The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 June 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. *****, ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    368 1 The American fliers Post and Gatty successfully crossed the Atlantic and proceeded to Berlin Page 11. The Regents of Johore gave a farewell dinner to Mr. G. E. Shaw at the Istana Besar last night Page 11. There was a court sequel yesterday to a collision between
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    THE BAD OLD DAYS—3
    1889 1 THE BAD OLD DAYS— 3 The motto of the Volunteer Corps of Singapore. "In Oriente Primus." refers of cour.e to the S.V.A. In the days I am writing about, very great jealousy existed bctwwn the S.V.A. and other and less hoary unit*, as to the proprietary right to certain property
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      260 1 80 FRESH AND ME SO GOOD AS SIGIA TEA 1 RAFFLES HOTEL KXC ELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS 1 i a j SPECIAL "RANPURA" DINNER DANCE I FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 5381 1 j '^grYll^room I SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT 1 LAMB CUTLETS A LA IT^\LIENNE I S OREEN PEAS. CROQUETTE
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      237 1 ebrope^ho,tel| j i "Renowned by Recommendation" j i TO-NIGHT DINNER. DANOB I DINNER and DANCE $2 50. NO CHARGE FOR DANCING. MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH from 7.45 p.m. to g 1 1 8.30 p.m. AND DURING DINNER. j{j S MUSIC DURING TIFFIN EVERY DAY. Sg I 3 ROBERT DRESCHER'S FAMOUS
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      72 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Hotfl aiuiouncements Pafie 1. Ajustft pens at M.P.H. Page 20. Notices, tenders, and auctions Page 9. Cinema and amusement guide P:iyi> 2. Two points about Goodyear tyres Pase 33. Revised time-table of Mount Emilv Swimning Pool Paee 9. IB B BIB BB BlBBaa|aa|B|a|Bßa|a9a COMFORT [COTY'S "LA JACEE" I
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      6 1 BIGfA TEA IS THE BEST TEA
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    RADIO SAIGON
    66 2 The foltawluf programme of music win be hroadcasi by the studio orchestra of Radio Silicon under ih»> direction <»f M. Andre Boyer to-day March dittenne fcfaroe] fffalnt Harm) ■noufciu dc Oftthertnc (lUr«efaml) Fiut» Hte bv Jean Chafnay (Oooe«rto-IIoaut) The Qvdcn of Ku.,,1,, (CH Silvrr). Chanson du Boii (Schumann),
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      318 2 Rapid Service Excellent Cuisine j Charming Surroundings j These Three Features of the J JCAPTOLJ I Restaurant j make DINING in Town pleasure j Arrange your next dinner party 1 in om "PALM COURT" j Singapore*! nosl exclusive Rendesvoui S FOR TABLi; RKSKRVATIONS. 1 Phone 4!»0«. i 1 1 IT
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      166 2 HUNGARY'S GREATEST VIOLINIST SZIGETI TO-DAY A WORLD SENSATION. RECENT ENGLISH PRESS, 1929-30. Times. He played with a touch of the diablerie which one imagines must have been Paganini's secret. Daily Telegraph. A more brilliant performance than this it would be hard to imagine. Liverpool Post and Mercury. He is one
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      112 2 g NEXT WEEK'S the WEEK WHOOPEE I" 1 W^^r.W^ Mm 1 \^\%\^PM f, W^w mm A W/^ m.^^P^ m M ha Iki VN^V I IKII^S^" TELEPHONE N9 6909 ~^^Cl3 1 6J5 LAST N/GH7 TO-NIGHT! <> I 1 WARNER OLAND MARGUERITE CHURCHILL MARJORIE WHITE I TXT |i Fox Movietone's Baffling Mystery
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      236 2 THE WEEK Ihu..d,y. I*^7 Hi-h Water. 05.40. 8.1 it. 18.11. 8.1! It. PootbaU: Res. Di\ sec. vs. r.a.f.. at S.C.C; Div. 11. F and N \s Cattle Coat Stadium SinKitpojc EMoceaan Conference, Clergy R-'ti' ii Friday. 26th. High Watei. 07.11. 8.0 It., 19.05. 8.4 tt ijee-nMnp Justices meeting 2.18 p.m
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    BARRISTER DEFIES A JUDGE
    355 3 PAPERS IMPOUNDED Refusal to Keep Quiet During Summing Up A London barrister. Mr. Ch.rles Lawrence Hales, of Temple-gardens. The Temple, r'efied Judge Higgins at Brentford County Court in a case in which he was '.\>-defendunt Mth liis brother. Ernest William Hales. The case was a summons
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    RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
    200 3 South African Student in Financial Difficulties London. June 5. The question of whether the Rhodes Scholarships are Adequate for Oxford undergraduates' needs is being discussed, as a result of the failure of a South African scholar to maintain himself on the allowance made by the Rhodes Trustee.* Mr
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    FEMINIST UPROAR
    164 3 Disorder at Blackpool Conference London. June 5. The employment of men M stewards at a women's conference gave rise to an awkward question to the organisers at the national conference of Labour Women at Blackpool. The proceedings were held up by an uproar in consequence of four women
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    PARASITES IN RUSSIAN BUTTER
    166 3 A Stranger Discovered in Cambridgeshire London, June 5. "Do parasites breed in a mare's nest," inquired Commander Kenworthy in the House of Commons when Conservative members called the Minister of Health's attention to the discovery of a parasite in a sample of Russian butter purchased in
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    BIRD FILM STAR KIDNAPPED
    170 3 Mysterious Flight at Railway Station A ltatht-refl film actress mysteriously disappeared at Victoria Station and the police, who believe that she ha.s been kidnapped, are making a wide search for her. She is Bobsie, an impudent, black-eyed magpie, who spends most of her time stealing silver
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    23 3 Counsel at Southend: How uo you n;ow;ni. t th« pick^ax M.in: It was given to nir by my father as ji veddtaii pntenti
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    COL. MORSIIEAD'S DEATH
    97 3 t.urkh.i ex-Sepoy it is understood that tin- police tfter protracted Investigation bltO tin- drcUBMl urroundini llm deata of Colonel Muwhrad. Jie Survey if India In Mavmyo. tUM r< an his own' nognliiniii Klm Ouifcni w,i) •> uhu was urtsted on nuplrton faf want ofl lAiticnft? to eonneet
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    Nine-Ton 'Plane Launched by Catapult.
    217 4 FAKENHAIf STATION. Norfolk, viewed from an aeroplane after a collLsion between two tra K-hich one person was kilh-d and 19 hurt. The coaches Involved in the crash can be seer. central track. RIDERS IN ROTTEN POW joined the throng ol siftM tet of tii° four-horse
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    KELANTAN UNDER SLUMP CONDITIONS
    4799 5 BRITISH ADVISER'S REPORT GENERAL. TRADE DECLINE OF 32 PER CENT That the State of Kelantan is feeling the effect of slump conditions in proportion to the country as a whole is indicated bv the annual report of the British Adviser, Mr. A. S. Haynes, for the
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    WOMAN'S £48,000 WILL
    97 5 About £36.000 to Go to Roman Catholic Missions Miss Louisa Mary Sadk'ir. of Queen Vs CJ.it e. Kensington, formerly of Ewell. has, accordinu to her will, left the residue cf h r estate of £48. 551. after various bequests, chiefly to il.im.ii Catholic charities, to Cardinal Bourne.
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    IT WAS THE NIGHTINGALE
    74 5 But U.S. Listeners-in Thought it was Atmospherics! New York. The Mellow not^s of the nightingale relayed from England we heard by delighted list m ers over a vide area of the United States. Some jazz-mid enthusiast', however, unaware of the nature of the treat, called up
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      379 5 UARW 5Pm M WMU Thtn Is no btttar ptil I MmWm t&»n MARTI N8 You can 1 III" rely upon MARTINS PILLfI. i Mr Bold °7 Coemun* it Btor«* an# riMMH DISHENfIART. Htfflti J El Cquare, Biagapor*. ll Eczema in Big Watery Blisters on Hands Cuticura Healed "I had eczema
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    ACADEMY PICTURES SELL SLOWLY
    427 6 MANY WITHOUT AN OFFER Majority Bought for Small Sums There wu cue:' a man 'vhc walked into the I Royal Academy and was attracted by a large painting tht moment he saw it. I'il hav- that. 1 wa.s all he said, without inqulrtet the pries. It
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    "FULL OF STRANGE OATHS"
    664 6 rhe Headmaster of Eton has made reference thii week to the difficult question of the use of bad language by schoolboys. It was true, he feared, that at a great many schools boys might round talking in way that would legitimately shock those who heard them
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    CHINESE BOND DEPRECIATION
    261 6 Head of Mint Charged with Bi ff Sale Mr. Kuo Piao. superintendent of the Government mint at Shanghai, is charged with having .old $30,000,000 worth of public bonds in a petition submitted to the National Government, in which the Shanghai Kuomintang urges strict disciplinary punishment to government
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    HER 2,000 PORTRAITS
    53 6 A womai. vho ilaim ;il). Pi s ':>. one ol the daughter >>\ I Russia, baa had 2.000 portrait Intenda to Mod then all ovei FvUssian refugees belonging to tin- old in an effort to win their nip "Princes Anastasia"' Ls ;<t with a wealthy American POB
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      171 6 He^d never dream of r^^^K I inissing /I Once a boy learns *IP^' j- V^W I the Lifebuoy habit H hed never dream of V^l jk/sFl\ J hissing his wash in Rrv/^ %^l thiS hcalthv clean- 0.-^ V^ smelling soap. It \V^^^^ becomes a matter of W\ vv c^ m
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      330 6 IN delicious "Ovaltine" all the lffS^# r "?l(at"' f la d adjoinin^ tneir factory ,n J food elements essential lor S^^S^^ beautiful Hertfordshire, and J health are present in a highly 1%I&JI AiM A establlshed an e^ f r which J concentrated and correctly fi&^s fUll> develo P*' d will
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    THE SHUTTERS OF 113, HIGH HOLBORN
    542 7 SECRET REVEALED Tragedy of a Blind Antiques Expert The (iui-t- coated, shutters ol Number 113. High Holborn London which for seven years have hidden the tragic secret of old Maurice Lyon. silversmith and antique dealer, are not to be raised even now he is
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    NEARLY A WAR AT HUMPTY
    246 7 Warriors Disarmed by a Station-Master Two native tribes, heavily armed with spears and arrayed in the trappings of the covroboree. (lashed at Humpty Doo near Port Darwin, recently. Threats of war were in the air but after thunders of words and long-drawn grimacing a solitary
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    A GOOD ACCENT PAYS
    128 7 Public and the Elementary Schoolboy Speaking at a teachers' conference at Portsmouth, ML% L. Swann. of Palmers Qreea, advocated more English lessons in school. She said 'Help the children to see the bread and butter value of English. When they get out in to the world
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    THREATENED M. BRIAND
    72 7 Paris, June 10. Torday the Comte de Malroy was condemned to foirr month's imprisonment, with suspension of sentence, and a fine of 50 francs. On the 6th October, 1930. he addressed an unsigned letter containing threats to Mr. Briand. In the course of the hearing the Count
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    CRIMEAN CONTROVERSY
    433 7 The Light Brigade at LcMUa, May If. Wa. 1 the "Charge" of the Light Brigade ■Minded at Balaclava? There ia evidence, seemingly of an unimpeachable character, thru a trumpeter of tfr 17th Lancers did sound the "Charge" whic.i was the prelude to that wonderful exploit j* British cavalry
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    16 7 Neasden man I am in a hopeless condition, being an out-of-work handy-man with a chronic indisposition.
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    PRIMATE SITS ON THE BENCH
    240 7 As a Judge at the Law Courts Dr. Lang, the Archicishop cl Can erburj i tt aa a Judge in the King's Bt nch L:\i io mail week sicie bv .side with Mi. Ju tice TV He came imo court carrying a notebook and pencil
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    FIRE AT WATERLOO STATION
    207 7 A Pall of Smake Over the Road Alarm was caused at Waterloo Station. London, by the discovery Of Arc in the |> way which connects the Waterloo Junction ol the old South-Eastmi Railwaj with Waterloo Station. Volumes of smoke poured from the wooden flooring of the
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    MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
    300 7 The Church's View of Modern Tendency 1 h (i oa r divorce is becoming even ra< n to'.* i main i i'ci i s o I I < den .•v mi inarriagi v.h:ch has led to m^ Impatience ol the thraMom cl the raarrtagi* ti»>. These outspoken
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    SHANGHAI DOG RACING
    164 7 With the unanimous approval <>! M<t^. dlrecton <>t the Greyhound Racing -Vs«>ctetion (Chin*) Ltd. decided at m iniinary general meeting hvid at Bhangha that, the company will be< m RnnnrlwHy kntcti tad in the propoaed venture to operate an »mhim--ment centre :»t Luna r.irk The propmal waa
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    POISONED WOMAN ON COMMON
    364 8 SUICIDE VERDICT Sister on i Tragedy of Depression a verdict cl su.cidc rhlle of unsoiuid mind »aa returned <tt the inquest at Edgware on MiSS Elsi> Tavlcr. Bfed 42. of Somerton-road. Crirkkwcod. who was fcund dying or; Stannore Oomn&v. Middle x. on Thursday When th- cuacovery
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    HEROINE OF AIR CRASH
    255 8 A Very Brave Brixton Woman Rewarded a \ery brave woman, who vent to the help ol two airmen wlK'n tl:ey crashed in a Brixton garden, was rewarded at Lambeth police court. She is Mrs. Mabel Eveline Wilding, of Ores-ham-road, Brixton. and she wai presented today with
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    PRINCESS'S BETROTHAL
    227 8 Governor of Burma Asked to Intervene News ol what may eventually end as a shattered romance is contained in the announcement that the Fourth Burmese Princess has put forward her objection to the reported engagement of her sifter, the Third Princess, to U Mya U. barrister-at-law. of Maymyo
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    ART DEALER'S FORTUNE
    106 8 £6.000 Eventually To Go to a Private Secretary Mr. Brandon Herbert Davis (otherwise Brandon Herbert Brandon-Davis), of Oratvenorstrcet. S.W.. art dealer and collector, who died en January 21, aged s(>. left £13.762. He save £5.000 and his i urn it ure to his wife, and the residue
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    TAKING THE SUN OUT OF SUNDAY
    175 8 16 Wet Week- Ends This L«.nd< n. May IS. For the sixteenth time this pear the weekend w.t.s wet in London. Only lour week-ends have not b«n entirely marred by wet weather. If next week-end— Whitum— is no: fine, 1931 will look like breaking
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    FUTURE OF DANTZIG
    110 8 Poland's Threatening Attitude Mokh, June M. The Russian Press devotes considerable attention to the situation in Dantzig. and considers Poland's attitude as threatening. The Iswetija attributes the Polish desire to seize Dantzig to her having realised that under present conditions she cannot hope to make military use
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    WORDS—AND DEEDS—IN CHURCH
    55 8 WORDS— AND DEEDS— IN CHURCH Sir Benjamin Johnson. Chairman of the Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance. .< peaking at a diocesan conference, .^aid there were still some people who went to church and sang: "Were the whole realm of Nature mine, it were an offering far too small," p.nd then
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    DOG RIDES ON COFFIN
    50 8 The unusual spectacle of a dog riding on a coffin was witnessed at the funeral of Miss Joan Allingham, daughter of Mr. Frank Ailingham, a well-known farmer, at Littley, Hertfordshire. The dog was Miss Allinghams favourite terrier, Kim. The coffin was borne on a farm wason.
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    WAR DEBTS
    152 8 International Commerce Leaders' View New Yoik. Tii n International Chamber of Commarce closed its meeting In Washington with a fcrma] resolution In which it declared war "the greatest barrier to BDCill and economic progress." and demanded that "armaments be reduced to the lowest possible limit in the 'clause
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    M. BRIAND
    259 8 Will Not Leave Post White World Peace is at Stake Paris. June 14. That In- is resolved to remain at his post because he is convinced he must not leave K long as world peace is at stake, was stressed bv the Foreign Minister M. Briand in an
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    26 8 I object to the suggestion that the v/ay to get people to go to church is to cut off all al- ternatives.— Miss Wilkinson. M.P. i
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    WASHINGTON CRIME WAVE
    262 8 IS. Capital Holds Its Head Up Mf'MfctaftOH Mn M Wastington. which for some m struggled against tin stignu Imp I last fear by the President bein I try's model city," ki rejoicing In undeniably authentic crim wave. Pot iii" past week ;i stead I crimes of violence
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    THREE ENGLISHMEN GASSED
    102 8 Former K..-VF. Man AnMltg Vii-tims a (ume-potooninf Eimii'ii empk two arv seriously Injured I i Dutu eadale tob Salisbury. Southern Rh cl< workmen wen tJ The ruunet ol th< .< J. E. I .K v A. Mlliu' I);t\ let I J. Rivet t Carnac (who R.A.?'. and
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      578 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. tkm>i:ks NOTICE I s heier-.y given ItMt tenders a/e now invited l«;r tne iollowiny Material! or mm vices. ind that particular*: of such tenders may be ■btalned m the TVbUer F<K>m Municipal Offices: Erection and Completion oi Stalls for Market. Joo Chiat Road. Date of Closing.
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      638 9 NOTICES. NOTICE i By kind p Tini sion of Lieut-Colonel A. F Chapman und Officers. th< Band cf Ist BattaUcn The CilonmeUiiniilit Regiment will render the following programme on Sundav. Jum 1 28th. 1J)31. vl the: B-.tnnic Gitrders. ;it 9 p.m.: 1. Ovprtur" "Moraine. Noon and Might" Soape 2. Valsf
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      690 9 NOTICES. E. a EVANS CO., LTD. •In Voluntary Liquidation). NOTICE is heretjy given pursuant to Section '-23 cf Ordinance No. 155 (Companies* that a 3eneral Meeting ot the abovenamed Company will oe h?ld at Hongkong Bank Chambers. Singapore., on Monday, July 27th. 1931. at 11 a.m. for the following purpo-o.s:-1.
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      931 9 Please Cut This Out For Future Reference. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. MT. EMILY SWIMMING POOL. REVISED TIMETABLE. It Is notified that, with effect from Sunday. June 28th 1931. tho ftbovv Pool will be afaJlabli lor the use cf the Public in accordance with th< revised t 'in. -table Itaneaed ■hUWIm amended charges
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH
    32 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH THOMPSON.^June 24th. 1931. at the General Hospital Patrick (Paddy) E. Thompson ihe beloved husband of Alice Thompson. Cortege leaves The Cathedral of the Gooc 3 Shepherd at 4 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931. AN EDUCATIONAL ESCAPADE
    891 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931. AN EDUCATIONAL ESCAPADE A small paragraph in the latest Issue of the Malaysia Message records the close of what will certainly rank as one of the most interesting episodes in the history of education In Singapore when that is fully written. That paragraph
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    124 10 Mr. and Mrs. Eu Tong Sen returned to Singapore from Hong Kong by the Ranpura yesterday. The Band of the Ist. Batt. the Gloucestershire Regt., will render selections at the Botanic Gardens at 9. p.m. on Sunday next. Mrs. W. A. Wilson and children will be proceeding to England in
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    TWO LORRIES IN COLLISION
    1142 10 COURT SEQUEL Sixteen Year-Old Boy Driver There was lequel In tty Diairlcl C yesterday morning to collision which I i place between two motor lornec at the 5 milestone BukM Timah Road on February 22nd Oi this year. Three Chinese Peck Seen Tian Peck \h Tew
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    "ONE OF THE GREATEST DEVELOPMENTS"
    457 10 KALLANG BA MF Rotary Chairman Views -i think v. with ;;ati i n •aiiu pn Rotary Club yesterday. ••Tlu Rotary Club", i i d supposed to take i great that tea on In i p. m d to L ;< c( itre of c have
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    DANGEROUS CHARACTER
    111 10 Six Months for Secret Society Chief A Chinese who was am\sh\l by Inspector Mclntosh reocntly on rharct being a member of a MCMt society i sentenced to six months rlfOfOUi Inpri ment. The accused, who pleaded guilt] I charge. L» said to be the head man of I
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    AN OLD BXCUSE
    97 10 Chinese with Revolver ;i"d Ammunition A Chinese named Sam LBOOf in South Bridge Road on Tuesday Detective Inspector Mrlntosh ißd searched was found to b»- in paM loaded revolver and ammunition He was yesterday moniiim pn>« the District Judpe. Mr G. 0. I*"*' l l ed with
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    GOVERNMENT TRANSFER
    25 10 [From Our Own OarmpOfMl Kuala Lumpur. At this morning's Sarntao t>trd the chairman announced tluU Mr Collector of Land Revenue had to Johore.
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    36 10 accused said that in vi<>w of t^' nrst accused had been punched is. he was very badly IIIJWVd M* 24 days in hospital. ht- diM warning. Th» second acruM-d mm and the last accused wa*. diMl'.
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    PUBLICATION OF FRENCH REPLY DEFERRED
    1324 11 PUBLICATION OF FRENCH REPLY DEFERRED EXCHANGE OF ENING'S PLEA Confronting France n I Germany Si Vice] Berlin, June i\. xchange of virus with man problen :nad~ a wtreleai broad the German Oovenun »1 I in the nlng bl< Prance »uld I' it i-. Isnr Mi pis to M Ho i-6r*i
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    PRINCE GEORGE
    32 11 Flying Tour of Devon and Cornwall I British Radii;— Official Service] Rugby. JWJM 24. Prince G left London this morninu by aeroplane for his tOW Of Devon and Cornwall i
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    MR. G. E. SHAW'S FAREWELL TO JOHORE
    987 11 MR. G. E. SHAW'S FAREWELL TO JOHORE REGENCY DINNER Director of Education's New Appointment At the imitation cf the Regents of Johorc. <!<-«■ upon I*JU Europeans and Malays of the Btate Were present at a farewell dinner to the 800. Mr O. E. Shaw. C.M.G.. 0.8.E.. General Adviser. ;ind Mrs.
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    PRINCESS INGRID
    34 11 Private Visit to Duke of Connaught [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, June 24. Princess Ingrid of Sweden has arrived In London on a private visit to her grand-father, the Duke of Connaught.
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    29 11 I Monday. July 13th., has been definitely fixed for the next meeting of the Federal Council. There will be no ceremonial opening and unlI fnrm will not be worn.
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC RACE STARTS
    305 11 TWO PLANES LEAVE America's Challenge to Danish Fliers "HERRING POND" CROSSED Reuter's Service Harbour Grace. June I'.. The Danish tly-rs. HllUg ?nd Holris. started their tianr-Atlaritic flight at dawn. [A message from Roosevelt Field, on Tuesday stated: Wiley Post and Harold Gatiy, who plan a round the
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    433 11 WAR DEBTS MORATORIUM To the Editor. Sir. The announcement, of President Hoover's cfler to suspend payment of War Debts and Reparations for one year is the mojt refreshing news that Malaya cr.n receive in i these dismal days. It is significant that the mere announcement alone
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    90 11 v LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, June 24. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £108 2 16 (£lO7 9; 16). Forward £109 13J16. The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber
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    PRINCESS MARIE LOUISE
    37 11 Making Satisfactory Progress [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Jane 24. The condition of Princess Marie Louise showed a little improvement lest night, and the doctors are quite satisfied with the progress she Is making.
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      291 11 BE V v I *^^m£Mm^mm^M No F1792. Fish and Dessert Knives and Forks H in great variety. In Oak or Leatherette Cases. The Oak Case, as illustrated, contains six pairs fish eaters, and one pair carvers, silver plated blades with xylonite handles. PRICE $3750 I Cases containing one do/en pairs
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    BANK OF UNITED STATES FAILURE
    119 12 DISHONEST HANKERS Three Years Sentences on Americans I Router's Sen ice New York. June 23. Bernard Marcus. President of thv Bank «1 thr United States, which failed last Derember. and Saul Singer. Executive VicePrrsidrnt, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment on a charge of
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    PAN-AMERICAN UNION
    86 12 Chilean Foreign Minister's Proposal Reuters Servicr New Y«.rk. June. 2:!. A Santiago nrv-ssaw states that, prompted partly by Mr. Hoovers' plan, the Foreign ■fkoistes of Chile ha* drawn up a plan which B to b« submitted to the Latin-American States for a conference of the I.;itin-American nations to
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    MR. MELLON
    108 12 Cambridge Confers Honorary Degree I Briush Radio— Oflirial Service] Rußby. June 23. The United States Secretary to the Treasury <Mr Andrew Mellon whe visited Cambridge t*i-day to s>ee hi.s .von receive hi* degree of Bachelor of Arts, was himself the recipient i>J a distinction The intentiuu of the
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    THE SUGAR INDUSTRY
    96 12 Development of Chadbourne Plan I Reuters Sen ice] London. June .'.X The International Sugar Council at its first meeting in London. Senator Beauduin (Belgium) presiding, confirmed the permanent organisation of its headquarters at The Hague. There was considerable discussion regarding the methods to be adopted in the
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    WAVERTREE BY-ELECTION
    81 12 Increased Majority for Conservatives I Reuters Service 1 London, lunr 23. Thr by-election in the Wavertree Division •t Liverpool, due to the retirement of the Conservative. Mr, J A Tinne. resulted as follows Mr. A. R. Nallcain tCons.) 18.687 Mr. S. L. Treleaven (Labour* 10,042 The figures at
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    ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
    65 12 ENGINEERING IN DUSTRY Workers Accept Revised Conditions •BrituOj Radio— Official Service! Ku^by. June 23. A conftrence el the executives of the HkifCinrerinß Union, held in London to-day, toy an overwhelming majority, accepted the employers* modi tied propose Is fol changes in wot king: conditions and cvertimt- rates. The MM terms
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    HONOURS FOR EXPLORERS
    99 12 Valuable Work in Arabia and the Poles t [British Radio— Official Service I Rugrby. June 23. It mm announced, at the annual meeting of thr Royal Oeugraphical Society, that the Kin* had approved the award of the Founder's M«dal upon Mr. Bertram Thomas for his roovTTaphical work
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BRIBE INSPECTOR
    604 12 INDIAN CHARGED Sequel to Seran^oon Road Robbery The trial of m Indian named Rampal SinKh.cn a chaigj of abetment of the offence of receiving an illegal gratification by a Police Inspector, which wa*> commenced before ihe Criminal District Judge. Mr. G. C. Dodd. h?s been
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    "P.M.S." MALACCA
    252 12 Appeal in Dismissed Suit Starts The appeal was commenced in the Supreme Court before the acting Chief Justice < Mr. Justice Sproulei and Justices Thome and a'B. Terrell yesterday of S. V. S. Muthuraman Chettiar and others against the judgment of Mr. Justice Mills in the Malacca suit
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION
    98 12 Amongst action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 5 held on June 15th. was the tallowing: Approved acquisition of land with a view to the possible installation of a Pumping Plant for cil fuel supply to Pontian. Decided to accept tender of Messrs. Babcock Wllcox (Sirgapore branch)
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    MORE PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE IN CHINA
    1951 12 MORE PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE IN CHINA Hu Han-min Returns to Nanking Office CANTON SUSPICIOUS OF CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S PLANS Latest news from China to hand in the Hong Kong papers reflects a rather more peaceful atmosphere. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, one of the Canton leaders, is quoted as saying that Canton has no
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    NANKING ELECTION
    142 12 Hu Han-min and Li Chai-sum Among: Councillors Nanking, June 15. The Fifth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang C.E.C. has announced the names of the thirtysix members of the National Government Council (including Mr. Hu Han-min and Marshal Li Chai-sum). The restoration of the political status of Marshal Li
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    A BIG PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AEROPLANES
    202 12 I antcn. Junr 16. The Government baa haued a warning for tile benefit of bank ng Interests and exchange Corporations in Shanghai, stating that informI 1 at ion has been received in the South to the effect that Marshal Chiang is contemplating >
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    KWANGTUNG FEARS BANDITS
    458 12 Canton, June 16. Districts in northern Kwangtung are facinu imminent attack by Ccmmunun bandits in .southern Ktengsi where General Chan MinK|ahu'i 60th and 61st Divisions are about m commence a Mg drive against them. Observers predict •erlotta Communist invasion of t Kwangtung <,i\cv these two divisions and
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    FEMALE "BEST SELLERS" ON TOUR
    281 12 WCKY REW AR|) Beauty and Inters Slum,, Three luck- youni passages round the world an taduitrtal export the Ranpura it -rd q Of .„,„>, th,y Free ,'i. represent itiv< party abmrd the rteameri lAmerica would such I m. gesture of tii.mks toward. "t alien" be
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    116 12 ProßTummr ol Drilli u;> I ending June 28th. 1931 Thursday. 5 p.m.. Drill Hall B 2 and 4 Malay Section, D I 1 kan Mati. 5.15 pm Drill Coy.. Recruits Drill Bdc Kg B rniits Drill 2nd Bn Si Drill. 6.30 p m Drill U■ M N.C.Os.,
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      663 13 Sir W. Gilbey Looks Hack Over 53 Derbys A commissionaire gravely waved mt up i.Y. solemn staircase of the Pantheon building in Oxford-street; a faithful clerk with benevolent whiskers took my c.ird. departed gravely on Inquiry, returned, and gravely handed me over to a grave butler,
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      LONDON GRASS COURTS CHAMPIONSHIP
      77 13 London, June 16. Th( Argentinean player. Zappa, beat the Japanese Davis Cup player. H. Sato 6 3. 4 6. B—68 6 in the first round of -the London Lawn Tenni.-. Championship on grass courts at Queen's Club. London. June 16. In the first round of the
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      ATHLETIC RECORD
      56 13 British Runner Creates New Figures for :l 4 Mile Lcndcn, June 13. A new Briti h three-quarter-mile runninu record was madi* to-day by the mile champion, R. H Thomas, at Stamford Bridge. His time was three minutes, five seconds, beatinp by four-fif.'hs of a second the r?cord established
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      HENRY COTTON
      799 13 An Advertisement for British Manufactures When Henry Cotton, 1 1 > yourg Langley Park gol.' profesrfbnal leaves lor thi J.iitod stir next month, he will not bj a msmber of t' < British Ryder Cup team, but U has just com to my knowledge that he will occupy
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      47 13 I Renter's Service New York, June I'.i. latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 4: Chicago 11. Philadelphia 7. St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 3: Pittsburgh A.MLKK AN LEAGUE Detroit 2: Boston 7. St. Louis 14: New York 10. Chicago 8: Philadelphia 2
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      459 15 SAILING NOTICE I OF FAMOUS JIB Wl PRESIDENT LINERS l)M Mi I TO MARSEILLES, NEW VORK AND BOSTON \m MI FROM SINGAPORE AND IM ("OLOMRO ll ■II l>Olil s *':> vlj;xan;;rj.-4. IB m%\ genoa. lm ml Arrive Leave J. Irrive I^F ml I S'pcre. S'pore. Prnang. V York Mil P
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    THE PRAYING MANTIS
    374 16 A Sportsman-Like Insect Should not the praying mantis be really called the preying mantis, was a question asked him, said Mr. G. M. R. Henry, in a lecture on the "praying mantis," before a meeting of the Ceylon Natural History Society held last week in the reading
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    IMPROVING THE FILMS
    147 16 Mr. Clynes Thinking About an Inquiry Mr. Clynes. the Home Secretary, said in the House of Commons that he had not received any evidence of general dissatisfaction with the standard of censorship observed by the British Board of Film Censors, and he was not. as at present
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    DRIVING A CAR AT 16
    118 16 •Not To Blame" For Death Of Boy At an inquest at Hendon on Frederick John Wells, aged 9. of Lawrence-street, Mill Hill, who was fatally injured by a car at Hendon Central while returning from school, the driver of the car, Robert Anthony Harley, of
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    GERMAN MINE EXPLOSION
    61 16 Seven Miners Killed Berlin, June 10. The Neurode coal basin, which is unenviably notorious for the disaster last year, was again visited by a coal-gas explosion late on Tuesday night. Seven miners were killed and four Injured. Fortunately at the time of the explosion the pit was
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    CLEARANCES
    42 16 June 24.— Majang, Kcta Tjandi. Tobelo, Thedens, Batoe. Van Heutsz, Kulit, Noorebar. (Dut); Auby, (San; Steel Navigator, (Am); Hydra 11, Halvdan. (Nor); P'dent Monroe. (Am); Matsumoto Maru, (Japan); Somali Ipoh, Hua Tong. Kelantan, Santhia, Pontianak Meran, Jerantut, Ban Siong Bee, (Brit).
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      496 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the SS MANGOLA (3,352 tons). I Cargo only.] a.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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      135 16 24, for Yokohama 24. Mankoh Maru. Jap. 2950. from Moji 24, for Kemaman 26. Perak, Brit. 519, from Teluk Anson 24, for Teluk Anson 26. Calcutta Maru, Jap. 3213, from Yokohama 24, for Calcutta 25. Kamuning. Brit. 1275. from Sandakan 24, for Bangkok uncertain. Larut. Brit. 464, from Malacca 24,
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      388 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I nc (Incorporated In X3JBJL) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). T« M.S. SELVERCYPRKSS July 7 July 13 a AU K IB M.S. SILVERWALNUT July 21 July 27 For rates and particulars please apply to: AGENTS,
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      656 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Kuala Pahang Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. KotaTinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      86 17 nville, of 3.507 tons and belonging and Co. arnvtd at Sandakan on I-r a cargo Of timber. She is a new shjp and is fitted with all appliances, incidon- Far at we know, the second Panama Hag to visit North B Herald departures irom Hong Kong ompleted motor vcs.s.-l Manaplu,
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      PSSENGERS LEAVING
      614 17 i s Archer, on, Mr. J A. Crai^. Mr. E. Bell'j nurse and Infant, Mrs. i.d 2 childmtn, :.:r. J. s. Barkir, K WU* n Mr. P. s. SherI) N Lam- and Infant, Mrs. W II m. Mr. and Mr.;. H R BuckJand. Lt. C. J D. Girling.
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      A SHIP ON LEGS
      114 17 range Dredger Built on the t craft ever built on the Tyiv In mail week for Havre. Th pper dredger built by Hawthorr "<l Co. Ltd., for the Havre por to the designs of the Buckyrus Eri nkee. inst, vene] of the kind to be buii
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      PORTHOS COLLISION
      384 17 Pilot of French Steamer Gives Evidence The first hearing of the Kikusui-maru— Porthos collision care was held in the Osaka Marino Court on the 2nd instant. Judge Ishida presiding. The disaster in which the Japanese ;t earner was sunk, with the loss of many passengers, occurred in the
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      COOLIE DISTURBANCE
      127 17 Rumours Without Real Foundation Rumours of a di tturbance cauaed by Chinese ccolk--. al Port Bwettenham. current in Kuala j Lumpur durum the week-end, are without real foundation, says the Malay Mail, which adds: what actually happened is as follows: 'Ab ut 2.000 cooli?s had been taken to
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      NOTICE TO MARINERS
      226 17 R.A.F. Bombing Practice Th following notice to mariners concerning air bombinc practice by the R.A.F. early in July in the eastern portion of Johore Strait is issued •ion. The target will be moored off the Royal Air Force Base at Seletar in: Lat. 1 decree 25 1
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      LLOYD TRIESTINO'S NEW VESSEL
      102 17 The travelling public and those following the prograss of motor ships will be interested to hear that the new Europe Egypt motor vessel of the Lloyd Triestino Line. Victoria, on her official trials easily reached a speed of 25 knots, thus constituting a world's record for
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      83 17 t Per P. and O. Ranpura: Mr. and Mrs. Busby Mr. G. Davis, Mr.v Nathan. Mr. L. C. Chye t Mr. R. H Sung. Mr. and Mrs. Tan. Mr. J n Shaw. Mr. M. Mrr. Mr. and Mrs. Eu Tong Ban, Miss H. Y. Chan. Mr. and Mrs.
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      PASSENGERS LEFT
      13 17 i Per K.N.I L.M. plane from Singapore oi Wednesday Mr. Goedhart.
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    THE EMPRESS OF CANADA AFFRAY
    787 17 FILIPINO CHARGED Alleged to Have Killed 2 and Injured 31 The preliminary trial of Graciano Bilas, a Filipino passenger on the Empress of Canada, I who is charged with the murder of a Chinese on board the liner on the high seas between Honolulu and
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    SALVAGE SCHEME
    99 17 Search for Bullion on Principe de Asturias New York, June 7. According to the New York Times, a party of business men is arranging to salvage the wreck of the Spanish steamer Principe de Asturias. The vessel foundered on the rocky coast of Brazil in 1915, while fleeing
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    LAUNCHING HITCH
    113 17 Warship that Refused to Take To the Water Stockholm, June 18. An incident similar to that which occurred at the launch of the German battle-cruiser Deutschland. happened at CarNkrona when Sweden's newest and largest torpedo-boat was to take to the water. Whil? the matter ended well at Kiel,
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      944 17 m.s. AFRIKA. Consig. cl em go prr the abov- motor-ship from Europe (arrived June 20th) are hereby notified that a general .survey of all cargo ianded in a d:)mfli,'c-l rendition will be held at Godown Ncs and 12 at 9 am. and at Bonded D and Matches Store at 2
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    BOY WHO WENT EAST IN THE ARMY
    291 18 TURNED MOSLEM Dies Unknown in English Hospital Kipling might have imagined this story— the story of a young Englishman who went East during the war, became a Mohammedan, and was never heard of by his family for 13 years Seaford (Sussex). Sixteen years
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    ERROR OF SHERIFFS
    676 18 President's Nephew Killed in Oklahoma Ardmore, Oklahoma, June 8. A group of deputy sheriffs patrolling state highways last evening shot and killed two Kiavican youths, one of whom later was identified as Don Emilio Rubio. nephew of Dr. Pascual Ortiz Rubio. president of the Mexican Republic. The
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    "HEAT WAVE"
    270 18 Mr. R. Crichton Takes Part in Malayan Play Heat Wave, a play by Roland Pertwee was staged at the St. James's Theatre last year with Herbert Marshall and Phyllis Neilson-Ten-y as the stars. The scenes are supposed to take place in Malaya, writes a correspondent. It is an
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    126 18 13-Year Old Girl Saved by Police Calcutta, June 12. i A surprise visit by the police to a house in South Calcutta vaved a young Ufl>country frirl from beinß given in marriage to a 60-year-old Marwari. It is alleged that the girl. Sikdeya aged about 13, was kidnapped
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    21 18 What is the difference between looking at mummy in a museum and looking at s. pirtu'v in a cinema?— Mr. Lansbury.
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    WARRIOR-PRIEST DIES
    179 18 Stormy Peirel of Muh;in Frontier Ml.ih.il. .id. ttm That stout-hearted warr: »r-» Df Chaknaur, has died after Ul-I twelve months. He died at Chaknaur I and headquarters, between Dacca, where, over pel he steadily built up i reputatl innuential Mohmand leadei side of the border jum I zai
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    "THE ANGELS' CONCERT"
    82 18 "THE ANGELS CONCERT" 118,500 Art Treasvc f«« Athens Mum" I ruaoui ;ni d mhen and whole world ar- attvtulim I began to-day of magnificent BlUdtaf muny pun'inr^ I ing to the latf HunfßrlM Von Nemt's. This morning's s ;i lov fetched most of th< pMintiims b MR. "The Angels' OOOMft"
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      412 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. Sishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Hollo Semarang
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      336 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. lncorporated In England). Capital 13,000,000 Subscribed 1 .800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OP DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrle, Esq, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelf ord. Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart
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      149 18 INSURANCE. THE 5 south h |H£! BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY t M|l FIRE. MARINE. TRANfc AND MOTOR CAB INSURANCE AC H'lTl) Al LOWEST CURRKM KyrJ L. C. MARGOLIOUTL Office: 2. Finlayn.n Q PERSONAL ACCIDENTS FATAL ACCIDENTS art HAVE you made provi: of your dependints should h overtake you? IT only costs
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    117 19 COMMONS STATEMENT Indecisive Meeting in Amsterdam Renter's ServiceJ London. June 23. <>t Commons. Mr. E T Campssked what progress had beon cations with the Dutch Govern to controlling the export of urged tlif ,>i the British producers especially in embargo by Um respective sjovpxtension at plantings
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    53 19 Representative Prices Preai Association New York. Juiu* lA. C Common 107 Com). i2», El 29 V 3 j I id Share c 40'. c 42 v M Bank 77R«Uo Coq rAn 171 B 50 I NJ 37OU C f N.Y 16 96>; 34 •71 2.600J000 l»<»\\
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    TRADE WITH S. AMERICA
    193 19 rt«l Up The Buenos Aires Exhibition Bnt: 11 Empire Trade lire agree tha' the effort thai a v* tab! 1B wt on t 1 Qrcii Brit ilr nay 1 Iced for, ays h I n ol British Industr.es. l ILu ;.--.t.. 1 Exhibition to British trade,
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    DUTCH COTTON '
    73 19 DUTCH COTTON I Competition of Japan »n the Fast Amsterdjir, June 11. »1 MMresi tt the Commerci u ;irp.. Mr Wis.s: l:nk. a cotmmanted on the emlMurranment Indurtn of the Netherlands, •i little by little by Japan ■1 Hie htf E.r t. He itTM annaa] output of 200 million eonttnui
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    TIN RESTRICTION SCHEME
    81 19 Special Provision for Mining Lessees Dunr.R the period of Tin Restriction the OmramoM <>f the Federated Malay States will Ml uke action against lessee of mining land for tailure to comply with the labour conditions of their lea.se* in any cases when- men failure la due directly
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    RUBBER REPORTS
    72 19 Java Coir.TKinies Postpone Dividends [FREE PRKBB S 'KYIC. -COPYRIGHT: La d .11. June 21. Tanah Datar rspcrt 1933 show* a 1 ot 12.074. laavtai 1 pros* and less balance w ClJtt, which is to b carri.-d forwanl. Bungel Krlan made profl; of £1.019 hi 1930. and there b
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION
    103 19 The Singapore Chamber cf Coomerce Rubber A ciai n held Ita IJO9ML auction yesterday, when there m caUJogued 1.*****1 n».; 803.75 te:^. Offered 1.C25.757 Ifa 727.11 tons. Sold 1,207.595 lbs.; 539.10 tens I* York J'!" l^ I'KIC ks REALIZED UiM»«-d SmtktU Shirt (tuts p tr Ib Standard
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    LYALL & EVATTSS DAILY REPORT
    183 19 LYALL EVATTSS DAILY REPORT Blngapste, June Z4. The excitement In th i hare market yesterday has subsided m mewhat to-day, with .he decline of rubber and tin. The former is down 'v. Kew York, and to u lccaih- snJ the metal has declined »j locally Rubbers: Ulu BenutS <■■ ei
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    PRICE OF METALS
    123 19 The Decline of Raw Materials New York. June 17. The Journal ol Commerce shows thai the prices of raw materials have fallen In the past 22 month:- 30 per cent., metals iii particular Dcim' affected. Rut it Is 10 b? noted that the ijrirr of nickel ho
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    107 19 I British Radio— Official Service 1 Ruffby. June 2.'{. Foreign exchaimes an-: Amsterdam, 12.09',, Athettt 176, Bombay Is. Berlin 20.48. Bruaceli 34.94. Bucharest 817. Rio a 13-16 But^os Aires 35 9-16. Copenhagen 18.16 1 Oen;-va 25.09',. HeWnffon 190',. Bom Kong II 7 Lisbon 110 K, Madrid 49.85. Mila'i 92.96'
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    369 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES June 24 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London, 3 months' sight 2|3 13|16 London, 60 days' sight 23 25 32 London. 30 days' sight 23 3 4 London, demand 313 23 32 London. T. T. 33 n 16 Lyons and
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    59 19 •lun* >4th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers. RS.S equal to London Standard. Spot 9 9 Standard R.S.S. on Tender July 9 10 July-Sept. 9 7 10 H Oct. -Dec. 10 4 10 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:— Tendon Spot sheet 3 1 16u per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    916 19 CLOSING QUOTATIONS DOLL A K BL'»_MC_U Aiienby, vsl> 7 0 90 Alor Ga-ajah ($1) 50 70 Am Malay ($2 90 mo A. Kuning ($1) 20 30 Ayer Molek ($1 1 80 70 Ayer Panas ($1 > 6 0 75 Bassett (#1) 4S fir Brogas ($1» 35 40
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    FRASER'S CIRCULAR
    581 19 Markets Develope Better Tone Singapore. June 23. After a quiet openirg the local market developed a considerably better tone in sympathy with the more cheerful conditions prevailing in London and New York. Three months Tin shews a considerable appreciation from £102.17.6 to £109.15.0 and the smaller-piiced shares have
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    N.I.H. DIVIDEND
    24 19 TlK' NfchilaiKlsch indische Handelsbank N V. has declared I dividend of 8 prr at for the year ended December 31:, L 1930.
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    ROTTERDAM T.-S.
    804 19 Fourteen I>er Cent. Dividend Declared From tin annual report of the N V Inl-j nationale Credit -en-Handi-l.s-Verwni R Jiu. R,,iterdam we mike the following extracts The decline of pricos, which in 1929 hui already occasioned a good de;U of anxiety, eonanued almost without interruption, ail branches] of trade
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    BRITISH SUCCESSES AT WIMBLEDON
    659 20 PERRY MASTERS AOKI Jiro Satoh's Victory Over Rogers 1 Re.it. rs teml i ■iiiinii June 23. At Wimbledon to-day in the second round ol the men's single < F. J. Perry beat Aoki 7 5. 6 2. 6 3 Aoki. who is greatly admired m England
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    SCHOOL FOOTBALL
    128 20 Malayan Side to Visit Medan I From Our Own Correspondent 1 Kuala Lumpur, June 24. Por the first time in history a Malayan school* team of footballers will leave to-morrow to tour Medan. The team is composed cf boys from the Methodist Boys' School, who will be the
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    INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
    59 20 U.S. Dollars to Develop Formosa Renter's Service] New York, June 23. More international financial assistance Ls foreshadowed in the announcement that a. banking group headed by Morgans Ls shortly issuing 30-year bonds for between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000 at ktt per cent for the development of Formosa It is
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    SEPOY LINKS GOLF CLUB
    51 20 The Men's Monthly Medal < Bogey) Competition will be held i-n Saturday and Sunday. United Services cricket in Singapore will be the poorer by the departure of Squadron Leader O E. Livock and Flight Lt. C. G. Wiftglfsworth. who are leaving for home this Week-end by
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      885 20 Regiment Lower "Crack" Team's Colours Gloucester Regiment 4; Malays 4. At a vital stage in their keen struggle for the leadership of the first division of the S.A.F.A. league the Malays had to share points with the Gloucester Regiment at the Anson Anson Road Stadium last evenine.
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      S.C.C. H VS R.A.F. II
      52 20 The following will represent S.C.C. 2nd XI vs. R.A.F. 2nd XI on the Padang this evening: J. Philip. J. G. Glasgow. R. D. Brummitt; H: A. Binnendyke, C. J. Bembroke, R. N. Elliott; P. D. Outwin. J. E. Harvey, H. Millen. M. D. Pennycook. E.
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    A TRAGIC ERROR
    43 20 University President's Wife Drops Dead IRcutcr's Service! New York, Jane 23. Mrs. James Rangell, wife of the President of Yale .University, dropped dead here to-day. Her husband sailed for Europe on June 20. thinking his wife's illness was not serious.
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    NOTTS LEAD IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
    658 20 KENT WELL BEATEN Larwood and Bakewell in Great Form Notts won their battle against Kent for the leadership in the county cricket championship on Tuesday, gaining an easy victory by 306 runs. This was the most important game of the series. Before it commenced Kent
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    49 20 Ties in the Straight Championship Ties to commence at 6.15 p.m. Tables will be allotted. Thursday, June 25th. P. Carmichael vs. V. P. F. Walsh; O. E. H. Cutler vs. F. J. L. Mayger; P. H. Romncy vs. C. P. Burke; A. V. Harris vs. F. Starr.
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    MR. DWIGHT DAVIS
    34 20 Resignation of Philippines Governor Reported [Reuter's Service! New York, June 23. Newspapers state that Mr. Dwight Davis has resigned the governorship of the Philippines. He intends to return to private life.
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    MALAYA CUP
    63 20 Selangor's Team Against Perak I Prom Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, June 24. The following have been selected to represent Selarigor in their first Malaya Cup match on Saturday against Perak at Ipoh. Perera, Jebaratnam, Thean Fatt (captain), Kim Wan! Mahat, L. de Silva, Lai Moon, Choon Lin,
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    BONG SOO AGAIN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
    629 20 AN EASY SECOND SET Matsukawa Beaten by Relentless Placing > Lim Bong Soo. the left-handed Chinese player, won the singles championship of Singapore for the second time in succession yesterday when he disposed of his Japanese challenger, Matsukawa, in surprisingly short time. When the match
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    R.S.Y.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    126 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Mixed Handicap Doubles Ifadgwick and Cox owe 30 beat Walmsley and Falls owe 30 6 2. 6 4. Men's Open Singles. Nathan beat Coltart, 6 2, 6 2. Mixed Handicap Dcubles. Miss Dunne and Kelly owe 15 beat Miss V. Sewell and Anderson owe
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL
    138 20 Forced Down Near Huahin [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, June 24. The Dutch air mail which left Don Muang for Alor Star yesterday morning was forced to alight a little below Huahin at noon, owing to unfavourable weather. It is not known here whether it was able
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    49 20 Under the auspices of the Pay a Lebar Methodist Church a prayer meeting in English will be held at the home of Misses E. Norris and C. David, 180 Paya Lebar Road a2O yards to the left from Paya Lebar Police Station) to-day at 5 p.m. All are welcome.
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