The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 October 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,150 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &S. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    414 1 One of the survivors of the RlOl tragedy has succumbed to his injuries. There is a demand for a searching public enquiry into the question of lighter than air craft. Page 11. A Lufthansa passenger plane flying from Berlin to Vienna crashed near Dresden and the nine
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    LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS.
    51 1 Whiteaways new peed. Page 6. Avery weighing machines Page 20. Chrysler "70" at Borneo Motor. Paye 3. Try Framro*:' Pineapple Smash Paye 6. Banish fatigu.' with Sanato£?n Page 3. "Grafton" dinnerware at Littles Page 11. Robi:_ons Ceylon and China tea Pag*> 11. Jean Patou Perfumes at Robinsons Page
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    AN ISLAND ANCHORAGE.
    867 1 Under the cover of darkness we slipped into the creek. After tlie glittering Solent we seemed to have reached an unknown and uninhabited country. Only a couple of ketches and a brown bluff-bowed Dutchman floated m the channel like resting gulls. All day we had stared at
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      298 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE lor BUKOPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. it. HIGH STREET. Raffles_Hotel j TONIGHT I Dinner Dance 1 j MILLIMM. I i j SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT J ifi J i Partridg< En CocotU> forestier J I i Leaf Spinach Siiuu Potatoes J JE j $1.75. S 1 FRIDAY. OCTOBER
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      252 1 !EDMH_#'H(KIEL j jj SINGAPORE. I S In view of the present financial depression j§ the Management beg: to announce that as from jf NOVEMBER Ist, reductions will be made m all I Departments of the HoteL Also as from the jf same date, a Cold Tiffin will be served, consisting
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      44 1 1 awnrsLEß j BIG CAR PERFORMANCE I Rr-^tmmm j MONOPOLE j j CHAMPAGNE j The Best. SWEE LEE CO, j Wtoe Mercfc-U-te. m mild 1 11 Ijj IMi _a_tDL li y_^^^^^^^ *P^^ l ______r Cues Skin Troubles i St^-vniuwi-*-*? Gtt a battle tfr4_*. Rett
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      13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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    PENANG MUNICIPAL CLAIM.
    189 2 Judgment was entered yaaterday, says the Friday, against the defendants m th< which the Municipal Commi*sioner- I Rang claimed certain sums I f money bron taro I their lamer employees and taro x In thi tIM defendants an Mohamed Abdul Cader (ex-financial clerk of the plaintiffs-. Yeap
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    A PENANG ROBBERY.
    187 2 Singapore Suspects Charged. Consequent MM their arrest m Singapore, four Chinese wgfe produced m the Police Court of Penang m connection with the Stewart Lane gang robot sty, says Saturday's Straits Echo. it will be recalled that the story was told m thest columns cf hew several
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    MANCHURIA RAILWAYS.
    118 2 Project Approved for 27 Branch Lines. M'lkden. Sept. 14. A well planned programme for the construction ot addi-inna l railways m Manchuria, has been approvttl by the North-eastern Communications Committee. The project calls for the buildin-- ol 27 branch railway lines extending over a period of years. The
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    KNOCK ON KNEE.
    134 2 Death Follows Accident m Gymnasium. A knock on the knee m the West Leeds High School Gymnasium some months ago led to the death of Oswald Henry Lawrence Harland (10). of Spoflorth Hill. Wetherby, son of the head master of the school. At the. inquest at Leeds
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      344 2 I CAPITOL I RESTAURANT I Malaya's Most Modern 1 and Finest-appointed I Restaurant Our Speciality. Capitol Grilled 'Sole. I FRENCH PASTRY. Private Parties Catered For. JUMBLE SALE. To b" held at the Y.W.C.A. Rallies Quay on Thur; day October 9th at 4 p.m. KEL VEY'S mm mmmmmm z m m^
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      301 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE _3 COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. TWO RECITALS ONLY I I Dame Clara Butt I J AND 1 i Mr. Kennerley Rumf ord. IE mm\ juz.wy^\v^z:wy u\d yy uu vu\du yyyy WW y _____^________^_____^^___^__L__^_____^^__l^^M- >a| If 1 ■II Bi II n E*c -°H lAII A 1 _H H■
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      278 2 I r^l I Entire Change of Programme I I 1121 TO-MGHT J9-/5] I i<M_^_J||-|_SH> MARION DAVIES I HER GREAT-SOT COMEDY HIT I Broadway's Greatest Stage Farce "Dulcv" I "NOT SO DUMB" I AS A PL4LY "DULCY" HAI) NEW YORK I SHRIEKING FOR MONTHS. NOW BROUGHT TO THE TALKING SCREEN AS
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      177 2 THE WEEK. Tut-*-da>. 7th. High Water 10 24. 8.7 ft.. 2" .25. 9.2 ft. Ruijby: SCC Tournament. Public Services vs. Malaya C ...i*.- .d OMmmrm Wednesday. Bth High Water. 10.13. C.9 ft.. 22.5G, 9.4 ft. Race entries closes. Polo: KOR. cup Baal: Singapore vs. winner of Royal Johore vs. Army,
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    ALL THE KING'S HORSES.
    1094 3 TRAINING METHODS. Wooden Expression of Royal f Procession Mounts. i There is a corner of London, or rather a c kind of quiet island m a sea of petrol-driven t traffic, where the word mctor-car is taboo and f the horse is still supreme. c It
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      312 3 BANISH FATIGUE Sanatogen increases yo enerpy amazingly. It hanishes fatigue and lo es you at tho -lose of the day's work with a spU ndid reserve of energy to enjoy your leisure hour- to the lull. Sanatogen is a mighty rr t rvr of en r^ re-.har-.in; every cell of
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      355 3 "POOR, THIN FELLOWIT'S A SHAME r Yet There's an Easy Remedy. It's an old tale. A well-built, robust sort of fellow suddenly begins to 'crack up'— loses weight each week, always seems tired and depressed, begins to look 'weedy.' He's made the common mistake of forgetting nature's law that lost
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      21 3 FOR A CHANGE TRY HARTLEY'S STRAWBERRY JAM. It's Delicious. I OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES AND j DEALERS. BARLOW Co. j AGENTS.
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    AVIATION DAY BY DAY.
    1420 4 High Speed Flying Boats. WHERE BRITISH AIR TRANSPORT WINS. By T. Stanhope Sprigg. I Specially written for t'te Free Press. 1 London, Sept. lU. rE next link to be forged m the chain cf i Empire air communications is the air service from London to Capetown
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    RECRUITING POSTERS.
    502 4 Select Committee on "Serious Wastage." Details of the wastage of 32 tons of recruiting posters ordered by the Air Ministry are contained m the report of thc Select Committee on Publications and Debates Reports. 1929-30. The Committee were appointed last November to assist the Speaker m the arrangements
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    QUEER BIRTH CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTmONS.
    1011 4 WISE WOMEN OF GLAMIS.' Things That May Change a Baby's Luck. When the Duchess of York walked upstairs before going down to tea for the first time since the birth of the new Princess, she was letting the baby off lightly from the many superstitions
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    TRIALS OF LONG-DISTANCE FLYING.
    1375 4 MATTHEWS' EXPERIENCES Plane Under Arrest at Constantinople. Although the unfortunate forced landing m Siam was the vital piece of bad luck which prevented Captain Matthews from establishing a new record for the London-Australia flight .the airman had other difficulties to overcome during the earlier stages of
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    PRISON FOR A SNAPSHOT.
    169 4 How two English men were gaoled by Fascist officials m Italy for the "crime" of photographing a group of children is narraed by Mr. Robert Barrett, of Bishop's Stortford, Essex, one of the victims who has just returned to England. Mr. Barrett, who was accompanied by
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    SEED KING'S ESTATE.
    78 4 Mr. Martin Hubert Foquett Sutton, second senior partner m the famous seed firm of Sutton and Sons, who died at Reading last March, left £147.914. Of this sum £33,495 has been paid m death duties. Two-thirds of residuary estate is left m trust for the widow with
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    REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN.
    934 4 REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN. Betty Carstairs. HER LAST ATTEMPT ON SPEED BOAT CHAMPIONSHIP. (Free Press and NAN. A. -Copy right.) Detroit. Aug. »9. A short, slender figure, with a very dirty lace, climbed out of the cookpit of a broad -beamed monster that a few moments before had been wakening the
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    £20,000 JEWEL ROBBERY.
    482 4 Thief Raids Safe m Bathroom. London Sept. IK. Jewellery valued at between £15.000 and D 000. which included a pearl necklac» worth £10.000. was stolen yesterday from Dow:. Leatherhead. Surrey, the home of Miss Hulton daughter of the late Sir Edward Hulton ace Lady Hulton. The jewellery-
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    SINGAPORE MERCHANTS' DIAMONDS.
    219 5 COLOMBO SEIZURE. Smart Detection by Customs Authorities. Tr r£t <llll| consigned to iota were seized by the Custom. Authorities on board the Bakiran, which arrived In Colombo on Sept 17 It appear^ that the merchant to whom chey m Mit went on boara and brought a few
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    182 5 h programme of Drills up to .nd for eek > nding October 12th. Tv day. 5 p.m. Drill Hall "E" (Chinese) Coy. Practice— 3o Yards Range Competition; >.15 pm. 2nd Bn. Sig. Section Signal Training; Malay Drill Hall -F" (Malay) Coy. Drill Pa- ■.V, me. day. 5.15
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    334 5 3y Lieut. -Colonel J. M. MacKenzie, D.5.0.. mmanding, S.S.V.F. No. 27 Singapore, October lst. The following Range allotments are re-.bli.-_ed for information. Buses leave Drill Hall. Satur- Sun- -ay day B. T. Range Farrer Range p.m. 7.30 a.m. )ct v "E" (C Co. Open Oct. 12 Open
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    FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
    50 5 Treatment Instead of Slaughtering. London. Sept. 24. The previous policy of the wholesale slaughter of cattle to prevent the spread of foot and mouth, disease has been modified m an Important respect by a new order empowering the Ministry of Agriculture to treat contacts with serum.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    461 5 Singapore. Oct. 3. The prices quoted are generally tho~>e current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the ether market" there may b"* small vn nations. i MEAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 50 Beef stew or curry do 45 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat 1st quality)
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    WOMAN RESCUES DOG.
    70 5 While Men Stand by Helpless. A wire-haired terrier, which left its master to dive into the canal at Alperton, near Wembley, got into difficulties and sank m midstream. The dog's owner could not swim, nor could two other men on the canal bank, but a woman, who
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      276 5 AWAY with pen x dipping! Place modern Parker Desk Sets m home and office. The smooth writing Parker Duofold desk > pen is quickly con- 4 verted for pocket use. __h Ask your dealer .M about this fea- 4 W ture— exclusive A*^ with Parker /jST Desk Set- fIF two
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    THE NINE LIVES OF LEGUIA.
    1178 6 STRONG MAN OF PERU. Ups And Downs m South American Politics. The deposed President of Peru. Don Augusto B. Leguia. who is now a prisoner, is not likely to be disconcerted at this change m his political fortunes. He has. before this, been lynched, mobbed,
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    WAR OFFICE QUASHES SENTENCE.
    245 6 A Guardsman and a Baronet Officer's Marked Note. The War Office has quashed the sentence c! J56 days' imprisonment (without hard lohnßr) passed on Guardsman George takes h*Slgoj, aged 20. of the 2nd Coldstream GuarH* .July 26. for the alleged theft of a fl note belonging
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    DOG ATTACKS LILIAN GISH.
    78 6 Badly Hurt Trying to Save Her Pet. South Norfolk (Conn). Miss Lilian Gish. the film actress, was badly bitter, m trying to beat off a stray dog from her pet Sicilian. I She suffered a wound on the palm an inch long, and another half an
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    AUSTRALIAN WRESTLING
    204 6 Canadian Caveman Too Fret With Fists. After five rounds, iii which the boxed, kicked, h. .r-pullcd. tn b I »re Lie, Bii v Eda I C Ban lest the bout at the E\h:'* McGi'il. b-- knocking him o-..--leering. Thot ended s-.iys thr- Adelaide Observer McGill tugged at Edwards'
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    THROWN ON SPECTATORS.
    170 6 Edwards countered bod-. .cutting, and the Irishman rushed [Comer and rained blows on Ed I f":. tiled a hectic round by throwtl on to the spectators M.Gi'.i. who was eoncentn tins t>n tl hold m an effort to bring off his plane spin was att.u kinu ;n
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      471 6 I Below is a copy of a Cable received from the I Chairman of Messrs Whiteaway Laidlaw Co.. I Ltd.. London on October the First. r "Notwithstandins the low prices of Tin and Rubber and the i consequent dislocation of trade m your territory we have j shipped to you
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      50 6 I Always I>t,,; •«f> x I XJRAMROZ&CjJr a. Cooling Refreshing. J mJEZmmZTTTZ T™"\ !(S__i'S!_&A*^ 7 cup-andy s POon mSf^Jf and a little water l£_^jyy coldorWan^cuvi I 1-.1 _J* ____i _-[^V .T ___,_______-P'^ s__-*-^^__L I %teg a moment! ■^_x and Storea >^ Re*»ie*entative:— Mr. H. M. Hodges. P. O Box 274.
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    WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN ROARING CAYS.
    1046 7 POLITICS ON GOLDFIELDS. New Mine Stops Financial Depression. At a time when the discovery of another gold mine is put forward daily as Australia'*bert hone, there is a special interest for o.timists m Golden Days, being Memoirs and Reminiscences of the Goldfields of Western Australia,
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    211 7 Departure of Dr. Lindow. 'From Our Own Co: respondent. Malncf-i. Oct. 5. Dr. Lindow. Chief Medical Officer, is understood to be leaving at the end cl the month en transfei to Kedah. He will be replaced by Dr Macgregor. Dr. Undcu v.r.i be greatly mi- :1 m local
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    87 7 LABRADOR TANKS. To the Editor. Sir. In your issue of to-day. Mr. Dunman m his letter suggests the Government consult the Hume Pipe Co.. regarding Septic Tanks for Labrador. Would it not be better to put out to public tender this and othr Government Buildings where
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    COMPANY RESULTS.
    43 7 I FREE PRESS SER-v r ICE— COPVF-I3HT. 1 Lor.dan, Oot. _k Sogomana passed dividend payment though the company's report was satisfactory. I Bei anang. Selangor, passed dividend payment to-day. Pro-it for the. year was £909 and £7.042 will be carried forward.
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    JAPAN'S NAVAL CHANGE.
    69 8 New Minister Visits Premier. I Nanyo Nichi Nichi Service. I Tokyo, Oct. 3. Admiral Takarabe visited the Premier this morning at 10 o'clock and tendered his resignation. The Premier subsequently repaired to the Imperial Palace and reported the Naval Ministers resignation to the Throne. At 1.50 m
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    44 8 Books reach one public as things to read and another as ornaments and a third as substitutes for castors.— "The Times." I am sorry to say that witnesse.- do lie. no matter how eminent they are or how respecabh they are— Mr. Justice Horridge.
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    SCENES AT LEIPZIG TRIAL.
    137 8 [Reuters Service.] Leipzig, Oct. 4. Scheringer, Ludin and Wendt have been sentenced to eighteen months each detention m a fortress for jointly preparing a highly treasonable enterprise. Scheringer and Ludin have been dismissed the Army; Wendt resigned a year ago. The accused benefit by over six
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    RICE SLUMP IN JAPAN.
    99 8 Government Contemplate Action. [Nanyo Nichi— Nichi Service.] Tokyo, Oct. 3. In view of the heavy slump m the rice market, the Ministry of Agriculture is stated to be discussing measures for the relief of the farming community. The Ministry is planning relief on the following lines:
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    17 8 Some people think they have a well-trained conscience when they get it trained not to interrupt.—Arkansas Gazette.
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    IS ANOTHER WAR UNAVOIDABLE?
    1040 8 ITALY AND FRANCE. Circumstances Which Menace Peace. I am a great believer m the League of Nations, but only if it is used m a practical manner, and is not relegated to the sphere of amiable idealism. Pacts must be faced; the more important they may
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      459 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE mmmm ISS FUMIKO D_oby Ghaut. VIARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO Nos. 1 3, Penhas Road, •9 Lavender Street— Phone 6075 DON'T WEAR A TRI SS Ose Brooks Rupture Appllance. New discovery Wonderful No lumpy J pads, no springs, dur- Mfc vl •ble, cheap. Binds and \7
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      609 9 TENDERS, 3 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby «ri V _m now invited for the *!*T? ervices. and that part cuia^f L J n.ay be obtained iTS %2? Municipal Offices:! the Tender K^ Closing Date Annual Supp]j es Khaki and Drill etc o__-. ■v, eic. see, Tender Room Sale of
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      653 9 BOARD AND LODGING. Double room, sitting room, priv bath, $i 8( also single room $90. Morningside, Rive Valley Road. Tel. 6005. c EAST ANGLIA Oxley Rise. —MM r Close and comfortable Phone 4390. Furnished rooms. Verandah attached, ful Board. (Garage) Terms Moderate. Appl; No. 11 Scotts Road. Tele. 2462. AIRLIE
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      592 9 NOTICES. mx mm m mmm ummm mm m m^* m^^-****--**m*mm**^.^^m**xtmmmmmmmmmm- NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Mr. Goh Bak Yong, my salesman, having left my service, ir. 9. no longer authorised to sell my goods nor to collect any bills whatsoever on my behalf. ROBERT BLAU (Malaya). I 1 Singapore.
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      414 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 74 of 1930. In the cause of Chia Kiam Kai Landlord versus Chop Eng Tong Seng Tenants AUCTION SALE of FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES. COMPRISING:— Iron safes on stands, counter, writing desks, chairs, clock.
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      593 9 _-uu m x m m x a-A j THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. I The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams. Latest News and Latest Announcements, Special Daily
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
    45 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Mr. C. C. Hale desires to convey his heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends who attended at the funeral of his beloved father on Saturday. October 4th and to those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence m his recent bereavement.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1930. THE BEAUVAIS DISASTER.
    750 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1930. THE BEAUVAIS DISASTER. In considering the disaster to airship RlOl, the news of which for the moment stunned not merely England but the Empire, whilst mourning for the dead and the deepest sympathy for those who have been bereaved must, at least at
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    380 10 A reminder Ls given of the Jumble Sale which the Y.W.C.A. is holding on Thursday. Dr. W. M. Lupton has been appointed Medical Officer. Johore Bahru. from Sept. 6th. A meeting of the Legislative Council is to b? held on Monday. Mr. W. D. Cole N.C.S. ls to act as
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING.
    457 10 THE F.M.S. TAXES. "Works Not Necessary at Present." (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 6. j The main feature of to-day's Federal Council Meeting was a motion by Mr. Egmont Hake (supported by all the Unoflßcials) that "this Council resolves that customs duties set out m
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    A SUCCESSFUL CONCERT.
    180 10 Chinese Students' Literary Association. A successful concert organised by the Chin \se Students' Literary Association was given at .he V.M.C.A., on Saturday evening. The programme opened with an overture played by the Blue Star Minstrel Party who contributed several more items during th<* course of th? programme.
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    PLANTER'S DEATH.
    59 10 Fatal Illness Follows Back Strain. [From Our Own Correspondent. J Ipoh, Oct. 6. The death occurred last night m Batu Gajah Hospital of Mr. Patrick S. Downing, an assistant on Cicely Estate. Teluk Anson, from septicaemia, after several weeks' illness, following a strain m the back. The funeral
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    CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
    106 10 The Child Welfare Association gratefully acknowledges the following donations towards the funds of the Baby Show which is to be held at Victoria Memorial Hall on Tuesday. November 25th. Messrs. Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Mill: Co. $500 Messrs. Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par $200 The
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    RUBBER STOCKS.
    24 10 I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.) London, Oct. 6. The following are the latest rubber stocks figures: London 81.544 tons. Liverpool 36.378 tons.
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    55 10 Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Thomson left for home on August 26th after sundry farewells. Mr. Thomson has been over 20 years m the country almost all of which has been spent m Beaufort. We wish them both a pleasant voyage and many years of enjoyment of the life m
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    MALACCA PUNTERS ASSOCIATION.
    429 10 HEALTH MATTERS. Medical Assessment Not to be Reduced. I From Our Own Correspondent M.ili. i On H Malacca Planters Association held i this evening The 1931 Medical to-MM 65 cents was considered The chairn. /the matter was raised at the last eon 'meeting when it was decided
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    99 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIOHT London. Oct. 6. 5.15 p.m Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £123 916 (down 5 16) Forward £125 2 16 (down 4 16). The market is dull. Messrs. Symington
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    202 10 Local Organization Proceeds. Work m conn _*ct ion with the Poppy Dw organisation has bogur. lr-cally and at th meeting of the Committee Lady Muruon M appointed organiser. Mrs. R. Renton. Strand Mr. P. Wickes. Chartered Bank. Tr- I In preliminary references to the great work carried
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    DURBAR IN SINGAPORE.
    50 10 Historic Event This Week. It is officially confirmed that for tin time m the hlstorv of Malaya a DMtWt all the Malay Rulers, both of the h and the Unfederated Malay States, will lv m Singapore on Saturday before HE. t_M Commissioner goes on leave to England
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    UNEMPLOYMENT OF CLERKS.
    71 10 The representatives of the various I I tions. who met on August 28th last am cussed the problem of the unempl* *vn. clerks, will meet again on Friday thinst at Clerical Union officers at 17 H Chambers to further discuss the mattei Any institution, club, association or
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    THE BRITISH AIRSHIP DISASTER.
    798 11 ANOTHER DEATH. VULNERABILITY OF UGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT. Demand for Searching Enquiry. Another death has added t il.c lons list of victim., „f th RI«L one of the survivors bavin, Limbed to his injuries vester^ >-* tragedy has gripped the h. «>f P™plr Parts of tribute^. r ,dent
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    TASK OF IDENTIFICATION.
    253 11 Last Rites by French Authorities. Beauvais. Oct Guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonet m RlOl bodies were lying this morning ii he Town Hall of Allonne. near the scene < -he disaster. The British Air Attache anc a doctor arrived and began the work of I ncation.
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    GRAPHIC STORY.
    1202 11 t Navigator's Fight for Life. Paris.. Oct. 5. Ace rdir-i to survivors the Rioi carried 58 peffMKU nus the casualty list of 47 dead and 8 Injured leaves three missing. I The PC-_J enquiry into the disaster will be jolntU -airied out by British and French expert- j
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    DAY AND NIGHT FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
    55 11 j AMBITIOUS PROJECT. British Airmen Hope to Finish m a Week. (Reuter's Service. J London, Oct. 6. Another attempt on the Australian flight record began from Croydon to-day. Flying Officer Chabot and Major Pickthome, alternately piloting their Puss-Moth machine day and night, hope to
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    A DAY AHEAD.
    66 11 Flight-Lieut. C. W. Hill Starts. I Reuter's Service.! London, Oct. 5. Flight-Lieut C. W. Hill started from Lympne aerodrome this morning m a Moth machine on a flight to Australia to visit his parents m Queensland. He hopes to beat Hinkler's time. i Lieut. Hill was the
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    R38 DISASTER RECALLED.
    346 11 When British and Americans Lost Their Lives. The tragic loss of the R 101 recalls the disaster which appalled the world nine years ago. when the British airship R 38. during trials over the city of Hull, broke m half m mid-air, exploded and fell into the
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    POLITICAL UNREST IN SOUTH AMERICA.
    139 11 BRAZIL REVOLT. Army Expected to Side Against Government. [Reuter's Service.l New York, Oct. 6. Brazil is reported to be m the throes of a revolution. Practically the whole State of Rio Grande do Sui has revolted against the Government and outbreaks are also reported m
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    A CUBAN PLOT.
    56 11 Assassination of Ministers Planned. I Reuter's Service.) New York, Oct. 6. A message from Havana states that a plot is reported to have been discovered to assassinate high Government officials, including members of the Machado Cabinet. The alleged leader of the conspiracy has been arrested and a
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    LABOUR CONFERENCE.
    95 11 Trials of Minority Government. [Reuter's Service] London. Oct. 6. Miss Susan Lawrence, presiding at the annual conference of the Labour Party at Llandudno, said a minority government meant leaping from one hairbreadth escape to another. It meant steering a bill through Parliament by tacking against a headwind to
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    COMMUNIST TREACHERY.
    108 11 The Murder of British Women Missionaries. f ßeuter's Far Eastern Service.. Shanghai. Oct. 6. Reuter's correspondent at Kienning states that on September 17. the go-between left the Communist headquarters m North "=_ikien for Kienning to make final arrangements with th° British Consul. Mr. Martin, about the ransom of
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    GERMAN PLANE CRASHES.
    91 11 Nine Killed Near Dresden. I Reuter's Service.l Berlin, Oct. 6. A Lufthansa passenger aeroplane flying from Berlin to Vienna crashed near Dresden. All of the occupants, the pilot, mechanic, and seven passengers, were killed. This is the most serious air accident that has ever happened m Germany.
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    CAPT. MATTHEWS.
    74 11 Due Here on Wednesday. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok, Oct. 6. Capt. Matthews and the Siamese officers at Don Muang are profoundly moved by the disaster of the RlOl. Capt. Matthews had several friends aboard the airship. Repairs to the Puss-Moth have been completed and Capt. Matthews
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    PETROL PRICES DOWN.
    103 11 Following the announcement of the reduction of petrol prices at home which was made last week, the Asiatic Petroleum Company (S.S.) Ltd. yesterday announced the following revised prices: Red Shell Motor Spirit ex pump andior ex 4 -gallon drum per gallon. 74 cents (a reduction of 3
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    REVIEW OF F.M.S. AFFAIRS IN 1930.
    2799 12 REVIEW OF F.M.S. AFFAIRS IN 1930. DIFFICULT TIMES. [< 1 Financial Care and Economy Needed. From thc review of F MS. affairr present _d to Federal Council yesterday we make the following extracts. The information is up up to June 33 of this year unless otherwise stated: FINANCIAL. As will
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    132 12 GAS MASK MANUFACTURING AT SINGAPORE. To the Fditor. Sir. I wonder if any of your readers or any cne m the "know can supply any information as to why a large Dutch factory is allcwed to manufacture war-material chiefly I believe gas masks at Pasir Panjang.
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    23 12 At any rate, it can not be denied that Prohibitlon is as great a success as the Ten Com- j mandments. Louisville Times.
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    RAJAH OF SARAWAK'S BIRTHDAY.
    941 12 MEDAL PRESENTATIONS. Colourful Scenes at Kuching. On the occasion of the birthday of H.H. the Rajah of Sarawak on Sept 26, a parade of the Sarawak Rangers took place at 8 a.m. on the Parade Ground at Kuching which was I thrown open to the public
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    4½d. POSTAGE STAMPS?
    135 12 4 d. POSTAGE STAMPS? The Postmaster General. I hear, is considering the introduction of a 4-..d. postage stamp. A picturesque stamp of .his denomination was Issued during the reign of Queen Victoria but was discontinued when the Edwardian issues were mace. Its reintroducticn at the present time would be useful,
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    SIAM'S CROWDED AIR.
    1237 12 FLOCK OF FLYERS. The Kindly Welcome of Don Muang. (trom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Sept. 25. We seem to be m for a galaxy of arrivals by air. In addition to the regular flights of the Dutch air mails there are no end of private ventures, flights
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    S.R.C. BEATEN BY A.P.C.
    427 12 S.R.C. BEATEN BY A.P.C. FAST HOCKEY, Club Forwards Lark Finish. vpc Bi UU The S.RC. had a weak u-.w.. A.P.C. on th- _fedani eic they were beai by threi to t quite an IntereeUaf matcb end wight and tb mgtfa m thur fa the running m th- Orel hall Anderson
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    AIR DEMONSTRATION.
    137 12 Wapiti Plane's Oversea* Tour. [British Radi.v— Official Sena- Bnfby, o«t The Wsstland Air rafl Oompany arc abroad Wapit; gen -ral parpov nnlit:.: plane to demon i ete Its qualfl ernment offlciab and Air Force offict r States oi southern Burope, South Am China. I The machine win spend
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    DESEKT SECRET.
    169 12 Sahara Mystery Plant'* Identity. Two mn.. mm Uttk nam planted in its Bower v >- at I Botanic Gaidns. K, They lad in the most banco region of ths Baha sort I Ko% they bars irown and Uo died. Th?y h;ue iv\ >:th-d the secret plant it turns
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      TENNIS STARS.
      563 13 The Quest For Future Champions. It used to take "a rich father and ten years" to make a lawn tennis champion; nowadays all the complex organisation of a national association and its myriad branches are apparently required to produce the same effect. I would not care to say
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      PROFESSIONAL GOLF CHAMPION.
      231 13 C. Whitcombe 's Victory Over Cotton. Oxhey. In the final of the News of the World £1.040 tournament, which is regarded as the British Professional Championship, Charles Whitcombe beat Henry Cotton. 4 and 2. The dazzling brilliance of both Whitcombe and Cotton m the final was instanced
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      FOOTBALLERS IN CAR CRASH.
      141 13 A Shaking up for Blackburn Rovers. <From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 5. Blackburn Rovers A team were involved m a motor coach crash this week, and Mr. Walter Gastall, the father of one of the players, who was with them, was seriously injured. The team,
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      199 13 The Draw For the Navy Cup. Th- following is the draw for the Navy Cup: Major G. J. V. Shepherd and Major E. J. B. Buchanan vs. Lt. Col. H. F. Moore and Captain J. L. Mclntyre. Byes: Captain F. Dearden and Lieut. M. H F. Waring;
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      BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
      52 13 St. Louis Reduce the f Deficit. jf [Reuters Service.] New York. Oct. 4. S In the third match of the American base- ball championship St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletic s—o.5 0. g [Philadelphia won the two earlier games out I of seven to be played 5 2
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      SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
      263 13 The Championship Position. i The Club meets every Friday evening at the j Adelphi Hotel and the results m the Club Championship up to date are as follows:— j CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. P. W. D. L. Pts. B. O. Wilmot 16 11 0 511 j Lo Kam Woon
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      TUNNY FISHING.
      220 13 A New Sport m English Waters. London, Sept. 15. Tunny fishing, a new sport m English waters is now being enjoyed at Scarborough and a fish, weighing over 700 lbs., has been caught on the rod and line. The reasons for the appearance of tunny on the English
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      "PLUM" WARNER.
      28 13 Former England Captain Seriously 111. London, Sept. 26. Mr. Pelham ("Plum") Warner, the famous Middlesex and England cricketer, is seriously ill, with a specialist m attendance.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      53 13 The match between the Singapore Golf Club and Keppel arranged for October 26th has been postponed until Sunday, November 9th, owing to the Volunteer Mobilization on the 26th inst. The November Monthly Medal at Keppel will therefore be played for on November lst and 2nd instead of
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      CIRCUS LIONS LOOSE.
      58 13 Three lions broke loose from their cage m a travelling circus at Gettorf, m Holstein. Two took refuge m a stable, and were quickly recaptured, but the third eluded its pursuers for 24 hours. During the n.'ght it made its way into a paddock, where it killed
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      224 13 Ball has been designed _/"V \y io meet the special f" A conditions of tennis m c5 o me Tropics. Its perform- fj^ fflM(L@l»Mft:3 ance m bound and pJM^^^^^Jj ipeed is identical with V. ♦he requirements of V Championship Tennis. V- h s& --v.; r -*•:.> '•^--''r r "'<". .*;.':-:i:-
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      279 13 1 1 _il^^ /-"NY _____Fr^ ifi m I Why do millions of women all over the world insist cm using Lifebuoy Soap. 7 lt is because they know that Lifebuoy is a great protector of health. Lifebuoy cleanses away the germ -laden dust and dirt completely and keeps your home
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      824 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twlee Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT lim. PATROCLUS Por Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and
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      468 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (In orporated In England). "HIERMAN'' LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Singapore. s-s. CITY OP JOHANNESBURG In Port sa CITY OP SHANGHAI No?. 7 HOMEWARDS. sa
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      473 14 P. fe 9 O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated to England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL s. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMi VI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. "Inop^ BENALLA 11,180 Oct.
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      742 15 thi O. S. K. Line. u» Angeles and and New York:_(from Koto) 'Express Freight Service) Kinai Mar u Victoria. Seattle and Vancouver -_< fri be. Arizona M;iri ct 23 and Antwerp. Ala.-ka v Durban, Port Elizabeth. Cape Town d. Ct Janeiro Santos. Montevideo and B; Aires. [Round-the-world p assa c
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      563 15 t^^ c^H_____l iL Oc «o TO MARSEILLES, NEW i'ORK AND BOSIo FROM SINGAPOR-. AND F_NANG via Ct»-_«»M||o »t"/ WxmmVW SAII>. ALEXANDLIA, NAPLES AN. t.i.-o. Ainve J_ea*e Leave Atn, t >:iisapo". Singapore. Penan«. t w Voik Pie.s. Johnson Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Pr.is. Fillmore Oct. _7 Oct. 30 Ncv.
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      715 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY. OF BATAVIA. J (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freights, Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the T TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL
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      671 16 I Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated ln Australia). POR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via I, ava, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. -tegular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). Tbe ss MARELLA ls one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia
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      428 16 s-s. PEMBROKESHIRE. Consignees of cargo per the -above steamer from London (arrived Oct. Ml ait hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 11 cm Friday October 10th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be held.
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      463 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I nc (Incorporated m U.S.A.I GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails p (i M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov 3 V M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov 15 PACIFIC-PHILIPPINES—STRAITS. INDIA EXPRESS SERVICE. Singapore to San Francisco
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      656 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 ajn Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 ajn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      130 16 FISHERMEN SHELLED. Boat Mistaken for Target m King's Prize Contest Fishermen m a boat off Sandown. Isle of Wight, were startled by a shell whistling over their heads. The Lancashire and Cheshire Territoriah competing for the King's Prize m the artillery' contest, and firing from Yaverland Fort had laid the
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      STRAITS PACIFIC CONFERENCE.
      446 17 Gravnd Magnesite m Paper-I m ci Bags. A ra** of f reiKht of C3^so per 20 ewl hai ZL^Ti!?._!!_E" f the above 'nan Stralti ports to the Pacific Coast effective as f, m *r fith inst. Tht P. and O Kashmir arrived m I -ndon at 7
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      228 17 Per Plancius Mrs. Prins and baby Iln den Hoed. Mrs C. C. Zerner and baby Mlle Jermaine Morle. Mdme Louis fardieu. Mr Koh Woi Chye. Mrs Zuidema and family, Ifha E Rose. Mr. F. H. St. Blair Sargant. Ml>- X McKenzie. Mrs. I. S. Copley Collins and Mr.
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      WAR RELIC.
      207 17 HI- Fated Vessel to be Blown Up m Hooghly. The Calcutta Port authorities, lt is understood, have made arrangements for the Movfe* up of the wreck of the Brookhaven. an Andean wooden ship, which during the War ru ix-ached at Panchpara on the Hooghly a: nam belie-ved to
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      SHIPS SAFE RIFLED.
      89 17 I Javanese Seaman Said to Have Stolen $2,426. Netherlands Indies and Mmmm mat* total value m Hong Kong currency of $3.4, s reported by Cantain P. Aboo. of the J.f L Tjik.mbang to have been stolen from a :e m Ins cabin. A Javanese member of the
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      WARSHIPS FIGUREHEAD.
      1786 17 Will it Ever be Revived? From time to Urn* ,h,t WMM Navy or o.her T_T S h T_ lo,Ward v. -l ui ner Uitends to revive the ngurehead ior fa "JJ c port, Keneiallv centre round th, Navl" i whose custom of buUdinc T^ ncn NaTV ships with
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      PHANTOM FIRE CHASED 40 MILES.
      159 17 Trick of a Cloud Over the Sea. London, Sept. 3. Holiday crowds on the front at Leghorn have iust been tricked by a remarkable phantom fire which they saw out m the Mediterranean north of the Island of Elba. As the flames were seen fast
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      BRITISH STEAMER SINKS.
      123 17 Crew Saved by French Boat After Collision. The crew of the Liverpool steamer Shoreham (805 tons), which sank after a collision with the French steamer Annik off the Cornish coast m a dense fog, were landed at Barry on Sept. lst. by the Annik. The Shoreham left
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    STRANGER THAN FICTION.
    881 18 The Mystery of the Polish Bath. I had a friend, said Mr. Holt Marvell m a talk en August 23rd.. whe made his headquarters hi a Pclish lutel iumwhi.h ho c.ntroleii a number cf female agen."* working to discover the movements cf the Rursian troops m Poland.
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    BOMBAY EUROPEAN SHOT.
    136 18 Accidental Death While Cleaning His Rifle. Bombay, Sept. 15. Mi. Ralph E. Mihs. Assistant General Manager of Roneo, Ltd.. died yestcrd'.y evening as the result of c gunshot wound. At the inquest to-day Mr. William Minard? (Assistant Mintmaster co-tenant of the deceased, said that after tea on
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    RADIO TO FAR EAST.
    121 18 Service Between India and Japan. Bombay. Sept. 11. Negotiations for the establishment of a high speed wireles. service between India and Japan are m the cours- of completion. The inauguration of the service is expected early next year. Negotiations began following ihe arrival m Bombay of
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    BUBONIC PLAGUE.
    125 18 100 Cases m One District of North Manchuria. Harbin, Sept. 14. Bubonic plague which broke out m the Tiaonan district. Manchuria, some time ago, has spread rapidly and there are now over 100 cases m Kaitung Prefecture. Since the plague is spreading towards Tsitsihar along the Tiaonan-Tsitsihar Railway
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      462 18 <-^_X-XSX_XsX-*S<^^ I A FEW OF Crosse 8 Blackwells j I j FAMOUS PRODUCTS. I 1 Vinegar tea^ Sidney Pudding j t Calsup Lemoncup c bausages Orangecup t r l ru- l Oxlongue $> Lssence or Lhicken L. .m Potted Meats Jelly Crystals x r i ii CodKoes I art rruits
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      862 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1.800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.645.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS. J. M. R/rie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Esq., J. O. Robin? on, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto, Eart. LONDCN
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      208 18 _LNSURANCE. THE /pr SOUTH |f/ijr BRITISH \j|_ INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMIT I 1> FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manas:* r Office: Finlayson Green PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday po HAVE you made provision for the of your dependents should such
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1879 19 THIS RUBBER BUSINESTo the I dilor. Sir.— Mi. Ronnie has nr,st interesting h ur pnpsr on the aspects of the ca_» hj Mr Denman MP. and be 1.the the existing state of the "die hard trollers" most ■ucclncUy. 1 ■<■ wtth him m this, th i
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      215 19 October 6. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|4 1]32 London 3 months' sight 2|4 London 60 days' sight 2 3 15 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 7 8 London. T.T. 2 3 27 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg,
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      PRODUCE.
      205 19 October 6. Tin 125 Tons $63.50 Gambier 9'i Pepper White 37 Pepper Black 24 Flake Tapioca 4 Pearl Sago Small B^4 Copra. Sundried 5.50 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eogle (New) 6.30 Rice. Siam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    908 19 SINGAPORE, OCT. 6TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. _-uyei_ Sellers. Wmmm Kumbang 20s 25s Ayer Hitam <ss> 8s 9d 9s 9d Bangrin Tin 13s 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves <Sl> 40 45 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay <£) 10s 12s nom. Chenderiang <£>
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    UNITEERS REPORT.
    176 19 Five Per Cent Final Dividend. The following is the report to be presented at the annual meeting of United Engineers Ltd., to be held- on Oct. 21st. at noon at the Company's offices. After allowing for the fees of directors and auditors, making due allowance for depreciation and
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    BY RAIL OR ROAD.
    307 19 F.M.S.R. to be Given Road powers. That the FMS. Railways administration intends to meet road competition by establishing road services is indicated by the publication m a supplement tv the Gazette of a Bill about to be introduced Into th Federal Council. By it. the Railways
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 19 October 6th.. II o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers RS S. equal to London Standard. Spot H•* 12 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. 12'- 13% November 12' 12.. December 12% 12 Nov-Dec 12 12 Jan-March 12", 13 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 3
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    RUBBER RAID SCHEME.
    162 19 Control by Joint Committee of Directors. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.! Loudo-i. (M. It is understood that MHOS. T..\\n md and Rid del. acting for 13 MUtCS, h ye prop. rubba mid Khetne, operatini till 1931. under which BStatol v \1 ttt OOUtrolll joint committee ol director?. The
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    NEW SHARE ISSUE.
    86 19 £20,000 Debentures hy Harpenden Selangor. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. Oct. 6. Harpenden Selangor propose the tame ■>*. £20.000 first mortgage 8 per cent convertible redeemable debentures, providing the option to evt ry stockholder to convert on the la--t day ol any month before 1939
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    MACPHAIL & CO'S DAILY REPORT.
    95 19 MACPHAIL CO'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Od. ♦>. Tin. Quiet. Kintas 83 85. Pvnawats M 38. Sungei Ways 1.95 2.05. Ulu Klangs 59 11, Sungei Luas 77 81. Petaling 3.60 3.90. Malay Consols 13 15' j. Lukuts 65 70. Tejas _b M Is, Takuapas B.> tid 9s Sd. Hong Kong T:i
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    NOTIFICATIONS TO ITALIAN RESIDENTS.
    110 19 The Acting Consul for Italy, writes to m M follows: It may interest your readers lo know that I ha\e just received information from m.v G<*\ernment that the bank notes rem. t ted by the Banco di Napoii and by the Banca di Sicdla which will
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    171 19 >_c_iilifTt\ Davis ard Hope. Pcnaiiß. Secre'.M ies: Sungei Tukan-: 38.400 Guthrie .and Co.. I'enarg. ..Rents. Sip ;t Tin (2nd half Sept.i 79 ykl-. .->; >'. month 218 pkls. Teja I Malaya i (2nd ball Sept.) No 1 DludgS 31 pkls; No 2 Dred| Ifl pkls: total
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    EXCHANGES.
    84 19 I British Radio— Official Service f Ku*by. Oct 5. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.05, Athens 075, Bombay Is 5, d. B rlin M.4IS, Brussels 34.835. Bucharest 818. Rio 5',, BttOMM Aires 39 9-16. Copenhagen 18.155. Gen >va 25.--035, HeLsingfors 193. Hong Kong ls. 3 --d.. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 46.90,
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    46 19 Sit Herbert Wright speaking at the annual meeting of Eastern International Rubber and Produce Trust. Ltd., said: My own belief Ls that rubber will continue to be harvested at a loss for a long succession of years if nothing is done to organise the plantation aide
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING DETAILS.
    431 20 THE METROPOLITAN. Cragford Wins m Record Time. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 Sydney, Oct. 6. The Metropolitan (£5.252 to the first horse. £1.200 to the second, and £600 to the third. cne mile, five furlongs i was run to-day and resulted as follows: CRAGFORD 7.5 1
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    STRAITS RACING ASSOCIATION.
    143 20 Classification of Horses and Ponies. The following is List No. 4 Amendment No. 6. issued October 6th.. 1930 HORSES. Transfers: Lambero from Class 1 to Cl_ss 2. Alowroi from Class 3 to Class 4. Tija from Class 3 to Class 4. Bawin from Class 4 to Class
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    133 20 The November Meeting. The last professional meeting of the year to be held under the auspices of the Perak Turf Club has been fixed for November. The opening day of the meeting will be on Armistice Day. The meeting will occupy three days, the second and third
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    THE TURF.
    81 20 Brumeux Wins Newbury Autumn Cup. London Sept. 27. At Newbury to-day the Newbury Autumn -Cup. run over a distance of two miles, one furlong, resulted as follows: BRUMEUX 1 WEST WICKLOW 2 SHOW GIRL 3 The starting prices were 6 to 4 against Brumeux, 13 to 2 against
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    39 20 The Governor's Cup. This was played lor on Saturday and Sunday. Twenty -three cards were taken out, and the cup was won by G. B An i ,on I down: Runner-up A. C. Potts 2 down.
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    SOUTH JOHORE'S RUGBY PROSPECTS.
    215 20 SLUMP EFFECTS. Good Game Against H. Q. Wing Welch Regt. Despite the effects of the slump, South Johore RFC. promise to enjoy a good season this year since several new players are available. At Johore Bahru on Saturday the Club were defeated by H. Q. Wing
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    128 20 October Ladies 9 Bogey. The October Ladies' Bogey competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted m a win for Mrs. J. J. McMichael m "A" division, and m a tie between Mrs. G. F. Jackson and Mrs. R. L. L. Braddeii m "B" division. Altogether fifty-two cards
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    NEW RUNNING RECORD.
    50 20 Dr. Peltzer's 1500 Metres Time Beaten. [Reuters Service.] Paris, Oct. 5. The French runner. La Domegue covered 1.500 metres flat m 3 minutes 49 1 5 seconds, breaking the worlds record of 3 minutes 51 seconds established by Otto Peltzer. the German runner, at Charlottenburg m 1926.
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    BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
    45 20 St. Louis and Philadelphia All Square. [Reuter's Service.l New York. Oct. 6. In the American baseball championship. St. Louis Cardinals won the fourth of the series of seven games, defeating Philadelphia Athletics 3 l. Each team has now two mins to its credit.
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    CRICKET.
    237 20 Raffles College Win Last Match. In their last game of the season Raffles College scored 122. and dismissed St. Joseph's Institution for the low total of 35. John Then, for the school, was the only one to play with confidence the bowling of Ambia\lagar and Stewart. At one stage
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    MISS JENNY SANDISON.
    87 20 Beaten m Gleneagles Final. Gleneagles, Sept. 27In the final of the lawn tennis tournament l here. Miss Trentham beat Miss Sandison 7—5. 6—4. TENNIS STAR'S APOLOGY. The lawn tennis "incident" at Budleigh Salterton following the match between Miss E. H. Harvey, the British Wightman Cup player, the
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    POLO.
    20 20 The final of the KOR. Cup will be played, as originally arranged, m Johore on Wednesday at 5 Dm.
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    S.C.F.A. FOOTBALLERS IN JAVA.
    285 20 THE FIRST MATCH. Eight Goals Shared m Close Game. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia Oct. 3. Batavia Chinese 4; S.C.F.A 4. On Wednesday the S.C.F.A. team arrived at Batavia and the next day the first match was Played against the strongest Chinese team of Batavia. The
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    PERAK RUGBY.
    131 20 Probable XV to Meet Welch Regiment. [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. Oct. 6. The intensive practices at rugger and hockey are now approaching the stage of selection of teams. This week the Perak State Rugby team visits Kedah. the following being the probables: Macaulay; Barr. Montgomery, Mac Arthur.
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    COMPANY SPORTS.
    273 20 Sime Darby's Successful First Meeting. The Sime Darby Sports Club held th°ir first annual meeting at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday, commencing at 3 p.m. The following were the results: 100 Yards. O. Narjes 1. G. Boas 2. R. Langt 3. Time 11 2 5 sees. 220
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    103 20 The concluding set of the final of the Mixed Doubles, Miss M. Gomes and S. L. Oehlers vs. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hogan. was played off on Friday and the former won B—6.8 6. The score of the previous sets was 9 7, 4 6 The
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    90 20 Gold Medal 1929-30. The following have qualified for the Gold Medal which will be played off m conjunction with the October Medal: F. H. Bradley, J. M. A. Lowson, H Hall, J. M. Watt, N. B. Gibson, H. I. Jones, P. C. Barnes, C. L. Wyatt, R.
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      THE PULO JONG CUP.
      477 20 Winner Jost Crawls Home. On Sunday morning the "A" boats were set to sail the first of a series of three races for Dr. Brook's Pulau Jong Challenge Cup. As not infrequently happens, when the boats race over this cruising course, the winds were most uncertain,
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      WILLIAMSON TROPHY RACES.
      504 20 At the RSYC. on Sunday iast the "B" class boats were racing the second of the series for the Williamson Trophy. At 10.10 a.m. seven boats faced the starting gun. Irene and Betsy being the absentees. The weather was rather unsettled and the getaway was rather slow
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    BILLIARDS.
    62 20 International Tournament Opens. London, Sept. 29. In the International Billiards Tournament, a match between Lindrum and Newman started at Thurston's to-day. The session was opened by Lord Lonsdale. McConachy and Davis played at Cardiff; where the Mayor opened the session. The following were the closing scores—Newman (receives 7,000) 8.520;
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