The Straits Times, 18 July 1932

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) THE LARGEST, rAISDr AlSD MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 I'AUKS. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times ?0 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      396 1 bingapork: ts. ckcil st. cphoni ei«i). 6 .15 Tonight 9.15 1 BERT WnEELER I ROBT. WOOLSEY j i in "GIRL CRAZY" j I Phonr 5261-2. I ..J DRINK MORE GOOD MILK Ynu may make retrenchments in the purchase of many pomiroditi;*, but Milk is .^> tM^ a U al that
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      152 1 :\j lumpmr 2*. MV4 st. few. and how they wear and wear and wear" MORLE Y V STOCKINGS Fully Fashioned Silk Stockings Pure Silk to Welt. The tops and feet are mercerised. Elastic tops, Cuban Mi MHSk Heels and no underfoot seam. "DELPHINE" -$2.00. "SERENA" $3.50. MjN? M 11 NEW
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      18 1 j 6.15 Tonight 9.15 J RERT WHEELER &j ROBT. WOOLSEY in i "GIRL CRAZY" i Phone 6261 -2.
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      491 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 FAX KAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Doe Spore. 1932. > UIUnWAN 6.070 July 20 RANPURA 17,000
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      729 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Msrseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesborough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. HARUNA MARU 10,600 July 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 9 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25 26 I YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 6 7 lIAKONE MARU 10.800 Sept. 21 22
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      483 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Tia JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,8«o tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (B,SSt tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      611 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Aug. 31 Sept. 2 m.s. MEONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA
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      1013 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1932). LTD. Mntnal Steam Navigation Co, ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP C*, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMBHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD BTEAM SHIP Co, Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. TBS AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld. THE
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      JUGOSLAV FLOTILLA LEADER.
      516 3 Dubrovnik Completes Her Trials. Messrs. Yarrow and Co. have just completed the Yugoslav flotilla leader Dubrovnik for the Royal Yugoslav Navy; this vessel represents a radical advance on anything hitherto accomplished in her class. The following are brief particulars of the vessel Length overall 371 ft. 6in.
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      REPAIR WORK.
      426 3 Engineer's Plea For British Firms. There are. according to Mr. H. K. J. i Canips, an ex-president of the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors, still many repair jobs on British ships which are carried out by Continental yards. The effects of this, he stali-d in
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      DEEP DIVE.
      181 3 Submarine's Record Performance. During diving trials near Turin the submarine Santiago, which has been constructed at the Taranto shipyards for the Argentine Navy, attained a depth of 62 fathoms, remaining at that depth for an hour. It is claimed that this is a record performance. The Morning Post
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      340 3 bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for week ended July 9, 1932. Tamatave 2 plague cases and 1 death. Alexandria 1 plague case and 1 death as against 3 cases and 1 death during the
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      GUN PRACTICE.
      117 3 Owners and masters of shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the heavy gun practice, v/hich will take place, commencing at 8 a.m. each day, from Blakan Mati on July 24, Serapong July 26, Blakan Mati Aug. 1, 1932. Firing
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    124 3 EURYBATIS, Brit., 3,930 tons, from Batavia 18-7, for P. Swettenham 20-7. KLANG, Brit., 723 tons, from Penang 18-7, for Penang 20-7. MaBELLA, Nonr., 840 tons, from Penang 18-7, for Bangkok 18-7. NAM YONG, Brit., 769 tons, from Samerang 18-7, for Java Ports (uncert.) NAGATO MARU, Jap., 4,320 tons,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    127 3 Monday, July 18. Ship* alongside the Wharvea or expected to arrive. Entrance God own Gat*. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug "Pentower," Dredger "Todak," Kinta, Marpessa, Havre, The Cable, Lch. Sir T. Fr»s«-r, Lch. Saltacre, Togian, W. Bt. Joan 1. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf ML VESSELS IN
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    65 3 The following *hips are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Australien, Bhutan, Creim Hakkai Maru, India Maru, Op ten Nooit, Petronella, Pleiodon, Riealdar, Sanjin Maru, Sanyo Maru, Scotland Maru, Siberoet, Sverdlovsk Takada, Tango Maru. Penang Alsia, Alster, Castlemoor, Chantilly, Dempo, Docteur Pierre Benoit, Erria, Glenluoe,
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    PASSENGERS.
    275 3 The following passengers for Singapore and Penang arrived this morning by the Dollar Line President Adams:— Mr. G. S. ArkadierT, Mrs. J. Arroyo, Mr. an.l Mrs. G. A. Esty. Mr. A. Fabella, Mr G. Gjording, Mr. O. D. Hargis, Mr. J. V. Hernandez, Mr. W. S. Hooper, Miss F.
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      683 3 NORDDEUTSCHEB JEI LLOYD ■*)fiwl J (Incorporated la rjy^W',^ Germany.) The undermentioned «r* th* company's latended fixture* I OUTWARDS. I is. ALSTER for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, TxingUu, Taku Bar, Dairen, Y'hama, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya and Hankow Jaly 21 HAVEL for Hong Kong. S'ghai, Japan, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Aug. 3
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      434 3 DOIAAR STEAMSHIP LINE cisWAMOUCAN MAIL LINE A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR I The staterooms are the largest and moat comfortable you can buy. I The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners 'insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern I No
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      493 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Service to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. TU Port* and Sue* CanaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAN. Steamer Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF MELBOHRNB Aug. 1 s.s. CITY OK CAMBRIDGE Sept. 11 HOMEWARDS. CITY OF PERTH for Havre,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      136 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday, July 18. H. W. 11.39 a.m., 8 ft. 7 in., 10.28 p.m, 9 ft. 9 in. Tueeday, July lt. H. W. 12.15 p.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 11.12 p.nu, 10 ft. 1 in. Wednesday, July 2*. H. W. 12.50 p.m., 8 ft. 8 in., 11.65 p.m., 10
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      46 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's max. temp. 89'F. Last night's min. temp. 78°F. Yesterday's rainfall 0.02 in. sunshine 8.9 hours 1 p.m. relative hum. 75 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S.S.E. 10 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weather drizzle C. D. STEWART, Superintendent, Meteorological Office, Singapore, July 18, l'J3iJ.
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      711 4 SITUATION VACANT When applying for any position advertised, In these roramas send copim of testimonial*. Do not send originals. LINOTYPE OPERATORS WANT-ED. Only men capable of producing 6,000 en* corrected matter per hour need write. Apply in flrst instance to ITS, Straits Times. SITUATIONS WANTED I.KARNEI) youth seeks position 70
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      767 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, compound houses, 39 4 47, Granite Kd. Cheap rental. Apply, Ghee Ann Kongsee, Phillip St. Temple, Spore. TO LET, semi-bungalow, 88, Sophia Koad. Modern sanitation, electric, etc. Apply M. A E. Nathan, 96. North Bridge Road. TO LET, No. 64, Kinga Rd., off Bukit
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      543 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LKT OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3.700 »<t teet, lirst dais property. United Engineers. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shots at Grosvemor Hotel, Apply Stephen*) Paul A 00. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and t-h. Prince St., top floor and No. 22, Raffles Place. Apady Koh Chew Kee, 129,
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      588 4 TENDERS POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND F.M.S. Tender- for the parchane of Condemned Stores, property of the Font* and Telegraph* Department, StraitH Settlement and Federated Malay State*. TENDERS are invited for the purchase of Condemned Stones including considerable quantities of Copper Wire, Of«t Iron, Cub!cs, Loml and etc.
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      653 4 AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of fic-l.o'J and leasehold Singapore properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, Singapore, on Wednesday. July 20, 1532. at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold In ml and seventeen barrack houses known as Nos. ISO-B to 150-H. 150-J to 160-N, 150-H
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      157 4 BUSINESS CARDS. Slump Times. Tyres, iM|M|fl| Tubes. Batteries, Spark 9" wm *W.mw i.| U(rs pi ye mos t mile* per dollar. See us we will save your money. CHOP EE GUAN, 21, Rochoie Canal Road. WHEN BUYING Tyres and Tubes affain ask for price* from the Distributor* of Goodyear Tyres
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    KREUGER'S OWN 'PHONE.
    288 5 Dummy That Alarmed Investigators. Another instance of the degree to which the art of bluff was perfected by Ivor Kreuger, the Swedish financier who committed suicide, has just come to light. During a recent meeting of the Committee of Inquiry, held in the private office of Kreuger,
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    "AN ADULT PARTNER."
    123 5 Methodist Claim in the New Union. We go into the union, not as a child returning to parents, but as an equal and adult partner," said Mr. Victor Murray, of Selly Oak College, Birmingham, when i-pcaking at the Primitive Methodist Conference at Middlesbrough, on the place of
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    MADAME JANOTHA.
    136 5 Death of Famous Polish Pianist. The death at The Hague of the famous pianist, Madame Nathalie Janotha, at the age of 76, is announced. Madame Janotha, who was one of the j first great women pianists of the nineI teenth century, lived in London for many years, and
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    WOMEN'S VOYAGE.
    121 5 Worked Aloft With The Crew In Windjammer. Two womien caused astonishment at Cork recently when O.ry stepped ashore from the Finnish four-masted barqueViking from Australia. They were Miss Agnes Sprook, an Englishwoman, and Miss Lena Singborm, a Finn. With two other passengers, Frank Heath, an Englishman, and Mr.
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    "FOUNTAIN PEN" TRAP.
    76 5 Man Shot Dead While Looking Mor Nib. Picking up what he thought to be a fountain pen in a Montreal street, Mr. Emile Vinet proceeded l to examine it and died, shot. While endeavouring to discover where the nib was concmled, he touched a amah spring which
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    END OF A GREAT ADVENTURE.
    414 5 An Army At Sea. £20,000 MORTGAGE ON INVADING "FLEET." A full account of the misadventures of General Belgrano, who had ambitions towards the Presidency of Venezuela and sought to achieve them by traditional South American method;, was revealed in the court? of a laws:i:t uhich
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    OLD JANE OF JAVA.
    249 5 Famous "Ape" May Have Been A Woman. "Old Joe of Java," as ribald persons sometimes call the world's most famous primitive— the Java ape-man, discovered in 1892— should really be nicknamed "Old Jane of Java."' This is the startling contribution to modi m anthropology made by
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    £16,850 FOR'CHILID.
    240 5 £16,850 FOR' CHILID. Dancer's Son Inherits iMother's Estate. At the age of five y.ars the son of the late Miss Kay Laurell, a former ZiegfvM Follies beauty, is the boil to a loilune of i16,H50, left by his mother. The boy, Joseph I.uiuvil. has lived for the past two years
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      251 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water THIS EVENING jg(MMi^ TEA DANCE AND CABARET fi.30 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL AFTER MNNEB ■r**" AND DANCE 9.30 to midnight WL .^rV SS "PRES. ADAMS DAND wWk W GRILL— SPECIAL DISH m fflHli^^J Roast Saddle
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      203 5 Win's \o Ik imsisiibk dance EUROPE I HOTEi. V lurday Concerts At 9.50 P.M. Lime r Ojrictv luet days JIl»$ Jays Saturdays. »i.. Q J eI T' phlc Addr Po»Ul Addrcta: BRASTAGI HOTEL, BRASTAGI. GRAND HOTEL BRASTAGL, BRASTAGL All telegraphic enquiries must be »*nt prepaid. REULCED TARIFF FROM JAN. 2,
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    MALAYA HOUSE LAST YEAR.
    712 6 Publicity At Home. PINEAPPLE CAMPAIGN CONTINUED. The cost of the Malayan Information Agency in London in 1931, whose headquarters are known as Malaya House, was £5,834. The following passages are taken from the report of the Deputy Agent, Mr. J. F. Owen: As in past years
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    Indigestion Is Often Caused By Weak Nerves.
    1016 6 You will have noticed how any nervous upset immediately takes away your appetite. That is because the nerves and the digestive organs are ho closely connected. Serve weakness affects appetite and digestion veiy soon. Nervous people often suffer fron-' acidity too, which can
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    KUALA LUMPUR Y.M.C.A.
    101 6 Distinguished Speakers At Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July IG. Four distinguished figures in public life addressed the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. last night. They were the acting Chief Secretary, the acting Chief Justice of the F.M.S., the rcting British Resident
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    VISIT OF FAMOUS EVANGELIST.
    712 6 Author of The Christ Of The Indian Road/ Malaya is shortly to have a visit from Dr. E. Stanley Jones, the famous Methodist Episcopal evangelist and author of a number of books, among the best known being The Christ of the Indian Road." Dr. Jones is
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    PRINCE SETS A FASHION.
    108 6 White Felt Golf Hat With Brim Turned Down. A new fashion in Mrta was ;it by tbt Prime of W nlox ;t ".hi- last day of the Open Golf Championship at SanuwL-h. The Tailor and Cutter describes the hat as being a white feit with the
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    SOVIET SATIRE ON LORD BRENTFORD.
    227 6 "Mad Dog of British Imperialism." The Bolsheviks have not forgotten the Arcos raid and the part played in it by th<? late Lord Brentford— then Sir William Joynson-Hicks and Home Secretary. The official organ Izvestia ferociously caricatures Lord Brentford's funeral in a frcnt-pagc cartoon headed
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      173 6 PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP/ IN THE 14.9 H.P. FORD z you have a car which may be parked with pride any- where. The graceful, smooth flowing body lines of /wj//, the TUDOR SEDAN depicted in this illustration Jo^ evoke widespread praise a id admiration from all who are interested in motoring.
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      172 7 Heard about "DANCE TEAM"? It's Grand! Concluding a Triumphal Season of Packed Houses LAST NIGHT TONIGHT JOHN and LIONEL BARRY MO RE IN METRO-GOLD WYN-M AVER'S— "Arsene Lupin" ALSO SHOWING: "BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS. TOMORROW DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME!! JACK HOLT-RALPH GRAVES-in "HELL'S ISLAND" Jean Harlow-in "3 WISE GIRLS" TONIGHT MARIE DRESSLER
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      297 7 CAPITOL. Positively LAST NIGHT after Extended Season! IF YOU WANT TO FORGET K'^HKt YOUR TROUBLES |L, WHEELER EfM| WOOLSEY lr in their latest EV Rs'dio Uproarious Farce "GIRL CRAZY" JHHHC3&^IIOi HH Everybody's Talking about ■T* MITZI GREEN'S great imperRPn^^^pß^HH sonat ions of famous stars. You j f,^[ must see hoi!
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      95 7 PAVILION 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 JUST ARRIVED! i i Gaumonl British News Showing Wimbledon Tennis Finals and the Aldcrshol Tattoo. SHOWING TONIGHT! I I li^i'B^R I GET WCH IN LAUGHS 1 I!SsHy oK|jyf SEE MONEY fou M^# M OF MERRIMENT! «^Jr^Ss« STARRIN G LONDON'S WELL-KNOWN STAGE I STAR SEYMOUR HICKS IN
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    161 8 Rubber Prices Unchanged: Position Dull. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices Rubber. v>\i cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $6<>. 1 2 121 2 per picul. Saturday's Prices Rubber. London. 1 15 16d., unchanged. New York. 2 13 16 cts.. unchanged. Market
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    67 8 Noon, July 18. H.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers. Seller?. Spot 5" o 5 9 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyen. Sellers. Aug. ..59. 'lC s'>/ 8 Sept. ..5 11/16 5H Oct.-Dec. (ft 513 16 .lan.-Mar. .5 18> If. 6 Tone of Market Quiet Steady.
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    PRODUCE.
    187 8 Singapore, July 18. Gambier 6.23 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.00 Copra ij.4o mixed 4.95 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 25.00 Black Pepper 19.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.00 Rice Siam $160 to 193 Saigon $147 to 154 Rangoon $150 to 160 No. 1 of 125 catties
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        433 8 Issue Val. I'd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5 Ayer Hitam Tin £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 BataiTg Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt I/-' 5
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        GENERAL.
        290 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.95 0.80 nom. 1.05 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.0.0 4.5.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 62.00 El £1 Con. T. S. 7* Prefs. 17 6 El
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 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'/o P-C-of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 100 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V£ p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 100 103
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        381 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. The above rubber qootatiou art) mostly only ■omlnal To-day s Price Fraser Lyall Evatt Co. Allenby ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 Alnr Gajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      188 8 Singapore, July 18. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 '/g 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
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      EXCHANGES.
      84 8 Rugby, July 16. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.81 Athens 550 Belgrade 220 Berlin 14.95 Bombay Is. 6 1/16 Brussels 25.60 Bucharest 597 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 15/32 Geneva 18.22>/ 2 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3% Lisbon 110 Madrid 44«/ i Milan 69% Monte Video 30 nominal Montreal
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      AIR MAIL.
      44 8 A mail from Batavia and Palembang ty aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow. The air mail Alor Star— Amsterdam dispatched from Singapore on July 7 arrived in Amsterdam on July 16 and was delivered in London on July 17.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      7 8 Communication with Patani has been restored.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    164 8 T«Uy. Benrkali*. Laboean Bilik and Tanjong Ralei (Retch) 8 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Benjrkali*. Sink, Pakan Haroe, Pajakombo A Padang (Ban Kionif Bee) S p.m. Pontianak Raul> i 4 iuj,. Soenßei Liat (Magnet) 4 pjmu Amended Notice. Java, South-West Sumatra, South- East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Hilly and
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    MAILS POB EUROPE.
    48 8 By Tabinta Karoa Cbristiaan Huygen* Rancbi Indrapotrs Athos II Kara para Naldrnt B'por* Luiuloa June 2 June 21 June 2 June 21 June 10 June 30 Jane 10 July 2 June 17 July 7 June 15 Julyll June 16 July 11 June 24 July 17
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    11 8 From Japan, by Tango Maru, due at Singapore tomorrow.
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    METAL MARKET.
    445 8 William Jacks and Co., London, report as follows on June 22. The opening atmosphere of the Lausanne Conference, c-ojrbined with the growing effects of cheap money, led to a feeling that possibly the world had now seen the worst of the depression, but if Germany expects to get
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      79 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday, July 18. Annual general meeting of Singapore Musical Society, Memorial Hall. 5 p.m. Tuesday. July 19. Clerical Union discussion on Weekly Waft, Municipal Offices, 5.15 p.m. Wrdnrnday. July 2*. Rotary tiffin, Debate on "Daylight Saving," Adelphi Hotel, 1 p.m. Thursday. July 21. Singapore Swimming Club
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      776 9 A Prey to General Sentiment. U.S. CONSUMERS' STOCKS LOW. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 22. Despite the important developments which have been pending in the tin situation durinsr the past few weeks, prices recently have been mainly influenced by outside influences. Much the same state of
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      LONDON RUBBER.
      575 9 LONDON RUBBER Symington and Wilson's Weekly Report. Symington and Wilson's weekly market report dated London, June 22, states Since our last report the market ha.i been steady to firm and prices again show a slight improvement on the week. There has been a steady trickle of orders into the market
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      JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
      60 9 The figures in brackets give the outputs lor the corresponding period of last year. Changkat. 28.661 lb., U.i.776 lb.; Haytor. -16,635 lb., ..17.923 lb). Indragiri. -***** lb., ,8i',113 lb). Jerem Kuantan. 192 M lb. Luna.. «,200 lb., i H6.100 lb). Mentalcab. -63,000 lb. NyaUs.— 36,000 lb., 37.200
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      BULLION REPORT.
      581 9 Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Letter. London, June 'I'l. The Bank of England gold reserve against notes amounted to £134,479,710 on June 15, as compared with £131,720,738 on the previous Wednesday. Purchases of bar gold announced by the Bank of England during the week amounted to £1,241,502. Supplies
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      778 9 Two Excellent Annual Reports. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I/ondon, June Two companies whose names are well known to the general, an well as to the investing, public have presented good annual reports in the last few days. They are International Tea and Hovis. The trading profit
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      48 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. July 16. The closing prices today were RIBBER. Spot (Buyer*) 1 15/lSd. (Sellers) U. flrt. -!>«■«. 2 1/ICd. Jan.-Mar. 2<,d. Apr-June 2 7/32 d. TIN. Spot £127 Y t Three months £12*14. SILVER. Spot 17. Forward 17. CES!»-E'te closed »j S&ftj
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    124 10 Singapore. AI.HAMBRA. John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore in Arsene Lupin. 6.15 9 15 Phone 6909. CAPITOL.— Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolscy in Girl Crazy. 6.16—9 16 Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Talkies, The Lost Zepp. lin. Side Show, Chinese Wayang and Opera. MAKLBOROIGH. Marie Dressier and Tolly Morun in Politics.
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      24 10 In loving Memory of my darling d:iu(^)tvi., Muriel Lawless (Ne>) Gottlieb, who pasted away, July IS, 1921. Not lost but pone before."
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    SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932 LIFE ON THREE ACRES.
    900 10 SINGAPORE. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1932 LIFE ON THREE ACRES. It is possible that Singapore, hanging like a vast bee-swarm at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, will not be interested in the very able address on the position of the peasant in the slump which was delivered at the Kuala
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    274 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Dr. H. R. Divr has been appointed Chief Medical Officer, Penang. Mr. G. Spcctor Arkadieff, of the ('inn.r.ercial Press, Shanghai, arrived in Singapore by the President Adams this norning on a business visit. Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Goodman are caving Singapore by the Nieuw Holland oday for
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    WHAT WILL OTTAWA BRING FORTH?
    1254 10  -  the Earl of Haddo, o:.v 0.8. E., D.U, J.P.) An Empire Parliament For Empire Affairs. There it little chance of the fiasco of 1930 being repeated at Ottawa this time the writer declares and expreiwes the opinion that there is no reason why the British
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    858 10 A PRESS CHORUS. It is a striking and significant coincidence that three Malayan np-w^papers should have published eading article? lait Friday urging the re-adjustr.iont of taxation in the Federated Malay States in order to permit of a reduction of the i«nt of rubber lands. This unanimity
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    SOVIET ARMY PREPARING TO INVADE MANCHURIA.
    1801 11 WAR WITH JAPAN POSSIBLE. Russian Gunboats Steam Up Sungari. A HARBIN SENSATION. Seizure of C.E.R. Property Cause of the Trouble. Owing to the hii;h-handed action of the Manchukuo authorities, supported by the Japanese, in seizing buildings and ships belonging to the Chinese Eastern Railway
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    POLITICAL RIOTS IN GERMANY.
    66 11 Eleven People Killed 83 Injured. Berlin, July 18. Eleven people were killed and 83 injured in clashes between Nazis and Communists in Germany. The most serious affray was at Altona, where 10 people were killed and 50 injured. Shots were fired from the roofs and windows
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    ADVICE TO JAPAN.
    128 11 Dean of Canterbury On China's Needs. London, July 16. "If the Japanese Government had spent mly a thousandth part of what it spent on fighting in China in aiding high-mind-ed American philanthropists in road-mak-ing and irrigation works it would have had the Chinese at it? feet by
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    U.S. CURRENCY.
    229 11 Representatives Reject Expansion Bill. Washington, July 16. The House of Representatives has rejected the Glass Currency Expansion Bill. —Reuter. It will be recalled that, at the end of May last, the Banking Committee of the Senate reported in favour of substituting for the Goldsborough-Fletcher Bill, which passed the
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    CRUISER FATALITIES.
    73 11 Three Killed by Shell Explosion. Rome. July 17. Three were killed and 13 injured by the premature explosion of a shell on board the cruiser Trieste. Reuter. The cruiser Trieste, 10,000 tons, is a fairly modern warship having been completed in 1928. Her armament consists of eight 8-inch,
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    DYNAMITE EXPLODES.
    68 11 Eight People Killed On The Rand. Kimberley, July 17. Eight were killed when a train conveying 312 tons of dynamite to the Rand gold mines exploded. Thirty-four trucks were blown to pieces, and a trench 15 feet deep and 300 yards long Ml blown in the permanent way.
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    RAID ON RED MEETING IN SHANGHAI.
    1116 11 49 Arrests Made. MR. MRS. NOULENS IN HOSPITAL IN NANKING. A sensation was caused in Shanghai yesterday when the police surrounded the Republican Theatre there while a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Kiangsu Province Communist organisation was in progress. The theatre was
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    WORLD'S RECORD.
    43 11 Kaye Don Does 117.43 m.p.h. On Loch Lomond. London, July 18. Kaye Don regained the world's water speed record for Great Britain in Miss England III on Loch Lomond yesterday evening by attaining a speed of 117.43 miles an hour. Keuter.
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    DISORDERLY SCENE AT HOTEL.
    170 11 Soldiers Charged. SEVERAL WINDOWS BROKEN. A disorderly scene occurred at the Grosvenor Hotel, Stamford Road, last night. About 11 o'clock two Europeans in civilian clothes entered the hotel and ordered drinks. About an hour later, when they were on the point of leaving, the boy presented
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    EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
    130 11 The S.S. And Ottawa Conference. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. A letter addressed to the U frier-Secre-tary of the Colonies by Mr. Marks, the secretary of the A.8.M., expresses the hope that when the Ottawe. Confere>*-:e meets the Secretary of State will not include tihe Straits
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    BRENDA DEAN PAUL.
    112 11 Again Appears at Marlborough Street. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. The well-known society girl. Miss Brenda Dean Paul, the 23-year-cld daughter of Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, who cause! a sensation when she stepped into the dock of the Marlborough Street Police Court on Dec. 8
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    DRAIN OF GOLD.
    109 11 More Bigr Shipments From United States. Washington, July 16. The gold drain from the United States continued during June, when $226,000,000 worth was shipped abroad, while the gold imports totalled $18,000,000. These figures compare with $40X00 worth of gold exported and nearly $64,000,000 worth imported in June
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    WHITE HOUSE GUARDED.
    49 11 Against Unemployed Ex-Servicemen. Washington, July 17. The gates of White House are locked and the whol« neighbourhood is isolated by a police cordon to guard against possible outbreaks by unemployed ex-service-men. The latter are protesting against Congress adjjurning without passing legislation for cashing war bonuses. Reuter.
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    COUNTESS BEATTY.
    55 11 Admiral of the Fleet's Bereavement. London, July 17. The death has occurred of Countess Beatty, wife of the Admiial of tho Fleet. She was the daughter of the Chicago milFonaire Mr. Marshall Field. Reuter. The wedding of Earl Beatty «nd Mins Ethel Kiel 1 took place in 1901.
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    FAMOUS WAR EPIC RECALLED.
    647 11 Death of Viscount Plumer Of Messines. London, July 10. The death has occurred of Field Marshal Lord Plumer, who has been in indifferent health since February last. Reuter. Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer. Ist Baron of Messines, was 75 years of age He entered the Army in
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    MR. W. M. FOREMAN.
    210 11 Married To Mrs. Scoular In Edinburgh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. The wedding took place today in Edinburgh of Mr. W. M. Foreman, who was formerly with Fraser and Neav Ltd. Singapore, and Mrs. Scoular, widow of ihe late Mr. R. Scoular, who was
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    BRITISH OFFER TO FREE STATE.
    825 11 To Suspend Action During Negotiations. FURTHER REFUSAL. Boycott Demands In Dublin. In a statement explaining the breakdown in the negotiation.* with Mr. de Valera, the British Government points out that it was proposed, upon agreement as to terms of reference for arbitration or even as
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    BANKRUPTCY OFFICE FRAUD CASE.
    647 12 Preliminary Inquiry Re-Opened. r The two accused, Cooiraru Shanmugam and M. Sittampalam, who arc charged la connection with a cheque for 512.G12.13, alleged to have been fraudulently obtained from the Singapore Bankruptcy Office, were again before Mr. A. W. Hay the Sinc-aporc Second Poli( s Magistrate,
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    TRUNK TELEPHONES.
    170 12 Proposed Link Between Bombay and Madras. Ootacamund, June 24. Work on the funk telephone system BatmsjSj Horn hay and Madras, for which a grant wa.s made recently in the A.-sembly, i- now Mag pushed through, end it is expected that the mercantile community of Madras wQ) soon be
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    SPECTACULAR SEARCH.
    103 12 Atlantic Scoured by Over 100 Seaplanes. Hamilton (Bermuda), July 7. The United States airship Akron, over 100 seaplanes and coastguard craft are scouring the Atlantic in search of the 47foot ketch Curlew and its crew of six amateurs who have been missing since they started, with 26 other
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    K.L. AIRMEN FLY TO JOHORE.
    69 12 Day in Singapore Before Returning. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 18. Leaving Kualu Lumpur at 6. .10 this morriing Messrs. Newark and Bishop, members of the Kuala Lumpur Fyinr Club, arrived at the piivate aerodrome s Johore Bahru in a Club aeroplane at
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    CHINESE LIBEL CASE.
    127 12 Claim Allowed by Court Of Appeal. As considerable interest has bocn taken in the case in. which Li Leung Xi and Thng Siong Phuan claimed damages for libel, the judgment given in the Court of Appeal will li published fully in die Strr.its Times tomorrow. The plaintiff
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    THE PAVILION.
    165 12 Seymour Hicks in Money For Nothing." The 8.1. P. picture, Money For Nothing," starring Seymour Hicks and Hetty Stocktield. which opened at the Pavilion last night, is good comedy with ilic!;s in excellent form. It is an amusing story of Monte Carlo, the Casino, shares and share-pushing, and
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    AHAB'S IVORY HOUSE.
    243 12 Carved Panels Discovered In Palestine. Carved ivory panels, which may be the remains of the Ivory House of Ahab, tcferred to in the First Book of Kings, have been discovered in Samaria by the British School of Archseology in Palestine. One panel shows a fight between a
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    TEMPLE DISTURBANCE.
    105 12 Jobless Hylams Create Uproar. A crowd of 40 Hylams, believed to be out-of-works from mines upcountry, caused a disturbance in front of the Chinese temple in Beach Road on Saturdaynight. It appears that they went to the temple wanting help and lodgings for the night. The temple authorities
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    MUSLIM CELEBRATIONS.
    66 12 The anniversary of the biithday of Mohamed was celebrated yesterday. The Kerala Muslims, after taking part in the celebrations of the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, held a meoting in the premises of the Straits Union English School, Mr. K. P. K. Menon, barrister-at-law, presided and the speakers
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    STRENGTH OF ORAL AGREEMENT.
    543 12 Puts An End to a Written Contract. Holding that a verbal agreement between his employers, Brinkmann and Co. and Francis Ziegele put an end to a written agreement of engagement «f service, the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) dismissed the appeal of Francis Ziegele against the
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    PARADE OF BATHING BEAUTIES.
    473 12 Studies in Form at Sea View Hotel. Pope wrote that the proper study of man is man, but then Pope was not present at the bathing beauty parade at Sea View Hotel yesterday or he would most certainly have altered his opinion at the sight of
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    SKULL SHATTERED.
    72 12 Wireless Aerial Struck By Lightning. Vienna, July 5. While Professor Ferdinand Dienstil was sitting, with the earphones on, at his wireless experimenting apparatus during a violent thunderstorm, lightning struck the aerial, flashed through the circuit and shattered the professor's skull. A tailor threading a sewing machine next door
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    WEDDINGS AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    704 12 Miss Muriel Mayson And Mr. J. S. Laird. A very interesting wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon. The bride was Miss Muriel Edith Newton Mayson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mayson, Singapore, and the bridegroom Mr. James Swan Laird,
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    189 12 The following action by committee No 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported: Decided that construction of Clemcnceau Avenue from Newton to Cuppage Road should if possible be undertaken in liKi:;. and that new route on line of railway from New Bridge Road to Keppel Road should
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    DANGER OF TOO MUCH ECONOMY.
    309 12 Sir Arthur Salter's Advice. Sir Arthur Saltei. the author of "Recovery," deprecates excessive economy outside of national oi municipal affairs in a-n article in the News Letti the organ of the National Labour section ol the Government. We should, I think," he writes, "try to
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    SHEEP AT 5s. EACH.
    486 12 Serbian Peasants* Distress. Half-grown lambs nt one anil threepence, Full-grown sheen at live ihUlinga in the market, an:l neat at a halfpenny a pound in the butcher's .-hop— -these aiv the outward signs of the terrible <li>tres>» which I have recently had the opportunity of observing
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    GORED BY BUFFALO.
    145 12 Weil-Known Explorer Killed. London. July 7. How Dr. Cuthbert Christie, tin \wllknown explorer and scientist, met his death in the heart of the Bulgim Congo on May 29 last, as the rasuM of being logged and gored by wounded buffalo, is told in a message which ha*
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    Davis Cup Final—Germany's Strong Position.—Handicaps For Penang. GERMANY'S LEAD IN DAVIS CUP. PENANG RACES.
    496 13 Davis Cup Final Germany's Strong Position. Handicaps For Penang. GERMANY'S LEAD IN DAVIS CUP. PENANG RACES. European Final. ITALY LOSES FIRST TWO SINGLES. Milan, July 16. At the end of the first day's play in the European zone final of the Davis (up competition between Germany and Italy Germany led
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    MALAYAN TENNIS.
    637 13 Perak Narrowly Beat Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 17. Penang were beaten in the series >f tennis matches against Perak by eight Bial< hes to seven. Penang won five doubles to Perak's four, but at singles Perak were victorious in four out of vix matches. Results
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET RESULTS.
    1663 13 Non-Benders' Success Against S.C.C. Tho match between the Singapore NonBenders and the S.C.C. yesterday proved very interesting. The Non-Benders, in spite of the handicap of age, had ii strong team who had not forgotten how to wield a bat and how to bowl. With five minutes ■to
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    H.M.S. MALAYA CUP MATCHES.
    1514 13 Negri Sembilan Beaten. SINGAPORE'S BAD START RETRIEVED. Singapore 4; .Negri Sembilan 1As was confidently expected Singapore won their Malaya Cup match against Negri Sembilan at the Anson Road Stadium' on Saturday, and the final score of 4—l fully n fleets their superiority. The Negri tried hard,
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    PERAK BEATEN BY TEN WICKETS.
    1284 13 Selangor's Big Win. F.M.S. TEAM SELECTED TO MEET COLONY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 17. Selangor defeated Perak by ten wickets in the match which finished here today. When play ended yesterday Perak were faced with following-on, having replied With only 83 to
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    RECORD BROKEN AT GARRISON SPORTS.
    1069 13 Enjoyable Function. SPLENDID STRUGGLE IN TUG-O'-WAR. An enjoyable afternoon was spent at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday afternoon when the Garrison inter-unit athletic championships and an Officers' At Home was held. Nothing better could have been expected of the weather, and the function proved thoroughly enjoyable.
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    HOME RACING.
    82 14 Hot Favourite Wins Produce Stakes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. The National B leaders' Produce Stakes (five furlongs) was run at Sandbwn Park today, and resulted as follows: The National Stud's MTROBELLA (G. Richards) 8.7 1 H.H. tho Aga Khan's MOTI BEGUM (M. Beary) 8.7 2
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    RICHEST RACE.
    39 14 Gusto Wins $76,600 Event At Arlington. Chicago, July 17. The Arlington classic race over .1% miles, value $76,600 the richest three-year-old race in the world, was won to-lay by Gusto, owned by Mr. M. L. Schwartz. Reuter.
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    VETERANS' MATCH.
    63 14 Sino-Malays vs. Europeans And Eurasians. An interesting match in aid of charity will lake place at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday July 30 when a veterans' match will be played between the Chinese and Malays combined against the Europeans and Eurasians combined. Seating accommodation may be booked
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    ARMOUR'S TENNIS STRINGS
    96 14 THE CHOICE OK THE CHAMPIONS Leading players all say that tc play a good game you must have a live, peppy racket. Ore that will serve and return the ball with zip and flash. Only genuine quality gut has the qualities which make this sort of play
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    128 14 Monday. July 18. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: Pulau Brani vs. S.C.C., Anson Rd. Stadium; Div. 2: Malays II vs. Gloucester* II, S.R.C. grd. Tuesday, July 1*. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 3: Y.M.C.A. v». Public Services, Geylang; Bramtoco vs. Robinsons, S.H.B. grd. Ho Hong C. vs. Mod. Services, Jaian Besar;
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    IPOH FOOTBALL.
    183 15 League Season Ends Chinese Champions. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. July 17. The league season in Ipoh was broufrbt to a close today when the Perak Chinese K< who head the league table, met a combined team selected from the rest of the sides in the competition in
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    CHINESE VICTORY.
    490 15 Negri Sembilan Again Beaten. Chinese 3; Negri Sembilan 1.1 The Singapore Chinese proved too good j for the Negri Sembilan XI when the I teams met yesterday at the Anson Road Sia.linm. the local side winning by 3—1., Part of the proceeds are to go to charity, i
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    INTER-COLLEGE MATCH.
    237 15 Exciting Game Ends In Draw. Raffles College ,3 Medical College .3. A large crowd witnessed the annual inter-College match between Raffles and the Medical Colleges on Saturday on the former's ground. Within five minutes of the start Chong Yoong, the centre-forward of Raffles College, snapped up a pass
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    524 16 Keppel G.C. Defeat Garrison. The result of the match played yesterday between the Keppel Golf Club and the Garrison Golf Club, over Kepel links, was a win for the home team by 8% to 7%. The scores were as follows, Garrison players mentioned first J. D. Breakey and
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    298 16 Results of (iames in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 16. Today's baseball results were National League. Runs. Hits. Errors. Chicago ..4 7 3 Brooklyn 6 9 2 Cincinnati 4 9 1 Philadelphia ..1 7 2 Pittsburgh 2 11 1 Boston 1 6 0 Pittsburgh 9 14 1
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    GOOD BOWLING.
    66 16 Bombay Sports Club Beaten. The S.C.R.C. defeated the Bombay Sporto Club on their own ground by 96 rons on Saturday. Batting first the home eleven scored 166 to which Ong Siow Hia.'n was principal contributor with 47. Che)liah took seven wickets for 34. The S.C.R.C. then dismissed their
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      301 16 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. ABSTRACT OP OBSERVATIONS, JUNE 1*32. Station Air Temperature Humidity Rainfall Bright Sunshine Means Extremes No. of Max. Mm. Means Most in Rainfall Dally Mean Total Highest Lowest 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. a day days Max. Mm. 'FT T T Ins. Ins. Hrs. Hrs. Alor Star
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    PROFESSOR WILDEN-HART
    111 17 Death of Authority on Japan And Poland. London. July 18. The d»tfc has taken place at the age jf M nf rYofsassi liernar.l John Wikk-n-lUit. Ki-uter. Am r being a ■Mtar at various Knglish public schools the Professor became M :itt;urn:- at the British Embassy in Constantinople in
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    ELECTRIC FISH.
    250 17 "Works" That Generate 300 Volts. The Musee Permanent des Colonies in j Paris has just received a consignment of j six boarders from the tropical regions of South America in the shape of six fi*h oa'.led "Gymnotes" or. to give them their s cientific appelation, "Electrophorus Gym- noticus
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    EUROPE STRUGGLES.
    138 17 And Japan Consolidates In Manchuria. London, July 16. While Europe is struggling with its immediate difficulties Japan is quietly consolidating her position in Manchuria," states the Manchester Guardian in a leading article. The paper points out that at the final meeting with the Lytton Commission in Tokio the
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    FRENCH BOND ISSUE.
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    2803 18 Royal Ascot's Thrills And Frills Delights Of Helen Revisited And Now For Horrors An Irish Incident Two New Musical Comedies —A Great British Film— "Down Our Street A Cockney Epic—" The Man I Killed." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street,
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    Sidelights On Life In Brunei.
    3419 19 Sidelights On Life In Brunei. WOMEN STILL PRACTICALLY PURDAH. The little State of Brunei lies tucked away between Sarawak and North Borneo, in one of the quieter backwaters of the East Indies, and life there moves at a slower pace but that has not saved it from a blast of
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    LALL SINGH.
    164 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Do you really think that you are rloing I*ll Sinfch a favour, or even justice, by writmg him up in your sports columns in the manner you are doing Personally I am getting a little tired of reading La>ll Singh
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    ROAD vs. RAIL.
    841 19 Mr. Cheah rhcang Lim's Speech. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read carefully a full repoit of the speeches of the miomV »i members nt tli«> Fedetal Cmin.il. :unl I partfeu wish to draw attention to Dm Hon. M> Cheah Cheang l.im's qsaack
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    INEFFICIENCY ?
    358 19 INEFFICIENCY I j way there I admit, bii* so much for the red discs. (5) Mata-mata rmtk-ng puchases from a hawker outside the P. and O. Bank. (6) In Prince Street four hawkers I and me one-legged beggar and for some yards tho pavement obstructed by the shafts of eight
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    International Horse Show At Olympia.
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