The Straits Times, 5 July 1935

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CBMTURY.] in THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY S, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1»35. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      129 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL G T. CPHONE 6471). Just Arrived LATEST CREATIONS IN LAMP SHADES. PASKOE Co., CORNWALL HOUSE "UNBEATABLE DRUMS" The patented drum base of the British-built RANSOME concrete mixer, ensures perfect mixing without separation or clogging of materials. Feather weights Light weights Heavy weights. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED. VW/y
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      73 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683>. ft QJ^^^ New Consignment! (^Jvl I MODELS OF OUTSTANDING l/^Sm ORIGINALITY AND CHARM Mfllk MODERATELY PRICED. ROBINSON CO., LTD. HALIBUT PLAICE DOVER SOLES LEMON SOLES NEW ZEALAND BI.IK COD TURKOT FRESH SALMON .^i^^^B CELLOPHANE WRAPPED |Hfl KIPPERS l^K' V SMOKED SALMON SffSßf' DUTCH
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      12 1 I FLOWERS PHONE 4097 I IS. Orchard .*V>ad. I J Amber Mansions
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  • Obituary
    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
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      101 2 2 V^l'ifiMt tTMbold Und *»"< bulldins Mp^r? Jalan 135, RnKMSS. Srw I'HI ■Qla S V*iu*bie freehold IADd tpd houM 4 .~u.t »^'WiiA,%a4arMM B, ml HatclocS Road, Hilapore, arna I.SSo Sm XuMMirs). (mSST' wTr 1»J? '-tvem (^M I '■Jbli pad, Ilnlaport, area 48 arjrs I-^t 2 VBV B "able land situate
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      140 2 yAji*|| MA§§A6iWI~ A.liiMirWfhy CQA 7LA2JNG t. XroWtNiuwlL. IpACtjCJtrING Pfi^tajß k ?|Btl HBfißtez We have a limited number of reconditioned THE STP iW aIMVSm fcaisi'M Mpw racondltlonrd Tttr $Tf7' i+« aluminium UiikaJt^ f\<\,.. JOODIDg H?Dt 'I'll* i ll* •'w'WJ'" v'W" IWASfIKA BfllkQ ni.v ,XE!i!fftv joth Jhrmrm Wfi fe*P (Amber Htajtiuj fl
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      57 2 §HiI6RIKIBW RAffilj ABVißTi§aißiT \*m MfllJ^S .J*WXfaCj -At- i^saA I XttTaVt list DsW^ZblbK-iß^bl ri> n*Rbel>Mr Inch for claaajfled advertlaeiiAMmii." uwrrlMi'i' al li HO per hirfi her •ißm l -arc 10 Uoc* to one loch. An cxui*mrtt*of<WmDffi fV>ftiMi"lor -M> Ms W«)iM*)r<' nf H rent* U miilt for a Boa ■"ipMMtvit rates maj
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      618 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER. AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIB MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD PROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due. Tonnage Spore. BHUTAN 6,100 July 6 KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500 July
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      611 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail XHAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 July 10 11 t TEROKUNI MARU 12,000 July 23 24 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Aug. 7 8 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Aug. 21
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      584 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham ALSIA 16/7 16/7 17/7 19/7 BORINGIA 6/8 6/8 7/8 9/8 ERRIA 20/8 20/8 21/8 23/8 LAI ANDIA 17/9 17/9 18/9 20 9 JUTLANDIA 8/10 8/10 9/10 11/10 The above
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      193 3 PRESIDENT LINERS YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA on large fast steamers £71.12. Toorist Clm £107.5.2 Ist. Cisss ROUND THE WORLD EASTBOUND VIA AMERICA RETURNING VIA SUEZ. £117.4. Twrist Class £163.5.2 Ist. mm Above fares include Ist and or 2nd cla'.s fares on any Line from Singapore to Hong Kong.
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      1186 3 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co- (1932) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. *n4 China Mutual The Cunard White Star LM. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Go., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co, Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co.. Ltd. Th«
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      HO HONG RESCUES FISHERMEN.
      243 4 SIGHTED CLINGING TO UPTURNED PRAU. (From Our Shipping Correspondent.) The rescue at sea of three Malay fishermen In the Slbu Channel Is described In a report made by Captain J. Philips, master of the Chinese coasttrade steamer Hong Ho, 96 tons, net, on his arrival In
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      GOOD CLYDESIDE RECOVERY.
      52 4 £7,000,000 Scheme For Dock Extension. London, July 4. An important scheme of dock development, likely to cost £7,000,000, has been approved by the Clyde Navigation Trust. The annual financial report shows that shipping trade on Clydeside has made very substantial recovery compared with the last lew years.—
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      153 4 Mails from Europe, (London Parcels malls) expected today by P. and O. (Kaisar-I-Hlnd. General delivery of parcels at 4 p.m. Malls from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      124 4 Friday, July 5. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Alert, R-A.F. Aquarius, Tug Prince, Tapak. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf NU. VESSELS IX DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Panr. Sheers Vharf NU. Albert Dock Palopo. Victoria Dock Clang Ann. K pprt Harbour
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      344 4 Today. Belawan Medan iTobclo) 3 p.m. Bengka-ls, Fort de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Slak and Selat PandJang (Ampang) 3 p.m. Slbu and Sarlkei (Kuranda) 4 p.m. Trengganu (generally) Besut, Erinimn, Kemaman Kemasek (Kong Ho) 4 p. i.i. Adei. (By Train) 7 p.m. America (North) Except Western Canada
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      WESTWARD BOUND.
      435 4 Passengers By The Mantua. The following passengers are proceeding by the Mantua which sailed today for Penang, Colombo, Bombay and Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Richer, Mr. Prasad, Mr. E. P. Kldby, Lt. Bryant, Lt. Wetheral, Mrs. and Miss Allen, Miss Harrison, Miss O'Malley. Miss J. D. Scott, Mrs.
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      VESSELS ARRIVED.
      61 4 O. O. MERLIN. Pren., 953 tons, from Saigon 4. for Saigon 0. HERO. Norw., 823 tons, from Bangkok 4, for Bangkok 6. GENERAL VERSPYCK, Dut., 640 tens, from Natoena Isls. 5, for Anamba and Natoena Isls. 9. BOELONGAN, Dut., 578 tons, from Slngkawang 5. for Singkawang 9. ISLANDER,
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    JAPANESE THREAT TO N.I.
    181 4 SEPARATE COMPANY FORMED. FORCING DUTCH TO GRANT CONCESSIONS. Shanghai, July 4. A message from Toklo states that representatives of the Nippon Yushen Kalsha, Osaka Shoshen Kalsha and two other large Japanese shipping firms held a joint meeting In Teklo yesterday and decided to form a separate
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    IF FAR EAST FREIGHT WAR BREAKS
    109 4 United German Front Promised. Hamburg. July 4. I German members of the Fair East freight pool have no intention of renewing the pooling agreement under the same conditions, said members of the pool on hearing that the agreement had been cancelled >y some of
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    PORT HEALTH.
    410 4 Plague Confined To Bassein. Bassein was the only port in the Eastern I arena to report the presence of human plague during the week ended June 29, one fatal case having been notified to the League of Nations Eastern Bureau Cholera has been notified from 2 pom Chlttagong
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      766 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (incorporated Id F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, P. M.S. RI.YS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 543J— Pusacr 5431. CANADIAN n:/.\'j*4\M^_ J^f VJ W i T I A Jib \j A A A i incorporated in England) THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES vis HONOLULU or direct
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      87 4 KLAVENESS LINE. (Incorporated In Norway) SINGAPORE, PENANG BELAWAN DELI to LOS ANGELES, S. FRANCISCO, PORTLAND Thro' Bs/L Issued to Gulf It Atlantic Coast Ports. Mexico. Central tt South American Ports tt W. Indies. Limited but excellent passenger Accommodation Available. Fare to Los Angeles or San Francisco U.S. $200. Due. Sails.
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      460 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNAa STEAMSHIP CO. itd. (Incorporated SnglatMLl "ELLEKMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM HAMBUKU. Via Ports and Suex Canal. Abo accepting Cargo for Canadian and American ports via Colombo. Due. Sails •CITY OF YOKOHAMA July 14 July lfl +CTTY OF BATAVIA July 30 Aug. t CITY OF ORAN Aug. 14
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      69 4 SINGAPORE WEATHER REPORT. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mm. temp. Ins. Sunshine t"mp. *F hrs. *P Alor Star 87 Nil 4.1 76 Sitiawan 87 Nil 4.3 74 Kota Bharu 89 0.12 7.9 70 Bukit Jeram 83 0.03 0.9 73 Malacca 82 0.35 2.3 73 Singapore (Kallang (Aerodrome) 85
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      33 4 TIDE TABLE. Friday, July 5. I*v W. 1.04 a.m., 9 ft. 5 In., 2.15 p.m., 8 ft. 3 In. L. W. 7.42 a.m., 1 ft. 4 In., 7.40 p.m., 4 ft. 2 in.
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    President Roosevelt Moves To The Left.
    401 5 j HEAVY TAXES ON THE WEALTHY. President Roosevelt is now deeply engrossed with his ref6rm programme. He has taken the opportunity to answer the clamant Conservative query: Who is going to pay for the New Deal? The answer, however, pleases the radicals. For it
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    UPPER HOUSE FOR INDIA.
    181 5 New Scheme Before House Of Lords. London, July 4. The House of Lords continued the committee stage oJ the India Bill toaay, and at the close of discussions on the amendment meved by Lo'd Linlithgo* tc change tht of ele--tlon o.' certain members of U»e proDosed
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    FASTER AIR MAIL.
    86 5 Progress With Negotiations Reported. London, July 3. Questioned in the Housj of Commons today when faster and more frequent air mail services to Afr ca and the Far East with reduced air mall rates would be brought Into being, Sir Philip CunllfTe -Lister said considerable progress had
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    SECRETS OF WAR MUNITIONS.
    313 5 TROUBLES THAT COST MANY LIVES. EXPERT ON VALUE OF CONTROL, Dr. Addlson, who was Minister of Munitions during the war, gave interesting evidence on armaments before the Royal Commission on the private manufacture and trade in arms, at the Middlesex Guildhall, Westminster, recently. Sir Philip Glbbs,
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    WILL NOT REVEAL NAVAL PLANS.
    117 5 France Opposes British Suggestion. Paris, July 4. Objections to the British Cabinet's suggestion for mutual communication on the British, French and German naval programmes are voiced by official French circles. The chief objection is thit France would thereby seem to approve the recent Anglo-German naval
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    JAPANESE EMPRESS.
    133 5 JAPANESE E MPRESS. Happy Event Expected Early Next Year. It is believed in Toklo that an announcement is forthcoming to the effect that the Empress is planning her confinement for the early part of next year. Articles published in the morning papers said that the Court physicians may make recommendations
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    REBEL CHIEF TO DIE.
    51 5 Led Armoured Train Attack On Peipirg. Pelping, July 2. Tuan Chun-chih, commander of the armoured train which attacked Peiping last Friday, was today court-martialled and sentenced to death. The arrests in connection with the revolt now total 101. all of whom will be courtmartlalled in batches.
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    BRITISH OFFICERS ON ASSES.
    166 5 Sergeant-Majors on parade at Hythe Army School of Musketry, England, deflated their chests, sagged, turned purple in the face, and were speechless. Officers on parade stared— and stared. The troops continued to stand at attention but stared, and dared not laugh. Because Nine young cavalry officers
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    ORDERS FOR BRITAIN.
    52 5 China Buys Rail Material Worth £230,000. London, July 3. The Chinese Government purchasing commission Is shortly placing orders In Great Britain for 40 passenger cars and vans and miscellaneous machinery and tools and 40.000 tons of rails— all for the Canton-Hankow railway. The total cost will be
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      192 5 HOTELS i^Tl MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL J TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6jot»aisw DINNER DANCE (informal) 9.30 to mid^t and THE POPULAR COMEDIANS, SINGERS AND INTERNATIONAL DANCERS ill MA 9 CETI V APPEARING NIGHTLY mwu r tL NON-DINERS $1.00 ADDITIONAL ATTRACTION. The management Is presenting 30 free caricatures by PROFESSOR POPESCO to patrons
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      319 5 TOO WEAK TO DO HER HOUSEWORK She Wai Being Poisoned by Constipation For many years this woman's system was completely out of order, due to chronic constipation. Nothing seemed to do her an/ good. Then she found a way to rid her-elf of tnr constloatlon. Mid her health quickly Improved.
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    MEI LAN-FANG TAKES 60 TRUNKS TO LONDON.
    832 6 Mr. Cochran Sponsors A Chinese Season. Mci Lan Fang, the 41 -year-old man who is the greatest actress in China, is in London for the first time, preparing for a London season of Chinese plays. This slim, magnolia-skinned Chinese, who though over 40
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      150 6 The good word is spreading fast... You Simply can't do better than buy a WESTINGHOUSE A.C. 8 TUBE SUPERHET BMW H^BJ THE HUM" F. NGINKEUING GENIUS THAT BUILT THE WORLD'S FIRST BROADCASTING STATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MASTER RECEIVER WHICH HAS brilliant tone fidelity world-wide range and good volume. OVERSIZE
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      93 6 PHILGO 1935 ALL- WAVE A.C D.C M-Jai or Battery Operated RADIO RECEIVERS and RADIOGRAMS. specially buttt ftr the Tropics DenMMtratlona in Torn- own hone— No obligation whatsoever. Fully guaranteed by Ike ONLY Sol* Agents DMribators (Far S.S., F.M.S., D.E.1.. Borneo Slaai). j RADIO SERVICE Co., OF MALAYA 1934 Ltd. (Owners
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      107 6 V./' -^M^i^ss! BMsr^ssL MtisV^sfc Jftj Wj_ K V vT^E** #«V" 3 oHfciof«j|^isß oLa^E > -^■bbbbbW Vm A A. -ka» am*F^«gJfrCit „s•■•■ y '^4wW t rSi^S^t^^ayvEsJtaw 'T^asaTßsi Sole A«e>ts Malay* SEOW KUAN COMPANY, Dboby Ghaut, Sinf.pore. HI-FIDELITY laßHM'tfcrTSTii Jps. 1M35 MASTERPIECE. Outstanding Value. H "~'^^^^^h|^^H Specially made for the Tropics. Cabinets
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      223 6 FULL BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. 8.8.C. PROGRAMMES. TODAY. Transmission Z 6X4 pm— 905 p.m. G.S.F. 15.140 fcC/S (19.82 m.) and O.S.G. 17.794 kc/s IIC.BS m.) t.20 p.m. Big Ben. Tynwaid ceremony, •me Annual Assembly whereat new laws are promulgated in conformity with the ancient custom of the Isle of Man:
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      661 6 tra. ins Dance Music. 11.50 Greenwich Time Signal. The News and Announcements. 12.14 a.m. Dance Music. 12 JO aJn. Close down. I TOMORROW. TrsßsmlssHn 5 (.20 a.m.— 8.20 ajn. G.S.C. 9,584 kc/s (31.32 m.) and G.S.D. 11,750 ke/s (25.53 ml 6.24 a.m. Big Ben. Great occasions at which we never
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      659 6 PHOHI-HOLLAND. 7.50 pjn. SteUsa P. 8.1. 17.155 fce/t (16.88 m.) TODAT. 7.54 pjn. Opening: announcement. 8.44 Records. 8.45 Snort wave long distances (Talk). 8.25 Phohi string ensemllj. 8.50 News from Holland. 9.05 Records. 9.14 Financial— economic talk. 9.34 Phohl string ensemble. 9.50 p.m. Close down. TOMORROW. Relayed by P.C.J. 15.200
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      533 6 SINGAPORE. Station Z. B. I, Singapore.— Wavelength 49.9 metre*. Owned and operated by Radio Service Co., of Malaya 1934. Ltd.. Broadcast Hone, No. 2, Orchard M. Singapore. SUNDAY. July 7. 11 a.m.-1.30 p.m. Recorded music. 5.30 p.m.-7 p.m. Relay of Presbyterian Church service, preceded by an organ recital. MONDAY, July
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    MISSED DISASTER BY A SECOND.
    246 7 METEOR EXPLOSION OVER AMERICA. The world escaped a great disaster by a margin of a little more than one second on May 26, according to a calculation made by Cambridge scientists. On that day a meteor of gigantic size exploded over Western Massachusetts at an
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    SECRET GOLD VAULT IN AMERICA.
    136 7 Washington, July 1. Secret orders have been given for the rapid construction of a subterranean vault at Port Knox, Kentucky army post. A considerable proportion of the billion dollars worth of gold now held by Government is at New York and Philadelphia. Officials have reluctantly
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    27 DAYS IN AIR.
    42 7 Merldan, Mississippi, July 1. Remaining 27 days in the air, the brothers Fred and Al Keys have beaten the world unofficial endurance dying record of 647 hours, 28 minutes established by Dale and Jackson In 1930— Reuter Wireless.
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      94 7 "ONE CAN HAVE NOTHING BUT UNSTINTED PRAISE FOR THIS FILM IT IS A MAGNIFICENT DRAMA, MAGNIFICENTLY MADE"... "FTtEE PRESS" 4-7-3?. •«UVE OF INDIA" IS CERTAINLY A FILM TO SEE." M. TRIBUNE. CAPITOL I NIGHTLY vwri i yyi. II 6.15—9.15 DARRVI. F. ZANCCK'S Inspiring Spectacle of AdTentnre, Romance and Rraaty. i
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      256 7 I M A Lifetime of Hilarity crowding into one howling night! 4 Al UAMDDA OPENING TONIGHT < ALHAIVIPKA| AT 6.15 9.15 i AN ELECTRIC STORM OF LAUGHS! Seven stars in a story of murder in the thirst degree! < BEN LYON and THELMA TODD in "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE" j "^^^J^BB^^^t,
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      234 7 i 1 TOUVE HEARD HIS SONG -r gB-SUO" mfrrti MANY TIMES, NOW SEE HIS HILARIOUS LOVE ADVEN- •■;;>|rLj|fit fßf tures on the screen! I^BBffiOB^BBBBBBBBW*^L& I i* -^^KpHl^K^Bmr, *< Rollicking Comedy of Sailors X jj Bi Who Don't Care— And A Girl *J* i '"■■■■■^■^■■■■■■BBBBBBBBBB Who Did! j^ I "BARNACLE BILL"!
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      172 7 Today's Crossword Puzzle lO II Wl *2 I 1^ 14 iS \e> 17 18 lip *9 17 -7S 29 io ||f 3j 31 f| j I NOTE: F:~-,i(s in onrcntheses denote the number of letters In the words required. (CLUES.) ACROSS. 26. Article* (6) 9. Cheerful (6) eat (4) 10.
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      157 8 Rubber Steadier After The Decline. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, July 5. Rubber was quiet and steadier after the recent decline, with sellers holding off. There was, however, little interest in rubber shares, while tin shares were completely neglected. Industrials were steady. Loans were in demand with
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      90 PER CENT.
      61 8 Kramat Pulai's Proposed Distribution. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. July 4. Kramat Pulal. Ltd. recommends a final dividend of 25 making 90 per cent, against 68 :l 4 per cent. The issued capital Is £100,000. The directors are entitled to 5 per cent, of the net wonts
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      SHARES REPORT.
      89 8 Lyall Evatfs report, dated, July 5. says: MINING. Quiet. Pctalings 5.90 6.03. Lukuts buyers 98. Jelebus buyers 86. Norths sellers 51 x.d., Kuchals 66 68. S. Kin las 4.15 4.20. Hong Fatts 484 SO. RUBBERS. Quiet. Kluangs sellers 4.10 cum.. Mentakabs 39 40. M. Plndas 1.40 1 42-,.
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      EXCHANGES.
      98 8 London, July 4. Exchanges mean closing rates were: Paris 74 47 ."4 Athens 514 sellers New York 4.91 5J6 Bucharest 482"* Montreal 4.96 Rio 44 1 Brussels 29.23 sellers, official. Geneva 15 11 'j Belgrade 214 Amsterdam 7 26'? Buenos Aires i 5 Milan 59 13 18 sellers, official.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        556 8 Issue Val. Fraser Co. LyaH Evatt i Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang £1 Austral Malay 5/- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrin Tin 1 Batu Selangor £1 Chenderiarig 50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong Kong Tin 5/- Idris Hydraulic 1 Jelebu
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        GENERAL.
        401 8 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.25 1.35 1.30 1.35 2 2 do HM Prefs. 1.70 1.75 1.65 1.75 10 10 Atlas Ice 12.25 12.75 12.25 12.75 £1 £1 B. A. T. 6.1.0 6.5.0 120/- 125/1 40 B. M. Broadcasting 0.02 yy 2 dis 0.02 Vfepm 10 5 B. M.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        155 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. s'. 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 110 112 norn 4ft% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 114% 116% norn 4%% r 0 red 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 4% 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        353 8 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Allenby Alor Gajah Amal. Malay ($2) Ayer Hitam Ayer Molek Ayer Panas Bassett Batu Lintang Borelli Brogas Brunei Un. ($5) Bukit Katil Buk'.t Kepong Bukit Timah ($10) Bukit K. B. Changkat Serdang Connemara Glenealy Plantations Haytor Indragiri Jeram Kuantan (.50) Jimah Kamasan
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      216 8 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 31/32 London. 60 days sight 2/3 15/16 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 29/32 London, demand
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      74 8 Noon, July 5. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 K. R.S.S. in cases (F. 0.8.) July 20 1/16 20 3/16 Good F.A.Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) July 19 11/16 19 13/16 j No. 1 K. R.S.S. (Spot loose) awardable Singapore 19% 20 July 20»/ 8 20V4 Aug.-September
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    HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
    327 8 Closing Prices In'London Last Night. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 4. Closing quotations today ot the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of July 3. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5% 122
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    B.N.B. CHARTERED COMPANY.
    107 8 Revenue Surplus For Last Year. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 4. The British North Borneo Company in 1924 secured revenue in Borneo amounting to £311,548 and total revenue for the year of £331,761 Expenditure was £236,071, giving a surplus for the year of £10,486 (against a
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    ANGLO-DUTCH TO PAY 4 PER CENT.
    212 8 FIRST DISTRIBUTION SINCE 1929. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 4. Selama (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd. report a net profit of £4,714 for the year ended Mar. 31. This compares with a profit of 12.226 Iqr 1933-34 and a loss of £708 for 1932-33.
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    PRODUCE.
    183 8 Singapore, July 5, 12 noon. Buyer Seller. Gambler 6.00 Java Cube 10.00 Hamburg Cube 10.C0 White Pepper 17.00 White Muntok Pepper 18.00 Black Pepper 10 25 Mixed Black Pepper Copra, sundrieri 3.70 Copra, mixed 3.35 335 Fair Flake Tapioca 3.80 Small Flake 4.30 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.60 Small Pearl
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      STOCKS BEING USED UP.
      905 9 CONSUMPTION NOT SHOWN STATISTICALLY. IMPROVED POSITION PROBABLE. Messrs. Symington and Wilson's weekly market report dated London, June 26, states: Since our last report the rubber market has been dull and inactive with prices trending slowly downward. Business was done in ribbed smoked sheet on the spot
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      THE DISCOUNT HALF YEAR.
      417 9 DEPRESSION OF RATES CEASES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 21. Discount brokers approached the end of the half-year in quite an optimistic mood. They were cautious In making new commitments lest they should have to carry their paper over the end of June by. costly
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      THREE'S AT 98½.
      88 9 New Zealand Conversion Issue. London, June 28. Arrangements are being made in the City for an £8,000,000 loan for the New Zealand Government. The issue is to take the form of 3 per cent, stock and will be offered at £98 10s. There Is outstanding £10,000,000 of
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      HEDGING IN TIN NOW IMPOSSIBLE.
      339 9 TRADERS RISK HEAVY LOSSES. EXTINCTION* OF MARKET. London, June 28. As a result of the policy pursued by the International Tin Committee, the London Metal Exchange fears virtual extinction as a. world market for tin (says the Evening Standard, a strong opponent of the present
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      RAIL TRAFFICS INDEX.
      131 9 Aggregate Increase During Half Year. London, July 4. British railway traffic receipts for the first half of the current calendar year ■how that on the four main line ays terns there was an aggregate increase of £349,000 as compared with the cor responding period of last year.
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      NEW SCUDAI.
      26 9 Output of New Scudai Estite for June 37,326 tt>. making a total of 89,000 lb. for the three months of the current financial year
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      121 9 Foreign Imports of Tin ore during the month of June, 1935. Country of Origin Ton* 1. Alaska 2 Burma 201 3. The Netherlands Indies:— Banka Si BiUlton Slngkep Other places > 4. French Indo-China 107 5. Japan 6. Slam 644 7 Tanganyika 8 8. Union of South
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      21 9 Legumes will not add nitrogen to the soil unless the entire plant Is ploghed under at maturity, agricultural experiments have shown.
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      HOME RAILWAYS IMPROVE.
      572 9 SOME ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) June 18. Railway stocks are at last beginning to show some signs of revival. After a somewhat firmer tone early last week, due partly to the expected benefits of the suburban electrification scheme, they made a distinct response to last
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      CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
      62 9 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company announces that the transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London, yesterday were as follows: Telegrams handed In up to 5.00 p.m. 8 mm. Telegrams handed In up to 540 p.m S win Telegrams handed In up to 6.00 p.m.
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      620 9 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated In tht Colony of Hong Kong) Tha liability of members Is limited to the extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital WO-JHW-WW Issued and fuUy paid up *a 0.000.000 R
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      64 9 GOLD FISH and OTHER fish as varied and rare as you have not seen before. ...As cheap as ever offered Small, big or the rare variety are obtainable from 20 cts. to $50 a pair, nowl ALSO GLASS TANKS of better up-to-date construction. In many slses. shapes designs from $1.50
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      361 9 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In England by Roy&l Cha/ter ***** Paid Dp Capitol In dOO.OOO sMarei •>f £5 each RCOO.OC* Reserve Fund C3.000.0C0 Reserve Liability of Proprietors.. £3.000,009 BEAD OFFICE: 83. Biahopacate. London E.C. 8. Agents and Branrbea. Amritsar liollo Saigon Alor Star Ipci' Semarang
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    AMUSEMENTS
    127 10 ALUAMBRA Lightning Strikes Twice with Ben Lyon 6.1&— 9.15. CAPITOL Cllvc of India with Ronald Colman 6. 15— 9 15. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD She Learned About Sailors. GREAT WORLD Cabaret— 2o Million Sweethearts. HOLLYWOOD. V. BBBAMOOON ROAD Frank Buck's Wild Cargo alto Call It Luck 8 p.m. MARYBOROUGH
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1935. Schools And Taxes.
    755 10 With more money available, the Malayan governments can now reasonably be expected to pay more j attention to their responsibilities! in respect of education than has j I been possible during the years of i 'depression, and in this
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    Government house.
    124 10 Thursday, July 4. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency and Lady Thomas at Government Hous" this evening: HE. Major-General E. O. Lewln, Hon. Sir Andrew Caldecott, Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall and Mrs. Bagnall, Mr. and Mrs W. Bartley, Colonel W. Cave-Browne, Surgeon
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    Social and personal
    238 10 Mr. A. W. D. Brooke has been posted to A!or Star as Privr*° Secretary to the British Adviser, Kedah Mr. R. C. R. Humphrey, AC. P., Kuala Lumpur, has arrived at Teluk Anson to take over the duties of Mr. Dennison Smith, 0.C.P.D., who has teen transierred
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    SAVANTS FIND THE KEY.
    1045 10  -  C. Patrick Thompson. SHORTHAND OF 500 B.C. CENTURIES-OLD MYSTERY SOLVED. By I lIS intent, blue scholar's eye gleam- ed .and twinkled behind steelrimmed spectacles, md he turned from his notebook, covered with the neat, tiny writing of the bibliognost, to finger the pages of the Milne
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    Malayan Viewpoints
    437 10 IT is the existence of these particular (food) taxes which blocks the way to a Customs Union for the mainland of the Peninsula. Until such taxes are removed the people of Malacca and Province Wellesley have naturally no desire for a Union which would only increase their cost
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    NOTES OF The DAY.
    749 10 WHEN Sir Shenton Thomas goes to Borneo next month he will don a new mantle: that of British Agent. In relation to Sarawak and British North Borneo His Excellency is neither a governor nor a high commissioner, for these territories are autonomous in their internal administration.
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    ETHIOPIA APPEALS TO THE UNITED STATES.
    470 11 TO INVOKK PROVISIONS OK KELUKiU PACT. MAY PKI( lIMTA I K CRISIS. Britain's Conciliatory Offer And Italy's Refusal. MR. ANTHONY KDKN EXPLAINS AUROITI I'lioosiNc; iNi)i;ri;NDi;N( i: DAY, Till: KMI'KKOM OF liTllloi'lA ii; l»\^ \iti.\i i I) TO mi. UNITED S'l VTI INVOKK mi: rHOVISIONI
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    SIAMESE MISSION IN NANKING.
    8 11 1 in Kuo Mln
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    ARBITRATION WORK.
    7 11 inih. .1 in. i wu.'irai.
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    FUTURE OUTLOOK IN AMERICA.
    219 11 KlUrl Of Kcbuffs lor President. I'KOCKSSINi; TAXI'S QUESTION. l.uiiilon. .Inly 4. "One n-ully can't take a ..lioil li'ini view nf tho United SUU'H owin^ to politiiai coi Iderationfi bwl (It'llt U()O. Illlli' HUT 11,.' I'uhll.' Illlllllrn 1111 l will) Ihi .Ii i. .ii. ,ii D| in.'
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    WOMEN IN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    106 11 Wivt'H Of Mxplours On riu> (Jtirst. niu Hhl|l lln *,n i, tvi hortly foi tht Ktt tl< i ■>" rtiuo* whl< h will explore -I iiiiiinii- iii for itographleal pin p. I KprilltlDll Will hi It'll liy Ml' i; i Waa< i who win in- .i.
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    16 11 M..M- ih.in I MO.OM i""i'!> umi. .i iii. iiiiiaNKin exhibition durini n>f nr«t m Mil h
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    GERMANY WANTS SUBMARINES TO BE ABOLISHED.
    264 11 GERMANY WANTS SUBMARINES T O BE ABOLISH ED. Would Strap All Her Vohmolm. W OTHKK NATIONS AGREED. I 1 1. si I oi«i MuKch A SUtemtnt London, .Inly 4. The Kirn! U>'«l »l H>< A«l miralty, Sii Bolton Kyroe Monm»l| h«H ismu'd ;i -.int. in.iit in regard to i repori
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    JUBLIEE FUND.
    69 11 35T11. I IST SHOWS $111/. 12.85. Amount prtvlotuly ackll.'Wl.H|B«>(| ||0 111. 1 .-.111,. 11l, I <>m. i-, mi ih.- ni!i«<i Muni. Ipitllly I64M:U in. nl t illlir t>J IHI Ml in. l Ml hi I ,1 111 nil Lit I'uuu fliimn |H JMi'i ii < iitiuli |M hihi
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    MISSIONARY DIES AT SEA.
    50 11 MISSIONA RY DIES AT SEA. l.nliil.lh Jllly 4 WHN Ifi't'lVil Itl I .iilnlxn I. .In lluti Mm r K Mryiuii, v mlMtionnry ol ii i ..ii.i.Mi MlMloiury Horlcty In Chin i .llr.l .mil WM burll 'In ii Ronibiiv nnit A.lni whlli« Itclnu ln>ill«l.-,| lii, m, .ih.,,ti,| llw lin. i R»ulcr.
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING
    255 11 CLUB'S NliW I'KKMISKS. A u l 1 1 1 1 1 l«i jir.iri'i'il with the erection ot i no* $275,000 club howee w||] ho sought at a ill tfi'lHTlll nU'rtinif^Ol' t 1k- Swimming Club I. In hi on July 14. ih. propoMd ni-w olub houaa la o Mil
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    Raffles Day.
    32 11 A wreath wm laid todaj on th« atalue o| tur Btamlord iiam.'« in Hrlllrin.nl* Hi, nif nun y of Mr Htrtintorii Wmilr-. lounil. i ol Mhiuitp Inly I7HI !>!.,) July llM
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    ENGLAND PREFERS TO TALK
    144 11 MM i:\iiiuin ON DICTATORS M*fc aeeeai h»vr «iw«y* prcf*>rrr<l i nun 1 1 1 > In i Ic. ll.tili I.i •.Ilifl Ilililm, .lli.l I ill. Im allitpN to rrvohilimirtrv trlln.ii ,1 I'.iillniiii-iiliirt Kovrrillitriil I. f.illni Whir* It hits iiiiuii in. l l.iiinr.l i|>|M.,|>i 11. Iritilllloiia ii.i
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    JAPANESE TROUBLE IN SHANGHAI.
    547 11 Five Dcmiuuls By Ajnlmsvsmlor. SEQUEL To AN AKIICLK. Peucclul Outcome Wanted. Nanking, Jul> i AMSSSAQE from Chengtq .i\ Ih.llMirll hilung, the tio i in v i niitf. and Mr f'hu Chin hv a, Mini i.r of c.iiiii'iiiint ittinn have .in Ivod bj air to i onfi
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    MISS NANCY WONG KILLED IN A CAR CRASH.
    300 12 VEHICLE OVERTURNS IN DRAIN. BEAUTIFUL AND CLEVER GIRL. Miss Nancy Wong, third of the four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. S. Q. Wong, died in the Gent -al Hospital early this morning, from injuries received in a motor-car accident in Singapore last
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    POLICE INFORMER TURNS RACKETEER.
    102 12 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing and Chong Koon Seng directed what he had learned during his period as a detective and a professional informer to the Protector of Chinese, to wrongful channels. He turned racketeer and paid the penalty yesterday when he was sentenced
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    LORRY'S CRASH.
    42 12 A lorry collapsed under load of gas cylinders in /nson Road this morning. The Chinese driver and an assistant were taken to hospital with severe Injuries. Eye-witnesses stated that the lorry careered into the drain, where it broke up completely.
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    INJURED CHILD.
    47 12 Neill Malcolm, the three -year-old son of Mr. J. Johnston, librarian of Raffles Library, was knocked down by a cyclis'. In Chancery Lane on Wednesday and admitted to hospital wl h three frac- J tur?s to the leg. was yesterday reported to be progressing satisfactorily.
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    HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    922 12 Opened By Johore Prime Minister. (From Our Special Correspondent) Mersing, July 4. The third annual Agrl-Horticulturil Show opened here this morning on the padang between the military quarters and the District Hospital. The show this year is said to be the best yet held and Is the second
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    DIVORCE SUIT IN SINGAPORE.
    747 12 PROOF OF MARRIAGE REQUIRED. Maria Verghese, nee George, was a petitioner for divorce before Mr. Justice A. K. a"Beckett "errell In the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday, on grounds of alleged adultery and desertion, against William Verghese, described as a c'.erk employed at Government House. The suit
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    Return Of The Hapsburgs.
    24 12 Vienna, July 4. The Austrian cabinet today derided to abolish the law whereby the Hapsburgs are banished from Austria. Reuter.
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    SALVATION ARMY.
    67 12 Open- Air Meetings To Be Held. The Salv. tion Army has been granted permission to hold open-air meetings on the open space adjacent to Waterloo Street, by the bandstind. The first of these meetings will be held tomorrow evening at 7.30. It Is proposed to hold a meeting
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    FOURTH OF JULY.
    162 12 American Celebrations In Singapore. Members of the American Association of Malaya celebrated their national day with a dinner and dance at the Swiss Club, Singapore, last night. This was an innovation, former celebrations having been held at the hotels, and it proved very popular. Dinner was served
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    SIAMESE RUBBER.
    33 12 In the letter from Mr. G. Dawson on the subject o f Siamese rubber, publish ed yesterday the ixth paragraph should have read. "The whole amounts to a veto on Immigration."
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    30 12 Mr. R. Portillo, manager of Messr.-s. Aurelia's, leaves today by the Op Ten Noort, on a business trip to Java. He ill be returning to Singapore by aeroplane on Tuesday.
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    SUSPICIONS ABOUT BASKET.
    378 12 How House-Breaker Was Caught Sallim bin Hitam. a man with five previous convictions, was found guilty yesterday at the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Williamson and a common jury, on charges of house beaking and theft and was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment in addition tr
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    MURDER TRIAL AT SEREMBAN.
    386 12 Rubber Tapper's Defence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 4. The hearing In the Seremban Supreme Court, was continued today of the case In which a rubber tapper. Muthusamy, stands charged with the murder of a. woman, Muthamah. ,»t Lubok China. Mr. Justice R. C. Cussen
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    STOP PRESS
    74 12 SITUATION EASIER IN SHANGHAI. A Reuter message from Nanking states it is hoped that serious developments in the Sino-Japanese situation in Shanghai will be averted by the prompt action of the Chinese to meet the Japanese requirements. Mayor Wu Te-chen has also tendered an apology to the Japanese.
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    K. L. SANITARY BOARD TOPICS.
    1768 13 Weather As Cause Of Increase In Malaria. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 4. The fate of the old Victoria Institution reserve was the subject of discussion at Wednesday's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. The Chairman, Mr. J. V. Cowgill referring to
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    GIRL DROWNED.
    102 13 Bathing In Mining Pool At Taiping. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 4. Josephine Jeremiah an 18-year-old Eurasian girl, lost her life by drowning today at Talplng. She had gone out to bathe In a mining pool with two friends, Mrs. Poulier and Miss Danasamy. Josephine was the
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      BUS QUEUES.
      383 13 Comments Of An Office Executive. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, One is not surprised at the many letters appearing in the Press relative to the shortage of transport during the rush hours. It was, I think, manifestly obvious from the beginning that the number of
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      EMPTY TAXIS.
      199 13 Transport System Said To Be Inadequate. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I would refer to the numerous correspondence which have, in the past two days, appeared in your paper in connection with the controversy regarding the recent drastic action and attitude adopted by the Municipality
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      RUBBER RENTS.
      248 13 Costly System Of Running Estates. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Every shareholder in rubber companies will no doubt endorse the views expressed in your leader Rubber Rents in the Straits Times of June 28. The same views have also been ably put forward at company
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    SHOOTING AFFRAY.
    273 13 FOUR CANTONESE SENTENCED. FOR POSSESSION OF ARMS. Four Cantonese who were implicated in a shooting Incident at the 14 121 2 mile. Seletar Road, on June 25, at a spot about 100 yards away from a police station, were sentenced yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the criminal
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    38 13 The staff of the Medical Department, Penang and Province Wellesley, gave a tea party on Saturday evening at tha General Hospital in honour of the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. E. D. Lindow, who is shortly going on furlough.
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    S.R.C. TRIUMPH IN ATHLETIC MATCH AGAINST THE R.A.F.
    682 14 THRILLING FINISH TO QUARTER MILE. Outclassed At The Jumps And Shot. LJEAVY going rather spoilt yesterday's athletic match on the padang between the Royal Air Force and Singapore Recreation Club and it was impossible to expect any extraordinary times to be turned
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    32 14 "36 flights' dinners of the R.A.F. soccer cup at Seletar "36 Flights" also won the "cock of the walk" competition finishing first in hockey, running, shooting, athletics and cricket. Straits Times Photogaph.
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    SINGAPORE SHOULD WIN.
    727 14 Local Soccer Topics. Star Forward Line, Wet Day Might Upset Them. The Services 9 Weakness. Perak's Chance. (BY THE SPORTS EDITOR). *I*HE past week has been rather a slack one from a soccer point of view, there being no matches of real importance apart from the Malaya
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    F.M.S. CRICKET XI.
    93 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. The F.M.S. cricket team to meet the Colony at Singapore on Aug. 3, 4 and 5 has been chosen as follows:— C. H. MUler (Negri Sembilan) (capt.), L. de Silv.i (Pahang), R. Whlttaker (Perak), T. G. D. A. Cooper,
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    106 14 The following will play for the S.C.C. at cricket this week-end Vs. Ceylon Sports Club at S.C.C. tomorrow at 2 p.m. R. A. Ashworth (capt). W. R. M. Haxworth, P. W. Holt, C. O. Jenner. R. F. W. Leonard, W. H. McNelll, J. E. C. Mitchell, L. H.
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    S. C. C. UNLUCKY NOT TO WIN.
    269 14 A GREAT SECOND HALF RECOVERY. Keng Hock Scores Four Goals For F. N. S.C.C. II 2; M.F.A. II 3. Inability on the part of the S.C.C. players to settle down for the major part of the first half and the referee's leniency In
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    MALAYAN CHINESE A. A. A. PROPOSED
    800 14 Athletics. Fifty Singapore Athletes Chosen For Penang. (By Our Chinese Correspondent.) AN organisation to be known as the Malayan Chinese (Amateur) Athletics and Sports Federation will be formed shortly, according to a proposal mado by Mr. Ong Keng Seng, chairman of the committee in
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    QUICK FINISHES.
    149 14 Innings Victories For Notts, Gloucester Lanes. London, July 4. The following county matches, started on Vednesday. were completed today: At Worcester. Gloucestershire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 117 runs. GLOUCESTER: 434 for 8 wkts. dec. (Hammond 160). WORCESTER: 81 (GodJard 5 for 25) and 236 (Sinfleld 4
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    A DRAWN MATCH.
    44 14 Playing at Seletar yesterday the Wiltshire Regiment drew with the R.A.F. at cricket. R.A.F.: 97 for 8 wickets declarea (Flt.-Lt. Morse 30 not out. Marls 3 for 16). Wilts.: 90 for 6 wickets (Haynes 2!> not out, Parker two for 27).
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    BRITISH TEAMS CHOSEN FOR DAVIS & WIGHTMAN CUPS.
    909 15 BRITISH TEAMS CHOSEN FOR DAVIS WIGHTMAN CUPS. AMERICA'S DAY AT WIMBLEDON. Perry And Miss Round In Mixed Doubles Semi-Final. Wimbledon, July 4. TODAY was a day of triumphs for the Americans. Miss Helen Jacobs and Mrs. Helen Moody qualified for the final of the women's singles, while two American pairs
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    28 15 A happy looking person is Set. Smith of the R.E. who is back in the Sappers' first team again now but on the left wing-. Straits Times Photogaph.
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    PERAK SUMMER CUP DAY.
    412 15 Racing. Weights For Tomorrow's Events At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 4. Following are the handicaps for the third day. Saturday, of the PeraS Turf Club summer meetlLg: Horses.. Class 2. Div. 1: Parmint 9.0, Mr. Pitman 8.10. Mintage 8.10, Lusty 8.8. Penang 8.7,
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    40 15 FrUa;, July 5. Football: Friendly. St. Joseph's Inst. vs. Treasury Audit Union, school ground. Lawn. Tennis: Singapore Open Championships, S.C.C. courts. Boxing: Raphael vs. Fernandez, New World. Oolf: Keppel Club. Women's Spoon Stroke and "Rose Bowl" qualifying round.
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    S.L.T.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    33 15 Provided there is no inrther rain during the day tennis will be possible at the B.C.C. today and the ties arranged for yesterday in the Singapore championships will be played off.
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    THE COMBINED SCHOOLS.
    110 15 The Combined Schools team to meet the Teachers on the St. Joseph's Institution ground tomorrow at 2 p.m. will be as follows R. Cordeiro (SJ.L), J. Ferguson (St. Andrew's) R. Mlnjoot (S.Ji). A. Watts (R.1.). Solakan Singh (captain— A.C.S.). S. Sundrum (R.1.), R. Thoy (St. Andrew's), Ong
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    16 15 A new picture of Ignado Fernandez, who meets Amie Raphael tonight at the New World Arena.
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    R. S. Y. C. WEEK-END PROGRAMME.
    464 15 Club Notices: Swimming, Bowls, Cricket And Tennis Notes. Today there will be the usual afternoon races for all Classes at the R.S.Y.C. On Sunday, the International 6Metre Class will sail the second race for the Somerville Challenge Cup, Starting at 10 a.m. The "B"
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    780 15 Tonight's Big Fight. L. S. Fond In Manila. Non-Bender Who Is Missed. —A Gemas Leg Pull. Oxford's Dislike Of Water. Conducted by LEIGHTON." 'TONIGHT'S boxing at the New World Stadium promises to be a very Interesting affair. Fernandez has been working hard and looks happier and more
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    Federal Topics:
    1777 16 Federal Topics F.M.S. Reserve Fund Hoarding In A Hurry H E. And A Municipality— Brief History Of The Controversy The I Exhibition— Educational Policy. From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, July 4. MAY I intervene m this discussion, gradually growing heated, of Federal finances and the Scroogian official policy thereanent
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    "LOST GOOD JOBS FROM STOMACH TROUBLE."
    195 16 "If only I had known of Maclean! Brand Stomach Powder years ago,"| writes Mr. E Like thousands of other sufferers from all kinds of I stomach trouble. Mr. E found this wonderful remedy cures when all else has failed. "I must tell you how
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    Muslim Notes.
    684 16  -  Abdul) Lord Headley 's Death A Great Muslim Missionary Imam's Visit To Colombo. (By DV the recent death of the Rt. Hon. Lord Headley, the Muslim world has been deprived of the services of a great missionary and a staunch champion of Islam. When In 1912 the late
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    DEATH OF LADY MALCOLM WATSON.
    373 17 TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS IN MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jane 26. Malayans In London learned with deep sorrow of the death on June 24 ot Lady Watson, wife of Sir Malcolm Watson, Director of the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, formeny of Klang. TJkIM. Lady
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    MALAY CLASS.
    43 17 The class at the Y.W.C.A.. A Beginning in Malay for Mems." which was scheduled to begin on July 5 at 9.30 a.m.. has been postponed until July 12. An Advanced Class will also start on the same day, at 10.30 a.m.
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    MALAYAN ITEMS.
    287 17 The Selangor Chinese Recreation Club are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the club on Saturday with a dinner at the club h^use, followed by a variety entertainment and dance. Mr. S. Sarangapanl of the Tamil Reforms Association will deliver a lecture In Tamil under the auspices of the
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    PERAK ASSIZES.
    70 17 Seven Murder Trials On List. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 3. The third session of the Perak criminal assizes begins on Monday with a long calendar, including seven murder trials. The session is expected to last sly weeks. The 'Ist includes, for the first time, a case
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    ANOTHER NINE MONTHS.
    144 17 Teng Oon Seng, who was convicted at the Singapore Assize Court last week before Mr. Justice Williamson and a common Jury, on two counts of fraudulently and dishonestly using two letters purporting to have been signed by Lim Tian Poh. who was then in prison, came up
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    STOLEN CHEQUE.
    96 17 A severe warning and an order to enter into a bond to be of good behaviour for three years was the penalty imposed on an 18-year-old Chinese, Cheng Chong Poh. by Mr. J. McP. Brander, the Singapore third magistrate, on Wednesday. Chong Poh had originally been charged under
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    £7,000,000 DOCK PLAN FOR CLYDE.
    66 17 London, July 3. An important scheme of do;k development Mkely to cost £7,000,000 has been approved by the Clyde Navigation Trust. It will provide more wharfage along iy 2 miles of river frontage. The annual financial report of the Trust shows that the shipping trad.'
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    CHURCH BAZZAR.
    36 17 The Paya Lebar Methodist Church is holding a bazzar, in aid of their Church Building Fund tomorrow from 3 to 6.30 p.m. at the Methodist Preparatory English School (opposite the Paya Lebar police station).
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    K.L. FLYING CLUB.
    333 17 4 PILOTS' LICENCES ISSUED IN JUNE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The following is the report of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club for June Flying time for the month Hrs. Mlns. Dual Instruction 32.10 Solo flying 37.50 Passenger flying 8.25 Cross country 37.50 Night
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    BATAVIA LETTER.
    1052 17 Threat Of Freight War Extended News Service Cuts In Salaries Grim Story From Krian. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bat a via, July 1. WHILE negotiations for an amicable settlement of the freight dispute between the Japanese and Netherlands shipping companies were proceeding, though rather protractedly, an Aneta-Iwaki telegram
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      A CONVERT FROM BRAHMINISM.
      537 18 LECTURES GIVEN IN MALAYA. The Lay ApostoJate. By Paul Jerome Iyer. (The Catholic Press Agency of the East. 35 Sultan Street, Klang, F.M.S.) •■pHIS small volume Is a source of great satisfaction from more than one point of view (writes a reviewer in Blackfrlars, a Roman
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      MEMORIES OF INDIA.
      620 18 High Hopes For The Women. India Calling. The Memories of Cornelia Sorabji. James Nisbet. 12s. 6d. Of all the books about India this is one of the most fascinating, for It takes us into the wilds and gives us glimpses of real things in the background, the
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      GAY BERLIN.
      619 18 BEFORE NAZI REGIME. Happy Man! By Hermann Kesten. Bodley Head. 7s. 6d. TTIE majority of recent novels about Germany have dealt in some way or other with the effects of the Nazi regime, but Hermann Kesten in Happy Man returns to a scene which I should have imagined
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    NUTSHELL REVIEWS OF NOVELS.
    377 18 Good First Attempt. Winds Of Pity. By Nell Hanson. John Murray. 'THIS Is Miss Hanson's first novel and If It Is a sample of what we are to expect from her pen in the future, her next book will be awaited with hope and Interest. In
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    421 18 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight:— Uncle Charles to Cherubina, C. M. Attenborough; Man ln Her Llle, 2 copies, Publicity Baby, Countess Barcynska: One House Divided. Prunella Beckett; Lucia's Progress. E. F. Benson; Good Times, Barbara Blackburn; "Dip Lizzie, Dip", Josephine Blumenfeld;
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    CLEARING BRACKEN AND STAGMOSS.
    2302 19 Momaties Or Forks? Forks Best In Long Run— "lf I Were Rubber Dictator" Teachings Of Experience The Forestry Question Views Of Leading Visiting Agent. (By Our Planting Correspondent) t Malayan Planting Topics. UL/HAT is the best and most economical method of eradicating bracken and siasmoss which
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    CLONAL SEED.
    330 19 Lecture At Rantau Club. The Rantau-Port Dickson branch of the Incorporated Society of Planters held a meeting in the Rantau Club on June 28, when 40 members weie present, including several visitors from the Nilal Branch Mr. C. E. T. Mann, of the Rubber Research Institute, delivered a
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    FAKED MEDICINES IN INDIA.
    307 19 Lives Endangered By Substitutes. An extraordinary craze among the people of India for patent medicines has led to equally extraordinary activities in the underworld of the medicine market. Faked substitutes of all kinds are being discovered, says the Bombay correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Cheap oil,
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    Professor Picard Tries Out A New Type Of Balloon.
    56 20 Proiessor Jean Picard, the world-famous stratosphere balloonist, was greeted by thousands of cheering youngsters when he joined gaily in a special children's fete in the Jardin d'Acclimatation while on a visit to Paris. Professor Picard, surrounded by laughing children, amused himself
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    69 20 The Prince of Wales went to the Central Telegraph Office to open the new King George V hall and inaugurate the new service of sixpenny telegrams. He dispatched the first telegram at the new rates to the King. This was the signal for the opening of "Telegraph Week" throughout the
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    30 20 The zoo beggar and the zoo judiciary. The Orang Outan is a confirmed mendicant. The adjutant stork, which belongs to Malaya has a solemn and judicial air. Straits Times Photographs.
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