up by Parliament in response to an urgent demand by Glasgow cozens,
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    STILL LOOKING TO THE LEAGUE.
    268 11 Only a Military Truce. HOW $50,000,000 LOAN WILL BE USED. London, June 17. The reconstruction loan is definitely for the purchase of wheat and cotton, Mr. T. V Soong, the Chinese Finance Minister and leader of the Chinese delegation to the World Economic Conference, told
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    ASTRAEA.
    38 11 The Imperial Airways Astraea, surveying the air route to Australia, arrived in Kupaag at 4.15 o'clock yesterday afternoon and left for Port Darwin at 6.10 o'clock this morning, says a special Aneta cable to the Straits Times.
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    NO 40-HOUR WEEK.
    196 11 Objections By Labour Delegates. Generva, June 16. By 96 votes to 56 the In' jrnational Labour Conference decided on Tuesday against the immediate in! roduction of a 40-hour week. It was resolved to refer the question to a committee which will lie entrusted with the task of
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    DEVIDAS GANDHI.
    62 11 Married to Daughter Of Higf i Caste Hindu. Poona, June 6. Motwiths«J inding objections in Brahmin quarters I)« .-idas Gandhi's marriage to the daughi* r of Achariar, a high caste Brahmin, as carried out with full Hindu rites excey t that there was no present and no dot
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    NANKING DELEGATESI TO CANTON.
    807 11 Hostile Reception. JAPANESE WITHDRAW XO GREAT WALL. Hong Kong, June 17. Mr. Huang Shao-sung, Minister for the Interior, and Mr. Chang Wei-chang, special delegates from the Nanking Government to Canton, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday. Mr. Huang stated that the inability to continue the anti-Japanese resistance
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    $150,000,000 FOR U.S. FARMERS.
    115 11 To Be Financed From Tax On Wheat. Washington, June 17. A maximum processing tax on wheat, amounting to about 30 cents will be levied, announces Mr. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, in order to finance the programme for the reduction of the wheat acreage, and
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    OBERAMMERGAU.
    248 11 Second Passion Play To Be Produced. While in Oberammergau the other day a press correspondent learnt from Heir Georg Lang, the present producer of the famous Passion Play, that he has been responsible for introducing an innovation connected with the special performance ot the Passion Play which is to
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    SECOND MANCHUKUO?
    203 11 Independence Movement In Tibet. Peiping, June 5. The independence of Tibet and the invasion of Dalai Lama's army into Tsing- hai and Sinkiang provinces under the support of "a certain foreign power" are reported by Chinese circles here today. Tibetan <troops have cJaahed with the Chinese troops under
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    MR. H. C. WILLAN.
    72 11 Admitted An Advocate And Solicitor. In the Supreme Court on Saturday before Mr. Justice Mills, Mr. H. C. Willan was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court. Mr. J. H. Pedlow moved the petition. He said there was no objection f--om the Attorney-General.
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    WAR DEBT PAYMENT.
    29 11 i Czechoslovakia Remits $180,000 To United States. Washington, June 17. Chechoslovakia's war debt token payment of $180,000 has been received in New York in silver. Reuter.
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    "LET US NOW GET TO WORK."
    267 11 Speeches Not Wanted Af World Conference. TARIFF TRUCE. 1 Agreed To By Forty-One" Nations. London, .Tune lii. The World Economic Conference embarked on a serious business phase this morning, with the inauguration of the Monetary Committee presided over by Senator Cox (America), who made
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    GEN. FENG YU-HSIANG.
    162 11 To Withdraw Anti-Japanese Army To West Charhar. Shanghai, June IG. The Central 88th Division has proceeded southwards on the Peiping-Hangkow Railway, and Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang is leported to have agreed to lead his forces to West Charhar. The Manchukuo troops still remain in the districts on the
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    87 11 Italian Seaplane Fleet Standing By. Rome, June 1 T hu fleet of 2fl seaplanes will probably t-ike off within a few hours for the pro* posed trans-Atlantic flight to the Chicago World Fair, the Air Minister, Gen. lalo Hf.11.0, having arrived on Tuesday after, r.oon at the naval
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    BERLIN SCEPTICAL.
    78 11 U.S. Attitude On War Debts Blamed. Berlin, June 14. As yesterday, business in both the chare and fixed interest securities markets was at a standstill. Scepticism prevails about the prospects of the World Economic Conference achieving anything considerable, partly because of the stubborn attitude of the United States
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    ANOTHER PLEA FOR GROWING PADI IN MALAYA.
    618 12 VAST POSSIBILITIES WITH ESTATE LABOUR AND GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. The suggestion that estate labour might with advantage be used during the south-west monsoon for the development of rice cultivation in Malaya, is contained in an address to the Klang and Coast Districts Rotary Club.
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    PENANG WIDOW LOSES $30,000.
    469 12 Money Given on Trust. MR. D. MORDECAI'S BANKRUPTCY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 16. In the Supreme Court today, Mr. J). Mordacai, formerly a well-known racehorse owner, applied to be discharged from bankruptcy. Mr. R. H. Finch, for the bankrupt, reading the Assistant Official Assignee's
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    CHINESE TOBACCO CO. CASE.
    193 12 Second Day's Hearing Of Appeal. After the second day's hearing yesterday, the appeal in the Shun Hang Tobacco Company case which came up before tne Court of Appeal was adjourned until Monday. Mr. Roland Braddell, for the appellants (with Mr. F. A. Briggs), continued his opening
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    293 12 Mr. C. K. E. Woods' Stolen Property Recovered. The following is taken from the Straits Times of Saturday, June 10, 1883: We ara- happy to learn that Detective Inspector Rkhanis this morning succeeded in arresting a gang of K'neh and liokien Chinese in a wretched hut opposite
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    MONEY-ORDERS FOR CHINA.
    162 12 Possibility of Greater Facilities Soon. Although it is not generally known, an international money-order system exist* between the Chinese and Malayan post office authorities and has done since the beginning of 1925. It is possible to transmit money from any post office in Malaya to almost any
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    NEW $5 NOTE.
    215 12 To Be Issued In The Near Future. In the near future the Currency Commissioners will issue a $6 note of an entirely new design manufactured by Messrs. Bradbury Wilkinson and Co., Ltd., England. The note is printed on white paper and the size is 5 5/16 inches
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    CONSTABLE FINED.
    91 12 For Carrying Passenger On Bicycle Pillion. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 15. There was an unusual traffic r- ase before the local magistrate on Thursday when a police constable named Hussein, said to have come from Batu Pahat, was charged with carrying a passenger on the pillion
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    DR. LANKA SUNDARAM.
    117 12 Preparations For His Visit To Singapore. Dr. Lonka Sundaram is arriving in Singapore on June 28 by the Porthos irom Saigon. At a meeting convened by the Tamils Reform Association a reception committee as follows was appointed: 1. 1. Modr. Nagalingam, J.P., (president), A. C. Suppiah, K.
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    15 12 The Malayan Kadio Review anil Gramophoni 1 GaSatte will bo ready for issu2 on .Monday.
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    FLOODS FOLLOWING HEAVY RAIN.
    263 12 Canal Obstruction. NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT. After the heavy rain yesterday sections of Bukit Timah Koad and thtroads leading off it were again flooded. A motorist found the junction of Cluny Road and Bukit Timah Road under water and on the far side big areas of land
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    CARRYING ARMS.
    128 12 Boyanese Cautioned And Discharged. Amsan bin Ahmat. the Boyanese who said he was an employee in H. H. the Sultan of Perak's stables when brought up for sentence before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, a few days ago after pleading guilty to possession of -".rnv-
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    MR. A. STUART.
    159 12 Death Of Former Registrar Of Imports And Exports. The death has taken place in Montrose, Scotland, of Mr. Alexander Stuart, who for many years was Registrar of Imports and Exports in Singapore. Mr. Stuart, who was born in 1861 at Bnxhin, was odutated at R/echin High School
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    MORE RETRENCHEES.
    25 12 When the Federal Council meets on JOJM 2i> it wiil be asked to anprove a supplement of $291.4Kfi.77 to the vote Superannuation Allowance.'
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    IMPORT DUTIES IN F.M.S. CHANGED.
    112 12 Collection of Duty to Be Expedited. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. Minor changes in the import duties were gazetted this morning. The duty remains the same as before 20 per cent, on foreign goods and 10 per cent, on Empire goods but
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    MURDER CHARGE.
    134 12 Knife Driven in Throat With Spanner. A Tamil named Sanmugan was committed for trial on a charge of^ murder at the forthcoming Assizes by Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, at the' conclusion of the preliminary inquiry held yesterday. The prosecution story was that on the
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    RESCUE OF MATE.
    228 12 Pilot Boat Capsizes At Mersey Bar. At a meeting of the Pilotage Committee of thf Mersey Docks and Harbour Board recently, Mr. J. H. Tilman. the chairman, complimented the junior boat hand, George Richard Cockram, of No. 3 pilot boat, on his bravery in rescuing one of
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    SIKH STOWAWAY.
    66 12 Fined $50 And To Be Deported. A Sikh stowaway, who was found on tne B. I. boat Tilawa shortly after leaving Honir Kong for India and was handed over to the Marine police "when the vessel arrived in Singapore, was produced in The Marine Court before Capt. G.
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    184 12 The Municipal health statement for the week ended Jane 10 gives the total number of deaths at male 107 and female 85 and a death rave of 20.91 per lnille pel* annum compared with 22.98 in the preceding week and with 21.45 in the corresponding week of last
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    20 12 Mrs. A. H. Dickinson will speak on 'The Art of Speaking" at the Singapore K< tary Club meeting on Wednesday.
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    34 12 A Chinese boy named Ong Nam, who with other boys trespassed in the compound of the Negri Sembilan Residency to steal mangoes and broke several flown pots, was fined $2, writ«s our Seremban correspondent.
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    42 12 Rao Sahib Kunhiraman Nair. Agent for the Government of India, will leave Malaya on July 6. In the ordinary course his term of service in this country would not have ended until September but his departure has been expedited for family reasons.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    957 12 WANTED— A CLERICAL UNION FOR PENANC. rERE were 26 wet days at Fraser's Hill last month and 23 at Cameron Highlands. lpoh (reports the Times of Malaya) experienced the hottest weather m Malaya during May with an BTtrsgt maximum temperature of 9ZMg. A maximum tempernlure
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      HEAVY SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET.
      668 13 Glut of Centuries. HAMMOND'S GREAT INNINGS. Trie orgy of heavy scoring in county crtcket continued over the last three days •nd four of the seven county matches which concluded yesterday were decided n the first inning-. There was another glut of big individual scores. Hammond,
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      BETTER DISPLAY BY S.C.C.
      680 13 Malays Extended. INTERESTING FOOTBALL ON WET GROUND. Malays 5; S.C.C 3. The very wet condition of the frn>und slowed down the friendly game between the S.C.C. and the Malays considerably on the Padang yesterday. This was to the Club's advantage and in one of their best
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    209 13 Graham vs. Sullivan For Bantam Title Efforts are being made to arrange a return between Aircraftsman Graham, the well-known R.A.F. boxer who recently defeated Bud Walley, and Nicky Sullivan over 15 three-minute rounds. If these are successful the Singapore Boxing Association Board of Control will be asked to
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    PROS. HARD LIFE.
    230 13 Over 200 Footballers Out Of Work. More than 200 professional footballers, accustomed to playing in the First and Second Divisions of tfie English League, the highest class in the country, are out of work— after being the idols of thousands during the winter. Hardly one of them
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    HARDWICKE STAKES.
    92 13 Royal Victory At Ascot. London, June 16. The Hardwicke Stakes for three-year-olds and upwards was run at Ascot over l'-j miles and resulted as follows: His Majesty's LIMELIGHT 1. Mr. D. S. Kennedy's NITSICHIN 2. Sir C. Chubb's DONA SOL 3. (Winner trained by W. Jarvis.) Won by
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    STRAITS RACING ASSOCIATION.
    591 13 New Classification List Issued. The following class Tication of horses and ponies was issued by the S.R.A. yesterday HORSLS. Class I. Aior Star, Anticur, Armide, Avonford, Back Number, Boardwalk, Canvasser, Comprador, The Crisis, Currency Boy, Done Up, Eagle's Claw, Forfeit, Frontier, Garuda. Gay Orb, Genindtrra. Golden Maize,
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    BILLIARDS.
    64 13 Four-Ball Championship At New World. Entries will close on June 24th for the Amateur billiards (foui-ball) tournament which is to be held «v the New World from July 1 for the Frankel Challenge Shield. i A cup will be given to the winner a gold watch to the runnor-up
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    MIXED FOURSOMES AT S.G.C.
    389 13 Win for Miss Brooks And J. T. Smith. The monthly mixed foursomes competition was played at Kukit Timah on Thursday and resulted in a win for Miss Brooks and J. T. Smith with a net score of 334 Forty-three cards were taken out and the following
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    198 13 Today, Jane 17. Annual Athletic Sports of Victoria Institution, K L. Golf: Spore Island Championship (qualifyin; round). Island Club links. Footbnll: Malaya Cup: Malayn Command vs. Negri Sembilan. Anson Road Stadium. Cricket: Dr. H. 0 Hopkins' XI vs. H. A. Ashworth'n XI. I'adinß; Klialsu As<n. vs. VU\. Enirinevrs,
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    MRS. MOODY.
    387 13 Pays Compliment To Mme. Mathieu. Mrs. Moody (Helen Wills), the world's champion woman tennis player, landed in Plymouth recently to defend her Wimbledon title for the sixth time, accompanied by fifteen tennis rackets and a husband. Shortly after her arrival she was told that Suzanne Lenglen wanted to
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    SIR WYNDHAM CHILDS' LIBEL ACTION.
    864 14 Awarded £5,000. STOCK EXCHANGE TIMES ARTICLE. Major-Gen. Sir Borlaae Edward Wyndham ChiMs, a former Assistant Commissioner of Police, was awarded £5,000 damages at London Sheriffs' Court, Holborn. 3ir Wyndham was plaintiff in a libel action against Mr. Thomas Walter Howard, proprietor and publisher of the
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    PRESERVING OXFORD.
    61 14 The following letter from the Rev. F. J. Lys, vice-chancellor of Oxford University, has been received by tile Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malajra: "1 desire oa behalf of the trustees of the Oxford Preservation Trust to thank you most sincerely for yoor kind gift to the Trust.
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    WOMEN CONQUERING NEW WORLDS IN EUROPE.
    2692 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, May 26. THREE items of new* which appeared in tka newspaper* on the same day last week offer food for thought to women. Sir lan Hamilton has been saying complimentary things about women to the
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    FROM HOLLYWOOD.
    231 15 (By Charlotte Wood) V[OTES from Hollywood's fashion marA ket quotas "shorts" in the lead with pyjamas selling "low" in the speculation of sports clothes! Gilbert Adrian, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer style broker, cites this fluctuation from "low" to "high" as due to the active pursuits indulged in by the film actresses
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    Recipe.
    72 15 Grapefruit Trifle. Peel a grapefruit and cut it up in very thin slices. Put a layer of crushed macaroons at the bottom of a glass dish and on this put a layer of the sliced grapefruit. Sprinkle castor sugar over the top, then repeat the layers of biscuits, grapefruit
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    GERMANY'S "AMY"
    108 15 Suicide After Forced Landing. An offi-ial medical report issut-J says that the circumstances of the deuth of Marga von Etzdorf, Germany's "Amy Johnson," who died at Aleppo after a defective landing, point to suicide. After climbing from her damaged machine at Mouslimich Aeroorome she was taken to the
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      OLYMPIC HURDLES CHAMPION.
      596 16 Killed in Motor-Car Accident St. Charles, Mo., April 16. The death here today of George Saling, Jr., Olympic hurdler, soon after an automobile crash was an "unavoidable accident," a coroner's jury found late this afternoon. The report said the University of lowa athlete, 24 years old, died
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      NEGRI'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
      310 16 Today's Cup Game With The Command. Negri Sembilan, who narrowly lost to Singapore in a Malaya Cup match last Saturday at Seremban. will play their second game in the competition today when- they oppose the Malaya Command a' the Anson Road Stadium. In view of the
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      $10,000 STRUCTURE FOR PILGRIMS.
      1116 16 PENANC LETTER. Langkawi Marble Works Stocks Sold For A Song Malaria Increase Hindu Pilgrims New Trolley Buses Racing And Unemployment. (From Our Qwn Correspondent.) Pcnang, June 7. The la' news that I can get concerning the n.arbie works in the Langkavri Islands, is that the stocks
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      BASEBALL.
      68 16 New York Beaten By Brooklyn. New York, June 17. The following were the results of baseball games played today: National League. Boston vs. Philadelphia (rain.). Brooklyn 3 6 1 New York 1 8 2 Leslie scored a homer for Brooklyn New York have exchanged Leslie fin Clark and O'Doul.
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      CRICKET TEAMS.
      59 16 The following will represent the N.C.G. at cricket against the Periphon Sports Club tomorrow on the M.F.A. ground, Baliestier Plain: Samson de Silva, J. N. Fernando, P. M. Sirisena, A. Amerasekera, H. Bruyns, R. D. Simon, P. Chandradasa, P. R. Forbes, G. Wooden, A Raham and Carlo Pereira.
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      20 16 Dr. Lim Han Hoe, a former vice-pre-sident, has resigned >'rom the Singapore Rc.tary Club owrog to inability to attend meetings.
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      TENDERS.
      94 16 Woh Hup Gets Contract For $265,000. According to the (iovernment Gazette the following tenders were received for the > erection and completion of tingle men's barracks, garages and drivers' quarters at Pearl's Hill, Singapore: Ah Woh, *t68,900; Woo Mon Chew, *:M0,0O0; Fogden Brisbane and Co., $338,000; Low Roh Tan,
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      38 16 Professor Rupert Emerson, of Uarvanl University, who made -an extended lour of Malaya six months ago, has been visit ing Netherlands India and will spend three weeks in Malaya before bailing for Europe at the end of July.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3409 17 A Holiday In Pahang The Ginting Simpah Route British Pioneers At Raub A Wonderful Road Malaya's Great est Forest East Coast Memories, (By Our Kuala Lam pur Correspondent.) poVEKNMENT officer and other? who v* aM constantly m.ving about the I ;in- so trn.'yingly blase
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    RAILWAY DEFAULT.
    99 17 Abuse By Chinese Government Military. Severe criticism was levelled against the administration of the Shanghai-Nank-ing Railway on June 2, at a meeting in Shanghai of the bondholders of the railway. The critic-; especially announced the use of the railway by tLie Chinese Government fir mili.aiy (imposes with out
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    WHOLESALE ESCAPE.
    85 17 Chinese Political Prisoners In Manchukuo. Ch«n?chun, May 20. K« > ri of tlio 200 CUmm prisoners who s.a>r d wholesale gaol-break here yesterday Ir.vr Ixnn recaotured, ami two we.l shut (load in their attempt to eecnpt. 11c pt^oners, most of them political, j ■orpriaej the kum-.ls and succeeded
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    CANTON BANKS CLOSE.
    87 17 Managers Of Three (Concerns Missing. These small banks in Canton declared bankiuptcy recently. The Kui Sr.n Co., 92, South Kwongfook Read, and the Van Sun Co., Vat Tak Roiul, operated under joint management, listed their liabilities at $1. 000,000. The proprietors of the shops are wanted by
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    PLANE CRASH.
    79 17 Canton General's Narrow Escape From Injury. Canton, June 7. I -a si Saturday the 'plane on which Gen. i Chan Hcn-kwong, Bandit-Suppression commander on Hainan Island, was proi ceeding to Canton had to make a forced landing because of Uhe dense fog, and it crashed. Although the machine
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    48 17 Programme of Drills up to an»/ for week ending June 18, are: Saturday. June 17, 2 p m., Farrer Range, "A" (M.G.) Coy., No. 2 Platoon Tuble M.U.; 2 p m., Bukit Timah Range. "F" (Malay) Coy., Table "A"; 2 p.m., Strangoon Road S.V.F.A., Field Day.
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      273 17 TALKIE ENTERTAINMENT IN KUALA LUMPUR! PRINCE'S THEATRE COLISEUM THEATRE (•PHONE 2750.) ('PHONE 2578.) 3 nights commencing nj(fhts comn cnc nX «s Tuns!T un5!y O ?"?^8«; Wedne.day. June 21.t. TLJCV PAI I A HINDUSTANI THEY bALL talkhIT SIN gul BAKAVALI LORETTA YOUNG, GEO. BRENT, DAVID MANNERS. nights eemewaetog rommenci-iK Saturday, June
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    CAN ASSISTANT DEPUTISE FOR OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE?
    1386 18 "I DO NOT WANT TO ARREST HIM," SAYS LAWYER IN BANKRUPTCY COURT. The interesting question of whether the Official Assignee rould be represented by the Assistant Official Assignee in certain matters before the court was argued in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday before Mr. Justice
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    TOOTH AND LEG MAY BE ATTACHED.
    85 18 Tamil Judgment Debtor's Dilemma. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 15. A Tamil with a gold-filled tooth and an artificial leg appeared before the Seremban magistrate on a judgment debtor summons. In reply to the court he said he could not pay the $50
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    MAXIM GORKY YARDS.
    59 18 Launch First All-Welded Steamer. The reconstructed shipbuilding yard at Kazan, named alter Maxim Gorky, ha.<= launched the first all-welded steamer to be constructed in the U.S.S.R. The welding of the hull effected a IB per cent, saving in materials and a 20 per cent, saving in labour
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      THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
      482 18 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— ln the King's Speech the great point was male: Abundance of production has itself created a new problem." The "new problem" is, of course, that, in this age of plenty tihat has dawned, there is an inadaquacy of con
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      WILD LIFE.
      128 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall be obliged if you will give space to draw attention to the need for protection of two of our wild animals viz.; the wild pig, and the iguana or monitor lizard, which are being destroyed in a most
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    CHINESE SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    129 18 Murdered Compatriot During Robbery* (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 15. Ng Kirn Kew and Ng Eng were sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Gerahty, at the Perak Assizes, for the murder of Lim Yean in Telok Anson Road on the night of Mar. 25. Tan
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    SOVIET SALVAGING.
    91 18 Moscow, May 24. The Soviet salvaging expedition ha? renewed its work in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Attention is now being paid to five transport ships scuttled near Odessa by remnants of the defeated White Russian armies when they evacuated that area and another ship
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    MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE TO LEGAL ADVISER.
    3739 19 How Wheat Loan To China Collapsed. "CEASE PROPAGANDA." Japanese Invasion And Extraterritoriality. Kcrharkable difficulties experienced by him in his attempt to arrange a second wheat loan to China and the reasons which led to the collapse of the proposal, are fully set oat in the
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    DESCENT INTO CRATER
    166 19 Reporter Probes Mount Mihara Mystery. Tokio. Ka) SO. A daring exploration into a voleaak crater was earned (»it yesterday afternoon by a reporter of the Yomiuri Shimbun. a Tokio paper, the- crater being that on Mi. Mihara. OsMnta Island, off Izu Peninsula. By means of a special
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    McELROY KIDNAPPING.
    108 19 Eight Suspects Arrested In Texas. New York. lune Ki>rht persons, three of whom wers women, were arrested today mar Ainarilly. Texas suspected of having reccntl) kidnapped a girl 27 yean of age, named Miss Mary McElroy. who waa released after ht r relatives had paid a ransom. Among
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    STEAM AEROPLANE.
    71 19 Calif ornians Claim To Have Flown Successfully. Oakland. < ifomia. A steam aeroplane built by two brothers here made three short les! rights recently. The engine developed abort N horsepower, they said. It is a two-cylinder oil burner. They described the engine as "very silent" in flight. The
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    Another Speed Record
    69 20 I It Wlll'H FK of Cranwell who IM f«r lirst piaco in the high jump, in fine action in his winning leap. At Ih.- triangular Mlllw sports meeting at Woolwich (Urrison Stadium, (Planet Nt»s.) JOB S. WRIGHT, riding A.J.S. two-cylinder motormh on Southporl Sands. broke the world's
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    26 20 U. ATKINSON. OF SANDHI HST. winning 1 in- long jump with 20 feet inches, at the triangular sports between Cranwell Sandhurst uri >\(iii.»h,i. «i iant-1 .xews.)
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    27 20 BARONEBS K AVKNSD \LE. one of the richest women in Kntfland, who. it is rumoured, will slinrtl\ announce her engagement to Capt. Miles (.raham. M.I (Planet News.)
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    49 20 DIG VICTOR i:M\l \M i:i or ITALY (with plumed cap in rear), accompanied hv the Duke of Bergamo and the linister Biagi, inaugurated the fifth Exhibition of the Decorative Arts in Milan. King Victor Emmanuel (with plumed cap in rear) arriving to open the Exhibition in Milan. (Planet News.)
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    54 20 DKLMAR WATSON (left) receiving final instructions from his brother. Robert Watson, while waiting for the "off" in a backyard light scene staged for a film in Los Angeles. The two young actors are members of the Watson family nine of whom have appeared in film work at one time or
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    27 20 18. ARTHUR R. DYER, chief ofli er of ihe Li.ndon Fin BrinNlf ince 1919, attending the weekly drill di-plr\ 9 Souihttark arior i» his retirement. (I'lanet News.)
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    24 20 SOMMANOANT MRS. PBENTIC3, H.K.( s.<<md cusin of rlor nee NightinKaie. laid a wreath on thf Flcrenct Nightingale iiiemorial in Waterloo Place, London. (I'lanet News.)
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    28 20 THE FIRST CONCERT of the season in the neighbourhood of the Tower of London was given by the British Legion City Band in the Tower Moat. (Planet News.)
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