The Straits Times, 16 July 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE tARGEST %ND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      429 1 BINGAPORK 78. CECIL ST. .'('PHONE 8161). 6.13 Tonight 9.15 j 1 BERT WHEELER I ROBT. WOOLSEY J in "GIRL CRAZY" I Phone 5261-2. I .J DRINK MORE (msj^ GOOD Ml LX bY ®>* The full creamy richness of "BEAR BRAND" <'^k_.^ Milk renders it delightful for adult use, and a
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      24 1 r" "IJV -•~#i^TTTT7rTw i i j 6.15 Tonight 9.1S 1 BERT WHEELER ft ROBT. WOOLSEY I I i "GIRL CRAZY" I i Phone 5261-2.
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      499 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDO CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVFRNMENT, LONDON AND FAX KAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. 1932. Bl BDWAM 6.070 July 20 KANPURA 17,000
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      661 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NEPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HARUNA MARU 10,500 July 27 28 8 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aur. 1* 1* 9 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 26 £6 i YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 6 7 HAKONE MARU 10.500 Sept. 21
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      486 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated In Australia.) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNBT AND MELBOURNE Tia JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLANa Regular monthly sailings by th* wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and tha s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). Th* s.s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      404 2 Hffi EAST ASIATIC CO, LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. >ftr GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penanf. M.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Aug. 31 Sept. 2 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 as BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA
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      1151 2 THE BLUB FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HIT A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd- and China (1532), LTD. Mntual Steam NsTigatlon Co. Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI.- Co^ Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co- Ud. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld.
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      HISTORY OF WHITE STAR LINE.
      1269 3 Foundation and Rise. FROM OCEANIC (1871) TO GEORGIC (1932). The White Star Line, or the Oceanic Sn-ani Navigation Company, Ltd., to rive its official title, was founded on Sept. 9, MM, by Mr. Thomas Henry Ismay, WfcOM cnri'or was one of the romances of tiic
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      SEA TRIPS FOR LOCAL LEAVE.
      364 3 Blue Funnel And Straits S. C. Facilities. A brochure issued by Mansfield and Co., Ltd., gives full particulars of the facilities offered by the Blue Funnel Line and the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. These include varied routes and round the world tours in the case
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      JAPANESE TARIFF.
      170 3 Measures to Include Shipping. It is reported that the Japanese Diet is now taking measures to include in the *teel tariff second-hand steamers which have hitherto been admitted free, in spite of protests by native steel interests, says the Journal of Commerce. If these ships are thus included,
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      35 3 The Messageries Maritimes Amboise is due in Singapore from Saigon tomorrow et 2 p.m. and will probably sail on Sunday at 9 a.m. for Madras, Pondicherry, Colombo, Djibouti, Suez, Port Said and .Marseilles. Berth, Roads.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    181 3 ANTUNG, Brit., 2,107 tons, from Hong Kong 15-7, for Hong Kong 19-7. ASDANG, Siam, 406 tons, from Kemassin 15-7, for Kemassin 17-7. BENGALEN, Dut., 4,260 tons, from Rotterdam 15-7, for Manila 18-7. BATAK, Dut., 243 tons, from Tg. Priok 15-7, for Indragiri 17-7. CONCONDrE, Norw., 3,413 tons, Xrom
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    120 3 Saturday, July 16. Ships alongside the Wharrea or expected to arrive. Entrance Godowa Gate. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf tug "Pentower," Dredger "Todak," Kinta, Marpessa, Havre, The Cable, Lch. Sir T. Fraser, Togian, Lch. "Saltacre." Oil Wharf Caroni River. -oal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Taajong Pagar.
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    64 3 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Caroniriver, Havbor, Jufuku Maiu, Kinkasan Maru, Kistna, Merula, Mirzapore, Ophir, Risaldar, Sanyo Maru, Siberoet, Silveray, Takada, Tamara. Penang Alster, Andre Lebon, Burd- 1 wan, Ekma, Dalcroy, Docteur Pierre Benoit, Hakusan Maru, Hai Hing, Hawaii Maru,
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    PASSENGERS.
    171 3 The following are passengers by the N.Y.K. Hakusan Maru which left Singapore for Europe yesterday Mr. O. Ishii, Mr. and Mrs. K. Yamanaka, Mr. H. A. de Lathouder,. Mr. J. Roos, Mr. J. Rosbergen, Col. and Mrs. Ando, Mrs. M. Ashida, Miss H. Ashida, Madame R. Chemet, Mr. S.
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      521 3 SNORDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD (Incorporated lal Germany.) The undermentioned are the company's Intended fixtures i OUTWARDS. I U, ALSTER for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Hankow Jaly 21 HAVEL for Hong Kong, S'ghai, Japan, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Aug. 3 SAARBRUCKEN for Manila, Hong Kong, S'ghai, Taku, Dalny
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      442 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB Omf AMERICAN MALL LINB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR I The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable yon can buy. 2 The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern 1
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      499 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Port* and Sues CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamer Dae Spore s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. 1 s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Sept. 11 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF PERTH for
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      185 3 TIDE TABLES. Saturday, July 16. H. W. 10 a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 8.40 pji, 9 ft. 1 in. Sunday. July 17. H. W. 10.55 a.m., 8 ft. 5 in., 9.36 p.m., 9 ft. 5 in. Monday, July 18. H. W. 11.39 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 10.26 pan.. 9
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      738 4 SITUATION VACANT When applying ror any posltioa advertised, in tfcaaa columns nend copies of testimonial". Do not send originals. "TINOTYPE OPERATORS WANTED. Only men capable of producing 6,000 ens corrected matter per hour nctM write. Apply in flmt instance to y7S, Struits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED I.KARNED youth seeks position 70
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      724 4 LET U-9, ARTHUR RJJ. pp|)o»j±« Katong Park. >nnfs,'r«rage. Apply 30, Meyer Road. TO LET. No. 64, Kings Kd., off Bukit Timah toad. Apply personally. Estate A Tmst Igencies (1927) Ltd., 'Raffles Chambers. No. 3, BALMORAL Crescent, 8 bedroams, Irawing-room, large verandah, tennis court. mt houses, gar. Apply 32, Balmoral Crescent.
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      707 4 MISCELLANEOUS You eun havt THE SUNDAY TIMES delivered to you every week for three months for $1.60. Manager, Sunday Times. If, when you retire, you propose to take up POULTttY FABMINft IN ENGLAND, full advice and particulars can be obtained from W. H. Evans, Uayreed Poultry Farm, Wilmington, Sussex (late
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      506 4 PUBLIC NOTICE THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (In liquidation). Second Interim Dividend to Shareholders. NOTICE is hereby given that a Second Interim Dividend, of $:«>. per share (total 570.950) h«s been declared in this mater, making a total return of 80 per cent. This dividend may be received at
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      693 4 AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of freehold and leasehold Singapore pro- parties. U Messrs. rheong Koon Seng A Co.'s sale■uoin. No. 30, Chulia Street, Singapore, on Wednesday. July 29. 1952. at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold laml and sevenleen barrack houses known as Nos. 150-B to L6O-H, 150-J to 160-N.
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      257 4 BUSINESS CARDS. NANG HENG FURNITURE Co. Designers and Makers of "Modern" furniture for home and office. Show-Room:— 10-1. SELET.IK ROAD. Factory:— 7o. SOPHIA KOAD. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60, WATERLOO STRF.KT. Telephone 7467. 20 cts. REMOVE THE CAUSE OF INDIGESTION. Nine times out of ten
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    WROTE CHALLENGE TO A DUEL.
    475 5 Mr. Devereux Tells a Story Of Lloyd's. The man who wrote the last challenge to duel issued in England to a public man of eminence is Mr. T. Divimx, chief clerk to Lloyd's. He told me about it, writes an Evening Standard reporter, in a
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    "SLAVERY" IN THE CbNGO.
    305 5 Allegations in The Belgian Chamber. M. Emile Van livvelde delivered an impiossive speech in the Chamber of Deputies in Brussels recently arising out of a nuestion to thf (lovernment on the dreadful situation created in the Conjro by forced labour. He asked M. Twhaflfen. Minister tot
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    WOMAN'S DASH.
    124 5 Brave Act at Fire Saves Two Lives. Miss Nellie Taylor, manages* of a picture palace at Dukinfield, Cheshire, performed an herioc act during an outbreak of fire at the theatre recently, when she ran up a flame-swept ttaircase and rescued her aged mother and her sister, wi'.o were
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      310 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TONIGHT Owing to the inSPECIAL DINNER DANCE cabaret disposition of Lomelino Da Admission Non-Diners $1. Silva, the celeGRILL— SPECIAL DISH Grill Chateaubriand ALa DrateCl rOI"tUNicoise Fried Potato^ Song Recital SPECIAL DAILY DOLLAR lunch ala
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      223 5 J dance TOMORROW (SUNDAY) Special Orchestral Concert under the direction of Mr. F. J. STRASSER PROGRAMME:— 1. Overture Nabucodonosor Verdi 2. Grand Fantaisie Cavalleria Rusticand .Mascagni 3. Flute Solo Carnival de Rusae Ciardi Soloist Mr. J. S. Renkovetsky 4. Valse Triste Sibolius 6. Marcbe Turque Mozart 6. Cello Solo Nocturne
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      71 5 A Reai Palace < fittr\A F OR Youß Home 'Pbya Thai T*nlnc 9 THE PREMIER HOTEL OF BANGKOK We// known fbr Us distinction am/ rrfmc.mtrti. THE ORIENTAL HOTEL REOPENED UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT TARIFF TO MEET SLUMP CONDITIONS TEL. 7986 H. E. TRENERRY MANAGING DIRECTOR. PHONE: 7219. ASIA AUTOMOBILE COMPANY 142,
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2533 6 More About The Coffee Days— The Local Tea Connoisseur— Fresh. Milk In Kuala Lumpur A nother Import Duty?— A Rent-Tree Rubber Estate— Foodstuffs In A Film —A Sungei Vjong Pioneer. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) TWE recent remarks in this Journal on the old
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    AERODROME LIGHTS.
    205 6 Protecting the Pilots From Dazzle. Air Ministry officials, air pilots and others connected with aviation watched a demonstration of the new Chance "Shadow-Bar" flood light at Heston Airport recently. This is the first light of the kind to be install. (I in England, and it is claimed that
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      273 6 PHYUOSAN KEEP YOUR YOUTH! When natural youthful vigoar Is prrmaturrly lost whether It be through illnrMt, atreaa of elimales or through overwork— life ia merely a dull existence. Thankn to an eminent Professor of Medicine. Dr. K. Buenti, of the University of H.-rne, Switzerland, yvu cau now simply and easily,
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      190 6 Special Attractions Booked For Exhibition Week! At the At th« PRINCE'S THEATRE COLISEUM THEATRE (PHONE 2750.) (PHONE 2578.) 3 nights commencing 3 niehts SATURDAY, JULY 30 %f^Z'JE?£" love-making up-to-date! Together on the screen for the first time k k Bs«1 Bss\ Basl JOHN LIONEL ROBERT BARRYMORE MONTGOMERY "ARSENE LUVtKu lupin"
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      154 7 MATINEES: TODAY AND TOMORROW Once again Alhambra sets the pace with an incomparable entertainment—the vivid never-to-be-forgotten adventures of fiction's most dashing crook —JOHN BARRYMORE —LIONEL BARRYMORE Together -IN "ARSENE LUPIN" A Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Super. Depicting ROYAL ASCOT OPENING, Senior T. T. Races, etc. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 GRAND REVIVAL OF
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      299 7 "/it's a Great Fittri ahd those who miss ii will miss THE LAUGH OF THE YEAR" "&TRAlts TIMES" TH_rCA?TTO.L Matinees:— today Tomorrow 3.15 TONIGHT! THE BIG SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY— No More Night-mares! No nerve-racking thrills! m^m^^^t^^ FORGET YOUR TROUBLES JHP^^!% WHEELER H^v ql In their Latest RADIO >~L/
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      248 7 PAVILION Reservations Phone 6903. 6-15 LAST NIGHT 9A5 MATINEE AT 3.15. DON'T MISS THIS JOYOUS BRITISH MUSICAL COMEDY, STARRING LONDON'S STAGE FAVOURITE BOBBY HOWES A Gainsborough Laugh-Feast "LORIHIABJr TOMORROW NI€HT (MATINEE AT 3.15) SEYMOUR jHCKS IN "MONEY FOR NOTHING" A British International Picture. "Slickest, sauciest and' most scintillating comedy yet
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    275 8 U.S. Rubber Consumption Up 10,000 Tons. LOCAL PRICES REMAIN STEADY. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday. Today's Prices I Rubber, .">'> cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $66 per picul. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber. London,1 15/16 d., up I/Mi, New York, 2 13/16 d., up 1/16 ct. Market
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    70 8 Noon, July 16. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyert. Sallan. Spot 51,- 5% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Bayers. Seller! July .5 9/16 5 11/ Hi Auk. 5% 5% Sept. ..5 11/16 5 13/16 Oct.-Dcf. 5% 5% Jan.-Mar. 5~/ a 6 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest
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    PRODUCE.
    66 8 Singapore, July 16. Gambier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.00 t'opra 5.35 mixed 4.90 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 25.00 Black Pepper 19.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 ißice Siam $100 to 192 Saigon $147 to 154 Rangoon $150 to 160 No. 1 of 120 rattk'.s
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        431 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5 Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5/- 5/-
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        GENERAL.
        284 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.95 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 62.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7tt Prefs. 17 6 El £1 Con.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        139 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 104 107 nom. Singapore Municipal 4* P-c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal A\'< p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        374 8 l'rascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Th« «boT« n»bb«r footatiou *n mostly only Mmlaai. To-day a Price Fraser Lyall Evatt ft Co. \llenby (51) \lor Gajah ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.10 0.25 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 Hitam ($1) Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) Molek ($1) Panas ($1)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      191 8 Singapore, July 16. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 25/32 London, T.T. 2/3 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,030 Hamburg, demand 168 New York, demand 40% Batavia and
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      EXCHANGES.
      87 8 Rugby, July 15. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.81 Athens 540 Belgrade 220 Berlin 14.95 Bombay Is. 6 1/16 Brussels 25.25 Bucharest 597 1/Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 15/32 Geneva 18 7/32 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3 15/32 Lisbon 110 Madrid 44' i Milan 69% Monte Video 30 nominal
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      AIR MAIL.
      51 8 Mails (left London July 6) by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening express today. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery at 7.30 p.m. Applications from non-boxholders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      43 8 From China and Manila, by President Adams, due at Singapore daylight on Monday, the 18th instant. From China by Takada due at Singapore on Monday, the 18th instant. From Japan by Tango Maru due at Singapore on Tuesday, the 19th instant.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      9 8 Communication with Bangkok and Tungsong hus been restored.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. gt
    90 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. gt lunday. July 17. ,J Informal opening of Island ''lub dubious*. Monday. July 18. Annual general meeting of iiinicaiporo Musical Society, Memorial Hall, 5 p.m. rarsday. J.ly IS. Clerical Union discussion on Weekly Wage, Municipal Offices, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, July W. Rotary tiffin. Debate on "Daylight
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    223 8 Bangkok Krilanff > 3 P-™» Horth. N.-E««t N.-Wert Sumatra. Ceylon and U.S.A. (Silvenandal) 3 p.m. Ceylon, Egypt, Europ* and Gr«at Britain (Paris Maru) ..4 p.m. i rmaman, Kcmaaek, KrcUy, Dungnn, Trcngganu and Besut (Asdang) 4 p.m. Sarawak, Sibu, KM, Labuan, North Borneo and Jolo (Marudu) i P-n.
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    MAILS FOB EUROPE.
    47 8 By Chenonceaox Tabinta K»ro» Christiaan Huygrnt Ranchi Indrapoera Athoi II Karapara Bpdre Londo. June 1 Jun» 27 June 2 June 27 June 2 June 27 June 10 June (0 Jane 10 July S Jans 17 July 7 Jane 15 Julyll June 16 July 11
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    SOWN FROM AIR.
    163 8 Interesting Tests With Crops In Russia. London, June 19. The Moscow correspondent of the Observer advises that the experimental sowing of crops from the air has been practised in various regions. The main disadvantage has been the difficulty of distributing the seeds with the requisite evenness. Until
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    NO UNEMPLOYMENT.
    142 8 Lord Passfield's Glowing Picture of Russia. Moscow, July 5. "Russia is a country abounding in hope and confidence more than any other nation at present," declared Lord Passfield and Mrs. Sidney Webb (Lady Passfield), in an interview, after the 4,000mile tour of Russia. "There exists an immense amount
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      REVIEW OF WORLD DEPRESSION.
      1636 9 A Bank's Significant Figures. The following review of the present world trade depression is contained in the monthly bulletin of lh<? National City B: nk of New York for June. The critical situation created hy the disruption of trade throughout the world and statistical returns of
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      WORLD TRADE AND ADVERTISING.
      448 9 Britain's Year l^ord Leverhulme's View. The- important part, played by advertising in world commerce and industry \vn= stressed by Viscount Leverhulme, Governor of Lever Brothers, in his presidential address at the annual Convention of the Advertising Association »t Liverpool on June 18. Lord Leverhulme said the
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      607 9 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH JNDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Bataallakeel ibti at Aautereteav Anthorised Capital T.lds. 100,000,000 Paid up CapiUl Cldß. 5R.000,000 Br«erves Glds. 24.*****4 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGU% ROTTERHAM. OVERSEAS BKANCHES Batavia Head office for Dntca laat ladies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng, Che-ribon. Gorontalo. Makassar, Madan, Menndo,
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      594 9 ERROR IN COLONY RUBBER STOCKS. MISTAKE OF 20,000 TONS IN RETURN BY DEALERS. It was reported yesterday by the I errors extending over some years in the A cable was sent to London yester<1ny Poiristmr r,<.ni.r.l nf Statistics that an returns of stocks furnished by dealers, making the necessary correction.
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      458 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Tradlnj Society. (Eatabllibed at AmatrnUm 1824.) PAID VV CAPITAL Fl. 80,<n0,00« STATUTORY UMSJI Ft. 2" l oi.\oot BEAD OFPICB IN AMSTKRiUH WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THR HAGUI, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES •Bandoeng Honff Ken* Rangoon Bandjermasin irang Bombay i-i»rvreden Sha-ghai Cnlcntta M«\lin
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1952. A RECORD OF PROGRESS.
    1018 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1952. A RECORD OF PROGRESS. It is rare indeed in these days that an official report is other than depressing, and for that reason a writer whose task involves study of the greater portion of the unending stream of official reports issued in
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    199 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Wadrr.ore, of Penang, are new livnig a*. Renglet, Cameron Highlands. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Boissier, of Idris Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., Kampar, are staying at Fraser's Hill. Mr. F. Stanley has been appointed secretary to the Board of Licensing Justices, Singapore, in place of Mr.
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    LAND OF THE "YELLOW SAND."
    1479 10  -  Edgar R. Fort. (By London General The Manchurian Powder Magazine As I Saw It. Press military correspondent with me Japanese Army in Manchuria.) Here is a vivid pen picture of Manchuria as it is today. A kaleidoscopic intermixture the people of many races and many
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    668 10 PIONEERS ON KINABALU. Who made the first ascent of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo A lecturer in Singapore recently gave the credit to Sir Hugh Low, who ascended Kinabalu in 1851, but Mr. G. Templer Tickell, an old resident of Malaya, points out that this is incorrect.
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    130 10 Singapore. ADELIMII HOTEL. Special Dinner Dance. AI. HAM BRA. John Barrymorc and Lionel Barrymore in Arscne Lupin. 6. 16 9.16. Phone G9OU. CAPITOL.- Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Girl Crazy. 6.16—9.16. I'honc 5261-2. EUROPE HOTEL. The Kurope Revels. GREAT WORLD. Talkies. The Lost ZeppUrn. Side Show, Chinese WuyanK
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    IRISH CRISIS: FAILURE OF LONDON NEGOTIATIONS.
    719 11 BOTH PARTIES ADAMANT. Mr. de Valera Returning To Dublin. BRITISH ACTION. Duties on Imports Now In Force. "Neither party was able to depart from the position taken up in the published dispatches." This was the announcement made at the conclusion of the meeting between
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    BATTLESHIP SINKS.
    37 11 Spanish Vessel Lost Off Cape Finisterre. Madrid. July 13. Tin- Spanish battleship, Bias de l.c/.0, built in 190, ran aground off Cape Fiiiisterre, and sank in 20 fathoms of water. No loss of life occurred.
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    SHOE KING'S FATAL ACCIDENT.
    127 11 How He Might Have Escaped. Prague, July IS. Further details concerning the fatal accident to the Shoe King, Mr. Thomas Bata, indicate that his pilot had objected to starting owing to the fog, but that Mr. Bata insisted. It is believed that after rising some height
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    HOME CONSUMPTION.
    132 11 Mr. Hoover and the War Debts Issue. New York, July 15. President Hoover's letter to Senator Borah is intended mainly for "home consumption," according to the Washington correspondent of the New York E\ening Pest, the object being to remove the War debts issue from the Political Presidential campaign.
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    THE HOME FLEET.
    120 11 Efficient As Ever Says H.M. The King. Rugby. July 15. The King arrived in London th s moming from Poitsmouth. A salute of 21 guns was fired by the British battleships when he left Portsmouth. After reviewing the Home Fleet the King cabled the following message to
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    OTTAWA DELEGATES.
    55 11 How Ministerial Work In Britain Will Be Done. London, July 15. Sir Samuel Hoare, (Secretary of State for India) is deputising for Sir P. Cunliffe Lister (Secretary of State for the Colonies) while the latter is at Ottawa. Mr. Ormsby-Gore (First-Commissioner for Works) will deputise for Sir John
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    LORD IRWIN.
    41 11 Becomes President Of Board of Education. London, July IS. It is officially announced that Lord Irwin, the former Viceroy of Ind.'a, ha* been appointed President of the Board of Education in succession to the late Bur Donald Maclean. Reuter.
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    IN URUGUAY.
    44 11 British Minister to Act For Argentine. Rugby, July 1.1. At the request of the Argentine Government the British Minister in Montevideo is taking charge of Argentine interests in Uruguay, the Government i.f which has broken off diplomatic relations with Argentine.— British Wireless.
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    NEW CONFERENCE TO BE CONVENED.
    329 11 Money and Economics. SIR JOHN SIMON AS CHAIRMAN. Rug-by, July IS. In the League of Nations Council at Geneva today, the British Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) moved that the Council accede to the request of the Lausanne Conference that a Conference on Monetary amd
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    U.S. RELIEF BILL.
    89 11 President to Sign Despite His Objections. Washington, July 15. President Hoover has indicated that, despite his objections, he will sign th. £400,000,000 Relief Bill which, after Vurther amendment, was passed by the House of Representatives today. It letains the provision that full publicity should be given to
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    LOAN TO AUSTRIA.
    84 11 Great Britain to Take Up £3,330,000. London, July 15. The League Council has decided to recommend a loan of £10,000,000 to Austria, of which Great Britain will take up £3,330,000, representing the advance she made last year, and the balance will be di.-p ilniud among France, Italy,
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    RUBBER IN D.E.I.
    41 11 24 Per Cent. Not Bring Tapped. Batavia, July 15. It is officially announced that 24 per cent, of the total available area of rubber in the Dutch East Indies is not being tapped, apart from periodical tapping. Reuter.
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    REDS RETREATING IN N. KWANGTUNG.
    2265 11 Situation Improves. NANKING TROOPS GO TO AID OF CANTONESE. There has been a marked improvement in the situation on the Kwangtung-Hunan-Kianesi border and the invading Communist armies are said to be in full retreat. Two Central (Nankins) Government Divisions, operating from Hunan, have entered the
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    THE KING'S MESSAGE TO OTTAWA.
    100 11 Sound Film to be Made At Opening. Ottawa, July 15. A message from H.M. the King will be read by the Governor-General at the public opening of the Imperial Conference in the Ottawa House of Commons Chamber on Thursday. The proceedings will be broadcast and
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    COMPANY REPORTS.
    112 11 Rubber Losses and a Tin Dividend. (From Our Own Correspom ent.) London, July IS. Sungei Krian Rubber Estate, Ltd., •.eports a loss for the year 1931 of £1,518 against a profit last year of £1,019. The carry forward is £27,261. Craigielea Rubber Plantations, Ltd., for the year ending
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    ECONOMIES IN SIAM.
    70 11 Government Departments Amalgamated. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 16. The Senate has deci.-!"d to amalgamate the Opium and Excise Departments with the Revenue Department with the Direc-tor-General of the Revenue Department as the head. This step is taksn r>n the ground of economy. It is reported
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    TRADE WAR FEARS.
    53 11 Austria and Hungary Fail To Agree. Budapest. July 15. The negotiations for a Commercial Treaty between Austria and Hungary have broken down. The failure is attributed to Austria* insistence that Hungary should take n fixed amount of goods. There are fears of a trade war between ihe
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    TO BE CONFISCATED.
    43 11 Motor-Car Containing Illicit Liquor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang July 16. In the police court heie yesterday moming the Magistrate allowed the application of the Monopolies Department for the confiscation of a motor-car in which illicit liquor had ocen found.
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    PENANG S.P.C.A.
    50 11 Goes Into Suspense for A Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penantr, July 16. After a piecarious existence of several years the Penang Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to suspend itself for a year to see how the Municipal veterinary department deals with cases.
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    LORD LYTTON HAS "ANGRY WORDS."
    512 11 Unpleasant End to Talk With Viscount Uchida. TOKIO SENSATION. Impertinent Attitude Of Japanese. The Sin Chew Jit Poh U reliably informed that "angry words" were exchanged at the final conversation between Lord Lytton and his colleagues and the Japanese Foreign Minister (Viscount I'chida) in Tokio
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    VISCOUNT UCHIDA.
    164 11 British Reactions to His Statement. London, July 15. The statement made by the Japaneßft Foreign Minister (Viscount Uchida) at a final meeting with the members of the Lytton Commission at Tokio, to the effect that once Japan has recognised Manchukuo she will decline to negotiate abroad regarding the
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    MURDER PLOT.
    38 11 Koreans Who Planned TV) Kill Lord Lytton. Tokio, July 12. Two Koreans who planned to murder Lord Lytton, as well a;s other member* of the I.eugue of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Commission, have been arrested at Daircn.—Anota-Trans-Ocean.
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    ALLEGED POLICE BRUTALITY.
    834 12 Indian's Black Eye. TEE FOUR STAGES OF DRUNKENNESS. At appeal to the magistrate against the manner in which he was being handled by the police in Court and the rumpUit :i that he was kicked in Court by one of the constables, was made by both counsel
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    EUROPE HOTEL.
    82 12 A well balance! musical programme is annom. cil by the Europe Hotel orchestra lor Its Sunday evening: concert. Under Jlr. V. .1. BtraHcr'g leadership tbe orchestra will play the following numbers Overture, Nabucodonosor (Verdi), Grand fontaisie, lavalleria Rusticuna (Mascu*rni). Flute Solo, Carnival de Rus.sc fCiardi), soloist. Mr. J.
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    PROFITABLE "TRADE."
    334 12 Changing Half-Cent Into 20-Cent Pieces. That for a living the accused turned half-cent S.S. coins into 20-cent pieces and that he could do between 10 and 20 a day was the evidence given by a woman witness during the hearing of a case in the Assize Court before
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    BOOKSTALL FILTH.
    183 12 wStrong Comments By Colombo; Magistrate. Colombo, July 2. A reference to the ''pornographic publications daily on sale at all bookstalls" is made by Mr. R. H. Bassett, Police Magistrate of Colombo, in his order in a I prosecution for publishing obscene nutter. DealCng with the publication in question
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    MALACCA CHINESE.
    91 12 Election of Volunteer Club Office Bearers. At the annual general meeting of the Malacca Chinese Volunteer Club the following were elected office bearers for 1532 President, Capt. Tan Seng Tee vice-presidents, Lieut. Tan Cheng Chye, Lieut. Khoo Kirn Lian and 2nd Lieut Chan feoo Wan hon. secretary, Pte.
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    Y.W.C.A. CAMPAIGN.
    143 12 The general committee of the Y.W.C.A.. Singapore, wish to thank all donors who have already given or sent donations to the annual appeal. The committee fully realise the difficulties of the retrenchment policy which each firm is undergoing and appreciate tbe feeling of responsibility for social work which
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    45 12 Lomelino da Silva, the Portuguese tenor, has not yet thrown off the cold by which he was attacked a few days ago and his appearance at Raffles Hotel on Sunday evening has bden poefponed. Monia Litter and his orchestra will play as usual.
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    84 12 On the occasion of the marriage of his niece. Che Beriah binti Ali, to Bnche Ujang bin Idang, of the Postal Department, Enche Omar bin Tahir, of Kuala Pilah, was the host of a tift'w held at his residence. Among those present, says our Seremban correspondent, were Tunku Panglima Besar
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    NO GENERAL STRIKE IN BELGIUM.
    217 12 Decision Of Trades Union Executive. Brussels, July 13. To the general surprise of the council of the Socialist Party, the national cxtcutive of trades unions has rejected the motion in favour of a general strike proclamation, and has asked workmen in parts of the country,
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    DR. CHEN CHANG LOK.
    124 12 Report of Transfer From Singapore. A report that Dr. Chen Chang Lok, the Chinese Consul-General in Singapore, will be leaving at the end of this month for China is unconfirmed. Wh^n asked by the Straits Times if the report was true, Dr. Chen Chang Lok said
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    MALAYAN TROUT.
    162 12 Disappointing Results At The Highlands. Those who have been hopeful of holidays with rod and fly at Cameron Highland- will be interested in the following extract from the report of the development of the Highlands under the Development Committee The committee has been in correspondence with the Fisheries
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    ASIATICS OUT OF WORK.
    94 12 Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. Embarks on Big Effort. At a meeting of the committee appointed by the hoard of directors of tde Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. to devise ways and means of collecting funds in aid of the unemployed Asiatics it was unanimously decided to hold a big
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF WATER.
    310 12 Municipality Succeeds In Second Trial. The Singapore Municipality having failed to being home a conviction against a tenant of a house whom they charged with theft of water in the first instance, an appeal against the acquittal was successfully made in the Supreme Court and a
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    AIR MAILS.
    336 12 Australia-England Service. Melbourne, June 13. Before seeking consideration by the Federal Cabinet of an air mail service to England, the Minister for Defence (Senator Sir George Pearce i proposes that an inter-departmental inquiry should be held. At this inquiry representatives of the Departments of Civil Aviation, Postmaster-General, Treasury,
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    24 12 Sir William Murison will be the judge at the bathing costume parade at Seaview tomonow morning, and Lady Murison will j. resent the prizes.
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    20 12 A festival on the eve of the Buddhist Fast wi Ibe celebrated at the Tiger Temple, Race Course Road, tomorrow.
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    SLUMP PROBLEMS.
    207 12 Position of Small Holders In Malaya. The Ryot in the Slump was the subject of an. interesting address given by Mr. R. Boyd before the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. Boyd, who is in charge of the economics and instruction, branch of the Co-operative Department, pointed out
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    SEREMBAN CRIME.
    200 12 Chinese Woman Robbed In The Street. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 15. Before the Serer.iban Magistrate this morning a Kongju Chinese, Wan Kwai Nam, was fined $10 or two months for trespassing in the house of Capt. H. W. Woolley, Egerton Road. The man was ■fcrrested by
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    COMBATING TERRORISM.
    66 12 Chittagong Deputation Wait On Commissioner. Chittagong, June 30. Various suggestions as to the best means of fighting terrorism, were made by the members of a deputation who waited on Mr. A. J. Dash, Commissioner of the Chittagong Division, here today. Among the suggestions made were the formation of
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    LIVE BOMB FOUND.
    62 12 Sequel to Police Raid In C. P. Town. N'agpur, June 23. A live bomb was discovered when the police raided the house of Diriba Lodhi ;nf Saoner. They also recovered punpowder and other ingredients for making bombs. It will be remembered that there was a bomb explosion
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    WAR LOAN.
    42 12 Municipal Commissioners To .C onver l Holdings. It is officially announced that the Singapore Municipal Commissioners have decided to convert their holdings of five per cent. War Loan, amounting to just over £900,000, into the new 3^.. per cent. Loan.
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    DANISH TRADE.
    132 12 Danish importers no less than English exporters strongly deprecate the currency and import restrictions. The tradr and financial paper £orscn, of Copenhagen, publishes over two pages of replies from import associations in various hades showing the injury likely to be caused by the restrictions during the next three
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    ADELPHI HOTEL.
    55 12 The following is the programme for tomorrow evening's concert by the Adelphi Hotel orcheßtra Selection from the Opera Cnvalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni) Humorcsquu (Dvorak) Io Voglio Arnarti, Mclodie (Tosti) Souvenir on Chopin, Fantasia, (arr. by Fetras) Souvenir (Drdlai). violin solo Chant d'automme (Tschaikowsky) Dream of Love (.Liszt) Overture to
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    JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL APPEALS.
    353 12 Malayan Tobacco Distributors Lose. Judgment was delivered in the Appeal Court this morning, in the case in which the Malayan Tobacco Distributors, Ltd., appealed against the judgment of Mr. Justice ix Beckett Terrell in allowing an application for an injunction against them restraining them from using
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    LANDLORDS AND TAX.
    210 12 How Employment Is Diminished. The Marquess of Ailesbury gave the point of view of the landlord to a special meeting of the Taxation of Land Values Bureau, Trafalgar Square. He said that if the time was ripe for the nation to take over the land he had
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    TOO MUCH MEDICINE.
    167 12 Motorist Under the Influence Of Drugs. Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan, aged 37, whose occupation was not stated, pleaded guillty at London Sessions to being under the influence of drugs when in charge of a motor-car. He was fined £.■> with £5 ss. costs. Mr. St. John Hutchinson
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    22 12 H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, Regent of Kedah, has gone to Sumatra for a month's holiday and H.H. Tunku Mahmud is acting for him.
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    Malayan Racing Prospects—The Gold CUp—Probable Entries From Ceylon. SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING.
    607 13 Malayan Racing Prospects The Gold CUp Probable Entries From Ceylon. SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING. Competitors from Colombo GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PENANG. (By Our Racing' Correspondent). The September (Gold Cup) meeting of the Singapore Turf Club promises to be fc big success. Mr. Volz, owner and breeder, of Vanasari Estate, Bandoeng,
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    BADMINTON.
    42 13 Tin- final <>f UM MM doubles Hiani|iim.islii|) of the JuveniL- Bilniinto! I\:ily will be held on WTaMJM l:iy at 5 o.'ii. at the Party"s court between Yap Tian Bt-ng and Yeo Oon Boon ami Wee Boon Ilin and Lim Kaon Wah.
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    MIRACLE CARRIES OFF ECLIPSE STAKES.
    140 13 Favourite Beaten By Three Lengths. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. The Eclipse Stakes (1\ miles) were run at Sandown Park today, and resulted as follows Lord Rosebery's MIRACLE (H. Wragg) 8.9 1 M. M. Boussac's GOYESCAS (Elliott) 9.7 2 H.H. the Aga Khan's
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    LOCAL TENNIS.
    281 13 S.C.R.C. Tournament Ties. Results of ties played on Tuesday and Wednesday in the S.C.R.C. tournament were as follows "A" Doubles H'cap Semi-final. John Lim and Tan Huck Toe beat Low Kee Choc and Tan Chfap Choon, 6—2,6 2, 6—o. A Singles H'cap.— Semi-final. Cheong Chee Lim beat Yong
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    TODAY'S MALAYA CUP GAMES.
    489 13 Negri's Team Changes Against Singapore. Two Malaya Cup matches in the Southern section are to take place today, one at the Anson Road Stadium where Singapore will entertain Negri Sembilan, and the other at Muar, where Johore will meet Malacca. The match in Singapore will most
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    MALAYAN GOLF.
    235 13 Mixed Foursomes At S.G.C. The Singapore Golf Club monthly mixc-l foursomes competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday and resulted Ifl a win for Miss Brooks and H. W. Hawkes wood with a net score of 36%. Altogether 12 cards were taken out, and the following were returned
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    WEIGHT-LIFTING.
    29 13 Entries for the Malayan amateur] weight-lifting championship meeting for 1932 will close on Wednesday n«xt. Entries should be forwarded to Hon. Secretary, Selangor Physical Culture Association, Kuala Lumpur.
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    COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
    546 13 Unfinished Matches. DYSON'S BIG SCORE AT THE OVAL. The six County championship matchM which began on Wednesday concluded yesterday with poor results, for four were decided on the first innings. In the other two matches, at Nottingham and Kettering, definite decisions, by over an innings, were reached
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    BOWLS TOURNEY.
    67 13 England Wins National Championship. London, July 15. England won the international bowls liampionshi.p in the tournament which concluded at Glasgow yesterday by beating Scotland 106 89. Wales beat Ireland, 97— 85.— Reuter. The final positions in the tournament »re as follows England Scotland Wales Ireland 3 3 0
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    GENTS. AND PLAYERS DRAW AGAIN.
    191 13 Brilliant Century By Hobbs. London, July 15. Lords The match between the Gentlemen and Players was drawn. When play was resumed today the Gentlemen declared thtir innings closed at the over-night total of 430 for eight in reply to the Players' total of 301. Larwood
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    130 13 Etceteras Start Well Against P.S. L. In the S.C.C. Tournament game, which started on the Padang yesterday, the Etceteras laid the foundation of a useful score by totalling 81 in the hour's play against the Public Sen-ices and Law. H. B. Noon and D. C. Bum opened the
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    POINTS VICTORY FOR GUNBOAT JACK.
    290 13 Great Contest With Sergt. Melvin. Colombo, July 9. Gunboat Jack won on .points a great' fight against Sergt. Melvin last night at. the Regal Theatre. But for a number of clinches this fight would certainly have gone down to history as one of the most
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    101 13 Programme for Thursday's At Home. i An interesting programme has been arranged for the at home to be held at the Singapore Swimming Club on Thursday, beginning at 5 p.m. There will be A race for children of 15 and under. A mixed re'ay race, each competitor swimming
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    Accused Committed IN Fung Murder Case.
    3105 14 Accused Committed IN Fung Murder Case. IPOH MAN SENT TO SESSIONS FOR TRIAL. Hong Kong, July 9. The long proceedings \m the police court hearing of the case in which Cheng Kwok-yau. member of a wealthy Ipoh family, is charged with procuring the murder, by shooting, of (•eorge Fung, in
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    What They Say And Do In London.
    1183 15 By I OUR WOMAN I I CORRESPONDENT. London, June 8. WHIZZING through tlu 1,000-mile rac< at Brooklands in a little red car, twe young women out-drove 23 i- .ntestante and flashed first across the finishing lin( in the first international long distance motor-c!>r
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    Ladies' Day At Epsom.
    28 15 A STRIKING black and white fashion seen on the Epsom racecourse on I. adic*' Day. With it is worn one of the new hats.
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    Household Hints.
    354 15 Potatoes should never be placed on the table in a tightly covered dish if they i are still steaming-, or they will absorb 1 heir own moisture and becorre sodden. Tuti look decorative if they ate topped with mcrinrf-ji.'. Whip the white of an cur to a very
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    Fashions On The Course At Ascot.
    36 15 rpflE girl on the left is wearing a pork pie hat with chin strap and in the middle is Miss Eileen Graham X wearing a checked fakhjon and. *lwvel«e§ bjyiu*.
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    Ten Hat Styles lii One Year.
    140 15 London, June lit. rpifKKK have bwa ten distinct hat CmMmm in the twelve months since last Ascot. They are: l'erc'. Tammy, EmpTOM Bsgwie, Saui-er. Bowler, American sailor, Tricorne. Boater, Kobin Hood. Sailor. In mUUn there have been the Crazy AKiric. the Shepherdess, the Wrapuround.
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    ANOTHER "GOLD RUSH"?
    81 16 Dealers Pay £1 7s. For Sovereigns. London, July 4. Bullion dealers are now paying il 7s. for British sovereigns, which is nearly as much as the peak price at the beginning of the year. The rise is in sympathy with the recent improvement in the price of
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    738 16 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.— Bth Sun- lay after Trinity. July 17, 6.50 a.m.. Holy ;omn. 7.30 a.m.. Matin*: 8 «jn.. Hois Comn. Choral i MI a.m., Holy Coma.; 6.30 p.m., r .venson>r (Chorall and Sermon; Holy Comn. >n Mon., Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues.. rhura. and Saturday
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    111 16 The following: have been invited to play cricket for S.C.C. against Raffles College tomorrow at Raffles College ground R. 8. Black, F. Combi. A. G. Cooke, S. Craig, H. A. Exley, W. Haxworth, H. Gibson, K. M. Jopp, J. McLcod, L. V. Rolfe and C. G. Windlc. The
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    225 16 Saturday, July 16. Football: Malaya Cup: Singapore va. Ncrri Sembilan, Anson lid. Stadium; IritcrColleKc match: Raffles College vs. Medical College. Kii flics College grd. Garrison Sports at Tanglin, 3.45 p.m. Cricket: S.C.C. Tournament: P.S. and L. vs. Ktceteraa, Padanc; Johore C.C. vs. S.C.C. XI, Johore Bahru; Ceylon Sports
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    228 16 LALL SINGH OUT FOR 12. Defensive Play Against Staffordshire. London, July 7. The match between Staffordshire and the Indians ended in a draw today in spite of the fact that the extra half an hour, which can be requisitioned on a third day, was utilised. The Indians staved
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    192 16 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 15. Today's baseball results were: Runs Hits Errors. Chicago .8 12 3 Brooklyn ..3 8 2 Grimm for the Cubs and Frederick for the Brooklyn Dodgers hit homers. Cincinnati 3 11 0 Philadelphia ..4 10 1 Twelve innings
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL.
    54 16 Volunteer Infantry Team Well Beaten. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 15. The Malayan Volunteer Infantry paid the penalty of playing three men short when they were badly beaten by s—-05 -0 by the Eurasians in a "B division tie of the Sclangor Football League this evening
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    KAYE DON.
    37 16 Postpones Attempt on World's Water-Speed Record. Rugby, July 15. Kaye Don has derided to postpone hU attempt on the world's water-speed record, which he was to make in Mis. Kngland Til, until Monday. British Wireless.
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    TO INDIA BY CAR.
    61 17 Attempt to Beat Steamer's Time. jLotjdon. July 10. A Captain Yale's left London today in 10 h.p. car, hoping to beat the liner Panorama over the 8.000 mites to Calcutta. Among other difficulties the hardy traveller will have to cross a desert of J5O i.iiles betwen
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    154 17 Preacher at St. Patrick Centenary. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who preached at a »t-> vies in Armagh Cathedral in celebrat.on of the fifteenth centenary of the landing of St. Patrick in Inland, bore greetings and benediction trom the Church of St Augustine, the Mother Church of
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    321 17 The following novels were added to Ruffle* Library during the post fortnight: Horses and Men, Shi iwood Anderson; Xarelquin. 3 copies, Arthur Applin; Thw Winter Abroad, James A*'on; Side-Shows. J. I). Atl:ins; The Postmaster-General, 3 copies, 11. Belloc; Short T.-lk.s with the Dead, H. Belloc; The Old Wives
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      1196 18 Co-operative Methods Advocated. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, If Carlyle were alive and were aski-<l for his opinion on rubber he would probably content ■himself with the rerruirk Rubber is still shooting Niagara." Ilisraeli, without the flicker of an eyelid, would probably say "The rubber
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      322 18 MYTHICAL RUBBER STOCKS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Every business man and manufacturer will, I believe, s^ree with me that one of his principal considerations in business is a quick tuinovv, and a quick turnover implies a minimum stock. lie size of the stock carried depends on
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      225 18 DAYLIGHT SAVING AND SCHOOLS. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Daylight saving, or rather, children's sleeping time cutting, is the case laid before the public for consideration. There are some very ardent sportsmen in the town who, once they have left their office, have no other interest but
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      "PRUSSIANISM."
      239 18 PRUSSIANISM." Te the Edit..r of the Straits Times. Sir, I entirely agiv > with tho sentinnnts expressed by "Al.o Ex-Service" and congratulate him on the excellence of his verges, published in your "Notes of th» Day" cohnaa. We all despise the "Clarences. Cuthbertt rd Cyrils," young men who decline to
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    311 18 Accused With Left Hand Amputated. A sorry figure stood in the dock of the Assize Court before Mr. Juatice N". H. P. Whitley yesterday. He was l.oh Moi Wan arraigned on a ch.-irge of possession of explosive substances. He wore an eye-shade and was continually wiping his eyes
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    SUCCESS OF TRADE EXHIBITION.
    1025 19 PENANC LETTER. Visited By 20,000 People On Opening Night— The Amusement Side Arrival Of Siam's Heir Apparent Urchins Who Pester Motorists Little Serious Crime. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jury 11. THE Wembley Trade Exhibition surmounted its difficulties and opened to the public on Friday. After
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    MAN STAGES HIS FUNERAL.
    376 19 Death Certificate By Trickery. The trial of Louis Durand, the man who staged his own funeral and looked on at the ceremony, has began at Lyons. Durand simulated death in order to obtain 150,000 francs (£1,250 at par) from the insurance company. According to the statement
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    146 19 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended July 9, gives the total number of deaths as male 107 and female 46. This represents a death-rat" of 16.92 per mille per annum, compared with 21.67 in the preceding week and 25.79 in the corresponding week of last
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    PARTY TO SEARCH FOR GOLD.
    564 19 20 Men To Set Out For Central Australia. An expedition of 20 selected men, led by Mr. C. H. Chapman, a long-experi-enced well borer of Ron*, equipped with an efficient boring plant, capable of taking "cores" of mineral-bearing country, is to set out from Brisbane
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    MR. CHURCHILL PLEASED.
    195 19 Return to Orthodox Procedure. London, June 30. There is to be no recrudescence of the Round-Table Conference and the Federal Structure Committee is to come to an end," declares Mr. Winston Churchill in an article in the Daily Mail on Sir Samuel Una re's pronouncement of June
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    SIX BATHERS BITTEN.
    59 19 By Poisonous Snakes in A South Indian River. Madras, June 30. A Mayavaram message says that six persons including Mr. N'atarsja Iyer, the Local Board oveneer, died through betng bitten, while bathing in the CfHeroon River, by poisonous snakes. It is believe! that the snakes have been
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    KNIFE IN CEYLON.
    326 19 Responsible For Most Of The Murders. Colombo, July The increase in the total number of murders in Ceylon corresponds almost exactly to the increase in murders by knifing, and the only way this can be stopped is by meting out severe punishment and lashes to user* of
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    CEYLON CRIME WAVE.
    294 19 Jaffna's Unsolved Murder Mysteries. Jaffna. June 28. Within the past three weeks there have been three murders in the Jaffna, district, and it in reported that there have beon no clues to any of them. Twi persons were murdered in their sltfj). Three weeks ago a barber
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    REAL LIFE DRAMA.
    245 19 Arrested for Murder in Ceylon Police Court. Dandegamuwa, July 7. Cominic t° the Police Court here to lodge a charicp Excise Inspector S. B. Maduttalla, who id Acting Assistant Superintendent of Excise at Kurutiefrala, »ras informed that a charge of mwrder had been lodged against him. The
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    BANDIT ATROCITY IN MANCHURIA.
    814 19 52 Men Killed. BEATEN WITH BUTTS OF UKLES. Harbia, Jom 11. The .Japanese nKMMOrVd daily paper published in the Russian |ajMMg| piil>lishes an extraordinary story of a tragedy which ofcurrcil :it the eastern end r.f the Chinrsv baton Rajhraj on Jom 4 and in whiih millm
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    63 19 Saturday, July It, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, "C" Scot ti -lit < ompany Tal<le "A"; 2 p.m., Karrer !{;:nge, M. G. PI. (Eurasian), Table M. I p.m. Siglap ICnmp, "E" (Chinesei company. Sunday, July 17, 7.3 M a.m., Bukit Timah Range, "C" (Scottish) Company, Table "B"; 2
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    Venue Of Imperial Economic Conference.
    28 20 OTTAWA. CANADA. The Federal Parliament buildings which will be the centre of activity of the Imperial Economic Conference, which starts on July 22.
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    20 20 The railway committee room in the House of Commons where most of the deliberations of the Conference will be held.
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    22 20 The industrial set-tion or the city on the Ottawa River with a section of the city of Hull on the extreme right.
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    7 20 An airview of Ottawa showing Parliament Hill.
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    15 20 Till: SKNATE OF CANADA.— This picture was taken aTTSe" official opening of Parliament this year.
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    13 20 The group of Govern jnent office buildings and Parliament buildings. (Canadian Government photos.)
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