The Straits Times, 18 May 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times M PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933. PRICE 10 CCNTB.
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      288 1 IKU.APORE1 7t. CECIL St. 1'EHONI I1I12.Y 115 Tonight 9.15. I BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE. Ftione 5261-2. SiEDCE NIIK _^C^ SWEETENED CONDENSED) BK^K Bi c^ Amid the cold, crisp surroundings of the jMLJ- Cl 3'l w L^VL\ famed Bernese Alps thousands of health _^URt seekers find new vigour every year. g
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      152 1 (.IS Toaixht 9.15 JUST MY LUCK. Phone 6903. L J Shoes by Manfield MODEL 809. A Smart light weight Oxford Shoe in Brown Willow Calf with fine stitched toe cap Wk and Facing. *H For Comfort and Wear an oasy fitting Oxford lr^ Model in Brown Willow calf and Black
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      491 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in Engfand.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SEaVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN. CO. IlvnFß rONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON'AND FA* EAST UU MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore MANTUA 11,000 May 2G XSOMALI 6.600 June 7
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      534 2 SHIPPI HKWJUIIJ |£J| ijHS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) To LONDON N«I«, M.».l!le 5 L.-d. t Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. KASHV, c M S A eI MARU 1 5»,./Jiv,'V,. »*0« June 1 l li^K^L V Jn'Snn j"!!' II I SUWA ma% JninS tT ?5 SKmTm^RU Wo iulH? g HAKOZAKI MARU 10.J00 Aug.
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      452 2 NG ANN BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Austra.U.) «>» BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE ,i. JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. v Re *ol« monthly .ailing, by th* w.Hknown .teamer MARELLA (7,866 ton,) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 ton.) (Cargo «"*>• Th« MAREI^ V" °f lowest and fi»«st sUam.rs trading to Au.tralia,
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      490 2 OUNCEM THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 532 J. AWFNTfFaNII FRFICHT PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MjttVKrj. TO GENOA, LONDON^ RO^ERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. o^'° m J*,™ ll T°m I"' 0™ S'por. Malacca Port Penang 3()/5 30/5S^5 t'6 BORINGIA 20/6 276 21/6 23 6 «B^ "/J "/8 1/8 "/8
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      1049 2 ENTS. $r**^===&n Iri ■^fe^?^ S^^T^f A HI J AmW-^L^T^^f^^M. *M XW\ M '—r^fjrr'r^-C?*^ I a "hThhTrr >l I I Ll/l Vt?»g**LrrJ M^g^S^^ RrtPR4rJtNJ.I.N.G »Jfi.^?^3[ s^^^ SHIPPING. »»JS HE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (»te.n THE;HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP tU Steam Shiu Co- Ltd., and China (1932). LTD. m"«1 Steam Navigation Co. Ltd THE
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    GERMANY'S DEBTS.
    268 3 I Payment Not To Be jv Postponed. Berlin. May 15. The midday papers on Monday publish f-.he text of a radiogram from Dr. SchacH, the president of the Reichsbank, to his colleague Dr. Nordhoff, the director of the Reichsbank, who has remained in New York to seive as
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    RAILWAY CONTRACT.
    94 3 (Germany To Supply Turkey With Materials. Berlin, May 15. The negotiations that have been going on for somp time betwen the Turkish Government and the German industrial consortium, led by Heir Friedrich Krupp and including the well-known firms of Otto Wolff, Linkeholmann, Henschel, and the German Steel Trust,
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    SILVER AGREEMENT.
    237 3 Production to Be Rationed. Washington, May 17. An agreement on the question of the rehabilitation of silver was reached after a four-hour conference of the economic representatives of the United States. Canada and Mexico. Alth. ugh no announcement was made, it is learned they have agreed to call
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    DR. CASTELLAIN
    108 3 F.M.S.R. Health Officer Retiring. Members of the Medical and Health Services of the F.M.S. Railways entertained Dr. J. Costellain at a farewell tea at the Eastern Hotel on Saturday, i On arrival at the hotel Dr. Castellain was garlanded and a group photo was taken. After tea the
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    219 3 KUTSANG, Brit., 3,643 tons, from Osaka 17-5, for Penang A Calcutta 18-6. CONTE VERDE, Ita., 11,526 tons, from Shanghai 18-5, for. Colombo, Bombay, Trieste 18-5. STEEL NAVIGATOR, L.S.A., 3,471 tons, from Mobile 17-5, for New York 26-5. ANHUI, Brit., 2,080 tons, from Hong Kong 18-5, for Hoihow, Swatow,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    135 3 Thursday, May 18. Skip* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Bat ranee KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Lch. "Mars," Hopper JJ. li, The Cable, Reael, Makusar, Lch. Sir T. Fraser, Clang Seng. Oil Wharf Vyner Brooke. Coal Vharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCU. Tanjong Pajrar. Albert Dock
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      547 3 ;|g NORDDEUTSCBEB cih LLOYD. ■1 f<s ij (Incorporated in fay Germany.) Th* undermentioned ar* the *omp*ny's intended fixtures: OUTWARD. SAARBRUCKEN for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, North China and Japan May 28 3 m.s. HAVEL for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and North China Hay 29 HOMEWARD. t (.1. DESSAU for
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      589 3 PRESIDENT "fJ-NRRS Fares Again Reduced £67.3.11. fer bMiatifal trip f res» MANILA/ HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Toerist class across the Padt* Ist class Rail In America Tonrlst class Atlantic on the famons and mw a.a. Manhattan or s.s. Washington. (If Dinar* throngh the Panama Canal la desired approximately
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      334 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. Freight Serriee *o UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Suei Canal OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI A JAPAN Steamer: s.a. CITY OF BATAVIA Jan* SO HOMEWARDS. m.T. CITY OP LILLE for Havre, I/don, R'd.nm H'burg Muy .'iO June 2
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      230 3 Today's Crossword Puzzle "i 5~~ 3~" 3~" p5"~5~" T" p5 |9i 1 16 ~~W 'W~W r i 1 HP jgpgM as o_p_^ li m jn st^ m>9 So pi j ij_ H HP HP njff WZ..JL i_i W\ 2 W\ bi m Irn irTi iMi i r I (CLUES.) ACROSS.
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      122 3 TIDE TABLES. Thursday, May 18. H. VV. 4.5 a.m., 7 ft. 6 in., 8.68 pjn. 7 ft. 2 in. Friday, May It. H. W. 6.39 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.48 p.m., 7 ft. 8 in. Saturday, May 2*. H. W. 7.56 a.m., 7 ft. 8 in., 8.2« pjn., 7
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      61 3 SLNGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday L«st night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp, in* Sunshine temp. •F bn. *P Alor Star 87 0.11 7.1 71 Sitiawan 85 0.05 Nil 72 K. TrenCTranu 90 Nil 10.7 74 Bukit Jeram 87 0.10 7.3 73 Malacca 83 Nil 2.1 75 Singapore 87 Nil 4.9
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      526 4 ADVERTISEMENT RATES The i-hargeii and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on tha form at the bottom of this page. Contract rates may be had on application to the Manager at Cecil Street. Singapore, or th* advertising repreventatives in London and New York. SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised
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      665 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, 8, Oxley Rise, iaod. sanitation. Apply 10. Malacca StreetBungalows, Angollia Park. S«l -A, Orchard Read, Oil Extraction Factory. Angullia Co. TO LET, 1, Margate Rd., off Grove Rd.. close to gatong Park. Retry 1-6-31. Particulars Tel. $170. TO LET. bungalow Xo. 19. Nathan Road,
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      592 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET GODOWNS, Bead Street off Biver Vallsj tead, 4,000 to 30,000 square feet. JJniWd Engineers Limited. TO LET, taro storied godown. Bead and tlrer frontage. Area 10,000 sq. ft. Aw>lj ttf. Straits Times. TO LET, No. 110, Robinson Road, suitable for office store. Apply 3. Kanasaeh A
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      442 4 for mi Wonderful Opportunity Persian Rugs Carpets. Bukhara Tapestries. BEAUTIFUL SELECTION ALL SIZES FOR ALL PURPOSES. PRICES VERY REASONABLE. ON DISPLAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY Business Hours 8 a.m. To 6 p.m. Daily. M. A. GHANI. TOHWA HOTEL, 217 Lavender Street, SINGAPORE. PUBLIC NOTICES. SUNGEI WAY DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated
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      555 4 SHIPPING NOTICES. M.V. i.l KM. i < K ARBIVKD. MAY 15, »M. Consignees 1 of cargo per the above st?amer from London are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a duaiaped condition will be held at Godown Nos. *i I!i on Friday. May 19. 1933
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      273 4 Business cards. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. WATERLOO IMR Telephone 74C.7. AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE of walnut stained and wax polishi.i household furniture, crodcory, glassware ate. To be held at Messrs. Cheaag Kom Seng «<.• Coy's saleroom No. :SO. Chulia Street, an Saturday, Mag 20,
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      38 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES .Singapore Within Outside without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 3.00 4.00 2.5« Quarterly S.. r >o $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.0« Yearly $34.U0 $48.00 $30.00 NOTE.— Outntat ion cheques should include the usual bank discount.
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    EIGHT HOURS' SALE.
    244 5 Opening Bid of Tcs. 50,000 Goes to Tcs. 203,800. As a result ot" the action by the Siam Commercial Bank. Ltd., the auction took place recently at the sheriff's department of the property of Nan? Saang Mani. Mom Sri Cnalerm, N'ungsao 3oag Sri and Nai Term Saki'i.
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    PLEAD IGNORANCE.
    113 5 Macassar Malays Caught Carrying Daggers. Sukct ami F-akiat, two Macassar Malay fitters on bo^rd the s.s. Niew Holland, neither of whom was able to give the names of their respective fathers, pleaded before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge; this morning, that they were unaware it
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    DID NOT REVEAL HE WAS BANKRUPT.
    461 5 Borrows $200 and Loss His Motor-Car. The story of a motor-car transaction was related in the bankruptcy (ouil before the Chief Justice, Mr. \V. C. Huggard, when a European, Mr. C. W. PWHraOO, was (MttttMd in connection with the bankruptcy of Mr. James Lloyd.
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    AUSTRIA'S DESTINY.
    127 5 To Be Decided By Herself. Vienna. May 1*>. In the course of political speech on Sunday at Kisenstadt, Austria, Hot uo o>(oci« 'jonaauwo-aJiA a M' J0 Pf u the relations between Austria and Germany, declaring that everything possible must be Hone to prevent the relations growing more strained.
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      266 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA S PREMIER HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE 9.30 p.*. to Midnight Miss RYA FORSTER WILL APPEAR DURING THE DANCE ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME BOOK NOW SATURDAY, MAY 20th. SPECIAL DINNER and RACE BALL MISS RYA FORSTER'S CABARET EXTENSION TILL 2 a.m. PHONE 5381. PHONE 5381. RAFFLES
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      314 5 RAFFLES CAFE TRY OUR SPECIAL $1.00 TIFFINS TONIGHT'S CONTINENTAL SPECIAL $1.20 CHOUCROUTE GARNIE (Smoked Loin of Ham, Frankfurter. Sauercrout.) UNDER EUROPEAN CHEFS SUPERVISION. PHONE 5381. SELANGOR CLUB, FRASER'S HILL. Adjoining padang and tennis courts. Modern sanitation Electric light Billiard table and Garage Non-Members may book accommodation. Inclusive rates. Single room
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      58 5 TOMORROW FRIDAY NIGHT SEA VIEW HOTEL FAREWELL DINNER DANCE IN HONOUR OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES THEIR LADIES OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHOW BOAT S.S. "NIEUW HOLLAND" Paul Straws and his orchestra will render concert music Airing dinner. DANCE MUSIC BY LES RAPHAEL AND HIS AUSTRALIAN SHOW BOAT BAND DANCING
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      345 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE By' Our Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.0— Mon., Wed., and Thursday 6.15 to 8.30 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. KUALA LUMPUR— Metres 48.92— Sun., Tues. and Fri. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres 58 M. Daily 6.30— 1Q p. m PARIS— Metres
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      233 5 MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR. Programme For Friday 19th May 1933. Metres ZGE 48.92 7 p.m. LX 58 Overture Academic Festival Overture Mengelberg and his Orchestra. 9250 Selection— Triumphal March— The Call— Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards. DB 529 Songs— I'll always be true— The song is done Marie Burke.
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    KLANG STANDPIPES.
    312 6 Are the Poor Suffering By Reduction. (1'ioni Oiu Own Correspondent.) Klang, May 15. At a meeting of the Klanjr Sanitary Board held on May 10, a petition from Mi I.i Kim Chuan, J.I'., was read in which he .stated that he had received several complaints of hardship from
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    23 6 The band of the President Garfield has Ix'cn xngaKfd for the dance to lie hold at UM ']«iufiiii Uub oil Saturday.
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    WHAT ARE WE SAVING OUR CHILDREN FOR?
    2300 6 WHAT ARE WE SAVING OUR CHILDREN FOR? To Be Cannon-Fodder In Another War? WORLD FIDDLING WHILE THE WORLD BURNS SAYS ALAN ELEY. What are we saving our children for? To be swept off God's earth as the leaves before the autumn blast? To be blown to pieces by cannon-fire? We
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      125 6 pf AT FRAKKEL'S OF VICTORIA STREET. "TRULY A GIFT SHOP" "1001 Things Beautiful." FROM BRITAIN Latest Creations in Hallmarked Sterling Silver. Gifts with a National Trade Mark. FROM BELGIUM Modern Cut Crystal At Prices Cut as Fine as tl»a Glass. Largest Selection Exclusive Designs. FROM GAY PARIS Modern Chromium Electric
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      189 6 l^^TTlHltt I tttit tlftttfftl Will M' *****. "fTM^Hr Mr4^flr^vffr^i^T^S Why famous chefs GAS d To whichever of Singapore's hotels or restaurants you go it is certain that, in the kitchen, gas is used for cooking. Where service must be prompt and perfect cooking is expected, they depend upon gas day
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    POLICEMEN THROWN IN SEA.
    157 7 Pirates' Lair. MURDERERS FLEE TO SINGAPORE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mcdan, May 15. On the night of May il or 9 two policemen were drowned DJ Chinese in the neighbourhood of Tandjong Kodoeloe, on the northern side of Rangsang island. l>etween Singapore and Sumatra, where many
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    MRS. IDA TAYLOR.
    301 7 Funeral of European Shot By "Boy." The funeral of .Mrs. Ida Taylor, wife of Mr. Roland Wiliiam Taylor, of I'etaliiiK Tin Dredging Co., took place yeste •lay evening from Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, lo Cheru Koa<l cemeteiv. Mrs. Tayioi 'i home is at Ibstock, Leicestershire. The funeral
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    UNSCALEABLE.
    113 7 Air Expedition's Opinion Of Mount Everest. That it is almost impossible for the expedition which is attempting to scaleMount Everest on foot to ret h the summit, appears to he the opinion of the airmen who recently flew over the peak. It is understood that some of the photographs
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    MRS. D. R. A. HOBLYN.
    133 7 Knocked Unconscious When Thrown From Horse. Mr-. HoMyn. wife i Mr. D. R. A. Hobljrn, of the Bar ltd.. Penanp. mel with a nasty ar ide il a hiU- ridinp in the vicinity of the polo ffrOQnd* on Sunday evenims, nyi the Straits K lio.
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    TEN MEN TO DIE.
    98 7 Saigon Trial of Over 100 Communists. The trial of over 100 Communists on charges of murder, dacoity. etc., occupied live da; at Saigon this month. In th,' in 1 ten of the men were con(Itnnn-! to death; ten to deportation; 20 lo 2(i years' hard labour
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    GANG POUNCES ON PEDESTRIAN.
    424 7 Police Constable Among Accused. Allegro! to be the sequel to a gang fi>ht among fishermen on the island of Pulau Moron seven Chinese, me of whom is a conaiabto attaeht-d to the Central Polic? -•t:i:ion, were produced before Mr: A. W. Hay. the Singapore Second Magistrate,
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    INDIAN ASSAULTED.
    209 7 Unemployed Malay Youth Fined $20. An argument between an Indian and a Malay woman resulted in the woman's husband getting a number of his friends to assault the Indian. The only one of the nutfkbcr to be caught was a ftfteen-year-old Malay youth who gave his name a*
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    WEDDING IN PENANG.
    169 7 Mr. Andrew Frew And Miss Suzanne Blackie. The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Penang on Saturday of Mr. Andrew Howatt Frew, Inspector of Police, until recently of Bukit Tengahi Province Wellesley, and now of Sing&?n> c, and Miss Suzanne Blackie of Melbourne, Australia. The
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    24 7 Sir Lalubhai Samaldas, a prominent business man in India, will be passing through Singapore on a trip to Japan by the Tango Maru tomorrow.
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    25 7 A heavy fine of $2.j was imposed on a Chinese bus driver here yesterday for carrying excess passengers at Simpang Lenggeng, says our Seremban correspondent.
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    CHINA'S TRANSITION.
    203 7 Mr. T. V. Soong Appeals For Toleration. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Chinese Finance Minister, appealed to the United States to be tolerant of the confusion in China and bear in mind that the transition from a monarchy to 'a democracy was a slow process. The very things
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    PRUSSIAN PEASANTS.
    136 7 Bill To Regulate Rights Of Inheritance. Berlin, May 16. A blow has been struck at the system of bijr land owners by the Cabinet's decision to adopt a bill regulating Prussian inheritance rights. The measure aims at turning Prussia, and eventually Germany, into a land of Tree peasants.
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    WHEAT ACREAGE.
    72 7 10 Per Cent. Reduction Agreed To On Principle. Geneva, May 17. Agreement in principle on a 10 per cent, reduction of wheat acreage anil regulation of exports is believed to have been reached at a meeting of representatives of the four great wheat exporting powers just concluded here,
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      201 7 6-15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 THE SENSATION OF EUROPE "TELL ME TO-NIGHT" I-Yaturinvr thi- eminent polish tenor »ho«- inarniflcent voice hag earnetf him the title of a second Caruso JAN KIEPURA WITH SONNIE HALE MAGDA SCHNEIDER WEEK-END HALF-PRICE MATINEES "NICE WOMEN" "SCANDAL FOR SALE" also the final episodes of "Whispering s m
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      263 7 |6.15 CAPITOL 9.15 Matinees— Saturday Sunday— 3.ls p.m. Greeted by Packed Houses at all shows Yesterday! Malaya endor*es the World's Opinion of The Screen's most-discussed Picture! SIGHTS YOULVE .NEVER SEEN I THRILLS] $K S^ssw v /^I?I^ YE NEVER knowni iETS-f #< !Pl""7^ Ffefc&gx duett? BfciS^^^ fc y^3B^» .RXO-RADIO PICTURIi V
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    299 8 Tin Advancing Again. RUBBER UP ALL ROUND. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. Today's Prices: Rubber. 9'^ cents per Ib. Tin, Singapore price $102.75 per picul. (Jcld. £6 4s., up Is. Yesterday's Prices: Rubber, London, 2 31/32d., up 3/32d. New York, 4 13/16 cts., up '/«ct. Market
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    PRODUCE.
    65 8 Singapore, May 18. Gambier 3.5 C (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 7.00 Copra :?."<■ mixed ."5.00 Sago flrur. Sarawak LBP White Pepper 24' Black Pepper 14 i Pearl Sago 4.30 small 4.30 medium B.o< No. 1 125 catties gross 5.85 No. 2 125 catties gross 3.80 Rice Siam $140 to
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    106 8 Kerosene oil: Shell and Fish twi 4-gallon tins $3.40; Crown and Dragon, two 4-gallon tins $3.00: Cross two 4-arallon tins $2.85; Prices for Crown and Cros? kerosene in drums are 15 cents per 4-gallon drum less than above Devoe's imp. Brilliant $2.07 per tin, Sylvan Arrow $1.50 per tin. Motor
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    29 8 I 1 1. in Manila, by President Garfieid, due at Singapore daylight on Saturday. From t'hina and Japan, by Akita Maru. Dvi at Singapore on Monday morning.
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    31 8 Mails from Europe, (Londonmails despatched Apr. 27). ex. 8.1. Rolini niv !>ected to arrive by train tomorrow moininj{. Correspondence will be rendy for delivery to lioxholdcrs at X.45 a.m.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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        MINING.
        419 8 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5- Ayer Hitam Tin Buyer*. 24/6 13/Sellers. 26/21/- nora. 14/1 1 Ayer Weng £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt 5
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        GENERAL.
        273 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.80 0.90 nom. £1 £1 Brit.. Am. Tobacco 4.15.0 5.0.0 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.35 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. 22/9 23/6 £1 £1 Con. T. S. Ord.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red 1931-36 102 103/2 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 110 113 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'i p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 103 nom. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 104
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        369 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices Fraser Lyall Evatt k Co. Allenby ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.55 0.G5 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 040 0.50 A. Hitam ($1) 0.70 0.80 0.60 0.75 A. Runing ($1) 0.10 0.05 0.15 A. Malay ($2) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.25
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      203 8 SELLING. Singapore, May 18. London, 4 months' sight 2 3 31 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 29 32 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 7 8 London, demand 2 3 27 32 London, T.T. 2, 3 13 16 Lyons and
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      73 8 Noon, May 18. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot (loose) 9'/i 9 5 16 (F. 0.8.) ..9 11 16 9-H Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers June ..9 5/16 9% July 9% 9 7/16 July-Sept. .9 7/16 9>/> Oct.-Dec. ..9 11/16 9% Tone
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      EXCHANGES.
      109 8 Rugby, May 16. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.38 Athens 587 1/2 Belgrade 250 Berlin 14.64>/a Brussels 24.18 Bombay 1/6 3/32 Bucharest 572 2 Buenos Aires 41% official. Copenhagen 22.45 Geneva 17.45 i/ 2 Helsingfors 126.. Hong Kong 14 1/8 Lisbon 110 Madrid 39>/> Milan 65 1 16 Montreal 4.50
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      SAVINGS BANK.
      53 8 Depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank, Singapore whos? pass books have not been presented this year are requested to forward their pass books to the Post Office Savings Bank, General Post Office, Singapore, or to the nearest post office for the insertion of interest in respect of
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      AIR MAIL.
      35 8 Mails by the outward Dutch aeroplane from London and Amsterdam are expected to arrive at the General Post Office, Singapore at about 4.15 p.m. today. The delivery of correspondence will He effected immediately.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    222 8 Today. Upper Burma, North and East India, Aden, Ficypt, Kuropc, Great Britain. Ireland, Canada and U.S.A. CKarairola) (B. I. Mail) 3 p.m. Calcutta (Kutsang) t p.m. Semarang, Sourabaya. Celebes, Mob ocas Timor Dilly (Reynstl 4 p.m. Ceylon, Southern India. Bombay, Efrypt, Italy, Europe and Great Britain (Conte
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      86 8 THE ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON Head Office of the ROW EXCHANGE ASSURANCE INCORPORATE O 'AO'IMO The Corporation was founded over 210 years ago and is the oldest complete insurance Office In the World. The Head Office has occupied the above site in the heart of the City of London for aa
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      111 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE WEEK. Thursday. May 18. Police BhmiI. Waterloo Street, 8.1. r p.m. Friday. May IS. Poultry Show DMM MO \:.m.. New World. Annual mtm- of Cuiiumni iMahiya) Ltd., OCI'ICI Uldj.'.. nnull. Saturday. May 20. Poultry Show. N.w World. Singapore Races, Pint L»y. Sunday. May 21. Poultry Show, New
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      832 9 HOME FINANCIAL NEWS. Markets Steady. INVESTORS "PLAYING FOR SAFETY." (From Our Own Correspondent.) I.omlon, Apr. 20. The British stock markets finished thr period ending with Kasier in a fitting frame of mind. They wan, as almost always, generally quiet before the holiday, but there were no signs of weak-ne.-s, and
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      SHARE MARKET.
      791 9 Frafser and Co.'s Weekly Report Fraser and Co.'* report, dateil May 16, states: Since our last report London has cabled a daily appreciation in the price of Tin until this morning when a heavy fall was recorded from £188.5.0 to £182.12.6 for the three months' position of standard
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      304 9 Closing Quotations In London. (Prom Our Own Corre«pond«tit) London. May 17. Closing: quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of May 16. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Lo«n 5'.. HS^* '<
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      65 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 17. Gordon (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd., announce a loss for 1932 of £1,645, as compared with a deficit in 1931 of -£4,378; £11,127 is carried forward to credit. Kepong (Malay) Rubber Estates, Ltd., declare a loss for the past year of £1,183,
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      BUKIT IJOK (S.) RUBBER.
      967 9 I "We Look Forward With Equanimity/ The twenty-second annual JlMltl meeting of members of the Bukit Ijol. (Selangor) Rubber Co. Ltd., was hold al Winchester House, Old Broad Btraat. E.C. 2, op Apr. 11. Mr. Gerald Kingsley. chairman, presiding, said: Last year I stated that the
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      35 9 RENE ULLMANN WATCHMAKER JEWELLER, ANNOUNCES THAT THE NEW CYMA WRIST AND POCKET WATCHES AYE JUST ARRIVED. TRADITIONAL QUALITY AT MOST APPRECIATIVE PRICES. RENE ULLMANN cyma watches Capitol Building, Branch: Stamford Road, SWCAPpiffi. *0-A, Rafltes Place,
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    AMUSEMENTS—Singapore.
    128 10 AMUSEMENTS Singapore. ADELPHI HOTEL. Fperii.: Pinner and Dance. ALHAMBRA.— HoId Everything. With Joe. K. Hmwn and Winnie Lightner. 6.15 9.15. Phone C 909. CAPITOL.— Brinir 'em Back Alive. 6.159.15. l'hone 5261. GREAT WORLD— TALKIE.— Ramon Novarro in Son of India and Top Speed. MARLBOROUGH.— Tom brown Of Culver The Local
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933. THE TARIFF TRUCE.
    763 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933. THE TARIFF TRUCE. Since Great Britain abandoned her traditional policy 01 free trade and entered into the Ottawa Agreements, there has been a marked increase in the number and intensity of the campaigns to bring about a general lowering of tariff walls.
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    305 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. Marcus Dukes, of the Co-operauve Department, F.M.S. and S.S., will return to Malaya from Home in July. lbs. H. L. H. Tate, wife of th« manager of Pondoland Estate, Pondok Tanjong, sailed last week for home. Inspector P. S. Gordon, who returned from home leave by the
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    HOW WE CAN CURE UNEMPLOYMENT.
    1233 10 Monetary System Must Be Reformed." (By Sir Harold Bowden.) I 7"** reformation of our monetary system with a view to making purchasing poicer commensurate with our producing power, and the subsidising of employment (not unemployment) are advanced as the only remedy for the unemployment problem
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    800 10 PASSING THE BUCK. Without knowing in the least what the film critic is going to say about "Bring 'Em Back Alive," the writer of this column wishes to hand it to Frank Buck. He does marvellous things with animals does Frank. You should see and hear
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    "IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO REMAIN IN THE LEAGUE."
    3570 11 Hitler Still Insists On Equality. PREPARED TO DESTROY ALL ARMAMENTS. Mr. Lloyd George's Plea For Fair Play For Germany. The eagerly awaited speech by Herr Hitler in the Reichstag yesterday was devoid of oratorical "fireworks" but the surprising moderation of tone
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    SUNGEI BESI MINES INQUIRY.
    186 11 Resignation of The President. We are officially informed that the Hon. Mr. Justice G. A. Hereford has resigned his appointment of president of the commission to inquire into the general working of the Electrical Department in its commercial aspect and the circumstances that led to the
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    PETROL DOWN 2'/2d.
    58 11 PETROL DOWN 2'/ 2 d. And Oil Shares Slump On 'Change. London, May 16. The price of petrol will be reduced in England by 2 2 d. tomorrow and the news resulted in a slump in oil shares at the clone of the Stock Exchange, Anglo-l'eraian, for example, falling 2s.
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    ORE CONCENTRATION.
    191 11 Revolutionary Discovery By Engineers. Leningrad. After three years of persistent worV, two ynunn Soviet engineers, Abramovn'h and Reiner, have succeeded in designing a centrifugal automatic machine for use in ore concentrating industries. This machine will revolutionize the pro cesses of ore concentration. It consumes 25 per cent, less
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    SIR F. LINDLEY.
    116 11 Said to Support Japan's Policy. London, May 7. An interview alleged to have been given by Sir Francis Lihdley, the British Ambassador to Japan, in Canada, in which he sympathised with Japan's policy in regard to Manchuria, led to several 'luestions in the House of Commons. Sir
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    NEW AIR BASE CHIEF.
    89 11 Group Captain S. \V. Smith Appointed. On Apr. 24 the Straits Times London correspondent reported that Group Captain S. W. Smith, commanding the R.A.F. station at Manston, Thanet, was being transferred to Singapore, probably at the end of the summer, to take over the Far East
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    FINE OF £200,000.
    53 11 Prince Who Failed To Stamp An Agreement. A fine of £200,000 for evasion of stamp duties the highest of iis kind ever inflicted in Poland was imposed upon the Prince of Pless, one of Poland's wealthiest landowners. The Prince failed to stamp an agreement concluded with a
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    GIGANTIC PLAN FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
    113 11 Put to U.S. Congress. PRESIDENT ASKS SUM OF $3,300,000,000. Washington, May 17. I President Roosevelt has requested Congress to authorise the expenditure of $3,300,000,000 (£846,153.846 at today's i ate of $3.90) for a gigantic public worls programme to provide the machinery for a great co-operative
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    BELIEVE IT OR NOT .
    56 11 BELIEVE IT OR NOT Calcutta, Apr. 2«. About two miles from Basta railway station, Balasore district, a strange date palm tree has been discovered. It is stated that about midday the tree falls to the ground, and that about midnight it stands erect again. Hundreds of people assemble there daily
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    DEATH OF LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY.
    651 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 16. Lady Cynthia Mosley, wife of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Fascists, died in a London nursing: home today from peritonitis following an operation performed on May 9. Reuter Wireless. Lady Cynthia, who was in her 35th
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    BRITISH AIR LINER ON THE WAY.
    590 11 Surveying Air Route To Australia. Imperial Airways, Ltd., whose first marhim to attempt the England-Aus-tralia flight crashed through lack of I petrol within sight of kupang Aerodrome, Timor, is sending out a second machine. I The Straits Times Medan. correspondent reported yesterday that \news
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    CHINA'S PEACE OFFER.
    1338 11 To Evacuate Peiping And Tientsin. t<NEUTRAL ZONE. Attempt to Assassinate Truce Envoy. Rather than src the destruction of Peiping and Tientsin, the commanders in North China are reported to be prepared to evacuate the two cities, provided Great Britain and the United States agree to mediate and
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    SOLICITORS BEFORE FM.S. JUDGES.
    1425 12 Two Inquiries By Bar Committee. COURTS RILING. m IGNORANCE OF LEGAL ETIQUETTE. UaarofeMioaal conduct was alleged by the I.M.S. Bar Committee in two mutters corircriinjj *nli< iiiir* which came hefore Mr. Justice a fleckelt Terr<ll and Mr. Juftire (Jerahty at Kuala Lumpur ><■•■! rn' a. I-Yoin
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    CAPITOL.
    305 12 "Bring 'Em Back Alive" With Frank Buck. Frank Buck's long-awaited "Bring 'Em Hack Alive" attracted a large and curious audience to the Captto! last night and, though this critic found it boringly disappointing, it is only fair to say that the majority of the audience seemed thoroughly satisfied. Controversy
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    RELIGIOUS JUBILEE.
    110 12 Prioress Of Carmel Convent In Bangkok. The Rev. Mother Anne de Jesus, Prioress of the Carmel Convent, Bangkok, celebrated her golden jubilee, marking fifty years in her religious life, on Monday, when Bishop Perros said mass at the chapel of the Convent. The Prioress received numer©U8,/Congratulation from Saigon,
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    TAPPING RESUMED.
    31 12 (Prom Ottr Own Corresp^/lent.) Medftn, May 15. The Soerabaiaaseh Hjrfdelsblad states that Soembcr Kerto, Sjimber Bokor a*tl Kali Klepoe-Pantjoer/Sarie, estates, in" the neighbourhood of Malang,- have resumed tapping. f
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    DRAGGED OFF BENCH AND HANGED.
    182 12 l.S. Judge's Ordeal. MUDDY OIL POURED ON HIS BODY. Des Moin$s (Iowa), Apr. 29. I A crowd of farmers invaded the Court House of Lemars, dragged the Judge, Mr. Bradley, from the Bench, hurried him from the~Court and hanged him from a pole until he
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    CHETTIARS FINED.
    116 12 Firewood And Flower-Pots On Five-Foot Way. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 17. A number of Seremban chettiars wore produced before the Seremban magistrate today on charges of obstructing the fivefoot ways of their premises. A. K. M. Saminathan Chettiar pleaded guilty to a technical offence and was
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    ALHAMBRA.
    135 12 Georges Carpentier In Hold Everything. From the early days of the talking picture era, "Hold Everything," which opened at the Alhamhra last night, provides an interesting contrast to the present style of production. It is enjoyable, well photographed in technicolour, with plenty of good Ringing, jolly music and a
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    CLAIM ON LAT PAU FOR DAMAGES.
    495 12 Improper Process." "PLAINTIFFS TRYING TO AVOID PAYING." The hearing of the case in which Inche Eunos bin Aodullah and M. Ali Munshi claim damages trom the Lat 1'au Press Ltd. (in liquidation), was continued in the Supreme Court, before the Chief Justice, Mr. W.
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    16 12 Cant. C. A. Scott is now attached to the F.M.fjV.F. with No. 2 Company, Perak M.V.I.
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    AMAH FOUND DAZED AND DYING.
    805 12 On Way to England. POISON IN BQftY NOT THE CAUSE OF HER DEATH. A singular .story was related verierday before Mr. F. 6. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, at the inquest on a Chinese amah who died on May 4, a week after being found oittinc
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    NAZIS IN JAVA.
    103 12 Dutch Found Fascist Organisation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15. Branches of the Nazi party have been established in Batavia and Sourabaya by Germans living in Java. Dutchmen have also founded a Fawwt organisation, but the membership is small j and already divided. I The Vaderlandsche
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    Town And Countty In Malaya.
    920 12 H.E.'S TRIP TO SIAMESE BORDER. A planter has been MM recently i near Circular Koad, Kuala tnmpirr 1 within two mile* of Ihe eeatTC of the town, and has taken a dog from bungalow. Mr. K. P. Y. Ismail, who arrived it Penang recently from
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    Surprises In British Women's Open Golf Championship.—Holder In Final. DIANA FISHWICK BEATEN.
    253 13 Surprises In British Women's Open Golf Championship. Holder In Final. DIANA FISHWICK BEATEN. British Women's Open Golf Title. Gteneagies, May 17. Miss Enid Wilson (Nottingham), tluholder, and Mi.-s Diana i'lumplon (Fiinton) will meet in th final of th<' British women's open golf championship. In the semi-finals Mis* Wilson defeated Miss
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    THE HOOK STROKE.
    2248 13 MALAYA'S CRICKET IS'OTES. One Of Most Paying Shots In The Game. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) Although the "hook shot" is one of the most paying strokes in the game it is one that is rarely seen in local club cricket. G. J. Bryan used the stroke occasionally
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    ONG EE KONG.
    41 13 Retains Selangor Singles Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, May 18. In the final of the Sclangor singles championship Ong Ee Kong, holder of the title for some years, beat Kok Khew yesterday, 6 3, 6 2.
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    MARINES DRAW WITH STRAITS CATTLE.
    610 13 Two Goals Late In Second Half. Mar.ne Dept. l| Slrahs (Jultle 1. It was a trie of missed opportune!' when the Marine Department met t'u 1 Straits Catt'e Trading Co. in a See-on.'. Division football match at the Ansoti Road Satdium yest rday afternoon. Botn
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    LATEST HINTS TO FORM.
    822 13 Today's Training. COMPRADOR GIVEN TOO MUCH WEIGHT? (By Our Racing Correspondent.) The No. l tract at the racecourse was w<>en this morning for fast work and No. lor slow. Alter the recent neavy rains the going wag V ery soft and heavy and affected the times.
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    MALAYA CUP.
    115 13 Two Trials to be Held In Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l\ Ipoh, Mstv 10. The first Perak State trial match will be played at Taiping on Saturday, the teams being: Colours: Bu; ton Krian) Oei Seng hve (Taiping) and Nind (Taiping); Darus (Taiping), Schular (Ipoh) and Poh
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    CHINESE LEAGUE FINAL.
    116 14 The Baal <>f i h»- CMneep inter-district foot bull league between the Beach Road eleven Bad the Telok Ayer Street eleven will lie played at .Jalan Besar Stadium on, Sunday. The teams will he selected from the following: Beaih Ud. XI. Boon Hup. Chew Seng. Swec Ann.
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    BASEBALL.
    225 14 Casualty in Game At Boston. New York, May 18. The following were the results of baseball games played today: National I eague. Boston 8 13 0 Cincinnati 0 3 1 Brandt pitched for Boston and Berger scored a homer. Brooklyn I 11 1 St. Louis 2 8 0 Philadelphia
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    S.C.C. FOOTBALL.
    163 14 Team To Meet Volunteers On Tuesday. The following have been invited to play Association football for S.C.C. 1st XI against the S.V.C. on Tuesday: A. Van Bachove; F. G. Htath and J. L. Elmer; Q. Child. C. J. Bembroke and G. V. Andrew.-; T. Rol>ertson, R. A. F.
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    TENNIS.
    104 14 S.C.C. American Tournament. There was no play yesterday in the S.C.C. American tennis tournament owing to rain. The tournament will be continued this afternoon and competitors are asked to beirin play at 4.45 p.m. and endeavour to complete nine game.*. S.R.C. Tournament. There was no play yesterday in the
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    193 14 The following will represent the Indian Association against the C.S.C. 11. on Saturday on tlie C.S.C. ground: Dr.- A. C. Sinha, Paranjothy, Warnwalla. Vaima, Uighir. Pradhan. G. Thomas. Harigovinil. Amarchand, Dr. Rajahram and Pruvhotham. Reserves Abbasbhoy and A. A. Samy. vs. the S.K.C'. on Sunday on the I.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    498 14 Competition to Begin On June 17. The Singapore Island Golf Championship will take place over the Island Club course at Thompson Koad commencing on Saturday, June 17, the following day and subsequent Saturdays and Sundays. It will be open to all residents of Singapore having a handicap
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    193 14 Today, May 18. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. Ii R.A. vs. Wiltshire KiKt.. An»on Rd.; Div. II: Malay -i \s. Harlequins, Jalan Besar; Div. Ill: Chines? vs. Public Services. Geylans; Friendly: S.C.C. v». Marine Dept., Padang. Friday. May 19. Football: Malaya Cup triul, Anson Road Stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. Ist vs.
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    WEAVERS ON TRIAL.
    102 14 Story Of Attack On Jute Mill Manager. Meajan, head sirdar of the Wtrverly Jute Mill, and eleven other millhandfi have been committed to the sessions on a charge of causing grievous hurt to Mr. H. Brown, manager of the mill. The prosecution case was that on January
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    S. AFRICAN ELECTIONS.
    77 14 Seventy-Eijfht Coalitionists Returned. Capo Town, May 17. South Africa voted for 72 member! of the new Legislative Assembly todftg a-; I sequel to the formation of a Coalition Government which combines the Nationalists, under the leadership of General Hertzog, and the Opposition (South African Party) led by
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      326 14 SOVEREIGNS I FOR SALE A man once stood in a busy London thoroughfare and. for a wager, offered golden sovereigns at sixpence each. He was unable to sell one. Because it did not appear to be a business preposition people were suspicious. Life Assurance, however, is a scientific allocation of
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    MOTORISTS IN THE NEW GERMANY.
    1975 15 (By The Motoring Correspondent.) IF thi'ie an any Malayan motorists contemplating the now popular idea of doing the last stage of their journey home by cur across Europe at the moment let them rest assured that they need not tight shy of Germany! At least
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    Rubber And Cars.
    491 15 The car-owner has realised with something of a surprise, perhaps how dependent he is upon this "vegetable gum" which so astonished Columbus during his second visit to South America, states "modern motoring." No suspension system, yet devised, would allow, a car without pneumatic tyres to travel at
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    Oil Fuel For Buses.
    81 15 i Tests have begun on five of the Central London 'bus routes with a number of specially-equipped L.G.O.C. 'buses driven by creosote oil fuel. The 'buses have been fitted with two tanks and two carburettors, one for petrol and the other for the creosote fuel. The
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    Ten-Wheeler's Task.
    309 15 Ten -Wheeler's Task. THE new pipe line which the Iraq Petroleum Co. is cOßStractiag b*> i .veen Kirkuk on the east b:sn'-. of the and Tripoli and Haifa is making us of motor transoort. .h.mg' n tret.he:- of the route nriose most ng operating eonditiorii on Uk employed. One particularly
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    TEN YEARS FOR SECRET SOCIETY MEN
    1267 16 What Does The Number 108 Mean? i MYSTIC SIGNS. "HEAVEN AND EARTH" ASSOCIATION. \fl«r six days' hearing the Lorong I allat murder trial was concluded late last night at the Assizes, the jury returning a verdict of guilty of culpable homicide not amounting tu
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    53 16 At the Singapore Poultry Show at the New World from May 19 to 27, school children accompanied by their teachers will be admitted free on the following clays only:— Saturday. May 20 between 5 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 between 5 and 7 p.m. Sat-irday, Mny 27 between 5
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    COPRA FRAUD CASE ECHO.
    903 16 Chop's Affairs. ATTORNEY COLLECTS $28,000 DEBTS. An echo of the sensational ropra fraud case, in which a 'him-sc named Tay Thye Joo was sent to prison, came up in the Ilankruptcy Court before the Chief Justice, Mr. W. C. Huggard, yesterday, when the prisoner's attorney, Tay
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    75 16 The Beatdent of Selangor has made the following changes in the constitution of the board of management of the Malay AfrricMltural Settlement, for the year 19:i3: Vice-iVsident: Hon. Mr. E. B. Williams, M.C.S., in the piace of Raja Uda, M.C.S.. bin Raja Muh-mmed (i4signed); hono(«ry setretary: Inche Ahmad bin HajtHiuin,
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    MYSTERY SAMPAN.
    186 16 Singapore Japanese Wrecked. The mysterious visit of a Japanese sampan to «he waters of tlio Solomon Group last month had an unpleasant s«(|uel for its crew of 32 Japanese mariners. While cruising between Lord Howe and Ysabel Islands their craft struck a reef, and foundered, 90 miles from
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    HORN INSTEAD OF BELL.
    116 16 Cyclist Cautioned And Discharged. A rare case of its kind tamo up before Mr. D. Wills in the Ponang police) court, when a y-un.ic Tamil tunnel Rumaynb wa charged with luisg a horn instead of a bell while riding his bicycle, ..ay.; the Straits Echo. The
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    MORE TAXATION.
    74 16 Balancing The Budget In Netherlands India. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad understands that it is intended to increase taxation in Netherlands India to cover tht- budget deficit. In 1934 another increase of the incoinctax, amounting to 25 per cent., may l expected. Furthermore
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    JAPANESE OUTRAGES.
    130 17 Due to Distorted Sense Of Patriotism. Tokio, May 17. Fanaticism and a distorted mdm (if patriotism intermingled with blackmail and double-crossing are revealed in the results of the preliminary examination of the participants in the outrages of May 15 last year, and subsequent int:r-relatc! r.lots to assassinate the
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    STOCK MARKETS.
    52 17 London, May 10. On a general inclination to take a more lavourable view of the Ruropeun sitoa tr,n, the markets improved all round, tn" thief feature being the sharp weoiT) in gilt-edged securities. The commodity markets were also better disposed, tin rallying sharply. Wall Street moved quietly upward.
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    ASKED TO LOOK FOR FIREARMS.
    727 18 I Promised Reward. RELIGIOUS TEACHER AND POLICE INSPECTOR. The trial was continued this morning before Mr. H. A. b'orrer, the Criminal District Judge, of Sardir bin Reso, a young Javanese motor-car driver, who is charged, with possession of arms, possession ot ammunition and dishonestly retaining
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    ALL NIGHT IN LOCK-UP.
    83 18 Employer's Wife Does The Cooking. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serrmlian. May 17. When a Tamil, cook to a clerk in Ser«:.:: l >nn > stood before the Seremban magistrate on a drunk and disorderly charge it was revealed that he was in the lock-up the whole
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    UNTOUCHABILITY EVIL.
    79 18 UNTOUCHABILITY EVIL How Bengali Youth May Help In Reform Work. The anxiety and surprise felt in Indian circles at the decision of Mr. Candhi to fa.-t for 21 days \v;:s jfiven expression to I y various speakers at a meeting held at the Albert Hall, last nifrht, Mr. Satish Chandra
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    MISSING FOR THREE YEARS.
    104 18 Swedish Explorer Returns To Civilisation. Stockholm, May 15 Dr. Seven Hetiin, the world-famou? Swedish explorer, has telegraphed from Peipinjr saying that Dr. Nils Hornier a member of his former party who had ixfii missing for three and a half years, has just returned to headquarters. In
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    KILLED BY BEES.
    83 18 Simla, May 2. Col. Statham, a well-known archaeological expert, was fatally stung by a swarm if bees while making an archaeological investigation in a cave near Sighampur n the Raigarh district of the Central Provinces. He was removed to the Raigarh guest house, and despite medical attention
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    3 NEW LANDINGS.
    153 18 K.L. Flying Club Planes A In Perak. A feature of activities of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club during April was the amount of cross-country flying carritd out. Three new landing places were addqfl to the list of grounds used by the club, whicn now numoer 26, the
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    K.L. FIRE BRIGADE.
    144 18 Chief With Local Knowledge Essential. At the general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Ratepayers' Association the chairman, referred to the service's of the Selangor Fire Brigade. A complaint had, he said, been received by the association from one of its members regarding loss sustained by him in
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    NO MORATORIUM.
    145 18 France to Pay Next Debt Instalment. Paris, May 16. It is understood that the Quai d'Orsay has been definitely informed from Washington that President P.oosevelt will not propose a moratorium for the debt instalment due on June 15 and the French debt pofition, therefore, remains the same as
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    94 18 March Improvement Not Maintained. The marked improvement in Malayan trade which took place in March has not been maintained, the figures for April just issued by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S.. showing a decline from $61,631,000 to $65,349,000. The figure for March is $4,730,000 less 1
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    DANZIG ELECTIONS.
    204 18 What Nazis Will Do If They Win. Danzig, May 15. Following the disturbances at the erd of last week in the Fie? C.ty of Danzig when the Socialist trades union premises were taken over by the National Socialists, a meeting has taken place between Herr Resting, the High
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    WOMAN STABBED.
    93 18 Robber's Visit During Husband's Absent. A daring case of robbery and assault is reported to have occurred yesterday morning in a hut occupied by a Chinese couple in a lonely spot about 2G0 yards away from the main thoroughfare at the sixth mile, Bukit Timah Road. The man
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    MEETINGS OF TWO BANKS.
    2141 19 Mercantile and Eastern Reviews. The fortieth annual general meeting of the sliaiehoid' is of the Mercantile Bank of India. Lt<l., was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., on March 28. Sir Thomas S. Catto, Bt. (Deputy-Chairman), said: You may recollect that at the
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    JOHN DICKINSON AND CO., LTD.
    842 19 Improved Results In Bad Year. At the 48th ordinary general meeting of shareholders of John Dickinson and Co., Ltd., held in London on April 14. Mr. F. G. Hawdon. the chairman, in moving the adoption of the director-' report and the accounts for the year
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    LABUGAMA RUBBER ESTATE.
    652 19 Conserving "Slender Cash Resources." The seventh annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the LahuIfama Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the Company, Gaffoor Building, Main Street, Colombo, on April 12. Mr. V. V. Roe t Chairman, said: The deplorable position of the
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    138 19 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending May 21, are: Thursday, May 18, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, "E" (Chinese) Coy., Company Parade Drill; 5.15 p.m., Headquarters, 2nd Bn. Signal Section. Section ParadeDrill; 5.30 p.m., Headquarters, S.R.E. (v), Ceremonial Drill; 5.30 p.m., HeoJquarters, Officers, S.V.F.A., Lecture 5.M.0., Malaya
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    MENTENNE RUBBER CO., LTD.
    907 19 "Cannot Go On Without I More Capital" The twenty-third annual ordinary general meetinp of the shareholders of the Mentenne Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the registered office of the rompany. Gaffoor Building, Main Street, Colombo, on April 11. Mr. F. F. Rue, the chairman, said:
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    KUALA SIDIM RUBBER CO., LTD.
    950 19 'Dividend of 1V 2 Per Cent. On Year's Profits. The annual general meeting of ihar*holders of thf Kuala Sidim Rubber Company. Limited, was held on Apr. M ai the registered oSew of the Company, No. 1, Weld Quay. i\ r. Mr. B. G. il. Mason,
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    SPEEDWAY SEASON OPENS.
    313 20 A FEATI RE of the Easter racing at the Brooklands Track was the appearance of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his famous car 'Bluebird" with which ho set up «he existing world's land speed record. (Planet News.) PART of the large crowd that attended the Bank Holiday motor-race
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