The Straits Times, 6 May 1930

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    36 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTUHT.) THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930 PRICE^flt The Straits Times l PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6. 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      84 1 miNGAPORK TB. CCCIL ST. CPHONC till). Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottle* *nd ob dnmht Bolt Importer! I EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Daomark) SINGAPORE. irrrr W^wWtfwi nFRi /T >IAVf AWAtCM CfNIiiMEN AHA) A RAfcßtT; a I j^|i M-V W n !s i fU^lf^/JW-V/W JOSEPH TRAVERS Ifli L00r.5. Lict A
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      162 1 KUALA WMfmy&.JmVXiST^kPHONZ 3083) ROBINSON S— For Furniture of Merit. ill ii t Ml i I m r0 mi 3 DINING ROOM SUITE. ft. Sideboard with drawer ;md 1 Small Dininjr Chairs with loose cupboa-d accommodation $7G.00 Matl covered in Rexirse c'oth G ff."x 3 ft. G ins. Fired Top Diateg
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      502 2 .■■''<ss> y SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0* BRITISH INDIA >AND APCAR LINES a, in England) ULUf- AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICE. PBMNSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. r>VDKK CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S'p«rc. RANPURA 16.000 May
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      682 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO I.ON!)l)N. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp nnd Rotterdam, Vessels Tonnage Due sail I KASHIMA MARU 10,000 May 8 9 t HAKONE MAUU 10JHM May 21 22 SSUWA MARU 10,700 June 5 6 SJFUSHIMI MAP.U 10,900 June 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July 2 3 TERUKUNI MARU 12.000
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      468 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARKLLA (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      682 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO, OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connectloni to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Dcpts. and Manager's Desk. ReprcFcntativc for Singapore and Stralti Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Burean. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airways
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      612 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVIOB TO MARSEILLES, LON4X)N, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, i ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMEN I GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND OLASGOW— BOSTON. NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON,
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      547 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For .K-.i'tay. Traanraau, X JaoUn, Baasnara, Trtnpin. Pntani, Blngora, Laean, Suhon, tunaon. Kohsamai, Lenfaajaa, Ca«ma*« and Bangkok,.' Arrival Departure MALINI In pert May 7 SUDDHADIB May 12 May li VALAYA May 19 May 21 The steamers are fitted
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      466 3 DUTCH NAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rottcrdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage m.v. Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. May 9 M, .1. P. Cocn 11,140 S.M.N. May 16 s.s. liibulindc 10,500 R.L. May 23 s.s. Pr. I). Nederlanden 9,200 S.M.N. May 30
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      1423 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore aj. CITY OF MADRAS May 29 s.s. CITY OF DELHI July 5 s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Aug.
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      386 3 BLUE STAR LINE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG and LIVERPOOL. T.s.s. TACOMA STAR Due Saili May 13 May 13 For particulars apply to GUTHRIE CO., LTD., Agents, Singapore and Pensng. JAVA-NEW YORK LINE JOINT SERVICE OF THB N. V. NEDERLAND STEAM NAVIGATION CO. N.V. ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND N.
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      288 3 CONCRETE PIPES AND CHANNELS Wide Range of Sizes in Stock. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED. THE ELKAYeT CONCRETE WORKS, Office 46, HIGH STREET. BOOKS HANDBOOK FOR LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETIES, by Laurence M. Gibson, M.A. Debates on every important question of the day, with summarised arguments on both aides $3.60 THE ART OF
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    WHY FILIPINOS WERE MOBBED.
    427 4 Romanticism Gallantry Blamed. Just why did the Californians mob the Filipinos? It was not labour, nor was it racial prejudice as many newspapers in the United States claimed. Nor yet was it due to economics. It was Filipino chivalry Filipino romanticism and gallantry that in the
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    GRAND DUKE AS SPY.
    436 4 How a Listening Set Foiled Haig's Moves. How the Grand Duke of MecklenburgStrelitz posed as a British flying officer in order to get information from British airmen captured by the Germans is cna of many fascinating secrets of th« War revealed by Mr. Ferdinand Tuohy in
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    AMERICA'S "DIVORCE DADDY."
    439 4 Judge Who Patches Up Romances. San Francisco's Divorce Daddy," as Mr. Thomas F. Graham is sometimes called by the young and flippant, stands alone in his calling, for he withholds divorces instead of giving them. This mentor of the mismated will not grant a single decree to
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    SEA-SERPENT AND WARSHIP.
    448 4 Fired at with Six Pounder Shells. How a monster sea-serpent, with a nccl: 20 feet lonp, was bombarded by a British warship with six-pounders, before the ship was torpedoed and sunk with all records, is revealed by Captain F. W. Dean, R.N. (ret.). The story is given
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    STRANGE HOBBIES.
    256 4 Man Who Collected 15,000 Matchboxes. The man who was reported the other day to have collected over 40,000 railway tickets, all different, is not the only colleHor with a strange hobby. There is even a Match Label Exchange tlia hon. secretary of which states that irany collectors have
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    HISTORICAL COINAGE.
    185 4 Wonderful Work of Young Lady Artist. A woman sculptor has contributed some brautiful and interesting work to the Munificent interior decorations of tho in mcnFe new Lloyds Bank buildinrj, which is iust nearing completion at Cornhill. She is Miss Honey Harris, the charm Ing and talented daughter of
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    A RUMOURED OIL SCANDAL.
    407 4 French M.P.'s Said to Be Involved. Rumours were current ;n; n mail week, that Paris is on the eve of a big oil scandal in which, so it v alleged, certain Deputies will bo implicated. These reports have been based on hints published in the Royalist
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      185 4 World's Altitllde ReCOrd A Buy Your Comfort P 1 A t k l f am I from ror Light Aeroplanes \B n c ll M I c On February 11th, M. ifl^2! El W PI I Mobiloil is recom- fitted with an Armstrong'- (>l m r( ''> Ihc self-evident mended
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      446 5 r? J5>S J The- UU:- Fiat BMW. the 514. the truly TW i^_ universal ear folly wmtmna tmy rgqnlre- "«ta». X i; Wf.r.liei- for ta_Mai, >poit or plea- ar/yffXr r s has c four-cylinder side valvp JVy-^NX «t— I Of nearly 1,500 cc; a fojr-sp?.\| Th. bom button ud Ki^\,
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      154 5 I ,i 'r-- 'LlL I I 1 f '■.^■.•■.•..■.:.J^tf^'. ■■^'XT.^C'^ t^^L. <:-.■-.:■. Wf »T I ~fS ix ra^^arLa^^aC*" -^£^i/vJovi'oVA'J^ Sy I SINGER lUNIOR ftf t The full size Light Car NKITHER TAX NOR PETROL need worry you if 3'cii drive a Singer "Junior." Doing everything that a big car will
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
    70 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Mrs. Geo. Mcßreen and family hag ta thank their relatives and friends who so kindly attended the funeral of hir late husband, and those who sent wreaths and letters af condolence. Mr. Oon Khyc Hong and family beg to thanl. thuse friends and relatives who attended the
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      763 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. ?le«s« insert the following email adrartUement for days 1 1 There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of £6 cents por line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per
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      735 6 MOTOR VEHICLES FOB BALE, FIAT seren-aedter, first-class eordition, owner leaving Colony. HO7, s. T. 1929 MODEL, new Rugby, 80 cwt. truck. Special price of $1,200. Federated Motors, Ltd. KIAT Ml for sale, (ntm r driven, balloon tyres, guaranteed in perfect running order. Apply 785, Straits Times. FOR SALK, EzceleioT motor
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      716 6 BOARD_ AND LODGING BOARD-RESIDENCE, single, private bath and verandah, tennis, garage, etc. 791, S. T. FURNISHED service rooms, central, suitr.ble for bachelors, $60 monthly. 761), S. T. THE BRANCHES, 319, River Valley Road. Comfortable rooms. Terms moderate. Phone 4104. DOUBLE ROOM, verandah and bathroom, vacant, also single. 29, Killney Rd.
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      700 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET. Nos. 115-117, North Bridge Road. Uaft two newly-erected bungalows at Meyer Koad. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, residential houses, No. 8 and 9, Mount Elizabeth. Tennis courts and eleetri:ity. Apply N. Reuben 7, De Souza it. TO LET, Tclok Paku bungalow, fully furiiifched, 5 bedrooms.
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      921 6 ORDINANCE N° 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Police Orders made under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance 96 (Minor Offences) for the regulation of traffic on the occasion of the Spring Race Meeting to be held on May 3. 7, 10, 14. 17, 23 and 24. 1930, at the Race Course, Singapore. 1.
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      705 6 TENDERS FEDERATED ~MAL AY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT. Construction cf a i.Hnf trvji. concrete brix culvert on iclnforced concrete pile* near KAMPONG BAHlti' KOAI>, TANJONG PAGAR. Tenders arc invited for the construction of the above culvert. Plans may be seen and specifications ami all particulais obtained at the Office of
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      509 7 NOTICE FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, SUNGEI SUKA ESTATE. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN LNM.ANU CHANCERY DIVISION. Suit No. 1760 of 1929. IN TIIK MATTER OP SELBOURNE RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED SFI.ETAR PLANTATIONS, LTD., Plaintiff. SELBOt'KNE RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Defendant. The undersigned has been instructed to receive on or
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      614 7 RUBBER SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASEM LANDS, SOEBANG, JAVA. (THE ANGLO DOTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA. LTD., LONDON) offer for sale A. Hevea Seed from the Company's isolated budded Seed Gardens at Wangoenredja ("Tjikadoe Seed") particulars of which will be found in the November 1927 issue of The Planter." PRICE. 25 Guilder
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      275 7 Exquisite Freed from Perspiration Annoyance Free yourself forever from the haunting: worry of offending by unpl?asant perspiration odour. Odorcno, which a physician developed to check perspiration, gives you continuous protection. Odcrono keeps the underarm dry and fresh by checking perspiration in a safe way. Doctors recommend it where perspiration is
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      263 7 MM D Burning and Itching Terrible. Cuticura Healed. "The eczema started with a very severe itching in the palms of my hands and when I rubbed them to obtain relief the skin cracked. Later it broke out under my arms and on my wrists, and gradually spread to the bend
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      109 7 NATIONAL SELF-STARTING HEAVY OIL ENGINES FOR EFFICIENCY ECONOMY DURABILITY SERVICE A^^^Jbsl 150 h#p vertical Sole Agents for Malaya |f» EN TR A I I I ICNCIWC WORKS UTJ kaa I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMI'UR. Smoked by the Elite Ss*riJF 9 of Five Continents MEIAGHRINO €GYPTIAN eiGAR6TTCS Obtainable from John Little
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    SINHALESE NEW YEAR MURDERS.
    1018 8 CEYLON LETTER. Caste Prejudice in The North. (From Onr Own Correspondent) Colombo, Apr. 23. After the Easter exodus, things generally ar« very quiet in Colombo, and, beyond more meetings of protest against the income tax, there is little of moment in the city. The Sinhalese New
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE IN LONDON.
    1567 8  -  J. Jefferson Farjeon.) (By Our London Critic. Cochran? s Latest Hevue Not Up To Standard Jests That Are Not Quite Nice But A Sure Payer Nevertheless —Tragedy Of "The Intimate Revue" A Production Which Lacks Pep— Bad Tides Which Never Seem To Turn.
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN BATAVIA.
    890 8 lAVA LETTER. Celebrations Under New Society. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Apr. H. St. George's Day was celebrated by the British community in Batavia by the isual football match at the Box—" Engand vs. The Rest.*' For many years this match ha"! result•d in a
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    39 SQ. MILES OF FLAMES.
    67 8 Amman, Apr. H. The locust invasion of Trans-Jordan has been checked by the desperate efforts of the authorities, including setting finto scrub in the Jordan Valley as a result of which an area thirteen by three miles became a roaring mass of flames, 40 feet
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      79 8 AYAM BRAND /jjGjrwi ijE^gk provisions M i&sl^,:M IGUARANTEE Sole Importer! A. CLOUET CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. And we stand behind the statement. We buy the best in the best markets. Among other lines we slock THE BEST MUTTON THE BEST SPRING LAMB THE BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE THE BEST
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      85 8 DO YOU SUFFER FROM ANAMIA? IF SO TAKE IDOZAN AND CURE IT. Its large iron contents (5 per cent. Fe) make cures guaranteed, and owing to its other contents is does not constipate or discolour the teeth as other iron tonics. i Obtainable at all Chemists and G. H. SLOT
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      296 9 ALHAMBRA ssssr SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT To enable the hundreds of Our Patrons who were unable to gain admission to the Theatre last week THE SCREENING OF SUNNY SIDE UP will be extended far one more night Until Tuesday, May 6 There is yet an opportunity to see and hear This Magnificent
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      489 9 For a Discriminating Public a "Good Show" is not good enough It is our earnest' desire for this reason to offer the ABSOLUTE BEST in the world of Motion Picture Entertainment with the surrounding Comforts that will make A NIGHT AT THE CAPITOL an event to be looked forward to.
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      224 9 NEW WORLD JALAN BESAR. GRAND FREE ATTRACTION TO-NIGHT AT 9 P.M. SIDNEY DAN THE HUMAN MARVEL Charged at 40 Miles Per Hour by a DODGE CAR i^—^— j VICTORIA THEATRE TALKIE ATTRACTIONS COMING SHORTLY. THE DONOVAN AFFAIR. SUBMARINE. AMD TUC FOLLOWING British International Pictures ATLANTIC. ELSTREE CALLING. I JUNO and
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      SHIPPING-AVIATION.
      507 10 A Link Which Must Be Strengthened. Some interesting f ct.: concerning tlie relationship between shipping and aviation were Riven t y I'r.^easur Searles in the course of a lecture in the Hull University College on Air Transport. Mr. Searles is Professor of Economic* at th.' Hull University Collage. In
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      NOTICE TO MARINERS.
      259 10 Experimental Surveying Beacon. A fl<'at!ntr beacon showing an intermittent flashing light of weak power bar ben moored off Tanior.^ Baram, Borneo Weal Coast I-;-.t. I OON., long. li'J 68*15. dy 15.M. surveying I, for ex inu-ntal hydrographic purposes. This is an addition to unlit braconi mentioned in
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORT.
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      Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
      141 10 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. tayersj May c. London. -Rubber 6 Ki-lOd., down .i-IGU. Prices i I.eiidon Stnndard i Spot 22% cents. 1. mli.ii. Tin iI.VJ 155., down £1 12s. Cd. Mmm;:. -Weak. Sun^i Wtys S.lf-.J.SC. Kuchais I.l^-1.18, Kan^a Dredge 1.16-1.17.-» Hong Ka'.ts 5. r .-0J cents, Malaya Consols. 2lohans .'IS-.17
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    EXCHANGES.
    72 10 Ru;;!.y. May ">. Forpijrn exchanges arc Amaterdan •'p.. 878, Boviliay Is. 5 11-lSd. Betlin 80.366, Bratacll 34.K4. Bucharest lIS, ■Uo T EoeOO* Aires 4^ 9-16. Copenhagen x.105, Geneva 25.0.55, Hclsinirfors 193'», Honit Kunc Is. fid., Lisbon 10K.30. Madrid ,9JSt, Milan H. 73, New V»rk IM%, Osle iSlfi, Paris 123.85,
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    PASSENGERS.
    191 10 T! Mlewiag nasspngcrs arrived on the O i tea Nuort yc.terdav in hi .-ourahaya. Mr. W. IscnbcnT, Mr. md Mrs. Nilki, Mrs. A. C. Voorwin der «aa A a::., .Mrs. HMcUman. Mr. J. KatSOM and >Ir Son 3 Hiauw TjocnK. From Baiavia.— Mr. J. V. Moo.:, Mr. Ch. >',
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    158 10 I'ruKrai-.me of drills up to and for week sndiag May 11 Tuesday, Msjr *-M P-ni.. Drill Hal!. 5.V.X.A.. Squad Drill and Saluting; IJI i.; i.. l)r:ll H:-.!l. M.G. F'latoon tur.isian. rrartrsing and Searching 5.15 p.m., Malay >r i Hall, "X i Malay I (v., Weapon Training. iay. M:.y
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    62 10 Henderson, Holm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the foHowinc cabli dated May their quotations being in ;o'd dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales today 1,000 May r;.:''i. June 14, July M.:JO, August 14.40, September 14.01), October 1-1 SO, Noven I I I Ucccmbcr 15.10,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    96 10 Prom Chira ami Japan, by Penan;; Hard, due ;it Singapore on Thursday. F im China ;:-ii! Japan by Kashima 'Jaru. due pt S^nyrapore on Thursdny. Prom Australia, by Nieuw HollanJ, due ipore on Tiiday rnorning. Flora Western Australia, by Gascoyne. 'v at Singapore on Saturday. From Europe (London
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      43 10 The Rf'v. Kcppcl Gamier, Commissary for the Uiihnp of Singapore, is duo t' a'-rive here today by the s.s. Kcdah and will return to Penang by the same boat on Thursday morninjr. He will probably be at Bishopsbournc during office hours or Wednesday.
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      257 10 EXCHANGE. PRODUCE. Singapore, May G. On London, Bank 4 m/i 2/3 15/K Demand 23% Private 3 m. credit 2/374 On New l'ork, demrnd r.CTi Private 90 d/s 07V4 On France, Bank T.T. 1431 >n India, Bank T.T. 154H On Hcng Konjt, Bank T.T. On Shanghai, Dank T.T. 119 On Java,
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        MINING.
        480 10 v«1. Pd. Buyers Sellers 0 As OMKaabaag 1!2 2S<- cd. •-5 Aycr HiUm Tin 13 9 II G •-1 £1 Banxrin Tin 23 21 I 1 hlill ladung 0.16 0.20 i i fcatu Ohm o.«o o.uo 1 1 1 ukit AnH 0.45 0.55 1 £1 Karmah Malay 22 '6
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        GENERAL.
        231 10 ■MM v'al. Pd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Trefi. 2.20 Z.HO 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 3.00 3.10 d £1 Brit. An. Tobacco 5.11 G 5.15.0 I 1 Central Engine 0.40 0..50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 Mi .Us. lCs. Duff Development 5/- 6 3 Dunlop Rubber
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        99 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 10S 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% pram. iinif»pore Municipal 4Vi p.c. oi IHO7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 01 par Singapore Municipal 4's p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,006,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        392 10 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's Trices I'ruscr Lyall Co. Evalt Allen'.y ($1) Alur Gajah ($1) V. Hlten ($1) L Kunine <»O Malay t»2> Mofai 1*1) L I'nnas ($1) Lassctt (?1) lirajai ($1) iruriri ($5) J. JclutcnK <*1) H. kutil ($1) Ji^kit K. 15. ($1)
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      FORD MOTORS.
      109 10 Barcelona Company's Results. The operating icsults of another of the Ford group of motor companies were issued in man week. On this occasion it is the Ford Motor of Barcelona, which reports a net prorit ot 4,851,170 pesetas for MM. Production and deliveries amounted to 3,904 Fora cars,
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      REFRIGERATORS FOR S.S.
      72 10 Tlie difficulty of preserving focd and the large consumption oi ice in the tropics have rcuted a Jcr.iand in Malaya for re'rigcrstor? lit-.Me for domestic use. The Government f the StraiU Settlements are row studying he <|ucslior. of installing ref ,"i,vralor.; in :hv houses built /or the
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    226 10 Today. China, Hainan). Japan, Korea, For- mosa, hast Siberia, western Caaada and Western Mates of U.S.A. (Talamba) 2 :> m. Hong Kong Parcels I 'ialaml.;; 1 1.80 p.m. oniianak 1 Kliocn Hoca) 8 '1.111. North, N.-Kast and N.-Wcst Sumatra (Beuacor) 3 ;i m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 10 By Sirdhana Slamat Rawalpindi Prinaes Julians Tekada Tabanun l fit Arm. S'porc I.ondun Mar. 27 Apr. 21 Mar. 28 Apr. 21 Apr. 4 Apr. 2fi Apr. 4 Apr. 2X Apr. '.I May Apr. 11 May 5
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    298 10 Tuesday, May Sbipe alonfilde Ihc Wharves or expvcled tv arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Mi:i» Wharf BmU! Tlmon". Patrol. .1. J. 12. Paatowar, Bung*, W. 1:1. Kitty. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf LoUro. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjone Paijar. Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Nil. krppi'l Harbour. King's Dock
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      36 10 ni AMfwn^ what fascinati n JL/l/VlvlUlll/|J WE HAVE THEM To suit all tastes. YOUR SERVICE IS OUR PLEASURE. VISIT CHOP KIM SENG G2O. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. Td. 3915. Jewellery Experts. Diamond Specialists. Goldsmiths with Discernment.
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      282 10 IUIIMIIM ttt MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. full, thine. Humidity tion. F. F. ins. hoars. I m.p.h. Alor Star .92 74 Nil 8.3 85 Calm Kinc KotaBhi.ru M 7.1 Nil 9.9 75 SW 10 Fine K.Tccnswinu !>0
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      212 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE .WEEK. Toetday, May 6. II. W. 2.41 ».m., 7 ft. 8 in., 5.53 p.m., 6 ft. 6 in. Air mail for Java closes at (i p.m. Wednenday, May 7. H. W. 4.15 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 7.8 p.m., 7 ft. Thurnday, May 8. H. W. C.6
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    602 11 AROUND THE MARKETS. Rubber Nearing Record Low Price. TIN MINES LIKELY TO CLOSE DOWN. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 11 a.m. Toda> 's Prices KublxT, |Mi cents per lb. Tin. 2.%0 t,»ns at $74'/» per P' cul YesteidayV Prices Kuhber. London 6 13-16 d. per lb., down :t-ifid. New
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    TIN RETURNS.
    212 11 I bendi rinn^ Tin Dredging.— Dredge 507 nqpr 69,000 y.irds, tSOpieali Hydraulicing: 39,000 yards, 140 pic-uls Gravel pumping: 13.000 y;irds. M piculs. Tongkab Compound No Liability. Setul dredge KM hours. 179,987 yards, 801 pienl* M.uit in dredge 545 hours, 147,584 yards, 7:tfi piculs. Tungkah Compound No. 2 N.L.-
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    LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
    38 11 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London correspondent elates that rubber stocks show un increase of 1.781 ton dqrini the past week, the total now bii hand Leing 1)9,420 tons.
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      DANGER OF THE DOLE.
      1295 11 Economist on State Subsidies. Professor Gustav Casscl, in The Financial News, says The policy of granting State subsidies, which, especially since the war, has assamed in several countries more and more alarming proportions, contains an element of considerable danger, because this policy seems particularly liable to
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 11 Tone of Market :—ijuiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 6 13-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot ;Sheet G. cents 13 74 per lb. IBM. equal to London Standard itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot May June July July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. 22* 23 23% 24 24 V4
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      JOHAN TIN.
      176 11 Dividend of 15 Per Cent. Passed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 6. Mr. J. W. Simc, presiding at the tenth annual meeting of the Johan Tin Dredging Ltd., when presenting the report and accounts for the year ended Jan. 31, said .h;:1 all the operations of the
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      140 11 Foreign exports of rubber, including latex, concentrated latex and rcvertex, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports during the month of April, 1930 Rubber Latex Other Concenthan trated Latex Latex Destination. and and Total. Revertcx Revertex. Tons. Tons. Tons. C;iited Kingdom 8.112 35 8,147 U.S.A. 28.110
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      TYRE STOCKS LOW.
      162 11 Prospective American Consumption. As against the probability of declining rubber shipments there is a reasonable expectation of considerable pick-up in consumption, particularly in the United States. The- March issue of the India Rubber and Tyre Review, one of the principal Akron trade journals, contains a prophecy that
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      INSTITUTE JUBILEE.
      419 11 Chartered Accountants To Celebrate. The president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ensland and Wales, Sir William Plender, Bt., G.8.E., on Apr. 2 laid the foundation stone in Swan Alley of the extension to the institute's, building fronting Moorgatc Place. The extension will provide much-needed accommodation for
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      179 11 Foreign exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean-steamers .it ull Malayan ports during the month of April, 1930 Destination. Tons. United Kingdom 963 linitod States of America <*>,10:S Continent of Europe 2,130 British Possessions 383 Japan 119 Other foreign countries 07 Total 9,766 Note This return
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      126 11 Anglo-Johore Consolidated. 25,000 lb, Alor F0ng5u.— 32,323 lb. Ayer Kuning 10,000 lb. Bukit Palong. 22,300 lb. Brieh Rubber.— 3o,3l6 lb. Bedong (Malaya).— 3o,o47 lb. Bagan Serai. -36,500 lb. Batak Habit. 35,000 lb. Consolidated Malay.— loB,ooo lb. Chulsa (Selangor).— 6s,4oo lb. Chungloon.- -16,220 lb. East Asiatic. 309,349 lb. Jabi.—
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      AVER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE, LTD.
      271 11 Dividend of Five Per Cent. Recommended. The twentieth yearly report of the directors to the shareholders of Ayer Punas Rubber Estate, Ltd., to be submitted at the meeting to be held at the Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Collyer Quay, on May 16, is as follows':
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      THE CLIFFORD FUND.
      449 11 Donations for Raffles College. The following: is the revised list of donations received up to date for the Clifford Fund for Raffles College Already acknowledged $21,035.02 Kedah Donors The Hon. Mr. T. W. Clayton 100 Public Works Department, Alor Star (collected by Senior Executive Engineer) 23 Baling,
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    1002 11 Dutch Realising Value Of Restriction. FUTILE RUBBER-ROAD PROPAGANDA. (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 9. Rubber prices, in spite of the pfMpacts of the May stoppage being even more effective than was generally hoped for, remain practically unchanged. This is in curious contrast to the effect produced
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930. THE END OR THE BEGINNING ?
    1175 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930. THE END OR THE BEGINNING Now that Mr. Gandhi has been arrested what arc likely to be the re-actions in India The situation today differs in many important respects from that with which the Government of India was faced on March 10,
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    TWENTY YEARS A MONARCH.
    1282 12 The World Pays Tribute To King George V. Today, His Majesty King George V celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his accession to the British Throne, and in honour of the event we are privileged to publish congratulatory messages from the following famous men Nicholas Murray Butler,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    404 12 Mr., Mrs. and Miss McGregor have left Penang for England. It is understood th;;t father and daughter will compete at Bisley. Mr. Lcofii^-Kesteven, of Kuala Lumpur, was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects at the election held on April 7. Mr. W. Rodger,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    723 12 KING GEORGE V. Twenty years is a big slice out of a lifetime, but who would care to spend them at the head of the mightiest Empire in history during the hours of its greatest iria! That is what King George V has accomplished and today
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    35 12 Mr. Noel Horley has announced his engagement to Miss Irene Heeley, of Croydon, England. Miss Heeley is to arrive on May 17 and the wedding will be solemnised on May 22 at Wesley Church, Singapore.
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      40 12 BUY ADVERTISED GOODS. Not all the advertising that is offered to the Straits Times is accepted. Every effort is made to safeguard readers' interests and ALL advertisers using the. Straits Times are, to the best of our knowledge, THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.
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    150 CASUALTIES IN RANGOON EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. PANIC IN BURMESE CAPITAL.
    785 13 150 CASUALTIES IN RANGOON EARTHQUAKE DISASTER. PANIC IN BURMESE CAPITAL. Many Large Buildings Collapse. FORTY KILLED. Assam Earthquake of '97 Recalled. Rangoon, May 5. O««r 150 ca -unities, including 40 killed, wire earned l>y violent osrtbonake in 1 A namber <>f building* completely or partially I llWapani Panic- prevails.— Renter.
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    39 13 The Hon. Mr. H. C. Bathurst, M.C.S., acting Controller of Labour, Malnya, was in Singapore over the week-end in connection with the dpCtting of the Labour Depot in which Indian repatriates and recruit* are being housed since May 1,
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    ACCESSION DAY OF KING GEORGE.
    96 13 Twentieth Anniversary Commemoration. London, May G. The newspapers record the twentieth anniversary of King George's accession. There will be no special celebrations apart from the usual 21-gun salutes in Hyde Park and at Windsor. His Majesty returned to London yesterday, and the court will remain
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    NEW YORK STOCKS.
    98 13 "Bears" Launch Fresh Attack. New York, May 5. "Bears" launched a fresh attack on the Stock market and sent prices to new low levels, but they were repulsed thoroughly durin-r the final half hour of trading. A long list of important stocks closed at one to nine
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    MADRID RIOTS.
    78 13 Police Fire on Group Of Students. Perpignan, May 5. It i* reported from Madrid that the police used firearms during disturbances at the Medical College and the Madrid University. A medical student was killed and several students were wounded. It is stated that a Cabinet meeting is being
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    DUTCH AIR LINERS.
    71 13 Service Extended To Australia. Sydney, May 5. A representative of the Dutch East Indies air line states that the company has decided to start in October a service between Sourabaya, Darwin, Brisbane and Sydney. Two three-engined Fe>kker aeroplanes are being specially built for the service. Each will
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    U.S. BANKING.
    40 13 Federal Reserve System to Be Investigated. Washington, May 5. The Senate adopted a resolution for investigation of the national banking laws and the Federal Reserve system. It is expected that the inquiry will begin in the autumn. Reuter.
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    AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET
    64 13 Questions of Debts in Great Britain. Rugby, May 5. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, stated in the House of Commons that an agreement had now been reached with the Soviet Government for the, establishment of a joint committee of experts and a number of sub-committees to
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    OPIUM IN INDIA.
    65 13 Proposal to Supply in Tablet Form. Simla, May 5. The Viceroy, Lord Irwin, opening the conference of provincial Excise Ministers to discuss the suppression of the opium evil, invited opinions on the question of .mpplying opium in tablet form with :> view to reducing illicit practices. He
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    RUSSIA'S TRADE.
    68 13 Big Increase in Exports This Year. Moscow, May 5. Russia's foreign trade returns for the first quarter of the current fiscal year ti.nv a substantial increase. American imports from Russia were valued at 54,000,000 roubles, wh'c-h was double the figure for the correspondingperiod last year. The most sensational
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    NANKING TO DEFEND PENGPU.
    532 13 Concentration Ordered. TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY 11. Hong Kong, May 5. President Chiang Kai-shek today inspected ths crack First and Second Army Training Corps Divisions at the Nanking aerodrome. He p3rsonally led the officers and the soldiers to take the battle oath. En route the
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    LIONS LOOSE IN FRANCE.
    95 13 Depredations Among Sheep And Cattle. Paris, May 5. The recent floods in France have had a curious sequel. Three iions escaped from a travelling circus during tHe catastrophe and have been killing sheep and cattle in remote hamlets. The terrified inhabitants were ridiculed for telling fantastic
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    BOXER INDEMNITY.
    49 13 Draft Agreement Being Considered. London, May 5. The Foreisrn Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, stated in the House of Commons that the draft agreement regarding the Boxer indemnity was under consideration. He was not yet able to say whether legislation regarding it would be introduced this session. Reuter.
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    AIR TRAGEDIES.
    46 13 "Stunts" Banned at Displays In Germany. Berlin, May 5. Following the tragedy of the recent air pageant, the authorities have banned parachute jumping, acrobatics on aeroplanes and stunting." The ban applies only to public performances, in order not to interfere with aerial development. Trans-Ocean.
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    TERMS OF WEIHAIWEI RENDITION.
    762 13 Questions in Commons. RIGHTS OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. London, May 5. Questioned in the House of Commons about the rendition of Weihaiwci, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, said the text of the agreement would be laid before the House when authenticcopies were received fron. His Majesty's
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    GIRL AVIATOR.
    39 13 Attempting Lone Flight To Australia. London, May 5. Miss Amy Johnson, who is 22 years of afc. left Croydon at 8.40 this morning in a tiny Moth aeroplane called Jason," attempting a solo flight to Australia.— Reuter.
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    NATIVE TROUBLES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    239 13 Five Killed in Fight With Police. Worcester, Cape Province, May 5. A fight between 14 armed police and a mob' of drink-maddened coloured men, armed with knives and knobkerries, resulted in five coloured men being killed and 17 injured, while a commandant of police was
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    SWEPT BY FIRE.
    204 13 Great Damage Done In United States. New York, May 5. Hundreds are homeless and scores of small communities suffer losses amounting to millions of dollars as a result of a series of outbreaks of fire on the eastern seaboard, aggravated by a high wind. The most disastrous
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    BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
    114 13 Still Difficulty Over The Sudan. Rugby, May 5. The negotiations with the Egyptian delegation were resumed at the Foreign Office this evening. Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, was accompanied by Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air Lord Passfield, Secretary for the Dominions Dr. Hugh Dalton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
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    FACTORY EXPLOSION.
    60 13 Seven Deaths in Disaster At Liverpool. London, May 5. One man was killed and over 100 were injured as the result of an explosion in Bibby's Oilcake Works, Liverpool. It is believed that the catastrophe was the result of internal combustion. The men were trapped on the top
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    HOW GANDHI WAS ARRESTED.
    869 13 Appointment of Successor Announced. HARTAL DECLARED. Widespread Defiance Of Law. Jalalpur, May Gandhi was arrested at dead of night. The district magistrate, the police superintnedent and his deputy and :i score of armed policemen arrived at Gandhi' camp, and a flashing torchlight revealed the Mahatma asleep
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      89 13 TODAY'S 24 PAGES. I Page 1 King George as Monarch for Twenty Years 12 Lighter Side of Life in l-ondon, by J. Jefferson 1 Farjeon 8 j Letters to the Editor 19 j Dr. Tempany on Future of Agriculture 14 Letters from Java Ceylon 8 j London Rubber Market, by
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    DR. H. A. TEMPANY AS A PROPHET.
    2256 14 The Agricultural Future Of Malaya. ERA OF LOW PRICES. COMING DEVELOPMENT IN THE HILL REGIONS. A remarkable development of the I"M region* of Malaya during the next fifty years was one of the predictions maue by the Director of Agriculture, J)r. H. A.
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    HOSPITAL STRIKE ECHO.
    97 14 Hvlams Who Caused All The Trouble. The thrc; Hylams, whose arrest on May 2, led to the strike among the Hylam servants employed at the sisters' quarters at the Singapore Gei^eral Hospital on Sunday, were charged before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Police Magistrate, with
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    GAMBLING RAID.
    119 14 Cantonese Rounded-up For Gaining. Rouiidcd up by Mr. E. Tongue, A.S.P., Gcmbling Suppression Department, at a house in North Bridge Road yesterday, ten Cantonese pleaded guilty this morning before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, to charges of playing in a common gaming house. The accused
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    43 14 A young Hokien who pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of triad society documents was yesterday sentenced to three months' rifsoTous imprisonment by Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate. The accused was arrested by the Singapore Detective Department.
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    49 14 Pang Swee Peng, who said he was a dirt-track racer, was charged in the Fourth Police Court yesterday before Mr. K. G. A. Dohoo with driving without efficient brnkes, not having proper number plates and driving without lights. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined $24 and 60 cents costs.
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    VACUUM TRADE MARK.
    217 14 Dealer to Appeal Against Conviction. The case in which a partner in the firm of Chop Chai Seng and Co., of Victoria Mreei, dealers' in motor accessories and oils, stood charged with counterfeiting the trade mark of the Vacuum Oil Co.'s Gargoyle Mobiloil was concluded thin morning,
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    GOVERNOR AT MALACCA.
    749 14 Dinner Party on Board The SeabeUe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 4. H.E. th: Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, and Lady Clcmc-uti gave a dinner- party en board the Yacht Seabelle II at which th; guests wore The Hon. Mr. C. H. G. Clark:, and Mrs. Clarke,
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    RACECOURSE BOOKIES.
    100 14 Sequel to Last Saturday's Meeting. In spite of police vigilance, illegal bookmaking on the Singapore racecourse is still being carried on and two offenders found themselves before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday when fines of $26 each or one month's rigorous imprisonment in default
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    AUTOMATIC 'PHONES.
    270 14 Successful Installation By The G.E.C. (of England). A feature of educational and publicity value appears on pages 16 and 17 of this issue where is described the carrying through cf a progressive policy which affects nearly everyone in Singapore. Ths description, with photographs, of the equipment installed and
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    DETECTIVE ARRESTED
    194 14 Fined for Disorderly Conduct. Enthusiasm at the Jalan Besar Stadium during the exciting match between the Malays and the Chinese on Sunday, led to the appearance of a supporter cf the former before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate yesterday, on a charge of assaulting a
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    80 14 Professor Walter G. Parker, for the last several years the director of religious education for the Indiana Conference and professor of religious education in Evansville College, will become field secretary cf Evansville College on Sept. 1 of this year. Professor Parker's many years of experience include several as missionary in
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    NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL.
    522 14 Orders of the Day. NEW AERODROME SITE TO BE SURVEYED. At the meeting of the Legislative Council at Singapore, on Monday, May 12, the Attorney-General will move: (1) "That this Council approves the amendment to the Migration Statistics Rules made by the Governor in Council under
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      91 14 HOW MUCH 00 YOU PAY FOR YOUR STRAITS TIMES? Cases have been brought to our notice recently where agents have charged more than the authorised rates to subscribers to The Straits Times. The correct charges for all parts of Malaya are as follows Outside In Singapore Singapore (without (postage included.)
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      30 14 ttt»""Tttttitnimi tlmil Owing to pressure on space, the Lighter Side of Life in London, hy J. Jefferson Farjeon, which is usually published on page seventeen, appears on page eight today.
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      21 14 "NY GARLSBERG" BEER IN BOTTLES AS WELL AS ON DRAUGHT Sole Importers; The East Asiatic Go. Ltd., (Incorporated In Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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      322 15 Scores 183 Not Out. RAIN STOPS PLAY AT LEICESTER. London, May fi. The Australians resumed their first innings anfant Leicestershire this morninpr with their total at '>0 for two wickets. A big partnership between Victor attestand Oon Bradmaa, the former scoring 100, am', the yoathfnl Hew
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      DAVIS CUP.
      82 15 Irish Victory In Doubles. London, May 5. The following Davis Cup results arc announced Dublin Lyttleton Rogers and A. Smith (Ireland) beat R. Gallepe and V. Gallepe (Monaco), G—l,G 1, 6—l,6 1, C 4. Ireland thus leads by three matches to two. Japan eliminated Hungary, winning four muich-js
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    277 15 Two-Day Match with United Servcies. been, invited to play thi' B.C.C. airaip-t urn. and S: jturpm. K. N\ Hamilton. P. R. A. >.. Braddell, P. H. Stewart- -.1. B tfey, K. 11. HcFmrlane, iport, R. A. Ashv.orth, 8. G. Glba in and W. J. Pearce. ReG. Nash. C.S.C.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    501 15 Race Course G.C. Beat Sepoy Lines. A match between the Race Cour.ic am! Sepoy Lines Golf Clubs resulted in a v.in for the former by 4\4 to y. Scores wore as follows, Race Course players mentioned brat K. Van der Bock and S. I. M. Ibrahim 0, J.
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    ROY SMITH IN S.C.C. SINGLES FINAL.
    633 15 Padre Well Beaten Yesterday. A surprise awaited those who went to see the championship singles scmi-linal at the S.C.C. yesterday between the Rev. W. Aitken and Roy Smith, for the latter won by 6—2, 6—3. Aitktn was outplayed by short-length and loose returns which
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    250 15 Handicaps for Saturday's Events. The following further handicaps for next Saturday's rftccs are announced Race 3, Horses, Class I, Second Division. (Seven furlongs) Punier 9, Soldier Boy 8.13, Up Guards 8.13, Entella 8.13, Poppykar 4.12, Mr. Polly 8.10, China Star 8.4, Golden Eve 8.3, Conceit H. 3, Hazel
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    GOOD SHOWING BY INDO-CEYLONESE.
    641 15 S.R.C. Equalise in Closing Stages. Indo-Cey lonese 2 S.R.C 2. The Indo-Ceylonese, who are now beginning to show some promise, did well against the S.R.C. and managed to share the honours by 2—22 2 in the First Division match played at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    242 15 Tcnivs: S.C.C. Championship Pairs Final. Football: S.A.F.A. League: 2nd Iliv., F. and N. Vf 0.T.F.C., H.B. V.M.C.A. vs. SJ.C. Server's Bri(ta<l«. V.M.C.A. M.P.11. vs. Ma.uf.elds, A.P.C. Wednesday, May 7 Tennis: S.C.C. Profession Pairs Final. Singapore Races. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Ceylon S.C., S.C.C; S.C.R.C vs. S.C.C, S.C.R.C. Football: S.C.C.
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    ANOTHER TROPHY FOR KATHLEEN.
    778 15 Good Racing at R.S.Y.C. "B" CLASS CUP GOES TO IRENE. The events at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday comprised the third of the series for Club trophies, and at 10 a.m. the A class were sent off on the southwest monsoon course. Kelat, in
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    BILLIARDS.
    139 15 S.C.R.C. and Aston Athletic Club Draw. The billiards match between thi> S.C.JI.C. and the Aston Athletic Club which was played on Sunday at the S.C.R.C. resulted in. a tie, each club scoring two wins nut of the four singles game that were played. Details T.o Sicw Sun (A.A.C.) beat
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      701 16 Description of the System.-ccor^ued). taken this 2nd Selector would be in the "5000" group. The second digit is now dialled, say "8." The 2nd Selector steps its wipers eight steps vertically and then rotates and finds a free Final Selector which deals with the last two digits. The third digit
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      366 17 which registers whenever all of the switches have been taken into use and calls have been lost, due to the fact that there are no switches available. From these observations and set of curves, it is possible to tell how many more switches would be necessary to cope with the
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      240 17 stand up under the most severe climatic conditions of the tropics, while the manufacture of cable and of the windings of switch and relay coils has been so much improved that trouble from low insulation 01 corrosion is now most unlikely. The standard of manufacture required can be gauged by
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      160 17 PRESS COMMENTS. SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Topirist) Contrary to expectation the new telephone arrangements have failed so far to produce any good stories, or at least their murmur has not reached our cars. This type of efficient management by .I.D.P. may be all very well fro.*.i a business point of view,
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    MUAR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    665 19 More Co-operation With Asiatics Needed. The annual general meeting of the Muar I'lantors' Association was he'd in the Civil Service. Club, Muar, on Saturday, Apr. 26. The chairman, Mr. D. G. A. Fraser, in hit review at th work done during the year, said that the year
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    FALSE CHARGE CASE.
    139 19 Additional Evidence Not To be Allowed. An application was made before the Chief .Justice (Sir William Murison) yi stirday l>\ a person who had been convicted of preferring a false charge, for permission to call six additional witnesses. The application was made as a motion by Mr.
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    PICKED SEVEN WINNERS.
    103 19 Bangkok Eurasian Claims Ts. 38,000. (1m .m Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 5. A nt'uliar situation arose at the races In-11l hy the local Turf Club on Saturday, v. lien a bookmaker, who gives long oddli.r the nomination of six, seven, ei»ht or nine winners, was presented
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    LORD INCHCAPE'S VIEWS.
    100 19 "Only Firm Hand Will Restore India.** London, May 6. Lord Inchcape in a letter to the Daily Mail, says Those who know something of India view the present events with gave concern. Nothing like it has ever existed before. Sedition, law-breaking, murder und outrage are rampant, and
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    PESHAWAR UNREST.
    119 19 Mullah's Army Said to Be Advancing. Pechnwar, May 5. The local Congress committees have distributed eoprs* of their correspond ?nce with thi notorious Mullah. Fazli Wahid, tjclcnging to Tarangzai, near Charsadda, wh Eai ions idei able influence with the luighbcuring tribes. He is 73 years of age. It
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    RAJA SIR CHULAN.
    390 19 Congratulations on Honour Of Knighthood. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 5. The Indian community held an "At Home at Kuala Kangsar in honour of the Hon. Raja Sir Chulan bin Sultan Abdullah, Raja di Hilir of Perak. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Louis Thivy,
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    LIGHTNING FATALITY.
    58 19 Malay Policeman Killed In Barracks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 5. During the heavy thunderstorm last Friday evening a Malay policeman was in-t:intaro'mi»ly killed by lightning. The man was walking behind the barracks of the Central Police Station when he was struck. A wooden outbuilding nour
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    S.P.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
    455 19 Method of Loading Cattle Inquired Into. At the April meeting of the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mr. T. L. Evans presiding, the question of erecting watering fountains far working bullocks' was again discussed. It was decided to apply for Municipal permission to erect
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    MALAY EDUCATION.
    402 19 School Presented By Kesatuan Melayu. An interesting function took place at 11 a.m. yesterday at-Tanah Meran Besar, where a school building erected by the j Kesatuan Melayu was handed over to the Education Department, which was represented by Mr. C. G. Coleman, Inspector of Schools, Singapore. There was
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    105 19 Recent promotions and transfers in the Colonial Civil Service include Mr. J. S. W. Arthur (Assistant Adviser, Johote), to be Senior District Officer, Province Wellesley; Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke (Assistant Director of Sanitary Service, Gold Coast), to be Chief Health Officer, F.M.S. Capt. T. P. Coe, M.C. (Assistant Adviser, Kelantan),
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      373 19 EMPTY-HEADED GIRLS." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Only three days ago my friend said that it was time we returned to Singapore, if only to add to the colour and gaiety of the well-known bathing pagar on Sunday mornings, and today,- with my early tea at the
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      850 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Once weekly you very kindly give us a whMe big page to ourselves. In it, from time to time, we are told some very interesting things. Recently we were treated, through the pen of a contributor, to a dissertation on the Singapore
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      THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
      137 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, "J.M.8.", in his article in the Straits Times on Friday, states that "the Southern Cross cannot be seen until ons is south of Suez." On a night in November, 1919, when I was outward bound to the Fai East
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      WOES OF THE CAGED.
      572 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I ask your indulgence to refer to an article under the heading of A Rebuke from South Africa which appeared in your paper about a month ago. Every person who is interested in the welfare of animals should
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      244 19 BUY BRITISH To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Possibly you are slightly wrong in one respect in your leader An American Jingo.' Some good may come of sdeh I venomous writings as those of Mr. Ludwig Denny. One cannot help feeling that there is quite a lot in
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    54 19 The Sri Krung states that some little time since an aeroplane crashed on to the house of an officer at the aviation station of Khoke Kathiam, above Lopburi, Siam. The military authorities have now agreed to pay compensation to the officer to the amount of Tcs. 10,<XK), being half the
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    103 19 A Chinese woman, earning her livelihood by carrying water, went to curry water from a pond in Chakrabardibongs Road, Bangkok, about 1 p.m. on April 28. She tripped against something and fell into the water. Fortunately, her son of thirteen just managed to save her. Within the next hour, after
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      81 19 VALUE OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. Mr. C. Dandrid^e, advertising manager of '.he I V E. K.. speaking to members of the industrial Association in London nn March 31, said "We rely more on n w spa per advertising than on any other form of publicity." He added that 50 per cert'.,
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    STREET ABDUCTION STORY.
    989 20 Kuala Lumpur Sensation.! WELL-KNOWN CHINESE SENT FOR TRIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'a Lumpur. May Much interest ha- been aroused among thi i 'lir.i le communitj of Kna!:i Lumpur i.v the appearance in the !,»cal police eonrt of well l.n wn young Chinese, Wee Kok Cheongi an
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION'S ACTIVITIES.
    673 20 Report to be Presented Al Annual Meeting. The following is the report of the comrr.ittee of the Straits Settlements (Singapcre) Association, to be presented at the annual meeting of the members on May 16:— Fourteen committee meetings were held :lui ing the year under review. New members
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    SUKKUR OFFICIAL SHOT.
    119 20 Assailant's Confession To Magistrate. Hyderabad (Sind), Apr. 2!. Stating that hi- hal el cut to make a murderous attack and was provided with a trun by an influential weal Moaitm Bradadar. the alleged assailant of Mr. (.'hulam Hus.-ein Kudirdad Khcn Agha confessed his guilt before the magistrate
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    66 20 Cabaret performances are to be piven at th« tea fiance- at RctHcs Hotel en Wednesday and Friday thin week by three eh ver performers who cr.ll themselves W« Thrc-2." They are Maude Fyficld, »r (X'.ellent sopiano, Edna Leslie. an or'giud daneci, ReKinald Sellcck, who cntCrtaina at the piano.
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    HIS HARDEST JOB.
    334 20 Edison's Experiments With Rubber Plants; Man uses only a very small part of Ml brain. People are only just beginning to |r am how to live." These are views of the jrrent inventir. Kdison, expressed to ai tJulasiw interview at his laboratory nt Fort Myers, Florida, (writes
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    69 20 A new law fo.- the prevention of cruelty to aataa'l is about to be introduced in the Legisfitive Council. The proposed cidinance makes it an offence for the f:\incr of anima's to permit crueity to be i..!ii'.tc-.l upon ther.i by others, the destrjcti.r of diseased or injured animals by author.ty
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    THE CHALLENGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
    224 20 U. S. Conference on Its Problems. lit ails of American business, industry, finance, and social work decided at a conference held in New York on April !>. writes the New York correspondent of a Home paper that preventive measur, 1 :>.re the best way to deal
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    PRINCE'S NEW HOME.
    132 20 Open Air Swimming Pool In Garden. London, Apr. 21. An open air swimming pool in th ■> garden is one of the features of Fnrt Belvedere, the Prince of Wales' Mm country house at Sunningdale, Beiks. This is only one of many innovation- which the Prince decided
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      167 20 THE 1930 Singapore Malayan Directory has been published and is now ready for distribution 51st ANNUAL EDITION. PRINTERS, LIMITED, I it. ODLLI HU ML AT, SIXiAPOkM. Don't Dally RALEiuH "ir^ THE ALL- STEEL BICYCLE No bicycle has so many proud owners as the Raleigh, whii.li is the only All-Steel Hicyclc
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      389 20 AS POPULAR AS THE TALKIES. BUT MORE PERFECT "HARWOOD" THE SELF WINDING WATCH IN Solid Gold Price from $50.00 up. BRITISH THEREFORE BEST. Sole Importers FRANKEL, BROTHERS. Sub-Agents Messrs. PRITCHAR I CO., LTD., Penanit and feoh. I K. M. 01.1 MOHAMED. 3. High St., Singapore. AGE 16 TO 4S- J
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      106 20 G. H. Mumm's Celebrated CHAMPAGNES CORDON ROUGE 1921 Vintage OUTAINABLE FROM ALL WINE DEALERS. Sole Agents. HENRY WAUGH Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR AND PENANG. GOSNELL'S ORIGINAL T T T7 U U V^ v^ JIT li Iv Jlv X /^^^bbv%\ X O O X T-T iff^" :^P-Wt) lUUlil v&tepwmr] PAbTE
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      177 21 MOTOR LAUNCHES OF MERIT on view at Our Showrooms in Tank Road. t~" r~ Km rr*' **T" r MRVfi?7IEB I^s^^^^"^si^i^e^b locally built to Thornycroft design to suit individual requirements. MMINB MOTORS from 7% H.P. upwards. THORNYCROFT (SINGAPORE), LIMITED SINGAPORE. J*: THE DRINK THAT f| SUPERSEDES" ALL >^''ttlt^^^g^cnzaMSnMUßWOißVSVMHl^ail^BVHHVOTiMvanaaHV*Wßi»aß««aßßfl JXvAj.Qjhg Take a
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      163 21 Life and Vitality given by VIROL (Btlorc Virol) Same boy age 5. (After Virol) Build your child's body for life Virol is literally the Food of Life. Case after case proves by photographs and authenticates by doctors' testimony that Virol abounds in the vital foods without which healthy life and
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      281 21 fnmeoMnic^ 7 to suit 1 MOORLAND I BRITAIN S I EVERY Lair^ FAMOUS V^^J The Mecca !«■<?<#• -i\»n ■nl^.*->*% Pullman and of the cw»* *ny pi«»ve f iX t R«, aiir Ailin? tO tnit YOU l*l<sht' ontCarTraim I MBa tht ty *r* j daily from j&jb m Playground SUTCI* prOJOItQCO
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    HOSPITAL NURSES OVERSEAS.
    868 22 Thrills and Trials. MAN WHO MARRIED SIX TIMES. representative of Russia's rather hard-boiled younger generation once assured me that Tolstoy could never have written his Anna Karcnina under Soviet conditions, writes the Moscow correspondent of the Observer. We have passed the stage of such tragedies," he declared.
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    THE VANISHING COSTER.
    382 22 Potato Growers and The Dole. That the opcratJcn of the Unemployment Insurance Act, Shop Hours Act, and the licensing of hawkers has a restrictive effect on the distribu'nion of fruit and vegetables and increases the cost to tho consumer is claimed by the National Federation of Fruit
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    WORLD'S POPULATION.
    42 22 The International Statistics Institute at the Hasrue states that the population of the world exceeds 2,000,000,000. This represents an increase by 400,1)00,000 in twenty years, Asia has a population of 950,000,000, Europe 550,000,000, America 230,000.000, Africa 150,000,000, and Australia 7,000.000.
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    JUDGES' LIGHTER MOMENTS.
    495 22 Some Good Stories. RECORDS tftf HALF A CENTURY. Stories of lighter moments in the lives of many of the more renowned Judges of the last half-century are told in a biographical volume published in mail week, Fifty Years of Famous Judges," by Evelyn Graham (John Long, 21s.
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    TOO MANY GIRLS.
    201 22 Tokio Police Face Serious Problem. Hollywood is not tha only community that is wonied by a surplus of girls. Country girls, being country sills the world over, the Tokio Metropolitan Tcliex 1 are confronted with tho problem of an influx of rural maidens who, drawn by stories
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    £50,000,000 ON ART.
    120 22 Last Year's American Purchases. The American Art Dealers' Association reports that Americans spent about £50,000,000 on works of art last year. Print collecting, the dealers say, has become a national hobby. Many college f tudents buy one print every month out of their allowances, while a well-known
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    WEALTH IN NEW WORLD.
    365 22 How a Chinese Became A Millionaire. After living a dozen years in the Texas cow country, Yee Winu Chew, a native of Canton, has returned to China with v bank roll that runs into seven figures. Yee made his money selling groceries r.nd supplies to ranchers,
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    FRONTIER INCIDENT.
    68 22 Bank Officials Murdered Near Khyber. Simla, Apr. 21. An official report has been received of an outrage in the neighbourhood of Khyber. Two Imperial Bank officials, Mr. Dunsmore anil Mr. Hutchinson, were shot dead by a Khassadar Havildar at the Michinikandan outpost. Khyber. The Khassadar on guard duty
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      549 23 Assscls exceed $11,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) BAD OmCl Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, E.< The Cotapaaj hM sMjOOfl deuoaltod with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      562 23 BANKING NEDERLANSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100.000,000 (about £8,500,000) IV.id up Capital Glds. 55.000,000 (about £4,600,000) Xc servos GUIs. 2~ 186.36:') (about £2.270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East SHANGHAI Head Office for China and
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      964 23 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE 00., LTD. I Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets -180,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Business. IS Enjoying Rapid Growth. HAS A Policy for Every Need. Established 1887
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      253 23 The Reliable "Ruston" Wf^yy "fj^jLaaasssssstSCy COLD STARTING OIL ENGINES VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL 16,000 B.H.P. WORKING IN MALAYA. Sole Agents OMiTED EKSIKEERS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. CHivers* Jams Thousands oi tons of fresh fruits sous L KF.roMMEKr>Kr> are taVn every yew from .W-,s: n. v* STORES LVEKYWHERZ Chivers'
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      727 24 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES tiik New inquire c* WHERE ELSE could you invest 1 Control is a simple dial •> your money so wisely beauty u NH ano of your finger tips, enables you AS JN THE PURCHASE OF BEAUTY OF SMOOTH OPERATION to control, at \uil, the time re- SEE
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      17 24 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorpou,eil in Great Britain) Head Office for Malaya I SINGAPORE.
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