The Straits Times, 25 August 1931

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    37 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times THE LARGEST 'AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. '0 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1981 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      251 1 Singapore: 78, Cecil st. cphone aiao. ▲^p^ I «.lt Tonight 1.15 I.KSI.IK HBNBOM in i "A WARM CORNER I Phwie 5261 1. PICTURE OF A LADY jHf'j^^v'^W Vl DISINFECTING HER THROAT A hf WITH A MONSOL PASTILLE |t^ *^~SR' I MONSOL pastilles have superseded "W\s gargling. They can be used
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      307 1 K&U ium^ur: 27. JAVA st.c^i&ne: UsF' ji|| 4711— FOR MEN. Let shaving become a pleasure each day, with B?^£jJ§j gyjs-^P^r^r) the help of fragrant 4 711 the genuine Kau-de- Rm ;pM B)^L s v_-^jU ew rO P s a dd e( to shaving water makes ■T r "^K ff)B^sg^BWM l
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      16 1 I «.15 Tonight t.15 I lhui nmoN in "A WARM CORNER" i Ph«ne 5261-1. L _l
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      541 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGERS AND CARGO >i:kvk i:s. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MUESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKUVICE. OUTWARD FP.OM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MANTUA 11,000 Sept. 5 1:1 Rl 6,070
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      737 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail SFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 27 28 t HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Sept 9 10 j tTERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 MAKUBAN MARU IOSOO Oct. 7 8 HAKIN A MARU IO.fiOO Oct. 21
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      477 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown teamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. hfANGOLA (3,352 ton*) (Cargo only). The :.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and inest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      625 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5.123. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Peaang. M.s. LALANDIA Sept. 2 Sept. 4 m.s. MKONIA Sept. 1G Sept. 18 m.s. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23 m.s. FALSTRIA
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      562 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE EHE OCIAN STEA.MSJIIP CO., I.IMITEI'. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEII.I.KS. LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG and BREMEN, (iENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL ami GLASGOW- BOSTON, NKW YOKK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINKN 1 LONDON, ROTTERDAM and
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      423 2 STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED AND THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in 8 JOINT SERVICE BANGKOK. SINGAPORE, MALACCA UfD PORT BWETTENHAN PBACHATIPOI for Bangkok KAMININ<; to Haiifikok Sept. 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTINi; SKRVK T. For Kelantan. Taft Talupin, P;it:iiii, Bingora, Laeon, Bich
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      520 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CXI.. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND. ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United Slates and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Lns Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN HORN sails from Honi Aug. 31 S.S. GOLDEN TIDE sails Sept. 22
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      550 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dhul AMERICAN MAIL LINE KOUND-THE-WORLD MM. A POKE, ITNANf;, COLOMBO, SUEZ, I'CIKT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leavs Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. HARRISON Aug. 31 Sept. S Sept. 6 PRES. HAYES Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 PRES. FILLMORE Sept. 28
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      685 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Ports and Snex CanaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG. SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Due Spore ss. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. s.s. CITY OF WORCESTER Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. m.v. CITY OF LILLE
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      354 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest v 1,666,845 Capital paid up 1,U50,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq.: Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq, J. O. Robinson, Esq, W. H. Shelfred,
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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Nethrrlanda Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESEBVB 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-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta
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      525 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 186S at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (abont £8,500,u00) Paid np Capital Glds. 55,000,000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 29,190,007 (sbout £2,432,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICIS THI HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and Japan.
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      545 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. .■!>• s?vcn words to a charge of 25 with ;n'r insertion. aces; teU up to 10 charted for the use iat is allowed ■rtions of the same ed and of ten por or more insertions nunt aie ordered. 1 :s, Deaths, Personal an>.:rds will be ■h per insertion
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      697 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, No. Ha, dlotead Bead. Ken! (70. Apply £4K, S.raits Times. BUNGALOW with tennis court at Balmoral Crescent. Apply 32, Balmoral Road. Bungalows C. 14, l«i, Angullia Park. 363, 561-A, Orchard Rd. fixing modern sanitation. TO LKT 'lord, facing the sea. Entry September 1. Apply
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      538 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, chops st Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. TO LET, small office, top floor, Dunlop Mouse, Robinson Road. Light, cool, lift. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 124, Straits Times. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Princt Street, top floor
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      462 4 MISCELLANEOUS HATS i-adc to order, rcmodellirj: and renoundertaken. EVE," 7, Orchard Rd. ELECTRICAL MASSAGE Mn. SONODA and Mis* SEZUAJ. NO. 5. BENCOOLKN STREET, SINGAPORE. FOR SALE PICTURES POLICE SPORTS. Art Studio, S7, Sclegic Road (near Casket Coy. I. I PURE OLIVE OIL (Berio) per gallon I tin $3.G0. G. Aurely,
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      745 4 PUBLIC NOTICES THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Queensland). Notice of Declaration of Interim Dividend. NOTICE is hereby jiven that an Interim Dividend of One Shilling per share on account of the financial y.'ar endins March 31, W.VI has been declared by the Directors of rnjiany in
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      733 4 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will I" 1 received at the Homurable Resident Council up to noon of September 21, works Erection of a \.i). Clinic at Tut Soon Street, Peni'iic. Every person applying for a form if Tender will be required to urn «.f Fifty Dollars with the Lo< U
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    Weekly Letter From Scotland.
    959 5 Long Summer Days Birds Awaken Memories Of The Past Dear Dead Days Beyond Recall Licensing Commission Recommendations Sale Of R.L.S. Relics St. Kilda Changes Hands A Kilt In The House Of Commons Memories O f Culloden Doctor Breaks HammerThrowing Record. (From Our Scottish Correspondent.) THIS evening,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
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      NAVAL VISITORS.
      339 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—111 your issue of Saturday last there appeared an article under the heading of Klang Sets an Example in the course of which it was suggested that the people of Singapore do nothing more in the way of hosrilr.liiy .or the
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      376 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TERMS MODERATE TONIGHT DINNER AND DANCE. MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29. Special Race Dinner Dance DANCING till 1 a.m. M'ATKONS ARK KINDLY REQIKSTKI) TO MAKE EARLY RESERVATIONS). Sea View Hotel Special Dinner Dance Kvery Wednesday and Kitiurday. OPEN AIR TALKIES. Thursday,
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      129 5 INSURANCE. COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. ASSURANCE CO, LTD. the London assurance HONG KONG FIRE INSCE., Co., Ltd, (Incorporated in England.) PHOENIX ASSURANCE Co., Ltd., WESTERN ASSURANCE Co., lire. Life. Marine, Accident. CmataatM UNION INSCE. SOCIETY of CANTON, Ltd., aad Motor. EAGLE STAR BRIT. DOM. INSCE. Co., i^—*^ GUTHRIE CO., LTD. ARTHUR
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      88 5 ASIA LIFE INSURANCE CO., Incorporated U.S.A. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act in every particular. HONGKONG BANK CHAMBERS. Phone 4411. Phone 4411. JAVA INDIAN PICKLES. Bamboo Shoots, Young C irk ins, Young Mango, Red Chilies. Small
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      41 5 USED EVERYWHERE HOYTS I. C. EL FOR COOL BEARINGS t 0(77( lIFIY V( L. Sole Agents in Malaya SINGAPORE I KNTRAb I KUALA LUMPUR Tel. 5471 (4 lines). IPOH. Vm. LC oLtnu o un>« kidm*?* minD«ntimm,««tTimiiiii«i, 4a. fcLECLEKC'B%?M£IU aXt^aCaJIIMGBWABWtIIIBMBV lSThJaf sWIMI
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      471 5 AUCTION NOTICE. MORTGAGEES' SALE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD BWGAPOBE PROP! in IKS. At Messrs. Cboong Kooa Bug C room, No. 30, (hulia Street, an Wednesday, Au-ust 19.!1, at 2.:>0 p.m. Lot 1. V;il\ Void lam! am! premise.; known as fi in CM:), Bukit Timah Kouri (near Krun.ii Road), Singapore, area
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      Notes From Shanghai.
      1753 6 A Crop of Mysteries— The Thorburn Ccue—The Japanese Boycott-fhttside Residents Annoy The Kuomintang -The Petition To The S.M.C.-Conduct of Dr. Francis F. Tucker— Use of Firearms By A Missionary— W us He Justified Politics And Floods Menace of I nemployment Half The Population Said To Be Workless.
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      VITRIOL THROWN ON TWO WOMEN.
      265 6 Shanghai Love Drama RUSSIAN DIES AFTER SWALLOWING ACID. Shanghai, Aug. 14. A shocking vitriol-throwing tragedy occurred here a few days ago, as the result of which two Russian women are now lying in hospital and the man responsible is dead, having swallowed some of the
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      A CANTON DENIAL.
      116 6 Reuter's Report of Galens And Borodin. Hong Kor.g, 1 Aug. 12. Denying any connection between the Canton Government and Messr3. Borodin and (ialens, two Russian politicians known for their connection with the Kuomintang in South China prior to the KuomintangCommunist split in 1927, the management of the
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      THE KOREAN AFFAIR.
      65 6 Nanking Claims $15,000 For Each Victim. Nanking, Aug. 12. The Foreign Ministry (Dr. C. T. Wang) has decided to ba?e its claim for compensation at the rate of $15,000 for each Chinese resident killed in the recent Korean riots. This is based on the rate of compensation
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      CHAOS THREATENS IN SHANSI.
      572 6 Shang Cheng Resigns. PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE MUKDEN REGIME. Peking, Aug. 7. Grave developments, which may lea<! to further strife among the Shansi and north-western commanders regarding the administration of Shansi and other important territory in southern Chihli and parts of Honan, are expected in connection
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      HAINAN BANDITS.
      168 6 Another Outbreak by The Outlaws Canton, Aug. 11. A telegraphic message was received from Lohwei, in Hainan, today, which states that )he city was attacked by a gang consisting of several thousand bandits on August 1. The majority of the troops being away at the time, the Government
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      TAX ON COAL.
      63 6 Merchant Petition Against New Levy. Canton, Aug. 13. The Canton Coal Merchants Union has submitted a petition to the Ministry of Finance' asking for the removal of the newly imposed coal tax, on the ground that coal is a necessary article in everyday life and the basis
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      A Hong Kong Letter.
      1544 6 The Explosion At Macao— Straits Cadets' 1 Narrow Escape —Graphic Accounts Of Disaster Whole Colony Shaken Family Of Seven Perish The Typhoon Season Waishing Driven Ashore Ben Line Steamer's Terrible Experience Return O f Mr. Eugene Chen. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hcng Kong. Aug. 14. The
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      138 6 WHAT A WONDERFUL COMPLEXION "Have you the prescription for it in your hand bag?" "I have! The prescription is on the dieting list which my Doctor gave me. It contains the remark: No Caffein!" "So you don't drink any more Coffee?" "On the contrary, I take more and a better
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      25 6 ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE. Tiffin will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the ADELPHI HOTEL. Speaker Mr. E. A. BROWN. Subject MUSIC AND MANKIND.
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      95 7 Pftr^L-A M T.I Imi JB MlB JSb\ MSmil^^^ TELEPHONE 69 O 9 sr*swK& 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 A pulsating, vivid story A gran-1 Oil a picture you'll love an 1 never forget. Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr made it m. J sssssss^sssflLsi Wl ml WITH LEWIS STONE KAY JOHNSON— KAY FRANCIS. FRIDAY HELL'S ANGELS. 6.15
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      283 7 AGAIN The "Theatre of International Successes" Presents a Famous British Comedian in A Side-splitting Success CAPITOL 6.i 5| TONIGHT [9ig THE POPULAR ENGLISH FAVOURITE LESLIE HENSON laJy y i? AY 1 ssisssW \V^r r A r ASZ9sm sM MJr ssssssl m W \w/i 1 1 T^ fiH rW -a v.
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      106 7 v *^V^'^W .^.♦.»s3 The London Papers are still full of the Amazing Columbia Film Spectacle "DIRIGIBLE" which is variously described as The Show of 1,000 wonders A Fighting Triumph over Nature The Thrill Picture of 1931 The Mighty Mammoth of the Air This magnificent film which has startled London is
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      223 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle im [pa* I* I rm* i* 1 7 W~ ipii i^ j^_«p rs rr -I prig 55 "■ZH^I Z!liOiZ ~"P~"si53 H~~ii~" zt—^ m~~m m^ ii igi^mk y^ p-f I I 1 pJ I 1 I mn m (CLUBS.) across. }j ly n '">* 9 I -»t. Kescues
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    NEW LINER'S WIRELESS.
    1082 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Completely Equipped. TELEPHONE AND MUSIC INSTALLATION. ia lining that one of the most outip in the world to be comin 1981 should cairy the most te v.iifli's:; e<iuipment ever install- any ship, and the Marconi instali of the Empress of Britain may be hu> described.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      210 8 Singapore, Aug. 18. selling. London, 4 months' sight 23 2ft '32 Laadoa, 3 months' siirht 2 Lom'on, CO days' siifht 2 1 27 :;2 London, 30 days' si^ht 1 8 13 U London, demand 2 S 13 32 London, T.T. I/3 21 iL 1 Lyons and Paris, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      175 8 Biagaawre, Aug. i:>. Gambler in 00 (Cube No. 1 unr-ickrd) IBM Copra .1)11 111 i >. •r I S .i« Boar, Sarawak i.W White I'eppcr 2K.:.0 liluck Pepper Pearl Sago 4.2;, small 0.00 medium pearl 6DO Rice, Siam J165 to 221 Sau-on $ISC to IGN Raniroon $150 to 16.x
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      59 8 From China and Japan, by Alipore, due at Singapore 8 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Fushin,; Maru, due. at Singapore on Thurs.lay, the 27th instant. From Europe (London mails dispatclir m Aug. 6), by Rajula, due at Pena.i 0 a.m. on Friday, the 28th instant. From
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        446 8 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellen. D fl Asam Kumbang 20/9 22/fl fl Austral Malay 19/- 21/- -I Ayer liitam Tin 10/6 11/6' 11 1 Bangrin Tin 9/- in 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.29 0.32 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1 Burroah Malay
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        GENERAL.
        263 8 •'•I- 1 Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ireft. 2.0214 2.12H 1 il Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.8.9 3.13.9 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 0.30n0m. 00 60 Chines* Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 .1 il Con. T. S. 7% Pref». 16/9 17/3 -1 il
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 .inrapor* Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1920 Ted. 19BX-36 108 104 ci jinonpcre Municipal 5 ft c. ol 1901 re 1940 $400,M10 par. b% prem. 3ir<apore V ir.icipal 4H pic. of 1907 r< J. 1&47 11,600,000 85 par Singapore Hunicipi! 4 Vs i>.c. Ci 1909 led.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      401 8 Fraser land Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations Afe th« pr wot tin»« th« majority of above rnbbtr ihare qooUtions are nominal only. LYALL A EVATT. I Today'i Price Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt Allcnby ($1) 0.30 0.60 C.50 0.63 Uor Cajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.35 0.45 Hitam
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      697 8 Government Tests From Petaling Hill. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. It is announced *hat tests will be made forthwith from Periling Hill between the hours of 10.30 and 11 a.m., each day except on Sunday ami public holidays. The broadcast will be on a wave-length of
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      84 8 Programme of drills up to and for weekend Aug. 30 Tuesday, Auir. 2.".. I p.m., Malay Drill Hall, "X" (Malay) Co., Weapon Training; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "A" (M.0.)1 Co.. Team Practice 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "E" (Chinese) Co.. Weapon training 0.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "A" (M.C.) Co.,
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      AIR MAILS.
      25 8 Air Mail from Batavia. A ma l f i ->• l Batavia and Palcmbanjj by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. today.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    203 8 Today. Upper Burma and Calcutta (Indus Mai iij p.,.,. North an.) Kast India (Hosanir) :i p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India and U.S.A. (Javanese Prince) 3 p in. Selat Pandjang, Siak, Pnkan Baroe, Pajakombo, Padang and Bcngkalis (Hong Kwong) 8 p.m. Bengkalit, Laboean Bilik, Tandjong Balei and
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    41 8 By Spore London Left Arrd. Athos II July IS Aug. 10 J. van Oldenbarncvclt July 24 Aug. 14 Rawalpindi July 24 Aug. 15 Dempo July 31 Aug. 20 Karapara July iO Aug. 24 D'Artagnan July 2'J Ant; H
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    248 8 Tuesday, Auirust 25. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrance Godowa Gale Bast Wharf HeaMg 21 l Main Wharf Isut-Jtra Maru IS Kedah 13 :< Javani'sc Prince 11 Balotian S .1 Empire Dock Deli 37 :i Snisanjr 30 Rhexonor 40 -i Icircsias 41) West Wharf
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      54 8 PLANTING MATERIAL ALL TYPES OF GREEN MANURE SEEDS also BUDWOOD AND BUDDED STUMPS from well-known Java and Sumatra Clones, etc, etc Details and quotations on applications to FRANCIS PEEK CO., T.APORE. EARTHENWARE SUBSOIL PIPES FOR DRAINAGE AND ANTIMALARIAL WORKS VARIOUS SIZES AT REDUCED PRICES. ENQUIRIES, The Elkayes Potteries Office, No.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      313 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. YESTERDAY. I 1 P.M. YESTERDAY, l Erijrlit Wind. Stations. Temperature Kam- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. I Max. Min. /all. shine. Humidity tion. j F. F. Ins. hours. m pn Kedah Alor Star 83 75 0.96 0.9 B.J WSW 10 Drizzle Kclantan K ta
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      260 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tuesday, August 25. H. W. 9.45 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 8.«5 p.m., 8 rt. C in. Psychological Assn. mtj., Adelphl Hotel, 6.15 p.m. Wednesday, August 26. H. W. 10.25 a.m., 8 ft. 3 in., 9.24 p.m., 9 ft. Rotary Tiffin. Mr. E. A. Brown on
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    298 9 Formation of a Tin Pool. RUBBER STOCKS DOWN. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices Ruhbor, 7'j cents per lb. Tin, 12."> tons at $.">9..")0 per picnl. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London. 2 16d.. unchanged. New York, IK cts., up ct. Market Tone Slißhtly steadier. Tin, London,
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    264 9 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight 1 alter.-. Tnin.iih, (Harold liindlossl. two copies; Friandl and Relations, (Klizabeth Bowan) Bmilinc Charlie, (Max Brand); Tha Puke.; Stratagem, (CI. B. Burginl. two o>|.U •> The Menoce on the Downs, (Miles Burl ft) Hi. of !);uiiascus
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      858 9 Checking the Efflux Of Gold. GILT-EDGED STOCKS AFFECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. The London money market was somewhat surprised by the raising of the Bank rate last Thursday from 2V4 per cent, to 3M> per cent., the lower rat* huving operated for only ten
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      54 9 11 o'clock noon, Aug. 23. Tone of Market :—Quiet, sellers reserved. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 2 5-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cts. .V 8 per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard lUndard R.S.S. on Tender S|>ot September October Oct.-IKv. •Jun.-Mar.
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      BULLION REPORT.
      710 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. Samuel Montagu and Co., in their report dated July 29. state The Bank of Kngland gold reserve against notes amounted to f148.773.5f> on July 22 (as compared with £163,991,026 on the previous Wednesday), and represents an increase of f1,148.224 since Dec. 31,
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      155 9 Value of Imports and Exports Compared With 1930. The Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. lias forwarded the follower com paratire statement of the total value of foreign trade, including parcel post and bullion imported to and exported from British Malaya during 1930 and for January to July
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      471 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per catty where not <therwise stated, prevailing at the Singapore markets on Aug. 21, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak t round > 4S per catty, beef s>tcu or cm ry 40,
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      96 9 Amalgamated Malay. 51,000 lb. Baioe Kidoel. -200,664 lb. Balonbissie. -22,914 lb. Balau. 41,600 lb. Boranan?.— 3s,3oo lb. Bertam (Taisho).— 9l,ooo lb. Bcrelli. -31,500 lb. Breokiaads. 166.166 lb Bukit Kepong.— 27,lso lb. Chemhonir. un,O(»U lb. Cheras. r>C 500 lb. Tunnemara.- 54.700 lb. Djasinga.— lo3,63B lb. Donowarie. :ir, M\
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      915 9 The Dutch Report On Restriction. WORLD OPINIONS CHANGING. (By A. W. Still.) London, July 2i>. I gather that translations of the report; made to the Dutch Colonial Minister have been prepared, and will in <iue course become available to all who are interested in thp mbl>er industry,
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    550 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. Symintcton and Sindai weekly market report dated London, July 29, ■tall Since our last report the ru!>!>cr market has been dull and prices kmwt further declined. The outcome of the London conference on Kuropean finance ni i lepeoiattag in tho rubber market M
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    EXCHANGES.
    67 9 Kupl.y. Auk. M. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam. 12.015, Athens 37., Bombay I .V\,!., Berlin 20, Brunseis 34^1. Bucharest "IT, Rio 3 3-32, Buenos Aiies Sltt, Copenhagen 18 18, Geneva 24.93%, Helsinj Kong llHd., Lislnn 210, Mm! rid 64.75, Milan Monte Vidro 22, New York 4.85 Oslo 15.17H Paris 123.95,
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    87 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.—Lewis Stone in Passion Flower. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.—LesIie Henson in A Warm Corner. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261/2. EUROPE HOTEL.—Dinner and Dance, Europe Hotel New Dance Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.—Opera, Wayangs, Zoo Sporting Field, Skating Ground, ate. MARLBOROUGH.—ReginaId Denny in Madam Satan. 6.15—9.15.. NEW WORLD.—Sid* Show., Dancing, Theatres, and Cinema*.
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      DEATH
      75 10 SOH.—Mrs. Soh Siew Whatt (Madam On* Kirn Ni'ui age (2, peacefully passed away on Saturday. August 22, 1931, at her residence No. 4, Lorong 25-A, Geylanfr Road, leavinir behind her four sorrowful son, Messrs. Soh Swee Gunn, Soh Swee K.t Soh Swee Trek and Soh Sweo Boh, foui daughters,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931. A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
    1134 10 Gnat Britain has been tested as she has not been tested since the days of the Great War, and once again patriotism has triumphed over all considerations of party, A National Government in which the best elements of all
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    TRAGEDY & CHIVALRY AT 250 M.P.H.
    1171 10 TRAGEDY CHIVALRY AT 250 M.P.H. The Schneider Trophy And Its History. (By T. S. Denham. author of Speed The Story of the Schneider Trophy.") The Schneider Trophy race t« to take place early next month and, in this article, some account is given of pre- vious contests since the Trophy
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    133 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The Governor has recognised Mr. C. T. Hansen as acting Danish Vice-Consul in Penang. A commission as Second Lieutenant in the S.S.V.F. has been granted to Mr. B. K. Whitehouse. H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, will give a garden party at King's House, Kuala Lumpur, on
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    753 10 THE TIPPING EVIL. People who do much travelling, unless they are of a very determined disposition, often spend small fortunes in tips, end to the impecunious, travelling through necessity, the system is the cause of much enil>arrussiiient. If i! could be abolished in hotels, on ships
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    45 10 In the place of Haji Mohamed Hakim, who died recently, Shaikh Salim bin Taha Mattar has been appointed a mexber of the Board of Visitors, Singapore Reformatory, and Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff a member of the Board of Visitors, St. John's Island Quarantine Station.
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    MR. MACDONALD TO FORM A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
    1719 11 MR. BALDWIN MAY BE LORD PRIVY SEAL. Momentous Step To Save The Country. TWO HUNDRED LABOUR MEMBERS DESERT THEIR LEADER. London Aug. 25. A National Government is to be formed with Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald as Prime Minister. While the composition of the new
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    TROUBLE IN TEXAS OIL FIELDS.
    61 11 Two Churches Burnt: Many Other Fires. Kilgore, Texas, Aug. 21. Incendiarism has .kept soldiers in this oil town on extra guard duty following the mysterious burning down of two churches and other fires which were quickly controlled. It will be recalled that martial law was
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    KOREAN RIOTS.
    134 11 China's Demand For Compensation. Nanking, Aug. 24. Referring to the Korean riots at the beginning of July, in which according to Chinese investigators, 140 Chinese were killed and 118 seriously injured and the loss of property aM goods approximated ?3,C*****, th 2 Foreign Office this morning delivered a
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    CENTRAL CHINA UNDER WATER.
    198 11 Appalling Losses. PLIGHT OF STARVING REFUGEES. Shanghai, Aug. 21. The air voyage between Nanking and Hankow is now a trans-ocean flight, for Central China lies beneath a tideless sea. Under the water are countless village* and hundreds of small towns, over which junks sail without obstruction.
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    TAX ON CAPITAL.
    82 11 New Measure in the Dutch East Indies. Batavia, Aug. 24. The Government has introduced a supplementary budget for 1932, in view of the intended introduction of a tax on capital on the following scale Per Mille. Above 25,000 guilders up to 120.000 guilders 2V4 Above 120,000 guilders
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    PALESTINE RIOTS.
    137 11 Armoured Cars and Troops For Nablus. Jerusalem, Aug. 24. A British police officer was injured in the head and ribs by a shower of stones during the rioting at Nablus on the occasion of an Arab strike throughout Palestine as a protest against sealed armouries in Jewish villages.
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    REVOLT IN NORTH SPAIN.
    127 11 Protest Against Government's Anti-Clerical Policy. Madrid, Aug. 24. Fears of the revolt in the Basque and Navarre regions, in the North of Spain, against the anti-clerical policy of the Government, have provoked the Government to overawe the population by a display of force. Three more Catholic
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    CANTON WANTS PEACE.
    51 11 Growing Feeling Among High Officials. Hong Kong, Aug. 24. It is understood that high officials in Canton are strongly advocating peace with Nanking. General Chan Chai-tong, the com-marcer-in-chief in Kwangtung and the leader of the Canton revolt, is holding a meeting to discuis the situation. Sin Kuo
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    US. AIR DERBY.
    47 11 Miss Winifred Spooner Among The Competitors. Santa Monica, Aug. 24. Sixteen women and 44 men have started on a 2,200-mile flight in easy stages in the trans-continental Air Derby to Cleveland. Miss Winifred Spooner is the only foreign entrant. The prizes aggregate $25,000.— Reuter.
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    QUEENSLAND MINE SALES.
    97 11 Jury's Verdict for Mr. Theodore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Aug. 21. The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, has escaped political annihilation by th jury's verdict in the Mungana conspiracy case in Brisbane. The jury absolved him and Mr. Maccormack, the former Prime Minister of Queensland, from the
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    POISON GAS.
    195 11 Germans Teach Nanking Troops Its Use Canton, Aug. 24. A mass meeting held under the auspices of the local Kuomintang, yesterday resolved to boycott German goods and a committee was formed to organise the campaign. The immediate cause of the ar.tiGerman feeling in Canton is reported to be
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    INDIAN CONFERENCE.
    115 11 No Interruption Of Preparations. Rugby, Aug. 24. The future of the Indian Round-Table Conference in the light of the chance of government must necessarily await an authoritative statement by the Secretary of State for India in the new Government. Meanwhile preparations for the conference are proceeding without interruption
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    GENERAL SMUTS.
    78 11 Centenary Meeting of The British Association. Rugby, Aug. 24. General Smuts reached Southampton today on a visit during which he wiU presido over the centenary meeting of the British Association beginning on Sept. 23. The subject of the presidential address will be The Scientific World Picture of Today."
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    41 11 Satisfactory Rate of Progress Maintained. Rugby, Aug. 24. A bulletin regarding the Duke of Gloucester, who was operated on for appendicitis on Saturday, states that the patient had a good day and is making satisfactory progress. British Wireless.
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    INTERNATIONAL TIN POOL.
    176 11 New Agreement by Four Governments. QUOTA CONTINUED. In Force Unconditionally Until 1933. liondon, Aug. M. The formation of an international tin pool is announced, with the concurrence of the four governments which on Feb. 28 signed the intcniational tin quota agreement. The pool will work in close
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    "ABANDON SCHEME."
    185 11 ABANDON SCHEME." Strong Comment by London Paper. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 21. "Once again Dutchmen and Bolivians have won and British and Chinese tin producers in Malaya will be sacrificed for the benefit of Dutch and Bolivian combines." This is ahe comment of the Daily Express on the
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    OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
    460 11 F.M.S. Government's Communique. The following i— i—iinfc|iifi concerning Malaya's excess tin production and the formation of an interrational tin p<">! W issued, signed hy the Under-Secretary t') the X.M.S. Government The following telegrams have been received by His Excellency the High Commissioner from the Right Hon. the. Secretary
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    F.M.S. ADVISERS IN SINGAPORE.
    821 12 Sir C. dementi's Scheme. STRAITS P.W.D. HEALTH HEADS IN THE F.M.S. Inder Sir Cecil dementi's scheme i of cinstituiional reform in the Fede- rated Malay States the Director of I'i.i !ir Works and the Director of Mediral *nd Health Services in the Straits Settlements are also
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    FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    45 12 Soviet Hiring Skilled U.S.A. Workmen. New York, Auk. -4. To leednttt the Five-Year Industrialisation Plan the Soviet is recruiting G.OOO skilled United States workmen for la Russia, according to Amtorf-, Kin trade organisation. Two thousand are stated already to have been hired. Reutcr.
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    ALKAFF GARDENS.
    297 12 Subject of Suit Against The Municipality. A claim for compensation against the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore brought by Syed Abdulrahman bin Shaik Alkaff was heard ihis morning before Mr. Justice Sprcule, the acting Chief Justice, in the Supren i Court. Mr. M. I>. Mindell appeared with Mr. K.
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    MR. CHICHESTER. Aeroplane Completely Wrecked.
    170 12 K:itsura (Japan), Aug. 15. The airman Mr. F. C. Chichester was seriously injured in a crash in which his plane struck telephone wires and was completely wrecked. The injuries sustained by Mr. Chichester are less serious than was originally feared, but it will be some
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    FOOD POISONING. Girls Affected at Ceylon Boarding School.
    118 12 Jaffna, Aug. 17. On Friday night the boarders of the C.M.S. Girls' College, numbering about 70, who had retired to bed after the usual dinner, consisting of rice, vegetables, and fish, got sick at midnight, about 20 to 30 of then 1
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    INDIAN CHESS MASTER.
    92 12 Sultan Khan's Victorious Career. London, Aug. 14. The Indian chess master, Sultan Khan, who won i.he British championship last year, continues his unbroken run of victories in this year's tournament, now beiner held at Worcester. There are 12 competitors. Four rounds have been played, and Sultan Khan,
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    INDIA'S NATIONAL FLAG.
    92 12 hpinnins Wheel on Saffron, White and Green. Bombay, Aug. 7. The All-India Congress Committee today adopted a change in the national flag, which henceforth will consist of saffron (instead of red, as heretofore), white and green horizontal stripes, with a spinning wheel in dark blue in the
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    40 12 The European Unemployment Comraittoe has received the following donations Previously acknowledged $64,671.56, Major G. M. Kidd $72, Apa Macham DOT Mi. H. L. Linnell $1,039.28, Anon Vnonymous K.L." (monthly) $6, ExService Association of Malaya $1,952.84, Clubs $568.60; $68,335,18.
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    MALAYAN MINERS QUESTIONED.
    238 12 How Many Coolies to Be Discharged The miners in the Federated Malay States have been circularised by the acting Senior Warden of Mines in order to find cut the probable extent of unemployment in the next quota period. The circular is as follows It at present appears
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    SIAM'S AIRWAYS.
    95 12 Service Now Open to The Public. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 25. The Aerial Transpoit Company of Siam opened its service yesterday to the public. The first machine carried 16 bags of mail and seven loads of merchandise. The Aerial Transport Com-.pany an- nounces that it will
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    THE ST. CLAIR ORGAN.
    156 12 It is notified with regard to the opening of the St. Clair Organ in the Memorial Hall on Thursday, Sept. 17, that H. E. the Governor will arrive at the Hall, and will be received with the usual honours, at 9.15. The audience should therefore be
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    15 12 The performance given by The Sunbeams in aid of the Child Welfare Society realised $316.
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    A DISTRICT JUDGE CENSURED.
    365 12 Strong Comments by Mr. Justice Thorne. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 24. Strong comments on the way a case was conducted were made by Mr. Justice Thoine when he gave judgment today m an appeal heard here last Week. An appeal from the Butterworth District
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    PATERSON SIMONS & CO.
    65 12 PATERSON SIMONS CO. Final Dividend Makes Four Per Cent, for the Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 24. Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd., have declared a final dividend of two per cent, less tax on the ordinary shares making four per cent, for the year compared with five
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    SIAM AND TIN CUT.
    25 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 25. Legislation bearing on the restriction of tin is now published in the Government Gazette.
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    32 12 Mr. F. A. Mallard, Assistant Architect, P.W.D., was entertained to tea in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday by the staff of the Chief Architect's office on the eve of his transfer to Johore.
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    NEW RUBBER PLAN.
    106 12 Further Details of Dutch Restriction Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 24. Further details of the Dutch rubber restriction scheme put forward by the association known as Verubo reveal that the prohibition of new planting is suggested and that it is considered that with fairly normal
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    168 12 Deaf and Dumb Boy Hit By Motor-Car A Chinese was badly burned yesterday morning in the vicinity cf Woodstock Drive when a tir. of inflammable paint exploded and caught fire. While driving along Upper Serangoon Road yesterday morning, a European was alleged to have knocked down a 1-1-year-old
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    "OVER-GENEROUS."
    50 12 OVER-GENEROUS." Monsoon Flood Havoc in The Bombay Presidency. Bombay, Aug. 11. Thousands have been rendered destitute, enormous loss of property has occurred, and many persons have been drowned as a result of the flood havoc ?n low-lying villages in Malvan, 150 miles south of Bombay, due to the over-generous monsoon.
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    WOMEN BANKRUPTS IN SINGAPORE.
    503 12 Insignificant Figure BUT ENGLAND'S RATIO IS ONE IN 12! Just as the present trade d< has been responsible for a number of bus-inesr ilailures and unemployment on a large scale, so ha? it bee"., rei for a considerable increase ii the number of bankruptcies and it
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    ROUND THE WORLD.
    54 12 Essex Yachtsmen's Attempt In A 35-Foot Boat. London. Aug. 1."). An attempt to sail round the world in a 35-foot cngineless Ixi.-it is being mad-.' by Messrs. Geoffrey Owen and Denis Etuleston, two young Eases yachtsmen, who are leaving Leigh Creels for Fa!mouth, the Canary Islan;!< ami
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    COMPULSORY LABOUR.
    43 12 Bill Before D.E.I. People's Council. Batavia, Aug. 24. The Government has tabled, in the People's Council, a Bill approving th" draft treaty adopted l>y the rourt enth session of the Inu-i-nation.il Inference at Geneva in June. 1930, ing compulsory labour. Ancta.
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    MISS AMY JOHNSON.
    41 12 Compelled to Return by Had Weather. Osaka, Aug. 21. Miss Amy Johnson landed *t Hoishinui aerodrome at y.20 a.m., refuelled and left for Seoul an hour later. She returned from Fusan at 3.45 owing to bad weather. Reuu-r.
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    LOCUSTS ATTACK SHEEP.
    55 12 Majority of Transjordan Crops Destroyed. Enormous swarms of Ic.iti.-ts have invaded Southern Transjordan, and owing to the lack of vegetation have even attacked flocks of b)i< The Government had apparently not taken adequate precautions against locust invasions, and the majority of the crops in Southern Transjordan are
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    MADRAS AERODROME.
    45 12 Committee Appointed To Investigate. Bombay, Aug. 13. It is understood that the Madras Government propose to appoint a eommitte;, with the Collector of ChingU put as chairman, to report on the matter of providing a suitable site for a civil aerodrome ut Madras.
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      S.C.C. AND R.A. TO MEET AGAIN.
      920 13 Another Cup Draw. GUNNERS EQUALISE TWO MINUTES FROM TIME. S.C.C 2 R.A 2. A goal two minutes from time resulted in the S.C.C. and the R.A. having to meet a second time in their first-round tie of the S.A.F.A. Cup. Each team scored twice.
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      109 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Aug. 21. Sunday's baseball results were National League. Boston 1 St. Louis lft Boston 0 St. Louis 1 Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4 American League. St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 10
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      SELANGOR RUGBY.
      163 13 J. L. M. Boyd Elected Captain For Coining Season. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 24. At the annual meeting of Rugby playing members of the Se!a!«or Club the following officers were elected for the coming season i Cap am Mr. J. L. M. Boyd ViceCaptain Mr.
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      NEW WORLD'S RECORD.
      94 13 Eddie Tolan Betters His Own Time. The American athlete, Eddie Tolan, bead his own world's record by covering the 100 metres in 10 3-10 sec. His previous time was 10 2-5 sec. Reutvr. The record for the 100 metre 3 was set up by C. W. Paddock
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      SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING.
      487 13 Notes on This Morning's Training. The rain which fell so propitiously in the early hours made the course perfect for training work today. No 1 track was again in use, but no fast gallops were done. Weather permitting, no. 2 track will be opened tomorrow. There
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      SELANGOR GOLF.
      222 13 Notable Play by Gibb And Elkins. The competition for the Class A medal at the Stlangor Golf Club during 1 the week-end produced five play by W. H. Elkins (4-1) and W. J. Gibb (—1), who tied for first place with cards of 3 up on bogey. A
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      LOCAL BOXING.
      161 13 Al Rivers Coining to New World. Al Rivers, lightweight champion of India, has been matched against Battling Kwi at the New World on Wednesday, Sept. 2, over ten rounds. It is hoped to be able to bring about a meeting between Rivers and Syd Nash when the latter
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      MALAYA'S TENNIS LEADERS.
      961 13 Suggested Ranking of The First Ten. What is the ranking of Malaya's leading tennis players? Mr. J. A. Dean, whose qualifications to speak with authority on the subject are well known, places them as follows: 1. Lim Bong Soo (Singapore). 2. H. M. de Souza, Jr. (Malacca).
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      SUGGESTED NEW CLASS AT R.S.Y.C.
      503 13 Mowgli Successful In Cardosa Cup. At the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday the A class boats were represented by Tromp, Kelat and Jean II only. Kathleen 111 will not be out for some time yet as she is laid up, pending arrival from Europe
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      JOHORE RUGBY.
      77 13 North vs. South Match to Be Played Next Month. The South Johore Rugby Club's annual general meeting is to be held at tho Johore Civil Service Club on Sept 5. A practice frame will be played on the Club padang the same day. The North vs. South Johore""match
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      MALAYAN POLE JUMP.
      90 13 With reference to the statement in our report of the Malayan A.A.A. meeting that there was an innovation in the jx>le jump which some of the. competitors did not like, in the shape of a pit in which td place the point of ihe pole," it is
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      SWIMMING.
      26 13 The last inter-team event at tho Chinese Swimming Clvb the 200 yards relay of six will be swum off on Sunday, Aug. 30, at noon.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      52 13 Tuesday, August 25. Football S.A.F.A. Reserve Div. Malays vs. R.A.F., Jalan Besar Stadium. Wednesday. August 26. Golf Mixed Fouqsom^s Competition, Garrison G.C. Football S.A.F.A. Cup First Roun.l (replay) Chinese vs. l'ulau Brani, Anson Road Stadium. Thursday August 27. Footbalf S.A.F.A. Tup Kirst ttr.un.l (replay) S.C.C vs. U.A., Anson
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    MALAYAN LAND BANK OUTLINED.
    1927 14 Private Land Owners "Faced with Ruin." CREDIT DRYING UP. EXAMPLES OF DUTCH INDIES CEYLON. The need of improved credit faciliIka for both large and small agriculturists ha* long been recognised in Malaya and in especially urgent at the present time. One stijrifested remedy, the formation of
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    565 14 FINE REGIMENTAL SHOOTING. Successful Meeting At Bukit Timah. The Ist batt. Gloucestershire Regt. concluded their three-day shoot at the Bukit Timah rifle range on Saturday. Very K°od shooting was witnessed and a feature of the programme was the Cycle Falling Plate event. In this event, a team consisting
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    TYPHOON WRECKS THE WAISHING.
    963 14 Horror and Heroism. SURVIVORS TELL THEIR STORY. Shanghai, Aug. 14. Bringing harrowing tales of terrible experiences in the typhoon and a thrilling sLory of the heroism of the third engineer. (Mr. R. P. Symington) who made a gallatt attempt to save the life of a Chinese
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    1568 15  -  J. Jefferson Farjeon. (By Our Own Commentator, London Emptying To Make Room For Visitors From The North— Strange Faces In The Strand And Regent Palace HotelsEveryman Theatre Not So PopularTradition Which May Regain It Glory Two New Plays. London, July 29. ONDON is
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    THE SARDA ACT.
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    A COASTAL "ATTACK."
    218 15 A COASTAL ATTACK." Volunteer Columns In Mimic Warfare. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 24. The mining district of Sungei Be^i, near Kuala Lumpur, was alive with Volunteer troops yesterday, when the annual inspection of H. E. the General Officer Commanding, Major-General Oldfield, took the form of a mobile
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    310 15 Trade in the Toils of A Readjustment" I am always an optimist. The world's trade is in the toils of a readjustment at the moment and I am sure there are better times ahead." So said Mr. J. R. Hobhouse, one of the partners in Alfred
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    Will Malaya Have The First National Park In Asia?
    2647 17 THE HUBBACK COMMISSION: WHERE WILD LIFE WILL FIND SANCTUARY (SPECIAL TO THE STRAITS TIMES) THE proposal to establish a National in the heart of the Malay Pcnir: ula is attracting much interest, So far as we are aware ihis will be
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    1915 18 Dismissal of Plaintiff's Action. IRREGULARITIES. NO BLAME ATTACHED TO LAND OFFICE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 24. Thr interesting Port Dickson land case to a conclusion this morning when Mr. Justice Burton dismissed with costs the action brought by Tham Hing Kwai, a planter
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    171 18 Heavy Fine Imposed On Japanese Woman. Pleading guilty to a charfte of selling; liquor after closinp hours, Mrs. Siki Arai, proprietress of the Eedoh Restaurant, w fined ?2flO by Mr. <;. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday. Appta;in;r on Lehclf of the accused, Mr. J.
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    KENNEL GAZETTE.
    62 18 The July issue of the Malayan Kennel Gazette, besides containing a report of the recent Summer Show at Kuala Lumpur, has a number of articles which should prove of interest to dog lover?. Amonjr these are notes on the training of Alsatians, mange and its treat) rent, ticks
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    OCEAN VOYAGE IN OPEN CUTTER.
    501 19 By the Stars from Sweden To Australia. An adventurous voyage has jusl l>e>»n completed by two Swedes, who arrived at Port Macquarie, on the New South Wales coast, after sailing for ten months in the open cutter, Gullmarn. One of the adventurers, Mr. George Bm«on,
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