The Straits Times, 28 July 1937

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    34 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTCRY.I THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. i'.\(;i;s. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937. »>••"•.. The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937 L'l PAGES. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      748 1 SINGAPORE: 140 CECIL ST. (PHONE 5471) \C**^^ss& SOLE AGENCIES.- A SOLE AGENCIES* AUSTIN REED'S MM M MM rfk 4<K SHOES "SUMMIT" \i/* _lJ—l/ IL "CABLE" SHOES s py h a r m t j ft TMj[9rym^ STETSON HATS SES LJLA^^^SU i§sr\ CHRISTY'S HATS oowns J| 'RT 1 "NEVERBREAK" "BEAU BRUMMELL"
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      9 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 25. JAVA ST. CPHONL ***** I OVQUus"
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      1229 2 ®ir Strafe 3Smts SITUATIONS VACANT W wikd. Typi.,;. < > r Youne i >-irl preferred. Box .188. S. Timis. l 1 iM IHI.I) lat y <-,eric. thcio';;:hly coinpet- hend, typewriting, filing, and cable •nmrneing salary $150. Send parti- 'o Box No. 589, D Competent Office Clerk for 0.1 I ite.
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      770 2 PUBLIC NOTICES THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMFRCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION NOTICE is hereby given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on the following days Saturday. July 31, 1937. (Public Holiday). Monday. Aug. 2, 1937. (Bank HoUday). By Order of the Committee, GATTEY BATEMAN, Secretaries. THE KUALA SIDIM RUBBER CO.,
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      778 2 .PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL M.-vi SL\IE. DARBY &CO I I to inform their clients that they propose to remove to their new premises at the AMBER BUILDING, NO. 5, MALACCA STREET at the end of" July and will be in occupancy for businr« frn«-i Tw I LEGAL NOTICES" FEDERATED
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      674 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE Of Latest polkhcd. O.il: BlacK-Siair.'U tt*k I" furniture. Including One Excellent tcned Collage Piano by Ander-on". 1 H M v Cawnet Gram^'ihorr Crtvkerv ana I ware etc To br held il No X8 < Aiiiiltiil Kojd On Marfejr. Jolt i. 193; at 39 p m NOW
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      320 2 '7 V.i Beautiful /V r t»ent I KHFO "W^|»v Tht- t. *4ISP FIGARO Hair Drwatrs. S3. Br.i- IU-ah Kti A Raflfca Hold rkaw BUSINESS CAN OS Etc. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mrs. HARU and Mm *ANA 60. WATERLOO STREET. Telephone 7467. F:r-h .supply: 101 I SHAM 1— llTftl -Mtll
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      681 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA! AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL. PASSFNUfcR AND CAR'JO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B. 00. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJE&rV S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EASI MAIL SERVICE OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHIN AND JAPAN Tonnage S r.orc 1937 .i^r/w^N A u u r? r^PIND*
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      550 3 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated w Japani GENERAL PASSENGER AGLNT3 FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. TO LONDON .Varies. Marseilles. London \nlwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KATORI MARU Aug. 4 S I KASHIMA MARU 10.000 Aug. 18 19 t YASUKUNI MARU 12.000 Alfj. 31 Sept. 1 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Sept.
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      708 3 _v Lj?^L| ™f 19 TB liAafcwßV^vßMfelnM LJsVL BANGKOK LINE Luxurious One Class. Motorshlps. Most Cabin.* have adjoining private bath Excellent Cuisine FOR (GENOA) MARSEILLES. LONDON ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Prom Prom From From Spore Malacca Port Penang Sham i ALSIA 10/fc 10/8 11/8 13/8 BORINGIA 31/8 31/8 1/9 3/9 i
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      268 3 TRANS-PACIFIC SAILINGS VIA HONOLULU f.om Arrlvt Hkong BJ. Pres Talt Auk 11 Aug 31 Pres. Hoover Aug 21 Sept. 8 Pres Lincoln Sept 8 Sept 28 Pres Coolidge Sept. 18 Oct 8 Pres Wilson Oct. 6 Oct. 28 Pres. Hoover Oct. 16 Nov. 3 Prcs. Cleveland Nov. 3 Nov. 23
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      1093 3 I S!IIPFI.\U THE BLUE FX'XNEL LINI (Ocean Thi Una Khlow Steamshlo Co (1932) IK. Steam Ship Co Ltd and China Mutual Thi Cur.ard Whit* st.v Lid Steam Navigation Co Ltd.) Atierdeen ommnnvualtr- Line Thf Straits steamship l'o Ltd Shan s.ivill Albion 1. ltd The China Navic.ition Co Ltd Th f
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    188 4 Sincapore. July 28, 12 noon. Buv^r Seller M Gambier S8 00 Hamburg Cube $15 00 Java Cub* $1100 Pepper. White Muntok $17.00 White $16.501 Blark $9 75 Copra Mixed $5.60 raSca^ $59& Small F.ake $4.00| Fair Flake $3 60: Medium Peari $5.15 Small Pearl $5 00 Sago
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    FROM MALACCA.
    121 4 Correapj-iiit-uce lot trausm-ssion by air "via Netherlands" must be specially and clearly superscribed "By K.L.M." Mails will close at Malacca as follows Today China. Japan, Philippines, East Siberia, Western U.S.A., 1 Western Canada (Slrdhana) 6 p.m. Ceylon (President Adams) 8 pjn. Tomorrow Australasia, Java and Timor by air
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      191 4 Today Medan (Reael) ..3 p.m Muntok and Palembang ivan Outhoorn) 3 p.m. Pontianak (Khoen Roeal ..3 p.m Trencganu and Dungun (Parcels only) (Larut) 3.30 p.m. Tarempa (Scott Harley) ..4 pm Kemaman and Kemas?K (Larut) 4 p.m. Java dc Southern Sumatra oy all (Netherlands) 7 p.m. Philippine Islands
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      AIR MAILS. MAILS EXPECTED.
      257 4 AIR MAILS. MAILS EXPECTED. INWARI/. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives this evening. Wearnes: From Penan k and Kuala Lumpur: Arrives this evening:. Imperial: From Europe: Due tomorrow evening. Qantas: From Australia: Due Saturday afternoon. OUTWARD. K.I. M.: To Europe: Mails close 1.30 p.m. today.
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      PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
      101 4 Saturday, July 31 And Monday, Aug.* 2, 1937. General Post Office: Sale of stamps, postal orders and regstratlon 8 am. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.; Parcels 8 am. to 1 p.m.; Savings bank and money orders closed; Telegrams open all day: Deliveries a.l districts 9
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    FRASER & COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT.
    912 4 FRASER COMPANY'S SHARE REPORT. "General Feeling Of Improvement All Round." MESSRS. FRASER AND CO., In their *"i weekly share report. i. c sued at the close of business yesterday write In the absence of any outstanding news to quicken the pul.se of public I Interest share markets during the past
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    PASSENGERS BY AIR
    120 4 The following were passengers by Imperial planes: Aircraft Adelaide VH-Hl from Brisbane, Darwin and N.I. arrived on Saturday: Mr. W. A. Balrd, Mr. D. H Wright, Mr. R. Bt. G. Caulfelld, from Brisbane: Mr. P. Sagar. from Darwin. I Aircraft Artemis G-ABTJ for Penan*. Siam, Banna and
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      509 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. i Incorpora:?' ir. P M 3 LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOK VG NURI r M S EU.VB 4M) SIAM STATES KAILWAVS. nUMMI Frelrhi iI!J-Pawjf M3l CANADIAN m-ua-MpC WfrUH*3 MT X__ %j 111 V» (Incorporate*] u> England). Tm -KMPKtSS- BOtTl iltn M—M-MOnO SERVICES via HONOLt'LIi w 4irm< CMPKfcSS in VANCOUVER—
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      540 4 McALISTEReC?K?iX (Incorporated ta Straits Settlement!) V^^Qi ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (lncort>orat*o ir USA) (Incorporated id England) UOoTON NK* VORR <* PAI.'IIMORB -l.l .1.1 K VI \V L1NB VIA SUFZ CANAI Out SUM FOR HAVRE LONDON STEEL MARINER Aug 3 ROTTEKOAM iiA.MBl KG STEEL NAVIGATOR Aug. 33
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      208 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 1 a m. 9.9 ft.: 1.41 p.m 9.1 ft. L. W. 7.20 a.m. 1.7 ft.: 7.30 ".m. 3 rt. 3.3 ft. Thursday. July 29. H. W. 1.42 am. 9.5 ft.: 2.16 p.m. 9 ft. L W. 7.55 a.m. 2.3 ft.: 8.15 p.m. 2.9 ft.
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      241 5 HIimHIIIIHIIHHHII THE OPPORTUNITY llllllHtlllllllllllll jTO BUY COMPARATIVELY (UICADCD THAN ELSEWHERE ENDS DEFINITELY ON AUGUST CALL a MAKE SURE YOU WILL NOT MISS THE GRANDEST OPPORTUNITY EVER OFFERED GIAN SINGH'S RECORD-BREAKING CAT HELPS YOU TO SAVE. BUY WHAT YOU WANT AT MUCH LOWER PRICES NOW. j— THESE ARE SURE TO INTEREST
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      752 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY I^T W BMBB XHE Straits Times is publishini,' Q^J^ Br** this daily feature to gi>e readers W g "^^^^P^T^^^Tt a comprehensive summary of enter- II I I 8 B MtL tainments. meetings, sports events. 111 111' I*| L^P 1 3 social functions and other outstand- I^^^^^^^^^^^b^bMlbHlHb!
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      629 6 PECTLMRITV OF TIN PRICE3. SMALL TURNOVER 3N SHARES. Singapore, July 28. The position of iin continues to excite comn* nt and considerable ■peculation. Spot metal in London has now reached a premium of 105s over thne months' metal, being down 80b. t £2.">9 5s. yesterday and spot
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      MINING.
      630 6 All shares quoted above are fully paid :saue vai. Fiascr Co Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers .11 4 Ampat Tin 6 3 6/9 6/4 2 6 9 il Asam Kjmcang 37 39/-xd 38/- 40/-xd 11 Austrai Malay 58/- 60/- 58/- oJ 5- Ayti HHam 33 3 34/6 33/-
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      GENERAL.
      428 6 2 Z a:.-.\ Brick Ord. 1.55 9. 1 do TVi'.o Prefs. 2.30 10 1U Anas Ice x uu 1 i B M. Broadcasting 0.60 10 5 d M trustee tf 25 a n con r s v, Prer 25 U £1 Con r S Ord 23 6 SI $1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      233 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 57e 1901 red. 1940 $400,300 Ini. Mar. 31 S:pt. JO 103/2 105% norn 4',' 2 U 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 107 110 r.om Mfctt 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Int. Mar 31 Sept. 30 115 117 norn 4<7c 1913 red. 1963
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      372 6 ■Shares are SI unless othprwise stated > rrascr Co Lyall Evat Allenby 1.82 "i 1.00 185 Alor Uajnh 1.30 1.40 1.30 Aniai Malay 2.00 2.10 2.00 ftyei Hitam 140 1.50 1.40 Ayei MDiek 1.15 1.30 115 ft yet ""anas 1.60 l.VOcd 1.70 dasaett 0.72 2 0.77", 2 0.72
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    EXCHANGES.
    195 6 The following are the exchange rates this morning according to the daily circular Issued by the Hong Kong and Shr.nshai Banking Corporation SELLING. London II. 2/4 1/16 London demard 2/4 1/16 London 4 months sight 2/4 1/8 Lyons demand 1535 Hamcurg demand 142 New York demand 58 1/16 Montreal
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    386 6 London, July 27. rh? followins ait totlay s closing middle once* on tne Lcncton Sto»k Exc iangs: Shares >i n iMil —inTtnn ur.:e.v» otherwise stated: Vfs'er- Pn» hi; 01 Fall Conversion Loar j c.c lt.44-64 in: Fundine Loan 4 or. 1960-93 110 War Lean. 3'^ p.c. lUJ Com.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    73 6 Wednesday, July 28, V>. 1 X. R. S. "s. n <■•■ (F.0.K.) July 2D7J, (ii.)d P. A. m soJes (F. 0.8.) July 29 sk; 3:. No. 1 X. [f. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore ~i.':- A August-September 29 h 80 October-Decembsr 30'^ 80' i
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    EXCHEQUER RETURNS
    42 6 London. July 27. Exchequ.r Returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to 188.642.378 compared with S, 170.5<14.179 at th 2 corresponding date last year. Tcta 1 ordinary expenditw Is 5262,443.611 compared with .<J_:2.750.004 at th? rorrespondinn; date of 1536.—British Wire ess.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OPTIMISTIC
    59 6 Lcndcn. July 2} The Stock Exchange finished "up the week in an optimistic frame of mind, states R°ut?r :ind most wztlonj ven firm and more active, especially shippings, giit-edgcd secuiilips. Far Kali r:i issues, Kaffirs and Home R;; Rubber eased on tho high Malayan production figures but
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    312 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Company Dividend ro ai tar Books Close Qnannal L/ate Ex D:v .ear Pavabie Date to late tin ro A.«am Kumbanc 5% Int. July 23 July 30 JuS 24 22'% 15% Bonus Batu Selargcr 15% Int. Aug. 5 Auc. 13 Aug.;t 27. Hong Fatt 4'c
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      GOVERNMENT'S MINING AND RIVER POLICY CRITICISED.
      2516 7 GOVERNMENT'S MINING AND RIVER POLICY CRITICISED. THE ninth annual general meeting 1 of Ulu Klang Tin Ltd. was held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Mr. Mungo Park, the chairman, presided. In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, he said The report and accounts have been before you for
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      188 7 Suggestions Of Lack Of Co-operation With Miners. ONEROUS CONDITIONS ON NEW TIN-BEARING AREAS. Drainage And Irrigation Department Usurps Powers. CTRONG criticism of the policy of the Malayan Government in permitting the Drainage and Irrigation Department to usurp authority over rivers in mining areas, was made by Mr. Mungo Park, chairman
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      ULU KLANG CHAIRMAN'S VIEWS.
      94 7 London, July 27. The following were mean raiea ruling at noon today: Paris 132 63 64 Athent 847>A New York 4.97 13 16 Bucharest 67C Montreal 4.97 7 seli^ r Brussels 29.57 Rio i\ Geneva 21.68 sellers aflicia Amsterdam 9.01% Belgrade 216' a Milan 94H Buenos
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      618 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in tile Colons ot Hcng Kong) The iiabUity oi <oembe'* is limited to the •xU'nt and In manlier prescribed by OiJiiiance No. 6 oi m 8 cl the Colony. Authored Capita! 150.000.000 Issued and rully Fald-Dp $20,000,000 Reserve Fund*:--Sterling e-^^e Hong Kong Currency
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      164 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated :n China by Special Charter.) 12, Ceril Street Singapore Telephones: Manager's Office 6444 Exchange uept 6141 General Office 5188-9 Cable nddress: ••CHl'XC.kt'O 11 Paid Up CapiUl Ch. 10.0M.0M 09 Reserve Funds In excess Ch. I 4.8*«.M«.00 Total Assets approximately Ch. 51.800.000.000 Oj HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI Tse-Vung
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      539 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK 0£ INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated :n England oy Royal Chant i 1853). Fald Up Capital in SOO.oot shares of £5 each £3 OjO.OOw Reserve Fund C3.000.00t Reserve Liability of Proprietors CJ.Ooo.OO* IUAO OFrltt 38 BMiopsca;* london EC I Amrttsar Hong Kong (tor.goon Alor Star Hollo s»1kop
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    NEGRI CHINESE WIN AT MALACCA.
    232 8 Association Football (From Our Own Correspondent. > Malacca, July 2i>. On a soddened ground there was a tl rilling encounter today when the Negrl Sembilan Chinese beat the Malacca Chinese 2-1 at the Kubu "C" ground Territorially, Malacca had a ful: share of the play
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    SULTAN'S GOLD CUP AT EXHIBITION.
    74 8 Ont of the six teams invited t > compete for the Sultan's Gold Cup at Kuala Lumpur during the Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur, three have accepted Selangor, Negri. Scmbilan and Johore. Johore have drawn a bye and will meet the winners of the Selangor vs.
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    OLD BOYS BEAT P.W.D. AT JOHORE BAHRU.
    146 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 25. The concluding league match between the Old Boys and the P.W.D. on the Istana padang this evening was keenly contested. After a goalless first half, the Old Boys played spirited football, scoring a well deserved
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    OPEN GOLF COMPETITIONS AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    1314 8 Players And Starting Times For The Week-End. A SERIES of competitions open to members of all local soil clubs wi'.: be held on the S.G.C. course at Bukit Timah this week-end. The players and starting: times are given below. MEDAL COMPETITION: SATURDAY MORNING 8.15
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      757 8 Asthma Cause Dissolved in 1 Day Doctor's Prescription BM~ Bj Acts 3 Ways P*^^l To End Asthma /a3^^\ nlKhts and find that your vitality la sapped I I »/I ]i^\^LUN«\ chltl's? If you arc a victim of this dr.ad dis- I \^!itif T /«^iaW? ♦ase, there Is new hope of
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      18 8 tfANDAff f/uA R Jy AGENTS HENRY WAUGH CO., LTD. SINGAPORE— PENANG— KUALA LUMPUR IPOH. s— WPS 2 i
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    UNITED STATES' APPEAL TO DEMOCRACY.
    129 9 "European Powers Strong Enough To Dictate. New York, July 28. AN appeal for the United States Government to take an 1 "influential part" with the democracies of Europe in order to prevent a European war was made today by the New York Times. I Decrying
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    GUNMEN TAKE WEALTHY STUDENT FOR "RIDE."
    249 9 GUNMEN TAKE WEALTHY STUDENT FOR "RIDE." 200-MILE TRIP WITH DESPERADOES. JESTED HIS WAY TO FREEDOM. •TWENTY ONE YEAR OLD Baird Markham, son of wealthy General Markham. walked wearily into Oklahoma City free after a ten-hour "ride" with three of America's worst gunmen. The gunmen, who had escaped from Jail, held
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    KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL.
    66 9 Gift From The State. London. July 27. The Government has decided to make a free gift of all State property within the area at Westminster selected as site of King George V memorial. The value of the gift Is estimated at £80.000. The committee responsible for
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    DUCHESS OF KENT UNHURT IN ACCIDENT. Car Involved In Collision.
    58 9 DUCHESS OF KENT UNHURT IN ACCIDENT. Car Involved In Collision. London, July 25. The Duchess of Kent's car. In which she was taking her two children for a holiday at Sandwich, came into collision with another car on Wretham Rill. Kent, this afternoon. No one was i hurt and the
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    BRITISH COAL OUTPUT RISES.
    70 9 Home Consumption Increases. London. July 27. A remarkable increase has taken place In the output of British coalmines. Figures have increased from 207,000,000 tons in 1933 to 288.000,000 tons in 1936 while the figure for the first six months of this year Is 121,000,000 tons. Home
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    ITALYS BIG NEW BATTLESHIP.
    49 9 Launched By Wife Of Worker. Rome, July 27. Italy's first 35.000-ton battleship. the Vittorio Verveto, was launched in the presence of the King and Queen and a crowd of 45.000. The ceremony was performed by the wife of a dockyard worker on Mussolini's suggestion. Reuter.
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    LOYALISTS LOSE HEAVILY IN SPAIN.
    99 9 LOYALISTS LOSE HEAVILY IN SPAIN. BATTALION DESERTS TO REBELS. Paris. July 27. A GLOOMY reDort of the Governmenfs military conditions has been received from Havas which says that several brigades noted for valour had bern almost annihilated. A whole battalion is reported to have joined the insurgents together with their
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    HOSPITAL SHIP TAKES REFUGEES.
    60 9 British Consul's Work. London, July 27. The British hospital sliip Maine left Va'.encia this morning for Marseilles with 400 Spanish refuges. In the past month the British Consul in Madrid has organisad the evacuation and transport to the coast of 1.200 refug?es who have been taken
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    BRITAIN'S VOLUNTARY DEFENCE SYSTEM.
    112 9 Territorial Army Praised. London, July 27. The voluntary basis of Britain's defence system was emphasised in a speech at Woolwich tonight by the War Secretary. Mr. Hore-Belisha, the i most impressive spectacle of what j voluntary effort could accomplish being I the marvellous establishment, of the
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    SIAM AIR COMPANY EARNS PROFIT.
    100 9 First Since Inception. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Bangkok. July 26. I The Aerial Transport Co.. Ltd has earned profit for the first time, the I balance-sheet for the year ended Mar 31 shows. I The traffic summary for the year j over the company's c.wn
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    TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT TESTS.
    40 9 Next Starts Tomorrow. London. July 27. The Imperial Airways flying-boat Cambria arrived at Foynss from Southampton today and will prepare for the next experimental transAtlantic flight, which she is expected to begin on Thursday evening. British Wireless.
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    Suspected Motives Of Japan.
    55 9 Pelping. One of the underlying causes of the recent clash between Japanese land Chinese troops near Peiplng is ascribed in some circles to a Japanese desire to have an excuse for the garrisoning of Changsintien. on the Pelping-Hankow Railway, in the same way as they now
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    UNIVERSITY GIFT.
    23 9 London, July 27. A gift of £20.000 to Leeds University endowment fund has been received from an anonymous donor.— British Wireless.
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    LONDON'S GRAVE VIEW OF FAR EAST CRISIS.
    176 9 LONDON'S GRAVE VIEW OF FAR EAST CRISIS. CONCERTED ACTION SUGGESTED. "TOKIO WANTS FRIENDLY CLOSE/ London, July 27. THE gravity of the latest clash in 1 North China, especially aftei recent hopes of the clouds lifting, is featured in all newspapers and well recognised in all quarters in London. British circles
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      434 9 a Cocktail Dance fk** 6.J» U 83« p.m. Dinner aid Dance 9.3t to mrdnifht Trio Ciaarro Exponents of Modern Classical Danrinc Non diners SI.M MVffUS ORCHESTRA Whrn »n Pfnang stay at IHrertrd bt Dan Hopkins THE E O HOTEL SEA VIEW HOTEL: TOMORROW INFORMAL SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE DINNER AND DANCE Ml
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      231 9 MAYFAIR r^A m M-j 4, Batt«t7 Road VA IT M/ (First Floor) \^j^7 F r hMltlly tatty Meals. Breakfast, three courses: Dally SO. tO. monthly s:.SO Snack: (Sent to Office if requested i Daily SO 30. month]; 56.00 Tiffin, nine onrsos: Daily 50. 90, monthly 515.00 cr $18. 0 C
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      263 9 Agonising corns since Boyhood days /di&y 1 NOW- happy feet again at 7O f "Why did I not use Radox yearn ago.'' writes this old man, after a lifetime of unnecessary suffering with corns "How pleased I am to be rid of three of the most painful corns that anyone
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937 "We Have The Tin."
    972 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937 "We Have The Tin." Propagandists for the re-intro-duction of some form of pool for tin continue to work a: high pressure. Undeterred by vigorous newspaper opposition in London and the almost certain knowledge that Malaya will not acquiesce in any such scheme,
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    Government house.
    218 10 Wednesday, July 21. The following were the guests at a| dinner given by His Excellency and Lady Thomas at Government House this evening: Commodore and Mrs. M. L. Clarke, Hon. Mr. A. S. Small. Hon. Mr. R. Williamson. Hon. Mr. H. Weisberg. Hon. Sir John and Lady Bagnall.
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    MAJOR ATTLEE'S OLD SCHOOL TIE.
    1264 10  -  A Lobby Correspondent. The Next Labour Premier Of Great Britain? By JLIAYBE he should be called "Top" Attlee. Major Clement Richard Attlee, small-voiced and welldressed, has an easy, confident air when he addresses a Labour Conference. Critics have called him the pale-pink Socialist leader of
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    Birds And Beasts Of Insulinde.
    281 10 INSULINDE, the beautiful chain of islands which links Asia with Australia, has derived its fauna from both of these great Continents. From a zoological point of view it is. therefore, one of the most interest- ing parts of the world, an inexhaustible field for research
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    734 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. DURIANS IN THE AIR. THE durian season is in full 'wing but I hear that the crop is not gocd in Johore, Singapore's main source of supply. Certainly ther? does not se?m to bs the usual abundance jof this fruit in Chinatown, nor is the
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    SERIOUS FIGHTING OCCURS NEAR PEIPING.
    260 11 "China On Eve Of Major Conflict." JAPANESE BOMBERS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON CHINESE. Two Air Squadrons Out. On Big Punitive Expedition. SUNG CHE -YUAN PLACED IN SUPREME COMMAND OF TROOPS IN HOPEI. CERIOUS fighting is occurring on the outskirts of Pciping and along the railway
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    FRESH INCIDENT IN SHANGHAI.
    145 11 JAPANESE DEMAND IN SHANGHAI. Shanghai, July 28. TROUBLE again threatens to flare up in Shanghai, following Chinese rejection of a Japanese demand for the withdrawal of th; police force from the Chinese city. The Japanese naval command alleged that six Chinese labourers in Japanese employment were
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    EDEN REVIEWS FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
    91 11 FAR EAST AND SPAIN. London. July 28. THE Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, addressed a large private meeting of the Forclg.i «fiairs committee and Government supporters in the House of Commons yesterday. It is understood he reviewed the bait rnational situation with special reference to the
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    MALAYA WOULD NOT SUPPORT TIN POOL.
    375 11 No Stocks Available For Formation. (From Our Own Correspondent) I London. Ju'v 27. MALAYA would be the last country to svpport a Ui| pool or any similar organisation. Malayan tin authorities in London believe, because it is the only country at present imposing any
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    Only Country To Produce Quota.
    83 11 pOUNTRIES participating in the tin control scheme were underproduced by 26.689 tons at the end of June, compared with the permissible allowance. Malaya was the only country to fulfil her quota obligations. She produced the full amount aiu' SI tons more. Bolivia's deficit has mounted
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    Noon Today Crucial Hour For China.
    566 11 Shanghai. July 28 (1.30 a.m.) F.TOON today marks a crucial hour in the Far East. According to th 3 terms of the Japanese ultimatum the entire 37th division must by that time have 'withdrawn to the west bank of the Yungting River preparatory to
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    CHINESE GARRISON ANNIHILATED.
    84 11 One Out Of 500 Alive After Bombing. Official Chinese reports from Nanking (reports Reuter) state that only one man out of 500 Twenty-ninth army troops survived when Japanese air squadrons bombed and machine-gunned the Chinese garrison outside Tungchow, 12 miles east of Peiping, yesterday. The sole survivor
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    1,300 AMERICANS IN DANGER. U.S. MOVE TO SAVE PEIPING.
    137 11 1,300 AMERICANS IN DANGER. U.S. MOVE TO SAVE PEIPING. Washington, July 28. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, said that the American Ambassadors in Tokio and Peiping have been instructed to express the hops to Chinese and Japanese Governments that hostilities be avoided in F?iping. Mr. Hull explained that this
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    46 11 A NOTHER war-time naval figure, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, has died, says Reuter Sir Somerset commanded the 2nd. Cruiser Squadron from 1914 to 1916 and was 2nd. Sea Lord In 1916. From 1917 to 1919, he was Commander-in-Chlef of the Mediterranean Fleet.
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    STOP PRESS.
    67 11 hinese divisions around Peipin suffered heavy losses when bombed by Japanese aircraft this morning. They were showered also with handbills threatening drastic action if the Central troops join th? tli Army. Gen. San? Che-yuan has anunced he will defend Chinese rritory to the last man. The Japanese claim
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    LADY CARDIGAN'S SUICIDE.
    207 11 FALL FROM SAVOY HOTEL WINDOW. London. \WHEN an inquest was held on Lady Cardigan, who fell from a .seventh-floor window at the Savoy Hotel on July 24, it was revealed that her mother also committed suicide. Lord Cardigan testified that his wife was depressed and left home!
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    BRITAIN DOES NOT FEAR FRANCO.
    255 11 BRITAIN DOES NOT FEAR FRANCO. Gibraltar Guns Stronger. MINISTER SPEAKS OUT. London, July 2S. '*^O Kurts have been mounted in the Kay of Afcariraa which can in the circumstancebe regankd as const it utini: any threat to Gibraltar," icdarcd Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister •>! Defence, when denying in th House
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    MALAYA'S PINEAPPLE EXPORTS WORTH $8,700,000 A YEAR.
    364 12 Steady Progress By Canning Industry. BRITAIN TAKES BULK. Big Increase In Selangor Acreage: Singapore' Decrease. MALAYA'S pineapple canning industry, which had a record export last year of 76,403 tons, worth Ss. 700.000, has made great progress in the past 18 months. About 71
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    "Captains Courageous" Is Superb.
    273 12 "Captains Courageous" Is Superb. it The Cinema. Great Film Of] Kipling Story. .iptjin», CmUMI" (With Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Victor Fleming. At the Capitol, from August 4. Previewed yesterday. WHAT an incredibly fine film this is. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, makers of such worthwhile productions as
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    AIRPORT OPENING FILM AT CAPITOL.
    172 12 rhe Girl from Scotland Yard," with Karen Morley. Robert Baldwin and Katherine Alexander. Paramount. At the Cip'.tol. THE time-wcrn picture of the sinking of an Austrian battleship in •he Adriatic during the Great War is •d again in the opening stages of 'The Girl from
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    RECORDED OPERAS FROM ZHL.
    43 12 "Traviata" Tonight. OPERA-LOVERS wIJ be pleased to hear that a series of complete recorded operas will be broadcast from the Singapore station ZHL on Wednesday nights. "Ttavlata" will be presented tcnlght mt 8 while "II Trovatore" will follow Wednesday.
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    Malayan Mark For Pineapples.
    93 12 WyRAFT regulations for a Malayan I mark scheme for pineapple i exports have been approved by the canning industry, and will come into operation in the near future. I Packs of canned pineapples which conform to certain standard grades will be permitted to be sold under
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    CHINA HAS EXHAUSTED EFFORTS FOR PEACE.
    282 12 Far East Crisis, Today's Nanking Statement. HIN A has exhausted her efforts; for peace and responsibility for. future developments in North China rests solely with Japan," declares! the China Foreign Office in a mess- 1 age received from Nanking by the Chinese Consulate -General
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    JOHORE SULTAN MAY RETURN VIA AMERICA.
    97 12 State Secretary Enjoys Trip, "TTIE Sultan of Johore will prob- ably return in November by way of America," the Hon. Dato Mohammed Salleh bin Ali. Johore State Secretary, told the Straits Times yesterday on his return from Europe with Major Musa bin Yusofif on
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    GOVT. OFFICERS AT VARIANCE.
    98 12 Charges Follow Posting Of Letters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, July 27. i"|N a charge of posting to D. W. Devarajah, President of the Malacca Indian Club, and Tamil interpreter in the local courts, an abusive and insulting letter likely to cause a breach of the
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      "ASK A POLICEMAN."
      140 12 Newcomers Who Get Lost In Singapore. To the Editor of the Straits Times. SIR,— Might I suggest that the local police and those in charge of that eminent body of workers learn their hob properly. I am new out here and I very often I want to
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    CHINESE CONGRESS. VOTERS MUST REGISTER.
    88 12 Consulate-General Warning. i ""po ensure the genuineness of votes i 1 In the election of Malayan Chinese candidates for the Chinese National Congress to be held at Nanking at the did of this year, the Singapore Chinese I Consulate-General has announced that intending voters must
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    56 12 r ...r BANDOENG BOUND DR. C. L. PARK, director of the Eastern Health Bureau of the League of Nations. Mrs. Park, and DR. LUDWIK RAJCHMAN. League of Nations Health Chief from Geneva, before boarding a K.N.1. 1..M. plane for Baiavia this morning. They will attend the Far Eastern Rural Hygiene
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    ZHL To Teach Singapore Chinese Mandarin.
    185 12 IN nut intuit inn of its imlicv of catering as far as possible for the needs of the growing number of Chinese licenceholders, the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation has decided to broadcast through Z HL lessons in Mandarin. The first lesson will be given
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    SENIOR OFFICERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY DOES WELL.
    121 12 SENIOR OFFICERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY DOES WELL. 'Prom Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. July .27. AN excess of Income over expenditure to the extent of $6,000 is shown in the accounts of the Kuala Lumpur Senior Officers* Co-operative Credit and Investment Society. Ltd, tv be presented at the annual general meeting
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    Malaya At Empire Exhibition?
    131 12 Govt. Forming Committee. lblALAYA'S participation in the Empire exhibition to be held at (ilasjjow next year is t«» be considered by a committee to be formed in Singapore by Government. The nomination of a municipal com. mlssloner as a member of the camnri tee will be
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    "FAIRY GODMOTHERS" IN ACTION.
    70 12 (From Our Own Corr spondent. > Kuala Lumpur. July 28. •TEAMS headed by "fairy godmothers" have raised $4,444 in six wee! the funds of the Kualn. Lumpur branch of the Y.W.C.A. A team led by Mrs. P. L. Pencil ana Mrs. H. M. Soo collected $2
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    IPOH BOYS TOUR TEA ESTATE.
    68 12 (From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, July 26 i A PARTY of boys from the Angio1 Chinese School and Anglo-Chines-? Continuation School, numbering over j 60, in charge of two teachers, paid a. visit to Changkat Kinding Estate on Saturday morning. The party was shewn round
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    JUDGE CRITICISES LAWYER IN WILL CASE.
    1050 13 JUDGE CRITICISES LAWYER IN WILL CASE. Comments On Duty To Infant Client. ARGUMENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD. CRITICISM of the action taken by a solicitor in looking after the interests of infants in a will case, was made by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell, Acting S.S. Chief Justice, in the
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    Friendly In Spite Of Abusive Letters.
    489 13 Accused's View Of Relations With Wife. THAT the maintenance of correspondence between a man and his wife indicated the existence of friendly relations, even if the letters were abusive in tone, was asserted by Ong Eng Hin in an assault case at the Singapore
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    Clerk's Alleged Use Of Connell Bros.' Money.
    316 13 $17,000 BREACH OF TRUST CASE. "I ASKED him whether he hadj made use of the firm's money. He said yes. I asked him how much he had used. He told me it was not more than $5,000. "He told me that perhaps he
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    37 13 THE HON DATO MOHAMMED SALLEH BIN ALT. State Secretary, Johore, photographed with MAJOR MUSA BIN YUSOFF of Johorc Military Forces on their return yesterday from Britain by the Nederand liner, Marnix van St. Aldegonde. —Straits Times Photograph
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    WISHED PART IN CABARET TO BE KEPT SECRET.
    640 13 Ex-Prince's Manager On Mr. Ong Ec Lim's Status. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 27. MR- ONG EE LIM wished his part in the Prince's Cabaret to be kept a secret but if he (witness) had been pressed to define his
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    TRAFFIC P.C. CHASES CAR AFTER CRASH.
    261 13 TRAFFIC P.C. CHASES CAR AFTER CRASH. European On Rash Act Charge. j-£OW a traffic constable on duly at one of the busiest junctions in Singapore Orchard Road-Tank Road,— commandeered a car to follow another car which he believed had knocked down a man in Clemenceau Avenue was told in the
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    MR. W. H. MITCHELL'S FUNERAL.
    71 13 <Frcm Our Cwn Correspondent.) Seremban. Monday. jI>|ANY friends and relations attended m th? fur.era! cf th? late Mr. W H. Mitchell. S'ation Foreman of the Seremban Ebctrhal D:partrr.ent. The last rites to:k p'ac? at the Prot?stant cemi-tery. the Rev. B Stok?s oflld itbag. The chief
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    U.S.A. WIN DAVIS CUP BY FOUR MATCHES TO ONE.
    302 14 BUDGE BEATS AUSTIN IN CAREFREE GAME. HARE DISAPPOINTS IN HIS MATCH WITH PARKER. THE United States won the Davis Cup at Wimbledon yesterday when Parker beat Hare 6—2,6 2, 6—4,6 4, 6—2,6 2, in the first singles match, cables Reuter. Later
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    20 14 11 Smsoni makes a smash in the mixed doubles set yesterday, with Miss Sansoni guarding the base-line. Straits Times Photograph.
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    STEWARDS' CUP.
    71 14 Firozeporc Wins From Field Of Thirty. London, July 27. The Stewards' Cup, run today at Goodwood over six furlongs, resulti td as follows: Mr. R. B. Strassburgen's Firozepore (Gordon Richards) 1 Mrs. G. Ferrand's Harmachi (Evens) 2 Mr. J. B. Joel's Gunboat (Maher) 3 (Winner trained by F.
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    24 14 MM Doreen Sansoni and Mrs. Warden before their singles set in the lawn tennis exhibition matches at the V.M.C.A. courts yesterday Straits Times Photograph.
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    INTERPORT YACHTING AT BATAVIA.
    1309 14 Singapore Lose First Race But Win The Series, From A Correspondent THE Interport Yacht Races, which have been held annually I between the Royal Batavia Yacht Club and the Royal i Singapore Yacht Club since 1927, took place this year at! Batavia in excellent weather conditions
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    TODAY'S RACES AT PENANG.
    102 14 SELECTIONS. BY "CAPT. DASH." Race 1. MISS WOO. Glamour. Race 2.— MISS SINGAPORE, Wattle Ash. Race 3.— SALAD. Swift Arrow. Race 4.— FAIR BETTY, Russian Gown. Race S.— LITTLE TEX. Volmiak. Race 6.— ROMANO. Marie Antoinette. Race 7.— FIFTY-THREE, High Degree. Race B.— OORUGAN. Red Dot.
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    COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
    200 14 Northants Give Sussex A Cose Fight. The results of County championship cricket matches which ended yesterday are cabled by ReuUr as follows: At the Ova!, Sumy boat Kent by 10 wickets. Surrey 482 (Fishlock I f 7) and 32 for none. Kent 289 and 224. At Llanelly.
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    SANSONIS PLAY BRIGHT TENNIS.
    225 14 Enjoyable Sets In Exhibition. Some sparkling lawn tennis was seen at the Y.M.C.A. courts yestorday. when Mrs. Warden. S. Abed, Dr. Harldas. Alzawa and Kamis joined In an exhibition with the Malayan singles champions, H.C. Sansoni and Miss Doreen Sansoni. In the first gam* Mrs. Warden
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    HARD HITTING BY SOLDIERS.
    385 15 Four K.O.'s In Novices Tournament. There were four knock-outs in the Int or- Unit Novices Boxing Competition continued at Gillman Barrack.-? last night. A technical knockout was awarded In another fight on the programme, a feature of which was clean, hard hitting among the heavies Gordon
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    19 15 Mr. Charles dc Alv.is, manager, with Kintaro Sanada (left) and Motomitsu Sauda, the two Japanese boxers now in Singapore
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    ENGLAND WIN TEST BY 130 RUNS.
    675 15 New Zealand Start Well But Collapse When Goddard Gets Busy. London, July 27. ENGLAND won the second Test, at Manchester, by 130 C< runs after they had set New Zealand 264 to get for victory. Having a lead of 77 runs on the first
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    17 15 The SUC. hockey team who beat the Chinese on the Fa Jang on Monday. —Straits Times Photopragh.
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    AIRMEN DRUB MALAYS.
    430 15 Seven Goals In Oiv. I Match. The Malay defence has surrendered seventeen goals in the team's last three matches in Division I of the S.A.F.A. League; and there has been no reply. Seven of those goals fell to the R.A.F. in last evening's match at Anson Road
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    79 15 Goals P. \V. L.D. F. A.Pts. R.A 14 7 5 2 30 14 16 Chinese 11 7 2 325 IS II Middlesex 13 6 4 .< 18 20 15 Inniskillings 10 6 2 2 21 11 14 R.A.F 13 6 6 1 28 18 13 Police 12
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    490 15 Cup Final Team The Selectors' Problems Why The Services Lost Panic Measures Sports Officials And The Press. Conducted By "ECHO." THERE'S always something to be thankful for! And I am glad I am not a member of th? S.A.F.A. selection ccmmlttre. Choosing the team for the Malaya
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    BRITAIN BEAT FRANCE IN ATHLETIC MATCH.
    28 15 BRITAIN BEAT FRANCE IN ATHLETIC MATCH. Paris, July >4. Great Britain beat France by M points to 54, winning nine events against five, in an athletic match. Reuter.
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    72 15 TODAY. Soccer: S.C.C. vs. RE.. Div. I. padallf. AthlsUea: S.R.C. sports heats: Pisir r.inJang English School sports. 2.45. Lawn Tennis: Sansonis in i games at V.M.C.A. TOMORROW. Sorccr: Chinese vs. Police. Uiv. I, Stadium: S.S.R.N.V.R. vs. S.V.C., friendly, padang. Athletics: S.R.C. sports heats. Water Polo: V.M.C.A. Juniors
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      243 16 Complaint Of Long Wait At Airport. To the Editor of the Straits Times, CIR,— We Europeans are rather inclined to deprecate tidapathy" and dilatory habits in Asiatics, but one company at least in Singapore, and the last from which it might be expected, is setting a really high
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    CITY FATHERS BREAK OWN BY-LAW.
    139 16 Hawkers' Shelter Not "First-Class." (From Out Own Correspondent > Malacca. July 25. .ifALACC.VS City Fathers recently created the hnwkcrs' shelter for the itinerant hawkers. The semi- permanent structure constructed, however, is a direct contravention of Municipal bylaws, which only permit firstclass buildings on first-class sites."
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    PORT SWETTENHAM PILOTAGE DUES CUT.
    80 16 From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. July 23. A TEMPORARY reduct on of 2M. per cent. 1 as be:n made on all pl'.otap.^ duei at Port Sw;ttsnham. Th!s is announced in the Government Gaz?tt? which states that the reduced dues will be operative until further
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    19 CHINESE GAMBLERS FINED $5 EACH.
    67 16 TWENTY-ONE Chiats; appeared be1 fore Mr. P. A. Biacker. the Singapore Third Magistrate, on charges of gambling in public. Two were acquitted, the remaining 19 being convicted and fined $5 each. Inspector C. W. Such prosecut:d. The arrests were made as a result of
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    BRITISH BOMBERS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    93 16 /"VRDERS for an advanced type of high-speed twin-engined monoplane with a long cruising range have been placed in England fcr the Royal Australian Air Force. The new type of alt craft is at present known by a number only, and details of its performance arc being
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    FURLOUGH FOR MINISTER
    51 16 THE Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Proctor, who have been In Province Wellesley for pas' tir.-fe years are leaving at th. end of this month on furlough. Mr. Proctor has b»en in charge of both the English and Tamil services in all the Anglican churches in the
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    "Michael Strogoff" Again; Inspired Acting Makes "Call It A Day."
    726 17 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 16. IT is not every stage success thai makes a good picture. Hollywood has roughened and broadened Miss Dodie Smith's London success, "Call It a Day," but it retains most of its virtues and
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    Wild Farce.
    106 17 tl/ITH the majority of the west-end ••theatres being given up to rehearsal* for new shows, the Strand team. Robertson Hare and Alfrwi Drayton. have opened in a new Vernon Sylvanc; farce. "A Spot or Bother." It is doubtful If you would under stand the plot even if I
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      216 17 created by ADELAIDE GREY The famous Bond Street Beauty Specialist PERSONAL CHARM IS WITHIN THE REACH OF EVERYONE AND NOTHING WILL GIVE YOU MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF THAN A GOOD CLEAR HEALTHY SKIN. LALEEK BEAUTY PREPARATIONS are all approved by the Medical Profession and used by ROYALTY. They are specially
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    MALAYAN ACCOUNTANTS TO PAY $2,500 DAMAGES.
    3857 18 MALAYAN ACCOUNTANTS TO PAY $2,500 DAMAGES. Actions "Untainted By Fraud." PRIVY COUNCIL RULING. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 19. IN I judgment delivered today the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council allowed the appeal of Messrs. Richard Phillip Philups, Robert Sydney Stewart, and Alexander Smith Brown, accountants and auditors,
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      103 18 HEADACHES Neuralgia, Nerve Pains, etc. Hammer at your Brain? Why suffer those torturing pains? —take a course of Dr. Cassell's Tablets and banish the cause. Your trouble may be due to Starved Nerves, Impure Blood, a Debilitated System or Disordered Digestive Organs. But Dr. Cassells Tablets will make you well
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      492 18 Never neglect STOMACH TROUBLE Todays slight pain may j#l3^ mean serious illness tomorrow ii^^i Never dismiss Nature's warning of stomach pain, however slight it may be at W I E*i^** first. The sharp twinge that you call indigestion, the blown-out sensation \U wBX T* caused by gas wind in the
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    He Buys Old Tyres By The Million.
    202 19 He Buys Old Tyres By The Million. *i|OST motorists find old tyres nearly as difficult to dispose of as used razor-blades. What loes happen to them? In America George Alfred Jensen buys 1.000 000 old tyres every year and sends them to China, where they are used instead of shoe
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    NEW SHIPPING SERVICE TO SINGAPORE.
    210 19 10,000 -Ton Ships To Be Built. Canton. MOVING another step forward in their conversion of Whampoa, formerly a fishing village, Into a btg port In South China, the harbour authorities have decided to open two navigation lines linking the port with the South Seas and
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      201 19 i JThis is the Essence j'«^\ of GOOD to vis uuuitj^^^ "TAKE Brand's Essence of Chicken regularly for abundant fitness and glorious good health! A remarkable tonic to the whole system building up reserves of strength and keeping you alert and vigorous. Specially beneficial If you're feeling run down and
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      234 19 lib, \^^B Bp- V/ MB H :a W! "SUPER-SOFT" HIGH-POLISH PEPSODENT! rid over, there's nothing like Pcpsodent's new O tooth paste formula. Its sensational new ingredient ur teeth the most brilliant polish ever discovered Super-Soft. HIGH POLISHES TEETH TO TWICE THE BRILLIANCE— SAFELY MAKES TEETH LOOK WHITER TWICE AS LONG
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    Malaya's Fishery "Ice-Box"
    237 20 IMPORTANT experiments connected with the marketing in Singapore of fish from Malaya's East Coast are being carried out by the Fisheries Department's experimental vessel KEMBONG. At a cost of $36,000 this vessel has been fitted out with a special refrigeration plant the hold having a capacity for
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      93 20 ThrPerfumv of Subtle ffhnrm SHORT CUT ENGLAND Weeks of surface travel saved by flying ilthae. Luxurious air liners Every comfort for passengers. Plenty of rotm for luggage. Nights spent on land Hotels, meals even tips included in the fare. Two services weekly Singapore to London. Also twice weekly to Brisbane.
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  • The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT
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      14 1 The Straits Times RADIO SUPPLEMENT OIR PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937 No. W.
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      AMERICAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD PLANET.I
      223 1 AMERICAN SCIENTIST CLAIMS TO HAVE HEARD PLANET.I French Experimenters Are Excited. SIGNALS FROM SPACE? pRENCH astronomers and radio experts are excitedly discussing the claims made by Professor Jansky. director of a famous American engineering organisation, who states that he has received short-wave radio signals which originate from some station beyond
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      ANOTHER INDIAN JOB-HUNTER.
      149 1 A PFEARING in a London ne»t.;- I paper the other day was of those delightfully worded c.ppUi ations for the job of radio announcer in India. Here it is: "It is my impestuous earnest to speak at the ?nicrophone, and hence this letter. •What I want to
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      DIONNE QUINS MAKE THIRD BROADCAST.
      63 1 The Dionne quintuplets were heard over United States and Canadian coa.st to-rost network m the celebration of their third birthday. The little girls recited nursery rhy■Mfl and sang songs In CanadianFrench. On their last two birthdays they made incoherent noises. Dr. Defoe opened the fifteen-minute
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      Repairs To Children's Session.
      82 1 Repairs To Children's Session. In Illinois, as in London, every care ij taken with the Children's Hour. On one occasion they were rehearsing a playlet which contained the lines She could not trust him. .He ha( proved two-faced. "Walt a moment." said the Programme Director. "You .can't expect children to
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      RADIO ?
      73 1 RADIO Surprises At Berlin Exhibition. Berlin. July 28. THE German Radio Exhibition of 1937, to be held In Berlin from July 30 to August 8. will be distinguished by a display of a large number of technical improvements seen for the first time. Special Interest is being taken in the
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      PRISONER WHO KNEW HIS RADIO.
      109 1 "Did you hear about the party of privileged visitors who were allowed to look over an island off the South American coast which is used as a convict settlement? writes Ariel in Popular Wireless. They saw prisoners working at every kind of uncongenial employment, but
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      Perak Listeners Like B.M.B.C. Programmes.
      249 1 ENTHUSIASTIC support for the 8.M.8.C. comes in a letter from a reader at Sungei Siput, Perak. Upcountry listeners would like to see Mr. B. C. Giggins' suggestions regarding a relay network put into effect in Malaya, he says. for the upkeep of the Petaling Hill
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      23 1 MARK HAMBOURG, the famous pianist, who will shortly leave England for a tour of South Africa broadcast ingg in a recent Daventry programme.
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      CAN SINGAPORE HEAR U.S. STATIONS?
      121 1 Correspondent Raises New Question. ""THE question of reception of United Shortwave stations in Singapore is raised by a correspondent. Every afternoon the Straits Times prints a list of highlights of the day's programmes from America," he writes. But Isn't this a waste of space I
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      Garbo Still Won't Talk.
      31 1 QRETA GARBO has just turned down an offer of 11J0O0 to say one word tnto the microphone in a sponsored programme. This is about her 50th refusal.
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      NEW YORK HAS GIANT NEW TOWER.
      49 1 FRECTED on a 300.000 It), concrete base, a new radio transmitting tower just completed for a New York broadcasting station stands 640 ft. hi»h. The giant mast rests on a porcelain insulator built to bear a maximum weight of more than 1.000,000 lb.
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      RADIO'S VOICE DISGUISER.
      139 1 A N American radio station puts out In its programmes real-HU- pr.jblems. such as What Can I Do About My Wife's Cold Feet There has been so much interest in the programmes that it has become necessary to prevent the voice from being recognised. So the technicians
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      RELAYS FROM WALES THIS WEEK.
      117 1 Several broadcasts from the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, to be held this year at Machynlleth. Montgomeryshire, from August 2 to 1. will be heard by listeners to Daventry. There will be a descriptive commentary on the opening ceremony, ana listeners wi.l be able to
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        168 1 BRITISH \A MADE As the distributors of Pye Radios for Singapore Johore, we shall be pleased to demonstrate these on request to H. L. CARTER CO. 22, ORCHARD ROAD. TEL. 6618. P. O. BOX 117. VALUE BE WISE BUY AN HIS MASTER'S VOICE" AMERICAN RADIO And every cent you pay
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        95 2 MENDE radios Have no fear of its becoming obsolete too 500n Your MENDE will always remain a NEW model "Improving with age.". MENDE RADIO SERVICE, 240. ORCHARD ROAD, PHONE 39X5. HERMAN A. DEVRY SOUND ON FILM PROJECTORS AMPLIFIERS No other major motion picture unit has ever sky-rocketed to International acceptance
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        2467 2 WEEK'S BROADCASTING PROGRAMMES FOR MALAYA. TODAY transmission 3. TOKIO. BERLIN. '£T- weather news and announce PARIS. GSf 15.14 Me/t 119.8 m 7.40 Books ol the Month— July. By Mar1 GSG 17.97 Mc/t (16.8 m.) t ZJ Mc/§ 4 p.m. g,ret Rose. Tonight Margaret Rose wUl TPA-4, 11.72 me s (MM
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        2619 3 ROME CALCUTTA. S ATU RD A Y c ld^J2 n Grant productlon ty F H CALCUTTA. 2" SSSU^&SSS (conW 3.30 News and announcements. f.2O News and review of the Week In Ger- P™ 8 35 Greenwich time signal. pm. man Call IXJQ T. S t K^'n 6.26 Time signal. A
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        20 4 &g> STATIONARY and MARINE Wjk DIESEL ENGINES Sole Agents: Malaya .^^A. ®N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO., 8® SINGAPORE PENANG.
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        136 4 MULTI-CHANNEL RADIO B'l'ri^i'M^L tt "r" r iff M I I M Thia set i» technically the best equipped export receiver it is possible to buy. The specification includes: PIANETARY SELECTOR UNIT and FLYWHEEL DRIVE TUNING CONTROL. Every wave-band, including "Television sound" carrying world entertainment, is covered. The Planetary Selector Unit
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        2599 4 niioiiTiPi TDANCMKCIAN t ML Vlbert and M R Wlsner. DCUlUr TPA-2. 1S.J4 me/s (1968 m). 6 20 European programme. CALCUTTA TRANSMISSION 2. 3 30 s Chronicle by PLNANG. P"- 650 Stock quotations and Hon,, Kon K B«VrlbVVI a C\, Mme Decari8 6.20 Gramophone records. change Market report. 4.20 Big Ben.
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