The Straits Times, 28 July 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NKARLY A CENTURY.] The largest and most influential newspaper in Malaya. 20 pa(;es SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1932. PRICE 10 CENT: The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1932, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      234 1 Singapore: 7e, cecil st. cphone eisD. i 6.15 ToniKlit 9.15 !"THE CHEAT"! i i and BETH BERI Phone 5261-2. BF.AR BRAND" MILK is not only the most econoi micul, but the most dependable milk you can buy. Originating from pedigree cattle grazing on the fr^%k^__^^ rich verdant pastures of SWITZERLAND,
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      236 1 KUALA LUMPUR 17, JAVA ST. tVHONZ*3<ie3) ftviyh I^She perfume which f*^\ 'C* 7..... 9mmjhm4m Some ftfrfiiini-s riiiuin ju%t fume.. Hut ;O 7^ Ti'!L^li ht''l''"u!i'a"'""X "4711" Tmta tmutfi its < harm with tint V* prrtumrd »nS ilir^aMunng of y Our own pcfMßalitjr. Subllv, l)ill Wllh V> j O l f mm'
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      13 1 i I 6.15 Tonight 9.15 J !"THE CHEAT"! .„<. j BETH HEKI Phone 5261-2.
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      495 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, ?ASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PFNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR mAST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARD FBOM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnaga. Due Spore. 1935. MALWA U.OOO Aug. 5 .-.'UVARA 0,990 Aug.
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      657 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middleaborouga. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. 9 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25 £6 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 8 7 HAKONE MARU 10.600 Sept. SI 12 5 SUWA MARU 10.700 Oct. 6
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      504 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND ■ELBOURNB via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly aailinga by tha wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and tha s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). Tha s.s. MARELLA Is ona of the largest aad finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      585 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. B.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 14 Sept. 16 m.s. MEONIA Sept. £1 Sept. 23 n.s. BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA
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      1102 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Co, Ltd, and China (1952), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, LU.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHI.- Co, Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld. THE
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      SHANGHAI LANDING FACILITIES.
      371 3 Proposal to Examine Cargo Elsewhere. 1 1 The Shanghai Municipal Council has Approved, subject to agreement by the owners of adjoining frcrtages, a scheme for the enlargement of the Customs Examination Shed on The Bund in order to afford improved passenger landing facilities. Arising out of reprssentetions
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      STRANGE JOBS.
      256 3 Cross-Channel Steamer To Private Yacht British shipbuilders arc often called upon to undertake some extraordinary jobs which call for much ingenuity and resource to carry >ui successfully. An interesting example has recently been completed at the Southampton Works of John I. Thornycroft nnd Co. Ltd., where the triple
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      SHIPPING SERVICES.
      161 3 Central and S. America And W. Indies. The Canadian National Steamships, Ltd., have entered into an agreement with shipping lines serving the west coast of Mexico, Central and South America, providing for a transhipping point at Cristobal, the Atlantic terminal of the Panama Canal. Western as well as
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      LINER'S ROUSING SEND-OFF.
      843 3 Georgic Departure Scenes Broadcast. Wireless listeners throughout Great Britain heard the rousing send-off given to the new White Star motor vessel Georgic from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York, on June 25. By a coincidence it was just two years to the day since her
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      WEEK-END TRIPS.
      74 3 To Port Swettenham By The Katong. For the special benefit of travellers during the forthcoming: holidays, the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. have ('-ecided to extend their special week-end concession ticket to Port Swettenham to include the s.s. Katong, leaving: Singapore on Friday the 29th instant and returning from
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    84 3 BELAWAN, Dut.. 71S tons, from B'mMim 28-7, for B'miiim 31-7. HONG KHENG, Brit., 8,975 tons, from Kangoon 27-7, for Amoy 29-7. ISLANDER, Brit., 743 tons, from Semarang 27-7, for Christmas Isls. 13-8. MAROS, Dut., 363 tons, from Indragiri Z7-7, for Indrairiri 29-7. SENANG, Dut., 729 tons, from Palembnng
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    109 3 Thursday, July 28. Shlpi alongside the Wharrei or expected to •rrire. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug "Pentower," Dredger "Todak," Lch. "Shark," Nam Yong, W. Bt. "Joan 1." Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock SHB Hopperi 1 and 4, Tor
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    91 3 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Singapore Anhui, Azumasan Mini, Batam, Borneo Maru, Corbis, Deucalion, Felix Roussel, G. G. Merlin, Glengarry, Havana Maru, Java, Lematang, Malayan Prince, Malay Maru, Mamix van St. Aldegonde, Nanshin Maru, Pegasus Pleasantville, Prqussen, President Harrison, Ranella, Ryoka
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    ATLANTIC NAVIGATION.
    223 3 Improvements on RadioBeacons Along Coast. Greater effectiveness of both Canadian and U.S. radio-beacons along the North Atlantic coast has been brought about by changes in the frequency on which stations operate, according to the Lighthouse Sen-ice of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Co-operating with the Canadian Department of
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      524 3 £g NORDDEUTSCHER Lvi^MviJ (Incorporated la flViyiiJ JHrmanj.) The undermentioned art the company 1 laUnded fixtures I OUTWARDS. HAVEL for Hone Kong, S'ghal, Taku. Dalny, Tsingtau and Japan Aug. 1 SAARBRUCKEN for Hoilo, Cebu, Manila, Hong IConn, Syhai, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Aug. 19 ISAR for Manila, Hone Kong, S'ghai, Kobe,
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      431 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB dnd AMERICAN MALL LI NB A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POPULAR. 1 The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. P The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interesting cruise. The ship is yours from stem to stern
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      451 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia Inglaad.) ELLERMAN LINE, Freight Service to > UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. TU #orts and Snei CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI ft JAPAHi Steamer Do* S'pora, s.s. CITY OK MELBOURNE Aug. 4 s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Sept. 11 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF PERTH
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      47 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Yesterdays's max. temp. 85° F. Ltst night's min. temp. 74°F. Yesterday's rainfall 0.03 in. sunshine 1.9 hours 1 p.m. relative hum. 85 per cent. 1 p.m. wind S. 5 m.p.h. 1 p.m. weather overcast C. D. STEWART, Superintendent. Meteorological Office, Singapore, July 28, ID32.
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      146 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday. July 28. H. W. 6.15 a.m., 6 ft. 7 in.. 6.31 p.m., 8 ft 1 in. Friday. July 29. H. W. 8.5 a.m., 6 ft. 8 in., 6.40 p.m., 8 ft. 2 in. Saturday, July 3*. H. W. 9.20 a.m., 7 ft. 2 In., 7.45 p.m., 8
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      586 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately six words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Adrcrtisements will be accepted up to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 25 cents
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      736 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET. SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansion*. Apply Spore Building Corp.. 64, Market St. TO LET, 4, Angullia Park, complete oil mill factory, 92, Robinson Road. Apply Angullia Co. NEW FLATS, at Middle Road, to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply N. Reuben, 7, De Souxa Street. TO
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      562 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road. 8.700 aa, feat, «rst class property. United Engineers. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Boad, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shoos at Grosvenor Hotel, Apply Stephea* Paul A Co. TO LET, first floor, large room suitable for office
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      403 4 PUBUC NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. This is to notify our Friends and Customers that from Aug. 1, our Office will be removed from 52, Orchard Road to 16, Cavanagh Road, and that all enquiries and repairs era to be sent to the new address. OENG HENG MOTOR REPAIRERS. NOTICE The
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      694 4 NOTICE NOTKL MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF SINGAPORE. Assessment for the year 1932. Rates due for the 2nd half-year 1932. Owners of property are reminded that rate* for the 2nd half-year 1932 are due and pcyable in advance without demand at the Municipal Offices in the month of July
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      525 4 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE HALL' MANICURE MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. M, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. THE NEW BRITISH INSECT SPRAT |J|3^KILLS SILVERFISH, Etc., Etc. NON POWONOL9 WILL NOT STAIN CHEAPER THAN OTHERS. YOUR DEALERS STOCK IT. STATE OF JOHORL IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT BATU PAHAT. Land
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      269 5 HOTE L S 1 Raffles Hotel MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modem Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance Cabaret. (JRIIX SPECIAL DAILY tomorrow SPECIAL DISH DOLLAR LUNCH 4 v U N.'"l,»n A LA SIMPSON «.30-8.15 p.m. '.irrol-. 11 l.'Virhv in thp INFORMAL -rhaiim i-niiH.Ms in
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      211 5 i SANATORIUM KABAN DJAHE. I (EAST COAST OF SUMATRA.) S,6a« feet above sea lerel. 2 hours from Medan. CLIMATIC. DIETETIC mnd BURCICAL TREATMENT of LLNP. DISEASE. CHARGES 1. Claaa: F. 259.— monthly (incloding lodging, food, median*., general treatment.) 11. Clan F. 15«.— monthly (incloding lodging, food, nedicinen, general treatment.) 11.
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      333 5 For Foot Nights from Thursday, 28th July. AN UNPRECEDENTED DOUBLE MUSICAL ATTRACTION. Presenting fer the First Tiftrc in Singapore in one programme. TWO FIRST-RUN ALL-TALKING, SINGING AND DANCING PICTURES. SEEN AND HEARD TO GREATER ADVANTAGE THAN USUAL 6. 1S AT THE 9.15 "TIVOLI" NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. FIVE CATCHY SONGS DELIGHTFUL
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      186 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle _m m i 4. is^ ito H 7 nt »4 w. m* m liis (CLUES.) ACROSS. [I jE£ c 19- Knocks le^o'f^he vine ft a e eiuality 2C p^y aci( r a of prey L »8. Counterfeit Irish coin 13. Globular i 9i 9 Mi nera i
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    MOTORISTS' PAYMENT FOR ROADS.
    1173 6 Transport Committee's Report Criticised. The report of the Road and Rail Transport Committee continues to meet with adverse criticism. Comments by the Straits Chinese British Association, Penang, are given below The Committee is of the opinion that motorists are not paying a fair share for their
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    MONEY-LENDER WINS.
    230 6 Failure of Limitation Enactment Defence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 2G. A. V. R. Veerakuniarapillai, a moneylender of Jelcbu, sued a Tampin contractor, M. Vellupillai, before Mr. Justice McFall in the Seremban Supreme Court, for a sum of $1,143.60 and interest, being the amount <*,ue on a
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      535 6 ELECTRICITY FOR YOUR INDUSTRY Q CROMPTON-PARKINSON MOTORS have a particular application to every industry yours included. We are ready to discuss power application with you whether you are buying today or next year. OUR EXPERT ADVICE AND 25 YEARS LOCAL EXPERIENCE will certainly be of use to you and is
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      229 6 f' RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY JULY 30TH. FOX-TROT COMPETITION A Solid Silver Cup will be presented b; Alhambra Theatres Ltd., in conjunction with Fox Film Corporation to the winners to signalise the Malayan premiere of Movietone's 1932 screen classic "DANCE TEAM" Watch the Press for detailed announcements. Mr. Mrs. VYNER GOMEZ
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      209 7 LAST NIGHT TONIGHT Barbara Stanwyck ADOLPHE MEN JOU— RALPH BELLAMY IN J'.L? :5.5J.5J?.^!!1'.._ TOMORROW FRIDAY W**% A Wealth of Romance— r [a^m. us a Fortune of I Gorgeous Gowns! <^^mm| Women will adore this picture. And if |k they're a friend of M friend-husband, along to share its M» A
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      32 7 I— i ii I S j TALLULAH on j !the Screen j BETH BERI on the Stage! i j TONIGHT'S I GALA I OPENING j 6.15—9.15 i I At the I CAPITOL
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      162 7 MAKE YOUR WEEK-END RESERVATIONS NOW- PHONE 6903. TODAY'S FREE PRESS SAYS There has Ix-en no musical til in to foinpAtv with I thin British and Dom vi v:< pi'» '..c-tioi' iura BhmMm SiiHie. Oood-night, Vienna whmiM di^w the town. I TONIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT WHICH I STANDS SUPREME A MAGNIFICENT ALL-BRITISH PRODUCTION
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    234 8 More Rubber Business Passing. TIN PRICES FIRM UP. (By Onr Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices Rubber, 6 cents per lb. Tin, Singapore price $66.50 pt-r picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London. Id., unchanged. New York, 3 1 16 ct., up 1 1« ct. Market Tone —Steady. Tin,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    69 8 Noon, July 28. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Tone of Market Si eady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2d. per lb. New York, Spot Sheet G. cts. 3 1 16 per lb. Spot ..6 6 1 16 Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers. Sellers. Alljf. 6
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    PRODUCE.
    162 8 Singapore, July 28. Gambier 6.25 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 12.00 Copra 5.40 mixed 4.93 Sago flour, Sarawak 1.95 White Pepper 25.00 Black Pepper 19.00 Pearl Sago 4.25 small 5.00 medium 6.C0 Rkf Siam $IGI to 196 Saigon $152 to 158 Rangoon $149 to 159 No. 1 125 catties gross
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    39 8 Mails from Europe (London mails dispatched July 7), ax 8.1. Kajula win. I] anchored at Penang at 5.45 a.m. today will arrive by train tomorrow morning mdenee will be ready for delivery to boxhulclrrs at 8.45 a.m.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        435 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £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 ■i'l £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt
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        GENERAL.
        279 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 0.80 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefa. 0.90 1.00 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 4.2.6 4.7.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 4.00 5.00 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 60.00 65.00 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 18
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        138 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 Muncipal 4V& 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
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        379 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. The above rubber quotations art mostly only nominal. To-day 8 Price Fraser Lyall Evatt A Co. Allenby ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. llitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas ($1) Bassett ($1) Brunei ($5)
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      199 8 Singapore, July 28. 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 3/i Lyons and Paris, demand 1,030 Hamburg, demand 168 New York, demand 40% Batavia
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      EXCHANGES.
      89 8 Rugby, July 27. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.79 Athens 550 Belgrade 222 V-, Berlin 14% Bombay Is. 6 1/16 Brussels 25.50 Bucharest 595 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18 9/16 Geneva 18.17'/a Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3Vfe Lisbon 110 Madrid 44'/ 8 Milan 69 7/16 Monte Video 30 nominal
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      53 8 From Western Australia by Mir.deroo due at Singapore tomorrow afternoon. From China and Japan by Yuensanft due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Saturday, the 30th instant. From China by Sirdhana due at Singapore tomorrow. From China and Manila by President Harrison due at Singapore 6 p.m. on Sunday,
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      AIR MAIL.
      50 8 Mails by the outward Dutch aeroplane from Amsterdam are expected to arrive at Singapore by the evening: express tomorrow. Correspondence addressed to boxholders only will be ready for delivery lit 7.30 p.m. Applications from non boxholders for delivery at the General Post Office cannot be entertained. i m
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    214 8 Today. Siam (except Lower Siain > (Haftkar) 3 p i>w Upper Burma, North and Cast India, Aden, Egypt, Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and U.S.A. (Kurou) (B. I. Mail) .1 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak. Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo Padang (Tidore) 4 p^, Ceylon. Southern and Western India,
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      96 8 jb^h jBE' THI M W~-~ aPM"*' WaafaaW iMVa J THE ROYAL EXCHANCBI LONDON Head Office' of the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATED A-O' 17 2O The Corporation was founded tmt tit yean a«o and la the oldeat compoalte insurance Office In the World. The Head Office haa occupied the above alt*
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      152 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOH THE WEEK. Thursday. July 28. T\ PenanK Races, Third Day. Friday, July 2». 1 Meeting of Enfrineerinir Association of Malaya, 7.4:. a.m. toapacOaa of R.A.K. and Naval Bases. Municipal Commissioners' meetinu, 2.13 p.m. Concert at the Convent, 6.30 p.m. Saturday, July 30. Public Holiday. Malayan Exhibition opens at
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      DUTCH INDIES TRADE.
      1355 9 Major L. H. Cripps on Th€ Tea Duty, Conditions affecting trade between Great Britain and the Netherlands East Indies were reviewed by Major the Hon. L. H. Cripps, chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands Indies, at the annual meeting of the Chamber, held
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      YEN TO FALL.
      186 9 American Views Of Exchange Outlook. Financial leaders in New York are loth to comment on the outlook for the yen, believing that the course oi exchange is likely to be largely determined by developments in Japan rather than by anything here. However, usually well informed quarters are
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      119 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its I,oBoth auction on July 27, when there was catalogued 1,423,42fi lb. or 635.46 tons offered 1283.36H lb. or 572.93 tons sold 1,043,970 lb. or 466.06 tons. Spot. London 2d. New York 3 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      SUNGEI BESI MINES.
      661 9 Review of Year's Working. The twenty-flrst annual general meetinc of the Sunjrei Besi Mines, Ltd., was I held on July 12 at the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Moorgate, E.C. Mr. C. V. Thomas (Mie chairman), in tht course of his speech, said: The output of tin ore
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      464 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JUNE 27. Allagar (I/) 3; Anglo-Malay (£1) Ajrer i'nin* (£1) Bacan 8crai (A) Bahro (2/) ,4 V. Banten»* (A) 1/16; Bitu Caws (*1) H: Bato Katanff f*l) Batn I Tiga (£11 5 32; Bert am (2/) /6; Bidor (£1) H; 3ikam (2/) Bradwall
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      265 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I/oniloti, July 27. Closing quotations today of the principal British and American stocks aro given bellow: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of July 26. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Risa or Fall Conversion Loan h',',
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      SHARE MARKET.
      393 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s report, dated July 27, *tato«: The past week has been a comparativelyquiet one in all sections of the local share market. Dull conditions have prevailed on the London Metal Exchange and the price of tin for the three months' position
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      605 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. Established 18(3 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 Paid up Capital Glds. 66,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24,190,824 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES: Batevia Head office for Dutch Eaat Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Goruntalo, Makassar, Medan, Menado,
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      467 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE r HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (UUblished at Amsterdam 1824.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,090,000 STATUTORY RKSERVE Fl. 20,015.000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTKRDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasin Kobe 'Semarang Bombay *Weltevreden Shanghai Calcutta Medan
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    121 10 Singapore." AI.HAMBRA.- Barbara Stanwyck in Forbidden. 6.16—9.15. Phone 6909. CAPlTOL.— Tallulah Bankhead in The Cheat also Beth Beri in celebrated dance creations. 6.16 9.16. Phone 6261-2. GREAT WORLD.— Talkies, Parade of the West with Ken Maynard. Pasar Halam Gate 10 cts. Ladies Free. MARLBOROUGH.— King of Ayodhya with Durgabai
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    53 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH CHI 800 CHENG.— Aged 40, at his residence No. 92, Heeren Street, at 2 a.m., Wednesday. July 27th. Deceased is the younger brother of Mr. Chi Sun Cheng. He leaves behind a widow, two sons and two daughters. Funeral 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 31st at Family
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1932. MALAYAN FUELS.
    1053 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1932. MALAYAN FUELS. At a time when Malaya cannot afford to spend a dollar more than is absolutely necessary on goods bought from other countries, and when everything possible must be done to encourage the use of local products in the local market,
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    ALTOGETHERNESS OF EVERYTHING.
    1006 10 The World Must Plan And Think Ahead. (By Sir Basil BUckett, director of the Bank of England and former chairman of Cables and Wireless Ltd., in an interview.) "The difficulties with which we are faced are very largely due to some failure to relate production to consumption,
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    162 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. J. Wishart, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Seremban, is in Seremban Hospital. Major R. L. Nunn, acting head of the P.W.D., and Mrs. Nunn are staying in Ipoh. Dr. Hugh Smith, M.B., Ch. B. (Glasgow) has arrived in Singapore and joined Dr. J. S. Sloper in partnership. Mrs. L.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    815 10 KAMPONG INDUSTRIES. *f In a recent article the London correspondent of the Straits Times remarked that the sales of Malayan basketry in London, made from Malaya House, were keeping, up very well and that these cheap, light and attractively coloured articles seemed to have great possibilities
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    "DRASTIC DISARMAMENT" OR NO DEBT REVISION.
    433 11 BORAH PLAN MAY BE SHELVED. U.S. Government Not To Take Initiative. A HINT TO FRANCE. What Mr. Edge Told M. Herriot. ''Drastic disarmament or no revision of War debts" appears to be the answer which the ISA. will return to any overtures from Europe
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    DIKE AT CAMP.
    104 11 Two Days Under Canvas With 400 Boys. Rugby, July 27. Four lain. lied boys, half of them selecttil front public schools and half nominated by member firms of the Industrial Weifare Society from industrial towns and villages, will assemble at Buckingham Palace on Saturday and proceed to
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    NAVAL A.D.C. TO KING.
    65 11 Appointment of Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt. Rugby, July 27. The Admiralty announce the appointment of Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt to h- First and Principal Naval Aide-dc- amp to the King in succession to Admiral Sir Hubert Brand. 1] Tyrwhitt, who is now Com-mamier-in-Chief at the Nore,
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    "AN UNDESIRABLE CHANGE."
    112 11 Decentralisation and The A.B.M. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 27. Sir Michael Whitley, who was a Puisne Judge in the Straits Settlements from 1918 to 1925, was elected President of the Association of British Malaya at the annual general meeting this morning. Mr. H. B. Ward,
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    PETROL CONFERENCE.
    144 11 International Rumanian Groups Agree. Paris, July 26. The Petrol Conference held its last meeting on Saturday at the end of which the following communique was issued to the Press. The two agreement reached during the conference between representatives of the International and Rumanian groups on essential points are
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    ARCTIC FLIGHT.
    70 11 Data For Atlantic Air Mail Service. Montreal, July 27. The German airman, C»pt. Wolfgang von Gronau, who arrived here on Tuesday after flying the Atlantic by tho Arctic route for the third time, proposes to fly to Chicago on Saturday. Speaking at a civic reception in his honour
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    VILLAGE DESTROYED.
    69 11 Disastrous Fire Due To Arson Vienna, July 25. The Austrian village of Koller.-chlau on the Austiian-Bavarian frontier was almost entirely destroyed by a fire which spread with great rapidity in spite of the efforts of brigades from both sides of the border. Two persons perished in the flame?,
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    MR. SANTOS DUMONT.
    69 11 Message of Condolence From Air Council. Rugby, July 27. The Bi itish Air Council has sent through the British Air Attache in Soutn America, who is now in Rio de Janeiro, messages of condolence on the death cf Mr. Santos Dumont to the Brazilian Government and the
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    KUALA MUDA CO.
    107 11 Decision to Restrict Production. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 27. Kuala Muda Rubber Estates, Ltd., report a loss of £7,719 for the year ended Mar. 31, as against a lost* of £2,715 in the pievious year. The amount brought in is £119. The directors have stepped
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    GREEK ECONOMY.
    33 11 Athens, July 23. With the consent of the French Government, the French military mission instructing the Hellenic army will be* dispensed with and sent home on grounds of economy. Aneta-Trans-Oceau. J
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    THREE KILLED IN AIR CRASH.
    298 11 Well Known in Society. M.P.'s WIFE AND SON AMONG VICTIMS. London, July 28. Three people well known in Society Mrs. Bossom, wife of Mr. A. C. Bossom, Conservative M.P. for Maidstone, their 21-year-old son, Mr. Bruce Bossom, and a young German friend, Count Otho ErbachFurstenaii—
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    NO COUP D'ETAT.
    197 11 Reichswehr to Oppose Any Attempt. Berlin, July 26. The permanent Committee of the Reichstag, whfch is charged with the safeguard of parliamentary rights while the Reichstag is not in bein™. passed unanimously, in the absence of tho National Socialists, the German Nationals and others right minority groups,
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    LABOUR GAIN.
    122 11 Government Seat Lost At Wednesbury. Rugby, July 27. The result of the Parliamentary byelection at Wednesbury, Staffordshire, caused by the elevation to the House of Lords of the Conservative member. Viscount Ednam, on the death of his father, the Earl of Dudley, was declared today as follows Mr.
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    "BONUS ARMY."
    63 11 To Evacuate City Of Washington. Washington, July 28. The remnant of the War veterans Bonus Army has agreed to begin evacuation from the city tomorrow, thereby dissipating fears that it might be necessary to declare martial law owing to their persistence in remaining in the. capital where they
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    INDIAN STATES AND THE CROWN.
    408 11 Basis of Settlement "NOT TO BE WEIGHED IN GOLDEN SCALES." Rugby, July 27. With the issue tonight of the report of the Indian States Inquiry Committee the work of all three committees appointed after the second session of the RoundTable Conference has been completed. The
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    COMMUNIST PLOT.
    119 11 Telephone Whispering In the United States. Pontiac, Michigan, July 27. The "telephone whispering" campaign by which the panic and runs on banks all over the country had originated, is reported to have been discovrod by the police while raiding an hotel bedroom, where they found evidence suggesting a
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    FIGHT ON BEACH.
    97 11 Austrian Minister Causes Scene. Alexandria, July 27. The Austrian Minister to Egypt, Karon Versbach Hadamar, has been involved in a fight on the beach of a local bathing resort, his opponent 'being the Egyptian Channel swimmer, Helmy Bey, who, in his capacity as beach inspector, ordered the
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    REVOLUTIONARY PLOT.
    103 11 Communists' Activities In Belgium. Brussels, July 25. A plot to bring about a revolutionary coup on Aug. 1 was discovered by the police who, according to Press reports, were put on the track by reports of a widespread Communist organisation having ramifications throughout tho whole of Belgium. It
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    GORGULOFF TO BE GUILLOTINED.
    339 11 Found Guilty and Of Sound Mind. Paris, July 27. Dr. Paul Gorguloff, the Russian who murdered President Doumer, has been found guilty of murder with premeditation and sentenced to the guillotine. It took the jury barely half an hour to decide that he was guilty of
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    "CONFIDENCE PACT."
    45 11 Balkan Countries Lend Their Support. Rugby, July 27. The Yugo-Slav Minister in London informed the Foreign Office yesterday of the adherence of the Yujro-Slav Government to the agreement for European cooperation. The Czecho-Slovakian and Rumanian Governments have a.'.io announced their accession. British Wirtltss.
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    BELGIAN STRIKE.
    42 11 Miners* Majority To Continue. Brussels, July 25. Contrary to first reports, work has not yet been resumed throughout the mining area in south Belgium. In many districts the miners have decided by an overwhelming majority to continue the strike. Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    STREET ACCIDENTS.
    47 11 Fewer Casualties In London Streets. Rugby, July 27. A notable decrease is announced in street accidents in the London area. Deaths during the past three months number 273, compared with 345 for the same period in 1931. The numbers injured have also decreased. British Wireless.
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    BURMA'S HOPES.
    44 11 Advantages of Separation From India. Rangoon, July 25. The Separation League held a meeting today attended by delegates from 94 districts. All the speeches emphasised the advantages of separation from India, and warned the people of the dangers of a federation. Aneta-Havas.
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    WAR IN JEHOL IMMINENT.
    3960 11 Temporary Truce on Verge Of Collapse. FIGHTING BEGINS. General Honjo's Secret Mission to Shanghai. The temporary truce in Jehol is expected to collapse at any moment and the belief is general in North China that war with Japan is imminent. The Governor of Jehol has rejected
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    BANKRUPTCY OFFICE FRAUD CASE.
    949 12 Handwriting Expert IN BOX MOST OF THE DAY. Mr. Oscar Wilson, a handwriting expert, occupied the witness box for the greater part of yesterday during the hearing in the Assize Court before Mr. Justin- Whit ley of the case against Ommaru Shahmugam and M. Sittampalam. who
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    USEFUL WORK AT OTTAWA.
    806 12 Cut-Price Imports to Be Kept Out of Britain. Ottawa, July 27. An immense amount of useful and necessary work is being done daily at the Conference, although the time is not yet ripe.fpr the publication of the conclusions reached by some of the committees on the
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    THE MARLBOROUGH.
    57 12 The Hindustani talkie, the King of Ayodhya, opened iv season at tht Marlborough last night, and attracted big audi-rn'-es at lioth houses. Baited on one of tin' i 'dust ami most popular in. linn Icgrndi t hi talkie will be »f «r»;ii Interest to lm!:u». The picture ■a
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    THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.
    396 12 Kuala Lumpur's Holiday Offering. The ninth Malayan Agricultural Exhibition will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Sunday and Monday on the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association Show Ground in Ampang Road. As usual the exhibition is organised by the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association, which receives considerable assistance from the
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    THE TIVOLI.
    57 12 Two musical films will be screened for the first time locally at the Tivoli tonight. One is The Talk of Hollywood," presenting Nat Can- and Kay Marbe. The otltpr is a British picture of a revue character, entitled Stepping Stones." It presents songs of the Victorian era as
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    THE NEW WORLD.
    58 12 The management of the New World has arranged with the Singapore Traction fn. for a special t»olley-bus service between Tanjong Pagar and the New wond on July zj, anH W and 31 and Aug. 1 from 6 p.m. to midnight, The ninth anniversary of the New j
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    PRUSSIAN APPEAL FAILS.
    212 12 Temporary Injunction Refused. Leipzig, July. 26. In a long statement the Supreme Court gives reasons for rejecting the motions by Prussia and also by the Centre Party and Social Democrat Parliamentary Group asking for a temporary injunction restraining the Chancellor (Herr voti Papen) in his capacity as
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    THE PAVILION.
    248 12 Brilliant British Musical Comedy. "Good Night Vienna" is the best British picture we have seen to date. It is better than "Sunshine Susie," which is saying a great deal, and it is certain to enjoy a kng run at the Pavilion, where it opened to two crowded houses
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    NON-AGGRESSION PACT.
    17 12 Moscow, July 26. A non-aggression ;v.ct has been signed between the Soviet and Poland. AnetaHavas.
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    PESSIMISM NOT JUSTIFIED.
    662 12 Mr. Arthur Henderson On Disarmament. Rugby, July 27. Mr. Arthur Henderson, who has just returned to London after six months in Geneva where he presided over the Disarmament Conference, interviewed by the London Star today said that although he was not completely satisfied with the Conference's results
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    PROFESSOR GAYLEY.
    189 12 Death of Famous Scholar. Berkeley, Cplifornia, July 27. The death is. announced of Professor Charles Mills Gayley. a well-known educationalist. He was bojT In Shanghai. Professor Gayley raj in his 76th year. His student days were spent in Blackheath, England, Belfast, Michigan and Germany and he received many
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    47 12 A concert will be givtr. in the V.M.C.A. Hall on Saturday, starting at 8.15, in aid of the St. Peter's Church Tanr.l Building Fund. Those who will take part include Mm. Kinloch, Mr. Paul Vcrdajrnc, Mr. G. J. G.urney, Mr. P. Abishcganadan and the Golden Bell Ministrels.
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    VILLAGE CRAFTS IN MALAYA.
    722 12 Ideas for the Slump. COLLEGE DLSPLAY AT THE EXHIBITION. All who arc interested in the encouragement of villacre industries in Malaya should not fail to visit (he stall of the Sultan Idris Training ullr::.at 'the Malayan Exhibition in Kuala I.umpur next week-end. Mr. O. T. Dussek,
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    VISITORS TO LONDON.
    58 12 Record Number From The Continent. Ragbr, July 27. London is giving h un welcome to increasing numbers o f ioreign rWton this year. A group of U«dl«a 1 "tels announces a record number of Continental v there are stated to be mow visii >rs from Scandinavia, Holland,
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    THREE THEFTS A DAY.
    47 12 Bicycle Stealers in Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 27. On an average UttM bicycle* a day huve boon stolen in Kunlu Lmnpur duriiii' the last nniiHh. Bad cyclists air warned never to leave their MMMmM without padjocks or unattended.
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      WOMEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      302 13 First Round Results As Expected. The first round of the women's doubles competition provided yesterday's matches '.n the Malayan tennis championships at the S.C.C., and the results were a* follows MVs. Drew and Miss Oldfield beat Mrs. Hopkins and Miss Toby, 6—4, B— 2. Mrs. Taylor and
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      SHANGHAI TENNIS.
      112 13 New Chinese Doubles Champions. The final of the Shanghai Chinese open t nnis doubles championship took place on July 11 at the China National Amateur Athletic Federation. C. D. Kuo and Y. Y. Kuu, winners of the 1931 title, were ciethionvd by two youthful college players. D. K.
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      GOODWOOD STAKES.
      73 13 Favourite Beaten By Forum 11. (From' Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 27. The Goodwood Stakes (about 2 miles 3 fur.) was run today, and resulted as follows: FORUM II (W. UicVahy) 6.8 SANDY LASHES (Brosen) 7.2 CASTLEDERG V Burns) 7.3 Won by two lengths; three lengths between second
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      PENANG RACES.
      184 13 Scratching for Today's Programme. The following horses have been scratched froir. today's events at the Penang Turf Club race meeting 1.—Caro. 2.—Lady Remington. 3.—Malt Dust, Joseph, The Sheik, Bacchante, Minoru. 5.—Canvasser, Armide. fi.—Battle Creek. 7.—Hatchet Lane, Gulvain, Tetrawa, Corporal Nym. All engagements.—Lady Remington. Big sweep on race 7
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    VETERANS' MATCH.
    118 13 Players in Saturday's Charity Game. The following have been selected to pkfy in the veterans' charity match on Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium in aid of the European and Non-European Unemployment Funds Europeans and Eurasians E. Ganno L. A. Rappa and. E. G. Staunton N. K. Ess,
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    SELANGOR FOOTBALL.
    262 13 Player Ordered Off In Friendly." (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 27. Fast and interesting; football was seen when the Selangor Club met the Tamil Physical Culture Association today on the fotmer's padang in a friendly irame. Exchanges ruled even throughout and the final score of a
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    88 13 Garrison Mixed Foursomes Competition. The monthly mixed foursomes competition at the Garrison Golf Club resulted in f win for Sqr.-Ldr. and Mrs. A. W. Vylne. The following: cards were handed in Sqr.-Ldr. and Mrs. A. W. Mlyne 44— 9>4— 34* Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Cameron 40 4V4
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    INDO-CEYLONESE IN GOOD FORM.
    855 13 Score Six Goals. DEPLETED S.R.C. TEAM WELL BEATEN. Indo-< Yvlonese 6 S.R.C. 0. The Indo-Ceylonese, who two days previously had been beaten by Pulau Brani by I—o,1 0, struck good form yesterday when they defeated a depleted S.R.C. side in a first division league match by
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    TOPICS OF BRITISH TURF.
    1597 13 Solario's Record Price. WHY CAMERONIAN WAS SCRATCHED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, July 12. Turf sensations this week have been two in number the withdrawal of Mr. A. J. Dewar's The Cameronian from the 1 Eclipse Stakes, which is to be run
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    120 13 Thursday. July 28. Tennis: Malayan championship! at the sec Football: S.A.F.A. Div. M.P.H. vs. Vehicles Dept., Gcylang; Friendly, S.C.C. "B" vs. Medical Services, Padang. Penan* Races, Third Day. Friday. July 29. Tennis: Malayan championships at the S.C.C. Boxing: Young Johnson vs. L/Bdr. Ellis, New World. Football: Malaya Cup:
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    CHALLENGE ROUND OF DAVIS CUP.
    100 13 U.S.A. Expected to Beat France. i Paris, July 25. Rene Lacoste being prevented by illneKs from playing, the French L.T.A. have selected the world's premier player, Henri Cochet. and also Boussus, to play in the singles, and the Borotra-Brugnon combination to play in the doubles
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    278 13 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 27. Today's baseball results were National League. Having split a double header yesterday the Pirates twice toppled the Giants today and the games provided some more heavy clouting, Bill Terry, Freddy Lindstrom and Johnny Moore for the Giants
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    REDUCING RUNNING COSTS.
    688 14 More Hints And Tips Fot Motorists. Many ear driver are apt to overlook »everul s-tnall point* irhieh, if observed, will greatly (insist in reducing yearly expenditure. Ignition and throttle controls, steering braking, and gear-changing ail caiit.i Unite to the cost of maintenance. DKAKING and steering bear considerably
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    MOTOR-CAR TYRES.
    308 14 Move To Make Them Bigger. It is difficult to foretell the size of the pueumatic tyres to be used a few years hence. The sizes now standard throughout the world were the rational outcome of the wide swing from high-pressure tyres to n>edium balloons some eight or nine
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    LUXURY "BABY" CAR.
    93 14 Self-changing Gears; Fluid Flywheel. A LUXURY baby car is being produced in England by the Daimler Co. It will have a 10 h.p. fourcylinder engine, with self-changing gearbox and fluid fly-wheel. The price has not been definitely fixed. The fluid flywheel is one of the mart up-to-date
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    THE GENERAL MOTORS TESTING GROUND.
    476 14 Every Type Of Road Represented. SEVEN million miles is a tremendous distance, yet that is almost the exact mileage over which automobiles were tested under actual road conditions during 1931 by General Motors Corporation at its wonderful testing park at Milford, U.S.A. These grounds are
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      58 14 Meeting to be Held On Aug. 12. Members of the S.C.C. interested in Rugby are asked to attend the annual meeting of the section to be held on Friday, Aug. 12, at 6.15 p.m. I The Anglo-Chinese School, KUtng, will hold their annual athletic sports on Saturday on
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    HEAVY OIL ENGINE.
    168 14 Good Run in English Event. Vff AN 'Y automobile experts are favourably impressed with the modern compres-sion-ignition heavy oil engine (Diesel type) for commercial haulage, and predict its general adoption in the near future. In the 1,000-mile motor car Torquay rally recently held in England one of
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    HIGH-COMPRESSION.
    253 14 Better Hill-Climbing Results. ONE of the major advantages gained by the buyer of the latest models of motor-cars is the greater efficiency and econoiry obtained as the result of the engine having in most instances a higher compression ratio than did earlier models. Possibly many motorists do not fully
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    AMUSING CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS.
    560 14 What Claimants Tell Insurance Co.s. HHHE causes of motor accidents are diversified, but it is a common feature of the great majority that each par^y concerned is finrly and sincerely convinced that he or she was not to blame. Sometimes the grounds upon which this belief
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    STREET LIGHTING.
    123 14 An Ingenious American System. a street-lighting system A which is now in operation in the United States, it has become possible for darkness to turn on the lighting system. A photo-electric tube is enclosed in a box at the west end of the highway to be lighted, and
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    RECORD RUN.
    130 14 Severe Test for A New Oil. BREAKING all existing motor records, regardless of engine tyi* or power, W. Madden and K. C. Bidwi-U drove a redan from New York to Chicago in tho record time of 18hr. 42min. Before the start the crankcase of the car was filled
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    ITALY'S SECRET.
    45 16 Said to be Building 14 Warships. Ixmdon, July 25. The Daily Telegraph's naval expert claims authority for a statement that Italy is building 14 warships, a fact which has hitherto been kept strictly secret and not known in France or anywhere else.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    IMPREGNABLE.
    88 16 Belt of Fortresses on Metz Alsace Frontier. Paris, July 25. A voyage of inspection in the neighbourhood of the Metz and Alsace frontier has been undertaken by tht French Chamber Budget expert, M. Lamoureux, who, in an interview "with Le Temps, expressed admiration for th« system of fortifications established
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    PAVLOVA BALLET.
    55 16 Husband to Finance World Tour. London, July 25. A new ballet is being founded in memory of the famous Anna Pavlova by her husband Baron Dandre. Havinc sold her property in England for £15,000 he is awaiting this sum to finance a company which will make a world
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    WILD LIFE PROTECTION.
    70 16 Ffee of $1 for Export From Sarawak. Notice is given in the Sarawak Government Gaiette that a fee of $1 will be .-barged by the Curator of the Sarawak Museum for the export by permit of each live wild bird or other live wild animal. Where the
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    CHOLERA IN CHINA.
    28 16 More Foreign Victims In Peking. Peking, July 25. There have been many cholera deaths in Peking among the members of the foreign colony. Aneta Havas.
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    147 16 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week -nded July 23, gives che total number of deaths as male 110 and female 67. This represents a death-rate it 19.57 per mille per annum, compared with 20.12 in the preceding week and 24.96 in the corresponding week of last
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    MALAYAN ENGINEERS.
    368 16 Programme for Meeting In Singapore. An extensive programme has been arranged for the«i members of the Engineering Association of Malaya, who will meet in Singapore tomorrow. The meeting will last until Sunday, and it is anticipated that cbout 40 to 50 members will attend. The programme, which includes
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    DAYLIGHT SAVING.
    238 16 Ballot of S.S. (S.) A. Members. The question of Daylight Saving for Malaya was considered at a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association on Tuesday. After full discussion it was resolved that any proposal to alter Singapore Standard Time by one hour should not
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    MALACCA'S WATER.
    86 16 Passes from Rural Board To Municipality. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 27. At the quarterly meeting of the Rural Board, with the Hon. Mr. C. H. G. Clarke Resident Councillor, in the chair, it was decided to hand over the maintenance of water supply, hitherto under the
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    MR. CHI BOO CHENG.
    67 16 Death of a Well-Known Malacca Planter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 27. The death occurreil this morninsr of Mr. Chi 800 Cheng, a wuil-known planter at the age of 40. Mr. Chi 800 Cheng leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters. The funeral will
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    CHINESE UP A TREE.
    45 16 Rails 30 Feet and Cracks His Skull. A 50-year-old Chinese up a tree in Um compound of a house in Ah Hood Road yesterday morning slipped and fell 30 feet t6 the gTOund, fracturing his skull. He was taken to hospital.
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    HOW SCIENCE BEATS THE CRIMINAL
    2130 17 Tracked by Piece Of MikL CAD. SECRETS. MR. A. H. DICKINSON'S ADDRESS. The proKress of the methods of tracking down criminals was explained by Mr. A. H. Dickinson, who is in charge of the local Criminal Investigation Department, in an interesting address at tho Rotary
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    INGENIOUS ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
    927 17 Prison for Malay. POOR HEALTH PUT UP AS DEFENCE. An ingenious attempt to defraud th« beneficiaries of an estate by bringing forward two bogtiß claimant* and having the neoossary docu««nU drawn up by a Singapore lawyer who was induced to believe the genuineneaft of the transaction,
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    CONVERSION SCHEME.
    233 17 Important Contribution By Egypt. Rugby, July 27. Applications for conversion of War Loan received yesterday by the Bank of England numbered 76,000, the largest total in any one day since the announcement of the scheme. Only 600 requests were made for redemption. The total applications received at the
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    BETTER ROADS.
    177 17 Would Only Aid China's Bandits. London, July 27. The greatest interest in China's internal I difficulties has been aroused by a series of articles in The Times by the Dean of Canterbury (Dr. Hewlett Johnson) in which he lays stress on bad communications and misgovernment. The Times, in
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    ZIEGFELD FOLLIES DANCER.
    400 18 Miss Beth Beri Arrives In Singapore. r Miss Beth Beri, a former Ziegfeld Follies (lancer, who is to open a season at the Capitol Theatre this evening, arrived by the Haruna Maru yesterday. Interviewed by a Straits Times representative, she said her plans were uncertain, but she
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    FOREST RESERVE.
    247 18 New Area of 20,000 Acres In Pahang. A meeting of the Pahrng State Council was held on July 14, at Pekan at which th" now Sultan. His Hichness a!-SulUn Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuM- lin al-Mu'adzdzam ibni al-Marhum al-Mu'tasim Bi'llah al Sultan Abdu'llah, presided. Before proceeding 'ith the business on
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    111 18 Thursday, July 28, 4.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, "A" (M. G.) Company 4 PI.; 5.15 p.m., Ridley Park, Rangctakers, 4th Lesson; 5.15 p.m Headquarters "E" (Chinese) Company, Section Leading. Friday, July 29, Blakan Mati S. R. A. (V), Camp assembles; Changi, Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. and M. G. PI.
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      RUBBER FIRE-LIGHTERS.
      1471 18 How Difficulties May Be Overcome. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—A little while ago you were good enough to publish a letter of mine on the subject of rubber fire-lighters. Since then I have received a letter from my principals in London by last mail, extracts
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      MALAYA'S REAL PROBLEM.
      685 18 MALAYA'S REAL PROBLEM. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Mr. Laurence Henderson of Penang has had two letters recently in the Straits Times. He is seeminjrly, by his first letter, a schoolmaster. I cannot trace his name as recently as the 1929 Directory and it would be interesting
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      TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      72 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It seems rather excessive, in these hard times, to pay a dollar entrance for each day for the Malayan Tennis Championships, especially for one who would like to see the tournament through. I think if the 'Association reduces the entrance
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      656 18 I all British] I' Will Hunt Influenza j Out of Malaga Reports to hand indicate the prevalence of developments take place. ASPRO will fl Influenza in Malaya. Although not in epide- hunt out the 'Flu' in 24 hours. Take it i^ mic form, Flu can quickly sweep through according to
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    5188 19 Lady Louis Mountbatten Refutes "A Preposterous Story." A PLANTER ATTACKS DIRECTORS AND SECRETARIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, July 12. Mr. Mai -Donald home from Lausanne bringing Peace with Honour" and the prospect of ridding the world of the milltitone of debt which
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    BIG CONTRACT.
    253 19 Britain To Build Bridge Costing £2,000,000. A night dash to Coper hagen by two of the biggest figures in ihe British steel industry led to the securing by Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., of Middlesbrough, of the contract for the building of what will be the biggest bridge
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    DACOITS' RAID.
    219 19 Employees Bound And Valuables Stolen. A clean sweep of all money, clothing and foodstuffs belonging to the employees of the Choky Point Light Station was made on July 17, about eight o'clock at night, says the Rangoon Times. It appears from the information received by the Port Commissioner!*
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    Prince At International Horse Show.
    31 20 WINNING FRENCH TEAM.— The Prince of Wales at the International Horse Show at Olympia. presenting his cup and medals to the winning French team. (Planet News.)
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    23 20 SOUTH AFRICAN OLYMPIC TEAiM The South African Olympic team in training in readings for the great aih't in contest at_l.»s \n-.1... (Planet News.)
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    35 20 SWANS REMOVED FROM THE RIVER Swans being taken in a punt after they had been removed from the river Thames at Henley so that the river would be clear for the Henley Regatta. (Planet News.)
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    33 20 LLOYD GEORGE ADDRESSES YOUNG LIBERALS Mr. Lloyd George addressing a large gathering of Young Liberals from the home counties at a garden party at hie home at Addison Road, Kensington, Londan. (Planet News.)
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    35 20 LARGEST FLYING PARTY Seven air linere left Croydon aerodrome with a large party of well-known people for Rheims where they attended the celebrations of the 250 th anniversary of the discovery of champagne. (Planet News.)
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    37 20 SMASH-AND-GRAB RAID INVENTION— A new anti-smash-and-i-rah raid device, invented by Mr. William Samuel, being tested out at a jewellers shop in Burlington Gardens. As the window is smashed a shutter descends to protect the contents. (Planet News.)
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