The Straits Times, 1 October 1930

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  • 32 1 The Straits Times TUF .ARC.EST AND MOST INFLVENTW NEWSPAPER IN MALAY A^^ ppiclb^o cents. S NG APOKE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEB I, 1930._ The Straits Times :o pages SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1930 PRICE
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 12 1 I TllcrClL ST. S'PHONE Bil W Hp M m of few" ■^■aughing
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    • 152 1 KUALA LUMPUR 21, JAVA «T. <'FHONI3» vtf v Jl*>^ "^iV* Jjfot'^MlHßlßßnß^B^BMß^tel_rflßaßM3BLfflg^^^i^^^^ Beautiful Switzerland lends You TLp ißpcf It Produces The wonderful "BEAR BRAND" Milk. Rjfct from the Emmenthal, the classic Swiss Milk centre, "BEAR BRANF' is even more than Swiss Milk, it is real Emmenthal Milk. Obtained from inspected cows
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    • 16 1 1.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 NARY PICKFORD «nd DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS "TAMING OF THE SHREW" Ml-Talkiac. All-L«ui hlni Senaatlon
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    • 575 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL, TASSF.NGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDEIC CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MOREA H.OOO Oct. 4 •BENALLA 11.180 Oct. 12
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    • 673 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS- (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail YASUKUNI MAUU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22 23 S SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 7 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Nov. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MAKU 10,000 Dec. 3 4 TERUKUNI
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    • 447 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Austral^). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AJJD MELBOURNE, < VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MAtELLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor v»>el, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MiRELLA in one of the largest and flnesti steamers trading to Australia,
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    • 576 2 *NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated In Germany) The undernoted are the Company's intend cd fixtures. OUTWARDS S TRAVF. for Saigon, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Vladivostock Oct. 12 i COBLENZ for Manila, Hong Kong. Shanghai, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Oct. 13 t:ALSTER for Hong Kong, Shanghai Kobe, Osaka, Moji, Dalny and Tsingtau
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    • 608 2 THE BtUE FUNNEL LINE ram ocean steamship co., f LIMITED. CniNA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) 1 I REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND
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    • 364 2 THESIAM M co.ril (Incorporated BANGKOK COASTInH ■Cretay. Trengganu, Kffl Celupin, Patani, SingoißH tandon, Kohsamui, I.ungu^^H Bangkok. AMrfJ SUDDHADIB (It. ffl VALAYA OU. MALINI <>f The steamers are f'tted huve exc> tIH Irengganu, anriu IJ Arr. REDANG Oct. I I ASDANG Oct. I I BORIBAT Oct. I MANSFIELD CO, I 1
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    • 210 3 |)lITCH MAILS HLnoniY:i;irt Mnatschapplj H Nedcrland and HI Jtniierdamschc Lloyd ■1:'.;:,1 and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Amstrrdim Soutnnmptonf J Kotterdam Twung B^^^r m.n. net. H i: i.. Oct. 10 ■w .M.N. Oct. 17 H i: L. Oct. 21 H M.X. Oct. 31 H^ U.t~ Nov. 7 V S.M.N. Not. 16 W
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    • 1485 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE MAII, LINB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO. SUEZ. PORT SAID, ALKX ANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and Arrive Leave J-exve S'por* Spore Penar PRES. HARRISON In port Oct. 2 Oct. 4 PUS. JOHNSON Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 18
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    • 391 3 I Cross I Canada I I the Scenic Way Take the route of scenic beauty providing through fast daily train service, without change, from Vancouver to Montreal, oon-ncctir-j; with trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic steamers. Dftcriptite baolltlt and full mli rrrtattnti tram L. 1.. Ltuler, Ctmrcl Af.tt, Hang Kong Ai-:* Ceambrrt, Singapore.
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    • 116 3 rnmmn UnANut MALAYA'S FAVOURITE Phone 3463. BETTER VISION V' :in< bettor work, greater comfort, greater plea raw and interest :n life gone 'ally. »it will fail but, fortunately, your unpaired M ".'in^ power can bo restored and plecaore added to all your activities by having your ejraa lo^l«l by a
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    • 735 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manage* Straits Times. Cecil Street. Please Insert tht following small advertisement for days There are approximately seven words to a Una and there la s flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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    • 638 4 MISCELLANEOUS JIMBLE SALE, Y.W.C.A. B," Raffles Quay. Thursday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. The I.W.CUL Lunch Room, provides lunches and liifht refreshments to business women, prices moderate. Til Tens at monthly rate. IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS overseas, have the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $11 yearly,
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    • 857 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, small compound house with garage attached No. 69-A, Devonshire Road. Apply at No. 67, Waterloo Street. TO LET, from Oct. I, one Shop Grosvenor Hotel Building facing Stamford Kd. also shop at corner tUinfoi-J Road and Hill Street. TO LET, dwelling house No. 124, Emerald
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    • 421 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO IXT, godown No. 31, Robertson Quay. Immediate Entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. LARGE OFFICES to let at 9, De Sooia I St. Also 68, Robinson Rd. Ist and 2nd floor, 17 and 19, Lloyd Rd. and 97, 120, 122, Killiney Rd. Apply N. Reuben 7, De Sous*
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    • 872 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Coloni.il Secretary's Office, up to noon of Oct. 9, 1930, for the following works Making a Snort* Ground for the College of Medicine at Tiouif Iliihru. Every ;>crson apnlvinjr for a form of Tender will be required to deposit the sum of
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    • 474 4 IN THE MATTER OK ORDINANqI (COMPANIES) AM) IN THE »A|H ROSE MACPHAIL Pfil LIMITED M (In Liquidation).'.' 1 NOTICE IS- HEREUV ClVflfl Creditors of U. ;il <vr-n.itned^B^| required, mi it before ]^B^H 1030 to send their ttuffua ""d JM^| the narti-ulu s of ill*' }M the names ami addreiaiM of
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    • 538 5 ratthan j^3Z^ ONK (THE WILL KILL 6/8 RATS. They die in the open not under boards nr in their holes. Harmlexs to hurtikii l)(in|js. dogs, cats, animals or poultry. $1.20 per Carton of 12 Cubes. A. R. HOLDEN& CO., LTD. 12 A, Change Alley. Singapore. Tel. 3.111. LATEST BROADCAST," HIS
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    • 362 5 WHY SUFFER VROM YOUR UYER? Why be hattdicapped with unsightly blotches on the face, eyes with yellowtinge and that tired and languid {eeling? This indicates a torpid Kver. Headache, Dizziness and Biliousness surely follow. You tnust stimulate your lazy liver, start the bile flowing ith Carter's Little Liver Pills. They
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    • 317 5 LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE Costs LESS than most good dentifrices jDBp Jet it makes teeth Wh whiter in quicker time \g&3msm than ever before ll^ An amazing new ||£hl cleansing agent, plus Hn [h aM fifteen other ingredients HN ft* lif f< stlmu^ate the gums, fIU X j" prevent tooth decay
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    • 290 5 QUALITY PAYS "7* LININCMETAL M HOYTS METAL has been used on all the principal long distance flights and is being used in ever increasing quantities in modern Diesel Work far Marine and Land purposes. HOYTS have a brand to suit your every need and large stocks are held by Hole
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  • 1349 6 CINEMA NOTES Miss Dorothy MarkmlCs S.'art In Life £3 A Week In v Joy Bells M The Mystery Of Greta Garbo Film- Flying Thrills Douglas Fairbanks Tamt's The Shrew An Ideal Hollywood Couple )T all Street And The Cinema, (By Our Film Correspondent.) ■'TLIAX Trr.ublc, wMcfa
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  • 139 6 Police Find £4,500 Worth Of Heroin. London, Sept. 16 Two months' shadowing of a dope gang known as the "International Six" by the police of four countries has led to the seizure of £4,"j00 worth of heroin in Rotterdam. The drug, which weighed over two hundredweight, was
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  • 1255 6 HOHG KONG LETTER Motorists Condemned To A Night Out." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Sept. 20, Last year Hong Kong was complaining of net having enough rain. This year we are getting rather too much. Nearly 2a inches have been recorded during the last
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  • 249 6 HAND OF FRIENDSHIP." Nawab of Bhopal's Tribute To Viceroy. Bhopal, Sept. 17. Addressing the Legislative Council on the eve of his departure to England to attend the Round Table Conference, to which he is a delegate, the Nawab of Bnopal paid a tribute to Lord Irwin. He said "In order
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  • 473 6 JAVA LETTER Fine Fielding in Annual Cricket Match. Ba:avia. Sept. 27 Recently the twelfth annual cricket match between the Box aid the Souraboya Cricket Club was played in Batavia. Souiabaya won the match by four wic'.:eU and so are able to retail' the Interport Cup. It
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  • 116 6 Plans to Boost Exploits Of Red Forces. Recently a rev literary society wa; formed in Ifoactw for th_> purpose of making the life and exploits of the Soviet tightin>: forces known to the world, particularly to read; is in Western countiies. The Central Council of th" Society, which
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  • 80 6 Dies of Heart Disease In Rome. Signorina Domenica Zanzi, who claimed to be the fattest woman in the world, has died in Rome of heart disease, at '{He^RC of 21. She weighed 561 lb. She had travelled extensively during the last four years with a circus, accumulating
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  • 63 6 Buenos Aires Bankers on A "Good Thing." The directors of the 14 principal banks in Buenos Aires have combined in a .spontaneous offer to the Argentine Govcrr mt-nt of a loan of a 100,000,000 piastres for three months at interest of one per cent, per month. The
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  • 86 6 "To Make Flight My Husband Failed In." Miss Amy Johnson's mother recently sent letter of sympathy to the widow of Mr. Eric Hook, who lost his life in Burma in an attempt to fly from England to Australia. Mrs. Hook, in reply, says: "I want to join
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    • 179 6 THE BEvST VALUE FOR MONET. WATCHES.' The •>* *st variety (over a 1,000 different pattern*). The bed movonients from the Best Swiss Watch manufacture-.-;; sold at the lowest possible prices with full guarantee. DIAMONDS but not °nly Diamonds— Settings of the best style and Workmanship— RlNGS. BROOCHES— PENDANTS— BRACELETS, etc....
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    • 299 7 Last Performances 6-15 Tonight 9-15 THE STARS OF "HAPPY DAYS" AND "FOX FOLLIES OF 1929" IN A FEAST OF COMEDY MUSIC "THE BIG PARTY" WITH SUE CAROL, DIXIE LEE, VM) "WHISPERING" JACK SMITH ALSO CLARK and McCULLOUGH IN THEIR LATEST MIRTHQUAKE "MEDICINE MAN" Tomorrow Night (Thursday) The Director of "THE
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    • 406 7 UW )dU MH\\IM U \d MM \\/M U U V U U U U V. M\J. U oe oeoo *****Q oe oe oe ooole cmmmWmmmmmWmWaWmMmmMmmmM m mi a 3B j I 11 Im• m m m m IB I i 6.1S TONIGHT 0.15 Enormous Success of SHAKESPEARE'S GLORIOUS COMEDY TAMING
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    • 286 7 VICTORIAjrHpATRE October 3tli at 9.30 p.ir.. POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT IN THE VICTORIA MEAIORIAL (CONCERT) ffALL. Admission by Programme $1. COMING Nov. 22 23 TWO RBCtTALS ONLY DAME CLARA BUTT AND MR. KENNERLEY RUMFORD. I HALLO!! HULLO!!! GeyJang and Katong Residents Elstree I Calling J Here's Your Final Opportunity of SEEING
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  • 1094 8 [World and Dominion Markets. fin Sept. 4 The Times received from the Motional Association of Merchf.r.ts and Banufailurcn a copy of the following lcp!.. BliK-h a number of bankers and oil.. 1 ■taking to the recent bankers' raaolntlon on M^he riscal question: 0f Four years ago
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 717 8 Outlook By No Means Dismal. Ordinal ily at the end of August tliere to I dtfoita ouickenin^ of American business ictivity. hb hur.rireda of thousands of persons iTlirnfrora their summer holidays to leaume .heir ordinary pursuits, but this year the ..I'M change is hardly to be
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    • 264 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Oct. 1. )n Lomlon Dank 4 m 'i 2.4 1..12 lien.und 2\i',» l'm-ate 3 m. credit 2,'4'i Oil Now York, demand B'j ft '16 Private 90 d/s 57 \i. 1G On France, Bank T.T. H33 On Inain. Bank T.T. 15«J On Hone Kong, Bunk T.T. 42-" 1 On
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 468 8 Vol. I'd. Buyers Sellers l'anutiKa River -I •"> J5 .15 I', l'landuk 0.04 0.08 1 1 I'ei.awut 0.J7 0.41 IYnKkal.M Orda. n:> 11 1 1 retulinir 4.00 4.20 i'l £1 1-ui-honK 14. 14 C 11 1 1'uiiKah 1(1 11 1 1 l'ut.-h H. 40 0.50 1 1 Kalnnan Ily.l.
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      • 259 8 r<J. I'd. Buyrr.- Seller* 2 IS AIM. Brtt Ordt. 2.40 2.CU 2 2 Alex, brick fnU, U.OO 2. 10 l! £1 Hi-::. Am. Tobucco G. 2.6 i.T.G I 1 Central Engine 0.40 G. 4., r.om. 100 .''o CfcoMM Com. Hank 102.00 104 00 tl S\ Con. T. S. T'/
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      • 115 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. cl.lj. of 11)20 red. 1931-o6 102 Mi ci. Singapore Municipal 0 p.e. of 1901 K'J. li»30 $1,878,000 j »r. u'r |>rem. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. .f 1907 red. 1947 *1,600,0<H> 9J par 1I«|lf»|l M 'jiiici(>:*.l 4Vi p.o. uf U-J red. UU }l,000,0i)0
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      • 382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lya li and Evatt's quotations. *'oday'» Pricei Kra-.. r Lyall O. Evatt K. Sidim ($1) 1.60 1.75 1.60 1.75 Kun.ior.tf (*l> 1.10 IJt 1.1 5 LU Luna* (*1) Ml in) O.aO 1.10 M. I'indi.s (fl) 0.75 0.85 0.75 0.85 M. Ti-kong till 0.17". 0.22
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    • 466 8 International Statistics Published. The depression in the cotton uulustiy of the world during the past twelve months U reflected in the cotton itattatlci issued in Manchester, on Sept. 2. by the International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners" und Manufacturers' Association*. Tho total world's cotton mill consumption (or
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  • 215 8 Today. b; uka 1 .land. Pladjoe and Palemln.nK (Elout I p.m. Sinxora (Parcel iMalinij ;;.:;op.m. Lijambi iTaradJa I 4 p.m. Kclantan I MallnJ i t p.m. North, N.-Ka»r and N. West .'iuinaira Van H nt I I i p.m. Tuntiunak iKaul,) 4 p.m. Kcmaman, Dui>xun an>l Trengxanu
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  • 25 8 LaM Arrd. By Sp»ire l.iindim Talnmba Auy. 2* Sept. 25! j Kaakmir .-|.t. '.'7 iVirs i!"i K«derlau:2eii >■]■:. P«pt, fi Si;.-. Si'pt. B
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  • 215 8 lay, October I. Shipa a!i.nt:>".ide ll.e Wliarv«n at expected lo airiw. KKPKL HARBOUR. Jfttaia Wi-.-.-f Tag Prince, \v. Bt Agues I Oil Wharf N.I. Call Wbarf Patrol. VESSELS IN lIKY DOCKS. 'li>njiii>K I'acar. Albert Duck Kai \.< Uwta Duel: l.arut. l.ippel Harbour. Kind's l>ock Nil. Ko. i
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  • 157 8 Programme f.f drills up to and for week ending Oct. 6 Wednesday, Oct. l, Mi p.m.. Drill Hall. HJe. Bijmal Section, Signal Training; 5.15 M.m.. Drill Hall. Officer* und N.C.O.v Ist Dn. ss.Vl'., Confereaea ;..ir> p.m.. Drill Hull, Officers and N.C.Os. 2nd Bn. S.S.V.K. Conference. Thursday, Oct. I,
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    • 60 8 CHRIST S HOSPITAL I KM MDBR'H D\Y IHNNKIt. In ci-lcbi'.iti.iii (.1 tli<- aimiv.'i-.tiy dI I'uhiiil. is i>uy ci.'tKl October), ;t (iilllK I Will be .OU-iIMiImI til Slll;;.l BOM (in SiUmduy. Stfttfa OctoVr. Would ;ill UM BIwM wbO \lisll to I attend, but linvc not slusillj bsjSJSI inititi.'.l. kwdlj < 'iiiiiiuiuiif.a.'
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    • 372 8 STATE OF JOHORE IK THE COI'RT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHM7. l^ind Application No. 21 of MM In the Matte* of Section 62 (ii) «>f the Land Knarlm.nl, 191,1 and In the Matter of a Oanre dated Jur.- fi. 1929, nnd racMeted l'r< «."ilntlon No. <ii4."S Charge olume XXXIV
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    • 149 8 Relief and comfort will immediately follow the use of CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY This old, reliable remedy has had the endorsement of physicians for many years. All druggists carry it. People all over the world use it for colic, stomach cramps, abdominal pains and diarrhoea. It always gives prompt relief. Be
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 264 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Briphti Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Kun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Mux. Min. full, sliiuc. Humidity tion. F. F. in*. hoor». I n* m.p.h. Alor Slar 89 74 Nil 0.3 M SE 2 Fine Kotn Bharu No report. K.Trensnranu K« 7;i Nil 9 2 7.1
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    • 193 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Wednesday. October 1. H.W., G a.m., I! rt. 5 in., 3.".0 p.m.. 7 ft. 5 in. Thurvday. Qcloiirr 2. H.W. 7.41 a.m., C ft. 8 in., '..14 p.m., 7 ft. :t in. Open'.np <>f r*«T Kan Oxygon and Acetylene in.. I.t.i., l'iisu Pan/sag Road, bj the
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  • 338 9 Rubber Touches New Low Record. PRICE EXPECTED TO GO STILL LOWER. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 10 a.m Today's Prices Kubher. 11 cents per Ib. Tin. 200 tons at SB.">' 4 per picul. Yesterday's I'rices Kubber, London .i»,d. per Ib.. down ',d New York. 7 J
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  • 89 9 Year's Profits Amount To Rs. 82V 4 Lakhs. Bombay. Sept. 12. Tlic nnr.u:il report of the directors of the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which was recast following the decision not to pay a dividend on the second preference shares. ■■<! today und shows net profits for the
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  • 179 9 Closing prices of Now York stocks were a« illows on Sept. 20 American Can Common Ui'i American Smelter 65 American Suear Blank American Tel. and Tel. 211 s American Tobacco Common 120 Am:k onda 45 .led Gas and Electric Blank Atehison Blank Baltimore and Ohio 99Vi Bethlehem
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  • 100 9 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Oct. 1 Tin.— Quiet. Kintas 7H-H3 cents. Kuchais 6*41 cents. >Vnaw«ts 35-39 cents. Malay Consols. l.i'j-l.' l cents, l"lv Klanic- tU-»">;i cents, Sunset Ways 1-2.10, Sungei Luas 88M eert>, Johan. 2fi 13-1 3-- > S cents. Lukuts 63-70 cents, Ayer Ilitams !»*.-9s.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1256 9 Difficulties Which Have To Be Overcome. (By Roy Hopkins, author of "The Control and Reform of the Bank of England.") When the British Government airship R.lOO crossed over the Atlantic from England to Canada it established a new record in flying and brought two parts of
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    • 74 9 Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 3%d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 7H per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot Avg. buyers price for Sept. 12.70 cts. 12 o'clo< >ck noon, Oct. I. t.S.S. equal to London Standard
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    • 615 9 Serious Task Which Has To be Faced. The market for Australian securities was unfavourably influenced by the messages from the Commonwealth yesterday indicating not only disagreement in Ministerial circles on the important question of balancing the Budget, but also reluctance on the part of some elements
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    • 82 9 Rugby, Sept. 30. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.04 .a, Athens 375, Bombay Is. r, 2">-32d., Berlin 20.42 hi, Brussels 34.84, Bucharest IK, Rio 5 7-32, Buenos Aires 39 11-16, Copenhagen 18.155, Geneva 25.04. Helsingfors 1SJ 1 Kong Kong Is. 3 l-16d., Lisbon 108.25, Madrid ;0.60, Milan 92.80'>, Monte Video
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    • 1143 9 Assets Written Down Profits Expand. The preliminary figures of the Columbia Graphophone Company were published on Aug. 8 and produced a sharp improvement in the shares, which subsequently dwindled away to the old levels, so that the price was at one time as low as 51s. 3d.
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    • 896 9 Drop in Revenue Due To Motor Department. The annual general meeting of the Eastern United Assurance Corporation, Ltd., was held at the company's registered offices. Market Street, yesterday. Mr. lee Tionp Wan presiding. Others present included Macro. Ong Soon Kee, L. C. Margoliouth, Lee (him Tuan,
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  • 871 9 Brighter Prospects For The Future. INDIAN BOYCOTT SLACKENING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Sept, 3 The better tone in the market hits been maintained and the prospects regarding future trade are considered to be brighter than for some weeks past. A revival in business, however, depends principally
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  • 1182 10 "FABER MEAE FORTUNAE." In many respects, the career of Frederick Edwin Smith, first Earl of Biikenhcad, whose untimely death is recorded today, was as phenomenal as that of Disraeli. He was the eldest son of a barrister who died when "F.E." was quite young and left :i widow with rather
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  • 13 10 A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. D. O'Mahoniy, of Taiping.
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  • 13 10 The Queen Mother of Cambodia died a Pnompenh recently after a long illness.
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  • 19 10 Mr. C. H. Smith, a member of the Singapore bar, has been admitted to the bar of the F.M..S.
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  • 22 10 Mr. A. R. Malcolm, manager of the Borneo Co., Ltd., Siam, is due back from leave at the end of the month.
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  • 25 10 The wedding of Mr. L. A. Williams, of the Java Sea and Fird Insurance Co., and Miss Krey took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday.
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  • 26 10 Mr. George Osborne, the mining engineer, has returned from Siam. He is at present in Ipoh and expects to leave for Singapore in a few days.
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  • 40 10 When Mr. Chester Walsh, the British Consul at Chicngmai, Siam, goes on leave towards the end of the year he will be relieved by Mr. H. Fitzmaurice, who has been acting for Sir Josiah Crosby, the British Consul-General in Batavia.
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  • 40 10 Mr. A. Montor, managing director of Weil! and Montor, Ltd., Singapore, while in Switzerland accepted an invitation to join the board of directors of S. A. Vve. Chs. Leon Schmid and Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds, the makers of Roskopf Patent Watches.
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  • 49 10 Sir Jean Louis Rien was married on Aug. 2'J to Eileen Dorothy Turner (nee Kirkpatrick) in the presence of the British Consul. Sir Louis' first wife died in 1921. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1898 and has seen extensive service with the Bombay Presidency and in Sincl.
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  • 1268 10 Will the Balkan States Lead the Way? (By M. Mirom'sco, the King-maker, Prime Minister and formerly Foreign Minister of Rumania.) For some time Monsieur Aristide Briand has been receiving replies from the various countries in Europe to which he sent his famous questionnaire on the feasibility of
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  • 771 10 WHERE TO LIVE CHEAPLY iAs briefly recorded in a cable, (he Washington State Department, preparatory to deciding on the probable expenses of its diplomatic representatives abroad, has been making a world survey and decided that living expenses are highest in Buenos Aires, Monte Video, Montreal. Singapore
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    • 233 10 oftheuwid Parfi The World's Best Weath trproof ior all Climates. THE BURBERRY jSi Bw* an four of the reasons why The Bur- herrj-- tho World's Best Weather proof— J ha? w.i-i this universal appreciation reasons f rital importnnce to everyone contemplatl ins 'hr nurch:isc of a Weather proof Coat. iV.
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    • 66 10 G34— NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TENG SENG GUAN. Established 1905. Dealers in DIAMONDS, GOLD and SILVER JEWELLERY. Latest Designs and Mountings by Ceylonese Jewellers working in our Shop. t>^ I U.S. DE SUVA BROS. t JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS New Goods in Sterling Silver and P E.P. Ware SO years' experience I
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  • 126 11 NAVAL BASE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES: DIFFERING VIEWS ON THE BASE. Conference Discussion. A MODIFIED SCHEME POSSIBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 30. The foreign policy and defence committee of the Imperial Conference will specially consider the question of the Singapore Base. It is believed that the British Government desire
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  • 192 11 Views of Rubber Growers' Association. SUGGESTED METHODS. Stoppage of Tapping When Funds Permit. London, Sept. 30. The Rubber Glowers' Association has issued a circular to its members suggesting steps to rationalise production in order to expedite the equilibrium between ■apply and demand. The Association points out that
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  • 184 11 Canadian Prime Minister Interviewed. Rugby, Sept. 30. The Prime Minister ami the heads of the delegations now in London for the Imperial Conference l.tet today at 10, Downing Street for an informal exchange of views on conference procedure. This evening the principal delegates were lac guest? of the
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  • 141 11 Biggest Since Last Year's Market Crash. New York, Sept. :JO. J. A. Sisto and Co.. big underwriters, have been hammered on the Stock Kxchangc for insolvency. This is regarded as the most important Wall Streot failure since the. market crash last autumn. No statement has been issued
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  • 71 11 Two Pilots Killed In Crash. Rugby. Sept. :JO. When Hying close together in a fog today three Bulldog machines of the No. 17 Air Squadron struck trees on a hill side and crashed. Flight-Lieut, (icrald Armstrjnjr, the pilot of one machine, was killed, Serjt. Birkinshaw, the pilot of
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  • 36 11 Rugby, Sept. 30. The Registrar-General announces that subject to confirmation by usual -tatutory procedure, it has b«vn decided that Apr. 2(5, 1931, shall be census day in connection with the forthcoming census. British Wireless.
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  • 115 11 25 Cts. on Petrol 90 Cts. On Cigarettes. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 1. A supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette issued this morning announces the following duties Sugar One cent per pound. Liquid full and lubricating oil five cents per gallon. Cartridges,
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  • 412 11 Ceremony of Handing Over to China. Weihaiwei, Sept. 30Sir Miles Lampson, aboard H.M.S. Bridgewater, arrived this morning. He is suffering from malaria and is staying ashore on the island. The rendition ceremony commences at 10.30 on Wednesday morning. On landing the special Chinese Commissioner, Mr. Wang Chia-ching, and his
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  • 105 11 Lord Cecil's Vigorous Speech At Geneva. Rugby, Sept. 30. At the League Assembly today, Lord Cecil made a vigorous attack on the dilatory methods of the League in dealing with the slavery problem. He declared that there were still about 5,000,000 slaves in the world. He complained that
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  • 103 11 Facing Its Most Difficult Time. Batavia, Sept. 30. It is i-xpected that the coming months will be the most difficult ever experienced by the Java sugar industry. The position up to now has been unfavourable, but was better than that in other producing countries. Now, according to
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  • 704 11 Prompt Action Needed. "DEVELOP RICE AND FOODSTUFFS." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 30. A representative meeting of the general public of Perak was held in the town hall here today to discuss the present economic difficulties in Malaya and the following resolutions were passed unanimously
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  • 163 11 Nervous Tension Which Ended In Tragedy. Alexandria, Sept. 30. A verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily insane was returned at the inquest on Sir John Norton-Griffiths. A business associate of the deceased srave evidence that Sir John NortonGriffiths had long been in a state of nervous tension and
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  • 300 11 Funds Provided in Spite Of Civil War. Nanking, Sept. 30. Interviewed by Beuter with respect to the Salt Loan payments the Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, made the following statement: "A year has elapsed since my statement of Sept. 18, 1929, and, in spite of the civil
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  • 185 11 Taxes on Bachelors And Spinsters. Berlin, Sept. 30. The Government's financial proposals have been published, and generally follow the forecast made. Departmental expenditure will be reduced by £15,000,000. A surtax of five per cent, will be imposed on the incomes of bachelors and spinsters. The increased tobacco tax
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  • 388 11 Offer of Guarantee Rubber Brokers Accepted. The following report of a meeting of the creditors of Rose, Macphail and Penman, Ltd., have been officially supplied Mr. G. B. Anderson, in the chair, informed the meeting that considerable efforts had been made to formulate a workable scheme
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  • 124 11 Lower Index Figure In Britain. Rugby, Sept. 30. The index figures of the cost of living in Great Britain have been lower during the past six months than those recorded previously at any time since the War. The figures show the average pererntauiincrease as compared with July.
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  • 156 11 Not Allowed To See Son's Grave in France. The War Criminals list is still in force, at least so far as France is concerned. stated the Berlin Lokalanzeizer recently, and it indignantly commented on the experience of ex-General Count Conrad Yob Moltke. when he asked for a
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  • 145 11 "Admiring Sympathy" For Great Britain. New York, Sept. 30. The New York Times, in a leadinu article rejoices at the establishment o. the Pilgrim Trust," which is the name given to Mr. Edward Harkness's gift of $10,000,000 to endow social and educational work in Great Britain. The paper
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  • 1218 11 A Lord Chancellor Who Made History. LORD BIRKENHEAD. Incidents in "F.E.'s" Career. London, Sept. The denth hns occurred of Lord ttirkvnhead. London, Oct. 1. Tho body of Lord Birkenhead was tal;en last night from his London residence to the chapel of Gray's Inn, of which
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    • 68 11 rIIIIIIIWIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIMtIWIIWWIIIMiniIIIIIIIIWIIIIMMIIM TODAY'S FEATURES. Pace United States of Europe. By M. Mironesco 10 Lighter Side of Life in London. By J. Jefferson Farjeon 13 Chamber of Commerce Meeting 14 Cinema Notes 6 Letters from Hong Kong and Java fi English Cotton Trade Reviewed i Today's Crossword I'uzzle 1"> Football in Singapore
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  • 1033 12 Suicide in Prison Cell. SEQUEL TO TRAGIC RAID AT HANOI. Another dramatic episode in the IndoChinri revolution was unfolded tfcm weeks ago at Hanoi, where a young native woman who was being held for into rotation by agents of the Political Hurrau took her life
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  • 110 12 Detective's Journey To Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pennng, Sept. 30. Application was made before the District Judge here this morning for an extradition wnrrant against S. Govind.ir.amy, who is alleged to have embezzlod more than $5,000 while employed by Mann, Huttenbach Lazarus as a collector of electricity
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  • 69 12 Another Big Scheme Of Amalgamation. London, Oct. 1. A suii'inc is Hearing completion for the formation of another big amalgamation in the Lancashire cotton trade. The BMTger will affect about 50 spinning mills controlling 4,000,000 spindles in Ihe coarse spinning siction of the industry in the Rochdale and
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  • 59 12 Republicans Demand Absolute Repeal. N«W York, Sept. 30. Following the nomination of Mr. Arthur J. Tuttle as Republican candidate for the Gnvi ntonhip, the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse, New York, again nominated Governor Franklin Roosevelt. The Democrats have now adopted an even wetter plank than the Republicans. They
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  • 117 12 Report Adopted by League Assembly. Gir.eva, Sept. 30. The Assembly adopted the report and resolution on the reduction of armaments, hut the German. Austrian and Hungarian delegates abstained from voting as no date was fixed for the General Disarmament Conference. M. Biiand said he was convinced that the November
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  • 73 12 Elections to Be Held In November. Vienna. Sept. 30. A new Cabinet has been formed as follows Herr Vaugoin, Chancellor and Minister of Defence. Mgr. Seipel, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Prince Starhemberg, Minister of Interior. Herr Hueber, Minister of Justice. The Pan Germans and the Agrarians refused to
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  • 95 12 Fighting in Front of President's I Palace. Havana, Sept. 30. A pitched battle took place today between armed students ami the police round the Presidential Palace, to which students had marched shooting in the air and shouting "Down with President Machado." Police reinforcements were rushed up, and the
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  • 21 12 "All Quiet on the Western Front," the I famous War film, is being screened at I the Marlborough. i
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  • 278 12 CHILD WELFARE Work. Instructive Film Shown At Flagstaff House. An interesting film in connection with the work of the Child Welfare Society was shown privately last night at Flagstaff House. The film was made locally and tells a story which leads up to the work of the Society. It is
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  • 141 12 Attempted Murder Assize Case Ends. The Singapore Assize case of attempted murder in which the complainant was stated to have received two bullet wound? and 11 stab wounds ended in a sentence of penal servitude for life on the first accused, Vi Pi Wai. The ether accused was
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  • 75 12 To Build Swimming Bath Costing Tcs. 100,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 1. At the annual general meeting of the Sports Club here a committee was empowered to have built a swimming bath, the ccst cf which was not to exceed Tcs. 100,000. A motion that
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  • 468 12 Kuominchun Evacuating Their Positions. Nanking, Sept. 30. President Chiang Kai-shek has telegraphed to the Government that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has decided to retire. The Kuorainchun are evacuating their positions on the Lunghai Railway and the local commander has sent delegates to confer with President Chiang Kai-shek
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  • 21 12 Mails from Europe (London mails dispatched Sept. 11) by the Morea are due at Penang aj 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 176 12 Now Believed to be In Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Set. 30. There is no definite information here concerning the whereabouts of W. B. Penman, of Rose, Macphail and Penman, the Singapore brokers, for whose arrest a warrant was issued recently on a charge of criminal
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  • 222 12 Another Railway Deviation Award Appeal. Another appeal from an award by the Collector for land taken up by Government in connection with the railway deviation scheme came before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) this morning. Mr. C. H. Smith, appearing for the owner, Tan Han Heng,
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  • 129 12 New Machines For Empire Routes. Rugby, Sept. 30. A flight of the largest and most powerful air liners in the world, totalling 50,000 lorse power, will be possessed by Great Britain when Imperial Airways take delirery shortly of eleven great new aeroplanes and flying-boats intended for use
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  • 71 12 mportance in Connection With World Peace. Geneva, Sept. 30. The League Assembly adopted the •eport of the sixth committee dealing vith the protection of minorities. The •eport laid stress on the capital importince of the problem in connection with he peace of the world and expressed the •pinion
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  • 57 12 Congress Action Makes Solution More Difficult. Simla, Sept. 30. The Viceroy, Lord li win, in a spaech s at a Punjab Government banquet, denounced the action of members of the Congress in refusing to attend the Round- I Table Conference and conducting civil disobedience, which, he declared, made
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  • 98 12 Appointments Abroad Under Consideration. It was recently reported in Rome that the Vatican is considering the appointment of consuls, or individuals to function as such, in countries where the Holy See now is represented by Papal Nuncios. The necessity for having consuls to represent the interests in
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  • 763 12 Jury Find Insufficient Evidence. When Vi Si Wai claimed trinl Man Mr. Justice Mundell and a special jury on a charge of murder, the Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. J. H. Pedlow) s:iid that a man named Wong Yin, who would be the principal witness in the ease,
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  • 67 12 Four People Killed While Attempting Stunt. New York, Sept. lit. While an airman was trying to change from a low-flying machine to another »bove it which let down a rope ladder the ligher machine was caught' in v Midden iquall. The aviator was thrown off the ladder vhich*
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  • 120 12 Accelerating Mails to Siam And China. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. :;o. A company which plans to run, in cooperation with other companies, an air line from Rangoon to Hanoi and on to Hong Kong has issued a prospectus. The company i» called the Aerial
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    • 39 12 GORDON'S FOR Pahits, Cocktails Slings. k [Gordon] J 1 I DISTILLERY jp IONDQM.I f§ I Jn _i_ w The Best GIN makes the Best SLING GORDON'S EVERY TIME. Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in England) 1 It
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  • Malays Beat Europeans in Last Match of Season,—Yachting at Batavia.
    • 1993 13 Malays' Narrow Win. COOI) POOTBALL IN CHARITY MATCH. Malaya I; Europeans 2. If a team cannot score gnals, they cannot win matches. Th.is it was with the European XI which met the Bingapen Cup winners, the Malays, in aid of the Malay Vernacular Si honk'
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    • 147 13 Today's Ciame at Thomson Road. Annther big turn out was seen on the Paaang yesterday afternoon. As the ground is not yet in a condition fjr play, only passing and scrum practice were indnlged in. The practice game arranged for tor.:orrow ha* been postponed, but player.--BK urged to
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    • 129 13 Malays' Success In Klang High School Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Sept. 27. The first athletic sports meeting of the Klang High School proved a huge success, attracting a large number of ■spectators. A feature of the meeting was the enthusiastic manner in which a large number
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    • 85 13 Wednesday. October 1. Rugby: Public S«rvicei vs. A.P.C., BorneoBouitcad XV, Thomson Uoad. S.CC. Six-a-side Soccer Final, 5.13 p.m., Padanfr. Hockey: S.R.C. t». Police, S.R.C. Thursday, October 2. Pole: Firit round of K.O.R. Cop. Rugby: S.CC. Practice. Hockey: R.I. n. "f" Co. Welch Rest. Friday, October 3. Hockey: S.R.C.
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    • 622 13 The Singapore Doubles Championship. The final match of the Singapore badminton open doubles i liumpionship tournament was played off al the S.V.C. Drill Hall, Beach Road, whither hundreds of badminton enthusiasts flocked to see what proved to be a well contested game. Among those present were Mrs. Lee Choon
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    • 81 13 S.R.C. Team to Meet Police On Padanp Today. Thr following have boen selected to reproacat the S.R.C against the Police at boekey today on the Padang O. C. V.'.ia W. Atkinson and A. G. Armstrong: C Van Gtyni, W. A. Aeiia (capt.) an.l T. AlhuqjeiTae H. N. Baihetchet, J.
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    • 888 13 Three Events at Batavia Described. The following account of the recent inter-port yacht races at Batavia is contributed by a correspondent The fourth annual inter-nort races took place at Batavia on Sept. 20 and 21, and resulted in a win for tho Royal Batavia Yacht Club by
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    • 114 13 Week-End Competitions At The S.<;.C. The Singapore Golf Gob October nedal competition will played an Saturday nnd Bonday, Oct. 4 and B. Tke limit oi' handicap will be 18. The October iadJes' bagty competition will i»- played on Monday, Oct. 0. Tho limit handicap allowed will be oae
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    • 94 13 Course Open for Training On Saturda\ The Singapore racecourse will Uf nin^L* cially open for training on Saturday .it 5.45 n.m. in preparation for tho meeting to be held oa 18, -'i aad SB. Owing to Urn Betaagw races, bow being held, the full Hat of horses mid
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    • 41 13 Full Points for Luton Town And Accrington. fonrtni. s<i>t. '•0 ill.- fnMlcilH MN the results >>r English LeagM mstrfcss playcil today Third I »i i»:< ::i (SU.utliern). in; I I Third f>h;-.i.;i (Northern). Accringtoo Bt. i: 1 i: i.'tr.
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    • 58 13 Stratchinys for Today's Events. Scratching* for tridaj'-i hum at Kuala Lumpur arc as to!!c. 2. Kortalorif. Galloway, No Trumper. More Yet, ClarM, Zolzamrod, Olurita. 4. Colakc, Kylp:i. fj. Boy Chuiltim. Ver.tior, Doubli- Call. 7. Deep Masic, Mclan. i, Merry-Go- Unund, I.c Souverain, Hopaway. Rosctic. All Enpairrnior.ts. Colake. The
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    • 55 13 GILBERT sullivan. Operas in complete form on "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" RECORDS ONLY H.M.S. PINAFORE nine 12-inch black label records with album $31.50. PIRATES OF PENZANCE eleven 12-inch black label records with album $38.50. lOLANTHE eleven 12-inch black label records with album $35.50. (ELECTRICAL RECORDINGS). S MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in
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    • 66 13 Protect yourself against imitations with./ similar uoundinfi names \V <Baueb f s ASPIRIN *>& ,0^ alone offers a genuine guaran-/ \.o.e of a rapid and certain cure of .Av/J /headache, toothache, rheumatism, V\^ »Ibr y n I!ien a fever, etc. In all cases /gj^^/ask for BAYERS ASPIRIN in the /O
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  • 3732 14 World-Wide Shrinkage Of Values. RUBBER AND TIN. QUESTION OF REDUCTION OF FREIGHTS. The half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, yesterday, Mr. J. Robertson presiding. Others present included the Hon. Mr. W. J. Wilcoxson, the Hon. Mr.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 238 14 TRIAL OF DE ROSA AT BRUSSELS To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir,— With reference to the telegram from Brussels published under the abo. heading in Oie issue of your paper i>f Saturday last, the 27th inst. That Signor Turati (formerly Mussolini's chiet lieutenant but who resigned the Gene.-8l
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    • 375 14 Programme of Ceremonial Opening. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 30. The following is the programme for the kpening of the Federal Council on Monday The read in front of the Government offices will be closed after 9.35 a.m. t<> all traffic other than cars conveying H.E.
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    • 36 14 The Young Women's Christian Association are holding their next Jumble sale on Thursday, Oct. 9 and would appreciate any clothing and household articles which may be left nt Fort Canning or the office, B, Raffles Quay.
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  • 1023 14 Damages for Wrongful Seizure. Giving judgment yesterday in favour of P. Fernandez, who claimed from Peter Chong damu'ces for wrongful seizure of plaintiff's business premises, at 'J, D'Almeida Street, hired from defendant, the Chief Justice (Sir William Mur-son) said: The plaintiff in this case sues the
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  • 569 15 What German "Reds" Saw in Russia. Two OerSMB cal-niiners, Bruno Wrobel and Gustav Rokitter, who acctpted a Holshevik agent's offer of work in a mine at Rutshenkovo, in the Donetz district, have left the Soviet paradise in double quick time. They entered Russia on July 21,
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  • 235 15 Sensational Suggestion Discredited. Geneva, Sept. 17. During the week-end a burglar broke into tin- hotel U-droom of a 'British delegate to the League Assembly, Mr. V. .1. Noel Baker, M.P., held up Mr. Baker and I, is wife with a revolver, and escaped. Mr. Baker, in an
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  • 91 15 Exports Down by Rs. 10,000,000 In August. Calcutta, Sept. 18 The acute depression in trade is reflected in the returns of Calcutta's trade for August, issued by the Collector of Customs. Exports during the month fell by over a crore compared with July, the figure for last
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  • 1555 15  -  Critic. J. Jefferson Firjron.) (By Oar London Survey Of The Highlights Of The Pasi Year Present Theatrical Inactivity The End Of "Journey's End"— Fate Of The Fortune It Made "Bitter Sweet" Well Into Its Second YearMany Revivals All Succeed. London, Sept. 'i. "I^Y.XT
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  • 278 15 Anna Per Quart More In Calcutta. Calcutta, Sept. 18. Whisky will cost more in Calcutta from October 1. The Government of Bengal has decided to increase from that date the licence fees levied on wines, beers and spirits imported into the province. The manager of a well-known firm
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  • 46 15 Algiers, Sept. 20 A native travelling in a taxi-cab near hen- was killed by a stone thrown by a monkey while the taxi was passing through the area in which a war was taking place between the two rival tribes of monkeys.
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  • 116 15 Hyderabad's Unique Tribute To An Englishman. Secun-erabad, Sept. R Eloouent tribute to the memory of Mr A. C. Hankin, whose death was reported recently, is paid by Mr. J. E. Armstrong. Director-General, in the Hyderabad District Police Gazette. After referring to the genius rof Mr. Hankin in organising
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  • 70 15 Miner's Daughter Becomes Medical Missionary. London Sept. 1U A Wigan miner's daughter, Dr. Mary Tomlinson, aged 31. who began work as a cotton operative and was then succe >- sively employed on the colliery surface and as a nurse in a hospital has now graduated as M.8.,
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  • 104 15 Not Nearly Enough of Them In London. There are not enough housebreakers in London. If you want your house or officp torn down you must give notice, for all tIM experts who wield pick and hammer in the demolition of buildings are vi, raged in one or other of
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  • 129 15 Irish Betting Shops Begin To (irow. London, f"pt. 5 Conceived with the idea of inproviiiir the hsrse racing industry, the lrijji Free State's 1920 Betting Act has, in the eye.< of the Parliamentary Joint Committee, ■ved a national disaster. The sanctioning of betting shops caused them to sprout
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  • 111 15 Magistrate Injured lly Old Offender. Hajshahi, Sept. IJ. A brick wa.i thrown at the sub-divi-sional officer in the court today by an old oiVtnder thai cod with attempted robbery on th? Eastern l!enj;ai Railway. Tho bri< k was a "protest" at being re-mandi-d in 'such a small
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 134 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. 19- S"P*nt 20. Skin-di.scatc 1. Perplex W. Respected Nitrcotic Calcareous (tone 10. Egg-shaped 24 Procrastinate 11. Viceroy 26. Pole-cat VI. Huvinir loke.t 7 Abate 13. Annoyed Frequent 14. Hasty repast 9 w 'n pain 18. Domestic unimul Resinous exudation 18. Elliptical Volitation U, Cune Keeper
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 156 16 PUBLICITY VANS Need Not Waste Money Publicity vans make and save money. By transporting goods they save money by their publicity value they earn money. But in the job of saving and earning they need not waste money. Running costs can be kept low, and speed and space can be
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    • 108 16 People will stop to read this, the fifth is the man who made up this Advertisement. To attract your attention is the Main Idea and to interest you in the Cars we are Agents for is the other. REMEMBER Aus n Riley or Bentiey cars, Phone 5088. BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED.
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  • 1252 17 Personalities From The Dominions. (Hy Major S.K.P. Athcrlc'y.) The Imperial Economic Conference is invested tkil ycai with a more than ordinary importance. At any lnoajent now ttu ESnpin at the World n.ight be divided bttWMB America, M. Briand and Lord Hcnvcrbiook. Tlie British Empire will
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  • 82 17 Conference in London In November. I ondon. Sept. 18. A aoaference of Salvation Army CommiMionen from ci! parts of the world will be hflii in London in November for the purpose i strengthening the hands of G«ierm] Hinriai in the extension and consolidation of the Army's operations. An
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 529 17 VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP. Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we (five publicity to the following appeals for work from men who are unem- ployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to
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    • 443 17 departments,, rough goods and nundries department, and aet«d as manager of Singapore depot. Knows markets of Malaya, 81am, Java and Sumatra. Discharged while on leave in England but can be cabled for. Apply, Unemployed Ninety. EUROPEAN. Austrian, aged 25. experienced in sale of sundries, piece goods and cycle and motor-car
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    • 648 17 with F.M.S. Railways and ten year:)' experience as estate office clerk. Apply, Unemployed Nine. CHINESE. Aired 40. Speaifa Ken, CuttBM*! HultKien and Hailani. Three years us interpreter with 1'trik KJver Hydro-Electric Tower Ltd. Seeks clerical work of which he has had more than ten years' experience. Apply, tnoin ployed Twenty-nine.
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    • 554 17 INDIAN .UlfilSTIAN. Aged 30. Speakh Tamil, Tch-gii, Malay and Malayalam. Experienced in estate accounts, a« conductor anil factory clerk. Can use typewriter. Apply, Unemployed Thirty-eight. INDIAN. Young man employed for nearly three years in Government Health Department at i'enang aa suliInanwtair and storekeeper in the antimalarial liranch. Apply, Unemployed Sixteen.
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  • 2391 18 COSTS AGAINST M.A.A. Court Decides There Is A Case to Answer. SEQUEL TO SCENES AT FOOTBALL MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 30. \s briefly announced in the Straits Times yesterday, judgment wa< delivered in the Supreme Court hy tho Chief JusBoa. Mr.
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  • 387 18 Remarkable Story In Court. You have not only disgraced yourself but tile Rejrinu-nt anel also the European community. One year's rigorous Imprisonment," said Mr. G. T. Peal!, the acting Singapore Criminal District Judge, ;his morning in passir.Tr sentence on Pte. A. .1. MlOgri rye, of the 2nd Battalion
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 157 18 DANGER LURKS in Half- Clean Teeth! i*ntfi«J ptrtu^-of 0 El Ihin diatrram Ihown hon > iirti n- lr>1 <i>«*p tl"«"i into th^ iJvim n v i it,.- miiKi of plvttly wher.- Ihr toothbnjfh d.iay oav iurk. cannot reach. Merc surface brushing is not sufficient protection Decay starts nhot tiny cretices
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    • 351 19 ■*< exceed $11,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. ■The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ■AD NMI ■Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. H'hc Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 574 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam C Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (aboot £8,600,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (aboot £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 28,187,797 (about £2,360,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. A OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East f "SHANGHAI Head office for
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    • 646 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. Incorporated by Special Charter in Japan) apital Subscribed Y15,000,000 apital Paid-up V 12,126,000 President S. Shimada, Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Yanagita, Esq. M. Araki, Esq. T. Hisamune, Bag. N. Takagi, Eaq. T. Yoshida, Esq. HEAD OI'FIC'E Taipeh, Formosa (Tainan) BRANCHES AM) AGENCIES imoy Hankow Makong
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    • 188 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life. Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. Asseta Assurances In force £116,753,004. £493,404,870. LET US DEMONSTRATE how a Policy of $10,000 over 25 years
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    • 302 19 PHOTO OF NERVE CELLS SEEN THROUGH MICROSCOPI** Conquer "TWT JNerves (Irritability, listlessness, stomach trouble.) Nerve- weakness causes bad transmission of the 1^ nerve impulses and may result in the irregular functioning of almost every organ of the body. Irritable nerves,digestive troubles, stomach pains, sleeplessness all these different complaints are due
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