The Straits Times, 15 October 1930

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAKLT A CENTUBT.] THE LARGEST. AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MAV*kJ. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1930. TO'*/? 0 The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      31 1 SINGAPORE: 78, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6151).' Ml TONIGHT 9.13 The Wonder Film of the Age WITH BYRD AT THK SOUTH POLE. The EMPIRE'S BEST BUTTER "ANCHOR" BUnEB "ANCHOR BUTTER "ANCHOR" BUTTER
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      25 1 KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. ('PHONE 3683). 1 fT n^'»m«T"yvwn)r«; Ml TONHillT 1.11 The Wonder I ilm of thp AjjiWITH BYRD AT T1IE %££HTII POLE.
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      551 2 JSHIPPING P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHDNA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due S pore. MACI nONIA 11,100 Oct. 17 •LAHORE
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      699 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnago Due Sail HAKOMK MARU 1(J,f,«0 Oct. 22 M S SUWA MARU 10,000 Nov. 6 7 5 FUSHIMI MARU 10,900 Nov. 20 2t HAKOZAKI MARU 10,000 Dec. 3 4 TERUKUNI MARU 11,800 Dec. ]7 18 HAKLSAN MAKU
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      469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown eteamer MARELLA (7366 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA la one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      551 2 &L NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD f riiVjlsW (Incorporated la \Z^iJ/U^ Germany) The nndernoted are the Company's intended fixtures. OUTWARDS S ALSTER for Hong Kong, Shanghai. Kobe, Osaka, Hojl, Dalny and Tsingtau Oct. 26 jjFRANKEN for Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and Moji Oct. 26 HOMEWARDS t DESSAU for Bilboa, Dunkirk, Rotterdam, HVirf? Bremen Oct.
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      591 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 BREMEN GENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG.
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      553 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Siam). BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE for Kretay, Trengganu, Kelant.in, BanKnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lncon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsuiuui, Langsum., Clumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALATA In port MAI.INI Oct. M Oet 22 sriniHADin (i.i. Oct The steamers aro fitted throughout with elcrtric light and
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      481 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS, DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart MaatschappiJ Nvdcrland and N.V. Rottcrdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Geno* Amsterdam Southampton ■amMM Rotterdam Tannage s..i J<il ..n dv Wilt 10.3f.4 S.M.N. Oct. 17 a.s. I'atria IMM XL Oct. 24 P. C. llooft 1 1.64.! S.M.N. Oct. 81 m v. Slbajaa
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      485 3 DOIXAR STEAMSHIP LINE of/vi AMERICAN MAIL LJNB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG Tia COLOMBO, SyEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang I'ltKS. JOHNSON In port Oct. 16 Oct. 18 I'KKS. FILLMORE Oct. 27 Oct. SO Not. 1
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      481 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England) -ELLERMAN- LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE ill' l WARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai aad Japaa Dns S'pon s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Not. 6 HOMEWARDS s.s. CITY OF MOBILE for L'don R'dam, H'burg, Nordenham and
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      485 3 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark) Telephone SJJJ. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE To GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMburg and copenhagen. Imh Spore Panant t bj. BORINGIA Oct. IB Oct. 17 bj. JUTLANDIA Not. Not. 7 m.s. ALSIA Dec S Dec 6 m.s. FIONIA Rec xi Dec 1* m.s. LALANDIA
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      264 3 Cross Canada the Scenic Way Take the route of scenic beauty providing through fast daily train service, without change, from Vancouver to Montreal, connecting with trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic steamers. Dernifitivt bookUlstmd lull information horn L. L. I..tu!tr. Gentrml Agent. Hong Kong Bank Cbumbtri, Simgtport. CANADIAN NATIONAL The Largest Railway System
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      370 3 If You Require, CONCRETE PIPES CONCRETE BLOCKS CONCRETE CHANNELS CONCRETE DRAIN SLABS CONCRETE FENCE POSTS CONCRETE FLOORING TILES CONCRETE GARDEN FURNITURE. ENQUIRE, m Elkayes Concrete Works. O«ce: 40, HIGH STREET. GET CHEAP EDITION NOW ON SALE "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT." This v a current film story- The English
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    DEATH
    42 4 VF. SOI'ZA. -At the General Hospital on October 18, IS'.'iO, Claude de Souza :iT years, Ihlc of the Govt. Audit Office. The i'unolal airvica takes place at the Cathedral of The (iood Shepherd at I p.m. today, [nttrment at Bidadari later.
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      724 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To Th* Advi-rtlsinf Manage* Straits Times. Cecil Street. Plra«» tnscrt th* following small advertisement fo» days There are approximately seven words to s line sad there la a flat rax* e&axge ai 26 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of on* dollar per Insertion. The
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      664 4 MISCELLANEOUS MARBLE FLOORING TILES IN STOCK. APPLY SINGAPORE CASKET CO. TEL. COTS. WANTED, car for hire, evenings only for drives round the island. Box No. 579, Strait, Times. WANTED. Cocker, Spaniel Pup, *****. Reply stating age and price. 576, Straits Times. WANTED, TENNIS POSTS, net and mr.rker, also Badminton set
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      750 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO Lfer, No. 804, Orchard Ro»d. furnished. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. 83, Meyer Road, immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, furnished hmamfam in Tanglin, culry by urraniceinrnt. Apply r>8!>, S. T. TO LET, Flat, SIS, Orchard Road, ground flcnr. Rent $80. Please apply J.
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      526 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, 20; Joo CMnt'Road ito the sea side). Compound house with 10 bedrooms, iaig* halt, garage, servants' quarters and tennis court. Apply Dr. Teo Kah Toh, c/o Oversea Chinese Pharmacy, 387-11, Victoria Street. OFFICES AND GODOVVNS TO LET, godown No. 31, Robertson Quay. Immediate kntry. Apply
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      706 4 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Notice under Section 101 of Ordinance No. l:'.. 1 (Municipal) for making up Koad and Drains at Kitchener Koatl. from Jalan Itvsar to Verdun lioad. In connection with notices served under Section 101 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal) for making up and draining the above road, it
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      815 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE ..f Si|i(mi>')iv tows :imil MMrtrj Brofwrtiea, At IMftt fcoen s.ni' A Ci room, No. 88, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. Oct. 22. I«M at J.:i« p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 9.)!) .-ears' leasehold land and twelve shophouse dwelling! known as t,, IM (odd No I K.i.he- Road, i n
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      514 5 TENDERS INVITED FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS CONSTRICTION DEPARTMENT. Proposed Now Quarters, Singapore. TENDERS are invited for the construction i>f the following Staff Quarters at Ksmpon* Uol.ru Road 1. I'olico Barracks. Running liun^alow. :i. (>nc Block Clnss VI Quarters 8 units. 4. One Ulock Tins* VII Qunrtcrs R units. r>. Two
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      589 5 REGISTERED IRAK mW NOTICE is hereby civen that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property <.f LOKE CHEF. CHEONG M JfcJ? carrying on business under the name of the Len; Che Gok firm of No. 10, Ling Sing Stieet, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong nml is
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      473 5 -^^7*m^ r\ yw ..-net iMt v *V M WtU ar[d haf)J) >' J p^^^l^wll %y depression through yl M I indigestion and n*r*W\ V vousness, but noiu, JL Jllv V I through Sanatogen. the --^^mlr y M world and aY that is Ql J in it is- brighter and VV^k.
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      155 5 IrENTRAI SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA 1.1 MITR. SANITARY ENGINEERS AND DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS Sole Agents for A LONDON r- Slump and Liquidation Sale CONTINUES INDEFINITELY. HUNDREDS 1 -jKf j) GENUINE BARGAINS. I Wk^l REDUCTIONS. E.P.N.S., 1 Pint Tanl.ards. Prices from $3.50. BEFORE DECIDING ELSEWHERE, call on FRANKEL BROS., Victoria St. "KODAK" SERVICE
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    THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION.
    1383 6 A Rival to the Cinema C. B. SHAW'S PROPHECY FOR 2170 A.D. (By I.ouis 6. CaMweV, formerh of the (■enrral Council of the American Federal Radio Commission.) If one were to judge solely from the utterances made in the I'ress and by peraani operating certain broadcasting
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    VOICES THAT SUIT.
    1052 6 CINEMA NOTES. m Bebe Daniels Comes Into Her Own Rollicking Ami Flipimnt The Humorous Cynic Illusions Of The Silent Film Enter The ISeiv Ramon Wovarro—Shy Film Actresses Hoiv Claudette Colbert Eluded The Crowd Pagliacci Coming. (By Our Film Correspondent.) T^O one would ever accuse Bebe Daniels of
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    CHINESE TALKIE BEING MADE.
    879 6 Shanghai's Contribution j To Sound Films. The progress made in the filming of Chinese motion pictures has been hampered during the past months of the current year by internal disturbances, thy industry having suffered from the unsettled conditions of the times in the same respect that
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      35 6 LIKE A THIEF GAS IS INTENT ON RELIEVING YOU OF SOMETHING AND ALWAYS SUCCEEDS. IT WILL RELIEVE YOU 01 WAITING FOR nor WATER. VISIT THE SHOWKOOM AT THE MUNICIPAL OFlh'KS. 'Mi SgLBCT A WATS! HEATER.
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      139 6 I BIG REDUCTIONS en the prices of WATCHES. From Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, f93f. WATCHES sold as ptr price list ken below. Swiss made (Jents pocket wnlches from S.">. Metal wrist watches fancy square and rectangular shapes, including leather bracelets from Nett IS. .Metal pocket and wrist Watcht-s nitkel
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      194 7 LAST PERFORMANCES 6-15 Tonight 9-15 RAMON NOVARRO THE GREATEST ROMANTIC FIGURE OF THE TALKING SCREEN IN HIS FINEST ALL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE "IN GAY MADRID" WITH DOROTHY JORDAN LOTTICE HOWELL Hear Spanish Melodies by the Greatest Male Chorus ever Assembled IN A Talking Picture Led by NQVARRO Tomorrow Night DON JO3E
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      420 7 \,/M\dU VM\\fM UW. UU UH UU \IU UU\L\I. MMU eooQoco o o"of> o 6^5o oe~ob oooo oic > I'd bbbbV I zM m IVAmwl 1 I I 6.1S LAST NIGHT 915 MATINEE TODAY AT 3.15 p.m. UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATROKAfiK of th« American Cnnsul-(;in<:al and officers of the American I
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      346 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Coming Nov. 22 23 TWO RECITALS ONLY Dame Clara Butt AND Mr. Kennerley Rumford YOU'LL BE AGREEABLY SURPRISED a« nth<TK arc, who have hoard it. at the Clear Distinct Reproduction of Sound at Singapore's Latest Suburban Theatre THK WEMBLEY CINEMA, (JEYI.ANCi. (Clnno l'( tho (Jrylan-; Tollc- Station) SEE
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    GROWTH OF THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE.
    747 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Ninety-six Trade Routes i Being Served. A com;irehcnr,ivo report recitln? .'i detail the development <:' the United States morchant marine llncfl the passing I of tho Morchant Marino Act at l'.'^S ha^i l>orn submitted to Ii i-;i<lent Hoover l>y Mr. Julius Klein,
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      103 8 Macphail and Co., Limited. Singapore, Oct. It* Tin. Weak. Kucliais 47-r,2 cent-, Paas> ivats 14-S9 cents Kiataa 77-K0 cents, Malay Consols. 18-l(Vi cents, Kuyohs 2-. r i cents. Sur.pci Lv: 71-77 cents, Sunirci Ways 1.85- liitams 10-15 cents, I'ctalings ;!.25-3.37'i. AyiT Hitanis 7s. !»d.-»s. Gd., Hon(r Kone
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      261 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Oct. 15. On London Bank 4 m/t I 4 1/32 Demand 1/tH Private 3 m. credit 2/4 9.32 On New York, demand 66 5/16 Private 90 d/s (7 13/16 On France, Bank T.T. 1435 On Itnlia, Hank T.T. 150% On .'lonic Kon?, Bank T.T. 42!« disc. Or. Shanghai,
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        MINING.
        455 8 KM V.il. I'd. Buyers Sellers il £1 Asam Kumban* 20/- 25'- .*> -5 Aycr ll itam Tin 7:6 8 G II i'l Bangrir. Tin 12 13 1 1 Batan? Padanf 0.10 0.16 1 1 I!:itu OhM Ml 0.40 1 1 Bulrii Aranc 0.35 0.40 £1 £1 Hurniah Malay 10'-
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        GENERAL.
        247 8 \U. IM. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brirk Ords. 2.20 2.5« 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. Z 00 2.10 f I 1 Itrit. Am. Tobacco 4.17.0 MJ 1 1 Central Kngine 0-": i 0.43 nom. 100 50 Chinese Com. Bank 102.00 104.00 £1 ri 'on. T. S. Vn Href.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        116 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of l'«2u red. 1931-36 101 105 ei. I Singapore Municipal f. p.e. of SMI red. 1930 $1,878,000 r«r. l r ,'c prcm. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c >' 11.07 red. 1947 X1.600,Ce0 85 par i.r.K-rorc Municipal 4H p.e. of 1909 red. 1860
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        376 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Today's I'ricei Fraser Lyuil A. Co. fcvalt '\:ic;il.v (sli 0.75 0.30 0.75 OJfi A lor i. i ?l) (i.TO C'.sO 0.70 O.MI A. Uitan <*i> ti.ao l.io i.oo i.io V. Kunine i»l) i.."i 0^!0 0...0 Malay (ft) U.tfO 1.10 O.PO
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    TIN RETURNS.
    34 8 Aver Weng- I Rahman).— 6o picuU. lViranir I'rospectinir.— 26.34 piculs, amount realiaed IIjMBJII, tribnte at 7 per cent. M.H2. Talan Mines. -4Sfi.l2 piculs. I'ahnntr Cr.*olidated.— 3.792 piculs. Bnngel Kinta Tin. 102 picula.
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    206 8 PrograausM of c'rills up to and for week andtns Oct. VJ Wednesday. Oct. IS, SJS p.m., Drill Hal!, ur pean Units 8.V.C., New Menken Prill 548 p.i.i.. Drill Hall. Udc. Sit'nn! Ki>-.i'>n, I'iirn al Training; MS pja, Drill Hall, Earaaiaa IM!. Platoon, M.C. Instruction Mi p.m., 006 Boraagooa
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 8 By S'pore London Prins tier N«derl»nden Serf. 6 Sept. 27 Angers Sept. 3 Sopt. 2J Baloeran Sept. 12 Oct. 3 Edavana Sept. U Oct. 4 ChriBtiaan Huyijens Scrt. 19 Oct. 9 Muntua Sept. ID Oct. 13 ♦♦t»»««»»»*»««»-»<
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    AUGUST OVERSEAS TRADE.
    308 8 Another Setback: Imports And Exports Lower. There was a further Sllbaul in our over- I seas trade in August, aceordin;' to the preliminary figures ■-iblished in the Board of Trade Journal. Both imports and exports were lower than in July last and the c hits- ponding month
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    PRESS FINANCE.
    245 8 Losses of NorthclifTe Newspapers, Ltd. The accounts of NorthclifTe Newspaper*, Limited, for thl year ta June SO, debit balance <f CM.9M, which, alter |>r, rWiag for debonture interest, latriaail tbe lolal debit balance to ClMjtM, thoujrh there was a profit of 01.191 on snlr of inv^itmajita, :md this
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    U.S. TRADE RESEARCH.
    178 8 Tho rapid progress of ladaatTUtl n movements in the United Stales is reveali I ■n a report prepared by the Standard American forpdi.ition. v.hic-h, aflat making a national anMvsis. estimates that Bl than 100,000.001) dollars (IS5^00.000) ibeinp spent each yoar by business organisations la the country on
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    172 8 V. rdncsdny. Octuhor 13. 11. V. ,i:S> a.m., 0 ft. B in., 2.9 p.m., s ft. in. Session el Wild Lift CoDUblaaiaa, Johore Hihru. Thursday, tkt»)>et IS. lI. W. Mi a.m., 6 ft 6 in., S.2H p.m.. 7 ft. 7 in. Meeting of Creditorn <>f Ko*p
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    180 8 Today. Ken.aman, Dur-eun and TrenKganu p.m. bi nka lMund, I'iudjoe and l'il«m1 amr (Thfci p.m. .i i k'angtsc i j>.ni. I'.i.mlii Toradja I I p.m. i ontianak i RaabJ 1 bj». Ceylon i Alaska .'!aru' 4 p.m. Ctylon and l.s.A. I Parcel* J I President Johnson i
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    299 8 V.i .:.ii-.-!i..v. October IS. Ship, alongside Ihr Wllfll or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. tills Wharf Lck. Rimau, I.ik'hu-r Kopah. Laaaca Maaota. 0,1 Wharf Nil. Caal Whir^ Patrol. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjone I'arar. Albert I' Leh A t.'ir. Singov.i.lja. Victoria Deck Welding UgaUr, s.s. I'crak. (Ctpptl
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      152 8 BUY OR SELL THROUGH THE STRAITS TIMES. SMAII, ADVERTISEMENTS S.S. ORDINANCE NO. I§7 (LABOUR) AND THE LABOUR CODE, 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR ar» hereby reminded that tbe assessment rates duo in respect of their Uhcu/ers' york done durin|! 'in- third ciuartcr, IMB, arc malci $1.14. i.malf- "2 eta. and
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      76 8 lOHNSONS WAX JS Hot dishes, perspirinj? goblets and scratching silverware will Ii !i \Q\QIS%JF jj| not mar the table polished L-^bsm^sbilJl with .lOHNSOIn'S WAX. You WmMllil can even stand on it without /Vga injuring the exquisite surface. 8 JgpMwß il I Works equal wonders on all B^l-m:^^-*'!!! woodwork, leather and
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      266 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed Weather. Max. Min. full, shine. Humidity tion. V. F. Ins. hvurs. r /e m.p.h. AIot .•i'ir 88 7o Nil M T."> SK 1' Fine K>t:> Bkaru fcj T.J 1 .17 1J y;s wsw Overcast K.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    334 9 Tin Price Racing To £100 a Ton. HEAVY COLLAPSE IN LONDON. (B) Our I inaiuial Correspondent.) Singapore, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Today's Prices Kubber, 12' i cents, per Ib. Jin, 2(10 tons at $55ft per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 33 7 ad. per Ib., up I-Mid. Ne*J
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    SHARE MARKET.
    516 9 Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s report of Oct. 14 tatei The market in local securities has been particularly dull throughout the week, and v-iy few ehsngM are to be noted in indusir'i.l lines our last report. Rubber is unchanged in price with United Kingdom stocks
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    37 9 Aiii'lu-Sumatra. --67.179 Ib. A lihan. 73,860 lb. Ayei lol«k. 17Jir> Ib. Hti. ,h. n;.o«o Ti). k ife I.-.. i ll.SU lb. Bila I Sun itra m.2".o lb. Chongk*! StrdaiiK- .10,157 lb. Central Sumatra. 40,704 lb.
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      EXCHANGES.
      76 9 Rugby, Oct. 14. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.06, Athens 375. Bombay Is. s\d.. Berlin J0.435, Brussels 34.85. Bucharest *17, Rio (nominal), Buenos Aires 37, Copenhagen 18.16, Geneva 25.00. Helsingfors 192";, Hong Kong Is. 3 9-16, Lisbon 108.2.">, Madrid 50.15, Milan 9C.7V6, Monte Video 37 T New York 1.88 18-18,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 9 Tons of Market :—Quiet. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 3%d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 7% per lb. M ♦»*<>»»>»<««<♦♦ >«>»>♦»♦ 12 oVlork k noon, Oct. 1 15. R.S.S. equal to London Standard standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot October November December Nov.-Dec.
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      ANNUAL MEETING OF KEMPAS, LTD.
      1085 9 Company's Finances To Be Conserved. The annual general meeting of Kempns, Ltd., was held at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, on Oct. 11, 1930, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole presiding. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, the chairman «!aid Gentlemen, the rerort and accounts
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    PULAU BULANG RUBBER.
    1432 9 Stormy Meeting. SHAREHOLDERS OPPOSE WINDING-UP. After discussion and protestations by the shareholders the resolution to wind up the Puluu Bulang Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., was defeated at the meeting held yesterday. Mr. R. R. Robertson was in the chair and the others present included Messrs. A.
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    JIMAH ESTATES.
    278 9 Profit for the Year Of $22,111. The report of th? directors of the Jimah Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1930, is as follows The balance brought forward from the previous year after payment of directors' fees and of a final dividend of 10 per
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    347 9 The following novels were added to Raffles Library, during the past fortnight The Golden Ape, (Herbert Adams The Gold Trap, (Arthur Applin) My Old Love Came. (Ruby M. Ay res) The Seas Between, (George Blake > A Little Flutter, (Ernest Bramah) The Flower of Life. (Thomas Burke) Dead
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    THE COLINSBURGH ESTATE, LTD.
    927 9 Chairman and Unwanted Rubber. The annual general meeting of Collinsburgh Estate, Ltd., was held at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, on Oct. 11, 1930, Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole presiding. Proposing the adoption of the report and accounts the chairman sinid: Gentlemen, the report and accounts have
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    ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
    1164 9 Present Values More Attractive. MARKET SENTIMENT MORE CHEERFUL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Manchester, Sept. 17. The mariiet has continued to present a rather more cheerful appearance. Buyers generally have displayed more bsteMrt in prices and there is M doubt that many operators consider that present values are
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 1930. AUSTRALIA & THE EAST.
    1031 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 1930. AUSTRALIA THE EAST. Mr. Parker Moloney, the Australian Minister for Markets and Transport, is a man of ideas and initiative. It was brought to his notice that a good deal might be done in the direction of developing Australian trade with the
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    THE MOTOR-CAR OF THE FUTURE.
    985 10 Science As Applied To General Design. (By Sir Dennistoun I'.urney. in an Interview.) Since their inception automobiles have improved to an extent undreamed of by the original producers. Yet, despite the enormours advance that has been made in technical science and the lessons learned from
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    275 10 Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Williams have returned to Singapore from Penang. Mr. J. H. M. Robson, 0.8. E., is expected to return to the F.M.S. early in December. Mr. R. C. Sherar, of 3rd Mile estate, Seremban, recently returned from Home leave. Mr J. R. Dennler,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    729 10 MARRY OR OUT YOU GO 1 The influence of the female franchise is evidently making itself felt in County Monahan, Ireland, where bachelors living m labourers' cottages were recently Riven four months in which to find a wife or lose their homes. The local authorities, in
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  • GOVERNOR'S LEAVE: FAREWELL SPEECHES IN COUNCIL.
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      H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
      109 11 Departure by the Malwa On Friday. H.E. the Governor and Lady Omenti will be leaving Singapore on Friday, by the Malwa. His Excellency's departure will be quite informal and no invitations to attend on the wharf will be issued, but friends who wish to do so will
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    STRANGE CASE AT BRASTAGI.
    400 11 District Court Judge Disappears. NO CLUE. Vain Search by Police And Military. A sensation ha* been caused on the East Coast of Sumatra 1-y the mysterious dicappearancc from the bill station of BrastagH si Mr. A. Sikkcl, president of the District Court of Medan. There has
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    NEW AIR MINISTER.
    107 11 Appointment of Lord Amulree Announced. Rugby. Oct. 14. The Kin£ h;is approved that Lord Amulree should be appointed Secretary <>f State for Air t>> succeed Lord Thomson, who perished in the RlOl disaster. Lord Amulree was formerly Sir William Mackenzie and was created :i Baron last year.
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    MAJOR KINGSFORD SMITH.
    56 11 Reaches Allahabad in oo 1 Days From London. Uu <>.t. 11. Major Kink'sford Smith (lew today from Karachi to Allahabad, which he leachid ii the record till of a days from l.<>n<!on. He is so far well ahead of made In Capt. Hinkler on his LSV4 days'
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    NEW AIR ROUTES.
    42 11 Unexplored Areas in West Africa. Bagfcy, Oct. n. The Royal Air Force expedition left Khartoum today on I tour of hitherto unexplored airas in West Africa. New air unites will be investigated during the five weeks' tour. British Wireless.
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    IMPROVING EMPIRE TRADE.
    224 11 Quota System in Wheat Imports. Rugby, Oct. 14. The heads oi the delegations to the Imperial Conference today continued the exchange of views on tho suggestions for improving inter-imperial trade. They referred certain matters to a committee which met this r.fternoon and discussed in a gen?r.".l way
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    JACK DIAMOND.
    286 11 Identity of Assailants Not Known. New York, Oct. 15. Jack Diamond, the King of the New York underworld," who was recently found shot in a hotel here, is sinking I fast and summoned a Roman Catholic priest from Acra, New York, where he 'live?. i The priest was
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    CURACAO RAID.
    112 11 One Day's Imprisonment For Commander. The Hague, Oct. 14. Captain Borren, the former commander of the troops in Curacao, has been sentenced by the Military High Court of Justice to one day's imprisonment in connection with the raid of the Venezuelan filibusters on June 8, 1929. Reuter. In
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE'S ROMANCE.
    215 11 Wedding in London. MARRYING MRS. HELEN WILSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 14. The evening papers make a big feature of the wedding, which will take place at the Prince's Row Register Office tomorrow, of H.H. the Sultan of Johore and Mrs. Helen Wilson, the
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    166 11 Statement by Debts And Claims Committee. Rugby, Oct. 14. The Anglo-Soviet Debts' and Claims' Committee, which held its third meeting today, issused the following communique: "As unauthorised statements have appeared in some newspapers, the Committee state that a second meeting of the Soviet delegation submitted a list
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    PERSIAN ART.
    118 11 Treasures Valued at £2,000,000 Reach London. Rugby, Oct. 14. Art treasures valued at £2,000,000 were broupht to the Royal Academy today from the docks at Rotherhithe, eight miles distant, in special vans with steel doors under an armed police escort. They comprised the contribution of the Shah of
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    GERMAN WHEAT.
    82 11 Increase in Import Duty Announced. Geneva, Oct. 14. In connection with the Tariff Truce Convention, signed in March, the German Government have notified the Secretariat of the League of Nations that the German customs duty on wheat will' be increased forthwith from 15 marks to 18 marks 50
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    TWENTY DREDGES STILL IDLE.
    965 11 Closing Indefinitely. WHEN TIN WAS £100 PER TON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 14. In connection with the statement issued by the Tin Producers' Association announcing the closing down of further tin mines for various periods the following supplementary information may be of interest.
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    25 11 Enche Osman bin Ta'at, Malay Officer, Malay Administrative Service, has been appointed a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, F.M.S., with effect from Sept. 1.
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    FREE RUBBER FOR ROADWAYS.
    96 11 Assistance to Estates Suggested. London, Oct. 15. The Rubber Growers' Association has issued a circular to members suggesting that a percentage of their output shou'.l be given free to the Rubber Roadways Co. and a further part sold at a fixed price for five years. Presiding
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    BRAZIL REVOLT.
    156 11 Successes Claimed by Both Sides. London, Oct. 14. Dispatches from New York, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro give conflicting accounts of the progress of the revolution in Brazil. It is officially announced in Rio de Janeiro that the Federal forces have been everywhere successful, have cleared the
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    HILL IN SINGAPORE.
    144 11 By Air From England In 10 Days. Shortly after 1 p.m. today FlightLieut. Hill, who began a flight to Australia from England on Oct. 5, landed at Seletar aerodrome. He was greeted by Group Captain Cave-Browne-Cave. Minor adjustments to and a general overhaul of his machine are
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    TRADE IN U.S.A.
    68 11 Serious Position Discussed At White House. Washington, Oct. 15. The seri«ui condition of business in the United States was discussed at a conference at White House between President Hoover and Messrs. Richard Whitney and Alan Landley, the president and vice-president respectively of the New York Stock Exchange.
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    90 11 Speech to Schoolboys on Empire Opportunities. Rugby, Oct. 14. The Prince of Wales flew in his private aeroplane today to Christ's Hospital (the Bluecoat School at Horsham. He circled over the school before alighting. In a speech to the boys the Prince urged upon them the especial
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    BUDGET FOR 1931 APPROVED.
    1032 11 Ban on Immigration Extended. WORKING SMOOTHLY. Members' Good Wishes To The Governor. At the resumed a meeting of the Legislative Council today, H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) presiding, the reports of the Select Committee on the Budget for 1931, as amended by the Joint Select
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    YEN & FENG SHOULD RETIRE.
    542 12 YEN FENG SHOULD RETIRE. Young Marshal's Appeal. "ONCE ABROAD YOU WILL HE SAFE." Shanghai, Oct. 14. Marshal Chaag H— ah linn* is reported to have advised Marshals Yen t'H-shan and Peng Yuhsianc to retire. One abroad their sat'e.y would lie assured and their subordinates mijjht be prevailed upon to o!»
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    BROKE DOWN & WEPT.
    107 12 BROKE DOWN WEPT. American Actress and £10,000 Transaction. Miss Helen Kane, the American of syncopated sinjjine; fame, broke down sad wept in court in New York during the hearing ,f a demand of the creditors »f v draarmakiag firm that he sho'iM return 110,000 presented to her liy one of
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    ARRESTS IN BOMBAY.
    29 12 Congress Committee Office Raided. Bombay, Oct. 15. ng force of armed police raided the Bombay Congress Committee office early this morning and arrested the occui: liter.
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    AVOIDING DISPUTES.
    77 12 Taximeter That Issues A Ticket. The Rome elvk authorities have adopted s new Kind of taximeter, designed to make disputes impossible. N .i only are the rates Indicated on the dial, hut when I lie driver rr-rai.-es his flag :it the end of the ride the meter releases
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    23 12 ■ii at iln V.W.C.A. arc invited to a MK-iul evaaiag on Monday, Oct. 20, at I ,n al th t Y.W.C.A., Fort Canning
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    WARSAW ARRESTS.
    129 12 Alleged Plot to Assassinate Pilsudski. Warsaw, Oct. 14. Five Socialist deputies have been ai rested, allegedly in connection with a plot to assassinate Marshal Pilsudski. The offices of other allied organisations were similarly raided simultaneously. Warsaw. Oct. IS. The news of the alleged bomb plot against Marshal Pilsudski,
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    R101 DISASTER.
    86 12 French Air Minister's Aid Recognised. London, Oct. 14. It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales received the French Air Minister. M. Laurent Kynac. at St. James's Palace and conferred on hi n the insignia of Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire as a mark of
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    FALL FROM VERANDAH.
    81 12 Son of Siamese Prince Badly Injured. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Oct. 14. H.S.H. Hatjakara Varavana. son of H.R.H. Prince Narapip. uncle of the Kinpr, was seen to fall from the verandah of the Central Railway offices today. He was picked up unconscious and taken to hospital
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    BERLIN STRIKE.
    46 12 Protest Against Reduction Of Wages. Berlin, Oct. 14. Some 140,000 Berlin members of the Metal-workers' Union are going on strike on Oct. 15 as a protest against a reduction of wages following a recent arbitration award. The strike may aggravate the political situation. Reuter.
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    MURDERED MISSIONARIES
    45 12 Strong Note Sent by British Legation. Peking, Oct. 14. It is understood that the British Legation has sent a strong note to Nanking concerning the murder of the two English women missionaries, Miss Harrison and Mi Nettletcn, by Communist bandits in Fukien. Reuter.
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    NEW ZEALAND.
    44 12 Government Defeated on Land Laws Bill. Wellington, New Zealand, Oct. 15. The Government was defeated by 31 votes to 21 during the discussion by a committee of the House of Representatives of the settlement clause of the Land Laws Amendment Bill. Reuter.
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    INDIAN LOAN.
    43 12 Underwriting of £12,000,000 At Six Per Cent. London, Oct. 14. The underwriting is proceeding of a £12,000,000 six per cent. Indian loan, redeemable in 1935-37, of which .G.IKiO.UOO is for the repayment of Indian Treasury Bills due on Dec. 20.— Reuter.
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    PROHIBITION.
    36 12 Questionnaire Addressed To 3,000 Newspapers. Washington, Oct. 15. The Prohibition Bureau has addressed a questionnaire to 3,000 newspapers asking whether they oppose, or adopt a neutral attitude towards, prohibition amendment and the prohibition laws. Reuter.
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    DEPUTATION RECEIVED.
    50 12 Admission of Asiatics to Civil Service. After (he meeting of the Legislative Council this morning a deputation composed of Eurasian and Asiatic members was received by H.E. the Governor. The admission of Asiatics who wore British subjects born in the Straits Settlements to the civil service was discussed.
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    19 12 The Shipping and the Import and Ex- I port Offices will be closed on Tuesday, I Oct. 21. I
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    LAST FAREWELL TO MR. HUGHES.
    898 12 Tribute from Government Staffs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Oct. 13. The last of a series of farewell functions to Mr. J. W: W. Hughes M.C.S., District Officer, Klang, who is to be Resident, Pahang, was. given -by Ihe staffs of Government departments, Klang, on
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    ANCIENT TOMB.
    185 12 Interesting Discovery In Perak. An ancient tomb has been discovered on the Malaysia Rubber Estate property, Sur.Kkai, Perak, and excavated by Mr. I. H. N. Evans, I£.A., ethnographer to the Government of the F.M.S. The measurements of the tomb are 10 feet 2 inches kngth and 3 feet
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    136 12 Alleged Assembly of Gang Robbers. Mr. Justice Mundell was occupied all any yesterday at the Singapore Assizes recording evidence in the case in which five Chinese were indicted on a charge of assembling to commit gang robbery. The case for the prosecution was that the men were arrested
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    MR. R. O. JENKINS.
    239 12 Drowned in Accident On Johore River. Mr. R. O. Jenkins, an assistant on the Nam Heng Rubber Estate, Kota Tinggi, johore, was drowned when his boat upset on the Johore River on Saturday afternoon. He was going from one part of the estate to another, and
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    RACING TO BE REVIVED.
    135 12 Preparations on East Coast Of Sumatra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 12. It is understood that racing is to be revived on the East Coast of Sumatra. The successes of the few owners on the E. C. of Sumatra in Malaya may have given a
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    TRIANGULAR AIR LINE.
    63 12 Scheme to Link Batata, Medan And Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Oct. 12. Mr. Nieuwenhuis, director of the K.N. 1.L.M., stated in an interview at Batavia that the possibility exists that if the consent of the Straits Government can be obtained, and public interest is sufficient.
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    THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
    203 12 Children Whose Names Are Put Down at Birth. The question why parents put their children's names down for the great public schools as soon as the children were born was raised by Lord Gorell recently. Speaking at the City of London vacation ccurse, he said "The reason
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    30 YEARS IN THE THEATRE
    114 12 t Yet Reputed Never to Have Seen a First Act. Mr. Elijah Arnold, one of the bestknown men in the theatrical world in London— for more than 30 years he was box office manager at the St. James*3 Theatre has died at Clacton from injuries
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    90 12 The Roneo Diary for 1931 is now on sale in Singapore at $2.50. The seventh anniversary of th_ Chinese; Friendly. Association (Wah Yew Kok) will be celebrated at the club house on Saturday. The following have been elected ofn"«rs cf the Junior Civil Service Association, Singapore President, Mr. Kiong Chin
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    MORE LOCAL "REDS" CAUGHT.
    313 12 Communist Gunmen. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY CAD. Sentence of eighteen months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on three Hylam Communists who were arrested during the early hours of the morning of Oct. 7 by Chief Inspector I'rilhw t hand of the Special Branch of the Singapore Criminal Intelligence
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    MERCANTILE THRIFT.
    485 12 Good Work Done by The Committee. A dividend of six per cent. was ■!<■- clarcd at the annual general meeting of the Mercantile Co-operative Thrift und Loan Society held at the Y.M.< I Town Centre yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Robertson presided, and i>; mo\ ing the adoption of
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    131 12 Service Ride Meeting. The Servu Meeting:, S.V.R.A., will be held on BoMt Timah Uange on Saturday and Sunday Ist and 2nrl November 1980. Leavo, Officers.— Captain V. G. Hill granted leave from Oct. M) to Nov. H>. Lieut. A. W. Davison granted leave Oct. 23 to April
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  • S.C.C. Rugby-Etceteras Soundly Beaten.—Cur rie Cup Final—Local Hockey.
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      POOR RUGBY ON THE PADANG.
      843 13 Etceteras Outclassed By Military Side. The Etceteras gave a very poor display in their first S.C.C. tournament game this season when they were beaten by the Malayan Command Officers by 19 pts. (two goals and three tries) to nil. The scoring was mainly a ColemanBryan
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      SINGAPORE HOCKEY.
      269 13 Raffles College Chinese Assn. Draw. A hockey match between Raffles College and the Chinese Hockey Association resulted in a draw of one all. The teams were College. Selvanayagam Boon Kang Mun Yui Yip Seng, Mori, Lai Nyen Poo; Utam Singh, Teng Khoo, de Vries, Kek Cheow, Arasu. C.H.A.—
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      BILLIARDS.
      88 13 S.C.C. Tournament. I Yesterday's results in the S.C.C. tournament were as follows I Championship (350 up). V. P. K. Walsh beat W. H. Palgravc by 131. A Class Handicap (260 up).— A. C. C. Perdriau owe 25 beat L. O. H. Bruycrcs owe ."■0 by 90. T. B. Rogers',
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    GREAT FIGHTS I HAVE REFEREED.
    1072 13 Experiences of the Third Man." (By BageSW (orri. the f:iinou> referee.) Many people believe that the referee at a boxing match i* to be envied. They think that he has the bc-st view of the light with nothing much to do except disqoaMf* a man
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    EASTBOURNE TOURNEY.
    93 13 Players Well Known in Malaya Reach Final. Mr. If. D. Daadtt, formerly a wellknown tennis player In Malaya, and Mr. F. Salzmann. who.-c name is equally familiar, reached ihe final of the men's doubles (level) at the Eastbourne tournament last month. They divided with Messrs. J. C. Hudson
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    RUSTOM PASHA'S WIN.
    62 13 Singapore Unplaced In Champion Stakes. (From Our Own Correspondent. I London, Oct. 14. At Newmarket today Rmtea Pasha won the Champion Stakes. Singapore, which won the St. I.eyer. was unplaced. The Champion Stakes (£1,680) i< run ever a distance of 1 > 4 milts. Rustom i'asha. by
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    132 13 The Hon. Mr. Justice Stevens, on goinjt en leave, has tendered his rusijrnation of the presidency of the Singapore Chess lub ami Mr. George Pa-bury has been elected in his iteftd. A f esh handicap tournament is now icinu arranged in which members of all (lasses will
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    MALACCA TENNIS.
    73 13 (Kro:n Our Own Ci>rrespondent.> Malacca, Oct. 11. Results of sanies played during the past wn'.< in th'- Carlisle Cup lawn tennis tournament wen Mr>. Allen Bad Duvison beat Mrs. Iirucv ;.rm Uowarth, <; i", o. Mr». iiulcr anil Aylward biat Or. nn<! Mrs. I'iiiMin. t 7 :>. .Mr.
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    IRELAND vs. ENGLAND.
    153 13 Cood Form of English Tail Saves Match. The golf match between the amateurs of England and Ireland over singles and foursomes ended all square at Portmarinock, each country winning six matches. I The meeting of the captains, Rex W. Hartley, the Walker Cup player, of England, and
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    145 13 Wednesday, October IS. Rugby: P.S.R.F.C. vs. "B English Co., S.V.C., S.C.C. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Welch Regt., Padane S.R.C. vs. Medical College Union, S.R.C. Raffles College vs. Welch Band. Polo: Chick Cups Competition, Singapore Polo Clul>. Thursday, October IS. (feekey: Ruffles In?t. Vs Indian Assocn.. R.I. ground. Filday, October
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    SINGAPORE WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE.
    205 13 Mrs. Savi Wins Final At Sepoy Lines. The final of the Andrew Carrie Cup. which carries with it the women's championship of Singapore, was played at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club yesterday, and resulted in Mrs. V. G. Savi defeating Mrs. Graham Brown 4 up and
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    285 13 Garrison Team Beats U.S. Navy Players. A match was played on the Garrison Golf Club links on Monday, between a team of officers from the 15th Destroyer Squadron, the United States Navy, and a Garrison team. The Naval team was considerably handicapped through not having had any opportunities
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    JACOB HYAMS DEAD.
    110 13 Jacob Hyams, one of the famous fighters cf his day, died in St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, after a long: illness. Hyanis, who had passed his 70th birthday, held the lOst championship of England at one time. He met Jim Carney, of Birmingham, for the light-weight title, and
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    BERG RETAINS TITLE.
    298 13 Exciting Fight With "Buster" Brown. riff ending, his junior welter-weight titlein a match at Newark, New Jersey, Kid Berg was awarded the decision on points over Buster Brown, of Baltimore, in a ten rounds conU>st. Berg had one of the gaHMSt opponents any champion could wish to
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    MUAR FOOTBALL.
    324 13 Stia Jawi Pranakan Ciub Win League Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) .M'Kir, Oct. 1.;. The championship of the Sfnar Football Lvalue depended on the result of the match on Friday between the Land Office (the holders) and the Stia Jawi Pranakan C!ub. The Club had the bitter goal
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
    23 13 The match between rrrhimpuiiaii Sti« Club and Singapore Pranakau Chili re salted in a victory for the Corner bj 1 I
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    WILD LIFE OF THE PENINSULA.
    2400 14 Work of the Hubback Commission. JOHORE SITTINGS. PLANTERS ALL FOR PROTECTION. The Hubback Commission, which arrived in the country last Kaster to inquire into the conditions of wild life ir the Peninsula, has begun it's sittings in Juh* re. Romai .v attaches to the circumstance:
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    FLIGHT-LIEUT. WEBSTER.
    25 14 Flight Lieutenant S. N. Webster, who won the Schneider Trophy at Venice in 1927, has been appointed to No. 70 Squad- Ron, Iraq.
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    BIG HAUL OF SILVER.
    26 14 Killingly, Connecticut, Oct. 6. hre jrjnmen robbed x truck driver of balk her valued at $50,000, here t:da>. They escaped in mot-ir-cari.
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    A.S.P. SHOT.
    498 14 'Preliminary Inquiry Into Robbery Case. Mr. 15. P. Oakesl ott, A.S.P., i:i charge of the Rochore division police, who was ••.hot during the amhush of alleged gang jiobbers, was present in the Second Police C:>urt yestevday afternoon, when the preliminary inquiry A -.to charges of attempted armed robbery
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    COST OF LIVING.
    133 14 Motion for Discussion In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 15. At the Municipal Commissioners meeting the following notice of a motion was ■:ivcn by Mr. L. E. Slowe to be discussed at the next ordinary meeting. "In view of the existing conditions j which have
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    CHARGE AGAINST A DETECTIVE.
    1206 14 Unusual Case. CHINESE IX)RRY DRIVER'S COMPLAINT. A Chinese detective filled the role of accused yesterday afternoon when allegations of wrongful restraint, confinement and assault were made against him by a compatri;t who stated that h? w.s handcuffed, marched along for live miles and kicked and hit.
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    TOWKAY ATTACKED.
    197 14 Pclice Court Sequel To Accident. (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Oct. 11. A Tamil named Soonai was charged with causing voluntary hurt to Lee Yah. a >rk seller of Klang market, on Sept. Is near the ahbatous. Klang. Mr. Arthur Pearce, who p said thr.t the eaaa w-as
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    MOTORISTS' VAGARIES.
    239 14 Queer Behaviour at Railway Crossings. Montreal, Oct. 1. Inexplicable negligence* 1 is the cause of numerous automobile accidents at. railway crossings, ac-cordinir to km furnished the bureau of economics of theCanadian National Railways by the Board of Railway Commissioners, In a period o f three years there wer<],7yi
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    FIRING EXERCISES.
    99 14 Military Manoeuvres on iiiikit Timah (Jolf Come. The 2nd I!n. the WeJcli Regiment will be carrying out Held Bring exercises on the Buhit limah Golf Coone between the hours of 7 aril S.'JU a.m. on Oct. 17, M and 22. The flying of a red flag at the
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    OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
    167 14 (From Our Own CoHMfOßdmt) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 18, The following oflieial appointments arc announced in Mm F.M.S. Covernment Gazette Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Lon; Servuc Medal to Private G. Grant of the M.S.V.I:. Mr. G. Grubb to bo a Superintendent of Customs, Traile and Customs Department,
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    3448 15 Karachi- Singapore Air Route: Difficulties Ahead. LABOURS WANING SUPPORT. O (liv Air Mail.) (From <>v' Own Correspondent) London. Sept. 2::. Never did I choose my words SO carefully or. at any rate, never did I determine so firmly to eschew the polysyllabic lnos: rigorously. For the air
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    PRISON FOR SCHOLAR.
    256 15 Indignation at Treason Charge. Horror and indignation have bean axpsveeed in Slovakia at the treatment lifted out. to Professor Yoitctch Tuka, the former "spiritual leader" of the S!o\a:c \utonc mists' Movement. Professor Tuka. a distinguished scholar, xh> formerly occupied a chair at Bratisava University, was charged with
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    SUICIDE AT 72.
    111 15 A Tragedy of Loneliness In Cornwall. A note left in a woman's liandbir; and read at an inquest at Looe. Cornwall, stated "Please bury me just as I am. 1 have no relations. I am quite n stranger to these parts. Please don't l> ther to make
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    SOCIALISED FARMS IK RUSSIA.
    706 15 SOCIALISED FARMS IN RUSSIA. A Visit to the Largest 350,000 ACRES WITH CITY) ATTACHED. Moscow, S<>pt. 1. Of the three types of fanning now to !>p seen in the Soviet Union private, collective and State farms the Uisti.ume.l U undoubtedly the most rcmarV:ible. You travel across the vast steppes of
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    "PUBLIC HYGIENE."
    75 15 How Marshal Pilsudski Deals With the Press. Under the pretence, of "WIMM ef public hygiene/ whatever thut may mean in this case, the Wtnm poiice, at tfcf order of Hltlbll Pilsudski, recently provented the newspaper boys and delivery vans fr in having Mean to the officer of Ihf
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    DIED FROM SUN BLISTERS.
    79 15 Strange Fate of One Year Old Girl ihm blisters which turned septic caused the death of a jriil, avt'jl twelve month-, one (if forty children in the Wild ChU< Nursing Bone, Tanatoa, It was stated at I h« inque-t that thy babies' pernmbulutors wen frequently moved
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      155 15 Today's Crossword Puzzle. (CLUES.) ACROSS. niimate atom tl. Al>iite 1. Shell-fmh Wanders, in mind 4, Shoals 2*" Had dinner fc. Improvised accompaniment Firm 11. Pertaining to the country DuC: Allayed Malice 13. Charity Argued IS. Festivity Stored 10. Ascend •>• Degrades 18. Squanderer.' J* Acrid 19. One ci v «n
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      118 16 buutimkandbtflmd<fll You are invited to inspect the New 1931 Model Morris Minor Two Seater Car on show in our Showrooms. Demonstrations given without obligation. Literature forwarded on request. Price $1,35O Ex showrooms. MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. DITTO FOR BS Sa ll DITTO MAKES SCHOOLS. f 1 STS-*"* *Voi 1 tl nriiririAl
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      289 16 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby Kiven that all the above Trade Marks are the exclusive operty of A. 8. Bbaikallf I Co carrying on business at No. 49, Chuli.i Street, Singapore, as Bullion Merchants Daifi nif Wang Masi ami are QMd BY them in respect of gold and silver Jewtllery and
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    EARLY EXPERIENCES IN FLYING.
    1248 17 Science Which Developed Slowly. (Bj Maurice I'arman. the famnus French pIMMCf aviator.) 1 do net think 1 can be an emotional character. Flyhvi would be dangerous, iT not impos'iiile, for anyone dominated by his nerves, and at tha beginning of my career v flying man I
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    U.B. AND INDIA.
    325 17 U.S. AND INDIA. Anxious to Learn What The Facts Are. Sir John Simon arrived in London from New York on Sept. 15 with about 80 members of the British Bar Association, who have been on a month's tour of Canada and America as the guests of the Canadian r.nd American
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    RIFLE THAT WAS LOADED.
    82 17 Tamil on Shooting Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 14. A Tamil boy employed by a European -.vinehman at a Penawat tin irir.o has been ditained by the police anj charged with shooting a Chinese with ih Kjro-t-ean's M.S.V.R. service rifle. It is alleged that
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    SHOPHOUSE FIRE.
    67 17 Sleeping Inmates Unaware Of Blaze. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 14. Another fire occurred hen nigjs] in the new town area when the sh-iphouso of a sundry goods dealer was destroyed. A passer-by noticed sr.ioke and calied the fire brigade. The "firemen br !i '.n and found
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    VICTIMS OF THE SLUMP.
    2325 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 p.eased to place
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    THANKS TO THE DOCS.
    64 17 THANKS TO THE DOGS. 30 Life-Sentence Convicts Recaptured. Do^j. at the prison in Aix-en-Proverc? were- recently responsible for che r«j(hpture of ItO lifi'-sentence prisoners who trie- 1 t i gain their liberty. The men had broken down a door cf Hie gaol :i:ul lu-aten a iruani uncoil. sci.r.ig when the
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    MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT IN THE EAST.
    2663 18  -  Sirdar Ikhal Ali Shah, l!y THE BLACK ART AND MIRACLES I HAVE WITNESSED. the weoVaOOWl Afghan writer and traveller.) Most people have only nn indefinite idea of the very large part which magic and the supernatural in ,ieneral play in Eastern life. An Asiatic
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    A "BRITISH HOUSE."
    144 18 I Proposal to Erect One in Each Empire Capital. A proposal to erect a British H:>use in iiach of the capital cities of the Empire, similar to Australia House in London, is being considered by th? Overseas Depart ment of the Board of Trade and the Trea-
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      547 19 Asset*, exceed $11,090,000. Assurance in force orer $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) lIKAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. Ths Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      570 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH JNDISCIIE HANDELSBANK. N.V. stablished 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (abont C 8.600.000) Paid np Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (aboat £4,600,000 Reserves Glds. 28,187,797 (abont £2,360,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUI, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES I BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. SHANGHAI i Head office
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      660 19 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter la Japan) Capital Subscribed Y18,000,000 Capital Paid-up Y12,128,00U President S. Sbimada, Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Yasagita, Esq. M. Araki, Esq. T. Hisamune, Esq. N. Takagl, Esq. T. Yoshida, Esq. HEAD OFFICE Taipeb, Formosa (Taiwan) BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Amoy Hankow .Makor.e Shinchiko
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      202 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 Cnder writer, Eastern Branch, Singapore. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA. Aaaets Assurances In farce £116,753,004. £493,404,870. LET US DEMONSTRATE how a Policy of $10,000 over 25
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      288 20 OCEAN MOTOR POLICIES I^% f i 4 certain local lady made a discovery. SHE DISCOVEREn that a small tin ot iced 57 Ncstle's Natural Milk poured into a half-pint B B^^s**W tumbler, with a similar quantity of soda-water add- l^^^^^m^^m^^^^m^SS^M c<!. made :t iu<»-: refreshing and palatable drink. JMH^^SI^J^ »J|
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