The Straits Times, 8 September 1931

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  • 39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER lIS MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 252 1 SINGAPORE: 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6161). 6.15 Tonight 9.1S > MARLENE DIETRICH J In i "Dishonoured": Phone 5261-2. wZfImWF a* y ff/W jk''> <Hr* *mSxOv 7/M m Wl^ r dfe. 'mm <^ "*lB^*»^**^^aw tt j^^ 1 m iff j/^" >***^ nkirtii y lP' ifl H m Lv& flf 4tf> 4%
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    • 129 1 <^<j/&Jf<UJpFWR: 27 PH|fr HOI f 3683). ROBINSON'S SOFT FURNISHING AND —CARPET DEPT— OFFER EXCEPTIONAL SALE BARGAINS -FOR THE HOME. THE FAMOUS SUNDOUR CASEMENT CLOTH IN ALL COLOURS 50 INCHES WIDE G. D. S. I. "A" Shades OK Cents. "C" Shades m YARD CREAMS AND BLACK %9 %J PER YARD. COLOURS
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    • 12 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 M *K:.K\E DIETRICH in j "Dishonoured" Phone 51.S 1-2.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 509 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL PASSENGERS 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. KASHMIR 9,000 Sept. 19 NALDERA 16,000 Oct. 3
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    • 736 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. < l (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t HAKOZAKI M\RU 10,500 Sept. 9 10 TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 t HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 7 8 HARUNA MAKU 10,500 Oct. 21 22 5 KATORI MARU 10,000
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    • 492 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown T steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (8,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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    • 651 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated ia Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. o GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. MEONIA Sept. 16 Sept. 18 m.s. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELAN'DIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 Nov. 6 m.s. FALSTRIA
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    • 570 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, J ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and
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    • 470 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupln, 'atani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Cohsamui, Langsuan, Taku, Chumpon and Sangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In port Sept. 9 SUDDHADIB Sept. 13 Sept. 16 VALAYA Sept. 20 Sept. 23 These vessels art fitted' throughout with
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 533 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO, TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULI Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francises* aad Loa Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN TIDE ssils from Hong Konjr Sept. 26 San Francisco and Portland S.S.
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    • 551 3 DOLLAR BTEAMSHTP LINE of/id AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPJ.ES, GENOA. MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave S'por*. S'por*. Penang. PRES. HAYKS Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 PRES. FILLMORE Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 PUES. MONROE Oct. 12 Oct. 16
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    • 610 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP C0 v LTD. (Incorporated in England.) BLLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to:— 1 UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT TU Ports and Sues CaaaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Dae Spore s.s. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 12 HOMEWARDS. •Jt. CITY OF HALIFAX for L'don, R'dam
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    • 1416 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. r NEDERLANDSCH NEDERLANDSCH HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N. V. N. V. Netherlands Trading Society. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about PAID UP CAPITAL F1.80,030,000 (about 4»,500,000) £6,669,000). Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about STATUTORY RESERVE ReservM Glds |w»S (about £3,335,000). £2,4J2,000)
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 706 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seren words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 2o cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the u:iy of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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    • 733 4 HO_U S ES. FjLATSTO HLET TO LET, SB, Calrnkill Road, furnished. Apply 64, Market BtMet Bungalows 6, 14, 18, Angullia Park. 363, 361-A, Orchard Rd. fixing modern sanitation. TO LET, partly furnished, semi-detached house, with tennis court. Apply 12 Poole Road. TO LET, FLAT, Amber Mansion*. Apply personally, Singapore Building
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    • 473 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road. 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co, Ltd. TO LET, two storied godown. Road and River frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Apply 424, Straits Times. TO BE LET, new building, corner Cecil Street and
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    • 604 4 FOR SALE TURK OLIVE OIL (Beriol— Per gallon tin $3.00. C. Aurcly, Phone 6172. Beautifully carved Chinese tea,k chests, lined internally with camphorwood. Gift Shop 9, Arcade. P LIQUIDATION PRICES. London Dry Gin $8.50 per case duty extra. Dupire Brothers, Ltd.. in liquidation. 2 BILLIARD TABLES, complete for sale. Good
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    • 895 4 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE N0 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). 'olice Orders made under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor OlTcnces) for the regulation of traffic on the occasion of the Autumn Race Meeting to be held on Angust 29 and September 2, 5, 9 and 12, 1931. at tlie Race
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    • 819 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold aid leasehold Singapore piopcrties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, September 9, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and shophouse dwelling known an No. 101, Desker Koad, Singapore, area 1,1239 sq. ft. Lot 2.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 277 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TONIGHT DINNER AND DANCE. MONIA LITTER AM. H,S NEW RAFFLES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. orchestra. SPECIAL RACE DINNER and Dancing until 1 a.m. All the Latest Hits played in the new Rhythms. Sea View Hotel SPECIAL DINNER DANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY WITH
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    • 399 5 HOTEL GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL AND BUNGALOWS. Ideally situated in ten acres of grounds having five bungalows divided into single and double rooms, with private verandah and bathrqona attached, also self contained suites. Well furnished. Terms inclusive from $4 per day single and $7 per day double. Also a la Carte
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    • 31 5 BAIHRUUM (Vjß contains T r|j; BASTIAN VKJJ| WATER HEATER You can HIRE them from the Municipal Electrical Dept. Sole Agents CPLMTRAI Tv>r«J< t^ L kuaia I'^mpiir. IPOH. Tel. 5471 (4 lines).
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 208 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle w yii i n": '~Tmz.zzzl 20 W&^~ J^2 I 5o 1\ 4i p^i; +3" 'W" W —^r~ 1 &1 p* I '&M $m i I ?li 55 pp 6 mtT I i 1 I m I L_ (CLUES.) ACROSS. J«- g™ 9 Knocks 2 lslaß<ls I Consteltatron
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
    • 1806 6 Hankow And Canton Two Threats To Peace Madame Sun Vat Sen Not To Mediate A $140,000,000 Deficit At Least War And Floods May Make It $280,000,000 Canton And Marshal Chiang B v s Conductors On Strike Cooks And Waiters Too Gangster's Unlucky Midnight Joy Ride. (From Our
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    • 155 6 China Should be Divided Into States. Manila, Aug. 25. China is too big for one man to govern. As it is now, the unification of that country is hard to accomplish. In order to have a stable Government, China should be divided into
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    • 191 6 Chinese Cruiser to Make A World Tour. Nanking, Aug. 15. According to information emanating from the Ministry of the Navy, the Chinese cruiser Haiyung will shortly make a goodwill tour of the world. The cruiser will first proceed to Cuba, where it will participate in a memorial
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    • 71 6 Attacked By Troops While Crossing River. Nanchang, Aug. 25. Several thousand Reds, in an attempt to cross the Kan River on bamboo rafts, were cut off by Government troops during the crossing. The Reds, being unexpectedly attacked, suffered heavy casualties, and lost more than half their numbers. A
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    • 120 6 Political and Military Expenses. Canton, Aug. 27, The budgets of political and military expenditure for Kwangtung and Kwangsi have been received by the Ministry of Finance. The budget for Kwangtung shows a monthly expenditure of about $f>,000,000 for military purposes, but the political expenditure is difficult, to ascertain
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    • 232 6 Canton Sets Movement On Foot. Canton, Aug. 2fi. Yesterday afternoon witnessed tlie formation of a committee for the preparation of autonomy for the district of Canton, at the auditoriu.n of the Municipal party headquarters. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor, Mr. Theng Tip-koo, various party officials and
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    • 239 6 "Stab My Neck or My Heart." Shanghai, Aug. 23. "I request you lo stab the back of my neck or my heart because I am afraid I will catch cold in the coffin." Thus ended a letter left by a BaMiM woman of 28, named L. V.
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    • 91 6 How They Rob The People In Szechwan. Shanghai, Aug. 18. Chinese war-lords srt besom! ig salesmen in certain district! of niwWwm. West China, but, thoogk their method: are gratifyingly >.uccessful. they are not likely to be adopted elsewhere. The war-lords concerned purchsM nV. the rice grown in
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    • 64 6 Assistance in Coping With Any Epidemics. Nanking, Aug. 20. The National Flood Relief Commission announced today thet a cable had been received from the League of Nations, Public Health Section, offering the help of epidemiologists, with supplies, from the Public Health Services of India, Indo-China, the Dutch Kast
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    • 435 6 Desecration of Tombs Of His Forefathers. Shanghr.i, Sept. 19 Interviewed by a representative of th<: Commercial Daily News (Tientsin) in connection with the scheme of the National (Nanking) Government to translorm his ancestors' tombs at Tunj;-ling into a forest for tourists, Mr. Henry Puyi, otherwise the ex-Emperor
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    • 226 6 Appalling Facts About The Situation. Shanghai, Aug. 21. China's army of unemployed outnumbers the entire population of the United States by 63,000,000 persons, according to the results of a statistical survey reported in the China Times, a Shanghai vernacular paper. Amazing returns, compiled by the Ministry of the
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    • 961 6 Sino-Japanese Affray. MANY INJURED MUCH DAMAGE DONE. Tokio, Aug. 19 Twelve Japanese civilians and two Japanese consular policemen were seriously injured and 55 other Japanese were injured less seriously in clashes between Chinese and Japanese in Tsingtao, China, last night, according to reports 1 received
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 134 6 I^^^ HOW ON EARTH DO YOU DO IT? All day long you are working hard and yet you look as fresh as a daisy. "It's very simple; first an hour's exercise, then eight hours good sleep and, of course, only Caffeinfree H.A.G. COFFEE The Coffee that gives more enjoyment and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 193 7 First HL wonderful |HH|^B new season I^^^V pictures *%!fimm£S+* §M is* Vl tll tht screens i jrißl newest and must *V J^ starred Hk^^P wit* 1 an a ELISSA LAN D I WE KNOW that you know every pidure cannot be great. BUT i STAKED our reputation on this one
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    • 131 7 -5 fl^B^in^n^sW VI M^H ssssssnf A I B^' 3 ObSSSsV BBW i .^Bnl ISSSSSSM I BSB (*i)^H I Lbbh >? QsSSSSSsV_ BSSSSSSsB < J^ > *Sl!sssl iSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBK^^^BSSSni'^ 6.15 TONIGHT 9 15 The Combined Brilliant Achievement of a Master Director and a Supreme Artiste MARLENE DIETRICH I Lssss^. TN *^t^^ V
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    • 207 7 jEy&^ X »^*i<sn^^ssnv THE PICTURE WHICH GIVES YOU A 100 MILES AN HOUR THRILL "DIRIGIBLE" The film which triumphed 8 weeks at the LONDON TTVOLI COMING SOON— Watch for Opening Date "VICTORIA THEATRT LAST PERFORMANCE Matinee: Today at 5.30 p.m. OF HELLO! BOOM!! THE BOOM SHOW AT SLUMP PRICES. Children
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  • 254 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Particulars of New Dollar Liner. The new IuiIju riilllk liner President Hoover, <>f the Dollar Line, the largest erchani hip ever built in an American ard, began her maiden voyage from .1 i i Manila, via Havana, '.he Canal, ("alifornian ports and llln,
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  • 292 8 Devolupment of Swedish Orient Line. thr MR important Swedi h linw \indertakiriES which have been formed in tlio present century, the Swedi h Orient Line occupies a prominent place. It was originally started by the firm of A\' i Brostvorn and Son on Aug. 1. 1911. or
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  • 151 8 The followtaf passengers will be leaving linn .rruw by the Blue Funnel i Hector i Mr. C. A. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. C. a Kvans. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Somerville, Mrs. G. H. McWalter, Mr. S. Moss, '.r. .1. Parkinson, Mr. J. Drummond Hogg, < apt. C. I).
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 206 8 Singapore, Sept. 8. SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3% 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 21/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1425 Hamburg, demand 234H norn New York, demand 66
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    • 173 8 Singapore, Si-|it. R. lambier 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 15.00 Capri H.ao niixc-d ::.i',i Saaa ll<".tr, Sarawak 1.72 .i A'hite Pepper 28.50 Mack Pepper 18.50 Pearl Sago 4.2f, small 6.00 medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam $165 to 22."> Saigon $160 to 170 Rangoon $155 to 175 No. 1 of
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    • 146 8 Programme of drills up to and lar weekending Sept. 13 Tuesday, Sept. 8, 5 p.m.. Malay Drill Hall "F" (Malay) Co., Table "A" 30 Yards Ranee; 6.30 p.m.. Drill Hall, "A" (M.G.) Co. Lectures— lndirect Fire G. 30 p.m., Eurasi-.n Club, M.G. Platoon Eurasian I, N.C.Os Course. Wednesday,
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    • 123 8 Tuesday. B**teab*r 8. Ships alongside the Wharvea or expe-ied to arrive. MsassaM BPKVi H.vnuouß. Main Wh«r« fcfe. iluU Mat, t lc. Bhltari, Pharianella. The <abl-, M. 1-ch. Bintang, Lighter Br.ran>.'. B^?.M. Utttir 196. 8.P..M. Lic-ittr Co.. Wh,n l OH Wua'i n/ VtSSiXS is DRY DOCKS. Tanjonc l*«ear.
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    • 129 8 Fron Indo-Chi j a by General Metzinger, cue at. Singupoie 7 a.m. tomorrow. l'ronv China and Japan, by Buenos Aires Maru, cue at Singapore tomorrow. Itora Chin* and Japan, by Rangoon Mam, due at Singapore tomorrow. From ChJra and Japan, by Hakozaki MTU, due i'« Singapore tomorrow. From
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 262 8 I^!«IO Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 2 Alex. Brick Orda. 1.76 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Profs. 1.95 2.03 n £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 8.5.6 3.9.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 .Mi'nom. 00 fO Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 a il Con. T. S. 7% I'ieft. 16/6 17/3 a £1
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      • 139 8 DEBENTURES AND LOANS >irgaporc Cold Storage 7 p.c. •leW of 19K red. 1931-36 102 104 el. .igapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prem C arore Municipal 4V4 p.& Wf 11)07 red 1947 $1,600,000 95 par bin^apore Municipal 4 >-i p.c. of I'.juj rel. 1MI SI
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      • 435 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. I/- 5/ Pangnga River 3 4 1 1 Penawat 0.62 0.C.6 B/-5A Pengkalen Ord«. 11/- 12/1 1 Petaling 3.65 3.65 £1 £1 Puchong 7/6 8/6 £1 £1 Pungah 10/3 11. 1 1 Puteh 0.45 0.55 1 1 Rahman Hyd. 0.63 0.67 1 1 Rajah
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      • 399 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. At tin pr«§.ot tim« th« majority of above rubber ihaxo quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser I y a II Co. Evatt Ul> nby ($1) O.ro 0.60 0.50 0.60 Mot Gajah ($1) 0.:10 0.40 0.30 0.40 K.
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    • 839 8 Kuala Lumpur Broadcast Tonight. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, P.L.M., 32 metres, 5.10 to 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6,30 to 7 p.m.,
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  • 183 8 Today. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalia Bagan Si Api Api (Esmeralda) ..I p.m. Selat l'aniljantr, Sink, Pakan Barer, Pajakombo, Padang and Bengkalia (Hong Kwonk.i 8 p.m. Eengkalii, I.aboean Bilik, Tandjong Bak-i and Belawan (Slngaratlja) 3 p.m. North, N'.-Kast and N.-West Sumatra Rangoon u::d Calcmtta (Honolulu Mai u I 3
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  • 109 8 ANGBY, Sar., 417 tons, from Sibu 7-0, for Sibu 11-9. CKEMEH, Dut., 2,784 tons, from Belawan Deli 7-9, for Okina roi 10-9. HKC'TOR, Brit., li.xil tons, from Dairen 7-9, for I'. S'ham 9-9. HERVAR, Nonv., 7(11 tons, from Bangkok 8-9, for Bangkok 'j-'J. HUA TONG. Brit., 109 tons,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 126 8 MAKAN RESAR FOR KYST TAFEL. Sar..)-i| QaHBg Bajak. Samhal (.oronj l:,llfl«iv.. G««Mg O,ilan K Currnt l>aKi»U. i^.n-n IVtiu, (inr.-nj; 1'oja, Goreng Tuniatr. (Hirvne Ikan Kakap. Gorrni; i .Tnic. Gmmm All krriiiK, GoreifK Taawtjlo. (inrrng Tolor Tropboek. Gorenx Tiaging K.rin.'r. (iorcng Trtrmpc Kcrinit. rcni; ISali.it Kerin", Gorons katjani; Tanah. rtH Ahon
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    • 55 8 Elf Ten different Models, aa sapplM U the British and Colonial (Jorernateats. Foreign GoTeroment«, and to Commercial Firms throughout the World. duncanloberts, ltd. 112 and INK ROBINSON XI).. SINGAPORE. BINOCL'I.AKS snd FIELD GLASSES in nil powers. Obtainatile from M. tZEKIKI. ft SONS, Optomrliiri- and Opticians, Raffles Chamhers, Rallies Place, Sincapcre.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 319 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. i YESTERDAY. i r.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather Max. Mm. fall, shine, i Humidity. tion. l_ I F. F. ins. hours, j m p h Kedah i Alor Star ..88 73 0.48 5.0 75 »;W 2 Fine
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    • 211 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. > Tuesday. September 8. H. W. 8.44 a.m., 6 ft. 8 in., 6.11 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. Psychological Society mtg., Adelphi Hotel, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, September 9. H. W. 9.26 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.43 p.m., 8 ft. 2 in. Annual General Meeting, McAlister
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  • 291 9 Local Rubber Price Firmer. TIN LOWER IN LONDON. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices Ruoher, 7.. cents per lb. Tin, 75 tons at $59.12! i per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2 '/Jd., unchanged. New York, holiday. Market Tone —Firmer. Tin. London. (3 months) Mid-day
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 985 9 Heavy Holiday Cash Withdrawals. SERIOUS EXCHANGE CRISIS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 13. Money was dearer in London last week, partly as a result of further holiday cash withdrawals towards the end of the previous period and partly in consequence of the cumulative depletion of resources
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    • 963 9  -  A. W. Still.) (By Glib Talk About Rubber Roadways. PLANTATIONS CANNOT CREATE DEMAND. London, Aug. 12. The rubber industry does not cease to be interesting. Within the week I endeavour to cover in this letter, it has set up two new records. The first was on Aug.
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    • 49 9 Buyers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 714 Standard R.S.S. on Tender September 7->ii October 7% November 8 Oct.-Dec. 8 Jan.Mar. 8% Sellers. 7% 7% 8 8% BV4 Btt Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2V«d. per lb. New York Holiday.
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    • 638 9 Mr. R. J. Hose on The Outlook. The second ordinary general meeting of Consolidated Tin Smelters, Ltd., was held on Aug. 5 at 93, Graham Street, E.C. Mr. R. J. Hose, the chairman in the course of his speech, raid: The profit and less account covers a
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    • 337 9 Restriction by no Means Dropped. The question as to whether or not the Dutch Government will propose to the Britinh authorities seme joint form of restriction of output or of shipments will prebaMy, according to Symington and Sinclair's circular on Aug. 14, be settled within the
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    • 249 9 Advertising is Good For You." "We have continued our advertising, with the results of which we have still reafon to be content," declared the Earl of Ivcairh. presiding at the annual meeting of Arthur Guinness, Sen and Company, Limited, at River Plate House, Finsbury Circus. E.G. The year's
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    • 309 9 Lean and Co., Penang, report on Sept. 4 as follows Since our last report the price of tin has fluctuated somewhat and closes at £117 10s. for rpot and £120 3m s, being £3 12s. 6d. under best, but a rise of £2 7s. 6d. for the past
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  • 431 9 New Rate Considered Too High. The new bank tax is being opposed by Shanghai Chinese bankers, according to information obtained by the North-China Daily News in Chinese banking cire'es. The bankers consider that, in view of the fact that they pay the business tax, it is
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  • 75 9 Ru.'bv, Sept. 7. Foreign exchanfrcs arc Amst<rdnm, 12.05'4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. r.\d., Berlin 2O.:>7'.. Brussels II4.89 1 ISuchareist 817, Rio 3 1-32, Buenos Aires :il D-!fi, Conenhairen 18.18, Geneva 2-1.01 Ik! iniriors 193, Honir Kcuc UM, Lisbon 110, Madrid r >-l.85, Milan 92.90^, Monte Video 22Vi, Npw York
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 171 9 THE 'ROLLOROY' ROLL-FII.M CAMERA Dr. NAGEL'S MASTERPIECE .SIZE ONLY S% X 2 X 1 la, Not only a camera Out v HIGH-GRADI INSTRUMENT OF PRECISION TnVe« an Ordinary Standard V«st-Po«k»l Film and gives 16 Pictures IVXU in. for 40 rent*. PRICKS: Fitted with I.FITZ ELMAR P'3.3 I.F.NS (KxneUy the tame
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    • 45 9 RENE ULLMANN'S WONDERFUL BARGAINS NEW WATCHES of the best Swiss makes NEW stock of JEWELLERY of every description I REDUCED PRICES and special discounts on all the prices marked. AT RENE ULLMANN HEAD OFFICE BRANCH CAPITOL BUILDING 30-A. RAFFLES PLACE STAMFORD ROAD. SINGAPORE Phone 2464
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  • 114 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— AIways Goodbye with Elissa Landi. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPlTOL.— Dishonoured with Marlene Dietrich. 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261. EUROPE HOTEL.— Dinner and Dance. Europe Hotel New Dance Orchestra. GREAT WORLD.— Opera, Wayangi, Zoo, Sporting field, skating ground, etc., etc. MARLBOROUGH.— Norma Talmadge In Dv Barry. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD.— Side
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 138 10 DE COSTA.-Mr. M. A. de Costa, (of Tele graph Compunyl, passed away on Sept 7, 1931, at 11.20 p.m. Cortege leaves 191 Rangoon Road, at 5 p.m. today for th< Church of St. Joseph and then to Bidadar. Cemetcn 1 for Interment. ISAAC. —At his residence, "Plindonir," 2 Oxley
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    • 25 10 Mr. F. H. DUPREE wishes to thank all friends for their sympathy in his sad bereavement and for floral tributes. (F.M.S. papers please copy).
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  • 1017 10 There has been some discussion as to whether we in Malaya were acting wisely in telling the world including our competitors on the other side of the Java Sea and the Malacca Straits exactly what proportion of our estate rubber
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  • 1258 10  -  M. Paul Painleve, (By former Prime Minister, War Minister and Minister of Finance, in an interview.) France is Ready to Play Her Part. There i» only one solution to this international crisis and that is goodwill," M. Painleve declares. But he emphasises that there must
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  • 206 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The Hon. Mr. G. Sturroek, Colonial Engineer, is visiting He will return to Singapore on Thursday. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, of the Methodist Episcopal Mission, who has been in Sumatra, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Klang and Seremban will arrive back in Singapore tomorrow morning. Mrs. G. H. McWalter
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  • 724 10 COMFORT ON THE RAILWAY. Recently our London correspondent referred to the subject of railway sleeping car ventilation, and remarked that the subject was one which the F.M.S. Railway authorities might well consider. We are glad to learn that the matter has by no means been neglected
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  • KING'S £50,000 SACRIFICE AS LEAD TO NATION.
    • 248 11 Prince of Wales' Gift Of £10,000 a Year. NATION ELECTRIFIED. "Characteristic of His Majesty." London, Sept 7. Desiring to participate in the reduction of the national expenditure His Majesty King George V has sent a message to the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald) that he
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    • 236 11 Prime Minister's Letter Of Acknowledgment. London, Sept. 8. As in 1916, when the King voluntarily contributed to the Exchequer the sum of £100,000, His Majesty's lead has electrified j the nation, which is re-echoing the Prime Minister's words in the letter of acknowledgment that, whenever his "subjects
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    • 285 11 WE HAD TO FACE IT." Premier's Message to The Nation. Rugby, Sept. 7. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) tonight issued a message to the nation. Tomorrow," he writes, Parliament will meet, and the Government will ask from it, and is ceitain to obtain, a Vote of Confidence. I appeal
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    • 293 12 Alternative Scheme For Meeting Crisis. Rugby, Sept. 7. The 63rd Trades Union Congress opened at Bristol this morning, 587 delegates being present. Membei-ship of the Unions is returned at 3,719,401, a decrease of 25,000 compared with last year. It is expected a manifesto, setting forth the Congress proposals
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    • 342 12 What Will Happen in The Commons Today. Rugby, Sept. 7. 1 Both Houses of Parliament will reassemble tomorrow afternoon, six weeks earlier than the date fixed TMhen the members dispersed for the .summer recess, and the Government will, without loss of time, makie its proposals known and pass
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  • 95 11 Amazing Feat in British Schneider Plane. Rugby, Sept. 7. One of Great Britain's Schneider Trophy team pilots, Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth, yesterday attained a speed estimated at 450 miles an hour while diving one of the new Vickers Supermarine Rolls Royce S6B seaplanes from nearly 2,000
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  • 397 11 Rap for the Legislative Yuan. Shanghai, Sept. 8. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, in his capacity as head of the Government, has severely rapped the members of the Legislative Yuan over the knuckles for having exceeded their authority in demanding a special separate Sinking Fund Flood Relief Committee to assume
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  • 98 11 Nankinp; "Will Not Hesitate To Take Drastic Steps." Shanghai, Sept. 8. The Foreign Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang), speaking at the weekly memorial service at the Foreign Ministry at Nanking yesterday, stated that the anti-Communist campaign in Kiangsi province would certainly last for many months more, owing
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  • 57 11 Miss Amy John-son s New Moscow Pet. Berlin, Sept. 7. Unfavourable weather prevented Miss Amy Johnson leaving Koenigsberg this morning. She is starting as soon as possible this afternoon for Hanover, where she expects to arrive in four or five hours. Miss Johnson is carrying a Siberian
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  • 68 11 Further Salary Cuts At Washington Washington, Aug. 29. The economy axe is severely belabouring diplomats. The pay of the British Embassy staff, which has already been reduced through successive cuts, is likely to go lower still. The economic depression is also reflected at the other embassies and legations.
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  • 405 11 Don's Miraculous Escape. RUSE WHICH RESULTED 1 IN U.S,A.'s SUCCESS. Detroit, Sept 8. To the horror of thousands of spectators Miss England II when taking a bend half a mile from the start in the j second race for the Harmsworth motor- i boat trophy,
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  • 123 11 Return Non-Stop Flight From Brazil. Friedrichshaven, Sept. 7. The Graf Zeppelin has arrived back here from Pernambuco, Brazil. Reuter. The Graf Zeppelin took off from Pernambuco at 2.40 a.m. on Sept. 4 on her return flight to Friedrichshaven. The giant German airship, it will be recalled, left
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  • 32 11 American Airmen Hop Off From Japan. Tokio, Sept 8. j The American aviators, Messrs. Allen and Moyle, hopped off from Sabishiro, North Japan, at 5.30 a.m. today for Seattle.— Reuter.
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  • 142 11 Fate of Men And Women Students. Wellington. Aug. 30. It is feared that a terrible fate has overtaken eight men and six women students of the Auckland University, who were caught by a blizzard on Mount Ruapehu. One hundred searchers have been out all night looking for
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  • 65 11 His Body Washed Up by Sea At Eastbourne. London, Aug 30. The body of Sir Thomas Stanton was found on the beach at Eastbourne, having been washed up by the sea. Sir Thomas Stanton, F.R.S., D.Sc., M. Inst. C.E., M.I Mech. E., was Superintendent of the Engineering
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  • 100 11 MALICIOUS JOKE ON MINCING LANE. Rubber Restriction. USE OF NAME OF MR. J. H. THOMAS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept 7. The rubber merchants and brokers of Mincing Lane today received a circular making unauthorised use of the name of Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Secretary for the Dominions
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  • 207 11 Guilty of Murdering His Divorced Wife. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, Sept. 7. The Hon. Mr. Justice W. Burton presidxl over the Kuantan Assizes. There were ;nly two criminal cases. The first case was one in which a Malay From Sungei Lembing the headquarters jf the Pahang
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  • 158 11 May Become a Permanent Feature of London. Rugby, Sept. 7. The interest shown by the general public in the flood-light illumination of notable London buildings remains unabated, jnd largo crowds throng the Itreets in the lighted area each evening. The foreign delegates to the International Illuminr.tinn Congra-s, in honour
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  • 58 11 Expected in Kuantan Tomorrow. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, Sept. 8. H.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil dementi, is expected to disembark here 'rom the s.y. Sea Belle tomorrow on his ivay to Singapore from Kelantan. He vill stay at Kuantan for a few hour.- and .vill then
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  • 156 11 Emerges From Under Ice With Heavy List. Rugby, Sept. 7. Sir Hubert Wilkins, in the former United States Navy submarine Nautilus, has emerged safely from under the Arctic ice and is proceeding across the Greenland sea towards Spitsbergen. The submarine has been damaged and has a heavy
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  • 168 11 Opening Session At Geneva. Rugby, Sept. 7. The twelfth annual Assembly of the League of Nations opened at Geneva today with a speech by the President of the Council (Senor Lerroux, the Spanish Foreign Minister) M Titulesco (Rumania) was Lecturer and President of the Assembly and addressed the
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  • 48 11 Chilean Naval Rebels Surrender. New York, Sept. 7. A message from Santiago de Chile officially announces that the rebels have unconditionally surrendered, after the Government had threatened once again to bombard the unils of the Fleet still in I revolt from the air. —Reuter.
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  • 102 11 Malacca to Hold Dance On "Modified Scale." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 7. The annual general meeting of the Malacca St. Andrew's Society was held on Sept. 5, at the Malacca Club when Mr. G. J. Dickson, vice-chieftain, presided Office bearers for the year were elected
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  • 85 11 100-Mile Flight To Succour Injured Airman. Pisa, Aug. 29. The famous surgeon Senator Bastianelli, who is 67 years old, while watching air manoeuvres, heard that a pilot had crashed 100 miles away He immediately jumped into his own machine, flew to the spot, and found thy; injured
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  • 63 11 Entertained by Kuantan Indo-Ceylonese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, Sept 7. The Indo-Ceylonese community of i Kuantan entertained the Hon. Mr. S. N. I Veerasamy to tea last Wednesday in the Tamil School. After tea Mr. Kanapathipillay spoke in 'appreciation of Mr. Veerasamy's services fj in
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  • 505 11 Committee's Provisional Arrangements. JAN. B—l6. Free Power for Stand Holders. At the first meeting of the Committee of the Singapore Manufacturers' Exhibition it was provisionally decide.l that the show should be held from Jan. ft— l 6 next in the new I.M.S. terminal station at Tanjnnsr Pagar.
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  • 87 11 Texas and "No Planting In 1932" Move. New Orleans. Sept. 8. Mr. Huey P. Long, the Governor of Louisiana, states that at least five States (Mississippi, Alabama, North and South Carolina and Arkansas) are prepared to plant no cotton next year provided Texas will also agree not to
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  • 56 11 Australia and a Textile Mills Project. London, Sept. S. The Daily Mai] states that tht- Melbourne Australian Graziers' Association is discu.-sing proposals to establish texcile mills in China, on condition that Chinese interests agree to market Australian wool. A Commonwealth official (Mr. H. ft. Gepp) is going
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    • 86 11 ininniiniiHiiiiiniHiiii'^iniißnßnHnHHßßßiNHNHMßßi TODAY'S FEATURES. China Page 6 Wireless Programmes 8 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 London Money Market 9 London Rubber Market 9 Financial First Aid for Germany.— By Paul Painleve 10 Amazing Story Regarding Hospital 12 Winding Up of G. H. Sweetshop 12 Form for Tomorrow's Races
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    • 7 11 CAPITOL Commencing Tonight MARLENE DIETRICH IN DISHONOURED.
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  • 976 12 John Bull Article. AMAZING STORY ABOUT SINGAPORE. The paper John Bull in its issue of An". IE ha an article headed in large type DritiFh Officer's Shameful Ordeal," with "TdrtßWd Officer in Asiatic Hospital ;i= a second heading. A photograph of a men with a far-away look
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  • 77 12 Affairs of Baker, Morgan And Company, Ltd. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 7. The liquidator of th? late limited company of Baker. Morgan and Cc, Ltd., t-t<uk and hare brokevs. has obtained! judgment .against Mr. \V. E. Hi.con Ross, former secretary an;i managing director of
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  • 136 12 Bullen Case for Mention On Sept. 20. There are 21 cases on the list for hearing ai the fifth Assizes which began this morning: before the acting: Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule. Four persons are on trial for unlawful return from banishment four for armed robbery and five
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  • 20 12 The performance of the Police Band in Katong Park announced for Thursday next has been postponed to Thursday, Sept. 24.
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  • 227 12 Fatal Attempt to Save His Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 7. Several football matches have been cancelled and postponed as the result of the death of Glasgow Celtic's famous goalkeeper, John Thomson. In the Derby match on Saturday against the Rangers, Thomson dived to effect
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  • 105 12 Transport Specialist Appointed In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. .Mr. D. H. EHas has been appointed as Deputy General Manager, F.M.S. Railways. Mr. Elias, who is 49 years of age, has been Superintendent of Transportation in Nigeria for the last six years. He
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  • 108 12 WAS HE IN EARNEST Sympathetic Relative Causes A Sensation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. When a ricksha puller was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the local police court for stealing: $5 his brother attempted to commit suicide. On hearing the sentence this man wept, made a
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  • 521 12 Appeal to Stop Racing Dry-Coated Horses. An appeal to the local Turf Clubs not to race dry -coded horses was made by Mr. Onraet, presiding at the annual meeting: of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals yesterday at the Municipal Offices. Mr. Onraet
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  • 26 12 The British Resident, Pahang, the Hon. Mr. H. G. R. Leonard, is expected to open the Hylam Club. Kuantan, on Sept. 14, says our Kuantan correspondent.
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  • 562 12 Prime Minister's Welcome To Delegates. Rugby, Sept. 7. When the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference, which adjourned last January, resumed its sittings at St. James's Palace this afternoon, the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald) was present to extend, as Chairman of the
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  • 161 12 Four People Rescued After 36 Hours in the Sea. Three men and a woman, all Chinese, had a narrow escape from death a few days ago. The Chinese were the sole survivors of ten persons in a Junk which sunk about twenty miles out from Hong
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  • 112 12 Sweepstake Winner's NarrowEscape. Mrs. Sarah Day Webber, of Gordon Vale, Clinton Road, Barnstaple, Devonshire, who bought a motor-car after winning a fortune by drawing Sandwich in the Irish Hospitals Derby Sweepstake, had a narrow escape while taking her second lesson in motoring. Mrs. Webber was at the
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  • 31 12 To Appear on the London Stage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept 7. Kmil Janninga, the noted film actor, will appear in a West End stage production in November.
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  • 946 12 "Family vs. Traders." "HOPELESS STATE OF THE COMPANY." On behalf of the petitioning creditors of the G. H. Sweetshop Ltd.. (Caldbeek, Macgregor Co. Ltd.). Mr. J. T. Haydon applied for an order for the compulsory winding up of the firm in the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr.
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  • 57 12 BRITISH LOAN TO D.E.I Rubber Restriction To Be The Price. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 2. According to the Nicuv.s van den Dag voor Ned. Indie a Dutch East Indian loan on the British market is being c-onsidered. It is added that a condition of the loan would be
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    • 24 12 iCARLSBERG PILSENER A light Beer of distinctive satisfying qualities. "Carlsberg Hijau." THE EAST ASIATIC CO.* L 1!■)• (.Incorporated in Denmark) KUALA LUMPUR -SINGAPORE -PENANG.
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  • Form for Tomorrow's Races Discussed.—Home Football Results.
    • 1668 13 Tomorrow's Programme. FORM OF THE ENTRIES DISCUSSED. The form for tomorrow's entries is discussed below. There will again be a programme of eight races. Final selections will be given tomorrow Race I. Pcnies Class 11, Div. 2, 6 furs. Young Kgypt, dropped a division, ran fevpnth in
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    • 152 13 Double-Figure Score For Fulham. London, Sept. 7. The following were the results of English League matches played today First Division. Huddersfield T. 2 Leicester City 1 Sheffield Utd. 6 West Ham Utd. 0 West Brom. A. 1 Sunderland 0 Second Division. Barnsley 0 Bury 1 Bradford City
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    • 99 13 Interesting Matches At Stadium. An interesting match will be played at the Anson Road Stadium on Thursday when the Chinese Athletic Association, who have just completed a very successful tour in Java, will meet a Sino-Malays XI. The C.A.A. are mostly selected players from South China. Seats in
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    • 155 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Sept. 7. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2 New York 0 Boston 5 Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 7 Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 5 American League. Washington
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  • 138 13 Three More Matches On Padang Today. The following games will be played today in the S.C.C. six-a-side tournament 6.10 p.m. Colours J. G. Glasgow, H. G. Riches, R. Land, Lt. V. F. D. Tarrant, T. Ballantyne and C. B. Maxwell. Whites E. A. Brodie, A. L. S. Perkins,
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  • 49 13 Al Rivers and Albert Grether Matched. Al Rivers, the American boxer, who so outclassed Battling Kwi recently, is to mest the Swiss boxer, Albert Grether, at the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Road, on Saturday. Out of 32 fights Grether has won 24, drawn five and lost three.
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  • 698 13 Sourabaya Beaten by An Innings. Sourabaya, Sept. 3. Saturday and Sunday last witnessed the establishment of a Java cricket re:ord when the> Batavia team visited Sourabaya and won a splendid match by an innings and 22 runs. The resul. was a great surprise to a large
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  • 59 13 State Body to be Formed In I Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. At an informal meeting of people interested in cricket, with the Hon. yvir. A. S. Bailey in the chair, it was decided to take steps to form a CHcket Association of Selangor.
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  • 125 13 Cameronian Retains Position As Favourite. London, Sept. 7. The latest betting for the St. Leger, to be run at Doncaster on Sept. 9, was as follows Mr. J. A. Dewar's CAMERONIAN, 11 to 10. Sir J. Rutherford's ORPEN, 9 to 2, taken and offered. Lord Roseberry's SANDWICH,
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  • 21 13 The half-mile race for the Mayhew Cup will take place at the Chinese Swimming Club on Sunday at 11.30 a.m.
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  • 77 13 Results of Annual Open Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 2. There were 24 entries from Medan and up-country for the annual golf championship here. The winner was Mr. A. N. Munro with a score of 171 for 36 holes. Mr. A. R. Douglas was second with
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  • 115 13 Ladies' Medal Competition At S.G.C. The Singapore Golf Club September ladies' medal competition was played yesterday and resulted in a tie between Mrs. J. J. McMichael and Mrs. S. J. Beattie in "A" Division and in a win for Miss Salmond in "B" Division. Forty-seven cards were taken
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  • 68 13 Selangor and Perak Draw At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 7. The Selangor Golf Club visited the Ipoh Club this week-end. In the foursome; four-ball matches a team representing Perak beat Selangor by one point, but Selangor reversed the result in the singlet; by a similar
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  • 304 13 Sparcity of Wind Causes Many Retirements. The first of the series for the Batavia Visitors' Cup was sailed from the Roynl Singapore Yacht Club on Saturday. In this race the "A" Class and "B" Class sailed on handicap based on the mileage of the course.
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  • 113 13 Remarkable Times Made In Ulster. Rugby, Sept. 7. Some of the most remarkable motorcycle racing ever ?een on the road resulted in Ulster regaining the honour of having held the fastest motor-cycle road race, when Woods, on a Norton machine, won the 500 ex. class in the Ulster
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    • 22 13 DELETED "H.M.V." RECORDS NOW From ij ds. each AT S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) "H.M.V." SPECIALISTS. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE.
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    • 127 13 ECONOMISE BY USING EVERYTHING 5. &.C.) ELECTRICAL Eliminate oldfashicned ideas this is a new era, the day of economy, labour saving, and cleanliness. Today FTnllWHj is universally appreciated in the home. c suygest that an Electric iron j^P^ v amply repay you, not only for HHflP\ its handincss-- for its
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  • 590 14 RIFLE SHOOTING. Scottish Co.'s Meeting In Singapore. A pleasant day was spent at Bukit Timah Ranjrc on Sunday by members of "C" (Scottish) Company, S.V.C., on the occasion of their annual Wapinshaw. Fifty-nine members of the company competed in the individual rifle matches, ixtcen cadets fired in the
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  • 284 14 Perak Players Overwhelm Penang. (From Our Own Correspondents Ipoh, Kept. 7 Rain marred the concluding stages yesterday afternoon of an interesting inter-State tennis match, played during the week-end, between Perak and Penang, a singles and doubles matches had to be postponed when half-way through. Perak won all the
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  • 390 14 The following were the results of ties played in the S.C-C to irnament A Singles. 11. S. Haskins plus .1 beat N. A. Sedwick owe SO, 7 5. 5—7, 6—3. A. D. Anders-un owe 15.5 beat W. P ..i,f.plus i. r, 2, 6-0. A Doubles (Semi-final). > W.
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  • 147 14 Tbs following were the results of ties played in the S.R.C. tournament A Singles. C. A. Peterson beat T. Leijssius, 6—3,6 3, 6—2. G. W. Anirus beat P. Scully, 6—4, 4—6, 6—4.6 4. R Singles. I). Leicester vs. O. O. Strays (unfinished). K. nulhvtrhct beat E. S. Montciro,
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  • 64 14 Tuesday, September 8. Football: S.C.C. Six-a-side tournament. Polo: Sultan of Perak*! Cup final, Singapore Polo <l«b, Balestier. Wednesday, September f. Singapore Races, Autumn Professional meeting. Fourth day. Thursday. September It. Football: Singapore Chinese and Malaya Combined vs. Chung- Wan Athletic Association (Hong Kong) tourists, Anscn Road Stadium. Polo:
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  • 2366 14 St. Leger Candidates. WILL CAMERONIAN DO •miPLE-EVENT i (From Our Own Correspondent.) S-m^/ts Times Office, Fleet Street, Aug. 11. The Doc »%i meeting begins on Sept. 8, and t.ameionian is, of course, already hot favourite at 9 to 4 for the St. Lee-er which will be
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  • 120 14 19th in the History of Sussex Cricket. K. S. Duleepsinhji, the Sussex cricket captain has scored 2,000 runs this season, and his score is tho 19th in the history of Sussex cricket, B. Fry performing the feat six times, Kanji five, Bowley four, Duleep three and Vallo.nce Jupp,
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  • 98 14 Numerous First-Class WicketKeepers Unearthed. Strange how Kent seem to unearth wicket-keepers of top class with such regularity. Huish, Hubbte, and Ames have all upheld the county's reputation in this respect, and while the last named is not likely to be deposed for many seasons it is comforting to
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  • 1315 15  -  J. Jefferson Farjeon.) (By Our Own Commentator, Mr. Farjeon Plays Truant Runs Away To Belgium For A Holiday The Dancing Pace That Kills— Survival Of The Fittest Gendarmes And Mrs. Grundy A Conjurer In The Cafe— Beach Officials Who Blow Whistles. London, Aug.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 426 15 Malay Royalty At Annual Sports. The annual athletic sports of the Government English School, Kuala Pilah. Xejrri Senvbilan, were held on Saturday, when the field, decorated with coloured flags and bunting, presented a festive nppearance. Early in the afternoon the Hon. Mr. J. W. Hughes, British Resident
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    • 81 15 Gunboat Jack's Easy Win Over Bantam Champion. Rifleman Caraduff, once unbeatable in India as a bantam-weight, attempted the impossible on Aug. 14 at Madras when he met Gunboat Jack, champion of all weights in the country. The fight, which took place before a moderate gathering at the
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  • 191 15 Brought Down Scawfell On Stretcher. London, Aug. 28. Particulars of how a woman suffering from appendicitis was brought on a stretcher by the light of torches down the sides of Scawfell Pike, near Keswick, England's highest mountain, became known yesterday. Mias Parker, of Stoke-on-Trent, was climbing with Mr.
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  • 157 15 Emphatically Denies She Is A Communist. Shanghai, Aug. 25. In a most emphatic denial that she was a member of the Third International Madame Sun Vat Sen told foreign newspaper correspondents yesterday, at an interview at her residence, that neither she nor the Government in Canton
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    • 299 15 .1- ar kor points <d& |\l: I; jl TJEFORE it is fitted to the Parker Duofold, a If 11 1 a"^ pen point must ji.j^s eleven rigid inspections HklJ^H with a perfect score. The master craftsmen ■vsho l/MHI grind Duofold points are paid a bonus for every V llilfln P
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  • 1396 16 Miners Want to Know More About It. TYING UP MALAYA. ATTITUDE FRIENDLY BUT INQUISITIVE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. At a general meeting of the Dredging Association of Southern Malaya held here a few days ago (a report «f wJhioh has just
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  • 712 16 Labourers' Needs. GRAZING LANDS AND ALLOTMENTS. Now that considerable interest is being taken in Malaya in the cultivation of foodstuffs and the keeping of cattle, Government has given a further lead by the preparation by officers of the Labour Department of a study of the possibilities of
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  • 371 16 Woman Sentenced To 12 Months. Elsie Emily Butlin, aged 26, of Holland Road, Kensington, W., who was arrested at Croydon Aerodrome after flying from Holland, has been sentenced by Mr. Gill, at Westminster, to twelve months in the second division for obtaining money by fraud from
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  • 141 16 What Kuala Lumpur Chinese Are Doing. Following a public meeting of Chinese held in Kuala Lumpur, a China Flood Relief Committee has been formed for 'he State of Selangor, the following being elected Chairman, Mr. Yap Loons: Hin, J.P. vice-chairman, Mr. S. O. Young hon. treasurer, Mr.
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  • 196 16 Issue of Handy Little Booklet. All who require facts and figures about the Straits Settlements in the simplest and most convenient form will find them in a handy little booklet. Statistical Summary 1931, with Malayan Trade Tables 1921-1930, compiled by the Department of Statistics and sold at $1.50.
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  • 1073 17 PEN A\G LETT F. ft The Problem Of The Town's Expansion— Water Too Deep For A Causeway— Reds Who Aimlessly Write On Walls A Fairer Selection Of Big Cricket Teams Chinese Sports Girls The Seventh Month Celebrations. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept 7. A
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  • 255 17 Handbook of Latest Statistics. Statistics haw now become such vital and significant fa.Hor.s in the rubber industry tha'. a particular welcome should await the Malaya Rubber Statistics Handbook 1931, compiled by the Department of Statistics and just issued at the price of $1.50. I'r. vi;>u.< to 19.'!0
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  • 43 17 A mas* m irfr of all nationalities U being held in Raub today to promote the interests rf a land bank for Malaya. Prominent Malay, Chinese. Indian and European pl.ir.tois will spenk and a very large attendance is expected.
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  • 249 17 Man Stabbed and Clubbed To Death in Street. A street fight between rival factions of alleged "dope" traffickers took place in Colombo recently and one man was killed and several others injured, before the police could intervene, says the Times of Ceylon. It is stated that two
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  • 64 17 The Texaco Oil Tanks Involved. Hankow, Aug. 27. The Texaco oil tanks in the French settlement caught fire at 2 p.m. yesterday from some cause as yet unknown, and the sky was soon obscured by a thick pall of smoke. Fire-fighting work is difficult, owing to
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  • 468 17 Friends Too Exhausted To Give Help. The beating tragedy off Katong Park in which two young men, a Eurasian and an Indian, lost their lives, v.-as the subject of an inquiry which was concluded befora Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday afternoon when a
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  • 144 17 Municipality Wins Claim For Damages. The Municipal Commissioners of Singa-' pore were successful in their claim for damages from 6in Seng and Co. arising out of a collision between amhulan c car no. 2 and a lorry belonging to the defendants in Bukit Timah Road on Jan.
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  • 101 17 European Woman's Cook Goes To Gaol. Following a report of theft by Mrs. Aida Willies, a European, living in Scotts Koad, Inspector Poulain of the Orchard Road Division police visited her house and carried out a timely search of the servants' quarters. Leong Hong Chok.the Hylam cook, was
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  • 112 17 Death of Member of Local Jewish Community. The death took place yesterday at Plindong, 2, Oxley Road, Singapore, after c protracted illness, of Mr. Ezra Saul Isaac a well-known figure in local Jewry am' I business circles. Mr. Isaac, who was 69 years of age was
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  • 67 17 Pilgrims' Escape When Train Is Derailed. Luzon (Vendee), Aug. 25. Almost a miracle befell a number oi pilgrims travelling to Lourdei, when their train was derailed and all the carriages were overturned. Though it was feared at first that many must have been injured, a communique now
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  • 470 17 Another "Incident" In Greater Shanghai. Shanghai, Aug. 21. Mr. J. A. Hartvig, a local Polish resident, was detained for three hours ot the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Public Stfety yesterday for being involved In an accident which resulted in a Chinese policeman being knocked down. Mr.
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  • 79 17 Cinema Manager Shot By Ex-Secretary. Vienna, Aug. 26. A love tragedy enacted daring the night w; revealed this morning. Leopold Alexander, general manager of one of the bigge3t Vienna cinemas, was killed by his former girl eecret&ry, who shot him in the head and then attempiled to commit
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  • 89 17 Removal of Spanish Primate Wanted. Madrid, Aug. 24. Fears of revolt i.'i the Baw^ie and Navarre regions of Northern Spain against the- anti-clerical policy oi the Republicans have provoked the Government into overawing the population by a display of force. Three more Catholic newspapers have' been susnended,
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  • 97 17 Student's Letter* and Books Seized. Dacca, Aug. 25. The belongings of Miss Renuka Sen, who graduated from Bethune College last year, were searched on her arrival at Narayanganj railway station, and certain letters and books were taken possession of. She is proceeding to Dacca with the object of
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  • 69 17 Malay Woman Accidentally Shot. (From Our Own Correspondent) Scremban, Sept. 8 A tragedy occurred during a shooting expedition at Tcrachi, near Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan. Mr. C. O. Thomas, a well-known cricketer, fired two shots at a wild boar and one shot struck a Malay woman. She died
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  • 5745 18 Ex-Malayan To Try And Foster Tourist Traffic. NO DAY WITHOUT A CRISIS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Aug. 11. XTO Day Complete without a Crisis upon that cheerful assumption seem-; to have been built up the London newspapers' conception of life in England
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