The Straits Times, 30 September 1931

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] T//E LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 /AGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1931. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      166 1 Singapore: re. cccil st, T'phonk eisn. > 1 KKIt BEAUTIFUL $F j ■§§§1/ SWITZERLAND^^ j Vii Wfi I SENDS YOU THE BEST IT PRODUCES:- ffi%!o ;V;-J; V ;-J pH M^ The World famous "BEAR BRAND" Milk. fWfflfc L^B^' r 'V lift"- 1 w *"/ft B > »'"V' r y "BEAR
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      24 1 i <- r -i 6.13 Tonight 9 13 RALPH LYNN and I WIMFRKII SI.'OTTKIt ii i THE CHANCE OF I A NIGHT TIME. Thone 5261-2.
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      501 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. NALDERA 16,000 Oct. 3 KASHGAR 9,000 Oct. 10
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      597 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Oct. 7 8 HARUNA MARU 10,600 Oct. 21 22 KATORI MARU 10,000 Nov. 5 6 KASHIMA MARU 10,500 Nov. 19 20 X YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Dec. 8 9 HAKONE
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      478 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 (7,865 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      636 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. To GENOA. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penan*. M.s. BORINGIA Oct4 14 Octi 16 m.s. SELANDIA Oct. 21 Oct). 23 m.s. FIONIA Nov. 4 Nov. 6 m.s. ALSIA Nov. 25 Nov. 27 m.s. JUTLANDIA
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      593 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, 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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      437 2 SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam.) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Tolupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Taku, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival. Depnrture. SL'DDHADIB Oct. i Oct. 7 VALAYA Oct. 11 Oct. 14 PRACHATIPOK Oct. IS Oct. 21 These vessels are fitted throughout witn
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      441 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Tranrixco and Los Angeles. OLDEN ALL M Is frum Han Oct. 10 SS GOLDI N RIVER sails from
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      604 3 DOLLAR 9TEAI4SHIP LINE e/xu/AMERJCAN MAEL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD 3TNGAPOM, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Arrive I.»st« Leave Spore. Spore. Penang. PRES. FILLMORE In Port Ocl. 1 Oct. 3 PRES. MONROE Oct. 12 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 I RES. VAN BUREN Oct. 26 Oct.
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      739 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN- LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suet Canal. OUTWARDS. To HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and Japan. Steamer Due Spore s.s. CITY OF PERTH Oct. 12 <.s. CITY OF NORWICH Nov. 25 HOMEWARDS. ■J. CITY OF
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      1333 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Cupit«i l Authorised £3,000.000 Capital Subscribed IJttßA* R«aM*a Kum! nnd Rest I,*j66VMS Capital paid up 1.050,000 BOARII OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq. Chairman. I. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hanibro, Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford,
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      515 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there ir a flat rate ch:irice of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisi-ments will bo arriTto.! up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of a. r
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      787 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE. PRIVATE Guest House at 2, Lloyd Road. Every comfort. Very low rates. Call 5 p.m. EUROPEAN Board Residence airy rooms, verandah, bath. 258, Orchard Road. Mrs. ■MM. ROOMS to let with or without board. Terms moderate. Mrs. Andrews, No. 7, St. Tbomas' Walk. BOARD-RESIDENCE WANTED COUPLE desire accommodations with
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      547 4 WANTED Genuine buyers are prepared to purchase first class fairly large Rubber Estate, good order and condition. Replies stating location, acreage planted in bearing and outputs together with recent copies of any reports. Apply 21, c/o Straits Times. GARAGE TO LET FOR RENT, half good garage in Meyer Mansions. Phone
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      469 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TjO LET TO LET, shops at Grosvenor Hotel Bldg. OFFICES TO LET. 24-B, Battery Road, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apply Koh Chew Kee. 129, Killiney Road. TO LET, godowns, 132, and
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      688 4 PUBLIC NOTICES GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE "Th* Excise Enactment, 1915." SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. Th* next Session of the Licensin? Board for the District of Johore Bahru will be held at the First Magistrate's Office, Johore Bahru, on Dec. 6, 1931 at 10.30 a.m. All applications for the issue, renewal or
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      808 4 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTICE TENDERS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of Oct. 15, 1931, for the following works Erection of a New Police Station and quarters for single men at Kandang Kerbau. Every person applying for a form of Tender will be required to Deposit
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      312 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL. EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH '*A^» w'^' MODKRX SANITATION. /"VV**^ aV. Terms Moderate. o A>^S^ /THURSDAY y^ S£%* V DINNER DANCE Friday, October 2. *&\°*\ls&>y'' COLLEY AND LORCH i,^'^i!& World Famous Gymnastic .Masters and CARLO Renowned Wire Dancer will Appear During y'' THE TEA DANCE. SEA
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      1467 5 HOTEL' SENTOSA PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL SI. STEVENS ROAD. TANGLIN Situated in tha hz-ilthint district of Sincapo re— Excellent Colalne aad brrvicr Tennii Courts— aid Garage. INCLUSIVE TERMS DAILY or MONTHLY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT. Tel. No. 4584— Telegraphic address: "SENTOSA," Singapore. t SEVERE CRITICISMS BOOTLEGGERS' WAR. FROM BENCH. Three Men ghot
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      696 5 USED EVERYWHERE 1 HOYT'S I.C.E. FOR COOL BEARINGS OVCR FlflY YEARS EXPLMLNI L. SOLE AGENTS IN MALAYA IfKWTRAj I [VIfKCiS&IfQRK3LTDiL, SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. No. 5471 (4 lines). AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of freehold and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street,
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    Elstree Wants Girls With "Demure Looks."
    2160 6 Elstree Wants Girls With Demure Looks." By Our Film Correspondent THE film, "Daddy Long-Legs," the fifth of the Alhambra's "big six of Mil," mid there Yore to run in the Alhambra and s.nd Marlborough simultaneously, opens tomorrow. It is some time since Singapore saw Janet Gaynor. Warner Baxter plays opposite
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    SHOWS IN TOWN. I
    567 6 (By Oar London Film Critic.) London,' Sept. 2.' IF it should come your way, don't miss a film called "The Windjammer." I Therein you will see two things that, j unhappily, ara fast disappearing from a mechanised world—tall ships and the men who man them. Soon,
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      13 6 l_ "DRESS WELL— It's An Asset." H. B. WINTER, 20, Battery Road, Singapore.
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      18 6 Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shottrr in thr British film, "Thr Chance of NightTime," now (kowiny at the Capitol.
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      60 6 the ARISTOCRAT o p MEDIUM-PRICED CIGARS f ST* J) CELOPHANE WRAPPED made and guaranteed by "EL ORIENTE" %3^| There is no cigar on the market to equal this exquisite brand in quality and price. $4.25 per box of 50. Sole Distributors M. S. ALLY CO., 6, Battery Road, Singapore. Branches
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      167 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 ''One's attention hangs on every Spoken Word." Straits Times." A PICTURE TOO MAGNIFICENT TO MISS GRETA GARBO IN INSPIRATION A Mctro-Ciokhvyn-Maycr Mnstorpicce. TOMORROW Alhambra's Grandest Super Fifth of the "Big Six" Another two-theatre Show JANET GAYNOR in the rarest romance ever told DADDY LONG LEGS IT'S GREAT
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      120 7 The Only Bright Spot in Town WHERE YOU CAN LAUGH! LAUGH!! CAPITOL THE HOME OF INTERNATIONAL SUCCESSES. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 EVERYBODY'S CHUCKLING OVER The Celebrated Stars of "ROOKERY NOOK" in the Side-splitting Musical Comedy ■r vV% 1 ttt 4& RALPH LYNN AND WINSOME WINIFRED SHOTTER IN BEN TRAVERS' FIRST ORIGINAL
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      66 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 S-A Challenge To Women In Love! You must see this great Universal drama which thrilled two crowded houses JmL^^f last ni ht Starring— JOHN BOLES Kj^ LOIS WILSON JLJL/ GENEVIEVE TOBIN ZASU PITTS. Booking 'Phone 6903. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TONIGHT at 9.30 p.m. THE ONLY RECITAL IN
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      262 7 i— Today's Crossword Puzzle sf iw r lf r r v r w p 14 t3 SB ;V^ 7 '9 ?5~ sir ii 51 Si Hw m M i ii *£s •:-w; •-■-•.'i; \«3 ft?w >.<&& ii&l m rf^ 5? p;~ptss (CLU M.) across. S"' !l m r c rcl>MoB
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    HARBOUR CRAFT.
    562 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Smaller Vessels Require More Skill. It is significant of the constructional ■■natility which the modern well-equip-ped .shipyard has -U its disposal that Mrs: is. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., recently ccuied the order for two small vessels of mart than outstanding interest namely, a pMMHfW ferry for
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    AIR MAIL.
    17 8 A mail from Mcdan by aeroplane is i xpected at Singapore at 11.40 a.m. tomorrow.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      184 8 Singapore, Sept. 30. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 31 32 London, 3 months' sight 2/8 29/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 21/32 Lyons and Paris, demand Hamburg, demand New York, demand Bntavia and
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      PRODUCE.
      71 8 Singapore, Sept. 30. Uumbiar 10.50 (Cube No. 1 unpicked). lC.no C*pra 4.r.u i mixed 4.10 Sair» (lour, Sarawak 2.60 White Pepper 32 00 Black Pepper 20.00 Paarl Sa K o ">.o(i small 5.00 medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam X204 to 21« Saigon $192 to 20-.' Rangoon J179 to 194
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      121 8 Wednesday, September 30. '(hip* alongside the Wharves or expected U arrive. KI.I'I'N. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tuir Prince, Lsgktar Baraag 11.M.5. Herald, Lch. Lad] Clemcnti. Oil Wharf Nil. oal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. ranging Tagar. Albert-Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. Arpprl Harbour. King's Dock Nil. No.
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      116 8 Vessels Arrived. aoNTEKOK, Dut.. 2,815 tons, from Souiabaya ;iO-u, for Penan* 3-10. ARNARVONSHIRK, Brit., 6,945 tens, from Ccbu 29-U, for Pcnaiur 30-9. XRYBATF.S Brit 3,930 tons, from New York ;SO-9, for Macassar 1-10. IAFTHOR, Norw.. 761 tons, fioui Bangkok •Jii-'.t. for Bangkok RO-9. ICAMCNINCr. Brit.. 1,275 tens, from P. Sham
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      S.V.C. TRAINING.
      92 8 Progimmml o( ilrills up to and for Oct. 4: Wednesday, Sept. 30. ft.lo p.m.. Drill Hall, Ist lin. Signal Stttio* Preparation for G.O.C Inspection ">.li p.m., Drill Hall, 2nd Bn. Sinai Section, Signal Training 5. 1f. pan., Drill Hall. S.R.A. (V), Battery Pnrudc Kll p.m., Drill Hall, Intelligence
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      39 8 From China, by Col-di-Lana, due at Singapore on Saturday afternoon. From China and Japan, by Kalyan, du>; ut Singapore 4 p.m. today. From Europe (London mails dispatched on Sept. 10), by Naldera, due at Penang noon tomorrow.
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      38 8 Rajputana Indrapoera Tairea Angers M. van St. Aldcgonde Karnmla Left Arrd. Aug. 21 Sept. 12 Aug. 28 Sept. 18 Aug. 27 Sept. 21 Aug. 26 Sept. 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 24 Sept. 4 Sept. 2fi
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        450 8 Issue I'd. Bayers. Sellcn. £1 Asam Kumbang 22 23/- xd. B £1 Austral Malar 18/- 20/- > Aycr iritam Tin 11/- 12'- cd. ■1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/6 11/6 1 1 Datanc Padang 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Cavei 0.25 0.30 1 1 Bukit Arantr 0.30 0.40n0m. n £1
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        GENERAL.
        261 8 V'ul. I'd. Bayers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 1.75 2.25n0m. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prcfs. 1.05 2.05 a il Ui-it. Am. Tobacco 3.17.G 4.2.C 1 1 Central Engine 0.25 0.30n0m. 00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 .1 il Con. T. S. 7% rrefs. 15/9 16/9 a £1
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        136 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. dvli. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 104 ei. Smi;;ipore Municipal 5 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 par. 6% prcm. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 pmr Singapore Municipal 4V1- p.c. of 1909 red. 1965 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES
        398 8 Fruer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. At the present time the majority of above rubber share quotations are nominal only. LYALL EVATT. Today's Price Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt vllenby ((1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 Uor (iajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 V. Hi turn ($1)
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    243 8 Today. Ceylon. Egypt, Kuropc and Great liritain (Carnarvonshire) p.m. Kcii.aiiian, Kcmasck, Krctay, Dunjrun, Trcngganu and Bcsut (Aadaag) :i p.m. Banka Island, I'ladjuc und I'alcinbanif (Thedensl .'i p.m. Bangkok lHafthor) U p.m. North, N.-Kast and N.-Wcst Sumatra. (Cremcr) 4 p.m. i'ontianak (Khnen Hoe») P.m. Socnirei I.iat (Magnet I
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      46 8 MODERN CONCRETE GARDEN FURNITURES OF ARTISTIC DESIGNS. Sh.wroom It, HIGH STKKKT. The Elkayes Concrete Works. SINGAPORE. HEADACHES. Kycstrain and glare annoyance can in most cases be relieved by the use of suitable spectacles for careful »nd efficient service consult JOHN DUKE. Optician. XI, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE.
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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, Robinson Road. TeL 5476. SINGAPORE Tele* IMPKEMIX."
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      304 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YKSTEKDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Fore*. Weather. Max. Mm. full, shine. Humidity. tion. F. F. ins. hours. c 0 m.p.h. Kcdah Alor Star ..82 74 1.48 Nil ua Calm Drizzle Kelantan Kota Bharu ..87 73 1.57 3.3
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      618 8 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Tonight's Chamber Music From Saigon. (By On Wireless Cormpondrnt.) Singapore, Wednesday. The list of stations which may be heard taily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, P.L.M., 32 metres, 5.10 0 6.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7
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      403 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. WcHin sdav. September 30. H. W. Midnight 9 ft. 2 in., 11.56 p.m., > 9 ft. 1 in. Sclanjror Rnrcs, Second Day. I'iiitni Recital hy Mine, Armando Caron at Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Police Band, Waterloo Street, 8.15 p.m. Thurmlay, October 1. H. W. 12.3S a.m.,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      EXCHANGES.
      74 9 Rugby, Sept. 29. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam, 9V4, Athens 300, Bombay Is. 5%d., Berlin 16tt, Brussels 27H, Btcharest 710, Rio 3%, Buenos Aires 34, Coper hagen 17%, Geneva 19W-, Helsingfors 180, Hong Kong Is. 2d., Lisbon 109%, Madrid 42' i, Milan 81, Monte Video 23/4, New York 3.54V4, Oslo
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 9 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 4 9-16 per lb. uuyers. sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Standard K..S.S. on Tender Spot October November Oct-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June 8% M s% 8* 8% 9%
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      BOGEY OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.
      1962 9 ECONOMIC UNITY OF THE WORLD: THE MARCH OF CIVILISATION. (By Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, the distinguished British statesman.) There is a strange superstition that the foreign affairs of the world are directed by an infinitely able and malevolent being called an international financier. He is depicted
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      ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
      638 9 No Indications Of Expansion. BUYERS CONTINUE TO BE CAUTIOUS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Sept. 2. Although the tone of the market has been rather steadier there have been no indications of any expansion in trade. There has been a fair amount of inquiry in yarn and
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    329 9 Cross-Rate Still The Dominating Factor. TIN UP TEN SHILLINGS IN LONDON. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday. Today's prices Rubber, s'» cents per lb. Tin, 150 tons at $64.75 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 2 i:t-16d., unchanged. New York, 4 9-16 cts.. up ct. Market Tone
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    LONDON MONEY MARKET.
    881 9 General Feeling Of Nervousness. NO CHANGE IN GOLD HOLDING. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. In the early part of last week money wfes very tig-tit in London, and discounts also hardened. Up to 4 '-2 per cent, was paid for daily loans and the general
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      107 9 i BOXING! DOUBLE MAIN EVENT ALBERT GRETHER vs. YOUNG JOHNSON (Swis.4 Slurrtr) (Tough Negro) SID NASH R vs? TERRY OCAMPO (British) r) (Filippino) 10 Rounds SPEEDY CARLOS vs. NORRY J. DIAMOND (Manila) (Black Marvel) ii Rounds Supported by two good preliminaries MOONLIGHT HALL, NEW WORLD KEEP THE DATE OPEN FRIDAY,
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      34 9 M GOLDWING Tennis Gut hai an excellent He* fn it which all Tennii player* bo strongly desire. Obuinuble at all sports dealers. Sole AtraU la Malaya V. R. VICK CO, LTD. Singapore— P»»a»c—Kuak Lunpur.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    141 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— Greta Garbo in Inspiration. 6.16—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL. -Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter in The Chance of A Night Time. 6.15—9.15. Phone f»2GI-2. EI'KOI'E HOTEL. Music on the Verandah. GREAT WORLD. Wayangs, Cinemas, Zoo, Joy Cars and Donkey Ride. MARLBOROUGH.— Buster Keaton in Parlour Bedroom and Bath.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1931. THE WORLD DEPRESSION.
    938 10 Periodicals now arriving from Home bear ample evidence of the sense of profound depression and anxiety that has been hanging over Great Britain since the economic crisis developed in July. Even the literary journals cannot escape it. A writer
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    177 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. V. M. Franklin, of Bukit Pulai Rubber Estate, Johore Bahru, leaves for home early next month. Mr. H. J. Ridgewell, manager of Batu Anam Estate, Johore, will sail for home on leave by the Aeneas on Oct. 7. The Agent of the Government of India., Rao Sahib
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    CAN GOLD BE MADE IN THE LABORATORY?
    1396 10 I Believe it Can and At A Profit Too. (By Jollivet Castelot, the French scientist.) The anther of this article rhtiniK that he has perfected a process whereby (/old can be artificially produced in the laboratory. What is more he is fully convinced
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    709 10 TIN POINTERS. For obvious reasons the X.M.S. Bulletin of Mining Statistics is of exceptional interest at the present time, but we shall have to wait for the September and October numbers to see evidence of spectacular changes in the tin-mininp industry. The surprising thing about the
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      180 10 BAGS FOR EVENING' WEAR?! Large Shipment J^^^v^ 0 D ac taint am of Latest Parisian jGJ^v gffi Colours and Jaw I Styles to Hand. u-i a. j I \h\z&§M M effects, with and m i- i i X^s^^^^^ l^' without Paste j i Now displayed in A&lffißftgU^ <efo Our Fancy
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    GENERAL ELECTION IN BRITAIN NOW IMMINENT.
    1284 11 KING RECEIVES PREMIER. Audience of One Hour At The Palace. THEN CABINET SITS. Long Meeting Reaches No Decision. London, Sept. 29. Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald visited His Majesty at Buckingham Palace this afternoon and was in audience for just over an hour. A number of
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    NEW SPEED RECORD OF 408.8 M.P.H.
    239 11 Flight-Lt. Stainforth's Fine Achievement. London, Sept. 30. It is now officially announced that Flight-Lieut. Stainforth's speed at Calshot was 408.8 miles an hour. His machine was fitted with a special Rolls-Rcyce sprint engine, with an extra 300 horse power, making a total of 2,600
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    ECONOMY BILL.
    433 11 Passes Second Reading In Commons. London, 3ept. 29.' The House of Commons today passed the third reading of the National Economy Bill and rejected, by 297 votes to 242, a Labour motion for its rejection. —Reuter. Rugby, Sept. 29. In moving the third reading of the Economy Bill
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    U.S. TARIFFS.
    62 11 Will They be Raised Against Britain? New York, Sept. 29. The likelihood of an increase in tariffs to combat imports from countries which have suspended the gold standard has been raised by the announcement that the Government, through the Treasury Department and the Tariff Commission, is studying the
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    LONDON'S LORD MAYOR.
    39 11 Aiderman Maurice Jenks Elected. Rugby Sept 29. Alderman Maurice Jenks, who is shortly to be knighted by the King, was, at the Guildhall today, elected Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing civic year. British Wireless.
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    HOW FRENCH & U.S. GOLD HOARDS GROW.
    264 11 HOW FRENCH U.S. GOLD HOARDS GROW. Statement in Commons. SIXTY PER CENT. OF THE WORLD TOTAL. Rugby, Sept. 29. A number of questions in the House of Commons, bearing on various aspects of the economic situation, were answered en behalf of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was stated that
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    RUBBER PRICE.
    164 11 Effect of Departure From Gold Standard. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 29. At the annual meeting of the Laras Rubber Co. the chairman prophesied that departure from the gold standard was the first step towards recovery of the rubber industry. Symington and Sinclair's report emphasises that a
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    FRANCE & GERMANY.
    79 11 FRANCE GERMANY. Press and the Proposed Commission. Paris, Sept. 29. Approving the appointment of a FrancoGerman Commission as the instrument whereby France will demonstrate the sincerity of her desiie to assist German rehabilitation, the newspapers emphasise, however, that the Commission's programme must be limited to economic affairs and restricted to
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    "BIZARRE CRIME."
    103 11 American Charged With Murder of Turk. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 29. At Carrickfergus this morning an American named Edward Cullins was charged with the murder of a Turk named Achmet Musa, whose naked body was found in a field on Sept. 2. The prosecution alleged that
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    AL CAPONE'S INCOME-TAX
    38 11 Evasion Trial to Begin This Week. Chicago, Sept. 29. The Federal Judge has over-ruled the demurrers to the indictment charging AI Capone with evading income-tax and has ordered the trial to begin thin week. Reuter.
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    MARSHAL CHIANG TO RESIGN.
    801 11 Peace Terms in China. DR. WANG ALSO TO GO: A UNITED NATION. Hong Kong, Sept. 30. The meeting at Hong Kong between the of the Nanking and Canton Governments concluded yesterday. It was decided (1) That President Chiang Kai-shek end the Canton government shall issue simultaneous
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    TACKLING COMMUNAL QUESTION.
    404 11 Preliminary Spade Work In London. Rugby, Sept. 29. The Indian communal question was the subject of a three-hours ttrlk last night between Mr. Gandhi and the Aga Khan and other members of the Moslem delegation to the Round-Table Conference end it is anticipated that the conversations will
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    U.S. ECONOMIES.
    93 11 Cutting Down the Naval Building Programme. New York, Sept. 29. In* order to cut down expenditure to the bone, it is stated that the United States Government is considering the elimination of the naval building programme for the fiscal year 1932-33, and the halving of the destroyer "programme,
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    FLOODS IN CHINA.
    71 11 Gratitude Expressed •To The League. Geneva, Sept. 29. Mcved almost to tears, Dr. Alfred Sze expressed his gratitude to the Council of the League of Nations and to those countries who had given their assistance and help in combatting epidemics resulting fiom the floods in China. The
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    UGLY SCENES IN LONDON.
    113 11 Unemployed Attempt To Rush House of Lords. BATON CHARGES. Hostile Demonstration Against Dole Cuts. London. Sept. 29. Ugly scenes.— culminating in frequent baton charges by mounted police and a wild rush by a thousand men to enter the House of Lords, accompanied tbe presentation tonight of
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    THE GUILDER.
    196 11 No Danger of Inflation At Present. The Hague, Sept. 20. The Netherlands Minister of Finance, interviewed by a Reuter representative, declared that there is no danger, at present, of the inflation of Holland's cur- rency. The guilder is very firmly indeed established, and the distrust that led to
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    INDIA ECONOMIES.
    132 11 Viceroy Volunteers A 20 Per Cent. Cut. Simla, Sept. 29. A temporary surcharge of 25 per cent, on all existing taxes, except customs export duties, was ennounced by Sir George Schuster, the Finance Member, in introducing the Budget. He stated that the Viceroy had volunteered a cut of
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    MALAYA AND TIN.
    47 11 Anxiety Expressed In Dutch Circles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 29. Reports from Amsterdam reveal very great anxiety lest Malaya should now decide to desert the tin scheme, as Malayan currency is linked with sterling and depreciated currency, automatically improves the selling price.
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    OIL COMPANIES.
    111 11 Need for Close Industrial Co-operation. London, Sept. 29. The Anglo-American Oil Company, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the Burmah Oil ('< mpany, tbe Mexican and Canadian Eagle Oil Companies and the Shell Group of companies, considering that the present cuirency difficulties run best be met and most speedily brought
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    PAHANGCASE: JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    4196 12 Mr. Braddell Champions The Rulers. ASSENT AND CONSENT. BRITAIN'S GOOD FAITH INVOLVED. There was further intere- ting discuvsion of the constitutional position of the Bate! of the Federated Malay States in the Supreme Court at Kuala Lumpur yesterday when judgment was reserved in the I*ahang (Consolidated case.
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    THE NAUTILUS.
    45 12 To be Sunk in Deepest Part Of North Sea. Washington, Sept. 29. The United States Shipping Board has given permission to Sir Hubert Wilkin3 to sink the Nautilus in the deepest part of the North Sea, off the coa»t of Norway. -Reuter. W
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER.
    35 12 Mr. Coolidge Favours A Second Term. New York; Sept. 29. President Coolidge declares that he will not stand for the Presidential election next year. He favours a second term for President Hoover. Reuter.
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    "RED" ARMY.
    41 12 Two Troop Trains Blow Up On Manoeuvres. Riga; Sept. 29. According to travellers from Russia two Red Army troop trains, while participating in the manoeuvres in the Leningrad district, were wrecked by explosions and there were many fatalities Reuter.
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    BATHING POOL WANTED.
    108 12 Meeting of Bangkok Sports Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 30. At the annual meeting of the Sports Club the question of providing a swimming bath was raised. Mr. S. Brighouse, the chairman, said the matter had been considered by the committee which felt that it
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    ARMAMENT TRUCE.
    67 12 Assembly Approves Italy's Suggestion. Geneva, Sept. 29. --A resolution in favour 'of a year's armament truce was adopted by the Assembly of the League. Among other things the resolution ascribes the worldwide economic and political disturbances to lack of mutual confidence 'between nations and appeals to all Governments
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    20 12 A jumble' sale mill be held at the Y.W.C.A. on Nov. 6, and gifts of clothes, etc., will be welcomed.
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    MAN-EATER KILLED.
    94 12 Tiger's Reign of Terror In Johore. Much relief was felt in Johore yesterday when it was learned that a man eating tiger which had been terrorising the Layang Layang district for a considerable time b^ad been shot. The tiger killed a Chinese tapper a' Layang Layang yesterday morning
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    THE PAVILION.
    264 12 John Boles and Genevieve Tobin in "Seed." John Boles has become a great favourite with cinemagoers on account of his Ane voice. In Seed," the Universal picture now being shown at the Pavilion, he has to rely on hie acting alone, and it is a tribute to his
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    BOYS' BRIGADE.
    126 12 Interest in the Movement In Singapore. For some months two companies of the Boys' Brigade have been in active existence in Singapore. So much interest has been aroused in the work of this movement that two more companies are in the process of formation. The Boys' Brigade Founder's
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    FRENCH CRUISER'S VISIT.
    103 12 Reception on Board on Sunday Evening. The French cruiser Duguay Trouin is due here at 3 p.m. today, but the official visit will be regarded as beginning from tomorrow morning. M. Paul Reynaud, the French Minister for the Colonies, is due by the M. M. liner d'Artagnan
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    IMMIGRATION.
    61 12 Restriction on Chinese Extended. The proclamation regulating the immigration of adult Chinese male labourers to the Colony to 2,500 in each month has been extended for a further period of three months from Oct. 1. Prevision is also made that immigrants may only land from boats regularly running between
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    JOHORE DUTIES UP.
    78 12 Another Step Towards A Customs Union. The customs duties of Johore on petrol, liquor and tobaccu have been varied to 1 bring them into line with the new duties passed in the Legislative Council of the Colony on Monday. Now that the Colony, the F.M.S. and Johore
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    KINGSFORD SMITH.
    58 12 Encounters Sandstorm In Syrian Desert. Air-Commodore Kingston! Smith, who left Wyndham last Thursday in an attempt to fly to England in record time, left Bushire at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for Aleppo. He encountered a heavy Sandstorm, says Keuter, soon after leaving and is expected to land at
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    FOREIGN PRODUCTS UP IN PRICE.
    445 12 Chance for Britain. GENERAL INCREASE DUE TO THE EXCHANGE. An opportunity is now offered to British products for a more prominent place in the local market by the general increase in American and continental prices due to the exchange. Most foreign products have increased from
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    MME. ARMANDE CARON.
    133 12 Programme for this Evening's. Recital. The following piogramme of piano music will be given by Mine. Armande Caron, the well-known French pianist, at her recital in the Victoria Memorial Hall tonight at 9.30: Sonata Appassionato, op. 57 (Beethoven); Ballade in G minor (Chopin) Nocturne in K flat
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    GARDEN PARTY.
    125 12 Sir Cecil dementi Entertains At Government House. In response to the invitation of H.E. the Governor Sir Cecil Clementi, about 350 guests attended a garden party at Government House yesterday afternoon and were received by His Excellency and Miss Clementi. As rain threatened during the day tea wa*
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    BEER PRICES.
    41 12 The increased price of beer duo to the new taxation will be 20 cents per 12 bottle pints (a small beer) and not, as stated yesterday, $1.20 per dozen. $1.20 is tha total duty as compared with $1 formerly.
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    59 12 The last Sunday evening concert at the Europe Hotel was well received, the piano playing of Mr. A. B. Santiago being outstanding. Next Sunday he will play Hungarian Rhapsody no. 11. The Incorporated Society of Planters' languages examinations will be held during: the last week in October. Entries will cjose
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  • Rugby in Johore and Singapore.—Hockey Association Meeting.
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      MERCHANTS BEAT ETCETERAS.
      1134 13 S.C.C. Tournament. RUGBY UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. Merchants 12 pts.; Etceteras 0. Considering the adverse conditions, for the ground was in a very sodden state, tho players in the S.C.C. Tournament jjame yesterday, when the Merchants best the Etceteras by four tries (12 points) to nil, acquitted themselves
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      SWIMMING.
      183 13 Taiping Club's Annual Gala. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Sept. 28. The Taiping Swimming Club annual <rala took place here yesterday. Amcng those present was the Hon. the British Resident of Perak and Mrs. Elles. The club championship was won for the third time in succession by Drennan. The
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      LOCAL BOXING.
      88 13 Grether and Nash in Bouts At New World. Albert Grether, the Swiss lightweight, will be seen in action again at the New World on hriday when he is to meeti Young Johnson of Kuala Lumpur. The' latter was beaten recently by Syd Nash. I Grether, who has lost
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB MEETING.
      234 13 Mr. F. Niblock Elected A Life Member. Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer presided over the annual meeting of. the Keppel Golf Club held yesterday. The reports and accounts were passed. Mr. Trimmer was re-elected president, Mr. F. Niblock vice-president, Mr. W. P. Douglas captain, Mr. F.
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      104 13 £|ngapore G. C. Monthly Medal Competitions. I The Singapore Golf Club October meda' competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday next and members are asked to note that no player whose name docs no appear on the time-sheet on the first mentioned cay ma/ play on the
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      TENNIS.
      312 13 Tanglin Club Tournament Results. The following ties will be played today in the Tanglin tournament l>> in- Cup. Mr. and Miss Stephen scr. vs. Miss Salmond and Battishill plus 1. Miss Skey and Fulcher owe 2 vs. Miss Shelley and Rowland plus 1 (to finish). Cullen' Cup. Mr. and
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      76 13 Wednesday, September 30. Selanpor Races, Second Bay. Hockey: S.C.C. Trial, Padanjr; S.R.C. vs. "C" Coy.. Gloucester*, S.R.C. ground. Tennis: S.C.R.C. and Tanglin Club Tournaments. Thursday, October 1. Rugby: S.C.C vs. Public Services "B," Padang. Tennis: S.C.R.C. Tournament. Friday, October 2. Hockey: S.C.C. trial: Under 30's vs. Over ;;o's.
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      NEW EVENTS FOR A.A.A. MEET?
      430 13 NEW EVENTS FOR A.A.A. MEET More Grounds Provided For Training. Official news of the Southern Committee's deliberations, from time to time, is becoming, so councillors declare, exaspcratingly belated. It is, however, none the less welcome when it does come to hand, because an honest attempt to legislate for the future
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      LOCAL HOCKEY.
      290 13 Association and Referees' Problem. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Hockey Association was held yesterday at the S.C.C., Mr. O. R. S. Bate 111 an presiding. The report and accounts were adopted and passed. It was decided to apply for affiliation to the English Hockey Association. It
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      63 13 Scratching for Today's Events. Scratchings for the races at Kuala Lumpur today are. as follows Race 2.— Puth Arl. Race 4. Fizz, Miss Australia and Folly Race 6. Chippendale, Patrona, Scotch Pink and Daring Damsel. Race 7. Sydney and June 11. Race 8. Varne, Sandbath, Bobtail and Santoria.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      27 13 Accrington's Victory Over Crewe. London, Sept. £9. In a Third Division (Northern) match played today, Accrington Stanley beat Crewe Alexandra by two clear goals. Reuter.
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      STATE RUGBY TRIAL IN JOHORE.
      457 13 North Narrowly Beaten. GOOD HOOKING BY CUSCADEN. South Johore 8 pts. North Johore f> pt«. A large gathering of Rugby enthusiasts witnessed South Johore beat the North at Rengam on Saturday by a goal and a try (8 pts.) to two penalty goals (G pts.).
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      From A "Mike " In Singapore—
      671 14 From A "Mike In Singapore I 8.8.C. on lltra-Short-Wavcs V.5.2.A.T. Not a Broadcaster. (By Our Wireless Correspondent) ABOUT two months ago I referred in a note in this column to a paragraph which had appeared in a home radio l :aga&ine concerning the wireless brondcasting" activities ki r\t of Mr.
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      SETTING AN EXAMPLE TO MALAYA.
      585 14 CEYLOIS GOES AHEAD. fpHE following article which appears in the Ceylon Radio Times gives a very clear idea of the progress made by broadcasting in Ceylon and is a reflection on the Governments tardy attitude in mittinc station recently earned out fcr ***** ship-to-shore wavelength
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      From A Listener's Log
      480 14 - Empire Broadrustinvf Experiments jir irvurgv i May's Economy Committee. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) II fI^HE first stupefaction produced at i Savoy Hill by the recommendations of Sir George May's Economy Committee is now wearing off, and the Corporation are taking stock of the enormous cuts i
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      SHORT-WAVE SHORTS.
      316 14 O M E. All the short-wave pro- grammes from Sydney. 2M K. i.n 31.28 metres, include the characteristic signal of the laush of the Kookaburra. MELBOURNE.— The Mcl.,.»urne short-waver 3 M E now transmits on 31.28 metres every Wednesday and Saturday from 10.00 to 23.30 G.M.T. A DUTCH
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      A RADIO APPETISER.
      42 14 IN a certain restaurant at the I'.-ris Colonial Exhibition a radio receiver is tuned permanently (o Radio Paris. A few days agi:, reports a Paris enrcupcaJcnt, the Mmm were nrtertmined with a Oilk on chronic- batuuuUea of the InlttstiMs."
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      TRYING OUT A TALKING TANK!
      27 14 Aa ciKlit-whrricd a.-nwurcd car which Is ablr to keep in wirclrs* touch with it, heffdquartrra whilst thr landscnr around It. li ii
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      "HOW IT RAINS!"
      70 14 THE dangers of the unguarded microphone are illustrated hy a French contemporary, Lie Haut Parleur," in relating an amusing incident which occurred recently during the relay of a speech by a Cabinet Minister. Interrupted in the midst of his eloquent address by a burst of prolonged applause,
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      104 14 Ultra Short Wave Receiving Sets AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS. Large and 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 Bridjjc Road, Singapore. 'PHONE 2318. There are
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    The Earliest Experiments In Radio.
    1033 15 (Ily Kdouard Hranly, ftataM of Physic* at the Catholic University, Paris.) Wireless Researches. WHEN making reeetirchei tn mwxptorei fields it is limilcei to count on miracle:-. An invenli m tli-e-- not come like Hash of lightning. It is inae'e u|> of an intirile number of
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    "BOTH TEAMS ARE LINED UP..."
    38 15 This is (he sci-ne Itf~trf f?Thtl" flfjrrftir ifip l.n iflr.ist'ini; VI" an" international Rugby match. Note (hi- imnli<it\ i,r Iht- box. d-in microphone. When shall we have lirnailrasiini; of intcr-Sti'te matches in Malaya
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    CHEAPER RADIO SETS.
    520 15 Many Improvements In New Models. BRITISH radio at i'.s LcH will be thr keynote of the ffreat exhibition which opens at Olympia on Sept. IH. said the writer of a preliminary article the Daily Expresi cm Sept. I. Manufacturers r. re keeping fully abreast of recent developments
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    NEW ZEALAND'S B.B.C.
    49 15 BROADCASTING in New Zealand is to be controlled by an independent board modelled on the British Broadcasting: Corporation. The Government is introducing legislation providing: for such a body to take over the service on the expiration of the Nev Zealand Broadcasting: Company's I licence in December,
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      336 15 ar~L It is because transport mm fl UT %£r& isi nt n Goody car Tyre* better Bl^mM^-) Sf tallies ami benefits than they gr N^ 1 can get elsewhere thai "the e*H_S>"^ l Vj Pi world over more tonn are '"ill j (jy*^^ -SlSir^--' hauled on Goodyear Tyrea *BtV than
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2121 16 London, Sept. 8. Parliament assembled this afternoon for the first day of what is being referred to everywhere as the Emergency Session. Already, the tape machines are buzzing and tapping out their staccato messages at a furious speed, and within an hour the evening
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    MYSTERY OF HERMIT MINER.
    303 16 Death from Plague. FORTUNE SUNK IN HUNT FOR RUBIES. T*ie death has occurred mysteriously, at Mogok, of rather a mysterious personality Mr. Willie Gordon, who oeru- pied a lonely hut beside his private ruby mine near View Point two milos beyond Katha Village where hi has
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    REVIEW OF SINGAPORE'S TRADE.
    3485 17 Singapore Harbour Board. General Scaling Down Of Values. GLOOMY OUTLOOK WITH LITTLE PROSPECT OF RECOVERY. i The half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held in the Kxchange Room, Fullerton Building, ye-terday, the Hon Mr. J. Bagnall presiding. Others present included the Hon. Mr.
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    MR. HENRY PU-YI. ■»
    173 17 MR. HENRY PU-YI. Ex-Emperor of China to Be Sued for Divorce. Trouble is brewing in the household of Mr. Henry Pu-yi. formerly the Emperor j Hsuan-tunjt of China, r.ow living in the Japanese concession in Tientsin. According to the verraeular Press, one I of Mr. Pu-yi's wives is seeking divorce
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      277 17 INSURE YOUR EYE-SIGHT w with *m LAZARUS CAPITOL BUILDINGS. Tel. No. 2751. WHY SUFFER FROM YOUR UVER? Why be handicapped with unsightly blotches on the iace, eyes with yellow tinge and that tired and languid feeling? This indicates a torpid liver. Headache, Dizziness and Biliousness surely follow. Yuu must stimulate
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    MR. D. R. DENNIS.
    433 18 Semi-Military Funeral At Bidadari. There was a very large attendance at the semi-military funeral, at Bidadari Cemetery, of Mr. D. R. Dennis, gate officer and assistant timekeeper of the Singapore Harbour Board, who died in the General Hospital on Monday from lobar pneumonia. Mr. Dennis, who
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