The Straits Times, 3 August 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGFS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY. AUGUST 3, 1936 PRICE 10 CENT
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      267 1 SINGAPORE 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE S47IV. ssssssssMs^ »W k are BRILLIANT ECONOMICAL DURABLE BRITISH AND COILED COIL Made by the British Thomson Houston Coy., Ltd. Rugby England. Sole Agents THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KU/&LA LUMPUR. IPS. 4/ KLIM POWDERED WHOLE MILK FOR EVERY EVENT AND ON ANY
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      189 1 RUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. 'PHONE 3633> t OUTSTANDING BARGAINS IN KIDDIES WEAR THE "AVON" M IfcW TWEED OVERCOAT Nn n lfM BROWN AND BLUE IUOU BOYS GREY FLANNEL RERGE KILT RESIZES 000—3 gu|T S|ZES 2_62 6 TACHABLE WHITE COTTON SALE PRICE MMn BODICE NAVY, BROWN. GREEN 4.,, >'»CE» CE
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    SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
    40 2 Singapore Within Outside Without Ma lav a Maliya Postage Monthly S 3»6 t 4.M I 2.50 Quarterly S.M Il»»» 7.M Half Tearly $17 94 «4.»» Vearh S34.M SM.M (MM Note— OalaUttao ehoaaes ahonM tnckad* ir usual bank dkteonst
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    ADVERTISEMENT RATES.
    148 2 The charges and matroethms for CI.ASS1FIFD ADVERTISEMENTS are aa under:— 25 cents per one per Insertion with a minimum charge of 81 per luertlon. There ire approximately six wordi to a Une. Births. Marriages. Deaths, Acknowledgements Ac: ouncemente and P.P.C. cards all) be charged at the rate jf
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      392 2 PRESCOTT.— At the Maternity Hospital. Malacca on Aug. 2. 1936, to Olive (nee Wriaht) wife of J. W. Prescott, the gift of a son. MIU.EN.— To Cynthia, wife of S. J. Millen. P.M. B. Railways, at Ocmas on July 31. 1936— a daughter. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mr. Teo Teow Peng and family
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      766 2 BOARD RESIDENCE Vacancies a* "Lloyd Boose." 2 Ltoyd 84. Mrs. Andrews 2, St Thomas' Wk. Vacancies. BOARD RESIDENCE, terms moderate. Single or double Room. 40, Ozley Road. CAIRN HOLM 35 CralnhUl Road. One single flat available. o-.vn bathroom, long bath. Mod. san. Telephone 4113. TANGLIN HOL'SE. 7, Orange Grove Road
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      811 2 AUCTION NOTICES MORTGAGEES' SALE Of valuable freehold land and houses. To be held at the saleroom of Messrs. Tan Ho Oon Co., Ltd., Nos. 90 St 92 Market Street. Singapore. Oa Thursday. August 6, 1936 at 2.38 p.m. PARTICULARS Lot 1. Nos. 75 to 101 (odd Nos.) Tcmbeltng Road. Singapore,
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      394 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TAYLOR SON Electrical driven Piano In very good order at reasonable price. Any offer. Free Demonstration at, NANG HENG CO., Piano House, 103-5, Seletie Road, Singapore. REMOVAL NOTICE As from Tuesday, Aug.
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      616 2 THE STRAITS TIMES The Straits Times. The Sunday Times. The Singapore Free Press *nd the Straits Budget are available tog sale at the foliowin > agencies:— SINGAPORE Perinayagasamy, 336-Q, Changl Road. R. B. Mohamed Kassun A Co.. 14. milestone Seletar. R.A.P. Canteen. Seletar. Keppel Road Railway Station. K. P. Paklr
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      421 2 KELANTAN. Our Shop. Kota Baliru. Mohd. Amln Bros. Kuala Krai. POBT SAID. Simon Arts Store. PALEMBANG. Toko "Hoakl. v." 153 Pasrar Straat. POST DICKSON. Oriental News Agcr.cy. 8. M>m Street G. Scth Dlraviam. Port D!rk.-on Club. TAI'AII. Motor Garage C0.^35 Station Road. Railway Bookstall. CAMERON BUT > WIH Foh Cheong
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      709 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES TENINSI'LAR AND ORIENTAL S N. CO I N'DKP. CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EASI MAIL SERVICE OUTWAHD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN/ AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 1936 CHITRAL 15.000 Aug 1' BHUTAN
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      624 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles. Louden. Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail I SLWA MARU 10.700 Aug 5 6 I FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Aug. 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 Sept. 2 3 Z TERUKUNI MARU
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      578 3 *T..^J| "7/ An excellent opportunity to vfeit BANGKOK SAIGON Angkor Prom Penh SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUIS by the new and modern M/S "ERRIA" 14,70* Tons Displacement CRUISE ITINERARY About Leave Singapore Aug. IS Arrive Bangkok Aag. 19 Leave Bangkok Aug. 28 Arrive Saigon Aug. 38 Leave Saigon «ept. 1 Arrive Singzporc
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      187 3 [PRESIDENT LINERSj Tourist Class E AMERICAN STYLE £72.0.8 SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA GREATEST ADVANCE IN TOURIST CLASS LUXURY. i Beautiful public rooms: Swimming poo.— Talking Motion Pictures. Delicious cieals v Hot and cold running water In each Stateroom. Cabins for two or more passengers witn real beds Modern ventilation
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      1084 3 THE BLUE RNK LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co (ID2=) Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd., and China Mutual The Cunard Wh'te Slar ltd. Sleam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship 'o ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., LW. Thi Australian Orients! Line Ltd. The China Navigation Co., Ltd. The Irrawaddy
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    POSTS OF ENTRY.
    249 4 pine Restrictions On Foreign Shipping. i \\s ,-!s would b^ prohibited from loading or unloading cargo at .er than ports of entry In the Philippines if a bill soon to be recomnended by the committee on navigaUon is parsed by the national assembly at Manila. The committee
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      PASSENGERS
      295 4 The following passengers Tor Malaya are in the Nieuw Zeeland which is due to arrive from Australia on Aug. 10: Mr. R. Arneil, Mrs. R. Arneil, Mr. J. S. Barton, Mr. L. B. Bickford, Mrs. L. B. Bickford, Mrs. H. H. Birkholm, Miss B. Birkholm, Miss D. Birkholm, Mr.
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      TYPHOON STRIKES AMOY.
      36 4 Hong Kong. Aug. 3. I The South China Coast was struck jby a severe typhoon yesterday, Amoy and Swatow being worst hit. Heavy damage to small shipping is reported.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      M.V. VICTORIA
      50 4 The Lloyd Triestino vessel Victoria, is due here at daylight on Wednesday, from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Manila. She will benh alongside the SH B wharves and Is expected to sail again the same day at 12 noon for Colombo. Bombay. Aden. Massaua. Port Said, Naples and Genoa.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      105 4 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Monday, August 3. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected U arrive. tn trance Gedowu Gate Main V/harf Hong Peng }8 3 Antcnor BurgcnUnd 1 1 Eumacus Japanese Prince 7 Empire Dock Taybtoik 34 Kajai.g 3R .< Lima Maru KEPPEL HAKBOUII Main Wharf Lch Dolphin. Lch Alice
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      172 4 Correspondence lor transmission by jUi "via Netherlands" must be specially »t:d clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Today. Wettem Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Eummeus) .-I P-m China (generally) Hclhow (Etomaeusl J P m Hongkong (Eumaeus) -.1 Pm. Pamangkat. Sambas Slngkawang (Boclongan) J P- m Pontlanak (Raub) 1
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      AIR MAILS.
      197 4 THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE AIR MAILS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 12. Irengganu (Parcels only) (Mahidol) 1.30 p.m. Dunsun. Kcmaman and Kemasek (Mah.doli 2 p.m. Djiunbl St K. Toengkal (Toba) 3 p.m. Medan (Both) Muntok St Palembang (Thedens) 3 p.m. Thursday, August 6.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      117 4 Mails from Europe etc. (Amsterdam) dispatched on July 29. by air (Netherlands. Time of arrival uncertain. Mails from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected tomorrow, Aug. 4. by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General deltvery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Mails from Netherlands Indies
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    TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION DEATH
    31 4 TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION DEATH EERENDER— On July Jl. 19J« at the European HnplUl, KoU Bthru. L. M. Bcrennr manager of Singapore Cold Storage Co.' Ltd., Kota Bhani, Kelantan. Aged 49.
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    BRITISH SHIPPING DECREASE.
    373 4 2l2 l 4 Million Tons In Ten Years. Startling facts about Britain's shipping position are disclosed in the statistical tables of Lloyds Register Book for 1936-37, just published. It contains a detailed record of more than 31.000 merchant vessels now In service throughout the world. The tables
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    DELIVERY OF MAILS IN LONDON.
    23 4 Mall dispatched from Singapore on July 10 by Karapara was delivered in London on Aug. 3 ((24 days).
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    MARECHAL JOFFRE.
    37 4 The Marechal JolTre Is expected to arrive from Saigon tomorrow at 6 a.m. and sail on the same day at noon for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles. She will berth at the S.H.B. wharves.
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    MARNIX VAN SINT ALDEGONDE.
    35 4 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch I Mail liner, m.s. Marnix van Sirt Aldegonde will berth alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves tomorrow at noon and sail Uie same afternoon for Java
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR.
    149 4 Arrived from N.E I. by KNlLMplanee PK-AFJ July 28, Miss Coon, Mr. Becker, Dr. J. Heslinga. Mr. and Mrs. 3ordon Phelps and 2 children. Minah. Left for N.E I. by KNILM-p!am PKAFJ July 29. Mr. Oudraad. Miss Coon Mr. Caruth. Mr. and Mrs I Bowman Arrived from
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    CLEARANCES
    14 4 •Aug. 3: Marclla. Perak (Brit); Kllat (Dut.); Alcldes (Nor.). Aug. 4: Forafric (Brtt
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      432 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In F.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS. F.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight S433— f»iw«e s<»l. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. Incorporated in England) CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VIII MAY 1937. Early Booking U strongly advised. Travel CANADIAN PACIFIC. fares singapore;europe First and Cabin class from
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      391 4 II wff fe ftff l rSiIJ B H*r£ IS^lf Ti^M fc^fl ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (Incorporated in U.G A> BOSTON. NEW YORK 4 BALTIMORE Via t'ArK OK GOOD lIOPK. Due STEEL INVENTOR A»g. 21 Aug. it TUSCALOOSA CITY S:-pt 23 P« M STEEL NAVIGATOR Oct 23 O A ZB STEEL SEAFARER
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      291 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE. Todav H W. 11.24 a.m. 8.6 ft.; 1C.38 p.m. u. W. 4.48 a.m. 1.2 ft.: P»4.5 ft. Tueadav. August 4. H. W. 1151 a.m. 8.8 ft.; 11. 20 p.m. L W. 5.21 a.m. 0.8 ft.: 5.15 p.m. 3.8 ft. Wednesday. August S. H. W. 12 20 p.m.
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      138 4 Malayan Meteorological Service Dally Weather Reoort. Stations Yesterday Last night I Max. Rainfall Bright Min temp. Ins Sunshine temp 1 •r hrs. *F West c>ast. Alor Star 88 Nil 0.8 75 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 Nil 4.9 74 Sitiawan 90 Nil 6.5 74 I Biftit Jeram 90 Nil 3.5 70
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    WHAT IS ON TODAY I
    267 5 THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to uive readers a comprehensive summary ot entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Cocktail dance. 6.30 8.15 p.m. Informal dlnr.er
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    AMUSEMENT PARKS. DANCE HALLS. ETC.
    90 5 Sln;apor<!: GREAT WORLD CABARET: Tea dance, Night dance 9.30-midnight NEW WORLD CABARET: Night [cance, 9.30-midnight^ Seremban: N.S DANCE HA1.1.: Darcinu 9—12 Dance hostesses, first class band. SHIRT. Racine Third and last day of Penang Autumn Meeting. Cricket: Singapore vs. Malacca (2nd day) at S.C.C. 11
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    PROTECTION FROM GAS ATTACKS.
    349 5 i INSTRUCTION WITH MOBILE VANS. I Major H. S. Blackmore, medical adviser to the Air Raid Precautions Department of the Home Office, assisted by officers of the Metropolitan Police, conducted a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police College, Colindale, of mobile gas chambers which are to be
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    NEW RAIL STATION IN LONDON.
    225 5 Imperial Airways' Plan Favoured. Westminster City Council, at theli last meeting, had before them a report from the law and parliamentary committee, stating that they had considered a letter from the Southern Railway Company saying that ihey desire to j grant to Imperial Airways, Limited,
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    WHY DIE AT 50? Doctor Advises Overhaul At 45.
    231 5 WHY DIE AT 50? Doctor Advises Overhaul At 45. Outspoken comments on unnecessary deaths before 50, and on the need for physical culture as against sports, are made by Dr. Charles E. Goddard. Medical Officer of Health for Wembley. In his report for 1935. Dr. Goddard retires In August after
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    JOHORE STUDENTS AT DINNER.
    325 5 They Are Proud Of Their State. Their love lor their biutj *ju; stressed by tne speakers at the first annual dinner ol tne Johore Students' Union, held at the Sea View Hotel on Saturday. About tnir^y people were present, most of thein representing the two premier
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      356 5 YOUR HOLIDAY'S jr.-- .^..A,- HAPPIEST MUSICAL COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT! T A. The World's Favourite I i JBFJ\ Comedy Team In Their Newest ptflH j^ 7 X* Full Length Musical Jubilee UZJHB^BMtafI^HUB&c2| STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY as vagabond lovers amongst the gypsies in 'The BOHEMIAN GIRL' Metro Goldwyn Mayer Picture Matinee Today
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      177 5 GREAT WORLD CABARET ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY TEA DANCE TODAY, FROM 5.30 TO 8 P.M. ADMISSION FREE THE NEW WORLD CABARET TEA DANCE (Admission Free) TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY AFTER DINNER DANCES (ADMISSION 50 CTS.) EVERY NIGHT FROM 9. P. M. TO MIDNIGHT MARLBOROUGH I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 STOCK "educated wife" i inninATiny
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      227 5 Today 's Crossword Puzzle inn B pIT W7W 7 fi |i M'— m W. g| ,2 m 19 M 2O 1. "I 30 IiFTI 1 3i3+ 3il JC HH ,M^M XT' $M ip ;t^ Wi W;** j^ f t±_ k/ :'v 4.<0 c W3. "^a *P m m* 7 111
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    JERAM RUBBER ESTATES.
    271 6 Forward Sales For 1937 At Over Bd. Vrhe twenty-seventh ordinary general nv ting of the Jeram Rubber Estates. Ltd was held In London on July 22. In proposing the adoption of the i and accounts for the year ended Mar. 31 last Sir Herbert Wright (the chairman!,
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    JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRADE WAR.
    65 6 Tokio, July 18. I In another repercussion of the bitter commercial war between Japan and Australia, which has resulted in an almost complete cessation of trade between the two countries, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha today announced the cancellation of the departure of the s.s. Yamagata Maru for
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    MERLIMAU PEGOH LIMITED.
    2490 6 Rubber Regulation Scheme Should Be Renewed. REPLANTING POLICY OF CAUTION The twenty-sixth annual general meeting of Merlimau Pegoh, Ltd., was held in London on July 22. Mr. G. Klngley. chairman of the company, presiding. In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts the chairman raid: The
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    TRANSPORT RIVALRY DANGER.
    143 6 Viceroy's Warning At Simla Meeting. THE danger of acute rivalry be- tween rail and road transport j in India was emphasised by His 1 Kxcellency the Viceroy when he j opened the Transport Advisory Council session in Simla. His Excellency pointed out that th? tendency of certain
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    BERTAM CONSOL. RUBBER COMPANY.
    535 6 PROSPECT OF IMPROVED RESULTS. The ordinary general neetii Brrtam Consolidated Kubb»r Ltd.. was lirl<2 lr London on Jii" 2.\ Mr. A. P. Hadow itlw cialrman) presided, and in proponing the adoption oi Uu report and accounts ior the year ended Mar. 31, last said that counts
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      402 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in Kngland A.IX 1720) FIRE, MARINE, LIFE. MOTOR CAR, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Chamters. Singapore. APB 1. Glands Made Active and Youthful Vigour Restored In 24 Hours America! Doctor's Discovery Strengthens Blood, Nerves, Body, Memory, Brain, Muicles, and Endurance Better Than Gland
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      311 6 lowed i"Ut'»rd enJ/M vrgy and ambition, particularly gratifying to men and women in mldMp^H die or older ages." And ISH v widely known Italian \BM doctor. Dr. N G. GianTS nlni, recently wrote: H^ "Tired-out, Frail and Shrunken bodies sorely A^jM^^ ied me established •>»- OL I ti in building
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      143 6 THE IMPROVED FOAMITE DUAL-SEAL EXTINGUISHER a AS in the former model, the valve seals l>oth i"' '1* -T* the inner chamber and the nozzle port, with the result that each compartment is i.«oM. s ate^ rom t ie tner nc a s r m tne at KLCjKj«j| mosphere. The mechanism
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      STERLING RUBBER COMPANY RESULTS.
      1248 7 Chembong Surrenders Land To Government. The report of the directors of AngloJava Rubber Co. Ltd. for the year ended Mar. 31, last, which was presented at the annual meeting in London on July 29, states that the working profit was £65,343 to which Is added £13,158
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      EXCHANGES.
      95 7 London, Aug. 1. The following are closing mean rates: Part* 76 964 Athens 528 sellers New York 5.01 9 10 Bucharest 675 sellers Montreal 5.01% P.io 4',i Brussels 28.75' j sellers official Oeneva 15.37.. Belgiade 219 Amsterdam 7.38' 4 Buenos Aires unquoted Milan 63*. Montevideo 38 15/16 Berlin 12.43
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      774 7 U.S.A. STOCK POSITION I PARTIALLY EXPLAINED.! for! near ribhem In their weekly rubber datedHJ July Wilsonß HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the weekHJ owing the fear furtherHJ strike trouble in Akron '.vcHJ refer more fully the be-H came trifle easier business, par-HJ ticularly in the forward positions, lessHJ The for spotHJ
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
      46 7 The Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging NX. report the following outputs for July: Dredge Takuapa No. 1. 685 hours, 180,000 cubic yards, 353 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 2, 650 hours, 180,000 cubic yards, 823 piculs. Estimated value of output $65,000. Mine working costs $39.600
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      RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN.
      13 7 Rahman Hydraulic Tin Ltd's output for July, was 800 pels.
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      606 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated In the Colony ot Hong Kong.) The liability ol member* L limited to the extent and In mariner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 01 the Colony. Authorised Capital 850.000,000 issued and Fully Paid- Up 820,000,000 re Funds:— Sterling 6.500,000 Hor.» Kong
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      614 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated In China by Special Charter) 11. CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. Cable Address: "CHUNGKLO" Telephones: Manager's Office ....6444 General Office 5188 Exchange Depi. 6441 HEAD OFFICE: 50 Hankow Road, Shanghai. Total Resources: 81.342.242.166.35 Chhaese Currency Paid Up Capital: 840.000.000.00 Chinese Currency Reserve Funds: $3,453,591.43 Chinese Currency BOARD OF
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    FRESH JAPANESE DEMANDS.
    124 8 "N. China Must Remain Independent" Shanghai, Aug. 1. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. S. Kawayoe. it Is understood, has made the following demands to the Central Government. The maintenance of the Hopel-Cha-har administration as an Independent regime; The withdrawal of Gen. Sung Cheyuan's 29th Army from the Peiplng—
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    25 8 A fresh exodus of wealthy people from Canton to Hong Kong has begun as a result of the threatening Nanklng■Kwangsi Situation.— Sin Chew Jit Poh
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    24 8 GERMAN GYMNASTS IN TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES. Germany's star performer. Schwarzmann. performing an especially difficult feat in an exercise on the horizontal bar.
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    NEW BADGES FOR AIR FORCE.
    487 8 Puns In Heraldry And Mathematics. WINGED HORSE AND LION. Nine squadrons of the Foyal Air Force now have official badges, designed In collaboration with the College of Heralds and approved by the King. The first badge to be approved was that of No 4 (Army
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    31 8 The Minister of Transport in a House of Commons answer, gave notice of regulations restricting the use. of selected streets in Central London by horse-drawn and other slow-moving traffics.— British Wireless.
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    SIR I. HAMILTON'S PLEA.
    243 8 "MAKE FRIENDS WITH GERMANY." General Sir lan Hamilton, speaking at a British Legion rally at Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire, referred to men on the verge of stampeding Into gas masks," and added When the girls do the same, then Cupid will go oil the deep end, and
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    TEACHING THE BARBER HYGIENE.
    139 8 20,000 People Receiving Lessons In Nanking. Twenty thousand employees and waiters of Nanking barber-shops, teahouses, restaurant, hotels, bath-hcuses and amusement places are receiving a seven-week compulsory training In hygiene and manners on July 6. For two hours daily, these 20.000 "students" sit In the classrooms of
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    36 8 Dr. Wang Chung-hui, former international jurist who acted as mediator in the recent Nanking-Canton jcrtsU, Sin Chew Jit Poh reports, has been offered the posts of vlce-presideiu of the Executive Vuar. and concurrently Minister of Communications.
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      111 8 Model E6CBX 8 -Tube ATWAXER KENT RADIO Also available 6. 7. 9 and 10 tube Models using Metal Tubes Sole Agents Malaya: UNITED RADIO SERVICE 137 Orchard Road. Phone 7112. S.'nTapore Selling Aeenls: II I CARTER CO.. Capilol Budding. LEE A CO.. Batu Pahat. N T. KIAT CO Kuala Lumpur.
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      88 8 I EXMM ll iH Its unique feature is that it Is a -.vSSfil 3'ieet of steel net work, wherein all \y^ tOm/^^ the strands are members and are c7\\jfi 111 Wllr connected rigidly; thus they cannot \jUu/ S I be displaced by the laying or '1 /^t^^Wr' tamping of con-
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      362 8 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATfoN TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies will be ured: <ISH 21.47 Mc 5 (13 97 m GSG 17.79 Mc s (16. 8G m.) 6 20 p.m.— Big Ben. The Leon Wayne Sextet. Springtime Serenade (Valllnl). OldFashioned Rhymes Ackerman. arr. Orooke). Selection, The Dubarry (Mlllockcr>. Tov Soldiers (Krelsler).
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      861 8 GSD 11 75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) U6B 9.51 Mc/s (31.96 m.) 12.35 a.m. Big Ben Noel Coward's music 12.59 a m. Reginald Dixon, at the organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. March. Blaze Away (Holzman) Overture, Poet and Peasant (Suppe) Ooody-Ooody (Malneck) Selection, The Maid of the Mountains (Praser-Slmson) Selection,
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      540 8 7 25 p m. Relay Chinese Theatre. 19.29 Close down. TOMORROW 11.59 a.m. -1.39 p m European programme 11.59 am. Danre music by Roy Fox and his Band 12.29 p.m. Time signal and weather report 12 23 Vocal song memories. 12 49 A Savoy Scottish Medley played by the New
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    NEW HOPE FOR HOLIDAY AIR PASSENGERS.
    240 9 PLANE WRECKAGE FOUND. SEARCH TO BE RENEWED. London, Aug. 1. The aeroplane searching for the missing Jersey airliner has radioed that wreckage has been sighted at Minquier Reef, to the south of Jers»y. It is descending to Investigate. After the discovery of the wreckage
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    BRITAIN IN EAST ASIA.
    117 9 PACTS WITH RUSSIA USELESS." JAPAN "HER ONLY TRUE FRIEND." Tokio, Aug. 2. The London correspondent of the Asahi Shimbun reports that the British Government is apparently planning to bring about Anglo-Japanese co-opera-tion with China's economic rehabilitation as the medium on the basis of the report of
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    RECOGNITION OF THE NEW ABYSSINIA.
    238 9 British Minister Says It Is League Affair. London, July 31. Lord Cranborne, replying to the discussion in the Commons debate on foreign affairs on the motion for the adjournment for the summer recess said recognition of the Italian annexation of Abyssinia was primarily a matter
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    BRITISH TEAM'S WELCOME.
    36 9 The British Olympic team at Berlin comprises 270 competitors and officials. Replying to an official welcome, the British teams leader, the tanious hurdler. Lord Burghley. ".'ied the Germa; officials for a .Hal reception.
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    30 9 BuU-flcbtinr has been banned in Kedah but it still flourishes in Kelantan. Here a battle is seen in progress at Tumpat daring the celebrations of H H. the Sultan's birthday.
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    REBELS PLAN AERIAL INVASION OF SPAIN.
    627 9 "My Aim Is To Stamp Out Communism." GENERAL FRANCO. Paris, Aug. 2. THE rebels in Morocco are apparently planning a great aerial invasion of Spain, according to a special correspondent of the Intransigeant at Tetuan who says that a big three-engined Junker plane has
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    ARABS SET FIRE TO OIL SUPPLIES.
    110 9 Extra Troops Sent To Guard Pipe Line. Jerusa lum. Aug. 2. A huge conflagration broke out on jthe Transjordan sld? of the Jordan i River as a result of the hoUng by three bullets of the Iraq petroleum pipeline and the setting alight of
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    LORD SEMPILL AGAIN HELD UP.
    88 9 LORD SEMPILL AGAIN HELD UP. Machine To Be Repaired In Karachi. Karachi, Aug. 2. The Master of SeznpUl. who Is flying from England to Australia, landed here at 11.30 a.m. from Jask. where he had been delayed for certain adjustments. A previous message stated that he had been compelled by
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    M. BLERIOT DEAD.
    131 9 Pioneer Airman Who First Flew The Channel. Paris. Aug. 2. The death took place here today of the famous aviator, Louis Blerlot. Reuter. M. Bleriot, who was born in 1872. was the first man to fly the English Channel, a .vt he accomplished In 1909, winning the
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    MR. BALDWIN ON WAR THREAT.
    52 9 If Europe and the world can find no other way of settling disputes than by war, even when we are still ttndln and burying the bodies of those who fell 20 years ago, then the world deserves to perish."— Mr. Stanley Baldwin to Vimy Ridge
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    STOMACH PAINS THAT "CUT LIKE A KNIFE"
    236 9 Mr. J. F. S. was going cheerfully cbout his daily work when he v.xj suddenly str:ck.:i with stomach trouble that requ red weeks of medical attention. How he was eventually cured is best told by himself. Just a few lines to say what
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    ife Straits Wanes SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUG. 3, 1936. Perfide Albion!
    918 10 ife Straits Wanes SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUG. 3, 1936. Perfide Albion! Who is responsible for having brought the world to the brink of I war? If you are a faithfulH newspaper reader, you will not I answer that question hurriedly. H You will recall the many nations H and the still
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    Social and personal
    204 10 The Anglo-Dutch Plantations at Soebang has received a cable from London announcing the death of Mrs. 3. C. Denham, the wife of the managing director of company In Java. H.E. the Governor-General, accompanied by the Secretary-General anil the A.D.C.. naval lieutenant Van Vreeswijk, paid a visit to
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    GETTING TO KNOW THE JAPANESE.
    1384 10 Some Hints For Foreigners. By H. VERE REDMAN. Author of "Japan In Criti: THE Japanese need handling, as people of every other nationality need handling. The only thing is that they need handling in a different way from most people. What I shall try to
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    799 10 HOLY INNOCENTS. HH DEADERS who wish to Improve t'. I lrß local knowledge should turn to our H correspondence columns today. Tho-reBBJ they will find a letter from a ger.t.e-BBJ man who Is quite distressingly irriia- ble over my ignorance of the exM of the Holy
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    CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ULTIMATUM TO KWANGSI.
    512 11 MUST SUBMIT BEFORE WEDNESDAY. Fighting Continues On The Kwangtung Border. ALL FOREIGNERS TO BE EVACUATED. pENERAL Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese Prime "7" 7 Minister and Commander-in-Chief, will leave for Canton tomorrow or Wednesday to direct the loyalist forces who are expected to launch a
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    SPANISH CONFLICT CONTINUES.
    489 11 Neither Side Can Yet Claim The Upper Hand. THE CONFLICT in Spain continues with undiminished intensity and ferocity. The only conclusion which ran be drawn from the latest news is that neither side can claim the upper hand. It is clear that while Government is holding its
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    26 11 A water :>olo niayer in action a ml#*an by the Swiss artist It.-. ..i:. M show at the Olympic Art rxhibitiun, now being held at Berlin.
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    OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN. Athletes Of 50 Nations March Past Hitler.
    425 11 OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN. Athletes Of 50 Nations March Past Hitler. CHANCELLOR Hitler yesterday opened the Olympic Games in Berrn at a great ceremony in the new stadium. It was raining hard throughout the afternoon as the competitors of more than 50 nations marched past the grand stand where Chancellor Hitler
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    BATAVIA'S POPULATION
    57 11 According to a statement by the Bat a via Municipal Population Bureau the European population of Batavla numbered at the end of June, 193« 41,785 souls, namely 21,455 males and 20,330 females. As compared with the end of May there has been a decrease by 175 souls (69
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    16 11 The text of the Sudan provisions in the proposed Anglo-Egyptian treaty was initialled on Saturday.— Reuter.
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    A Septuagenarian Competitor. AUSTRIAN GENERAL
    64 11 A Septuagenarian Competitor. AUSTRIAN GENERAL Olympic Village, Aug. 3. oldest competitor at the Olympic Games is an Austrian, Major-General Artur von Pongratz, aged 72. He is a horse-rider with a long record of successes. The heaviest competitor is the American, Jack Torrance, the shotputter, who holds the fantastic record of
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    OLYMPIC FILM FOR MALAYA.
    274 11 How The Games Are Being Photographed. An army of experts are making a film record of the Olympic Games so that people in Malaya and others who cannot attend the Games may see the events in their local cinemas. Including news-reel men over 300 collaborators are
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    MASS EMIGRATION TO MANCHUKUO.
    31 11 Hslnklng. Aug. 3. The Manchukuo government has Issued a statement expressing readiness to co-operate with Japan in the latter's plan for mass emigration to Manchukuo. Aneta-Iwana (Domel).
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    CHINESE TRADE DELEGATION.
    29 11 A Chinese trade delegation consisting of representatives of some 40 factories in Shanghai is expected to to arrive at Batavla on Aug. 20.— Batavia Weekly News.
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    19 11 The Netherlands Indian native rubber export duty has been raised from 36 to 37 guilders from Aug. 2.— Reuter.
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    JAPAN PREPARES NEW NAVAL PROGRAMME.
    134 11 TO MEET "SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS." COMPARISON WITH U.S. BRITISH NAVIES. Tokio, Aug. 2. THE Japanese Admiralty is working out a third naval replenishment programme. The contents are secret but naval writers anticipate that due attention will be paid to safeguarding defence by providing the most economic
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    HOLIDAY WEEK-END IN ENGLAND.
    111 11 Many Travellers But Poor Weather. Weather prospects for the August Bank holiday week-end In London are not very favourable, although sjme sunny Intervals are forecast. The volume of holiday traffic, however, appears to be unaffected, and to prove once again to exceed the record of previous
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    ADDIS ABABA ATTACKED.
    148 11 Italians Repulse The Invaders. ETHIOPIANS' BRAVE BATTLE IN WOODS AN attempted swoop on Addis Ababa by unsubdued Ethiopians has been repulsed. The attackers secretly eracsntrtted in the surrounding woods at night tlmj last Tuesday a:ul launched their attack at dawn under the leadership of Dedjasmat. son of
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    ITALY AND GERMANY ACCEPT.
    40 11 Ambassadors in Berlin and Rome report that the German and Italian governments have informed the British, French and Belgian representatives in those capitals of their acceptance of the invitation to attend a five-power meeting British Wireless.
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    HOPE ABANDONED FOR AIR CRASH VICTIMS.
    60 11 London, Aug. 2. H °D e rr r tne safety of the occupants of the missine Jersey airliner has been abandoned. The wreckage found on tne rocks t0 tne south of Jersey has been identified as the missing plane. Tnere are n signs of
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    BATU ARANG VILLAGE IN FLAMES.
    592 12 Workers Lose $40,000 Worth Of Property. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, today. LOSSES in private property owned by villagers, now estimated at fully $40,000, were caused by a destructive fire on Saturday at Batu Arang the little township of Malayan Collieries workers. This is
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    FLYING PLANTER.
    74 12 Aerodrome On Selangor Estate. Mr. L. K. Pay, of Ulu Bernam eslate, has constructed an aerodrome on the estate, which is about 40 miles up the Bernam river. t'e has bought an aeroplane which was to have been delivered to him from Kuala Lumpur en Thursday, being flown
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    BANK HOLIDAY THRILLS.
    261 12 Glorious Weather Good Sport. The Bank Holiday, favoured with excellent weather throughout Malaya, was a happy interlude. Most people were out in the open air at seaside resorts, at the State center,, or at the hill stations; and they are still out today, making the best of
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    26 12 Cc CaatCf Hamilton and his bride (Miss Betty Oldfield) after their wedding at Penang. Mr. H. B. Noon (best man) and the bridesmaids are behind them.
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    23 12 Mr. W. A. Gordon Hall, who before going on leave was Secretary to Resident. Selangor, has arrived back In Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
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    15 12 A view of the spectators at the t.MJDJL sivimminr pool on Saturday. —Straits Times Phoroyraph.
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    FILM WITHOUT A KISS.
    369 12 At The Cinema. And No Bouquets Except For Censor. "Koenigsmark." With Elissa Landi, Frank Vosper, and Pierre Frewiay. (United Artists). At the Pavilion. There are one whole skeleton (male). one bloodstained corpse (female), two or three gunshots (with real bangs >. and a loud explosion in
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    PROPOSED TAX ON CLUB "PROFITS."
    564 12 PROPOSED TAX ON CLUB "PROFITS. Yield "Must Indeed Be Very Limited. f N the Malayan Law Journal the proposal to introduce in the Colony a tax on club profits is discussed, and the conclusion is reached that the yield of the lax would far from justify the resurrection of a
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    FATAL MOONLIGHT SWIM
    92 12 Chinese Youth Drowned At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent 1 Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 3. i Deciding iy take a moonlight swim i in the lake in the Botanical Gardens last night, two Chinese youths threw I off their clothes and jumped into the water. One of
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    MRS. H. J. BENJAFIELD.
    37 12 I Mrs. 11. J. Benjafleld underwent an 'operation at the General Hospital. Singapore, this morning. She is pro- gressing satisfactorily but will not be I allowed to see visitors for a few days.
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    26 12 Mr. Lo Kam Woon. manager of Robert Blau (Malaya), arrived back in Singapore by the Imperial Airways plane last night, after a business trip lo Bangkok.
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    GERMAN BUSINESS MAGNATE.
    134 12 Mr. Wiihelm Wohlfahrt In Singapore. The guest of honour at a dinner given at the G. H. Cafe last night by the Scientific Instrument Co. Singapore., was Mr. Wiihelm Wohlfahrt. director of Zeiss Ikon, and president of the Chamber of Commerce. Dresden Singapore dealers and agents for
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    Air Mails.
    183 12 INWARD Imperial: From Europe: due Thursday night (on time). Qantas: From Australia: due tomorrow afternoon (on time). K.1.M.: From Europe: due Wednesday night (on time). OUTWARD Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 7 p.m. tomorrow. Qantas: To Australia: Mails close 7 p.m. Thursday. K.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45
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    CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    306 12 Mr. E. M. Fincham and Miss Tobin. Miss Iris Mary Cerrel Tobin. younger daughter of the late Mr. M. A Tcbin. of County Carlo, Ireland, and Mrs. M. Tobin, was married on Saturday at the Cainedral of the Good Shepherd. Singapore, to Mr. Ernest Morton Fincham. of
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    PRIZE-WINNERS AT THE MALAYAN SHOW.
    563 13 Highlands Exhibits Score Successes. Gratifying Expansion And Improvement. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. THK Cameron Highlands vegetable and citrus exhibits are the outstanding features of the agricultural section at the M.A.H.A., exhibition now in progress at Kuala Lumpur. Among the vegetables are
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    POULTRY.
    34 13 Miss Gordon Wins Gold Medal. Special Awards. Gold medai lor best bird in the show bred in Malaya: Miss Mary Gordon. Tronoh. Silver medal for second best exhibit: B. K. Ghosh. Kuala Lumpur.
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    17 13 A picture of the latest "find"—* pre -historic skull— in the Phin Soon rock .shelter in Perak.
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    THREE IN HOSPITAL AFTER CAR CRASH.
    766 13 THREE IN HOSPITAL AFTER CAR CRASH. Sliver Cup for best pigeon: E. W. Cooke. Silver medal for second best In the group: Chan Kam Weng, Kuala Lumpur. Bronze medal for the third best in the group: E. W. Cooke. Silver medal for the best young pigeon ringed in 1935: E.
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    REGISTRATION BILL.
    97 13 To Be In Force Only When Necessary. The Registration Ordinance is to be amended, and the Bill drafted for the purpose Is published In the Government Gazette. The Ordinance, it is stated, is one which, like most other Ordinances, is in continual operation. Whenever the Ordinance Is brought
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    CANT REMEMBER
    107 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 31. "I don't remember anything about this," declared Khong Soo Khong, an elderly Chinese, when he was charged today before Mr. J. Calder, in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, with dishonestly inducing Mr. Dragon, of Batu Road, to deliver to him
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    CAPTAIN KERR'S WIDOW DIES AT PENANG.
    73 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 2. The death took place here today of Mrs. Kerr, aged 82, widow of Capt. Kerr, owner of a merchantman and rormer owner of the Crag Hotel. Mrs. and Capt. Kerr retired to Poole, in Dorsetshire, many years
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    WHEN CIVIL SEFTANTS MISBEHAVE.
    316 13 WHEN CIVIL SEFTANTS MISBEHAVE. Pension May Be Cut Or Cancelled. In the S.S. Government Gaxette appears a Bill, about to be introduced in the Legislative Council, to amend the Pensions Ordinance. This Government. It Is exp'ained. is desired by the Secretary of State to give effect to the policy with
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    23 13 Dr. Damodaram was entertained to dinner again at Batu Pahat on Thursday last, when his hosts were the staff of the General Hospital.
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    WOMEN'S TITLE GOES OUT OF MALAYA FOR FIRST TIME.
    719 14 MISS D. SANSONI BEATS MRS. E. K. ALLIN. Goon Kok Yin Eliminated By Ceylon Player. (From Our Own Correspondent.) IyiISS DOREEN SANSONI, woi iTI tured the Malayan title tl E. K. Allin, the holder, 3—6,3 6, 6the uomrn's title has gone
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    17 14 Dressed in costumes of bygone days Japanese competitors, march past before the opening of their sports yesterday.
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    Round The Island Yachting Record Broken By An Hour.
    849 14 AFTER finishing the first half of the annual round the Island yachting race third to Merlin and B. 4 and being only 1 mm. 17 sec. behind the leader Mowgli (Misselbrook) won the race of 55' ■■> nautical miles by six
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    GARRISON SHIELD FOR R.A.F.
    558 14 Association Football. Sappers Had Very Weak Forward Line. R.A.F 3: RE I. rpHE R.A.F. registered their first major success in Singapore football on Saturday when they won the Garrison Shield by defeating the Royal Engineers by three goals to one at Anson Road Stadium. The Airmen
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    3 14 EN W. Olive
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    POLICE IN HULL CUP FINAL.
    279 14 Soccer In Johore. Pontian Lost Their Best Back And The Match. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johoie Bahru. Aug. 2. ■pHE Police qualified for the final of tt.* Hull Cup competition when they boat ths Ponti.in Football team this evening at the Istana padang by tho
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    COLONY REGISTER THEIR SECOND WIN AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    1111 15 GR O WDER SABAPA THY DID THE DAMAGE. Queenslander's Performance Best Ever For Colony. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. rlii: Colony won the 32nd match against the F.MS. today by a margin of nine wickets. This was her first
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    MAYFLOWER B.P. WIN EASILY AT K.L.
    165 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2 A very high standard of badminton was witnessed at the sixth annual encounter between the Sunnydale badI minton party of Kuala Lumpur and i the Singapore Mayflower B P. The Sunnydales won their only game I
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    7 15 B S. Gill, the best K.MS. baUman
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    SINGAPORE GET A NICE LEAD.
    383 15 State Crickmt Oh Chong Seng D'Cotta In Century Partnership. A brilliant first-wicket partnership between p. d'Cotta and Oh ('hong Seng put Singapore in a fairly strong position in tne two-day inter-State match with Malacca. which began on the Pa4ang yesterday. Malacca, who took first knock,
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    3 15 Oh Cho»g Sene.
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    Four Records Broken At Japanese Club Sports.
    508 15 FINE RUNNING BY YOSHIDA. I7OUR records were broken yesterday at the ninth annual athletic meeting of the Singapore Japanese Club, which was held at the St. George's Road ground. Two of the new times were set up by Yoshlda. who reduced Ohumura's time
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    72 15 MONDAY, AUGUST J. Racing: Third and last day of Penan; Autumn Meeting. Cricket: Colony V£. F M.S. (3rd day) at Kuala Lumpur: Singapore vs. Malacca (2nd day) at B.C.C. 11 a.m.; SRC. vs. Maicya PA. at SRC; 'ndlan Asm vs. RAP. at Balestier; Chines.' vs. KhaLsa at S.C.R.C.
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    13 15 A. Sansoni, the Ceylon tennis player competing in the Malayan championships at Ipoh
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    NEGRO FLASH SETS UP NEW RECORD.
    194 15 Olympic Games Chinese Athletes Fail To Qualify At Berlin. AFTER equalling the WOTM record for the 100 metres by winninr the twelfth heat in 10 3 ser. Jesse Owens, the American negro flash, went one better in the next round and broke the record
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    SPOONER CUP POLO AT K.L.
    279 16 ISKANDAR PENANG IN FINAL. Selangor Ponies Go Lame And They Scratch. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. ISKANDAR and the Penang Polo Club qualified for the final of the Cup to be played on Monday by eliminating Pahan; and Singapore respectively in the
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    PYE BOWLS WELL.
    47 16 Playing on the Raffles Institution ground yesterday the R.A.F. beat the Old Rafflesians by nine wickets. The OR A. wer? able to make only 7s). Pye takir.g eight wickets for 28. The Airmen replied with 80 for one wicket, Daniels batting well for 44.
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    YEO JUI MOK IN FINE FORM.
    322 16 Swimming, Lowers His Own Record At A.C.S. Meet. YEO Jui Mok. Malaya's champion swimmer, who did well at the All-China Olympiad last year in Shanghai, won the An^lo-Chinese School swimming championship on Saturday of the Y.M.C.A. pool. During the day he lowered his own
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    CYCLING SENSATION.
    95 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 2. A sensation was caused at the AllMalayan cycling carnival held at the M AHA. stadium yesterday evening when, following the result of a protest in the first, heat. Singapore withdrew from all the events of the meeting. Itam bin Mawi.
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    17 16 Yeo Jul Mok, winner of the championship of the A.C.S. swimming carnival on Saturday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    NO THRILLS AND NO GOALS.
    192 16 Inter-College Match A Poor Affair. Medical Coll. 0; Raffles Coll. 0. *THE annual inter-Collete soccer match on Saturday was devoid of thrills and ended in a eoalless draw after a very Poor exhibition of football. Raffles College controlled most of the game and on the
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    Inter-Club Golf Contest Won By Singapore G. C.
    882 16 JAPANESE TAKES BOGEY EVENT. DLAYED for the second year in succession, but under new rules, the inter-dub golf competition was won by the Singapore Golf Club on the Bukit Timah course on Saturday. The Garrison Golf Club, last year's winners, were second.
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    STATE BADMINTON.
    411 16 Singapore Well Ahead In Triangular Tourney. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 3. At the conclusion of yesterday's plav Singapore were leading with 8 victories i against four each by Malacca and i Negri Sembilan. Y.'esterday's results were as follows: Au Yood Choy (Negri) beat Koh Kim Sun
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    17 16 Presenting the banner to the President before the opening of the Japanese sports yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    THE LAKE CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    864 16 Lawn Tennis. H.S. Haskins Doing Well In Men's Events. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. KEEN competition and a high standard of play prevailed at the opsn invitation tennis tournament held by the Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur, over the week-end. The tournament will end
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    New Jockey's Successes At Penang Autumn Meeting.
    1234 17 New Jockey's Successes At Penang Autumn Meeting. SULTAN OF PERAK OUT OF LUCK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 1. A NEWCOMER to the Malayan Turf, Jockey Martin, who has been engaged by trainer C. W. Turley, scored two firsts, a second and a third at the second day of
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    HANDICAPS FOR TODAY.
    322 17 i From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Aug. 2. Weights let icT.oruw. the third day of the Penang Turf Club au'jnal meeting, are as foliovs: The races an given in UMtX order ot ru: ning. Merita, class 3. div. 6. 6 furs Oratorioas 90. Arimanes 8.10. Soe^tdljk 8.9.
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    TODAY'S SELECTIONS BY "CAPT. DASH."
    51 17 "Capt. Dash's' selection for today's races axe as follows: Race 1. ARIMANES; Soestdijik. Race 2. JACATRA; The Planter. Race 3. GLENAPROW; Majesty Man. Race 4. BLAZONRY; Silver Jubilee. Race 5. ALUM ROCK: Noorchaya Race 8. CLIFTON LAD; Elegance. Race 7. ROTARIAN; Pantol. Race 8. VERKARA;
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    14 17 The Sultan of Pahang and a Selangor player snapped in between Chukkas at X.1..
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    A CLOSE GAME.
    241 17 Kuldip Singh Bats Well For Medical College. A SPORTING declaration by the Medical College when they had scored 135 for eight wickets nearly lost them their match against the S.C.C. on the Padang on Saturday the Club, being only three runs In arrears at thf close with
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    COMBINED SCHOOLS FARE BADLY.
    187 17 The Combined Schools were beaten by the S.R.C. on Saturday, putting up a meagre 69. to which the S.R.C. replied with 113 for nine wickets. COMBINED SCHOOLS P. Scheerder c Lewis b G. Ross 2 M. Kohloff c Lewis b Edwards 5 M. Toledo b d'Almeida
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    POSTAL SOCCER.
    214 17 Colony Score Easy Win Over F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Aug. THE Colony Posts and Telccrap!i Department defeated th KM S. Postal I'nion by five coals t > two in the final of the s:>~ccr f— latilllluu for the Clarke Cup on the ri;.-*i Road ground
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    Trigonometry & Tin Talks.
    1720 18 Trigonometry Tin Talks. People In The News. T first sight you would not expect the author of a book on Primary Triangulation to become an international negotiator. But such is Victor Alexander Lowinger, the man to whom the share markets of the world have been looking during the past few
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    MUNICIPAL JOBS FOR LOCAL MEN.
    487 19 Is Accepted Policy Being Followed? THK question as to whether the Municipal Commissioners are applying the policy, decided upon some time ago, in the matter of appointments for local-born men, was raised by Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers at Friday's meeting. The Commissioners had, Mr.
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    HEHN MEYER & CO., LTD.
    42 19 HEHN MEYER CO., LTD. It is announced in the Government Gazette that Notification No. 1017 in the Gazette of April 17. 1936. stating that I!ehn Meyer and Company. Limited, was struck off the Register of Comoanies on April P, 1936. is cancelled.
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    CHINESE IN JEROME'S PLAY.
    271 19 "The Passing Of The Third Floor Back." Jerome K. Jerome's thought-provok-ing play, "The Passing of the Third Floor Back." was staged on Friday at the Wesley Hall by the Straits ChinI ese Methodist Church Choir. I It was a very creditable effort, and reflects great credit
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    "CO-OP" STORE FOR SEREMBAN.
    126 19 "CO-OP" STORE FOR SEREMBAN. Organisers Warned Of The "Snags." (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, July 31. A recent meeting at Seremban was addressed by Mr. S. Thambyraja. J.P.. on the formation of a co-operative store. Mr. G. Hawkins, acting Director of Co-operation, also spoke, pointing out the problems confronting such
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    Ready For The Saddle In Hyde Park.
    26 19 Photo shows a party of youug riders ready for the saddle in the sunshine of Rotten Row, Hyde Park.
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    UPPER SERANGOON.
    299 19 Correspondence. School Which A Columnist Overlooked. To the Editor of the Straits Times. j Sir— ln your yesterday's issue under the heading Ulu Serangoon." Anak Slngapura says that many people do not know that there Is such a thing as a rural English school In Singapore Island. Allow
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    WHITAKER'S ALMANAC.
    111 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— ls the Information supplied to Whitaker's "Almanac" officially inspired I wanted to see the age and length of reign of the Sultan of Selangor and was shocked to find that no mention Is made of the Sultans 01 the Federated
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    GOVERNOR OF PAPUA IN SINGAPORE.
    54 19 Sir Hubert Murray. K.C.M.G Lieut-enant-Governor of Papua, who arrived on Friday by ths P. and O. lir.er Rajputana by his daughter. Mrs. M. B. Plnney. of Norfolk Island, is staying at the Adelphl Hotel. Sir Hubert Murray and Mrs. Plnney will leave Singapore for Sydney
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    PENANG BAN ON "ADVERT."SLIDES IN CINEMAS.
    231 19 PENANG BAN ON "ADVERT." SLIDES IN CINEMAS. Deemed Unsightly And Dangerous. At the meeting of the Penanjr Municipal Commissioners on Tuesday Dr. Ong Huck Chye asked why an appication to instal advertising lanterns on either side of the screen at the Majestic Cinema and the Queen's Cinema had been disapproved
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    THE FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME.
    354 19 Comment On Press Criticisms. Comment on press criticism of the revised Five Year Programme was made by Mr. John Laycock at Frii day's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. The subject arose from the confirmation of a decision of the general committee to adopt the report of
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    PENANG HOSPITAL VISITING COMMITTEE.
    34 19 The Hospitals Board have appointed Mr. Lim Keong Lay to be a member of the Hospital Visiting Committee for Penang, for 1936, In place of Mrs. B. F. Bridge resigned.
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    THE MOHAMMEDAN AND HINDU ENDOWMENTS BOARD.
    44 19 Mr. Daniel Innes Todman has been appointed to be a member of the Board appointed under Section 3 (1) of Ordinance No. 92 (Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments) for the Settlement of Malacca vice Major George Reginald Percy, M.C.
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    40,000 More People: Fewer Houses.
    277 19 SITUATION IN SINGAPORE. Mr. Laycock Sounds A Warning. Although the population of Singapore has increased by over 40,000 during the past five years, figures given sdiow that the present hm;.;inu accommodation is less than it was five years ago. This was pointed out at the
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    3 19 Mr V.W.W.S. Pur.el
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    ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE: YACHTS IN JOHORE STRAIT.
    80 20 Out of ten B boats that started on Saturday on the two-day round-the-Uland event of the R.S.Y.C.. seven continued the race yesteiday at Johore Bahru. On.y four crossed the line safely. They were the Mowgli .Misselbrook), Merlin (Hill Reid). Puna! .Meynell). Columbine (Longmore). The
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    Triple Collision.
    53 20 A t..p:e collision occurred at the junction of Bras Basah Road and Waterloo Street yesterday in which two motor-cars and a ricksha were involved. As a result of the accident, three men are now in hospital: Mr. Gardner, the bailiff of the Civil District Court, Lanco-Corporal Ewen and
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    44 20 Four records were broken yesterday at the ninth annual athletic meeting of the Singapore Japanese Club, which was held at the St. George's Road ground, on the right are the ners in the 220 metres race: (1) A. Takai. (2) N. Takal. (3) Watanabe.
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    29 20 Men from the Kaiwo Maru, the Japanese training ship, also took part in the sports. Above are the winners of the 200m. race for c-mpetltors from the training ship.
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    12 20 A play being enacted during the interval of the Jap anese sports.
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    21 20 The Japanese national anthem was sung before the opening of :he met ting and here are seen the officials Joining in.
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