The Straits Times, 22 September 1931

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY. j THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      215 1 SINGAPORE. 78. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 8181). I fi.l'i Tonijjlit it 13 CLARA BOW j IN HER WEDDING NIGHT. Phone 5261-2. j Btk 7^ sam flk. I MADE ONLY BY CARR'S OF CARLISLE. I SOLE AGENTS FOR SINGAPORE. JOHORE AND MALACCA JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LTD. (incorpornud in Er gland.) I SINGAPORE.
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      92 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). EXCLUSIVE TO $>JJ J^lf" ROFIHSOM R PO l-.Tr> «i VL-/ULJIII Jl Ml vj x_y 111 mi v-/ ilo iii JLy SINGAPORE. mtmjmm mml KUALA LUMPUR. BUTTER at REDUCED PRICES "ANCHOR" BRAND NEW ZEALAND'S BKST. "S.C.S." "DAISY" BRANDS AUSTRALIA'S FINEST. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO
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      12 1 ~i Ml Tonight CLARA BOW IX HER WEDDING j NIGHT. Phone 5261-2.
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      528 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SU. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EA3T MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'por*. NALDERA 16,000 Oct. 8 KASHGAR 9,000 Oct. 10
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      742 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples. Marseilles, Londoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Du* Sail t TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 28 24 t HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 7 8 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 21 22 SKATORI MARU 10,000 Not. 6 6 KASHIMA MARU 10,500 Not. 19 10
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      474 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND.MELBOURNE VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) snd the s.s. MANGOLA (8,862 tons) (Cargo only). The .i.s. MARELLA is on* of th« largast and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins de
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      634 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5J28. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. To GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. BORINGIA Oct. 14 Oct. 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct. 23 ra.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 Nov. 6 m.s. ALSIA Nov. 25 Nov. 27 m.s. JUTLANDIA
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      566 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THB OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL STIAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICB 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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      450 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE, For Kelantan, Tabai, Bengnara, Telupln, Patani, Singora, Lueon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamut, Langsuau, Tuku, Chumpon and Bangkok. Airival Departure VALAYA In perl S*i i. U MALLNI Sopr. 27 Isjft. 30 PRACHATIPOK Oct. 4 Oct. 7 These vessels are fitted throughout
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      520 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT fiCHEDL'LI Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. Saa FrcnrUco and Lo* Anj»l«*. SS GOLDEN TIDE sails from Hunt Koag Sept. 26 AgesU I ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, LIMITED.
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      533 3 OOLL4R 9TEAMSHIP LINE o*/uf AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, POUT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, 6KNOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YOKK AND BOSTON. Arrive Lear* I.«»t« S'por*. S'pora. Penang. PRES. FILLMORE Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. S PRES. MONROE Oct. 12 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 PRKS. VAN BI'REN Oct. 2G Oct.
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      1012 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELI.ERMAN" LINE. Pnssengcr mid Freight Service* to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT Via P. iris and Suez Canal. OUTWARDS. To lIONG KONG, SHANGHAI and Japan. Steamer Due Spore 6.5. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 12 s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Nov. 25 nOMEWAKDS.
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      1114 3 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (E(tai>li«hrd at Amsterdam 1524.) PAID UP CAPITAL F1.80,030,000 (about £6,669,000). STATUTORY RESERVE FUND F1.40,015,000 (about £3^35,000). HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AN!) THK HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandoeng Weltevreden Rangoon Bandjeimasin Kota-Radja Semarang Bombay (Acheen) Shanghai Calcntta Medan
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      647 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seTtn words to line und there is a flat rate charge ot 26 cents |>«r line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. A-.lv«rt it-men ts will b# accepted op to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25
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      728 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET FLAT, Namazie Mansions. Apply M. A, Namazie. Bungalow* 6, 14, Angullia Par*. 363, Orchard Road, fixing modern sanitation. FURNISHED top floor house nr. town. Tennis court, gar., 8 bedrooms. 998, S. T. TO LET, No. 9, Sophia Rd., No. 4-6, East Coast Rd. Apl.
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      1066 4 FOR SALE PICTURES, Bukit Timah Rifle Meeting. Art Photo Studio, 87, Selecie Road. AFTER dinner coffee trays, and morning tea trays. The Gift Shop, 9, The Arcade. For sale, freehold land modern brick tile bungalow, Serangoon Rd. $8,000. 977, S.T. PURE OLIVE OIL (BerioK Per gallon tin $3.60. G. Aurcly,
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      931 4 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the business carried or. by Sam Kee Kon<*si and Huck Kee alias Low Huck Leng under the name of Chop Chye Wah as piece goods merchants at No. 67, North Bridge Road, Singapore, including the goodwill, stock in trade and book debts,
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      823 4 TENDERS TENDERS FOR NUMBER PLATES AND NUMBER BOARDS FOR FISHING BOATS AND STAKES 1932. TENDERS will be received at the Fisheries Office, Fullerton Building, Singapore, up to Oct. 10, 1931, fur fishing l>o;it number plates, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, and for fishing stakes number boards and plates, Straits
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      934 5 HOTEL HOTELS 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
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      685 5 IrENTRAI I 1^ IENGINEWORKSLTOII— j SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. ROLLED STEEL JOISTS Channels, Angles', Tees, Rounds, Flats, Squares. M. S. PLATES (BLACK GALVANISED V CHEQUERED) LARGE STOCKS at Greatly Reduced prices. Tel. 5471 (4 Lines). AUCTION NOTICES. STATE OF JOHORE. IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT BATU PAHAT. Land
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      Notes From Shanghai.
      1675 6 Water On The Brain Floods, Rain And Water Supply Manchuria And The U.S. Wheat Purchase Bus And Tram Strike Developments Marshal Chiang And Threatened Foreign Aggression Jewish Community And The llai -(hum Will Case Industrialisation Of China State M*tehine~S ho p For Nanking. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
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      ANTI-CHINESE FEVER IN JAPAN.
      183 6 A Significant Cable. 'POLICY OF PATIENCE" UNTENABLE. In the light of subsequent happenings the following Reuter telegram, dated Tokio Sept 8, which appeared in the Hong Kong papers of the following day, is of special interest. Indignation is increasing daily against China in connection with the
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      MEXICO TAKEN TO TASK.
      235 6 Spirited Protest by Mr. Eugene Chen. Hong Kong, Sept. 10. Mr. Eugene Chen, Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Canton National Government cabled last week the following protest to the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs on the subject of the expulsion of Chinese nationals from
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      NEWS AGENCY BAN.
      63 6 Nanking Accepts Regrets Of Kongo. Nanking, Sept. 0. The Kongo News Agency having, through its manager, Mr. Inosuke Furuno, expressed regret that certain news reports had been sent by their correspondents in China, the Foreign Ministry here has agreed to accept fuch expression of regret and to
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      THREATENED FLOOD OF FORGED NOTES.
      498 6 Printed in Moscow? REMARKABLE STORY FROM HONG KONG. Hong Kong, Sept. 10. Swift action has been taken by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank to frustrate a gang of note-forgers who are said to be operating in Peking and Tientsin. Immediately on receiving a report
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      VITRIOL THROWING.
      193 6 Dastardly Attack On Woman In Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Sept. 8. A full buttle of concentrated sulphuric acid was employed by a young CMmm in a dastardly attack en a young, welldressed Chinese woman who was alighting from a Hong Kong Hotel bus at the Tai Hang terminus
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      SHANSI FINANCE.
      86 6 Bank Notes Take Another Drop. Taiyuan, Sept. 3. In the face of continued official reticence in regard to various outstanding provincial problems and the further postponement of General Hsu Yung-chang's return from Peking, the Shansi banknote.- dropped another dollar today, thus establishing a new record of $1 silver
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      16 6 Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Hong Kong millionaire, has contributed $10,000 towards the Hankow flood relief.
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      HUGE RELIEF EFFORT CALLED FOR.
      1176 6 OVER A MILLION TONS OF FOOD REQUIRED. COLOSSAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FLOOD DISASTER. Approximately 180,000,000 flood sufferers are awaiting urgent relief. In seventeen provinces three hundred hsien have been inundated. These evidences of the increasing misery throughout the country were gathered through Chinese sources, where
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      KWANGSI COMPLAINT.
      271 6 Bank Notes VVliich Were Not Delivered. Nanning, Sept. 7. The United States v.a- strongly denounced at a nia.is meeting here this morning for interference in the domestic affaits of China. All the public bodic3 and schools tcok part in the gathering. The protect arises over an alleged breach
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      130 6 YOU REALLY ARE TOO NERVOUS! If you are one of those with whom caffein does not agree, you should drink Coffein-free H.A.G. COFFEE. Its special merits are acknowledged to-day by practically every Physician. 1 don't see why we should not do the same as thousands of others, and drink only
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      110 7 'I .STx TELEPHONE 69Q9 frW^wßM] STAND by, here comes ANNABELLE! And here comes the year's longest laugh! ANNABELLE was a very luxurious young woman Once she got started nothing could stop her JUST BE LIKE ANNABELLE —DON'T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU FROM hearing the awful truth about Annabelle's Affairs TONIGHT
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      181 7 The Former Idol of Thousands! Captivating CLARA BOW and a great cast of Comedians in a FRENCH FARCE of MATRIMONIAL MIXUPS! AT THE CAPITOL 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 .*>4flfet-, M n sl|;i! l'«Pl-> Fa.vouritc i^**>£jj*^3* Hack in Oiu> of the most Hilarious <r*\r&>* Paramount Successes of The Season CLARA BOW WITH
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      261 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 Don't Miss The Last Two Performances of "DIRIGIBLE" Starring JACK HOLT-RALPH GRAVES-FAY WRAY. BOOK AT THE THEATRE: Phone 6903. TOMORROW:— Brandon Thomas's Comedy CHARLEY'S AUNT WITH CHARLES RUGGLES and JUNE COLLYER VICTORIA THEATRE COMING SHORTLY THE Grant Anderson Repertory Company. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 9.30
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    £2,000,000 CONTRACT.
    281 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Portuguese Warships Forj British Shipyards. New work will come to Vickers-Arm-stronj; factories in the North-East, Sheft'.ld. and the South as the result of the yiirninjr in Lisbon of the contract with it.' Portuguese Government for the anna- menti eqaiparant of two v.-arships. Gene- 1 ial Sir
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    280 8 Tuesday, September 22. Ships alnngHidc the Wharves or expected to arrive. Godown. (.ale KEI'I'EL lIARUOUR. Main Wharf Buijskes. Leh. Lady Clifford, The Cable, Tug PrillM, Tub Suga. Launch Andrew. Lighter Barung. Oil Wharf l'carlcaf. l'i>l Wburt Mil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjnng r.isur. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria
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    AIR MAIL.
    18 8 A mail from Batavia and P:>leml>anjr by ceroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. today.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      185 8 Singapore, Sept. 22. I I I IN. /.nndnn, 4 months' sight 2/3% London, 3 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3 11/16 London, T.T. 2 3% Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand New York, demand Batavia
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      PRODUCE.
      163 8 Singapore, Sept. 22. Gambier 10.00 No. 1 unpickod) 15.00 Copra LM mixed 3.55 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.72 11 White Pepper 28.00 Black Pepper 18.00 IVurl Sago 4.25 small 6.00 medium pearl 6.00 Rie«, Siam $157 to 216 Saigon $148 to 159 Raniro.m ?14.'. to lfU Nn. 1 of 125
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      210 8 Today. S«lat Pandjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Aj)i-Api (Esmeralda) 3 p.m Selat I'amJjang, Siak, Pakan Baroc, Pajakombo, Padang and Bengkalis (Hong Kwongl ..3 p.m Denrkalis, Lahoean Bilik, Tandjong Balei and Bclawan (Singaradja) 3 p.m Ceylon. Southern and Western India, Kirypt and U.S.A. (Japanese Prince I 3 p.m. Siam
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        MINING.
        444 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 21/- 22/- cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 10/- 11/- cd. 11 1 Uancrin Tin IOA> 11/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Caves 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m.
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        GENERAL.
        269 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.95 2.05 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 8.8.9 3.13.9 t 1 Central Engine 0.25 O.SOnom. .ml 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 it il Con. T. S. V, I'refs. 15/9 16 9
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        140 8 Singapore' Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 11)01 red. 1940 $400,000 par. h r prcm. ■'ir.j'aporc Municipal 4'i p.c. ol 1907 red. 1947 $1,660,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4/4 p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 96
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        RUBBER SHARES
        386 8 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall Co. Kvatt Ulonby (*1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 lor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 Ilitam ($1) 0.60 O.TO 0.60
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    871 8 Thursday Concert From Kuala Lumpur. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Commencing on Thursday next, Kuala Lumpur will broadcast English music from 7 to 9 p.m. The broadcast will be on a wave-length of 75 metres. It is now intimated that the morning transmissions from Petaling Hill
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    230 8 Tu.sH.iv. September 22. H. W. 8.34 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.2 p.m., 7 ft. 8 in. Singapore Psychological Assn. mtK.. Ailc!phi Hotel, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday. September 23. H. W. 9.17 a.m., 7 ft. 9 in., 8.20 p.m., 8 ft. 3 in. Annual Meeting, Brunei United
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 8 By Spore London Left Arrd. Andre Lebon P. C. Uooft Kajputana Indrapucia Tairea Anircrs Aug. 12 Sept. 7 Aug. 21 Sept- 10 Aug. 21 Sept. 12 Aug. 2H Sept. 18 Auk. 27 Sept. Aug. 26 Sept. 21
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      115 8 Stop worrying when N ffi, you have any kind °^(^(SK:i BFT3 I Skin Trouble. From the^^PJPPHH ,^gf^ minute you put Germolene X Sr^^l|| flf rsjfo£9r 1 i>n you know you have sot the v®i v |M |g> rijjht thing at last. Delightfully WBffl Mm t J cool, it quickly soothes
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      55 8 FOR SALE £1,200 without furniture or £1,350 with complete furniture, geyser, fittings, «£W. ■> ijjjj'jij Caidecott, Chuters Grove, Epsom. 15 miles from London, 2 minutes froa coach route. 3 bedrooms, dining room, sitting room, bathroom, kitchen. (Jas, electric light, main drainage, garage and usual out-houses with orchafti and old world
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      299 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relativ* Direc- tores. Weather. Max. Mia. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star ..87 77 0.05 7.3 85 WNW 10 Cloudy Krlantan Kota Bharu ..91 74 0.36 8.7 65
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    366 9 Tin Jumps £6 15s. In London. RUBBER APPRECIABLY FIRMER. (By Oar Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Today's Prices Rubber. 1% cents per Ib. Tin, 1.10 tons at 560.12'/ 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London. 2 s ;d., up .Vlfid. New York. 4?» cts., down ct. Market Tone
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    COTTON TRADE.
    166 9 The International Textile Workers Conference sitting in Berlin in mail week discussed the problem of rationing, and the opinion was generally expressed that a drastic curtailment of working time was essential as a compensation for the technical development of the industry. Herr Roedel (Germany) pointed out that the
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MONEY MARKET.
      892 9 Utilisation of Rediscount Credits. NATIONAL ECONOMY PLANS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 27. Both money and discounts were easier in London last week. A certain amount of foreign balances, including American, were on offer, and with the return of holiday currency withdrawals, short loans were obtainable
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      59 9 Tone of Market Easier, after firmer. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2-S.d. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. per Ib DOfcn. t.S.S. equal to London Standard itandard R. 5.3. on Tender Spot October November Oct.- Dec. Jan.-Mar. 7<* 8 Ml B',i itt 7%
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      706 9 Symington and Sinclair's Weekly Letter. Symington and Sinclair's weekly market report, dated London Aug. 2C, states The rubber market has again passed throuph a dull week. Very little business has been done and prices show no change on the week. Such statistical information as has become available is
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      THE EASTERN UNITED.
      275 9 The directors' eighteenth report to the shareholders of the Eastern United Assurance Corporation Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1931, states The premium income, less re-insurances and commissions, amounts to $272,032-47. The net claims paid and outstanding amount to $129,857.53 or 47.74 per cent, of the
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      BRITISH RAILWAYS.
      262 9 Optimism in an Official Report. "Though the present may be depressing and the immediate past not very bright, much comfort is to be derived from the knowledge that foundations have been laid on a sound basis, from which the railways will be able to take advantage of any
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      MALIM NAWAR TIN.
      186 9 The report of the directors of Malim Nawar Tin Ltd., for the year ended Mar. 31, 1931, states Owing to the low price of tin operations for the period under review a working prcfit of only £1,622 17s. 2d. resulted which, after providing for debenture interest and
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      EMPIRE FARMERS.
      170 9 Sixteen South African farmers, one a woman, sailed for home in the Carnarvon Castle from Southampton on Aug. 21 after a study of farming methods in Britain and on the Continent. "We have had more experiences in three weeks here in Europe than we get in three years
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      175 9 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Sept. 27 Tuesday, Sept. 22, 6,30 p.m., Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon iKur.i, N.C.Os. Course; 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "B" Company 6 Platoon, L.G. 30 Yards Range. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 5.30 p.m.. Drill Hall, All Officers and Senior N.C.Os., Lecture Combined
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      AUG. RUBBER RETURNS.
      38 9 Bajoe Kid0e1.— 58,648 Ib. Balombissie. 16,956 Ib. Djasinga.— l22.4l9 Ib. Uonowarie.— l,l46 Ib. Lawas (Sarawak) (Ju1y).— 110,432 Ib. Malaka Pinda.— 46,4oo Ib. Siak (Sumatra).— 24,soo Ib. Tjikasintoe.— sl,7l2 Ib. United Malacca.— 37,3Bs Ib. Ankola.— Nil.
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      1026 9 Plans to Restrict All Crops. "PRODUCE AND DESTROY" PROPOSALS. (By A. W. Still.) London, Aug. 26. London has been buzzing during the past week with suggestions for a solution of the rubber price problem. I mentioned in my last letter the suggestion of Sir Francis Voules that
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    MARITIME TONNAGE.
    193 9 The Technical Committee on Maritime Tonnage Measurement, appointed by the Communications and Transit Organisation of the League of Nations, met recently at Folkestone. The committee approved the final text of detailed draft international regulations for the measurement of ships. These draft regulations, which are based largely on the
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    219 9 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight Sundown, (Dyke Aclandl; Murder in a Jlaystack, (Dorothy Aldis) Ebenezer \V;i!ks with God, (George Baki-r) The Moth of Jlnlini'.vs. (Paul Bloomh'eld) Three Yards of Cord, iCollin Brooks) The Devil and K. Y. Z., (Barum Browne) Tho
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      203 9 Suffered With Psoriasis 12 Years Healed by Cuticura I suffered severely from psoriasis for twelve years. It began with a small red patch below the right knee. This gradually exunded until it reached well down the shin. The irritation was intense and the skin scaled over. The scales used to
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      44 9 RENE ULLMANN'S WONDERFUL BARGAINS NEW WATCHES of the best Swiss makes NEW stock of JEWELLERY of every description REDUCED PRICES and special discounts on all the prices marked. AT RENE ULLMANN HEAD OFFICE BRANCH CAPITOL BUILDING 30-A. RAFFLES PLACE STAMFORD ROAD. SINGAPORE Phone 2464
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    89 10 Singapore. AMIAMBRA. ftaaatalto'l Affairs with Jcanettc MarDnnalil and Victor McLaglcn. 6.15--9.1."i. I'honc C 909. CAPITOL.-Clara Bow la Hoi W.ddimr Kiltht. G.lo y.15. Phony o2ill, f)262. EUROPE HOTEL.—Dinner and Dance. GREAT WORLD.—Opera, Wayangs, Zoo Sporting field, skating ground, etc., etc. MARLBOROUGH.—Peace after the StormChinese Talkie. 6.15—0.15. NEW WORLD.—Side Shows, Dancing
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      86 10 Madam Ho Soh Choo Neo age, 67, year's Passed away at 2 a.m. on Sept. 18, 1931, at 141, Killincy Road, Singapore, leaving 4 sons Tan Jat Mm, William Tan, Tan Tat Mm alias Edward Tan and Tan Kong Mm alias Ferrar Tan, and 2 daughters. Tan Swec Eng
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      REQUIEM MASS
      47 10 A Requiem High Mass will be sung at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at GMO a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23. 1931, for the repose of the soul of the late Alexander (Dolly) Cornelius. The attendance an.l prayers of friends and relatives are earnestly solicited.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1931. THE RAILWAY POSITION.
    1041 10 The other day the Sultan of Kelantan, with conscious or unconscious humour, thanked the management of the F.M.S. Railways for being; so kind as to spend a huge amomnt of money in his State. His Highness might well be
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    WILL WORLD STARVE 100 YEARS HENCE?
    1208 10 Science Can Postpone The Evil Day. (By Professor A. M. Low.) Two emiiier t scientists hare estimated that, in a little over 100 y—lt, the earth's population may exceed the maximum n-hich it can stwport. Hut Professor Lou; in this article, points out some
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    141 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. W. G. Reeves has been appointed to act as Harbour Master and Magistrate, Malacca. Mr. George Ingram Shaw has been granted a commission as lieutenant in the S.S.V.F. The resignation of Second-Lieut. H. S. Chapman, M.C., D.F.C., S.S.V.F., has been accepted. Mr. E. C. Rossell, manager of
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    725 10 A RAY OF HOPE. A fnct having an import.-.nt bearing on the recovery of world industry is that 44 per cent., or 10,730,000, of the motor-cars in use in the United States are five or more years old. As the average car life is estimated at
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    BRITAIN "PREPARED FOR EVERY CONTINGENCY."
    358 11 World-Wide Effect Of Britain's Action. STOCK EXCHANGES EVERYWHERE CLOSED. Reassuring Explanation By Mr. Snowden. The Hill to amend (he Gold Standard Act, of 1925, passed through all its stages in both Houses of Parliament in the space of a few minutes and has now received
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    BILL EXPLAINED.
    268 11 Mr. Snowden's Speech In The Commons. Rugby, Sept. 21. The Gold Standard Amendment Bill provides for the suspension unless and until His Majesty, by proclamation or otherwise, directs of the section of the Act of lffi which requires the Bank of England to sell gold at a fixed
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    GENERAL ASPECT.
    297 11 Unequal Distribution Of World's Gold. Turning to the general aspect of the ill Mt hill, the ('lunu-ellor said the equal distribution of the world's supply of gold had loaf been under the consideration of the British Government and the Bank of England an i they had sought to
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    HOARDED GOLD.
    360 11 "Sterilised" in U.S.A. And France. Now France and the United States have acquired three-quarters of the entire gold in the world and, in their vaults, it is largely sterilised and useless for the purpose of promoting international trade. To make this historical statement was not, Mr. Snowden insisted,
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    BRITAIN'S RESOURCES.
    619 11 Foreign Securities to Be Mobilised. London, Sept. 21. In the House of Commons this afternoon the Prince of Wales occupied a seat over the clock, as an animated and almost excited House assembled to hear Mr. Philip Snowden introduce the Gold Standard Hill. Mr. Snowden explained that the
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    STOCK EXCHANGES CLOSED.
    350 11 Fall in Sterling. COMMODITY PRICES RISE. Rugby, Sept. 21. The Stock Exchange was closed today and there were no official dealings in foreign exchanges, but banking and other business proceeded a> usual and the public displayed no trace of nervousness. In general an optimistic feeling prevails that
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    RUBBER UP TO 2 3/4d.
    644 11 RUBBER UP TO 2 3 4 d. Other Commodity Prices Also Rise. London, Sept. 21. One of the repercussions of the gold standard decision was a general improvement in commodity prices. Rubber was active, the spot price rising to 2 3 id. a lb. against 2 5-16 d. on Saturday.
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    SINGAPORE AND GOLD STANDARD.
    188 11 Decision Received With Comparative Calm. Singapore has withstood the shock of the Government's decision with comparative calm," said the manager of a leading Singapore bank to a Straits Times representative this morning, and while the decision has unset everybody the world in general appears to have
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    U.S. ISOLATION.
    72 11 Is It to be Repudiated At Last Detroit, Sept. 22. President Hoover, addressing the convention of the American legion, declared Our economic strength is such that we should have recovered but for forces making for unsettlement abroad and the recovery of the world now waits in no small
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    EARTHQUAKE AGAIN.
    57 11 Severe Shock Felt In New Zealand. Wellington, Sept. 22. A prolonged earthquake, apparently centred on Hawke's Bay, was felt at 110 a.m. in both islands from Auckland to Christchurch. Sleepers in many centres were awakened. Articles were hurled from shelves at Napier. Reuter. Napier was the chief sufferer
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    MURDER OF LIEUT. HEXT.
    72 11 Two of the Three Accused Sentenced to Death. Bombay, Sept. 21. Yeshwant Singh and Deonarayan have beon sentenced to death for the murder of Lieut. G. R. Hext. The third accused, Dapat, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Reuter. Lieut. Hext, of the Eighth Punjabis, *md Lieut.
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    "NO DANGER OF A FOOD SHORTAGE."
    530 11 Britain Well Supplied. MONEY IN BANKS QUITE SAFE. London, Sept. 21. While Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald found time to make a speech in connection with the Faraday Centenary, Mr. Philip Snowden, through a microphone installed at No. 11, Downing Street, told British listeners to
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    58 11 Takes Keen Interest In The Situation. London, Sept. 21. The Prince of Wales, who had intended to go to Balmoral to join Their Majesties, decided to remain in London, after his visit to Chequers yesterday, where he lunched with the Prime Minister, who, in the course of
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    GIVEN UP FOR LOST.
    107 11 American Airmen Reach Alaska. Nome, Alaska, Sept. 21. The airmen Don Moyle and C. Allen landed here at 5).15 a.m. today. Reuter. M,oyle and Allen left Tokio on Sept. 8 on a flight across the Pacific from Tokio to Seattle. Nothing was heard of them for
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    REDUCTIONS OF PAY.
    78 11 Not to be More Than 10 Per Cent. London, Sept. 21. In the House of Commons the Prime .Minister. Mr. Mac Donald, announced that in order to avoid hardships the reductions of pay for teachers and members of the defence services would be not more than 10
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    CHINA APPEALS TO GENEVA.
    304 11 Japanese Occupation Of Manchuria. RUSSIAN POSITION. Tokio Reports Growing Unfriendliness." China has requested the League of Nations to intervene in the dispute with Japan regarding Manchuria. Meanwhile the Japanese invasion of the province continues and n-ports from Tokio state that serious fighting may develop." Reinforcements of
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    SERIOUS FIGHTING.
    673 11 Significant Messages From Tokio. Tokio, Sept. 21. It is believed that a serious situation will develop as a result of the f.ghtirvg which broke out this morninrr between Chinese and Japanese troops along the Changchun-Kirin Railway. The Japanese have dispatched three train* containing reinforcements of infantry, artillery and
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    PRESS OPINIONS.
    597 12 Takes a Load Off British Backs." Rugby, Sept 21. The Times, discussing the position, says There is no vause for alarm in the derison. On the contrary, the Government's action will inure to the benefit not only of this country but also of the whele world." The Times'
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    FRENCH SYMPATHY.
    210 12 Spontaneous Offer of Help For Britain. Paris, Sept. 21. The French Government is following the British situation very closely and has spontaneously offered to help the British Government." This statement was mads by the Prime Minister (M. Pierre Laval) after conferring with the Finance Minister (M. Paul E.
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    EFFECT ON INDIA.
    456 12 Sir Samuel Hoare Makes A Statement. Rugby, Sept. 21. Referring to the gold standard decision in a speech at the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference in London today Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India, said "Britain's system of national finance is as sound and
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    NOT A SURPRISE?
    383 12 Wise Ones Say They Expected It. Rugby, Sept. 21. The decision of the British Government temporarily to suspend the gold standard has not greatly surprised the business community or members of-the public who have watched the trend of international financial events. Press opinion, which is generally shared
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    MAN-IN-THE-STREET.
    220 12 Rather Inclined to Get "All Mixed." London, Sept. 21. People rubbed their eyes this morning, with surprise, when they read in the newspapers the account of yesterday's striking Government action. It was all so unexpected. The majority of people are quite unfamiliar with the intricate subject of the gold
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    TIN COMPANY'S CLAIM.
    144 12 Important Action Starts In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 22. The action brought by the Pahang Consolidated Co., one of the largest tinmining companies in Malaya, against the State of Pahang opened in the Supreme Court this morning. The case involves the interpretation
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    FLYERS PICKED UP.
    72 12 Steamer Sights Wreckage Of Their Machine. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sept. 21. The Norwegian steamer Belmoira has picked up the three airmen Willy Rody, Christian Johannsen (Germans) and Costa Viega (Portuguese) 80 miles off Cape Pint?, Newfoundland, after sighting the wreckage of their machine. The airmen left Lisbon
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    JACK DEMPSEY.
    39 12 Granted Divorce from Estelle Taylor. Reno, Nevada, Sept. 21. Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion, has been granted a divorce from Estelle Taylor, the film actress. Reuter. Dempsey alleged mental cruelty as the reason for his action.
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    AMERICAN COTTON.
    32 12 Decision to Restrict Acreage In Texas. Austin, Texas, Sept. 21. The Senate has passed the Cotton Bill, but reduced the acreage of restriction from one-third to 30 per cent. Reuter.
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    "LOCAL CAUSE."
    96 12 Consul-General Surprised At Bombardment. London, Sept. 21. Authoritative quarters are disposed to minimise the importance of the Mukden incident, which is ascribed to a purely local cause, particularly as the Japanese Consul-General, who was attending a ball in Mukden was very surprised when, the Japanese bombardment broke out.
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    LATEST MESSAGE.
    60 12 Reports of Fresh Fighting Unfounded. Tokio, Sept. 22. A message from Mukden states that the reports of fresh fighting at Peitaying have proved to be unfounded. Apparently they were due to a report that Chinese were attacking Tuntaying, a suburb to the east of Mukden, whereupon a Japanese
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    CHINESE REPORTS.
    249 12 Japanese Divisions For Changchun. Shanghai, Sept 22. Two Japanese divisions are being rushed to Changchun Kwanchengtze, the railway junction 76 miles west of the city of Kirin) preparatory to making an advance into the northern portion of the Manchurian province of Kirin. Telegraphic communication between Kirin and Peking
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    60 12 From China, by Garbeta, due at Singapore fl a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Yamagata Maru. due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Terukuni Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow. From Holland, by Insulinde, due at Singapore on Thursday. From Europe (London mails dispatched on Sept.
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    16 12 A fire at 107, Clyde Terrace this morning was quickly put out by the fire brigade.
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    EUROPEAN LADY ATTACKED.
    747 12 Evidence Against Hylams In Police Court. A sequel to the alleged attack on a European lady by a Hylam on Sept. 3 '.while she was in her house at 4 Lady Hill, was heard in the Second Police Court, before Mr. G. E. Clayton, this morning, when
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    MALACCA VOLUNTEERS.
    62 12 Annual Inspection by General Oldfield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 21. Major-General L. C. L. OWfield, G.0.C., Malaya, made his annual inspection of the Malacca Volunteer Corps" yesterday, when a tactical ischeme was cwrrfcd out. Later Major-General Olutield presented acting C. S. M. Suppiahifafalrrishna with the long
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    TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
    49 12 M. Laval Invited by President Hoover. Paris, Sei>t. 21. President Hoover, through the American Ambassador here, has officially invited M. Laval, the French Prime Minister, to go to Washington. It is understood that M. Laval will accept alter his visit to Berlin this week. Reuter.
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    NEW YORK SENSATION.
    27 12 Well-Known Broking Firm Suspended. New York, Sept. 21. The Stock Exchange broking firm of Schuyler, Chadwick and Burnham has been suspended for insolvency. Reuter.
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    BANK OF PITTSBURGH.
    24 12 Did Not Open Its Doors Yesterday. Pittsburgh, Sept. 21. The Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, did not open its doors today. Reuter.
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      FRENCH ARMY RUGBY TOUR.
      174 13 Biggest Attraction Of Season. Arrangements have now almost definitely been made for the visit to Malaya of the French Army Rugby football team from Saigon, and this s-hould prove one of the greatest attractions of the Rugby season. It will be recalled that when a United
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      58 13 Chelsea Draw with The Wednesday. London, Sept. 21. The following were the results of English League matches played yesterday First Division. Blackburn R. 5 Blackpool 1 Sheffield Wed. 2 Chelsea 2 West Ham Utd. 1 Sheffield Utd. 2 Second Division. Port Vale 0 Swansea Town 4 Third Division
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    YACHTING.
    88 13 Red Cliff Shoal Races Postponed. At the request of the donor of the trophies for the Red Cliff Shcal races, Mr. C. Boden Kloss, the date on which they are to be sailed has !>een postponed indefinitely until the north-east monsoon weather has properly set in. The rest of
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    " FEARLESS SPORTSMAN."
    88 13 FEARLESS SPORTSMAN." American Yachtsmen's Tribute To Kaye Don. New York, Sept. 10. Commodore SchanU of the American Yachtsmen's Association yesterday presented Kaye Don with the Weyhing Trophy which he won with the motorboat Miss England II for making the record lap round the Detroit course at over M miles an
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    BADMINTON.
    114 13 Singapore Championship Semi-Finals. The following are the results of the semi-final ties played off at the S.V.C. Drill Hall in the women's doubles and mixed doubles championship, of Singapore Women's Doubles Championship. Mrs. L. M. Pennefather and Miss M. Lewis beat Miss E. da Silva and Miss M. Rodrigue-.,
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    15 13 "GoMwing" (lut is cheaper nnd will last lunger. Ask any vT the Champion Tennis rlayci
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    S.R.C. IN SCORING MOOD.
    372 13 V.M.C.A. Outclassed At Hockey. S.R.C. 12 V.M.C.A. 0. The V.M.C.A. were hopelessly outclassed by the S.R.C. yesterday in a hockey match on the Padang. Although one man short, the V.M.C.A. had not one player in the same cla?s as any on, the S.R.C. side, who turned
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    MAHARAJ VIZIANAGRAM.
    282 13 "Any Sacrifice For Tour In Engiand." New Delhi, Sept. 9. Maharaj Kumar Vizianagram arrived at Delhi this morning from Bangalore and was met by Mr. A. S. DeMello, Secretary of the Cricket Board of Control. Interviewed the Maharaj Kumar stated he had undertaken the journey only for the
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    VISIT OF VICTORIA INSTITUTION.
    285 13 St. Joseph's Beaten At Football. v tuna Ins t. ..2; St. Joseph's 1. In the first of three matches against local schools, the Victoria Institution of Kuala Lumpur defeated the St. Joseph's Institution on the latter's ground yester- day by the odd goal in three. They
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    243 13 Rivers vs. Nash at Lion City Ring. Al Rivers, the American lightweight who beat Albert Grether at the Theatre Royal promotion re- i-ently, should be extended when he meets Syd Nash at the Lion City Ring on Friday. Nash has now seriously taken to boxing, and has gone
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    A GRIM SPECTACLE.
    119 13 Last Round of Canzoneri And Berg Fight. New York, Sept. 11. j Further details of the lightweight championship match in which Tony Canzoneri beat Kid Berg, are as follows Canzoneri won the decision by hard and straight blows and delightful boxing. He floored Berg for a count
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    121 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Sept. 21. Yesterday's baseball results were National League. Chicago 16 New York 6 Chicago 7 New York 6 St. Louis 1 Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 5 Boston 2 Cincinnati 14 Boston 5 American League. New York 7 Cleveland 1
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    UNITED SERVICES' JAVA TOUR.
    126 13 Two Wins Out of Six Matches. The United Services football tourists returned by the s.s. Plancius yesterday after a three weeks' tour in Java. They are to meet the Malays in the S.A.F.A. Cup final on Friday. The results of matches played were as follows Australian
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    TENNIS.
    330 13 Tanglin Tournament. The following ties will be played tomorrow in the Tanglin Club tournament Mrs. Drew and Gilmour minus 15 vs. Miss Mayson and Droouleever minus 2. Mr. and Miss Stephen scr. vs. Miss Salraond and Bnttishiil plus 1. Miss Skey and Fulcher minus 2 vs. Miss Shelley and
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    INDIAN TENNIS.
    91 13 Japanese Tourists Playing In Calcutta Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Sept. 21. The Japanese tennis team, comprising J. Satoh, H. Satoh, Kawachi and Ohta, which is visiting India, is taking part in the Calcutta championships. The singles last year were won by H. W. Austin, who was
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    30 13 Tuesday, September VI. Football: Anglo-Chinese School vs. Kuala Lumpur Victoria Institution. Tennis: S.C.R.C and Tanglin Club Tournaments. Tharkdiy. September 24. Football: Raffles Institution M, Kuala Lumpur Victoria Institution.
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    2702 13 The Autumn Double. CHALLENGE FROM FRENCH STABLES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, Aug. 25. It is doubtful whether at any time of the year racing prospects are of greater interest than they are at this period, with the St. Leger almost immediately
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    LADOUMEGUE AGAIN.
    101 14 Heat %-Mile Record Which Stood for 36 Years. Paris, Sept. 13. The .'!0-year-old world's record for the three-quarter mile was beaten at Colombes Stadium today by the French runner, Ladoumegue (already the holder of the 1,000 and 1,500 metres world's records), returning a time of 3 mm. 0
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    95 14 Singapore Ladies' K. A. Competitions. The August Spoon competition of the Singapore Ladies' Rifle Association was held at the Bukit Timah Range. The following cards were returned The following cards were returned in the September shoot 300 200 100 yds. yds. yds. Mrs. Fraser 30 31 2U Mrs.
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    TO IMPROVE STANDARD.
    122 14 German Lawn Tennis Coach For South Africa. The South Africans, not content with the standard of lawn tennis in their country, and hoping to improve on their performance this year in the Davis Cup, have engaged the German coach, Demasius, to spend the winter months coaching their
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    RAUB ASSIZES.
    324 14 Chinese Acquitted Of Charge of Murder. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, Sept. 20. At the Raub Assizes a Chinese named Chan Tuck was acquitted and discharged of the murder of Cheong Heng at Bentong last November. Mr. B. V. Bridge, Deputy Legal Adviser, F.M.S., prosecuted and Mr. G.
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    30 14 An address on "The Teachings of Islam wifl be givea by Dr. S. I. M. Ibrahim at the Moslem Association on Friday. Mr. A. M. S. Angrullia, J.P., will preside.
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    1247 15 A Tour Round The Coast— The Pierrots Haven On Cromer Pier Peace On The Broads Tennis At Frinton Brighton Seething With People— The Beauty Of Devonshire The Verb "To Hike." (By Our Own Commentator, J. Jefferson Farjcon.) London, Aug. 19. 'AS I foreshadowed
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    MINISTER TO BERLIN.
    182 15 Hankow's Mayor Appointed Germany Pleased. Berlin, Aug. 21. According to Press reports, the German Government has given its assent to the appointment of the Mayor of Hankow, Mr. Liv Wen-tac, as the new Chinese Minister in Berlin, in succession to General Txiang Tso-ping. It is understood that
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    HONG KONG-CANTON.
    139 15 Record-Breaking Flight Of 23 Minutes. Hong Kong, Sept. 10. Britain's supremacy in the manufacture of high speed aircraft has been locally demonstrated this week, for on Tuesday, a new type of British aeroplane created' a record flight between Hong Konir and Canton by linking the two cities in
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    'MISS SHANGHAI."
    77 15 Russian Brunette Chosen In Beauty Contest. Shanghai, Sept 8. Miss Helene Sloutsky, a Russian brunette, seventeen years of ajre, was crowned Miss Shanghai last night when the final judging 1 of the Beauty Contest took place at Luna Park in the presence of over 2,000 spectators. Miss Sloutsky
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    PROFITABLE INDIGO BLUE TRADE.
    588 16 Rival Merchants In Police Court. The keen rivalry in the indigo blue trade in Singapore and the considerable profits made by merchants out of the commodity, wei<e explained to Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday afternoon when a pro■ecution was brought by
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    CHEATING CHARGE.
    56 16 Roulette Wheels With Hidden Brakes. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 21. Two roulette wheels with ingeniously hidden brakes were produced in the police iourt here today when Lim Cheng Eng and Killing Liew Lee were charged with cheating. Lim Cheng Eng claimed trial and Katinir Liew Lee
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    126 16 Committee No. 2 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners decided to abandon the proposed extension of Kar.ilaiiß- Ki-rbau Market in place of a new market further out in the Serangoon urea. The committee approved conversion of the top floor of Prinsep Street Clinic into a ward for the care
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    BAND PERFORMANCES.
    88 16 The Police Band will play the following programme at the Botanic Gardens to- j morrow at 5.15 Overture, Crown Diamonds" (Auber); Ballet, "Egyptienne" I (Luitrini) Suit*. "Rural Scenes" (Matt); SelectioD, "Sally" (Kern); Valse, Flirtation (Steck); Spanish March, "A. Bunch of Roses" (Chapi). Tht Police Band will give the
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    18 16 A 40-year-old Malay tapping toddy from a roconnt tree at Bukit Rambi on isunday fell and was killed.
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    DOUBLE MURDER?
    162 16 Suspect Detained By London Police. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 21. The London police have detained a man in connection with two alleged murders, firstly, that of Mr. Robert Wilson Guthrie Donald, the young Glasgow bank cashier who was found shot and bludgeoned in a branch of
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    BOY'S BROKEN NECK.
    186 16 Lives For Two Years After Accident. It was disclosed at an inquest at Luton recently that a youth had lived for two years all 'but three weeks with a broken neck. A doctor who had attended him said he had looked up as many cases as he
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    PIGS AND THEIR TAILS.
    181 16 Chinese Pleads Guilty To Cruelty. For cutting off live pigs' tails inside the Municipal abattoir in French Road, a Chinese pig dealer's employee was fined $20 or one month's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, yesterday. Yap Hong, the accused
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    REPLY TO COMPLAINT.
    143 16 Chinese Not Allowed on Board P. and O. Boat. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 21. A reply from the Resident Councillor has been received by the Straits Chinese British Association to the complaint that a party of prominent Chinese had been refused permission to go aboard
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    SHAFTO CASE ECHO.
    85 16 Former C&sWer's Appeal Dismissed. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan*, Sept. 21. The appeal of Kbxx) Ngo Haw, formerly cashier with Messrs. Mansfield and C 0.,, who was convicted of abetting the criminal breach of trust by T. C. Shafto and fined $600, or three months' rigorous iroprisonittent,
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    37 16 Returning Before End Of The Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 21. H. H. the Sultan of Johore is returning before the end of the year but the date is not yet fixed.
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    EUROPEAN UNION AND THE LEAGUE.
    400 16 Meeting of Commission Of Inquiry. The small committee appointed by the Commission of Inquiry for European Union to consider what practical steps (could be taken to facilitate the issue of fetate loans of an international character by more active intervention on the part of the
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    NO ADDRESSES.
    178 16 Men Who Bailed Out Alleged Smugglers. The first address given is a vacant house the second is no house at all and the third is a Chinese temple." This was the discovery made by Mr. P. H. Elkins, head of the Singapore Preventive Service, when he made efforts
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    TAPPING TASK TESTS.
    219 16 Harrisons Crosfield's Results In Sumatra. It is a well-established fact (says the India Rubber Journal) that a rubber plantation, when divided into small tapping tasks, yields more rubber per unit of surface than when divided into large tapping tasks. The reasons are obvious. In thr first place,
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    NO ACTION YET.
    62 16 Waitresses in Penang CoffeeShops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penpng, Sept. 21. Mr: Lim Eow Thoon, the Straite Chinese British Association nbhimee on the municipal council,, has informed the association that he has. had no notice of any impending action against the employment of waitresses in coffee-shop*, but
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5571 17 The New Captain-In-Charge Details Of His Career. ALARM AT UNSOLVED CRIMES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Strait:; Times Office, Fleet Street, Sept. 1. ALL hop.' of summer having been abandoned, we are now wondering whether ItSl ttmj, after all, produce an autumn with enough sunshine to fortify returned
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    IN RUBBISH DUMP.
    180 18 Pearls Thrown Away By Mistake. London, Sept. 4. Sixty workmen have l>een engaged this week KearcaiiMi for Maria in on* of the nniovclietf spots on the Ksstx side of the Thames. Ni-ar Kuininr. the \V\stniinster City Council has establish* I a fig-antic refund f'unip Marly a mile
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    96 18 The Political Bureau of tho British Communist Pariiy in the manifesto issued denouncing tho National Government asks where is the money to come from to meat the srassut emergency. Its reply i-: Take it from the capitalist! by repudiation of the War Debt an.l immediate cessation of the i'
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