The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 July 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929. NO. 12,762
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    250 1 1 he need for the development ot tho use i wireless in Malaya was refei r»-<! to at a dinner tf hinese and European business men in Ipoh Page 10. Judgment was reserved in the District Court yesterday in the ca*e in which a Chinese is charged
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    998 1 Quid/aid mjnnt ho»i<,,* ,<o*tn C*t fmfT9§9 l.i mil uv It .-ipptars that tftttN is trouble in the camp in roajard to rubber atal itici I aily birdi in London ara pleldiig op < rvml n I should bo scattered in Malaya. The Topi commands to the
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      222 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32, HIGH STREET. [Raf9.es Hotel! THURSDAY SATURDAY-DINNER DANCE© SUNDAY, JULY 7th. There will be no Orchestral Concert I SEA VIEW HOTEL I SUNDAY, JULY 7th. AT 9.30 P.M. i SPECIAL ATTRACTION 1 "CAMILLE" starring NORMA T» T MADGE Music By MONIA
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      340 1 I!)ECCA] i WE PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE S MODEr *V\ Qj) .ill/I 'Ijli tJ*J» f~~~* m si* K( k ic a 1 1 n 1 *S££SSSS(SSSSISS^^&3z»%ts>. > i i lß»w%'^ j Model No. 33. j; THE NEW DECCA renders musical tones throughout the I J> scale, with an accuracy that is almost
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      101 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Electrical appliances for hire l'iiv'« '<. I/.al germicide indispensable for health— Page l(». Vulcain watchei are rapremelj accurate I'ajre 7. (iift Book- at Malayan Publishing House Pajre 2<». Survey of cargo e\ Aldington Court on Friday^Page 16. Ihe new For.i car 60NM1 fcO >"OU fully '•ir.ipped Pace ■>.
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      231 1 IHK WEEK. Saturday, tith. Hiffk Water, 10..56 a.m., 8.2, 9.36 p.m., 9.5. Perak Kace>. U"i ii S|i>rt- Tan>flin. St. Jo.-eph"> Sports. Stadium. J.io. Teiok Knreu Kmrl:>h School Bportl p.m. Yaohtinjf: Ratavia vs. Blagapon trieketi 8.8. and I. vs. P.S. and L.: Etceteras VS. Welch Regt., Tan^lin; Y M.C A VS.
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      382 2 MADAM KELVEY Q|^& d\ jQ Presents Her TALENTED PUPILS. at the ictoria Theatre In a real versatile entertainment for young and old. BIGGER SURPRISE. RIGHTBR ITEMS. KTTER DANCING EAUTIFUL GIRLS. EAUTI FULLY GOWNED. ABY WONDERS. BTTER THAN EVER. Don't miss seeing thes*» darlings in real Jazz. COME Judge for yourself
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      289 2 yiGTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 2 2nd., AND NIGHTLY AT 0.15 P.M THE MOST PERFECT PICTURE EVER PRESENTED. The KING of KINGS EXCLUSIVE TO THE VICTORIA THEATRE. IT WILL NOT BE SHOWN IN AN\ OTHER THEATRE IN MALAYA. Full Music Score Will He Rendered Hy irn Augmented Orchestra. BE WISE
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      328 2 ALHAMBRA M Tan Chens: Ree Co., Ltd^ ProprieUrs. PROGRAMME I Commencing Saturday, July (ith., and ending Thursday luK In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NKWS. D. W. GRIFFITH'S I Lady of the Pavements WITH LUi Li V LiLEjiw, The love itory >t' a Queen of the
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      617 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. if SI NDAY AFTER TRINITY. Hoi) Communion. 7.45 \.v.. rhoi ill Holv Communion and Sermon 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. Thi Catechism. p.m. i choral) Evensong and Sermon. Monday, W\ nesdajr, and Priday ;it 8 a.m. Holy 'ommun ion. 'I 'u<-->'a\ Thursday, and
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    MR. EPSTEIN'S
    823 3 THE SCULPTOR ON HIS WORK. The Promise of "Day." Mr. Epstein's work is again the subject of controversy. Neve.' was a man more misunderstood. Ai announced in those columns recently in the description we gave <>f the new Underground Railways Building, Westminster Mr. Epstein has been commissioned to
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    VISCOUNT T'URNH AM LEAVES FLEET-STREET.
    57 3 London. Juno 25. Lord Burnham severnl the last link birwi"ng 1 him to Fleet Street to-day, when he religned the Presidency of the Empire PreM r *niun at a meeting of thr Council, a position which he hi.s occupied since 1916, when lie Micceaded his
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      298 3 before baby is born Protect your health urn* babv\ during rhe« months by makin K sure that your body is richl Provided with that most important eleme Calcium (lime), which nature needs tor healthy growth of the expected child. A deti ciency of calcium not only results in a weakenmn
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      460 3 Report from LEWIS JAMESON CO., LID., Cmmhtnt Analytical Chemists. S3, QUEEN VICTORIA ST.. Umdam, I The average man who is enjoying his chosen The .lpparatus used, in testing this point, in brand of cigarette probably seldom pauses to Dr. Stanley Smith's Tobacco Eudiometer. It consider the basis upon which his
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    VALUE.
    279 4 Ford Enterprise. Wfced every auton.obile maQUfctftwrc? is loudly ndvertisin«r the excess cr surplus valu- < t his car, .s it any wonder the public beco.no confused ;x.d skeptical all .^uch claims being just alike. Value, however is a matter of interest to ill automobile buyers. The public u> .lay
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    POPULAR BABIBS.
    149 4 POP ULAR BABIBS. When 1 read of the great and arrowing popularit) of the "baby" car I am n>>t prised. Th»- houses that are being built to-day are mostly imall houses, and where there arc garages t r,. With older 1 it ia ti he value of th< Dpei I
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    BLIND SPOTS AT THE WHEEL.
    970 4 FATIGUE PRODUCING FACTORS. Drivers Who Need Spectacles. BY THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. [Special to the Free Press.] Although the almost universal adoption of the single panel windscreen has greatly improved visibility at the wheel of the motorcar, there are several other points to watch
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    NOW WE KNOW.
    35 4 "Traffic congestion," says a report of the American Automobile Association, "is that condition existing <fn the highway when the individual is unable to proceed at a desired or legal rate of speed."
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    THE IDLING SPEED.
    618 4 Points on Furl Kconoim. Since most of hi like t.< ij; what i< considered the healthiesi p Um motor and In ?"act Um •>' hole, we ihould not i xpect the wnomy an i <nvrth <»f life from our car that mitfht bi adv»-r- for it <t
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    ACCESSORY DEFECTS.
    80 4 It pays to know the secondary effects of some defects that car accessorle* levelop. The vacuum windshield wiper is an instance. When the tube is broken, there are many owners who dismiss the situation with the thought that, after all. the wiper may not be needed. They miss
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    NEW CARS.
    124 4 Time Plrti ">>>" HUtt H enc t ipeed of h 0 sjorth-wosfc ommon -nrht to ray to tl i I other fact M J>uz7.l good rour I little-used arterial and Banger Hill, uhuh const u-n< -el« rWhat fan <• it 1- tl should iQ) impreeeed wW It) of
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    GOOD DRIVERS.
    180 4 Subcon>ci4>u> (^ualiticatiun>. It would not be IO met ary I IaWS to tf'\ern th« ti «ardriveri we chatu-m ..t" the: l f Kpeed at which t'n. *h»t con.-itutes the 'lander, but the insl the part of the driver to act promptK in an emergency. An enjfin« bauetive testa
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    GOING DOWN HILL.
    155 4 Speed up Motor Before Shifting Shifting into MetAd car the l >rak»-.- ha- Mffltf MM an Ml most drivers. Many of then: Kn--^ it is necessary to press out thr chri the Rear 1.-\er to luutr.-tl. Mgafft tn utl% ajfain. *peed up the Mgtott then pr< OW
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      173 4 |F .^^^BBBB^^^^BBI BB^^^BBl BB^^ rtf fIBBBBBBBBi >v fIBBBBBBI BBK I 1 l^B^B^H a >• I X r. r f >• B^EHBB r^lL. H\ BbW 1 RUGGED DE-LUXE I i r The Tyre that is Setting New Records for g i I IX/TTT ,TTI A frTT! i j IVM J Pi
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      27 4 I Stewart Vacuum Tank i> Air. mlu 1 Efficient Efficient $22.50 '-Tzy^e $22.50 1 Malayan Motors, Ltd 14-20, Orchard Poad, Singapore. R, ,r. .ntxi D' h\-t,\i-*< wmmt
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    AVIATION PROBLEMS.
    689 5 TALKING IT OVER WITH HENRY FORD. New Engines Wanted. This is the first of a »»eries of weekly interviews which Mr. Henry Ford is giving the Free Pres* and the North American Newspaper Alliance. In theae interviews Mr. Ford will present his view -point on subject* of current
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    37 5 Directors of companies are very like politicians; once they tret into power the same human failine attacks some of them, and they tend to become either listless or autocratic, forKettinjr shareholders and electors alike.— Dr. Seamus O'Beirn.
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    MAM FAITI RER'S SLIDING SCALE.
    206 5 Detroit. Mich., Ma; L'"». Virtually capacity production is eontiflU* inp in the automobile plants <»f the Micfiigan district. Chief executives say then il no Indication of slow-up, although re "tain COfnpaafel which have heen forcing the output of cars are prepared for >!;< 'kening should
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    FISHERMEN AND GOLFERS ARE BAD
    174 5 - Itut Motorists are Wor^r I think there can n<> longer l>e any doubt that in his conversation the motorist is a biggf bore than the goKer and a BJVOAtOf liar than the fisherman, writes a corresponMent in Light tar and Cycle Car. The wildtot vxafncvmtioa
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    WHY OTHER DRIVERS SEEM DANGEROUS.
    285 5 George Bmhrl Shaw b reported, we notice, to haw stated that he l*e!ieves Qeejf- drivfaf is dangerou* •aeept hi> own. His ehaulFeur. he said, has a tendency to regard his driving as dangerous wher. sitting besidi him. whilst (J.K.S. returns the lompliment when their positions
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    SUBMARINE DISTRACTIONS.
    93 5 Even hotting on rat-catching or ice- jam* (writes a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian) does not exhau.*t the inffenuit> of the sporting mind anxious to "put a bit on." Years af?o, when Dover harbour was beiny const rutted, a foreman noticed the undue length of time that some
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      86 5 A Superb Car at a Reasonable Cost Smart Roomy Comfortable Economical to Run 16 H.P 12 H.P 7 IH.P. ALL MODELS AVAILABLE Borneo Motors, Limited. Branches Throughout Malaya. ACCORDIAN "ODD FAINT ACCORDIAN HOOD PAINT ACCORDIAN HOOD PAINT I .it I I f\CW I 1 MH M W* I I^l 1
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      64 5 yfor/y; Ford World wide popularity of Model 4 A permits TREMENDOUS FORD PRODUCTION resulting in BIG REDUCTION of PRICES on the following Models. NtWPRICtS IFftCTIVt NO W PHAETON $1,395 TUDOR $1,625 ROADSTER $1,395 FORDOR $1,795 COUPE .'(Standard) $1,675 SPORT COUPE $1,675 COMM. CHASSIS $1,050 Light Delivery Van $1,395 30 Cwt.
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    Queen of the Court
    3522 6  - Queen of the Court Arthur Hardy I'AMEI.A. OUR NEW SERIAL. ty CHAPTER 1. The hooten were bussing as Pamela reacned iw net nau iuc mornings woi» was done ana tne aiWrnoon wa.s mre. .-i, glance in a uunor t a siigac •ajustmeut <»i the lignt coat sne WON and Mie
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    THE PRESENTATION.
    180 6 TH E PRESENTATION Bellairs sighed in deep relief as he drove, into ihe outskirts of Frelford. It had Keen a long run down, and despite the glorious weather he had grown dead tired of steering the, car fifty miles back. '"We're nearly there now, Pag,* 1 ho said to the
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    FIRST INNINGS THAT YIELDED ONE RUN.
    933 6  -  NORMAN KILNER HOW I MADE MY START IN COUNTY CRICKET. FROM YORKSHIRE TO WARWICKSHIRE. By The Warwickuhiiv Uutsman. As 1 look back from one stage to anothrr the more it seems certain that I was cut out to be a professional rricketer. Cricket was
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    LONDONERS SEE A BASEBALL MATCH.
    358 6 LONDONERS SEE A BASEBALL MATCH. Ye*, sir, if jram'd wasted t.i >t>v tva man's fame, you should haw gwsi ,h basvhall cam, at Stamford Bridfct btt«Wfl Afkron (1.5.A.l an.! tho Lon.i.m Amen, .in-. The London I oy> «ro* by IS runs to IT. l\ v uot to speaking this way
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    SELLING HITS OF PARLIAMENT.
    415 6 Tht work *»f restoring th» H liam. nt i- t.i be tarried out with *reat Ihia summer. and alr.-a.k a ran* of an- husy on the Central T raid vast network if KaffoMiajr. I the broken or damaired i an bi lag them |i cnat demand
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    RESEARCH IN TROPICS.
    965 7 THE NEGLECT OF PURE SCIENCE. The Malarial Problem. B. Williamson, writing 1 from the Royal Empire Society. W.C.. to the Editor of the Times, says: The example cited by Mr. Omer Cooper, in the correspondence on "'Our Bnmt? the Mosquito." of beetles destructive to the larvae of
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    MALAYA'S THIRD STRING,
    1238 7 PROGRESS OF THE OIL PALM INDUSTRY. Advantage of Scientific Methods. We extract the following from an article by Mr. Frederick Knocker in the Timeiradeand Engineering Suuplement dealing with the origin and growth of the palm oil industry in Malaya: Soon after the outbreak of the War a
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    TRIUMPH OF ENGLISH OPERA.
    98 7 ".Judith" at Covent Garden. London. June 28. '•.Judith," Bllgim (ioossen's first Attempt at opera, was ffoM an encouraging welcomt' last nij;ht at Coven 4 Gaiden. critics hailing it a? a "triumph of English optl*." This is the first tinu- for many years that Covent Garden has
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    HELEN II. TELLS SOME TENNIS SECRETS.
    408 7 Tht Little More Strength That Wins. Helen Jacobt i> Amerien'i Bttt) NnthsJL At I<. she is IBted M the third best UMIg tht women pbiyen of Amcrkt, And, like Betty, the if I hi^h-spii ite»i vrirl wh plays tiimhi for the sheer love »f
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      112 7 1 XT OLY NOS safeguards against I I r toot 3? ache > decay and gum in- I I K n One ha *f inch on Td?y I 1 i re moves fermenting food par- I 1 deia S dlSSolves film and destroys I 1 a7\U£? X X?°* today and
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      252 7 The Food for t Sturdy Growth Failing breast milk, only a ]J/r7f) food that contains the same ppßr/ constituents and is as digest- *S ible, can produce that sturdy, P^-- natural growth which is every LnULfff \^3&k Such a food is Mellin's Food Stiftr* (fr^C^ix for it supplies the essential
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    "WITCHCRAFT" MURDERS.
    239 8 Kenya Native Kills Twehe People. The influence that tritcfcerafi esereiaoj on the African mind is Illustrated by a terrible multiple murder -t<.r> from the Kit;.le <ii<t rkt of Kenya. A native employed or. European Tarn. completed his contract m a n>. laboVTCr, l ut the farmer refused |a
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    TABBY'S TAUNT AT WHITEHALL.
    193 8 Palace Trespassers Defy Eviction. A tabby cat, complete with three si\-we*k->ld kittens, which lives in a large hollow tree opposite Kensington Palace, is now wearing a permanent gtftk. She promenades along the wall of the palace at aiffbt time. and in the day takes her children
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    "SIAMESE TWIN" FISH.
    101 8 The occurrence of a case of Siamese twins in fishes, the first apparently reported, is described in a recent issue of "Nature" by Mr. C. von Bonde and Mr. Marchand, of the Fisheries and Marine Biological Surveys. The specimen concerned is a dogfish. The anterior ends as
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    SIR H. SEGRAVE'S NEW TRIUMPH.
    650 8 50,000 Germans Cheer "Miss England/' IU-riiti. lun.- 2. Sir Henry Segrave to-day won another remarkable triumph for British motor engineering. Driving Sir Charles Wa 1 efudd 1.000--h.p. motor-boat Miss England on the Templiner Lake, near Potsdam, he SSCtYtd the German motor-boat spood championship. Sir Henry's
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    HOUSE FLY MENACE.
    154 8 150 Ekes Laid Every 10 l)a\s. "The ordinary domestic fly nay. and <<<>p-. iprtld typhoid tevc-r. d\>vntery. f«od poisoning, tpidmlc diarrhu-a. ..nri probr.hly a wmbw of other dboojoos/ 1 mritti Dr. w. C, Savage. Medical Officer of Health for Joinerset, in the wefkly bulletin of the lentr.il
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    THE KING'S ILLNESS.
    68 8 Muslim Thanksgiving Service. Members of the Muslim community of Singapore will meet at The Sultan Mosque on Sunday at 4 p.m. to express their gratitude and offer prayers on the complete recovery of the health of His Maiesty the Kinjr. Mr. R. J. Farrer M.C.S.. (Chairman of
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    TROOP MOVEMENT IN THE EAST.
    242 8 K.0.5.8/s to leave Hoitf Konu for Poona. The 2nd Battalu-r, k rig 0% Borderers will shortij completi garrison duty in loag Kong an.- to the- praatal Iraapsag talion will leave on January b| tht b port Dorsetshire. At the moment the siOglllllSAt »rovision for the
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    STAR AND THE SIN IN COLLISION.
    261 8 Astronomer's New Theor\ BJ !•<•• Uh origin system has been laid U-fore tne II f4 trnnoinnal S-tm-u )n Dr. Harold JetTr^ of ('aml)i idge. whn i< leading Fauth«>rit\ on the subject. I'p t.> th« present vWv <-i the >>irth «>t the plan that thousitM<i>
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    GAOL OVERCROWDED.
    123 8 Why Prisoner Was Released IVt«>r« His Time. When a man vsa> hrouc'-" W, Hamilton, in Hong k of disobeying an order <>\ baftUhl Wttnklp noted from the w-.irn«nt t 1 only \m kWgmA Iml that thr in hmm MMt.nml to If month-" hanl U and 24 llrohtP "t
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    46 8 Mr. V. W. W. S. Putvell. cial Assij»mt\ lYnan*. will I. tHlvtag I England on U*f UtVl t» I 1 KhivH on July 27 :uxl Mr. C. W, A. Sonnett. formerlj ifftnft. IVr.-trif. who «lne bark 1 home U-avi', w ill be appoint cell's post.- P.G.
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      312 8 H FX A I CONCESSIONAIRES FOP MALAYA, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE, H H Beg to announce thit, for the convenience of all FIAT' OWNERS, by the H installation of special plant and machinery for the most efficient performance of repairs, overhaul, and adjustment of the different model FIAT' cars, they have.
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      146 8 ■I. Kotex Improvements Women everywhere welcome its new comfort and the thorough composure it brings WHEN the Improved Kotex was perfected it was sold without announcement of the fact that any changes had been made. The improvements in Kotex are exclusive. The first is an improved shape one that means
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    RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
    172 9 EARLY STATEMENT ON TRADE RESUMPTION. Dominions Being: Consulted. [British Radio— Official Service.] n, Rujfhy, July 4. QuesUoned ,n the House of Commons toroLZ n ,l resum P tj on of diplomatic relates with Russia, the Foreign Secretai> Mr. Arthur Henderson, said he could say no more at present
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    AMERICA AND WAR DEBTS.
    122 9 "Should Have Been More Generous." LReuterV Service.] London. Julx ■">. Doctor Hil.ben, President of Princeton University, erased sensation at the dinner of the American Society on Independence Day in Louden, when he declared that he believed the United Suites shotfld have been a little more generous
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.
    73 9 Report Before End of the Year. [British Radio Official Service.] Uuuh\. July 4. Mr. J. H. Thomn-;. Lord Privy Seal, ;:n--iwering in trV House of Commons regarding the suggested Channel Tunnel, said the project involved large number of geological, engineering ec nomic a i other technical problems.
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    A CIVIL SERVICE ENQUIRY COMMISSION.
    44 9 [British Radio Oftiriul Service.] Bagby, July 1. The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, announced in the House of Commons that a Royal Commission is to f>e set op to inquire into all matters of renerai importance affecting the Civil Service.
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    SIR CHARLES MADDEN NOT TO RETIRE.
    42 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Ruffby, July 4. The Admiralty states that there is no truth in the rumour published regarding f he impending retirement of the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden.
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    THE DRIPSTONE FILTER.
    333 9 Alleged to be a Dangerous Abomintion. •'That dangerous abomination, the drip■>!>ne." These words are actually contained n report on the health of Penang signed by Dr. Smart and confirm a suspicion which many of us have felt hut few liked to voice. *s nut water, in Kuala
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    SUMMER'S BREAK.
    98 9 VIOLENT HAILSTORMS IN EUROPE. Ten Casualties. [Reuter's Service.] I ondou. July Extraordinarily' violent hailstorms have swept parts of central Europe. Berlin reports state that a peasant was killed near Nuremberg and scores of shjeep and fowls. Berne reports record considerable damage to crops between Lakes Geneva and Constance
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    VIOLENT END TO BRITISH DROUGHT.
    58 9 [British Radio— Official Service.l liuirby. July 4. Heavy rain, accompanied by violent thunder-storms, occurred over most of Fnjrland early to-day, thus breaking the drought, which had become severe in many i arts of the country. In four hours nearly •in inch of rain fell in
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    BRITISH DISARMAMENT DELEGATION.
    100 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 1. The choice of Viscount Cecil again to represent Great Britain on the preparatory disarmament commission and to attend the forthcoming League Assembly was eheer•'l by Labourites in the House of Commons. Mr. Henderson Foreign Secretary) enumerated the membership of the Ix'ague delegation
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    ACROSS ATLANTIC IN MOTORBOAT.
    90 9 Norwegian's Hazardous Venture. [Reuter's Service.] Oslo, July 5. In a. Router interview Colonel Stewart, who recently crossed in a small outboard motor-boat, said he disliked the North Sea and he would not care to recross it. Simultaneously a Boston (Massachusetts) cable says David Turner, a Norwegian,
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    U.S. TARIFF BILL HELD UP.
    87 9 fßeuter's Service.] Washington, Julj .">. Owing to complicated political and economic problems, it appears doubtful if the HawU'y-Smoot tariff bill will be complet«d by the Senate Finance Committee when the Senate reassembles on August 19. Questions of amending it by providing a sliding scale in
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    DITCH ELECTION RESULTS.
    41 9 Balance of Power Unchanged. [Reuter's Service]. Amsterdam, July 5. Yesterday's election left the parties almost \s they were, 30 Catholics, 24 Socialists and 12 A nti- Revolutionaries, the remaining 34 eats being distributed between eight other I parties.
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    PORTUGUESE CABINET RESIGNS.
    16 9 [Reuter's Service.] Lisbon. July 5. The Government has resigned owing to cabinet dissensions.
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    "WORTHY OPPONENTS" FROM CONTINENT.
    118 9 Arsenal Lead the Way in Recognition. The recent defeats of English "Soccer" cams abroad have set the ball rolling torards recognition of continental footballers s worthy apponenWof the best teams in The Arsenal have invited the Spanish naional team, who beat England by A 3 at
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    HONG KONG COURTMARTIAL.
    509 9 CHARGES AGAINST MAJOR OGILVY. Eighteen Days Trial. The trial by Court Martial in Hong Kong o Major G. M. H. Ogilvy against J horn allegations are made of neglect of his duties while acting aP.R. I m 2n d. Bat. Kings Own Scottish Borderers, was coneluded last
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    CHINA FAMINE ZONE.
    406 9 Women and Children Sold As Slaves. Peagenen, Sui>uan. June 14. Conditions iff these parts seen to be get. ting worse instead of l>etter. There have been one or two short showers of rain, but not enough t<> do any uood. It seems as if there will be
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929. HOME RAILWAY REFORM.
    795 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929. HOME RAILWAY REFORM. Mr. J. H. Thomas' plans for reducing unemployment largely by the speeding up of a number of public works and the improvement in methods of certain organisations, more particularly the railways, have on the whole been well received. No one
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    394 10 1 he temperature OS Railway Hill. kualu Lumpur, at a.m. on Thursday ami ••♦>. Mm lowest since .July «J. 1927. Dr. C. E. Cobb who reffed from leave last week i> staying in Kuala LumDW and will attend the quarterly meeting of the British Mcdicm] Association. M.M. Mrs. A. Berry
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    406 10 JUDGMENT RESERVED IN TRADE MARK CASE. Interesting Argument. Judgment fM r'-ser\«*d In th«- District CooH yostt-rday afternoon ifl tht- rase in •rhiefa the nmra^r or proprietor of < li. Kiat and <>„ is binu iharjfe<l with u>injf I fals»- trade mark, in PMptCt <»f castor ail; 1 i
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    506 10 The usual monthly meeting hak M tSS ciatiot; will he held on th« ~lfr. 5 p.m. in I iat:< n hnii. A tea-party will he given on July lJth. ul i in. at the India l>> lon Ctvl in IMMMHU Mi. 1. 1. Modr. NaKalniKam. :i{'t.nf. Grosvenor returned t.. \i.
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    BREAKING PRISON.
    87 10 SEVENTH MAN ARRKMIh QUIETLY In Sago Street. The >f. «r:th man of the .t-d M port* < "ri r rial Prison in by Dated Sajro Stiit!. It was a qu.et am convict was seer !<> be -louihinu < ihe 'let it i lot him tin him up with
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    MALAY RBBERVE NEAR IPOH
    38 10 1 From Our Own CfT— DO! lp»»h. Iw •.mi II M PSOOI Tapah near th» Th<- <>»uncil also EavottTod ~.tt »rnent I for pensioner*. Tw M ;<'..» eosjuMnded foe their i nal> armed v. ith
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    SECRET SOCIETY OUTRAGE.
    67 10 M;?n'^ I atal Knife VN.uind Lat«» on Thur>da> ni*:* I t r- 1 1 l in stood fs from Kitchen* i -h<«\s he tf<>t hi> injur.t ill 1 The !i Tan T<-< k Bang Hospital whet. i a f.w mirutes after adini--i >r. jrha-tlv knif< wound ir.
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    65 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBU PRICES. [FREE ri London. .lul> ">. 1.20 p.m. Messrs. Lrwis. LuATUfI and > notify to-day's tin prices as foUowi Spot C2'i\ 6 16 urn 1 I6ths). Forward £207 11 1»> r.iv s I6tha). The market it -traih. Messrs. Symington anil Sun .air notify to-dav
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    311 10 Commemoration Wreath. i'ei ng the i rsai tfi> birtf the Pomtdsff ot >in»rar» < >re. an knjlsffest and sppr< priaU* ceremony took plat i Statue in front of the Memorial Hal, first time we emfsral h:».< bee> car r led out. Mr. H M Wiihan:-. tBH rYtSSBStti the
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    "WONG SUDA HABIS."
    22 10 Questioned in the Bankrupt* Cou terday as t<» the rau.v of hi* banki I a Malay »riw»»nth i»*r>li»».i. Wottg
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    WEDGWOOD HITS OUT.
    557 11 CHAMBERLAIN ACCUSED OF TAKING ORDERS From the French. [Reuter's Service.] I^tndon. July 5. us attack on Sir Austen ChamMr. Wedgwood was the feature amed debate on the Address-in-Reply i :nc House of Commons as a post he continuity of the foreign policy ker Lampson. Mr. u Igwood
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY.
    82 11 The Casualties. [Router's Service.] New York, July 5. Thtr *as a diminution in the unber of casualtiei at the Independence l)i »V celebrations. The only fatality in the ■iKropc; an area was tnat o f a c hild who (1 h< burns. Sudden deaths countryr* red 159, which
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    FRENCH POLITICS.
    55 11 The Debt Question. [ReuterV Service.] Paris, July 5. ilty of obtaining a majority in of Deputies for the ratification agreement with America with•ns not acceptable to the Govern- nously pertubing ministers. 'iv suddenly convoked a Cabinet -<i}i> and it discussed for l%i Parliamentary- situation arising the debt question.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    91 11 CHILD SLAVES AT HONG KONG. System Not Yet Abolished. [Reuter's Service. 1 Ldndon, July 5. At the annual meeting of the Antiblavery and Aborigines Protection Society of London Mr. Charles Roberts, presiding, said it was most disappointing to find that muitsai, "or child slaves" in Hong Kong
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    THE LAST SAY IN AEROPLANES.
    62 11 A Three Decker. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. July 5. A three-decker aeroplane will be tested shortly christened the "Dux." It can ies LOO passengers and is driven by 12 engiuea, ?ach of r>2:> h.p. The bottomdeck is to be ased for petrol supplies ,and the middle
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    GOVERNMENT BUSY.
    57 11 Questions on Base Scheme. FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHTJ. London. July ~>. Government propose to drop th*- London Traffic Bill. There are several questions down to be asked over Government's policy with regard to the Singapore Xaval Base. Government proposes shortly to create several new Peers in order to
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    THE SOVIET ON THEIR DIGNITY.
    85 11 THE SOVIET ON THEIR DIGNITY. Comment of King's Speech. [Keuter's Service]. Moscow. June Commenting on the statement in the Kind's Speech in regard to Anglo-Sovie •tlations the newspapers unanimously delare the Soviet will not agree to any preiminary negotiations to determine the COBlitions for resumption of diplomatic telaions. Izvestia recall?
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    FAMOUS CASTLE FOR SALE.
    18 11 fFREE PRESS SERVICE^ COPYRIGHT.] I i»nd<Mi. July 5. Hurstmonceaux Castle has been put up
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    132 11 Yen Shi Shan Insists On (Joins Abroad. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong. July 5. Delegates from Chiang Kai Shek saw Yen Shi Shan in hospital yesterday but he ;till insists on going al»road. Feng Yu Flsiang has Informed him of the postpone ment
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    THE KING'S CUP.
    327 11 Women Among Forty-one Competitors. [Reuter's Service.) London. June 5. Forty-one aeroplane*. including three riloted by ladies, start at o'clock this morning on the annual two-day handicap race all round Britain for the Kind's (up and £500. The course la estimated to be 1.176 miles from the start
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    ROYALTY.
    480 11 THE KING OF SIAM'S VISIT. Revised Programme. The following is the revised programme regarding the visit of H.M. the King of Siam at the end of July. July 31 st. 9.30 a.m. His Excellency will pay his official call on board the Royal Yacht— Full Dress will be worn.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    21 11 Baron Soeda Dead. Tokio. July; 4. The death is announced of Baron Juichi Soeda, Member of the Upper House.
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    CABINET APPOINTMENT.
    38 11 The ex-Commiseioner of Police of the Korean Administration. Mr. Maruyama and Mr. T. Kawasaki, Member of the House of Peers, have been appointed SuperintendentGeneral of the Metropolitan Police and President of the Bureau of Legislation, respectively.
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    ACTOR'S AFFAIRS.
    972 11 INSIGHT INTO MALAY THEATRICALS. Bankruptcy Caused by Floods. Attributing his failure to the breaking up of his opera compam as a result of the Pahang floods in 1927 a Malay actor was publicly examined in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Syed AM bin Mansoor Alttas, said that he had
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS.
    1074 13 A PEEP INTO NO. 10 DOWNING STREET. Premier's Souvenirs. No. 10, Downing Street, to which all eyes havo been turned during the past few weeks, though it looks small and unassuming from the outside, is in reality a very large house, writes Joan Littlefield for the Free
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    RUBBER COSTS.
    810 13 THEIR PUBLICATION DESIRABLE. Financial News View. From time to time in recent months attention has been called in our Rubber columns to the absence of cost details in the latest reports of Rubber companies; and in their speeches at the general meetings Of those companies the chairmen have
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    BABY 'EXHIBIT' AT DOG SHOW.
    77 13 Paris. Visitors to the Doj? Show held in the Tuilerie.s gardens were surprised to find a human child, aged about three, in one of the cages. Inquiry revealed that it had come with its mother, an enthusastic dog lover. But the tiny tot grew tired,
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    FLORA ANNIE STEELS ESTATE.
    20 13 London. June 23. The late Flora Annie Steel, the famous writer of Indian stories, left £?3,500.
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S INJURY.
    490 13 "Just Bad Luck." In mail week the Evening Kcwi ■ecoicd an interview by tran.>-Athint;c wireless telephone with Lord Airlie, one of the members of the Garter Mission to Japan who went <;n with the Duke of Gloucester to Canada, where, in Vancouver, the Dttkf fractured his
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    14 13 I believe in military experts being on ta; but not on top. Lord Cecil.
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    CHINESE AFFAIRS.
    657 13 Reduction in Numher of Immigrants. Prom the annual report of th»- Secretary for Chinese Affairs we make the following I In 102S. the numU'r of immigrants arriv- I insr in the Colony from China was •i'.'.'.TOO. h»'inir 17.€ pet POJlt lets than the figure for 1U27. The ch'u
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    MAGISTRATE ON BUSINESS MORALITY.
    290 13 Trickster Gaoled. 'Thirty years ago business might be run on those lines, but such an amount of immorality in business has grown up since then that your chents were simply asking for trouble when they trusted those people.' So said Mr. K. W. Hamilton, at the
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      684 15 O. S. K. Line. Donations. Vessel. London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen. Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, Suez and Port Said. Aif Q Altai Maru j u v 20 Into *>i porbaa, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, R: Montevideo and Buenos Aires ■K,..nd.the- World passage £150.] f Montevideo >f a ru All
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      561 15 I DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE I and AMERICAN MAIL LINE I .n I I why you will prefer to I I I ravel on President Liners I Califoraia fraiu, ve^eiabies and dairy product* are served every meal I B throughout your voyage. I Every Mat. room is on an outsidr deck
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    61 16 A Notice to Mariners states that a green wrecl-marking buoy has been placed in the Outer Roads at a distance of 2.08 cables 075 deg. from the flashing red liß'ht on the northern end of the detached mole. The wrecks marked are two lighters laden with coal with
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    SHIP SIGNALLING.
    255 16 Navy Return of Merchant Ship Practices. Extracts published by the Admiralty from the quarterly returns of signalling between H.M. ships and merchant vessels for the period ended December 31, 1928, show that 1.2G1 successful exercises were carried out, us compared with 1,501 for the previous juarter. There were
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    WINDJAMME'RS FEAT.
    89 16 The four-masted Finnish barque Archibald Russel sailed into Cork on Jun«' f> having completed the voyajrt' from Australia in 94 days. The Archibald Russell sailed from Melbourne on March 4 bound for the United Kingdom with a carj?o vf r>,. r >oo tons of wheat. She i-m-ounterec fine
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      553 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      270 16 •JL ALDINGTON COURT. ConsifTTH-e- f «;ir»r<. p« r thr abov»- -teamer from London ;.rnv»<i July L'ruJ arc h«T»bj notified that u General Survey of all car>r< landed in w dantitfr**! rendition will b<> h»ld ML (Jodoxtn No. 4h or, Fnd;.\. July lJth. ittS, at I a.m. N« furth.r surv,> wiU
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    BEHIND HER BACK.
    146 17 FRIENDS SAY FRANKLY:— "ISN'T DORIS SKINNY Do*i» knows she is thin and ha* nearlyworried herself to death wondering what to do about .t. She has tried almost everything in the hope of getting fatter rich foods, medicines and so on, but nothing does her any good Someone
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    962 17 AUSTRALIA'S CRAZE FOR "TALKIES." A Visitor's Impressions. (By Our Film Correspondent.) At a time when the eager cinema-going public of Singapore has to be content with the views and writings of critics in other more fortunate countries and the assurances of an occasional film magnate visiting the
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    14 17 Magistrate's clerk at Penge: What was the motor-cycle doing? Man: Barking liko an aeroplane.
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    343 17 A London Discovery. i Charlotte-Street, Percy-street, Fitzroystreet. and the other little streets whioh lie just west of Tottenham Court-road are not Soho. But in some ways they are more Soho than Soho itself; the quarter is the most genuinely Bohemian in London, writes an Evening News
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    1483 18 u Iroblem of Wavelensrth clishin^s: Cutting out Interference: Send in your (|ueries: '^'orld short-wave stations. [From Our Wireless Correspondent. inning to broadcasting < v« nta elsewhere w >rthy is ih- question of v; < 'onfusion reigned in th< United States avj\ became Bo *)>•<! th-it !•<•;!'■
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    770 18 Four Valves Versus Five. One of the greatest problems which those who produce portable and small self-con-tnined receivers have to face is how to combine pood quality of reproduction and low I att-i y maintenance costs, writes W. James in Morning Post. It is an easy
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    109 18 Pin r.l' < IMMUCW Imgtfci tho i. neo at riauiu- whi torn 80, lajn a mail \\»>«k pap. i wa\r It MLth> OH thr <<\n v t n trari>niittfr at I^t' r a MMBd prniri amiiu- t iriu 1 I i>ri(i«m\ Ik u h;iw U tiirt f.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    152 19 The biggest problem the rubber industrj has to face as a whole is how to avoid toe ▼iolent a swing of the pendulum. Mr. Eri< Miller. Yesterday's Alterations. July, sth., (losing Price. Buyers Sellers. Hitama LOO 1.06 Johan Tin 41 42% Klang River 2.70 2.80 Kuchai 1.55
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    RUBBER HEADING FOR NEW RECORDS.
    323 19 American Forecast. That the rubber industry should make ncv records during 1929 from every ancle oi production, sales value and consumption < 1 the crude commodity seems assured fn nthe figures compiled by the Rubber .Manufacturers Association, Inc.. based on answers to its questionnaire covering
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    ALADDIN'S CAVE OF DIAMONDS.
    187 19 "Fabulously Rich Accumulation." Capetown. Si<mln\. May 19. Sir Bluest Oppenheimer, the Kimberley diamond magnate, presidin at a meeting < f the Antjlo-American Corporation described the Alexander Bay diamond discovery as Aladdin's caye. Dr. Merensky'a Rnu, hi- laid, was s fabulously rich accumulation "t" large diamond! in
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    TELEPHONE-MINDED U.S.
    90 19 America has now become nationally t«'i phone minded. The business "hat is heir transacted over telephones »ho*iv r»n norm mis increase, according to ttfrurca i-*u< >> the Department of Commer??. There were l^.r. 7i v telerohenes in the United States at Iha end <>f 1927, reptr.--ontintr 29 jn>r
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    FRASER SHARE LIST.
    149 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sell"rs. ißangrin Tin (ti :»4s M ;.">s M ('henderiang 9s Ids Hitam Tin ($1) LOO 1.10 Honp Fatts 7."> SO Kinta Dredges <*1> 1.76 1.80 K. Lumpur Tin 30s 3d Sil 8d cd. Kuchai Tin Dredge (sl> 1.55 LOO Mambaus ($1) 7a 80 Murai
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 19 July 5. ii:tnk 4 mi.>. a 27,32 Ranis dtauiad 2 3 23, 3_' Private '.-remits .'i m.s. 4 ."i i»; New York, demand 5o 15 II Credits yO days 67% *itnw, ilowiul 1431 India, T.T. Hongkong; iotnand in' 4 p.c i»i>. kobama, demand rj; ,i;iva, doaand i'i'.*%, H ngkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    251 19 July 5. Tin _':.'"> T •n- <inj .7.", «;.imbier B*4 Pepper Black 60 I- ..ik«' Tapioca 6% Pearl Sago Small 8 Rice, Anarr No. '1 °K I »i Snndried tOt Ktot Lian/ Hin Chan Mark Red Ea^fle New 8.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 880 Rite. Rangoon Bintan 260
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    50 19 Jul\ ."»th.. 12 o'clock iKMin. R.S.s. ,u..i to Standard, Q.C.F Spot Bland rd RJ3 S. on Tender J Auiru-t tuff-Scpl M Oct I 18*4 88 Jai M i Market: Steady Dull. I -i < abb London Spoi »heH 1" II lid. per lh. Se* York
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    330 19 Sinna|>nrt>. Jul> ">. Th« market hai been quid Mid steady l.ut show* Mine improvement since th*- publication of the import and Export tturei i June. Cable* from London and Ne* York this morning quote the former ;it 10 13 I6d and the latU i at J.! j clii.
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    THE P. AND O. BANK.
    23 19 [Reuter's Service.! London, July 4. The P. and O. Banking Corporation havtdeclared a dividend of five per cent.
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    OUR FINANCE WIRE.
    159 19 Consumption and Production Balancing. j•• REE PRES£ .-r.uv Ut: COPYBIGH I j I.«>iul«m. Juh ~>. Thi rubber i- MOTC chi I i»n<! there has RCcn a fair tur nover. with buyers predominant. Tto commodit; (juitt. ll«un RjTJnit— an«l Situ lair regard th«- bettor lost <»f llm narki
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN, LTD'S REPORT.
    198 19 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN, LTD'S REPORT. Sintra|*>rt\ Jul> .>. KuMht Liond n 10 13 I6d, lAchi Closing Spot I'iHi .luly -X\. Ai. July-Sept. 37, (Vt. -!><•<. SBH, J .Mar 39%. Very it— dy. Tin. London C24 1 2i Bd, up 2a I Mining. Firm. Sungei \N.; n.<l., Kucttoif l.' 1
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    176 19 Singapore. Jul> V Shipments from Malaya for last month at i(i,:::tv torn arc the lowest monthly i port thil y«a:\ and 1". r the first tin t< be less than ha«l Ut n prcviou u.ated. Oti th«- implication of them the London market Improvod ,i
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    GOTHEUTS REPORT.
    159 19 Singapore. Ju!> rhc Commoditj MrkM has improved slightly with only small business |<ismiik Little or no support from Manufactui hai bM forthcoming locally l»ut Sellei have shown no intimation to nu-rt Buj its' \it \vs to any t\t» tit. Th»- tzport tijfurts from Malaya flu Imam amounting t<»
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    BENAR, SELANGOR, TO SELL."
    26 19 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, July Benar, Selanjror, ha* agreed pruvi.sii.nally 'to sell to Lenten*, the shareholder. fe» receive Lenten* ordinary shares.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    653 20 LATEST RESULTS FROM WIMBLEDON. Wrong Decision Upsets Tilden. [Reuter's Service.] Wimbledon. July 4. Men's Doubles semi-final. Allison and Vanryn beat Tilden and Hunter 6—3, 12 10, 6—3. Tilden made his exit at Wimbledon with a defeat in the doubles unluckily as Allison and Vanryn were standing 9 B,
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    132 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS. "A" Singles Handicap. John Lim owe 15 boat K. C. En scratch, 6—2, 6—2. Chua Choon Sim w.o. Lim Chin Joo. Woon Chow Tat w.o. Evan Won*. Lim Bong Soo owe 18 beat Oi Tjong Tiong owe 9, 6 2, 6 o. I. H.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
    41 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Cullen ("up. Mr?. Hunter and Rash, plus 15. beat Mr. and Mrs. McMuilan, minus 15, I—6,1 6, 7 5, 9—7. Mrs. Donnelly and Burke, plus 4. beat Mrs. Smyly and Captain Fre>berg, plus 1. 6—3, 6—3.
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    30 20 Provided a sufficient number of entries is obtained an athletic meeting will be held by the S.C.R.C. in the very near future. Entry li<=t<; are now on^n at the Pavilion.
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    FOOTBALL.
    701 20 CLUB VICTORY OVER S.R.C. League Leaders' Win. S.C.C., :i: S.R.C 0. The S.C.C. further consolidated their position at the top of the First Division table yesterday when they defeated the S.R.C. by three clear goals in a game which was fairly evenly contested from start to finish. Although the
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    221 20 Perak Summer Meeting. The following" are the weights for the second <iay's racing «at Ipoh to-day. Ponies (lass 2 2nd Div. (5 furlongs): tchumy 9, Bonnie King 8.12, Dixie 8.10, Kieo 8.10. St. Andrew &9, Che Siti 8.9, Rosette 8.2, Tosari K2, Irish Lady 7.12, DruHlla 7.11. Cool
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    YACHTING.
    360 20 BATAYIA CLUB'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE. Week-end's Arrangements. The Batavia Yacht Club, the Koninklyke Bataviasche Jacht Club, are paying a visit to Singapore this week-end, bringing three yachts to race as a team against the Royal Singapore Yacht Club for the Inter-port Challenge Cup, this being the third year :hat
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    HOME CRICKET.
    165 20 SOMEREST VS. LEICESTERSHiI'K. [Reuter's Service.] London, lulv 1. At Taunton: I^eicestershire won by an innings and 109 runs. Somerset 108 and :»4. l>eicesterNhir«« 311 for H fdee.) In Somerset's »econ<l innings Astill took 7 wickets for 34 runs. I>ondon. July Rain atTecte<l most matches, although some big totals
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    SCHOOL SPORTS.
    643 20 asdsdfaasdf YESTERDAY'S EVENTS AT OUTRAM RD. Raffles Champions Again. The annual sports of Outram Road School took place under pleasant condition* in the school grounds yesterday. Raffles gained the Tyebally tup as the champion house of the day with 361 points, the runners-up being Buckley with 302 pofhts.
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    S.C.R.C. MATCHES.
    136 20 The following will represent the S.CJLG at cricket. On Saturday at Home vs. Banu-2nd. Welch. F. W. Chen, Cheong. Chee Hai, Chua Choon Sim, John Lim. Ong Siow Ilian, Tan Khiam Chui, Tay Lian Teck, Wee Kim Hock, Woon Chow Tat. Cheong Yan Soo. Evan Wong. Reserve Low
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    55 20 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending: July 7th., 1929. Saturday 2.p.m., Bukit Timah Range Units S.V.C. 2 p.m., Farrer Range (Seletar) S.R.E. (V) 3 p.m., Siglap S.V.F.A. Sunday 7.30 a.m., Bukit Timah Range Units S.V.C. 7.30 a.m., Farrer Range (Seletar) S.R.E. (V) 9 a.m.. Drill
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