The Straits Times, 16 July 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times. i ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1031 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times. 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      131 1 Singapore: ire, cecil st. vphone ci6i>. 6.15 Tonight 9.15 UERNICE CLAIM in j No, No, Nanette l'hone 5261-2. j From the Glorious Health-giving Pastures Of the SWISS ALPS, comes to you "RFAR lIS RRAUM" i 5 MC SWISS Mil*'* I ««*.l Of OCXITMT. THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE j SWISS MILK
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      408 1 KUALA' LUMPUR :U7;MV4 MI Pfrt*£ 3683). Cameo Conversations with the McNish ON "GOOD HEALTH". There's an awfu' lot of tosh talked aboot Guid Health— ony body saying that running a mile will make a man fit for the day and anither body saying that 'an apple a day keeps the
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      15 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 BERNICE CLAIRE in No, No, Nanette Phone 5261-2. j i mm _J
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      574 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CABOO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL SJI. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHWA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KARMALA 9.000 July 26 Si l DAN 6,500
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      706 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. SSr (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesbroagh. Vessels Tonaage Due Sail HAKONE MART 10,500 July 16 17 t YASVKI'NI MARU 12,000 July 31 Aug. 1 S SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 §FUSHIMI MARU 11,060 Aug. 27 28 lIAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept.
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      471 2 BURNS PHUP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWUJ AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailinga by the wallknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the tJt. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The v MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      596 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 6821. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICF To GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Urn S'pora Penaag. t m.s. ALSIA July 17 m.s. JUTLANDIA Aug. 6 Aug. 7 m.s. LALANDIA Sept 9 Sapt. 11 m.s MEONIA Sept. 28 Sept 26 m.s. BORINGIA Oet
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      551 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated ia Bngla»d) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, I GENOA, HAVRE, UVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW TOBK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTININT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and
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      536 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED ANI> THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVICE JANGKO::. nrCAPOKB, MALACCA Wit PORT SWETTENHAM i Tuesday, July 2«, U,r Ilantrknk KAMUNING. EAST COAST OF MALAYA TOUTS. 'or Kuantan, Ki'manian, Kemasek, Kaja, Paka and Dunicun. Wednesday, noon RAHMAN 'or Tumpat (Kclantan), Bacho, Samaras:
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      584 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA. WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Ban Traneisro and Loa Angeles. B.S. GOLDEN RIVI& sails from Hong Kong July 16 SS. GOLDEN STAR sails from
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      499 3 IKU.L/WI STKAMSMU* LINE otWAMKKICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE. PENANG. COLOMBO. SUEZ PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive L«av* Leave S'por* S'por* Penang PRES. OARFIELD July 20 July 23 July 2.i PRES. POLE Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 PRES. ADAMS Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug.
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      710 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta and Sues CaaaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore vs. CITY OF HALIFAX July 24 i.s. CITY OF KKIOS Sept. 1 HOMEWARDS. a.s. CITY OF
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      1450 3 BANKING ANNQUNCEMET4TS. NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Soc'ety. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80.030.000 (abom 16,669,000) 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 Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasin Kota-Kadja Sernarang Bombay (Acheen)
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      699 4 CLASSIFIED I ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and then is a flat rate charge of 25 J cent-, pet line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advortisnrr.pnts will be accepted up to 10 a.m. ea the (Jay of issue. A flee of
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      758 4 HOUSES, FLATS TOJLET NEW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Lngullia Co. TO LET FLAT, Natnazie Mansions. Apply if. A. Namazic. TO LET, No. 9, Sophia Pd., No. 4-6, East :oast l.d. Apl. Ed. M. Nathan, 8-B, De Souza Street. TO LET, No. 25 and 20, Barker Road, partly arniaked. Entry
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      558 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shop* at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. TO LET, 74, Cecil Street, ground floor, suitable as an office and store. Apply to M. Sayers, 6, D'Almeida Street. TO LET, OFFICES at 4. Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 129.
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      567 4 FOR SALE For Cathedral Fair pictures, apply Art Studio, 87, Sclegie Rd. (opp. Middle Rd.) CHOICE SELECTED JOAQUIM ORCHID ruttings, for sale, any quantity, 760, Strait, Times. RIFLE .375 Mannlicher-Schoenauer with telescopic sight, cartridges. Price f2UO. 737, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Japanese spaniels (Pjppy) pure bred, also splendid dwarf pine
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      702 4 PUBLIC NOTICES I PENAN6 j'lmfc SINGAPORE i ■t m l I' NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark as illustrated above, consisting of a Telephone Apparatus, is the exclusive pro- perty of Messrs. UTTAMRAM CO., PENANG, 90/92, Chulia Street, and Singapore, 30, Kandhar Street, Importers and General Merchants. The
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      892 4 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of July 23, 1931, for the following work Erection of Quarters for the Nursing Staff of the General Hospital at I'iinggji, Malacca. Every person applying for a form of TenJer will be required to deposit
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      380 5 Raffles Hotel Excellent Accommodation Available with Modern Sanitation. FRIDAY, JULY 17. Special Cabaret Tea Dance ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY BY "THE GQOLDENS" Acrobatic Character and Comedy Dances. (Admission to Ball Room SI Sea View Theatre OPEN AIR TALKIES Operated by Nathanson's Theatrical Enterprises. July IS. SATURDAY July 18. "f" fm LOVE,
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      851 5 THE STRAITS TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head Offlce, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE Branch Office, 27, JAVA STREET, KUALA LUMPUR. Cables: TIMES, SINGAPORE. Telephones SINGAPORE j^ KUALA LUMPUB 3«8«. Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain, REUTERS, LTD., (Adrt DepU) 24, Old Jewry, London, E.C. 2. (through whom all business
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      855 5 Proof of Efficiency and Reliability. TRANSFORMERS The Total X.V.A. of BRITISH made ASEA TRANSFORMER IN MALAYA is approximately 150,000 X.V.A. For full particulars, apply to the SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA. SINGAPORE IfcNT H A I KUALA LUMPUR IENCWg^QRKSIfDi L» IPOH. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE
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    MR. C. W. H. COCHRANE'S LAST REPORT.
    4416 6 "F.M.S. Will Return To Former Prosperity." A DIFFICULT YEAR. SERIOUS DECLINE IN REVENUE. "I may perhaps i>e forgiven for ending <.n personal BOta," write:- the Hon Mr. C. W. II. CoebnUM. .MO., Chief Secretary to GuVerBBMat, F.M.S.. at the conclusion of his annual
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    LONE DEATH IN THE ROCKIES.
    424 6 Briton's Struggle Against Cold and Hunger. A weather-bleached skeleton, some of the bones of which show tHMM of having j been gnawed by wolves, all that n n<:'.'.ns ol Mr. John Noel Bennett, the student son of a wealthy Iviglishnvm, who disappeared on lor.ely trail
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    GIRL'S ORDEAL.
    140 6 Lonely House Attacked By Gang of Men. Slairhtfii-din Lodice. ('<>. TyroM, the home of Lieut-Col. Sir William Hutcheson Poe, Bart., was attacked recently l>y a gang of men who smashed Ihe windows with volleys of stones. Miss Poland the other occupants had narrw capes, and had to take
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    BURIAL UNDER ARMS.
    80 6 Man Shot in New York Buried In Ireland. .-w laiffu force of Irish Km- State tMopa, wearing sut! helmets and carrying rifles ami Louis ;;un.s van on duty around a graveyard at Kilmorc, near ('<:■■ rick-on-Shannon, where 20.000 men of th Irish Republican Army paraded for .>
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      200 7 I TELEPHONE 6 909 m 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 They thought he was a Caveman MW Rl but he'd never been kissed! Rr I KEATON I W REGINALD DENNY W fy CLIFF EDWARDS itf egging him on in grand and glorious, l£l HURRICANE g HILARITY H 1 PARLOUR 3 m bedroom
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      354 7 oeoQ_QQ_o.QgJe> oe oe oo ogolc dNPBsBHBI j|or <i^h^3 V V lil Li Jm as 9 BeB c S ol ill M I 1 1 1 8B° fc -°l IV iMLi I•] |o^ o^^k^^l^Vs^W^Hs^i^^ |L*^Bq c MALAYA'S ONLY SUPER-CINEMA. POSITIVELY |^is| UST NIGHT |qTib| OF The BRIGHTEST and BEST DANCING, SINGING
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      169 7 TONIGHT AT 9.30 p.m. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL FOR ONE RECITAL ONLY. HUNGARY'S GREATEST VIOLINIST SZIGETI Now n World Sensation. AT THE PIANO:NIKITA de MAGALOFF Booking At Little's Prices $4, $2 $1. EAS^ t|gsf|g^~'"'*Mi»'^-j-«'»lM~^Ht |gsf|g^~'"'*Mi»'^-j-«'»lM~^H H D C^^^^^ssLJssW^^L^s«^^^slEsm-Js»lLs»LJflal 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 LAWRENCE TIBBETT GRACE MOORE IN NEW MOON WITH ADOLPHE MENJOU,
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      184 7 Today's Cros sword Puzzle Wf Bp~l p Dpr ptr I p r r r v^ii §g _M ■Til" r ilji~ m_ |g p jj "iLj "'Hi S""! 5^ i^l sr i *hW— Ppss i^j 5S~| s^s* i^ sc^ i i 1 i i y^ ii^ i i fei i>^ (CLUES.)
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      SHIPS' LIBRARIES.
      531 8 Crew's High Standard Of Choice. The choice of books made by seamen and ethers from ships' libraries formed an Interesting part of an address given by Tr Albert Mansbridge, chairman of the Seafarers' Education Service, before the Southampton Master Mariners' Club. He pointed out that in regard to
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      TREND OF INVENTION.
      290 8 Telegraphy, Telephony And Wireless. The Patent Office, which in 1930 had in ii<<.me of £596,475, an iv>?r<.ace of tItJSKt on 1929, and a sui;>l.is o/r expenditure of £154,545 is one of the most profitable of Government Departments. Its income is wholly from fees for registration of patents,
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      219 8 Singapore, July IC. SELLING. I. mlc.n. 4 months' sight 2 :i 27 32 London, I months' si K ht 2/3 13/16 London, 60 .lays' siirlit 2 M -2 London, 30 days' M i; ht London, demand 2 3 23 32 London. T.T. 2/3 11 16 L>-uns and Paris,
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      PRODUCE.
      176 8 Singapore July 16. Gambicr 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) IBM Copra 4.60 mixed 4.35 Sago (lour, Sarawak 1.82* White Pepper 32.00 Black Pepper 19.50 Pearl Sa*o 4M final I 6% medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Slm SI4C to 209 Mill *13fi to 14h Rant-on JI2C to 14s Mam. I'artioiled Rico
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      IN THE NORTH.
      120 8 Canton, June 30, The pouring of the Fengtien troop* into Peking and Tientsin has led to rumours regarding the movement of the Mukden troops. Martial law has been declared in Tientsin and the hotels, as well as other residential houses, are often searched by the police. General
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      AIR MAILS.
      22 8 Air Mail Karachi London dispatched by s.s. Rohna on June 26 was delivered in London on July 15 (19 days).
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        MINING.
        454 8 Vul. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbatng 38/6 21/6 fl £1 Austral Malar 19/- 21 5-5 Ayer Ilitam Tin 13/- IV- xd. fl £1 Bangrin Tin 9'- 10/1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.30 O.i'l 1 1 Bakit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. (1 £1 Burmah
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        GENERAL.
        270 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyeri. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0ra 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.15 2.:i0 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.15.0 4.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 o.3oiu>h. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 ft £1 Con. T. S. I'U Prefs. 17/3 17/9 £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        128 8 Smguporc Cold Storacc 7 p.c. dob. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 rod. 1940 $400,000 par. o'.'c prem Singapore Municipal ihi p.c. of iyO7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Snigapore Municipal 4S p.c. of l.my red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        380 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today 1 Price Fraser Lyall A t Co. Kvatt AHcnby ($1) 0.70 0.85 0.85 0.95 Alor Gujah ($1) 0.50 0.70 0.50 0.65 A. Hitam (sll 0.80 1.00 0.85 1.05 A. Kuninp ($1 > 020 0.30 0.15 0.25n0m. A. Malay ($2)
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      196 8 Last Night's Petaling Hill Test. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. The test from Petaling Hill is reported to have come through to Singapore quite strongly last night (my set wa.< out of commission) but there was a little interference owing to lightning. When Government has received
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      KUALA LUMPUR RADIO.
      459 8 The Kuala Lumpur Amateur Radio Society will broadcast the following programme on Sunday on a wave-length of KJ metres f^(From the Selangor Club) 7.15 p.m. orchestral concert. Overture, Zampa, (Herold) Dance Grotesque, Cossack Revels, (Tschakoff) Suite, Atlantis, (Safranck) Trio (a) The Rosary, (Nevin) (b) Gavotte. (Mortini) Selection,
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      51 8 From Europe (London mails dispatched on June 25) by Rohna, due at Penanic 6 a.m. tomorrow. From China, by Takada, due ut Singapore on Saturday. From China and Manila, by President Garfield, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From South Africa, by Mexico Maru, due at Singapore on
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    234 8 Today. Siain (except Lower Siami (Kola) 3 p.m. Upper Burma, North and East India Egypt, Europe, Canada and U.S.A. (Talamba) 3 p.m. Sclat l'andjarc Bengkalls, Siak. I'akan Baroe, Pajakombo and Padanp, (Tidon-i .4 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Knypt and Kurope iKamses) 4 pin. F.irypl und
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 8 I. ft Arrd. rndrmpoerm June 6 June 29 Sphinx June 3 June 2'J M. Van St. Aldcgond* June 12 July 2 Kashmir June 12 July 6 Porthos June 17 July i:< Tairca June IS July U
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    PASSENGERS.
    51 8 The following passenirrr-. for Valay.i in a ln.ard thr Ilretur due in Singapore tomorrow Mr. X.A Gnflin. Mr. C. Harvi Mr. < I ornwell. Miss K.F). Kl.lilrm. Mi. CJMJ Beaaa, Mr. J. WU— Cast, I strnchan, Mr M.c. Hashes, Mr. aaa Mrs. PJL Mason, Mr J.A.K. Beaton an.l Mr.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    244 8 Thui.-day, July If. Ships alnngiudc Ihr Wharves or expected to arrive. KEITEL HAKBOl K. Main Wharf The Cable. Lch. Mercury, B.P.M. Lighter Ml, Lighter Ki.lam.' 1 Al.ella. Oil Wharf II. M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IX UKV DOCKS. Tanjong I'agar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Duck Nil.
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      156 8 REJ UVENATES and REVITALISES IT MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVIN6. There comet in the life ol every man and woman a period of change. The vierjr of youth begins to fail, tile enters a new phase and certain physiological adjustments must be mail. This period of chance is a painful experience
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      300 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YKSTERDAY. Bright j Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weatnor. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. < m.p.h. Kedah Alur Star 83 72 0.09 2.9 93 WSW 21 Showers Kelantan Kota Bharu .90 74 Nil
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      184 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Thursday. Julv IB. H. W. 11.45 a.m., 8 ft. 6 in., 10.35 p.m., 10 ft. Mail to Europr to connect with KarachiLondon Air Mail closes «i p.m. Joseph Sziiteti, world-famous violinist, at Victoria Memorial Hall, 9.30 p.m. Friday. July 17. II. W. 12.21 p.m.. 8 ft.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    301 9 Half-Month Tin Shipments. PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 a.m. Today's Price* KubbiT. ft', cents per lb. Tin, 12"> tons at S~\7t* A per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 3d., unchanged. New York. fi'» cts., down 5 ct. .Market Tom- Steady. Tin.
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    NEW RUBBER REVIEW.
    258 9 Monthly Publication From Mincin<> Lane The Mincing Lane Tea and Rubber Share Broken 1 Association on June 4 issui-d the first of what is hoped will be a continuous series of monthly reviews of conditions in the markets for thi products r.t' tropical agriculture and of the
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    TEMPEH (JAVA) RUBBER.
    120 9 Sir Ivor Philipps, X.C.8.. D.5.0.. pre-f-iding on June i> ai the meeting of the 'IVmpe'h (Java) Rubber Plantations, Ltd., said their lash ri'suim-es were somewhat nduced. hui appeared at the substantial sum of £18.974 the profit and loss account showed a loss on the Dutch company's operations
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    106 9 Programme of drills up to and for week ending July la Thursday, July If., I p.m.. Drill Hall Intelligence Platoon. Revolver ('las.-iriration 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "E" (Chinese) Co. Recruits— Drill 5.15 pro., Drill Hall, Bdc Signal Section, Drill 6.30 p.m.. Drill Hall Ist Bn. Senior N.C.Os., Training
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      THE INTERNATIONAL QUOTA SCHEME.
      885 9 A Lamentable Failure Mr. C. C. Inchbald. Tlio annual gene.-al meeting of Tanjong Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held on June 10 at C 5 London Wall, B.C. Mr. C. C'hantrey Inchhald (the chairman), after dealing with the accounts, ?aid I turn now to the existing state
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      ULU KLANG TIN.
      147 9 The secretaries, Harper, Giltillan and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, report on July 10, as follows The monthly output for June is piculs 1">4.63 yardage, nil an/1 hours, run, nil. The dredge was operated from June 1 to June 5 only, and during this period operated solely on
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable London Spot Shoot 3d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet cents CM. per Ib. I.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot July Ausrust September Aug.-Sept, Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Buyers. 9V4 9% 9»i 9!i 9% 10 10V 2
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      SHARE MARKET.
      578 9 Falling Off in Demand For Tin Shares. Fraser and Co.'s report, dated July 14 states The local snare market sustained a setback during the week owing to political nvents in Europe tnkini; an unfavourable turn, but the situation now appears to be easier nnd a few more buying
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      EXCHANGES.
      81 9 Rugby, July 15. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.03, Athens 375, Boml.ay Is. 5 25-32 d., Berlin 23, Brussels 34.78, Bucharest 817, Rio 3 13-32, Buenos Aires 34 7-16, Copenhagen 18.16 I*,1 Geneva 24. Wj. Helsinnfors 193. H'.iur Kon«r 11% d., Lisbon 110, Madrid 150.95, Milan 92.92 "a. Monte Vid<*>
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      HOME TRADE REVIEW.
      1722 9 Home Markets Swamped By Foreigners. THE DRIFT TOWARDS A CRASH (By A. W. Still.) London, June 17. Just how and why the Bank of England loses gold at one time and draws in heaps of it at another, the average man in the street is quite unable
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      687 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JUNE 17. Abacco (£1) U; AUagar (2/) /6; Amherst (2 /4Vi; An«lo-Malay (£1) «4; Ayer Kuning 7/16; Ba<ran Serai (£1) 3/16; Bnhru (2/) 2/; Bantene (£1) Batung Consolidated (2/) /1%; Batu Caves (£1) Batu Matans (2/) /9; Batu Tiga (£1) 5 16; Beranang
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    RUBBER IN U.S.A.
    187 9 Notable Increase In Consumption. Consumption of crude rubber by manufacturers in the United States for the month of May was the highest for any month since May a year ago and is estimated to be 37,817 long tons, an increase of 13.5 per cent, over the April
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    THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
    130 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,026 th (action i>n July 15, when there mm catalogued 1,594,821 lb. or 711.U7 tons offeroi Ib. or 664.80 tons sold 1,313,177 lb. or 5rC2-l tons. Spot. London 3 1 l«d. New York C' 4 cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      107 10 The widows and dependents of the four deceased who perished on board the M. S. Patronila" at Bukom on the sth February last, be? to tender their heartfelt thanks to the Singapore Harbour Board for their generous grant "ex Gratia" of the sum of four thousand and four hundred
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931. F.M.S. PROBLEMS.
    1096 10 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931. F.M.S. PROBLEMS. Planters who are out of work as a result of the slump, not to mention those who are carrying on their work on reduced pay, will have noted with grim satisfaction the remarks which Mr. J. S. Altar made at
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    16 10 Dr. H. J. Lawson, Health Officer, Klang and Coast, is going home on leave next month.
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    17 10 Mr. W. S. Reeve-Tucker, of Sungei Way Estate, Selangor, will be going on home leave next month.
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    23 10 Mr. W. M. Iverson, who left for home by the Alsia, is not of the firm of Keys and Dowdeswell, as previously stated.
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    25 10 Mr. L. M. Howlett, who, during the absence of Mr. T. W. Douglas acted as Municipal Secretary, leaves Penang by the Patroclus today on leave.
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    26 10 When Major Strover, the acting Commandant of l/20th Burma Rifles, Taiping, goes on home leave tomorrow, Major Gauntlett will assume the command of l/20th Burma Rifles.
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    33 10 Mr. A. Keir, Inspector of Schools, Perak. has assumed duty as Chief Inspector of Schools, S.S. and F.M.S., in place of Mr. J. Watson who is now Director of Education, S.S. and F.M.S.
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    39 10 The Rev. Father Ruaudel with Fathers Bccheras, L. Auriol and L. Cordeiro are leaving Singapore tonight for Penang to attend the celebrations marking the 25th year of priesthood of Father De\als, Vicar of the Church of the Assumption, Penang.
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    52 10 Dr. W. Arthur Tatchell, Medical Superintendent of Alfred Holt and Co.. Liverpool, arrived in Penang ever the week-end on his way back to England after a tour of inspection of the Far East Dr. Fatchell, accompanied by Dr. J. W. Scharff, Senior Health Officer, Penang, visited the new Quarantine Station,
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    PROBING THE " POLAR DEPRESSIONS."
    548 10 PROBING THE POLAR DEPRESSIONS." As the weather expertx ■sometimes tell us, it is thoge depressions over Iceland which decide whether the weekend in Britain* and on the Continent, is to be atrocious or passable. But it is not,, perhaps, quite so well known that it is the depression over Greenland
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    780 10 FOOD PRICES POod prices receive considerable attention in Klnng, and recently charges at the resthouse were mimttd, thereby setting a welcome example to the rest of the country. At the last meeting of the Klang Sanitary Board further progress in the good work was reported. By
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    BOMBSHELL FROM THE U.S.A.
    804 11 Central Banks Must All Act Together. ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. Guarantees of Goodwill Essential. Washington. July 16. The I'nited Slates will not become involved in any political situation in connection with the extending of economic aid to Germany, and tho Federal Reserve Board will not consider extending
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    TWENTY-ONE LONDON THEATRES CLOSED.
    43 11 As Result of Keen Cinema Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Ju!y 15. It was revealed in the House of Commons yesterday evening that the competition of the cinemas has resulted in 21 legitimate- theatres being closed in London.
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    UNDER ICE TO POLE.
    81 11 Prince of Wales Visits The Nautilus. Rugby, July 15 When in Plymouth today, where he fulfilled a number of engagements, including tho opening of a municipal aerodrome, the Prince cf Wales paid a surprise visit to Dtvonport Dockyard to inspect the submarine Nautilus, in which Sir
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    NEW YORK SENSATION.
    83 11 Former Singapore Man Shoots Himself. New York, July 16. A sensation has been caused in newspaper, circles here by the suicide of an octogenarian editorial writer for the World and the Telegram, Mr. J. H. Ballard, who, in 1868, was connected with the London Echo. Later Mr.
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    NEWS FROM CANTON
    71 11 Another $5,000,000 in Military Bonds. Hong Kong, July 15, Generals Li Chung-yan and Wong Chirsg wai have decided to go to Kwangsi tomorrow (July 16). The citizens of Wuchow, on the Kwangtung-Kwangsi border, are preparing to welcome them. The Flood Investigation Committee re turned to Canton yesterday.
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    TO ATTACK FUKIEN.
    73 11 New Plan Being Discussed In South China Hong Kong, July 15, The Canton Fifth Army Group Commander, General Hui Sung-che, convened a meeting yesterday to discuss a plan to attack Fukien. Sin Kuo Mm. There has been talk of an alliance between Canton and certain cliques in
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    ALLEGED BREACHES.
    62 11 Mr. Gandhi Meeting the Viceroy At Simla. Simla, July 15. God is my Adviser-General," said Mr. Gandhi when asked, on his arrival here, if he would take advisers to the resumed Round-Table Conference in th.. autumn. Mr. Gandhi, who is accompanied by his wife, has come to Simla
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    AUSTRIA & HUNGARY.
    42 11 AUSTRIA HUNGARY. Permanent Tariff Council To Facilitate Trade. Vienna, July 15. The National Assembly has ratified the AuMtro-Hungarian Commercial Treaty providing, inter alia, for the institution of a Permanent Tariff Council to facilitate the transport of goods between the two countries. Reuter.
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    BANDIT MURDERERS.
    58 11 Not Yet Caught by Chinese Government. Rugby, July 15 Replying to a question in the House cf Q i'ti\( ns today the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. H. Dalton) said the murderers cf the lady missionaries, and the bandits who captured the late Father Tierney, had net yet
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    RUBBER AND TIN.
    25 11 Shares Quiet in London Yesterday. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 15. Rubber and tin shares were very quiet indeed this morning.
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    DISARMAMENT.
    100 11 Soviet Communicates With League. Rugby, July 15 Questions 1 as to the countries which had fcrwardc-1 to the League of Nations full infci-mation en their armaments, in preparation for the Disarmament Conference in February, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. H. Dalton) said that, in addition to the United
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    EXPLORING MONGOLIA.
    252 11 French Scientists to be Escorted Out of China. Shanghai, July 15. The Executive Yuan resolved today to stop the Sino-French North-Western Kxploration Party and is instructing the Sinkiang and K.-.n.-i. Provincial Governments that the privileges originally gicnted to the explorers have been cancelled and that they are to
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    TEJA MALAYA TIN COMPANY.
    158 11 Mine May Close Down. SHAREHOLDERS ASKED TO RAISE LOAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15 The directors of the Teja Malaya Tin Co. have informed shareholders that they have had under consideration a scheme of reconstruction involving an assessment on shares. The scheme could not
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    U.S. ARMY OFFER.
    88 11 Two Transports for An Aged Liner. Washington, July 16 The United States Army has offered to exchange two transports for the liner Republic, on which the United States Lin? is losing money. Reuter. The liner Republic, of 17,910 tons, wa; built by Harland and Wolff Ltd., at
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    AIRMEN'S BAD LUCK.
    124 11 Why Non-Stop Flight To Tokio Failed. Paris, July 15 It appears that Capt. Doret and Capt. Lebrix, who were attempting to make a r.onstop flight from Paris to Tokio, were forced down in the wilds of Siberia owing to engine failure. A layer of ice formet in
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    78 11 Hungarian Airmen Start Froir Harbour Grace. Harbour Grace, July 15. Two Hungarian airmen, Alexande. Nagyar and George Enders, have startet on a trans-Atlantic flight to Budapest ir a machine called Justice for Hungary.' Reuter. New York, July 16. The Hungarian trans-Atlantic flyers were sighted at 11 p.m. yesterday
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    DISORDERLY SCENES IN COMMONS.
    111 11 Move to Stop Salaries Of Suspended Members Rugby, July 15, The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald) stated in the House of Commons today that the Government proposed to give facilities, at an early date, for a motion on the subject of the payment of salaries
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    POSEIDON HEROES.
    196 11 Medals, Honours And Promotion. Rugby, July 15 In the House of Commons, at question .ime, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander) announced that he King had awarded Petty Officer Willis he Albert Medal in Gold in recognition of his bravery in connection with the
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    MacMILLAN REPORT.
    96 11 Requires Careful Study, Says Mr. Snowden. Rugby, July 15 Answering several questiens asked in he House of Commons" on "the ♦lscM/Warr Report on Finance and Industry, pubifhed en Monday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden) said he report covers an immense field and '.he subjects are
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    FRANCE & RUSSIA.
    85 11 FRANCE RUSSIA. Two Decrees Which Will Stimulate Trade. Paris, July 16. Two decrees are being published in > aris and Moscow today namely a •"ranch decree rescinding the decree of ?ept. 3 last restricting the importation of ertain Russian products in order to pre■ent dumping and a Russian decree reminding
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    HIS LAST INSPECTION IN MALAYA.
    37 11 Mr. C. Hannigan, the retiring Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., inspecting the guard of honour of the Singapore Police Force prior to his departure lor home, with Mrs. Hannigan, on the Alsia yesterday.
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    GUNTER MURDER CASE.
    885 11 Evidence in Coroner's Court. WOMAN'S STORY. Chinese Accused Retracts Confession. Seated unconcernedly in the dock before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, this morning was Lim Ah Seng, a middle-aged Chinese, who is alleged to have murdered Mr. Thomas William Gunter, an Englishman in Wilkie Road,
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    DIVORCE GRANTED.
    40 11 P. and 0. Company Surgeon's Petition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. A divorce has been granted to Dr. F. T. Allen, a surgeon with the P. and O. Company, on the ground of his wife's miscon-
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    NANKING CAPTURES RED STRONGHOLD.
    445 12 On Kiangsi-Fukien Border DISORDERLY RETREAT FOLLOWS. Nanking, Ju'y 1"'. Mar hal Chiang Kai-. hck wires from the fron! Stating that the Government Armies, after Aeree hghting last week, broke through the Communist Army's Kijfht Wing, capturing Kwangchunp, near the Kiangsi-Fukien border. The Reds are n<>w in
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    ALLEGED MURDER.
    154 12 Fatal Sequel to Quarrel In Woman's House. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enang, July 16. An Indian named N.I.P.P.K. KaJian wa produced in the poh.e court here this morning and charge:! with the murder of a CerloaeM named Nelson Gunawardenc in Jelutong Road. It is understood that a quarrel
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    TRANSPORT WORKERS.
    53 12 Federation to Send Delegates To Far East Amsterdam, July 15, The general council of the International Transport Workers' Federation has decided to send a delegation to the Far East to inquire into labour conditions among transport workers and to propagate the federation" among workers who have not yet
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    BOXER INDEMNITY.
    49 12 Fund Disposed of According To Terms. London, July 15. Dr. EL Dalton, Under-Secretary to the Foreign Office, announced in the House of Commons that the Boxer Indemnity Fund had now been disposed of in accordnnre with the terms of the China Indemnity Application Act of 1931. Reuter.
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    DR. H. A. TEMPANY.
    45 12 Represents Malaya at London Luncheon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. Dr. H. A. Tcmpanv. Director of Agri:iilture, S.S. and F.M.S., v. as among the at the Government's lunch to Colonial Director* of Agriculture ;t'. the May Fair Hotel yesterday.
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    MR. HENDERSON.
    301 12 His Busy Day in Paris Yesterday. Rugby, July 15, The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) spent a busy morning at the French Colonial Exhibition before meeting the French Ministers. A communique issued this afternoon states "M. Aristide Briand today j;ava a luncheon to Mr. Henucrron, at which there
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    CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM.
    544 12 Work at Millionaire's Bungalow. It appears to me that the defendant had received a sum of money from the owner which belongs to the plaintiffs," said Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell yesterday in tho Supreme Court, in allowing the claim of Soon Lai and Co., against Francis Vernon
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    $500,000 FOR THE NORTH.
    41 12 A Shanghai Mystery Via Hong Kong. Hong Kong, July 15. Reports via Canton state that Chau Lo arrived in Shanghai yesterday bringing 5500.000 for "the northern armies" (presumably Marshals Yen Shi-shan and Feng Yu-hsiang). Sin Kuo Mm.
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    25 12 The fourth list of subscriptions to the Children's Aid Society. Singapore, is to hand .and shows that the total ;oilccttJ v.js $20,720.58.
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    A TALK WITH JOSEPH SZIGETI.
    1137 12 Musical Progress in Japan And England. Joseph Szigeti, the famous Hungarian violinist, arrived in Singapore yesterday morning by the French mail from Saigon and later in the day attended the weekly Rotary Club tiffin as a guest. Tall and slender, with finely-cut features, Szigeti i
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    AN ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    288 12 Shanghai Movement Said To be Making Progress. Shanghai, July 15 An Anti-Japan Association was appointed here today and a committee of 35 hus been chosen to make all the necessary preparations for a boycott of Japanese and of Japanese goods on a large scale. The Association is
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    316 12 Parlour, Bedroom and Bath Pleases Reggie Irving was a peaceful, unpretentious sign-poster, who was content to pursue his daily task of tacking signs on telegraph poles and let romance pass by. As a matter of fact he was scared of women he would rather run a mile than
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    FORGED $ NOTES.
    69 12 FORGED NOTES. How to Tell Them from The Good Ones. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 16. Forged dollar notes are circulating here. According to an official warning they can be distinguished by the following peculiarities the colour is a deeper red the serial numbers are in thicker type and
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    AIR PHOTOGRAPHS.
    64 12 Seletar Seaplanes Visit Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 15 A seaplane from Seletar visited here on Tuesday and after circling flying low went away to return again this morning. The machine landed near Malacca Pier and stayed for two hours. Later another seaplane arrived and left
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE GUNMAN.
    329 12 Smart Police Ambush. SECRET SOCIETY FEUD PREVENTED What might have resulted in a serious shooting affair between rival gangs of .1 Cantonese secret society yesterday wan only averted by ihe timely intervention of the Singapore Detective Branch and two Cantonese gunmen, armed with fullyloaded automatic pistols, were
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    MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE.
    131 12 Son's Suit Against His Mother. (From Our Own Corresponded Penang, July 16, In the Supreme Court here yesterday Ng Ann Thye, eldest son of *he late Ng 800 Bee, the Taiping millionaire who is said to have amassed a fortune from tin and as a contractor to the
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    NEW FIRE PUMP.
    141 12 For Use in Places Far From Towns. A demonstration of a new type of a water pump, suitable for people living far away from the town in cases of fire, was seen by a representative of the Straits Times this morning at the Central Fire Station, Singapore.
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    THE REGENT OF KEDAH.
    102 12 Visit to Malacca for Mandi Safar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 15. H.H. Tungku Ibrahim, Regent of Kedah, arrived here with his suite yesterday to see the festival of Mandi Safar. He will leave tomorrow by motor-car for Kedah. In an interview Tungku Ibrahim told
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    R. N. BISWAS.
    57 12 Singapore World Cyclist Reaches Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 16, R. N. Biswas, formerly of the Master Attendant's Office, Singapore, who ia cycling round the world, arrived here from Singapore on Tuesday. He has now left here for Kedah, calling at the principal towns on
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    45 12 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katong Park tomorrow, beginning at 5.15 March., Radio (Pecking) Overture, Morning, Noon and Night" (Suppe) Selection, Tannhauser" (Wagner) Three Dances from Nell Gwynne (German) Selection, "The Dollar Princess" (Fall); Waltz, "The Blue Danube" (Strauss).
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      MALAYA'S SHOWING AT BISLEY.
      102 13 Fourth in Junior Kolapore Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. The Malay States was fourth, with a score of 528, in the Junior Kolapore Cup at Bidey yesterday evening. The Sudan won with a score of 549. Tanganyika was second with 544 and the
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      COLONY AND F.M.S. AT CRICKET.
      143 13 Teams for Bank Holiday Match. Both teams for the <V!. Ny vs. X..M.S. cricket match, to be alayad on the S.C.C ground on Aug. 1, 2 and have now bt B selected. Three Penang players an included in the Colony ?idc. which will consist of
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    R.A.F. BEAT PULAU BRANI.
    679 13 First Division Match. THREE GOALS SCORED IN FOUR MINUTES. IJ.A.F. 2 P. Brani 1. Only a small number of spectators turned up yesterday at the Anson Road Stadium, to see the R.A.F. defeat Pulau Brani in a First Division game that meant nothing to the Malays'
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    HONG KONG CHAMPIONS.
    103 13 Two Matches Against S.A.F.A. And United Services. The South China Athletic Association i soccer team, who are League and Cup champions of Hong Kong this year, will play their first match in Singapore on I Sunday when they will oppose a United Services ,side. On Wednesday next,
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    MALAYA CUP.
    190 13 Singapore Team Chosen To Meet Malacca Thu same side as that which beat Johore last Friday by seven clear goals has been chosen to represent Singapore against Malacca on Saturday at the Anson Road Stadium. The team will be Ah Kow (Chinese); Glasgow and Thornton Harper. Reade (S.C.C.)
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    GOLF A TOIL.
    185 13 liobbv Jones Giving Up Film Work for Law Practice. I am now out of the films," said Bobby Jones, the world's champion golfer, as he left Los Angeles in mail week for Atlanta, where he will resume his law work. "Film work is a great game," he
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    GIANT OUT IN 62 SECS.
    160 13 Mullings Easily Disposes Of Jim Campbell. Joe Mullings (Catford) scored a quick win over the Battersea giant, Jim Camphell, at the Embassy Hall, Catford, in n.uil week. The men were scheduled to box 15 rounds, but just 62 seconds were suffiefeat to stop the pretensions
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    52 13 The following have been selected to play soqeer for the S.C.C. Merchants against the A.P.C. on Tuesday G. Boas C. Thornton and F. A. McCaffery D. R. Harper, A. Donald and R. N. Kl'iott P. D. Outwin, M. D. Pennycook, J. G. Glasgow, H. L Vincent and R.
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    Eight Goals at Jalan Besar.
    39 13 In a Second Division match, played yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium, Fiaser and Neave's beat the Warders by 5—3. The R.A. received a walk-over yestert day from the Indo-Ceylonese in the Reserve Division.
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    BEST TWO-YEAR-OLD OF THE SEASON.
    55 13 Clustine Wins Soltykoff Stakes in Canter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. Cantering away with the Soltykoff Stakes at the Newmarket second summer meeting yesterday, Clustinc showed himself the best two-year-old of the present season. Jockey Gordon Richards was u^, and it was hh
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    169 13 Match Between Garrison And A.P.C A match between the A.P.C. and the Garrison Golf Club will take place on Sunday. The teams and starting times are as below, A.P.C. players mentioned first:— 8.45, C. B. Maxwell and C. E. Winter vg. R. Renton and R. B. Gotch. 8.50,
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    68 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, July 15. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. Pittsburgh 9 'ittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 2 Chicago 8 3t. Louis 3 Philadelphia Philadelphia Boston New York Brooklyn 4 3 3 4 2 American League. ttm York 19 slew York 1
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    MR. SOL JOEL'S HORSES.
    263 13 Future of Famous Racing Establishment. The executors appointed by the late Mr. S. R. Joel are considering the question of the sale of the sires, brood mares, yearlings and horses in training which were his property. Although no decision has yet been reached, it is more
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    156 13 Thursday, July IK. Football S.A.F.A. Ist Div. Indo-Cey-lonese vs. Gloucester. Jitlun Bcsar Stadium, lU-M-nr Div. S.C.C. vs. < hu B," Padang. Cricket Joh ore C.C. vs. Gloucester:, Johorc Bahru. Golf Ladies' Monthly Medal (stroke). Competition, Garrison G.C. Friday, July 17. Football S.A.F.A. 2nd Div. S.H.B. vs. G.E.C., S.H.B.
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    MRS. MOODY.
    81 13 Planning Tennis Tour Of Japan in Autumn. New York, July 15, Mrs. Moody (formerly Miss Helen Wills) is planning to go to Japan with her husband in the autumn to play tennis. Reuter. About two years ago, Mrs. Moody wa? invited to visit Australia by the Ausstralian Lawn
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    INTER-CLUB TENNIS.
    96 13 S.C.C. to Meet India-Ceylon Club. Another series of inter-club tennis matches will be played at the S.C.C. on Monday and Tuesday, the visitors being the India-Ceylon Club. Doubles will be played on Monday and singles on Tuesday, and the matches will be: Doubles. F. L. Palmer and D.
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    BADMINTON.
    190 13 The Singapore open singles and doubles badminton championship tournament will start on Saturday at the S.V.C. Drill Hall, Beach Road, at 2.U0 p.m. The following players were seeded in the singles E. J. Vass, See Gim Hock, Yeo Kian Ann and Koh Keng Siang. Fixtures are as follows Saturday.
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    58 13 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. at cricket against the United Engineers on the Harbour Board ground, Cantonment Road, on Saturday: R. Lyne (capt.), Galiston, J. Brouard, M. Harvey, R. P. Ridley, F. A. S. Hoole, H. Gibson, Lee Fong Lim, J. Cassichitty, G. V. Neubronner and J. Pillai. Reserves,
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    A BOXING RIOT.
    285 13 Americans and Italians In "Goodwill" Tournament. Riotous scenes marked a so-called "Koodwill" boxing tournament between Italian and American teams at the Madison Square Garden in mail week. The tournament, which was designed to promote goodwill between the United Slates and Italy, went quite well until ihi fight
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    49 13 The annual sports of the Outram Road School will be held at the Anson Road Stalium on Saturday. July 2r>. There will also be a boxing display, an exhibition of school drill and Indian Clul/ swinging. The band of the lit Batt. the Gloucestershire Regiment will be in attendance.
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    10 YEARS EACH FOR 10 CHINESE.
    483 14 Pistol Point Ride Almost A Piracy. I entirely agree with the jury's verdict of guilty against these ten men. They were guilty of something which amounts or very nearly amounts to piracy," said Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson, at the Assizes yesterday, in passing sentence
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    FORGED CERTIFICATE.
    118 14 Allegation Against A European. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16, A European named Dickson Brown was yesterday committed to the Assizes on a charge of forging a certificate for 500 shares in Ampang Tin, Ltd., and having used the certificate a? genuine. Mr. Chua Boon Guan,
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    FATHER A. DEVALS.
    146 14 Celebration for 25th Year Of Priesthood. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 15. Father A. Devals, vicar of the Church of the Assumption here, celebrates the 26th anniversary of his joining the priesthood on Sunday. The congregation has arranged to present to Father Devals an address and
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    PICNIC ACCIDENT.
    72 14 Two Policemen Injured When Bus Falls Over (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 16. Two Malay police constables are lying in hospital seriously injured as a result of a motor-bus accident yesterday. A picnic expedition of Malay police from heie was travelling to Morib to celebrate the
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    WIDOWED IN A FEW HOURS.
    124 14 Wedding Party Car Crash Tragedy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 16, Only a few hours after his wedding, Harry Lee, of the Perak State Band, was killed in a motoring accident yesterday a few miles from Tapah. The wedding took place yesterday morning in
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    226 14 A.S.P.'s Climb Over Back Wall Into House. Before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson, at the Assizes this morning, a Chinese named Ho Keng Gong wan charged with possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting, and having in his possession counterfeit coins. The accused pleaded not guilty, and claimed trial.
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    27 14 The Straits Chinese Reading Club Hejrins a new session on July 20, in the CCA. Hall, 136, Prinsep Street, at 8.15 p.m., when members will be enrolled.
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    SPEEDING UP.
    208 14 Ministers to Confer In London on July 20. London, July 16. The Foreign Office announces that His Majesty's Government has decided that it is now necessary to summon immediately the Conference of Ministers which it was foreseen would be necessary at the time the invitations were sent out
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    GERMANY'S NEED.
    537 14 Importance of Premier's Visit to Berlin. Rugby, July 15. There was some alleviation of the situation in Germany as a result of the decision of the Board of the Bank of International Settlements to extend the re-disccunt credit of £20,000,000 (£25,000,000 to the Reichsbank and of the measures
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  • SINGAPORE MOTOR-CAR CRASH POINTS A MORAL.
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      VALVE OF INSPLINTERABLE WINDSCREENS.
      55 15 A 19.11 Ford rar, Singapore owned, crashed into a tree a few days a>T<> in Grove Xi .id. Thanks largely to the fact that the windscreen wan of unsplintc rablr glass the vyce and other occunants were unhurt, although, as can be seen, the Nat of
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      ROLLS-ROYCE AND THE FORD.
      372 15 Two Great Cars Born The Same Year. IN 1903 Mr. F. H. Royce, an Englishman, >• designed a car, and built three of ♦hem. One he kept, one was given to the thairman of Royce, Ltd., makers of electric cranes, and the- third was lent to
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    1058 15 By Our Motoring Correspondent. The Wizard arrives in Malaya Suspension an Outstanding Feature ft oman Driver's Feat A Saving in Road I nkeep. EVERYBODY is influenced by first impressions -none more so than the motorUt and almost without exception those who take a trial run in a
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    SCRAPPING OLD CARS.
    314 15 American Plants Kept Busy. THE enormous number of automooiles on American roads will be realised when it is stated that during 1930 some 2,925,000 motor vehicles were scrapped sa the result of normal wearing out of cars and trucks, and of the special junking plan of the
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    THRILLING TOURIST TROPHY RACE:
    59 15 PERCY HINT, a 22 year-old Lancashire man won the Junior Tourist Trophj rice in the Isle of Man defeating 49 other competitors r^prr .nlini; 1.) nations. He broke all records, covering the *evi?n lans in 3 hrs. 31mins. 21 wees. The picture shows Hunt bein<* congratulated
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    Great Britain Setting The Car Modes
    613 15 Great Britain Setting The Car Modes America Admires British Models New L.S.A. Motoring Regulations The Question of Freewheeling DESIGNERS of British motor carriage, have received an unsolicited testimonial from America. It is contained in the official report of the U.S.A. Government Trade Commissioner in the Argentine Republic. Describing the motor
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    EMERGENCY CALLS.
    53 15 FAULTY ignition is the chief cause of n'otor-car trouble on the highways, according to a report just issued by F. S. Hartz, manager of the emergency road service department o£ the New York Automobile Club. An analysis of the 8,858 emergency calls shows that 30 per cent, of
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    EYESIGHT TEST.
    201 15 EYESIGHT requirements for motorists, under the new KoaiM Tariff Act of England, demand the ability to read a motorcar licence plate containing six letters and figures at a distance of twenty-five yards. In the opinion of the British Medical Association, any one who cannot bring his vision up
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    CAR COLOURS.
    126 15 THK English may scorn it, the French may try to get the ladies to ignore it, but Americans still think black is swanky for their automobiles, according to a colour report received by the National Automobile Club of America. Blue continues to decline moderately. Serge, boatswain, and blue
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    AMERICAN'S NOVEL CAR.
    121 15 IJIOLLOWIN'G the announcement* from America and Egypt that Han\ Ilartz and Prince Djelaleddin aibuilding special cars with which they will endeavour to beat Sir Malcolm Campbell's world land speed record of 215.7 m.p.h., news of another challenger is to hand. He is M. J. Pennypacker, of Hollywood,
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    39 15 11., Mart of the Junior Tourist Trop a Race In the Kit- of Man <Ni.. 4. ju«t leaving U S. A. Crabtree Excelsior J.A.I.) The race was won in record time by I*. Hunt riding a Norton. (Central Preu.)
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    23 15 The picture shows the scene at the hairpin bend at Governor's Bridge. T. Slmister (Velocette) Is the cyclist in the picture. (Central Press.)
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    ANNUAL REPORT ON BRUNEI.
    2907 16 Native Craftsmen. HIGH HOPES FROM NEW OIL-FIELD. Trading conditions grew steadily worse throughout the year as the price of rubber, and the ether raw materials which form the bulk of the exports from the State, continued to fail states the report on Brunei for 1930, signed
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    PARIS AND BERLIN.
    355 16 Mr. Henderson on Object Of His Mission. Rugby, July 14. The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) left today for Paris, from where he will proceed on Thursday to Berlin to return, in company with the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald), the visit recently paid to England
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    ROTARY IN MIDST OF ROMANCE.
    612 17 Motor-Cycling Across Sahara Desert. One of the only two mc>: to cross the Sahara Desert on a moiur-cycle, and a British machine at that, was the speaker at tho Singapore Rotary Club tiffin yesteitlay .it Raffles Hotel. He was Mr. Francis A. Flood, an American
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    STILL ACTIVE.
    112 17 Woman of 67 Cycles 400 Miles. Mrs. A. Stanton Cooper, of Hampton, Middlesex, who is 67 years of age, was tired of t-oiriK told by hir friends that she ■was too old do be this, that and the other. She has just rcturend from a Wcycle ride to
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    A FORTUNE MISSED.
    100 17 Man With Share in £100,000 Presumed Dead. Discharged from his ship, Pawhattan, 'n which hi- had been a marine engineer, in London in June, 1901, Alfred Smith sent his luggage on to his mother in York and wrote stating that he was coming home for a few
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    TIENTSIN FIRE.
    89 17 Japanese Newspaper's Offices Cutted. Tientsin, June 21 A fire, early this morninß, destroyed the buildinjr here which housed the Kei- shin (Peking-Tientsin) Nichi Nichi Shimbun, an influential Japanese newspaper. The flames, which were detected at 3.30 this morninc. mob reduced the offices, in the Asahi Muchi in the
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    PERAK RUGBY CLUB MEETING.
    398 17 Mr. F. W. Fargus Elected Captain. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 15. Tho annual genera', meeting of tha Perak Rugby Union Football Club was held at the Ipoh CJub, when Mr. Whitaker war proposed to the chair, the Sultan of p erak was re-clec'ed patron
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    CHAPEL STORM.
    267 17 Deacon's Wife Who Won £100 in a Sweep. A fierce storm, caused by the inflexibility of the Welsh Nonconformist conscience, is raging over the sick-bed of Mr. I. W. Jones, a Denbigh dentist. Because he is the husband of a winner ol a £100 prize in the Irish
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    SWISS AVIATION
    96 17 Striking Record Over Eleven Years. The outstanding success of the Swiss Professor Pit-card and of his assistant Kipfcr has been greeted with great enthusiasm by his fellow countrymen, who are proud to see the absolute record for height held by Switzerland. The country, deprived of direct access to
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    TAILOR STABBED.
    90 17 United States Marine Before Court Martial. Shanghai, June 30, Corporal William H Moon, of the United States Marines, this morning admitted, at a military court martial, that he stabbed the Chinese tailor in the Avenue Road incident on the night of May 26, but pleaded net guilty to
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    PROBING THE "POLAR DEPRESSIONS."
    811 17 nnd ends in August 193.1, is of so much terest, both scientific an<l Eoneral, to the human rac?. Vcarly all the civilised countries are taking part in ii— Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Dm v.ark, Spain. Ksthonia, the United States, Finland, France, Gvtat Britain,
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    SMUGGLING.
    136 17 Fishing Stakes Robbed And Timber Stolen. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 15. Complaints have been received that large sailing craft, manned by Chinese smugglers, are frequenting the west coast of the Gulf. It is alleged that the smugglers visit fishing stakes and rob them of their contents and
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    NATIONAL PARKS FOR AFRICA.
    1835 18 Preserving Wild Life. MAN'S WANTON WASTE AND CARNAGE The following article is by Major R. W. G. Kingston and appeared in The Listener. As leaoer and naturalist to expeditions in South America, Asia, the Arctic and Africa, Major Kingston has had ample opportunity to see the
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    TOWN CLEANSING.
    230 18 Modern Methods to Receive Attention. The annual report of the Town Cleansing Department, Singapore, which has just been issued, states that the expenditure on revenue account for 1930 was $907,935, against an estimate of $1,045,715, the 1129 expenditure being $1,003,627. Revenue amounted to $477,987, the figure for 1929
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    A USEFUL WORK
    184 18 The China Stock and Share Handbook The 1931 issue of the China Stock and Share Handbook, compiled by R. Maguire and published by the North-China Daily News and Herald, Ltd., at $8 still retains its place as one of the indispensable works of refersnee to all who
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    426 18 Monday, July 6. The Hen. Mr. P. T. Allen arrived at Government House. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Lerislative Council held at the Council Chamber, Government Offices. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency at Government House H.E. Major-General L.
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    WELSHMEN'S " YES—NO."
    74 18 WELSHMEN'S YES— NO." The difficulty of carrying on conversation with certain classes of Welshmen in English is referred to in evidence submitted to the Board of Trade Committee inquiring into the Coastguard Service. "In North Wales," the Association states plain English is hardly understood by the natives, by tome not
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    VIRTUES OF APPLE SKINS.
    346 19 Food Investigation Report. Much of the "goodness cf an apple is destroyed by peering, it is stated in the report for 1930 of the British Foot! Investigation Board of the Department of Industrial and Scientific Research. One of the most important sections of the Board's task,
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    SOVIET IDEALS.
    146 19 Stalin Foreshadows End Of Equality of Wages. Moscow, July 5, The end of equality of wages and sweeping changes in the complexion of Soviet ideals were foreshadowed by Stalin, President of the Council of People's Commissaries and virtual Dictator of Russia, in a speech to a conference of
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    'ILLEGALLY EJECTED."
    127 19 Mr. McGovern and the House Of Commons. London, July 5. Mr. J. McGovern, the Left Wing Labour M.P. who was ejected from the House of Commons a few days ago, has been making a careful study of the Rules of Debate. He communicated the result to a street
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    WOMEN & DISARMAMENT.
    110 19 WOMEN DISARMAMENT. Opposition to Britain Reducing. A resolution urging that the women of Great Britain should press forward the cause of peace, by urging an immediate further reduction in armaments, was opposed at a conference of the National Council of Women at Aberdeen. Miss Paterson, of East Dorset, said Great
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    SAFEST ANAESTHETIC.
    96 19 Woman Died While It Was Being Administered. London, June 26. Dr. M. Montesole, giving evidance today at the Friern Barnet inquest on Mrs. Maud Gwendoline Affleck, aged |38, of Orchard Avenue, FincWey, N., who died while an anaesthetic was being administered, said that a few drops of chloroform
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    PLOT TO MURDER EUROPEANS.
    226 19 Nine Would-be Assassins Arrested. Poona, July 6. A plot by young anarchists to murder Europeans is alleged to have been revealed, following the arrest of nine youths, all under the age of 20. Six of them were arrested here and three at Kolhapur. It is alleged
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    SHOPLIFTING.
    155 19 One London Firm's £10,000 A Year Loss. The great losses suffered by West End Stores through shoplifting were revealed at Marlborcußh Street Police Court when Mrs. Maria Pooley, aged 45, of Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, was charged with stealing a dress valued at £5 19s. and a spray of
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    ENDURANCE DANCING.
    121 19 426 Hours and Still Going Strong. Paris, July 6. On with the dance is still the motto at the Cirque, where six couples are still holding out in the Endurance Dancing Championship, which has now been going on for over 426 hours. The dancers are allowed a maximum
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    CRACKSMAN'S ARSENAL.
    124 19 Expert's Book on How To Open Safes." Timothy Kelly, aged 45, a seaman, who was described by the police as an expert safe breaker, was sentenced at the Old Bailey recently to five years' penal servitude for having under his control a bag containing 15 sticks of gelignite,
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    WOMEN'S CHURCH DRESS.
    107 19 A Professor Unable to Preach The Sermon. A sensational scene occurred at the Church of the lapucines in the town of Olmutz in the CrecKoslovak province of Moravia recently. Tfce church was crowded for Sunday service, but many girls and married women had appeared in dresses leaving
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    TANGO AT COURT BALL.
    82 19 Keenness of the Prince Of Wales. London, July 6. Will tbe tango again. beemne a erase is a question suggested- fey th« •Anouncement that the Argentine tanjro will be one of the chief features of the Court Ball at Buckingham Palace on July 16. According to
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      229 19 "ELTOS" MAKE A NEW SPEED RECORD FOR OUT -BOARDS WORCESTER MASS MAY 29 1931 On May 29th the "ELTO" RACING "C" set a new world's record of 47.275 miles per hour at Worcester Mass. almost 1 mile faster than the previous world's SEE THE GREAT "ELTO" DISPLAY AT RIVER VALLEY
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