The Straits Times, 3 June 1934

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    36 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. No. 128. Sunday, June 3rd., 1*34. Price 10 cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. No. 128. Sunday, June 3rd., 1934. Price 10 cents.
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    ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY'S GRAVE WARNING PROSPERITY'S DANGERS
    518 1 ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY'S GRAVE WARNING PROSPERITY'S DANGERS "Remember The Past" SPEECH AT KUALA LUMPUR EXHIBITION Bright Future Of Plantations A LTHOUGH the future seems brighter, we must not allow ourselves to drKt once more into facile complacency. THIS warning was given by the Acting Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government
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    TO FIGHT ASIA
    56 1 EUROPEAN SILK PLANS Lyons «France>. Saturday. At the International Silk Federation's meeting 40 delegates, represent- ing sllk-produclng nations in Europe, discussed Asiatic competition and agreed that further solidarity was needed amonj nations with approximately similar conditions of labour. It was decided to initiate investigation ln*o ways and
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    ENTERPRISE!
    140 1 An enterprising gentleman has issued for sale a "key to Sunday Times Picture Puzzle No. 4" for which he is charging the sum of 20 cents. On the cover it is stated "This number rives the solution to The Sunday Times Picture Puzi'e Competition No. 4 closing at noon
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    LONDON RUBBER
    74 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Saturday. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Buyers) 6*id. (Sellers) fi^sd. July-Sept. 6 716 d. Oct.-Dcc. 6 9 16d. Jan. -Mar. 611 16d. SILVER. Market tone Quiet. Spot 19 7 16d. Two months 19 1 jd CROSS RATE. London-New York,
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    1935 NAVAL TALKS AMERICANS WILLING TO GO TO LONDON
    56 1 1935 NAVAL TALKS AMERICANS WILLING TO GO TO LONDON Washington, Saturday. It is understood that both diplomatic and Naval heads here have decided to agree to the holding of the 1135 Naval Conference in London. The American Ambassador in London has receiveo instructions not to object if the British Government
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    PRINCESS MDIVANI
    148 1 Leaves Husband Behind HOME WITH FATHER SUNDAY TIMES SPEC'AL From Our Own Correspond*, t. London, Saturday. ORINCESS Mdivani, wife of Prince Alexis Mdivani and formerly i Miss Barbara Hutton, has 'eft for the United States, accompanied by her father but without her husband. She recently took a rest
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    THE HOLIDAY
    63 1 A feature or tomorrow's public holiday, which will mark the birthday of His Majesty the King, who was 69 yesterday, will be the parade of the Singapore Volunteers at 7.30 am on the Padang. The Clarke Cup cricket match ported in Page 15) will be continued today and
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    U.S. STRIKE CALLED OFF
    57 1 Toiedo (Ohio), Saturday. The union of electrical workers of the Toledo Edison Co. called off the strike which was due to begin at 7 o'clock this morning which might ha\e paralysed the whole city. The Union persuaded the employers to restore the 20 per cent, wage
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    BRITAIN CANNOT PAY
    381 1 MR. ROOSEVELT AND DEBTS NO CONCRETE SUGGESTION "¥T leaves everything much as be- fore" is the comment of the Nov; York Times on President Roosevelt's long-awaited war debts message which was dispatched to Congress on Friday. In this message, according to Reuter, Mr. Roosevelt said that no
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    $500 WON AGAIN
    118 1 Three Readers Share Picture Puzzle Competition In The Sunday Times Picture Puzzle Competition No. 3, the correct titles of the pictures were Dictator, On Top, Fleet Foot. Adept, Oakum. Radiance, Thoth, Marechal. Woodhouse. Only three readers submitted all rjarrect" entries and they, therefore, share the $506 between
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    SIR A. RAWLINSON
    19 1 London. Saturday. The death has occurred of LleutCol. Sir Alfred Rawllnson, C.M.G., C.B E., D.S.O. Reuter.
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    GERMAN DEBTS
    35 1 Berlin, Saturday. The likelihood of a moratorium on debts transfers, including Young and Dawes loans, appears increased by the further fall in Reichsbank gold coverage to 3.7 compared with 4.6 last week.- -Reuter.
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    THE DERBY
    240 1 5 a.m. EDITION Famous Jockeys' Mounts G. RICHARDS ON EASTON THE two most famous English jockeys have now their mounts for the world's most famous race, the Epsom Derby, to be run on Wednesday. Gordon Richards la to ride Lord Woolavington's Easton, and Steve Donoghue will be on
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    AN APOLOGY
    88 1 We wish to apologise to those advertisers whose requirements for space in this issue of The Sunday Times we have been unable to meet. Following ihe rereni publication •f a statement certified by auditors proving our claim to an average net sale In excess of 20,000 copies, a
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER,
    61 1 Noon, Saturday. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 21 UK. mm; 21% 21%. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers Sellers June 21% 22. July-Dec. tZH 22.. Oct-Dec. 23 'h 23 Jan.-Mar. 23 T g 24. Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable per Ik. London Spot Sheet
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    MAINLY ABOUT MALAYANS
    1502 2 By The Wanderer "MOULIN Rouge," which was released at the Capitol cinema last week, adds to our already extensive knowledge of back-stage, gleaned from the screen. But the life of the Vest End or Broadway actress, with all its trials, is honey compared with that of the
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    RUGBY TACKLE AT FIRESIDE
    202 2 A Rugby international's father described in court at West Hartlepool how he dashed at an intruder and crashed him to the floor. An unemployed man, John Henry Dunn (35), was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for being on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose. Mr. O.
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    WAR ON WHITE SLAVERS
    270 2 BRITAIN TO DEPORT THEM Steps to inflict sterner penalties on white slave traffickers will be advocated shortly by the British Home Office. Since the recent conviction at Liverpool of two coloured men and a white woman for procuring girls the authorities have carried out a widespread
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    POULTRY NOTES
    693 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS (By Our Expert.) Poultry rearing of any class— by the commercial larmer or by the backyarder—demands experience to ensure success. In the case of the commercial farmer, he can take a course ol tuition upon a similar farm to that which he intends to
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    BAD RIDERS MAKE BAD HORSES.
    2434 3  -  R.H. DE SOLMINIHAC ONRAET By Equestrian Art Explained Mr. Rene Henry dm Solminihac Onraet, the well-known polo player, and Chief Police Officer, Perak, contribute* below the first of a series of article* on The Horse. The equestrian art is once again coming into favour in
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      23 3 FOR HORSES Fresh Best Australian Oats, Bran, Chaff, Hay, Linseed, Barley, etc Prices competitiveTONG LAM CO. 46/48. Peck Seah Street, Singapore Telephone 7328.
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      209 3 Where To Stay When Home on Leave EVER POPULAR IS THE NEW ECCLESTON HOTEL Eccleston Square, London, S.W.I (Facing Gardens) near Victoria Station and Airways Terminus. Room from 7/6. with Bath and Breakfast from 9/f. Rooms with Private Bath 10 6 Inclusive weekly terms from 4 gna. With Private Bath
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      241 3 LONDON CALLS KW INSISTENTLY W>* COME! and enjoy at HOTEL REMBRANDT South Kensington S. W facing the Victoria and Albert Museum Rubens yyjf^Cnj'^'^ Buckingham Palace Road. /^■X^k. facing Buckingham Pala-i Every attention In pleasing surrounding?. PERFECT ill II II \>i THESE COMFORTABLE HOTELS WITH ACKNOWLEDGED RENOWNED CATERING have running hot
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      184 3 ASK ME ANOTHER 1. What is a ductile metal? 11- Whom did Benny Leonard suc2. In what century did Cortex con- ceed as lightweight champion? quer Mexico? 12. In what Dickens novel does Die* 4. O, «,em.nt u, PT g itSi,'^ m Scotland? 5. To what part of the body
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    HINTS ON BRIDGE
    795 4  -  Ely Culbertson By THE KINDLY PARTNER IT is an almost universal complaint among bridge players that their partners are "dumb" and that they make the ereat majority of mistakes which mar the games they play at the Bridge table. There may be a measure of truth in
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    KEEPING FOOD HOT
    147 4 A well cooked meal is often quite spoilt by being served half-cold. You should train your cook to keep everything hot until it is required. A good idea, if you are afraid of the meal becoming dried up or overcooked, Is t3 do as follows: Invert the
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    THE GARBO PICKS HER OWN PARTS
    679 4 A GREAT number of people go to the films to see a particular star; their attachment is strictly personal and it is frequently a matter of complete indifference to them if the pi-tare itself is poor or excellent. But it is very rare that
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    SECRET STAGE ROMANCE.
    307 4 SECRET STAGE ROMANCE. "We are profoundly thankful It Is all over." Puffing »t a Mr iissil Dean, the film and stage cVrertor, strode up and down in his suite at the Dorchester, Park Lam, W., L'jiidjn, while he told a reporter the story of his secret marriage at Dun mow.
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      126 4 Lovely New Tobralco Patterns I v r <,/ Go to the stores and see the fascinating new Tobralco I \j^y patterns. Enjoy the lasting M M^ delight of frocks that wash mL B^ and wear amazingly and J mM^ \a keep their loveliness of W ta^^fl quality that proves by
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      123 4 GREAT EASTERN OPTICAL CO. 275. South Bridge Road, Singapore (Optician Mr. C. Y. Fan) Charges cheaper than anywhere. 1. Sight tested, glasses supplied from $4.00. 2- Crookes Lenses completed wiih frame from $6.00. MARGO or HEEM Is one ot the most popular V^T^bWSt^bSkl* herbal plant mofflcally used 'very part of
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      147 4 Our Crossword Puzzle (CLUES.) ACROSS. *>. Arid 21. Moist 1 Imitate M Self-luminous orb out M Rumpled 6. Funeral sogg fl' tJw2SzJL»i,, 10. Musical instrument rfflKSSi^ ii SSffiLT" S SETS*™*S SS" Eg"!? 0 14. Cgpressive 18. Go beyond 31. Animal 23. March Solution Of Last Sunday's 28. Watering plaoa Puxalfi
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    Message To Indians In Malaya
    899 5 Message To Indians In Malaya FROM MRS. NAIDU Sunday Times Special Bombay. MRS. Sarojini Naidu, India's famous poetess and politician, sends the following message to the Indians in Malaya: Tell the Indians in Malaya (she said): You are economically better off where you are than you would be in jrour
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    ENGLISH SPECIALIST ENDS INDIGESTION.
    159 5 If you suffer from an acid stomach, feel agony after eating, wind, flatulence, indigestion, go to your chemist and get a bottle of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. The Maclean Formula is used in all the best London Hospitals to cure even terrible gastric and duodenal ulcers.
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    TENNIS ETHICS
    174 5 One of the most eagerly discussed subjects among sportsmen in Paris has been the incident in the Davis Cup doubles match between Austria and France at the Stade Roland-Garros. J. Borotra arrived late, and the Austrian non-playing captain. Mr. Hartzield, claimed the point. Rene Lacoste, the French non-play-ing
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    CITY NOTES LONDON VIEW OF RUBBER
    400 5 CITY NOTES LONDON VIEW OF RUBBER London, May 22. DEBTS have been an important topic In the CKy during the monthWith the approach of June 15. the War Debt question has again been raised by America, but the American arguments, based largely on a comparison of the hard-earned British budget
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    SOVIET "HERO"
    125 5 Moscow. Pronya Kollbin is the newest Communist "hero." At the age of 13 he has won the praise of the Soviet authorities for reporting to them that his mottier was stealing grain from a collective farm in a district near Moscow. This is a crime punishable by death.
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    DROP IN THE OCEAN
    70 5 Washington. The United States Treasury receive I a surprise packet when one farthing on account of the British war debt was delivered from Mr. Martin Fin. of Portsmouth. In a letter to the W acdlng Commit- tie of Washington Correspondents he said, "Congress says that Great
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    THE ANSWERS
    107 5 Answers ta questions in Page 3: 1. One capable of beii.g drawn into wire. 2. The sixteenth, 3. Orlando. 4. Platinum. 5. The wrist 6. China 7. Michigan. 8. Sixteen and one-half. 9. The commission of an agent. 10. Cairo. 11. Freddie Welsh. 12. "Old Curiosity Shop 13.
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    WEEK-END WIRELESS
    190 5 TODAY. 6.20 a.m. Dance .sic played by British Dance Bands. 7.5 Talk: "Science in the Making" (Mr. Gerald Heard). 7.20 Light Opera and Musical Comedy. 8.5 The News 1150 An Operatic Programme by British Artists. 12.20 British Theatre Music. 1.35 Weekly Newsletter. 6.50 The Northern Studio Orchestra. 7.50
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    "AERIAL TRAIN"
    88 5 Moscow. An "Aerial train," consisting of three gliders towed by a fast monoplane, took off from Moscow to fly 750 mil i to Koktebel, in the Crimea, with oi.j stop at KharkofT. There is a pilot on each glider, and it is proposed to try the experiment of
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      12 5 DON'T RISK INFECTION! I Remove CORNS I with the safe, j scientific
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    A SINGAPORE DIARY
    731 6 CLIMAX OF THE SEASON HTHE King's birthday parade on the Padang tomorrow morning and the garden party it Government House In the afternoon mark the close of a strenuous series of social engagements. The season began with the openIng of the race meeting at the beginning of
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    SEA RAID FOR DIAMONDS PIRATE SHIP OFF THE AFRICAN COAST
    255 6 SEA RAID FOR DIAMONDS PIRATE SHIP OFF THE AFRICAN COAST Johannesburg. Again th« presence of a ship seeking to raid the prohibited diamond area north of Walvls Bay, South-West Africa, is worrying the police. Time and again adventurous diairiond seekers succeed in entering the area, but the result is always
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    COLLEGE GIRLS MAY MARRY BUT MUST REMAIN IN BACHELOR QUARTERS
    69 6 COLLEGE GIRLS MAY MARRY BUT MUST REMAIN IN BACHELOR QUARTERS Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) A sensation has been caused in college circles in America by the decision )f Miss Eleanor Dodge. Dean of Vassar College, one of the best-known girls' colleges in the United States, that students may marry and continue their
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    CLAIRVOYANT FINDS MAN'S HEAD CRIME THAT COST SIX LIVES
    227 6 CLAIRVOYANT FINDS MAN'S HEAD CRIME THAT COST SIX LIVES A police search, made wit., the help of a clairvoyant, has cleared up an astonishing case which started with a theft of £2 10s., and has caused six deaths In six years. At Christmas, 1928, a woman at Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, was
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    FORTUNE FROM GRAVE
    131 6 Paris. A fortune has Just been recovered from a grave. It had been buried with a man who died at Poitiers. After the last drawing of a section of the National Lottery It was found that the ticket which hrn had held and which was shared by
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    RICH MAN'S DEATH IN BLUE EXPRESS
    206 6 Paris. Did "train rats" have a hand In the mysterious death of M. Boule, a wealthy man whose body was found on the line near Marseilles? "Train rats" are the plausible criminals who prey upon rich people in the luxury trains on the Continent
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    Personal Paragraphs
    384 6 Mr. J. E. Gibson of Malaya Estate, Selama, has proceeded on home leave. Mr. H. Hunter, of Malayan Tobacco Distributors Ltd., Singapore, has left for home. Mrs. Shaw, wife cf Major Shaw of the Burma Rifles, Taloing, has sailed for home. Leave prior to letlrcment has been granted
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    MAN OF THE FUTURE 'HAIRLESS, TOOTHLESS, SUPER – INTELLIGENT'
    635 7 MAN OF THE FUTURE 'HAIRLESS, TOOTHLESS, SUPER INTELLIGENT' Creation's Doom. By Desiderius Pan*. Jarrolds. 12s. 6d. {N this absorbing book it is not the author's intention to pose as a seer or to Indulge in prophesy. The future pictures of humanity and of the earth which he sketches are bas^d
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    ARTISTIC ARISTOCRAT
    310 7 The House of Joy. By Jo Van Aramers Kuller. Lake of Fire. By Lionel Houser. Jarrolds. 7s. 6d. "npHE House of Joy is a story of the, evolution of a young Dutcn aristocrat who develops artistic tendencies and goes on the stage, much against her parents' wishes. The
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    GREATNESS OF LUTHER MOST HUMAN REFORMER
    464 7 GREATNESS OF LUTHER MOST HUMAN REFORMER Martin Luther. By Brian Lunn. Ivor Nicholson and Watson. 12s. 6d. AM ARTIN LUTHER is, without doubt, one of the great figures in modern history. Few men have wielded such a widespread influence, not only upon their own times, but upon succeeding generations. He
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    ACTOR'S DILEMMA
    381 7 The Servitors. By N. C. Hunter. Jarroldv 7s. 6d. TtHE Servitors" is one of those books which Improves Immensely as it goes on. The opening chapters are| weighed down by pages of quite extraordinarily dull and uninteresting dialogue, but once the story is really under weigh it gathers
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    Use And Abuse Of Cosmetics
    156 7 Home Beauty Treatment. By Jane Gordon. The Bodley Head. 3s. 6d. "J^O woman who values her appear ance should be without Jans I rdon's thoroughly sound little book on home beauty treatments. Nothing is neglected or overlooked. Diet, massage, face packs, hair, skin, figure, hands,
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    A SOMBRE GERMANY
    220 7 The Hill of Lies. By Heinrkh Mann. Jarrolds. 7s. fid. HEINRICH Mann is the elder brother of Thomas Mann, the Nobel prize winner, and is himself the author of several well-known books, most of which have been publicly burned in his native country, which Mann was forced
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    FAMILY BOOK
    154 7 Greenbanks. By Dorothy Whippie. John Murray. 2s. UfiREENBANKS" is an excellent ex ample of the "family" books now in such great favcur, usually witli tfM] mother In the pivotal role. Louisa Ashton is the mother anc grandmother of a large north country i I family, and through her
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    IN CALIFORNIA
    112 7 Storm House. By Kathleen Norr^ Red Silence. By Kathleen Norris. Murray's 2s. Fiction. r r o more of Miss Norrls's popular novels have been added to Murray's 2s. editions. Both are written around life In California, as distinct from Hollywood, and both contain a large number of brightly
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    Seen In Singapore
    919 8 FLANNEL TROUSERS SPORTS SHIRT AS BRIDE'S GOINGAWAY DRESS BY OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT AT the marriage yesterday of Miss Phyllis Hocquard and Mr. N N Leicester, the bride chose a soft white cotton lace— a material. I was told made specially for wear In the tropics —for her
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    DIET AND HEALTH
    517 8 No other discover hus nad such an effect on the public mind la re! .ition to diet as that of the vitan.i ns and their properties. The medical profession has come to look upon 41 a major factor in the causation of disease, and the public anxiety
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    TALK WITH "GHOST" OF LAWRENCK OF ARABIA
    893 9 TALK WITH "GHOST" OF LA WRENCK OF ARABIA Southampton. rrONIGHT I interviewed the ghost of Lawrence of Arabia. A fair-haired, grim-jawed man. Aircraftman Shaw, living near here in modest lodgings, told me in 50 mirutcs of his bitter disillusionment and *ils resolve that Lawrence of Arabia is dead and that
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      634 9 OUR FREE-ENTRY $500 COMPETITION Can You Put A Tide To Cash Prizes For Selecting Names A Picture? From Given List Today The Sunday Times offers a further simple Picture Puzzle Competition in which no entranoa fee is required and a cash prize of $500 is offered. Below will be found
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    TOTIDEM VERBIS
    529 10 On Thursday, the last day before legislation for the control of rubber production became effective, there was tcrrrfic congestion on the railway and phenomenally heavy traffic by road and by coastwise steamship lines. Th 3 daily newspapers told us all about that rush, which had Its origin in
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    STOP PRESS.
    99 10 (Ananias News Factory.) London, Saturday I have made Inquiries regarding the Honours List, and regret that I am unable to confirm the report that Ananias is to be elevated to the Peerage under the style and title of Baron Bedok of Bedok. I believe, however, that Mr. J.
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    PAID-FOR JOKE.
    73 10 'lhe sender of this week's tit-bit has a pretty line in nerves. "Please add bank commission when paying tbe cheque," he writes. That sort of thing leaves me all breathless and pantlev. He'll get ten dollars, and not a cowrie more, for this report of what the enginedriver
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    MUDDLED MUSINGS
    845 10  -  PAT PERMANG By "TTHE publicity recently given to the r.tterances of the retiring president of the Association of the Registrars of Scotland on the subject of the declining birth rate of that country has brought up afresh the controversy on the function of woman In civilisation. Mr. W.
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    THE ASSERTIONS OF ANANIAS
    1192 10 THE ASSERTIONS OF ANANIAS Ho-ho, my hearties, how near you have been to missing the bus this week. It is now some absurdly small hour, and Hiznibz is standing over me with a bottle and corkscrew announcing that he will perform the opening ceremony only when I have rewritten t'.ie
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    285 11 Race Meeting At Pekan ♦From A Correspondent.) PAHANG made holiday on Tuesday when His Highness Al Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'-ayatu 'Din ibni al Marhum, Sultan of Panting, celebrated his 32ni birthday and the first anniversary of his accession to the throne, at the little riverside t^
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    67 11 MR. CHUA LIP LAY DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN MALACCA RESIDENT Malacca, June 1. The death occurred yesterday, at the age of 60, of a well-known local resident, Mr. Chua Lip Lay, at his house in Tranquerah Road. He leaves a widow, one brother, Mr. Chua Lip Tay, two sons, one daughter,
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    348 11 TEST CASE REFERRED TO SUPREME COURT A point of considerable interest to motor-cyclists has been referred by the fourth magistrate, Mr. C. H. Whitton, to the Supreme Court. Recently a young Eurasian named Cornelius was charged by the traffic department with failing to have a light
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    KUALA LUMPUR'S BIGGEST EXHIBITION
    649 11 PADI FIELD OWNER'S SUCCESS "MALAYA IS FORGING AHEAD" (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. TPO the owner of a padl field in a small mukim in Penang, named Balik Pulau, ha:, fallen the honour of being the winner in the first allMalayan padl competition held
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    FRESHMAN WINS THE NEWDIGATE PRIZE POEM ON FIRE'
    166 11 FRESHMAN WINS THE NEWDIGATE PRIZE POEM ON FIRE' A first-year undergraduate at Oxford has won this year's Newdigate Prize for English verse. The winner is Mr. E. J. L. Lowbury, a scholar of University College, son of Dr. Benjamin William Lowbury, of Woodohurch Road, Hampstead. Mr. Lowbury. who is 20
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    THREE INQUESTS TAMIL KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAIN
    127 11 THREE INQUESTS TAMIL KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAIN Seremban, Saturday. The Seremban coroner today held three inquests. The first was inU the death of a Chinese killed fcj falling from a tree, the second Into the death of a 35-year-old Chinese found drowned In a pond, and the other i .to
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    THE BISHOPS HINT
    94 11 "All over the world there is militant atheism, and militant Bolshevism. What Is needed is militant Christianity," says the Roman Catholic Bishop of Oalway (Dr. O'Doherty). "I do not wish," he continues, "to propagate the doctrine of v'olence. but I do wish to say this, that if
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    247 11 DROUGHT AND FIRE TWO THOUSAND FIGHT FLAMES IN FOREST New York, Saturday. Serious fires have aggravated the threatening situation resulting from drought which is affecting 35 States from the Ilocky Mountains to New England. Two thousand five hundred people are fighting a tremendous blaze in the woods in Maine, where
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    79 11 CUT THROAT SUICIDE VERDICT ON UNKNOWN MAN (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 1. The death of a Tamil, of no known abode and family connections, who was found in a Tamil eating shop with his throat cut, was th* subject of a coroner's inquiry this afternoon. Mr. J. C.
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    33 11 The French railway from Inner Congo to the Atlantic Ocean was to have been completed by the end of May, according to an official telegram received in Paris on May 17.
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    562 11 DESPITE WATCH BY NANKING WARSHIPS Shanghai, Saturday. ANOTHER daring piracy was perpetrated in Fukien waters yesterday. The Chinese-owned Kam Hing wis boarded by a band of pirates while en route from Amoy to Chuanehow, four passengers being carried off for ransom. This outrage followed immediately after an
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    1728 12 PLANTATION INDUSTRIES' FUTURE Making Malaya Independent In Rice Supplies T>ELOW is the text of the speech delivered by the Acting Cnief Secretary to the F. M. S. Government (Mr. M. B. Shelley), at the opening of the Malayan Agri-Horti-cultural Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur day. He said:
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    895 13  -  Phil Mead —By OPENING YOUR ACCOUNT ITTHEN you have walked out lo tIM v/icket, taken centre and bent over your bat, the bowler (it he is a good player) has weighed you up. He will already have decided whether to send you down .something dtad on
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    1555 15 77 Out Of Total Of 190 In brilliant ueatlior on tlje padang yesterday, the Rest, losing five good wickets for 63, had to fight hard to collect their total of 190 obtained after three and a quarter hours' batting. In doing
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    392 15 ONE RUN WIN S.C.R.C. Beat St. Joseph 's An interesting afternoon was spent at the S.C.R.C. ground at Hong Lim Green yesterday when the club's cricket team was at home to the St. Joseph's Institution team. The Chinese secured the victory by one run at the close of the game.
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    189 15 BOXING AT NEW WORLD TONIGHT YOUNG JOHNSON TO MEET SOSA The return bout between Young Johnson and Sosa at the New World Arena this evening should provide an exciting fight. Both are very hard hitters and possess plenty of speed, combined with the ability to take any amount of punishment.
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    139 15 INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET EASY VICTORY FOR ST. PAUL'S (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Beremban, Saturday. With four wickets In hand, St. Paul's Institution declared for 120 runs in the inter-school match against the Anglo-Chinese School, defeating them by an innings and 33 runs. Batting first, Anglo scored 35 runs, Sivasubramaniam beina top
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    900 16 DESPITE ABSENCE OF SOME OF THEIR BEST MEN Sir.^apoic ..4; WiMshires 2. The Singapore team, which was playing without several of their ocst men trounced the Wiltshire Regiment in a trial game yesterday on the An son Road Stadium by four goals to two. This
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    452 16 THE CHINESE FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION The usual monthly meeting of the Chinese Friendly Association will be held at the residence of Mr. Lee Wah Leong on Wednesday at 82 Dcslor Road, at 7.30. A.S.A. The fifth 1934 monthly general meeting of the Amateur Sporting Association will be held
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    96 16 1-0 Victory In Malaya Cup Match (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Saturday. Negri beat Malacca today by the only soal scored 30 seconds after the resumption in the Malaya Cup encounter. There was a large crowd and all agreed that the best team won. Malacca were hopelessly
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    588 16 DRAW FOR S.L.T.A. OPEN COMPETITIONS The following is the draw for the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association open competitions. Play commences on Monday, June 11, at 4.45 p.m. at the S.C.C. ground. Mr. D. H. Kleinman will be the referee. MEN'S OPEN DOUBLES. Chua Choon Leong Ac Yong Loon
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    83 16 Sunday. Jane 3. Boxing: Johnson vs. Sosa, New World, 9 15 p.m. Cricket Clarke Cup. Europeans vs. Rest, 2nd day, S.C.C.. 10.30 a.m.; S.C.R.C. vs. R.A., Hong Lim Green, 2 p.m.; Wiltshlres vs. Warders C.C.. Tanglin; Johore C.C. vs. SRC. SRC. 11 a.m.; Medical College vs. Railway Institute,
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    42 17 GRIFFIN SCHEMA BANGKOK CULB ABANDONS PROJECT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Saturday. The Sports Club griffin scheme Id import thoroughbreds from Australia for the forthcoming racing season has i been abandoned on the ground of insufficient support. There were only seven subscribers.
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    176 17 YESTERDAY'S HOME CRICKET TRIAL AT LORD'S; AUSTRALIANS IN MANCHESTER T»HE Test matches begin thi« week. Cricket excitement in England is at a high pitch. Tne first commences at Nottingham on Saturday. Yesterday the curtain raiser, the England v. the Rest Test trial, began
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    51 17 BOMB OUTRAGE MISSILE THROWN INTO GLASGOW BARRACKS A bomb was exploded last week in Maryl.ill barracks, Glasgow, causing considerable dair.uge. The authorities refuse to make known the details, but it is believed the perpetrators are the same as those who recenthr threw a bomb into the British recruiting offices, says
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    70 17 JUMPED INTO CRATER BOY'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH After lying unconscious on the ash bed of Aso Volcano for 70 hours, a 23--year-old Japanese youth was saved by mountain guides recently. When he was hauled up, he was almost dead but is expected to recover. He jump!ed over the edge
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    74 17 The flery little island which bobbed up in the Chlshima group In January was spouting fire and smoke recently according to a wireless message from the captain of the Otaru Mam. The circumference and height of the Island have also greatly Increased since it was first
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    143 17 LATE NEWS GENERAL STRIKE DEMAND Detroit, Saturday. THE "left-wingers" created a turmoil in the American Socialist Party when they tried to commit it to a policy of "direct action" with a dictatorship of the proletariat and repudiation of •'bourgeois democracy" today. Their resolutions were finally v<
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    80 17 FOREIGNERS IN KOBE 44 NATIONALITIES AMONG 8,478 RESIDENTS Foreign residents in Kobe and vicinity total 8.47S of 44 nationalities, according to a recent investigation by the police. Chinese account for half the number, followed by 1.108 British. 870 Americans, 417 White Russians and 386 Germans. Principal occupations. excluding Chinese, are
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    109 17 Sven HedLn, the fam jus .Swedish explorer, experienced extraordinary difficulties on his expedition to Central Asia, says Reuter. Hedin was taken prisoner by the Mohammedan rebel leades. Gen. Ma Chung-yln, when he encountered the rival forces of the Sinkiang Government and Gen. Ma at Korla. Eastern Sinkiang.
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    23 17 On the eve of his departure for Australia, Lord Huntingneld sold his Georgian house. Landford Lodge, and 130 acres, near Salisbury
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    2464 18 Progress Of Cricket Europeans' Weakness Uproar In Kuala Lumpur THE annual match between tlu« Europeans and The Rest for The Clarke Cup, which started on the S.C.C. padan* yesterday, is the eleventh or the series. The Europeans have been :.urcessful twice, the Rest once, j six matches
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    891 19 PENANG, SELANGOR AND PERAK Though Selangor has once again. beaten Perak, by 12 events to one, a general review of the games indicates the fact that the standard of badmin ton in Perak has greatly improved since the first inter-State encounter between these States at the Federal
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    573 19 SINGAPORE'S WEAKNESS rpHE Singapore State Team has during the past year or two fared none too well In Interstate games and their defeat by Selangor in 1932 and 1933 is noteworthy. At the same time it must have been apparent to all who watch the activities of the upcountry teams
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    101 19 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 14. In the annual epee match at Oxford on Saturday, Oxford University beat Cambridge University, 18 8. Cambridge won the foil and sabre contest in February, but Oxford retain the trophy awarded for all three weapons, with 21 wins against 16.
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    408 19 "A DISASTER" F.A. TOUR OF THE CONTINENT London, May 17. The tour of the Continent by the F.A. team— ln the opinion of the selectors, the best that could be got together— has proved a disaster. Their defeat by Hungary at Budapest last week was followed by another yesterday. Czechoslovakia
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