The Straits Times, 25 July 1935

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] VHE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAY/ 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1935, PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 10 PAGES, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      233 1 Singapore: iao, Cecil st. 'phone 5470, I CRETONNES REALLY SMART at PASKOE Co.. CORNWALL HOUSE in E^ The Perfect Fit <K GIBBON'S //j LOCKS, FITTINGS, WINDOWS, ETC. "GIBBONS" is the hall-mark tlnou<ihout the world for all i iHe that is BRITISH and BEST er vine. SOLE AGENTS MALAYA. 47 Warm
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      56 1 KUALA LUMPUR 2S. JAVA ST. CPHONE 3695>. ..ANNUAL an opportunity without parallel! COMMENCING PATE AUGUST Ist- OUR ENTIRE STOCK TO BE RADICALLY REDUCED IN PRICE. YOU MUST NOT MISS THIS YEAR'S SALE IF YOU APPRECIATE REAL BARGAINS SHOP EARLY FOR THE LARGEST SELECTION. im^ _^atf i^aW^^a^^^^^ ct^ <: V B!l«irA(iH4!t'Jfl
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      18 1 i ..ptf |s!/ FOR j FLOWERS I PHONE 4097 I I f s^-. Orchard Road. I jpobei Mansion*
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      549 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advrr-ll-i-el In these columns send copies of testimonials Do soft tend originals. WANTED, Skilled Operator Diesel Shovel Hyd. Ruston-Bu.'yrus. Box 458, S. Times. WANTED a European girl-is<is'.ant for a mi'linery-shop. Apply personally: Malson "Vague." High-Street. w INTO: Qualified European Surveyor to Surrey F.-tate
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      755 2 BOARD RESIDENCE 3TOURCLIFFE HOUSE (3 Tanglln HiU) Julet English country guest house. Modern limitation. All amenities. Tennis, term* nodtrate. Tel. 3478. CAST ANGLIA, 3 mlns. to town, high level, mod Ha garages, dally or monthly rates, large grounds, excellent cuisine tennis, tingle and double rooms. Phone 4300. t»n<;i.!X hoi sk.
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      951 2 AUCTION NOTICES REMINDER Friday. July ZS. 1935, at 4 p.m. At No. 9 TangUn Road. AUCTION SALE j. Latest-Style Cross Grain pattern oak stained teak dining, sitting and bedroom's rurniture. also one excellent toned Cottage piano by The Robinson 'Piano Company, irockcry, etc. Now on view. CHING KENG LEE CO.,
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      728 2 PUBLIC NOTICES ROBINSON CO., LTD. It has come to the notice of the Manage lent that rumours are current in Singapore the effect that cases of smallpox have ccurred amongst the staff of Robinson 0., Ltd. Such rumours have no foundation In fact, nd are entirely untrue. JLU KLANG TIN
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      767 2 PUBLIC NOTICES KAMPONG LANJUT TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated In the F M.S.) NOTICE Is hereby given that a Dividend, the Fifth, of six pence (6d per share has been declared due and payable to shareholders on the Register at the Ist August, 1935. ant such Dividend will be paid at
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      270 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE. MR. and MRS. AKAJL GRADUATE OF THE TOKIO MASBACIE SCHCK)L 210-2. QUEEN STREET. Near Post Office SINGAPORE. We make a practical study of your head and will suggest a coiffure especially becoming to you FIGARO Phone 2868. RAFFLES HOTEL (Room 1201 and at 93. BRAS BASAH
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      180 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within Outride Without Malaya Malaya Postage Munlhl* S 3.00 4.00 S *.5« QWMterly «8 50 MS.OO 8 7.j0 Half Yearly $17 00 $21.00 $15.00 \c:.rlv ***** Kl.OO $30.00 Note OuMati-n cheqnes shoald Include tin- usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are
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      649 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due. Tonnage B 'pore SOUDAN 6,500 July 31 NALDERA
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      381 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. NEW REDUCED FARES TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Aj from the sailing of s.s. "Hakusan Maru." August 8. for London, fares by steamers will be:— Ist class 2nd class NcplW $497 A $540 $117 $343 Marseilles $514 A
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      655 3 r^*w^*^^***^i*Es^£' PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE. Luxurious One Class Motorshlps. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S B'ham BORING IA 6/8 6/8 7 'B 9/8 ERRIA 20/8 20/8 21/8 23/8 L/.LANDIA 17/9
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      231 3 Tourist Class AMERICAN STYLE £71.12.SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms: Swimming pootTalklng Motion Pictures. Delicious mealsHot and cold running water In each state room. Cabins for two or more passengers with real bod:; Modern ventilation throughout. Weekly service from Manila and Hong
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      1163 3 SHIPPING. TOE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co- (1932) LtJ. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and Cbina Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd St*am Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Stramr.hio Co.', Ltd. The Strait. Steamship Co, UUL The Australian Oriental Une Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      LESS SHIPPING AFLOAT.
      147 4 World Tonnage Again Shows Decrease. London, July 23. World shipping tonnage is still shrinking. Lloyd's Register book at June 30, 1935 shows that whereas between June 1933 and June 1934, there was a net decrease of 2,343,573 in the world total and during the past twelve months
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      144 4 Hoppers 1. 2. 3, 4. 5. 6. 7 8. Dredger Kuantan Dredger Tembakul. Tug Belangkas. Dredger Todak. Oil Wharf SO. Coal Whart Nil VESSELS IN OKI DOCKS. Tanjonf Pacar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Krpnrl Harbour Kings Dock K.D. Caisson 1. No. 1
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      CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
      61 4 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the transit times on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London, yesterday, were as follows: Telegrams handed in up to 5.00 pjn. 7 mm. Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 3 mir.. Telegrams handed in up to 6.00 p.m.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      192 4 Today. Ader. (Karoal ..3 p.m. Africa East (Karoa) 3 p.m. America (North) except Western Canada Western States of (U.S.A.) (Karoa) 3 p.m. Western Canada Western States ot U.S.A. (Van Heutez) 2 p.m. Burma (Karoa) ..3 p.m. Ch'r.a (generally) Hoihow (Van Heutsz) 5 p.m. Egypt (Karoa) 3 p.m.
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      187 4 BULAN. Brit.. 442. from Malacca 24, tor Ptnang via Pt. Swettcnham and Ports 28. LEVERKUSEN. Ger.. 4.364. from Hamburg 24. for Malacca 25. BENGAL MARU, Jap., 3.231. from Yokohama 24. for Calcutta via Pcnang 25 SIANTAR, Dut., 5,563, from New York 24 for Batavia 24. MAROS, Dut., 363,
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      TERUKUNI MARU.
      260 4 Passengers For Europe And Way Ports. The following passengers sailed today by the Terukuni Maru: For Penang: Mr. Mg. Mg. Khln, Mr. U. Saw. For Colombo: Miss E. Caruthers. Mr. S. Hanahara, Mr. K. Hirakawa, Mr. T. Kunimatsu, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Nicol, Mr. A. O. Roche.
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      159 4 Arrived from N.I. by K.N.1.L.M.plane July 16. Mr. Koo Liang Hwie. Left for N.I. by K.N.1.L.M.-planc July 17. Mr. Corcoran. Arrived from N.I. by X.L.M.-plane "Lljster" July 17, Mr. v. Alphen. Mr. Westenberg. Mr. v. Rees. Dr. Kolkman. Mr. Francis. Left for India and Europe by X.L
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      ACCELERATED DEPARTURE.
      21 4 The s.s. Serooskerk for Philippine Islands. Malls previously announced as closing tomorrow will now close at 3 p.m. today.
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      MONEY ORDERS.
      75 4 The rate of exchange for the issue and payment of Money Orders is as follows: On India and Ceylon issue Rs. 153$100; On India and Ceylon payment Rs. 155 =5100. On China:— Array SlOO Chinese currency =$70 Straits: Canton $100 Chinese currency $70 Straits <as for Shanghai! Foochow
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      68 4 Mails from Europe. (London mails) expected tomorrow by 8.. (Raju'.a) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.45 a.m. General delivery of letters at 8.45 a.m. Mails from China and Japan tomorrow by Mantal Maru. Mails from China and Japan on July 27 by Havre Maru. The time of
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      SHIPPING OFFICE.
      37 4 It Is notified that the Shipping Office and the offices of the Statistics Department will be open on Saturday Aug. 3 and Monday, Aug. 5 for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
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      720 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated to P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: ROOKING AGENTS. F M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5433 Paaaage MSI. CAN ADIAN pXc IF I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 J Second class from 70-6-1 j REDUCED AROUND THE
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      550 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LID. (Incorporated In En;l:-.ml) -EIXEKMAN LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMKUKG. Via Forts and Buet Canal AUo accepting Cargo lor Canadian and American port* via Colombo L tie Sails CTTY OP BATAVIA Jui r3O Aug 7 4 CITY OP IRAN Auj. 14 A\i>: 1R CITY OF
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      261 4 Today's Crossword Puzzle I Jt "ill 13 x I lili^ in Zill it ulj i m I I Z I"Z.. Z Z NOli_: I-igures In parentheses denote the number of letters In the wcrds required. ACROSS. I Science of numbers (10) 18. Voyaged (9> 7. Youngsters (7) 20. Dour (6)
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      70 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp. Ins. Sunshine temp. •F hrs. 'F Alor Star 86 0.38 4.8 75 Sitiawan 91 Nil 7.7 72 Kota Bharu 90 0.72 6.3 71 Bukit Jeram 87 0.01 4.1 72 Malacca 83 Nil 2.9 74 f mgapore (Kallang Aerodrome)
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    BRITISH POLITICAL DIARY.
    270 5 Politic« In Tlu I ..inditflil Th.nLs To MuNHulinl And i 1 G. M Hriliiiifsi Al>> ini.t \\>\n IViur Ai Any Kcuhonubk I'iki" Sir nl lnt buinucl llourc Ktvicww Worlil Alliiii.s. 1 DlHl |)|i (1 I- l|jlll||l 'I ||ll I I I- I I"M Illlll) htijin ilvi ii
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    ENGLAND TO INDIA ROAD RECORD.
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      107 5 fjfj MAJ.AYAj I'lMMll'l' 11-ILI J lUNltilil > NWIAI, IMNfcK CONCERT HANK BROWN A UKIE LEE Now y4«n| I m |.i Kin HIMM I»MNi IN<i RAFFI-W CILIDRATCD ORCMWTWA ADELHiI **1 HOTEL I SPOT UOKT REVUFI i»hci ||u»k' H 'nfpPTffff l HAND TO*! QODWOOD PARK HOTEL 111 l mv. i UIAMMIHM Mil
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    ABOLITION OF AIR FORCES.
    666 6 AIM OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION. WARNING BY SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN. THE abolition of all national air forces was set forth in a resolution passed at a recent Conference of the League of Nations Union at Cambridge. It was not carried, however, without opposition. An amendment
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    INDIANA STRIKE.
    67 6 Martial Law At Terre Haute. Terre Haute. (Indiana), July 23. Martial law was declared here today after the calling of a general strike which paralysed business and caused a food shortage. National guardsmen armed with tear gas bombs charged a mob of 1.800 strikers who gathered in front
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    310-MILE GLIDE.
    41 6 Berlin, July 22. A world gliding record is claimed by Ludwig Hoffmann who, starting from Wasserkuppe, Hessen. yesterday morning landed today near Oskovice after travelling 310 miles in the air. beating the previous record by 80 miles.— Reuter Wireless.
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    SHOOTING OUTRAGE.
    37 6 Buenos Aires, July 23. Senator Bordabehere was shot dead and Senators Duhau and Mancini wounded In a shooting affray in the Senate when an unknown man sprang up and fired several shots during a debate.—Reuter.
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    HELL FIRE CLUB HEADQUARTERS.
    108 6 Historic Church Acquired By National Trust. Church Hill at West Wycombs, Buckinghamshire, a well-known landmark on the London-Oxford road, surmounted by a church with a tower in the shape of a ball In which members of the "Hell Fire Club" in the eighteenth century are said
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    JAPAN PLEASED.
    103 6 Great Britain's Statement On Ratios. ToUo, July 23. Foreign Office officials express appreciation of Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell's frank statement in the House of Commons showing that Great Britain recognises Japan's contention of the injustice of ratios. Officialdom believes that the United States will now be compelled to
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    BIG ANTI-RED CAMPAIGN PLANNED FOR SHENSI.
    63 6 Sian. July 24. Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang has arrived by plane at Slan. capital of Shensi. to discuss plans with Gen. Yu H:uehchung and Shensi military leaders for a large-scale campaign against the Reds in the province. The Red army is reported to be In
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    HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS BANNED BY CANTON.
    47 6 Hong Kong. July 24. Eight Hong Kong Chinese newspapers have been banned by the Kwangtung Government. This action was taken yesterday, it is understood, owing to the publication of allegedly i lalse reports relating to Kwangtung political matters. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    A RED LEADER'S SUICIDE.
    41 6 Nanchang, July 24. Kiangsi province has been entirely cleared of Reds with the surrender of the forces under Tang Tsai-kang in the Mopanshan area. Tang com- 1 mitted suicide rather than be taken captive. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    5,000,000 HOMELESS IN SHANTUNG.
    30 6 Shanghai. July 24. According to Chinese estimates 5,000.000 people have beer, rendered homeless on account of the Yellow River floods in west Shantung. Sin Kuo Mln.
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    WHAMPAO DOCKYARD.
    26 6 Canton, July 24. The Whampao Dockyard is to be reconstructed and modernised, machinery for this purpose having Just arrived from Germany. Sir Kuo Mln.
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    PRINCE IN THE CHANNEL ISLES.
    80 6 Owing to fog in the Channel, the Prince of Wales who began on Tuesday a short offlc al visit to the Channel Islands, was unable to fly from the mainland to Jersey. He left Portsmouth at midnight by the destroyer Faulkner, and the fog was
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      137 6 GUARANTEED WORLD-WIDE RECEPTION WITH A WESTINGHOUSE ALL WAVE RADIO WORLDWIDE RADIO CO. 119. North Bridge Road. Singapore. THE INTERNATIONAL (j^fmS GENERAL ELECTRIC OF AMERICA Superior Per- Bj^^p^p^u Guaranteed formance. k tne fj nest Exceptional JUfeJl Receiver ever Tone. j j^'t' offered the Automatic Vol. -J y'y. Malayan Pub- A rPl
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      190 6 AERIAL KIT mjL® r^jtmrPrice $15.00 -^^^2fe. Postage Extra 50 cts. "V vKsHfl SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HMO.* tUA^fOM ON AMI M .n.t OF RECEIVER. AU connections soldered at the factory. No soldering necessary. One aerial covers short and broadcast bands. Easily and quickly Installed. Operates on any make of Radio. All
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      76 6 STILL AHEAD! tMWMSIIifi <;.> r^ \V^ Over thirty ycirs ajo Gillette revolutionised shaving C^.-^l^ J by inventing the safety mot »nd renewable bl«o«. Thereafter Gillette k«vc contltntiy led in the march towards perfect shaving. To-d»y, Gillette leadership *~XSsc it established even more firmly by their latest step srj -IZZr^5 toward*
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      1425 6 FULL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES. BPf PROfJRAMMFS Match. Relayed from Old Traflord. Man- SINfiAPORF, .L».*_. riVU\»lVi\lTliTll!<O. cuerter. The Commodore Grand Or- OlUlxAr V/tvr.i. chestra (contd.). 8.20 The News. 8.35 The TODAY. BBC. Northern Ireland Orchestra. 995 Station Z. H. 1.. Singapore.— WavHenp'Ji TrmmnisMon j m Close down. 49. metres. Owned an 4
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    COCONUTS AT THE EXHIBITION.
    446 7 APPEAL TO ESTATE PRODUCERS. <F».:>m Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'.a Lumpur. July 24. j Mr. F. C. Cooke. Hon. secretary of th? Special Coconut Section of the Malay-! an Exhibition, has sent, the fo'lowing Circular to all coconut estates in Malaya: "Regarding the last circular issued to
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      193 8 Local Rubber Traders Holding Off. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, July 25. In spite of the London and New York rubber markets being down ■gain, locally it remained fairly steady this morning at a little below yesterday's prices. There was good inquiry being shown, but sellers Were
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      PRODUCE.
      279 8 SingapM*. July 15. IZ noon. liuMT Sellc. OamijliT 6.01 Java Cube 10.5H Hamburg Cube 10.50 White Pepper 19.50 White Muntok Pepper 20.00 Black Pepper 10.50 Mixed B:uck Pepper Copra, sundried 3.95 Copra, mixed 3.50 Fair Flake Tapioca 3.80 Small Flake 4.30 Mod. Pearl T ap ioca 5.G0 Small Pearl
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      SHARES REPORT.
      65 8 I.yal' <. Ev*tl report, d:it>-d July 25. 193 ft. SG s. Kintai 4 I 7.85. Pungahs 22 23 3. seller* 23 6 xd jr.:,(f halt-, Ifi .iiii.li !i\d> !»0 Hi Jilebus H2 ?■> i y 10 Kar.tau pnfs 75 79 ordf. buy-rs ra M 1. Cold I Anglo
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        MINING.
        579 8 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/6 4/l'/ 2 3/T/2 IWz £1 Asam Kumbang 32/- 33/- 32/6 33/6 tl Austral Malay 58/6 60/6 58/6 60/6 5/- Ayer Hitam 12/9 13/6 12/9 13/6 1 Ayer Weng 1.75 1.85xd 1.75 1.85xd il Bangrln Tin
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        GENERAL.
        416 8 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.25 1.35 130 1.35 2 2 do 7 22 Prefs. 1.70 1.75 165 1.75 10 10 Atlas Ice 12.25 12.75 12.25 12.75 ci XI B. A. T 5.19.0 6.4.0 119/- 122 6 1 40 B. M. Broadcasting U.02 1 /2di50.02 1 /2P'V< 10 5
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        166 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. !>•, 1901 Kd. 1940 5400.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4"v, 1907 red. 1947 51.600,000 Int. Ma-. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4V; 190f red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4-; 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Int.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        352 8 i snares are $i unless otherwise stated) Today's Prices Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Xundong 2.47 2 2.52 2 2.47! 2 2.52 /2 xd 'Unas 1.65 1.70 1.60 1.70xd Pinria 1.33 1.38 1.33 1.38 ,landai-Tekong 0.19 0.22 0.16 018 rtentakab (.20) 0.37' /2 0.39' 2 0.37', 2 0 38",
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      219 8 The following are the exih.inge rates this morning according to the dally circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London. 60 days' sight 2/3 Vs London. 30 days' sight 2/3 27/32 London,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      83 8 Noon, July 25. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 19 3/16 19 5/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 18 13/16 18 15/16 No. 1 K. R. S. S. (Spot loose) awardable Singapore 19 19i/
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    HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
    315 8 Closing Prices In London Last Night. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 24. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of July 13. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan sr;5
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    EXCHANGES. London, July 24
    85 8 Paris 74 63 04 Atherv 516 sellers New York 4.95 ■< Bucharest Montreal 4.96-^ Rio 4'i Brussels 29.23 sellers official. Genera 15.21'- Belgrade 216 Amsterdam 7.36 j Buenos Aires 15 Milan 60 idlers official. Berlin 12.35 Montevideo 39" Copenhagen 22.39'j sellers official. Oslo 19.91'j Bombay 16',
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    SEDENAK RUBBER ESTATES.
    282 8 Amalgamation Scheme Approved. An extra-ordinary general meeting of Sedenak Rubber Estates. Ltd.. was held in London on July 10 to approve the purchase of the Pontlan (Malay) Rubber Company, Ltd.. md the Glencoe Estate of Siam-Malay Ruobcr Company, Ltd.. anc' to incrcare the cap tal o f
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    The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association.
    146 8 1236 th Auction. July 21, IMS. taw. Catalogued !>93.039 443 :>.i OHered n38.9»0 4D 17 Scld 8:8.019 368 London Spot s\d. New Yo-k— S->"t 11.13 16 cts. P3ICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked £hce:. Cc:v. Standard Quali'v 19 u> I9'i Good Average Qc'iy 18. fo
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    BEAUFORT BORNEO RUBBER CO.
    32 8 Final dividend of 3' 2 per cent, in respect of last financial year payable on Sept. 20. £3.335 to bo carried torward subject to audit and usual adjustments.
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE.
    27 8 DEFERRED DEPART URE. The s.s. Van Vollenhoven for IndoChina. Mails previously announced as closing at 11 a.m. tomorrow will now close at 11 a.m. on 27th instant.
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      RAWANG TIN FIELDS LIMITED.
      514 9 The Sixth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Rawang Tin Fields Limited was held at the Registered Omce of the Company. 2-8, Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, July 20. 1935, at 10 a.m. Mr. A. A. Henggeler occupied the Chair and. in moving the adoption
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      RAWANG CONCESSIONS LTD.
      431 9 The Eighth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Rawang Concessions Limited was held at the Registered Omce of the Company. 2-8, Java Street. Kuala Lumpur, on 1 Saturday. July 20. 1935, at 10.30 a.m. Mr. A. A. Heng«eler occupied the Chair and. I in moving the adoption
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      CABLE RECEIPTS.
      127 9 The following index numbers represent the estimated monthly traffic receipts of Cable and Wireless Limited as related to comparable traffic in the year 1929: Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average of comparable receipts, year 1929 100. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Auk.
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      AMERICAN ATTACK ON I.T.C. POLICY
      985 9 The Tin Market. Direct Shipments To U.S. From The East As Concession. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. Prices of prompt tin have been advancing gradually day by day, but the process has been almost imperceptible. The forward quotation, however, has kept pretty steady
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      SINO-ANNAM TRADE TREATY.
      143 9 Terms Held Favourable To China. Nanking, July 23. Following the ratification of the Sino-Annamlte commercial treaty by the Chinese and French Governments. a Nanking spokesman revealeu that the negotiations were prolonged owing to the French demand for preferential treatment by China o f Annamlte anthracite. Low taxation
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      BUKIT MERTAJAM ACQUISITION.
      92 9 To Raise Capital To Half A Million. tFrom Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 24. Profit for year ended March 31, £32,163 (against £15,983) Dividend 7 'A per cent., making 10 per cent., £25,134 forward (against £23.040 brought in). It is proposed to raise the capital to £500,000
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      EAST ASIATIC.
      42 9 Dividend Of 5 Per Cent. Proposed. London, July 23. East Asiatic Rubber Estates, Ltd. report a profit of £45,223 for the year ended Mar. 31, 1935. A dividend of 5 per cent, la proposed, carrying forward £14,979.— Straits Times copyright.
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      RAWANG'S GOOD YEAR.
      484 9 ACQUIRING A NEW PROPERTY. The report of Rawang Tin Fields Limited for the year ended March 31. states: No. 2 Dredge was in commission throughout the year, and. In addition, the 14 Inch sluicing plant was brought into operation in March, 1935. The company's allowed production j
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      178 9 The following information has been received from tne Rubber Growers' Association, through the Malayan Information Agency, London. 1934 1935 1935 Jan. -Dec. May June Tons Tons Tons A. Net Exports. 1. Ceylon 79,739 4.544 3,535 2. Other countries Ceylon, Malaya and the Netherlands Indies (partly estimated! 90.893 9,800
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      RAUB RUBBER PROFIT.
      30 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 24. Raub Rubber Estates— Profit for year ended March 31 £162 (against loss of ';844.), reducing debit forward -to £681. w
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      NEW DUTCH OIL GUSHER.
      41 9 The General Exploration Company, of Amsterdam, which works oilfields in the Dutch Indies under a royalty contract with the Royal Dutch, h:is brought In a new gusher with a dally production ot 00 cubic metres oi oil.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    138 10 \l>l 1.1-11 l HOTEL Special Dinner and Dance. ALIIAMBKA Kentucky Kernels with Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey 6.15 9.15. CAPITOL The World Moves On with Fianchot Tone and Madeleine Carroll. 6.15—9.15. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Here is my Heart. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— Death on The Diamond. HOLLYWOOD. U. KERANGOON ROAI)
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1935. After Compliments.
    776 10 Sir Shenton Thomas cannot complain that since he arrived in the country nearly nine months ago he has been embarrassed by criticism, i Indeed, by general consent there i has been a truce in controversy, i The country has been
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    Social and Personal
    312 10 Mr. F. Bellamy, of Malayan Collieries Ltd.. is due back from Home on Aug. 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. McCall of Penang have arrived in Singapore. Mr. V. A. Lowinger, Malayan Agent in London, will address the Singapore Rotary Club on Aug. 7. Mr. and Mrs. A.
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    Rose Gardens In Malaya.
    862 10 Surprising Success With English Varieties. An inquiry having been received from a reader as to the possibilities of rose-growing in Malaya, we reproduce below part of an article contributed by Mr. H. T. Stiven, now of Bukit Batu Estate, Tampin, to the M. A. H. A.
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    PERSONALITIES OF SIAM.
    657 10 Men Who Are Carving Out The New State. ¥N Phya Bahol Bolabayuha Sena, Siam has a real leader of the people. Without the aid of campaign, orations and 'shirts' which usually go to make up leadership in modern days, this one-time obscure army officer has turned a
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    748 10 f AM indebted to Mr. W. Linolian, M.C.S., for some most interesting inlormatlon bearing on my statement that tin-mining in the Kuala Lumpur district began somewhere about 18C0. There Is a well-authenticated tradition to the effect that a party of Chinese miners was brought by the
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    SUGGESTION FOR TIN INQUIRY IGNORED.
    684 11 COMMONS DISCUSS THE EVENTS OF MONDAY. COLONIAL SECRETARY DEFENDS I. T. C. DUTCH CRISIS POSTPONED UNTIL TODAY. QUESTIONS in the House of Commons last night regarding the tin squeeze on Monday, when the price for spot metal was forced to £20 over the quotation for
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    EX-ENEMY FRIENDS.
    159 11 British Ex-Servicemen In Germany. M. -moors cf the British Legion of Ex -service men who have been visiting Germany returned to London today. All of them were delighted with their visit. Major Fetlnrston Godley. chairman ol the Lrgion. said the vls.it had been an unqualified success and any
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    MALAYAN ENTRANTS FOR CHINA OLYMPIAD.
    34 11 Shanghai, July 25. The committee for the Chinese National Olympiad, at a preliminary meeting yesterday, resolved to Include the contingent from Singapore in the Malayan unit.— Sin Kuo Mm.
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    GREEK THRONE.
    70 11 London, July 24. The Mayor of Athens. M. Kotzias, has returned to Greece after a series of interviews in London with ex-King George in view of the possibility of the forthcoming plebiscite favouring his restoration to the Throne. Athens July 21. Monarchist circles here emphatically deny rumours of
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    THREAT TO OUTER MONGOLIA.
    457 11 Japanese Militarists' Ultimatum. TOKIO FEARS QUARREL WITH RUSSIA. Moscow, July 24. THE General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army have virtually sent an ultimatum to the Russian authorities demanding the establishment of a Japanese military consul in Outer Mongolia and the withdrawal of all Mongolian troops from
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    SOUTH CHINA TYPHOON.
    30 11 Canton. July 25. A typhoon is sweeping the South China Coast, shipping on the Amoy- t Canton run being held up.— Sin Chew a Jit Poh. t
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    LONDON NOT SO EASILY RAIDED BY AIR.
    165 11 Lessons Of Tuesday Night's Exercises. HEAVY "CASUALTIES" AMONG ATTACKERS. Squadrons Intercepted By J Defenders. AN official communique on g Tuesday night's air exercises issued from the Air Ministry shows that London is jj not so vulnerable as unofficial comment had led many to
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    SEARCH FOR NEW DALAI LAMA.
    42 11 Holy Men Leave For Famous Lake. Simla. July 24. The search for Tibet's new Dalai Lama has officially begun According to an age-old belief a laps-, of at leas', 1 nine months is necessary after the j
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    R. A. F. Flying-Boat At Gibraltar.
    124 11 The Royal Air Force flying boat Singapore 111 reached Gibraltar on Tuesday night after a 1,070 miles j non-stop flight from Plymouth. The machine, which is proceeding I to Singapore by the all-British route, will next visit Malta. i British Wireless. death of the
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    SHIP ABANDONED.
    71 11 U.S. And Japanese Vessels Collide. San Francisco, July 24. The Mackay Radio Co. reports that t has intercepted an 5.0.8. from the American steamer Calmar stating she was in collision with the Japanese steamer Koryu Maru 10 miles south of San Francisco lightship. The Calmar's crew has taken
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    KWANGTUNG'S TRADE.
    25 11 Kwangtung's imports for the first 1 1 hree months of this year were valued I" it $37,155,479, and exports amounted I O $19,889,789.
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    BRITAIN'S NAVAL WEAKNESS.
    239 11 M. P.s Badly Impressed By Spithead Review. ANGLO-GERMAN PACT CRITICISED. London, July 24. LfR. Hector C. Bywater writ- ing in the Daiiy Telegraph inderstands that at the expirition of the London Treaty at ;he end of 1936 we shall immediately begin to build up ,o a strength
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    AIR MAIL BOOM.
    64 11 The weight of letter air mails :arried from Great Britain on Empire services in the June quarter was 82 )er cent greater than in the same luarter last year and 54 per cent. I [reater on the European services. Vbout 1.120.000 more letters were sent j >y
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    AMERICAN OFFICERS FOR ABYSSINIA.
    613 11 Permission Given By U. S. ASSURANCE FROM RED CROSS. THE United States Government has given permission to American officers to serve in the Abyssinian Army, and the American Red Cross has given an assurance of aid to the Abyssinian Government, according to an Aneta-Trans-Ocean message from
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    NO WEEK-END DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    252 12 SEQUEL TO DELAYS. SOME SERVICES TO BE GIVEN UP. It was officially announced yesterday that there will be no Homeward Dutch air mail from Singapore on Saturday. The usual bervicc will be resumed on Wednesday i ?xt week. All mails posted between now and Saturday
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    Japan Refuses To Be Drawn.
    64 12 Tokio, July 25. Questioned concerning reported anas exports to Ethiopia, the Army Authorities remarked that many irresponsible rumours were ■in circulation, with the apparent object of involving Japan in the Italo-Ethiopia dispute, but they refused to confirm or deny the rumours, declaring they see no
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    CONGRATULATIONS.
    48 12 Fatitna Bee (right), a Malay, who while suffering from smallpox gave birth to a child at Middleton Hospital. She is now fully recovered and the child, who was unaffected by the disease, is doing well. Here she is seen being congratulated by a neighbour. Straits Times Photograph.
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    VETERAN DANCER.
    83 12 Wins Penang Fox-Trot Competition. Mr. Cheah Kee Ee, a 68-year-old competitor, won a Ballroom Fox-Trot Competition at the Wembley Cabaret, Penang, with Miss Mary Snelling as partner, from a large entry. They secured 181 points, being well ahead of the other prize-winners, who ivere: 2nd. Mr. Ong Teik
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    IRAQ'S RAIL LINK WITH EUROPE.
    109 12 Carriage Of Oil To The; Mediterranean. Bagdad. July 23. Iraq will have a new railway linking hex with Europe as the result of an agreement between the Iraq uovernment and the directors of a company of which Lord Glenconnor is chairman. The railway will be
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    WILEY POST.
    67 12 Proposed Flight Across Polar Regions. Burbank (California), July 21. Following the announcement that three Soviet airmen will shortly attempt to fly non-stop from Moscow to San Francisco via the North Police Wiley Post announces he and his wife propose a flight across Alaska and Siberia to Moscow to
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    ARMAMENTS FIRST!
    122 12 Tokio, July 24. The Herald-Tribune's American fourpoint naval policy has aroused the I greatest interest and naval circles express satisfaction at the U.S. Navy's j more favourable consideration ot Japan's just and equitable plan but fear that America's principle of equall- ty and security is inseparable from the
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    SINGAPORE DIVORCE SUIT.
    971 12 A DECREE NISI GRANTED. A decree nisi was granted in the Supreme Court yesterday by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, when Mr. Merton Holland Brown, managing director of Messrs. Thornycroft (Singapore) Ltd., sued his wife, Violet Eleanor Brown, nee Callaway, for dissolution of marriage on the ground of
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    FOOTBALLERS FIND BODY.
    106 12 Grim Discovery At Batu Pahat. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, July 24. During a game of football at the Batu Pahat stadium on Sunday aftcrnon, the ball was kicked over a fence. Some of the players left the padang and went In search of it. To
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    DECREE NISI.
    176 12 Former Malacca Resident Granted Divorce. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 24. In the Divorce Court today Mr. Justice Langton granted a decree nisi to Mr. Owen Owen, of the Army and Navy Club, and formerly of Malacca, on the ground of the misconduct of Mrs. Isabella Emily
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    IN DRY DOCK.
    37 12 Tbe Joseph Conrad, belonging to Mr. A. J. Villters, the Australian novelist, in dry dock at Keppel Harbour. The Joseph Conrad is the only square- rigged ship under the British flag.— Straits Times photograph.
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    JAPAN'S TRADE "DRIVE."
    219 12 EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE. In a travelling exhibition of Japanese products which opened this morning at the Japanese Commercial Museum in High Street is pro\ided a clear and comprehensive picture of the amazing variety of articles manufactured in the Hyogo Prefecture, one of the wealthiest districts in Japan.
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    YOUNG MUSLIM UNION.
    25 12 i The Young Muslim Physical and Literary Union will remove to new premises at 5, Lorong 36. Geylang Road, on Aug. 1.
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    EXPLOSION NEAR NAVAL BASE.
    135 12 POLICE DETAIN FOUR MEN. EXPLOSIVE BEING ANALYSED. Mystery surrounds an explosion which occurred yesterday afternoon in a house in Seletar Village close to the entrance of the Naval Base. Four men, believed to be Hylams, have been detained by the police. They are said to have
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    TO MAKE US MALAYA CONSCIOUS.
    118 12 Aim Of New Singapore Magazine. Yet another magazine has made its appearance. Its professed aim, and i laudable one. is to make us more Malaya conscious. It is called the Malayan Standard, priced at 10 cts.. land printed and published in Singaby Wong Fook Wah.
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    LECTURES IN MALAY.
    106 12 Visit Of Prominent Muslim Teacher. A noted Muslim theologian. Syed 1 Galim bin Ahmad bin Jlndan Ali I Alawee, has arrived in Singapore from Java on a lecture lour. His lectures on religion are delivered I in Malay, and have attracted large I1I 1 ludiences whereve. he
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      82 12 ssif TLf IDEAL MANOEUVRABILITY IN TRAFFIC. In presenting with considerable pride this extremely Interesting new model, the Renault organ lsatlon draws particular attention to the many Important Improvements which have been made. A study of these Improvements shows that no radical alterations have been made to the well tried Renault
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    ATHLETICS TO BE BROADCAST.
    162 13 III' N XING COMMENTARY FROM K.L. RADIO SOCIETY'S ARRANGEMENTS By permission of the Posts and Telegraphs Department, the Malayan Amateur Radio Society, Kuala Lumpur, has arranged to broadcast the proceedings of the Malayan Amateur Athletic Championship meeting on Saturday, from approximately 4.30 p.m. until 5.30 p.m.
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    54 13 Pk'ading guilty yesterday b.fore Mr. J. McP. Brander. the S-ngapore third magistrate t-j charges of criminal breach of fust as a servant of $280 and to a sl.nilar c harg? in respect of 22 bags of rice, a young Teochew Chinese. Kwek Van Nam. was sentenced to
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    32 13 On the occasion of the Malaya Cup Soccer match at Ipoh between Perak and Selangor, the spectators numbered between 8.000 and 9.000. 452 cars were parked inside the ground, and 128 outside.
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      THE LION'S BELCH.
      210 13 A Singapore Cinema Fan Defends M-G-M. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.— Whilst there may be a few people in Singapore who object to the Lion's "belch" at the commencement of all M-G-M productions, and also to the fact that a camera man appears at
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      MR. J. McP. BRANDER
      70 13 To Assume New Duties In Kelantan. Mr. J. McP. Brander. the Singapore third magistrate, will relinquish his present appointment on July 27 to assume duties as Superintendent Marine, Customs, Chandu, Post and Telegraphs Departments In Kelantan. It is expected that Mr. C. H. Whitton. the fourth
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    POTSDAM'S MAIDEN VOYAGE.
    30 13 The 18.000-ton N.D.L. express liner Potsdam which is expected in Singapore on her maiden voyage early in August. The Potsdam is a sister ship of the Scharnhorst.
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    "THE BALANCE OF TRADE."
    1039 13 Exposition To K. L. Rotarians. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. Fallacies in popular conceptions in matters of international trade were exposed by Mr. W. G. W. Hastings, a member of the local bar, in an address to his fellow members of the Kuala
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    TRADE MARKS.
    256 13 False Descriptions Of Goods. Two summonses under the Merchandise Marks Ordinance came up before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore ■Criminal District Judge, yesterday. I Detective-Inspector D. E. Nickels, officer in charge of Commercial Crimes, appeared for the prosecution in both instances. S. Masubuchl the Japanese proprieitor of
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    "UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY"
    64 13 Charges of voluntarily causing hurt to a Jew and to a Chinese in Hock Lam Street were amended yesterday before the Singapore third magistrate. Mr. J. McP. Brander, to being members jof an unlawful assembly and to voluntarily causing grievous hurt. The accused were Kweh Kwi Yong and
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    DRESS SHOP MANAGER'S SALARY CLAIM.
    439 13 Document That Court Rejected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 23. Miss Pansy Liv, an Englishspeaking Chinese business woman, was the defendant in a civil suit heard today by Che Maarof in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, in which Mr. W. G. de Mornay
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    MALACCA FLOWER SHOW.
    52 13 Mrs. G. R Percy wot the jubilee medal for the highest numb r of points scored at th? Ma'acca Flower Show, and not Mrs. Ec Yew Kirn. as reported In Monday's i&sue. Mrs. Percy also took the Hon. Mi. G. W. Bryant's cup for the h'ghest number
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    M. C. C. MUDDLE THE TEST.
    1322 14 Players Not Given A Chance— Haphazard Plans Archie Speaks His Mind Another Farmer's Boy Eton And Harrow Draw The Public Schools, By Our London Staff Fleet Street. July 15. PNOLAND'S cricket team played In the third Test match against South Africa, at Leeds, on
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    ANOTHER NEGRI SENSATION.
    143 14 Association Football. Malay Regiment At Fault In Hose Cup Match. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, July 24. Y^T another sensation has been caused in local soccer circles by the revelation at yesterday's meeting of the Negri Sembilan Football Association that the Malay Keglment who beat the Negri
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    45 14 Thursday, July 25. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Div. I, M.P.A. vs. 8.R.C., Anson Road Stadium; S.C.C. League, Merchants and Police vs. Public Services, padang. Water Polo: Singapore Swimming Club vs. Chinese Swimming Chib, B.S.C. Lawn Tennis: V.M.C.A. Distribution of Tournament prizes. Bras Basah Road.
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    U.S.A. EARNS RIGHT TO CHALLENGE FOR THE DAVIS CUP.
    358 14 BRITISH AND AMERICAN TEAMS CHOSEN. Budge Plays Brilliantly Against Von Cramm. Wimbledon,- July 24. AMERICA won both the remaining singles matches against Germany in the Davis Cop Inter-Zone final today thus winning by four matches to one. America will, therefore, meet
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    FREE HANDICAP FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS.
    212 14 Racing. Special Event At S.T.C. Winter Meeting. AT the Singapore Turf C'.ib, winter meeting, a Free Handicap for three-year-old Horses will be run on Saturday, November 16. over a distance of six furlongs. The race will be valued $2,500 and a Trophy to the winner, of
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    DRAW FOR THE MALAYAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    649 15 KEE ONN TO DEFEND HIS SINGLES TITLE. Anamite Pair Entered But Siamese Not Coming. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. TIIK draw for the Malayan Lawn Tennis championships to be held at Kuala Lumpur during the August holidays were issued today.
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    70 15 The Singapore Chinese Water-Polo Team to represent Singapore in the Third Malayan Chinese Olympiad. Left to Right: Back Row. Tan Hong Seng, Sect Chong Chan, Scow Sian Chye, Ng Mong Guan, Yap Yeao Slang, Choo Seng Kay (Capt.). Front row:— Lim Fook Loong, Sim Tens Phenr. Lye Koi Hean. Sim
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    MALAYAN A. A. A. MEETING.
    397 15 THE FULL LIST OF ENTRIES. Combined Services Will Be Strongly Represented. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. The following are the full entries for the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association meeting to be held at Kuala Lumpur this week-end: 190 Yards. R. Castell, G.
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    R. A. F. NO MATCH FOR RENGAM.
    304 15 Home Team Win By An Innings 40 Runs. Rengam. who have taken up cricket quite seriously since the visit of an S.C.C. XI, scored a runaway victory over an R.A.F. XI on the Rengam padang on Sunday winning by an innings and 40
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    73 15 The Malays meet the S.R.C. in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. The last time these teams met the Malays won 5—3.5 3. The S.R.C. team has been chosen as follows:— J. Edwards; T. Albuquerque (capt.) and H. C. Humphries; J. Pereira, H. V.
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    PENANG JUBILEE RACES.
    253 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 25. The following additional handicaps are announced for the "second and third days of the Penang jubilee meeting Second Day. Horses Class 4 Di». 1 Six Fir: Pairfields 9.0, Daredevil 3.5, Howdah 8.4. Smiling 83, Aureate 8.1. Mountain Stream 8.1. Brown
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    H. COCHET'S VISIT.
    100 15 Official Statement By L.T.A. Of Malaya. The Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya have been notified by the International lawn Tennis Federation that the rule prohibiting amateurs playing in a match with or against a professional must be .strictly enforced. The Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya, however, are
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    403 15 Getting Busy At Brentford Austrian Goalkeeper's Movz Cambridge Crew Win At Frankfort. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." •THERE is a great struggle going on at Griffin Park, home of Brentford I F.C., just now to get the ground' alterations completed for the start of the football season. The amount
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    MUSLIM NOTES.
    907 16 Attitude To Abyssinia Are Muslims Bound To Help? Humane Slaughter Of Animals. By ABDUL. *THE interesting article which the Straits Times published on F riday under the heading Somaliland Moslems May Support Abyssinia: What The Emperor Told A U.S. Journalist," has been commented upon by local Muslims, and
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    BRITISH FILMS.
    66 16 Some of the best pictures from the Associated British Film Distributors Ltd London will be shown shortly at the Victoria Theatre, Including Death at Oroadcastin'j House," with a cast of nrlti.sh stars. il Oracle Fields, th 1 British comidldiiu'. will bj welcomed by Kini'.apore uudieints Who have already
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    SELANGOR JUBILEE FUND.
    211 16 Japanese Community's Contribution. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 23. The hon. treasurer of the Kin? George V Silver Jubilee Memorial Fund, Selangor, has received a sum of $179.50, subscribed by 65 members of the Japanese Association of Selangor. The list Is as follows: Dr. T.
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    SEREMBAN MUI-TSAI CASE.
    304 16 Girl Runs Away After Beating. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, July 23. Before the Serf.nban magistrate. Mr. J. Calder, yesterday. Tham Hins Kwal, an English-educated Chinese. wa6 charged with wilfully assaulting and 111-treating Lee Ah Lin, an unregistered mul-tsai. The Protector of Chinese (Negrl Sembllan). Mr. B.
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    AT THE CIRCUS.
    25 16 There is a change of programme ,it Isako's Circus tonight. One of the chief features will be a troupe of Chinese acrobats.
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LONDON LIFE.
    1664 17 A Revolution In The Film World -Not That It Is Perfect What An Entertainment Sweet Adeline —Good Clean Fun What About The Poor Theatre? From Our London btaff. London, July 15. ALL, although you might not think it, is quiet on the West-End front,
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      240 17 THERE ARE MANY KINDS of Cream, but there is only one sold here which comes from Switzerland, j and that's "Bear Brand"'— world famous for its delicious natural flavour. Obtainable from all grocers In SH; oe. tins. MEDICINAL HERBS FOR SEVERAL MALADIES Herbs for purifying thr blood la^ain.'t j aches
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    The WORLD of WOMEN
    1119 18 Market Mornings Crowded And Sloppy A Variety Of Tips— Looking Nice After Tennis Baby In The Garden. Leaves From A Malayan Note-Book. fJIOST women shoppers who regularly use the Orchard Road market will. I !eel sure, agree with me when I say that It is time
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    A MALAYAN COOKERY BOOK.
    414 18 Recipes For East And West, And Market Hints. (From A Correspondent.) The Y. W. C. A. International Cookery Book of Malaya. Edited by Mrs. R. E. Holttum and Mrs. T. W. Hinch. (Printers Limited. $1.) The first Y. W. C. A. Cookery Book of Malaya was
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    MONOGRAMS IN VOGUE.
    156 18 Two-Inch Designs On Gowns. ImiIONOGRAMS are appearing on everything, and they give sucn distinction to jumpers and morning dresses and also scarfs. Have large chltlon squares made to go with, or contrast with, your evening gowns, and a monogram In the corner. Jdo not be afraid of
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      296 18 HAVE YOU SEEN HOW BEAUTIFULLY ROBIA MAKES UP. DESIDES the Tootal Linen des- v^\ cribed in this inset you will jh^^^^f >w find many other delightful Tootal fjj'" J Crease-resisting Fabrics in the Shops. Those in the Robia rang* 1 are particularly lovely. jmlJ^ Sh/F^ Robia offers a remarkable variety
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      174 18 FLORSHEIMS Consider Your Feelings and give you Beauty plus Comfort I They look like salon originals these Florsheims with the Fccturc Arch. Yet, they've set a new pace for walking. They distribute the weight of the body evenly— and you glide along with an easygoing rhythm because your feet and
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    ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD IN MALAYA.
    1330 19 Log Fires And Appetites. THE HILL ROAD. By Mis. K. Savage Bailey. |JOW very lew people in Singapore have any idea what a very perfect lKailh resort we possess in our midst! w e talk so glibly of the hill stations of
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    FILM NOTES FOR PARENTS.
    457 19 SOME SINGAPORE COMMENTS. fXF the films which are being shown at Singapore cinemas during the coming week the following are recommended to parents: At The CAPITOL. The World Move On (Madeline Carroll, Franchot Tone). A very serious picture about strength and weakness in a great international
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    DINING-ROOM SUITES.
    534 19 Choosing An Effective Colour Scheme. (By Elvira.) CHOPPING about town will k undoubtedly give the greatest ideas for furnishing a dining-room. In one of the stores is a handsome suite of grey teak that will afford plenty of inspiration and you will long to take it out of
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    STRAIGHT LINES "IN" AGAIN
    566 19 Pleats A Rival To Frills. (From Our Fashion Correspondent.) London, July 10. FASHION, at the moment, it seems, is tired of the circular motif. Straight lines are in again. Flares and frills and other such feminine fancies are giving place to pleats in all their primness.
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    BUSY DAYS FOR VOLUNTEERS.
    152 20 Singapore Volunteers had a busy day on Sunday, being engaged in difficult activities in no less than three parts of the Island. At Farrer Range, "A" (Machine Gun) Company and C Company fired their annual machine gun Course, and most of them proved to be marksmen.
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