The Straits Times, 11 September 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1931 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      202 1 SINGAPORE*. 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6181). 6.15 Tonight 9.15 MARLENE DIETRICH J in i "Dishonoured"; Phone 6261-2. Phosferine HEALTH SALT THE TOIIIC FRUIT SALINE Phosferine Health Suit coaxes your digestion into working with the smoothness nature intended. Its crisp, clean, stimulating flavour puts you at once into that bright, alurt
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      173 1 f KUALA LUMPUR: 27. JAVA ST. "PHONE 3683). TABLE CLOTHS and NAPKINS IN Good Quality Cotton Damask, Hard Wearing. Specially ffl&L* i^**\^#& or Pcrlod Reduced of Prices. Sale Only. No. G.D.S. OG. All While ready for v.so. In pretty Floral derfflM. Tal)!(> Ootlw hemmed ready for use. Size 70 x
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      8 1 teH-.-.--: -i MARI.KNE lIIKTRICII in "Dishonoured" Phone ."261-2.
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      521 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HI3 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 IG.OOO Oct. 3
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      1708 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. J BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the r.s. MANBOLA (3^52 ton*) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest iteamer* trading
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      591 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STBAjI NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and BREMEN, GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW- BOSTON, NEW YORK and BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON and NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM and HAMBURG.
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      461 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telnpln, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sirhon, Bandoa, Kohsamai, Langsuan, Taku, (humpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Sent. 13 Sept. 16 VALAYA S.pt. 20 Sept. 23 MALINI Sept. 27 Sept. 30 These Tassel* ana fitted throughout with
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      466 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO, SAN FRANCISCO. CAI* TA1MA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT Si !iri>l I B Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Rung. Ran FrnnrUrn a nit l»« Arctic*. 8.S. GOLDEN TIM laili from Hoi Bapt 20 San rr.-imisrii
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      596 3 DOI.LAR STEAMSHIP LINE uind AMERICAN MAIL LINE KOUN D-TKE- WORLD >L\G U'.n PLNANi;, COLOMBO, BPEZ I'OKl SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLEB, tifcMOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YOBK AND BOSTON. Arrive L*av« Leav* S'por*. S'por*. Penang. PRES. HAYES Sept. 14 Srpt. 17 Sept. 19 PRES. FILLMORE Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 PRES. MONROE Oct.
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      638 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMKP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "FLLERMAN" LINE. Passenger snd Freight Services to:— 1 UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via Porta ao4 Snei CaaaL OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Du* Spore s.s. CITY OF PEKTB Oct. 12 s.v CITY OF ADELAIDE Nov. 25 HOMEWARDS. s.*. CITY
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      349 3 BAN THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £J,000,0W Capital Subscribed 1,800,001 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666,81? Capital paid up 1,000,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS .1. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. I. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Ksq., W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir
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      571 3 (KING ANNOUNCEM NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. 4 Netherlands Trading Sorirty. (Established at Amsterdam 1524.) 0 PAID UP CAPITAL F1.80,030,000 (about £0,069,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND F1.40,016.000 (about £3,335,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltovreden Rangoon Bandjermasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay
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      522 3 IENTS. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 18C3 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Clds. 100,000,000 (about £Xfi 00,000) Paid up Capital GUIs. i..,i (about i'4,UOIMHK>) Reserves Glds. 21t.lsti),iMi7 (about BMSMMj HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OKFICKS TIIK lIACHE, ROTTKKUAM. OVERSE.\S BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head OSTice for China
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      720 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a el ther.- is n flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with J A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advert. mi>i>:i(s will le accepted up to 10 I a.m. on the day ut issue. A fee of
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      808 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. PRIVATE Gnest House at 2, Lloyd Road. Every comfort. Very low rates. Call 6 p.m. EAST ANC.LIA, 6, OXLEY RISE, Phore t390. Central, Convenient, Homely, T* nit, Jt rages. Daily or monthly rates. GAASTERLAND 300, Orchard Road, HET Holland. ;ehe Pension. Bekend voor cen uitstek. Hull. taiVl. KL'nstiifc lijrirm;.'.
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      572 4 WANTED WANTED, Coconut Estate in bearing, about 100 acres. Apply 953, Straits Times. WANTED, wardrobe and cabin trunks, ladies' and child's winter overcoats in good condition. Phone 3391. BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, shop* at Grosvenor Hotel B'.dg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A
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      434 4 MISCELLANEOUS TRANSLATIONS undertaken from and into French, German and English by expert linguist. Apply 632, Straits Times. RAFFLKS CAR. l'P-TO-DATE BAKERY AND PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY. All orders are promptly executed. Morning deliver}' at your door. Phone 5381. LEAVE Let ns take charge of your ear, furniture and private effects whilst you
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      924 4 PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE N0 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Police Orders made under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences) for the regulation of traffic on the occasion of the Autumn Race Meeting to be held on August 29 and September 2, 5, 9 and 12, 1931. at the Race
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      821 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby |im that Kwek Eng Khiang alias Kl»i:ir:ir M.ik uid Law Prag Chiang ali.M Chiang Seng have withdrawn from the partnership BBliness known :i> Chop Miang Heng, carrying an bui mas* ;i* Piece Goods and Cloth Merchant* al Nos. 2."i und 26, Circular Road. Singapore,
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      332 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TOMORROW S^b^-ds X SPECIAL RACE DINNER y^> jFrfP X AND DANCING Xv^/o/ m Akw *yr TONIGHT GRILL XrSK x inform al on the palm /ivjr AFTER DINNER COURT LAWX><jg^ DANCE jXjTK^T «aG DRESS NOT NECESSARY). %> /V^ I VyX Sunday, September 13 /^sr \fs GRAND CONCERT <&>
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      430 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 bathroom 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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      302 5 TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained in the Tender Room, Municipal Offices. Erection and Completion of Brickwork, etc., of the New Retort House, Kallang Gas Works. Date
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      500 5 BATHROOM SB f^pj) fill BAST lAN mjjjj WATER HEATER You can HIRE them from the Municipal Electrical Dept. Sole Agents CFNTRAI Id iMcWbW? 1 1 KUALA LUMPUR. IPOd. Tel. 5471 (4 lines). AUCTION NOTICES. RE HOTEL VAN WIJK, LTD. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of hotel furniture, billiard tables, piano, fireproof safes,
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      500 5 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of valuable Town properties, situate nt Jalan Jemuluang, Jalan Abu Bakar and Jalan Ismail, Mersing, Johore. (Astride Mersing and Kluang Road and across the junction thereof with the proposed extension to the ferry site connecting with the part'ally completed Mcrsing-Endau Koad). To be held at the
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1812 6 Mr. Gatulhi Sails Much Improved Political Outlook Triumph for (ami pore's New Magistrate Modern Body Snatchers India's Growing Population Are Burma' 1 s Troubles Ending? Munchausen And The Tiger Viceroy To Use A Plane. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Aug. 29. This week it is possible to
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      CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM.
      253 6 Calcutta Corporation. GOVERNMENT'S POWERS OF CONTROL. Calcutta, Aug. "23. Circumstances have arisen which make it imperative for the Government to consider how far it has sufficient powers of control over the (Calcutta) Corporation under the existing Act. If Government finds that these powers are insufficient, an amending
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      TERRORIST MENACE.
      251 6 Assam Europeans' Plea For Strong Measures. Calcutta. Auj?. 2«. PlMMtag twr a general mooting o;' the Assam Brmacll of the Euroncan Association held r>t .Torhat. Mr. Withers, the chairman, saifl theiit executive committee had asked a!l branches for suppoi-t in pressing upon the Government of India and upon
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      'LORD IRWIN'S MISTAKE."
      131 6 Congress Acknowledged A.-. Rival Power. Calcutta, Aug. 27. Mr. M. Ahmad, ex-M.L.C, chairman of the local board of Pirojpur, has sent the following telegram: The people of Pirojpur, standing for peace and progress, heartily congratulate His Excellency the Viceroy on his not yielding to the unjustifiable demands
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      A STRANGE CASE.
      98 6 Man Accused of Having Murdered Himself. Calcutta, Aug. 23. The arrset by the Taltolla Police of a man named Shaft Mohammad Khan, for the alleged murder of a man of the same name, of Jaraalpore, a village in Mymensingh District, had an unusual sequel at an identification
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      ANOTHER ATTEMPTED MURDER.
      553 6 Commissioner Shot. YOUTHFUL ASSAILANT ESCAPES. Tangail, Aug. 21. Mr. Alexander Cassells, Commissioner ef the Dacca division, was shot in the right thigh this afternoon by a young man. Mr. Cassells was walking to the premises of the Central Co-operative Bank, accompanied by the sub-divisional officer, and the
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      SARDA ACT PROTEST.
      272 6 Orthodox Hindus' Plea tor Repeal. Madra-3, Aug. 27. A largely attended meeting of the orthodox Hindus of Madura, mostly Brahmins, held under the presidentship of Mr. N. Natesa l.ci, Government Pleader, Ramnad, protested against the Child Marriage Restiaint Act of 11*29. The meeting reiterated its strong sense
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      KHADDAR FOR IDOLS.
      96 6 Proposal Before Temple Committee. Madias, Aug. 27. Mr. A. Krishnaswamy Vandayar, vice-president of trc Tanjore Dcvasthanam (Temple) Committee. has given notice of the following resolution to be moved at the next meeting of the committee: "In the interest of our country 1 propose that the trustees of
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      A Ceylon Letter.
      884 6 Colombo Copra Trade Alleged Ring of Buyers Rubber Control Scheme A 3-Cornercd Conference Dope Tr a ffxc Gangs Resort To Terrorism The White Plague Attempts To Combat The Scourge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Aug. 31. Serious allegations against individuals in the local copra trade were made
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      FUSEMAN ELECTROCUTED
      70 6 Caught Between Live Wires. Madras, Aug. 21. Ranganatham, a fuscman employed in the electric department of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, *U electrocuted while removing an electric bulb from a post inside the Salt Cotaurs station last night. He was caught between two live wim :.nd was
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      61 6 he ARISTOCRAT o p y^^v MEDIUM-PRICED CIGARS J f /T* CELOPHANE WRAPPED made and guaranteed by "EL ORIENTE" t^lS There is no cigar on the market to equal this exquisite brand in quality and price. $3.25 per box of 50. Sole Distributors M. S. ALLY CO., 6, Battery Road, Singapore.
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      199 7 1 COMING EVELYN LA YE in One Heavenly Night. WE ACCEPT the responsibility at tupfAying Sinj;;ip<>rc with x'"c:it«.T entertainment and briag you the Brat of Pox Movietone*! brill tan new season pictures. TONIGHT 6.15 9.15 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 3 P. M. Elissa Landi the screen's most glamourous personality- K<>n.;eous and
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      233 7 \i^yv¥^w \>^ w&y v y v jj ooocro.Q^ocrereoe.oeoeoooic 3oH Laf A V BaH Baß I I B^ ■!IhJ I |cf. 0^ 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Special Matinee Tomorrow and Sunday at 3.15 p.m. The Magnificent Production that is thrilling Hundreds Nightly The Brilliant Achievement of a Superb Artiste and a Master
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      112 7 t^aV^aV^A* K^+ V^^a» n THE PICTURE WHICH GIVES YOU A 100 MILES AN HOUR THRILL "DIRIGIBLE" The film which triumphed 8 weeks at the LONDON TIVOLI COMING SOON— Watch for Opening Date VICTORIA "THEATRE COMMENCING TOMORROW AT 9.30 p.m. The Great Levanie (Illusions and Mysteries from IfMkcijßC'a, St. Georgs's Hail.
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      173 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle 1 t I" £Sjj: |^JS^ 2i^>J 2o 2i 21 pS H2P pjf S&SjJai lii wm li #s; ■4 1 $3$ •S{3\ H 37 11 W Xf&i mz -.'&M— tjatv _S_ i I (CLUES.) ACROSS. 19- Flat piece 2L Liken 1. Jewish learning l'_>. L uil thc!i 7.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS.
    71 8 S/*7PP7iVG NOTES. From toward* the end of this month tut ween Cape Kachado, lat. 2.24 N, long. 101. ."1 E (approx) and Malacca town lat. J.!2 N, loo*. 102.15 E (approx), a number of unlighted surveying beacon.•ill lio moored by lI. MS. Iroquois in the ii inity
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    216 8 I'uday. BaptMkhW 11. Ship- alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Entrauet Uodowa Ciir KEPI'EL HARBOUR. .Ma Wharf l.rh. MaU M:ita, M Uh. Bintunir, Lighter Baranjr, Tu'i lUrculis, Buijskes. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. TtnjonK l'»E»r. Albert Dock Nil. Vietorla Ili.i-k Mhuluruo.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    72 8 Prom Western Australia, by Kangaroo, due at Sinßapor? (i p.m. today. From China, by Talma, due at Singapore on Sunday. From China and Manila, by President Hayes, due at Singapore daylight on -Monday. From China ami Japan, by Sumatra Maru, due at Singapore on Monday. Kiom Ciina and
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    EXCHANGES.
    76 8 Rugby, Stpt. 10. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 12.04(4, Athens 375, Bombay Is. s\d., Berlin 20.87 tt, Brussels 31.95'::, Bucharest 816' 2 Kio :i 1-32, Buenos Aires 11%, Copenhagen 18.17%, (lencva 24.91 i. Helsinpfors 193,5, Hang Kj>nc 11"», Lisbon 110, Madrid 53.95, -Mrl.-.n MM%, Monte Video 22'j, New York •I.M!.
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    43 8 Mails from Europe (London mails ili Ix-'i on Auff. 20) by ex 8.1. Rohna which anchored at Ponanp at 4.20 a.m. loday, will arrive by train tomorrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for <Mi voi. v to boxholders at 8.45 a.m.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      201 8 Singapore, Sept. 11. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 month*' sight 2'8 7 i l.onJon, 60 days' sight Z/S 27/32 London, SO days' sight 2/8 13/16 London, demand 2/3 2:1/32 London, T.T. 2/3 21/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1425 I Hamburg, demand 234H norn I
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      PRODUCE.
      174 8 BtagapM«i Sept. 11. Cambier 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) I."). On i l>ra 3.95 i mixed 3.6'> <airo flour. Sarawak IWI White Pepper 28.00 Mack IVppcr IK.OO Pearl Sago i.^ small 6.00; medium pearl 6.00 Kiit. Siam $160 to. 222 Saigon $154 to 164 Rangoon $151 to 171 I
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      202 8 Today. North, N.-East and N.-Weit Sumatra (Toradja) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India. I Argun Maru I 3 p.m. ■u-lat Pandjang, Bengalis, Siak, Pakan Baroe. Pajakombo and Padang (Hong Thong I 3 p.ai. FSlinjoe, Pnngkal Pinang. Billiton and Batavia (Edendale) 4pm Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo,
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      PASSENGERS.
      130 8 The Wlowlnr pas»ent'"is for Malaya are (lit i:i Sin-v-"jre toracrro\. by the Sarpedon: Mi. U. Maaak, Or?fc and Mrs. J. McD. 1!" Mr. <' M. T.ioiroll, Mr. W. Penrice, Mr. \V. iC;.;- v.tcr, Mr. and Mrs. H. Camping, Mr. A. R. M.jr-an. Mr. und Mrs. C. F. Wilkcs, Mr.
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      82 8 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Sept. 13 Friday. Sept. 11, 5 p.m., Malay Drill Hall, •'F" (Malay) Co.. Table "A" 30 Yardß Range 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Signal Section. Preparation for Scheme 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Fortress Co. i Europeans), Run Engine 5.15
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      AIR PASSENGERS.
      31 8 Passenger by air from the N.K.I, to Singapore on Tuesday Mr. Hablutzcl. I'assiTKers fiom Mi-dan (o Singapore yesterday Mr. and Mr«. Rhodts, Mr. and Mrj. Frederick and Mr. Schats.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        432 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kambanff 20/9 22/- cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/-5-5 Ayer Hitam Tin, 10/6 11/6 0 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/- 11/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Cave* 0.29 0.32 1 1 Hukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1 £1
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        GENERAL.
        266 8 Val. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.95 2.05 HI £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.8.9 3.13.9 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 .HCnom. 100 TO Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 i'l il Con. T. S. 7% l'refs. 16/6 17/il £1 Con.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 .Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. j deb. of 192G red. 1931-86 102 104 cl. ngapore Municipal 6 p.e. of IDOI red. 1940 $400,000 par. 5% prcm. I.S.ngapore Municipal 4% p.c 1 of 1907 red. 1047 $1,600,000 N par Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. I of 1909 red. 1955
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        393 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. At the pr.s.nt time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL KVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall A A Co. Evatt All-nby ($1) O.FO 0.60 0.50 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam ($1)
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      941 8 Special Broadcast Tonight From Paris. CBy Oar Wireless Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. M. Ballereau, the French Consul in Singapore, informs the Straits Times that today, the address delivered in Geneva at the League of Nations by M. Briand, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, will be broadcast by
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    45 8 ■r Khyber J <han de Witt Sibajak Takliwa Andre Lcbon P. C. Hooft Spore Londna Left Ami. Aug. 7 Aug. 31 Auk- 7 Au K 31 Aug. 14 Sept. 4 Auk. II Sept. 7 Auk. I- Sept. 7 Aug. 21 Sept. 10
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      53 8 'TpRV the new "quickX cooking" Quaker I Oats. Now cooks in 1-5 I the time formerly required! Save time, labor, fuel. Serve it as porridge for breakfast thicken soups and gravies with it use it in fritters, cakes, biscuits. Try a tin today. Ih, kind tfOmttir Otis f.« Ha: <■/«««•
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      42 8 SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR MALAYAN GARDENS GARDEN FERTILIZER FOR LAWNS SHRUBS FLOWER BEDS POT PLANTS NURSERIES VEGETABLES. Packed in bags of 281b5., 1 cwt. and 2 cwts. FULL INSTRUCTIONS SLPI'LIED IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA), LIMITED. 144, Robinson Road. Tel. 5476. SINGAPORE. Tele*. IMPKEMIX."
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      305 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Dircc- Force. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. turn. F. F. ins. houri. 0 m.p.h. K. Hah Alor Star 88 75 0.30 9.1 05 WNW 15 Fine Kclantan Kotu Bharu No report. Tremrganu
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      262 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Friday. September 11. II. W. 10.24 a.m., 8 ft. 4 in., 9.40 p.m., 0 ft. 7 in. Saturday, September 12. H. W. 10.50 a.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 10.25 p.m.. 10 ft. 4 in. London mails expected at Singapore via Penang. Singapore Races, Autumn Professional Meeting,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    347 9 Colony Rubber Stocks Down. LONDON TIN PRICE IMPROVES. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber, 7% cents per lb. Tin, 100 tons at $39.62 Vi per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber. I <m<! m. 2 3 »d., unchanged. New York. IK cts.. up 1-16 ct. Market
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    AUG. RUBBER RETURNS.
    127 9 The figures in bracket* (five the output! for the corresponding period of last year. Ayer M01ek.— 17,039 lb. Amalgamated Malay.— s4,ooo lb. Halau.— 4s.CoO lb. Berananft. 53,300 lb. Bertam (Taisho).— Bs,7so lb. Borolli.- 31.200 lb. Bruokland?. -106,000 lb. Hukit Keponif. -28.1C" lb. ttKmbonff. lcy.ooo U Cheras.— B3,3oo
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    RUBBER QUOTA SCHEME.
    883 9 Chief Points of Dutch Memorandum. Further to the details of the new Dutch rubber quota plan published in the Financial Times of Aug. 21, the following is taken from the memorandum accompanying the scheme. The most outstanding point of the rubber problem is that the potential production
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    HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
    1112 9 Paris and New York Credits. ECONOMY COMMITTEE'S GLOOMY REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 13. Another week of jumpy nerves and bewildering movements in the financial world. It opened well enough with the anouncemen-t of the opening of credits of £25 millions each in Paris and
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    58 9 12 o'clock noon, Sept. 11. Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. s'» per lb. ooyers. aeners. t.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spat September October November Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Mi 7T4
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    ANGLO-FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS.
    1321 9 A Year of Depression. CHAIRMAN AND AN OFFER. The second annual ordinary general meeting of Anglo-Foreign Newspapers, Ltd., was held on Aug. 14, at Winchester Hcuse, Old Broad Street, E.C. Mr. Philip Inman, chairman of the company, in the course of his speech said At an extraordinary general
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    THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
    456 9 The following ]jublications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and X.M.S., during the period from A»tg. 2~ tu Sept. 4, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building Issued by the Department S.S. Statistical Summary, 1931 Malaya Rubber
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    AUGUST TIN RETURNS.
    35 9 The figures in brackets girt the output, 'or the corresponding period of laat y«ar Malaya Consolidated (two dredges).— s72 piculs (1,143 piculs), 208,820 yards (279.221 yards), 1,158 hours, 1,947 hours (three dredges;.
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    RUBBER REPORTS.
    411 9 Guthrie and Co., liv!., in their weekly rubber report <iatt\l Singapore, Sept. 10, state During the latter part of the week the tone of the. market lias u> a small extent improved, due to a certain amount of continental buying in London also, a decrease of Dot tons
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    COPRA MARKET.
    31 9 Barlow and Co., report on Sept. 10, as follows —The price cf the commodity again closes slightly easier on balance. Closing quotation:; are :i« follows Sundrietl $3.90 mixed $;{.GO.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. SEPT. 11, 1931. THE MALAY STATES.
    1103 10 Less than a month has passed since Sir Cecil Clementi delivered his notable speech at Sri Monanti outlining proposals for decentralisation in the Federated Malay States, and the suggestions he put forward for the consideration of the Rulers are
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      59 10 120.—Mrs. Too Kang Swcc nee Tan Kirn K^e Neo beloved wife of Mr. Teo Kane Swee. X.M.S. Railways, passed away peacefully yesterday at 122, Chin Swee Road, Singapore, leaving behind her husband, 3 sons, 1 daughters and one daughter-in-law. Funeral on Sunday, September 13, 1931, at 10.30 a.m. to
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    47 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. During the past few days the Hon. Mr. G. Sturrock, Colonial Engineer, Mr. F. G. Finch, acting Director of Public Works, F.M.S., and Mr. H. T. Nicholas, also of the P.W.D., F.M.S., have been in Malacca where they inspected the various buildings now under construction.
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    50 10 News has been received by Mr. C. P. A. Hoffman, of Singapore, of the death in Sharjrhai of his elder brother, Mr. W. L. D. Hoffman, engineer surveyor of the Municipal Council of the International Settlement. Mr. Hoffman was at one time a surveyor in the Straits Settlements service. V
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    54 10 M. Paul Reynaud, Minister for the Colonies, leaves France today by the D'Artagnan for Indo-China. On reaching Singapore on Oct. 3 he will go by aeroplane to Batavia for a short visit to the D.E.I. After leaving Indo-China M. Reynaud will go to Siam and from there home by air,
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    55 10 The Yen. Graham White, M.A., will be instituted as Chaplain of the Cathedral and Parish of Singapore on Sunday at 5.30 p.m., by the Bishop of Singapore in St. Andrew's Cathedral. All members of the Cathedral congregation are invited to an At Home at Bishopsbourne on Monday, at 4.45 p.m.
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    IS EUROPE HEADING FOR WAR?
    1233 10 The Dangers of Armament Competition. (By Viscount Cecil of Chelwood.) That, in Europe, competition in armaments in increasing is beyond doubt. Undoubtedly the position is growing serious." So dectares the writer of thin article, who emphasises that the Disarmament Conference which is to take place
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    909 10 THE GOLDEN RULE. The other day a younr man walked into an office in a Malayan town and asked for employment. Thu reply he got from art assistant was get out." Just like that Possibly if the assistant had known that the applicant had been trudging
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    33 10 The Legal Status of the Malay States," by Mr. Roland Braddell, to which reference is made in today's leading article, is published by the Malaya Publishing House, Ltd., at the price of $1.
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    £57,500,000 A YEAR MORE FROM THE INCOME-TAX.
    3310 11 HOW THE BUDGET WILL BE BALANCED. More By Fresh Taxation Than By Economy. PENNY A PINT ON BEER TO YIELD £10,000,000 A YEAR. The outstanding feature of the supplementary Budget, introduced yesterday, was the drastic increases in the income-tax. Together with certain surtax
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    REVISION OF MINING ASSESSMENTS.
    140 11 Reduction in Many Cases Likely. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 11. It is understood that a revision of mining assessments is now being undertaken by the Central Committee, and this will probably result in a reduction of assessments in many cases. Action of this
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    NO POSTPONEMENT.
    257 11 British Attitude To Disarmament. Geneva, Sept. 10. In c. brilliant speech which was thunderously applauded by the Assembly Lord Cecil said no Government, least of all the British, could tolerate the proposal for the postponement of the Disarmament Conference. He c Vlorsed the suggestion of Signor Grandi for
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    ADVANCE IN HUNAN.
    287 11 Position Causing Grave Anxiety. Shanghai, Sept. 10. The steady advance of the combined Cantonese and Kwangsi troops into Hunan is causing grave anxiety. General Ho Chien, the commander-in-chief in Hunan and the chairman of the Provincial Government, has announced that he intends to leave for Nanking. Marshal
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    GUNBOAT SINKS.
    36 11 Off Fukien Coast Crew Saved. Shanghai, Sept. 10. The Chinese gunboat, Kiangyuan, is reported to have run ashore and sank off the Fukien coast. The whole of the crew were saved. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    DRAMATIC YANGTSE TRAGEDY.
    263 11 Surgeon Lieut. Drowned. THREE DAYS BEFORE HIS WIFE WAS DUE. Shanghai, Sept. 3. A distressing tragedy occurred at Kiukiang yesterday, when Surgeon Lieutenant H. Lee-Duncan, M.8., B.Ch. was drowned, states the correspondent of the South China Morning Post. Surg. Lieut. Lee-Duncan was serving aboard H.MS. Mantis, one
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    FLYING IN CHINA.
    354 11 Eurasia Planes to Avoid Mongolia. Shanghai, Sept. 10. The Eurasia Aviation Corporation is planning to abandon its ShanghaiManchuli air mail service via Peking and Inner Mongolia and to substitute for it a service which will fly over the Honan, Shensi, Kansu and Sinkiang provinces, joining the Trans-Siberian
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    AL CAPONE.
    57 11 Again Manages to Escape Trial. Chicago, Sept. 10. Scarface Al Capone will after all not stand trial next month on 5,000 charges of violating the Prohibition law. The Federal grand jury which was instructed to review the Government's evidence told the judge today that it had nothing to
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    U.S. COTTON.
    56 11 Prohibition of Planting In South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 10. The first special session of the Legisla- i ture since 1914 has been ordered by j Governor Blackwood, who seeks to prohibit i the planting of the 1932 cotton crop. j Thirty-seven out of 46 counties in
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    PREMIER TO MEET THE UNEMPLOYED.
    50 11 Deputation of Six to Wait Upon Him. Rugby, Sept. 10. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) has consented to receive a deputation of not more than six unemployed men on Monday next. The deputation will be informal and not representative of any organisation. British Wireless.
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    THE ECONOMY BILL.
    231 11 Sanction for Orders In Council. London, Sept. 10. The text of the Government's Economy Bill is issued tonight. It empowers His Majesty, for a month after the Act comes into force, to mako such Orders in Council as may appear necessary for the purpose of effecting economies
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    FOREIGN CREDITS.
    120 11 Terms Announced in The Commons. London, Sept. 10. Major W. E. Elliott, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, answering a I question in the House of Commons, announced the terms of the British Treasury credit in the United States and France. He said that each amounted to a
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    HOPE ABANDONED.
    75 11 American Flyers Lost In Pacific. tokio, Sept. 10. Hope for the American airmen, Mr. C. Allen and Mr. Don Moyle, has been abandoned, as the monoplane's maximum endurance of 47 hours, was passed at 4.30 a.m. It is feared that the two men have perished in the Pacific.
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    WORKERS WALK OUT.
    79 11 Six Hundred on Strike Over Five-Day Week. Osaka, Aug. 20. The trouble which has been simmering in General Motors, Ltd., for some time past came to a head today with the strike of 600 workers. The company recently proposed to start the five days week system, closing
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    TARIFF TO HELP UNEMPLOYED?
    360 11 Mr. Henderson Prepared To Support. EQUAL SACRIFICE. Speeches at Trades Union Congress. London, Sept. 10. Police reserves were on duty when tho Trades Union Congress resumed at Bristol this morning, in order to prevent a possible recurrence of yesterday's disorders and in view of Communist throats
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    AUSTRALIAN GOODS.
    157 11 Proposed Display By Steamer in Far East. Melbourne, Sept. 10. In connection with the departure of Mr. 11. \V. Cepp for Shanghai on Sept. 20 as delegate to the Pacific Relations Committee-, a proposal is Ix-in;; diacßMSd to charter a steamer to display Australian goods in the Far
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    THORBURN CASE.
    117 11 Further Question in House Of Commons. London, Sept. 10. The question of the disappearance of John Thorburn was again raised in the House of Commons. Sir Charles Cayzer asked whether the additional inquiry ordered by Chiang Kci-shek had drought to litrht fiesh information as to Thorburn's whereabout? or
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    CHINA AND MEXICO.
    49 11 U.S.A. Not to Participate In Controversy. Washington, Sept. 10. The L'nited States will decline to participate in the controversy for the expulsion of Chinese from Mexico unless both Mexico and China request such ac-tion, according to a statement by officials of the State I) .-partmtnt. Kcuter.
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      85 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. r P»ie Page of News from India, Burma and Ceylon 6 Wireless Programmes 8 Around the Markets. By the Financial Correspondent 9 Is Europe Heading for War? By Viscount Cecil of Chelwood 10 Singapore Assizes 12 New Governor of D.E.I. 12 Tomorrow's Cold Cup Race 13 i Gloucesters
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    GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE N.E.I.
    455 12 Arrival at Singapore. NO NEWS ON RUBBER QUESTION. 11. E. Foakhaar <le Joam, the new Govneral of the Netherlands East Indies, passed through Singapore yesterday on board ;tie Patria en route to Java to take up hi* !li- Excellency declined to be interHi through the Consul-General,
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    152 12 What He Thinks of the Sun In Vienna. In Vienna there has been no lack of hoi sun. A correspondent to tthe Daily Telegraph said recently he had been talking with the Sultan of Johore, who, eccompanicd by his Sultana an attractive English tfirl whom he met
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    SHAKESPEARE READING.
    79 12 The new session of the Tomlinson Hall Literary Society will open on Monday git U p.m. with a repertoire given by the are Heading Circle. The Literal y Society will be well known to many people under its former title of the Singapore Presbyterian Church Literary and Debating
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    F.M.S. RAILWAY CASE. CONCLUDES.
    610 12 Ev Acquitted But Gaol For Chinese. a trial which has lasted seven i F.M.S. Railway case came to an terday afternoon when Mr. G. C. the Singapore Criminal District Judge, acquitted and discharged the Jaffna Tamil accused and convicted and sentenced the Chinese consignee's representative to
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    TRISTAN DA CUNHA.
    55 12 To be Visited Soon by a British Cruiser. The British Government has made arrangements for H.M.S. Carlisle to visit Tristan da Cunha, the lonely island in the South Atlantic, sailing direct from Simonstown, towards tho end of December. Besides mails for the inlanders, the vessel will carry
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    BABY-SHOOTERS.
    46 12 It is stated that the henchmen of Vincent Coll, a Eronx gangster, have been identified as the notorious New York babyshooters, who killed two children and wounded three others when they opened fire on a rival gangster with a machine gun in the street recently.
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    THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW.
    890 12 Singapore Assizes. ECHO OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD CRIME. On the evening of Aug. 1", 1926, Tan Peng Seah, D.P.C. 90 was at Boat Quay on the look-out for bad characters. Squatting on a handcart near the river bank he saw two Chinese, and also a third
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    JUMP INTO SEA.
    84 12 Levante's Free Entertainment Tomorrow Morning. Levante, the illusionist, who will appear with his company at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow night, will give the public an example of his ability at Johnston's Pier at 12.30 tomorrow morning. Handcuffed, 'eg-ironed and chained, he will lump into the sea and
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      81 12 W x MM W J^M 8887 SINGAPORE FOOT is a germ which thrives in bathrooms, bath mats, swimining pools, dressing room floors everywhere it is liable to infect you. If you have redness or skin cracks, tiny itching blisters, inflammation, while thick skin or dry skin which becomes scaly— don't
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  • Singapore Races—Form for Tomorrow.—Hong Kong Footballers9 First Match.
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      GOLD CUP ENTRIES DISCUSSED.
      1976 13 Very Open Events. FINAL DAY OF THE MEETING. Tomorrow will see the close of the Singapore autumn race meeting. All three divisions of Class I horses provide very open races, while in the Class I pony race the public has six ponies of equal merit to
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      TEN GOALS SHARED AT STADIUM.
      339 13 Chinese Tourists Held. EQUALISING GOAL IN LAST FEW MINUTES. Sino-Malays 5 Chinese A. A. 5. What should have been a pretty exhibition of football contested in a friendly way turned out to be a real cup-tia game yesterday on the Anson Road Stadium when the
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      ENGLISH FOOTBALL.
      41 13 Queen's Park Beaten By Swindon at Home. London, Sept. 10. The following were the results of League matches played today Third Division (Southern). Queen's Park R. 1 Swindon Town 2 Third Division (Northern). Carlisle Utd. 2 Wrexham 2. Reuter.
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      INTER-STATE FOOTBALL.
      107 13 Perak and Selangor at Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 10. Selangor and Pcrak will meet in a charity football match at the Kuala Lumpur stadium on Saturday in aid of the Asiatic Unemployment Fund. The teanj> will be as follows Solangor Thin Chan C.
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      SIX-A-SIDE FOOTBALL.
      95 13 Final Match at the S.C.C. Today. The remaining semi-final and the final of the S.C.C. six-a-side football competition will be played this afternoon. Teams are as follows Semi-final. Colours. J. L. Elmer, R. N. Walling, J. Phillip, J. E. Jeans, G. E. Tatham, C. P. Burke. Whites.— C.
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      FOOTBALL IN JAVA.
      29 13 Australian Team Beaten By Hercules. Batavia, Sept. 10. The Bimltl team beat the Australians visiting Java by 0. The winners played a far superior game. Aneta.
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    MacDOUGALL CUP FINAL.
    271 13 Gloucesters' Double Success at Polo. On Tuesday last the Gloucestershire Regiment narrowly defeated the B team in the final of H.H. the Sultan of Perak'3 Cup. Yesterday, at the Polo ground. Balestier Road, they won the MacDougall Cup when they beat Mr. Harding's team by a margin
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    U.S. TENNIS.
    63 13 Perry Doing Well In Championship. Forest Hills, Sept. 10. The following were the results in the national singles championship quarterfinals Lott beat Van Ryn, 5—7, I—6, 6—o, 7—5, 6—l. Perry (Croat Britain) beat Frank I Bowden, G 2, 6—3,6 3, 6—l.6 1. Doeg beat Shields, C— 2, 11—9,
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    GLOUCESTERS' POLO DOUBLE.
    48 13 The polo team of the Ist Gloucesters which brought off a double victory by winning the Macdougall Cup yesterday and the Sultan of I'erak's Cup on Tuesday. Left to right Lieut. N. Lovett, Major R. I. Power, Capt. J. Vicary and Lieut. D. W. Biddle.
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS.
    846 13 Closing Stages of S.C.C. j Tournament Reached. The S.C.C. tennis tournament has leached its closing stages. The finals of the B class doubles were played off yesterday, and F. E. Rowland and O. W. Gilmour beat G. A. Martin and C. M. McNair in three sets. J. E.
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    PENANG CUP FINAL.
    181 13 P.C.C. Win After Extra Time. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 10. Tne Penang Cricket Club defeated the D.A.F.C. "A" in the final of the Penang F.A. Cup competition by two goals to one after a hard fought matchThe Malays were unfortunate to have a goal disallowed
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    3562 14 THE LITERARY PAGE— New Books Reviewed Malaisie Frenchman's Novel Of Planting Life Which Won The Prix Goncourt— The Indian Civil Service— New Novels— When Paris Was A City Of Fear— The English Adventurers Alec Waugh Reaches Matu r i t y His Pictures Of Malaya And Siam. Malayan Novel. MaluiMiv
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5593 15 New P. and O. Liners For The Eastern Run. HOME NEWS ABOUT MALAYANS. (From Our Own Corraspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Auk. 18. THOSE people who have been Indulging in a righteous grumble concerning the jjreat age and comparative discomfort of certain of the liners which
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY
    145 16 King Nadir at Parade In Kabul. Peshawar, Aug. 21. The Afghan Independence Day was celebrated on August 14 in Chamanhazuri, Kabul. Kirn' Nadir, in his opening speeds. traced the history of Jashan, reviewed Afghan home end foreign affairs and advised the people to be prepared for every kind
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    SNAKE TERROR.
    119 16 Plight of Burma Flood Victims. Rangoon, Aug. 27. While rain in Upper Burma is being awaited with the utmost anxiety rain in Lower Bnrma has been incessant during the last few days, and ths flood situation in some areas is becoming vary serous. Alarming reports come from Inwin
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    CHINESE NATIONAL DAY.
    110 16 Usual Celebrations to Be Abandoned in Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 10. At a public meeting held here in connection with the steps to be taken to celebrate the Chinese National Day it was decided that in view of China's suffering 1 owing to the
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    147 16 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Sept. 5 gives the total number of deaths as male 144 and female 70. This represents a deathrate of 24.96 per mille, pet annum, compared with 20.88 in the preceding week and 29-57 in the corresponding week of last
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    106 16 The Trinity Term issue of Raffles College Magazine reaches a very high standard of literary and general interest and a number of the articles are worthy of a wider public. Among those of more than ordinary merit are Editorial Notes," "A' Father's Advice to a Daughter Starting for
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    PROSCRIBED LEAFLET.
    21 16 Lahore, Aug. 21. The Punjab Government has proscribed a leaflet in Knglish entitled A Manifesto to all Revolutionary Youths."
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      BADMINTON.
      163 17 Singapore Championship Fixtures. Two semi-final- in the Singapore badminton championship arc to be played on Sunday at the S.V.. Drill Hall. The follow.nu are the ties to be played tomorrow and Sunday Tomorrow at 2 p.m. Open Mixed Doubles. K. J. Vass and Mill J. d<- Souza vs. S.
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      48 17 Results of (James in the Two Major Leagues. New Fork, Sept. 11. Yesterday's baseball resnlti were: National Leagaf. rntwinm.il 1 Chicago 17 Cincinnati ."> St. I,ouis 7 New Tort Philadelphia Brooklya Boston r, A 1 American LMgM. Boston 0 Wellington :> ]'hilu(lelphia 6 Raster. Detroit levcland St Louis
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      TOMMY ARMOUR BEATEN.
      90 17 Eighteen- Year-Old Schoolboy Wins Open Golf Title. Tommy Armour, winner of this year's British Open anil the United States Professional Golf Championships, was beaten, in mail weel; l>y an eighteen-year-old t-ch' ullhiv. (iiailes Kocsis, who won the play-off in the final of the IffaMjf ipen golf championship
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      443 17 Full Results in S.G.C. Championship. Appended are the full results in the competition for the championship of the Singapore Gclf Club. In the final Mr. L. D. Hardie had to give a walk over to Mr. M. M. Paterson on account of indisposition. First round. M. M. Paterson
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      "BIG BILL" BEATEN.
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      155 17 The following have been selected to represent the Minto cricket team against the S.R.C. on the S.R.C. ground tomorrow and also on Sunday against the Indian Association at Balestier Plain Osman Ha.-san. Ahmad Abdullah, M. Shah, Amin Kechil, Abbas Talib, M. S. D. Magdalley, M. A. M. Saheed,
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      169 17 Friday, September 11. Football: S.C C. Six-a-side tournament. Tennis S.C.C. Tournament. Saturday, September 12. Yachting: Ladies' Challenge Cup and Trophy. R.S.Y.C. Golf: Monthly Medal Bogey Competition, Keppel G.C. Singapore Races, Autumn Professional Meeting, Last Day. Boxing: Al Rivers vs. AlbeTt Grether, Theatre Rn-al. Sunday, September 13. Football: Malayan
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    142 17 District Officer, Police And Firemen Defied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 10. New has just reached here of how a Malay padi cultivate of Batu Kurau ran amok at noon on Monday and for some time defied the District Officer and a posse of police and the
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    161 17 Tragedy of Holiday Motoring Tour. Canon John Francis Kendall, of Norwich, was killed in a motor-car collision, near Stalham, Norfolk, recently. The Canon's light car was severely damaged, and when he was taken from it he was found to be dead. Mrs. Kendall was seriously injured, having a
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    105 17 German Makes Long Flight In Strange Machine. Stuttgart, Aug. 22. The first distance flight with a tail-less '< aeroplane was made today by the pilot j W. Espenlaub. Starting at the Stuttgart Aerodrome Espenlaub reached Zuerich, Switzerland, in 90 minutes, flying on account of heavy Iheadwinds
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    132 17 Dalton and partner, speciality dancers, will appear at the tea danoe at Raffles Hotel .this afternoon. Tomorrow night they will perform during the dinner dance at the Adelphi Hotel. Monia Litter and his orchestra will give the following programme at Raffles Hotel on Sunday at 9.30 p.m.: Overture,
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    819 18 Meeting at Raub. GOVERNMENT TO BE APPROACHED. A meeting of Hi landowners represontinfr Chinese, Malays Europeans, .Japanese, Mid Indian.-. wa-; h<-ld at the Kontr Yee Cluh, Raub, on Tuesday, fur the purpose of |i;. ing 8 resolution in favour of asking nment to accelerate
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    90 18 Solicitors' Mysterious Visitors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 10. Hale Street, opposite the local padang, appears to be a special object of gang thieves. Recently the office* of Mr. Seenivaaa^am. the solicitor, were broken open and the Dies ransacked. Yesterday the offices of Mr. K. M. Coomarasamy,
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    60 18 To Attend Service at Wesley Methodist Church. The various Freemason Lodges of Singapore and Johore, with the Grand Master of the KaJtern Archipelago and his officers of Grand Lodjre, will attend a parade serriee in the Wesley Methodist EpbeopaJ Church. 4 Fort Canning Road, on Sunday evening at MO
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    458 18 The Mysterious Game Of Cricket. Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, Warden of New College, Oxford, speaking at a luncheon at the final session 1 of the City of London Vacation Course, described certain Englhh characteristics and English institutions. I trust that our foreign visitors," Mr. Fisher said, have
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    59 18 Madras, Aug. 21. Mr. S. S. Jyor. a labour leader of Nagpur, was arrested on his arrival at I the central station today on a bailable warrant. Issaed by the stationary submagistrate of Saidaput in connection with a speech alleged to have been made by hin at
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    1443 19 PARIS BY TRANSPLANTED CHARLES E. SLIGO TO THE (THE WELL-KNOWN AUSTRALIAN WHITER AND TRAVELLER) PACIFIC ¥T WAS at Noumea, the pleasantly hybrid the New South Wales survey ship Dart, capital of Now Caledonia, that I first realised there might be difficulties in in the
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    210 19 Reasons For Mistake In Estimate. Referring to r.n application for supplementary expenditure to the extent of $22,408 in connection with the building ot the new Chinese Protectorate in Singapore the report of the "Finance Committee stntes The original provision for this work which was begun in 1928 was
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    38-SEATER AIR LINERS.
    157 19 Four to be Built for Imperial Airways. The new 38-seatev air liner Heracles, which has been built by Handley-Page, Ltd., for Imperial Airways, has made its first trial flight at Radlett Aerodrome, Herts. The machine was piloted by Captain Cordea, the test pilot. The trial was successful,
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    255 19 "Technique of TTte Coup D'etat." Ths Technique of the Coup d'Etat is a sujrgcstive title of a little book which has just l.ecn published in Paris. Written by a practical expert on the subject who took part in the march oh Rome with Mussolini, this Innocont-lookin* volume is
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    157 20 WORLD'S BTCGBST AIR ll\|™S FORCED I.AXMXC :_T!:e 13-toa .British liner Hannibal, the biggest and most l uxurious aer )p |ane in the world, made a forced landing at Tudelev. mm ftafcriic* K.-nt. hen on a flitlhl from (roydon to Pans 1^ pmrmmgut.
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