The Straits Times, 16 September 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER W MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEiMBE! 16, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      103 1 SINGAPORE. 78, CECIL ST. CPHONe BiW>« 6.1S Tonight 9.15 SUNNY I with S MARILYN MILLER. > Phone 5261-2. Obuut&jflleJf- V <&± V v y <^owranit^ BITUMINOUS -^SiiiSSU^- PAINT j MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY COMPETITORS TO TURN I OUT AN EQUAL QUALITY PAINT AT THE SAME REASONABLE I PRICE
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      12 1 WMn: MJm^n^B, «.1S Toblj ht 9.15 SUNNY with MARILYN MILLER. Phone 1261-2.
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      531 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in Englsnd) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HI? MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND" V*U EAST i MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'por*. KASHMIR 9,000 Sept. 19 NALDERA 16,000 Oct.
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      584 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antworn, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Ve.isels Tonnage Due Sail t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 23 24 t HAKLSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 7 8 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 21 22 SKA'IGPI MARU 10,000 Not. 5 I KASHIMA MARU 10,500 Nov. 19 20
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      476 2 BURNS PfflLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and th* M, MANSOLA (8,862 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      654 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. To GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. MEONIA Sept. 18 m.s. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 Not. 6 m.s. FALSTRIA Nov. 4
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      577 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THB OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO.. LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STBAX NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO HARSEILLES, 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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      449 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION (X)., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailing* for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Baa Francisco and Los Angtlea. B.S. GOLDEN TIDE sails from Hong Kong Sept. 26 1 San Francisco and Portland
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      654 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cAuf AMERICAN MAIX LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ. POKI BAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLKS. bKNOA, MARSEILLES. NEW YOKK AND BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leava Spore. S'por*. Penaog. IRKS. HAVES In port Sent. 17 Sept. 19 PKES. FILLMORE Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 I PRES. MONROE Oct. 12 Oct.
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      664 3 EIIERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) ELI.F.RMAN" LINK. Passengar and Freight Services te:— < UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT TU Patti and Soes ObmL OUTWABDB. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN Steamer Doe Spore s.s. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 12 s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Nov. 25 HOMEWARDS. SJ. CITT
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      347 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised £3.000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest MHJMI Capital paid up 1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. r. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Sbelford, Esq.,
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      559 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (EsUblished at Amsterdam 115Z4.) PAID UP CAPITAL F1.80,030,000 (about £8,669,000). STATUTORT RESERVH FUND FU0.015.000 (about 43,335,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjermasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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      526 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 11(3 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about •8,500,000) Paid op Capital Glds. $6,000,000 (about £4,600,000) ReservM Glds. 29.190,007 (about £2,432,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HACI E. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. KOBE Head Office for China and
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      657 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a jtd there is a fiat rate charge ol 25 t.ne per insertion witn A minimum of one dollar per insertion. UrmtleasMßta will be accepted up to 10 1 m. on the u:.y of issue. A fee of 25 cents is charged
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      734 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. TO LET, bed sitting room. 171, 8. I. BEAUTIFUL HOME, every possible comfort to suit tv.o friends, 'phone 3319. SELETAR GRANGE ON SEA— LICENSED. 1 .th mile, Thorn.-.. n-Srletnr Road. HOLIDAY RESORT— SWIMMING PAGAR. DAII.V 4NU MONTHLY RATES— ATBOPEAN M VVU.EMENT. PHONE 3459. BOARD-RESIDENCE WANTED SMALL FLAT, 2 rooms,
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      551 4 BUSINESS PREMISES I TO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotsl Bldg. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Boad, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co, Ltd. TO LET, Ground floor, office-godown, moderate rent. No. 53, Robinson Road. Apply Getz Bros. Co. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No.
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      471 4 MISCELLANEOUS I RAFFIJ'.S CAFE. An ideal place for BirthIdaj and Wedding Cakla. A line display of Fi.ncy Boxei of Chocolates. Phone 5381. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OB FRIENDS overseas, h»ve the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $14 yearly, including postage, outside Malaya ($13.20 within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by
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      877 4 PUBLIC NOTICES PUTEH TIN DREDGING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Fourth Annual General Meetinc of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Office Nos. 6—B, Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 1931 at 12 noon to receive the Directors' Report and
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      884 4 TENDERS TENDERS FOR NUMBER PLATES AND NUMBER BOARDS FOR FISHING BOATS AND STAKES 1982. TENDERS will he r toed t the Fisheries Office. Fulivrton Building, Singapore, on to Oct. 10, 1931, for Asainc boat number Bjatea, Straits Settlem 'nts ami Federated M: lay Slat s. and> for fishing stakes number
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      310 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL" THIS EVENING j/^F*- <& 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. s(&<&XIF TEA DANCE^ V y^yl^^^ VS/%>^ OFFER YOU" y4^ «s* \f %<^\^X ENTERTAINMENT. GRILL ON THE LAWN OF THE PALM COUpT AMID X ROMANfjC Vkfcm AND PELIGHTFUL SEA BREEZES. Sea View Hotel TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE WITH JACK SKYRME
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      734 5 HOTEL OKPABT. PINANG (PRAI) EVERT TUESDAY AND KHIDAT I'uwnttri may book throogh from Slafapo'r*. Comf orubl* ilecping ears and mtaurant ear are Ett«ched to the exprait traini from Ptnang to Bangkok. FARES FROM SINGAPORE TO BANGKOK. lit Class $91.45 (including sleeping berth). tni Class $46.77 (including sleeping berth). AUCTION NOTICES.
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      46 5 ERIKSENS MACHINE L^ TOOLS jj^f LATHES 4 in. to 12 in. Centres. 4 ft to 13 t\. Bed. DRILLING MACRAES. 18 in. to 33 2 in. Max. size of drills in. to 2 in. IN STOCK Sole Agent! SINGAPORE K LUMPUR IPOH. Tel. 5471 (4 lines).
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      224 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle ii II (i~~i s~i K t^'i 5 I F~l P I I s "IB i_ill_ _B"_B_S_ io. r i rt |g.3 Tr" ~"P i r H! si" sr- p^srp^- iiSiiS -fi 11 n \tt\ Mini (CLUES.) ACROSS. 22. Tilted 1. Supernatural 24 B j aze 6. Corrector
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    It Is The Cinemagoer Who Makes The Star.
    2813 6 —By Our Film Correspondent BRITISH filmgoers want to se? more and still more British tall- ing pictures. This is the most notable discovery I have made in the past two weeks in travelling 2.CCO miles through the country, says a Lorulon film
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      39 6 Men 's Wear Specialist. The JOSHUA TURNER HAT. A well balanced hat with snap brim of medium SHBgjgl^BgNßS§|g^HH size,z c extremely gBHa^WMMi (~>-'( ~>-' popular with well-dressed men. H. B. WINTER, 20, Baitery Ro&d, Sole Agent for Malaya. SINGAPORE. i r—
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      86 7 JANET GAYN OR— COMING! liSßi^S^ TELEPHONE 6909 yrZIMM 6.15 Last_NightJonight 9.15 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Laughter Broadside Robert Montgomery and Cliff Edwards in SHIPMATES TOMORROW The Grand Musicale you've been waiting to see— LONDON'S ADORED SILVER VOICED IDOL EVELYN LAVE with JOHN BOLES IN A GAY ROMANCE OF BUDAPEST NIGHT LIFE "One Heavenly
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      228 7 al^eoo oe oeoooeoooe oq o^s q^ oocjg POSITIVELY LAST TWO NIGHTS. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Have you seen P^""*"" 3 The Screen's most I^^^B^B^E^M^H 1 M^ l«:\a!)le Sweetheart pLJ Mm *S -i'.'lnu. Dan- mic as I < c:»ly she can dune:, ■jr i n BBBW W The delightful musical ME 4^^^^P7^Bfl^H
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      235 7 FRIDAY NEXT SEPTEMBER 18. GREAT RE-OPENING WITH THE MAMMOTH SPECTACLE OF THE ANTARCTIC 'DIRIGIBLE" Starring JACK HOLT RALPH GRAVES FAY WRAY Tel 6903," OPENING OF THE ST. CLAIR ORGAN AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER_n,_I9, 21. Booking Now Open at JOHN LITTLE'S lßG^^**^Jfc^J^^,dߥSk3BßEjßW^*^DNG 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 RICHARD DIX IN A HILARIOUS YARN
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    ROMANTIC HISTORY OF "WANDER BIRD."
    677 8 ROMANTIC HISTORY OF WANDER BIRD." SHIPPING NOTES. Interesting Collection Of People. Rho isn't a yacht and she isn't a cargo•an ier. She earns her own way in tho mpany of yachts and yachtsmen with t c respect of lioth. She is no racer, but he can beat ten knots with
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      204 8 Singapore, Sept. \C<. SELLING. f.ondon, 4 months' sight 2 '3' s Lcp.don, 3 months' sight 2 M 27/112 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 IS/16 London, 30 days' sight L' M H/H 'i.op<lon, demand 2 3 11/lf London, T.T. 2/8% Lyons and Paris, damand 142 Hamburg, demand 234*4 nnm
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      PRODUCE.
      68 8 Singapore, Sept. 18, QaatMar 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 15.01 Copra u.sr mixed r >" >niro flour. Sarawak 172' White Pepper 28.0( Black Pepper 18.0f Hcarl Sago 4.2." small 6.0( medium pearl 6.0( Rice, Siam $159 to 22' Saigon $150 to If.: Kanguon $147 to 16 No. 1 of
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      PASSENGERS.
      93 8 The following passengers left Singapor tins morning by" the East Asiatic Co.'s m.r Meonia Mr. C. G. Ashb--Ashhy, Mr. and Mrs. P. I Guise, Mr. C. B. Hudson. Mrs. C. Holm. Mr A. C. Jelf. Mr. R. Jarvis, Mrs. A. M. Klitzinp kk. «:ul Mra. Donald Noble, Mr. and
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      Vessels Arrived.
      102 8 BULAN, Brit.. 441 tons, from Penang lfi-:». for Penang 20-3. CATHAY, Brit.. 8,696 tons, from Hong Kor 16-9, for London 18-9. CITY OF HALIFAX, Brit., 3,£09 tons, fro Dairen 15-9, for Port Swettenham lf.-li. (PACOVIA. Italiar. l,. r >66 tons, from I i 16-U, for Hong Kong 17-9.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      42 8 By ohan ile Witt libaiak Pakliwa Indre Lebnn C. Hooft iajputana S'pore l.ondun Left Arrd. Aug. 7 Auc. SI Aug. 14 Sepl. 4 Aufr. 13 Sept. 7 Aue. 12 Sept.. 7 Aug. 21 Srpt. 10 Aug. 21 Sept. 12
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        MINING.
        454 8 MI N ING. v'al. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. .1 £1 Asam Kumbang 21/9 22/9 cd. 1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/-i/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/6 11/6 cd. 1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/- 11 0 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 i:.-it;i Caves 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30
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        GENERAL.
        262 8 al. I'd. Buyors. Sellers. 2 i Alex. Drick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 1 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.95 2.05 1 II Brit. Am. Tobacto 3.8.9 3.13.9 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 0.30n0m. CO :><> Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 1 £1 Con. T. S. V, Prefs. 16/6 17/1 £1 Con.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 ii' pip. re Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1920 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci. .'injapore Municipal 5 p.c. of IJOI red. 1940 $400,000 par. V,'c preni. inpapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,G00,000 95 par Singapore Mjnicipal 4 l .ii p.c of 19.1U r.
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        RUBBER SHARES
        397 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's qnotatiocs. At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt AllrnVy (*1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 A. Hitam (*1) 0.60 0.70
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      MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
      616 8 Chamber Music From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore '.ime only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, P.L.M., 32 metres, 6.10 •o 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7 .m.,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    249 8 Today. Djambi CTobelol ..3 p.m. Manka Island, Pladjoe and Palembang i he.lcis) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Egypt, Kurope nnd Great Britain (City of Halifax I p.m. Bangkok (Hafthoti p.m. North, N.-East and N.-West Sumatra (Van Huutsz) ..4 p.m. Europe, Great Britain, Ireland and North America, to connect with
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    152 8 Wednesday, September IG. Ships alongside the Wharveu or expected to arriw.-. KEPPKI. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Linhter Uarang, Buijskes, Nieuw Holland, The Cable, Lch. Lady Clifford, Aldeironda, \V, lit. Johanna. M Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf mi. VESSELS IN DXV DOCKS. Tanjong I'agar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Crane
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      163 8 That's the right way to get the fall benrfU tut ff a holiday It V MUM rest of both body and brain, of the kind that really does you j vom Ut int°, U ..nT !y enjOy t J lat fe<?l ng of P««o'ul relaxation when I stion h»J W.
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      32 8 BUY DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURERS BRITISH SULPHATE of AMMONIA GUARANTEED NITROGEN CONTENT over 20.6% FREE ACID CONTENT less than 0.025% Imperial Chemical Industries (Malaya) Limited. 144, RotftiMon Road. TeL 5476. SINGAI'GRB Tele* IMi'KEMIX."
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      315 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Force. Weather. Max. Min. fall, thine. Humidity, tion. J u P. F. ini. hours. m.p.h. Ufa ah Alor Star 86 74 Nil 0.5 75 Calm Overcast Kclantan i Kota Bharu ..88 72
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      205 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Wednesday. Si'ptemhrr 16. H. W. 1238 a.m., 10 ft. 3 in., 12.41 p.m., 9 ft. 4 in. Police Band, Botanical Gardens, C.15 p.m. Thursday, September 17. H. W. 1.2"> a.m., 9 ft. 8 in., 1.15 p.m., 9 ft. I in. Creditors' Meeting of Sarkies Brothers. Fullertor
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    479 9 Rubber Down Again In All Markets. TIN STILL SLIDING BACK. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's Prices Rubber, cents per lb. Tin, 71 tons at .<'>*. 62' t per picul. Yesterday's Prices ltuhhrr, Lomlni'. 2 .'»-16d., down 1-1 fid. New York. cts., down 1-16 cf. Market
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      HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
      1011 9 Rubber Producers Faced With Ruin. THE REAL MENACE TO "THE TRADE." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20. There ha's been a slight lifting of the heavy clouds obscuring the financial outlook during the past week. Firstly, the defeat of the extremists in the Prussian Referendum averted
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      56 9 12 o'clock noon, Scjil. 16. Tone of Market :—Dull, steady. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 2 5-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cts. a per lb. suycri. sellers. t.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard R.S.8. on Tender Spot Octobar November Oct.-Dcc. Jan.-Mar.
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      THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
      367 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics. B.S. and F.M.S.. duiing the period from Sept. 5 to Sept. I], and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building. Issued by the Department Colony Rubber Stocks, end August. Received
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      SHARE MARKET.
      572 9 Tin Fails to Respond To Straits Sales. Fr.iser and Co.'v report, dated Sept. 15, states The ltudget proposals involving additional taxation were, under the circumstances, received rather more favourably than was gMMrally anticipated. Prices on the London Stock Exchange nave remained quite steady, but locally only a small
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      181 9 Domestic productiont of tin, and tin-in-ore at 72 jmt cent, during the month of August, 1!«1 Tons. Tons. Federated Malay Statos 5,375 t;niedei:ited Malay States- Jchore 35 Kedah 16 Perlis 19 Kclantan nil Trongganu .51 120 Straits Settlements 3 Malaya 5,498 F.M.S. U.M.S. S.S. Total. (1) Figures
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      82 9 Programme of drill: up to and for weekending Sept. 20 Wednesday Sept. 16, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Morse Class 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "B" Co. 6 Platoon, L.G. Class; 6.16 p.m., Drill Hall, b.R.A. (V), Battery Parade 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, 2nd Bn. Signals,
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      RUBBER OUTPUT CONTROL.
      459 9 Question of Native Production. Nearly a year has elapsed since the Government of the Straits Settlements created a mild panic in the rubber share and commodity mnrkets by the announcement that economic laws would be allowed in future to take their course. The price of rubber fell
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      SABLAS RUBBER.
      152 9 Profit And Loss Account Innovation. A departure from the usual method is made by the directors of Sablas (North B< rneo) Rubber in presenting the accounts for the year ended Apr. 30. Consequent upon the serious condit ons prevailing in the industry, tapping was suspended as frcm Dec.
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      EXCHANGES.
      78 9 Kuirby, Sept. 15. Foreign oxchancrs arc Amsterdam. 12. n 1 Athens Ji7&, Bombay Is. 5%d., Berlin 20.G4V4, Brussels M£6K Bucharest Xl«, Hie :t l-:i2, Buenos Airi- 21I 1 Copenhagen 18.17%, Geneva 21.SM, HaUißffon 19: i, iron* Ron* 11%, Lisbon 110 Madrid r,:s.tH», Milan 92.5XH4, Monte Video lift, New York
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    538 9 Market Thoroughly Disorganised. FIRMS FACED WITH SEVERE LOSSES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Aug. 19. The slump in raw cotton prices has thoroughly disorganised business in the Manchester market during the past week. Spinneis and manufacturers have had to revise their quotations with the result that rates
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      22 9 BUDGRAFTING The SHORT-CUT To Competitive Production Using Best Selected Clones PRANG BESAR ESTATE (Kajang, Selangor) Agents HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Kuala Lumpur.
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      53 9 SIANG LIM PARK GEYLANG. RENTS REDUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1931. Four-roomed houses at $25 per month. Three-roomed houses at $22 per month. Apply SIONG LIM SAWMILL Co. 2 and 3, Syed Alwi Road, 'Phone 6852 and 6854. LISTER DIRECT COUPLED PUMPING PLANT. MORRISONS, BfIRKER C?. 13 (iNCOftKMUTCD IN THE STRAITS
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    100 10 Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL.—Dinner and Informal Dance. ALHAMBRA.—Shipmates with Robert Montgomery. 6.15—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.—Sunny with Marilyn Miller 6.15—9.15. Phone 5261. EUROPE HOTEL.—Music on the Verandah. GREAT WORLD.—Opera, Wayanjs, Zoo Sporting field, skating ground, etc., etc. MARLBOROUGH.-Norma Shearer in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. 6.15—9.15. NEW WORLD.—Side Shows, Dancing Theatres,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 16, 1931. GANDHI'S ULTIMATUM.
    1051 10 It would be absurd to take too seriously Mr. Gandhi's ultimatum that India must have independence outside the Empire or nothing. If he had not been prepared to accept much less,— at all events as a first instalment, there would
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    13 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Miss D. M. Waring left for home by the Meonia today.
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    18 10 Mr. H. Price, of the Singapore Municipality, left for home on leave by way of America on Monday.
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    21 10 Mr. E. Wilken, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Singapore, is proceeding home on leave by the Cathay on Friday.
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    20 10 Flight-Sergt. Newark, formerly of the R.A.F., the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club's new professional instructor, is expected in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.
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    25 10 The Yen. Graham White, Archdeacon and Chaplain of Singapore, is living at Hillside, 1, Sophia Road, opposite the C.E.Z.M.S. School. The telephone number is 6187.
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    35 10 Mr. A. Sinclair, manager of John Little and Co.'s Penang branch, has arrived in Ipoh in place of Mr. L. R. Rogers, the local branch manager, who is on his way home by the Meonia.
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    37 10 Jlr. Au Yong Peng Woon and Mr. Au Yong Peng Choon were admitted to the Bar of the F.M.S. in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. 'Both were called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn last year.
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    32 10 Dr. C. C. Wu, the former Chinese Foreign Minister who has recently resigned from the post of Ambassador in Washington, passed through Penang on Monday on his way to Bangkok and China.
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    45 10 Mr. A. H. Todd, secretary of the Singapore Turf Club, and Mrs. Todd are leaving for home by the Cathay on Friday. During Mr. Todd's absence Capt. P. S. Laing will act for him and will also act ls secretary of the Straits Racing Association.
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    45 10 Dr. N. W. Ahin, L.M.S., Singapore, who was in the Straits Medical Service prior to his departure for Europe in January 1930, is returning by the J. Van Oldenbarnevelt after having obtained the degrees of L.R.C.P. and S., Edinburgh, L.R.F.P. and S-, and D.P.H. Glasgow,
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    AERIAL TRAINS OF THE FUTURE.
    1056 10 Plane as Engine: Gliders As Carriages? (By Hans Helbig. head of thr dUcf Section of the German Aeroplane Association.) "Just as a railway train has only ovc locomotive but sevcidl caryianin", the writer forCcttitt*, <kr uet'iul train of the future trill only consist of one
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    962 10 BROADCASTING. On the face of it the attitude of the Government rrgardinc its detidM in the matter of wireless broadcMtiag in Sinj;:iftn appears to warrant an i-xplanation. As we uliilorvtand it tie beta an-, simply, that the Amateur Wiiele s Society of Malaya Singapore some months
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    CUTS IN PAY CAUSE TROUBLE IN BRITISH NAVY. ATLANTIC FLEET RECALLED.
    346 11 Unrest Over Cuts In Pay. ADMIRAL'S REPORT. Desirable to Suspend Manoeuvres. London, Sept. 15. A statement i.-sued by the Admiralty declares The Senior Officer of the Atlantic Fleet has reported that the promulgation of reduced rates of naval pay
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    MEETINGS OF PROTEST.
    161 11 Prime Minister's Talk To The Men. London, Sept. 16. It is reported from Invergordon that meetings of protest against cuts in pay were held on Sunday and Monday by hundreds of men on shore leave. No men 'vere allowed ashore yesterday. It is stated that the men
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    INDIAN BANKING.
    161 11 Inquiry Committee's Recommendations. London, Sept. 15. A summary is issued of the report of thv Indian Central Banking Inquiry Committee, which was apprinted to investigate the conditions of banking in India, including the organisation of the money market, with a view to the expansion of indigenous co-operative and
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    M. SHIGEMITSU.
    54 11 Presents His Credentials At Nanking. Shanghai, Sept. 15. M. Mllf Htm, the former Charge d' Affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Peking, who has been acting Minister for over a year and who was given the permanent appointment jarly this month, presented his credentials at Nanking on Monday
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    SMUGGLING ARMS INTO INDIA.
    118 11 Widespread Conspiracy Revealed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Sept. 15. Forty-two men, comprising Japaness, Chinese, Peshwaris and Bengalis are on trial on a charge of conspiracy to smuggle arms and also opium and other dangerous drugs. The case is the result of a raid on CO
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    PARIS-TOKIO CRASH.
    194 11 Campaign Against M. Coty Who Promoted Flight. Paris, Sept. 15. j The cause of the Hyphen Mark tragedy j has not yet been cleared up. M. Doret first telegraphed attributing the accident to bad weather and later declared that I the causes must be examined by experts. Astonishment
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    HOLLAND HIT.
    120 11 Queen Wilhelmina on The Effect of Crisis. The Hague, Sept. 15. The grave effect of the world crisis on Holland was stressed in a speech from the Throne made by Queen Wilhelmina when opening Parliament today. The speech announced that temporary measures are under consideration, with a view
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    62 11 Provincial Councils Abolished. Cape Town, Sept. 15. The Government has decided to abolish the Provincial Councils. This is the most important constitutional change in South Africa since the Union. The chief reason is the Councils' inability to balance their Budgets. Reuter. There were four Provincial Councih in the
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    THE HURRICANE.
    63 11 More British Honduras Horrors. Tcgucigalpas (Honduras), Sept. 15. It is reported that a hundred people, including the crew and 30 British Negroes, lost their lives on board a coastguard ship when it and five Honduran schooners sunk at Belize during the hurricane. Mr. Tapsrart, t>)e American Consul at
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    WORLD SPEED RECORD.
    96 11 New Propeller for British Schneider Seaplane. Rugby, Sept. 15. The British Schneider Trophy team is r.ttively preparing for another attack upon the international three kilometre record, which was raised by Flight-Lieut. Ptainforth on Sunday to 379 miles an hour. The specially tuned Rolls-Royce engine will shortly be
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    EARLY GENERAL ELECTION ?
    874 11 EARLY GENERAL ELECTION Mr. Snowden's Speech. ATTITUDE TOWARDS TARIFFS. London, Sept. 16. An early general election is now re garded as more likely, in view of Mr Snowden's speech in the House of Com mons yesterday evening, which is gerier ally felt to display an attitude toward f general tariff
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    28 11 Mr. Stanley Jones will give a lecture on Radio in Malaya at the Indian Association premises, 3 Owen Road on Friday at 7.30 p.m. The public are invited.
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    HOOVER PLAN MAY BE EXTENDED.
    206 11 To Three Years Or Five. PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH BANKERS. New York, Sept. 15. The New York Evening Post says that the Advisory Council of the Federal Re- serve Board has recommended President Hoover to extend, immediately, the War Debts Moratorium to three or even five
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    ATLANTIC VICTIMS.
    159 11 3 More Flyers Feared To Have Been Lost. New York, Sept. 15. The Junkers trans-Atlantic aeroplane is two hours overdue. Its whereabouts have not been reported since it was sighted by the steamship Pennland yesterday afternoon, 400 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Two pilots left at midnight,
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    RUBBER IN U.S.A.
    59 11 Fall in Consumption During August. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 15. The United States' consumption of rubber in August was 27,586 tons, as compared with 31.0.'!7 tons in July and 30,575 tons in August last year. For the first eight months of the year consumption was
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    66 11 Now on Her Way to Bergen In Norway. Oslo. Sept. 10. It is now announced that the Nautilus is on her way to Bergen. Reuter. The Nautilus is the former U.S. Navy submarine in which Sir Hubert Wilkins made his recent attempt to reach tho North Pole by
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    EUROPEAN UNION.
    113 11 Surprising Suggestion Of Dr. Curtius. Geneva, Sept. 15. The surprising suggestion that a subcommittee on European Union should include non-European representatives was made by the German Foreijrn Minister (Dr. Curtius), speaking: to the Commission on European Union, when he proposed that a sub-committee should be appointed to consider
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    CLEANING UP SHANGHAI.
    51 11 French Police To Tackle The Gambling Evil. Shanghai, Sept. 15. The Shanghai French Concession police have started to "clean up" all the gambling houses within the boundaries of the concession and, it is declared, offenders will be severely dealt with in < accordance with the law. Sin
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    NO FIGHTING IN CHINA YET.
    333 11 Southern Troops Still At Leiyang. Shanghai, Sept. 15. The Shanghai Chinese Chamber of Commerce has issued a circular telegram pleading with the parties concerned to effect a compromise between Nanking and Canton and to concentrate their joint efforts on flood relief and the suppression of
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    SUED FOR BREACH.
    142 11 I Husband of 'Hot Gospeller' In Trouble. Los Angeles, Sept. 15. David L. Hulton, the new husband of Mrs. Aimee McPherson, is being sued for $200,000 for breach of promise by a young woman named M. H. St. Pierre. Reuter. A Los Angeles cable of Sept. 14
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    AUSTRIAN REVOLT.
    70 11 Leader, His Wife and Son, Fleeing to Italy. Vienna, Sept. 15. The curtain was rung down on the Heimwehr revolt when Dr. Pfreimer, accompanied by his wife and son, arrived at Marbourg, where the Jugo-Slav authorities ordered him to proceed to Ljublianu, whence he will probably flee to
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    INDEPENDENCE OR NOTHING.
    406 11 Mr. Gandhi's Bombshell In London. r WHAT DOES IT MEAN "Partnership" Outside The Empire. Rugby, Sept. 15. Mr. Gandhi, in addressing the Federal Structure Committee of the Round-Table Conference today, said he had come to I London in a spirit of co-operation to try his utmost to
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    A NEAT PARRY.
    211 11 Let Us Get to Work On Details." Sir Samuel Hcare and Lord Reading welcomed the expression of views, even when controversial, but thought it would be advisable not to reply to them at present but to start to work out the detail* of an All-Indian Federation within
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    CONGRESS AIMS.
    414 11 Mr. Gandhi Makes His Speech Seated. London, Sept. 10. The sitting of the Federal Structure Committee, which was resumed thU morning, was marked by the keenest interest as Mr. Gandhi was due to speak, putting the Congress case for the first time before the Round-Table Conference. Before proceeding
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    HEAD OF HEALTH SERVICE.
    1128 12 H EAD OF HEALTH SERVICE. A Valued F.M.S. Officer. DR. SELWYN-CLARKE ON THE NEW REGIME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 15. Warn tributes to the work done by Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarkc since he was seconded from the Gold Coast to be Chief Health Officer, F.M.S., at the
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    LONDON WEDDING.
    181 12 Mr. Anthony Hyde And Miss Fay Hoops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 15. The wedding of Mr. Anthony Hyde, M.C.S., and Miss Fay Hoops, daughter of Dr. A. L. Hoops, C.8.E., former Prin(ipal Civil Medical Officer, S.S., and Mrs. Hoops, took place at All Soul's Church, Langham
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    ANSON ROAD CRASH.
    153 12 Eight People Taken To Hospital. Three vehicles and several persons were involved in a serious accident yesterday in Anson Road when two motor-lorries collided and carried a bicycle and rider with them into the drain. It is said that one of the lorries was going up Anson
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    DETECTIVES' RUSE.
    117 12 Eight Men Caught in Fake Motor-Smash. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 15. A successful ruse by the detective police has resulted in the arrest of a gang of armed men. The police heard that eight Chinese were travelling in motor-cars from Ipoh to Menglembu to raid a
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    THE GOLD QUESTION.
    67 12 Mr. Churchill on Reparations And War Debts. London, Sept. 16. Mi. Winston Churchill (Cons., Epping), speaking in the House of Commons in the course of the Budget debate, suggested that an international conference should be called to deal with the gold question and that, as an outcome,
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    THE STRAITS TIMES.
    81 12 Delivery Same Day In Upper Serangoon District. For the convenience of subscribers livirtr in and around the Upper Serangoon district arrangements have been made for the delivery of the Straits Times daily by messenger instead of by post. This will ensure subscribers getting their copy of the
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    AIR MAILS.
    35 12 An air mail from Medan is expected at Singapore at 11.40 a.m. tomorrow. Supplementary mail for dispatch by the homeward Dutch air mail to Amsterdam is being forwarded to Alor Star tor day.
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    33 12 A tea party was given to Dr. Lindow, Chief Medical Officer, Malacca, by the Asiatic staff of the medical department before he went on leave. Among the guests was Dr. A. L. Hoops.
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    SOLDIER HERO OF SINGAPORE.
    112 12 Man Who Tended Leprous Patient Honoured. Behind the brief announcement in the Malayan Command orders issued yesterday that Gunner Sher Hussain, of the Royal Artillery, Singapore, has been awarded the medal of the military division of the Order of the British Empire lies a moving story
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    IN THE WRONG SEAT.
    99 12 Bar Table for Members of The Bar Only. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 16. During proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Pritchard noticed that Mr. R. S. Jervoise, collector of estate duty, was seated at the bar table. The judge pointed out that
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    MR. E. H. KING-HARMAN.
    59 12 Death of Well-Known FJW.S. Planter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. IC. The death took place at Minehead on Sunday of Mr. E. H. King-Harman, who was formerly manager of Kapar Para Rubber Estates, Selangor. Mr. King-Harman was a well-known planter and was about 20 years;
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    POPPY DAY.
    48 12 Arrangements for Collections In Singapore. Mrs. Oldfield, the wife of the General Officer Commanding, Malaya, has undertaken the organisation of the collections for Poppy Day in Singapore this year. A preliminary meeting of the committee will be held at the Europe Hotel at noon on Saturday.
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    TROUBLE IN SZECHWAN.
    34 12 Shanghai, Sept. 15. Reports which have reached here state that the military commanders of Szochwan province are preparing to declare war against, and to eliminate, General Li Chi-hsiang. Sin Kuo Mm.
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    29 12 A lecture on The Basis of Morality will be delivered at the premises of the Theosophical Society, 181, Tank Road, Singapore, tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. All interested are invited.
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    MUNICIPAL THRIFT AND LOAN.
    382 12 Mr. Gammans' Bombshell For Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Municipal Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society was held yesterday at the Municipal Offices, Mr. W. Bartley, the President of the Municipal Commissioners, presiding. Among those present were Mr. L. D. (iammans, Assistant Director of
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    OLD BRIDGE PUZZLE.
    142 12 Vicar's Claim to Own Tarr Steps. A puzzling situation has arisen concerning Tarr Steps, the prehistoric bridge built of immense stone slabs which crosses the river Bade near Winsford, Exmoor. The bridge, which Professor Boyd Dawkins declared to be of Bronze Age origin, was recently scheduled as
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    HORLEY MEMORIAL.
    341 12 Closing Date of Fund Announced. The committee of the Horley Memorial Fund announce that it has been decided to close the fund on Oct. 15 and it is hoped that all intending subscribers will forward their sub-criptions before that date. The committee are-dis-appointed that the response to this
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    MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
    193 12 Final Rehearsal of Thursday's Programme. There was a large gathering in the Victoria Memorial Hall last night for the final rehearsal of the programme to be given at the musical festival in connection with the ceremonial opening of the St. Clair Organ on Thursday. Without anticipating tomorrow and
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    MIXED RECEPTION.
    114 12 Football Match After Dodging Live Shells. The Grimsby trawler Itonian, which had an exciting experience with the Danish gunboat Thcr in Icelandic waters, has returned homo. We gave the Thor a run for it," said Skipper G. Camhurn. "They fired 18 shells at us and 15 were live
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    GIRLS FIGHT A DUEL.
    92 12 But The Man Wants To Wed A Third. It is reported from Segedin, near Belgrade, that two village maidens, both in love with the same young peasant, repaired to. a wood and fought a duel with kitchen knives, and one has been seriously injured. The other
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    CONTRABAND CHANDU.
    62 12 Found Buried in Grounds Of Outram Road House. Contraband chandu valued at over $8,500 was found by Mr. P. H. Elkins, head of the Singapore Preventive Service, end a party of revenue officers in the grounds of a house in Outram Road on Monday. The contraband was buried
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    HORN NOT SOUNDED.
    39 12 Penang Official [Assignee Fined $2. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 6. Mr. W. C. Taylor, Official Assignee, appeared as a defendant in the District Court yesterday and was fined $2 for not bounding his motor-horn.
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    WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH.
    763 12 Alleged Jealousy. TAMIL FACES CHARGE OF MURDER. Before Mr. Justice Stevens yesterday in the Assize Court, Singaram, a middleaged Tamil, stood charge;! with the murder of his mistress, Punnamal. a! Serangoon Road on July 27 this year. The Deputy Public I'rosecutor, Mr. P. A. McElwaine, appeared
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    ST. PETER'S BELLS.
    146 12 To Ring By Electricity In A Short Time. In a short tim> now the bells of St. Peter's will bo rung by electricity. The, power station in the Vatican City State will supply the necessary current, and the b'ellringers who have worked for periods running from twenty
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    42 12 From China and Japan, by Cathay, duo at Singapore 3 p.m. today. From China and Japan, by Kaga Mara, i due at Singapore tomorrow. From Europe (London mails dispatched i on Aug. 27), by Kashmir, due at Penanjf noon tomorrow.
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      CHINESE TOURISTS AGAIN DRAW.
      1068 13 Weak S.A.F.A. XI. I OUR COALS SHARED AT ANSON ROAD. Chinese A. A. ..2; S.A.F.A. XI 2. As both team? deserved to win, a draw *H about the best thing that could have happened in the match between the Hong Kong tourists :iml the S.A.F.A. XI
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      NEW ZEALAND TOUR ENDS.
      758 13 Spoilt by Weather. ONLY TEN COMPLETED MATCHES. London, Sept. 15. The match between the New Zealand tourists and Sir Julian Cahn's XI at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, was drawn. It was a two-day match, and the last of the New Zealand tourists' official programme. The tourists scored
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    SCOTLAND TEAM TO MEET IRELAND.
    123 13 First International Of Season. (Fiom Our Own C:ria^>ond:nf\) London, Sept. If,. The Scottish International Association football eleven to meNil^Mand at C a gow on Saturday has Deen selected as follows Hepburn (Ayr United) Blair (Clyde)* and McAuley (Rangers); Massie (Hearts), Meiklejohn* and Brown (Rangers);* Crawford
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    UNITED SERVICES.
    239 13 Beaten for Fourth Time In Java. Ratavia, Sept. IS. The Mulang Municipal Stadium was filled with the ipaetetori on the occasion of the football match between the UnitoJ Services team from Singapore and the Malang League XI, which resulted in Hm visitors being beaten by two clear goals.
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    HOME FOOTBALL POSITIONS.
    854 13 Arsenal Eleventh WEDNESDAY HEAD FIRST DIVISION. The following are the pojitions, to date, of the teams K the English and Scottish Leagues First Division. < P. W. L. P. F. A. Pts. Sheffield Wed. 5 4 1 0 20 9 8 Hudricrsfield Town 5 :< 0 2
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    SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
    57 13 Victoria Institution to Visit Singapore. The football team of the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, will visit Singapore next week and will play the following matches Monday, St. Joseph's Institution. Tuesday, Anglo-Chinese School. Thursday, Raffles Institution. The match against the Anglo-Chinese School will be played at the Jalan Besar
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    51 13 Grimsby Town's First Win This Season. London, Sept. 15. The following were the results of matches played today in the English and Scottish Leagues First Division. Grimsby Town 2 Bolton Wand. 0 Third Division (Northern). Rochdale 1 Stockport Cot. 0 Scottish League (Div. I). Rangers 4 Aberdeen 1
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    F.M.S. SIKHS.
    90 13 Perak Meet Selangor at Soccer And Hockey. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. IG. The annual inter-State soccer and hockey matches between the Perak and Selangor Sikhs resulted in Perak winning the soccer match by A—o,A 0, and Selangor beating them at hockey by 2—l.2 1. At the
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    PUBLIC SERVICES RUGBY.
    265 13 Prospects for Good Season In Singapore. At the annual general meeting of thi» Public Services Rugby Football Club the Hon. Mr. C. E. Cator was elected president vice Mr. R. J. Farrer, who resigned on his retirement from Government service last February. The following officials were elect
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    211 13 Garrison vs. Japanese G.C. Match. "Hie following are the teams and starting times for th.' match between the Japane.-e and Gar.ison Golf Clubs to be played on the Garrison course on Sunday, Japanese Golf Club players mentioned first 8.45, T. Morita ami N. Suarimoto vs. R. Renton and
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    S.C.C. TENNIS FINALS.
    444 14 Haskins Beats Joy In A Singles. The final of the A Class Singles between H. S. Haskins, plus 2, and E. A. Joy, plus 4, in the S.C.C. tournament yesterday resulted in a win for the former by 6—2,6—2, 6—l.6—1. Joy led 40-love in the third game
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    S.R.C. Tournament.
    164 14 The following were the results of ties played yesterday B Singles. D. Leicester beat A. Martin, 4—6, 7—5, 6—3.6—3. P. D'Almeida beat W. A. Keyt, 6—2, 6—2. Veterans' Singles. O. W. Angus w.o. E. Galistan. Ladies' Singles. Miss M. Lewis vs. Mrs. N. S. Hogan (postponed). Miss P.
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    S.C.R.C. Tournament.
    68 14 Results in the S.C.R.C. tou-nament are as follows A Doubles Hep. Semi-final.—Tan Thian Sanv and Arthur Lim btat Tan Cbong Gark and Lim Bong Soo, 6—3, 9—7. Singles Championship.—Cheong Chee Lim beat Arthur Ltm, 6—4,6—4, 4—6, 6—l C. K. Pang beat Tan Wan Liat, 6—4, 6—3. B Doubles
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    Y.M.C.A. COMPETITIONS.
    94 14 The autumn indoor competitions of the V.M.C.A. in badminton, ping-pong, chess mir.ois, and draughts will begin soon, and entries are invited. They should be sent in to the Physical Director before the closing date, Oct. 3. A film illustrating How to Improve One's Tennis" will be shown at
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    127 14 Changes in Classification Announced. The latest amendments to the S.R.A. Classification list of horses and ponies is 83 follows Horses. Transfers. Chippendale and Myra Carmel from class 2 to class 3 Trawellton from 3 to 2 Bridgemond, Caliph, Civic Week and Lazy Bee from 3 to 4 New
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    "BIG BILL" TILDEN.
    104 14 Film F kmonstration of How To Play Tennis. The world-famous lawn tennis player, W. T. Tilden, who has now turned professional, showed by film at John Little and Co.'s premises this morning how to play tennis and the correct method of holding the racket for the various
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    254 14 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Sept. 16. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 1 Philadelphia 14 Chicago 3 American League. Boston 3 Chicago 2 New York 9 Detroit 2 Washington 4
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    154 14 Wednesday, September IS. Golf Ladies' Monthly Medal (stroke) Competition, Garrison G.C. Tennis: S.C.C. Tournament. Thursday. S.-ptembrr IT. Golf Ladies' Monthly Medal (stroke) 'Competition, Garrison G.C. Tennis: S.C.C. Tournament. Sultan of Johore's birthday: Sea Sports, Johore Bahru, 11.30 a.m. Friday, September 18. Football Malayan Chinese vs. Cbung Wah Athletic
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    SPECIALISATION IN THE S.S. POLICE.
    1541 14 Preventing Overlapping. COMBATTING SECRET SOCIETIES. There Were 51 cases of murder in the Colony during the year involving the deaths of 62 persons, states the annual report on the administration of the S.S. Police and the state of crime for 1930. The totals for 1928
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      143 14 LEA PERRINS' SAUCE The ORIGINAL I and genuine j i Worcestershire The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements ■nd Registered under tht Trust Companies Ordinance 1926) is prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at
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  • NO GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING FOR SINGAPORE.
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      From A "Mike " In Singapore—
      955 15 From A "Mike In Singapore IThe Loral Wireless Station C overnment* s Complete olte-tcre. (By Our WkeleM Correspondent.) ON' May, 18, last the acting ilor.ia! Secretary wrote I" the t'o see. o the Amateur Wireless Society ol M.iiay: (Singapore) regarding the quentkn o' wireless broadcasting Ignored! He made no deftnit
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      THE YOUNGEST YET?
      34 15 This is Mitti Dt-rothy Mndrik-k, who announces rt-Kiilariy fr.im station 3 Y. I*. .Melbuurnp. Au»i cili.,. Sf.r ik rll'ifj (:> be the world's i.unm st announcer, bring enly 12 year. »f a;.-.
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      MIRACLE OF THE LATEST SLAVE OF MAN.
      572 15  -  T. S. Denham. (i:> Age Of The Electric Eye. "Speed.") SINCE, the, discovery of the invisible ray and the photo-electric cell only a few years ago, great strides have l>een made and now hardly a week passes without these latest inventions being put
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      World Short-Wave Broadcasting—
      553 15 World Short-Wave Broadcasting }A JSetv List Compiled Details of Many !Sew f Stations. i (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) THE following is a complete list of world short-wave stations which should be heard in this part of the world. A few have not as yet been picked up in Malaya but
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      21 15 PILOT SUPER-WASP The most reliable short wave Receiver Demonstrations Arranged Sole Agents HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (IneorponUd in the Strait* ScttUmanU)
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      104 15 Ultra Short Wave Receiving Sets AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS. Large acd Small Amplifiers. H.T. and L.T. in accumulator and Dry Cells. Repairs under the personal supervision of a diplomaed engineer of the Nagoya Wireless School. MODERATE CHARGES. PROMPT ATTENTION. MITSUBOSHI ELECTRIC Co., 328, North Bridge Road, Singapore. 'PHONE 2318. Then* are
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5584 16 Publicity Which Malaya Does Not Want. DON'T COME HOME FOR WORK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Aug. 25. A member of the late Government with whom I was speaking yesterday was amazed when I told him how much work was expected from the
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      301 16 Mother! start your child's day this way! r T'O give your children the very best possible A preparation for their day, start them off in the morning, regularly, with a good hot bowl of Cream of Wheat. This well-known cereal food has rich energy content, quick digestibility. For, with all
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    ALARMING SLUMP RUMOURS.
    632 17 Kuala Lumpur Protest. GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE LAMENTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. li. "The try everywhere is 'Axe, Axe, Axe,' .said Mr. W. Ponnudurai. chairman ot the Government Junior Officers' Association, at the annual meeting of that body yesterday. In every retrenchment proposal, Mr. Ponnudurai continued,
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    RECEIVED BY THE POPE.
    33 17 Diwan of Mysore At Vatican. Vatican Cit,y, Sept. 5. The I'opc received in private audience the Diwaiy of Mysore, accompanied by Monsignor Pisani, a former Apostolic Delegate to India.
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    CLAIM FOR INCREASED AWARD FAILS.
    643 18 Former Employee's Suit Against Spagu Mines. The acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice P. .1. Sproule) decided to adhere to his former award in Mr. L. W. Richards' suit against Spagu Minos Ltd., after lurthor argument yesterday. The original claim was for damages for wrongful dismissal,
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    SUNDAY PAPER PASSES.
    190 18 After A Career Of 89 Years. The process of newspaper reduction was carried a stage further when it was announced late on Saturday night, Aug. 15, that the Sunday News would not appear on the following morning, but would be incorporated with the Sunday Graphic under the
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    MR. WILLIAM COCK.
    76 18 Death of Well-Known Mine Manager. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpvr, Sept. 15. The death took place in hospital in Kuala Lumpur thi* morning, after a long illness, of Mr. William Cock, manager of Selayang Tin Dredging Ltd., Batu Caves. Mr., Cock, who was formerly manager of
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    25 18 The sale of properties at Ann Siang Hill and Club Street by Messrs. Powell »pH Co., has been postponed to Sept. 22 at 2.30 p.m.
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      A LAND BANK.
      646 18 To the Editor of the Straits Timee. Sir, There tseem to be two distinct issues in this agitation for a Land Bank, one for the saving of unwanted rubber land;, the other for the development of other crops. The reply given to the Raja di Hilir, regarding
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    DEAD MAN MYSTERY.
    317 18 Was He a Chinese Or An Indian The Seletar murdor mystery in which the nationality of the dead man has not yet been definitely established again came, up before Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singa-' pore Coroner, yesterday when further evidence was recorded and the hearing was
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    S.S. (S.) ASSOCIATION.
    405 18 Topics Discussed at Last Committee Meeting. At a committee meeting of the Strait; Settlements (Singapore) Association, held in the Singapore Exchange Room on Sept. 8, a letter from Mr. Wurtzburg was read tendering his resignation from the committee owing to pressure of work. The secretary was instructed
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    27 18 Despondent because of ill-health. Alfred Pearce Dennis, 62, Democratic member of the United States tariff commission, drowned himself in Cuco Bay just before dawn on Aug. 29.
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    20 18 Mr. Ang Kay Guan, of Singapore, has passed part 1 of the final examination of the Corporation of Accountants, Glasgow.
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    HON. M. GEORGE TALBOT.
    121 18 Soldier Who Served in Many Campaigns. London, Sept. 3. The death has occurred of the Hon. Milo George Talbot, Colonel the Hon. Milo George Talbot was born on Sept. 11, 1864, and was the youngest son of the 4th Lord Talbot da Malahide. He was educated
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    "ETERNAL" FIRES
    88 18 The Magyarsag, of Budapest, reports that since the creation of a match monopoly in Rumania, the impoverished peasants are inventing various way of economising their methods of starting a fire. In the neighbourhood of Belenyes the peasants have organised themselves into groups -which choose a girl or an
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    Britain's "Wonderplanes " Take The Air.
    1864 19 Britain 's "Wonderplanes Take The Air. FLYING NOTES. Speed Record Eclipsed Mystery Of Wing Tip Streamers Orlebar's 20 Hours Of High Speed Flying Thrills Of A Practice Flight —Royal Aero Club's 10, OOOth Pilot British Light Aeroplanes For China Two Flying Boats Going East, Calshot Air Station, Auk. M* Rainstorms
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      279 19 Will no one tell her? HALITOSIS (unpleasant hrealh) is an unforgivable social funk unforgivable because il can be so easily overcome with Listerinc Antiseptic. H|HIH^^H Man} suppose thej never have Halitosis. The l;i< i is: Not one in ten escapes! Even I BBflP=^Sß the victim ma) not km»« he has
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      46 19 THE LATEST COLD STARTING "RUSTON" OIL ENGINE STARTS INSTANTLY FROM COLD SIMPLE IN OPERATION— NO SKILLED LABOUR NECESSARY. United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE BRANCHES. 8R1M65 HAPPIMESS TO ALL^ him PHEHIE: 3463 m/mm r/ Vo\ ~Q> A S Vo\ X \o\ \v\ v\
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    First Photographs Of New National Cabinet
    69 20 THE NEW CABINET Members of the new British National Cabinet, led by Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. leaving 10, Downing Street lor the garden, for the lirst photograph of the new Ministers. (Planet News.) SUCH IS FAME Members of the new National Cabinet arming at
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    58 20 BISHOP NAMES HIS BABY AFTER THE QI'EEN A group taken at the palace at Norwich »t the christening by the Bishop of his infant daughter, who received the names of Mary Rosalind Frances Felicia. The name Mary was added at the last minute following the receipt of a letter from
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    25 20 OPENING OF FOOTBALL SEASON' Preedy. playing for the Arsenal Whites against the Heds at Highbury, takes the ball from the feet of Brain. (Central Press.)
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    40 20 HARVEST TIME IN DEVON A scene in a cornfield near Exeter/ Dcv on. where harvesting is in full swing in spite of bad weather. Farmers are in several places faced with ruin because of the lack of sun. (Central Press.)
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    63 20 RIVALS' TEST FLIGHT TO THE EAST Two seaplanes of different design, a Short Singapore and a Saunders-Roe, left Felixstowe on Aug. l.>. for a cruise to Aboukir and the Red Sea, via Malta and Gibraltar, as a test from which the Air Ministry will deride which to adopt as a
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