The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 July 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929. NO. 12,7«8
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    299 1 Kt>presentatives of Il>7 tin producing t-tini panics met m London on Thursday and formed a tin producers' association Page 11. Commenting on the formation of the Association the Financial Time*, says it >vill take a little time to reach efficient affinity of interest to justify expectation of
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1058 1 Quicquid agunt homines MOStH SSI iorrngc Libeiti Juv Like Sir Hugh, the Tcgddat has heard the miners called B good many things, hut he has certainly never heard of the goose that laid the golden BgSS— gg any other goose for that matter whuh was gg
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      299 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32, HIGH STREET. ♦><»»»»»»»»»»»»s»s»s»s»s»s»s»»^s»»s>»s>s»s»A IRaflftes Hotel I Sunday, July 14th, at 11.30 a.m. X MONIA LITTER AND THE RAFFLES "OCTETTE.' X tm CORIOLAN L.V.Beethoven. V V ra Fantasie PAILLASSE r o- n V T X I i the Incidental Music THE
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      245 1 ji aassah. V% m. UWA. R T)£fl Hi A^MtilJr^ J] -Tl I |t»KC'N!MfM lOMIS MAJtSTt (Hf hIN "''l*l, s ?T1 n^ jA9 mJ. Lc I III! ri ..niiinuii iiM lc Lc l- iT *fi 1 WHITE LABEL 1 Dewar's White Label. ac;e and duality guaranteed, is on sale at all
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      102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Rattlesnakes and insurance Page 10. Clearance sale at Leo Limited Page 6. Taiping Turf Club programme Page Italian Marionettes at New World \'uk<- 2. Opening of Tivoli Hall on Monday Page 2. Alhambrs Cinema new programme Page 2. Used <ar- gnamnteed at Malayaa Motors Page 4. Chevrolet Utility
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      163 1 THE WEEK. Saterdag. \3th. Higk Water, 2JB a.m.. <>.0. U2 p.m.. Oatward mail due :».4."> a.m. Perak Bacoa. ion Atkletk Sporta, Pols Groaad. kst: B.C.C. s.K.( L>m! XI v^. Coll. I'nion. S CC; T.M.CJL es, Ceylon Sporta Clak. Lawn TennU: Paul Kong »a. Lira Bong 800, Garden <"iub. Marionsttes, New
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      337 2 KELVEY ggr-rr.- r- Shortly 1 1 v Asl Presents Her TALENTED PUPILS. at the Victoria Theatre In a real versatile entertainment for young and old. BIGGER SURPRISE. RIGHTER ITEMS. ETTER DANCING EAUTIFUL GIRLS. EAUTIFULLY GOWNED. ABY WONDERS ETTER THAN EVER. Don't miss seeing these darlings m real Jazz. COME— Judge
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      259 2 fiw«.fix!fisbrafi.fi.fi.fi^ 1 VICTORIA THEATRE I S COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 22nd. AND NIGHTLY S AT 9.15 P.M. St Sfi jg j{{ BOOKING OPENS ifi |{j ON MONDAY MORNING At John Little's S for I The KING of KINGS f Ifi EXCLUSIVE TO THE VICTORIA THEATRE. ir- ji jfi Full Music Score
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      379 2 ALHAMBRA M Tan Cheng Kee Co, Ltd. Proprietera. Three Features Programme! Contmencinf Friday, July 12th., and Ending Wednesday. luU i?tk In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS. Lionel Barrimore I The Thirteenth Houf i A New Mystery Melodrama, with a Riot of LMghl an<i I MAE
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      503 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. 7TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. n. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. choral i Holy Communion and Sermon. a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. i choral) Evensong and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tv -day. Thursday, ami Saturday at
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    THE CINEMA WORLD.
    1076 3 KOH-I-NOOR "CURSE" RECALLED. Captain Malm's Story. There can be few stories to match for unusual interest and incident the remarkable account of a British screen company's aaventure m the Far East while setting out to him Urn story of the famous Koh-i-Xoor diamond, at the express wish
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    NO BIRTH CONTROL FOR BOMBAY.
    129 3 Motion Rejected by Corporation. Bomba\. June 25. Ihe Corporation <ummarily rejected the resolution that with a view to reducing the high infantile mortality, the Bombay Medical Belief Committee be requested to consider and report on the feasibility of giving at municipal dispensaries and hospitals full
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    FIRST EDITIONS OF MODERN AUTHORS.
    115 3 Hitrh Prices Paid by American Ruyers. London. June 2H. The big <i» aiand Americans are making for first editions of British modern authors snaa shown at Sotheby's to-day. when a presentation copy <>f Shaw's "Widowera' Houses" fetched C 156. A presentation eop\ of "An Unsocial
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    LAHORE MURDER TRIAL.
    101 3 105 Witnesses for the Prosecution. Simla, June 2H. Lahore, June 20th. In connexion with tho saarder ol Mr. Baaadsrs, Earaaeaa police oAeer, six accaaed were produced l>cfore a Special Magistrate, Mr. Sri Krishna, to-day OB charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and abetment. The prosecution applied
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    49 3 Miss Anna May Wong created quite a Chinese atmosphere m the audience at "Turandot," Puccini's Chinese opera, at Covent Garden on May 29. Over a brocade dress she wore a magnificent mandarin coat patterned m vermilion and gold, as beautiful as anything Trim ess Turandot were on the stage.
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    AMANULLAH'S 5,000,000 SOVEREIGNS.
    346 3 AMANULLAH'S 5,000,000 SOVEREIGNS. Inpaid For (;oods at Kabul. What becauM of the rive million golden sovereigns brought to Europe by Kinvr Amanullah during the triumphal rialt that preceded his downfall m Kabul? Jt is known that the former Afghan ruler spent enormous sums on purchases of jewellery, motor-ears, furniture, and
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    CHURCH REUNION SCHEME.
    154 3 Earl of Shaftesbury's Criticism. London. June 27. Speaking OB the anniversary of the English (hurch Union, at the Aagfo-Catholk Congress, th* Karl of Shaftesbury criticized the scheme of reunion propounded by the Bishopa of five dioeaaee ia South India and found difficulty m supposing that the I„nnheth
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    R.A.F. DISASTER NEAR BAGHDAD.
    45 3 Officer Killed; Aircraftsman Seriously Injured. London, June 27. While escorting three French aeroplanes this morning from Basra to Baghdad. Flight-lieutenant C. Ci. Halliday, of No. !>*> Squadron, was killed as the result of making a forced landing. An aircraftsman was seriously injured.
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      544 3 m||^ coupled with the excellence of its quality are the reasons why those fthe know" always ask for N/JPIER JOI-iriSTOINES NJ.QULB mMJ/ L-l I b_^ mWaW^LmaW fS I ___P _^^B_w Ba w w Ba sa -M9MW m CALDBECK, MACGRKGOR Co Ltd. Sole Agents for Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States.
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      231 3 i®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®^^ The ___BQB^__. REUABLE JggK "RUSTON y 1 COLD STARTING OIL ENGINES, VERTICAL AND f I HORIZONTAL, ARE SUPPLYING OVER I IN MALAYA NOW. 1 SOLE AGENTS: I United Engineers Limited, j §s a ■_> I InlL^£r__ I RE AND BRANCHES. 1 r**«fc_ a I Vitality Balance m diet is
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    ELECTRIC HORN CONTROLS.
    76 4 Horn pushes suitable for Morris-Oxford, Morris-Cowley, Morris Minor and Rover Nine and ten h.p. cars are marketed by Desmo, Ltd., Birmingham. They are designed to be fitted at the centre of the steering wheel, and all that is necessary is to remove the nut or plug at
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    STIFF WINDOWS.
    56 4 Occasionally windows and window lifts become stiff m operation. This may be the result of damp which has caused the felt m which the window edges slide to «well and thus jam the window. The trouble may sometimes be cured by inserting a little soft soap or grease
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    PAINTING AT HOME.
    102 4 Sooner or later the most carefully kept car begins to lose its lustre, and renovation of the paintwork is necessitated. A hand spray, which may be used for spraying many different preparations, has been put on the market by Postans and Morley Bros., Ltd., Birmingham, Priced at
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    32 4 During 1928 there were 1,046 motorists fined for speeding m Glasgow. Owing to the fact that warning notices were not displayed, fines imposed on motor, ists have been returned m Glindow, Germany.
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    A USEFUL REFINEMENT.
    125 4 There are few things more annoying than for oil to be oozing out into the car anywhere near where one's clothes are likely to touch. Sometimes m hot weather a little oil appears around the ball at the base of the gear lever on Morris cars. In
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    44 4 The fuel consumption of the Ford factory m Detroit during 1928 was 637,404 tons of coal, which equals a train load 100 miles long. The steam output of the power houses is estimated as 11,853,000,000 pounds, or an average of 2,000,000 pounds per hour.
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    CARS LIKE HUMANS.
    1262 4 OPERATIONS ON THE ENGINE. Carburetter Wisdom. BY THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. [Special to the Free Press.] It may not be possible to draw very close analogy between the human anatomy end that of the motor-car, though most of the physical operations carried out so miraculously m
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    CHEVROLETS, RAILROADS AND STEAMSHIPS.
    204 4 CHEVROLETS, RAILROADS AND STEAMSHIPS. While m the D.K.I, it la the -Uan.-hip companies who benefit most from the shipments of the products made by X. V. General Motors Java, m the United Stat. it is the railways who are the bigge-t carriers of automobiles. At the annual meeting of the
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    CLEAN OIL.
    188 4 It is distinctly advisable to do all <>ne can to prevent dirt, dust ami other impurities from finding their way into the engine lubricant. An efficient filter, which ensures that the oil is always clean, is m the lonfc run a worth-while fitting. Tecalemit, Ltd.. Mitre House. Scrubbs
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    29 4 At the commencement of this year there were 1*4.301 cars licensed m Sweden, an increase of G. 012 as compared with the total at the end of June. 1925.
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    A GOOD WAN OF STOWING TOOLS.
    160 4 A GOOD WAN OF STOWING TOOLS. Many car- arc deh\ tool- neati;. ;atll sd m a h a'r.. roll, while lav pump. Jack, braea, and 4 '..rtr. h„time- no deflnit they lie about m th. and m COUtUa "f time, ratthr ir q about, the] b other as particular (OOd,
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    REPAIRING BROKEN BATTERY CABLES.
    105 4 REPAIRING BROKEN BATTERY CABLES. Due to the eoiiaaiva actiai terminal ends of the cable- runniru batteries of lighting and starting set- > metime- break away. This mi-! took a member of The Autocar st.i ,r a long journey the other da\ liable to effect quite a sati.-t ary repair m
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    A BRAKE SUGGESTION.
    118 4 If the hand brake le\er i- right-hand snle of the cat vhinders the driver m entering Bad his seat. A suggested BMthed such inconvenience has In* n p by an owner-driver; thi- v to at' hand brake control to the d" I Thus, when the door i-
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    THE LATEST MINERVA.
    61 4 An interesting addition to of Singapore i- B II h.p. lat Minerva, with aluminium bodj which the Minerva ompar to the order of Mr. I h chasis was delivered m Par: body built for it which ha some appearance. The car cylinder sleeve valve engm. Britfc speed
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    71 4 statistics relating to cat n rV the U.S.A. are generalK thi S for the magnitude of the figur v u they deal. It is. then-fore. B usual to encounter a singl. among the seven-or eight -fi^urSuch a midget is contained :r ing private car registrat: if States from 18^5 to
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      90 4 l_rUfi-fill_fiffi_fi_fi-fi-fi^ MOTORISTS g^JX^* 1 1 THE TROUBLE-FREE PAIR I The Fisk Rubber Co.,(__V)Ltd. I r_ ifi Sales Division, Union Building, Singpore. i£ mwaw m u V X x _^^____m _M^^__ flM_________i A HMi BB AMW^MMmAm MM 9 a I a __i f^^^Jl J_B_^ m #m _L___P \mJ mwtjL JL V
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      41 4 1 Stewart Vacuum Tankl v§) oasouni JmA^H Its 1 C 1 Efficient *f Efficient! (3) V I CHAMSIP 1 I $22.50 $22.50 1 Malayan Motors, Ltd 14-20, Orchard Road, Singapore. (0) /£3* Represented Throughout the F.M>. hy Messrs rnrne lir,,i>., > _D®®®®@©®@©®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®^
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    NEW YORK TRAFFIC.
    1235 5 POLICE METHODS DESCRIBED. Two Special Problems. New York, writes a correspondent m The Observer, has two different traffic problems, both of which present difficulties which are sometimes greater even than those of I»n--don. There is first the problem how to control a maj?s of people and cars
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    ELEGANT AND EXPENSIVE.
    361 5 A car costing flyMf ill recently preMiitci! at a ce>ncour- d'elegance m Paris, where it won the tirst prize. It was the Bugatti M Ciolden Bug."' with al metal body built ti> T. Woymann. The chassis the Bugatti U-litre -traight eight an<| is the first of a
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    25 5 It is stated that, subject to the sanction of Parliament, the new weight limit for motor cycles will come into force on January Ist.. 19.10.
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      91 5 A Superb Car at a Reasonable Cost \mart Roomy Comfortable and Economical to Run %%w% 16 H.P 12 H.P. 7 IH.P. ALL MODELS AVAILABLE Borneo Motors, Limited. Branches Throughout Malaya. l<r|<t_gjg_g_i__g___Pt^l _@®€>®®@<_>-Xs^^ PUNCTURE I TROUBLES II I CAN BE OVERCOME I E >< Use I iQ 1 I) I A?
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      CHAPTER V.
      2734 6 Ill i; SOUTH BORNE 1 >l KN IMENT. The Slimmer Gardens tournament at Southborne is justly regarded as tie- last i Ing lawn tennis meeting of the North. And as usual, when Pamela Moore went there t<» j play, most of the celebrities o]' the eame i who
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      CHAPTER IV.
      1404 6 THK CLUB DANCE The dinner and dance at the Club that I night, was voted by everybody present as I being the finest thing of it- kind ever Btaged m the Club's history. In accordance with modern requirements two great rooms of the house had la-en thrown into
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    MY SUCCESS IN FIRST CLASS CRICKET.
    685 6  -  HAROLD LARWOOD. HELP FROM WONDERFUL "SKIPPERS" IN NOTTS TEAM. jj MY CHAMPIONS. HARDSTAFF AND DtEMONGES By One fact always come?, back to mc- whon,? stan to look into the past. That i< how < DUCh 1 had to learn— to realise how little i
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    MARINE REPORT.
    1205 7 SINGAPORE SHIPPING DETAILS. iiig Tonnage Increase. From the annual report on the Marine oaa.ro oi c.v Coiony trom tae usaater Attencant, we lake the tollowing details: -he numbers of Kuropean and native seamen snipped and discharged at Singapore were 1,4 f. and 23,216 and 1, 395 and 22,966,
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    EASTERN COLONIAL STAMPS.
    210 7 Charge against Straits Post Office. Tin- expediency of Hectors boycotting stamps of a higher Pace value than £1 was urged by Mr. H. Grindall at the closing session <>f the Philatelic- Congress of Groat Britain at Birmingham or dune 7. Mr. Grindall referred to the comparatively recent
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    HONG KONG MUI TSAI CASE.
    616 7 HONG KONG MUI TSAI CASE. Women Convicted. What evedto be the first i aai I rough! under the Female Domestic Service (Mvi Taai) Ordinance which was passed m 11*23, was mentioned before .Mr. K. W. Han at the Cent rai Magistracy on July S, when an elder!} Chinese woman was
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    CONTROL OF LONDON NIGHT CLUBS.
    274 7 Three More Officers Suspended. London. Jul\ 21. Another Metropolitan Police eensatkm was furnished this week by the unpen ion M throe more officers, namely, < r Inspector Mean, Station Sergeai I wards, and Police Constable Mills. Mears. with yea,- ls (|f the best-known officers ha
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      149 7 wuf" In the j& service or Tiir __n a n '^?S_l^ _TN^\__iF I _T^ I Ik \\^mWr -1-IIJL# Vatl-IV Literally, hundreds of thous- their best. s *2rV ands of Exide Batteries have Behind this organisation is a Ik ff spent and are spending their factory the largest m the /ong
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS.
    1004 8 EMANCIPATION OF THE RIVER GIRL. Sunday on the Thames. London. June 12. The River season is now m full swing, and at Bmy, Maidenhead. Hampton ourt and dozens of less celebrated places, eia'.orate arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the thousands of people who motor
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    267 8 SINGAPORE l{[{\ I, PROCEEDINGS Looking After tl < i MIU The follOWil minutes of s c >mn 1 1 1 the Ex< hai o p.m. Present:- .Mr K. M dent.. Mr. D. Snati Honole Mr. I m Henri. -J. << I H w K. Georgia, Be Atifi. C.
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      299 8 tary on or before July 20th., Additional Lady's Ticket at $5 ea h. SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS shall be entitled to LADY'S PASSES at $5 each on application. MEMBERSHIP. -Candidates are reminded that there will be no ballot for election of men: let-- m time for the Meeting after July 23rd, 1929.
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      454 8 j DURING JULY SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE WONDERFUL VALUE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. Hats Ore ses Coats Evening: Capes Sports Costume* Cardigans Pullovers Corsets Flowers Lingerie etc. I stockings and Novelties to Clear. l An Early Visit ifl Solicited. I i LEO LIMITED, 3& 5, Orchard Road. 1 •••a.....aaaa......aa.... <^®&S&tt&&s&s&^ -v-vSS*®®®®^ ........A
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    REPARATIONS.
    215 9 VENUE OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. British Hopes. [Reuter's Service.. London, July 11. It is learned that the British Government is about to address another appeal to France to waive her objection to holding the proposed Reparations Conference m London It is hoped that she will concur m the views of
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    TWO NEW PEERS.
    140 9 [Reuter's Service.] I iiridnii. July 1 1 Peerages have been conferred on Sir William Warrender Mackenzie and Sir George Croydon Marks. [Sir George Croydon Marks, is senior partner of Marks and Clerk, the London firm of consulting engineers. Since passing through the workshops and drawing office m
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    AMERICAN TARIFFS.
    85 9 A Hint from Mr. Hoover. [Reuter's Service]. Washington. July 12. A strong hint to the Republican hightariff "diehardx" to moderate their demand* was made by President Hoover when conferring at White House with a number of the leading Protectionists. The President's advice was "use a yardstick of adequate
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    RUSSIAN FORGERS GAOLED.
    74 9 Documents Compromising Americans. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, July 12. Two Russians, Vladimir Orloff, who held a high position m Tsarist Russia, and Peter Paolonowski have !>een sentenced to four months imprisonment for forging documents and attempting to fraud. They were convicted of an effort to sell forged documents
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    NEW YORK EXPRESS IN COLLISION.
    48 9 Victims Trapped m Blazing Coaches. [Reuter's Service.] Bingham pt an. New York, July 11. Five people were trapped and burnt to death m the olazing wreckage of four coaches of the Cleveland to New York express, which collided with a derailed goods train.
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    THE NEW PRAYER BOOK.
    51 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 11. The Lower House of the York Convocation discussed the Bishop's proposals regarding the conditional use of the 1928 Prayer Book and passed a resolution (which was subsequently approved by the Upper House) recording its confidence m the administrative discretion of the
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    HEAVY RAIN IN HONG KONG.
    26 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong, July 12. The recent heavy downpour has removed every anxiety as to a water famine.
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    SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.
    240 9 LAST RESPECTS PAID TO VICTIMS. Salvage Work Abandoned. [Reuter's Service.] P London, July 11. 1 he mst phase of the H. 47 tragedy was enacted m the gathering dusk this evening when H M.S. Rodney, flying the flag of the ■ear-Admiral commanding Submarines, accompanied by six destroyers, paid
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    M. POINCARE AND FRANCE'S DEBTS.
    115 9 LV -l l 2 Hours Speech. (Reuter's Service.] Pari>. July 11. In a speech of hours, which he will continue to-morrow, M. Poincare opened the great debate on <.ei>t agreements before a packed Chamber, lit said the debts had been long admitted and ratified. The
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    SUPPRESSION OF DISORDER IN CHINA.
    85 9 Hritain's Co-operation. [Renter*! Service.] London. Julj 11. In the House of Commons Comdr. Bellairs ((on. Maid>tone) asked if Government would co-operate with the Chinese Government m territory they control m or contiguous to China In stopping the revolutionary activities of foreign agents. Mr. H. Dalton
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    FRANCO-SPANISH TREATY SIGNED.
    46 9 [Reater*i Service.] Madrid. July 11. The Franco-Spanish Treat] ol Conciliation and Arbitration has been signet! m Paiis providing for the pacific settlement of all litigious questions between the two countries and recourse to arbitration m accordance with the principles of the Locarno Agreement.
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    SOVIET AIRMEN TO VISIT ITALY.
    49 9 Permission lo Fly Over Dardanelles. [Ki'jU'rV Service.] Constantinople. July 11. The Soviet Government has requested Turkey to authorise a Soviet air squadron to fly over the Dardanelles on the forthcoming visit to Italy to return the Italian seaplane squadron's visit to the Black Sea.
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    GENERAL DAWES MEETS MR. MACDONALD.
    42 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 11. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald this afternoon received General Dawes m his private room m the House of Commons. The meeting, which lasted for several hours, was a renewal of the Lossiemouth conversations.
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    PRISON FOR INDIAN CONGRESS LEADER.
    40 9 [Reuter's Service.l Delhi, July 11. The well-known Punjab Congress leader, Dr. Satyapal, smiled when he was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 500 Runees for making a seditious speech m March.
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    THE NAVAL BASE.
    24 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. July 11. An early .statement m the House of Commons is foreshadowed with regard to the Singapore Base.
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    THE SVERIGE AT STOCKHOLM.
    18 9 [Reuter's Service]. Stockholm, July 11. The Sverige has arrived at Ivigtut (Greenland) from Reykjavik.
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    INDIA-CEYLON FUNCTION.
    603 9 PROMINENT JAFFNESE HONOURED. A Distinguished Gathering. (By Our Indian Correspondent.) Excepting the annual social gathering held at the Indian Association m celebration of its anniversaries, it is seldom Indians or Ceylonese get up functions, except perhaps when a man of But* from India or Ceylon calls at this
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    158 9 Municipal Football (.rounds. Te» the MHer, Sir- Would you kinelly permit _as te> correct statement m your Leader ef Friday the- 12th m that you made- the fe.lleiwin^r Statement: "Tho Municipal Committee, probably aa account cd' that lack of ixpcricnco m this particular direction which has
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    RAILWAY WAGES.
    48 9 Termination of Reduction Agreement Sought. [Reuter's Service.] I.e. nde. a. July 11. A conference of the executives of the three railway unions decided to give thrye months rofi-e to the railway ce.mpanies to terminate the agreement for a reduction of 2 1 per cent, m wages.
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    66 9 Sergeant-Ma or E. Smith, V. C t\C.M..| Instructor te. C. Company, M.S.V.R., left Ipoh on Wednesday night to catch the homeward mail at Penang. He is going to rejoin his regiment, the Lancashire Fusiliers, after three years' service here. He has been one of the best men m the Perak
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929. HARBOUR BOARD FINANCE.
    941 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929. HARBOUR BOARD FINANCE. It is of particular interest to note that the question of the financial basis of the Singapore Harbour Board has come under public consideration at least as far as the Committee of the Straits Settlements Association is concerned. There is
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    690 10 Lead tetra-ethyl and similar lead-contain-ing compounds come under the Poisons Ordinance. Mr. J. I Miller has been appointed to perform the duties of Registrar of Imports and Exports. His Excellency the Governor has nominated Dr. G. V. Allen to be a member of the S.S. and F.M.S. Medical Council vice
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    71 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT] London. July 12. 4.5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices as follow!" SDot £206 12 16 (down £1 8 16) Forward £210 (down £1 4 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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    TIN PRODUCERS COMBINE.
    146 11 tsSOCIATION FORMED IN LONDON. Representative Meeting. [Router's Service.] London. July under the chairmanship of Sir Davis, of representatives of 167 companies with a total annual i(i mu.OOO tons of ore. representmajority of the Empire's tin animously decided to-day for association and elected a 1 of 21 members,
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    LACK OF SUPPORT IN MALAYA.
    545 11 Definite Chinese Opposition to Restriction. (Kr Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. July 12. g on the Tin Association the Malaya to-day states the views that th»- Perak miners are not impressed by the intentions preceding the formation, allien an association should have usefol work to perform.
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    CANADIAN RUMRUNNER CAPTURED.
    35 11 (a "Rht m the Act. [Reuter's Service.] Anien, Boston. July 12. destroyers to-day brought m oot Canadian motor-boat cam loaded w^h liquor, which UptUred Cape Cod yesterday. Earlier cables en page 9.]
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    KENT FIRE DISASTERS.
    289 11 COMEDY THAT TURNED TO TRAGEDY. Fatal Cinema Outbreak. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT]. London, July 12. A dummy house of three storeys which was being prepared for a Fire Brigade rescue demonstration at a Gillingham (Kent) fete m aid of the funds of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Rochester,
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    TWO DEAD IN CINEMA FIRE.
    45 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT]. I niidnn. July 12. Originating m the operator's box a fire broke out last night m a cinema at Welling. Kent. Two people lost their lives and three others were removed to hospital suffering from burns.
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    JAPAN PROTEST AGAINST INDOCHINA TARIFF.
    93 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. July 1 1. The Foreign Office ia understood to have forwarded a communication to the French Government so couched that it is hoped the French Government will influence the IndoChina Government to postpone the enforcement of the new import tariff schedules
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    DAIRY PRODUCTS COMBINE.
    55 11 [Reuters Service.] New York, July 12. The Borden Company, the well-known dairy products concern, has acquired 52 other companies engaged m the milk and associated business, including Messrs. Amos Bird and Company, and the Shanghai and Casein Company. The Borden Company's gross sales m 1928 totalled £36,000,000.
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    KIDNAPPING CASE.
    326 11 Sentence tff Six Months. In the District Court yesterday a Chinese woman named Koh Ah Lin, was charged with kidnapping an eight months' old child. Chief Court Inspector M,eredith prose*cuted. A Chinese woman living m Upper Chinchew Street, said that about six o'clock m the morning of May
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    1785 11 JOHANNES' DEALS IN SHARES. Remarkable Evidence. The extraordinary dealings by J. E. Johannes m shares, and options on estates, with borrowed money were disclosed m the Bankruptcy Court (before Mr. Justice. I Deane) yesterday during the continuation of his public examination. I Examinee said the G. H. Sweet
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    TEN DAYS NONSTOP FLIGHT.
    103 11 U.S. MACHINE'S REMARKABLE FEAT. Records Well Beaten. [Reuter's Service.] Culver City, July 12. The aeroplane Angeleno (which had established a new endurance flight record on Wednesday) has now flown for over 225 hours, beating the previous record by 2 days 2 hours. The airmen are sleeping
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    EX-FINANCE MINISTER CONVICTED.
    35 11 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, July 12. The Correctional Court to-day sentenced ex-Finance Minister Klotz to two years imprisonment for fraud and abuse of trust m issuing worthless cheques. [Earlier cables on page 9.J
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    778 12 L H. MOHAMED EUSOPE HONOURED. CertificatioiT'Seseiitation. ,By Our Muslim Correspondent.] it may be remembered that on tvJ -erxam honours came tn qn-~. of ■rla-.1. fe,n Raporeans, one oi wnicn crave esnpfiii _.i~_ ii "V- -special pleasure to tho SZSTT-S viz the Liuiaie oi Honour tr> t.. M. v
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    A SHANGHAI FIGHT.
    148 12 Sentence was passed by Judge Chau and the Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. H. B. Stevens, at the Provisional Court at Shanghai on the five accused who were implicated m the murder on February 4 of Probationary Sergeant C. W. Hales, who was shot when attempting to intervene
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    84 12 Mr. G. O. Laßrooy, of the Caxton Press, Ipoh, met with a serious motor car accident at Chamberlain Road on Sunday, says the Times of Malaya. Mr. and Mrs. I„ BVooy were on their way to town m separate rikishas. As they went along, a Chevrolet car, driven by a
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    SHANGHAI LADIES IN COURT.
    105 12 Gambling Charm Shai I Fkht def ndants ismnoo I British Poh Court on all pleaded jruilty. Tf 1 imby, Mrs. Man lis White. Mrs. (i. K. (ill! Mrs. (i Myer, Mr. w G Cs J. It rter. The proceeding., befoi M J. Martin, were punctuated l>\
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    51 12 Messrs. Lss Nam. Khoo H Mun Pun have h.en app tell the Batata of Loke Yuen Lok< the Fstate of Dr. Loke Tew, < by the Supreme Court sad M Grenier and Co., CttttUsti x Kuala I umpur, have been SPPOinU taries of the Fstate. The offices Val Cross Street.
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    CORAL.
    859 13 TRADITIONAL ITALIAN CRAFT. The Fishers' Lot. onl' hi Vr in T- brJn S neWe(l h°Pe tO fiSh c l __2? f San Mi < hel San Foienzo, San Fruttioso. and POrtoftno Mare, to, the news has gone round that coral is W fashion again. Every winter their tiny Portion
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    LABOUR RALLY AT DUDLEY CASTLE.
    137 13 Earl Issues Writ Against Council. London, July 4. The holding of a Labour Party demonstration m the grounds of Dudley Castle to celebrate the election of Mr. Oliver Baldwin, the ex-Premier's son, has brought a swift protest. The Earl of Dudley has issued a writ
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    "CHICAGO MAY" DEAD.
    697 13 THE WORST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. Underworld's Queen. As previously briefly announced m the Free Press, May Churchill, the famous international crook better known as "Chicago May," has died m Philadelphia. A few days prior to her death it was announced that at the age of fifty
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    105 13 Is it Trouble m Manchuria [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang- Pau Press.] Shanghai, July 1 1. Chiang Kai-Shek received journalists yesterday, and announced the continuance of disbandment. He issued a statement appealing to youth to cease criticising the Government extravagantly. He went to Westhill with Chang Hsuehliang
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    "DRY" BRITISH EMBASSY.
    45 13 [Reuter's Service.] London. July 10. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding Sir Esme Howard's making the Washington Embassy "dry," Mr. Henderson (Foreign Affairs) pointed out that Sir Esme's decision was purely personal and did not affect the rights of his successor.
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    FASTER AND MORE LUXURIOUS TRAINS.
    233 13 "Pullmanization" of 6. W. R. System. London. July 21. The British railways are getting a move on, largely m consequence of the competition of road traffic. All world records for express train speeds are expected to be broken during the coming summer, when the new
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    LEFT AFGHANISTAN WITH £6.
    98 13 Amanulla's Ambition to Become a Farmer. I-ondon, July 3. Interviewed at Port Said, ex-King Amanulla stated that he would remain m Italy for a year, after which he hoped to return to Afghanistan a? a private individual, his ambition being to become a farmer. He denied
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    293 16 TRAINS DE LUXE ON SEATTLE LINE. The N. Y. K. announce that the Great Northern Railway Co., one of the railway companies m the U.S.A., which connect with the steamers on the N.Y.K. Seattle Line have recently made important changes m the passenger train services. The following is
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    BRUNEI'S PROGRESS.
    1218 17 ANNALS OF A LONELY STATE. The Shadow of Greatness. From the annual report of Mr. R. J. F. Curtis, the British Resident, we take tho following details of the progress during 1928 of Brunei, a Mate which formerly embraced Sarawak and other neighbouring territories but to-day is engaged
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    AERIAL TRAGEDY AT HENDON.
    58 17 Flying Officer's Fatal Nose-Dive. London, June 27. While nine aeroplanes were practising at Hendon for the R.A.F. display to be held on July 13th, one pilot, receiving a signal which was an indication to do a nose-dive, shot down and crashed on to the aerodrome. The
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    HIS DYING LAMENT.
    93 17 Pipe-Major's last Music. Pipe-Major George Stuart McLennan, formerly of the lst Gordon Highlanders, a famous Scottish piper who had gained more than 2.000 prizes, has died at Aberdeen. After a short walk he said he felt he was dying, and as he lay m bed he asked
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    NEW METHOD TO DEFEND SHANGHAI.
    337 17 Iron Gates to be Erected. Shanghai Settlement authorities are erecting a permanent iron gate at the intersection of North Saw huen and Range roads, Which will be one of 30 or more iron gates to be erected at strategic points on the boundary of the
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    122 17 Private Thomas James Price, of the 2nd Battn, the Wiltshire Regiment, who was charged before a general court matrial with manslaughter m connexion with the death of a Chinese and, alternatively, striking the deceased with a pole, was acquitted on the alternative charge and not acquitted on the charge of
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    RANCHER NOBLES.
    222 17 The succession of Frederick Perceval, Al. berta rancher, to the Peerage as the Earl of Eg"mont, adds another name to the imposing list of members of the nobility who have been associated with agriculture m Western Canada. The most distinguished member is Baron Renfrew (the Prince of Wales),
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    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
    101 18 Prominent Part Played h> India. London. June 26. Inelia achieved prominence Si the- Int. r national Women's Conference m Berlin. Indian members of the conference itrved on various Committees and a proposal m. ed by Mr-. Kama Rfl making the mini mum marriage age 16 tor girls
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    DECREE NISI FOR SIR J WALLINGER.
    73 18 i Rumanian Wife's Allied Infidelity. I^ondon. June 2">. A decree nisi has been granted to Sir John Wallinger, formerly of the Imperial Indian Police, on the ground of his Rumanian w'fe's misconduct with M. Aristide' Blank, m Paris. Petitioner alleged that on the day
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    33 18 Both Hammond and O'Connor were injured m the second Test match (the former having a bruised hip) and they had to have A. M. Crawley to run for them m England's second innings.
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    WIRELESS AERIALS.
    397 18 The Effect of Lkhtnin. The usual crop of sprii and th» example- i f tl a«-rial at I ight«-n Bui have raised again the que wirelr>s installation _r-.i dancer dm ing 1... ai th v n re fact that there has U increase m th*' nuiby lightning -inee-
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    238 19 Blaablc Compilation. in^ pamphlet, compiled by -Tie, Deputy Supervisor ot introduced by Mr. M. Rex, actof Lands, has been issued MS. Government Printing Office obtained for 20 cents from Mr. Ti« or fr<-»m the Commissioner •*tion is the result of the wish ati'r^" after restriction that the informCommS
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    MACPHIL'S SHARE LIST.
    541 19 July 12th., Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Ayer Weng i #u o l#2 g Da tang; Padang 39 42^ Batu Caves 1.61 1.67 Chin Chins if, 20 HHbsbb 90 98 Ms Hong Fatts »T% Johan Tin 4;{ 44 Kinta Tin Died. 1.77% 1.82% Kuchai 1.56% 1.60 Klang River
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 19 July l_». Bank 4 m.s. 2|3 27|32 Bank demand 2J3 23|32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 6! 16 New York, demand 65 15|16 Credits V) 0 days 67% France, demand 1481 India, T.T. 155 Hong Kontf. demand 13V_ p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 121 nom. Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    245 19 July I_. Tin 228 Ton- $106% Cambie r 8 IVpper White US Pepper Rl uk CI Fiake Tapioca 6*4 Pearl Sagi BmaU 1\ Rice. Anam So. 260 Copra Suii'li ic<! y.^>.j Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.80 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 880 Rice, Bintan 260
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 July 12th.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 17 H Standard ILS.S. an Tender luljr it% W Auaaal -s w. Saptambr Wb% M Auff-Sept. 88 Oct IK :{i^ 4 40 Jaa-Mar. II Mai kcl I v i t E Latest (able: London
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    180 19 SingajMire. July 1%. There has been a renewal of interest m the local market during the past week. Following ;i rapid advance the period norn closes helow best hut 18 still abottt Z\k eetlts better on balance. To-day's cables quote London up 1 16 d at 11.7 16d
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    FRASER'S SHAKE LIST.
    143 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Batu Caves 1.62 H 1.67 1 Chenderiang (I) 9s 6d 10s Id Hitam Tin ($1) N 1.00 Hong Kong Tin (.~>s> las 10Idris (5) 16a 16s 3d x.d. Johan Tin (20) 42 46 Kinta Dredges ($1) 1.77'_ I.S2 1 Klang River ($1) 2.60
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    THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    118 19 Mr. Coghlan's Remedy for Uneconomic Position. i i.KE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT!. London. luX 12. The rubber shan- markot -ho Us a tendency to harden. The following dividends have beea declared: Sodgeley 1 per cent. Kali D jar oak 7% percent; Lamhak 7% f*l cent; Bruas Perak 10
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    LEWIS AND PEATS WLEKIA REPORT.
    218 19 Singapore. .lul> 12. Lighter shipments and a reduction m Stocks m home markets coming at a time when the monthly consumption m Ann rica is still well over 40,000 tons kaa given n>e to renewed optimism for the future and after what has heen an
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S RKPOHT.
    196 19 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S RKPOHT. Singapore. July 12. Rubber.- London 11 7 16d. Unchani Prices at 1 p.m.: Sp..t .IT 1 July 17%, Aug. 88, Aug.-S. 1 1. $B*4, Oct, l•. •lan. -Mar. 401.. Quiet. Tin. Lonch n i-» l. 45a an. Mining. Firm. Sungei Waya S.6Q Kuchaia l.:.")
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    129 19 Mngapetm, July if, rhe Rubber market, hai iheara m&tm aetiv.ty this week and the advance which we Butrejeeted was warranted m tur last report has materialiaed— checked by apeculators taking profit hut the market baa a good undertone. -Manufacturers are beginning to a ittle interest and offers to
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    IPOH TIN DREDGING.
    36 19 The Borneo Company have rvce.v,d a cable from Ipoh Tin Dredging. Ltd. stating General meeting July 25th. Board recommending final dividend Is Od less tax mak July'ieth'" 1 Pa> able lUly 27th n
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    36 19 Paterson. Simons and Co, I^d_ Penang Agents. Henrietta 82,000, Sangei MaUnr 41 000 Laras (Sumatra) Petatel Eetate ***** SrSBr h g 13 i OOO ii llUtoK nar <^«Mw> 60,5 fVnwu 37 M0
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    288 20 THE PERAK SUMMER MEETING. Last Day's Weights. The following are the handicaps for the I last day's races at Ipoh to-day. j Horses Class 4 2nd. Div. (6 furlongs): Tempino 9.4, Swastika 9.1, The Bandit 9.0, Japhet 8.1, Hopeless 7.11, Padang Mas 7.8, Taiping 11. 7.6, Isinglass 7.4,
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    F.M.S. AND SIAM RAILWAYS.
    448 20 Official Statement on Conference. Interviewed by a representative of the Malay Mail, the General Manager, Federated Malay States Railways, authorised the following statement on the Conference held at Bangkok on June 24 and 25 between the Royal State Railways, Siam. and tit F.M.S. R. The major
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    150 20 The balance sheet of the Welsh Rugby Union shows a balance on last season's working of £5,305. The trial matches produced £650, the Scottish at Swansea £3,847, and the French at Cardiff £3,862. The total assets of the Union now stand at nearly £12,000. A correspondent informs us, m connection
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    CRICKET.
    135 20 S.R.C. RECOVER FROM BAD START. Match Against S.C.C. With three wickets down for 21 runs, the S.R.C. recovered slightly thanks to D'Almeida and Bartels and by six o'clock, th* score had been carried to sixty one without further loss, m the match against the S.C.C. pn the S.R.C. side
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    HOME CRICKET.
    99 20 Fine Bowling by Freeman. London. July 12. SISSEX vs. NORTHAXTS. At Brighton: Sussex won by an innings and 107. Northants 120 and 21", Sussex 447 Tate 7 for 48. J. l.angridge 110. KENT vs. ESSEX. At Folkestone: Kent won by 72 runs. Kent 323 and 81 E**** 230
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    TO-DAY'S TEST MATCH.
    520 20 Sutcliffe's Distinction. The third Test match between England and South Africa opens at Leeds to-day, the English side to be chosen from: J. C. White, (captain). Sutcliffe. Hendren. Hammond, Tate, Leyland. Woolley. Larwood. Freeman, Bow ley. Duckworth and Goddard. Scoring a century m each of the first
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    TOO MUCH FOOTBALL.
    423 20 EFFECT OF HEAVY THREE YEARS PROGRAMME. Need for a Close Season. Reference to the strain imposed on players and the consequent falling off m the standard of play as a result of 2V 2 years almost continuous football is referred to m the half-yearly report of the
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    PERAK RUGBY.
    102 20 [From Our own Correspondent.] Ipoh. J u !y 12. Members of the Perak Rugby Club at a meeting to-day discussed the coming season. and elected Doctor Lawrie. formerly of Glasgow Academicals ai the new captain. Hill reverting to the vice-captaincy. Mr. Fuigus was appointed secretary. It was decided
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    BRITISH FOOTBALLERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    160 20 England's official BOCCCT tour of South Africa, which will reach a climax with the second Test match on July 18 at Johannesbnrg, has revealed the Union's great advance m Association football. The Football Association's record of M) matches played on official tours without a single
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    TANGLIN CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    60 20 In the Dyne Cup yesterday Mrs. New ell and Hickey plus 1, beat Mrs. Bennett and Byatt owe 15. 6—2, 2—6, 6—3. MONDAY'S TIES. Dyne Cup. Mrs. Newell and Hickey plus 1, vs. Miss Stephenson and J. R. Bennett owe 2. Mr. and Mrs. Hansell
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    162 20 A scheme is afoot m Penang, says the Pinang Gazette, to acquire land and build houses thereon of a type suitable for the wage earning classes. The project is an ambitious one, and though it will not by any manner of means solve the problem of housing or hunt the
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    549 20 FULL POINTS FOR THE S.R.C. Seletar Goalie Injured. S.R.C., 2; Seletar, 1. The teams m yesterday's First Division S.A.F.A. League match at the Stadium were very evenly matched and had Seletar not lost the services of Pullen late m the first half, a draw would more probably have
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    SECOND DIVISION MATCHES.
    39 20 Regiment's First Defeat. The Welch Regt. suffered their first de feat m the second Division of the la\iuu» yesterday, when Robinson's beat the;,. },v one goal to nil. The 0.T.F.l beat the Harbour Board I 0\
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    SHANGHAI TEAM'S VISIT.
    107 20 The Loh Hwa football team, which is to play a series of matches here, arrived by the General Met/.inger on Thursday. Their first match will be against the Malayan Chinese at the Stadium to-morrow when the teams will be: Loh Hwa:— H. H. Chow ;V. Y. Voong
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    WYATT WINS S.C.C. SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP.
    116 20 Decided on the Black. In a most exciting and interesting match, which was decided on the last ball, C. L. Wyatt defeated H. J. Frewin m the final of the S.C.C. snooker championship at thi Club last night by 166 points to 161. Bt thus
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    75 20 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending July 14th, 1929. Saturday 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range "D" (Eurasian) Coy. Classification; Farrer Range (Seletar) "E" (Chinese) Coy Class, fication; 3 p.m. Siglap S.R.E. (V) Camp Sunday 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range «D" (Eurasian) Coy. Classification; Farrer
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