The Straits Times, 6 July 1937

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    39 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURYI THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. o I'.U.ES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times J ~~PRICE 10 CENTS? SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1957 20 PAGES
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      223 1 &INC.APORE: 140. CECIL ST. CPHONE 5471)* STUB»*JJ 757 5 MINING, TUNNELLING, AND QUARRYING PLANTS DRIFTERS, STOPE HAMMERS, JACK HAMMERS RIVETING AND CHIPPING HAMMERS PNEUMATIC DRILLS, GRINDERS ROCK DRILL MINING STEEL PROSPECTING DRILLS AIR COMPRESSORS AIR HOSE Complete machines, spare MfM All inquiries promptly parts and accessories li BJ attended to
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      80 1 KUALA LUMPUR! 25. JAVA ST. CPHONE 3683> cO URVOIS/ E/? /Q^STANDS FOR QUALJTV'-'^^ 3 STAR PER QUART BOTTLE 2.50 18 84 $10.00 NAPOLEON 80 Y.O. $20.00 DUTY- $1.75 PER BOTTLE EXTRA. so. s pQBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR wcu'll delidd in tke tf/aMik d EVERY DAY II II IP
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      989 2 FOR SALE SUELVADOR Refrigerator. Phun* 1383 STRUCTURAL STEEL. JoiSU c>en Angwa pates. Round no Plat Ban Hlndbedt Do. Ltd. HEAVY DUTY HYDRAULIC FRESS, Air Compressor. Air Tank*. Switch Boards, etc. For Sale G.P.O. Box No. 247. FRIGID4IRE fr«e«*t more tee— farter Fatenon. Simons Co. Ltd RECONDITIONED Kelvlnator Refrigerators for sale
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      782 2 LOST LOST. Cairn Terrier Dcg. Finder please communicate «lth Box No. 504 Straita Tunea. LOST, In Singapore April 8, old fashioned gold pocket watch white face gold hf.nd» made by Wiltshire. Reward of »45 will be paid to person returning watci. Box S» Straits Times. SHIPPING NOTICE m.t. "MEONIA" ABBIVED
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      373 2 lchfffners rr IW MUlintn. drew dower? A weltlet r _S Andereon Road— Tel «7M.— yy O v a/urcy* FEEL BEST when v AU LOOK BEST J^2§s^^. Have Tour natr ai beautiful as po«tbl« tF^SS^p hsve it Cone by iP'SFIGARO ladle* Hairdresser*. j{ t] -3 Br»» Banth A V Rafflr-s Holei.
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      620 2 BUSINESS CARDS ETC. LADIES' HAIRDRESBING!! We have pleasure in announcing the opening of our new Ladles 1 Hairdressing Salon on Tuesday, July 6. The Salon Is fitted in a most up to date manner with all the latest equipment. Hairdresslng in all forms will se undertaken by a Continental expert
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      675 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. .Incorporated in England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CAROO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL Cf. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS M^JE^.Y 5 GOVERNMENT LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage Spore 1931 qniiPAN 6.500 In port n IMPTIRA 17.000
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      397 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 Peuang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. S.S. HAKUSAN MARU July 8. S.S. HARUNA MARU July 22. S.S. KATORI MARU Aug. 5.
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      871 3 tiVj 8. 1, S. N. CO-, LTD. 3r^Br^L^BaF^E (Incorporate*) in England 1 fL^J^jLMmwKf APCAR LINE S* -.^JJJfiM Ik. I 'OK UONG KONG SHANGHAI MOJI taaaaaaWtWva^Jtal [Wl J KOBI \M> OSAKA SPECIAL HOLIDAY CRUISES SJ| TALMA BANGKOK-SAIGON tm 15th July 3 p.m. ANGKOR-PNOM PENH Excellent modern accommodation for Ont m.s. "^^agS&VSS
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      1051 3 nCrRLStfI I lilL> SIIII'I'IM. js: awßg&'ti. th: aar^sS^a ud Th, Slam Steam Navigation Co Ltd Canada Ste.nuh'l, "me» Ltd INSURANCfc "'fJtzzrvrvr 490 GUbt Vi.r mm w RAILWAYS I The Federated Mala* SUtna 'iiha.s The Royal Stjte R«H«av« „1 -i.m AIRWAYS imperial A4rwav» LW KLN (Royal Hulrh Ait Lmesi Indian Tr«ns-(^ntinenUl
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      163 4 Bagan and Srlat Pan;i,ana (Hong 1 hong 3 p.m Fort de Keck. Pauang. Pakan Baroe Siait i Hong Kwong) 3 pm Ber.gkalis and L. Bilik ißokam 4 pm Prnanit. S am. Burma. India. Iraq, Pale. .:ne, Egypt. E. S. Africa, G. Biitain, Ireland. Europe. Nigeria. Gold Coast
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      AIR MAILS.
      255 4 INWARD. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M. From Europe: Due Wednesday evening. Wrarncs: From Penang and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives tomorrow evening. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday evening. OUTWARD. Imperial: To Europe: Mails close 10 i..m. today. Wearnes: To Kuala Lumpur
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      IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE—LONDON.
      78 4 IMPERIAL AIR MAIL SINGAPORE— LONDON. The air mail dispatched from Slnapore on June 27 was delivered In London on July 5. The Malayan Post (Mice Mails Guide and Pro Forma Time Table. This pamplet gives full information regarding Incoming and outgoing mails etc. for the quarter endlr.g Sept. 30, 1937,
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      PASSENGERS IN AENEAS.
      211 4 Tne lollowing passengers tor Cjlombo and Europe are leaving in Aeneas today: Mr. and Mrs. J. Crulkshank, Mr. W. R. Taylor, Miss N Taylor, Mrs. J. G. Stewart and infant. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McGowann and infant, Mr. G. R. Matthews, Mr. W. C. Southam, Mr.
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      MAILS EXPECTED
      191 4 Mails from Australia, Netherlands Indies etc. expected today, July 6. by air (Qantas) will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m. General delivery of letters at 4.05 p.m. Malls from Netherlands Indies expected today. July 6, by air (Netherlands) will be delivered to boxho'ders at 3 p.m. General
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      148 4 Tuesday, July 6. Ship* alongside tbe Wharves or expected to arrive Entrance Godown UaU East Wharf Ansbun, Giaru Ann 20 1 Main Wharf Slllndoeng 16 2 Aeneas 14 2 Poelau Laut 11 2 Neleus 9 2 Kepong 7 2 Empire Dock Silvercedar 30 2 Javanese Prince
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
      265 4 Singapore, July 6,12 noon. Buyer Seller Buyer oeuer Gambler $8 00 Hamburg Cube $15.00 Java Cubs $11.00] Pepper. White Muntok $17.00j White $16.50 Black $950 Ccpra. ~*m 52^*1; "«s Sun Dried $585 *585 Tapioca. S^fJSr...::::::::: S:S Medium Pearl $5.15 Small Pearl $5 25 Sago Flour. No 1
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      CLEARANCES
      48 4 July 4: Tottori Maru (Jap.». G'ta» Diederlchsen (Dan.); France Maru (Jap.) Kldderpore. Demodocus, Pecten. Elona, Rasa, Jarak, Tandjong Baiei (Brit.); Soerabaya, Aldegonda, Joeeflna, Slaoe. Bin tang, Kulit, Oen. V. der Hey den (Dut.). July 5: Mllo. Planciis. Poelau Roei>!ah, Reael (Dut); GG. Pasquler (FTen); James Stove (Nor.).
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      664 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. ilncorpor»:r- j. t -.i s > LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING A».»NTS FMS RLIS AND SIAM STAIES RAILWAYS r»i.rr:iONE- KreteH NM-ftaw M3i ft URI 0^ Oo Ia aaa >>o]tt UMM fiAJi HML>^^l Eiiroi.e P».M ihr ;ugn trains- J.rect Stj S£ fTY] IVfWvft7n Ir >m sr sla< al >' an
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      465 4 (Incorporated In Straits Settlement*) ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LiD. COMPANY. (Incorporated is B&giaixD (lncornorutea is USA.) BOSTON MM IOR» A BALTIMORE VIA SCE2 CANAI Dut Sail." "EIXEKMAN* LINE STEEL MARINTCR Auk. 5 Aug. rOH iiavb> lilV iwM STEEL NAVIGATOR Aug 34 Aug 21 FOB UAVU LONDON STEEL SEAFARER
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      461 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Keporl. Stations Yesterday Last night mix. rain- bright min temp, fall .s'shine temp •F :n* hrs. F West C^ist Alor Star 87 0.12 1.5 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 36 0.04 0.6 74 Sitiawan 88 Nil 4.7 73 Buklt Jeram 92 0.16 90 71 Malacca 85
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    DEBATING SOCIETY FOR SINGAPORE.
    137 5 Revival Of Tomlinson Hall Activities. A MEETING will be held noxt Friday in the Tomiinscn Hall, adjoining the Presbyterian Church, to resuscitate ths old Tomlinson Hall Literary and Debating Society. A short business meeting will be held, for the election of officials, after which there will
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    WOMAN ON JEWEL CHEATING CHARGES.
    253 5 More Than $6,000 Allegedly Involved. (From Our Own Correspondent > Penang, July 5. WHEN the case in which a middleaged Chinese woman Soo Ah Soo, alias Soo Kar. is charged on 14 counts of cheating in respect of jewellery, (the value amounting to more than
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    Athletics. POWELL OUT FOR RECORDS.
    349 5 Athletics. POWELL OUT FOR RECORDS. Journalist Who Is Half -Mile Champion. Having cast an eye over John Powell tuning up his running for the athletic season, one regrets (writes Geoffrey Simpson) that the Olympic Games were not dated for 1937 instead of 1936. England's half-mile champion is some way from
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    BRITISH TEAMS.
    127 5 Lawn Tennis. i Quartette To Defend The Davis Cup. London, July 3. Austin. Hare. Hughes and Tuckey have been selected to represent Great Britain in the Davis Cup challenge round. WIGHTMAN CUP CHALLENGERS July 3. The British Wightman Cup team to play America at Forest Hills on Aug.
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    LIEUT. DUNCAN WINS ARMY TITLE.
    305 5 Coif. Major Aitken Fails At Last Few Holes Lieut. A. A. Duncan, a former Oxford captain, won the Army Golf championship at Princes. Sandwich after a tie with Lt. W. A. Stevenson at 154. In the replay, over 18 holes. Duncan, with 7*. beat Stevenson
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    22 5 Ine r— «> luuucr nnisnes auead of the S.R.C.'s last man in the first heat of the mile medley yesterday. Straits Times Photograph.
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    JAPANESE BEAT I.C. Social Match At The I.G.C. Course.
    280 5 JAPANESE BEAT I.C. Social Match At The I.G.C. Course. The result of the social match between the Island Club and the Japanese Golf Club, played in the form of a four-ball foursome over the Tanglin course on Sunday morning, was a win for the Japanese Club by 10% against 2.
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      358 5 LAST NIGHT IBMUJMMMM WAJUI w -J— l— A TWICE-BRANDEO t«^^t^^^> Tb^^^^B •MURDERESS" j F Jfc 4IW MYSTERY! HILARITY! |^^^jL ,-W m .A romance WBBWMaaSSSS^^^M 'HALF ANGEL' with FRANCES DEE. BRIAN DONLEVY 20th Ontury CHARLES BUTTER WORTH Fox Picture To-morrow MAURICE CHEVALIER at his best in a happy mixture of adventure
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      4 5 'H( riui TONIC FOOD
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      104 5 VICTORIA THEATRE WEDNESDAY JULY 7th. SATURDAY JULY 10th. —AT 9.15. P. M THE~ FIRST MRS. FRASERBY ST. JOHN ERVINE. S.A.D.C. PRODUCTION. BOOK AT ROBINSON'S HOMEWARD BOUND FRANKELS Offer THE WORLD'S BEST CABIN WARDROBE TRUNKS. All Sizes. LARGEST SELECTION EAST OF SUEZ. At Right Prices. Before Deciding Elsewhere Call on JULIAN
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      317 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: Cocktail dance. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dinner and
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      585 6 TIN OUTLOOK 'MILDLY ENCOURAGING.' GOOD DEMAND FOR STERLING SHARES. From Our Financial Correspondent. (Copyright) Singapore, July 6. America had a holiday yesterday consequently there are no prices from there this morning. Tin in London rose 455. for throe months and 355. for spot yesterday bringing both positions
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        MINING.
        576 6 issue vai. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6 3 6/9 6/2 8/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 37/- 38 Ccd 37/6 39/-cd £1 Austral Malay 56/- 58/- 56/6 58/5/- Ayei llitam 28/3 29/3 28/- 29/1 Ayei Weng 1.20 130n. 1.15 1.30 £1 Banprln Tin 21/6
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        GENERAL.
        414 6 2 2 A12X Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 1.55 1.65 2 2 do 7><j% Prefs. 2.35 2.45 2.40 2.50 10 10 Anas Ice a.oo lO.OOn. 8.00 lOOOn. 1 1 B M. Broadcasting 0.85 0.90 0.87 0.92 10 5 B M Trustee (J 25 7.00 t>.25 J.25 :iOO £100 Cable It
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        236 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103V4 105V4 norn 4'/i7« 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 107 110 norn 4y 2 C'o 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 115 117 noia 4% 1913 red. 1963
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        365 6 Allenby 1.90 2.00 1.85 1.95 Alor liajih 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 Amal Malay 1.85 2.00 1.90 205 Ayer Hltam 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 Ayer M:>lek 1.15 1.30 1.15 120 Ayer fanas 1.70 1.8Ocd 1.70 1.80 Bassett 0.80 0.85 0.77 0.82 Batu Llntang 1.35 1.45 1.30 1.40 Bedlord 1.30
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        EXCHANGES.
        188 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING. London T.T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2/4 1/8 Lyons demand 1490 Hamburg demand 112 New York demand 57 3 Montreal
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        CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
        79 6 Noon, July 6. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) July 31% 3iy 8 Good F. A. Q. in bales (F. 0.8.) July 307/ b 31 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 31% 31% July 31?/ 8 32
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    204 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Company Dividend 1 TIN A;am Kumban; Int. July 23 15% Bonus Kununting 10% Int. July 13 Kuchal 20% Int. July 20 Ungul 10% tat July 27 Pangnga River 8% tat. July Ik Rantau Ordk t% Final July 17 Rantau Prefs 6% Int. July 17
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    374 6 London, July 5. The following are today's closing middle prices, on the London Stock Exchange:— Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise da;, or Pall Conversion Loan b p.e. 1944-64 112 'i Funding Loan 4 D.c. 1960-90 109% War Loan, 3>4 p.c 99% Com. Union Assce
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    FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
    130 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 5. The following are today's 'bid' quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire "A" 22 3 British Empire "B" 10 3 British Empire Cumulative 17 I\z British Empire Comprehensive 18 9 British General "A! 1 21 V' 2 British General
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    ANGLO-ORIENTAL GROUP JUNE OUTPUT.
    140 6 Tm following particulars of June dredging are furnished by Anglo-Ori-ental (Malaya) Ltd.:— Hoar* Ampat Tin 1,157 Southern KinU 4,854 KtununUng Tin 1400 Pangnga River Tin 524 Tongkah Harbour Tin 2,459 Anglo-Siamese Tin Ml Kampong Lanjut Tin 1.262 Kuala Kampar Tin Fields 1.099 Larut Tin Fields .1391
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    PERAK RACES. The Scratchings For Tomorrow.
    105 6 PERAK RACES. The Scratchings For Tomorrow. The following are the scratching and the order of running for tomorrow, the second day of th? Pcrak Turf Club meeting: Race I.— Horses, C.ass 4. Div .3. Race 2.— Ponies, Class 1, Dlv 3. Lassa: Race .I.— Horses. Class 4, Div. 2. RW
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    EXCHANGES.
    109 6 London, July 5. The following were mean rales ruling at noon ooday: Parte 128 27 64 Athen* wn.4 New Yort 4.94-V Bucharest 670 Montreal 4.95' i mtu" Brussels 29. 3» Rio 4't Geneva 21.G6-4 sellers official Amsterdam 8 99* Belgrade 213 Milan 94 l '16 Buenoe Alref ..noii'iira Berlin
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      68 6 "EXTERMITF m m j m-mm THE WHITE ANT KILLER ■HE Ir^r^H I REFILLS \slB/50/ An "EXTEEMITE" outfit will enable you to reduce your repair bills and protect your trees against the attacks of white ants. The outfits complete with full instructions for use are obtainable from any of our branches,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON TIN CORPORATION'S FUNCTIONS EXPLAINED.
      2626 7 LARGE PROSPECTING PROGRAMME CONTEMPLATED. Buffer Pool Not Mentioned: Prospects Of Increased Dividend. AT the annual meeting of London Tin Corporation Ltd. in London las.t week, the chairman, Capt. Oliver Lyttelton, dealt fully with the interests of the Corporation, but some disappointment has been caused by
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      MADINGLEY (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES.
      117 7 Welcome Improvement: Dividend Of Five Per Cent. 'THE annual general meeting of the Madlngley (Malay) Rubber Estates. Ltd.. was held on June 25, in Londun. Major H. F. Browell (chairman). who presided: said that the results or the past year showed a welcome improvement compared with
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      HALF-YEAR'S RUBBER IMPORTS.
      248 7 CTATISTICS published last night re- veal that 23,614 tons of rubber were imported into Malaya, last month. This is considerably more than during any other month of the year. April and May imports were about 17,000 tons, March imports, totalled 19,500 tons, February 14,000 tons and January
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      647 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI 1 BANKING CORPORATION. J 9 Clncorporatoa in <tot Cohjov o< Hoo« Koo«) The liability o» ■nemewv is Limited to toe exwnt and in xanuer prescribed by Ordln- ance No. 6of IS*9 ot Uu Colony. MM Authorised Capita •S2'2K I £2 Lssuea and fully c>aid-Up 1J0.000,000 Reserve
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      502 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Of INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incotpimtea n England ov Royal Charter 18j3i Fak) Up Capital vi bOtOUO ihares of f5 each £3 'JuO.OO* Reserve Fund 13 ono.oo* Reserve Liability of Proprietors t3.000.00* HFAO OFFICI 3«. Bfeno**!** Lowlon IC t Amrltsar Hong Kong Rangoon Alor Star Hollo Saigor
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    SHE FELT SENSITIVE ABOUT HER FIGURE.
    189 8 Kruschen Reduced Her Weight —Gave Her New Vitality. Any woman who is burdened with excess fat is liable to become sensitive about her figure. This woman did, and in addition she suffered from weakness which made her feel dull and lifeless. But there Is
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    MINSEITO SUPPORT FOR TOTALITARIAN STATE,
    491 8 Big Changes Foreshadowed In Japan By Decision. Tokio. IN one of (he most momentous political moves of recent years in Japan, the Minseito Party recently placed itself on record in favour of the creation of a totalitarian state in this country. The statement, described by
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    NEW BRIIISH SHIPS FOR ATTACK.
    110 8 Will Be Able To Take Heavy Punishment. London, July 4 Five new British battlpshii*; of the George V class will b 3 desMned p:imari.y for the purposes of attack, 1 1 according to the Dally Te.egraphs naval correspondent, Mr. H. C. jßywater, who states that
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      117 8 /mmmyM I WMN YOUR SLEEP jU l*^m£l B -jSt^M B SERRAVALLO S TONIC fIUL It brings new vitality iW IM to body nerves aml 5=MR^ brain you ymt feel |itfj||<§§« it flooding your s>:~™^£&j system with health and gjMVwHMjgg strength. A new wide rangeTOOTAL Shirts Ti«s. 7#U 4»— HIGH STREET.
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      176 8 JttkflSfTllFll mineral^ B^^HHH^^HH^^^pl for those with essentially |£J fastidious tastes WVI Hpr Phoenix rose to cfcaag* oil idaox about |^M wf^Sr mineral water*. ..tk«y meant to make l^fl B^K^ something better. .irom plain "Soda fffl^B l<^ _jflj through the whole tango of fruit dnnlis *Z9K»: UJH^^S^Vr W mineral* with "bite"
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      728 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE TODAY ZHL 1 33 Mc/s UM m) p.m. 6. 00 Indian music. Gramophone records, tj 30 Chinese music. Cantonese orchestn recitals Records 7.00 Military band concert. Oramophor^ records: Overture. La Muette de port id. Royal Belclan Guards Bands. Selection. Ruddlgore. (Sullivan). Coldstream Guards Band. Potpourri. Accession Memories. Coldstream
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      562 8 12.55 B.B.C. Military Band: conductor, B. Walton O'DonneU. May Huxley soprano i. May Huxley: The Old Mill's Grist (Mana Zucca), Rain (Pearl Curran), L'Estasi (Ardlti). Band: Theme and Variations (Suit* No. 3) (Tchaikovsky, arr Oerrard Williams). 1.30 News and announcements. TRANSMISSION 5. OSD 11. 74 He/» (ZS.5 ra GSB 9.51
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      271 8 9 30 At the Nirom Bridge Table. 9.40 Dance music. 9 48 Exchange rates. 9.50 Time signal. 9.52 Dance music. 10.20 Cloce down. CALCUTTA. TODAY VIC 6 10 Me/t (49 1 m.) p.m. 6 26 Time signa'. Children's Hour. 6.56 Calcutta vs. Mohammedan sporting. [n..r">in!» commentary on League Football Match).
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    Commons Anxious About Future Of Non-intervention.
    436 9 NO IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. Foreign Secretary's Review. ANXIETY regarding the future of non-intervention in Spain was reflected in the House of Commons, when many questions on the subject were addressed to the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden. He made a composite reply to several
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    HUNTER'S COMMANDER DECORATED.
    94 9 Gallantry In Saving His Men. London. July 3. TN the Oazette It Is announced His Majesty the King has awarded the Albet Medal to Lieutenant Commander B. G. Scurneld for gallantry in saving the lives of five men when the destroyer Hunter struck a mine off the
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    EDINBURGH WELCOMES KING AND QUEEN. City Filled With Sightseers.
    83 9 EDINBURGH WELCOMES KING AND QUEEN. City Filled With Sightseers. London, July 5. AROUND of festivities began at Edinburgh on the arrival of the King and Queen on a Coronation State visit of a week's duration. The capital Is filled with sightseers from all parts who gave Their Majesties and the
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    WARRANT OF ARREST WITHDRAWN.
    45 9 Hong Kong, July 5. The Government of Hong Kong has withdrawn the arrest warrant against Chan Lim Pat, a former director of the Nanyang Tobacco Company, Ltd. Action has been taken at M request of the company.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    MADAME SUN STAGES 'SIT-DOWN' STRIKE.
    145 9 Release Of Patriotic Group Demanded. Shanghai, July 5. jyiADAME Sun Yat-sen, wife of the late Dr. Sun and sister-in-law of Gen Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. H. H. Kung. and 12 other prominent Chinese people, including Madame Llao Chungkal, widow of a Kuomintang official who was
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    DE VALERA RETURNED IN FREE STATE.
    59 9 New Constitution Adopted. Dublin, July 5. 1\E VALERA has been returned to 17 power in the Free State elections, the state of the parties at 4 p.m. being: De Valera. 60; Cosgrave. 41; Labour, 11; Independents. 8; Undeclared 18. The majority in favour of
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    Gen. Sung Returning To Peiping.
    63 9 Pelping, July 6. Gen. Sung Che-yuan, chairman of the Hopei-Charhar Co-./icil, will resume his duties In Pelping on July 15. He has been on several weeks' leave at his ancestral home at Loling, northern Shantung, during which he is reported to have held a series
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    WAR MINISTER AT CHUNGKING.
    212 9 CENTRALISATION NEARER. LOYALTY OF KWANGSI LEADERS. Chungking. July 6. /""EN. Fo Ying-chln. War Minister and his party received a warm welcome on arrival at Chungking. Szechuan port, yesterday. In a statement to the press, the War Minister praised the material progress of Chungking and other cities
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    TWO REVIEWS TO AMALGAMATE
    71 9 Two monthly reviews, the National Review and the English Review, are shortly amalgamating. The National Review was founded in 1883 by Mr. Alfred Austin and was edited for 29 years by Leo Maxse. brother of the present editor, Lady Milner, widow of the famous statesman. The
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY,JULY 6, 1937. IS DECENTRALISATION WORKING?
    948 10 It was not really necessary for the High Commissioner to reply in the Federal Council last Tuesday to criticism that decentralisation has weakened financial control in the Federation. Any stick is good enough to beat a dog with, and those
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    Social and personal
    176 10 Major E. S. Willbourne has returned from home leave and has resumed duties as O.C. "C" Company of the F.M.S.V.F., P?rak Battalion. The engagement is announced of Mr. W. L. R. Carbonell, Passed Pro- I bationary Assistant Commissioner of I Police, now stationed as 0.C.P.0., Pekan, the
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    Sikh Advisory Board, Singapore.
    32 10 HE. the Oaiamnr has appointed Mr. L. F. Knight, J.P., to be Chairman of the Sikh Advisory Board vice Mr. J. P. Pennefather-Evans with effect from July 2.
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    MADRID NEWS REEL.
    1721 10  -  JEROME WILLIS. By Hotels, Corpses, Radio, Shells And Home Again. j MADRID with a light rain falling h and a page boy carrying my fi luggage Into the Gran Via Hotel. Reception-clerk calmly inquiring, "Inside or outside roam?" "Outside room." Upstairs looking out on the wide vista
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    733 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. AMADRYAD RECORD. WAS fortunate In seeing the hamadryad shot on Sungel Tukang Esite yesterday soon after It had been roußht in to Raffles Museum, and it ;rtainly looked a very ugly customer ith its length of 13 feet 3 lnchei .retched out on the floor.
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    BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE TO WORLD CONFERENCE PLAN.
    454 11 Does Not Intend To Rush Headlong. PREFERS TO GIVE MATTER FULL CONSIDERATION. Van Zeeland Meets Leaders Of Government. AN attempt to restore world sanity may result from the conversations recently held between M. Van Zeeland, Premier of Belgium, and President Roosevelt. M. Van Zeeland
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    20 11 BRITAIN'S ATTEMPT TO REGAIN WATER fcr«flf SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL piloting his new speedboat BLUEBIRD for trials on Loch Lomond, Scotland
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    Nazis Mix Sport And Politics.
    48 11 Berlin, July 5. 'THIS near's convention of the Nazi Party will last a day longer than usual, as the party athletic competitions will be held in conjunction with the meeting. The conference will be held at Nuremburg from September 6 to 13. -Aneta-Hai-as.
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    FEWER WORKLESS IN BRITAIN.
    130 11 Steady Trend Of Recovery. < London, July 8. A FURTHER indication of the steady trend of industrial recovery is recalled in the Ministry of Labour return or. employment. It states that at June 21, the number of insured persons aged 16 to 64 in employment In
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    "Abolish Tin Restriction Immediately."
    173 11 LONDON PAPER'S SUGGESTION. "Consumption Ahead Of Production." (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 5. "THE immediate abolition of international tin restriction is urged by the Daily Express today in comments by its commercial editor on the world's commodity markets. The newspaper suggests that tin consumption is
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    Britain Should Aid German Banking.
    141 11 Britain Should Aid German Banking. GRANT CREDIT TO ALLOW MONETARY FREEDOM. Berlin, July 5. FEATURE of today's discussions at the annual congress of the Federation of International Chambers of Commerce, being held in Berlin, was the declaration by a British delegate, Mr. Arthur R. Guinness, that a notable step in
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    SHIPPING SERVICE PLANNED.
    126 11 SOUTH CHINA TO SINGAPORE. Hong K&ng, July 5. A NEW chipping service between Singapore and Whampao, the new river port being built at the mouth of the Pearl River, Canton, is proposed by Mr. Lum Fai-teng, a well-known merchant of Canton. The new company also will run
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    ATLANTIC TESTS BEGIN.
    159 11 BRITISH AMERICAN AIR LINES. London, July 5. *|*HE Imperial Airways flying- boat Caledonia left Foynes, Ireland, for America at 7.55 p.m. last night and a Pan-American Airways Clipper left Botwood, Newfoundland, for Ireland at 11 p.m. in the Anglo-American tiials for a trans-Atlantic service. Flying from Southampton,
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    27 11 Swatow, port in East Kwangtung, was struck by a typhoon yesterday. Much damage was caused, but so far no fatal accident has been reportedSin Chew Jit Poh.
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    29 11 KING AND QUEEN AT HENDON. THE KING presenting the cup for the headquarters' race to Wing Commander C. V. Carnegie, who represented the Air Minister in a Hector machine.
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    AMELIA ALIVE, BUT STILL MISSING.
    152 11 AMELIA EARHART, noted American flier who is lost in the Pacific with her navigator, Capt. F. union, is still alive, but in spite of a frantic search by numerous ships no trace of her has been found. A garbled message received at Honolulu, put' porting
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    DESPOTS FORCE BRITAIN'S HAND.
    86 11 DESPOTS FORCE BRITAIN'S HAND. America In Same Plight. London, July 5. «|)ESPOTS have forced America and Great Britain to undertake rearmament," declared Mr. R. \Y. Bingham, United States Ambassador at London, .in an address at the Independence Day Dinner. Having been drawn into the race, it was essential that Great
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    "SANTANDER IS DANGEROUS."
    86 11 BOARD OF TRADE WARNS BRITISH SHIPS. London, July 5 ■T*HE Board of Trade has warned Bri- tish shipowners that Spanish Insurgent warships are patrolling in the neighbourhood of Santander In these circumstances there must be some considerable risk that an attempt might be made to capture such
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    FRANCO'S CAPTURE OF FRENCH SHIP.
    160 11 Representations From Government Paris, July 5. The French merchantman. Tregastel. whose capture by one of Franco's vessels was reported yesterday, Is believed to be in BSbao in insurgent hands, according to Information to hand at the Foreign Office. The French Government is making representations to
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    Johore Must Watch Her Autonomy.
    167 11 "Malayanisation" Dangers, Says Dato Braddell. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Today. JOHORE must cry a halt to Malayanisation," declared Dato Roland Braddell, speaking in the Council of State this morninp. when he advised lI. H. the Sultan to request that Malayanisation be defined and
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    SOVIETS KILLINGS CONTINUE.
    40 11 Nearly Forty More Executions. Moscow, July 5. THE Supreme Military Court at Chabarovsk has sentenced 37 more people to death for alleged espionage and Trotskyist activities. All the victims were executed imm--d.ately after sentence was passed. Aneta-Havas.
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    Coolie Chants To Huge Cobra.
    195 12 Coolie Chants To Huge Cobra. While Johore Planter Sends For Gun. pUKNZIED cries of a young Tamil boy frightened up a rubber tree by a 13 foot hamadryad (king cobra) keeping guard below, attracted the attention of Mr. H. E. MacKenzie as he was driving over his estate, Sungei Tukong,
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    GUNNER'S CONDITION: NO CHANGE.
    55 12 Gunner G. W. A Stones, who was seriously injured in the head-on motorcar crash on Grove Road on Sunday night, is oxpected to recov?r. An inquiry at the General Hospital this morning olioit-d the Information that there was no change In his condition which had been
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    Singapore "Society" Manners Criticised.
    317 12 Singapore "Society" Manners Criticised. Correspondence. To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR,— I thoroughly enjoyed "The First Mrs. Fraser on Saturday evening, and I thought it an excellent performance. My enjoyment, however, was married at the beginning by late arrivals. They were not the common or garden variety of
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    SHOWING OFF.
    148 12 Do People Arrive Late Intentionally To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—"The First Mrs. Fraser," according to yesterday's Straits Times, was presented to a "large audience" at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night. That Is not quite correct. When the i curtain rose the house was only
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    NO DIRECT STATE AID FOR SELANGOR WORKLESS.
    808 12 COMMITTEE OPPOSED TO INSURANCE SYSTEM. Recommends Employment Board: New Immigration Policy Vocational Training. EURASIAN PREFERENCE: NEW J EDUCATION FACILITIES. \0 direct State aid for unemployed is recommended by the i Selangor Unemployment Inquiry Committee in its report s issued this morning. It says
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    THE COMMITTEE.
    32 12 'THE Selangor Unemployment Enquiry Committee comprised: Mr. Hugh Fraser, acting UnderSecretary to the F.M.S. Government, chairman; The Hon. Col. Cecil Rae, C.B.E., Mr. Choo Kia Peng, C.B.E., Mr. c nrortf-Joefcao
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    "NEGATIVE STAND AGAINST UNEMPLOYED."
    276 12 "NEGATIVE STAND AGAINST UNEMPLOYED." Selangor Criticism On Report. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 6. DISAPPOINTMENT at the lack of immediate relief mingled with praise for deeper remedies suggested by the report were expressed by several people who had given evidence before the Salangor Unemployment Committee, when inter viewed
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    To Write History Of Malaya.
    159 12 To Write History Of Malaya. •TO collect data for a book in Chinese on the history and geography of Malaya and the South Sea Islands, Dr. Lee Chang Foo. Professor of Geography in the National Chi Nan University, China, has come to Singapore to begin his two-months study of this
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    RECORD AMOUNT OF RUBBER FOR AUCTION.
    144 12 RECORD AMOUNT OF RUBBER FOR AUCTION. To Prevent Rights Cancellation. QUOTA HARVESTING DIFFICULTIES? From Our Financial Correspondent pOR the first lime since the commencement of the Hubber Regulation Scheme in June 1934, rubber catalogued for sale at tomorrow's auction totals over 1,000 tons. The usual weekly amount catalogued is around
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    M.C.S. Officer On Four Charges.
    96 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taipinß, July 5. AS the sequel to the death of a ricksha puller in a car accident in Station Road at midnight. Che Kamaruddin, M.C.S.. Assistant District Officer, Taiping, faces four charges. In the police court today he was charged with
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    HUSBAND PLEADS GUILTY TO RAPE OF WIFE.
    861 13 Case Unique In Colony's Legal History. CONSUMMATION AN OFFENCE UNDER AGE OF 13. TOR Iho first time in the history of the Colony a husband was Msurday indicted before the Singapore Assize Court on a charge of committing rape on his wife. Syed
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    SOLDIERS FACE THEFT CHARGE.
    456 13 Money Allegedly Taken From Shopkeeper. STORY OF DRINKS WITH SIAMESE. TWO Middlesex Regiment privates; G. Bradman and Q. Orme, appeared at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice Home, to answer a charge of robbery of $47, the property of a Chinese shopkeeper in New Bridge
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    79 13 The anniversary meeting of the Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. will be held at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 9. Capt. T. P. Coe, M.C., M.C.S., President of the Association, will give a brief review of the past year's activities, and the Hon. Mr. S. W. Jones, British R3sident, Selangor, will deliver
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    Sinhalese May Act As Ceylon's Governor.
    442 13 SINGAPORE VIEW OF ISLAND'S POLITICAL PROGRESS. POR the first t'me in the history of Ceylon, a Sinhalese is likely to act as Governor pending the aiTival of Sir Andrew Caldecott, the new Governor. He is Sir Baron Jayatilake leader of the State Council. This
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    Malaya's First Indian Bank Opened In Penang.
    328 13 AT GROWING INDO-MALAYAN TRADE. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 5. EVIDENCE of the increasing importance of commerce between Malaya and India may be found in the opening at Penang today of a branch of the Indian Overseas Bank, Ltd. This is the
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    23 13 H.E. the Governor has appointed Mr Claude Steele Kinder, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Penang. to be a Justice of the Peace for Penang.
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    CLIFFORD HUNTSMAN'S BROADCAST.
    45 13 MR. Clifford Huntsman, the wellknown English pianist, will broadcast from the Singapore station of the 8.M.8.C. from 7 to 7.30 tomorrow, evening. Mr. Huntsman will play Schumann's "Carnaval" and his recital wil! take the place of an orchestral concert of gramophone records.
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    Scope For Malayans In China.
    328 13 Scope For Malayans In China. Health Expert And University Dean. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 5. "THERE is much scope for Straits Chinese in Chin;». said Dr. Wu Lien Teh, head of China's National Quarantine Service, interviewed on arrival at his birthplace. Six years ago. Dr. Wu tork his
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    19 14 The Police quartette who won their mile medley heat in the Singapore A.A A. championships yesterday. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    SOLDIERS' FINE RUNNING IN MILE MEDLEY.
    460 14 Yesterday's Events In Singapore Athletic Championships. TWO military men Heron (Skins) and Clubb (Midds.) provided the principal thrill in the athletic events on the padang: yesterday —the preliminaries of the Singapore A.A.A. championships. They were running in the second Nakamura (Japanese Club>. Distance heat
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER TIES.
    105 14 Billiards. Ties for this week in the S.C.C. volunteer snooker tournament are: TOMORROW N. G. Bishop and W. Chlvers vs. H. R. Wilson and Capt. D. W. Prase. R. N. Jack and R. C. wart vs. Carl Lawson and B. Scot:. THURSDAY M. S. Robinson and E.
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    SOCCER LEAGUE ISSUES MORE OPEN.
    574 14 S.C.F.A. DEFENCE RIDDLED BY CLEVER R.E. FORWARDS. DEFORE yesterday the R.E. had gained only five points from w eight matches in Division I of the S.A.F.A. League the Chinese twelve, also from eight matches. Their match at the Stadium looked a good thing for the
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    S. C. C. vs. Malays Tomorrow.
    38 14 The following will be the S.C.C. team against the Malays in a Division I league match on the padang tomorrow: Adam: Nickels, McCaffery; Davidson. Hutchinson. GUlett; Vincent, Abbott, Forbes, Cramsie, Lieut. Pearse.
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    80 14 RA. Middlesex Chinese Inniskillings R.A.F. Police RE. S.C.C. Malays P. W. L. D.F.A. Pts. 12 7 3 2 28 10 16 11 6 4 1 14 16 13 9 5 2 2 17 12 12 7 4 2 1 11 7 9 11 4 6 1 19
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    SKINS II BEAT THE INDIANS.
    212 14 Doherty Gets Three Of The Goals. In a Division II match on We S.H.B. ground yesterday the Inniskl. lings II defeated the Indians 4 1. They were much the better side, but the soccer was of indifferent quality. Soon after the start Collins alertly seized
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    214 14 Position* Up To Date. W L Points P. W. L. 1st Inn. 1st. Inn. N.R. Possible Obtd. Percent. Yorkshire 13 8 1 2 2 195 136 69.7 Sussex 16 8 1 5 2 240 151 62 9 Derbyshire 13 8 3 1 2 1 195 105 53.3
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    COURSE RECORD IN GOLF "OPEN" AT CARNOUSTIE.
    146 14 First Round Score In The Qualifying Competition. London, July 5. AFTER a thunderstorm, which turned the greens into pools of water yesterday, conditions are perfect for the qualifying rounds of the British Open Golf Championship, to be played over Carnoustie and Burnside courses
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    Lawn Tennis. AIZAWA vs. LOON CHONG TODAY.
    174 14 Lawn Tennis. AIZAWA vs. LOON CHONG TODAY. On the padang today will b? played the remaining semi-final in th? Singapore championship singles— Yong Loon Chcpa 'runner-up lant y~ar> vs A!zawa The winner wl'l meet N. S wts? (holder) in th? final. The match will be played on an enclosed court,
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    ANOTHER WIN FOR THE CASUALS.
    125 14 Association Football. In a Division 111 encounter on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday the Casuals beat the V.M.C.A.—3.1. The Casuals were the f rst to score following a solo run by Lye Chuan, who after being tackled, passed the ball to Eng Hong, who netted. Scon
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    LOUIS, FARR AND SCHMELING.
    504 15 Tommy Out For The Biggest Purse. The Farr-Schme!ing-Louis mixup is discussed in a series of Aneta Transocean cables to the Straits Times. First comes this: "The British Boxing Board of Control, which controls boxing throughout the Empire, at a special session on Wednesday evening recognised the
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    26 15 Loh Wan Kit clearing the bar in the high Jump, for the final of which he qualified In the Singapore A.A.A. championship preliminaries. Straits Times Photograph.
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    GROWDER & WONG WITHDRA WFROM SINGAPORE XI.
    172 15 GROWDER WONG WITHDRA WFROM SINGAPORE XI. Selangor's Strong Team For Week-end Cricket Fixture. There are to be two changes in the Singapore side for the State cricket fixture against Selangor at Kuala Lumpur this weekend. A. C. Growder and Evan Wong are unable to travel. One vacancy has been filled
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    KENT'S WINNING FORM. Wright's Bowling Feat Against Worcester.
    294 15 KENT'S WINNING FORM. Wright's Bowling Feat Against Worcester. London, July 5. Two days sufficed for Kent and Sussex to win their county fixtures started on Saturday. At Worcester, Kent beat Worcestershire by an innings and 110 runs. Worcester 106 (Wright seven for 27) and 164 (Todd five for 62). Kent
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    PERAK RACE WEIGHTS.
    215 15 For Six Events On Saturday. The following are the weights for six races on Saturday, the third and final day of the Perak Turf Club meeting at Ipoh: Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, 5 furs, straight. Thebez 9.7 Sunshine Sue 9.2 Restriction 8.11 Meadowman 8.1 Belle Bdna
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    29 15 i ng Swcc, in making this long jump at the Singapore A.A.A. preliminaries, fell awkwardly and spiked one foot, having to proceed to hospital for treatment. Straits Times Photograph.
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    STRICKLAND WINS IMPRESSIVELY.
    367 15 Baerlund Disqualified For Holding. (By Air Mail.) Maurice Strickland, the New Zealand heavyweight champion, proved himself one of the great boxers of his weight on June 28 when he beat Gunnar Baerlund (Finland) at the Empress. Stadium, Earl's Court. Baerlund was disqualified in the 7th round by
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    535 15  -  "ECHO." By Singapore's Soccer XI Poor Display At Seremban Team Changes Essential Can The Services Be Beaten? Aizawa vs. Loon Chong Today Winner Meets Wise In Tennis FinaL CoMducted i OINGAPORES form in the Malaya j*~ Cup soccer match at Seremban en Saturday was too bad to
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    55 15 TODAY. Soccer: SAP.A XI vs. RAP.. Stadium. Chess: Exhibition games, by Mr. Stelncr, Adelphi Hotel. 5.15. Lawn Tennis: Singapore championships, singles semi-final, Loon Chong vs. Aizawa. padaii". Water Polo: V.M.C.A. Juniors vs. 11th H. 8.. Port Canning, 4 p.m TOMORROW Socew: S.C.C. vs. Malays, Div. L padang.
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    SIAM'S EX-KING TO SELL BRITISH HOME.
    141 16 "Superbly Fitted" House In Surrey. 'From Our Own Correspondent. > Bangkok. July 4. fK>UNTRY life contains a fuU page announcement of the sale, by order of H.R.H. the Prince of Sukhodaya. the ex-King of Siam. of his Virginia Water residence. It is described as
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    MEDICAL CARE FOR TAMIL MOTHERS.
    189 16 Prwiaiami On Malaya R tntes. A M?LC provision lor Use welfare of Tamil women giving birth to KB on estaies is made by employers states Mr. C. Wilson. Controller ol bt. Malaya, in his annual report Mr Wilson sayi that on well-con-d estates in all
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    27 16 BACK FROM BRITAIN. The Sultan of Treaggann was received by the British Adviser. Rajas. Chiefs »b« a great crowd of rayats on arrival hack at his capital
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    ENGLISH LESSONS FOR TAMILS.
    139 16 Singapore Employer Gives A Lead. fINE school for Indian labourers provided by an employer in Singapore gives instruction in English and a second night schools for Tamil labourers employed by the Municipality was opened by the Co-operative Department during the year where Instruction also is given
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    PROPITIATING THE GODS.
    73 16 Rig Turtle Goes Back to Teluk Ayer Basin. A turtle which tipped the scales at nearly three hundredweight was recently bought by four Singapore Chinese so that they could put It bacK in ths sea. Chines? superstition has it that such an act would be approved by
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    74 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, July 4. POUND sleeping in the abattoir, an Indian Mohammedan. nameO Iskander. was produced before the Taiping Magistrate. Magistrate Why did you sleep there?" Accused I led a cow there from fMmpang. I felt Ured and went to sleep."
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS.
    275 16 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for this wrek is as fallows: Today: 1. 11 p.m.. Headquarters. Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. Signal Sec., Signal Traiuiuf 5. 1S p.m., Headquarters. "A" Coy-, M.O. TrainIng; 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters. "B" Coy., Weapon Training; 5. 1S p.m.. Headtiuarters, "C" Coy.,
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    BANGKOK POPULATION BIGGER.
    88 16 Increase Of 150,000 To 680,000 In Eight Years t Fr can Our Own Correspondent* Bangkok. July 4. TPHE much awaited announcement of the population of Bangkok since the enumeration of the Census carried out an May 23 Laat Is now to hand, and the figisre is M
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    29 16 The mace used In the old Irish Parliament down to 1801 was bought at Christie's for £3.100 by Mr. L. C. Bonham. acting for the Bank of Ireland.. Dublin.
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    235 16 Margaret Rose As A Brownie. DRINCEBS ELIZABETH Is to be- came a Girl Guide and Princess Margaret Rose a Brownie. Accompanied by their governess the two Princesses paid a surprise visit to the Girl Guide headquarters in Buckingham Palace Road recently and were measured
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    DEATH AFTER A FIGHT.
    471 16 OPPONENT'S 8V 2 PINTS OF BEER. A CONTEST in a fairground boxing booth was described at BooUe recently when Gerard Fook. 23, a proresslonal boxer, of Liverpool, was accused of manslaughter. Joheph Kehoe, 24. a joiners labourer, of Boveland Street. Bootle. died la hospital after he
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    215 16 ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRING PRACTICE. rVETAILS of a new type of radlo- controlled target aeroplane have just been released from the secret list by the Air Ministry. The machines are flown by a radio robot mechanism which takU the place of the human pilot. They manoeuvre In
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    DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT?.
    200 16 I New Vi'aiity For Tired Men. The dally roMki cf work taki 1 a terrific toll of bodily energy in this 1 trylns climate. If you are not to break down under this strain you must replace regularly the energy drained from your system by
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    136 20 IN D. C. 1.. ROBES. Queen Mary, with the Chancellor of Oxford University (Lord Halif.ix) goes to lay the foundation stone of the Bodleian Library extension, costing £250.000. ON THE TARGET: Sergeant R. A. Kwart. of the Jamaica Ritle Club, practising for Services Week at Bisiry. He
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