The Straits Times, 11 June 1936

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NBARLX A CENTURYJ THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. JUNE 11. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 167 1 Singapore: 140. Cecil st. ("phone 64ti>. ROCK DRILLS COMPRESSORS PNEUMATIC TOOLS etc., etc A wide range of local stocks available also spare parts. Sole Agents for Malaya: THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. POWDERED WHOLE MILK. ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF A NEVER FAILING MILK SUPPLY. r 1
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    • 241 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 25. JAVA ST. f*PH3ri2 3593 V Throw away your SOGGY toothbrush if you want really white teeth! If you want really whit, teeth. »L a||| IifCCT'Q throw away your socgy toothbrush today I !11 C 116 W Ilia IlLvl V A brush with low-grade or ordinary bristles
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    • 16 1 J)aisy j I1I 1 15. ORChARD ROAD j BOIIJIKiS BASKETS WREATHS Phone 4097 I (Amber Mansions)
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 493 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When appiyinc for an; position advertised In Hies* columns send ropies of testi monlals Do not trad •rifinals. WANTED EXPERIENCED AMAH for children 2 and 4. Must sew. Larord, Kota Bharu. Kelaman. 2 EFFICIENT CHINESE CLERKS required by British concern. Must be really efficient shorthand typist and have
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    • 902 2 BOARD RESIDENCE WHITK HEATHER, 358 River Valley Rd accommodation now. Tel. 4433. SERVICE FLATS at "LLOYD HOUSE" 1 Board optional Phone 3460. ■MM BSOUWER. Newly opened, all convenience*. Phone 8006. 53 Lloyd Road. BELLEVILLE, 15. Scotts Road. Phone 4J74, large <b airy rooms. Prlv. Verandah, mod, san. WHITEHALL, 32. CalrnM)
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    • 881 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of valuable rare pottage stamps. To be held at our saleroom. No. 37, Chulia Street, on Saturday, June ZO, 1936 at H.JO a.m. Now on view. Catalogues Issued. POWELL 4c CO.. LTD., Auctioneers. Singapore, June 11, 1936. AUCTION SALE of excellent cross-grain design wax polished and
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    • 814 2 PUBLIC NOTICES JAMES BENJAMIN HALL. DECEASED. Late of No. M, Meyer Road, btoaf All claims against the estate of the abovementioned should be forwarded within seven days to Mr. H. P. Northcote, R.A.F. Station. Singapore. SUNGEI WAY DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated in P. M.S.) DIVIDEND No. 26. A dividend of 5%
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    • 936 2 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that, whereas MR. LEONARD RICHARDS of 19 Namaz.u Mansions, Singapore, has resigned his position wltli MESSRS. ANGLO PRENCH it BENDIXSENS LIMITED and has ceaied to be employed by the said Company as from June 8. 1936, all Powers of Attorney and other powers,
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    • 172 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARO ana Mlaa HA*A 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. Records By RONALB fRANKAU The Ace of Humorists ON ODEON Recording Price $1.35 Net. Sole Retail Dealers: NANG HENG ft CO., (Piano House), 103-105. Selexie Rd., Singapore. BUY 'EM CHEAP at KIATS
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 184 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ■mm within OutH<K Without M«ln»» Uihra POKMvr Month!; 3.N I «.M S t.M Ooftrter'l? «"-H >» IHH Tear* «l? 00 K4.M ft*.M Vearl* 134.09 M00« 1J0.00 \nif OoUiatlon eheqae* -*««ld tnckadr itw mum hank dbcatnt ADVERTISEMENT RATES. The rhar»»-i and imtrnrtlani lot CI-ASSI-rilD *DVEBTISEMi:NT8 *n u ODder:— ?5
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 758 3 P. 0. BRITiSH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. i lnrorDoraieo in .^island VAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINnuLAR rtNU ORIENTAL 8 NCO OMPEP CONTUAC: WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON POR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore 1936 RANCHI H.OOO June IB SOMALI
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    • 381 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suei, Port Said Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. KATORI MARU June 11. S.S. KASHIMA MARU June 25. fM.S. YASUKUNI MARU July 8. HAKONE MARU July 23.
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    • 613 3 I a^VolT KS3I ES] PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motonains. Most Cabin* have adjoining .irivate bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham JUTLANDIA 18/6 16/6 17/6 19/6 MEONIA 7/7 77 8/7 10/7 ALSIA
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    • 241 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) APCAR LLNE. FOB BONO KONG. AMOY. SHANGHAI, MOJL KOBE AND OSAKA B.s. TILAWA 1..9 M June IS 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and 'second class passengers. Special holloay return tickets Interchangeable wltb P. Sc O. 8. N. CO.. Issued
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    • 1203 3 SHIPPING THE BLDt FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Boa Khlow Steamship Co. (193:) Ltd. SteaJh Ship Co. Ltd., and Chiaa Mutual The Canard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co.. Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., LM. The AostrallaD Oriental l.mr Ltd. The China Navigation Co Ltd. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
    • 136 4 Thursday, June 11. Ships alaagsMa Ika Wnarres or expscled U arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR Main Wharf Lch. Dolphin, Lch. Kathleen, Tug Rose, Lch. Kingfisher. Van der Ujn, Pinna, Hal Hlng, Singapore. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Ml. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tan)ong Fagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert
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    • 85 4 The following passengers for Malaya and Borneo are due to arrive by the An tenor on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Clark, Sq. Leader H. G. White, R.A.F., Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Thamsen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Latlmer, Mias M. L. Campbell, Mr. W. Balles, Mr.
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    • 374 4 Correspondence for tranrmtiunn by air "via Netherlands" most be specially and clearly •nperaerfbed *Bj R.LH" Aden (Karapara) 3 p m. North America. Except. W. Oamds A w states of U.S.A. (Karapara) 3 p.m Eastern Australia (except Brisbane) Southern and Weatent Australia (Hatori Man) 3 pm. Burma (Karapara)
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    • 165 4 Correspondence for tranasusion by air "via Netherlands" mask be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M Malls will ctaae at Malacca as (oUowa: Tomorrow. Upper Banna. Nanh and East India. Aden. Egypt, Europe. Great Britain, Ireland. Canada anrt U.B.A. (Karapara) ..115 p.m. Saturday, June 13. Medan by air (Netherlands)
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    • 73 4 Malls from Europe etc. (London) expected tod&y by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 7 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow at 8.45 a.m. Mails from Europe (London malls) expected. tomorrow by BJ. (Rohna) will be delivered to boxholders at 8.45 a-m. General delivery of letters
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    • 47 4 June 9: Kiiuku Maru. Holland Maiu (Jap.); Jean Laborde (Fch.) Akabahra (Nor.); SalawaU, Sibajak (Dut); Si'.ver Gull, Larut, Nam Yong (Brit.). June 10: Sin Alk Lee, Meran, Katong, L'.pls, Sarpedon, Ipoh, Hua Tone, Benledl (Brit); Suddhadib (Slam); Makasscr. Thedens, Khoen Hoea, Slngkel, Angelina. Toba. Both (Dut.).
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    • 42 4 Information has been received that 143 state-aided labourers will arrive at Penang on June 11 by s-«. Ronna. It Is expected that 85 will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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    • 40 4 The mail and passenger vessel s.s. "Angers" from Saigon is expected to arrive on Friday at 9 a.m. and sail the same day at 3 p.m. for Madras. Pondlcherry. Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles Berth: The Roads.
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    • 701 4 ACCOUNTANTS' PLANS READY. That the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has for som; time been collecting data through the medium of a special committee in order that the Institute might be ready with concrete recommendations- should the occasion arise of the
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    • 48 4 An order for two hlfrh class motor steamships, each of 5.000-tons dead weight, has been received by the Caledon Shipbuilding Engineering Company, Dundee, from the Alelaide Steamship Company of Adelaide. The machinery is to be supplied by J. G. Klncaid k Company of Oreenock.
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    • 19 4 The Shipping office and the offices of the Statistics Department will be closed on Tuesday June 23.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 716 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Oueutpcitad to r.M.B.J LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLTS. AMD SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: Fwsgfct M 33 Fas— ge 8481. CANADIAN <laiiMpuit«rt in Begiand) CORONATION OF KING EDWARD Tin MAT 1937. Early Booking U strongly adriMd. Tl«V«l CANADIAN PACIFIC TBt -CMr-REM* ROUTE -Utn TKANB-r ACIFIC SERVICES «ta
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    • 508 4 McALISTER CO., LTD. AND REDUCED Oauurvmted to 8mit* sattleumu HLLERHAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. COMPANY. OmBfiWfiHfl to lmiMiiTI Oaotnantta B DJU -nu»MHP LINK BOSTON NEW VOttk A BALTIMOIUI FOB (IAVSJK. LONDON. n, C APC or GOOD BOI1. lOTTIUMI HAMBU4G. S* 1 OM«L STEEL SEAFARER June 33 June 28
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 462 4 Malayan Meteorological Serrlc* Dally Weather Resort. (Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. temp, ins Sunshine temp •F hrs. T West Coast Alor Star 90 Nil 9.8 73 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 94 0.38 7.8 73 Sltlawan 91 NU 9.9 71 Bukit Jeram 90 Nil 10.9 74 Malacca 80 NU
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  • 42 5 The flcal of the Handicap Mixed Doubles (Kajang Plate) will be played off at the Kajang Club between:— J. C. Camlnardo and Mias O. Moir fscr.) and W. S. Sanguinetti and Mrs. J. E. S. Codner (—15) at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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  • 61 5 London, June 9. Endeavour n, Mr. Sopwith's new J class yacht which Is regarded as prospective challenger for America's Cup next year, was launched yesterday. The yacht was designed by C. E. Nicholson and Is built to fullest length of J class. It Is hoped she will be
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  • 215 5 Meeting: At Victoria Inst On July 17 And 18. The Fourth Selangor A.AA Championship Meeting is being held on July 17 and ft at the Victoria Instltulon. The Conrad Clarke Shields for InterSchool Relays previously competed for annually at the Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya are now offered
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  • 56 5 The following have been selected to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. against Medical College at M.C.U. ground on Saturday:— Lee Fong Llm (Captain), W R Willis, K. M. Jopp, J. Ferguson, Chin Hee Hlng. O. Day. N. Pillay. N. Hay V. Xavler, R. Berenger and Rev. R. K.
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  • 333 5 District League Halves Were Poor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jonore Bahru, June 10. The Government Services. Singapore, proved too good for the Jobore Bahru District Football Association today and scored a runaway victory by seven goals to one on the Istana padang. The J.PD.F.A. were
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  • 129 5 The following ties have Been arranged In the Singapore lunlor badminton championship for this weekend: Saturday, 2.30 p.m. Miss Grace Tan (Diehard) vs. Miss Ng Soh Moul. Miss Lilian Tan vs. Miss Alice Wong. Miss Annie Wee (Devonshire) va. Miss Chan Keng Cheng (A.A.U.) Sunday. 2 p.m. Teo
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  • 174 5 The following have been Invited t» represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket thU week-end: On Saturday »s RE. at P. Branl: Chua Choon Loong cCapt Chla Kcng Hock, Yap Choon Ltn. Seah Ken* Slew. Robert B Tan 81m Teng Chew. Chua Boon Ann. Kam Olm Lock. PhiUp Hoalim Jr..
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  • 96 5 The following will play cricket for the SRC. thU week-end:— Ob Saturday m. Ceyten S.C. at Bal««tiert L Alvla, M. Valberf. P. R. Lewis, D. a Ro«. O. C. Ross, H. R. Bartels. M. B. C. Orr. P dAlmeida. N. Sullivan. H. N. B»lhetchet, D C D'OotU. O.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 556 5 JH More Than Ever 5k SHE MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD \q^^, HAPPY *JP SHIRLEY *-IPE2 TEMPLE Smiling— Stnrint— Charmln* aj^^^Wß^^^^^^^^^^ h*r way into your heart again jjr IN SUPERB FOX PICTURE 'OUR LITTLE GIRL' Week -End Matinees 'IN CALIEWTE' al>o 'HOME ON THE RANGE' X THE LOCAL PRESS CRITICS HAVE
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    • 150 5 "THE INSTANT" JUICE PRESS. CLEM JUICE WITHOUT PIPS OR PULPS FROM ORANGES, LEMONS, GRAPE-FRUITS, PINEAPPLES, GRAPES, AND OTHER SUCH FRUITS PRICE $7/25. FRANKELS 101, VICTORIA STREET. TEA DANCES WED., FRI., SUM. 5.30 7.30 p.mADMISSION FREE— LADIES M eta. Owning TONIGHT Today 315-615 915 NIGHTLY 6.15- 9.15 j The Glorious Climax
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    • 81 5 NEW WORLD CABARET Commencing SATURDAY 13th JUNE. For a few nights only "HALTER'S VARIETY COMPAMY" A TROUPE of CONTINENTAL ARTISTES WILL APPEAR AT ALL THE TEA and NIGHT DANCES in COMEDY, ACROBATIC DANCES Etc. Etc. ADMISSION $1.00. HIGH &Infc fc i Vl~3^ > \V"~ "^fttyt fully licensed OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT,
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    • 30 5 PHOTOGRAPHS. Copies of the Local Photograph* appearing in this issue can be obtained from the Manager. STRAITS TIMES At SO ceats a copy iachdins r»U<«. Please enclose remittance when ordering.
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 201 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Tines is publishing this daily feature to give readers comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings.. Organisers of meetings etc art Invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral Concert. 8.15 8.15 p.m. Formal dinner and dance
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    • 153 5 MARLBOROUGH: One Sin Klat Chinese talkie. RITZ, GEYLANG: Are You A ifason? And, Dandy Rides Alona .46. 9.15. ROXY. KATONG: Our Little Girl fflth Shirley Temple. 6.15. 9.15. REGAL: Tan Sar Ngo Neo. Hokklen Alkie. SUN THEATRE (New World): rransatlantlc Merry-Oo Rcund. 715. 3.30. ROYAL: Jahanara. 5 30. 9pm. AMUSEMENT
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 226 6 Tin Share Prices Still Sagging. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, June 11. Rubber and industrial shares are both quiet this morning with quotations mostly unchanged. Tin shares continue to sag and there is no support from London except at very poor prices. There to a number of
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    • 168 6 Sinrapore, Jane 11, 12 noon. Bayer, Seller Gambler 5.00 Java Cube 8.50 Hamburg 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 16.00 Black Pepper 8.00 White Pepper 15.50 •Sundries Copra 4.90 Mixed Copra 4.65 Sarawak Jelotong 6 00 Mixed Black Pepper Saigon A 1 $152 Rice. Saigon No. 1 $140 Rice. Saigon No.
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    • 40 6 The following were the crops of rubber harvested by the respective estates for the month of May. Kuala Reman Rubber Estates 70,300 Lok Kawl Rubber 29.000 Bruseh Rubber Estates 31,000 Sarawak Rubber Estates 22.304 Dahan Ri'bber Estates 9,200
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    • 55 6 The transit times on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday were as follows:— Trkgrams handed In up to 5.00 pjn. 3 mini. Tel -frams handed In up to 5.30 p.m. 5 mint. Tf'T-ami handed In up to 6.00 pjn. 4 mlns. Tc!~rarr.s handed In up
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 550 6 All Shares quoted above are fully paid. issue val. Fraser k Co. Lyall Kvatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 3/6 4/-cd 3/9 4/6cd £1 Asam Kumb«ng 28/- 29 ed 28/3 29/6 £1 Austral Malay 68/- 59/ -cd 58/- 59/-xd B/- Ayer Hi tarn 12/9 13/9 13/- 14/1
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      • 412 6 2 2 Aiex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 1.20 130 2 2 do 7% Prefs 1.55 1.65 1.00 1.70 10 10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 *1 £1 BAT 0.1.6 6.6.0 5.15.0 0.0.0 xi 1 1 B. M. Broadcasting 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 10 S B. M. Trustee 625
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      • 170 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. I* 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. SO 108 110 aom 4%% 1907 red. 1947 $1,300,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 114 oom 4%% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 ISO norn 4% 1913 red. 1983 $2,000,000 Mat.
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      • 323 6 (Shares are $1 unless otherwise stated) Today's Prices Fraser ft Co. LyaU ft Evatt Jlcnby 150 1.80 1.50 1.00 aor Oajah 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 unal. Malay (S3) 3.32 \> 2 3.42" 2 3.30 3.40 Lyer Hltaai 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 L-er Molek 0.90 1.00 0.95 1.00 Lyer
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  • 201 6 The following are tne exchange ratal tola morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kung and Shanghai Banking Corporation: SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/4 3/32 London. 3 months sight 2/4 3/32 London, 60 days' sight 2/4 1/10 London, 30 days' sight 2/4 1/16 London, demand
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  • 81 6 Noon, June 11. Bayers. Seller*. No. 1X.R.8.5. (F. 0.8.) June 25% 25% Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.0J3.) June 25% 25 11/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (Spot loose) Tone of Market: Very dull, nothing doing. Latest Cabie: London Spot Sheet
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  • 355 6 London, June 10. The following are today b closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Taw- rik du or Pali 1944-64 117\ +!4 Fundlna Loan 4 D-c. 1960-90 116% +'i War Loan 3^ p.e 105% +H Straits 6 p.c. 1936-tl
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  • 96 6 London, June 10. The following are closing mean rates: Paris 76 3 16 Athens 533 sellers New York 5.01 Bucherest 676 sellers Montreal S.o2\ Rio 4* Brussels 29.68 V; sellers official Geneva 15.50% Belgrade 221 Amsterdam 7.42 auenos Alrc» unquoted Milan 63 Montevideo 38 Berlin 12 45 1 seller*
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  • 38 6 The Board of Trade index of wholesale prices in May was at the same level as the previous month but showed an Increase of 4.1 per cent, from May of last year.— British Wireless.
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  • 148 6 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.2815t. auction yesterday when there were catalogued 637,267 lbs.; 284.49 tons. Offered 565,018 lbs.; 252.24 tons. Sold 455,797 lbs.; 203.48 tons. Spot London 7.5|16d. New York 15.***** cts. Ribbed smoked sheet Cent* per 1b. Standard quality 25% 1
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  • 152 6 TO PAY FIFTEEN PER CENT. A working profit of $151 633 Is shown in the report of the directors of Ulu Klang Tin Ltd for the year ended Mar. 31. 1936. The net profit, after providing lor depreciation and directors' fees; writ-ting-ofl $19,273 from development account: and
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  • 168 6 Assets Reach New High Record. The report for 1935 of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd.. reveals an expansion in the funds, over 1934. in every department of the business. The net new life assurances secured by the company last year at £5.119.903 were larger than In
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  • 40 6 DEALERS' and port stocks of rubber, in dry tons, at close of business on May 31, in Singapore, Penang, Province Welleslcy, Malacca and Labuan were 29,970 tons, compared with 59,449 tons on the corresponding date of 19S5.
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  • 83 6 Telegraphic advice has been recsived by the local agents of Lambak Rubber Ltd., to the effect that the I directors have recommended a dividend of 5 per cent, in respect of the financial year ended Mar. 31, 1936, which, if approved, will be payable on July 30.
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  • 61 6 Telegraphic advice has been received by Boustead and Co. Ltd. Pcnang. the local agents for MalakofT Rubber Estates Ltd. to the effect that the annual accounts have been issued and show a profit of £7.637. A dividend of 4 per cent, is recommended and £1,845 has been transferred
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  • 105 6 During the month of May, Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd. produced 3.377 piculs of tin ore. The Ayer Etam dredge of Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. worked for 600 hours, treated 162.500 cubic yards of material and produced 181 piculs of tin ore. The Lahat dredge of the same com*
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  • 26 6 The dredge ot Kuchal Tin Ltd. during May, worked for 642 hours, treated 149,000 cubic yards and produced 1,040 plculs of tin ore.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1089 7 Three Selangor Companies Amalgamate. The Arst annual meeting of Scottish Malayan Estates Ltd., was held In Edinburgh on May 13. Mr. John Hunter (chairman of the company). In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said: As you know, the company was Incorporated on July 25
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    • 212 7 Dividend Of Five Per Cent The report of the directors of Kuala Pertang Syndicate Ltd. for the year ended Dec. Jl. 1935. states that the profit for the year was £4,948 to which is added £8,714 brought forward making a total of £13,662. The directors recommend
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    • 226 7 Distribution Of Ten Per Cent The report of the directors of New Columbia Rubber Co. Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, states that the net profit was £3,112 to which has been added £20,078 brought forward and £976 transferred from Income tax reserve
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    • 373 7 WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO. RECONSTRUCTION OF CAPITAL PROPOSED. Presiding at the annual meeting of Whlteaway Laldlaw and Co. Ltd.. in London on May 26, Mr. Mence Wilkinson, the chairman and managing director of the company, said that the company's business was carried on at 8 different branches in nine different countries
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    • 283 7 Hopes To Re-Enter Dividend List. Presiding at the annual meeting of Sungel Klnta Tin Dredging Ltd. In London on May 19, Mr. R. Pawle, the chairman of the company, said that the net profit, after allowing for depreciation of dredge, plant and property, was £4,472.
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    • 15 7 During May Lukut Tin Dredging Ltd., produced 220 piculs of tin ore.
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    • 403 7 FORWARD SALE AT 8d. PER LB. FOR 1937. Presiding at the annual meeting of Emerald Rubber and Cocoanut Co. Ltd. in Glasgow on May 27, Mr. A. C. Gibson. C.A.. the chairman of the company, said that the company had forward sales for 1936 amounting
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    • 265 7 No Dividend On Ordinary Shares. The report of the directors of Llnggi Plantations Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31. 1935, states that the profit for the year was £27,464 to which is added £17.91* brought forward, maklnR a total of £45,380. From this sun*, debenture interest
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    • 77 7 An export trade Fair Is to be held In Prague on Sept. 4 following closely on the Leipzig Fair. The demand for accommodation at the Fair is great and manufacturers of porcelain, glass, toys, leather goods, textiles, house and kitchen utensils and technical equipment will be
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 595 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hor.g Kong.) The iiabllltv 31 members is limited to the ex-i.ni and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No S ot 19M or the Colony Authorised Capital «SU.IMK>.OO'> IMued and Fully Paid- Up $20,000,000 Rrserve Fund* Sterling *J>ilOM9 HonB Kong
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    • 384 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in Cmjiano ot Sotbj Charter IMS) Paid Up Capital in ouO.OOO ihares of C 5 each (3.000.00* Reserve Fund rj.wo.aat Reserve Uabilltv nt Proorieton f3.ooa.stt HKAD OFTICR: U. Btabepseate Lordoa. E.C. Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amrllsar nolle Semarang Bangsok Ipoh
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  • 468 8 Loans Not To Be Recognised By Nanking. JAPANESE MUNITIONS FOR KWANGSI. Shanghai, June 10. Besides passing the proposal to call a second plenary session to discuss the South-West proposals for anti-Japan-ese resistance, the Nanking Executive Yuan, It Is understood, yesterday passed the following resolution "The
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  • 85 8 Japanese Advancing On Kalgan Peiping. June. 10. Japanese troops are advancing on Kalgan, capital of Chahar, from Dolonor (Chahar border town which has been under Japanese occupation since 1933), according to a report from Gen. Chang Tse-chung, the provincial governor. Gen. Chang appeals for further reinforcements, and
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  • 64 8 London, June 9. The Duke of Connaught has given £250 to the King George V Memorial Fund. Other recent donations include £5,000 from the Council of the Football Association, 1,000 guineas from Eagle. Star and British Dominions Insurant Company and associated companies and £1,000 each from the
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  • 147 8 Demands In Restaurants At The Pistol Point. Madrid. June 10. Food rioting has begun in the capital as a result 01 a series of strikes which, have paralysed various branches of industry for more than a month I Strikers in one quarter of the city
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  • 67 8 International Labour Office Conference. Geneva, June 4. One of the largest conferences in the history of the International Labour Office has opened. Representatives of 43 States are present. Doctor Rlddell Canada), the President of the governing body, said that the conference provided perhaps the mo6t important existing forum
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  • 51 8 Paris, June 10. Twelve thousand strikers involved in the grocery and provision trades reachi ed an agreement at midnight at Lilies An agreement in the coal strike has also been reached in the Nord and Pas-de-Calals Departments. It includes an all-round 12 per cent. Increase In I wages.
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    • 759 8 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. i"he following frequencies will be used: GSH 21.47 Me s (13.97 m) CSG 17.79 Me s (16.88 m t M p.m.— Big Ben. A Proframm- of New Gramophone Records. 6.M p.m.— "The rinebbeek Bine"* An original play for broadca»Unf. by FeHx Aylrar; Production by
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    • 758 8 Coanul Leonard Presented by Dennis Bedhead, with Hebe Haworth, KM« 94*rn dale. *nd Jacks** Brown. 4.17 pja.-MaM Interl«a* t KM p.m.— Talk.* 10 to p m A S>mphony Concert. The BBC MidUDd Orchestra; leadrr, Alfred Cave; oondveted by H Faster Cktrk. GrernirtcA Time Sijrna; 11 70 p.m. An eye-witness account
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    • 807 8 a The Important courses or contemporaneous thought*, by M. P. Dmcmh. t.M Humour of today, by M. DessoudeU. 8.4* Colonial market rates. J 50 Concert with Mm*. Humbert, singer, and M. Lurttn Lovano. 10 15 Rates of exchange. lt.M Bid of broadcast. 25.23 m 11 880 KC 1*35 News In
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    • 189 8 PENANG. SUttiaa i.H J. Puuni— Wavelength 4M metres r>ran c WlrelMS Sociel*. TODAY p.m. 7. Time signal. 7.03 Day's programme. 7.05 Z.H.J. Symphony Concert No. 8. Recorded Concert by the Berlin State Opera Orchestra. (1) Overture "The Bartered Bride" (Smetana) Berlin State Opera Orchestra conducted by Clemens Schmalstlck. (2) "Symphony
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  • 587 9 Against General Chiang Not Against Japan. PURELY INTERNAL STRIFE. Canton-Nanking Forces Likely To Clash At Changsha Next Week. Shanghai, June 10. THE shadow of civil war lengthened over China today as the vanguard of the Southern forces continued their northward march and Nanking
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  • 117 9 Mob Outside Japanese Consulate. Tokio, June 10. A Japanese report from Nanking states that 1,000 Chinese students staging an anti-Japanese demonstration unsuccessfully attempted to rush the Japanese Consulate. They were dispersed by police and gendarmerie after skirmish. The Consul-General have protested to the Nanking Government demanding
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  • 51 9 Rome, June 4. During practice flight over the Ugurian Appennines, at ,a height of 15,000 feet, an Italian bombing plane ran into a violent thunderstorm and the pilot lost control of his machine. All n.e occupants jumped out with parachutes, but only two reached the ground alive.—
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  • 99 9 Hopeless To Proceed This Year. Darjeeling, June 10. TTHE feeling that It Is hopeless to proceed this year with the Everest Expedition has been confirmed by the narrow escape of the advance party, which was nearly swept <»way by a sudden avalanche when trying to reach
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  • 124 9 5 Dead, Several Injured, After Plane Crash. Belgrade. June 9. An appalling catastrophe took place on Monday near Rajpisa when a mill-) tary aeroplane crashed In the middle of the city. The plane struck the roof of a house, and fell on a benzine tank, which
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  • 19 9 Dr. Paul Power, an Irishman who was attached to the Abyssinian Red Cross, haa died at Aden of malaria.
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  • 18 9 President Roosevelt'* mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, who is 81, fractured her hip through tripping on a doorstep.
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  • 473 9 "STRONGEST FORCE FOR WORLD PEACE." London. June 10. The new First Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Samuel Hoare, In a speech at the Cambridge Union last night, said that not only was the strongest force for world peace to be found In the British Empire but
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  • 160 9 Three Times Slowed Down By Fog. London. June 10. The Queen Mary docked at Southampton at 2.29 p.m. today at the end of bar first voyage east across the Atlantic. She had called 4% hours earlier at Cherbourg, where over 200 of her passengers disembarked
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  • 174 9 By British Minister At Geneva. Chmeva. June 10. Notwithstanding the doughty struggle by workers' representatives, prospects of a world-wide 40-hour week were again disappointed at the opening session of the International Labour Conference. Mr. Ernest Brown, the British Labour Minister, reiterated the reasons for opposing the project
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  • 143 9 Unrest In Western Abyssinia. London, June 9. Questioned In the House of Commons on the present position in Abyssinia. Lord Cranborne, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said that the Government had no information that since the capture of Addis Ababa on May 5, and of Harar
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  • 101 9 New York. June 10. A £400.000 suit has been filed by Carl Hamilton, art collector and dealer, charging Lord Duvesn and others acting In Lord Duveen's Interest, of impairing Hamilton's professional reputation and depreciating the value of his paintings. The respondents describe the charge* as
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  • 105 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATRE All the King's Horse*. 7.15—9.15. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE NeU Owyn. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing, Talkie* Theatres Clnrmw. RAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to i.15 p.m. Special Dinner Daoce (Formal) 9.45 to Midnight. RITE, GEYLANG Are You A Mason. With Sonnle Hale. Also Randy
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  • 754 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936. JAPANESE VENTURES IN MALAYA. Some uneasiness has been caused in Malaya by the recent announcement that a Japanese syndicate in Singapore has obtained an option on a large area of land in the Kinta district with the object of mining for iron
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  • 235 10 It is only a few months since Mr. Anthony Eden succeeded Sir Samuel Hoare as Foreign Minister. His appointment aroused a great deal of comment, most of it favourable. We were told once again that the day of the stereotyped politician was over; that youth and vigour were
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  • 57 10 HE. the General Officer CommandIng Major-General W. G. 8. Dobbie will leave for Kuala Lumpur on the night mail on Monday, and will return to Singapore on Friday. He will be accompanied by his ADC. but Mrs. Dobbie wl'l rntln at Flagstaff House. While in ..uala Lumpur, His
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  • 859 10 Suez, the Cape and the Pacific Is the Navy Strong Enough?— Italy In the Mediterranean. By Our Military Correspondent. London, June L Realising that the raising of doves is not a popular hobby on the Continent at present, our legislators have at last turned their attention to
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  • 101 10 A SERIOUS blow has been struck at the British Empire. We do not imagine that maps note displayed in Italy, forecasting a return to the ancient Roman Empire, including Roman Britain, MS$ be taken very seriously. But toe hate yet to meet anyone with knowledge of Italian propaganda
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  • 718 10 K.B.E. AND "TAILS." COMEONE has written from Kuala Lumpur to criticise the wtarir.g of a dinner jacket by Sir Ong Sianj So.ig In Mr. Julius Wentscher's portrait. Ha argues that if Sir Ong Siang was to be portrayed with the emblem and star of the K.B.E.,
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  • 349 11 MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND LORD CECIL. POLICY WHICH HAS FAILED. !urther Pressure On Italy Impracticable. London, June 10. R. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech in London attacked a circular recently issued Lord Cecil to members of the League of Nations Union.
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  • 332 11 Another "Mailed Fist" Gesture. Rome, June" lu. Considerable surprise has been caused in Rome by the publication In sensational form on the front page of the evening papers the text of telegrams exchanged last Monday by Mussolini and General Baibo, Com-mander-in-Chief of the Italian Army In
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  • 262 11 JEWISH VILLAGERS HOLD OFF RAIDERS. Jerusalem. June 8. The situation in Palestine continues to become more confused. All telephone communication with other countries is forbidden, except with the special permission of the postal authorities. The ex-Mayor of Jerusalem, Ragheb Nahashibi, was banished last Monday. Omnibuses
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  • 29 11 London, June 10. The King's cousin, the Princess Arthur of Connaught, continues to make progress, following a severe abdominal operation which she underwent In London on Monday— British Wireless.
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  • 339 11 DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE. "FOREIGN TO SPIRIT OF BRITISH LAW." London, June 10. The Attorney-Oeneral, Sir Donald Somerwell, stated today at question time in the House of Commons that he had considered taking proceedings against all or some of the persons affected by the findings of the
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  • 32 11 Aneta-Trans-Ocean reports that as a first step In educational reform the Japanese Education Minister, Mr. Hlrao, proposes to extend obligatory elementary school education from 6 to 8 years
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  • 303 11 Large Increases In Wages. Paris, June 10. The reports of the Ministers of the Interior and of Labour to the Cabinet that the strikes are subsiding In Paris and the provinces are borne out by evidence of the resumption of work, although industry Is nothing like at full
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  • 306 11 HYSTERIA HOOVER. Republicans On The Warpath. "SORT OF EUROPEAN EXISTENCE." Cleveland, June 10. r DAY'S highlight at the Republican Convention, which is meeting to select the ParU 's candidate for the Presidential election in the autumn, was the arrival of Mr. Herbert Hoover, Mr. Roosevelt's predecessor in the White House.
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  • 131 11 Duke of Gloucester Recalls Addis Coronation. London, June 10. The Duke of Gloucester called this ££££noon at the house in Kensington where the Emperor of Eltt!5pis, fitw^m Selassie, is staying incognito while In London. The Duke became acquainted with the Emperor when he visited Addis
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  • 137 11 Tokio, June 11. "Soviet emissaries have offered the Cantonese leaders a war chest of thirty million dollars to carry on the campaign against Nanking," declares the Shanghai correspondent of the Jlji Shimpo The correspondent also predicts that the imbroglio is likely to develop into a wholesale disturbance in
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    13 11 General Ho Vine-chin*. Minister of War. speaking at a recent function in Nanking.
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  • 139 11 General Kita's Visit To Nanking. Shanghai, June 11. Major-Gen. Kita. Military Attache to the Japanese Embassy, who arrived In Nanking yesterday, immediately called on Oen. Ho Ying-chln. War Minister, and Gen. Chans Chun. Foreign Minister. Interviewed by pressmen later, Major-Gen. Kita said that the Japanese Government was
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  • 223 11 "Pseudo-Patriots" Condemned. CHIANG'S APPEAL TO THE SOUTH. Nanking, June 11. IN a second telegram to Gen. Chan Chai-tong (the Canton Com* mander-in-Chief) Gen. Chiang Kaishek, Premier or the Nanking Government, urges the immediate recall of the Southern forces and the cessation of mobilisation. Gen. Chiang declares that
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  • 20 11 Sir J. Foster Fra^cr. London, June 9 The d?ath has occurred of the noted journalist Sir John Foster Fraser.— Reuter.
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  • 1121 12 Strong Unofficial Plea Again Futile. pERAK and Taiping want modern sanitation that is, a waterberne sewage system. They can't have it. There is no money for such a luxury. Such was the answer to renewed unofficial pleas at the State Council meeting yesterday. Money
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  • 153 12 Arrived In Singapore This Morning. After close on three weeks in Hong Kong, the Mul-Tsal Commission, comprising Sir Wilfred Wood (chairman), Miss Picton-TurberylU. Mr. C. A Willis and Mr John Jeff (secretary), were expected in Singapore this morning by the Talma. It is anticipated that the Commission will
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  • 40 12 Mr. K. Williams, of the F.M.S. Railways, has returned from his leave la Ceylon. He is posted for duty at Ipoh where he is to relieve Mr. K. Thuraiappah. Sub-Train Controller, who Is shortly leaving on transfer to Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 49 12 Flying And Motoring Event Postponed. The Negri Sembllan branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya wire to the Straits Tlmeaotoday: "Owing to unforeseen circumstances the "ylng and motor gymkhana which was to have been held on Saturday at Seremban has been postponed until some time in July."
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  • 78 12 In another few months, eight blocks of semi-detached houses being built out of the Jubilee Fund will I e ready for occupation by a number of poor and destitute people In Penang. This was revealed at a general c»mmittee meeting held at the Governor's Office, when Mr.
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  • 48 12 In celebration of the, feast of Corpus Christ!, the Rev. Father A.Olcomondey said a high mass at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at 7 a.m. today. At 5 p.m. the procession of the Blessed Sacrament will take place, to be followed by the Benediction.
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  • 342 12 Would Be Useful At Port Swettenham. We have heard the suggestion made on more than one occasion recently, says the Malay Mail, that a branch of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve would be a useful addition to the volunteer forces of Selangor. Whether it is likely
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  • 275 12 Deckhand Of Yacht "White Swan." A 18-year-old Malay deckhand employed by Mr. Merton H. Brown on board his yacht the White Swan was drowned In the Royal Singapore Yacht Club lagoon on Tuesday night in spite of efforts made by his employer and his uncle to
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  • 43 12 H.E. the Officer Administering the Government and Mrs. Small, accompanied by the personal staff, will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by train at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, next week, and arrive back in Singapore at 6.45 a.m. on Friday.
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  • 34 12 At an extraordinary general meeting of the India-Ceylon Association, Muar, at the Association premies on May 31, Mr. S. Ponnampalam. J.P., made an earnest appeal to local Indians and C-ylonese for amity and co-operation.
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  • 78 12 The annual meeting of the Ipoh Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys Association will be held at the AngloCfiinese School, Ipoh, on Saturday, June 27. After the meeting, the members will entertain to dinner the Hon. Dr. K. T. Khong, M.B.E., J.P.. M.C.H their first president, in honour of his recent appointment
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  • 330 12 Mr. J. Livingstone -Miller Killed At Seremban. CRASHED 1,500 ft. INTO RIVER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 11. FALLING 1,500 feet from a Kuala Lumpur Flying Club plane after it had lurched violently, Mr. John LivingstoneMiller, Assistant Drainage and Irrigation Engineer, Malay States,
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  • 265 12 Safety Belt Was Not Fastened, An official account of the fatality was given to the Straits Times today by Mr. A. Newark, chief Instructor of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club for whom the pilot of the plane, Mr. R. G. H. Wllshaw, was deputising. Mr. Wllshaw told his
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  • 246 12 At The Cinema Young Girl's Achievement In "These Three." "These Three," with Miriam Hopkins, Merle O.irron and Joel MrCrea. United Artists. At the Pavilion. It is said that we are. after all. what others say we are. If the world dubs John Smith a cheat, well,
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  • 72 12 Apropos the remarks of the Straits Times' reviewer of "Marry The Girl" in our yesterday's issue, regarding the exhibition of two Instalments of the tennis series, the management of the Victoria Cinema informs us that the additional tennis item, entitled "The Volley," was withdrawn from the programme and
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  • 29 12 The Fortnightly Club will meet on Monday next at 10 a.m., at B, Raffles Quay, for "A Report and Discussion on Labour Conditions Among Women in Singapore."
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  • 1275 13 Mr. Short Gives His Impressions. rpHERL'S a lot that's interesting to see in Australia; and with th^ air service it is now "nearer" +o Malaya. So.ue "i>iimpses" of the country as seen by a visitcr wore given by Mr. Charles Short in an address to
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  • 282 13 Both Men And Women May Join. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 10. About 20 women and three men met in Kuala Lumpur tonight to form a Fortnightly Club, a club which will enable them to hear experts talk on sundry subjects. I Mrs.
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  • 40 13 The marriage took place at the Re- 1 glstry Office on Monday of Mr. Oeorge F. Milllken to Miss Virginia Wight. Mr. and Mrs. Milllken sailed for America on Tuesday afternoon and intend to make their home In New Vork.
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  • 275 13 MALAYANS AT HOME. Mr. W. H. C. Morice Married In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 2. Borneo readers of the Straits Times will be interested to hear that Mr. W. H. C. Morice, who was formerly a member of the Sarawak Civil Service, waa married in London on
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  • 212 13 Annual Dinner In Singapore. The Singapore branch of the Trinity College (Dublin) Association held its annual dinner on Trinity Monday at Raffles Hotel. There was a record attendance of twenty-two Trinity men. The Hon. Mr. P. A. McElwaine, K.C., p:esident of the Association, was In the chair, and
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  • 128 13 Homeward Bound With Relieved Crews. H.M.S. Dauntless is expected to arrive at Singapore on Wednesday, June 17. and to sail on Friday, June 10, (or Colombo. The ship has recently been employed in conveying naval reliefs to the China Station and is now homeward bound with
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  • 62 13 Kavena Eunail Sahib, of the General Lighterage and Transport Co., who was convicted by Mr. L. B. Olbaon, Criminal District- Judge for writing certain defamatory letters to leading Singapore firms concerning Mr. W J Tobln, late manager of the firm, and ordered to pay fines totalling
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  • 23 13 Sir Percy Vincent, the Lord Mayor of London, presented 627 National "Safety First" Association awards to professional motor drivers at the Guildhall recenUy.
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    59 13 A Sin C a»ore Tra*tk>n trolley-bus crashed l*to a steel I nd r ln K Vlct a Street, near Jalan Sultan, this mornlnr. Passengers were badly bumped tmt none were hurt. A passenger was att«m»Un* U. board the bus when the crash oocwNd. This picture, Uken «oon after the accident,
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  • 212 13 Diet Gamely Charging Armed Police. (From O«r Own Correspondent.) Kwk Lumpur, June 10. A lorry load of armed poHce constables went Into action In Kuala Lumpur this morning to capture an escaped buffalo which seriously injured a railway coolie and chased citiiens op aad down the
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  • 99 13 Italian Merchants Remain Hopeful. Enquiries made by the Straits, Times yesterday regarding the effect of sanctions show that not a single Italian Importer has been forced out of business in Singapore, although the League of Nations measures were enforced In the Colony, nearly eight rrTmths ago.
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  • 89 13 Last Week's Return* For Singapore. There were 2W deaths— 1M males and 124 females— In Singapore laat week, giving a rate of 30.24 per mllle per annum. This shows an Increase compared with the 26.28 In the preceding week and 23.01 In the corresponding week of last
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  • 61 13 It Is understood that medals will be presented to the following military and civilian recipients by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government at the King's Birthday Parade on the Singapore Padang on Tuesday. June 23: Miss Gertrude Owen— M ßE. Major A. J. Beverldge— O B E
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  • 56 13 Four well-known residents of Selangor celebrated their Silver Weddings on Saturday.— Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Baker, of Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Buxton. of Buklt Tunggu estate. Banal Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Buxton came out to Malaya (or the first Ume on the P. and
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  • 162 13 MISS MARY STIRLING. Hopes To Become A Film Star. Socially, thle is one of the busiest weeks of the season, wrote Corisande" in the Evening Standard of May 36. A good cocktail party was a prelude to a couple of dances for debutante* and the Derby Ball at Groavenor House
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  • 52 13 News has been received in Ipoh that the Loke Yew Scholarship for study at Hong Kong University has been awarded to Liew Why Hone, a student of the Anderson School, Ipoh. son of Towkay Liew Fatt Weng, of Menglembu, Why Hone has been preparing for the Queen's Scholarship examination for
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  • 233 13 $21,027 Net Last Year. A trading profit, after providing for a loss (amount not stated) by a subsidiary, of $137,034 for the financial year ended Feb. 29. 1936. is shown by the report and accounts of Raffles Hotel, Ltd.. Issued yesterday. Of this profit a sum of
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  • 121 13 The Malaya branch of the Chartered Surveyors' Institution held its first annual dinner at the Adelphi Hctel on Tuesday. I The branch cl. airman. Mr H. C. ■jAtkin- Berry D.5.0., M.C., F. 5.1., pre- Mded and there were 29 members and guests present. Among the guests
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  • 1207 14 SILVER MONK'S FIRST WIN FOR 18 MONTHS. Duval Saddles Three Winners For Mr. Van Tooren. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 10. A FEATURE of the second day of the Selangor Turf Club Summer meeting:, was the success of
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    25 14 The Middlesex Regiment scored their first major sporting triumph m Singapore when they won the Malaya Command water polo competition on Tuesday Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 170 14 ENGLAND OUT OF LUCK. U.S.A. Win First Match For Westchester Cup. London, June 10. 1 MERICA won the first of the three polo matches for the Westchester Cup at Hurlingham today by ten goals to nine. England were most unlucky not to equalise In the final
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  • 82 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jane It. •yHK condition of W. A. Turner, the Australian jockey who was injured at the races in Kuala Lumpur last week when his pony Great Joy fell dead, is more hopeful than was at first thought. The
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  • 60 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 9. Twelve pairs competed in the American tennis tournament held on the grass courts of the Sungel UJong Club in aid of the funds of St. Mark's Church. Seremban. The winners were Mrs. Ackrlll and M. Sakata. The tennis was followed
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  • 28 14 The Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, annual athletic sports will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4. starting at 4 p.m. each day.
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  • 424 14 KEEN CONTEST FOR CHAMPIONSHIP. I. Vass Takes The Title By A Single Point. I. VASS won the individual championship of the St. Anthony'* Boys' School by a single point from C'hoone Kui Sen at Jalan Bcsar Stadium yesterday. It was St. Anthony's twenty second annual meeting.
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  • 229 14 Lawn Tennis Buchan And Wise Win Two Love Sets. T^HE following ties were played off In the TangUn Club lawn tenn.s tournament yesterday: Open Mixed Doubles Mrs. Marriott and Palmer beat Mr. and Mrs. Seth 6—2, 7—5. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson beat Miss Scott Daiglelsh and
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  • 104 14 The results of yesterday's matches in the Padmore Shield competition for the Singapore Billiards champ lr> nship were as follows: Kok Cheng Moh (Amicable A. A > beat Lim Ci.eng Ban (J C S A.) by 300 to 248. Tan Thean Talc IS.C.RC.I beat M. Anclano (St.
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  • 465 15 WEAK S. C. C. TEAM STARTED WELL. Hollingworth And Lawrence Get Air Force Goals. K.A.F. 3; S.C.C 0. T*HE Air Force put themselves two points ahead of the Chinese at the top of the First Division yesterday by defeating the S.C.C.
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  • 77 15 (Kr.«m (hir Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. June 10. I understand that F. E. Hutchinson, Johore's centre-half, will not be able to travel to Muar as he has not yet recovered from the injury received in the match againit Singapore when he came Intj collision
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  • 86 15 THURSDAY, JUNE 11. Soccer: Div 2, H.M.S. Terror vs. Chinese II at Anson Road SUdlum; Div 3, M P.H vs. Medical Services at 8.R.C.; Friend- lies, B.C.C. II vs. Port Canning n at S CO.; 8t Joseph's H vs. St Andrew's II at St Andrew's; Bata Shoe F.C.
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    18 15 The RAF. water polo team who were beaten in the Command nnal by the Middlesex. Straits Times Photograph.
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  • 422 15 GUNNERS GO TO THE TOP. R.A.O.C. Fail At Tanglin Against Skins. T*WO matches were played in the 1 Second Division yesterday, the Gunners and Skins taking f«H points from the MMdleae* and R.A.O.C. respectively. By virtue of their win the Gunners move to the top
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  • 27 15 THIRD DIVISION Showing superiority in all departments the Chinese in beat the Y.M.C.A. by five clear goals in a third division encour^er on the S.H.B. -ground yesterday.
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  • 111 15 (From Our Own Correspondent; London. June 10. The following are results for tbe first day erf the Association of British Malaya golf tournament played at Sandwich. gt— Us MM ptay: F. N. HrM««i 11—11—70. J. Strattoa-Ferrier, 83— 10— T3. J. Crabb-Watt. 80— 5— 75. The following also
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  • 608 15 English Cricket. Dempster And Verity Head The Averages. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 1. riAROLD Gimblett. the much-dis-f* cussed young Somerset batsman, rill, barring the unforeseen, go to Australia next September as a member >f the M.C.C. touring team. He is second in the
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  • 22 15 St. Patrick's School beat a wea M.P.H. tide, at Soccer on the acho< ground by four goals to three.
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  • 583 15 Joe Lee Not Leaving More Boxing Why Not Title Fights Yet?— Gauder And Quee Should Be Given A Chance. Conducted by "LE1GHT0N." •THOSE who play soccer and those who watch will be pleased to know there is still some uncertainty as to whether one of our best
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    • 121 16 Do Pre-Views 'Come Under The Eagle Eye To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Recently a film was shown at the Victoria Theatre entitled "The Silent Passenger." For some time previous a pre-vue of this film was shown in which there was a scene depleting the opening
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    • 334 16 A Few Inquiries About International Financiers. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Your correspondent C. J B. Is at it again with his bogey "the International financiers." who are preventing the printing presses of the nations from getting to work to create fresh money. Who are
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    • 712 16 Does Chiang Represent The Popular View? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Must or must not China resist Japan, and can Marshal Chiang save China Before attempting to answer those questions we need to understand the present situation In China, her relations with her neighbour
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    • 153 16 There Should Be Thought For Neighbours. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— I presume the majority of the public are music lovers and I am one of them. If your neighbour possesses <i radio set you will have the advantage of sharing some nice selections broadcasting
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  • 209 16 Cannot Pay Fines Or Compensation. For stealing a car. belonging to Mr. W. T. Smith, rrom River Valley Road at 10.30 p m. on June 7. and driving it without a licence. Gunner Samuel Ross, of the Second Heavy Battery. Changl, was fined sums totalling
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  • 487 16 'THE following publications were Issued or received by the Department of Statistics. S.S. and F.M.8., during the period May 30-June 5, 1936, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the public resident
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  • 674 16 Government Help In Fusion. The Penang Spoits Clvb formed by the fusion of tiie Cricket Club and the Golf Clvb is to be assisted by a loan of $65,000 from Government. The loan will be at 3 per cent, interest, and repayable in forty
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  • 173 16 Another Capture By Johore Customs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 9. Llew Ah Seow and Chai Ah "Lau were yesterday each fined $1,300, or six months' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. W. G. Reeves, in the Penggarang Court, when they pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting
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  • 165 16 Ambitious Plans For Development. An Australian-made film. "Throughbred," starring Helen Twelvetrees. arrived at Singapore by the Qar.isu plane from Australia. It Is the first complete film to b? teal from Australia by air. It Is being taken on to England by the Imperial plane which left yesterday.
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  • 416 17 Millions Of Tons. OPTION HELD BY JAPANESE. That Japanese interests are anxious to extend the scope of their Iron-ore mining operations In the Malay Peninsula is indicated by the report, mentioned to a telegram to the Straits Times on Tuesday, that a Japanese syndicate has negotiated
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  • 93 17 The secretary and staff of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Bomay Life Assurance Co., Ltd.. were at home on Friday last to Mr. A. S. Nalr, one of the special agents of the company In Malaya, to bid farewell to him on the eve of his departure for Sirgapore
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  • 65 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 8. Alleged to have stolen money and Jewels from the house of the District Officer at Jitra, Kedah. a Malay, Mohamed bin Talip. who was arrested by the Seremban Police, appeared before the local magistrate. Mr. M. J. Hayward,
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  • 215 17 Alibi Plea "A Tissue Of Lies." A suggestion that a quarrel over a woman of the streets was the motive for accusations of two offences was not accepted by Mr. Trevor D. Hughes, second magistrate on Tuesday when Ng Ah Yee appeared on charges of posing
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  • 201 17 He Returned And Asked For Pardon. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 9. How a Tamil youth absconded after collecting a sum of money, and later went back to his employer to ask for pardon, was tcld before Mr. J. Calder. In the Kuala Lumpur Police
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  • 150 17 Proposed Revision Of Rules. At a meeting of the committee of the Straits Chinese British Association Mr. K. I. Tan's letter accepting nomination as a member of the Chinese Advisory Board was tabled. The chairman (the Hon. Mr. Tay Llan Teck) Informed the meeting that Mr. Tan's
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  • 108 17 SEREMBAN BIGAMY CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 9. A sentence of three months' simple Imprisonment from the date of arrest was pronounced by Mr. Justice Altken, In the Seremban Supreme Court today. In the case In which a Chinese woman, Ng Thlam Chin, was
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  • 180 17 Chinese Who Did Not Pay Duty In Johore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 9. Before Shaikh Abu Bakar bin Tahya. Second Magistrate, Long Boo was charged with attempting to evade payment of duty of SO cents on a pair of rubber shoes valued at
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  • 113 17 Special Facilities For Motorists. No effort Is spared by the Direction General lor Touring in Italy In attracting the foreign tourist particularly since the beginning of the Abyssinian conflict. The April number of "Travel In Italy," the official tourist news organ, which we have received, gives Information
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  • 83 17 Mr. L. V. J. LaviUe As Legal Adviser. The following appointments are notified In the Kedah Government Gazette Mr. L V. J. LaTllle, M.C.S., to be Legal Adviser. Mr. R B. Homer, who has been seconded for service In Kedah, to be Assistant Superintendent of Surveys, Kullm. Mr.
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  • 115 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 9. Sentence of one year's rigorous Imprisonment, ~to be followed by three years' police supervision, was passed by Mr. J. Calder. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, on a Malay. Leeman bin sfdik, who pleaded guilty to the theft
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  • 88 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 8. The marriage took place in Kuala Lumpur of Mr. Ng Ah Loong, of tha Electrical Department, Kuala Lumpur, formerly, of Seremban. with Miss Ooh Chee Wan. sister of Mr. Goh Khong Fook, a well-known Selangor miner. A dinner was held a:
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  • 244 17 Dr. Withers Payne To Give Evidence. Further evidence was recorded on Tuesday before Mr. L. B. Oftfton. Criminal District Judge, in the case in which How Seng Kuan, a tout, is charged with perjury. Mr. T. Talukdar gave evidence, saying that he was a witness for
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  • 100 17 £30,800,000 Collected. Dr. Goebbels. German Minister of Propaganda, recently handed to Herr Hitler a report on the Winter Relief Fund for 1935-36. It stated that the sum of £30.800,000 was collected for the benefit of the poor and needy this winter. This was £250,000
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  • 508 17 Event For Malayans On Leave. The Empire Summer School of the Royal Empire Society always draws many visitors from overseas and an attractive and Instructive programme has been arranged for the fourth School, to be held at Bristol University from Friday, July 24, to Friday, July
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  • 115 17 Chinese Driver Causes A Crash. Driving round a corner at a speed said to be 25 to ~0 miles an hour. Lee Keng Chan crashed into a car driven by Mr. C. H. V. Chapman, of the Singapore Naval Base, at Admiralty Road on Mar. 13. In
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  • 67 17 The managing com/nitue of the Tamils Reform Association, Singapore, has decided to hold an anniversary celeb ation in the first week of July. With a view to bettering the financial resources or the association special subscriptions are to be nlsatf from members who volunteer to pay
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    • 17 17 gwr. j| I |-l''hif.'.l'>HWM JT!l iTCirn^flrllfl /ftrvP BgfltaglglßMlig^g^gl \NSJr m^T-sm agflßg^B g« i^gfitjH PHONE: CAMERON HIGHLANDS 36.
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    • 251 17 HE'S A DIFFERENT 4^\ MAN- W*l ">1 now that he sleeps ivell t& Here's letter from a business man: "After a very hard and high-pressure day at the office fl V v^^ I always used to feel too excited and alert to manage to I get to sleep peacefully.' A
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  • 977 18 Wolseley And MG Successes At Penang Car Companies To Manufacture Aero Engines —A New Rolls On the back page today appears a photograph of Wolseley Hornet and a Wolseley 14 owned by the brothers Messrs. Urn Khye Seng and Lim Khye Su who won the first
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  • 361 18 IF BRITAIN MAKES PACT WITH GERMANY. REPORTED ANXIETY IN MOSCOW. An Anglo-German entente would have the effect of throwing Soviet Russia Into the arms of Italy, says a Moscow report. The anxiety felt In Moscow concerning a possible Anglo-German understanding Is causing Soviet officials to throw out
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  • 358 18 Science To Aid Those About To Marry. A nation-wide public advisory service for those about to be married might be one of the results of the work of the Human Heredity Bureau, the first Institution of Its kind, which has been set up In London. It
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  • 308 18 /"•APTAIN Euan Wallace. Secretary of tho Overseas Trade Department, stated at a luncheon of the British Chambr ef Commeorce In Paris recently that fresh trade agreement between Britain and France was "in process of conclusion." He explained that the agreement was an established
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  • 449 18 Strong: Criticism By Lord Cecil. London, May 22. Lord Tyrrell. 69-year-o!d head of the Board of Film Censors. Is again presuming to dictate to the public what they shall be shown on the films the affairs In the political field (says tne Star). Today It was
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  • 724 18 SIR M. HAN KEY TELLS OF DEFENCE CHIEF'S PROBLEMS. War-Time "Industrial Conscription." DEFENCE OF THE PRIVATE MANUFACTURE OF ARMS. A NSWERING questions regarding industrial conscription in time of wir, Sir Maurice Hankoy. Secretary to the Cabinet and Secretary to the Committee of Imperal Defence, in his evidence before the Arms
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  • 43 18 All On Leave Of Absence. All Italian employees of the Rock Hotel at Gibraltar were given leave or absence for the period of the Negus'r stay recently. Plain-clothes police kept continuous watch over the hotel and neighbourhood.
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  • 57 18 Mr. Justice Macltlnnon. commentlns at Dorset Assizes, Dorchester, on remarks concerning assistance given to discharged prisoners said: "In recent years, when unemployment was so rife. It often occurred to me that It was very much easier for a discharged prisoner to get employment than a person
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  • 23 18 Figures issued o May 26 shnow that there are 12,363 more men employed on Tyneslde than a year ago.
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    • 37 18 BOSCH SPARKING PLUGS THREE FOR ALL! THREE TYPES OF BOSCH-SPARKING PLJGS INSTEAD OF 60 OR MORE.... AND SERVICE 90% OF THE CARS ON THE ROAD SOLE AGENTS FAR EAST MOTORS SUPPLY 57 ORCHARD ROAD. SINSAPORE, PHONE 4526.
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    • 85 18 USE THE SPARK PLUGS CHAMPIONS use Yfrtfrfc Nothing short of proved excellence can explain the world leadership of Champion Spark Plugs. Nothing short of proved performance can explain their use by practically all racing champions. Nothing short of Champion's Extra-Range and exclusive sillimanite insulators can result in the dependable service
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  • 284 19 ROME PLAN TO MAKE THEM IMMORTAL. Orders have been Issued that Mussolini's proclamation that Abyssinia Is part of the Italian Empire shall be Immortalised In stone and scattered broadcast over Italy. Marble tablets with the leader's fiery words establishing the empire are to be set Into
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  • 35 19 A Deaf and Dumb Rover Scout. George Biddle, aged 24, of the 154th Glasgow (Handicapped) Group has been awarded the Silver Cross for gallantry by the Boy Scouts Association lor rescuing a woman from drowning.
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  • 379 19 DIALLING SHIPS AT SEA. the effect of which is that the wheel In the radio cabin of a particular ship will only be turned through the necessary 17 divisions If the three separate Impulses, adding up to this figure, are each ot the right number and received In the right
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  • 430 19 "Impossible To Withhold Them." me recovery of Germany's tort colonies Is an essential part of the Naxl programme according to a booklet mbllshed In Berlin with official approval. It Is entitled "Colonies or not? Th« attitude of the party and the State towards the
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  • 181 19 Suggestion In South African Senate. Cape Town. The restoration of the Cameroons and Tanganyika to Germany was suggested by Senator Vlsser, Vice-Presi-dent of the Senate. Mr. Visser was Introducing a motion urging the Union to take the Initiative In establishing a Pan-African League under the supervision
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  • 117 19 Effect Of Anaesthetics On Blondes. Mr. Donald Blatchley, a London doctor, believes that Monde people are more likely to be affected by an anaesthetic than others. In the British Medical Journal he describes how a girl of four and a half, whose heart had stopped beating for three
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  • 270 19 Widow Of Ex-Leader Of Agapemonites Sect. Taunton May 21 With impressive rites held In great secrecy Mrs. Smytn-Plgott. widow of John Hugh Smyth-Plgott, the former leader of the Agapemonites sect, was buried at the sect's "Abode of Love" at Spaxton, near here, today. All
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  • 366 19 U.S. PLANS MASTERY OF AIR IN THE EAST. May Operate ChinaEurope Line. America plans air domination of the Far East, intends to capture Britain's huge potential market in China, operate airlines from there to Europe, oust British aircraft from Australia, rays the Dally Express. China has already "gone American" In
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  • 85 19 The following advice on sliming was given by Dr. James S. McLater, president of the American Medical Association, in a speech to doctors in Kansas City. Freak reducing diets are dangerous. You should eat three wellbalanced meals a day, but cut cut down on
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  • 179 19 "Boy" Becomes GirL The case of the woman athlete who has become a man alter two special operations at Charing Cross Hospital is not the first of its type dealt with at the Institution. It Is understood that more than a score of operations, similar to
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  • 69 19 Commenting on the reply of Sir Henry Gullett, Australian Minister for Trade and Customs on June 6 to Japan's request for Australia's /e-con-slderatlon of the tariff Increase on Japanese merchandise, Tokio newspapers declare that the invocation of the "Trade Safeguarding Law" against Australian goods
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    • 117 19 THE IMPROVED STANDARD OF INF ANT DEVELOPMENT HEALTH IN RECENT TEARS.. f Vide ateJf StdftsttVcs) £ffwff^^j«4e^K. s largely <^ ue lo ihe wider use of ihe scieniific melhodof infant o|j£k idMflftl feeding as ad- dP^S? vocated in the r- J»^ Allenbur ys ■A System w The Allenburys System of Infant
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  • 138 20 Mr. J. T. Tosswill and friends on the lawn Mr. John Ford, (centre) and others watching the horses coming up the Home straight. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Crush and friend Messrs. Llm Khye Seng and Llm Khye Su with their Wolseley cars which won the reversing
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    • 140 20 The Perfume of Subtle Charm 'SNOWCRETE' WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT SNOWCRETE MIXTURES t 4 rift IKbbi mpH^Lv ■Kb Hi! iL'i'i^r aft ess IH ■j/HH'l it |4|i I W Concrete made with "Snowcrete" Mixture provides a decorative medium as suitable for intricate moulded units as for vast wall areas. The character of
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    • 5 20 PHOSFERINE^A GREATEST OF j£ ALLTONICS^S
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    • 16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGEB THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936 No. 28.
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    • 1396 1 THE STORY OF A KEY AN INVASION RESOURCEFUL HOUSEBOY— THOUGHTLESS HUSBA>™ ONE day last week I lost the key of the store-cupboard. Even the boy, who is a veritable sleuth-hound over lost property, failed to unearth it and I was faced with a day of
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      53 1 LADY CALDECOTT, wife of tbe Governor of Hong Kong, caught by the Strait* Tlraas photographer on her arrival in Singapore from Home on tbe Corfu. During her brief stay here, before resuming her voyage to H«ng Kong, Lady CaMecotl stayed at "Mallaig," ana was able to meet a number of
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      • 97 1 Fashions, Society, Gossip. (C^h J TWf.ni 17TQ I W WHAT ARE TWIGLETS? Twiglets are delicious little 111 savoury sticks. With a glass 111 of sherry, at the cockrai' W hour, and at dinner gather >^B mgshaveTwigleti— they are I irresistible. Packed in air- A— S I /^raSfe-^s tight cartons they
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      • 52 1 Homes, Children, Cookery. -W-dHH-f^l^' feMA -fILM 9 UJBuIMMiIuMB |^ri «Jh^bß B^ «fl_Bt> BuwTSDlßunL^uwiLEuaßulußuXXjßflH vC v J^^^^^^ •^jA^^P lff^Lwlril_WfT^^"sßjtr^j»uß ISv' \i (Ml Ip TTgJgTgf F^/iv f »y» y i^'*'^i*Vn^2>H»Su^u#o *luE?Bub^K Mil u^uw' V m J^t^^W^ffv fV*r\Jß u^B V* •''.Vj v f sL^^uß>OfiuVfiL Ju^u^ui u^ul I r^^^ f sv- Wl\ TT*i \M
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    • 420 2 Trousseau Of A Young Bride Of Today. MODERN CREATIONS BY A FAMOUS PARIS HOUSE. DESIGNS AND DESCRIPTION SPECIALLY SUPPLIED FOR THE STRAITS TIMES. THE house of Francevramant, Avenue Matignon, Paris, created the gowns illustrated here for a very young 1 bride, and as Francevramant (although a relative newcomer on the
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      • 265 2 1 THE JEW, JFRIG I DAI RE UW AUc "METER-MISER" B^ This generous offer to i »H residents in Malaya will enable more people to enjoy I^^^^^^^^^^^ B refrigeration comfort and fiSß^B^^^^m^ '^Sml security. Absolutely no deposit. 4 years' guarantee. Urn food safety ihdic atorlmijujJ Read it«ms below and Buy,
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      508 3 Il-Preparing Pussy For The Show. By Kit-Kat M IN view of the forthcoming M.A.H.A. Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur it may interest cat lovers to know how to prepare Pussy for the Show. Many prizes are being offered for Siamese, Persian or 1 ordinary pets. If you have a
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    • 22 3 Suet may be kept quite fresh for some time If it lc chopped up roughly and sprinkled with a little granulated sugar.
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      21 3 Flowered taffeta fashions this charming gown for the garden party or formal afternoon engagements The collar and sleeves are very effective.
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    • 466 3 Java Cabbages Now Available. By "Housewife." Singapore, June 9. When buying poultry from the local markets the housi-wife should keep In mind the fact that birds which have been cooped up for any length of time deteriorate greatly in condition. In order to avoid this happening,
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    • 28 3 The brown discoloration marks which appear on fireproof oven dishes during cooking may be removed by applying common salt with a damp cloth while the dish is hot.
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    • 175 3 BUT THE GIRLS ARE DEFIANT. While London women, influenced by the recent Chinese Art Exhibition at Burlington House, are imitating Chinese fashions, hundreds of girls in Canton are threatened with imprisonment for wearing European styles or foreign textiles. A recent Hong Kong telegram to the
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      28 3 "Wealthy Widow"— A piecoe of ribbed slraw. The top is filled in with black veiling: spotted with white chenille. The effect Is very luxurious Model by Derek Skefflncton.
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      • 327 3 OTHERS^ hildren often Buffer from m»lrition, not because of insuffilt food bat because of vrrong 1 Many foods are unsuited to ng children. They do not give m the kind of nourishment I need. octors who specialize in disea of children in New York, capo, San Francisco and other minent
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      • 141 3 IHREI SHADE* "**^*^^V^ RoseJ Cream x@Bwv«t x fl Mtura. Dod« 4k S*rmour. Ltd. w I PIMM Mod me he. ..m pi. of Poodi Powdn. \J 7) Check choke of colour: jfS N.ruttU* «UthiCn*. Rom C.c.» ?r —Z^* powder? Safeguard Yourself X\ ISj^k /i with Odorono 'fl^W A daily bath or
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    • 779 4 Singapore Prices And Produce In Season. (Special to the Strait* Times.) FRUITS. Dcaerlptton. Approximate ptmm* Nataa. Apple* (greeD) Oa ctt. each Excellent. Bauana* (red) ol',4 M each Rather scarce. B*n>n«j (green) 01 each Excellent Banana* (yellow) OS for 10 Ver food. Chtcoes 02 each Ripe and iwwt.
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    • 133 4 Y.W.C. A. NOTES. A class which should appeal to many women in Singapore Is starting on Saturday, at 10 a.m. at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay. This will be a course ct ten lessons in European cooking. The teacher will be Mrs. W. A. Vennlng. She will be assisted by Miss
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    • 595 4 Old Prejudice That Can B Ignored. OUR INQUIRY BUREAU. My children always wear canvas topped and rubber soled shoes in this country. They seem more comfortable than leather shoes when worn without stockings, and are decidedly less expensive, but I have noticed lately that their feet
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      • 194 4 "It makes and keeps me fit and well" R^^^Jl 'Kepler' Cod Liver Oil l|h^ -O^UbbF,; with Malt Extract, added daily -s»f. to the diet of children, makes f^m «nd keeps them fit and well. T\ TTiis vitalising food is delicious s^*. n aTOur TlC^ ln Vitamins 'rl^lll ""'KEPLER'--W^JP COD wlth
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