The Straits Times, 4 October 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYlh*.^ 4 0 I'AGES SINGAPORE, SATURDA-Y, OCTOBER 4. 1930. TRItE^ CENTS. The Straits Times. li PACES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1930. pricf: in cents
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      105 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL BT. ('PHONE 5161). 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 MARY PICKFORD and DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS "TAMING OF THE SHREW All-Talkine. All-I.aof liinf Srmation SWISS CONDENSED MILK SLEDGE JJSSS BRAND FULL IsISB^! CREAM ALWAYS UNIFORM QUALITY See the Words "Prepared in Switzerland" upon every label DELCO LIGHT. K§Sf fi i READY STOCKS
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      162 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. (PHONE 3683). LAI ft x\Aj\jv\\.i\v\xks ■iMr'i'^viai jjaff fc-gy.W <^:i3ll 45 inches wide. Sit'" W^l^^BhnE EXCLUSIVE TO ROBINSONS KRAFT CHEESE NO WASTE NO RIND -A Flavour that you will appreciatesiwAFPßß COLD STORAGE co..™. I PIISFNFR RFFR MMUgj there i.> our liiin-, wliicli the climate of jEE&E"
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      15 1 «.15 TO-NIGHT 9.1.", MARY PICKFORI) and DOl(i!.VS I'AIRB.VNKS j "TAMING OF WTHE SHREW J^-T«)klnt, All-Laughing
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      577 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AN!) APCAR LINES i in Knginnd) M\l I'ASSBMGEB AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MOREA 11,000 Oct. BKNALLA n.li-o Oet 1 KAKMAL4
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      592 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail YASUKUNI MARU 11,800 Oct. 8 9 HAKONE MARU 10,500 Oct. 22 23 S SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 7 t FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Nov. 20 21 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,000 Dec. 3 4
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      467 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the lnrgcst and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      569 2 ftNORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany) The nndernoted are the Company's intended fixtures. OUTWARDS TRAVE for Saigon, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Vladivostock Oct. 12 COBLENZ for Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku, Dalny and Tsingtau Oct. 13 SALSTER for Hong Kong, Shanghai. Kobe, Osaka, Moji, Dalny and Tsingtau Oct. 26 SFRANKEN
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      598 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) 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 HAMBURG. (Route
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      568 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam). BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Uuncnnrii, Telupin, Patani, Singorn, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Lungsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Oct. 6 Oct. S VALAYA Oct. la Oct. IS MALINI Oct M Oct. U The steamers are fitted throughout
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      476 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa AsnetersUai Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage a.s. Slamat 12,000 K.L. Oct. 10 l.an deWitt 10.354 S.M.N. Oct. 17 ii. I'atria 10,000 R.L. Oct. 24 T C ilooft M/.tJ S.M.N. Oct. 81 m.v. Sibajak 13.000
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      1436 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore Penaag tm.s. BORINGIA Oct. 15 Oct. 17 m.s. JUTLANDU Not. 6 Not. 7 m.s. ALSIA Dee. 3 Dec. 5 m.s. FIONIA Dec 17 Dec. 19
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      350 3 RLAVENESS LINE (Incorporated la Norway) Direct Fast Monthly Service from BELAWAN DELL PENANG AND SINGAPORE to LOS ANGELES, S. FRANCISCO, PORTLAND, ORE: VANCOUVER, 8.C., SEATTLE and TACOMA. Arrive Dye Bail Los Spore B*pore Angeles. CORNEVILLE Oct. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 26 McALISTER CO.. LTD. Agents, Singapore and Penang. PLANTERS STORES
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      407 3 Prescription I If you are a sufferer frorr Eczema. Ringworm, Sores. M^W Itching Eruptions, Rashott or any form of skin iisMM 1.1 ua« D.D.L). Prescription. Jus! I a few drops of this marvollous H lotion and you havn mst int relief. I Irritation and pain Roes at one*. I and
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  • Obituary
    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS
    67 4 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS HALE. On October S, 1090, Dr. Alfred A. Hale, age 65 years. Funeral today at Bidaoari, at .'> p.m. I.M.S. and Penang papers please eopi. PUEY -Mis. l'uey Yean Chuan nee Wee Hock Keo <lieil ::t her residence, Race Course Road, mi Oct. l, I9M, leaving behind
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      730 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Msnugea, Str»it» Times. Cecil StrferL ri*a«» Insert th* following irnall advertisement foi dSTt t— Tbsr* ar* spproximstely seven words to s line and there Is c Sat rat* eaexfe oi 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion.
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      371 4 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. Fiat 509, four scater, cheap, apply Captain Blagden, Changi. SOfOBB SENIOR, four scater, excellent condition, cash $400. Trial by arrangement. Reply 52X, Straits Times. FOR SALE, Armstrong Siddcley, 1927, 14 h.n. tourer. Perfect running order. Any trial. 015, Straits Times. EASTERN Auto Coy., Ltd., have always
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      836 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, 90, Meyer Road. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, 111, Meyer Road. Entry Sept. 1. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. R3, Meyer Road, immediate entry. Apply Meyer ltrothcrs. BUNGALOW, No. 18, Angnllia Park, to let. Apply M. S. K. Angnllia Co. TO LET,
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      494 4 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET. Offices at 1-A. Raffles Quay, from Ai p. 1. For rent and particulars apply to Guth'rie Co., Ltd. TO LET, 132 and IS4, Haralock Boad. twostoreyed riverside godowns, suitable for rubber. Apply Stephens, Paal 4 Co. TO LET godowna Nos. 31 and 32, Wallich Street.
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      849 4 THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD. AND REDUCED. REFUND OF CAPITAL. NOTICE is hereby -Wen that the transfer books of the Company will close ut noon on oiiturduv, Oct. 11. IMQ, and remain closed until Saturday, 0 i. IK, I'JUO, tor the parpose of -determining shareholders entitled to the refund of
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      687 4 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS BF.TTI.KMF.NT Ol" SINGAPORE. Companies Windinc Up No. of 1930. 'V m HATRI OF ORDINANCE NO. IU (COMPAMEB) V\l) IN THE MATTKK OF THE UK. II STREET PROVISION STORK, UNITED. NOTICE U hereby piven that a petition for the winding ii;i by the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      274 4 MISCELLANEOUS •CAMPBELLS" are cominj GERMAN" TUITION. Phone 4533. MARBLES, white Italian. 1, Telegraph St. Xl ROPKAN MASSIXSK, Ma. 7, Prinsep Street. PRIVATE CHINESE TUITION OFFERED, Hokkten ai:d .Mandarin. Apply No. 519. Straits Times. TI^ALTIFLL COLOURED MARBLES STOCKED. APPLY SINGAPORE CASKET CO. TEL 0075. WANTED, second-hand typewriters. Send lowest ire, make
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      693 5 MININO IIKPORT N«». Th<- .lairman and Directors TIIK RAUa AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE, S.S. Gmttaaen, I bop to tot —id ti> rcpnr of the mmm f«i the fnui soding Sent. U, I9M. Drvclciiirv.-n!. Thr development work comtod for ih. 1 ra i-- :i !ot:il of Tor,'; foct, Biakias
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      497 5 MAKES ALL THE V«j^ DIFFERENCE TO A C: \WA iss^ _<F^ ________________________________________B___L^^_^rgKJ DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Body Price la. 9d. and 4s. ___^__3______________r: i i Helps for Students Preparing Cambridge Examinations. Paraphrases of hint; Henry V, Coriolanuß, Last of the Barons, etr. SI cents
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      276 5 K^aar ___9_» Mo "sb 7 _P"* FUST AID Safe, swift, sure, Listerine h.\> been used as an antiseptic by millions for nearly fifty years. Recent ofnciai usts prove that it is so powerful it kills 200milliur.' ofr boi Igerms in 15 icconus. Yet -a ill not harm the muse Jciirati.-tiss'.xv
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      218 5 r j No skin trouble for thir, youngster- or his Moiher. They use Ccticora Soap and Ointment and Talcum -ana Dcddy uses Iht Shaving Stick! Cuiieura ,«»r- >.n < <■ h <>• <•••> '< -J' i ..i i.i l-hlpp- Milny.) l.m.u.i. Caibu Buil...n|l. I'mui""'. CHRIST S HOSPITAL HH'NDKl: S DAY
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      265 5 IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO QUENCH A THIRST HUT ARE ALWAYS ATHIRST to QUENCH A FIRE Sole Ageatf for Malaya If* ENI.RA I I SINGAPORE IIOH KUALA LI MI'l K. BROOKE BOND Ng="L YELLOW LABEL ■^BgS^15P5| The Rolls Roycv of Teas. [f^Sf^^SfW There cannot l>e bettor. Try II7t^^^mT3bI anv ut
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  • FEATURES OF THE WEEK'S NEWS FROM CHINA.
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      POSSIBILITIES OF PEACE.
      851 6 Federal Government. A FORECAST OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN. Writing prior to the armed intervention of Manchuria, ar.d the occupation of Tientsin and Peking by Mukden troops, a writer in the Shanghai journal, Finaml ComswrcCi of Sept. 17 gives a very intelligent forecast of probable (Man events. Two
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      IS MOSCOW PLAYING WITH CHINA?
      342 6 German Views of Moscow Conference. Berlin, Sept. 17. In spite of the preoccupation resulting from the German elections diplomatic circles here still folbw carefully the Moscow Conference on Sino-Kussian affairs. The Chinese delegation has been in Moscow some months and is beginning to show signs
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      RUSSIANS LONG WALK
      194 6 . From Shanghai to Canton In Search of Work Hong Kong, Sept. 24. A tine of $50, or in default, six weeks' imprisonment to be followed by expulsion I ;'r>m the Colony, was the sentence passed i here yesterday on a Russian named Soovo- roff, who pleaded guilty
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      KONGMOON REDS.
      135 6 Paid Agents Sent to Stir Up Trouble. Canton, Sept. 2.!. With reference to the report from KongnvHin that a Communist plot hasbeen discovered there, it is now learned that two shops were raided, following information secretly furnished to the military authorities. Large quantities of seditious literature Tor propaganda
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      BIAS BAY
      105 6 . MarincH and Gunboats On Patrol. Canton. Sept. 24 For the suppression of banditry and piracy in the Bins Bay and vicinity, Adrr.iia' (hr.n Chak, of the 4th Cantonese Squadron, has detailed several contingents of marines in the various garrisons, also the gunboats An Pci, Mm Sen and Fu
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      BANDITS' BIG HAUL.
      342 6 Launch Held Up $20,000 Stolen. Luchow, Anhui, Sept. 8. The launch and large trailer which runs every day between Wuhu and Luchow was held up by bandits on Chao Lake today. Some of the bandits got on the launch as passengers in Wuhu. When the launch was
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      HEAVY TAXATION.
      362 6 U.S. Official's Startling Revelations. An illuminatirig and detailed report on the diversity of taxation in Central China has been forwarded by the American Consul-General at Hankow to the Washington Department of Commerce. In most countries the absolute primary necessities of the people are, as far as possible, left
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      YOUNG MARSHAL'S INTERVENTION.
      941 6 Full Text of Historic Telegrams. The newspapers to hand from Shanghai yesterday contain a full translation (as supplied by the Kuo Mm News Agency) of the circular telegram addressed by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liar/r to the National Government at Nanking and to the leaders of the Northern Coalitior
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      BRITISH ECONOMIC MISSION.
      903 6 HONG KONG LETTER. Hong Kong Sidelights. EDITOR HOLDS STAKES IN £100 BET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Haag Konit, Sept. M. The coming visit to China of the l!ritish Economic Mission has been the t.>pi' of comment lately in one of the Hong •'one; pavers. The editorial opinion
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      149 6 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. f" rt of no<v Jll. Obliterates 1. Evening meal Women 0. tdjrcd 21. Heals 10. Sunshade 20. Tardy 11. Gives a couifh 28. Poem It. Muny 32. Cut lengthwise 18. Garment-. 33. Gladly 16. Kternallv 34. Instant 19. Situation.* 3D. Chief 20. Yield 07. Governor
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      201 7 6-15 Tonight 9-15 MATINEES TODAY TOMORROW at 3 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE. The Director of The Broadway Melody" Repeats with Another Brilliant ALL MUSICAL SUCCESS "CHILDREN OF PLEASURE" with BENNY RUBIN LAWRENCE GRAY HELEN JOHNSON AND WYNNE GIBSON The True Spirit of Youth in Society's Faster Set FIVE BRAND NEW
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      320 7 VICTORIAJHEATRE October Slh at 9.30 p.m. POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT 7N THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL. Admission by Programme $1. COMING Nov. 22 23 TWO RECITALS ONLY DAME CLARA BUTT AND MR. KENNERLEY RUMFORD. GET OUT OF THE RUT. FOK«;fcT THK i MtK.s OF THE HAY. (iO FOR A HOLIDAY TO
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    ADVANTAGES OF SEA OVER AIR.
    1202 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Cost Of Maintenance And Operation. The case for Atlantic transport by sea ra'.her than by air is well argued in n letfr by Sir Bradford Leslie, which was published in The Times in mail week. The letter expresses the hope that Ix-foic any
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      A PIONEER. First Japanese-Built Liner.
      557 8 A PIONEER. First Japanese-Built Liner. It is reported from San FranciK-o that the Los Anpeles Steamship Company has replaced the burned out City of Honolulu, originally the Hamburg American Ki:iUt6chr,u, which has been condemned as past repair, 1-y the purchase from the Nippon Ynaea Kaisha of the Tenyo Maru, a
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      PASSENGERS.
      412 8 1h» f0'.10.. i-ij.' !>«ssenfrers for Malaya l--ft 1/onrfoii on Sept in tho P. and U. v. in Siac ipon today; Mr. J. Aaderaoa, Mr. N. M. Back. Mr and Mrs. W. Bryaat, .Mr. H. f. Bennett, Mr-,. H X )!o I;: f,,rd. Miaa M. F. Scales, Mr. C. Clitlmeni,
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      264 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Oct. 4. On London Bank 4 m/i 2/4 i rj Demand 't. :j 7 rrivate 3 m. credit 2 'I 9 '82 On New York, demand CC SIC Private 90 d.'s r.7 13/16 On France, Bank T.T. 1435 On India, Bank T.T. 158 On Honjr Ron*, Bank T.T.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        484 8 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers S«Ilen £1 £1 Asam Kumbanj 20.'- 25 S T> Ayer HiUm Tin S3 O.^ £1 XI Bongrin Tin 13 C 14/6 1 1 KuL.ir.ir Padanf 0.10 0.15 1 1 Batu Coves 0.40 0.45 1 1 Bokit Arang :to 0.40 £1 £1 Burmah Malay It/. 12/-
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        GENERAL.
        254 8 Issue VU. i'.l. Buyer: Seller* 2 S Alex. Brick Ordt. 2.40 2.CU 2 2 Alex. Brick Vr-f*. 2.00 2.10 £1 fl Brit. Am. Tvbacco tXt VIA 1 1 Ccntrii'. Engine ».3ii 0.42 nom. 100 5U Chinese Cum. Bank 102 CO 104.00 Cl k'l Con. T. S. 7'.; Profs. 10
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        112 8 Singapore CoM Storage 7 p.e. dib. of 1926 red. IKJi-20 102 105 ci. Sir.frapnro Municipal p.e. ul lil.n rtd. 1930 *l,&7?,000 r»r. 5Ci prcm. Sinffr.porc Municipal 4Hi p.c. el MM red. IMI $1,600,C00 95 par Singapore Municipal iM p.c. of 1909 red. VS,j <1,000.000 95 par Singapore
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        RUBBER SHAKES.
        367 8 Fraserjind Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's i'ricea Fruaer 1. > 1 A Co. Lrblt Uk'J.liy >$:) 0.75 0.S0 C.'*9 O.'..O Alor Cajah <$!) 0.70 O.bO 0.70 0.A0 K. Hitam (91) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 Kuning ($1; 0.20 C.'iO 0.20 0J0 lUlajr (?2i 1.00 1.50 1.2i»1.40c>:. K.
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    ENGLAND IS MORE SOBER.
    328 8 Fewer Convictions For Drunkenness. Licensing statistics, issued by the Home Office, show that there were fewer convictions for drunkenness in England and Wales durinc 1923 than in any year since 1918. The number of convictions was 51,966, compared with 55,642 in 1928. a decrease of 3,676.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    551 8 S. ANDREWS (ATHEDKAI.. Ittfc Sue dcy after Trinity. October G. 1930, 7 a.m. Holy Co inn. 7.30 a.m.. Matin* X a.i:i Hal) '.'oran. (Choral) 10 a.m.. Children's EUCha-Ittt-i i.'JO p.m., Evensong (Chora! i and Strnicn Mon., Wod. ami Friday Holy Omin. ;it 1 a.m., Tucb., Thurs. and Saturday
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    MAILS FOR »:UROPE.
    31 8 MAILS FOR EUROPE. By Spore London r«lamb« Ail*. 28 Sept. 22 Kashmir Sept. 6 Sept. 27 Prins der Noderlaiiden Sept. 5 f-epr. 27 Sept. I! Sept. 29 Fl.ilocrnn Sept. 12 Oct.
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    BISHOP AND LAMBETH
    290 8 New Methods to Meet New Circumstances. Thr I'iihop of Oxford, writing on the Lambeth Conference in the Oxford Diocesan Magazine, says Throughout the vvorld there is a spirit of inquiry and vrllinsm end tendency to distrust Man which have come from the past. There is nothing in
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    54 8 On the occasion of the Festival of IJud(il.a Savanna Povarana, prayers, will be offered at the Buddha Wehara, Kir.ta Koad, when offerings of rice, flowers, takes and fruits of the season will be made. The prayers will begin at 5 o'clock in the morning and end at midnight, on Oct.
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    172 8 Saturday. October 4. 11. W. 9.10 a.m., 7 ft. 7 in., 8.29 p.m.. 8 ft. Sunday, October 5. H. W. 9.3G a.m., 8 ft. 2 in., 9.15 p.m., 8 ft. C in. Concert, Memorial Hall, 9.15 p.m. Mnnday, October S. J H. W. 10 a.m., 8
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    166 8 Today. Saaagbal I Honolulu Maru) [i p.m. J.pan anil Korea (J'arccl.i (Hunolulu Maru) 2.30 p.m. lapao and Karea (Klagehew) :i p.m. Kcniaman, Dungun anil 'i'rengganu i Redaagl p.m. Soath-Kaat Borneo (General raa Cerii .3 p..m. Java. Sootk-Weat Sumatra. SootaEaat ilorneo, Caleb**, Moluccas Timor Dilly (Swartenhoadt) 3 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    215 8 Saturday, October i. 8 Kip* «1onz«ido the Wharxm or expected to arrive. KErPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tug Prince, W. Bt. Aznes I, Ki I'i'li. Kiman. Oil Wharf II.M.S. Herald. Coal Wharf Patrol. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong I'auir. Albert Dock ;i.)li. Medusa. Victoria i)«..k Maki.-in. Kcp|>rl Hirli.iur.
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    82 8 PrograaiaM »f drills uj> to and for week tading Oct. 5 .Saturday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m., Drill Hall, hrtelligence Platoon, Road Reconnaissance 2 p.m.. Bukit 'lirnah P.ange, "B" (Knglish) Co.. CtaaalOeation p.n>., FnrTer Rango, "A" [HO.) Co., Classification Vickcr* Gun. Sunday, Oct. Blakaa Muti, S.U.A. (V), Battery Shout
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    269 9 Rubber Sentiment A Little. Brighter. MORE TIN DREDGES STOPPED. (Ily Our I in. iin ial Correspondent.) Singapore', Saturday, 10 a.m. Tnda> "s Prices liuhhcr, 12 cents per lb. Tin. IM tons at .sfi:i' 2 per picul. Yc-terda)'s I'rices 1< ii l)l)(-i. London I !.'>.' l6d. per lb.,
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    WHEAT SHORTAGE.
    237 9 How a Prophecy Can Be Faiaitied. hia prv. identiaj ■t the opening meeting ef the British Associal n 1 pt. :i. referred to .h>- pr i hecj mad* by Sir William Crooki -ion in KM. Thh that e»en :,houid all the ,1.1 t tN ir area to the
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    MARKET REPORT.
    199 9 .mil Peat (Singapore) Ltd.. report on Oct. as follows The past week h;x again seen a snKifinK liarket with only 5m..1l bnaiiSH paaeUssT, The shipment* for September were as Mtimated earlier in the month 49,'J2'.t tons, mil consequently hail no further weaken nc effect on prices. Shipments for
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      BANKS HELPING INDUSTRY.
      1105 9 i Sheffield's Struggle To Regain Markets. Although Sheffield, in common with other industrials centres, is suffering from the prevailing depression, the city is turning out r>o per cent, more steel and steel products than in the best pre-War years. Sheffield's standard of production is today higher than
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      CHAMBER OF! COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 9 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. 12 o'clock noon, Oct. 4. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 12 12>. Standard R.S.S. on Tender October 12% 12V* November 12* 12% December 12% 18 Nov.-Dec. 12»4 12 vi Jan^Mar. 13% 13?« Tone of Market Irregular. Latest CabU London Spot Sheet 3
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      179 9 Ocean shipments of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and' revertex, being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan ports, during- the month of Note 1. This return, as previously, represents ocean-shipments of rubber during the calendar month, irrespective of date of receipt of exporters' documents. 2. The
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      THE REGULATION OF RUBBER.
      1102 9 Adjusting Prices A 10-Year Plan. In the course of a review of the rubber situation compiled by Messrs. Charles Hope and Son, rubber brokers, of Mincing Lane, md published in the Financial Times of Tune 25, reference was made to a scheme for the regulation of
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    PERAK PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    1145 9 Problem of Repatriating Labour. A general meeting of the Central Perak Planters' Association was held recently at the office of the secretaries Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ipoh). Mr. C. Footner, chairman, presided and others present were Messrs. A. Harman Orr, E. L. D. Evans, J. S. McCrow,
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    SINGAPORE MARKET
    462 9 . Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cents per catty where not otherwise stated, prevailing at the Singapore market on Oct. 3, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak (round) 50 per catty, heef stew or curry 4. r >, pjik,
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    HOME FINANCIAL MATTERS.
    736 9 When the Bears Were Caught Napping. INDUSTRIALS SPRING TO LIFE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 1. The week has been notable fur a sudden and wholly unexpected change of tone in the industrial share markets. The early days grave no sign that the monotonous idleness and
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    EXCHANGES
    70 9 . lagey. Foreign exchanges are Amst<#l""« 12.04%, Athens 176, Bombay l Berlin 20.415, Brussels 34.835, Huch:irei *18. Rio 8 7-38, Buenos Aires ;i!l 11-16, &penbagen 15.155, Geneva 25.036, Hclsingff* 193, Hong Konp Is. 3 H6d, Lisbon 108.26, MadrH 46.90. Milan y2.UO. tfohta V-<-> HI, New York 4.85 1-32, Oslo 18.151,
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    $te Skcsata ©urns SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1930. SARAWAK.
    999 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1930. SARAWAK. Though the rather heavy sentiment of Victorian days for the Land of the White Rajah has evaporated, the name of Sarawak still has its atmosphere of romance. The State is close to Malaya and yet remote, for comparatively few people make
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    DO BIG BRAINS MAKE BIG MEN?
    1231 10 Some Biological Facts And Figures. (By Professor J. B. S. Haldane, the British Scientist.) Most educated people now believe that man has been evolved from lower animals. If this is the case, then a further evolution is possible. Possible only, for degeneration has been
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    273 10 Mr. Justice Sproule left Penang by tha Morea. He will stay in Singapore about a week. The Bishop of Singapore who is making a brief tour of Malaya, is now in Kuala Lumpur. A dinner was given by Klar.ir Rotarians in the Klang Masonic Hall on Thursday
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    728 10 ASKING FOR IT. No one would expect A Rotary Club to be a dumb gathering, particularly when cne consideis that the movement emanated in the United S f ates. Yet while no doubt many n. embers would like to address the weekly meeting, there is a
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    40 10 The Hon. R. B. Denman, M.P. (Lab.) for Leeds Central, who has been visiting Malaya in connection with the rubber companies of which he is a director, will leave for Home by the Patroclus, which sails from Singapore on Tuesday.
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  • SERIOUS FLOOD IN PERAK-BRIDGE DESTROYED.
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      IPOH'S FLOOD GONG SOUNDED.
      242 11 Water Rises 12 Feet. TRAINS DELAYED AND ROADS IMPASSABLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 4. Heavy rain for several nights in Buscession caused the Kinta river to rise suddenly last night. The flood alarm gong was sounded at 8 p.m. and the flood reached its
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    MAY RECOVER SOON.
    96 11 Sir Frank Swettenham On Rubber. CONFIDENT SPEECH. Remedy in Hands of The Growers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 3. Sir Frank Swettenham, presiding at the Ki-aport (Selangor) Rubber Kstate, Ltd., made a quietly confident speech. He predicted that rubber would recover perhaps sooner than at present
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    DUTCH ACTION.
    95 11 Chamber of Agriculture In D.E.I. Amsterdam, Oct. 3. X is understood that the Government idering the creation of a Chamber of Agriculture for the Dutch Indies to ate the critical situation in the rubber industry and also other distressed Industries in the Dutch Indii.; and to aJvise on
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    MR. LENOX SIMPSON.
    122 11 Only Slender Hope of Life Being Saved. Tientsin, Oct. 4. At midnight on Friday Mr. Leans SimpBCB, who was !:.it by Chinese gunmen, was failing rapidly. His temperature was rising and his speech was becoming incoherent. There Is I nly a most slender hope that his life
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    ROYAL BETROTHAL.
    133 11 King of Bulgaria And Italian Princess. Rome, Oct. 3. It is officially announced that Princess Gl vanna, the daughter of the Kin? and Queen of Italy, is engaged to King Boris of Bulgaria. Rumours of the impefdinir engagement vhad leaf been current, and it was an rt^nen I
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    U.S. AMBASSADOR.
    38 11 Mr. Dwight Morrow's Successor In Mexico. Washington, Oct. '■'>■ Mr. Keul.en (lark, a:.sisfnt Counsellor at the United States Embassy in Mexico City, has been appointed Ambassador to Mexico in mi < I SSIUII to Mr. Dwight Morrow. Reuter.
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    ARGENTINA.
    37 11 Ex-President Still In Custody. BoeaOS Aires, Oct. 3. A Id for a writ of halx-a:; corpus on luliali of ex-President Irigoyen on the ground that his arrest was unlawful has been rejected by the courts. Reuter.
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    THAT IS TELLING.
    112 11 How a Fortune Teller Made A Fortune. Sydney, Sept. 4. Twenty questions about the administration of toe estate, valued at about CMjMQ, c.f the latfl Mr-. Mary Scales, clairvoyant, of Sydney, came before the Chief Judge (Mr. Justice Harvey) in the Equity Court today for determination. The
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    MORE DREDGES STOP FOR FOUR MONTHS.
    74 11 Pangnga River Tin Co. Announcement. Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., the local agents for Pangnga River Tin Concessions Ltd., report that both the (ompany's dredges closed down on Sept. 24, for a four months' stoppage. It will be recalled that Kamunting Tin Dredging,
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    WRIT ISSUED.
    300 11 Former Ministers Charged In Australia. Brisbane, Oct. 3. The Attorney-General has issued writs claiming damages against Mr. E. G. Theodore (the former Treasurer of the Australian Federal Government), Mr. \V. McCormack, (a former Labour Prime Minister), Mr. Goddard (who was mines manager at Chillagoe) and a Mr. Reid
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    WOMEN AIR PILOTS.
    145 11 Mrs. Victor Bruce Reaches Baghdad. Baghdad, Oct. 3. Mrs. Victor Bruce has arrived. Mrs. Bruce, who is well known as a racing motorist and has recently taken up nyiasj, hopes to reach Tokio, 11,000 miles distant, in 15 days. Her route after Baghdad will be \ia Karachi,
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    WRONG TOWN HONOURED
    145 11 Comedy of Celebration In America. It was disclosed at celebrations on the return of Councillor Joseph Franklin to Wcllham Cross, Hertfordshire, after a trip to the United Str.tes, where he was the guest of the Mayor of Waltham, Mass, at the tercentenary .pageant of that city, that
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    CHINESE AND SYRIANS.
    31 11 Hostility to Immigration In Jamaica. Kingston (Jamaica), Oct. 3. A demonstration was held here today in support of the campaign against further immigration of Chinese and Syrians. Reuter.
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    BOXER'S DEATH.
    99 11 Collapse After Contest In U.S.A. Cedar Rapids, lowa, Oct. 3. Noticing that Battling Nelson was groggy towards the end of the fifth round in a fight here today, his seconds threw in the towel. Nelson collapsed immediately, and died with his gloves on, in spite of the strenuous
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    INDIA CONFERENCE.
    80 11 Labour Representation Secured. London, Oct. 3. Indian Labour representation has been secured by the inclusion of two Indian Labour leaders among the nine additional appointments to the Indian delegation to the Round-Table Conference. Hitherto Diwan Chaman Lai was the sole representative of Indian labour and he withdrew. Reuter.
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    CHINA'S DOWNFALL.
    119 11 Due to A Sense of Humour And Tolerance. Shanghai, Sept. 25. Dr. Lin Yu Tang, of the National Research Institute, delivered a lecture on the subject of the strange phenomenon presented by China, wham a small country like Uruguay defeated in the League of Nations ballot for a
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    SIR THOMAS LIPTON.
    36 11 Definitely Intends to Challenge Again. London, Oct. 3. Sir Thomas Lvpton, interviewed by Reuter on arrival at Southampton, expressed his intention of building a Shamrock VI and re-challenging for the America's Cup. Reuter.
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    AN OPEN VERDICT.
    74 11 Inquiry into Death of A Schoolboy. The inquiry into the death of J. S. John, a 13-year-old Jaffna Tamil schoolboy who was killed by a trolley bus at the junction of Victoria Street and Jalan Sultart. war, concluded before Mr. J. G. Barrett, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday
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    TWO ENGLISHWOMEN SHOT.
    471 11 Bandit Outrage in China. AFTER THREE MONTHS OF CAPTIVITY. Foochow, Oct. 3. A report has been received from Kienyanghsien, at the head of the Mm Kiang River, in North Fukien, that Miss Eleanor Harrison and Miss Edith Nettieton have been shot. The British Consul, Mr. A. J.
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    INSECURITY IN CHINA.
    165 11 Pointed Comment by London Papers. London, Oct. 4. "No incident could have thrown into ri cater prominence the absurdity of according ofticial treatment to the Nanking political junta than the murder of Miss Harrison and Miss Nettieton, says the Daily Telegraph, yet while we hear of the
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    MINARET BLOWN DOWN.
    33 11 Sarajevo, Sept. 12. The minaret of one of the oldest mosques in all Bosnia, built in 1476, was blown down into a street here, smashing into fragments but injuring nobody.
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    EMPIRE'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.
    320 11 Most Important Issue Before Conference. Rugby, O«t. 3. At the plenary meeting of the Imperial Conference to be held on Wednesday in the reception room at the Foreign Office, general statements will be taken from the delegations on the problems of inter-Imper-ial economic relations. As long statements
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    CIVIL WAR THREAT.
    132 11 Grave Trouble in East Galicia. Berlin, Oct. 3. News comes from Warsaw that a grave situation has arisen in the Polish province of East Galicia following the repressive measures of the Polish Government against the Ukrainian minority. The Ukrainian villagers are frequently setting fire to houses and
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    CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
    71 11 Arrears of Contributions To Be Paid. Geneva, Oct. 3. The Secretary-General of the League of Nations was today authorised, by the Assembly to accept payment of the ai rears of China's contributions D the League in equal instalments over a period of 20 years. He was
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    TRAINS COLLIDE.
    56 11 Five Killed in Collision On French Line. Paris, Oct. 3. Five were killed and 17 injured in a collision between two trains on a bridge near the Gare St. Lazare. Later It appears that a train bound for Mantes-sur-Scine ran into a number of empty waggons. A second
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    THE POPE AND FRANCE.
    116 11 Not to Relent in Activities Against Royalists. Vatican City, Sept. 15. Pope Pius XI told a pilgrimage of French Catholic teachers today that he wished them to quiet a rumour that he might relent in his activities against the French royalist movement, which he condemned in
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    R101's FLIGHT TO INDIA.
    303 11 R101's FLIGHT TO INDIA. Of An Experimental Nature. FEW PASSENGERS. Air Banquet to be Given At Ismailia. Rugby, Oct. 3. Arrangements have been completed for the airship R lOl to leave her mooring mast at Cardington tomorrow on her flight to India. The vessel has the most passenger accommodation of
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    JACK DEMPSEY HURT.
    111 11 Struck By Open Door Of Motor-car. New Orleans, Sept. 23. Jack Dempsey, the former heavy-weight boxing champion, was struck by a motorcar and slightly injured today while returning from a reception in his honour at the Roosevelt hotel. Friends took him to a hospital, where several stitches
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    NEW BUILDINGS.
    67 11 New Heidelberg University Soon to Be Ready. Heidelberg, Sept. 26. The framework of the new university buildings, whose construction was made possible by funds raised by the former ambassador, Jacob Gould Schurman, in America, has been completed. The roof of the main building is being slated, and the
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    COUNT SHOT IN CAFE. Sequel to Quarrel With Waitress.
    109 11 COUNT SHOT IN CAFE. Sequel to Quarrel With Waitress. The 22-year-old Count of Broeckhoven, well known in the Belgian nobility, was shot dead in p. cafe, it is alleged, by a waitress called Marie Scheer, 20 years of age on Sept. 1. It is stated that the girl fired three
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      72 11 TODAY'S FEATURES. rage Do Big Brains Make Hi* Men By Prof. J. B. S. Haldane 10 A Page for Women Readers 15 Week's China News 6 i Electrical Development in F.M.S 17 1 Rotary Club on Coal's Use 12 Home Financial Matters 9 I Today's Crossword Puzzle 6 British Tennis
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    WASTEFUL USE OF COAL.
    1832 12 Constituents Lost as Fuel. LECTURE BY T MR. F. BEDFORD. An interesting lecture on the Important Constituents of Coal" was delivered to members of thi- Singapore Rotary Club yesterday at the weekly tiffi.i by Mr. K. Bedford (the Singapore Municipal (las Engineer.) Mr. B. Q- Wong
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    AMBULANCE CALLS.
    67 12 Record Number in Singapore During September. The accident ambulance service attached, to the Singapore Fire Department received a record number of calls during the month of September. They numbered 220, including 12 outside Municipal limits, and were made up as follows Motor vehicle accidents, 60; trolley car accidents,
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    ACROSS AFRICA
    33 12 . A journey of 9.500 miles across Africa was recently successfully completed by M. Charles E. Bedaux, accompanied by his wife, in a Buick Master touring model. Th-2 trip occupied five months.
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    CHENGCHOW ATTACK CONTINUES.
    320 12 Position of the City Now Precarious. Shanghai, Oct. i. Reports to hand from Honnn state that the National Government offensive is being vigorously continued and that the position of Chengchow is precarious. Last night the headquarters established by Marshals Yen Shi-shan and Fens Yuhsiang at Chengchow were
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    SENTENCE AMENDED
    167 12 . Term of Imprisonment Reduced And Fine Imposed. The Chinese bus driver, who was sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment on two charges of causing death bf a rash act by Mr. H. D. Mundell, Temporary Judge of Assize, at the Singapore Assizis on Wednesday, was recalled yesterday for
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    PLIGHT OF PLANTERS.
    450 12 Society's Appeal Supported In London. London napers are cordially supporting the suggestion of the Incorporated Society of Planters to shareholders of rubber companies to consider the claims of planters when economies are effected. The City editor of the Daily Mirror stated on Sept. 3 With rubber at
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    H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
    74 12 Leaving for Kuala Lumpur Tomorrow Evening. I H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, accompanied by Capt. F. G. Sillitoe, R.M., 1 A.D.C., and Mr. A. Hyde, private secretary, will proceed to Kuala Lumpur by 1 the night .nail tomorrow and will stay iat King's House until Wednesday
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    26 12 From China and Japan, by Yuensang, due at Singapore on Monday morning. From China and Japan, by Tokushima Maru, due at Singapore on Monday.
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    PURCHASES FROM A BURGLAR.
    1171 12 Operations of Gang. RECEIVERS OF STOLEN PROPERTY. An echo of the recent round-up of five members of a notorious gang of young Malay and Ambonese burglars, who were responsible fcr a series of clever burglaries in the Orchard Road and Tanjong Pagar districts, by the Singapore
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO.
    108 12 From the Straits Times'. Of Sept. 30, 1880. It i= not to lie wondered r.t that the public lose patience with Baron Rcute'r. A telegram wai published ye'stardaj briefly announcing that Viscount *****1 had Ixen shot dead it Clonbur in the County of Galloway, and today comes
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    SUBSIDY FOR SERVANTS.
    150 12 Plight of Unemployed Women In Sydney. Bitter distress prevails among the unemployed wom.-n of Sydney, including secretaries, typists, factory hands, gh'op girls, charwomen and even trained inn Many of them are penniless, have be 1 evicted from their lodgings, and have bi 1 forced to join the
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    THE POPE'S WARNING
    169 12 . Maltese Pilgrims at The Vatican. Mgr. Gonzi, Bishop of Gozo, Ingnihl with 200 Maltese pilgrims on their way to Lourdes, was received by the Pops cently. In welcoming the pilgrims the II lv Father referred to the pleasure thiir visit pave him. This expression of their 1
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    EVIL OF DUMPING.
    79 12 European Aspect Discussed At Geneva. Geneva, Sept. \VJ. The second committee of the League considered the Scandinavian proposal for an international inquiry in interpretation of "the most favoured nation" clause. Danish and other delegates laid stres\ on the necessity for dealing with the pro-\ blems of .>ver-production
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    ROYAL BABY'S NAMES
    109 12 . Thousands of Parents Who Wish to Copy Them. When the Duchess of York's baby received her Christian names of Muigan t Rose many other daughters born on the same day were named after her. The number of birth registrations made only in the surname of the child
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    61 12 The pn. gram me of the orchestral I insert by Monia Litter and his orchestic al Sea View Hotel tunorrow morning is as follows Overture, Laouoie No. Beethoven Opera Fantasy. Paust, (I >u;;oil Guitaire, ifoackowaki Meditation Tscha;-k.u-ky; Ballet Suite, Grctry-.Motti. In the evening Beau Hrumiiiel, with John Buirymore will be
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      13 13 The teaak eawrts at '.he S.C.C. will M closed from Monday.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      95 13 Saturday, October 4. Training begins for Sinjr«|>or» lUcer Kufrby: Newcomers vs. Re^t. BJ A ground, 5 p.m. Hockey: Raffles lnst. vs. \ehicicf Dept. R.I. Monday. October 6. Hockey: S.R.C. A.P.C. Tmmtmr, Octohrr 7. Rujby: l'.S.Bi'.C. vs. Muli.y.i Comiaand Officers XV. Wednesday, October 8. Rurby: Public Service.- "A" XV
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    A PRETTY GAME TO WATCH.
    1329 13 Art of Lacrosse. STAYING POWER AND SKILL NEEDED. (By T. E. Cresswell. Hon. Secretary of South of Knglaiul Lacrosse Association.) It is impossible, in the space of a rhort article, to give any detailed history of I<aerosse— the national game of Canada, developed from the
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    MARATHON TESTS.
    337 13 First Class Cricket Must Be Overhauled. Opinions as to whether ar.y Tost match n England shall again be played out regardless of time are likely to differ i...t the experience of the long-drawn-nut nac at the Oval, says the Gentleman n Black writing in the Athletic News. That
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    GOAL-JUDGES.
    203 13 Dispense With Linesman For New Officials." The hardy annual of football is referred to by a correspondent in the Athletic News. He writes as follows Now that the football season is imminent, I would like to bring up once more the question of goal-judges. In view of the many
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    NEWCOMERS vs. THE REST.
    327 13 Today's Rugby Game On The Padang. A good game is promised today 'on the Padang between the Newcomers and the Rest. The match begins a.t 4.45. This morning's rain is welcomed as a long-awaited watering for the pitch, which for the last few dass has been
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    93 13 Scratching for Today's Events. The following are the anatehiaga for the races at Kuala I.umpur today 1. Star of Athole, Galloway. 2.— Che Siti, Sahara. Imareck. Why Shy. S. Karickar. 4. Zolzamrod. Gay Reveller, Clarita. 8, Loch Buy, Miss Australia, Deep Music. Earwig. Melan. 7. Le Souverain, Maisons
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB
    251 13 . The results in the Club Championship up to date are as follow? Club Championship. Handicap Tourney. This competition is now finished and the final stores arc The Handicaps are :—One class difference, King's Bishop's Pawn and first move. Two class difference, Queen's Knight. Three classes difference, Queen's
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    MISS ENID WILSON'S SUCCESS.
    329 13 Regains English Women's Championship. London, Oct. 3. At Aldeburgh today in the final of theEnglish women's close championship. Miss Enid Wilson, the well-known Nottingham player, beat Mrs. Porter, 12 up and 11 to play. Reuter. It has been a great year for Miss Wilson, for she
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    A HOLE IN ONE.
    70 13 Capt. S. P. Groves Accomplishes The Feat. Capt. S. P. Groves, formerly assistant Registrar of Vehicles, Singapore, has been added to the ariaet company of golfers wlo have done a hole in one. He accomplished the feat at the 15th bole of the Dulwich Syde '.ham
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    S.R.C. BEATEN AGAIN.
    201 13 Indian Association's Hockey Success. S.RX... 1. Indian Assocn 2. It was mainly the S.R.C.'s own fault that they were beaten by the Indian Association at hockey on the Padang yesterday for, although they had many excellent chances of scoring, they failed badly whenever in the circle, with
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    262 13 English and Scottish League Fixtures. The following are the matches to be played today in the English and Scottish Leagues First Diviiion. Arsenal v». Sheffield United. Aston Villa %-s. HuddcrsEicld ,T. Blackburn R. vs. Birmingham. Blackpool vs. Leicester City. Chelsea vs. Middlesbrough. Grimsby Town vs. West Ham Utd.
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    RUGBY LEAGUE.
    114 13 Halifax and Broughton Draw. The following are the results of matches played on Sept. 2- Barrow B. Swinton 14. Batley 20, Bradford N. 5. Barnsley 2, York 11. Cast'.pford fi. Leeds 6. Halifax 6, Broughion 5. Hull 10, Fcatherstone R. 0. Hunslet .">, Huddersflcld 3. O!dha::i 14. Hull
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    POTENTIAL CHAMPION.
    189 13 Japanese Girl's Great Swimming. Tokio, Sept. From among the girls of Japan ha* emerged another potential holder of world records. She is Hideko Maebata, a 16 -ycar-oW schoolgirl l'rom Nagoya, who set up a new national record of 3 minutes 12.4 WWW in winning the 200-meter breaststrok< event
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    BRITISH TENNIS TOURISTS.
    290 13 Austin in Team to Visit India. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Oct. i. It has now been definitely dacMod that the British tennis team to visit India will comprise the following H. W. Austin, J. S. Olliff, E. D. Andrews and M. 1>. Horn, with A. Wallis
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    421 13 Foursomes Competition At S.G.C. The Singapore Golf Club October r.iixw! foursomes competition was played jresterday afternoon and resulted in a win for the Rev. S. Band nnd Mi... M-Michael. Forty-seven cards wore takes out and the following were return-! Garrison Golf Club. During the week-end Friday Oct 21
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    INTERSTATE RUGBY.
    51 13 Kedah Team to Meet Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Poaaagi Oct. :i. The Kcdah Rugby team to meet Penan,: in the inter-State match at Sungei Patani on Saturday will be Rogers Daintry, Drummond-Hay, Forbe and Sandeman Burrough and Hailu'ay O'Callaghan, Dobbie, Penman, Howcrofl, Burgess, Green (captain), Macnamaia ;iml
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    APPEAL TO CHURCH.
    151 14 Judgment in Heresy Hunt" Case. Cape -Town, Sept. l'J. A bathed atmosphere pervaded the 1 Supreme Court as the presiding judge forsook lii- dinary r;>!e and appealed feelingly "as an ordinary man for' i peace in the Church of God. TK- caai eoneanad the so-called Stellenboech heresy
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    POSTMEN'S HATS.
    150 14 A Change from the Old Military Shako. h postmen will welcome the statement BUM l>y an official of the department that the Postmaster-General prepared to agree to a change in the type rear they wear, which is after the style < the old military shako, and is said
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      314 14 $150,000 SLUMP AND LIQUIDATION SALE From OCTOBER Ist to OCTOBER 15th, 1930. A DRASTIC ff 2^ GENUINE REDUCTIONS. .ALjl BARGAINS. Wi; OFFER ALL OI T R STOCK IN ISAM AT SLUMP I'RICKS AF.SO AT UQI IDATION I'RFCKS. All «»ur s(i»fk uf lim-s l<» l»e disrontinued. FRANKEL BROTHERS. NOTICE is hereby
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      353 14 QBBBsaMsßsMLMlfcriiiriririiiraiyi*^ T.^g SSf^P^^^^^ 55^!^.'.,.,.^T.^.^,t, -■.^>..v..-.: -~T \i oiiginai bottu socially correct Ky^^K^^\^ 1 jt^^»i| I (^^R 47W toiletries always arel Elusive> v^-^^Tnc TESS 1 ScSiXSii fragrant, invigorating, "4 7// Eau de 8,,h Soap gg™. Cologne gives to your personality V as >^ i^ams^M itf^e^i§lS^\ charm and distinction, to your phy-
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      THERE ARE SEVEN TYPES OF MEN.
      492 15 Here They Are Identified By a Woman Who Knows Them. T'HK handsome man of fashion has per feft manners and :>.iore perfect clothes j ■The colour of his tie. the texture of hi.- i handkerchief, the crease in his clothes, arc I vital to
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      715 15 a tour of the dressmakers activity everywhere evening frock fabrics accordion pleated skirts back again -matching white and black. .ii i is ib by margaret carllon mJH ♦♦♦♦♦♦..♦♦♦♦«♦♦.♦♦♦♦«•♦♦♦»•♦< with a wcll-erdowed friend, who was investing in clothes for Scottish visits. Did I find them sitting up and
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      ENGLISHWOMEN ARE THE BEST DRESSED.
      271 15 ENGLISHWOMEN ARE THE BEST DRESSED. r IMIK Englishwoman dresses better than •I the woman "f any other nation in (he world," said Mrs. A. Towers Settle, a fashion expert, at a rammer school at Cambridge recently. I admit," she said. that, to look ai 'mill generally, you may get more
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      PARIS SAYS ALL WOMEN MUST WEAR CURLS.
      211 15 PARIS SAYS ALL WOMEN MUST WEAR CURLS. ONG skirts, piak-aad-waite cumplux- ions, longer hair, and now the return to curls. Vet another stage in the return to womanly fashions is marked by the diet i-Vneil from Paris that within a mos ii women must wear curl". The French hairdressers declare
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      CLEANING RAIN-SPOTTED SAIN SHOES.
      541 15 CLEANING RAIN-SPOTTED SAIN SHOES. Helpful Household Hints. Glass stoppers which arc too tightly fixed in bottles can be loosened by pourinjr a little glycerine on top and letting it soak into the neck of the bottle. Alabaster, if very dirty, should be cleaned with a soft paste of powdered pumice
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      73 15 in disguise A w hite linen bolero suit has a black tic -lotted through the collar. The hat is lined with black. Black shoes arc worn. (Left.) i f ni.AiK g i o x t black buckles and black and hit.necklace worn with 4 white eveninc frock is fashion'* latest
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      PINK AND WHITE WOMEN AGAIN.
      482 15 It made an attractive, skirt, I t!i u^!.. for a white chiffon mode', printed with large Paisley design, that had a pbri bodice and a coatee of the name nut rial Another revival takes the f.irm of mil tens. I saw a black lace pair,
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      New Complexions Made To Match the New Fashions.
      407 15 New Complexions Made To Match the New Fashions. V'OV.' that Paris has rerealod whu f 1 t ;i>hii)r..( women are to wear durinj: h".- next few months, beauty speciaHst.i ;re l>u';y eroatiuc new completions to iiatch. The i make-op is to go, ird sun-tan is no loniser fashionable. Eyc--.rir-.vs ha-.e
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      AN EXHIBITION FOR THE BACHELOB GIRL.
      244 15 AN EXHIBITION FOR THE BACHELOR GIRL. ym(KN tin- Bachelor Girls' Exhibition i- held IB ti I new 'I'Ttic'ili ira 1 Iii«ll. I Westminster, i:i Urn autumn, a-j mm w!>.j not aeeempanii I by a womaa will l*> admitted. It ii Ik- mi exhibition ran entirely by women for KOMI then
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      311 16 BUY ASSETS— NOT LIABILITIES. When the purchase of a DENNIS has been completed you have acquired a valuable asset with years of service before it. Its maintenance cost is negligible and has not become a heavy and increasing liability. (5 j^^^S^^jMr^^^sß^^ WHITE FOR PARTICULARS -^P^iT^/N jjgjSß AND CATALOGUE FROM M
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      205 16 from |tfb?^fp| fhttmgm DOUBLC ACE Wf VtRGIMIA CIGARETTE/ OF Y^ SUPERLATIVE QUALITY b HYGIEMICALLYPURE, THEY ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE ARDATH POPULAR PRICE OF TOBACCO Co., Ltd. E./~\ v fc/"\ LONDOM 3(J^P!:RTmOF3(J 1 I I i' i When Beryl was a little bahv she was From that time Baby sterdilv came
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    F.M.S. ELECTRICAL. DEPARTMENT.
    1798 17 F.M.S. ELECTRICAL. DEPARTMENT. Output Up Costs Down. INCREASED DEMAND BY HOUSEHOLDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. Tl.e gaweral elrctiii-i.l development which took plac* during l'.»2K continued tfcrougaoul the year radar review, which is, the third year of workir,? of the Klectrica! Department as an independent! Fk!. al Department,
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    SMALLPOX IN IPOK
    44 17 SMALLPOX IN IPOH. Two Further Cases Reported. (From Our Ov\-n Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 4. During the past week two more- cases of smallpox has been report**? one a Mr.lay and the other a Chinese street hawker. An ixttnsive vaccination campaign is being carried out.
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    RAMKRISHNA MISSION.
    114 17 The Ramkrishna Missijn, Singapore, ha: decided to put up a building on its own i lot of land at Norris Road. When the DWtkUng is completed, educational and charitable works will be undertaken by the Mission. The estimated cost for the new building is approximately $15,000. The sum
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    2114 17 Can You Help These Men In accordance with the offer made in the Notes of the Day column we give publicity to the following appeals for work from men who are unemployed as a direct result of the slump. The Editor will be pleased to place
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    DANGEROUS LOVERS.
    296 17 Couple Who Worked For Rival Firms. Romance h.".s caused the unwilling dismissal of a typist by a large Manchester Arm, and the circumstances raise the interesting question of how l'ar the interacts if ycung lover* on the staff can be loconciled with t'heze <;f business. An engagexl couple
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    DEATH OF DR. A. HALE
    112 17 . Formerly of the Straits Medical Service. The death of Dr. A. Hale, formerly an assistant surgeon in the Straits Settlements ivil Service, occurred at the General Hospital. Singapore, yesterday afttrnoon. He was <;."> years of age and retired from the service in 1921. Dr. Hale
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    SUICIDE ALTERNATIVE
    113 17 . G. B. Shaw's Support For Dean Inge. Daan Inpo is the centre of considerable criticism for his expressed opinion that condemned criminal* should be allowed the alternative of suicide, bit .Mr. Bernartl Shaw i- in full agreement with him on this piont. I always feel deeply obliged to
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    26 17 The Uillett" Safety Razor Company, which has brought oujL an entirely new razor and blade is vanning to spend £2.000,000 in advertising during the coming year.
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      188 18 From 1922 Shell Oils have been continuously From Sent Ist1 st for all i \jiii k^c^y*. j. tvji wii From 1922 until Sept j 1929 shell Oilg were exclusively recommended by Morris. From Sept 1, 1930, as a result of searching M/^^^lYH^k SBp^^fg? &c§\ &*^k MQi W^^ MF^b comparative tests
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      148 18 HUDSON'S TIPPING WAGONS BUY HUDSON'S BRITISH-BUILT WAGONS FOR STRENGTH AND RELIABILITY Atik With OVER SIXTY YEARS of manufacturing experience behind them *'tßh HUDSON WAGONS are stronp and reliable. They are designed with aM^ iri.-F' v.-orld-wid« experience and are manufactured by expert craftsmen from jtara a LiM *ljjr materials of proved
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      548 19 Assets exceed $11,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) BAD OFFK'i: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      560 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. N.V. ■stablished 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (about «8,500,000) Paid up Capital Glds. r.5.000.000 (abont £4,600,000) Reserves Glds. 28,187,797 (about £2,350,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVER3EAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East ''SHANGHAI Head office for China and Japan.
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      610 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter in Japan) Capital Subscribed Y15,000,000 Capital Paid-up Y12,125,000 President I S. Shimada, Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Yanagita, Esq. M. Araki, Esq. T. Hisamune, Esq. N. Takagi, Esq. T. Yoshida, Erg. HEAD OFFICE Taipeh, Formosa i Taiwan) BRANCHES AM) AGENCIES Amoy Hankow
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      355 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life. Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Awata £C 0,000,000 ARTHUR C POTTS-Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. Assnrancea In force £116,753,004. £493,404,870. LET US DEMONSTRATE how a Policy of $10,000 over 25 years increases
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      139 19 iisa^ ELEY KYNOCH BKLf^ CARTRIDGES are used by the best game shots in J^Br?lfttinTmi"^-' /x-/v- England K| ]g *_.'Vi> 7*^ for pheasant, and partridge ■i**" v>^J.-*-"^^ t """i^^H^"- T^ 5 with h i c h powders. Pheasant Shooting in England. CARTRIOOE IsffkBl I v/^rJ^ .J..W fefta I KY»«CNlo»ctD I f/KAND
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      185 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES CHOCOLATE An old flavour in a new form. MHfJCOjjls/ FRASER NEAVE LTD. AERATED WATER SPECIALISTS. TRUTH f/V ADVERTISING IS THE LAST WORD IN SERVICE OEAT MORE FISH jtk. KILTIE KIPPERS' €y* In a class by themselves. Always Fresh supplies of BLOATERS HADDOCK FRESH SALMON FRESH HERRINGS SMOKED
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      150 20 Greatest of Batteries! More powerful, more dependable, more brilliant, Eveready Unit Cells last longer, too. Unquestionably, Eveready is the world's finest flashlight battery. Obtainable from all first class dealers. Beware of imitations. FIVIT CELLS they last longer >rv Kr-irrsrntaliten M11.1.K11 PIIMM'S (Malayn), Ltd. I fnlon Rnildlng— Tollyrr (>ua>. Singapore W7
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      187 20 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORTORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in Crcat Untain) nc«d Office for Malaym t SINGAPORE. Established |ffi| ijHjl )(nj 1821, JENSON and NICHOLSON, Ltd. RADIANTA" ALUMINIUM PAINT For protection and decoration of any metal surface, "Radianta" is superior to similar preparations. Its covering power is immense. Packed in
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