The Straits Times, 24 June 1937

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    41 1 The Straits Times The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAXES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. PKICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 24 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. PRICES 10 CRN
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      137 1 SINGAPORE: t4O. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5471)/ i yt MINING, TUNNELLING, AND QUARRYING PLANTS DRIFTERS, STOPE HAMMERS, JACK HAMMERS RIVETING AND CHIPPING HAMMERS PNEUMATIC DRILLS, GRINDERS ROCK DRILL MINING STEEL PROSPECTING DRILLS Am COMPRESSORS AIR HOSE Complete machines, spare |M All inauiries promptly parts and accessories Jj attended to by the
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      124 1 KUALA LUMPUR I 25. .*AV.\ ST. fPHONE 3633». _l LOOK FORWARD fe^ *mjl TREATMENT \HL___. Every woman has potential loveli- HI ness, and the simple, sensible Cyclax method of skin cae can introduce new loveliness to the most wayward skin. Why not phone Mrs. McFarlane, the Cyclax Consultant, and make
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      434 2 CHEANG—KHOO.—Tht eniiagement Is announced of Miss Cheang Seok Hean Neo (Mary Cheang) the third daughter of Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan of Palm Beach" r Panjnng. Singapore, and the late Madam Chan Kirn Hong Neo to Mr. Khoo Eng Tee the seventh son of Mr. Khoo Teng Hin of No. 5,
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      364 2 SITUATIONS WANTED YOUNG MAN educated, good personality aged 27, unmarried desires any employment anywhere. Box 445, Straits Times. EUROPEAN gomg on leave recommenus excellent Baby's Amah who is also a very Rood needlewoman. Free Aug. 5. Apply Box 437 6traita Times. ASPH ALTER. Ex -Service. Desires position as foreman. Ist
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      823 2 FOR SALE BHELVADOB Refrigerator Phone 3333. FOB SALfc. R.C.A. Vlctorphone six valve radio, in perfect working condition with accessories— s7o or near offer— Write 23, M.Q. Glllman Barracks. Alexandra. FOR SALE BATU BANTAR ESTATE. ULU MERAH, RINGLEI CAMERON HIGHLANDS. Area: 45 acres 0 Rd. 07 Poles parly planted with Coffee
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      932 2 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES at 1 and 4-a, Prince St. and 22. Raffles Place. Apply Ko> Chew Kee, 129. Klillney Road. GODOWNS Rend Street off River Valley Road. 4,000 to 30.000 square leet. United Engineers Limited. NEW BUILDING St Godown attractive. reasonable rent. 108 Robinson Road. Apply N. Reuben
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      759 2 AUCTION NOTICE IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of Jacobean design wax polished teak household furniture etc. To be held at No. 43, Chancery Lane, oS Thomson Road, on Saturday. June 26, 1937 at 2.30 p.m. Comprising, an excellent toned cottage piano by MoutrU in good condition, "Frigidaire" electric re' rigerator, Crompton electric
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      434 2 jci/jffner'sJ for MHlmerr, dres, enters novelties —3 Anderson Road— Tel. 4768.— Personality Tour Coiffure Play* rYMAS!^ j Let FIGARO ie!p ffiSSQM? f no more and you all] \J^^?'v^ no disappointed. \-jX FIGARO N Ladies Hairdresser!, 93 Bias Bamb Road and Raffle* Hole!. Phone 28G8. BUSINEis"cARDs"ETq MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE
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      683 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated In England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES ■MTNINqPLAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. CnX S co A nVact with his majesty* OOVERNMENT LONDON AND rAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM~LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due j Tonnage Spore 1931 I COT-DAN 6500
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      389 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Inco.-jorated In Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Regular fortnightly sailings. London via Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU July 8. SJ8. HARUNA MARU July 22. S.S. KATORI MARU Aug. 5.
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      855 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. i (Incorporated In England' APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG SHANGHAI, MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA 8.s. SANTHIA MM Itt July 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for flnt and second clast na&sengers. Special noilday return tickets Interchangeable with P O S N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      1063 3 SH1PPIM. THl BLUE FUNNEL LINT (Ocean Ihe Hoa Khiow Steamshio Co. (1932) Ltd, Stoam Ship Co, LU and China Mutual The Cunard Whit, stai Lid Sleam Navigation Co Ltd I Ahrrdrrn A rommonxalth Line The StraiU Steamship Co Ltd. Shan Savill Albion (o (to The Chin. Navigation Co. Ltd The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      95 4 Thursday, June 24. Ship* alongside the Wharvei or eipected W arrive. KIITH UARBOUK Main Wharf W. Bt. Bertha, Lch. Crow. Singapore. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wr.art Nil uvMIS IN OR¥ DOCKS Tanjonc Pagur Sheers Wharf Nil. Albsrt Dock Nil. Victoria Deck Mapia. Keppel Harbour King's Dock
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      CLEARANCES
      48 4 Maxu, 'J^pan); Felix Round, (Fch.); Talabot, fNor); Tomohon, Roggeveen, Rokan, Baloeran. (Dut); Hong Lam, Sin Aik Lee, Dioir^d, Liang Chow, Chye Hln Tay Yit, Ban Hong Uong. Raub, (Brit June 23. Lipis. Perak. Menestheus, Malacca. Aing Leong, Tandjong Plnang, Atreus <Brif>: Singkel, Khoen Hce*. P—' Md:t>, <Di;t>.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      323 4 Aden (Karon) 3 pin Nortb America except W. Canadc W. States oi U.S.A. (Karoa) 3 pm South America (Karoa) 3 p.m. Burma > Karoa) ..3 p.m. Egypt (Karoai 3 P«. Great Britain «nd Europe generally (Karoa) ..in. East. North, South and Wet>t India (Karoa) 3 p.m. Bengkal.s,
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      FROM MALACCA.
      134 4 TOMORROW. Irs.n. Amsterdam *London (by air) i Netherlands) 6pm Upper Burma. North East India, Aden, E^ypt. Europe, Great Britain. Ireland. Cnnr-.d; nnd U.S.A. 'K.iror< 1.15 p.m. SAIURDAY. JUNE 26. Meaan f'oy air (Netherlands': 1.15 pm. Kenya, Uganda. Tan?anyika. N. ft S Rhodesia Sc S. Africa (by air) (Imperial)
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      100 4 Mails from Europe, etc., (London) expected June 24 by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholdtrs at 6 p.m. General delivery of letters June 25 at 8.45 am. Malls from Europe, etc, (London mails) expected June 25 by BT (Ra)ula) will be delivered to boxholders at 8.45 am.
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      SLAMAT.
      22 4 The Slamat will berth alongside the S.H.B. wharves on Friday at 7 a.m. and win lave for Europe ftt 10 a.m.
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
      191 4 ""re, June 24, 12 noon. Rice quoted per k»j»n M »icais. Other coMM«41ttM ted per pleal rxrevt wkere otberwiar stat«4. Buyer seller Gambler MOO Hamburg Cub.; $15.00 Java Cube $11 00 'epper. White Muntok $17.00 White $16.50 Black $10 00 lopra. Mixed $5.30 Sun Dried $5.70 'apsoca.
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      INCREASE IN STRAITS SHIPPING.
      211 4 THE tonnage of all vessels entered and cleared at the five ports of the Colony during 1936 was 48,038,328 tons states the annual report of the Marine Department. Straits Settlements. This represents an increase of 627,515 tons compared with the year 1935. This increase is distributed
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      DESIRADE.
      26 4 The Desirade is due here this afternoon from Saigon and wLI sail tomorrow at 6 a.m. for Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles, Havre, Nantes and Bordeaux.
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      634 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated la P. M.S.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGINTS F.MS RLVS AND SIAM BTATRS RAILWATS Ttl-EPHONE: Prdcht 5433— Passat* MSI. Ik |^j ir^i 4A Honolulu.. .snm's-slde ral) oonS^im «^*3K^ ywa oassage on Canadian Pacific's "aßWafctW BW- preat. white Empress of Japan &fj& DyKT larjrett. fastest liner on the
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      596 4 (Incorporated in Straits Setil.r/.i i.ti (^^^^JPU ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. i Incorrjoraieo in U. 8 A ilncorporatea BDgiana) BOSTON NEW VORR BALIIMORB VIA SVEZ CANAL "ELLKKMAN' LINE Dm Sailf ron HAtRt lONUON STEEL TRAVELER June 20 J'.iv a TOR HAVRE LONDON BTML Aug. 2 Aug 7
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      335 4 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP EN6 MOH S.S. CO.. LTD. ilncorporatea in sutuu Settlements) REGULAR PASStNGER and Cargo Services from Sinrapoie to lava. Borneo. Banka and BUllton For BATAVIA. C HtRIBON and SEMAKANQ (Every Tuesday and FYMayi s.s. NAM YONG Pit June 25 S.S. GIANG SENG Tucs. June 29 Far SOI'BAIAYA
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      346 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations Yesterday Last night max rain- bright mm temD fall s'shine temp *r ins. hrs. F West Coast. Alor Star 90 0.16 8.5 73 Bayan uepas (Penang) 90 0.75 7.3 72 Sitiawan 90 Nil 73 Bukit Jeram 91 Nil 7.5 71 Malacca 85 0.04
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    MALAYANS RETURNING.
    68 5 [From Our Own Correspondent] Lcndon. June 23. U.H. the Sultan of Pahang is sailing from Marseilles, on Friday, on the P. and O. Rajputana, which is due to arrive at Singapore on July 16, on his return to Malaya from the Coronation. Col. Cecil Rae. C.8.E., who has
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      385 5 THE MASTER UMUMtyIfM^J rOftVRAYKK OF FAMOUS ■^^■•li^fik AMD UNFORGETTABLE LkjL W a rfl CHARACTERS Haßaß SES^HHHS CHARLES LAUGHTON now brings to the screen the finest achievement of his carver! 'REMBRANDT' A London Film Prcduction with GERTRUDE LAWRENCE. ELSA LANCIIEVTER al*o Gaumont British News— TOMMY FARR DEFEATS MAX BAER Week-end Matinees
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      128 5 YOUR LAST CHANCE TONIGHT OF SEEING 'SUBTLETIES' BY THE Malayan Magic Circle AT THE Victoria Theatre at 6 p. m. ALL SEATS $1.00 BOOKING AT LITTLE'S AN IDEAL BRIDGE TABLE FOLDS FLAT Covered Rhodoid 111 Green, Red Black. Price $6.00 Only. FOLDING CHAIRS To match above table Canvas Seat Back.
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      253 5 CAPITOL) "HIT REVIVAL" SEASON TONIGHT at 615 POSITIVELY ONE SCREENING ONLY Jessie iY lit I Im>mM~ FIRSTAGIRL^C SONNIE HALE ANNA LEE '^M> A GAUMONT- BRITISH PICTURE ifttkV[v *t£?7 The Best of all JESSIE'S Triumphs TOMORROW NIGHT (6.15 only) JEANETTE MacDONALD and CLARK GABLE in M.G.Ms Powerful Dramatic Production 'SAN FRANCISCO*
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      222 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THE Straits Times is publishing this daily feature to give readers a comprehensive summary of entertainments, meetings, sports events, social functions and other outstanding happenings. Organisers of meetings etc. are invited to submit diary dates. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral concert. 8.15 to 9.15 p.m. Formal dinner
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      54 5 AMUSEMENT PARKS, DANCE HALLS. ETC. Singapore GREAT WORLD CABARKT: Dance 6 o.m to midnight. NEW WORLD CABARET: Tea dance. Dance 9.30 p.m. to midnight. HAPPY WORLD CABARET: Dance 9.30 p.m. to midnight. Seremban N.S. DANCE HALL: Dancing 9—12 Dance hostesses first class band. SPORT. TENNIS: Singapore championshios For full Sports
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      626 6 LITTLE ACTIVITY IN ALL SECTIONS. Bl T UNDERTONE CONFIDENT. F i m Our Ffaanda] Correspondent. Singapore, June 24. I lie brightest news that this ry has had for some time is contained n an official communique i tied tl is mo.nJng whi.-h removes the re a trictions
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      MAY RUBBER PRODUCTION.
      77 6 Malaya failed to produce her monthly rubber quota in May by 3,850 tons. Statistics issued this morning show that production on estates was 25.379 tons and on estates of less (han 100 acres. 63.799 tons a total production of 35,412 tons, against a monthly quota cf 39.266
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        MINING.
        589 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid. lmuc v«j. rraser Co. Lyall fc Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat lin 6/- 6/6 5/9 6'3 tl Asam Kambang 35/6 37/6 35/- 36/6 £1 Austral Malay 56/- 58/- 56/6 58/5/- Ayer Hitara 27/6 28. 6xd 27/6 28/6 1 Ayer Weng
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        GENERAL.
        432 6 2 I Al-.v\ Brick Ord. 155 1.65 155 1.6S 2 J do T'/ 2 7o Prefs. 2.45 2.55 2.45 2.55 10 10 Alias Ice d.00 lOOOn 8.00 lO.OOn. 1 i B M Broadcasting 0.85 0.90 0.87 0.92 10 5 B M trustee i 2b 1. 00 tf2{> 12b tlOO
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        228 6 SlNUAi J (JKfc MUNICIPAL. K 1901 red. 1940 S400.3U0 liu Mar 31 Spt 30 103>i 4';', 1!>')7 red. 1947 il,600,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept 30 107 4' r 1D09 red. 195b il.OOO.OOU mt. Mar M Sepi 30 113 I 101.3 !"d 1963 S2 000.000 Mai 31 Sept.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 6 ibhares are SI unless otherwise stated.) t raser t Co Lyal! Eval Allen by 1.85 195 1.80 Alor Uajih 1.30 1.40 1.30 Amrti Malay 1.85 2.00 1.90 Ayer Hitam *40 1.50 1.40 Ayei M>lek 115 1.25 1.15 Aver ■'rjnas 1.65 1.75 :.65 Basalt 0.7k.' 0 77'- 0.75 B:itu
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    EXCHANGES.
    192 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and ShancttaJ Banking Corporation. SELLING. London r.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/13 London i months sight 2/4^ Lyons demand 1290 Hamburg demand 142 New York demand 57 11/16 Montreal demand
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    172 6 London, June 23. The following are today's closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange:— Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yest«r- Rise day or Pall Conversion Loan s p.e. 1944-64 I12>4 Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 109»n War Loan, 3* p.e. 100W Com. Union Asset, i
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    RAUB GOLD OUTPUT.
    194 6 The output of Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd. for the four weeks ended June 19 was 1,850.93 ounces. •New York prices quctcc In U.S. currency. The above arc dealers' rr.ifidlp priw: Jobbers" margins, brokerage and ftsmp duly are not included. Shell Transport 108 1 Burmah O!l
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    81 6 June 21, Noon. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) June 32i/ 8 82% Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) June 3P,, Sl^ i No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 32 32' July 32Vfa 88% I
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER
    300 6 BIG PROFIT ON SALE OR EXPORT RIGHTS Assessment For 1937 Increased DROPO6ING the adoption o.' the N- port and accounts at the annual meetng of Ulu Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates Ltd. yesterday. Mr. J. A. Elias, the chairman said:— The net profit for the year amount* to
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    JAPAN SEEKS GOLD SUPPLY INCREASE.
    252 6 Domestic Output Plans. |UIESSAOES from Tokk) announce that the Japanese Government win next month Introduced SeflslatlYe proposals designed to secure the compolsory sale of the total domestic gold production to the Bank of Japan. The Japanese Government is ably taking every powlblc step to check
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    265 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, Juue 24. Company Dividend Book* Close Date favtblf Dat* Io'ai tor tin a tii- 1*] •Mr to me TIN A. Hltam Tin 20% Int. June I Jilapang 74% June 23 Katu 2'i% June 23 Klang River 5 r pm a r ;n 24
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      BOLIVIA MAY INCREASE TIN OUTPUT.
      592 7 BOLIVIA MAY INCREASE TIN OUTPUT. Billiton Director To Tour U.S.A. And Far East. (From Our Own Corresponded) London, June 12. AT the meeting of the Interna- tional Tin Committee in the Hague on Friday, June 11. it was decided that quotas for the third quarter of this year should remain
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction.
      164 7 TPHE Singapore Chamber oi Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,335 th auction yesterday when there were catalogued 1.689.910 lbs., 754.42 tons: offered 1 468.342 lbs.. 654 62 tons; sold 1,266.291 lbs.. 565.31 tons S»*t London «tll6d. New York 19 3;i6cts. PRICKS REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet cent* per
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      RENONG CONSOLIDATED TIN DREDGING.
      514 7 Profits Increase By $136,000: Dividends Total 17J Per Cent. AS was the general experience of tin-producing companies during 1936, profits earned by Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Ltd show a substantial increase, having risen from $170,743 to $306,207. This company's dredging property is in Siam and the
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      VEGETABLE OILS.
      311 7 •TTHE Liverpool Correspondents of William Jacks and Co.. i Malaya > Ltd.. in their report dated June 10 comment as follows: rALM OIL. The market is up by about 1 per ton on the week and this rise is almost entirely due to the fact that United Africa
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      366 7 LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT. IN* their weekly report on the London rubber market, Lewis and P<;at Ltd., on June 8. write: The market has continued to show a sagging tendency during the past week and, in spite of a reassuring statement from President RooseveU with regard to
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      NETHERLANDS INDIA RUBBER QUOTA.
      271 7 NETHERLANDS INDIA RUBBER QUOTA. Amsterdam Considers It Will Be Produced. AMBTERDAM rubber circles are now inclined to a more favourable view regarding Netherlands Indies' rubber industry's ability to produce the 1937 quota writes the Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times on June 13. Some growers and traders still hold that
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      PUKET TIN DREDGING.
      624 7 INTERIM DIVIDEND PROSPECTS. MR. G. R. MITCHISON'S SPEECH. 'THE seventh annual general meeting of Puket Tin Dredging. Ltd was held In London on June 10. Mr. C. R Mltchison (the chairman), who presided, said: The average permissible output during the year under review was 64.3 p:r cent,
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      EXCHANGES.
      100 7 London. June 23. The toiiowrlng wer» me«r r»ie? n.linp at noon Paris 110 57 64 Atnen* n New York 4.94 15/3J Bucharest 672' i Montreal *.H S< *v*' Brussels 2927 1. Rle 4:, Geneva IM.-Sfi'i tellers aflirla Amsterdam 8.99', Bclcradc il6 Berlin 12.33 1! Buenoe Alre* jimi'iuc MUan 93
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      719 7 BANKING. HONd KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m UK Ccionv ot Hcng Kong) The liability 01 <ncmbt"v v- li:r::*d to the extent and in niaiit.fr prescribed bj Ordinance No. 6 ol 1919 ol ttit Colony. AMlhort-ed Capita: t50.000.000 issued ar.o full? Pald-Up K'u.090.000 Reserve Funds:- Sterling 6.506,000 Hona Kong Currency
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      515 7 BANKING. CHARTERED RANI OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA A>H CHINA (Incoipuraled .n Englana oy Royal Charter 1853i. Fald Up Capital in 800.000 siiarfs ot £5 each £3.Co0.0fl« i Reserve Fund I3.0i0.00n Reserve liability of Proprietor? 13.000.000 nr.\o urni t M. Bbbopsciif London EC 3. Amrt^nr Hong U0114 Sa^gop i 1 Alor Star
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    NEWS OF THE SUPER UNIVERSE.
    1030 8 -EXPANDING LIKE A BUBBLE/' Common Clouds Among The Stars. ALL the news brought to the astronomers by the great telescopes is that of a super universe, where smaller universes like our own are flying away from one another. When the newest and largest telescope, the
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      190 8 ASTHMA UimroJ'i Cure, backed up by a 65 year record, has brought relief to thou> •ami* throughout the world. Itrelaxe* the bronchial cubes; permits natural breathing and give* prompt relief. Oct it today but tnriit on (he grnume. IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST ES32HH 'A i I WE STOCK
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      98 8 PORTLAND CEMENT L X BRAND V Pat **soh s»«oh s SINGAPORE, RED KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG. WATERPROOF k THAT EXPLAINS THE §w EXTRA Xftt^ NOURISHMENT I i^i W ffi I I feiw^lfe Mm CADBURYS MILK CHOCOLATE The richer the milk, the more nourishing the #lb. block 40cls chocolate. The fresh, full-cream
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      793 8 SINGAPORE TODAY ZBL 1 S3 Me. (M5 m) p.m. 6.00 Chinese iCantonei*) music. Oramophone record.'. 7 00 Indian music. Gramophone records. 7.80 Time, weather, news and announcements 7 40 "Out of tht Bl e A short story re«d by "Sapper. 1 Recorded In the London Studios of the British Broadcasting
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      592 8 6.20 On scouting. 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 Selection* from "Elklr d'Amore" by Donizetti. 8.0C Concert by Niroin Orchestra. t 00 Oeneral foreign review lor the w«ek 9.20 Dance muilc. 0 50 Time signal. 9 52 Recorded music. It 20 Close down. TOMORROW a-m. t>20 Recorded music. 6.50 Time ticnal. 6.52
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      178 8 8.40 News in Czech 8.45 Popular Concert. 9.20 News in English. 9.25 Cello recital: 9 40 Programme announcement. 9.45 Light music. 10.05 Close down. MELBOURNE. TODAY VK3ME 9 59 am (31 I m.i p.m. 4 20 Opening announcement. 5 20 With the world's famous orchestras. 6 20 News bulletin and
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    NO BRITISH ESCORT FOR REFUGEES.
    231 9 CHANGED CONDITIONS CAUSE TROUBLE. JOINT CONTROL WITH FRANCE SUGGESTED. London. June 23. The Prime Minister Mr. Neville Chamberlain, answering a question on the evacuation of Basque refugees, explained the difficulties arising fron. the absence since the ?nd of last week of conditions, on which British
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    SELF-GOVERNING JEWISH STATE.
    134 9 PALESTINE PROPOSAL London, June 23. •yHE setting-up of a self-governing Jewish state Is one of t!»e proposals of the Royal Commission on Palestine which will report early next month, according to the Daily Herald. The newspaper says that a Jew;;.: Government with a representative a the League
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    PEIPING-HONG KONG AIR SERVICE.
    185 9 China's Longest Airway To Open On June 29. TTHK longest airway in China will be in operation on June 29, when the Eurasia Aviation Corporation inaugurates a regular air mail and passenger service between Peiping, Canton and Hang Kong. The application of the Corporation to operate
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    WEDDING EXPLOSION KILLS ELEVEN.
    82 9 More Than 100 Hurt In Ceylon. Colombo, June 23. PLEVEN people were killed and more than 100 Injured by the explosion of a nrework during a Moslem wedding celebration at Kalutara (near Colombo) today. The nrework was prepared inside an Iron cylinder according to the ancient
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    ANTI-JAPAN FEELING IN CHINA.
    250 9 'IMPROVED RELATIONS HOPELESS,' SAYS TOKIO. Shanghai, June 24. IMPROVEMENT in Sino-Japanese relations is hopeless as Nanking is surrounded by a "thick anti-Japanese atmosphere,' anti-Japanese feelings in South China being particularly tense. So said a spokesman of the Japanese Government, according to a foreign message from Tokio.
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    16 9 GEN. PUTNA, one or the eight high officials in the Soviet Army executed for alleged Trotskyism.
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    WIFE WINS HUSBAND'S SEAT IN HOUSE. British By-Election Results.
    107 9 WIFE WINS HUSBAND'S SEAT IN HOUSE. British By-Election Results. London, June 23. pONTESTTNG the seat rendered vacant by the elevation to the peerage of her husband, Sir John Davidson, Lady Davidson (Conservative) won the Hemel Hempstead byelection, defeating another woman candidate, Mrs. Corbett Ashby. and a Labour candidate. Details are:
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    STEEL OWNERS HEED PRESIDENT'S APPEAL.
    47 9 New Yore, June 22. Following the telegraphed appeal from President Roosevelt "in the Interests of public safety and a reasonable peaceful settlement" some Youngstown steel owners have indicated they have abandoned their plans to reopen the Mahoming Valley plants today.— Reuter Wireless.
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    SOVIET ARRESTS WOMAN COMMISSAR.
    42 9 Moscow, June 22. A woman commissar of social security in the Crimean Republic, Alexandra Zombilova, has been arrested on a charge of being a ringleader in a group who embezzled public funds for use by Trotskytets. R?oter Wireless.
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    Vim dive Gravely U>
    30 9 Vim dive Gravely U> Los Angeles, June 22. According to the doctor, the condition of the film actor Colin CUve is most grave but he. may live another month.^Reuter Wireless.
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    AMBASSADOR TO U.S. IN NEW CABINET.
    38 9 French Finance Minister. Washington, June 23. The Ambassador to the United States, M. Georges Bonnett, has accepted the portfolio of Finance in the new French Government and sails from Washington immediately.— Reuter.
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    AMUSEMENTS
    132 10 SINGAPORE. ADELFHI HOTEL Special Dinner —Dance Cabaret. GARRICK THEATRE, GEYLANO Petticoat Fever and West Point of the Air at 7.45 p.m. GLOBE THEATRE Roberta. GREAT WORLD—THE SKY TALKIE Secret of the Chateau. HAPPY WORLD Cabaret. Dancing, Talkies. Cinemas. Theatres and Side Shows. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret, Dancing, Talkies.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. TIN-AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
    878 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. TIN-AN IMPORTANT DECISION. A decision of very great importance to the tin mining industry of Malaya has been reached by the F.M.S. Government. Briefly it is that the restriction placed on prospecting for new tin bearing areas, which has been enforced in
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    Social and personal
    167 10 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith Have It It Kuala Lumpur for Penang where they were to board the Corfu en route for England on leave. Mr. G. F. Stayncs has arrived at Tapah to become District Officer, Batang Padang, in place of Enche Abdul Malek who
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    A SERVICES LETTER.
    1286 10 A War Office Bait On Leave Indians At Hampton Court Stalin Shoots His Generals. By Our Military Correspondent. London, June 10. So concerned is the War Office regarding the increase in numbers of T^-ritorials attending camp this year that they are asking officers on leave from abroad
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    673 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. KLANG AND LONDON. A CCORDING to an American magazine, when the wife of the Sulttn of Selangor visited England recently she learned only two words of English, Be Careful and she addressed them to her chauffeur everv time she went out. Well, that's possible, although
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    TIN PROSPECTING BAN REMOVED IN MALAYA.
    550 11 Companies Can Build Up Reserves Again. EFFECT ON INVESTMENT OF SURPLUS CAPITAL. Six -Year -Old Restriction Removed. THE ban on prospecting for tin-bearing areas has been removed by the F.M.S. Government, after being in force since the beginning of tin control in 1931. In
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    ITALY ENCOURAGES SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
    63 11 Furthering Policy Of Self-Sufficiency. Rome. June 23. TTHE Italian Government has offlcial- ly decided to encourage the production of synthetic rubber. This is in pursuance of the governP1 nts policy of attaining self-suffi-ciency in raw materials. Experiments with synthetic rubber have been proceeding in Italy, but
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    TRINIDAD STRIKERS BESIEGE FACTORIES.
    43 11 Port of Spain, June 22. The situation In Trinidad is still aemewhat serious. There was further violence yosterc'.av and a huge sugar factory had to clos? down. When the police dispersed a mcb, 23 were wounded and three killed.
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    28 11 NAVAL HOSPITAL LAUNCH. A new naval hospital launch which he; just been delivered to the Admiralty undergoing speed trials at Cowes. There is room for eight stretcher berths.
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE TALKS.
    89 11 CLEARING UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDING. London, June 24. r THE chief aim of the coming talks between Mr. Eden and Mr. Yoshida will be to clear up misunderstandings on the subject of state policy. It Is understood the discussions will range from general trade relations to the specific problem
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    Japanese Population Increase Less.
    28 11 rofcio, June 23. 'TTHE population of Japan increased less last year than in 1935, the natural increase being only 871 £23, against 1,028,623.— Ancta-Domei.
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    Japan's Production To Be Trebled By 5-year Plan.
    228 11 Japan's Production To Be Trebled By 5 -year Plan. Tokio, June 24. AN industrial five-year plan costing 19,000 million yen (about $9,500 million Straits) is to be submitted in draft form to the Japanese Cabinet Planning Board by the War Ministry today. The War Ministry wishes to inaugurate the plan
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    INCREASE IN USE OF TIN.
    201 11 INCREASE IN USE OF TIN. Principal Rise In America. INVISIBLE U.K. STOCKS DEPLETED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 23. QREATLY increased world consumption of tin is revealed in the statistical estimates for the twelve months ending Apr. 30 last published today at The Hague. Consumption is estimated at 173,683
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    SWATOW PARLEYS BREAK DOWN.
    101 11 DR. TYAU REJECTS DEMAND. Canton, June 24. CINO-JAPAKESE negotiations in >& Canton for the settlement of the Swatow incident have broken down. This followed the rejection yesterday by Dr. Philip K. C. Tyau, Chinese Foreign Commissioner, of ths Japanese demand for the dismissal of the i
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    'PIRACY' BY CHINESE CUSTOMS ALLEGED.
    176 11 Japanese Steamer Seized By "Stowaways." Tokio, June 23. A SENSATION has been created by what the Japanese newspapers term a "piracy" committed by agents of the Chines? Maritime Customs against a Japanese freighter on the high seas. A mcssag2 from Dairen reports that the Japanes?
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    23 11 i tic lion. Vincent Massey, High Com mis uoner for Canada, christening the first of the new L.N.E.R. streamlined locomotives. •■Dominion of Canada."
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    ITALY AND GERMANY LEAVE NAVAL CONTROL SCHEME.
    477 11 Upshot Of Leipzig Torpedo Incident x\t Malaga. London, June 23. TERMANY and Italy have withdrawn from the four- power naval control scheme on the Spanish Coast. This fellows a disagreement among the Powers as to the measures to be adopted as a reprisal
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    DUCE'S VENGEANCE PLEA HEEDED.
    132 11 Fascist Officers To Avenge Comrades. Rome, June 23. TPHE significance of the article on the battle of Guadalajara which appeared in II Popolo o'ltalia. and attributed to Mussolini, is shown by the fact that it was read to all officers of the Fascist Militia. The article,
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    16 11 The increase in M.P.'s salaries to £600 yearly was adopted by 325 votes against 17.—Reuter Wireless.
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    British Stand On 40-Hour Week.
    190 11 British Stand On 40-Hour Week. 'POLICY BADLY FOUNDED." Support For General I.L.O. Ideals. London. June 2.'$. r)EFEM)lNG the Government's record in connection with the International Labour Organisation of the League of Nations, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, replied to Labour attacks in the House of Commons tonight by
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    MANCHUKUO REFORMS.
    61 11 Foreign Minister To Be Abolished. Tientsin, June 24. Far-reach;ng reforms in the structure of the Manchukao Governim-ir., allegedly designed to tighten the grip of the Japanese military, will come into force early next montn. The reforms Include the abolition of the Manchukuo Foreign Ministry, and diplomatic aflatrs will
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    NO SORTING AT AIRPORT POST OFFICE.
    130 12 NO SORTING AT AIRPORT POST OFFICE. Why It Closes Earlier, ALTHOUGH the airport post office la likely to be open continuously when the Empire all-mails-by-air scheme is extended to Singapore, it is at present open only from 8 a.m. until 9.30 p.m. Airmails close at the airport half-an-hour earlier than
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    BISLEY MEDALS FOR JOHORE SOLDIERS.
    181 12 Second In Empire-Wide Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 23. AT Buklt Tlmbalan this evening, H.H. the Regent of Johore (Tungku Mahkota Sir Ismail) presented to members of the Johore Military Forces team medals awarded to them in recagr.ition r>f their winning the
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    FEWER VACANT PREMISES.
    117 12 FEWER VACANT PREMISES. But More Offices Were Empty Last Year. VACANT premises in "'ngapore are becoming fewer and fewer. Last year there were only 1.436 vacant In the Municipal area, compared with 1,979 in 1935 and 3,338 in 1934. Last year's total, given in the annual report of the Municipal
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      Tigers & Rewards: Object To Get Dangerous Beast.
      191 12 Tigers Rewards: Object To Get Dangerous Beast. To the Editor of the Straits Times. OIR. Since writing to you on June 8 regarding rewards for dead tigers, I have received a communication from the Government of Pahang stating that all that is in contemplation is reward for the destruction of
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      AUXILIARY SERVICES.
      263 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Ot R, There must be scores of ex- Service men in Malaya who are ineligible to Join the Volunteers, as active members, for the only reason that men over 39 years of age are 'not accepted for colour service. But what
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    MUNICIPALITY'S HUGE PROFITS FROM ELECTRICITY.
    491 12 Reduction In Charges Long Overdue. LARGE RESERVE; $200,000 "GIFT" TO RATE FUND. Comparison With WaterDepartment UUGE profits are being made by the Municipality's electricity 11 department, a public utility concern whose duty it is to provide consumers with the cheapest possible service. Although reductions have
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    SMALL AUDIENCE FOR "IL TROVATORE."
    152 12 Gonsalez Company's Return Season At Capitol. WORTHY of a far larger audience was the Gonsalez Company's rendering of Verdi's "II Trovatore" at the Capitol Theatre last night. With Its wealth of well-known arias, duets and choruses, notabiy the Anvil Chorus, the Miserere, it delighted a
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    HARLOW SWAN-SONG FULL OF LAUGHS.
    132 12 it The Cinema. Really Slick Comedy At The Pavilion. "Personal Property" (Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor, with Reginald Owen). M.G.M, Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. At the Pavilion. An irresponsible young man as a sheriff's officer in the house of a lovely but Impecunious
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    SEREMBAN WEDDING.
    98 12 Mr. Lourdes Samuel And Miss Grace Nunis. <Frxn Our Own Correspondent.) Beremban, June 23. At the Church of the Visitation, Seremban, this morning, Mr. Lourdes Samuel, of Port Dlckson, was married to Miss Urace NunLs. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nunis of Seremban. The bride, who
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    44 12 MISS YSO LI AN SIM, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yeo Poh Kiev), of Kuala Lumpur, a pupil of Miss Wienman, who attained the highest marks in the Associate Diploma examination of the Trinity College of Music, London, held in Kuala Lumpur last week.
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    Victoria Theatre Lost Less.
    114 12 A NET loss of ?2,570 exclusive of all structural improvements and of insurance against fire was shown by the working of the Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall last year. In 1935 there was a loss of $4,575, and in 1934 the loss was $7,701. Revenue from
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    SURVEY OF CHINESE OPINION ON MUI-TSAI.
    349 12 HIGH OFFICIALS TO MEEI ADVISORY BOARDS. AN important tour of Malaya by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (the Hon. Mr. A. B. Jordan) to gain impressions of Chinese reactions to the report of the Mvi Tsai Commission begins tc morrow. Visiting I'enang, Ipoh. Kuala
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    Cavenagh Bridge Closing Down.
    53 12 DICKSHAS, bicycles and pedestrians ivill be able to use Cavenagh Bridge today for the last time for many weeks. It will be complete!]/ closed to traffic for three months as from tomorrow for the carrying out of repairs. Until Cavenagh Bridge it reopened ail traffic will
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    WHO SAID KUALA LUMPUR WAS WET?
    139 12 It's Twice As Dry As Singapore! •THERE were only four days with- out rain at the Cameron Highlands last month, although the total rainfall was only 7.09 in. Other hill stations had rain on two out of every three days. MaxweTs Hill had 14.27
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    MUNICIPAL SURPLUS OVER MILLION IN 1936.
    393 13 Revenue Up: Expenditure Down. WATER DEPARTMENT SHOWS PROGRESS LAST YEAR. A SURPLUS of $1,189,091 is revealed in the annual report of the Municipal Treasurer (Mr. J. Stone) issued last night. Revenue last year was $13,734,638 which was $7 "2,178 more than estimated and $483,116
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    SARONGS FROM SINGAPORE.
    107 13 Customs To Give Them Back To Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 23. BINDING that the case was founded on suspicion and, that the prosecution had failed to establish their case, Mr. Justice Laville today quashed the conviction and fine of $25 on Lee Wee
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    DROVE WITH THREE. IN FRONT SEAT.
    105 13 "TWO persons were sitting in the front seat next to the accused who was driving the car and Inspector Minns took a note of the number of the car which led to the accused being summoned," said Court Inspector Frew to Mr. L. C.
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    FIRE INSURANCE ON MEMORIAL HALL.
    48 13 EIRE insurance on the Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall is to be increased from $400,000 to $500,000 and the St. Clair organ Is to b 2 re-Insured for $50,000, according to a decision reached by committee No. 7 of the Singapore Municipal Commission.
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    21 13 TERRITORIAL CHIEF Dato Abdul Kadir, Da to Bandir of Sunoei Ujong, who died at Seremban last week, was a keen Rotarian.
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    BIG RISE IN OPERATIONS.
    113 13 NEGRI PROVISION FOR APPARATUS. (From Our Own Correspondent.). Seremban, June 23. TPHAT there was an unexpected increase of 60 per cent, in the number of operations performed during the 2' 2 months ending Dec. 15, 1936 as compared with the first nine months, is revealed in
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    REVENUE FROM NEGRI WATER SUPPLIES.
    96 13 Increase Shown This Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, June 23. TTHE revenue from private water supplies in Negrl Sembilan during this year has considerably increased in every district with the result that the amount of commission estimated for the collection of charges for private
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    LICENCE EXPIRED YEAR AGO.
    83 13 BECAUSE he parked his car in a prohibited area led the police to discover that the accused was driving a car without a driving licence. R. Kellerman, of Orchard Road, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fourth Court yesterday on a summons for
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    29 13 The Rey. A C. Parr. Acting Principal of St. Andrews School, entertained the members of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday to an interesting address on "A Walk to Tibet."
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    Soldier Breaks Into Store With False Key.
    372 13 Soldier Breaks Into Store With False Key. Stole Goods To Settle Debts. LIOW a soldier manufactured a false key to open a sports goods store at Gillman Barracks and stole some sporting goods in order to settle debts he had incurred with other members of the regiment was related to
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    CHANDU TINS TIED TO HER LEGS.
    126 13 Heavy Fine For Chinese In Johore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 23. SENTENCE of one day's imprisonment and a fine of $500 or six months' rigorous imprisonment, were imposed, by Sheikh Abu Bakar, the second magistrate, today on Kah Poh Eng, a
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    21 13 Mr. and Mrs. Goodwyn. of Sitiawan, who were away on a tour round the world, returned to Sitiawan last week. Lumpur.
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    Penang Peer Takes Seat In House Of Lords.
    368 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 23. ORD TEMPLEMORE and Lord Ebbisham today sponsored Baron Marchwood of Penang (formerly Sir George Penny) when he took his seat in the House of Lords for the first time. An authoritative account or Sir George
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    20 13 MR. R. RANGANATHAN, and Miss Savithri, who were married on Monday, at Maha Mariamman Temple, Singapore, according to Hindu rites.
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    K.L. Woman Sings In Nanking.
    164 13 K.L. Woman Sings In Nanking. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 23. MRS. LUCY LENG YEH, betterITI known as Mrs. Lucy Leng Yap, wife of the Rev. D. H. Yap, who was for some time Principal of the Methodist Afternoon School, Kuala Lumpur, is taking an active part in
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    30 13 The Klang District Agricultural Show will be held at the Public Offices, Klang, on Saturday, July 3. It will be opened by H.H. the Sultan of Selangor at 11 a.m.
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    Child-Wiie Stabbed 48 Times.
    244 13 Child-Wiie Stabbed 48 Times. Husband Gets Two Years' Gaol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 23. pONNUSAMY, the Indian coolie who was charged with voluntarily causing hurt with a tapping gouge to his childwife Poorni at the Selanpor Assizes, was today sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by Mr.
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    BUDGET PICTURES.
    122 13 I TTEDDING pictures in thil week) Slrait* Budget, published today, include: Mr. D. R. Harper and Miss B. M. Ellis; Mr. G. O. G. Hoy and Miss C. J. Hocquardt; Mr. D. Thomas and Miss N. K. Gaynor; Commander L. W. Leask, R.D., R.N.R., and Miss G. L.
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    Tinkler Takes Henkel To Five Sets At Wimbledon.
    867 14 UNSEEDED PLAYER'S FINE PERFORMANCE. MARY HEELEY WELL BEATEA BY HELEN JACOBS. TH X biggest achievement at Wimbledon yesterday a hot a -oather day— *vas that of the British player, R. K. Tinkler, former Public Schools doubles champion and member of the Oxford
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    JACK vs. SOMPONG NEXT WEEK.
    66 14 Two fine fights will he the topliners at the Happy World arena on Friday next week. The programme, just approved, includes a ten-rounder between Gunboat Jack and Som Pong, the latter reappearing after a long rest. And over the same distance young Gauder. fresh from
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    25 14 Kamis, Yadi. I < ■I'id.i and Aizawa. The Malay pair lost to the Japanese after a keen match in the men's doubles yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    Nectar II Wins The Northumberland Plate
    78 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 23. The Northumberland Plate, run over two miles at Newcastle today, resulted as follows: Sir Edmund Bushby's NECTAR II 7.12 (Maher) 1. Mr. Marshall Field's SIGNATURE 7.1 (Smith) 3. Sir Abe Bailey's WEATHER VANE 8.9 (Weston) 3. (Winner
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    HOW JOE LOUIS BEAT THE WORLD CHAMPION.
    351 14 Braddock Fought Valiantly To The Last Punch. Chicago, June 23. AS has been often predicted, Joe Louis, the 23-year-old negro, is the new heavyweight champion of the world and has followed in the footsteps of Jack Johnson, who won the title in 1907
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    WEEK-END RACES.
    165 14 Yachting. Tomorrow the "B" and "C" classes will sail the usual afternoon races at the R.S.Y.C. The start will be at 5.20 p.m. On Saturday th€ first race for the Clement! Challenge Cup will be sailed. The race is for women helmsman sailing "B" class yachts. The start
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    POSTALS TOT UP THE GOALS.
    165 14 Association Football. The Posl Office brought their goal total to 40 an average of five a match when they beat th? Excise 7—2 at the Stadium yesterday In their Division II league match. They scored only twice in the first half, through Taib ar.d Tee
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    THE SINGAPORE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    331 14 Hard Doubles Match Won By Japanese. The centre court attraction in the Singapore lawn tennis championship tournament on Urn padaitg yesterday was the doubles match, Kamis and Yadi vs. Uchida and Aizawa. The Malays played very well, but the Japan .-se were just the stronger and won
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    MRS. BLOOMFIELD WINS L.G.U. MEDAL AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    87 14 MRS. BLOOMFIELD WINS L.G.U. MEDAL AT BU KIT TIMAH. The Jun~ L.G.U. medal competition, of the Singapore Golf Club was play.'d at Bukit Timah on Monday and resulted in a win for Mrs. C. W. Bloomfield with a net score of 61. The following cards were returned: Mrs. C. W.
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    CHINESE TOO FAST AND NIPPY FOR S.C.C.
    869 15  -  Echo Club Defence Fails In Second Half. THREE OPPORTUNIST GOALS AND TWO THAT WERE GIFTS. By WHETHER or not the Chinese can overhaul the R.A. in Division I of the S.A.F.A. League is one of the issues which will sustain interest for some
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    CHINESE CHANCE OF LEAGUE HONOURS.
    86 15 The league records of the R.A. and the Chinese now are: Goals P. W. L. D. for agst. Ft* RA. It 6 2 2 23 8 14 S.C.F.A. 7 4 12 15 7 10 The Chinese have thus dropped only four points, the R.A. six,
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    18 15 The lnniakilluigs team who won their heat in the mile relay at the Command Sports. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    MALAYA COMMAND ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    480 15 Midds. In The Lead After First Day's Events. Although no records were broken ai Gillman Barracks yesterday at the opening of the Malaya Command's annual athletic sports meeting, in which eight units are participating, competitors made improvements on last year's performance both in track and field
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    43 15 TODAY. Sarccr: SRC. vs. Innkklllings n. Dlv. 11. Sutdium: M.P.H. v». 8.T., 8.H.L., Y.UC.A. Ground. Lun Teoato: Singapore rh»mnlon«h!ps. padang. MORROW. IMM Combined Stiv.ies \i. JUiore, Malaya Cup. Stadium. f rtckrt: S.C.C. v». Medical Coltej? liwa TraaJi: Singapore cbamDtonrhlst. padanr.
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    S.R.C. vs. R.A.F. TEAM MATCH ON MONDAY.
    171 15 An athletic match between the SRC and the R.A.F. will take place on Monday, starting at 4.45 p.m., on the S.R.C. ground. The following will represent the S.R.C: 100 yards: D. Ross, A. G. Vfdfcerg. P H. de Souza and J. Edwards. rutting
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH..
    675 15  -  ECHO Jim Can Now Retire!— Joe Not Champion Unless He Beats Max— Who Now Tackles Farr—The World Title Comedy. CondncUd By WHATEVER he may have said on have to say tor publication. It Is probable that Jim Braddoclc will like a wise man now retire from the
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      126 16 "O. G. S." Government's Imports Of Wine and Spirits. To tbe Editor of the Straits Times. CIR. -I notice from the Singapore lmpcrt figures that "Government" Imported 110 gallons whisky from Scotland. 20 gallons brandy and 13 gallons vermouth from France, and 22 gallons sherry from Spain. Why? Are government
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    MARSHAL BLOMBERG SEES ITALY'S NAVY.
    472 16 70 Submarines In Great Review. OLD WARSHIPS RECONSTRUCTED Naples. PIELD-MARSHAL von Blomberg. the German War Minister, concluded his six-day official visit to Italy's armed forces on June 7. For eight and a half hours on that day he was with the Duce on board the
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    NEW NAZI ATTACK ON CATHOLICS.
    360 16 CONFESSIONAL BOX "LYING." £E Nazis entered a new phase ol their anti-Cathoiic campaign last c with a slogan directed against the confessional box entitled "protection against spiritual oppression." This is their answer to one of the few means which priests in German" still have of
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    THIRTEEN PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS.
    238 16 Johore Tamil Cheats Bengali Baker. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru. June 22. 'It is impossible for me to believe that the police and the complainant Ibrahim conspired and invented the story against you and as you are unable to offer a satisfactory explanation I have to
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    GIRLS SEIZED BY MASS HYSTERIA.
    274 16 Paroxysm Believed Due To Heat Lille. JLIASS hysteria, apparently due to the oppressive heat, took possession of about 200 factory girls at a sugar refinery at Thumeries near Lille (says the Daily Telegraph). It started when two girls fell to the ground in a paroxysm,
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    S.S. POLICE BAND PROGRAMME.
    127 16 The Straits Settlements Police Band will pay this week as follows, under the direction of Mr. J. c. Hitch, L.R.A.M.. A.R.C.M.. R.M.SM.: Friday, at Katong Park at 8.30 p.m.: March: "The Vanished Army" Kenneth J Alford. Overture: "French Comedy" Keler Beta. Selection: "La Mascottc" Audran Leibcsgruss:
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    Third Day Of Alkaff Back-Lanes Appeal.
    861 17 ELEVEN GROUNDS BEFORE FULL-COURT. COR the third day in succession the hearing; was recorded r yesterday in the Court of Appeal, before Mr. Justice a'Bcckett Terrell, Acting Chief Justice, S.S., Sir Samuel Thomas. Chief Justice, F.Mis and Mr. Justice Howes, of the appeal by
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    AID FOR SELANGOR UNEMPLOYED.
    289 17 Report Now Under Consideration. ONLY 400 IDLE, SAYS ORMSBY-GORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. i KN the House of Commons tonight the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. W. O. Ormsby-Gore. stated that the remedial measures suggested by the committee which investigated the
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    DRIVER CHARGED WITH CAUSING DEATH.
    84 17 Following a fatal accident on Sunday in which a Tamil cyclist was knocked down by a lorry sustaining severe head injuries, Gopal. a lorrydriver, appeared before Mr. L. C. Goh In the Singapore Fourth Court charged with having caused the death of an unknown Tamil
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    32 17 K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines operate nine daily services between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Holland's principal harbour, and London, the last service ot which leaves Holland at 10.10 p.m. arriving at midnight at Croydon.
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    Decision On Facts Rests With Jury.
    712 17 Chinese 1.0. U. Appeal Succeeds. KTT may well be that the Jury 1 accepted the view of the facts put forward by the learned judge without considering that the decision rested with them and not with him. "In the same way they may have
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    THEFT AT LABIS BAHRU ESTATE.
    44 17 <From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, June 22. Sentence of three months' rigorous Imprisonment was passed by Ungku Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, First Magistrate, Segamat, on Celllah, a young Tamil, on Monday, for nousebreaking and theft at Labis Bahru Estate
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    Armoured Car For President Of Honduras.
    772 18 Armoured Car For President Of Honduras. PACKARD 12 CYLINDER WITH RIFLE PROOF BODY. *pO all appearances a standard model luxury car, the Packard 12-cylln-der limousine shipped to His Excellency General Tiburcio Carias Andlno, President of the Republic of Honduras. Is actually one of the most completely protective armoured cars ever
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    10 18 The armoured car for use of the President of Honduras
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    DAMAGE TO CAR BODYWORK.
    1021 18 Motors And Motoring Easy Methods Of Repairing Dents In Wings. TPHE majority of repairs to the body work of a motor-car, except to badly crumpled wings wnich are best left to the expert coachbullder can be done at home. One of the most frequent cases is
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    NANKING TO CANTON.
    258 18 Piant-Petrol Driven Car Completes Journey. Canton. June 15. lyiARKING another milestone In the development of the automobile industry In China, the motorcar built by the China Automotive Co. at Shanghai with a special engine to consume alcohol extracted from plants, such as peanuts and iotton. and which
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    JAPAN AUTO TRADE PROSPECTS.
    98 18 Tokio, May 24 CPURRED 'oy the boom in th* munitions industry, the manufacture of a'l-Japanese-made automobiles is making striking gains, a survey of the automotive Industry showed today. The Nissan Automobile Manufacturing Co. alone announced last w?;!c its plans for raising its annual production to 30,000
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      91 18 ANOTHER RECORD FOR CASTROL THE WORLD'S FASTEST OIL. SENIOR T. T. RACE. Ist. Frith on a Norton made a record run at the terrific speed of 6821 M.P.H. JUNIOR T. T. RACE. Ist. Guthrie on a Norton at an average of 84.43 M.P.H. 2nd. Frith on a Norton. The above
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    15 19 EARL BALDWIN, followed by the EARL OF CLARENDON, in the recent Garter proeeMfoa at Windsor.
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    BOGUS "SKIPPER" GAOLED ON CHEQUE CHARGE.
    483 19 Ex-Public School Boy, Colonial Governor's Son. DOY JACKSON, fifty-one-year-old ex-public schoolboy and devil-may-care "skipper" who, as reported in the Straits Times recently, boasted that he was going to run the blockade of Bilbao with a cargo of medical supplies, has gone to jail instead.
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    ARMY SUPPLIES BY AIR.
    134 19 ARMY SUPPLIES BY AIR. R.A.F. Exercise On Salisbury Plain. The provisioning of an armoured force by aircraft Is the raison d'etre for an exercise at Salisbury Plain. It will be assumed that a mechanised foree has been In contact with an enemy and is desperately In need of food, petrol
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      404 19 5 for those with essentially fastidious tastes Phoenix rose to chantr* odTidbcv about 9^| mineral watert...th«y nMont »o make W^L\ ISfl Jmm something b«tt«r. .from plain Soda" through Üb« whoU ffdsgw cA fruit drinks wSQWSmm A M^ ...nuAch wi& "bite* and sparkJe. mmntti* frw iron that gassiness and H A
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    PREMIERS BECOME CITY FREEMEN.
    111 20 MR. J. A. LYONS, the Australian Pren. M. i. Savage, New Zealand Premier being t at the Guildhall with Mrs. and Miss Lyons when they went to become Freemen. "PLUM WARNER, leaving Buckingham Palace after receiving a knighthood for his services to Empire cricket extending over
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    NEW GENERAL IN COMMAND.
    32 20 General Poxas. new commander of the Spanish Government forces on the Fast-rn front r.-cently paid a visit to Aragon line Holding the binoculars he studies the rebel positions.
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  • in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT.
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      16 1 in A Malayan Bungalow STRAITS TIMES WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT. FOUR PAGES THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937 No. 76
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      Men Are Never Satisfied! Singapore Woman Replies To Borneo Oldtimer.
      954 1 Men Are Never Satisfied! Singapore Woman Replies To Borneo Oldtimer. More Leaves From A Woman 's Notebook. MEN are never satisfied. There was a time, not so very long ago, when woman was allowed no life outside her own home, or rather outside the home of her father or her
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      24 1 :-iiiS. R. T. BRAIN, v.no takes the part of Alice Fraser in "The First Mrs. Fraser," the SJLJ>.C's next production.— Photograph by Kawa Studio.
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      FRENCH COLONIAL BEAUTY.
      39 1 Lovely Miss Annam, chosen from hundreds to represent her province at the Paris Exhibition, posed for the Straits Times photographer on the M.M. Felix Roussel. She is in picturesque national costume with a large Annamite hat.
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      How To Clean Worn Red Tiles.
      207 1 OUR INQUIRY BUREAU Can you recommend a method of cleaning and polishing worn red tiles?. Scrub in the usual way with soap and water. Rinse well and allow to dry thoroughly and then polish with red wax polish. Is it possible to remove the
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      More Women Serve Overseas.
      210 1 T"HE Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women, which exists to help trained women in finding posts in the Dominions and colonies, has just issued its annual report, and finds encouragement in the fact that the number of women who sailed overseas under its auspices
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      IN "BUBBLY' GLASS
      72 1 COME of the most, attractive of bowls and vases are made of rither thick "bubbly" glass, shading Irom one colour tD another. There are salad bowls with green tops, gradually deepening to black, and vases shading froir. pale sold to deep amber. Amber which gradually shades to
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        30 1 nt j.,, I SLASON'S £f 3Z^*Hiiv\"\v on a not cuy. I frL^CS LV- 9«/« i r niVjto |B|r t SB>i^_^^ j^grt and Invigorating. JOSEPH TRAVKRS SONS LTD. SINGAPORE— PBNANG—K. LUMPUR
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        171 1 Afent:— JOSEPH TRAVKKS t, SONS I.TU. For the R.Y.S. Regatta the Wealth and Beauty of England gather ai Cowes. The graceful racing craft with their great spreads of snowy canvas, the fashionable visitors aboard luxurious cruising yachts all make a thrilling and enchanting picture. There is only one Perfume to
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      Galaxy Of Summer Fashions At Epsom And Ascot.
      1045 2 Galaxy Of Summer Fashions At Epsom And Ascot. HATS ARE POISED SO LIGHTLY By— Our London Woman Correspondent, Straits Times Office, Fleet Street, June 10. WHERE is it that one can see in a single afternoon more summer fashions than could be studied in a week's tour of individual dress
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        355 2 Mf -^A*^*ST CLEARED MY IB "flU^B^' SKIN rrs "^Sr wBP^r Trie Bfcb I The Cuticura Method 1. Cleanse the skin twice a day with Cuticura Soap. 2. Use Cuticura Ointment in conjunction with the soap. This simple, economical spots, apply Cuticura Ointtreatment has proved its value ment direct on the
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        293 2 MmcM me CHRISTIE Jutt Received GORGEOUS and latofll selection of EVENING gowns and Aftwncon Dr««8e8 Silk and Linen costumes. Prices very moderate. 19, Stamford Road. Phone 2526. For BACKWARD ir^BABIES II Baby is Backward and not ftfc*. Ing weight either on the breast or tha bottle add > little Brestol
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      Planning A Nursery Some Suggestions.
      380 3  -  Mary Bendetta. By MODERN young mothers are proud of their nursery. It Is one of tne show pieces of the house, and they love to exhibit it. Visitors are invited to take a peep inside before they go. The planning of a nursery can be
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      OVERHAULING DECK CHAIRS
      182 3 *7ERY often, deck: chairs, owe their dislapidated appearance to their dinginess and they are good for several more seasons if they are carefully renovated. The canvas should be removed and the woodwork of the chairs well scrubbed and allowed to dry. Then a piece of sand-paper should
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        347 3 5, STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE. TEL 3838. Watch Yourself Grow Safe ence banishes lines and X^S^Ov^Ji wrinkles gives fresh girl- C\\ ish complexion to women T\ '^B !S>w Try it to-day successful results fl guaranteed or money refunded. Thousands of women have been amazed overjoyed to find themselves looking Colour). Apply^^^^^*'*K
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        69 3 I MININE HYGIENE WORRIES Peace of mind is assured py the use of B»nitabs—the advanced cethod of Feminine Hygiene. Developed after many yemra of reeearch. Sanitate ghn romp'.ete protection. Adopt this safe, certain method by atking your chemist (or Sanitate Write for "The Intelligent Woman's Oulde to Feminine Hygiene", a
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        274 3 —Set the name on the namcplate bejore you buy^— gave you safety-zone temperatures with the built-in cold gauge in 1936! This year other leading makes offer you the same advantage but keep ahead with Frigidaire in 1937! See the new models with the safety-zone gauge in plain sight on the
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      Plenty Of Highland Vegetables.
      295 4 Plenty Of Highland Vegetables. By "Housewife." Singapore, June 22. pAMERON Highland vegetables continue to arrive on Tuesday and Friday mornings in increasingly large quantities. By eight o'clock this morning a splendid variety was to be seen, notably leeks, carrots, potatoes, lettuce and spinach, and the hill cabbage was the finest
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      A MARKETING GUIDE.
      923 4 Special To The Straits Tunes. THIS market list has been specially compiled for the Straits Times by a Singapore housewife and gives last Tuesday's prices. Those prices are only approximate, but they will be useful as a general guide both for women who do their own marketing
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        221 4 4*? C* /c\ IN DIFFERENT as> avjT DESIGNS AND X A^PLEASANT 3 <V jT _R jr CARPETS "S. FT. SQUARE MAKE YOUR%. Vr 11 1 N A HOME BEAUTIFULV I J? UIHHM WITH THINGS THAT jf OFFERS YOU A ARE BEAUTIFUL MEMORY 31-33. High Street Phone: 7144. TO CREATE— I
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        190 4 C. K. TANG 231, River Valley Road, SINGAPORE. A lar&e and varied display of Table Linens, Ladies' Underwear, Embroidered Evening Bafcs, Ivory Ornaments, Peking Jewels, Lampshades Camphorwood-Chests. Stools etc. Best Value Quality. Phone No. usi. ANOTHER DRESS RUINED BY PERSPIRATION! The moisture that collects under your arm it fatal to
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