The Straits Times, 19 June 1933

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE IARCEST r AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAT2. 2Q PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      259 1 SINGAPORE! 78. CECIL ST. .C'FHONK *****, ffi^^^^ I MORE THAN A TOILET NECESSITY— Nowadays, women of cultivated taste and sound judgment are using more Eau de potogTC and they are giving their preference to Key Brinrt. Its exquisite fragrance b always acceptable and nc;Vcr vulgarly obtrusive. Used in diluted form,
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      43 1 NEWEST ORIGINATIONS IN JEWELLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. INEXPENSIVE AND COSTLY ORNAMENTS WITH THE RICHNESS THAT DELIGHTS THE FEMININE HEART. COMBINATION OF FANCY SHAPE DIAMONDS, 1 BAGUETTES. MARQUISES AND SQUARES. B P. DE SUVA, LIMITED. SINGAPORR. PENANG, 11/21. HIGII STREET. NO. 1. BISHOP 9TRFKT.
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      109 1 KUALA XUMMJR: iff. jJ^MT. (PHONE 3«83) AMAZING VALUE!! "ROMO" LAWN MOWERS WITH PROPER CARE WILL LAST A LIFETIME SPECIAL RATES FOR CLUBS AND DEALERS: 14" BLADES PRICE $16.00 16" BLADES PRICE $17.50 ROBINSON CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR. SMALL SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED FINEST DUTCH BUHER
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      483 2 k 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In Kngland.) MAIL. PA D CARGO I ICES. aafMBMBULAK AM: OKIKNTAL S.N. JO. 1 OOVERNMKN I I L'AS'l MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA ANI' JAPAN. Tonnage. D a A'pore. RANTUKA 17. nun June 18 lIANCALOHr. r.umi July 6 ItAJI'l I
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      2778 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. BURNS PHILP LINE. (incorpoiated in Auatralla.) rOR HRIKHANE, SYDNF.Y AND MEI.BOU.INK via JAVA, DARWIN AND THUhSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly ikllinga by tha well knowi. ate. iner HAKr.l.l-A (7.H06 tona) and Iha ll MANGOI.A (3,362 tona) (Cargo only). Tha aa. MARELLA la ona of tba largeat and llneat ati.amera
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    SHIPPING PROSPECT IN JAPAN.
    402 3 IMI «n I Wt»t9 Ml* iinM ,1 |HM i mill I lIM i H «r« t«Mi I"' -W I I i .1 Ii bi Ii Hiaavi in M ntd i i, inlIBn i al lltIM 1 1 lank* or* til in -II II II II. an
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
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    PASSENGERS.
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    KAISAR-I-HIND.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    33 3 ■Ifclpi alonfaldr thrffllMrx-. oi fiprctatf l< arrltr. «l»4««>>' I 'I Vf INkw Zeeland fMtoffl^fipM Of DBT DOCEI. tri T< ha*a Tm«bm, Nil 1 'T^fji^^^^^^ Main Wharf 1 Mm* i !Enl
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      128 3 ■r« th* eonpany'i BUflMMttiKhMi. Nnrth Chin. and jH ltfU|iHW AMJJ. J S I IVIffl 'nMBMMiWK witfi BO p B" ■cMIV ■■ITIMM mil MTlill IjlfiJATiftl Cf-, JJ|Bffrfreff fflfrf afflm,, fMp'"'"" pn«i, in mum ik Nil. ADAMSUN en Fit. I. AM A (O M AftntaV Tl fcfc»¥» JUfff if IRI ••TF ROSBOU/
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      87 3 Pa'r'l! tflfff UttStti MIMh TO EUROPE TontMi ttaa i«*nt i* m» i v ii.» »i. mii.i r Ijaltan ot^.. >\» extra) An npporlunltv von nhould nm ttmmt -i 1.1.r a*, Una,. I in 'i UUHHMItik ißlfl Mil IMI I Ml (Ireorpor Ul lAANU *W» i, July 9 > .iii, 'Si.
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      34 3 in H i ll§m*»»ff* la I UlMarparaUd In I RLffTErraf LirfE iii PE" modatiun Ati I Ajl flf HICjICO, rAY 1.111.. Salllmn fo, C»itj| IStataa fey IMg. ANOUabf I rate#kM. 'till, >"<> '-'--'TM if I*\mm1*-
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      414 4 S ITU ATI O M VACANT When applying for any position adver tlaed in theae column* send copies of teati■Htnlal*. Do not send original*. WANTSO Hill ColUtlm flahaajaa with rxperil- if in Liquor. Salary and commis^i < i, -ciuritv $f.ll(i. Apply IN, Straits Times SITUATIONS WANTED STENOTYPIST open for engagement.
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      628 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET Bungalows, Ang-ullia Park. Angullia Co. TO LET, 162 Cairnhill Ed., 3 badraomt, electric, crrage. Apply 75 Cairnfaill Boad. 10 LIT, SHOP. FLAT, Aabti Mansions. Apply S*p«r« Boildinf Corp., 64. Market St. TO LET, No. 8 Mt. Elizabeth, tennis court ajul modern n.tatinn. Apply X Reubc.i, 7.
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      623 4 FOR SALE KELVINAT O R (LBCTBIC REKRIGERATOBJ Lowest prices, easiest terms evei offered. Fully guaranteed Kelvinators from $200 KELVINATORS UtNID MiliyiR Micksnical E^iipant Ci. 14. Robinson Road. Tel. MM. FASCINATING BUSINESS BOOKS by Herbert N. t rnuioit. I p-to-<iate Salesmanship. Debts How to oiler*. Them. Modern Business Methods 1'ublic Speaking.
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      569 4 PUBLIC NOTICE TRQNOH MINIS LIMITED Incorporated in Enfrtandi DIVIDEND NO. Ite An Interim Dividend of 2 (less Income Tax at 5/- in the fi hat been declared payable in London on June SO, to all shareholders on the Register on June IS, and will be paid oat locally on arrival
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      419 4 LEGAL NOTICES NOTIOB is hereby K ivon t*at the Trade Mark depicted above* is lh< exclusive property of the General Klectnc Company of Sehen«eta<ly, New York, United States of America, and that the s.-.nu- is used by the Aid. Company in respect of all classes of electrical foods, steam turhines,
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      405 4 BUSINESS CARD^ GRAND OPENING VlkKO PHOTO STimn 10. Battery. Rosd. All orders can ba executed, promptly at special slump price and satisfaction cuarnnteed. Amateur Works Special Service. Tel. 6040. MADAME PAGE DBESS MAKER AMI DESNiNKK Late of 92, Piccadilly, London. DAY EVENING ».O\\ \s. Specialising in Maternity Gowns, First Floor.
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      82 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Singapore Within On.alde without Malaya. Malaya. Postage. Monthly 3.0* tM t *.5« Quarterly f H.st $12.M f 7.50 Half Vt-arlr $17.04 $24.00 tIS.M Yearly $34.ft $48.«U tM.M ■NOT:-: Outalatlon l.rqaea should Inclade tke a*aal bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES 1 hi- ch,ir;i-« and instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS appear on
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    SINGAPORE RADIO TIME TABLE
    176 5 By Our Expert SINGAPORE (Radio Service Co.)— Metre* 49.9 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— San., Tues. and Fri. 7 to 9 p.m. BANDOENG— Metres 68 M. Daily 6.30—10 p.m. PARIS— Metre* 19.66— Daily
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    BIRTH CONTROL.
    66 5 Blamed by Doctor For U.S. Troubles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. The New York correspondent of the Daily Mail states that Dr. Hirst, of Philadelphia, declared to the American Medical Association that birth control was to bo blamed for the powerlexsness of Congress over the war
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      432 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL Room* with Modern Sanitation aad Hot and Cold Running Water. THIS EVENING TEA DANCE— 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER DANCE 9.30T0 MIDNIGHT GRILL SERVED ON THE LAWN. Special Daily Tea Informal Special Dollar Lunch Dances Dinner Dances Dinner Dances A ba Slmr.Hi.n rXery
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      1010 5 THE STRAITS TIMES Head office, CECIL AND STANLEY STREETS, SINGAPORE Branch Office. 27, JAVA STREET. KUALA LUMPUR. Cable* TIMES. SINGAPORE. Telephones: SINGAPORE 5151. KUALA 1 .1 Mil R Mgt 5151 Sole Advertising Representatives In Great Britain. REUTERS, LTD, Advt. Dept 24. Old Jewry, London, E.C. I. (through whom all business
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      518 5 MALAYAN A.R.S. KUALA LUMPUR. Programme For Tfuesday 20th June 1933. Z.G.E. 48.92 Metres. 7 p.m. AA 212.074 Selection— Round the world by Air. Grand Symphony Orchestra. AA 212.066 Selection— Vienna by Night Dajos Bela Orchestra. A 221.667 Songs Airman Song— jWhere the lighthouse shines across the bay. Conrad Veidt. A
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      81 5 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable In adtancr.) STRAIT* TIMES 8TEAIT8 BUDGET SUNDAY TIMBt (Pally). (Weekly). (Weekly). iMlddiag Poetage. Uelndlnj Poetace. Indadfcw PoeUaw. Within Outside .Singapore Within Onttide S'pore. Oottide Malaya. Malaya. Withoat Malaya. Malaya. Without Malaya. Malaya. Pottage. Pottage. ■onthly I 3.00 I 4.00 2.60 I U0 1.17 f 1.00 No monthly
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    TO DEVELOP NORTH AUSTRALIA.
    1548 6 By Chartered Companies. APPROVAL BY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. The proposal to develop the north of Queensland and the Northern Territory by chartered or development companies was approved unanimously by the delegates to the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Queensland at Ipswich. It was decided to ask
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    WILD CAT STARTS BIG FIRE.
    389 6 Southend Kursaal. MONKEYS AND SNAKES BURNED ALIVE. A fierce fire destroyed a large section of the Kursaal, Southend's pleasure ground, recently. A number of wooden structure* were involved and owing to their highly inflammable nature, the blaze spread at an amazing rate. The flames reached
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    BITTER ATTACK ON MR. MACDONALD.
    604 6 Lord Snowden. "PREMIER A DANGER TO COUNTRY." Westminster. May 25. "I would suggest that the Onhiiv ■hould look into the case of the Prime Minister, not only in his own interests but in the interests of the country, for it is a positive danger to
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    MR. W. P. de BASAGOITI.
    55 6 Death In Sydney Following An Operation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, June 17. News was received in Klang this morning: of the death at the age of 64 in Sydney, following an operation, of Mr. W. P. de Basagoiti, who was a retired inspector of
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      109 6 SHOWING TODAY THE nXBT \Mi UMM SELECTION (IT r:iIN(..S BEAI TIKI I. GORGEOUS BRITISH MADE STERLING SILVER BRUSH AND COMB SETS (PLAIN ALSO BUUOU0) PHOTO FRAMES 101 ELEGANT AND EM I I SIVE DCBKNB TO HJCT PBOM ELECTRIC TABLE LAMPS FIT FOR A QUEEN }ET INEXPENSIVE Tin: i.\Ti:sr IN PARIS
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      45 6 W. D. H. O. WILLS 3 I FLAKE na H UIUAKC II Cd /^^»f|B d/ /Ae /7ew /)/7ce o/ h^ml^^k I 50 BSI MADE IN ENGLAND Jupreme in their Class I v" ">«^^| Wk 1 I I Br I It wL <Jbß MURIEUEVANS", alluring M.G.M, player.
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    BOYS WHO PESTER MOTORISTS.
    319 7 Another Round-Up By The Wharves. The drive on ".iaga kreta?" boys is si ill Ixmtik continued by the police, nnd two Indians and a Malay youth were produced before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Police Magistrate, or Saturday, charged with creating a public r.uisancc
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    GANDHI'S FAST.
    228 7 "Triumph of Mind Over Matter." Mr. Lansbury, M.P., speaking at a meeting of the India League at Essex Hall said that it was as great a crime to bomb the headquarters of Abdul Ghafar Khan, the leader of the rebels on the North-West Frontier, as it would be
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    ARTIFICIAL DAYLIGHT
    181 7 Saves Tjikinjf Gowns To The Window. > mi v lijjlu v.l 'o display fashions at 11 l.o;iiJ'.n imi |-a rtid. imitates the oldMi light in the wo.lti that is, daylight. In most, dress salons more ligfht than that is let into the room from the windews is needed
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    HELP FOR WORKLESS.
    29 7 Following: the Malacca Volunteer Corps fete $171 has beer griven to the Asiatic Unemployment fund. $85 to the European fund and $171 to the colours' fund
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    ATTEMPT TO BRIBE AN INSPECTOR.
    231 7 Appeal Dismissed And D.P.P. Not Called. Abdullah Khan, who had been sentenced in the police court to two months' rigorous imprisonment for having attempted to offer a bribe of $40 to Detective Inspector McEwan, appealed on Saturday against his conviction, but Mr. Justice Cobbett dismissed
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    SOVIET'S TERMS.
    86 7 For Release of British Engineers. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 17. The Daily Express understands tha' Sir Felix Polie interviewed M. Lit inoff. the Soviet foreign Commissar. in London and anpeuled for the release of Messrs. Thornton and Mac Donald, the imprisoned Metro- Vickcrs engineers, but that
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    F.M.S. IMPORT DUTIES.
    26 7 The message from our Kuala Lumpur correspondent reporting minor changes in F.M.S. import duties, published on Saturday, referred to duties on piece goods.
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      28 7 TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF. THE NON-STOP LAUGHING RECORD BREAKING SENSATION! RICHARD TALMADGE THE "ACE" OF DARE-DEVILS in "DANCING DYNAMITE" AT Two hours of thrills, unrestrained Iwiighfpr and gladsome fun.
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      232 7 YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS AMAZING PICTURE THAT HAS THRILLED THE WORLD Warner BnM. thrillinj? Story of the Life of ROBERT E. BURNS The Year's Biggest Sensation "I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG" with PAUL MUNI. TOMORROW NIGHT! -s N ow W Gala Premiere of PHONE 5261.
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      193 7 \J p* ROLAND PERTWEE'S Enthralling Story of n Gcntlcmtm HH Crook. "THE BLIND <$$ fc PT JL A Warner-British P.cturc. ES IpA^^P w 'th an All-Star Cast cf 'If England's Screen /£?Jl&:.'j«iij 'jiLi Favourites PERCY MARMONT HOLDING ONLY ONE THING SACJtBD ..YET IT PROVED HIS IN DOING HIS "BLIND SI'OT
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    367 8 Rubber Up In New York And London. INCREASE IN U.S.A. CONSUMPTION. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. Today's Prices: Rubber, 99 l 4 cents per lb. Tin, Sin;:upon- price $115 per picul. Gold. £6 2s. 2' 2d., up l' 2d. Saturday's Prices: Rubber. London, 3'*d., up 3/1
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    PRODUCE.
    178 8 Singapore, June 19. Ciambier 5.00 (Cube) No. 1 unpicked 7.5^ j f 'opra 3.95 j mixed 3.50 j Sapo flour, Sarawak 1.85 White Pepper 29. 0f Black Pepper 17., Pearl Sago 4.60 small 4.60 medium f.OO No. 1 125 catties gross 8.86 No. 2 1% catties sttors S.BO Tin.
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  • LOCAL' STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS
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        MINING.
        450 8 Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Austral Malay 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 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 3 5 Hong Kong Tin 5 5
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        GENERAL.
        270 8 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.50 nom. 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 0.80 0 90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.2 6 5.7.6 10 5 British Malaya Trustee 5.35 5.50 £1 £1 Con. T. S. 7"< Prefs. 24 24, 9 £1 £1 Con. T. S.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        141 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-3G 102 103«,4 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1910 $400,000 105 11% WML Singapore Municipal AVi P-c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 104 108 nom. Singapore Municipal 4'/ 2 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        378 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'g Quotations. Today's Prices Franer Lyall A Evatt A Co. Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.65 0.75 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 A. Hitam ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 A. Kuning ($1) 0.15 0.20 0.15 020 A. Malay ($2) 1.10 1.20
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      196 8 SELLING. Singapore, June 19. London, 4 months' sight 2 'A London, 3 months' sight 2 3 31 32 London, 60 days' sight 2/3 15 16 London, 30 days sight 2329 32 London, demand 2/3 7 8 London, T.T. 2 3 27 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 980 Hamburg,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      73 8 Noon, June 19. R.S.S. equal to London Standard: Buyers. Sellers Spot 9% 9% (F. 0.8.) 10</ 8 10 3/16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender: Buyers. Sellers July 9 :t t Wg Aug. 9 H 9% July-Sept. 9 13/16 9 15 16 Oct.-Dec. 9 15 16 10
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      BRITAIN TAKING TO BASEBALL.
      348 8 Attracting More Public Schoolboys. Is baseball, the national game of An erica and Japan, making headway in England Do English crowds react favourably to the rooting or barracking, that is such an essential feature of the ball game Who is Bud Mur.ro, the world's greatest Attaboy
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    223 8 Today. Japan and Korea (Tokiwa Mi.ru I p.m. Selat I'andjang. Urugkalm A Bagan Si Api Api <I)ajak> 3 p.m. C4-^lon, Kay pi. Kuropi' and Great Britain (Boriniriai ..7 p.m. Denmark (Parcel. > ißortßgia) 1 p.m. TMMrnnr. Anamba and Natuna Islands Mupm-t) v Ceylon and Bombay (Tottoil ilaru)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    31 8 ChrUtlaaa Huyerni RiMchl lnHrH|>oer» Ksimr>la i'ui Ih; Uft Art*. M-.y 12 June 1 M,y 12 June 3 May 1» Juno t M:iv IX Jui,» in May IWM H
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    Adi MAIL.
    25 8 Air Mail from Java. Mails fr'"n Batavi'i ami PaJentbUC l>y arroplane ara pxixH-U-d at the CJcneral Post Office, Sin^npore at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    EXCHANGES.
    100 8 Rugby, June 1(». Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 8.-12 1 Athens 590 Brussels 24.25' Belgrade 250 Berlin 14.27 Bombay 1/6 B 64 Bucharest 570 Buenos Aires 41% official. Copenhagen 22.42 1 j Geneva 17. .")."> ■> Helsingfors 22~8«.'. Hong Kong 1 5 1/16 Lisbon 110 Madrid 39 25/32 Milan Mft
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      47 8 WE BUY STAMPS Any quantity and any kind, also mixrd lots, but no European. Permanent coanectioiu desired with jflaattaa, employee^ of Banks, Business Firms, etc. Highest prices paid in V S Dollars. Detailed offers with sample lots aolicitei A. E. fade. 1.1J4 So. K*r. !Vm«r. Cot, DJJL
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      109 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tncvdny. J«nr 20. T I'i.l ■(■<• Band. KatMg Park. 8.15 ]> ni. '.VnlncHdaj. June 21. llniin Tf*n, Mrs A. H. DkaktMM on •The An of Speakinir." A.lelphi Hotel, 1 p in. UcMaing Justices in.-, i.. Ist MacistraU'* < Ourt, 2 13 p.jn. I'ulilc Bund. Telok Ayor,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      HOME FINANCIAL NEWS.
      889 9 Indian Bonds. CONFIDENCE RECOVERY SHOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 18. The Stock Markets were under the influence of domestic factors last week a good dea! more than previously. 'Uninspiring, if steady, overseas trade figures tor April were approximately offset by the fuither reduction shown in
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      MUAR RIVER RUBBER.
      884 9 Increased Less In Past Year. The thirteenth annual general meeting of the Muai- River Rubber Company Limited was held on Tuesday, May 16, at 20, Mfejor Street, Manchester, Sir John D. Barlow, Bart., (the chairman of the company) presiding;. The chairman said: I regret to report the
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      62 9 In the recant examination in Singapore for promotion the following officers qualified Lieut. R. C. Symonds, R_A., H. A. Orr, R.A., P. Godfrey, R_A., J. G. Tyrrell, r. A., A. J. Reith, 1 Wilts R. (in subject a) Capts. H. W. Goodg«r, R.A-, R. V. M Buchanan, M.C.R.E., P. N.
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      CHEVIOT RUBBER LIMITED.
      722 9 Revenue Expenditure Reduced. The iSwenty-third annual general me»ting of Cheviot Rubber, Ltd., was held on May 15. The chairman, Brigadier-General the Hon. Charles Larabton, DiS.O, said The crop harvested, of 1,954,000 lb. closely approximates that for 1931 no change- was mado in (pie conservat'vs sysicm of tapping
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      LONDON RUBBER & TIN.
      90 9 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) London. Saturday. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (layers) 3 3/32. (Sellers) 3 5/32. July-Sept. S 3/16. Oct.-Dec. 3 BAJ2. Jan.-Mar. :t V Apr-June 3 15/32. Market tone Firmer. TIN. Spot £215 7s. 6d. Three norths £215 7». M. Market
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      BUKTI PANJONG LIMITED.
      702 9 Chairman on Strong Position. The thktecr.th annual meeting of Buki* Panjong, Ltd., was held in London on Way 10: Lt.-Col. P. W. Parkinson, the chairman said: Refprrn.g tp the accounts, you will observe that we have made a lobh for the ysar ended December 31, last of
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      SINGAPORE MARKET.
      458 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are ihc prices, cents pci ratty where not otherwise stated prevailing at the Singapore markets on June 16. as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector: Meat.— Beef steak (round) 30 per catty heef st»w or curry 25, pork, lean 42,
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      613 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCH, INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N. V. Established 180S at Airsterdam. authorised CapiUl GM». 100,000,000 Paid i.p CapiUl Gld*. 56,000,000 Eeserves Gld*. 24,*****4 HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICM: THB HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS UItANCHES. BataTia: Head Office for Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES Ampenan, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Makassar, Madan,
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      302 9 BANKING. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPLJ, N. V. (NETHERLANDS IRA{HNS SOCIETY- j KaUbUibed 1b A*n.«-e-r}am l*tf< IfKAD DMiCh [|utDy*i6 WITH BaUtltt ROTTKKDA.vi iMi (ML HAJHJfc. HEAD OFKk'K POt TRK RASII »UTAVI4. Branches tferowtnuai -.< liai Km Indies an.l In th. S Indfe, China, Japiu, and Arabia. LONDON BAVK.KSM: The National Prariftrtal tfanfc, I
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    AMUSEMENTS
    65 10 Singapore. GREAT WORLD Cabaret- -Klying High Cohens k Kellys in Africa. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing, Talkies, Theatres Cinemas. RAFFLES HOTEL Tea Dance 6.30 8.15. Informal Dinner Dance -9.30— midnight. RTTZ, GEYLANG Edmund Lowe in Chandu. Also Silent Pictures. 7.40—11 p.m. ROXY, KATONG Winner Take All. With James
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      DEATH
      113 10 TAN.- Mr. TAN BOON CHIN, late of Messrs. Ciulhrie A- Co., Ltd.. und senior elder of Straits Chinese Presbyterian (I'rimsep Street) Church, pushed uway peacefully at No. r.'.t Cairnhill Road at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, June IK, 1533, at the ripe age of 77 years, leaving behind 4 fons,
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      34 10 Mrs. A. W. Neuhronner I)«mIm wish In UMUIk all friends and relations who attended the funeral of the late Arthur Wultcr NeuliruniKT <senior) and also tho^e who sent wreaths and letters of condolence.
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    SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933. FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHAOS—IV.
    736 10 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933. FIFTEEN YEARS OF CHAOS— IV. Industrial production left the output of primary products far behind in the downhill race between 1929 and 1932. As a result, stocks of primary products accumulated rapidly. During this time the world's financial mechanism became increasingly unreliable. The purchasing power
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    299 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Afr J Krogh-M.oe, representing Bruusgurd Kiorterad and Co., "hipownen .of Ovammen, and a director of the Mo am Tuk and Lighter Co., is visiting Bangkok. Julian Sidney Deeks younger brother of S. H. Decks, formerly of the '•BA It ubber Estate, Kajang, died in hospital following a ca'r
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    NOTES OF THE DAY
    759 10 OUR "NOBLE PURPOSE." Those opponents of the tin restriction scheme who base their opposition on the sacrifice of Malayan producers to keep alive the high-cost Bolivian mines controlled by Don Simon Patino will find additional evidence in the report of Patino Mines and Enterprises, Ltd., the
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL ARTICLE.
    979 10 THE HOUSE OF LOKDS. The vexed question of the reform of the House of Lords is here dealt with by the Marquis of Salisbury, who emphasises that if those who agree with the broad outlines of the present proposals would make their views known much could be
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    U.S. REJECTS CURRENCY STABILISATION PROPOSAL.
    1166 11 EFFECT ON PRICES FEARED. put Might Agree at The Proper Time." DEADLOCK REACHED. No Counter-Proposal From United States. In spite of reports that a proposal for the stabilisation of the dollar and the pound had been arrived at in London, these hones have been dashed
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    FAMOUS T.T. RACER KILLED.
    258 11 Crashes in Isle of Man Contest Douglas, Isle of Man, June 14. Frank Longman, the famous motor eych'st racer, crashed and was killed today during the Light-Weight Tourist Trophy rate. The event was won by S. Cleave, riding an Excelsior, his time for the course of
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    PETROL PRICE.
    57 11 Reduced To 82 Cents A Gallon. The local price of petrol from the pump has been reduced from 86 cents a gallon to 82 cents a gallon. The Asiatic Petroleum Co. and the Standard Oil Co. of New York both told the Straits Times this morning that they
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    MATTERN MISSING.
    159 11 No News Since Leaving Khabarovsk. Washington, June 18. The U.S. Navy Office has ordered aU ships and aeroplanes off Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to search for the round-the-world solo flyer, James Mattero who has been missing since he left Khabarovsk on Wednesday. Reuter. A Reuter wireless message
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    U.S. RECOVERY.
    113 11 $100,000,000 Building Programme. Washington, June 17. A committee of the Cabinet, including M.s.s Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, has been appointed to supervise machinery for national recovery. Mr. Sawyer, director of the public works programme, is preparing to place a contract for $100,000,000 worth of new buildings by
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    SQUADRON FLIGHT.
    48 11 Italian Trans-Atlantic Venture Postponed. Ortobello, June 18. The formation flight of the squadron of aeroplanes under Gen. halo BaJbo, the Italian Air Minister, which was due to start for Chicago via ithe Arctic today, has been postponed owing to bad weather in the far north. Reuter.
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    GIANT FRENCH PLANES.
    35 11 i Tlo Carry 100 Passengers In Addition To Crew. (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, June 17. French engineers are designing aeroplanes to carry 100 passengers in addition to the crew. J
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    R.G.A. APPEAL FOR ESTATE STAFFS.
    870 11 Three Principles. ALARM OVER HEALTH CONDITIONS. The R.G.A. has addressed the following circular to Malayan companies on the terms of employment on estates of staffs and labour forces: The R.G.A. has received a letter from the Incorporated Society of Planters in Malaya on the conditions
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    U.S. REMINDER TO FRANCE.
    897 11 Second Default MUST PAY UP LIKE OTHER STATES. Washington, June 18. A firm note has been addressed to France by the United States ignoring the latter's appeal for reconsideration of her war debt and reminding her that two instalments are now unpaid. Meanwhile, it is indicated
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    US. NAVAL PROGRAMME.
    45 11 32 New Warships In 3 Years T)b Cost $238,000,000. Washington, June 16. A programme for the building of 32 warships in three years at an expenditure of $238,000,000 is announced by «he Secretary for thto Navy, Senator Claude A. Swanson. Reuter Wireless.
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    TARIFF REDUCTION REPUDIATED.
    524 11 Not on Official U.S. Programme. London, June 17. The American delegation has submitted proposals to the economic commission uf the World Economic Conference, including a 10 per cent, reduction in import duties and a modification of import restrictions. The American delegation has also proposed that the present
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    26,000,000 MARKS LOSS.
    34 11 German Shipping Companies' Bad Year. Berlin, June I.V The Hamhurg-Amerika and NordDeutacher Lloyd Companies record total losses, (which the companies have agreed to share), for 1932 of 26/MK>,OOO marks.— Reuter Wireless.
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    COTTON BOYCOTT.
    56 11 Bombay Brokers Plan To Retaliate. Bombay, June 17. In retaliation for the Japanese boycott of Indian cotton it is understood Dhat an influential section of the Bombay Brokers' Association is considering thu boycott of Japanese members. The president of the Association ha*, appealed to British spinners to make
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    SHOT DOWN BY GUNMEN.
    1298 11 Brutal Murder of Mr. Yang Hang-fu. SON WOUNDED. Great World Manager Also Assassinated. Shanghai, June 19. Mr. Yang Hang-fu, vice-president of the Central R -search Institute, wan shot dead yesterday morning outside the Institute building. He was about to enter into his car with his son,
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    PORT DICKSON WATER SUPPLY SCHEME OPENED.
    1231 12 ENGINEER HONOURED ON SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF WORK. The Rembau and Coast Water Supply Scheme was inaugurated by the British Resident of Negri Sembilan, the Hon. Mr. (>. E. London, on Saturday bringing to a successful conclusion an important addition to the amenities of Port
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    THK GOVERNOR.
    257 12 Programme for Tour J Upcountry. j\ His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady CH-menti and the Misses < lenient i, and attended by Mr. H. G. Be-v.-rley, A.D.C., and Mr. U. .1. Curtis, private secretary, will leave Singapore by the -light mail on Friday, June 23, on a|
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    254 12 I/Mr. H. St. Cyr Rappa And Miss B. F. Bartels. The wi-cMing took place ai St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday of Mr. Harry St. Cyr Rappa, youngest son of Mr. and I M)rs. E. Rappa, of Singapore, and Miss Brenda Florence Bartels, eldest daughter of Mr. ani Mrs.
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    NO FEAR OF PLAGUE IN SINGAPORE.
    150 12 Health Expert Scouts Java Danger. Fears that have expressed in Singapore that plague would spread here from Java by means of sea transport, owing to the fact that vessels from Java ports can come direct to Singapore harbour and berth at the wharves wiftout
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    HAMMER ATTACK.
    99 12 Husband Accused Of Killing His Wife. (From Our Own Corresponde.it.) Seremban, June 17. Ru.sah Village, about two miles away from Seremban town, on the main road to Port Dickson, was the scene of murder in the early hours of yesterday moming. A domestic quarrel between an Indian Christian
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    WOMAN MURDERED
    93 12 Husband Sent For T)rial On Murder Charge. At the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, a Tamil named Sanmugam was committed to stand his trial on a charge of murder at the next Assizes. It was alleged that the accused
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    50 12 The legislative Council of the mandated territory of New 1 Guinea .fas foireally inaugurated on May 9 by the Australian Minister of Health (Major Marr) in o comparatively unpretentious building at Kabaul. The tenor of the speeches was appreciation of the granting of a measure of self-government to the territory.
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    FIRE GUTS RUBBER FACTORY.
    167 12 Danger of Spreading. ROOF FALLS IN BEFORE BRIGADE ARRIVES. The most serioufe factory fire for many months occurred during the early hours of this morning when the Pai Tong rubber factory, outside Municipal limits at the 6'i milestone, Bukit Timah Road, was completely gutted. The factory
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    TWO MEN STABBED.
    85 12 Gambling Quarrel And Secret Society. Two stabbing affrays took place last night and the assailants in both cases are known to the police, who expect to make arrests today. Shortly after six o'clock a rickshapuller was accosted by three Chinese secret society men who demanded "subscription money."
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    BICYCLE PARKS.
    58 12 Klang T(> Encourage Tfreir Creation. At the last meeting of the Klang Sanitary Board Mr. R. F. Mallard, A.C.P., suggested the creation of two bicycle parks in Klang to be supervised by the Bbard. It was decided to leave the creation of such parks to private enterprise and
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    66 12 Tt the examination held in March for the Army Special Certificate of Education th^ following qualified in tht subjects stated Bdr. Art. S. W. Heather (R. A.) Mechanics. (Distinguished); Spr. W. 11. Smith (ft. E.) Mathematics (Distinguished) Mechanics; Spr. F. Hutchinson (R. E.) Mechanics; L/Cpl. H. E. Roberta (Ist Wilts.)
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    FURTHER CHANGES IN THE COURTS.
    118 12 Mr. A. W. Hay Transferred To Kuala Lumpur. Further changes took place this morning in the Singapore police courts. Last week it was announced that Mr. G. S. Rawlings had been transferred to Labuan as British Resident and his place as Fourth Magistrate had been
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    SHOCK FROM DRILL.
    76 12 Man Unconscious For Three Hours. (Fvom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 17. Henry Paterson a Eurasian assistant motor and electrical instructor at the Trade School here, narrowly escaped death yesterday when handling an electric drilling machine used to bore holes in iron sheeting. He received a shock
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    OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.
    97 12 May Be Represented By Assistant. An important judgment concerning whether the Assistant Official Assignee can appear in court on behalf tho Official Assignee on a judgment debtor summons in which the Official Assignee is summonsed to be orally examined before court (but does not appear) was delivered by
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    STRANGE EXCUSE.
    82 12 Man Says He Was Arrested Before He Could Escape. One of eleven Ohinese ranged before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, this morning on a charge of gambling said he was arrested before he could escape. The remainder of his companions made varying excuses but none
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    MRS. W. F. HEDGES
    77 12 Death Of Former Resident Of Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. News has been received in Kuala Lumpur of the death of Mrs. \Y f. Hedges, wife of Mr. W. F. Hedges, late Chief Architect, F.M.S. Mrs. Hedges had been ill since
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    TOO SOON ON BOARD.
    71 12 32 Indians Ffined $5 Each Plead Ignorance. A rather unusual case was heard before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistral, this morning when 32 Indians of various communities were charged with bcanding the Azay le Ridiau before At had been examiiu-i by the
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    POLITICAL PRISONERS.
    39 12 20,000 Now Interned In German Camps. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. The special correspondent of the NewsChronicle in Germany declares that theie are now 20,000 people interned in political prison camps throughout the coun, ry
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    BAN LIFTED.
    26 12 Now that rinderpest and haemorrhagic septicaemia have ceased to exist in Singapore, Johore has lifted the ban on the import of cattle and sheep.
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    BANK HOLIDAY.
    16 12 i Saturday, July 1, is a bank holiday and government offices will be closed.
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    Town And Country In Malaya.
    922 12 "BLUESTOCKINGS" /TV OUR GIRLS' SCHOOLS? MR. and Mrs. L. Kesteven, who aro shortly leaving Malaya, are to be entertained by the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Institute of Architects of Malaya to u farewell tea at the Eastern Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday next. Mr.
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    BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY SINGAPORE. Singapore's Ten Goals Against Negri Sembilan.—Command's Bad LucK.
    1313 13 BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY SINGAPORE. Singapore's Ten Goals Against Negri Sembilan. Command's Bad LucK. The Negri Overwhelmed. EMPHATIC REPLY TO CRITICS. Singapore. 10. Ka£ll Sembilan. .0. Singapore cmphatk-a'ly replied to their up-country critic* who ud thej were lucky to beat NYgri SmMlM in tlu'ii- Malaya Cup game a week ar<> by
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    S.R.C. SPORTS.
    213 13 Jubilee Celebration Spoilt By Rain. ltain caused ti.t postponement of the athletic sports at the S.K.C. on Saturday but an at home was held in the Club pavilion. It is expected to hold the sports next Saturday on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Club. His
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    AMERICANS BEATEN.
    73 13 Misses Round and Heeley Win Great Final. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 18. Their ability to break through their exponents' service wa> mainly responsible for the magnificent victory of Miss I». Round and Miss Heeley against Mrs. Moody (Helen Wills) end Miss Ryan, in the Kent women's
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    TOTTENHAM H.
    30 13 Building Up for Next Season. (Kvoni Our Own Correspondent.) London. June 18. Tottenham Hotspur have secured Hall, the Lim-oln City i-enu-eforward. and H. Wall, the Notts. County goalkeeper.
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    HARVARD'S SUCCESS.
    23 13 Yale Beaten in Annual Boat Race. New London, June 17. In their annual boa*, race. Harvard University defeated Ya!;; today. Reuter.
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    J. V. POWELL.
    75 13 Fails In Attempt On World's Record. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. Thr attempt to break the British and world's 6M yards record at the Civil Seri ht Sports held at UhiU; Ci.ty yesterday, failed when V. Powell won by two ■em h over I). G.
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    SELANGOR POLICE IN FORM.
    412 13 Bright Batting By Dennison-Smith. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 17. Splendid weather prevailed today for several exciting matches. DennisonSmith gave a good batting performance playing for Selangor Police against the Public Work:-. Department. He hit all round the wicket for 66 which included seven
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    RACING LOSSES IN SELANGOR.
    323 13 Why Turf Club Dropped June Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. I A loss cf $5,187, .os-s depreciation, .vs« reported at the half-yearly meeting of the Selangor Turf Club. The chairman, Mr. T. H. Menzies, said that although expenditure had been cut down
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    AT HURLINGHAM.
    37 13 Jaidpur Win Opening Tie For Champion Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. Jaidpur beat Somerics House by 16 goals to 3 in the opening tie for the Hurlingham Champion Cup yesterday afternoon.- No.
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    PETERSEN vs. DOYLE.
    68 13 Winner to Meet Neusel Or Pettif er? (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Lordon, June 18. The Lee Bridge boxing syndicate have offered a substantial purse for a match between the winners of the fights between J. Petersen and J. Doyle (on July 12). and J. Pettifer and W.
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    PENANG BOXING.
    98 13 Battling Chan Wins Northern Title. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 17. A huge crowd turned out last night to witness the return match between Battling Chan and Jayaraj for the bantamweight championship of North Malaya. The fight lasted the full ten rounds, Chan being awarded the verdict
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    BROWN JACK.
    78 13 Wins Queen Alexandra Stakes For Fifth TJme. London, June 16. A unioue racing event occurred on the concluding day of the Ascot meet where Sir H. Wernhcrs Brown Jack won the Queen Alexandra Stakes for the fifth year in succession. Steve Donoghue has ridden the horse on each
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    FAST SCORINC.
    44 13 235 Runs In Less Than One Hour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. P. Goff scored 158 runs in 40 minutes for Lymincton and Han's erkuun against Brockenhurst yesterday. Lymington and Hants s?or'.il J:!". ror live wickuts in under one hour.
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    COMMAND LOSE TO NEGRI.
    1258 13 With Ten Men. UNFORTUNATE INJURY TO FARMER. M. Command 1; Nagri Sembilan 2. Negri Sembilan can be accounted lucky to have beaten the ('ummunrt in their Malaya Cup fixture at A.ison Road Stadium on Saturday by the odd goal in three for after U minutes' play
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    CAMBRIDGE UN.
    107 14 Big Score Against Weak Sussex Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. Cambridge University's score of 299 for five at Hove yesterday against Sussex, was probably due to the absence from the county team of Tate. Bowley, J. I^angridge, and J. Cornford as the 'Varsity's batting was
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    CHESS.
    74 14 New Club Formed In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. June 17. At a meeting held at the K. and O. Hotel, Mr. H. G. Sarwar presiding it was decided to form a Penang Chess Club on the same lines as the Singapore Chess j Club. A committee was
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    TENNIS.
    135 14 L. T. A. Championship. The following ties will be played to(iav at the S.C.C. in the Singapore L.T.A. championship tennis tournament: Men's Open Singles.— First Round. M. A. Alsago* vs. L. S. Freer. D. Green vs. Chia Yeck Yam. Second Round. Lim Bong Soo vs. Lim Siew Jin. Tan
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    PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRICKET.
    95 14 M.C.C.'s Success Against Eton. (From Our Owri\Correspondent.) London, June IK. The following were the- results of I'ulillc- Schools cricket mat r ties: Marlborough beat Cheltenham by ten wickets. Charterhouse drew with I. Zingaii. M.C.C. beat Eton i.y U3 runs. Sedbergh (232) beat h'tonyhurst (155). Wellington (284) I.eat
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    THE FIRST TEST.
    77 14 England's Team to Meet West Indies. London, June 18. The following have been selected to represent England in the first Test match against the West Indies beginning at Lord's on Saturday: D. R. Jaidine (Surrey, capt.), G. O. Allen (Middlesex), R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex), M. J.
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    BERT GADD.
    37 14 Wins French Open Golf Championship. Chantiljy, June 14. Bert Gadd (England) today won the French open golf championship with an aggregate score of 283 and individual rounds of 70, 69, 71 and 73. Reuter Wirelwe.
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      306 15 Big Hitting By St Louis. New York, June 18. The results of the big league baseball matches yesterday MRS National League. Philadelphia I 11 2 Boston 11 20 0 Hurst and Schulmerich Kind home runs for Philadelphia. Philadelphia 2 7 1 Boston 12 1 Davi:, (Philadelphia) and Moore (Boston)
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      287 15 Today. Junr 19. Golf: Spore Women's championship (Andnw Currie Cup) tinal. Bukit Timah, 4 p.m.; Keppel G.C. ladies' spoon (l)oirey I. Football: Commercial Cup: S.H.B. vs. Mansfield's, S.H.B. jrrd Tenni Singapore Championships begin, S.C.C. Toeaday, June 2#. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. I: R.A. »s. S.C.C., Anson Road. Wednrnday. Jane
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      ISLAND GOLF TITLE.
      599 15 J. T. Smith Heads Qualifiers. J. T. Smith headed the list of competitors in the qualifying round of the Island Golf Championship, played yesterday at the Island Club, after having been postponed from Saturday owing to rain. M. M. Paterson, the Malayan champion, was second with a
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    FELL IN SEA.
    119 15 Parachute Drop Nearly Ends In Tragedy. As hi.* parachute was filling with water on the point of sinking and dragging him down, wing Wyndham, the English-born American film parachutist, was rescued by speedboats after making a parachute 'l'--rriit into the sea from a height of 2,500 feet
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    JAPAN LOSE TO AUSTRALIA.
    135 15 Davis Cup Semi-Finals. BRITAIN LEADING AT EASTBOURNE. London, June 18. The semi-finals of the European Zone of the Davis Cup competition started on Saturday, Great Britain winning the opening two singles against Czechoslovakia and Australia winning the first thtee matches against Japan and thus qualifying for
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    Perry's Fine Play.
    80 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. The ease with which Perry outdrove Menzel and Austin out-manoeuvred Hecht at Eastbourne yesterday afternoon convinced the critics that Great Britain will win the doubles and appear in the final of the singles. Perry's ground shots were perfectly controlled and
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    FLEET STREET FIRE.
    192 15 Man and Dog Rescued By Brigade. A man and his dop were rescued during a fire from the roof of a four-storey building in Flett Street early in the morning. The man, Mr. Douglas E. Powell, who has an office and lives on the top floor of
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    DYING VICAR.
    158 15 Layman Officiates At Funeral Service. The 'llnesg of a dying vicar in a remote village led to an emergency in which a funeral was conducted by a layman. This rural drama has been revealed by the Bishop of Chelmsford (Dr. H. A. Wilson) in his "Diocesan Chronicle" for
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    VILLAGE FIRE.
    106 15 Every House Razed To The Ground. Fire completely destroyed every house in the village of Chateraigneron fValais). All the men, women, and children of the village turned out to fight the fire, which broke out in a cottage, but with the limited resources at their command the villagers
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    DROWNED FIANCE.
    105 15 Girl Confesses Planning His Death. Edith Mielke, a 24-year-old governess of Stettin, is charged with the murder of her fiance, a business man named Richard Schuster. The couple went out on the River Oder in a paddle boat, which sank. The girl was picked up but the man
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      41 15 Elkayes Concrete Goods. Concrete Channels Concrete Drain Slabs. Concrete Fence Posts. Concrete Pipes. Concrete Hollow Blocks. Concrete Garden Furniture. ALSO Locally made wire nails. Coal Tar and Earthenware Subsoil Pipes. LEE KIM SOO, 89, High Street, Singapore. riIONK: ;»63 TEL. LEEKIMSOO.
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      297 15 V J I II V/* v p With the $0000 m .^^M NEW OOl^l k ffidW CINE-KODAK EIGHT I 20 to 30 Scenes on a $5.00 Film cents a scene— that's all it costs project in Kodascope Eight. This film costs I to make movies with Cine-Kodak Eight but $5.00
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    THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN BRITAIN.
    2194 16 The Royal Tournament- "Music In The Air"— And Where Are The Good Old Tunes of Yesteryear? —Grand Opera— "Tosca" And Cheers From The Gallery— Maurice Chevalier And The Wonderful Haby Laurel And Hardy In "Fra Diavolo." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office.
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    REDUCED TO RANKS.
    250 16 Sentry Who Was In The Cookhouse. A Scots Guards sergeant has been ordered to be reduced to the ranks in :onsequence of the incident of the magasine guard in Hyde Park. Sergeant Albert Fazackerley, of the Mj Battalion Scots Regiment of. Foot xuards, the non-commissioned officer in
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    NANKING OPIUM BAN.
    52 16 Nanking, June 15. Unless certified for medical purposes by doctors, drafts ists, of chemists, th« importation of opium and derivatives will not be permitted. An order to this effect has been issued by the Ministry of Finance to the Customs, in accordance with the instructions of the
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      75 16 Lh.EUI.JJ,uuJ A LITTLE EASTERN \MAKESABIG SHINE Eastern Shine Car Polish Only 55 cts. Per Tin. KASTERN SHINE CAR POLISH IS MADE FROM ALL-BRITISH MATERIALS BY AX ENGLLSH FIRM IN SINGAPORE. IT IS SPECIALLY CREATED TO WITHSTAND TROPICAL WEATHER AND WILL IMPART A LASTING BEAUTY TO YOUR CAR. A LITTLE EASTERN
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      292 16 X Sole Agents for Kelvin Diesel Motors. I W. S. BAILEY CO., LTD. H HONGKONG. Telegrams: SEYBOURNE. DESIGNERS, I SHIPBUILDERS, 1 %-m GENERAL %P\ ENGINEERS T AND J»tr REPAIRERS to Over 300 Vessels Designed and Built. A A. P. B. 8. Cox Kings (AGENTS). LIMITED Arrange SHORT TRIPS TO CAIRO
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    MUSSOLINI AND HITLER.
    665 17 G.K.C.'s Contrast NORDIC BOASTING AND ITALIAN UPLIFT. Mr. G. K. Chesterton, in an address at Rryanston School, Dorset, where 20 Ger man boys frqm the Schule Schloss Salem spent a term last autumn, discussed Fascism and Hitlerism in very entertaining style. "Mussolini may have been right or
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    SILENT MONKS.
    79 17 New Lord Abbot For St. Bernard's. At the Cistercian Monastery of Mount St. Bernn-d, mar Coalville in Leicestershire, on June 4, Dom B. Malachy, the newly-ai'pointed Lord Abbot, wan ins-tall-al at a private service. Dom Malachy has been prior of St. Joseph's Abbey. Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland, for 18
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    JEWISH ARISTOCRACY.
    89 17 Nazis Want To Clean (lerman Nobility." Ti v lim-: has now come to deprive ihiJewish aristocracy of their titles and to cliunsj the German nobility of every t/acr of Jewish blood, according to an article- published by the Nazi Press Service. Complaining that the German nobility, oy abandoning
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    THE CANALS ON MARS.
    845 17 Clearly Established." SEASONAL DARKENING OF LARGE AREAS. The latest views on the probability of lift- existing on the planet Mars were d'scussed before the Royal Institution in London recently by Dr. V. M. Slipher, the distinguished American astronomer, who last week received the gold medal of
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    SIR BEN TURNER.
    70 17 In "tyxtile Union Work For 50 Years. Sir Ben Turner, General President of the National Union of Textile Workers, stated that he proposed to resign. "1 am now close on 70 yearj of age," he said, "and have been at work in textile union matters for nearly
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      247 17 WHITEAWAYS BACK TO PROSPERITY r I i INFANTS' KINK WHITR HILDKKN S < K\*ll BOMI'ER EMBROIIIKKKII \OII.K mStIF ON YOKE. I rK(Kh Nock and sleeves bound contrnM. riaintj dMitA*. trimmed g Bm d«« fnss*r«, Baxc an.l Brown. 4 \_V MaM 1« 1H ;.r,l M inchc-. Sale Price |2.1f. Sale Price
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      391 17 Sqjjibb CjtcrccrlcUe VITAVOSE I.nsB of weight fickle app»tlt« aluifitH in- ■E==3?'. 7"_ "J*»». l«->lrTi«s irritable disposition what in the f- 7«f fr- irouhtt? rreqnrntly lark of Vitamin 11. Children, and adultn too, must have iiuflicient of this vital element if they are to enjoy W~ -m m 7>\£ health. Yet
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    DUAL TRAGEDY.
    92 18 Drowned While Attempting To Save Kitten. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. A policeman and a local boxer were drowned in the River Irwell at Manchester last night in attempting to rescue a kitten which was stranded on the ledge of Victoria Bridge in the heart of
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    NO CHURCHES.
    81 18 Bishop On T.'.e Problem Of London's New Suburbs. "We have .">mi.oOo people without a church in outer London today," said the Bishop of London, preaching at St. Anne's, Highgatc. Anne Barnett, he said, had built that church, which he had known for 40 years, out of her own
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    BOATING TRAGEDY.
    98 18 Two Men Drowned At Milford Haven. Two nun mra drowned at Milforci Haven when their dingny was swamnei and sank. They were O:»*ald Jones and Fred Elliott Jodm and a third man. Bertie llail!ii>s. put off in the -Jlinihy tv fetch Elliott, who was in a launch 100
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      SKITS AND THEIR RECEPTION.
      613 18 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, -It will be interesting to watch to what extent the skit on Dunlop Plantations Ltd. in general and Sir Eric Geddes in particular published in your i.«?ue of June 16 will bring forth public condemnation by the guardians
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    BOY DETECTIVE.
    197 18 Expert Philatelists Astounded. Ronald H. Douglas, a 16-year-old Derby schoolboy, held the attention of the Philatelic Congress delegates at Kingsway Hall, London, when he read a highly technical paper on "Microphilately— Is it Good or Bad It was the first time any one under 2t had read a
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    SPLITTING THE ATOM.
    106 18 Giant Electro-Magnet To Be Used. Leningrad, June 7. Wo k on a hugv apparatus designed to split th;- atom is proceeding hero satisfactorily, and it is expected that shortly it will be ready to put to the test, thus bringing nearer the solut.on of a problem that
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    GANDHI'S HEALTH.
    82 18 Doctors Concerned At Poor Progress. Poona. June 17. A board of six doctors who are attending Mr. Gandhi are not satisfied with m progress. His weight does not increase land he has a tendency towards increased blood pressure. Complete menfal and physical rest for a furter period of
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    $100,000 RANSOM.
    81 18 Demanded By Captors Of U.S. Brewer. St. Paul's, Minnesota, June 17. William Hamm, a wealthy brewer, has been kidnapped and the captors are threatening him with death in default of payment of (100,000 ransom. Reuter. Mr. William Hamm is a well-known American capitalist. He is president and treasurer
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    MOUNT EVEREST.
    62 18 Fresh Attempt On Summit T/j Be Made. Darjeeling, June 14. It is believed that a fresh attempt wi!l be made to reach summit of Mount Everest. Six members of the expedition, including Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, the leader, have left for camp No, 3. The weather, however, is unfavourable
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    ORIGINAL SHAMROCK
    53 18 Sold T>> Yacht Builder For A Song. London, Juno 15. For 18 months Sir Thomas Lipton's executors have been trying to sell the oriiginal Shamrock as a "going concern but have failed, and the boat has now been told bo a Southampton yacht builder tor Scrapping for a
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    F.M.S. TIN DUTIES.
    37 18 Arousing Opposition In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. The F.M.S. Government's proposal to revise the tin export duty has painfully surprised London and s>ps are already being taken to organise opposition.
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      104 18 >^\ 1933 /^Ss. V,^ o^^^^ I™ E SENIOR T. T. The Greatest I y^i^^T I Motor cyde Road Race in die world was won /^T \pr on CASTROL for the 18th time in succession! TTA^nYi'ir" 8 f the BIUC Riband Of M °«>n:ycHntf relied upon _^fS^w STANDARD CASTROL to provide
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    NEW PLANES AND TWO WOMEN PILOTS FOR KINGS CUP RACE.
    2601 19 FLYING NOTES II here Avioplttnv Heats The Railway C.oustal Services Planned (Yew 200 /«./>. /i. Raver A Cabin Tourer Record Of British Flying Boat Airliners The Mediterranean Links British Design In France 20,000 Hours Without A v ailure. London, May
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    MRS. C. M. BLACK.
    228 19 Funeral At Bidadari Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Maclachlan Black, widow of Mr. John Kilgour Black, formerly superintendent engineer of the Borneo Co's mills in Bangkok, who died in the General Hospital, Singapore, on Thursday at the age of 85 took place at Bidadari .Christian
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    GOLD RESOURCES OF NEW GUINEA.
    690 19 Wild Country. AIR THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORT. The Australian Commonwealth Minister for Health (Major Mam. Mrs. Man-, and the official party left Salamoa in the New Guinea Airways, Limited's, j Junker 'plane for a tour of the goldfields. j They passed over wild and
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    MAJ-GEN. E. W. WALKER.
    103 19 To Be Director Of Medical Services, India. Major-General Earnest Alexander Walker has been selc-ted to succeed Maior-General W. H. S. Nickerson, V.C.. A3 Director of Medical Services at Army Headquarters, India, from the beginning of September next. The new D.M.S., says Truth, has been in charge
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    53 19 Woman And Her Six Children Held Up. Three Chinese, one i llfcged to have been imed with a knife, entered a house at the 10th mile, Tampenis Road, early on Saturday morning and held up a woman and her six children. They escaped with ?1 in cash and
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    RECONSTRUCTION.
    163 19 South- West Aid to Trade And Industry. Canton. June At the su/gestion of General Chan Chai-tong and Messrs. Hsiao Fu-chen, Lin Yun-kai and Teng Tse-ju, a scheme to aid industrial reconstruction and trade was passed today by the South-West Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. The main features of the
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    DRAMATIC SPEECH.
    157 19 "Uneasy and Dissatisfied Bishop." A dramatic interlude at a recent London Diocesan Conference in Church House, Westminster, had for its central figure the Bishop of Stepney. A very uneasy and dissatisfied Bishop," he called himself, as he concluded a vigorous appeal for action by the Church in the
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    AUSTRALIA-CEYLON AGREEMENT.
    361 19 Tariff Preferences. DIRECT RESULT OP OTTAWA. An agreement between Ceylon and Au>tralia for exchanging important tariff preferences, amounting to 1(1 per cent., and a preference on Australian meal, accorded by Ceylon, of ">(! cent-, equal to 7d. per cwt.. vaa recently entered into. The agreement, which was announced
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      168 19 Today's Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. 555-, 11. Grief JJovice r ck H Kami s "■■Pl«y« m! Company 3. Listened to s a Wltl r 11. Mineral .>,, Brood 16. Part of seed GainMjr *or«y Building design IK. Cease to sle :p jj Trilic i». Kfface M Kavour M. I>ecorated )ti
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