The Straits Times, 16 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, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. JUNE 16. 1931 PRICK 10 CENTS
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      235 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6181). &d tut «.15 Tonight ff.lß > J JOHN BAKRYMORE i MOBY DICK i I with JOAN BENNETT. Phone 5261-5262. j "PERFECTION" TIIDI UABN. "SHIP" BRAND MACARONI VERMICELLI AND SPAGHETTI Tiavers "Perfection" Macaroni, Vermicelli and Spaghetti possess unrivalled qualities, perfected after years of research. Not
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      570 1 WAW LUMljtiß! 27, JAY* ST.' (fcHONE %6dsr NEW HAIR i 3££z GROWS QUICKLY j It's the ELECTRICITY that counts IF THE ROOTS ARE THERE YOUR HAIR WILL GROW if ou use le or na White's Electric Comb for a few minutes w A^»w» i"IV "t every day. Although you feel
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      15 1 JOHN BARHVM((M^^ J in J "MOBY DICK"; I with JOAN BKNNKTT. J j Phone 5261-5262.
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      476 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES rlncorporatedr Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. ninsulas and oriental s.n. Co. contract with his majesty's rnment, london and far east .mail si:p.vice. 01 rwaro prom london for china and japan. Tonnage due Spore. SON \M WO June 20 K.IYHKK 9,100
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      595 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS, (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA)." TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonaage Dv« Sail KATORI MARU 10,000 June 18 l'J KASHIMA MARU 10,000 July 2 8 HAKONE MARL" 10,500 July 15 16 YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 July 21) M SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 SFUSHIMI MARU
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      437 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      595 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. ALSIA July 15 July 17 ui.t. JUTLANDIA Aug. 12 Aug. 14 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 9 Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 23 Sept. 25 m.s. BORINGIA
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      577 2 THE BLUE FUMHEL 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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      537 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Treneg&nu, k. lant m, Bansnara, Telupin, Patani, chon, Bandnn, Koshamui, unpen and Bangkok. Arrival P MAUNI in port SUDDHADIB Inns 21 VALAVA ,ly 1 The Bttaawrt arc Atb tl with i-lectric li»ht and have nod ltion
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      466 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAX FRANCISCO, (A I.. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT BCHBDUU S;ii!in;r^ for United States and anada Points from Hong Kong. S?n rmtlam "'"1 1-<» S Ancrli-s. S.s. OLDI WALL Mill tnm Kong Julic 23 01 DEN RIVER saili
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      497 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE <Jnd AMERICAN MABL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD .SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PUS. MONROE June 22 Jure 25 June 27 PRES. VAN BUREN PRES. GARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 25 July 6 July
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      544 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) EI.!.I:RMA\ LINE. Pa—»— at mil FWUrM ■•rrtota to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore s.s. SERUINO In port HOMEWARDS. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre, L'don, R'dam H'burg June 30
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      338 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. i Inrcrpuratrd in Englanil I CaattsJ .W.lio.i«cd mt «,000,000 Capital Subscribed <yr 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,*****5 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., i h.ni.s J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson,
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      578 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY. N.V. Netherlands Trading S .ciely. (Esti-jli.'lied ut Amsterdam ISJI.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80.030,000 (about £6,669,000) STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40.015,000 (about £3,335,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Welte/reden Rangoon Bcndjermasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai
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      531 3 HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. lru-. rjM.rated in Hong Kong.) Km liability of members is limited to the exUnt in manner prescribed by OrdinMaaa V I at 192 i» of the Colony. Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling 6,500,000 Silver
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      655 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. are i vDroximately seven words to a flat rate charge of 25 I with A Minima*) at one Jullnr per insertion, ■nts will be ucccptcd up to 10 ».m. '-.i the day i .-.its is charged for the use A reduction >f five p«r cfnt. ia allowed ten
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      897 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO I. FT FLAT, Namaiie Mansions. Apply M. A. Naaaaaie. TO LET, COMPOUND HOUSE, 4, TANGLIM HILL. Rent moderate. Apply GC, Cnnal Road. TO LET FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply personally, Singapore Building Corp., 64, M.irk?t Street. TO LKT, COMPOUND HOUSE, 14, Rose Lane, Tanjong Katong Road.
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      381 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, ■hapa at Grosvonor Hotel Bid*. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and Ri-.rr frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 4lm. Btraita Tiaiae. TO LET, OFFICES at 1, Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Kob i Chew Kee. 129, Killiney Road.
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      603 4 EDUCATIONAL. TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. Kn, b rlfca Hill laaaei minil <,!" Mia, W. i;. lJrc.uhart (nee Miss Berenger, C, Scotts Ram), aaaaad with honours in the Practical Jnnlai Division nt the recent examination held in Biagapcre. SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND Curriculum of English Public Schools. Summer nnd Winter Sports. French
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      657 4 PUBLIC NOTICES TAIPING TURF CLUB. i AMATEUR RACE MEETING. June 18 and 20, 1931. Races for Horses Classes .1 and 4, and for Ponies Class 2. A Hurdle race for Horses and another /or Ponies. ISKANDAR POI.O CLUB MEETING ON JI'NE 22, IMI. A Race for Horses Classes 3 and
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      736 4 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE is hereby givei. that tenders art now invited for the following materials or services, and that patticalan of such t eider i mny be (.Stained in the Tender Rouu, Municipal Offices. SeJitiK of refreshments, etc., :.t Mt. Emily Swimming Pool. Date of closing, 4
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    Queer Ways Of Making A Living.
    1263 5 GIGOLO. INSTRUCTOR OF BRIDES. TRICK DOCTOR. TAX FERRET. RACKETEER. WHAT U.S.A. CEiNSUS REVEALED THE classification of occupations reported for the 50,000,000 employed persons living in the United States has just been completed by the Bureau of the Census in Washington. How dry that sounds!
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    BACK TO HOLLYWOOD.
    107 5 Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. London, May 25. The night before the Canadian Pacific Company's new wonder liner Express of Britain sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Quebec, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford decided to sail too. The famous film rouple had planned to go
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    WAR DEAD HONOURED.
    73 5 Ceremony at Chapellc des Invalides. Paris, June 7. A strangely interesting ceremony occurred today at the Chappclle des Invalides. in which is situated the tomb of Napoleon, when the remains of Marshals, Admirals and Generals who held high command during the War were solemnly re-interred in the
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    SWEEP WINNER SUED.
    68 5 Wife's Guard Against Ancient Law. Vancouver, June 5. Roy Dinning who drew Sandwich in the Calcutta Sweep was dining at Toronto en route to England when he received the news that he had won 300,000 dollars. His wife immediately took the precaution of instituting proceedings against her
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    BODIES BURIED IN GARDEN.
    270 5 Search for Wanted Man Abandoned. London. June 5. A passenger on board the fteamer Koyal Scot bound for Leith from London. who disappeared when the ship was off Whitby, is thought by ths police to b« Charles Frederick Lewis vho was being searched for in connection
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    CHASE IN CAWNPORE.
    103 5 Constables Wounded By Political Suspects. Cawnpore, June 6. Cawnpore witnessed an exciting chase of four political suspects through the streets this afternoon. Two constables arrested a political suspect near the civil lines after a hot pursuit by cycles, but a hackney carriage containing his three companions which
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    INFORMATION SOLD.
    60 5 Jugoslav Clerk Sentenced To Death. Belgrade, June 6. Novatcovitch, a clerk employed in the Jugoslav Ministry of War, was sentenced to death by a court-martial for selling information about the Jugoslav Army to the agents of a foreign Power. Novatcovitch, who was caught redbanded, admitted the charges and
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    FIGHT WITH MASKED MAN.
    395 5 FIGHT WITH MASKED MAN. Bed-Room Struggle In Early Morning. A remarkable story of a struggle in a bed-room with a masked man was told at Kingston-en-Thcmas when Henry Wilkinson, aged, 22, was charged on remand with burglary at Sutton Lodge, Walton-on-Thames, and stealing articles worth £6C, the property of George
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      300 5 Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation with Modern Sanitation. Rates Moderate. TONIGHT DINNER and DANCE GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT .1(11.1.1 I) CAPON A L'AMKKH AIN FRENCH BKANS. LYONNAISE POTATOES. $1.75. TOMORROW TEA DANCE 6.30 p.m. Sea View Hotel All Rooms with Modern Sanitation. Every Wednesday and Friday SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE
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      57 5 ANCE. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. v. (■< AnHurancca in farce S $1,036,501,760 S $5,041,727,112. PAYMENTS TO rOLICYHOLDERS AND j BENEFICIARIES IN 1930 S $143,088,028 PROFITS PAID TO POLICYHOLDERS DURING THE YEAR S $45,143,011 I Apply for particulars Manager, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore. I Central Motor Hiring Co.
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      178 5 tFOR HOUSE WIRING USE HENLEY C. T. S. CABLES The Cables which will give a reliable installation. When run on the surface of walls (hey are neat and unobtrusive and if the finished wiring is coloured to match the surrounding walls it is less noticeable still. HELM LEY c. T.
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      REPORT OF COMMISSION ON THE CAWNPORE RIOTS.
      1762 6 Magistrate and Police Criticised. AUTHORITIES WHO FAILED TO APPRECIATE SITUATION. The great tragedy, throughout the worst days of the riot, was the inadequate appreciation of the situation by the local authorities and their failure to take effective action." This is an extract from
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      MOSLEMS INSIST ON "MINIMUM" TERMS.
      635 6 Separate Electorates. DEMAND BY KHILAFAT CONFERENCE. Bombay, June 1. The All-India Khilafat Conference opened here -last night under the presidency of Maulana Abdul Majid Badauni. A, large number of delegates and visitors tilled the spacious open-air shamiana, among those present being Moulvi Shaft Daudi and
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      THE ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
      493 6 Sir C. Setalvad's Views. MR. GANDHI'S CONSTANT CHANGES." Simla, May 28. Sir Chimanlal Setalvad, who was one of the Indian delegates to the RoundTable Conference in London, in a special interview with the Simla correspondent of the Statesman, declared The position about the future of the Round-Table
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      SCURRILOUS WRITING.
      179 6 Mr. Gandhi on the Duty Of Journalists. Bombay, May 2G. In a strong note in Young India on ncurrilous newspaper writings Mr. Gandhi says I have l)efore me extracts from journals containing oine gruesome things. There is communal incitement, gross misrepresentation and incitement to political violence bordering on
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      WHY HE MISCUED.
      141 6 Bomb Explodes Outside A Karachi Club. Karachi, May 28. A snooker player, striking at the black, miscued and almost tore the cloth when a bomb exploded in Birch Club at 10 o'clock last night. The explosion occurred on the verandah outside the ballroom, on the upper storey,
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1159 6 The Round-Table Conference India's Credit ihroari Failure Of 6 Per Cent. Loan k Rt'i>udi<ilitniists To Blame The Trouble In Burma Pilgrim Ships. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May 30. There has been a series of alarms run-? on the Round-Table Conference question, but it now seems that
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      AMRITSAR ARREST.
      55 6 Kitiml Mililar> Officer Shot At. Muilan. M A man armed with a revolver and iiuin'" i of < iirt idffea hai beei in the Amritcar dlftrict, in connection with u;i assault on a retired military officer and a zaildar of Montgomery, ;i few days airo. It is reported
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      71 6 1/25 th /OF A SECOND m is the average time you expose m your film to obtain a m picture or a cine-film m to please you for m years. W You want good material lo ensure PERFECT RESULTS in fractions nf seconds. M CAMERAS PAPERS M (/INK CAMERAS PROJECTORS
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      259 7 HP^ —W _r I i I I TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 SINGAPORE'S ONE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION— THE PICTURE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET Charlie Chaplin IN "CITY LIGHTS" I sited Ai lists Picture. THERE IRE BMM coon REABONS WHY YOU HHOULD SEE "CITY LIGHTS" BUT M'T ONE WHY YOU SliOi LI) NOT To
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      442 7 atoooo Q€> oeoQQfioooe oo o^ 60 ooojc ofIH_HHp_HpHHHH_HHHHH_HH|^> 3 sV^Fl|pl L mM 1° f _3 O__l A 1 1 I —————I _hBE' >ol IjM I* H I je^gj TONIGHT |s^s| Positively LAST NIGHT! The World-famous Stage and Screen Star JOHN BARRYMORE IN Warner Bros, masterly adaplatic--. oT Herman Me!villc'» grrKt
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      91 7 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Sunday Next, June 21st, at 9.30 p.m. TWO GRLAT STARS IN JOINT SONG RECITAL TOTI DAL MONTE World Famous Italian Coloratura Soprano AND Enzo de MuroLomanto Celebrated Lyric Tenor. BOOKING NOW OPEN AT LITTLE'S $4, $2 and $1. RDcy*^^^J-_-------«-------BS------i §LJfl 6.15 TONIGHT 9,15 EDMUND LOWE AND LEILA
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      230 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle. i |2 I X 15 |5 |W-J7 19 |»o JM 111 _-ii "SP^p^' ~i_fc:C irr sr|^sr j|Jj__ jg___-_ 5 i^_ ,vv.), >~ p I g|ss pUB 55"" WM 11.11 wm I 1 1 I 1 r (CLUES.) A('Roys- ft SSt h I. pacaliar K. me 7. (liiwns
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      TRADE IN FAR EAST.
      292 8 Opportunity to Make Round Tour. Messrs. Alfred Holt and Company, of Liverpool, have addressed the following letter to The Times "Th« recent speeches by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales have emphasised, what tha geivial world depression is apt to obscure, the particular crisis through which tho
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      COAL AS FUEL.
      264 8 (lOvernment to Assist Ship Experiments. In the House of Commons, in mail week. Mr. P. Edwardes, answering a question by Commander Bellairs as to the Government's intentions in regard to the low-temperature carbonisation of coal, .said the Government had been considering, in consultations with the Department of
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      NEW MOTOR SHIP.
      247 8 Important Addition to Bibby Line Steamers. An important aV'.ion has ben marfe tn the Btbby I in;- of steamers l>v the inrlnsion in the lien of tin- Motor vessel Worcestershire (li.liOO tons). la V.c liioTiPcrs of this c ass of ship, Urn Itibbjr j.ino securr a 'rijrn
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      DEVELOPING AIR COMMERCE.
      817 8 What Is Wrong NEED FOR INCENTIVE TO PROGRESS. The following letter was addressed to the iditor of the Sunday Times by Capt. Balfour: Sir. All interested in the development of Commercial Aviation must have lead the late Lieut. -Commander Glen Kulstop's article with interest, the more so
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      65 8 From China and Japan, by Kuga Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Katori Maru, due at Singapore on Thursday. From Europe (London mails dispatched on May 28), by Rohna, due at Penan;,' b a.m. on Friday. From Indo-China, by Porthos, due at Singapore 6
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        452 8 Issue Val. JM. Buyers Sellers II £1 Asam Kninban* 18/- 21/6 cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/6 20/5 -I Am: llitiim Tin 10/6 11/ C cd. ill £1 Buncrin Tin 11/- 12/1 1 l:.i!,inir I'i.dang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Katu Caves 0.25 0.30n0m. 1 1 Bukit Aranic 0.30 0.40n0m.
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.50 2.00n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick I'refs. 2.10 2.13 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.8.0 3.12.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 0.30n0m. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 II £1 Con. T. S. f% Prefs. 17/- 17/tf tl £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        122 8 .Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. JP3I-36 lOt 105 ct. ir.caporo Municipal S p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% pram. Singapore Municipal i'.t p.e. of 1907 ted. 1U47 $1,600,000 9i par Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 »i par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Pric» Fraser Lyall 4 Co. Evatt Allcnby (»1) 0.70 0.90 O.TO 0.91 Alor Gajah (*1) 0.60 0.70 0.00 0.70 A. Hi tain ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.00 A. JOining ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0.26n0ra. A. Malay ($2) 0.90 1.10
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      RADIO NEWS.
      192 8 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 8.46 to 9.45 p.m. Tuesday. Ouverture de Promethee (Beethoven), Les Nereides (Brusselmanns), Fileuse "our violoncelle* Mmc Simone Chefnay (Dunkler), Petite Suite (Borodine), Quatre
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      "PINS AND NEEDLES."
      292 8 Comedy of Electrified Pavement. A constable stepped out of the West Bromwich police station in High Street, bent his leg in approved regulation style, straightened his tunic, tucked his thumbs into his belt, and strolled in a dignified laihion towards the centre of the town. Outside the
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      225 8 {Singapore, June IT. SELLING. London, I r.i.mths 1 siirht I 1 27 :;2 London. :i months' sight. 2 II 16 l.on Hon. M .lays' siuiit 2/3 i!. r >, :!2 I.uihlmii, 38 days' iisht London, demand 2 :i 2.: :j London, T.T. 2-i 11 l'l I. yon and
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      PRODUCE
      179 8 Singapore, Jum- ifi. Gambler tJtn iCulic No. 1 unpicked) ILM Copm i.u'ii mixed .on Sue ilnur, Sarawak i .72 White rpppcr ;Si2..'.ii Hhi.-k I'cppvr 17.7.1 I'enrl .Sa E 4J| small ST, medium prarl r, no Rice. Siain No. I *i:!^.(l(l Saiiron No. 1 $122.00 Imum* Nc i »ii4.ou Slam,
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      ADMIRALTY & COAL OIL.
      104 8 ADMIRALTY COAL OIL. It is understood that, in pursuance of the Government's policy to assist the oil from coal movement, the Admiralty has called for tenders for certain quantities of coal oil for use in the Navy, states the Journal cf Commerce. The oil is to be of a class
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      24 8 Mr. L. Cresson, technical manager and hem is i, Singapore Rubber Works, returned this morning by the Tairea after an inspection tour in Burma.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    249 8 Tuesday. June 16. H. W. 11.10 a.m., 8 ft., 1".& p.m., 9 ft. 3 in. Wednesday, June 17. H. W. 11.50 a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 10.42 p.m., U ft. r > in. Kotary tidin: Mr. L. J. Behmitt on, "New Zealand Today.' Baflei Hotel, I
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    194 8 Today. I North ami Ka.-.t India Kut.>;in- i p., i. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Egypt ami ISA. (Siamese Prince) 3 p.m. Uengkalis, Laboean Bilik, Tandjong Balci ami Belawms (Siagaradja) p.m. Selat I'amijanir, Bcngkalis, Siak. I. liuroe, I'ajakombo and Padang (Hong Kwongi ..3 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    45 8 By S'pnre l.onrto Left Arrd. Kclix Kousscl Kalyan Johun dc Wilt Sibajak 1 nr.-iiiiira General Metziager May r, June 1 May 15 Juno C May 15 June H May 28 June 1 I May SI Jiii c 1 Ha] 20 June If.
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    PASSENGERS.
    61 8 •li.- follow! n -.1 -n-.-i. r,l M.,i an 'I'ie in Singanore from Kurane b) tha Antrnor .-iljout Juno IX or 18 Mr. and Mr-.. 1. s. Barlaad, Mrs. HainwnrIng Smith, Mi sad Mrs. A. Arehanarelaky, and Mrs. Hcriut. Mr. I. H. Dadgcnn, Mi. and M.-s. M. <'. Warren, Mr.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    227 8 lay, June i<;. Ship* along.iid*- Iks Wharvei or cxprtlrd KEI'PKL lIAKHOIIR. Main Wharf Tks CaMa, H«ag Khons, Lea. Timah 11. Mnrudu, Lch. M. tiry, Dredger Tcmbakul, Dredger n.dak. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DBT DOCKS. Taajoag Pacar. Albert Dock Crane Lighter "F," Tug Suada.
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      42 8 j 30 YEAftS E^PEWEMCE X You buy safely when you purchase Sterling I Silver and Electro- J Plated ware from U. S. DE SUVA j AND BROS. I JEWELLERS AND j DIAMOND MERCHANTS Cl. lIM.H STREET. SINGAPORE. Tel. Silvabros." Phone 4541. I
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      278 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Ruin- Sun- Relative Pirce- Speed Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. lion. P. F. jn». hours. in. ph. Alor Star M 77 Nil 11.1 U Cain line Kota Bahru M 77 Nil UJ 7.", SW 1(1 Pine K. Trraggaaa 'J2
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  • AROUND THE MARKETS.
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      77 9 LOCAL BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. (Hy Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Nuiilier. 9 Va cents per lb. I in, 100 tons at $.11.87 !j per picul. i tcrday's Prices IfuhhiT. London 2 11-lfid.. down 1-1 fid. New Yor'n, G"* cts., up
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      Rubber.
      58 9 The general position i.-. unchanged toil: y. llic market bc-intc stagnant, ieateropening quotation* maintained at'ain this morniag/, as follows Buyers. Sellers. Spi.t S»>/i 9V4 June !t'/i 9V4 July-Sept. 9/4 9% ()ct.-l)ec. 10 10% The one redeeming; feature is the news that Urn London-Liverpool storks were down BOS tOM at
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      Tin.
      36 9 'I Ik- l:• Ik of a liuyinjr pool did not have of improving cither Oaf London \in I. market yesterday. On the contrary, i^< price fail •!">s., in London and j d. I.i New York.
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      Share Market.
      93 9 Tin shares were on the easy side at tho opening today, but steadied up on the i>n of the tin market which was !>niy down as against 355., in London. IVnawats were quoted 52-54 and Kintas $LOI%-SljQB, but Sungei Luas appear to be out of favour at the
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      Industrials.
      83 9 Industrials are quiet today with a seller of Straits Traders at $26.15 and Fraser and Neava ords., at $11.65. Hammers were done at $180 and there remain buyers of WeantM at $6.'55 and Malacca Electric ords., at $1.20-$1.25 ex. all. Uniteen are slightly firmer at $7.30 bid ■ad St.iunships
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      KWALOE RUBBER.
      133 9 The Kwaloe Rubber Kstatcs harvested a I of 821,671 il). during 1930 (against 688,008 lb. during the previous year). In a soi i. u> break occurred in the bund which protecti the Tandjong Pasir di\ sion ..aloe River, an.' 250 ai res bad io ba put out of
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    EXCHANGES.
    74 9 Ru:'by, June 15. 1 orelgn exchanges ore Amsterdam, Uhcns STB, Bombay I". B*4d. Berlin Bucharest KIT, Rio 21-32, Bnenoi Amis ;ii 4 Copenhagen 18.10' i, Geneva 25.06 V», Helsingfors 1U3'.4, ni 1!'-. Lisbon llOVi, Madrid 4MB, Mil.in 92.90' M nto Video 19. New York c i.i 18J6 1 Paria
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      THE OUTLOOK FOR THE METAL.
      1146 9 Kampong Kamunting Tin, Ltd. The report cf the directors of Kamponfr Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1930, states The company's dredging operations resulted in a minim; profit of £1,204 Ba, N. No. 1 dredge at Karangan made v profit of
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      54 9 Tone of Market Stagnant. Latest Cable -.—London Spot Sheet 2 15-lCd. per 1b. New York Spot Sheet O. cents f,% per 1b. Buyers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot June July July-Sept. Oct.- Dec. 10 9V4 9% 9% »Ti 10% 12
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      DANISH MOTORSHIP.
      351 9 "Typical Example of Modern Skill." The outstanding event here, at least in shipping circles, has been the trial trip of the Venus, built by the Elsinore snipyard for Det Borgenske Dampskibsselkab (Bcrjren Stenmship Company). Great preparations had been made to make thi". trip an exceptional one. Abour. 200
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      287 9 Programme cf drills up to and for week ending June 21 Tuesday, June 16, 4 p.m., Farrer Range, "B" Co. I p.m., Malay Drill Hall, "F" (Mal.iy) Co., Drill and Weapon Training; M."> p.m.. Drill Hall, "C" (Scottish) Co, 10 I'ln. 30 Yards Range 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall,
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      DUSUN DURIAN.
      112 9 A net profit of £6,652 in reported by the Ousun Durian Rubber Estate for 1930, compured with £37,361 for trie previous year. No dividend is recommended (against 12 'u per cent.), and after transferring £1,500 against £6,500) to taxation reserve the carry-forward is increased from £33,227 to £38,379.
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      424 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department cf Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the week ended June 10, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Kullerton Building. Issued by the Department: Ocean Shipments of Rubber Showing Destinations, May; Ocean Shipment
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      UNITED PATANI.
      264 9 The report of the directors of United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year 1930, states: Ten acres of the area planted in 1917 were sold to the Sungei Patani Estates Hospital Association for the erection of a group hospital. The cultivcted area, however, remains at 8,872
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      LONDON ASIATIC RUBBER.
      138 9 The rubber crop of the London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Co. declined from 4,921,408 lb. in 1929 to 4.550,710 Ib. in 1980, and the average net sale price fell from 8.57 d. to 4.35 d. per lb. It is stated thit fee the third year in succession
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      1142 9  -  A. W. Still Something Attempted Nothing Done. NEGOTIATIONS WHICH FAILED. (By London, May 20. I listened the other day to the address delivered by Mr. John G. Hay at the atinual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association with somewhat mingled feelings. That it was one of the
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    PUNGAH TIN.
    953 9 Difficulties in Erecting New Dredges. The report of the directors of Punkah Tin Dredging, L!<].. for the year ended Dae. 11, m o, s:., i. During the Mi both dredgei «itp Imiin-ht to the producing stage- No. 1 in .!nmj;.r> :r :,1 No. 2 in September. In batk
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      169 9 NOTICE ~i i NOTICE Ii hereby .riven that the Trade Marks consisting of the devices, depicted ami of i Hi- words DRIALENE ANCHOR ANCHOR CRESCENT pi !-.y of Ike ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (STRAITS SETTLEMKNTSI. I'MITKI) and the ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (FEDEKATED MALAY VIATKH. I IafITKD which Companies are incorporated in
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      21 9 House-Hunters should study the small advertisements on Page Four of today's STRAITS TIMES your new home may be advertised there I
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      141 10 Mr. Chee Soon Kcng and family beg to thank their friends and relatives who sent wreaths, letters and telegrams of conc!oicr.ce and for their kind visits and attendance at the funeral of the late M;idam Tan Suan Neo. M->. Chiu f'henir Jin and family and Mr. Chiu Chcnir Hoe
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1931. RUBBER POLICY.
    999 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1931. RUBBER POLICY. An indication of the worldwide interest which is taken in the rubber industry il the quite enormous output of books with rubber as their text, nearly all of which are well worthy of study and show a real knowledge of
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    ELEPHANT TRAPPING IN TENASSERIM.
    1222 10 Do Beasts Go to the Sea For Salt? (By Cyril Hopwood, formerly of the Imperial Forest Service of Burma.) This is an account of the migratory habitx of the small species of Asiatic elephant which roam* the junylex of northern Siam avd South 7Ynatxerim in Loucr
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    256 10 The wedding will taka place at Seremban on June 27 of Mr. C. R. McCoy, of the Anglo-Chinese School, and Miss Gladys Muriel Edmonds, daughter of Mr. Arthur Edmonds, J.P. The following have been gazetted Justices of the Peace in the Straits Settlements Singapore Mr. G. G.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    826 10 A TIMELY WARNING. The accident to the suUm.-iiini Nautilus in which Sir Hubert WilkiM and a crew of l!) mob* tD md the North Polo foeBMM attention on what appeal* to the layr.iun ■■fly a han-braiaed project with very little to justify it from the scientific
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      97 10 DELIGHTFUL ECONOMICAL. BY FAR THE LARGEST SALES IN MALAYA. Finest Ground Ql^^^ PRICE REDUCED TO 80 CENTS PER 1 Ib TIN. t I flsfc DrfTNK AND ENJOY P^rT^r- jS«j THIS DELICIOUS BLEND. Pure Ceylon Tealfjl ACRAWATTE iliil9l Ceylon tea ZllflldF uo PER llb PACKET JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in
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      261 10 AMUSEMENTS. Singapore. ALHAMBRA.—CharIie Chaplin in City Lights, c.15—9.16. Phone 69W. CAPITOL. John Burrymore in Moby Dick. PheM 52C.1 2. El KOI'E HOTEL. Dinner am! Dance. Robert Dreseher's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WOULD. -Vaudeville, Opart, Wayangs, Zoo. Gate after 6 p.m. 20 cents. MARLBOROUGH. Klissa Landi in Body and Soul. C.1.-i
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    WILL BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT FALL TODAY? POSITION STILL CRITICAL.
    144 11 WILL BRITISH LABOUR GOVERNMENT FALL TODAY? POSITION STILL CRITICAL. Dissolution May Follow Tonight's Debate. LAHOI'R ALARMED. Members Ordered to Fly From Geneva. London, June 16. Notwithstanding but night's decision of the Liberals to modify their land tax amendment, conceding a substantial portion of the Government's ease, political correspondents this morning
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    "SIX TO FOUR."
    192 11 Odds Against An Early General Election. Rugby, June Id The result i f tomorrow*! division in the House of Commons on the Liberal amendment to the Government's land tax \i >;ili in doubt, but opinion is growing that the crisis that would follow upen a Government defeat
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    GERMAN CRISIS.
    300 11 Danger Now Said to Be Receding. London, June 10. An emergency numtim of the Cabinet, held midnight, discussed th" .substitute resolution which the Liberals have decided t" introduce Instead of their original land tux amendment. i; is hoped that, hereby, a crisis may lie averted. Tin threats of
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    SNAP DIVISION.
    216 11 Government Defeated On Minor Issue. Rugby, June 15. A period of much liveliness occurred in the Home of Commons today while the House v.;,s engaged on the committee 1 c t inance Bill. To the general ■nrpriae of the Howa :.i amendment, moved by Conservative pting all agrienlturaJ
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    DISASTROUS DROUGHT IN AMERICA.
    110 11 Crops Threatened With Complete Ruin. Washington, June 15. A drought, worse than that of last year, has gripped the north-west of the United States from Wisconsin to the Pacific, according to a report from the United States weather bureau. Appeals for financial aid have reached the
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    133 11 Battleship Towing Her To Queenstown. Rugby, June 15. The submarine Nautilus, in which the well-known Australian explorer and naturalist, Sir Hubert Wilkins, is travelling to London en route for Spitsbergen and the North Pole, was disabled in mid-Atlantic yesterday. It i< reported this morning by the United States
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    AIR TRAGEDIES.
    103 11 Three British Aviators Killed. Rugby, June 15. News was received by the Air Ministry last night that an aeroplane owned and piloted iiy Mr. Harry Brook, with Mr. John Robertson as rassenjrer, crashed in Prance y> sterday and burst into flames, both occupant- being burned to death. Mr.
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    REGENT'S PARK.
    83 11 Botanic Gardens to be Open Free of Charge. Rugby, June 15. The FirFt Commissioner of Works (Mr. G. Lansbury) has announced in the Hou;e of Commons that it is proposed to open the Botanic Gardens to the public, free of charge, and to maintain them as part of
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    WASHINGTON POST.
    50 11 Rumours That It Is To Be Sold For $3,000,000. Washington, June 16. Considerable change of policy is expected in the case of the famous Washingl(ii IVt, the sale of which newspaper has ban virtually concluded to Mr. David Lawrence, a sturdy supporter of ex-Pre-sident Wilson, for '$3,000,000. Reuter.
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    KING SCORES A VICTORY.
    43 11 Britannia Beats Shamrock V At Cowes. Rugby, June 15. The Kind's cutler Britannia, equipped with a new Bermuda rig, won her fir.-t victory of the season at Cowes today. She beat the Shamrock V by 32 seconds. British Wireless.
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    VOLUNTEERS WHO EQUAL REGULARS.
    668 11 Service Company, M.S.V.R. IMPRESSIVE EFFICIENCY AT KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Much has been heard of the standard of efficiency which has been reached by the Service Company of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment the company which was created at Port
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    EARLY MAN.
    78 11 Australian Skull Which May Aid Science. Canberra, June 15. Professor Sir Colin Mackenzie, director )f the Australian Institute of Anatomy, announces that a skull recently found in Central Australia by Mr. Rigg, an engineer, exhibit > features somewhat similar to those of the Peking skull. He expresses the
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    COLLISIONS AT SEA.
    63 11 New Regulations Not To Come Into Force Next Month. Rugby, June 15. The airondments in the international •regulations for preventing collisions at sea. which were to com 2 into operation noxt month, have by'en postponed until a date to be announced later, as replies from all the
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    NO HOPE OF RAISING POSEIDON.
    349 11 Salvage Work Abandoned. ALL WARSHIPS RETURN TO HARBOUR. Chefoo, June 15. Salvage operations on the sunken submarine Poseidon have been abandoned, on Admiralty instructions, owing to the submarine being covered with 12 feet of mud. All units have returned to harbour. Reuter. How The Disaster
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    CANTON CUSTOMS.
    225 11 British Government Not To Intervene. London, June 15. The Canton Government's action respecting the Customs revenues is not a matter in which the British Government is called on to intervene, declared Mr. Arthur Henderson (the Foreign Secretary) leplying to a question in the House of Commons. Reuter. An
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    CAWNPORE FIRE.
    104 11 Damage Estimated At £50,000. Cawnpore, June 5. A disastrous fire broke out today at 2 p.m. in the Ganj area, where grain, wastecotton and oil godowns are situated. Many buildings were gutted and the damage at present is estimated at £50,000. The fire had not been brought under
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    THE ST. PHILIBERT DISASTER.
    255 11 Death Roll Now Thought To be About 400. Nantes, June 15. It probably will be several days before details are available of the victims \\h.> perished in the disaster to the steamer St. Philrbert, but it is feared they will exceed 400. There is no news
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    STORM IN BRITAIN.
    151 11 Birmingham Struck By Whirlwind. Rugby, June 15. Heavy damage was caused by thunderstorms which broke over wide areas in the North of England, the Midlands and mid-Wales yesterday. A whirlwind struck the South-Eastern suburbs of I.irmingham, partly demolishing houses and felling over 400 trees. A woman who
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    MARSHAL CHIANG.
    95 11 Re-Elected As President Of Executive. Nanking, June IS. The fifth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang today re-elected Marshal Chiang Kaishek president. Upon the recommendation of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek the plenary session appointed the presidents and vice-presi-dents respectively of five Yuans as follows Executive
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    AUSTRALIA'S DEBTS.
    72 11 £5,000,000 In Gold To Be Shipped To London. Rugby, June 15. A Melbourne message states that the Australian Commonwealth Government has decided to introduce legislation authorising the shipment of £5,000,000 in geld to meet Treasury Bills which mature in London at the end of Juno. It iJ understood
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    EXTRALITY.
    102 11 No Promise to Publish Report Of Sir Miles Lampson. London, June 15. In the House of Commons, asked if he would publish Tjir Miles Lampson's report on the extra-territoriality negotiations with Dr. C. T. Wang (the Chinese Foreign Minister), Mr. Arthur Henderson (the Eritish Fc"eign Minister) said he was
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    WEEK'S EVENTS IN BURMA.
    230 11 Attacks on Indians And Chinese Continue. FEWER DACOITIES. Carbines Stolen by Rebel Prisoners. Rugby, June 15. The Secretary for India (Mr. W. Wedgwood Benn) has circulated to the House of Commons a statement covering the events in Burma lart week. This shows that, in the Tharrawadd;
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    CRISIS IN CHINA.
    129 11 Manchuria to Support Nanking Peking, June IS. Although 50,000 Mamhurian troops have been dispatched to the vicinity of Peking, it la officially stated that this is merely a "routine replacement movement. It is jiencrally regarded, however, as an indication that Manchuria is determined to support Nanking to
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    TWO NEW ISLANDS.
    141 11 Cruisers Race for Their Possession. New York, June in. A race between British and Brazilian i-vui" is to plant their respective national flags on newly discovered territory is repoited from Rio de Janeiro. Following a raped made by the cap tain of the British steamer Lelande that
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    52 11 France Not Expected To Compete. London, June If. Great Britain is assured of winning the Schneider Trophy outright, according lo the Daily Herald* Paris correspondent who learns" authoritatively that France face not intend to compete. Italy has no chance of completing her new engines in time for the
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    BETTING HOUSE.
    88 11 Exemplary Punishment Asked For. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i'enung, June 15. When Tramizo, a Japunwse barber, wa.s brought up for lentonce today having pleaded guilty t'> managing a letting h'iu.-e. Inspector Hail .said the aaOSMd was known to be un agent tot one of the biggest CUaaaa soalatakers
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      80 11 llllllilllllltllll|!ll!IIIIIIIIHIIIIIh;llllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllHll!ll!IIIIIIIIHIIHHIIII TODATS FEATURES. Page Page of News from India and Ceylon 6 Kampong Kamunting Tin Report 9 London Rubber Market. By A. W. Still 9 Around the Markets.— By the Financial Correspondent 9 Elephant Trapping in Tenasterim.— By Cyril Hopwood 10 Appeal Court Argument in Kuala Lumpur 12 Bank Sued
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    CIVIL AVIATION IN MALAYA.
    955 12 Further Progress. S.S. (S.)A. AM) NOISE IN RIVER VALLEY ROAD. Recently the Straits Times was able to announce th;n the local Government, with a view to encouraging civi! aviation had arranged !«.j B new hangar to be built at the RJLF. Base, Seletar, primarily for the
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    AT THE PISTOL POINT.
    212 12 Alarming Experience For Kuala Lumpur Clerks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. Three English-speaking Chinese, one employed as an assistant cashier by Gntbrie and Co and the others as clerks in Government departments, were asleep in :i room which they jointly occupy in Pctaling
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    NO CASE TO MEET.
    242 12 Charge Against Mr. M. V. Pillai Fails. I do noi think then is case to be s^nt up. Discharged," said Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Police Magisterday afternoon) in riving his ded lon in the preliminary inquiry into alii gationa of criminal breach
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    POISONING SUSPECTED.
    95 12 Rushed to Hospital After Dinner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Four people who dined together in Koala Lampar on Saturday evening were taken ill shortly afterwards and rushed to hospital, suspected tj be suffering from poisoning. They were Messrs. V. Arumugam and S. Nagalingam, both
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    IN MEMORIAM.
    54 12 Rev. W. E. Horiey Honoured In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. A tabkt in memery of the late Rev. W. K. Horiey was unveiled in Wesley Church f»y Miss Mabel Marsh yesterday. A similar c-oremony will be performed in the Methodist Boys' School
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    93 12 Saturday, June IS. His Excellency the Governor and Miss Clementi arrived ai Singapore by the s.s. Rawalpindi. Captain R. H. Stringer, Captain J. Vicary and Captain S. V. Wong dined at Government House. Sunday, June 14. His Excellency took the salute and inspected the troops at the Parade
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    ECHO OF PENMAN CASE.
    416 12 ECHO OF PENMAN CASE. P. and O. Bank Sued. ACTION OVER DEPOSITED SHARES. An echo of the crash of the sharebroking firm of Rose Macnhail and Penman, Ltd., was hoard this morning in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice it Beckett Terrell when the firm of Macphail and Co. (Ipoh),
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    41 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 16. A wireless message has been received from New York saying that the King of Siam is still in good health and not ;ufTering from the effects of his eye operation.
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    RABIES IN PENANG.
    32 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 15. In consequence of further outbreaks of rabies in Penang and Province WellesIcy, restrictions are being continued for another six months at least.
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    ON RETIRING FROM THE EAST.
    544 12 Amenities of Settling In Tangier. The following leading article appeared it. the Tangier Gazette of May 10 We have received a valuable suggestion from a correspondent which we pass along to the Office de Tourisme in the hope that they will take advantage of it.
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    ST. VALDEMAR'S DAY.
    29 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June IC. The Danish Society celebrated St. Valdemai's <iay last night with a concert of Danish music followed by a supper.
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    "FILTH OF HELL."
    256 12 Catholic Young Men And Stage and Screen. London, May 25. The "filth of hell" on the stage and screen was denounced by tt.c Catholic Young Men's Societies Conference at Glasgow. "We are not going to stand this filth," declared Mr. J. O'Donovan of Port Talhot. "We want
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    PLAYERS WALK OFF.
    162 12 Sympathy with Man Sent Off for Foul. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 15. The opening match for the Perak Football Association Cup resulted in an incident which ended play abruptly. The teams were the Taiping Perak Club and the Reomois of Ipoh. The Perak Club was
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS' RATES.
    148 12 More Elastic Regulations To Meet Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. Legislation giving the F M.S. Railways authority to prescribe special rates for rail or road services is to be introduced at the next meeting of the Federal Council. The objects and reasons for
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    CHINESE MALACCA CLUB.
    110 12 Officers Elected for this Present Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 14. A general meeting of the Chinese Malacca Club was held yesterday. After the revised rules were discussed and approved, the following were elected officers for the ensuing year President Mr. Tan Cheng Lock vice-presidents
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    HANGED IN CELL.
    97 12 How Indian Committed Suicide. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. An Indian who was awaiting trial on a charge of retaining stolen property hanged himself in the Kuala Lumpur prison on May 2">. According to the evidence at the inquest on Saturday, the man hanged
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    $2 MILLIONS SUIT TO BE TRIED.
    1027 12 $2 MILLIONS SUIT TO BE TRIED. Appeal Court Argument. DECISION AGAINST TRUSTEES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, .lune l.">. A claim to over $2,003,010 in a Chinese tstate will Le tried as a result of an appeal brought by -Mr. Li>h Sbau Wah before the F.M.S. Court of Appeal
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      145 12 ==-^PSstoqjs: I eel I 1 a DOCTOR'S BILL— OR JUST 60 CENTS It's the first si<;n of a cold that spells Danger". ..and unless you do something you're in for another trying experience. Why Batter needlessly when a cold can be so easily stopped... and in a most pleasant way.
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      SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      737 13 Roy Smith Beaten. MATSUKAWA FINDS SAFE TACTICS PAY. Lira Bong Soo, the holder, and S. Matsukawa, the local Japanese player, will meet in the final of the Singapore L.T.A. championship on Wednesday at the S.C .C The Mini-fiiials were played yesterday in line weather, ami tactics on
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      PERAK TENNIS.
      113 13 P.CJLC. Win All Games Against V.M.C.A. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 15. In the lawn tennis final of the interclub doubles for the Sultan of Perak's Cup The P.C.R.C. defeated the V.M.C.A. by four matches to nil, their courtcraft and accuracy being extremely good. The results were
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      DAVIS CUP.
      99 13 Britain Beats Japan By s—o. Eastbourne, June 15. In the outstanding singles matches in the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Japan. V. J. Perry beat H. Satoh, C 2, 6 4—6,4 6, C— 2, and H. W. Austin beat M. Kawachi, C— l, o—o, B—6,8 6,
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      SEREMBAN FOOTBALL.
      230 13 Big Win By Selangor Chinese In Charity Match. Seremban, June 15. The Negri Sembilan Postal Club added two further points to their credit today when they defeated the Negri Sembilan i !'ii) by the only goal of the match scored through Ahinut. Seremban Chinese Beaten. On Saturday, in
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      TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
      542 13 S.C.C. vs. Indo-Ceylonese At Jalan Besar. The S.C.C., fresh from their triumph over the Malays, will meet one of the weakest teams in the League this afternoon, when their opponents will be the Indo-Ccylonese, the match being played at Jalan Besar. Thus, on form, the S.C.C. ought greatly
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    75.27 MILES AN HOUR.
    147 13 New Isle of Man Motor-Cycle Record. Hu^by, June 15. In the Junior Ti.iirist Trophy motorcycle race, in which 50 competitors are taking wart today over the Isle of Man mountain course, P. Hunt, on a Norton motor-cycle, broke Law's record by travelling at an average speed
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    ENGLAND TEAM ?
    51 13 ENGLAND TEAM Eight Players Selected to Meet New Zealand. London, June 8. The Daily Express understands that ihe following eiirht players have definitely been selected to play for Knjfland I against New Zealand at Lords on June 27. D. R. Jardine (cant.), I.A.R. Peebles, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Larwood, Ames, Bakewell and
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    GUNNERS OUTPACED BY R.A.F.
    512 13 One-Sided Match At Stadium. R.A.F. 5 R.A. 0. The First Division match between the Koyal Air Force and the Royal Artillery played at the Anson Road Stadium failed to come up to expectations, the latter being outpaced and beaten by five goals to nil. The weather
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    FRIENDLY MATCH.
    104 13 S.C.C. "B" Narrowly Beat M.P.H. !s.( \C. 3 M.l'.H. 2. In a friendly mutch N the PudatiK yestcrdav the S.< '.<'. I!" l>e:it the M.1.11. By the odd goal in live. The game was saesewhai scrappy. The S.C.C. were one short for the greater part of the first
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    417 13 St. Joseph's Beaten By P.S. and L. The P.S. and L. beat St. Joseph's Institution on Saturday, scoring 101 for cirht in reply to St. Joseph's 93. St. Joseph's.— C. Mosbenren lbw. b Hunter 1, D. Ess run out 2, I'hia Kenj; Hack i liembivkc b Strahan 4,
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    PENANG CRICKET.
    53 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 13. The Merchants defeated The Rest by 41 runs and seven wickets today. The Rest put up 133, Fletcher contributing 49 and Adams 41. The Merchants made 177. of which Haughan made 101 not out. His innings included six sixes, six fours
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    EUROPEAN SOCCER.
    31 13 Goalless Draw Between Perak And Selangor. The annual football match between the Ki.ropcaii State teams of Selangor Tnd Perak resulted in a goalless draw at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
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    POOR CONDITIONS FOR R.S.Y.C. EVENTS.
    496 13 Punai's Success Over Shortened Course. For the second week in sin weather condition.^ were unfavourable for keen yachting at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday, and the ahsein c of wind made it possible for the B boats to complete only half the course.
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    165 14 Championship at Kace Course G.C. The Race Course Golf Club June monthly nu'dal (stroke) will be competed for on Saturday and Sunday. The attention of members is called to the notice vc£ai-(!in;r monthly medal competitions. 1 Entries for the Manassch Cup (Club I Championship) are now open and
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    95 14 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Juno 15. ItcMills of yesterday's baseball games were National League. Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 2 New York 3 Chicago 1 Boston St. Louis 7 Philadelphia St. Louis 13 Philadelphia 4 American League. New York 2 Detroit 4
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    M.C.C. INDIAN TOUR.
    83 14 Lord Willingdon to Play For His Eleven. New Delhi, June f>. In response to an invitation from the Bond of Control for Cricket in India. Lord WWHngdon has accepted the sugjrestion of piaying for his eleven versus the ftf.C.C. when the latter visit India next cold weather,
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    M. G. MIDGETS AGAIN.
    45 14 First Three Clans Places In j Irish Grand Prix. London, June 5. II IL <i. HMfatl took the fir.it three )ilarrs in the rate for thr Irish Intrrnationai Grmad Prix for cars up to 1,500 c.c. over a :J00 miles' course.
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    SPORTING FIXTRES.
    270 14 Tuesday, Junr 16. Kontball: S.A.K.A. Ut I)iv. ImleCcyloncsc vs. S.C.C., JaUn Besar Stadium 2nd Div. 5.11.1 i. vs. Medical ColUge, S.H.B. Tennis: 5.1.. T.A. Championships, doubles, semi-final, S.C.C., 4.50 p.m. Wednesday, June 17. Football: Reserve Div. Malaya vs. 1;. A., A. lt. Stadium B.C.C. tournament: Merchant n. B.it.
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    ROYAL ASCOT OPENS TODAY.
    282 14 Largest Totalizator In The World. Rugby, June 15. Tho Royal A?cot race meeting opens tomorrow and the King and Queen, who are in residence at Windsor Castle, ate today receiving guests who will remain St the castle- throughout -the week. If the weather conditions are favourable
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    MALACCA SPORT.
    144 14 Tampin Europeans Defeated At Football. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 15. The Ma'acca Club beat the Tsmpin Europeans at football yesterday on the local padan'c by 4—l.4 1. The standard of play was not high. Uall (2), Carrie and Heath scored for the winners, while the visitor
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    CHINESE OLYMPICS.
    110 14 Malayan Representatives For Nanking Games. Arising out of the recent All-Malaya Chinese Sports meet in Singapore, a into! ing was held in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to select the Malayan representatives at the Chinese National Olympic Games, to be held in October at Nanking. Only the track, field,
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    JOLLY WITHDRAWN.
    36 14 Last Minnie Ryder Cup Sensation. London, June <>. A golfing sensation was provided today by the withdrawal of Herbert Jolly from the Biitish Ryder Cap team, owing to lack of form. Arthur Havers replaces him.
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    RUFUS STEWART.
    135 14 Australian Gulfing Champion In England. Rufus Stewart, who has won most of the honours open to him in Australia, arrived in England in mail week to take part in the British open championship tit Cavnousiie this month, and the big tournaments at Leeds and Southport. Stewart, who was
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    M.C.C.'s INDIAN TOUR.
    44 14 Favourable Reception In Bombay Assured. The secretary oi '.he Hindu He: ativc Cricket Matches Executive MB-n-ittee of Bombay, in a Press :.tatem?nt on May IS, assures the M.C.C. of a favourable reception in Bombay if the latter choose to visit Intii.i.
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    TAIPING TURF CLUB.
    33 14 The Iskandar Polo Club Amate;.meeting Axed for .hme 22 ha- beep abandoned owing to itisulVu-icii; support. Than wil! be mm raeaa on June 18, and seven races on June 20.
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    NEW YACHT RACING RULES.
    826 14 Unanimity Arrived With U.S.A. Great Britain has agreed to ndop: the American rule w'lich produced Shamrock V. and Enterpiif.e and the olhe.- vc*»etl which w<re built to defend the Ainertik'j Cup. Every new vessel specially built to join the large class of racins: yachts, in Great
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    BOXING CHAMPIONS.
    97 14 International Union to Ignore Carnera-Sharkey Fight. The following list of world champions was issued by the International Boxhn,* Union at its meeting at Brussels on May 12 Flyweight. Frankie Genaro (America). Bantamweight. Al Brown (Panama). Featherweight.— Battling Ba 1 1 ali n o (America). Lightweight. Tony Canzoneri (America).
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    28 14 Bri.okUinds was the rendezvous, on Jlay :if>, i)f thousands of society people who saw Earl Howe drive his tar at ail average speed of 120.8 miles an hour.
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    OPERATIC STARS.
    162 14 Sunday's Concert At Memorial Hall. Toti Dal Monte, th" famous coloratura soprano, and F.nzo de Muro Lomanto, the tenor from the Scaia Opera, Milan, will appear in one recital only at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sunday evening. The artisU will be assisted at the piano by Maestro
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    WARNING TO LAWYERS.
    250 14 Grounds of Judgment Not To Be Supplied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. When the F.M.S. Court of Appeal opened here this morning the Chief Justice of the F.M.S., Sir L. H. Elphinstone, made an interesting announcement. After the last court of appeal," his Lordship
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    MR. H. H. ABDOOLCADER.
    68 14 Man Who Robbed Him Caught And Charged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*?, June 15. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader, the Legislative Councillor, was recently robbed of two linffs valued at Rs. 473 and $35 cash by a former servant named Kumarasamy, who decamped to Taipinp. Kumarasaniy was
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION.
    71 14 Former Policeman and a Bus Owner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanfr, June 15. Awanjf bin Dolah, a former police con-:-taliic, wa.s charped in the police court i his morning with extortion of $U from a riiinc.se luis owner named l.im Chin Sennit was allect'd that Awang put Lim
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    FORTUNE TELLING.
    64 14 Indian and Chinese Each Fined $7. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanp, June 15. A Chinese and an Indian were today vharjred in the police court with telling fortunes. They both admitted tho charpc hut said they did not know it was an offence. The Indian said he was
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    TRINITY COLLEGE.
    196 14 The following pupils of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jeans, Singapore, have passed the Trinity College of Music, practical examination, held recently Higher Local M. T«utada. Senior Division S. Taye (hons.), L de Souza, A. Hancock, Tan Soo Kirn, 51. Lee, B. Hoffner. Inter mediate Division M.
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    FINDING WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED.
    1261 14 Gang's Machinations. THE "KRANI BESAR WHO FAILED TO APPEAR. Two Javanese, one of whom is said to have high family connections in Java, and an Indian Mohammedan and a Chinese, alleged to Ix? Menken of a gang which, taking advantage of the slump in Singapore and
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    KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
    69 14 Wanted Man Arrested In PIMUUaf. (From Our Own Correspond tit.) IYr<aii>r, Joae IS. Ho Ah Seong, a Cantonese, appearo'l before the second magistrate today charged with kidnapping ;i Chinese girl of under sixteen years of age. The accused wa.s arrested in company with the girl on information sent
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    37 14 It is notifu'd for ftenoral information that Mr. S. H. Mom, of Derrick an.l Co., has been appointed Chairman of 1 1 1 European Unemployment Committee for Singapore, in succession to Mr. E. Wurtzburg, resigned.
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    WOMEN OF INDIA.
    408 15 Want More Representation On Round-Table Conference. Simla, Ma) The deputation of li members reprr-M-ntiiiK the Ail-India Women's Conference waited upon the Viceroy (Lord Willin/don) and urged the need for adequate representation ol' Indian womanhood with a view to ensuring the success of the Round-Table Conference. The deputation,
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    INVADED BY LOCUSTS.
    37 15 Devastation in Lower Bessarabia. Bucharest, June .'>. Troops and money are being asked tor to Rgßt an army of locusts Invading Lower Bessarabia .in<! devastating aU the vegetation in their path towar.ls the ])anube Delta.
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1448 15  -  J. Jefferson Farjeoa Three Good Plays— Charles Laughton Looms Big In A Gloomy Part— Strong And Horrible —Paul Robeson In "The Hairy Ape"— Brute Strength— Hugged To Death By His "Brother"— lan Hay's Farce. (By Our London Critic. London, May 20. The past
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    MORE RIOTS..
    352 15 Four Dead, Many Injured At Cawnpore. Cawnpore, May 30. Affairs reached a climax today in the long-drawn-out Hindu-Muslim trouble at Cawnpore when four men were killed and 27 injured in renewed street fighting. The curfew order has again been brought into force. The Hindu and Muslim crowds round
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    FLIGHT TO CEYLON.
    81 15 Non-Stop Machine to be Ready By July. Rugby, June 5. In accordance with the Air Ministry's arrangements for the British attempt on the world's long distance flight, SquadronT.eader Garford and Flight-Lieutenant Bett will attempt a non-stop flight to the Cape or to Ceylon in the late autumn.
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    LITERARY LEARNING FOR THE POLICE.
    295 15 New Way to Obtain Promotion. The secret of promotion in the police force has at last been divulged; and from now onwards the highest positions in the force may be attained by the humblest and most obscure Bobbie," says tne Morning Post. Success does not,
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    LONDON AERODROME.
    126 15 £5,000,000 Scheme for King's Cross. London, June C. Giant passenger and goods aeroplanes will, before many years, be able to alight and take off in the very heart of London if a £6,000,000 scheme for the erection of an overhead aerodrome near King's Cross Station comes to fruition.
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    MOSLEMS' DECISION.
    261 15 Responsibility At The Centre. Lahore, May 26. The Working Committee of the All India Moslem Conference has passed ;i resolution calling upon the Mohammedan members of the Round-Table Conference to refuse to aerie to the introduction of responsibility at the centre unless and until the minimum demands, embodied
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    "BRING BRITISH TO THEIR KNEES."
    268 15 Boycott Urged by Mr. Subhas Base. Surat, May 28. Addressing a largely attended public meeting held on the Tilak Maidan, Surat, under the an lices of the local Congress CnansMer, .Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose advised his audirnce to boycott foreign geoeV| especially cloth, and thus
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    CONGRESS FLAG BAN.
    258 15 Trouble in Kathiawar State. Ahmwlaliad, May 30. An awkward situation has arisen a lih.ol. a mi:hll t,;luka in Kathiawar State, urban bate has of Conqrcss volunteers art; running up from all over the province to offer latyojiaha fo:- the Congress flag. it appears that the Thakore Saheb
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    What Is Holding Up Anti-Malarial Work In The Empire?
    3666 16 ADVICE OF ROSS AND MANSON BEING IGNORED POLICY OF THE ROSS INSTITUTE The annual report of the Ross Institute contains an appendix on the malaria policy I of the Institute by Sir Malcolm Watson. 1.1.. 1), M. !>., C. M.. D.
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    TO LIVE AND DIE A COMMUNIST.
    294 16 G. B. Shaw's Avowal In Amusing Speech. Mr. Bernard Shaw, in a speech at Letchworth recently, declared that there v.as' no correct English; we all speak differently. The subject of his address was "Libraries and the English Language." and he had many amusing thing-
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    ARMS FOR AFGHANISTAN.
    85 16 Forty Truck-Loads on the Way To Kabul. Peshawar, May M. A fleet of forty 1% ton trucks, belonging to the Afghan War Office, loaded with ammunition and French rifles, left Peshav. ar today for Kabul. This is the second instalment of ammunition which has recently arrived from
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    CEYLON'S POLITICAL EXPERIMENT.
    922 17 A Model Set of Rules. TO (.RKASE WHEELS OF NEW CONSTITUTION. hi be model cs -va i published by the Govnday, dealing with the procedure tor th» transaction of basinets •:r..i Executive Comunder the new constitution. The real! -i- one of th'" 'hi constitution irkieh is the
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    MACHINE-GUN EDITOR.
    275 17 How Bolshevik Rising Was Frustrated. It was an editor with a machine-gun wht. killed the Bolshevik i capturing the centre of government in Derlin during the Spartakitt rising in li'is. This is the story by v... Amo rosch-F'.eurot, an American newspaper at, in one Of the chapters of
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    SCIENCE IN THE CLOUDS.
    112 17 Station liuilt on Summit Of Jungfraujoch. ntiflc station ha.- been built on ..ink of .Jungfraujoch, nearly up. subrennoßed by European institutions a- well as American, and by Mr. Rockefeller, foi tht- study of meteorology, physiology and nhysu-s. It is now completed and has beer, handed over
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    SLUMP IN INDIA.
    95 17 Mainly Due to Collapse Of Agricultural Prices. London, June 6. Ths economic dinVnlHos of India are only p.ntially to bu attributed to the fail in silver prices or political unrest, according to Sir Atul Chatterjee, who. speaking at the International Labour Conference, said that the complete collapse
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    THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
    300 17 As a nation, we are very behind as regards advertising. The Prince ot Wales. The correct thing to do is to have that kind of voting paper which stupid people will spoil, because in that way y^j will disfranchise the stupid port of the population. Sir Martin
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    INDIAN LABOURER'S COMPLAINT.
    1010 17 Free Vegetables For Inspector." The statement that he v.as compelled to keep the Rural Board Military inspector's heat bold supplied with free vegetable- ar.i! farther stive him money presents in order to hoid his job, was made t>y t.n Indian lalxiurer who was charted before Mr. E.
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    30 17 Mr. H. E. Dn<el, Eltctrical Enginetr. Surcmban, will addrau the Serembun Hot:py uii ;it their dinner meeting on Jrne 18, on li..- 1 trie lamp and how it is made".
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    CENTRAL HEALTH BOARD'S REPORT.
    2150 18 Blighting Effect of The Rubber Slump. ALTERED POLICY. LOCAL BOARDS DISEASE PREVENTION. A atatemft of the general revised polio of the Central Health Hoard appears in the rtport of that body for the jrear IMS, which has just been l- iied. Little progress »a- mad'. 1
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    ARE UNIVERSITIES OVERCROWDED ?
    413 18 ARE UNIVERSITIES OVERCROWDED Sir M. Sadler Arouses Controversy. Controversy has been aroused in educational circles by the suggestion of Sir Michael Sadler that some of the British universities are becoming overcrowded. An excessive number of students, said Sir Michael, were an impediment to effective intellectual work. Some of the raw
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    THE CANTON WAR CHEST.
    228 18 How New Government Is Filling It. Canton, June 1. In ordir to iai.2 more funds for the war cheat the Hiovincial Government of Kwangtung starts floating today a loan for '■!<) 000,000, secured on the national levenues of the province. It is known as the Second
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    VILLAGE POET IN LIBEL CHARGE.
    554 19 Verses Displayed in Shop Window. A village post who was alleged to have displayed verses about a village milkman <n his ■hop door and in the window was th<- <lc -tVndant in a case at Cambridge recently. He w»* Alexander Philip Smith, a gro(ii. r,i
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    POISONED SISTER.
    301 19 Could Not Bear to See Her Suffer. i Distressed by the sufferings of her sister, who for 50 years had been subject to epileptic fits, Miss Fanny Elizabeth Huggett (aged 72). of I>ewcs, gave her prison and took some herself. After lingering for over a week both died.
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    THE KING'S GODSON.
    347 19 Lord Erne to Wed Lady Davinia Lytton. The engagement will shortly be announced, says the Sunday Times of May 17, of the Earl of Erne and Lady Katherine Mary Millicent (Davinia) Lytton, the young daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lytton. The Earl of Erne, who
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    THE PERFECT CLIMATE
    245 19 "S.E. England Has It Most Nearly." Frequent storms, which bring decided changes from day to day, are among the essentials of the perfect climate, according to Dr. Ellsworth Huntingdon, the New York health statistician, who has recently completed a report based on old weather and mortality records
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    " THE CATS' BARONESS."
    210 19 THE CATS' BARONESS." House and Furniture Left To Animals. Recently the ex-baroness Franziska von Dittner died at the town of Moedling, near Vienna. In her villa she had kept a large number of cats and dogs, and she was known as the cats' baroness." In her will she ignored all
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    FANNY WARD SUED.
    92 19 Woman Wants £10,000 For Alleged Slander. Miss Fanny Ward, the Eternal Flapper," has been sued in New York for £10,000, f0r alleged slander by Mrs. Laura Wilson on the rather surprising ground that Fanny made, disparaging remarks about her age, describing her among other things as a
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    A FRENCH VIEW OF ENGLAND.
    517 19 "The Outside World Reunites Us." "Now, especially after the War, we consider a war between our two countries unthinkable. We ape never afraid of seeing you strong. *Would you always say the same thing of us This point was made by Professor Andre Siegfried, addressing
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    LEGION OF HONOUR.
    271 19 Too Many People In Famous Order. France's Legion of Honour has too many members. The Legion was created by Napoleon in 1802 as a reward for a few military and civilian heroes, but there are now fo many heroes that the handful of members has grown to
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    ANTI-ROUGE EDICT.
    104 19 Making-Up Discouraged In Budapest. An order has been issued by Mr. Sipoz, the popular Lord Mayor of Budapest, directing the girls' employed by the municipality to refrain from "making up" during office hours. The girls are also required to stop smoking in the offices, to dress modesth and
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