The Straits Times, 1 August 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NBARLT A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST I, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      341 1 BINGAPQM 78. CECIL ST. (PHONE 6151), 6.15 Tonight 9.15 THIS RECKLESS AGE nd i BETH BERI. Phone 5261-2. "BEAR BRAND" MILK is not only the most econoi^k P^^ mical, but the most dependable milk you can buy. 6^L ~**ZjL- Originating from pedigree cattle grazing on the 6^^^—^^ rich verdant pastures
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      144 1 B KUALA LUMPUR: 2T. JAVA ST. (PHONE 3663)1^ LADIES! HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY! TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW GOODS WE ARE HOLDING A CLEARANCE §Mk sale Phf OF \S^%j(/ SURPLUS STOCKS OF MM LADIES' DRESSES S|»H\h AT PRICES YOU CANNOT JpjvWA AFFORD TO MISS! rftm 8 50 $i 0.50. $15.00.
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      11 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 i THIS RECKLESS AGE BETH BERI. Phone 5261-2.
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      524 2 P. 0, BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CABGO SERVICES, PPNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR «AST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnaga. Dna S'pora. 1832. MALWA 11,000 Aug. 6 NOVAKA C.990 Aug.
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      713 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPIN YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesborongn. Vessels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. KATORt MARU 10,000 Aug. 11 12 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 25 26 t YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Sept. 6 7 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Sept. 21 22 SUWA MARU 10,700 Oct. 8 7 FUSHIMI
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      496 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Tia JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by tha wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and tha i.i. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). Tha s.s. MARELLA it ona of tha largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      596 2 THE EAST ASIATIC ICO, LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 532*. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penang. M.s. ALSIA Aug. 10 Aug. 12 m.s. LALANDIA Sept. 14 Sept. 16 m.s. MKONIA Sept. 21 Sept. 23 m.». BORINGIA Oct. 12 Oct. 14 m.s. FIONIA
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      1144 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam Ship Cn., Ltd., and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE STRAITS BTEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE CUNARD BTEAM SHK» Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE, Ld. THE
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  • Shipping News.
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      ECHO OF A THAMES MISHAP.
      716 3 British Steamer Blamed For Collision. In the Admiralty Division, Mr. Justice Bate m and TWnily Brethren heard a <li.im by the British India Steam Naviiration < in renpect of damage sustained hip Manors in a collision i with the United Stal Une steamship American Tt-ader,
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      P. AND O. MAIL.
      118 3 Employment of Indian Seamen. In the rnmoni on June "27. d Gri nfell askeJ the Se.-retar>" for In.! v whether he would siar. w vin^ the mail co 11ment of Indii an.! th. Peninsular and Oriental Steaaithe carrying of ncailt between ln.lia anil this country and
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      COMPENSATION FOR SEAMAN'S DEATH.
      580 3 Important Judgment By House of Lords. A new ruling of interest to shipowners and employers was given in the House of Lords «ecerUly on Workwen's Compensation. Reserved judgment was delivered by :i court consisting of Lords At kin. WarringtaO, To.rlin, Thanlceif.on ■ad Hacmillian, in v a;
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      NEW MACHINERY.
      364 3 Increasing the Indrapoera's Speed. When thp Ininipu a WBJ eoaptoted at he end of r.'^"> and placed in commission .aily in 1926, she was the first passenger iner liuilt for the Rotterdam Lloyd for tnrica to the Dotcta East Intii- s al-o one if the .i ;--'nner liners
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    167 3 BAN HONO LIONG, Brit.. 7M tons, from Sumaranft 1-H. for Batavia 2-8. (APE ST. FRANCIS, Brit., 3.. r >49 tons, from Honir Kong 30-7, for Mauritius 3-8. KLANG, Brit., 723 tons, from Penang 1-8, for Praug :i-«. KINTA. Brit., .100 tons, from Penanjr 30-7, for IYnanir 1-X. I.ARI'T.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    127 3 Monday. MkJWI L Shipa alongaldr the Wharrci or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wh»rf Tub "Pentowtr." Dredtrer "Todak." Lch. "Shark," Ipoh, Manipi, Aletta, The Cable. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock SHR Hopptn 1 and 4. Tog "Tantu,"
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    MANTUA.
    24 3 Tru> P. and O. Mantua has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive in Singapore at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4.
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      656 3 SNORDDEUTSCHER (Incorporated la o*rmany.) Th* undermentlonsd ar* th* tompany** la•ended fliturei I OUTWARDS. S HAVEL for Hong Kong, S'ghal, Taku. Dalny, Tsinptau und Japun Aug. 1 SAARKRUCKKN for Uoilo. febu, Manila. Hong Konf, S'k-hai, Taku, Ualny and TsiaftM Aug. 19 ISAR for Manila, Hong Kong, S'ghai, Kobe, Taku, Dalny and
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      434 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIt* LINB Ond AMERICAN MAIL LINB Baataitw!jll^BaaßaHSaasa*7 ■f^^s^nssßßsß* A FEW MORE REASONS WHY DOLLAR LINERS ARE POrULAR. I The staterooms are the largest and most comfortable you can buy. I The cosmopolitan atmosphere of these World Liners insures you an interestini; cruise. The nhip is youra from stem to
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      440 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England.) ELLERMAN LINE. Freight Scrvlc* to UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. TU Ports and Bars Ctast. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JArAX. Steamer Dus S'por*. cm OP Ml 1 BOURNK CITY OK CAMBUDGI S. pt. 11 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY 0? ITKTH for Il.ivr*. London,
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      178 3 TIDE TABLES. Monday, Angost I. H. W. 10.45 a.m., 8 ft. 1 in., 956 p.m.. 9 ft. 2 in. rnesday, Augnst 2. H. W. 11.15 a.m., 8 ft. i in., 10.10 p.m., 9 ft. r, in. Wednesday, August t, H. W. 11.41' a.m., I ft. C in., 10.50 p.m., 10
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      698 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. When applying for any position adrertlsed. In these columns send copies of testimonial". Do not send originals. WANTED, qualified maternity nurse (European i In take rhu >■([■•■ of lialiy about 14 days i,l,| Im II days fn.m ahout Septembir 11. Apply SSI, Straits Times. WANTED EXPERIENCED Canvasser for
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      604 4 HOUSES, FLATS TO LET TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply S*pore 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 snnitation. Apply N. Reuben, 7, Dc Souza Street. TO
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      691 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICE, Robinson Road. 3,700 sq. feet, first class property. United Engineers. OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Hoad, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie Co., Ltd. TO LET, Riverside Godowns and Shops at Groavenor Hotel, Apply Stephens Paul Co. TO LET, OFFICES at 4 and 4-A, Prince St, top
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      1409 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB NOTICE AUTUMN (GOLD CUP) MEETING 1932. Saturday 3rd. Wednesday 7th, Saturday 10th, Wednesday 14th and Saturday, September 17th. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 o'clock noon on Monday Aug. 'I'Z, IML SWEEPS.— A $5 UNLIMITED SWEEPSTAKE KOR MEMBERS will be held on each day of the Meeting.
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    LAND POLICY IN QUEENSLAND.
    1143 5 Using Unproductive Areas. An ambitious land policy is to be launched by the Government, with the avowed object of securing the development of the unproductive lands of the State as quickly as possible, says the Brisbane Courier. Immediate steps are to bo taken to revert to
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    LAINZ GOLF CLUB.
    74 5 Diplomats Assailed By Nazis. Vienna, July 2, (By Mail). A golf club in the suburb of Lainz, to which the diplomatic corps repairs each Thursday for golf and dviner, was raided last Thursday by Nazis with anti-Semitic tendencies who assailed the. diplomats and their attaches with stick<
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    STRICTEST SECRECY.
    470 5 Much Progress Being Made at Ottawa. Rugby, July 30. Work at Ottawa is proceeding so satisfactorily that some observers forecast the conclusion of the Conference in the third week in August. The review of Imperial Trade, issued by the United Kingdom delegation, tinbeen received as a valuable contribution
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    HAUNTED BY TRAGEDY.
    206 5 Actress Who Held Stabbed Actor in Her Arms. How the famous English actor, William Terriss, was murdered at the stagedoor of a theatre 35 years ago, is recalled by the death of Jessie Millward, the actress who was playing with him at the time. Miss Millward, who
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    DACOITY CHARGE.
    177 5 Chittagong, July 5. How the trial of blood led to the discovery of stolen articles and the arrest of an accused was disclosed in the prosecution story of a dacoity case during its preliminary inquiry held by Khan Saheb Ahmed. Al,, First Class Sub-Deputy Magistrate, Chittagong. The facts
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    PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE MANCHUKUO.
    338 5 Organised by Japanese In Peking. According to the Japanese MWapsptt* Yt.miuri, the Japanese special-serviic organ at Peking has just brought to lifcht. a big plot smgiaeewd l>y .Japanese 'i> overthrow Manchukuo. A lengthy teloKr;im describing the proncmt of this plot it, .'.aid to have been
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    LOST IN BUSH.
    498 5 Australian Party's Experience. Ipswich, Australia. June 127. After spending a bitterly cold night on a mountain top in the Spiccri Gap district on Sunday, in light clothing and iwithout food from X ».m. on Sunday until 4 p.m. today, a party of four Ipswich people arrived back
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    MISS M. MACGREGOR.
    92 5 Death of Well-Known Woman Missionary. The death occurred at the Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong, on July 22 of Miss Marjraret Macuregor, of the Knjdish Presbyterian Mission, Amoy Miss .M.ufrreßor, was t>l years of ape, and hail been ailing for some time, with heart trouble. She went to
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      335 5 HOTELS Raffles Hotel MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TONIGHT TEA DANCE CABARET 6.30-8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 to Midnight PRES. HARRISON'S ORCHESTRA. GRILL SPECIAL DAILY tomorrow SPECIAL DISH DOLLAR LUNCH jrF t^__. i-VKHY EVERY BATVUUT MONIA TKK ANI> IS K( |lESTRA
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      104 5 INSURANCE, COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR. ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) THB LONDON ASSURANCI, HONG KONG FIRE INSCE. CO, Ltd. fir.. Life. Marin^ Accident. Gu.ranU. PH OENIX ASSURANCB Co, Ltd. WESTERN ASSURANCB Co. Assets 460,000,000. UNION INSCE, SOCIETY OF CANTON, Lt4, ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Coder- EAGLE STAR ft BRIT.
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  • Correspondence.
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      NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
      978 6 Why the Company Is At A Standstill. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, While your leading article dated July 28 will have doubtless been read with great interest by th(- general public, the; feeling aroused in the unfortunate shareholders in the company known as Nipah Distilleries
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      MALAYAN FUELS.
      2191 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your leading article on the subject of Malayan fiuls, which appeared iti your issue of July 28, is not only exceedingly interesting, but is also very opportune. Perhaps a bri-jf account in plain language, which will be readily understood by
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      THE R.R.I.
      729 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Your planting correspondent keeps us well in touch with vital facts affecting his subject, and thereby lie supplies a very long felt want. What strikes me as a fruit grjwer, presently far removed from the distressing economics of rubber, is
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      CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
      112 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have just received a opy of your issue of Jinn- 1 containing a report of th-.' annual general meeting of Engine Works, Ltd., and find that my name ha.» been associated with the Socfin and Co. lighter contract.
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      BANK AMALGAMATION.
      142 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference t<> "Interested'!!" comments on th-.- proposed amalgamation of the three Chinese banks. I wish to puml out to this correspondent that every available opportunity will Ik- Riven t th* shareholders cither to rapport or turn down the recommendation
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    "RED" STUDENTS.
    230 6 Details of an Amazing Paotingfu Affair. Peking, July 10. Two students injured in the clash between students ami police last Thursday have now succumbed to their injuries. bringing the total death roll to 12, of whom i iirht are students. Seventeen of the students who were. have been
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    CANTON'S BOYCOTT.
    207 6 Anti-Japanese Activity Renewed. Canton, July 11. July SO shops all over Kwang!uiv,' Province will either have to get rid of all their Japanese goods or subiTfit to the taking and sealing up of inch wares until the boycott has come to an end. Besides giving out such a
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      156 7 "DANCE TEAM"— How you'll love it! MATINEE TODAY at 3 p.m. JOAN BENNETT John Boles IN MOMETONE'S SPARKLING "COCKTAIL" OF ROMANCE AND MERRIMENT "Careless Lady" ALSO: THE ENGLAND -INDIA TEST. TOMORROW: BEN LYON AND CONSTANCE CUMMINGS in THE BIG TIMER i 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 JACKIE COOPER WALLACE BEERY IN THE
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      183 7 ANOTHER GREAT DOUBLE BILL! X M>HIt>»IIHH>IIIHIIMmtMIIIMMHUmimIM«>V CAPITOL < '-*»««»««««««»»«»««»»««t««»* COMMENCING AT THE SPECIAL MATINEE TODAY 3.15. Paramount's Bright Comedy Success With the Popular Comedian CHARLIE J^^ NIGGLES Wt jP IN k/ "THIS RECKLESS AGE" with PEGGY SHANNON, FRANCES DEE and RICHARD BENNETT (Father of Constance and Joan) With Additional Stage
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      197 7 MATINEE TODAY 3.15. 6TH DAY— SEASON EXTENDED! TERRIFIC TRIUrViPI] OF BRILLIANT ALL BRITISH MUSBCALE. "GOOD-NIGHT VIENNA" A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PRODUCTION JACK BUCHANAN WITH Brilliant new wonder star ANNA NEAGLE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING TO COMPARE WITH IT-GREATER EVEN THAN "SUNSHINE SUSIE". WATCH FOR THE PERFECT LADY Look out—
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    HASHISH SMUGGLERS
    123 8 Big Gang Broken Up In Cairo. Cairo, July t& Our of the biggest hashish imtigglin' Kangs has been broken up with the tria' and conviction of 10 persons, including the notorious Mahanted Abdul. Bael person wa* sentetwi I to five years' im prisonmeni and tin<>(l tl.ono. Two other
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    TO STOP A WAR.
    123 8 Joint Action in South America. Santiago i!c Chile. July W. Argentina. Brazil and hile have decid t'd to take joint action with a view t, stopping hostilities between Bolivia an Paraguay. It is hoped the disputants will agree t. suspend operation-. Thy lighting, <:> fai has
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    OIL PRICES.
    98 8 24 Per Cent. Increase Saic To Be Premature. Paris, July J7. Report that the tn.eination;:! Oil Con Fetenee has decided to increase srkes b) pei cvnt. is at leas) premature, accord ing to r. reliable nccouni of the conference The proceed ings he c centred on variou: Reids
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    VERONAL POISONING.
    59 8 Famous Musician's Wife Commits Suicide. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July iO. Lad) Ronald, the wife of the famou; miiKician Sir Landon lionald. has com milted suicide by taking veronal. Sir Landon has been Principal of th Ouildhall School ol Music since l!>10 an(' conductor of the Royal
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    POLICE AND WIRELESS.
    80 8 Pocket \iv, i lii itish ta./iCS. (Pram our Own Correapcadeat.) London, July 80. i probable thai ull policemen ia homeland will be i-quip^-d shortly wit' k< t. wireless ivicivei enabling Sc,,t liiinl Yard to communicate newi oi crime throughout the country within Bftaen minutes. The system was
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    ANGLO-FRENCH PACT.
    44 8 London, .luly 28. Greece and tiungar) have decided to ail here u> ,nih consulative put concluded ai Laiuanne. Tlii* makes i total of fourteen countries now pledged t> consult eurh other regarding the solutioi of all problem* arising in Europe. Renter Radio.
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    WORLD'S SLAVES.
    170 8 Estimated at Roughly 5,000,000. London, July 2K. An estimate that then* are between fou mil six million slaves in the world toda; Aas ma<Je in the course of a letter signe< >y the Arjhbishops of Canterbury am Ifoik and the leaders of the Fre'hunh(s on tho occasion of
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    SUBMARINE RAISED.
    59 8 Lead Keel Detailed Aftei Collision. Stockholm. July 27. The eiew of the submarine Baevern ha> i wonderful escape after colliding wit he cruiser Kiytia. The submarine sank to a depth of 25 'eet. but the crew manage) to detach th cad keel whoioupon the vesstl regainei list sufficient
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    GORGULOFF TO APPEAL.
    139 8 Now Receiving Priestly Consolation. Paris. July ,iO. Pr. Gorguloff is appealing to the Cour >f i lassatkm. Be is receiving priestly consolaMon. Unless ihe sentence is commuted h .vill be prolably guillotined on Sep.. 1.Etcatar. Paris. July 27. I demand to be sentenced to death rai the
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    CONVERSION SCHEME.
    97 8 2,000,000 Applications So Far Received. Rugby, July 30. The triumphant success of the Wa: -oan conversion scheme is now assured Well over two million applications ou •f 2,800.000 have been received, of whii-i '.900.000 are for conversion. These in lude nearly all the big holdings. The Federation of
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    NEW STEAMSHIP CO.
    84 8 R.M.L. to Control 50 Vessels. London. July :>O. A company BBflMd Thj Royal Mai •iners Limited ha.- been registered a Somerset House having a nomina apital of i'4.U00.000, with the object ol ■kin*; over all the boats belonging to the toyal Mail Steam Packet Company, the I
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    "FUTILE ENDEAVOURS."
    79 8 Mr. de Valera Not to Waste Further Time. London, July 31. Mr. <lr VaJera was enthusiastically rereive i at a mass meeting in Limerick. He :-aid hi' was not goin^ to waste fur:lhm time in "futile endeavours" to secure irl itiatiiin in the land annuities dispu'c md rruHirimtl
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    DAME LLOYD GEORGE.
    53 8 Falls in Her Garden And Fractures Arm. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. Dame Lloyd Gaorga fractured her rifrht arm as a pcaatt of a fall in the garden of bar house at Criccieth, County Carnarvon. Her urm was set in hospital and her progress has
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    CHOLERA IN CHINA.
    417 8 European Nursing Sisters Among the Victims. Shanghai, July 13. Cholera is raging fiercely all over hina. Serious outbreaks are reported from Shanghai, Tientsin, Canton, the Amoy istrict, Swatow, Hankow and various arts of the provinces of Honan, Shensi, hihli, Hunan, Fukien, Kiangsu, Kwangung and Kwangsi. Two European
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    ANTI-PIRACY WAR.
    230 8 Planes to Attack Their Island Haunts. Pakhoi, July 9. The action of the local military authoriies in commandeering junks during the ast week, which was interpreted as part >f the offensive plan against the Hainan iavr.l commanders, is now alleged to be he prelude to a vigorous anti-piracy
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    188 8 Monday, August 1, Blakan Mati, S.R.A. (V), Camp; Changi, 'st Bn. S.S.V.F., Inolligence PI., M. G. P!. (Eur.), Camp. Tuesday, August 2, 5 p.m., Bukit Timah, C" (Scottish) Company, Practice Com:etition; 5.15 p^m.. Headquarters, "E 1 Chinese) Company, Company Parada; i.15 p.m., Headquarter/, 2nd Bn. Signal Section, Singnal
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      470 8 T\ldl/l(}/ said the genial four. "Riding" said the "Gerrial Four" despite our generous upholstery \s not conducive to either our physical or mental well-being. The idea of placing one foot in a stirrup and then hopping around in a vertigenous and i indignified manner, while stimulating to the unveiled enthusiasm
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      161 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday. Auruhl 1. Rank Holiday. Swiss dab Reception, r, p.m. M.ilay. ii K.xhibition at Kuala Lumpur endt Pmang Kacts, Ijist Day. l)r. E. St.inlcy Ivtum <>« "Is BaligiOß Ai Opiato To The People?", Memorial Hall X p.m. Tuesday. AuKUst Alreiin.' of Kuantun Robber Byndicate Harrisons, Marker
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NOTES ON BRITISH INVESTMENTS.
      858 9 Attractive Safety-First Industrial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 7. There are indications that the big conversion of 5 per cent. War Loan to a 3V4 per cent, inteiest rate is going to prove a success for the Treasury. Many infMtotl an, without hestitation, accepting the
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      54 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Cortespondent.) London, July 30. The closing prices today were: RIBKER. Spot (Buyers) 2 1/lfid. (Sellers) 2 3/32 d. Oct.-Uei-. 2 r»/32d. Jan.-.Mar. 2 9/32 d. Apr.-June 2 1 s d. TIN. Spot £131 Three months £132 J SILVER. Spot 17 3/16. Forward 17V Cross-rate
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      TOO MUCH TAPPING.
      388 9 Plight of Rubber Estates. Writing in the Financial Times on July 8, Mr. J. Ross MacMahon says Penury will be the lot of Rubber shareholders for many a day unless steps are taken to compel the drastic cutting: down of output on the many estates that still
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      SUMATRA TEA.
      240 9 The report by the directors if the Sumatra Tea Estates. Ltd., for the year ended Mar. 31, 1932, states. Thi quantity of tea manufactured was 2,963,705 lb., as compared with 2,194,340 lb. for the previous year. The crop wa.« harvested from an area of 4.700 acres. The cost
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      778 9 A Swift Change Of Sentiment. HEAVY BUYING CONTINUES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 'j. The swift change of sentiment in the last few days is attributed to interests, already believed to be heavily committed, arranging to plunge in still more deeply, and "carrying" tin which the
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      EXCHANGES.
      86 9 Rugby, July 30. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 8.72 Athens 540 Belgrade 222V 2 Berlin 14.80 Bombay Is. 6 3/32 Brussels 25 9 32 Bucharest 590 Buenos Aires nominal Copenhagen 18.55 Geneva 18.02 2 Helsingfors 235 Hong Kong Is. 3 9/16 Lisbon 110 Madrid 43% Milan 69 Monte Video 29
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      BADEK RUBBER.
      244 9 The report of the directors of the Badek Rubber Estate Ltd., for the year »-nded Dec. SI, 1'.1.'!2, states.— The net amount brought forward from 1930 was i'lB,l7f) 15s. Id, deducting therefrtm the loss for the year which includes £2,194 17s. 9d. for depreciation of buildings and machinery,
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
      185 9 Tomorrow. Pulau Tekong (Meranti) 8 a.m. Pengerang (San Soon Heng) 8 a.m. Rhio (Bee Ton*) 9 a.m. Rhio (Pontianak) 9 a.m. Kukup (Hong Aik) 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi (Honfr Teck) 9 a.m. Japan and Korea I Keifuku Maru) 11 a.m. Philippine Islands, China and Japan (Arendskerk) ..11
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      50 9 Left Arrd. By Rnnchi Indrapoen Athos II Kara para Naldera KoU Radja Karoa D'Artagnan S'pore I-ondon June 10 July 2 June 17 July 7 June 15 Julyll June 16 July 11 June 24 July 17 June 23 July 19 June 30 July SI Jane 29 July 25
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      11 9 KuchinRradio is working Sunday hours today 8 a.m. 4.30 p.m.
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      AIR MAIL.
      18 9 A mail from Batavia and Palembang by aeroplane is expected at Singapore at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      27 9 From Holland by Baloeran due at Singapore tomorrow morning. From China and Japan by Alipore due at Singapore 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Srd instant
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    140 10 Singapore. AL HAM BRA.— Joan Bennett and John Boles in Careless Lady CUT. 9.1!). Phone CHO9. CAPITOL. Chatlle Rubles in This Reckless A*e also Beth Beri in celebrated dance creations. C.15— 9.15. Phone G261-L'. GREAT WORLD.— Talkies, All Quiet on the Western Front Pasar Malam Gate 10 cts. Ladles
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IX MEMORIAM.
    33 10 SAN CHIN NEC— In ever loving memory of Madame Gan Chin Neo. who passed away «n Auk. 1 1U2S, at No. 87. Amoy Street, Singapore. Gene, but not forgotten."
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1932. THE DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS
    992 10 Sir Cecil Clementi is to be congratulated ">n the note of restrained optimism in hi? speech at the opening of the Malayan Exhibition. People do not like, in fact hey very actively resent, being told that prosperity is just
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    120 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. M. R. Menon has been elected a member of the Royal iU ciety of Teachers. Mr. P. J. Hall, of the Eastern Smelting Co., Penang, and Mrs. Hall are leaving for Sydney on Aug. 3 by the Marella. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Drewit, of Kea Farm,
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    CONVENTION IS AT WAR WITH HEALTH.
    993 10 Customs were made for man, not man for customs. There has x'unply been a massacre' of the customs which held rigid sway fifty H<a:s ago." Less thun a quint/i- of a ciutiny uijo it MM considered highly indecent for a woman, to show her
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    698 10 HOPE DEFERRED. "F. M. S. in Sound Position," say; a newspaper headline. It referred, of course, to the ciicket match. THE PLUMBERS' PICNIC. Engineers from all over Malaya who have been in Singapore during th>- week end for the yearly conducted tours and meeting are now
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    GERMAN ELECTION A BITTER BLOW FOR HITLERITES.
    513 11 RESULTS IN A STALEMATE. Dr. Bruening Holds Key To Situation. NAZIS GAIN 119. Von Papen Government To Remain in Power. Berlin, Aug. 1. Berlin'i neu Reichstag will consist of 002 member* of which, according to the lab t provisional figures, there will be:
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    ELECTION FEVER.
    653 11 Most Momentous In History. Berlin. July 27 my is m a fever if political excitement over one of the dh. L momentous elec- i history. 10,000.000 of men and Wl men ove J<> .'■;ij-s o] :ige will go a long way to dec ding what regime shall exist.
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    TIN SHARES STILL RISING.
    235 11 Another Fall in Rubber Stocks Expected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 30. Tin shares are still rising, tho latest quotations being as follows: Kampar Malay (10/-) 11/9 Sungei Besi 6/6 Pahang 4/3 Batu Caves ($1) 7H4 Tekka Taiping (£1) 10/7 1 Renong Dredging (£1) 11/3
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    DEBT DANGER.
    161 11 Presidential Candidate's Opening Speech. New York, July .10. "Britain, F 1 ance and Germany have, at last, agreed about reparations. The danger now is ihat they may unit..-again-t u>." <aid Mr. Fiankiin I). Roosevelt, the Democratic caniii'at,- for the Pr aidency, in his opening electoral -peech. He added
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    AUDITORS TRAPPED IN STRONG ROOM.
    164 11 Two-Hour Ordeal. FIRST FEARS OF SUFFOCATION. Stockholm. July 27. Two audit officers engagtd in sifting the affairs of the the Kiwajef group had .in alarming experience when they were accidentally lock, d in the giant safe at the great Swedish Match Palace the headquarters of
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    WORLD FLIGHT.
    141 11 German Airman to Pass Through Asia. Berlin, July U. It is announced here that the airman, Captain von Uronau, who Jias departed from Ottawa for Chicago, intends to conl;nu_- his flight round the world via British Colombia, the North Pacific, the Aleutian Island', Kamchatka and Japan. Thence, it
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    RAIN AND FLOODS IN MANCHURIA.
    3105 11 Fighting Impossible. YOUNG MARSHAL'S PLANS COMPLETE. Ten days of heavy rain, which ibecamo almost rinitiiiiiiiiiM over the weekend, have brought military operations in Jehnl and Manchuria to a standstill for the time being. Railway bridges have been washed away, vast areas are submerged, houses everywhere
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    CAR'S SOMERSAULT INTO CANAL.
    42 11 The driver of this car had a mira rufous escape from death yesterday after it crashed through the parapet of Polgla.se Bridge and then turned a somersault before landing in the the drain. See story on page 12.
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    B.M.A. CENTENARY.
    94 11 2,000 Doctors Assemble In London. London, July 27. Two thousand doi-'ov.;, including many from overseas, assembled in London for the centenary celebrations of the British ■Medical Association. Paper* totalling over million words are bring read and diacupaed in M sections presided over by npecialista and other distinguished medicos.
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    MRS. BARNEY IN MOTOR CRASH.
    172 11 Car Thrown 50 Feet Across Road. Cannes, July HI. Mrs. Banney has been involved in a serious motor-car accident. The car she was driving collided with a car belonging to the Countess Caroline rfarolyi, a Hungarian woman journalist, who very severely injured her arm. Her
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    CANTON STORM.
    81 11 500 Houses Collapse 800 Casualties. Mong Kong, July 31. A terrific storm occurred in Canton on Friday night and lasted until noon on Saturday. At least IM houses collapsed and KOO casualties occurred. Damage to the extent of millions of dollars was done. The northern suburbs of the.
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    PRINCESS GISELA.
    80 11 Death of Daughter Of An Emperor. Munich, July 28. Thp d"ath U naOMWWl of Princes* GinlB, th»> «lde-;t dsnitrhi'T of the late Batperer Kranz Jo«tyli of Austria and tha widow (,f the Inte Fip!<l-Mar-=hal f'rincc Leopold <-f Bavaria. Thp Prince«H'a cM^r son, Prince Oeorg^, mairicd the Austrian Ar<
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    EX-KING MANOEL.
    86 11 Burial Preparations In Lisbon. Litboa, July 28. The 'emains '.f rx-Kinp Manoel. which are being conveyed froor England aboard the cruiser Concord, will be landed here on A iigf. 2. British sailors will hca" the coffin to the quay where they will hand over to Portuguese sailors in
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    RECTOR OF STIFFKEY.
    111 11 Leave To Appeal Refused. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July SO. The kind nf evidence that is im pressing us is the .vidence about taking Rose Ellis on more than one occasion or a short trip to Paris," exclaimed Lore Atkin when the Rector of Stiffkey'.petition for
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    DANCES IN THE NUDE.
    57 11 Double Life of Paris Woman Savante. (From Our Own Co> respondent). London, July W. A sensaticn has been caused in Pari< hy the discovery that a leading womar savante and a doctor of philosophy is alsr queen of the city's night life and dance* in the
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    SLUMP THOUGHTS AT THE SHOW.
    897 11 Display of Malaya's Wealth. NEW INDUSTRIES. The Peasant Living Off The Land. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lnpr, .Inly II. To wander through the ninth Malayan Exhibition is the most cheering experience that has befallen many of its visitors for a long time past. It
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      66 11 On Other Pages. Page letters to the Rditor A London Tin Market 9 (omen, ion is at War with Health By Laurence Hull! man 10 Chines- Detective Murdered 12 Communists in Cathedral 12 .Inhore Murder Trial 12 X.M.S. vs. Colony Cricket H Malayan Tennis Championships 1.1 KalliiiK Post Oflice Revenue
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    HYLAM GANG IN CATHEDRAL,
    736 12 Communist Riot. REMARKABLE OUTRAGE IN SINGAPORE. Altars desecrated, image* and ornaments smashed and seats overturned. This was the scene which confronted the vicar of (he Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Saturday afternoon, after the cathedral had been visited by a gang of young Hylams, said
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    HIT BY MOTOR-CAR.
    91 12 Detective and Man He Was Chasing. A Bengali detective police constable and a Chinese were knocked down in North bridge Road by a motor-car last night. It appears that a quarrel arose among a number of Chinese in a coffee-shop in North Bridge Road. When the detective
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    25 12 In Lavender Street on Friday morning a Chinese who was painting the wall of a houM tall about 10 feet and fractured his 1-itfht thigh.
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    CHINESE DETECTIVE MURDERED.
    349 12 Full Honours Accorded At Funeral. With full service honours, the remains of a Chinese policeman named Tan Kee Chuan, who was murdered while on duty. were buried at Bukil Brown cemetery yesterday morning. All the members of D division, to which the deceased belonged, were present, together
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    CAR IN CANAL.
    316 12 Driver Escapes Serious Hurt After Somersault. A Chines- had an extraordinary escape from death j Mterday when the motorcar he was driving was in collision with another by the C-pitol Theatre and crashed through a bridge, takiny half of it away, made a tvnn in the air
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    SEA ACTIVITY.
    107 12 22 Vessels Set Out On Holiday Cruises. P.ugby, July 30. Southampton is the scene of record activity this week-end. Twenty-two vessels, totalling 100,000 tons, including tho Empress of Britain, the Aquitania. the Berengaria, the Olympic, the Homeric and other of the world's largest liners, are sailing on holiday
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    46 12 Invitation Received by U.S. Government. Rugby, July 30. The State Department at Washington announced yesterday that the United States Government ha<i received an invitation to attend the World Economic Conference which is being convoked by the League of Nations for the autumn. British Wireless.
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    29 12 While standing on the shiirs in his house tulkinr to lii wife or. Friday, M. K. P. Ayer. a police court interpreter, blippe.il and fell, injuring hid left arm.
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    JOHORE MURDER TRIAL.
    355 12 Lines of Defence. INSANITY IN ACCUSED'S FAMILY. The trial was opened at the Johore Assize Court this morning before Mr. Justice Burton, assisted by two assessors Messrs. A. Graham and G. C. Croft, of Eric Edwin Cecil MacCarthy McHeyzer, on charge of the murder of his father,
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    THE CAPITOL.
    99 12 Local Dancers to Appear Today. Local juvenile dancers were "tried out" l.y .Miss Btth Beri at the Capitol Theatre this morning. The first prize went to Doreen Herrop, for a Woodland Nymph dance of her own composition. The second went to Teresa Seth and the third MaUie- Isaac.
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    MEN THAT WOMEN RESPECT.
    576 12 Are Engineers the Most Favoured Over 60 members and friends, from all parts of the peninsula, attended the dinner of the Engineering Association of Malaya at the Europe Hotel on Saturday night. Among 1 those present were M^i. F. G. Coales (president of the Association) who
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    CHARGE OF HAVING EXCESS TIN.
    516 12 Accused Acquitted After Three Months' Hearing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 29. A case of considerable interest to the mining community that has lasted three months ended in chambers in the Main trates Court, Ipoh, before Mr. G. A. de C. I de Moubray,
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    PIRATES ACTIVE.
    140 12 On Shanghai-Hong Kong Steamer Route. Shanghai, July 31. The shipping authorities in Shanghai have issued a warning to all ships leaving the port that pirates are active in the ntm opposite Taichow. off the coast of Chekiang Province, south of Shanghai and Hangchow and on the route of
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    CHINESE IN S. AFRICA.
    62 12 Nanking to Protest Against New Laws. Hong Kong, July 30. Tho Nanking Government has instructed the Koreijjn Minister (Mr. Lo Wenkan) to protest to thy South African Government against the laws restricting the movements of Chinese in South Africa and demanding that they should register bafera
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    MR. P. THAMBIAH.
    55 12 Presented with Imperial Service Medal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 30. Before a big crowd in the State Council Chamber in Taipiny, the British Resident presented the Imperial Service Medal to Mr. P. Tanrbiah, a retired station superintendent of the F.M.S.R. Mr. Tambiah had been with
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    RAFFLES LECTURES.
    54 12 An interesting lecture, illustrated by M film, on "A Journey Across Canada" was given by Mr. Hutching to Raffles College students on Thursday. Mr. H. W. Shook, of the local Manufacturers' Life Insurance 1 Co., gave a very comprehensive survey of Cunuda dealing particularly w iih tht economic
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    VOLUNTEERS' CAMP AT CHANGI.
    690 12 "The Big Battle." INTERESTING TACTICS IN MANOEUVRES. "Ailc a. fierce engagement at Chnngi yesterday tn*. Singapore Volunteer! successfully accounted r T t'.e enemy detach merits which were tr/.n;. 10 r» embark." So perhaps would an oiTuial communique read if it were issued on vestei. !:>>•'. "battle"
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    BUNGALOW GUTTED.
    220 12 Fire Breaks Out in Oil Store Underneath. A spectacular fire which could fcr miles around broke out early thi morning in a bungalow in Paya Lebar Road, and a number of Indians are now without a home and household effect*. The Singapore fire brigade received a call at
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    Japanese Holders Beaten In Malayan Doubles Championship. KAWAJIRI's GREAT DISPLAY.
    1888 13 Mixed Doubles Semi-Final. MISS OLDFIELD BEATS MRS. TAYLOR. There was a sensational result in the men's doubles championship this morning, the holders. Kawajiri and Matsukawa. beiag iM-aten in three sets in the semi-linal by Roy Smith and 11. M. de
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    COLONY BATSMEN FAIL.
    1934 13 Innings Defeat. PERKINS EQUALS A RECORD. When play concluded in the ColonyF.M.S. Match yesterday on the Selangor Club padang. the Colony needed II runs, with only two wickets to fall, to save an innings defeat. Excellent batting by the F.M.S. on Saturday resulted in the big total
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    K.L. BOXING.
    139 13 Johnson/and Guillermo Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Auk. L A draw was the result of the 12-round contest between Battling Guillermo and Ycung Johnson in the open-air boxing < tournament at the Malayan Exhibition last night. A small crowd witnessed a fight which was disappointing, for
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    OLYMPIC GAMES.
    42 13 Tremendous Crowd See Opening. Ix)s Angeles, July 30. The Olympic Games opened here today I'nder a scorching sun. Over 105,000 people watched 2,000 1 athletes file past the Vice-President, Mr Charles Curtis. Thunderous cheering greeted each nations representatives impartially. Reuter.
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    FRANCE RETAIN DAVIS CUP.
    310 13 Borotra's Brilliant Win. France retained the Davis Cup yesterday when they defeated U.S.A. in the challenge round at Paris by three names to two. After Cochet and Borotra had beaten Allison and Vines respectively on Saturday Borotra beat Allifton yesterday, and thereby clinched the match. Vines
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    COUNTY CRICKET. O.R.A. TENNIS.
    221 13 Nottinifhanishirj M for I vs. Surrey at the Oval. Middlesex 140 all out vs. Sussex, L' 6 for 0 at Hove. Worcestershire 207 for 6 vs. Essex at Worcestei I<aneashirc Ml for 7 vs. Yorkshire at Manchester. Somersetshire 118 all out vs. Hampshire U for 1.
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    GOOD RACING AT PENANG.
    680 14 Close Finishes. POPULAR WINS ON FOURTH DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanjt, July SO. There were several exciting finished on the fourth day of the Penanjt race meetinjj. The weathei- was fine and attracted a large attendance, lI.H. the Sultan of Perak beinjr among those present.
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    APRIL THE FIFTH.
    88 14 Stops Training For The St. Leger. London, July 29. April The Fifth, '-he Derby winner, has a swollen leg and has stopped training for the St. Leger. The horse has done little work for the past month and is not expected to resume for a further fortnight.
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    ATHLETIC SPORTS.
    628 14 Results of English College, Johore Bahru. The following were the results of the athletic sports and the English College, Johore Bahru held on July 25, 27 and 28 Mile Open l, Khali. l b Basuh (.Red House); 2, Abubakar b Sidek I Yellow House); 3. S. Ponnuthurai (Black
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    236 14 Monday. Augiwt 1. Tennis: Malayan Championships at the S.C.C. Garrison tournament begins, Tanglin. Penang Races, Last Day. Football: S.C.C. Ist XI vs. Sclangor Club, Padang:. Cricket: F.M.S. vs. Colony, Kuala Lumpur; S.R.C. vs. Raffles College, S.R.C. grd. Tuesday, August 2. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 3: V.M.C.A. vs. M.P.H.. Ansun
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    VETERANS' MATCH.
    251 14 Europeans Eurasians Beat Chinese Malays. The match in niil of unemployment fund., between former members of thu I premier football teams in Sinnpore f which was played at the Jalan Bes:ir Stadium on Saturday, resulted in tho Europeans and Eurasians defeating tho Chinese and Malays by four goals
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    17 14 Monday, \njrii-l s. Kootball: S.A.K.A. 1 >iv. 1 8.C.C.. i I r. .i.ii.-.. Xonnis; Uarrivou Tournament, Tunglm.
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    MARKET REPORTS.
    370 15 British Securities Forge Ahead. London, July 27. On the Stock Kx.l.nnge most British Government securities continue to forge ahead. The lowtr p.^ re. r iage Indian loans arc- also higher but ether sections are quiet. The wheat market has ruled strong r>n less favourable crop reports and rumaurs
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    BRITISH RAILWAYS.
    228 15 Continued Decrease In Receipts. London, July A continued deer east* in receipts accom- panicd hy a corri'spondinfj effort to reduce expenditure marks the working of British railway trunk lines, the results of two of which are available for the half-year ended June 30. The London Notth Eastern railway
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    22 15 Tan Cheng Tiong's sale of land in Kubu, Malacca, advertised to take place on Aug. 2, has been postponed to Aug. 0.
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    MOST AFFECTED BY REVENUE FALL.
    2576 16 Municipal Engineer's Department. SUGGESTED CUTS. STAFF NEARLY TRIPLED IN ELEVEN YEARS. Below is given the recommendations of the comraittw appointed to consider Municipal retrenchment affecting the Municipal Engineer's Department. Other departments were dealt with in Saturday's Straits Times. This is the most important of all
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    33 16 A Straits-born Chinese clerk, Ang Ah Bah, employed at the Import and Export Office, had his right leg fractured whpn he was knocked down by a motur-c&i' in Kirn S.eng Road on Friday.
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    LIGHT ON NOULENS TRIAL.
    527 16 Bitter Complaints By Foreign Lawyer. Shanghai, July 10. Dr. O. Fischer, the foreign lawyer who has been refused permission by the Chinese judicial authorities to appear on behalf of the prisoners in the trial of Mr. and Mrs. H. Noulens, expressed the keenest disappointment over the
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    DR. LINDT & MR. STEELE.
    306 16 DR. LINDT MR. STEELE. Incident Now Reported Finally Settled. Harbin, June 30. The long-drawn-out quairel over the case of the two correspondents Dr. Lindt and Mr. Steele has at last been settled in a satisfactory manner for both sides. 'hough what the Manchukuo Government has gained by making such a
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    ARRESTED IN TRAIN.
    64 16 23 Men Under Detention Near Flatehpur. Allahabad, July 12. Two pistols are alleged to have been seized and 23 persons arrested on a train near Fatehpur on Friday last. Acting on information that a gang of dacoits was about to enter Fatehpur, the police watched the trains
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      82 16 WHITEAWAYS ANNUAL SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, AUGUST Ist. THE STORE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY, BANK HOLIDAY, MONDAY FROM 8.30 A.M. TO 5.30 P.M. GIVING EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN VALUES, 10% to 50% REDUCTIONS ON EVERYTHING IN STOCK FROM AUGUST Ist to AUGUST the 31st. It New
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    FALLING POST OFFICE REVENUE.
    3137 17 Further Decrease Of $374,271. POPULAR AIR MAILS. WIRELESS LICENCES INCREASE. In spile of the trade depression the year was on" of considerable deparfmenlal activity and much useful work was done, says Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, Secretary for I'ostal Affairs, S.S. and P..M.S. in his annual
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    369 17 Moscow May Follow London's Lead. Moscow is considering 'he advisability of constructing a tube railway system at a cost of over 126,000,000, in order t:> solve the acute traffic problem in the premier city oi the Soviet L'nion. Tfctae oflciall of the London Underground Railways, who were placed
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    BISHOP IN TROUBLE.
    227 17 Motor Licence Suspended And Fined £10. London, July 15. The assistan Bishop o' (;uil<iford, the Rt. Rev. C. GoMmg-Bird, was fined £10 at Famhara, Surrey, ycste.day foi dangerously driving a motor-car at Fr.nsham. His licenc v.as suspended for three months and I ndonad, he wai ordered to
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      524 17 Results of Games in Two Major Leagues. New York, July 29. Today's baseball results wore N Earl Averill notched a homer for the Indians and Babe Ruth, still struggling to liohl second place in the home run parade, bit a homer for the Yankees. St. Louis 6 10
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      IPOH SCHOOL SPORTS.
      140 17 Run on Modified Scale Owing To Slump. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July ;:n. The Anderson School held their annual sports, yesterday, for the first time on the new school grounds. On the previous day several preliminary events were worked off, including sonic gymnastic displays. Keen rivalry
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      HENNESSY CUP.
      211 17 Low Scoring in Perak Match. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 30. The Perak Kuropeans vs. The Rest cricket match for the Hcnnessy Cup began today. The European won die toss and sent the Rest in to bat, eventually dismissing them for 7.1, Bewicke (three for O), Murray
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      UNUSUAL TIE.
      227 17 Raffles College Match With Institution. An unusual tie resulted in the match between Raffles Institution and Rallies College on Saturday. The College declared after scoring 138 for three wickets, and the school had the same total for seven wickets when stump were drawn. Scores Ratfles College s. Stewart
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      HAMID UNLUCKY.
      151 17 Ceylon Sports Club Beat Y.M.C.A. The Ceylon Sports Ckib easily defeated thu V.M.C.A. on Saturday. Humid, who was unfortunate to !ort his wicket after scoring 98, hit 14 boWMJTJCt. six of which cleared the ropes. Score Y.M.C.A.: K. Lyn<-, e Paramaothy b Dudley 8, R. P. Ridlev. b
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    IN WOMAN'S CLOTHES.
    3188 17 Troublesome Outlaw Shot On Indian Frontier. Peshawar, July 13. Dilbar, a troublesome outlaw, reported to have been hiding while endeavouring to escape in woman's clothes, was shot by two constables. He was removed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. problem here for the research
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    LONDON JAPANESE.
    237 18 Their Anxieties And Their Outlook. London, July 27. Japanese circles in London are following the work of the Disarmament Conference with interest, especially as Japan's representative at Genevir Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, is Japanese Ambassador in London. They are greatly surprised to learn from the Press rumours of a
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    THE GUILDER.
    133 18 D.E.I. Government And Devaluation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, July 30. In th. People's Council, which is now in issi.,n, the (iovernment declared that it was earnestly considering the cancellation of the import duties on yarns while the Economical Committee was contriving to find measures to prevent the
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    FRANCE PAYS HOMAGE.
    97 18 Last Honours to Victims Of Promethee. Paris, July 30. The last honours were rendered to 62 of the crew of the French submarine Promethee when M. Herriot (the Prime Minister), M. Leygues (the Minister of Marine) and high naval officers, aboard the destroyer Bison, ctossed the spot
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    I.L.P. MEETING.
    38 18 Decision to Break With Labour Party. London, July 30. At a special conference held at Bradford the Independent Labour Party decided, by 241 votes to 142, in favour of immediate disafnliation from the Labour Party. Reuter.
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    2275 19 THE CABINET SEES THE WORLD LAI SAN NE 4\ UNCERTAIN QUANTITY U.S.E. VERSUS U.S.A. BRITAIN AND AN ECONOMIC WAR WITH IRELAND LORD IRWIN AS MINISTER FOR EDUCATION THE OUTLOOK AT OTTAWA. (Km. in Our Own Correspondent. Straits Timks Ofpke, Fleet Street, July 19. PARLIAMENT
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    SOUTH INDIANS AND SIR SAMUEL HOARE.
    1142 19 Criticism From Madras. NEW PROCEDURE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. Madias, July 10. The South Indian Liberal Federation (City Branch), compose, l of members of the Non-Brahmin Party, met under the presidency of Dewan Bahadur A. Kamaswumi Mudaliar and considered the recent announcement of the Secretary
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    $11,312 LOSS LESS THAN EXPECTED.
    994 19 EENANC LETTER. The Tramways. TWO MORE TROLLEY BUSES WANTED. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) IVnantf. .luly IN vi< \v of the depression, ami of the. fact that tratfiV RH diM-ouraired I>> two major bridge IwiUiing operations, tin net low of III.SIS on the wvridag m baa
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    Passing Out Parade At Sandhurst.
    96 20 STUDY IN UMBRELLAS AMI BAYONETS The annual passing-out parade at the Royal Military College. Sandhurst, near Camberley. took place in a downpour of rain. The inspection was carried nut by Held- Marshal Sir (ieorge Milne, who presented the various medals and rups. Lord Trenchard. the
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    41 20 PRIMA DONNA WEDS SECRETLY .Miss Manon Talley, the American prima donna, who retired at the age of 22 from the opera stage to become a farmer, has been secretly married at White Pains to Michael Raucheisen, the German pianist. (Planet News.)
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    33 20 ROUND THE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT.— James Mattern and Bennett Griffin, both former U.S. air mail pilots, before leaving Floyd Bennett airlie'd. New urk, on their attempt to fly round the world. (Planet New.)
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    48 20 MANX PARLIAMENT OPENS— The centuries old Manx Par iament or Tynwald, »liuli is held on the summit of Tynwald Hill, opened with its customary ceremony win ii Sir Claude Hill, the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man carried out the reading of the Manx Laws. (Planet News.)
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    31 20 RETURNING TO LAUSANNE.— Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, returning to lau-anm- from London, after announcing the Government's War Loan Conversion Scheme in the House of Commons. (Planet News.)
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