The Straits Times, 3 June 1933

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    42 1 The Straits Times IMTABMHMIIi MAW.T A OHTDBTI THE I. AHt. lst 'AND MOST INFLUENTIAL Nl-.tt si'.U'EK IN MALAYA tO I'A<JKH HINIJAI'OKH:, MAtllllllAY, JUNK \%U I ■mi I in I The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1933 PRICE 10 "CENTS.
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      282 1 •INQAPORBJ TS, CECIL BT. ('PHONE Bian. ■■•«■"> \p\ MILK jvflePlv SUSTAINS YOU (f >^|^a\ DURING THE DAY. Ml AgeiiU for lirilUli M«lm>u; 3bK Chase the Gloom from 4 every room redecorate m WITH HALL'S DISTEMPER. >^^MliiilF^BV _i v dMI •imply Jwniieiuivaly, and whan Ina <• '< I^^bPl iuU doW W
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      121 1 KUALA LUMPUfi: JAVA «Ti <'PHONIT'3M»>. \££*usi^ immsil m\:h I A SPECIAL H DISPLAY OF "ROBINA" SWIMMING COSTUMES OUR ESTABLISHMENT FOR ME N ONi: AND TWO IMMI-: (OSIUMKS IN A SI II < I WILL BE CLOSED ON |< A Nt,l <)i PUAIN U)M)UKN, <>M \< i VJQW\ THS FOLUOWINC DATM.'
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      464 2 p. 0., Burnsn india j AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SEPVICES. rSNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Due Spore. XSO MALI 6,600 Juna 7 RAWALPINDI 7,000
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      600 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels. Tonnage. Due Sail t YASUKUXI MARU 13,000 June 13 14 HAKONE MARU 10.400 June 28 29 S SI'WA MARU 10,700 July 13 14 i FUSHIMI MARI' UV.iOO July 27 fl HAKOZAKI MARi" 10,100 Aur. I
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      565 2 BURNS PHILP LINE. (Incorporated in Australia.) *UR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Eegular monthly sailings by tha wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the 14. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). Tha s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      500 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMBED. (Incorporated ;n; n Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER~AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Swett. BORINGIA 20 6 M/C 21/6 23 4 FIONIA 11/7 11/7 12/7 1477 ERRIA 1/8 1/8 2/8 4/8 LALANDU 22/8 22/8
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      1203 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE Hl'A KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO. Steam ShiD Co., Ltd, and China (1932), LTD. Mutual Steam Navigation Co, Ltd.) THE SARAH VK STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CINARD STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD. THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. The
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      RECORD SHIPPING YEAR !
      488 3 RECORD SHIPPING YEAR Fortunate Position Of Finnish Owners. That it .should t>e paejaJUl to describe ":yl as a record year for shipping in any uuntry in the world is remarkable, edited by the experience of the leading maritime countries. i<ay.< the Journal of -onimerce. Finnish owners, however, m this fortuna.o
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      SIGNALS IGNORED.
      401 3 Master Fined For Mersey Contravention. At the Liverpool Police Court, reeentv Amedeu Hainerich, roaster of the Rou- ii.viian steamer Prahnva. was charged on \mi summonses, that when navigating hi* -I ip in the Liverpool pilotage district, in rtliich pilotage is compulsory, he failed to •'ispUiy a pilot signal
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      HELP FROM SOVIET ICE-BREAKERS.
      377 3 Charterers' Liability Commented Upon. The liability of charterers of ship using Kussian ports to provide the assistance of ice-breakers was the subject of judgments given in the Court of Appeal recently by Lords Justices Scrutton, Greer and Sle:-ser. In one case the charterers, Ugleexport Charkow, appealed
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      AN N.Y.K. PIONEERS.
      285 3 Sale of Oakata Maru To To Scrappers. The sale of the Nipnon Yusen Kaisha steamer Hakata Maru to Japanese scrappers is a reminder of the pioneer days of that concern in the European trade, for she was one of the famous ships which were built in and
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      THE NORMANDIE.
      110 3 Delayed Completion Of Super-Liner. In the course of a visit to the United States. M. Marcel Olivier, chairman of the board of directors of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, i* reported from New York to have said in the course of an interview: "Although the new French super-liner Normandie
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      L'ATLANTIQUE FIRE.
      76 3 A further judicial inquiry into the possible causes of the outbreak of Are which destroyed the French liner L'Atlanthi tie has been ordered by the Bordeaux magistrate. Some 20 cabins are to be minutely inspected, work which is expected to take at least a month. This inquiry is
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      85 3 OLDKKKRB. l>ut.. 4,530 tons, from Rotterdam 3-6, fur Manila 1-*. HONG HO. Chinese, 95 tons, from Treng?anu 2-ri, for Trenstganu 4-6. HKNRIK. Norw., 781 tons, from Bangkok 3-6, for Bangkok 4-6. I ARUT. Brit.. 464 tons, t'rom Pontianak 3-8, for Pontianak urn HVA TONiI. Brit., 109 tons, from
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      PASSENGERS.
      316 3 The following are passengers by the NY K. Kashlma Maru, which left Singapore on June 1 For Colombo Mr. J. E. T. A. Alberdingk Thym, Dr. P. J. S. Cramer. Mr. P. W. Janssen, Mr. L. Kohorn, Dr. K. L. Motwani, Mrs. Motwani. r\>r Port Said: Miss M. K.
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      563 3 «tf NORDDEUTSCHER clb LLOYD. H nvl (Incorporated la IftlfflU .Germany.) The undermentioned are |M Mmpany's InUnded ftztaree;OUTWARD. ISAR for Iloilo. Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai. Nortn China and Japan June 6 FRANKEN for Manila, Hon* Kong. Shanghai, North China and Japan June 21 HOMEWARD. TEIER for Genoa, Barcelona, Casablanca. R'dam, H'burg
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      424 3 Fares Again Reduced £67.3.11. r»f a beaatlfsl trip freal MANILA /HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA Ta.rlst class acroaa the PaclAe la* daat Ball la America Toarlst claaa Atlantic on the fsa»oaa aad ■ew v MasJlttUa or mjt. Waahingtoa. (If passage throarh the Panama Caaal la desired •airojimMely G)4S eitra).
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      326 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALC STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. j {laeorporated in Bng'sad.) "KLLERMAN" LINK. Prelgat Rerrlce 'c UNITED KINGDOM AND I CONTINENT. Tla Ports and Snes Caa*J OUTWARDS. TO BONG EONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN Steameri s.s. OITT OF BATAVIA June H HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITT OP SHANGHAI for f Havre, London, Rotterdam and Mkuiburg June
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      64 3 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Station Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Min> temp. ins Sunshine temp. •F hrs. "P Alor Star 91 Nil 11.4 77 Sitiawan 93 0.29 6.1 73 K Trengganu 89 1.05 7.3 72 Bukit Jeram 90 O.OR 4.6 73 Malacca 87 0.01 10.7 76 Singapore 91 Nil 11.3
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      116 3 TIDE TABLKS. Saturday, Jane 3. H. W. 6.12 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in 6.26 p.m., 7 ft. 8 In. Sunday, June 4. H. W. 6.40 a.m., 7 ft. 1 in., 7.14 p.m., 7 ft. 5 In. Monday, Jane S. H. W. 8 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.68 p.m., 8
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      483 4 SITUATIONSJVACANT When applying for any position adver tlaed hi these columns send copies of teati ■onials. Do not send originals. WANTED, cutter for ladies' <lressni»k rif establishment. Apply Box 512, S. Times. CIDIW SALESMAN REQUIRED k; rnropean Ira, Must have >cood kn<>« of general import specially hardware, bazaai piece iroo'ls.
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      674 4 HOUSES. FLATSJTO LETJ TO LET. f. Oxl«* lit*. lio4 »aitacion pply I*. Ma!«cca Street. Bungalows, Angullia Pnrk. 881-A, Orchard lead, Oil Extraction Factory. AnguHia Co. TO LET. Llandudno H?l Marino i'arade, BH tilestone, faring *ea. Muntcipiil el'rtrie. rater, titait. E. J. Nathan, 1-H. Rafllaa PIT. TO LET, No. 6, Mount
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      562 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TX> LET TO LEI', Mo. 110, Robinsuii Koad, mUaolt fer office store. Apply 8. Manasseh Co, 6-1, Malacca Street. OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET Winchester House, Ist A 2nd Floors. Raffles (juay Nos. 4, 5 t 6. Telegraph Street Nos. o*7. Robinson Road No. 64. Pasir Panjang Road
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      679 4 BUSINESS CARD 9 MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. Mn. BAKU and Miss HAN A. (0. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7167 AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold Singapore and Johore Properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, N"o. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Jane 7, at 2.3t p.m. Lots Ito
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      1073 4 THE STRAITS TIMES, THE SUNDAY TIMES and THE STRAITS BUDGET. Head office. CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SIM; .WORK Branch Office. 27, JAVA STREET. KUALA LUMITR Cables TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephone*: SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA 1.1 Mil H .1889 5152. Sole AdTertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD., Advt. Dept. 24, Old Jewry,
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      84 4 I SUBSCRIPTION RATES mmn Within On.«lde without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Month); 8.00 f 4.0« I 2.50 Quarterly B.SO $12.00 7.50 Half Yearly $17.00 $24.00 $15.08 Yearly $34.80 $48.00 $30.00 NOTE.— Out station rheqoet attoald Include the ami»la mi» I bank dincounl. ADVERTISEMENT RATES The charges and instructions for CI.ASSI m:U
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    MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR.
    177 5 Programme For Sunday Ith June I9SS. Z.G E. 48.92 Metres. 7 p.m. LX 55-56 Overture Remeo and Juliet William Mengelberg and his Orchestra. D 1598 Cello $olo Evening Song— Apres une reve Gasper Cassado. DX 212 Duet Come with me no risk you run. Ah Mimi
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    70 5 At the last meeting of the Penang Rotary Club, office-bearers were elected as follows: President, Dr. K. Md. Ariff; vice-president, Mr. E. Reimann; hon. joint secretaries, Mr. G. Maund and Dr. S. Rasanayagarn; hon. treasurer, Mr. Cheah Inn Kiong; directors) in addition to above) Mr. H. Parry (immediate past president)
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    362 5 Juries' Majority Verdicts Not Accepted. The following is taken from the Straits Times of Saturday, June 2, IHS3 The Supreme Court, in Criminal As^iz"—the Chief Justice, Sir Thomas Sidgreaves, presiding, was engaged again the whole of yesterday, with the case iv which a Bugis man named Saman
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    ASSAULT ON EDITOR.
    226 5 $100 Fines for Arabs Who Knocked Him in Drain. An echo of the case in which certain members of the Arab community were invalvefl, which resulted in the conviction of one Syed for assaulting Mr. W. Aljelany, the editor of the local newspaper "Al Houda," wan heard
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      280 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TONIGHT Special Dinner and Race Ball Miss RYA FORSTER'S CABARET FINAL PERFORMANCE EXTENSION TILL 2 a.m. BOOK NOW PHONE 5381. BOOK NOW RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY THE TALENTED CHILD DANCER RENE PAVLETTE VIOLIN SOLOS BY
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      175 5 WATES ROTARY CONVERTERS 110/230 Volt D-C TO 110 230 Volt A-C FROM SINGAPORE STOCKS. Sole Agents: RADIO SERVICE Co. OF MALAYA 2, ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. PHONE 7399. SINGAPORE ZOO I'onirtnl Koad, Singapore. II ST ARRIVED JI'ST ARRIVED From Australia, Africa, North and South America Consignments of Rare Birds and Animals
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      26 5 RAFFLES CAFE TRY OUR SPECIAL $1.00 TIFFINS TONIGHT'S CONTINENTAL SPECIAL $1.20 ROAST SUCKING PIC, APPLE SAUCE, FRENCH BEANS, ROAST POTATOES. UNDER EUROPEAN CHEFS SUPERVISION. PHONE 5381.
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      383 5 SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE By Our Expert. SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metres 49.9— Mon., Wed., and Thursday 6.16 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 68 M. Daily 6.30—10 p.m. PARIS— Metres 18.66— Daily
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    TOPICS OF ENGLISH TURF.
    2840 6 Death of Richard Marsh. TRAINER OF FOUR DERBY WINNERS. (From Our Own Correspondent). I Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, May 24. "The Queen and I assure you of our I hea:tfelt sympathy in your bereavement. I 1 shall always remember your husband's long and valuable services
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    NAZI REGIME.
    170 6 "Making The Most Bitter Revolutionaries." Lord Melchett. sneaking at a meeting of several organisations of youUh at Queen s Hall London, said that Germany was an abwiutedcath trap for the 600,000 Jews The King of Bulgaria, who saw the ev-nts that followed the assassination of Stolypin at KiefT,
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    552 6 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.—Whitsundny, June 4. 6 a m. g Holy Comn.; 6.50 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 7.30 a.m.. Matins; 8 a.m.. Holy Comn. [Choral); ».15 a.m.. Holy Comn.; 10 a. in Children's Service; 5.30 p.m., Evenaoriir Cb*ral) ;md Sermon; 1030 a.m.. Service at :m Naval Base; -to p.m. ■arriea
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      68 6 YES- j YOU ij CAN j I SEE I j IT j AT See SWITZERLAND— The Country of unrivalled Beauty and Charm. HOTEL GUIDES allowing tariffi, illuatratrd booklets, maps and all information free on application to th« Swlaa ConaalaU, 121. Market Street. Slnfapar*. CEMENT FLOORING TILES, IN VARIOUS ARTISTIC AND
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      90 6 GUARDS THE COMPLEXIONS OF FILM-LAND In the luxurious dressing-rooms of Hollywood you find the simple, white tablet of Lux Toilet Soap— the beauty secret of the film stars The camera demands a flawless skin the mild lather of Lux Toilet Soap is praised by scores of famous film stars for
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    BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCREASING
    829 7 PENANG LETTER. Old Grand Hotel— Demolishers Busy— End Of The Zoo No Museum Or Aquarium Malays And Dress Baskets The Men of Nepal Arrive Concerning Process Servers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 26. It seems extraordinary but I doubt whether Penang, in the whole course of
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    STATISTICS LIBRARY.
    436 7 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., during the period May 20 to Hay 26, and are available for public use in the reference library, Fullerton Building. Singapore. Application nay be made by member!; of the public resident in Malaya
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      55 7 50,000 LONDONERS CAN'T BE WRONG! nnnn n_QGL. Gt AMOROUS >w LOVELY DAMCZEL THE FILM THAT IN ONE WEEK 50,000 PEOPLE PAID TO SEE AT THE PLAZA. LONDON. "ONE of BRITAIN'S BEST PICTURES" VIDE PRESS. MUSIC BY NOEL COWARD. ___J A British and Dominions Production (Distributed by United Artists) ~~OPENINC AT
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      317 7 i!T«n!™^ftf^l &15 NIGHTLY 9.IS Holiday Matinees TODAY, TOMORROW aid MONDAY 3.15. Now he's in the BREWERY TRADE! BUSTER KEATON in his funniest M.-G.-M. Picture "WHAT! NO BEER?" with 'SCHNOZZLE DURANTE. IT'S THE BIG LAUGHING SHOW of the Week! 615 NIGHTLY 9.15 (RDoq l r**'^M-------ifcfc^----^K-k-----^J--W^PKSTONUI 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 SPARKLING ROMANCE AND
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      233 7 "Definitely Worth Seeing STRAITS TIMES. I "Fulfils all Expectations" FREE PRESS. «♦<♦«««>♦»>»♦»«««»♦♦«♦-»»»««♦♦♦«♦«♦»«»»« I CAPITOL I SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEESTODAY, TOMORROW and MONDAY! at 3.15 NIGHTLY at 6.15 and 9.15. CECIL B. de MILLE'S Greatest Spectacle continued Triumphantly to Crowded Houses B|^_____B_tS__—__— t mm' I THE HB j ________k______fl-___4_______m______Rk« __________b^___________________________i SIGN OF
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    RESTRICTION AND THE OUTLOOK.
    891 8 Position of the Industry. RUBBER PLANTATIONS INVESTMENT TRUST. The twenty-fouith miiinv meeting of the Kubber Plantation* Investment Irusi, LiraiteU, was beld M .viay 11, at 2, 3, and 4, Idol Lane, London, E.C. Mr. Henry J. Weich (the chairman) presided. The chairman, in moving the adoption
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    RUBBER REPORT.
    1310 8 Foreign Imports into Singapore shew rises both in wet and dry rubber, wet rubber being returned at 1,366 tons higher and dry rubber at 441 tons higher. Geo. White, Yuille and Co., Ltd.'s monthly report, dated .April 26, states: Considerable activity has been witnessed in the rubber market
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    151 8 MOMU7. r'enserang (Hock Keng) 8 am Norm, N.-£a»t ft N.-West Sumatra (Op ten Noort) ft a.n Karimon (Rosebank) 9 a.m. Kukup (Hong Chuan) D a.m. Pulau TeAonp (Hong Aik) ..9 a.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Kgypt Europe (Cap. St. Jacques) 9 a.m. Rhii. 1 Honir Ktat)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    35 8 *7 S'porc Loa«u» Raopura Apr. 14 May 6 M. Van St. Aldegood* Apr. 21 May 11 Karag.U Apr. 20 Mar 18 Chttml At>f. 3» May ?o Christitan Huyg»n» May 12 June 1
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    METAL MARKET.
    583 8 William Jacks and Co.'s report, dated 1 May 2, states: The unlimited powori given to the President of the U.S.A. to increase the purchasing power of the dollar and decrease its metal value has caused a sharp upward movement in all commodities, but conditions in the U.S.A. are
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    BILLITON TIN. ,
    252 8 BILLITON TIN. Dutch Company Works At Small Loss. The Billiton Maatschappij reports a loss for 1932 of £270 (at par), against a loss of £130,000 in the previous year. As already reported the dividend is mainI tamed at 3 per cent, on the shares of the First scries and '.i
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    CHILD'S DEATH IN HOSPITAL.
    337 8 Overdose of Strychnine. JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. A verdict of manslaughter against some person or persons unknown was returned by a coroner's jury at the close of a three days' inquiry into the death of a six-year-old child at Southampton Isolation Hospital, where she was
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    CEYLON CURRENCY.
    203 8 Rise in Value Of Investments. A striking appreciation in the market value of the investments and securities of the Government of Ceylon (as compared with the purchase- price) is revealed in the statement for April issued by the Commissioners of Currency under Section 20 of Orirwnce No. 32
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    34 8 Kuching Radio is observing: Sunday hours today and on sth instant vis 8..'50 U> 8.50 a.m., 9.40 to 10 a.m., 10.35 v. 10.50 a.m., 2.3d to 2.50 p.m. and 4.20 Ui 4JN p-m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    42 8 Prom France and Holland, by Fushimi Maru, due at Singapore 11 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Genoa Maru, due at Singapore- daylight on Monday. From China and Japan, by Malacca Maru, due at Singapore 7 a.m. on Monday.
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
    132 8 Foreign exports of tin, being 1 final ihlpments on occan-steamirs at all Malayan ports, durintr the month «,f May, 1933. Destination Ton*. United Kingdom 160 United States of America 3,647 Continent of Europe 1,115 British Possessions 215 Japan 06 Netherlands India 2 Other Foreign Countries 41 Total
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    EXCHANGES.
    95 8 Rugby June 1. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.38 V> Athens 587 > ._> Brussels 24.1";)>-.» Belgrade 250 Berlin 14.45 Va Bombay 1/6 5/64 Bucharest 5671/2 Buenos Aires 42 official. Copenhagen 22.45 Geneva 17.45 Helsingfors 226/ Hong Kong 1 4 3/4 Lisbon 110 L x Madrid 39 7/16 Milan 64
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    BRIDE AT 11.
    87 8 Divorce At 13 And Suicide At 15 Years. Mrs. Herbert Ballard, who was married at the age of 11 and divorced at 13, has died at Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 15, from a shotgun charge which, the police declare, she fired into her heart because
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      127 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOI THE WEEK. Saturday. Jnr.r .V Public Holiday. Kinp 4 Birthday. Singapore Races, Kif>'i Day. Sunday, Jnnr 4. Whit Sundry. Monday, Junr .*>. Whit Monday. Bunk holi.li.jr. Singapore Hacr*. Sixth I'av. Tuesday, Jun* 6. Annual prize giving; an.l speech day at Raffles Institution, Jelan Besar, 10 a.m. Wednesday, June
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN CORPORATION LIMITED.
      5054 9 SUCCESS OF INTERNATIONAL CONTROL. Mr. JOHN HOWESON'S REVIEW. The annual general meeting of tiM London Tin Corporation, Limited, was held on Friday, May 19, 19J3, at Southern House, Cannon Street Station, London, B.C. 4, Mr. John Howcson (chairman oi the company) presiding. The chairman said: Ladies
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      603 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Caniul Glds. 100,000,000 I'aid u|i Capital Glds. 55,000,000 Reserves Glds. 24,1»0J24 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES: THE HAGUE, ROTTKKDAsL OVBXSEAI BRANCHES. Batavia: Head Office for Dutch Eaat Indies. BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH KAST INDIES: Ampenan, Bandoeng. Cberibon, Goro.-ualo, Makassar, Mada'.
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      257 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) E-Übllahed la Ama'erdun 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND IHE HAGLK. BEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST: BATAVIA. Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, Indus, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National l'rovinciul Bank, l.imitrd.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    71 10 Singapore. GREAT WORLD Cabaret Sunshine Susie t Animal Crackers. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing, Talkies, Theatres Cinemas. RAFFLES HOTEL Special Dinner Race Ball -Miss Rya Forster's Cabaret. RITZ, GEYLANG The Flag Lieutenant. With Henry F.dwitrds Anna Neagle. Also Silent Pictures. 7.40 11 p.m. ROXY, KATONG Happy Ever After.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE SATURDAY, JUNE 3,1933. THE HONOURS LIST.
    813 10 It is seldom that an Honours List, when viewed entirely from a local standpoint, arouses among Malayans anything more than feelings of regret and mild annoyance. The List announced this morning is certainly not an exception to the rule. True,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    120 10 CHEW— MR. CHEW BOON LAY, age fc> years, passed away peacefully at his n-sidence. 141-B Devonshire Road on Friday, June 2. at 9.45 p.m. He leaves behind his beloved wife, 6 sons (Chew Hock Seng, Hock Ann, Hock San, Hock Lee, Hock Leong and Hock Hin), 3
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    171 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Flight-Lieut. A. H. l'aull has been appointed an honorary A.D.C. to the Governor. The Hon. Dr. Noel L. Clarke has been appointed a member of the Council of the King Edward VII College of Medicine. Mr. W. R. Boyd has been appointed an unofficial trustee of the Penang
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    USING THE' WORLD'S WEALTH.
    1260 10 Cheap Money Requires Confidence. By Hartley Withers (the English Economist). PART 11. Greater confidence, a general rise in the standard of living and revived international lending are among the essential elements for a return of general prosperity, according to Mr. Hartley Withers, the distinguished economist, who
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    887 10 THE ABANDONED STATION. Now that many moons have waxed and waned since the new Singapore railway station was officially opened, the question may well be asked "What does the Government propose to do wkh the old station at Tank Road and when is it gointi to
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    THREAT TO SEIZE GERMAN PROPERTY IN AMERICA.
    410 11 MORATORIUM ON DEBTS. Tremendous Shrinkage In German Trade. BANKERS CONFER. Sum of £1,000,000,000 Involved. Berlin, June. 2. A moratorium for all Geimany's ton ign <k>bU> will be announced shortly ait-.-r Whitsun, staled Dr. benacht, •if the- Reichsbank. Dr. Schacht's statement was unanimously adopted
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    LESSONS OF DANZIG
    270 11 Nazi Policy To Be Conciliatory. London, May 31. luc.sdavs morning papers write that the conciliatory statement of Dr. Rauschning. the future National Socialist I'-esi-dent of the Ha— tl of the Free City of D*nsf*. has removed fears in England Llial the Nazi victory might involve international complications.
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    FRENCH CHILDREN.
    35 11 Paris. May SL All French children must attend school up to the age of 14, instead of 13 as hitherto, according to a bill passed on Tuesday by the French i hamber. Aneta-Trans-Oeean.
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    GOLD THE ONLY STANDARD.
    421 11 But Defects Must Be Removed. London, June 2. Speaking on the debate on the Whiten adjournment, Mr. Neville Chamberlain (Chancellor of the Exchequer), said the gold standard was the only standard lantiliar to everybody which would inspire confidence provided certain conditions were observed. We must try
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    JEWISH MINORITIES
    382 11 League Experts to Draw Up Report. Geneva, May 31. After a lively discussion, in the course of which all delegates vied with each other in expressing their pathetic concern for minorities, the League Council decided on Tuesday afternoon to entrust a committee of three legal experts with the
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    WORSE THAN THE 21 DEMANDS.
    807 11 Truce Condemned. CALL FOR PUNISHMENT OF "TRArUORS." Shanghai, June 2. The leading Chinese journals in the country all condemn the truce terms concluded with the Japanese. line Ta Kung Pao df Tientsin, the Times of Shanghai, and the Morning Post all consider that the Nanking
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    CRITICAL STAGE IN PACT.
    185 11 French Demands. UNACCEPTABLE TO ITALY. Rome, June 2. A critical stage has been reached in the negotiations over the Four-Power Pact. While no official confirmation is obtainable, it is believed Signor Mussolini hrs informed Frane'e that her demands regarding the rigid control of futuve German armament
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    SLIGHTLY CONFUSED !
    119 11 SLIGHTLY CONFUSED Lord Rothermere On Decentralisation. London. June 2. In a Daily Mail article entitled The Policy of Surrender Lord Rot her mere, after condemning .the British policy in India, continues, the Colonial Office in London, fresh from the exploit of thrusting on Ceylon a Constitution which is wrecking British
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    PAPERS SUPPRESSED.
    71 11 Penalty For Criticising Nazi Government. Berlin, May 31. Follow me confiscation of Monday's issue of the welNknown industrial organ, Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, for having criticised the Government's virtual embargo on German visitors to Austria, the political police department decided on Tuesday to suppress the newspaper for a period
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    SAMUEL INSULL.
    71 11 Another Attempt To Obtain Extradition. Washington, June 2. The Department of Justice is reported to be considering new indictments against Saniuel Insull Sr., with a view to obtaining his extradition from Greece. Reuter. The original indictment charged Martin Insull, Samuel's brother, with abstracting $344,000 from the Treasury of
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    COMMUNISTS TO DIE.
    64 11 Sequel To Bloody Sunday Clash With Nazis. Berlin, Junu 2. Severe sentences were inflicted on Communists at Altona as a sequel to the ''Bloody Sunday "—July 17, last year flash between Communists and Nazis v.-hen 12 were killed and 50 wounded. Four ringleaders were sentenced to death
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    GREEK BANK RATE.
    29 11 Athens, May 31. The National Bank of Greece has lowered its bank rate from 9 per cent, to 7 per cent, as from May 30. Aneta-Ttans-Ocean.
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    25 11 Friedrichshafen, May 31. The airship Graf Zeppelin returned on Tuesday from a flight to Italy, effecting a safe landing at 2 p.m. Aneta-Trans-9mm.
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    FALSIFIED BANK ACCOUNTS.
    374 11 New Indictment Of Harriman. New York, June 2. The Federal grand jury has returned a new indictment against Joseph Harrimar. charging him with falsification of the bank's accounts. Reuter. Found Stabbed. Mr. Harriman, who is 68 years old, Ml arrested last March and indicted before a grand
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    AUSTRIA HITS BACK.
    232 11 Gold Duty on German Imports. Berlin, May 31. The recent Government decree, imposing a fee of 1,000 marks on every German citizen wishing to cross the Austrian frontier, has been aggravated by the issue of a further regulation which threatens with a fine not under 5,000 marks
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    SOVIET LOAN.
    69 11 To Be Used In Second Five Year Plan. Moscow, May 31. Eighty-four per cent, of tfoe total of three milliard roubles, or more than 2Vs milliards,, have already been subscribed to the internal loan of the second Five Year Plan, according to an official statement. Subscription lists opened
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    CARDINAL BOURNE.
    20 11 Seriously 111 With Acute Pulmonary Oedema. London, June 2. Cardinal Bourne is seriously ill with pulmonary oedema. Reuter.
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    1104 11 Knighthood For New Chief Justice. f OTHER AWARDS. J[ Women's Good Work Recognised. 4 The King has been graciously pleased to approve the bestowal of the followin Honours on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday Knight Pachelor. Walter Clarence Huggard. Esq., X.<'. LL.D., Chief Justice Designate of
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE FROM THE AIR.
    1049 12 Straits Times Reporter Flies In 'the Aerial Salute. BY A STAFF REPORTER! I viewed the King's Birthday Parade on the Padang this morning from an entirely different angle from the thousands of other spectators of this picturesque annual event. They saw this time-honoured and
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    KEYS AND POISON.
    227 12 Man Alleged to be Out For A Burglary. Sbcro Inn Hasstn vca-.- sentenced to' months' rigorous imprisonment byj 111 \V. ilay. the Singapore Second I on a <harge of being in pos- of housebreaking implements. Among the exhibits were a bunch of,' skeleton keyi ami quantity of
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    12 12 tii. Paterson, manager in Singat lor Euro, is now touring the F.M.S
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    DR. SUN'S RESIDENCE.
    140 12 Rebuilding Completed In Macao. Malacca, May 22. Amonc Uhe new houses almost approaching completion at Macao is Dr. Sun Vat-sen's residence, near Flora. I M original building was designed and planned by Dr. Sun himself, and wa- erected many years ago. In the explosion -which took plac?
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    LITHUANIAN DUTIES.
    42 12 Kovnc. Hay 31. By a Government decree issued on Tuesday, import duties on a wide range of goods, including leather goods, hides, coke, paper, yarns and cast iron manulacturcs, have been in-rcasod consider ably, the new tariffs taking effect imme-diately.—Ancta-Trans-Ocean.
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    PRINTS ON WALL.
    285 12 Chinese Accused Offers No Explanation. The vigilant of a police constable on stntry duty in Orchard Road resulted in the arrest of a well-diessed Chinese on Thursday night. Thj man was seen in a ricksha with a large suitcase, and his explanation not being satisfactory as to
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    TIENTSIN ALARMS.
    146 12 Bomb Explosion Kills Ricksha Coolie. Tientsin, May 24. Although Chinese insurgents failed to resume their disturbances, throughout yesterday the Chinese apprehension over the failure of the Peiping armistice nego tiatiens has been increased by another I uorob explosion which occui+ed during the -Morning at Pei Hing Lane in
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    MARGA VON ETZDORF.
    86 12 Suicide Established Beyond A Doubt. Berlin, May 31. The news from Aleppo that the autopsy revealed beyond a doubt that the wellknown German aviatrix, r raulein Marga Von Etzdorf, committed s*uicide in a fit of depressi&h, owing to the recent ctasl; of her airplane ai Mousliniie aerodrome,
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    GRANT OF $10,000.
    89 12 Kwangsi's Appreciation Of Mr. R. J. Stevens. A gram of $10,000 in addition to t'.t payment in full of his contract money has been made on behalf of the Kwangsi Government to the estate vl the late Mr. Jl. J. Steyea*. MjT. Stevens who wa> a test
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    BOY SOPRANO AND A HARPIST.
    1010 12 Children's Concert TWO NOVEL MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. Last night's Children's Concert in the Victoria Memorial Hall provided two outstanding musical novelties for Singapore a Malay boy soprano and a harpist. The concert had another unusual feature in that, with the exception of the boy, all the
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    REMEMBRANCE PAY.
    443 12 Work of the British Legion. The hon. secretary of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya has received the following letter from the organising secretary of the appeal and publicity department o£ Earl Haig's British Legion Appeal T'und: The preliminary arrangements for the l'J'V.i Remembrance Day Appeal for Earl Haig's
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    ALHAMBRA
    151 12 Buster Keaton And Jimmy Durante Again. Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durant enhance their reputations as kings of comody in their latest production, ''What! No Beer?" which began at the Alhainbra yesterday. It was rial slap-stick conn dy throughout with plenty of good laughs. America is "dry" but they vote
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    55 12 About 200 guests, including many Europeans, were present at the dinner given by Messrs. Cheang Theam Chu and Cheang Theam Kee at Riviera, 112, Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, yesterday, in honour of the birthday of their father, Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan. The band of the S.S. Police, Malay ronggeng and
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    896 12 UNOFFICIAL CHANGE IN FEDERAL COUNCIL. rJHE marriage will »,ake .liace tomorrow A of Mr. C'h'.-ah Wing Kong, of the Mines Department, Kuala Lumnur. si. i of Madam Chan Ah Mooi, and Miss Phoim Foong Neong, daughter of Madam Sou Yuet Ying, both of Kuala Lumpur.
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    58 12 W. Bro. Oli<*r Marks. C.M.G P.D.D G.M., E.A., was Installed into the chaii ot the Empire Lodge, No. 210K, on May 10, by W. Bro. Sir Maurice Jenks. Bt who was assisted in the ceremony by W. Bro. W. F. Hutt, 0.8. E., and W. 11... P. J. Sproule, two
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  • Selections For Today's Races.—Regulars Retain Garrison Cup.
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      WATER-POLO.
      67 13 The following will represent the Mount Emily team at water-polo against the R.A.F. at the Mount Emily Swimming Pool, tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. Wong Chin Kong, C. B. Wong, E. M. S. Khatena, Ho Low Thiam, Tay Swee Kang, Ong Kirn Teck (capt.) and Lim Chong Heng. Reserves, Leow
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      REGULARS BEAT VOLUNTEERS.
      924 13 Garrison Cup Match. BAKER SCORES THREE j GOALS. Regulars 4 Volunteers 3. In a closely contested match at Anson Road Stadium yesterday the Volunteers ran the Regulars very close for posses- ion of the Garrison Cup losing by the odd goal in seven. The standard of football
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    Seven-Furlong Runs For Maidens.
    889 13 INTERESTING EVENTS AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY. WHAT OUR EXPERTS THINK. Selections By Our Racing Selections By Correspondent. M.F.J. Ist. Race Cold Finch Ist Race: Gold Finch MovalonK Silent Merchant Up Mada. 2nd. Rare Walau 2nd Race: Wait-and-Sce. U .m -.-m i-S.-ei -S.-e Nuit d'Amour Nuit d'Amour
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    SCRATCHINGS.
    62 13 Race No. 1. Rosemary. |{:ut No. 2. Jonathan. Rare No. :t. Koroki. Race No. 4. Silver Buckle. Rare No. .">. True Lifchl, Mere Maiden and Fizz. Race No. 6. ('ampfire. Race No. 7. —Fort are Star, Quick March. Aquila. Furrow, Parrhesi, Point Blank and Desmondette. All Encasements. Koroki and
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    WEST INDIES LOSE AT WORCESTER.
    541 13 A Close Finish. STOKER'S BIG SCORE FOR DERBYSHIRE, j The West Indies' run oi success against English county teams ended yesterday when they lost by a narrow margin to Worcestershire in an tx?:ting finish. Worcestershire gained victory by one wicket thanks to a fine innings
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    CRICKET TEAMS.
    70 13 The following have been selected to play cricket for the Nondescripts 2nd XI against the Young Indians on the N.C.C. ground tomorrow: C. Perera, Salim, Dr. Korinaratne, Forbes, Bruyns, Simon, Jayasuriya, Choor Singh, Humphreys, Sequira and Thomas. Reserve, Fernando. Nondescripts vs. Mr. A. S. A. Jansen's XI on
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    ARMY vs. NAVY.
    173 13 Annual Boxing: Contest On Monday. The inter-Services boxing contest for the Lowther-Grant Cup between the Royal Navy and the Army will be held at the Moonlight Hall, New World, on Monday. The Navy boxers include three R.A.F. men who, however, are eligible to compete for the Navy
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    93 13 Bud Walley Matched Graham. Bud Walley. who has jus 1 returned from England, will make his first appearat'.e in the local rin< at the new World on June !i when he will be opposed to Aircraftsman Graham over 12 threeminute rounds. In another fight Nicky Sullivan will meet
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    CHATELAINE WINS OAKS STAKES.
    275 13 Temperamental Filly's Surprise Victory. London, June 2. Glorious summer weather brought countless thousands to Epsom for Ladies Day to watch the fillies' classic the Oaks Stakes (I 1 miles). The King and Queen, with the Princess Royal, attended. The race resulted in a surprise victory for
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    332 14 Today, Junr .1. Football: Chinese vs. T.P.C.A. (Selanfjor), Anson Rd. Singapore Races. Fifth Day. Cricket: S.C.C. v». Negrri Sembilan, Padang; S.R.C. vs. Johore C.C.. S.R.C. frrn".; S.C.R.C. vs. Khalxa Assn.. S.C.R.C. Krd.; Selangor vs. Penan*, K.L., Medical College Union vs. R.E.. M.C.U. grd. Tennis: Colony vs. F.M.S. i(.uillemard
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    WOODEN SPOON FOR LINDRUM.
    449 14 Results Reveal Absurdity Of Baulk-Line Rule. Walter Lindrum, the_ world's greatest player, is the unenviable holder of a "wooden spoon" as a result of the Gold Cup tournament. Whether the promoters will actually present Lindrum with such a "trophy" I do not know, but I hope
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    NEW HANDICAPS.
    88 14 For Singapore G.C. June I; Medal. The Singapore Golf Club June medal competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11. Members' Club handicaps have been revised in accordance wit- the new S.S.S. I of the course, now 72, effective from to- i day. Beginning
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    LAWN BOWLS.
    218 14 Ties For S.C.C American Tournament. The S.C.C. lawn bowls (American) tournament commences on Tuesday next, play to begin at 5 p.m. etch <lay. The following are the fixtures for next week: TUESDAY'S TIES. H. Henshelwood and C. 6. Fulger vs. A. S. Banks and Dr. E. D. Lindow.
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    99 14 Selangor Tamils To Meet Chinese. The T.P.C.A. football eleven front Kuala Lumpur will meet the local Chinese today at the Anson Road Stadium and the Malays tomorrow at Jalan Besar Stadium. Charges of admission will be 50, 25 and 10 cants. Seven of the Selangor pfayers represent the
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    AL BROWN RETAINS HIS TITLE.
    822 14 Amazing Match. WORST-PERFORMANCE BY CHAMPION. World championship contests are not so requent as to be ignored, and it is behum of this way of thinking that I deided to uo to Milan to witness the lantamweight evtot between Al Brown md Dominico Be inasconi as
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    TENNIS.
    90 14 Tanglin Tournament The following was the result of a tie played in the Tanglin Club tennis tournament today Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. Zylstra and Palmer beat Mr. and Mrs. Hobbes, 6—2, 6—2. TUESDAY'S TIE. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Taylor and Hobbes owe 15.3 vs. Miss Oldtield and J. P.
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    Women At The Royal Academy.
    1545 15 Woman Week By Week. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, May 4. rIE "London Season" officially opened last Friday with the Private View at the Royal Academy. People were coming and going throughout the day, from the first hour or two, when
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    Cool Meals For Hot Days.
    856 15 (By The Woman Correspondent.) ICE-COLD drinks and attractive coollooking dishes are demanded at all meals when the weather is hot. Fresh fruit and green salads the mere thought of them makes one feel cooler, while the sight of their colourful charm on the c. ling-table
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    FORCED TO LEAVE ENGLAND.
    268 16 Alien in Country Of His Birth. London, May 1.:. Mr. Francis E. Huish, the former Kent County criokt'ter, who became a citizen of The United States by naturalisation and returned to this country over a year ago. iv iiov. required under the Alien?' Law *3 leave
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    BURIED FOR 1,500 YEARS.
    241 16 Scandinavia's Oldest Sailing Ship. After being buried for more than 1,500 years, the oldest sailings ship ever found in Scandinavia is now on view in its former spendour in the Historic 'Museum of Gothenburg, Sweden. The "GalUbeck Ship," as it is called, was found about five
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    SUICIDE OF BEATEN PRISONER.
    770 16 Struck By Police. OFFICER'S BLOW "NOT JUSTIFIED." Sugrgestione that a prisoner who died in Oxford Gaol had a poison in the lining of his coat and thut he had been struck at Aylesbury police station were made at the inquest on Sidney Thorpe at Oxford. The
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    THE RIOUW.
    171 16 To Carry Scrap To Japan And Be Scrapped. The Dutch steamer Riouw, which has been laid up at Amsterdam since May, 1981, has been sold to shipbreakers says Lloyd's List. No details are available as to the price paid for the ship or the name of the purchasers,
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    MENACE TO BRITISH SHIPPING.
    433 16 Foreign Subsidies. P. AND O. CHAIRMAN'S STRONG PROTEST. Mr. Alexander Shaw, chairman of the P. and (>. Company, at the annual meeting of thf Missions to Seamen, in London, referred to the policy of subsidising shipping followed by certain countries, and emphasised its c>ff:ct on the
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2852 17 Lvssotts Learnt At Pefom—fhe Ghost Of Clifford— An Aeroplane At Pelesu— Night Thoughts On A River— Whttt An Enthronement Means*— A Modern Malay State. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) LAST Sunday night I found myself on the north bank of the Panang River opposite
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    TO FIND MARY SMITH.
    239 17 Letter of Request to Mr. Justice Eve. Mi. Justice Evi-. speaking at ih Annual dinner in London of the AustoniT s uml Kstate Agents' Institute, .'•aiil that judjros were constantly in receipt of letters from all sorts and conditions or persons. Many of them were quito
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    DOUBLE TRACK LINE.
    60 17 Proposed for Shanghai To Nanking Railway. Nanking, May 26. The Ministry of Railway;, will dotibVtrack the Shanghai-Nanking Railway as soon as possible for a short distance M bath ends of the line. The original proposal to double-traok the entire lrw is held to be beyoad the present
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    LOST BATHER.
    206 17 Man Swims Out to Sea And Vanishes. While a motor-boat was searching the calm sea eff the eastern end of Brighton for a man who had gone swimming in a light-blue bathing costume and vanished, a woman went to the police-station to report her husband as missing. She
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    $20,000,000 LOAN.
    91 17 Assistance fot China Cotton Industry. Shanghai, May 24 Thtk Central Bank of Chin* and the Bank df Communications have decided to extend credit to the amount of $20,000,000 to Chinese cotton nulls in order to rej heve trc.ir *>x'*tinv finar". j The loan will bear an annual interest
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      182 17 ■■\MhLIm K^ I^^ \>** PYORRHEA SHE had a great many friend*. Now she is ashamed to open her moath The brilliance and natural charm of her smile are gomt. Pyorrbea is the price the paid for neglect. Its work is insidious. At first, fast a little blood on her tooth
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      314 17 TALKIE ENTERTAINMENT IN KUALA LUMPUM At the PRINCE'S THEATRE PPHONE 2750.) 3 nights ccmmcncinfr Monday, June sth. HELEN HAYES RAMON NOVARRO h, c the our umuuii en Beautiful eoatUßtl ChaiiniiiK story! lii<rirroi^ settings! i ni Khts commencing Thursday, June Bth. You cannot^, to n, mi*»j!Li YES, MR. BROWN Jack Buchanan
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    10ME SPORT REVIEWED.
    8084 18 hnds English Soccer Where It Did? JACK PETERSEN'S QUICK WIN OVER GERMAN. Bpruiii Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. Fleet Street, May 17. may have been thought of Hun's performances in tennis, golf and other pastimes in which she has Eoff second best, there was, until re-H-years,
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      384 18 am greatly delighted "Having thriven the Vauxhall Cadet fitted with Swiclno-Mcsh Rear om KiM'-and-take mads, and in very congested thoroughfares, I can say that lam greatly delighted with the performance. The near changing is perfect, never giving the slightest trouble or noise; this must all be tn the good, and
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    CANON DAWSON.
    305 19 "Modern Boy Is Not Degenerate." Over ;ion men, young, middle-aged and uld members of the Old Brightonians 1 Association cheered for minutes on end when Canon W. R. Uawson rose to speak at a dinner held in London. Canon Dawson has recently retired from the headmastership of Brighton
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      47 19 Don't let the matter of /^Q h •zpense keep yon from J/^^J Tisitinr vi. Siifht is a§ V" I^/ precioui aa life itself. and our charge* are VERY MODERATE. fIA A CONSULT THE ORIENTAL OPTICAL CO. Optonwb-Ists and Optician*, 118. South Bridie Road, tO. North Brldre Boat
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      170 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle feLUES.) ACROSS. >* ■"■X 19, In bed I. MM Hi- <V"n<irical Traaaported Assault 28. Lease ■">k for pel M f. M« d< IIC IS S»ill f.xtol h.nin* apeerh :t;) f •<!«>•»* l» Part of church t<J(l mi Auction S8 ObHf«tions 21 I'ncivil Allowance of provision h. Persoa
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