The Straits Times, 4 June 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      125 1 SINGAPORE 78. CECIL ST. CPHONC 61*1). «15 Tonifht t.IS MARILYN MILLER J in SALLY j Phone 5261-5262. J From the Glorious Health-giving Pastures Of the SWISS ALPS, conies to you "Dead Fti DQAiurr DtAn a^§ DnANU SWISS MILK 1 I "Mm or ccnt<n \f THE ORIGINAL AND^GENUINE SWISS MILK STERILIZED
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      142 1 Mb H 1 kualMliMi*»*: Jt, JjOt-VJeViiio* .oaaj. imtrl Wciner Ssrlcjslij Ccrslder, crcJ Select EXCLUSIVE TO /JrK^^Ay J t^* Robinsons Jj^feil^ *l Singapore Kuala Lumpur. \v^ik Positively cannot be obtained V/7W )l V;M^f 'O- elsewhere. ■■■■■■■^^■fcMBB^^BBm V ROYAL BAKERY CAKES AND PASTRIES A COMPLETE RANGE OF SUP J' LIES IS OBTAINABLE
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      10 1 «.15 Tonight t.IS marilyn nun in j SALLY Phone 5261-5262.
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      497 2 $HIPt%IG ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0., BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. ptanmuLAß and oriental s.m. Co. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. RAWALPINDI 16,697 June 13 SOMALI
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      664 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail dARUNA MARU 10,600 Jons 8 4 gKATORI MARU 10,000 Jons 18 19 3KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Jaly 2 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 July 16 16 HAKONE MARU 10,500 July 29 SO SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug.
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      452 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNBT AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AKD THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by ths wallknown steamer MARBLLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). Tha s.s. MARELLA is ana of the largest and finsst steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      581 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (laeorporated In Devsaarh.) Telephone UU, PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG aad COPENHAGEN. Leave ■'pore Prnant m.s. nOKINGIA June 10 Jans 12 ni.». ALSIA July 16 Joly 17 •m.s. JUTLANDIA Aug. 12 Aug. 14 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 9 Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA
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      550 2 THE BLUE FUNm LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      540 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in'Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Keluntan, liangnara, Telupin, Patani, Sin<;ora, Lacon, SSichon, Bandon, Kolisamui, Langsuan, Chumpen and Bangkok. Arrival. Departure VALAYA June 7 June 10 PRACHATIPOK June 14 June 17 SUDDHADIB Juno 21 The steamers are fitted throughout with electric light
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      490 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION a)., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULB Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. S«n Francisco and Los Angeles. S.S. GOLDF.N WALL sails from Hon X K«ag June 23 S.S. GOLDEN RIVER sails
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      480 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE iAnd AMtKIC N MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. FILLMOREJune 8 Jane 11 Jane 13 IRES. MONROE June 22 June 25 June 27 PRES. VAN BUREN July 6 July
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      678 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England "ELIERMAN" LINE. Pata«ar«r m--<\ Frelrht Servicrs to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Vl* Pona and Sues CaaaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer. Dae Spore s.s. SERBINO Jane 9 HOMEWARDS. t.i. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre, L'don. R'dam A H'hurg Jane
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      417 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorittd m M.000.000 Capital Subscribad 1300.000 Keserve Fund and Beit 1.666.M5 Capital paid ap 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. H. Ryrle, Etq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmera, Etq, Charles J. Hambro, Etq., J. O. Robinton, Esq., W. H. Shelford,
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      534 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (EaUbiuhed *t AmtUrdam 1884.; PAID OP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about M,66»,000) STATUTORT RISEBVB FUND Fl. 40,016,000 (about a ,338,000) HBAD OFFICB IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GBAVENHAGI. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermaaln Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Aeheen) Shanghai
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      470 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. E.laMlaaea' 18(1 at Aautcrdam. Aothorittd Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about £8,600,000) Paid ap Capital Glds. 66,000,000 (about £4,600,000 Rateirea Gldt. 28,187,797 (about £2,360,000 HBAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUB ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indiee. KOBE Head Office for China and Japan.
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      800 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seren words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      870 4 BOARD— RESIDENCE. LARGK DOUBLE room, verandah and bath room attached. Suit married or couple or laihelors >hari'ig. Lvery comfort. ■>!. Straits Times. EAST ANGLIA, 6, Oxley Rise, Phone 4390. Central, Convenient, Homely, Tennis, jarages, Daily rates $4, $5. Monthly $90, (125. (Service inclusive). "GAASTERLAND," Orchard Road 360, het Hollandsche pension.
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      469 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET No. 4, Battery' Road. Immediate entry. Apply Gutfhrie A Co., Ltd. OFFICES TO LET, 248, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 so., ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. TO LET, OFFICES at
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      580 4 EDUCATIONAL. PORT DICKSON European Ktme School for Girls and Boys, Kindergarten and Primary lessons, Games, Swimming, Dancing, Music. Recommended and approved by direful and discriminating Parents. Terms moderate. High health record, lovely sands. Write Principal Seaview Bungalow, Port Dickson. GORING HALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Goring Hall School is situated in
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      780 4 PUBLIC NOTICES PALACE GAY CINEMA CO., LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation.) NOTICE is hereby given that a Meeting of the Creditors (if any I of the abovenamed Company will be held at Hoa. <>l. H and till. Market Stree'., Singapore, on Wednesday, June 17, IBM, at 2.30 p.m. TAN LI'ANG KIA,
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      865 4 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEES' SALE if valuable freehold leasehold Singapore properties. It Messrs. Cheoni; Koon Sens Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulin Street, on Wednesday. June 10. 1931. at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valual. leaatfcaM land md house known as No. '.'(I, Amov Street, Singapore, ana tjttt <», ft. I."t 2. Valuable
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    AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.
    130 5 Chinese Jewellery Firm Victimised. A new method of armed robbery was employed by a Chinese who took from Ihe Wing Sing firm, of Queen's Road, Hong Kong, some $670 worth of jewellery. According to a police report, the man telephoned the firm during the afternoon, asking to have
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    SEAFARER'S LAST WISH.
    103 5 Have My Parrot Buried In My Grave." London, May 18. When I go, have my parrot painlessly I destroyed and buried in my grave," re- quested a septuagenarian seafarer, I Captain Charles Scott, who, during: the past 30 years, has been inseparable pals with a bilingual African
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    WOMEN FINED.
    64 5 Disorderly Behaviour In Public. Seven Siamese women were on June 1 fined $10 each, with the alternative or two weeks' imprisonment, for disorderly behaviour in public. The case came up for hearing before the Second Police Magistrate, (Mr. G. E. Clayton), and De-tective-Inspector Bembroke, prosecuting, submitted that some
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      500 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel Kxcellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. TONIGHT DINNER and DANCE FRIDAY, JUNE 5. Special Tea Dance Cabaret MADAME KELYEYS TALENTED PUPILS AND Paige and Jewett From the London Coliseum. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Admission $1. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. specialTdinner AND DANCE Every Wednesday and
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      468 5 AUCTION NOTICE MORTGAGEES' SALE of valuable Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheontc K°on Sen* Cog saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. Junr 16. at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and shophouse dwelling known as No. 2'.i. Rowell •■ill. Singapore, area 1,141 sq. ft. (Meisra. Donaldson
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      247 5 USED EVERYWHERE HOYTS I C. E. FOR COOL BEARINGS m- Wr MfWt OVER FIFTY Kfc'/tKS' eXPKHICIK li SOLE AGENTS IN MALAYA fI|NTRA[J SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). TO LET Front room, Ist floor, in new office building at Robinson Road, entrance next to lift. All modern conveniences.
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      290 5 RADIO NEWS. The Week's Programmes From Saigon Station. The broadcasting programmes from the Saigon Radio station for the week are given below. Orchestral concerts are from approximately 8.45 to 9.45 p.m. Thursday. Prelude des Beatitudes. (Cesar Franck); Solo de flute, par Jean Chefnay, Fantaisie sur La Corte de Faraon," (Lteo)
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    MALAYA'S WILD LIFE.
    121 6 Proposal to Institute A National Park. Th Commission which has been inquiring into the Preservation of the Wild Life of Malaya has completed its work cf taking evidence The Commissioner, Mr. T. R. Hubback. leaves Kuala Lipis in a few days for the I'lu Tembeling, and is
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    " SALLY."
    178 6 SALLY." Excellent Musical Show At The Capitol. Sally," the *i-,rs t National picture, starring Marilyn Miller in the name part, which opened to large audiences at the Capitol yesterday, is one of the most' entertaining films seen in Singapore for some time, and the revival of the popular Ziegfeld success
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    TRINITY COLLEGE.
    230 6 Former Students at Annual Dinner in Singapore. Trinity Monday was celebrated in Singapore by a dinner at the Europe Hotel, at which 22 past Trinity College, Dublin, men were present. Dr. J. Gray P.C.M.O., Singapore, being the senior man present, having entered College in 1900, presided and other
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    MR. L. N. HARMON.
    139 6 Death Following a Short Illness. Following a short illness, Mr. L. N. Harmon died at the "Singapore General Hospital on Tuesday from black water fever. Mr. Harmon, who was 41 years of •ge, was the representative of the Singaport AH Co., an American firn of portiait
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    LAW NOTICES.
    91 6 W. Millard Watts to be Publicly Examined Tomorrow. Before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell in Second Court Assizes (if not finished). Before Mr. Justice Simpson in First Court at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy Petitions for Receiving Orders, Motion for Substituted service, Motion under section 55 (3), application under Sectidn
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    THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
    61 6 Contractors Hand Over To Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 3. The Memorial Bridge is now complete 1 and yesterday afternoon was taken over from the contractors, Mes?rs. Dorman. Lcng and Co., by H.R.H. the Prince of Kambaeng Bejra, Minister of Commerce and Communications. The bridge
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    SUBMARINES ARRIVE.
    80 6 Oxley and Otway Taken Over By Royal Navy. Two submarines, the Oxley and the r Otway arrived here yesterday from Aua- 1 tralia on th<>ir way ito Malta, under the command ot Commander E. M. Loly and Lieut. Com. T. H. Dickson respectively. 1 They are expected at
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      218 6 from -m W Pirn- f TgjJ-d pies! > Wn\T« relief it in to Lno-.v rial our -kin 1 an be free of blrim-ln Anoint gently with 4'ulirur;s Ointment, then wash .It in Irw minutes with 4'utlruni ftiiap and warm water. A very fiiiipfc l>ut satisfying treatment of pimples! TIIO Ullrura
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      257 6 hr~ W I jyl II an •d crtiM"irHiit !>y I S /j \J m IHKTIIKI MA. in I1 li L_— MM Kjji|&^Vi S|^ 'Ti l 0 how > ou RESI'LTS and nur \(.K\ SEU\ l< E. SEE YOI'RSEI.F M j' .^0 X me FilmH d<Melop<-d free within 1M hour I
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      241 7 gaMtrwy telephone n9 6909 >^jgi 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Packed Every Performance Since Opening! RAMON NOVARRO OUT TO SHATTER SUCH RECORDS AS ONLY ALHAMBRA CAN CREATE IN Call of the Flesh 'HIS GREATEST TRIUMPH!" Book at Robinson's Thursday, June 11 Charlie Chaplin in "CITY LIGHTS" PLANS NOW FAST FILLING! BOOK AT
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      69 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF Beautiful, Captivating MARILYN MILLER W IN First National's Brilliant Musical, Singing and Dancing Production SALLY WITH ALEXANDER GRAY JOE E. BROWN AND 150 Beautiful GirlsSEE Beautifui MARILYN MILLER in her magnificent BUTTERFLY BALLET in Gorgaous Colour. Dazzling Gowns! Delightful Songs! MICKEY MOUSE IN "The
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      148 7 Victoria Theatre FORTHCOMING RECITAL of the World's Greatest Artists. SUNDAY, JUNE 21. Tot i Dal Monte World's Greatest Italian Coloratura Soprano and Enzo de Muro-Lomanto CELEBRATED LYRIC TENOR. THURSDAY, JULY 16. SZIGETI Hungary's Greatest Violinist. "ONE OF THE KINGS OF THE VIOLIN" KMILK VHIXKKMOZ EXCELSIOR, PARIS. 6.15 TONIGHT 9,15 f,_.
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      217 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle. P3* p [wai* wt-ss 5 i f r i* i* i l i Hi*" H _|_il_ B i£_p_ p_____^ U,. ffi£? SSii^ ir^. W JS~ »:;5( 3* (CLUBS.) ACROSS. 22. Seaman 24. Pure 2 Edict 25 Cricket term (pi) 5. Ked wine 26 Ran.om 10. Facts 28.
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    MARINE SERVICE.
    371 8 Retirement After 50 Years' Activity. After half a century's association with I 'vorpool shipping. Mr. J. Scott Frnser. Liverpool local director of the Houlder Line, was entertained at dinner at the ropmi of the Liverpool Constitutional (lull, in mail week, when he was made thr recipient of a
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      THE WORLD WHEAT CONFERENCE.
      945 8 Tragedy of Decreasing Consumption. (By M. Frederic Francois-Marsal, former Prime Minister of France and Finance Minister.) The World Corn Conference which wa I held in Rome at the end of March represents an important step forward in the reorganisation of world economy and it cannot be
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        MINING.
        441 8 V:<l. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 A, am Kunil>anjr IS 21/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/6 20/-5/-5/-Ayer Hitam Tin 11/- 12/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11 3 12/3 1 1 Butane Padang 0.10 0.16 1 1 Hiitu Caves 0.25 0.30n0m. 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. il £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        249 8 Vul. IM. Buyers Seller* 2 I Alex. lirirk Onls. I .:,o 2.oom>m. 2 2 Alex. Uri.k Prefs. 1.11 M 1i.17 > il 11 Krit. Am. Tobacco 3.7.6 312.fi 1 1 Central Engine 0.30 0.3 b norn 100 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 76.00 £1 i'l Can. T. R. V,
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        126 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 10$ 105 cl Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% pr*m. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 U par Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        370 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pric» Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt Vlenhy (tl) 0.70 0.90 0.70 0.9* Klor Gajah (fl) 0.50 0.70 0.50 O.TO V. Hitam (fl) 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.00 V. Kuning ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.25n0m L Malay (f2) 0.90 1.10 1.00
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      198 8 Wagafiri. June 4. SELLING. London, 4 month*' light IS 27/82 London, 3 month*' light 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' light 2/3 25 :'2 London, 30 days' light 2/3 3/4 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London. T.T. 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 254>4 New York, demand M
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      Vessels Arrived.
      188 8 ATLAS MARU, Jap., 4,511 tons, from Dunkirk .i-ti, for Japan 4-6. BULAN, Brit., 441 tons, from Penang 3-C for Penang: via ports 7-6. •IRCE, Brit., 314 tons, from Kelantan 4-G, foX elan tan fi-6. FINGAL, Norw., 1,214 tons, from Kota Baroe 4-6, for Kota Baroe 7-6. HONG PENG.
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      103 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending June 7 Thursday, .'une 4, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Bde. Signal Section, Recruits Drill 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon i Kur.i, 30 Yards Range 6.30 p.m., Drill Hall. Ist Bn. Senior N.C.Os. Class, Training Course. Friday, June 5,
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      PRODUCE
      177 8 Biagapowi Imm I. Opium $4,U00 Kerosene Oil.— Fer unit of 8 Imp. gls. Fish $6.13, Dragons $5.13, Crown (8 gls. in tins) $4.98, Crown (8 gls. in drums) $4.68, Cros* (8 gls. in tins) $4.83, Cros* (8 gls. in drums) $4.53, Shell and Coastlight Kerosene $5.38 per 2 tins,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      125 8 Thursday, June 1. Ship* alongside the Wharvea or eipccted to arrive. KEPHEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf The Cable, Honic Khi-nt: I.iichtcr Kilat, Autrustin.: W. lU. Kitty I. Oil Wharf H..M. Submarines Oxley :in,| Otway." Toal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'agar. Albert Dock Pinna. Victoria Dock
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    156 8 Today. Java. Si.uih West. SwMtia, SouthKast Hormn, ii!'V-, Molucca*) and i Kola i p.m. Upper llurma, North ami Ki.-i India, Egypt, Europe, Caaaaa and U.S.A. I Takliwa i 3 p.m. Baroe, I'ajakombo and i Pfcdana. Ii I p.m. Upper Burma, North and Ka i India, i Em
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 By Angers J. V. Oldenbarnevelt Rajputana Dempo Talamba Palis Rawaal Spore Londoa Left Arrd. Apr. T2 May 18 Mjy 1 Vay 21 May 1 ay 2:t May s iy H May 1 y 80 Ma) 6 Jam 1
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      170 8 30 HtM® You buy safely when you purchase Sterling Silver and ElectroPlated ware from U.S. DE SUVA AM) BROS. JEWELLERS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS 61, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. Tel. "Sihahros." Phone 4549. KEEP YOUR YOUTH! Clinical tests havt shown that a court* ol PHYLLOSAN makes a p«rson ol forty years ana
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      53 8 Por QUALITY, WORKMANS:Mi\ SERVICE. Those, avaiht.i: thvmselv«a of our Optral Service, benefit by tb« absence of deny til Descriptions being returned th* umi day a* received. M. EZEKIEL SONS, Manufacturing Ophthalmic Optician*, Baffle* Chamber*, Uafflts Place, Singapore. Branch fMßra Nnnrdwllk. B'l'ia. i ILt HaH *&*^F "-^SrCaBAI ITi THE DISTILLERS AGENCY,
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      244 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. D»My W— th«r E*Mrt. SUtion. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. gysu 1 1 If g as? T sar neKunu s a jj s as? S.t.uwan H 74 Nil 7.5 75 aim g^Srt 'J'" 1 76 oiiI »2 NNW io
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      192 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Thursday, June I. H. \V. IM p.m., 7 ft. C in. Inter-AMocution ti.-hat>- nn Touncil Reform, CCA. Initftutt flail, l'rinsep Street, S.15 ii.m. Friday, June >. I H. \V. midnight S ft. 9 in.. 2.20 p.m., 7 n. i ii'. Work "i ;hr I i. n
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    350 9 Slight Drop in Rubber And Tin. LONDON STOCK VALUES LOWER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 a.m. today's Prices Rubber, it 1 cents per lb. Tin. 210 tons at $51 per plcul. Yesterday's Prices ltuhher. London 2 15-1 6d.. down 1-18(1. Ni'» York. H>4 cts., unchanged.
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    PENGKALEN.
    184 9 The profit of i'cnsrkalcn, Ltd., for the year ended B«pt, 30. after providing £10,000 (against CIK.OOOI C i depreciation and trimsferring 13,000 to income-tax reserve, was £20.360, whioh company with 172,X1!t lor 188 L".'. Dividends at the rate of IT> per ient. iii the preferred ordinary shares |icr cent.i
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      ALLENBY RUBBER MEETING.
      536 9 Rationalisation the Only Hope." The eleventh annual general meeting of the Allenhy Rub!>er Company, Ltd., w«3 held at the offirts cf Harrisons, Barker and Go., Kuala Lumpur, on May 30. The chairman. Mr. F. G. Soute*, adrtrcs-ed the meeting as follows In view cf the unprecedented market
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      BATAVIA RUBBER.
      51 9 Java Sumatra Handt Imaatschsppij arc in eceipt of ttbU advice from the Batavia office firing the total exports of rubber from the following places for the month of May 1931 Palembanir 1.762 tons, Western Division of Borneo. Sambas, 447 tons. S. ur<! K. division of Borneo, Bandjermassin, 2,001
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      BORNEO RUBBER.
      42 9 l.iv, i Sumatra HandelmaHtschuppij arc in receipt of cable advice from their Butaviu nflicr giving t'ni' total exports of rubber from the following place* for the month of May, 1!>:J1 WraUrn Division of Borneo, I'ontianak 1,669 tons, DJftafcl MM tons.
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      55 9 Tope o€ Market —Steady, sellers reserved. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3d. pec lb. New York Spot Sheet (i. cents 61,6 1 per lb. Buyers. Seller I.S.S. etfu*] to London Standard itandard K.S.S. on Tender Spot JUne July JUly-Sc,>t. (kt.-Dec. •It 10 10H 9% ioj.
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      155 9 Foreign Imports of rubber during the month of May, 1931 Notes.—l* Including 130 tons I estimated) from Siam via Kedah. actual figures not y«t beihr available. 2. This return represents imports during tke calendar month, irrespective of date of receipt of shipping documents. Tons. 3. Figures for 1930
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      106 9 Foreign exports of tin, being final ship menU on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports during the month of May, 1931 Destination. Tom. Total 8,117 Note 1. This return represents shipments during the calendar month, irrespective of date of receipt of shipping documents. 2. Exports in 1930 were
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      EXCHANGES.
      76 9 Rugl>y, June X Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.09, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 25-32 d., Berlin 20.49';.., Brussels 34.94 Bucharest 817, Rio 3%, Buenos Aires 33 9-16, Copenhagen 18.16' i. Genera 24.08 4, Helsingfors 193%, Hong Kong ll'». Lisbon 110',, Madrid Milan 92.15<2, Monte Video 29<v, New York ■J.BC 21-82,
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      HOME TRADE REVIEW.
      1640 9  -  A. W. Still) (Bj 4> Mr. Snowden's Makeshift Budget. EFFECT OF INDIAN BOYCOTT. London, May 6. I think the feeling in regard to Mr. Snowden's "makeshift" budget is, generally speaking, one of relief. New taxation seemed to be inevitable, for no otic had thought of the expedients
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      417 9 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS. Ocean shipments of rubber (induH n» latex, revertex and concentrated latex) during the month of May. UK Preliminary Return. Sheet and Crepe. Latex, Concentrated Latex, Revertex. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Name of Port. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Proper. Settlements.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    104 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— Ramon Novarro in Call ol the Flesh. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. ANSON ROAD.— Tait's Show. Nightly. Gate 10 cents. CAPITOL.- Marilyn Miller in "Sally." 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL,— After Dinner Dances. Robert Drescher* Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Vaudeville, Opera, Wayanf, Zoo. Gate after 6 p.m.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    56 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT Messrs. On? Kah Lock, Ong Kah Gee, Ong Kah Seni and Ong Kah Choon be? tu tender their heartfelt thanks to their many friends, members of clubs and relatives for their kind attendance at the funeral of their beloved mother and those wh.. sent wreaths and letters
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    1096 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY. With a particular degree of thankfulness the people of the British Empire yesterday celebrated the 6Cth birthday of His Majesty King George V, Ruler for 21 years. It is no secret that the recent indisposition of the King occasioned
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    KING GEORGE V ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
    2226 10  - KING GEORGE V ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Edwin T. Woodhall, (By late of the inH YarH .1 Guarding the Royal Person From Spies. Special Branch at Scotland Yard.) Yesterday His Majesty King George V celebrated his 66th 1 birthday and in this article some hitherto unrelated xtoriex concerning His Majesty's
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    27 10 Dr. C. L. Park, director. League of Nations, Singapore, will address the Singapore Rotary Club on Friday on the subject of the health work cf the LangwA
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    30 10 The monthly dinner of the Klang Rotary Club will be held at the Masonic Hall, Klang, on Saturday. The Rev. F. W. J. Reynolds will speak on "My Sea Experiences."
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    28 10 Mr. V. Krishnan, Inspector of Works, is retiring after I' 3 years service in the F.M.S.R. Construction Department. He has been President of the Malayalee Association, Jchore Bharu.
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    49 10 Sardar Bahadur Balwant Singh Judge and Rai Bahadur Mehta Prithvi Chand, of tho Singapore Criminal Intelligence Department, will be the principal guests at a reception to be given in their honour by the Singapore Indian Association at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden on Saturday, June 6, at 5.30 p.m.
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    45 10 M.R.Ry. Rao Bahadur S. A. S. Rm. Ramanathan Chettiar Avl., accompanied by Mr. S. V. Krishnamurthi, both of Tanjore, have arrived in Singapore from Madras. The Rao Bahadur was garlanded on arrival by Mr. Shaik Allaudin Dawood, son of Mr. T. K. Shaik Dawootl Sahib.
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    62 10 H.E. the High Commissioner has awarded Certificates of Honour to the followingpersons in recognition of their loyal and valuable services to the Government of the F.M.S. Dr. K. T. Khong Raja Shahbudin bin Raja Dagr.ng, Dato' Sri Bijaya Indera Dato' Sri Bijaya Uda bin Haji Yahya Raja Haji Mohamed Yacob
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    66 10 Rev. Father Joseph Sy, Vicar of the Church of St. Joseph, Batu Gajah, is coming on transfer shortly to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Singapore, and tie Rev. Father O. Dupoirieux, Assistant U> Rev. Father J: Francois, of Malacca, will succeed Father Sy. The Rev. Father R.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    854 10 THE CANCELLED PARADE. There was great disappointment in Singapore yesterday morning when it was found that the panda on the Padirig in honour of the Kind's Birthday had hid to he cancelled. Some people thougit ihat it might have been held two houis later, but as
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    NEW TIN QUOTAS IN FORCE AS FROM JUNE 1: DETAILS. HOW TIN CUT IS TO BE SPLIT UP.
    539 11 NEW TIN QUOTAS IN FORCE AS FROM JUNE 1 DETAILS. HOW TIN CUT IS TO BE SPLIT UP. Malaya's Output to Be 45,355 Long Tons. OTHER FIGURES. Retrospective As From June 1. London, June 3. The chairman of the International Tin Committee which sat at The Hague- on May 16,
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    10 11 Mr. J. I!. Srrivenor, Companion 0( the Imperial Service Order.
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    TERRORISTS BUSY IN CHITTAGONG.
    105 11 Dynamite Buried Under Public Buildings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, June ChittaKonR is perturbed over the sensational find of eight large canisters of dynamite buried under Government buildings. A young man named Nibaran Ghosh was arrested when carrying a small canister of dynamite on a public
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    124 11 I Royal Party Witness The Derby. Rugby, June 3. His Majesty the King received congratulations today from all parts of the Empire en his sixty-sixth birthday. Flags were flown on all public buildings and at noon a Royal Salute of 21 guns was fired in Hyde Park. The
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    SILVER CRISIS.
    107 11 Informal Conference Now Suggested. Salt Lake City, Utah, June 4. An unofficial and informal World Silver Conference, under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce, to be held preferably in London, is sufrfjested by Senator Smoot as an alternative to an International Conference. The purpose of such
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    MR. JOHN GUEST, M.P.
    63 11 To Retire on Ground Of Ill-Health. Rugby, June 2. Mr. Ji.hn Guest (Lab., Hcmsworth) one of the miners' members of Parliament, has intimated that he contemplates retiring 1 owing to continued ill-health. EM has venrcsented Hemsworth since I'.'is and, at the last election, had a majority
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    JAPAN AND SOVIET.
    47 11 loan Plans to Facilitate Trade. Tokio, June 2. Negotiations arc in progress for the granting of a credit of yen 50,000,000 for a period of 30 months to the Soviet. The Soviet Ambassador proposes to porchaM electrical apparatus, ironware and steamers from Japan. Reuter.
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    "THE YOUNG MARSHAL."
    187 11 THE YOUNG MARSHAL." Reported to Have Contracted Typhus. Shanghai, June 3. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, the Manchurian ruler, who entered the P.U.M.C. Hi spite] at Peking a few days ago, is now reported to be suffering from typhoid fever. His condition is said to be ferious. His mother is hastening to
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    COMMUNIST ARRESTS IN SINGAPORE.
    277 11 European Charged. PRINTING OUTFIT SEIZED. For .the first time in the history of Singapore political crime, a European has been arrested by the Criminal Intelligence Department in connection with the local Communiet movement. So far those who have been arrested have been chiefly Hylams, with a
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    BOYCOTT IN INDIA.
    132 11 Question Again Raised In The Commons. Rugby, June 4. The Secretary for India (Mr. \V. Wedgwood Bonn), referring in the House of Commons to the proposed resumption in the autumn of the Round-Table Conference, said it was hoped that members of the Federal Structure Committee would reach
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    14 11 Dr. A. I- Hoops, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division).
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    COL. H. L. STIMSON.
    62 11 Planning Tour of Europe This Summer. Washington, June 4. C0I0119I Henrv L. Stimson, the Secretary of State, is planning a two-months' tour this summer of West European countries, including Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany, accompanied by Mrs. Stimson. The mission will be unofficial, but Colonel
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    " HELL ON THE FEET."
    55 11 HELL ON THE FEET." General Dawes on American Diplomacy. Washington, June 3. Ear.y on the brain but Hell on the feet" was General Dawes' description of American diplomacy, in an interview tcday. General Dawes, who is leaving for England on June 24, denied the rumours that he is resigning his
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP WINNERS.
    875 11 Third Prize to Singapore. MR. KHOO BOO GAY'S GOOD FORTUNE. f Drawing Sandwich in the Calcutta Sweep i on the Derby, Mr. Khoo Boo Gay, a well- known Singapore rubber merchant, in i the winner of about £20,000. He sold a r quarter of the chance for
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    A U.S.A. APPOINTMENT.
    24 11 Washington June 3. President Hoover has appointed Mr. Roy, cf St. Louis, District Attorney, < klahoma, as United States Assistant Attorney-General. Reuter.
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    NO DESIRE TO ATTACK CANTON.
    411 11 Nanking Government's Position. Shanghai, June 3. General Shao Li-tzu, the chief secretary at the Generalissimo's Military Headquarters, declared that Nanking has no intention to attack Canton, unless Canton takes the offensive. Nanking aims at the complete and early destruction of the Communists. The first regiment
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    EXTRALITY.
    130 11 Progress on Several Points Reported. London, June 4. "Sir Miles Lampson, the British Ambassador to China, reports that progress has been made on several points. I am not yet in a position to make a detailed statement said Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons,
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    TRAGEDY IN JAPAN.
    68 11 Seaplane Collides With Naval Launch. Tokio, June 3. The Japanese Navy suffered loss when n seaplane, belonging to the battleship Hyuga, descending to the surface of the water in Ise Bay, collided in the darkness with a steam launch carrying a lieutenant end seven ratings of the
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    GENEVA AND NARCOTICS.
    73 11 Soviet Suggestion as to Raw Materials Rejected. Geneva, June 3. The Conference for the Limitation of the Manufacture of Narcotics, by 43 votis to 2, rejec'ed the motion of M. Bogomoloff, the Soviet representative, to insert in the draft convention that the convention will apply to all
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    THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    2847 11 Sir Cecil dementi Receives The G.C.M.G. MALAYA'S LIST. No Additions Made to The Peerage. The following honours have liern bestowed in Malaya M the occasion of the King's Birthday Knight Grand CroH <>f t l uDistinguished Order of Saint IfielUMl and Saint George.— Sir Cecil dementi, K.C.M.G.;
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    17 11 Sir Cecil Clementi, who has bven made a CCHjG. Sir Cecil returns from leave on June 1:1.
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    BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN MALAYA
    883 12 Singapore Parade Cancelled. PADANG FLOODED. THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL. Uravy rain fell in Singapore from 2 a.m. yesterday, and long before the time fixed for the parade in honour of the King's Birthday the Padang was under water. It was decided that it was impossible to
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    AIR TRANSPORT.
    126 12 Internationalisation Suggested. Rugby, June 4. At question time in the House of Commons today the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) suited that during hi? recent visit to Geneva, he was able informally to refer to the naval negotiations in conversations with his French and Italian colleagues, but he
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    MINERS' HOURS.
    149 12 Important Decision Reached At Geneva. Rugby, June 2. The Committee of the International Labour Conference on hours of work in the coal mines, after a detailed discussion yesterday, accepted a clause to be drafted into the Convention prepared ky the International Labour Office, providing for a maximum of
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    SENATOR PITTMAN.
    77 12 Interview with Mr. T. V. Soon? In Nanking. Shanghai, June Scuati r Key Pitt man, of Nevada, who hus ban keenly interested in the schomos which have been under discussion for M me time for huge silver loan to China, went to Nanking on June 2 to interview
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    IN INDO-CHINA.
    136 12 Bolshevik Efforts to Stir Up Natives. Paris, June 3. The Bolshevik effort to stir up tho natives has failed everywhere in French Indo-China, except in North Annani. which is in a continual state of unrest, caid M. Paul Reynaud. the Minister for the Colonies, in a speech made
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    FLOODS IN BRITAIN.
    119 12 Worcester Cricket Ground Submerged. Rutfby, June 2. There were again severe thunderstorms in many parts of the country yesterday, followed in some places by floods. Owing to the overflowing of the River Severn the county cricket ground at Worcester was covered by five or six feet of
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    AIR NAVIGATION.
    73 12 Commission to be Addressed By Premier. Rugby, June 2. The nineteenth session of the International Air Navigation Commission will be opened in London tomorrow by the Air Minister, Lord Amuhve, and will sit until Saturday. important questions concerning air travel, with particular reference to standardising requirements internationally for
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    BURMA SITUATION.
    324 12 Official Statement in The Commons. Rugby, June 2. A report on the Burma situation during the week, ended May 30, was circulated in the House of Commons tonight. It states that two large rebel camps have been attacked arid destroyed in the Tharawaddy District, -when, some important rebels
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    SPLIT IN CHINA.
    108 12 Radical Changes at The Railway Ministry. Shanghai, June 3. Following on the departure for Canton of Mr. Sun Fo, the son of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the former Minister of Railway?, the Generalissimo's headquarters have taken over the Railway Ministry. Among others the Vice-Minister of Railways,
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    LAW NOTICES.
    45 12 Thursday, June 4 Before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell in Second Court Assizes, if not finished. Before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson in Chief Justice's Court 10.30 a.m., Summons in Chambers; 11 a.m., A. V. M. Meyappa Chettiar vs. Ravanna Mohamet! Madersahib and another.
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    R.M.S.P. CO. AFFAIRS.
    301 12 Lord Kylsant at Mansion House Court. London, June 2. A cause celebre opened at the Mansion House Police Court this morning: when Lord Kylsant and Mr. Harold John Morland answered summonses relating to the affairs of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Cc mpariy. Many notable persons, including
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    AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.
    99 12 Government Expenditure to Be Reduced 20%. Melbourne, June 2. The Conference of Prime Ministers has approved a reduction of 20 per cent, in all Government expenditure. Mr. J. H. Scullin, the Federal Prime Minister, Mr. E. G. Theodore, the Federal Treasurer, and Mr. Lang, the Prime Minister of
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    COALS FOR NEWCASTLE !
    57 12 COALS FOR NEWCASTLE Soviet Petrol to be Sold In Mexico City. New York, June 2. A Mexico City message says a Russian company with a capital of approximately $5,000,000, is being formed at Tampico for the importation of petrol into Mexico, to be scld at nine cents per litre, which
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    U.S.A. AND THE DOLE.
    92 12 New York Governor's Plea For State Insurance. Frenchlicks (Indiana), June 3. In view of the fact that he is one of the favcurjtes for the Democratic nominaticn for the Presidential Campaign in 1932, great significance attached to the address of Governor Roosevelt, of Ne'v York, to
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    A SEA OF FLAMES.
    94 12 Terrible Oil Fire In Rumania. Bukharest, June 4. It is feared that a considerable nurtiber of fatalities have occurred and enormous damage has been done as a result of terrible oil (ire at Moinesthi, near Nacaou. Several reservoirs and a refinery were struck by lightning and
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    GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
    140 12 Drs. Bruening and Curtius On Way to England. Berlin, June 4. The Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, and the Foreign Minister. Dr. Curtius, left for London yesterday evening. They will stay the week-end with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at Chequers and will discuss Germany's financial crisis and the question of
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    ELECTORAL REFORM.
    128 12 Bill Passes Third Reading In Commons. London, June 3. The House of Commons by 278 votes to 228, has passed the third reading of the Electoral Reform Bill, providing for the alternative vote at parliamentary elections and abolishing? plural voting. Reuter. The University Vote. Rugby, June 2. The
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    OIL PRODUCERS.
    94 12 Send Out S.O.S. to President Hoover. Coffeyville, Arkansas, June t, Mid-American oil producers, who are suffering severely from over-production and price-cutting, are petitioning PrMtdmt Hoover to order an embargo on imports of foreign oil otherwise the mid continental oil industry will be on the steps of the Court
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    93 12 Under the Ice to the Pole Project. New London, Connecticut, June 4. EscorUd by destroyer and a seaplane, and saluted by shrieks from the sirens of surface ci-aft, the former naval submarine Nautilus, in which Sir Hubert Wilkiru, who is now aboard, intends to cruise under the sea
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    COTTON FOR RUSSIA.
    34 12 Large Deal With Egyptian Government. Cairo, June 2. The Russian Textile Import Company has purchased 25,600 bales of Ashmuni cotton, at market prices, from Government stocks, oellterable lx>f«rc AuRu-t 81.— fteuter.
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    MURDER OF SIKH WATCHMAN.
    879 12 Accused's Evidence. "TRYING TO PUT HIM IN ALSO." The hearing was resumed on Tuesday, at 'he Assize* before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell, of the case in which Tarn Sing.'i is charged with the murder of Sunder Singh, watchman of the Rangoon Road School, on Apr.
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    A GAS CONFERENCE.
    71 12 New International Union Formed. Rugby, Junf At today's session of the Internationa' Gas Conference, which is being held in Ix>ndon, Mr. Harold Copp, the president, announced the inauguration of the Unio.i Internationale de l'lndustrie de Gas. Herr Fritz Kscler is to be firpt president of the new
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    TELEGRAMS TO CHINA.
    22 12 It is notified that the proviso of "sender's risk" on commercial 1. 1. '"run to China has been withdrawn.
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      824 13 A Record Attendance. F. FOX STEERS FAVOURITE TO VICTORY. London, June t. The result of the Derhy Stakes run at Epsom today was as follows I h, 1 IMh Renewal of the H.rl.% Stakes of Kin my. each, 60 suv. ft. if dee. by the Tuesday
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      642 13 Tourists' First Defeat. GLOUCESTERSHIRE LOSES TO WORCESTERSHIRE. Rain again seems to have interfered widely with county cricket matches, and in two games only a single day's play was possible. The most interesting results are the defeat of the New Zealand tourists, their first in this country this
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    JAVA FOOTBALL TOUR.
    184 13 South China Team In Singapore. The South China football team, who were here last year, arrived in Singapore yesterday morning from Hong Kong, on their way to Java, having been invited to tour the country by the Java Football Association. Altogether 20 players arrived, under the management
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    MALAYA CUP.
    179 13 Singapore and Negri Sembilan's Choice. Singapore will meet Negri Sembilan at Seremlian on Saturday in the opening n»atch of the southern section of the Ma!;iy:i Cup. The teams will be as follow* Negri Sembilan Goh Wee Gooch and Marimuttu Cruickshank, Muthu and Santa Maria Pinto, Crawford, Eng Guan,
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    102 13 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, June 3. Yesterday's baseball results were as follows New York, June 4. Wednesday's results were Si. Louis Cincinnatti I'hicaro l'iM.l.iii-..fc 4 New Yoi* 2 Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn r. 7 :i National League. New York Boston Philadelphia Washington 9 St.
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    RECORD BEATEN.
    49 13 Lehtinen Decreases Nurmi's Time for V/ 2 Miles. Helsingrfors, June 3. At an athletic meeting here today the Finnish runner, Lehtinen ran a mile and a half in 6 mins. 42 15 sees as compared with P. Nurmi's record of 6 mins. 42 5, 10 sees. Reuter.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    147 13 Thursday, June 4. Football: S.A.F.A. Ist Div. S.R.C. vs. Gloucester!, Anson Romd Stadium Reserve Div.,: S.C.C. vs. Chinese "A," Padang. Friday. June 5. Football: S.A.F.A. Reserve Div. Chinese "B" vs. Indo-Ceyloncse, S.H.B. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament: Merchants vs. P.S. and L., Padang. Saturday, June 6. Football: Inter-State Match: Negri
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    BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    214 13 Macdonald Smith Breaks Carnoustie Record. Carnoustie, June 2. Another severe deluge transformed the greens into miniature lakes here today whtre the British Open Golf tournament is being played, but motor-pumps, which were early astir, cleared the course from lake*, and when play started there wa» no
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    ORDERED OFF.
    102 13 Fisticuffs During Penang League Match. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 4. The I«CM match >>etween the IVi-t Office and the Boatmen's Union last evening ended with no result. After the referee had ordered two players off for indulging in fisticuffs the Boatmen refused to play on. It
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    REGULARS ROUT VOLUNTEERS.
    685 13 Six Clear Goals Win. BRILLIANT COMBINATION DECIDES ISSUE. Regulars 6 Volunteer-, 0. The Regular; won the Garrison Cup for the second time on Tuesday, when they defeated the Volunteers bf six clear goals before a big croud at the Anson Road Stadium. Those present included H. E.
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      226 14 SOMETHING LIKE A TEST! Elsewhere on this page is a report on a trip made to and from K. L. in one of our Used Dodge Cars just picked at random from our Used Car Showroom. Read that report and you will appreciate that Used Cars which are sold and
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      102 14 CONFIDENCE When buying a second-hand 'y car you must have CONFID- ENCE in your dealer. The dealer must have CONFIDENCE in his car. One dealer was so sure that his cars were sound that he allowed a car to be selected at random from his second-hand stock to undergo a
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      Highly Successful Trial With A Dodge.
      826 14 Singapore K.L. Return, A NO-TROUBLE 550 MILES' RUN. By Our Motoring Correspondent, AT the invitation of the manager of I Lyons Motors, Ltd. I visited their Orchaid Road show room on Monday week last and selected a used car from their stock of 15
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      100,000 MILES MOTORIST.
      224 14 Refused A Driving Licence. AN important case regarding the eyesight of motorists was heard at Cardiff in mail week, when Mr. Harry Major, of Cardiff, appealed to the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. Hugh Jonea, K.C.. against the refusal of the local authority to issue him a driver's licence.
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      THE GOVERNOR'S NEW CAR.
      97 15 AIM Daimler 20-30 h.p. fitted with a spori.ll hi»dy to BU it the requirement* ■f the Governor «if the Straits S< ttl.m. :,:s. ph..t, ;K raph.d with Ma owner* Sir jrcil and Lady Cleimnti. This car i. ■■■Hilly d.Men.d t., meet the condilmns imposed l.v the
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      1162 15 BY OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT. TJLMIKX a car is likely to remain in its garage for several months on Md as, lor example, when a man gON on lonjr leave, one or the other of two precautions airainst undue deterioration of the tyres should be taken. The idea
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      "BAD BILL CAR."
      51 15 THE "bad bill car"— a brilliant yellow antomobile. so inscribed has been ruled off the streets in Hartford, I'.S.A. The debt collection agency operating the machine would warn delinquent creditors, and thin, if the payments were not forthcoming, would call at the house in the "bad bill
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      ROADSIDE AID.
      52 15 THK first permanent roadside aid station in England stand* on Ihe main Birntingham-Evesham road at Branson's Cross, Warwickshire, which has been the scene of numerous motor accidents. The nearest village is two miles away. A stretcher on wheels is ready to carry the injured, and a nurse is
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      PILLION RIDERS.
      99 15 Pillion riders, unless they are era ployees or fare-paying passengers of motor-cyclists, have no claim in the case of injury against the towner, according to a ruling of the magistrates' clerk at Hyde when a Manchester motor-cyclist -ummoned for not having a third jarty insurance certificate to cover
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      YOU MUST "DIP" YOUR LAMPS.
      499 15 Considerable ititenxt MrtQ Inaroused by the a»M Mm! home new regulations are shortly to come into farce making it compulsory for motorists to din their hcadliijhts ic/i< m imssiiii) traffic at nig lit. New Home Anti-Dazzle Regulations. DRAFT regulations to prevent motor-car headlight dazzle will
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      AUTOMATIC HANDS.
      245 15 Driving Signals That May Be Compulsory. EXPERIMENTS with various devices enabling drivers of motor-cars to 'ignal their intentions automatically are now being carried out by Scotland Yard 1 Automatic cr semi-automatic signals have been fitted to a select number of London taxicabs, and their drivers havebeen asked to
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      USED CAR PROFITS.
      45 15 ft was staled at Bow County Court, recently that a firm of motor dealers sold a second-hand car to another dealer for £47 10s. He re-sold it for £62 10s. to a third dealer, who then disposed of it for £82 10s.
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      NO MUDGUARDS.
      40 15 When John Robert Hunter, a nurseryman, of Bromley Common, Kent, was summoned at Eromley for having no mudguard on his motor-cycle, it was stated that this is a new. offence under tho Boad Act. Hunter was fined 10s.
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      BRITAIN'S BABY CAR BATTLE.
      351 15 Miniature Blue Bird To Enter Fray. A BATTLE of the "baby" cars is on in England. With the opening of the new motoring season war between the Jigh'weights of the motor world Nl renewed with increased vigour. Siv William Morris, with his £100 Morrh Minor r.nd
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      BRITISH MOTORCYCLES
      348 15 Outstanding Features Of New Models. THE question as to what they considered the six most desirable im- i provements in the 1M1 model British motor-cycles v,-as referred lecently to a number of prominent English riders. i A variety of answers ihowM that ther^ 1 uito certain features which
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      WHEN A DOG JUMPED.
      179 15 Car's Mad Dash Along A Pavement. A DOG was the cause of six people being involved in an unmual series of accidents at Birmingham recently. The dog jumped out of the window of a two-seater motor-car travelling along Vauxhall Road, aril was in danger of being
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      BY THE BLUE MEDITERRANEAN.
      29 15 A famous British small car by the chores of the M.-diterr.inr.in A Muilla Minor italiKin nilh an open root in the Corniche !»"<■ r, nr.ir Au..>.
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      U.S. Craze For Speed Cars.
      409 15 U.S. Craze For Speed Cars. Higher "Tops"! THE t PROMOTIN QUICK ACCELERATION. ip-ERIIAPS Urn I oul Laadi g featou of new n:o;!.'s placed on tho Asaerieaa narkei recently is speed ability. America has ha! fu-;t <::r.; fot several year... but experts arc emphatic that thj IM] r.-.odels are the "fastest
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      SIGHT TESTS.
      119 15 Case to be Taken To High Court. The Automobile Association has re- i ceived complaints from motorists that various benches of majristrates are declining to hear appeals against tho I :ofu?al of licensiaf authorities 10 renew the driving licences of person; unable ta read a number |lale at
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      DRIVING MADE EASY.
      105 15 Gear-Box That Banishes Changing Troubles. Something new in motor-c:- driving '.nstratcd in London recently B car in which the ordinary Batorista can .i'-i-.c with vhe same skill in jre change diiver. u.i't of ihi. n m d the .Saierni gtar-box and b drive. It is the invention
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      IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS.
      49 15 Ha l*t«u 8-6bnoir Podjre ulooo. p h«:o«raplwH in the Siimapnn- ilotanieal Garden*, appears to Ixr a very an ractivo modrl. It ha.» a .is h.p. rngin« and the body work i» all-steel. The «> stem of down-draft rarburation is incorporated, and Lockheed hydraulic braJiix arc fitted.
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      174 16 A ppea ra nee Countsn ts fl Wk Even within the narrow 1 i limitations of men's tailoring, the crajtsman can 1 it* > tr 11. produce effects which are JM I assets to the wearer. Mf P To be well dressed is \fc an immeasurable asset. 20, Battery Road,
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      325 16 Goodrich Cavalier Set a new high quality, low price tyre simply can't be beat. The Cavalier, with its thick, toujrh 1 patterned after the famous Goodrich Silver town.. with its stretch matched cord Fabric, its water curing, meets and beats comp ti tion everywhere. Call and consul i i on
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    KENNEL ASSOCIATION.
    328 16 Summer Dog Show to be Held On July 4. The Summer Dog Show of the Malayan Kennel Association will be held on Saturday July 4 from 4 to 7.30 p.m. at Ihe Read Lodge Buildings, Damansara Terrace, Kuala Lumpur, the entries for which close on June 25. For
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    DEDICATION SERVICE.
    79 16 New British Protestant Church In Java. Sourobaya, June 1. The dedication service of the new British Protestant community church known as Chri*t Church was conducted today by the Rev. C. T. Cribb in the presence jj9m large congregation, containing representatives of British community ies rfromrother places in Java.
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      459 17 I ELECTRICITY I W ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 Nothing too small, nothing too big for the modern wizard ELECTRICITY to undertake from ironing dolly s frock to supplying power to run your factory. AND NOW- BRAND NEW WILLYS-KNIGHT Models 708 Reduced JK fOO V f>St^SKߧB^^^^^^Ly^gß^^^^ >^ ROADSTER REDUCED FROM V
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    CHEQUE THAT WAS ALTERED.
    1443 17 Ho Hong Bank Sued. NATIONAL CITY BANK'S ALLEGATIONS. The MM in which the National City Kank of New York is suing the Ho Honjj Bank, Ltd., for fK.'JOO came up for hearing Ix'fon: Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson on Tuesday. Mr. R. Williamson appeared for the plaintiffs
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    29 17 From China and Japan, by Bengal Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched on May 14) by Rajula, due at Penang 6 a.m. tomorrow.
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    REV. LEO KIERKELS.
    179 17 New Delegate-Apostolic For India and Burma. The most Rev. Leo Kierkels, (Jeneral of the Passionist congi elation, has been appointed, it is understood, DelegateApostolic of India and BuiMia, by Um Pope. He was consecrated on April 26 by the Dutch cardinal, Van Rossum. The prelate is just
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    LONDON THEATRES.
    55 17 Sir H. Wernher's Controlling Interest in Five. London, May 25. Sir Harold Wernher has acquired from the brothers Shubert, the leading American theatrical owners and producers, the controlling interests in a company owing the Gaiety, His Majesty's the Adelphi. Shaftesbury and Apollo theatres. It is reported that the
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    RHODESIAN TRAGEDY.
    61 17 Three Englishmen Die Of Suffocation. Salisbury, Rhodesia, May 25. Three Englishmen were asphyxiated an<! Iwo seriously injured in a mishap faring the fumigation of a section of a warehouse on the Danvendale Tobacco estates, forty miles from here. The dead are a former member of the air-force, Mr.
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    DR. ANNIE BESANT.
    96 17 In Bed with a Sprained Knee. Madras, May 23. Dr. Annie Be.-ant is confined to bed with an injured knee. Mr. Jinarajdasa informed the Associated Press that, two weeks ajr^i Dr. Besant, while going cownstair* in the dark, sprained her right kne? badly. Firstly, she suffered much
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    MAHARAJA'S DEATH.
    66 17 Executive Councillor of United Provinces. Lucknow, May 2S. The Maharaja of MahmudabaJ has dieJ at Mahmudabad of paralysis at the age oi 54. The Maharaja of Mahmudabad is Sir Mohammad Ali Mohamed Khan Khan Bahadur, X.C.S.I, K.C.I.E, Home Member, '< Executive Council of the United Provinces Government 1921,
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    BELGRADE TERRORISM.
    90 17 Belgrade, May Sentence of death has been passed on three terrorists charged with twenty others with the murder of two detectives and a newspaper editor in Zagreb and also with blowing up a bridge and committing out i ages against the police barracks and railway line. Eleven others
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    MRS. M. MASSABNI.
    207 17 Death in General Hospital Yesterday. The death took place at the Geneial Hospital early yesterday morning of Mrs. Marie Massabni a well-known local maternity IIWCL at the age of 58 years. Mrs. Massabni was a Greek and came out to Singapore with her husband about 35 years
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    36 17 A de!<?Kr.tion representing IKO.OOO Kinnirh women has prepared a memorandum to the President of Finland, protesting against the prohibition law und drawing attention to Vhat they fcacribe as the cetrimenlal effects of prohibition upon the country.
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    160 18 Sunday's Ties in This Year's Championships. The following ties in the S.L.T.A. championship have been arranged for Sunday at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club At li a.m. Court 1, Kuwajiri and Matsukawn vs. Anderson and Huzel Bon); Soo and f'hoon Leong w.o., Newell and Grahnm scratched. Court 2.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    224 18 St. Joseph's Big Win Over Selected XI. An S.C.C. XI suffered heavy defeat at the hands of the St. Joseph's Institution at cricket yesterday on the school ground. Batting first, the S.C.C. toalled only 132, Hunter (35) and Burn (30) being main contributors. D. Ess took four wickets
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    INTER-CLUB TENNIS.
    72 18 S.C.C. and S.R.C. in Doubles Matches Today. The S.R.C. won two singles and the S.C.C. one of the matches at the S.C.C. on Tuesday. Dr. G. de Souza (S.R.C.) beat C. E. Hudson, ft— 1, 6 4. C A. HtmoD (S.R.C.) beat O. \V. Gilnsour, :s 6, 6
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    77 18 Free Exhibition at Lion City Ring. A prelude to the boxing programme to Ih staged at the Lion City Ring, Bukit Tiinah Head, t- .morrow niirht will be seen at the same venue tonight when the principals will appear in a series of exhibition bouts. Admission tonight will
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    DAVIS CUP.
    46 18 Japan Qualify for Semi- Final Of European Zone. Paris, June Japan defeated Ejrypt by three matches Ui nil in the Davies Cup competition, and will i ov, BMat the winner of the Knglamls< uth Africa Ue in the ?cmi-iinal of the European Zone. Riuter.
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    102 18 Thi> following havs been elected officers e:f the Government Monopolies Sporti Clob Patron, the Hen. Mr. G. E. Cator, President, .Mr. I., ("ox; Vice-Presidents, i 1 H. Elkins. J. R. Pyper, M. C. rVr.ul, Lin Hoon Bee and Goh Chiarig ("h^ali; hon. cc rotary, Mr. Lee Pcnp; KwaiiK; «s.st. In
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    AMERICA'S DEBT.
    55 18 $500,000,000 Increase Expected. Washington, June 3. All in. i a- of approximately 1600,000,000 in the National Debt is ex I lid at the < ml of the financial year (.lunf :JO) ucrrHing to an announcement niixif i'v wii t :i Th< incrmie i malnlv dM to the npestad
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    DISARMAMENT.
    43 18 Mr. Henderson Congratulated In the House. Rugby, June 4. In the HosiK uf Commons today the Koiviirn S« it'.ary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) was '.ongratulrti I by Sir Austen Chaiiiberlain on Ml election as President of the DUarroaneni C nferra s. BritM Wireless.
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    276 18 Ramon Novarro in "Call Of The Flesh." Call of the Flesh," featuring Ramon Novarro, continue.; lo attract big houses at the Alhambra. The story is of a novice in a convent, Dorothy Jordan, who pines for the gaiety outside the walls. She escapes and meets Novarro, whose voice
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    "HORSEY" BROWNE.
    136 18 Death of a Famous Rugby Player. London, May 25. The death has occurred from anaemia ■>f Lieutenant W. E. Browne at the age of 28. He was an international Rugby forward and played for Ireland from 1925 to 1928. His Cjubs were the Harlequins and United Service*. He
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    PETROL IN THE F.M.S.
    46 18 Advance in Price to 93 Cents A Gallon. (From O\ir Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 3. As a result of the additional ten cents per gallon tax on petrol, the price of petrol was advanced to 93 cents in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    MR. JAMES CRABB-WATT.
    56 18 Adopted as Nominee For Legislative Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, June 2. Mr. James Crabb-Watt has been adopted as the nominee to the Legislative Council in place of Mr. P. M. Robinson on the proposal of Mr. B. G. II. Johnson, President of the Chamber of
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    23 18 Performances at the Sea View open air •inema have been discontinued temporirily during the building of a proper ■itago and a permanent screen.
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      573 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In the course of a Note of the Day in your issue of May 25 you quote the remark made by a certain chairman of a rubber company in Kuala Lumpur which was as follows, namely I bow to the
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      CAMBRIDGE RESULTS.
      518 18 To the Editor 0/ the Straits Times. Sir, In your Notes of the Day of Friday you concluded with a quest:on which mijrht easily be interpreted as an indirect and subtle statement. Permit me. therefore, to assure you that the figures in connection with the Cambridge examination*, which
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      A BILLION.
      290 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. In your L-ue of May 2'J you published a cable from Washington under the heading "U.S. Deficit of $1,000,000,000," while the text of the cable gives the MHB as one billion." Again in your today's •ssue I read under the
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    Secrets Of Buried Treasure
    1077 19  -  FRANK BARDON. BY IS THERE UNTOLD WEALTH IN THE FLORIDA? TIALK of treasure-hunts, incalculable fortunes, and pieces of eight will thrill most people except the inhabitants of the Isle of Mull in Scotland. Ev«r since 1640, a never-ceasing treasure-hunt has been going on by their shores.
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    DOCTOR'S HEROISM.
    263 19 Struggle Across Ice To Rescue Whalers. How a heroic ship's doctor saved the lives of many -.nembers of a whaling crew when their ship was trapped in the Antarctic ice has just been revealed with the arrival of the whaling vessels tit Cape Town. The hero of the
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    WINDJAMMERS' RACE.
    72 19 95 Days from Australia To England. The second shin to arrive in England in the race from Australia for windjammers was the four-masted ship Archibald Russell, which took 95 days, against the 92 days taken by the Hensogin Cecilie. Captain Lindfors aa<d the voyage was exceedingly pleasant With
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    STRANDED ON ISLAND.
    156 19 Population Stricken With Beri-Beri. Johannesburg, May 4. To be stranded on a small island without medical aid while the deadly beri-beri raged among them was ths terrible experience of 130 French men and women on St. Paul's Island. In response to wireless calls for help the sealer
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    JOY IN NAPLES.
    155 19 Liquefaction of Blood of Saint Januarius. Rome, May 4. Great joy and enthusiasm have been aroused in Naples by the liquefaction in one minute of the blood of Saint Januarius. It is stated that the last occasion upon which the liquefaction occurred so readily was in 1792.
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      59 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION. LTD. lUcerporatrrf In Great Britain) •Mrf OaV. far MaUva i SINCAPOtI Do You Want to HIRE A Ceiling FanP If so V ASK FOR A CROMPTON These can be obtained from the Municipal Electrical Department for $1.50 per month. Sole Agents UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED
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