The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 October 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press. NO. 13,162 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21; 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 407 1 The newspapers unite in paying: tribute to Kingsford Smith, his sk?U, endurance and chilvary. Both Smith and Matthews have left for Sydney Page 11. How Mrs. Victor Bruce danced and sang in order to placate hostile tribesmen when she came down in the desert near Jask is
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  • 1011 1 When we first went to live on an isolated estate in Kedah almost on the borders of Siarn we spent most of our evenings by the river side with our rods, on one of the two inland lake* which were quite near, or sometimes wandering
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 WING LOONG. TIIF RECOGNISED HOUSE for FrROPEAN TIIOPICAL BUITB, it, HIGH STREET. if I Raffles Hotel I WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT FOB ONE EVENING ONLY OF Ninon Mantin from THE RTTZ-CARLTON HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY ifi DURING if* I The Tea Dance IN NEW SONGS A DANCES j ADMISSION TO
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    • 281 1 EUROPE HOT EL J "RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION" j CHRISTMAS and NEW~YEAR FESTIVITIES. j S CHRISTMAS EVE. WEDNESDAY, 24th DECEMBER. i SPECIAL DINNER AND CINDERELLA DANCE j SS Christmas Tree Decorations. Tickets $3.00. i S CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THURSDAY, 25th DECEMBER. i 1 YULETIDE DINNER. I I j Distribution of Xmas Novelties.
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    • 104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, The Austin 7 is proved Page 7. Public notices, auctions etc. Page 9. Christmas gifts at Robinsons Page 11. Get your Christmas cards at Littles— Page 10. Wincarnis nurses you back to health Pa^e 7. Sterling silver gobleU at Robinsons Page I. Petrifying enamel. Barlow and Co. agents
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOB HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 286 2 Remarkable Cure at English Lourdes. A prett> little church, situated in beautiful rural surroundings may soon, according to present indication*, become an English Loordw. It is the Roman Catholic Church oi St. "Luis. at Pinner. Middlrstx. A commtrciai traveller suffering from I chronic and painful affliction of
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  • 183 2 Poland's Effort to "Drown" Neighbours. London. Sept. 2!». The decision of Poland to erect at Rasi:i ihe world's most powerful broadcasting station open* out a far from pleasant prospect for listeners in h^r immediate neighbourhood. Poland's ob.if.-ct is to ensure that political propaganda scut out from Russia.
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  • 138 2 Only Two Such cases Ever Recorded. A very rare ca:e of death due to shock from novoeain indiosincrasy, stated to be only the second ever recorded, was the subject of an in quest at Bath on Francos Llewellyn <40>, a tpinster, an inmate of the House
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 313 2 1 CAPITOL I I RESTAURANT I 1 Malaya's Most Modern I I and Finest-appointed I Restaurant I Our Speciality. I I Capitol Grilled I I Private Parties Catered For. I a KELVEY'S school or DANCING THE PERFECT DANCER is always in great demand and gets the real joy of dancing.
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    • 268 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMING NOV: 22nd. 23rd. j TWO RECITALS ONLY l Dame Clara Butt j AMD Mr. Kennerley Rumf ord. oo oe oo oe of) on oe Q.o_o_ooo/I<C Complete Change of Programme. 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 PARAMOI NT'S FAMOUS DRAMATIC PRODUCTION presenting two stars who are destined to become famous in
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    • 172 2 j —TO NIGHT at 6.15 9.15 I Further Extended Season/] I Owing to ama/ing public demand we are compelled to re- I tain this great film I 1 1 yet another night I j i Positively your last opportunity of seeing UMJ hoai R DON JOSE MOJICA OF CHICAGO GRAND
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 186 2 THE WEEK. Tuesday. 21st. Hli?h Water. 09.55. 9.0 ft.. 22.12. 10.0 ft. Oeepavali Festival. Exchange Banks closed. Rubber market closed. Presbyterian Church Literary and Debating Society meeting. United Engineers Annual Meeting, noon "Singapore Races second dav. Wednesday. 22nd. HiKh Water. 10.21. 9.2 ft., 22.55. 10 1 ft. Hockey: Welch vs
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  • 1165 3 IN MOTHER TONGUE. Spread of the Scriptures. Th" annual report of the British ind ..^or?ign Bible Society, 146. QMMH Victoria-str-et, 3.C.4. is published for the year ended March last. As in other years, a moro popular account of the society's work, prepared by the
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  • 331 3 Selling Sweets in a Paris Sweet. "C'est la vie" that's just life. These words, accompanied by a cheerful and philosophic smile, form the invariable :eply to sympathiseis who go to vi"it Gecrge Melies, the pioneer of thr? moving picture industry. As he sits placidly in
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 232 3 X BOVRIL J-ki soon gets an 7 1" Invalid out 1 UCUI I: A RHw*^^2i^2 fit* ~fy j R j Christmas New Year Cards I I (A variety of designs or produced to order) g LETTS DIARIES—POCKET AND TABLE, I I CALENDERS— TABLE AND WALL. I I f^ I Crepe
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    • 324 3 yONIttSR))! j Petrifying Enamel j I*l LIME •JUICE 1 FORMS A SOLID UNBROKEN (.LOSSY SURFACE WS^k &K I THAT IS WATERPROOF, IN THAT IT WITH- X^J^^-^V^Ofiy I STANDS THE PENETRATION OF WATER AND J^^^TH^2^O^ FORMS AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE FOR RT^^C^^^k GLAZED TILES IN PLACES WHERE MOISTURE JS3< IS APT TO
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  • 345 4 Attempt to give it a new Dignity. An attempt to give a new dignity and popularity to the cocktail habit was made on a grand -scale by the International Geneva Association of Hotel Employees in Dean Street. Soho, writes the Manchester Guardian London correspondent In mail week. The
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  • 19 4 An Aberdonian went for a drink, ordered two glasses of beer, drank one, and left the other to settle.
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  • 2569 4  - A Suicide Epidemic in Japan. Alfred E. Pieres I WAIT A BIT, WOULD— BE SUICIDES. If you feel you must take your lives, why J not come and talk it over with Mrs. Nobu a Jo, of the Kobe Women's Welfare Associ- J ation. just below the terminus of the
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  • 843 4 Fox Clue to Early Texas Remains. Washington. Sept. sSt>. Remains of ancient human cultures in the depths of mysterious mountain caves in Texas and Nevada were discovered this summer by Mr. M W Stirling, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology, who has just returned to Washington.
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  • 233 4 A few years ago. writes a correspondent to the Times, a reputed witch living in Caithness owned a dog much given to wandering and sheep-chasing. An unknown person shot the dog, and the "witch." blaming one of two shepherds for the deed, declared that each of them would shortly
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  • 1239 4  -  T. Stanhope Sprigg Seaplane Vogue. THE LIGHT AEROPLANE BOOM. By IA N unusual holiday tour undertaken by j **2olonel the Master of Sempill. President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, has focussed attention of flying enthusiasts during the last few months on the light seaDlane. considered by
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  • 683 4 Bright Hour at The Ploughing Match. 'To the Ploughing Match, said a bill affixed to an oak in a lane, so I took the hint, and a brighter hour I have never spent. This is an annual September event of the town and district society, of
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  • 197 5 this easy way to increased vitality. In you enjoying life as you'd like to Or \<iu fed robbed of all your energy it's much fun for the woman who feels deed, "*a lied out." spiritless, who seems be Retting thinner every day. Men turn iralH to
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  • 1491 5 ART COLLECTING. Hobby that Becomes an Investment. The growing popularity of art collecting especially during the past twenty years, is undoubtedly very largely due to the fact that collectors have discovered that if followed w.lh (Judgment and foresight their hobby can be 'safely looked upon as
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  • 401 5 Carry Off and Shoot Village Magistrate. itrtw, Oct. l. Mvch looting by Communist b?nds has been reported from outlying districts, and in a r.^>. on the market town of Mi-ou. on the border of the Pou-leng and Kit-yar.g districts, the "Reds" carried off the Matustrate and subsequently
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 138 5 LEA* PERRI NS k SAUCE L A SALAD NEEDS TO MAKE IT PERFECT I i T t I Cuticura Talcum Powder the Toilet and Nursery It is cooling and it is soothing. Pure and delicately medicated, Cuticura Talcum is ideal for every member of the family. It is antiseptic, absorbs
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    • 276 5 1 '^^^H^^k. «iv m^^^^Kfr^^Z^< /^^^^^^^"^^si^B npHE Knight Engine's remarkable simplicirj A of design eflFects smooth, quiet performance jl with an even unfailing flow of power and also reft r i ~^k g Ijfr-^"^ su^ ls m ru«:«;«'(l performance, economical opera4pt^a^B^^=Jjl| t on an< freedom from carbon trouble and repairs. ||WffB
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  • 529 6 FALL FROM 'PLANE. Experimental Machine With Speed of 220 m.p.h. Further details of the fatal accident to Dave Smith, the "boy aviator" who crashed in Biam on his attempted flight to England last year are contained in Australian papers to hand. Sydney. Sept. 17. When the
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  • 361 6 Early Mistakes of Earl Beauchamp. Among the passengers who arrived in Sydney recently was E.irl Bcauchamp. seventh of that name, a former Governor of New South Wales. His memories as he landed in Sydney Cove must have been poignant and peculiar. For Earl Beauchamp certainly "put his foot
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  • 61 6 Vicious Attack by Gang of Youths. Dacca, Oct. 9. A young Bengalee, said to be a Police inj formant, died last night as the result of a murderous attack by a number of youths with sharp weapons. A Moslem youth accompanying the deceased was injured in
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 335 6 I A QUALITY TYRE AT A POPULAR PRICE, /^i\^^% rf*^\ THE IHJNLOP CLIPPER IS Y /^*ia^vJ^\\ AVAILABLE AT REMARK- X X fci \3^ *^fe^ ABLY LOW PRICES. IT IS 4 fll^i m lUST THE TYRE FOR T X W^^ I V^V MOTORISTS TO WHOM V V W "FIRST" COST IS
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    • 238 6 Kl r* v L.- VI. i] "FIT AND FORGET M SPARK PLUGS S Now 1§ B»^ British I'r.duct. Retailing British I $1.75 each. |t fltf Material. S $1.00 each. Luhour Can you do better jfi Afenta: I Malayan Motors, Ltd, 14-20 ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE. Represented throughout the F.M.S. by Messrs.
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  • 840 7 SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. Speeches at Farewell Banquet. Z .::la, Oct. 1. The and honourable connection of Sikhs with the Indian Army was dwelt upon to-night in the course of speeches made at a largelyattended banquet given by the Sikh community in honour of Field-Marshal
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  • 156 7 Taxicab Passenger Killed. Paris. Sept. 17. A formidable addition to the risks that await the motorist is provided by a message from Algiers to-day. Yesterday morning a native of the country chartered an open taxicab in order to go from Millot to Bouira. While passing through
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  • 358 7 Premises Sold by Order of the Trustees. Bishop's Stortford Grammar School, has had to close its doors after 350 years' existence, and the whole of the premises and grounds, including the beautiful chapel and dining-hall, have been sold by order of the trustees. The school was founded
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  • 36 7 The C.I.D. contemplate starting a museum to keep a collection of the implements and weapons seized from criminals, with a view to instructing the members of the department and the police in general.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 369 7 o&6 /T^^\ wincarnis A nurse you Ls- 4\o> backtohealth Jfe^l\\ \l/HEN the crisis of an illness EaATJBi] VV ts past, when doctors can do I W jfl no more for you, and your feet are B? 'Xw set upon the long tedious road to Ir'^^^l recovery, that is the time
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    • 235 7 nrr'^^iilSißSlnii B Excellent I fvL Flavour— jos :^&WiS^» >*'*'"■■■ L^B -^^^^^fc^^Z IV IToitt* titroot 1 tsj^. TIPP&v j 1 PURE TOBACCO <• Natural CORK-TIP y^ 5 Finest imported matured Vir- Guaranteed natural cork of Tt* **tf\ I ginia tobacco guaranteed pure the finest possible texture and I '^vA\^fn\[ A J
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  • 712 8 A CRUCIAL PROBLEM. Miners Who "Live Like Pigs." Moscow, Sept. 9. At a time when unemployment presents the dominant economic problem of so many countries the Soviet Union finds itself obliged to cope with a difficulty of a precisely opposite character: shortage cf labour, accentuated by
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  • 136 8 Remarkable Distances Crab May Travel. The remarkable distances which a crab may travel in the course of its life are revealed in a blue book issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. In one case a crab, which Is a native of Aberdeenshire waters,
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  • 127 8 "Waterproofing" the Underground Station. When certain traffic experiments have been completed in Piccadily Circus. London, by the Ministry of Transport, the road surface overt the Underground station will be taken up and a process of "waterproofing" commenced. An official of the Underground Railway r ompany explained that the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 233 8 H r TTAII PAD iK^M ■ja (Incorporated In S.S.) >// < l^B Singapore. Pman;, Ipon ?n Kfv mm A '-^b^^^^_^^ B^' II I^^^^SBm^B^B% jE ki^ M X^^^BT i^B^Ll L^BB ,^P*^^? B^L^Lr^^B^B^B^B^^^^B&^k. X H^b^b^bl b^bL o<^ n a J B^Z v v'^^V!Mk VA Kfl HAiN b^bh ■^•Z*^ >^ <^^^™"^»^bb^b* bVb^L^BV B^BM*^^~~—
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    • 333 8 \\f BBU J^ $OAp Dust and dirt are the hiding places oi deadly disease germs. Never tolerate their presence in the home. Uie Lifebuoy Soap to cleanse every trace of them n\vay. Lifebuoy Soap is famous over the world as the perfect soap for protecting LEVER IIKOTHFK- LIMIIH X—-——-^- -s*T&*^
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 440 9 BUSINESS CARDS. AS SAGE ANICUKK ISS FUMIKO St Dhoby Otuwt. VURBLE "FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. N<m. lAS, PenhM Road. «<f Lavender Street Phone 6075. DON'T WEAR A~TRUSS Ose Brooka Rupture Ap- e New discovery ,^^^^^^&V rful I No lumpy C W\ ads, no springs, dur- M«^ •ble, cheap. Binds
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    • 631 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders aw now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary Fittings at a block of two 4 p.m. quarters. Halifax Road.
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    • 567 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on: Tuesday, October 21st, Deepavali. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). NOTICE is hereby given that the Transfei Books of the above Company will be closed from October 13th to October 21st 1930, both
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    • 539 9 NOTICES. FACTORY PRICES SALE NOW ON For few days only. Golden Opportunity for Citizens of Singapore: Miss it Not! Printed crepe de chine 36 ins. $1.60 yd. georgette crepe 36 ins. $1.35 y.d Satin crepe 36 ins. $2.50 yd. Crepe de chine plain 36 ins. $1.25 yd. Georgette plain 36
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    • 406 9 j SINGAPORE IV C SINGAPORE I POLO CLUB. j j AMATEUR RACES. j Oct. 3lBt and November Ist. i ENTRIES CLOSE T- I j NOTICE OF The Credit Foncier d'Extreme-Orient begs to inform I its constituents and others that as from November Ist I I 1930, its business will be
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  • 746 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1930. THE INDIAN CONFERENCE. As far as can be judged from the limited reports which have been cabled out the likelihood of the Imperial Conference being free to release the delegates to the Indian round table conference within the expected period, is doubtful. The
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  • 1113 10 The current number of Tourism dealing with travel in Netherland India is a Bali issue with a number of excellent illustrations. From the Royal Dutch Indian Airways we have received attractive folders of the BataviaSingaport route and a time table as from October 15th Messrs. M. Ismail, C. B. Cooper.
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  • 95 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 20, 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £116 14!16 (up £1 2!16). Forward £118 6)16 (up £1 4116)! The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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  • 27 10 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London. Oct. 20. The latest London and Liverpool rubber btock Figures are as follow: London 83,102 tons; Liverpool 37,211 tons.
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  • 71 10 Motor Car Skids Into Thames. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. Oct. 20. A motor car with four occupant?. *wo of whom were womsn, skidded into tne River Thames at Runnymede this morning alt r demolishing the fence. The driver, George Howes, of Lewisham, Alio was only 17
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  • 565 10 THE FRINTON OF THE FAR EAST. HUA HIN. Seeking Relief Malayan Heat. Twice a week th- Singapore-Ban steams out of Singapore on its northwards through the junul, worlds romantic trains this, with netted beds and its sprinkling of i nearly every corner of the world B intolerably hot on board.
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  • 153 10 Chinese Bound Over Yesterday. The 68 Chinese who were arrested at the Huat Hin pineapple factory in Grove Road on October 9 and charged with unlawful assembly, the allegation being that they intended to interfere with the workers at the factory. were yesterday dealt with by
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  • 111 10 Programme of Drills up to and tfl ending October 26th.. 1930 Tuesday Public Holiday. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hail K'.;r-i*-ui Units S.V.C.. New Members Drill. 2nd H Section, Signal Training Traffic Oootf Section. Conference; MG. Plat (ftM Vickers Gun Training; 606 Sonu I S.V.F.A. Squad and Stretcher
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  • 56 10 Official Committee in Madras. Madrus. O« t i The Drugs Committee arrivo at ftfad October 17. After holding a two du>the Committee will proceed to Banzai"; October 19, returning to Madras October 23. The Committee closes til quiry here on October 25, leaving for Y patam the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 240 10 K V>I«OUM Jjk L IDi lr>\-OBEC<fv 1 c BT SPECIAL JL BM THB KINO I APPOINTMENT TO OF BIAM i; PYREX OVENWARE I gfT'^p i r^^ ?e^ o FOR THE HOME I A valuable and most hygienic I B l^^y cooking and serving utensil for I every food purpose. B.
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    • 67 10 A CENTENARIAN says that the modern girl is no hand at making jam. Her hand thrust out of the wrong side of her car, however, often makes a traffic jam. "GAFLAC" POLICIES make wonderful preserves. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. JH.B. WINTER j
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  • 660 11 RIVAL'S GALLANTRY. Story of Meeting With Hill At Atamboea. [Reuters Service. 1 London. Oct 2*) 1,.-* papers unit* in paying tribute to ,rd Smith, liis skill and endurance and ins chivalry in returning to assist se ill-luck is commiserated with. Port Darwin, Oct. 19 -v off Kiiißsford
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  • 75 11 Forty People Missing After Fire. I Reuters Far Eastern Service. l Hong Kong. Oct 20. fan Wuchcw states that forty Chinese "Plr are missing, and are believed to been incinerated or drowned when a fire H on a floating restaurant at the riverridi spread rapidly to other
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  • 47 11 Japanese Import Duty Doubled. Manya \ichi Nichi Service! Tokyo. Oct. 19. nifd that the Department of Agri(itcided to extend tne term of the on foreign rice and to double the inn '"i imported rice. new n-Ri^lation, it is understood, is to be Promulgated this month.
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  • 199 11 DESERT LANDING. Making Friends With Hostile Tribesmen. [Britten Rad:o Oa-cial Service.] Rugby. Oct. 19. Details have reach-d England of the experiences of Mrs. Victor Bruce, the Englishwoman who recently set out in a single-seater machine on a flight to Japan. She made good progress until after
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  • 195 11 Death of the Conservative Member. I British Radio— Official Sen-ice. 1 Rugby. Oct. 19. The death occurred suddenly last night of Mr. Alexander Mcßobert. the Conservative member of Parliament for East Renfrew. H? was Lord Advocate for Scotland in th? previous Government. I The Rt Hon Alexander Munro
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  • 84 11 Death of Sir Guy Stephenson. I British Radio Offi-ial Service.] Rugby. Oct. 18. Sir Guy Stephenson. who was for 32 years Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, died in London last night at the age of 65. Ke was an able criminal lawyer, and although little known to
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  • 68 11 Flt.-Lt. Worsley Killed in Car Accident. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. ?9. Flight-Litut. V.'orsley. a member of the victorious British Schneider Trophy team in 1927, died yesterday after a motoring accident on the Bath Road. (Flt-Lt Worsley was second to Flt.-Lt. Webster in the Schneider
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  • 62 11 Famous Scientist's Visit lo London. British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Oct. 19. Professor Einstein, the author of the famous theory, is to be entertained in London on Oct. 28 at a dinner over which Lord Rothschild will preside. Many distinguished men will be present and Mr. Bernard Shaw's
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  • 52 11 £90,000,000 Offered in An Hour. (British Radio Official Service. l Rugby. Oct. 18. The £12,000.000 six per cent. Indian loan was yesterday over-subscribed between seven and eight times. Approximately £99.000.000 was offered in the short space of an hour during which subscriptions were open, or at approximately €1.500,000
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  • 33 11 International Polo Player Found Dead. London. Oct. 8. Captain Harry Rich, ex-international polo players, who played for England against America in 1909. was found shot dead at his home at Rugby.
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  • 484 11 A JUNGLE INCIDENT. l Bukit Timah Search Party's Wild Goose Chase. An exceedingly unpleasant incident was enacted in the jungJ* off Thomson Road on Sunday evening. Three riders started out from the Singapore Golf Course in the afternoon. During their .ride they disturbed a hornets' nest about sVfc
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  • 84 11 Plan to Recoup Losses and Pay Creditors. [Reuter's Service] Brussels, Oct. 20. The sensational allegation is made by La Libre Belgique that as a sequel to the meeting of Madame Hanau's creditors on Sept. 28 a bank has been founded in Belgium whereby Madame hopes to recoup her
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  • 53 11 A Sudden Spell of Cold Weather. [Reuter*s Service.] New York, Oct. 20. After a long spell of mild weather, the temperature during the week-end fell very suddenly to 40 degrees. There are 18 inches of snow in some parts of New York State and thousands of
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  • 71 11 Demonstration Against Dr. Drummond Shiels. Jerusalem, Oct. 1«. Dr. Drummond Shiels, when he visited the Jewish settlement at Telavic. was booed and hissed by the crowd owing to the British Government's recent suspension of immigration permits. Subsequently the police used their batons, dispersed the hostile demonstrators and
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  • 93 11 Madras, Oct. 13. It is believed in Bedford that the Government will send the R-100 to India in accordance with the British tradition that an accident should not interfere with an important project, says the Daily Sketch. The R-100 at present is in the hangar at Cardington.
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  • 94 11 London, Oct. 11. The efforts of fifty miners of the Ynysarwed colliery near Neath, working in relays since early yesterday morning, were rewarded at 1 a.m., when four comrades crawled to safety. Two heavy falls of coal and rock had entombed the four men, who were saved
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  • 112 11 MOTOR SMASH. Serious Charges Against European. rFrom Our Own Correspondent. 1 Koala Lumpur, Oct. 23. As a result of a terrible motor accident on the Batu Road. Kuala Lumpur en Saturday evening a European named N. C. J. Sander; an electrical meter inspector, is being charged this
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  • 122 11 j Houses Awash in Ipoh District. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Oct. 20. Perak folk had unpleasant experiences ck;r;::g I the week-end floods. Owing to continuous rains south of Ipoh on Saturday the sudden burst J of a Chinese mining dam at Lahat on Saturday i afternoon brought
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  • 95 11 Death of Popular Selangor Sportsman. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 20. The funeral took place at Venning Road cemetery yesterday evening of Major Guy Warden, manager of Sungei Rembai Estate. The deceased was taken ill while outward bound on his return from leave and
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  • 53 11 King's $2,000,000 Ticals Gift. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT Bangkok, Oct. 20. The King has given property estimated for compulsory expropriation value at 1.000.000 Ticals fcr the eastern site and approaches to the memorial bridge across the Bangkok River. This is in addition to the Kings cash gift
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 178 11 To the Editor. Sir. —The paragraph headed "4^d. Postage Stamps?" in a recent issue of your paper, serves to draw attention to the fact that, although the registration fee in Malaya has been fixed at 15 cents for some time, yet —I believe —not one of the Post
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  • 126 11 Family Link with Lawyer's Office Severed. We regret to announce the death of Mr. Chan Yen Soon, cashier and bookkeeper of Messrs. Donaldson and Burkinshaw, who passed away at his residence No. 101 Tras Street, Singapore, on Saturday October, 18th. The deceased had been in
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  • 74 11 Home Complaint Against Singapore Official. British International Pictures has protested to Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, concerning the treatment of English pictures by Dominion and Colonial film censors. jThis follows advices that the films "Raise the [Roof" and "Compulsory Husband" had been banned in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 205 11 > bo^^9 ol| 't or^* Your Friends at Homc this Xmds. f 5* *^fs e iave P' easure i" an i&5» nouncing that our "Xmas f X Gifts for the folks at home" X A asheme is again at the service of our customers, t X foi j Xmas 193
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  • 171 12 FURTHER OUTBREAKS. Armed Police to Deal With Large Mob. [Router's Service] Bombay, Oct. 20. It is reported from Kalwan village in the Nasik district of Bombay that a mob of 4.003 armed with bows and arrows, spears etc. terrorised the villagers against paying forest fees, the
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  • 24 12 hThe Late Mr. Eaward Valentine. Reuters Service. Virginia. Richmond. Oct. 20. Mr. Edward Virginius Valentine, the wellknown sculptor, died here to-day
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  • 47 12 I Earthquake Disturbances But No Damage. I Reuters Service." New Orleans. Oct. 20. Earthquake shocks aere felt here and in a number of towns in south-eastern Louisiana. but there were no casualties and no damage. The epicentre is believed to be the Gulf of Mexico.
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  • 47 12 Big Drop in Taxation Receipts. IReuter's Service.] Washington. Oct. 20. It is officially announced that taxation receipts for the first three mor.tiis of the fiscal year decreased by $62,472,000 compared with the same period last year, the chief drop being in Income tax I
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  • 193 12 Work on Development of Transport. Rugby. Oct. 10. Referring to the Governments scheme for absorbing the unemployed in work on the economic development of transport, the Minister for Transport. Mr. Morrison, speaking at the Labour Party Conference of Llandudno this morning, said that of £129.030.000 spent up to
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  • 226 12 Former Danish Prime Minister's Visit. Mr. Thomas Madsen-Mygdal. former Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture in the Danish Government, is on a brief visit .o Singa- I pore. He arrived on Saturday, on board the East Asiatic Cos motorship Danmark. I Mr. Madsen-Mygdal is staying in Singapore
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  • 681 12 TREE SURGERY. Experiments on Singapore United Estate. A system of tree surgery which, it is claimed, can instantly that is. within 24 hours bring about an increase of yield, was demonstrated on the Singapore United Rubber Estates, under the auspices of Mr. R. A. Dix. yesterday
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  • 287 12 A number of special efforts are to be made this year in the endeavour to maintain Malaya's" contribution to the Poppy Day Funds, despite the c'ifficult conditions through which the country is passing, on the high level that has b??n i-ta Wished in past yearo. One of
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  • 103 12 Ceylon Government Denounced. Two important resolutions were unanimously passed at a largely attended emergency general meeting of the Kalutara P. A.. Ceylon, lie Id last week. (It Thi*: Association records its extreme dissatisfaction with the lack of method and economy displayed in handling the financial situation
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  • 1065 12 ROYAL CEREMONIES. Picturesque Temple Visits. I Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, Oct. 15. Their Majesties have returned from the seaside, and from now on for some weeks ihe King has official duties which will keep him occupied, and next month there are the cerej monies in connection
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  • 769 12 BOMBAY CRIME. Fifteen Shots Fired From Car. Bombay. Oct. 10th. Police investigations into this morning's shooting outrage, when Police Sergeant Taylor and his wife were shot and injured, have resulted in the arrest of 12 youths, none of whom are above 20 years of age.
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  • 160 12 Exclusion of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Baldwin. Lcndon, Oct. 10. A Weekly the Nation, which asserts that Mr. Lloyd George is supremely qualified to be the chairman ol the Round Table Conference presumes that the omission of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Baldwin from representation, was
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  • 336 12 MR. JOHN SCOTT. Sworn in as O.A.G. Yesterday. j The Oath of Allegiance and the Oath for the due execution of the office of Officer Administering the Government were administered to Mr. John Scott. C.M.G.. in the Council Chamber, at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. The ceremony was
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  • 689 12 Monday. Oct. 6th. His Excellency presided ;:t a meeting of the Federal Council at Kuala Lumpur. Thursday. Oct. 9th. His Excellency arrived at Singapore from .Kuala Lumpur by the morning mail train. The Hon. Mr. A. S Haynes. Hon. Mr Clayton and Lady Tothill arrived and stayed at
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  • 404 12 WHAT MR. GANDHI sa,,, Complete Withdraw:,! m ,u Mean Nowbhc I d The nbjod H indr.i prwfu ,at the Labour Parly Confei when Mr. Pwnw ur,^,,, tadepcudem Lab t P»rty led rerolution entendltif "ir??tii Jo the Indian peoph m Ui tical and economic teedon
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  • 208 12 The liomiDl Post, in I leader, cordially ecnoes Lord Burnham's i\iticisms o! Hi B representation at th« Round Table OuufeifMt It says: Lord Lloyd is a far-vt man and administrator. wbOM kBOV] India and practical MpafffcPCt of Hi pnM «xe scarcely rivalled anC BMrtMV while
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  • 106 12 Sir Victor Sussoon's Opinion of Kombav. -Bombay appears to b. tmiMlH nomic suicide." d-clar d Sir Vfctoi the W99 of his dpartui.' to Ran White ly Commission i Referring to the situation in B ing from Um Ooßfnai fcojro H at he said: "1 do not
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1148 13 Unfortunate Growth of Barracking. (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London. Sept. 18th. Hitherto everybody has been complaining that the weather has been much too warm for football, but after last Saturday this complaint has vanished, since the temperature was on the chilly side and there was torrential la'n
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    • 428 13 "No Desire to be Bombed/' says Cricketer. Bombay, Oct. 3 The Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram vho arrived in Bombay this morning on ihe P I and O. mail boat Kaiser-inl-Hind was full of' enthusiasm over the fact that both Hobbs and Sutcliffe had consented to come
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    • 309 13 £2,000 First Prize in Chicago Contest. Chicago. Sept. 6. A £10.000 National Open Miniature Golf Championship is to be held in Chicago with a view to establishing the game as "major sport." Already more than £20,000.000 hc\3 been invested in miniature gclf courses ir. America, according to
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    • 98 13 Girl Champion at 15. Miss Pauline Doran, of North Surrey, who celebrated her 15th birthday last month, but L» massively built and looks over 17, won the Girls' Golf Championship at Stoke Poges last week by beating Miss Dorit Wllkins, of Chlgwell, at the 19th hole, writes our
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 251 13 WHbuHKt r~~ .^"^-""iß&^gj^Hß M*^B 302 Years Ago the Haigs began to distil Scots Whisky. Many other distillers followed, but none excelled them, and none can claim the years of experience that belong alone to Bgf the Haig family. I fej ndicf iiii K»3-^ i j ;|r| *ujm mm w, jwffik!
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    • 283 13 HkSL V 'lfsm c AStFR TO Hn b^a UM MBt£F*^^s3&m Hi .<Hic«»e mom *ccuratei> |L EAS.TR rQ C 'MD b«:«us« cioh t>nyhtfy conkt:*W l^-,^^'* f^^^^^ b«fl and *orro\jr-^..% -»v rrr I* /C r^^W EASJER TO IDENTIFY boc«u*» M w& •c A f^^lß Lid Eaporf D«^ A discerning palate instinctively knows
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    • 898 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. WTMBB SEBVICE HASBEILLEB, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGBTtT. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Tmim Msssthly Beitfcte Ltverpeel and Olaaisu'. (VJa Cease and Havre). KAbS&A bUlel^DeYb^ b\a alb^bMAAu^bM Ha^st^AAWEEKLY SEBVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. OALCHAB For Marseilles, Caflabiencn, London. Rotterdam and
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    • 461 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (in orporated In Bngtand). "ELLERMAT UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. •js. CUT! OP SHANGHAI Nov. 5 gB. KAZEMBE Dec 6 HOMEWARDS. mm, CITY OP MANDALA Y
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    • 479 14 Biitish India and Apcar Lines,! (Incorporated hi England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO 1 SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI. S. N. CO R UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. I Dm I Tannage. Singapore. Tonna« u^ 8 I LAHORE 5,300
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    • 712 15 O. S. K. Lone. un, Angeles and and New York:— (from Kobe) (Express Freight Service) ToiaLi nctoria. Seattle and Vancouver -.-(from Kobe* t Manila Man. Nov 10 uondon. Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) »nd Antwerp. Amur Marii uurban. Port Elizabeth. Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos IM [Round-the-world p«m
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    • 337 15 IglJ^nißiSTiHCJ^g %s#i" 3f^ £|20ano£|12 Vbbbv USING PRESIDENT LINERS ACROSS THE PACIFIC ANY AMERICAN OR CANADIAN HAIL LINE ACROSS THE CONTINENT DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR CO.) BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. via Suez Due Sails. Due New
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    • 761 15 K. P. M. WMWNKLYKE PAHETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. IROYAL PACKET NAVIOATION COMPANY, OP BATAVIA.j (Incorporated in Holland.) UN Tele; O honftr^ ra 7, HE N^^ LANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451. with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freights Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang, of the
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  • 160 16 New Departure in Japan. A Yamaguchi dispatch to the Osaka A.^ahi reports a new addition to the occupations of woman, the new occupation, the Osaka journal says, being an encroachment on the territory of the stronger sex. In the two months of July and August this year, under
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 614 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated in Australia; FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via TAVA^ DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. uTtniltr monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The I* MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 157 16 THIS AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. Incorporated in U.S.A. International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES. travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Money Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Funds by Mall and CaMe. Toon. Cruises. Steamahlp Reservations. Railroad Tickets. Baggage Insurance SINGAPORE Union Bid*. PENANG— E. AO. HOTEL. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Under contract with the French
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    • 207 16 sjs. GASCOYNE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from W. A. (Arrived October 19, 1930), are hereby noticed that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Jardines Wharf on Saturday October 25th, 1930 at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be
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    • 459 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. 1 (Incorporated In U.S.A.; GENERAL AGENTS. 1 NEW YORK SERVICE. I Regular Freight Service to Boston, Htm York i Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez) f Due Sails M.S. SILVERWALNUT Oct. 28 Nov 3 Uf s \M M M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov. 15 ;1 1 PACIFIC— PHILIPPINES—
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 640 16 tMAIL DESPATCHE& DT TRAIN. Pahang, Fefcan, Sungel Lembtn and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 sun. flftngpfQfc every Thursday 6 aan. £ota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Talplng, Penang and Kedah and Lower 81am 6 sun. Celantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p
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    • 174 16 VESSELS ARRIVED. Lima Maru. Jap. 4297, from Yokohama 20. for Penang 21. Gustav Deiderichen, Ger. 1352, from Hong Kong 20. for Penang 21. Ban Hong Leong, Brit. 710, from Cheribon 20, for Cheribon 24. Mahidol, Brit. 440, from Kuantan 20. for Kuantan 27. Scott Harley, Brit. 193, from Siantan 20
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  • 926 17 Factor in Civic Growth. The figures given by an American census expert, to prove that the population of New York is greater than that of London, refer to many besides those who live in the five boroughs of the city. When one speaks of New Yorkers one
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 39 17 Shanghai Chinese Arrested at Marseilles. [Reuters Service Marseilles, Oct. 19. l .\,n Chinese stowaways who arrived from ii aboard the Sphinx were arrested as urre :ibout to entrain for Par^s withoul pg parti or landing-permits.
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    • 25 17 Death of Capt. James McGregor. [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 20. •ii is nnnounc-d of Captain J:irn«s v -Commodore of the Glen Line.
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    • 472 17 350 Feet Instead of A new diving apparatus recently introduced Navy has proved so successful thnt the Admiralty have adopted It Tor general use. tally selected men are being chosen to cperthis device. These men. who must pos- a luirh standard of physical fitnes. will be naked
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    • 304 17 ivr Ipoh: Mr. 1. A Isfield. Mr. and Mr* K. A rten; Mrs. J. H B:\rinp Gould, child and Mr C E Bowers. Mr. E. A. Miles. Mr. i Campbell and two infants. Mrs. Parr. Ml nu Senp Hian. Mr. D. Burn-tte. Mr. LeChiiui. Dr. Guratilak>. Mr. H.
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    • 35 17 London, Oct. 10. 1 tang sloop, Hindustan, the first purel:ibi «ti\, ship built for the Indian navy by Swan and Hunter. Wallsend. left the '~>y for trials prior to sailing for India.
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    • 685 17 Atlantic Fleet Exercises. Sept. 24. Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening the Nelson and the Rodney left their temporary anchorage off Helmsdale. writes the Times special correspondent aboard H.M.S. Rodney, from Dornoch Firth. Three hours later, when bugles were sounding and officers and men *ere hurrying to
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    • 177 17 Professor Sidgwick's Laborious Cure. A small phial of mercury hung round the neck, which is the latest prophylatic recommended for the prevention of sea-sickness, has at least the merit of being much easier to come by than one in which Professor Henry Sidgwick placed his trust. The
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    • 72 17 Mishap to Anchor Liner Castalia. London, Oct. 16. The departure of steamers scheduled to sail for Bombay from Manchester to-day was delayed owing to a steamer being struck by a heavy squall in the ship canal, damaging both sides. The ship was the Anchor liner. Castalia, which
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  • 161 17 Paris, Sept. 24. The machinery for the unloading of cargo vessels in the Port of Calais is being modernized. The unloading quay on the north-east side of the Carnot Basin has been provided with four powerful cranes, each capable of lifting six tons. To cope with the increase
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 266 17 Glorious Health MR. OOULSON KERNAHAN. X^*^_,^J| I *|/W V^A the author of God and the -J II AnC" The Child, the Wise "^V**/ 'i A LJ Man and the Devil" and 4 'T* other famous books, is en- \J V* (IV* thusiastic about the energy- creating and health-building X Vvsi^N
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  • 1340 18 DRAMA FOR THE GODS. A Highly Moral Stage. The following ritirlc in the Times on ths Chinese stage and it3 essentially moral influences is written by George Kin Leung, an authority on the contemporary drama of his native country. If the deep geld and drab of ;>n
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  • 76 18 Killing the Goose that Lay the Golden Eggs. Berlin. When th<? German beer tax wa-, rais! bv about 50 per cent, it was expected that thi-s would increase the Treasury receipts. But the first month the recoipis were £2 015 000, which was only £33.000 more than
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 224 18 They Do Not Fear This Trying Climate. I This wise couple appreciate the necessity of haring (I reserves of energy and power in this exacting I climate, and like thousands of others they hare found that Hall's Wine supplies these reserves. If you suffer from depression, nerves, loss of appetite
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    • 343 18 BANKING, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares Of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo Semarang
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    • 478 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3.000,000 Subscribed 1 .800 .000 Paid-up 1 050.0U0 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.645.505 BOARD OF 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
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    • 209 18 insurance! wf Ajr-:** SOUTH lm f BRITISH \^}y INSURANCE COMPANY. IlNin,,, FIRE, MARINE, TRANS) AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT R \te S L C MARGCLIOUTH. M v < PERSONAL ACCIDKNTS. TATAL ACCIDENTS are everyda. p^MblUu. HAVE you made provision for t!> prot^to, of your dependents should such
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  • 1117 19 Eleventh Annual General Meeting. •..cnth annual general meeting of Um -.t -Chinese Bank. Limited, was held «t Roistered Office. No. 186. Cecil Street tapon on Saturday, at noon, with Mr. Lim Boon in the Chair. Others present were Hon Mr. S. Q. Wong. Dr. S. C. Yin Chioiig
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  • 342 19 Thrift and Loan Society Report. The report of the Singapore Government Servants' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society for the annual meeting on October 27th. at 4.30 p.m. in the Legislative Council Chamber shews that on June 30th., 1929. the memberhip stood at 441 During the year 62 enlisted.
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  • 346 19 What is the Real Effect? Frankly, do you believe the stock market, with its frequent ups and downs to-day, has any real effect on the business of the country?" 'asks a correspondent of the N.A.N.A. business expert. I had been discussing this matter just
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 212 19 Oclobrr 20. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 214 1 32 London 3 months' sight 214 London 60 days' sight 2 3 1516 London 30 days' sight 2 3 29 32 London, demand 2 3 7 8 London, T.T. 2|3 27J32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1435 Hamburg, demand 235
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    • 209 19 October 20. Tin 130 Tons $61.00 Gambler 9v 4 Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 26 Flake Tapioca 41^ Pearl Sago Small 6 14 Copra, Sundried 6.15 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 'New) 0.30 Rice, Slam old No. 1 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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  • 889 19 MONDAY. OCT. 20TH CLOSING QUOTATIONS Mayers Sellers, Asam Kumbang 20s 25s Ayer Hitam Tin (ss) 8s 3d 9s 3d Bangrin Tin 12s 9d 13s 9d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay 10s 12s nom Chenderiang 3s
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  • 300 19 Five Per Cent Dividend Declared. The following is the nport Jf the Singapore Harbour Board Employees* Co-operative Thrifl and Loan Society, to be presented at me annual meeting on Oct. 29th at 5.45 r.m. at the S.H.B. Junior Service Club. The membership of the Society at July
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  • 100 19 MACPHAIL CO'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 20. Tin, Quiet. Kintas 78 81. Kuchais 54 58. Sungei Luas 72 76. Hitams 12 15. P^talings 3.35 3.55, Ulu Klangs 55 60. Lukuts 60 65. Malay Consols 13 15. Penawats 37 > L 41. Sungei Ways 1.80 2.00. Kents 3s 3s 9d. Puchongs
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  • 82 19 (British Radio Official Service! Rugby, Oct. 19. Foreign exchanges are. Amsterdam 12.07. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 3-16. Berlin 20.43. Brussels 34.845, Buchar?st 818. Rio 1 T S Bu?l nos Aires 38 v. Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25 02. Helsingfors 193 I*.1 Hong Kong Is 3 9-16. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid
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  • 26 19 Attention is called to the advertised reduction in the rail rate on crude rubber in loads of not less than 8 tons.
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  • 65 19 October 20th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. e^ual to London Standard, Tone of Market: Steady Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 3 15 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet Gets. 8 per lb. Spot 12', 12'.. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. IS* 13
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  • 134 19 F.M.S. Mines Department Official's Plan. I From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 10. It is understood that a comprehensive plan for reducing the present abnormal tin stocks Mi raising the price of the metal to normal bv«| has been evolved by Mr. J. Lovett
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  • 63 19 K.M.S. Declare 2'/ 2 Per Cent. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! London. Oct. 20. At the annual meeting of Chlmpul to-day the report of the directors recommending the passing of dividend payment was adopted. The company carries forward £1.721 At the annual meeting of K M S. to-day a
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  • 37 19 Share Conversion Scheme. IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. OH. 20. Anglo-Java is holdinp an extraordinary meetdng on Friday in order to pass a proposal for the conversion of 1.100.000 unissued shares into 2s preference shares.
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  • 46 19 Capital Reduction Plan. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT J London. Oct. 20. An extraordinary meeting of Central Perak is being held on Monday to consider a resolution for the reduction of capital to £260.000 by the cancellation of 12s per share on 400.000 shares issued
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  • 136 19 Financial Assistance by Banks Urged. Calcutta. <). t. 10. A Conference of representative zemindars. Indian mahajans. traders, and others was held at Tagore Castle last evening. Maharaja Sir Prodyot Kumar Tagore presiding, to discuss the jute situation in Bengal. The conference passed a resolution urgitiK the Government
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  • 258 19 Suggested .Means of Overcoming Native Growers' Competition. Mr. Horace Bleackley. author of "A Tour la Southern Asia. writes to the Morning Post. There is no doubt that the Dutch are afraid uf .offending their natives in the East Indies by introducing legislation to regulate native production of
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    • 71 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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    • 76 19 I IN A.D. 1720. I f ttwo hundred and ten years ago.\ S| r There were no Telegraphs S Cables n Telephones f and the General Post Office had S r »nly just been opened with a very 2I elementary service. S BUT— The Royal Exchange Assur- 2 ance was
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  • 860 20 SINGAPORE RACES. Scratching^ and Selections For To-day. There is every prospect of an Interesting afternoon's racing to-day and as it is a holiday full measure is being given of nine events, the first being at 2 p.m. There are not many scratchings and the racing should be
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  • 506 20 FAST HOCKEY. Players Triumph Over Tanglin Ground. United Services 2; Police t. Although played on what must be about the most difficul" hockey ground on the island, the match between the Police and the United Services, at Tanglin yesterday, was a fast and interesting encounter. The
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  • 196 20 Thrilling Hockey in Even Game. S.R.C 1 Medical College Union 1. An interesting hockey match was seen on the Padang yesterday when an SRC. eleven drew with a Medical College Union team. The game was fast with plenty of thrills. It was evenly matched,
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  • 145 20 P.S. and S.C.C. "A" XVs Compete. P.S. "A" XV. .11 pts; S.C.C. "A" XV. ..3 pts. There was an exciting finish to the match between the "A" XVs of the P.S. and the S.C.C. on the Padang last evening. Benefiting by superior halves and threes the Club were three
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  • 52 20 Probables vs. Possibles Match Postponed. The S.C.C. Probables vs. Possibles match which was arranged for this afternoon has been postponed in view of the fact that the S C.C. fixture against Malaya Command has also had to be postponed from Oct. 25, owing to the service manoeuvres on
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  • 24 20 Napier and McGrory enabled Celtic to win the Glasgow Cup final against Glasgow Rangers, Smith replying to their goals with one for the Rangers.
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  • 358 20 SUNDAY'S YACHTING. First Race for Somerville Bowl. Sunday's races at the R.S.Y.C. were again sailed in uncertain weather. The fixture set for the "A" yachts was the first of a series for the Somerville Challenge Bowl, over the S.W. Monsoon course. This week five boats
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  • 612 20 The Clifford Trophy. On Sunday at the R.S.Y.C. 'B class boats had all the fun they desired in the first of the t series for the Clifford Trophy. A start was j made at 10.10 a.m. with only one absentee. Just prior to the start a
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  • 71 20 Six swimmers, namely Lee Choon Ngee, Tan Hong Seng, Lim Chin Hin, Tan Wee Chwee, Seet Chong Chan, and Ong Kim Teck—participated in the half mile scratch swim for the Mayhew Challenge Cup which resulted In a close win for Choon Ngee in 14 mins. 44 sees,
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  • 223 20 HOME SPORTING NEWS. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER. England's Easy Victory Over Ireland. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 20. The first soccer international of the season was played to-day at Sheffield between England and Ireland. England won s—l.5 1. England opened the international season with the distinction of running up s—o5 0 before the
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  • 256 20 Otto Peltzer's Time Beaten. [Reuter's Service] Paris, Oct. 19. A Frenchman. Ladoumegue, to-day broke the world's running record for 1,000 metres at the Stadium ai Jeanbouin with a time of 2 minutes 23 3-5 seconds. The previous record was held by the famous German Ottc Peltzer
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  • 133 20 Miri Crew Here for Interport Fours. The Miri crew with their boat arrived en Sunday by the Marudu after a smooth trip. Given calm weather here during the next two days, there should be a good race on Thursday. The event will be rowed at 5.15 p.m. and launches
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  • 87 20 The following teams will compete for the "Barnes" cups on Wednesday and Thursday. "A" team: Lt. Col. D. P. Dickinson. Mr. W. Freeman, Mr. J. Goodwyn, Dr. J. Sloper. "B" team: Maj. D. J. Stevens, Mr. R. H. Onraet, Mr. J. Alexander, Mr. B. Whitty. "C" team:
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  • 25 20 Another Win. The S.C.P.A. team touring Java registered another win during the week-end, defeating Samarang Dond by six goals to two.
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  • 56 20 WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Championship. E. H. Hudson vs. V. P. F. Walsh. "A" Class Handicap. H. Morris scr. vs. J. Lee Scr. R. G. W. Scholes scr. vs. C. L. Wyatt owe 225. ~tf" Class Handicap. J. Haxworth owe 50 vs. H. M. Bright owe 25. Ij. R. Nicol scr.
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    • 178 20 1 TALKIE HITS 1 S ON "His Master's Voice" I RECORDS. I PARAMOUNT ON PARADE I Sweepin* the clouds M. Chevalier B All I want is just one girl KING OF JAZZ j Song of the Dawn John Boh i I It. happened in Monterey 1 CAPTAIN OF THK GUARD
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