The Straits Times, 24 September 1935

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. SO PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1935. io cent: The Straits Times SC PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1935 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      165 1 gin'Japore: i«o, cecil st. cphone 5471;. UJNivAllffi'll Si Ji IL^dj^yy the best painters m \\Jl/ DO IT WTH f\ "DULUX" A The paint with the I PERFECT FINISH, S\ r r~"~Uy V_^ May we send oar colour card? A tine of better v.due a SOLE AGENTS: THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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      390 1 KUALA LUMPUn: 25. JAVA ST. CPKOTJC 3G83). /Htfc\ I 1 /^cX (dJCB) SHOES OF CHARACTER (jjStOfii) STOCKED IN zM*^ "LOTUS" THE LOTUS WEATHERAL NORWEGIAN MODEL. A STOUT SERVJCEABLE SHOE MADE OF HIGH GRADE GRAINED CALF IN DARK BROWN WITH FULL ROUND TOE FOR EASE AND COMFORT. "LOTUS' RUBBER SOLES AND
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      23 1 I Daisy I 15. OKIHAKII HMD I tor J IMMMMOTH K/tSKRTS Hi lIVRRATHS I'h'int MM I I (Amber Mansions.) I M^aM^— i ii
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      510 2 BIACKMAN— At the Johore General Hcs pital, on Sept. 21. 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Blackman, a son. CHAN CHEONG. The engagement is announced between Mr. Chan Chee Seng, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Chan and Miss Cheong Keong Poh. the eldest daughter of
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      831 2 BOARD RESIDENCE Vacancies at "Lloyd House," 2 IJoyd Rd. WHITE HEATHER. 358 River Valley Rd. Vacancies now. Tele. 4523. VACANCIES NOW, "Morning Side," 323, River Valley Rd. Terms moderate. Phone 7004. Mrs. Andrews 2. St. Thorns* Walk single ft doubl'i rooms. Every mod. comfort terms mod BELLEVILLE, 15. Scotts Road.
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      979 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE if excellent Java-made walnut stained and ■rax polished teak household furniture, etc. ro be held at No. 30, Jervols Road (Junction of Cable Road and Delta Road) on Saturday. Sept. 28, 1935, at I.M pj*. On view from Friday the 27th instant, Catalogues issued. POWELL h
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      1152 2 AUCTION NOTICE STATE OF JOHORE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JOHORE AT JOHORE BAHRU. Orfcinatinc Summons No. 37 of 1934. In the matter of the Trmrts of the Will ot Syed Hassan bin Ahmad Al-Attas, deceased. Beiwaen 1. Syed Tallb bin Hassan Al-atUs, Z. Syed Abdnlrahnun btn Huun Alattaa, 3.
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      860 2 AUCTION NOTICES REMINDER FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1935, ai 4.30 B.m. At No. 16 Dalvey Road (off Stevens Read) ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE of latest design fancy polished teak household furniture, etc. Including very well-made sitting, dining and bedrooms' furniture of every description crockery, glassware, platedware, carpets, plants, etc. On view from
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      397 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Mias HANA 60, WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. MADE IN JAPAN. By Guenther Stein. This book, by an economist of international repute, will help everyone^ the business man, the manufacturer and the man in the street alike to understand more
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      177 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Singapore Wltnln Outside Without Malaya Malaya Postage Monthly 3.0t 4.00 2.50 Ouartrrty B.S* 912.0* I 7.50 Half Yearly SI7.M $24.00 113.00 Yearly $34.00 $49.00 $30.00 Note. Oubrtation cheque* should include the usual bank discount. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The rharKn and Instructions for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS are as under:— 25 cents
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      643 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (lncorporatod in England.) MAIL. PASSENGER ANC CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N CO. ITNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT I/iifDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD PROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN Due. Tonnage Spore. SOMALI fi Bln Sept. 25 C/THAY 15.000
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      603 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, l«ndon. Airiwwp, Rotterdam aad Mtddtesbroogh. Vessels Tonnage Due Sal t YASUKUNI MARO 12.000 Oct. 1 HAKONE MARU 10.400 Oct. 18 1' 5 StTWA MARU 10.700 Oct. 30 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Nov. 13 1«
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      655 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINK Luxurloub One Class Motorships. Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent I Cuiain. FOR GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. t Prom Prom Prom Prom Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S Sham tJUTLANDIA 810 8/10 9/10 11/10 MEONIA 29/10 29/10 30/10 1/11 AIJbIA 19/11 19/11
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      211 3 AMERICAN Tourist CLiss £71.12.STYLE SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. Beautiful public rooms: Swimming poolTalking Motion Pictures. DUclous mealsHot and cold running water in each state room. Cabins for two or more passengers with real beds Modern ventilation through- out. Weekly service from Manila and
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      1174 3 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Otean The Hu Kotow Stounanlp O» (IMS) U4 Steam Ship Co. Ltd. and China Mutual Tka Cnnard WhHa Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Stoamahh) Co.. LU. The Strait* Steamship Co, LM. The Australian Orteotal Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      282 4 Today. Banan Selat Pandjang (Hone Thong) S P m Bcngkalls, Laboean Billk Tandjong Bale! (Rokan) ..3 p.m. Port de Kock, Padang, Pakan Baroe, Slak (Hong Lam) ..3 p.m. Mlrl (Ramses) 3 Pm. Java. South West-Sumatra. S -East Borneo. Celebes. Moluccas T. Dilly (ChrUtlaan Huygens) 330 p.m. Denmark
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      33 4 Telegraphs Kuching radio is observing Sunday hours on the 26th instant viz: 8.30 to 8.50 a.m., 9.40 to 9.50 a.m., 10.25 to 10.50 a.m. 2.35 to 2.50 p.m. and 4.20 to 4.50 p.m.
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      CLEARANCES
      45 4 Sept. 22: Rusa (Brit.): Halldor (Nor.); Johore Maru (Jap.); Talang Akar, Serooskerk, Belawan (Dut.). Sept. 23- Ophir, Both. Houtman, Makasser, Kepah. Palopo (Dut.); Glaucus. Klnta. Sin Kheng Seng. Ban Sion Bee (Brit.); TJipal (Dut); Van Vollenhoven (F;h); Kurama Maru, Fushimi Maru, Malacca Maru (Jap.).
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      257 4 Tuesday, September 24. Ship* aloacitde the Wharves or expected to arrtre. Entrance Section 10 Malacca Maru 50 S KEFPEL HARBOL-K. Main Wharf Lch. Alert, Lch. Curlew. Lch. Mars, Lighter "Arrang. The Cable. Singktra, Perak. Duymaer van Twist. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY MOCKS.
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      ALIPORE.
      25 4 The Alipore is expected to arrive here from Hong Kong at 6 a.m. on "Friday, and will proceed alongside the S.H.B. Wharf on arrival.
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    PASSENGERS OUTWARD.
    438 4 The following arc booked for Straits ports by the P. and O. Rawalpindi which left London on Sept. 13 and Marseilles on Sept. 20 Fenang Mr. and Mrs. W. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Armstrong and infant, Mr. E. G. C. Clarke, Z.t Josiah, Crosby, K.8.E., C.1.E.,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    91 4 ROKAN, Dut., 388 tons, from Arnhan 23, for Paneh and Asahan 24. SINGKEL, Dut.. 285 tons, from Djambi 23. for Djambi 25. IPOH. Brit.. 723 tons, from Penang 23, for Penang 25. MAJANG. Dut.. 362 tons, from Prigl Radja 23, for InUragirl 25. TOHITI. Dut.. 684 tons, from
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    RANPURA.
    29 4 The Ranpura has left Hang Kong and is expected to arrive at this Port at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the S.H.L Wharf on arrival.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    117 4 Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 1 p.m. General delivery of letters and parcels at 1.40 p.m. Malls from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) expected tomorrow by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 8 p.m. General delivery of letters
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    DELIVERY OF AIR MAILS IN LONDON.
    42 4 The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Sept. 15 was delivered in London on Sept. 23 (8 days). The air mail dispatched from Singapore on Sept. 18 was delivered in London on Sept. 24 (6 daysi.
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    MONEY ORDERS.
    76 4 The rate of exchange for the Issue and payment or Money Orders Is us follows:— On India and Ceylon Issue Rs. 154 $100: On India and Ceylon payment Rs. 156= 5100. On China: Amoy $100 Chinese currency =$69 Straits; Canton $100 Chinese currency $70 Straits (as for Shanghai
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    MARKETS IN JAPAN.
    86 4 Heavy Buying On War Fears. Tokio, Sept. 18. There is the utmost activity and heavy buying on the Stock Exchange ascribed to the increase in the tension of the Ethiopian situation and artificial silk, cotten yarn, rice, steel work, shipbuilding and transport stocks have all risen from
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      743 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. I (Incorporated In P. U.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:BOOKING AGENTS. F M.S. XI.VS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE. Frelcht 5433— Passage 54 11. CAN AD I AN "Ta'C I F I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated ln England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/EUROPE First class from £106-4-6 Second class from 70-6-1 REDUCED
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      543 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. llnrornoratrd In enclandl "ELERMAN" LINE. FOR HAVRE. LONDON. ROTTERDAM <S HAMBURG. Via Ports and Sari Canal Also accepting Cargo lor Canadian and American ports via Colombu Cue Sallf •CITY OF NEW CASTLE Sept. 29 Oct. I CITY OF BRISTOL Oct 30 Nov. I •Calls Avonmouth
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      155 4 Today's Crossword Puzzle 10 11 111 iT~ 1^ 1-* 17 is 29 m mm 3| 32 NOTE:— Figures ln parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required. (CLUES.) ACROSS. 36. Corrects (6) 28. Wheel bar (4) 8. Hotel assistants (8) 29. Cur* (4) 9. Departs (6) 30. Nightfall
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    NIZAM OF HYDERABAD WRITES BOOK.
    155 5 Every Page To Be Sprayed With Gold. London. Sept. 15. The richest man in the world is about to publish the world's most remarkable book. The author Is the Nizam of Hyderabad, absoiute ruler ov t 13,000,000 subjects, und owner of a fortune in gold,
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    CHINESE MISSION LEAVES FOR JAPAN.
    33 5 Pelplng. Sept. 23. A Chinese commission, composed of 15 persons, sailed for Japan yesterday. Construction works, education and municipal administration systems will be studied— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    HOPEI ECONOMIC SOCIETY.
    41 5 Pelplng. Sept. 23. The Hopei Economic Society was formerly Inaugurated yesterday. Its I activities wll be confined to the development of economic enterprises In I the province and to encourage Chinese i and foreign investments. Sin Kuo Mm.!
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    MALAYAN ITEMS.
    435 5 Mrs. Cormac, of Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, has grown dahlias eight Inches in diameter. It is understood that the projoct to construct a Masonic Lodpe and Hoste'. at Bintang, Cameron Klgh'ands, has not been dropped. Mr. C. Bazell has returned from leave and has resumed duties Ml headmaster, Malay
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      344 5 HOTELS TONIGHT ntAi SMIUWUHI special dinner GRAND MOVIE concert sis to ws P m. BALL CABARET DANCE formal IN AID OF SILVER JUBILEE FUND. VALUABLE PRIZES FOR 9.43 to midnight THE BEST COST UMES REPRE«BKTnrH°ATI? mr nF d RH™« SENTING FAMOUS FILM STARS AUSTOCttATSOI RHYIHM OR SCREEN CHARACTERS. CORNELIA EXTENSION
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      69 5 INSURANCE. I FIRE-ACCIDENT-MOTOR FIDELITY GUARANTEE-MARINE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. THE LONDON ASSURANCE HONO KONCJ PTRE INSCE CO. LTD. PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. LTD. WESTERN ASSURANCE CO ONION INSCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD EAGLE STAR BRIT. DOM INSCE. CO LTD GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In 53.) SELANGOR CLUB Fraser's Hill 4300 ft above Sea
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      55 5 "STREAM LINE" ''■^Sj/trv^^^^Bpm r ■**?sB* i urn* FULL DETAILS FROM UNITED EHGIHEERS LIMITED SINGAPORE- BRANCHES. <—— nn M_^__^.^-iM _^__^.^-i Warm Studios 11 REMEMBER! ANOTHER USED-CAR SHOW WITH MANY GOOD CARS AT VERY LOW PRICES AND TAX FREE IS TO BE HELD ON Saturday, 28th Sept. from 10 a.m. to 10
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    MERELY A EUROPEAN ORGANISATION.'
    113 6 Dr. Sun Fo Attacks The League Of Nations. Shanghai, Sept. 22. "It is useless for China to obtain a seat on the League Council because the League Is merely a European organisation and is not concerned with the world In general," said Dr. Sun Fo, president
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    NEW PEIPING COMMANDER ASSUMES POST.
    55 6 Peiping, Sept. 23 "As long as I remain in office I shall faithfully fulfil my duties as a soldier and defend the country." This message was sent to the Central Government by Gen. Soong Che-yuan, new garrison commander of Peiping and Tientsin, on assuming his
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    92 6 A vigorous old Londoner Lord Monteagle of Brandon, walks to the Kensington Register Office, accompanied by an admiring crowd, to marry, at the ripe old age of 82, Mrs. Julia Spring Rice, aged 81. Left: The bride, who broke a thigh in a recent accident, leaves the Register Office accompanied
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    JAPAN TO PROVOKE RUSSIA?
    156 6 "Dangerous Action" Saidj Decided. Shanghai, Sept. 23. Taking advantage of the great I powers' preoccupation in the Italo- j I Abyssinian crisis, the Japanese High Command is planning deliberately to I I provoke conflict with Russia by holding a naval demonstration off Habarovsk. Amur River town,
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    20,000 CARS ORDERED.
    32 6 A firm of London motor distributors has placed an order for 20,000 cars and chassis with Morris Motors the largest singl e order ever booked by the manufacturers—British Wireless.
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    SURVEY FLIGHT TO DUTCH NEW GUINEA.
    168 6 Delay Caused By Plane That Crashed. Believing that the Du'u:h survey plane which was forced down last week at Ngap.utaw, 15 miles from Bassein. j while flying to New Guinea, wac I either damaged in landing or cannot get sufficient runaway for a take-off,
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    NANKING OFFICIAL VISITS FUKIEN.
    67 6 Amcy. Sept. 22. Mr. Lin Sao-nan, inspector of foreign affairs, arrived at Amoy from Foochow on Saturday. He paid courtesy calls on the British and Japaness consuls. Prior to leaving for Chang Chowyesterday to meet Gen. Chiang Tinswen, Fukien commander-in-chief. Mr. Lin stated that there was
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    UNITED STATES CONTROL OF ARMAMENTS.
    45 6 Washington, Sept. 22 An office has been established for the control of arms and munitions. It will deal with the registration of arms manufacturers, exporters and importers and also issue arms licences, and supervise the international traffic in arms. Reuter.
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    PIRATES $40,003 LOOT.
    138 6 Chinese Vessel Returns To Shanghai. Shanghai, S;>pt. 22. Pirates get away with loot estimated at $40,000 when they raided the Chinese steamer. Pao Feng (956 tons' with 500 Chinese passengers aboard. The Pao Feng, plies between Shanghai and Tsungming Is.and. Jori Woosung. The pirates travelled as passengers
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    FRENCH SPY IN ABYSSINIA.
    103 6 Said To Have Confessed In Harrar. It is reported from Harrar thai Count de Rocquefeuil'e, tho Frenchman living in Jijiga whom the Abyssinians arrested recently on a charge of espionage, has now, it is alleged, confessed to having received 5,000 French francs a month from the
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    BROADCAST STOPPED.
    72 6 Mr. F. H. Rickett's Tali. To The United State-. I The broadcast wruiged dot iweeU end by Mr. F. H. Rick London to the United States w.is cancelled on the initiative of tbj Foreign j Office who thought the broadcast (would give t. faise impression that Mr I
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S WEDDING.
    77 6 j The wedding of the Duke ol OIOUCi ter and Lady Alice Scott has b.c;; fixed to tak? place in Westminster Abbey on November 6. and thus is s'iKhtly earlier than had been generally amiIcipated. Preparations are being prcHCd !<>rward but it is not yet settled
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    GEN. HAN FU-CHU WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION.
    51 6 Tsinan. Sept. 23. Gen. Han *u-chu. Sbanoutfl nor. has withdrawn his resignation,. In a cable to th u National B Council, Gen. Kan states that he Is prepared to undertake the work Ol repairing th? dykes provided tbi sarv funds. 51.000.C00. are mediately.- Sin Kuo
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      102 6 HELP UNEMPLOYED! UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF H.E. SIR SHENTON LADY THOMAS FULL ORCHESTRAL CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN BY THE SINGAPORE CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRA IN THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL ON THURS., OCT. 3rd at 9.15 p.m. PLANS NOW OPEN AT LITTLE'S TICKETS $2.00, $1.00 50 cts. A GOOD CAUSE A GOOD
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      143 6 PHILCO ALL- WAVE RADIO RECEIVERS RADIOGRAMS. A. C.-D.C. MAINS, or BATTERY OPERATED. Excels in finer tone, greater volume flfi^^^^EESl and World Wide Reception. I 'V\ |fl£ mSr ill fa/si To appreciate the superiority of K%.1 MiOTmßi PHILCO Receivers we give free jLlsß<§i K demonstration in your Home, where ?wj§t *v't
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      103 6 WE SELL RCA— PHILCO— I.O E OTHER POPULAR MAKES OP RADIOS AT \/ERY COMPETITIVE PRICES. WE HAVE A COMPREHrNSrVE STOCK OF RADIO COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES WORLD-WIDE RADIO CO. 119, North Bridge Koad. (Opposite Cathedral) SINGAI'ORi:. Entertainment from all the world. R.C.A. MAGIC BRAIN RADIO M^i tlflril nP^^B D e8 'B
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      764 6 TODAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. MR I H THOMAS TO la cd from the Roy* l Birmingham. BROADCAST. I P m ""rZL*. i Two of the following freqnencics will be The reply by the Rt. Hon. J. H. mc 4: gsg 17.7 M kc <i6.86m.c, gsf 15,140 Thomas MP Sprretarv
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      296 6 SINGAPORE. Station Z.H.I. Singapore.— Wavelengti 49.9 metre*. Owned and operated by Radi I Senrlce ro., of Malaya 1934, Ltd. BroaUcaj Rouse. No. 2, Orchard Rd., Singapore. TOMORROW. 6 p.m. Recorded music. 6.45 p.m News bulletin supplied by Strait Times. Stock and shares report sup- piled by Fraser and Co. 8.30
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      310 7 A MEMORABLE EVENT IN MALAYA'S THEATRICAL HISTORY! OPENING TO-NIGHT ..CAPITOL 6.15 2 SHOWS NIGHTLY 9.15 First Visit to Singapore of the VV orld famous Troupe of Entertainers DIRECT FROM A SENSATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL WORLD TOUR? !ftTERNATiON/9KPp^S an ORirMTAL Fantasy Dazzl.no With Splenoorv l^KsVSWfc ARTISTES Ifijj T f inrludinc MINA-LONG V^>j China*
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      236 7 h x ip^i lunlbnl diJ (I /WtHtSmmmSm^^UtS^K a a* r- i i CHARLIE KUNZ CHARLIE KUNZ PIANO MEDLEY No. Rl, R2, R3, R4 t R5, R6. E* hnbmLa (F.M.S. 70 cts.) M: f& JcnitrYC Sole Agents for Malaya §»f *SJ T. M. A. MUSIC HOUSE, REX High Street, Selegie Road
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      304 7 «j» AUTHOR, COMPOSER, ACTOR THE WORLD'S MOST VERSATILE V MAN MAKES HIS LONG-AWAITED SCREEN DEBUT 1 V *t* PREMIERE TONIGHT us PAVILION J^^ X ♦J I V Mt^. -scr *t* fa aaji B Rl I I coward mMt IN PARAMOUNT'S DARING AND UNUSUAL PHOTO PLAY THAT j£ HAS ASTOUNDED THE
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  • TODAY'S LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      216 8 Malayan Stocks Down About 7,000 Tons. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Sept. 24. Tin 1 local rubber market continued very quiet this morning, awaiting the announcement of the International Rubber Control Committee. Values sapped slightly. United Kingdom rubber stocks mre down r >!> tons to 177,7. r
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      PRODUCE.
      181 8 Rice Rangoon "Small Mill" per koya n $140 Rice, Slam parboiled No. 1 per bag $4.35 per British Imp. gallon drums $0.85 Rice Slam parboiled No. J per bag $4.25 September 24. Singapore tin price 'per plcul) $10y 4 Buyer. Seller. Gambler 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 9.75
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        MINING.
        550 8 Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/3 4/9 4/6 5/£1 Asam Kumbang 32/9 33/9xd 32/- 33/£1 Austral Malay 59/- 60/- 59/- 60/5/- Ayer Hltam 13/3 13/9 cd 13/- 14/-cd 1 Ayer Weng 1.70 1.80 1.75 1.85 £1 Bangrln Tin 19/6 20/6 19/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        158 8 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4M>% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 norn 4V 2 190f 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.
        340 8 Today's Prices Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Ulenby 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 Uor Gajah 0.85 0.95 0.85 0.95 Mnal. Malay ($2) 2.70 2.80 2.65 2.75 *ycr Hitam 145 1.55 1.50 1.60 tyer Malelc 0.80 0.90 0.80 0.90 \.yer Panas 140 1.50 cd 1.40 1.50 3assett 0.48 0.53 0.48 0.53
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        EXCHANGE RATES.
        231 8 The loilowinu are the SKI nge rates this mom'ng according to the dally circular issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London, 3 months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 1/32 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 London,
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        CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
        88 8 Noon, Sept. 24. Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 K. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 18 11/16 18 13/16 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) Sept. 18 7/16 18 9/16 No. 1 K. R. S. S (Spot loose) awardable Tone of Market:—
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    HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD.
    100 8 Profit Of £268,284 For 1934-35. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Sept. 23. Harrisons and Crosfleld— whose dividend recommendation is 15 making 20 per cent.— record a profit for the year ended June 30. 1935 nl j £2.68.284. The carry forward If £141,007. The directors report that the
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    EASTERN BANK.
    80 8 Interim Dividend At Rate Of 3s. The directors of the Eastern Bank Limited have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 3s. per share less incometax at the rate of 4s. 6d. per pound, less 6d. relief in respect of Dominion income tax making net income tax
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    COAL STRIKE IN AMERICA.
    87 8 Dispute On Question Of Piece Work. Washington. Sept. 23. A strike affecting 450,000 American soft coal workers and 22 states is due to start today owing to inability to reach an agreement with the employers. It is expected that Mr. Roosevelt, who is now on his
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    BRITAIN RETAINS OIL CONTROL.
    107 8 Rumours About Mosul Co.! It is learned in London that the statements regarding the control ofi Mosul Oil Fields Limited and British Oil Development Co. Ltd., having passed into the hands of Italian interests are without foundation. The resignations of the two British directors date back
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    CABLE TRANSIT TIMES.
    54 8 The transit time; on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London, yesterday were as follows: Telegrams handed in up to 5.00 p.m. 5 mm Telegrams handed in up to 5.30 p.m. 8 mm Telegrams handed In up to 6.00 p.m. 10 mm Tetegrams handed in up to
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    TODAY'S RUBBER MEETING.
    293 8 APPREHENSIVE SPECULATION. London, Sept. 23. Tomorrows meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Comj mittee is arousing apprehensive I speculation on all sides since it is j considered the supreme test on which depends the general confidence in the scheme and the comroUtee's ability to operate it. Mincing
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    SHARES REPORT.
    134 8 Lyall «fc Evatt's report dated Sop! 21 shows: MINING Firmer. Ampat 4 6 5 MUtm 96 1.00. Klang River 1.52. 1.60. I1: v 1.03 1.07. Lukut 1.11 1.15 Mambau 65 70. North Taipings 5S 60. Pimgah 22 23 Rahmah Hyd. 95 1.00. Southern Kint.i 4.40 4.50 c.d.. Sungei
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    87 8 London, Sept. 23 Paris 74 37 64 Athens 517 sellers New York 4.91 '-j Bucharest 624 sellers Montreal 4.98?, Rio 414 Geneva 15.) 2 sellers ofllcKl Brussels 29.08 Belgrade 210 Amsterdam 7.27* Buenos Aires l r Milan 60 11.32 sellers om.i-il Berlin 12.21 Montevideo 39U, Prague 118 T sellers
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      TIN AND SIR SAMUEL HOARE'S SPEECH.
      1072 9 Empire's Monopoly Of Supplies Of Ore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 16. The standard tin market in London has remained rather quiet during the past week. Prices have been steady on balance, the bias, if there has been one, having been towards rather
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      EXCESS RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      383 9 Will N.I. Government Take Drastic Steps? In spite of the higher export duty of 21 cents per kg., the export of na- j live rubber in August was 2.000 tons more than in July. The Sorabaiasch Handelsblad says there are two courses left open to the Government,
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      BANTENG (SELANGOR) RUBBER ESTATES.
      60 9 Report for year to April 30 last shows profit £4,398 (against £2,127), after charging depreciation £994; add «8,976 brought in, making £13,375; dividend 4 per cent, (against 2Vi per cent.) £9,415 forward subject to Eastern staff commissions. Output for financial year, 632,455 lb. (against 703,149 lb.i;
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      TAMBALAK RUBBER MEETING.
      447 9 DIVIDEND OF 2*/ 2 PER CENT. The 26th ordinary general meeting of Tambalalr. Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held in the Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Saturday. Among those present were the Hon. Mr. James Robertson (chairman) and Messrs. C. V. Miles (director). J. E. Cookson (shareholder)
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      AN INTERNATIONAL GOLD STANDARD.
      276 9 Sir Josiah Stamp Talks Of Temporary Parities. I In his speech at the international congress of building societies at Salz1 burg. Sir Joslah Stamp made somo j very provocative points regarding the re-institution of an international gold standard. An important suggestion ot his was that the
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      MR. RICKETTS CONCESSION.
      738 9 LEAVING FOR AMERICA AT EARLY DATE. "I AM GOING TO STICK TO IT." Mr. F. W. Rlckett, who negotiated the famous oil and mineral concession in Abyssinia, arrived by aeroplane from Rotterdam at Croydon aerodrome on Sept. 13. So soon as he had passed the Customs, Mr.
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      PAHANG PARA RUBBER SYNDICATE.
      51 9 Report for year to April 30 last shows profit £484 (against loss £129), which, deducted from debit of £1,619 brought in, leaves total adverse balance of £1,134. Crop, 475,202 lb. (against 422,580 lb average London gross selling price 5.79 d. per pound (against 3.02 d. per
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    AMUSEMENTS
    116 10 Mil I I'm HOTEL Special Dinner Dance. ALHAMBKA The New Adventures of Tarzan. 6.15—9.15. CAPITOL Long Tack Sam. 6.15 9.15. GLOBE THEATRE. GREAT WORLD Brother Alfred. GRKAT WORLD Cabaret Biography of a Bachelor Girl. HOLLYWOOD V. SERANQOON ROAD Bombshell. With Jean Harluw. Alto Christopher Strong. With Katherine Hepburn. 8
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. SEPT. 24. 1935. K. L.'S CIVIC FINANCES.
    805 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. SEPT. 24. 1935. K. L.'S CIVIC FINANCES. I Whether or not urban autonomy I is financially feasible in Kuala Lumpur remains to be seen. His Excellency has called for informaI tion bearing upon the request that I the Sanitary Board should be con1 i verted
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    Social and personal
    307 10 Mr. Leong Sin Nam, of Perak, will leave for China by the Cathay on Sept. 28. Mr. C. Bazell has returned from leave and has resumed duties as Headmaster, Malay College, Kuala Kangsar. Mr. J. A. Goetze, of Whiteeway Laldlaw and Co.. Penang. is due back from
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    THE DECLINE OF PAINTING.
    851 10  -  KISLING Baleful Influence Of Modern Economics. By Kisling, the world famous painter, has given us here a highly interesting article on painting in general. He talks of the line of thought in the older schools. He discusses the present day lack of a great school of
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    When Hong Kong Was Governed By A General.
    535 10 ~~g/jmpses"of "the" pas r~ Last week a cable message was published in the Straits Times to the effect that so many of the senior officials in Hong Kong were on leave that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs was acting as Governor. The
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    643 10 MOST British people in Malaya i lo Vancouver Island into consideration when looking around for a place to retire In, and some of them do settle down there, but here's a snag to bear In mind: "Owir? to the stringent liquor laws, all foims of alcoholic
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    ITALIAN TROOPS WILL SOON INVADE ABYSSINIA.
    864 11 GOVERNMENT VIEW IN ADDIS ABABA. WHEN LEAGUE HELP FAILS. Emperor Has Plenty Of Men j But No Armaments. EXPORT BAN TO BE LIFTED? (Special To Straits Times.) NOW it is only a matter of days, or at the best weeks, before the assembled Italian
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    BRITISH CABINET MEETS TODAY.
    61 11 Mr. Stanley Baldwin's Talks Yesterday. London. Sept. 23. The British Cabinet meets tomorrow, and today the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, was in consultation with sewral of Ms collogues, including the Foreign Minister. Sir Samuel Hoare. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, tbe Home
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    MOBILISATION IN ITALY.
    21 11 Rome, Sept. 24. A test mobilisation of the Italian nation is expected to take place on Thursday. Reuter.
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    MAN EMPEROR MOST FEARS.
    351 11 PRISONER WITH GOLD HANDCUFFS. \ddis Ababa, Sept. 23. A rumoured Italian plot to effect the escape of Lij Jassou, the deposed King of Abyssinia the man whom the Emperor fears most in the world, has intensified the watch at Jassou's prison. All the resources of modern
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    ABYSSINIA SAYS
    172 11 SHE WILL ABIDE BY LEAGUE. Geneva, Sept. 23. The Abyssinian reply to the Committee of Five's suggestions redeclares that Abyssinia is firmly resolved to abide by all the undertakings she gave when she was admitted to the League and considers that the Committee's suggestions are a favourable reply
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    CHINESE TENNIS CHAMPION DEAD.
    109 11 BODY FOUND IN HUDSON RIVER. New York, Sept. 23. The body of Wing Lock-wei, who captained the Chinese JDavis Cup teams in 1924, 1927 and 1930 was today recovered jfrom the Hudson Rover, fol- lowing his mysterious disappearance on Saturday night, after attending a dinner party
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    SOVIET PLOT TO SEIZE CANADA.
    137 11 MR. R. B. BENNETT'S REVELATION. Victoria, (8.C.), Sept. 23 "The Canadian Government has learned that the recent march of unemployed on Ottawa from Toronto was part of a plot to seize him as hostage while a Soviet Government was being established in Canada," declared the
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    ROUND THE WORLD BY AIR LINER.
    73 11 X.L.M. Co-operation With U.S.A. Line. The Hague. Sept. 23. It is learned the selected route for the world air service by Pan-Americ?.n Airways and X.L.M. will be San Francisco, China, the Philippines, Borneo. Java, Malaya along the India route and Amsterdam, thence to England,
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    RAILWAY ENGINE'S 100 M.P.H.
    79 11 I Phenomenal Speed Of "Silver Jubilee." London, Sept. 24. The new stream-line express, "Silver Jubilee," which the London and North Eastern Railway are putting into service between London and Newcastle next Monday, underwent trials today. The engine maintained a speed of more than 100 m.p.h. over
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    ARMED JAPANESE SMUGGLERS.
    100 11 Defy Chinese Customs Officials. Tientsin, Sept. 24. Japanese and Korean smugglers with armed bodyguards are openly carryirj on their activities at Chlnwangtao. a port Inside the Great Wall. The Chinese customs authorities are powerless to interfere. This state of affairs has obtained since a recent incident at
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    FRENCH MINISTER TO CHINA DEAD.
    22 11 Peiping, Sept. 24 The death has occurred of M. Wilden, French Minister to China since 1930.— Reuter.
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    MUST WIN TO WED.
    44 11 Marva Trotter a Chicago typist who tomorrow will marry Joe Louis, the Negro boxer, if Louis wins his fight tonight with Max Baer. Louis says he has "two heavy dates"- tonight to knock out Baer; tomorrow to marry Marva Trotter.
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    OUT BY AIR AND BACK BY CAMEL.
    82 11 CAMPBELL BLACK'S CRASH IN EGYPT. Khartoum. Sept. 23. Campbell Black and his assistant pilot McArthur crashed yesterday 130 miles north of Khartoum. The airmen landed by parachutes unhurt and arrived by camel at Kabushia railway station this afternoon. It is reported the machine
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    SURPRISE AT FLEET MOVEMENTS.
    52 11 London, Sept. 23. Telegrams from Gibraltar announcing the arrival of the greater part of the home fleet has caused a sensation in English political circles. That squadron ought to be carrying out manoeuvres off Scotland. Almost the whole of the home fleet is in the Mediterranean.
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    BRITISH AID FOR CHINA.
    160 11 Sir F. Leith-Ross Explains. "WE ARE READY TO HELP" Nanking, Sept. 24 "The British Government is ready to 'tssist the Chinese Government to improve her economic poiition," stated Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, economic Adviser to the British Government, la an interview after his arrival in Nanking yesterday.
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    Bigger Rubber Quotas ?
    76 11 Bigger Rubber Quotas (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 23. Tomorrow's meeting of the International Rubber Restriction Committee is eagerly awaited. The Financial News today fears that unless the meeting announces increased quotas as from Jan. 1 next, rubber prices may break badly. The newspaper believes thct the British members
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    COLD STORAGE SCRIP BONUS PROPOSAL.
    577 12 $459,376 Of Reserve To Be Capitalised. PROFIT FOR 1935 $245,646: FINAL DIVIDEND OF 7| PER CENT. In order to make the capital of the company bear a closer relation to i ts, the directors of the Singapore Cold Storage Company propose to increase the capital
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    CLIMBED PALM WITH WATER IN BOOTS.
    48 12 CLIMBED PALM WITH WATER IN BOOTS. The Singapore fire brigade received a call to Geylang Serai yesterday afternoon. They found the leaves of a coconut tree afire, caused probably by the excessive heat. A fireman filled his topboots with water, shinned up the tree and extinguished the flames.
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    CROWN TO PAY COSTS.
    107 12 Failure Of Appeal Against Acquittal. The unusual stc of awarding costs against the Crown in a criminal appeal was taken in the Supreme Court. Singapore, today by the Acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Burton. His lordship gave Judgment in an appeal for costs made by Inspector
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    SIR SHENTON THOMAS.
    61 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Sept. 23. His Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton -Xhomas. accompanied by Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas, and attended by Mr. G. A. G. Walker. Private Secretary. Mr. H. G. Beverley, ADC. and Mr. Parke. ADC. Designate, arrived at Kuala Kangsar en
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      NOTABLE EASTERN JOURNALIST.
      261 12 Mr. Chesney Duncan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 24. The death took place early this morning at the General Hospital, Penang ot Mr. Chesney Duncan, formerly ot the Straits Echo. Penar.g Gazette and Times of Malaya, following a long illness. Few had such a varied experience
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      Tiger Takes Tapper.
      70 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 23. Today at about 10.30 a.m. while on his rounds the Conductor of P. R. M. Estate, Gemeh, Asahan, found a Malay tapper's knife, cup and basket. Some distance away were j pools of blood and clear footprints of a tiger.
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      DAUGHTER OF DR. 001 KENG LOK.
      72 12 The funeral took place yesterday at Bukit Serendit of Miss Iny Ooi. the six-year old daughter of Dr. Ooi Keng Lok. the doctor in charge of Jasln Hospital. The child died from acute ptomaine poisoning on Saturday. The Rev R. A. Blasdell of the
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      MR. TAN BOON KHYE.
      58 12 Mr. Tan Boon Khye died at No. 13 1. Koon Seng Road, Singapore, the praititM of Chop Yong Joo, early this morning. Mr Tan Boon Khyc had been ill a .shi>ri Una He was 26 years old and was the fifth brother of Mi. Tan Ghee
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      35 12 A Chinese boy was killed yesterday lollowing a twenty-foot fall from the window of a house in Sumbawa Road. Singapore, yesterday afternoon. He l a lr;irturp <>" the skull from which he died eight hours later.
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      FUNERAL OF REV. FR. BURGHOFFER.
      477 12 Large Gathering. An unusually large and cosmopolitan gathering attended the funeral at Bidadari yesterday of the Rev. Fr. BurghofTer, vicar of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Singapore, who died on Sunday evening. M. Ballereau, the French ConsulGeneral, and a few members of the
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      36 12 '"TTHE tea ceremonial and its real bearing on Japanese life" formed the subject of an Interesting address by Dr. Tsune Ouehi to members of the YWC A Fortnightly Club at their meeting in Raffles Quay yesterday.
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      TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIM.
      160 12 Mr. C G. D. Williamson. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Sept. 23. On Sunday evening the funeral took place at Malacca of Mr. C. G. D. Williamson, Assistant Manager, Segamat Rubber Estate, who died in a train accident at Tenang on Saturday night. The body was taken
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    SMALLPOX OUTBREAK "IMPOSSIBLE"
    226 12 SMALLPOX OUTBREAK "IMPOSSIBLE" Emergency Has Passed. With more than one in every four of Singapore's population vaccinated during July, August and September, a serious outbreak of small-pox during the next few years is an impossibility, according to the Municipal health authorities. Emergency vaccination measures are ho longer necessary, because there
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    DYNAMITE SOLD TO CATCH FISH.
    88 12 As reported in the Straits Times yesterday. a Japanese. Michiya Kawano, was fined $600 for possessing dynamite and explosives, and attempting to deal in explosives. A police clerk and a detective, disguised, went to a house In Serangoon Road, and negotiated with a Japanese for
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    EXPLOSIVES DEAL TOLD IN COURT.
    394 12 EVIDENCE BY CONVICTS. Two Chinese convicts, serving a term In connection with the theft of and purchase of gelatine from the Hlndhede quarry, Singapore, gave evidence In the Third Court, Singapore, this morning, when a third Chinese. Low Seng Kee, was tried for dishonestly receiving
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    TAX ON HEAVY OIL.
    324 12 WARNING COMMUNIQUE IN F.M.S. EXCISE, OR BIGGER LICENCE FEE? (By Our Motoring Correspondent.) |_|OPES that the projected imposition of special taxation in t.he Colony of motor vehicles consuming heavy oil had been indeflritely shelved are dissipated by a communique from the Federal Secretariat at Kuala Lumpur
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      ANOTHER WAR?
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      CLIMATIC CHANGES. What We Miss In Malaya.
      146 13 CLIMATIC CHANGES. What We Miss In Malaya. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.- I read with interest your London Correspondent's letter apropos climatic changes being of enormous importance to the health of the spirit, as of the body. We of the Home countries, whilst appreciating some of the
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      A CALL TO CHARITY.
      295 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— During the past few months In Singapore there have been regular drives, amounting almost to persecutions, against women engaged in th? oldest profession In the world. Where Eurasian girls are concerned, they have been brought up. mostly, in
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      RAFFLES COLLEGE.
      825 13 Recalling Anak Singapura's Original Remark. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l notice from today's Straits Times that a spirited reply has already been given to the suggestion that "Raffles College should be scrap- i ped." That, as your readers will recollect, was not the issue
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    14 13 A group at the 70th Anniversary Ball of the Tanglin Clnb, Singapore, last Saturday.
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    MOTORIST, CYCLIST AND RICKSHA PULLER.
    105 13 Accident At Kuala Lumpur. Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. A young Chinese cyclist and a ricksha puller were injured in a motor accident I which took place in High Street, Kuala Lumpur, last Saturday afternoon. The cyclist was coming out from Drury Lane
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    "MY OWN BUSINESS." But K.L. Magistrate Disagrees.
    143 13 "MY OWN BUSINESS." But K.L. Magistrate Disagrees. (From Our Own Correspondent^ Kuala Lumpur. Spt. 23. "I have no money and I have no place of abode, but as to how I get my living ]it is my business— l will not tell any- j body." declared Bong Seng, who was
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    STOLE TROUSERS.
    94 13 (From Our Own Correspondent i Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by one years j police supervision, was imposed by Mr. i F. K. Wilson, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, on a Chinese named Lee Kirn Sun, who pleaded
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    THIEVES ROB ESTATE SAFE.
    110 13 Discovery By Coolies. Thieves broke open the offices of Changkat Kinding estate, near Tanjong Rambutan, on Friday last, took the safe to a lonely part of the estate, and got away with cash and jewellery worth over $700. The safe was discovered early on Saturday morning
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    BOXER AS TAP DANCER.
    58 13 Gunboat Jack, the champion boxer, entertained a large audience at the Great World Cabaret. Singapore, last night with a splendid display -Ji tap dancing. The versatile "Gunboat" will give one more performance tonight, and those y.ho have watched his brilliant footwork in the ring will be
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    JOHORE TOWNS CELEBRATE
    334 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. Sept. 22. Covers for 159 guests were laid at the Sultan of Johore's birthday dinner held at the Government English School Hall this week. Music was; rendered by the Malacca Volunteer j Band provided for the occasion by Towkay Quek Kal Kee
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    AT MUAR.
    259 13 (From Our Own Correspondent Sept. 19 As part of the Sultan's anniversary, celebrations this week there was a parade at the Padang Muar Club, consisting of a section of the Johore Military Forces, the Police Force and the Boy Scouts of the Government English School. Muar. Inche Abubakar.
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    DRUNKEN DRIVER HITS LORRY
    232 13 LICENCE SUSPENDED FOR 3 MONTHS. (From Our Own Correspond Kuala Lumpur. Sop:. 23. A motor collision at the Junction of Sungei Besi Road and Loke Yew Road last night had a sequel in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, m tea J. Tamil driver named Ramsamy
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    THEOLOGIAN'S LECTURE.
    48 13 I "Under the auspices of the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society a lecture in Malay will be delivered by the theologian Tuan Syed Sa'im bin Ahmad bin i Jindan Alwee at Geylang Malay School. Singapore, on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. A loud speaker will be used.
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    EARLY GOAL PUTS AIR FORCE INTO S.A.F.A. CUP SEMI-FINAL.
    881 14 WILTSHIRES COULD NOT FINISH PROPERLY. R. A. F. Defence Desperately Hard Worked At Times KM 1 WILTSHIRE REGIMENT 0. •Till: R.A.F. eliminated the Wiltshire Regiment from the S.A.F.A. Cup competition at Anson Road Stadium yesterday winning by a goal, scored in
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    21 14 The Kuala Rovers "A" who won the Selangor Cup on Saturday by defeating the Tamil P.C.A. by a goal to nil
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    AMERICAN NEGRO'S BID FOR WORLD TITLE.
    523 14 BAER-LOUIS FIGHT TONIGHT. Winner Almost Certain To Meet Braddock. A MEKICA is more excited about the heavy-weight fight in New York, which takes place tonight, between Max Baer, the former heavy-weight champion of the world, and Joe Louis, the young Negro, from Detroit who
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    Badminton. AN ALL-MAYFLOWER FINAL.
    540 14 Badminton. AN ALL-MAYFLOWER FINAL. Novices Played Like A Tired Team. (By Our Badminton Correspondent) npilE semi-final ties of the Singapore Inter* luh Championship tournament were played off at the Clerical I'nion Hall on Sunday and resulted in both the Mayflower teams qualifying for the final, the "A" team defeating the
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    HOME SOCCER.
    45 14 London Sept. 23 I The following league football matches were played today: Third Division (South). Crystal Pal 6 Northampton T. I Third Division (North). Stockport Co. 3 Wrexham 2 Inter-City (Friendly). Sheffield 3 Qlasgow 1 friendly St. Johnstone i Manchester C. 4 Reuter
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    LATEST BETTING ON AUTUMN EVENTS.
    148 14 Chrysler And Pegasus The Favourites. London, Sept. 23. The following is the latest betting on jthe Ctsarewitch and Cambridgeshire; I which will be run at Newmarket on jOct. 16 and 30 respectively. Cesarewitch. 100 to 9 Chrysler offered, 100 to 8 taken; 100 to 6
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    COLTS DEFEAT THE CHINESE.
    251 14 Great Goalkeeping By Cheok Wah. Colts 3; L'tkiMM THK Colts, one of the best horkry sides in the Colony, continued n winning vein yesterday btati'iu the Chinese by thr odd coal in live But for some superb goalke: pi.i? by Cheok Wah. the Colls would have
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    42 14 The following are the results of S.C C. tennis tournament ties played yesteri day. B Class Singles (Final) B E. AbUtt beat H. Markham 6—l, 7—5. B Class Doubles Handicap Hamiyn and Elgar beat Nolll and Pifaretti 6—9, 5—7, 6—3.
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    GOOD SUPPORT FOR FIRST SINGAPORE A. A. A. MEETING.
    1062 15 TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY ENTRIES. Fourteen Teams To Take Part In Relay. THAT there is a demand for a Singapore Amateur Athletic Meeting is clearly shown by the entries received for the first meeting of the Association, which will be held
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    26 15 Mr. R.H L. Wheeler looked pleased in the role of Jockey on Saturday after winning; the Polo Scurry on Mr. J.T. Forbes' Fox. Straits Times Photograph.
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    SELANGOR T.C. AUTUMN RACES.
    484 15 HANDICAPS FOR SATURDAY. Bill Grim Top Weight In Class 1 Pony Event. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 23. Following are the handicaps for Saturday, the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Autumn professional meeting. Baee 1, Fannies, Claas Z. Div. 2, S ran.:
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    467 15 Rugby Football. ANGUS SHINES IN NEGRI TRIAL. Scrum Half Position Will Worry Selectors. (From Our Own Correspondence.) Seremban. Sept. 22. 'TWERE was very little in the second Ncgri-Malacca rugger trial staged yesterday when the Colours again oeat the Whites by eight points to three. The game was uninteresting and scrappy
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    17 15 SPORTING FIXTURES. Tuesday, Sept. 24. Rugger: United Services Trial. Seletar. Golf: Garrison Club, Monthly Mixed Foursomes Competition.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    624 15  -  "LEIGHTOS." Rugger In Johore It Started In The North The First Mateh Mendioia To Fight Weber. Conducted by IJEFERHING t0 lnc short review of Rugby in Johore which was pubMHi In the Sultan's Jubilee Supple- i ment of the Straits Times a Johore reader informs me that
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    AMERICA CORRECTS FAULTS IN MALAYAN RUBBER.
    4787 16 HOW IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THIS COUNTRY. Dr. E. Rhodes gave the following lecture on "Raw Rubber and Litex" *n America at the conference of the ISP. at Malacca on Saturday Most of you are probably aware that in April of this year I
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    73 17 Charcoal Driven Car's 50 m.p.h. Rome. Vast new possibilities for cheap travel by road have been opened up by an experimental run through Europe Just performed by an Italian AlfaRomeo car using as fuel gas produced from charcoal. The run totalled 4.000 miles through ten
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    60 17 "I Have No Bank Account." "I am one of the few statesmen who own no shares, and I have not even a bank account." declared Herr Hitler at the Nazi "Labour front" meeting In Nuremberg. He said that that made him the more capable of making decisions on
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    HOW PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IS HANDICAPPED AT CAMERON HIGHLANDS.
    3122 18 History And Facilities Described In Lecture. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Sept. 21. HOW largely private enterprise at the Cameron Highlands is dependent on the continuity of a declared Government policy was emphasised by Mr. C. C. Footner in a lecture "A
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    465 19 Mem her On Quasi Expert Management (From A Ceylon Correspondent.) ILfK. G. G. FONNAMBALAMj JTI (Point Pedro) launched an; attack on the present administration of the Ayurvedic College in the Ceylon State Council, when the annual grant of Rs. 50.000 was; taken up for discussion.
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    199 19 CEREMONIAL DURBAR AT KHATMANDU. Investiture By The British Minister. Simla, Aug. 25. A CEREMONIAL durbar was hcid in the Singha Durbar, Kliatniandu, recently for the purpose ot investing H.H. the Maharaja Sir Joodha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, G.C.5.1.. G.C.1.E., with the insignia of Knight Grand Commander
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    INDIAN TROOPS IN ABYSSINIA.
    392 19 Army Secretary's Reply To Assembly Criticism. WHY CONTINGENT WAS SENT TO ADDIS ABABA. Simla, Sept. 3. ■TTHERE wa« an illuminating de- bate in the Assembly today on the Italo-Abyssinian question and some comic relief was provided, mainly by Mr. Sri Prakash and Maulana Shaukat Ali. Most
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    123 19 Plan Outlined By Governor. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING TO BE GIVEN. THE action which the Bengal Government intend to take to make the detenus "see the error of their ways and to become useful citizens," was outlined by His Excellency the Governor of Bengal when he addressed the
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    BURMA DELIMITATION.
    23 19 Rangoon. The Delimitation Advisory Committee I for Burma has been appointed. Mr. H. O. Reynolds. Financial Commissioner, Is the Chairman. lo
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    107 19 Foiled By Vigilance Of Police. AN attempt was made to derail the Governor's special train recently in the Pegu district, Burma, but was foiled by the vigilance of the railway authorities anu the police, says a Kangoon report. A party of police were patrolling the
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    FRONTIER OPERATIONS.
    304 19 Lashkar Strength Decreased. I EADERS of the hostile lashkar, against which military operations have been carried oat, are said to be attempting to raise reinforcements in Upper Mohmand country, says a Nathiagali report. The most active of these leaders ar:* the Haji of Turangzal, Badshah Gul and the
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