The Straits Times, 26 June 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAKLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 0 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931 PRICE 10 CLNTS
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      386 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. CFHONE 61SD* 6.15 Tonight 9.13 EKICII VON STKOIIKIM and BETTY COMMON THE GREAT GABBO Phone 5261-5262. PHOSFERINE ASSISTS ATHLETE'S j BEING the winner of 72 weight-lifting I Bjn|j^ I Matches and Tournaments during the I <^jßm^B past 10 years, my lengthy experiences in I lj^| x^^*^rffe^i^^^B
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      103 1 yXuflA LUtlufti^llfA •#*M4tABM ij> Tricoline Slumber <* Suits For Men. 0 Plain shades and smart stripe designs (Registered). ifljEfl Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 inches. jJw Tw®i Price 15 iffifflJE^!»\M *i Tricoline is admirably suited for tropical ffisTO^nrd r!L SP~ nitfht wear and its silky feel and wear g^lflyj^
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      15 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 ERICH VON STROHEIM and BETTY COMPSON "THF GREAT j GABBO Phone 5261-5262.
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      572 2 P. 0., BRITISH INWA AND APCAR LINES Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KHYBER 9,000 June 27 KVIPITANA 17,000 July 11
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      648 2 SHIPPINC ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonaage Due Sail 8 KASHIMA MARU 10.000 July 2 8 HAKONE MARU 10,500 July 15 16 YASUKUNI MARU 12,0u0 July 29 30 S SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 18 14 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28
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      439 2 BURNS PHUP Lira (Incorporated in Austral**) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 ton*) and the M. MANGOLA (3,362 ton*) (Cargo only). The sj. MARELLA is ona of the largest and finest steamer* trading to Australia, cabin*
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      606 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 532 J. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Lcav* S'por* Penang. tm.s. ALSIA July 15 July 17 m.r. JI'TLANDIA Aug. 5 Aug. 7 m.s. LALANDIA Sept Sept. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 28 Sept. 25 m.s. BORINGIA
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      567 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP 00, 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 YOBJC and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      558 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. t (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for ICretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Sincora, Lacon, Sichon, Handon, Koshumui, Langauan, Chumpta and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA June 28 July 1 MALINI July I July S SUDMHADIB July 12 July IB The steamers are fitted
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      530 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., I'OKTLAN'D, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Railings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Prnnrisco and Lo* Angeles. S.S. CO] DKN RIVhK nails from lion* Kong July 16 San Frtm-iNco and Portland.
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      478 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD -SINGAiORE, I'ENA^G, COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YOBK AND BOSTON. Arriv* Leave Leave Spore Spore Penanc i'KES. VAN BUREN July 6 July 9 July 11 PRES. GARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 25 IRES. POLK Aug. 9 Aug. Aug. 8 Ample time
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      645 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in LiiiflanH) "EI.I.KRMA.N LINK. Pas««-nger «n<! [>.•■-'■• S.-rv-- :i» UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Port* and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore CITY OP HALIFAX Julr 20 CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 HOMEWARDS. CITY OF BATAVIA for Havre,
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      363 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. 'incorporated in England) lupital Authorised 43,000,000 Capital Subscribed n 1,800,000 Hi-serve Fund and Beat 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Ksq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. 11. Shelforrt.
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      565 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N. V. HiOi Hap** Trwiirv So<i.-«y. vE>ia-..jiied A An..,.crilaiii UUiJ PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about STATUTORY RESERVE* 6 669 00^ FUND Fl. 40,015.000 (about £3,135.000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GP.AVENHAGE HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES: Bandoeng Weitevralen P.:ingoon Baniijermasin KoU-Rudja Semarang
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      493 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDKLSBANK, N.V. E.uMLhed 1863 ar Am.terdam. Anthoriied Capital Glds. 100.000,000 (about 48.500.UO0) Paid up CapiUl Glde. 5i,a00.000 (abou» Re»ervea G ld*. 28.187.7a7 (.boat ,000. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM branch BoS£3"S&* in BATAVL£ ER^ OTSFJU KOBE: Head OrT.ce for China and J oya BRANCH OFFICES: te, Stag f&SSL* ,2% WeKevrVdfn
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      739 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are tpproximately teven wordt to a line ar.d there ie a flat rate charge of 23 cauls r' or line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Adv«rti!empnti will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25
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      883 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namaxie Mansions. Apply I M. A. Namazie. NKW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Augullia Co. 26, NEWTON ROAD, newly painted rent $100. Apply 287, Orchard Road. "JUANITA," 18. East Coast Rd. Entry from July 1. Apply 9, Mount Sophia. TO LET, small bungalow,
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      538 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldtj. OFFICES TO LET, 248, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prinea Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 129, Killiney Road. TO LET, top floor offlce, electric
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      421 4 MISCELLANEOUS WHOOPEE AI.HAMBRA WHOOPEE TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and into French, German and English by expert linguist. Apply 632, Straits Times. RAFFLES CAFE. UP-TO-DATE BAKERY AND PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY. All order* are promptly executed. Morning delivery at your door. Phone 5381. TO BE LET. New building corner Cecil St. and Market Street
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      685 4 EDUCATIONAL. GORING HALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Goring Hall School is situated in beautiful grounds of ovei 1,000 acres in the healthiest part of Sussex. Riding, fencing, all games and private bathing beach. The Principal, Miss Ansell, takes special care of daughters of Service and Professional gentlemen abroad and for whom
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      764 4 PUBLIC NOTICES LEE PINEAPPLE COMPANY. No. 1 Factory at IW mile Scndai, Jnhore Bahru. No. 2 Factory at Suncri Galang t'alah, Juhore Bahru. NOTICE is hereby e iven that the abovd business is carried on by me M the sole proprietor and that no other person is interested as v
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      348 5 Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. THIS EVENING 6. 30 TEA DANCE GRILL ROOM SPECIAL DISH TONIGHT KRAISGD AYLESBI'RY DUCKLING SLGAR I'EAS. ROAST POTATOES. $1.75. SATURDAY, JUNE 27th SPECIAL DINNER DANCE (l'atrons are kindly requested to make their reservations early). N. NATHANSON'S SEA VIEWTTHEATRE OPEN AIR TALKIES Saturday
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      45 5 FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. THI LONDON ASSURANCE HONG KONG riU INSOE. Co., Ltd., PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co., Ltd., WKSTKIIN ASSURANCE Co.. UNION INSCK. SOCIETY of CANTON. Ltd., EAGLE STAR BRIT. DOM. INSCE. Co.. GUTHRIE CO., LTD. General Agents. (Incorporated in S.S.) JOHN DUKE MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN. 21, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE
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      810 5 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of valuable Singapore Town and Country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on V, runeaday, July 1, at 2.3* p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and houses known as Nos. 49, 51 and 55, Joo Chiat Road, Singapore, area 28,517
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      636 5 LEGAL NOTICES Whir ''^EyxV: J! NOTICE is h-reb- given that the above Trade Mark is the Trade Mark of K. P. M. HUSSAIN AND COMPANY of No. 13, Battery Road Singapore, and is used by them in respect of Cigars, clveroots, cigarettes, beedies, tobacco, tea, coffee, chocolates, cocoa, butter, milk
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      629 5 GOULDS EVER OILED PUMP rr 11 s mo 'k'' s suitable J^^^^^AH^ f° r a large variety of Kf^Kf^^KKmiM-^^J^ pumping services where '^Kp- <fc3U>.' W^^i suction lift does not ex''"saL m ceed 2 feet !sall l)ear 4JH *^os n^ cran k s'naft and conjß^Jm necting rod scaled in SBSmgb -fW'l^-i^H^l^^^^
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      142 5 DEAF Don't allow yoursolf to b* handleapptd becaass of this fact THE "GEM" EARPHONE makes it possibla for you to enjoy ene* more ordinary conversation, music and laughter. Extremely small, yet gives astonishing rstult. Expert Advic* Fre*. M. EZEKIEL SONS. Manufacturing Ophthainlc Opticians, Hlngapore and tiatarla. Agrnts far th* LITTLE
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FORM CHINA.
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      MARSHAL CHIANG'S APPEAL TO THE NATIONAL ARMY.
      1356 6 Urged to Refrain From Fratricidal War. WHY NANKING FORCES CANNOT BE AT PRESENT DISBANDED. Prior to his departure for Kiangsi to assume command of the ram paign against the Communists and bandits Marshal Chiang T Kai-shek made a lengthy statement to the officers
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      THE YOUNG MARSHAL.
      137 6 Gives Chiang Kai-shek His Full Support. Shanghai, June 11. Marshal Chant; H.ueh-liang's attitude toward the present breach between the Canton and Nanking Governments is conveyed in a telegram which he has addressed to .Marshal Chiang Kai-shek pledging loyal support of the Manchurian Divisions to the Nanking regime
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      "NORMALCY WITHIN THREE MONTHS."
      283 6 Nanking's Optimism. CHEN MING-SHU SUPPORTS MARSHAL CHIANG. Canton, June 17. General Chen Ming-shu, the former chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and the two "crack" divisions, of Kwangtung under his command, have, in a circular telegram from Kiangsi, stated that they are in support of Nanking
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      MARSHAL CHIANG.
      299 6 Makes a Statement to The Press. Nanking, June 8. Following an interview with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek at Nanking, a representative of the North China Daily News was authorised to publish the following statement "The National Government of China has laid the foundations of constitutional government and laid them
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      WAR MINISTER SHOT.
      199 6 Hong Kong, June 16. It it confirmed that General Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War in the Nanking Government, is lying in a military hospital at Nanchang, Kiangsi, with three bullet wounds in his body, inflicted last week when an attempt was made on his life. The assassination
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      ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN.
      411 6 Sword Duel in Hong Kong. SIX JAPANESE IN FIERCE FIGHT. Hong Kong, June 16. According to a police report, 269, Hennessy Road, was the scene of a fierce fight between six Japanese on Sunday night, as a result of which two Japanese seamen
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      NANKING LOANS.
      247 6 Canton Government's NewEdict. Canton, June 1C. The National Government in Canton has ordered all the banks and money dealers here, in Shanghai and other places to refrain from buving or selling bond.-; just issued by the Nanking Government. This, according to the Canton revolutionary regime, is in accordance
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      CANTON FOR PEACE.
      102 6 Has No Intention of Opening Hostilities. Nanking, June 15. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's peace envoy, Mr. Chang Chi, after his visit to South China, arrived here today. He told newspaper representatives that he had had a satisfactory conference with Messrs. Wang Ching-wei, Koo Ying-fan, Sun Fo, and Tang
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      Notes From Shanghai.
      1102 6 The War Of Words Continues Dr. C. T. Wan a, Nmnking And Canton Foreign Concessions Plans I or /{<-- trocession Special Courts For Foreigners Two Invalids Mr. ll u Han-mi n And Tin- Young Marshal Signs Of Progress In The Morth. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Shanghai, June
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      125 7 NEXT WEEK'S THE WEEK! WHOOPEE _^m"'V il' Cui^Km bIU^B ''IIIIBBi m I 1 J' xS^^^j feMk^JC^ TELEPHONF 6909 ''^rjIlMmM TONIGHT! 6.15 AND 9.15 Matinees: Tomorrow Sunday at 3 p.m. IT'S JUST ARRIVED!! No heralding No advance details BUT HERE IT IS CONFIDENTLY PRESENTED TO YOU AS THE CURE FOR ALL
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      270 7 ateOQO €>€) 0€>00 ..00.00 Cg) OQ QQ q£) OO C|C oBBHBp|MpBHiHpBHp|ipBBHo c ®B I V^bbV „I^-fl L I I WP 2 O^^^^B^P^BBM>" BBHa ßßßßa^H^^^^^H J '■^^S«^ HoriE 520J aWlfcß®^ IS***** *mml^ TONIGHT! Two Famous Screen Stars |P*£ a BRILLIANT PARAMOUNT -(Hjg% Production <rlnS3Sa ERICH VON STROHEIM AND BETTY COMPSON IN
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      346 7 HUNGARY'S GREATEST VIOLINIST S Z I G ET I TODAY A WORLD SENSATION. RECENT ENGLISH PRESS, 1929-30 TIMES. He played with a touch of the diablerie wkica one jump'"' BMI bavi lucii I'agamr.i's secret. DAILY TKLLCKAI'H. A more brilliant performance than thi.; it would be hard to imagine. LIVERPOOL POST
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    OPEN SHELTER DECK SHIPS.
    729 8 SHIPPING NOTES Question of International Measurement Rules. Towards the end of July the Technical Committee of the League of Nations will meet in London to consider the proposal for international rules for ship measurement according to the scheme put forward l.y Captain L. Aall, principal of
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    PATRIOTISM.
    41 8 The true patriot, declared the Rev. J. S. Wilson, at a Belfast church gathering, i. the man who shouts "Hurrah! and ]>ays his taxes cheerfully. It was not always the loudest singer; of national songs who were the truest patriots.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      201 8 Singapore. June 2C. BELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days' light 2/3 1/4 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234% New York, demand 56
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      PRODUCE
      176 8 Singapore, Juno M, Gambicr (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. K>.OI> Copra AM mixed 4.U0 Sago flour, Sarawak ].7. r i White Pepper 31.00 Black Pepper l'J.OO Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5% medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam No. 1 $l:tC.O(l Saigon No. 1 $136.00 Rangoon No. 1 $12'J.OO Siam, Parbiled Rice
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      128 8 Friday, June 20. Ships (Wiplii the Wharrea or expaetod to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf The Cable. Lch. Timah 11, I.eh. Mercury, Tujr Belungkas. Dredger Tembakul, Dredger Todak, Lch. Diana I, M. Ljftr. Mambang, M. Lgtr. Ruaa. Oil Wh«rf Nil. Coal Wharf SiboWa. VBSSEUt IN iiBT DOCK*
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      PASSENGERS.
      131 8 The following passengers for Malaya left ■v.i.ilin mi Mhv 2k, by the P. and O. Khyliei. due in Singapore tomorrow Mr. S. If. Ar.-hiU-acon, Mr. and Mk. Atkinson, Miss Atkinson, Mrs. Birkinfhaw. Mr. A. G Cook,-. Mm I). K. (lurk, Mr. and V I. W. U. Craig, .Mr. and
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        MINING.
        431 8 .':il. I'd. Buyers Sellera a £1 Annul Kumbang 18/- 21 6 xd. B £1 Austral Malay 18/6 20/- ">/•&/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/6 11/6 cd. a £1 Bangrin Tin 11/- 12/1 1 Batting Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.26 0.30n0m. 1 1 Bukit Anns 0.:i0 o.4ononi. 11
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        GENERAL.
        271 8 Issue Vul. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.60 2.00n0m I 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 210 2.15 O £1 Brit. Aid. Tobacco 3.15.0 4.0.0 1 Central Engine 0.22 'i 0.30n0m 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 U XI Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. IG/6 17/3 a
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        125 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-38 108 106 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of J'.inl red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4'.-j p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 96 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        370 8 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Price Fraiier Lyall Co. Evatt Allcnby ($1) 0.70 0.90 0.75 1.00 Ali.r Gajah ($1) 0.50 0.70 0.50 0.70 A. Hitum ($1) 0.80 1.00 0.85 1.00 A. Kunmg ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.15 0-25nom. A. Malay ($2) 0.90 1.10 1.00 1.10
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      100 8 Programme of drills up to and for week ending June 28 Friday, June 26, 5 p.m., Malay Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Co., Weapon Training; 5.16 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (V). 30 Yards Range 5.15 p.m., Drill flail, Ist Bn. Signal Section Phonograms 6.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Bdc. Signal
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      14 8 From France, by Andre Lebon, due at Sinfrapore 6 a.m. on Sunday.
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      Vessels Arrived.
      118 8 ANTUNG, Brit., 2,107 tons, from Hong Kong 25-6, for Hoihow, Hong Kong, Amoy, Sv.atow 28-6. ARGUN MARL', Jap., 4,040 tons, from Yokohama 26-6, for Belawan 27-G. BAN HONG LEONG, Brit., 739 tons, from Semarang 26-6, for Batavia 26-6. G. G. PAUL DOUMER, French. 7.11 tons. from Saigon 20-6,
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    TONIGHT'S WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    517 8 Special Broadcast From Kuala Lumpur. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Those listeners who tuned in on Saigon last night at 8.15 p.m. would notice a marked improvement in reception, due, I understand from a local source, to improvements which have recently been effected at the Saigon
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    274 8 Today. Sourabaya. Ct-lebi-s, Molucca-, Ti:iu.r Dilly ami Soutli-Ka- Dlistl (Ban Ho Uuan; n >•, Selat Pandjansr, Bcngkalis, Siak, P. Baroe, I'ajakombo and Padang (Hong Thonit) '<.:n North, N.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra (Tinombo) p.m Upper Burma. North and East India I Hamburg Maru I Java, South-West Sumatra, South
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    43 8 By lohan d« Witt Sibajalc >>>rai>ara General Mctzintfer f. C. Hooft L'omorin S port- I.ondnn Left Arrd. Mny 16 June May 22 June II May 21 June IS Mny 2fl June 15 May 2U June 18 May 2U June 20
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      34 8 CHEAP REALLY CHEAP WELL, LET US GO to ECHIGOYA'S SUMMER SALE Commencing Monday, June 29 to Saturday, July 4, six days only 20% Discount on every article sold. Tel. 6312. QVOH HKKIIK *9S— *S
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      104 8 1931 SUNBEAMS John Marston Co., Ltd., (Subsidiary Company of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.) are introducing for 1931 an entirely new Sunbeam. It is a 2% h.p. model with a new design of frame, engine, front fork and gearbox. It is designed for those who require an efficient motor cycle of
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      274 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report I Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Dircc- Speed Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor Star 89 73 6.50 6.7 U.-; Calm Overcast Kota Buhru 90 75 Nil 6.0 7". SSW 10 Kinc K.Trenif(ranu 85 7«
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      162 8 KUALA LUMPUR RADIO. The Kuala Lumpur Radio Society will broadcast the following programmes this week, on a wave length of 55 metres Tonight. (From the Studio).— 6.30 to 7 p.m. recorded Malay music 7 to 7.30 p.m. excerpts from The Gondoliers (Gilbert and Sullivan) 1M p.m. Mr. Carl Liwsim in
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      245 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday, June ML H. W. 7.11 a.m., 8 ft., 7.. r > p.m.. 8 ft. 4 in. Meeting of board of Licensing Justice*. Magistrate's Court, 2.15 \> n. Municipal Commissioners' meeting, 2.15 p.m. Police Band, Katong Park, 9 p.m. Saturday, June 27. 11. W. 8.35 a.m.,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    373 9 Substantial Increase In Tin Price. UP 95s. PER TON IN LONDON. (Hy Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. Today's Prices Rubber, 9"» cents per Ib. Tin, 12") tuns at >T>7 per picul. olerday's I'rices Kuuther, L.ndon :i .MCd.. up l-16d. New V<»rk. f>' 2 cti., up
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      GOLD PRICES AND GOLD DEBTS.
      1177 9 Pre-War Values and PostWar Payments. (By Francis W. Hirst.) Everybody, frcm the wajo-carner to the super-man, is interested in the fluctuations of prices; ar;d in Britain, since the re-cstablishmcnt of our gold standard (after an interval of depreciated paper money) in 1925, prices moan gold
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      56 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3 3-16 d. per lb. New York -Spot Sheet G. cents 66 1 per lb. t.S.S. oqti.-il to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot July July-Sept. Oet.-Dec. Bayers. 9 7 <i 10>4 10H Seller 10%
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      304 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore, June 25, state A brighter sentiment has prevailed during the week, due to the Hoover proposed moratorium. Price:; have risen in all markets. Stocks in the United Kingdom again show a decrease and now stand at 137,341
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      COPRA MARKET.
      28 9 Barlow and Co. report on June 25, as follows The price of thp commodity continues to ;!:>,>." v.'. Closinjr quotations are as taUtmu Sundried $4.1:0 mixed $4.30.
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      513 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the week ended June 17, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullcrton Building. Issued by the Department Colcny Rubber Dealers' Stocks and Stocks at Colony Ports,
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      RAFFLES LIBRARY.
      300 9 The undemotcd non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. The 500 Best English Letters, 1981, (Earl of Birkenhead), Editor; Social and Economic Geoeraphv. 1931, illus., maps, (L. Brettle) Four Contemporary Novelists, 1930, (W. L. Cross) Asia's Teeminjr Millions, 1931. illus., (E. Hennery) Great
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      HIDDEN STREAMS RUBBER
      75 9 The accounts of the Hidden Streams Rubber Syndicate for 1930 show a loss of £3,548. Adding interest («847) and deducting losa on redemption of Treasury Bonds (£lo3> there remains a balance of £4,617 to be carried forward, ajrainst £7,621 brought in. A year ago a dividend of
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      MERTON RUBBER SYNDICATE.
      1052 9 Company's Decision To Restrict Tapping. The twenty-second annual ordinary general meeting of the Merton Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, 481-4, Salisbury House, London Wall, London, E.C., on Tuesday, May, 19, 1931. Mr. Percival James Burgess, chairman of the company, presided.
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET.
    818 9 LONDON MONEY MARKET. J. P. Coats Courtaulds Marked Down. TROUBLE BREWING IN COAL RAILS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Londoi., May 28. Despite the maintenance of the banks' weekly loan rates at I per .cut., money and discount rates were i-.isier in London last week. In mid-week day-to-day money was freely
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    EXCHANGES.
    81 9 Rugby, June 25. Foreign exchanges »re Amsterdam, 12,09, Athens 876, Bombay Is. 6*d., Berlin 20.549 H. BruMclf 34.93, Bucharest 817, Rio 3 13-16, Buenoa Aires 35 3-16 C< pt-nhagvn 18.16 1 Geneva 25.01, Fr.lsinirfon 193%. Honif Kona; Is. OVid., Lisbon llOVi, Madrid 41.04, Milan 92.94 .4, Monte Video 29,
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      IN MEMORIAM.
      37 10 BUCKERIDGE. In ever loving memory of Lionel who was taken from us suddenly on June 26, 1929. In loving memory cf my dear husband, Osmond Alexander Cornelius, who died in Tangiers, on June 26, 1929.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931. THE HOOVER PLAN.
    1030 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931. THE HOOVER PLAN. Less than a week has passed since President Hoover's suggestion of a year's moratorium on debts was made known to the world, yet the momentous effects of the proposals have already become clear in a wonderful stimulation of trade.
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    SELLING GOODS BY TELEVISION.
    991 10 Salesmen Tomorrow M ayBe 10,000 Miles Away. (By Lord Angus Kennedy.) A few years hence it may be possible for a MMWM in Londmi to call in person upon i a buyer in Singapore to see j and to be seen to be asked Questions and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    335 10 Major J. C. G. Spooner, of the F.M.S. Railwayr, is going home on leave this week. Mr. J. Barker of Barker Son and Co., Ltd. proceeded on business to Europe by the Ranpura. A daughter was born on May 25, at Rugby to the wife of Mr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    832 10 MONEY FOR NOTHING I Today's biff jump in tin prices prompt-: the tantalising reflation that if one had only beer, sufficiently perspicacious to buy few thousand tOM yesterday and sell them today it would ha>-e meant a handsome profit of about ninety-five shillings per ton, and
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      151 10 AMUSEMENTS. Singapore. ALHAMBRA.—Marion Davies in The Bachelor Father. 6.15 —9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.—Erich Von Stroheim and Betty Compson in The Great Gabbo. Phone 5261-2. EUROPE HOTEL.—Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.—Vaud.TiIU, Op«ra, Wa yangs, Zoo, Sporting Field, etc., etc. MARLBOROUGH. -Janet Gaynor in Four Devils. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD.—Sid* Showi,
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    RISES IN PRICE FOR BOTH TIN AND RUBBER. TIN AND RUBBER IMPROVE.
    217 11 RISES IN PRICE FOR BOTH TIN AND RUBBER. TIN AND RUBBER IMPROVE. Brighter Sentiment. METAL UP £10 IN ONE WEEK. President Hoover's offer has certainly given trade the world over a stimulus such as it has not had for 18 months. During the last few days both tin and rubber
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    COL. STIMSON FOR EUROPE.
    786 11 Mission to Italy, France, Britain Germany. BUSINESS BOOMS. Optimism on the London Stock Exchange. It is announced that the Cnited States Secretary of State (Col. .Henry L Stim>on) is to visit Italy, Germany. France and England next month, lie will confer with the Foreign Ministers of
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    RELIEF FOR THE REICHSBANK.
    220 11 Co-operation of Great Britain, France U.S. New York. June 25. The New York Federal Reserve Bank is co-operating with the Bank of England, the Bank of France and the Bank of International Settlements in advancing $100,000,000 to the Reichsbank. The Federal Bank's share will be $25,000,000.
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    LIBERALS OFFENDED.
    120 11 Resent Mr. Snowden's Speech on Land Tax. London, June 25. Most offended by a speech made by Mr. Philip Snowden in the House of Commons yesterday evening, in which he attacked the Liberals for their attitude toward the land tax, a meeting of the Liberal Parliamentary Party this
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    R.A.F. DISPLAY.
    54 11 750,000 People Expected To Visit Hendon. Rugby, June 25. It is estimated that over 750,000 people will see the Royal Air Force display on Saturday at Hendon, where nearly 200 aircraft will take part. Practically all types of aeroplanes and flying-boats used by the Royal Air Force will
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    SIR HARRY REICHEL.
    125 11 Death of A Weil-Known Educationalist. Biarritr, June 26. The death has occurred here of Sir Harry Reichel. Reuter. Sir Harry Reichel, who was 75 years of age, was well known in connection with educational work, and was Emeritus Rector and Vice-President of the University College of North
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    THE GOLD COAST.
    96 11 Striking Increase in African Population. Rugby, June 25. The results of the census recently taken on the Gold Coast show that there have been striking increases among the African rwpulation, the total population of the four centres administrated by the Gold (oast Government having grown to ;'<,
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    LIQUOR SEIZURE.
    80 11 Coastguardsmen Make A $500,000 Haul. New York, June 15. The United States gathered nearly half a million dollars worth of liquor and boats ever the week-end as the coastguard continued its chase of rum runners along the Atlantic coast. The bigge&t prize was the capture of Surf, a
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    RUMANIA'S TRAGIC QUEEN.
    313 11 Veronal Poisoning. MEDICINE TAKEN FROM WRONG BOTTLE. London, June 26. The Daily Express Vienna, correspondent learns from Bucharest that Queen Helen of Rumania, the wife of King Carol, is seriously ill, and is suffering from veronal poisoning. Officials state that she mistook the medicine bottle and took
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    FRANCE & GERMANY.
    93 11 FRANCE GERMANY. Statesmen Shortly to Meet In Paris. Berlin, June 25. A meeting of French and German Statesmen, similar to the recent AngloGerman meeting at Chequers, is shortly to be held at Paris. M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister, has informed the German Ambassador that the French Government will be
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    A DEAL IN ARMS.
    165 11 Russians Held on Charge Of Swindling. Shanghai, June 17. Eugene Pick, who is fairly well known in the Far East, and another Russian, named Litvitsky, were arrested by the Settlement Police yesterday in connection with one of the largest suspected swindle cases in the annals of
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    A R101 HERO.
    111 11 Mr. Henry Leech Decorated By the King. Rugby, June 24. Among those who received decorations when the King hold an investiture today was Mr. Henry Leech, a member of the crew cf the airship R101, who was awardil the Albert Medal for gallantry displayed whei. the airship
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    WORLD'S BEAUTY QUEEN.
    57 11 Belgian Girl Becomes "Miss I Universe." Galveston, Texas, June 16. I Miss Belgium, Miss Netta Dushweau, j was crowned Beauty Queen of the Uni- j verse at the twelfth annual international j beauty pageant here today. Miss United States, Miss Anne Lee Patterson of Kentucky, won second
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    REPARATIONS.
    98 11 £1,026,000,000 Paid By Germany to June 15. London, June 15. Including the value of deliveries in kind and cessions of State properties and the payment due on June 15, Germany so far has paid total reparations of £1,026,000,000, according to a statement circulated by Mr. F. W. Pethick-Law-rence, in
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    COMORIN MYSTERY.
    64 11 Hong Kong Passenger Disappears. London, June 25. On the arrival at Plymouth today of the liner Comorin it was reported that Mr. George Sellars, an accountant who was on his way home from Hong Kong, had disappeared during the voyage. His fellow passengers stated that he was in
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    MR. WANG CHING-WEI.
    159 11 Explains What He Is Doing In Canton. Canton, June 12. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, a member of the National Council here and leader of the Left faction of ths Kuomintang (the so called reorganisationists"), emphatically denied, in an interview with local newspapermen today., that he was inciting, either
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    HONG KONG MUI-TSAI.
    72 11 Question Again Mentioned In The House. ■London, June 25. Replying to the Viscountess Astor (Cons., Sutton) in the House of Commons, with regard to the inspection and control of mui-tsai, Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, mentioned that Lord Passfteld had directed the appointment of
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    NEW YORK TO MOSCOW IN 2½ DAYS.
    383 11 NEW YORK TO MOSCOW IN 2 DAYS. Round-the-World Flyers Make Fine Progress. Moscow, Jur.e 25. The American airman, Mr. Wiley Post, accompanied by the former Australian Naval Cadet, Mr. Harold Catty— who, together, are making an attempt to fly round the world in seven days in their aeroplane Minniemae arrived
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    PERJURY CHARGE.
    127 11 Sequel to Bank of United States Trial. New York, June 25. There has been a very sensational sequel to the sentences passed on the officials of the Bank of the United States, a warrant having been issued for the arrest of Isador .1. Kresel, former general counsel for
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    COTTON CONFERENCE.
    128 11 US. Farm Board and Sale Of Its Stocks. Paris, June 25. An appeal to the American Farm Board to announce a definite programme for the disposal of the 3,000,000 bales ol raw cotton now stocked by the Board is made in a resolution passed at the closing cession
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    JEAN BOROTRA.
    87 11 Reported Not to be Returning From Paris. London, June 26. Jean Borotra, who flew to Paris on Wednesday immediately after beating the Japanese Miki in the singles at Wimbledon, is reported not to be returning today. He is due to partner Boussus in the men's doubles today and
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    BROADCASTING IN SINGAPORE.
    655 11 Reported Government Offer. DAILY PROGRAMMES. Local Wireless Society's Efforts. Singapore, with a population of on half a million people, is the onlv of its size in the British Empire without a Government broadcasting station, but this state of affair*- the S'raits Time. learned today is shortly to
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    WOMAN MAGISTRATE.
    169 11 New York's Only One Removed From Office. New York, June 25. Miss Jean Karris, the city's only woman magistrate, has been removed from office by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on charge* of malfea: ance. Reutcr. A previous message (dated New York May 29) read On
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    FALSE AFFIDAVIT BY CHETTY.
    1198 12 Prison Sentence. SEQUEL TO BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. In spite cf his counsel's plea that he would la if he was sent to rigorous i m A. V. I.. ded guilty ',.!avit in a bankru I y Air. Dodd, th« Singapore Criminal District I noon. .inonly known ipathi
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    MR. DWIGHT F. DAVIS.
    583 12 Philippines' Governor And Resignation. It was reported yesterday from New York that Mr. Dwight F. Davis, GovernorGeneral of the Philippine Islands, had resigned. The resignation was forecast in the Manila papers en June 16 end on June 17 Mr. Davi:; issued a statement saying that he
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    4,000 CYCLISTS.
    90 12 Remembrance Service at War Memorial. Between 4,000 and 5,000 cyclists from all part3 of the country attended the tenth annual Service of Remembrance at the National Cyclists War Memorial on Meriden Green, Warwickshire, recently. The youngest pilgrim was a three-year-old boy who rode pillion on his father's machine
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    MR. P. E. THOMPSON.
    362 12 Military Funeral for A Keen Volunteer. The death took place at the General Hospital on Wednesday of Mr. Patrick Ernest Thompson, a master at St. Anthony's Boys' School, at the age of 39. Mr. Thompson, who was a keen volunteer, was given a military funeral yesterday
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    IPOH ROTARY CLUB.
    157 12 One of the Best Centres In Malaya." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 25. Dr. Khong, the retiring president of the Ipo'n Rotary Club, who took the chair for the last time at the weekly luncheon, gave an interesting review of the past year's work. He stated
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    44 12 About 300 guests, including Europeans, were present at dinner at Riviera, Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, yesterday evening in celebration of the birthday of Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan. The band of the Ist batt. the Gloucestershire Regt. played selections, and other entertainments included a ronggeng.
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    EUROPE-D.E.I. BY AIR.
    131 12 Arrested French Flyer Released. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, June 23. According to a message, receive! by the British Consul in Medan, the French flyer, Mr. A. E. I/eclair, who intended making: a flight from Holland to Medan, has been released by the Turkish authorities, by whom
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    EYES ON THE D.E.I.
    100 12 Italy Suggested as Holland's Successor (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, June 23. Public attention has \>een drawn by an article in the Regime Ka.sdsla, an Italian newspaper, exc?rpts of which have been cabled to the Soerabaiaasch Handelsblad and Ancta's News Agency. The newspaper pleads for an
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    ARDWICK BY-ELECTION.
    83 12 In giving the result of the by-election in the Arclwiek Division of Manchester, in which Mr. Joseph Henderson (Lab.) secured a majority of 314 over Mr. Sydney Elborne (Cons.), it was stated that at the general election of 1929 Miss M. L. K. Jones (Cons.) polled only 3,177.
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    165 12 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended June 20 gives the total number of deaths as male 145 and female 58. This represents :i death rate cf 20.60 per mille per annum, compared with 29.93 in the preceding week and 'i r ).'J7 in the corres]>ondin£
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    ISLAND MURDERS.
    294 12 Echo of Tragedy On Pulau Tekong. A young Chinese girl, carrying her two-month-old son in her arms, was one of the witnesses called by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday, when the inquiry into the double murder at Pulau Tekong was begun, the witness being the
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    "THE GREAT GABBO."
    331 12 Masterly Character Study By Erich von Stroheim. Ba laicly docs a film MM even within measurable distance of the advertising which precedes it that it r> a distinct pleasure when one justifies its reputation so fully as The Great Gabbo which opened at the Capitol last night.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    105 12 List of Cases To Be Heard Next Month. The list of cases to be heard next month in the Supreme Court was fixed this morning. Included in the list are the following Seena Mariappa Ondrian and Seena Kiishnasamy vs. the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to be heard on July
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    DISCHARGED.
    51 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 24. Remarking that there was no case to meet the magistrate discharged a P.W.D. overseer named S. Appadurai, who was ccrvtJ of falsification of accounts by makinpr false entri?s in the check-roll by marking up perrons not present and drawing: wages not actually
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    54 12 The Sunday concert programme at the Europe Hotel from 9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. will be: Waltz, The Blue Danube (Strauss); Overture, Light Cavalry (Suppe); Mintlet, (Boccherini); Entracte, Prelude (Rachmaninoff* Fantaisie, Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) Largo. (Handel) Remembrances to L. V. Beethoven, (Urbach); Waltz, The Merry Widow (Lehar);
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    65 12 Captain Edward T. Miles, a pioneer of tin dredging in the East, who now lives at Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, celebrated his 83rd birthday on Wednesday. Capt. Miles came to the East at the instance of the I X L Tin Syndicate, sponsored by the late Sir Henry Jones and Mr.
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    CAN COLOUR AFFECT THE DESIGN?
    1700 12 Suit Over Trade Mark On Batteries. An interesting point as to how colour could affect design, was raised yesterday in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson when the hearing was resumed of the case in which the National Carbon Co. sought an injunction
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      TODAY'S RYDER CUP MATCH.
      1790 13 U.S.A. vs. Great Britain. WORLD'S BEST GOLFERS t IN OPPOSITION. Columbus, Ohio, June 26. Pairing! for the two-ball foursomes in Um K'.i. i < 'up match between Great Britain and I'.S.A., which will be played today ;«t the Stioio eoona, are as follows (C.S.A. players mentioned
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      WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      645 13 Fraulein Aussem's Chances THRILLING DOUBLES MATCHES. London, June 25. At Wimbledpn, after a promising outlook this morning, the sun again went into hiding, and overcast skies greeted the opening matches. Crowds flocked in late in, the afternoon to witness thrilling doubles matches in which former titleholders and
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    CRICKET NOTES AND COMMENTS.
    1258 13 Rain Spoils Play. MERCHANTS' SPORTING DECLARATION. Rain every week-end during June has spoilt cricket here much the same as it appears to have dpne at home. Although the tournament game on the Padang produced i. decisive result on Saturday all the Sunday games were a wash
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    S.C.C. DRAW WITH R.A.F.
    319 13 Six Goals Scored In Reserve Match. S.C.C. II. 3 R.A.F. II. 1. Six goals, five of which were scored in the second half, were shared in a Reserve Division match yesterday on the Padang between the S.C.C. and the R.A.F. The S.C.C. almost lost the point,
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    TEAM STRUCK OFF.
    189 13 Sequel to Cup Match Incident. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 25. Stein disciplinary action has been taken by the Perak Football Association against the Repmors over their conduct in the opening match of the P.F.A. cup competition when they met the Perak Club at Ipoh. After
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    CHINESE SUCCESS.
    105 13 Beat Malacca Club At Football. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. June 2.">. The Malacca Club were defeated If the Chinese F.A. XI on the Malacw Padang by 3—1. The Club were early aggressive, and soon went ahead through Burnham. They held their lead until the last fifteen minutes,
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    LONE STAND BY WOOLLEY.
    99 13 Kent Well Beaten By Warwickshire. London. June 2<>. Folkestone Warwickshire deflated Kent by eijjht wickets. Ruttinir first Kent were all out for 1 34. VoMar taking seven wickets for (W runs. Warwickshire replied with 201, Freeman having five wickets for f>a runs. Batting a second time
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    46 13 The new British mile running record was made on June 14 by the mile champion R. H. Thomas of Xtamfonl Bridge who covered the distance in mins. and 5 sees., thus beating by 4/5ths of a second the record established by A. G. Hills in 1921.
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    THE LITERARY PAGE — NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    3701 14 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. j Best Sellers of Other Times Some More Additions To Everyman's Library A Story of China Strange and Beautiful Early Travels In The East— A French View of India A Book Which Mentions Singapore. Time-Worn Classics. Trilby. By Ceorge du .Maurier. With the author's
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    CHAMPIONS BEATEN.
    217 15 Local Schoolboys' Success In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 26. Tin Singapore Angio-Chinese School licat the Chinese Recrea'ion Club. Penard Fool hall League champion", on the lattsr's ground by two clear goals. The visitors displayed superior tactics, their forwards and defence outclassing those departments of their
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    ROWING REGATTA.
    39 15 Owing to the ini|K>ssil>ility of dispatching launches from Johnston's Pier until 4J6C p.m. all times for the events in toIlirrei'l rowing regatta have bei'n put on 'JO iniiniLes. The launches will be the Moonstone iad the Mars.
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    MALACCA L.T.A.
    119 15 Annual Championship Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 25. The Malacca Lawn Tennis Association have started their annual tournament, and the following are the results up to date Men's Singles. First Round. Chua Sin Earn beat L. Bostock, w.o. Lm Tiam Wah beat W. G. Reeves, G—
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    INTER-CLUB TENNIS.
    140 15 Chinese Win All Matches Except One. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 25. In an inter-club tennis tournament here ywtafdu the Chinese Recreation Club Ik at the Penan<r Cricket Club. Th? results were Cheah Wat Hye and Cheah Wat Sun beat G. Aste and D. H. Fleming, 6—3,
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    TO DEFEND TITLE.
    53 15 Tony Canzoneri's Next Big Fight. Los Angeles, June 11. Tony Canzoneri, lightweight and junior welterweight boxing champion of the world, signed today to risk the latter title against Cecil Payne of Louisville, Kentucky. The fight will be a ten-round event and will be held in Los Angeles
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    CARNERA AGAIN.
    104 15 Knock Out Irish Namesake In First Round. New York, June 16. Primo Camera resumed his one round knock-out series today when he knocked out Pat Redmond, known as the Irish Carncra, in the first session of a ten-round content. The Italian attacked viciously and soon had Redmond helpless.
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    BILLIARDS.
    36 15 Lindrum Beats Newman By 701 Points. Sydney, June 15. In an eleven days' time-limit billiards match here, Lindrum beat Tom Newman by 701 points. The closing scores were Lindrum, 23,297 Newman (received r ),5C0) 22,590.
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    YACHTING.
    74 15 Third Race for the Ella Trophy. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces that on Sunday, the B class will sail the third race of a scries for the Ella Trophy. The start will be at 10 i.m. and the course will be posted in the lsual position on the
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    BRIDGE TOURNAMENT.
    287 15 The S.C.C. Auction Bridge tournament will begin on Monday. Games will start at 6.15 p.m., unless by mutual arrangement players wish to begin earlier in which case they must inform the secretary. Table-* will be allotted. Ties will •>e played as follows: Monday. R. V. Morris and H.
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    116 15 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, June 20. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. New York 0 Cincinnati 0 Boston 4 Chicago :i Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh Brooklyn 0 St. Louis 1 American l.cauur. Cleveland Boston 8 Detroit 3 Washington 4 Chicago 9 New York
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    AGRICULTURE: A PROGRESS REPORT
    861 16 Padi Experiments Inconclusive. MALAYAN COPRA. INTEREST IN TOBACCOGROWING. Several important matters were disI at a meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee held in Kuala Lumpur recently. The meeting \va.< preceded by a visit of members of the committee to the Serdang experimental plantation on June 4,
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    BATAK PONY RACES.
    100 16 This Year's Event at Kaban Djahe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan. June IB. Last Sunday the annual Batak races were held at Kabar. Ujahe, in the neighbourhood of Brastagi. This event always pioves u biff attraction to the Europeans as well as to the native public. On
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    GRIPE WATER.
    112 16 Not A Descriptive Word Anyone Can Use. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Juno 25. In the Pistrii-t Court here today Onjr Eng Bontr and Lfal Beng Chuan, proprietors of fhuang and Eng. chemists, of Beach Street, cave an undertaking not to sell any distilled or kindred water with
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    SURGEON-COMDR. GIVEN.
    94 16 Farewell to Chief Naval Base Doctor. Surgeon-Commdr. D. H. C. Given, senior medical officer at the Naval Base, and Mrs. Given, were entertained to a faicwoll party before they sailed for Enjrland today by the Ranpura. The party was given by the Asiatic staff of the Asiatic hospital.
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    What It Costs To Retire To Cameron's Highlands.
    1622 17  -  W. DUNMAN. }'.y FACTS AND FIGURES BY ONE WHO HAS GONE THERE. MORK CRITICISMS OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY. ¥¥AVJ.\'G now Keen residing at Renglet for over two months in my own lump-alow it is possible for me to visualise the pros and eons
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    SOUL-SAVING SECT.
    302 17 Activities Hampered by Ash Can Barrage. The fiery votaries of the sect of "Iglesia Ni Cristo in Sta. Ana are up against it, says the Manila Tribune. For weeks they have been fulminating in meetings distinguished for verbosity and vehemence against their godless neighbours of other religious affiliations.
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    "COURTING DAYS."
    209 17 Magistrate Advises Girl To Prolong Them. When Olive Marsh, aged 20, of De Vere Mews, Kensington, S.W.. applied to I he West London magistrate (Mr. Cairns) for consent to her marriage she said that she had known a ma:i of 23 for three worths. Hr. Cairns. I suppose
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    NEW BISHOP ENTHRONED.
    70 17 Ihl Rev. Timothy Rees has been enthroned Bishop of LlandafT in Llandart Catbtdral in the presence of a large assembly. Thousands of people who could not be accommodated inside the cathedra! listened to the service by mean-; of amplifiers. The new Bishop was inducted, installed and enthroned
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    ELEPHANT RUNS AMOK.
    126 17 One Man Killed and Bridal Procession Scattered. Trichendur, June 9. One man was trampled to death and Um people in a Moslem marriage procession, including the bridegroom, ran for their lives when a big temple elephant suddenly ran amok at Udangudi, near here. It is believed someone
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    HIS WILLOW "BOUNDARY."
    57 17 Writing to Epping Council protesting against a willow tree being planted within 18 inches of his garden fence, Mr. George Wood said it would 'deprive him of light and air. and added: "I strongiy object to the willow, as I have no harp to hang on same."
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    FREE GIFT COUPONS.
    49 17 Mr. Bernard Ely, of Wimbledon, chairman of the Executive Council of the Drapers' Chamber of Trade, who has been attacking the free gift coupon schemes, told a Press representative recently that the drapery trade was seriously considering the question of retaliating by giving cigarettes with stockings.
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      146 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference to the article in yesterday's Strait) Times regarding the e-t v.h ch is to be carried out with the .•ubber paint vhich is the invention of Mr. Lk Crcs?on, of the Singapore Rubber <Vf.r!;s, Ltd., we think pe-haps
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      213 18 To the EJitur of the Straits Times. Sir, Herewith a r.uggcs'ion for a icl.cme to reduce output thi't should be xcey-table to bo'.h the British and Dutch "«ovc:r,mcTits. The Goverriin?nts concarned might nact that no tapping of rubber tree? hould take place on the Christian and Vlohammedan Sundays,
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      WAR DEBTS MORATORIUM.
      425 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The announcement of President loover's offer to suspend payment of War )ebts end Reparations for one year is he most refreshing news that Malaya can •sceive i.i these dismal days. It is signiicant that the mere announcement alone hould
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      BROADCASTING.
      337 18 To the Editor of the Straits Timts. Sir, I was very pleased to read your page on wireless matters today, and you) 'traders should thank you for providing i list of station* and the times at which hey can be heard In Malaya. It is an amazir.z thing that
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      313 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The article by your wireless correspondent putting forward the argument in favour of the provision of a Malayan Iroudcasting station must have expressed •lso the personal opinions of every one if the thousand or more licence-holders and innumerable others. The $6,000 or
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    GANGSTERS' REVENGE.
    338 18 American Publisher Shot To Silence Him. Once again a gangster's gun has ilenced an impending exposure of gambling and vice. Mr. Herbert Snencer, the proprietor of a L03 Angeles magazine devoted to the exposure of "vice," has paid the penalty for his propo?al to give details of the
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    FIRE IN RANGOON.
    89 18 Twelve Men Injured on A Henderson Liner. Rangoon, June 12. Fire broke out in the hold of the lenderson liner Chindwin, now at the -:ule Pagoda Wharf, at nine o'clock this norningr, as a result of which six Burnans and six Indians were injured. The (2 men
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    MR. JAMES CHRISTIE ACQUITTED.
    606 19 Deal in Arms in Shanghai. SUM OF $28,000 SAID TO BE INVOLVED. Hong Kong, June 12. Mr. (Colonel) James Christie, once wellknown in Singapore, has been acquitted of the charges of false pretences, fraud, and fraudulent conversion brought against him by Mr. Lee Ching Kiu, drill
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    257 19 The following action taken by committee No. 5 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported Decided that the proposed memorial tablet at Pontian be fixed near the junction of the main road with the approach to the subsidiary dam. Approved acquisition of land with a view to the
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    FEWER MANXMEN.
    75 19 The first census returns for the Isle of Man, show a decrease in population since 1921 of 726. After deducting non-residents who were in the island on census night the net total is 48,352, consisting of 22.489 males and 26,849 females. Douglas, the capital, has declined by 1,000,
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    "BACHELOR GIRL'S" MARRIAGE.
    783 19 Effect of the East On Husband's Nerves. Allegations that a former Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force threatened to shoot his wife the second night after their marriage and attempted to strangle Her on the third and fourth nights were made and denied in a petit'on
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    HUBERTA'S ASSASSINS.
    171 19 Fined for Killing S. Africa's Hippo Pet. Four European farmers of King Wflliamstown have been find £25 each for shooting Huberta the Hippo. They declared they were unable to read or write and never knew an animal like the hippo existed, so that when Huberta suddenly appeared on
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