The Straits Times, 10 August 1931

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    51 1 Singapore: t«. Cecil st. tvhone bwy* KUAL^ LUMPUft: 27, JAVA ST. (JgtfOWfci>« IWf* The Straits Times {ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10. 1931 20 PAGES PRICE 10
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      298 1 «.1S Tonight 9.15 "SO LONG, I LETTY" J with CB UM.OTTK J J CUKNWOOB Phone 5261-2. j s^ Real Swiss Dairy Cream FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS M BEAR BRAND No Housewife should he without a supply of this delicious Natural Cream which is unsurpassed for richness and flavour.
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      118 1 Fashions Fancies arc effectively /^SM&z^ttt* portrayed in the charming $w^jsW^\^' 'lb< collection of Model Hals. W/&!wffl^ ii Be sure to visit Our msr W&££2^ Millinery Section for I this display. V t Robinsons. Where exelusiveness is combined with econony. ROYAL BAKERY PRODUCTS Manufactured Hygienically Under Expert European Supervision. OBTAINABLE AT
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      15 1 6.15 Tonight 9.1S "SO LONG, LETTY" j I with CHAKI.OTTK I GREENWOOD Phone 5261-2. j
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      544 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. NANKIV 7.058 Aug. 20 KALYAN 9,000 Aug. 22
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      614 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA). TO LONDON. N_apJ«». MaiNeillen, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail S SUWA MARU 10,700 Aug. 13 14 §FUSHIMIMARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 Sept. J 10 tTERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 2» 24 HAKC-AN MAKU 10,500 Oct. 8 9 HARUNA MARU
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      472 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the M. MANGOLA (8,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      654 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. J m.s. MEONIA Sept. n Sept. 2"> m.s. BORINGL\ Oct. 14 Oct. 10 m.s. SELANDI Oct. 21 Oct. 2\ m.s. FAISTRIA
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      586 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAitSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      475 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK, SINGAPORE. MALACCA AND PORT SWETTENHAM August II for Hiiil>4 KAMUNING SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan,
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      435 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDILE Sailings for Inited States and Canada Points from Hong Konn. San FranciKco and Lai Ancelcs. P.S. GOLDEN STAR tail* from Hong Kong Aug. 17 OLDEN BOatM sails from Hong
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      497 3 DOLLAR b IT: AM SHIP LINE <And AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SI'EZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK \M) BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave S'porc. Spore. Penan*. PUS. ADAMS Aa» 17 Aui;. 20 Aug 22 PRKS. HARRISON Aug. 31 Kept. 3 Sept. F PRKS. MAYKS Sept.
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      660 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta and Suez Canal. I OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore i.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 1 f.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY
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      280 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised X 3.000.000 •'•:i"ti 1 Subscribed 1,800.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,fi«6,845 Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J M. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. I" K. Cnalmers, Esq., CharkM J. Hambro, Esq., •I I". Robinson. Esq., W, H.
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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amaterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND Fl. 40.015.000 (about £3,836,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND 'S-GRAVENHAGB. HEAD. AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoanir Weltevraden Rangoon Bandjermaain Kota-Radja Semaraaf Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      518 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE KANDEI.SBANK, N.V. EaUbllahed IS<3 at Amaterdam. Aathoriaed CapiUl Glds. 100,000,000 fabout 18,500,000). Paid op Capital Gld*. 56.000,000 (about £4,6u0,0U0 Reserrti Old*. 29,190,007 (about £2,4J2,U00). HEAD OFRCE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFPICKS THE HAM K. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indie*. KOBE Head Office for China and
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      685 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      856 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Kamacle Mansions. Apply M. A. Namazie. NEW Bungalows at Angullia Park. Apply Angullia A Co. TO LET, No. 12a. Gilstead Road. Rent $70. Apply 846, Straits Times. TO LET, compound house, 38-B, Barker Rd. Immediate entry. Apply 1%, Middle Road. TO LET, No.
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      552 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road. 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop House, Robinson Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LET, front room, first floor, in new office building at Robinson Road, floor
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      524 4 MISCELLANEOUS RAFFLES CAFE. Caterers for parties, weddings, snorts, etc. at very reasonable rates. Phone 5381. TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and into French, German and English by exoert linguist. Apply 632, Straits Times. FOR SALE STORE Golf Championship pictures Art Studio, 87, Selegie Rd. (nr. Casket Cc). ADVERTISER has a quantity of
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      721 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE We beg to advise for the eonvenienee of our patrons in town that we have opened a branch LEE HUAT CO., 219, New Bridge Road and can supply SOCONY GASOLINE ex PUMP, SOCONY MOTOR and other LUBRICATING OILS for ALL PURPOSES. ALL MAKES OF PNEUMATIC and SOLID
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      784 4 TENDERS TENDER TENDERS will be received at the Office of Messrs. Keys and Dowdeswell, Architects, Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, up to noon of Aug. 10, 1931, for the erection of all work connected with Terrace Houses at Fisher Road, for Mr. Ong Boon Tat, Singapore. Plans and Specifications may be
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      448 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel THE BEST ACCOM MOD ATIOTPIt? fD%5r MODERN SANITATION. THIS EVENING 6.30 TEA DANCE ■<*_^ TONIGHT at 9.45 Special Informal Dance (EVENING DRESS NOT NECESSARY) MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. NOTICE The manaKenv-nt beg to notify their Patrons that Monia Litter's Orchestra no* plays only at Raffles Hotel. Sea
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      536 5 TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT GREAT WORLD SHOWS GRAND VAUDEVILLE AND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS. By Miss DAVIES-RALL. MisK MOLLY. Miss ANITA and Mr. KIKI RONALDSON. GREAT WORLD STOMPERS. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of valuable Jewo leries. At our sale-room No. 12, Robinson Road, on Wednesday, August 12, at 10.30 a.m. Comprising gold
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      143 5 THE 'ROLLOROY' BOLL-FILM CAMERA Dr. NAGEL'S MASTERPIECE SIZE ONLY :i S X 2 X 1 in. Not only a camera bid a HIGH-GRADE INSTRUMENT OF PRECISION Takes an Ordinary Standard Vest-Pocket Film and gives 16 Pictures 1% x 1% in. for 40 rents. PRICES Fitted with LEITZ XI..MAX t :i.5
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      115 5 FAMOUS FOR 25 YEARS Thousands of these pumps Figure 1531 —have been in use in a" Parts of the world for many years. They are noted for their reliable service. For general water supply, ineluding tank pumping for planifiß MuttS tations, country estates, rai! road water stations and for jyj(
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      148 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle ——»A<UoiS <M M m -P I, 11-8-_^_to s mmt ;Wfe-l 111 I (CLUBS.) ACROSS. 16- Constructor 16. Shyly 1. Seed-vessel's appendage 17> violins 0. Transparent lg p|,tform ot earth 10. Pastoral 2Q MeU, threßda n- Mend 21. Luke-warm 12. Silken material g3 Gave food to 13. Vegetable
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    Weekly Letter From Scotland.
    895 6 A Scottish "Sumatra" Hills Clothed In Green 27/fc. Sea Trout Caught Prehistoric Grave Discovered An Unco' Mournfu* Tale Rare Burns Tract Sold Foreign Legion Deserters In Aberdeen Tales Of Torture Gate Money To Keep Down Golf Crowds St. Andrews Innovation. (From Our Scottish Correspondent.) MALAYANS summering
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    Have Rheumatism & Sciatica A Common Origin ?
    372 6 Have Rheumatism Sciatica A Common Origin The symptoms of rheumatism and sciatica, being in some respects similar, often lead suflerers to confuse one ailment with the other. Chiefly the difference lies in the fact that rheumatism usually settles in the muscular tissues whilst in sciatica the poisons attack the sciatic
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    THINGS PEOPLE SAY.
    264 6 The minds of nations, as of individuals, always end by returning to paths temporarily lost or abandoned. The Pop*. There is no taxpayer who gets less value for his money than the British taxpayer. Mr. C. Roland Field. I would rather see some Charlie Chaplin films than
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    LAW COURTS FACED BY HEAVY ARREARS.
    712 6 Just Claims Contested To Gain Time. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. Anyone who is unfortunate enough to be involved in litigation nowadays soon discovers how heavy are the arrears of work which have to be conquered by the Courts. Lord Sankey, the
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    THE "MOSKER."
    140 6 Men Who Pawn as A Profession, He is what? is known as a mosker a professional pawner," said a detective at Southend recently, referring to Thomas Henry How (45), of Stanford-le-Hope (Essex), who was charged on remand of being a suspected person, and also with unlawfully being in
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    ALEXANDER THE GREAT
    107 6 Tomb Found by Mr. Howard Carter. A message has been received in Rome from Alexandria to the effect that Mr. Howard Carter has succeeded in identifying there the site of the tomb of Alexander the Great, which he places where the Pompey column stood. Mr. Carter is
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    LORD BIRKENHEAD'S EARLY DAYS.
    389 6 Escapades with Malayan Officials. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 16. The late Lord, Birkenhead would have liked no tribute better than that paid by his old colleagues of Wadham on Friday night, in dining together at Oxford to witness the presentation of the portrait of
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    PRECIOUS PICTURES.
    317 6 .Cleaned Without Removal From Walls. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. When the Earl of Crawford told the House of Lords that the pictures in the National Gallery can be cleaned without being- removed from the walls, the majority of people were surprised by the news, which
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    OUR AIR FORCE.
    190 6 Fifth in Numbers But Not In Efficiency. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. A visit to the recent R.A.F. display was hardly necessary to convince one that Mr. Baldwin's statement that the Royal Air Force has sunk to the fifth place among the world's aerial defences
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      44 6 LET JJS TELL YOU IF YOUR EYE-SIGHT -pi Requires Assistance. You have everything to gain by a little timely ADVICE -w So have your Eyes Examined by H. LAZARUS CO. CONSULTING-OPTICIANS, 3, Capitol Buildings. Hours From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. PHONE No. 2751.
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      210 6 W 1 \v\ \<o\ better known as To every sufferer of "BAD "Singapore foot." \^A FEET" You too, may be a victim of this wide V spread di-soase, "Sinjfapore Foot." If your toes itch, with tiny blisters, if the skin between them turns red or f white, becomes thick or
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      175 7 HELL'S ANGELS is Coming wßfc tA «*-^B 5 I IS Jaßw '^m^^^^m/f/i^^^M I >Jpft Tat 3B MM 1 HH _^^^V 'ySfcl^^ TELEPHONF 6909 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 JOAN CRAWFORD in a superb modern picture of LIFE in the BIG CITY OUR BLUSHING BRIDES BOOKING AT ROBINSON'S TOMORROW Lew AYRES in his
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      151 7 A World-Famous Stage Faree Now the Biggest Scream of the Screen! ai&ooQ oe 0000 oAQoge oe oe oe ooc\£ oH wtimß ■aJsLrl^HftJH L J fwP TONIGHT! A Cocktail of merry Entertainment with a real kick! Warner Bros, present The famous Stage and Screen Comedienne CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD Uiy MP^m ACTk*J IN
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      178 7 P Opening Shortly A The new PAVILION cinema will amaze you. V I Redecorated throughout. Entirely new balcony. Ground floor raised 3 feet. L Perfect sound. Perfect pictures. Malaya's coolest theatre. 0 The PAVILION ha. secured the exclusive rights for Singapore of some Nof the most outstanding productions of the
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    HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
    134 8 HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS. Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. H :ilt h bulletin of the League of NaLion.s, Eastern Bureau, for the week ending Aug. 1, 1931. Tamatave 1 plague case and 1 death. Alexandria 4 plague cases and 1 death. Bombay 9
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    NEW MOTOR LIFEBOAT.
    219 8 (ienerous Gift of Mrs. Lilian Philpott. Prince George had a splendid welcome when he made his first visit to Newhaven, Sussex, for the purpose of naming a new motor life-boat, the Cecil and Lilian Philpott. After the naming ceremony the boat was launched with the Prince as
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    217 8 Today. Selat Pandjang', Bengkalis t Bagan Si-Api-Api (Hong Lam) .3 p.m. North, N.-East and N.-We»t Sumatra UpMI Burma, North East India i Himalaya Maru 3 p.m. Kcmaman, Kemasek, Kretay, Dungun TiviiKirunu and Besut (Asdang) 4 p.m. Tomorrow. Anamba and Natuna Islands (General Verspyck.) 8 a.m. .Sourabaya, Celebes,
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      202 8 Singapore, Aup. 10. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2 '3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2 1% London, 60 days' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1424 Hamburg, demand 234tt nom. New York,
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      114 8 Monday, August 10. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEIM'EL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Phasianella, Lch. "Matn Mata," Tug "Pentower." s.s. Duymaer V. Twist. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRT DOCKS. ranjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock
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      Vessels Arrived.
      227 8 ANTENOR, Brit., 6,809 tons, from Chinwangtao y-M, for Darien 14-8. ATREUS, Brit., 6,728 tons, from Macassar 10-H, for Boston 12-8. GEN. VAN GEEN, Dut., 719 tons, from 8..Uvia 10-8, for Kiouw 16-8. HAFTHOR, Norw., 761 tons, from Bangkok 9-8, for Bangkok 11-8. HAKODATE MARU, Jap., 3,226 tons, f.om
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      AIR MAILS.
      19 8 I A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.3( p.m. tomorrow.
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        MINING.
        448 8 Issue Val. Pd. Bnyen. Selien. n fl Asam Kmnbanif 21 6 fl £1 Austral Malay Hi 21/-.1,-5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 11/9 12/9 fl £1 Bantrrin Tin 9/- 10/1 1 Biifnc Padanit 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.30 1 1 Bukit Aranc 0.30 0.40n0m. II £1 Burmah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.02V4 2.12 1 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 Central Engine 0.25 C.3onom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 S< £1 Con. T. S. T% Prefs. 17/- 17/6 xd.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        123 8 iingapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 d. lingapora Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prem. lingapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par lingapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 rod. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        396 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall ft Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.60 0.T5 0.60 0.70 Alor Gojah (*1) 0.40 0.55 0.40 0.50 A. Hi turn ($1)
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    715 8 Singapore Society's First Radio Dance. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. A \ery successful radio dance the lir^t of its kind in Singapore was held at the Gordwood Paik Hotel on Saturday evening under the auspices of the A.-nuteur Wireless Society of Malaya (Singapore). A. large tltrwj
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    KUALA LUMPUR RADIO.
    68 8 The hnn. secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Amateur Kadio Society states that in future the broadcast of Asiatic music on Tuesdays and Fridays will consist of Malay and Krontchong numbers from 6.30 to 7 p.m. Chinese music will be broadcast once a month instead of weekly. A
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    248 8 Monday, Au>ru«t 10. H. \V. 8.;; c a.m., fi ft. 7 in., fi.4o p.m., 8 ft 1 in. Return Vi»it nf .loipph Szigeti: Recital at Victoria Memorial Hull, 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11. H. W. 9.40 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.M p.m., 8 ft. 6
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 8 By £gra :hristiaan Huygeni <nshear ralamha nsulinde S pore London Left Arrd. July 2 July 21 July 1 July 21 July 10 July 3(1 July 10 Auk. 3 July 16 Au K July 17 Auk. i
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    PRODUCE.
    171 8 Sinpap re, Aug. 10. Gambier 10 00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked).. 15.00 Copra 4.20 mixed 3.90 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.82% White Pepper 29.00 Black Pepper 19.60 Pearl Sago 4.26 small 6% medium pearl Rice, Siam $lfi;; la BO Saigon $14X to 168 Rangoon $150 to l«ii No. 1 of
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      144 8 > '^■^B^£fliottjHr^^Br a nd 14J V Pa T»u 3treeV.* vVjsf *m' S>»u 1 V9O NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of The Nam Jam Factory, a company incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong and having its office at No. 145, Om
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      43 8 CHEMICALS We shall be glad to receive inquiries for ';.-.3?3 all types of Industrial and Commercial Chemicals, Aniline Dyes, etc v T"fT% We specialise in Chemicals of British manufacture. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. Telegrams: "IMPKEMIX.- 144, ROBINSON BO AD. Phone 6476. SINGAPORE.
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      307 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. l P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star ..85 75 Nil 3.7 75 SSE 5 Overcast Ki-lantan i Kota Bharu ..90 77 Nil 4.3
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    272 9 Rubber Tendency Still Downward. TIN FIRMER IN NEW YORK. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber, S<; cents per lb. Tin, 12.> tons at $57' i per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber, London, 2'] d., unchanged. New York, .-> 7-16 cts., unchanged. Market Tone Steady. Tin.
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    WORLD ECONOMICS.
    310 9 Heavy Items on Liability Side. The latest monthly bulletin published bj th> Swiss Hank Corporation contains a concise survey of factors dominating world conditions. The article appears to have been written just prior to the announcement of the Hoover debt scheme, and most opp ntunely pointed to the
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    BRAZILIAN TRADE.
    150 9 Four Months' Favourable Balance. According to advice? received by the Rank of London ar.d South America, the tigi'it. of Brazil's ov.reeas trade for tha Frst four month* of I!).'U di?close a balUfM Lfl tuvoii'- of exportu of £6,196,000, us ajraiivt a balance of £7.040,000 in the I're v
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      943 9 Discount Companies' Dividends. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. Events have moved quickly in the sphere of international finance since President Hoover's War Debt Moratorium announcement. To delay in its general acceptance whether justified or not 13 immaterial in fact proved fatal, and the opinion
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      55 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2ttd. p»r lb. New York Spot Sheet G. ct». 5 7-16 per lb. 12 o'clock n >oon, Aag. 10. >. Buyers. Seller I.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot Aui,-u.-t September Oct.-Dec. Jan.-M.r.
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      BULLION REPORT.
      685 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montague and Co., write as follows on July 15 The Bank of England gold reserve .igainst notes amounted to £164,619,306 on July 8 (as compared with £163,271.740 on the previous Wednesday), and represents an increase cif £16,993,684 since Dec. 31, 1930.
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      RUBBER MARKET.
      708 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. v Symington snd Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London, July 15, states: The market during the past seven days has been very much under the influence of the financial crisis in Germany. After remaining about steady up to the end of last week
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      METAL MARKET.
      374 9 William Jacks and Cos. report dated London, July 15, states Trade and commerce have never had much to thank politics for in the past, and the experience of the past three weeks gives further proof «xf this. From now on manufacturers throughout the world will again begin to
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      772 9 Statistical Position To Improve. SIAM AND QUOTA SCHEME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. The ultimate basis for improvement in the tin situation depends not only upon a lessened output, but upon an enlarged consumption, and unfortunately the indications in 'his regard are far from bright.
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    FINANCIAL WISDOM.
    412 9 World's Uneconomic Position. Lord lnchrape, chairman, the P. and (V Hanking Corporation Ltd. A<; t<> tht general outlock for the i-omin.t year, the whole position of the world's tradinir is wrapped up in the arrangements which may be made /or a postponement of Wai debts and reparations. Sir
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    EXCHANGES.
    77 9 RuKby. Aujr. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.04(4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. t%4., Berlin 20^4, Brussels 54.83 1^. Bucharest XI", Rio 3V4, Buenos Aires :il I Copenhagen 18.16- Geneva 24.87. Hnlsintrfors l:rj Hong Kong Is., Lisbon 110U, Madrid r >f,..V>, Milan 92.80, Monte Video 22',. New Fort i.*s' t Oslo
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      230 9 NOTICE RENE ULLMANN'S Annual Cheap Sale A very important stock of JEWELLERY, and of WRIST and Pocket WATCHES of the finest designs will be sold with VERY IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS on their prices. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1931— This stock will include the LATEST PATTERNS of GOLD, WHITE GOLD-SILVER, NICKEL,
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    AMUSEMENTS. Singapore.
    108 10 AI.II\MBRA. Joan Crawford in Oar Blushing Bridei. 6.16 9.16. Phone 6309. CAPITOL.— So Long, Letty with Charlotte Greenwood. 6.15 9.15. Phon« 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.— Robert Dreicher'i Famous Viennese Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangi, Zoo, Javanese Ronggeng, Skating Ground, etc. MARLBOROUGH.— George Bancroft in Ladies Love Brutes. 6.16—9.15. NEW
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      76 10 MRS. ANG PIAN ANN.— (Madam Tan Gin Neo) at her residence at 280G, Race Course Road at l.f>o a.m. on the morning of August X, 19.i1, at the age of 68, leaving behind her two sons, Ang Teck Sicw (alias Goh Hood Tcck) Ang Teck Hock, one daughter, two
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1931. THE TIN BOMBSHELL.
    969 10 There is no need to exaggerate th? extreme seriousness of the communique issued by the F.M.S. Government with regard to the tin quota scheme. It is now tacitly admitted that through a miscalculation, the origin of which still has
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    254 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. It is now gazetted that Mr. C. C. Brown has been appointed to act as Under-Secretary, S.S. Dr. Hertz, the acting Consul-General in Singapore for Germany, will speak on Stresemann at the Rotary Club tiffin next Wednesday. Mr. E. E. H. Beck, A.C.P., and Mr. E. V. Fowler,
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    THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ITS CAUSE.
    2135 10 Immense Production Due To Science. (By David Freeman) The following is the first of two articles on the economic crisis by Mr. David Freeman, who wan for many years a member of the F.MS. Bur. The views expressed by Mr. Freeman are, of course,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    764 10 GERMANY'S "FATAL MONTH." The past month has been one of the most momentous and portentous in postWar history, especially for Germany. Crisis has succeeded crisis with such monotonous insistency that the word almost lest its significance through overwork, and the experience of being snatched from the
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    COMMUNIST MURDERS IN BERLIN: EXPRESS BLOWN UP. POLICE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.
    1308 11 COMMUNIST MURDERS IN BERLIN EXPRESS BLOWN UP. POLICE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD. Bomb Exploded Under The Basle-Berlin Express. RIOTS IN GERMANY. Prussian Referendum Fails. Two police captains and a sergeant, who led the force which dispersed Red demonstrators on Saturday, were shot down in cold blood by Communists in Berlin
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    MISHAP TO AIR LINER HANNIBAL.
    94 11 Tail Pulled Off But No Casualties. London, Aug. 8. Eighteen passengers, en route for Paris from Croydon, had a lucky escape when the Hannibal, the biggest and most luxurious air liner in the world, was forced to land in Kent owing to engine trouble. One
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    FLOODS IN CHINA.
    215 11 Eighty Million Said to Be Homeless Shanghai, Aug. 7. The flood disaster in Central China is assuming unprecedented proportions. It is now estimated that the refugees number nearly 80,000,000 and that the damage done to property exceeds $40,000,000. Shanghai is pledged to contribute $500,000 toward the flood
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    SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.
    127 11 Promises to Pay Return Visit to Berlin. Rome, Aug. 8. Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtius have left here for Berlin. They were seen off by the Italian Foreign Minister (Signor Grandi) and other notables. Rome, Aug. 8. Signor Mussolini has accepted the invitation of the German Chancellor (Dr.
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    LULL IN SOUTH CHINA.
    145 11 Neither Canton Nor Nanking Taking the Offensive. Hong Kong, Aug. 7. The situation in South Hunan remains normal and there is yet no sign whatever of the threatened invasion from the south by a combined force of Kwangsi-" Ironside and Kwangtung troops, concerning which so much
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    IN THE HIGHLANDS.
    127 11 Premier's Visit to Colonel Stimson Ends. Rugby, Aug. 8. The Prime Minister and his daughter. Miss Isbel Mac Donald, today concluded their two-day visit at a century-old farmhouse at Shiber Cross, in Sutherland, Scotland, as the guests of the American Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson. Col.
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    EXCESS PRODUCTION OF TIN.
    273 11 London and F.M.S. Action. ORE AND SHARE PRICES EXPECTED TO RISE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 8. The Financial Times learns authoritatively that the F.M.S. Government is prepared to arrange, indirectly, for tha financing of the 3,000 to 4,000 tons of tin ore produced during
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    EARL GREY.
    170 11 Emphasises the Need For Economy. Rugby, Aug. 8. Defining his personal view of the policy of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons in a speech last night, Lord Grey of Fallodon said that at the beginning of the present Parliament, the Liberals felt that the present
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    GOING EAST.
    100 11 Boardman and Polando Reach Marseilles. Marseilles, Aug. 9. The American flyers Messrs. Boardman and Polando hava arrived here from Turkey. Reuter. Messrs. Boardman and Polando, toward the erd of last month, flew non-stop from New York to Constantinople, breaking the long diitance record previously held ly Cap'ain Costes
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    THE DORNIER DO.X.
    51 11 Delayed Indefinitely At Para. New York, Aug. 9. A message from Para states that the giant German flying-boat Dornier Do.X. has bean delayed indefinitely, awaiting a new motor. Reuter. The Dornier Do.X. is on a flight fro:n Rio de Janeiro to New York, carrying mailr and nrae
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    CRISIS IN HUNGARY.
    78 11 Control and Regulation Of Exchange Transactions. Budapest, Aug. 8. The Government has promulgated a decree for the control and regulation of foreign exchange transactions and prohibiting the transfer of pengoes abroad or the granting of credit to persons or businesses abroad without the Government's permission. An exception
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    CANTON ANXIOUS FOR PEACE ?
    342 11 CANTON ANXIOUS FOR PEACE An Invasion Feared. APPEAL FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION. Hong Kong, Aug. 10. There are signs that the leaders of the Cantonese faction, which is in revolt against Nanking, are becoming seriously alarmed at the prospect of a possible early invasion of Kwangtung by the Central (Nanking) forces
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    STILL THEY COME
    220 11 Congratulations Pour In On Mr. J. A. M oil i son. Rugby, Aug. 8. Congratulations are still being received by Mr. J. A. Mollison on his recordbreaking flight from Australia. Apart from suffering from inflamed eyes and eye-strain, caused by the dust, the heat and the glare
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    THE LINDBERGHS.
    108 11 Flying Across Desolate Alaska. New York, Aug. 8. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh, who are flying from New York to Tokio, hopped off today from Aklavik for Point Barrow, Alaska. Later: Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh have arrived at Point Barrow. Aklavik is on the Arctic Sea near the point
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    U.S. BANK FAILURE SEQUEL.
    88 11 40 Directors Charged In £12,000,000 Suit. New York, Aug. 9. Forty directors of the defunct Bank of the United States are being charged, in a £12,000,000 suit brought by the State against the bank, with having run the bank in an improvident, careless and reckless manner
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    GERMAN FINANCE.
    492 11 U.S. Banker As Chairman Of Basle Committee. Basle, Aug. 8. Mr. Albert Wiggin, the chairman of the Chase National Bank, has been appointed president of the, Committee of hxperts, now sitting at Basle, to consider the German financial position. The Committee's session will probably last a fortnight. Reuter.
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    SUNGEI PUNTAR.
    78 11 Plan for Tiding Over Difficult Times. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 8. The shareholders of the Sungei Puntar Rubber Co., which has a paid-up capital of £110,000 in two shilling shares, are invited to subscribe to an offer of £5,000 ten per cent, notes, redeemable in September,
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    N.S.W. CIVIL SERVANTS.
    114 11 May Get Their July Pay Very Soon Now I Sydney, Aug. 8. The plight of New South Wales civi servants, who have not yet received their July pay owing to the State's financial difficulties, is expected to be relieved immediately, the Commonwcaltl Loan Council having approved the
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    DUTCH RUBBER POLICY.
    129 11 More Active Measures Hinted At. AMSTERDAM RUMOUR. Announcement to be Made Next Month. London, Aug. 10. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times understands that the Dutch Government has now decided upon the policy it will follow with regard to rubber restriction, but the official announcement will
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    THORBURN CASE.
    280 11 Finding of Body Not Confirmed. Nanking, Aug. 8. Inquiries made this morning indicate that there is no truth in the report that Mr. John Thorburn's body has been found. Neither the Foreign Office nor the British Minister has received such a report. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister
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    TOO MUCH COTTON.
    80 11 U.S. Farmers Dismayed Hy Crop Estimates. Washington, Aug. H. Cotton farming interests are dismayed at the official cotton crop estimates whic!i are 15,584,000 bales, which is an Immh of 1,500,000 bales compared with average private estimates. The Chicaco market, which was tho only exchange open after the
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    SEARCH FOR AMUNDSEN.
    219 11 Baulked by Fog And Compact Ice. Moscow, Aug. !>. The Soviet ice-breaker Malyguin'i search for traces of Amundsen, and the missing members of the crew of the airship Italia, has failed. Fog and compact ice baulked the Maiyguin's plans to reach Karl Alexandcrland, where the balloon part
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      71 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. Page letter from Scotland Wireless Programmes 8 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 London Tin Market 9 The Economic Crisis and Its Cause. By David Freeman 10 Wight man Cup Goes to America 13 Perak Win the Malaya Cup 13 Week-End Cricket Matches 13 Political Diary
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    HANKOW TRAGEDY.
    50 12 100 Perish in Collapse Of Grand Stand. Hankow, Aug. 9. The Hoods lirn have eausfcl the collapse of the grand stand of the Chinese racecourse which is a jr.cent to the Union Mission Hospital. The grand stand was crowded with flood refugees when t tolhipofni killing 1(0. Reuter.
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    158 12 Interesting Playing by Chinese Orchestra. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the Children's Concert which drew a crowded audience to the Memorial Hall on Saturday was the playing of Mr. Chia Keng Tye's orchestra. Conducted by Mr. Tay Lian Teck, these amateur musicians gave most acceptable renderings of
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    U.S. UNEMPLOYED.
    135 12 Volstead Act Abolition Would It Help Them New York, Aug. 9. At the very moment when President Hoover is reported to be seriously considering a Federal Unemployment Insurance Scheme to mitigate the hardships of the unemployed in America, the executive committee of the American Federation of Labour has
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    MR. PARKER CRAMER.
    80 12 Missing Between Shetlands And Norway. Oslo, Aug. 8. Mr. Parker Ciamer, who left the Faroes da, en route for Copenhagen, via Bergen, returned to Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands, owing to a storm off the Norwegian coast. Copenhagen, Aug. 9. Ifach anxiety is felt for the safety
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    JOSEPH SZIGETI.
    129 12 Programme for this Evening's Recital. Those who heard Joseph Szigeti, the Hungarian violinist, on the occasion of his last visit in Singapore will require no \irning to hear him again when he gives, hia final recital in the Victoria Memorial Hall this evening. For the past few weeks
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    ROTAN FOR BOY.
    77 12 Stole Cash, Jewellery And Clothing. (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Aug. 9. Muthu, a boy under 16 years of age, who was charged by the 0.C.P.D., Klang, before Raja Petra, the Klang Magistrate, with having entered the house of Mr. A. S. Raju, of Seaport Estate, and
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    60 12 Departures Still Outnumber Arrivals. Figures supplied by the Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, show that only four State-aided adult immigrants and one minor arrived from Madras Presidency during July. Other arrivals were adults 1,438: minors 89, infants 40. The balance is still greatly in the other direction however
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST HURT.
    50 12 Minor Injuries When Knocked Down by Motor-Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Aug. 9. While riding his motor-cycle from Port Swettenham to Klang, Mr. Tan Teck Bee, cf Messrs. Tan Chye Ec, was in colliMon with a motor-car, which was overtaking him, drives by Mr. Cameron of Kajang.
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    SIAM'S COMMERCE.
    45 12 New Department Formed For Its Development. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Br.ngkok, Aug. 10. It is gazetted that a new department has been added to the Ministry of Commerce and Communications. This department will deal with the development of commercial interests in the country.
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    BRITISH LEGION.
    43 12 Members in Siam Hold Dinner On Saturday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 10. Member*, of the British Legion in Siam dinrd on Saturday nicht. During the dinner it was announced that the British Minister had consented to become a vice-president.
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    23 12 A Chinese bus conductor was slightly huit when he w.i< stabbed by another ChtaMM last night at the 6th mile, Upper Seranjoon Bond.
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    R. L. STEVENSON.
    262 12 Sketch of VaHima to Be Sold at Sotheby's. In 1890, when R. L. StwenKon and bis family settled on his newly-bought property on the mountain behind Apia, to which he gave the name. of Vailima ("five rivers") he began to send to a few of his friends
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    ALLEGED "NIGHT CLUB."
    89 12 Charges Against Japanese Woman Summoned at the instance of Mr. R. Auten, of the Singapore Preventive Service, Siki Arai, a Japanese woman described as proprietress ef the Bedok Restaurant, was charged before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, this morning with permitting persons other
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    MR. E. WHITEHEAD.
    84 12 The death occurred at Lytham, I-anra-shire, on July 12 of Mr. Edgar Whitehead, formerly manager of Linotype and Machinery, Ltd., in Singapore. Mr. Whitehead, who was only 43 years of age, came to Singapore in 1919 and left about two years ago. He served during th^ Great
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    37 12 From Australia (Parcels only), by Nieuw Zeeland, due at Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan, by Africa Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. China and Japan, by Somali, due at Singapore 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
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    CUBA REVOLT.
    235 12 "Most Serious Since Year 1917." New York. Aug. 8. Rumours of a Cuban revolutionary plot and of the raising of a force in New York for the invasion of the island are confirmed by the news of the capture of 49 "fishermen" from Atlantic City and Ocean City
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    AT THE CAPITOL.
    210 12 The Irrepressible Charlotte Greenwood. Charlotte Greenwood, who takes the leading rele in Warner Bros.' reproduction of the stage comedy, So Long Letty," at the Capitol is the type of tall, angular, boisterously pleasant woman who, metaphorically speaking, carries her audience with her. At break-neck sped she finds
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    54 12 Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., have been appointed selling agents for Straits Settlements Government publications and will be in a position to supply the public as from Aug. 15. Annual subscriptions to the Government Gazette and monthly returns of foreign imports and exports of Malaya will, however, I* accepted only at
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    MALACCA ASSIZES.
    257 12 Chinese Gets Seven Years For Forgery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. A Chinese named Eu Kwet Peng, formerly bookkeeper and cashier with Messrs. E. A. Barbour and Co., sentenced at the' Assizes here to years' and five years' imprisonment, tl sentences to run concurrently, on two charges,
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    OVER THE SHOP.
    335 12 Passing of Old London Shophouses." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July Hi. Unlike Singapore, London has not rmmv "shophouses" left and old Lofldoi lamenting the passing from Holborn of the last residential tiadesman. ;i worm silversmith who continued until his itatfa to live over his shop. The
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    37 12 The appointment of the Rev. Mother St. Etienne Rousseau as Lady Superior in Penang of the Society of St. Mam-, during the temporary absence from the Colony of the Rev. Mother St. I Sailer has been approved.
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    Perak Team Wins the Malaya Cup.—British Women Tennis Players Beaten.
    1359 13 Perak Team Wins the Malaya Cup. British Women Tennis Players Beaten. S.C.C. TOURNAMENT CRICKET. Bright Hitting By Etceteras. The Etceteras batted splendidly in their S.re. cricket tournament match with the Merchants t.n Friday and Saturday, and within two hours, knocked up 211 runs for the loss of five wickets, and
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    MALAYAN RECORDS BROKEN.
    260 13 Haniff's Great Sprint At Perak Sports. Ipoh, Aug. 10. Two new Malayan records were put up at the Perak open athletic championship meeting on Saturday. Mohamed Haniff did the sprint in even time (10 sees.), the previous best being 10 1-5 siti-,, and Ho Ah Loke cleared
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    SINGAPORE BEATEN BY PERAK:
    1779 13 Better Team Wins. MALAYA CUP FINAL AT KUALA LUMPUR. (By Our Own Representative.) I'erak 3 Singapore 1. Perak won the Malaya Cup for the second time in the history of the competition on Saturday when they defeated Singapore in the final at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium
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    LOCAL COLF.
    286 13 Race Course Victory Over Singapore G.C. The match between teams representing the Race Course and Singapore Golf Clubs, played on the former's links yesterday, resulted in a win for the Race Course, by 11 to 4V4. Scores were as follows, S.G.C. players mentioned first Eldred and Buchanan 0,
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    188 13 Cup-Winners at Saturday's Sports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 8. The Anglo-Chinesn School held their annual athletic sports this afternoon under excellent conditions. A -programme of 34 events was successfully gone through and at the close the prizes were presented by Mrs. Forbte. The principal results were
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    WIGHTMAN CUP FOR U.S.A.
    374 13 British Players Fail In Singles. New York, Aug. 8. America won the Wig'htman ("up at Forest Hills by five matches to two. Great Britain winning only the double matches. On Friday Great Britain lost three singles matches, and when play opened today America made her victory
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    US. BASEBALL.
    98 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 8. Friday's baseball results were National League. Philadelphia 13 New York 5 Boston 3 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 8 Chicago 0 American League. Chicago 2 St. Louis 0 New York, Aug. 'J. Saturday's
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1619 14 WILL THE I.L.P. BREAK FROM THE SOCIALIST PARTY LEFT WING REVOLTS ONSLAUGHT ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT BILL— MR. CHURCHILL ON RETROGRESSION IN INDIA THE LORDS AND ELECTORAL REFORM THE COST OF BROADCASTING TO THE COLONIES. (By Our Parliamentary Correspondent.) London, July 14. RELATIONS between the
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    BRITAIN'S CALL TO THE WORLD.
    356 14 A Demand for Real Disarmament. Ten thousand folk packed the Albert Hall yesterday afternoon, writes Sir John Foster Fraser in the Sunday Times of July 12. One Prime Minister and two exPrime Ministers Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Scotsman, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Englishman, and Mr. Lloyd George,
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    POLITICAL LEADERS ON PEACE PLATFORM.
    528 14 The Prime Minister was "all out" to stir the hearts of the magnificent audience. No public man has a more vibrant, passionate speech, with an effective doric impetuosity. He, like the ex-Premiers who followed, avoided mentioning other countries; but not a school maim in the
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    POPULARITY ON THE WANE.
    903 16 Taiping Races. SPORT BRINGS LITTLE EXCITEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 10. There was only a small attendance on the first day of the Taiping races and there is no doubt that the popularity of this meeting is waning. Firstly the meeting follows too closely
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    MALAYAN COMMAND SPORTS.
    682 16 Keen Competition At Tanglin. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday when the Malaya Command annual athletic sports were held. The meeting had been in progress for the previous five days, and Saturday was the grand finale." The meeting was well-attended, and among
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    226 16 Monday, August 10. Football S.A.F.A. 2nd Div. Police vs. Robinson's Anson Road Stadium. Perak Races: Taiping Turf Club Professional Meeting, Last Day. Tuesday, August 11. Football S.A.F.A. Reserve Div. Gloucesters vs. Malays, Anson Road Stadium; 2nd Div. Fraser and Neave's vs. Post Office, S.H.B. ground. Wednesday, August 12.
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    WALLEY STOPS MUTSU.
    429 16 Japanese Retires at End Of Third Round. For Mutsu, the local Japanese bantamweight, to have a chance of beating Boy Walley, it had to be supposed that he had improved tremendously or that Walley had slipped down the ladder. Mutsu is a sturdy, willing boxer, who always
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    LION CITY RING.
    240 16 Johnson Beats Wihnotl On Points. The promotion at the Lion City Ring also drew a large crowd, so it is evident that there is plenty of interest in boxing in Singapore. A good top line event had been secured in a 10-round bout between the welterweights Young
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    SINGAPORE BISLEY.
    460 16 Kirwan 102, Major W. MacLeod 100, Pte. L A. Mottu 99. Service Aggregate C.Q.M.S. H. S. Kirwan 207, Cpl. Tan Ah Ling 206, C.S.M. J. Weston 204', Cpl. A. Pareira 203. Vickers Machine-gun Competition No. 3 Platoon 411 (Swithinbank, Hawson, Tidbury, Williams. Draw, decides and Cannelli, No. 1
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS.
    94 16 Fine Away Wins In First Division. London, Aug. 8. Scottish League football season began today, and the results of the opening matches played in the First Diwsion were as follows Scottish League (Div. 1.) The promoted clubs are Third Lanark and Dundee United. Aberdeen Clyde 2
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    STOPPING THE EXPRESS.
    179 16 New Method of Trickery In Hungary. The Magyarsag of Budapest reports that a few days ago, on leaving the station at Marosvasarhely (now Rumanian territory), the express train drew up some hundred yards outside the station. The passengers who dismounted to find out what the matter was
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