The Straits Times, 8 August 1936

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    38 1 The Straits Times (BBTABUBHXD NIARLY A CKNTURY.J THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. vu »'a(;fs. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1986. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      274 1 Sir:<-APORE: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONE 547t>. I :zz3i^ Lite an affectionate handclasp and a cheery smile, /Sri "BLACK 61 WHITE" conveys its loyal friendship in a manner l^& unsurpassed For this grand old whisky gets its fine character ttom the richest reserves of aged whisky in Scotland. BLACK WHITE SCOTCHWHISKY
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      112 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA «T. (PHONE w?. RELIABLE WRIST WATCHES AT SPECIAL SALE PRICES WONDERFUL BARGAINS! No. J. 5 THE CRUSADER No j. 9 SMART ATTRACSILVER WRIST WATCH TIV E NICKEL CHROME HANDSOME AND EX- WRIST WATCH WITH CELLENT TIMEKEEPER. LUMINOUS FIGURES. SALE PRICE $15.00 SALE PRICE $9.50 ROBINSON CO.,
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      488 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When aepiytßg for any pesttloa sdvtrItTd in tbeae column* send rupin ef testimonials. De ne* seni ertgtnals. IM KRIGERATOR SALESMAN WANTED. Apply P.O. Box 506, Singapore. »VA?:TED— Radio mechanic, apply stating ■alary required. Box No. 946. Straits Times. WANTED Lady Canvassers. European and v British firm. Experience not
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      863 2 FOR SALE FOR SALE, Pedigree Dalmatian Puppies, also Pure bred Siamese Kittens. Write Mrs. Pratt. Seremban. FOR SALE, complete Children's Encyclopedia edited by Arthur Mcc, 10 Volumes. Perfect condition. Cost 9 guineas. What offers? Apply Box No. 943, Straits Times. BOARD RESIDENCE Mrs. Andrews 2. St. Thomas' Wk. Vacancies. SMARTLY
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      788 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET TO LET, Office accommodation Ist floor Borsumij Building, 41, Robinson Road. Electric lift and all modern conveniences. Apply: Hooglandt Co., 139/149A. Market Street. Telephone No. S3M. TO LET. Offices •rom C J east ta WINCHESTER BOOM EHO RUBBER FACTORY. efl Balesuar Road, as a factory, drying
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      639 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etc MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HAMJ snd Miss HANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. TAYLOR «c SON Electrical driven Piano In very good order at reasonable price. Any offer. Free Demonstration at, NANG UENG CO., Piano Howe, 193-5, Selegie Road, Singapore. THE DAILY TKLEGRAI'H VICTORY ATLAS
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      1037 2 THE STRAITS TIMES The StralU Times, The Sunday Times. The Singapore Free Press 4na the StralU Budget are arallable for saia »t Uw following agencies:— KELANTAN. Our Shop. Kola Bahru. Mohd. Amln Bros.. Kuala Krai. PORT SAID. Station Arts Store. PALEMBANG. Toko "Hoaki. 153 Passar Straat PORT DICKSON. Oriental News
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      188 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 81ngcpore Wttmn OutdA Without Malava Maliya Postage Monthly f 3«9 I «0« S J.50 Ifuartrrl* S H.SU $11.00 7.M Half Veirly I1T.M CM.M S1S.M r«Mk *34M MOM S3I.W Note.— OoUtation eheqoea ak««U tarMr Ibf ontal bank discount ADVERTISEMENT RATES I hr rharrn and mstrurttons for CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ut
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      737 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England.) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST 1 MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 193S CHITRAL 15.000 Aug.
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      395 3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. ondon via Penang, Colombo Aden, Suez, Port Said Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. FUSHIMI MARU Aug. 20. S.S. HAKOZAKI MARU, Sept. 3. tMS. TERUKUNI MARU Sept. 16. S.S. HARUNA MARU Oct. 1. S.S.
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      778 3 BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class Motorships. Most Cmbins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON. ROTTEBDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom From From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham BORINQIA 18/8 18/8 19/8 21/6 ERRIA 8/9 8/9 9/9 11/9 LALANDIA 29/9 29/9 30/9 2/10 JUTLANDIA 20/10 20/10 21/10
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      898 3 sr«ssfei2i%: u-. a £as££ll. at The Chin, Navigation Ca. UA The Irrawaddy loUl V Co^LUl" The Slam Stram Navigation Co.. Ltd. Canada Stoamhig Lino Ltd. Aberdeen Commonwealth Line INSURAN^S» T Co. Lit s-isrs. vi 1^"- d cljbe IN nd Merse? M ri RAILWAYS. The Federated Mala, Kate. Railway,. The Royal
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    NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—AMSTERDAM
    63 4 NETHERLANDS AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— AMSTERDAM M air mali dispatched from Singapore o.- Aug. 1 was delivered in London in Aus 7 <6 nays). A rectified advice states that the M.M. mail and passenger vessel "Chantilly" from Saigon is expected to arrive today at 5 p.m. and sail at 10 p.m
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      640 4 Reduction In Stocks Unlikely This Quarter. STANTON NELSON AND CO. LTD., in their report issued yesterday write:— The market remains dull and in active with little to report. The heavy shipments from Malaya seem to have Induced some tired holders to liquidate. Offerings were well absorbed by
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      NEW LINER
      35 4 London, Aug. 6. A new 11,000-ton liner. City of Benares, was launched on the Clyde yesterday lor the Ellerman lines from the yard of Barclay Curie and Company at White Inch.— British Wireless.
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      37 4 The mail and passenger vessel ss. Angers from Madras is expected to arrive on Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 a.m. and sail on the same day at 11 a.m. for Saigon, Tourar.e and Haiphong Berth: The Roads.
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      TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
      26 4 LARGE PAINT, Varnish and Printing-ink Factory invites Technical, or Genera) ImDorters interested in these lines to apply to No. 953, Straits Times.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      127 4 Correspondence ror transmission bj all "via Netherlands' must be specially sxd clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." DJambl (Togiaa) 3 p.m. Norm Borneo. Brunei and Laotian (Kajang) 3.30 p.m. France (Parcels only) (Chantilly) 3.30 p.m. Mlri (Kajang) 3.30 p.m. Trengganu (Parcels only) (Asdang) 3.30 p.m. Burma (Santhla) 4 p.m.
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      AIR MAILS.
      19 4 THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE AIR MAILS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 12.
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      69 4 Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Hakusan Marui 7 p.m. Eastern, Southern and Western Australia <Kepons> ..7 pm China (generally) Hoihow (Hakusan Maru) .7 pm. Formosa Hongkong (Hakusan Maru) 7 p.m. Japan Si Macao (Hakusan Maru) 7 p m. Ke-.r Zealand (Kepong) ..7 p.m. Sunday, Aujint 9. Australia, New
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      FROM MALACCA.
      89 4 Correspondence for transmission by air "via Netherlands" mus', be specially and clearly superscribed "By X.L.M." Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Today. Java and Southern Sumatra (Ulnga-gapore-Datavia) by air (Netherlands) 6 p 18. Hong Kong and China by air (Imperial) 6 pjn. Australasia. Java and Timer by
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      161 4 Mails from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. expected today. Aug. 8. by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General delivery o' letters at 405 p.m Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today. Aug. 8, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxholders at 3.30 p.m. General
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      127 4 Saturday, August Ships alongside the Wharves or expected U arrive. KEPPEI HAKBOI X Main Wharf Lch. Dolphin. Lch Allr*. Lch. Crow, Shen Kwang, Tinombo, W. Bt. Spring. Rotan. Tug Prince, Lch. Moonstone. O!l Wharf H.M.S. Her-ild. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DST DOCK 3 ojo_g Pagar
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      CLEARANCES
      40 4 Aug. 6: Don (Soviet): Fuku Mam. Tokushima Maru. Mansel Maru 'Jap >; Malini (Slam >; Karapara. SHverwillow, Meran, Silver Gull tßrit). Aug. 7: Giar.g Seng Ampang. Pontlanak, Alng Leong Gemaa (Brit); Slberg, Indrapoera, Asahan Tobelo, Planclus (Dut.); Terek .Soviet); Nordhav (Nor.).
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      607 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated In p.M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS. X.M.S. RLYS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: Freight 5 133— Passage SUI. CANADIAN (Incorporated In England.) CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VIII MAY 1937. Early Booking Is strongly advised. Travel CANADIAN PACIFIC. nil. EMPRESS ROUTE afters TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or
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      541 4 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD, COMPANY. (Incorporated In England). (Incorporated in U.S.A.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. BOSTON. NEW YORK A BALTIMORE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. yu QF GOOD HOpE ROTTERDAM HAMBURG. Sa)Ls Via Ports and Sues Canal. STEEL INVENTOR Aug. 21 Aug 2t Taking eargo^rMontr^Ham., "g*jj via «.•««.«>. STEEL SEAFARER Nov.
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      271 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE. Toflav H. W 1.32 a.m. 10.2 ft.; 1.57 p.m. 9.3 ft. L. W. 7.42 a.m. 2.2 ft.: 8.04 p.m. 2.3 ft. Sunday. August 9. H W. 2.22 a.m. 9.4 ft.; 2.36 p.m. 2.3 it. L. W. 8.22 a.m. 2.9 ft.; 8.56 a.m. 9.2 ft. Monday. August 10.
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      135 4 Malayan Meteorological Service Daily Weather Keoort. Stations Yesterday Last night Max. Rainfall Bright Mi.i temp, ins Sunshine temp hrs. "F West Cxut. Alor Star 88 Nil 5.4 75 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 87 0.18 4.1 73 Sitiawan 90 0.06 69 71 |BuUt Jeram 88 Nil 6 9 70 Malacca 83 0.34
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    161 5 A New Court House For Segamat (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aug. 6. The Superintendent of the Government Printing Office, Mr. K. C. David, will be sailing for Saigon on leave on Aug. 14, accompanied by Mrs. David. Mr. David has held his appointment for the past
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    SHOPKEEPERS FINED AT JOHORE BAHRU.
    56 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Aug. 0. Nine Chinese shopkeepers were yesterday charged before Sheikh Abu Baker bin Yahya, Second Magistrate, with having failed to" renew their licences for the weights and measures used In the shops. All of them pleaded guilty. Fines ranging
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    GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL $9,000 DEBTS.
    1536 5 DISCHARGED BANKRUPT IN 1935. Why Administration Order Was Opposed. T*HE story of how a Government servant with 21 years' service declared bankrupt in 1931 with liabilities of $2,910, got his discharge in 1935 and was now applying for a wage-earner's administration order with liabilities of $8,960,
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      300 5 LAST TWO NIGHTS A EDDIE'S ftaMMfc^^a LONGEST LAUGH-SHOW Kfl ~7a\ YOU'VF EVER ENJOYED K9 few A^B SPARKLING ROMANCE [Ul^^LaUl S|a GIRLS GALORE. ==™s^^^^^^^^^^^^^^» AND UPROARIOUS COMEDY ACCOMPANYING BY INTOXICATING, PALPITATING MUSIC! EDDIE CANTOR Singing "Calabash Pipe" and "The Lady Dances" with ETHEL MERMAN Sings "First You Have Me High. Then
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      170 5 STOCK LIQUIDATION SALE I April j Tu— 4«M J j I I OFFER NO. 305:- CHROMIUM PLATED 8 DAY TABLE CLOCK (Swiss Make) A COMBINED TABLE CALENDAR CLOCK AS PER ILLUSTRATION SPECIAL OFFER $16/50 FRANKEL BROS. The picture in which Bette Davis was awarded the official trophy of the Motion
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      8 5 MARLBOROUGH 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 CHANDRASENA A Tamil Talkie.
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      460 6 Tin Share Prices Firmer. Fron, Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, Aug. 8. The tin share market opens much firmer this morning, most shares showing small rises on last night's closing prices. This can be attrihiited to the press announcement 1hat Siam wishes to reopen negotiations. In this connection
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      PRODUCE.
      64 6 Singapore, A must 8, IS noon Bayer. Seller Gambler 4.75 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg 10.50 White Muntok Pepper 14.25 Black Pepper 7.50 White Pepper 13.75 •Sundried Copra 5.35 Mixed Copra 4.80 Sarawak Jelotor.g 6.00 Lingga Sago Flour 2.70 Fair Sago Flour 2.60 2 60 No. 1 Sago Four Sarawak
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        MINING.
        558 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid :ssue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall fc Evat •juyers Sellers Buyers Seller; Ki- Ampat Tin £1 Asam Kumbang l Austrai Malay 5/- Ayer Hitam 1 Ayer Weng £1 Bangrln Tin 1 Batu Selangor £1 Chenderiang 50 Hitam Tin 1 Hong Fatt 5/- Hong
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        GENERAL.
        419 6 me* unin uiu. ijiu 1.OU 1.4U I Ml 2 2 do 7W/i Prefs. 1.45 1.55 1.45 1.55 10 10 Atlas Ice 10.00 11.00 10.00 11.00 £1 £1 B.A.T 5 15.0 6 0.0 5 15.0 6 0.0 1 1 B. M Broadcasting 0.90 1.00 0.90 1.00 10 5 B. M.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        187 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. t% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 110 norn 4 '•2% 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 U*. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 113 115 norn l\k% 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 120 norn 1913 red. 1963 $2,000,000 Mar
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        344 6 (Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) Fraser k Co. Lyal! tt Evatt Allenby 1.55 165 1.55 1.85 AlorGajih 0.95 1.05 0.95 1.05 Amal. Maiay '$2) 3.30 3.35 3.30 3.40 Ayer Hitam 1.40 1.47& 140 1.50 Ayer Molek 0.97 1.10 1.00 1.10 Ayer Panas 153 1.80 1.50 162 Bassett
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    EXCHANGES.
    214 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the dally circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation:— SELLING London 4 months sight 2/4% London 3 months sight 2/4 Vi London 60 days sight 2/4 3/32 London 30 days sight 2/4 3/32 London Jemand 2/4
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    89 6 Closing Prices, Friday. Bayers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 26% 27 Good F.A.Q. in eases (F. 0.8.) Aug. 26 13 16 26 15/16 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    197 6 London Aug. 7. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise day. or Fall Conversion Loan b p.c. 1944-64 118\ Funding Loan 4 p c. 1960-90 117 vi War Loan 3 4 p.c 106\ Strait*
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW ON PAGE FOUR TODAY.
    166 6 •D. S. Rubber (New York) W% U 'American Tobacco "B" (New York) 102 'Americmn Can (New York) 124 —I •U. 8 Steel (New Yort) C6 1 +1\ tr.glo-Malay Rubber 13/-Miglo-Dutch 17- 3d Highlands Rubber 35/Fugra Land and Carey »4 Cd. ■Cepong (2'-) 3
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    EXCHANGES.
    101 6 London, Aug. 7. The following are closing ratan iates: Paris 76 21 64 Athens 528 MM N«w York 5.0? 7 16 Bu(harcst 075 £c l.'rs Montreal 5 *t*'i RH 4.« Brussels 20 81 sellers official Gtr.eva U.tt'.j Belgrade 220 Amsterdam 7.4O 1 Buenos Aires unqjotec Milan 63** Montevideo 38
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    37 6 The directors of Kramat Tin Ltd., have declared a dividend of 6d. per share and a bonus of 6d. per share to shareholders registered on Aug. 15, payable in Kuala Lumpur. London and Ss'dncy on Aug. 19.
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    KLANG RIVER TIN.
    107 6 DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS. At the annual meeting of KI-.in«-River Tin Dredging Ltd. to b? held In Penang on Friday an extraordinary resolution will be proposed that the 200.000 shares of $1 each in the rapltjl of Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd. (credited as fully paidi r>-
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    MORE TIN TALKS MAY EVENTUATE.
    133 6 "Big Reduction In Quota Request." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bansi.ck. A Tho Ministry of Agriculture lai Lssued a further communique d;.'ed Aug. 6 which trans'.a'ed r" follows As it has transpired that some newspapers have published accounts which might convey the misunderstanding that Siam has
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    DOLLAR RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    178 6 j KINUANCi lUBBF.K ESTATi: LTP. —The dir.-cio;s of Kundang Rubb.r Eil-te Ltd. have declared a first interim dividend Vt 4 per cent, in respect of the profits for the financial year ending S?pt. 30. payable t holders on the register on Aug. 17. Bl KIT PALONG SYNDICATE
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    JULY RUBBER CROPS.
    53 6 "liie estimated rubber crops for tho rronth of July, from the nndernoted estates were as f>llows: Bukit Katil Rubber- 12.416 lh Jimah Rubbsr.— 26.7o9 lb. Punggor Rubber.— lo.l7B lb. Benta Rubber. 54.000 lb. Sandycroft Rubber 19,000 lb. Kuala Kanssat Plantation;.— 113.500 lb. New Scudai —28.500 :i>. Malaka
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      CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS LIMITED.
      1492 7 Bolivia's Deficit Affects Supplies Of Ore. SUPPORT FOR CONTROL SCHEME. The seventh ordinary general meet- ing of Consolidated Tin Smelters, t Ltd., was held in London on July 27. Mr. Ernest V. Pearce, Assoc. lust i M.M. (chairman and managing direc- c tor) presided. 1 In
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      RENONG TIN
      16 7 Renong Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., output of ore for the month of July was
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      980 7 RUSSIA'S SYNTHETIC PRODUCT. INCREASE IN MOTOR CAR PRODUCTION. Messrs. Symington Wilson. London. In their weekly rubber market report dated July 29. write Since our last report the rubber market hag been dull and towards the end of last week prices went slightly easier, business being done In
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      IPOH TIN DREDGING.
      193 7 Net Profit £45,000 Up At £75,000. Ipoh Tin Dredging, Ltd., reports a substantial rise In net profits for the year to March 31 last of £45.376 to £75,287, after deducting depreciation. The allocation to provision for tax Is raised from £5.096 to £21.147, while £32.065. compared with
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      SUNGEI BAHRU RUBBER ESTATES.
      238 7 Debit Balance Nearly Extinguished. The fourth annual ordinary general i meeting of the Sungel Bahru Rubber I Estates, Ltd was held In London on July 30 Mr. P. J. Burgess (the cnairman > who presided, said the past year's working resulted in a profit of £4
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      658 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Ir< orporaled In tr.e Colon; ot Hong Kong.) The liability 01 member* k limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No of 1929 01 the Colcny. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued ar.d PulW Pald-'Jp $20,000,000 Hcsei.e Funds:— Sterling 6,500,000 Horn: Konc Currency
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      165 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated la China by Special Charter) 12, CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. Cable Address: "CHGNGKUO* Telephones: Manager's O"»ce ....Cl-'.J General Office 5188 Exchange DepL 6441 BEAD OFFICE: M Hankow Road, Shanghai. Total Resources: $1,342.24!. 1M.J5 Chinese Current Paid Up Capital: S4t.OW.OW.00 CbtMse Currency Racer tc Fnnds: J3.153.S91. 43 CWnest
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      410 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated In EnaiB.na bv Royal Charier 18i3. Paid Cp Capital to 800.000 snares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3,030.030 Reserve Liability o. Proprietor* £3.000.100 nEAD OFFICE: t». B.shopsfate. London. EC Z. Alor Star Hong Konj Saigon Amritsar UoUo Sen arang Bangkok
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    NEW OFFICERS IN THE KING'S HOUSEHOLD.
    539 8 Following a six-months reorganisation of the King's Household several new holders of various posts were announced from the Lord Chamberlain's office. The Duke of Sutherland, a great personal friend of the King, has been appointed to the post of Lord Steward In place of
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    FOREIGNERS LEAVE KWANGSI.
    103 8 Evacuation Order By Consuls. Hong Kong. Aug 6. All foreign women and children, comprising some twenty families mainly British and American and a few Russians, were ordered by their consuls to evacuate Wuchow, West River port on the East Kwangsi »>order, and went on board the Chinese
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    18 8 A Nanking report states that SinoLatvian negotiations lor a commercial treaty are proceeding satisfactorily. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      88 8 JUST ARRIVED FINE SELECTIONS OF STAIR CARPETS ARTISTIC TABLE LAMPS FROM VIENNA PASKOE'S LTD. 54, ORCHARD ROAD. THE BRItISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR COMPANY LIMITED. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir David Galloway, Kt. B. O. R. S. Bateman, C. A. A. Dobscn. A. S. A. A. L. 6. Johnson. R. M.
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      388 8 Week End Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION TRANSMISSION 2. The following frequencies will be \n*d:— USH 21.47 Me 3 (13 97 m GSG 17.79 Me s (16.86 m.) 10 p.m.— Bif Bee The B.B.C Northern Orchestra; led by Harold Jooe.: conducted by Alfred Barker. Overture to The Mikado (Sullivan). Gipsy Suite: (1)
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      658 8 GSF 15.14 Me s (19 83 m.) GSC 9.98 Me s (31.32 m.) 6 10 a.m.— Bit Ben. The Morris Motor* Band; conductor. Sydney V. Wood. Overture, The Magic Flute (Mozart). Wall*. Nights of Oladness (Anelllle) Slavonic Mbapsody. No. 1. Op 114 (Frledmann) Paso Doble, Amparlto Roca (Texidor) Selection, Rose
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      883 8 COMING EVENTS. A Visit To Daventry. L. W. Hayes introduces listeners to the plaint and the staff at the Empire Transmitters Chess Masters At Nottingham." An eye-witness account of the opening and the first session "An Australian Garland." Verses In the vernacular Promenade Concerts. Wagner and Beethoven programmes from Queen's
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      882 8 Quintet (Do-Sol). 11.20 p.m. End of broadWmvelrngth 25.24 m.— 11.885 kr. 11 35 p.m. News in French, market I prices. 12.65 a.m. News In Arabic. 12.20 a.m. Concert relay. TOMORROW. Havelcncth 25.8* m— 11 .20 ke. 5 35 a.m. Concert relayed from RadioParis. (.35 a.m. News to French. t.M a.m.
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      154 8 of the world Incarnates himself as Lord Srlkrishna. amidst the fury of the elements, for the emancipation of the peop'.e. This Is a religlou« feature full of dramatic and musical environments. Composed and directed by Banl Kumar. Music by P. K. Mullick. 8.01 p.m.— News In Bengal. 8.16 p.m. News
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    BOMBARDMENT OF ALGECIRAS.
    254 9 CIVIL WAR BATTLE NEAR GIBRALTAR. PROGRESS OF SPAIN'S REVOLUTION. Gibraltar, Au*. 7. THE Spanish Government battleship Jaime Primeiro today bombarded the insurgent stronghold of Algeciras near Gibraltar. Shells exploded in various parts of the town and also hit the insurgent gunboat Dato, which was moored in the
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    JAPAN AND PIECE GOODS MARKETS.
    160 9 Lancashire Still Lags Behind. "Japan continues increasing her exporting lead over Lancashire in cotton piece-goods." This statement is made by The Manchester Guardian in a leading article summing up the first half of 1036 trading. After pointing out that Japan's exports exceed Lancashire's by nearly
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    NO JAPANESE CONSUL AT CHENGTU.
    75 9 Shanghai, Aug. 6. Acting under instructions from Nanking Gen. Liv Hsiang. Chairman of the Szechuan Provincial Government, has turned down the request of the Japanese Foreign Ofnoe to establish a Japanese consulate at Chengtu, capital of the province. The city is not in the list
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    JAPANESE ARRESTED IN TIENTSIN HEROIN RAID.
    43 9 Sino-Japanese police co-operated In a raid on a $200,000 heroin plant in Tientsin on Wednesday. The owner of the plant, a Japanese named Watanabe. was arrested and taken to the Japanese Police Bureau. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    47 9 The Duchess of York spent some time chatting with children at play after she had opened Coram's Fields, the Foundling Hospital site playground in Bloomsbury. London. The playground, which coven seven acres, is the finest in London. The Duchess is seen talking with children in the sand-pit.
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    NO HOPE FOR 57 MISSING MINERS.
    118 9 CAUSE OF DISASTER NOT YET KNOWN. London, Aug. 7. Hope has been abandoned for the 57 miners entombed as a result of yesterday's colliery explosion near Barnsley, Yorkshire. The cause is as yet unknown, but according to custom there will be an official inquiry.
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    FOUR CANTON PLANES HELD IN HONG KONG.
    80 9 Nanking, Aug. 6. Four deserting Canton planes which made forced landings in Hong Kong are still being detained by the British authorities, stated Mr. Hsu Mo, ViceForeign Minister, today. The British authorities, Mr. Hsu Mo added, had informed Nanking that these machines would
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    20 9 The New Zealand Government intends to repatriate all Chinese and other coolie labour Introduced into Samoa during the previous administration.—Reuter.
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    36 9 The Secretary for Air and the Air Council have sent messages of condolences on the death of M. Louis Blerlct. the distinguished French pioneer of aviation, to the French Government and to the bereaved family.—British Wireless.
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    49 9 Gen. Huang Lin-shu, representative of Gen. Chan Chat-tang, deposed Canton dictator, interviewed Gen. Chiang Kai-shek In Kuling yesterday. It is understood that Gen. Chan will now go abroad for about a year, and on his return he will be offered a high military post in Nanking.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    R.A.F. Planes' Display At Kuala Lumpur Today.
    178 9 No. 100 Torpedo Bomber Squadron, under command of Squadron-Leader A. H. Paull. flew in formation from Seletar to Kuala Lumpur yesterday, accompanied by a Dual Hart and Avro Tutor aircraft of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force. The Squadron and Volunteer units will
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. J. A. SEWARD.
    641 9 MANY MOURNERS AT CATHEDRAL. The funeral of Mrs. J. A. Seward took place yesterday afternoon preceded by a choral service at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Mrs. Seward's sudden death was reported in the Straits Times yesterday The Cathedral service was largely attended and a full
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    AMUSEMENTS
    99 10 SINGAPORE. GLOBE THEATRE Broadway Gondolier. 7.15 9.30. I GREAT WORLD— THE SKY TALKIE Two Fisted. NEW WORLD Bide Shows. Cabaret, Dancing. Talkies Theatre > Cinema*. BAFFLES HOTEL Orchestral Concert 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Special Dinner Dance Formal i 9.45 to Midnight. BITZ. GEYLANG State Trooper. Also Prank Buck's Fang
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUG. 8, 1936. CHINA: A ROSY PICTURE.
    881 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. AUG. 8, 1936. CHINA: A ROSY PICTURE. Editorial comment on the present or future of China is usually confined to a review of political problems, of threats of civil war or of the dangers of external aggression. And invariably such reviews are gloomy in the
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    90 10 Chief Police Officer, Singapore. The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette: Dr. L. M. Thompson to be a member of the Central Boar.l of Examiners in connection with the Scheme for locally trained nurs?s vice Dr. E.A. Elder on leave. Mr. M. LI. Wynne to
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    STAFF OFFICER. S.S. VOLUNTEER FORCE.
    29 10 The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the appointment of Captain Eric Lois Percival to be Staff Officer, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force.
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    26 10 Mr. J. O. O'Reilly, Deputy Commissioner, Excise Department, Straits Settlements, has been granted five months and ten days' leave with effect from Aug. 1, before retirement.
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    25 10 The leave of absence granted to Mr. F. C. Holland. Executive Engineer, Malayan Public Works Service, has been extended for nineteen days from July 26.
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    WHERE RHODES MET KRUGER.
    596 10  -  ANNA PLEWMAN. By Johannesburg's First Five Decades. JOHANNESBURG is In the limelight: South Africa's Empire Exhibition will be held there from September, 1936, to January, 1937. A marvel city Johannesburg indubitably is, for in just fifty years it has developed from a sun-dtenched, uninhabited stretch of
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    MOSQUITO VERSUS MAN IN THE TROPICS.
    441 10  -  R. L. MEGROZ. By WERV few, if any, living creatures, can be so widespread in their Incidence upon the earth's surface as the mosquito. About a hundred genera are known, of which there are something like 1,500 species which can, between them, cover every
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    700 10 REV. H. J. MURPHY, M.C.S. 1 HAVE discovered an oddity: to wit, one ol the Heaven-born who ha3 forsaken that se'.ect enclave to become a Presbyterian minister. Out of the frying-pan Into the fire, some might say, but the Rev. H. J. Murphy. M.A., formerly of
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    BRITISH CONSULATE BOMBED NEAR GIBRALTAR.
    407 11 "ACTION MAY BE TAKEN," i Foreign Office The Revolt. ARMS RUMOURS DENIED. nURING the bombardment of Algeciras (near Gibraltar) by Spanish warships yesterday, the British Consulate was hit by two shells, one of which exploded inside the building rendering it uninhabitable. The vice-Consul and his
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    SINGAPORE CARGO ABLAZE.
    31 11 AN Algeciras message says that out of 6,000 cartons of cork boards, ablaze on the pier there after the bombardment, 3.000 were destined for the Singapore naval oase.—Reuter.
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    DEFENCE OF BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
    87 11 Major-Gen. Harrison To Command New A. A. Unit London, Aug. 8. Th? War Office announces that Major -General J. M. R. Harrison has been appointed Commander of the second anti-aircraft division which is to be formed to provide further antipi rcraft defences for the industrial
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    AIR RAID
    463 11 PRECAUTIONS. Singapore The Home Scheme. WHAT MUST BE DONE. THE Straits Times publishes today a summary of the principal types of air raid and anti-gas precautions which will be adopted in Singapore in the near future. No official statement is available locally, beyond the brief communique already published,
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    45 11 The contract for the erection oi subordinates' quarters at the new wireless receiving station at £t Michael's Road, Singapore, was awarded to Llm Ho, whose tender for $21,000 for five houses was the lowest of nine received. The highest tenderer was Ah Woh for $34,300.
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    33 11 Japanese swimmers training In the Olympic Swimming Stadium, Berlin. In order that the swimmers may see the defects in their own swimming form, action photos are taken. The Olympic swimming begins next we«k.
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    Great Actor Leaves £127. BEN GREET'S WILL.
    67 11 Great Actor Leaves £127. BEN GREET'S WILL. Sir Philip Ben Greet, actor and producer, who was associated with many ventures for the popular presentation of Shakespeare's plays both at Home and abroad, and who died intestate on May 17 last, left £127. Sir Fhilip was included among those to whom
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    MINE RESCUERS' GREAT RISK.
    160 11 25 BODIES STILL TO BE RECOVERED. London, Aug. 7. The inquest was opened today at Barnsley on 32 victims of the disaster at Wharncliffe Woodmoore colliery, whose bodies have been recovered. Evidence of identification was given In several cases by wives who lost their husbands or
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    KWANGSI LEADERS ADAMANT.
    118 11 Insist Upon Status Quo In Their Province. Canton, Aug. 8. Generals Li Tsung-jen and Pei Chung-hsl, the Kwangsi leaders, have again telegraphed to the Central Government demanding the maintenance of the status quo in Kwangsi and recommending their subordinates as successors to the posts of pacification commissioner
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    N. CHINA KUOMINTANG TO BE REVIVED.
    46 11 The Central Kuomintang has decided to revive the Party branches in North China in accordance with a resolution of the Kuling conference. The Kuomlntang was banned In Hopei and Chahar last year following a Japanese ultimatum.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MALAYA CUP FINAL TODAY.
    190 11 WHY SELANGOR MAY BEAT SINGAPORE. HOME TEAM AND "NERVES." R/IALAYA'S biggest football match m —the Malaya Cup final will be played at Anson Road Stadium, Singapore, today. This Is the twelfth time Singapore and Selangor have met in the final since the series started In 1921.
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    ATTACKS ON SUIYUAN PROVINCE.
    92 11 Pro-Manchu Forces Driven Back. Pelping, Auk. 7. The pro-Manchukuo Gen. Li Shouhsln. who seized six districts of East Chahar Province last winter, is attempting to carve out another slice of China. His troops have twice attacked the garrisons near Taoling in the west of Suiyuan Province,
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    SIAM'S TIN GESTURE.
    34 11 An official communique was issued yesterday by the Siamese Government which appears to Indicate their deaire further to discuss the renewal of the tin restriction agreement. Message on pace SIX toda;
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    STOP PRESS.
    37 11 Mr. J. A. Clarke, Mr. W. Allan Eley and Mr. G. Marshall have been nominated as candidates for the S.S. (S.) A. seat on the Municipal Commsision in place of Mr. H. W. Raper resigned.
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    SINGAPORE MAN TO REORGANISE CANTON.
    148 11 DR. K. C. TYAU'S NEW POST. "IT IS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO ME." My appointment to Canton is a complete surprise Dr. K. C. Tyau, the Chinese Consul General in Singapore told the Straits Times today. "My Instructions are to leave Singapore as soon as
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    CRISIS IN GREECE.
    68 11 King George's "Holiday." GEN. METAXAS AS DICTATOR. Athens, Aug. 7. It is announced that Gen. MetaxM will be Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister for War, Navy and Air in the new Greek Cabinet. The King left this evening aboard a destroyer for Corfu where he will
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    MALAYAN CHINESE BETTER OFF.
    53 11 Remittances Home Again On Increase. Shanghai, Aug. 8. The economic position of overseas Chinese is Improving, particularly in Malaya, where the emigrants' remittances home are again steadily increasing. This Information is contained in the report of the Shanghai office of the U.S. Department of Trade.— Sin
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    NORTH CHINA DEFENCES
    44 11 Gen. Sung Che-yuan, chairman of the Hopel-Chahar Political Council, has arranged to meet Gen. Han Fuchu. Governor of Shantung, at some place in North Shantung to discuss joint measures for the defence of Hopei, Chahar and Shantung- Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    FLOODS IN SZECHUAN.
    37 11 Serious floods are again reported in the upper reaches of the Yangtse River. In the Chungking area, in Szechuan, more than 140.000 people have been made homeless by the floods.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    Inquest Opens On Chinese Killed In Building Crash.
    3109 12 HOW SELANGOR CLUB TRAGEDY HAPPENED. Contractor Severely Questioned. PILLARS REMOVED: WOODEN POSTS SUBSTITUTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 7. THE Chinese contractor who was given the work of repairing the Selangor Club "boys'" quarters which collapsed on July 12 underwent
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    CHINESE CHARGED WITH ENTICEMENT.
    80 12 Arrested at' Singapore on a warrant issued at Johore. a Chinese named Wong Ah Wan was produced before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the second court yesterday. He was charged with having enticed away a married woman na ri .ed Gan Ba Bee, aged 17 years,
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    AIR COMMODORE SMITH.
    284 12 AIR COMMODORE SMITH. Last Inspection At Air Base. Throughout this week Air Com modore Sydney Smith, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, has been making his last Annual Inspection of the Air Station before handing over his Far East Command to his successor, Air Commodore A. W. Tedder, who
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    Latest About The Air Mails.
    63 12 INWARD Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Netherlands: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Sunday evening. Imperial: From Europe: Arrives Sunday evening. OUTWARD X.L.M.: For Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. today. K.L.]\:.: For Java: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Imperial: For Europe:
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    SEVERE SENTENCE IN BANK THEFT CASE.
    1278 13 How 41,000 Guilders Were Taken From Parcel. COUNSEL'S VAIN PLEA FOR CLEMENCY. CENTENCE of twenty-three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed yesterday by Mr. L. B. Gibson, Criminal District Judge, on Tan Chye Keng. former bill collector of the Nederlandsh Indische Handelsbank in Singapore. He
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    46 13 MR. H. L. HODGE, headmaster of the Government English School. Batu P&hat, has been entertained at a series of farewell functions prior to his departure for Home on leave. On his return he will take up the appointment of Inspector of Tamil Schools, S.S. and F.M.S.
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    BUNGALOW TRAGEDY.
    90 13 When Ong Chin Chua, who was charged with the murder of Hong Teng Chua at East Coast Road on July 24. was again produced before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the second court yesterday the charge was withdrawn and he was discharged. It will be recalled that afUr
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    TOMORROW'S LECTURE.
    35 13 'The Longest Criminal Sentence Ever Pronounced By Any Court" will be Pastor W. W. R. Lake's theme, at the Memorial Hall at 8.30 p.m. tomorrow. There will b? community singing from 8 p.m.
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    31 13 Tenders will be received at th; office of the Resident Councilor, Penang. up to Aug. 17 for the erection of quarters (or an Assistant Medical Officer, at Cr.lthor? Road, Olujor, Penanj.
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    21 13 Mr. J. F. I. Cowin and Miss Olja Telpou&off after the weddnig a t at Andew's Cathedral yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    EMPIRE AIRWAY TO MISS SINGAPORE?
    134 13 World Flyer Suggests Indian Ocean Route. An alternative route between England and Australia via the Indian Ocean, omitting Singapore, is advocated Mr. Harold Gatty, the round-the-world flyer. Mr. Gatty, who Is at present in Australia, and Intends to visit Singa- pore shortly, believes that in
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    Y.W.C.A. RECRUITS.
    175 13 "Recognition Meeting" At Raffles Quay. It Is the custom of the local Y.W.C.A. to hold "Recognition Meetings" twice a year and one of these was held yesterday at their premises in Raffles Quay. This meeting is more in the nature of a service and is very lmI pressive.
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    S. C. B. A. To Discuss Educational Policy.
    79 13 S. C. B. A. To Discuss Educational Policy. Mr. Chua Keh Hal, vice-president, informed the committee of the- Straits Chinese British Association, Singapore, at a recent meeting, that he had written to the hon. secretary, submitting a resolution on Educational Policy." He said that he would like this to be
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    MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MR. LIM NEE SOON.
    86 13 The memory of the late Mr. LJm Nee I Soon, prominent Singapore business man and one of the "powers" behind the Chiness Revolution, will be honoured I by a service at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce tomorow at 10 a.m. The memorial
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    Mr. L. W. Geddes Appointed A Municipal Commissioner.
    34 13 Mr. L. W Geddes Appointed A Municipal Commissioner. HE. the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Mr. L. W. Geddes to be a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore in place of Mr. A. Dobson, resigned.
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
    323 13 CATHEDRAL WEDDING. Mr.J.F.L. Cowin And Miss Olga Telpoagoff The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, yesterday, of Miss Olga M. Telpougoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Telpougoff, of Harbin, to Mr. J. F. L. Cowin, of Messrs, Rennie, Lowkk and Co., Singapore, and son of Mrs. W. W.
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    FORTNIGHTLY CLUB.
    38 13 I Anyone who is interested to hear Mr. R. E. Holttums talk on 'Some I Problems of Malayan Botany" is walcome to the Fortnightly group at the Y.W.C.A.. B. Raffles Quay, on Monday at 10 a.m.
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    MALAYA'S FIRST COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.
    341 13 To Be Flown By Squadron Leader Vines For The ARC. Squadron-Leader D. S. E. Vines, whose appointment to the S.S. Volunteer Air Force has been gazetted, is to become Commander of the Force in succession to Squadron-Leader C. H. rlinn, who will return to England next
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    SINGAPORE WILL NOT HAVE AN EASY PASSAGE TODAY.
    1211 14  -  "Leighton." By SELANGOR'S SIDE IS A WELL BALANCED ONE. Sixteenth Malaya Cup Final Should Be Fine Game. CINGAPORE and Selangor will contest the sixteenth Malays k Cup final at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. Eleven of the 15 previous finals have been
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    TEACHERS' TOURNEY STARTS.
    226 14 Lawn Tennis. K. Balhetchet Beaten In Open Singles. rE Lawn Tennis Tournament of the Singapore Teachers Association opened yesterday when a number of ties were played off at the SRC. ground and Petain Road. The Men's open singles and mixed doubles handicaps were held at the S.R.C.
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    HARROW CRICKET CUPS.
    43 14 At Harrow School the Ebrlngton Cups have been awarded as follows Batting. B. D. Carrls Bowling. J. M. Reunert Fielding, A. O. Collins. Mr. M. C. Kemp's cup for the best catch was awarded to Carrls. captain of the eleven.
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    JAPAN'S VICTORY AT BASKETBALL.
    195 14 Olympic Gam**. Britisher Second In 400 Metres Final. Berlin, Aug. 7. JAPAN beat China at basketball today by 35 points to 19 after leading 15—10 at half time. The Chinese put up a courageous defence against a trickier and faster team in the first half, but
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    BADMINTON TIES.
    47 14 The following badminton ties have been arranged for this week-end. Saturday. Inter-school Final Anglo-Chinese School vs. V.M.C.A. School of Commerce. Sunday, 10 ajn. Junior Singles semi-finals Low Poh Hye (A.S A.) vs. Lee Slak Keng (A.A.U.) and William Tan (A.A.U.) vs Ng Liang Chuan (Sunnydale).
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    25 14 SELANGOR XI: Kum Pak: See Hu and Kai Ban; T. Mori, Mohd. Talb and Jahn Mohamed; Mah mood, Ismail, Henry, Soon Teck and Ah Chee.
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    FOORD MAY BEAT PETERSEN.
    251 14 TWO TITLES WILL BE AT STAKE. South African Reckons He Has A Chance. DEN r >ord. the South African heavy-weight, is to be riven his chance of flthtiof for the British, as well as the Empire, championship when he meets the holder. Jack Petersen, on the
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    THE STANDARD INST. SPORTS.
    362 14 Athletics. Kian Sam Takes Four Firsts And The Title. I£IAN SAM who won four events and was second in another, won the individual championship, with 24 points, at the third annual athletic sports of the Standard Institute held at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. "B" House
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    SEGAMAT SOCCER.
    80 14 Chinese Lose Chance Of Winning League. (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Aug. 5. The Chinese Recreation Club lost their chance of winning the Segamat and District league championship today when they were held to a goalless draw by the Town Malays. Actually the Chinese were the better side
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    TAIB'S SKILL HELPED A.OSMAN TO GET A "HAT-TRICK."
    428 15 TAIB'S SKILL HELPED A. OSMAN TO GET A "HAT-TRICK." SAID GAVE BRILLIANT DISPLAY IN GOAL. Marines On Top In Govt. Services League. Marine Dept. F.C. 5; Post Office 1. -pit. Marine Dept. F.C, who lead the Second Division of the S.A.F.A. league, went to the top of the Government Services
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    31 15 (ioh Guan Chuah (right) the new Singapore billiards (hum;). on and Tan Thean Tek (left) whom he beat in the Anal. In the centre is the Padmore Shield. Straits Times Photograph.
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    HINDUS BEAT TAMIL B.P. IN LA. LEAGUE.
    120 15 The Hindu Association had a decisive victory over the Tamil Brotherhood Party by two goals to nil on Thursday In the Indian Association league. The Hindus scored in the first half through Shanmugam. They got another goal In the second period through Thangavelu.
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    B.P. SCHOOL SOCCER.
    63 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Pahat. Aug. 5. The English School Inter-house eoccpr competition finished yesterday when Diamond House beat Spades House by a goal to n\\. This gives the Diamonds, who won the badminton cup earlier In the year, the championship. In "B" Division Hearts House
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    268 15 SATT'HDAY. A I CIST 8. Soccer: Malaya Cud final Singapore vs. Srlangor it Amen Rocd Stadium. Athletic: A. PC. Sports at Paya Lebar 2. 1S p.m.: Mecantile Inst. Sports at Jalan Besar 2.30 p.m. Badminton: Inter— School final. Cricket: United Services vs. SRC. (Ist day) at Tang. ln;
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    60 15 INTER-CLUB TENNIS: On Thursday the S.C.C. beat the V.M.C.A. by five matches to one at lawn tennis: Tup: K. B. B. Donnell and W. R. King and I. A. Reshty and Punc (hup Song. Centre: W. J. M. Warden and P. H. Swinchatt and I'ahiUro Yoshi and Kobayanhi. Bottom: W.
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    SPORTING KENT DECLARATION
    327 15 HENDRBN STILL GOING STRONG. Leyland And Hardstaff Get Centuries. Londoa. Aug. 7. A SPORTING declaration by Kent i enabled Lancashire to gain their tMrd win of the season in the second n.atch of the Canterbury Festival today. Of the men chosen to tour Australia this winter Verity
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    PENANG BOXING.
    80 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 8. In a poor fight Nal Vee Chan 9 at. 3 !t> retained his Penang lightweight title last night by defeating Rough Diamond 9 st. 4 lb. on points. Diamond was nearly knocked out in the eighth round. In the semi-final Batting
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    THIRD TIME LUCKY FOR
    319 15 Billiards Champiomhip GOH GUAN CHUAH. r>OH GUAN CHUAH (Clerical Union). runner-up In 1933 and 1935, won the Singapore billiards championship and the Padmore Shield yesterday by defeating Tan Thean Tek (S.C.R.C.) by 500 to 165. Both men played consistently the 1 loser scoring the highest break
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    DANCE IN AID OF COLT'S BUILDING & FIELD FUND.
    61 15 DANCE IN AID OF COLT'S BUILDING FIELD FUND. A gala non-stop dance in Aid of the Singapore Colts Hockey Club's building and field fund will be held at the New World Cabaret on Saturday Aug. 15. Dancing will continue until 2 a.m. and there will be a special ballroom tango
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    S.R.C. CRICKET.
    104 15 The i olio wing have been selected to play cricket for the S.R.C. this weekend On Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.) at Tanglin vs. United Services L. F. Alvis. C. A. de Vrles. M Valb:nr, N. Sullivan, Dr. L. S. da SUra. O. U. Westerhout, O.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    518 15 Max Boer Winning His Way Rack Beer And A Catch Aussies For India— Those Steel Handled Bats. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." 'TWERE Is n« escaping the prospect of Max Bear being reinstated as challenger for the world heavy-weight championship he once held. He is winning fights weekly in
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    VOLUNTEERS BEAT THE RETREAT.
    326 16 Padang Ceremony At Kuala Lumpur. POLICE BAND. By kind permission of Mr. N. A. M. Griffin, acting Inspector-General of Police, the band of the Straits Settlements Poice will give a performance a f Waterloo Street at 7 p.m. on Tuesday next, under the direction of Mr.
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    MALAY CYCLE THIEF AT MALACCA.
    198 16 Machine Traced After Twenty Months. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 5. A Malay named Air.at bin Said was charged before Mr. A. A. Faith with the fraudulent possession of a bicycle at Wolferstan Road. A bicycle was reported missing in December, 1934. The number
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    OVERLOADED BULLOCKCARTS.
    62 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 5. Ratnasamy and Appawoo. two bul-lock-cart drivers, were charged in the police court with cruelty to animals by overloading. In the first instance the load was 13 cwt. 7 lb. in excess, and in the second case 9 cwt. 3 qr. The
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    LALANG FIRES IN K.L.
    81 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kua! Lumpur, Aug. 6. A bush fire broke out at the foot of the hill behind the Chartered Bank iv the centre of Kuala Lumpur this evening. The Kuala Lumpur fire brigade sent two engines and the fire was soon extinguished. Lalang
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    65 16 These pictures, just received from London, were made at the special camp ecUblish«d at Gibraltar for the ref«fees who sought safety at the Rock from the terrors of the Spanish civil war. Hundreds of Spanish and other fugitives, including many women and children, fled across the border into Gibraltar. Photo
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    "ARTIFICAL SILK" OR "DYED COTTON"?
    223 16 Case About Consignment To M.B.K. The local manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha is the defendant In a case opened before Mr. A. D. York in the third police court on Thursday. Mr. P. D. Lawson, of the Excise Department, conducted the prosecution and Mr.
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    BATU PAHAT SCOUTS.
    111 16 Tiger Patrol Wins Games Competition. The 1st and 6th Troops of the Government English School, Batu Pahat, entertained the Assistant District Scout Commissioner to a farewell tea party on Monday. Among the large attendance were the State Commissioner. Batu Pahat, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs.
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    A K.L. FAREWELL.
    90 16 Mr. K. Kandlah (Engineering Department, F.M.S. Railways), president of the Vadamaradchy Association of Malaya, was entertained at a farewell dinner in Kuala Lumpur last week prior to his departure for Ceylon on leave. Mr. M. W. Navaratnam presided. The chairman spoke of their guest as a leader
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    RAMAKRISHNA MISSION.
    83 16 The Birthday of Lord Sri Krishna will be celebrated at the Ramakrlshna Mission premises, A, Norris Road, at 4.30 p.m. tomorrow. There will be Pooja at 9 a.m., a lecture in Englisn by Mr. C. R. Menon at 4.30 p.m., a musical entertainment at 5 p.m., refreshments at
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    STATE SAND.
    63 16 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 6. Four Sikhs appeared before the Seremban magistrate on a summons for removing sand from State land on the Seremban— Port Dlckson road. After hearing the defence, the magistrate held that a licence was necessary under the land code whether sand was
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    BUILDING HAD FALLEN
    182 16 BUILDING HAD FALLEN —But Repair Plans Were Considered. Two days after the collapse of the Selangor Club boys' quarters on July 12, the Plans Committee of the Sanitary Board had a motion submitted to it for approval of the plan of alterations and repairs to the building. The motion, moved
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    OLD WOMAN'S DENIAL.
    129 16 Rubber Planting Case At Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 6. An old Chinese woman, Hung Kow, appeared In the magistrate's court at Seremban on a summons for planting rubber contrary tp the rubber regulations enactment. Among the witnesses was Mr. W. Aucutt, of the Restriction
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    MOTORIST EXONERATED.
    119 16 Cyclist Ran Into Car At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 6. A verdict of "death by misadventure" was returned by Che Maarof, second magistrate. at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court today, at the end of an Inquiry into the death of a Chinese cyclist,
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    Another "Miss" For Singapore.
    88 16 A new folder advertising the express steamer service to Europe of the Norddeu'.scher Lloyd, Bremen, Illustrates th? sea route with artistic photographs cf places of interest en route. Every port of call between Yokohama and Bremerhaven Is depicted, but as one turns to Singapore one discovers
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    CYCLIST KILLED IN MALACCA.
    44 16 <From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Auk 4. A fatal accident is reported from Ayer Lelah. Malacca, where a lorry driven by a Chinese and a bicycle ridden by a Bengali came Into collision, resulting in the death of the cycl'-*
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    PROGRESS IN TIMOR.
    394 16 Development Is Now Encouraged. (From A Correspondent.) Timor Dilly, July 10. Residents flocked to the wharf on July 3to wish bon voyage to H.E. the Governor of Timor, Dr. Raul Manso Preto, on his sailing for Portugal to attend the II Imperial Conference to be held at
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    RAN OFF ROAD.
    146 16 Tamil Motorist Fined At Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 5. Oanisln, a Tamil, was fined $5 in the police court lor driving his motorcar in a rash and negligent manner, thereby colliding with an electric lamp post at Garden City, Malacca, at 4 30 p.m.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1530 17 Ninth Sunday After Trinity— A Steward's Wisdom. THE appeal of the story devoted to the day's reading is not to the highest of motives the love of God but to the lower, yet still allowable one of wise self interest. The table is variously described as that of
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    53 17 King Edward, in the presence of President Lebrun of France and 6,000 Canadian war veterans, unveiled the memorial to the 11,700 Canadians who fell on the battle fields over which the monument now towers at Vimy Rider, near Arras, France. Photo shows the King- chatting with a French Spahi officer
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    HOUSE-BOYS' GAME OF MAH-JONG.
    286 17 Lands Them In Police Court, A party of Hylam house-servants were engaged in a game of mahjong and "pakau," or dominoes, in a coffee shop at Dhoby Ohaut when the house was raided by the police and they were arrested. On Thursday Ooh Ah Foo, Yong
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    HAWKER'S SUICIDE.
    175 17 Battered His Head And Stabbed Himself. A Chinese hawker of coffee powder named Yeo Ouan Teck was taken to the Singapore hospital on Aug. 2 conscious but apparently not anxious to live. To the doctor who attended him, he kept saying that he wanted to die, that he
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    TEACHERS' ENJOYABLE PERFORMANCE.
    85 17 "The Stepmother." a farce In one act by Arnold Bennett, and "The Grand Cham's Diamond," a short play by Allan Monkhouse. were the two principal items of a performance given by the dramatic section of the Singapore Teachers' Association at the Victoria Theatre on Thursday. The show,
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    ALLEGED EXTORTION.
    459 17 Segamat Chinese Tells A Strange Story. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Segamat. Aug. S. A remarkable story was related to Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat Magistrate. when Tong Chan Eng and Chu Yoke were charged with extortion of $15 and $5 from a li-bourer named Ng Chiew.
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    SMOKER'S FATAL BURNS.
    116 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 7. In the course of an inquest held on Wong Kwong. an employee in a perfumery manufactory which was destroyed by fire recently, it was revealed that the deceased got up at 430 a.m.. lit a cigarette, and threw the match
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    H. E. Returning To Malaya.
    1083 18 People In The News. CIR Shenton and Lady Thomas are their last few days in England together this week end. The Governor leaves London early next week for Marseilles where he will join the Blue Funnel liner Sarpedon which arrives in Singapore on September 5.
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    Anti-Gas Precautions In Singapore.
    632 18 WHAT IS BEING DONE IN ENGLAND FOR CIVILIANS. A NTI-gas precautions which are being taken in Singapore are expected to follow the same lines as those being followed in England. That fact gives special interest to the following report of antigas developments at Home. The first
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    NEW RAILWAY DEVICE TO SAVE WATER.
    58 18 The London, Midland and Scottish Railway, -v/ilch pays a water rate of £300,000 annually expects to save |.'..675,000. '..675,000 gallons of water each day as result of a device now being fitted to the scoops of long-distance express locomotives which -ake up water from
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    NEW SINO-ARGENTINE TRADE PACT TALKS.
    32 18 Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador In Paris has opened negotiations with the Argentine envoy In the French capital for a new commercial treaty. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    26 18 I Japanese troops stationed at the 'Sungwen Gate of Peiping have Iron I withdrawn following negotiations by I the Chinese authorities. Sin Chew I Jit Poh.
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    MANY LIVES SAVED BY SWIMMERS.
    332 19 Heroic Rescues In Flooded Villages. Calcutta, July 24. JJKAVY rain fell in Gorakhpur yesterday morning: and a deterioration in the flood situation there is feared. The Rapti had fallen by about six inches before the rain started. Rescue operations in about 100 submerged villages in
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    SACKED BULLS.
    91 19 Solution Of Mynrensingh Problem. Mymensingh. In connection with Mr T. C. Co.swamis telegram to H.E. the Governor of Bengal, protesting against an order Issued to sell or shoot a surplus lumber of "dedicated" bulls which roam the streets. His Excellency referred the complaint to the District Magistral? «who
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    FOUR ELECTROCUTED.
    32 19 Villagers' Attemnt To Move Live Wires. Four villagers were electrocuted whllo ■itftirptlm lJ remove electric transmission wires which had fallen on a sugarcane farm near Mandya, says a Mysore report.
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    BUILDING OF QUETTA TO BEGIN.
    74 19 Quake-Proof Houses. IMPORTANT decisions have been taken with regard to., the rebuilding of Qaetta. The Government of India have determined that the new buildings in the Cantonment shall be built on the Californian earthquake-proof model and tenders submitted on this basis by firms in India
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    " MATTER OF STRATEGY."
    93 19 MATTER OF STRATEGY." Congress Attitude To Office Acceptance. Madras. Questioned on his return from Wardha on the Congress attitude to acceptance of office under the new constitution, Mr. Rajagopalacharl said: "It is true that the All-India Congress Committee will meet at Bombay on August 15 to settle the Congress election
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    DELUGE IN MERCARA.
    90 19 53 Inches Of Rain In 40 Days. Bangalore. Every motorist in Coorg is now carrying an axe in his car to prevent being held up on the road owing to fallen trees, etc.. as a result of the monsoon wi.ich has been the severest j for many
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    NEW AVIATION COMPANY.
    18 19 An aviation company will shortly oe formed In Karachi with a capital o/ Rs. 3.00.000.
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    Outbreaks Of Fire In Delhi.
    506 19 "NEARLY ONE A DAY." Insurance Firms Suffer Heavy Losses. Delhi. OTRINGENT measures have been adopted by the authorities to check outbreaks of fire which have been amazingly frequent in Delhi during recent months. During the period from April 1. 1935, to March 31, 1936, there
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    Gold Rush In Burma.
    154 19 Platinum Deposits Also Found. Mandalay. HTHE lure of gold has drawn a large number of people to Sfucegj/in. Gold extraction is carried on in Letoa, over 20 miles north of Shwegyin. The panning process is used for extraction and at present over 500 people are working
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    COBRA IN BABY'S BED.
    74 19 Mother Hears It Drop From Roof. Beruwala. A cobra fell from the roof of the house occupied by Mr. Melville Devasurendra. Excise Inspector cf Beruwala. and landed on a cot In which an infant was asleep. Mrs. Devasurendra who was in an adjoining room, fortunately heard
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    RULER OF BAMRA.
    146 19 Plan To Set Up Model Farm In State. Raja B. T. Deb, Ruler of Bamra one of the Sarr.balpur Group of States in the Eastern States Agency has been on a short visit to Simla ir. the company of Rai Bahadur A. K. Bose, the Dewan. The
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    GERMANY'S GLASS EYE SECRET DISCOVERED.
    224 19 Ban Overcome. When Germany in 1933 prohibited the export of raw materials, the special glass from which glass eyes are made was included in the ban. Now, when supplies for this purpose; were falling very low. British scientists have produced a glass as good, if
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    20 19 Field-Marshal von Blomberg. German Minister of War, has announced new plans to facilitate the return of conscripts to private life.
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    Work Of The Indo-Afghan Commission.
    291 19 Work Of The Indo-Afghan Commission. Peshawar. THE Indo-Afghan Commission at Parachinar continues to make satisfactory progress and has successfully disposed of a numter of intricate cases. The Afghan Commission is encamping five miles from the Border at Chapri. The British CUnmlaionen and Afghan Commissioners jointly interviewed the jirgas of the
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    HOWRAH BRIDGE DISPUTE SETTLED.
    38 19 The Howrah Bridgo controvisy has at last been definitely settled by the Government of Bengal confirming the decision of the Howrah Bridpe Commissioners to award the contract to the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company
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    27 19 Three British marines. G. S. Bruce. W. E. Blackmann and R. Paris, pleaded not guilty when accused at a courtmartial at Alexandria of conspiracy to import opium.
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    130 20 The tomb of Mr. Tan Yen-kai, the first President of the executive Yuan of the National Government, in Nanking. .The oun Yat-stn mausoleum In Nanking erected In remembraac« of Dr. Sun Vat-sen, father of the Chinese Republic The first Presidential house constructed under the regime of the Kuomlntang now occupied
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